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Have I been hacked? Yes. Do I care? Honestly not really. Anyway 🤪😎

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I'm sorry for not posting 😔✊

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Have you ever seen something so beautiful you want to cry... If you did all the artwork for the books I think I would die happy

Blue forest babey!

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Tedros: *Aggressively brags about Agatha to Agatha*

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I find it hilarious that we all collectively decided to start waking up. this fandom has tons of potential

first post y’all

been in the fandom for years and i finally got around to making my own sge blog

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Spicy New OTK Wedding Headcannon

Hey y'all! Ok so I was re-reading the first part of the book where all the shit goes down, and one quote really stuck out to me.

The part where it says Agatha would have them marry in a graveyard with the cat presiding.... My brain wheels are turning.

So we left off in what is essentially a graveyard- it's where Arthur (and I think Chaddick too) is buried. I think in many ways Agatha and Tedros' are already married, or at least paired together for life. I can think of countless examples; him always choosing her during challenges, basically proposing to her at the Circus, kissing at the end of AWWP, the crown bit in TLEA. But this is the most "marriage like" in the fact that they kiss and exchange a ring, however gross it may be. I think this was what Soman was going for?

Anyway this builds a possible answer for the first half of the quote, them getting married in the graveyard. However what about Reaper? I see two separate directions with this: One, that Reaper already symbolically married Agatha in Tedros by bringing them closer together, or the way that I'm thinking. That they are going to actually meet up with Reaper again and he is going to marry them. This means that the Unbury Me but was just a hint/precursor. Soman's no rookie to foreshadowing (you can clearly see that in the "'But in a few hours you will be king and it's not like there's a rival with a claim to the throne they can summon out of thin air," quote by Gwenivere), plus I'm pretty sure it was one of the teaser quotes Soman showed on his Twitter, so I think there's a high possibility of it being important. Plus they've already established that Reaper would be fully capable of presiding and would probably be the best fit bc Dovey's dead and Merlin's off fuckin around.

Ok now that I've established the setting, here's a possibility I've been thinking of:

- I don't think Reaper will marry them at Arthur's grave. It just seems unlikely and impractical as I believe he decided to stay in gnome land. I think that as they travel back towards Camelot Reaper ex machina will show up to help, possibly with an army of gnomes? Idk what matters is that Reaper is there.

- I think they may actually get married in a graveyard. While Arthur's kinda counted, they may instead marry on one of the many graveyards in the endless woods. During the camel scene in ACOT Hort mentions Vulture Vale, where his father is buried, which seems just a little out of place to me? I may be overthinking it.

- I think Tagatha would be defined well with a small wedding of friends. Remember, the whole reason Tedros chose Agatha over Sophie was because she wanted to be queen to be with him, not so she could have fancy things.

- They like... Might die? I can totally see Tedros breaking the rules and saying fuck this we're getting married right here before we fight for our lives.

- You'd get some nice TLEA parallels! It could mimic them being reconciled and more in love, as well as wiser.

I think that's about it! Long story short this quote will become a reality and I don't know how to summarize anything!

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Sophie as the oldest immortal is the content I didn't consider but greatly appreciate

The Immortal Society AU

Sophie loves to say that she started the Illuminati of the immortal people. It’s not a cult, it’s not a club, it’s a… community of healing and love. Immortals aren’t hard to spot — their language, behavior, and interests are a little too attached to the past, they maintain shallow relationships while severing their deep ones, and they have the weirdest concept of time. And when they’re all in the same place? Chaos. Absolute chaos. This is their lives.

Note: Most don’t know when exactly they turned from mortal to immortal. How they “turn” depends on no particular reason, other than the universe decided to fuck you up that day. Since no one can “choose” to be immortal, Sophie and Merlin have made it their ambition (and challenge) to find long-term financial stability for their fellow immortals.

Agatha:

- turned sometime in the 1500s. She was imprisoned for witchcraft in her time, and suffered the crippling second-hand embarrassment when the mob of village Puritans tried to kill her (and failed). On their tenth attempt to burn her at the stake, she hid a few sticks of dynamite under her lumpy dress as a little good-bye present and watched everyone else burn. Although the witch-hunting fever has long passed, she STILL wears her huge boots and smocks, and often mutters to herself about Doomsday — out of spite.

- She drifted from city to city, and lived alone with whatever stray cat she found in the area. Her cat’s name was always some goth variation of a mythical figure. Right now, it’s Reaper.

- It was just bad timing that Agatha was traveling through Paris during the Reign of Terror. Understandably, she faked her death and never went back to Europe again.

- spent the 1800s holed up in a hotel in New York and studying at Princeton under the name Edgar Callis.

- resurfaced officially in the roaring 20’s, where she found Merlin, Sophie, and the Society. She made her first friends in centuries and finally started to build a life again.

Tedros:

- turned after he inherited the family fortune in 2000, (rather recently). He promptly abandoned his life in Monaco and ran off to see the world. After going MIA, his half-brothers took over his father’s business and Tedros was left with nothing. It wasn’t long before he suffered a nervous breakdown. Sophie had caught on quickly — said it was textbook rebellious rich boy — and begged him to join.

- never bothers to change his appearance. Basically, he looks like a knockoff NSYNC member. **sorry, a hot knockoff NSYNC member.

- tries to be “normal”. he’s working a sales job and finishing his foreign language degree. it’s a significant downgrade, but it’ll do for now.

- All his friends are genuinely frustrated that he’s “single” and make it a personal mission to get him laid. They don’t know he’s been dating Agatha for three years. It’s a miracle. 

Sophie:

- She’s been around for a goddamn while, but she’ll never admit what century she turned. She claims to have been involved with Julius Caesar and Cleopatra on multiple occasions, but of course no one knows that for sure.

- she was a singer/actress/model, and at one point, a duchess. She’s conned so many celebrities and aristocrats it’s like second nature. She only stopped because Hort bet her that she couldn’t be a Good Person for a whole year. It’s been two weeks without a slip-up, and Sophie is struggling.  

- created The Immortal Society with an unlikely friend coworker, Merlin. They work well together when they’re at least a mile apart, with noise-canceling headphones.

- She’s surprisingly hard-working and… let’s say a CREATIVE problem-solver. When it comes to connections within the Society, she truly has the right motives and believes in the potential of people.

Merlin:

- considerably younger than Sophie, but acts like he’s the oldest

- finds Arthurian legend funny and will never confirm or deny whether it’s true

- works as a museum conservator —basically preserves fossils and artifacts

- the type of person to say “ok boomer” while simultaneously being a boomer

- lets Sophie do 90% of the work because he just can’t be bothered. only steps in when it’s necessary. He focuses on the bonding aspects of the Society and loves being a matchmaker.

- has a reputation for “playing with the kids”. takes new immortals on fieldtrips to Thailand and Denmark and has fortune teller nights with Bogden and Willam (tarot cards, palm readings, séances, etc).

Hort:

- Everyone in the Society teases him for part-timing at an antique shop (how much more stereotypical can you get) but he makes bank anyway.

- Calls Sophie his on-and-off girlfriend, Sophie calls him her easiest investment.

- Lived in Rome since the 30′s before moving to California. He’s having trouble befriending the American freaks.

- takes pride in being old-fashioned, still uses a gramophone and drives a Bentley

- convinced that the happy ending of his rags to riches immigrant love story is Nicola…… or Sophie. It’s literally been decades and he can’t decide.

Nicola:

- she’s a lawyer. yes, she’s THAT Harvard bitch!

- she’s convinced that all immortals are academic prodigies (in reality, most don’t know the first thing about the time period they came from).

- received PhDs in history, anthropology, and sociology just to keep up with everyone else. Obviously, Merlin’s dying to adopt her even though she’s 20.

- Probably had a fling with Sophie. Naturally, Sophie reeled Hort into their relationship and never looked back.

- Basically looks like Anathema from Good Omens.

If you would like me to do the Coven too, pls tell me! 

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(in response to your latest post, I gotchu) What's your opinion on a warrior/military (possibly Mulan) au? Do you have a similar headcanon?

Hmm I don't think I have! Usually I go for big fancy royalty AUs if I'm in a universe like that, but that would be interesting! I guess the closest I have is Tedros and Hester being Agatha's knights/commanders in Aphrodite Ourania but Mulan AU sounds cool! Shang is up there w Tedros in terms of Cool Male Character Lesbians Like so sounds good to me sjsj

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Hey guys I just made a insta if y'all want to come talk to me there 😊

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I have one thing to say.... Bless

"You do have parents, don't you?" Asked Tedros, cramming another piece of fudge into his mouth. "Like... real ones?

Agatha snatched the rest of it out of his hand.

"Yes." 

"You said you were raised by a coven of witches. That's not real parents."

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sge lacked scenes with tagatha just being friends before all the ~romance~, so I wrote one myself after realising we never got to see the visiting weekend in their year, presumably bc none of the three main character's parents could come. in-canon universe.

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Dot: Mini cupcakes? As in the mini version of regular cupcakes? Which is already a mini version of cake?

Dot: Honestly, where does it end with you people?

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This!!!! My biggest problem with The Camelot Years is that it has some of the same exact issues has The School Years. Namely, Tagatha can't communicate for shit, Sophie is a nightmare that never learns her lesson, and we can another evil dude I don't give a shit about wanting to rule everything.

These issues a acceptable in the first three books because

a) Tagatha isn't fully developed and they haven't actually spent a long amount of time together (as a couple)

b) Sophie, though an insufferable brat, is worried about being alone and hasn't yet learned to fully love herself

c) the School Master is the overarching villian

I could make a fully essay on any of these points if anyone wants clarification ;)

It has its good points, obviously, (Whiskey Woo and King Reaper are *chef's kiss*) but these are the main points that make it seem like a downgrade from the original three.

Is it bad that I’ve owned the new SGE book since April and I still haven’t read it? Like, I’d fallen in love with the series. I’ve been reading it for what is essentially six years now - started at 14, now 18. But I feel like there’s something stopping me. I don’t know if it lies more on Sophie or Tagatha. Don’t get me wrong Soman is a fantastic writer but you can see his favouritism towards Sophie and it gets old fucking fast, and you can play favourites but it’s when it affects the character arc it also creates a problem.

Sophie doesn’t learn anything nor face any consequences, despite the fact she’s the root of most - if not all problems because, to put bluntly; she’s a brat. Soman doesn’t acknowledge this. Sure, Agatha will give her a slight scolding but since when does Sophie take her seriously?

To be honest people bitch about Tedros being “on his period.” when he wanted Sophie dead, but I was rooting for him. Tagatha have their problems but Sophie amplifies them.

If Sophie’s not learning anything, then she’s not a good character - long-term at least. And I don’t want to have to force myself to keep reading her bullshit. I physically threw TLEA across my room when Sophie started degrading Agatha. I thank Sophie for one thing and one thing only; The moor scene.

Sophie’s a shit friend, period.

Which leads on to Tagatha. Why can’t these two just be happy? Seriously Soman let them breath for five fucking minutes. I’m sick of them falling out because Tedros takes a bitchfit over something so minute that could be solved in one conversation. Tedros isn’t 14 anymore - which to be honest it’s difficult for me to imagine the characters younger than me because I’ve literally grew through my high-school years with these books.

Edit: It is 2019 and I still haven’t touched it.

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Am I tripping or did he not almost kiss Fillip (Phillip? Fhilp? I read these books when I was 9 you guys) at the end of AWWP? This kid is not straight lmao

Someone: But Tedros isn’t canon bi???

Me: Yes but we ignore that

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Hey guys! I really want to improve my writing, and practice makes perfect! What are some AUs you want to see?

Examples:

- more in depth library au

- cop au

- military/army au

- magical research/ native and explorer au

and whatever else you want!

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I'm crying my baby is so strong and beautiful

SGE x Greek Gods
Agatha as Nike, Goddess of Victory

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Speechless

We're surrounded by words, so why can't I find the right ones?

The library had always been a sanctuary for Tedros. The quiet hum of turning pages and tall walls of books were solace; protection from his drunk father and empty house.

Libraries were safe shelters he could always rely on, surrounded by stories he could get lost in. Books were his version of alcohol, they allowed him to forget and travel to a better place, to be a calm observer from the outside.

Today was no different. It had been a bad day for Arthur Pendragon, president of one of the largest businesses in the country, and Tedros had fled the house to the nearest library he could find. The Camelot County Library was normally his go-to place, but he remembered during his last visit Ms.Gremaline said it would be under repairs for an undetermined amount of time.

This triggered a memory of a conversation with Chaddick, who had mentioned something about a library not too far from his house.

"-and she's super hot, like rivaling Bea levels of hot. Told me she was at the Gavaldon Town Library most of the time, so maybe I could hook you guys up. She seemed interested."

Girls and dates were really the last thing Tedros wanted to worry about right now, but it was probably better to just play along.

"I see... What's her name again?"

"Uh... Sonna? No, that's not it... Sophia? Sophie! Her name's Sophie. And if you don't wanna tap that, just tell me and I will." Chaddick winked suggestively. 

"I'll think about it." That was a lie. Tedros hadn't thought about the 'hottest chick I've seen in a long time' since then. But apparently she hung out at the Gavaldon Town Library...

Tedros thought to himself. I guess it's worth a shot. Besides, I've always had a thing for well-read girls.

He wasn't actually planning on getting a date. Not with the showstoppingly gorgeous Sophie or any other girl than fawned over him for his handsome face and rich father. He was going to this library to forget, to get lost in a world where other people had the problems. A plot twist in Tedros's own story was the last thing he expected.

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Where is this place for heaven's sake? In the middle of the fucking woods? Tedros had been driving for hours and still couldn't find the stupid library.

I swear, this is the last time I ever listen to anything Chaddick says. Grumbling under his breath, Tedros swerved quickly, turning left before he had to add crashing into a tree on his list of bad things that had happened today. He steered towards a break in the trees. It was a close fit, but he emerged out on a hill overlooking a small town circling a lake. If he squinted, he could make out a fading sign that read: Welcome to Gavaldon.

Sighing, Tedros carefully coasted down the hill that he was 99.99% was not safe to drive on. 

At least I found the damn town. 

Emerging into what he assumed was the town square, Tedros observed the simple and quaint buildings on either side of the street. A helpful pole of signs pointed out the direction of the library and soon Tedros found himself in front of the largest building he had seen in the town. It seemed out of place, this elegant three-story monster shadowing the neighboring shops and businesses. 

I guess these people are serious about reading. Tedros was relieved, expecting a small library with hardly any options. After walking up the steps and through the large doors, his stress automatically began to melt off. The only noises were faint and familiar; the rows and rows of multicolored spines made Tedros think the drive may have been worth it after all.

Scanning the aisles, he didn’t notice the cart approaching, books precariously stacked on top of one each other.  Stepping out of the aisle, Tedros’ eyes were still on the book with a cherry-red cover in his hands.

Slam! 

“Hey!”

“I’m sorry!”

Tedros looked at the girl in front of him picking up the fallen books, dark hair shielding her face from view.

Irritated, Tedros chimed, “You should watch where you're going. You could have hurt someone. How hard is it to look straight in front of you?”

The girl raised her head, her cracked, thin lips pulled into a frown. 

“Look, I’m sorry I ran into you, but that’s not an excuse to be a jerk.” She grabbed the last of the books and stood to her full height. Tedros was momentarily shocked; she was the same height or taller than him.

“After all, I couldn’t see in front of me because of all of these books. You could have said something or moved out of the way.” She stared directly at him, unfazed by his features. This was usually the point when girls realized what they were looking at and began to relentlessly apologize, flirt, or stare open-mouthed in amazement.  However, this girl seemed to gravitate away from any of these options and turned into the aisle Tedros was just in. 

“By the way, that book you have is really good. If you like that genre, I’d recommend these as well.” She quickly picked 4 other books in the same section and plopped them into Tedros’ arms. With a glance at the summaries, Tedros thought they all looked incredibly interesting. This girl was clearly familiar with literature if the faint smile she gave the shelves served as any indicator.

Tedros stood in place, bewildered, as she began pushing the cart in the same direction she had been heading previously.

“Wait!”

She turned around, eyebrows raised.

“What’s your name?” 

The girl grinned and pointed at the nametag on her black top. Agatha, it read. It wasn’t a very common name, yet it fit her perfectly. 

Just when she was about to turn around again, Tedros yelped, “Will you be here again?”

The grin spread even wider, and Agatha’s smile crinkled her eyes in a way that should not have made Tedros blush so hard. A burst of laughter escaped her beaming mouth. 

“I work here. Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays if you were wondering.” With that, she spun into the aisle on her right, disappearing from sight. 

Gripping his books tighter, Tedros asked himself why his heart was beating so fast and how he would ask his father for extra gas money.

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Rhian, looking his closet: Hey, what should I change into?

Sophie: A better person