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trashcankitty12 · 1 year

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Crowned Princess Nichole “Nixie” Hannes-Grant of Domino

Eldest Daughter of Queen Bloom and King Sky

Eldest Sister Of Mark and Emily

The Fairy of the Dragon Fire

- Nixie is the eldest child of Bloom and Sky, and the Crown Princess of Domino.

- She’s 15 turning 16 when we first meet her. And her birthday is April 6th. She’s an Aries by Earth Standards and a Griffin by the Magical Dimension’s.

- Nixie’s a blonde like her father, but her eye color is closer to the shade of blue Bloom’s is. She tends to keep her hair long and it curls just a tad, much like her brother’s.

-As the first born child, she is the Crowned Princess of Domino. (And the new Keeper of the Light Dragon Fire, AKA Dragon of Life.)

-She is about 15 when we first met her, turning 16 on her next birthday.

-Her nickname was one she got from her best friend, Willow (yes, that Willow). They were both about 2 and really getting into learning how to speak 'properly' and Nixie was the best he could do at the time. The name stuck. (She loves it. Sort of a play on the word Pixie as well and she just feels so magical to her.)

-Nixie's best friend may be Artemis, but she dorms with Musa and Riven's eldest daughter. She does love getting to be first to hear the newest tunes from her other best friends.

-While Nixie loves her large family and would do just about anything for them, she clashes hard with her Papa Erendor and Nana Samara. They have their 'ideas' about what a young princess should be like and how she should behave and Nixie has her own.

-(Their biggest clash comes as Nixie grows up and becomes closer and closer to Willow. Erendor does not want any attachments to dark magic in his family line. Nixie has threatened to burn him and his castle down.)

-Speaking of Princess Talk... Nixie isn't Princess Charming. She's much like her mother and Grandma Vanessa; if it's on her mind, she's going to say it. If she thinks it, it's out of her mouth. And if she thinks you've wronged someone or hurt someone she cares for, she's going to make you know about it.

-This is why Mark stays close to his sister during the large events, making sure she doesn't start any international incidents. (Even if some would be worth it.)

-He's like 70% of her impulse control when it comes to dealing with aggravating people.

-Nixie adores her little sister, Emily. Adores her. Which is why she is often talked into tea parties and dress-up games.

-(That said, she's had to hide her journals and photos from the little girl, who enjoys learning so much about her big sister and asks questions she shouldn't. Like if she and Willow are getting married or if she's going to runaway from the kingdom and Emily it's complicated.)

-One of the things she enjoys most about being a princess is the fact she gets to travel often, especially as the eldest. She loves getting to go to new places and learn about new things and cultures. (Part of her wonders if it's her Dragon enjoying seeing how Her creations have grown and changed.)

-Unlike Bloom, Nixie isn't quite so clumsy. She's actually quite good on her feet. In fact, gymnastics is one of her favorite sports/hobbies. (She's even considering competing for Alfea, assuming Artemis and Layla's daughter join her.)

-She's also a champion equestrian, though she credits her wins to her beloved horse Spirit.

-Yes. Spirit. Named for this movie her mother insisted she and her brother watch when they were small. (She absolutely adored the movie and wished so hard she could have went and burned down those mean settlers/ranchers who tried to hurt Spirit.)

-Nixie loves photography and enjoys taking photos when she can. This has caused many impromptu modeling shots of Artemis and her younger sister Emily and 'photos taken before disaster' while around the Sylvane Twins Etta and Lily.

-(She may have her own photo gallery of Willow as well. Specifically from their night adventures with him talking about and showing her the constellations.)

-Nixie's straight, but she's more than willing to admit when another woman looks good.

-(Okay... Straight may be pushing it. She's always only been attracted to men, but she never wants relationships with men she's not close too. And even more honestly, she's only got one person in mind whenever she thinks of love and marriage. The problem is how complicated it would make things, given their planets' histories with each other.)

-Sky and Bloom have taught her how to sword fight, a skill deemed vital in the event of being unable to connect to her magic. She's good and she enjoys it, but Nixie prefers getting a bit more... Physical in her fighting.

-She enjoys a fist fight. Has had been a few over the years. Her parents and grandparents have been to her middle and elementary schools plenty of times to discuss her behavior.

-(She never started the fights, she finished them. Like a lady. Though her family still aren't happy about her willingness to throw hands. She is a princess.)

-Nixie is the friend who, upon learning someone is talking shit or threatening her friends, will immediately do everything in her power to burn them. Depending on the mood and the severity of the threats, that will be a metaphorical burn or a literal one.

-Few people seem to be able to calm her down when she's so fired up. But she manages. (Dragons help anyone who dares touch her siblings though. They'll never be able to identify the body.)

-At Alfea, Nixie's favorite subjects tend to be physical education (along with Etta and Layla and Nabu's daughter), and Magic Expression.

-She also really loves doing the nature classes. They provide the best photo opportunities and she gets to have a mini-adventure.

-Nixie enjoys astronomy classes too, though its admittedly something she learned to love because of the Solarian Twins and Willow.

-History is another favorite. And Planets. Getting to learn about cultures and beliefs different from hers are just things she loves.

-She absolutely hates flying classes though, particularly the ones in which she has to be speedy about it. Speed is not her thing and she's often left at the back. (Along with Zephyr and Artemis.)

-Nixie also hates Divination but that's just because she tends to see the worst visions possible. Artemis and Etta swear she just needs to focus a little better.

-Nixie's also not a fan of dealing with Griselda's defense classes. They just tend to piss her off and she fire her up and she's not into feeling like that so much.

-(Yes, she is working on her temper. She's been getting better about it as she's grown, but there's certain things that tend to trigger the rage.)

-She's not the smallest of the new fairies, but she isn't one of the tallest ones either. She's about 5'3. Which she's a little self-conscious about because most people on Domino are 5'6" at the least.

-Nixie loves being on Earth visiting her Grandma Vanessa and Grandpa Mike. The food feels like it has a little extra something to it and there's just so much warmth there. Joy. A vast difference from the Palaces of Eraklyon or Domino.

-(It's due to all the BS that occurs in politics and that there's staff to handle everything and anything. Or at least, that's her theory.)

-She understands how privileged she is to be a princess and how she has so many responsibilities and everything. She gets that.

-But sometimes... Sometimes she thinks she would have preferred being raised like her mom. Without all the pressures to be perfect and presentable and without her future (or at least her future career) being chosen for her due to birth.

-Honestly, her brother would make a better King than she would a Queen. But whatever. Royal Kid Problems, right?

-Nixie knows she's going to be Queen of Domino some day, its a given considering the Dragon resides within her and she's the first born. But she hopes to travel and get to see things and have adventures before she has to become Queen. Hopefully...

#winx club next gen #winx club next gen oc #winx club oc #winx club sky and bloom #winx club sky and bloom child #winx next gen #winx next gen oc #winx nixie hannes-grant #winx club nixie hannes-grant #dragon bred fairy #burn baby burn #winx oc

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absentcaryatid · 2 years

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Crushing on Jongho

An ATEEZ fanfic by AbsentCaryatid

1.4K words with some angst that gets resolved, Content note: all ages, gender neutral reader referenced with they/them pronouns, food, vomit reference

Another year, another birthday bash for Wooyoung. Your childhood companion had the rare gift of making friends everywhere he went and this resulted in one of the longest guest lists ever seen in Seoul when planning his party. He could go all-out like this thanks to KQ Entertainment which considered it a great promotional investment. For once your schedules conflicted but you did not mind missing the chaos of such a large event when it was more than made up for with your inclusion at this private birthday dinner at the dorm with his ATEEZ teammates.

As Wooyoung’s oldest friend you were somewhat familiar to the group and they felt comfortable with your presence for this occasion. The birthday boy held court from the head of the table with you on one side and San on his other. As you watched the man across from you it was easy to see the joy San took from being in your mutual friend’s presence. Wooyoung tended to have that effect on everyone, but you knew those two were particularly close. It pleased you to see how warmly his members had accepted Wooyoung as one of their own.

Beside San was Yunho and then Mingi who were often to be found together. They were regaling the table with a tale of getting lost on a recent trip to the dry sauna. Seonghwa completed the row and ably took a nurturing role to make sure everyone was included in conversation. Even at home like this he was somewhat on duty and you hoped the kind man made sure to take time off for himself as much as he should.

Across from him was Jongho, mostly hidden along your side of the table, which suited you. It was not that you did not get along with the sometimes brusque and serious idol, though you did tend to avoid each other which worked out well because you were trying to hide your massive crush on the least boisterous member. It made you happy to see fans increasingly discovering his charms as he aged. There was much to like about him as you had noticed from the first time you met.

Hongjoong chatted at Jongho’s side. His voice was too low for you to make out the conversation over Mingi’s enthusiastic retelling and Yunho’s preemptive laughter at the best parts but you could hear occasional quiet joking from the far end of the table. You were grateful the leader, and all the members really, had approved your presence tonight because it was a rare thing to have the chance to socialize with the group at their home.

Wooyoung had been able to vouch for your trustworthiness through long association and you felt the weight of the intimacy of seeing the members be themselves off-camera. You had seen how they relaxed when you set your phone with your shoes at the entryway in a sign that you were not here to get social media trophies. Later you would discover they had repaid your trust with a secretly taken group selfie thanks to Wooyoung unlocking your phone with the name of your favorite dish his mom would cook for you growing up.

Completing the group was dear, sweet, yet sarcastic Yeosang who you had met in his previous trainee days with Wooyoung at Big Hit. Knowing you long enough to feel comfortable teasing, he asked if you regretted choosing your parents’ 50th wedding anniversary over the upcoming birthday gala on the same evening.

“Knowing him from preschool onward, my parents love Wooyoung so much that they considered rescheduling their event so we could all attend his party. But with international family already having their plane tickets booked…,” you trailed off with a smile indicating your humor. “Actually, the only thing I feel bad about is losing this chance to see I.N and the others you met through Kingdom last year.”

Grinning, Wooyoung interjected, “Seems like you have a thing for the youngest member in each group.”

You shot him a glare and refused to look down the table in Jongho’s direction to see if he had accurately guessed the meaning behind those words. The mortifying moment passed quickly thanks to ever-perceptive Seonghwa suggesting a relocation to the living room for birthday cake and drinks. As the others filtered out of the room, you offered to help clear the table but Mingi and Yeosang shooed you away. Apparently they had earned the duty after roughhousing in the dorm and Hongjoong forbade you from lightening their punishment. After a momentary discussion where you thanked the leader for allowing your participation tonight, you followed the others into the living room then made the decision to use the bathroom before settling in on the couch.

Rounding the corner you came upon Jongho with his back to you, talking with Wooyoung. The scrap of conversation you overheard broke your heart as Jongho related, “Every time I see them I feel like I am going to throw up.”

In that moment Wooyoung looked up and his eyes went wide as he spotted you and realized you probably heard what had been said. The reaction confirmed that you were the person being discussed and as you had feared, the ill-timed announcement of your crush on the man was not welcome news. Making Jongho uncomfortable was the last thing you had wanted so you have would stayed silent forever but Wooyoung had messed things up. He was many things, but tactful was not always one of them.

Seeing your distress, Wooyoung came right over to were you were frozen, took both your hands in his and encouraged, “You will get through this. I promise it is going to be okay.” He then made a hasty exit because who would want to stick around after such awkwardness? Apparently even life-long friendship had some limits.

Now alone with Jongho, you noticed he was decent enough to seem ashamed of his words reaching your ears. He certainly was sweating and looking a little sickly too. You realized he probably had been literal in what you overheard. With a heavy heart and full of your own embarrassment you offered, “I will get out of your sight since I bother you so much.”

“No, please, don’t go,” he pleaded. “Wooyoung told me I really need to talk to you and he was right.”

“I don’t think I could take much more of your thoughts about me right now,” you managed to get out in a pained voice.

Jongho looked crushed, quite a change for the otherwise stoic man. “This is all wrong. Words on the spot are not my thing. I am much more comfortable with song lyrics.”

Feeling hurt by his rejection, your snarked back, “You want to quote an apology song at me?”

“No, no, no.” Taking a breath and closing his eyes he began to sing the words of 'One Late Night In 1994' which you recognized from his appearance on You Hee Yeol's Sketchbook.

It took longer than it should have for you to wrap your mind around what Jongho was trying to say. It was clear by the time he got to the line “Do you know how much I love you?” He wasn’t feeling ill in a ‘you make me sick’ way, it was extreme butterflies in his stomach from a crush that he had just learned you returned wholeheartedly. No wonder Wooyoung had urged him to speak up. Jongho’s general avoidance of you and standoffish behavior when group activities were unavoidable could now be viewed in a new light. He had been protecting himself, much as you had been.

How much less stressful things would have been if you both had been open about your feelings from the start. But then, that would only have been possible if you were not you and he was not him. Being your reserved selves, this was the only way it could have happened and you were very grateful to Wooyoung for the necessary push to confession. You had no idea what might come of this long hoped for reality, but no matter what, things would certainly be less awkward between you and Jongho from here on out. You hoped.

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#ATEEZ #ATEEZ Angst #Kpop Fanfic #Kpop Angst #ATEEZ Fanfic #Jongho #Choi Jongho #ATEEZ Jongho #Gender Neutral Reader #cross posted on ao3 #Yes you have seen that I.N bit before in my Perking Up Hongjoong story #It was a rare day off #diverseinsertknet

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mrketos957 · 2 years

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kirfuffel · 2 years

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@rock--lee-week Day 7: Celebration

Or when Lee realized he finally has more precious people in his life than he can hold in his arms (and no amount of hard work is going to make his arms longer.)

#rockleeweek2021 #rock lee #neji hyuga #tenten #maito gai #kakashi hatake #naruto uzumaki #sakura haruno #metal lee #i wanted to draw more precious people #but i got tired and i wouldnt know where to stop #because who DOSEN'T love lee at this point #his birthday parties should be considered international events

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tomatograter · 3 years

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What are your Thots on jake’s pq route?

I already wrote some about it in this post where I discuss the problem with taking dirkjake as a literal parallel to tavris (Mainly, that it’s inaccurate to both situations and misrepresents the dynamics at play) but it’s been long enough since release that I feel like I can talk about it without that criticism being taken as a personal witch hunt. TL;DR: As a general rule of thumb I don’t cite Jake’s PQ as part of his characterization, and I think basing your Jakewriting on it will only lead you astray.

I liked a lot of the Pesterquest routes and the alphas were among some of my favorites, but I think when you play the four of them in sequence Jake’s really... stands as the odd one out. It’s almost as if he’s afforded way less sympathy from the get go for some indiscernible reason, or like MSPAR took a day to say ‘I can’t stand this kid in particular’ after dealing with waaaaaaaay more mindboggling troll customs or stupid dangerous situations that tested their patience and their limits. When it comes down to it, it’s mostly an issue of framing.

Let’s go with the “Just the Alpha routes” example, because I think that makes the overall context clearer and the response/reactions it gathered (or the lack thereof) easier to understand. The alpha kids were the last 4 Pesterquest episodes. They were also afforded entire volumes just for themselves, which cemented our expectations on “oh, they’re going to really dig into unexplored territory!” and for the most part, that’s what we got! It was really nice to see the internal mechanics of Jane as someone raised within a corporate echochamber, Roxy as a grieving, isolated kid, deprived of all human contact, and Dirk as a nerdy doomsday prepper haunted by private flashes of himself as a supervillain. It all works! Those are things the alpha kids were dealing with on the background of the broader Homestuck story, things we were only hinted at as the *larger* problems played out. It makes you understand their point of view. Except on Jake's route, where nothing about his life seems to be relevant at all?

With Jane we get discussions about HIC and her family, with Roxy beautiful passages about a mother they never met and growing up alone— Same for Dirk, who gets a whole brother zapped from an alternate timeline. But on Jake's route there's not even an expansive dialogue path dedicated to Grandma English, Skaianet, the rebellion, or the giant red ship that came and murdered her in the night and then bombed his house, leaving him trapped inside his only surviving tower. No understanding passage realizing that this kid has had to fend for himself in an island full of Actual Giant Alien Monsters trying to eat him alive, or that he cremated his guardian specifically to avoid attracting predators to the scent of fresh blood drying on her mutilated corpse at the age of an actual toddler. The text refuses to dig into any of the psychological implications or impact an environment like this could have on a kid, which is even weirder when you consider MSPAR has met and helped Vriska get out of a similar situation. The whole thing with Jane in the previous volume has just happened, even, while Jake's particularities go unremarked. He was just supposed to deal with it. And that's because a choice was made to portray all of Jake's problems in this route as sort of... single handedly Dirk's fault? Something he should have Just Dealt with?

There's not even a hint that Jake knows Hal exists. Which is important! Jake can pick out Hal from Dirk based on *verbal cues*, and the fact that he considers Hal a barrier between him and his "real friend" getting to communicate with one another is a whole point of contention (and even comedy) in the story proper. Instead of examining Jake's isolation, or grief, or how he literally locks himself in his room and plasters it with cinematic posters to pretend he's just the main lead of a wacky adventure movie in the face of the immense shitshow outside, we get brobot acting nonsensically and threatening to break into Jake's room to beat him up.

A general reminder on brobot: He was programmed to scout the jungle and deal with predators so Jake could a) Be allowed to safely leave his room (something he simply didn't do before age 13 out of sheer terror, and we know this because dirk and jake talk about it on his birthday conversation, when he first gets brobot) and

b) Learn how to defend himself in the case of a surprise attack, with different combat settings adjusted to his level. The brobot has a novice mode Jake feels patronized by, but pushes him up levels quickly enough. In Homestuck proper, the brobot only enters "stalking mode" after Hal gets pissy with Jake for finding him out, and forcefully switches the setting on to make Jake work for the Uranium inside it. When you take Hal out of the picture, this plotline makes no sense! Jake's route is set way before the Alphas even think of entering the game, so this particular event hasn't even happened. Jake goes on to text Roxy and she turns the stalking setting off remotely anyways, so even if brobot was programmed to murder Jake in his sleep, or jump him inside the safe zone of his room (he's not) he has literally no reason to be acting like that when he's been set to Baby Buff Up Mode.

(Brobot does end up spontaneously pulling himself apart to give Jake his reward after this)

Which brings me to my other problem with the general framing of this volume; the alpha kids don't feel present in Jake's life as friends at all. It's all "romantic options" and "shipping discourse" and MSPAR making these silly logic jumps to justify insisting on this line of query, and all it does is completely flatten out anything of interest having to do with Jake as a Person, to build up an image of Dirk as being suspicious and shady for his volume and more or less come to the conclusion that Jake sucks because he just Cant Choose Who To Date Between All His Friends! And that's why jake is just like tavros… and dirk is just like vriska! Or something.

And just as a reminder, here's Jake talking with Roxy so I don't have to explain why that feels like a weird choice to me. (click to zoom)

And then there's the endings. On the vriska ending, MSPAR just ends up weirdly angry at jake for being such a piss baby and not getting that he's tavros and dirk is vriska so he had to… uh… take all his anger out on this 13 year old alien girl he has never met and teach her a lesson to prepare to do the same on dirk, or something. And on the other ending Jake mentions his pen pal, is zapped to meet jade, they have some non-committal greetings and then a cosplay party where Jake insists that he totally likes Lara croft not because she's a femme fatale and he relates to that, because he's never ever in his life thought of anyone being interested on him. Or Something. He likes Lara croft for normal reasons only. He wears really tiny shorts and does sexy poses because he's not aware at all of how other people find him attractive. He's just too dumb to get this, or the shipping thing, or that he's tavros and Dirk is vriska (who the hell are these people?).

Jake feels like an afterthought in the grand scope of events. Sidelined on his own episode. This volume is busy with rehashing age old fandom arguments that have little to do with his character, because said arguments were started and maintained by bored teens engrossed on fighting online instead of analyzing Homestuck; we introduce vriska for no interesting reason at all (thank god at least Jake has enough decency to say he's not into hitting on 13-year-olds, because that would have been particularly rancid.) And aside from catchphrases and old slang sprinkled liberally into his dialogue like a fog making machine, none of the motivation for the character is there. What does he want? What does he fear? Why does he act like the way he does? What would accommodating him look like? What would helping him look like? We get this on Jane's volume, Roxy's volume, and Dirk's volume. To really heart-wrenching and dramatic results, too. You get to know who they are, where they live, what they want, what they fear, what might help them get better, but Jake is just sort of There. He's a burden. MSPAR either ends this volume berating him for not doing what they want or finding him weird and confusing and like they don't know each other at all, and the fact both of those were marked as dubiously bad ends in the game files speaks for itself, I think.

#jake english #pesterquest #vriska serket #jane crocker #roxy lalonde #dirk strider #meta

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thecarnivorousmuffinmeta · 3 years

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what if the shining swan twins (that’s what I’m choosing to call the au where the twins are basically the same person) get stuck in a loop from The James Incident to The Jasper Incident

Anon is referring to this infamous post, in which Bella has an identical twin brother and things get twincesty.

You guys sure like your time loops.

But alright, Bella and Beau are looping from the end of the James fiasco to the infamous birthday bash.

Loop 1

I'm assuming that The Jasper Incident is not so much the family leaving, which occurred a few days later, as just the night of the birthday itself.

In canon, Edward throws a fit, Carlisle explains Edward's religious beliefs and why he won't turn Bella, and then Bella goes home. It's a shitty day, bit it's not the sucker punch that a few days later brings when Edward goes, "We're suddenly leaving, k bai."

Bella knew something was wrong but it did not occur to her that Edward would suddenly leave her behind.

Given this world, much the same events probably occur. Bella and or Beau gets a papercut, one or both are thrown into a glass table, Edward throws a fit, and Carlisle explains Edward's religious beliefs.

Edward does not leave them that very night.

So, after the first loop, Bella and Beau find themselves back in the hospital, right after the James fiasco. At first, they assume that Carlisle carted them to a hospital for bloodloss or something they don't remember after the birthday party, but it becomes clear fairly quickly that they're in Arizona and this is a few months ago.

Bella and Beau wonder if they join hallucinated the summer. It's entirely possible, and that makes a little more sense than sudden time travel.

So they shrug and have a very merry summer with Edward and Alice.

The birthday party comes up and... this time Bella and Beau put their feet down. They use their usual excuse: they only celebrate their joint birthday with each other. Family tradition, even Renee wasn't invited (Renee, in truth, usually forgot their birthday and so they ended up making their own damn cake and having their own damn party).

Edward finds this weird, of course, and begs them to reconsider. Please, Alice is dying to throw you a party and has already bought the decorations.

No can do, Edward, the twins say. You all would just be in the way and things would get weird. Also, one of us might get a papercut and you'd throw us into a table.

Edward swears that this would never happen, he would never throw them into a table! Bella and Beau just stare.

They have birthday with themselves, cake, and none of the Cullens are invited.

Loop 2

Bella and Beau wake up back in the hospital. It seems they... join hallucinated again. Weird.

Bella and Beau start to wonder if any of this, since the start of the year, has been actually happening. The vampires that aren't really vampire things does seem a bit much at times.

They have a deep philosophical talk about the nature of reality and what they should do if, in fact, this is a false reality.

Bella and Beau decide that it's in their best interests to act as if this is, in fact, reality as that's all we humans ever do. No one has any guarantees that the universe they exist in is in any way real, yet we all act as if it is regardless. Why should it change for Bella and Beau even if the universe now seems confined to the summer.

Bella and Beau endeavor to enjoy their summer with Alice and Edward and once again skip their own birthday party.

Loop 3

Bella and Beau wake up back in the hospital. They realize that this... may be forever. They decide that, as much as they love Edward (and they do), they can't spend eternity bumming around Forks. They should get out and see the world.

They tell Edward they're going backpacking in Europe for the summer (on their own pitiful dime, of course, and staying in youth hostels). Edward is aghast and insist he a) come b) pay for everything.

So they go to Europe, with Edward, and... Edward's very clearly a third wheel and dragging them down. Oh, Edward says it's fine for them to go touring during the day without him, but it's very clearly not fine when they get back home after a day of travelling and he's Very Upset (TM). Making this worse is that Edward asks them all about how their day was then refuses to hear it because he wasn't there for any of it with them. Edward also makes them stay in these entirely too fancy hotels where they feel very out of place and uncomfortable.

Edward also won't let them go anywhere he considers 'dangerous', which given his paranoia, is pretty much anywhere. He forbids them from seeing Buckingham Palace: too many crowds.

Edward is... overbearing and annoying, Bella and Beau suddenly realize. Perfection, of course, but for the moment he's just kind of in the way and the twins are having an awful time.

They return for the start of school and much less politely refuse to attend the Cullen birthday party in their honor.

Loop 4

The twins set off to travel again, only this time, they're explicitly not inviting Edward. Oh, they'll call every day, but Edward can't come. At all.

Edward is furious and throws many a fit. Bella and Beau leave anyway. He buys them cellphones, puts them on an international call plan, and proceeds to fill both of their voicemails every single day. He wants calls every five minutes checking in to see that they're safe and okay.

As it is, he also books a flight to Europe to spy on them from the shadows, cursing the sunlight that leaves him sometimes trapped in hotels.

Bella and Beau can't even. They still love Edward, of course, but... they cool on him just a little bit.

Loop N

As the loops progress, and the twins try to do anything but bum around Forks, it becomes increasingly clear that Edward's controlling and overprotective.

He never lets them do anything that doesn't involve him, if it somehow doesn't involve him then he goes and invites himself or stalks them anyway, and he's a passive aggressive fuck.

Bella and Beau sit down and have a talk: they had forgotten how annoying Edward was.

Oh, sure, they have dim memories of his creepiness in Biology those first few classes, but they'd waved those away with time and everything that had happened.

Now it's coming back in full force.

They decide to spend one loop having an intervention: as long as it takes. They're going to work out their relationship with Edward and figure out a way to get him to back off.

It doesn't work.

It, in fact, only seems to make Edward worse. Much worse, he goes from obnoxious to full on terrifying. And knowing these two, one or both of them get eaten.

The pair then have the loop where sit down to seriously discuss what they're going to do about Edward. Does Bella keep dating him or... Do they need to stop this?

They try having Bella break up with him. This goes even worse. Edward keeps weirdly repeating himself saying he'll leave the moment they tell him to, but when they tell him to leave, he tells them that they don't really mean that.

If Edward was stalking them before now he's really stalking them, and never leaves them alone in desperation to get back into their good graces, not understanding what's changed between the three of them.

Something horrible probably happens.

The twins, eventually, fall out of love with Edward but it does no good. They're stuck in this loop, and as they've found out, it's much easier to play along with Edward, stay in Forks, and have a fun filled summer than it is to go anywhere or do anything else.

The twins resign themselves to the same summer over, and over, and over again.

Edward thinks this is great.

#twilight #twilight meta #twilight headcanon #twilight renaissance #beauford swan #bella swan #edward cullen #anti edward cullen #meta #headcanon #opinion

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Remember Me (Becca x MC) Part 2

Hiii I’m back. Sorry again for the delay 😬I had such a hard time writing the ending so thank you so much @samanthadalton for all your help 😘Also, a big thanks to M anon for their suggestions and song request which I used some of.

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Read Part 1

Pairing: Becca x MC (Emily)

Warnings: some swearing

Word Count: 2289

It's been an hour since Emily last came into my room to remind me of my doctor's appointment. And it's been about thirty minutes since I've been ready to go, physically at least. Naturally, I tried to get Chris to come with me instead because he's my boyfriend, right? Ughh fine, ex-boyfriend. But can you blame me, though? How am I suppose to move on when I literally have no memory of some sort of breakup or closure? I stare at the dull beige-colored ceiling, a view which has me panicking in the mornings right after I wake up, before I remember that I don't live at the sorority house anymore. I then close my eyes and get comfort in the memories I have left, my only anchor on the reality I knew, away from this freakish place with the people I don't even give a shit about.

After a couple more minutes, I begrudgingly get up with a groan and trudge downstairs, finding Emily waiting on the couch. She smiles upon seeing me, but I don't return the gesture, being genuinely annoyed at the prospect of having to spend an incessant amount of time with her. So instead, I walk past her towards the door, my heels clattering on the wooden surface. Emily then follows behind me from a distance, careful not to invade my space. Once outside, I walk straight towards the passenger door of Emily's junk of a car, grabbing the handle as I glare at Emily impatiently, waiting for her to unlock it. As soon as unlocked, I sink into the seat, slamming the door close harder than I intended. Emily, though, takes a second before going in, eyeing the seat suspiciously as if it might shatter anytime. Once seated, she places her hand on the gear stick, slightly trembling. And then it dawns on me, I may have forgotten about the accident, but it's probably still fresh from her memory, terrorizing her at every reminder. All this time, I've been complaining about how unfair everything is for me, not once considering how it may have affected her.

"Who was driving?" I ask. It may not be the best thing to talk about right now, but I have to know.

I see Emily flinch at the question, and before she even opens her mouth, I know. She looks out the windshield, her voice cracking when she replies, "I was."

I nod. My mom told me it was a drunk driver running a red light that hit us, so I don't blame her at all, not anymore.

"Is it–" The words come out sharp, so I stop and soften my voice. "Is it the first time you drove since?"

Emily doesn't reply immediately; instead, she shifts the gear and steps on the gas pedal as we begin to make our way towards the hospital. She grips the steering wheel tightly, anxiously looking at the road, her eyes obsessively sweeping for any oncoming traffic at every intersection.

"No. No it's not but..." Emily trails off, her knuckles turning white as her grip on the steering wheel tightens.

But it's her first time to drive with me in the car. I turn my head to look out the window, knowing full well I can't ease her fears. How can I when I'm the living reminder of everything she lost?

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I immediately regret my outfit choice as soon as we get into the waiting room, the frigid temperature biting at my skin, sending sharp pains like that of a needle across my exposed skin. I try to play it cool, but a shiver escapes my body, desperate for any source of heat. A few seconds later, a jacket appears in front of me, held by Emily who is wearing an annoyingly cute little smile on her face. I mumble thanks and take the jacket, placing it over my shoulders, smelling the scent of lavender as I bask in the comfort of heat.

I take out my phone and browse my socials, catching up on all the events I missed–or forgotten–while ignoring the get well soon messages from both people I know and don't know that have been piling up ever since the accident. A few minutes later, the doctor calls my name, and as I stand up, Emily does as well but then sits back down almost immediately, clearly unsure if her company is welcome.

I roll my eyes. "Come on."

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After a useless consultation–apparently, they can't do much to help me regain my memories–Emily suggests we stop by an ice cream parlor not far from here. I assent, but only because I need the comfort of a sugary snack right now, and it's been ages since I had one, or at least I think so.

We reach a store I don't recognize, replacing an office space that, while I never paid attention to before, was a pleasant fixture in my reality, not this... eyesore. I shake my head; I can't keep living in the past. I follow Emily into the store, reminding myself that this is my reality now.

Inside, the floor is patterned with alternating pink and black tiles, and the walls are coated with somewhat fresh pink paint adorned with decors that scream ice cream as if one might stumble into the shop looking for lunch or something.

"Welcome t–ah Emily and Becca! I haven't seen you girls in a while."

I turn around to see a guy, probably in his mid-twenties– smiling at us like... I shoot Emily a side-eye. She, of course, fails to mention that the guy working here is buddy-buddy with me. So, is this the kind of couple we were? Those who frequent an ice cream parlor enough to be on a first-name basis with the ice cream guy? I internally groan in disgust at the thought.

"–Becca." I'm pulled out of my thoughts when I hear my name. Emily and the ice cream guy are looking at me expectantly.

"Sorry I didn't hear," I mumble.

"You'll be having strawberry, your usual, correct?" says the guy with a wide smile.

I do want strawberry, but I shake my head and say, "Vanilla," just to spite him, annoyed how some stranger knows my favorite ice cream flavor.

"Ooh, trying something new today, are we? One rocky road and vanilla coming right up," he announces in an annoyingly high pitch voice. I struggle not to roll my eyes.

"Where's the bathroom?" I ask, which is met by a look of confusion followed by a laugh.

"You know wh–"

Emily quickly interjects, "The bathroom's there, Becca," pointing at a door at the back of the store.

I excuse myself and go to the bathroom, heading straight towards the mirror. I stare at my reflection, nitpicking every tiny detail that has changed throughout the years, changes I don't recognize at all. A tear rolls down my cheek, but I quickly wipe it away. I'm Rebecca fucking Davenport; I don't cry. I grip the sink tightly, overcome with a new resolution. I know who I am; they don't, convincing myself more than anyone else.

Once finishing up in the bathroom, I head back outside, noticing a different aura in the room. Emily is holding our orders with an apologetic look while the ice cream guy regards me with pity, something I've grown used to in the past few weeks. I take my ice cream from Emily, not meeting her gaze, and walk out of the store, striding ahead of her towards the car, not once looking back.

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On the ride home, silence weighs heavily between us as Emily bites at her lower lip, either contemplating what to say or waiting for me to go off on her. After an awkward amount of time, Emily finally breaks the silence.

"I'm sorry I–"

"Forget about it," I cut her off, too exhausted to engage with her. I think about the previous encounter, wondering if that would be my norm. Unfamiliar people coming up to me, sharing inside jokes and anecdotes while I stare blankly at them, wondering if I should explain my situation or just ignore them, being the bitch I know I am. I stare out the window, seeing all the changes in the city, musing about the memories I may have had alongside them, memories that I may or may not recover. It's as if an impostor had been living my life for the past two years, and now I'm forced to follow in their footsteps. It's obvious I had changed a lot during those years, my previous enemies becoming my closest friends, my greatest rival supposedly becoming the love of my life. Was she the love of my life? Was I happy with Emily?

It's already dark outside when we arrive home. I notice a few cars parked down the road, something unusual considering this is the only house for at least a couple of blocks. What do I know, though, it's not like I remember much about this place. I turn my attention back to the house; the lights inside are turned off, leaving a lone street lamp and the car's headlights as the primary sources of light, accentuating the jagged grey bricks of the house, almost giving an appearance of something sinister. This is ridiculous; I chide myself for being scared of a stupid house.

Emily walks ahead towards the door while I follow a few steps behind. As soon as I walk inside, the light turns on, and I'm greeted by a chorus of surprise echoing throughout the house, coming from people whom I only recognize half of. I stare at them blankly, unimpressed but just mostly confused. My mother walks over to me and gives me a big hug.

"Happy birthday, sweetie."

Birthday? I inconspicuously look at my phone. Huh. I could've sworn I've seen the date today at least a few times. A few moments later, Emily steps forward with a cake in her hands.

"Happy birthday babe," she says, immediately followed by a look of horror. "Becca. Sorry."

Of course Emily had planned this. It doesn't really matter if I wanted to have a stupid party. She had to go ahead and decide for me.

"Go ahead and blow out the candles," my mom urges.

I blow out the candles, faking a smile for my mom. As much as I want to storm into my room, I'm not about to break my mom's heart by causing some unnecessary drama.

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Just a few moments into the party, and I'm already exhausted–people lining up to greet me, asking how I've been doing since the accident. I realize that most people here don't know about my condition, which means I have had to engage in quite a few conversations about the things I've supposedly been doing for the past few years, things I have no recollection of, to which I gave vague answers to avoid having to explain everything.

I down my fourth glass of virgin cuba libre, eyeing the display of alcohol with contempt, resentful that I can’t drink because of the medicine I took earlier, when Zack drags me across the room to play some truth or dare with a bunch of people, some of whom I don't recognize. Thankfully, if there was one thing the sorority has taught me, it's that you don't have to know someone to ask the right questions or expertly avoid the common ones. That is of course until someone asks you the most unexpected question.

"Do you have a date for the wedding yet?"

I stare at them blankly, fumbling for words. Wedding?

"I–I–"

But before I can make up an answer, Kaitlyn arrives with Emily in tow, and that's when I notice it, the ring on Emily's finger. I gasp for breath, feeling like the air is taken out of my lungs. And I almost don't notice it when Kaitlyn takes out her guitar and starts singing, joined by the others.

When all the tears are rolling down your face And it feels like yours was the only heart to break When you come back home and all the lights are out And you're getting used to no one else being around

Oh, oh, I'll be there

I look at the unfamiliar faces, singing their hearts out, gazing at me fondly. I then turn my gaze to Emily's ring finger, and sitting on it is a small but glistening diamond and part of me chastises myself for not noticing earlier. I feel the entire room’s eyes on me and suddenly, it becomes too much for me to withstand. I stand up, scrabbling to go to my room, footsteps following behind me. Once I got on the stairs, Emily shouts my name from behind, and I stop at the sound of her voice, turning around.

"We were engaged? Why didn't you tell me?" My voice comes out harsher than expected and it seems to take Emily by surprise too because she just stands there motionless, speechless. “Marriage is a big thing Emily, that’s not something you can just conveniently not tell me.” I let out a frustrated groan, momentarily letting the anger wash all over me before I’m left with a bitter feeling in the pit of my stomach. “I’m sick of having random people tell me things about my life which I can’t even remember when my own fianc–” I stop, not even being able to say the word, shaking my head as the agony brought by my predicament proves to be too much. “I can’t do this. I'm sorry," I croak before running towards my room, slamming the door behind me. I then curl myself in bed as the tears fall freely.

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Moira Donegan

In spite of the increasing crisis of gun violence in intimate partner abuse situations, gun control is still not generally thought of as a gender justice issue

Thu 13 May 2021 11.16 BST

Seven people died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday at a birthday party, after the boyfriend of one of the party guests showed up with a gun. The boyfriend came to the mobile home park where the party was being held and shot six adults, including his girlfriend. Five of them died at the scene, and another died later, at the hospital. Then he killed himself. He didn’t fire on the children who were there.

The Colorado Springs shooting comes on the heels of another shooting in Austin, Texas, last month, when Stephen Broderick, a former police officer, killed his ex-wife, Amanda, her teenage daughter, Alyssa, and Alyssa’s boyfriend, Willie, in their home. At the time of the murders, Broderick was out on bail after being indicted for sexually abusing Alyssa. In her court petition asking for a restraining order against her stepfather, filed in June 2020, 10 months before he murdered her, Alyssa wrote that she feared the worst. “I’m afraid that to him, a protective order will just be a piece of paper … I’m afraid he might hurt me or my mom for coming forward.”

Guns don't kill people, domestic abusers do. Take their guns away - Jill Filipovic

There is a grim ritual to America’s mass shootings: the condemnations and calls for gun control from the left, the callous and often-parodied bromides of “thoughts and prayers” from the right. But the mass shootings that so often capture media attention and dominate the American conversation about gun violence are the ones that happen in public – those incidents where a person with severe mental illness, or a fanatical rightwing agenda, opens fire in a crowded public space, like a church, a school or a grocery store.

But much of American gun violence, including multiple-fatality events, does not happen in those public places, and many of the perpetrators of mass shootings are not strangers to the people they kill. Instead, a disproportionate amount of America’s mass shootings are domestic violence incidents, in which a man (and overwhelmingly the perpetrators are men) who has already been abusive towards his family, murders the wife, girlfriend, mother, in-laws or children who he was already hurting. Often the victims, like Alyssa Broderick, were people who had already disclosed that they were being abused, people who had already asked for protection.

According to Beverly Kingston, the executive director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, 61% of mass shootings in the United States occur entirely within the home. Even when gun violence spills out into the public arena, domestic abuse is still closely related. The gun control advocacy group Everytown estimates that in 57% of the mass shootings that occurred between January 2009 and June 2014, the perpetrator killed an intimate partner or family member. A Boston University study establishes that the connection between public mass murder and domestic violence is even more longstanding: their findings indicated that of all the perpetrators of mass shootings in America between 1966 and 2020, nearly half had a documented history of violence against women before the massacres.

A 2003 study found that a woman in an abusive relationship is five times more likely to be killed by her partner if there is a gun in the house

Meanwhile, guns have become an increasingly large part of America’s domestic violence epidemic. An average 57 American women every month are murdered with a gun by a current or former partner. And while domestic violence murders in the US have thankfully decreased – at least before the pandemic – the number of gun-related domestic violence incidents has gone up. Between 2008 and 2017, gun murders in which women were killed by romantic partners rose by 15%. Even when the shootings aren’t fatal, they leave lasting scars: Everytown estimates that nearly one million American women have survived being shot or shot at by an intimate partner. And of course, an abuser does not have to use the gun at all for his access to firearms to become a crucial element of this threat and control.

Gun control opponents and groups like the National Rifle Association often preach that those who fear being victims of gun violence should get a gun themselves, and learn to use it. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” the old adage goes. But in domestic violence situations, this proves untrue: a 2003 study found that a woman in an abusive relationship is five times more likely to be killed by her partner if there is a gun in the house. It doesn’t matter if the gun belongs to her or to him: the presence of any weapon in a home afflicted with domestic violence means that the abuser is more likely to use it to kill her.

Yet in spite of the well-established connection between private domestic violence and public mass death, and in spite of the increasing crisis of gun violence in intimate partner abuse situations, gun control is still not generally thought of as a gender justice issue. Maybe this is because of the old divide between the private and public spheres, where what happens in public places is considered to be a legitimate concern for policymakers and what happens in the home is not. Or maybe its because the prevalence of domestic violence in America more broadly is something many of us still can’t quite bring ourselves to acknowledge: it is estimated that one in three American women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime, a figure that represents so much pain it is difficult to wrap your head around.

But ignoring the link between domestic violence and gun violence has had, literally, fatal consequences. The failure to understand domestic abuse as a precursor to public violence has led us to miss the warning signs about men who later committed public mass shootings. The failure to act on the knowledge that domestic violence that does not use weapons is a precursor to shootings has left many women dead.

After Broderick murdered three people in a home in Austin, the city’s police department tweeted out a message advising to those nearby to stay calm. “There is no risk to the general public,” the account, @Austin_Police, said.

Isn’t there?

In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org

#Radical feminism #male violence #gun violence #radfem safe #domestic violence #intimate partner violence #all added emphasis is mine

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Venus Rx and Fated Relationships

Is it possible you could meet your future spouse during a retrograde?

A retrograde is when a planet reverses its motion—it moves backwards. Depending on the planet, retrogrades can last anywhere from 30 days to ~6 months. Venus goes retrograde approx every 18 months. Venus is the closest planet to Earth. In a world filled with hopeless romantics and love being the goal of life, when Venus goes retrograde, the effects are felt heavily.

Venus retrograde is a time when we are called to reassess ourselves in terms of “Venusian” things. These “things” revolve around love (internal or external), relationships, values, finances, pleasures, etc.

Because Venus is widely known as the planet of “love” it is no surprise that many people get into relationships when the planet goes retrograde. We’ve heard of exes coming back during Mercury retrograde to get closure (revising communication), but what about going back to people from past lives? Because retrogrades revisit the path a planet was once on, we do the same here on Earth. During this time, many people find themselves in relationships—specifically, “fated” relationships.

At the most basic level, our goal on this Earth is to procreate, carry on our lineage, and achieve happiness in some shape or form. The primary way of life goes: fall in love, have kids, and strengthen our family line. You hear songs about love on the radio, you see it in movies, shows, books, poetry; Love has been an emotion untouched since the beginning of time, so much that the idea of a “soulmate” is popular in pop culture and worldwide. Since astrology has gained popularity over the years, so has the term “twin flame”. A twin flame is essentially the idea that you are the half of somebody else’s soul, resulting in a star crossed lovers tale like Romeo and Juliet (with or without the suicide). In astrology, it has been proven that you can see karmic connections via synastry between two individuals—whether that’s two friends, an employee and boss, or a mother and child. However, in this post, I want to focus on the karmic connection between two people in the romantic aspect.

NOTE: I do NOT condone or support concept of twin flames for many reasons. This post is in no way shape or form about twin flames, saying the persons in this post are twin flames, or saying that you will meet your twin flame during Venus Rx.

Over the years, I have noticed that many people find a long-term partner, or even their spouse during Venus retrograde, in this thread I want to focus on one couple, in particular, that seems to prove the theory to be true:

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid.

August 9th, 2015

Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter were all trine each other at this time. Indicating an abundance of out of the blue fated connections and relationships.

There’s no denying that Zayn and Gigi are pretty much in “soulmate” territory. Despite breaks and breakups, they’ve amounted a total of 5 years together. Five years ago, when Zayn and Gigi first met, the planet Venus was in retrograde, which Zayn actually mentions in his song cruel:

Venus in converse, you put a spell on me

Converse: a situation, object, or statement that is the reverse of another or corresponds to it but with certain terms transposed.

Zayn and Gigi met at Kylie Jenner’s birthday party, on August 9th, 2015. The song Cruel is about meeting somebody at a party and feeling a spark. Put two and two together.

When looking at Gigi’s chart, Jupiter was transiting her 5th house with a pretty tight conjunction to Venus (3 degrees separation) in the sign of Leo meaning that Venus and Jupiter were in an exact conjunction that Summer.

Leo is ruled by the Sun, the center of our universe, the Sun shines down on humanity and makes everything beautiful. Leo is home to the 5th house.

The 5th house is the house of relationships, sex, children, parties, creativity, and joys. Speaking of Joys—Venus’ joy is in the 5th house, meaning that this is an extremely favourable place for Venus to be (side note, Zayn had a planetary joy transit himself during this time. His moon was transiting his 3rd house and 3H Moon represents the Goddess.) She enjoys being in the 5th house, as she can utilize everything on the table in that room of the house.

Moreover, Jupiter, at the utmost basic level, has to deal with abundance. Jupiter being in the 5th house is favorable because the sign Jupiter rules (Pisces) is the sign Venus is exalted in. That said, Venus conjunct Jupiter in the sign of Leo equals an overflowing abundance of Venusian energy. It should also be noted that Jupiter rules a woman's husband in the birth chart. At this time, Gigi was in a VERY FAVORABLE position to meet her potential spouse. Moreover, when Jupiter crosses one’s 5th house, this indicates that a woman could meet her husband.

“Whenever Jupiter and the lord of 7th house transits the first or ninth house this is more indicative of things like Marriage commitment, deeper and strong relationships. And if Venus or Jupiter itself rule these houses then it is a double significant of relationships.“

Lord of Gigi’s 7H: Mars & Pluto

Mars was transiting her 4H, ready to cross over to her 5th

Pluto was transiting her 9H

“The seventh house represents connecting with others in a physical bonding and 9th house represents long term relationship.”

Now, remember when I said the Moon was transiting Zayn’s third house? The Moon changes signs every 2-2.5 days, so this transit came and went, but it was extremely fitting for the moment. The Moon was in Gemini, the sign of communication.

The 5th house is the house of relationships, sex, children, parties, creativity, and joys.

Where did Zayn and Gigi meet? What happens at parties?

Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury (Gemini’s planetary ruler) were in a nice conjunction during this time. The Moon was also making a few aspects to Zayn’s natal Moon that day.

Moon in aspect with his Venus in the 1st house (opposite of the seventh house, house of long term relationships) within 1 degree of each other. Venus signifies ones girlfriend or wife in the natal chart.

Moon in aspect with his Jupiter in the 7th house (opposite of first house, house of self and the physical body)

“The ascendant represents the body in the individual of the person who wants the relationship.”

Another thing to note is the planet Uranus. Uranus is an outer planet known for causing upheaval and out-of-the-blue events. During this time, Uranus was transiting Zayn’s 1st house of self. Another thing to consider is his natal 7H Jupiter sextiling Uranus transiting his 1H, which means positive, but abrupt change in relationships.

“This is a good time to tackle difficult tasks that have caused frustration or limitations in the past.” Venus Rx tends to bring people into your life who you’ve had a “past life” connection with.

Because of Uranus’ influence, Zayn’s life was a bit all over the place, so he found himself in a more adventurous state. Because his 11H (the 11H is responsible for social circles) Sun and transiting 1H Uranus were in a square aspect within 2 degrees, That said, Zayn was meeting new people and doing new things with said new people.

We got such a spiritual connection...

Zayn and Gigi are a great example of proving Venus Rx to be a time for cuffing szn. Despite having breaks and breakups, they’ve always found their way back to each other.

I’ve spoken to many other people to have met their partners during Venus retrograde, and almost all of them say it’s like a spark. They feel an automatic deep sense of familiarity with their partner, saying it’s like a spiritual connection.

Zayn is always singing about Gigi and him having this spiritual, fated, and past life connection:

I been feeling high when I touch your body That's how I feel the soul inside her body

— Flight of the Stars (2018)

Think I'm from space, my soul fell down I found the Earth, not leaving now I know your face, think you fell too And ain't no place now, if I got you

— If I Got You (2018)

We got such a spiritual connection, Don't you know you're fuckin' beautiful?

— Common (2018)

I found my life in between shots and getting high The cage I was in fell away when she asked me to dance again I found my life in between a first kiss and a last goodbye

— BRIGHT (2016)

Girl we'd still make it If the planets all faded away

— Imprint (2018)

I know I seen your face In different times and places

....

We can be Something divine, planets align where we should be

— Talk to Me (2018)

With all being said, I think it’s safe to say if you’re looking for love, lookout for the next Venus retrograde (or look for 5th, 7th, or 9th house transits). Sometimes the universe throws somebody in your path and it’s fated. While Zayn and Gigi are an example in the media, I’ve seen it happen numerous times with everyday people. While some find their exes coming back around for a second try, or end up in murky karmic relationships, for the most part: Venus Rx seems to be a good place to start if you’re looking.

Venus retrograde does not always mean things will work out because retrogrades are here to reassess things we did not master in the past. But love is all about taking chances. So take your chance, and have fun. Soul mates do exist, and you may end up finding the one.

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(3) OKK i think i have gushed enough haha. Thank you for the update!! Love to see future fic updates from u 🤍 and also I hope you and your husband get well soon, and I hope you both have enough food haha

I believe that kindness multiplies tenfold, so since you've always been kind to me, here's an excerpt of Handle with Care Chapter 11:

Upon Hange’s suggestion, Kenny does go out for the weekend with Uri Reiss. His business partner was elated and had the tickets booked to the Bahamas immediately. They drop him off at the airport in the evening so that Micia could give her granduncle a ‘happy travels’ kiss.

“And don’t forget—” Kenny calls out to his nephew as the former hoists his backpack over his shoulder. “Micia needs a costume!”

Levi scowls. “For what?”

To answer his question, Micia waves a teeny-weeny invitation in hand in front of her father’s face. “It’s Olga’s birthday party in two days!” The little girl beams at Levi once Kenny has gone past the terminal gates. “It’s a forest theme, Papa! Her Mama told us to wear something fun!”

He does an internal groan. Costume parties are a no-no for him. Tea parties are acceptable, as long as no one bothers him in the corner. Normally, Levi would rather have Kenny bring Micia to these events, but Hange says it’s important to meet the other parents in ballet class.

Besides, they should consider this as a family day.

“You can be the grumpy old troll!” Hange suggests, only for Levi to flash her his dagger eyes. “Or a leprechaun? Maybe a garden gnome? ...Or just a dwarf.”

He folds his arms. “Either I go to this party my way, or I don’t go at all.”

Hange blows a strand away from her forehead. “Fine.”

“What are you planning to wear, anyway?”

She flips her hair with a flourish and gives him a wink. “Watch and you’ll see.”

Guess what Hange's gonna wear to the party!

#levihan #snk #aot #attack on titan #hanji zoe #levi ackerman #shingeki no kyojin #levi attack on titan #hange zoe #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #ask #open #djmarinizela

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you’d come back to me

chapter thirteen: meaning

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Summary: Seto Kaiba has been presumed dead for four years after the events of Dark Side of Dimensions. His return causes both unresolved feelings of grief to be brought to the surface and the past to be dragged right back up. In hopes of helping Seto move on and reintegrate back into society at large, Mokuba asks Yugi to work on Spherium II with Seto. Never one to leave a friend hanging, Yugi agrees. Over the course of the project, Seto and Yugi both come to terms with their mutual grief and grow towards a better understanding of each other.

Rating: T

Ships: Yugi Mutou/Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba/Rebecca Hopkins, Katusya Jonouchi/Mai Kujaku

Warnings: aged up characters, grief, references to suicide

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Yugi had requested months ago to be allowed to work remotely on Spherium II from the Kaiba Corp’s New York City office for Anzu’s birthday. He had planned on taking Anzu’s birthday off already but something had changed as of late. While the words “boyfriend” were never said out loud, the implication of the relationship between him and Seto felt obvious. Despite this, there was lingering doubt that perhaps they should clear the air and actually talk about it. Getting Seto to actually sit down and talk was another story, however. Yugi knew the perfect way to address their relationship, however. Yugi felt rather awkward approaching Seto after work on their way to their usual Friday night dinner. “Seto,” Yugi finally said, steeling his nerves. “You know that Anzu’s birthday is coming up and I… was wondering if you’d like to come with me to New York City.”

Seto’s stony gaze bore into Yugi and the desire to bolt was there. Yugi knew that it was simply nerves about taking a leap into asking Seto to be his and yet… “Why would I do that?”

Yugi supposed that was a fair question as he thought back over how he’d asked Kaiba. “As a date,” Yugi clarified, heat rising into his cheeks. He was somewhat grateful that Kaiba’s own cheeks began to turn red as well. He’d managed to make Seto feel just as awkward as he felt. “I mean, you don’t have to say yes. I just thought that since we’d been…”

“Why would you want me to go out with you?”

The statement threw Yugi through a loop. He didn’t expect Kaiba to question why he’d want to go out with him. He’d expected a yes or no, not a quizzing. “Because… I like you,” Yugi said simply, bewildered. Exactly what was he supposed to say that didn’t sound like an awkward teenager asking their crush out? He felt like he was sixteen again and asking out someone he’d admired from a distance rather than someone he’d already done relationship level stuff with. “And I… I was hoping maybe you felt the same way?”

It hung in the air. Yugi wondered if Seto could feel the electric tension between them too. Yugi could hear his heart beating and he wondered if Seto could hear it too. It sounded like thunder. Seto had managed to make his face unreadable. Finally, Seto responded and there was a tinge of awkwardness as he said, “Okay. I’ll attend Mazaki’s party with you.. As a date.”

Yugi let out a breath he didn’t realize he’d been holding and grinned. “Cool,” he said, cringing internally at how he sounded just a little bit too lax. Granted, it was better than completely falling apart over asking Seto Kaiba out. “Uh, so I was going to just get a hotel, for the record.”

This opened the floodgates to discussing what would be the plans of their trip to New York City. Seto insisted on a nicer hotel than the one Yugi had planned on getting and he wound up settling for first class instead of the private jet. Yugi had refused to let Seto fly them to New York City and Seto was still a little bit salty about that. Then again, he supposed he understood Yugi’s position when they’d finally landed in New York City after three layovers. He was absolutely exhausted and it was hard enough to wind up checking into the hotel room.

He woke up in the hotel room, unable to remember how he’d wound up in bed. Yugi, for his part, was sound asleep in the clothes he’d worn on the flight. Neither of them had bothered to change, actually. Seto suddenly understood why Yugi had elected to wear pajama bottoms and a black hoodie on the plane. It wasn’t just to make it easier to hide his identity - it was in expectation of this. Seto shucked his shirt off, tossing it aside as he got up to check their luggage. His heart slammed in his chest as he realized his laptop was missing. He rushed over to Yugi, shaking him awake. “Someone stole my laptop.”

Yugi was slow to wake and it made Seto annoyed. When Yugi blinked awake, he sat up and rubbed his eyes. Seto repeated himself and Yugi rolled his eyes. “No one stole your laptop,” Yugi said, looking annoyed. “I took it out of your luggage. This isn’t a work trip.”

“You took my laptop?”

Seto was stunned at the audacity. Meanwhile, Yugi merely sleepily nodded. “What time is it,” Yugi said as he reached for the clock. He noted that it stated that it was one fifteen and looked towards the blackout currents. “Is that morning or night?”

“Wouldn’t it be night,” Seto remarked as he went back to his luggage, searching for a pair of pajamas. “One fifteen is at night.”

“No, Anzu told me that American clocks all use that twelve hour clock,” Yugi replied as he got up, pulling back the black out currents aside and blinking hard as the bright sun came in. “You had a point in this hotel room, though. This is an insane view.”

Seto shrugged, supposing it was alright. They were overlooking Central Park, the Hudson to the side of the tops of the buildings they could see over. It was certainly a view comparable to the ones he’d seen from the tops of penthouses. “When is Mazaki’s party, anyway?”

“Tonight at six,” Yugi said as he looked back at their luggage. “So we got some time to kill. What do you say we check out the city?”

It was strange to have Yugi to himself like this. Yugi had some knowledge of New York City, remarking which places Mazaki had talked about. It turns out that five hours simply was not enough time to explore New York City. He had to remember to come back with Yugi at some point. Seto didn’t know what to expect when it came to Mazaki’s birthday party. It was in a part of New York City that Seto had never stepped foot in before for starters. Mazaki had seemingly settled into her dance school well as there were people here that even Yugi hadn’t met before. At some point, however, Yugi managed to get separated from him. He scanned the abandoned warehouse, wondering why Mazaki chose to have a party here instead of some place less… wild. Whoever decorated it should be fired. Neon signs lined the walls and it had the vague feeling of a club attached to it.

Mazaki was easy for Seto to find and he felt strange about the way her eyes lit up when she saw him. “There’s Yugi’s date,” Mazaki half yelled and Seto assumed it was probably due to the fact that it was just simply so loud around them that she’d gotten used to talking louder to be heard. “How’s the date going?”

He stiffened as she threw her arm around him, forcing him to bend down to meet her height. Mazaki was stronger than she looked. She ruffled his hair and Kaiba pushed her away as she laughed. “It’s fine,” Seto said, immediately closing off. What did Yugi tell her? Did he think that he was boring? He didn’t know and that bothered him. “Have you seen Yugi?”

“Yeah, he wished me happy birthday earlier,” Mazaki said as another party-goer pulled her into a tight hug. Instantly Seto felt awkward about merely being here. This was a bad idea. Coming here had merely reminded Seto that he was always out of place and should’ve stayed missing from this world. “Then someone recognized him and well, you know. He’s too nice. Got dragged off by some people who wanted him to check out their decks.”

Well, that explained where Yugi was. Seto’s eyes narrowed and he turned off without properly ending the conversation. Mazaki would have to deal. Yugi had dragged him here and Yugi wasn’t going to get his time monopolized by some stranger. He found Yugi mere moments later at a table with haphazardly matched chairs, intently listening to something someone that Seto had never seen before was saying. There were Duel Monsters cards spread across the table and it seemed that someone had been matching out potential combos in the various cards. By Seto’s guess, there were more than enough cards here to make at least four decks.

“Oh, hi, Seto,” Yugi said as the stranger finished up their statement that Seto hadn’t bothered to listen to. He was immediately thrown by Yugi’s smile brightening upon laid eyes upon him. “Care to join us?”

Seto scoffed as he examined the cards in front of him. “Now why would I waste my time with these clear...” Seto trailed off as he noted that a card named Kuribohrn was among the cards on the table and Seto found himself sitting down next to Yugi automatically. He picked the card up, examining the effect on this new Kuriboh card. You can discard this card, then target 1 monster in the graveyard that was sent there this turn by battle and special summon it. “What is the goal of this deck?”

One of the people at the table immediately looked embarrassed. Good. They should be embarrassed about the trash they were running in this deck. “Er, I was trying to summon from the graveyard to make the new link mechanic work for me.”

“I was just pointing out that it would require graveyard setup in order to truly be effective,” Yugi said, blithely ignoring that Seto had no idea what “link mechanic” referred to. “There’s plenty of archetypes that take full advantage of link summoning and special summoning. Have you thought about the kind of monsters you’re looking to work with?”

So the “link mechanic” was referring to link summoning. Kaiba still had no idea what that meant and he had no intention of asking. Surely he could figure it out if Yugi just kept talking. Unfortunately, he didn’t know the right things to ask about link summoning and he had no idea if it was another extra deck thing (when did the fusion deck become the extra deck?) or if it was in the main deck. He supposed it would probably help if he didn’t keep ignoring everyone who wasn’t Yugi when they talked. However, he didn’t need to listen to these amateurs explain the game to him.

Eventually, Yugi began to talk again. “You can’t expect to rely on this monster,” he said, holding up a level 8 monster with stats that shocked Kaiba. It was a Black Luster Soldier monster but it was an effect monster that allowed the user to bring back one of their light or dark monsters and banish an opponent’s monster once per turn when it was normal or special summoned. Kaiba instantly could see an advantage in this card. “If you’re looking to summon out Soldier of Chaos, the top tier duelist that uses this chaos deck often uses Super Soldier and Envoy of the Beginning and a Knight card to link summon it.”

Kaiba could see no advantage in going negative three to summon a monster and that was before factoring in the fact that Super Soldier was a ritual monster. He thought it was strange that Yugi referred to another duelist using a chaos deck and didn’t bother to mention he had no idea who Yugi was referring to. “I would think Sacred Soldier would be good to keep in the deck for Trade In now that Graceful Charity is banned.”

“Graceful Charity is banned,” Kaiba remarked with surprise. “Since when?”

“It’s broken as hell,” Yugi remarked to Seto’s surprise and Yugi had a slight smirk on his face as he leaned back in his chair. “Why do you think I won almost every Duel when we could use Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity? Sure, Graceful Charity isn’t giving you any pluses but it lets you set up your graveyard and now, there’s a lot of monsters with effects that trigger upon going to the graveyard. It’s even worse in a chaos deck. When Graceful Charity was legal, Kubota was completely unstoppable.” Yugi laughed. “I remember watching her discard both her knights using Graceful and getting both Envoy of the Beginning out and then bringing out a Super Soldier. Banned the next day.”

“It was already on its way to being banned even before that combo,” one of the duelists at the table remarked and Seto noticed for the first time that everyone at the table was drinking. Even Yugi himself had a beer in front of him that was half drunk. The instinct to remark that Yugi was not old enough for that before realizing that yes, he was. “It just showed off that we were on the way to having plenty of potential OTK combos using Graceful Charity.”

“Fair enough,” Yugi said with a light laugh, his arm throwing around Seto absently. Seto’s back stiffened as he started to overthink the spirit of a law versus the letter of the law. In many ways, he was only nineteen. On his passport, however? It declared that he was twenty-three, the same age as Yugi. The letter of the law stated that legally, he could join Yugi in a drink. He’d barely noticed the conversation move on to other banned cards and the potential of them coming off the list. “Oh, Fiber Jar’s definitely never coming back,” Yugi remarked, dragging Kaiba back into focus. “The chance to reset the game by shuffling literally everything back into the deck? I’m surprised it was printed in the first place.”

“Didn’t your friend use that effect to great value prior to its banning, though?”

Jonouchi had run Fiber Jar? Seto supposed he never bothered to look into what Jonouchi’s cards had been. He’d looked over Jonouchi and never bothered to learn about what made him a top ranked Duelist. “Yeah,” Yugi said with a look of pride. “Jou’s great. Adapted well to each ban list.”

Seto pulled his phone out and finally looked into each of Jonouchi’s matches. He was surprised to discover that Jonouchi was considered one of the toughest Duelists, tiered with him and Yugi. He was even more surprised to realize that Yugi was right - Jonouchi’s main quality in each of these articles was about his adaptability. A lot of the articles discussed other Duelists whose decks had since been restructured with each new ban list.

A surprising discovery was that Yugi regularly wrote articles speculating on the future of Dueling and was considered one of the most brilliant strategists in Dueling. Well, it wasn’t surprising that he was considered that, just that Yugi actually cared to talk about Dueling still after everything that happened. It wasn’t just Jonouchi, in Seto’s opinion, that was adaptable.

“Was it true that Jonouchi was excited about Harpie’s Feather Duster being banned?”

Yugi laughed and it struck Seto how wonderful the sound was. He’d never really gotten much of a chance to hear it before. “Yeah, Jou was pretty excited to Duel Mai with Harpie’s Feather Duster banned,” Yugi remarked with a grin. “Admittedly, some of his strategy fell apart when Painful Choice was banned alongside Feather Duster.”

“What was the plan with Painful Choice,” Kaiba remarked as he remembered the effect on the card. Select five cards from one’s deck and show them to one’s opponent. The opponent would then pick one and the rest would go to the graveyard. Seto could imagine the goal would be to special summon from the graveyard unless he was missing something. He wondered what led to that card being banned, anyway. Monster Reborn was limited to one so it didn’t seem like one could get much use out of that card.

“One of his Red-Eyes cards has an effect that pops in the graveyard,” Yugi remarked. “Painful Choice would’ve gotten that card in the graveyard quickly. It also sets up a Red-Eyes in grave which a lot of cards need to make the deck work for him. He had to think quickly and restructure his deck fairly quickly to make it tournament legal.”

“You really have been out of the game for a while, huh,” one of the Duelists remarked with a smirk at Kaiba. “Almost every deck these days has cards you want to put in the graveyard, in fact.”

Yugi shrugged. “Some decks can be just fine without cards that pop in the graveyard,” Yugi said as he took a swing of his drink. Any comment that Kaiba had died on his lips as he watched Yugi. “Not only that, Kaiba’s got that White Stone of Ancients so I’m certain he’s very aware of floating graveyard effects.”

Kaiba felt himself growing bored of the conversation, if only because he was tired of sharing Yugi with the crowd of sycophants. He knew it’d be rude to demand Yugi to leave in the middle of a conversation and yet, he couldn’t find it in him to care. “You know, we should go find Mazaki,” Kaiba said, ignoring the jibe that he might not be as good as he used to be. “Tell her goodbye before we leave.”

It had the effect Kaiba wanted. Yugi was too caught off guard by Kaiba suggesting they tell Mazaki goodbye before leaving to argue. “Good point,” Yugi said. “Sorry, guys, we did just fly in here from Japan and we’re still shaking off jet lag.” Seto was surprised that this excuse worked. The group of admirers wound up letting them go with no problem as Yugi’s hand took Seto’s. “Let’s go find Anzu, yeah?”

Seto wound up in front of Anzu again, whose eyes darted down to their hands interlocked and a grin across her face. “I'm guessing you guys are ready to go back to your hotel room, huh?”

This made Yugi flush for a reason that Seto couldn’t figure out. “Sorry, Anzu,” Yugi said, sounding genuinely apologetic. “Jet lag hit us pretty hard. I’m glad to have seen you again, though. When’s the next time I’m going to get to see you?”

Anzu laughed at this. “I’ll try to make it out for winter holidays,” she promised. “You two go get some rest. We can hang out again tomorrow and I can show you guys some of the best places in New York.”

There might have been a point when hanging out with Yugi and one of his friends would have sounded insufferable to Kaiba. Instead, he actually felt like it might be a good thing to get to know Anzu better. It made him feel like he was actually part of Yugi’s life now. Seto knew that at this point, he was bound to Yugi in a way that he’d never been bound before. Regardless of what happened next, he was fully Yugi’s.

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graduation day pt. 3

fem!reader x finn balor

It’s Christmas now, and Finn and reader have been able to keep their relationship on the down low for four months. That is until the faculty have a Christmas party, where no one’s secrets are safe ... “i really wanna kiss you right now”

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warnings: a former teacher/former student relationship, drinking / being drunk, jealousy, angst, smut, a little bit of public teasing, fluff

— someone wanted a part 3 and this popped up into my head so this is for whoever wanted the part 3. y’all will finally find out where finn teaches in this part .... but part 4? —

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“Baby,” Finn whines. “Come on. It’ll be so fun. Everyone is gonna be there. Plus, you’re part of the faculty now because ya are Ver’s assistant.”

He stands in front of you in a suit with red and green Christmas themed tie and sneakers. You love Finn, but the tie he’s wearing is ugly.

You look up at Finn and say, “I don’t think I even have anything to wear, Finn. It’s so last minute. You’re literally on your way to the party.”

Your boyfriend pouts and gives you puppy dog eyes. “Please, Y/N. Pretty please. I’ll never ask ya for something again.”

You giggle and say, “We can’t even be together at the party so why should I go? It wouldn’t be much fun for me because I have maybe two teacher friends, one of which you hate because you think he flirts with me.”

Finn says, “I don’t hate him. He just better learn how to stop flirting with my girl.”

You laugh and say, “I need like forty five minutes to get ready because you caught me off guard.” You’re in your Christmas pajamas. A red cami tank top with Santa’s face on it with red and black plaid pants. Those are your pajamas.

Finn gets happy and excited that you said you were going. You walk back into your bedroom and let Finn into your apartment. You walk to your closet to find something to wear.

You call from your room, “So, is this like a formal event or can I wear a short dress?”

Finn says, “A short dress should be fine. It’s not really formal, I just didn’t know what else to wear so I put on a suit.”

You laugh as you raid your closet.

It takes a good ten minutes before you find a dress that would be acceptable for a last-minute Christmas party.

The dress is a dark red, two piece number. The top of the dress is sparkly with a halter top. The fabric on the back is completely sheer except for the line of the zipper, which runs from the collar down to the bottom of the top. The skirt is a little poofy and ends about halfway down your thighs. The waistband of the skirt is sparkly like the top. A bit of your stomach peeks out between the top and the skirt. You wear a pair of dark red heels to match the dress.

You curl your Y/H/C colored hair and do a red and silver smokey eye look for makeup. You add a little foundation, highlight, and dark red lipstick to complete the makeup look. You put in silver earrings and a silver bracelet that Finn got you for your birthday last month.

You leave your room, walking down the hallway. Finn hears you enter the living room and he smiles when he sees you. “Wow,” he says.

Your face turns a little red and you ask, “Like it?” You do a little spin and the skirt flares out a little bit.

Finn walks over to you and says, “I love it. Ya look stunning, my love.”

You look up at Finn and ask, “So what’s the plan? We can’t walk into the party together.”

He says, “I’ve thought about that. I’m going to park in my usual parking spot. Ya will get out first and I’ll be about five minutes behind ya.”

You giggle and say, “Hm. Smart. Except everyone knows your car.”

“Exactly,” he says. “So we’re taking yours. I’ll drive.”

You blink and say, “That’s also smart.”

Finn laughs and says, “I didn’t become a professor overnight. I went though college and training in Ireland and in the United States.”

You say, “You’ve never explained to me how you became a teacher. Is it different in Ireland than it is here in the States?”

He says, “Not really. I needed my Bachelor’s degree, which I got after four years. Then I had to get a basic teaching credential, which I got after 120 hours of training. I taught in Ireland for three years, until I was 25 before I decided to come over to the States to get my Master’s degree in education, then I was offered a job here once I completed my Florida teaching certificate so I stayed and have been teaching in the States for ten years this year.”

You look up at Finn as he talks. He seems so excited when he talks about going to school in Ireland before coming to the United States to teach. It makes you so happy that he gets excited to talk about his journey from Ireland to the United States.

You wait until he’s done talking before saying, “That’s amazing. It’s crazy how long you’ve been teaching for.”

Finn smiles and says, “Yeah, it is. So, shall we head to the party?”

You nod and collect your things, and by ‘things’ you really mean your clutch, your keys, and your phone.

You and Finn leave your apartment building and the cool breeze hits you.

It’s a warm night tonight in Orlando, Florida. You and Finn will make the short drive to Full Sail University, where Finn teaches and you assist.

Finn drives your car and you play on your phone as he drives. You scroll through Twitter and Instagram.

Your phone begins to ring and you see it’s your mom. Your eyes widen and say, “Crap, I never told my mom I was coming home this Christmas.” You had a flight today but didn’t make it in time, which is why Finn showed up and asked you to come to the party.

Finn glances over at your phone to see your mom calling and he says, “What’re ya gonna say to her?”

“Well I can’t tell her the truth,” you say, answering the phone. “Hey, Mom.”

Your mom says, “Hi, honey. Where are you? You should be home by now.”

You say, “Um, yeah. I missed my flight this morning so I won’t be making it home for Christmas this year.”

“I can book you another flight if you’d like,” your mother says. “It wouldn’t be an issues.”

You internally start to panic and say, “No, it’s okay. I’ll FaceTime you, dad, and Y/S/N on Christmas morning to see everyone open presents and everything.”

Your mom says, “I’ll send yours down to you so you’ll have them before Christmas. They’ll probably be in a big box so be prepared.”

You laugh and say, “Alright, Mom. I’ll talk to you later. I’m on my way to a little get together at the school.”

“Have fun,” your mom says. “Stay safe. I love you.”

You say, “I love you too, Mom.”

She hangs up and you sigh. “Not a complete lie,” Finn says, pulling into his parking spot. You laugh.

He parks the car and he looks over at you. “You’ll be coming in a few minutes?” you ask, looking over at Finn.

Finn nods and says, “I’ll be there in about five minutes.”

You nod and say, “I’ll see you in a few minutes.” He smiles and nods before you get out of the car. You walk through the parking lot to the gym area.

In your four years as a student, you’ve heard all about the faculty Christmas parties. You’ve heard all the stories of drama that have happened at these parties. You’re hoping that nothing happens this year but you’re not holding your breath.

In the past four months, you and Finn have begun a ‘friendship’ by having lunch in the cafeteria or his office. You’ve tried to stay away from him as much as you can but it’s hard when he’s one classroom over from you.

Veronica, the teacher you’ve been assisting, has kept a close eye on you since day one. She’s very suspicious of something more than just a friendship between you and Finn because of what happened day one in Finn’s office.

You walk into the gym. Faculty members are all scattered throughout and the gym is decorated with Christmas decor. There are tables are covered with red and green covered with a Christmas themed figure in the middle. Lights and garland hang throughout the rafters. Christmas music is blaring in the large room. There’s a small dance floor section. You see a minibar in the corner. So there is alcohol, which makes you happy. You’re 23 so you can drink legally.

You ask for a Coke and vodka at the minibar before you walk around, trying to find anyone you know.

That’s when one of your professor friends comes up to you. Mr. Seth Rollins. History professor.

“Hey, Y/N,” he says, drunkenly wrapping an arm around your shoulders. “I thought you were going home for the break.”

You laugh at how drunk he already is before you say, “I was, but then I missed my flight this morning. Someone convinced me to come tonight so here I am.”

Seth smiles and says, “Well, I’m glad you’re here. Come dance with me, Y/N. Have some fun."

You look up at Seth and say, "Alright. One dance."

The two of you walk to the little dance floor area. You sway to the beat of the music with your drink in your hand. Seth makes small talk with you as the two of you dance to Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by the Jackson 5.

A few minutes pass by and you decide to start looking around for Finn. Seth notices that you're distracted and he asks, "You looking for someone? Maybe a boyfriend you invited?" Your eyes shoot to Seth when he says the word 'boyfriend'. "So it is a boyfriend. Do I know him?"

You immediately jump into defense mode and say, "No, it's not a boyfriend. I'm just looking around. I haven't met half these people."

Seth says, "Don't think I haven't seen how close you and Finn Balor are. Always in the cafeteria having lunch. It's a little weird considering that you're his former student."

You stop moving and you look at Seth. You say, "I graduated in May. It's been over seven months. I had you as my history professor in my first year. That's a little weird too."

He opens his mouth to talk and he says, "I won't deny that but you're so much closer to Finn than you are to me. Plus, Finn looks at me weird when I'm around you."

Finn does think that Seth has a thing for you. You look the same way at Veronica when she's around Finn. You two get so jealous sometimes, you won't deny that fact.

"Finn looks at everyone weird," you say. "I don't know if you've noticed that."

As your eyes scan the room, you find Finn. He's standing with Veronica and one of the other English professors, Mr. Kevin Owens. You sigh. Seth looks back to see Finn talking with Veronica and Kevin before looking back at you.

Seth says, "You're either jealous or upset that he's talking to Veronica. I heard what happened when she walked into his office on the first day. You told her off and she's been upset over that for the past four months."

You say, "I'm not surprised. She's been harassing him for a while from what I understand. He's been rejecting her."

He laughs and says, "She's been after him since she got hired. The English Department head loves her. Finn's been saying no to her for years but she won't lay off him. Everyone was shocked when you of all people said something to her."

"How many people know that I said something?" you ask, looking up at Seth.

Seth says, "A lot of people do. I think some people from all departments know what happened. It's not exactly a secret, Y/N."

You facepalm and say, "Great."

After a second, Seth says, "Oh, shit."

You look up at Seth. "What?" you ask. "What's happening?"

"Veronica is all over Finn," he says. "Kevin left and it's just the two of them. He's pushing her away from him."

You turn and look at Finn. Veronica is all over him. Kevin is walking away from them. Anger rises inside of you.

Seth says, "For someone who isn't your boyfriend, you're sure acting like he is. You look so mad, Y/N."

You look at Seth and say, "Excuse me for a second, Seth." You walk toward Finn. Your boyfriend looks over at you and says something to Veronica. She looks over at you and rolls her eyes.

Finn looks at you and says, "Y/N, nice to see ya."

"You too, Finn," you say, looking at him. "You looked like you could use some help." You look over at Veronica, glaring at her. "No offense."

She forces a smile and says, "Full offense taken."

Seth walks up beside you and asks, "Everything okay over here?"

You look at Seth then look at Finn. Veronica says, "Everything's fine. Just making polite conversation. Nothing to be worried about."

Finn is staring at Seth. In Finn's defense, Seth is standing a little too close to you for comfort.

Seth snaps his fingers and says, "Oh, Veronica, I wanted to talk to you about something so can I borrow you for a second?"

She nods and walks off with Seth. When they're out of sight, Finn takes your wrist and walks with you outside the gym. "Finn," you gasp as you walk after him. "I'm in heels. Slow down."

The two of you walk around the building and Finn looks down at you. "Why is Seth hanging around you?" he asks.

"He walked up to me," you say. "I was getting my drink and he asked me to dance. I could ask you the same question. Why is Veronica hanging around you?"

Finn says, "She walked up to me as soon as I walked into the room. It's like she was staring down the door and waiting for me to walk in. Why? Is someone jealous?" He raises his eyebrows at you.

You say, "Every chance she gets, she's all over you. I'll tell her off again, I swear to God, Finn. I will. I'll throw her across the damn room if I have to."

He laughs and says, "Stay around me tonight. I want to make sure ya don't throw her across the room."

You pout and say, "I'm not complaining about being around you but I still want to throw her across the room."

Finn leans down and pecks your lips before he says, "Relax, Y/N. Ya won't want to throw her across the room in a few minutes."

Confused, you tilt your head at Finn and ask, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"That's for me to know and for ya to find out," Finn says. "Come on. Let's head back inside before it looks suspicious that I dragged ya out here."

You nod and head back into the gym with Finn. You walk with Finn to one of the tables. He pulls out a seat for you and you sit down, scooting closer to the table with Finn's help. He sits beside you and says, "Feeling better?"

You nod again and say, "Much."

Right at that moment, Seth and Veronica walk over. Seth sits on the other side of you and Veronica sits on the other side of Finn. You sigh softly and take a large gulp of your drink.

"Everything okay?" Seth asks, seeing you take the large sip of your drink.

You say, "Everything's just peachy."

After you say that, you feel Finn's hand on your knee under the table. The red table cover hides his hand on your knee.

Finn asks, "So what did the two of you need to talk about?"

Seth replies by saying, "I was going to come by and talk about the history behind the book she's going to be assigning her class to read in a few weeks."

"What book would that be?" you ask, looking at Veronica.

She says, "The Diary of Anne Frank. We analyze that book like no tomorrow. Usually, I have one of the history professors come in and talk about the historical context behind the Holocaust and everything. Seth knew this so he asked if he could be this year's speaker."

You look at Seth and say, "Oh, really? Well, I look forward to seeing you come to class in the future."

Finn's hand slide up your thigh under it's right under your skirt. You take another sip of your drink to wash away the nerves. Finn's never touched you when you're at the school, except for the three times you've had sex in his office since graduation day last May.

Seth says, "I do as well."

You finish your drink and look at the ice in the cup. You say, "I'm going to go get another drink. I'll be right back."

You start to get up and Finn's hand slides off your thigh.

"I'll come with ya," Finn suddenly says. "I've been needing a drink myself." He stands up and walks with you to the minibar.

You ask, "What do you think you're doing, Finn? You can just put your hand on my knee like that."

Finn stands beside you at the minibar as you order another Coke and vodka. He leans down and says in your ear, "I did and I will again."

You're handed your refilled drink and look over at Finn. "You're being very touchy-feely tonight and it better stop unless you want the relationship coming out into the open."

He says, "I'm a little drunk and a little jealous that Seth can just openly flirt with ya."

"Now you know how I feel," you say, sipping your drink. "We both get a little jealous, don't we?"

Finn secretly leaves a few soft kisses to your jawline as he says, "I'll lead to some really hot, jealous sex tonight."

You giggle and say, "If you're that lucky. You won't be lucky if you keep kissing my jaw when our co-workers are around."

He smirks and says, "Touche, my love."

After the little conversation that left your core aching for Finn, you head back to the table. Clearing your throat, you sit back down.

You cross your legs under the table in case Finn gets any ideas. His hand goes back to its spot on your thigh when he's settled next to you.

You, Finn, Seth, and Veronica make small conversation.

Veronica asks, "So, Seth, have you been seeing anyone recently? Or have your eye on someone?"

Seth looks directly at you and says, "I have my eye on someone. I don't think she feels the same though."

Finn grips your thigh a bit after he slides it up a bit. You gasp and cough to cover it up. You take a sip of your drink.

"What about you, Y/N? Dating anyone or talking to anyone?" Veronica asks, eyes staring into your soul.

You say, "I'm dating someone but it's none of your business who it is."

Seth nudges me with his elbow and says, "Tell us about him. What's he like? Does he go to school here?"

You look over at Seth and say, "He's not from around here. He's from Europe. France, actually. He's home visiting his family for the holidays."

Veronica says, “Oh, wow. What’s his name?”

Quickly, a name pops into your head. “Francis Blanchet,” you say. Finn’s initials. F.B.

Finn snickers under his breath. Seth asks, “What’s so funny, Finn?”

“Nothing,” he says, pulling his phone out quickly. “Just got a funny text. That’s all.”

Veronica says, “Well, I have my eyes on someone.”

You shoot a glare as Veronica and say, “We’re all aware that you stalk Finn because you’re in love with him.”

Finn and Seth both stare at me as Veronica says, “You’re acting like you’re in love with him or something.”

I am, you think to yourself but you say out loud, “I have a boyfriend in France and Finn never told us if he was dating anyone.”

All three of you look at Finn. He looks at you and says, “I am.”

“There we go,” you say, glaring at Veronica. “Stop chasing a man who’s taken.”

Finn gets up and says, “Alright. I’m diffusing the situation before it gets too out of hand so, Y/N.” You look up at him. “Come dance with me.”

You get up and take Finn’s offered hand that he held out to you after he asked you to dance. Veronica’s jaw drops and asks, “What about me?”

“You sound like a five-year-old and you’re, what, 35?” you ask. “Grow up”

Finn walks away with you, hand in hand.

Snow in California by Ariana Grande is playing. There are a lot of pairs on the dance floor so you walk to the other side, out of sight of Seth and Veronica.

Finn takes you in his arms and you wrap your arms around his waist, both of you swaying to the music.

He’s looking down at you and you look up at him. Finn’s face is close to yours and he says, “Ya are jealous.”

You smile and say, “Maybe a little. She’s claiming you like you’re hers.”

“I’m yours, my love,” Finn says to you. “All yours. I may not show it a lot when we’re here at school but I do love ya. A lot.”

You stare up into Finn’s eyes and you say, “I really wanna kiss you right now.”

Finn’s tongue swipes over his bottom lip and he says, “I really wanna do more than just kiss ya right now. Our little conversation earlier made me a little too excited.”

You bite your lip lightly and say, “Let’s head out soon and we can go to whoever’s place is closer and you can do more than just kiss me all night long.”

He nods and says, “Ya leave in a half hour and I’ll follow behind ya after about ten minutes.”

You nod and pull yourself closer to Finn, staring up at him.

Someone clears their throat and taps you on the shoulder. You turn and see Seth Rollins. “Can I get a dance?” he asks innocently.

You look up at Finn and he has a jealous look in his eyes but he says: “Sure. Find me after, Y/N.”

He hands you over to Seth and walks off. You look up at Seth and he says, “I’m surprised that he said yes. I thought he was gonna kill me right then and there.”

You say, “He’s a little possessive of me. I mean, look around the room. I’m the youngest person in here. He just wants to make sure I’m safe.”

Seth says, “I do too, but if you were my girlfriend then I wouldn’t leave your side.”

You stare up at Seth and say, “For the last time, Finn and I aren’t-”

“Cut the bull,” he says, cutting you off. You close your mouth. “When Ver said that you were acting like you were in love with him, you muttered ‘I am’. I heard you. The way you look at him, I wish you’d look at me that way.”

Seth looks behind you and you glance behind you. Veronica is trying to kiss Finn and you look at Seth. You say, “I can’t do anything without it looking suspicious.”

Seth says, “I’ll handle it.”

He turns to walk away before you take his wrist, saying, “No. I’ll handle it. I don’t care anymore.”

You walk over to Veronica and Finn. You look at Finn and say to Veronica, “What would Finn’s girlfriend think if she found you were moving in on Finn. She's not here but imagine if she walked through that door and saw you trying to kiss her man."

Veronica looks at you before she asks, "What would your boyfriend think if you were defending Finn like you were the one dating him?"

Finn looks over at you and says, "Because she is the one dating me."

You, Seth, and Veronica all look at Finn. Finn smiles and says, "She's Finn's girlfriend." You smile when he refers to himself in the third person. "And I am head over heels for her."

He walks over to you and you stare up at him. Seth smiles behind you as Veronica says, "This is highly inappropriate. She's your former student."

"Keyword," Finn says, not looking away from me. "Former. She graduated in May, she's not my student anymore. She's just my co-worker and my girlfriend."

You giggle and say, "I am."

Finn rests his hands on my cheeks and says, "Ya said how much ya wanted to kiss me earlier. What's stopping ya now?"

You smile and say, "Nothing." Your hands fly to the back of Finn's neck and you pull him down to you. His lips crash to yours and start to move against yours. Seth claps behind you and Finn smiles against your lips.

Veronica says, "Whatever." She walks off.

Seth says, "Okay, okay. Let's not suck off each other's faces in front of everyone."

Finn pulls back and smiles down at you. You look at Seth and say, "Thanks for like not freaking out."

Seth smiles and says, “You guys are cute. I kind of suspected something day one and was waiting for the day that you guys made it public. It was also why I never made a move on Y/N even though I liked her.”

You laugh a bit and Finn says, “I think I’m starting to like ya a little more.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Seth says. “Go home and take care of that.” He motions to Finn’s hand on my butt. “I know how you two are just dying to leave so go ahead.”

Finn doesn’t waste any time in grabbing my clutch and my hand before running out the door. You laugh as you try to keep up with Finn.

***

Finn’s place is the closest to the school. He lives in a three floor Victorian house. You guess with a professors salary he can afford this on his own. You’ve been here a few times before but he likes to come to your apartment.

He parks your car in his driveway and gets out. You get out and walk into his house. Once the front door is closed, Finn’s lips connect to yours and your hands fly to his hair. You smile into the kiss and kick off your heels by the door. Finn sheds his jacket.

The two of you stumble toward the stairs. Finn’s tie comes off and you start to unbutton his shirt as you walk up the stairs.

Once up the stairs, Finn shrugs his shirt off and unzips the top of your dress. You throw the piece of clothing onto the hallway floor and Finn picks you up by your thighs.

The kiss has gotten more intense when you and Finn slip your tongues into each other’s mouths. He pins you against the hallway wall.

“Finn,” you giggle against his lips. “Your room is right upstairs.”

He says, “I can’t wait that long.”

Finn pulls off your skirt and you reach down to unbutton his jeans. He walks upstairs to the third floor and into his bedroom.

You’re dropped on the bed and he pulls off his dress pants. He kicks off his shoes before leaning down and hovering over you.

His lips are on your breasts, kissing and sucking one while his hand groping the other. You moan softly and run your fingers through Finn’s hair as he pays attention to your breasts.

You lift your hips up so your clothed core rubs against Finn’s bulge. He lets out a soft groan so you do it again. And again. Until he pins your hips to the bed.

“Relax, my love,” he says, pulling down your soaked red lace panties. “We’re gonna get there.”

You bite your lip and look up at Finn, saying, “I need you inside of me right now, Finn. Please.” Desperation is laced in your voice.

The room is dark but you know that Finn’s looking at your now fully naked body as he throws your panties to the floor. He gets himself out of his boxers and hovers back over you.

Finn pulls you close to him and kisses you. Your lips move feverishly against his as his top runs through your wet folds. You moan into the kiss.

He pushes himself into you, making you moan louder.

You love when you have sex at Finn’s house instead of your apartment because you can be as loud as you want. Your neighbors can hear you when you’re with Finn in your apartment. There’s no one around in Finn’s house.

Finn moves slowly, letting you adjust to him inside of you. You gasp and moan as he pulls back from the kiss. His lips attach to your neck and he starts thrusting harder and faster into you.

“God, Finn,” you moan, throwing your head back. “Fuck, right here.” He moves deeper into you and he grazes your g-spot with his top.

You moan loudly and your back arches off the bed. Your hands are on Finn’s back, digging your nails into his flesh.

Finn’s now kissing your jaw, panting a bit by your ear.

He mumbles, “I love you, Y/N. I love you so much.”

Finn thrusts faster and you moan, “I love you too, Finn. So much.”

The room is filled with your moans and the sound of skin slapping as Finn thrusts into you.

It takes a little bit before both of you reach your highs at the same time. You release around Finn and he releases into you. You scream Finn’s name as you climax.

Finn helps you ride out your high and kisses you messily. Both of you are breathing heavily as you come down from your highs.

He gets off of you and he says, “Come with me.” He puts on his boxers. You grab one of his shirts and put your panties on. Your legs are a little weak but you follow Finn. His hand is in yours. He pulled the blankets off the bed and he walks downstairs with you and the blankets.

“Where are we going?” you ask, walking into the living room.

Finn gets the fireplace started and you smile. He lays out the blankets in front of it and he lays down. “Come cuddle,” he says.

You giggle and lay down beside him. He wraps his arms around you and you throw your arm lazily across his waist. Your head rests on his chest and you intertwine your legs with his.

The two of you lay in front of the warm fireplace for an hour before a clock goes off.

It’s midnight. It’s Christmas Day.

Finn smiles and looks down at you. “I know we promised not to get each other anything,” he says. “But I have something for you.”

You watch as Finn gets up and grabs a little present from under his tree. The present is big enough to fit in your hand. He sits next to you and holds it out to you.

“Finn,” you say, sitting up and crossing your legs. “You didn’t have to get me anything.” You take the gift from him.

He smiles and says, “I know. Just open it.”

You smile and start to open the gift. Inside the gift wrap is a dark red velvet box. You look up at Finn and he’s smiling. Slowly, you open the box.

Inside the box is a ring with an oval diamond. You look up at Finn again and ask, “What’s this?”

Finn smiles and says, “A ring.”

“Why?” you ask as he takes the ring out of the box.

He holds it out to you and moves so he’s on one knee. Your eyes widen. “The past few months have been some of the best of my life. I love you, Y/N. More than you think. I didn’t know that when ya walked into my classroom a year ago that we’d be here. When ya came to me on graduation day and told me how ya felt, I knew that I wanted ya in my life forever. So, I’m asking ya for forever.”

You stare at the ring in Finn’s hand as he talks.

“Marry me, Y/N.”

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Wizards Hearts Recs: Bed Sharing

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 The Sheep Whisperer by RurouniHime Rated: Mature Words: 13674 Tags: Sheep & Goats, Alternate Universe - Canon, Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room, Love Confessions, Angst and Humor, Jealousy, Moving In Together, Don't copy to another site Summary: No good deed goes unpunished, especially if the deed is Draco Malfoy’s. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Trouble With Good Sense by RurouniHime Rated: Mature Words: 7863 Tags: Humor, Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room, Partnership, Alternate Universe - Canon, Post - Deathly Hallows, HP: EWE, Hotels, Bar Room Brawl, Jealousy, Hurt/Comfort, Auror Conference, Friends to Lovers, Misunderstanding, First Kiss, Don't copy to another site Summary: When you fill a hotel with flying quills, hands-on demonstrations, and too many Aurors, someone is bound to get cranky. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 the in-betweens by derekmaliknurse Rated: Teen and Up Words: 42759 Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Roommates, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Parvati Patil/Daphne Greengrass, Minor Seamus Finnigan/Dean Thomas, Minor Ginny Weasley/Blaise Zabini, Found Families Summary: A tale of inter-house unity, Dirty Dancing, the various charms of certain Gryffindors and the Slytherins who fall for them, and Celestina Warbeck, in which Harry James Potter shares a room with one Draco Malfoy and despite seven years of past seething hatred, has the time of his life. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 And There Was Only One Bed by defective-talos Rated: Not Rated Words: Unknown Tags: aurorpartners, dracomalfoy, drarry, enemiestolovers, fluff, forcedproximity, harrypotter, magicaltheory, mutualpining, onlyonebed Summary: Draco and Harry have to spend the night together during a routine Auror mission, but there's a small problem: there is Only One Bed. ----- A narrative version of OTPshipper98's memefic by the same title! ❤️ Read on Wattpad

📜 Cabin Fever by cloudings Rated: Explicit Words: 15012 Tags: Post-Second War with Voldemort, Anal Sex, Sharing a Bed, Wet Dream, Masturbation in Shower, Trapped, Forced Proximity, Sex Toys, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot Summary: "We're trapped! We're fucking trapped!" Malfoy exclaimed, throwing his hands above his head and turning away in disbelief. "I'm trapped in a fucking love-cabin with Harry Potter!" Harry and Draco end up trapped in a twisted, perverted, and royally fucked up house in the middle of the Forbidden Forest, also known as a Love-Cabin. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Muttering Retreats of Restless Nights by lumberjackbeards Rated: Teen and Up Words: 1195 Tags: Pre-Relationship, Panic Attacks, Claustrophobia, Sharing a Bed Summary: So there they were, stranded in the middle of nowhere in fucking Wales, and the supposed “inn” they were forced into only had one room. With one bed. And Draco smelt of sheep. He didn’t know what he had done to deserve this. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Once Upon an Eighth Year by ladyroxanne21 Rated: Explicit Words: 35416 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Sharing a Room, Sharing a Bed, Oblivious Harry, Oblivious Draco Malfoy, Confused Harry, Humor, Probably a little crack, UST, Slow Build Summary: When Harry goes back to Hogwarts for a so-called Eighth Year, he's told by McGonagall that he has to share a room with Draco and that they had better both behave or else they'd *both* be expelled. Rather than grumble, both try to make the best of the situation with Draco providing (non-sexual) comfort each night when Harry has nightmares. Slowly, Harry grows ever more confused about the gorgeous Slytherin. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Such Promises by JosephineStone Rated: Mature Words: 4060 Tags: Sharing a Bed, Rain Summary: The prompt describes it rather well. Prompt: S31 : An unexpected storm floods the dungeons so the Slytherins are forced to share dorm space for the night with the Gryffindors. Harry is the only one who'll share a bed with Draco. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Sleeping Beauty Curse by who_la_hoop Rated: Explicit Words: 152548 Tags: UST, Pining, Forced Bonding, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Humour, Jealousy, Misunderstandings, Falling In Love, Magical Sex Toys, Post-War, Semi-Public Sex, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Community: hd_erised, Background Femslash, Fluff and Angst, slow-burn, wanking, so much wanking, bed sharing, getting drunk, sucking cock, Frottage, Nightmares, Families of Choice, Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort Summary: When Draco Malfoy falls into a cursed sleep and can only be woken – at least, according to the Daily Prophet, that impeccable source of truth – by ‘true love’s kiss’, Harry Potter knows there’s no way on earth he’s the answer to this particular riddle. Is he . . .? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Weekend in Heaven('s Inn) by gnarf Rated: Teen and Up Words: 2754 Tags: Humor, Getting Together, Established Relationship, HP Joggers Fest, Hotels, Roommates, Sharing a Bed Summary: One weekend, two Professors, a couple of students, and a lot of different stories of finding love while wearing joggers, leggings, or nothing at all. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Catch and Release by shealwaysreads (onereader) Rated: Explicit Words: 11293 Tags: Forced Bonding, Wizarding Traditions (Harry Potter), Bonding Spell, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Well - Freeform, Enemies to Forced Bonding to Lovers, Touch Averse Draco Malfoy, also, Touch-Starved Draco Malfoy, THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED, Forced Proximity, Forced Cohabitation, personal boundaries, Bodyguard Harry Potter, Feels, minor harry/omc, Happy Ending, Happy Birthday Tacky!!, Touch-Starved Harry Potter Summary: Wizarding Britain is changing; a slow integration with the Muggle world has begun, and Draco Malfoy has been summoned from his quiet life crafting wards in France to help. But that’s not what this story is about. This story is about Potter, and magic, and the courage it takes to reach out. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Take My Hand by daisymondays Rated: Explicit Words: 12814 Tags: Summer, Summer Romance, Pining, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, First Kiss, Drinking Games, Harry Potter Has Dimples, Draco Malfoy Can't Cope, Fluff, Sharing a Bed, Auror Partners, Draco Has Feels To Spare, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Flirting, Friends to Lovers, Meddling Friends, Touching, Soooo Much Touching, HP: EWE Summary: Draco has long resigned himself to pining after Harry... that is until an invite on the annual Ministry holiday gives him a chance to change everything. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Better To Burn Than To Fade Away by Ren Rated: Explicit Words: 23227 Tags: HP: EWE, Broomstick Racing, Love/Hate, Making Out, Minor Injuries, Rimming, Barebacking, Feelings, Denial of Feelings, acceptance of feelings, Drunk Sex mentions, Broom Racer Harry Potter, Organiser Draco Malfoy, H/D Career Fair 2017, Pining Draco Malfoy, Pining Harry Potter, Harry Potter Has a Saving People Thing, Romance Summary: Harry Potter is a legend in the world of broomstick racing. He's won almost every cup, trophy, and bowl – except for the historical London-Nome which has been on hiatus for the past several years. Now the London-Nome is starting again, and Harry will do anything to pull off one last big win. Draco Malfoy is one of the organisers of the London-Nome. The race is infamous for its accidents, but Draco is adamant that this year nothing will go wrong. However, between bad weather and international problems en route, the biggest trouble is he can't stop running into Potter. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Whatever May Come by charlotteschaos Rated: Explicit Words: 65513 Tags: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage, Crossdressing Kink, Object Insertion, First Time, Bottom Draco, Top Harry Summary: Post HBP (Horcrux hunt) Harry/Draco The trio discovers that Draco Malfoy is hidden away at Spinner's End and Harry recruits him to be a member of the team. *Complete* Winner of Forbidden Desires "Just As It Should Be" 2006 award. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Safe Haven by gnarf Rated: Explicit Words: 30166 Tags: Final Battle, Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, Angst, Fluff, Curses, Canonical Character Death, Healing, Nightmares, Sharing a Bed, Sharing Clothes, Party Games, Firewhiskey (Harry Potter), Praise Kink, St Mungo's Hospital, Enemies to Friends to Lovers Summary: After switching sides during the final battle, and finding himself with nowhere to go in the aftermath, Luna invites Draco to live with her at Safe Haven. Not knowing what to expect, but having no other options, Draco takes the opportunity and follows her. When they arrived, Draco couldn’t help but realize that whatever he had expected, this surely wasn’t it. He didn’t expect a mouldy old house that belonged to Potter, of all people, and he certainly didn’t expect that Potter would be living there as well. But even with these minor (major) complications, he'd be damned if he wasn’t going to try and make this work. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 9 ½ Days by magpie_fngrl Rated: Explicit Words: 47904 Tags: Canon Divergence, Canon detour more like, Sharing a Bed, Wandlore (Harry Potter), Explicit Sexual Content, Angst with a Happy Ending, Holocaust, Animal Death(not on page), Mildly Dubious Consent, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Romani & Travelers, First Time Summary: After the events at the Manor, Harry and Draco find themselves stranded in the countryside with a broken wand and Death Eaters on their tail. This is the story of an uneasy truce, featuring faerie forests, seaside caves, Romani camps, kind old ladies, and a shared bed in an attic. Or how two boys fell in love in the midst of a bloody coup. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 No Rules in Breakable Heaven by parkkate Rated: Teen and Up Words: 10106 Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Secrets, Magical Accidents, mpreg (but not really and it's neither Harry or Draco), Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Mildly Dubious Consent, (due to alcohol), Sharing a Bed, Oblivious Harry Potter, Oblivious Draco Malfoy, Auror Harry Potter, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, Community: hp_drizzle, HP Drizzle Fest 2020 Summary: When a magical rainstorm reveals everyone's deepest desires, Harry learns far more about his friends and colleagues than he ever wanted to know. Worst of all, he suddenly has to face his own deepest desire. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 True Children Still by gracerene Rated: Explicit Words: 34240 Tags: Post-Hogwarts, Developing Relationship, Aurors, Auror Harry Potter, Auror Draco Malfoy, Kink Discovery, Kink Negotiation, Kink Exploration, Dom/sub Undertones, Dom Draco Malfoy, Daddy Dom Draco Malfoy, Sub Harry Potter, Subspace, littlespace, Age Play, Daddy Kink, Internalized Kink Shaming, Praise Kink, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Dirty Talk, Switching, Endearments, Dating, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Ginny Weasley/Blaise Zabini, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Drinking, Italy, Age Play Little Harry Potter, H/D Sex Fair 2020 Summary: After years of dancing around each other, Draco and Harry have finally begun to date, though they're taking things slow. They've got enough to figure out as it is, and the last thing Harry needs is an unexpected introduction to desires he's not quite ready to face. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Eye of the Storm by Mx_Maneater Rated: Explicit Words: 25420 Tags: POV Draco Malfoy, Trapped, Sharing a Bed, Non-Linear Narrative, Enemies to Lovers, Draco Malfoy is Clueless About Muggle Things, Sassy Harry Potter, Missions Gone Wrong, Forced Proximity, OH MY GOD they were roommates (but by accident), Trust Issues, Explicit Sexual Content, HP Drizzle Fest 2020, Community: hp_drizzle Summary: A storm rages blindly around a cabin with no doors. Without magic, Draco and Harry are trapped inside. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Romantic Prawn Who Loved Christmas by bixgirl1 Rated: Explicit Words: 39404 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, room sharing, bed sharing, Pureblood Holiday Customs, Magical Holiday Theory, Falling In Love, Pining, Flirting, Mildly Dubious Consent, Sleep wanking, Facials, Blowjobs, Rimming, Loss of Virginity, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Gift Giving, Christmas, background Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy Summary: When Draco, forced into sharing a room with Potter for the year, finds out that Potter has a sleepwalking problem, he expects the odd conversations and the weird games of chess. What comes as a complete shock are Potter's other activities...And why he seems so intent on having Draco join him. (Relax. It's just like a holiday Hallmark movie! ...With, uhm, sleepwanking.) ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 On Your Shore by xanthippe74 Rated: Mature Words: 35113 Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Post-Hogwarts, Mystery, Scotland, Dark Magic, Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Pining, Sharing a Bed, First Time, Non-Explicit Sex, Demisexual Harry Potter, Bisexual Harry Potter, Gay Draco Malfoy, Closeted Draco Malfoy, Curse Breaker Harry Potter, Antiques Appraiser Draco Malfoy, Redeemed Draco Malfoy, Good Parent Draco Malfoy, Past Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Married Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, H/D Sex Fair 2020 Summary: Clearing out a remote house full of cursed collectibles in the Outer Hebrides? Not a problem for an experienced curse breaker like Harry Potter. Spending a week with the straight, happily-married man that he’s starting to have feelings for? And sharing a bed with him at night? Surely Harry can handle that, too. But both the house and Draco Malfoy have secrets to uncover, and Harry might be in deeper water than he thought. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Protective Bonds by Sadie Dragonfire (justbolts) Rated: Explicit Words: 38967 Tags: Magical Bond, Sharing a Bed, Forced Cohabitation, Written Pre-Order of the Phoenix, Enemies to Lovers, Companionable Snark, Frottage, Humor, Slow Romance, Unknown feelings Summary: Hermione discovers a book with an interesting protection spell. Testing it out has unforeseen consequences for Harry and Draco. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Salt on the Western Wind by Saras_Girl Rated: Mature Words: 60549 Tags: N/A Summary: When the war isn’t quite as over as it first appears, a guilt-ridden Harry is sent to a mysterious safe-house. Among sandwiches, insomnia, and Mills & Boon, he discovers something quite unexpected. [Smoochfest 2012] ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 What Separates Us by swtalmnd Rated: Explicit Words: 79989 Tags: Rape/Non-con, Underage, Drama & Romance, Challenge Response, First Time, Hurt/Comfort, Rape/Non-con Elements, BDSM, Incest, Violence, Non-con Lucius/Draco, no Harry/Draco bad touching Summary: Harry does something phenomenally stupid in Potions class, and the consequences are farther-reaching than anyone suspects. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Convenient Impracticality by firethesound Rated: Explicit Words: 38540 Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, Pining, Friends With Benefits, Obliviousness, Bad dates, blind dates, Semi-Public Sex, Breakfast, Bickering and Banter, Sharing a Bed, Bars and Pubs, Drunken Shenanigans, Cake Summary: Somehow Harry ends up agreeing to a fake relationship with his ex-nemesis-turned-friendly-acquaintance-with-benefits, except for some reason it involves an awful lot of actual dating and, sadly, not much sex. Confused? Harry is too, but when has anything with Draco Malfoy ever been as straightforward as it seems? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Ghost in the Garden by thistle_verse Rated: Explicit Words: 27176 Tags: Aurors, Auror Partners, casefic, Pining, Awkward Bed Sharing, Sexual Tension, Snark, society shenanigans, Dragons, Alcohol Abuse, Mentions of Violence, Community: hd_erised, Ghosts Summary: That night Draco dreams, and he is the ghost in his garden. He is both silvered figment and his own solid and flesh face pressing against the window, watching. Spinning and spun, haunting and haunted. Turned and turning, an open mouth with no sound. Harry and Draco are thrown together on an investigation into a sinister political movement. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 when we're done sleeping (we'll stay busy dreaming) (Lucky13 #7) by megyal Rated: Teen and Up Words: 1729 Tags: Sharing a Bed Summary: An Auror protects an important member of the Wizengamot. ❤️ Read on AO3

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Captains! Break Up Headcanons

► Sawamura Daichi, Bokuto Koutaro, Oikawa Tooru, Kuroo Tetsuroo with Gn!Reader

▸ 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀!: Angst✨

♚ This took me ages to write lmao but I’m planning on making more of these with the other captains and vball members! I got too carried away with the Bokuto one •́ ‿ ,•̀ Hope you guys like it!! 💖

“We need to talk”

“Meet me at the park at 3”

“Sure”

Over the past few weeks you and Daichi’s relationship has been in a tight spot. Daichi barely having time for you because of volleyball and him going to cram school and such.

You, not having time for him either because of you preparing to move soon for college at the end of the school year.

You see Daichi, at the park sitting by the benches, waiting for you, looking a little worried, making you feel guilty for what you came there to tell him.

You walked up to him and took a seat next to him, exchanging pleasantries as an air of awkwardness surrounds the both of you.

“So, I’ve been thinking…”

“I think we should break up.”

Daichi flinched, he expected this to happen but even so, he still couldn’t prepare himself enough to hear it.

It pained him to let go of this relationship both of you built together.

But he eventually had to let go of it someday… Relationships don’t last forever after all.

He took a deep breath to compose himself and gave a nod in understanding

“Okay, if that’s what you want…”

You didn’t expect him to accept it so easily, then again you wouldn’t expect him to beg to stay together either.

“You know I still love you right?”

You told him, your voice quivering, as your eyes became glossy.

“I know…” Daichi reassured you his voice low, as his had reached out to grab yours.

His hand much bigger than yours, his were also littered with familar calluses and yours is softer in comparison.

You both stayed silent as the two of you basked in each other’s presence, knowing this was the last moment you would share together as a couple.

After the break up Daichi seemed fine.

He’s acting like his usual self, like the ordeal didn’t affect him at all

And that exactly what worried the team, especially the third years. They would always approach him and ask if he was okay and to that he would answer “I’m okay, really”

When in reality Daichi has been felling heartbroken ever since the recent event, thoughts of what he could have done better to save your relationship flood his mind, internally beating himself up for letting you go so easily.

But what more can he do than to just accept your decision and move on?

He had to be strong for the team, he had to show them that their captain can handle all this agony.

At home he would distract himself from the thought of you by studying but… flashbacks of the study dates you both used to have in his room would surface in his mind.

The laughs and the playful fights you two had, once good memories, would now cause his heart to twinge.

In the end he gave up trying and he just thought that he’ll get over you eventually.

You both have part ways already, he can’t do anything but just accept it and move on.

You’ve lost interest in Bokuto.

It’s been a couple of weeks since you’ve realized.

You had been in this relationship for about a year or so, the cuddles, the kisses and the moments you two would have hasn’t felt the same as before.

It felt like empty actions to you. It’s not that Bokuto hasn’t given enough in the relationship ‘cuz believe me he has.

Once he even went out of his way to throw a gigantic party for your birthday, he would apologise to you when he’s done something to upset you and he would always, I mean always make time for you.

You’ve just simply lost all interest.

You hadn’t told Bokuto yet because you were afraid of how he’d react, knowing him he probably wouldn’t take it well.

But telling him how you feel is better than dragging the situation out and being dishonest.

You wouldn’t want to make it a big issue and hurt him a whole lot more than it was supposed to.

So you call him. Told him that after practice you’d like to see him.

“Hey, Kou? Can we meet after school tommorow? I mean if you don’t have practice, if you do though I can wait.”

“Anything for you, babe! I don’t have practice today so I’ll be early!” His voice through the other side of the phone was as cheerful as ever. Not knowing what was to come next…

“Great. Meet me at the school gates.”

The wait was long, as dusk came. Practice was about to be over and you prepared yourself what’s to come.

“HEY HEY HEY!”

Bokuto’s loud voiced disturbing the peace and making you jolt.

His was walking towards you, as the closer he got to you the more on edge your nerves were.

He was infront of you now, gazing at you with a big bright smile on his face.

God did that innocent smile of his made you feel bad

You grabbed his arm and pulled him to a more secluded place, away from crowd of students swarming the gates of the school.

“Kou, I’m sorry for doing this now but, I have to I don’t wanna lie to you anymore”

“Wha? What are you lying to me about?”

“I don’t love you anymore.”

With those words, you could hear Bokuto’s heart shatter into pieces as the phrase repeated over and over in his head.

“I’m sorry” You whisper to him, as he stood there, stiff as a statue.

“I’m so sorry, Kou” you gave him a hug, thinking it would make everything better.

Sniffles could be heard leaving his mouth as he hugged you back, savoring this moment because it’d become the last thing you experience together.

“I’m breaking up with you”

“Why?” He asked, wanting an explanation as to what he did wrong.

“It’s just that you seem like you don’t gave enough time for a relationship… I’d rather you focus on your passion right now. ”

In other words ‘Your too obsessed with volleyball, you don’t have enough time for us’

Oikawa Tooru is familiar with these words, it was always the excuse to break up with after all, the effect that it had on him dulled out with every partner he’s had. He’d rather focus on volleyball instead.

But this time it was different. The moment he heard those words come out of your mouth, he couldn’t help but feel his heart break.

Why is that the same old excuse had a different effect when it came to you??

It’s probably because Oikawa has loved you more than he’s loved any of his other partners, and he still does.

“Y/n please, don’t leave me. I’ll do better I promise” he begged, he was desperate not to lose you. You were way too important for him to let go.

“No, Tooru,” You put your hands on his shoulders for reassurance “I want you to focus more on volleyball. We can still be friends though.”

Those were the last words you uttered to him after you left him.

After the break up Oikawa was often seen spacing out or would sometimes become hostile towards others.

Whenever someone pointed it out to him he would just smile, scratch his nape and say “I had a bad day that’s all!”

The break up affected him to the point where Iwaizumi had to step in and show concern for Oikawa, giving him advice and listening to him ramble.

During breaks a school he would see you by the corridors talking to your friends, a bright smile on your face.

As if the break up never affected you at all.

And that fact hurt him, a lot

He would actively try to avoid you whenever he did see you though, both of you being in the same class didn’t help his situation.

The sight of you smiling and talking to everyone made his heart ache.

You look so happy, it’s a shame he wasn’t the reason why.

You would come up to him and try to talk to him from time to time but he would always give you short responses, not enough to make a conversation.

It made him feel bad that he would do that to you but, he just didn’t want you to be near him for the time being and see how much of a mess he is.

Even though he was in misery due to what happened, he still manages to put on his cheerful facade.

When he’s home however that facade breaks, he would often be seen cooped up in his room, his expression blank as he lay on his bed, as thoughts fill his head with regret and despair.

“You dumbass, how could you just let go of someone so important…?”

Were the words the came out of his lips, as a tear streamed down his face.

You and Kuroo had been fighting a lot recently…

It’s to the point where the arguments would get so overwhelming that one of you storms away in the heat of the moment, not wanting to deal with the situation in the state that the both of you were in.

Today was one of those days again, apparently…

You had ran out of Kuroo’s house wanting to cool down from the quarrel that the both of you were having. The reason for it this time was that Kuroo couldn’t make it to the date, again.

This was the fourth time he’s missed a date, his excuse this time was that practice had gone late today, so he couldn’t go…

You understood that he was busy but for his schedule to overlap with the date that you two had planned a week before and for it to happen for four consecutive times…

To make matters worse it was your one year anniversary date…

And he promised you that he would make it this time. Unfortunately, he didn’t.

You didn’t want to think of it but, you were considering breaking up with him. It was for the best though.

The constant fighting and emotional baggage that came with it was too much for you to handle, you weren’t prepared enough to deal with it…

You’re now currently at home bawling your eyes out on the sofa, as you were reminded of the dispute you and Kuroo had, causing new tears to brim in your eyes.

The thought of breaking up with Kuroo swarm your head, although hesitant you wanted to go through with it, you figured that the two of you aren’t ready for a relationship yet.

Even though the both of you have lasted for over a year…

The loud sound of a doorbell ring interrupted you thoughts, as you hurried to the door and composed yourself, your eyes still red but you tried to hide it the best you could.

You opened the door, only to be surprised by the person behind it, it was none other than your boyfriend, Kuroo.

“Hey…”

“Look, Tetsu, we need to talk.” I said my voice raspy from all the crying, yet stern enough for him to understand that this is serious.

He gave a nod to tell you he was listening, you guided him to the living room to sit, if you were gonna break up you wanted it to be a proper one.

The both of you sat across from each other, your face still a mess from all the sobbing you did.

“So, what did you want to talk about?” Kuroo’s voice sounding worried.

“I… I want to break up”

He nodded “I understand, it’s fine…”

Even though it hurt Kuroo to do so, he just knew that staying in a relationship like this wasn’t good for either of your health.

Kuroo stood up from the chair he was sitting in to come and approach you, a hand reached behind his back, a rose hidden behind him now presented to you.

“I was supposed to give this to you on our anniversary, but now I guess there’s no use now,,, I’m sorry Y/n.”

Those were what he last said to you as he left your house, not knowing when you’ll see him again.

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