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michaelmilligan · 2 years

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Peonies and perfection

My humble contribution to the birthday and anniversary celebration of the lovely Bex Jasmine, @angelscas. 2.9k of Destiel, Midam and others. I hope you're having an amazing day and that my silly little fic can bring you some additional joy!

Prompts: Fluff // Angel!Cas // Spring // Easter

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Spring was in full bloom when Easter rolled around. Dean and Castiel's garden was practically overflowing with bluebells, and even some mallows were already unfolding their blossoms. It was a beautiful sight, and filled Castiel with both pride and hope. Pride, because he had invested a lot of time in the garden, using (mostly) human means. And hope, because this was the first spring in what he planned to be many in their new house.

The fixer-upper was still not quite done. If they'd concentrated more on the house and less on the garden, maybe it would be a different story, but Castiel had wanted to make sure that everything was ready for summer. Daydreams of sitting outside, lounging on their deck chairs or by the nearby lake, had spurred him on. Just sitting around the garden table with their family, surrounded by flowers and protected from the worst of the sun's glare by their apple tree as well as the shade sail they'd recently installed...

Finally, that dream would come true today. So it didn't matter if not all rooms were fully furnished yet, or if the floor in the attic still needed repairing. What mattered was that everyone was coming over to celebrate Easter – in some cases for the first time.

Dean apparently couldn't remember ever celebrating it, though Mary insisted that they had, at some point. So Dean must have been too young to remember. Of course, this meant that Sam had never celebrated it with his family either, except maybe with Jess. And by extension, neither Jack nor Castiel had ever experienced Easter. Angels didn't celebrate holidays, not even Christian ones.

Except nowadays, they did.

“Gabriel,” Castiel said on a sigh as he walked into his living room. “What are you doing?”

“Decorating!” Gabriel was invited for Easter, not so much as part of Castiel's family, but as part of Sam's. While the constellation of Sam, Eileen, Gabriel and Rowena as a quad (or, as Dean liked to call it, a fouple) was still new and somewhat bewildering, Castiel didn't question it. If everyone involved was happy, he had no qualms with whatever form their relationship took.

However, there were some pressing questions. “But why are you putting eggs everywhere?”

Gabriel finally turned around to him. “Because that's what Easter is all about. Eggs, bunnies, chocolate.” He snapped his fingers and a chocolate egg appeared in his hand that he immediately popped into his mouth.

“But-” Castiel didn't think that was what Easter was really about, but something else took his attention. “Wait, is that-”

“The nativity scene, yeah.” Gabriel chewed his egg thoughtfully, then swallowed as he motioned to the curious display he had set up. Baby Jesus was an egg, and the animals in the barn were chickens – or where those the three kings? There were two bunnies that seemed to be Mary and Joseph... “Adam said the whole cross thing would be more traditional, but I dunno. A guy bleeding out doesn't seem very festive to me. Besides, Jack wouldn't want to see their bestie like that, right?”

Though still uncertain if this was sensible decoration, Castiel nodded. In their brief time as God, Jack had befriended Jesus, as well as some other historically important figures. With Jesus specifically, they had talked about many things, like fathers, God and, surprisingly, capitalism.

“Are Sam and Eileen also here already?” Castiel changed the topic. Gabriel had a tendency to just pop in without announcing himself, which meant that he was sometimes just there when Castiel or Dean walked into a room. By now, Castiel was beginning to understand what Sam and Dean must have felt like back in the days before the (first) botched apocalypse, when Castiel himself had done much the same on a regular basis.

“They're coming by car,” Gabriel said, and added a few more chickens to his display. “Sammy didn't wanna be zapped, and Eileen is keeping him company during the ride. They'll probably be here within an hour.”

“Alright.” They already knew that Rowena wasn't coming. While she had been invited, she apparently had too much to do. Castiel half suspected that she just didn't want to celebrate Christian holidays, though maybe he was doing her wrong. She had been there on Christmas, after all.

The doorbell rang, and Castiel turned around towards the hall, only to see that Gabriel had already flown to the front door and opened it. Outside were Jody and the girls.

“Hey dickhead,” Claire said to Gabriel, who raised an eyebrow at her.

“Hey Elsa,” he teased back, and Claire gasped and shoved him.

“Ugh. How do you even know who that is?” she questioned as she stomped into the house, closely followed by Kaia, Patience and Jody.

“Well you know, I have this brother who found a human kind enough to take him in-” Gabriel started, then saw Castiel frown. “Oh, not you. The other brother making googly eyes at his human all the time.”

“Ah.” That, too, was still novel and a bit weird: Michael and Adam. Though there had been signs for it beforehand, it wasn't until the Christmas party when it had hit everyone just how... close the two were.

The way they'd made out under the Christmas tree hadn't really left much room for speculation.

Jody was the first one to pull Castiel into a hug, and soon everyone took their turn. Out of the corner of his eyes, Castiel even saw Claire and Gabriel hug – both a little awkward and rolling their eyes the whole time, while Jody smiled widely.

Then the sound of another car garnered their attention, and soon Donna and Alex were walking down the gravel path of the drive way.

“Watcha all standing in the hall for?” Donna asked cheerfully when they got to the door.

“Waiting for you,” Jody said, smiling, and only sounding a little bit teasing.

“You mean waiting for the beer, right?” Alex asked, holding up a cooler.

Castiel eyed it in surprise. “We have beer,” he offered. The whole fridge in the basement was stocked with it. And whatever parts of their fridge in the kitchen that wasn't full of food also held beer.

“Yeah, but Dean's taste is shit. No offence.”

“Full offence, actually,” Claire said. “Where is Dean, anyway?”

Castiel led them through the living room and to the garden. Even though most of them had been here before, it had been a while, and they looked around curiously. Jody seemed especially impressed at the veranda.

“Wow. When I was last here, all this was just a bunch of weeds and rusting junk. You really did something with the place.”

“Yeah, they suburban-ized it.” Claire rolled her eyes, but there was a small smile on her lips.

“Well would you look at that,” Dean said, coming out of the shed with a bunch of coal for the barbecue. “You made it.”

“He even looks suburban,” Patience whispered to Claire, and giggled when she pretended to gag.

Dean wasn't looking that different from usual, though. Jeans, a t-shirt, and flannel – his usual get-up. Where he had rolled up the sleeves of his flannel, though, you could see a bracelet that Castiel hadn't known he owned until a few months ago. Apparently he had worn it often in his early twenties, but had stopped some time before his first death. And he was wearing the amulet Sam had once gifted him.

There was also a ring on his finger. Not a wedding ring, not even so much an engagement ring. But he wore it on his ring finger, to make sure that others knew he was taken. Castiel always beamed with pride and love when he saw it.

One day, it would be replaced with another ring. Castiel was sure of it. He'd just not figured out the best way to propose yet.

There were more hugs. Claire once again pretended not to want one, but moulded herself into Dean's arms when he pulled her in. Meanwhile, Gabriel stood on the lawn, making more eggs appear. When Kaia carefully approached him, he pulled a rabbit out of a hat that hadn't been there a moment ago.

Kaia laughed and petted the rabbit before Gabriel set it down. Confused, it hopped back and forth, then vanished behind some flowers.

Castiel hoped it wouldn't find the carrots he had sowed.

When the doorbell rang again, Castiel went to get it.

“Hello!” Jack was there, one hand raised in their standard greeting.

“Jack!” Castiel pulled them into a tight hug. He'd seen them just a few hours ago, of course, but he would also never not hug his child.

Behind Jack stood Adam, using his own body, and Michael, in the form of the projection he'd already used around Christmas.

Archangels, as some of the most powerful beings in the universe, were capable of producing powerful illusions, including ones that were solid to touch. It took a lot of energy and concentration to twist and shape grace in the right form – and all of it just so Michael and Adam could hold hands.

Among other things.

“Hey. Are we late?” Adam asked cheerfully.

“Not at all. Come in.” As they herded into the hallway, Castiel noticed a potted plant in Adam's hand (the one that wasn't currently intertwined with Michael's). “What's that?”

“A gift.” Adam shrugged and held out the pot. The flowers blooming inside it were pink, and exuded a slight touch of grace, as if it was braided into its life force. “We heard the house is almost done and Jack told us about your garden. We figured you might want some plants inside this place, too.”

“Oh. Thank you.” A little stunned, Castiel took the potted plant.

“Paeonia,” Michael said simply.

Adam cracked a smile. “Peonies. We magicked them so they wouldn't wilt for a while.”

Michael huffed and rolled his eyes, probably at the incorrect reference to magic. Whatever they had done, it hadn't been a spell, but probably another archangel ability. Michael didn't argue though, and Adam just seemed endlessly amused.

Peonies, Castiel knew from many hours of research into the nutritional, aesthetic, as well as cultural significance of different flowers, could stand for peace, stability, and a prosperous domestic life. Surely, it was a coincidence that Michael and Adam had chosen this flower. They couldn't possibly have put that much thought into it.

Right?

Still a little dazed, Castiel brought the flowers to the kitchen, and placed them on the windowsill. They looked lovely there.

When he rejoined the others, everyone was already gathered in the garden. Michael and Adam were talking to Jody while Jack was huddled with Claire and Alex, watching something on Claire's phone and looking impressed. “Wait, that's all chocolate?” Castiel heard Jack say, their eyes wide and mouth a surprised 'o'.

It wasn't much later that Garth and his family arrived. Him and Bess carried one of the twins each, while Gertie was hanging off of Benny's leg. A few minutes afterwards, Sam and Eileen joined them.

Now they were complete. Dean had already started the grill and handed out beers, helped by Benny and a very eager Gertie (though they didn't let her carry the bottles). Castiel was still standing a little to the side, just marvelling at the amount of people they got to call their family and friends, when Gabriel pulled him into a discussion between Michael and him: How much pudding could an angel eat while using a vessel before their ability to deal with the food was exhausted and the vessel's metabolism kicked in? After all, they had heard that enough alcohol could make an angel drunk (Castiel winced, but smiled and didn't comment), so it stood to reason that there was an upper limit for any substance before the vessel was affected.

Michael argued that it must be tons, at least, glancing at Adam in a significant manner. Meanwhile, Adam seemed to at least be somewhat aware of their conversation, even though he was busy talking to Donna several yards away. He grinned and winked at Michael.

Michael sighed. “Adam is willing to try, bu-”

Gabriel didn't let him finish. “Pudding eating contest!!” he yelled, and summoned a long table on the lawn, filled to the brim with large bowls of pudding.

Immediately, the others huddled around, with the exception of Dean and Jody, who just shook their heads and stayed at the grill. Eileen appointed herself as judge and was seconded by both Gabriel and Adam, while Michael tried for a while to talk them out of the contest. Without success, of course. In the end, he stood to the side (mostly metaphorically – the largest part of his grace was still within Adam, and thereby right in the middle of these happenings) and instead tried to enter the betting pool Claire had apparently opened. (Claire didn't let him bet on himself, though.)

Eventually, Benny whistled to signify the start of the contest, and Gabriel and Adam both started digging in.

Though Castiel was without a doubt still and foremost an angel, at this point he knew a thing or two about food, and tasting it. Even now, he could taste the beer on his tongue, and while he could also differentiate the different molecules in it if he wanted to, he usually concentrated on the human way of tasting (which he had to thank Jack and their brief stint as God for). So Castiel had much more experience with eating and drinking nowadays, with enjoying the flavours and textures that he liked and finding out what he didn't like. And sure, he had seen the opposite – devouring food instead of savouring every bite – many times before, not just with Dean but also other people. But still, what Gabriel and Adam were doing didn't feel right. It was a mere destruction of the pudding, hardly something you could call 'eating' anymore.

They seemed to have fun, though, and their audience even more so. Alex had even started filming the whole thing.

“Hey, handsome.” Dean suddenly bumped his shoulder against Castiel's, smiling. Apparently, Jody had taken over the grill for him, so he had wandered over. “You come here often?”

Castiel weighed his head. “To a pudding eating contest? Can't say that I do.”

Snorting, Dean wrapped an arm around Castiel's lower back, his hand settling on his hip. After a few seconds of silence, and with his eyes on Gabriel and Adam, he said: “Not quite as exciting as the apocalypse.” He took a sip of his beer.

“But far more enjoyable,” Castiel said, leaning against him. “Not that the company for all those world ending crises wasn't good, but there are nicer things to do than fight monsters and angels and God.”

Dean smiled, his hand squeezing Castiel's side. “I dunno, Cas, Adam's still fighting an archangel.”

“Technically, it's Michael fighting Gabriel. But I suppose it's still a familiar sight to see a Winchester stand up to an archangel.”

“Adam isn't a Winchester.” Michael had walked up to them, crossing the arms of his visage. It was only now that Castiel noticed his fingernails were black, as if he had painted them. Matching his hair colour and standing out nicely against his brown skin, it looked very good.

Maybe he'd picked up the habit of painting his nails from Jack (who, in turn, had learned how to do it from Claire). They had spent some time with their uncles lately.

“He's an honorary Winchester,” Dean argued.

“No,” Michael said simply. “You may mean it as a compliment, but don't let him hear it if you value your life. You could make Gabriel a Winchester though. Then again, I suppose he may officially become one soon. Well, semi-officially. Since Sam is legally dead and Gabriel doesn't legally exist, nothing would be exactly official.”

Dean blinked at him. “You, uh. Know something we don't?”

One corner of Michael's mouth twitched upwards even as he shrugged. “I know it may sound weird to say this about the angel who left Heaven behind, but Gabriel has always been extremely committed to the people he cares about.”

Dean and Castiel exchanged a look.

“Well,” Dean said. “I guess I need to get a move on if I want to be the first Winchester to marry an angel.” He drank more of his beer, avoiding Castiel's eyes.

Castiel squeezed his arm and leaned in so only Dean would hear him. “I'd marry you tomorrow. Or tonight, even.”

Dean's eyes snapped back to him and after a moment of stunned staring, the most breathtaking smile spread on his face. “Let's maybe give it some time to plan the wedding – and to get rings,” he whispered back.

“Deal.” Castiel leaned in the rest of the way to kiss Dean's cheek. It seemed like he had found a good way to propose, after all.

Though he still planned to get down on one knee and do this properly once he'd had time to get the ring out of its hiding place. Maybe after everyone had left, since Dean didn't do well with emotional moments in front of other people. Yes, it would be just the two of them. Maybe Jack, if they wanted to help.

Much like this moment, it would be perfect.

#Destiel #Midam #Sam/Eileen/Rowena/Gabriel #Nonbinary Jack #Also Garth/Bess/Benny because I'm sneaky #Benny lives because I say so (aka this is post the secret good SPN that lives in my head)#Supernatural fanfiction #Quick writing #(I still think that's hilarious as a writing tag because I am soooo slow at writing)

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liaromancewriter · 3 years

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Newly Wed Wednesday: The Wedding

You're cordially invited to an intimate affair at the Valentine family estate in Newport to celebrate the inevitability of Ethan Ramsey and Cassie Valentine...

I did a text fic and a pic fic about their wedding quite recently, so please do check them out for more details. Also catch up on last week's Newly Wed edition where family and friends discuss their relationship right after the wedding.

Thanks to Bree (@jamespotterthefirst) for this beautiful template and keeping the tradition going.

What happened...

They were married on July 15, 2022 at the Valentine family's estate in Newport, Rhode Island. So their wedding was somewhat local to them.

Ethan and Cassie very wisely left all the planning and organization to Olivia Valentine and Sienna.

They didn't have official wedding colors, but given the location and the season, there were elements of the beach and the natural summer beauty of the estate to bring it all to life.

The guest list was meant to be family and close friends only, but given the Valentine family's size and standing in the community, there were a little over 100 people.

There was no official dress code, but everyone still wore formal attire since most of Cassie's family doesn't know any other way to be and her friends wanted an excuse to dress up.

He wore a black suit with satin lapel and her wedding dress was champagne rather than off-white. It was elegant in its simplicity with a beaded top that gave it a vintage look.

Ethan was ready to sweep her away for an early honeymoon as soon as he saw her walking down the aisle.

A string quartet played Pachelbel's Canon in D for the ceremony. The reception had a DJ but Aurora was responsible for the music selection. (edit: Their first dance was to their song, "Dream a Little Dream.")

Instead of gifts, the couple asked guests to donate to a charity in the Boston area that provides free health care to the poor, the homeless and those that can't afford it.

They did sneak off to make out in the treehouse that was Cassie's hideaway when she was younger. Max covered for them.

The wedding was classy and understated, relaxed and romantic, just like the couple it celebrated.

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#ethan ramsey × mc #ethan ramsey x cassie valentine #newly wed game #open heart

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pitiless-achilles-wept · 4 years

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Not dead yet!: Marking my 2-year anniversaries

On Sunday I marked my two-year “cancerversary” of my diagnosis and on Tuesday a member of the support group I co-founded (for young women who are stage 4) died. Like me, she had triple-negative breast cancer. Like me, she was diagnosed stage 4 two years ago. Like me, she had exhausted several types of treatment (because triple-negative is a beast) and was looking for the one that would work. She asked me about Saci (Sassy!) and proposed trying it to her doctor less than a week before she died. Nine days before she passed she joined our Sunday cancer yoga group from bed at the hospital to join our meditation exercises. Like me, she remained confident and positive and absolutely refused to give up hope. (Like me, she also wore her hair purple sometimes.)

There were many things that are unlike about us too. She had two teenage children who now don’t have their mother. She was twelve years older than me and had had Hodgkin’s before she had breast cancer--even worse luck than mine, to triumph over one cancer only to get this diagnosis. Unlike me, she wasn’t strong enough for Saci, the only targeted triple-negative line of treatment, because her body had reacted badly to immunotherapy. She was in the hospital for two weeks with somewhat mysterious symptoms all of which added up to her body shutting down. On Saturday she went home with her family in hospice care. 2 days later she was gone.

It’s not usual for things to go so fast. Typically, doctors, patients, and family members all have some advance warning and patients spend a solid amount of time in hospice care. I am sure that people will ask me why it went that way for her. I’m asking myself why too, since it is so shocking and so entirely unfair. The fact that it can happen that way at all is frightening to me as a fellow patient since it’s the scenario of nightmares. That really could someday be me. No one ever wants to think that--and I cannot live my life focused on it either--but it has to be acknowledged as a possibility.

[More below the cut about memories from 2 years ago today and hopes for the future. Also, an invitation to contribute to some writing if you want.]

Today, January 28th, is the 2-year anniversary of my stage 4 diagnosis. In a way, it feels more significant than my initial cancer news. I had four days being horrified, but thinking that I would get through this as a phase in my life. It would be terrible--I’d have a double mastectomy, scorched-earth chemo, radiation, anything to get rid of the cancer--but then it would be done. On the Monday following my first set of CT scans I learned that that was not true. My lungs were full of tumors. (Later, after lots of waiting, MRIs and biopsies, I'd find that my lymph nodes, spine, and liver were affected too. I still have tumors in all those locations, but no new ones.) I wrote a description of getting that news in an email to a friend over the summer, after I had read Anne Boyer’s "The Undying”:

“The worst part about the lung tumors for me was that my dad had gotten a very early flight and I learned the news while he was in the air. My mom told me we could not text or tell him on the phone, that he would need to be with us both. So I drove to Newark straight from the doctor's office. It was in the teens outside and windy as we slogged to the baggage area where we were to meet. I saw my dad in his warmest and ugliest puffy orange down jacket, looking small in it, forlorn and horribly vulnerable. I fell into his arms, thinking at least that airports were such horrible places, so impersonal and banal, that no one would look twice. 'It's in my lungs,' I said into his shoulder so that I would not have to see his face. I was crying into the jacket that somehow smelled of winter cold even though he had been inside for hours. 'Please, Daddy. Fix it, please.' I spoke like a child because, on some very deep level, I think I really did still believe that my father could fix anything. I was embarrassed, though, and so I tried to stem my tears as he put his big hand on the back of my head and said, 'Oh sweetie, we'll get through this. We will.' I knew that really he could do nothing--and that this was his nightmare of powerlessness--and so I sniffed and blinked and I did not let myself cry again until June.”

Two years later this moment seems as if it just happened. The impact of my diagnosis on everyone dear to me, and especially my parents, is one of the worst things about it for me. We all know that there’s only so much “better” I can get, with the current science, and we’re all playing for time while the research moves forward towards something better, something that would make this a treatable chronic condition. I go back and forth, emotionally, on how likely I think that is and how good my position is for the future. Right now, comparing myself to the group member who died, I feel relatively fortunate, even as chemo exhausts me, I lose every scrap of hair that was ever on my body, and I spend half of my days being almost unable to eat from nausea and loss of taste. I feel glad that I was able to get Saci, that my body has so far stood up to the ceaseless trials I have put it through, with four treatments and surgery (and full-time work and living alone etc. etc.). I feel strong, not scared, even as I feel the emotional toll of terrible loneliness from covid isolation, winter, and carrying a sick body through my days alone.

I do not love the “fight” metaphor because so much of having an illness is completely out of your control and I never want to take myself (or anyone else) to task for “losing.” And so instead I will praise my body for enduring. I will praise myself for my enduring also, in both an emotional and physical way. I checked back in on how I was feeling as this anniversary approached last year and was pleased to see how much better I feel about it now, partly as a function of being in a treatment that is (likely) keeping me stable rather than in the midst of choosing another new one. Here is what I wrote back to my group of friends in November 2019, the run up to the one-year mark:

“I’m feeling like I can’t plan and don’t want to celebrate, like I can’t perform “fine” for the people in my life to spare them from the pain I’m causing by not doing better and feeling horrible about it. Perhaps it would help if I let them know that they didn’t need to perform “fine” for me? I understand the desire to protect me from the obligation to take care of them and appreciate it. But sometimes it can feel like I’m the only one experiencing anger or grief or pain, though I know I’m not. Feeling so isolated in my emotional response provides no catharsis for it. Compassion and sympathy function on the notion of “fellow feeling.” If you’re just out here, feeling by yourself, you can’t expect any comfort. As always, I think of the moment in the Iliad when Priam and Achilles cry together over dead Hector. Grief (and you can grieve for many things aside from a death) is something explicitly to be shared.” So I guess I’ve shared it here. I can do that. And I can do another thing, which is to tell you I love you. People don’t really say it enough and reserve it too entirely for romantic contexts. It’s weird--it’s not like we are wartime rationing love! And every time anyone says it to me it helps. It’s an affirmation that I am integral in some way to people’s lives which, in a society that so greatly valorizes marriage/partnership and children, is something I can be in doubt about.”

There are some things I like here, though, and that I would now like to reiterate and invite you, my far-flung friends, to do for my 2-year milestone. Never has the notion of “fellow feeling” in times of grief and depression hit harder or been more important than during covid. In a way, the nation (or even world) was forced into much the same position, emotionally and practically, that my cancer put me in. People are isolated, unable to perform “fine” and wondering if other people feel the same way, or even if any of us can take care of each other at all. I am here to tell you that you can. Maybe not immediately but--sooner than you think--you can. Emotional reserves may be low but reaching out to support someone else can actually replenish them. You do not have to feel alone, or to feel, alone.

And for me, for this milestone and for the cancer-related depression that I certainly do have, I’d like to invite you to help me, so that I can do the same for you. I invite you to write something about how this milestone feels for you (either about me or not), how it relates to all the other insane things going on in the world or with you (not about me at all), how you felt on the original day when I shared my stage 4 diagnosis (definitely about me)--really anything that is on your mind or in your heart.

“Oh great,” you may think, “the English PhD has asked us to do homework!”. But no! It's up to you what you do. Write in whatever form you want, however long, even anonymously. And if you do I will write you back! Not with grades or comments, but with something to connect to what you shared. It is a way to create fellow-feeling; to open up, connect, heal. With me, yes, but also as the group of extraordinary people who have gone with me so far on this hard road. It’s a very different proposition to support someone through time-limited treatment with a good outcome than it is to sign on for whatever comes next. You are all, truly, pretty extraordinary.

Anyone who wants to send a note or reflection can email me or drop a file or post in this Google drive folder. Like I said, feel free to share whatever and do it anonymously if you’d rather. You can also askbox me here (better than DMS) or submit a post to this blog. (I'm taking a chance with open DMs for now...we'll see if that needs to change.)

I am grateful for all of you every day, but especially today.

Love, Bex

p.s. The title of this post refers to the cinematic classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," a film my high school self and friends loved. They, along with other wonderful folks. gave me a "cancerversary" cake with "Not dead yet, motherfucker!" on it this Sunday. p.p.s. The average life expectancy for people who get this diagnosis is 18 months to 3 years. Hitting 5 years would be extraordinary. Starting Year 3 is a huge deal and I have every intention of being extraordinary. (Never been average at anything in my life...I either succeed spectacularly or fail epically!)

#my life as a cancer patient #cancerversary #stage 4 #mbc #metastatic breast cancer #personal #memories #bex writes #writing invitation #quarantine life

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ts1989fanatic · 5 years

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TS7 is finally here!

If you’re like me or any of the millions of Swifties out there, the arrival of this next era is just as exciting as a brand-new bookshelf full of reads you get to experience for the first time.

After listening to the album on repeat all weekend, I decided to celebrate Lover with a book roundup inspired by each of the songs (since it’s the only thing I’ll be listening to for the foreseeable future, don’t @ me.).

ts1989fanatic an interesting perspective well written obviously a swiftie.

1. “I Forgot That You Existed” (Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner)

You heard it from Taylor first: indifference is the new vengeance. This solid album-opener is upbeat and poppy, a nice contrast with the lyrics about the (final?) end of a broken relationship, friendship (or feud), when you actually forget that the person you once had so much ire for still lives. She transitions from “Your name on my lips, tongue-tied/Free rent, living in my mind” to “forgot that you existed/and I thought that it would kill me, but it didn’t” with ease. But of course, insisting that you forget someone existed while singing about them would introduce interesting tension into any relationship. It reminded me of Jennifer Weiner’s Best Friends Forever, about what happens when a former friend shows up on your doorstep in a crisis, insisting you’re the only one who can help them out of a tight spot (when you’d rather do anything but).

2. “Cruel Summer” (Do You Want to Start a Scandal, by Tessa Dare)

Lyrically and sonically, this is one of my favorites on the entire album (it’s so good it should have been a single!) It’s got an Out of the Woods meets Getaway Car vibe in terms of the melody. Wistful, a bit haunting, but also a total bop. “So cut the headlights, summer’s a knife/I’m always waiting for you just to cut to the bone” describes a low point in Swift’s life (Summer 2016, ugh), juxtaposed with the high of discovering new love. There are so many books I could have picked for this, but “I don’t want to keep secrets just to keep you” reminded me of the Regency romance trope where the heroine has a secret, or finds herself in a situation where her reputation is at stake, but is still tempted by a handsome rogue who might lead her into temptation and true love. (Sound a bit familiar?) Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare feels like the perfect accompaniment to this song about a woman who must prove her innocence in the face of a sullied reputation or be forced to marry a man she doesn’t think she could ever love.

3. “Lover” (Roomies, by Christina Lauren)

The title track (and the one I’ve been singing in the shower for days) is a swoony daydream of a couple in complete harmony, as Swift spins wedding vow-like lyrics such as “With every guitar string scar on my hand/I take this magnetic force of a man to be my…lover/My heart’s been borrowed and yours has been blue/all’s well that end’s well to end up with you/swear to be overdramatic and true/to my…lover.” But Swift is all about balance in her songs, so imagery of keeping up the Christmas lights in “our place” is juxtaposed with suspicion that “everyone who sees you wants you.” This track reminded me of Roomies by Christina Lauren, with its musician main character and the trope of having to share a space while inevitably falling in love.

4. “The Man” (The Whisper Network, by Chandler Baker)

The double-standards between men and women have been explored in songs and novels since both art forms existed. Swift has already confronted the media’s perception of her as a victim, as a girl who goes on too many dates but can’t make them stay, etc. But in “The Man”, she more directly confronts how different she’d be treated if she were the opposite gender. How could I not think of the new thriller The Whisper Network, about a group of women who come forward about their male boss’ behavior of harassment in the workplace. Instead of continuing to suffer in silence, they tell the truth, resulting in an explosive conflict. I sort of saw the ending coming, but was very glad I was right.

5. “The Archer” (Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Another slower, lyric-driven track on the album with gut-punching truths about love, friendship, and holding on to the one who has your heart. “The Archer” is associated with being a Sagittarius (which Swift is), but also her dynamic with the world. “Who could ever leave me, darling?/But who could stay?” is self-aware in a new way for Swift, as is “I never grew up, it’s getting so old” or “I see right through me.” This is one of my favorite tracks on the album, as Swift confronts her cultivated image as both archer and prey of fame and of love. Listening to the rising energy of the track as it builds to a anti-fairy-tale crescendo plus Swift’s lyrics made me think of Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet is forced to acknowledge how her own prejudices have made it difficult for others to love her, but that she is deserving of an imperfect love. (And how could “All of my enemies started out friends” not remind you of awful Mr. Wickham?)

6. “I Think He Knows” (The Duke and I, by Julia Quinn)

After a slower song, this heats things up a bit, describing the early sizzle of a relationship before it even starts. For an entire album that sings the praises of a man, I liked the moment in the pre-chorus where she says “He’s so obsessed with me, and boy, I understand.” Own your worth, girl! The bridge was my favorite part of this song (as it often is with Swift; girl knows how to bridge) as it played with tempo and rhyme. “Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh/We can follow the sparks, I’ll drive.” Swift explores the tension of the moment between seeing someone and initiating contact—songs like these always sting with a bit of danger, too, because the man knows she wants him but neither of them say anything in public about it. She’s whispering in the dark, which gives me serious secret romance vibes. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn is about Simon, who is planning to propose to his BFF’s sister even though he doesn’t actually love her. It’s an arrangement that suits them both, but before they both know it, Daphne is giving Simon serious “I Think he Knows” vibes.

7. “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” (The Cheerleaders, by Kara Thomas)

If you don’t get the oft-spoken adage that “politics is like high-school,” this song takes the metaphor to the next level. Subtly political but 100% heartbreaking, Swift reimagines the political sphere (and her role in it) as a high school romance, moving from “American glory, faded before me,” painting the democratic 2016 election loss as a ripped-up prom dress (from Miss Americana, who assumed she would win.) Oozing drama and storytelling the way only Swift can, I love the moody elements of the brokenhearted girl contrasted with the new riff on a cheerleading chant (Go Fight Win!). This song is about mourning loss and then finding the strength to say “I know we’re going to win,” but it’s haunting melody and lyrics led me to pick a Cheerleader-inspired thriller. The Cheerleaders is about a string of cheerleaders murdered in a small town five years ago… and just when everyone thinks it’s time to move on, one girl becomes the center of a mystery that never truly died.

8. “Paper Rings” (The Royal We, by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan)

I’m on my fourth listen of the album and this might be my favorite track on it (though that changes minute by minute, with an album as dynamic as this—just to further accentuate the point, by the time of posting this piece, my new favorite might be I Think He Knows?). It’s a totally retro, ’60s style song—a totally fresh sound for Swift, and one that fits perfectly with her new aesthetic. (Makes me wonder why this wasn’t one of the singles released before the record.) It is a gold-mine for Swiftian lyricism, with so many gems I can’t possibly call them all out, and it moves so fast (like a good read) that you both want to cascade over them and pause to hear each line at least 5x before it passes you by. It’s an unabashed love song, relishing in the joy of knowing you’re with the one you love so much that “I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings”. The line that stuck out the most was “I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this,” which made me think of when Bex Porter goes to Oxford in The Royal We and, completely by accident, falls in love with the heir to the throne.

9. “Cornelia Street” (Passion on Park Avenue, by Lauren Layne)

“Cornelia Street” is sort of the antithesis to I Think He knows. It’s about remembering the early days of a new relationship (“We were a fresh page on the desk/filling in the blanks as we go”) and being more than willing to give up all the good that comes with fresh starts in order to settle into something real. It aches with melancholy, because any time we give something up should be a little sad—but it brims with hope and Swift’s trademarked optimism about love. “I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends/I’d never walk Cornelia Street again/ That’s the kinda heartbreak time could never mend.” I had to pick an NYC-set story for this, like Lauren Layne’s Passion on Park Avenue. The city is another character in the romance between a successful jewelry-business owner and the son of the woman her mother used to work for.

10. “Death By a Thousand Cuts” (Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better, by Madisen Kuhn)

Inspired by the Netflix movie Something Great, this is one of the few sad songs on the record, about a girl going through a breakup who can’t help but linger in happier memories. (For the record: “I dress to kill my time” is genius, as are so many of these lyrics.) Only Swift is so good at pairing such devastating messaging with a pop beat you can’t help but want to sing. This song was the hardest one to pick a book for (especially because it’s already inspired by a movie) so I decided to go with a poetry collection! Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better is all about the aches and sun rays of growing up, told in a staggeringly relatable voice that will make you want to curl up on the couch and cry your eyes out.

11. “London Boy” (Red, White and Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston)

This is 100% about Joe Alwyn, but also… Taylor dated at least two Brits that we know of before him, so this song is also about what we already knew (“the rumors are true”): she has a penchant for London Boys. Essentially a road map of her favorite places in the city, this indulgent ditty trades “Tennessee Whiskey” for “A gray sky, a rainy cab ride” and of course, her man by her side. Red, White, and Royal Blue is the perfect pick for this song, about two boys who fall in love (after a rough start where they were almost enemies) amidst those gray, rainy skies… but one of them happens to be the son of an American President, and the other, the current Prince of England.

12. “Soon You’ll Get Better (feat. Dixie Chicks)” (Swamplandia! by Karen Russell)

Of all the songs on the album, this one gave me the most vintage Swift vibes. There’s no denying that she is an astonishingly talented songwriter, especially when you listen to what is essentially her greatest fear laid bare on this track with just a bit of guitar and the Dixie Chicks harmonizing in the background. Here, the story shines: Swift’s mother has been sick for a number of years, and while they’ve mostly kept the details of that battle private, this is the most vulnerable moment of love for her mother on an album mostly about finding true love. “Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you/Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus, too.” A friend of mine recently lost their mother just after getting married, and it made me marvel at how life often delivers us highs and lows to grapple with simultaneously. While all of this was going on—Kanye and Kim, Joe and London, another world tour, another album—in the background, Swift has been terrified of losing her mother. This song made me think of Swamplandia!, a novel about a young girl living in a gator-wrestling theme park where her mother used to be the main event, until she passed away. Now, in the wake of her death, the girl and her siblings must grapple with their mother’s legacy as a competing business rises up to swallow the success she built on the swamp.

13. “False God” (City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert)

Is that a saxophone in the background of a Taylor Swift song? This slow, jazzy number is all about love and desire—and how we come back to it even when the world around us (and sometimes we, ourselves) put it in jeopardy. “And I can’t talk to you when you’re like this/Staring out the window like I’m not your favorite town/I’m New York City” and other lyrics referencing New York seem to be the grounding force in an otherwise tumultuous relationship. Multiple times on this record Swift has alluded to rough patches in her current happiness, but connection is always the solution to fixing it. She seems to say that if you treat your relationship like it’s your religion, you can get through anything. This is one of the sexier songs on the album, but it’s also got serious NYC vibes, so I’m picking City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert: a novel all about relishing romance in the glitzy 1940’s New York Theater scene, but also how desire can either set us on the road to ruin, or redemption.

14. “You Need to Calm Down” (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid)

This song has done what Swift does best: inspire conversation and a bit of controversy. Acknowledging that it was past time for her to be an outspoken ally for the LGBTQIAP+ community, YNTCD tackles the various ways communities are pitted against one another (especially on the internet.) The first verse examines her personal haters (“Say it in the street, that’s a knock-out/But you say it in a Tweet, that’s a cop-out), the second calls out homophobes (“Shade never made anybody less gay”), and the third examines how her relationships with her female contemporaries have often been antagonistic, something she herself has been responsible perpetuating in the past with songs like “Bad Blood” and “Better Than Revenge” (“We all know now, we all got crowns/you need to calm down.”) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is about a famous actress who hid the great female love of her life behind multiple male partners and uses her platform to tell the truth (all while hiding one last devastating secret). While Taylor herself has not come out as part of the LGBTQ community, she has come out as an ally, and this book made me think about the issues of privacy, platform, allyship, and identity that the song also confronts. If there’s more to the story of Swift’s relationship to the LGBTQIAP+ community, she’s going to share it on her own terms.

15.“Afterglow” (Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams)

This song ranks high on my favorites from the album, and it’s a rare genre from Swift: the apology song. (The other famous one is Speak Now’s “Back to December.”) In this mid-tempo song with slamming drums and a breathy falsetto, Swift yearns for the partner she pushed away to meet her in the moments after the fight ends. “It’s all me, in my head/I’m the one who burned us down/ but it’s not what I meant,” she insists. There’s still hope here though, as opposed to earlier songs on the record that signal the doom of a friendship or a breakup after-the-fact. Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams, is a novel about a girl coming to terms with her role in a failed relationship, a career she can’t seem to succeed in, and friends she unknowingly betrays. “Why’d I have to break what I love so much?” is a question asked in this song’s chorus, and one Queenie must answer in order to find real, lasting happiness.

16. “ME! (feat. Brendon Urie)” (Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan)

This self-love anthem is bubblegum sweet and full of earworms: the “Shake it Off“ of the TS7 Era. It makes me think of lightning-fast beach reads that you can’t put down and that feel so good to read but also have a deeper meaning to them. Just because it’s not the most lyrically advanced of her songs doesn’t mean this bop doesn’t deserve to be celebrated— it reminded me of how romances constantly get a bad rep (lol, see what I did there?) as somehow lesser than other genres. I love that Taylor doesn’t care about what other people think and is 100% focused on being her authentic self— just like the heroine of Crazy Rich Asians, Rachel Chu. When confronted with the wealth and expectations of her boyfriend Nick’s family (who don’t think she’s good enough for him), she insists it’s her individuality that makes her the perfect partner for him.

17. “It’s Nice to Have a Friend” (This Love Story Will Self-Destruct, by Leslie Cohen)

This track might be my second favorite? It’s so different (Ukulele? Trombone? Is that what I’m hearing?) and such a contrast to the beginning of the album, the opener closes the door on a once meaningful friendship. It’s also a deceiving song, in that I’m still not 100% sure what it’s about. I think Swift is exploring the importance of friendship in all its forms: in childhood (“School bell rings, walk me home”) to adolescence “Something gave you the nerve/to touch my hand”) to romantic love (“Church bells ring, carry me home/rice on the ground looks like snow”). Ultimately, she may be saying that the most important thing about a romantic partner is that they make you feel like you have a friend—when you’re young, the thing that matters most is feeling seen by other people. If your lover is also your best friend, then you know they always have your back. A love story that takes place over two characters’ twenties, This Love Story Will Self-Destruct is about the missteps, betrayals, beautiful moments and connection that forms between two people over a decade.

18. “Daylight” (Evvie Drake Starts Over, by Linda Holmes)

“My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in.” What a way to begin this album closer. Swift’s last tracks have a tradition of being the ones that are most emblematic of her current state of mind, but they also have developed certain themes over time. Renewal, starting over, self-reflection, and hope are all subjects “Daylight” sheds a little light on. She acknowledges past failings (“I wounded the good and trusted the wicked”) and what she wants for the future (“I once believed love would be [burning red]/but it’s golden”). A book that feels like daylight on your skin is what’s needed for this song, and I think Evvie Drake Starts Over is the perfect pick: a story about a woman still grieving the loss of her husband but who finds herself moving on with a former major league baseball player. Both of them have pasts they are healing from, but together, they find hope for the future. “I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night/and now I see daylight.” And, unlike (I think?) any other song in her catalogue, she speaks in the end, not sings, in a direct appeal to her audience. Her very last words are “You are what you love.” Well, I love Taylor Swift. I love a good song lyric to sink my teeth into, or to sing. I love love. And I love a good story, whether it comes from a song or a book, and when you’re done with the album, I hope you find some here.

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spaceotter42 · 5 years

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Andi's Birth & Wonky Timeline

by spaceotter42

I've seen questions about Andi's birthday that require an explanation. Fans are wondering why some people celebrated her 15th birthday on Sept. 28 while others are saying she's 16. Is she 15 or 16?

The 16th birthday idea derives from Andi's hospital bracelet shown in the very first episode, "13", that clearly shows she was born Sept. 28, 2003. However, this birth year had to be changed to 2004, retconned due to the slow-moving timeline of the show that kept the teens in 7th grade for two seasons.

The first episode of Andi Mack premiered on March 10, 2017 on the Internet and April 7, 2017 on Disney Channel. Andi is about to celebrate her 13th birthday when Bex returns home. Andi and her friends had just advanced into 7th grade. The hospital bracelet birth date verifies the episode took place in Sept. 2016, several months before the show premiered.

The show confirmed it was no longer set in the past when it jetted into the future in Season 2, Episode 2, “Chinese New Year,” which aired Nov. 3, 2017. The episode celebrated the Chinese “Year of the Dog” which didn’t occur in our real world until Feb. 16, 2018.

Now the slow timeline comes into play. Cyrus celebrated his 13th birthday at his Bar Mitzvah shown in "Cyrus’ Bash-Mitzvah," airing on Feb. 23, 2018. The teen characters remained in the 7th grade through the end of Season 2 (Episode 25, "The Cake That Takes the Cake") which aired on Aug. 13. 2018.

Jonah left for frisbee camp during the summer and returned to enter 8th grade with Andi and her friends in Aug. or Sept. 2018 This was shown in the Season 3 premiere episode "The Boys are Back" which aired Oct. 8, 2018. Now the show's events almost match our real world timeline.

Although it was not seen on the show, Andi turned 14 on Sept. 28, 2018. She was still 14 during the series finale, "We Were Here," which first aired on July 26, 2019. The episode took place the previous winter, probably Dec. of 2018.

Based on this, Andi would have started at the arts high school, SAVA, at the beginning of the school year for Andi's 9th grade in late August or Sept. 2019. She would have celebrated her 15th birthday on Sept. 28, 2019. Her birth year of 2003 no longer worked and had been abandoned.

Of course, if the show were to return as a series or movie, this could all be undone with a time jump. Depending on when/if the show returns, a one or two-year time jump would be required due to the aging of the teen actors. Luke Mullen recently turned 18 and Joshua Rush turns 18 on Dec. 14, 2019.

(Writer’s Note: I explained to a friend the premise of this article, and he commented, “Sounds like a science fiction show.”)

#Andi Mack #Andi Mack Birthday

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agreateryesterday · 4 years

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Dramione - Werewolf/Veela fics

Human Hermione

Instinctive by goldhorse (were Hermione)

*Finished* 3 chapters

Draco and Hermione are turned into wolves and thrown in a zoo as punishment by Voldemort and the death eaters.

Secrets of the Moon by EndlessMoonChild (were Hermione)

(Last updated April 11, 2020) 5 chapters

When Draco stumbles upon Hermione working at a law firm - a lone wolf with no pack, and no knowledge of the magical world - he makes it his mission to help her discover the secrets of her past, while showing her what her future can hold. But, will Draco and Hermione be able to withstand the danger that comes along with knowing who she really is?

Wolf's Mate by FictionAficionado

(Last updated Aug 21, 2019) 54 chapters

The hunt for the horcruxes has gone on for years while Voldemort wages open war to establish his dominion in the wizarding world. When his men capture Harry Potter's best friend, he doesn't think twice before throwing the mudblood to his wolves. However, an unlikely ally emerges in the form of a werewolf. To escape her captors and defeat Voldmort, ever the realist, Hermione can't afford to dwell on the fact that help comes from the creature that raped and impregnated her. [On Hiatus]

An Unsuitable Mate by FictionAficionado

*Finished* 29 chapters

Draco discovers he's part Veela and Hermione is his mate. Tired of having his choices taken away from him, he ignores the fates and marries Astoria instead. Draco is happy with the life he's made for himself till a marriage law threatens to destroy it all by once more forcing the most annoying witch he's ever known back into his life.

Predestined by diemdoll (orphan_account)

(Last updated Jan 11, 2020) 11 chapters

"I would say congratulations are in order, but you won't be making it down the aisle." Madam Monroe told Hermione as her fingers continued to trace the contours of her hand. "You were predestined for another."

Addicted To You By Kittenshift17

(Last updated Dec 7, 2018) 15 chapters

An act of kismet whilst herb gathering sees Hermione interacting with an unknown werewolf. When he bites her while she is in her animagus form, he sets into motion a twisted destiny that binds them together as mates. With Remus and Sirius there to help her through, Hermione's biggest worry is finding out the identity of the werewolf who marked her.

Howl For Me by Kittenshift17

(Last updated June 10, 2020) 28 chapters

The Ministry enacts a Marriage Law, magically pairing couples who'd never in a million years agree to even speak, let alone wed. Paired off with Malfoy, Hermione has to suffer the added indignity of the Ministry banning all contraception and forcing fertility treatment and aphrodisiacs on them all. Draco's secret makes it worse.

As Seasons Change by flawlesslyfallasleep

(Last updated May 6, 2012) 5 chapters

Veela power couple Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy have been married for a year and are expecting a daughter, but what happens when the past catches up with them? Will bad blood be enough to taint the small family's love?

Dark Water and Dying Eyebrights by Bex-chan

(Last updated April 21, ?) 10 chapters

One of them is desperately trying to remember their past while the other is forever trying to escape theirs. It's seven years after the war and Draco has managed to avoid almost everyone from Hogwarts, living a lonely life on a small island, far away from the wizarding community. But a familiar face in a cafe window capsizes his world into chaos.

Perfectly Matched by silverstorme

(Last updated Feb 10, ?) 20 chapters

When Auror Draco Malfoy is mauled by a werewolf on a mission gone awry, his partner Harry entrusts his best friend to care for him: Healer Hermione Granger. But now his heightened senses won't allow him to escape the one witch from Potter's crew he'd always kept at a distance, and his new and volatile wolf has decided she's his perfect match.

Affair de Coeur by woodsywintle06

(Last updated Jun 11, 2017) 9 chapters

Hermione is a smart, young witch who just wants to make the best of her last year. What happens when she is faced with the choice to choose the man she thought she loved or her worst enemy who is depending on her to survive. Draco has discovered the veela part of him and his mate is none other than Miss Hermione Granger, will she fall in love and save him?

Red Moon by g-o-t-a-m (werewolf Hermione)

(Last updated Jan 31, 2017) 16 chapters

All were were changed in one night and all have changed together. After the war, they expected things to stay the same, but a recent break out at azkaban changes everything. They all must come together once again and protect each other even if it costs each other their lives. (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Pansy, Luna, Fred and George, and Ginny are all Werewolves)

The Beast by LillyanMalfoy

(Last updated Aug 14, 2018) 26 chapters

The Golden Trio is more divided than ever, and when Hermione gets a surprising new patient, anything could happen.

His

Hers by Shaniyyaahh (prequel)

*Finished* (Last updated Aug 11, 2020) One Shot, 7 chapters

(no summary)

He didn’t even know her and yet...she was already driving her mad.

Tethers by dormiensa

*Finished* 7 chapters

It was perhaps inevitable that Draco and Hermione were a bonded pair. After all, they had a long family history of complicated relations.

A Hard-Fought Victory by Maloreiy

*Finished* One Shot

The rivalry between Gryffindor Army and Slytherin Army was almost as big as the rivalry between 7th years Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. With the clock ticking down in the race for the Hogwarts Cup, an interesting...complication...will affect the outcome of them both.

Evigilatio by darkcivet (FallenInDreams)

*Finished* One Shot

She could Apparate to the other side of the world and he'd still find her. She couldn't run forever. Not from what she wanted. And especially not from him.

An Unlikely Mate by gingersparkle92

(Last updated Dec 16, 2017) 1 chapter

When Hermione goes back to Hogwarts for her eighth year, she never expects to discover that she's the destined mate of her childhood worst enemy.

Lightning by floatsodelicately

(Last updated Nov 8, 2014) 9 chapters

The Black family has been cursed, every male born of Black blood is born a veela and is doomed to die without their mate. Draco has to deal with his veela side, his Death Eater father, his Slytherin front and his muggleborn mate, Hermione Granger.

His Mate by sxgittxrius

*Finished* One Shot

No summary available

Thank Jarila for Veela by Varali

(Last updated Aug 6, 2014) 5 chapters

Hermione is invited by the British Society of Veela to their annual Jarila's Day celebration. Draco is an unwilling benefactor to the same event. When the two meet at the party, Hermione discovers something interesting about Draco's lineage and something ignites between the two of them.

Awaken Mine Soul by otterlyardent

*Finished* 5 chapters

The events that occurred over Easter Hols at Malfoy Manor brought about a completely unexpected turn of events. With Hermione under Bellatrix's wand, Draco and his parents realize just how important she will be to their family. A change of heart among other things leads to the pair spending the summer together, getting to know one another without blood prejudice standing in their way. Will it be magical, or will it all end in tears?

A Little Twisted by Scarlett_Letter

(Last updated Sep 28, 2016) 2 chapters

Draco just barely missed his one chance at freedom. Now on an unwilling path to become a death eater, an old friend is entrusted to him. Add to that certain changes brought out by a brilliant witch that sees more than the act he gives the rest of the world, and a sprinkle of a few meddling friends and you can bet for a happy ending; even if getting there was a little twisted.

To Be With You by Kipsels

(Last updated Nov 6, 2017) 3 chapters

Draco's dealt with a lot of difficult things since the end of the war, including losing his inheritance and going through his Veela maturity. Finding out Hermione Granger was his mate however, that had to top the list.

Silver Roses and Ebony Thorns by MadMaster

(Last updated May 30, 2016) 1 chapter

Draco returns to Hogwarts his sixth year completely different. His father was sentenced to Azkaban, and he recieved an order from the Dark Lord-Kill Dumbledoor. As if his life isn't already fucked up enough, the summer before his sixth year he turns out to be a 2/3 Veela. So not only does he have wings and is deadly passionate he must hide what he is. Which is harder when he realizes a certain curly haired bookworm his his soulmate. Everything he was taught and everything he has ever know quite literally flew out the window.

That Which Destroys Me by Lovenyx125

(Last updated March 21, 2019) 17 chapters

"Mudblood Princess," she breathed out. "Disgraced Prince," he murmured against her pulse. Recovering from their stay in Malfoy Manor is hard enough, but Draco is battling a fatal illness of Voldemort's own design and Hermione may be the cure. Forget salvation, with the way she looked at him just now and the heat that touched him with her hooded gaze, she would be the death of him.

No Force on Earth by GreyBauer, SinBin

*Finished* 2 chapters

When Draco goes too far, Hermione has to learn to let go. She's worth more than what Draco can give her, she knows that. Now if only she hadn't gone and tied her soul to his, that'd be great.

Veela you marry me by Nervousmilkshaketrash

(Last updated Oct 29, 2017) 4 chapters

Draco is veela, shit happens

Neglected by Lost Cookie (Akalish)

(Last updated Jan 19, 2016) 1 chapter

Contrary to popular belief, Theodore Nott did not give a sodding fuck for whatever claims his Death Eater father made, did not follow pure-blood beliefs nor was Theo into the importance of "securing" magical benefits. Neither did he have the shallow impression that Muggles, Muggle-borns and Half-bloods were inferior beings ― not by much, anyway ― and so, he reflected, if ever asked by Professor Severus Snape, Theodore Nott should very much have been sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin.

Inevitable by SilverOwlCity

*Finished* One Shot

His death, he mused, was inevitable.

Business Partners by Debboluh

*Finished* 20 chapters

Andromeda Tonks approaches Hermione with an idea to start an orphange and community centre for children and families who have been affected by Voldemort’s werewolves, other extra-magical children and families are more than welcome! But what secret is their potions master hiding? And will Hermione ever find out? Draco's mood swings are giving Hermione whiplash, first he doesn't care and then he offering his own house!?

Her Veela Knight by thrivingrightnow

(Last updated Nov 25, 2019) 6 chapters

Hermione Granger's been through more than any of her closest friends know. Her life has been woven through loopholes and hidden scars in order to keep everything well. One night, everything backfires when Draco Malfoy accidentally comes to know her dark past. The unlikely ally comes to discover what's been happening with her ever since Ron and Hermione broke up. To make matters worse, Draco's coming down with something.. quite brutal. When they turn to their friends for help, will Hermione open up to the problems that she has faced over the years? Will Draco stick with her all the way?

No Choice by Klazora

*Finished* 31 chapters

The trio and friends return to Hogwarts to finish their final year; it seems at last that they might finally have an uneventful, purposeful year of schooling, at least until Draco Malfoy's world is turned upside down by a family secret. His mother was a Veela, and so is he; now he's in a rather extraordinary predicament. Veelas are matched for life with one person, and he doesn't get to choose who it is. But it gets worse for him; if he doesn't find 'the one' in time, he won't live to become 18. This should be good...

My Savior by ShelbieRae

(Last updated June 20, 2018) 15 chapters

Hermione Granger wants nothing more than to just finish her education and have a normal year. Draco Malfoy simply wants to find his Veela mate before his clock runs out. What happens when they both return to Hogwarts, get Head positions, and have to share a living quarters and duties? Will they kill each other, or will new feelings emerge?

Unwritten by Maloreiy

*Finished* 3 chapters

"He’d always known that hair. He’d stared at it, he’d jinxed it, one memorable day he’d gotten his wand, his hand, and a good portion of his arm, stuck in it. But for the first time he was overcome with a longing to touch it. To touch her. To reach out to her and pull her towards him.” A lovely little romance about a young Veela and the mate he never expected.

Storm by Momo (uglee)

(Last updated Feb 6, 2019) 10 chapters

After being attacked during the batle at the department of Mysteries, a secret hermione Granger preferred to keep long hidden is exposed and it starts a snowball effect that will change the wizard world forever. When her friends find out her secret, their reactions are mixed, some more upset than others about her new status. With her closest friends by her side, Hermione Granger decides to come out of hiding and change the world for the better whike she's at it.

The Trouble With Veelas by hiddenhibernian

*Finished* 4 chapters

Draco just wants to make Hermione happy. Unfortunately, telling her he is a Veela and she is his mate would achieve exactly the opposite, so he has to find another way. Nothing else in Draco's life has gone according to plan, so he ought to have known it would only go downhill from there...

Can't Shake This Feeling in My Bones by brightraven14

(Last updated March 11, 2020) 7 chapters

She saw his distinctive platinum hair amidst the sea of bodies on the platform, almost insulted that he had the nerve to return to Hogwarts after what he had done. But at least that would mean he'd keep to himself this year, right? With Hogwarts being immensely overpopulated this year, they wouldn't even have to interact...

Draco's astonishing birthday by Hbsj

*Finished* One Shot

Theo and Blaise take Draco out to celebrate his 21st birthday, but at the stroke of midnight everything changes and all Draco can feel and need is that captivatingly dark haired gorgeous woman at the bar. Only his parents forgot to tell him about his true heritage...

Trope Soup by MotherofBulls, SaintDionysus

*Finished* 12 chapters

On the twenty-third of September, the year of our Lord, two thousand and seventeen, MotherofBulls and SaintDionysus thought it would be a good idea to get drunk and write as many tropes possible into a single fic. Lord help us. Again...we were drunk while writing this.

Wrath by dormiensa

*Finished* One Shot

If tickling dragons is folly, irking Veelas is madness.

Dangerous by sunalso

*Finished* 17 chapters

Life is, at last, safe and stable for Hermione. She knows who she is and who she loves. Until something starts to follow her in the dark and she finds she might not know herself at all.

Between the Trees by NuclearNik

(Last updated May 18, 2020) 2 chapters

When the tides of war change quickly, Draco makes a split-second decision and steals the freedom of the only person he still cares about, desperate to protect them. Hermione Granger becomes prisoner to a reluctant captor, locked away in the ruins of the one place she'd ever truly felt at home. Trust does not come easy for either of them.

His Veela Heritage

His Veela Heritage: M Rated Outtakes by RiverWriter

*Finished* 31 chapters, 2 chapters

His entire world shifted and he was suddenly certain that his life was no longer really his own, it belonged to her. He could only hope she'd forgive him, could only hope she'd accept him. Because he was a veela and Hermione Granger was his mate. The only woman who had any chance of truly making him happy was the same girl he'd spent half a lifetime tormenting. Karma was a bitch.

As the title suggests this is an M Rated outtake from my story "His Veela Heritage" written as a gift for Weestarmeggie's birthday. This may become a collection- Now officially a collection!

ICW's interfere by lonelyroads, LonesomePhantome

(Last updated Oct 8, 2019) 4 chapters

The ICW -or- The International Confederation of Wizards' high court decided to not trust Albus Dumbledore any longer after the Triwizard fiasco and sent some of their own to keep an eye on him and fix up all of Britain's Ministry of Magic's mistakes.

Between Love and Abuse by Fanfrick

(Last updated Jan 30, 2020) 2 chapters

Hermione Granger wanted one year without drama. One year without everything going wrong. One year knowing what was going to happen. She wanted a safe and normal year, but nothing is normal after Draco Malfoy kisses her. All of the sudden, her world is thrown inside out and she is left questioning everything she ever knew. Draco has Veela running through his veins. He had wished it would never be active. Of course not all wishes become true. Now he has to fight deal with not only returning to Hogwarts after the war, but also with finding his mate. Though he never expected that both could possibly be connected, when Hermione Granger smacks him he learns he must start expecting the unexpected

The Irregular Malfoy Gene by Grangermalfoy1

(Last updated Dec 12, 2018) 22 chapters

A Malfoy with the veela gene has been popping up irregularly in their bloodline since the 17th century. Draco Malfoy is one of the rare male veelas, and has until his 18th birthday to find his mate, and convince her to be his, forever. Finding her won't be the problem for this particular veela, it's convincing the stubborn witch to accept him that's going to be the hard part!

Missing You by Athenniene

*Finished* One Shot

Hermione has a visitor in her office. Draco just wants to see her one last time.

Story Challenge: I'm A Veela, And Karma's A Bitch by WritersObsession2002

*Finished* One Shot

"Granger, what the bloody hell are you doing here?" I demand, feeling blood rushing up my neck and ears despite myself. She glares at me. "When were you going to tell me?" she retorts hotly. I swear my heart plummted to my toes. "Tell you what?" "Don't!" she hisses. "When were you going to tell me that you're a Veela, and that I'm your mate?"

The Great Work by HallowQueen

(Last updated Feb 7, 2017) 2 chapters

Voldemort punishes Lucius for the Department of Mysteries and losing the diary by letting Greyback bite his only son, causing Draco to lose the one thing he could always count on: his blood. Struggling with his identity an given a task he cannot complete, he is left turning to his godfather to stave off the beast and drawn to the one person he was cruelest to: Hermione Granger.

What Happened to Us? by elfhunter05

(Last updated Nov 22, 2018) 19 chapters

Draco Malfoy finds out he is a Veela... His parents think they know who his mate is... Professor McGonagall sets up arrangements in Hogwarts... Will it work?

Undisclosed Desires by Mila_Reeves

*Finished* One Shot

Draco tried to stay away, but she was his mate and he was ready to show her what that meant.

Choices by MidnightValkyrie

(Last updated May 16, 2020) 20 chapters

The choices you make shape your future. After so long of having them stripped from you, you'll do anything if it means you get to be the master of your own destiny for once.

Veela, My Veela by LucindaRemyJohnson

*Finished* 3 chapters

Draco's got one hell of a problem, and he's really hoping Hermione can help him. These waters are citrusy.

Following by writerspassion18

*Finished* One Shot

Draco's obsession with a certain brunette is a little unhealthy. It may just be animal instincts, or that's what he tells himself at least.

Beautiful Disaster by ashleyfanfic

(Last updated May 30, 2019) 26 chapters

Veela!Draco! discovers that his mate is the least likely person on the planet, and the discovery leads him and his father in new directions...

Unequivocal by irene_doe

(Last updated May 20, 2020) 6 chapters

Hermione thought her biggest issues this year would be being stuck in a dead-end job and not quite getting along with her new officemate, Draco Malfoy. However, the Ministry is about turn her tidy and contained life upside down with the announcement of the new Marriage and Family Law, and there's more trouble brewing as outbursts of uncontrolled magic begin to wreck havoc in the office. Draco has been reassigned to Corporate Services after an Auror mission went spectacularly sideways; at least, that's what he's telling everyone. The truth is hardly as straightforward and Granger has him increasingly on edge, so naturally, he was only too pleased to learn of the new Law that was going to out him as a Creature to the woman he loves.

The Things We Do to Each Other by badthingfine_as_hell

(Last updated May 30, 2019) 5 chapters

Veela blood in the Malfoy family has been dormant for generations. But the stress of the wizarding war has caused Draco's to manifest, and he must cope with being an ex-Deatheater outcast and a secret magical creature. Meanwhile, Hermione Granger is beyond excited to return to Hogwarts for a final year without the looming threat of Voldemort. But when something completely unprecedented happens at the Welcoming Feast, her hopes for a normal year disappear.

Count Your Blessings Not Your Flaws by FizzyBee

(Last updated Feb 5, 2017) 7 chapters

Ron was a prat. There wasn't much more that could be added to that, other than a few choice expletives. Hermione had always been know as a genius, so it should have come as no surprise that a solution was on the imminent horizon. To the person asking nor to the person agreeing. Either way, Draco was happy. Things spiral out of control when it turns out that Ron isn't entirely incompetent, though.

Dungeon Dragon by Starkling

(Last updated April 20, 2019) 140 chapters

They had been stumbling around blindly for too long, they should have made it to the rendezvous by now, Hermione thought nervously before she took out her wand, placing it on her palm. "Point me." She whispered. When her wand spun in a circle, pointing off to her far right, she got miffed. They'd gone too far West. Gesturing for Zacharias to follow over her shoulder, she crept quietly though the woods. Keeping her eyes and ears peeled for any sign of humans or wildlife. "Granger! Look out!" Hermione snapped her head in Zacharias's direction just in time to see a look of horror cross his face, before a seemingly grey blur came crashing straight for her. It grabbed a hold of her waist and Hermione screamed bloody murder, before promptly being knocked unconscious by a jet of red light, hitting her square in the chest.

The Reluctant Veela by sapphirephoenix

(Last updated May 12, 2020) 28 chapters

Draco Malfoy has come into his father's Veela legacy, and is fighting it at every turn. The Fates aren't giving him an inch though, and neither is Hermione Granger, his destined mate!

marked by Anonymous

*Finished* One Shot

'“Perhaps you missed it over the last nine years, but I’ve cared for only you. It’s worth mentioning as well that I have forced myself not to get too close in case you did find your mate.” His brows drew together. “I did miss that.”

The Silent Call by UnanticipatedRavenclaw

(Last updated April 26, 2020) 13 chapters

Hermione has just transferred into the DoMLE as an Investigative Analyst. She's meant to be the eyes that find connections between cases but she ends up finding an unexpected connection of her own. Join her as she navigates her new job, the potential of what could be, and discovering the long lost history of what blood purity in the Wizarding World really means. A veela-lite slow burn love story between Hermione and Draco.

Key To Happiness by Marvelgeek42

*Finished* One Shot

A lot of the things in his life were things he would never have expected, but honestly? This was so much better.

Lessons in Lycanthropy by bentnotbroken1

(Last updated July 4, 2017) 8 chapters

The blame, Draco would later muse, fell on Theo’s shoulders. If it hadn’t been for his insistence that they sneak out and throw what the muggles called a “kegger”, none of them would have been in the forest that fateful night. But Theo had insisted and that was why he now had the urge to howl at the moon.

Sang et Lumière by Freya_Ishtar

(Last updated May 8, 2019) 9 chapters

*8th Year* Late one night, Hermione hears a sound that chills her bones—a howling from the Forbidden Forest, yet all werewolves fled at the end of the War. When she finds Draco stumbling back into the castle the next morning, she becomes his confidante . . . and something more.

Beware the Howling Night by Entwinedlove

*Finished* One Shot

Draco drags Hermione through the woods

Kismet by MrsRen

(Last updated Sep 28, 2019) 21 chapters

Kismet; destiny, or fate. Hermione begins uncovering secret after secret, eventually finding herself trapped between her sense of duty to her family, the war that's breaking out across Wizarding Britain, and discovering what sacrifice and love truly mean.

Scar Tissue by TheWildChild

(Last updated Dec 7, 2017) 35 chapters

A few years ago, Draco's life changed for the worst. Still, he could live with it, he could adapt. But when another werewolf comes to Hogwarts to teach the students, it starts to get dangerous. Their absences and behavior towards each other raise some eyebrows and Draco is afraid that a curious mind might even end up seeing right through him.

Containing The Beast Within by xLitheKitty33

*Finished* One Shot

Hermione Granger was his everything, his mate, his. He was hers. Draco would laugh at the fact it sounded like a joke, but it actually wasn't a joke. To be honest, he wouldn't exactly complain. After all, at least it meant he wasn't alone, even in a full moon that he couldn't recall what happened during.

LUPINE by LilithShade

*Finished* One Shot

Draco was not an Alpha, not really. To truly take the mantle of Alpha one needed a pack and he was alone, utterly alone. Yet he had killed Fenrir, ripped his sire’s heart clean from his chest with his own clawed hand during the Battle of Hogwarts. That violent act had imparted on him an ancient magic. Pack magic. Alpha magic. He had first caught her potent scent that very night, it was a pure beacon amongst the oppressive metallic tang of blood and decay. He had known in that moment what it meant, that she was his. His mate.

At Heart We're Human by xLitheKitty33

*Finished* One Shot

The enigma that is Draco Malfoy once captured her attention a long time ago. Perhaps it was because he was the one mystery she never solved that her veela set sights on him. Either way, it was hard to keep away, but they at least kept each other's sanity intact.

A Certain Point of View by RZZMG

*Finished* One Shot

Draco is an unfaithful husband, and Hermione is an unfaithful wife... but then, that depends entirely upon your particular point of view, doesn't it?

With Teeth by dulce_de_leche_go

*Finished* 5 chapters

Infected during the war by Fenrir Greyback, Draco survived one struggle to find another. His return to Hogwarts and so-called “normal” life was a cute attempt to move on but, as always, one insufferable woman turns that on its head as well.

The Deal by Snowflake_Dazzle

*Finished* 15 chapters

In order to win the war, Hermione strikes a deal with Draco Malfoy. Who turns out to be a Veela.

Breadcrumbs by Sharah

*Finished* One Shot

Draco was practically Hansel, dropping breadcrumbs of knowledge for his mate.

Mend by MufinXoxo

(Last updated April 5, 2020) 2 chapters

After the war, things aren’t going quite as Hermione expected. The introduction of a new Ministry legislation that allows ex-convicts back into society, coincides a little too well with a mysterious series of dark events in the world of magical beasts. To make things even more complicated, enter Draco Malfoy, who is carrying a secret he is willing to take to the grave.

Not To Me by naarna

*Finished* 6 chapters

The War is over, Voldemort defeated, and everyone settling into their post-War lives, with Hermione taking up a position at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Yet, when she comes across Draco's name in the confidential register of creatures, she leaves everything behind to go off on a search for him...

True Face by Ariel_Riddle

*Finished* 2 chapters

A/U Voldemort wins. When things take a horrifying turn for the worse at the final battle, Hermione must go under cover as a Muggle in order to survive. Ten years later, she cannot escape notice forever, especially when Praetor Malfoy has troubles of his own that prompt him to seek out the mysterious Muggle Healer, Piper Daniels.

The Girl Who Cried Werewolf by aru_dight

(Last updated June 17, 2018) 11 chapters

Draco Malfoy was far from a Prince Charming in disguise. He was a crude-mouthed beast who terrorizes women in their dreams, attacks their senses, and captures their heart never to set them free. Or that was just her?

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below is a list of my currently updated thread tracker since the website hasn’t working lately.... but here’s the link anyway. the threads are listed in abc order (as best as i could) by partner url !!

now that i have updated my tracker, i am willing to take on more threads (will probably post some starter calls for muses without any threads since they need love too) .... with exception!!!! as well as bust out my currently old memes in my ask box :P

and figure out relationships & verses & bios & which muses to keep / get rid of since my last update and clearing out my followers / following lists !!! pretty much everythiiing!!

i will probably from now on, as replies come in for me, i will most likely reply & add them to queue as i do them so they don’t build up and i can also work on other things in between however some might get posted right away depending on how much muse and how much interest i have towards that specific thread at the moment.

if I’m missing ANYTHING please let me know.

I OWE: already replied and added to queue. if you want to drop or move any of the following threads, feel free to let me know. i will delete it from my tracker & my queue if it hasn’t already been replied to !!

plain text = done, queued, & added to tracker

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indented = in the drafts, needs icon, queued, & added to tracker.

bold = needs replies, then queued, then added to tracker

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Newly Turned Vampire // Cristian, Damon, & Alice ( x )

Teacher’s Pet // Christian & Alice ( x )

Dark Kink // Christian & Alice ( x )

High School Sweethearts // Christian & Alice ( x )

Fifty Shades of Grey AU // Christian & Alice ( x )

@redemptivexheroics

Christmas Party // Aurora & Henrik ( x )

Into the Unknown // Regan & Wyatt ( x )

Anti-Christmas // Kai & Henrik ( x )

Masquerade // Lucien & Ellis ( x )

@sheroaredlouder

Earth & Fire // Tara & Ember ( x )

@strawberrycolaaa

Old Friends // Nagisa & Rin ( x )

@wicxedxcharming

Shielded From The Rain // Ruby & Dorian ( x )

DROPPING:

Should've Been You (fcxsinned)

Protect Ban (fcxsinned)

Not Morning (fcxsinned)

Why Him? (fcxsinned)

Butterfingers (licnspride)

Drunken!Sins (licnspride)

Massages (licnspride)

Remarkable (licnspride)

Fairy Children (windscint)

Spanking (windscint)

Extra Special Service (pollutedxdesires)

I'm Fine (fragmntedx)

Home For the Holidays (monsterineveryone)

Gotham City Siren (sarcasmpersonified181)

I’m Your Mother (killersmoakism)

Snow Fairy (killersmoakism)

Brothers (memorystxrs)

Are You Cold? (pinafcl)

On Your Knees (multidivision)

The Hunter & His Wolf (multidivision)

Cook Off (multidivision)

Not Drunk Enough (multidivision)

Pinned (multidivision)

The Boar Hat (multidivision)

Oikawa & Shoyo sms thread (multidivision)

POSSIBLY MOVING TO DISCORD:

all threads with @chooseyourmuse & @ocylum

Elizabeth & Howzer ( x )

Workout Routine // Izuku & Bakugo ( x )

Freaking Me Out // Meliodas & Elizabeth ( x )

New Friends // Gou & Kamina ( x )

Take Me With You // Xi & Colin ( x )

Is That Blood? // Cassandra & Matthew ( x )

Guzma & Alice ( x )

Blushing // Ochaco & Bakugo ( x )

Romantic Dice // Ban & Jericho ( x )

some threads with @multidivision already moved over; not linking bc too much work and they’re already linked in discord.

#ooc ( sam i am )

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samueltanders · 4 years

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I was tagged by the amazing @twelvemonkeyswere weeks ago, so sorry i took so long to do this!

Rules: Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you would like to get to know better!

Nickname? I don’t have one. People call me Becky only once. Fun story, my boss called me Bex once and only once because I saw red but very calmly told him off at him and now I think he’s a little bit scared of me.

Real name? Rebecca

Zodiac? Gemini

Favorite musicians or groups? This is where I admit music isn’t a huge deal for me, i don’t like particular bands, just if i like the music i’ll listen. That said I can quote every lyric from every Take That song. I have a weird mix of 80′s music, Queen, ABBA, Kylie Minogue and Take That on a rotation.

Favorite sports teams? i feel like I have to say Leeds United since its the local team and i used to like watching them when I was a kid (i had a shirt, i went to Elland Road!), but I do not follow any sport.

Other blogs? two blogs that i have practically abandoned but maybe when this social distancing goes on a while and i get really bored i might resurrect them. Stargate Caps and Frak Yeah Eureka

Do I get asks? Rarely.

How many blogs do I follow? 339. I think half of them are dead, I really need to find new blogs to follow.

Tumblr crushes? if i follow you it’s because i love you :)

Lucky numbers? i’ve always said 23 is my lucky number because it’s my birthday and also my mum’s (I was born in May, my mum August but both 23rd)

What am I wearing? pajamas that i have embarrassingly enough had on all day. my day pajamas, almost time to change into my night pajamas.

Dream vacation? to actually leave the country would be a dream

Dream car? Aston Martin DB9.

Favourite food? Lasagna

Drink of choice? Tea, with a Yorkshire tea bag or not at all.

Instruments? i can play three blind mice and hot cross buns on the recorder. Primary school music lessons coming through! I might also be able to remember how to play Greensleeves.

Languages? I can just about manage English

Celebrity crushes? gwen, nik and jason momoa pretty much for the past few years.

Random facts? I cant think of anything so i’m sort of hopping on a fact from Wen here. I’ve broken both wrists. One in the summer when I was about 8 and I fell off a tree swing, and the other was on Christmas Eve when I was 10 and me and friends went Carol Singing in rollerblades for some reason and a stone got stuck in the wheels and I fell. I was very popular with my parents having to drag me to A&E on Christmas Day.

Not tagging anyone in particular because i’m sure most people will have been tagged in this by now but feel free to do it and tag me!

#ask meme #tag meme #about me #i guess

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stonecoldbex · 5 years

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Lexi the baker and Bex the customer is an adorable concept, absolutely adorable

I totally agree and here’s why:

It was a hot summer afternoon, and it had been just minutes after closing when the door rang its auspicious jingle. The owner could have sworn the sign was flipped to “Closed”, and sighed.

“Coming!” She said from the back. The young baker, alone now after her last employee clocked out, wiped her hands clean off her apron before adjusting her cap back on her head. Alexa, the young baker and owner of the store, poked her head out from the backroom, and noticed a certain redheaded girl inside the store, glancing up at the various food items from the menu above, as most people did.

Becky, one of her usual customers, was typically in work clothes whenever she arrived in the morning for her tea and bagel. But this time as she waited patiently, Alexa couldn’t help but notice the odd timing on her part, as well as the neat yet casual attire she had on now. For one, it was later in the day than usual for Becky to arrive. In fact, it was hardly a typical phenomena, as the only other time she was here at this time was when she had to go in late to work for a double shift, to which Lexi happily accommodated her usual order even a bit after closing. Since then, Becky had complained that she would never ever take another swing shift again due to how fragile her sleep schedule was already.

Lexi vaguely wondered what it was that made Becky come this time at this hour. Even as tired as she was, Lexi still couldn’t help but gawk just a little even while she was distracted looking at the menu. Though, and Alexa had to admit, it was absolutely charming when Becky did it. But that was something her customer didn’t need to know. She had only been crushing on her for the past six months already.

Only just.

“Hey, how’s my favorite customer?”

“Just swell,” Bex sighed. “Just gotta pick up a couple of things for tonight.”

“What’s the occasion?” Lexi wiped her face away from sweat off the back of her hand. It had left some flour residue on her brow, but she hadn’t noticed. The redhead refrained from smiling at the owner of the small shop. “Don’t tell me you got another swing shift to cover?

“Oh, actually, I took your advice,” she grinned sheepishly. “I quit my job. I had enough of it.”

“Oh! Just like that?“

Becky nodded. “Just like that. So I’m celebrating tonight.”

“Oh, wow,” Lexi exclaimed. “Well, that’s good! You always seemed so stressed out over it. I mean, granted, all jobs are hard. But no one should ever have to deal with unnecessary bullshit. You know what I mean?”

“Yeah, absolutely. I get you.” Becky chuckled. She ran a hand over the back of her head. Lexi was almost starting to wonder what had made her look so uneasy.

“I mean, you know. Sometimes, you gotta just rip the bandage off. To get what you want, I mean.“

The other girl nodded, visibly gulping. “Sure. Yeah.“

Silence.

“Um,“ Lexi started a beat later. “So, where to now? Will you be working the same field?”

“Oh, uh, kinda,“ Becky said. She pointed up to the menu. “Actually, I was hoping I could answer that after I order some stuff.“

Lexi felt a faint pang of hurt. Just another day for them, and another order. She wouldn’t have minded much if it wasn’t for her feelings being involved. But Lexi pushed down her feelings. She was the owner after, and Becky her customer. She would keep things professional, crushes be damned.

“Sure.” The blonde pulled out her flip notebook and a pencil from her back pocket. “What’ll it be?“

“Uhh, let’s see.” Becky fumbled with her hands. “How about one baguette, two creme brulees, a peach puff pastry, and–you like strawberry, right?–a strawberry hand pie. Cuz I’d like to take you out, uh, for a date…“

“Whoa, hold on,“ Lexi fumbled with her pencil, crooked in her hand thanks to her left-handedness. “So one baguette, two creme brulees, one peach puff pastry, a strawberry hand pie–that’s my favorite–and a date… Oh.“ She looked up from her notes, to find a red-in-the-face Becky in near-panic mode alert.

“Yeah, um,“ she cleared her throat, and this time she had pulled out a beautiful flower from behind and showed it to Lexi. But in that moment, nothing else had appeared more beautiful than the flustered face that belonged to the wonderfully shy yet seldomly aloof girl before her. “I’ve been meaning to ask you, actually. Since I met you all those months ago. But I just got so comfortable with just being behind the counter, y’know? Just looking at you while you work, and me, just standing here. Waiting.“

Lexi blinked at the revelation, the words suddenly hitting her like a wave of heat on a hot and summer day.

“Which isn’t to say that waiting is a bad thing, I mean!“ Becky fumbled. She waved away at the air as though swatting away her words. “Waiting is okay! But, talking to you got me thinking, and got me wondering, what with all the talk about work and stress and being trying to be happy for myself, that sometimes you just need to take a chance. And rip off the bandage.“

“Except, in this case, it’s not really a bandage. It’s actually you and you’re actually really interesting and deserve no bandage.“ She laughed. “In fact, maybe you just deserve a date. And maybe I’d like to be the one to offer that. If you’re be willing.“

Silence again.

“Uh,“ Becky gulped. “If you want. Of course. Absolutely no obligation to say yes. I just thought that maybe–“

“Yeah,“ Lexi blurted.

“Oh… I mean. Yeah?“

She smiled. The notebook lay forgotten on the counter, as she pulled her cap off, pushed the swing door, stepped out in front of the baked goods, and into the arms of one beautiful redheaded girl she had only ever longed for for six months, meeting her soft lips and sinking deeper into this everlasting embrace like there was no care in the world. Her mind fell into a haze even as she pulled away, to greet her crush’s eyes just as she had the first time she meet her.

Becky grinned widely, forever stuck between bashfulness and endless affection. And it was a face that Lexi wanted to see again and again and again. The girl wiped the flour from her brow, and melted once more.

“So, it’s a date?”

Alexa laughed freely. “It’s a date.“

#*drives speeding bus like sandra bullock going > 50 mph onto a freeway ramp*#belexa #rycbar-horcrux #asks #so i lied bex is the stressed one not lexi oops it just happened that way idk why

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