#( ONE STEP CLOSER )

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Happy Birthday Mike Shinoda 🎉🎉

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I PASSED MY EXIT EXAM FOR NURSING SCHOOL!!! ALL THE STUDYING AND TEARS PAID OFF!!! now I take my board test in two weeks 🥺😭🥺 I’m so happy

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Prompt 9 - Loose

@jegulus-microfic April 9, Word count 740

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One by one, they all arrived at the predesignated spot. James and Regulus got there first and waited for the others. Barty, Evan and Dorcas under disillusionment charms, but Pandora skipped across the damp grass, changing direction every now and again, dancing in and out of the shadows. 

“Hello,” she said sweetly, craning her neck all the way back to look up at James. He felt a sudden rush of protectiveness course through him, much like the one he felt for Regulus and his friends. 

“Hello, Pandora,” he returned her smile. “Right,” he said, tearing his eyes away from the tiny girl in front of him and addressing the others. “Are we ready? Has everybody brought a crystal phial?” A sudden intake of breath let him know someone hadn’t. 

“Shit!” Barty groaned. “I had it right next to me, but I was worried that my hair might be an issue and I walked off without it. I’ll have to walk back up to the castle,” Pandora fussed with the small drawstring bag she carried over her shoulder, pulling the neck loose and taking out two crystal phials from inside it. She handed one to Barty. 

“Have I ever told you how much I love you, Pandora?” Barty gushed as he held the vial to his chest. She blew him a kiss and began to wander into the gloomy forest. James looked at her in shock. It was only after seeing her step over a large root that he realised she was completely barefoot. 

She led them right to the clearing where James had chosen. He had no idea how she knew that was the place. Perhaps it was just a fluke?

“We tend to just go with it,” Evan said beside him. James jumped. He hadn’t realised he was that close. He had been silent, his feet barely making a sound on the forest floor. 

“Yup,” James answered, moving so that he could see all of them. He looked up, and the full moon shone down over their little clearing, bathing them in its ethereal light. “Take out your phials and hold them so they get moonlight on them,” as one, the group did as they were told, holding the phials high into the air. “Now take out the mandrake leaves from under your tongues and put them in the phials,” again they did as he commanded.

“Eugh, finally,” Barty grimaced as he pushed the soggy leaf into the neck of the phial. 

“Now one of your own hairs,” each member of the little group reached up and plucked a single hair from their heads. Dorcas kindly helped Barty find one that had regrown with his natural colouring, or so he thought. James winced as Dorcas yanked a few out at the same time, making Barty yelp. They replaced the stopper and that was that, for now. “First thing in the morning you need to put a teaspoon of dew into the phial. You’ll need to do this for seven days,” he held out the vial he and Regulus had collected well over a month ago. “Use this,” he warned, holding out a silver teaspoon. “Do not use anything else, or you’ll ruin the ritual, and you’ll have to start over with the mandrake leaf again,” Pandora took both and put them safely in her bag. 

James held out his final offering. Five Deaths-head Hawk Moth chrysalises. He gave them to Pandora as well. “Put one of these in your potion at the end of the seven days and then put the phials in a quiet dark place and leave them alone. If you disturb them, see my previous warning.” A few chuckles echoed around the quiet clearing. “This is the last bit of information I’ll give you, I swear,” James told them. He wasn’t sure when he’d be able to get them all together again and this was important. Sure, he could get Regulus to relay the instruction, but he’d feel better if he did it himself. “Once you’ve hidden your phials, you’ll need to start reciting this incantation every sunrise and sunset. Amato Animo Animato Animagus,”

“When do we stop doing that?” Dorcas asked.

“When the next electrical storm hits,” James grinned. “Then the real fun begins because that’s when you’ll change for the first time,” The excited energy that filled the group was almost palpable. Regulus’s hand slipped into his and then left the others to it. 

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[90s-2000s-barbie]

Linkin Park - One Step Closer

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fushiguro megumi

aki's notes. posting this on my main since this account has more engagement than my side blog hihi,, this is too nice not for me to share and im pretty proud of this artwork yippie !!!

[rottensalem]

linkin park //

one step closer (2000)

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I heard your name and its nothing but a dream again

[chelseajackarmy]

NECK DEEP

[haunted-desert]

Happy birthday, Chester ♡

[hinattp]

hi

[rottensalem]

chester bennington, may he rest in peace.

[passengerprincipessa]

Can I ask what Oscar's pov of One Step Closer was like? Was he just very *alarms blaring* *tires squealing* *bus horn*. Or was there like. A thought process happening there

ohhhh this is such a good ask. i think oscar is very pragmatic about the whole thing up until he actually sees lando in his hotel room and then he’s like wait… fuck… i actually have a man in my hotel room who’s going to fuck me. like it’s something he’s wanted for so long that to have it actually happen feels just horrifically overwhelming. and he’s fantasized about it for so long that he’s like. so full of fear and anticipation that it won’t live up to the hype. anyway then re: the actual sex he’s full alarm bells blaring sirens going off. like it’s the best sex he’s ever had, he’s ready to propose marriage

i debated whether to have the ending be “sad” but in the end oscar knows he hired an escort. like it’s not devastating to him to be reminded of that because that’s… what he did. like obviously he wants lando to like it, but i don’t think oscar sees being paid for something and liking it as mutually exclusive. if there was a sequel i’d definitely explore that tension more of what’s “real” but for a one shot i didn’t want to go too deep on that

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Chester in the 'One Step Closer' mv, a drawing by me btw 0_0 (i seriously didn't know what else to post lmao)

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