#ophelia burke

[the-al-chemist]

The Beginning of a Symphony - Chapter 38

A/N: Ophelia lets her guard down for once.

Warnings: fainting incident, arguing, mentions of privilege, poverty, sickness and death.

OCs featured/mentioned: Carolyn Nyberg @lifeofkaze, Professor Macmillan and Bradford Pendleton @kc-and-co, Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch, Marigold Sterling @that-scouse-wizard, Leila Hellebore @whatwouldvalerydo.

May 1897

Three weeks had passed since the Celestial Ball, and yet the evens of and following the evening were still the main points of conversation around the castle. There had been both rumours of new courtships and confirmations of already rumoured courtships, and it seemed that this was to be the summer of love for Ophelia’s classmates.

Not for Ophelia herself, however. The ball had seemed like the perfect opportunity for herself to finally reap the rewards of the efforts she had made to find herself a suitor, but her efforts, it had transpired that her efforts were fruitless. She had danced with several young men, but none had since shown any interest. Meanwhile, almost all of the other girls she knew - even the terrifying Leila Hellebore - were now being courted by someone.

Ophelia had never been the sort of girl to get despondent over frivolous matters, not when she knew that there were real hardships in the world, but even so, her lack of success was beginning to get to her. Was she destined to be an impoverished spinster? Were her fortunes never going to change?

She pondered these questions silently in Herbology, which might have been her favourite subject were it not for the soil that dirtied her hands and dresses, and never seemed to fully eradicate itself from underneath her fingernails, no matter how hard she scrubbed. She was so lost in her thoughts that she barely listened to Professor Macmillan’s lecture, and only became aware that she had finished when the sound of her voice was replaced with the sound of quiet mewling and the chuckles of her classmates, all of whom were now wearing ugly earmuffs and looking at what Professor Macmillan held aloft in her gloved hand: a plant shaped like a wrinkled, dirty baby.

Ophelia wrinkled her nose, and the plant baby opened its mouth. The mewling stopped, and was replaced by a loud piercing scream, which echoed around the greenhouse, high-pitched and dizzying, so very dizzying. Ophelia swayed on the spot at she heard it, her head growing light and her legs weak and wobbly. As they gave out underneath her, pinpricks of light seared her vision, and then everything went dark.

When the world around her returned, she found herself no longer in the greenhouse, but the Hospital Wing, where Nurse Blainey the matron was busying herself by arranging her bedclothes and pouring out a pink-tinged liquid from a brown bottle.

“What happened?” Ophelia asked her. “How-”

“Mandrake,” Nurse Blainey tutted. “You should count yourself lucky that it was not fully matured. Whyever were you not wearing earmuffs? No matter. Here, drink this while I examine you.”

Having imbibed the matron’s pink tonic and been declared fit to be discharged, Ophelia left the Hospital Wing. It was time for dinner, and so she headed for the Great Hall, and took a seat with her dorm-mates, who greeted her far more frostily than she had expected. Marigold pursed her lips and looked down at her meal determinedly, Adelia made brief eye contact before looking away, and Carolyn stared at her from across the table with such a sharp look in her eyes that it felt as if she were trying to cut Ophelia into pieces with her gaze.

“Is something the matter?” Ophelia asked, and Carolyn let out a derisive snort. Ophelia frowned. “Carolyn, are you-”

“Do not pretend that you hold me or my wellbeing in any sort of regard,” Carolyn replied shortly. “If you did, you would not have pulled that little stunt in Herbology this afternoon.”

“What little stunt?”

Carolyn gave a harsh laugh. “You are not so naïve as to not know what stunt I refer to.” Ophelia was indeed so naïve, but thankfully Carolyn enlightened her without requiring prompting. “I am, of course, talking about you orchestrating a faint so that you could get Brady’s attention, when you know perfectly well that we are now courting.”

“I did not orchestrate anything,” Ophelia said. “I did not even know that Brady was nearby when I swooned, and it was an accident.”

“Of course, just like it was an accident when you did the same thing in front of Henry Alderly.”

“You heard of that?”

“Of course, everyone heard. Everyone knows about you, Ophelia.”

Ophelia stiffened. “What do they know?”

“That you are scheming and so very desperate to be loved that it verges on pathetic,” Carolyn said with a sneer. She did not speak loudly, but still the eyes of those around them had turned to their conversation, all looking with curiosity. Ophelia felt the colour rise in her cheeks. “I knew that it was true, of course, but I thought that you were a friend. I never thought that you would play your silly little matchmaking games with Brady. I never thought that you would be that desperate, or that cruel. I suppose that was my mistake, and my misfortune to-”

“No,” said Ophelia, more harshly than she had intended. Caro raised her eyebrows.

“What?”

“I said no,” Ophelia repeated, louder this time. Her heart was beating faster than before. “You do not get to talk to me about misfortune. You know nothing of misfortune, none of you do.” She gestured not only at Carolyn, but the other students in her vicinity, all staring at her. “How could any of you spoiled brats possibly know anything of misfortune, when you are all so clouded by privilege that you can barely know of anything that is beyond the tips of your snooty noses?”

“Ophelia…”

“Has a single one of you ever known what it is to be cold in winter for lack of warm clothes? To be hungry for lack of food? To not know when or where your next meal might come from? Of course you have not, because you have everything, and everything you do not have is sure to be handed to you on a silver platter by a House Elf the moment you ask for it. Meanwhile, some of us have nothing, and we cannot afford even the very basics for survival, let alone pretty dresses and jewellery for balls.

“So, I am afraid that you will have to excuse me if I am ‘desperate’. Perhaps what you consider desperation is merely my determination to do whatever it takes so that I may escape the poverty into which I was born, so that I may carve out a life for myself where I can afford my own wand rather than one that is second-hand, where I will never again have to watch my own sister die because there is no money for medicine…”

Ophelia stopped, aware once more of the eyes on her and the volume at which she was speaking. She clapped her hand to her mouth, but it was too late. She had spilled her secret, her greatest secret, the one she had swore she would never tell anyone. Unable to take her words back, she swallowed, and stood up from the table.

“Excuse me,” she said, trying her hardest to regain her composure. She half-curtsied. “I must take my leave of you.”

It was a miracle that Ophelia was able to walk at all, let alone walk away so briskly, with her legs feeling almost as jellylike as they had after the mandrake had screamed. Still, she managed to keep her body upright and chin aloft until she was out of the Great Hall and in an empty courtyard beneath the setting sun. With no one around to see her, she allowed her composure to drop once more, and she closed her eyes, raised her head to the sky, and screamed at the top of her lungs.

#the beginning of a symphony #ophelia burke #carolyn nyberg #Lavinia macmillan #adelia selwyn #marigold sterling

[endlessly-cursed]

mean girls x primrose gray ft...

malcolm stolberg-burke & henry of alderly by @gaygryffindorgal

ophelia burke by @the-al-chemist

unni arcano by @kathrynalicemc

nancy maxwell by @magicallymalted

theo goldcrest by @gaygryffindorgal

#hphl #hogwarts legacy #hp victorian era #oc: primrose sabrina gray #beatrice gwyn #malcolm stolberg burke #henry of alderly #ophelia burke #unni arcano #nancy maxwell #theo goldcrest #mean girls meme #myedit* #mine

[usernoneexistent]

Autumn 1895: Euphemia realises that her presence is not really noticed by others, even those who are suppose to be friends. Please mind that this is Euphemia's biased perspective and that you should check these amazing Slytherin girls on the creators pages.

Characters featured: Carolyn Nyberg @lifeofkaze.

Characters mentioned: Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch, Marigold Sterling @that-scouse-wizard, Ophelia Burke @the-al-chemist.

Warnings: self esteem issues.

The hues of orange and red leaves settled on the Hogwarts grounds as Autumn had fully arrived in its glory. The beauty could hardly be seen under the green lights of the dungeons beneath Hogwarts grounds with the Black lake for their view. Euphemia saw Adelia, Marigold, Ophelia, and the girls' leader, Carolyn Nyberg, gathered. The witch was graced with Swedish beauty of blonde hair and ice blue eyes, which outshined all especially compared to the plain English girl.

The girls giggled loudly, with the exception of Ophelia in the common room as she walked. She approached her fellow dorm mates and perhaps only friends, like a ghost at Hogwarts rather than a friend. It was a kinder term, yet the applicable term of how Euphemia felt about her time so far at Hogwarts.

"Euphemia!" Carolyn observed the girl up and down, aghast. "I don't recall brown being back in fashion this season."

A chorus of snickers followed; even Ophelia smirked a little from behind her book. In horror, Euphemia realised as she looked down at her skirt. Brown dirt stains contrasted clearly against the light grey school uniform skirt. Euphemia hadn't realised that when she was at the gardening club despite her efforts to keep it clean as possible.

"Oh, I had not realised," she hung her head, ashamed. It was unladylike of her to get herself dirty. "I'll go change."

"That would be preferable."

She found a spare skirt to change into but hesitated before returning to the other girls. She dreaded to think how to could further proceed with the other girls. Time and time again, she has humiliated herself in front of them, in front of Carolyn. Euphemia stood in the common room, contemplating whether she should join the other girls. She wouldn't be like they missed her if she didn't join them in their gossip; nobody ever did. People only cared about her if they needed something or to use her for their own gain. It felt like everything she did was off by one step, yet Carolyn did everything flawlessly.

Taking a deep breath, she held her head high. Euphemia marched out of the Slytherin cave and into the dungeon's corridors. She looked back to see if anyone noticed, yet not to her surprise, nobody did. She let out a little laugh, though somebody passing by would probably think she had gone insane. Maybe she has?

"Euphemia?"

The Slytherin girl turned around and saw a girl with long flowy brown hair and a bright, wide smile that made her nose wider.

"Winona?" Euphemia was surprised at her warm reception as she recalled that Winona was very clear about her feelings about Euphemia's engagement with her brother. "What brings you here?"

"Uh, well, I..." Winona searched for the words. Euphemia seemed suspicious of her intent. "I was looking for you."

"Me?"

"Yes, I wanted to apologise." The Gryffindor girl clasped her hands.Euphemia blinked at her, confused. "For what?"

"Hmm? Oh, I was rude at dinner, and I really don't want us to get off on the wrong foot, now do we?" Winona put on that same grin from earlier. Euphemia wasn't fooled by her smile; she knew that sweet sickly meant nothing good. Though she had few other options to differ as she saw Carolyn and the other girls leaving behind Slytherin's tapestry.

"Could we go for a walk and discuss this somewhere else?" Euphemia glanced over at the tapestry. "Please?"

Winona seemed to have caught her meaning and swiftly acted. Dragging her by the arm and out of sight of the Slytherin girls. Not that Winona also wanted to deal with Nyberg after some rumour she allowed to pass through in the school letter. Euphemia remembered that day clearly.

"I thought you and Nyberg were friends?" Winona commented.

"We are, it's just..." Euphemia shrugged her shoulders half-heartedly.

"The sun and you, the little shadow," The Gryffindor curtly said. No one had put the words so bluntly, yet it pained her to realise that Winona was right.

"No, I...That's not it," Euphemia denied, and she wanted to be in denial.

"Look Euphemia, you might not want to see it but you mean nothing to Carolyn. She isn't your real friend." She patted her back. "But I want to be. Your friend that is.

"The Slytherin girl scoffed. "Don't you have many friends? Why be friends with the girl that hardly one knew existed."

"Because I see you, Euphemia." Winona shakes her a little, almost like an awakening. "Yes, I'll admit that I couldn't recall who you were before, but I see you now. And I can also assure you that there are others who see you too."

Tears formed in Euphemia's eyes, but she wiped them away discreetly before letting out a laugh. "You just want to ensure I don't end up marrying your brother."

"Oh, so she has a sense of humour," Winona laughed before winking. "I guess you uncovered my hidden agenda."

"So, you wouldn't be mad if I shan't be marrying your brother?" She asked, pressing her hand tightly together.

"No, no, no. Absolutely not, I won't be mad." Winona waved her hands, dismissing the thought. She gets a mischievous glimmer in her eyes. "Though why not? If you don't mind me asking."

"Oh gosh," The Slytherin girl sat down at the ledge of the corridor's open window structure. The one where it looked out to the open courtyard.

"Well, I..." Euphemia covered her cheeks as she felt them burning. "Can you keep a secret?"

The Gryffindor girl looked intrigued. "Don't worry, I can keep secrets. Let me guess, this is about a boy? A secret sweetheart?"

A smile crept on her face as she shyly hid her face from Winona.

"So this is about a boy!? You need to tell me everything," Winona sat down next to her.

"Well...where do I start?"

#lily’s writing #a heritage of stories #hogwarts legacy #euphemia macnair #carolyn nyberg #adelia selwyn #marigold sterling #ophelia burke #winona rosewood

[lucycola]

I use song lyrics a lot to title parts in my fics and I always tag the name of the song and the artist. I wanted to compile a list here, bc I heavily recommend giving them a listen. 

Spock x Reader song lyrics I’ve used as part titles (links to fics and to songs via Youtube)

The Lone Survivor series

Part 1 :  Baby Come Back by Player

Part 2 : Be My Baby by The Ronettes

Part 3 : Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin

Part 4 : When You Were Young by The Killers

Part 5 : Lovely by Billie Eilish ft. Khalid

Part 6 : Shake Sugaree by Elizabeth Cotten 

The Visitor series

Part 1 & Part 2 : Spaceman by The Killers

Songs that helped me get the mood of certain fics and asks for Spock x Reader

The Great Green Room series(hiatus)

Part 1 

For Spock : Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys (or just a slowed version of the instrumental honestly)

For Hanek Jim : Cry For Me by Solomon Burke (the song reader and Han danced to) OR Beautiful Boy by John Lennon

Asks

Spock x Fem!Reader No. 1 : Talking In Your Sleep by The Romantics 

Spock x Fem!Reader No. 2 : Genghis Khan By Miike Snow 

Spock x Neutral!Reader No. 1 : Ophelia by The Lumineers

Songs that helped me write the ONE non Spock fic which is 

Mandalorian x Jedi!Reader : Bellyache by Billie Eilish 

#spock x reader #tos!spock x reader #spock x fem!reader #mandalorian x reader #mandalorian x fem!reader #din djarin x reader #startrek #star trek #tos #the original series #star wars #the mandalorian #lucycola #fic song list

[aroaessidhe]

24 in 2024

tagged by @traeumenvonbuechern thank you!

crossing them off as I read them

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Splinter In The Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Calling of Light by Lori M Lee

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P Djeli Clark

Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn

Don't Let The Forest In by C.G. Drews

Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell

Honeybloods by I.S. Belle

Raven Stratagem/Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

In The Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

A Tale of Seashells and Shenanigans by Alex Nonymous

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella

Stuck In her Head by Kylie Wang & Liana Tang

Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders

Saint Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams

City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

feel free to do if you see this, I feel like I've seen half my moots tagged already hahha

#this just means. 24 books you plan to read this year right #as someone who doesnt rly keep a list of books to read this was so hard LMAO i dont remember things... #tbr #laya talks

[professor-nikolai-frost]

First Annual Society of the Unnatural Sciences Ball Sponsorship Event - Official Guest List - Taking Place on The Fifth of August

Salutations to those reading this,

It is my distinct honor to welcome you to the First Annual Society of the Unnatural Sciences Sponsorship Ball. This event has been organized hosted by ourselves in an effort to garner interest, excitement, and overall support in our endeavors to explore and research the peculiarities and unexplainable aspects of our own world and to further our understanding of how the world may work outside of our own lenses.

Below is the official list of those that are invited to this event, I apologize if any invitations are arriving late. Please speak with us if you find any arrangements to be not ideal for yourself or if you have any questions about the proceedings.

[Click the read more below the image for the list of names in text form.]

Official Guest List Ophelia Aires Aiden Armstrong Adrienne Ashley Sir Porter Baird Jean Betrand L. Evelyn Bright Mikell Bright Dr. Jack Bright Dr. Adam Bright Samuel Burke Emanuel Burris Lucrezia Cerise Sir Dario Clarke Ms. Leigh Delacruz Fran Dixon Ali Evans Sir Lorenzo Ferri Aditya Frye Maddox Graham Amelia Green Danni Hawkins Mr. Cameron Hill Sam Hood Ethan Horowitz Miss Carol Kelly Gabriela Kelly Abbie Kennedy Lumen L. Ella Lawrence Seymour Leroux Fenrir Lycan Pixel M. Jamie Marsh Matthew Marsh Brett Mathis Italo Mondelli Celine Montoya Mr. Zachary Patel Sir Agnes Peterson Freddie Riley Katie Roberts Dr. Quinn Roy Lady Sharp Isabella Lady Shaw Aimee Roger Sheldon Jude Stewart Dr. Edgar Tainment R. Donna Taylor W. Dr. Emily Tillman Dr. Vittoria Usai Francesco Valtieri Diane Walters F. Williams Denny Woodward

- N. Frost

#a current happening #meager beginnings - the first sponsorship event

[aurorabayrpg]

safe zone groups

please see the list below for the randomized groups of muns who will be trapped in the safe zones during the storm!

remember, while these are safe (no structural damage), the power will still be out while the storm rages on outside. everyone will be trapped in these places with no way of contacting anyone else until the next morning when the storm finally clears.

for your threads, please be sure to use the accompanied tags for all your replies so everyone can keep track of who's where!

All-Nighter Diner #aurorabay.diner

rory keaton (kaylen)

liam burke (aj)

axel mathias (sadie)

celeste zhao (dani)

chey johnson (angie)

dean redding (jewels)

cristian valdes (amanda)

ramsey rivera (rach)

avery montgomery (shera)

bennie simpson (dell)

Aurora Bay College #aurorabay.college

angel rojas (zero)

will meyers (em)

daphne danvers (allie)

kaede yamada (rach)

adriana del rosario (lilac)

vivian whitehall (amanda)

astrid hansley (lital)

harley hua (elle)

stevie mack (fish)

Golden Hour Lounge #aurorabay.lounge

vanessa gable (dell)

wren harlow (dani)

valentine meiers (kim)

bobbi jenkins (bex)

eric kang (odessa)

riley anthony (kris)

sloane danvers (indi)

dallas jones (stark)

gavin carrigan (rach)

Tidal Wave Music Shop #aurorabay.music

lexie miller (lital)

cherry koch (em)

emira dursun (megan)

ophelia chu (devin)

zandria diaz (elle)

andrew kane (peach)

daisy danvers (tay)

lily magalhaes (amanda)

zehra ozdemir (lilac)

Aurora Bay Vet Clinic #aurorabay.vet

connor rose (angie)

elmas yaren (peach)

lilah-kate millington (allie)

nelson quinn (rach)

xavier matthews (stark)

layla boyajian (odessa)

dawson young (sadie)

cami reese (kim)

diego martinez (lital)

#aurorabay.admin #aurorabay.event003 #aurorabay.storm

[kinderdays]

full name: katarina sophia cage // status: alive

can i handle the seasons of my life?

born to immigrant parents, katarina was raised a fighter.  since she was a girl she’s had fire in her veins.  she sticks up for the underdog.  in grade school she once spread super glue stolen from her teacher’s desk on the seat of a student who had been picking on a classmate.  she was never caught.  this would one of the first instances of katya displaying her passion for helping others- even if sometimes means breaking the rules.  she isn’t afraid to do what it takes to protect the people she loves, or anyone she sees who needs it.  when they are running low on medical supplies while working under fedra, it’s her that suggests they seek other ways of getting the medicine they needed.  it’s her who contacts the orquídeas.  

'til the landslide brought me down

katya is sharp, tactful.  when she first meets alexei volkov, she uses her maiden name, carefully slipping into a touch of the slavic accent she heard on her parents tongue growing up.  she thinks that maybe, if he thinks there is a chance she is russian, he will regard her more highly, and in turn favor her family.  she thinks perhaps it is her chance at a bit of protection.  years later she will wonder if it worked, if her husband being selected for a mission in jackson was seen as an honor.  he sent his own brother, after all.  maybe he was meant to come home a hero.  she’s never introduced herself as a mensik again.

children get older and i'm getting older too

she is vengeful- doesn’t quickly forgive and forget.  she isn’t easily fooled.  it’s almost like she can smell trouble- sense it in the distance.  hard work is no stranger to her.  she’s never slowed, even in her older age.  in the past few years she’s developed worsening arthritis in her hands and wrists which as made her work more difficult.  more than the pain, she hates being less useful.  it’s taken a toll.  she refuses to take medication, insisting everything the infirmary has goes to those who need it more.

playlist –– kingdom come by the civil wars // garden song by pheobe bridgers // the mother by brandi carlise // into the fire by thirteen senses // landslide by fleetwood mac

character parallels –– meredith grey (grey’s anatomy), juliet burke (lost)

full name: kenneth alexander cage // status: deceased

come stop your crying it will be alright

his choice to become a doctor comes from a life of looking out for others.  intensely caring and tender, he’s never put himself first.  when he meets a clever nurse with a spark in her eyes, kenneth is instantly hooked.  she asks him out for coffee and the rest is history.  a love story for the ages, perhaps.  but they’re happily ever after is short lived.  soon they are torn from their homes, thrust into a new far more dangerous world.  they don’t hesitate to take action, saving those they can. 

this bond between us can’t be broken

their daughter isn’t exactly planned.  the couple has always wanted children but under the circumstances they weren’t so sure.  but of course as soon as katya tells her husband the news he is overjoyed.  she is born and he names her ophelia.  she captures his heart in an instant, and he knows he will never love anything more than this child.  he wants to protect her, he wants to prepare her for the grueling world she faces.  from a young age he begins to teach her everything he possibly can.  she knows the name for every bone in the human body by the time she’s nine.  by age eleven she knows how to make a tourniquet.  the three of them are a tight-knit unit, loyal only to each other.  and when the son of fallen friends returns to the falls, they don’t hesitate to take him in, they love him as their own.

i may not be with you but you've got to hold on

on a hot summer day, kenneth is selected to be apart of a team headed to jackson town.  he is not a fighter, but he knows it’s not really a request.  and when gil is also picked for the mission, the answer is clear.  he goes with only one task in mind- bring his soldiers home alive.  armed with a medkit and a pistol, they head into the unknown.  of course, they would have no idea the horror that awaited them in wyoming.  they never stood a chance.  shrapnel and bullets flying, kenneth is hit.  ringing in his ears, blood seeping from a wound in his chest, he doesn’t feel the pain.  he can hardly breath but adrenaline pumps through him as he crawls to his boy, applies pressure to his wounds, wraps him tightly.  you’re gonna be okay, i’ve got you, you’re gonna be okay, keep your eyes open.  and perhaps that could have been true for both of them, but he’s lost so much blood.  the color is drained from his face and only now does he lift up his shirt and realize a bullet has gone straight through him.  air escapes him, red stains his lips.  his last words are to his son, don’t worry about me, go.  a part of him wants to tell him to take care of his girls, but knows he doesn’t need to nor does he wish to impose that pressure as a dying wish.  a last act of empathy.  kenneth is a man of science but in his last moments he looks up at the sky and silently thanks god for giving him enough time to save him.  he doesn’t die alone.

playlist –– you’ll be in my heart by phil collins // fix you by coldplay // right by you by john legend // i just called to say i love you by john prine // bring him home from les miserables

character parallels –– jack shephard (lost), sully (monster’s inc.)

#𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 : about . ⧽ i want to go home. #task. #part two will come at some point skdfskl #feat. katya #feat. kenneth #death tw

[r0seb1ush]

⋙ did you see sloane maligon at that rager last night? i think they major in english (creative writing) as a junior. from what i hear they’re dynamic, loyal, but they can be pretty temperamental too, depending on who you ask. there was a rumor going around last semester that she used to have a sister who went missing when she was younger, but it seems way too wild to be true- maybe i’ll get to know UCSB’s resident rose blush better & find out. 

bio, connections, & wanted connections are under the cut.

     it goes like this:  you're born to money and luck, that's what everyone coos at you when they see you. a pretty little thing, born to money, and bound to be a pretty girl. and the cooing doesn't stop; you're grown up to be an even prettier adult, with everyone following your every footstep. and no matter how much you look like your mother, it's your father who you take over. you take after his every move, truly a daddy's girl as you go on through your years.

       you grow up in evanston, illinois. the people love you, you love the people. a fairly popular girl, you and your sister more or less was everyone's object of affections. everyone either wanted to be you, or wanted to date you. even those who hated you couldn't deny your beauty nor talents. you're the picture perfect child, down to your smarts and social skills.

       you don't get a tragic backstory. you're born lucky, born rich, born smart, and born to be perfection. you look good in clothes bought with your mother's old money, and you look good on the plane tickets bought with your father's new money. you may have gotten to this place in your life, but you know how to stay in this part of your life.

      your sister gets a tragic backstory; one that succumbs to popularity, the pressures of society, and eventually being in the wrong place - at the wrong place. when your sister dies, do you no longer have a sister? you wonder what would’ve happened if you died, instead. you turn to what your therapist suggests: writing. 

      at first, it’s just a way to get things off your chest. but you find yourself falling in love with different stories and universes and maybe, just maybe, something can go right and have happy endings - and everyone loves a good retelling, right?

funfacts, details, etc.

speaks tagalog, cebuano, and english

was a cheerleader in high school, is now a cheerleading coach on the side for the local hs

big nerd but has this very cool and chill exterior upon first meeting her; it’s hard to break down her walls, yet she’s never mean - just noticing things.

she  BABBLES  when nervous  ,   will literally word vomit on you  .  

gets sad and homesick and depressive episodes  ,   sometimes at the same time  ,   sometimes for weeks on end  .  

doesn’t know how to take a break lmfao

stress bakes

it takes her like a week to get used to you but once she does she makes goofy faces at u across the room

would literally drop everything if she sees blood or some kind of wound bc she wants to help heal u !  

puts other ppl’s feelings and self care before her own

kinda rlly clumsy

sometimes will forget to eat

hipster kinda soft if u didnt get that

loves disney and knows all the songs

will fall in love with you if ur nice to her

she honestly just rlly wants to be friends w/ u ngl

TAKEN CONNECTIONS

tiffany ( @tiffanyfms​ ) - were roommates tiffany’s freshman year of college ! fast friends since then.  

makaela ( @kaelafm ) - friends, but they keep each other on their toes! a little “friendly competition”, if you will. 

ophelia ( @ophelala​ )  -  recruited sloane for the design team of her lingerie brand, as sloane can do some sewing and what not. 

tyson ( @gam3rboo​  )  -  friends, spend a lot of time watching tv (like gilmore girls!) and rotting their brains 🫡

rei ( @reishq​ )  -  friends; sloane sorta took rei under her wing, & is someone who helped him embrace himself, especially with queerness.

burke ( @burkeshq​ ) - fwb, to be expanded.

wesley ( @flcrtal​ ) - situationship baby! the two of them were into each other in the past, but wes wasn’t ready for a relationship and sloane is generally a relationship-only type girl. long story short; they fucked around, sloane figured if she waited long enough it would become a relationship, but that DIDN’T happen - so she figured the only way to get over him was write a lot and also completely cut him off from contact. things r #weird. 

beau ( @beaunjour​ ) - childhood best friends: their families are both kinda rich and they grew up in the same area, so they were always in each other’s lives. run a tiktok account together. zero boundaries. sometimes ppl ask if they’re dating. their response is no response. the summer b4 college they went to europe, got drunk, had fun, messed around, had a fling bc they were both young, hot, and in europe 😉 and things went back to normal once college started, but. SHE HAS NOT TOLD BEAU ABOUT WES. 🙃 sloane is digging her own grave here rlly. 

daniel ( @danielweathers​ ) - shared the same intro class their freshman year of college, and have good friends ever since! rlly good about getting together, etc, etc. 

lexi ( @lexiweston ) - prev known as the painkiller. this person knows her inside out and she can’t see a day without them. they’re essentially her painkiller. she tells them everything and them back to her. they can tell if she's feeling down just by the way you send your snapchat streaks that morning. she can’t see a day without them.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

a crush - sweet but simple, she lays eyes on them and honestly the moment she does she's FULL owo and is like i need this person in my life immediately, bonus points if we date ahaha! 

booboo the fool -    your muse is a huge fool for sloane. they’re head over heels for her but she's just playing around with the other’s feelings because hey ! she has her own shit going on (see: wes & beau & burke) ! all of your muse's friends tell them to ‘ just leave it you’re gonna get hurt ’, but your muse just continue to be boo boo the fool.

best friend - where sloane is calm and collected 90 perfect of the time, she does need someone to be irrational when sloane gets too much into her own thoughts and feelings. they're kinda like yin & yang, but the shit works man. sloane would absolutely risk it all for ur muse.

good influence - let her be a good influence on someone <3 

bad influence - corrupt sloane even more so tho <3

homewrecker - this one is pretty messy. one of them is in a relationship, but there’s a huge flirtationship between the muses. the flirtationship essentially becomes to both of these people attached to each other and maybe... even in love. but there’s still that relationship that’s in the way...

confidant - someone that sees through her cold exterior,   literally wants her to take care of herself so bad that they’ll do it for her.

roommates - self explanatory, but i would love some for her freshman year of college and her current!

nosy neighbor - okay, doesn’t have to be a neighbor, but i’m down for someone who’s trying to desperately find out what her book is about!! like they will stop at nothing to figure it out, and also wonders sm about her sister; basically they see sloane as like a rubix cube to figure out. 

rival - self explanatory, we can plot things out!!

unlikely friend - let her sneak her way into ur grumpy-ish muse’s heart <3 

#sibling death tw #about. #intro.

[uprising-hq]

under the cut you'll find the scenarios and pairings for the event that will begin Saturday, November 19th.

things you can reference now:

the arrest and character death

the upcoming press conference from the head auror

everything else obviously shouldn't be referenced until we begin our event unless you want to thread your characters getting to their location closer to us starting. we're posting this now so you have the next week to plot with your partners. if you don't think you'll be active during the event, message us ASAP so we can re-pair your partner so they won't be left with an inactive pairing.

fyi - if there are other characters in your location, you can also thread with them and make opens for that entire location, the emphasis just needs to be on your pairing.

if your character is mentioned in the location specific scenario, injuries are fair game even if we didn't specify if they were hurt or not. any others character injuries need to be run by us first. we're going to give you creative liberty on how they were injured, but don't kill them please. or totally torture them. and if it's something crazy, let us know first. thanks v much we appreciate it.

if you didn't send us a character list and yours aren't listed in a specific location, you can still participate. just tag your opens with the location. if we missed any, shoot us a message and we'll get you paired up!

DIAGON ALLEY

Harry Potter is giving a press conference in Diagon Alley by Grigotts regarding the arrest of the person who has been charged with involvement in the attack at the Malfoys' Masquerade that has resulted in the death of Lysander Scamander.

Just as the Head Auror is wrapping up, a flash of green interrupts him and chaos breaks out in the crowd. Death Eaters swarm the streets of Wizarding London and the Head Auror is nowhere to be seen.

GRINGOTTS

Since the bank is closest to the scene of the attack, it's on a complete lockdown, no one can come in or out. Aurors have it totally surrounded in case the person responsible for starting it has fled inside. Some of the bystanders closest to the bank doors have been ushered inside.

bank pairings -- 1. Catalina and Marcie, 2. Luna and Ginny, 3. Dylan and Hayley

( location specifics: Marcie and Dylan were injured in the rush inside the bank, a stray or not-so-stray spell was cast at Ginny before she was taken inside )

THE LEAKY CAULDRON

A fight between Death Eaters and the Crimson Allies broke out outside the Leaky Cauldron when the chaos outside Gringotts began. Aurors stationed here are preventing people from apparating out.

leaky cauldron pairings -- 1. Lily and Sofia, 2. Tily and Hugo, 3. Jacob and Teddy, 4. Eliott and Victoire, 5. YJ and Phoebe

( location specifics: Teddy is one of the aurors keeping people inside, Jacob, Tily, and Victoire got caught up in the CA/DE fight, before being brought inside by aurors.)

KNOCKTURN ALLEY

Knockturn Alley is where the Death Eaters congregated before heading to Diagon Alley.

BORGIN AND BURKES

Borgin and Burkes is currently housing Death Eaters who might have been a little reluctant to join the fight or those who stayed behind for whatever reason. Some innocent bystanders got mixed in, too. Since aurors are flooding the streets of Knockturn, everyone inside the shop is staying put.

borgin and burkes pairings -- 1. Ophelia and Fletcher, 2. Jackson and Lorcan

( location specifics: Lorcan was hit with a spell on the way inside the shop. which could be a coincidence, or not.)

LONDON

Death Eaters have swarmed the streets of Wizarding London following the attack in Diagon and are making their way into all of the following locations.

TRAIN STATION

Aurors have surrounded the train station and all travel has been halted in and out of London, making some students and teachers leaving Hogwarts stuck in the chaos. But the Death Eaters are sneaky, and soon make themselves known.

train station pairings -- 1. Xander and Alice, 2. Cassie and Jasper

( location specifics: On her way back from Hogwarts, Cassie gets stuck in the train station when the Death Eaters sneak in, Jasper comes to help her. Xander and Alice decide to hide out in the now-vacant Hogwarts Express.)

ST. MUNGO'S

The hospital is currently being flooded with those who were caught in the Diagon Alley riots. Due to concerns that Death Eaters have made their way into the hospital, it's currently under a lockdown, but some Death Eaters have made their way inside. The hospital was the target of another attack, but the CA got news of this and confronted them outside.

hospital pairings -- 1. Liz and Tobias, 2. Emmett and Rose

( location specifics: Liz is tending to the injured inside the hospital. Rose and Emmett were on their way, but ran into the DE/CA crossfire outside the hospital before being able to get inside. Tobias is one of the Death Eaters that was sent secretly inside the hospital. )

THE MINISTRY

Death Eaters have completely taken over the Ministry and the remaining aurors have confronted them inside. Battles are erupting all around and those inside are trapped.

ministry pairings -- 1. Aly and Alma, 2. Reese and James

( location specifics: Aly and Alma are secretly responsible for letting the Death Eaters in, Reese and James moved a group of people to the law offices for safety.)

[the-al-chemist]

The Beginning of a Symphony - Chapter 36

A/N: the night of the ball has finally arrived, and Ophelia is determined to make the most of this opportunity.

Warnings: Ophelia’s usual antics, plus fake-dating trope gone wrong.

OCs featured/mentioned: Carolyn Nyberg, Selene Fraser, Alan the ferret and Henry Lovecraft @lifeofkaze, Bradford Pendleton, Ivy Anders, Oliver Gerard and Eliot Gerard @kc-and-co, Adelia Selwyn @thatravenpuffwitch, Marigold Sterling and Cledwyn Ironwood @that-scouse-wizard, Victoria Summer @whatwouldvalerydo, Primrose Gray @endlessly-cursed, William Devlin and Maxwell Pembroke @unfortunate-arrow, Lydia Ellis @mjs-oc-corner

May 1897

The night of the Celestial Ball had arrived at last, and it was everything Ophelia had dreamed it would be. The Great Hall had been transformed into a grand ballroom, with the tables vanished to make enough space for people to dance, and a large obelisk in the very middle. Even the enchanted ceiling appeared more star-filled than usual, as if the very sky knew that this night was going to be one where something magical might happen.

Ophelia observed the scene from one of the seats that lined the walls of the Great Hall. Carolyn, Adelia, and Marigold were all on the dancefloor; Caro with Bradford Pendleton, Adelia with Teddy Ellison, and Marigold with Lydia Ellis. All three of them looked beautiful in their dress robes, and were the very pictures of poise and grace as they danced with their suitors.

The Slytherins were not the only ones who were looking and dancing exquisitely. Hufflepuff’s Ivy Anders flashed Ophelia a wide and friendly smile as she paraded past on the arm of Maxwell Pembroke, while Gryffindor’s Oliver Gerard and Victoria Summer appeared to be saving their smiles for each other. Primrose Grey from Ravenclaw was among the best dressed, smiling as she danced with her fiancé William Devlin. Ophelia felt a pang of jealousy. It was not fair, really. Primrose’s parents had picked out a wealthy suitor for her as a child, and she did not even need one. She clearly had enough money for pretty dresses and dance lessons without one.

As for Ophelia herself, she had managed to magically alter the dress her mother had bought her for birthday so it looked brand new and far fancier and more fashionable than it was in reality. She had arranged her newly blonde hair very prettily and applied a subtle amount of Marigold’s rouge to her cheeks in order to accentuate her newly green eyes. But as of yet, no one had asked her to dance with them.

It was peculiar; she looked as close to being beautiful as she ever would, and the stage had been set perfectly for her to showcase that, but somehow, she still found herself waiting in the wings. She had so many potential leading men, but she had yet to become a leading lady. Sitting to the side of the dance floor next to the wall, she may not have even been part of the ensemble. No, she was merely a piece of the scenery.

She was trying to act as if nothing was vexing her - after all, no gentleman would want to dance with a lady who did not smile nicely - but she was finding it increasingly difficult to not show how disappointed she was by this turn of events. Still, she was able to force a smile as Carolyn approached her, Bradford at her side, the two of them having retired from the dancefloor.

“Ophelia, are you not dancing?” Caro asked her, and Ophelia shook her head. “Why, has no one yet asked you?”

“No, sadly not.”

“Now, that simply will not do. You must have a dance,” said Brady. Ophelia looked at him hopefully, but his eyes had started to scan the dancefloor. “I’m certain that we can find someone to dance with you. Let’s see… Ah, just the person. Jim, old bean!”

At the sound of his name being called out, Jim Hexley walked towards the group. When he reached them, Brady etched around to clap him on the back.

“Jim, my friend, we have a young lady who wishes to dance and has no partner to dance with, and I see that you appear to have misplaced your dance partner.”

“Oh, well, I… I have not misplaced her. That is to say, I am quite certain of where she is. Over there, look.” Jim pointed in the direction of the refreshment table, where his twin sister Ethel was drinking pumpkinade with her own dance partner, Cledwyn Ironwood. On her other side, Selene Fraser was intently listening to something that Eliot Gerard was telling her.

“I take no joy in being the man to deliver this news to you, old chap, but it would appear that there are three of you in this partnership.”

“Yes, but then that… that has been the case since the beginning of the evening.”

As Jim spoke, the small, minky-furred body of a ferret climbed up over Selene’s shoulder and came to rest there, a small bow tie tied around its neck. Brady guffawed, Jim chuckled, and even Carolyn’s lips twitched a little.

“So, what do you say, Jim?” Brady asked, once he had finished laughing. “Fancy a turn about the room with Miss Burke here?”

Jim cleared his throat before nodding his head. “Uh, yes. Of course. It would be my pleasure. An honour. I… Ophelia, would you like to dance?”

Ophelia considered the offer. Jim Hexley was not the sort of wizard she had hoped to dance with. He was a decent enough fellow, but not at all wealthy. Still, one had to start somewhere, and everyone knew that a gentleman showing interest in a woman was sure to garner the interest of other men. So, she took Jim’s proffered hand and accompanied him to the dancefloor, where the couples had just begun to dance along to the polka music being played by an unmanned orchestra.

“I am afraid that I… I am not the best dancer,” Jim apologised. “Ethel and Selene did teach me - or attempted to teach me, I should say - but their efforts, I fear, have been in vain.”

“Do you think that is why Miss Fraser has set her sights on Eliot Gerard?” Ophelia asked. Jim shook his head. His face looked somewhat saddened. “Are you upset by this snub?”

“No. Not at all,” Jim almost smiled. “Selene and I are just friends. Perhaps more like family, with how close she and my sister are.”

“Then why do you seem downhearted?”

“It is nothing. I mean, I am not. I… Well, I had wished to accompany someone else tonight. I am sorry.”

“That is very well. I had wished to accompany someone else, as well.”

“Really? Who?”

“No one in particular. Just someone of status.”

“I see,” Jim nodded slowly, frowning. “I feel that I must be a disappointment.”

“It is better than dancing with no one at all, is it not?” Ophelia asked him.

“I am not certain that I agree. I… It seems to me that the more dances one has with others, the more one misses the company of the one they truly wish to dance with.”

“Well, maybe if the one you wish to dance with sees you dancing with another, she will find herself wishing that it was her you were dancing with and miss you in return.”

Jim looked thoughtful. “That is what my sister said. But so far, Héloïse has barely looked at me.”

“Does she know that you and Selene are only friends, and that Selene has also been accompanied by her ferret?”

“I… I do believe that she does.”

“Then perhaps this is why your sister’s plan has not worked. Say, I have an idea,” said Ophelia, suddenly feeling hopeful again. “A ruse, one which will allow us to help one another. If we each appear to be enjoying the other’s company as we dance, then other wizards shall wish to dance with me, and… Héloïse, did you say? Perhaps Héloïse will take notice of you at last. What say you?”

“It is as good a plan as any, I suppose,” Jim sighed. “How… How should I act towards you.”

“You may start by smiling,” Ophelia told him, and Jim laughed quietly to himself. “See? You are doing quite well already.”

They smiled at one another as they danced, barely talking. Jim did not seem to want to talk much, seeming to be too preoccupied with counting his steps to attempt to hold a conversation. Eventually, though, he asked her:

“Is it working? The ruse?”

“I think it is, yes,” Ophelia said. She looked around her at the boys at the edges of the hall. Several were looking at her, including Henry Lovecraft, who was watching the scene with the little dark-haired, dark-eyed girl at his side. “Héloïse is looking at us.”

“She is?” Jim’s eyes brightened. He cleared his throat. “Is she… What is she doing?”

“At present she is talking with Henry Lovecraft.”

“Ah.”

“He is putting an arm around her shoulders.”

“Oh.”

“I do believe that he is attempting to comfort her,” Ophelia informed Jim, watching as Héloïse took a deep breath and blinked rapidly. “Yes, she looks quite upset.”

“What? Is she-”

“No, don’t look, you’ll ruin the ruse,” said Ophelia. “It is working, is it not?” Jim nodded, but he looked doubtful. Ophelia turned her attention back to Héloïse and Henry Lovecraft. “She is sad, but Henry is saying something to her. She is shaking her head, and has stepped away from him.”

“She has?”

“Yes, but he’s taken hold of her hand. Oh, but she’s taken her hand back. She’s taken another step away from him. She… Oh.”

“What?” Jim asked urgently. “What is she doing?”

“I do not know,” said Ophelia. “She has left. She ran that way.” She pointed in the direction of the main doors out of the hall, and Jim turned his head to look, his lips parting and his arms falling to his sides. Ophelia sighed. “You should go after her.”

“Are you… You do not mind my leaving?”

“Of course not. The ruse has served its purpose.”

Jim bowed his head to her, and she curtsied back. And with that they parted ways, their ruse over. And it had worked. For as Jim rushed out of the Great Hall, Ophelia returned to her seat by the wall with more eyes on her than ever, knowing fully well that this time, she would not remain a wallflower for long.

#the beginning of a symphony #ophelia burke #carolyn nyberg #bradford elijah pendleton iv #jim hexley #hogwarts legacy

[endlessly-cursed]

hp women appreciation week, day two; favourite women that are not mine

agata della rovere; she's such an interesting and multi-layered and complex woman, I was besotted with her the moment I saw her @potionboy3

gaia alden; I know she remains a mystery but she's my emmie's descendant and i'm also in love with the concept of her and olympia (make them a couple challenge!!!) @cursed-herbalist

verna malinda; the first character of gryff that I met and I fell for. She's brave, tragic, heroic, and like me, one useless lesbian. I love her and she remains in my loml list @gaygryffindorgal

astraea mckenzie; she's beauty, she's grace, she's my baby and bestest girl of the founder's era. I fell in love with her and she remains a fav of this era ♥ @magicallymalted

ava campbell: reading book two of tpr made me fall for ava quickly: reckless, badass, with a strong sense of justice and one of the strongest characters of the saga, ava is a well-developed and written character and i can't wait to dive into her stuff @lifeofkaze

ophelia burke; she's such an interesting character, and the true embodiment of abba's 'money money money'. She's cunning, smart and knows how to play the game, and i can't wait to see the last part of symphony @the-al-chemist

brianna o'rourke; she's an underrated baby, someone i highly relate to and her character alone without her li is so interesting and fun to read! A comfort character of mine @unfortunate-arrow

virginia scott; another underrated b!tch, she's literally what i aspire to be someday, not to mention an instant crush and fav, she deserves to be in this list @slytherindisaster

adelia selwyn; a crush of mine before i came into the fandom (and later inspired me to join it!) Her beauty matches her intellect and she's one of the most all-time iconic women of the era. This legend is worthy to be here @thatravenpuffwitch

siobhan llewellyn; ofc shiv should be here!!! she was another of the inspos to join here and one of the first ocs i interacted, as well as her owners. She's badass, with a soft side, funny and witty, same goes for her owner 🤍 @kc-and-co

odette bellerose; yet another underrated baby, she's literally living my dream: live in marseille in a big ass mansion in late victorian england. she's such a complex and interesting character, she deserves to be here @kathrynalicemc

miriam cairncross; of our brokencross universe, miriam was the first lady i was introduced to and she was an instant fav!! She always shows that she's not just eli's wife and is interesting in her own right. She deserves to be here as well @cursebreakerfarrier

mathilde coventry; a recent one, she's such a badass as well! Poisoning her way through everything and ofc her special relationship with my bruna is one of the best girls out there @camillejeaneshphm

abbi bennett; ofc i had to put my wife here! She's one of the best characters, and alongside roxie, is a fav of mine. I'm forever thankful that you chose her to be ernest's wife 💜 @mjs-oc-corner

#hpwomenaw #agata della rovere #gaia alden #verna malinda #astraea mckenzie #ava campbell #ophelia burke #brianna o’rourke #virginia scott #adelia selwyn #siobhan llewellyn #odette bellerose #miriam cairncross #mathilde coventry #abbi bennett #myedits* #mine*

[ophelia-burke]

💛 for a moodboard of our muse’s friendship

↳ Ophelia Burke & Rodolphus Lestrange @mrlestrange

#╰☆ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐧 { muse } #╰☆ 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 { aesthetic } #moodboard #tag tbd

[yourapple56-blog]

I have to be honest here.  Ever since this whole mess that Armie got embroiled in, I’ve seen how the woke crowd has been exceptionally ugly to Armie, MM, JD, Woody Allen and others who have been falsely accused.  It has changed me.  Years ago, I was a left-wing anarchist who would have absolutely given a damn about things like police brutality and other left-wing concerns.  

No more.

When the Tyree Nichols tragedy happened I was only slightly interested.  I can’t be a hypocrite and fight for these left-wing causes anymore when men are being falsely accused and the accusers are being supported by the left in blind adherence.  Just because these men are of a demographic that the left hate doesn't mean that they are right to throw these men to the wolves.   

I get bored when women whine about misogyny when all I’ve seen since the book Reviving Ophelia is the female sex getting special treatment-like programs for girls to do well in math and science, etc. 

I get bored when ppl of color whine about racism when they display racist views themselves-and for the record I’m a woman of color. 

I cannot be a hypocrite myself when I see that, while the right-wing are truly evil, the left’s evil is hiding in plain sight.  These woke ppl honestly and sincerely think that they are good ppl.

They’re not.

So, this is what I have to say about it all.  I think that the SA survivor movement is a joke.   I think that Taruna Burke, the founder of the #metoo movement is a clown.

There is nothing that the left can say that could ever make me believe anything that they have to say again, and you know what?

I hope to God ( though I’m not holding me breath ) that Donald Trump does return to Twitter and Instagram and makes the left so crazed that they end up chewing on their own tail.

There.

Boy, did that feel good to say.

[deeeelightfuldee]

List 10 of your favorite girl names.

Violet, Eleanor, Faye, Ophelia, Holland (holly), Vera, Ivy, Naomi, Lorelai, Jane, Yvette (evie)

List 10 of your favorite boy names.

Theodore, Max, Jack, Matthew, Smith, Hugh, Burke, Beau, Crosby, Murphy,

List 10 girl names (or up to 10) that you don’t really care for.

I probably wouldnt name my daughter: beth, susan, kathy, crystal, sarah, jessica, aurora, mck-anything, lily, peyton

List up to 10 boy names that you don’t really care for.

I probably wouldnt name my son: paul, steve, frank, richard, bill, alexander, patrick, philip, douglas, jimmy

How old were you when you found out Santa wasn’t real?

My siblings made that pretty early.

List one past regret.

Not asking more questions when red flags occurred.

Do you own Converse, and if so, what color?

I do not

What color was your senior prom dress?

Like a fushia pink

Are you colorblind?

Nope.

Name the people you know who are colorblind.

jase

What’s one pet peeve of yours?

People asking me to get involved with something that has nothing to do with me, simply because they dont want to deal with the other person.

Would you ever consider a career in writing?

Ummmm, perhaps

What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

A missionary

What was your first favorite color?

Blue and orange

What is your favorite color now?

Pink and blue and white

Do you know a lot of people with the same middle name as you?

No. im sure people do, but i dont know more than i thiiiiiiink 1

Have you ever purchased a youtuber’s merch?

Nope.

Last thing you bought online? Did you like it?

A book. I havent read it yet but i assume ill like it.

Could you date someone who didn’t drive (and didn’t show an interest in ever getting their license, either)?

I could, but it would definitely not be an attractive quality to me. My weakness is a man driving me around in a truck.

How would you react if your artwork became famous?

Id be probably super uncomfortable

Would you get your nipples pierced?

Hmmm… probably not but ive never given it much thought

How many people know your birthday?

A handful of people. I think a lotttttttttttt of people forgot lately.

Has anyone ever tried to ruin a relationship you were in?

Yeppppppp. There were honestly only a couple relationships ive been in that the man was ABSOLUTELY in control of his feelings for me and did not allow anyone else to interfere with that. Gah that is the most … insanely attractive thing. Actually, the person that comes to mind that fiercely protected his relationship with me, had every reason to have it split apart by others. He refused. Man it was like.. My heart swelled at that.

Have you ever watched a whole hour long infomercial?

yes

What is your favorite kind of meat to put on your sandwich?

chicken

Which one of your exes do you feel like you have the most chemistry with?

Hmmm. john & K i was very much in love with. Chemistry was very strong. In person, physical chemistry? C. omg i would be constantly reminding myself “stop staring. Stop ogling him”

How do you feel about people who make Facebook profiles for their pets?

I think it is.. Odd. but it doesnt bother me.

Have you ever personally known a pair of conjoined twins?

Personally, no.

Is there something in particular you like to look at photos of? What is it?

I like to go back to pics of myself when i was feeling hot. I also like to look at pictures of people that i love/am romantically interested in

Chewy chocolate-chip cookies: like or dislike?

All for it.

Do you think your grandmother is/was beautiful?

absolutely.

When was the last time you got all dolled up?

Aug 16

Do you have a criminal record?

Nope.

Last person you took a nap with?

Other than myself.. Dutch? Maybe Z

Does seeing your mother cry automatically make you feel sad as well?

yes

Do you think someone likes the same person you like?

Lol. its going to take a long, long, long time before ill be able to *naturally* refrain from instantaneously believing there are other women in any picture of any man i am romantically involved with. That fact really bothers me, i used to be a bit more trusting.

Do you want your life to stay the way it is right now forever?

no

Are you medicated?

Nope

Do you shape/fill in your eyebrows?

Definitely. My natural brows are white blonde.

Have you ever stolen/borrowed clothes from an ex?

Stolen? No. i have a sweatshirt or two from jase, tho we just were romantic and umm.. Well we were romantic lets just leave it at that. I have clothes from Josh. I have a button up from John. I have i believe two shirts now from K. so the stuff ive got, ive been given.

Do you think you’ve already met your soulmate?

I really thought so, but i sure hope now that that isnt the case.

Do you get the feeling something good will happen in your life soon?

Im sure it will. I am always hopeful of that.

Do you enjoy romantic movies, even when they’re cliche?

definitely.

Have you been to McDonald’s in the past month?

Yep. we get our ice from there lol

Have you ever slept over at your best friend’s house?

who

How often do you go bowling?

Its been ages. I love bowling

Last time you were in an apartment?

Couple months.

Have you ever seen a live seahorse?

yes

Would you like to have your own yacht?

Honestly, no.

Winnie the Pooh or Tigger?

both.

What’s the unhealthiest thing you’ve eaten today?

Hmmm cereal

Has a stranger ever offered to buy you a drink?

yes

What is something you’d be happy to receive as a gift, that doesn’t cost a lot?

Daisies, handwritten letter,

What kind of music does your significant other/crush like to listen to?

pass

Who did you have your first kiss with? Do you remember what colour his/her eyes were?

Jase. blue.

Are there any themes from TV shows that you like to sing along to?

Gg obviously

Do you eat dessert after dinner?

Pretty much never.

Have you ever had too much to drink and felt embarrassed about your behavior the next day?

Lol. nah i own the behavior. OCCASIONALLY ill send texts or make calls that are umm.. Difficult to explain later.

When you go out drinking, what do you prefer to drink?

Depends if im trying to forget something/someone or not

What was the last animal that you saw?

Charley. He got up when i went down for water

What was the last thing that you said to one of your siblings?

“Do you still want your AAA membership”

What is the most expensive thing that you’ve purchased that you paid for:

Oxygen, medical appointments/imaging

What is your favorite messaging program?

I either use snap chat or text the most frequently.

Do you eat fast food more than 5 times a week?

no

Have you ever almost drowned?

yes

Have you ever learned something shocking about someone through Facebook?

Yessssssssss ugh.

Do you remember the first conversation you ever had with the person you currently have feelings for?

Yeah I do

Do you dread certain days of the week? If yes, what day/s and why?

Ummm no, not really.

If you eat oatmeal, do you have it plain or do you have certain toppings that you like to add to it?

I add toppings usually.

Choose one - Butterfinger, Milky Way, Snickers:

butterfinger

Do you use Mozilla Firefox?

I used to, im on a chromebook now.

Who is your favorite person to hug?

It has been so long since ive had a really, really, really good hug. C used to give me the most incredible ones. Honestly might go see him just to get one.

Have you ever had to have a mug shot?

No. well, a fake one for a youth group event.

What was the last thing you carried to your room?

water

When was the last time you had a late night phone call?

Like a week ago.

Do you know anyone who works at McDonald�s?

Not on a normal employee level but i do know two people who work for corporate mcds

What are your plans for next weekend?

Well.. some of the plans im willing to announce: town shred event, airport, antiques, cleaning, a go-out-bar-hopping night.

Do you know anyone who plays heaps of sports?

yes

Have you ever been suspended from school?

no

When was the last time you had chocolate?

yesterday

Have you ever been to a sports game?

yes

If so, what sport did you see?

Football, water polo, soccer, softball, baseball, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis

Have you used a sewing machine before?

absolutely.

When was the last time you had a snow day?

In college probably….. 3 years ago or so

Have you ever gotten in trouble for using a phone in class?

no.

Where do your cousins live?

I dont know about some of them. I know a couple used to be in colorado. Some are in florida. One is in chicagoland area.

Have you met any of your second cousins?

yes

Do you like the All-American Rejects?

Yep yep

Is your computer slow or fast?

Oh its plenty speedy. Its just constantly restarting.

What colour shirt are you wearing?

A gray tight ribbed tank.

Have you ever faked sick to get out of something?

no

Have you ever been ice skating?

I have. I just have to be careful cus my bones are weak and that is a recipe for disaster haha

Who do you sit near in math?

Not in math

Have you ever had Werther�s Original butterscotch toffee?

Of course. I have some downstairs currently.

When was the last time you wore a skirt?

A week ago

Have you seen all the Shrek movies?

I have not. I didnt like them.

Have you ever fainted?

Yes from heat exhaustion. Oh also when i was severely burned as a child.

What did you have for breakfast?

I skipped breakfast.

When was the last time you went on vacation?

It feels like a really long time.

Do you have any pets other than dogs or cats?

Nope. two kittys.

What colour is your bed sheet?

It is pink flowers.

What was the last thing you cooked?

Hard boiled eggs

Do you know anyone with the surname Matheson?

Not to my knowledge

Are you the type of person who gets injuries often?

No, not really. When i was younger i broke bones all the time. But no, not lately. Thats a large reason that im working out so consistently is that i want my body to rely on newly strengthened muscle groups that had previously been so weakened from illness.

What does your soap smell like?

coconut

Have you ever finished a whole video game?

Yes, absolutely.

Are your siblings allergic to anything?

No, theyre all good to go.

What time is it?

3:52am

Do you own a purple hoodie or sweatshirt?

Uhhhhhm i dont think so

Has your house ever had a pest infestation?

No. we occasionally get a mouse or two being that we are directly next to a forest preserve. But benny addresses that problem immediately.

Do you have any bad habits?

Of course.

Can you speak French?

No. i cannot.

Which one of your friends has great music taste?

em

What can you smell right now?

Not much of anything. I blew out my candle hours ago. I cant quite smell my room freshener with 5 fans going currently.

What was the last movie you watched?

Christmas at the plaza

What will you do after this?

Probably see if I can go to sleep.

[relizany]

I havent gotten a new tattoo in almost 4 years but then @alexandra_cakelin posted a sketch she drew to our group chat and I knew I had to have it as my next piece. She very kindly sent me the original sketch which I'll post later once I've hung it up in my office. I told myself that once I finished grad school I would get her tattoo. Then I find out my favorite tattoo artist retired. Luckily I stumbled upon @kimmythehun and her amazing work with flowers and skulls. As soon as Summer hit I made the appointment and off we went! I'm a former English major and a complete and utter Shakespeare nerd. My idea was to expand upon a chest tattoo I already have of Ophelia's Bouquet from the play "Hamlet', and add more gothic imagery to it: specifically a skull with flowers growing out of it, leftover flowers from Ophelia's bouquet that didn't make it into my first tattoo, and types of flowers that grow in graveyards. We went with rue, fennel, violets, and periwinkle. I was SO not used to that shading pain but I am absolutely in love with it!! Thank you Kim!! I can't wait for our next round! (at Burke Street Tattoo and Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgQc53RDkN-kUvDHRgKHhsh2bTjQB2PFHm5xpA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=