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The Seasons Change Part 3: Winter

Well... this was supposed to be finished and posted during the winter but obviously that didn't happen. Sorry. I had the worst writer's block and life got crazy lol. But here we are!

Cw: Mentions of trauma, abuse, and death

Ash was born during heavy snowfall. That much he knew. It was difficult to track Seasons in faerie, as the weather was often unpredictable and arbitrary and things were very rarely as they seemed.

Unless you knew where to look.

However, his mother had told him when he was young, before he was taken away by the Unseelie king, how he was born during a heavy snowfall in the mortal world. All of the leaves had fallen from their trees and shriveled up dead and the ground was covered in thick sheets of white, and patches of ice leaving no signs of flora to be found. 

Ash thought it sounded horrible. 

However, that was before he had seen real horror. As much as he tried to forget, to block it out. Thule showed up in his dreams. 

Sebastian. 

His so-called father. Just another person who didn't want him. Only as a potential weapon perhaps. Something to control. However, even that proved unsatisfactory for Sebastian Morgenstern. 

Ash shivered as he drew his arms closer around himself in a huddle. It was snowing again, they had reached what Dru referred to as the post Christmas lull in the mortal world, and they were spending it in Cairnsworth with Kit, Ty, and the rest of Kit's family. 

Which Tessa had firmly insisted Ash could be a part of, with a warm smile. If he wanted, that is. Kit didn't say anything, but one thing Ash had learned about his dear friend over the past two years was that he spoke volumes with his eyes. 

No matter how desperately he tried to conceal his emotions, he often couldn't hide that look in his eye. The one that betrayed longing. Or devastation. 

Or love.

They were still figuring out how to talk to each other, but Ash wanted to tell Kit that he wanted it too. 

Family. 

It was still painful to think about Janus’ demise. He had loved Ash in ways he had never been loved before, not even by his mother. There was something Intoxicating about his loyalty. It came freely, without the effects of Ash's perfect loyalty spell. It was powerful, all consuming. Knowing someone was willing to kill for him without hesitation.

But it wasn't right. 

Ash knew that, even if the broken dark corners of his soul didn't. 

“Hey.” A soft feminine voice, groggy with sleep, broke him out of his musings. 

“How long have you been awake? Have you been sitting out here this whole time?” 

Dru. 

Even in the crisp early winter morning, freshly out of bed and bundled in whatever blanket she could find, she was ethereal. Ash couldn't help but offer a slight smile as she sat down beside him on the porch. 

“It hasn't been long. I just couldn't sleep,” Ash confessed. Pained recognition flashed through Du's eyes. She knew all too well how turbulent his sleep often was. Hers was the same. 

“It's beautiful this early,” he changed the subject before she could offer words of concern. He saw her press her lips in a thin line for a brief moment before she let it go.

“Yeah. Like a real winter wonderland huh? We rarely get this shit back in LA.” She turned towards the sunrise, snuggling Into him, head resting on his shoulder. 

Ash let the familiar weight of Dru's body comfort him, banishing his earlier troublesome mood. “I hear the mundanes have rituals for this sort of weather.” 

Dru lifted her head. “Rituals? What do you mean?” 

Ash reached for her hand, linking their fingers. Ever since they had met in person and began to grow close, he was always reaching for her. Her touch grounded him, letting him know that she was actually there, that she wasn't an illusion or a dream. 

She was real. 

It took a long time to trust that their connection was genuine, that her love for him wasn't just the result of the perfect loyalty spell. But as Drusilla pointed out to him, loyalty wasn't the same thing as love or even fondness. Still, he was wary of having any power over her and was still looking for ways to break the spell. 

“I've been informed that sometimes the mundanes “play in the snow,” he explained. “I was uncertain if shadowhunters had the same tradition.” 

Dru giggled and Ash's heart raced at the sight. “Sometimes, maybe. I guess I wouldn't really know, I've never visited other shadowhunters in the winter before.” 

Ash placed a light kiss on her nose. “Do you want to?” 

Dru gave him one of her playful smiles. “Well, I should probably put some actual clothes on first, and you know gloves, a hat, standard snow getup? Kind of essential. Unless you want me to freeze to death?”

Ash shook his head fervently before realizing that was most likely a rhetorical question. 

“Nah, didn’t think so,” Dru teased, rising to her feet and pulling on his hands. “Come on. Let's grab breakfast first. Maybe ask Kit and Ty if they wanna join. 

Ash allowed himself to be pulled to his feet, marveling at her strength, not for the first time since they had met. With a little guilt, he realized that he would prefer to just spend this time with Drusilla, but decided against mentioning it. He carefully re-adjusted the blanket that had begun to slip off her shoulders, pulling it tighter around her. 

“Oh that reminds me,” Dru exclaimed. “I was talking to Ty about figuring out what we’re doing for Helen’s birthday in few months, and then we have Kit’s so we should maybe start asking him about what he wants, although Kit’s practically incapable of admitting he wants things unless he’s on his deathbed, so we might have to ask Nessie..” 

Ash tried unsuccessfully to stifle a smirk. 

“Anyways it made me realize. This is really embarrassing, but Ash, I don’t know when your birthday is.” Dru let out a nervous chuckle. “I guess I forgot to ask.” 

Ash shook his head. “No, it’s not your fault Dru. I never told you.” A pang of guilt echoed through his chest. Drusilla loved birthdays. She loved celebrating them, whether it was her own, or her loved ones. She would probably be quite disappointed to hear that Ash didn’t know his own. 

“Is there a reason you didn’t want to tell me?” Dru didn’t sound angry or accusatory. Just curious. 

Ash’s shoulders slumped. “I don’t actually know when it is. “We don’t really celebrate birthdays in Faerie the way mortals do. My mother only informed me once that I was born during winter.”  

Dru frowned slightly. “Oh. Well that sucks.” 

“Sorry.” 

“No! No no Ash you don’t need to apologize,” she exclaimed hurriedly. “It’s not your fault.” Dru gently held his face with one of her hands, keeping a tight grip on her blanket with the other. “I don’t want you to think you have to apologize for telling me anything that might make me sad or disappointed. I want you to tell me things ok?” 

Ash fought the urge to hide from her gaze. “Ok.” 

“Hmmm.” Dru scrunched up her face in exaggerated concentration. “You know I have an idea.” 

“Oh no.” He replied with a straight face. 

“Shut up,” Dru said with a smile, swatting at him gently. “Ok so my idea is, if you were never told when your birthday is, then why not just pick one?” 

Ash raised his eyebrows at her. “Pick one?” 

“Yeah! I mean, Why not?” 

“I don’t think you can just decide when your birthday is Dru,” Ash lamented. “That isn’t how these things work.” 

Dru shrugged, using both hands to readjust her blanket when the gesture caused it to slide backwards. “I mean, sure you can. If you can choose your name or your gender then why not your birthday right?” 

Well, she had a point. 

Ash let a smile spread across his face. He adored this girl. More than anything. 

“Alright then. I choose today.” He stepped into her space, brushing against her fluffy blanket. 

“Today?” She brushed his nose with hers. “Why today?” 

Honestly he had no particular reason. The only thing he could think of was-

“Because I’m happy,” he confessed with a whisper. You make me happy, Dru.” 

She leaned forward to press her lips to his in a tender kiss. Ash brought his arms around her and clutched her tightly to his body, smiling against her lips. 

After a moment Dru broke the kiss and met his gaze with a fond smile. It was then he realized light snow had begun to fall, decorating her long brown lashes with little wet droplets.

“Happy birthday Ash.” 

Ash Morgenstern 

Born in Faerie.

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Rising Sign: Honestly who knows since Faerie is a separate dimension. There’s really no way to calculate this. 

Moon Sign: “

Tagging:   @littlx-songbxrd   @petalsofaflower-shutupthomas @amchara @wagner-felll @sandersgrey @the-bee-graveyard @spooky-drusilla @arangiajoan Lmk if you want me to add you or remove you from this list

AN: I confess I haven’t re-read Ash’s short story in awhile so apologies if he’s ooc. Also I should mention that we actually don’t know the TWP characters' birthdays. I’m just making them up for this series lol. 

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I think every lesbian who says she wouldn't date a bi woman is functionally on the same wavelength as men who say they would only marry a virgin

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Karen Wheeler, it's 10:00 PM, do you know where your children are?

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Missed glances

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happy lesbian visibility week

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Last song: My Propeller by Arctic Monkeys

Favourite Color: Also purple

Currently watching: The Bear (slowly but surely!)

Last Film: Sinners

Currently Reading: Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

Sweet, Spicy, or Savoury: Sweet easily

Relationship: Single thankfully

Current Obsession: Slime. I really want to make slime.

Last Googled: I can’t even remember I do everything on incognito

Current project: I don’t know does getting a degree count

Tagging: @petalsofaflower-shutupthomas

TAG GAME

Thank you @schrodingerspsycho for tagging me <3

Last song: lovesick by laufey. I have listened to her whole bewitched album and it is so good. I think I now listen to the whole thing once a day.

Favourite colour : royal blue 💙

Currently watching: I’m also watching fall of the house of usher with @schrodingerspsycho and Dickinson. And on my own I’m watching the new game changer season as it comes out.

Last film: Saving face that I also watched with @schrodingerspsycho . It was also very good maybe in my top 10. I’d recommend

Currently reading: again with @schrodingerspsycho lucky red by Claudia cravens.

Sweet,spicy or savoury: spicy! I still love snacking on spicy sunflower seeds and I’ve also been liking some takis because I don’t eat that many in a sitting.

Relationship: I have an amazing girlfriend @schrodingerspsycho that I love so much and spend like every day talking to them.

Current obsession: we’ll still mushrooms, and I’ve been watching a lot of old YouTubers that I used to watch like I rewatched Ryan higas parkourse series because it’s so nostalgic.

Last googled: backboard basketball. I’m making a painting for my cousin. He wanted a basketball with arms and legs and I needed to remember what a backboard looked like.

Current projects: I could spend days telling you about all my projects but I’m just gonna include ones that I have done in the past 2 months. The basketball painting, a painting of the lamp from a Christmas story for my uncle, a painting in homage to my grandma who passed, painting a dollar store guitar to look like sals form sally face, working on my oc’s Freya and Marcie, and my biggest one a drawing of stamp form every country in the world I’m on Brazil so far.

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1. Used to be my Girl by The Last Shadow Puppets

2. When I Have Her On My Mind by Inhaler

3. Safe word by TV Girl

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its now or never - elvis presley/love in the dark - adele

trastevere - måneskin

nevermore - queen

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is this anything

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My hot take is that Dustin is straight. I love to make everything gay but he gives me straight vibes.

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happy pride month y’all

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STRANGER THINGS 5 Volume 1 | Nov. 26th Volume 2 | Dec. 25th The Finale | Dec. 31st

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stranger things (2016-2025)

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no but fr can you imagine mike decorating his room like “k my sexy dragon man poster goes over here, and I’ll point this one-way sign at the closet but shake my head while doing it so the viewers don’t think i’m GAY”

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will centric teaser with protective mike… we won

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scrolled too quickly past a post for interview with the vampire. skimming. paused and went “WOW she’s hot. didnt know they had women like that in this show”. scrolled back up. lestat.