#t; nicky & rio

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“Mom, did you hear about that giant baby penguin people are obsessed with?”

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[initial reactions] Agatha All Along 1x05 - Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power

🎵 You should see me in a crown... 🎵

Single best needle drop in the whole of MCU or the single BEST needle drop in the whole of MCU???

That was an excellent episode of TV.

One of the things I like about Jac Schaeffer's story sensibilities is that the whole point is for the audience to figure out the clues they laid out. It's not about keeping secrets.

If knowing the secret is enough to derail a story that means it's not a well-executed story to begin with. The twist should only enhance storytelling, and not be its point.

This is something Jonathan Nolan forgot in Westworld.

Jac Schaeffer knows the best thing out of a secret known is the 'what happens next'.

This episode confirms my theory:

Agatha suspected Teen had to do with Mrs. Harts's death and suspected he was either her son, Nicky, or she was Wanda's.

Rio confirmed he isn't Nicky.

The best discussions happen after.

This episode also confirmed a couple of things:

Agatha's mother hated her since she was a baby. She probably tried to keep the knowledge of witchcraft away from Agatha and when Agatha stubbornly still tried to learn more, her mother had her executed.

Rio hates ghosts and really, really hates Evanora Harkness.

Agatha Harkness' magical absorption works like Rogue's power absorption. She has no control over it. It feels good to happen but she has no measure of control over her magical absorption.

We now know who Teen is.

Agatha suspected Teen was either her son or Wanda's.

But god am I sad that Alice died. She just got her life back and that Agatha was the cause and you can see she didn't want to be doing what she's doing but there seems to be Euphoria when she gets to absorb powers.

What kind of mutant magic curse is that -- it's like the TVD's Gemini coven siphoners but worse because she can't control it.

I hope the death that happens on the Road is reversible or something because I want Alice back.

Rio wants Agatha dead but not the kind of dead that she would suffer an eternity of Evanora Harkness.

Now that we know about Teen -- how conscious Teen is about her powers, about what she's doing. I like that Teen is manipulative like a true student of Agatha, all along.

Also, in WandaVision Agatha's always been simpatico with Billy, she liked Billy. (Agatha: I like all of Wanda's children-- Tommy who?)

I love that we have more episodes ahead of us because this means they have time to hash out all the issues, but this time when Agatha, Jen, and Lilia return to the Road and confront Teen/Billy it with the full knowledge of who they all are and without artifice.

That's the truth of it.

Also, my theories about Teen wanting to ingratiate himself as part of the coven and pushing this walking the Road feels like it's been validated.

As for Billy, I'm not gonna stand here and have people question how real he is because as we've proven with Dawn Summers, he is REAL. Wanda has Chaos magic and is capable of spontaneous creation which means whatever Wanda made is REAL.

How Billy returned is beside the point. (Well, it will be explored in the show, I bet).

It also doesn't take away that even if Billy isn't Nicholas, Agatha does care for Billy even if she is currently furious with him. Agatha can hold multiple truths within her.

The point of the story isn't the revelation -- even though the cast and crew made an effort not to say anything. The point is the audience will find out and what will be the fallout then?

Also, Jac Schaeffer is the kind of storyteller who is not into Big Bads as the point of the story. She's about human relationships and conflicts. By the end of this, my theory is that Agatha and Billy will be shoulder to shoulder at the end.

It is also an unfortunate reality about Agatha that witches around her die whether she likes it or not. More frequently, not.

No wonder she doesn't like the Convenstead rule. Among other things relating to her issues.

I like the moral ambiguity of this show starting with the star of the show who is selfish and manipulative but that doesn't mean she doesn't care. She just has to learn to care for somebody else above her own skin.

I don't think the whole coven is dead, I think they'll wake up somewhere else and Jen is going to be so pissed about what happened.

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Rescue part 2 - Agathario - part 1

1.6k words - warnings: none

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The years had flown by fast and they had now spent more time with Lillith than they ever had the chance to with Nicholas. They still missed him so damn much even now with almost a century without him but spending time with Lillith had helped. Knowing they were still helping someone, knowing that even if they couldn't have saved him they had saved her.

And Rio was right, she was powerful. Anyone would assume a child raised by two of the most powerful witches on earth would be strong but she was a prodigy. Even without her adoptive parents as her mentors she would've flourished in the witching world but their training made her truly exceptional. She would never be a weak lost kid again.

She may not have inherited their exact powers not being related by blood to Agatha and Rio but her powers were still ridiculously strong. She couldn't consume and keep others magic like Agatha could but she could manipulate it. The moment another witch attempted to blast her she could take control of the magic, turning it into her own to shoot back at them or use as the power for another spell. Not just that but she could tap in to the natural sources of magic around her, simply borrowing it from nature before returning it.

But what was more important than her magic was her heart, for someone who had been hurt so much and exposed to the evils of the world at such a young age it was amazing how much she still cared, still understood there could be good inside of people and how they needed help. She wasn't afraid to turn to violence when needed and would never chide others for it either If they did so for the greater good.

Agatha and Rio were so proud of the witch they had raised even though every so often all they could think about was how much they missed Nicky. Even without him this was still their little coven. They would do anything to protect to protect each other no matter what. And that's why they did everything they could to reduce the likelihood of being found, sure people knew who they were but they shouldn't be able to find where they are, not easily at least. They had multiple protection spells around their home, the woods surrounding it were thick, their cottage in the centre already unlikely to be found but with the spells it would be almost impossible. And yet here they were, simply enjoying their day until they all felt the ripple of magical energy as someone stood at the edge of their protective boundaries trying to enter. There was no malicious energy being pyt forward by the intruder but it was concerning none the less.

Almost wordlessly the trio made their way towards the outskirts of their land. The only directions being for Lillith to stay quiet, whoever was here was most likely here for Rio or Agatha and they didn't want to lead their daughter into unwarranted danger.

As they made their way to the edge of the spell they could start to make out a figure in the distance. It was hard to tell from afar but they appeared to be young, a teenage boy so it seemed. There was a clear look of confusion on each of their faces, what business would a random kid have with any of them?

"What do you want?" Agatha called out as they stood at the edge of the spell, only a few foot between them and the boy with the magical barrier between them protecting them from any potential attacks.

"Oh my gods its actually you! Agatha Harkness, wow!" The boy excitedly exclaimed suprising the trio. They didn't know what they were expecting but it certainly wasn't a fan boy. "I'm sorry I don't know who you guys are but the Agatha Harkness! I honestly thought this would be a dead end but I actually found you." He spoke up again.

Lillith decided to speak up "who are you?" There was something familiar about him she just couldn't work out what.

"Oh I didnt introduce myself I'm ~~~~~ ~~~~~~"

Well that was weird, they all looked to each other, confusion clear on their faces. Someone had put a sigil on him. "Is something wrong?" He asked after a moment, clearly seeing in their eyes something was wrong.

"You still didn't answer my question." Agatha stated, changing the subject. When he tilted his head a tad to the side in confusion she sighed and added on "what are you here for?"

"Oh well I've done alot of research on you and you're the only witch who's ever made it through the witches road and survived. So who better for me to go with then you? I mean you're a living legend!"

Agatha knew what he was doing, clearly trying to praise her in hopes he could get on her good side and actually go down the road with her. But why would she even want to go down the road, she had power and she had her family what more would she need? She had walked the road once before and she had already got what she wanted.

"What reason would she even have to walk the road again? What makes you think we're going to help you?" Rio asked him.

He paused for a moment, had he really not expected they would ask? It was clear Agatha wasn't someone who helped people unless something was in it for her, especially not people she didn't know. Surely if the teen was serious about this he had a plan. "I don't know, but surely there's something you want. More power or maybe protection, to live forever or something. You know, to cheat death."

Rio laughed at this, to cheat death. He clearly had no idea who he was talking to.

Agatha didn't need more life, she had already lived for centuries and unless she was seriously hurt would continue to live just fine. Witches bodies didn't decay the way humans did, if they had enough power they would stop the cycle. Their bodies wouldn't age and Agatha had accumulated enough power with plenty of time to spare meaning her body had stayed at a time where it was still quite healthy unlike many witches who didn't get enough power until they were close to death leaving them much weaker then her. Most other witches bodies couldn't even take much more power even if they had the skills to aquire more which most didn't anyway.

So really the boys proposal of power or immortality was inconsequential. She dismissed it easily, Lillith however suprisingly had not. "The road can cheat death?" She asked in a quiet astonished tone.

Both her mothers looked at her confused, she didn't need to cheat death. It was obvious she was powerful, she had already started to slow the aging process down as a preteen and the way she was currently accumulating power she would likely stop the process completely by the time her body got to its twenties even though she had already surpassed that check mark. It was why she still looked and acted like a teenager, the slowed process meant her brain development had slowed too. Sure she was very much mature and prepared but there was still an element of adolescence in her actions.

"I mean It can give you your deepest desires right? So it should be able to, it would be kinda weird if it couldn't." The boy had said kind of surprised by her question, he didn't know the girl but he didn't pin her for the type to be after immortality.

"So, you could reverse it?" She asked quietly, more to herself than anyone else.

Agatha and Rio knew what she was getting at, they stood there in silence for a moment as the teen had begun to speak again, answering her question " I think so."

Agatha had done so much to try and save him. When he had been ill she had tried to learn more potion magic and when that hadn't worked she had turned to much darker magic. She poured all of her time and energy into the dark hold, begging it to have mercy and let her find a way to help him. Surely there had to be a way to save him. She had tried almost everything, had devoted more of herself to her search, go the darkhold then any witch had ever done before and yet she still couldn't save him.

Rio's voice pulled Agatha out of her thoughts, "No! It's too dangerous! And we don't even know if it would work."

"You're the two most powerful witches in the world, you literally can't die. What trials could the road possibly come up with that our powers combined wouldn't be enough? We could get him back." Lillith argued. She may not have ever got to meet Nicholas but she still missed him and she knew how much he meant to her mothers.

"We would still need more witches, we don't have a full coven and the road needs a divination witch and a potions witch." Rio replied swiftly, clearly still trying to convince Lillith not to walk the road.

"We have to try, Rio." Agatha eventually spoke up.

Rio quickly turned to her, she hadn't expected Agatha to want Lilith to risk herself like that but she supposed it made sense, she would do anything if It meant they would get Nicholas back. "She's strong, you know that. And we've done it before, we could do it. We could walk the road and actually bring him back Rio, we have to try." Agatha spoke again, she knew Rio would listen to her.

And she was right, Rio did listen to her. "Fine. But you're helping us find a coven." She said pointing to the teen. It was decided, they would walk the road.

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THEORIES and THOUGHTS: BILLY

With 4-ish days left for the next episode, finally, here is my long-overdue post about my insights about Episode 6! Also this is going to be a three parter, because as I'm writing this I realize that it is too much for a single post to consolidate all of my theories LMAO

Of course special mention to @justmonty because without her none of these theories would have been cooked at all

Part 1 Billy | Part 2 Agatha | Part 3 Trial and Next Ep

Alright HERE WE GO!

Ok, so first off, our gen-z son of a bitch himself, Billy. His reveal was so iconic but it confused the hell out of me because if HE IS Billy Maximoff, is he the reincarnated version or did Billy survive the hex and got adopted somewhere else?

Both is possible because in MoM, Wanda couldn't find him... which makes sense since Agatha said that a sigil put on someone hides that person from the sigil caster (if the sigil caster fits the requirements of the sigil), so the sigil would hide him from Wanda too. So this is what I think:

Wanda might have put a sigil on Billy, even BEFORE everything happened: as soon as she started suspecting that another witch was in the hex (which could be when she started suspecting Monica or as soon as Pietro didn't make sense). HOWEVER, it could also be when Billy and Tommy were tucked into bed that last time when Wanda was shrinking the hex down, when she already confirmed that Agatha existed (and other witches by proxy).

SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND THEM IN THIS UNIVERSE NOW BC SHES CONVINCED THAT THEYRE GONE IN THIS UNIVERSE.

so it's either: billy's soul, that still has the sigil, reincarnated into a new body OR billy survives for some reason and lives a new life; i mean even the fact that he was just living in Eastview (which he mentioned before his voice was muted), so incredibly near the hex is very telling of his origins from the get-go, and adds both more clues and more mystery to how he came to be.

which leads me to how Agatha figured out that Billy was Wanda's kid, rather than hers (of course the prerequisite here is that Rio tells her this). There are two prevailing theories, both of which are possible (and may coincide):

When Billy says Nicholas Scratch's name, the sigil doesn't work--which is the biggest dead giveaway that he wasn't Nicky. Because yes, Billy asked about what really happened to Agatha's son, but that doesn't really say anything because we don't know how much the sigil is censoring. If he was Nicholas Scratch, would the sigil block out his memories of Agatha too? So when the sigil lets him say Nicky's name, Agatha confirms that it's not him. By virtue of elimination, the only other young witch that could have been powerful enough or reckless enough to do anything like what Teen's been doing is Billy, and Agatha concludes this because Billy Maximoff would have an agenda. But that raises a question: if Billy wanted to take revenge on Agatha, why free her from the distorted spell in the first place? He could have just messed with her in the spell rather than freeing her.

When Agatha absorbs Alice's powers, her affinity for sensing spells and magic comes back. She said in Wandavision that she went into the hex because she felt the afterglow of so many spells being casted all at once, so it's possible that after absorbing Alice's powers, she sensed the power hidden in Teen and found it incredibly similar to Wanda's. From there, it doesn't take much to put two and two together.

With that in mind, after Agatha goads him into revealing his true power (more on that later), it's finally revealed that he has more or less the same magic that Wanda has, or at least an affinity for the same reality-bending, mind-control power that she had. NOW I POSIT YOU THIS:

(thank you to @justmonty for sending me this!)

Billy was always the catalyst of every trial so far. And let me remind you what he said when he first went into the road:

"It looks just like I pictured it."

SO, DOES THAT MEAN that he has a hand in what the road looks like? If he has the same or similar powers to Wanda, could he have made the road or manipulated it? What's the extent of his control here? Is it possible that he created a hex-like spell similar to Wanda's in the Witches' Road? I mean, he's so knowledgeable about the Road that there is a big chance that he can manipulate the things in it.

However, I come back to my earlier point: I genuinely don't think he's entirely in the know, because if his main motive is to fuck with Agatha, then why free her from the spell in the first place? What is he playing at? If he is the one controlling the trials, what does he have to gain from it? How much does he know?

I am very excited about the next episode, because as things stand now, it looks like the next episode will be from his perspective--or at least the story will follow him more than they will the others.

Those are my thoughts on Billy, Agatha and next episode coming next!

EDIT: This post speculating that Billy killed Sharon also 1) makes so much sense with the theory that he's somehow controlling the Road 2) fits in the evidence that he does have an agenda against Agatha because of Wanda. I mean, Sharon's entire trauma was about Wanda, so what if Billy killed her because of his fucked up belief that Wanda is perfect and sinless? MUCH TO THINK ABOUT

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I remember back when episode 4 aired, the way people were interpreting that moment between Agatha and Rio that screeches to a halt when Rio tells her "that boy isn't yours" was that Agatha actually thought Billy might be Nicky, that Rio was giving Agatha her son back, that her seemingly sudden openness to Rio was because of that and then her walking away was because Rio shattered that idea.

But I think it's pretty clear from what we got in the finale that this probably isn't the case. I really don't think that Agatha ever actually thought that Billy was Nicky. She might have had a little irrational flicker of "maybe" in her mind, but it does seem that from the moment she saw that door to the Road appear that she was pretty sure it was Billy, even if she wasn't 100% certain.

So I think that really reframes what was happening between Agatha and Rio in episode 4, and in that moment in particular. It wasn't that she thought that Rio was making amends by bringing Nicky back, it was that even though she knew it almost certainly wasn't Nicky and that as such none of what Rio had done that she was so upset about had changed. It was the fact that the situation, walking the road with this kid (that she'd already had some interaction/connection with), teaching him magic, felt familiar enough that she could sort of imagine. It wasn't her son, it wasn't the road they'd walked in their trials, but it was close enough that, probably without her even realizing it, she allowed herself to slip into this sort of fantasy mindset of what things could have looked like for her if it all hadn't happened the way it did. A headspace that maybe alleviated the pain, temporarily, just enough for her to let her emotional guard down with Rio for a while. To maybe not necessarily forget her pain and anger, but to put her mind back into a space and time when she didn't feel it.

So when Rio said "that boy isn't yours" and Agatha sort of snapped back to her anger and her walls slammed back up, it was because Rio saying that was like her saying "I can see what you're doing". Having the little fantasy she probably didn't even know she was leaning into so much called to attention by Rio shattered that mindset she'd been able to get into that allowed her to let her walls down a bit. And it probably embarrassed her a bit, having Rio see so easily what was going on in her head.

And I think that it's really interesting that Rio saw what Agatha was doing, and even though it was the first time during the whole thing, and probably in centuries, that Agatha started to let her in at all, she shut it down. That's something that episode 8 kind of reframes, too. Because we see in episode 8 that this whole thing, Rio's continued pursuit of Agatha, is just because she loves Agatha, and she wants Agatha to want her again. She almost had that, could have had that, during episode 4. Agatha was finally letting her in. But she shut it down, because it wasn't real, and it wasn't good for Agatha. She didn't want her that way.

I just think that's so interesting, and helps to create such an interesting dynamic between them, that Rio wants Agatha so badly that she pursued her for centuries, sicced the Salem Seven on her, waited for her at the end of the road to torture her, but when this moment came where she could have maybe had her, she didn't take it because she didn't want her that way.

I feel like it also maybe comes from the way Rio sees what happened with Nicky. I think her reaction when Agatha calls her evil when casting the protection spell says a lot about this. She seems offended and even upset that Agatha thinks she's evil, and she knows that Agatha thinks she did something wrong in taking Nicky. I also think the expression that she makes when Agatha says that she gave her nothing, only took, says a lot. It bothers and confuses her that Agatha thinks that because she knows it's not true, she knows that death is just the natural order of things and that she doesn't choose to take anyone, it just happens. So I feel like when you take that with the fact that she did shut down Agatha in that moment, it speaks to the possibility that it's not just that she wants Agatha, but that she doesn't want Agatha to think those things about her. She doesn't want Agatha to think that she did anything wrong in taking Nicky. If Agatha will only be with her when she's in a situation that's put her in this headspace where she's viewing the situation as "fixed" or where her feelings about the blame she's placed on Rio are simply being stifled, then Rio doesn't want that. She wants the reason that Agatha wants her back to be because she recognizes and accepts that Rio didn't do anything wrong.

And I think a part of that does come from what an act of love, in Rio's eyes, giving Agatha more time with Nicky was. As Death, Rio is just a part of nature. She doesn't get to choose when people die how they die, or whether or not she gets to take them. It just happens. She tells Agatha that no other person in history has received special treatment, so she obviously saw bending the rules like she did as an act of love. So to have Agatha turn the whole thing around as some terrible thing that she chose to do probably hurt Rio a lot, and continues to hurt her.

So I think it would make a lot of sense that Rio wouldn't want Agatha in the way it would have happened in episode 4. She wants Agatha to recognize that she didn't do anything wrong and that what she did was an act of love, even if it was a miscalculation.

Which is something that I think adds a really interesting layer to Rio's character and to her dynamic with Agatha.

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The Rehabilitation of Agatha Harkness: Down, Down, Down The Road

Chapter Summary: Down the fucking road.

Chapter Rating: T. Fic Rating: T.

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The thing about being a ghost is that Rio never once explained what being a ghost would be like.  She just did it.  Or didn’t – didn’t take Agatha with her when she left into whatever that place she dwells looks like.  The place where Nicky is.  She just left her here.

Which is fine, since Agatha wanted nothing more than for Rio to leave her alone.  Would have been nicer if she’d done it while Agatha was still alive, but that’s an entirely different conversation, and having that conversation would mean having to talk with Rio, which is…maybe not the last thing she wants right now, but it’s pretty up there.

But being a ghost means Agatha doesn’t always have continuity of presence.

Or – she does, but not in a way that the world around her acknowledges.

The world doesn’t like to acknowledge that she wants to fucking touch something, let alone pick it up, because the world doesn’t want to acknowledge that she’s still hanging around when she’s supposed to be dead (she is) and gone (she isn’t) and moved on to whatever it is Rio has waiting for her on the other side (hahahahahahahaha).  In fact, the world won’t have anything to do with Agatha unless she imposes a lot of will and force on it.

Now, Agatha is a very willful and forceful and stubborn person.  Always has been.  Always will be.

But there’s a very steep learning curve here in terms of interacting with the world, and trying to get Billy’s car to acknowledge that she exists so that she can actually ride in the car instead of zoom-zoom-zooming with her little ghost self to pretend that she’s riding in the car is part of that steep learning curve, so forgive her (or not, really, it’s up to you) if she doesn’t want to talk in the stupid car.

The first thing she needs to teach Billy is a good teleportation spell, but most of the spells Agatha knows for that involve wrapping her and whoever she’s teleporting with her in a mass cloud and also for a new baby witch would require him holding onto her, which Billy probably could do, except he probably doesn’t want to do that (fine by her) – and, more importantly, that would require him to concentrate on her when he needs to be focusing on the spell, which might be a little too much for his head to handle right now.

Sure, sure, Billy’s subconscious can create the entire Witches’ Road out of nothing but the lyrics of a song and his own imagination, but subconscious magic and conscious magic are two entirely different ballgames.

And by the time Billy is able to subconsciously teleport himself and Agatha together somewhere, little Tommy Maximoff might have disappeared entirely from wherever it is he’s at right now.

Not that they have any leads about where he is right now.

A point which Billy keeps hammering in.

“Look, kid, you’re the one who was able to feel his disembodied spirit hovering around.  Why don’t you tell me where he is, huh?”

Billy shoves his hands into his pockets.  “He’s in this direction,” he grumbles, “but walking isn’t going to get us there quickly.”

“Do you actually think that’ll help?”  Agatha hovers along the ground.  “Getting there quickly?”  There’s a way to zoom as a ghost from one place to the other; she knows there is because she’s seen other ghosts do the zoomies more than once (usually trying to run away from Rio, which never works the way they think it will).  She just can’t figure out how to do this.

Rio should have given her a learning manual.  Some tips.  Something.

“Don’t say I never gave you anything” my ass.

“Tommy will want to be with family.  I’m family.”

“And having your dear old mommy show up immediately after you took over what’s his bucket’s body—”

“William Kaplan.”

“Yeah, sure, whatever.”  Agatha flicks her hand out.  Nothing.  Not even little sparks of purple.  She’ll figure something out.  “You had to get used to your new body, right?  All those fancy family dynamics?”

Billy doesn’t say anything.  His thick brows knit together.

This is supposed to be the least boring option.

Agatha sighs.  “Walking the road is nice.”

“No, it’s not.  It’s shady, and someone’s going to try and pick us up—”

“Pick you up—”

“—and whoever your contact is—”  Billy cuts himself off and turns to Agatha, glares at her.  “Do you even have a contact, or is that another lie?”

Agatha shrugs.  “You don’t live as long as I do without having some contacts.”  She flicks something out from under her thumbnail.  She’s a ghost.  She shouldn’t get dirt under her fingernails.  What the ever-loving fuck.  “Not everyone hates me.”

Just most people.

….

A lot of people.

Billy lets out another huge sigh.  “You really want me to walk all the way to New York.”

“Noooooo,” Agatha hums.  “Just long enough for me to figure out how to—“

“Why don’t you just catch up?”  Billy stops and stares at her.  “I can just drive to New York—”

“Yeah, where the superhero and supervillain conventions like to have all their world-destroying parties.  You want to go to New York City with your uncontrollable powers all by yourself and get caught up in that, you have fun.”  Agatha tries to walk on the road instead of hovering above it.  She wants to hear the gravel crunch under her semi-transparent feet.  Nothing.

This sucks.

“We shouldn’t even be going to New York in the first place!”  Billy’s eyes narrow.  “Tommy’s not in New York, he was swimming, so he’s probably at a hospital—”

“They don’t take kids into the hospital for nearly drowning, Billy.”

“That boy did drown—”

“And he wouldn’t still be in the hospital now.”  Agatha stops abruptly.  “You can’t call every hospital within a certain direction based on vibes and think that you’ll get the exact hospital Tommy’s at, if he’s even at a hospital, which he probably isn’t.”  She waggles her fingers – she can still feel magic running around them like a coin trick, but it’s just. out of. reach.  “This is why you need me, hon.  Your little teenage brain doesn’t think good.”

“Think well.”

“If you say so.”

Billy groans.

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I can´t stop thinking about this scene. Like without a deeper backstory all we have is our imagination but the fact that Nicky goes withot complaining shows that he knows Rio.

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|| CLOSED || Nicky & Rio ||

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"So. Are we going to talk about the elephant in the room or just ignore it, Mom?"

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                           🌾 ❛❛🐺💘🌚Nick volvió a tronar un beso en su mejilla—Por supuesto porque eres un listillo—Lo acuso con cariño, cuando él también estaba de acuerdo que eso era lo que importaba. Trent sonrió "Entonces, será un placer Tarik" Nick estuvo contento de que él y Tarik se llevaran bien, por Thala era más que evidente que se llevaba bien. Trent se quedo sorprendido y pensativo cuando Tarik sacó el tema, Thala por su parte se maravillo, Nick también porque le pareció un lindo detalle que se interesada por ese aspecto, por ello acarició su brazo, mientras que Galien solo pudo reafirmar su mala cara, como si estuviera enfermo a punto de vomitar. "Yo solo quiero cuidar de ellos y preservar la manada" replicó secamente Galien. "Yo quiero ser maestra de preescolar, me gustan mucho los niños, los adoro" Thala se adelanto a responder. "Ya te dije que no, Athala, es imposible, imagina que llegas a perder el control, lo único que lograras es poner en peligro a esos niños y exponerte a ti" Galien regaño como si Thala ya estuviera en un salón de clases con 10 niños a su cargo a punto de tomar clase. " ¿O ya se te olvido cuando mataste a tu hermana menor por accidente? ¿Quieres que eso vuelva a ocurrir?" Thala se quedó paralizada y en silencio. Y Nick lo miró totalmente enojado, listo para pararse y darle una cachetada, pero Thala lo detuvo. "No, no se me olvida, es algo con lo que viviré toda la vida, pero no tenías que decirlo, solo estaba respondiendo la pregunta de Tarik, Galien" Thala se veía compuesta pero, Nick sabía que si estuvieran ellos 4 se soltaría a llorar. —Athala tiene razón, Galien, no era necesario recordarnos a quien mataste para convertirnos en lo que somos, ninguno de nosotros lo hizo porque quiso ¿o también a mi me vas a echar en cara a las brujas que mate por Aiden?—Reclamó totalmente molestó con Galien. "No, Nicky, yo solo estoy intentando que no se hagan ilusiones en vano. Lo siento Thala me pase, lo sé" Para Nick la disculpa de Galien no fue sincera. Pero, Trent carraspeo, intentado retomar la conversación "Bueno, ya lo ha dicho Galien, es peligro pensar en que nosotros podemos hacer algo pero, a mi me hubiera gustado ser bombero, me gustaría ocupar mi condición para ayudar a la gente pero, volvemos a lo mismo, no sé cuando pierda el control y termine haciendo un desastre. Galien solamente intenta protegernos de eso. Nosotros no tenemos la ventaja que tiene, Nick" Explicó Trent con suma calma. "Al menos es agradable saber que uno de nosotros puede tener una vida normal" Afirmó refiriéndose a Nick con sincera alegría. "A veces siento que sería mejor se vampiro" T aunque Trent se rio pareció no decirlo en broma y entendía porque lo decía, le había dicho que era un tortura para él en lo personal cada que tenía que transformarse y Nick lo entendía bastante bien. "¡Ni lo pienses, Trent! ¿Estás loco? Ya te dije que eso no va a ocurrir" Galien golpeo la mesa.

—¡Ya basta Galien!—Gruño Nick mostrando los colmillos y cambiando el color de sus ojos.—¡No están haciendo nada! Solo se están expresando y no tiene nada de malo. Trent y Thala entienden las cosas, no hace falta que los trates como interdictos—Nick recordó como era pelear con Galien y el único de los 3 que siempre hacia lo que quería y no lo que el otro decía. Galien había retrocedido quedándose en silencio solo mirando a Nick. Trent de nueva cuenta intento seguir con la conversación. Thala había estado en silencio como pensando en algo, seguro que se estaba aguantando de llorar. "Eso nos queda claro, por eso digo que es alentador que al menos Nick te tenga a ti para cumplir sus sueños, siempre ha sido así, va contra corriente y necesita quien lo apoye" Indicó Trent y Nick le miró un poco apenado. Deseaba que ellos también tuvieran a alguien para alejarlos de Galien y que este a su vez también encontrara a alguien ara que no fuera de esa forma. "¿Te acuerdas aun de tu mamá?" por fin Thala habló con la voz hecha un nudo. "Yo bloquee todos esos recuerdos" Y Nick sabía porque. "Cuídalo mucho, es molesto y chillón pero, es buena persona, nunca me ha deja ir" Y si se refería a las veces que había intentado suicidarse y Nick se preocupo por ella ahora.—Nunca te dejaría ir, además menos ahora que conociste a Tarik y parece que te has hecho su fan, él tampoco te dejara en paz ¿verdad?—tomó la mano de su novio y la palmeo. Nick se sintió mejor besando a Tarik, sin duda Galien estaba haciendo difícil esto pero, también le alegraba saber que Trent y Thala aún confiaban en sus deseos. Tendría que hablar con Tarik para que los ayudaran. Galien parecía perder la cabeza cada día más. —Será un placer, amor—Le dejo un beso en los labios. "Bien, iré por mi cámara para grabarlos" Thala intento recobrar el animo. Nick miró a Galien casi fulminándolo con la mirada, después de lo que había hecho no se merecía que le prestara atención. —Tarik tiene razón, ya es hecho suficiente, deberías sentarte y descansar, si quieres cambiar el ventaje sobre la mesa esta uno nuevo—Apuntó el objeto y luego volvió su atención a Tarik.

🎶💖. —Es lo único que me importa —apuntó, gustoso de lo bien que se entendían—. Eso me gustaría, Trent —le dijo sinceramente. Quisiera saber lo que pasaba con ellos, incluso cuando la apatía de Galien se lo hiciera difícil—. Sé que no lo entendería por completo, pero aunque sea complicado, debe haber algo que te gustaría hacer, estudiar o dedicar su tiempo a algo, ¿verdad? Dime —pidió, luego miró a Thala—. ¿Qué hay de ti? —Cuestionó, animándola para escuchar sus sueños. Para Tarik ellos podían dedicar su tiempo a lo que quisieran, y pensaba ayudarles—. ¿Y tú, Galien? —Agregó más por cortesía que por desear integrarlo. Sin embargo, cuidar únicamente de sus lobos de un modo obsesivo tampoco le ayudaría—. Yo cuidaré de mi lobito, pero también me encargaré que cumpla todo en lo que ha soñado —era su propósito, que Nick viviese todo lo que pudiera, su vida sería larga—. Es cierto, pero tengo suerte de mantener mis recuerdos intactos, no me gustaría olvidar a mi madre, por ejemplo. —Aunque eran difusos y a veces le parecían lejanos y de otra vida, nunca los soltaría—. Tengo bastante suerte, Thala. En tantos siglos vividos, al fin lo tengo a él —recitó cariñosamente. Adoraba y amaba a Nick con todo su corazón—. A los míos, siempre —recalcó, acercándolo un poco y disfrutando del beso que sin duda estaría dispuesto a profundizar si no estuviesen acompañados. Tarik rió por el halago, sin mostrarse tímido ni negando sus palabras, Tarik era confidente—. Por supuesto, me encantaría que cantes conmigo —exclamó para luego asentir, más tarde podrían repetir el acto al cantar para sus novios. El aroma de la sangre llegó a Tarik nuevamente, pero como la primera vez, no causó nada—. Tal vez debas sentarte y descansar, Galien —exclamó sin creerle para nada.

[aparticularbandit]

The Rehabilitation of Agatha Harkness: Prologue The Second

Chapter Summary: “You’re not ready,” Rio repeats, and she looks up just enough to meet Agatha’s eyes.  “Pretty sure you were throwing a tantrum about not going, too—”

“I was—”

“You’re right.  You were.”

Chapter Rating: T. Fic Rating: T.

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“If you think I’m going with you, you’ve got another—”

The world around Agatha disappears.

Mostly.

Not really.

The world remains the same but frozen, as everything disappears from view save for herself, her very quickly decaying corpse, and Rio.  Lady Death.  Rio.

They always call her Death, but she’s more than that.  Rio maintains the balance.  She governs both.  That’s why her name is what it is.  But no one ever thinks of that.  They see her only when they die – or when someone they love dies – and they assume only Death.  But she’s always been more to that.

And she takes the guise of what they want to see.

Agatha turns to her, but she isn’t there.  Not really.  Rio’s still caught up in the flow of time, taking what’s left of Agatha’s body and rapidly turning it into something else.

That is what Rio does.

Even in death, life.

No one gets that.

(Agatha does.)

When Rio finally fades from the black and white of a world gone cold into the startlingly bright color that she commands in her own domain (and even this isn’t quite that), she looks the way she did when they first met: like a normal human woman with a cloak much like Agatha’s own, but in the softest shades of green.  Her eyes are dark only because they are always dark, but they’re warm, not cold as they have so often been – or seemed to be – in the much more recent past.

“You’re not ready.”

Agatha scoffs.  “I died, didn’t I?”  She stomps over to Rio in spite of herself – hates the way that her boots make no noise whatsoever in this frozen bit of time – and then waits.  “What, aren’t you happy?  You finally got me.  Woo-hoo for you.”

“You’re not ready,” Rio repeats, and she looks up just enough to meet Agatha’s eyes.  “Pretty sure you were throwing a tantrum about not going, too—”

“I was—”

“You’re right.  You were.”  Rio smiles – sad, fond – and then waves her hand once.  “Don’t say I never gave you anything.”

Then she disappears.

Agatha hears it over her shoulder – I only take people when they’re ready – and shudders.  It’s a truth and a promise and a threat all at once.  Like being told that she had time with Nicky but never knowing exactly how much.  It’s worse, somehow.

She won’t tell anyone that.

~

“Why do you hate ghosts so much?” “They’re a different kind of imbalance.  People who live longer than they’re meant are one thing – the dead living – but ghosts are another – the living dead.” “So why not make a balance of those?  Then everyone wins.” “…no.”

~

“So before,” Billy asks as he drives back to his house, “when Tommy wasn’t anywhere but he was somewhere…was he a ghost like you?”

Agatha shakes her head.  “No.  Tommy was a soul seeking to reincarnate.  That’s not the same thing.”  She holds up one hand.  “And before you ask, no, I’m not going to tell you the difference.”

Billy rolls his eyes.  “Because you don’t know.”

“Think what you want, hot stuff.  You’re not getting me all hot and bothered.”

“Gross.”

“Exactly.”

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tooth and bone

t - two trucks, lemon demon

o - off to the races, lana del ray

o - one day, lovejoy

t - the fall, lovejoy

h - hand me my shovel, im going in, will wood and the tapeworms

a - alien blues, vundabar

n - ngsync, ayesha erotica

d - dyltgir? - rio romeo

b - brittle bones nicky, rare americans

o - outliars and hypocrites: a fun fact about apples, will wood

n - nobody, mitski

e - everywhere i go, hollywood undead

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P - Prom Queen (Beach Bunny)

I - I’ll Make Cereal (Cavetown)

G - girls (girl in red)

E - Empty Bed (Cavetown)

O - Oh Ana (Mother Mother)

N - No Surprised (Radiohead)

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[riosgoodgirll]

i got tagged by the lovely @ama-ssiempre to do some oversharing, which i love to do so let’s goooo!

rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better.

name/nickname: brittany, don’t really have a nickname but sometimes my mum or friends will just shorten my name so britt/brits

gender: woman/girl/female (not a man! 😁)

star sign: sagittarius (the best fire sign yep 😙)

height: every time i get measured i feel like it’s different even though i haven’t grown in like 5 years but i believe i’m between 5’0 and a half and 5’1, which is like 155cm (very short!)

time: 23:45 😭

birthday: december 11th (which was like a week ago)

favourite bands: i don’t really listen to any right now but i used to obsessed with the 1975 and i still have a few of their songs on repeat!

favourite solo artists: i feel like i have so many! aya nakamura, partynextdoor, kcamp, victoria monét, nicki minaj, tinashe and so many more

song stuck in my head: champagne problems by taylor swift, the bridge is pure excellence! “she would’ve made such a lovely bride, what a shame she’s fucked in the head!!!” 😁☝🏾

last movie: jordan peele’s us! it’s gonna be a movie i have on repeat for a while because i’m doing one of my essays for uni on it 🤧

last show: currently rewatching arrow! well forcing myself to get through it because it can get boring sometimes 🤣

when did I create this blog: this is a side blog but i made it in like 2019 i believe, right after season one of good girls or the beginning of season 2

what I post: i feel like all i do is reblog good girls stuff and the occasional gifs for other shows! ooooh some megan thee stallion, sometimes some other stuff and quotes, etc 😭

last thing googled: zara - because i want to browse the sale they have on at the moment 😹

other blogs: i have a main blog where i just post aesthetic stuff and nba content 😭 also i have another sideblog where i post football content (so soccer for the americans 🤣) - fun fact: i enjoy watching sports!!!

do I get asks: i do get some when i reblog those ask game things

why I chose my url: because rio + good girls = this url & there’s just something so 😙 about the phrase skjdskjdskjds

following: 285 people - but it’s like split across 3 blogs

followers: 825 which is so funny because i remember i abandoned this blog, at one point i considered deleting 😭 and then i came back to loads of followers and i was so shocked because idk what i offer here 🤣🤣🤣

average hours of sleep: depends but can range between 5 and 10 - sometimes i get up at terrible hours because i’ve gone to bed late 😭 last night/this morning i fell asleep at like 6am and woke up when it was dark so 🤣

lucky number: 3 and 5

instruments: used to play the flute as a kid but stopped when i was like 13

what am I wearing: a t-shirt that says veggie burger and some pyjama pants 😁

dream job: none ❤️

dream trip: so many! brazil, italy, thailand, a lot of caribbean countries, greece and so many more

favourite food: chips/fries - if i could, i would eat them every single day

nationality: jamaican

favourite song: right now it’s between champagne problems by taylor swift & move me by wet & sleepless nights by terrace martin

last book read: i kinda read a lot for my degree (well i try to) but i don’t even remember so currently i’m reading we need new names by noviolet bulawayo for one of my essays

top three fictional universes I’d like to live in:

• the vampire diaries world because their vampires are my fave - think i’d like to be a hybrid!

• when i was younger i loved scooby doo so that world because they were always travelling and eating some good food 😭

• i can’t even think of a third but i used to really enjoy those hunger games/divergent movies so maybe that world just because i was obsessed with the plots and the action and stuff 😭 i would even say twilight just because that world is so funny and chaotic to me

tagging: i’m going off of my recent notifs so @ashesto-dust @no-thoughts-headd-emptyy @piecesofres @thekracken @zarrypoet @onlyformissmarks @magneticflower and anyone else whose reading this & wants to 💖

don’t feel obliged to though!!!

[asparagus-writes]

If I get my way Chapter One

Summary: Jackie has had a crush on Jan ever since they were 12. They were close since preschool but drifted apart at the start of high school. Now it’s senior year and Jackie’s life seems to be falling apart in front of her eyes. Will she be able to make the best out of a  bad situation? Will the arrival of the beautiful new girl help or hinder her?

There across the hall stood the owner of Jackie’s heart in all her blonde glory. Jan had her hair up in a high ponytail and was wearing a knee length purple dress. They had been friends since preschool when the Persian’s family had first moved to New York from Canada. Since the start of high school Jan had taken up theatre, cheerleading and soccer so her and Jackie barely spent time together other than  their annual monthly sleepovers. To say it didn’t bother her would be a lie. 

“…Jackie!” Widow called reaching over to give her friend’s shoulder a gentle shake. “Hmmn” The Persian questioned. “You were staring at Jan, again weren’t you?” Widow teased. “What! No… I…” The Persian started but was cut off by Widow. “Relax I won’t tell but I would recommend you make a move before Friday.” The taller girl assured her. 

“Why?” Jackie inquired as she continued to take her required books out of her locker. “I heard that Greg was going to ask her out after the game.” Widow answered quietly as Jackie shut her locker. 

“Quarterback Greg?” The Persian asked. The taller girl nodded with a sad smile. Jackie felt her heart drop to her stomach. 

“We have to get to English before Mrs Del Rio throws a bitch fit again.” Widow warned taking her by the arm before they set off towards the English classes on the second floor. 

On their way across the hall and towards the stairs someone slammed into Jackie  causing her to fall forward and into the strong arms of a beautiful blonde girl.

  ” Are you ok?” The girl asked. “...Yeah...” Jackie replied as she stared into the girls beautiful blue eyes. Jackie felt like she could drown in them. The girl stared back.

 “I would be happy that Jackie found her knight in shining armour under normal circumstances. Almost being late to Mrs Del Rio's class isn’t one of those circumstances though!” Widow's words brought Jackie back to reality. The French girl let go of Jackie’s waist. Widow instantly grabbed the Persian by the arm and started rushing up the stairs.

 They got there with a minute to spare. ”I can’t believe you! First you made the stupid knight in shining armour comment and then you don’t t even let me introduce myself or apologise for almost crushing her!” The Persian exclaimed in annoyance. “We both know if you were ever going to apologise or introduce yourself you’d have done it after she asked you if you’re ok. You’re just salty that you can’t continue staring at her.” The taller girl replied with a grin. 

Due to some jocks who couldn’t keep quiet they had assigned seats which meant that Widow sat in the Middle of the class between Heidi and Crystal leaving Jackie alone in the back.

 As soon as the bell rang a stream of students entered the classroom. Widow sat down at her desk giving Jackie a look that meant they’d be continuing the conversation later. A few seconds later a few more students entered followed by their teacher.

Someone that caught the Persian’s attention. It was the flawless shorter blonde girl with gorgeous blue eyes that sparkled with a hint of mischief. “Settle down. Settle down. We have a lot of work to get through today ." Mrs Del Rio announced as she put her laptop bag and her coffee down on her desk before moving to stand next to the French girl. 

“We have a new student today. This is Nicky Doll. She’s an exchange student from France. You can sit in the back next to Jackie.” She said pointing to Jackie. Nicky just nodded and made her way over to Jackie. “We meet again.” The blonde grinned. “Sorry about earlier.” The brunette replied awkwardly as she stared at her desk avoiding eye contact. 

“No worries. Do you by any chance know where my next three classes are?” Nicky asked, handing Jackie her timetable. Jackie looked at Nicky for the first time since the French girl sat down. 

Jackie took in as much of her appearance as possible. She was met with those sparkly blue eyes, high cheekbones, plump kissable lips covered in Rose coloured lipstick. Jackie’s gaze travelled down scanning her outfit from her black leather jacket and her crop top that ended a bit above her belly button exposing a bit of her toned abs to her black skirt that ended mid thigh and accentuated her  tanned legs and finally her black ankle boots. Nicky cleared her throat snapping the Persian out of her trance.

 “ At least buy me dinner first!” The French girl giggled “Oh!... No!... No it’s not like that!” Jackie babbled getting extremely red. ”Relax I get it you're not into girls.” Nicky’s smile dropped slightly. “Oh no! No, I'm into girls. It’s just that...” Jackie tried explaining without making the situation any more awkward. “Oh there’s someone else! Who’s the lucky girl?” Nicky asked with a smile.

 “Oh no I’m not dating anyone. I’m in love with this girl though. She’s beautiful, kind, extremely funny.  She’s always smiling. I’ve known her since I was six. But that doesn’t matter.” The Persian’s whole mood fell instantly. “What do you mean it doesn’t matter?” Nicky asked confusedly.

 “There’s this football player and he’s going to ask her out Friday night after the big game.” Jackie explained sadly. “Well it’s only Tuesday so you still have time!” Nicky cheerfully.  You're right....” Jackie replied with a small smile. 

“Ok you’ve got  Math with Heidi and Rock next. Then Science with me and finally History with Widow before lunch.” The brunette changed the topic. ”I’ll introduce you to Heidi after class, but for now we should probably pay attention.” Jackie gave her a small smile. 

Thirty minutes later the bell rang signifying the end of the period. Jackie had managed to take decent notes for the rest of the period.

She quickly put her books and pencil bag in her backpack before she rushed to where Heidi and Widow were putting away their books.  

“Hey Heidi. Nicky has Math with Mrs Visage now too, do you mind showing her where to go and letting her sit with you and Rock?” Jackie asked as Nicky made her way towards them. “Sure! I’ll gladly take her under my wing.” Heidi answered with a mischievous smile as she quickly made her way to Nicky. 

“Come on new girl! We can’t be late for math.” She said as she pulled Nicky out of the class and down the hall. ”I wonder what kind of ‘brilliant’ idea she came up with this time?” Widow smiled and just shook her head as they made their way to Mrs Petruschin’s biology class at the other end of the second floor hallway.

AN:  This is my first Rpdr fanfic. Lots of love to Zyan for not only encouraging me to post this but assisting me with my tumblr issues earlier. This has now been edited. (thanks again Zyan )

[mego42]

Tagged by @sothischickshe who is clearly psychic and sensed I was desperately looking for any excuse to stop doing what I was doing (writing, hating it, I’m stuck, hELP) so thank you for the emergency rescue

Rules: Tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better

Top 3 ships: sticking with the current fandom I’m going to have to go with Dean/an open manhole, Max/froyo, Rio & Beth/the brain cell they fight to the death over when in proximity to each other

Lipstick or chapstick: Neither for the most part, lipstick when I get all fancy

Last Song: Monster - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nick Minaj, Rick Ross, Bon Iver (constantly forget that last one, crack up every time I remember)

Last Movie: I rewatched Knives Out the other night and it remains amazing (cannot recommend it enthusiastically enough) (a  d o n u t  😂) (the social commentary! the flawless whodunnit! entire aesthetic!) (also, generally a sucker for movies where you can tell everyone is having the time of their life) (if you are a sweater bisexual boy howdy is this the movie for you)

Reading: Nothing currently but I’m trying to decide between rereading either the Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta or The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (I’m v much in a re-experience my all time favs zone)

3 random things to make me happy:

Nicki’s verse on Monster, it never gets old

Taking a nap next to an open window while it rains aka my afternoon, it was lovely thanks for asking

Scrambled eggs aka the superior way to prepare eggs. I know I’m right, no need to affirm

I am pretty sure I have successfully counted to nine here but no promises, it’s not really a counting day 'round these parts @nickmillerscaulk, @blainesebastian, @hereliesbethboland, @riosnecktattoo, @inyoursheets, @foxmagpie, @pynkhues, @elixir448, @kekela717​ with the caveat that you are under no obligation to participate

[rmgold-blog]

Alright - Coming back for Agatha's pulls:

A (Vertical): The Traveler

B: What's Missing

C: The Path Behind

D: The Path Ahead

E: Obstacles

F: Potential Windfall

A (Horizontal): Final Destination

Before I begin: how Tarot is read in the show is a very watered down version of how Tarot is read irl, so I'm gonna try and keep it within the simplistic bounds of the show.

The Traveler: Five of Wands

Conflict/Competition/Rivalry

So right off the bat my thoughts are that this relates to the coven as a whole - or Agatha's relationship with Rio. Therefore I'm going to attempt to read both. Alternatively it could just be referencing Agatha as a whole - as she is someone who likes to stir conflict as her means of survival.

Warning: I am not Agathario fan, and I honestly think they're going to come to head to head in the finale.

What's Missing: Two of Wands

Planning/Making Decisions/Leaving Home

Agatha: this card really marks the beginning of a journey - so I'm interpreting this as taking the first step. She needs to take the first step away from the life she's leading now. Leaving the familiar.

The Coven: was missing in this group is their ability to work together. Consistently, they're always fighting and they don't trust one another.

Agathario: what's missing is making the decision to leave. Leaving this relationship behind. To stop holding on.

The Path Behind: The World

Fulfillment/Harmony/Completion

Agatha: from my perspective Agatha chose this life because it's what everyone told her she was. They said she was evil, so that's what she became. This was her harmonizing with how the world saw her.

The Coven: after Alice's trial things had seemed to be looking up for the coven - before everything went to shit. They had worked together - literally harmonizing - and around the fire they were bonding. But that's in the past now.

Agathario: their relationship in the past was fulfilling - they both felt loved, Agatha got someone who believed in her, and Rio got someone who wasn't scared of her.

The Path Forward: Page of Swords

Curiosity/Restlessness/Mental Energy

Agatha: using the mental energy, allowing herself to be curious - what more can she be, who can she become? Restlessness, breaking free from the mold she's been made to fit.

The Coven: they need to learn more about one another - break out of their past perceptions of each other, and think critically. What have they heard that could be lies? Biases? Do they believe that?

Agathario: to move forward Agatha needs to be inquisitive, critical. Not settle for the song Rio is singing for her.

Obstacles: The Wheel of Fortune

Change/Cycles/Inevitable Fate

Agatha: falling into old habits, throwing up her defenses whenever she feels threatened. See: when Billy stopped believing in her, she didn't push being genuine, she decided to play the role again - not show weakness. She needs to be vulnerable to grow.

The Coven: cycles of falling back on assumptions - Jen especially always brings up that Agatha is dangerous, not to be trusted. I'm sure she may feel similarly about Billy, knowing who he is too, and what he did to her. They need to overcome this.

Agathario: Agatha is falling into the same trap - this toxic cycle they existed in. "You kill every Witch around you and I get my bodies" They have a working relationship, and it can be easy to fall into those same patterns.

Windfall: The Hanged Man

Sacrifice/Release/Martyrdom

Agatha: Agatha may have to give up something in order to grow. Maybe her pain, this grudge. She needs to let go of the hurt she feels when other people assume she's evil in order to push past that and prove that she's more than that. (On a more literal level I fear she may have to give up on Nicky... idk)

The Coven: they need to stop acting on their own behalf and reach out to help one another.

Agathario: what could possibly trip Agatha up in this journey to distance herself from Rio and break this toxic cycle would be to give up. To let Rio have her way reigning her back into their old pattern. It could mean sacrificing her Coven or Billy in exchange for continuing this cycle with Rio.

Destination: Ten of Swords

Failure/Collapse/Defeat

Now on all paths I feel this reads the same way. Failure.

However I don't think this is the only card in the Destination spot:

Destination: The Chariot

Direction/Control/Willpower

Tarot Nerds, Help a B/Witch Out

Since we can assume tarot cards and divination are real in the Marvel universe and definitely not random, I went back to look at all the cards. Not just Lilia's. Looking for possible clues!

Cards Billy Pulls When Reading Agatha:

The Chariot - Overcoming obstacles, moving forward, willpower (this is Agatha?)

Seven of Swords Reversed - Turning point, positive change, truth coming to light (what she is missing?)

Cards Agatha Pulls Randomly

Help I have no idea what they are because Lilia is not there to tell me.

Cards Billy Pulls When Lilia is Reading Him

The Magician - Lilia explains but basically power. This is Billy.

The Sun - Success, reunion. What is missing (Tommy).

He then pulls a third one but I can't see what it was. Did anyone make it out?