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some ACOTAR character playlists!

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Six of crows playlists!!

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do you guys ever wonder about how much more money you'd have if you were normal about things

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my toxic trait is becoming more obsessed with something than the person who recommended it to me

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Hey y'all I made a couple stranger things playlists and I just wanted to put them out there for people to listen to! This first one is based on Eddie, Steve, and Robin and it's separated by character.

This next one is just my playlist that I think has stranger things vibes, including modern songs and songs from the show! Hope everyone enjoys!

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the father, the son, and the holy spirit

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fuck it. be creative even if you never really *make* anything. write out plot synopses of stories and then move on. design OCs you'll never use. make mood boards and concept art and don't do anything with them. life's too short to forget everything that inspired you and creation doesn't have to be "complete" to be worth the time you put into it.

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Cannot express how disinterested I am in seeing traumatized characters "reconcile" with their canonically shitty parental figures.

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yeah i understand women. they all want daggers and swords. it’s quite simple really

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No more girlbossing i want to girl rest girl sleep girl lay down etc

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MSG. 2012 // 2018 // 2021

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thinking about percy holding the sky for annabeth and percy rejecting being a god for annabeth and percy throwing himself into tartarus to be with annabeth i need to Sit Down

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Kiss Her You Fool (Marauders One Shot)

**this story is based on the song Kiss Her You Fool by Kids That Fly. It takes place right after James and Lily’s first date**

James busted through the dorm room, out of breath and looking rather, well, green. He slammed the door behind him and collapsed against it, and Sirius untangled himself from his boyfriend and rushed to his best friend’s side, “Oy, James, you alright there mate?” Sirius grabbed James’s arm and steered him to Remus’s bed to sit him down. In response, James only opened and closed his mouth like a fish. Remus smoothed out his bed and motioned for Peter to join them. They all gathered around James, looking concerned.

Remus tried again, he touched James’s shoulder and asked, “Did something happen on your date with Lily?”

Sirius’s eyes went wide at the possibility, and before James could even open his mouth, Sirius was pacing the room, ranting, “If Snivellus tried to bother you in any way, I’m going to use so many hexes on him, I swear to Godric. He won’t even be able to finish school when I’m done with—”

Sirius abruptly stopped talking as he saw the warning look on Remus’s face, “Padfoot, sit,” commanded Remus. Sirius whimpered and sat across from them on his own bed.

“I blew it,” James whispered.

“What was that, mate?” Peter asked from next to James.

“I bloody blew it,” he covered his face with his hands, “with Evans. She probably thinks I’m an even bigger knob than before.”

Peter’s eyes grew wide, “What did you do?” Remus gave Peter a warning look, they needed to go about this more sensitively. James looked like he might keel over and die at any second.

“Well, when we left, I was nervous. So, I kept messing with my hair,” all the boys nodded, knowing about his habit, “And then Evans saw me doing it, and of course she yelled at me…” he trailed off and developed a dopey grin, remembering the moment.

“And?” Sirius demanded, earning another menacing glare from Remus.

“Well, after that, my nerves went away. It was just a normal date. We talked and laughed, and it was really fun. The date was practically out of my bloody imagination,” he seemed to be done talking, but had failed to mention anything that warranted his previous behavior.

“So then… may I ask what you came in here so upset about?” Remus asked with an amused grin.

James suddenly paled, “When- when we got back,” he threw himself back on the bed in frustration, “I couldn’t bring myself to kiss her. I was so fucking nervous about ruining the date that I shook her hand and bolted up here.” Sirius collapsed into a fit of laughter, while Peter and Remus struggled to hide their amusement. James just continued to stare blankly up at the ceiling.

Gasping for air, Sirius exclaimed, “You were worried about ruining the date with a snog, so you shook her hand instead? Brilliant, Prongs! I’m sure she liked that loads better.” Sirius laid back on the bed, laughing again. Remus went over to sit on Sirius’s bed, and with one warning look from Remus, Sirius was quietly sitting up with his head resting on his boyfriend’s shoulder. James looked like he might be sick.

“It’s okay,” Peter reassured James, “I’m sure you can come back from this. Lily really seems to like you.”

“Like me?” James said incredulously, “She barely agreed to go on this date. This was my chance to romance her, and I mucked it all up.”

“Well,” said Peter, unsure of himself, “Couldn’t you just go find her and kiss her now?”

Remus nodded, “You know, that’s not a bad idea. It hasn’t really been that long.”

James looked at them like they each had three heads, “I can’t just go back now. I would look like an idiot. I’ll just have to forget about her.”

Remus made a stern face, “Stop making excuses, Prongs. Just go back out there and tell her you forgot something. Then, when she asks what, go in for the kiss.”

Sirius smirked, “Oooh, Mooney has moves.” Remus blushed.

James still had a frown on his face and made no move to get up. Peter hauled him off the bed, “C’mon James. This is worth it; Lily is worth it. You’ve been pining after her since you first saw her. Don’t be a bloody fool.”

James pondered it for a moment, but then said, “No, I can’t. Lily deserves the perfect kiss, and this is far from it. I already fucked up; I’ll just hope by some miracle she agrees to a second date.”

Sirius stood too now, and began steering James towards the door, “You’ve got to stop waiting for a fairytale, Jamie. It’s not coming. You have to make the moment magical, don’t wait for someday.”

It was Remus’s turn to smirk, “Why don’t you ever romance me with a magical moment, Padfoot?” Sirius swatted at Remus, and in moments they were wrestling on Sirius’s bed.

After a while, James finally yelled, “HELLO? Fellow marauder in a crisis here!”

“Look,” Remus said, rising from the bed and pushing Sirius on the floor with a loud thud, “I know for a fact, she feels the same way you do. Don’t be afraid. Be your usual cocky self and go down there and snog her face off.” Sirius was now dramatically rubbing his bottom and making whimpering noises, in an attempt to make Remus feel guilty for pushing him. It did not work.

“How do you know that?” James asked.

Remus just shrugged, “Lily and I are friends.”

“And you didn’t think to mention that 10 bloody minutes ago?” James scowled.

“It’s not my information to share, but apparently you need all the help you can get,” Remus strode back over to his bed and opened his book, clearly done with the situation.  

Seeing his boyfriend get back in bed, Sirius practically pushed James down the stairs, “You’ve only got one chance, go kiss her before Peter calls you a ‘bloody fool’ again. That’s insulting, especially coming from him.” Peter rolled his eyes at Sirius in response. Once James was down the stairs, Sirius flounced over to Remus’s bed and placed himself between the werewolf’s legs, settling in for a cuddle. Remus immediately began mindlessly running his hand through Sirius’s long black curls as he continued to read.

Sirius sighed with contentment, “I can’t wait until James and Lily are as happy as us.”

“Mhmm?” Remus was only half listening, “Yeah, Pads, I love you too.”

Meanwhile, downstairs, Peter had turned into a rat, and was hiding to make sure his best friend didn’t chicken out again. James was relieved to find that Lily was still in the common room, although she was fervently whispering to her roommates. “Well, no way to avoid them,” he thought as he walked up to all the girls and cleared his throat. All of their heads snapped up, eyes wide.

“James,” said Marlene, “What a coincidence, we were just talking about you.” This earned an elbow to the ribs from Lily.

James felt his cheeks pink, but pressed on, “Do you ladies think I could speak to Lily alone for a moment?”

“Oh, of course,” said Dorcas, politely. The three girls rose to leave, and on their way out, Marlene shook James’s hand.

James gritted his teeth, “I’ll get you for that later, Marls.”

“What ever do you mean?” she smiled sweetly and sauntered away.

James sat on the couch next to Lily and began, “Look, it seems I, uh, forgot something at the end of our date there.”

Lily arched an eyebrow and wore an amused smile, “Oh, yeah?”

“Yeah, I, uh, I forgot…” James furrowed his brow, “Oh, bugger Remus and his damn pickup lines.” Lily threw her head back and laughed. James loved that laugh, it didn’t even matter that it was at his expense.

When Lily was finished her fit of giggles, she spoke, “Look, Potter, it’s okay. I had fun today, really.”

James looked visibly relieved, “That’s great to hear. I was worried that you would want to hex me. I can’t believe I ran off like that, you don’t deserve that, Evans. You deserve someone who will have the bullocks to kiss you after a first date. Not, of course, without consent—” “Potter—” “—but instead, you went on a date with—how did you put it last year? —right, ‘a prick of a pure blood’ who has no idea to treat a woman. Look, now that I’m saying this out loud, if you never want to talk to me again, I completely—” James found himself being cut off, as Lily had jumped into his lap and pressed her lips to his. Lily bloody Evans was on his lap. Kissing him. After the initial shock wore off, James managed to kiss her back. It was lovely and wonderful and everything right in the wizarding world.

It was Lily who finally pulled away and breathed, “Wow.” James was wearing a rather dopey grin and was acting as though he was suffering from a lip lock hex. Lily stood and smoothed out her skirt, “See you later, Potter.” She hurried off in the direction of the girl’s dorm leaving James Potter, the most arrogant boy in Gryffindor tower, a bumbling, blushing mess.  

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So Alright, Cool, Whatever (A Marauders One Shot)

**this story features the song So Alright, Cool, Whatever by The Happy Fits, I recommend listening to the song before reading, or even during the parts of the story that have the lyrics. Happy reading!!**

Remus winced as he felt Sirius’s boot come down on his toe again, “Why did we all have to get so bloody tall?” Sirius chuckled, “Sorry, Moony m’love.” It was November of the marauder’s 6th year at Hogwarts, and they were crammed under the invisibility cloak sneaking out for Sirius’s birthday. They were going to an open mic night at the Madame Rosmerta’s, which had been Remus’s idea. He had casually slipped the idea to her and insisted that it would bring her tons of business. He even convinced her to use muggle microphones and instruments, to add to the experience. He had something special planned. “Stop complaining, Moony. We’re almost there,” James whispered as they approached the one-eyed witch statue. Once they got the secret passage opened, the three boys slipped inside, and James took the rat out of his pocket and placed it down on the ground, where it transformed back into Peter Pettigrew, “Can’t someone carry me to Honeyduke’s too?” Peter whined. “No complaining on my birthday, Wormtail. We all have to walk together,” Sirius shoved the boy and took off down the tunnel. Remus groaned, “Sirius! Slow down, you know I can’t run with my hip.” Sirius reappeared next to his boyfriend with an apologetic look and wordlessly intertwined their hands as they walked the length of the tunnel. James pulled out a bottle of firewhisky to pass around during the walk, and the four boys drank, talking rapidly about their plans for the night. Remus hadn’t told anyone that he planned to perform tonight. He had found a song and picked it especially for Sirius. Remus was secretly a very good performer, and at home he would go to muggle pubs with his mom and sing with her. She had been one of the first to realize his talent. He wasn’t shy about it; it just hadn’t come up at all with the marauders. With them, he would sing under his breath, or along to the record player, but that wasn’t the same as what he was about to do tonight. A surge of excitement washed over him as he thought of how his boyfriend might react. Remus couldn’t wait to get to the pub.

  As the boys approached Madame Rosmerta’s, Remus could practically feel Sirius buzzing with excitement. They entered, and all of their eyes went wide. The place was completely transformed. Most of the tables were gone, and there was a small stage in the corner. The room was aglow with tiny lights strewn about, leaving everything looking warm and happy. “I got first round, yeah?” said James Potter, ever the gentleman. The other three boys found a high top to stand at and began chatting about who might perform tonight. Five minutes later, James returned with a dazzling smile on his face, “Gentleman, look who I found,” he stepped aside, revealing Mary, Marlene, Lily, and Dorcas. Lily’s face was rather flushed, and Remus gave her a suggestive smirk as she stuck her tongue out at him. Remus was the only one of the marauders who could clearly see that Lily’s feelings had suddenly changed, and she was now head-over-heels for James Potter. It was no coincidence the girls were out tonight. The four girls chorused “happy birthday” to Sirius, before settling around the table. Everyone sipped on the drinks James brought, and chatted excitedly. No one noticed when Remus popped over to the stage to talk to the band. When he came back, he nuzzled his face into his boyfriend’s neck, “Are you having fun?” He said softly, so only Sirius could hear. Sirius gave Remus a kiss on the top of his head, “Of course I am, what more could I ask for?” He looked lovingly around at all of his best mates. Remus stepped back and looked at his boyfriend, the love of his life, the only person for him, “I have a surprise for you.” He disappeared into the crowd, leaving Sirius with a rather confused look on his face.

Madame Rosmerta appeared on the stage and tapped the microphone a few times before exclaiming, “Now, ladies and gentlemen let the open mic night, commence! Our first performer is REMUS LUPIN!” Remus shuffled onto the stage, a nervous energy flowing through his body. He grinned as he saw how baffled all of his friends looked, “This song is for my boyfriend, Sirius Black. We’re celebrating his birthday, so I wanted to sing him something. I would say I hope you all enjoy, but this is just for him so I could give a shit if anyone else likes it or not.” His whole table of friends burst out laughing, while the rest of the audience looked around, unsure if the remark was a joke. His friends ran up to the front of the stage to watch the performance, abandoning the drinks at their table. The music started and Remus ran a hand through his hair, preparing for the first verse, “After you leave, I'll be so alright, it's true

It's not like I've got something grand to say to you

Like, ‘You'll be the only ever one,’”

Remus lifted his eyes to meet his boyfriends as he continued to sing into the chorus,

“I wanna be with you, I wanna be with you

I wanna be barely hanging on

I wanna be with you, I wanna be with you

I wanna be barely hanging on

I wanna be with you all of the time

I wanna be loved by you every night

I wanna be dancing, dreaming, bawling and weeping

For you all of my life,”

At this point, Remus was jumping around the stage, hyping up the crowd. Sirius had tears in his eyes. In this moment, Sirius felt that Remus would never be able to top this birthday present. He felt like jumping on the stage and tackling Remus right now, but then he wouldn’t be able to hear the rest of the song. Remus started on the second verse,

“Now your name makes all the life inside me shake

But, I guess God wants us apart for heaven's sake

But, how could you ever really know?

If you never look, you don't know what you'll find

I've got an effervescent glow

If you'd show me all the dark parts of your mind,”

Sirius laughed at Remus’s hint to their past relationship troubles. This song was perfect. Remus was perfect. Sirius slung one arm around Mary and the other around Marlene as they all jumped around scream-singing the lyrics with Remus, “I wanna be barely hanging ONNNNNN!” Sirius gave the girls a twirl, and they all continued to dance around like lunatics. When the song finally ended, Sirius vaulted onto the stage and snogged his boyfriend in front of the whole bar. A cheer erupted throughout the crowd and someone called, “I think he liked it!” Remus pulled away, blushing profusely and grinning madly. He put mic back and called, “Thank you!” as he grabbed Sirius’s hand and led them off the stage. Before they got back to their table Sirius pulled Remus’s arm to stop them, “Where the bloody hell did that come from?” Remus turned to Sirius and simply shrugged, “My mom taught me.” Sirius laughed and planted a kiss on Remus’s mouth, “Next time, give me warning before you bust out a secret talent. You’re going to outshine me.” Remus rolled his eyes, “I think the words you’re looking for are ‘Thank you, my gorgeous and thoughtful boyfriend, for the performance in my honor.’” Sirius smirked and planted his hands on Remus’s chest, “Oh, I’ll certainly be thanking you later,” he winked, before turning and sauntering back to the table. Remus just chuckled, and started after him.

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Honey, Honey (Marauders One Shot Head Canon)

**this story is based on the song Honey, Honey from Mamma Mia!, as well as a lovely animated video by @usu_mimi on tik tok**

The girls and Peter were scattered around the Gryffindor common room, the afternoon sunlight poured through the windows as they all hunched over their potions homework. Suddenly, there was a loud thud coming from the direction of the boys’ dormitories. Peter jumped nervously, and all the girls looked up. Lily put her face in her hands, “Oh, Godric, this better not be a prank,” Lily began, but just then, three lanky boys came tumbling into the common area. Sirius and Remus landed clumsily in a heap on the ground, while James jumped up and strode across the common room clearing his throat. He was about to read from what seemed to be a journal. All eyes were on him as he began, “Honey, honey, how he thrills me. Uh huh, honey, honey,” he jumped up on the couch and puffed his chest out, “Honey, Honey nearly kills me. Uh huh, honey, honey.” The girls giggled and crowded with James on the couch as Remus and Sirius wrestled on the ground. Finally, Sirius broke free and ran over to James, snatching the journal and reading from it, “I heard about him before, I wanted to know some more, and now I know what they mean,” Sirius raised his eyebrows suggestively, “he’s a love machine. Oh, he makes me dizzy!” Remus looked like he might die of embarrassment, “Oh, Merlin, give it back, Sirius!” Remus lunged and made a grab for the journal, but Sirius threw it back to James.

The girls were now fully invested. “I get it,” Mary said slyly, “We’re teasing Remus for being such a sop for his boyfriend.” Remus turned an unnatural shade of red as he looked around the room, deciding who to murder first. Before he could make a move, James had begun reading again, “Honey, honey let me feel it. Uh huh, honey, honey.” The girls began ooohing and ahhhing along to enhance the theatrics of the whole event. Remus ran his hands through his hair, looking defeated, “For fuck’s sake, don’t you girls get started.” Peter was eagerly reading the journal over James’s shoulder, “Honey, honey, don’t conceal it. Uh huh, honey, honey.” Remus buried his face in his hands and Sirius came round and pressed a quick kiss to the boy’s temple, before scampering out of his reach again. Remus looked up pleadingly at Lily, “Evans, please, help me out here.” However, Lily just smirked and walked up to James, plucking the journal from his hands, leaving James with a look of awe plastered on his face. “Oh, god,” Remus muttered. Much to his dismay, Lily jumped into his arms and began to read, “The way that you kiss goodnight, the way that you hold me tight,” Lily gave a knowing look to Marlene and Mary, and they got up and rushed to her side as she continued, “I feel like I wanna sing, when you do your…”

“…THING!” All three girls chorused and then collapsed into a fit of giggles. Remus took this opportunity to crouch into a ball on the floor and bury his head into his knees, “Put a silver axe to my throat.” What he didn’t notice, was that across the room, his boyfriend was looking at him like he was David Bowie himself. James slung his arm around Sirius and whispered, “You’re so whipped.” Sirius gave him a playful punch, but didn’t disagree, and he ran over to console his boyfriend.