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📚 cissamione fic recs ❤ | requested! :)

(listen to 🎵 cornelia street | slow dancing | don't blame me | dress | call it what you want🎵)

📖 Love in the Eye of a Storm by rattlesoft

(A perfect read during a stormy night. Incredibly immersive. Also, bit of a 🛑spoiler: the image of Hermione soaked through the bone by rainfall is *chef's kiss*. I absolutely adore the 'I-ran-into-the-storm-so-I-could-reach-you' trope. That is just so meaningful to me.)

Summary: After the war, Narcissa Malfoy spends all of her time holed up in Malfoy Manor. Growing more and more dissatisfied, she takes a holiday to a mysterious island that promises no contact with the outside world. There, she encounters someone else in similar circumstances and a threat straight from her nightmares.

📖 She's Just a Boy by Looktotheedges

(THIS. This is a brilliant read. The dialogue, the banter, the humor, everything. Just read it. Trust me.)

Summary: Draco has been given a task by the Dark Lord. A task he can't refuse. Either kill Dumbledore...or he and his family will be killed. Well. Narcissa Malfoy shan't let her son become a killer. Not for her, not for anything. She'll do anything for her son. Give her life for her son. Become a killer for her son. Take his place at Hogwarts...and do the deed herself. Although she had not anticipated being a teenage boy being quite so difficult.

📖 From Heads Unworthy by intheinkpot

(THIS. I will never ever get over From Heads Unworthy. The plot is fantastic. I adore slow burn fics like this, where you're genuinely unsure when or if the two characters you're rooting for are going to end up together. And it's all about that tension that's somehow always present when they're in each other's company. It's about that journey, and From Heads Unworthy has that plot in spades. I really can't get over how good this one is. I honestly couldn't put it down the moment I picked it up.)

Summary: Unable to destroy Nagini, Harry dies at the Battle of Hogwarts. Hermione saves Narcissa from Voldemort's wrath, and now it's up to them to figure out how to destroy the snake and bring Voldemort down. Told as a series of drabbles and one shots.

📖 50 First Dates by Yanana

(One of the first cissamione fics I've ever read! Fun, light-hearted, heart warming, pure fluff. I had a blast reading 50 First Dates. Grinning all the way through. Yanana has a lot of awesome cissamione stories, check out her AO3! I recommend giving them all a read!)

Summary: Hermione had faced every fancy party, every snarky interview and every suspicious gaze when her relationship with Narcissa became public. When Hermione asks her wife, years later, to get to know the muggle world she was raised in, Narcissa agrees. They go on a muggle date, once a month.

📖 Heaven When We're Home by inkheart9459

(Also a part of the first cissamione fics I've read. I can never resist a soulmate AU. I rarely see soulmate AUs for cissamione, which is a shame because there's SO MUCH angst material there. Reading Heaven When We're Home feels like comfort. It's Hermione and Narcissa gravitating towards each other slowly, playfully, inevitably. You know how there's always that one person you can't stop thinking about, and each time they're in the same room or street as you, you can't help but go there and just be near them? And you can easily tell that they're feeling the same way, but neither of you say anything until it just keeps happening? This is that. I love that.)

Summary: 5 Times Hermione and Narcissa aren't ready to admit they're soulmates + the 1 time they are.

📖 Ice by Habren

(Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of her age is an idiot, pass it on. This is undoubtedly my favorite trope. But Narcissa being an idiot just as much as Hermione is? EVEN BETTER. Also Narcissa being furious, and Andromeda just being done with everything! Habren, you're my hero. Go check out all of Habren's cissamione stories on AO3!)

Summary: Nothing is as it seems. Hermione doesn't understand what's happening, and neither does Narcissa. Andromeda is in a corner rolling her eyes.

📖 Blood Magic by Cumbersome

(I told myself I'd only be putting Hermione/Narcissa fics on this list, Blood Magic does have bellamione but it's cissamione endgame. And I couldn't not put Blood Magic here because of it's great plot and terrific characterization. Blood Magic does a fantastic job of showing just how magnetic the Black sisters are, and just how different they are from one another other, but also how incredibly alike they are.)

Summary: An A/U set in 1970s. Hermione is born in an earlier timeline. Firmly on the Light side, she works as an Auror to stop Voldemort and his followers. But it soon becomes apparent that both the Light and Dark are capable of evil. As she struggles with her identity and her place, she finds herself drawn to the Black family and the old traditions.

📖 peppermint kisses & things in threes by evawrites

(I read this during the holidays. For those who love fluff and feel good stories! Who doesn't? The title alone is just so heart warming ❤)

Summary: Everyone is laughing, and it rings in Narcissa’s ears akin to a Christmas carol on a late December morning, but there is one laughter that stands out in particular. Hermione is laughing, and her hand is out of nowhere on Narcissa’s thigh, just a light touch, but enough to make Narcissa’s skin burn even through all the layers of clothing. Narcissa doesn’t know why, but she doesn’t question it; just thinks that she could get used to something like this.

📖 The Scientist (Remastered) by Greysfanhp

(I first came across The Scientist at ff.net, but it's been posted by the author on AO3 very recently! This one is definitely in my to-read list. The premise is incredibly interesting, and again, I just adore how it's about Narcissa and Hermione connecting with each other in the beginning for the sake of academic pursuits. That's one of my favorite plots and needless to say, I'm so excited to read this one!)

Summary: Curiosity killed the cat, they say; but satisfaction brought it back. A few years after the war Hermione is a widely respected academic about to start her latest research project. To see its completion, however, she will have to ask help from the last person she ever imagined.

📖 the rest of my sunsets by evawrites

(Poignant, sad, beautiful, wonderful read. Only the first chapter is up, and Hermione and Narcissa have barely exchanged a few words with each other and yet it feels like so much more has happened. evawrites does a magnificent job capturing just how broken and lost Hermione and Narcissa are after the war; the long pauses in their conversation, the tentative way they try to assess each other, the stilted manner of speaking, the massive uncertainty, the pondering, the asking, "where do we go from here?", and the tentative vulnerability they share with each other in a moment's notice, and the way they try to walk away from each other just as quickly. The way evawrites writes Narcissa, focusing on the quiet sadness this character carries all around her, and the way she actually deeply feels everything in a profound level is an absolute marvel to read. I'm a big fan.)

Summary: Narcissa never really believed in fate, but when she accidentally comes face-to-face with Hermione Granger all over Europe too many times, she thinks she might reconsider.

📖 Killing me Softly by Looktotheedges

(Listen listen. The plot is brilliant. Narcissa is an incredible legilimens, a workaholic, a genius, and of course, a stubborn person. Hermione is all those things too except she is NOT a legilimens, but she is undoubtedly one of the LOUDEST thinkers in wizarding Britain. So. They'repracticallymadeforeachother. I LOVE IT.)

Summary: When Ginny gets hurt in a wronski feint gone wrong, Hermione is on hand to take her away from the swarming fans and straight to a quieter part of St Mungo's. Where the only mediwitch around is Narcissa Black. Healer and master legilimens. And apparently Hermione's thoughts are rather loud. Oops.

📖 Perhaps by Naralanis

(AMAZING. The slow burn is absolutely worth reading every word. This was a visceral experience of Narcissa's childhood, with its fantastic writing and perfect pacing. I adore how patient Hermione is, and I adore how Perhaps perfectly captures Narcissa.)

Summary: Hermione Granger, Transfiguration Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, gets a new co-worker: Narcissa Black.

📖 Extinction by rubikanon

(NEED I SAY MORE? Don't speak to me. Don't look at me. Don't breathe in my direction. This has SLAYED ME. I am never ever going to be the same again after Extinction. EVER AGAIN. GO. READ THIS NOW. This is my "so something has always been missing in my life and now I know what that is" moment. THE ANSWER IS NARCISSA IN HIKING CLOTHES, OBVIOUSLY. No but seriously, Extinction is an outstanding piece of work.)

Summary: Now complete with less vague summary! Post-war adventure across the British countryside, Hermione accidentally falls in love with Narcissa Malfoy, classified missions and intrigue and dementors oh my, Ron isn't a jerk (what?! unheard of!), slow burn romance with a Serious Plot. "This is your last chance to turn back. I won't be responsible for any nightmares it brings you."

📖 Fixed in Time by TheWorldsaBeastofBurden

(THE BIG ONE. This is 600k words of amazing plot, fantastic dialogue, terrific character arcs, wonderful and diverse characters, brilliant Time Travel lore, and so much more. This is like Cissamione: The Series. Fixed in Time is like that series you binge watch until three in the morning, until it consumes your very existence. But if this was a series I could binge, it would be the only series I would ever binge ever again. EVER.)

Summary: "I did not want this for him, for my son. I did not want...any of this," the words poured from her lips like bubbling potion boiling over, "I wish...I wish I never allowed him to set foot on this path. That I never stood by and let the Dark Lord brand his precious skin with his Mark…I wish for many things Miss Granger. If I could change the past, I would.” | A desperate plea leads to a desperate mission. In a split second when all seems lost, Hermione Granger, Gryffindor’s Golden Girl unlinks the golden chain around her neck and throws it around the shoulders of Narcissa Malfoy and turns back time to a week before Draco was set to take the Mark. Working together they'll manipulate the events of the last few years to lead their past selves to victory against the Dark Lord. They have a year and a half to change the course of Draco's life, destroy the Horcruxes, prepare all versions of themselves for the Final Battle and make certain their past selves still end up in Malfoy Manor so they can snap back into time without creating a major paradox. A lot can happen in a year and a half.

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conmuchoyelo · 4 years ago

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LEAGUE OF LEGENDS FOR DUMBASSES

as you all may or may not know I play a lot of a little game called League Of Legends. the in game tutorial for it just straight up sucks ass. So here’s a very simple guide to how to play League.

Note: I’m avoiding addressing things the tutorial already showed, like how to move or use abilities. My goal is to explain important things that the game won’t teach you, so you’re not struggling and confused lol.

THE MAP

the most important thing to understand is the League map. here it is.

let’s explain how this works!

your team is either on the blue side or the red side. this doesn’t really matter much besides what buffs are closer to what lane (more on that later). your goal is to clear a path down one or all of the lanes to destroy all of the enemy team’s inhibitors, and eventually their Nexus.

each lane has two towers, and the home base has five (one per inhibitor, and two for the Nexus). towers do a fuckton of damage, so it’s best you don’t get hit by them. towers automatically target the nearest enemy to them, or the enemy that hit an allied champ while under the tower.

the jungle is a massive sector of the map, full of beneficial plants and neutral monsters. it’s a bit of a dangerous place compared to the safety of the lanes, but full of important objectives. more on those later.

THE LANES

there are 5 different positions: top, jungle, middle, bottom/adc, and support. I’ll continually color code these to give you more awareness on what you need to be doing at certain times.

59 tip: start by playing support. It’s a more forgiving role, you have an ally, and it helps to teach you the game without you having to worry about farming minions or getting kills. You’ll also learn how to ward and read a map.

TOP- top laners are usually strong and independent champions who can hold their own. During their laning phase, their goal is to farm minions and get strong so they can help later on in teamfights (or just plain on 1-on-1 fights).

Some beginner level top laners are:

• GAREN • DARIUS • NASUS •

JUNGLE- Junglers roam in all the jungle areas of the map, securing objectives and helping other lanes to get kills. Junglers are often sneaky and have powerful attacks or crowd control that help their allies secure a kill. They’re arguably one of the most crucial roles in the game.

Some beginner level Junglers are:

• WARWICK • VOLIBEAR • MASTER YI •

MID- Mid lane is where a lot of magic happens. It’s in between everything, bisecting the jungle, and is the most direct path to the enemy Nexus. A midlaner’s goal is to be multipurpose, farming to get their levels up, but also being available to help an ally out nearby. Champions here vary a lot.

Some beginner level midlaners are:

• LUX • AHRI • ANNIE •

ATTACK DAMAGE CARRY/BOT- The high damage members of the team. They begin fairly weak but as they gain items they become extremely dangerous. Their goal is to farm and help the Jungler secure the dragons (Drakes) while they build up power and try to get kills. You’ll be a powerhouse by the end of the game. Another candidate for most important role.

Some beginner level bot laners are:

• MISS FORTUNE • JINX • ASHE •

SUPPORT- their goal is to babysit the bot laner and make sure they don’t die, as well as try to feed their bot lane as many kills as possible. supports have crowd control or defense (or both) that make them very pesky in battle, stunning or silencing their opponents so they can’t attack. They gain gold passively based on their item, so avoid attacking minions! Those are for your bot laner! You should, however, be attacking the enemy laners whenever possible!

Some beginner level supports include:

• LUX • NAMI • SERAPHINE •

remember this: champs are often designed for a specific role and should not be played outside of those roles while you’re learning to play!! later on you can experiment a bit, but start out with very fundamental characters. The practice tool and blind pick are your best friends for trying out new champs!

ACTUAL GAMEPLAY

okay, you have your role, you have your goal. what now?

PREGAME AND CHAMPION SELECT- You’ll need to choose and lock your character. In blind pick, which is your only option until you’re level 10, you will have to claim a position in chat. Once you get to draft, you’ll be assigned a role. you will also need to prepare a rune page. while you begin, you can often just use the premade rune pages, but as you play on you’ll want to learn how to make your own, as they’re vital to success on your champ.

common premade rune page options for lanes:

TOP - yellow or red

JUNGLE - varies, often red

MID - red, yellow, or purple

BOT - yellow or red

SUPPORT- green or purple

red and yellow runes are often for doing damage or attacking with extra strength/speed. purple helps spellcasters/mages, usually helping to regulate mana usage and magic damage. green tree is for defense, and is multipurpose and can be used in many lanes depending on what you’re doing. blue tree isn’t often used as a primary tree, but is seen often in secondary as it helps you bend the rules a little bit with bonus mana or free items.

59 tip: If your computer can handle it I recommend downloading Porofessor. It connects to your league client automatically and gives you recommended runes and builds, tips on your opponents, and comparisons to pro players so you can work on your game.

You will also get to choose summoner spells, the two squares at the bottom of your screen. One of them should be flash (yellow), and the other one depends on your position.

Top often takes ghost (blue) or teleport (purple), mid and support often take ignite (red),and bot often takes heal (green).

Junglers always take smite. always always always. do not take smite if you aren’t a jungler.

every summoner spell (except smite) is only to be used in an emergency, as they’re high cooldown.

there are more options, but these are the most commonly used.

WHEN THE GAME BEGINS- purchase your starter item. there’s a screen that you can go to that recommends a build for you, and you can often purchase directly from there. Junglers must purchase one of the two knives, emberknife or hailblade.

If you’re a jungler, you’re likely going to go to one of the two buffs. There’s red buff (bottom left for blue side, top right for red side) and blue buff (top left for blue side, bottom right for red side). Red buff slowly heals you and helps you do a little extra damage, while blue buff replenishes your mana and hastens your ability cooldowns.

If you are in bot/support or top lane, you may need to leash. Leashing is when you follow your jungler to their buff (depending on what buff they go to) and auto attacking the buff to do a bit of damage so your jungler doesn’t lose as much health taking down the buff. If your side doesn’t need a leash, you can go to lane.

Midlaners can just go to their lane to prepare for the game if they’re not requested elsewhere.

Your 4th item slot has wards. These grant vision of the foggy parts of the map. Place as many as you can in bushes. They’re vital. You can also trade wards in for the sweeper trinket, which scans for enemy wards and reveals them. Destroy any enemy wards you see.

As the game progresses, you’ll need to get drakes (dragons), rift scuttlers, and the baron. There are two pits on the map, one at the top of the river of red side, one at the bottom of the river on blue side. The rift scuttler and baron spawn at the top pit (baron pit), while drakes spawn at the bottom pit (dragon pit).

The rift scuttler can be killed and re-spawned in a lane to do tons of damage to towers before it’s killed. The baron provides a powerful but temporary buff that makes your minions super strong, helping them destroy towers and inhibitors. The baron replaces the scuttler, and once the baron spawns there will be no more scuttlers.

There are 4 kinds of elemental drakes: infernal (damage), cloud (haste), ocean (healing), and mountain (defense). The first two dragons are random, then a specific soul is decided after that. The map will change to reflect the new soul, and send a global announcement. Once your team kills 4 drakes, they’ll unlock the current soul, which gives a powerful permanent buff. There’s also the Elder Dragon, who, when killed, provides a temporary lethality buff, making all of your attacks do substantially more damage. This guy only spawns after a team has claimed the soul, and will be the only drake to spawn after that point.

Make sure to keep an eye on your CS and KDA (defined below), which is in the top right corner of your screen. You want to have more CS than your opposing laner if possible. Your team is always displayed to you as blue, and enemies are always red. The top right shows your team’s total kills vs the other team’s, your KDA, your CS, and the time the game has gone on for. Also remember to keep an eye on your map!!! You want to know as much as possible about what’s going on, so check your map often.

GENERAL TIPS-

• first of all, league games go for a MINIMUM of 15 minutes each. Most games usually go an average of 20-40 minutes. Don’t join a game unless you can commit that time to your team!

• because league is a team game, quitting mid-game or going afk isn’t tolerated, and if you do it too much you’ll get temporarily banned.

• play with a friend! it’s more fun and will help you learn way faster. (psst dm me for my username and I’d love to teach you!)

• ping by pressing control and then left clicking and holding with your mouse. you’ll get a wheel of options that are fairly self explanatory.

• emote with “t”

• lock/unlock your camera with “y”

• press tab to see the full scoreboard, with items, CS, kills, and monster camp timers

• use built in dances with ctrl + 1-4 (1 is neutral, 2 is taunt, 3 is dance, and 4 is laugh)

• don’t touch jungle camps if you aren’t a jungler!!!!!!

• once you get to level 30, ranked is available. Absolutely do not play ranked until you are confident with your preferred champs (yes plural) and can handle being bullied in chat.

CULTURE TIPS AND DEFINITIONS:

• “flaming” is part of the experience and is inevitable. We all have bad games, so don’t let it get to you.

• “ff” means to ForFeit. doing /ff starts a team vote to surrender and end the game early. This can only be done after 15 minutes.

• “feeding” or “fed” means that a character has a lot of kills and is abnormally powerful. Feeding is the act of dying a lot and basically “spoon-feeding” the kills to the opponent. Feeding is bad, avoid.

• “inting” means “intentionally feeding”. Often when inting is used as a term tho, it’s just casual way to say “throwing the game”. People don’t often intentionally feed, but the term has become synonymous with playing like shit.

• you will become synonymous with your character eventually lol. People don’t refer to people by their usernames in-game, just their character, and there’s a lot of teasing about certain character “mains” being xyz. (Mains meaning you mainly play that character)

• AP = attack power

• AD = attack damage

• AF = adaptive force

• magpen = magic penetration

• KDA = kills/deaths/assists ratio

• CS = “creep score”, the number of minions you’ve killed

• ult/ulti/ulty = ultimate ability (r)

• drag = dragon

And that’s that! Good luck out there, and please reach out with any questions! <3 -59

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