#normal wizard activities

[superkawaiimothman]

behold! my arachnogazebo

[astranauticus]

having a favourite band you love with your whole soul is so insane actually i could be sitting here in an absolutely horrible mood then put a collage song on spotify and be like. oh im normal now 👍 <- extremely normal and well adjusted thing to say. tbh

[spilledmilkfkdies]

Fucking uh red string of fate AU for the Black Circle except they're all soulmates so it just looks like

They are tangled the absolute fuck up. You'd think getting rid of one of them would fix it maybe a little bit, but it really wouldn't.

Anyway-

Istg when this writer's block let's me survive and I end up finishing my requests, you best believe I'm gonna start birthing the most mushy and cheesy trope filled fics, lactose intolerant people cOUNT your DAYS. I'm talking soulmate AUs, hanahaki, fucking coffeeshop sure why not- I'm shoving both of my hands right in there, just you wait. That is a threat.

[dullahandyke]

discovered the keyboard shortcut for opening the command line Oh its over for you cunts. and you can run a bunch of programs just by typing their name into the command line. awesome

[flovverworks]

thinking about akira in lov n deepspace settings solely for the image of them sitting & talking with ppl with sakitty on their lap

[aria0fgold]

I'm getting mahoyaku brainrot... Thinking about Cain as a villain is doing things to my brain in ways I don't know how to express other than "evil cain hot"

[inkskinned]

i think probably magic is real.

the thing is that i was a teacher for a long time and sometimes i come back to this moment in the classroom where a 7 year old asked me are mermaids real? and i stared at her and had no idea how to answer.

for a really long time i just assumed that glow-in-the-dark paint/etc was a result of something made in a lab. i just recently found out that a specific mine in new jersey that just has rocks that do that naturally and it sent me for a loop about stuff.

because first of all - let's be honest, all of us: if there was going to be a naturally-occurring location for uv-activated glow-in-the-dark rocks? it would have to be in New Jersey. that's just the place that makes the most sense for that to happen. probably 10 thousand years ago cavemen were like. "oh this place is gonna be new jersey one day. this has new jersey energy."

the rocks only glow in the presence of uv light and are otherwise just normal rocks. in lord of the rings, there's a special sword that glows in the presence of orcs. it is magic, except that's a real thing that exists (and exists, as we have discussed, in new jersey, of all places). i guess maybe this implies orcs give off uv light.

yeah, okay. magic is just science. i know all the stuff about how ghosts are probably just caused by vibrating pipes. i knew about how there's a reason-for-all-of-this. but what do you mean that there's rocks that give you poison damage if you touch them. what do you mean that we live on the same planet as electric eels. what do you mean that a battery just, like - stores power?

and i don't know. in 20 years maybe they will find a mermaid but they will say something like well she's technically not a mermaid she's this other species, she has whiskers and not hair. and i will have to travel back in time and tell a 7 year old not technically, but there's something that is like a mermaid.

and she will look at me and think that what i am saying is science means magic isn't real and what i am actually saying is science is our word for why magic works. and then i will teach her about uv rocks, and new jersey. i will tell her to be a scientist, which is the same thing as being a wizard. there is probably a reason why sci-fi and fantasy are often grouped together. it is very lucky to be here, i think. if you squint, the improbability of it all - it does kind of feel like spellwork.

[rcjackie]

fun fic idea if anyone wants to read whatever this is!!! It kind of got away from me ngl

!!!!tw for swearing!!!!

okay so soulmates bagginshield au where the name of your soulmate is written on your wrist

except Bilbo’s soulmark is written in Khuzdul, so he had no idea what it says and only knows it’s dwarvish bc of his mother’s books/stories (or maybe he doesn’t know. there are no laws)

So Bilbo at the ripe age of 50 decides to leave the shire to look for his soulmate bc he’s not getting any younger and they have to be out there SOMEWHERE.

on the road he meets Gandalf, and bc that wizard is a grade A Meddler (TM) and knows exactly whose name is on Bilbo’s wrist, he sends Bilbo in the direction of Erebor

now I know what you’re thinking: how is Bilbo, a hobbit, going to get into a dwarf kingdom? well, Gandalf sends him there as his ‘emissary’ bc all good wizards need hobbit secretaries to deal with politics on their behalf, yes this is completely normal.

and that’s how Bilbo ends up as a diplomatic negotiator in a dwarf kingdom while secretly looking for his soulmate. and you best believe he does not know what the hell he’s doing for the first few days, but he’s a baggins AND a took so he bullshits his way through without problem.

and bc of his fake position as Gandalf’s envoy he eventually ends up meeting Thorin, the eldest prince of Erebor, who happens to be deeply suspicious of him and thinks he has ulterior motives besides regular politics

and Bilbo is like yes you’re right I do have ulterior motives but how dare you ASSUME—

cue the beginning of the enemies to friends to lovers pipeline

on the other hand, the first friend he makes in Erebor is Ori, who is the kingdom’s librarian. Bilbo asks him to read the name on his wrist and Ori nearly has a heart attack on the spot before running away bc he found the prince’s soulmate and he HAS TO TELL SOMEONE (that someone being dori)

and, of course, Bilbo misinterprets that as meaning his soulmate is evil. so then Bilbos only thought is FUCK I must have someone absolutely horrible as a soulmate. like how is their reputation THAT bad

so he spends most of his days sulking around Erebor, too scared to ask anyone about the name on his wrist, when he notices some shady figures doing shady figure things

being the naturally nosy hobbit that he is, he listens in, trying to uncover a bit of juicy gossip to entertain himself with.

except that Bilbo uncovers a plot to assassinate the entire royal family and indirectly saves the lives of almost the entire line of Durin. so now he’s being welcomed by open arms by the entire kingdom bc he accidentally speed ran becoming a national hero

this does away with most of Thorin’s distrust, and the two gradually get closer as Bilbo’s place in Erebor becomes more and more permanent.

and just. for plot purposes, Bilbo has been going under a pseudonym this whole time bc it’s a big world and he’s gotta keep himself safe yk, so no one knows his actual name

but now Bilbo’s like we’re friends now and I kind of saved your life, so I feel like I should probably stop lying to you ;)

Bilbo, holding out his hand: Bilbo Baggins, at your service

Thorin, about to keel over: What.

bc Thorin knows that name, as he has in fact been repeating it over and over again for literal decades. it’s the one inscribed on his wrist in a neat cursive, and suddenly everything falls into place.

Thorin, now ripping his own hair out: I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR NAME WAS BEEBO TWINDLEWIRE???

Bilbo: I lied :D

unfortunately Thorin’s been having grand delusions of meeting his soulmate since childhood, already planning to woo them by acting like the perfect gentleman and by being on his best behavior—just to find out that it’s the guy that he’s been actively hating on (and also guiltily crushing on) for months

knowing this, Thorin begins pulling out all the stops to make Bilbo like him. he’s sending him handmade gifts, giving him rocks of great value and meaning, showing off his craft, and making sure to train where he knows Bilbo can see. Bilbo may not be in love with him yet but it’s only a matter of time, once he realizes that Thorin is such a skilled provider

Bilbo, however, is just…deeply confused as to why Thorin suddenly seems to go from tolerating his existence to sending him longing looks from across the room, along with many, many shiny rocks and various pretty things. not to say that he doesn’t like the attention, as he’s grown very fond of Thorin over his time spent in the mountain

Bilbo eventually just chalks it up to misplaced gratitude for saving Thorin’s life and moves on. so all of the courting rituals being thrown at him continue to go over his head

meanwhile Thorin is in the midst of planning their wedding bc Bilbo is responding to all of his offerings positively, and he wants to marry his One as soon as possible

(EDIT: IVE SEEN ALL OF UR NICE COMMENTS AND THEY ARE SO SWEET, if anyone writes/draws anything w this please TAG MEEEEE)

[dduane]

I'm halfway through So You Want To Be A Wizard and I have a bit of an odd question. Certain spells require ingredients like pens or string, but what were to happen if the spell components just... didn't exist anymore/would be impossible to acquire now? Like if it required the feather of a Dodo Bird, or leaves from a species of tree that died off a long time ago?

I'm loving the story so far, my brain just latches on to random little details and won't let go haha

No problem! I know how this is. :)

For spells of the kind we're discussing here—which (since they're intended for probationary wizards) are fairly simple ones—the Manual normally suggests the most readily accessible items that interrupt space in the right way to make a given spell work. For beginning wizards, if a given ingredient can't be obtained, the Manual will routinely suggest a slightly different spell that has more accessible ingredients.

Of course there are spells with physical components in which the non-availability of a given item may be construed as a challenge that the universe is offering you, in order to see how serious you are about the spell getting done in the first place. ...The dodo feathers, for example? Those aren't so much of a problem... assuming you're willing to worldgate over to London and break into the Natural History Museum to borrow one of the few they've got. (Naturally this is going to also require an effective invisibility spell, and the necessary resources to defeat the museum security systems. And it'd better just be "borrowing." If the spell's at all destructive of the raw materials it uses, stealing something to make it happen would unquestionably increase local entropy. Maybe it'd just be simpler to look around for a different spell.)

This is one of the reasons why most wizards engaged in active spelling try very hard to increase their skill levels to the point where they're able to do wizardry diagramatically, rather than with concrete objects. Affecting the physical universe with nothing but the Speech and the correct kind of spell diagram to support the "equation" is much harder work, sure... but it really beats having to go looking all over the place for the gimbal from some ancient TV set, or the right piece of string. :)

Hope this helps!

[thedivinetarot]

Talk to me in songs and poems

10 facts and more about your fs | pt.1

☆ How to chose the perfect pile for you?

- Close your eyes and take a deep breathe. Ask the question I your head, open your eyes and the picture that you can't look away from is your pile.

☆ Note:

- This is a general reading, use your own discernment when judging the accuracy.

- This is a short mini reading. I may do an extended one or pt. 2 later.

- This is a future spouse reading which means that it is not applicable for crushes or someone you are briefly dating and if you want to do it on your long term partner feel free but I don't guarantee that it will be 100% accurate.

- Can be applied on a future lover too.

Pile 1 - The corpse bride

1. This person is very active. He could move a lot, work out a lot, or he could be an athlete. I see a constant movement from this person. Also he could walk fast, faster than normal.

2. This person get overwhelmed so quickly and the funny part is they cannot focus on more than one task and get distracted easily. He gives me an ADHD vibe. So, they may have ADHD.

3. This person is indecisive, it take them forever to make a decision which can be good or bad because they overthink everything. And because they see the good and bad in every option.

4. Your person is unbalanced when it comes to giving and receiving affection/ emotions/ gifts/ and other stuff. They either give too much or doesn't give at all.

5. They are tall and scary. They might have anger issues or get angry very easily. I see that this person is a catalyst of change or they might have changed a lot physically or mentally throughout their life.

6. This person is very emotional honestly, I see someone who is kind, sweet and caring towards others but they doesn't know how to show it in a balanced way.

7. This person have a big family or he came from a very strong/ rich or wealthy family. I see also that their family are very respected from people in the country they live in.

8. They are very successful but they kinda show it off and brag about their success in arrogant way. They could be arrogant too.

9. This person is pessimistic. They doesn't know how to be optimistic at all. It is like they have a different point of view than the people around them and because they overthink it, they doesn't feel good about it. There's a lot of emphasis on "what ifs" in their mind.

10. This person is family oriented. They are the perfect husband/wife material. They dream of having a family on their own and they are so excited about it.

Bonus: they lives far away from you and they travel to work or to their home. Could be in travel (from state to state) or out travel (from country to country).

Pile 2 - Blue moon

1. Lives near you. Or in the same state. Could be your neighbor too. I see that he tried to travel for work but it didn't last at all and he got homesick and returned.

2. Very diplomatic and 'demure'. He doesn't like conflicts and always try to avoid them.

3. Is very emotional. Idk why I keep picturing a blonde, white, and an overweight man in my mind eye. This person is cute or look cute and cuddly too.

4. They are very nurturing, if they are identified as masculine; he doesn't feel ashamed of taking care of others. And if they are identified as feminine; then they are very in their feminine energy.

5. This person is intuitive too, I'm picking up on the mbti INFP, ISFP, INFJ, ENFJ, ENFP, ISFJ too.

6. This person is very spiritual, I'm sensing major pisces placements. This person could be a wizard or a witch. They could read tarot and practice divination too. If not then they may be interested in those things (even if they are not a practioners of it).

7. This person have a very interesting point of view. I see that they see things from a different angle which cause others to misunderstand them and their intentions.

8. Despite this person's sweet personality or look. They have a dark side that they keep to themselves. I see that they might have been a drug addict, alcohol addict or other some type of addiction that I couldn't put my finger on. Could even be sex? Or masturbation? Maybe.

9. This person is very vital, they could blush quickly or their face get red easily. I see also that their voice can be rough and loud in an annoying way.

10. This person is active too like pile one. They may walk fast, talk fast or work out to keep fit even if they are obese or overweight.

Bonus: They were dating someone but they broke up with them. This incident was close in time like 2 to 4 months ago. I'm not seeing something deep at all. Could be a fling or a hookup.

Pile 3 - Blue butterfly

1. This person is an extrovert. I see someone who party a lot but from time to time this gives them anxiety so they isolate themselves from time to time.

2. This person is a huge believer in twin flame, they might be manifesting their twin into their life.

3. This person is spiritual too. I see that they are into psychology, inner child healing.

4. This person could mirror you a lot. Could be good or bad, so if you want them in your life you need to be better yourself in order for this to last.

5. Your future spouse is you twin flame, this came again while I'm channeling the facts about them.

6. They are very childish and innocent. And if not they can impulsive and carefree of the consequences of their own actions.

7. They are really a hard worker. Could be a workaholic too. I see that they are working on their finances so when they meet you they can wife you up.

8. This person is a busy bee. They are constantly working and juggling things. Could be a great multi-tasker too.

9. Their family traditions are very important to them. And they get very defensive when someone point out anything wrong with their family traditions.

10. This person is defensive. And also argumentative. They only want to prove that their opinion is the only right one.

Bonus: They are on their healing journey towards you. I see that also they can be a slow/smooth talker or walker. I see also that they do not hesitate to walk away when things are not working the way they want. They abandon their projects easily too. They could breathe loudly, or make a loud voice when they inhale.

Pile 4 - White swan

1. This person is an atheist. Or if not they might not have a religion or not into spirituality or doesn't believe in that "crab".

2. They are that one hot sexy fucker that fuck around with no commitment. And if not then they used to be like that before meeting you.

3. This person is very blunt, harsh with words and even abusive, be careful of their rage. They have a nasty energy. I smell something not pleasant at all. They could be clueless about hygiene.

4. This person is broke. Financial and in other areas in their life. They could also use their attractiveness to their advantages to use women's money. Again be careful, you don't have to keep up with that.

5. This person got disappointed and if not so they disappointed a lot of people in their life. Especially their family. I feel like when you get to know them, they will complain a lot about how unsupported they are.

6. I see that they always daydream about being successful, independent, and the boss but they do nothing about it honestly. Like there is no serious steps to be like that.

7. They have daddy issues, even if they are a male. Their father; might have left them which caused them to be heartbroken.

8. This person is a player. I see that they use people around them to their advantage.

9. I see also that at some point they learned from their past mistakes. They want to be a better person. I see that they might travel to another country to work on themselves.

10. This person when you meet them they will be in a better place. The previous facts might be from their past and they feel so ashamed of what they have done.

Bonus: He could be in a poly relationship or like poly relationships, or they date two or three people at the same time. Major womanizer vibe. Even if they change; they still are attracted to the opposite sex like crazy.

29th of sep/2024- Sun

* Feedback is appreciated

[astrxmoonie]

ᯓ★ Hogwarts Scripting Ideas

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ᯓ★ - you can find your way around the castle easily

ᯓ★ - the stairs don't move around when your walking on them

ᯓ★ - you have your own bathrooms in each dorm

ᯓ★ - there is a separate common room for all students to hang out regardless of their houses

ᯓ★ - you can see thestrals even without experiencing death

ᯓ★ - you are an animagus

ᯓ★ - you don't get caught by umbridge or snape

ᯓ★ - wandless magic comes naturally to you

ᯓ★ - there is no enmity or feuds between the houses

ᯓ★ - all hogwarts houses are treated equally

ᯓ★ - no favoritism between teachers and students

ᯓ★ - there is a hidden swimming pool at hogwarts (iykyk)

ᯓ★ - there are celebrations held for valentines day, halloween etc.

ᯓ★ - there are annual balls held after exams

ᯓ★ - normal/everyday clothes are allowed on weekends and after school hours

ᯓ★ - you can speak to and understand animals

ᯓ★ - you know parseltongue

ᯓ★ - you are safe from dangerous creatures in the forbidden forest

ᯓ★ - there is no curfew for 4th year students and above

ᯓ★ - mcgonagall allows you to go to hogsmeade even without a permission slip

ᯓ★ - you have time turner

ᯓ★ - you have an invisibility cloak

ᯓ★ - there are more sport activities at hogwarts other than quidditch (broom

racing)

ᯓ★ - you can understand the mermaids even without being underwater

ᯓ★ - too much butterbeer can't get you drunk

ᯓ★ - polyjuice potion doesn't taste bad

ᯓ★ - you are a metamorphmagus

ᯓ★ - you have a unique patronus

ᯓ★ - house elves like you

ᯓ★ - you don't make any mistakes during potions class

ᯓ★ - your pets are your familiars

ᯓ★ - you can sense dark magic or danger around you

ᯓ★ - centaurs are not dangerous and are in good terms with wizards

ᯓ★ - you are skilled at combat (even without magic)

ᯓ★ - you can understand latin

ᯓ★ - you are able to create your own spells

ᯓ★ - you own a pensive

ᯓ★ - there is no prejudice in the wizarding world

ᯓ★ - you never get caught sneaking out

ᯓ★ - the kitchens are open to all students

ᯓ★ - there are magical cooking and baking classes at hogwarts

ᯓ★ - the 'imperius' curse doesn't affect you

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[thydungeongal]

Many D&D 5e DMs ignore the game's own suggested structure of having multiple encounters per adventuring day, and while they aren't entirely wrong to do so (the suggested number of encounters per adventuring day doesn't quite line up with the actual math of the game nor does it produce enjoyable gameplay for those who don't enjoy D&D's combat, i.e. the part that D&D is the most about so you know what are we even doing here). Instead they focus their attention on trying to run only a single, narratively satisfying combat encounter. Which often works against itself because you will find yourself hard-pressed to get a dramatic combat out of a single battle in D&D 5e when player characters will be going into battle at full resources.

Because in most cases D&D's resource management is really at its best when it's not about managing resources within a single encounter but over multiple encounters. If you can expect only one encounter per adventuring day "should the wizard cast fireball now or save it for later" really isn't a relevant question in most encounters. In most cases the answer is "cast it now because the more enemies are dead by the end of this round the fewer attacks the party will have to potentially suffer next round."

And it often ends up eliminating all tension as well. If characters can count on having all their resources available for their one combat encounter of the day then they can pretty much rest assured that they will have enough healing and damage at their disposal to eliminate the enemy. The GM can hope to alleviate this by adding enemies that can take out party members quickly, but it is a risky proposition in many ways: the dice can swing one way and eliminate a player character before the group has a chance to react at all, which isn't exactly a failure on the party's part, it's just dumb luck (now, dumb luck is sometimes a valid way to introduce tension, but in the context of an encounter that is supposed to feel dramatic a character being taken out during the first turn before there is any input on the player's part can feel anticlimactic). Characters have very limited resources available to them to actually actively mitigate damage. Most of the time if a character loses initiative they are at the mercy of the enemy, being entirely reliant on the enemy rolling low on their attack/them rolling high on their saving throw. Some characters have reactive defenses available to them, but that's the thing: only some of them.

On the other hand things swinging the other way and an enemy having a single bad round during which they fail to deal meaningful damage to the party can conversely begin a death spiral for the enemy, where characters will be able to reserve resources that would normally be spent fighting back against enemy assaults on simply focusing on damage.

Of course this hasn't always been the case in D&D: the conventional wisdom in older editions was that player characters would have to delve into dungeons on limited resources and conserve those resources throughout the adventuring day. And this basically is how 5e is supposed to be run: but for a variety of reasons it also runs against the idea of combat being dramatic. If most combats during an adventuring day are just obstacles to be overcome, it eventually does make combat feel routine. Which, you know, somewhat also undermines the idea that combat is supposed to be dramatic.

But also, on a per encounter level, there was a brief moment in a bygone age known as "fourth edition" when player characters regardless of class had meaningful decisions to make within an encounter: compared to 5th edition, daily abilities were at a premium, which makes sense, because in 5th edition the assumption is that characters will have more daily resources they must juggle throughout a long adventuring day. 4e does also assume multiple encounters between long rests, but its adventuring days are noticeably shorter. Furthermore, healing is a finite resource in 4e on both a day-by-day and an encounter level. Characters can take a second wind action once per combat to spend a healing surge to recover some hit points, after which they are reliant the party's leaders (whose standard healing abilities are limited to two uses per combat. Scary!). And while 4e combats could also get swingy, the numbers were usually set up in such a way that a single swingy round would usually not take a player character from 100 to 0 percent. Like in 5e, most characters lacked reactive defenses, but they usually still had time to act before they were dropped.

But even 4e didn't fix one issue of D&D combat: that it often lacks permanent consequence beyond just "your character is dead." This is of course not an issue for the type of play that D&D natively supports and there are exceptions to this rule in the form of some creatures that can inflict other consequences on characters, but due to the abstract nature of D&D's combat the outcomes of combat are usually "my character fell to 0 hit points and died" or "my character dropped the enemy to 0 hit points and they died."

Speaking of those alternate consequences, an encounter with a basilisk that turns a party member into stone isn't necessarily fun as a dramatic combat encounter because it simply takes out one party member from the action, meaning they don't get to enjoy the afterglow of having defeated the enemy. Or if they do it's because a party member could cast a spell that undoes the petrification which is like. Oh, the character was only dead temporarily. You know what genre of play temporary death as a minor setback works really well in? Dungeon crawling. It also ties nearly into the logistical side of the game.

Anyway, point being, there are multiple contradictory design issues inherent to the very idea of combat and how it should be handled in tabletop RPGs and not a single correct answer. But D&D does not natively support a model of a single dramatic encounter per day, because that runs against the game of resource management and attrition inherent to it. D&D's combat can often lack tension on a per-encounter basis, but that tension arises are the very latest once characters need to start conserving their resources.

Or idk.

[cosmica-galaxy]

Ok so remember how the GingerBrave gang went to the city of wizards to find moonlight cookie? What if the gang bring human y/n to the city. I mean the city is literally the perfect place and size for them to roam around without accidentally destroying anything. Plus the city probably has some daily amenities that they can use and y/n can finally use an actual bed than sleeping on ground, maybe even a bathroom. Also I think moonlight cookie and blueberry pie cookie would be pretty happy to see another human after waiting for so long. Another thing is that this could be great opportunity for y/n to learn some magic during their stay, I remember in one part of the story moonlight cookie use to teach young wizards on how to use magic, so what’s stopping her to teach y/n a thing or two about magic?

That is very true! I think that the reason why the human would move out there is most likely because the Pastry Order is getting VERY active in the kingdoms they frequent, especially the Cookie Kingdom, so the human has to temporarily seek shelter elsewhere to have some peace of mind from the chaos fallout that the Order (and by extension, the Republic) is giving them. In fact, I think the human would enjoy looking around such a beautiful city, and with the bonus of enjoying the fact that things are HUMAN-SIZED. There are beds, furniture, bathrooms, and even spare CLOTHES they can use! It's like there's finally a place where THEY can live comfortably. It's not like their own homemade dwarven-like cavern home in the Cookie Kingdom is horrible or anything, but nothing beats a clean bed and clothes that aren't stitched together with sticky icing. Plus, they would be happy to take in the surroundings and technology of the City of Wizards. Meeting Moonlight cookie would be interesting for both parties. The human would be surprised that Moonlight cookie has seen humans before, namely the wizards that used to live here, and Moonlight cookie would be interested in them because she thought that they would never return. However, she would become worried once she sees the dark moonstone shackle and she is finally caught up on what has been going down outside the city. Knowing that some cookie was out there trying to take control of the witch species is a great cause for worry and she is more than happy to welcome the human into the city.

So while Gingerbrave and their friends make off for some nearby kingdom, the human is taken under the wing of Moonlight cookie and she helps to explain how humans have influenced the world of Earthbread. I like to imagine that the human is intrigued and is more than happy to settle into the city and attempt to learn some magic. Depending on your own personal headcanons, the human could be completely normal or can be gifted magical abilities simply because of their race. I like to think that the human DOES have magical abilities, but they haven't awakened. So Moonlight cookie begins to try and teach the human how to understand the ways of the wizards. I very much like this idea! Thank you so much for sending this in!

[mayakern]

If you don't mind sharing, what happened to vanetta's ex Edmund and his new saintess gf?

oh boy, so, a LOT has happened here so BUCKLE UP.

(and here’s a picture of vanetta for context for the maybe 2 other ppl who will read this huge post, which i have tried to summarize)

TLDR: after vanetta “died” and was yeeted into time travel, edmund died and charlotte saved the world. but edmund got brought back��� and he came back wrong.

but the full story is so much weirder than that:

the core conceit of this game is that we are time (and place) hopping every time the party levels up, and mostly this is pretty normal—someone who’s from an ancient time visits a future date and finds out their country no longer exists, someone from the future goes to an earlier time and is shocked by the severely lacking technology, etc etc

except for vanetta, who is not from the past or future. she is from a book series. and she has JUST discovered this.

our most recent time hop has taken us to a dystopian capitalist future that takes place in a big mall in outer space (think a combination of tron, zenon: girl of the 21st century, wall-e and other similar media), where our wizard comes from.

and as soon as we materialize there, vanetta is recognized as a “really high quality and authentic cosplayer” of, well. herself. the book series she is from (the briar path) is popular on a level that basically combines twilight, harry potter and the bible all in one. it is fantastically popular, but also pretty old, and also is continually getting remakes and re-releases and right now they are currently making a manga adaptation of it. and it has a very active fanbase that writes a lot of fan fiction. this is, somehow, incredibly plot relevant.

an npc shows vanetta the comic, which currently i think covers 2 of the books in the series, and it shows her being depicted as basically your typical shallow, unsympathetic villainess character. and it depicts her death: the moment when, on the ramparts of the palace she was meant to preside over, she is faced with an angry mob seeking her death on one side and the crown prince (edmund, her former fiance) and charlotte (the saintess, his new woman, who in the fiction of the book was isekai’d into the world of the briar path) on the other side. vanetta climbs onto the rampart and makes a big impassioned speech (aka a villain monologue) about how pathetic and horrible they all are and when charlotte makes a swipe at her, vanetta chooses to let it unbalance her, forcing charlotte to live on with the guilt of her death.

only, the real vanetta doesn’t die. she gets yeeted out of time and space with three other time travelers. and our story continues

anyway, back to present day, the manga adaptation has just reached the part of the series where edmund dies—something vanetta did not know about. but just because he died in the book doesn’t mean he died in real life.

see, edmund had some pretty devoted fans. and one of them, who thought edmund was robbed by the narrative, got into some ancient, evil magics and combining this with the immense power of FAN FICTION, he tried to bring edmund out of the novel and into real life, and in the process ended up fusing with him and also with a force called The Hunger, a roiling miasma of despair that was the ultimate evil in the novels.

and so they all fused together and became a new thing. a god. in fact, our yuan-ti paladin’s snake god. who uhh subjugates and eats all non-snake people. the creation of this god also uhh was a huge cataclysm that basically started the earth apocalypse that lead to everyone ending up in the sky.

vanetta has JUST managed to secure annotated copies of the entire series that include academic commentaries and notes on historical context and the first chance she gets she is reading them so hopefully i’ll get more info soon lol

[pixierainbows]

Today is normal . but …

tomorrow be First appointment with trauma therapist in whole month .

Wednesday be First time at art studio in 3 weeks .

Wednesday evening First Special Olympics ski race practice in whole long year .

Thursday is first official “ no caregiver on Thursdays “ day since this caregiver started work with Pixie , long time ago . ( Guardian Wizard said will try no have caregiver Thursdays and see how Pixie do before try get an other different caregiver for Thursdays )

Friday is First day back to Specialized Programs in whole month .

Pixie not know how will manage so much change in just one week . Already Pixie intensely overwhelmed and feeling sick . have meltdowns hurt head . just trying get things ready . Checking on all Pixies gear and equipment make sure everything is good . get bags packed . for so many new activity things …

And . Pixie lost list of thing's !! not can find skiing checklist . so . not can do anything without checklist . not until guardian Wizard come back home from work .

Even with lots help . Pixie is still have . very very very difficult time . get more and more overwhelmed .

And .

Pixie waste all morning afternoon on making this post . Instead of actually do anything useful

[pizzaapeteer]

The hanging fear

This is for week 4 of the Jinxedjuly Challenge by @finalgirllx & @thatdammchickennugget, using the prompt festival. This one still goofy with hints of angst, of Mattheo having to come up with a thrill riding way to get through to the readers stubbornness. This is heavily inspired and uses a little bit of the notebook quotes. Words: 2.3k Warnings: fem implied reader I think, swearing, kissing, mentions of Voldemort - not really too many

An: ty to my babies @suugarbabe & @slytherinslut0 This is technically inaccurately aged wise set, as it's at the end of fifth year, with the re-return of Voldemort, so just for the sake of the fic the characters are aged up. Also I know Protego is a blocking charm but for this I just used something different. Pretty divider found here.

The Summer Carnival Event, hosted every year with the conversion of the Quidditch pitch, was running smoothly, with happy laughter of relaxed students' post exams swarming the field. As usual, the Hogwarts staff had gone full out, conjuring up all sorts of exciting and thrilling fair activities.

Even the teachers leisurely strolled around the grounds. With the absence of Umbridge’s unexpected but not cared for disappearance, and Dumbledore’s vindication and reinstatement as headmaster, Hogwarts once again remained a happier place. 

Though there remains a terror lingering in the air at the reappearance of He who must not be named. With the revelation of Cornelious Fudge's falsity towards Harry Potter’s earlier declaration that Voldemort was indeed back, the wizarding world was forced to accept the reality of the situation.

These new implications therefore shift back onto Mattheo with the reappearance of his father, leaving him on edge with a bitter taste. The combination of increased fear and distasteful looks shot his way and how stubborn you were being at a time like this irked him deeply. 

It wasn’t unusual for Mattheo to be met with a cold shoulder when you were pissed at him - the level of determination you’d stoop to when holding a grudge always left him feeling slightly irritated but with small hints of pride. He’d never met someone so pertinacious, an admirable quality to have, one that he undoubtedly loved about you, but also something that he often overlooked until he realized you were unwilling to budge on business until the culprit came begging with an apology. 

Mattheo normally had an easy time weaseling his way back into your heart, softening your anger into forgiveness. The perks of being your boyfriend and knowing you could never shut him out for longer than a day. But at the 24 hour mark, Mattheo found himself still suffering from the lack of your warm embrace and he was presented with unbearable news of your refusal to come stay with him over the summer, if she was there. 

Draco’s extended invitation to an ex-fling of his hadn’t impacted Mattheos list of worries with his mind occupied, clouded with thoughts of his future. She to him wasn’t noted as anything worthy - a girl in Mattheo’s defence he had no affiliation with since laying eyes on you, his focus never once shifting from you like a sniper engaged in action.

He hadn’t understood in the way you wished, rubbing it off as a mere inconvenience and something you needed not to worry about. His fixation with you and the storm brewing had inadvertently left him underestimating the new presence over the summer and how it would affect your attitude. 

His patience was running thin and with the last day of term coming to a close, the persistent degree of your stubbornness was starting to make him question if you’d ever forgive him before the end. For he was sure now you were doing this out of spite and perhaps a bit of jealousy, but there was a dreadful feeling of fear creeping in amongst his nerves, reminding him he may not get to see you all summer if he didn’t fix this soon.

With the resurgence of his father, Mattheo knew it was only a matter of time before his followers sought to recruit him. He was willing to do literally anything to spend his last moments of freedom by your side, before he’d be forced to distance himself for your own safety. Selfishly, he knew it was wrong to continue keeping you in his life with the foreseeable future, but he’d face that argument when it came to that - one he knew wouldn’t go down easily with you. 

Your doom impending announcement had lingered in his head all afternoon while he searched the Quidditch field for you - someone who didn’t shy away from crowds had suddenly become a master at hide and seek. A very unnecessary and time-wasting game, he may have enjoyed at another time had he not been so desperately determined to speak with you. 

His shoulders drop in alleviation when at last he spots you grouped around the line to the Ferris Wheel, steering over in that direction, trudging forwards with motive and precision. The glowing smile you wear drops in your notice of him, replaced with a tense gaze, your brows raising, testing him in his approach. He withholds his sly smirk, finding your defiant nature extremely sexy, and pushes forwards anyway. 

His continued persistence, while admirable only makes your gaze narrow with a sharpened bitterness, before flashing him a sarcastic smile and flipping him off, moving with your mate to stand in the line. Yes, you were being slightly petty and overdramatic in your silent treatment, but the jealousy that coursed in your veins didn’t allow you to lay off him, yet. 

You could acknowledge that Mattheo didn’t choose himself to invite his ex-fling, and if he had any sort of power over his aunt Cissy's decisions, you’re certain she wouldn’t be attending. But you can’t help but feel frustrated given that Mattheo completely brushed you off when you told him this upset you, when he’d merely responded to your concerns with “it’s not a big deal”.  

He cocks an amused brow at the rude hand signal, an obvious sign you were going to continue to be difficult and he would need to change tactics in his last resort. Pushing forwards amongst the pairs of people, he shoves the next in line aside, muttering a bitter “go fuck yourself” at their protest. He jumps onto the seat ahead of you and your friend, shooting you a cheeky grin in response to your eye roll at his immaturity. 

The ascension of the ride, rotating perfectly, allows a picturesque view of the castle highlighted against the collusion of orange and pink rays painting the sky. It catches your full attention, forgetting all about Mattheo sitting in front, until the sounds of twisting metal and a startled scream from your friend, seizes it. Turning in anticipation, your eyes widen, not expecting to see Mattheo clambering over from his seat as he jumps, grabbing onto the steel poles in front of you. 

Clamping a hand over your mouth in shock, you squeal in fright, “Mattheo! What the hell are you doing?!” He casts you an impish grin at finally grabbing your attention, breaking your persistent silence.

“Oh hey baby, glad we’re back on speaking terms.” A low chuckle leaves him taking in your bewildered look. His eyes drift, noticing the crowds of students forming below at the reckless act, a wave of startled noise of whispered chatter and anxiety stirs, and Mattheo catches Professor Mcgongall clutches her chest, muttering to herself. 

“Oh, dear heavens - Mr Riddle, what on earth are you doing?!” her shrill voice exclaims in worry. “Stop the ride!” She instructs Madam Hooch, grabbing her wand out. 

He calls out to her, “Don’t worry, professor I'm perfectly fine. Just need my girl to forgive me.” He looks back up at you, tilting his head, feigning innocence. “So, sweetheart, gonna do me the honors and pardon me?” 

Staring at him, the rush of shock simmering away, knowing a professor could save him at any moment, though your heart continues to beat anxiously. A hand grips yours as your friend stares at your boyfriend wildly at his insanity, but you just huff out a firm “No.” 

“No? Why not?” Even your friend turns her brows furrowing in confusion, her eyes widening at you like you're the insane one and she repeats his words too. “Girl yeah why not?!” 

“Because I don’t want to, I dont want her there.” Your tone stays firm while your gaze holds his defiantly. It's honestly impressive how well Mattheo puts up with your tight obstinacy, but you can't contain the rush of adrenaline flowing through you at his reckless actions to beg for your forgiveness. You always knew one day you’d have this man groveling for you - just didn’t expect it to be when he was thirty feet off the ground. 

Rolling his eyes at your continued stubbornness and jealousy. “Sweetheart, you know I don’t have a say in that. She won't even be there the whole time. Come on, I can’t do the summer without you.” His eyes soften, pleading with a hint of vulnerability, his need to convince you in changing your mind becoming more urgent. He sighs when you cross your arms, looking away, ignoring his pleading. “Okay, you leave me no choice then.” He loosens his grip from the bar and drops one of his arms. 

Instinctively a gasp escapes you, watching him hang by one arm as you lean forwards before you roll your eyes, not falling for his bluff. “Mattheo cut it out, you’re not even in any danger. A professor will catch you.” You sit back, crossing your arms at his silly trick to try out you into forgiving him, knowing a professor would instantly cast Arresto Momentum slowing his fall. 

He feigns seriousness in a way you can’t detect. “Not if I cast obstructionum before I came up here. Only the performer can take that off.” He watches your face drop, and he adds in for added effect, “Merlin, my hands slipping.”

“Then grab the bar, you idiot!” You scream at him, starting to panic at the idea of him hurting himself or worse. 

He shakes his head. “Not until you forgive me.” 

“Okay okay! Fine I forgive you, now grab the bar Matty.”

“Say it again.” He says with a hint of determination to make you repeat your words and accept his apology. 

You look at him in frustration and worry, “I forgive you.” 

“Say it again!” 

“I forgive you!!” you scream. 

He cracks a grin and grabs the bar with his other hand with an ease that shows he had the situation perfectly under control. “Alright, alright, no need to be so eager to submit sweetheart.” His smile widens at the glare you shoot him and he swings back down to the seat he sat in before, as the ride continues, the worry settling below. 

He leans against the fence for you at the bottom, having dealt with the fussing from Mcgonall who eventually gave up with it being the last night of term. A wave of relief floods him at the reemergence of your embrace, heat engulfing him, making him feel whole once again. His arms tighten around your frame, leaning down to kiss the top of your head. “I missed you.” 

A grumbled ‘I miss you too’ into his chest has him chuckling and you pull away at the vibrations, looking at him with softened but still irritated eyes at his stunt. Suddenly you wack him over the back of the head and he winces, ducking, “Oh shit Jesus baby.” 

“What the hell were you thinking?!” 

He smiles sheepishly, wrapping an arm over your shoulder to leer you away privately. “Sorry to scare you. I just needed to change your mind.” He stops walking near the stands, cupping your face with his large hands. “I need you. I can’t bear the idea of being away from you for an entire summer.” 

There's a heavy weight pouring from his words as he speaks, anxiety, love and wanting all melding as one. He can see the way your eyes read his, taking in his genuine and vulnerable gaze, and his heart steadies at the sigh you release. The little nod you give him knocks the crushing weight off his chest, slowly dispersing.

“I’m sorry she’s coming, but I promise we’ll make the most of the summer, okay?” He leans down, capturing your lips with a passionate and heartfelt kiss. He’s never been good with his emotions, but you can feel every single one pulsing through him as he holds you. A strong enforcer that makes you cling onto him tighter, your own sense of awareness that something is brewing. 

“You really have nothing to worry about sweetheart, you’re all I want. Need. I’m all yours.” He says pulling back, his words laced with a deep sincerity, honesty and possessiveness as he reminds you that he won't be taken away. At least not by another woman. “I love you, I’d do anyting for you - even risk my life.” He teases lighting the mood. 

Laughing at his quip you respond, “Hardly, I saw how easily you pulled back up.”

“Oh yeah, you were checking out these fucking muscles.” He throws a cocky wink at you, bringing his arm up to flex, relishing in how you try to act unaffected. 

You're unable not to roll your eyes playfully at his arrogance, glad the two of you are falling back into your usual whimsical manner. A guilty smile spreads as you finally apologise for your headstrong behaviour. “I’m sorry for being stubborn - I let the jealousy get to me." You admit with small hints of your own vulnerability slipping through. “I love you too. I know you're mine, as I am yours, baby. I’d regret it if I didn’t spend the summer with you.” 

His face lights up, bright as the sunset at your apology and confrimation, and he pulls you in for a another tight hug. “Ah fuck thank merlin, never do that again you stubborn little brat.” While his words hold seriousness, his tone is light and shows no real signs of irritation anymore. 

His gaze meets yours once again, and he whispers affectionately, “I’m glad to have you back in my arms, baby.” His lips find yours once more in a heated unravelling of passion, before trapping you in back in his heartwarming embrace.

You're starting to realize that perhaps all of this was about far more than just gaining your forgiveness, perhaps it was his way of telling you that in light of everything going on, his father's return and the impending dread of what might come, he needs you more than ever—and he will go to any lengths possible to show you that. To ensure you’re always right here, by his side. 

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