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WiP Wednesday

Happy WiP Wednesday! Tell me about your projects--or your distractions

I've gotten more writing time this week than last week, so I am up to 5758/20K words for this month. I've also gotten distracted doing a Bridgerton rewatch before part 1 of season 3 drops tonight.

I'm focusing on Kairos again this week. Sanguini is having a moment in the scene I'm working on now:

Sig. Sanguini gave her a pitying smile. “You will.”

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Songs that Remind Me of My Fics Vol. 4

Anywhere but Here by Mayday Parade is overflowing with Sevranda Vibes, it's not even funny. Whatever AU I put them in, they always seem to have a secret relationship at some point. And they're always frantically grasping for each other as the world burns around them.

Tonight is the one thing left And I haven't said it yet, I'm falling And the writings on the wall

Today was misery And I just can't believe this happened And I finally broke down (I finally broke down) She held onto my heart But now my only star is falling And it's burning to the ground

Now I'm crying out

Secret love, my escape Take me far far away Secret love, are you there Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here Anywhere but here

You're all I've got right now No one else figures out this feeling And how lonely it can get (how lonely it can get) These words can cut right through 'Cause all along I knew you're sorry But you haven't said it yet

But I won't forget

Secret love, my escape Take me far, far away Secret love, are you there Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here

When we're together Thoughts of her disappear If I fell to pieces You'd heal this pain I feel

Secret love, my escape Take me far, far away Secret love, are you there Will you answer my prayer?

Secret love, my escape Take me far, far away Secret love, are you there Will you answer my prayer? Please take me anywhere but here Anywhere but here

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February 2024 Writing Goals

My goals for February are:

20K words divided among the following projects:

Kairos in Retrograde: Snape/OC Canon Adjacent epic

Poetry (because it's fun!)

[REDACTED]: Project with Mr Noelle

My oh My: Loki/Reader one shot because I want to try writing one

(If there's time) Petunia Boggart Thing: Next installment in my Severitus (which I will always and forever pronounce as seh-VEHR-ee-toos) featuring Petunia

I hope you all have a nice February!

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songs that remind me of my fics, part i

Snow Angel by Reneé Rapp has got me all up in my feels. It's giving me Miranda Rose/Severus Snape trying to make it through Kairos in Retrograde vibes

(I heard this song live on SNL for the first time, and it's an awesome performance)

First to arrive, last to leave What's misery without company? It's hard to laugh when it's hard to breathe It's white outside but red underneath Feel the tip of my nose It's burning but it's ice-cold I'll make it through the winter if it kills me I can make it faster if I hurry I'll angel in the snow until I'm worthy But if it kills me, I tried, if it kills me

Smiles hide what secrets keep Can't tell a lie if you never speak Look in the mirror, she looks like me But half alive and twice as weak Feel the tip of my nose It's burning but it's ice-cold I'll make it through the winter if it kills me I can make it faster if I hurry I'll angel in the snow until I'm worthy But if it kills (kills) me, I tried, if it kills me I tried so hard, I came so far I met a boy, he broke my heart I blame him 'cause it's easier But I still look for him in her The seasons change, addiction's strange I loved back then what I hate today

I wish I went a different way But if I went back, I would do the same I'll make it through the winter if it- But why does it go slower when I-? I'll angel in the snow until I'm (worthy) worthy If it kills me, I tried, if it kills me, I-

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Find the words

Thank you so much for the tag @yletylyf!

I'll stick to January's WiP, which is Kairos in Retrograde. The words I am supposed to find are: slow, time, secret

slow:

“You told me to be slow, and I was. It’s not like I could completely disobey orders. Not without raising suspicion.”

time:

Count to ten, Miranda. “No, you didn’t. Next time I won’t bother. Have a nice afternoon, Healer Prince. I’m sorry for disturbing you.”

secret:

She folded her arms over her chest and glared back at him. “No more lies. No more secrets. Remember?”

This was fun! Okay, I'm tagging folks with the words: "love, maybe, don't" @constitutionalweasleymonarchy @cailynwrites @girl-with-goats @lynnieharper @allalrightagain and anyone else who'd like to play! Show us what you're working on

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tell us about Kairos in Retrograde!

Oh boy!

So, Kairos in Retrograde is Part 3 of my canon adjacent Snape/OC saga. At this point in the story, we're in the Deathly Hallows section of the timeline, so everything is a mess and all dark and twisty. The OC is Miranda Rose, an American Muggleborn (or No-Maj born as she would say) witch, who works as a magical bounty hunter. She and Sev met in the summer between GoF and OotP, and had an on again-off again relationship until the end of OotP when they were pretty well on for good. She is an honorary member of the Order of the Phoenix (not official b/c of MACUSA stuff) and is currently acting as an Auror to help with the Ministry's Auror shortage. By the end of the HBP timeline, Miranda and Severus were about to get married. Unfortunately, the Death Eater attack on Hogwarts and Albus's murder got in the way of that.

While Miranda was very aware of Severus's being a spy/double agent, Severus neglected to tell her about how he was going to be offing Albus. So now she doesn't know what to think. Like, she still loves him and hopes that he's somehow on the right side of things, but it's hard to keep believing that when there's all this evidence to the contrary.

Things are made all the worse as Kairos opens, because neither she nor Severus can openly approach the other to explain anything. Severus is wanted by both the Ministry and the Order; and while Remus and Minerva vouched for Miranda's being innocent of any of Severus's crimes, not everyone trusts that she is innocent, so she can't really step out of line.

I'm excited/intimidated to dig into this book, because I think that the DH timeline has the biggest of all missing moments: what happened at Hogwarts while Harry and CO. were busy camping? And I'm also working in a Bigger Bad that will be the main villain when I get to the fourth and final installment of the saga: The Quick and the Dead.

Thank you so much for this ask!!!

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Songs That Remind Me of My Fics Vol. 7

Werewolf by Fiona Apple reminds me of both Severus and Miranda, and Remus and Tonks. They have such tumultuous relationships. When things are good, they're so good, but all four of them have such strong personalities that sometimes they're like a wishing well and a bolt of electricity. There's really nothing wrong with a song that ends in a minor key.

I could liken you to a werewolf The way you left me for dead But I admit that I provided a full moon

And I could liken you to a shark The way you bit off my head But then again I was waving around a bleeding open wound

But you were such a super guy 'Til the second you get a whiff of me We're like a wishing well and a bolt of electricity But we can still support each other All we gotta do is avoid each other Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key

The lava of a volcano Shot up hot from under the sea One thing leads to another And you made an island of me

And I could liken you to a chemical The way you made me compound a compound But I'm a chemical, too, inevitable You and me would mix

And I could liken you to a lot of things But I always come around 'Cause in the end I'm a sensible girl I know the fiction of the fix

But you were such a super guy 'Til the second you get a whiff of me We are like a wishing well and a bolt of electricity But we can still support each other All we gotta do's avoid each other Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key

Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key

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Songs that Remind Me of My Fics Vol. 6

Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams is SUCH a Severus Snape song. I see this playing in the background at the end of libera nos a malo, when Severus is out in the Greybacks' garden alone, Albus is dead, he'll probably never see Miranda again, and everything is just awful.

I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me, and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one, and I walk alone I walk alone, I walk alone I walk alone, I walk a- My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah I'm walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the borderline Of the edge, and where I walk alone Read between the lines What's fucked up, and everything's alright Check my vital signs To know I'm still alive, and I walk alone I walk alone, I walk alone I walk alone, I walk a- My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, I walk alone, I walk a- I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one, and I walk a- My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes, I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then, I walk alone

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It's WiP Wednesday again--tell me about your projects!

I'm on the last scene of chapter 9 of Kairos in Retrograde and things are starting to cook. I'm super excited because I think I've found a place for Severus's Brummie accent to come out. I think that Severus grew up in the Midlands speaking in a Brummie accent. He immediately worked to get rid of said accent as soon as he got to Hogwarts, where he learned to speak all posh like Lucius Malfoy and co. But about a year or so ago I thought it would be awesome to have Sev get so rattled that he accidentally starts speaking in his Brummie accent again and HERE WE ARE!

My goal going forward is to write 500 words a day on Kairos. If I can keep that pace, I think I will be able to start posting chapters again in September.

Happy writing!

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Songs that Remind Me of My Fics Vol 6

You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse takes me back to chapter two of Moonlight, book one of the Moonlight Quartet. Severus and Miranda have just run into each other (literally) for the first time, and neither of them is exactly sure what to make of the other. I would say that both of them would sing this song about themselves AND about each other at this point in the story.

(Someday I should really write the first couple chapters of Moonlight from Miranda's PoV as a one shot...what WAS she thinking???)

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songs that remind me of my fics, part ii

I'm back @gilmoreworld !

Way back in Chapter 13 of Moonlight+ Lucius Malfoy challenged Miranda Rose to a duel at his Christmas party. She, of course, accepted. Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar is the song I imagine playing in the background while they fight

Well you're the real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me That's okay, let's see how you do it Put up you dukes, let's get down to it Hit me with your best shot Why don't you hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away You come on with it, come on You don't fight fair But that's okay, see if I care Knock me down, it's all in vain I get right back on my feet again

Hit me with your best shot Why don't you hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away Well you're the real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me Before I put another notch in my lipstick case You better make sure you put me in my place Hit me with your best shot C'mon, hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away Hit me with your best shot Why don't you hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away

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2023 Writing Wrap-up

I ended the year at 174,448 words. This was another year where it felt very hard to write much of the time. But in the end, the bits that I did write added up.

Sevranda once again is the bulk of my words. But Sned was a super fun detour. 

I wrote/updated the following stories:

LoveFest 2023 One shots+

A Special Girl+

The Prince's Poems+

More than Words+

Kairos in Retrograde+

I also recorded a bunch of podfics+ that are on my Ao3 page.

Happy New Year everyone!

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libera nos a malo is complete!

Stay tuned for book 3 in June 2022

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Breathing Underwater chapter 6: lacrimosa

Black tie.

Shoulder holster.

Black shirt, slacks, and jacket—all freshly pressed.

Spit-shined shoes.

Hair slicked back with pomade. Smooth shave.

Severus glared at his reflection. He looked like a low-budget (but better groomed) Sandman.

It would have to do.

Before he could make his appearance any worse by fucking with it, he headed down to his car. As he pulled away from the curb, he flipped the radio on to NPR, and started over to Ma’s place, cursing under his breath the whole time.

He’d held out for a good three weeks before agreeing to take Ma to the fucking Mozart whoop-dee-doo. But then Rose’d started talking about the fucking amazing music, and how she and Finn were having people over for drinks afterwards, and how much fucking fun it all was. She’d looked so damn cute while she was telling him about this psycho death-fest that he’d caved.

Especially when Ma’d put in her two-cents about how she’d like to hear some classy-ass music live once in a while.

And here he was. 16:30 on a Monday afternoon, on his way to sit in the fucking rush-hour traffic (come early, Rose’d said, or you won’t get a seat) so Ma could hear herself some Mozart.

The things he did for his mother.

And his partner, for that matter.

Read the rest on Ao3+

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libera nos a malo chapter 17: (I am) Not Resigned

The inside of Mr Ollivander’s wand shop was exactly the way Isahak thought shops should be. Countless narrow boxes were stacked in every nook and cranny, stretching from floor to ceiling. Even the windows were obscured by the endless boxes. The light that managed to shine in around the stacks bent into mystic curvatures, casting the whole space with a mysterious glow. The shop itself reminded the boy of a wand box, with its compact shape and magical surprises hiding in every crevice.

“Oh, Isa,” Ammama said as she glanced over the endless stacks. “How does Garrick stand to work in this mess?”

Read the rest on Ao3+

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Breathing Underwater chapter 2: nothing like a sunday

Way too fucking early on Sunday morning, Severus was climbing the stairs to the oversized entrance of Old Saint Anne's at 31st and Morgan. He straightened his tie with twitchy fingers, his eyes darting up and down the street like some paranoid freak. Bridgeport was a ghost town this time on a Sunday; quieter than you'd expect in a city of three million souls. The people who were awake at this ungodly hour were working or churching. Everyone else was sleeping off last night's binge.

Severus sure as fuck wished he were one of the sleepers.

Sunday was the worst goddamn day of the week. You couldn't get nothing done, and whatever the fuck you tried to do, the day judged you. If you slept in, you should've been at church. If you saw your mother, you should've seen your grandmother too. If you tried to get some motherfucking laundry done, you should've been cleaning your apartment, you fucking slob.

Can't nobody do nothing right on a Sunday.

Read the rest on Ao3+