I'm so sorry it took me so long to read this! My Tumblr activity is sporadic at best but this was the cutest thing ever! I really liked how you portrayed Akeward's relationship, it was so wholesome and heartfelt. I also enjoyed seeing Akelda's family dynamic play out and loved to see Elfreda included as well😍 Thank you so much for writing this and your kind words too and again, I'm sorry it took me literal ages to get to this.
A Lifetime With You
A/N: Happy New Year's! 2023 brought me many good and bad things, but the opportunity to welcome Alys @cursedvaultss and be her friend and create this beautiful ship has been the highlight of the second half. What started like a silly little idea of mine has become this fic, which is now my favourite. Happy 2024, Alys! Here's to more creating and fangirling around <3
Summary: The Somerset family celebrates Christmas, and Edward has a great gift for Akelda.
Word Count: 2.6k
Pairing: Akelda the Tragic x Edward the Valiant
Type: Modern AU, holiday fic
Characters Involved: Henriette of Wessex, Frederick of Kent ( @that-scouse-wizard ) Odalric the Red, Denegifu of Scotland, Juliana of York, Cuthfelda of Ireland, Hilda the Smith, Agatha of Kent, Elfreda (Alys)
Characters mentioned: Respective pairings of the siblings
Taglist: @hphmmatthewluther @gaygryffindorgal
Rating: PG
It was early in the morning when the Somerset house became a mess of cooking, moving furniture and barking orders. Akelda, still cuddling in Edward’s arms, hummed and shifted so she’d cling even more to his warm body.
Not letting go, Edward mumbled “My love?”
“Hmmm.”
“We have to get up and help them.”
“Five more minutes.”
Edward smiled, kissing her cheek to see if he could stir her awake. No reaction, still asleep. He kissed her again, making more noise. She chuckled but didn’t budge. He gently poked her and she groaned in complaint. Then, he moved to her collarbone and made a farting sound. She yelped, bolting awake “Hey!”
“Rise and shine, my little blossom.”
She giggled, grabbing a pillow and hitting him playfully with it. He laughed, retaliating easily. Soon, a pillow battle ensued, both chasing one another in Akelda’s rather spacious room, both yelping and laughing, feathers flying around. Seeing that her pillow had faded away, she shrieked and started running away, but he was quicker and picked her up, covering her in kisses as she yelled and giggled, her short platinum hair all over his face. Both falling to her puff, with Edward on top of her, they both relented, giggling and breathing heavily.
“Alright, alright, I’m awake!”
He kissed her nose, making her giggled “Good morning to you too.”
They suddenly became aware of their position and were about to kiss when Juliana opened the door and called out “Bone later, come help now!” And left.
After a minute of silence, they both looked at one another and burst out laughing “I suppose we should face your family.”
“If we must.”
They both got up and, sporting matching pyjamas, went downstairs, where Akelda’s parents were cooking at least three different dishes as Denegifu helped Odalric move furniture and Hilda, as usual, did it on her own. Agatha was decorating alongside Juliana, and Cuthfelda was setting the table. Henriette looked at her daughter and smiled “Ah, you two are awake! Why don’t you help out by picking the wines from the winery? Here’s the list.”
“Alright. At what hour do we get ready?”
“Guests will come at five, so be ready before then!” Frederick responded.
Hand-in-hand, they both went downstairs, to the slightly illuminated winery and Akelda started reading aloud the needed alcohol “Let’s see: mulled wine, Chardonnay, champagne, gin, scotch and a negroni.”
“Good Lord, how much alcohol do they need?” Edward mused.
“Given the length of the family, their partners and families…”
Edward shook his head “I swear, if I have to watch Juliana flirt with that poor married man again…”
“It seems that his wife doesn’t mind.”
“Gross.” He winced.
Akelda giggled and kissed his cheek, and he quickly softened at her touch. As they reached the wine section, without needing a word, Edward easily prompted Akelda up and she picked the oldest wine there, from 1903. She handed him the wine and put it on the bag. They did the same with the rest among laughs and jokes from Edward, and often taking breaks from having Akelda piggyback on him. Of course, Akelda kissed his supposed ‘boo boos’, though she knew it was an excuse for her to kiss him. An excuse she gladly took.
After they were done counting and checking, they both sat for a bit. Akelda sat on his lap, and he stroked her arm, both in comfortable silence, lazily kissing their cheeks.
“Who knew picking wine bottles would be a workout?”
“Don’t you go to the gym often?” She jested.
“Yes, though I don’t have my girlfriend on my back most of the time.”
Akelda sticked out her tongue and he pecked her on the lips. Gazing onto her, he knew that it was time. His mother was coming over after years of made-up excuses to not come, and after much talking, they agreed: he and Akelda had been together since their third year at Hogwarts, he was basically another one of the family and was crazy about Akelda. And Akelda was crazy about him. They’d be graduating soon.
Finally, what seemed like Dene and Juli arguing again broke them from their trance, they both sighed and went back upstairs, where her sisters were yet again arguing.
“It is my dress! You know that purple is my colour!” Juliana shouted.
“You’re not the only one who dresses in purple! Besides, what are you, the inventor of purple?”
“No, I am the owner of it!”
“Girls, please…” Frederick pleaded, but went unheard.
Akelda clapped hard “Time out! Dene, explain what’s going on.”
Dene sighed “Juli has lost sight of her dress and is, of course, blaming me for it, despite knowing that my dress is white, not purple.”
“I tried to check on her wardrobe, but she wouldn’t let me!”
“Why?” Akelda asked.
“Because it’s my room, and thus my property!” Juliana shouted.
“Why don’t Akelda search for it? It’d be neutral property. I can supervise.” Edward proposed.
“What do you think?” Akelda asked.
“Fine by me.” Denegifu conceded.
“But none of you will be there. Go back to your chores.”
Both sisters sighed and went on. Akelda and Edward both went to Dene’s room, and Akelda searched for it while Edward stood watch. No sign of Juliana’s dress. Mostly clothes of white, black and cream, and no purple in sight.
They tried Juli’s room, and it was a mess to say the least. Edward even had to help with it, and searched on the top shelves of her massive wardrobe. There were old phones, sheets, hidden food, small chests of her private stuff, old dirty magazines but no dress. Akelda looked down the bed and found many purple garments, but no dress.
“Godric, even her thongs are purple.” She mumbled.
Edward grimaced “Gee, thank you for the image.”
Akelda giggled and gave him a tender kiss “Is it gone?”
He pretended to think “I don’t know. Care to double check?”
She shook her head but kissed him anyways, this time longer, and he quickly placed his hands on her waist, deepening the kiss.
Of course, Juliana walked in again “Ugh, can you please not make out in my room?” They separated and asked “Did you find it?”
“Nope. You have everything purple here save a dress. If you don’t count last year’s dress.”
They finally tried one last room where the servants washed the dresses, and Akelda spotted a lilac fabric. There it was, all cleaned up and hanging ready “Mystery solved, Watson.”
Edward hugged her from behind and kissed her temple “That’s my girl.”
She gave it to a happy Juliana, making her promise to apologize to Dene, and she relented. Edward and Akelda went back to their room, which had a door that communicated with the other so they’d be spending time together whenever they wanted, courtesy of Odalric for her seventeenth birthday. Both started changing into their evening clothes. Akelda would wear a baby blue dress that sparkled, alongside long star earrings, her grandmother’s ring and a pearl choker that Edward bought her with some of his savings as a three-year anniversary gift.
Edward, on his part, dressed up in his red suit, which Akelda had helped design and which she always remarked how handsome he looked and how much she loved it. Dropping into his pocket the special gift, he put on Akelda’s favourite cologne and straightened his collar and brushed one more time his hair, wanting to look presentable for his love and in-laws. And, of course, his mother. Taking a long breath, he whispered “You got this.” And met Akelda outside.
His eyes widened at the sight before him: she was a winter goddess, with her sparkly blue dress hugging her figure, a V-neck decorated with fur, her hair slicked back and with two fur gloves that reached her elbow, and her equally frosty makeup. “Akelda, you look… perfect.”
She kissed his cheek, leaving a mark of her pink gloss on his cheek that he would not wipe out “And you look very handsome.”
He offered his arm and she accepted, encountering Odalric already dressed in white and gold, and Denegifu, who wore a illusionary dress that looked like she was naked and covered in diamonds, a certain replica of a dress from Marylin Monroe.
Coming downstairs, Hilda and Agatha were already there. Hilda was wearing a suit with a vest, showing off her muscles, and Agatha wore a simple yet cute pink dress. Her mother wore a white dress with a plunged V-neck that was covered by a long boa of fur, and her father wore a black suit with his hair perfectly brushed. Cuthfelda followed, with a royal blue dress and her hair in a complex hairdo. Juliana was yet to come, probably wanting to make an entrance. Akelda, noticing her boyfriend’s sudden queasiness, squeezed his hand and kissed his cheek, easing him. It worked, but his shoulders tense once his mother, Elfreda, made an entrance. She was wearing a cute blue dress and greeted the hosts. When it was time to greet her son, she hugged him warmly and exchanged knowing looks. She turned to Akelda and smiled “You look beautiful, dear. This shall be a night to remember.”
Akelda looked at her, then back to her boyfriend, who shrugged. When the next wave of guests arrived, Juliana made her entrance, wearing a very revealing sparkling purple dress. Akelda whispered that tomorrow she’d wake up with a terrible cold, and Edward chuckled “Her dress is certainly something, but doesn’t hold a candle to you.”
“Don’t let Juli hear that, or this will be a long night.”
He chuckled. He hoped it’d be a long night, but for other reasons.
The dinner party had winded down, and guests had started mingling, some of them already tipsy. With one look at Frederick, who nodded, he was quick to whisk away Akelda away from her mother, who winked him good luck. They went outside, and he of course offered his jacket. They started walking.
“Where are we going, my love?”
“To the greenhouse.”
“Why?”
He smiled “You’ll see.”
When they reached the doors, he covered Akelda’s eyes and started walking her to the place he had set up earlier that night, when Akelda had been once again helping Agatha with her homework. When they reached the destination, he took off his hands and she looked around, gasping. It had been decorated with a beautiful desk, and her comfort food instead of the dinner’s finger food. In front of them was the fountain, that read ‘I love you’ in sparkles. Akelda looked at her boyfriend “You replicated the dinner where you asked me to be your girlfriend?”
He nodded, and she quickly covered his face in kisses. He laughed “Hey, I’m not done! Sit down.”
He pulled the chair for her and served the cheesy gnocchi they tried on a family vacation to Parma, and she quickly dig in. She moaned, savouring the dish “Mmm! How did you replicate the recipe of the restaurant?”
“I may have reached out to the chef and beg him to give it to me for a special occasion…”
She kissed his hand and they talked for a bit about everything, commenting the flowers. Glancing at his clock, he knew that midnight would strike at any minute. He had two minutes to say the words.
He looked at her well. The moonlight on her face, the reflect of the water on her silver hair and the flowers surrounding him were enough to shoot his shot. He took her hands and cleared his throat “Akelda… These past seven years have been challenging: my mother back, the dispute of my father, the Battle of Hogwarts, your illness… it was all rough for me, and I was scared many times, but there is one thing that kept me brave: you. Seeing you smile through the pain, face it all with grace and kindness, and your love is what has made me braver, and everything that I am today is thanks to you.”
“Edward—,”
“Being your boyfriend has been the best thing in my life, and I am more than sure that you’re the woman of my dreams. I…” And then, midnight struck, and the rare flowers he had ordered bloomed, the room shining. He got on one knee and showed the blue sapphire ring Akelda always mused about having someday “Akelda Eunice Somerset, will you spend the rest of your lifetime with me?”
Akelda stood there, tearing up at such beautiful words, and broke into a smile “Edward, yes… YES!!”
Trembling of emotion, he placed the ring on her finger and got up. He kissed her as he grabbed her by her waist and spun her around, both crying of emotion and kissing each other. He whispered “I am the happiest man alive.”
“So am I.” She whispered back.
They kissed again, this time passionately, their emotions and lips doing the talking for them. His hands traced her neckline, then her back, drawing circles on her sides, just as hers tugged at his wild hair before they descended on his neck and chest “I love you so much… I can hardly breathe when I’m around you.”
“Please do. I need a live groom when I walk down the aisle.”
They both laughed and he kissed her again, dipping her as he deepened the kiss, his hand getting a grip on her leg, drawing gentle circles “I don’t want to get out of here.”
“Neither do I. I want to freeze time and stay here forever.”
“Then let’s not go yet. Stay here with me.”
“I plan to.” He whispered before kissing her again, laying her on the floor gently, not ready to be parted from her yet.
When they finally went back to the mansion, Edward was grinning widely and Akelda was shining as brightly as her sapphire engagement ring. All the guests looked back at them and he took her hand triumphantly, showing the ring “She said yes!”
Their parents cheered, and the sisters started squealing and going over to her sister, gazing at her ring as they gushed on how it had gone. Frederick and Edward shook hands, and Henriette and Elfreda hugged him warmly “Welcome to the family. Both of you.”
Akelda embraced her parents and her mother-in-law, smiling widely “I’m happy to have a girl like you on my family.” Elfreda said.
“And I’m happy to be part of your family as well.”
The party finally ended an hour later, and the newly engaged couple walked back to their shared room. He kissed her ring “I can’t wait to be your wife.”
“And I can’t wait to spend a lifetime with you.”
Akelda smiled “I’ve got you something, but I don’t think it’d be as grand as this,” she raised her palm, showing her ring. Edward smiled.
“Whatever it is, I’ll love it.”
Akelda grabbed the small gift and gave it to him. He opened it and admired it. It was a pair of golden cufflinks with red and blue gemstones. The red one had an ‘A’ on it, and the blue one had an ‘E’ which each looked like Akelda and Edward’s handwriting. He beamed “My love… it’s beautiful! I don’t know how to thank you!”
Akelda smiled “How about you cuddle with me tonight? As a starter.”
He smiled, picking her up and both setting into her princess bed together.
They fell asleep, with a hopeful promise of a forever together.
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HPMA OC Profile: Thalia Winger
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow."
Name: Thalia Avianna Winger
(I headcanon Talbott's mother's name to be Avianna)
Nicknames: Winger (by her Quidditch teammates)
Birthdate: April 29th, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Blood Status: Half-blood
Nationality: British
Sexuality: Lesbian
Physical Appearance
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5ft 9 (175.3 cm)
Skin Tone: Brown
Faceclaim: Sivan Alyra Rose
Background
Home: Raven Hall, a modest (by rich people standards) property owned by her mother
Family
Mother: Calliope Winger, née Black
Callie and Thalia have a good relationship, although Thalia often tests the limits of her mother's patience. Whereas Callie is intoverted and studious, Thalia is athletic, outgoing, and always on the move so their personalities sometimes clash.
Father: Talbott Winger
Talbott loves his daughter very much, though oftentimes struggles to understand her. She is an eagle animagus just like him though, so they have more in common than both of them think.
God-father: Murphy McNully
Other relations: Cressida and Castor Black (maternal grandparents, though Castor is deceased by the time Thalia is born), The Black Family, The Tonks Family, among others
Hogwarts
House: Gryffindor
Career
11-17: Hogwarts Student
17->: tbd
Personality & Attitude
Thalia is out-going and cheerful. She is much more extroverted than both of her parents combined and loves a good party. She wants everyone to feel included, though sometimes she can talk over others and forget to be mindful that not everyone is as outspoken as she is.
Priorities: Friends, Quidditch, having fun
Strengths: Friendly, bold, witty, good sense of humour
Weaknesses: Can be thoughtless and brash, not very good at theoretical school subjects
Stressed: Exams, when writing long essays, before big Quidditch games
Calm/Comforted: With her friends or in animagus form
Favorites
Colors: Green and red
Weather: Clear skies (good for Quidditch)
Hobbies: Quidditch
Fashion: Athleisure but also loves to dress up fancy for events, loves black lipstick
Relationships
Significant Other/Love Interest: tentatively open!
Cassandra Vole (crush)
Cassandra and Thalia start out as rivals, even enemies but throughout their bickering and years at Hogwarts, Thalia develops a little crush on Cassandra.
Canon Friends:
Robyn Thistlethwaite
Kevin Farrell
Ivy Warrington
Daniel Page
Lottie Turner
MC Friends:
Jane Luther by @hphmmatthewluther
OPEN FOR INTERACTION!
Rivals:
Cassandra Vole
Colby and Fischer Frey
Trivia
Thalia is an animagus. Her animagus form is an eagle, just like her father's.
She is a Chaser in her house's Quidditch team
Her favourite subjects are Defence Against the Dark Arts and Care of Magical Creature
She has a kneazle called Roxie
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Hogwarts Founders Era OC Profile: Edward the Valiant
“He did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do.”
Name: Edward
Nicknames: The Valiant (due to his accomplishments as a warrior)
Birthdate: April 13th, approximately mid 980s
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Blood Status: Half-blood
Nationality: Anglo-Saxon
Sexuality: Bisexual
Physical Appearance
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5ft 8 ½ (174 cm)
Faceclaim: Dean Charles Chapman
Background
PSA: Just like Elfreda, Edward's timeline isn't really set in stone yet.
Edward is the bastard son of Æthelred II, King of the English, and Elfreda, a pure-blood witch. He grows up mostly at Hogwarts, surrounded by magic and shaped by the events surrounding its founders.
Home: Hogwarts
Family
Mother: Elfreda
Edward doesn't remember his mother, having only known her for under a year. A friend of Rowena Ravenclaw's, Elfreda is an advisor at the muggle court at the time of Edward's birth. She disappeared when Edward was very young, reappearing only when her son was seventeen.
Edward and Elfreda have a complicated relationship after her return. Edward barely remembers anything about her and views The Ravenclaws more as his family. Elfreda struggles to adjust to life back in the realm of humans and feels guilt about leaving her son for such a long time. Eventually they do reconcile and have a good relationship.
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Father: Æthelred II, King of the English
Known as The Unready, King Æthelred had a brief affair with Edward's mother, which resulted in his birth. When his mother noticed Edward showing signs of magic very early on, she took the boy and ran. Æthelred would stop at nothing to find them.
Half-siblings: Kings of the English Edmund Ironside and Edward The Confessor, among others
Foster-mother: Rowena Ravenclaw
Rowena is a good friend of Edward's mother so she took Edward in and raised him along with her own daughter Helena.
Foster-sister: Helena Ravenclaw
Helena was a few years older than Edward and he saw her as an older sister. The two were close and her death was horrific for Edward.
Hogwarts
House: Foster-son of Rowena Ravenclaw but joined Gryffindor.
Favourite subject: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Career
11-17: Student at Hogwarts
17->: Ally of Godric Gryffindor
22->?: Duelling Instructor at Hogwarts
Future: tbd
Personality & Attitude
Edward is not one to sit around and let others do the fighting for him. He's brave and has a strong sense for what is right and what is wrong.
Despite his outward boldness, he has underlying fears that he must conquer. He rarely shows his fear to anyone and prefers to lock it away somewhere deep inside.
Priorities: Helena, Akelda, protecting Hogwarts
Strengths: Brave, compassionate, loyal, chivalrous, a talented sorcerer, interested in the world around him (learns muggle combat and muggle history too), Can keep his head cold in stressful situations
Weaknesses: Stubborn, Afraid of abandonment, Restless for action, Has trouble focusing on his studies
Stressed: When his loved ones are in danger, when he feels helpless
Calm/Comforted: At Hogwarts and with Helena or Akelda
Favorites
Colours: gold, blue, red
Weather: Cloudy but warm
Hobbies: Sword-fighting, duelling, horse-riding
Fashion: Often found wearing armour, likes deep red and blue tones in his clothing, dresses in furs to keep warm
Relationships
Significant Other/Love Interest: OPEN
Betrothed: Akelda The Tragic (deceased) @endlessly-cursed
Akelda and Edward's mothers were both involved in the events surroundng Hogwarts's founding and thus knew of each other. Rowena Ravneclaw and Helga Hufflepuff arranged an engagement between the children. At first, they were shy around each other but eventually bonded over shared interests. Both Akelda and Edward loved horse-riding and nature, and often talked amongst themselves for hours.
Akelda's health had been fluctuating, but when it took a turn for the worse, it was feared she was not going to make it. When she recovered against all odds, Edward was delighted and relieved. The marriage plans were put back in motion, but one day during a family picnic, Akelda suddenly fell ill again, though this time the culprit was poison, and she didn't recover.
Edward was inconsolable after both Akelda and his foster-sister Helena passed away within such a short period of time.
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Friends: OPEN
OPEN FOR INTERACTION!
Rivals: tbd
Enemies: His father and Salazar Slytherin
Trivia
After Akelda's untimely death, Edward inherits her horse
Through modern lens, would probably be considered dyslexic
Showed signs of magical talent at a very young age and always had a strong connection to magic
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