#thea x august

[onemoreparadise]

I only met you in my dreams before when I was young and alone in the world. You were there when I needed someone to call my girl and now you're my reality. And I wanna feel you close but you're defeated, baby : broken, hurtin', sufferin' from a shattered soul. Let me be there, let me be there for your heart. Let me be there, I can be there 'til you're whole. You weren't touched by a man in so long 'cause the last time it was way too strong. Let me be there, let me be there for your heart. Let me love you, let me love you like you need

Alycia Debnam-Carey x Logan Lerman suggestion

[rustedhearts]

i can't quit you, baby (70s!steve harrington x fem!reader)

summary: steve doesn't like the thought of you spending time with another man while he's gone. but doesn't steve know?—he's the only man for you.

uses she/her pronouns and female anatomy.

✶ rolly's roller wheels ✶ blurbs ✶ the only living boy in indiana

tags: smoking but in such a sexy way, jealous steve, fluff, smut-ish at the end, just something short and sweet. ignore that it changes tense like halfway through, I simply cannot edit right now.

for thea ⭐️ thought 70s!steve deserved a little love. hope you enjoy! thank you for supporting me <3

wc: 1,204

august 1978

The windows are open when Steve gets home, letting in sticky summer air and blaring horns from the street below. Your new apartment was two stories above a busy Indianapolis street, and with that came all the city noises that you still struggled to sleep through four months post-move. And without sleep, you became restless.

Without Steve, you became restless. And a combination of both—after busy work days for Steve that kept him from dinner and bed—you were absolutely insatiable.

"Sweetheart?" Steve calls, dropping his keys on the coffee table on his way to the kitchen. "Where are you—oof!"

You throw yourself into his arms, knocking him off kilter until he braces himself on the wall. He envelops you once he registers the assault, chuckling into your neck.

"Hey, honey. Missed me?"

You sigh contently, rubbing your cheek on his cologne-and-sweat-scented chest. "Mhmmm."

"Well gimme a kiss then, sugar."

You giggled on your journey toward his mouth, kissing it with eager tongue and a little whine. You're barely five seconds in before Steve furrows his brows and pulls away, nudging you back by the waist. Eyes fluttering open, you frown at him and try to tug him close.

"Why do you taste like that?"

You laugh again. "What?"

Steve narrows his eyes. "Whose cigarettes have you been smoking? Huh? They're not mine."

Cheeks warm, you wriggle out of Steve's grasp and pluck the rag you were dusting with from the counter. "What? I haven't been—"

"C'mere. C'mere, sweetheart, who've you been smokin' with?"

Steve follows you, and you giggle through the scampering cat-and-mouse chase around the living room.

"Steve, I haven't—no, no!"

He catches you when you attempt to leap over the coffee table, one strong arm anchored around your waist. He pulls you down, sweeping you to his side and spinning you around until you're giggling and batting at his hands.

Steve decides to spare you and sets you on your feet, waiting until you've caught your breath and your cheeks stop hurting before tugging you close by the chin. He kisses you again, firmer and with writhing tongue.

When he pops away, he shakes his head and huffs. "I fuckin' knew it—Camels. Whose fuckin' Camels have you been smokin'?"

"What?" You place your fingers on your lips again. "How can you even tell that?"

Steve wags a finger in your face. "I know my smokes, honey, and you're avoiding the question."

Sighing, you retrieve the rag from where it fell on the floor and take it to the end table to dust under the magazines.

"I was hanging out with Dalton earlier. We had a smoke on the roof."

Steve's hands find his hips, eyes following your ministrations throughout the room. "Oh, you 'hung out?' You just hung out with some dude while I was at work?"

“Not some ‘dude,’” you argue, eyes rolling into the lamp shade that you readjust. “He’s one of the only neighbors that’s introduced himself, and that’s actually been nice.”

Steve tips his chin down, eyes slanting to a glare. “Yeah, because he wants to get in your pants.”

“I resent that, Steve Harrington—and why would you think sharing a cigarette with him would mean anything?”

Your boyfriend mutters under his breath, and when you turn with a quirked and accusative brow, he grumbles and turns on his heel. He stomps into the kitchen, where you hear the rattle of the refrigerator and the hiss of a beer can opening soon after.

“I don’t like that you’re here hangin’ out with random guys while I’m gone,” he calls through the wall.

“Excuse me, what year are we living in? We didn’t move to the city so I could be the little woman, Steve—“

“I never said that!”

Your bare feet pad into the room, where it’s your turn to pop your hand on your hip and glare at him.

“It was implied.”

Sometimes, it was hard to remember the days when Steve was just your best friend. The best friend that teased and ridiculed you, and the best friend you teased and ridiculed back. Until moments like this when it all came flooding back. When you fixed him with an attitude and a fiery stare akin only to when he forgot to pick you up from school in the snow, or said something stupid and out of line when you were eighteen years old.

You were grown now, but he didn’t seem any smarter.

Steve’s tongue clicks on the roof of his mouth, sweetened with his first sip of Miller Lite. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to imply that, sweetheart. I just…—it just makes me….—I just feel—“

“Jealous?”

Steve lifts his hand in an empty gesture. It smacks down onto his thigh when he drops it, shoulders shrugging shortly after.

“Yeah! Yeah, maybe I am.”

Your glare coils into a cocky smirk, teeth digging into your lip. You drop your hand from your hip and step his way.

"Aw, Stevie," you coo, words dripping with mockery. "How cute—"

"Psh," he scoffs, head turning when you come to brace it with your hands. "Yeah, yeah."

"You're jealous of the neighbor? That's sweet, Steve, really."

He tips his head back to the ceiling and shakes it. "Jesus, you're not gonna let this go."

You take the new position as an invitation to press your mouth against his neck. He swallows under your touch, fingers curling tighter around the countertop behind him. Your teeth scrape the soft and musky flesh of his throat, giggling when he shivers. You press a firm, open-mouthed kiss to his jaw, under his ear, down the column of his throat, over his collarbone at the top of a tight navy t-shirt. He's so full and muscular these days, and you can't help but run your hands over the broadness of his pecs.

Steve's hands fall to your ass, sliding into the back pocket of your jeans. You squeak, squished up against his front when he tugs you in.

"Only want you smoking my cigarettes," Steve demands, voice hoarse with arousal.

You guide your mouth back up to his ear, kissing the shell of it delicately. "Okay, honey."

"Promise?"

You pull back enough to meet his eye, and flash him a smile. "Promise. Now, you gonna show me how jealous you are, or what?"

Steve chuckles, tongue prodding the inside of his cheek. "Go grab my smokes for me first. By the door, hmm? Wanna see how pretty your lips look wrapped around one."

You pause. It's your turn to swallow, cheeks warm as you stumble back. Steve's grin is salacious and sideways, head tipping to nudge the other way.

"Go on, baby."

Steve steals the Winston from your mouth just as you're climbing into his lap, deciding you look prettier without it. But before the smoke can leave your mouth, he grabs a fistful of your hair at the back of your head and seals his lips over yours. He steals it from your lungs, sitting back against the headboard with a grin when you whimper.

"Tastes much better than Camels," he muses.

And watching Steve leisurely smoke a Winston is all the encouragement you need to keep bouncing in his lap.

[saturniasxenos]

Nature / Flora ID Pack

Inside this pack, you will find: Pronouns, Titles, Names, and Genders that relate to Nature, Flora, Flowers, Trees, and anything alike!

This is my 3rd NPT pack! 💜 I hope you find what you are looking for. I try to add as MUCH content as possible, so even if you don't find it, you can have an idea! (I'm still not the best at titles...)

🍀 Pronouns:

Flo/Florae/Flora/Floras/Floraself

Flo/Flora/Floral/Florals/Floralself

Flo/Flow/Flower/Flowers/Flowerself

Le/Lea/Leaf/Leafs/Leafself

Tre/Tree/Trees/Trees/Treeself

Wo/Woo/Wood/Woods/Woodself

For/Fores/Forest/Forests/Forestself

Na/Natu/Nature/Natures/Natureself

Clo/Clove/Clover/Clovers/Cloverself

Pla/Plan/Plant/Plants/Plantself

Bi/Bio/Bios/Bios/Bioself

Mo/Moss/Mossy/Mosses/Mossself

Gra/Grass/Grassy/Grasses/Grassself

Ec/Eco/Ecos/Ecos/Ecoself

Fun/Fung/Fungi/Fungus/Fungiself

Mush/Mushro/Mushroom/Mushrooms/Mushroomself

Al/Alga/Algae/Algaes/Algaeself

Ea/Ear/Earth/Earths/Earthself

Ju/Jung/Jungle/Jungles/Jungleself

Pi/Pin/Pine/Pines/Pineself

Ta/Tai/Taiga/Taigas/Taigaself

So/Soi/Soil/Soils/Soilself

Gre/Gree/Green/Greens/Greenself

Dru/Drui/Druid/Druids/Druidself

Fai/Fair/Fairy/Fairys/Fairyself

Ge/Geo/Geos/Geos/Geoself

Ro/Rock/Rocks/Rocks/Rockself

Spri/Sprin/Spring/Springs/Springself

Su/Sum/Summer/Summers/Summerself

Tro/Trop/Tropical/Tropics/Tropicalself

Wi/Wil/Wild/Wilds/Wildself

Wil/Wilde/Wilderness/Wilderness/Wildernessself

Gar/Gard/Garden/Gardens/Gardenself

Bir/Birc/Birch/Birchs/Birchself

Oa/Oak/Oaks/Oaks/Oakself

Spru/Spruc/Spruce/Spruces/Spruceself

Oa/Oas/Oasis/Oasis/Oasisself

Ri/Riv/River/Rivers/Riverself

La/Lak/Lake/Lakes/Lakeself

Ra/Rai/Rain/Rains/Rainself

Wi/Wint/Winter/Winters/Winterself

Fro/Fros/Frost/Frosts/Frostself

Fa/Fall/Falls/Falls/Fallself

Au/Autu/Autumn/Autumns/Autumnself

🌲/🌲's

🍀/🍀's

🌸/🌸's

🌿/🌿's

🌱/🌱's

🌳/🌳's

🌵/🌵's

🍃/🍃's

🌻/🌻's

🌹/🌹's

🌧/🌧's

��/☀'s

❄/❄'s

💨/💨's

💧/💧's

🌸 Titles:

Preserver of The Forest

(X) Who Nurtures

Born From The Forest

Guardian of The Forest

Dancer of The Desert

(X) Who Guards The Oasis

Child of The Trees

Floral Founder

Seeker of The Leaves

(X) Who Dances With The Petals

Druid of The Land

Wings of The Forest

Nurturing The Land

Nurturer of The Forest

Nature's Guardian

Child of Mother Nature

Guardian of Mother Nature

Raindrop on The Leaf

Dancing in The Wind

Guardian of The Crops

Child of The Nymph

The Water Dancer

The River Traveler

🍃 Names:

Fem: Azalea, Aurora, Aster, Bellatrix, Belladonna, Blossom, Coral, Calla, Camellia, Dahlia, Daisy, Dawn, Dove, Dandelion, Ember, Flora, Floria, Giselle, Heather, Holly, Ivy, Jade, Juliet, Jasmine, Luna, Lunar, Lotus, Lily, Lilac, Lavender, Magnolia, Marigold, Meadow, Moon, Maple, Nova, Opal, Petunia, Poppy, Plum, Primrose, Paisley, Rosamund, Rose, Rosa, Rainy, Raine, Stella, Summer, Thea, Violet, Verna, Vine, Willow, Zinna,

Masc: Acacius, August, Arthur, Acorn, Arno, Aire, Beckett, Bear, Birch, Cedar, Cliff, Clay, Corvus, Clayton, Cove, Canyon, Callum, Caspian, Dune, Dylan, Elwood, Finn, Fielder, Falcon, Fox, Forest, Florian, Flint, Griffin, Hunter, Jasper, Jonah, Kai, Leo, Luan, Lennox, Micah, Oliver, Quill, Oscar, Orson, Roscoe, Rainier, Rhodes, Reed, Ronan, Rowan, Spruce, Sol, Thorne, Thorn, Wilder, Winter, Weston,

Neu: Arbor, Ashton, Ash, Agate, Autumn, Aspen, Bay, Berry, Barley, Brae, Bryony, Basil, Brooks, Bourne, Cereus, Clover, Crow, Cypress, Chamomile, Everest, Eden, Fawn, Farley, Finley, Frost, Fern, Foxley, Hazel, Harper, Hyacinth, Iris, Juniper, Jay, Jett, Koa, Krow, Lake, Leaf, Lynx, Oakley, Nightshade, Onyx, Orion, Olive, Pike, Pepper, Prairie, Phoenix, Robin, River, Raven, Rye, Scout, Sage, Stone, Sable, Snowden, Storm, Thistle, Wolf, Wolfe, Wulfwynn, Wren, Zen, Zev, Zephyr,

🌲 Genders:

Natureserenic - a gender related to spending your days in the middle of nowhere inside your cottage overgrown with nature, cats, dogs, and peacefulness.

Rotgrowth - A gender that has a deep connection to the idea of new plant life growing out of dead, rotting, decaying bodies such as animals and humans.

Vancouldian - a gender related to tall evergreen trees blowing in the wind against a cloudy sky

Regenderation - A gender connected to all things related to regeneration and growth. Medicine, nature, the life aspect, shades of pinks and greens, etc.

Mouanipre - a gender connected to baby animals, daisies, wildflowers, flower crowns, soft grass, meadows, fawns, bunnies, lambs, soft fur, sleepy baby animals, pastel colors, and cute baby animals resting in soft meadows.

Heliangender - a gender related to, affected by, or connected to sunflowers.

Convolvulaceaeic - A gender that has a deep connection to the Convolvulaceae Family of flowers.

Naturegender - Gender relating to nature/plants

Asteraceaeica - gender that has a deep connection to the Asteraceae Family of flowers.

[kirbyherpaderpy]

[oc] Time to play catch-up on getting back into posting on here, so in order:

1. July's voted on prompt on my Patreon, featuring Aloysius and Barb having a little tea party. She's definitely sharing some gossip while he just laughs along

2. Explored a little interaction between a fan oc made for Atlas and the Stars, created by Mirandamations. Albedo, a Proselon, is an explorer who travels to various planets, taking lots of notes of the flora and fauna and charting the stars. Along the way, a little Drakin (my own species) crashlands in his campsite. The two become friends quickly, and Albedo names the Drakin Sparky

3. Group drawing of villain ocs, from left to right: Octavia, Edward, Exodius, Kidd, Alphonse

4. August's voted on prompt on my Patreon, and partially for Smaugust. Consisting of drawing my main ocs from Legendary as dragons

5. Little meme redraw of that one alien doodle that went around on Twitter/X not too long ago, featuring Ingram and Rebecca

6.-7. September's voted on prompt on Patreon. Featuring Anastasia in her greenhouse, along with Alphonse and their Drakins, Thea and Lazuli, as well as some bonus doodles

[sunshineandlyrics]

🇩🇲 Thea LaFond from Dominica won the Women's Triple Jump at Olympics 2024 (4 August 2024) x

[vanderwoodlings]

2023 Fic Roundup

Tagged by @strideofpride thank you <3

January:

this mortal coil (dan/serena, ghost au, t)

February:

(un)shared space (talking 1/3, jenny & serena, re: chuck, t)

March:

keep warm, my dear, keep dry (glee, brittany & quinn, relationship study, t)

dance all night, dance a little long (pull off your coat, throw it in the corner) (towgd 11/15, milo & dan & serena & nate, fluff, g)

it’s getting closer now (glee, tina/mike and tina & mercedes, divergence to “on my way,” t)

turn, again (towgd 12/15, milo & dan & serena & nate, new years fluff, t)

April:

Kurt’s Shoes are Really Nice (and other stories) (glee, ensemble, queer themes, t)

load-bearing (eric (& serena, lily, and jenny), angst, t)

May:

chrysalis (towgd 13/15, milo & georgina + milo & dan, t)

End Racism in the OTW (dc, dick & bruce + dick & steph, civilian!bruce au, t)

June:

you’ve been asleep (while i’ve been in hell) (talking 2/3, blair & serena, re: not coping, m)

call out (to me) (talking 3/3, blair & jenny, re: healing, t)

July:

‘til i reach you (blair/serena, cap/winter soldier au, t)

and a hoop of gold to bind (towgd 14/15, dan & milo, t)

tell me what is left ‘round here (hotd, alicent/rhaenyra + alicent & criston, hanahaki au, t)

August:

if you’re in, i’m in (if you’re down, i’m down) (bmw-verse, shawn/cory/topanga, fluff, t)

take a little time (hotd, alicent/rhaenyra, no dance au, t)

agamemnon in his bath (hotd, alicent & rhaenyra and viserys, rhaenyra murders her dad au, not rated)

my skin thinner than yours (hotd, aegon ii (& his mom/sibs), selfie wife!alicent au, t)

long odds (hotd, alicent/rhaenyra, x-men au, t)

September:

was/will (towgd 15/15, milo & dan & serena & georgina, grave visits, t)

and found (stage name 1/5, criminal minds/pjo, jason & hotch & thalia, secret relatives au, t)

crazy (stage name 2/5, criminal minds/pjo, jj study, t)

October:

rap sheet (stage name 3/5, criminal minds/pjo, outsider pov on demigod backstories, t)

ghost (stage name 4/5, criminal minds/pjo, grace sibs & nico, on undeath and prentiss, t)

encounter (stage name 5/5, criminal minds/pjo, random odds and ends, t)

so many words on the tip of my tongue (hotd, alicent/rhaenyra, modern with magic au, t)

so you went and had a threesome (dan/blair/serena, fluff, t)

November:

home tongue (aftg, neil study, on accents, t)

re:kevthea (aftg, kevin/thea + kevin & thea + kevin & foxes + healthy!kevin/thea (in au), relationship study)

does she look like me? (lily study, time travel, t)

don’t start me over (aftg, kayleigh study, t)

December:

such fragile, broken things (scream, sidney/tatum, tatum lives au, t)

and nothing but (hotd, alicent and rhaenyra, truth serum, t)

butterfly thoughts (marvel 616, yelena belova study (and also yurgei ivanov by accident), t)

Tagging @mrs-nate-humphrey @heyifinallyhaveablog @terrainofheartfelt and anyone else who might feel like joining in

[because-she-goes]

okay hi besties… just coming in here to update things a bit/provide a timelline/update….

so i think w/ the lakes and now roadkill im gonna be posting every other week (or atleast trying to) and alternating the fics. so currently working on ep 2 of the lakes and HOPEFULLY TENTATIVELY will have that up by the end of next week at the absolute latest. then from there will be working on ep 2 of roadkill and yeehaw!matty.

about roadkill - im planning for that to be like a miniseries basically and no more than i’d say 6-7 chapters if that’s okay with yall so its gonna move a bit quicker than say nora x matty which turned into a behemoth lol

and obv i’ll still be working on the blurbs for nora and might even write those tonight once im done w/ rooney for a bit. once im done w those i can take some blurb/concept ideas for rooney and thea :)

hopefully this is alright w/ everyone that updates are gonna be a bit more organized and sorta structured instead of me disappearing and coming back out of thin air w/ new stuff lol i also am ofc gonna be throwing stuff into the random bits tags and adding in some like “world building” shit so you guys can get a better feel for both roadkill and the lakes and their vibes.

ANYWAYS its gonna be an angsty few weeks (or atleast as angsty as i can write) so buckle in! enemies to lovers and lovers to enemies coming in hot! :)

ps. im also totally off studying and am going on vacation the middle two weeks of august so i imagine writing will pick up a bit around then

[irisofmyi]

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Thea Lafond's Historic Olympic Triple Jump: Dominica's First Olympic Gold!

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WOW! Julien Alfred &amp; Thea Lafond Historic Win GOLD at 2024 Paris Olympic Games Caribbean Glory!!!

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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Monday, 27th March 2023

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steve harrington must die - pt 1

did it take me an eternity to finish part 1? yes. but we did it pals!!! welcome to the john tucker must die au!!! right now I've got this plotted at four parts & it'll kinda follow along the s3 timeline!!! 

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pairing: steve harrington x fem!reader

summary: three of Steve Harrington’s exes set up their former boyfriend to fall in love with the reader, so they can break his heart (aka introductions, general set up, and a laser tag date) 

word count: 4.6k

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During June in Indiana, there are only a handful of places to escape from the sweltering heat and near-constant dampness that comes along with it. If you’re committed enough and make it to the pool before the crowds descend, a lawn chair in the shade and a dip in the water. If you’re quiet enough, the library’s AC spends its summers rattling and cranking out cool-but-not-cold air.

The best, though, is Starcourt Mall. With its shiny new fixings and fancy appliances, walking into the mall always feels like stepping onto another planet. One where the sun doesn’t declare war on its people during the summers.

Three days into June, and the heat is already unbearable. As such, you spent most of May in the food court or browsing the stores or simply lying on the benches with your friends to avoid going back outside. June, July, and August are looking the same.

Having a mall is already an oddity. The girls you occupy your time with while you’re at the mall is even more odd.

You’d always heard things changed after graduation. You didn’t believe it until now, sitting around bright white food court tables with three girls you wouldn't have been caught dead with in high school, and vice versa. Social circles ran tight at Hawkins High, and it wasn’t until you were all released that you saw them for what they truly were. Or, more technically, until you got stuck in the Starcourt Mall elevator for two hours with them on your first day of summer vacation and came out fast friends.

“Alright, what are our options today, ladies?” Rebecca asks. In high school, she was class president and head of pretty much every club. Today, she stares intently at the food court signs like they’ll change out of her sheer will.

“Exactly the same as yesterday,” says Theresa-call-me-Thea, kicking her shin-high slouched leather boots up onto the plastic table. To her right, Beth swipes her smoothie out of the way just in time to keep it from going flying and shoots Thea a glare.

“We’ve got hot dogs, pretzels, burger king, and the great cookie. Not a single healthy option,” Beth says. Once a star athlete at Hawkins High, her few months of graduation hadn’t yet shaken its hold. Beth is always dressed like she’s heading to a workout or just came from one.

“Don’t even talk to me about the great cookie,” Thea groans. “If I eat another, I will combust.”

“We could just get ice cream,” you say. In over a month’s worth of rotations, Scoops Ahoy hasn’t been factored in once. The girls practically act like it doesn’t exist and have for so long you forgot to question it. “We never do, and that sundae always looks ridiculously good.”

All three girls protest at once.

“Absolutely not,” Rebecca says.

“Not a goddamn chance,” Thea says.

“No way,” says Beth.

You frown, sneaking a glance at the Scoops Ahoy counter. Apart from a manager you’ve only seen once or twice, the only consistent employees are a girl from the year beneath you, and Steve Harrington, once the alleged King of Hawkins High, who now spends his days scooping cones for tweens. Unless there was some rumor about rats in the kitchen, you don’t see any reason for boycotting what is clearly a popular spot.

“What do you people have against ice cream?” you ask.

One side of Beth’s mouth curls up, but the others aren’t impressed.

“Ice cream? Love the stuff. Can’t get enough of it,” Thea says.

“Steve Harrington, on the other hand?” says Rebecca. She shakes her head.

Thea scoffs and folds her arms over her chest. Her bracelets jangle and clack. “That’s one prom photo I will never get back.”

“Homecoming,” Beth says.

“Spring Fling,” Rebecca says with a snort.

“Wait, all three of you—” You start.

“Three months in ‘82,” Thea says, jabbing a finger at Rebecca. “Four at the beginning of ��83.” She points to Beth. “And a whopping four and a half after that.” She gestures to herself.

“And still breaking hearts from the looks of it,” Beth says.

At the Scoops Ahoy counter, Steve has an exaggerated grin as he talks to two girls as he rings them up. You may not be able to hear the flirting, but you don’t need to.

“Friggin’ Casanova.” Thea huffs. “I mean, I get it, we all get a little too caught up in a boy with cute hair at some point, but Jesus. You’d think he’d run out of girls to work his act on by now.”

“He’ll get his,” Rebecca says. “Just you wait. One day, a girl is going to come along and rip his heart into pieces, just like he did to us. And he won’t even see it coming.”

“Oh, I’d like to see that,” Thea says.

“Ditto,” says Beth.

A silent second passes, and then, three pairs of eyes slide to you.

A wide, mischievous grin pulls on Thea’s dark-red stained lips. “Is anyone thinking what I’m thinking?”

Beth frowns. “Oh, I don’t know about that—”

“Absolutely I am,” Rebecca says.

“Oh, come on, Beth,” Thea says, reaching over to tap on Beth’s wrist. “You can’t tell me you haven’t secretly wished to see that boy get knocked off his high horse for years.”

Beth frowns. “I mean, yes, but—”

“Yeah, so I’m not thinking what you’re thinking,” you say, “and I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Look me in the eyes and tell me it's not possible,” Thea says, leaning over the table to stare at Beth. Beth, with visible irritation, rolls her eyes and turns to Rebecca.

“Do not encourage this,” Beth says.

“Encourage what?” you ask. “Seriously, if someone doesn’t start talking, I’m going up to the Scoops Ahoy counter and telling Steve Harrington you all want a sundae delivered right to the table by him, personally.”

“You wouldn’t dare,” Thea says.

Beth leans her forearms into the table, nudging Thea’s boots aside.

“They’re talking about getting even,” Beth says. “Breaking Steve Harrington’s heart and using you to do it.”

“Using is such a negative word,” Thea says.

“We could do it, though,” Rebecca says. “The three of us combined, we know him better than anyone. What he likes, what he doesn’t. We could make the perfect girl. Or, perfect for Steve Harrington.”

“That’s insane,” you say.  “If it were someone else—If I were someone else—maybe, but...”

“You’re pretty much the only one who can do it,” Rebecca says. “You’re our very own trojan horse.”

“Weren’t you the one who was complaining about being bored out of their mind?” Thea asked. “Having nothing to do?” The excitement in her voice is persuasive in itself. It’s one of the things you like best about Thea. To her, anything is an adventure to embark on or a mystery to solve. “Think about it. You’d go down in Hawkins history.”

“She’s exaggerating,” Beth says. She purses her lips. “But she’s not wrong.”

“Aha!” Thea claps once. “And we’ve swayed the jury, ladies and germs.”

“It’s not up to me,” Beth says. “It’s up to you.” Beth nods at you.

“So?” Thea asks. She props her elbows on the table and leans her chin into her hands, waggling her dark brows. “Are you in? Tell me you’re in.”

You look between them.

Without a mission, albeit stupid, ridiculous, and destined to fail, the rest of the summer will be just like it has been. Every day as boring and uneventful as the last.

And maybe breaking Steve Harrington’s heart won’t put you in the history books. But it is something, and clearly, it’s important to the girls.

“I’m in,” you say.

-

And so, after three days of surprisingly intense preparation by Thea, Beth, and Rebecca, you don’t head to the usual spot to meet up with the girls. Instead, you make your way through the crowded food court—the lunch rush is in full swing, and you swear half the town is in line for shriveled corn dogs or oily pizza.

Steve Harrington stands at the ice cream counter, just like he does every day.

Back in school, your familiarity with him was more of a know-of-him type. The first two and a half years, his name carried through the halls daily. Then Billy Hargrove moved to town. One day the boys came to school with bright bruises and fresh cuts, and in an instant Billy’s name climbed above Steve’s.

After that, you didn’t hear much about Steve Harrington.

Only a few customers are waiting at the ice cream counter, and within two minutes, it’s your turn at the front.

“Be with you in a sec!” Steve calls, momentarily busy wiping up the melted sample someone spilled on the ice cream case.

He is immediately not what you expected, though the uniform doesn’t help. The bright blue sailors uniform and clunky white hat aren’t exactly doing him any favors in upholding his reputation. He looks more like the boy next door than the king of Hawkins High.

He doesn’t look as perfect as he once did, either. His nose has clearly been broken, probably more than once, and a handful of little scars catch in the fluorescent lights.

“Sorry about that,” Steve says, tossing the blue-stained napkins into the trash and turning to face you. “I swear, some of these kids were raised by actual wolves—” He stops as his eyes catch yours, mouth open mid-sentence like someone reached in and plucked the words out. He clears his throat, and if you didn’t know better, you’d think he might be blushing. “What can I get ya?”

Your heart races, and not for the first time, you wonder if you’re even capable of this. If you’re the right choice for this little mission. But you’re at the counter, so there’s no turning back now.

“Can I get a scoop of the U.S.S. Butterscotch?” you ask, willing your voice not to waver. “Apparently it’s the best ice cream in Hawkins.”

“Oh, yeah, it’s out of this world,” Steve says.

Steve isn’t the only one surprised when you laugh—you’re surprised, too. Surprised that he made such a dorky joke, and surprised that it’s actually kind of funny.

“Don’t hype it up too much,” you say. “Your tip depends on it.”

Steve snorts a laugh. A line forms between his brows. He tugs an ice cream scooper out of his pocket and flips it over his wrist—a mindless action that, weirdly, grabs your attention and holds it. Holds it tight enough you don’t hear what he says next, and ask, “What?” far too loud.

A lopsided grin forms on his lips. “I know you,” he repeats.

You frown. Shit. It figures. Three minutes into the con, and your cover is already broken.

“Miss Harrison’s class. Senior year.”

Relief pushes a breath out of you, and you force a nervous smile—the nerves don’t need to be faked.

“I can’t believe you remember me,” you say.

He shifts back a bit, still smiling, like he’s shocked you’re even asking.

“Of course, I remember you. You sat right in front of me. I spent a year staring at the back of your head.”

“So, if I’d have walked up backwards, you’d have recognized me immediately?”

“Oh, no doubt,” Steve says.

You laugh, and though you know you’re supposed to, you don’t have to fake it. Steve laughs, too, and when the laughter fades, the pair of you just smile at each other for a little too long.

“Hey! Harrington! We have ice cream needs back here!” A young girl with her friends sidles up beside you, apparently familiar with Steve or just confident, or both.

Steve takes a breath and gives you an expression that makes it seem like you’re both in on some inside joke. It’s almost impressive how quickly he managed to turn you from strangers into allies.

“Yeah, yeah, I hear you, Sinclair. You’ll get your ice cream. Hold your damn horses,” Steve calls. He gives you an apologetic smile. “That’ll be $1.25.”

You nod, digging a bill and a quarter out of your pocket and handing it over. Steve’s fingers brush yours as he takes the money, and it feels like a moment right out of those cheesy films Rebecca is obsessed with, but your heart skips a beat anyway.

Steve tucks the money into the register and holds out a receipt.

Before you lose your nerve, you ask, “Do you have a pen?”

Steve frowns but digs a pen out of his pocket and passes it to you. He says nothing, but as you scrawl the digits onto the paper, his eyes go wide.

“What is—” He starts.

“My number,” you say, shoving the receipt back across the counter. You flash a smile. “You should use it.”

His frown deepens, and then, in an instant, transforms into a smile that even manages to convince you, at least for a moment, of its genuineness. Before you do something stupid, like fall for it, you turn and walk away, heart still pounding against your ribs.

-

“Well, well, well, Popeye,” Robin announces as she shoves open the flimsy divider between the front and back of the shop. She slaps her whiteboard on the counter, uncapping her pen. “I think you just earned yourself the first tally for this side of the board.”

Steve rolls his eyes, grabbing the receipt—your receipt—from the counter and tucking it gently in his pocket.

“Thank you, captain obvious,” he says, and hopes Robin can’t tell he’s blushing.

To his infinite relief, Robin only teases him about it for a few minutes, and the lunch rush saves him. He spends the rest of his shift thinking about the two minutes you stood at the counter.

It feels different. It feels like, maybe, finally, it might be real.  

-

“Steve Harrington has officially taken the bait, ” Thea says, throwing herself onto Beth’s bed. Beth, sitting against the headboard, draws her legs out of the way just in time to prevent Thea slamming into them. She purses her lips but doesn’t chide Thea.

Rebecca slides across the floor on the rolling desk chair, leaning her arms over the back of it. “Where’s he taking you?”

You take the open spot at the end of Beth’s bed, pulling your legs up under you. “No clue. He said it was a surprise.” You cock a brow. “What are the chances he’s taking me somewhere to murder me?”

Thea snorts. “He may be a lady-killer, but he’s not an actual killer.”

“Never say lady-killer again,” Rebecca says.

“Lady-killer.” Thea grins. “Lady—”

Beth reaches down to swat at Thea’s shoulder. Thea laughs, craning away.

“Focus,” Beth says. “Y/N is going into the lion’s den tonight.”

You frown. So far, Steve Harrington isn’t the playboy he’s been made out to be. To be fair, you’ve only had two interactions with the boy since high school. And the girls actually knew him.

“He’s just a guy,” you say.

“A guy who probably doesn’t know how to do his own laundry,” Rebecca says.

Thea lets out a dramatic sigh. “Those are always the most dangerous ones.”

-

Steve doesn’t take you into the lion’s den. He still won't tell you exactly where you’re going, but when he pulls into the parking lot of a decent restaurant, some of your fear dissipates.

“Italian food?” you ask, as he puts the car in park.

He flashes you a grin, and says, “Someone’s impatient.”

“More like, making sure you’re not kidnapping me.”

He snorts. “I don’t think it’s kidnapping if you’re 18.” He arches a brow at you. “And do you really think I’m organized enough to pull something like that off?” He shakes his head. “Besides, my trunk is way too small.”

“I mean, no, I don’t think you are—“

Steve feigns offense, a hand flying to his chest, and he gasps.

“But I’d be stupid to put it past you.”

To your surprise, Steve just smiles.

“For the record,” he says, popping open the driver’s side door, “we’re not getting Italian food. And I’m not kidnapping you.” He slides out of the car and shuts his door, but before you’ve even undone your seatbelt, Steve is opening the passenger side door for you.

You know it’s all part of the act, but there’s nothing in his eyes that justifies that. All you can see is a bouncy, nervous boy opening the door for his date.

He’s more dangerous than you realized, because he doesn’t appear to be.

Heat rushes to your cheeks, and you climb out of the car, Steve nudging the door shut after you.

“So, if we’re not getting Italian food, what exactly are we doing here?” you ask.

A mischievous grin pulls on his lips.

“We,” he says, “are playing laser tag.”

And against your better judgment, against everything you told yourself before going into this, you smile back.

-

The laser tag place, appropriately named Laser Tron, is busier than one might expect on a random Thursday night, and apart from you and Steve, no one is older than fourteen.

And though the teams are split evenly before heading into the room, the second you pass through the door, it becomes two on everyone else, with the younger kids splitting off to one side of the dark, neon-splashed room, and you and Steve heading for the other side.

The room has two stories, with dozens of walls and objects to hide behind, and green, pink, and blue paint scattered across the walls and floors. You’re sporting a bulky, worn vest, and a massive plastic gun, and once again, despite all your preparations, you’re surprised to find you’re already having fun. Steve helps you into your vest, and his fingers linger at the top of the zipper, thumbs grazing the hollow of your throat, and you try and convince yourself it’s adrenaline, not him, that makes your pulse leap.

With one minute until the game begins, you and Steve find a spot in the far corner, back to back.

“You ready for this?” Steve asks, his shoulders bumping yours. You can hear the smile in his voice.

“I think I’d prefer Italian food,” you say.

Steve snorts a laugh, and says, “Too late for that now.”

“You do realize we’re, like, the oldest people here, right?”

“Which means we’ve got the advantage,” Steve says.

“Us against fifteen pre-teens? I don’t know about that.” You raise your laser gun in preparation. “I think we’re screwed.”

Steve laughs again, and it’s an infectious sound. His energy, the shifting weight and fast breaths, is infectious, and again, you forget the whole reason you’re here.

“We’ll see about that,” he says.

Then the buzzer starts, a dozen children scream with delight, and the game begins.

-

“Go, go, go!” Steve yells, his gun in one hand, your fingers held tight in the other. You race up the stairs with him, twisting to fire a laser shot toward the trio of twelve year old’s pursuing you.

An OUT buzzer rings, and one of the kids curses just as you and Steve reach the top of the stairs. He pulls you sideways, down the neon walkway, firing as he goes.

“Behind you!” You say, ducking under Steve’s raised arm to fire at the teen coming down the hall. His buzzer rings, and he groans, his gun smacking his side.

Steve drags you behind a wall, and you skid, falling into him, pinning him against the wood. The only thing between you is the thick fabric of the vests, but you can feel his chest rising and falling rapidly.

Time slows. His eyes find yours, and his irises are blown, and the crown of his hair shines with sweat, and his gaze darts down to your lips, and for a moment, you’re sure he’s going to kiss you. For a moment, you want him to.

Then his eyes dart over your shoulder, and in one swift motion, he slips an arm around your waist, spins you around, presses you against the wall, and raises his gun to fire at someone around the corner. A buzzer rings, and Steve catches your gaze again, grinning lopsidedly.

You let out a harsh breath, and push out of his arms, pretending you’re adjusting your vest.

“How many are left?” you ask.

Steve leans to each side, scanning the aisles and the floor below, his brows furrowed.

“I wanna say… six? Maybe seven?”

“God, it’s like they’re multiplying,” you say.

“Don’t tell me you’re giving up,” he says.

“Not a chance.”

“Good,” Steve says. “Because we’ve got three pre-teen girls headed our way, and they look pretty pissed.”

“Guess we should do something about that,” you say.

Steve grins, and takes your hand, and you let him. And for a little while, you forget why you’re not supposed to.

-

The game lasts another twenty minutes, and to your utter shock, you and Steve’s duo comes out on top. And you know you should probably feel bad about kicking a bunch of thirteen year old’s asses, but as you and Steve head out into the warm night, all you feel is giddy. Like you’re drunk, but you haven’t had a touch of alcohol.

Steve has an arm around your shoulder, and he smells like sandalwood and aftershave, and in the moonlight, he doesn’t look like everything you’ve been told he is. The last hour, and he’s been nothing like you’ve been told he is.

He only lets you go to open the passenger door for you, and though you tell yourself this is only part of the game, you still blush as he shuts it after you. Blush until he comes around the front and climbs into the driver’s seat.

You don’t realize you’re staring at him until he frowns, and asks, “What?”

You shake your head. “How the hell are you so good at that?”

An almost sheepish smile flashes across his lips.

“I mean, they were a bunch of kids. We got lucky.”

“Oh, no, we absolutely did not,” you say. “That was… incredible. Like, you have no right to be as good at laser tag as you are.”

“You weren’t so bad yourself,” he says. And when you roll your eyes, he continues, “Seriously. You kicked ass in there.”

“You did most of the work. What, were you a soldier in some past life?”

An indecipherable emotion flickers across his face, and you can’t begin to read it, but it makes your insides ache, opens some unknown door in your chest. It feels like seeing behind some big curtain, but before you can identify what you see, Steve is smiling again, and turning on the engine.

It’s a clear and unofficial end of conversation, but you don’t mind. With each foot the car pulls away from the plaza, your friends' voices pop back into your head. The stories they told of the weeks or months it took to get over him.

Shame coils in your gut, hot and sharp.

Maybe this was a mistake. Maybe you’re the wrong person to do this. Maybe you have no goddamn clue what you’re doing, and you’re just going to get hurt.

But as Steve pulls out of the parking lot and back onto the road, tossing a soft smile your way, you realize that maybe none of that matters. Because maybe it’s too late.

-

Steve makes conversation as he drives you home, asking questions about your summer and your family and your pets and your future plans, and he seems to actually want to know the answers.

And you surprise yourself by asking questions back. About how he ended up working at Scoops (his dad is an asshole, and Steve didn’t get into college) and about the girl, Robin, he’s always with (from the way he talks about her, you don’t think there’s anything romantic there, but you’re not sure) and about what he wants to do with his life (he has no clue, which is an odd relief, because you have no clue, either).

It’s all painfully and beautifully normal until Steve turns into your neighborhood, and the car slides past the Holland house. It’s been two years since Barbara Holland disappeared from Steve’s backyard. Two years since the cops started looking, and a year since they stopped.

The car slows down just enough for you to notice, and when you look over, Steve has the steering wheel in a white-knuckled grip. His gaze is locked on the house.

Your brain rifles through everything it has regarding Barbara Holland in relation to Steve Harrington. Barbara and Nancy Wheeler were attached at the hip for most of high school, and when Nancy and Steve started dating, that didn’t change.

“You were friends with her, right?” you ask, knowing you’re poking the bear, and unable to stop yourself.

“What?” His response comes a little too fast, and his voice is a little too high.

“With Barb. Before she…” You clear your throat.

“No,” Steve says. “I wasn’t.” And his tone is harsh, a clear ending to the conversation before it even starts.

“But I thought—”

“I said no,” Steve snaps. “Just… drop it.” He rakes a hand through his hair, and his entropy changes. He is rigid and cold. He’s not the boy from the laser tag place, the one who opened your door for you.

The spell that’s been broken doesn’t rise again, and the last two minutes of the drive to your house are silent and awkward. By the time Steve pulls into your driveway, the tension in the car is so thick, you could slice through it.

Steve kills the engine and is out of the car and opening your door before you have your seatbelt undone, once again. But he doesn’t meet your eyes, and his jaw is clenched, and he doesn’t put his arm around you again. He walks to your door, and when you turn to face him, his smile is so plastic, you think it would crinkle if he moved.

“That was fun,” you say, because you’re not sure what to do with the silence, because you’re desperate to fill the seconds until you can get inside the door.

“Yeah, it was,” Steve says. You don’t have to know him that well to see he’s distracted. He glances over his shoulder as if he expects to find something running up behind him. He catches your eye again, clearing his throat. “Have a good night, y/n.”

And then he’s turning, heading back down the drive, climbing into his car. He’s gone so fast, you can do nothing but stand on the porch and watch as his car grows smaller and smaller, until it turns down the street and disappears.

Your stomach churns and lurches as you unlock your front door and slip into the dark house. To your eternal relief, your family is already in bed, and you don’t have to suffer the third degree. You’re already guaranteed it from the girls at the mall tomorrow.

You had fun with Steve tonight. A lot of fun. More fun than you’ll ever admit to Beth, Thea, and Rebecca.

But the Steve that dropped you off is different from the one you spent the night with, and he is the whole reason you’re here in the first place. The cruel, cold tone. The refusal to meet your eyes, like he’s too good to do so. The flippancy with which he left, like he hadn’t just taken you on the best date of your life.

You’re here to break Steve Harrington’s heart.

No, not to break it. You’re here to shatter it. Pulverize it. Break it beyond repair, the way he’s done to so many girls.

Game on, Harrington.

[theinsiderrp]

LIBERTY AWARDS CEREMONY: FRIDAY

on friday, we’ll be wrapping up the tour with an award ceremony hosted at liberty hall. be sure to attend, come looking your best and get ready for a night of well deserved celebrations! (if i’ve missed anything, it’s probs bc it wasn’t in the tag) 

MUSIC 

BEST SINGLE  baby one more time - addy coleman  drivers lisence - violet carson  come and get it - yasmine hernandez can’t be tamed - salem quinn  kill this love - blackpink  señorita - (g)-idle without me - amelia collins  lie lie lie - roman sloan  la di die - emmett x maeve 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO  deja vu - violet carson  potential break-up song - haley x ally  judas - luna aarons  i knew you were trouble - lottie bradford  kill this love - blackpink  all the good girls go to hell - lily sinclair  WAP - sabrina x mila 

BEST GROUP  blackpink  (g)-idle  straykids  itzy  mcfly  the neighbourhood  pussycat dolls  paramore 

RISING ARTIST nicolai montgomery  pippa carmichael  maeve hamilton whitney cruz  aliyah haven  nicolas castillo 

BEST FEMALE  addy coleman  lottie bradford  lily sinclair  haley cortes-smith  violet carson  mila woods  sabrina wilson  luna aarons 

BEST MALE  avery winslow  roman sloan maverick wilson  noah aarons  BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE honey, honey (mamma mia) - amy sinclair  everything i wanted - amy sinclair  red - lottie bradford  la di die - emmett x maeve  airplanes - amelia x maverick  savage - sabrina wilson  daddy issues - the neighbourhood 

ACTING 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES  high school musical the series enola holmes  she-ra  doctor who  umbrella academy  ginny & georgia  outerbanks 

BEST FILM  emma teen beach movie  me before you  to all the boys i’ve loved before 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  flynn thompson (euphoria) bianca rosini-harrington (euphoria) kai powell (enola holmes)  lennox quinn (she-ra)  maddie barham (she-ra)

BEST SCREEN STAR (1 female vs 1 male) roman sloan (hsmts)  violet carson (hsmts)  kitty-lee henshaw (euphoria)  maeve hamilton (euphoria)  louisa carmichael (dr who)  august gomez (marcus barker)  phoenix kim (umbrella academy)  freddie eccleston (umbrella academy) sofia higgins (she-ra)  aimee sinclair (tatbilb) 

ARTISTIC VISUALS 

ARTISTIC VISION AWARD  dylan powell victoria carmichael  brie ramsey river henshaw 

BEST ARTISTIC COLLECTION  2 sides, 1 city - dylan powell los angeles art collection - victoria carmichael  stupid fucking bitch - brie ramsy  on tour collection - river henshaw

FASHION 

RISING MODEL ally cortes smith delena dawn  delilah calloway  luna aarons  BEST MODEL AWARD  perrie calloway  harlow carmichael  fleur carmichael  kendra mayfair 

BEST DESIGNER AWARD  callie castillo aurora kingsley  dixie carmichael  fleur carmichael

FUN/PERSONALITY/JOKE AWARDS

HEART-THROB AWARD (female)  daisy romano  grace romano delilah calloway  tilly cruz-mendoza  victoria carmichael  sofia higgins  dapne coleman

HEART-THROB AWARD (male)  jay hamilton lennox quinn  ethan harwood  jihoon kang  kit powell  dawson castillo peter romano 

GHOSTING AWARD nila lin tomos smith dylan powell   odin napier  thea cruz-mendoza  joshua kinglsey  maddie amari-barham  carter romano

CHART TOPPER AWARD - 10 lowest rankers violet  louisa  lottie addy  haley  avery  amelia youngmi  brie  yasmine

CHART TANKER AWARD - 10 highest rankers  aiden peter c sungjin san rowan alana eric carter dominico judah 

ULTIMATES

RISING STAR AWARD 

perrie calloway emmett hamilton  flynn thompson daphne coleman  freddie eccleston  whitney cruz  minhyuck heo  nate harwood 

STAR QUALITY AWARD 

louisa carmichael   addy coleman   avery winslow  roman sloan   aliyah haven   youi moon  elodie gwan fleur carmichael 

[mossdemoness]

ALL ABOUT HEKATE/HECATE ★

“heh-kah-tay/tee”

❁ Hecate is a feminine goddess who is also affiliated with :

Abnukta (She of The Night, also one of the names of Lilith)

Agriope (Savage Face)

Aidônaia (Lady of The Underworld)

Anassa eneroi (Queen of Those Below)

Antaia (The One in Front)

Antania (Enemy of Mankind)

Aphrattos (The Nameless One/The Unnameable One)

Aphrodite

Artemis

Arianhrod

Atalos (Tender/Delicate)

Brimo (Angry One/Chthonian Mistress of The Mighty Dead)

Bridgid

Ceridwen

Dadophoros (Torch bearer)

Despoina (Lady)

Diana

Durga

Enodia (Of The Roads)

Epiphanestate Thea (Most Manifest Goddess)

Ereshkigal

Fata

Gaia

Hekate (She Who Works Her Will/The From-a-far Powerful One/The One who Stands Aloof)

Heqit

Inanna

Lilith

Kali

Khthonia (Mistress of The Underworld)

Kleidophoros (Key Bearer)

Kleidouchos (Keeper of The Keys)

Koure mounogenes (Only Begotten Maiden)

Kourotrophe (Nurse of the Young)

Krataiis/Crataeis (Strong One)

Kurotrophos (Protector of Children)

Liparokrêdemnos (Bright-coiffed, with Bright Headband)

Lykania (She-Wolf/Mother of Werewolves)

Megiste (Greatest)

Morgan

Monogenes (Only Child)

Nocticula (Moon Mistress)

Nyktipolos (Night Wandering)

Nyx

Pandeina (The All Terrible/The One Feared by All)

Perseis (Daughter of Perses – Destroyer)

Persephone

Phosphoro (The Light-Bringer)

Propolos (Guide/She Who Shows The Path)

Propylaia (The Guardian)

Skylakagetis (Leader of the Dogs/Mistress of Hellhounds)

Soteira (Savior)

Trevia (Of Three Ways/Goddess of Crossroads)

Tiamat

Tricephalus/Tricephalos (Three- Headed)

Trimorphis (Three Formed, Three Bodied)

Trioditis (Of The Crossroads)

Zerynthia (Lady of Mt. Zerynthos)

Apollyon (male counterpart)

❁ ❁ ❁

⁂ Source:

https://tribe-hekate.com/hekates-pages/the-many-names-of-hekate/

“Hekate was identified with a number of other goddesses including Artemis, Selene (the Moon), Despoine, the sea-goddess Krataeis (Crataeis), the goddess of the Taurian Khersonese in Skythia, the Kolkhian (Colchian) nymph Perseis, the heroine Iphigeneia, the Thracian goddesses Bendis and Kotys (Cotys), the Euboian nymph Maira (the Dog-Star), the Eleusinian nymph Daeira and the Boiotian nymph Herkyna (Hercyna).” (https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html)

♞ About Hekate/Hecate:

“Queen of heaven”

“Guardian of the Crossroads”

“Worker from afar”

“Goddess of Gates”

“MOTHER GODDESS”

“Reaper”

“Mother of creation”

Hecate is the goddess of the moon, magic, witchcraft, the night, spirits, necromancy, feminism, and feminine energy.

She has power over the heavens, the seas, and the earth.

She is a mother/sister figure.

She will “guide you through the dark”

She’s very maternal.

She is sympathetic.

She is the gateway between worlds and a guide

Originally the queen of heaven

Light-bringer

She is a karmic goddess that upholds the laws of the universe

She teaches you to find within yourself, that you don’t need anyone else

She is a savior

Animals:

Black-she-dog, polecat,

☽ Symbolism & Traits:

Torches, #3, huntress, work, virginity, fertility, wealth, wisdom, mystery, war, protector of youth, whining howling of dogs, hell hounds, lions, ruler of witches, life, death, herbalism, mother goddess, crone, cemeteries, inbetween spaces, childbirth, healing, polarity, black, red, pomegranates, lavender, key, cauldron, knives, eggs, honey, breads, sweets, garlic, date palms, crescent shape, dark moon phases, door frames, Sirius, protection from evil, horses, cows, boar, serpent, toads/frogs, wilderness, transformation, jack-o’-lanterns, wolves, bats, ravens, crows, dragons, bears, owls, sickles, ropes, labyrinths, mazes, mind altering herbs, yew, almonds, myrrh, mugwort, cardamom, mint, dandelion, edible flowers, honey cake, fish roe, mushrooms, magic mushrooms.

Helpful:

Preforming rituals with her at crossroads or inbetweens, like on an x or at midnight.

Spirit work.

Study: Medea, Circe, Cybele, Artemis, Diana, Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus.

Do things in 13s

Meal known as “deipnon” for blessings and forgiveness from Hecate.

DO NOT invoke or work with Hecate until you are a skilled Wiccan or witch!

Howls are thought to invoke her

*whatever is given to Hecate can not be reclaimed!!*

*cleanse before celebrating Hecate or invoking her*

❧ ❧ ❧

❸ Sacred day: August 13th

❸ Sacred star: Sirius

❸ Sacred numbers: 3, 13, 30, 31

❸ Elements: water, fire

❸ Seasons: spring, fall, winter

❸ Special day: October 31st, spring solstice, Yule , November 16th (night of Hecate),

November 30th (day of Hecate at crossroads), Jan 31st (Hecate sheds light),

✿ ✿ ✿

“I sit in the blackness of the
dark moon night
with my hounds
at the crossroads
where three roads converge
at the crossroads
the place of choice
All paths lead to the crossroads
and all are desirable
but only one can you travel
only one can you choose
choice creates endings
and all beginnings come from endings
at the crossroads
Which one will you choose?
which way will you go?
which?
Though the choice is yours
here's a secret I'll share
The way to choose is to enter the void
the way to choose is to let die
the way to choose is to fly free”

❥ Source:

https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/hecate-goddess/

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/hecate/

https://www.wicca-spirituality.com/hecate.html

[theweekinarrowfic]

Completed Arrow Multichapters on AO3, August 9-15, 2020

NOTE: I’m now crossposting to https://theweekinarrowfic.dreamwidth.org Need more Arrow in your life? Why not try one of the multchapter fanfics recently completed by our talented fic writers?

Olicity

What makes you think she would say yes? by Lexi_Noctura (4/4, 13 Aug 2020) - Nightmares, voices and the faces of his dead friends and family keeping him from asking her the one question he longed to asked for a while now. What makes you think she would say yes?!

Spectrum by sidhe_faerie (10/10, 14 Aug 2020) - Written for Sunshine Challenge 2020

At The Right Time by Eleni_Sk (13/13, 12 Aug 2020) - Sequel to At The Wrong Place. You should probably read that first.; Oliver revealed himself to his mother and sister, but what will happen now that Felicity is safe and back at home? Is he going to tell her the truth?

Emerald Archer Kids: Island of Lian Yu by MagusLibera for inlovewithimpossibility, Oliverslicity (2/2, 12 Aug 2020) - Laurel and Felicity intend to get the Lian Yu mission, but things go wrong when they lose an important device and Felicity gets fired. After hacking herself and her sister onto the mission and sending Oliver and Thea to the Sahara desert, they find that things are not what they seem on Lian Yu.; Add into that some History between Oliver and Felicity and things get complicated.; AKA a Spy Kids 2 AU that's not really a direct AU, more like based on Spy Kids 2

Other Ships/Characters

Woman From My Dreams by dragonq666 (Dinah Drake/Earth-2 Laurel, 7/7, 15 Aug 2020) - Laurel has dreams about a strange woman who calls her name. She recognizes her every time, but when she wakes up, she forgets. Again and again.

Friends of Fond Memories by TheHood13 (Kara Danvers/Mon-El, Oliver listed as character, 12/12, 13 Aug 2020) - Two months after their fight with the Dominators, Kara reaches out to Oliver for help with training Mon-El. Both of them get more than they bargain for, as unexpected events unravel on Earth-38, causing their friendship to strengthen in ways they never expected. [Part 2 of the Love of Yesterday Series]

New Paths Volume 4 by megamatt09 (Oliver/various including Laurel/Oliver, Sara/Oliver, 45/45, 11 Aug 2020) - With the last few threats to Oliver’s power base being dealt with, Oliver and his wives set their sights to more ambitious goals. Part Four of a Five Part Series.

Switched by KathleenRaven (Barry Allen/Oliver, 31/31, 10 Aug 2020) - Barry Allen, also known as the Flash, the Central City superhero, faces metahumans every day, but an accident with one of them will turn him into someone else. Now that he is a woman he will understand his friends and himself better, he will learn to see his feelings and people differently.; Meanwhile, Oliver Queen is in love with his friend Barry Allen. Just when he is about to confess it, he will find that things have changed, which will lead him to make a decision.

Synesthesia Shuffle by ScaryLibrary (Cisco Ramon/Hartley Rathaway; Oliver/Tommy as side pairing, 12/12, 11 Aug 2020) - When Barry went back in time to learn the secret of tachyon enhancement from Eobard Thawne, he also drastically altered the course of Hartley Rathaway's life. His decision also caused a ripple effect throughout the timeline. Lives will be changed, lives will be saved. The full magnitude of the consequences will not become clear until much later. On the plus side, Hartley's chance to redeem himself has also afforded him a second chance with a certain, gorgeous engineer. If only it weren't for the threat of two of his ex bosses!

Assassin Canarrow: School Meeting by changingdestiny4 (Nyssa/Sara/Oliver, 3/3, 15 Aug 2020) - Oliver, Sara, and Nyssa are called to the principal's office in order to deal with a particular rumor that their daughter has been spreading.

Crisis On Earth-X: Redone by The_White_Wolf (Laurel/Oliver, 4/4, 13 Aug 2020) - A different way that the Crisis On Earth-X crossover could have gone.

Music to my ears by Sammynovice (Dinah Drake/Earth-2 Laurel , 3/3, 15 Aug 2020) - Dinah walks in on Laurel playing guitar, Laurel doesnt hear her.; Music brings them closer.

Thats everything by Sammynovice (Dinah Drake/Earth-2 Laurel , 4/4, 10 Aug 2020) - Dinah helps laurel move in to her new apartment.