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carewyncromwell · 4 months
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"Hey, let's go! Hey, let's go!
I'm happy as can be!
Let's go walking, you and me...
Ready, set, come on, let's go!"
~"Hey Let's Go (English version)" from My Neighbor Totoro
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🎉Happy New Year from the Cromwells!!🎉
My dear mum and I -- who just finished purchasing and moving into a new home together and are very happy with the new arrangement -- recently rewatched one of our old favorites, Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro (specifically the original Fox English dub, which I still have on VHS), and afterwards, I just had to draw some content for preteen!Jacob and wittle!Carewyn. (For more of these two's dynamic in this age range, you can read this drabble, if you want!) And with how very cold it's been the last few weeks, I figured these two and their mum Lane needed some warm winter clothes!!
So yes, this is Lane with Jacob newly age 11 and Carewyn age 2 1/2, the winter before Jacob received his Hogwarts letter. This would explain why Jacob's hair is so much shorter, Carewyn actually has enough hair to wear in pigtails, and all three of these dears have such well-fitting and matching clothes -- after family patriarch Evan Bach's departure, Jacob started growing his hair out once he started at Hogwarts, Carewyn had to cut her hair because the kids in her new school started pulling on the braid her mum would tie her hair into, and the Cromwell family's funds shrank considerably with Lane as sole breadwinner. Lane is also (as always) so unbelievably proud of her son and how good of a big brother he is, as well as so beyond happy seeing just how close Carewyn and Jacob are and how much they both clearly adore each other. It's so much easier for poor socially-anxious Lane to brave going out in public around other people when she can watch her wee bairns having such sweet, innocent fun. And it makes Carewyn and Jacob all the happier, being able to spend some quality time on a walk with their mother. 💜
Hope your New Year is going well! Much love! xoxo
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maleliddell · 1 year
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🌟Winter Wonderland🌟
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland~
Hii @carewyncromwell am your @hphmsecretsanta of this year 💖💕
I hope you like it, of all the options I chose the first one because I thought it was super sweet and cute 💖🌟
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akikocho · 1 year
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Finally! The last contribution of the HPHM Cardverse AU made by @ariparri
This contribution is however rushed and a bit confusing but I did my best xD
Anyways, meet the Runaway Candidate...
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Jacob Bennett Avery is the first son of Bruce and Mabel Avery. He was born as the candidate for being the next King of Diamonds. As Jacob Bennett grew up, he spent all his time being under Bruce's care. Bruce would often force him to study both etiquette, self defense and academics, any things that's needed for a King. Jacob Bennett would sometimes sneak out of his study room to hangout with his younger siblings. He is very fascinated in treasure hunting as he always reads books related to it as a form of coping mechanism.
When the day of his coming of age almost arrived, Jacob Bennett planned his escape and prepared the things he needed for his freedom. He also wrote a letter to his family, a letter filled with his true feelings, his realization of him not being suitable as the King of Diamonds and an apology for his mother and siblings for running away from home and swore he would never get back to the Avery Manor as it is his fate. His escape made his family devastated, Bruce and Mabel had an argument and eventually got into a divorce. The people in Diamond Empire knew about his escape and earned the title; "The Runaway Candidate". This embarrassed Bruce and decided to use his second son Malachi as Jacob Bennett's replacement.
Jacob Bennett didn't go too far during his escape. He stayed in the Diamond Empire as he lived in the streets. He became an anonymous bandit, stealing everything he finds interesting (mainly food and treasures) and would sometimes be seen leaping through the rooftops of everyone's houses and was feared by people. He met Olivia Green during one of his "hunting season" in which he stole the gal's prized possession but he immediately got confronted by her (mainly just her smacking him with her satchel or something). He returned the object he stole from her and she left with an angry look on her face. The interaction made Jacob fall in love with her. This made Jacob watch her secretly but still made Olivia notice his presence. The activity continued till Olivia decided to confront him, again. They became friends after a lot of confrontations and hangouts.
A year later, Jacob heard a rumor from the vendors that his mother and sisters went to the Country of Spades after divorcing his father. This made Jacob plan to travel towards the Country of Spades to see them. When he arrived, he got into trouble right away after he stole something that was meant for Patricia Rakepick, the former Ace of Spades and the current ruler during that time. He was brought to Rakepick and she decided that Jacob would be put to prison for both stealing and offending the queen. He stayed in prison for months and met his sister Maya who got dragged by the knights towards her cell. The two escaped together with the help of the Escape Artist (Jacob Cromwell by @carewyncromwell sorry for tagging you :'D). Jacob, Maya and their sister Marigold escaped from the Country of Spades and went back to Diamond Empire. Upon his return, he was confronted by his brother and the current King of Diamonds, Malachi and the siblings reunited.
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𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭:
• Just like his siblings, Jacob is kind, friendly, charming and intelligent. He can also be foolish and impatient.
• Jacob became a traveling treasure hunter for the Diamond Empire and also became a knight of the Empire, not a high ranking knight. He was offered by Malachi to be the Duke of Avery Manor but he refused.
• He's shy around women. When confronted by Olivia he would just be quiet. But after he and the gal became friends, he felt comfortable interacting with her.
• He is still called as the "Runaway Candidate" not by the people in the Diamond Empire, but also from the people in other regions.
• He is also a strategic person like his brother Malachi.
• He likes giving gifts especially to Olivia. He would give her red and yellow roses as a sign of love and friendship. He also accept (and assumes) that the gal didn't like him back but all his focus is their closeness as she was his very first friend aside his siblings.
• He's currently staying at the Joker's domain for a treasure hunt.
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I just realized that his description is very long that the other contributions haha.
Finally done with my contributions! I could finally rest and maybe start some ideas for this au related to my children :))
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uwmspeccoll · 6 months
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Shakespeare Weekend
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This weekend we are wrapping up Nicholas Rowe’s (1674-1718) The Work of Mr. William Shakespear; in Six Volumes. Published in London in 1709 by Jacob Tonson (1655–1736), this second edition holds an important place within Shakespearean publication history. The Work of Mr. William Shakespear; in Six Volumes is recognized as the first octavo edition, the first illustrated edition, the first critically edited edition, and the first to present a biography of the poet. 
Volume six is a collection of Shakespeare’s tragedies and comedies including several plays that are a part of the Shakespeare apocrypha that bear Shakespeare’s name, but do not appear in the First Folio and of which there is question about his role in writing them. Apocrypha in the sixth volume include Pericles Prince of Tyre, London Prodigal, Thomas Lord Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle, The Puritan, A Yorkshire Tragedy, and Locrine. Volume six also includes confirmed Shakespearean plays Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline. 
A full-page engraving by the French Baroque artist and book illustrator François Boitard (1670-1715) and engraved by English engraver Elisha Kirkall (c.1682–1742) precedes each play. Boitard’s illustrations often place readers at the pinnacle of the plays depicting high drama in his classic Baroque style. 
In addition to Rowe’s editorial decisions to divide the plays into scenes and include notes on the entrances and exits of the players, he also normalised the spelling of names and included a dramatis personae preceding each play. The only chronicled critique of Rowe’s momentous editorial endeavor is his choice in basing his text on the corrupt Fourth Folio. 
View more volumes of The Works of Mr. William Shakespear; in Six Volumes here. 
View more Shakespeare Weekend posts. 
-Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 
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A painting of Moses and his wife based on the biblical description and details of them (1600s) by Jacob Jordaens
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steppesliver · 4 months
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i am rereading as meat loves salt which could either fix me or worsen my current state but we roll
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chaosrisingverse · 9 months
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CARMILLA CROMWELL, twenty
ALIAS | Lady Blood, Lady Carmilla / Lady Carmilla Cromwell
FAMILY | Jacob Charles Cromwell (father), Lily Cromwell (sister), (siblings tbh)
ENDGAME SHIP | Lysander Morbius and Zacarias ‘Zac’ Russell
ORIENTATION | bisexual, cis woman
POWERS / ABILITIES / EQUIPMENT
POWERS | Empathic Mind Control, Fangs, Hypnotism, Immunity To Sunlight, Regenerative Healing Factor, Shapeshifting, Superhuman Agility, Superhuman Reflexes, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Stamina, Superhuman Strength, Superhumanly Acute Senses, Weather Manipulation (via Vampirism)
ABILITIES | Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
EQUIPMENT | n / a
FACECLAIM | Bella (itsnotbella)
PINTEREST | Carmilla
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thursdaygrl · 3 months
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to make this comeback a little easier on myself i'd love to do some one liners! as always feeling some muses more so than others so under the cut is a list of who you can choose from for this starter call. some are new and have only vague ideas so forgive me for that but i'm excited to get some new things going!
alexandria hernandez, 21, lesbian, she/they, lizeth selene fc
edward ‘dawson’ dawson ii, 22, bisexual, he/him, spencer house fc
ellis jiang, 26, bisexual, he/they, derek luh fc
jackie buckley, 22, lesbian, she/her, grace van patten fc
jacob welch, 21, straight, he/him, milo manheim fc
letha barclay, 26, bisexual, she/her, jaz sinclair fc
liberty king, 20, bisexual, she/her, cailee spaeny fc
mariposa ‘posie’ huertas, 21, bisexual, she/her, cierra ramirez fc
mathias curbelo, 26, straight, he/him, enzo vogrincic fc
moira abernathy, 45, bisexual, she/her, kelly reilly fc
niamh bradshaw, 23, lesbian, she/her, erin kellyman fc
peggy kumari, 25, bisexual, she/her, geraldine viswanathan fc
raquel luna, 21, bisexual, she/her, nicole wallace fc
renata ornellas, 25, lesbian, she/her, alba baptista fc
river im, 24, lesbian, she/they, london thor fc
rowan butler, 24, straight, he/him, thomas weatherall fc
fantasy muses
morgana cromwell, lesbian, she/her, tabrett bethell fc
revan varakrum, straight, he/him, amar chadha-patel fc
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magomo · 2 years
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HPHM MC BIRTHDAY LIST
PLEASE READ!!!
MC or OC MUST be Jacob’s younger sibling. If they do not have an older brother named Jacob, they have to at least be your in-game character.
MC or OC MUST be your in-game character or avatar. This is the most important criterion.
MUST be born between 1 September 1972 and 31 August 1973 (I guess I will be lenient to those born on September-December 1973). This is canonically their birth date so it’s only appropriate.
If MC or OC is a twin, their twin sibling will be included.
Adopted sibling/s may be included as long as their birthdays fall on Jacob’s sibling’s canonical birth date
Jacob himself and any other older or younger siblings will not be included in this list. Cousin/s will not be included, as they are not even Jacob's sibling/s. Any other HPHM OC/s who are not Jacob's sibling/s or who isn't your in-game character will not be included either. I may put their names on the list for a certain amount of time but I will remove them eventually
Thank you for understanding
SEPTEMBER 1972
2 - Wendy Gordon @drinkyoursoupbitch
13 - Kyril Vasiley @saniwanya-oc
29 - Jeniferl Theman @hphm-jeniferltheman
30 - Rinkitori Kirinto Phan @krinkitori
OCTOBER 1972
3 - Maya Winter @themilkshanghai
13 - Candy Vigiere @immagrosscandy
13 - Adel Young @adellovesrowan
NOVEMBER 1972
5 - Roger Lopez @roygiri
5 - Madeline Orionswan @madelineorionswan
9 - Dirty Fox @dirtyfox911911
11 - Uriel Nightclaw @montdiarts
12 - Gwen Dunmoore @ag907
12 - Keira Richardson @raccoon-lair
20 - Annie Thorn @petite-libellule-ao3
24 - Lizzie Jameson @lifeofkaze
30 - Kouneli Ulrikke @thomokmeow
DECEMBER 1972
1 - Rosemary Woodward @penandlily
22 - Coraline Wytte @nelabelievesindragons
25 -  Daniel Clark @akaisenhatake
JANUARY 1973
13 - Leiretta Gorsier @leiretta
16 - Kaina Malin @zuulosdovah
16 - Juniper Moss @usernoneexistent
FEBRUARY 1973
1 -  Xiv Evans @ladycibia
7 -  Aishwarya Merha @hogwarts9
14 - Abia Khouri @abianeverdecides
14 - Sabine Lowell @6ftslytherin
14 - Elaiza Schuyler @annabelle-tanaka-official
14 - Ekaterina Solokov @struckbyelectriclove
23 - Lilian Le'Reau @ravenclaw-craftsgirl
24 - Hillary & Princia de Villier @hillarydevillier
MARCH 1973
4 - Isolde Hiwatari @aneshkablack
20 - Finn McGarry @theguythatdraws
APRIL 1973
5 - Isabelle Dubois @endlessly-cursed
13 - Cato Reese @catohphm
17 - Neon Welkin @neonbluewaves
27 - Sadie mac Lir @caw4brandon
MAY 1973
1 - Artemis Hexley @the-al-chemist
1 - Male Liddell @maleliddell
12 - Marco Hernandez @theevoh12
18 - Alexandros & Adam Deathwood @alexandros-deathwood
19 - Cereza & Michael Gomez @rosachaotic
23 - Yang Rubis @piyangg
JUNE 1973
14 - Joslyn Wei @lisin-drw
15 - Joshua & Joseph Bennet @yoselin-uyu
JULY 1973
8 - Quinn Lee @eternalchaoschocolaterain
8 - Mira Rune @aemdraws
11 - Night Rhea @night-rhea
16 - Samantha O’Connell @samshogwarts
23 - Malcolm Deathwood @alexandros-deathwood
30 - Liliahri Queen @liliahri
AUGUST 1973
3 - Evie Salazar @goldhexes
8 - Nina Lindenbaum @magomo
10 - Orion Houston @my-secret-hphm-blog
16 - Leo Blinar @risobox
17 - Carmilla Frank @carmilla-the-bird
20 - Nancy Anderson @tojiriki
29 - Carewyn Cromwell @carewyncromwell
OCTOBER 1973
26 - Quinn Campbell @ben-copper-appreciation-club
NOVEMBER 1973
18 - Freyja Young @marmotish
30 - Honey Bee @hmhoney
DECEMBER 1973
18 - Kaoru Sastrolinea @skyline-timeturner
I wanna include them on the list but dunno their birthdates 😔
Stella Sullivan @swcsunmoon
Jay Miles @wispila
Cassie Lark @gihu
Waria Yantarnii @yantarnii
Allison Garrison @slytherincursebreaker
Alex Vega @weirdcursedvaultkid
Mollie Windsor @bacpain
Willow Dewdrop @thatgamergirlakane
I dunno if anyone else already did this. I got bored at the office so yeah. This is a good chance to meet other creators and make new friends! Oh and please let me know if I made a mistake (wrong date, wrong spelling, wrong house color, etc.) or if you want your MC’s birthday to be updated or if anyone can provide the birthdates of the MCs whose birthdays I do not know of or if you want your MC’s birthday to be added on this list. Hehe. Please comment. Thank you.
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ariparri · 2 years
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INFORMATION
Here you can find all posts related to the Cardverse AU.
All official roles listed have already been filled out, but I am leaving this open for MCs as well! If you want your MCs to be part of a particular region, you totally can! I would love to see others take part in this! (⁀ᗢ⁀)
You can also find other related posts through the #hphm cardverse tag! Other tags. To Do List
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Country of Spades
Perseverance | Reason |Acceptance |Productivity
The Country of Spades is known for its productivity with labor. Spades are very goal oriented, high achievers who want to reach their true potential. They hold big plans for their life and know how to achieve them. They are ready to put in hard work. And because they are exceptional at self-discipline, it becomes easier for them to accomplish any goals they set for themselves. They are always eager to learn new things and expand their development. They are incredibly passionate about self-improvement, and they keep embarking on self-growth journeys that can help them become even more proficient individuals.
King of Spades
Chancellor of Spades
Former Ace of Spades
Trolley
Jacob's Capture
Queen of Spades
Ace of Spades
Jack of Spades
Meeting The Ace
The Abraxan
Flowers For Your Garden
The Admirer
The Happy Times
The Best Ideas By Jacob Cromwell
The Chancellor Meets A Genius
The Runaway Candidate
A New Friend
The Man from Hearts
Undeserving (NEW)
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The Land of Clubs
Knowledge | Intellect | Communication | Mind
Clubs are more in touch with the side of nature, the kingdom resides deep in the forest. Its path is cerebral and focuses on information, communication, intellect and reasoning. The club wants to think and know. Club is mind. Wonderfully creative and very fast learners, even the careless ones in Clubs have keen intelligence and insight. Their spiritual abilities are impressive, and they are very intuitive. Many believe that the past lives gave them access to great wisdom. Meditation can also be the perfect anchor to control all their racing thoughts when stress arrives in their life.
King of Clubs
Jack of Clubs & Design by @helenadurazzo
Ace of Clubs (TBA)
The Wanderer
Tragedy of Reality
Life of Threes (NEW)
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Kingdom of Hearts
Devotion | Emotion | Love | Passion
The Kingdom of Hearts, with its journey of love and its time of youth and passion. The path of hearts is emotional and focuses on relations and the home. The heart is sensitive, emotional, innocent, and vulnerable. Heart is devotion. People pursue the most amazing feeling ever known to humans and enjoy the best things that life has to offer. They are easily distracted by expensive and beautiful things. They love to be the center of attention, but it’s not just attention that they can attract.
They can attract financial profits effortlessly. They are very confident and know their worth. No one can bring them down. It’s almost impossible not to feel like the world revolves around them. This can have a negative impact, and they can seem a little selfish, which they are very prone to become. It’s important to recognize boundaries and try not to be self-indulgent. They are also incredibly romantic with high demands for love and expect nothing but an epic romance.
King of Hearts
Queen of Hearts by @carewyncromwell
Ace of Hearts
Jack of Hearts
Queen's first impression
Hearts' Gardener
Mother/Daughter Reunion
Hearts' Predecessors
Declan x Rosalie
Sarahi's Masquerade
Carewyn's Abraxan
That's What You Do For A Friend
Student Showcase
Caring for the Queen
Lovable Ace
Cromwell Sibling Reunion
Passion Ball
You Look Like A Fool
Nightmares
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Diamond Empire
Wealth | Value | Liberty | Security
The Diamond Empire, also known as the Empire of Wealth by many. Yet there is more to Diamonds other than wealth, the Diamond Empire is known for their Value, Liberty and Security. The journey of the diamond is a journey into the creative fire of materialism. In the time of fall, the time of maturity, and harvest. The path is material; the focus is on turning energy into tangible assets. It is determining what is of value and defining what is worth.
Those within the Diamond Empire are known to have a keen eye for talent. You’ll see artists at every corner of the street taking in the beauty of Diamonds on their canvas or fill the air with music. Because of their nature in the hunt for success, they also tend to hang out with mindful people who can motivate them to keep up with their ambition and cheerful personalities.
Queen of Diamonds
King of Diamonds by @akikocho
Ace of Diamonds & Design (MC @nerdyliv)
Jack of Diamonds & Design by @/Franz
Penny's Harpastum
Duchess of Avery Manor
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Jokers Domain
Jokers are notoriously eccentric and eclectic. They have a super-creative approach to love, life, and work. The Jokers can represent originality, or the beginning of an adventure or quest. They can represent surprises and unexpected events outside of the seeker’s control. The Joker can represent foolish behavior or immaturity. The Joker can indicate secrets, hidden agendas, or that not everything is as it appears to be in the area where it falls.
Tulip and Tonks
Escape Artist
Beast Tamer
The Carnival (TBA)
The Joker and the King (part 1)
The Joker and the King (part 2)
Ismelda & Beatrice's Role
The Tables Have Turned
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Other
The Map of Cinderhaven
Cinderhaven Title Screen
Residents List
Events of the Regions
Region Stamps
Spades Card
Steam Train Design
Queens of Cinderhaven
Lightening Up
DieRuca - Is beauty all that matters?
Takes Two To Tango
Cardverse Game Ad
The Queens Meet
Letters
Horrible Flirting by Diego
DieRuca
Free Real Estate
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sapphiredhearts-a · 11 months
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hello! this is not meant to be a bother, but i was wondering if you happened to have a list of fcs for your muses or if you’d be willing to type one out? again very much not trying to be a bother or anything just honestly curious and would like to know!
hi friend !! not a bother at all !! almost all of my fcs are different from canon so it's probably hard to keep up ! I have a lot of muses so I'll add it under the cut ! I've been away from tumblr for a long time so if you see something that isn't super accurate please don't hesitate to let me know !! I relied real heavily on rph resources & tried to google search as much as possible but I know it's not always the best & I wanna stay true to what I can !! also pls forgive the non-formatting the list is long & I am literally copy & pasting this . ( also also if anyone's name is misspelled it's literally because I wrote this as I went & not intentional - some of them may also be abbreviated I can't remember if I went back & fixed it )
twilight
jacob black - blair redford
isbaella swan - maia mitchell
edward cullen - christopher briney
emmett cullen - adam dimarco
esme cullen - sadie sink
serena ( hybrid ) - dove cameron
sam uley - marlon teixeira
seth clearwater - booboo stewart
paul lahote - alex meraz
the hunger games
katniss everdeen - devery jacobs
peeta mellark - froy gutierrez
lucy gray - rachel zegler
finnick odair - gavin casalegno
annie cresta - lola tung
vampire academy/ bloodlines
adrian ivashkov - thomas doherty
sydney sage - sydney sweeney
eddie castile - josh hutcherson
charmed
piper halliwell - zendaya
phoebe halliwell - whitney peak
leo wyatt - jacob elordi
cole turner - michael trevino
one tree hill
brooke davis - olivia rodrigo
nathan scott - tyler posey
haley james - alba baptista
julian baker - douglas booth
peyton sawyer - penelope mitchell
f.r.i.e.n.d.s.
monica gellar - lana condor
chandler bing - dylan o'brien
joey tribbiani - rege jean page
phoebe buffay - lili reinhart
gg
blair waldorf - leighton meester
nate archibald - chace crawford
serena van der woodsen - blake lively
the host
wanderer - kat mcnamara / tanaya beatty
ian o'shea - luke pasqualino
jared howe - theo james
original characters
analeigh ateara - fivel stewart
josie baker - natalia dyer
daisy fairstone - adelaide kane
salem cromwell - nina dobrev
tda
julian blackthorn - daniel sharman
a court of thorns & roses
feyre archeron - danielle rose russell
rhysand - matthew daddario
disney
david 'gordo' gordon ( lizzie mcguire ) - alberto rosende
miley stewart ( hannah montana ) - miley cyrus
rose ( american dragon jake long ) - madelyn cline
sharpay evans ( hsm ) - sabrina carpenter
alex fielding ( twitches ) - halle bailey
nicholas sparks
allie hamilton ( the notebook ) - abigail cowen
noah calhoun ( the notebook ) - logan lerman
will blakelee ( the last song ) - noah centineo
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carewyncromwell · 2 months
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"Little one, when you play, Don't you mind what they say -- Let those eyes sparkle and shine, Never a tear, baby of mine...
If they knew sweet little you, They'd end up loving you too... All those same people who scold you, What they'd give just for the right to hold you..."
~"Baby Mine (cover)" by Alison Krauss
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original links for posters (1) and (2) on the wall // edited with help from Lunapic!
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Hey, all! This is my entry for #ockiss24, organized by @ockissweek, depicting my OC, Lane Bach Cromwell, kissing her eight-year-old son Jacob goodnight! For those of you wondering where my girl Carewyn is, well, she IS in the picture, even if you can't see her...because this is set in 1972, the year Carewyn was born! (Lane's in her second trimester.)
But yeah, prior to Carewyn's birth, Jacob's life was...not great. From not getting on with his clean-cut, conventional Muggle father Evan to being completely alone and outcasted at school because of his "delinquent" outbursts (in truth evidence of very powerful underage magic), Jacob was a very unhappy child. Partly to vent his frustrations and resentments, Jacob would act out and disrespect or even flat-out ignore his teachers, which this year in particular almost resulted in him not being allowed to go on to year 4 of primary school. It was only his distinctly average grades at the time that kept that from happening, because no, boy genius Jacob was not having trouble with any of the material: he was just bored as all get-out and hated jumping through hoops for people who looked down their noses at him. Even so, the conference that Evan and Lane had with Jacob's principal -- in which the principal ripped into Evan for his and Lane's lack of discipline and even suggested at one point that Jacob could do with a year or two of military school to straighten him out -- resulted in Evan summoning Jacob down to the dining table for a "family meeting" that night that ended up way more heated than it should've.
Evan was very stern. He told Jacob that he and Lane did not want to have to send him to military school when he was more than smart enough to know better and respect his elders -- Jacob snapped back that his teachers didn't want respect from him: they just wanted him to sit down and shut up and be a mindless little bobble-head, just like all the other kids in class, so that they could keep acting like they were smarter than the toadies they taught. For someone like Evan -- whose father had been arrested and sentenced to life in prison when Evan was a very young boy -- Jacob's lack of respect toward authority figures was very troubling. Evan scolded Jacob that he would never amount to anything worthwhile if he didn't put in the work and behave himself, and even shamed Jacob, pointing out that he and Lane had more than enough to worry about with a new baby on the way without having to punish Jacob for things he knew he shouldn't do. Jacob lashed out in response.
"Oh yeah, right, 'the baby!' The baby, the baby, the baby! Can't forget about how many more hours at work you suddenly have to put in 'because of the baby!' As if that hasn't just been a lovely little excuse for you to not be around to deal with all the stupid stuff I get blamed for -- if you'd actually been around, then maybe you would've bloody realized that I'm already getting punished, all the time, for doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG!"
From there, Evan and Jacob's tempers only flared further. Lane -- ever a pacifist and yet completely unequipped to deal with such explosive anger, thanks to her abusive childhood -- was unable to step between them or bring the temperature down...and so the fight only ended when Evan, his temper thoroughly spent, lost his head. Jacob yelled at Evan for never seeing him as anything but a troublemaker, and Evan responded in perhaps the worst possible way.
"BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE, JACOB! Every other day, I have to read a message from your teachers, or your principal -- even other parents about the trouble you get up to, and time and again, you refuse to take any responsibility for the trouble you cause! How is anyone ever going to see you as anything other than a shame and a burden, when all you ever do is cause everyone else trouble?!"
Jacob was so overwhelmed with pain and anger he couldn't properly express that he shoved his chair aside with enough force that the bottom of the legs actually somehow caught fire. Lane hurriedly rushed to put out the magical flames before Evan could pay them too much mind, but Jacob -- too emotional to even acknowledge that outburst of magic -- ran out of the dining room and upstairs to his bedroom, where he slammed the door shut with force.
Evan was regretful about what he'd said, after the fact. He didn't quite know how to broach the issue, since he still felt Jacob had done wrong and needed to own up to it before he gave their son a proper apology -- so Lane went upstairs to speak to Jacob herself, after calming Evan down and making sure she'd given Jacob enough time to cool off too. When Lane opened the door to Jacob's room, she found her poor son burying his face into his pillow, trying in vain to obscure the many messy tear tracks down his cheeks.
"Did I cause you trouble again, Mum?" was all he could mumble miserably through his pillow.
Her heart hurting, Lane brought a stool over so she could sit next to Jacob's bed. She sat near him for a while, letting Jacob vent and reassuring him multiple times that Evan was just upset: that she and he didn't just see Jacob as a burden or a troublemaker, that they loved him, and all they wanted was for him to be the amazing, talented, smart boy they knew he was. Lane wasn't sure how much Jacob believed this -- he had trouble meeting her eye, even as he changed into his pajamas and she tucked him into bed. It didn't take long for Lane to suss out why, after Jacob echoed Evan's words from earlier.
"I wasn't trying to cause trouble, Mum. Honest. I know you're not feeling well...I know you have to worry about the baby now, not me..."
It was hard to miss the miserable, faintly resentful tone to her son's words. Lane's eyes softened sadly.
"Jay...of course I'll have to worry about the baby...and yes, I might need to spend a lot of time with them, since they won't be able to clean, feed, or dress themselves yet. But just because I'll have to take care of your little brother or sister when they arrive does not mean I'll stop taking care of you. It doesn't mean I won't still be here for you, when you really need me..."
She brought a hand through Jacob's curly black-brown hair.
"Time might have limits, but love doesn't. I remember my friend Judy liked to say that love is renewable -- it's not a cake that has to get cut up into smaller pieces for more people to enjoy it. The more you love, the more love there is to go around. No matter how much I will love your baby brother or sister when they get here, it doesn't mean I will love you any less. You will always be my little Blue Jay. And I will always love you with all my heart."
Jacob wasn't even fully aware of it when he started crying again, but as his mother kissed him goodnight, he felt the tension relaxing in his shoulders. He laid back against his pillows, closing his eyes.
"...Mum?" he asked hesitantly after a moment.
"Yes, Jay?"
"Do you think the baby will like me?" he mumbled.
The doubt and uncertainty echoing through the question broke Lane's heart.
"They will love you," she said gently.
"Even if I'm nothing but a troublemaker?"
Lane frowned deeply. It truly did seem that those words of Evan's had hurt him far too deeply for Lane's reassurance alone to heal.
"You are not, have never been, and will never be 'nothing,' Jacob. ...I promise, one day, you will see what I see, when I look at you -- a smart, curious, creative, special boy...ready to take flight and take on the world. And when that day comes, I know the whole world will see it too."
Jacob's face seemed to soften a little bit, losing some of the creases in his features.
"...Thanks, Mum."
Lane's blue eyes softened as she turned off the wall light and gently closed the door to her son's room.
A few months later, Lane gave birth to Jacob's little sister, Carewyn. And true to Lane's words, the little baby she nicknamed "Winnie" loved Jacob dearly, and ended up being his first real friend in the world.
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aurora-by-jacqui-natla · 10 months
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23. PRE-BATTLE BONFIRE
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AS THE SNOW FELL AROUND US, we set up a camp in the woods. The nomads stood still as Jacob brought some wood from the fallen trees and dropped it on the ground. I did help him out by making sure no snow was touching the woods. When I got up, I spotted Ben with his index finger up and a little flame emerged on his fingertip. I gave him a smirk before his whole hand turned into a flame and threw it into the woods.
The fire rose, gleaming with the warm yellowish orange and bright white among it. I could imagine the warmth surrounding the cold winter night in the woods. I knew that the fire would destroy me yet I still admired its majesty and beauty. I never knew that something that could hurt you turned out to be beautiful.
"That's what I'm talkin' about," Jacob said, smiling at Ben, and walked to a log. "Little pre-battle bonfire. Telling war stories."
Jacob sat next to Ben and I sat beside him. He looked across the fire and sees the other vampires standing still. Zafrina and Senna held hands as they stared at each other. Maybe she was showing visuals to her sister as a coping mechanism before the war.
"Or just standing there like frickin' statues," Jacob commented which somehow made Ben chuckle.
I let out a sigh. "We could entertain ourselves while we wait," I suggested.
"Like what?" Ben asked.
Suddenly, before I could answer him, Garrett spun in and sat next to us by the fire. He must have heard us from afar.
"Name any American battle," Garrett told us. "I was there."
Is any American battle? Well, crap. There goes my knowledge of American history. And thankfully, Jacob thought of one.
"Little Bighorn," he replied.
Little Bighorn? I never heard of it. Or maybe it was and I wasn't paying attention.
"I came this close to biting Custer," Garrett answered, his finger and thumb barely touching each other. "But the Indians got him first."
Just then, Kate spun in and sat on Garrett's knee.
"Try Oleg's assault on Constantinople," Kate added. "He didn't win that one on his own."
"If you're talking battles," I heard Liam speaking and his coven sat next to him. "You're talking about the Eleven Years' war. No one does rebellion like the Irish."
"You lost the Eleven Years' war," Garrett commented.
"Aye. But it was one hell of a rebellion."
"Woah, okay," I said. "I seriously need to know. What happened at Little Bighorn and the Eleven Years' war?"
"It marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War," Jacob explained. "The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty."
"The Eleven Years' war was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in the kingdoms of Ireland, England and Scotland," Siobhan then explained. "All ruled by Charles the First."
A few other vampires - the rest of the Denali and Peter and Charlotte - started to come over to the campfire.
"It has changed Ireland forever," she continued. "The long-term causes of the war were colonisation and religious conflict there but the short-term cause was the destabilisation of English politics. The rebellion saw massacres of both Protestants and Catholic civilians."
"You better be not talking about Oliver Cromwell," I heard Joseph yelling and I saw him coming over. "I hated that pratt."
"I was just about to mention him," Siobhan replied with a stern look. "With his involvement with the invasion of Ireland."
For some reason, that name rang a bell. I think I read about him in a history book. I turned my gaze to him.
"Was he the guy who banned everything and took over Britain?" I asked him.
"That's why I hated him," Joseph replied bitterly, his gold eyes staring at the fire, and looking at me.  "Hence I was a Cavalier."
"Really?" I asked, shocked, and he nodded.
"It was two years after I was turned when I joined," Joseph explained. "Of course, I did use a fake name. Henry Gabriel. The first name is after my brother, and the surname is after the man who gives me a second chance to live."
"Didn't the Cavaliers lose to the Roundheads?" Liam questioned. 
Joseph's face turned stern and slowly moved his head to Liam. He pointed at the Irish vampire. "Shut up," he muttered, making Liam chuckle.
Then, Ethan came over and sat between me and Joseph.
"You guys talking about wars?" Ethan asked and I nodded. "You know, I was in a war. The Second World War."
I snickered and shook my head. There was no way in hell that Ethan could be in the Second World War.
"Yeah, Ethan," I said through my laughter. "Nice try getting in the conversation but it has to be more realistic than that."
Ethan's face sternly stiffened. Then, Joseph tapped on my shoulder and I looked at him.
"He was in the Second World War," Joseph replied.
I smirked but it slowly disappeared when I stared at his serious face. Then, I eyed Ethan.
"You were really in the Second World War?" I said astonishingly.
"Yep." Ethan nodded. "I was around fifteen when it started and it wasn't until three years later was when I joined. That's when I discovered my family are vampires."
My eyes widened as the rest of them sat around the campfire.
"We decided to join," Simon said. "Mostly because of Alana's paranoia."
"You can't blame me," Alana spoke. "I'm his mum."
"Technically, Gabriel, Joseph and Simon went to war," Mum jumped in. "While Alana and myself were back in London keeping it going."
I turned my head to Rhona. "Where were you at?" I asked her.
"Feeding humans and trying not to get noticed," she replied. "Not an exciting life compared to them."
"At least I had a story to impress you," Joseph smirked at her.
"Or showed me," Rhona laughed, hugging his arm.
I thought about Ethan's human time at the war. Simon told me about him turning his stepson when Ethan was twenty-one.
"Hey, Ethan," I said and he looked at me with his gold eyes. "How did you become a vampire?"
"Well, I was in his office informing the general that I had done my mission," he began. "Must have been around ten-thirty at least. I was heading out when I spotted a man attacking a woman. He was saying something in German so I didn't quite make out what he was saying. Then, I saw their symbol."
He said with disgust in his voice. "He was dragging her into a van and I ran with great speed. I pulled the man off him and started punching him. Then I felt a sharp pain in my stomach and I pressed my hand against it, only to see my blood coming out."
I blinked and pursed my lips together.
"I couldn't recall exactly what happened but I just remembered waking up three days later as a vampire," Ethan ended.
Then, I turned my head over to a tent where Bella was caressing her daughter's hair as Renesmee slept in her sleeping bag. They looked so peaceful together. It must be so unfair for them to have your forever starting only to possibly end it all in a heartbeat.
As more vampires — and a few shapeshifters — gathered around the fire, I decided to leave and climbed up a tree. I sat on a branch and saw the sun rising. The orange light pierced the sky with its sunlight and I could see little glitter sparkling on my hand. The little diamonds embedded in my pale cold skin. I returned my gold eyes to the sun.
"Aurora," I heard Simon speaking next to me.
I flinched, his presence caught me off guard. "What?" I asked him, confused.
"Aurora," he repeated himself and turned his head to me. "It's my way of saying dawn. And it's breaking the night."
I smiled and looked back at the sun. Breaking dawn approached us. It was my first time seeing the sun rising.
And it could be my last.
Continue to 24. CONFRONTED
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Six Sentence Sunday
I was tagged by three (possibly more I think I missed one) people for this over the last two Sundays, so I'm just going to group things together here for my latest writing session and share a chunk of it. I was tagged by @ceph-the-ghost-writer, @dragonedged-if, and @ambiguouspuzuma.
Rules: Share the six most recent, or semi-recent sentences of your WIP.
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“Without the staff how can I…”
“Trust yourself,” Vitis answered, “Do not worry so much. You lived on instinct before if Illene’s tales are true, yes?” 
“Look where that got me,” Judith said.
“I’m not advocating for a total lack of thought, but finding your own balance is key. Finding the same feeling you had back then when you leaned on the crystal of your staff, but carrying that weight in yourself. Can you bear it, Judith Cromwell?” 
Bear it? Hardly. She’d cracked in two just from trying to manage both Jacob and Illene at once. The power flowed back into her body without warning, surely. It was too dangerous to get so close. To feel them. As much as she wished it, they’d not fully been at her side. They never could be. They had all died, and the weight of that knowledge and what it really meant was still a stone in her stomach. She couldn’t be as carefree as she’d been in Arigale. 
But she didn’t need to be. 
The glow of Illene waiting and willing to go with her again after all that had occurred showed that although she had changed, they may still stand at her side as best as they were able. Desires for more wouldn’t be able to be quenched, not now that she knew what having a family that was fully present in spirit and body was like, yet she could carry that weight if it meant keeping what was left safe. 
Pink light from the spirit orb flickered in her hands. No, not flickering, but pulsing. Judith’s eyes widened as she drew her friend closer. Her heartbeat was in her ears, pounding through her neck, and pushing heat through her skin. Illene’s pulse matched her own. Judith smiled with tears fresh in her eyes. 
“Go on,” Illene beckoned softly. 
Open tag to share some writing this time since I didn't manage to do this on Sunday!
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uwmspeccoll · 3 months
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Shakespeare Weekend
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The ninth volume of The works of Mr. William Shakespear: in ten volumes published in 1728 by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) and Dr. George Sewell (d. 1726) for Jacob Tonson (1655-1736), is considered a supplementary volume added to the collection in the second edition. As previously mentioned, Volume 9 includes the additional booksellers of C, A. Bettesworth, and F. Clay, in Trust for Richard, James, and Bethel Wellington. Scene divisions, stage directions, dramatis personae, and full-page engravings by either French artist Louis Du Guernier (1677-1716) or Englishman Paul Fourdrinier (1698-1758) precede each play. 
The volume contains seven plays; Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The London Prodigal, Thomas Lord Cromwell, Sir John Oldcastle, The Puritan, A Yorkshire Tragedy, and Locrine. Thematically the plays span genres ranging from comedy, tragedy and history, but they all share the same underlying question over authorship. The plays were originally attributed to William Shakespeare due to “Written by W.S.” appearing on the title pages of early quartos. Scholars have since argued that the “W.S.” could alternatively credit dramatists and Shakespeare contemporaries Wentworth Smith or William Sly, and historians now attribute Sir John Oldcastle and A Yorkshire Tragedy to prolific Jacobean playwright Thomas Middleton. 
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Except it's not the last volume, there's one more supplemental volume left that we'll look at next week!
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-Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 
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huntsvillehq · 2 months
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(Dua Lipa) [THE ILLEGITIMATE]. Please welcome [CARINE AGASSI (SHE/HER)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [28]-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [THE COMMUNE]. You may see them around working as a [MUSIC ACT & DANCER @ SAMMIES PLACE]. They are looking for [JACOB KARRAS] their [FATHER] Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive.
(Kaya Sodelario) [THE GUILTY]. Please welcome [KATIA LIMA (SHE/HER)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [31-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [ENGINEER & PAPER/CANDLE MAKER]. They are looking for [DONOVAN REDFIELD] their [EX-HUSBAND] Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive.
(Rebecca Ferguson) [THE HECTIC]. Please welcome [CORDELIA CROMWELL (SHE/HER)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [42-year-old [RESIDENT] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [OWNER OF THE DAILY GRIND]. They are looking for [ABIGAIL & WENDY CROMWELL] their [DAUGHTERS] Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. (Love, 21+, she/her, gmt)
WELCOME TO HUNTSVILLE, WV, carine, katia, and cordelia. Please follow this checklist and submit your account within 48 hours. Do not stay out after dark, and beware the whispers calling you into the woods at dusk.
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