#preferably for my hphm blog too

[welcometotheocverse]

Right, time to speed run this challenge

[lifeofkaze]

2023 - A Roundup

How fast the year has gone. I feel like it's been only yesterday that 2023 stepped on stage, and now, the curtain is falling on it already, with 2024 waiting in the wings.

It has grown quiet here this year. In the fandom, on my blog, on my online presence. There's multiple reasons for that - some personal, some life-related, some people-related, but with the prospect of a fresh new year on the horizon, all these things are either something I intend to embrace more fully or leave behind for good.

Looking at my history of 2021 and 2022, 2023 was the sparsest one on the writing front up to date, and here, too, are several very different reasons for this. I've written little this year, and published even less, and yet, I feel like I have grown more into myself as a writer than ever before. A lot of projects I had in the pipeline got scrapped, or converted, or pulled from public access to become a better version of themselves.

If you are interested in what has become of projects that I may have mentioned or worked on in the past, here's an itemised list of 30 years of what my future plans are (with major tbc because, have you ever even talked to me?)

HPHL era:

A Lifetime of Adventures - Selene's story What was meant to be an antology of several many stories is still an an antology but greatly reduced in both numbers, cast and things it covers. It will still span from Selene's first year at Hogwarts to her last, with an aimed at one story per year (which you fully know will not work, but hey). Parts of it are already written and published as independent shorts, others are unpublished and yes, it will still be happening. As for the parts detailing Selene's later life... that remains to be seen. There's a lot Selene has to tell but she and I need to sit and see if these stories are for me only, or if she wants to share them with the world.

Smoke and Mirrors - Caro's story With Brady going his own way in the Pendleton Tradition (you GO @kc-the-writer), Caro has decided that she can do what Brady can do because duh. Smoke and Mirrors is no longer a fanfic/fandom story but a very much unfinished rough draft that will probably turn out to be an original novella set in modern day NYC about a young med student and the pressure of expectations and self-imposed perfectionism. I wonder where I've heard that before.

Henry's story Despite being my resident book-character, Henry never asked me of a story of his own. Everything I still have in store for him revolves around either Selene or Caitlin and if he lets me into his head (which has always been an incredible but rare thing) it would be as unrelated shorts. In all honesty, I don't think it's likely that they will come into existence outside of my drafts, though.

Caitlin's story There is a potential novella about Caitlin's way to become a healer in my head which is too bittersweet for me to let go of just yet because not only would it give her some room to shine but also gives closure to two other characters very dear to me (and honestly, reading the draft makes me choke up, so there's that). I would prefer this as an original novella, but seeing as some of it would lose impact without the knowing the characters involved... I'm not quite sure what to do with it yet.

HPHM era:

A Source of Balance My baby, my joy, essence of my sleepless nights (and not in a good way). The third part of the Balance series is 100 % going to happen and 100 % happening on this blog. Apart from details I will figure out as I go, the whole story is planned in my usual over-planning style and I'm honestly just waiting for brainspace to clear up and the blank page to become less scary. It may take a while to get the complexity of it right but... watch this space.

Larger than Life My other baby, my heartbreak, my... yeah. Larger than Life has always been different, Ava has always been different, this whole project has been... different. Because of various issues, I've decided to remove this project from my fandom rota for good. It will still happen, my heart is too firmly set on it, but it will be as an original project over on @kaze-writes and will be a sweet while until I'm able to sort out the problems that comes from uprooting it. But all in all, I am very much happy with the decision I've finally come to with this.

When Stars Ignite When Stars Ignite has been removed from all my writing platforms as it is still under re-construction, and probably will be for another sweet while. This story has fully left any fandom connections behind and has turned into my (and @alyslaskeywriter) first full-length novel (mine, that is, Alys is miles head of me with her incredible book The Chief, which you really should check out bc oh my). My lose intention is to maybe query it for publishing at some point in the future, so I wouldn't hold my breath for its return to online spaces.

HPMA era:

New Horizons - Reva's story Reva's rise and fall from grace and her journey to herself has never really been a fandom thing and will become an original novel once I figure out how to research faraway travel destinations without drowning in wanderlust. It may take a while.

A Bright Future - Dana's and Dylan's story The story of Dylan and Dana is still up for debate in my head. There's days when I want to continue with this as a fandom project as intended, and there's others when an original friends-to-lovers romcom is begging me to have my way with it. The outcome remains to be seen.

Shorts:

All shorts directly associated with stories that have moved to the original side of my writing will follow suit. Everything else I have written or drafted up will remain here, or be posted on my original blog and reblogged to here in case there wouldn't have been a difference anyway.

Original:

All original works you have heard me speak about (namely, Lemons, Icarus, Memento Mori and That Fantasy Thing That Is Going To Drive Me Insane Before Long are still all in development and not yet ready to be written. But we're getting there. Somehow.

So, if any of the stories you have been waiting for or thought I had promised but forgotten them isn't on that list, do feel free to ask! I love talking to people and I've not been good at it this year. I miss the creative core of this community, and getting to see other people's projects unfold and grow from idea to reality. If you want creative exchange, I beg you, this is always a place for it.

In that regards, my favourite peeps, I wish you a very happy end to 2023 and a creative, peaceful and - naturally - balanced start into 2024.

Here's to you. Here's to all of us.

Keep writing 💛

xx Kaze

[hopeshoodie]

Thank you to @mango-does-art for tagging me!

1. What do you prefer to be called name-wise?

Anne works 😊

2. When is your birthday?

April. Idk what day it is because it’s really hard for me to remember numbers and also we didn’t celebrate it growing up, but it’s late April. You know how many times me not knowing it without looking at my license has been an issue at a traffic stop/TSA check/bar? Too many lmao

3. Where do you live?

Midwest babeyyyyyyyy. I hate it here<3

4. Three things you are doing right now?

‘working’ re: waiting on people to get back to me, trying to clean out my google drive, and drafting a trust agreement. Am I doing any of those things? No, I’m on tumblr sksksks.

5. Four fandoms that have peaked your interest?

I mean obviously LITG, right? Mango’s right, HPHM slaps but I’m not really in the fandom for that at all. The Golden Sun fandom will own my heart literally until I die, and I love the Wheel of Time fandom even though I never post about it. Same with TMA, I don't contribute to the fandom but I do lurk in it a ton.

6. How has the pandemic been treating you?

Pretty okay, considering? I got COVID back in the fall (probably during the George Floyd protests or a state park but I’m still not sure) and like nearly died, but that was because I had a bunch of other stuff going on. My office is an ‘essential service’ which is bullshit, so we’ve been mostly in the office like nothing’s changed. I’m a hermit, so not going out hasn’t been an issue, and I’m autistic so I fucking love wearing masks. So yeah, I’m doing okay.

7. A song you can’t stop listening to right now?

Not to be a basic fucking bitch, but the Hopelessly Devoted to You Talkbox tiktok audio has been looping in my head for days. It’s that, The Wellerman, and Line Without a Hook, back and forth, constantly.

 8. Recommend a movie.

I finally watched The Ruins after reading the book like a year ago and oh my god did I enjoy it. I’m not normally one for gore, but it was so scary 10/10. I’m kind of cramming to get through all the horror movies I set out to watch this year, so It Follows is next babey. I watched Annihilation again last week (I love that movie and book series so much oml) and I cannot recommend it enough. It’s not so much scary as it is unsettling, but the characters are so compelling and the visuals are so good and aaaaa I love it so much.

 9. How old are you?

22

10. School, university, occupation, other?

I’m a paralegal, but I have a bachelor's in history.

11. Do you prefer hot or cold?

COLD. COLD COLD COLD COLD. I literally hate the heat, if it gets over 80 degrees I get so cranky.

12. Name one fact others might not know about you

Idk I’m lowkey an open book… Um… I have an illegal snail ALLEGEDLY.

 13. Are you shy?

In large social settings yes. Like I would rather die than go to a party. But in artificial settings like business meetings/shopping/whatever it’s super easy to mask and seem outgoing.

 14. Your pronouns?

Honestly? Any. Like I want to be a he/him lesbian so badly, but like it’s not realistic. They is fine. She is what I normally go by so, that’s fine too.

15. Biggest pet peeves?

People!! Who don’t!!! Return their shopping carts!!! Also just in general people who are unkind on purpose- shit like stepping on bugs after someone’s said they want to take it outside or making fun of something that someone’s excited about makes me so mad.

 16. What is your favorite “dere” type?

Idk what this means. Is this an anime thing? If so, I’m too pretty to know what that means *flips nonexistent hair*

17. Rate your life from 1-10

Right now? Like a solid 7. As a whole, it’s been pretty shitty so probably 2 or 3.

18. What’s your main blog?

@hyperspacial

19. List your side blogs and what they’re used for.

Ooooh I don’t want to out my other sideblog because it is toxic as fuck. But this is my LITG sideblog, that’s my main, and I have @michaelavenatti for reblogging ~aesthetic~ stuff. But yeah, I only have the 4, and I barely use 2 of them.

 20. Is there something people need to know about you before becoming friends?

I’m bad at consistently doing things like communicating regularly or keeping up with fics/games/weekly updates. Tbh LITG was hard for me to keep up with- I need to be able to focus and binge a thing all in one go, otherwise it seems like a chore that I’ll forget to do. So like if I ‘ghost’ you, it’s not you- it’s that I forgot that message existed entirely.

I hate tagging people so aaaaa do this if you want and tag me I love learning about mutuals. Thank you to @voile-de-lune for also tagging me- I'm sorry if someone else tagged me, this was awhile ago and it's been lost in my activity page.

[slytherinliththorne]

AAAHHHHH my last post got a good response QwQ I'm really happy!!!

So this is how it's gonna be: I'll be messaging everyone who rebloged/commented to discuss the individual details.

I'll draw up to two full body characters and a simple background; more characters waist and up and simpler.

Can be colored or in my personal favorite grey/white/gold palette.

I'm in a lot of fandoms, but this is an HPHM blog, so preferably HPHM characters, mcs too.

Some examples of other fandoms I can do are Percy Jackson, The Mortal Instruments (and all its variants except The Last Hours cause I haven't read anything of it), Voltron, She-Ra, Avatar The Last Airbender, Miraculous Ladybug, Mystic Messenger, etc. Any other fandom please ask first.

Crossovers and AUs between HPHM and the fandoms above are more than welcome :)))

Size: 1600 x 1200 px or 1200 x 1200 px cause those are the sizes I'm used to.

Thanks to everyone I love u 💚💖💚💖💚💖

[callmederok]

The Witcher, HPHM, Jojo and Love(?)

i’m recently posting tons of stuff related to The Witcher...even if mainly this blog should about HPHM...(i’m addicted to The Witcher...it’s like HP but with adults and nsfw and less scary/morally ambiguous XD...because at least in the witcher are all adults...when they do something evil or morally grey...in HP are all teenagers...kinda more depressing ç_ç)

So...we’re going to sixth year and the maybe-option to have dates with characters, so i’ll write a list of characters and reasons why my MC likes them or in which ways he likes them(spoiler alert, i may made some references to other fandoms)[also:I’ll take no responsibility if my opinions offend you (drink a chamomile]

Rowan: Bromance, kinda like Josuke and Koichi(Josuke is a good fighter and Koichi has a good brain/common-sense) kind of friendship

Ben: Friends but not soo close(atm), kinda “we’re both enjoy the artifact room and depression”

Bill: Nice guy...i’m happy to never see him again(so he can achieve his true destiny: get married to Fleur xD)

Barnaby: Brotp, both likes creatures and beast but David(MC) is basically an hunter/witcher(loves to fight big creatures and beasts) and Barbaby just loves to pet them all

Charlie: [Like Barbaby] + Gingerhead Duo(basically twins) + Keeper and Seeker Duo

Diego: Geralt and Dangelion in the Harry Potter or like Joseph Joestar and Caesar(without Caesar’s death ç_ç SHIZAAAA! i have constant flashback of that moment in Jjba ç_ç), which is awesome, one gets the girls and the other gets a wife.

Jae Kim: We don’t know him enough but kinda feels like Geralt and Zoltan: one of them is in trouble and the other one enjoys watching/partecipating in the problem-solving

and now Girls:

Merula: People who ships this abomination are disgusting...a bully, racist, constantly in a bad mood, with more flaws that virtues, She is not girlfriend material...and i have to say sorry to Yennefer because i was thinking almost the same things about her...but no Yennefer is just too perfect, she is snob(a little) but she shows a soft-side that is...WOW...meanwhile Merula: tries to kill us twice, is racist and bully to Ben, tries to steal stuff to our friends, she throws tantrums when she doesn’t get what she wants...her only virtue is the alternative-style(she looks good but in a unusual way)...i hope for some decent redemption arc...but she will never be more than a rival with teasing and joking to each other...never girlfriend material, not for my standards nor for David's

Penny: Kinda gives me the feel that she is like Holly Joestar and Papa Kujo(Jotaro’s father), or like Geralt and Triss, she is nice, happy, always ready to share a laugh, but she has something from Yennefer. Even with a couple of bad moments, to me, she and David/MC are perfect together. 

Tonks: They may be a nice pairing, but David seek for someone more to relax with...at the moment Tonks is too chaotic for even the idea of dating, that aside the jokinly flirt to each other...also i headcanon that she knows about Penny and MC’s crush for each other and she is just there enjoying the views. (also i love Remadora, because fuck Wolfstar and not because i’m straight and demi-sexual but because to me Wolfstar is veeery overrated) kinda feel like Spiderman and Deadpool when they joke with each other

Tulips: Not much about her, i would want to learn more about her personality, jokes and pranks aside...so i don’t have really an opinion about her

Lizard/Liz: Same like Tulip(i want to learn more about her before expressing a full opinion),She is vegetarian(uncompatible with my MC’s culture based on hunting and eating meat in a demi-religious way) also she is too much interested in creatures to me she is Ace but Romantic...she just prefers to focus on other things...also GROSS!(because in one of my headcanons she’ll be MC’s step-sister, but i can confirm it because i don’t know enough about her family...)

Badea: We know that she loves art, spell-making and she has a muggle mother interested in tecnology and modern stuff...(she basically on a contest in “who will be MC’s step-sister?” because her mother) so...meh she seems a sweetheart though.

Chiara: The second end-game to me, she knows pain and suffering because she is a werewolf, she is a sweetheart...we don’t know enough stuff about her...but i like her...kinda feel that her and David may be a nice ship(but JaexChiara seems more interesting at the moment), like Geralt and Shani in Heart of Stone DLC.

and that’s the end folks...have a good day

[hey-its-me-rai]

Cross that. Don’t answer that.

Title: Cross that. Don’t answer that.

Pairing: Charlie Weasley/F! MC

Summary: Care of Magical Creatures isn’t really your forte, but it sure is Charlie’s expertise. You do so much better with research and writing essays, and your latest one (How Everyday Words are Just as Magic as Latin Spells) was a hit with Professors Flitwick and McGonagall that it made a lot of sense for the Weasley boy to ask you to write an essay together. The problem? Well… the topic really doesn’t pull back their punches.

Word count: 1239 words

Author’s note: I’m back with my second fic! A little short, but I was compelled to just write this for some reason. A little bit of innuendo and awkwardness featuring our one and only Dragon boi. Tagging @delicrieux who hosted the 11K challenge which got me back into writing and @wispila who mentioned me as a HPHM blog to follow ( ˶˘ ³˘(˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)♡

“Alright class, gather round me!” Professor Kettleburn called for the attention of the students. The class slowly gathered near the eccentric professor, their chatter not yet dying down.

“Say Charlie, have any idea what he’s going to teach us today?” Penny asked as she bounced from foot to foot, making the damp soil squelch beneath her shoes. “Doesn’t really seem like the best day for Fire Crabs.” Barnaby nodded, “I agree with Penny. Since it just rained the Fire Crabs are more likely to either be sleeping off the cold weather since they’ll move a lot more slowly.”

“Or,” Charlie interjected “they could be pairing off to nest for the rest of the year. It’s about time for that anyway.”

“Engaging conversation, my dear students!” Professor Kettleburn beamed and clapped his hands. “And right on topic too. In fact, class, this is what our class will be talking about for this class. Now, as it is us Professors must make sure that what we teach you isn’t too ahead or too behind with your age and err… knowledge of the world at large, if you will.” He began awkwardly. “And how more creature; magical or not, sentient or not, came into being…”

“Oh god, this is awkward…” Rowan whispered from the corner of his mouth. Looking around, it was a sentiment shared by many. Even Merula and Ismelda. Penny winced, “Reminds me of the talk my parents gave me before term started.”

“Lucky you even got a talk,” Tulip snorted. “Me mum just gave me a worn pamphlet an’ was all ‘Well Tulip dear… You’re a grown lass and will want to explore. With who is none of my business, but I am too young to be a grandmother and you remember that!’” She even mimicked the movements, with her hands on her hips.

“At the very least it wasn’t an elder sibling the one giving you any sort of talk…” Charlie pursed his lips. You couldn’t help but snicker at his misfortune. “Bill gave you the talk? Blimey, do tell how that went.” He rolled his eyes at you.

“Well, when the time comes and you need tips to seduce the bloke of your dreams don’t come to me for help.”

“Charlie,” Rowan began. “You are th-aughh! F/N, I was just-

“Keeping quiet, right?” Your eyes shot daggers. “Come on we should try to pay attention. If it’s uncomfortable for us, imagine how Kettleburn feels so the least we could do is pay attention.”

 “So, in short, today after completing your sketches on Fire Crabs start on a diagram of a Bowtruckle’s anatomy. Work in pairs, and later I’ll assign you essay topics. So without further ado, class is in session!” Professor Kettleburn waved an arm in the direction of the students.

 “Your Bowtruckle diagram is very detailed, Lee.” Charlie walked over to join you and your housemate. “It’s even the real size!”

Barnaby looked up and smiled. “Thank you, Weasley. I told (L/N) I was having trouble drawing it, ended up too big or too small. So she had the brilliant idea to have Barnaby Jr lie on my parchment and have me trace him.”

“Barnaby Jr?”

“Well, he’s technically (L/N)’s baby but we’re doing this co-parenting thing  and-

“Co-parenting.” Charlie deadpanned, and it made your stomach drop slightly.

“Yes, it was one of the smaller sessions. If I’m not mistaken you had Flying lessons then.” You smile, quill tapping aimlessly on your parchment. Charlie’s eyes dropped to focus on your gesture. You always did that when you were around him.

“I wish Kettleburn let me name a Bowtruckle.” He sighed, sitting down nestled between the two of you. “I’d have name him something cool, like Ridgey.”

“Ridg- how is that cool?” You snorted.

“Like the dragon!” Barnaby grinned. “I like it.”

“Alright, Romeo and Romeo… The next time Kettleburn asks me to name a creature I’ll call for you two.”

 “Alright children, pair up now! Khanna, you take Lee please. If he ends up with Weasley, their essay will undoubtedly end up in a different albeit enjoyable and enlightening direction. Sorry to part you from (L/N), but it’s for my sake.” Kettleburn muttered the last part of the sentence under his breath. “I have also put the topics of your essays in this box. This is to avoid embarrassment on both our sides, as well as to avoid me being called in for review yet again. So please line up with your partner and take a topic from the box. Once you’ve received the topic, you are free to return to the castle. Any exchange request will not be entertained.”

You looked around to see that most of the class had already paired up. A pair of blue eyes met yours. The owner cocked his brows.

“Want to pair up?”

“Sure can, Weasley. Your partner did steal mine.”

“Hey, at least we can work on our essays in the common room! Khanna and Lee can work in theirs, too.”

A box was shoved into your chest. “Always dilly dallying, (L/N). How do you expect to find the vaults that way?” Merula sneered. “You’re the last to choose, so you’ve got whatever leftover topic.”

“Thank you, Merula.” Charlie smiled politely. Your lip curled slightly in amusement. Ever since she was told off by your red-head extraordinaire of a partner, Merula has been playing nice. (As nice as Merula Snyde can get, and only during shared lessons.) Violet eyes smothered haphazardly in black eyeshadow met yours and narrowed. “Sod off.”

He took out a neatly folded piece of paper from the box. “Want to do the honours and read the topic?”

“Sure.” You took the paper. Unfolding it gingerly, you read the topic and couldn’t help but laugh. Just your luck.

“Um… what’s so funny? I didn’t think Kettleburn would be intentionally funny…?” Charlie’s brows knitted in confusion. Gently, he took the paper from your grasp and read it himself. “‘The study of breeding techniques and the differences between sentient and non-sentient magical creatures.’ Merlin, this is a loaded topic.”

Your cheeks flushed and you can feel the heat creeping across your cheeks. Of all topics, of all partners… of course it had to be Charlie Weasley and Breeding Techniques. His expressions was mostly unreadable, and you couldn’t help but felt pressured to say something -  anything.

“Maybe you can write about the tips Bill gave you.” Did I just say that????

His head snapped to look at you, his face a mix of horror and unbridled amusement (and honestly, you never knew humans were capable of such an emotion).

“Unless you’ve got your own tips?” Why can’t I shut up?????

Charlie opened his mouth and closed it without having said anything in reply.

“Or instead of writing it, you can show me first?” Why didn’t the Ice Knight just stab me????

While the Ice Knight remain a defeated part of the recent past, you were hit by the realization of what exactly you said and the obvious implications that came with it. “Cross that, Charlie. Don’t answer that. In fact, let me write the whole thing and we can pretend I never said any of tho-

“Breeding typically requires two parties, dear. Can’t have you doing it all by yourself.” He smirked, finally responding after what seemed like a horribly awkward century. “Be warned though, what I show you should preferably remain between the two of us.”