#illi's notes from class

[notillimcmillin]

do you know this guy?

never seen em before, sorry

[tealvenetianmask]

new to the fandom, hello. i've seen a few posts on your blog about blitz's bad spelling being rooted in dyslexia, however i've noticed that all imps seem to have bad spelling, all the way back to flashbacks of the circus.

one could argue i suppose that spellings seen at the circus are written by his dad, and that dyslexia runs in the family. but i think the consistent imp misspellings are intended as another indication of how lower class imps are - that they are uneducated, perhaps not allowed to receive education, and thus don't know *how* to spell.

Welcome. I disagree, and I think you expected that.

I'll start with the claim you based everything on.

"I've noticed that all imps seem to have bad spelling, all the way back to flashbacks of the circus."

Now, I really dug. And I could only find one example of something spelled incorrectly in any of the circus flashbacks. This is from "Oops."

Okay. Someone spelled fireworks comically wrong. My bet is Cash (whatever the cause), and idk... we haven't seen a pattern. Just the one example. Maybe he's dyslexic too. Maybe he's poorly educated (more on that later). But that would all be more in the headcanon realm for me.

Other things are spelled correctly at the circus.

The only other non-Blitz example of an imp being unable to spell something is Striker in "Mastermind" struggling to spell/say grimoire. But who can blame him? I struggle to spell grimoire, and I'm a human with a masters degree.

Beyond that, Fizzarolli, Millie, and Moxxie (you know . . . all the secondary imp characters) are shown spelling things correctly.

Fizz uses shorthand and repeats letters for emphasis here and there, but all of the words that he fully spells out are spelled correctly. There's nothing that can really be called a spelling mistake here.

The same can be said about Millie's texts in "Seeing Stars." She uses shorthand, but it seems intentional. You can compare her spelling to Blitz's directly here. "Mackin" in this context just doesn't have a slangy/shorthand explanation in the same way. Neither does "were" for "where." This is because spelling is automatic for Millie, but it isn't for Blitz. He's using phonetic(ish) guesses.

We also have Moxxie writing down a report that Blitz dictates in "Mission: Antarctica."

The guy can spell perfectly.

But-- honestly? You only have to be familiar with Moxxie as a character to know that his spelling would be flawless . . . For example, look at how he calls Blitz out for his spelling and grammar in "Spring Broken."

Blitz is the ONLY character with a recurring pattern of poor spelling. And if the writers didn't want us to make something of it, they wouldn't keep showing it to us in almost every episode. Now his spelling isn't always bad (he does alright in his apology notes and then in his reports in the shorts- IF Moxxie isn't still writing for him). And I wrote a piece of meta here that explains why I think it might show a form of self-accommodation that's super common for people with learning disabilities.

Now. I'd like to talk about imps and education briefly. Yes, imps are marginalized by their society, often poor, and expected to work for higher demons. But I don't think they have it much worse in terms of education and daily life than say . . . marginalized people in today's real life societies. Their roles are more rigid, yes, but they do hold a range of jobs and participate fully in demon life in multiple rings of Hell.

Are imps on average less well educated than demons higher on Hell's hierarchy? Yes, I'm sure. But remember, Blitz tells us he dropped out of a college, and for that he'd have to be . . . you know, allowed to start at one. And we see imps being very competent consistently. I haven't seen anything that suggests that they're not allowed to be educated (though they're pretty clearly not allowed to access magical artifacts), so I suspect that most imps receive a basic education.

Now do some marginalized people in real life end up illiterate (completely or in part) either because their education is horribly disrupted or inadequate or because they have a learning disability that isn't properly addressed? YES. Do some people with dyslexia still struggle to spell in daily life even if they're well educated and absolutely literate? Also yes.

Imps have a range of experiences in a society that is complex (even if it's in the process of being fleshed out) and reflects our own in many ways.

Blitz is dyslexic. Thanks for reading.

[ladyxlettie]

more uno sketches of a couple random aus

the first is a soul eater au which i dont have much notes for at all it was just done for fun lol

the second is a shugo chara/guardian character au which I'll put the notes I do have (which is. quite a bit) under a read more :) (also don't mind the transformation name change for John's heart character between images, I decided Bleeding Heart sounded better lol)

-So for starters some world building type notes, everyone can see guardian characters, but not everyone has one. Elite tiers have a chance to have an egg but they're more commonly seen with high tiers, and they'll only fully hatch when you grow to a High Tier -For example Elaine doesn't have an egg but Isen does, and Blyke did but Sparx hatches at some point around/after his stunt being a vigilante solo. -multiples are extremely rare (and as of right now ive only settled on Sera and John having more than one) -Characters can go back into the egg or even become x-eggs/x-characters if their partner completely denies that side of them (x-eggs hatching are also extremely rare in this case, as usually they'll lose the x or possibly change completely before they hatch into an x-character) -Character Changes give a small boost (Under .5 level boost based on your natural level) and Character Transformations give anywhere from a .5 level boost to a 1.5 level boost (the lower your natural level the higher the boost, but it lowers the higher you train, so for example Blyke would get around that max boost, Arlo would get probably a .6 or a .7 boost, but Sera and John would only get the minimum .5 because of their ability levels being extremely high)

-Next is character specific type notes (for those I have some for), starting with John! Will is John's first Guardian, from his New Bostin time, after his 3 months in re-adjustment classes Will goes back in his egg and stays like that up until the rowden trip. Al, is John's second Guardian, whose egg pops up at some point after meeting Sera, with the wishes and inspirations to be closer to her and his dad instead of a "monster". But Al doesn't hatch either. Instead when Sera gets suspended, his egg becomes an x-egg thanks to Arlo's breaking of him. Al hatches into X-Al after Sera's ability loss is discovered by the school. When Sera regains her powers and breaks through, X-Al changes into Al before going back into his egg for the time. He doesn't rehatch until the rowden trip as well. (John only actually transforms into Joker's Retribution once, during his battle with Seraphina, before that it was only character changes for the slight boost) Both Al and Will only hatch for that one battle, before being forced back into their eggs, the colors dulling, upon John's ability getting disabled, but once his ability starts coming back they're able to hatch again

-Sera's first guardian, Margot, is born from her initial perfectionism, and after Sera becomes close to John, Margot gets back in the egg. Like John's second guardian being born because of his admiration for her (and his dad), Sera's second guardian, Illy, is born from her admiration of John, and hatches pretty fast When Sera gets suspended, she leaves Illy and Margot's egg with John, not wanting her mother to find out that not only does she have 2 guardians, but Margot is back in the egg. When Sera's ability gets disabled, Illy also gets re-egged and her's and Margot's eggs become dull. And when her ability gets returned, they both hatch, because Sera understands her desires and self better that it "unlocks" Margot again. Sera transforms with Margot during her fight with John also. Because of the instability of her powers at this point, Illy and Margot are often napping, with lower energy levels.

-I have significantly less for the others so I'm just grouping the rest at random lol -Damon doesn't 100% agree with Arlo but because Arlo's goals and desires are still largely the same, he doesn't get re-egged -In the season 2 finale, when Arlo and Blyke get caught, Damon and Sparx escape with Remi and Isen. -Both Damon and Sparx will likely get re-egged during their stay with the two thanks to whatevers going on with Blyke and Arlo (Damon likely the first to become egg again thanks to farrah) -Blyke's transformation gives him a flying skateboard (like Kukai's in Shugo Chara canon), and Remi's gives her uh. not flying but a gliding jump type ability (Think AkaYona Jaeha, or The Jump card from CCS) -John's joker bells do NOT jingle sadly -Arlo's sword is "made" out of his barrier (but not literally) -under Blyke's hood he does have some super saiyan hair going on -Members of EMBER, and some members of the Authorities as a whole who are involved in the shadier side of things (like those who work in the readjustment facilities) who had Guardian Characters are fucked up as they went through a process to essentially force the guardians into the eggs and made the eggs part of their body some how [no specifics have been decided lol] for a permanent boost (Yes Vaughn went through this as well and regrets it dearly)

i think thats all i have rn lmao if you read this far i hope you enjoyed

[forabeatofadrum]

Ljubim te (16/24)

Notes: Hey folks, I am back and I have some news. I have actually written almost all of the fic. Yes, I have finished chapter 16 up to 23 (🤯). I am almost at the end. I haven’t started chapter 24 yet, but all in good time, you know? The reason I hadn’t posted any of 16 - 23 yet is because I finished chapter 16 just now, so I obviously couldn’t post the others.

But now I can, so I will! A part of me considered posting it all in one go, since I am very excited to share it, but that is a bit much, so I have decided to post a new chapter every day.

Apart from that, I have also started writing a side-story from Quinn’s POV. It’s not finished yet and it’s longer than I expected, but it’s fun. Anyway, thanks for sticking around and enjoy reading.

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MAINTAIN

Kurt doesn’t mean to torture himself, but he is. Why else would he be obsessed with the Instagram of one certain Quinn Fabray?

Kurt and Quinn never befriended each other on social media, because why would they? But Kurt’s befriended Blaine, and when Quinn suddenly popped up in the “Friends you might know” list, he should’ve closed the app, but he didn’t.

Blaine might not be super active on social media, but apparently Quinn is.

And unlike Blaine, she is posting about her trip.

Blaine isn’t in any photos, since they’re mostly aesthetic photos of food, buildings and landscapes, but it’s another confirmation that she is in the country.

--

Kurt needs to get out of the city.

A part of him thinks about going to London a month earlier than planned, but he’s not sure if Adam would appreciate that. It might also be questionable of Kurt to seek out his ex when he’s trying to flee from his new crush and his girlfriend. He and Adam are fine, which is why Kurt is going, but it feels wrong.

He doesn’t really have a lot of trips planned. When he first got to Ljubljana, he knew that he could travel throughout Europe, like André, but he decided that he had time to figure it out, but now it’s April and he’s halfway through his time here.

Fuck, Kurt misses his friends from home. He misses his dad. He talks to them a lot through text and he calls, but it is different. He knew he signed up for this and he knew it would only be for six months, but now he’s lonely.

He misses Blaine.

Blaine became his person in Ljubljana.

Of course he has Sunil and Tadeja. He also has people from his classes and from his play, and the International Student Organisation hosts a lot of events. Kurt’s also gone to the gay scene in Metelkova a few times and he’s met really cool people there as well.

Kurt isn’t alone, but he is lonely.

All of those people are here, and yet they can’t hold a candle to Blaine, which is pathetic.

--

The day after, Sunil and Kurt are on a train to Trieste. It’s a city in Italy, close to the border of Slovenia. Kurt’s already taken the bus to Zagreb but it’s still mindboggling that he can just take public transport into another country. This train even continues to Austria!

Kurt’s been wanting to see Trieste for a while. He had sort of planned on going here with Blaine, since he once told Blaine that he wanted to see the city, but of course, that plan fell through. Instead, Sunil is accompanying him.

When Kurt asked Sunil if he were down for a last minute trip to Italy, Sunil yelled “Fuck yeah!” and that was that.

The trip isn’t that long and the next thing Kurt knows, he’s in fucking Italy.

Kurt and Sunil try to see the biggest sights. They go to the beautiful piazza’s and cathedrals. Kurt isn’t religious and Sunil is Buddhist, but the church did go big with the aesthetics and they can appreciate that. There’s also a castle just outside of the city centre and there is a gorgeous pier, since Trieste lies at the coast.

And there’s coffee! There is a lot of good coffee.

“The owners of the coffee brand Illy are from here,” Sunil reads from his phone and Kurt thinks he might’ve found heaven. They stop by at multiple caffetteria’s, as they’re called in Italian.

Kurt’s having a great day and sure, it does sting a bit that Blaine isn’t here, because the two of them have talked about going to Trieste, but it is what it is.

--

The next day, Kurt knocks on Sunil’s door to ask if they can have breakfast in the city together.

And after classes, he texts Sunil to meet up in town to hang out at the Ljubljana river.

In the evening, he wonders if Sunil wants to grab some Boni together.

Kurt thinks he’s being such a great friend, but Sunil sets him straight.

“Look, Kurt, I’m flattered that you want to spend so much time with me, but you need to stop and think for a second,” Sunil says.

Kurt raises an eyebrow.

“We’re friends. Boni buddies and all that jazz. I like hanging out with you, but at this point I think you’re just using me to replace Blaine,” Sunil adds on.

Kurt wants to protests and tell Sunil that he is definitely wrong, but the words get stuck in his throat, because he knows that Sunil is right.

“And quite frankly, I don’t like that,” Sunil continues and Kurt feels like an ass, “I want you to hang out with me because you like me. We’re friends. I don’t want to be second best. You’re always with Blaine, sometimes even ditching me for him, and the moment he’s out of the picture, you come crawling back to me. How am I supposed to feel?”

“Sunil… I am so sorry,” Kurt says, but those words fall flat. Sunil looks really hurt. “I do like hanging out with you. I do think we’re friends and I hope to maintain that friendship even after we both go home to our own countries. But you’re right. I miss Blaine.”

“You’re forgiven,” Sunil says earnestly, “It is really crappy of Blaine to do this to you, so I get it. I just wanted to set things straight and make it clear to you.”

“Thanks. And it is crappy.”

“Won’t you see him at the game?” Sunil asks, “Maybe you can talk it out.”

“What game?”

“The rugby game,” Sunil answers.

Right. Kurt had completely forgotten about that. He, Sunil, Blaine and Quinn have tickets for a game.

“I don’t think he wants to talk,” Kurt says back, “I don’t think I should go.”

“Oh, I am definitely going,” Sunil says.

Kurt raises an eyebrow.

“Isn’t he ghosting you as well?”

Sunil nods.

“Yes, but I like rugby.”

Kurt understands what Sunil is saying, but he still thinks it’s not a good idea. Kurt also wants answers, but cornering Blaine at a public rugby game while his girlfriend is around isn’t a great idea. And he really believes that Blaine isn’t going to talk.

Blaine needs to come to Kurt. Trying to reach Blaine will only backfire.

It sucks, but it’s the truth.

“Does Tadeja like rugby?” Kurt asks.

“I don’t know. Why?”

“She should get my ticket.”

“Kurt-”

Kurt holds up his hand to silence Sunil.

“She can have my ticket. Make it a double date.”

It physically hurts to suggest that, but it’s what it is.

“… Okay.”

“Cool, I’ll e-mail it to you.”

“Right.”

“Then, I’ll just be off-”

“Woah, woah, woah!” Sunil exclaims, “What about the Boni?”

“You still want to get Boni?” Kurt asks.

Sunil looks amused.

“Of course. As I said, I needed to set things straight. You want to get Boni with me because we’re friends, and not because I am a substitute for Blaine, right?”

“Definitely!” Kurt says, and he means it. Sunil was right. Kurt did use him. But it’s a good thing Sunil called him out, because now Kurt’s aware of it and he can fully focus on just chilling with Sunil. “I’m craving Asian food.”

“Roza Slon or Bistro Suwon?”

“Let’s get fancy!”

“Suwon it is,” Sunil says, “Lead the way.”

--

End notes: Unlike Kurt, I didn’t go to Trieste. I wanted to, and I planned on it, but I had a pandemic. Italy was completely off-guard in the first half of 2020. There was a trip in February, but I didn’t go, because it was very early and I was still getting used to Slovenia. I thought it was fine because I thought I had time. Ah well.

Roza Slon is a Thai place and Bistro Suwon is a Korean restaurant. Roza Slon was actually my last Boni, unknowingly. The day after, I found out that the Boni period had ended. Bistro Suwon didn’t reopen after the first wave, so I was under the impression Covid killed it (like it killed Falafel Hiša and Grill no.12, forever in my heart). I have lamented over the closing of Bistro Suwon for years, but guess what, IT DIDN’T CLOSE! I only just found out while looking it up for this chapter. Hooray!

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[ilyushkas-world]

POV you're an American Spanish teacher and its movie day

[leebird-simmer]

All About: PCP & Ketamine

Background & History

- Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine are related compounds.

- Both are classed as “dissociative anesthetics”

- PCP was developed in the 1950s as an anesthetic. It did not result in respiratory depression, as with barbiturates, but it produced unusual characteristics and sometimes severe reactions.

- Clinical use stopped in 1965.

- PCP became an illicit street drug with names such as “angel dust” and “hog.”

- Popularity never rivaled that of marijuana or even cocaine or heroin, and PCP use declined to a rather low level.

- PCP is a Schedule II drug.

- Ketamine was developed as a safer alternative to PCP, being less potent and shorter-acting.

- It is a valuable anesthetic for certain procedures, particularly in children, and is also used in veterinarians.

- It is currently marketed as a prescription medication under the trade names Ketalar, Ketaset, and Vetalar. It is a Schedule III drug.

- Illicit ketamine usually comes from diversion or theft of medical or veterinary material and is sold on the street as “K,” “special K,” or “cat Valium.”

Pharmacokinetics

- PCP is generally obtained in powdered or pill form and can be taken orally, intranasally (snorted), injected, or applied to tobacco and marijuana cigarettes and smoked.

- Half-life and duration of action of PCP is 7-48 hours.

- Ketamine can be taken orally or injected.

- Half-life of ketamine is 2.5-3 hours; duration of action is less than 1 hour.

Behavioral Effects

- PCP is a dissociative drug:

feelings of detachment (dissociation) from the environment and self

vertigo or floating sensation

numbness

a dreamlike state

- All subjects exhibited cognitive disorganization: difficulty in maintaining concentration or focus, deficiencies in abstract thinking, and halting speech.

- Affective reactions include apathy, loneliness, negativity or hostility, or - alternately - euphoria.

- For ketamine, low doses yield reactions similar to those of PCP.

- Doses in the anesthetic range produce a dissociated state with many subjective effects reported. This state is referred to as a “K-hole” and can be either spiritually uplifting or terrifying.

- Effects of PCP have been compared with the symptoms of schizophrenia, presumably accounting for the waning of the drug’s popularity.

- Ketamine is currently used to model schizophrenia in animal research studies.

Mechanisms of Action

- PCP and ketamine are non-competitive antagonists at NMDA receptors: ionotropic receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate.

- The PCP/ketamine binding site is inside the receptor’s ion channel, separate from the site at which glutamate or NMDA binds.

- Blockade of NMDA receptors in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus probably contributes to the cognitive deficits produced by PCP and ketamine.

- NMDA receptors are associated with learning and memory.

Reinforcement

- PCP and ketamine are highly reinforcing, as shown by drug self-administration, and have high abuse potential.

- Both activate midbrain DA cell firing and stimulate DA release, particularly in the prefrontal cortex.

Abuse

- Although PCP is less popular, users have developed dangerous combinations known as “fry,” “wet,” or “illy,” in which tobacco or marijuana cigarettes are dipped in a liquid containing PCP and embalming fluid and then smoked.

- Use of ketamine has been growing because of the drug’s popularity within the dance music scene.

- However, ketamine abuse dates back many years, mostly by people in the medical or veterinary professions and by some intellectuals who favored it as a mind-expanding drug in the tradition of LSD.

{note: some people like it as an alternative to alcohol.}

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- This is of some concern because ketamine is a recommended anesthetic agent for pediatric procedures.

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[empire-of-wildfire]

Whatever It Takes - Chapter 2

Alright! Almost a year later, we finally have another update! Sorry for the ridiculously long delay, it’s been an... interesting year to say the least. I’m still using the tag list from when I last updated, so if you’d like to be removed or added just send me an ask!

here’s the masterlist in case anyone needs a refresher!

previous chapter / next chapter

Aelin woke up to the smell of bacon.

For a moment when she first opened her eyes, she expected to be at Aedion’s, but when she looked around the spacious, currently empty room, she didn’t recognize a thing. As she slowly rose further into consciousness, the events of the night before came flooding back, and she lurched up in bed, eyes wide. If she wasn’t in a totally unfamiliar room ,she would’ve thought it was some hallucination. But no, there was her dress, in a heap on the floor. And there was one of her stilettos over by the window where she’d kicked it towards. She made a mental note to find the other one later.

In a daze, she grabbed Rowan’s shirt off the floor and slipped it on as she ventured downstairs in search of the bacon.

To her surprise, Rowan was shirtless at the stove, sweatpants low on his hips as he worked. His back was to her, and he seemed unaware that she had entered the room. She took the opportunity to admire the strong muscles of his back, the ease at which he moved through his large kitchen. There was soft music playing through a speaker somewhere, and she could’ve sworn she heard him singing along softly under his breath.

“Good morning,” he spoke without turning around, surprising her. “How do you like your eggs?”

“Ooh, over easy please.” Aelin walked up behind him as he cracked two eggs into a pan and wrapped her arms around him from behind, burying her face against his back. After a moment, she asked, “Since when do you cook? I thought all celebrities paid people to do that for them.”

Rowan snorted as he flipped the eggs, turning to look at her for a moment. “Some do, but my mother taught me to cook when I was a kid, so I don’t really see why I would pay someone to do something I already know how to do.”

“Fair enough.” Aelin was quiet for a moment, thinking about the piece of his personal history he’d revealed. “Did she just teach you how to make eggs, or do you have more surprises?”

“Oh I have many surprises, Aelin. If you’re lucky you might get to find out what a few of them are.” He winked at her as he deftly slid her eggs onto a plate. Handing her the plate, he motioned towards the bacon, cinnamon rolls, toast, and orange juice sitting on the counter next to him while he made his own eggs.

Breakfast passed quickly, both of them learning more about each other as they made light conversation while they ate. All too soon, Aelin had to leave for class and Rowan had to leave for training. Aelin was going to catch a cab, but Rowan insisted on driving her to campus, “since it was his fault she wasn’t home with Lysandra,” as he’d put it.

As he drove, Aelin put her phone number in his contacts, sending herself a text so she would be able to save his number. She wasn’t sure when, or even if Rowan wanted to see her again - Aelin hadn’t wanted to ruin the perfect morning with that kind of conversation, in case he wasn’t interested - but she figured at least this way there was no possibility for missed connections and regret. If he wanted to see her, there was no reason why he couldn’t call her. And if he didn’t, then Aelin was okay with that too. Honestly, she could die perfectly happy after just talking to him. She didn’t want to get too greedy and hope for more.

When they arrived on campus, Aelin reached for the door handle but paused when Rowan quietly said, “Aelin.” She turned, arching an eyebrow as she waited for him to continue. “I had a great time last night.”

At that she smiled, reaching across the center console to grab his hand. “I did too. It was… amazing.”

Rowan lifted their joined hands, pressing a kiss to the back of her hand. “I’ll call you later. You’d better go, or you’ll be late for class.”

She quickly got out of the car, turning back one last time to say goodbye before rushing across campus to get to her class on time. She made it a minute before the professor walked in, shoved her phone in her bag and grabbed her notebook.

Less than an hour later, she was groaning internally as she left her lecture, her brain fried after her late night and an intense lecture. She grabbed her phone out of her bag to text Lysandra, and immediately noticed two missed calls from an unknown number. She frowned, trying to think of who it could be, seeing as she already had Rowan’s number saved. Plus he knew she was in class, so it wouldn’t have been him calling anyway. As she stared at her phone, the screen suddenly lit up again with a phone call, from the same number. Her stomach twisted uncomfortably into knots as she put the phone up to her ear. “Hello?”

A brisk female voice answered her. “Aelin Galathynius?”

“Yes, that’s me.” Aelin’s stomach dropped in anticipation of what the next words out of this woman’s mouth would be, and she didn’t even know why.

“My name is Dr. Towers, I’m a doctor at Orynth General. We’ve been trying to reach you about your cousin, Aedion Ashryver and your friend, Lysandra Ennar. I’m afraid there was an accident.”

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[illinoisadventures]

I feel like Dark wouldn’t live in the manor in this AU....still a nice big house, with a decent yard for the dogs, which is a feat in the city.....if either of them ask how the Hell he affords it on a homegrown florist budget, Dark admits he’s from money, he just didn’t want to take the family estate, too big for one person....

Dark can and Will start flirting with Illi in flower language XD He’ll do it with both of them, tbh, but it’s more fun when Illi gets it XD gives him flowers and plants that won’t hurt the animals, makes fancy catnip arrangements for fun dgnsngd

I also feel most of Dark’s tattoos would be flower based....like the one I have, and others that are just clusters of roses and daffodils, sunflowers, maybe even a whole sleeve of flower tattoos....

Dark’s always fascinated by Illi’s Nerd Ramblings dngxgnx he likes learning new things....info dumps about plants and botany himself, about his personal garden at home, about his record collection...does the same to Yancy as he gets tattoos, doesn’t ever seem remotely bothered by the pain, mentions his dance classes to him too XD

And because I Gotta throw in some mild angst, sometimes Dark’s shop is closed for a couple days for no apparent reason from an outside view, before Dark comes back as if nothing’s the matter....wanna make his chronic pain Permanent in the AU.....also have Desmond as a normal Shop Cat that lounges around and gets in the way XD not from Illi, but a stray Dark took in.....

Illinois will flirt back, he though he’s not invested romantically at first because he thinks it’s all in fun... buys certain flowers just to smirk and tell Dark to keep them. Sometimes orders some for Yancy to when he catches on that Dark is flirting with the tattooist, tells Dark to give Yancy a kiss for him ;)

Illinois still lives at his families mansion, very reluctant to go there everyday since I still feel it’d be the same. That is, on times when he’s not fostering, then he’s excited to go back.

Yancy lives in a small apartment, probably roommates with Heapass, and by roommates I mean he lets Heapass come and crash on his couch from time to time. Gots a pet chameleon there named Chancy, which he sometimes calls Butcher.

They both love Darks info dumping,, even if for Yancy it’s more of just for noise then anything else, he tries to pay attention he swears, but sometimes his mind wanders off. Also Illi probably slips a note on the door when Dark’s away, worried, while Yancy just huffs and complains to Illinois,,, no hint of red on his cheeks for once talking with him.

Also, Illinois comes to check on Desmond, and when talking with Dark will absolutely be holding him and playing with him as he does. -Illinois’ secretary

[shy-marker-pliers]

(Highschool anon!) And for the headcanons maybe relationship wise. Like how and when did Wilford and Dark start dating, what made Host and Eric crush on each other (If I remember host has eyes), and would Illinois and Yancy still hook up with each other in this Au, stuff like that :0

ahh ok! and just an fyi if you’re someone who sends anons a lot, you can give yourself a name and/or an emoji! all emojis are free except for this one 🖤.

Wil and Dark

Dark does tech for the schools auditorium

and wilford is head of the drama club and a huge theater geek

so they were p much destined to meet from the start.

they first met on the set of a school production of Grease.

their relationship is kind of a danny/sandy thing if sandy was a goth and danny rly liked pink lol.

so wilford is all dolled up in his 50’s attire, and then in walks in this gorgeous goth dreamboat

heart eyes, motherfucker-

wil was like “hey bby where u goin later tonight?”

and dark was like “home. to study. because i’m a good student and i keep my grades up so as to maintain my GPA.”

completely deadpan delivery too

and wil was like “:(“

fksjsljskaj lol

they kept meeting tho

and wil kept turning on the charm

and then finally dark was like “ok you cotton candy weirdo i guess i’ll give you a chance cause i admire your perseverance.”

and then they fell in LoOoOvE

Host and Eric

Host (aka Simon Teller) was the kid that sits in the back and never talks

he always had his nose stuck in a book but the teachers didn’t mind since he still got good grades.

he was in english class when the teacher announced that they were getting a new guy.

host was a lil curious so he glanced away from his book for a second

and he was immediately met with the sight of what he believed was the cutest person on the planet

the adorable round glasses, the big curious brown eyes, his curly hair, his oversized sweater that gave him sweater paws-

host was a tomato

and t h e n the teacher told him to sit in the desk that was right next to hosts.

so there’s this adorable new guy and host is literally within 6 feet of him

he’s dying

and then the new kid looks over at him

and he smiles.

and hosts heart bursts

eric also thought that host was v handsome

he’d spend class looking at that blond streak in his hair and thinking about playing with it and twirling it around his finger

and then he’d think about hosts adorable expression that he got when he was deep into a book

and u g h

so yeah they were both whipped

after months of pining host finally got the guts to write eric a lip note asking if he wanted to sit together at lunchtime

yancy and illi aren’t rly a thing in my au sorry :/

[a-little-slice-of-fandom]

Lowkey curious but what do you think about the characterisations of the various Boleyns on the West End? (ie Millie, Vicki, Collette etc) From when I’ve seen them, they seem to have the most variance imho which makes for really interesting viewing 👍??

Anon, I’m so glad you asked...

A massive thank you to the sixcord, @ichlugebulletsandcornnuts and @sixcastappreciation for giving me a hand with a few of the Boleyn portrayals, as I obviously don’t know EVERY version of the queen. Also please do try and keep in mind that this isn’t me talking about 10 different characters but 10 different versions of the same character, so there’s going to be absolutely loads of overlap between most of the portrayals and I will just have more to say about certain versions.

(Also I physically can’t do that read more thing on mobile I’m sorry okay? Don’t anon message me I know this is annoying)

Overall:

All of the Boleyns are incredibly competitive characters, wanting to win the competition and being willing to do or say anything to achieve that. I’d also argue that every Boleyn is sort of a horrible person (although an absolutely fantastic character!) although to varying extents. All versions of Boleyn are also confident, charming, loud and cheeky. Again, this is all to varying extents.

Every Boleyn from Millie onwards is chaotic, BUT I think that has more to do with the changes in script and the directing rather than everyone else “copying” Millie.

There’s also an easy argument to be made that at least some versions (if not all versions) suffer from some form PTSD due to the events that took place. However that would make this post twice as long and you’ve already waited long enough for it.

Ashleigh Boleyn:

Looking back on anything from the student run of Six is always really hard because it suffered from a lot of “first instalment weirdness”, although I’d argue that the differences in Boleyn came more down to the direction that Ashleigh decided to take her in rather than the script, since Dont Lose Ur Head was relatively unchanged unlike some songs (looking at Haus of Holbein with that weird tempo and No Way/Heart of Stone’s completely different lyrics).

Despite it being the first instalment of Boleyn, I don’t think Ashleigh ever comes off as a “beta” version of Boleyn. In fact, Ashleigh has one of the most distinct Boleyns. Her accent is kind of upper class (like most of the queens from this run) so it gives off a more refined version of Boleyn that some of the others. You could also argue that she’s maybe the more calculated and cunning, and I do think that this Boleyn maybe thinks things out a little more than others, but I wouldn’t say that she’s defined by being calculated and cunning. I’d actually argue that this Boleyn feels very entitled to her position as the queen who had the worst time, and again maybe that’s the accent influencing my judgment, but it definitely makes for an interesting character. I’d also argue that this is maybe one of the most confident and self assured Boleyn. Again, accent/singing definitely influencing all of this, but this Boleyn doesn’t feel like she has anything to prove to anyone and doesn’t have to explain anything she does, leading to her sounding more offended (or even inconvenienced) than scared or shocked during the end of DLUH.

Also Six please bring back the violin in Dont Lose Ur Head. It came out of nowhere, it was hilarious and really suited the character.

Christina Boleyn (live):

Christina Boleyn is probably the most interesting to me because I genuinely believe that she didn’t mean to hurt anyone. This version Boleyn isn’t mean for the sake of being mean or hurting people before they can hurt her (which will both be discussed later down the line) , this Boleyn is mean because she completely lacks a brain to mouth filter. She still is incredibly rude and dismissive and kind of an asshole, but at least she’s not being deliberately spiteful which is a massive step up from other portrayals.

The thing is about Christina Boleyn (and Ashleigh Boleyn now that I think about it) is that Boleyn wasn’t defined by being the “chaotic” queen yet. In fact, I wouldn’t call Christina “chaotic” as such, just more carefree if that makes sense? She causes the chaos, but she herself isn’t a chaotic personality and the chaos she causes doesn’t always come off as intentional. Christina Boleyn does things because they make her happy, and to hell with anyone else. Again, it comes back to Christina not being deliberately mean. Yes it’s selfish, and she doesn’t shy away from being competitive but mostly this Boleyn is just out to have a good time. Outside the contest you could probably have a drink with this version of Boleyn.

Christina!Boleyn (cast recording):

I feel like Christina’s portrayal on the album suffers in the same way Aimie’s portrayal of Howard suffers on the album i.e all the vocals had to sound perfect at the expense of the actual performance. Christina can’t be as expressive and that’s a massive blow to the character. This characterisation also sort of suffers from the fact that this is only the song vs the other portrayals all having full shows and dialogue, so I do understand that it’s incredinly unfair to try and compare this version to the others but damn it I have opinions and you’re all going to here about them.

Anyway, it’s sort funny to me how the characterisation between the live version of Boleyn and the album are so different considering it’s the same actress. On the album, Christina Boleyn feels much more flirtatious, to the point where I think it’s the most flirtatious Boleyn yet. Maybe it’s the way she purrs? I’m not sure. And while this Boleyn does still feel carefree (although to a much lesser extent), this is overpowered by how much meaner Christina is here. For example, “I didn’t really mean it but rumours spiral” comes off as a a blatant lie in the album, versus being mostly believeable in the live version. There are meaner boleyns. But the problem is that there’s not much to offset that meanness on the album vs the other portrayals. Again, I know it’s unfair to unfair to compare it but it’s all just my opinion. I still love the album because,,,it’s an album and i want to support six and also Christina as an actress because I still think she was amazing and I hate how Christina is just glossed over sometimes.

Millie Boleyn:

So I feel like illie’s version of Boleyn has become one of the the de-facto version of the character for a lot of people, mostly because she has not one but two professionally recorded videos of Don’t Lose Ur Head. She is often credited as being the actress to define Boleyn as chaotic, but again I feel that has more to do with the script and the directing

On a characterisation note, I’d say Millie is actually pretty balanced between loads of elements. Millie is flirtatious, but not the most flirtatious. She’s mean, but not the meanest. She’s patronising, but not the most patronising. She’s proud of her position in history, but doesn’t revel in it. Again, she definitely feels less carefree and more like she’s chugged seven energy drinks before going on stage...but that’s why a lot of people like Millie!Boleyn and she’s always so much fun to watch. I would also say that Millie is possibly the Boleyn who the PTSD/hurting others before they can hurt her makes the most sense for, but I don’t want to hand that title to her because I KNOW that argument can be made for all the others too. But there’s also something very sarcastic about Millie’s Boleyn. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that this Boleyn doesn’t believe anything she’s saying, but there are certainly parts where Millie!Boleyn is playing into her own archetype and poking fun at misconceptions.

Grace Boleyn:

Grace Boleyn feels like she leans in most to the “queen bee cheerleader” archetype the most for Boleyn. She’s better than you and she knows it, and she’s going to let you know as well/put you in you’re place. There’s also something patronising about Grace Boleyn, really talking down to and belitting the other queens at any chance she gets. All the Boleyn’s talk down to the other queens, but for some reason I really notice it with Grace...ESPECIALLY when Howard is involved.

Vicki Boleyn:

Vicki Boleyn has earned herself a reputation for being absolutely both chaotic and completely feral, and with good reason. I feel like Vicki having a much rougher accent when compared to every other Boleyn really impacts her character (absolutely no hate to Vicki’s London accent because I actually love it). And when you take into consideration Vicki literally screaming every line to Don’t Lose Ur Head, it’s safe to say that this Boleyn would be the most likely to just deck you in the face.

But I mean,,, that’s why people love Vicki Boleyn. Yeah she’s an absolute asshole, but she’s a loveable asshole at the very least. Her spiteful nature is at least balanced out with some amazing ad-libbed lines when the queens make fun of Parr and she’s so over the top that you just can’t help but like her. And I’d argue that this is the Boleyn I kind of feel most sorry for, because Vicki sounds so distressed when asking “what was I meant to do”, like she genuinely doesn’t understand why Henry suddenly doesn’t like the attitude that made him originally love her. And that’s actually super sad??? And that’s why Vicki Boleyn is still incredibly sympathetic despite being the most horrible, unlike the album Boleyn where Christina wasn’t as inherently unlikeable but didn’t have anything to offset how terrible she came off as.

Collette Boleyn:

Okay not going to lie, when I first listened to the Collette Boleyn Megasix I actually thought it was Millie singing because I put my phone down to check my iPad and I forgot it was a Collette Boleyn video. I’m promise I’m smart.

Even though Collette sounds like a mix between Vicki and Millie, I think @vioislit summed up her characterisation best: she kind of sounds like the most done gen z version of Boleyn. She’s done with Henry, she’s done with the other queens and she’s done with the competition. Like she’s doing this because she was to, because it's in her contract, but she doesn't really care either way. (That’s not an insult to Collette at ALL! I mean it characterisation wise, it doesn’t feel like Collette herself is just there for the paycheck at all). It’s like,,,Collette!Boleyn KNOWS that even if she does lose the competition, it doesn’t really matter in the long run because she’ll always be the most famous and most talked about wife even if she does lose this one little competition. One 75 minute show won’t erase the last 500 years of history.

Collette!Boleyn seems very proud of her infamy, and again this can probably be argued for all of the Boleyn’s but Collette truly seems to revel in the fact that she’s the “biggest sinner”.

Andrea Boleyn:

With Andrea Boleyn I can really see the Avril Lavigne vibes. Andrea really plays into the “I’m really cute and innocent but I’m not” and it works REALLY well. It’s probably to do with her voice being a little higher than the others, along with her being so adorably tiny, that makes the switches between the two versions so interesting.

There’s also something about her accent, but I don’t mean that as an insult at all. In fact it really works. Andrea’s Boleyn comes off as a high schooler in some ways, who really just really is there to have a good time but isn’t actually thinking about any of the consequences of anything she’s doing. And obviously that makes her more sympathetic than Boleyns who actually know what they’re doing is wrong and will get them hurt.

Mallory Boleyn:

Like I’ve been saying this entire time, I feel like there’s something very similar to Grace’s Boleyn with Mallory’s portrayal. That sort of “queen bee, better than you and knows it” sort of vibe is present in both versions.

But the key difference is that Mallory Boleyn is defensive. She’s probably the single most defensive Boleyn out of the lot. Her insults come split seconds after anyone tries to give examples of why they might have had the worst time, rather than waiting a few seconds like the others Boleyns do.

And I mean,,,that kind of makes sense? Throughout all of history, Boleyn is the one who usually gets her story told the most, and because no one ever really talks about Howard, Boleyn is usually seen as the one who had the worst time. And this competition could potentially strip Boleyn of that title and give it to someone such as Seymour or Howard. And Mallory Boleyn is not about to have that. Yes, this could explain why all the Boleyn’s are so competitive, but Mallory being less playful with her insults makes me think that there’s more to her Boleyn that just winning the competition for the sake of winning it.

THAT. TOOK. WAY. TOO. LONG.

What’s it been??? Like a month??? Oh my Christ I’m so glad to get this done.

Okay all jokes aside I did actually enjoy doing this post for the most part. Yeah, it took absolutely ages and some queens made me want to rip my hair out, but it was fun comparing and contrasting them all and getting all my notes together. Like I’ve said before, I’m happy to do another one of these but it would probably take just as long. Anon me with suggestions!

[notillimcmillin]

so Illi, what’s your fav movie? How abt your fav musical??

alllll my favorites (:

be gay do crime <3

[johnandrasjaqobis]

4 14 29 31 45 52 69 for sweet vic

4: if they could learn one spell that isn’t available to them at present, which spell would it be? I’m limiting it to cantrips bc A: that is legit something I have thought about thanks to Feats and B: he currently has Zero magic, baby steps but even then it’s...very tough to pick between the usefulness and the nostalgia. On one hand, Vic learning Spare the Dying would be extremely poetic and fitting, and he’d love to be able to help someone long enough for the real healers to get there. On the other......Dancing Lights was Illy’s most frequently used spell, enough so that Vic still has the verbal component memorized. It’s very utility and it’s very familiar to him and it would be. nice.

(The rest under the cut!)

14: what is something they love about themself? He feels like he is someone people trust easily. Whether as like, watching their backs in a fight or as confidant or just a helping hand wherever he can. He is Reliable. He also does genuinely love the echo abilities. Feels they’ve been well-earned and they just. Feel like a piece of home.

29: who would they save? who would they be saved by? aaahaha is “everyone” an appropriate answer for the first bit, because Vic would like it to be everyone. Specifically, though, his friends, without question. Even more specifically, Nol, without hesitation. (and i know, i know because dnd is evil like that, there will come a day when somehow he has to prioritize who to look after and it will Hurt Me) for the second bit....tbh I think it’s gonna be a tossup of whether Nev or Anthe breaks through his very stubborn defenses first. But once all that inevitably comes crashing down it’s just going to be the party as a whole. Having people around this time who won’t let him bottle everything back up again, people who look after him when he won’t look after himself.

31: they’re given a blank piece of paper–what do they do with it? Might start some sort of stream-of-conscious journaling type writing. and then definitely, methodically, ripping it into very tiny pieces.

45: how do they hug people? With every bit of that 18str babey He is realizing how long he went without like. Real affection (not even two years, really, but that is a long time considering how frequent it was before) and the fact that he has people who will hug him now is just. Very Good. Vic puts a lot into hugs, because he has definitely learned to make that sort of thing count. (Hey fun fact, before that hug with Anthe during KirGate? The last genuine affectionate contact he’d had was uh. Illy. Shortly before. u kno.)

52: from whom do they seek validation? once again, does Everyone count? I mean like. Not everyone I guess, he really couldn’t care less what people like Thelyss think of him (other than in a “is he going to try to arrest me” sort of way). But also Vic was a young soldier selected for a very rare and kind of literally iconic skill training. The echo knights are kept as much a secret as they can be from the Empire, but they’re somewhat revered among the Aurora Watch and he wanted to live up to that so badly. He wants to be good at his work, and maybe that work has changed a little now, but. He still wants to prove (to someone, to everyone, to himself) that he can do his job.

69: how would they describe their party members? what an excellent question, a somewhat incredulous laugh would probably be the first thing, but

Anthe - Absolute little spitfire. She’s small (though he’s met smaller) and has somehow condensed a frankly scary amount of whoopass into that tiny frame, and he loves it. Also surprisingly...insightful once you get past that. Always watching people, always picking up on things, always asking things, which can be. Fun when directed at him. But Anthe gets it, and she’s always ready with healing or a safe night’s sleep or weird conversations with skeletons.

Nev - Somehow simultaneously the softest and toughest person he’s ever met. She’s absolutely terrifying in combat (which is great for them, not so great for the demons) and so kind and considerate and thoughtful any other time. Nev is the type to just. Check up on people. Offer a listening ear. Offer advice you didn’t even know you needed. Maybe unfamiliar with the specifics of new places but never really comes across as naive? (also doing all this literally blind, which he so often forgets)

Nol - that’s his wizard, folks. His wizard is a bitch and he likes her so much. She is also extremely complicated, has a frankly fucked up history when you get down to it, but the important part is that she is here, now, and seems to be actively trying. Nol is on their side and holy shit is that a good thing for them because she is terrifying. Absolutely terrifying and fascinating magic involved all the time. He would not call her Nice, not in any sense of the word, she is in fact an asshole to most people most of the time, but beyond that is just. She is Nol and nothing is going to happen to her.

P.A.T. - Very....very confusing. Vic didn’t pursue higher education but he’s pretty sure most professors aren’t like this. It’s interesting, someone who was literally created to do one specific job, but it’s also something he feels is beyond his ability to really understand. PAT has some handy moves when it comes to boosting or protecting the others in a fight, and that’s appreciated. PAT also has a very intrusive very creepy little dog that Vic does not trust with personal matters at all.

Raelian - Fast as shit. Like come on, she is faster than he is, she is taking his status as the humanoid blender. There is not bitterness there, really, he legitimately wants to see her fight more, and there’s some martial class solidarity there. There’s also the weird...ghost arms? Which are cool and also very weird. Raelian is someone he’s still working at figuring out, but it is probably a good thing to have someone else who’s into all the book research shit, especially if they need to break that spell.

(and the MIA kids, in shorter bits)

Ziggy - There are Very Complicated feelings around here. A genuine very good friend, and also a friend who just up and left with just a note to explain it. Jhe - She was...confusing. Bizarre. But also weirdly charming. And whatever she was, she did not deserve whatever it was that happened.

[themusicspider]

Something Wicked

Author’s Note: So this is the first time writing Obey Me! Shall We Date stuff. I decided to name the MC from the game Mackenzie since it’s a pretty gender neutral name and I put them with Mammon, that’s just kinda who I felt the game kinda intended you to end up with. I’m really bad at picking a singular point of view, so I’m sorry. 

warnings: language? my non-beta-ed writing? 

“...to diversify the program, we selected two young adults who completed their world’s expected academic rigor. I am assured that they are only a few years older than our exchange student, Mackenzie from last year,” a strong voice said. 

“Our first new exchange student, Arden Illis, is a twenty three year old who completed her education in Neuroscience and Law. She will be conducting a year long research experiment and a few classes from RAD to keep up with the curriculum. The next exchange student is Michael Dexter. He is also twenty three with his education in Human Biology with special education and training to be a human doctor,” another person said.

“Arden and Michael will be staying in the House of Lamentation and Purgatory Hall respectively. So please join me in welcoming our new exchange students to the Devildom, and to their continued education at the Royal Academy of Diavolo,” the first voice said.

“Should’ve known hell would be eternal school,” Arden mumbled to the person beside her.  

The room stopped spinning and the room started to seem less dark for the humans. They exchanged an unamused look before studying the people in front of them. It seemed like a panel of politicians with one larger chair in the top row and seven smaller seats in the bottom row. 

The man in the top row had bright brown-ish mostly red hair and yellow eyes. His clothes were red and black and obviously stood apart from the rest who wore mostly black and teal clothes. 

The man in the middle most seat on the bottom row began to speak, “I’m sure it’s very overwhelming. Do you have any questions?” 

Arden recognized it as the second voice that spoke. She glanced at the other people at the bench. Immediately to the right of the man in the middle had white hair and seemed unamused with having to be there. Next to him was a man with a mischievous but sultry grin. Further down was a guy with orange hair wearing a grumpy expression. On the other side there was a guy whose head was resting on his hand but his eyes were set on something in his hand under the table. The blonde next to him stared intently at the two humans, his hands clasped in front of him. The last was flat out asleep in his chair. There was also a man who stood behind what Arden assumed was the leader. He had almost teal tipped hair and wore a neutral expression.

“Where are we?” Michael asked. 

“You are in the Devildom, The realm of demons,” the blonde said.

“Specifically you’re in the RAD, the Royal Academy of Diavolo, assembly hall. The student council conducts their meetings here,” The man behind the leader said.

“And who are you?” Michael asked, gesturing to everyone.

Everyone was quiet for a second, seeing who would go first. 

“I am Diavolo, Prince of the Devildom, ruler of the demons in this realm, future King,” the red-haired man said proudly. 

“This is Barbatos, my butler and close advisor,” he added. 

“Lucifer, one of the lords of the Devildom and Avatar of Pride,” said the man in the middle.

“Mammon, lord of whatever Avatar of Greed,” 

“Leviathan Avatar of Envy,” 

“Satan Avatar of Wrath,”

“Asmodeus Avatar of Lust,” 

“Beelzebub Avatar of Gluttony,”

“Belphegor,” the last mumbled out. 

“Avatar of Sloth, obviously,” Satan said.

“Jesus Christ,” Michael mumbled.

“Yeah, no I don’t think that name will get you much here,” Arden replied under her breath. 

“Why are we here?” Arden asked towards the demon.

“You two have been selected from the human world applicants to participate in the student exchange program. An educational and cultural exchange,” Lucifer said peeved. 

“Right, of course,” Arden said hesitantly. 

“Solomon and Luke, two of our previous exchange students from your world and the Celestial Realm, will be here to escort you, Michael, to Purgatory Hall. Arden my brothers will be going home after this meeting and I’m sure one of them will be kind enough to escort you to the House of Lamentation,” Lucifer said. 

“I’ll do it,” Asmodeus perked up. 

“Asmo,” Lucifer warned. 

“Don’t worry, I’ll go stay with them,” Satan said. 

“Right, that’s settled, Welcome to the Devildom,” Diavolo concluded. 

A/N: Great! Glad you made it to the end and also I apologize, but tonight we die like men, sudden and totally our fault.

[whatareyousearchingfordean]

Kiss From A Rose

The Proposal in the Bunker

Summary: Y/n has been hunting alongside the infamous Winchesters for years now, but when an unexpected case pops up in her hometown, she finds herself struggling not only with her feelings for the eldest brother but with the things from her past that she has been fighting to forget. 

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Plus size Reader

Word Count: 1.6K+

Warnings: Language, negative body image discussion

Author’s Note: Welcome to my first fanfic series for Supernatural! Hope you all enjoy this little adventure xo Alex

Catch up with the series masterlist and check out Alexandra’s Library for more works by yours truly!

The heavy metal door to the garage thudded shut behind the huntress as she made her way into the bunker. A slew of plastic bags from the supply run she had made dangled from her arms as she sifted through the mail she had also stopped to pick up from her PO box. Most of the items were junk mail, having followed her to Kansas when she forwarded her address, while there were a few postcards from her hunter friends and associates. 

Y/n skillfully set the groceries down on the island in the kitchen when a symbol on one of the envelopes caught her eye as it shimmered in the fluorescent lights of the bunker. Pulling it from the bunch, the red horseshoe surrounding a bucking mule that was etched into the paper sent knots to her stomach. Her hands shakily ripped open the thick envelope and pulled the heavy cardstock free, allowing her eyes to scan the words hidden inside. It was an invitation to the class of ‘99’s twenty-year reunion, the date indicated it was to take place on the coming weekend. 

It was as if the mere mention of her hometown had her skin crawling. The small, tight-knit farming town did not bring her any positive memories, especially high school. The huntress had struggled with her weight and appearance since she was in elementary school. The teasing was relentless and with only a couple hundred kids in her graduating class, she was an easy target for the popular kids. The scars their torment had left affect her every day still twenty years later. It’s not something she could wash clean or rub a magic cream into, they were ingrained into her very core. There was no way she would subject herself to even thinking about returning to that place so, as far as she was concerned, they could kiss her ass. 

Without a second thought, she tossed the invite into the garbage and began to put away the groceries. As she hadn’t picked up much besides the essentials, it didn’t take her long to finish. Y/n grabbed a beer from the fridge, popped the cap, and headed deeper into the fortress she now lived in. 

The Winchesters were visible in the library as soon as she entered the war room. Sam sat at one of the tables, his face in his laptop, clearly engrossed in whatever it was he was reading. Dean was perched across from his younger brother, his booted feet up on the hardwood surface and a beer in his right hand. 

“Hey.” A soft smile crossed his freckled face when he saw her climbing the stairs towards them. “Did you get the pie?”

The woman couldn’t help but roll her eyes at the green-eyed hunter as she took the seat next to him and took a drink of the cold IPA in her hand. “Yes, Dean, I got the pie.” 

He tossed her a wink in response, the casual action erupting a flurry of butterflies in her stomach. She hated how easily the older Winchester seemed to affect her, whether it was a casual glance here or a flirty nickname there, she always found herself like putty in his hands. It was embarrassing if she was being honest with herself, and obvious. Luckily, though, it seemed he didn’t have a clue and she planned to keep it that way, saving her the eternal awkwardness of Dean having to let her down easy.

“So get this, I might have found us a case.” The sound of Sam’s voice broke her out of whatever weird self-deprecating reverie she had fallen into. Y/n took another sip of her beer in hopes of hiding the heat that was creeping up her neck. 

“Tell us,” Dean urged as he turned to his brother.

“This girl was found dead last night in her home. Husband came home from work and found her on the floor of their bedroom. Autopsy says she drowned, but there was no evidence of her being near any sort of water,” Sam read the highlights from the screen in from of him. 

“Hmm, sounds witchy.” Dean hummed as he took another drink. “Where is this?”

“Uh, some small town in Michigan,” Sam paused as he scanned the article to find the town name again. “Temperance, Michigan.”

The town name sent a chill through Y/n, causing her to gasp and choke on the drink she had so illy timed. Immediately she began coughing, her body trying to rid her trachea of the foreign object. 

“Shit,” Dean swung his feet off the table and moved closer to her side. One hand rested on her shoulder while the other began patting her back in a timid movement as he assessed if she truly needed assistance. “Are you okay?”

“Uh, Sam… what uh, what was her name?” The sputtering woman’s voice was rough coming out through her raw throat. The curiosity and fear pumped through her veins as she waited for his answer. 

“Sarah Simms.” 

Fuck. 

“Want to tell us what just happened to you?” Dean removed his hands from her after he was satisfied that she was breathing okay, his verdant iris’ roaming over her features in anticipation of an answer. Instead, she just held a finger and bolted back to the kitchen, leaving the brothers staring at each other in confusion. It took her only seconds to find the discarded item and return it to them in the library. Y/n tossed the crumpled material into Sam’s lap. With a furrowed brow, he picked it up and read over the calligraphy embedded on the card. His face softened as his brain connected the dots, just long enough for Dean’s impatience to overtake him and he snatched the invite from his little brother. 

“Wait, so you're telling me we have a case in your home town, that just so happens to be having a twenty-year reunion for your graduating class? This is perfect.” Dean looked up from the paper and straight at the antsy huntress. 

“That’s just the thing, I’m not going to that reunion.” Y/n crossed her arms over her chest, leaving no room for an argument from the Winchesters.

“What do you mean you aren’t going?” Dean furrowed his brows at her declaration. 

“Just that! I’m not going. High school wasn’t exactly rainbows and sunshine for me, Dean. And not much has changed since then. I do not want to relive all that.” It was so cut and dry to Dean. There was a case that needed to be looked into and it was their job to look into it. “Can’t you and Sam just pull up and flash your FBI badges and I’ll help with research this time.”

“Sure, we could, but if this is a witch thing, we could use a local who knows the people. It will be easy to find a motive and the witch if we know their history,” Sam frowned as he interjected into the conversation.

“What Sammy said.” 

“Did you not hear me? I wasn’t liked in high school. I don’t have friends there, no one is going to open up to me.” The woman was growing more exasperated at their pushing, now wishing she had never even shown them the invite in the first place. 

“Y/n, come on, you know that being a local will help them open up to you easier. You being an alumni is perfect.” Dean’s voice was softer now as he spoke to her. 

“Alumna,” Y/n and Sam corrected at the same time. 

“This is why you didn’t have friends.” Y/n glared back at Dean, who just grinned at her. He was lucky she was utterly defenseless against that smirk of his, otherwise, she just may have slapped him. 

“It does say here that she was in the school’s PTO and head of the reunion party planning,” Sam added as he returned to reading her obituary. 

“Of course she was.” A dramatic sigh left her mouth, causing the hairs around her face to flutter. “Fuck, okay, fine! So if I’m going to my reunion, who are you two supposed to be?” 

“Uh...” Dean’s brows furrowed as he tried to come up with a response. His silence had her hopes of getting out of this weekend of hell rising, only to be dashed as Sam spoke up.

“Well, it's a twenty-year reunion, right? I say one of us goes in as your husband. Everybody takes their spouses to reunions. The other will play the FBI angle to do recon.” The huntress’s smug facade dropped at his proposal, knowing there was no way she could intellectually counter that one. 

“I’m sorry, my what?” she sputtered out, her panicking brain fully incapable of uttering much else. Her mind was running rampant, unable to think of one person she went to school with that would even believe she had nabbed either of the Winchesters. Both of them looked like they had just stepped out of a J. Crew add and she was… well, she was her ordinary chubby self. 

“Yeah, sweetheart, what do you say? Will you marry me?” Y/N’s heart leaped into her throat at Dean’s words and that damn toothy grin he was flashing her. Of course, Dean would offer himself up for the job. That was just her luck. 

“Ugh, fine. But for the record, I hate this idea.” The fuming woman snatched back the invite and her beer before storming off in search of the solitude of her room to sort through the storm brewing inside her. 

Dean hollered after her retreating figure, “Ouch, that hurt!”

Part 2​

[mentallyinwalmart]

‘Dear Thomas’

A follow up to my last fic, ‘Dear Liza’ 

in this one, you get those same events from the point of view of Daci and Thomas~

My Dearest Brother,

I know you only left a week ago, but I already miss you loads. I’m bummed you didn’t get to meet my flatmates, they are positively lovely, but I guess that’s what I get for moving in a week early just so you could help me :) One of my flatmates, I believe is related to your summer employer. Her name is Eliza Wadsworth and she is just wonderful. She says she has a cousin who goes to your school. Isn’t that funny? What a small world. I doubt you’ll see much of her, there are so many students at the school, I just thought it was a funny coincidence.

If I timed this right, this letter should be arriving the day of, or the day after your orientation. So, how was it? Tell me the three most interesting deductions you made.

As for my orientation, I spotted two people who clearly did not get along in high school shooting each other glares across the group, a professor who actively checked out his female students with his wife on his arm!!! And a girl who appeared to be pregnant, but hiding it. That was most interesting, because at first I thought she just had some sort of lower back pain, and that’s why she stood the way she did, but after a little bit, when she refused the champagne we were offered and kept shooting nervous glances at her parents, it all fell into place.

Love, your favorite sister,

Daciana Cresswell

Ps- have you seen Ileana? I miss her terribly and wonder how she’s holding up.

--

Dear Daci,

I have met both of Dr Wadsworth nieces before. I remember Liza as bubbly and kind, I’m surprised you in all your emo brooding like her so much. As for Audrey Rose (the other niece), I saw her today at orientation. Before you get some idea in your head about me remembering her for any superficial reason, I only recognized her because I saw her standing between Dr Wadsworth and the man I can only assume to have been her father.

I was preoccupied with your challenge while I was descending the stairs and ended up slipping and making quite a fool of myself. I couldn’t bring myself to go and greet Dr Wadsworth after that, so I stuck to the back of the group.

I have to say, Daci, you May have me bested with that girls secret pregnancy. My three best observations were that Dr Wadsworth lingered awfully close to miss Wadsworth, and doted on her more than her father. It was subtle, but I dare say he thinks of her as a daughter as well. I also noticed a girl I (correctly) assumed, to be Audrey Rose’s roommate recognize her at the very beginning of the orientation, and spend the first hour working up the nerve to go over and speak to her. And finally, dear sister, I noted that miss Wadsworth’s roommate was awfully preoccupied with her phone, glancing at it every five minutes, flushing slightly and quickly responding to messages she was receiving. I only assume she was talking to someone whose opinion she valued grately.

Did I mention, dear Daci, that Audrey Rose’s new roommate is none other than our old friend Ileana?

I don’t know whether I hope it was you she was texting or not.

Love always,

Your favorite brother

—

Dear Thomas,

I don’t even know where to start with you, you absolute scrub.

Of course it was me texting Ileana. Don’t even pretend you didn’t know. You’ve known her three odd years, I’m pretty sure you’ve mastered reading her. Can you blame me, Thomas? We broke up because we wanted to have the opportunity to grow at Uni and not be tied to one another, but it’s unbearable. You know more than anyone how wonderful she is.

As for Miss Wadsworth, you seem quite taken, at least with her appearance. I don’t think any amount of second-hand embarrassment would phase the stoic Dr Wadsworth (unless you’ve lied to me about him in his entirety), which leads me to deduce that you were mortified to go and speak to him after embarrassing yourself so profusely in front of his niece.

Don’t be an absolute fool about this Thomas, you can be a perfect gentlemen when you want to be, and I have no doubt you could easily charm Miss Wadsworth into bed (since I know for a fact you are not a relationship man).

Now, onto my favorite topic, us being reunited. Liza and I have decided to make a trip down from Paris to London so I might see you and she can see Audrey. So please, for the sake of our friendship, if you do sleep with Audrey, at least call her after? I’d be terribly inconvenienced if my favorite flatmate were to hate me by association.

Love you, and see you after midterms.

Daciana

Ps- you calling me emo and brooding is like the kettle calling the pot black.

—

Dear Daci,

How dare you reduce me to nothing more than a womanizer. You know for a fact I have never hooked up with someone and not called them. In fact, usually it’s others not calling me back. I am constantly being used for my body.

Besides, Miss Wadsworth, it would seem, can't stand me. So, I believe I’m far from charming her.

Ileana and I got coffee this afternoon, and she filled me in on the information you have been so selfishly withholding. She told me about the day you have planned when you “come to visit me” in a few weeks. Be honest, Daci, is missing me just an excuse for you to make the trip to see Illy on fathers dime?

I promise I won’t be mad, in fact, it’s actually a brilliant plan.

Miss Wadsworth is in my principle study group, and she is quite astute. I would say nearly as observant as you (though not half as gifted as I am, of course). However, in my prowess I seem to be only irritating her more. It is odd, really, to have someone not simply grateful to have me solve all the problems for them. She is just as hungry for answers, it would seem, as I am.

She is also in my Forensics class, but as yet to notice me. We’re well into the second week, and I worry I made her uncomfortable because today (against my better judgement) I took up the seat next to her.

Though she didn’t seem particularly happy, she didn’t seem too upset either.

I suppose I have to continue to sit next to her now, for it may be even more awkward for me to suddenly decide I no longer wished to be her seatmate.

See you in a few weeks, Daci.

-Thomas

—

My dearest brother/favorite human,

I can’t believe it took you this long to realize the only reason I would want to visit is to see Ileana. It is positively ridiculous to want to visit my baby brother and meet the woman who seems to have captured his attention.

Who knew all it would take is her not swooning at your every move.

Audrey Rose’s cousin Liza has yet caught on that you and I are siblings, and has been showing me the letters she exchanged with her. I almost feel bad, because i am seeing this relationship blossom from both sides and just want to get my hands dirty and give you a push.

Good luck with your endeavors, dear brother. See you soon.

Daci

—

Daci—

What do you mean “watching this relationship blossom from both sides”?

Does miss Audrey Rose have feelings for little old me? That would be awfully embarrassing for her, since she seems intent on despising me no matter how charming I am.

No matter how many times I make her laugh with a whispered joke or doodle in lecture, she seems intent on remaining stoic towards me in our study group.

This afternoon in said study group, she mentioned how drained she was from the day and how she didn’t have a break until after our night class. I have noticed that most days, she drinks a large cup of earl grey from the campus cafe, so I think I will bring her one to class.

Hopefully it will brighten her day to get a little attention from someone she so admires.

Speaking of people who admire us, how is Ileana? I trust you’re still speaking frequently since you haven’t yet cancelled your trip down to see "me”. As much as I joke, I hope you are being careful. I don’t want you to get here and find out the two of you are on different wavelengths about where this relationship is headed.

I love you sister, keep your heart safe.

-Thomas

—

My dear, lovesick Tommy,

I cannot believe you are so taken with Audrey Rose. I simply cannot!

I won’t waste words trying to tell you how to proceed, I know you won’t listen.

As for illy and I, to my knowledge we are both in the same place. Unless you know something I do not, it will be a joyous time when we are reunited in two weeks.

Audrey has discovered a pub she will apparently be dragging us to with some strange American musical phenomenon called “surfer punk”. It sounds positively ghastly, but then again, so did Paris when I first heard about it, and now I love it here.

Can’t wait to see the look on Liza’s face when she puts everything together, and the four of us get to go out together. That promises to be funny.

I love you, and miss you more than words,

Your very emo sister.

Ps- A certain someone happened to mention a certain cup of tea in her last letter. Perhaps you e finally found your in.

Love you double,

Daci <3

—

Dear Sister,

We were assigned a massive midterm assignment in forensics, and for some reason, I thought Audrey might ask me to work with her.

To my chagrin, she did not.

However, because you said that tea was my in, I showed up unannounced to her door with a massive cup, and all of my notes, and much to my pleasant surprise she did not kick me out.

The past few nights have been spent going over theories, and watching American sketch comedy during breaks. Audrey Rose is very partial to SNL, and told me I was missing a huuuuge opportunity to start every letter to you with “dear sister”. (I was skeptical, but look it up. The sketch is funny).

I can’t believe that even after I told her of my sister abroad I wrote to, she hasn’t come close to putting it together.

I am starting to enjoy her company far too much for my normal aloofness. If this gets back to Romania, it’ll positively ruin my brand. Her room always smells faintly like cashmere and flowers, I don’t know where it’s coming from, it is the strangest thing.

I am starting to worry slightly about what she might think when the other shoe drops. But I don’t know what to do. How do I tell her how connected our lives seem to be, without coming off as an ass for keeping it to myself for so long.

See you in six days,

Thomas

Ps- Illy has been insufferably excited for the weekend. There’s a little heart around Friday on her calendar.

Maybe we can have one big sleepover in her and Audrey Rose’s room!

your deviant brother,

Thomas

—

Thomas,

I am neck deep in work, and tragically do not have time to do the whole letter writing thing this week.

However, if there is a development with you and Audrey, I INSIST you text me immediately.

I know it is not as ridiculously posh as letter writing, but it’ll keep me in the know.

Love always,

Your ‘dear sister’

Ps- tell Audrey I loved that sketch, and that she is going to be my new best friend if she is as wonderful as you’ve made her out to be (which I am sure she is)

—

Tuesday at 7pm, Tommy‍‍‍‍👯‍♂️🧛🏻‍♀️ sent:

“Headed to Audrey’s. I’m starting to worry we’ll never crack this assignment”

Tuesday at 8pm, I sent:

“Aaaaa Sorry this response took so long, that’s so annoying, I want allllll your time this weekend (sorry ar)”

Tuesday at 10pm, I sent:

“How is it going?”

Tuesday at 11:28pm, Tommy👯‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️ sent:

“can I call you?”

Tuesday at 11:31pm, I sent:

“What is going on Thomas, you never ring me?”

Tuesday at 11:31pm, Tommy‍👯‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️sent:

“Is Liza in the room with you?”

Tuesday at 11:32pm I wrote:

“No, she is out on a date, why?”

Tuesday at 11:32pm, Tommy‍👯‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️ rang me:

I lifted the phone to my ear,

“What is going on Tommy? You never ring me.”

“Swear you’re alone?”

“Yes, Christ Thomas I’m by myself.”

“Cat’s out of the bag.”

I paused for a long moment,

“Audrey knows?”

“Yes. Ileana walked in on her and I and then--”

But I cut him off before he can finish,

“Walked in on you two doing what, exactly?”

I could feel my voice rising as I asked, a grin spreading across my face as he stumbled over his words.

“Well we were working on our project, and then suddenly, she has this, stroke of brilliance and I just,”

He pauses and it takes everything I have not to scream a little bit.

“I kissed her, Daci, I was so, excited about the breakthrough that I reacted on impulse. I mean, I would’ve kissed anyone in that moment,”

He stumbles over a feeble explanation and I drum my fingers against the phone. Get to the good part.

“Well, I pulled away, but before I could explain myself, she was all over me. So we’re kissing, and it was like sparks were bursting in my chest when suddenly, Ileana is at the door. So naturally we get off of each other and greet Ileana. Of course, Illy greets me like she normally does, and the ever astute Audrey Rose catches on. I didn’t know what else to do so I left Ileana to explain things.”

There is a long pause, and I can hear him clearing his throat. I don’t know what to say, and the line hangs in silence. If I were in Audrey’s shoes, I can’t figure out whether or not I would be angry.

“Thomas I don’t think she’ll be too angry. It may have been better had you not left so abruptly but--” But now it is his turn to cut me off.

“Someone’s at the door, love you, call you later.”

He hangs up before I have the chance to say anything else.  

Wednesday at 12:45am, I sent:

“Hello? Did you die in the last hour?”

Wednesday at 1:13am, I sent:

“Thomasssssss”

Wednesday at 2:07am, I sent:

“I’m going to bed. I will assume you are knocking boots, rather than the more grim possibility that you finally pissed off the wrong person and have been murdered. Love you, call me tomorrow.”

Wednesday at 3:06am, Tommy‍ 👯‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️sent:

“AR came up to my room. Thought she would be angry but turns out she just wanted to finish up our project (and another taste of my lips). We have a date tomorrow night, and if all goes well, she will (hopefully) be with me when I pick up you and Liza from the train station.”

Wednesday at 8:45am, I sent:

“I can’t wait to meet her in person, and to get the full rundown on your date. Hope you slept well :)”

~~~

Hope you guys enjoyed!! I have at least one more fic planned for this mini series (spoiler alert, its Thomas and AR’s date)

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