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forgottenroisin · 1 year

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Character Analysis

THE BASICS:

Character’s name: Roisin Malconaire

Role in story: Hot mess/Supporting character

Physical description: Emily Carey

Age: 21

MBTI: ENFP

Enneagram: Type 7 (the enthusiast), 7w6, 749

Zodiac: Aries

INTERNAL: THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER

What is his/her greatest fear? Being deprived and in pain

Inner motivation: To be satisfied and content: to have her needs fulfilled, to maintian her freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to keep herself excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain

Kryptonite: Someone trying to control her (looking at you, Valentina)

What is his/her misbelief about the world? If she just accumulates enough wealth and fun and experiences she can actually live the perfect, flawless, pain-free life and give it to her loved ones, too!

Lesson he/she needs to learn: Oops, that’s impossible and money certainly won’t buy it! (Just ask Edmund!)

What is the best thing in his/her life? Her sisters!! Her home!! Fun and doing what she wants and exploring all the opportunities this life has to offer!!

What is the worst thing in his/her life? Probably her stepmom and stepbro #gross No, but honestly most likely the death of her dad if she was old enough to remember him :( Her mom, too, but I'm not sure she ~does remember her?

What does he/she most often look down on people for? Being controlled, being boring, an uncooperative spirit, a lack of vision, an unwillingness to help others (tho tbf her viewpoint on this is a lil skewed bc she often fails to see the things ppl need etc etc her heart is ultimately in the right place she’s just kinda spoiled and blind bc of it)

What makes his/her heart feel alive? Adventure! Laughter! Inside jokes! Exploring! Riches and excitement! A new frock! Poetry that inflames her emotions (yes, she’s def rocking those Anne of Green Gables vibes esp when she was little – cue her renaming Goat Road to the Way of the Shephard or smth more poetic etc)! Spending quality time with loved ones! Etc, etc!

What makes him/her feel loved, and who was the last person to make them feel that way? Her sisters were most def the ppl <3 Being paid attention to, being supported and shown affection, having fun, quality time, shared fresh air and experiences, shared laughter, etc!

Top three things he/she values most in life? Her loved ones, fun, security!

EXTERNAL: NOT NECESSARY, BUT GOOD TO KNOW AND SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER

What’s his/her favorite book, movie, and band? She’d love the Idylls of the King! Ivanhoe and pr much anything by Tennyson and Scott and all the other Romantic Poets! She’d also love Narnia and Pippi Longstocking and Amelia Bedelia and all sorts of fun, fantastical things as a kid! Re: tv Bridgerton would be a go-to, and, speaking of regency things, pr much all Jane Austen! I feel like the most recent Emma, P&P, and Persuasion would be her fav movie adaptations (and tbh she’d probs have more patience for those than reading) but she would loooove S&S just in general all editions of it bc she’d suuuuuper relate to Marianne and the whole sister thing would obv get her right in the feels, also Little Women esp the most recent Amy!positive adaptation too for similar reasons etc! Gilmore Girls!! Daisy Jones & the Six!! Florence + the Machine <3 Fairy tales in general!!! dua lipa, ava max, fleetwood mac

Is there an object he/she can’t bear to part with and why? She probs has, like, a bracelet or hairpin or smth from her mom that is hella sacred to her but tbh she probs rarely wears it, instead choosing to keep it in this tiny ornamental box where she knows its safe and tbh itll probs get burned asp and she’ll probs have a breakdown bc of it bc im mean <3

Describe a typical outfit for him/her from top to bottom. This girl is O B S E S S E D w clothes and far more so than i am tbh so i probs can’t even comprehend of the sort of sick fit she’d come up w but suffice it to say she’s always glammed out and rocking the latest trends and probs helping to set them too lbr i also feel like she’s REALLY good at, like, taking her mom’s old dresses and spicing them up to make them ahead of the latest trend or like even making smth completely new out of her bedroom curtains like they might not have much?? since they got an evil stepmom?? but even if so she still living that haute couture life! the best seamstress in the land tbh lbr! ;D she ~will find a way! and everyone will be drooling to wear that next week when she’s already moved on to the next look ;D

What names or nicknames has he/she been called throughout their life? Rosie to her sisters, Rose to her friends, Roisin to everyone else thank you very much

What is his/her method of manipulation? Lol, she’s the worst smh anyway that would be guilt tripping, judging you, annoying you

Describe his/her daily routine. Only gets out of bed when positively FORCED tbh and probs kinda cranky in the morning whoops but omg she comes alive at night and just out there having a stupid good time, def the life of the party type, pranking!! joking!! leaving Brigit doodles of Valentina's face after the latest prank lol, honestly she’s not really someone who holds to ~routine bc that’s the bane of her existence and noT exciting (tho she does actually lowkey thrive on one when its enforced so she goes on jags where she holds herself to this standard...and then gets bored of it or distracted by smth and lets it go haha), but catch her laughing and flirting and dancing and teasing and planning outfits and frankly being impulsive af #facepalm

Their go-to cure for a bad day? Pranking their stepmom w Brigit!! drawing!! whatever the medieval!fantasty equivalent of, like, eating ice cream directly out of the container while watching Gilmore Girls is, putting on her fanciest dress and going to balls and dancing w ppl who look at her like she’s the moon in the sky, probs actually wearing that bracelet/pin she has from her mom for once! making her sisters laugh! general escapism of every kind tbh, exploring awesome places everything from creepy forests to exquisite castles yknow!! new experiences and having fun w her loved ones in general <3 the medieval!fantasy equivalent of going to one of Gatsby’s parties, etc

CHARACTER GOALS:

How is your character dissatisfied with their life? Well, she’s an orphan w Valentina (fc: ANJELICA HUSTON IN EVER AFTER ;D) for a stepmom so…i feel like that kinda speaks for itself hahaha plus she wants to save herself and her sisters!! and obv she hasn’t done that yet so lots to be bummed about :/ fortunately, she’s got a handsome prince on the hook so things’re looking up in that dept! and she’s defffff not considering the huge possibility that ~that won’t last since his ambitious parents almost certainly have other plans for him than some rando orphan!!!! even if she ~is technically nobility (actually she ~does know this but she ain’t looking at that too close up bc she’s a world class ignorer of truths she don’t vibe with <3) Anyway, basically she’d love to be rich and just important enough to be consulted and included on fun things but frankly noT important enough to have to deal w the bad (but she doesn’t really think about that second part too much ngl) and have fine parties and intellectual but funny convos and be admired and adored by the glittering throng and make her sisters’ lives better w a wink of her eye!!!! but obv this fantasy existence isn’t playing out so!!! dissatisfaction!!

What does your character believe will bring them true happiness or contentment? Wealth and importance bc that’d allow her to solve all her current problems! of course, it’d also create a host of new and perhaps worse problems, but!!!! she does not consider this!!! in her mind, if she were wealthy and important she could fix everything and then it’d be all happily ever after for everyone a la a fairy tale!

What definitive step could they take to turn their dream into a reality? Marry Edmund and become a literal princess/empress so she can save her sisters and really stick it to her stepmom or, failing that (besides, it'd be pr cool to be bowed and scraped to and wear a crown and a pretty dress!) or marry pr much any of the other male characters so far that aren’t resistance members! bc she's looking to marry rich so she can save her sisters!

How has their fear kept them from taking this action already? Well, she’d be pr tied down as the wife of an important person and she values her freedom greatly! how else is she supposed to bask in her precious distractions and adventures? she couldn’t just take off for the woods at a moment’s notice or prank Amira (she’d probs be executed for that tbh ;D) or smth, plus – and this is the worst one in her mind – lbr she probs wouldn’t be able to see her sisters nearly as much and, gods, she doesn’t know how she’d ever, ever do w/o them! So! her solution? ignore all of this and just hope things continue 100% the way they are rn, forever, problems and all!

How does your protagonist feel they can accomplish their goal while still steering clear of the thing they are afraid of? Change, of any kind, is anathema! everything stays the same <3 failing that (bc inevitably that one’ll collapse around her and she knows this), marry someone rich and handsome and powerful who adores her and buy her way to success <3

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ahdraftingco · 2 years

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i am shamelessly down bad for dark!din, the way you write his personality is so scary and GOOD😥😥 I might start having nightmares of your lesson learned story because of how much i've reread it!! it's so good. It's like a scary movie that scares you yet is so well made that you want to watch it again and again...

UR SO AMAZINGG, IF I COULD I WOULD LITERALLY EAT THIS STORY FOR BREAKFAST 😳😳 i love uuu and ur work sm omg <3

thank u for making dark!din so lovable and SO despicable😨😨😨!

omg how are yall rereading this fic ngl 😳 I see you masochists out here purposefully suffering over and over again for dark!din 🥴 (but he's hot af so I don't blame you 🤭)

I really hope you don't get nightmares, I would feel so bad 😭😭😭 I hope your dreams are only filled with the scandalous parts 💓

thank you so much for the lovely compliments I'm literally blushing, so happy to have such wonderful readers like you!! 🥺

#happy tag #im honestly so spoiled by all the love lesson learned is getting #i never thought people who love dark!din so much like hes EVIL (but so sexy...unf)

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6mmad · 2 years

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no sure if this is something you do, but if so... could you do the obey brothers with a selectively mute so // an so that only speaks with them out of anxiety? thank you, and love your writing sm!

obey me brothers with a selectively mute mc

a/n: you guys give me such good prompts to write, bless. also am learning a lot from them too

lucifer

lucifer has made it his job to make you comfortable. his brothers go on about how spoiled you are and honestly? they're right (just don't say that to his face)

lucifer is a busy man, but you'd be impressed at how quickly he'll set aside time for you if you want to talk. he says it's so you two can practice the skills your therapist told you to try but in truth, he just wants to hear his love's voice.

as long as lucifer is around, you won't be under pressure from royals wanting to meet the "new human." imagine diavolo's surprise when lucifer rejected a tea party invitation in your steed. your boyfriend doesn't mind of course, seeing you sigh in relief is all the message he needs to know that he's done the right thing. he'd hate to see you nervous

you have full and unlimited access to lucifer's office and room. he wants to you to be able to use them so you're safe, it's why the chaise couch in the corner has adopted more than several pillows and blankets. he'll turn the other cheek when you bring in a funny blanket that clashes horribly with his decor, although you can see him eyeing it.

the first time you verbally told lucifer that you loved him you barely got the words out before being pulled into a breathless kiss, lucifer's hands holding your own

"i've waited so long to hear you say that, mc. now i look like a fool who can't contain his feelings. i love you too mc, so very much"

mammon

to say mammon is smug would be an understatement. it's more like, he has a shit eating grin every-time his mc comes to him for conversation

of course, you get his full attention. he drops everything he's doing to fully listen, earning him one or several books to the head from school teachers who can see him ignoring a full lesson. but that doesn't change his habits, because i mean, what if he were to miss something you said????

be prepared to be pulled into his room on busy days. mammon knows that social settings can be draining so he makes sure to pull you aside for an impromptu movie date on his couch

and no! this isn't for you, he obviously just felt like watching a movie today...or something like that

the first time you verbally tell mammon that you love him he was left speechless soon before he pulled you close. you swore you could feel his heart beat all the way through his jacket

"ahh! don't...don't say things like that so suddenly!! of course i love you back.. i don't even have to tell ya, im sure you know that you're the only person i'll ever need.. i love you more than anything in all three worlds, mc"

levi

levi sympathized with your anxiety, he knew it wasn't to the same degree as his own but he felt a sense of comradeship with you nonetheless

levi allowed his room to be your sanctuary too. in fact, many of his brothers compare it to a married couples room, looking like it's lived in by two (much to his embarrassment)

your items are intertwined, you have your own blankets and pillows in his room and half of your wardrobe is now in his closet, just seeing it makes levi red in the face but he'd never change a thing about it

levi is your anchor, he knows just how to distract you when things get too overwhelming. pushing aside his own anxieties, he'll make sure to hold you close and talk you through any potential panic attacks, rubbing your back until your loss of breath ceases.

as your boyfriend, levi does his best to make the first move, taking your own anxieties into account. although you can both get awkward, levi finds you two's kissing mishaps funny. he snorts when you both clash teeth or bump noses, making your intimate moments a lot less nerve-wracking

the first time you verbally told levi that you love him, he dropped his controller from his hands in shock. before you had the chance to panic he buried his face in your shoulder

"I love you too!! I mean..uh.. no, I really do love you, mc. You really mean it? I can't believe I get to hear you say it to me too.."

satan

satan has never had an issue with your lack of verbal communication, he's only glad that you trust him enough to converse with him

the irony isn't lost on him, of course, you've placed your love and trust on the literal demon of wrath. but if you only knew that you have his own love and trust equally.

satan has absolute patience with you. he knows that speaking in social settings takes practice and if ordering an ice cream takes you twenty tries then so be it. you felt embarrassed and you wanna drive to different place? that's ok too, love, don't worry at all

unlike others, satan doesn't mind snapping at anyone in public. if they can't respect you and your efforts to speak then he won't respect their right to own a healthy face, it's that simple

satan is amazing at picking up your non-verbal cues. if you're too anxious to speak in public then he has no problem reading your body language. he knows you like the back of his hand and he can't help but laugh at your embarrassed face when he knows that you want a kiss

the first time you verbally told him that you loved him he laughed happily, pressing a chaste kiss to your lips and hugging you so tight that you could feel his heart beat against your head

"You have no idea how much that means to me, mc. I love you too, so much more than you could ever even imagine."

asmo

asmo swears your voice has some sort of magic in it, cause how is it that he looks forward to it so eagerly every time?

asmo is your personal hype man, he'll support you through any and all social situations. even when you can't push yourself to talk he strives to soothe you through it. after all, the fact that you tried is enough for celebration

after being socially burnt out, asmo is the best to turn to. even with tears of frustration and anxiety involved, asmo gives you the best treatment ever, never loosing patience and respect for you while he wipes your tear streaked face.

asmo doesn't mind picking fights with his brothers for you. lucifer told you to order your own meal when you were having a bad day? don't worry, darling, he's on his way to that jerks office this instant! levi ignored you this morning? he knows just how to get back at him!

the first time you verbally told asmo that you loved him, he burst into tears but not before giving you a deep heartfelt kiss. It wasn't by any means his rehearsed kisses since you could feel his lips tremble, but it made it all the more meaningful for you.

"I love you too, mc. I love you so so so much, you have no idea. Even if this is the first and last time that you say this I don't care. I wouldn't trade this moment for the world"

beel

beel himself doesn't talk too much and truthfully, he loves you enough to be able to enjoy your presence even if you have nothing to say.

if you allow it, beel will take you anywhere that he goes, just the two of you against social situations. he doesn't think that your anxieties should prohibit you from enjoying life and having fun, in any case he'll keep you safe from the outside world.

beel's favorite moments are when you sit on his back while he does pushups and you just talk about your day. he thinks it's the cutest thing ever and he imagines what facial expressions you might be making as you tell him about what crazy things happened in your Spells class.

You never have to worry about being judged with beel by your side. Sometimes anxiety can make you say or do something you usually wouldn't do and Beel understands. Whether you yell or run away, he knows who his mc truly is. He just wants to you be safe.

the first time you verbally told beelzebub that you loved him he was at a loss for words but not soon before he caged you under him, his ears red

"mc...i love you too. im so glad...ah, you can hear my heart beat.. that's embarrassing"

beel tried to hold back, he really does, but from the gaze on your lips and your confession.. he fears that his self-control has reached its limit. you understand, dont you mc?

belphie

belphie would stay awake if it meant that you wanted to talk to him, even if he's fighting off his drowsiness

he loves knowing that you find comfort in him, it makes him a bit more giddy then he'd like to admit. although naturally, he has to tease you about it.

expect to have a clingy demon on your hands. you want him near don't you, mc? yes? then it's settled, your his new body pillow. and yes he kisses and leaves lingering touches on his body pillow, mc, he's the avatar of sloth he knows proper pillow techniques.

belphie is a natural jerk-repellent. nobody in RAD will pick on your anxious demeanor as long as he's glaring from behind you, at least until you turn around, otherwise he's sleeping like a baby (you saw nothing, mc)

the first time you verbally told belphie that you loved him he went red in the face, an expression that you rarely saw him wear

"You... Are you trying to make me loose my cool? Of course I love you too, mc... Say it again, please."

You'd never seen him so desperate to have you near before, but it was clear from his shaky hands that your confession meant more than he could ever describe in words.

selective mutism is a very real and unfortunately very misunderstood condition, if you guys wanna learn more, here is a credible text and video source written by medical professionals and/or people with personal experience. :-))

#obey me #obey me shall we date #omswd #obey me swd #obey me devildom #shall we date #otome game #om! shall we date #obey me x gn!reader #obey me x gender neutral reader #obey me x mc #om x reader #om x you #obey me x you #obey me headcanon #obey me headcanons #obey me hc #om hcs #om headcanons

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wingspun · 2 years

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dropping in a day late with nothing to show for it bc i’m a fool 😭 hiya hiya i’m melo ( 21+, s/h ) with my butterfly baby kang nabi!! she’s been in pelican almost all her life, went to a ~big city~ for university & made a big ruckus about leaving... & then popped back into town after graduation to take over her grandparents’ butterfly farm so it turns out she wasn’t leaving forever & ever ever ( dramatic goodbyes galore! ) 🤡 all i have is an about page but !! below the cut are some fun & exciting facts & plots!! please drop a like or an im if you wanna plot, or lmk if you’d like my discord!! 💖

FUN FACTS

her parents were both busy busy people, so she grew up a latchkey kid for a while before moving in with her grandparents who did have the time to take care of her

being raised by her grandparents did mean she got a little more spoiling than she was used to, so she’s got huge pampered only grandchild energy now

honestly was probably a bit of a class clown too so if something dumb’s happened, she’s usually somewhere in the middle of it

got her BIG BREAK going to the big city ( to be plotted where hehe ) for university on a scholarship & she made a hella big deal of it. dramatic goodbyes, last minute confessions of all her crimes, the whole shebang before she left

& it was super exciting & life changing & all that... except not as much as she thought? thought the city would change her but she came back & was like huh. nothing feels different tho. she’s still the same kang nabi!

so yeah! she’s back in stardew to learn the ropes from her grandparents to take over their farm, named nabi’s hutch after their very precious grandchild ( & bc i wanted to make a tiny pun ab the butterfly hutch from stardew )

chara inspos are heedo from 2521, dusik from hccc, heidi from the book series hehe

in my head she’s a bit impulsive but quite a determined person? self-assured & knows what she can ( rarely can’t ) do, sometimes comes off kinda spoilt / headstrong & will attempt to charm you as unsubtly as she can to get what she wants. a speedy go getter—though sometimes it backfires, when she jumps to conclusions or makes a hasty decision or just wants instant gratification

but also a huge lover of just!! being here & vibing & happy!! we’re young & its ripe for mistake making and lesson learning!! nabi’s excitable & loves doing big & exciting things but also loves tiny things like keeping an eye on a bud when it’s about to bloom or run around in the rain

PLOTS!

pelican town residents she told her true & honest thoughts about them ( or maybe some secret wrong she did... anything good/bad is cool hehe ) but now she’s back & kinda embarrassed

OR high school nabi confessed to u ( or broke up w u? ) in that heck it, i’m moving!! kinda way & 😭 if u see someone running away with a suspicious scarf over her head...

the one person who’s been getting mysterious postcards for the past few years bc nabi scuffed up her grandparents’ address

good ol childhood friends please her class clown in crime!!!! they’ve learnt every single soshi choreo together & that’s a bond that’ll never be erased

university friend ( from a more metropolitan place!! ) i don’t have any thoughts on where she went except big bustling metropolis so i’d be down for some fish out water shenanigans from nabi while she was in the city / ur muse while they’re in stardew now?

in the same vein!! a grump she’s dragging out to enjoy life & lighten up, run around & splash in rain puddles!!

she works at the butterfly farm/conservatory so plots around that would be fun!! do you think she looks like a lil butterfly fairy?? maybe u like the tranquility?? are u terrified & running outta there screaming bc u thought this was just a garden & a horde of flying terrors have descended on u?? possibilities are endless hehe

an honest sort of first love?? i haven’t finished 2521 but pleas

no thoughts head empty but let’s brainstorm hehe

#stardewtm:intro #i dont even have tags yet but 😎

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shivorce · 3 years

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in spirit of ur how would u fix the roys post im curious what you think would happen if the roys got schitt's creeked.

here’s the thing. the roys getting schitt’s creek’d won’t be as effective as it was for the roses because, like, at least the roses were all starting from a point where they seemed capable of expressing love for one another healthily. a source of tension in schitt’s creek is never really that johnny or moira are disappointed by or resent their stupid, spoiled children, and it’s never really that alexis or david have a weird toxic rivalry. like, all in all, the roses are extremely normal compared to the roys in that respect.

all of this is to say that the roys getting schitt’s creek’d would be very very bad but also very very funny. logan dies immediately. partially because i hate him, partially because he would not be able to survive one interaction with roland schitt without keeling over. marcia is not present because she is the one who did the embezzling. good for her.

tom and greg both realize pretty early on that there’s really no reason for them to tag along on this weird development journey with the rest of the roys. there’s no waystar and honestly the whole family’s become quite unpleasant to be around. buying off the rack at a department store and driving your own car is not the horror they’re making it out to be. idk. tom divorces shiv or whatever and he and greg go start a b&b. or something.

kendall takes a while to adjust but a few weeks in decides to just completely over-compensate and throws himself into the lifestyle whole-cloth. very much “i’ve decided to become a meth head” only with, like. simple small town pleasures. he meets a bunch of new dumb friends and throws himself into his soundcloud career. “i’m gonna get it all back,” he tells the rest of his family. “i’ll make it big and get us out of here.” he will not do either of those things but he’s okay with that. it’s not so bad. his sobriety’s never been better.

connor gets even MORE libertarian, if you would believe it. realizes that all the money had clouded his vision and there was one true enemy: big government. he gets a bunch of guns but is unable to shoot any of them without screwing his eyes shut and wincing. he runs for town council on the platform of petitioning the federal government to forfeit the land the town is on. he wins but only because everyone thinks he’s funny.

while their older brothers gave up pretty much right away, roman and shiv stick together and spend quite some time scheming about how to get the company back. shiv tries to wring everything she can out of her old legal and political connections but finds that none of her old friends really liked her very much ): and roman is faced everyday with terrifying sights … like convenience stores … and pick-up trucks. it’s still important to both of them to come off as rich and not cavort too much with the common folk lest they learn some kind of lesson about What Really Matters and are, like, forever changed for the better. or whatever. oh, but they do! perhaps around christmas. it’s a very special episode and everyone cries

#ask #this made me giggle

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ohh-baekhyun · 4 years

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Sugar | 03

summary: Getting into a performing arts college isn’t cheap. In desperate need of money, you sign yourself up on an online dating site called Sugar. There, you match with a wealthy man named Mr Byun.

genre: Softdom!baek, sugardaddy!au, teacherxstudent!au

taglist : in comment section. im sorry if i missed you, i deleted some of my asks the other time. let me know if you wanna be tagged :)

One Month Later

Living in a spacious apartment had its own downside. More often than not, I felt lonely, but I wasn’t complaining. Baekhyun didn’t come over everyday because he wanted to give me time to do things that didn’t involve him. I think they called it me time, whatever that was. Baekhyun said it was to prevent us from growing too dependent on each other, which could be unhealthy. And as much as I disliked it, he was right. Our relationship wasn’t permanent, and there would come a time when either one of us had to call the arrangement off. I would be sad, because that’s human, but not to the point where I became depressed.

When I wasn’t spending the day with Baekhyun, I’d be practicing the piano. After my father passed away, my stepmother had sold off our Steinway and stopped paying for my lesson. I was lucky to know a friend who allowed me to practice at her music shop for free. When I wasn’t practicing, I would be at home, taking care of my little plants on the balcony. They were like my babies.

Since Baekhyun had suggested that I learned a new language, I’d decided to take up Chinese. He had offered to hire a home tutor for me, but I insisted on learning it myself because Chinese lessons were expensive. We argued about it for a while, until he decided he wanted to learn too. We had our lesson together every Sunday afternoon for two hours. Our tutor, Miss Fei, was a long time friend of Baekhyun. And for some reason, she was always picking on me over the slightest things. Sometimes when Baekhyun wasn’t looking, she would kick my leg, step on me or pinch my arm under the table. If I had to guess, I think she didn’t respect me because she knew Baekhyun was paying for me. That’s why I’ve been working a part time job as a piano accompanist at a ballet school. It was an easy job with a reasonable pay, and I only had to be there twice a week. Thanks to that, I had finally saved enough to pay for this month’s lessons. I just didn’t know if Baekhyun would accept it.

Today was a Saturday and I was doing the homework Miss Fei had given us. I’d actually finished everything but I wanted to double check to avoid mistakes. I was scolded for making just one error last week, and if Baekhyun wasn’t there, I thought she might even beat me.

By the time I was done, I was too tired to climb to bed so I’d fallen asleep on the desk. What woke me up was the creaking sound from the door opening. I lifted my head from my folded arms and looked at the door. “Hi Mr Byun,” I greeted, my voice soft and languid. He was dressed casually in a black sweatshirt and pajama pants, his hair tousled like he had just woken up from sleep and rushed here immediately.

“What are you doing?” Baekhyun asked, approaching me.

“Chinese homework,” I answered. “Can you help me check if there’s any mistake?”

He stopped behind my chair and bent over to rest his palms on the desk. His chest touched the back of my head as he scanned my workbook. Suddenly I stopped feeling sleepy but hyper aware. Baekhyun leaned closer when he reached for a pencil, and I had a feeling it was deliberate because the thing he was reaching for was just next to my book. I inhaled, feeling warm all over. Baekhyun remained silent as he continued checking my work. “This one–“ he drew a cross next to my wrong answer. “–is supposed to be a wǔ, not wù, they have different meaning, sweetheart, he explained.

I picked up an eraser and wiped it off before making a correction. If he hadn’t caught that, Miss Fei was gonna to go ballistic. I sighed in relief and glanced up from my desk. He was staring down at me. I wore a grateful smile. “Thank you,”

“Welcome,” He whispered, leaning down to drop a kiss on my lips.

“Why are you here, Mr Byun?” I asked when he pulled away.

His brow furrowed. “Do you not know what day it is?”

My eyes flew to the desk calendar, then I glanced up at him again. “Sunday?” I said hesitantly. Baekhyun frowned at me and I started to get anxious. “Did I forget something?”

Baekhyun sighed. “You are really unbelievable,” He mumbled, setting down the pencil before pushing himself off the desk. He clasped my hand and tugged me up to my feet. “I have a surprise for you,” he said as he walked me out of my bedroom.

He led me down the short hallway and as I stepped out into the open plan living room, my eyes widened. There were a combination of white and pink balloons floating on the ceiling, and rose petals scattered on the floor around the couch. Realization dawned when I saw cake on the coffee table along with other props and gift boxes. I was starry-eyed as he walked me there. I finally glanced at him, my eyes blinking in disbelief. “You did this? for me?”

He wears a smile. “Happy Birthday,”

My eyes flew to the grandfather clock. It was half past twelve. The fact that he remembered my birthday was shocking enough, he even came all the way here at midnight to surprise me. “I…” I didn’t know what to say. Thank you didn’t seem enough.

“Have I stolen your ability to speak, sweetheart?” He teased, one side of his lips curling up. I linked my arm around his and hummed. He chuckled at my sudden clinginess. “How could you forget your own birthday?” He questioned as we both lowered ourselves to the couch.

“I haven’t celebrated in a long time…” I replied, a tremble in my voice. My eyes were getting glassy and I had to keep them open so the tears wouldn’t fall. “Thank you for remembering, Mr Byun,”

“I was going to surprise you at twelve o’clock sharp–“ Baekhyun bent over to light up the candles and I used the opportunity to wipe the tears away. “–but I fell asleep. I hope I’m still the first to wish you?” He asked.

That explained the pajamas. And the hair. My heart warmed at his thoughtfulness. I shifted closer and slid my arms around his waist, giving him a side hug. “You are the first,” And the only one.

Baekhyun straightened his back once he was done and I unwrapped my arms around him. He held the cake towards me. “Make a wi–,” his speech halted as I blew the candles out. He raised his brows. “No wishes?”

I shook my head. “I have everything I need,”

Baekhyun regarded me for a while, seemingly confused, but he didn’t make any comment and placed the cake on the table.

I stared up at the balloons on the ceiling. They were so pretty. “This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done to me,” I said, looking back at him, a smile on my lips. “I appreciate it, Mr Byun,”

“To tell the truth, it’s my first time doing something like this,”

“Oh?” my head tilted in question. “What about your subs, or your ex-girlfriends?”

“I wrote them a cheque as a gift and they loved it,” he said. “But you don’t seem to like money that much, which is still very strange to me,”

“Of course I like money. But only money I earned with my own hard work,” I clarified. “I look for a sugar daddy to help me pay for college, not to live a lavish lifestyle. So...you don’t have to keep spoiling me,”

“Sweetheart, I like how undemanding you are, but buying you gifts isn’t gonna make me poor,” He insisted gently. “Honestly, every time you say no, it makes me wanna do the opposite,”

I gave him a long stare, hoping for some magic to make him listen. But he just shrugged. I sighed, giving up. “It’s gonna be very hard getting you a present because nothing would measure up,” I muttered under my breath.

“Speaking of present,” he said. “I have another surprise for you,” he tugged at my hand. As I followed him, I really wished he didn’t get me something too extravagant. I’ve been keeping count of the money I owed him because I planned to pay him back one day. Counting all the gifts he bought for me, my hair would turn gray by the time I paid off my debt.

“You said you didn’t want me to spend too much on you, so–” He pushed at the sliding door that led to the balcony. At first, I assumed that he had bought me a new plant, but then, I heard a gurgling sound that wasn’t there before, and as I stepped further in, I finally spotted the surprise.

“You got me a fish?” The surprise made my voice sound a little squeaky. Grinning hard, I moved closer to the rectangular fish tank. They were three little gold fishes. I lowered myself into a squat by the tank and Baekhyun crouched on one knee next to me. My finger tapped on the glass lightly and I giggled when they swam towards me, their fins fluttering in the water. I admired them for a while, and when I felt Baekhyun staring at me, I turned to meet his eyes. “This is the best gift so far,”

“You weren’t this happy when I got you that Chanel bag,” he commented. “I’d do this sooner if I knew,”

“Why did you get me a fish though?”

“I thought you might feel lonely when I’m not here,” he told me. “They can be your company,”

Overwhelmed by this thoughtfulness, I let out a groan of frustration. “You need to stop being so perfect, Mr Byun, it makes me wanna kiss you all the time,”

Laughter filled his voice. “And why is that a problem?”

“Because kissing usually leads to sex…and if we keep having sex, my vagina might actually break.”

Baekhyun blew out a huff of laughter, his eyes full of heat with a mix of amusement. ”I wasn‘t thinking about sex at all, but now I am. Thanks to you,” he murmured, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. His fingers slid through my hair and he cupped the back of my head. I stopped breathing, my heartbeat accelerating when he leaned in to press his lips on mine. I let my eyelids drop naturally as he kissed me, soft and slow. When he pulled back, we shared the same desire-filled gaze. “We should go inside,” He whispered over my lips, his words an invitation.

I swallowed and smiled, albeit shyly. “We should,” I whispered back.

Baekhyun glanced over at the fish tank for a second, then his eyes reverted to me. “Do you wanna name them first?” He asked. I bobbed my head, and we were silent for a while as we considered their names. “Hm, what about Bubbles?” He suggested.

“Oh that’s nice! Maybe we can call them Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup?” I proposed. “Since our names also start with a B, I think it’s perfect. What do you think, Mr Byun?”

Baekhyun gave me a soft look and smiled. He probably found it funny that I took this so seriously like I was naming my baby. “Alright, sweetheart,” he agreed.

For the next few minutes, Baekhyun taught me how to care for the goldfishes, like how many times I should feed it daily and how often I should change their water.

We returned to the living room and stored the cake in the fridge for tomorrow. None of us was hungry at the moment.

“I think we should tell Miss Fei to cancel today’s lesson since it’s your birthday,” Baekhyun suggested once we entered my bedroom. He shut the door behind us and stared at me for an answer. Remembering something, I put him on hold as I searched for my purse. This room was too big. Baekhyun took a seat on the edge of my bed and watched me. “What are you looking for?”

Finding my purse under the desk, I lowered myself to the ground and picked up an envelope where I kept my money. I was lifting myself up when Baekhyun reminded me to watch my head. Except it was too late and I’d knocked myself against the roof of the desk. I winced out loud, my hand flying up to rub the pain.

Baekhyun sighed out, shaking his head at my clumsiness. “You’re gonna wind up in the hospital at this rate. Can you please...be more careful?” he reprimanded gently. I flashed him a sorry smile and walked over to him. “Are you okay?” He asked and I answered with a small hum. Despite that, he still observed me closely, probably making sure I was telling the truth.

“I’m okay,” I reassured, climbing into bed and dipped my knee on each side of his thighs. He immediately slid a hand around my back as I lowered myself to sit on his lap, preventing me from falling backward to the ground. “I’ve been saving up,” I told him, holding up the envelope in between our chest. “Here’s this month’s lesson fee,”

He dropped his gaze to the envelope, his brows furrowing. “We’re done arguing about this,” he said firmly.

“Please accept it, Baekhyun,” I pleaded. “I think Ms Fei looks down on me because she knows you’re paying for me,”

He considered me for a moment, his eyes narrowing. “How exactly did you come to that conclusion?”

I tried not to read too much into his reaction. Baekhyun was a rational person, he probably needed to hear all the facts before he made a judgement. “For starter, she’s always picking on me over the smallest thing,”

“She’s a teacher, it’s her job to point out your mistakes, but that doesn’t equal hating you, don’t you agree?” He said in a matter-of-fact tone.

“But–“

“Not everyone is going to coddle you, princess. You’ll never improve that way,”

A sudden wave of anger flared in my chest. Baekhyun and I argued before, but I’ve never gotten worked up like this. I guessed because this situation hit home for me. I could take a scolding, name calling or even a beating, but not when someone doubted my integrity. I slid off his lap and stood on my feet. He stood up and tried to reach for my hands, but I backed away. He frowned and studied me. I stared back at him, my eyes cold. “I’m not a spoiled girl who needs coddling,” I told him boldly. So unlike me. I wasn't usually the assertive one.

Baekhyun must've agreed because he was speechless for a moment. “That’s not what I said,”

“But that’s what you imply,” I argued.

“If you don’t like Miss Fei, we can always find a new tutor for us.” He persuaded me. “I don’t want us to argue on your birthday,”

I didn’t answer to that. I wanted to tell him about the kicking and the pinching, but I doubt he would believe me. I walked to the other side of the bed to stay as far away as possible from him. I got in bed, pulling the comforter over my body and turning to lay on my side. A few seconds later, Baekhyun appeared kneeling on one knee by the bed, his eyes full of concern as he checked on me. Tears welled in my eyes before I could stop it. "I’m not making up stories like you think I am, Mr Byun,” I said, my voice trembled.

His eyes widened slightly at the sight of my crying, maybe because it was his first time seeing me like this. “I don’t–“ he stopped and sighed, sounding so exhausted all of a sudden. His face was blurry through the tears, but I could still detect the guilt clouding his expression. “Sweetheart, shh,” he shushed and reached over to dab my tears with the sleeve of his sweatshirt. “I’m sorry I doubted you. Fei is an old friend of mine, but I should’ve known better. You’re not someone who complains unless something is really bothering you. Had she done something inappropriate to you?”

“I don’t wanna tell you. You’re not gonna believe me.” my words were snippy despite my state. Miss Fei was Baekhyun’s friend of ten years, and I knew him for merely a month. Of course he would trust her more than me.

“I understand if you don’t want to talk to me right now. But is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

I pulled the cover blanket my head, ignoring him. When he didn’t say anything, it proved that he acknowledged his mistake. Because on a normal day, he wouldn’t appreciate this no-manner attitude from me.

Although I couldn’t blame him for doubting me, that didn’t mean I wasn’t hurt. Dark memories flooded my mind, bringing me back to those tough days when I was still living with my stepmother. She had never believed me when I told her that her boyfriend had been making a move on me. Until it was too late. Well, at least Baekhyun didn’t beat me up like they did. And he apologized. I’d forgiven him, but I didn’t want to speak to him yet. I didn’t care that it was my birthday, the day had never been significant to me anyway.

Author's Note:

hi everyone, it's been a very long while. I updated the 2nd chapter last christmas and in the time i was gone, i was constantly feeling very discouraged and demoralized about my writing. I tried writing story after story but im always worried it isn’t good enough. I've never been confident of myself to begin with, and then with the lack of feedback, I feel even worse. I don't know if I can write any new fics, but I really wanna try completing my ongoing fics hehe thank you for reading this story, i hope this chapter is not that bad, I haven't written for so long. Next chapter is gonna be very fluffy and smutty once the two finally made up! :D and if you like my fic, please show some support by commenting, it's what keeps me going and I really appreciate it! Tell me what you think of this! see you again!

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ttte 2x3 beauty and the beast au

ok hi so this is me copy-pasting a somewhat coherent ramble i wrote at like 3am half a week ago out of a word document so bear with. It’s based on the 1991 animated disney film but I haven’t stuck to it point for point, necessarily.

warnings: discussion of lost parents, violence and stuff, someone dies and then gets better, anything from the original film applies. Villain Diesel 10, so if you like sympathetic D10 you wont find it here lmao im sorry

Also, i swear a bit in this im sorry.

@togetherness23 for your interest :)

ok let’s crack into it! putting under the cut for convenience. it’s about 4000 words lmao. It’s half-bulletpoints-half-dialogue.

Henry is the ‘spoiled’/worrisome prince (he’s not actually spoiled, not really, he’s just been through a lot and has some terrible coping habits no-one’s called him out on for most of his early life), living in a big castle. It’s mostly him and his servants after his parents died when he was young.

I think our relative stand-ins here are thus: Lumiere is James, Gordon is Cogsworth and Molly is Mrs Potts. Idk about chip. This isn’t a one-for-one. (Note: Mrs Potts type character could be Emily but I want it to be Molly so it’s Molly :3)

However he gets cursed by an old wizard who thinks he needs knocking down a peg or two, after Henry (who is young and doesn’t really behave good yet) does something akin his actions that led to Henry’s Tunnel incident.

The wizard is Sir Topham Hatt. He curses Henry to be trapped in his castle (Henry’s Tunnel incident), he curses his servants n shit to be furniture, he curses Henry to be a beast, and he curses Henry to remain a beast until he finds someone who he can love, who will love him in return, and who will say ‘I love you’. That, says the dangerous old wizard, is the phrase that will break the curse.

“Is there a time limit?” Henry asks, his voice suddenly growling and guttural, fighting out words past horribly sharp teeth he doesn’t know how to talk around. It’s hard to stand normally. He hunches over, hunkers down, he’s so much bigger now and he has claws and honestly it feels so unnatural all of a sudden to stand on two legs but he’s cowering in front of this short man who has more power than he could ever fathom.

“No,” the wizard says, patting down his coats and robes offhandedly, adjusting his weird black hat. “The curse can be broken anytime before your death.”

Anytime before your death.

The Beast looks down at himself and can’t help the growl that bubbles over. It’s not a growl of anger, but of misery and defeat. This is a death sentence.

“Good luck,” the wizard says, almost humorously, like he’s pleased with himself. and maybe it’s the beast in him now but Henry really wants to rip the guy’s face off, “I hope you learn your lesson.”

And he disappears between one blink and the next.

Henry’s eyes turn to his servants, his faithful servants, and begins to see the true scope of the crossfire.

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Edward Bell and his son Thomas have lived in this village for many years now, since Thomas was a baby, when Edward and his then-wife and their son had moved here from a big city, but for most of Thomas’ life, it’d just been the two of them.

Edward is a quietly hard worker. He doesn’t really stick his nose in where it doesn’t belong but the whole town really tries to do it to him. He’s a mechanic, of sorts, though a writer/poet at heart – not that he really has the time to indulge in it when he’s trying to support him and his sixteen year old son. Thomas adores him, is fiercely protective of him, and is not afraid to pick fights when people bad-mouth his father in the general vicinity of him.

The Gaston here is Diesel 10. I don’t think there’s going to be a romance thing here bc that feels weird to me. I think Diesel 10 just always wants something from Edward. He might be under the illusion that the Bells are wealthy, and is trying to use Edward’s kindness to wheedle as much as he can out of them.

Diesel 10’s lacky, the LeFou here, is Diesel. He might be 10’s younger brother, I think? Him and Thomas are about the same age, and fight often. They could be friends, if 10 didn’t hate them so much, causing Diesel to follow in his footsteps, and if Thomas weren’t so quick to anger.

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Thomas is the one who gets lost in the woods, in the middle of a snow-storm, attacked by wolves, and stumbles across the old castle. It’s clearly abandoned (from the outside) and has been for a couple decades at least. But still, it’s got to be safer than being eaten by wolves, so Thomas hurries inside. He was supposed to be running an errand for his dad, but now…

He meets the enchanted furniture, who are so excited to see him and are in a rush to try and keep him here, being as inviting as possible, with James really fronting the effort (it’s their first chance! Maybe they’re only chance! And he’s young, but… will they get another chance?)

Henry discovers Thomas here, with his stuff, and gets very angry, but when he gets pulled aside with the vague suggestions/reminders about the curse, he gets even angrier. “that is a child.”

He puts Thomas in what kinda looks like a prison cell but it’s well insulated and sturdy, and not uncomfortable. Thomas takes this as being a prisoner, and he’s immediately begging and threatening to be let out.

Henry, who Thomas hasn’t really seen in full yet, just cast in dim half-shadows and the like, thumps on his door with a growl.

“You’re staying here,” he growls. “At least for now.”

And he storms off. (He is not going to turn that kid out in the middle of the night and snowstorm and wolves, he’s not a complete monster).

The real kicker, though, is that Edward has stayed up all night waiting for Thomas to come home, worrying as the hours tick past when he said he’d be back, and as soon as the sun is rising he sets out himself to go find him, setting out a ‘be back soon, out on an errand’ sign on his front door.

He finds his own way to the castle, is immediately let in by furniture who now realise this is a far better candidate and demands to know what has happened to his son. Henry -still being a dramatic bitch and not showing his true form- takes him down to where Thomas is, and hesitantly agrees to let Thomas go, if Edward stays.

Edward is stumped.

“Thomas is all I have,” he says. “I… I won’t be separated from him.”

“I’m not going, if you’re keeping him here!” Thomas hollers from behind his bars. “Let us both go!”

Henry growls once, raising to his full height, and both humans shy back in fear and horror as they begin to realise what they’re dealing with.

“You are not leaving,” Henry snarls, before he seems to catch himself, and he shoves past Edward and opens the door of Thomas’ cell.

In shock, they both watch this beast sweep his cloak behind him as he storms towards the stairs. Then he turns back.

“Well?” he demands, and Edward and Thomas all but stumble after him, Edward’s arm around Thomas’ shoulders, both of them afraid to disobey whatever force of nature they’ve now crossed.

Their surprise, however, when the beast takes them up some wide stairs, across a sweeping landing and down a lavish corridor, where he turns and throws open two sets of doors, either side of each other.

“Your rooms,” he says curtly. “The servants will show you to meals. The only place in the castle that is off-limits is the West Wing, but I’d recommend avoiding the kitchens as well. Gets dangerous in there.”

And then he sweeps off. They notice he seems to travel on all fours as much as he does two legs.

Edward lets Thomas pick a room, and they both collapse onto the same, enormous bed and curl up like they do on harsh winter nights when the pitiful log fire they manage to built isn’t enough.

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Thomas is so fucking suspicious of this guy, this monster, who hasn’t really treated them awfully yet, but he is a prick. Edward is too, but despite himself he can see a kindred spirit of sorts in those strangely human eyes of his. Henry never gives his name, just tells them to call him Beast. His servants only ever call him ‘master’ to his face or ‘the master’ behind it.

James and Gordon and Molly are giving him advice, most of it not very good, but they won’t lie, the possibility of change, finally, has them all a bit desperate (especially James). Henry’s trying not to get his hopes up, because Edward’s really a bit weird to him, but also he’s kinda cute and he’s getting a bit enamoured despite himself. But also his anxious side is pinning him down and he doesn’t want to act.

They’ve been there for maybe three or four, maybe more, weeks at this point. Thomas is extremely suspicious. So he comes up with a plan.

Thomas makes the request to get some of their stuff from their house and bring it to the castle, seeing as they’re stuck here now, to which Edward thinks of wistfully and Henry begrudgingly agrees, seeing as Edward’s the one bound here by their deal more so than Thomas.

Thomas takes this opportunity to ride back into town and tell everyone he can of the alleged danger they’re in (because he really thinks his dad’s in danger).

I think he overhears the servants talking at one point, mostly James Gordon and Molly, about how they might actually be able to break the curse, if the master can get this man to fall in love with him, and is terrified of his dad being manipulated/taken advantage of like that.

He can hardly get anyone to listen but to his surprise it’s Diesel 10 who listens, takes a very large interest in what he has to say, because if it’s true, rescuing Edward Bell could be very profitable for him, and also he’s a hunter. What a trophy a beast like this kid is describing is. But he asks Thomas to prove it and Thomas gives him some knick-knack he’s smuggled out of the place (just a small thing, like a really fancy teaspoon, but it’s enough to prove there’s a wholeass castle out there in the woods).

Diesel is shaken by how desperate Thomas is for his family member’s safety. He begins to question whether 10 would worry about him and his safety that much, or if Thomas is weird like that, or… or if 10 isn’ actually that good of a brother. He resolves to put a pin in it and come back to that later.

Thomas convinces them to help him, but also says that if they act too soon they might actually put Edward in danger. That the Beast might expect him to return with reinforcements. So he asks them to wait Three More Weeks before advancing, he’ll try and slip out and meet up with them to help, and he gives them somewhat detailed directions to the castle before going home, packing some stuff he wants and some stuff Edward requested, and heading back to the castle, relieved to finally have a plan.

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However, as plans go, they go wrong. And Thomas begins to realise, the more and more time he spends here, that maybe… maybe The Beast is actually good after all.

He is getting kinder as time goes on, less gruff and scary, and when Thomas accidentally breaks his beloved flute (he has a flute lol ig it’s like his whistle) Henry shows him a huge music room they have, and gives him a spare instrument and tells him not to give up playing. Henry used to play music when he was young, before the transformation, and it’s something he cant do anymore and one of the things he misses dearly. He listens to Thomas practice and it brings him a lot of peace.

It brings Thomas a lot of guilt.

Henry shows Edward the library after Edward confesses at one point that he’d always wanted to be an writer himself, but especially after moving to a small town the literary resources were so limited. Edward is immediately enamoured with this, and they have some bonding moments over Shakespeare and stuff idk.

Thomas gets more and more stand-off-ish as the Deadline draws closer, and he can kinda see his dad is falling for the Beast, but he also sees the Beast is… also doing the same, and kinda… is good enough… maybe? And after the like,,, big Ball Night he confronts Edward and tells him what he knows about the curse (which isn’t the whole story – just the thing about love making him turn back to normal) and accuses Henry of manipulating him (bc Thomas is so stubborn he literally never thinks he’s wrong so to be wrong now would be the worst thing that’s ever happened to him), to which Edward gets very angry over.

They have a huge fight, probably in front of servants and stuff (ie James Gordon Molly) and maybe the Beast overhears some of it. Thomas sort-of confesses to what he’s organised – to which there’s a lot of mistrust suddenly thrown his way; he can feel the very air change – and he tells his dad to either come with him or hide if he knows what’s good for him. Edward tells him he knows exactly what’s good for him, thank you very much, and he’s not fucking moving. It’s their first proper Big Fight. Thomas runs away.

There’s a magic mirror thrown in here somewhere as well, which Henry prized above many things because he otherwise never would get to see the outside world again.

After a few hours, when Thomas doesn’t come back, Edward quietly knocks on the West Wing doors, to which The Beast answers, trying to be angry that Edward’s here but the broken look on the man’s face makes that impossible to keep up. Edward asks to borrow the mirror to check if Thomas is hurt or not, and Henry, in a stunning moment of vulnerability and trust, lets Edward into the West Wing himself.

Like the 1991 movie, the place is a fucking dump from years’ worth of grief and anger and disgust and denial, and Edward looks and sees but doesn’t ask. Henry plucks his precious mirror off the table and hands it to Edward, who asks to see Thomas.

He sees Thomas being held up by the wrist, a look of distress written plain on his face as he shouts something (the mirror is silent) surrounded by an angry mob. And he is being held up by Diesel 10, who has madness in his eyes and is rousing up the village with his anger. (Diesel’s in the background, being a lot quieter, looking conflicted. But Edward’s attention’s not on that).

“Thomas!”

He turns to Henry, desperate. “I need to go to him,” he begs, and he is begging, and Henry has a moment of destiny here. Either he can say no, and Thomas gets hurt or even killed, Edward hates him for the rest of time, and he dies forever a Beast.

Or…

Or he can let Edward go, keep his memories sweet, let Edward save his family, and… he dies forever a beast.

He knows what he can stand more. For Edward.

“You can go,” he says, his own voice sounding so distant to himself.

Edward’s eyes immediately well up, and then there’s commotion.

“Master Henry, you can’t!” James shouts, his candlelight casting dramatic shadows as he gestures wildly. But a growl – the first growl in weeks from Henry – cuts him off.

But Edward doesn’t falter. “Thank you,” he says breathlessly, pressing his hand to Henry’s cheek in a moment of tenderness which Henry can only assume is driven by gratefulness. “Thank you so, so, much.”

He goes to hand the mirror back, but Henry hesitates, before reaching out and closing Edward’s hands back over it slowly.

“It’s yours,” he whispers, the low rumble of his voice hiding how much it’s shaking. “You might have more need of it than I.”

Edward smiles once – tense but so thankful – and throws his arms around Henry’s neck tightly.

And then Edward rushes out of the room, out of the castle, and away.

As Edward thunders away on horseback, he swears he hears a howl in the distance, something truly forlorn and lost.

“How could you do that!” James explodes, angry only in his grief. “You’ve doomed us all! How could you let him go?!”

But his anger fizzles out as he sees the hopelessly sad look in Henry’s eyes, so lost and tired.

“Because I love him,” the Beast whispers, before lowering his head in defeat. “I’m… I’m sorry. I’ve… You didn’t deserve this. Any of you. You’re always paying for my mistakes.”

“We better do something about that invasion,” Gordon prompts gently, and Henry lets them lead him out the room, seeing a castle in chaos as the furniture does what it can, before he goes back into his chambers, into the West Wing, and closes the door behind him.

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Edward comes face to face with the crowd just outside of town, and tries to talk them down. He tries to use his mirror as proof but D10 only uses it to stir the mob into a frenzy.

Thomas and Edward get locked up in like, a cellar. They make up there, with Thomas trying to explain how he’s always just trying to protect his dad, and Edward explaining how he’s trying to protect his son, and that it’ll be alright, and it’s really cute.

There’s been someone left behind to guard them. It’s Diesel. Diesel really wanted to go with his brother, but 10 shut him down immediately saying something really cruel to him (something in line with what he’s been saying the whole time, but only now, especially so harshly compared to how Thomas and Edward would die for each other, that it really begins to wear down on Diesel).

Through the cellar door, Edward and Thomas beg to be let out, but Diesel remains fairly resolute. It’s only until Thomas goads him into snapping that Diesel finally fucking emotes.

He yells at Thomas for all the arguments and fights they’ve had, for how Thomas has convinced him he’s a horrible person, to which Thomas also fucking snaps and exclaims yeah, well maybe he’s wrong.

And that shuts up everyone immediately because if there’s one thing about Thomas... it’s that he always thinks he’s right, all the time.

“I’ve made so many mistakes,” Thomas hisses, forehead against the cellar doors. “I hurt people. I might get Henry killed because of it, and I hate that. I’m wrong, Diesel. I’m wrong about so many things. And you know what? I’m also willing to be wrong about you.”

There’s a moment of silence.

Then, Diesel opens the cellar.

“he’s going to kill me for this,” he mutters, but helps Thomas and Edward out of the makeshift prison, and gives them his horse. “but I don’t care anymore.”

Edward pauses after he climbs up after Thomas, and thanks Diesel severely. So does Thomas, and fuck, he’s crying, and Diesel looks away but nods, and then they’re off.

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Running through the carnage of the invasion Edward is booking it right up to the West Wing, where he can see the doors have been flung right open.

Diesel 10 has been trying to goad The Beast into fighting back, but the damn thing is just too sad, it seems, and it’s nearly impossible. It’s not until 10 starts taunting the Beast about what he’s done to Edward and Thomas that he finally gets a reaction.

And let’s just say Henry has a lot of rage bundled up in him after these, what, thirty, forty years stuck like this.

The fight is dramatic and a little bloody, and theyre out on the rooftops and Henry’s about to fucking kill him when he realises what he’s doing, especially when 10 starts begging for his life. He retreats a little, a little horrified over what he was about to do. 10 scrabbles back reaching for a fallen knife with wide, then calculating, eyes.

Then Edward appears over the balcony, shouting for him, and he calls “Henry!”

And all of a sudden nothing else matters.

Henry starts to clamber towards him, his eyes glittering with life, and then-

Fuck, 10 stabs him from behind, shouting that the fight’s not over, and he nearly kills Henry, Edward trying to help but also just trying not to fall to his death.

Henry ends up throwing 10 off the roof – not into the abyss – but to some area lower down where he definitely lands with a crunch but he’s still breathing.

But gods, the damage is done.

It’s raining. Henry collapses to his knees as Edward runs over, and helps him off the roof onto the wide balcony from the ballroom, eyes wide and hands shaking.

Thomas runs over, and with one look from Edward, promises to find a doctor or something, and goes running off.

Edward lays Henry out on his back, trying not to cry and failing miserably as Henry takes such painful and shallow breaths.

“Hi,” he wheezes none-the-less, making Edward laugh and brush some of his fur back out of his eyes.

“Hi yourself,” he whispers back.

“…You came back.”

“of course I did,” Edward replied. “How could I not?”

Henry shifts and Edward winces, doing his best to staunch bleeding.

“Thomas is going to find someone who can help,” he promises, “just stay with me, Henry. It is Henry, right? I heard James call you that.”

“Henry,” Henry echoes, almost in awe. “Yes, yes that’s my name.”

“It’s a lovely name,” Edward’s hand is getting slick with blood. “I look forward to using it in the future.”

‘Edward,” Henry shakes his head. “I’m so sorry. You didn’t need to see this.”

“You didn’t need to do this,” Edward pushes back. “Stop talking like that, you’ll be fine.”

“No,” Henry huffs out a weak sigh. “I won’t.”

They both know it.

“You have to hold on.”

“Edward, thank you.”

“What?”

“I… I get it now,” Henry waves a hand weakly and vaguely in the air. “I get what I was missing. I get it, why I was cursed like this.”

He slumps back against Edward, breathing so shallow.

“He did say it was til death,” he murmurs to himself.

“Henry,” Edward begs. “Henry, please, stay with me. Henry. Henry!”

His eyes are closing.

“No!” Edward pulls him in tight, clinging to him like he can cling to life through him, for him. “Henry, don’t… I love you, Henry, I love you. Don’t leave me!”

Henry falls still. He’s not breathing. Edward screams.

The servants, the furniture, look on in horror and sadness. They never thought it’d end like this – too short, too little, too late. What would become of them?

But as Henry’s body starts to fucking glow, it turns out they might not have to find out.

Edward can only sit back and watch, shellshocked, as literal magic takes place before his eyes. It seeps out of Henry, darkness spilling out to give way to glorious green light, his body morphing and shifting into something, after all these years, that is finally recognisable as human.

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---- in that moment of white, where everything seems to have ended, Henry opens his eyes and sees before him the same old wizard from all those years ago. But instead of angry, the wizard seems pleased. Proud, even.

“Congratulations,” the wizard says, before Henry can put any words together. “You have learnt your lesson, hm?”

All Henry can do is nod.

“He’s a nice man,” the wizard smiles. “You’ve done well. Enjoy the rest of your life, Prince Henry.”----

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Henry’s body gently drapes itself across the ground, and Edward hesitantly draws near, not really recognising who is lying before him but still… he’s seen this man before in ruined paintings, and also it literally was his Beast just moments before…

And then the chest starts to rise and fall again. And Edward watches, heart in his mouth, as the man with the long, wild ginger hair the same colour of the fur he knew so well sits up, and opens his eyes.

The same, ice-blue, beautifully human eyes.

“Henry?” he asks softly.

“…Edward,” Henry whispers back. “I… You did it. You …broke my curse.”

“I love you,” Edward blurts, before covering his mouth as he blushes, but the rising colour in Henry’s cheeks is beautiful too, and he gets to his feet with surprising ease for someone who was dead like a minute ago, and slowly closes the distance between them until he’s crowding Edward’s space.

“I love you too,” he says back, tilting Edward’s face up towards his with the utmost care. “I love you.”

Edward responds by throwing his arms around Henry’s steady shoulders and kissing him for all he’s worth.

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The furniture all change back, James and Gordon (who might have been flirting the whole time) finally break their decades of tension it’s GREAT

Diesel made it to the castle, saw the drama, and the magic spell that broke the curse, reverted the furniture and Henry back, dropped the barrier that prevented Henry specifically from leaving, and all that jazz, also healed Diesel 10, but he’s still out cold. He gets dragged away to prison in irons.

Diesel is loitering at the huge party that’s broken out, and Thomas finds him in a corner.

“hey,” he starts.

“Hey,” Diesel replies.

“I… thank you,” Thomas blurts, toeing the marble floor with his boot. “Thank you so much. You saved him. I-I owe you.”

Diesel rubs his arm and flushes a little. “Consider it… me beginning to pay back all the things I said,” he replies eventually, “about you and your dad.”

“I…” Thomas takes a breath, and nods. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome,” Diesel looks down, and he feels awful shy for reasons he cant describe. And for once it doesn’t really feel awkward. “A-and… thanks. For apologising.”

Thomas swallows hard. “Yeah,” he mumbles. “I… you’re welcome too, I guess. I… Diesel, can we start over?”

Diesel swallows as well, before daring to smile. “I think that’d be nice.”

“Well, then… hi,” Thomas chirps, sticking out his hand. “I’m Thomas, nice to meet you!”

Diesel laughs, and it’s the first time Thomas has heard him really laugh, and shakes his oustretched hand. “Diesel.”

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AND THEY BECOME FRIENDS AND EVERYONE LIVES HAPPILY EVER AFTER THE END fhdjgkhjfghldg

#ttte #ttte au #ttte henry #ttte edward #2x3 #ttte thomas #ttte diesel 10 #ttte diesel #dj's writing #beauty and the beast au #henryxedward #ttte james #ttte gordon #ttte molly #4x5 #gonna tag that bc it's mentioned #idk this is way bigger/more thought out than it needs to be but like #i love this

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darling-i-read-it · 4 years

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Chess

Harry Beltik x reader

Word Count: 1k

Warnings: drinking, insinuation to smut

Author’s Note: I hope you like this love! I ended up thinking it was pretty good and I had a soft spot for Harry and was kind of excited to write something for him lol. Enjoy!

Requested: by anon, Okay so maybe meeting harry after beths big win, they went out to celebrate and the reader meets him and they talk about chess and he says he’ll teach them some more “professional moves” (yes its chess flirting im just a big nerd)

Summary: the request

Genre: fluff

I don’t own these characters. They belong to author/director

(not my gif) (there are literally no gifs of him i had to go on google lmao)

There was something electric in the air. You had just heard that Beth Harmon had won an immense title, something you didn’t think was possible for a woman. You felt empowered in your chess hobby and in yourself. She was inspiring.

So you decided to go out and celebrate by yourself. Maybe just one or two drinks that you could treat yourself with, to really boost that confidence and happiness you were riding. When you got to the bar you noticed that it was pretty packed already. Surprisingly so. Not everyone there was going to celebrate Harmons win, you assured yourself, as you walked up to a empty seat at the bar counter.

Behind you was Benny Watts, and his friends, among them Harry Beltik. You didn’t notice them as you ordered your first drink and you continued to be oblivious to their existence. You were alone at the bar and happy to have a couple drinks that way. No need to spoil your mood with a man.

But Harry had noticed you the second you walked in. There was something very regal about you he couldn’t put his finger on. He had spent so long being in awe of Beth Harmon that he figured no other women would compare. Now, after she had won the biggest title she ever could, he found himself thinking about other things.

She surely would come back and rekindle whatever feelings she and Benny had. He found himself at peace with that. He tried not to blame it on the fact that you had just walked in and whoever you were, you had caught his attention. Harry figured you surely weren’t there to celebrate Beth’s winning but even if you were just there for a drink, he could try his hand at seeing what you were up to.

Benny noticed Harry’s gaze and hit him on the back.

“I was going to ask you to a round of speed chess but I don’t think you would win. Considering you are going to go and flirt with that girl.” He paused. “You are, aren't you?” Harry looked down, frazzled.

“I thought I might,” he said honestly, returning his gaze to Benny.

“Well go then! And try not to make any chess jokes.” Harry rolled his eyes and stood up, more out of peer pressure then anything else. He walked over slowly, trying to figure out what on Earth he was going to say.

You had gotten a glass and was sipping on it leisurely when Harry walked up. You looked over at him and gave him a polite smile. He was silent for far too long but luckily, you had something to say.

“Aren’t you Harry Beltik?” He was surprised you noticed him.

“I-uh-yeah.” You smiled and put down your drink.

“Are you here to celebrate Beth Harmons win too? Or is it just a coincidence,” you said with a small smile. He felt suddenly like this was the best decision he had ever made. You knew him and you knew of Beth.

“I am, actually. I came here with a couple friends, we helped her study,” he explained. You raised your eyebrows and followed his gaze.

“Oh my gosh that’s Benny Watts!” you said quietly. Harry felt then that he had made a mistake. He shouldn’t have shown you that Benny was there, considering the fact that Benny was much more attractive then he was. He should have let that one perfect moment last.

“Yeah it is,” Harry said quietly. You looked back over at him, joy on your face.

“I’ve seen you play some tournaments. I’m not all that good myself but I like to come and watch. It’s so intense,” you said and just like that the fact that Benny was there was lost on you. The man sitting beside you stood up to leave and Harry immediately took his spot.

“You know I could give you some lessons sometimes if you’re ever into learning more,” he said. You raised your eyebrow.

“What kind of lessons?” you asked.

“Just some...professional moves,” he said and there was a smile on his lips when he said it. You gave him a fond look. Your eyes were gleaming.

“Bartender? Get this man a drink.”

You and Harry talked all night. You talked about chess and Beth and tournaments and your lives. He even told you that he and Beth used to be involved. You didn’t seem to mind it. In fact you thought it was decently cool. You never pried him for details and you were always respectful of his boundaries.

Perfect.

In other words, you were perfect.

Benny and the guys left to play some speed chess pretty early into the night. Benny wanted to call Beth and see how she was doing. When the bar started to close and the employees kicked you out, you started to walk along the sidewalk together.

“You wanna play some chess?” he asked. You smiled.

“Of course.”

#harry beltik x reader #harry beltik imagines #queens gambit imagines

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stuckasmain · 3 years

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Buffy the vampire slayer season 2 review

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Huge! Major! Mondo! Serious spoilage here people! Keep if you haven’t seen season 2 and don’t want to be spoiled, jump off now. You’ve been warned

✨𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 ✨

literally no one gave them the right for half the episodes in this season and I’ll single handedly fight whoever made me feel like this. So clearly the show was picked up after the first season as it launches straight from 12 episodes to 22. Honestly I love It so far and still do- also spike. Y’all were right he’s great. Just.... just who allowed you to do that finale she’s 17 let her watch crappy movies or something.

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seriously I like just finished and I’m still not ok

𝐒𝐭𝗼𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐩! 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝗼𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐭!

SLIGHTLY more vampires then season one! This was my more major complaint of season one , but with more episodes they could pace out the story driven - I don’t want to say ‘main plot’ episodes. There’s a equal mix of vampire slayage and ‘living on a hellmouth’ activity’s. I kinda like how you’ll have your more goofy monster of the month episodes then WHAM. Vampires! Emotions! Death! Straight in the gut. However at the same time it feels like it sort of drags a bit. Like everyone’s stuck in this sort of loop of development just like the world. Learn a lesson or evolve as a charecter or some sort of word thing? Next episode it’s kinda ignored and that flaw is back again.

however I am completely LIVING for the Halloween episode.

𝐂𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐝𝐲

Still god tier , next. Ok but seriously I feel it got even better this season and I love it.

Nothing will EVER be funnier then beating a unstoppable demon with a god damn bazooka and a pissed off teenager

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

Buffy summers-

Someone get this girl a hug I swear to god she’s been though it. As much as I adore her and think she’s funny and smart , though cocky , but at the same time she suffers from the development issue I said before. Like she learns a lesson then next episode jumps straight back into the same sort of thing. However this is no fault on her and mainly just proves she has a good heart. I mean if my principle was like that and my own mother was so quick to believe I GENUINELY KILLED SOMEONE/TRIED TO without listening to a single word of mine. I’d loose it sometimes too.

Xander-

Again he’s still my soul. No porn star t-shirt this time :( . Again he’s just he’s funny, he’s awkward but his hearts in the right place. He really is a human puppy dog, who’s more bark then bite too. I also love the detail of him remembering all the military stuff from Halloween but also the “I was a hyena once I can relate to the werewolf :D” I love hyena boy. Also low key self deprecating half the time.

Willow-

Baby angel. Nerd queen. Love her so much omg. I love how sweet she is but also how at the same time she’s decently tough, and then gets all excited when she acts tough. Seriously she’s so adorable I may burst.

Giles-

Also my soul. Father figure of the year. Also, I like how this season began hinting at something deeper then what meets the nerdy nerdy surface. He’s kinda like willow a sweet and awkward nerd however he WILL snap much more often then she will.

Oz-

SETH GREEN! That’s it. Seth green! I love him so much oz is such a sweetheart, though it is kinda like willow dating a male, werewolf, version of herself. Though I’m here for it.

Cordillera -

How she is both developed and the same at the same time. I love her lmao.

Angel-

How do you go from Edward Cullen to dork to evil boy to sad boy. Apparently don’t have sex because you’ll be happy and turn evil kids. Really... who put that into the curse? Ok so yeah on one hand he’s no longer suffering so why have him cursed, at the same time it opens up the chance for him to do the same thing you fucking cursed him for again! Seriously evil him is both entertaining as it is a very punchable face.

Spike-

The guy pulls up looking like that, to that music. I swear it was like Billy Hargrove like a instant “well there going to be good” (as in interesting charecter-) and it was right. I love how he just shows up and is all “ok, what do you do for fun around here” .... “you people have heard of fun here right? Jesus Christ- what do you do? Skeam all day?” Later half after the mid part of the season he sort of Meh’s. However his sarcasm is p e a k.

Dru-

I love her you don’t understand. She’s so creepy and cute , evil and yet understandable. You both feel sympathetic but also worried over what she’s going to try.

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝗼𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬!

the show kicked off and everyone’s dating!

Buffy and angel-

Cute , until it wasn’t. Honestly I like how they got over the tragedy early in the seasons an just got to dating like good god. Honestly they’re cute, somehow Constant make outs and being overly protective works. Then he , you know... goes evil after her - god that’s. That’s one way. I felt so bad for her Jesus. Also the last few minutes when he gets his soul back and he- and she- yeah.

Xander and cordillera-

I’m acting loving their relationship. Something about non stop bickering lead me to think it’d happen. And it did exactly as I thought it would(also nothing will be funnier the Transition of them sliding down in the closet and it cuts to sex Ed class. Nothing will ever be funnier. I am a 2 year old leave me alone.)

Willow and oz-

They’re so cute I’m going to burst I swear. Sweet dorks in love I cannot Handle it I can’t . I love them so much.

Giles and ms calendar-

*Muffled sobbing*

Spike and Dru-

LIVING. I love them. Again, creepy and cute. You don’t need the whole soul thing to have feelings you know? I can’t get over the demon calling them out on loving each other and spike looking so offended.

Ps.

The flashbacks in the last two episodes were great. I demand more. (Also Angels accent and ponytail will kill me im sure of it) just yes.

#y’all ruined me #buffy the vampire slayer #buffy season 2 #angel btvs #buffy summers #rupert giles #xander harris #willow rosenberg #cordelia chase #oz btvs #spike btvs #dru btvs

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iridescentides · 3 years

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i watched the ep twice bc i didnt take notes the first time BUT. hsmtmts 2.04 thoughts under the cut

gina first. my favorite part of the episode was when she admitted that she feels out of place living in someone else’s house and that she wanted a bigger part in the play. i was SO worried they were gonna just let her happily sideline herself in a “yay she learned her lesson about not being the center of attention” kind of way bc i would not be able to handle that two seasons in a row. let her be angry!!! she has a lot to be upset about

the gina/carlos conflict was awful bc theyre making carlos unreasonably annoying this season. last season he was nice, he was enthusiastic, not competitive and just rooting for other people. idk why they needed to flip him so drastically to being spoiled, rich, selfish, pushy, and bitchy. and on top of that i have not been vibing with the pieces of dialogue theyve been giving him this season just to score woke points. its so unbearably obvious that even though hes a brown gay character, he was written by a white gay person who thought, on some level, that he was giving the gen z kids the #hashtag representation they wanted. his delivery of every line that screams “remember, im mexican” is so awkward, it doesnt land well, and im begging them to stop. they want so badly to commodify his character and parade him around as a “look how diverse our show is!” thing and im so so sick of it bc you can tell, with all the surface-level pieces of dialogue, that they dont actually care at all

(”look around, theres not a lot of me at this school” we GET it, this show wants to be glee so bad)

im honestly starting to slowly ship rina less and less. in season one i loved seeing someone make gina happy, especially since she had no friends before opening up to ricky. but now its just a whole mess and i wish she would love herself a lil more to realize that its not worth all this stress. he made a choice and no amount of conflicted moments of eye contact is going to fully take that back. im not necessarily against love triangle plots, but i HATE the whole “women wait around hopefully while male character, whose decisions have already hurt multiple people, makes up his mind” bullshit

that being said, gina handled the situation like a CHAMP, im dying over how quickly she was able to mask her pain and make the joke about the twix bar. im love her

we were absolutely ROBBED of an ej/big red performance this episode!!! i am at my LIMIT we better get gaston next week or i will riot

on the ej train, him not getting into duke was extremely predictable. we all kinda saw that coming and knew that would be his main point of growth this season. im glad they didnt wait super long to do it. now please @ writers i am BEGGING you to give my man more screen time than one scene per episode

its very odd that they keep making mr mazzara have emotionally tough conversations with the students. i will do a parallel gifset of those once the season ends. i liked his convo with ej for the most part, but he really didnt have to beat him over the head with the “youre an emotionless robot” thing again. its clear ej is gonna throw himself into av club or whatever (even though at the end of last season that was supposed to be big red?) and discover that he has a lot going for him. because he does, he literally has everything going for him, thats why they had to make his “problem” not knowing himself. bisexual ej caswell ftw

i love the parallels between ej and nini this episode? i think since the beginning ive felt that there was a lot about them under the surface that was similar. it was interesting seeing ej tell nini about duke first, instead of the obvious choice of ashlyn. i wouldve loved to see how that scene wouldve gone with ricky, gina, carlos, or big red though bc each reaction and attempt at comforting him wouldve been so different. i didnt love that nini had to be pulled away from the conversation, but im glad they can still talk to each other after everything that went down. and i love the juxtaposition of ej’s convo with mazzara directly following nini’s convo with miss jenn bc theyre essentially the same.

speaking of, i loved miss jenn in this episode. her stories are always so funny, but i loved seeing her care so much for nini and guide her, like a teacher. i loved how she pointed out that everyone who loves nini just wants her to be happy

im glad nini is leaving yac bc there was no good way to keep that up honestly. but im pretty annoyed that they were so obvious about it? like, they immediately made it the worst place in the world without exploring it very much. the place is super unrealistic, ive never been to drama school but im sure it wouldnt be like that. no creative arts place for KIDS would be so impossibly limiting. plus the weird bluish coloring in comparison to the nice warm tones of the rest of the show was, again, a dead giveaway. why send her to the school at all if it wasnt even gonna matter?

even though im glad nini left yac, im NOT looking forward to the way miss jenn is about to bend over backwards to put her in the play somehow. she plays obvious favorites and im so annoyed

(sidenote: nini just? decided to leave yac without consulting her parents??? ummm)

granted is a very good song, one of my faves so far

ricky deciding to tell nini he wants her to stay was stupid. what did he think that would accomplish? who in their right mind would drop out of a good school for you?

i loved when nini said yac was missing something, and miss jenn said “ricky” and nini said “you.” that was so so sweet and cute

i think the kourtney/howie thing is gonna grow on me. i hate amatonormativity so im not a big fan of them introducing a whole ass character exclusively so kourtney can have a love interest, but i loved the gesture he made of bringing her the pizzas and her flashcards. i feel like kourtneys love language is acts of service, and she was literally this meme when he did that for her:

i liked seeing ashlyn try to be there emotionally for gina! i want more of them together

overall this episode was okay. not enough songs, and i wish they were spreading out the emotional conversations through the season instead of packing them all into literally one episode, but what we did get was pretty good.

after watching the preview i see that next weeks episode is gonna be about carlos’s party, and i love party episodes. BUT i hope that after that ep we finally get an advancement on the north high stuff! i dont give too many fucks about lily, but i wanna see my son asher angel

#me @ myself every time i write one of these: we GET it youre a gina and ej stan #hsmtmts lb #hsmtmts spoilers #txt #waffle words of wisdom

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plctitude · 4 years

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* hailee steinfeld, cis woman + she/her | you know juliet 'jet' rothschild, right? they’re 24, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, twelve years? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to don't blame me by taylor swift like, a million times this year, which makes sense ‘cause they’ve got that whole inability to sit properly, constantly tapping her fingers on any surface, never taking shots with chasers, thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is march 15, so they’re a pisces, which is unsurprising, all things considered.

hello ! im gel and this is my little goon jet ! lmk if you wanna plot something

full name : juliet carter rothschild . preferred name / nickname : jet . age : twenty - four . birthday : march 15 . sexual orientation : lesbian . relationship status : single . occupation : barista , musician , music producer . residence : delphinus heights .

history ––

juliet was born into a loving family in southern virginia , williamsburg to be exact . her family wasn’t loaded but they were comfortable enough that juliet could take guitar and piano and drum lessons and play sports and do basically whatever she wanted to try.

unfortunately for her parents , the drums were what really stuck with her . sure , she can still play the other instruments she learned growing up , but the drums were her safe space , her comfort .

nevertheless , they supported her because she was their little girl and as an only child , it was easy to spoil her . she loves her parents , wouldn’t trade them for anything in the whole world . because they were her whole world .

at 12 , her whole world came crashing down . she doesn’t remember much , if she’s being honest . all she really remembers was being pulled out of school and police officers telling her that her parents wouldn’t be back . they weren’t dead , as far as anyone knew , but they also weren’t anywhere to be found .

so her aunt offers to take her in , and juliet moves to irving . she starts going by jet , eager to leave behind the life she knew back in williamsburg . her aunt goes with it , doesn’t want to upset the 12 year old girl who just became an orphan . neither of them really talk about where her parents are , but they both hope they’re still out there , trying to make it back to her .

it takes a year or two but jet gets used to being in irving . it doesn’t just become her aunt’s town , it becomes hers . and the house in delphinus heights becomes her home , too. and when her aunt gets a girlfriend , who’s then a wife , jet is ecstatic . she loves seeing her aunt happy and in love .

at 15 , jet realizes she doesn’t like boys , she likes girls . she actually comes out to her aunt’s wife first – kind of an accident, really – , but everything goes smoothly and she’s never felt freer . at 16 , she meets a girl , a beautiful girl whose eyes rival the ocean , whose smile lights up her nights . and they fall in love , and it’s wonderful and deep and consuming and healing . but this is when jet learns all good things must come to an end . it’s when she’s running home , tears streaming down her face that she learns what heartbreak really feels like . it’s when she sits at her drum set , hole blown through the snare drum , cymbals crashing to the ground , that she realizes how close hate and love sit on a spectrum .

at 17 , she’s about to graduate and go to college when she changes her mind . she’s not going . her aunt’s not happy about it , but jet’s never really wanted anything but music anyway . so she gets a job , then another job , because ‘ if you’re going to stick around , you’re going to help pay the bills ’ . and it’s the beginning of something beautiful .

at 18, she starts producing her own music . it’s just some simple songs , but it’s a sign of progress nonetheless . she saves up money , uses what’s not for bills and rainy day savings to pay for a class . she learns everything she can about music production , music theory , recording , etc.

at 19, she joins a band , and it goes well until it doesn’t anymore . they’re getting gigs , they’re popular , but it’s breaking from the inside because everyone’s convinced they’re going to be the next big thing and their egos swell to the point where they can’t all fit in the same room anymore .

at 20 , she regroups , focuses on her own stuff again . she does some small producing work on the side , helping other artists who aren’t as well versed with the production stuff . it’s good money , good learning opportunity , and good exposure .

at 21 , she gets a job as a bartender on top of her barista job , hoping to save for her own place in irving . she doesn’t really want to move out but her aunt and her wife are trying to start a family . and she doesn’t want to be in the way .

at 22 , her aunt gets pregnant , and with her wife picking up more shifts to cover the impending financial burden of having a baby , jet decides to stay .

now ––

her parents are still missing , but honestly it’s been so long they may as well be dead . she still misses them , sure , but the whole in her heart isn’t as large as it was when she was 12 . at least not for the same reasons .

she’s still producing music , but it’s become more of her job than a hobby . it’s good money , for the most part , but she wants more time for her stuff .

her aunt gave birth last year and jet spends a lot of time with her cousin , frey . she quit her job as a bartender to take over as a full time babysitter , but she doesn’t mind . she loves playing her music for the little boy , though her aunts are weary about her teaching him the drums when he gets older .

she’s still writing and playing music , but she definitely makes time to go out and have a good time because why not ? someday you could just disappear and you would’ve spent your whole life agonizing over trivial things when you could just ~have fun~

her aunt still wants her to go school , tbh because that’s what her parents would have wanted for her . she struggles to bite back the ‘ well my parents aren’t here ’ on the tip of her tongue every time they have that argument .

personality ––

becoming an orphan at such a young age kind of fucked her up , for the lack of a better term . she developed some anger issues as a teen , most of which she would take out on her drum set . lord only knows how many sticks she’s broken .

she love love loves playing the drums . it’s her absolute favorite thing in the world and it helps her calm down , get through a bad day , or even to make a good day even better . it lets her get a lot of her energy out and to her , it’s really the one thing she can count on to never leave . if she’s not near her drums , she’s probably tapping her foot or tapping her fingers on a table . it’s her go-to fidget move , which can get a little annoying .

her one serious relationship showed her how deep she could fall so she’s decided to not let that happen at all costs . she’s more of a hookup kind of gal , and a bit of a heartbreaker at that , but she’s honest with people . she’s not looking for a relationship . not right now , maybe not ever . once she actually has feelings for someone , she’ll avoid them or do whatever else to get over it . can’t get your heartbroken if you never let anyone near it , right ?

she’s a bit of a partier sometimes , especially when she’s got a lot of pent up energy . basically she’s got two sides , a fun party side and a sweet niece side. she’s got a wicked tolerance for alcohol , to be honest , but that sometimes means she’ll get crossed or not eat just so she can feel drunk faster .

she’s not the greatest barista ( think like almost as bad as rachel from friends ) , but she’s gotten a hell of a lot better than when she first started .

she’s gay so she can’t sit properly ever lmao . she’s more likely to sit on top of a table , rather than the chair at the table .

she’s a bit of a dork with puzzles , like she loves doing puzzles . they’re her favorite way to zone out , but no one is allowed to know this except maybe her best friend(s) bc she has a reputation pls

wcs ––

The Ex Girlfriend™ – it was super deep , super intense , and ended super badly

ride-or-die – been best friends since she came to town , literally inseparable , can always count on the two of them to be getting into trouble back in school

music clients – a singer-songwriter she produces for

unlikely or secret friends ? – not really sure what the reason would be but im sure we could come up with one

ex-hookups , current hookups , future hookups - @women : would love to plot these out ! ( just as a warning though , i do not write smut bc im ~uncomfy~ with that but im down for mentions and flirting )

friends of her aunts or something !

favorite coffee shop customers !

ex-bandmate , ex-clients , high school classmates, etc.

big down for literally anything !

#irvingintro #this is also kinda long oops #( HEADCANON // jet rothschild . )

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magnus is this notorious pirate famous in the caribbean with everyone talking about him because of how successful he is. his quartermaster is definitely raphael (his care for his clan and how he cares for others solidifies this thought process) and their ship has some corny name that raphael pretends to hate but definitely loves. europe thinks that magnus and his crew are demons(racists fucks) meanwhile theyre out here being nerds who enjoys navigating the seas and ruining racists job prospects+

+cat and ragnor live on nassau with magnus bringing back supplies they sell(we love the blackmarket here). the lightwoods are brought into this world bc their parents send them off to nassau to try and expand the family's business and gain profit off of this lawless place which refuses to be governed by anyone. malec meets at like the local inn where maia works at also where izzy meets her and by association The Polycule)and is just attracted to each other right then and there with bad flirting. once they become settled in, alec and izzy becomes like disillusioned with following what their parents expect of them and start to actually do what they wish. because he's dramatic, alec probably asks ragnor who settled down from pirating for more lessons in sword fighting (hes not unexperienced but theres a difference from fighting on land and on water)

eventually magnus hears about this cue them dramatically learning how to fight on like this cliff top with their swords connecting (we love euphemisms for sex) and them bonding over magnus' book collection he has and them no longer doing what their parents expect of them (im imagining asmodeus as this well traveled trader or something who only cares about money rather than having humanity) and even though magnus is this pirate which is a profession that the "civilized world" looks down on, he's like the epitome of actually having morals and caring about people (pirates were known to drastically impact the slave trade as they often freed slaves and let them join their crew or they worked directly with maroons and indigenous people).

i imagine their first kiss to be when theyre training and someone has a sword pressed against the others neck because theyre horny bastards and they accept only the dramatics. their proposal/matelot is potc levels of dramatic with them fighting an enemy crew alongside The Polycule(the most badass and queer crew out there) and like halfway through alec is just like marry me and then next thing they know it raphael is officiating their marriage around dead people before they go on to have a better and more planned out wedding on shore (had to get some of this out now before i went too deep, The Poycule is definitely something i paid attention to most considering how big and complex the group is)

ugh not to add to an already huge post but

you are totally right about raphael being his quartermaster! raphael is a great leader and he cares so much for his people and he is one of the few people magnus obviously trusts, even as they have their differences. only other person i could imagine as magnus' quartermaster would be cat but like! raphael is perfect for the job! also i love the idea that he pretends to hate the corny name, he has to pretend to hate magnus' puns and jokes on principle but really he loves it

also "meanwhile they are all nerds" accurate, the whole ship is just a whole mess of people having fun and being family we love that for them

and ok not to slut for the polycule but i'm slutting for the polycule i just. aaa want to know so much more about them. i know you said they were already with maia but idk i can see many of them being part of magnus' crew? especially meliorn and tbh clary lmao she seems the type who would love adventure like that (i'm going with fanon clary here mostly) and i can see simon in both but i can also definitely see simon being in the inn with maia (god i have a half baked au that includes that) because being in the sea all day? no thank you. and they are just this nice local couple that helps all the pirates because fuck the racist law

also it's hilarious because they are so warm and welcoming and the lightwoods get there and simon is like "oh-oh. incoming" and maia is all like "what the fUCK do you want"

which lowkey backfires because izzy is just like "oh she's so fierce, i love her" and is already like, halfway in love doing the head tilt and huge grin thing (she's not creepy about it, just like, she likes it, you know? especially because in this AU izzy was raised as a Rich Girl so she's expected to be all that fragile useless white woman ideal and yada yada and she's not here for that so she's attracted to the idea of women like clary and maia)

and just like ghhgggghhh not to slut but i love the idea that they are in the inn and meliorn raphael and possibly clary are always in the sea so like! sweet reunions! not that they are usually going super far lmao mostly just stopping the slave trade and protecting the caribbean and shit, but that's a few months in between visits and i picture that at some point when they are getting to nassau raphael is just like, vibrating (you know, as much as he allows himself to) and magnus just smiles knowingly, happy that his boy has found people he's so happy with

and raphael getting into the inn and being like "simon! maia!" and simon and maia being like "raphael! meliorn!" and just crashing into this big group hug and it's all laughs and meliorn twirls maia and she giggles and simon kisses raphael's cheek and is all worried about them both (plus clary) because god what the fuck kind of shit did they get into this time, are they hurt? if he's broken another leg he's gonna- and raphael laughs and says "no, cariño, i promise all i have with me are gifts" because he's not gonna travel the caribbean and not bring stuff for his partners. so it's him and meliorn showering maia and simon in gifts and pretty and maybe stolen things (maia in particular takes such great joy in learning that her pretty new bracelet belonged to some racist bitch) like spoils you know? lmao, and looking at them it's like they haven't seen each other in years or something but no it's been like a month and it's always like that

and alec and izzy are just watching that, mouths slack, shocked, but highkey yearning for something as free as that, that loving family and that open love and meliorn's genderfuckery and just everything about them! and alec "conceal don't feel" lightwood is kind of frowning and goes "are they always like that?" to which magnus, behind him, answers "yes" and then he turns around and they stare at each other and magnus quickly goes from "happy for my boys" to "hello tall person" in a matter of seconds and is suddenly all seductive and flirty and alec is having the time of his life? especially since here away from the lightwoods he can allow himself just a little bit, and letting a guy flirt with him can't hurt, right? he knows izzy won't tell their parents. so he engages

cue terribly bad flirting, izzy smiling widely as she watches the polycule dynamics, highkey wanting something like that for herself, especially seeing the way that clary talks to maia all like "look at this SWORD" and all the adventures. and maia still doesn't trust her but apparently magnus has already hit it off with her brother so what the hell, they might as well stay

and just!! yes getting to know each other shenanigans. i picture that like the army gets there and tries to get magnus and his crew and alec and izzy are like running to them to warn them (alec not knowing quite why, he shouldn't be taking that big of a risk, he shouldn't be getting attached to a pirate - of whom he's only heard terrible things so far, thinks they are Evil basically - just because something about him is alluring and represents the freedom he doesn't allow himself to want, but... he is getting attached) and the whole gang is all like *very calmly heading to the secret hideout in their room* oh don't worry about that lmao they do this every week

and idk i just want a moment where they are almost found and alec and izzy lowkey save their ass (i mean they would have managed but they make it easier, maybe use the Privilege Card lmao). maybe the guards were closer than they thought so alec ends up just shoving magnus into the hideout and when the guards come in he's all like "WHO is interrupting our sleep" and acts like an entitled brat and they don't even search the room lmao and then alec runs to the hideout all "sorry that i pushed you, are you okay?" and magnus is all like "i'm fine" but a little touched about the care. just to establish that trust, you know? both between them and between izzy and the rest of the polycule

so after that it all kind of flows smoothly because they know they can genuinely trust the lightwoods and so it grows into something more. magnus and alec can bond over having Terrible Parents With Terrible Morals and they open up about their respective traumas with abuse, and alec confesses to magnus for the first time ever that he doesn't want to be like his parents, that he thought if maybe he earned their respect, he could change things from the inside. and magnus looks at him all soft and touched and is like "there's no changing things from the inside" and alec is like "i'm starting to realize that" you know

and yeah alec gets to see how much that crew cares for each other, way more than his "traditional family" ever could (except for him and izzy who are just as devoted to each other as the crew is, but like, it's honestly less the "blood relations" and more how they've always been there for each other as they handled their parents' shittiness) and again he's just yearning because he always believed he wouldn't get something like that. and magnus in particular is just so caring and just wants to make the world a better place, you know? and he admires that and they bond over that, too

and just jdhdaodshad god i love this. and meanwhile izzy is flirting with maia clary and meliorn like crazy and soon they are like this huge messy group with all those dynamics... and i just aaa and alec and izzy end up joining the crew and daiodsaiodjsaio RAPHAEL OFFICIATING THEIR WEDDING i'm genuinely all for that fucking shit, magnus wants his boy to do it for them and aaaaa! also i DEMAND raphael&meliorn fighting sequences because i bet they would make a bomb ass duo fighting back to back and shit, you know? bonus points if they are defending simon and maia who are behind them and just making sure no one touches them?? i live for this shit

in short i love this and you said “get some out of your chest" so if there's more, then fuck, i can't wait to see it dahsdaijas i'm sorry for talking so much i get too excited

#malec #magnus bane #alec lightwood #izzy lightwood #raphael santiago #maia roberts #simon lewis #clary fray #meliorn #The Polycule™#saiaphaeliorn #claiabelle #shadowhunters #sh #au idea #pirate au

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