#this song was writen for drew

[wolverina2002]

My journey to fantasy, and why I keep coming back to it

When I was maybe eight, my dad let me read "The Neverending Story". To this day, I don´t know why I don´t like it. Was it the notion that a story doesn´t have a true ending? Did I dislike the "character from the real world travels into magical world" plot? Did none of the main characters speak to me? Or was it just too fantastical? I´m coming to think it´s the latter, although I still don´t really like the "real world to fantasy world" plot. I disliked Alice in Wonderland for the same reasons.

So I went back to reading The Three ??? and other youth investigation books. I loved reading, but fantasy hadn´t caught my eye yet.

Then, one day, one of my parents gave me "The Hobbit". I was hitched. Instantly. I loved it. But it also installed in me the notion that magical creatures are bad. Trolls, orks, giant spiders, giant wolves, dragons ... they were all evil. I had already outgrown cutesy unicorn stories by then.

Fantasy lost me for a long time. I read historical novels, and Warrior Cats and similar books. I forgot about wanting to go on adventures in Middle-Earth and wanted to be a wild animal instead, or ride wild horses, or similar things.

I don´t remember if I read the Inheritance Cycle or The Lord of the Rings first, to be honest. It must´ve been Lord of the Rings, and once again, Tolkien drew me in. That was seventh grade, and I was old enough to run loose in the library without needing to get a parent for the upper shelves every minute. So I stuck to fantasy.

I consumed the Inheritance Cycle, and dreamed of riding dragons. I stared Wings of Fire and imagined being a dragon.

And then I didn´t find any good books anymore. You´ll notice that I excluded things like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson in my list. Well, in my eyes, they weren´t "real" fantasy. They just inserted fantasy elements into our world, and as a jaded ninth grader with failing grades, I called that cowardice.

So I went back to Karl May, and Andrea Schacht, and Kathryn Lasky. I read some Star Wars novels, and I got into sci fi. I made the mistake of reading Twilight.

Naomi Novik´s Temeraire saved dragons for me. I was an adult, almost. 16, and jaded, and tired of the fantasy romance I found. (I´m ace, and didn´t know it yet.) I fell in love with dragons all over again, and searched for things that felt the same. The world, I realized, needs to feel real. I found it in Tolkien and Paolini, and now again in Andrea Schacht, and Patricia Briggs "Rabenzauber". I read T. A Barron´s Merlin´s Dragon, and Cornelia Funke, and attempted The Song of Ice and Fire.

(I didn´t even finish the first book. Too complex for my taste.)

I loved dragons, and gryphons, and winged horses. I got back into Tolkien, and consumed the Silmarillion. I dipped my toes into fanfiction.

Again, new books were hard to find. I got drawn into Marvel, and back into sci fi. But this time, fantasy didn´t leave me. And I continued to find new books.

Today, Tolkien inhabits an entire board on my bookshelf, and The Inheritance Cycle is the example I measure all dragon rider books against. I keep finding new books, new authors (Tamora Pierce among them), new worlds to explore. I gripped fantasy with both hands, and I´m not letting it go again.

I keep coming back, because it´s easy to loose myself in a well-writen world, with magic and good characters and dragons.

[bb-tings]

unspoken magic - drew starkey

magic - gabrielle aplin 

(10/10 reccomend ALL HER MUSIC)

so i found this song on spotify while i was looking for a song to write a cute fluffy drew fic to and it gave me such drew vibes bc homeboy doesn’t know how to use any form of social media lol...also the rant is literally me. like my thoughts and actions and beliefs. some of yall 13 year olds really don’t know the meaning of BOUNDARIES.

...anyways enjoy,

-BRI

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Remember when we snuck out of your birthday, didn't even say goodbye, 'Cause even there in a room full of faces, all I saw was you and I

     Everyone was having a blast dancing around, drinking, laughing. It was Drew’s birthday after all. The cast had decided to rent out a club and invite family and friends, including everyone who worked on set, the workers have become more like family than colleagues. There was so much chaos going on and while Y/n was so proud of the cast and herself for pulling the event off for her boyfriend, she couldn’t help but feel a little antisocial. She was a social butterfly, but everyone knew that after days of being the life of the party and extroverted, she needed time alone and started to shut down, wanting to be alone. Y/n was so excited for the party but when it came time for her to get dressed up and drunk with her friends, she found herself sitting alone on a couch booth while sipping wine, not really seeing the fun in getting wasted and stupid drunk. 

     Y/n watched as Drew and Rudy drunkenly danced back to back, screaming out the words to OMG by Usher, she laughed as he made eye contact with the young girl and pointed to her, wiggling his finger for her to join him. She held her glass up and tried giving him a believable smile, but the older boy knew better, so he made his way over to her.

“What’s wrong, baby?” Drew slid his way next to his girlfriend and used the towel on the table to wipe the sweat off of his face. “Did somebody upset you?”

“Nothing bubba, I’m fine.”

      Y/n looked up from her short-lived attempt at avoiding Drew’s eyes to him already looking at her. She watched as his hand moved toward her hair as he pushed a fallen piece behind her ear. He looked around her face and finally met her eyes, not believing her. “I’m fine, Drew. I promise.”

     Drew sat back away from her as he let out a loud sigh. “Why do you do that? Why do you lie to my face and tell me that you’re ok like I’m going to buy it? Why can’t you just tell me the truth?”

     “Drew, I really don’t wanna do this right now,” the young girl pleaded. “It’s your birthday, can’t we just have a good time and not worry about me right now?” To that Drew looked at his other half like she had grown another half. 

     “Ok, first of all, this,” He moved his finger quickly in the small space between them. “This Is not a fight. This is me being upset because my girlfriend won’t let me worry about her. I guess she doesn’t know how relationships work.” Drew teased the girl with a small smile on his face. “And second, we both know that I can’t have a good time if you’re sitting over here all sad and mopey.”

It's all the words you never say, the way I catch you watchin' me, I know that you love me, i know you can feel the magic, we don't need to talk about

     After a little back and forth, the young boy had finally gotten the girl to spill the truth about needing some alone time and was now trying to sneak them out of his own birthday party. As the pair rode home, Y/n couldn’t help but look at Drew as he stared ahead. She watched as his changing blue eyes flickered between the path in front of him and the many cars behind him, also driving in the early hours of the morning. 

     Though there were many signs, lights, and flashes that caught her mind’s attention, basically begging her eyes to look, she couldn’t help but only see Drew. This was her favorite kind of Drew. When he is totally unbothered. He was doing something so simple, something that he had been doing since he turned 15, now 27 it only seems right that he should be used to it. However, Y/n couldn’t help to notice how he put all his effort into it, eyes never once leaving the road, she liked to believe that it was his way of self consciously protecting her. And even though she thought she was going unnoticed, the young girl wasn’t the only one admiring from not so far. Drew was watching her too but through his peripheral. He loved that she was enchanted by everything he did. He liked knowing that he wasn’t the only one completely and hopelessly in love. 

No, we don't feel the need for colorful displays, 'cause it's not the kind of game we play, and why should we show the world how we feel, when it's not about them anyway

     Everyone was over at Madelyn’s apartment chilling and hanging out with one another. The blonde was stationed on the floor in between the couch and the coffee table, with a live Instagram leaning on a few books. Y/n was sitting directly behind the girl, turned to the side with her legs pulled up to her chest. She had let Maddie use her phone, the 22-year-old being too lazy to walk to her room and get hers, so now she was just watching as Madelyn socialized with the fans. 

“Ow, shit.” 

     Y/n turned her head to see Drew sitting on the edge of the couch next to her holding his foot with a worried stare. The younger girl let out a small snort. “Did you hit your toe bub?” 

     Drew let out a whiny noise and Maddie proceeded to also let out a laugh, then reusing one of her famous lines, “Never heard anyone whine like that before.” Y/n gently pushed the girl’s shoulder, teasingly telling her to leave the big baby alone. She then returned her vision to the raging comment section. Her once big smile quickly fading to a frown.

I think its a PR stunt bc they don’t even act like a couple

Drew deserves someone who actually loves him...LIKE ME!

gUys she called him bUb! THATS SO CUTE (emoji)

Nah thats def apr stunt, more obvious than shawn and camila

I don’t eleven think i’ve seen them hold hands

     Madelyn and Y/n simultaneously rolled their eyes, the blonde looking up at her best friend gave her a look that spoke “you gonna tell em or me.”

     Y/n slid down from the couch and joined her friend on the floor, getting right in front of the camera. She looked up at her loving boyfriend who was on his phone also looking at the comments on the live. He glanced down towards Y/n and gave her a small smile, telling her to go for it. It wasn’t the first time they had seen comments like this and he knew it wouldn’t be the last but he also knew that she had been dying to rant about it. 

     “Alright, I’m gonna go ahead and say this one thing, and then I’m probably going to take some time off this app.” The young actress slowly took a deep breath and then began her rant. “ Alright, first of all, my relationship with ANYONE, is between me and that person. Just because I have friends, boyfriends or family, does not mean that I have to post them on this account. I understand that it’s hard to believe that 2 people can be happy and healthy unless they showcase it to the rest of the world, but it is in fact very possible. So for everyone who is questioning, my relationship,” the girl then grabbed Drew’s hand, pulling him down to her side of the couch until he was laying on his side behind her head. “This is Drew. My boyfriend. It’s not a publicity stunt, it’s not to get the show more popular, it’s real. Outer Banks is already the number one show on Netflix, so I don’t really think there would be a point to put 2 people in a fake relationship. And another thing, I don’t even have a fucking publicist, so I don’t really know where that came from.” 

     The young girl turned her head to meet Drew’s blue eyes, he looked at her with such satisfaction and amazement. He was proud of his younger girlfriend. For years Drew thought that he would never find someone who was anti-social media like him. He thought that he was just going to have to bare his relationships getting exploited all over the world. Drew was happy that he never had to worry about that with Y/n. 

     “I completely understand why it’s confusing and how you can question our relationship. But that doesn’t mean you can drag our relationship, and me particularly, down. You have no right to say the things you do about me, just because you think that the small, tiny, look into our lives means that I don’t love and care about Drew. Like, no offense, but that’s fucking insane. I’m tired of getting private messages about my weight, my clothes, my hair, my AGE. Don’t even get me started on the age difference. Half of the fan accounts on this app are run by 13-year-olds saying very inappropriate things about a 27-year-old grown-ass man. Like yall understand that’s illegal right. Like, get it through your head that those are fantasies and no matter HOW MANY TIMES you drag ME down, they will NEVER come true. My age isn’t anyone’s business, I’m over 18 so get over it.” Y/n then let out a loud sigh. “I need a damn drink.” 

     To this Drew laughed and kissed her on the cheek, while the other cast members started to whoop and holler while applauding the young girl’s words. They too were proud other, they knew of the struggles that she went through and they knew that most of the time she kept those feelings balled up. Madelyn then grabbed the phone and said her goodbyes to the live, then ending it. 

     The blonde then wrapped her arms around her best friend. “I’m so proud of you, babe. That was so badass.”  Madison saw the interaction from across the room and ran over to join them, adding herself to the hug. 

     “It was great, sissy. You really told them who’s boss.” That last comment made Y/n laugh out loud. She was so happy to have a supporting friend and cast group that made her feel loved. She couldn’t have asked for better friends. 

     “It was pretty hot too,” Drew smirked and pulled the young girl away from the group hug and grabbed her face, and gave her a long passionate kiss, something he rarely did in front of others. “I’m proud of you bubba.”

She couldn’t have asked for better friends. 

Or a better boyfriend. 

Don't need to see it to believe it, no need to wake me up, 'cause I'm not dreamin'

     The couple was laying in their bed just enjoying each other’s presence. Limbs all spread around but managing to stay intertwined. Sunlight was seeping into the white-painted room, brightening everything up, including the pair’s mood. Drew was leaning against the headboard very lazily, running his hands through Y/n’s hair,  who was sitting in his lap, thighs down beside his knees, with her head on his chest. Drew had woken up early and tried to get the younger girl out of bed, but she refused to do so. So he decided that he would just deal with it and let her drift back off to sleep, but with a twist.

     It humored the young actor that people thought they weren’t a cuddly and touchy couple. They were absolutely a touchy couple, they just didn’t enjoy being touchy in front of others, some people not being into that and they didn’t want to make anyone feel awkward. It was more a Drew thing. He was the one who suggested they not have a lot of PDA, and while Y/n was all for PDA, she would do anything for Drew to make him happy. At the beginning of their relationship, Y/n was insecure about Drew’s real feelings because he didn’t show much love through touch, but she eventually mentioned it to him. Ever since then he always made it a point to show more affection the second they were alone. Hints their situation now. 

     Drew watched as Y/n started to stir in her sleep. She started to whine and Drew felt her chest start to move a little faster. She was having another nightmare. 

     “Shhh, shhh. You’re ok, it’s ok,” the young man started to rub her back and hold her a little tighter. He wanted the nightmare to stop but he didn’t want to ruin her sleep. “It’s just a dream. You’re ok, bubba.” Drew closed his eyes and gave a small smile when he felt her calm down, turn her head the other direction and hold onto him a little tighter. Despite what the young girl believed, Drew loved the affection that she gave him. Being the oldest of 3 kids, the boy felt like he had to grow up fast and while he knew his parents loved them all equally, he got less of the affection. He had to grow up and become a little man, help his mom prepare dinner, he and logan had to help take care of Brooke and Mackayla. He just thought that he wasn’t a fan to touch, but when it came to Y/n’s touch he couldn’t get enough of it.  

     Drew closed his eyes and relaxed his body, trying to drift off to sleep himself.  He knew he wasn’t dreaming yet, but he never wanted to leave this dream state with her. Getting to love someone like her, was something Drew never even dreamed of but now he was thankful for that. Because no dream could have lived up to the life that he gets to live with the girl that he loves.

[drewxmay]

Contestshipping Masterpost - Part 18 - 19 - Thinning the Hoard! - Channeling the Battle Zone

next episode is called Thinning The Hoard, and I remembered this is the Absol one. The absol one is sad.

30 seconds of the narrator talking and then the 1 minute long theme song. Wonderful.

1:10 the theme song just ended and we already have drew

1:13 HI (IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DRAW YOUR FEET)

1:43 I knew that Harley was a boy at this point but he is seriously femanin

2:00 reminds me of how much Drew had improved. He want from standing in betals, to flying in petals while spinning. Now he's actually GOOD.

2:55 Is a Drew

“Sorry no comment”

3:22 Everybody loves him.

(imagine if he had dressed up as Drew this time... Wait no Drew is a boy that would’nt be funny enough)

3:40 that looks like octillary is summoning the devil (also Harley now has 4 pokemon!)

3:52 hint: all of the other people competing are the suckers

:skips the apom part:

6:09 Ash go away this is a contestshipping episode

7:38 She isn't short Harley, Drew is. Havn't you noticed him stending next to May? sure he looks about the same size but his hair is just poofy. Call him shorty if anything.

8:05 Halrey: “May darling it’s aweful aweful! Something’s wrong with Drew!”

SUUURE somthing is Harley

8:11 let's watch through this scene then I'll tell ya'll a secret

8:30 He is pushing Absol and he is yelling becuase he is under a lot of pressure becuase of the grand festival

9:08 May is worried about him becuase she knows he is under a lot of stress and she wants to tell him that the attack was great and he doesn't need to worry... reminds me of another episode

9:28 take all of what I had just said. Okay here is the secret.

Absol, the Disaster Pokémon. Absol live in steep mountainous regions, and rarely venture down into areas inhabited by humans, but should an Absol be seen by humans, it is said that catastrophe is soon to follow.

Basically wherever Absol goes disaster usually follows.

Bulbapedia? When Harley told May that something was wrong with Drew, she panicked and ran to see what was wrong. When Drew said that he didn't feel any passion when Absol used Razor Wind, she whispers "Oh, Drew..." to show Drew that he's pushing Absol too hard. When Drew snapped at her, she looks completely hurt and shocked, beyond what any normal friend would feel. May also takes what Drew says very seriously instead of brushing it off because she knows it isn't true. Drew almost seems shocked himself that he speaks that way to May.

Eh sure

9:54 Harley knew that he was under a lot of stress and knew that this would have happened. He tried to make may cry

10:13 Solidad will explain some more resons to his stress

10:15 May worries about Drew (yes there will be a long rant soon) It shows more in her voice, not really the screenshot though...

10:26 Drew is thinking about May, and Absol right now.

Time for my actual thoughts on these.

After what had happened and how Drew had called her a wimp, he also felt really bad for it afterwards (bulbapedia explained some of that). He never wanted to hurt May and he does regret it. That's why Drew turned so quickly when he heard on of May's friend's voices. He thought May was there so that he could apoligize.

That's another reson why he sounded so down when he realized it was just her friends. 

And about May, even after that had happened, most people wouldn't be as sad, and would be at least a little but angry, but instead, May just wants to help Drew out of the stress that cuased him to say that.

11:58 vondervul

12:12 salty May, and Harley knows it!

Wait a second... Solidad knows too?

:skips battle becuase we all know that May will win:

OH HARLEY HAS 5 HE HAS A WIGGILYTUFF

17:44 see? May won.

18:48 Time for May and Drew’s 9th battle!!! I'm actually going to comment (very little but still comment) on this one!

well, if you have been reading this post you would know that I have been keeping track of all of the character development, and all of the things that Drew had tuaght May over this time. Many of the skills that she uses for battle she got from Drew. Drew pushing her to train batter, and just be a better trainer alltogether. I explain most of it here: Drew tries to make May want to learn more, For example, let’s take the episode where Drew was introduced. In that episode he was definitely watching her before they noticed him, so he had seen May training on the beach and decided to follow her, seeing that she could improve, and he knew how to improve. At the beginning Drew seems to be poking fun of how little ability she has, but this was actually so that she wanted to become better, and it works! For example: Who What When Where Wynuat. During the episode, they find Leechy berries, and because May didn’t know what they were, Drew tried mocking her of not knowing what they were so that she wanted to learn, and by the end of the episode… it worked!  Many of the things that May knows is because Drew taught her. and that is one of the resons he loves her. one moment imma explain the rest of this post after the battle

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oh nvm that is in the next episode Channeling the Battle Zone

:skips through the narrator and the theme song:

4:58 everybody thinks Harley is insain

8:50 that’s the profile picture of a contestshipping blog whodoesn't respend to messages picture!

11:49 AS I WAS SAYING

12:41 May was scared that becuase she has beaten him, that he was mad. The fact that he had smiled in aprovle... god imma rant again.

As I was saying earlier, Drew had watched May, and helped May grow. The fact that he has watched her grow from a pretty ignorant, and inexperianced trainer to sombody that could actually beat him... this is the mean reson that contestshipping is so good. the evelution that they had both went through to get this far is just breathtaking.  It was canon, and this is one of the resons that it is. This ship was so well writen, and this scene sums it all up.

:skips the apom part becuase that isn't important:

15:13 this all links back to what  I had said. Her winning is like him winning.

15:26 May: but I wasn’t nearly as good as you were!

Drew: but you were the one that won, and that’s what counts.

Drew said the oposite of that multiul times, but becuase May has won he meant it differently.

15:42 D:

17:50 Don't cry!!!

18:09 Drew knows how upset she is right now!!!

18:25 don't cry!!!

18:42 NONOONONONONOONNONONONONONONO HERE IS A BOX OF TISSUS DON'T CRY!!!

YA YOU BETTER CONFERT HER

19:00 I'm happy for solidad but I'm still thinking about May...

19:30 this scene is so important

19:39 May wants to see Drew again, but when Drew does nothing she get's scared 19:47 Did you see how May's face just lit up when he said that??? She is so happy about that!!! She wanted his aproval and she was just so happy when she got it :D 19:53 We here Drew say Yo, and now we here him say "Kbye"

I loved this episode so much they just love eachother so much.

[drewxmay]

Contestshipping Masterpost - Part 12 - On Cloud Archanine!

On Cloud Arcanine (I JUST CHECKED AND ARCANINE CAN BREED WITH BLAZAKIN. ALL OF DREW'S POKEMON AND POKEMON HE WANTED COULD BREED WITH MAY'S POKEMON!!!)

This is actually a pretty interesting episode for me to watch becuase back when I had first watched this, I had just started shipping May and Drew becuase of the blush. guys you should all know that I wasn't an expert on contestshipping back then, it was a year ago and I was bad at spotting ships. I stopped watching pokemon for a long time becuase I thought that Drew looked too much of an asshole during this episode. I wonder what I'll think of it now!

00:04 I remember during the entire battle fronteir I really didn't care about ash but only may lol

00:10 It's in the middle of the forest too! there seems to be a lot of customers... do people usually go through the forest?

00:23 mommy mommy look! It's a dogie :D

00:29 It was originally going to be legendary, but it isn't. Get your facts striaght pokedex!

:skips theme song:

01:55 Drew spies on May a lot so I would assume that he saw that she really liked the Arcanine and therfor wanted to catch it.

02:07 It's hard to tell weather he was watching her or not, but if he was then this is a very great contestshipping scene, if not then the writers just wanted to find a way to add Drew in in order to add contestshipping

02:11 why use a fire type on a fire type Drew??? you have other, better attacks right???

02:27 Let's say that Drew was watching may and wanted to catch it becuase of her. Now you know why he's mad.

02:33 this is the stupidest I've ever seen May, it might've been okay in the original version but in eangish she is just so dumb here.

02:42 Drew teaching May >v< (first time I watched this I was mad becuase I thought after last episode he would be nicer and I was mad that there seemed to be no character development)

02:48 No you followed her. That's why you're here.

03:00 Also Drew isn't voiced by Bob anymore. New voice acter that isn't annoying (not saying that Bob was that annoying) but what May just said should've been somthing she'd said earlier when he was voiced by bob.

03:14 "I'm on my way to cuach the Arcanine so that you will be impressed and I can learn more so that I can teach you more"

y'know, I can see why I didn't like this episode. So far we didn't get any character development from the episode and he seems more of an ass than he did in the other episodes. Writers have flop episodes somtimes :T

4:20 Where is that Arcanine throwing those berries? it's just throwing them behind her :T (yes i do know that this is a girl Arcanine)

05:02 this is funny.

I think what i liked in this episode was team rocket becuase I always liked those episodes when they were actually happy, getting money and having fun doing their job. It's always sad when they are fiered/quit ye I'm not putting down as many tags I also wanna enjoy the episode

05:52 best crackship ever

06:00 and their talking cat

06:22 and their thing that is blue

06:26 becuase there is nothing else they would ask. Also why didn't they tell you already???

06:30 naw that isn't Drew

06:35 He's only kinda rude to you becuase if he isn't you'll fall for more of Harley's tricks and never win anything. guy tells them stuff.

??:?? if you know so much how come you don't know it's a mom?

8:20 no, if you remember what the guy said Mr.Flirt he said that Drew was there an hour ago. Battles don't take an hour.

9:30 you know what they're more like siblings

9:25 guys you should know what Wabafett is by now.

“It got one for weach of us!!!”

9:39 They didn't expect that

10:03 why doesn't team rocket get stuff like this? They're good guys!

wow I have almost nothing to say. this episode is getting boring :T

14:13 and I'm pretty sure that Drew followed her, or becuase this is a contestshipping episode that wasn't written that well he is here already.

14:20 yup. I was right. it was just writen badly

14:38 It would have done that anyways May...

14:57 *sigh* at least there is at least 1 flirt.

15:00 "You'll regret this! Use tackle!" and we all know how great tackle is right?

15:40 Okay I really understand any I didn't like this episode the first time around. Drew is so much more of an ass than he was when we first met him T.T I think that this episode was a flop.

16:01 oh so that's where the berries are.

and then team rocket steals them. The end of the episode is the only part of this episode with good contestshipping it seems.

17:11 Drew want's to impress her but in this episode I just find him so out of character I don't think he does.

17:37 pleeaaase be in character for the rest of the episode

18:19 after all of the character development we saw in the last episode you really shouldn't be acting like that.

18:50 Drew would totaly do that for May (in any episode other than this)

19:20 I like this part but I still won't forgive the writers fort this Ooc Drew after all of the character develepent we saw from him last time.

Overall, I still hate this episode. Drew was very Ooc even though last episode we could see the character development, and again, I stand by my opinion when I had first watched this. Drew is so much mroe off an ass in this episode than he was in any of the episodes he has been in really. I was expecting to have a different opinion on this episode than when I had first seen it but nope. It still sucks.