#to convey the notes from my meeting with the professor since neither of you could bother to show up

[destinyandcoins]

fucking loveeee group projects for class. love going out of my way to work through 3 people's schedules and email the professor to schedule a time outside of office hours to meet because not all of us would be available during the listed office hours for the required check-in before we present and then being the only one who shows up anyway

[saturnsummer]

sweet love

They say drunk words are your sober thoughts. Joon Hwi clearly had too many thoughts.

prompted by an anon from this question here! thanks anon!!

notes: hello! back with another fic, this time when joonhwi gets too drunk and spills more than he expects. stay till the end though, i added a little bonus as usual. editing, grammar and other mistakes will be taken responsible by me! thank you all for your love and support as always! i’ll see you for more next time!

original prompt: I love your fic 🥰 this is so far from canon but a drunk joonhwi being clingy towards sol a is one of my dream scenarios 😚 or the squad catching solhwi being clingy with each other because they were hiding their relationship

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Joon Hwi was beyond excited everyday when he woke up for school. No, he wasn't excited to get the top grade, neither was he excited to get his essays and reports done. Though he loves the law, he’s sane enough to not love it that much.

Of course, he’s just excited about meeting his girlfriend, Kang Sol.

He never knew how they got together. It was a natural thing, after all. After the whole fiasco with Assemblyman Ko, their relationship suddenly felt a lot closer. They were close to begin with, with their daily studying and lunches and dinners. But something was different after the middle of their second year.

It started out as dinners every night, with or without the study group. Then Sol would be in study group sessions wearing his sweater or hoodies. When Yeseul or Yebeom teased, Sol would always argue to say that it was cold in their copy room and Joon Hwi was just being nice. Joon Hwi would just pretend that ‘sharing sweaters were normal’.

Then one day, as Joon Hwi sent Sol back home to take care of Byeol, they sat side by side in silence. Sol was desperately in need of catching up on her sleep, so the forty minute bus ride served as a quick nap for her. She turned her head to lean on Joon Hwi’s shoulder, resting her head there for her nap. To make things more comfortable, he placed his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer.

When they were nearing their stop, Joon Hwi instinctively shook a sleepy Sol up and held her hand as he dragged her out so she wouldn’t miss the stop. Sol doesn’t let go, and neither does Joon Hwi. Only when they reach the start of the alley do they let go of their hands. (Sol insists it’s because she doesn’t want Byeol to know. Joon Hwi thinks it’s because she’s shy.)

When Joon Hwi is at her front door with Sol, they shyly look at each other, the feelings mutual and conveyed with just their eyes. Of course, they are soulmates. They don't need the words to deliver their entire hearts or feelings.

It was always made known from the start to Joon Hwi that Sol was special to him. He has never met someone so persistent, so passionate and so damm beautiful. He had a couple of flings, being the popular smart boy in school, but none of the girls made his heart beat the same way Sol did. None of them made his world stop.

It has been a year since. And things weren’t easy when you tried to hide it. Sol, a student on a scholarship, had better luck being chosen to attend this school than the number of times the couple almost got caught.

In school, they acted normally as classmates and friends. Their study group sensed something different, but they would just deny and pretend. They put on a pretty good act, if they were to say so themselves, having Bokgi convinced that they needed to find Sol a blind date. (Joon Hwi would have spat his water at him like how Professor Yang did at Prosecutor Jin, but he held it in. Five months of hiding couldn’t be wasted now.)

They wanted to tell their friends, they really did. But they wanted to do it after their bar exams. After the weight of the bar has been lifted off will they share their good news. But while hiding a relationship is hard, making time for one was harder. (Arguably, Joon Hwi finds this harder than any exam he took.)

They absolutely found every minute they could to be together. Every hidden staircase was a spot they tried to spend a few minutes to themselves, but even that was difficult. Joon Hwi would remember how Sol would lead him to a hidden staircase far from their hideout, so as to not get walked in by either the professors or their friends. Even in the midst of Joon Hwi pressing Sol against the wall, as they devoured each other’s lips after a whole day of being unable to kiss, they would be interrupted by the sudden doors of the staircase upstairs opening, causing them to fly apart and run out.

The gossip the school carried was insane, and the last thing they wanted was gossip to reach their friends.

They could spend longer moments in the study room in the middle of the nights where they would be alone, as they worked on their cases and work. Occasionally, they shared bunggeoppangs and hotteoks, where they had long kisses tasting of sweet red bean and honey. But too many times Sol found herself shifting from her seat next to Joon Hwi to climbing on top of his lap in a make-out session, as Joon Hwi reached up to remove the highlighter holding her hair. Just as they wanted more, a sudden noise would bring them to attention and frantically, Sol would fall back onto her chair, both of their faces flushed red.

It was just four more months till the graduation ceremony came.

Till the world knows Sol was Joon Hwi’s.

-----

The bar exam went smoothly, as everyone received their results of passing. As a celebration, the boys decided to drink and have a meal apart from their usual delivery. No, it was time for the real deal of barbecues, meat and stews. They decided to even give a call to Seungjae, who graciously accepted their offer despite being so busy with his new son in his life. The study group has met his kid a couple of times, and even babysat a few hours together.

The boys met at a relatively near barbecue place in the heart of Dongdaemun, a location that the boys could easily return back to the dorms and not too far away. They were at an all-you-could-eat place, suitable for their budget so that they didn’t burn a hole in their pockets. Seungjae offered to treat his dongsaengs. After all, passing the bar was no easy feat. But they declined. His presence with them was enough of a gift from him to them.

But what was a dinner without the star, soju?

Joon Hwi prided himself on holding his liquor well. He could easily have a bottle without feeling the buzz. He could have a second without difficulty as well. Surely, he won’t be drunk, right?

Oh, but how wrong he was.

The bottles of soju and beers kept coming, never ending, as BokGi and Yebeom pushed shot after shot to him and themselves. They were surely prepared to get hammered tomorrow and show up to their 10am lecture spinning. Seungjae, having driven, only watched and smiled as he looked at his dongsaengs drink, sipping on his cola.

“Hyung, you sure you don’t have anything on with Sol-A noona? You know, we catch you with her all the time.” Bokgi asks, his face slightly flushed and words a little slurred. Yebeom nods his head, nodding his head in agreement. Joon Hwi only lets himself smile, not saying anything as he shoots back an additional shot of soju.

“Wah, hyung! So you admit it?” Yebeom says, setting down his chopsticks. Jiho stops chewing on his ssam, and looks next to him at Joon Hwi, who just shrugs, a mysterious smile on his face. Seungjae only places more meat on Joon Hwi’s plate.

With a short glance, Yebeom, Jiho and Bokgi’s eyes met. It was long enough for them to get what they were trying to say, but yet short enough for Joon Hwi to not notice the silence.

They weren’t blind to Joon Hwi’s actions. They noticed how Joon Hwi would look at Sol when she’s practicing for a mock trial, and his gentle voice when he would point out things she missed. Jiho, for one, noticed how Joon Hwi would return to the dorm later or look at his phone, smiling like an idiot. When asked, Joon Hwi would either use the excuse that he went out to the city or he was looking at cat videos, which bore Jiho.

But tonight, they were not leaving this place until he spilled his secret.

“Excuse me! Can we get three more portions of samgyeopsal, one more moksal, one dwangjang jjigae, and three more bottles of soju please?” Bokgi politely shouted to the store helper, who readily nodded.

“One more rice, please!” Yebeom added.

And so, with every portion of food, they shot back shot after shot as they feasted on their fresh juicy grilled pork and stew. They were glad that Joon Hwi was slowly slurring his words, because they themselves were barely hanging on.

“Hyung, you can be honest, you know. We won’t say anything about your private life with noona.” Yebeom says, fighting off the buzz and taking a big gulp of water. Joon Hwi, now face flushed bright red, only let out another smile as he laid back on his chair.

“Ah, Sol...” He murmured out loud.

“You know, she’s really touchy when she’s drunk? She likes to cling on to people when she’s drunk. When she’s angry, she pushes people away instead.” The words come tumbling out of his mouth before he can stop himself. No, this wasn’t Joon Hwi. This was drunk Joon Hwi. The other three immediately perked up hearing this.

“A-Ah, really? How do you know that?” Yebeom prompted, determined to draw out more information.

“Remember the time we were late to Dean Oh’s lecture? We drank that night with Yeseul and Bokgi. She couldn’t stop clinging onto my hoodie after both of them went back. And the other time when she pushed me away after her first year results were out.” Joon Hwi says, the stupid smile still on his face.

“How cute.” He quietly says, eyes closed.

There wasn't a need to know further that their hyung, Han Joon Hwi, had feelings for Kang Sol, the feisty noona.

“Hyung, then why not date her?” Bokgi says, the news keeping him at the end of his seat. Jiho merely sits, ears wide open and ready for any information.

“Date?” Joon Hwi says and lets out a light unmistakable giggle. Oh, he really was drunk now.

“We already are.”

The trio exchange knowing eyes, knowing how their objectives for the night have been accomplished. Seungjae, from the end of the table, merely shakes his head with a smile.

“Hyung, did you know?” Jiho asks. Seungjae nodded.

“They told me. After all, I am no longer a student.” This earned groans from the trio, calling it unfair.

“I miss Sol...” Joon Hwi murmurs, as his drunken state reaches for another shot of soju. Instinctively, Jiho reaches it first and shoves a glass of water in his hand instead. If anything, he was sleeping with this man in the same room. And he was not having his drunken state continue further. After all, they completed their mission for the night.

All that mattered was remembering it the next day.

-----

Sol was in the midst of folding her clothes before her phone rang, distracting her from her music that she had on with her ear pieces. Irritated, she picked up her phone, not bothering to look at the caller ID.

“Hello?”

“Sol-A? It’s oppa.”

“Seungjae-oppa? Why are you calling so late? Is anything the matter?” She asks, alerted by the sudden call. It was almost midnight, and it was rare for Seungjae to call.

“Ah, no. Nothing is wrong. I’m just at the lobby of the school at the Lady Justice statue with a very drunk Joon Hwi and the rest of the boys. I can’t bring them up myself, especially since I can’t enter the dorms anymore.” Seungjae explains. In the back, Sol can hear a noisy Bokgi and Jiho telling him to shut up.

“Give me five minutes.” She says and hangs up. The urgency in Sol’s voice drew the attention of Sol B, who was ready to get to bed. Sol B only looks at Sol for a moment and Sol just gives a sympathetic smile.

“Could... Could you come with me?” Sol asks nervously. Sol B looks at Sol for a moment before she throws a hoodie on and throws another hoodie to Sol. The last thing they needed was them to be recognised. Seungjae was where he said he would be, with indeed, four grown men, sprawled on the couches. Bokgi, Yebeom and Jiho were at least conscious enough to greet both Sols, but Joon Hwi just had his eyes shut, murmuring incorrigible things.

“Sorry you had to deal with them, oppa. They really owe you a big apology.” Sol apologises for the sake of her boyfriend, and his friends. Seungjae only shakes his head.

“They should enjoy this before they step into the workforce and can’t experience it anymore.” He gives a smile. “Joon Hwi got a little carried away. He might have spilled your relationship.” Sol B was not standing far as she forced Bokgi and the rest upright, but she could clearly hear it.

“I’ll settle it. You should go home now, don’t keep Juyoung-unnie waiting. I’ll get them to their rooms.” She said before making her quick goodbye to Seungjae.

Together, both Sols pushed Bokgi and Yebeom up to their room, half guiding and half carrying the heavy boys to their door. When they were back downstairs, Sol B instinctively grabbed Jiho by his arm and pulled him up.

“Sol B, about what-” Sol was cut off by her roommate.

“I know. Don’t tell anyone yet. But, you know you suck at hiding and lying, don't you?” She says, her head turned back, before turning back to help Jiho back to his room. Sol does all she can to suppress her smile. Even though her roommate is harsh, she could feel the love. Turning around, she faces her drunk boyfriend.

“Joon. Joon Hwi.” Sol shakes gently. Joon Hwi’s lips curl up slightly, as his arms reach up to wrap them around the familiar body he missed. Sol was clingy when she was drunk, but it was the pot calling the kettle black for Joon Hwi. If possible, he was even clingier.

“You need to go up to your room.” She says as she fights away his loose grip and half supports his drunk body to his room.

“I missed you, Sol...” He murmurs, a face turning into a pout. “You know I kept telling them how good a girlfriend you are? How you always got me coffees and made extra ramyeons.”

“And you also told them we are dating?”

“Of course! I want the whole world to know I love you!” Joon Hwi says a little loudly, and she clamps his mouth shut. Oh, he was definitely more than drunk. Joon Hwi’s arms clung onto her waist as she reached his door.

“Go. You can face the mess you made in the morning.” She says. Joon Hwi clings onto her, giving her a sad pout.

“No more goodnight kisses?” He asked, a voice like a child. His eyes were big and round, his mouth downturned slightly like a pout.

Sol couldn’t deny him one, especially when he looked so adorable. Looking around, she made sure the coast was clear before she reached up to let her lips meet his soft ones. He tasted like lingering alcohol and she could taste it, but she couldn’t help but want more of his intoxicating lips on hers. But not today.

Pulling away, he let out a slight whine. But Sol gave him a quick peck.

“You’ll get more, when you get up.” And Sol pushes him into the room, leaving back to her own dorm, knowing that she’ll be faced with a big headache the next morning.

-----

When Joon Hwi is up the next morning, he’s greeted with a Jiho who rubs his eyes and holds his head in his hand. Joon Hwi isn’t sure if he’s spinning or the room is. Or if it is spinning in the first place. Jiho notices he’s up and grunts a good morning, before getting up to get ready.

The memories of last night come back to Joon Hwi in waves as the pieces start slowly fixing themselves together throughout the morning. By the time he’s at his first lecture, his memories have more or less come back.

He’s certain that Sol would be mad. He makes a mental note to send Seungjae an apology and thank you message. Then, he starts making plans to bribe the trio. He knows about Yebeom’s love for candy, so he starts with that. He just needs to think of what brand of sneakers to get for Bokgi. Heck, would bribes even work against them?

But throughout the morning, the boys do nothing to mention anything about last night. They chat about their hangover, how Seungjae is doing well with his new job and the amount of food they ate. No one mentions anything about Joon Hwi, or his words.

Joon Hwi counts himself safe. They must have forgotten, he thinks. He figures it was the best they did. It definitely would save him an earful from Sol and a large headache. During lunch, as they finished their simple meal at the cafeteria of soup, rice and bulgogi, Bokgi is about to clear his tray before he turns to Joon Hwi.

“Oh, hyung.”

“Hm?”

“We remember everything. From the start, to the end.” He says, a teasing grin on his face as he quickly scurries away, not wanting to die before he graduates. Joon Hwi rolls his eyes back and groans.

Well, shit.

-----

bonus:

“Sol B, did you know our roommates are dating?” Jiho asks, his voice slightly slurred as Sol B drags him up the stairs. She gives a nod. Sol B was no idiot to fall for her roommate’s excuses, when her face gave it all away. It was fascinating how the others haven’t noticed. 

“It would be an insult to our careers if we didn't notice the way they looked at their phones.” She sarcastically says. Jiho manages to scoff. Sol B is about to tap Jiho’s key card of their door, but his hand stops hers, as she feels his body right behind his. 

“Well, they haven’t found out about us yet.” Jiho says softly to her, his face nuzzled into her neck, lips brushing her neck as he slowly moves his lips up to her jaw. Sol brings a gentle hand to his cheek, before turning around to face Jiho.

“We’re better actors.” She whispers so soft. Jiho can't tell if it’s the alcohol or him, but all he knows is that Sol B looks so damm perfect with her doe-like eyes, soft pink lips and the way she teases him drives him insane. He wants her, and he wants her now. 

He crashes his lips on hers, wanting to so desperately taste her. It’s been a long day, and he’s never felt so in need. Sol B tastes the lingering alcohol on his lips, but she couldn’t care. She needs him the same way he wants her. Her hands reach up to grab his hair as Jiho’s hands slip under her hoodie, feeling the smooth skin of her waist against his fingers. They know that they are in the middle of the hallway, but, god, it felt so good.

“God, I missed this.” Jiho mumbled, almost growling, against her lips, earning a slight smirk from the younger girl that he could feel. He sucks on her lower lip, earning a soft gasp from the girl as she only kisses him harder. Biting lovingly on her swollen lips, he shifts his attention to her jaw, leaving butterfly kisses and earning a sigh of pleasure from her. 

But it was short lived, as she pulled away. They knew they had to stop, before their secret was revealed, too. Jiho wishes he could bring her into the dorm and continue this session with her. Sol B looks at him lovingly, biting her lip in an attempt to tease. 

“We’ll continue this tomorrow.” Sol B says, giving him another loving kiss as she leaves for her room and Jiho returns to his, buzzed from the alcohol and the adrenaline rush from his make out session. He inwardly groans, hating how his girlfriend teases him, but also smirks, knowing how to get back at her the next day.

Let’s hope he remembers this.

[chaotic-noceur]

Fika

[fee-ka] · Swedish 

(n.) a moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life.

pairing: Wolffe x reader

summary: a quiet night with Wolffe turns into a pack sleepover

warnings: reader has a scar on their back

a/n: Listen. I've spent the whole day course planning and doing background checks on all my professors. My brain is mush. idek if this is coherent...so, sorry again. But hey! No one dies this time! Also, I'm really trying to keep these gender neutral and all-inclusive so let me know if its not :) 💕

confuzzlement scale: still have no idea what I'm doing 

gif by @aayla-securas​

A quiet sigh escapes him as he pulls you further into him. It's been too long since he'd been able to hold you like this - unhurried and vulnerable. His words would never fully convey just how much he needed you, so he took to showing you instead. 

He runs his hand down your spine, tracing over the scar that runs across it. He winces at the memory. He hadn't been able to protect you. He hadn't been quick enough. He should have reacted faster, trained harder. He -

"Hey," your voice, soft but firm, draws him back to you like a moth to a flame. You had a way of doing that. It was one of the many reasons why he hadn't stopped himself from patching up the hole that you had carved in his defences. "Come back to me." You had pulled away just enough to bring your hand up to his face. You stroke his cheek as you continue, "I'm right here. Yea? We're okay. We're alive. You and me." You intertwine your free hand with his and hold it between your chests. His forehead falls against yours as he relishes the feeling of your heartbeat.

"Yea," he mumbles. "Yea, we're okay. We're okay." He squeezes your hand in assurance. He allows himself this moment of peace as he lets his eyes fall shut. You're okay. You're safe. You're alive. 

A series of soft thumps jolt you both out of your blissed state. Wolffe picks his head up begrudgingly as you frown. He's debating on pretending to have not heard it when a louder thump echoes down the hall. Wolffe sighs as he brings his eyes to meets yours guiltily. "I should, err-" he gestures towards the hallway as he begins to pull away from you. You nod silently. He plants a kiss onto your nose in apology and chuckles as you scrunch your face. 

He's two steps out the door when he feels you slip your hand into his. He turns to look at you and you shrug. "It's late. Everyone that doesn't already know about us is probably asleep." He raises an eyebrow at you in amusement. "Besides, I'd be lying if I said I don't want to have words with the di'kut who interrupted my cuddle." He scoffs.

"Not if I get to them first." You let out a chuckle and his chest swells with pride. He did that. He made you laugh with a comment that wasn't entirely meant to be funny. He can't help the smile that sneaks its way onto his face. 

●●●●

You stick your head through the doorway as Wolffe walks into the Wolfpack barracks. You note that their respective mattresses have been displaced onto the ground, accompanied by the Wolfpack - who have settled into their usual pack pile around the holoprojector. You were afraid to ask who they'd taken it from. "This isn't the time nor place for a redecoration party," Wolffe starts. Heads come flying up at the sound of their commander's voice. Wolffe is doing his best to look unamused but the smile tugging at his lips is significantly reducing his ability to intimidate.

Boost sits up and rolls his eyes before replying, "it's hardly a party. Nug wouldn't let me take anything from the mess." Nug - short for Nugget, was a shinie. The Wolfpack had high hopes for the new cadet when he'd joined the 104th. Unfortunately, he'd found himself with several months worth of kitchen duty when he bet the entire pack that he could make Wolffe smile. The pack knew they had won the second Nug shook Sinker's hand. 

You snort as you step into the room. "When did you start taking orders from Nuggie?" The pack burst into a fit of laughter as Boost struggles for a response. Comet laughs so hard that he rolls off the mat, a soft 'oof' escapes him as he tumbles onto the metal floor. 

A smirk is plastered on your face as you take Wolffe's hand and drag him toward the nearest free space you could find. He tugs at your hand in protest, which has you spinning around and planting a quick peck on his lips. Wolffe melts at the touch and pulls you back in for another. Warthog mumbles a 'get a room' that has Wolffe smirking as he says, "we're in one, mir'sheb." There's a collective groan as he pulls you down, settling you in between his legs, his back against the bunk frame. You stick your tongue out at them.

The sound of the holofilm playing fills the room as the men find comfortable positions once again. Wolffe's arms circle around your waist as he brings his chin to rest against your shoulder. You sigh as you lean into him. You close your eyes and hum in content. Wolffe presses light kisses against your shoulder as you play with his fingers. This is it, you think. This is home. This is the future that we're fighting for. You're slipping in and out of consciousness as Wolffe continues to nuzzle your neck.

"Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum," he mumbles as you start to grow heavy against him. You tap your thumb, index and pinky finger against him before succumbing to the darkness. I love you too. 

●●●●

When Plo wakes the next morning, he notices that the ship is unusually quiet. He begins to worry when he finds you in neither your own nor Wolffe's quarters. His panic eases, however, as he steps into the Wolfpack barracks. His features soften as he coos at his children men. Your head is tucked safely under Wolffe's chin and your hands are intertwined, bound as tightly as the bond that you share. The rest of the pack are circled around you protectively, limbs thrown clumsily over one another. 

He wishes this moment could last forever. Maybe one day it will. But for now, before he has to disrupt the serene scene before him, he lets his family relish in what little peace they can find. He readjusts the blanket that has been kicked into a bundle at your feet and snaps a dozen holopic before leaving the way he came. Never had he been more upset with the mask that's hiding his smile that persists for the remainder of the day. 

[wolfstarflowerpottstarchaser]

How I imagine Rose Granger-Weasley

She grew up playing in WWW

Ron was a stay-at-home Dad with Rose until Hermione fell pregnant with Hugo, and he took on a role at WWW to help with bills (more on this in an old post)

Rose gets on with both of her parents, but she’s definitely a Daddy’s Girl and Hugo is a big Mummy’s boy

Rose and Hugo fall out sometimes like all siblings do, but she’s very protective of him for the most part

She is a very stereotypical big sister and she definitely inherited her mother’s knack for bossiness, ordering Hugo about whenever they played games

But she made the most fun games and Hugo didn’t mind letting her take charge because she was the best at imagining

Of all her cousins, she’s closest with Albus. Maybe because they were the closest in age, they would often get sat together at family events and they became very close, but really she was close with all her cousins

When she’s at Hogwarts, she hangs around mostly with Albus and Scorpius, but (since they’re in a different house) she doesn’t see them all the time. That’s okay with her, though, because she likes to have time to herself, reading and painting

Like Ron says, she takes after her mother

She’s definitely a bright witch so no one’s real surprised initially when the Sorting hat places her in Ravenclaw

“Hermione Granger’s daughter, you know? Just like her mother, I’m sure”

But classes start and her teachers are surprised by her behaviour. They expected her to be just like Hermione, but her behaviour is much more like Ron

In class, she’s often told off for daydreaming and letters were definitely sent home fairly often informing Ron and Hermione that she wasn’t paying attention in class

Instead, more often than not, she would sketch instead of take notes. She was a good little artist

In her first class with McGonagall, she drew a picture of her animagus form in her witch’s hat, and it was confiscated

Sometimes she would enchant the pictures to move, but other times she would prefer to keep them still and admire the world she created trapped in a single moment

When end of year exams came, her teachers were pleasantly shocked she had passed most of her subjects with mostly ‘Exceeds Expectations,’ a couple ‘Acceptables’ and even one ‘Outstanding’ in astronomy after a year of late homework and not paying attention

Around third year, she started feeling more anxious about her academic performance. Her whole life, she was being compared to her mother and now that Hermione was the Minister, the pressure was worse than ever

She felt as though people met her, daughter of Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of her age, and Ron Weasley, also one of the bravest fighters during the war, and they expected something… better

It was an impossible life to live up to

She tried to do better, push herself to get those top marks in subjects. She really tried her hardest in class, asking questions and taking notes, and she stayed up late into the night to get more studying done

Rose stopped drawing, stopped painting, stopped everything that made her happy, including seeing her friends and cousins. There was no time anymore

James was the one who finally wrote to her parents, but apparently he hadn’t been the only one who had noticed

Rose was asked to stay behind after transfiguration with McGonagall. Minnie poured them some tea and offered Rose a biscuit, which she took quite happily

“I’ve noticed a change in your behaviour, Ms Granger-Weasley,” she said. “Apparently I’m not the only one. Professor Longbottom has conveyed similar changes in herbology. It’s almost as if your mother is back in my class.”

Rose smiled, tired from lack of sleep, but pleased. “Thank you!”

“I also noticed a few other differences,” she continued. “For example, I have seen you falling asleep in the Great Hall during meal times, and it’s been a long time since you’ve shown me one of your wonderful pictures.”

“Well, Professor, I’ve been trying a lot harder in all my classes,” Rose said. “There’s time for silly hobbies after I’ve completed my education. I need to be focused like my mum was.”

And then McGonagall went on to tell Rose the importance of not overexerting oneself and the toll it can take on your mental health

“I imagine that it’s not always easy being the child of two famous parents, especially when they achieved so much at a young age, but… you are your own person. Not your mother or father and nor would they want you to be. You are Rose Minerva Granger-Weasley, and you have your own wonderful destiny.”

Rose was stunned. As she left, McGonagall added, “For the record, I have never considered your art a silly hobby,” and Rose noticed her slip something into her desk drawer. The same picture she had confiscated from her two years ago

She really listened to her that day. She was not Hermione or Ron. She was a little bit of both and then some. She was Rose and she had her own path to take

That night, she used a paintbrush for the first time in months and felt herself again

Something occurred to her. She wasn’t the only one who loved art. If they teach it in muggle schools, why could they not have art classes in Hogwarts?

That said, why stop there? What about things like music?

A few days later, she went to see McGonagall again, this time with five pages filled with signatures

“These are the students who think we should have an arts and music programme at Hogwarts. There are so many empty classrooms and the school definitely has the funding.”

McGonagall smiled proudly. “This is quite something you’ve put together, I’ll propose it to the board.”

It took some time, but eventually the board had to agree because so many students were demanding it

Obviously, Hermione and Ron were so proud

Fifth year starts and Rose joins the quidditch team, chaser like her Aunt Ginny

Around this time, she becomes friends with a fourth-year muggleborn witch also new on the team, Darlene

She realises (or, more accurately, let’s herself realise) that she’s got feelings for Darlene

She tries to ignore it, but one day, Darlene kisses her and she can’t ignore it anymore

Over Christmas break, she comes out to her family, and holds her breath

But, of course, they’re all so supportive

Ron is especially eager to meet her new girlfriend, insisting she stay with them for a week over the summer

When Albus and Scorpius come out a year later, she’s the only one who’s shocked

She’s seen them together more than anyone, but somehow was the only one who missed it entirely

Like her Uncle Harry, she can be totally oblivious

(Except this time, even he knew)

When Rose left school, she became an artist… but decided she wanted to explore her Muggle heritage

She stayed with her maternal grandparents for a while, and then started to sell her paintings in muggle art galleries

After Darlene finished Hogwarts, they got a small place together, and saved for several years until they could afford…

Their own café on Diagon Alley. Darlene loved to bake and her cakes quickly became famous, and Rose’s artwork (now painted with magic again) we’re selling more than ever, and other artists were showcasing their work there now, too

They lived above the café in a small flat

It wasn’t until they were in their late 30s that they decided to get married, and it was a small, intimate wedding

(Yes, Ron cried his eyes out)

They never had kids, neither of them wanted to be mothers and were quite happy just being aunties

But they did have a cat. Her name was Minnie

[sol1056]

a bunch of keith asks

I’m going to round these up into one, because in a way, they overlap in focusing on Keith’s oversized role in the story. Let’s see, ten asks that cover:

how would the story have changed if Keith was leader from S3-S6

why does Keith get all the backstory and others get none

if Keith’s attempted suicide in S4 is addressed, will the story screw it up

is Keith just misunderstood by non-stans (or not), and why

is Keith a complex character (or not) and why

Alright, then. Let’s do this. Behind the cut. 

how would the story have changed if Keith was leader from S3-S6

In the general arc? I’m not sure it would’ve changed by too much. If you look at where everyone ended up vs where they began (at the clone’s return, or shortly after), not much really changed. In some cases, it was just a full circle. Zarkon’s return, plot-wise, divided Lotor from his power base, and split the generals off, and Lotor ends up alone again (but with Sincline) when it’s all done. The rebels show up, help fight, and disappear again. No long-term change, there. The Marmora do a bunch of usual spying, bring nothing to the table that really shifts the plot, and continue. No change there, either. 

Who knows, maybe character-wise we would’ve gotten more development. At the very least, for Keith as leader and Lance as right-hand-man. The circular nature of S3-S6 (it’s literally a middle that treads water, for the most part) means it’s hard to gauge. The biggest changes would be the empire breaking into factions and Lotor achieving Sincline, both of which complicate Allura’s goals. 

We might’ve gotten to see Keith maturing into his own style of leadership, but it’s also likely we’d be expecting Shiro to return and say, holy crap, wtf were you people doing while I was gone, you’ve barely held it together. 

why does Keith get all the backstory and others get none

Bluntly, because the EPs/writers are mistaking backstory for story, and candy for characterization. Keith gets the markers of a main character -- a lot of stuff -- but little impacts the plot, and even less changes him. His complicated backstory may answer fan questions, but it doesn’t actually change the story’s trajectory. Ninja-like skills that he learned entirely off-screen. An alien pet that’s just flavor; Krolia could’ve been any tertiary character slotted in to help fix, defend, and evacuate the castle. Best pilot but hasn’t flown in two years, hasn’t flown a lion in possibly three, doesn’t fly the fastest lion anymore, anyway. And a leadership position he inherited but hasn’t earned.  

For 15 episodes, he could’ve been sitting at a bus stop in Topeka for all he changes anything; he has no plot-impact until his return with Romelle. All that stuff is great but it’s a sop, because we didn’t see him earning those prizes. 

It’s a parallel to how irked Lance fans must’ve felt after S5-S6, too: Lance gets an upgrade to a new weapon, gets complimented by Allura, but he doesn’t actually do much. He mostly moons over Allura and ignores the clone’s worries. Sure, he got a cool broadsword; is that supposed to make up for his lack of development or agency? Apparently so. 

if Keith’s attempted suicide in S4 is addressed, will the story screw it up

I kinda don’t expect the story to even mention it again. I can see the creators figuring that with two years of seeing each others’ histories, Krolia would’ve already discussed it with Keith and, uh, idk, addressed it. Or not. We might get someone (probably Shiro) telling Keith not to take unnecessary risks, and we’d be expected to intuit the reference, but I’d expect that to be about it.

And no, I don’t expect the story to ever address anyone’s sacrifice -- attempted or achieved -- on the part of the team. In a story with ethical characters, yes, but this is not that story. 

is Keith just misunderstood by non-stans (or not), and why

Yes, and no. Half of a story is provided by the audience: our likes, dislikes, histories, hopes, fears, experiences, squicks, kinks, you name it. No one character will catch fire for every single reader, and no reader is going to see the same character in exactly the same way as anyone else. 

Hell, thanks to what we each bring to the table, it’s not an exaggeration to say that none of us are watching the same series. So it’s not that Keith (or anyone) is necessarily misunderstood, or not. Each character will be understood to the degree necessary for the story to work, for each viewer, to suit that viewer. 

If that means someone else ends up with a different view than you, well, this is why we have the joy of flamewars and blocking. It’s a fine human tradition.     

is Keith a complex character (or not) and why

This is is where we hit different notes than I usually deal with, as the single voice of (text-based) stories. Visual media has four major moving parts: plot, dialogue, voice, and animation. Our impression of characterization is rooted in dialogue, voice, and animation; the plot/story should follow organically from this. (When it does not, that’s when things feel OOC even for a newly-met character.)  

An lesser-skilled voice actor would’ve rendered Keith considerably less interesting, really. Steven Yeun deserves all the goddamn accolades for taking what -- on the page -- can be flat or clunky dialogue, and infusing it with life. His delivery creates an implied weight, even when the plot (or even the dialogue) never bears fruit from the seeds he’s planted. Since animation follows after voice, my guess is the animators are following Steven’s lead in giving Keith additional, subtle, expressions. 

An example, to compare: back when I first got into anime, I caught some of the Gundam Wing dub on CN. Oh, I mocked the dubbing horribly, especially -- in the immortal words of the professor -- the Broadcast Announcer Style. This is where you take a line -- “we’re going into space” -- and you pick the word that needs emphasizing for the audience to follow along. So it becomes a flat line but with some words said louder: “we’re GOing into SPACE”. And then you do that for every. bloody. line. Uuuuugh. 

And then there was Kirby Morrow, whose delivery stood out so much there were some dubs I watched just to hear him. See, dubbing is like ADR, you in a room with a screen. But somehow, Kirby could make it sound like he was actually interacting, not just reciting on cue, and listening, not just autopilot reacting. His delivery added weight like Steven Yuen does (as does Josh Keaton). Those two facets -- interacting and processing -- are crucial to implying the character’s inner thoughts and feelings.

That brings us to the question inside this question: what, exactly, is complexity?

First, I need to make clear something that also has bearing on VLD’s handling of backstories: complexity is not the same as complicated. Complex refers to the number of moving parts; complicated refers to the level of difficulty. Keith’s backstory, for instance, isn’t complex at all: Mom, Dad, Shiro. Those few moving parts, though, are in a complicated tangle: the lion’s found, Krolia crashes, parents meet, lion is defended, kid is born, more attacks, departure, death, orphanage, garrison, etc. Allura’s backstory is more complex -- a much larger cast -- but simpler in comparison. Pidge’s backstory is neither complex nor complicated.  

In terms of characterization, a complicated character gets their implied depth from scale -- ie, all the extra steps to act or react. Once you untangle what you see on the surface (their actions), their thoughts or feelings are comprehensible, if not downright predictable. (This is also a sign of a plot device character.)

Haggar (and Lotor, to a lesser extent) is a complicated character. Constantly shifting from plan to plan, her feelings are murky only so long as the story hides her reasons. Once you know the goal, you can reverse-engineer and draw lines between external reactions and internal/implied thoughts or feelings.  

In contrast, Keith (like Shiro) is a complex character. On the surface, his actions and goals are straightforward. What Keith does have -- thanks to Steven Yuen and the animators -- is a variety of emotions and reactions, and the reasons behind each are frequently unknown. More importantly, few have direct bearing -- at least not in immediately identifiable ways -- to what he does or says. 

Best small example comes from Shiro, early in the series. He calls out to each paladin, their names as questions; for Keith alone, it’s a statement. Even once the story clarifies their friendship, the difference in Shiro’s delivery could be due to a variety of reasons. The action is simple, but the causes are myriad and contain a lot of unknown variables.     

In other words, the greater a sense of interiority, the greater the complexity. 

Absent narration, a character’s interiority -- thoughts, feelings, and reactions -- is conveyed via hints, nuances, and things left unsaid. The more room allowed for these momentary flashes to contradict our expectations per external events, the greater our impression of complexity and depth. 

[obsessed-withthe-hales]

Strike Two (Part 9 of Curve Ball)

Summary: An accidental collision. Lucky shoes. Baseball lessons. As much as they might try to deny it, fate seemed to be working to bring Derek and Y/N together. But being in each other’s lives could prove to be more complicated than either one of them bargained for.

Author’s Note: FINALLY! It is here, y’all!!! I know it has been an eternity since I updated this series, but it is finally written and I couldn’t love this part more. I really hope you guys like it, please let me know! Meanwhile, enjoy ;)

As always, a HUGE thank you to my co-pilot on this series, @snipsnsnailsnwerewolftales!!! She is so amazing to work with and always such great ideas!!! I can’t even say thanks enough <3

Warnings: Language; a lot of feels

Tags: @wheresthekillswitch, @urwarriorangel, @palaiasaurus64, @melanie451, @houseofrahl, @life-what-life-i-dont-have-one, @splashofbi, @livinglife-dsa, @miaforeverblue

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“Y/N? Are you even listening to me?” Stiles’ voice broke me out of my stare and I slowly turned my head to look at him, eyes wide and lips sucked between my teeth as I grunted out a ‘hm?’ He blinked at me several times before averting his gaze to the spot I was so tethered to only moment ago.

“Sorry,” I sighed. “I’ve just been...distracted.”

“I’ll say,” he snorts, earning a glare. “What’s up with you lately?”

“Nothing, I’m fine.”

“Yeah, that’s bullshit, but nice try. If I had to guess, based off of your intense and somewhat creepy staring, it has something to do with Derek and that girl he’s been hanging around with for a couple weeks.”

“Stiles, can you just drop it?” I hiss, panic starting to set in as I saw Derek walking toward us, the mystery girl’s form retreating down the hall. He puts his hands up in surrender, a quiet sigh of relief leaving my mouth. Derek took his seat and greeted us, Scott rushing in a few moments later and grinning as he slid into his chair right as class started.

“Hey, Y/N,” Derek said, falling into step beside me as we exited the building. “Got a second?”

“Yeah, what’s up?” I asked, trying to push down the nerves twisting in my gut and put on a kind and curious smile.

“I, uh-” he paused, bringing a hand up to rub across the back of his neck. Oh no. That’s not a good sign. “I’m not gonna be able to do baseball lessons this week. I’m really sorry, it’s just-”

“Oh, it’s fine, Derek,” I replied quickly with a dismissive shake of my head. “Seriously. You don’t have to explain. It’ll give me more time to get some stuff together for our project anyway. And I have an exam in another class I should study for this weekend, so. It kinda works out.”

“You’re the best,” he sighed, smiling widely at me. I chuckled at that, glancing down at my shoes in an effort to hide the blush on my cheeks. “I gotta go, but catch you later?”

“Sure. See ya.” With a final wave, Derek turned left and headed down another sidewalk. I watched him go, disappointment settling into my chest. Don’t freak out, it isn’t like he’s your boyfriend cancelling a date or something. There’s always next week.

Except next week didn’t happen.

Neither did the week after that. And by the time that had passed, it was way too cold to be outside throwing a baseball around. Suddenly I was only really seeing Derek in our history class and when our project group met every now and then. Apparently he was keeping his grade up without my help now because the tutoring had come to a halt, too.

To say I was upset didn’t quite convey it...I was just plain sad. Here was this guy, this cute and nice guy that I had a lot of fun with, that made me laugh, that I had actually considered a friend despite our rocky start, and now it was like I just didn’t exist to him anymore. I suppose that’s what happens when he finds a girlfriend.

I just kept telling myself to look on the bright side: I still had Stiles and Scott. And Lydia, of course. So it wasn’t like I was completely alone, far from it actually. Maybe this is what I get for questioning Allison and the damn shoes so much. Way to go.

Time seemed to fly by and before I knew it, finals were just around the corner. Long hours of reading and studying lied ahead, as well as putting the finishing touches on our project for history. Stiles, Scott and I were settling in for another Star Wars marathon weekend as a farewell to relaxation and laziness, the calm before the storm as they say, Lydia even joining us this time. I curled my favorite blanket around my shoulders, finding a comfortable position as Stiles set up the first movie.

“Hey, why don’t you text Derek? I’m sure he’d like to come,” Scott suggested, nudging my arm with his elbow. My heart fell at those words, but I tried not to let it show. That was the last thing I wanted to have to do.

“Uh, can you?” I asked, trying to avoid any extra contact with that kid if at all possible. You’re being childish. But he started it! Oh my gosh, you’re arguing with yourself again, Y/N. “My phone is about to die.” It wasn’t technically a lie.

“Yeah, sure.” I let out a small sigh of relief when he seemed to have bought it, no question in his eyes. As much as I hated to admit it, I couldn’t even pay attention to the beginning of the movie because I was way too focused on waiting for Scott’s phone to ding with the signal of a new message. What if Derek did want to come and he showed up at my door? What if he sat next to me during the movies? Wouldn’t it be awkward? What if-

I was snapped out of my mental rant by a quiet tweeting noise, my heart rate speeding up as Scott picked up his phone and read the message.

“It’s Derek.” I tried my best look nonchalant, but judging by Scott’s bemused eyebrow raise, he knew better. My intense laser beam stare that had been trained on his phone probably didn’t help my pathetic attempt at a ruse. It felt like an eternity before he finally typed out some reply and then gave me that tiny sympathetic grin before speaking. “Says he’s got plans tonight, but maybe next time.” Of course he does. Wait...shouldn’t I be relieved? Get it together and stop being so confusing, emotions!

“His loss,” Stiles mumbled before shoving a handful of popcorn into his mouth and earning a curious look from Lydia.

“Hey kiddo!” The deep voice flowing through the speaker of my phone brought a small smile to my lips.

“Hi, Uncle Chris.”

“How are you? Getting ready for finals yet?” he asked, the grin in his tone evident.

“Yeah, I have a lot of studying to do, but I’m getting a jump on it. I don’t think my exams will be too hard, but I suppose we’ll see. Don’t want to jinx anything.” He chuckled over the line, the sound making my heart ache with a tinge of homesickness.

“You’ll be fine. You’re smarter than you give yourself credit for. And you’re a good test taker.” I huffed in acknowledgement, but when I didn’t offer anything else, he must have sensed something was off. “Everything alright?”

“Yeah, I guess. I just-” How do you tell your uncle that you’re heartbroken over a guy that didn’t even have your heart in the first place? “Just a bit overwhelmed. Really stressed.”

“You’ll get through it, Y/N, don’t worry so much. Hey, how about I come down and visit this weekend, huh? We can go out to a nice dinner, maybe catch a movie. You can fill me in on everything.”

“Uncle Chris, I was just home for Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago,” I chuckled. “You’re pretty much up to date.”

“Still. It’ll be good for you to take a study break. Let your brain relax,” he continued. I had to admit, the offer did sound rather nice. Maybe spending some quality time with my uncle would be good for me. And the offer of food was on the table, so really, who was I to say no?

“Alright, yeah. That sounds like fun.”

“Great. I’ll be down Saturday afternoon.”

“Sounds good. See you then.” Ending the call, I let out a sigh as I fell back against my pillows. Staring at my notebooks scattered around me, I knew I should be studying, but the mere thought of it made my head hurt. I think my bed is really calling my name. Just a quick nap and then I’ll get back to it…

With that, I crawled under my covers and curled into a tiny ball, tuning out the world and my problems. At least for now.

“Do you have anymore finals today, Y/N?” Scott asked as I walked out of the classroom, he and Stiles straightening from where they were leaning on the wall waiting. I stuffed the papers that Professor Yukimura had given me into my backpack before offering a small smile.

“Nope. Just one more tomorrow and then I’m done.”

“And of course, since she’s a freakin’ genius, she’ll ace it and finish out the semester with a perfect GPA,” Stiles said, throwing his arm around my shoulders as we walked and making me laugh.

“Whatever, Stilinski. You’re just kissing up to me because I saved your history grade,” I joked. He only shrugged, not denying or confirming anything. We had just turned in our final project, all our hard work and research over the last several weeks coming to a glorious end.

Professor Yukimura had wanted to give me some information on the position I had decided to take with him next semester, so the guys had waited outside while I spoke with him. Derek, on the other hand, had left without so much as a goodbye wave. Probably in a rush to go meet his girlfriend.

“What about you guys? More exams?” Glancing between the two, I saw two very different expressions and couldn’t help but chuckle.

“I’m done!” Scott answered, a huge grin splitting his crooked face. “Which means that I get to go back to my room and finish packing before driving home tonight for break.”

“Well, you lucky dog! Stiles, judging by your face…”

“I have two more and a paper I still have to write,” he grumbled, earning a sympathetic pout from me. I leaned into his side for a moment, playfully nudging his ribs.

“You’ll be fine, don’t worry. And once it’s over, just think about how much sleep you can catch up on over break!”

“Sleep? What’s that?”

“Is that everything, kiddo?” Uncle Chris asked, scanning the room one more time. Pursing my lips, I did the same, not wanting to forget anything. Mentally going down the list in my head, I sighed and nodded my head.

“I think so.”

“Did you already tell your friends goodbye?”

“Yeah,” I replied, trying my best to ignore the ping in my chest. Lydia had left yesterday, hugging me tightly. Even though we were from the same town, we wouldn’t see each other over break because her family was going on vacation this Christmas. Stiles, Scott and I grabbed dinner together before Scott left the day before last and Stiles had stopped over to avoid studying by talking to me while I packed last night.

But Derek hadn’t said goodbye.

The last time I saw him was when he walked out of the classroom after we turned in our project. The last time we actually really talked, though, was...well, long before then. Pushing down the bitterness, I forced a smile and nodded, signalling that I was ready to go.

“Alright, let’s load up the SUV then!” Uncle Chris announced, turning to head for the door and carrying a couple of my bags. My brows shot up when he kicked something, sticking out from underneath my bed, and almost tripped. Bending down, he picked the offending object up and faced me, a questioning look on his face. “You need this?”

It was the old worn-out glove that Derek had given me for baseball lessons. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I shook my head.

“Nope.”

And I was ready to leave it there, but something courageous and maybe a little rebellious told me to do something else, something I would probably never even think of doing it it weren’t for the little voice in the back of my mind nagging at me.

“Actually...can we make one stop? I forgot I owe someone something.”

I was pretty sure that if I held this glove any tighter, my nails would puncture the leather. Taking a deep breath for what felt like the millionth time, I nodded my head and marched down the hallway toward Derek’s door. My heart was slamming against my ribcage, threatening to break free at any moment. Just get it over with, come on.

Now standing in front of his door, I gnawed on my bottom lip. Was I seriously about to do this? I didn’t even know what I was going to say to him. ‘Hey, I know you’ve been ignoring me and that I haven’t really made any effort to talk to you either, but here’s the glove you gave me. Thought I should return it since you dropped our baseball lessons. Have a great break, Merry Christmas!’ Yeah, like that would go over well.

Looking down at the ground as if it would give me some much-needed courage, I realized that I was tapping the toe of my right shoe against the floor absentmindedly, and sighed. I blame you for whatever...this...turns out as, Allison.

“Alright, you can do this,” I told myself quietly, firmly planting my right foot to stop its incessant nagging, I stepped up and raised my hand to knock on the door. That’s when I heard it. The distinct sound of a girl laughing, Derek’s deep chuckle accompanying it. All my resolve crumbled into the pit of my stomach. Turning to leave in defeat and silently berating myself for thinking this was a good idea, I nearly smacked right into someone.

“Whoa, hey. You alright?” a sweet voice asked. I looked up into the face of the woman I almost plowed over, eyes wide in embarrassment.

“I’m so sorry,” I told her. “I wasn’t watching where I was going.”

“It’s okay,” she chuckled. Her eyes flicked towards Derek’s door then landed back on me, her small smile growing wider. “Are you a friend of Derek’s?”

“Oh, um- I-” Shit.. “No. Well, kind of. I tutored him. That’s, ah...that’s about it, I suppose.” Deep breath, Y/N. As long you remember to breathe, you’ll be fine. Alright, good. No, not that deep. Don’t be weird. Breathe like a normal human. “Are you-”

“I’m Laura, Derek’s older sister. Do you wanna come in? We’re just getting him packed up for break.” This is it, this is your out! Take it, take it now!

“Actually,” I started. “I’m kind of in a hurry. My uncle is waiting outside for me. Could you- could you maybe give this to him for me?” I held out the glove, biting my lip nervously and hoping against hope that she would agree. Thankfully, she did. “Thanks, I really appreciate it.” With that, I started to walk around her, wanting nothing more than to get the hell out of there, but I stopped short. “Can you tell him...well, actually. Just don’t tell him anything.”

Before she could respond, I spun on my heel and made my way to the nearest exit, choosing to ignore which foot I led with. I couldn’t handle all this fate crap anymore.

Sorry, Alli. Not now. And no, I don’t actually blame you.

What good was knowing what fate wanted when it was the one thing it was keeping you from? Putting one foot in front of the other is the only that could change fate. No matter what foot I was on, carrying on with my own two feet would be enough.

It had to be.

I would make it be.

From here on out, I was the master of my own fate. And as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t include Derek freaking Hale and his perfect freaking smile and that contagious freaking laugh…” I shook my head at myself, exasperated. How in the world did I end up here? More importantly...how am I gonna get myself out? Whoever or whatever made my life cross paths with his is going to get a very strongly worded letter...

[autoirishlitdiscourses]

Discourse of Monday, 14 June 2021

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Your You responded gracefully to questions from other parts of this comes down to it. You gave a strong understanding of your recitation in the long run. Does that make sense to present itself in the sense of timing was quite captivated by your own ideas that are difficult to memorize because of the final with comments at the front of the Calypso episode 5 p. If you are of equal or even if the section guidelines handout, which often uses hawthorn to mark these boundaries between worlds in this paper to make sure that they're integrated into the selection you picked to the class going into the final. Section Materials for English 193 next quarter we have a lot of people haven't done the reading process, and you've also made very good ideas. Have specific points in the assignment and may very well elicit some comments even from people who recite together get the changed document to me. The cost of a third of a novel like this happen throughout the novel within one of the Wandering Aengus can you schedule a room tomorrow in section will make someone else's test during an exam for you. Similarly, with Dexter, what do you mean by talking about the airman's motivations is to start writing to be required reading, and none of Joyce's narrators have the overall goal is to say and got a potentially productive ways that multiple texts, writing very short IDs, and gender stereotypes. Don't just pick the shortest, easiest-to ten minutes if it seems that it is ultimately what your priorities are time passes differently when you're in charge for those. You did a number of points and provided an interpretive pathway into one of the following table: If you ask ask them to get past the I have to have a perceptive observation about the poem, specifically, between the poem in a few things would have most helped you to be required reading, but if you feel good about yourself although, in this context in a more complex argument be made. Thanks to! It seems _______________ is to pick one option from section 1 and 2 and pointed to some comparatively minor grammatical and formatting issues that you've had. You handled your material, with the poem's rhythm and showed that you shouldn't have a C and have a reasonable expectation that the grade with the but this document:. Often, there is no ceiling in my margin notes in some of this, but this wasn't on campus may mean that I'm perfectly convinced that you're scheduled to be leveraged carefully. This week has been very punctual this quarter, then you may find that the writing process, though, you've done a number of things well here, but it's important, or you are. As with everything else except for the first time since then, on the text. 3: General Thoughts and Notes 23 October in section is actually rather weak, because this is primarily and economic and historical texts might support that central claim that you're perfectly capable of doing an excellent job! I don't actually know, too. All in all, you two both gave strong recitations and did a particularly good selection, in any number of things that you would like you haven't started the old Tiddly Show; and dropped so many emails to answer right now, it's not necessary for purposes of the syllabus, and you connected it effectively to larger-scale implications format, an A or A-territory with 1 point out, it's impossible to know in advance what you have any more questions, OK?

All of these as a whole is more that the professor is not inherently bad tools for writing, get an incomplete petition which requires you to achieve this—I'm not as a thinker or a test in a lot of possibilities and truthfully, participation, your primary focus should be approx. Does that make sense to put them in your on Wednesday by 4 to 5%, which would boost your overall logico-narrative arc will be able to write a draft is the criterion for measuring this rather abstract and general phrasing to which you are from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition; there is a very strong delivery overall. 17 Paper-related questions? She hit himself her husband with a critical eye and ask me any questions at all.

Attendance during section for those meetings; it is, I find that this was explained to the rest of your mind about how those texts. Thank you again for doing a genuinely wonderful that you examine late in the maximum possible credit on this you connected it effectively to larger concerns. Yes! Hi! Hi!

To be fully successful, though, you've done a pretty amazing group of talented readers, and only looking at the specific language of your argument though there are some on Wikipedia, if you were a few things that would work for you, but never quite makes a logico-narrative that includes all of the quarter by 1/3 letter grade to a natural A is absolutely impossible for every point available for the quarter, I don't think that Ulysses has and did a good rest of the Artist As a Young Man, which is harder to get to what other students in the email that says that you made constant insightful, theoretically. Forcing yourself to do on this you connected it effectively to comments and passages from the selection in the term that make much other course components.

But you really do have to put them in episodes 2 and/or editing. Serious illness requiring urgent medical care. As promised in the same time, though as I said on my attendance sheet make sure that I notice is that it bumps you down a bit more would have helped to have thought of that is also quite short and contains some very, very well and smoothly.

Can't bring back time. 56, which involves speculations about the texts with which I think that you explicitly look for things that could have been possible for you; I think it would be to sit down and take a stand on what your paper. Here is what you will quite likely to result in the play. Beyond that, to do part 2. I'll hold on to and overview of a letter grade per day e. I'll get you evaluative comments. But it's entirely up to it but you'll be reciting as soon as possible, OK? Feel free to send out the issues that you can revise your paper is straining to do this if you'd like, etc. For in this matter, my suggestion at this point.

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You're feeling better and that you'll run out of the concept itself and to avoid discussing it in a penalty of 40 _3, if I can post a slightly edited version of your paper further. Additionally, you did well here: you had a good idea of what you're ultimately proposing, as outlined in my box in the end of the more appropriate lens to tell us about the texts that you're analyzing. Let me know if you would not be a comparatively difficult poem to memorize. Hi! However, this sounds great!

Does that help? I haven't yet decided what order I'll call people in his work Rope and People I; The photographing of ravens; all the presentations graded by Monday night, and think about putting in conjunction with The Plough and the idea that you pick up a reading and grading papers, and I'll accommodate as many students who are interested in the topic. You're smart and I would most need to address the question of what you actually arguing for a specific idea about what you're actually saying that you're aware of: you will turn in a way that men see and understand women, and that would have helped, I think that you're aware of: you need to refer to your own paper because describing a personal experience that we've been talking about the texts that proceeds through them in by email if that's the case, since I've never done it well in addition to section or for your health allows it, ignore it entirely, etc. /One percent/of your plans to the word love to archive them on my back, and not everyone has chosen sufficiently far in advance that I don't mean to suggest that Dexter is X, whereas The Butcher Boy: In addition to doing so in section.

So. Let me know. The other, students who are interested in getting them talking and you do not have your paper. Deadline this week, and I will probably make some very minor alterations; at this point is that you will have to evolve. Well done, both of your basic point about that. Thanks to!

Promising two days/after/the first line of the ideas of others to be necessary, then please come talk to me after class instead of asserting X, whereas The Butcher Boy both are a couple of extra minutes to complete a COMMA specialization, seniors trying to suggest this, we can certainly talk your ear off about visual readings of Yeats poem to the students. These are comparatively minor textual grammatical, formatting issues that I've ever worked with. It's completely up to you when I cold-called on him for not hitting the bare minimum, I wish I had one student who was scheduled to recite and discuss this coming Wednesday 13 November in section tomorrow. Although I do not miss any other questions, and so that I can send you a copy of these would be cleaning up, but I have myself occasionally noticed that the professor is behind a bit more to offer than you want to say that most directly productive here would help—there are places where your analysis. 5 p. There are plenty of material to think about how the poem's rhythm and showed evidence that you should definitely talk to me about them assignment, Bloom discusses the funeral often enough that you mention that Bloom is engaging in this practice focuses on visual readings of The Family Guy called Saving Private Brian, which is ten by holding up their hands. I graded it, and overall you did eight IDs instead of just assuming that you override the defaults and produce a meaningful discussion about the poem and its representation of Catholicism in The Butcher Boy can best be read allegorically as being painful because a I believe it's worthwhile to show that there are a couple of things well, and let it sit and then asking them questions about how you can get in to the group's discussion over the quarter he had discussed re-typed your email, or helpful for you. Does this help? In practice, I think, and the points for the quarter when we talked after section tonight. 5 December Two student musical performances have been even more successful if you want to bring in other places where others are compelled to live and come out unscathed, full of the strongest papers I've read works by Pinter before, say, why participation in section this information allows them to their hearts, you can just tell me when large numbers of people wrote on mothers on the final exam! You picked a wonderful job of covering a large amount of time.

Still, it's relevance to contemporary Irish authors did not have started reading McCabe yet if they're cuing off of his lecture pace rather than by setting up an opportunity for students to review that document anyway, especially because so many ways even though you might ask the professor was discussing in lecture, you did well here—although I think, always a good set of political and biographical concerns. Please turn off your hands on a paper less effective than it could be very different things by it. Take a look at Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the book was published? One good, thoughtful paper that is, what I expect that your basic claim in a few words at the end of Godot is already an impressive job in this range is that your own complex and, again, this percentage is then used to calculate grades and do the work of leading the group to read. You handled your material very effectively, not Patrick Kavanagh Patrick Kavanagh, Innocence Remember that your basic idea is basically avoiding the possibility that she should have been that morning. Not all of the room to look at the specific nature of your mind about how you can think in the class to be getting out of the novel. You write quite clearly and lucidly in general is a series of topics here that's too big to treat adequately in a a central claim. Remember that your introduction and conclusion feel a bit in the past, the basic principles involved in the class 5% of the room. Remember that the university has decided to use my recording device to vibrate instead of scaling back what you're dealing with them will certainly pay off—the refusal to push your readings further and develop a level playing field in a strong second. You also managed to convey the pressured weirdness of Francie's unusually non-passing grade, but also would help you make in this response. Let me know and I'll see you at the time requirement for papers eight full pages and that relating the readings in which you are absent or late, I think it needs to be good enough. Yes! There are a number of important themes in the west have become more specific on several web sites that matches several pages of the friend who was in use and the English-language writer from Coleridge's time forward. —/Will incur the penalty, actually, but really requires that a number of opportunities to reschedule, and this will hurt your grade later in this essay: examined some large-scale course concerns. Again, thank you for doing such a good deal about how the poem taken for that opinion, is a strong argument about it. Please remember to send me, for that section; you have any questions, OK? I hope that helps!

I'm not as a whole. Don't give up on reading will probably make some very, very good that you will need to sit down and take a look at or take advantage and to look for cues that this would have helped to have you down for Irish Airman Foresees His Death Yeats, The Stolen Child Yeats, please do not use what you had planned to cover, refreshing everyone's memory on the other TA, is that people were hesitant to dictate ideas without being so long to get back to points three and four openings in my 6pm section for the midterm and the Stars/: There will be one way or the student thinks that if you'd like, and you managed to introduce in advance in section; c you have a good sense of where it is there a particular race is actually doing? Hawthorn in the hope that helps to further your analysis more clearly and manage to arrange for an O'Casey recitation. Emailing me with an A-: Answers the question of how well you're putting together an argument based on the basic nature of your health is good, and that your paper gives some intriguing possibilities without theorizing them as an overarching narrative that specifies what demands each contracting party is entitled Samuel Beckett: The Dubliners sing The Croppy Boy, and that would be to find this out is to say here to be excellent. But really, your attention should primarily be on campus never quarter. Again, this may be productive. I've moved you to discuss in only small ways, and let me know soon so that I disagree with the cause in for class that you do your recitation in section, but talking about home in the Fall 2013 Overview: Recall from my section website:. There are in fact, I suspect he'll still want to deal with the material, to be expressed in your hand, and the weird tenuous relationship that he has to take a direct, personal interest in the back of your presentation. I don't know if any for that section attendance and participation, paper, and maybe ten or twelve have managed to introduce a large amount of certainty that the first-in, first-person pronoun in a lot of experience presenting, be aware of what's going on, and he got the class to speak, though. One is that you will need to do a recitation text. Pick a few spots open, so I abandoned my discussion of a bunch of old people who recite together get the same way my first year in grad school. In romantic relationships by subsuming them under merely bestial impulses; that satisfaction in the course of the final an incredibly minimalist effort on the section website and see what it can be prepared for the quarter progresses, but I remember correctly that you do a good sense of the course. I have you come in. Both are plausible readings, and I think that this is just fine. I suppose another way: every picture I've seen of Katharine O'Shea note the prevalence of canned food in American novels and you might think when you're in front of a videographer, though impressive in a couple of administrative announcements the most part though it might be a productive discussion, of course! Is a productive exercise I myself often find that action of little importance Though never indifferent. I cannot fully explain to anyone else is planning on leaving town for the quarter. Your sentence structure are real strengths in your delivery was quite on-point font, etc. These are not inherently bad tools for writing, despite some—mostly—rather nitpicky comments I've made about your recitation needs to happen. I know much about midterm grades. I Had a Future McCabe p. But just looking at it if you want to attend section and do a good skeleton for a few minutes. If you have already missed three sections a very good job digging in to something quite productive, though, you chose is not to say, and I think one of the pleasures of travel is to recognize and overcome it. I'd recommend asking him if he's amenable, I'd move into discussion questions if they could stand? You can take some reasonable guesses. You picked a wonderful poem, its mythical background, and how much you like. My overall goal is to call on the other; time and wind up posting it on Slideshare and linking to it. I would be exhausting for someone who is planning substantial areas of thematic overlap is that I think that putting more interpretive work into the A range, though, that you may encounter is that if you are, even in California, Santa Barbara. You also showed that you want to deal with the poem's structure creates meaning, of Yeats, The Stolen Child Yeats, The Song of the final to pull their grades on them in the play as a whole. You incur a/discussion that engages the rest of your performance and discussion of When You Are Old discussion of the things you'll have to wait longer after asking a question is to interrogate your historical sources would pay off in my margin notes. Goes with Fergus in the Catholic Church is already an impressive move that would help you work on future pieces of writing. Another potential difficulty is that if someone else had already written a really good reading that they've been bolted on at least suggests to me, and I will absolutely respond to the text and for which I suspect you ran up against is Joyce's lack of proper MLA-compliant paper on it, and to be pushed further, on the section is cuing off of his lecture pace rather than providing a lecture. You brought out a mutually agreeable time for someone who is alive, for that week's reading, asked yourself what your exact point of analysis. The other students and give everyone their preferred text/date combination if possible. This is not something that I have to pick one or the sentences in which this could conceivably boost your overall argument will be reviewing major course topics and themes of the poem after your recitation yet. In a paper. Doing this effectively if the exam. Currently, there's also absolutely nothing wrong with only picking, say, Welp, guess I'll have to do with it. To put it another way to the word potato. To be more impassioned and, if you'd like, though as I can attest from personal experience into analysis find it quite a good move to show that you've constructed and draw it out sooner, because the justice system that overlooks the horror or irrelevance of the major possibilities, you did so quite gracefully, actually. The use of verb tense rather complex. 5%, although my advice is not inevitably the case. So, you should be careful about the issue constructed? Think about focusing even more successful essay. What, ultimately, do you see in order to convey the pressured weirdness of Lucky's speech and, Godot Vladimir's speech, Act II: 1987-1990, p. It's just that I'm going to open up to speed so that you have them.

Here is what you want to sign up for recitations in section on Dec. The Family Guy called Saving Private Brian, which is harder to get very very sensitive to the beach is unusual for both of my margin comments? But I'll respond with a lot really well here. Reminder: if you don't already use Twitter, you did a very good job, and you should do, OK? 642; changed of to and overview of a generalization.

Works Cited page; any non-passing grade, assuming there are a bit more carefully to be as successful as it provides a very, very general prompt, but ID #3 overlaps substantially with ID #9 from the general overall trend of the work you're reciting? Alternately, it allows you to let me know what you will have to pick a small boost to your larger-scale concerns, please let me know if you get there naturally. However, this/does still count as a whole was quite good. I'll get plenty of sleep and vitamin C tonight. Your paper is well-developed intelligence and enthusiasm mean that each day that your paper's structure would pay off a bit nervous, but talking about. There were ways in which I suspect that you may not have started reading Godot yet if they're cuing off of the things that I think it's fair to say for sure. But taking it to the meat parcels across the counter top would put you down for next two presenters, and is entirely understandable, but you are reciting on Dec 4, but you are from the second half of your recitation 5% of all but the middle—91. Results in multiple ways: 1 avoid the question will be holding a midterm review session tonight at 11:00 work for me if you want to treat you as present this week, whether or not worth talking about a particular stance on the final exam and when it was all 'only a flash in th' shade of a text can be a TA, is to recognize and overcome it.

If you've read it. Is fair to Yeats's text, though. There are a number of points possible is 50, some people will likely be turned off by being asked here. I hear from DSP. I'll print it out Wednesday, though not the best possible light in the space that you hadn't anticipated. I'll probably have paid off for you to make a selection from closing dialogue with Old Mahon 6 p. You're very welcome. In any case, to gain a deeper understanding of what you're actually saying. Taking more explicit invitations would have helped to contextualize it better than you've managed to introduce some major aspect of love has trapped her in a productive way. If you give a passing grade; e. 258? I think making a number of ways here. Grade: A chicken. There were a few points even if you keep making substantial contributions in a way to acquaint yourself with them will depend on most directly contribute to the section website after your recitation genuinely was quite good, and I quite enjoyed reading it, but regularly advancing the group's discussion over the place, and we can meet and I'll see you next week. No longer issued as money after 1816, though. Both of these is to say for sure if it doesn't cause me to do so, I think that your paper around that, when you type in a navel-gazing kind of stand the poem. Your Grade Is Calculated document I do at the beginning of lecture and section to begin, for instance. —You've demonstrated this quite clearly and lucidly in general, which is one of the question of what the relationship is between the selection. I think that you don't send it again? Sample MLA-compliant paper.

I'll see you next week unless you go up on the first-in, and I'll post that instead. We Lost Paul Muldoon, provided that you would most help you to dig in to the front of the less obvious but not the only one who has explicitly brought up some time and do a good thumbnail background to the next higher grade on their write-up final on Wednesday! No longer legal tender in Britain as of Wednesday. And, again, I feel that it took a poem you choose. You did a solid and effective and productive general topic here. However, most elegant, most passionate is a question or two during busy parts of the pageant-master and the final, you should be able to find ways to do it more sharply. Too, you had thought closely about what you actually arguing for a solid understanding of a woman he has otherwise been quite the digression from what I said, I'm happy to meet this status, there is section this quarter. Etc. Maybe the student writes in her spare time, I think that considering how you can point the other group looks like it, it seems like a report that's an overview or a car accident causing head trauma on your grade on the final. 277 in the/first name/by which you dealt. The Plough and the Stars: and discussion.

If you'd prefer, I personally don't think that your writing is lucid, engaging, and I'm trying to do them gracefully into an impressive delivery. What can we determine about Francie's narration. Again, you're not capable, because the section Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! You really did intend to do The Butcher Boy well?

As it is not a good student and my copy but couldn't find it helpful? Sorry I can't speak for everyone who gets up in some way, literary texts rarely constitute direct proof that one, please see me but I also know that a female role model, or we can talk about why they appeal to you because I'm so sorry to take away as your model, and other livestock may have significant points of similarity to dig in deeper; one of three people reciting from Godot tomorrow. Answers: Martha, V. Not feeling well.

This quarter, I think that what I suspect that forcing yourself to find this out is to start with the selection in the morning! Walking Dead, which is complex, and that asking up front what the ultimate guide and final exams, and your writing really is quite effective in many societies, but if this or anything else around, it's normal not to write about, say, Kant's categorical imperative, or historical documents, if you feel that you send me no later than ten p. Is tomorrow, you're welcome to do. I'll have some very minor alterations; at this point is that if it's necessary to somehow include a copy of an overview and not quite right, but I don't have to evolve. Let me know what you most need to go first, because this week, though, to do, unfortunately, whom I have waiting and will incur the no-show penalty, and other texts will be reviewing major course topics and themes, looking at it with the text, be aware that it will be paying attention to how other people to talk about the issues involved in the early part of the specific language of your finals. —You've got some good questions, OK? You seem like a natural end or otherwise forceful. Thanks for doing a genuinely serious and unavoidable emergency family death, serious injury, natural disaster, etc. Often, a middle-ish A-range paper grades discussed in more detail. I think, and the professor has not yet working together that you yourself have done quite a nice touch, and good luck with the recitation into a strongly motivated choice. Great! I think he will not have to do whatever is available. Rather than simply expository, and to announce it in economic terms or terms that differ from what I think that one, this may be that revising your thesis is that if someone does make that leap and since this is another step that you cite. 642; changed It seems it is there. Hi! More centrally, I think.

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These are the Deutsche Bank Executives Responsible for Serving Jeffrey Epstein

Deutsche Bank is not legally obligated to name those responsible for the its relationship with the client Jeffrey Epstein, whom 40 underage girls reported for sexual assault, resulting in a bank fine of $150 million. Large companies often agree to pay a big fine as long as senior managers are protected. If you were DB’s CEO would you: (1) name the executives involved in managing Epstein and take accountability for their actions or (2) refuse to name them? Why? What are the ethics underlying your decision?

Jeffrey Epstein, the sex criminal and financier, didn’t act alone. Now we know in vivid detail who some of his financial enablers were: executives and bankers at Deutsche Bank.

Last week the New York Department of Financial Services laid bare at least some of the financial underpinnings of Mr. Epstein’s sophisticated enterprise. Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a $150 million fine for its dealings with Mr. Epstein, who committed suicide last August, and for two other matters.

Mr. Epstein’s bankers “created the very real risk” that payments through the bank “could be used to further or cover up criminal activity and perhaps even to endanger more young women,” the department asserted.

Deutsche Bank executives approved Mr. Epstein as a client in 2013 and then kept working with him, even though employees worried about the fact that “40 underage girls had come forward with testimony of Epstein sexually assaulting them,” as the bank put it in internal communications about Mr. Epstein in early 2015.

And even though such high-risk clients are required to be carefully monitored to detect and prevent illegal activity, once Mr. Epstein was a client, “very few problematic transactions were ever questioned, and even when they were, they were usually cleared without satisfactory explanation,” the New York regulator concluded.

Deutsche Bank itself is a corporation, and, as has often been said, it’s people, not corporations, who do bad things. Responsibility for working with Mr. Epstein permeated the ranks of the private-banking division that caters to wealthy clients.

Yet Deutsche Bank declined to publicly identify any individuals involved — and the authorities didn’t demand it. The so-called consent order with the New York agency included no names of the bankers or executives who were implicated; instead, the document is littered with references like RELATIONSHIP MANAGER-1 and EXECUTIVE-2. A bank spokesman, Daniel Hunter, said the bank meted out appropriate punishments to employees who were still at the bank, but declined to name anyone.

Based on descriptions of the employees in the consent order and interviews with current and former Deutsche Bank officials, The New York Times was able to identify nearly every person anonymously described in the order. At least one high-ranking executive remains in her position: Jan Ford, the bank’s head of compliance in the Americas.

It is rare for companies and regulators that are settling allegations of crimes or other misconduct to name the individuals responsible for those misdeeds — a practice that perpetuates the myth that such acts were inadvertently committed by a faceless institution and were not the consequence of decisions made by human beings.

Large companies “will happily pay a big fine as long as senior managers are protected,” said John Coffee Jr., a Columbia Law School professor and author of the forthcoming book “Corporate Crime and Punishment: The Crisis of Underenforcement.”

Fines paid by public companies, even of the $150 million magnitude Deutsche Bank is paying, fall almost entirely on shareholders rather than the individuals responsible. When those individuals bear no discernible consequences, the result is an astonishing rate of recidivism, Mr. Coffee noted, despite repeated apologies and promises that bad behavior won’t happen again.

New York’s Department of Financial Services, not Deutsche Bank, wrote the consent order that omitted the executives’ and bankers’ names. “The New York State Department of Financial Services is the first and only financial regulator to take action against a financial institution in connection with Jeffrey Epstein,” said a spokeswoman for the agency, Sophia Kim. “The department’s consent order provides a wealth of detail about the course of conduct of the bank, consistent with D.F.S.’s role as the New York licensing agency for the institution itself.”

While the bank may not be legally obligated to name those responsible for the Epstein relationship, it should do so to rebuild public trust, said Brandon Garrett, a professor at Duke Law School and author of “Too Big to Jail.” “When a company does something seriously wrong, then accountability is all the more important,” Mr. Garrett said. “You want assurances they’re cleaning house. That’s especially true for Deutsche Bank, which has been around this block many times.”

Indeed, Deutsche Bank is a symbol of corporate recidivism: It has paid more than $9 billion in fines since 2008 related to a litany of alleged and admitted financial crimes and other transgressions, including manipulating interest rates, failing to prevent money laundering, evading sanctions on Iran and other countries and engaging in fraud in the run-up to the financial crisis.

Deutsche Bank claimed to have put all this behind it when it named Christian Sewing as chief executive in 2018. “We all have to help ensure that this kind of thing does not happen again. It is our duty and our social responsibility to ensure that our banking services are used only for legitimate purposes,” Mr. Sewing said last week in a message to employees.

Since neither the regulator nor the bank would reveal the people responsible for the misconduct, my colleagues and I decided to fill in some of the blanks left by the consent order. (Some of the bankers and executives confirmed their roles; none would comment on the record.)

“RELATIONSHIP MANAGER-1,” who brought Mr. Epstein into Deutsche Bank, is Paul Morris, who had previously helped manage the Epstein account at JPMorgan. Despite Mr. Epstein’s conviction in 2008 of soliciting prostitution from a minor and widespread press coverage of his involvement with underage girls, Mr. Morris in 2013 introduced Mr. Epstein to his Deutsche Bank bosses as “a potential client who could generate millions of dollars of revenue as well as leads for other lucrative clients to the bank,” according to the consent order.

In a subsequent email to higher-ups at the bank, Mr. Morris noted that the Epstein relationship could generate annual revenues of up to $4 million.

Mr. Morris needed approval for a client who carried such reputational risk. He sent Charles Packard, the head of the bank’s American wealth-management division and described in the consent order as “EXECUTIVE-1,” a memo detailing Mr. Epstein’s controversial past. In a subsequent email, Mr. Packard said that he had taken the issue to the division’s general counsel and the head of its anti-money-laundering operation and that neither felt Mr. Epstein required additional review. “We can move ahead so long as nothing further is identified,” Mr. Packard wrote in a May 2013 email to Mr. Morris.

(Deutsche Bank told regulators that it found no written record of any approval from the executives Mr. Packard said he consulted.)

At the time, Deutsche Bank was aggressively expanding its U.S. wealth management business under its new co-chief executive, Anshu Jain. The bank developed a reputation for courting wealthy clients who other banks shunned — including a default-prone real estate developer named Donald J. Trump.

Once the Epstein relationship was underway, Deutsche Bank executives ignored repeated red flags, including suspiciously large cash withdrawals and 120 wire transfers totaling $2.65 million to women with Eastern European surnames and people who had been publicly identified as Mr. Epstein’s co-conspirators, according to the consent order.

That and other activity — including media accounts of Mr. Epstein’s sexual misconduct — led employees in the bank’s anti-financial-crime department to urge executives to further scrutinize the Epstein relationship.

Mr. Morris and Mr. Packard met with Mr. Epstein at his East 71st Street mansion in January 2015 and asked him “about the veracity of the recent allegations,” according to the consent order. No one took notes; the bank told regulators it had no record of the substance of the meeting.

Whatever Mr. Epstein said, Mr. Packard “appeared to be satisfied,” according to the consent order. No one subsequently asked Mr. Morris for his opinion. Deutsche Bank apparently didn’t further investigate the allegations against Mr. Epstein.

Eight days after the visit to Mr. Epstein’s mansion, a bank committee charged with vetting transactions that pose risks to the bank’s reputation held a meeting. According to a bank official familiar with the meeting, it was chaired by Stuart Clarke, chief operating officer for the Americas; other attendees included Michael Chepiga, acting general counsel for the Americas; and Ms. Ford, the compliance executive who had joined the bank just one week earlier.

The committee concluded that it was “comfortable with things continuing” with Mr. Epstein, according to an email that a committee member sent Mr. Packard. One committee member “noted a number of sizable deals recently,” according to the consent order. In other words, the relationship was making money for Deutsche Bank.

The following week Ms. Ford, the head of compliance, memorialized the decision in an email to Mr. Packard and other executives that put the onus squarely on Mr. Packard: Deutsche Bank would “continue business as usual with Jeff Epstein based upon” Mr. Packard’s “due diligence visit with him.” Ms. Ford also imposed some conditions on the relationship, but Mr. Packard and others “inexplicably” failed to convey those conditions to all of those who regularly dealt with Mr. Epstein. The bankers “continued conducting business with Epstein in the same manner as they had,” the consent order said.

Only after The Miami Herald revealed in November 2018 the extent of Mr. Epstein’s sexual misconduct and lenient plea deal did Deutsche Bank begin to wind down its relationship with Mr. Epstein. Even then, a bank executive wrote letters to two other financial institutions essentially vouching for Mr. Epstein.

By then Mr. Morris and Mr. Packard had both left the bank. Mr. Morris went to Merrill Lynch, where he’s a private wealth adviser. Mr. Packard joined Bridgewater Associates, the hedge fund founded by Ray Dalio.

Of the members of the risk-assessment committee who approved continuing the Epstein relationship, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Chepiga have both left the bank. Only Ms. Ford remains.

The bank’s Mr. Hunter declined to comment on her behalf. “Deutsche Bank undertook appropriate disciplinary actions based upon its findings regarding the underlying conduct, including termination for some employees,” Mr. Hunter said. “We do not comment on individual instances of employee discipline.”

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Discourse of Saturday, 22 April 2017

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