#stylish Bertie

[spiritundaunted]

“King George VI shows us that he likes to be dressed suitably on all occasions without the slightest ostentation or eccentricity. He chooses his clothes with great care, and one notices a scrupulous neatness in every detail of his appearance." 

Men's Wear; July 1938

[bogleech]

Do you like bug girls? Do u have a fave type of bug girl? What are ur favourite features of a bug? Feel free to ignore me if im being too imposing!♡

I'm more in the camp of not actively being into animal anthros, but finding that animal aspects just make a lot of character designs cooler or more stylish and I always have strong opinions on the aesthetics of invertebrates. My spouse does an animated series about two "bug girls" who are just literally gigantic (kaiju size) arthropods but they also have official anthropomorphic designs, too, and I think they look good both ways because they retain the key features that make arthropod faces cutely alien! There's also Putuk's cute diabolical wasp character who's more stylized and cartoony, also "alien" in that while not being a full realistic insect it's not too human. mainstream media examples:

GOOD: spider from James and the Giant Peach. "Human" face anatomy but stylized into something that is very inhuman or "alien like," in a way that's actually pretty.

BAD: spider from Bojack Horseman. Could have looked less creepy without either the human lips or the human eyes. When Bojack's lead character designer got her own show, Tuca and Bertie, bug characters almost always went full arthropod headed and it was much less nightmarish:

You wouldn't expect me to think so, but bug people with just 100% human faces still work, and if they still have a lot of detailed insect traits elsewhere, the human face just brings them out in a stylish way.

It strays further off the topic of "bug girls" specifically but the most unpleasant looking bug characters I know of are the Gallavants:

[eirinstiva]

Theatre kid!

Bertie Wooster sent me a letter with the first part of "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" and as usual he starts with a bit of Woosterian philosophy. Being in America so far from Aunt Agatha leaves him enough time to think about his life in England. He can't live forever running away from his aunt.

I know that London is a biggish city, but, believe me, it isn’t half big enough for any fellow to live in with Aunt Agatha when she’s after him with the old hatchet. 

Well, at least he could try (?)

Another marital fight moment of coldness between Jeeves and Wooster. The reason: purple socks. This time I agree with Wooster, purple sock are very fashionable like the ones I have un colour purple with coffee cups. Very stylish!

So there's this guy... Cyril Bassington-Bassington. Should Wooster babysit him? Wow~

“I am familiar with the name Bassington-Bassington, sir. There are three branches of the Bassington-Bassington family⁠—the Shropshire Bassington-Bassingtons, the Hampshire Bassington-Bassingtons, and the Kent Bassington-Bassingtons.” “England seems pretty well stocked up with Bassington-Bassingtons.” “Tolerably so, sir.” “No chance of a sudden shortage, I mean, what?” “Presumably not, sir.”

I tried to read this aloud and my tongue was suffering.

How can somebody fall in prison in less than 24 hours since arriving to a city? I know that for some reason some people around Bertie end in prision for different things, but less than six hours is record!

Has Cyril Bassington-Bassington called yet? On no account introduce him into theatrical circles. Vitally important. Letter follows.

I think that maybe this time the plot is against Bertie. The only thing he needs to avoid is to leave Cyril near anything theatre related, and the first thing he does is to present him to a scriptwriter!

Jolly old Caffyn has given me a small part in that musical comedy of his, Ask Dad. Only a bit, you know, but quite tolerably ripe. I’m feeling frightfully braced, don’t you know!” He drank his drink, and went on. He didn’t seem to notice that I wasn’t jumping about the room, yapping with joy.

Cyril has talent!!

“You know, I’ve always wanted to go on the stage, you know,” he said. “But my jolly old guv’nor wouldn’t stick it at any price. Put the old Waukeesi down with a bang, and turned bright purple whenever the subject was mentioned. That’s the real reason why I came over here, if you want to know. I knew there wasn’t a chance of my being able to work this stage wheeze in London without somebody getting on to it and tipping off the guv’nor, so I rather brainily sprang the scheme of popping over to Washington to broaden my mind. There’s nobody to interfere on this side, you see, so I can go right ahead!”

And a good(?) idea! Cyril deserves a chance to be an actor and Wooster the chance to use purple socks, but he needs to mend his relationsip with Jeeves...

Hard decisions.

[fanfic-inator795]

*throws hands up in the air* Pokemon!Arlo AU?

Arlo is a Totodile (because duh) who was raised by Edmee the Kangaskhan (not quite a 'swamp' pokemon admittedly but still tough as nails + very motherly and kind - just like Edmee! ^v^).

Note: Yes, I KNOW Fuecoco evolves into a literal singing crocodile but as much as I like that line, I just feel like Totodile fits Arlo more.

His father, Ansel from the NYC Unova Region, seems like a grand and strong Pidgeot BUT in reality is actually a Ditto, hence why he's still able to have a Totodile son in this AU (since I'm pretty sure Totodile and the Pidgey line aren't in the same egg group). Even after his secret is revealed to poke-society, I could still see him using Transform pretty often (he enjoys being Pidgeot/enjoys transforming into other bird pokemon as well as some beach Pokemon/water types) but at the same time he's more willing to be his normal Ditto self in public.

As for the rest of the Arlo crew, hmmm...

Bertie: Not a hundred percent sure tbh... If you wanna lean more on how she used to struggle being around others due to being so big, you could make her a Snorlax. BUT, if you want to lean into her gentle giant/extremely protective side, Nidoqueen could also work really well. Wigglytuff may also be a good option since we see her grow to love expressing herself with music in the "I Heart Arlo" series and the Jigglypuff line is famous for the move 'sing' and all.

Tony: I don't think there's a better fit out there than Rattata - specifically Alolan Rattata. It's rat-like, it's food obsessed, AND the Alolan variant specifically seeks out fresh and high-quality food. Couldn't you just see this lil' guy making pizzas with veggies and poke-berries?

Furlecia: If you just need a big ol' hairball, I guess Venonat is right there, lol. But in terms of matching both looks AND personality: Furfrou. Like- it's a pokemon that's ALL about giving it fun and stylish hairstyles, so I feel like Furfrou!Furlecia would both have a fun time styling her own fur along with helping other pokemon find a stylish new look. Furfrou isn't a bad fighter either, so it encompasses that aspect of Furlecia as well even if it's not a wrestler specifically.

Alia: I could totally see her being a Torracat. It just seems super fitting to me ^v^ I guess Growlithe could also work since it looks more like a tiger but, nah, I think Torracat (or Litten even) just fits best for her. It's got the ~vibes~

Marcellus: I feel like Qwilfish could potentially work, if only cause it'd match Marcellus' typical surliness and anti-social nature that comes out whenever he's interacting with people outside of the crew. Feebas also seems somewhat fitting - could totally see a Feebas!Marcellus being proud of his 'uglyness' and not caring about evolving into a Milotic.

So, yeah. Is this anything? *shrugs*

[mrlenesmck]

( florence pugh , 20 , 10 april , cisfemale ) ϟ  ━ woah , i think i just saw MARLENE MCKINNON ! there’s been so much happening lately that i totally forgot about the HALF BLOOD but i am glad to see HER still around . they always had wanted to be A HIT WITCH , i wonder how that’s going. the last i heard about them was that they might be involved with THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX , but i’m not sure how true that is. besides, they always seemed UNFLINCHING and COMPASSIONATE . although , now that i think about it they were also RECKLESS and SELF-DESTRUCTIVE . still the GRYFFINDOR alum always reminded me of EVERYTHING I WANTED by BILLIE EILISH and THE SEA BREEZE BATTERING DOWN YOUR WINDOWS , THE KIND OF WARMTH YOU FEEL IN YOUR BONES , CIGARETTE ASH ON YOUR TONGUE. i hope they haven’t changed too much !

I N T R O

full name ➵ Marlene Mórrígan McKinnon.

nicknames ➵ Marls; Kinno; Marley; Lena; Mick; Mickey.

pronouns ➵ she/her/hers.

birthdate / age ➵ 10 April, 1960, 3:07 am / 20 years old.

birthplace ➵ Blochairn, Glasgow, Scotland.

childhood home ➵ The House of Scar, Sanndaigh (Sanday), Orkney, Scotland.

current residence ➵ Diagon Alley, London, England.

sexual orientation  ➵ Bisexual, Biromantic.

blood status ➵ Halfblood.

occupation ➵ Hit Wizard.

affiliation  ➵ Order of the Phoenix.

P H Y S I C A L

height ➵ 5 feet, 3 inches.

body type ➵ slim figure; soft natural kibbe body type.

hair ➵ dirty blonde or dyed brown; soft and straight or wavy.

eye color ➵ green.

dominant hand ➵ right.

FC ➵ Florence Pugh.

voice ➵ Laura Fraser ( natural Scottish accent ).

special characteristics ➵

prominent freckles on shoulders;

birthmark shaped like a stone on her left thumb;

tattoo of arrows pointing down on her left forearm just below her inner elbow;

tattoo of a bee on her inner left wrist;

tattoo of a match stick on her inner left wrist;

tattoo of a doe for Lily.

smells of ➵

salt and seaweed;

apple shampoo;

dragonhide leather;

cocoa butter lotion;

coconut body wash.

E M O T I O N A L

zodiac ➵ aries sun; capricorn rising; virgo moon.

MBTI ➵ ENTJ (“The Commander”).

positive traits ➵ dauntless; compassionate; family-oriented; unflinching; adventurous; dedicated; observant; vibrant; benevolent; loyal.

negative traits ➵ self-destructive; reckless; overprotective; dogmatic; relentless; ruthless; restless; impatient; stubborn; blunt.

likes ➵ arguing; Firewhiskey; Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (the book); dueling, family; cobblestones; buying records; bell bottom jeans; the Montrose Magpies; protecting her friends; Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans; apple crumble; Quidditch World Cup; Led Zeppelin; salted popcorn; coffee; red wine; going to rallies; parties; smoking (of any & all varieties); making her dad proud; her owl.

dislikes ➵ having to follow instructions when she knows she’s right; bigotry; Pepper-Up Potion; silver masks; the color orange; fake banana sweets (c’mon, really); any team other than the Scotland National Team (because Scotland is FAR superior, losers); losing; being asked why she supports the Magpies when her great great grandmother (maternal side) was a Parkin in blood (of the Wigtown Wanderers); mayonnaise; foods that are too spicy; strawberry jelly; disappointing people; funerals.

amortentia ➵

broom wax;

apple cider vinegar;

leather;

the sea;

water lilies;

shortbread.

M A G I C

blood status ➵ halfblood.

wand ➵ Aspen, White River Monster Spine core, 12 inches, unyielding.

Pottermore, Ollivander: Wand-quality aspen wood is white and fine-grained, and highly prized by all wand-makers for its stylish resemblance to ivory and its usually outstanding charmwork. The proper owner of the aspen wand is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so, for the aspen wand is one of those particularly suited to martial magic. An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands. In my experience, aspen wand owners are generally strong-minded and determined, more likely than most to be attracted by quests and new orders; this is a wand for revolutionaries.

Aspen  ➵ ‘yearning for justice’ comes out as them being executors; adaptability is core trait; least associated with death compared to poplar and black poplar; communication comes easy for them; highly aware of own mortality; elemental composition is primarily fire and ice based; talent for charmwork, dueling, martial magics, ancient rituals and magics; best subjects include charms, defense against the dark arts, history of magic, ancient runes and arithmancy; aspen wand owners work best in groups and are energised by the presence of other people.

Pottermore, Ollivander: American wandmaker Thiago Quintana’s harvesting of White River Monster spines initially raised concerns of over-fishing, but because he was the only one who knew how to lure the creatures, the ecological impact was not severe. They were no longer used as a wand core after Quintana’s death (in new wands), as he took the secret of luring the creature to his grave. This core produces spells of force and elegance.

White River Monster Spine  ➵ often choose masters who are steady, observant and passionate, who choose what is right over what is easy, are unafraid of hard work and enjoy challenges but also stubborn, stubborn enough to feel like they have to go it alone even when they don’t have to and have strong instincts that make it difficult to accept being told to stop when they believe they’re in the right, are self-sacrificing and far too willing to play martyr, good at adapting to tragedy and putting aside their own feelings, highly attached to certain places and people and will defend them to their utmost ability; masters are often sensitive to people’s and creature’s vibrations and are good at judging the intentions of others and their presence in general and if trained could be able to distinguish between vibrations of different creatures, at highest level this would bean differentiating individual being’s vibrations; elemental composition of this wand is water and plant based, with earth as secondary element; talent in magic with transformation, travel, protection, regeneration, agriculture and sensing; best areas of magic include transfiguration, herbology, defense, magical creatures and potions (divination may be too overwhelming for them); ivory, navy blue and black ripples are emitted during spellwork and magic smells of algae, water lilies and a tang of apple cider vinegar; possesses ability to self-heal after being injured; highly attuned to owner’s favorite places and can act as a compass, pointing their owner towards home.

Ellie, McKinnon lore: Aspen and White River Monster Spine is a very rare, if nigh on impossible to find, combination. Quintana took the secret of acquiring the spines to his grave, and no other attempts since his death in 1934 have ever been successful. Only 3% of his wands were ever created pairing the core with Aspen. Some years before his death, the then 74 year old Chalmers McKinnon purchased 6 of Quintana’s wands - one Aspen, one Poplar, one Lilac, one Sycamore, one Sea Buckthorn, & one Black Locust - at the request of his wife, noted Seer Ismene McKinnon, all of which were ended up locked away in the McKinnon family vault until the newest generation of McKinnon’s turned 11 and were able to attempt to find their match. Until Marlene came along, only two of the wands ever found their master - her father, and her aunt, Iola. The rest of the wands still remain unclaimed, and after her father and her aunts deaths, both wands were buried with them.

Combination  ➵ makes for an excellent and complementary combination; the owner is a passionate revolutionary who are never content with the state of things and are persistent and steadfast in their desire to change the world around them; reliable wixes who perform best under pressure, who are strong willed and refuse to back down from just about anything, which is especially true if they are defending or protecting something or someone; good at compartmentalizing and focusing on a mission to the point that people can believe they are cold and unfeeling but the opposite is much closer to the truth as they put their all into their beliefs, often stretching themselves thin, are horrid on relying on others and will work themselves to the bone if permitted; martyr complex is woven through their very being; observant, not much gets past them, and are excellent judges of character like a ‘human sneakoscope’; can be excellent leaders or followers if they are being led by someone they consider competent; don’t care much for material objects; excellent reflexes and above average pain tolerance; elemental composition of this wand is fire, ice, water and plant based; talent in magic with transformation, rituals, travel, protection, regeneration, agriculture, vibrations, dueling and charmwork; overall an excellent all-around wand; silver, black and periwinkle ripples are emitted from this wand during spellwork and its magic smells of snow, water lilies and cinders; works well in all temperatures and does not need special products for hot temps like other aspen wands; when grouped with other aspen wands they will communicate with one another and can perform group spells if required; core is territorial against other white river monster cores and the cores feed into each other during duels (the longest duel of such endured for 12 straight hours); has the ability to self-heal after being injured; wand can act as compass.

patronus ➵ Hippocampus.

animagus ( would-be ) ➵ Horse ( Thessaly breed; white with grey dopples ).

E D U C A T I O N

Hogwarts class ➵ Gryffindor, 1978.

extracurriculars ➵

Gryffindor Beater / September 1973 - June 1978.

Wizards’ Chess / October 1973 - June 1973.

Duelling Club / September 1974 - June 1978.

Remus Lupin Appreciation Club ( unofficial club ) / September 1975 - June 1978.

Duelling Club President ( unofficial position ) / September 1977 - June 1978.

courses & exams ➵

O.W.L.s

Ancient Runes - O

Arithmancy - O

Charms - O

Defence Against the Dark Arts - O

Herbology - O

History of Magic - O

Muggle Studies - E

Potions - O

Transfiguration - O

N.E.W.T.s

Ancient Runes - O

Arithmancy - O

Charms - O

Defence Against the Dark Arts - O

Herbology - O

History of Magic - O

Potions - O

Transfiguration - O

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

health ➵

suffers from an undiagnosed panic disorder.

pets ➵

Apostolos; the Eurasian eagle owl.

handwriting ➵ Signerica.

F A M I L Y

Chalmers McKinnon ➵ b. 1828, d. 1945; great, great - grandfather; Ravenclaw; deceased; pureblood

Ismene (née Dumont) McKinnon ➵ b. 1830, d. 1960; great, great - grandmother; Beauxbatons; Seer; deceased; pureblood

Kinloch McKinnon ➵ b. 1868, d. 1954; great grandfather; Hufflepuff; Mermish translator; deceased; pureblood

Astraea (née Greengrass) McKinnon ➵ b. 1869, d. 1979; great grandmother; Slytherin; stay at home mother & socialite; deceased; pureblood

Phillip McKinnon ➵ b. 1899, d. 1980; grandfather; Ravenclaw; Unspeakable; deceased; pureblood

Amaryllis (née Parkinson) McKinnon ➵ b. 1907, d. 1980; grandmother; Apothecary; Slytherin; deceased; pureblood

Sebastian McKinnon ➵ b. 1933, d. 1976; father; Gryffindor; Cursebreaker; deceased; pureblood

Clothilde (née Watkins) McKinnon ➵ b. 1935; mother; Ravenclaw; retired Healer; alive; muggleborn

Iona (née McKinnon) Moody ➵ b. 1942, d. 1979; aunt; Ravenclaw; Auror; deceased; pureblood

Alastor Moody  ➵ b. 1943; uncle; Ravenclaw; Auror; alive; pureblood

Marlene McKinnon ➵ b. 1960; herself; Gryffindor; Hit Wix; alive; halfblood

Alexander McKinnon ➵ b. 1962, m. 1980; younger brother; Ravenclaw; Unspeakable-in-Training; missing and presumed dead; halfblood

Ambrose McKinnon ➵ b. 1962; younger brother; Slytherin; Tattoo Artist; alive; halfblood

Iris McKinnon ➵ b. 1965; younger sister; Hufflepuff; student but also a Seer; alive; halfblood

T L ; D R 

Gryffindor 1978. Seeker (‘73-‘78), Wizards Chess (‘73), Duelling Club (‘74-‘78). Graduated (mostly) with O grades and despite a less than stellar detention record.

Eldest child of Sebastian & Clothilde, older sister to Alexander, Ambrose and Iris McKinnon. She was taught piano at a young age, though Iris had more musical talent than Marlene ever did, and Alexander used to pretend he knew how to play the bagpipes, when he did not. Alexander and Ambrose were a Ravenclaw and Slytherin respectively, and Iris was sorted into Hufflepuff. (She’s always been fiercely protective of Iris - she once punched someone who called her a duffer.)

Parents are Clothilde (Hilde) and Sebastian, Hilde being a former Healer (having retired after giving birth to Marlene) and Sebastian remaining a high profile Cursebreaker until April 1980 and his untimely death. Hilde often referred to Marlene as her ‘wilder’ child, though Alexander and Ambrose were both plenty wild in their own ways and often roped Marlene in on their games and vice versa. Sebastian was very proud of his children - he considered them the best of him, and he was open about it, to a fault.

She’s very proud of her family. She always has been. Being sorted into Gryffindor only bolstered it - she’s proud to take after her father, to be like him in so many ways that infuriated her mother almost to no end (and also endeared her to the same extent, too). It was there that she met her other family - the only family that she now has left. She didn’t like them all, not at first, but she loves them, deeply, down to her bones.

She came out when she was 15. She’d been caught behind the greenhouses with her hand down Florence’s blouse when they’d been caught by Sprout - which ended with her nearly knocking all of them out with the potted Mandrake she was holding and, also, two weeks detention for skipping class. She wasn’t scared, really, to tell her friends - she was more apprehensive about what her brothers would say. (Her first kiss with a boy was with a fellow Gryffindor.)

A couple of months after that incident, Marlene’s father died - the details she was given were sketchy, and she was the one who had to forced her way into being there when her siblings were brought out of class to be told about it. The only person she let see her cry the day they buried her father was her aunt Iona. Her mother needed her to be strong for the funeral, her siblings needed her to keep them together (especially poor Iris), and she refused to let them down.

She once made the girls - Mary, Lily and Dorcas - promise that they’d be friends forever. It’s gotten a little harder to keep that promise over the years, but she loves them - and the boys (men, now) - more fiercely than she loves almost anyone else in her life, even if it’s all so much more complicated now than it had been when they were at Hogwarts, when they were just children, not people forced to grow up too fast, to fight a war.

For Marlene, graduation couldn’t come soon enough, but then tragedy struck: her favourite aunt died after there was an attack on her and her husband’s home. The grief was too powerful for her to put into words. The anger and confusion she felt, the blame she felt was on not only Alastor but herself for being too slow to answer the call for help (despite not being law enforcement at the time). It was all devastating for her, and led to somewhat of a downward spiral for several months.

She applied in December 1978 to be a Hit Wizard under then Head Archwilt, having been a bartender for a few months in self-imposed exile (she refused to see her favourite uncle Alastor when all she could feel when she looked at him was that he was to blame) - when she was accepted, she, of course, got blackout drunk and woke up in Hogs Head. (She has since developed somewhat of a rapport with Aberforth.) (He would not entirely agree, but begrudgingly allows her to stick around on her days off. She enjoys the time with his goats.)

More recently, her younger-but-eldest brother, Alexander, just a month after graduating and being accepted to become an Unspeakable, disappeared without a trace. They searched and searched and searched - Marlene all but begging the Auror Office to keep the case open, but nothing, yet, has been found. Suffice to say, it’s a blow that Marlene doesn’t think she’ll ever fully recover from. The Order has been more than a safety net for Marlene: it’s the one place where she feels like her grief, her anger, her heartbreak, is even being heard anymore.

[aghotel]

Easter in Derby: List of incredible events to enjoy!

Easter is around the corner, and you must be wondering how to spend your holidays in Derby. Well, we have got you covered. Here is a list of some exciting events and activities to enjoy this Easter in Derby with family and friends.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Date: 1 – 16 April | Location: Derby Theatre

Enjoy the greatest fake news story ever told performed by Derby Theatre, Hiccup Theatre and Polka Theatre. Hilarious and heart-warming, magical and musical, the event is a stylish theatrical treat for all ages. Book your tickets here.

Dinky Disco Easter Special Date: 9 April | Location: Déda, Derby

A mini rave for little ones and grown-ups with DJs, dancing, smoke machines and disco balls. Book your tickets here.

Easter in Wonderland Date: 9 -18 April | Location: Brunswood Farm, Derby

One of the most popular Easter events is returning with loads of egg-citing activities. You are sure to have a great family day out in Derby. Book your tickets here.

Derby Easter Market Date: 10 April | Location: Bustler Market, Derby

A perfect event to discover indie brands, do some seasonal shopping and celebrate Easter with your little ones. Experience plenty of delicious street food & drinks, children’s entertainment, and a special Easter-themed meet & greet with a special character. Entry is free for the event.

Easter fun at Derbion Date: 12 – 21 April | Location: Derbion, Derby

There are plenty of activities to keep the entire family entertained, from Easter-themed arts and crafts sessions to an appearance by Bertie the Bunny. Learn more about the event here.

Squidge Date: 14 April | Location: Déda, Derby

Squidge is a fun and interactive dance performance with live music and digital projection. It takes a light-hearted look at our sense of touch and how it influences our everyday lives. Book your tickets here.

Titanic Dining Experience Date: 22 April | Location: The Old Bell Hotel, Derby

This dining and theatrical experience weave survivors’ memories and biographies of victims with the ship’s entertainment on both the upper decks and steerage. Book your tickets here.

Ideally situated in the heart of Derby, The Stuart Hotel puts you closer to all the sights and sounds of the city. The hotel is just a short 5-minute walk away from Derby train station and Derbion shopping centre. Book now: www.aghotels.co.uk/the-stuart-hotel

Become a member and explore Derby with us! Gold Members get exclusive discounts on local attractions, restaurants, bars, and much more. Write to us at care@aghotels.co.uk for more details.

[gloriabomfim]

Certainly, here are montages 15 to 20 for Sarah and Bertie:

Montage 15: Charity Gala Glamour

[Sarah and Bertie attend a glamorous charity gala, dressed in their most elegant attire.]

Sarah: "We're the epitome of grace, Bertie!" Bertie: "Indeed, Sarah, and we're here for a noble cause."

Montage 16: Flower Crown Creations

[They make intricate flower crowns together, adorning their heads with beautiful blooms.]

Sarah: "These flower crowns are fit for royalty, Bertie!" Bertie: "We're floral fashionistas, Sarah!"

Montage 17: Theater Night

[They enjoy a night at the theater, watching a captivating play.]

Sarah: "The drama is thrilling, Bertie!" Bertie: "Indeed, Sarah, life is the greatest play of all."

Montage 18: Starry Night Stroll

[They take a moonlit stroll in a park, reveling in the beauty of the night sky.]

Sarah: "The stars shine just for us, Bertie!" Bertie: "Our friendship is as timeless as the night, Sarah."

Montage 19: Vintage Treasure Hunt

[Sarah and Bertie explore a vintage shop, finding unique and stylish treasures.]

Sarah: "Look at these vintage gems, Bertie!" Bertie: "We're preserving history in style, Sarah."

Montage 20: A Heartfelt Farewell

[Sarah and Bertie finish their 20th montage with a heartfelt embrace, cherishing their bond.]

Sarah: [teary-eyed] "Bertie, these moments have been precious." Bertie: [emotionally] "They have, Sarah, and our friendship is the most beautiful treasure of all."

[They hug tightly, knowing that their unique blend of girly and boyish pursuits has made their friendship even stronger.]

[myberties]

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[sims-through-the-decades]

In the year 1920, not long after rejecting Bertie’s proposal, Nora Warren celebrated her eighteenth birthday. Joseph and Elsie’s ever-so-ambitious daughter had finally matured into a stylish young woman ready to seek her fortune.

Over the years, however, Nora had grown tired of her life in Brindleton Bay. She dreamed of a new life; a life of fun and freedom and luxury, one that could only be found in the big cities. When she heard that her two best friends, Emily and Mabel, were planning to move to Britechester, Nora insisted on going with them.

It did not take Nora and her friends very long to prepare; before long, they were ready to go. With everything prepared, the three young ladies took the next train to Britechester; soon, they arrived in the big, beautiful city, ready to start their new lives. Dressed in only the most modern fashions, and with her hair cut stylishly short, Nora fit in perfectly with her friends. It was almost as though there was never any difference between them.

In all her excitement, Nora had almost completely forgotten about her poor, ageing mother. The only thing she had left behind for her was a short note, telling her where she had gone and why.

[blaggerjagger1]

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[gaytobymeres]

Rating some of Bertie’s hats bc why not <3

Brown hat

Bro I am. I am literally jsut sitting here.

I quite like this hat but it does feel just a touch too tall. I like that it matches his outfit, I think it’s a lovely finishing touch. 9/10.

The same but black

It’s alright but not my fave by any means. Jeeves would probably approve of it. 7/10.

Farmer boy flat cap

Hmm. Not sure how I feel about it but it reminds me of my grandpa. Somewhat old fashioned but he still looks cute in it somehow, like he can pull it off. 9/10.

Top hat

Classic posh boy vibes. A bit too serious for Bertie, ends up looking a bit incongruous with the rest of him/his vibe/general demeanour. 6/10.

Jeremy Brett Naval Treaty Vibes hat

I like this hat a lot. Cute, stylish, sophisticated, summery, lil bit gay. 10/10.

Yeehaw, Jeeves!

Cowboy hat my beloved <3 I absolutely adore this hat. It irritates Jeeves. It’s comically big. It looks slightly ridiculous, especially with the rest of his ensemble. I would 100% wear it. 12/10.

Monstrawsity

The best hat he’s worn by far. I love this hat so much, I want one myself. I think it’s very cute. Very gay. Makes him look a touch bitchy. Jeeves hates it in ways even he, with his extensive vocabulary, cannot articulate. 100/10

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The Owl House Reviewcaps: Mid-Season Finale!: Yesterday’s Lies: The Biggest Emotional Gonad Punch of All

Hello all you happy people and the day we’ve all been dreading has come: The Owl House season 2 finale. It’s been a hell of a season thus far, one of the finest of the year and also one long series of slow motion punches to my emotional gonad. Not sure why I picked that metaphor, maybe for it’s accuracy, point is it’s a hard and sad goodbye to one of the best animated shows of the year, possibly the best though ironically it aired on the same exact weekends as it’s biggest compettition, tuca and bertie. 

And what a shock for a season that’s been all good to amazing episodes, the finale is fantastic. Not what I expected, but something more.. and something that complicates things going forward, redeems Camillia and gives us conspiracy theorist sonic the hedgehog among a LOT of things I can’t talk about. So join me under the cut as we say goodbye, for now, to one of the best shows out there and say hello to a new friend, this is Yesterday’s Lies, TODAY. 

We open in Conneticut, where Fake Luz is living out Luz’s life all happy and shiny.. and is also throwing out all of Luz’s old stuff confident her web of lies won’t be discovered. She and Camillia help a rabbit out of a trap, Fake!Luz goes up to her room... and finds the consequences of her actions literally starring her in the mirror as the REAL Luz wonders what the fuck is going on via said mirror. Roll the opening. 

Turning back the clock a bit Luz tried her first attempt at a portal, with King and Eda helping. Said portal is.. horribly jury rigged, and even includes an abomination head. Amity you can’t just.. yank their heads off. Their like family. Gooey, purple and good at giving hugs. You just don’t decapitate your family unless they try to decapitate you first. Or it’s Odalia which in that case.. we get it. And I think it’d go something like this anyway...

So anyways the portal is clearly a bit... wonky and shoddily made but that didn’t stop Luz from using a portal last time so here she goes again.. despite the entrance looking NOTHING like the old door. Luz still has the sense to have King and eda put a rope around her to pull her back. Granted that RARELY works but it’s better than “Luz goes into door and hopes she gets out before it inevetibly collapses”

Honestly from the summary I did genuinely expect Luz to go home and for circumstances to yank her back instead of just getting to sorta visit if still drop the huge bombshells on her momshells via mirrors.. but it works.. it adds tension to Luz finding a way home as we’ll see, but dosen’t quite finish off that part of things JUST yet, as it would’ve felt unsatisfying given most of the work so far has been done off screen. 

So yeah the mirror thing: Luz finds a REALLY awesomely designed vortex world with a bunch of cubes, and upon using one after calling out for Eda finds they allow her to go into mirrors anywhere. After briefly musing summoning up amity’s cube for the expected reasons...

Luz finds her way to Camillia.. and finds someone ELSE wearing her face if in a slightly more stylish way, repeating the conversation from earlier and taking us to the whole hogan-esque mirror spot from before. 

Turns out though, shockingly, Luz isn’t really angry. Which does suprise me: Luz just found out SOMEONE has been imitating her for months while she was gone. But then again this is Luz: Her girlfriend is someone she forgave  pretty easily for nearly getting her disected and then launching a pretty serious duel over her own ego, and who is currently trying to befriend our resident bad-sad boy. She sees the best in people and likely wants to try and understand why this creature is doing this to her first before trying to tell her mom there’s an imposter. I admit to not being that strong.. though part of that is most instances of this the imposter is malevolent, something I honestly thought when she was first properly revealed. I did not expect her to be sympathetic.

I also didn't expect her to be voiced by Mikala Dietz of Steven Universe fame, who so far is one of the only actors to come out of the show with a career in voice acting. She’s popped up in quite a few things lately, making her easily the breakout of the cast (With Charlene Yi breaking out during the show’s tenure), as most of the other signifigant cast members who werne’t already names in voice acting have quitely gone back to doing other work instead. Unsuprsingly, she does a terrific job as the doppleganger panics and flees. 

The fleeing though takes said Doppleganger to a creepy shed, confident they have to run again.. only to run into a trap. Thankfuly a compact left there allows Luz to communicate and make it clear Luz can’t get her life back yet, and has no intention of outing this creature: she just wants to know WHY and wants to help. 

So the Doppleganger explains: her name is Five, or Vee as she prefers to call herself and she is a baslisk. And once again having missed a few episodes bites me in the ass as the last time we saw one was in the first day, when one disguised itself as an inspector. Because of course something MASSIVELY important to the show’s future was tucked in a throaway episode. 

We also find out why that one exists despite i’ts species apparently being extinct: turns out the Doppleganger IS Belos fault after all.... just not directly.  Vee was one of may baslisks created by the Emperor’s coven, bringing them back to study their magic sapping abiltiies. And while it does confirm to me that clearly Belos has some design to stealing magic instead of raising the titan or whatever, as usual finding out another piece of the master plan just leaves me with a nasty case of the...

Though it’s in a good way: while this season keeps piling on the mysteries, it answers JUST enough to make it clear we’ll get answers and each additional question the series asks makes me want to tune in for the answers. It’s okay to pile on the plot threads as long as your ready to weave them together and I have faith the show will. Again they used a one off villian from what’s mostly a throwaway episode to set up a MASSIVE plot point for the next season.  This is a crew that knows how to set up things for the long game. 

So Vee naturally ran but knew she’d never be safe... and it’s proven by the fact her flashback includes Belos having left the house. Dude NEVER leaves his house. LIke ever. We haven’t seen it all series. So the fact he was looking for them personally makes  me belivie it’s that important.. or his house guest just woudln’t quit hogging his couch...

I mean you can’t ask him to just get off he’ll sick his parademons on you.. then you have to clean up parademon blood i’ts a whole thing. 

Vee happened to see Luz at the human stuff stand during “The Lying, The Witch and the Warden”, and jumped in.. and thus ended up in Luz’s place for camp, deciding to stay since Camilla was so nice. And we do see more of her softer side here: In the earlier scene she was genuinely worried about Luz throwing her old stuff out, clearly just wanting the camp to help Luz straighen up a bit not destroy her personality and here she decides to take Luz!Vee herself instead of waiting for the bus, and let’s Vee pick the playlist. 

This episode does a VERY good job for the most part making up for the pilot which has left a series long bad taste in my mouth. While the episode did show Camilla as tired from both work and Luz’s shenganigans... her shoving her daughter in a camp instead of getting her therapy or anything else just didn’t read well, especially since the camp was specifically an analogue for a conversion camp and Luz is bisexual, which just.. added subtext Dana clearly didn’t think through till it was too late. This episode instead reframes Camilla as a pastionate carring woman who takes the time to bond with her daughter and just wanted her daughter to stay in school and be a bit more mature, and simply took a bad route to do so because no parent is perfect. I think the pilot simply stumbled by going too far with the camp, and making it into a possible conversoin metaphor via comparing it to the conformatorium, and thus making Camilla come off FAR worse than she really was all along. Now I can see why Luz want’s to go back so hard.

So Luz being a kind soul instead gladly helps vee escape the trap, getting that the poor girl was just looking for a home and found one with her mom. Luz even offers to cut a deal: Since Luz CAN’T get home having a doppleganger there whose not trying to cook her mom into a stew is really handy, and Vee needs a home. So Vee fills in till Luz can get back, and once Luz does, she’ll find Vee somewhere to live. Honestly I woudln’t be shocked if Luz just intedned to find some way for Vee to live with her and Camilla and simply needed to think of how the hell that’d work, and didn’ promise it upfront to avoid hurting the poor lizard monster. 

But there’s an issue: Vee can’t shapeshift without eating magic. And the human world isn’t exactly full of magic for her to snack on. Thankfully Luz is clever enough to think around that too spotting a newspaper that contains some ramblings about witches that will be important later.. but more importantly the other side: Eda, who was naturally nearly arrested fleeing a coffee shop. And since the portal was only destroyed about 2 months ago, given the timeline of this season, that means there should be something left from her. It also helps Vee can sniff out  magic. 

So first stop the Coffee place, where it turns out to no one’s shock Eda tried to pay with a live possum. Also her alias in the human realm is Marilyn.. which as man other fans noticed.. was the name of Stan Pine’s vega ex wife. It’s very clear Dana heard our fan theories and decided fuck it let’s make it canon.  And being a supportive boyfriend and king of all trolls Alex naturally agreed to that. Eda tried bringing crossants to life they had to throw them out, and now they have a new problem.. which vee finds when she goes back out to be intellegent rats who HUNGER FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE FOR MORE MOREEEE

I dunno though they COULD help beat Starro the conquerer, just saying. 

So Vee naturally nopes out so they decide to snoop around.. and find a hidden piece of Hatchetfield Gravesfield lore. 

Yeah.... so... not only did Phillip come from Luz’s very town and was clearly an important figure there... but he had a BROTHER. A hidden brother who probably died there. Or something.  That was shocking enough.. but as always my close personal friend and hunter superfan @jess-the-vampire​ naturally noticed something I did not: Phillip’s brother.. looks JUST like hunter. Similar hair same nose.... while Phillip, now we have more of a face, looks even MORE like Belos.  Which means... Belos modeled hunter after his brother. So either he’s using someone he molded after his brother as a human sacirfice or this is all a smokescreen to bring his brother back using an innocent child as a vessel.  Either way...

Why is it EVERY TIME I think Belos has sunken as low as humanly possible.. he finds another level. At this point he’s at the seventh circle of hell getting high with the french or whatever the 7th circle of hell is.

Anyway, back to the plot as Vee finds some wayword teens with Luz not exactly happy about having to talk to them because of her insecurities. Vee on the other hand knows them from camp which they describe as prison. Hahahahahahaha it’s almost like Camilla shoudln’t of sent her daughter there and the episode shoudln’t be putting all the emotional baggage on one of the Noceda’s. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

Again the episode does a good job smoothing that plot point over, I just wish they’d stop going around the side and come up front and knock about it. 

But yeah the teens are friends of Vee’s, who shockingly didn’t find the camp all that bad after spending her early life being forced to drain rats by a bunch of shady fucks.. one of whom is CLEARLY warden wrath. Dude. you have a precious darling baby boy who’s clearly eaten someone’s whole head right off their shoulders. You need to give him more heads to eat I get that, but this isn’t how you sadistic jackass. Get a dental job or something. Stop improsning folks and expermenting on innocent beings you brought back through the power of magiscience. 

Point is she’s seen worse and they Goth Girl clearly into vee, apparently Noceda’s have a type even if they just met this morning, found said cards at the local museum. So after predeicting osme stuff and casuing some more shapeshifting (which goth girl brushes off as cool contacts.. though really I think she’d been into a blobby lizard. Just saying Vee go for it), Vee runs off. 

So we head to the museum... sadly Robin Williams dosen’t come alive as Teddy Rosevelt here but there is a helpful desk clerk played by Sonic the hedgehog named Jacob.... because apparently I coudln’t keep my track record of Jakes in anmiation clean forever... least i’ll always have this guy..

Jacob is seemingly nice helping Vee out and gladly giving her some of the hexas holdem cards eda was just going to throw away. It’s here Luz tries to find Common ground with Vee both as runaways.. only for Vee to lay into Luz. Luz had a loving mother, a nice home why did she leave... even if Vee also admits had Luz not left, Vee never would’ve found this place or Camilla. But this works better than a lot of the shaming Luz for leaving moments, as Vee dosen’t have context: Vee dosen’t get the camp was terrifying to Luz, nor get that Luz had IMMENSE guilt over what she’d done, and only got stuck there beecause she did the right thing.. and as we’ve seen said right thing failed anyway as Belos has the door rebuilt and now the key. Not only that it’s now clear his plans have a specific time frame meaning they had time to get the door back... and now don’t even realize Belos still has it. The sad truth, and something the episode is keenly aware of is both Vee and Camilla, who we’ll get to, don’t have the full story: While Luz did fuck up by leaving and then choosing to stay, it’s more complicated than her running away and we know the harsh truth of that.. and so does Camilla but again getting ahead of myself. 

Like I said though Jacob seemed nice to Vee... until he leads her into a creepy room with a trap. Yeah turns out the guy trapping random animals and setting up a camera in the creepy shack on the Noceda’s property, was this douchebag.  The irony of Sonic the Hedgehog being the one to stuff animals and other sentient beings into cages is not lost on me. Maybe he took the breakup with sally harder nit his universe. I don’t know. I’m not his therapist.

Jacob is a conspiracy therorist, having succesfully found out witches and demons exist and have a rich history with this town. .but also beliveing their from mars and extracting our teeth. Dude.. you have it completely wrong.. the martians already visited my backyard of Missouri years ago. Specifically Blaine. 

So Jacob’s plan is to cut her up on Mewtube and get his account verfified. Okay first off this is apparently the earth from star vs.. the same one she crammed into another relaity. So either that hasn’t happened yet or i’m reading too much into this. I don’t know which. Second, dude, Youtube is horribly strict about everything. Their not going to let you put an autopsy video on there.  They don’t even let ACTUAL creators put videos within fair use on there, what makes you think “Me cutting this very real creature open” isn’t going ot get taken down in moments, let ALONE verified. Then again this is a man who sees a wonderous creature from another realm.. and wants to carve it up out of paranoid fears about mars. Which the mutants terriformed since the martians were wiped out leaving only John Jonns anyway after the blaine martian accidently brought the mind flu back. Get your facts straight son. 

Vee decides to get rid of Luz.. not out of anger.. but because she wants to kep Camilla safe.. and Luz, having realized Luz isn’t a bad person. So she breaks the mirror Luz was using to commuincate, the Compact having been lost earlier. Luz however. .has a backup plan. luz goes into Camilla’s phone, confesses everything and gets Camilla to follow. 

Granted Cam just thinks this is some elaborate stunt.. but once again shows she dosen’t hate the weirdo her daughter is deep down. She saved all of Luz’s things from the trash can, as i’d hoped but I missed it on first watch, and plays along with what she thinks is an elaborate large. 

Sonic the Douchebag easily busy Camilla is from the goverment and makes her sign a vocal waver saying he gets first dibs, because of course, before taking her to see Vee. He then rants about the towns history and stuff... and we get even MORE lore. Turns out long ago two brothers made a deal with a witch... one of whoms face is missing, the one clearly modelded after our boy and the other.. clearly phillip. While how much of this is fully true is uncertain, it’s very clear Phillip didn’t go alone, there’s more to this, we’ll likely get better. Point is this town is a nexus ponit for witches and while camilla is getting ab it disturbed she’s finally forced to face reality when Vee’s revealed to her, with Luz insiting it’s real.. and the video footage from the creepy shack of Vee transforming from Luz confirming everything.

Camilla is understandably stunned as hell, but Luz’s empathy shows again, with Luz insiting Vee isn’t bad.. just a lost child who needed a home. And one look in her second child’s eyes confirms this to camilla... Vee never INTEDNED to steal Luz’s life.. she just wanted A LIFE. And all those months of bonding and time together.. that was real. it’s an intresting take on a shapeshifter story... for once the being is’nt some malevolent villian.. they just wanted a life. It’s why the characters really don’t call Vee out: she didn’t have the capacity to realize what she did was wrong till the concsequences hit her in the face.. and Camilla is empathetic enough to see that. 

So Camilla naturally isn’t going to let disecty mcgee cut her baby open and demand he let this child go. Jacob naturally isn’t buying especially once Camilla let’s it go sh’es not from  the goverment.. and Camilla proceds to beat his ass with a shoe, after telling him to let them go, pointing out the fucker has been setting up illegal traps and survellince and given Vee can just be hidden, talking about a lizard person is’nt going to help his case.

So Camilla beats him with the shoe, leaves him in the cage and take sher daughter home.. and it starts to rain, allowing Luz to appear in gold. 

So ready to have your heart broken? Camila is still processing this.. but takes Luz trying to come home to heart. Then said heart gets stabbed when luz let’s it slip she CHOSE to stay. 

Camilla takes it poorly.. but the HOW makes it sympathetic. She talks abotu Luz living a witch “fantasy”.. not getting this was Luz’s real chance to live out something like that.. before blaming HERSELF. While I wish the camp was brought up directly.. this still works, with Camilla clearly IMPLICITLY saying she feels responsible and Luz having to tel lher no. That’s the saddest part: it’s clear now Camilla had no idea just how deeply unhappy her daughter was here. Luz had no friends, too scared to approach people actually like her, rejected by anyone she caught feelings for, by her very school and it’s draconian policy on otter costumes. Luz NEVER fit in here and all Camilla tried to do, while love her daughter and nurture her, was encourage her ot fit as a square peg in a round hole instead of finding out WHY her daughter was acting out. Luz matured in the boiling isles because she had the space to challenge her boundries while realizing while others were in place, to actually be nurtured and challenged by her school and mentors. Camilla is a good mother.. but like many mothers with Neurodivergient children she just can’t get that being normal.. isn’t something we really CAN do, and fitting ina nd getting people is just hard for us, hard for anyone. It’s something I hope she’ll realize in the future but get her not having a big breakthrough as her heart breaks. 

Luz promises Camilla wasn’t the problem and promises to get home.. and then Camilla makes a mistake again... like any parent.. and wants Luz to promise to stay as the transmission fades and she’s yanked out of the portal.. and Luz does... even though she knows she can’t possibly keep it and doing so would mean loosing EVERYTHING that’s made her a better person. 

Luz returns home, shellshocked, lying to her family as the door collapses... and utterly horrified about the choice before her. 

End of Part 1

Final Thoughts:

What a shock the final episode of this half of the season was excellent. As I said up top, this season has taken what was already a good show.. and made it truly astounding. Every episode this season has been great, and this is a great note to go out on, ironing out Camilla’s characterization from the first episode into a loving strong woman who simply dosen’t get what she’s gotten into, giving us a wonderful loveable new character in vee.. and a hilarous and horrifying antagonist of the week in Jacob. Seriously RCS does a HILAROIUS as hell job, while Elizabeth Grullon does an utterly gamechanging performance as Camilla.  This episode is a depressing, but awesome note to go out on

So yeah as for the season as I keep saying, it’s awesome so far. It just keeps getting better, giving us more great characters and a larger world. I have no real complaints or things to interject here, this season is the show at it’s peak and I hope in the future Disney gets better about their release schedule and let’s these episodes be released on plus once half a season endsd instead of waiting for the whole season so people can watch it faster. Though that itself just might be a broadcast thing left over. We don’t know. 

So that does it for these Owl House reviewcaps for the year. Thank you for coming, thank you for staying, thank you for reading the article. If you enjoyed this, I have more juicy articles 4-5 times a week, so check back in often. If you like me covering disney shows on a weekly basis, check back in october when Amphibia starts back up.

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Moon War headcanons

I forgot to post the answers from my last quiz as headcanons, so I’m doing it now :D

1. Bertie calls Jonny love

Bertie calls nearly everyone love the British way, but he does it more with Jonny because it is fun. Jonny will blush so hard and stop functioning, which is fun, but Bertie sometimes forget and they almost die when Bertie slipps up in battle, but still FUN! (Tim is dear or sweetheart and TS is teacup, he just likes pet names)

2. Jonny sang the recuiter song

Jonny sang the recuiter song. He was dropped on earth and was bored when he found out about the War. He immediately signed up in the hopes to pass the time and his enthusiasm was appreciated by the propaganda ministers. He could sound convincingly happy about the war and was thus allowed to sing it. It did not work out well for him when others on the moon found out, but he got better

3. Tim and Bertie have no clue what TS and Jonny look like

It goes both ways. The Moon was dark and there were no lights allowed to prevent being found. This means they have no clue what the others look like. This has immense angst potential, but also *spiderman pointing* meme potential, so it can go either way

4. Jonny hates the foxholes TS helps

Jonny hates being stuck in the small hot space that is a foxhole.TS will let him play with its uniform or moustache so that he won't be as focused on the situation. They bond during this period and back on Aurora Jonny still looks up TS whenever he's stressed

5. Jonny hates foxholes

Jonny hates being in foxholes, it makes him uncomfortable and claustrophobic. Tim and Bertie hold him while they're stuck there and try to keep him calm. Sometimes Tim has to muffle him, so the lunar men wouldn't hear him and he never felt more terrible than holding a shaky and terrfied Jonny

6. TS likes the plumes

TS did join with Jonny at the British side, but the moment it saw the lunar men it started to plan its leave. The plumes were very stylish and it liked the uniform way better. It was very sad when it had to go back to the British, because that would mean no more plumes. It climbed the rank mostly because it 1) had to and 2) higher up meant more plumes

7. Tim and Bertie have known each other since childhood

Bertie and Tim grew up together, they know no life without the others. When Tim got drafted Bertie signed up and they stayed together. Tim still looks to his right when he says something only Bertie would get.

8. Bertie died protecting Jonny

What would Jonny think is more funny than someone giving their life for him? Not much, so my idea is that Bertie sacrificed himself for Jonny. Jonny usually manages to joke about it and push it down, but he was quite attached to Bertie and sometimes it just hurts so much that it was for nothing

9. TS saved Jonnys head

TS had the great insight to take Jonnys head from the floor right before the moon blew up and kept hold of it throughout space. The other didn't know what had happened so when to came to pick them up again they were greeted by a happily smiling TS holding the head of a grumpy Jonny d'Ville

10. Tim was delighted to see Jonny & TS again

Tim had not put together the fact that Jonny & TS are immortal means Jonny & TS will likely be on the immortal people ship. So when he was walking around and spotted Jonny & TS, he just went: !!!!, it was a weird reunion

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Ur thing is making the absolute coolest shit ive seen on this site, i wish i had an ounce of ur style also WTF IS UR SUBMIT MESSAGE I DONT KNOW IF I HATE IT OR LOVE IT also ily

Hahaha I can’t even remember what my submit message is but I’m sure it’s silly! Haha. Thank you Bertie ahhhh I try hard with being unique and doing shit that I like. ❤️❤️ ILY!!! You are super stylish too though ((:

- Buddy

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(   *  💀  /  jessie mei li, questioning, she/they )  —  is that emmeline vance i just saw rushing down the corridor? i hear they’re a twenty year old hufflepuff, returning for their sixth school year, but their friends would tell you that they are industrious & compassionate as well as blunt & graceless. if you want to know more about them, i guess i could tell you that they’re muggleborn, and from what i hear, they’re currently allying with the order. when our divination professor looks into their crystal ball, they see: falling asleep studying over open books, split open pomegranates, working under flickering candlelight, casual intimacy between friends, a kitchen full of laughter.

CHARACTER INSPIRATION: Izzie Stevens (Grey’s Anatomy), Callie Torres (Grey’s Anatomy) (+ Sara Ramirez, the they/she icon we all deserve), Kara Danvers (Supergirl), Charles Boyle (Brooklyn 99), Alina Starkov (Shadow and Bone), Janet (Not a Girl) (The Good Place), Penelope Garcia (Criminal Minds).

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Implied Racism.

LINKS: Pinterest. Playlist (Coming Soon).

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I N T R O

full name ➵ Emmeline Huan Vance

nicknames ➵ Emmy; Emma; Line; Em; Melly; Melsy; Vance; Hurricane

pronouns ➵ she/they/her/them

birthdate / age ➵ October 24th, 1959, 09:47 am / 20 years old

birthplace ➵ Brighton, East Sussex

childhood home ➵ Unknown home in Brighton, East Sussex — 162 Orchard Croft, Harlow, Essex

current residence ➵ Hogwarts, Scotland

religion ➵ agnostic; paternal grandparents were Methodist ( Protestant ) while maternal grandparents were also Christian

occupation ➵ full - time student at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry

P H Y S I C A L

height ➵ 5 feet, 2 inches / 157.5 cm

weight ➵ 48 kg / 106lb

body type ➵ hourglass shaped figure

hair ➵ dark brown, bordering on black; soft and wavy

eye color ➵ dark brown

dominant hand ➵ right

FC ➵ Jessie Mei Li

voice ➵ Jessie Mei Li

special characteristics ➵

small waist

has a birthmark on her right ankle that looks like an apple

pierced septum

smells of ➵

lavender hand lotion

pomegranate

cardamom, jasmine and orange blossom perfume

E M O T I O N A L

zodiac ➵ scorpio sun (x); sagittarius rising; cancer moon

MBTI ➵ ISFJ (“The Defender”)

positive traits ➵ industrious; compassionate; generous; warmhearted; benevolent; selfless; observant; honest; personable; kind.

negative traits ➵ blunt; graceless; meticulous; well-meaning; impatient; internalizes feelings; oversensitive; tactless; overbearing; clumsy.

likes ➵ Pumpkin pasties; duelling club; laughter; the rush of incoming patients; cooking for friends; Ballycastle Bats; Diagon Alley; being barefoot at the beach; roadtrips; apple juice; hugs from friends; nicknames; vanilla candles; the heat of a boiling cauldron; Sugar Quills; warm sweaters; pizza; pomegranate seeds; cheek kisses; taking photographs; finishing essays early; coffee with milk and two sugars; Queen; Aston Villa; cats

dislikes ➵ spam (the food); apparition; the Daily Prophet; starless nights; Kenmare Kestrels; karaoke; losing bets; skinned knees; snakes; pigeons; the colour fuschia (it’s too bright); ticking clocks; banana flavouring; funerals; Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans; Celestina Warbeck; mayonnaise; blue M&Ms; her lao ye; the word mudblood; leprechauns; fans of Kenmare Kestrels; losing football matches; witch Halloween costumes; rugby

amortentia ➵

birthday cake

fresh mint

old books

orange blossom

M A G I C

blood status ➵ muggleborn

wand ➵ Aspen, dragon heartstring core, 8 inches, hard

wand-quality aspen wood is white and fine-grained, and highly prized by all wand-makers for its stylish resemblance to ivory and its usually outstanding charmwork. The proper owner of the aspen wand is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so, for the aspen wand is one of those particularly suited to martial magic. An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands. In my experience, aspen wand owners are generally strong-minded and determined, more likely than most to be attracted by quests and new orders; this is a wand for revolutionaries.

patronus ➵ Hippo

E D U C A T I O N

Hogwarts class ➵ Hufflepuff, 1981

extracurriculars ➵

Hufflepuff Prefect / September 1979 - June 1981

Herbology Club & Greenhouse Keepers / September 1977 - June 1981

Toothill Duelling Club / September 1979 - June 1981

Wenlock Study Club / September 1979 - June 1981

courses & exams ➵

Ancient Runes - O

Astronomy - E

Charms - O

Defense Against the Dark Arts - O

Herbology - O

History of Magic - O

Muggle Studies - O

Potions - O

Transfiguration - O

Care of Magical Creatures - E

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

health ➵

walnut allergy

hayfever

pets ➵

Jíngyi; the long-eared owl

Shu; the white cat

handwriting ➵ Abuget

F A M I L Y

Deirdre (née Wilkinson) Vance ➵ paternal grandmother; retired nurse; deceased May. 1980

Edward Vance ➵ grandfather; retired soldier and miner; deceased Jan. 1980

Xiulan Wong ( Wong Xiulan ) ➵ maternal grandmother (lao lao); homeschooled; housewife; alive

Da Wong ( Wong Da ) ➵ maternal grandfather (lao ye); homeschooled; shop-owner; alive

Dr. Cillian Vance ➵ father; worked for/with the Red Cross UK (and the Hong Kong Red Cross); alive

Mei (née Wong) Vance ➵ mother; teaching assistant; alive

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌

emmeline had always known they were different. at first, it was because of her skin, the way she looked and spoke and could never find anyone to play with on the playground, her chinese middle name and her lao lao being the one to pick her up from school every morning. she would cry to her mother at night, cling to her arms like they were the port keeping her safe from the storm, and listen to her father sing, voice warm and tender as she drifted to sleep, but she never got the answers for why she was treated differently — never got answers for why she was the only non-white child in her school, never got answers for why they hated her so much, hated her existence. but she weathered through primary school, finding her footing in secondary school with her only friend, aisha, who never cared that she was different, that sometimes she could do things that nobody else seemed able to do, that she’d been encouraged to always tell the truth, nothing but the truth, that sometimes she’d say things that hurt, things that stung even though she never meant for them to.

for a while, the feeling of being wholly different faded, or at least, emmeline didn’t notice it quite so prominently anymore, and then suddenly it appeared again — but this time it had been because she didn’t know if she always felt like a girl. not a girl in the traditional sense, anyway, not some days. she liked dresses and fancy heeled shoes and tiaras, but found herself equally at home in plaid shirts and her father’s way-too-big suit jacket and kicking around a football, and for a half-asian barely a teenage… person (she’s still working on it), suspended constantly between two identities, it confused them (even though they’re perfectly aware now that those things are superficial, but the feeling still remains). the only person they ever talked to about it back then was aisha — their lifeline, their best friend, the one their parents reluctantly approved of because they had been so lonely for so long. while aisha was crushing on boys, sweaty and loud and just this side of too teasing, and starting to wear makeup and changing herself, emmeline was trying to find where she fit in, trying to understand who she was, who she is, why they feel so different.

in the midst of all that, emmeline’s letter to hogwarts came. just another difference for emmeline to feel, the knowledge that they have magic was unexpected and tore her family in two. the family she loved - her mother, her father, her lao lao and lao ye, and granny and pops - all had differing opinions on whether or not to accept it, whether or not to send them to school and deal with the fact, up front, that emmeline was, and always would be, special. in the end, emmeline’s pops snuck her out, following instructions from a professor mcgonagall, to find diagon alley, the place where emmeline suddenly felt she fit in. she could feel the magic in the air, could feel it almost crackling in the space around her, almost inviting her in. of course, it took some time — a little too much time, really — to buy everything she needed, and when she cried into her ice cream on the way home, overwhelmed and tired and feeling so many things, he was the one who held her all the way home. 

he and their granny were the only ones there to send them off the hogwarts that first year, their parents reluctant to accept anything so unnatural about their child, but emmeline hardly cared at the time (even though it hit them later that night and they sobbed into their pillow), too excited to remember to even wave, too excited to remember to cry because she was leaving behind the only friend she’d ever truly known, and when they saw hogwarts, that castle appearing, they just knew. they were home. she knows, after years and years of being torn between two identities on so many different fronts, that people aren’y happy she’s here, happy she has magic, happy she calls this place her home away from home, that she laughs loud at the hufflepuff table and wears yellow and black face paint for quidditch matches and tried out for the muggle football team, but there’s nothing they can say to change who she is, her pride in the blood flowing through her veins, in the magic at her fingertips. emmeline’s always known they’re different, but having magic, being home at hogwarts, is the first time she’s ever felt proud to be so.

[makesometime]

Wilde?

MY BELOVED.

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life 

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 would bang

best quality: he's dedicated to his team, to his partner, he's witty and clever and stylish, he does what needs to be done

worst quality:  he does what needs to be done :(, he worries, he works too hard, he doesn't look after himself, he uses sarcasm as a shield, he has unhealthy coping mechanisms

ship them with: Zolf primarily, but Grizzop, Vesseek, Sasha

brotp them with: Azu, Hamid, Einstein, Amelia

needs to stay away from: Amelia until he's been forgiven, whoever gave him the scar, Bertie (Oscar, really)

misc. thoughts: I have so many thoughts about this man and how much absolute intense joy I've got from this character in the past year. I fully believe Alex is inhabited by the spirit of the real Oscar Wilde at times, and I know he'd love being part of this cast of characters. Also there was a beautiful post recently about how Wilde's lot in life is to wait, and that just... that hurts. Because it's true. I want him to have to stop waiting for his life. I want him and Zolf to find somewhere to live together and rest. It's what they deserve.