#point reyes station

[petegans]

Tomales Bay, California - October 2024

[graveyardrabbit]

[theaskew]

Lyrics

I see your face in the perfect sand. And with a kiss, I know I'm losing my way. I get a feeling I just can't explain… I'll be your candle in the pouring rain.

She take the one and left the chump behind. She left her heart on Hollywood & Baker. You call her "Poppy" but it's just a name… I'll be your candle in the pouring rain.

La La La La La La La

She take the one and left the chump behind. She left her heart on Hollywood & Baker. You call her "Poppy" but it's not her name We did it all, but was it all in vain?

La La La La La La La

I see your face in the perfect sand. And with a kiss, I know I'm losing my way. I get a feeling I just can't explain… I'll be your candle in the pouring rain.

[kuskoff]

Harry Oscar Wood, Offset in road from Point Reyes station to Inverness, 1906

[hogwartslegacyreactions2]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cute request of hlc react to the room of requirement when MC introduces them to it?

and perhaps a little thing at the end of a party within that little gang? like MC introduced them all to the room bc they’re friends with all of them and wanted to bring everyone together in one bigger group??

HLC REACT TO THE ROOM OF REQUIREMENT

MC stands proudly in front of the blank wall on the 7th floor of the astronomy tower. As if the Room had the same sense of theatrics, the door appears just before MC's friends were about to question their sanity.

The stone becomes a grand wood and iron door and opens to the grandeur of the main hall. MC holds the door open and gives a flourished bow to invite their friends inside.

SEBASTIAN SALLOW: He thought he had MC beat on secrets. His jaw was slack as he spun around to take it all in. "Wha- you-" he struggles to find the words. He can hear bubbling cauldrons down a hall, he sees door after shiny glass door going somewhere, and on top it all, they had their own house elf?? "The whole time...the whole time? The whole time??"

OMINIS GAUNT: He stands in stunned silence. His wand shows him as much unique detail of the Room as it can within its range. By the hushed and not so hushed awe of the people around him, the Room was incredible. He's the first to turn to MC and ask directly. "How did you find this Room?"

ANNE SALLOW: She finds a comfy looking chair and sinks into it. A room away from the bustle of the castle, so peaceful. A tea set in front of her starts making tea on its own. She looks at all the books and tomes the Room had provided and sighed, she could get used to this.

IMELDA REYES: She sees a broom rack on a far wall holding all the brooms MC had collected in the travels. "So you're more of a flying aficionado than you let on. No wonder..." She trails off and continues to look about the Room. "What's in there?" She points to the lantern like vivarium while the ominous blue glow.

NATSAI ONAI: She walks through the first vivarium to the beautiful sunny meadow. A few puffskiens and mooncalfs curiously approach her, looking for treats. She takes a deep breath of fresh air and smiles broadly as an idea comes to her. The wide open space, guaranteed safety and privacy. This was the perfect place to stretch her legs. She transforms into a gazelle and takes off full speed across the plain.

GARRETH WEASLEY: He is distracted from the main room by the distinctive sound and smell of brewing potions. He makes a B-line down the hall to the side room with all of MC's brewing projects and plants. He nearly faints at the sight. All the equipment and ingredients he could only dream of having. He gives MC a teary eyed look. "Can I? Please?" He points to an unused station.

LEANDER PREWETT: He goes down into the garden area behind Garreth. He doesn't know where he's going, just wandering. His mother would be so jealous of MC's set up. The side room was full of plant stations, some growing things he couldn't even identify. He stands with his hands on his hips. "This is a lot. How does MC manage all of this?"

AMIT THAKKAR: He's been up and down the tower innumerable times and not once has there been a door on the seventh floor. "This is incredible! No wonder you caught up so quickly. You had a whole room to yourself for study." He starts wandering towards one of the vivariums.

EVERETT CLOPTON: He stands next to MC, taking in the Room from the entry way. He looked at MC expectantly when Ominis asked how they found the Room. His jaw slacked when they answered it was Professor Weasley. Sure, MC needed all the help they could get to catch up with the other fifth years but this was way more than anyone expected. "Do you think I could borrow this Room if I needed to catch up on an assignment?"

POPPY SWEETING: She knows a vivarium when she sees one, her gran has one. She bolts up the stairs to the mountain vivarium. Inside she sees unicorns and hippogriffs swooping over head she's almost brought to tears. Then a unicorn foal trots up to her, expecting something tasty, and she does cry a little. Then something red and gold lands next to her. A phoenix. She breaks down. This is too much majesty. Too much cute.

DEEK: "Deek's friend said they would bring company today. Deek had food and drink prepared for guests." He snaps his fingers and a banquet appears on the long dining table. "Deek hopes you enjoy yourselves. If anything is required, Deek is happy to provide." He gives MC a smile.

MC: They were so happy to bring all their friends together into one space. Especially one as incredible as the Room of Requirement. As they thought of how much fun it would be to have them use the Room too, everything started to shift. The whole room adjusted and new segments were added. MC calmed their alarmed friends. "This just sort of happens sometimes, don't worry about it." They walked around to see what was new.

Another vivarium was added, this one by a lake with lots of trees.

A private balcony to the outside with various telescopes.

The potion room had more space.

Another side room was added for lounging or dining.

Multiple new bookshelves appeared full of new reading material.

MC had work to do, now they could show off their transfiguration skills.

[robbiereyesangr114]

Quick info dump about my ANGR Firefighter AU for Robbie

● Certain points from Vengeance Drives for Uber by @rokhal will be included, including but not limited to Guero being wheelchair bound, Alex Northwick's death (with a slight tweak being Robbie didn't dispose of his body into Hell), Vengeance's skirmish with Robbie, the ending rescue of the bus and Forerunner incident.

● The main antagonists will be Muse of course but also, Marco Miranda a corrupt and racist cop who will continuously harass Robbie for having Grumpy's car and John Orr (real person worth a quick Google if you have time) an arsonist Fire Chief & Arson Investigator in Robbie's district who begins burning places close to the Reyes Residence and places of importance to Robbie, leading up John lighting fire to the scrap yard while Robbie is inside, just to name the ones I've fleshed out so far. Vengeance will make a minor appearance as he'll be in LAPD custody and Robbie will assist in him getting escorted to a S.H.I.E.L.D. Facility.

● Robbie, Lisa and Gabe will all work in the same station. Robbie will be a Firefighter III and EMT (since LAFD requires Firefighters to hold a level of medical as well), Lisa will be a paramedic, and Gabe will act as a secretary as sorts.

● Alex Northwick's death will lead to Cecilia Reyes "Forcefield" from the X-men to take his spot. I may work in them being related, but probably not. I'll leave that up to feedback.

● Robbie will have moved from Hillrock Heights to Boyle Heights, using the Agents of Shield locations as points of reference. He will still work for Canelo during some of his time off from the station and take up a job at El Monte Junk and Salvage as Canelo owns it too, and it's close to home. This move will but Robbie closer to the Angeles National Forest and a block away from Evergreen Cementary (where Eli was buried)

● Gabe will be starting high school at this point in the timeline and will be dating Charlene Ocampo (see Ghost Rider Valentines Day Special)

● Robbie will be assigned to Engine. He will baby/clean/maintain the apparatus as he does the Hell Charger. With being assigned to Engine will mean he'll be going in fires and have to do his best to act "human" and not go into situations his powers would protect him from.

● Background characters will be pulled from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 9-1-1 and the Dick Wolf universe.

I'm open to suggestions from all my Ghost Rider mutuals as well as anyone who mignt be able to help flesh out the story @wazzappp @belushiii @cicada-candy @moosemonstrous @rokhal

[applbottmjeens]

Sgt. Annabelle "Gremlin" Pham

AKA: Annie (Graves), Belle, Kit, Grem, "GET THIS THING OFF OF ME!", "Little Monster" (Graves)

Blood type: O Positive

Age:

23 (Modern Warfare, 2019),

26 (Modern Warefare 2, 2022),

27 (Present, Modern Warfare 3, 2023)

Height: 4'11

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander (Vietnamese + Filipino)

Languages Spoken: English, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish

Religion: Catholic

Marital Status: Single (MW1-2), Complicated (MW3)

Faceclaim: Janella Salvador

Family:

Isabella Reyes - Maternal grandmother (deceased)

Cpt. Francisco "Capitan Kiko" Delgado - Paternal grandfather (deceased)

Phạm Ngọc Anh - Paternal grandmother (alive)

Phạm Vinh Trường / Thomas Pham - Father (alive)

Phạm Vũ / David Pham - Uncle (alive)

Maria Soledad Pham née Delgado - Mother (alive)

Ryan Joseph "RJ" Pham - brother (alive)

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CHILDREN (non canon)

Spc. Sylas Thomas "Tommy" Pham/ Phạm Teo Sỹ / "SAINT"/ (ACES AU)

Phillip Fernando Graves II / "Junior" / Ace (ACES AU)

Affiliates:

TASKFORCE 141:

BRAVO 0-6 / Cpt. John Price

WATCHER-1 / Kate Laswell

BRAVO 0-7 / Lt. Simon "Ghost" Riley

BRAVO 7-1 / Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish

BRAVO 2-6 / Sgt. Kyle "Gaz" Garrick

ECHO 0-1 /Lt. Isobel "Medusa" Williams (@gipsyavnger)

ECHO 1-1 / Sgt. Maj. Hannah "Sparrow" Clayton (@revnah1406)

2ND COMMANDO REGIMENT : (@kaitaiga)

Alyssa "Aly" Martinez (@alypink)

TANGO 0-1 / Cpt. Lachlan Jones

LOS VAQUEROS:

TANGO 2-1 / Sgt. Damien Whitlock (what're YOU doing here?!)

Col. Alejandro Vargas, Sgt. Maj. Rodolfo Parra, Jesus "Chuy" Ordaz

SHADOW COMPANY (QUEEN OF HEARTS AU + MW3):

Comd. Phillip Graves, Ms Sgt. Shane Sparks (formerly), Rozlin "Rose" Helms (formerly). Velikan, SO. Marcus "Lerch" Ortega

Annabelle Pham was born in San Jose, California and raised in an Asian immigrant household in South San Francisco. Growing up working class, her parents encouraged her to pursue her education while also helping raise her sickly younger brother, RJ. Playing softball and being a bit of a rebel, despite her shortcomings, Annabelle had the opportunity to attend an Ivy league college on a partial scholarship, which she rejected after her father's restaurant was vandalized and robbed.

Rather than use the money for school, she pushed her family to use it to repair their restaurant. Annabelle would choose to attend a 2 year college in a CTE program since it was more affordable, working part time in her family's restaurant while she searched for new employment.

While job searching, she became curious about the recruiters office in her neighborhood, and next thing she knew, she was in the army (much to her mother and father's disappointment.)

At some point, then Private Annabelle "Kit" Pham would meet CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell while fighting alongside SAC/SOG officer Alex Keller. Impressed by the young woman's resolve and improvisation, Laswell would choose Anna as one of the three women she'd first suggest to join Taskforce 141 to John Price.

While hiding from enemy forces who'd kidnapped her in a foreign city, Annabelle's quick thinking kept her alive while her teammates were delayed on their rescue.

Anna got her callsign "Gremlin" from her unpredictable and unhinged behavior thanks to her fellow Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick. Hiding in walls, crawling in vents and ambushing enemies easily thanks to her small stature and the old fashioned element of surprise.

Smart, resourceful and good with her hands, she's a loyal friend and a cautious person whose instincts are good if they aren't clouded by her own feelings. Anna is a hopeless romantic who wears her heart on her sleeve, which can be a good and a bad thing...Especially when a certain Commander seeks to exploit it.

[krillbot]

The new Mercy Sigma interaction is actually hilarious because apparently no one around Angela Ziegler stays dead

Ana Amari and Jack Morrison? They’re wandering into her apartment looking for health packs. “Guys stop running your vigilante operations out of house, I don’t agree with your actions” “Yeah, yeah, where’s your tea?”

Gabriel Reyes? Apparently unblew up and now he’s a wraith that keeps trying to kill your other old friends

That one guy who she had coffee with once? She heard about the space station incident, that was tragic, she remembered they had a lovely conversation. So whY IS HE HERE IN THE MISSION PREP AREA TALKING TO ME LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED?!?!??

At this point “Heroes never die” is less of an encouraging mantra and more of a begrudging realization

[greysccle]

i felt it when they said " we only ever love you when you're seeing red."

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𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄,   calypso grey 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄, cleo 𝐀𝐆𝐄, twenty6 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘, april thirteenth @ 4:44pm 𝐙𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐂, aries sun, scorpio moon, virgo rising 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇, -- 𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, bisexual 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑/𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐒, cis-woman, she+her 𝐌𝐁𝐓𝐈, istp 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, neutral chaotic 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, raven reyes ( the 100 ), katara ( cartoon!atla ), naru ( prey ), maxine minx ( maxxxine trilogy )

biography

Calypso was born ten minutes after Finn, and he has never let it down. Growing up, she always relied on Finn for everything. From walking to the school bus to paying for her items at the corner store, he was always there for her and she didn’t mind. His voice was hers with her hand grasping for his and following in little steps close behind. It wasn’t until middle school where she found her voice, a stern attitude at that. A young girl was getting bullied and she stepped in. Little did she know that that girl, Emilie, ended up becoming her best friend. Even then, she struggled: fighting with generational demons gifted by her alcoholic parents and grappling with the fact that her mother berated her to the point of self mutilation. Her appetite to survive and preservation in thriving ran deep. Every chance she got, she would hang out with her parent’s best friend’s kids. She become close friends with their two kids. Soon, she found herself dragging Finn to the Shepard’s every weekend, and they didn’t seem to mind as they welcomed them with open arms. Little did they know, she was using them to avoid her mother up until she entered college. As she entered her junior year in college, her best friend got cancered and didn't survive. A year later, the outbreak happened. Finn and she found their parents already turned when they got home after protecting the apartments, resulting in having to end them herself. Because of her actions, Cleo became gravely ill, leaving the twins to stay stationed in the confides of their home until another solution appeared before them: finding sanctuary within their limits, San Francisco, California.

personality

Cleo will punch you in the face if you use her real name. Certain people are able to use it. The only reason people know her real name is because Finn accidentally said it during a fight and she didn’t talk to him for a whole month. Granted, it was hard for her. She just doesn’t know how to talk about her feelings, so she takes a lot of time to sort out how she’s really feelings. She doesn’t trust people easily, but she trusts action so if she sees you attempting to do what you say, she will crack the door open to communicate. When someone breaks down her walls, she is a completely different person, she can actually hold a conversation, or be considerate and think of the needs of others before herself. She is information seeking, all the time, because she feels knowing more makes you a better person, which is all she wants to be at the end of the day.

[sageandred]

911 LS Rewatch Notes~♥︎ Season 3

-I'm gonna post this recap from my drafts of my favorite Tarlos season & reminisce on the most angst-filled, romantic season again before the show ends; maybe I'll post s4 shortly after or I'll wait til after s5 ends

3x01: The Big Chill

I didn't appreciate enough TNT being placed at the same station the first time I watched it

[for the rest of the 126 bailing on D-day of the station] "everyone's accepted the reality.. BRUTAL as it is." oh, Carlos is hurt-hurt about the breakup!

"my best guy [Mateo]". being recognized by the 129 captain 💛

never noticed Nancy looking at Mateo longer saying their goodbyes on the scene

3x02: Thin Ice

This episode is sooo good-my favorite disaster!

"Your lady's good!" "Why do you think I called her?" Grace 😭 is such a good dispatcher/ her and Judd are such a good team 😭! (damn, they're probably gonna have Wyatt do this w/the 126 & f up on one of the calls in the beginning)

"Marjan..she's my ride or die..." 🥲 the whole team ❤️ (this might be a reach, but was the song choice when Paul gets saved a subtle inclusion of Marjan & Grace (since she helped earlier in the ep) because of what's going on with them this ep to include their team despite their absence in that moment

Nancy literally thinking to call Carlos before they even knew how serious it was & Tommy coming out to say they should call his dad

3x03: Shock & Thaw

TK is so dumb (I love him) "I still am [your little boy]" he's just a baby

TK literally avoiding everything by living in his coma world with his mommy (it's his safe space in crisis)

Fight scenes are better & everything more dramatic in bad weather

3x04: Push

sry (no hate) I every time, I genuinely lol at Owen going to make things right with the universe so TK will know he has something to fight for ...SIR, now's not the time

..you know what it's very in character to walk away, avoid at all costs, and distract from his feelings...like father, like son (i'm not mad at it) also, i'm gonna correlate Owen's tendency to fix things himself with Carlos' likelihood to do so ahead of s5, because it's very in character for me to insert Carlos in situations he's not directly in

I do appreciate the very intentional hug between Carlos and Owen [him going back] 🙄 (after all that) but ❤️😭❤️

Carlos not telling his parents him & TK broke up, because he "didn't want to let them down"...BECAUSE it's the first time he's felt truly accepted in regards to his sexuality 😭😭😫

Carlos holding TK's hands to stop him from struggling with the tubes (i remember this but 😭😭😭)

You can't convince me that wasn't Rafael & Ronen breaking character in the home reveal scene with the laughing & reaction to "did you break into my house?"

3x05: Child Care

Wyatt comes THIS soon?

I do love that Grace & Judd don't keep secrets & it's said right then & there as such an immediate vocalized thing in the episode

Detective Washington/Carlos' boss is lowkey pushing Carlos for better (she doesn't praise him for his neighbor cam footage at first & then he goes out of his way to search thru hrs of car plates when it isn't his case atm)

TK is such a heavy sleeper as Carlos is moving around a ton and writing lol; meanwhile Carlos wakes up at the lightest couple of shakes at the proposal in 3.18

oh she is teaching him! 😁 Detective Washington correcting Carlos on his idea on the male voice (thinking there's an accomplice) in the audio, but pointing out his blind spot of the evidence right in front of him

..but then Carlos pulling up the traffic cam to forego the warrant. (oh Detective Reyes era gonna be so good)

"And my father-in-law..more or less." *after Owen doing something reckless & being on scene* i can't wait- ❤️

"..Detective's Exam" he just doesn't believe he could succeed & subsequently fill Gabriel's shoes later come s5

3x06: The ATX Files

"no, as a rule, I never have any tumeric before noon" Judd back at it again "bullying" Owen <3 (the continuity of revealing their secrets/problems to each other & this time it's Judd reaching out because he needs silly help w/aliens!!! ..and that Owen & Wyatt are much more alike (love that Judd told Tommy abt Wyatt first!))

1-4-3 ily beeper code from Charles 😭 from when they first started dating on different work schedules

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP 🎶 as the on hold music (this show knows how to utilize the music for comedy)

I need "drunk as a skunk" Uncle Cash

🥲 for the candles reigniting at the end (Tommy & Charles 4ever)

3x07: Red vs Blue

O'Brien-when he comes back up for the Nazi storyline

like "I am offended. We do not even have a pole." "Cap said he was thinkin' about getting us a nice slide though." "A slide? No way!" Mateo is so 😂

Nancy being bad (and terrified) at softball, TK being the only one to be able to hit a ball at first, PEARCE NOT Pierce (this episode is so funny)

3x08: In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency

Baby Jonah, all grown up now, is gonna have a hard time w/the witnessing of his mother being k!lled

the parallel to 1x03 w/TK pulling up in a ride in 2017, with Gwyn

TK's details about what he remembers b4 he was 1, being happy years rather than traumatic like what they're talking about re:Jonah remind me a lot of how he pictures Gwyn when he's in his coma (as an adult finding comfort in the small things from being around her); TK's happy place is his mom 🥺🥲❤️

FR none of us can say Owen truly doesn't care. HE AVOIDS. (he leaves quickly because he loves Gwyn & it hurts; he leaves the hospital because he doesn't want to face the reality of his son's condition, and distracts himself in ways when Gwyn returns for a visit with the kid he wished was his baby [i like how we focus more on TK this episode & see Owen's struggle at a different time].

3x09: The Bird

I love Tommy checking up on TK! It's crazy to think there's a good chance we wouldn't get these kind of paramedic team scenes if Tommy didn't enter this season or TK didn't make the switch from firefighter.

This is the episode Paul says his dad died at 36 from a heart attack

and Paul is 38 (age confirmation)

p.s. this show has some of the prettiest pet actors

Marjan's gotta be traumatized (this is the 2nd time she's found someone close to death in their home (AND IT'S PAUL)!)

3x10: Parental Guidance

here marks the beginning of the end following his untreated concussion for The Captain of the 129

this is the episode of underrated 126 dynamics: Judd & Marjan/Judd & Paul/Paul & Owen/Marjan & Mateo (because they never seriously fight like they do this ep)

3x11: Prince Albert in a Can

the look of TK towards Carlos at the case of the guy who falls on his own knife

"You gonna get that Raging Bull?" 😄

"I'm a patrol officer, not a detective." 2nd time he's said this

3x12: Negative Space

DNR. DNR. DNR.

another mention of Owen's second wife "she had a thing with knives"

TK: "Well, luckily we know someone who's just become an expert at scanning hours of footage." Carlos: "This is why I keep getting chronic eye strain. But you're helping me." ❤️

3x13: Riddle of the Sphynx

"TK raves about you." "Then we have something in common" -underrated jealous Carlos

Judd's face when he saw the cat 😂 & "he's sick, huh?"

Carlos doing a background check is funny, but also him not going thru TK's phone without his knowledge is <3

3x14: Impulse Control

ugh Uncle Julius (Vega)

oh Nancy & Mateo went to get coffee, not to counseling (like I said in the s2 rewatch). them connecting over their guilt of feeling like they did wrong with the shooter

Owen unmandated therapy ✔️

3x15: Down to Clown

oh here comes Lou!

"How did u forgive yourself?" "I don't know if I ever did." (Judd) <3 😿🙃 [talking his firefighter brothers]

"Sonny boy?" what is this??? Oh his dad's nickname

This episode is so comedic-(Tommy:)"your dad just wants to stay back and observe"; Judd coming to pick Grace up; I can't believe "you look so good today" was improvised in the tarlos vs lizard scene (their chemistry > + those reactions were so good t/o from Rafael) 💕

Owen was 12 when his dad left

3x16: Shift-Less

been waiting to confirm since 1x09 when Owen mentions being a lifeguard for a summer > definitely at least somewhat prompted by guilt over his brother, which happened prior [and what ended up making him become a firefighter]

"if my flight gets delayed, I want you to be my acting captain." "Always." 🥲 Lieutenant Ryder come home s5

a small appreciation for Judd looking at Grace for the confirmation Wyatt can stay with them at his mom's request

Wyatt meeting Judd's dad. Another mention of Uncle Cash without a face to the name. Judd's family farm.

The clown is the design on the hospital wall when Owen's brother.. 😯

3x17: Spring Cleaning

another instance of *checking w/Grace again* beautiful

didn't much the first time, but I have a great appreciation for Nancy/Mateo and Nancy/TK this episode!

I need a gif of all of their reactions directly after finding out about Nancy & Mateo

admit I wasn't for the storyline at first, but it's cute how fatherly Judd is now and delivering fighting for this job + not prepping a damn thing all in the same breath

3x18: A Bright and Cloudless Morning

TK recounting the will story of Carlos being "cool as a breeze" & Paul's "which is that man's resting state" 😂 yeah, I'm not convinced tbh, but luv him ❤️

I'll always love "bro maybe you should stay away from kids" Mateo has the best lines, I swear

"I can't lose another parent. Not now."😢 > "It's why you make a will. It's not to prepare for the end...It's so the moment is taken care of, so we can live in this one." Owen rly kind of helped him move forward! these words b4 the proposal <3

also, I love the paused stare into space after TK utters, "marry me"

[petegans]

Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes, California - October 2024

[graveyardrabbit]

Point Reyes Lighthouse

11/12/2023

[nightxwitch]

Notes; a Sebastian Sallow Romance One-Shot

A/N: This is another Sebastian Sallow romance one-shot with my OC, Séance. Feel free to imagine yourself or your MC in her place, I don’t mind. I simply don’t like writing “y/n” stories as much. All students have been aged up so they’re adults, since I’m in my 20s and don’t feel comfortable writing romance about minors. I wrote this in one sitting and I really hope you enjoy it! The feedback I got on my last story meant the world to me. It’s been years since I’ve written like this, and I feel like I have a purpose lately because of it so thank you for reading.

If you have plot requests for more one-shots involving Sebastian, Ominis, and/or Imelda, feel free to send them to my inbox! 😊

Summary: Professor Sharp has a reputation for humiliating students who are caught passing notes in his class. Today, these unlucky students are Sebastian Sallow and Imelda Reyes. Séance and Sebastian’s friendship has been rocky as of late and watching him spend more time with Imelda has her jealousy at an all-time high. It turns out that not everything is as it seems.

Word Count: 2,261

Notes

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The quadruple potion station sprawled between Séance and Sebastian. He used to claim the cauldron beside her, but that had changed in recent weeks. The girl watched unsatisfactorily as Imelda laughed at something Sebastian said, and she felt her ire grow. They were leaning awfully close to each other yet again today, and Séance found herself grinding her teeth in irritation. Knowing that she had no right to be jealous somehow didn’t make her feel any less so.

“Is everything alright?” Ominis asked from the station next to hers, and she wondered if he had heard her teeth scraping against each other, so she stopped doing so immediately.  

“Yes, everything’s fine, Ominis. Thank you for asking.” She replied, still watching Sebastian and Imelda out of the corner of her eye.

The entire thing was driving her mad. Her and Sebastian had gotten much closer, almost to the point where Séance had believed that they would finally develop a romantic relationship. It was something she’d wanted for the three years she’d known him, and she’d almost had it. At least until Sebastian had suddenly decided to pull back, distancing himself both physically and emotionally. In favor of Imelda, it seemed.

Séance couldn’t blame him; not really. Imelda was witty, driven, and ridiculously beautiful. She imagined that most men would take interest in the woman, though she had never imagined it would be Sebastian developing feelings for her.

Professor Sharp started to talk, educating them on a new potion that required toad warts, cat fur, and a troll eyeball.

Sebastian’s hand slid toward Imelda, obviously concealing something. Imelda tried to inconspicuously pick it up, but Séance caught a flash of it: a piece of paper.

Séance felt her eye twitch as she began to chew on her lower lip because it was much quieter than grinding her teeth. She remembered when Sebastian used to pass her notes, and now he was passing them to Imelda instead. She felt her heart drop and the sting of betrayal churn in her stomach.

This pattern repeated throughout the class, the pair growing sloppier with each note pass until they finally made the mistake of exchanging the paper in front of Professor Sharp, who loomed above them. The professor stopped his instruction.

“Oh, for me?” Professor Sharp asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he held his hand out in a silent demand for the piece of parchment. “How thoughtful of you.”  

Both Sebastian and Imelda’s eyes became the size of saucers as they looked at each other, then up at the professor. Séance watched as Sebastian’s hand closed around the note protectively, and he made no move to place it into Sharp’s anticipant palm. Séance cringed, frowning as she observed the ordeal. She even felt bad for them. Everyone knew not to pass notes in Sharp’s class, because word had gotten around about what happened when a student was caught doing so.

“What’s going on?” Ominis whispered, leaning over to Séance's side.

“Sebastian and Imelda got caught passing notes.” Séance murmured back, careful to speak quietly enough that Sharp wouldn’t overhear.

“Oh, no.” Ominis said emphatically, eyes wide in horror.

“I know.” Séance said in agreement.

“Mr. Sallow?” The professor barked, a thick brow raising expectantly.

“May I please just take detention, Professor Sharp?” Sebastian asked desperately, a hopeful expression on his face as he dragged the note closer to his body.

Séance smirked, wondering what Sebastian had written that was so bad he didn’t want Professor Sharp to read it. Maybe he had been complaining about how boring he found the class or discussing forbidden spells; both things he had written in notes to her before.

“Yes, please just give us detention instead.” Imelda chimed in.

“Absolutely not.” The professor said, his voice final. “Now hand it over.”

Sebastian’s expression twisted into a grimace, almost as if he had been impaled. He reached up slowly and dropped the note into Sharp’s open hand. His brown eyes flickered over to meet Séance’s gaze before he quickly looked down at his cauldron instead, cheeks red as a rose.

Although Séance wished Sebastian wasn’t experiencing such a humiliating event, she was curious to find out what him and Imelda had been gossiping about.

“Ah, I’d recognize this horrific handwriting anywhere, Mr. Sallow.” Sharp commented. Sebastian looked like a dog who had been bopped on the nose in response. “And the neater hand belongs to Ms. Reyes here. Let’s see what was so urgent it couldn’t wait until after my class.”

Professor Sharp unwrinkled the note as much as possible and then cleared his throat, “Mr. Sallow: ‘So when are you going to ask Poppy to go out with you?’”

“Oooooooh!” Several students exclaimed in unison. Imelda crossed her arms on the desk and hid her blushing face in them, but her ears remained visible and were bright scarlet.

“Ms. Reyes: I’ll ask Poppy when you ask Séance.”

“What?” Séance began to choke, having swallowed at the exact wrong moment as she heard this information. All her classmates turned to look at her, other than Imelda and Sebastian. His eyes were firmly glued to the tabletop in front of him as he clenched the edge of it so hard the veins in his forearms and hands were bulging. She felt her face heat up and knew her cheeks were just as crimson as Sebastian’s.

Sharp continued, “Mr. Sallow: ‘That’s not fair, you know why I can’t do that.’ Ms. Reyes: ‘Because you’re a wimp?’”

The class laughed, and even the professor looked as if he found the situation humorous. “Mr. Sallow: ‘Ha-Ha, very funny. No, it’s because I don’t want to ruin our friendship. What if she doesn’t like me that way, or worse; what if we break up and can’t be friends anymore after that? She matters too much for me to risk everything.’”

The professor's tone was so flat as he read the heartfelt words that it caused snickering throughout the classroom.

Séance watched Sebastian looking increasingly embarrassed as her heart pounded away in her chest. So, she wasn’t crazy after all, she mused. There was something between them, and she’d misread the situation with Imelda entirely. Sebastian’s dark eyes met Séance’s, causing her knees to feel weak. He looked mortified, but also as if he was trying to scrutinize how she felt about what she’d heard.

“Ms. Reyes: ‘I could say the same thing about Poppy. I’ve loved her for three years, for Merlin’s sake. But sometimes you’ve got to take a risk.’”

Séance glanced over to Poppy, whose entire face was so red that it appeared as if she’d been hanging upside-down for half an hour. She wasn’t looking at anyone, and appeared as if she were just trying to survive the next few minutes.

“Ah, sadly it ends there.” Professor Sharp stated, “I suppose we’ll have to go back to my tiresome class once again. Oh, and that’s fifty points from Slytherin.” He added.

The other Slytherins in the class groaned, muttering choice words for Sebastian and Imelda.  

Once the Professor was done with his instruction, and it was time for the students to brew their potions, Ominis leaned over to her once again.

“Well, that was quite something.” He said, “I don’t think Sebastian was planning to tell you how he felt for a while, if ever.”

“Wait, you knew?” Séance asked, putting an emphasis on the word.

“Of course I knew.” Ominis replied, smirking. “He’s my best friend. Besides, he can’t hide anything from me even when he wants to. I know him too well.” The man straightened up a bit, blank gaze directed past Séance. “Hello, Sebastian.” He greeted.

Séance froze, eyes widening as she felt Sebastian’s presence behind her.

“Hi, Ominis.” Sebastian responded, his hand resting next to Séance on top of the potion-brewing station.

He was so close she could feel his warmth behind her, and the rich scent that was uniquely him gave her a weird kind of high; pine, citrus, vanilla, and a hint of woodsmoke.

“I came to see if I could borrow a troll eye.” He said, moving his hand away from the table. “I’m  out.”

Séance saw there was now a piece of paper where there hadn’t been one before Sebastian arrived, and she put her forearm flat over the little white note to conceal it.

“Of course,” Ominis said, handing him the proper jar. “I’ve already used one, so just bring the jar back once you’re finished.”

“Thank you.” Sebastian said, returning to his cauldron.

Séance moved her arm just enough to peek down and read the messy handwriting there: “Meet me in the Undercroft after class.” Was all that was written.

Anticipation fluttered in Séance’s stomach, only increasing as the minutes continued to tick past and their meeting grew closer. The rest of the period went by in a blur, with Sebastian refusing to look Séance’s way again. Once the bells finally began to ring, Séance saw Poppy approach Imelda with a shy smile on her lips and it caused her to grin as well. She hoped their talk turned out happy for both women.

 Séance made her way to the Defence Against the Dark Arts tower, quick footsteps carrying her down several flights of stairs until she ducked behind a staircase and entered the secret room. She found Sebastian standing there, awaiting her arrival.

“Hi.” He said, posture stiff and expression awkward. “Thank you for coming. I figured we ought to talk.”

“Of course.” Séance replied, nervously wringing her hands. “I agree, we should probably discuss this.”

There was an uncomfortable stretch of silence as neither one of them wanted to be the first to bring up what had happened. Finally, Séance took a deep breath, deciding that he’d already been embarrassed enough today and it was only fair that she speak first.

“I didn’t know you had feelings for me,” She began, “Especially since you distanced yourself the last few weeks. I thought I’d done something to push you away, or you lost interest in me even if you once had those feelings.”

He finally looked at her, chocolate eyes meeting hers. “I’m sorry.” He told her. “I shouldn’t have done that. Things were…” He searched for a way to phrase things, “heating up, for lack of a better term, and I got concerned and backed off. I fuck things up, Séance, it’s what I do. I didn’t want our relationship to be just another casualty in my long list of screw-ups. I care about you. As cliché as it sounds, you make me a better man. You believe in me even when I fail to make appropriate choices. I’ve never had that with anyone.”

Sebastian stepped closer to her, cupping her hand gently between his. “But I’m done running. I was too much of a coward to tell you how I felt myself, so I’m happy Professor Sharp read my note today. Now everyone knows how I feel about you, and I want them to. I want you to.” He closed his eyes, inhaling slowly before looking down at her once more. “The real question is, do you still feel the same way, even after everything?” He asked quietly.

“I do.” Séance told him. “I always have.”

He smiled broadly, arms sliding around her waist as he pulled her against him. “Does that mean it’s okay if I-” Sebastian began, but Séance quickly cut him off.

“Yes.”

He dipped his head in response, his hand rising to her jaw as his lips touched hers for the first time. They both felt their chests heave with excitement and passion as they deepened the kiss. Sebastian gently bit her lower lip and she gasped lightly, parting her lips enough to grant him access. His tongue caressed hers as his slender fingers weaved through her long raven hair, holding her face firmly to his. Séance’s fingers worked to unzip his robe and pull it down and off his shoulders, her hands gliding underneath the fabric of his shirt to rest on his bare chest. She could feel his heart hammering swiftly as they kissed, and she stroked the muscles of his chest and shoulders.

He broke their kiss, staring into her eyes as he breathed rapidly. “Do you want me to take my shirt off?” Sebastian asked.

In answer she tugged the hem of his shirt up and he did the rest, pulling on the collar until it was up and over his head. It was the sexiest thing Séance had ever watched someone do, seeing the way his body moved as he stripped for her.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” She said, unable to tear her eyes away from his powerful chest, broad shoulders, and toned abdomen.

“What?” He inquired, awkwardly mussing up the back of his hair. “Is there something wrong?”

“You look like that under those robes?” She asked incredulously.

He chuckled. “The evidence speaks for itself. Why, do you like what you see?” Sebastian asked flirtatiously, tugging her waist to pull her toward him.

“Uh yeah, ‘like’ would be an understatement.” She admitted, fingers trailing down the individual muscles of his abdomen.

Séance finally looked up at him and saw that he was watching her with hungry eyes. Sebastian’s arms wrapped around her and he leaned in, kissing her lips once more. The man bent down to grab the back of her thighs and hoist her up onto a table nearby. Her fingers pushed into his hair as they continued kissing, long legs wrapping around his hips and pulling him in tighter against her.

Sebastian pulled back half an inch, stroking her cheek with his thumb as he grinned.

“I’m so glad I passed those notes.”

[kuskoff]

Photographer Unknown, The North Shore Railroad leaving Point Reyes Station and heading to Sausalito, tipped over during the April 18, 1906 earthquake, Marin County, California, 1906.

[67-romeo]

On this date: Sept 30th 1951, , two Navy AD-1 Skyraiders left Naval Air Station Seattle for Mather Field in Sacramento.

After encountering weather, and loss of comms, one US Navy VC-35 Douglas AD-1 Skyraider got separated from the other aircraft and lost situational awareness off the Californain coast near Point Reyes. The aircraft ran out of fuel and ditched in the waters of the Pacific.

The aircraft sank immediately, but the pilot Lt. Francis Coleman Anderson, and passenger, US Army Pvt. Clint Eastwood who was hitching a ride back home after meeting up with his girlfriend in Seattle, were uninjured in the ditching of their Skyraider. The two were separated in the waters, but separately able to make it to shore. Eastwood made his way past Abbotts Lagoon and over to the KPH RCA receiving station. The single operator at the station initially had trouble understanding Eastwood's explanation of how he arrived, but ultimately called the Coast Guard. He was taken to a Coast Guard Station and reunited with the pilot, who had drifted further north.

“What was going through my mind was just a stark fear, a stark terror, because (in the) first place, I didn’t know anything about aviation at that particular time — I was just hopping a ride,”

Clint Eastwood

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Written for @tarlosweeklyprompts prompt of the day: Love

Aimée (AO3)

Aimée is pronounced kind of like "eh-may" and it's French for beloved. So yes I cheated a little with today's prompt.

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"Dude, if that husband of yours doesn't get here soon, we're starting without him." Nancy said, before popping a chip in her mouth.

"Carlos is always very punctual. It's annoying." Iris commented.

It was the first official 126 hang after they got married a few months ago, and the first they invited Iris to.

TK liked her now he'd gotten to know her better. She'd been Carlos' best person at the wedding and they'd discovered she and TK had a very similar sense of humour.

They'd joked about Carlos having a type and the blushing stammering mess he'd turned into had made TK fall in love with him even more.

"Maybe he got kidnapped again." Mateo suggested, earning him a glare from just about everyone in the room. "What? It's possible!"

"Carlos did not get kidnapped, ok?" TK insisted, though the thought was always in the back of his mind whenever Carlos was home later than planned. "I'm sure he's just running late. I'll call him again."

He pulled up Carlos' contact and hit call, thankful it actually rang and didn't go straight to voicemail.

"Hey baby." Carlos answered after what seemed like hours.

"Baby where are you? We're all waiting for you."

"Put him on speaker." Nancy insisted and TK did as she asked. "Reyes if you're not here in 10 minutes we're starting without you and eating all of your chips."

"You always do that already anyway." Carlos deadpanned. "I'm just walking out the door now. I'll be home in 20 minutes. 25 tops."

TK frowned at his phone.

"The station is only 15 minutes away. Where are you coming from?"

"Lexi's place. She uh... had something for me I had to pick up. Something I needed."

"Like what?"

"Just... stuff. I have to go. I'll be home soon. I love you."

"We love you too, Carlos!" Mateo called out, making the rest of the gang laugh.

"I don't think he was talking to you." Iris pointed out. "He's not married to you, he's married to TK. He is TK's heart. He told me himself."

"I know, I was just joking. Though I guess I do love him? As a friend I mean. He is one of my best friends."

TK tuned the rest of the conversation out and continued to stare at his phone. He opened his text thread with Carlos and typed and deleted similar versions of the same text a few times.

"You ok bud?" Nancy was standing next to him and he realised he hadn't even noticed her getting up.

"Yeah... No... I just... He's lying to me." TK stammered. "Not even three months into our marriage and he's lying to me."

"You don't know that. Let's talk this through. Who is Lexi? Is that someone he works with?"

"Yeah... she's his partner. They've worked together for years. She was at the wedding. She danced with Marj."

"Ok. Do you have her number?"

"Yeah... but I can't just call her."

"Why not?"

"Because... she'll tell him and he'll think I'm checking up on him because I don't trust him."

"Isn't that exactly the case?"

"No. I trust him with my life." TK vowed.

"But...?" Nancy prompted.

"But... I can't help but think about the last time he told me he was going somewhere and then he ended up bound and gagged and drugged in a serial killer's kitchen."

"So, just call her and tell her you're worried."

"No... I can't."

"Just do it dude. I came here to have fun with my friends, not to watch you mope around all night."

"I'm not moping!" TK protested and Nancy just raised an eyebrow at him in reply. "I'm just... worried. Paranoid?"

"Oh you're definitely paranoid, but if you don't call that Lexi person, I will."

TK rolled his eyes but knew her well enough to know she would take his phone and call Lexi. He pulled up her number and hit call.

She answered almost right away, as if she'd been waiting for the call.

"Hey TK."

"Lexi, hi, sorry for disturbing you but uhm... is Carlos with you?"

"No he left about 10 minutes ago. Didn't he call you?"

"No he did, he did... I was just... I don't know... I didn't know he was going anywhere after his shift."

"It was kind of a last minute thing. But I promise you he was in one piece when he left here and he was going straight home."

"Right. Ok. Sorry for bothering you..."

"It's fine. I'd be worried too after what he got himself caught up in last time he was home late." Lexi told him, sounding like she'd rehearsed the line or at least already repeated it a few times.

"Yeah... I just don't want to be a widower before we even make it to three months."

"Don't worry, he's fine. He's kind of a dumbass but he's fine."

"A dumbass? Why? What did he do? What happened?"

"He made me promise not to say anything... but you have absolutely nothing to worry about. You'll see when he gets home."

"Right..."

"If it was something bad I would have told you, TK. You're my friend too and stupidity does not trump loyalty."

TK smiled.

"Alright. Have a good night Lexi."

"Thanks. You too. And when your husband gets home, please call him an idiot from me."

TK promised he would and they ended the call.

"See? Nothing to worry about." Nancy said. "He's probably picking up some kind of anniversary present for you. You two are the kind of people who would celebrate your wedding anniversary every month."

TK bit his lip, knowing she was right but not wanting to admit it.

They rejoined the rest of the group and TK did his best to try and keep up with the conversations around him, but his mind kept drifting to Carlos.

About ten minutes later his phone rang and Carlos' name flashed up on the screen.

"Oh gross, you have him as husband ❤ in your phone?" Nancy commented after glancing at his phone screen.

"Shut up." TK mumbled before answering the call. "Carlos? Where are you?"

"Coming up in the elevator right now. Do you want to meet me in the hallway?"

"What? Why?"

"There's something you need to see before I come into the house."

"Why are you being so secretive? What did you do?"

"Did you get his name tattooed across your heart, Carlos?" Nancy yelled over TK's shoulder, who shoved her away as he got up. "What makes you think he doesn't already have that? And that it's across his heart and not somewhere else?"

Nancy made a disgusted face and everyone laughed as TK went to slide open the door.

He was confused for a minute until he saw Carlos coming around the corner. And he wasn't alone.

"Oh my god. Hi you!" he dropped to his knees. "Who are you? What is your name?"

"Her name is Aimée. It means beloved in French. She needed a place to stay for a while."

"Oh really? Are you coming to stay with me and Carlos? Do you want to come to work with me tomorrow? Or are you going with Carlos? Oh am I getting kisses? You are so sweet! Yes you are!"

"Did you buy a dog?" Iris asked. The whole gang had gathered in the hallway where TK was currently being licked to death by a very affectionate brown and white pitbull.

"No, I just kind of took some work home with me." Carlos told her. "She's a K9 officer. A police dog. Only her handler got shot and she needed someone to look after her while he recovers." he explained when the look on her face told him she didn't understand.

"They just let you take police dogs home with you? I have the wrong job." Mateo commented and bent down to greet the dog who had noticed the other humans and their cuddle potential.

"Not exactly. But her handler is one of my training officers from when I first joined the force as a rookie. He asked me to take her while he's out of action."

"But why the lying and the secrets?" TK asked, letting Carlos pull him to his feet and greet him with a kiss.

"You know the dog just licked his face, right?" Iris asked, looking mildly disgusted, and Carlos just about managed to stop TK from making a comment about Carlos having had 'worse' things in his mouth than a little doggy drool.

"That's ok. I don't mind." he said quickly.

"You really love him don't you?" She asked, still not over the kiss she'd just witnessed. "I mean I love you and I love Dylan... and I love dogs too... but I wouldn't kiss one."

"Well that's where we're different." Carlos said with a grin and kissed TK again for emphasis. "Wait, who is Dylan?"

"My boyfriend." Iris said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Keep up babe." TK patted his chest and focused on the dog again. "Aimée come here girl. Come."

"She's very sweet and well behaved when she's off duty. Well on duty too. I got some of her stuff from the station but her food and everything is at Frank's place and he lives on the other side of the city... So I just borrowed some stuff from Lexi from her dog." Carlos explained. "That's why I was at her place."

"So why was she calling you a dumbass?" Nancy asked.

"I wanted to surprise TK... she told me not to because of what happened last time I wasn't honest about where I was going..."

"She was right. I was worried when you were being all weird. And you're a terrible liar." TK told him. "But you're kind of cute so I think I'll keep you around." he joked and bent down to pick up Aimée's lead and took her into the loft, Carlos and the rest of the gang following behind.

TK made a beeline for the fridge to find a snack for Aimée, all while talking to the dog and calling her the best girl over and over.

"I've got treats and food for her in this bag." Carlos said, holding up a plastic bag. "And her bed and favourite toy are in the car."

"Didn't you say her handler got shot today?"

"Yeah..."

"That means she got shot at. So she had a rough day and deserves a special treat." TK reasoned and fed her some bits of sausage.

"Are you seriously feeding her the Kosher sausages you bought for your mom?"

"I didn't think dogs had to eat Kosher? Are dogs Jewish?" Iris commented, starting a whole debate between her and Mateo on how dogs fit into religion.

"She'll understand. And we can always pick up some more before they all come down next week. Or we'll just take her out to dinner somewhere." TK shrugged and held up his hand in front of Aimée's face. "Can you high five?"

"That's not exactly the kind of thing she's been trained to do, babe."

"That's ok. We can work on that."

Carlos watched TK explain high fives to the dog by taking her paw and touching his hand with it and feeding her sausage afterwards.

"You know you're going to have to transfer to the K9 unit now, right?" Paul asked and patted him on the back.

Carlos just laughed and thought of the transfer request paperwork he'd filled in after he got back from hospital and had picked Aimée up from the kennel. He'd tell TK about that later. When he's sure his request has been approved. And Aimée is officially theirs.