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Sour Times

{Bully!Sebastian Sallow x Bullied!GN!Hufflepuff!}

Introduction: Slight deviation from the official HL story. Rather than everyone being intrigued at your unique arrival to Hogwarts, it’s a badge of dishonor to develop your magic so late. Hufflepuffs have a pathetic reputation, and you’ve been sorted into their house. The only reason Sebastian puts up with you is because he needs your ancient magic... and because he wants you all to himself. But he’d never tell, not when the whole school would start picking on and laughing at him like they did you. Yet, when he sees the way you look at Garreth Weasley, he wonders if everyone else’s approval means anything at all.

Word Count: ~ 6,350

Warnings: Kissing, Angst, Bullying

Author’s Note: I finally finished! 🥳 Us Hufflepuffs always get dunked on and I wanted to play around with that. I watched A Silent Voice and Normal People and couldn’t stop thinking about bully-to-lover scenarios. I’ve proofread so many times but I know I’m missing something, gonna do that thing where I get sneaky and edit here and there. Long one today so kick back, grab a snack, do hot people shit, enjoy 😘

Songs (if interested):

Sour Times - Portishead

Intro/Spectrum - HAELOS

September - Instrumental - Sparky Deathcap (oh... cara mia, how i love him)

Heather - Conan Gray

chance with you - mehro

Awaken - Dario Marianelli, Jack Liebeck, Benjamin Wallfisch

“We know that from time to time, there arise among human beings, people who seem to exude love as naturally as the sun gives out heat.”

- Alan W. Watts

-

As you meandered down the halls to your next class, holding your books with one hand and the other resting in your pocket, someone had grabbed your arm, tugging you behind a corner, causing you to drop your belongings. Whoever it was slammed your back into the wall, then propped up a hand next to your head to trap you in place.

You looked up and met the eyes of your abductor. This position wasn’t anything new to you, though it was new to be here with Sebastian Sallow. 

Someone was always trying to mess with you or ruin your day. Being a late bloomer with magic and getting sorted into Hufflepuff hadn’t done you any favors. Other than that, there wasn’t anything wrong with you per se, it was just your social standing at Hogwarts. Even some Hufflepuffs wanted nothing to do with you, believing you made their house even more embarrassing to be in. Yet, that didn’t stop any of the student body from threatening you to do favors for them. 

“Heard that you can wield ancient magic. Is it true?”

Your furrowed your brows, wondering how word could spread that quickly. But you suppose the magic you used on the troll in Hogsmeade hadn’t been very discreet. Too bad they gave all the credit to Natsai Onai, you might have made some friends with your troll takedown story.

Shifting your gaze down, you nodded your head.

“Prove it.” He held out a folded piece of parchment, the all too familiar blue glow emanating from it.

You took it from his hands and unfolded it to see rune symbols you’d encountered countless times. “Where did you get this?”

“Doesn’t matter, do you recognize those rune symbols?”

You nodded your head looking over the pages. “I see these whenever I need to unlock a door with ancient magic.”

Sebastian’s breath hitched and you finally met his heavy stare. He cleared his throat and regained his composure. “Exactly. And you’re going to come with me to open one I found.”

You folded the parchment back up and held it out to him. “Okay.”

He snatched it from your hands. “Don’t toy with me. If you don’t help me with this, I can make your life truly miserable here. I’m good friends with Ominis Gaunt, and he’s not afraid to use his family connections to -”

“I said okay.”

Sebastian narrowed his eyes at you, not knowing what you were playing at.

“Write me when you have a time and place.” You told him, exhausted.

He eyed you a moment longer, then stepped aside for you to leave. You picked up your books from the ground and kicked the dirt at your feet as you left, taking your time getting to your next class.

“So you’re going to help me? Just like that?” He called after you when he saw it was still just the two of you in the hall.

“Got nothing better to do.” You replied as you kept on your way.

-

Sebastian was the first person to ask for something and come along with you to get it done. Most people would just send you off, but there he was, exploring the cave and fighting giant spiders by your side.

That little outing turned out to be the first of many. Over time, Sebastian explained his sister’s curse and everything he had done to try to find a cure. He kept it to himself, but he was happy to find someone he could go through this journey with, someone who wasn’t trying to make him abandon hope, even if it was the Hogwarts outcast.

You made the mistake of assuming this meant you were friends in public. When you tried to approach him at Hogwarts, he looked at you as if you had grown horns. He caught sight of a few students whispering to each other and glancing your way. In a panic, he knocked the books from your hands, scattering them to the floor. 

“Looks like the Hufflepuff had a little accident.” He jested loud enough for everyone around to hear. He walked away to meet up with some other Slytherin students who were in hysterics at what he had just done. He glanced back your way and it took everything in him to keep the amused look on his face. You were picking your books up off the floor and Garreth Weasley had come to help you. Sebastian noticed he had said something to cheer you up and it brought a smile to your face. 

And then a thought surfaced in his head. I think I'd rather be the one who made you smile.

-

Sebastian’s public displays of discourtesy hadn’t let up. He felt awful, but he couldn’t stand the scrutiny he would get if he was seen with you. Just because he could see all these wonderful qualities in you, didn’t mean everyone else could. The Slytherins especially would give him a tough time. He would get defensive, spewing every excuse he could think of. “Don’t be daft. I only needed to see the Hufflepuff about charms class, nothing more.” 

The guilt ate away at him. So when the two of you came across the scriptorium door that could only be opened by casting the cruciatus curse, he felt this could be his penance. But you refused to cast it on him.

He fisted the fabric of your shirt, jerking you towards him. “Dammit, why not?!” He demanded, incredulous. Dread arose in him, because he knew if he casted it on you he would be causing true agony. Everything he had done to you at Hogwarts was an act of rudeness, he never wanted to do anything that caused you pain in this way.

“Because I wouldn’t mean it.”

His face recoiled as if you had slapped him. He was unable to believe it. After all you’ve put up with, how could you not mean to harm him, how could you not want to? “I have been nothing but cruel to you, this is your chance to be cruel back! I know you hate me! I know you hate everyone!”

“I don’t hate you.” You placed your hands atop his that were gripping your shirt, in hopes it would calm him down. “Cast it on me, Sebastian. Get us out of here.”

Sebastian released your shirt, shoving you back. He turned away from you and rubbed a steadying hand down his face. Using the frustration he felt with you then, he spun to face you and recited, “Crucio!”

You fell to the floor, your screams of suffering echoed through his head.

Sebastian shot up in bed in a cold sweat, breathing coming out uneven. He rubbed his face in his hands and let out a shaky sigh. Ever since the scriptorium, he hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep, the nightmare had kept replaying in his head.

-

You arrived back at the entrance of the Hufflepuff common room rather late in the night. It was passed curfew but you wanted to get all of Sirona’s lost letters back to her. Seeing the look on her face had made missing out on a few hours of sleep all worth it. 

You startled when you saw a figure move out from the darkness. It was Sebastian, his eyes were red and puffy, dark circles had formed under them.

“Sebast -”

“Why’d you have me do it?” He demanded, his voice cracking. “Why couldn’t you -” He couldn’t stop the tears that fell. His shoulders began to shake as breathy sobs escaped him.

You ran up and pulled him into your arms, gently guiding his head down to your shoulder, and he let himself cry. “I’m okay. Everything’s okay.” You soothed.

He was the one who casted crucio on you, yet here you were comforting him. He felt worthless. You weren’t like anyone he had ever met. You never wanted anything in return, doing things purely out of the kindness of your heart even if it nearly killed you. He couldn’t grasp such a concept, and it overwhelmed him.

He went on his knees before you and took your hand into both of his. “Cast it on me. Please, it’s the only way I can make it all right. I did the wrong thing and I need to make it all right.” He pleaded.

You knelt on the ground with him, meeting his level. You pulled your hand from his and placed it on his cheek. You tried to meet his eyes. “Look at me. I will never do that to you.”

Though you meant for the words to comfort him, they felt like a knife to his chest. He smacked your hand away and scrambled to his feet, running out of sight.

He knew it then as he arrived back at his dorm room, and he let himself feel it entirely, as if he were punishing himself. He was in love with you, and he could never have you, not after everything he had done.

-

In the time that followed, Sebastian had wanted to act as if the scriptorium and his confrontation with you never happened. You kept an eye on him but went along with it. Your discreet meetings and his insults towards you resumed.

When Sebastian asked to meet briefly about information on a relic he had found in Salazar Slytherin’s spellbook, it was a good day for the both of you.

Your face was bright and ecstatic as you looked down at the thunderbrew potion in your hands. “It took me forever to get the ingredients, but I think I got a knack for brewing.” You couldn’t help but gush to Sebastian, trying to stifle your giggles and keep your voice low so no one around the two of you could hear. 

Sebastian didn’t dare let it grow, but a charmed smile tugged at the corner of his lips. If he was going to react to you, he'd try to make it look like you were a nuisance to be around.

“Do you think if - well, I mean - what would you think if -” You began timidly, biting at your lip. Sebastian didn’t look at you, but he listened close, clinging to each word you left him on. “Do you think Garreth would be impressed if I showed him?”

And away went any temptation to smile, he opened the book in his hand to act like he was reading. He discovered that to be the consequence whenever he found himself being pulled towards you, he’d always get slapped with the reality that you were pulled towards Garreth. The other day, when everyone was standing around waiting for Defense Against the Dark Arts class to start, he caught sight of you looking out the window, the sunlight painted your features bewitchingly. He made his way over and saw you were watching Garreth playing Summoner’s Court. “Day dreaming you were actually useful in this class, Hufflepuff?” He had taunted. He’d claim it was to keep up the act but it was really in response to the hurt he felt. The pain only worsened when you glanced his way fleetingly and went right back to watching Garreth with undivided attention.

You noted his silence and felt stupid for even bringing it up to him. “Sorry, I got carried away. I know you don’t care.”

“I think Weasley will soil his breeches no matter what potion you show him.” He said bitterly. “Why do you think he’s so great anyway?”

You didn’t answer and Sebastian looked up to see your gaze following the red headed boy as he walked by, laughing along with a few other students. His stomach twisted uncomfortably and he looked back down to his book, eyes scanning the words but not taking them in.

“He’s the only person who’s been nice to me since day one. But I think that’s just who he is, looks like he’s nice to everyone.” You said the last part more to yourself. A chill went through the air and you began to shiver, seemingly too distracted to care due to where your attention laid.

“Where are your robes?” Sebastian tried to keep his voice monotone.

“Just forgot them is all.” Your eyes followed Garreth until he stopped walking to speak with some of his friends.

“Here. Take mine.” Sebastian exhaled as if he were annoyed, but he wasn’t. He was in earnest at the thought of wrapping you up in his robes.

You turned your attention back to him and shook your head. “No no, people will see. It’s alright.” Gaze returning to Garreth.

Sebastian stopped, robes halfway down his arms, then he shrugged them back on. “Oh... right.” He watched you shift back and forth on your feet, your fingers tapping against the potion’s flask. He could see the ache to run to the Gryffindor clear as day on your face.

“Send me an owl if anything else comes up for the relic.” You said without looking at him, and made your way over to Garreth.

He knew he should turn the other way and act like he was never speaking to you in the first place, as he always did after your furtive meetups. Yet his eyes remained glued to your form. As he watched you talking to Garreth with a beaming smile, laughing along with him as you showed him your thunderbrew potion, insurmountable heartache filled his chest. 

It had finally hit him how he couldn’t care less what people thought, they didn’t even know you. No one knew you like he did, especially not Weasley. If everyone saw you through his eyes, they could easily see you were one of the most capable people at Hogwarts. If all it took to win you over was being kind to you since the beginning, he wanted to kick himself. I’ve been the biggest prat.

How could he have treated you the way he had? Asking for your help all this time, but not wanting to be seen with you in public. He had been nothing short of a coward. His fear of what others thought had led him to lose any chance with you. You were the one that’s helped him through this nightmare of a curse on his sister, you were the one willing to take on immense agony in the scriptorium for him, you were the one he yearned for. He could say the same for none of these people.

The blood drained from Sebastian’s face when he witnessed Garreth slip off his Gryffindor robes and put them on you. It was as if the wind was knocked out of him, his breathing started coming out shallow. He told himself to get out of there. 

The first place he could think of was his dorm. He had tunnel vision the whole way there, a few students had asked if he was feeling alright as he passed. He waved them off, saying something about a potion brew gone wrong, he couldn’t fully remember. When he got to his dorm room, he burst through the door and sat at the edge of his bed. He leaned forward with his elbows on his knees and tried to steady his breathing. As soon as the sick feeling in his stomach started to dissipate, he laid back, throwing an arm over his eyes.

“What’s gotten into you?” Ominis asked, sitting himself on his own bed.

It took Sebastian a moment to be able to speak. He swallowed the lump in his throat and took a deep breath. “Nothing, I’m fine. Just feeling a little sick is all.”

“Is this about the Hufflepuff who helped us in the sciptorium?”

He couldn’t bring himself to say anything, and that was the only answer Ominis needed.

“Nobody cares you know. Sure it’s fun to make fun of a Hufflepuff, that’s nothing new. And one that developed their magic so late? Easy target. But in the end, no one cares. After everything that’s happened, it’s no surprise you feel the way you do.” Ominis never hesitated to call people out, but every now and then he had a way of saying what needed to be said without making someone feel too ashamed.

Sebastian should have known this, he should have had this conversation with himself before it could have gotten this far. He felt like such a child then, laying in his bed, pouting at the predicament he put himself in. But it was hard to pick himself back up, he felt his relationship with you was unsalvageable at this point and it was his fault. He was the nuisance you had to put up with because of that pesky Hufflepuff loyalty of yours, and Garreth was your escape. Garreth could make you happy just by being in your line of sight. He could only dream of having that effect on you at this point.

-

Sebastian had searched for you all day but to no avail. As a last resort, he made his way to the undercroft, he cringed thinking back on the time he first showed it to you. “I’m only showing you this place so we won’t be seen working together. You’re not welcome here if I’m not here.” It wasn’t true, but how would you have ever known otherwise? He had been so cruel to you, it was no wonder you wanted to run into Garreth’s arms. He had practically shoved you his way. 

The sound of sniffling stopped him in his tracks. He pressed forward cautiously and saw you were sitting on the floor against the wall with your head down.

“What’s happened?” Sebastian strode up and knelt before you.

“Oh! Sebastian.” You startled. “I - I’m sorry, I’ll leave. Just allergies. Came down here to escape all that pollen.” You wiped at your face quickly, he could tell your eyes were puffy from crying.

His inner voice was screaming at him that this was his chance, as of that moment he could start taking steps in the right direction with you. He could become the person you wanted, slowly but surely. “Talk to me.” He sat beside you and took your hand in his, he began stroking it with his thumb in hopes it gave you some comfort.

You were taken aback by his actions, but then surmised that was probably how much he pitied you. You felt humiliated at the thought. The Hufflepuff got caught crying like a sad baby bird in the rain, who wouldn’t feel bad? You pulled your hand free from his. “It’s nothing, I just needed a moment. I’m truly sorry I came down here without you, I couldn’t think of any other place. I - I panicked.” You got up and began your escape out. “It won’t happen again.”

Sebastian tripped over himself as he went to chase after you. He ran up and wrapped his arms around you from behind, holding you in place. “Don’t go. Please, talk to me.”

His touch felt wrong to you and you slid free from his embrace. You didn’t feel safe with Sebastian, you didn’t feel safe with anyone at Hogwarts for that matter. But the look on his face had convinced you somewhat he wanted to know what was wrong. “I just had a bad day.” 

He took a step towards you, hoping you would keep going. 

You rolled your eyes at the foolishness you felt. “I worked up the courage to speak to Garreth about how I felt and -” You stopped and shook your head. “This is stupid, I don’t know why I’m telling you this -”

“What did he do?” His voice was direct, body stiffening.

You let out a sigh, hating that you were revisiting the memory. You looked down and began twiddling your thumbs. “I told Garreth how I felt and asked him on a date to The Three Broomsticks. He laughed in my face and said no. Said he’d be friendly with me in public but he wasn’t going to be seen on a date with me. And then he said we could still have some fun in private together.” You recalled the incident, disgusted. “But what else should I have expected? You said it yourself, no one wants to be seen with someone like me.”

Sebastian had never seen your features turn so harsh, and he hadn’t hated himself more than he did in that moment. "I never should have said that to you. Please, you have to know I never meant it.” 

Your eyes didn’t meet his, he could tell you were still angry, not just with him, but with the world. He was surprised you didn’t get to this point sooner. Hufflepuffs really could put up with a lot before they’d had enough. 

Sure, he wanted you to have feelings for him, but more than anything he wanted you to be happy, even if it wasn’t with him. Seeing your hurt expression then, he wanted to step up more than ever. “No good prick.” Sebastian dug his heels in the ground to storm out of the undercroft. “I’m going to kill him.”

Your eyes went wide. “What? No, it’s alright! Forget I said anything!” You grabbed his wrist trying to hold him back, but he just kept walking, dragging you along with him. “W - What happened to staying out of each other’s lives? You don’t owe me anything, Sebastian! Just drop it!”

Sebastian stopped to face you, he used the grip you had on his wrist and yanked you to him. He steadied you as you crashed into him, taking your face in his other hand and placing his lips atop yours. He wanted to convey everything he felt for you in that kiss, every thank you he should have said, every apology he should have made. You didn’t deserve any of the treatment you got at Hogwarts, especially from him. 

His brows furrowed as he deepened the kiss. He tried to be tender, but the urgency was what took over with how he moved his lips against yours. Your grip fell from his wrist in shock and he used his now free hand to grab your waist and pull you flush to him. He felt you kiss him back, but with hesitancy, and then you pushed him away.

He looked at your stunned expression, “This feels wrong.” You whispered.

Shoving down the sting he felt at your rejection, he strode out of the undercroft, leaving you standing there, dumbfounded.

-

Sebastian spotted Garreth in the middle of the quidditch field, joking around with some friends. ���Oi, Weasley!” He called as he strode up to the red head.

Garreth turned away from his group. “Yeah? What is it, Sall-” His words were cutoff when Sebastian punched him square in the jaw. He shot a hand up to where the throbbing began to kick in. “What in Merlin’s na - OOMF!” Sebastian rammed into his gut, tackling him to the ground. It finally kicked in what was happening and Garreth began to shove and punch back. Nearby students gathered around in a circle, hooting and hollering for them to keep going.

“Show that Gryffindor how it’s done, Sallow!”

“Get him good, Weasley!”

“Levioso!” Sebastian and Garreth were pulled apart and lifted into the air at Madam Kogawa’s spell cast. The two boys eyed each other, bruised and bloody, wanting to go back at it as she approached. 

“I see detentions are in order.”

-

When Garreth confronted him, demanding what his deal was, Sebastian had dug into him. Shoving his finger into his chest, telling him he didn’t deserve someone like you.

“Oh please, as if you’re not doing the exact same thing. Everyone sees the ‘secret’ meetings the two of you have. I hardly think you’re the person to fault me.”

Sebastian couldn’t say anything in retaliation, because he was right. He deserved every punch and kick Weasley landed. But things were different now, and he was going to stop at nothing to prove it to you.

-

Sebastian leaned against the kegs just outside the Hufflepuff common room. He stood up straight when the entrance opened and you stepped out. Your gaze landed on him and your face twisted at his state.

“Are you alright?” You ran up to him and gently grabbed his chin to begin examining his bruising. Remembering you two weren’t in private, you yanked your hand back. “Sorry.” You glanced around to make sure no one had seen. It pained him, that after all the time you spent together, this was the habit he enforced in you. He grabbed at your hand and placed it against his cheek.

“I’m fine.” He thought about his next words carefully. “I'm not ashamed to be seen with you.” He began. “I’m so sorry I ever told you I was. I haven’t been there for you. If I could go back, I’d do it all differently. I really would.”

You avoided his gaze and looked down, pulling your hand away. His touch still felt wrong, and thinking about his kiss in the undercroft made you just as uneasy. Everything was so backwards, your mind couldn’t keep up. Not long ago, Garreth was the one being kind to you while Sebastian was itching to get as far away from you as possible. And now, Garreth had you repulsed and Sebastian had an avid interest to be by your side. You were in a constant state of confusion and had a strange desire for things to go back to how they were.

“Sebastian...” Your defenses went up as he moved closer to you, wanting to show you he was listening. “I’m going to be honest, I don’t believe you. All year you’ve dreaded being around me and now I’m supposed to believe your feelings changed just like that?”

Sebastian nodded his head, seeing what you were saying. He shouldn’t have expected you to be okay with all this just because he said so. “I understand. I’ve been awful to you. But I can make it all up to you, you’ll see. I can be what you want.”

You tried to search his eyes for some sort of reason for this shift in him, still not really taking in his words. “I think I need some space.” You were sick of boys playing with your feelings like this. There was only so much you could take. Pretty impressive trait of Hufflepuffs, anyone else would have felt worn thin ages ago.

Sebastian swallowed thickly and nodded his head. He forced a polite smile and left at the nearest floo.

He needs his space too. You thought. That way he’ll get over these feelings he supposedly has for you. You didn’t believe him for a second. You’ve seen other students swooning over each other. It definitely wasn’t what was happening between you and Sebastian Sallow. The only experiences you’ve had with him were secret meetings and him getting humiliated if someone associated the two of you together. He expected all that to just go away with one secret kiss? It wasn’t going to happen.

Maybe he went after someone else and they rejected him, and he was so desperate for affection he came to me. You concluded.

-

The days that followed, Sebastian kept his distance from you without really keeping his distance. Every morning, he got up early to get a flower from the fields surrounding Hogwarts, each one different than the day before. Whenever you got up from your desk or left your books unattended, he would cast the disillusionment spell on himself and place the flower in your book for you to stumble across later.

He didn’t need to see your reaction to it, but every now and then if you were in the same area, he’d be on the lookout for it. Sebastian watched from afar as you began looking through your book on a bench in the Transfiguration Courtyard. But his blood started to boil when he saw Garreth make his way over and sit down next to you. 

You looked up from your book, a questioning look on your face. 

Garreth was visibly nervous and wouldn’t meet your eyes. “I wanted to apologize for how I spoke to you the other day. My mother raised me better than that.” 

You hummed as you looked across his features, noticing he was bruised up like Sebastian was. “What happened to you?”

Garreth scratched the back of his head. “Got some sense knocked into me by your friend, Sallow.”

“He’s not my friend.” You said plainly, trying to bring your attention back to your book. A part of you was annoyed Sebastian had actually followed through with going after Garreth, and another part was a little pleased the both of them landed strikes on the other.

He looked to your face then. “I really do like you, you know.” He confessed, and you returned his gaze. He was looking at you like he was sorry this wasn’t what he had said to you in the first place. “But I felt the pressure of everyone, and I told myself I should be embarrassed to be around you. But I’m not. Everyone else can sod off, I can see everything you’re doing even if they refuse to. You’re nothing short of incredible. I truly am sorry for what I said.”

You gave him a small nod. “Apology accepted.”

He smiled and let out a sigh of relief, then held out his hand. “Friends?”

You took it and shook. “Friends.”

He held your hand in his when you tried to pull away. “Don’t suppose that date to Three Broomsticks is still on the table?”

You scoffed but went silent when you saw he was serious. You shook your head and pulled your hand from his grasp.

“Right.” He looked down dejectedly. “Guess I deserved that, didn’t I?” He chuckled awkwardly, getting up and clearing his throat. “I’ll see you around then.” His voice was strained.

Sebastian watched as Garreth left you and made his way over to him. The red head gave him a cordial slap on the shoulder as he walked passed. “Looks like we both blew it, Sallow.” 

-

You hated to admit it, but Sebastian was making some headway with you. It had been at least a few weeks since you told him you needed space, and he had given it to you. You thought it would be the easiest thing in the world for him to do, but he looked like he was struggling. Every time you caught each other’s eye, he looked like he was holding his breath, hoping that would be the day you’d approach him. You thought it’d wear off after a bit, and the distance between the two of you would have him come to his senses. But he seemed undeterred, just as dedicated as the day before if not more so.

You especially hated to admit that every time you found a flower in your books, the flutter in your chest would grow. Each time you needed to talk yourself down, because any day now Sebastian would give up and go back to only wanting to see you about his progress on getting a cure for Anne. 

But then you’d think about how he kissed you. There was so much need in it. In the moment it felt off. But the more your revisited the memory, thinking back on how his lips moved against yours, you got this feeling of being genuinely wanted, perfectly safe. And that sense came from Sebastian Sallow of all people?

You watched him as he took notes in charms class. He was pretty good looking, wasn’t he? You came to notice these passed few weeks now that he was being kind to you. 

He looked up from his notes and glanced your way. You held his gaze when he did, giving him a soft smile. His eyes grew wide and he became fidgety in his seat. He smiled back and his ears burned red. It was the most he’d gotten from you and he didn’t know how to handle it. 

You looked back down to your notes and he looked back down at his, trying to contain his giddiness. He felt like he made a huge leap in progress and he couldn’t wait to keep going. It was just a smile, but it was the only sign he needed that he was headed in the right direction with you. He wondered if he should keep going with the flowers or step it up a bit. He wanted to respect your wishes and keep his distance, but he also wanted to do more for you.

He was so lost in thought, he didn’t notice you approach when class was dismissed. “Sebastian?”

He stiffened, panic flooding through him. He was mentally preparing to chase after you from afar, he didn’t think he’d have the right words to say face to face yet. But he willed himself to speak anyway. “Yes?”

“Walk with me to herbology?” You eyed him, like you were testing him.

Sebastian knew what you were doing, this would be the first time he’d be seen with you in public willingly and not act like he was being forced to speak with you. Bring it on. “Of course.” Sebastian grabbed your books and smiled at your surprised expression. “Come on then.”

You joined his side and as you walked with him, you noticed he wasn’t rushing. He was taking his time getting to your next class. You had to admit, you expected him to want to speed up the process to get it over with and minimize the amount of people who saw the two of you together. But instead, he let himself look smitten as he stood by your side.

The whispers and glances started up as the two of you walked along. He looked to you and noticed you didn’t seem quite as at ease as he was. He gave you a playful nudge with his shoulder and you couldn’t fight the smile that graced your lips. He was making butterflies dance in your stomach and a funny ache for him grew. You peeked back at him and the way he was smiling at you made you want to tug at his tie and have him kiss you senseless again. Calm down, don’t let him win you over yet. You lectured yourself.

When the two of you arrived in herbology, he made sure to grab a potting station next to yours. Professor Garlick called everyone up to grab some seeds for the day’s class. As you were about to go up with everyone else, he wrapped an arm around your waist to stop you. “I’ll get it.” He said in a low tone near your ear. His hand lingered and dragged across your waist until he was too far to touch you anymore. He shot you a smirk over his shoulder as he walked away.

That funny ache you felt turned into something simmering hot within you. When he came back with the mallowsweet seeds, he took your hand in his and placed them on your palm. His fingers dragged across your hand and you peered at him through your lashes. 

“Be careful.” He said, releasing you and turning to his potting station. “You look like you want to kiss me.”

A burning sensation hit your cheeks and you turned to your own station. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Silly me then.” 

The two of you focused, or at least tried to, on your pots before you. You planted the seeds and padded down the soil, then awaited further instruction from Professor Garlick. But you tuned her words out as you eyed Sebastian up and down. Thankfully, you were already experienced with mallowsweet, so you weren’t too concerned about falling behind.

Sebastian watched you through the corner of his eye, he could feel your eyes on him and it drove him mad. As soon as class was over, he was going to try to reenact the first time he demanded your help. Except this time when he pulled you into a hidden corner, there wouldn’t be as much talking. His jaw clenched at the anticipation.

You usually enjoyed herbology, but that day’s class was dragging on a little too long. Your mind billowed with thoughts of Sebastian’s lips and ideas of how you were going to get them back on yours.

“Class dismissed.” Professor Garlick sang. You and Sebastian immediately looked to one another, knowing exactly what you wanted to do, but unsure how you were going to get there.

“I think I -” You began, not really knowing where you were going to take your words. “I think I left something in the undercroft.”

Sebastian didn’t say anything as he grabbed your hand and pulled you along. 

Once the two of you arrived in the undercroft, he closed the gate behind you and pressed you up against the nearest wall, slamming his mouth against yours. The two of you wanted to devour each other whole. A muffled moan escaped you and you cupped his face in your hands. His hands gripped your hips greedily as he tried to savor every sound he could get from you.

Unable to keep in one place long with so much of you available to him, he began kissing along your jaw, down your neck, below your ear. He could feel you quiver at his kisses and he wanted to do everything he could to keep you squirming.

You whimpered, and he knew he found the spot below your ear to be your weakness. “I... I think we left our books in herbology.” You breathed pleasantly as he kept at it.

Sebastian hummed as he continued his magic. “Such a shame.” He knew he still had a ways to go with you. No matter how long it would take him, he was going to make things right. But if he could tempt you into a kiss here and there along the way, he hoped you wouldn’t mind.

[bleedingcoffee42]

Wait a second, because I feel like I missed some tea. "Tell me about Mr. Mysterious Ron Speirs and I'll cut you off if you actually liked him" - can you recall who was treated like that? Besides Shames and Martin (I guess?).

p.s. I'm the only one who cackle every time when Winters corrects "Dyke" to "Dike", but never "Spears" to "Speirs"? Like, Dick? Honey...? You didn't give a damn or thought that SPEARs was another cool nickname for Sparky? I have so many questions.

I'll get a list as I go through them again. I've posted a few things about Speirs as I find them but I find it funny how Ambrose is like a vulture circling around the drama. It makes a good story, yeah, but these interviews are in a stage of the game where I don't know that his plans for the book were quite in play yet. He repeatedly tells the guys he "missed out" on the war because he was too young. Sweetie...uh...pretty sure they're not telling you stories about a five year frat party. And his questions about Toye's leg 'Just dangling there' or 'how did he not bleed out' when guys are obviously cringing in their replies....feels like a fan instead of a guy trying hard to give these men a voice.

I noticed Ambrose has a habit of quick subject change when he's not getting the answer he wants or dwelling on a subject to see if the answer changes. He's also way more polite to Martin and Shames than he is to some of the other guys. (Guarnere especially. But I feel his South Philly attitude puts Ambrose on the defensive.) Shames was more interested in talking about Shifty 'breaking' than anything, (and it wasn't even him!) Martin told him to ask Foley and Foley's files are not in the folders they're supposed to be in.(but in other sources he seems positive about how Speirs found a surgeon for Grant? Idk, I'm going to hunt for him later on.) And the part of the Lipton/Guarnene interview that would cover it is also MIA as Part 2/2 of their interview after they ran Ambrose off somehow isn't in the files. It does exist as it's referenced in Fierce Valor. Carson is the one who I remember being pro Speirs but they were also hanging out together shooting bottles and driving in German cars together. Ambrose shut the tape off all together when Malarkey started talking about Speirs and Nixon screwing red cross girls but let everyone tell the story "they heard" about the shooting of the Sergeant.

This was a long ramble, but the answer is I am getting the files organized and going through them again. I have a "why would you ask this?" pile. Like asking how training compares between 1940 and 1990 (Guarnere- IDK buddy I only know what I did.) or asking if Sink sat down with Sobel and gave him a management lesson. (Lipton- How would I know that?)

In other news, YES Dick is passive aggressive in the most interesting ways. He KNEW how Dike's name was spelled. The man is picking fights with everyone who is even a foot off in the description of a placement of guns, he knew Dike's name. He wrote it correctly in a letter to Speirs. So that was just another dig at the guy in the most juvenile way.

[ohmygillygoshoppler]

"Don't even other being discreet; we've already been compromised."

What are they all doing? Don't know. Why are they all dressed up? Couldn't tell ya. But, I know for sure that Zak's gonna have one hell of a time trying to explain what a Nephilim is to Francis and his people...

Wowow, this took me all day holy sheet- Oh well, here I have @thephoenixfirescout & @sparky-cryptidcrafts 's Green Man ocs present with Francis, sice the other agents are MIA I guess.

The woman on the right belongs to Phoenix, the two agents on the stairs are Sparky's~!

Also Fisk is here! It's a formal event, so I gave him a bowtie, weeee! Look how handsome and well dressed my big ass cryptid son is!!!

[officermaddie23]

In the garden of hope homework alignment chart

Yeah I'll help you with it

Mel Jones

Charlie Jones

Sebastian Jones

Master Tyro

Yeah Sure

Coraline Jones

Wybie Lovat

Sparky Lilypad

Calvin Lilypad

Bold of you to assume that I did the homework

Steve Va`Dyn

Bones

LOL nope

Mia Stone

Sharpshot Bonaparte

Wait we had homework????

Keensight

Hellfire

Norbert the pest

@mellowwolflady definitely them lol

[gildedtorn]

━━  ⊰ [ anya chalotra , twenty seven , cisfemale , she/her ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ?  MISS KAREENA VARMA has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that she is SOLICITOUS & DUTIFUL but is also OVERSENSITIVE & RETICENT but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to AVOID MAKING A FOOL OF HERSELF AND HER FAMILY before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY.  how true ? we are yet to find out. [ mia , 21 , she/her , aest  ]

BASICS :

full name: kareena amoli varma, close friends & family may occassionally refer to her as reena . age & birthday: twenty seven, march 18th, pisces. gender & orientation: cisfemale ( she / her ), demisexual marital status: unmarried

PHYSICALITIES :

faceclaim: anya chalotra height: 5'10" hair: long, black, and fine. often in a braid or updo when in company, loose when alone or with family. eyes: brown

A BRIEF HISTORY :

note: some of this may be subject to change after plotting.

as the youngest of the varmas, and the only daughter, kareena had the great fortune to grow up relatively sheltered. she escaped the pressures that her elder siblings faced, and for the most part her parents gave what they could to ensure that kareena had everything she might have wanted. whilst the varmas were not exactly titled, they were comfortable enough that kareena never worried. any financial troubles -- or any troubles otherwise -- were never shared with kareena, regardless. she was the baby, and there was never a need for her involvement. kareena never argued the fact, she simply accepted her role for what it was.

she was a quiet little girl; she enjoyed reading and writing, playing the piano. these traits translated into adulthood with grace. it's not that she is shy, rather that she is comfortable in who she is and what she has to say. she is a listener, not a talker, someone who is highly empathetic. oftentimes her empathy leads her to take on the emotions of those around her, whether it be exhilaration or despair. in the same breath, she's been shielded from any hardship or troubles, and it has made her intensely oversensitive and emotionally vulnerable. she cares deeply, and a firm word or harsh stare might be enough to send her into tears.

being suddenly thrust into the upper echelon levels of receiving a title has been somewhat of a culture shock. she is still learning to navigate the world of courting and title etiquette, whilst trying to thicken her armour against the fast-pace of ton gossip.

kareena, for the most part, is mostly unaware of just how dire the varma family situation is. she continues to remain sheltered from the real issues. she is only aware that this season is incredibly important for her brother, and that she is to be on her best behaviour for the family. whilst she has some suspicions about the fate of her family, for the most part she is largely unaware of just how much is at stake.

some inspiration songs : september (instrumental ) - sparky deathcap, this is me trying - taylor swift, reflecting light - sam phillips, liability - lorde, amy pond's theme - murray gold

[manilafm]

mw characters?

So, there aren't a lot of taken characters in this RPG at this time, but our members would absolutely love to see Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Daphne Greengrass, Astoria Greengrass, Pansy Parkinson, Luna Lovegood, Andromeda Black, Katie Bell, Cho Chang, Marlene McKinnon, Neville Longbottom, Molly Prewett, Fleur Delacour, Narcissa Black, Angelina Johnson, George Weasley, Percy Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Bill Weasley, Romilda Vane, and Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter ; Kirk Cameron 'K.C.' Guthrie, Mia Jones, Craig Manning, Sean Cameron, Jenna Middleton, Zoë Rivas, Clare Edwards, Paige Michalchuk, Fiona Coyne, Darcy Edwards, Imogen Moreno, Emma Nelson, Lola Pacini, Holly J. Sinclair, Manuella 'Manny' Santos, Anya MacPherson, Eleanor 'Ellie' Nash, and Katlynn 'Katie' Matlin from Degrassi: The Next Generation / Degrassi: The Next Class ; Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Spike, and Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ; Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Cheryl Blossom, Jughead Jones, and Toni Topaz from Riverdale ; Timmy Turner, Denzel Crocker, Timmy Turner's unnamed mother, Timmy Turner's unnamed father, Wanda Fairywinkle-Cosma, Poof Fairywinkle-Cosma, Cosmo Cosma, Anti-Cosmo, Anti-Wanda, Sparky, Trixie Tang, Chloe Carmichael, Chester McBadBat, A.J., Mark Chang, Vicky, Chip Skylark, and Britney Britney from The Fairly OddParents ; Katniss Everdeen, Annie Cresta, Madge Undersee, and Clove Kentwell from The Hunger Games ; And we would absolutely love to see Brittany S. Pierce, Lucy ‘Quinn’ Fabray, Santana Lopez, Sam Evans, and Finn Hudson from Glee !! But if you have any specific fandoms in mind, please send us an ask with the full name of the fandom that the characters are from !!

[twst-the-night-away]

Ask me these for my multitude of ships! ;3c

Violetta: Jade, Silver, Ace, Malleus, Mellow (@fumikomiyasaki) Juniper: Jack, Punch (@twstinginthewind), Fennec (@fumikomiyasaki), Ruggie, Epel???, Deuce??? Paul: Mia (@twstinginthewind), Cyrila (@the27th) Nadya: Married to gymnastics Savvy: Cater, Kalim, Rook, Damien (@oseathepebble), Damon (@fumikomiyasaki) Sparky: Riddle, Jamil, Joker (@twstinginthewind) Roswell: Why are we talking about boats Caroline: Leona, Jon (@twstinginthewind)

— SHIP QUESTIONS

PRE-RELATIONSHIP

How did they first meet?

What was their first impression of each other?

Did any of their friends or family want them to get together?

Who felt romantic feelings first?

Did either of them try to resist their feelings?

If you had told one of them that the other would be their soulmate, what would they think?

GENERAL

Who initiated the relationship, and how did it go?

Did they have an official first date? If so, what was it like?

What was their first kiss like?

Were they each other’s first anything (kiss, relationship, etc.)?

What’s their height difference? Age difference?

What’s their relationship with each other’s families?

Who takes the lead in social situations?

Who gets jealous easier?

LOVE

Who said “I love you” first?

What are their primary love languages?

How often do they cuddle/engage in PDA?

What are their favorite things to do together?

Who’s better at comforting the other?

Who’s more protective?

Do they prefer verbal or physical affection?

What are some songs that apply to their relationship, in-universe or otherwise?

What kind of nicknames do they call each other?

DOMESTIC LIFE

If they get married, who proposes?

What’s the wedding like? Who attends?

How many kids do they have, if any? What are they like?

Do they have any pets?

Who’s the stricter parent?

Who kills the bugs in the house?

How do they celebrate holidays?

Who’s more likely to convince the other to come back to sleep in the morning?

Who’s the better cook?

[crazyforkasey-blog]

When we met

Chapter 10

Easy had been on post for two days and Lane and Dani were already fed up with the new commander, Norman Dike.

Dani had been called to Company HQ, and she just knew Dike was going to be a jackass, so she knocked on the door to his office "Enter "he called out. Dani walked into the room and stood at attention.

"At ease lieutenant" Dike eyed Dani

Dike found the young female lieutenant very interesting, fascinating even. Dike was very attracted to her, and from what he observed, she wasn't involved with any of the men.

"Please sit down" Dike said and motioned toward the chair in front of his desk, Dani sat down, something was off, Dike was being too nice to her, and so far all he had done was yell at her and Lane. He had tried to order Katie and Mia around, Katie immediately set him straight, something about being able to send him back to regiment and latrine duty.

"You wanted to see me sir" Dani was nervous.

"Yes, how are you holding up, are the men treating you all right" Dike asked her and walked around to the front of the desk and leaned up against it, facing a blushing Dani.

Dani pushed the chair back a little "Good, sir, it's all been good since Toccoa" Dani looked up at Dike.

"Good, and how are you? How you holding up" Ok this was weird Dani thought herself, Dike was being too friendly.

"Sir, everything is ok, now what can I do for you?" Dani eyed the CO, this felt wrong on so many levels.

Dike pushed off the desk, he helped Dani on to her feet "Well I was hoping you would have dinner with me" Dike looked Dani right in the eye, she looked like a deer caught in headlights.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, sir" Dani stressed the sir

"I think it would" Dike grabbed Dani's arm

"Thank you, but no thank you" Dani pulled her arm out of Dike's grip and headed toward the door.

"I didn't give you permission to leave lieutenant" Dike said to Dani's back

"Permission to leave, sir" Dani asked the CO

"Permission denied" Dike said.

Dani swallowed hard, Dike scared her and she really wished Ron was there, she was afraid of what he would do to her, everybody else were out doing drills with Shames and Peacock.

"Lieutenant at one point or another you will go out with me" Dike turned his back to Dani

"Dismissed, he hissed and Dani practically ran out the door.

Upon exiting the building Dani ran smack right into Lane and Nixon, Dani let out a breath and shook her whole body in disgust.

"What's wrong with you" Lane asked her

"Dike, that's what, he was hitting on me, he called me into his office to ask me out, can you believe that" Dani was pissed off.

"He did what" Nixon asked her, visibly upset.

"Can you freaking believe him, he wanted me to go out to dinner with him"

"Son of a…" Nixon mumbled and headed for the door Dani had just come out of.

"Nix don't do it, he is so not worth it, Ron will be back soon and I am pretty sure he will take care of it"

Nixon stopped and looked at Dani, "Ok if you are absolutely sure" Nixon tried to read Dani's facial expression

"Yes, positive" Dani hugged Lane and headed towards the exercise field.

When she arrived Peacock nodded to her and Dani took over drills, she was glad to have such a mind numbing job to do, so she wouldn't think about what just happened in the CO's office.

Lane and Nixon were in the S2 office, they were discussing, the Dani and Dike situation, "I am telling you the guy is bad news, the men is already referring to him as foxhole Norman, and now he is harassing Dani" Nixon was pacing up and down the length of the room, he was pissed, Dike needed to leave Dani alone.

"Yeah well Easy will take care of Dani and when Sparky is back, Dike will back off" Lane put her arms around Nixon's waist and hugged him, she pulled back a little without letting go.

"I guess, now how about you and I get out of here and join the boys in town" Nixon kissed Lane on the top of the head.

…..

The men all got passes to Rheims, the only problem was the fact that the 82nd was in town as well. And that was bound to cause some problems.

Dani, Mia, Lip, Talbert, Luz and Perconte, were sitting at a table in a bar, they had just bought their third round and they were in a good mood, the rest of the Easy men were scattered around the bar talking to the locals or playing cards.

Dani was getting there, she had a buzz going and she was flirting with Talbert and at one point, Lip had to tell Talbert to back off a little. Mia told Dani not to drink any more, Dani just laughed and told her not to worry, she wasn't about to get Talbert in trouble.

Lane and Nixon walked into the bar and Nixon immediately spotted Shames and Welsh by the bar, he put his hand on the small of Lane's back and steered her towards the bar, Lane nodded to Welsh and shook hands with Shames, she didn't really know him, he had a tendency to scream at the men, so she asked him why he screamed at the men so much.

"Well I am just getting tired of replacements getting killed, so I figured if I intimidate them, they will listen" Lane could see where he was coming from, Lane put a hand on his shoulder.

"I hate to tell you this, not a lot scares these guys and if you want to intimidate them, look to Speirs he knows how to scare the shit out of them" Lane laughed and turned to the bar. Out of the corner of her eye Lane saw a bunch of men from the 82nd pour into the bar. Lane padded Nix on the back and nodded towards the door

Welsh and Nixon turned around, Nixon grabbed Shames shirt and turned him around, "this means trouble" Welsh said with a smirk on his face.

"Yup" Lane said and eyed the table with Dani and Mia around it.

Liebgott had joined the guys at the table. A group of 82nd boys walked up to the table "What does the eagle scream?" One of the boys from the 82nd said "Help, Help" the rest of the group yelled.

That was enough to set the Easy guys off, Mia grabbed Lipton and headed for the door, Dani in her buzzed state joined in the fight and she got some good punches in before someone knocked her out.

Lane saw Dani go down and she pushed through the crowd and was almost at the door, when the MP's arrived, they just saluted the two officers and Lane pushed Dani into the jeep she had waiting outside, Nixon and Welsh jumped in the back and Lane sped off.

Nixon and Welsh laughed, Dani was waking up and she moaned, she was going to have a black eye and a big bruise on the cheek.

"Well hello there, punchy" Welsh laughs, Dani just groans "Remind me to never fight again" She says, before she slumps back in her seat.

Dani tries to sneak in to her barrack, she just wanted to sleep, Katie who had heard about the fight in town, was waiting for them "I heard about a fight in town and with Sparky gone I figured you would be involved" Katie got of the cot she had been sitting on, she put her hand on Dani's shoulder and pushed Dani all the way to the hospital.

……………………………………………….

The next day Lane was ordered to Regiment HQ, Lane was a bit nervous, she wondered if anything had happened to her family she couldn't think of a reason for her uncle to call her to HQ.

Lane had to wait for her uncle to arrive, he was alone so Lane guessed it was a personal visit, Lane followed her Uncle into the office, "Sit down sweetheart" Sink said and motioned toward the chair in front of his desk.

Lane sat down, she was biting her lip, and she was wondering if it was bad news.

"Lane, I am sending you back to Aldbourne for a little while. A month or so they need help training the new S2 coming in from the states and you are the best I have, I am sorry I can't send Lewis with you, his… bad habit is frowned upon at Division" Sink said.

Lane nodded she didn't want to leave the company and Lew in particular, but an order is an order and she had to follow a direct order.

"Ok, when do I leave" she asked her uncle

"I 15 so get cracking, dismissed" Sink waved her out of his office

Lane hauled butt, to her room and threw her stuff in her holding bag, she rushed out to find Nixon, she ran into him in the middle of the street, she didn't have time to explain and she told him she had to go and she would be back in a month, Lane kissed him hard and told him she loved him and then she was gone.

Nixon walked into Winters room, headed straight for his footlocker and found his stash. He didn't even take time to pour it in his flask; he just took a big gulp out of the bottle.

"So Lane left" Winters stated

"Yes and I don't know where she went" Nixon said and took another big gulp

"Well she went to Aldbourne to help train the new S2 and she will be back in a month and if you behave, I will get you a pass to Aldbourne" Winters stood up and took the bottle out of Nixon's hands.

A week later Nixon, Welsh, Dani, who was hiding from Dike, and Katie were gathered in Winters office. Zielinski knocked on the door and announced a sergeant Guarnere was there to see the Captain.

Guarnere stepped in the office and saluted the officers, he looked around and noticed how tired they all looked.

"So I guess congratulations are in order, I never thought I would see you parked behind a desk" Guarnere said and looked at Winters.

"Well one these days he is going to sit behind it" Nixon smarted off.

"I just went AWOL from the hospital to get here, I hope it's not going to cause you any problems" Guarnere said

"Would you care if it did" Katie asked

"Not a bit" Guarnere said and hugged Katie

Guarnere pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket "I got a letter here from Moose, Lieutenant Heyliger, sir he is recovering but it's going to be a long haul" Guarnere said and handed Winters the letter.

Dick looked over at Harry and Harry bit his lower lip looking a bit ashamed.

Bill turned and looked at Dani "And he told me to give you this" Bill said and went over and hugged Dani and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Dani hugged Bill Back.

"Did you see Ron?" She asked

"Yeah and he said he would be back here soon and for you to behave, but from the look at that muck of yours, it's too late" Guarnere said

Guarnere asked about the Christmas day football game and made a crack about sky trained boys and looked at the officers, they all looked busy, tired and somehow preoccupied.

"Great… well I just go find some trouble" Bill said

"You do that," Nixon said.

"And Bill no more joy riding" Katie said

"Right, ahh anybody ever heard of a little joint called Lulu's" Bill asked

"Got me" Welsh said and Dani just lifted her eyebrows at Welsh, she knew he was lying.

"I'll just ask around" Bill said

Bill walked out and Zielinski closed the door, "Well I guess now is as good a time as any" Nixon said and pulled out a piece of paper from one of his pockets.

"What is that another piece of paper, I don't want to see another piece of paper" Winters said.

"General Taylor has flown back to Washington, he has left McAuliffe in charge of the division, and Colonel Sink is in Reims to see Dietrich" Nixon said

"Marlene is in Reims, I am out of here I am going to Reims" Welsh said

"Strayer is in London to Visit Dobie, and I am personally going to Aldbourne to look up a certain young lady," Nixon said

Winters looked at Nixon, "What are you telling me" He asked

"You two are heading to Paris, that's a forty eight hour pass, it's been decided that the two of you deserve some time of" Nixon said

Katie looked at Dani, she smiled and hugged Dick "I can't believe it Paris" she said

Dani was kind of bummed she would be staying alone, Nixon turned and handed her a pass to Aldbourne "You are coming with me" He said, Dani smiled and Hugged Nixon.

"I can't believe it, I get to see Ron, you are a lifesaver" Dani kissed Nix on the cheek.

"Don't thank me yet, we have a long way ahead of us" Nixon said

"I don't care, I get to see Ron" Dani was ecstatic, she ran out the door.

Welsh, Winters, Nixon and Katie looked after her "Nix, I need to find out how she is really holding up and how she is doing, while you guys are gone, there is something of about her" Katie said to Nixon

"I will, don't worry," Nixon said.

"So are you excited to see Ron" Nixon asked Dani, they were almost in Aldbourne and Nixon had a feeling Dani was a little too cheerful.

"I can't wait to see him, it's going to be great, and I just hope he is better now than the last time I saw him" Dani was bouncing around

[orange-s-mario]

I would add a bunch of Superman's kids back into canon (bringing back Johnny Kirk, Gregor Nagy, N52 Kon, Jon Lane, Secundus, Chris and Cir-El)

I'd also split Kon into Kon-El and Conner (lex will be revealed to have been lying about the Johns retcon but he DID make a Conner at a later point. Conner will take more after YJA Conner

Secundus basically has Kon and Jon's insecurities dialed up to 1000

Cir and Mia will split and Mia becomes a villain because "Cir stole her life away"

Johny Kirk will be revealed to have been raised by superman robots so he'll have a chip on his shoulder about that and how Clark didn't really tell him everything and he'd greatly dislike how everyone else has powers

Gregor Nagy will be revealed to have been semi-alive due to his last thoughts being "I wish I had lived" but now he's in a state of pseudo-death and is made out of dust

Then I would make all of those characters interact.

I'd also bring back the AI Faora, Post-crisis Eradicator (post-development where he has David's menories) and make Eradicator Composite/Kem-L AI into an eradicator villain. AI Faora would accidentally do with David's wife what Eradicator did to David and so now they have to deal with that and David Connor's kids

Add an adaptation of the Maws intergang into recurring superman villains

Make Matrix, Comet, Blithe, Linda Danvers, and Twilight (the new god) into a polycule that are raising Ariella. Linda has the fire angel powers and Twilight uses her shadow powers in similar ways that the earth angels use their powers (wings)

Ar-Val will be revived from his stone death and he now teams up with Chris Kent - who after wandering through the phantom zone sees that Zod and Ursa named another kid with his original name

Van-Zee and Ak-Var and Pre-crisis rokyn survived the crisis due to them living in a planet that phased in between dimensions

Rokyn gets a whole focused arc on it that focuses mainly on Eradicator, Linda Danvers, and Clark/Kal. After this the original Kara Zor-El is brought back to life. this arc takes place an unspecified time in the past

Thara Ak-Var will be split into Thara Ak-Var (powers, friendship with Kara) and Thara Vol-Don (relationship with Chris, Thara Vol-Don and Chris are the same age)

Chris keeps a bit of Nightwing the god's powers but he and Thara Ak-Var aren't influenced by the gods anymore

Kathy Warren will be mentioned to have worked at Cadmus.

Jimmy Olsen, Kathy, and Kon live in the wild lands with the hairies

Mighto and H'el will also be brought back - kind of as an inversions to one another - H'El respects and loves Kal's kryptonian parents while Mighto loves the Kents so on days celebrating their life or mourning their death they'd not attack

Mighto gets his powers back

the unpowered linda clone made of 6 supergirl clones lives her own life and interacts with linda's friends and colleagues but also has her own group

A little legion made of a group of legion kids, xtc, the little legion from 5YL, and some more exist. This group interacts with the superfam but Jonathan Samuel kent is disillusioned with them (a different version of Jonathan Samuel Kent is on the team)

Aliens! Kara survives and lands on Earth, she has a golden age superman power set so she still uses her big guns

Judy/Equila lives with Kara again and gains her powers back. She interacts with XTC as well

A time traveling version of Martha appears who uses Pre-crisis gemworld aesthetic for her stuff

Speaking of gemworld that's now more in line with the pre-giffen issues

A lot of characters from adaptations get introduced into the comics

Just Ice League, Rubber team, and another team consisting of both black Lightnings, Juice, Sparky, Static, Soul Power, and Black Vulcan get series

Kral of Titan gets several backups in a superman title dealing with his revolution on Titan making it a better place

A Nightwing and Flamebird title; These alternate between focusing on Rokyn and focusing on New Krypton (which will be brought back). Rokyn mainly focuses on the Zees and Vals with some Don-El or Kandorian Lookalike Squad focus while New Krypton focuses on Zod, Chris, Thara, and others

Another story dealing with the growth of Kandor with various groups wanting to do their own thing (Red Sun camp, Yellow Sun camp, Bottle Camp, Yellow Bottle Camp, Jay-ree and Joenne Camp (Jay-ree and Joenne do not know about this))

Sensor Girl 2 joins the legion of super heroes, Sensor Girl 2 is a kryptonian descendant who only has the super senses and super Ventriloquism powers

Manhunter Laurel and non-manhunter Laurel coexist, Manhunter Laurel becoming an antihero who is usually seen around Dev-Em

Luthors series dealing with Lena Thorul, Val Colby, Lena Luthor II, Project Alien Farm, Lex Luthor, and the last survivor of Lexor, Lex Jr. Lex Jr joins superwatch but later travels to Earth and he has to deal with learning what type of person Lex is. Lex Jr also has a superhero name, Defender. Lex is also brought back to being an intergalactic menace with Lexor having been his only place as a hero

Lucy's son with Ron Troupe is also reintroduced

This poses a common but never dull question... Tell me what the first thing YOU would do if you became a writer at DC with no editorial backlash? What would you make canon? What story would you write? What would you retcon?

[twst-the-night-away]

If your OC was extremely fortunate in something - perhaps winning a large sum of money or avoiding a seemingly inevitable fate - then who would be the first person with whom they would share the news? If they would share it at all?

Does your OC believe in luck or fate? Do their friends or companions view things the same way? Does this ever lead to debates or even arguments?

For Saavy and Sparky!

Questions on Friendship & Companionship

*rubs grubby lil raccoon hands together* Oooh, let's see what my S-squad has to say!

Savvy ... is not very good at keeping secrets if she's excited about them. She's probably going to tell one of her besties just so she can gush about it. Most likely Cater, Joker, or Mia. Sparky would keep it a little more low-key. If it's something he thinks his mother or brothers need to know, he'll tell them first. But he doesn't have a problem with keeping things secret if he feels like he has to. After all, if his brothers knew about the money, they might want a cut of it!

Savvy believes in luck and fate, but not luck alone, and she believes that fate is something that can be changed. It depends on how dreamy of a mood she's in, to be honest. On the other hand, Sparky? Don't use those words to describe what's going on with anything in his life. Luck is a coincidence, and fate is for people who don't want to do anything about changing the road they're on. He can and will argue with people about this, especially if they start bringing in things like tarot or astrology.

[officermaddie23]

How the fae minions keep the hedge dwellers out of the pink palace

(Mia tries sneaking in through the garden only to be caught by Sebastain who pulls out the shovel)

Sebastain: AUNT MEL THERE'S A WEREWOLF TRAMPLING YOUR FLOWERS

Mel: A WEREWOLF IS TRAMPLING MY FLOWERS GIVE ME THAT SHOVEL *Sebastain gives Mel the shovel* COME HERE

(Cue Mel beating the shit out of Mia)

Sebastain: GET HER AUNT MEL GET THAT WEREWOLF

(Todd sneaks in through the front door)

Todd: Well that was easy

Steve Va`Dyn: *runs over and kicks Todd in the balls*

Todd: OW MOTHER FUCKER

(Cue Vicky sneaking in through the backdoor)

Vicky: I told Todd to sneak in through the back

Sparky: What did I tell ya'll about *pulls out the chainsaw* coming in my shed

(Sharpshot sneaks in through the ventilation system)

Sharpshot: Not an easy way to sneak through

Master Tyro: 君はすでに死んでいる(You are already dead)

Sharpshot: 何 (what)

(cue Master Tyro going super sayin and beating up Sharpshot while Mia has finally gotten away from Mel and finally gets in the house)

Mia: That was close

Tashaki: Hey Rajah you want this cheezit foo *throws the cheezit and out of nowhere Tashaki's pet tiger Rajah runs in and attacks Mia*

(Todd sneaks into the living room but is spotted by Coraline)

Coraline: DON'T FUCK WITH ME I HAVE THE POWER OF GOD AND ANIME ON MY SIDE

The Cat: wait

Coraline (turns into her fae spider form): AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

@mellowwolflady well that's one way to keep Samuel's minions out lol

[stellatheanimalsband]

The Animals and their pets in the series, the pets doesn't appears or mentioned in The Animals Series, but probably they are appears with their pets in the series in The New Adventures of The Animals Series.

Eric and his female poodle Mia

Hilton and his rooster Tine

Alan and his bunny Flora

Chas and his dog Sparky

John and his cat Lolly

[77tahlias-obsessions14]

Fuck yeah Mia Yim

[twstinginthewind]

👥 Joker & Punch with Sparky, Mia & Sia with Savvy, Bobby & Jon with Juniper, Nana with Violetta!

👥DUO MAGIC LINES!👥

Joker: You gonna stand there and look hot, or are you gonna help?

Sparky: Both, ideally. Let's go!

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Punch: You said to come to you if I need a hand....

Sparky: Roll up your sleeves, Carder. We got this.

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Mia: Come on, Savvy! Let's take 'em out in style!

Savvy: And we won't even mess up our hair, either!

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Sia: Do you remember what we went over? On my mark...

Savvy: Yes, ma'am! I'm ready when you are.

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Bobby: When I say go, we do the secret technique!

Juniper: Since when is running away a secret technique?

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Jon: I hate to ask, youngster, but....

Juniper: I'm not some kid!! Lemme at 'em!

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Nana: No time to shrink back, Violetta! We paws for no one!

Violetta: I-I-I'm okay!!!

[boopjuice]

Sure!

Last song: September by Sparky Deathcap

Currently watching: Psych

(Super fun show, definitely recommend, my family has a game based off the show)

Currently reading: Last thing I read was Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold

Current obsession: My Hero Academia rears its head the most, but my character Mia comes up a lot and, if I'm in the right mood, ADHD research

Hey, @lucatea @chat-noir-trash y'all feeling up to this?

nine people you'd like to know better

(i was tagged by @1989nihil! thank youu :D)

Last song: Born under punches (the heat goes on) by Talking Heads

Currently watching: Extraordinary Attorney Woo :)

Currently reading: Stone Butch Blues

Current obsession(s): Sleeping, being cozy, (as usual) and going to arcades!

Gonna tag (feel free to ignore): @dogboyrevenge @burgundyquills @dracarysbitch @onabikaa @zuraea @meiyanaalexia @aomitois