#LoveAndMagic

[quill-and-sunlight]

Yong never believed in growing up.

She believed in stars, though. And notebooks with glitter pens. And the way her laughter could bend the rules of the world just enough to make it hers. She was always moving, always dreaming, always flitting like her thoughts couldn’t catch up with her. Her room was a constellation of mess—books on mythology, stickers of K-pop idols, and posters of nebulae and skies she hadn’t yet touched.

And then there was Jess.

He was quiet—like the hum of a distant lighthouse. Always there. Always steady. He did her homework when she forgot. Brought her coffee when she crammed. Covered for her when she skipped class to lie on the rooftop and watch clouds drift like lost ships.

But then one day, Jess snapped.

“You can’t keep running away,” he said, her calculus homework in his hand, his voice brittle.

“I didn’t ask you to do it,” she said, defensively.

“You didn’t have to. You just expect the world to bend for you.”

Yong rolled her eyes. “Why are you being such a grandpa?”

“Because I care!” His voice broke. “Because you’re better than this, Yong. You’re smart, and bold, and kind when you let yourself be. But you can’t keep living in dreams.”

They fought again at dinner. Yonghee told her she was being selfish, that she was unfair to Jess, that someday Jess would leave and she wouldn’t know what she lost. Their parents agreed. For once, everyone was on the same page—except Yong.

She locked herself in her room and stared at the stars through her window. “If Peter Pan is real,” she whispered into the dark, “then take me with you. I want out.”

And someone was listening.

He came like a breeze through the curtains, as if he’d never truly been gone. Peter Pan. With a grin like a dare and wild in his eyes.

“You wished?” he said, offering a hand.

Yong grinned. “Took you long enough.”

“I’m her friend,” Jess said from behind the door, out of breath and still angry—but never too angry to protect her.

Peter cocked his head. “You’re not really the type.”

“I’m coming anyway.”

Peter shrugged. “Don’t slow us down.”

Neverland shimmered like memory and moonlight. It was everything Yong dreamed of—forests that sang lullabies, rivers of light, stars that twinkled mid-breath.

She bloomed there.

Jess, too, found himself strangely at home. The Lost Boys liked him—especially Wendy’s brothers, who declared him “the only adult worth trusting.” He built treehouses, told scary stories, and joined in sword duels with wooden spoons. The tribes welcomed him with open arms. Even Hook, theatrical and tired of fighting, offered him tea in the captain’s quarters.

“You’ve got a brain,” Hook said, swirling rum in a glass. “Ever considered piracy?”

Jess chuckled. “I like books and stable schedules.”

Hook sighed. “So boring. You’d make a great quartermaster, though.”

They talked philosophy and storytelling while the world outside buzzed with chaos.

But not everything sparkled in Neverland.

Yong was beautiful here. Radiant. Peter was smitten with her wildness, her daring. He promised her constellations, adventures, eternal youth.

“Stay,” he whispered in her ear. “Be my queen. No more expectations. No more growing up.”

Tinkerbell bristled. Wendy looked away. Tiger Lily, fierce and loyal, stood by Yong’s side, offering only quiet warnings.

“There’s a boy who loves you already,” she said, braiding shells into Yong’s hair.

“I know,” Yong replied. “But I don’t know if I’m ready to love him back.”

“You already do,” Tiger Lily smiled. “That’s why it hurts.”

Everything changed when Wendy was kidnapped.

Hook had grown restless again—tempted by the old game. He took Wendy from her cove, leaving behind only a blue ribbon and a mocking laugh.

Peter, enraged, summoned the Lost Boys and rallied the tribes. Even Brave Lion, the soft-spoken warrior who’d long loved Tiger Lily, took up his spear.

“We’ll rescue her,” Peter vowed, eyes aflame. “We’ll make Hook regret this.”

And Yong—fierce Yong—drew a blade for the first time and stood beside them.

But Jess didn’t fight.

He walked.

Into the ship.

Into Hook’s quarters.

And sat.

“You didn’t take Wendy for revenge,” he said.

Hook blinked. “Oh?”

“You’re lonely. And tired of being the villain in everyone else’s story.”

Hook sighed. “It’s exhausting.”

“Let her go. Come to the treehouse tonight. I’ll teach you chess.”

And Hook did.

Peter never understood it. But Jess always did—the way quiet could move mountains when chaos only cracked them.

That night, as the stars shimmered above a truce, Yong found Jess sitting under the tree with the Lost Boys curled around him like sleepy cats.

She sat beside him. Silent for a long while.

“I think I was falling in love with Peter,” she admitted. “Or maybe the idea of him.”

Jess didn’t speak.

She turned to him. “But it was you. It’s always been you.”

He looked at her, eyes wide.

“You remind me of home,” she whispered. “Of responsibilities. Of everything I wanted to run from. But you also remind me why I came back.”

He smiled. “Does that mean you’re ready?”

“Not yet,” she said. “But I’m not running anymore.”

They held hands beneath the stars.

And then she remembered Yonghee.

“My sister,” she said, eyes welling up. “She must be losing her mind.”

Jess nodded. “Let’s go home.”

They said goodbye in silence.

Peter smiled sadly. “You’d have been a great queen.”

Tinkerbell hugged Yong with trembling wings.

Tiger Lily whispered, “Come visit me in your dreams.”

And with a last handful of pixie dust from a surprisingly generous Tinkerbell, Jess and Yong flew home.

Years passed.

Real time. Not Neverland time.

Yong and her sister made up. They cried and baked cookies and left love notes on each other’s desks again.

She graduated. Jess tutored. They dated in quiet parks and busy cafes.

Twenty years later, she wrote him a poem and slipped it into his suit pocket on their wedding day.

“You didn’t ask me to fly. You didn’t ask me to change. You only waited. So I found my way back. To the boy who stayed.”

Years later still…

Their son, Jinwoo, stood at his window, moonlight in his eyes.

“I think I saw someone,” he told his crush, Taeri. “A boy with a shadow that didn’t match.”

“Should we go?” Taeri asked, trembling with wonder.

Jinwoo smiled gently. “My dad says reality’s better than dreams. And sometimes… I think he’s right.”

Behind them, Tinkerbell peeked through the curtains and giggled.

“You’re all so boring now,” she sighed, and vanished in a trail of gold.

But Yong saw her.

And smiled.

Because even the wildest dreamers must one day land.

But that doesn't mean the stars ever stop shining.

They just learn to glow in different ways.

To My Forever Girl, Yongsun (after “Of Stars and Other Promises”)

My dearest Yongsun,

There are nights when I still look out the window and wonder if Neverland is real. If stars remember us. If that wild summer of dreams and laughter and firefly wishes really happened. But then I see you—eyes still curious, smile still brighter than anything Peter ever offered—and I know that I don’t need to fly to believe in magic.

You’ve always been it. The magic.

You’re the girl who wanted to escape, and the woman who chose love. You’re the voice that calls me back when I get lost in my own storms, the warmth in the coffee cup you forget you’ve made for both of us, the softness in the way you forgive, even when I don’t deserve it.

And I know you’ll always crave the stars. You’ll always have mischief in your bones and wonder in your breath. But I will never try to pull you down. I will simply walk beside you—through every cloud, across every shore, past every doubt.

Even in dreams, I’m yours.

Even when we’re old and gray and our son’s chasing his own taeri across rooftops—I’ll still be the boy who chose you. The one who never left.

You are my first wish. My last dream. And every story I’ll ever tell.

I love you, Kim Yongsun. I love you, Solar. I love you, Yonggie. And I always will.

A Gasa Poem for My Queen of Stars

In dreams where faeries sleep and starlight kisses moonlight’s face, Your name is etched on every wind, across time’s soft, unhurried grace. The girl who danced with Never’s prince, now sleeps within my folded chest, And every breath I take for you is homeward bound, is truly blessed.

Each dawn you rise, I’ll catch the dreams you leave upon your pillow’s edge, I’ll ink them into poetry, a vow beneath the sky’s bright pledge. Your heart, once stitched with wanderlust, now beats beside my own so true, And still I say, my dearest star, I’ll always chase the world with you.

The stars may fade, the rivers bend, the tales of youth grow far and wide, But you will be my only song, my fire through every changing tide. No thimble kiss or pirate’s call could pull me from your golden light, For you, my love, I’ll write the skies, and dream for you each sacred night.

So let this vow in pixie dust outlast my soul, my breath, my ink: I’ll love you more than Neverland, more than the stars that dare to sink. Each time you wake, I’ll write your dreams, immortal as the morning dew— And as long as I draw breath, I���ll live to dream and love you.

[embracinghopenovel]

Academy Antics Ch1

The first of the mini comics that will be following chapter releases!!

In this we see Satomi and Benjamin in class and Satomi purposely paired herself with Benjamin knowing he’d mess up and they’d both get a bad grade for once!

I hope you enjoy the silly comic and look forward to more to come!~

[vitinho2004]

CAÇADORES DE TROLLS

AMOR E MAGIA!!!!!

[sicarajweaver]

Romantic Rebellion What would you risk for love? When Anna falls for the elusive fairy prince, she’s torn between duty and desire. Will they give in? Find out in Her Fairy Prince. http://www.sicarajweaver.com #eroticromance #indieauthor #bookstagram #bookstagramer #newrelease #spicyromance #smuttybooks #smuttyreads #smutauthor #writersofinsta #booksbooksbooks #spicyromancebooks #paranormalromance #fantasyromance #romantasy #spicybooks #spicyreads #fatedmates #fantasyromancereaders #ForbiddenRomance #LoveAndMagic #FairyTalesRedefined

[stingscustom]

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[gemexi]

P E T A L I T E is a super high vibe crystal and if you’re feeling like you’re wanting to deepen your spiritual practices - Reiki, meditation, etc you may want to give Petalite ago. Try holding it in your hand and connecting with its energy during your next practice.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀

[catsinthebagdesignposts]

You are full of magic!

Swish your tail - be still in this moment - swish your love and magic let it fill the air. What my Coffee says to me February 3 - drink YOUR life in! Jennifer R. Cook @catsinthebagdesignposts believes you will find your magic and hopes each illustration brings you good mental health.

[classysassyspiderweb]

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) opens in one week! I'm really proud of the work my castmates and I have done on this. Please come see what we have created - I promise you will laugh at least four times. You can buy tickets at the door or at: https://artscourt.ca/events/complete-works-of-shakespeare-abridged/ 🎭🤓💀👻💌💘🤘🗣️🥀⚔️📜🇬🇧 #drama #theatre #completeworksofwilliamshakespeare #abridged #comedy #tragedy #comeseemyshow #loveandmagic #artscourt (at Arts Court) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4k8t56lDzW/?igshid=1ujxvusfiprgv

[endofempireblog]

Central Park love and magic. #magic #balloons #onelove #diversity #diversityrules #bridges #uppereastside #upperwestside #manhattan #manhattanmagic #newyork #colors #reflections #timewellspent #maninaminorchord #photographer #indieartist #love #loveandmagic (at Central Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFW3BPBqpk/?igshid=1456f6zs1vtfr

[mebradyauthor]

Let's fill those pages this year with love & magic! What else would your chapter one include? #NewYear #HappyNewYear #365grateful #365gratitude #gratitude #dreams #NewYearNewYou #WhoDoYouWantToBeIn2023 #2023Goals #2023ChapterOne #LoveAndMagic #Love&Magic #magicalmoments #2023dreams #dreamsandgoals #letsdothis https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5AHiWPj4t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aliyahsadventures]

This is one of the few nicknames I’ve been given in my life. Cryin’ O’Brien 😅 . . And no it’s not because I was a wuss on the playground (you’ve seen my bruises, I was tough as shit ;) It’s because whenever something touches me deeply, the love is so much it explodes from my eyeballs. . . I used to be quite embarrassed at how sappy I could be (okay admittedly sometimes I still am), but I’ve also come to delight in how much I feel and how much love and joy I feel for others. Feelings can be so delicious!! I mean gosh it’s why I love a good tear jerker movie, or the sob fest that is @nbcthisisus 😭 #amiright . . I share this yes, because it’s a little funny insight into me (my whole family are Cryin’ O’Briens btw, it’s awesome), but mainly because I think instinctively we try to hide our feelings and feel less sometimes. I want to encourage you to feel more, deeper, HUGE! Embrace that shit and let it explode from your eyeballs if it must. If feelings are the spice of life, then get out the Tabasco and shake it baby!! Life is for living 🙌 As always, wishing you all the love and magic!! ✨💗✨ #soulfulsaturday . . . . . . . . . #shakeit #lifeisforliving #spiceitup #tabasco #baby #cryinobrien #allthefeels #nicknames #whataretheothers #youarelove #vulnerability #courage #feelthefeels #eyeball #explosion #soulful #heartconnected #badass #loveandmagic #smooch (at Vancouver, British Columbia)

[gorydreadful]

Real heroes wear babushka scarves. 🖤

[bellabemore-blog]

Once upon a time: "I once had a thousand desires, But in my one desire to know you all else melted away. The pure essence of your being has taken over my heart and soul. Now there is no second or third, only the sound of your sweet cry. Through your grace I have found a treasure within myself. I have found the truth of the Unseen world. I have come upon the eternal ecstasy. I have gone beyond the ravages of time. I have become one with you! Now my heart sings, “I am the soul of the world." @rumi.quotes @rumiquotesofficial @rumi_poetry @mawlana_rumi @rumipoet @rumipoems @rumipoems190 . . . . . . . #poet #poetry #poem #words #ancient #magicalworld #black #sufi #sufism #souloftheworld #loveandmagic #universe #divine #gemsandminerals #crystaltalk #crystalmagic #artofpoets #avoicefromfaraway #poems #poets #glitterguide #soulpreneur #higherself #findingyourfearless #hustlewithease #soulwisdom #soulconnection #trusttheuniverse #spiritualjourney #spiritualpath via @preview.app (at Dahab) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LUdgpnqJB/?igshid=vwakeqcxx3ta

[yellowsmg]

#WhatWeDoInTheShadows when there is a unexpected four hour #poweroutage on #ManitoulinIsland with @ashley.whyte #nofilters #lightpainting . . . . . #trickortreat #halloweenfun #halloweencostume #thejoker #ghostbusters #halloweenhijinx #happyhalloween #scarystuff #hydroone #loveandmagic #ghoststhathauntmenow #highspirits https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SZ2d1l6wX/?igshid=okujw7i75ucl

[damedarcy]

Our #painting #prize #raffle will be live on insta tonight at 6pm🌈🎨 All new patrons who joined the family in Dec will be included ! As well as all $1 patrons . ⭐️ https://www.patreon.com/damedarcy 🌈#happynewyear2021 ⭐️Patron prizes for #january #2021 went in the mail #handmade #postcards and #spells personalized to each of you because i love you so much ! Thanks for Upping your support @meaghanmurphyla and thank you new🌈❤️ #drawcember patrons ❤️Jennifer Tippman ❤️Amanda Simak ❤️Aliea Rodriguez ❤️Austina Rodriguez and ❤️ Atenas Rodriguez 🎊🪅💋🎉 So excited to have 3 sisters join the patron family ! Extra #loveandmagic all my #witchysisters welcome to the #ezbakecoven #tarotreadersofinstagram #mermaid #magic #cottagecore #saltlife #fairylife #newyearseve #newyearsresolutions 🌈❤️🎁 @damedarcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CJVyNOFFWxc/?igshid=1xip9t12bix9s