#twins at saint clairs

[jevilowo]

Enid Blyton is so funny to me bc its either "only one character is allowed a personality per book" or "boarding school series where the main character is abandoned after three books in favour of introducing 2-5 new characters every term, so half of the characters there in the first books never show up again"

#justiceforviolet

#violet was mentioned twice in the first mallory towers book and never appeared again #i am her only fan #i left a comment on her wiki page and everything #when pamela cox wrote the spinoffs she made another character called violet #salt in the wound #enid blyton #malory towers #famous five #secret seven #five find-outers #twins at saint clairs

[folklore-barnes]

Hollywood | Concept Playlist

“The place where dreams come true can quickly become the place where nightmares come true as well. Nightmares that you didn't realize you had. Such a place has the ability to haunt you, make you lose sleep, eat you alive and take away your innocence.”

- @folklore-barnes

No One's Here To Sleep - Naughty Boy, Pompeii

Hold The Line - BROODS

Let It All Go - Birdy, RHODES

Good Die Young - Molly Kate Kestner

Miss America - James Blunt

We Had Everything - BROODS

Enough for You - Saint Claire

Prom Queen - Molly Kate Kestner

Where Is Home - Elliphant, Twin Shadow

Smile - Mikky Ekko

Talking Body - Tove Lo

Moments - Tove Lo

Hollywood - Naughty Boy, Gabrielle

#naughty boy #birdy #rhodes #molly kate kestner #james blunt #broods #saint claire #elliphant #twin shadow #tove lo #mikky ekko #hollywood #aesthetics

[grimespostarchive]

posting because I had not heard of this before - grimes released a mixtape of songs (not by her) that she was inspired by back in 2012, with Know Phase.

List of songs (according to Discogs, and me, who listened to it and found that Discogs was missing a couple tracks)

Claire Hamill - Awaken:larkrise

Claire Hamill - Tides

Cocteau Twins - An Elan

Mariah Carey - Fantasy

Madonna - Don't You Know

Cruisin' Gang - Foreign Affair

Saint Entienne - Everything Flows

Burial – Untitled

Balam Acab – Expect

Blood Diamonds – Grins

Blawan – Getting Me Down

Michael Jackson – Who Is It?

Doldrums – Thinking Of This

SBTRKT Ft. Little Dragon – Wildfire

TLC – If I Was Your Girlfriend

Jade – Don't Walk Away

Enigma – Callas Went Away

王菲*– Untitled

Claire Hamill – Beauty Of England

Aphex Twin – Flim

#SoundCloud #grimes #claire boucher #know phase mixtape #2012 #2012 era grimes rly likes choral new age music rnb and idm

[kraken17]

Hey!! You did such an awesome job on the latest chapter I wanted to show my appreciation with this uncanon mini fic of your version of the characters.

The group of ragtag "friends" have been hunting the rogue Hyde for a couple of hours now when Enid notices something about her brown haired doppelganger.

Woe & Wednesday are leading the pack in front with the two Enids defending the rear of the group, when Enid turns to make a conversion with her 'twin' , when she notices a lost look on her face, looking at Woe with both longing and ...fear?

"Hey" Enid whispered concerned to her new friend.

"You ok over there" Enid smiled trying to keep her voice light.

Saint Claire looked over at Enid, eyes swirling with emotions that looked so unfamiliar on a face that was so identical.

Saint Claire let out an almost inaudible sigh, all sense of bravo leaving the woman.

" I always believed Willa when she spoke about her adventures, even when I first met her, I knew she wasn't one to lie for the sake of it, but seeing you...it's brought up alot of things I thought I had shut out a long time ago" Saint Claire broke eye contact with Enid, returning her eyes to her headstrong mate.

"You know the only reason Willa came to Nevermore was to find you. To find the blonde haired sunshine Werewolf who warmed her heart for the first time, instead she got me. " Saint Claire returned her eyes to Enid a sad smile twisting her lips. A smile that didn't suite the usually happy woman.

"I comforted myself with the knowledge that Willa grew to love me for me. That you were dimensions away with your own Wednesday and that I was the one there with her...but you turning up has brought back all those feelings of not being enough. Of not being the one she actually wanted. Of being not only a second rate shifter in my own family but a second rate Enid as well. And I'm sorry I know its not your fault. It's not even Willa's fault but now I'm terrified that when you all leave again, Willa will just be more disappointed that I don't measure up."

Enid felt her heart breaking for Saint Claire. She couldn't help feeling guilty for something she knew wasn't her fault. She drew closer to her feline friend. Resisting the urge to hug her.

"You don't have to be me, Woe may have developed a crush on this charming face but who wouldn't " she winked and nudged the brunette, earning a reluctant smile.

" But I know the look in Woes eyes when she looks at you, it's the same look I see all the time in my Wednesday. That girl not only loves you but she 'Addams' loves you. And we both know there's nothing more powerful than when an Addams gives you their love."

Saint Claire let out a small smile at Enid before giving a tiny nod. She then plastered a slightly fake big grin on her face before stalking forward to annoy Taylor.

Enid cast her eyed to the two gothic leaders at the front when Woe caught her eye. A quick nod in thanks she recieved before Woe turned her attention back to the map in her hands.

Wow... I mean... WOW! 🤯😳

I can't begin to describe how euphoric this has left me. A fanfic of my fanfic! And it's great!

I have no idea when it would happen or how to fit it into what I have in mind for the story, but I think we can consider this conversation canon adjacent for Kooky Spooky.

Thank you so much @haveawish! 😄

#kooky spooky #wednesday addams #enid sinclair #wenclair #enid saint-clair #the addams family #fanfiction

[mari--lace]

Writing patterns (tag game)

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

Thank you @auofgoldandfantasies for the tag!

Let's see:

1) Thump. I Murdock hanno il diavolo dentro. (Thump. The Murdock boys have the devil in them.) [Fuochi gemelli - Twin fires]

2) I regali sotto il suo primo albero di Natale sono vuoti. (The gifts under her first Christmas tree are empty.) [Vuoti di Natale - Voids of Christmas]

3) Yuki volta una pagina. (Yuki turns a page.) [Per nulla al mondo - For anything in the world]

4) Cinque anni prima, Matt ha perso Foggy e Karen. (Five years ago, Matt lost Foggy and Karen.) [Riempire i vuoti - Filling the voids]

5) Sitting on a stool in Mike's house, Claire finally feels her heart slow down—just a little—and her mind become clear. [Not made of glass]

6) “Pensi davvero che possa funzionare?” ("You really think this might work?") [Partner]

7) MJ, diversamente da Peter, ha mantenuto la sua promessa: ha messo da sola insieme i pezzi, indagato sui vuoti di memoria e i mal di testa sospetti e in qualche modo è riuscita a ricordarlo. (MJ, unlike Peter, kept her promise: she alone put the pieces together, investigated her lacking memories and suspicious headaches and managed to remember him somehow.) [Un inizio - A start]

8) Matt loves his job, he really does. [The joys and concerns of teaching magic]

9) Morta. (Dead.) [Dead]

10) “Siamo ancora sorelle?” ("Are we still sisters?") [Nightmare reality]

Conclusions: uhm, I have a serious problem picking titles? Oops, not the point. Jokes aside, I seem to usually start with very short sentences, even one word only sometimes. And it's usually a directly in the action kind of start (in medias res), with the 7th being an exception here.

This was a fun game! No pressure tags: @folkloristico @drogatadiapifrizzole @saint-oleander @gwennevlis

#writing game #tag game #writing

[screenviolense]

muses that will probably be removed due to lack of interest/muse (if you see a muse on this list that you want to stay, lemme know and i’ll set them to probationary status/private)

nancy drew

dawn / contrast

ellen / no place like home

viveca / barbie in the 3 musketeers

johnny gat / saints row

claire parker / far cry

bianca / far cry

jonas palmer / far cry

daisy and duke / far cry

tess / far cry

beau wilcott / far cry

carmen / far cry

imelda / coco

chiara / luca

garrett / quest for camelot

ben ravencroft / scooby doo

bobbi morse / marvel

melody valentine / josie and the pussycats

bertrand baudelaire / asoue

frank denouement / asoue

agatha / school for good and evil

agnes lockwood / the once and future witches

charon / percy jackson

luke castellan / percy jackson

ceony twill / the paper magician

aneesa / halloweentown

mack / teen beach movie

anita / cruella

jasper / cruella

emery thane / the paper magician

frederick frankenstein / young frankenstein

arden mcnamara / fandomless

jun / fandomless

oliver cho / tma

maggie short / tma

sarah carpenter / tma

barbara maitland / beetlejuice musical

elsie odair / newsies

annie edison / community

azumi fujita / maniac

kate sharma / bridgerton

jenny calendar / btvs

rebecca jessel / bly manor

dani clayton / bly manor

erin greene / midnight mass

mildred gunning / midnight mass

laura palmer / twin peaks

dale cooper / twin peaks

alison / ghosts bbc

kitty / ghosts bbc

emma pillsbury / glee

tina cohen chang / glee

sadie / glee

liv moore / izombie

peyton charles / izombie

eden bingham / st

naomi jennings / st

rose blythe / umbrella academy

merry / animal crossing

lucky / animal crossing

lucy / pokemon

erika / pokemon

monica / pokemon

marie / pokemon

brigid tenenbaum / bioshock

elizabeth comstock / bioshock

diane mcclintock / bioshock

archie / borderlands

bethany hawke / dragon age

dorian pavus / dragon age

wynne / dragon age

larianni / dragon age

karen / harvest moon

abigail lockwood / the room (game)

fionnula / monster hunter

maya / state of decay

sally / we happy few

sloane / boyfriend dungeon

marci / mtap

remington / mtap

emmy altava / professor layton

hershel layton / professor layton

illuminata / rune factory

elsje / rune factory

dusty hogg / ts2

misty waters / ts2

sancho paco panza / ts2

ara fusilli / ts2

goth boy / mysims

buddy / mysims

lindsey / mysims

jodi / stardew valley

jakob / stardew valley

linus / stardew valley

rosemary / stardew valley

ola song / stardew valley

emily / stardew valley

shane / stardew valley

carina escobar / uncharted

santos bergeron / uncharted

cassandra de rossi / uncharted

megpoid gumi / vocaloid

megurine luka / vocaloid

#it hurts that a lot of these are ocs but (shrugs) #i won't delete any bios yet so if i want to readd them it won't be so hard #like i said #i can be persuaded to keep a lot of these if people are interested

[renee-writer]

Loved Her First Chapter 41

AO3

“Go get your auntie and papa.” Claire calmly says. Bree, white as the cloth on the exam table, hurries to do so. Claire, leaning against the table, starts to slow breath.

 

She is dressed in a clean shift and they start to walk. Jamie watches with wide eyes, his equally stressed daughters, beside him. Jenny and Claire are the calmest in the room.

 

“There ye go darling. That one is over.” She nods as s the grip of the contraction, loosens.

 

“I, I don’t  think I can do this.” Brianna whispers to her sister. Faith, stressed, giggles.

 

“You don’t really have a choice.”

 

Brianna had wanted to fetch help and run. No way did she want to watch her mama suffer or see what she will, all to soon, be going through. Auntie Jenny wouldn’t let her flee. “This will be good. Ye need to ken what to expect. Talking shan’t help as much as seeing . Now, eight hours later, with her beloved mama seemingly still no closer to delivery, she has seen more then she ever cares to. Reaching for her sister’s hand, she squeezes it tight as Claire suffers through another pain.

 

“Ohhh, God damnit all to hell!” she moan screams as the pain rips through her. Jamie takes her hands. She squeezes them tight. “Ohhhh!” Her body sways in a rhythm as old as creation as her pelvic loosens more to let the children out.

 

“Good, my love, just let it out. You are close.”

 

“Is she really?”

 

*Aye Brianna. The pains, they come closer and closer together. A sign that the bairns will soon be born.”

 

Both lasses breath out in relief. “Ye can do this Sassanach.”

 

“Huh! Why don’t you try!” she hisses at him. He, forewarned by Jenny, just continues to sooth.

 

An hour of almost continuous contractions later, she is ready to push. Her noises become different, more grunts then moans. Jenny kneels down under her and reports, “I see hair. The first bairn is coming.”

 

The excitement of this has even Bree feeling joy and deep relief. It means something, all that pain.

 

Jamie supports her as her daughters gather around. Jenny, in the role of midwife, rubs oil over the straining head as Claire pushes it out. A few endless moments later, “A lass. Strong and healthy.” She is lifted up into her arms, the fluids of childbirth still on her. As red headed as her papa and sisters, she meets Claire ‘s eyes with her own bright blue ones.

 

“Hello, my love. Welcome to the world.”

 

The cord is cut and the baby rubbed down and wrapped tight. Faith holds her as her sibling makes it’s arrival. A bit more complicated then her birth as the feet present first. Jenny remains calm and stoic.

 

“Alright Claire. This other baby wants to land on its feet. Stand up for me.” She does, shaking. A surgeon, she knows the risk of a footling breach. Even in her time, it is dangerous, an automatic C-section.

 

“Jenny, is the cord under…?”

 

Her hand reaches deep inside. The room stills, not even the newborn cries as they wait on her to answer. A cord prolapse would mean death to the yet to be born twin. Jamie holds Claire ‘s hand while Bree clings to Faith.

 

“No! Praise God and all the Saints. Shall I try to turn…”

 

“No. That can turn the cord too. I need to just get this baby out.” She pushes harder then she ever has. Her face as red as the newborns hair as she strains. Inch by inch, the baby comes down. Jenny grabs hold of the child’s  feet and gently eases it out. No one seems to breath as the shoulders are eased. A stillness comparable to death takes over the room as the head is oh so carefully delivered. Jenny rubs the newborns back hard, anxious for a cry.

 

Faith counts. Thirty seconds. Forty five. Fifty. Then…

 

“Waa! Waa!” They breath with the baby. Bree is crying, Jamie whisper shouting prayers in Gaelic, Faith rocking her sister, Jenny letting out shuddering breaths, and Claire reaching for her baby.

#my writing #outlander fanfic #omgbarbiegurl's and i's #loved her first #chapter 41 #jamie and claire #cannon divergence #outlander fandom

[dark-breakers]

My Dimensional Counterpart OCs: A more comprehensive list

Sun Models

Sunshine Vuillemot Klase (Briar Glen Universe)

Dawn Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Solstice Celestial (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Helios Celestial (Faz-Cort Universe)

Naos Celestial (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Phlox Celestial (Queen Lilac Universe)

Soleil Celestial (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Arcturus Celestial (Princess Mars Universe)

Samson Celestial (Starry Seafoam Universe)

Helianthus Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Twilight Celestial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Skylar Celestial (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Lord Sundrop Celestial (Lord Sundrop Universe)

Callisto Celestial (Serial Killer Sundrop Universe)

Sirius Celestial (Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Solana Celestial (Teacup Blood Twins Universe)

Moon Models

Midnight Klase Vuillemot (Briar Glen Universe)

Gibbous Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Crescent Celestial (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Umbriel Celestial (Faz-Cort Universe)

Corvus Celestial (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Magenta Celestial (Queen Lilac Universe)

Jericho Celestial (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Gideon Celestial (Princess Mars Universe)

Muraco Celestial (Starry Seafoam Universe)

Grian Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Meridian Celestial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Somi Celestial (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Lord Moondrop Celestial (Lord Moondrop Universe)

Cressida Celestial (Teacup Blood Twins Universe)

Eclipse Models

Lord Eclipse Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Umbra Celestial (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Violet Celestial (Queen Lilac Universe)

Mars Celestial (Princess Mars Universe)

Haneul Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Calypso Celestial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Lucas Celestial (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Kuiper Celestial (Serial Killer Sundrop Universe)

Ida Celestial (Servant Eclipse/Lord Lunar Universe)

Bloodmoon Model

Hunter Moon Celestial (Princess Mars Universe)

Ravi Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Alicia Celestial (Teacup Blood Twins Universe)

Lord Bloodmoon (Lord Bloodmoon Universe)

Harvest Moon Model

Ayuna Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Strawberry Moon (Princess Mars Universe)

Haemin Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Flower Moon Celestial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Elizabeth Celestial (Teacup Blood Twins Universe)

Lady Harvest Celestial (Lady Harvest Universe)

Lunar Model

Aibek Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Lilac Celestial (Queen Lilac Universe)

Frost Moon Celestial (Princess Mars Universe)

Luan Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Lord Lunar Celestial (Lord Lunar Universe)

Casey Model

Eosphoros Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Stephano (Princess Mars Universe)

Eumenide Celestial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Cyrus Celestial (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Lord Casey Celestial (Lord Casey Universe)

Earth Model

Eunbi Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Erienne Celestial (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Evangeline Celestial (Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lady Earth Celestial (Lady Earth Universe)

Space Model

Vega Celestial (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Solomon Celestial (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

(Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lord Space Celestial (Lord Space Universe)

Glamrock Freddy

Ford Fazbear (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Flynn Fazbear (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Finnegan Fazbear (Faz-Cort Universe)

Fletcher Fazbear (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Fenix Fazbear (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Fabio Fazbear (Starry Seafoam Universe)

Faron Fazbear (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Fahim Fazbear (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Fallon Fazbear (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Fenrir Fazbear (Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lord Glamrock Freddy Fazbear (Lord Glamrock Freddy Universe)

Glamrock Chica

Callie Chicken (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Clara Chicken (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Claire Chicken (Faz-Cort Universe)

Cecilia Chicken (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Cora Chicken (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Cordelia Chicken (Starry Seafoam Universe)

Calliope Chicken (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Claudia Chicken (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Colette Chicken (The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

Cassandra Chicken (Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lady Glamrock Chica (Lady Glamrock Chica Universe)

Montgomery Gator

Maverick Gator (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Matthew Gator (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Maddox Gator (Faz-Cort Universe)

Maisen Gator (Zombie Apocalypse)

Melvin Gator (Celestial Popstar)

Malachi Gator (Starry Seafoam)

(Deceptive Eden Universe)

(Saint Eclipse Universe)

(The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

(Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lord Montgomery Gator (Lord Montgomery Universe)

Roxanne Wolf

Riley Wolf (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Rosalie Wolf (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Raeanne Wolf (Faz-Cort Universe)

Rebecca Wolf (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Rhea Wolf (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Ruth Wolf (Starry Seafoam Universe)

(Deceptive Eden Universe)

(Saint Eclipse Universe)

(The Fazbear and Friends Show Universe)

(Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lady Roxanne Wolf (Lady Roxanne Universe)

Glamrock Bonnie

Byron Rabbit (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Lord Glamrock Bonnie (Lord Glamrock Bonnie Universe)

DJ Music Man

DJ Judicious (Nice Eclipse/Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

DJ Jovial (Saint Eclipse Universe)

(Starry Hope Daycare Universe)

Lord DJ Music Man (Lord DJ Music Man Universe)

Noah Peterson

Gordon Hotaling (Zombie Apocalypse Universe)

Gavin Hofting (Saint Eclipse Universe)

Elara Gabbamonte (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Neoma Callen (Celestial Popstar Universe)

Gregory

Caden Fazbear Celestial (Lord Eclipse Universe)

Naomi Donnick (Setting Sun Daycare Universe)

Dorian Schaub Fazbear (Faz-Cort Universe)

Melania Valverde (Deceptive Eden Universe)

Aylin Marklund (Eclipsed Rockstar Universe)

#dark breakers #sams shattered star au #sams oc list

[fandompeepsgoburrrr]

The Adrestian Empire Headcannons (mostly of Black Eagle Family Headcannons)

- lots of Europe influances

- the buildings and arcitecture is more Roman or Gothic inspired

- COURT. IS. IMPORTANT.

- the most noble obsessed country

- only legitimate children can inheirate, which is why Ferdinand is so vocal about it

- the saints crests are vastly more important than the "10 elites" crests

- 10 elites crests are normally kept hushed.

- the most promient ones are, Gautier, Charon, Dominic, Gloucster, and Maruice's

- being gay is not ok in the empire!

- they are very bing on inheiritance and traditions, so having blood children is better than loving who you do

- even if this means you have children from multiple different spouses

- many of the minor nobles have crests in thier bloodlines somewhere from a lot of intermixing

- all crests of the saints run in the Hresvelg family, the crest of Serios is just most prominent and the only crest allowed to take the throne

- 4 is a lucky number in the Empire, a reason some believe Edelgard survived so much of her family's torments

- Edelgard was the eighth child born to Ionius, and the 4th one to have the crest of Serios

- Edelgard was the 4th daughter as well

- her siblings went:

Salomo/brother (12 years older) - no crest (1st Consort/Marcy)

Franz/brother (9 years older) - minor crest of serios (2nd Consort/Ada)

Gwen/sister (8 years older) - minor crest of serios (2nd Consort/Ada)

Twin brothers Tristian and Victor (5 years older) - no crests (2nd Consort/Ada)

Fiora/sister (3 years older) - minor crest of Indech (3rd Consort/Lucia)

Johanna/sister (1 year older)- Minor crest of Serios (3rd Consort/Lucia)

Edelgard (4th Consort/Anselma)

Twin brothers Gerhard and Andreas (4 years younger) - eldest had minor crest of Dominic (5th Consort/Isabella)

- Ionius had 5 consorts, Anselma being the 4th

- 1st -Marcy - died shortly after birth of her son

2nd - Ada - eventually put to death for treason

3rd - Lucia - put aside for Anselma

4th - Anselma - the revolt stopepd her from having more children

5th - Isabella - forced upon Ionius until there was a child then ignored

- Hubert was an only child, as that was traditional in the Vestra household

- Ferdinand's mother was a Gautier. Which is why he takes to the Paladin route so well.

- Ferdinand and Sylvain are 2nd cousins

- Ferdinand has 5 other siblings, 2 older and 3 younger

- Emma - 5 years older than Ferdie (different mother/ Ludwig's first wife)

Otto - 2 years older than Ferdie (different mother / Mistress)

Heidi - 3 years younger than Ferdie (Same mother / No crest and sickly)

Alice - 5 years younger than Ferdie

(Different mother / Mistress)

Werner - 7 years younger than Ferdie (Same mother/ Minor crest of Gautier)

- Caspar's older brother is named Jakob and is 7 years older

- the crests of Cichol, Macuil, Indech all run in the Von Bergliz blood

- Caspar's mother was a Varley making him and Bernadetta distant cousins

- Caspar would have had a younger sibling, but when his mother was 8 months pregnant she got extremly ill , and not only lost the child, but the ability to have more

- Linhardt doesn't have any siblings, becuase he was too sickly when born and his parents were worried to try again

- Bernadetta is the oldest of 3 sisters

- Dahlia- 2 years younger than Bernie

(Same mother)

Claire- 3 years younger than Bernie (from a mistress)(minor crest of Gloucster)

- Bernadetta's mother was a Von Vestra, distantly related by marriage to Hubert's Father

- Dorothea was the bastard child of a minor noble

- Her mother was a prostitute that couldn't prove Dorothea's legitmacy

- Dorothea fell in love with singing due to the lullabies her mother would sing

- Petra only has a younger brother named Marek

- Constance family was Lord Nuvelle

- the Crest of Noa came from her mother's side, as did her magical talent

- most in the Empire consider the Four Apostoles as Treachery against the Goddess

- the order of titles in the Empire goes:

Emporer/Empress

Duke/Duchess

Marquis

Lord/Lady

Count/Countess

Baron/Baroness

- HOLIDAYS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT

- you can take thier prime beach realistate from thier comd dead hands

- they accept people from the kingdom and leicester but normally with a upturned nose or close eye

- marrige though? Bring it. Bring all of it

- the kingdom has Sreng and Leicester has Almyra, so occasionally the empire boasts about Brigid or Dagda, despite fighting them once

- the reason the empire excells in Mages is becuase veins of magic run under the soil.

- thats also why they have very few plauges and great harvests

- empire boasts its been blessed by the goddess and the fact that the kindom (and in turn the alliance) broke away, they have been cursed

#fe3h #fire emblem three houses #fe16 #fire emblem 3h #adrestian empire #black eagles #crimson flower #adrestia #azzy speaks

[perpetualspiritualconfusion]

St. Benedict, St. Scholastica, and two companions. Jean Baptiste de Champaigne, attributed. 1650

Not much is known about Scholastica, whose feast day it is today. She lived in the 5th century and is considered to be the sister of St. Benedict of Nursia. We're not completely sure if that meant his biological sister or a spiritual one as we see with Francis and Claire. By the 9th century, Scholastica is believed to be Benedict's twin. In any case, they shared a strong bond. One story tells that when Benedict tried to leave to go home to his own monastery when a storm prevented him. He turned to his sister and asked, "What have you done?" as if he had a feeling or suspected she had something to do with it. Scholastica replied, "Well, I asked my God, and He listened when you would not." Three days later, Benedict saw in a vision or dream Scholastica's spirit rising from the earth in the form of a dove. He took her remains back to his monastery where he laid her in a tomb he prepared himself.

Scholastica is the patron saint of Benedictine nuns, education, against convulsions, and is invoked against storms. She's honored in the Catholic, Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

#christian saints #catholic saints #saint scholastica #saint benedict #italian nuns #benedictine nuns #feast of the day

[auxiliarydetective]

Evie's OC Birthday Calendar

Have you ever wondered when my OCs' birthdays are? No? Well, you're getting a birthday calendar anyways. Under the cut, you'll find calendar pages, the template for which was made by this lovely person - for free! Thank you so much ^^

If, for some reason, you can't read what's written on the images, either because they won't load or because you can't read my sorry attempt at writing in cursive for the first time since fifth grade, don't worry – I've put a list of all the birthdays underneath the images for you!

List, in case the images don't load:

Also bonus reasons for the birthdays if there are any :)

January:

05. - Philomel (rough estimate of what "just after The Beginning" means) 10. - Kan-chan (goroawase for ma-ma-i-do: 0-0-1-10) 21. - Bára (Squirrel Appreciation Day, assigned by Larry Daley) 29. - Diana ("The Raven" is published on January 29th 1845)

February:

02. - Dotty (I honestly can't remember) 08. - Jelena (Release date of the Musik des Teufels audio drama) 15. - Honey (National Gumdrop Day + I needed a February birthday) 26. - Denri (Wii VC release of LOZ: OOT in the US)

March:

09. - Sonoko (goroawase for san-o-ko: 3-0-9) 10. - Lindewen (goroawase for surin-da: 3-10) 26. - K'Rala (Live Long and Prosper Day) 29. - Helena (Mermaid Day) 30. - Lily (World Bipolar Day)

April:

06. - Holly (goroawase for ho-ri: 4-6) 10. - Jamie (I honestly can't remember. But the Titanic sets sail April 10th!) 26. - Anita (World Burlesque Day)

May:

02. - Penny | Agent 0 (goroawase, probably, but I can't remember for what) 04. - Lani (Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you) 31. - Claire (Pretty sure it's a reference to Sappho but I don't remember how)

June:

01. - Vicky (Marilyn Monroe's birthday) 05. - Cora (National Tailors Day) 08. - Reina (Name Your Poison Day) 25. - Inari (Pudding's birthday - they're twins, so...)

July:

01. - Lux (07/01; Amber Lead Syndrome is introduced in ep. 701 of the anime) 09. - Eva (Argentina Independence Day) 16. - Varsha (World Snake Day; assigned by Tom Sawyer)

August:

01. - Kit (movie & 80s version) (Spider-Man Day) 08. - Fernip (I can't remember) 15. - Noura (Flooding/Fidelity of The Nile) 30. - Raevyn (picked it in 2019; wanted her to be a summer girl and a virgo)

September:

02. - Circe (goroawase for kyu-ki-tsu-ki = vampire: 9-2) 04. - Kaede (goroawase for mu-sa-sa-bi: 6-3-3-1; 6+3, 3+1 -> 9-4) 12. - Sonata (Hans Zimmer's birthday) 14. - Chalice (release of the animated Disney's Alice in Wonderland in the US) 25. - Aurelia (Maybe I wanted her to be a libra? Maybe it's a festival of Hera?)

October:

01. - Kassandra ("On the twelfth hour of the first day of October 1989...") 13. - Evelynn (picked it in 2020, yes it's a reference to Friday 13th) 25. - Byeong-ho (Nevada Day; because of his gambling addiction) 31. Charlie (Halloween for demon boi; read the fic for the canonical reason 🙃 )

November:

04. - Soles (Colombian All Saints' Day) 17. - Sherry (first release day of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) 22. - Eve (release date of her first appearance in the series if she were canon)

December:

05. - Celine (probably Who Killed Markiplier-related) 11. - Luna (I picked it about eight years ago as a reference to Zoro's birthday) 21. - Iris (World Poetry Day but make it sagittarius)

#oc birthday calendar

[folklore-barnes]

hollywood | playlist

1. no one's here to sleep – naughty boy, bastille

2. hold the line – broods

3. let it all go – birdy, rhodes

4. good die young – molly kate kestner

5. miss america – james blunt

6. we had everything – broods

7. enough for you – saint claire

8. prom queen – molly kate kestner

9. where is home – elliphant, twin shadow

10. smile – mikky ekko

11. talking body – tove lo

12. moments – tove lo

13. hollywood – naughty boy, gabrielle

#naughty boy #bastille #james blunt #molly kate kestner #broods #birdy #rhodes #tove lo #mikky ekko #elliphant #twin shadow #saint claire

[edgarwayne]

📝 claire~

Their first impression:

"She seems really nice. It's obvious the kindergartners absolutely adore Claire. Even my sixth graders still talk about her warmly. I'm excited to get to know her better."

Their current impression:

"Claire is an incredibly sweet and driven woman. She may actually be a saint, I can't be convinced otherwise. I'm glad to consider her a friend."

What they like the most about your muse:

She's amazingly talented at baking and crafts and Edgar respects her greatly for that. He aspires to be more like her, actually. She's also one of the kindest people he's ever met.

What they dislike the most about your muse:

Edgar worries that sometimes she puts others above herself.

What your muse is for them ( Friend, lover, rival ecc.):

Friend, coworker

A general opinion of their relationship:

They're twin flames with a passion for the same hobbies, and Edgar hopes they can become closer friends.

If applicable, something they wish to reveal:

N/A

#answer #meme day #ft. claire

[damnedsoulsneedsleep]

ABOUT THE OG PIERRE DE LANCRE

(ancestor of Jules and Julian. Their dad Pierre is literally named after that man.)

Pierre de Lancre was a French judge and witch-hunter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his extreme and brutal methods in prosecuting supposed witches in the Bordeaux region of France. De Lancre's fervent belief in witchcraft led him to carry out numerous trials and executions, often based on flimsy or circumstantial evidence. His actions were part of the larger European witch craze of the time, but De Lancre's zealotry was particularly notorious. His actions were later criticized and discredited by contemporary and modern-day human scholars, who see them as a dark chapter in the history of justice and human rights.

De Lancre served as a judge in the Parlement of Bordeaux and was appointed to preside over witchcraft trials in the Labourd region of the French Basque country in 1600s. During his tenure, he presided over a wave of witch trials that resulted in the execution of over 600 individuals accused of practicing witchcraft (there were in fact much more that happened away from the public stage).

De Lancre's methods were highly questionable (according to human scholars), relying heavily on the use of torture to extract confessions and using this evidence to convict those accused. He also used his position to propagate his own beliefs about witches and witchcraft, often presenting fantastic and absurd claims as evidence in his trials. He believed that witches were in league with the devil and were responsible for a wide range of ills, including bad weather and crop failures.

Despite his extreme actions, De Lancre was supported by many of the local mortal elites and was seen as a hero by some for his efforts to stamp out witchcraft. However, his methods and the lack of due process in his trials were eventually criticized by other members of the judiciary and by intellectuals of the time.

In modern times, the original Pierre de Lancre is widely seen as a symbol of religious extremism and a reminder of the dangers of unchecked power and superstition. His legacy serves as a warning about the dangers of ignoring the rule of law and basic human rights in the pursuit of supposed justice.

facts known in the supernatural world about his legacy that have been left out of human history books

He originally believed his adoptive daughter ARTHENICE (NYX) to be a Saint. He held her on a pedestal, bragging about how the girl could point in the direction of the devil’s work (she was in fact a magical being herself and that’s why she was able to tell who had magic). Eventually, he was forced to face the fact his daughter was a witch when she revealed her abilities. He then claimed she was the devil’s child and had deceived him the whole time and he sentenced her to be burned at the stake. 

De Lancre’s legacy is known to be the most ruthless of all bloodlines of hunters because, despite their hatred of witches, they do dabble in magic themselves, which led to the creation of The Merge. When Twins of the De Lancre bloodline turn 22, they are expected to merge. This ritual consists of the twins fighting each other to the death until only one remains, allowing the survivor to absorb the strength of his fallen sibling, which make them THE ULTIME HUNTER.  

In the 1920s, the ultimate hunter CHARLOTTE DE LANCRE (who’d gone through the Merge already) seduced the niece of EVANORA CLAIRE and lured the young woman to her own doom. This event led to the summoning of a demon who would later turn on the coven and massacre the entirety (allegedly) of the MOON SIRENS coven.

FINN DE LANCRE found a way around The Merge when a vampire turned him in the 1800s as he was attempting suicide to not have to go through the ritual that would’ve killed his twin brother. Since then, he’s been advocating against the ritual and even go as far as referring the hunters that doesn’t want to go through with this to some other vampires so they can turn them. So far, most of them either chose to go through with it in spite of having to kill their siblings or they picked the first option he thought of way back when.

#DE LANCRE BLOODLINE #OG PIERRE DE LANCRE

[verypersonalscreencaps]

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022 The complete list of films directed by women selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out Of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings BOWLING SATURNE (dir. Patricia Mazuy) CHOCOBAR (dir. Lucrecia Martel) CORSAGE (dir. Marie Kreutzer) HOURIA (dir. Mounia Meddour) KINGS OF THE WORLD (dir. Laura Mora Ortega) LA GRANDE MAGIE (THE GREAT MAGIC) (dir. Noémie Lvovsky) LE BLEU DU CAFTAN (dir. Maryam Touzani) LE GRAND MARIN (dir. Dinara Drukarova) LE OTTO MONTAGNE (dir. Charlotte Vandermeersch & Felix Van Groeningen) LE PETIT NICOLAS (dir. Amandine Fredon & Benjamin Massoubre) LES AMANDIERS (THE ALMOND TREE) (dir. Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) LES CINQ DIABLES (THE FIVE DEVILS) (dir. Léa Mysius) LES ENFANTS DES AUTRES (OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN) (dir. Rebecca Zlotowski) LES PIRES (dir. Romane Gueret & Lise Akoka) LUZ (dir. Flora Lau) MEDITERRANEAN FEVER (dir. Maha Haj) MUSIC (dir. Angela Schanelec) NEZOUH (dir. Soudade Kaadan) PLAN 75 (dir. Chie Hayakawa) PLUS QUE JAMAIS (MORE THAN EVER) (dir. Emily Atef) REVOIR PARIS (dir. Alice Winocour) RIPOSTE FÉMINISTE (dir. Marie Perennès & Simon Depardon) RODÉO (dir. Lola Quivoron) SAINT OMER (dir. Alice Diop) SHOWING UP (dir. Kelly Reichardt) SILVER HAZE (dir. Sacha Polak) STARS AT NOON (dir. Claire Denis) STONEWALLING (dir. Huang Ji & Ryuji Otsuka) THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER (dir. Joanna Hogg) THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD (dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska) THE SILENT TWINS (dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska) THE VAGABONDS (dir. Doroteya Droumeva) UN PETIT FRÈRE (dir. Léonor Serraille) WAR PONY (dir. Gina Gammell & Riley Keough) WHEN IT MELTS (dir. Veerle Baetens)

#cannes2022 #cannes film festival #woman director #corsage #les amandiers #stars at noon

[lumosinlove]

Relic Keel

(warnings in tags)

part iii

PREVIOUSLY ON RELIC KEEL:

Logan Tremblay escaped from Saint Clair Orphanage around one month ago—and he’s torn up with guilt about it and leaving Finn behind.

Dorcas realizes that Logan is getting his stash from the dangerous Carrow twins.

The two go off to Sirius and James’ party at Shack Beach.

Dorcas is surprised by Marlene, and we can see that there is some sort of rift between them about leaving this island and Dorcas selling Crucio.

Once the Gods show up at the party, Sirius is surprised to see Luke Deveaux and Remus Lupin among James’ company—he’s never seen them in The Hollow before. It startles Sirius into a memory of the last time he saw Remus, the last day he was at school.

Luke mistakes Saint and Sirius for Crucio dealers, insults Saint, and him and Sirius fight. We learn Luke’s dad is in jail and that Sirius’ old abusive home life is common knowledge.

As the party breaks up, we go further down to a dark part of the beach where Logan, having taken Crucio, sits with a phantom Finn, asking Finn why he made Logan leaving him behind. Leo finds Logan that way, exhausted and in tears, and takes Logan home with him.

The next morning with James, Remus, and Luke at Remus’ house, we learn that Luke’s dad is in jail for fraud. They go to breakfast at the Hogshead where Thomas works—and won’t sell Luke any Crucio. When James asks where he gets it, Thomas tells him to go talk to Dorcas or Kasey Winter, who is the other supplier and the boyfriend of Lily and Marlene’s friend, Natalie Darcy. James spots Lily out the window. Lily won’t talk to him, but James seems to want to and convinces Lily to meet him at Gryffindor club later.

Logan wakes up in Leo’s warm bed, goes to The Lion where Leo works, and learns that Leo’s father died in a storm—and that Leo won’t say anything more than that.

“Something’s wrong,” Lily said. “I can tell, Marls, come on.”

Marlene sighed, looking at Lily on the bedspread and kicking her door shut behind her. She set the popcorn on the bed between them before carefully climbing on herself to sit across from Lily. 

“Well, what’s wrong with you?” Marlene said, popping a kernel into her mouth.

Lily tilted her head. “Deflecting.”

Marlene put her hands over Lily’s between them. “James is a really good guy, Lils. And you’ve liked each other since we were, what, eleven?”

Lily just shook her head. “I asked you first.”

Marlene just looked at her. “It’s…not big.”

Lily narrowed her eyes. “Really?”

Marlene hesitated, looking down. She took a deep breath. “I got into college.”

Lily blinked. “Not big? Marlene! Congratulations!”

“And…” Marlene sighed again. “I haven’t told Dorcas.”

“Well,” Lily began. “Well—well, why not?”

“Because that’s not how she wants to leave this place,” Marlene said, picking at a stray thread. “Because she wants to just…run free. I don’t really understand what she thinks is going to happen, no matter how much money we have, I just…I know she doesn’t exactly have college in mind.” Marlene looked back at Lily. “What I mean is, I know we haven’t talked about it.”

Lily raised an eyebrow. “You should talk about it.”

Marlene raised an eyebrow right back. “Says the girl who’s been avoiding James for an entire month.”

Lily winced. “That’s—different. We’re not together. We just…”

“Had sex.”

Lily slapped a hand over her eyes. “Oh God. It was so good.”

That startled a laugh out of Marlene. “Then what, pray tell, is your issue?”

Lily let her hand fall. Her eyes looked sadder. “Wouldn’t it be easier to be happy about getting into college if you weren’t leaving anything behind?”

“What?”

Lily looked down at the popcorn.

“What, Lily Evans?” Marlene said, louder. “Jesus fucking—Lily.”

Lily sighed and got up. “I know. Look, I need to get to the Club for dinner. My parents—and James, I…” she sighed. “Fuck, we have a lot going on for what was suppose to be a peaceful summer.”

Marlene laughed, half-heartedly. “Yeah, we do.”

~

Leo was pulling the key out of the lock to The Lion when a voice spoke.

“Did your dad really die in a storm?”

He froze for a second, listening to the crickets singing in the falling darkness, then turned, adjusting his bag on his shoulder. Logan was standing a few feet away.

“That’s really just a rude question,” Leo said. “Like, seriously.”

“I’m an orphan, I’m curious about people’s parents,” Logan said, then smiled a little, sarcastically mostly, at Leo’s face. “You don’t have to pretend like you don’t know what I am.”

“Why do you take Crucio?” Leo replied. He walked forward until he was face to face with Logan, looking down at him. “Why do you sell it?”

Logan’s stance shifted. “That’s really just a rude question.”

“Huh, is it?” Leo said. “Well.”

Leo watched Logan’s eyes track his hands as he pulled his backpack off.

“What are you doing?”

Leo pulled out a take-out bag, top rolled closed, and shoved it into Logan’s chest. “Let’s go home. You can eat while we walk, I already did.”

Leo stalked into the dark, not sure why he cared so much, and waiting for Logan to follow.

“What made you come back?” Leo asked and hoped he wasn’t now talking to himself.

“I didn’t know I was suppose to stay,” Logan replied. “I thought you just thought you were doing me a favor.”

“Pretty sure I was,” Leo glanced at him. He could see his necklace resting against his neck, over Leo’s old t-shirt.

“I’m fine.”

Leo shrugged. “Okay, you’re fine.”

They walked in silence, save for Logan crinkling the bag open and pulling out his dinner.

“Fuck,” Logan said, mouth full. “What is this?”

Leo couldn’t help but smile. “My own creation.”

“It’s—The Lion doesn’t have this on the menu.”

“No,” Leo agreed. “I said it was mine.”

“Don’t you want it on the menu?”

“I sort of maybe want to run The Lion one day,” Leo said. “Better to have some secret ammo.”

Logan scoffed. “Seriously?”

“It’s not so strange,” Leo said. “It’s a great place. It helps a lot of people—why are you looking at me like that?”

Logan shrugged. “You’re the only person I’ve ever met who isn’t trying to get off this island.”

Leo took a breath and kept walking. Suddenly, he wanted to tell Logan. He didn’t know why.

“I can’t,” Leo said. “There’s too much here.”

“Like what? Some good food, beaches, and an orphanage? An island full of people who seem to hate each other?”

“My dad’s work was here,” Leo said before he could stop himself.

“Your dad’s work,” Logan repeated.

Leo didn’t look at him when he nodded. “The Voldemort.”

Logan opened his mouth as they climbed the porch steps to Leo’s house, but Leo held a finger to his lips.

“Not in front of my mom,” he whispered, and got out his keys.

~

“What are we doing with ourselves tonight, hot stuff?” Saint said.

Sirius looked over at him from his mattress and held up the bottle of whiskey. “What, we’re not doing something right now?”

“We are,” Saint looked at Sirius in the mirror, face framed by the dozens of golden necklaces hung around the vanity’s frame. They were a sharp contrast to the chipping paint and uneven legs. The mirror itself was a little warped. Saint clipped a third necklace around his neck. “But I was just asking.”

“Why don’t you steal silver?”

“I don’t like silver,” Saint smiled in the mirror, then spun himself around on the stool. “And I look good in gold.”

Sirius smiled, too, taking another sip of the whiskey. “Yes, you do.”

“Well, I’ll keep them on then,” Saint said. “If we’re staying in.”

Sirius snorted. “Why do you steal them if you can’t wear them anywhere?”

“Because,” Saint clasped a fourth. “I look good in gold.”

“Okay, okay,” Sirius laughed. “But we need food.”

Saint raised an eyebrow. “But we have whiskey.”

“I have work in the morning,” Sirius sighed, sitting up. “I can’t go to bed on whiskey.”

Saint looked at him in the mirror again. “Pulled pork from The Lion?”

Sirius nodded slowly, but he was watching as Saint began to take each necklace off. “Do you remember when I came to Grimmauld?”

Saint draped the gold carefully over the mirror. “You mean when you were eleven and scrawny?”

“And you were a dick and scrawny?”

Saint made a tisking sound with his teeth and tongue. “I was never scrawny. But I was a dick.”

“You are a dick,” Sirius laughed. “Sometimes.”

“Why are we reminiscing?”

“I just…” Sirius began. He looked around their room, at the dusk slanting through the cracks in the boards and the summer breeze through the open windows. “Are we going to be doing this when we’re seventy instead of seventeen?”

Saint’s shoulders stiffened. He turned slowly in his chair. His brown eyes were calm and studying.

“Doing what?” Saint asked.

Sirius put the bottle down and sat up, facing him. “Saint.”

“What else do you want to do?” Saint rose, head tilted.

“I think we should leave,” Sirius said, eyes following Saint’s until Saint was standing over him. “You’re in danger here. We both are.”

“The orphanage can’t get me if they can’t catch me,” Saint said. “And your parents don’t look for you.”

“Take your necklace off,” Sirius said.

Saint raised an eyebrow. “Go home.”

“I can’t.”

“Neither can I.”

Sirius shook his head. “We’re—it’s different.”

“Sirius…”

“The only thing stopping us is cash,” Sirius said. “Dorcas can lone something to us—”

“Oh? That’s the only thing stopping us?” Saint said. He dropped on knee on the bed, and then the other, seating himself in Sirius’ lap. “Then tell me something, Black.”

Sirius raised his eyebrows and settled his hands on Saint’s hips. “Anything.”

Saint’s fingers wound themselves through Sirius’ hair, tilting his face up towards him. “What would we know about the rest of the world?”

Sirius leaned up and let Saint kiss him. It was slow and lingering.

“What do you know about anything except what’s right here,” Saint said into their next kiss. “Running around in this tiny little circle of land.”

“Saint…”

Saint pushed Sirius onto his back, pinning his hands above his head.

“I like it here,” Saint said. “We can predict what happens here.”

“And no one can leave?” Sirius said softly.

Saint’s expression flickered. Sirius knew he was prodding gently at a sore spot. They both were. It felt good sometimes, like a bruise or a paper cut. Neither of them wanted to lose anyone else.

Sirius relaxed against the mattress. He looked up at Saint quietly. “I’m not leaving.”

“You just said you should.”

“I said we should.”

Saint narrowed his eyes a little. “We should not talk about this.”

“You never want to talk about it,” Sirius said and closed his eyes when Saint bent to kiss his neck. “Saint, if you do get caught again, you said they don’t let you out. Not even when you age out.”

“Maybe it’s true. Maybe I’m right,” Saint tilted his head and looked back down at Sirius again. “There were kids much older than I was and, well, I haven’t seen them around, have you?”

“Why?” Sirius asked. He sat up, holding Saint closer against him. “Do you know?”

“Maybe it’s all they know. Maybe they don’t want to leave.”

“So, then shouldn’t we—”

“No,” Saint cut him off. “They don’t let you out. Only I can do that. For myself. I want to be free. I do.”

“And are you?” Sirius said softly, pushing Saint’s hair back from his forehead. Saint closed his eyes, leaning into it.

Saint pressed his lips together and kept his eyes closed.

“Saint,” Sirius whispered.

“I don’t want to talk,” Saint whispered back. “I don’t want to.”

“Okay,” Sirius said. “Okay.”

Saint opened his eyes. They flit to Sirius’ mouth, then back to his eyes. “Can we?”

“Of course we can,” Sirius said, dipping his fingers lightly into Saint’s shorts. “We always can.”

Saint nodded softly. “Okay.”

Sirius pulled Saint towards him and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around Saint’s bare back and Saint melted towards him. Their kisses were like they always were, frantic, a little playful. Saint traced Sirius’ lip with his tongue, fingers digging into his hair. Sometimes, this was just how they spoke to each other. Sirius pushed Saint’s thighs so that they straddled him more firmly.

“What do you want to do?” Sirius said, holding him closer.

“You know,” Saint breathed. He dragged his mouth down Sirius’ neck as Sirius pulled him down to the mattress.

Sirius remembered the first time they had done this. He also remembered when it hadn’t been an option, when they’d barely known each other and, besides Saint agreeing that Sirius could have one of Grimmauld’s rooms, hadn’t spoken. It had taken them a few months to so much as eat a meal together.

“I can feel you thinking,” Saint panted out as Sirius kissed his way down his chest. “Stop doing so much of that.”

“Maybe you should do more of it,” Sirius said, scraping his teeth against the muscles around Saint’s hip.

“No, thanks, sweetheart,” Saint sighed out, his head tilted back and his eyes closed.

Sirius couldn’t help but smile a little as he unbuttoned Saint’s shorts. It was such a Saint thing to say that it warmed him, just as the familiar feel of his skin did.

Sirius knew that Saint, for all his acts and plays, felt more than anyone Sirius knew. Saint still grieved for the family that had abandoned him, and sometimes Sirius thought Saint even grieved for the family Sirius had known and lost, just out of proximity to them.

Sirius knew that Saint stole to steal back what had never been his. Sirius knew it didn’t work—and Sirius knew Saint know that, too.

Saint let out a shaky breath when Sirius took him into his mouth. He was filling fast and Sirius relished in it. This…this worked.

“I’d miss you,” Saint panted out. “If you went, I’d miss you.”

Sirius pulled off and sat back on his heels, hand going to rub himself through his shorts before he slipped out of them, tossing them to the floor.

“You seem to have heard something I never said,” Sirius fell back on top of Saint, catching himself at the last minute to hover above him, and pushing their cocks together. “I wouldn’t leave you behind.”

Saint just clutched Sirius closer, his next breath a moan as Sirius rolled his hips, a little sloppily, and slow.

“Stop thinking,” Saint said.

Sirius bent to kiss his neck, sucking blood to the surface of his skin. “You brought it up again.”

It was always the same with Saint. A much needed consistency. Saint’s hips knocked his, they fought each other for the upper hand, usually laughing until the slick slide of their cocks became the only feeling they could think of. Saint never held him as close when he came. He went soft and melted away against the mattress. Saint did, however, chase Sirius’ mouth, knowing that kissing brought Sirius over with him. Sirius pressed his hips down hard against Saint’s oversensitive, spent cock, the way Sirius knew he liked. Saint jolted, teeth biting down onto Sirius’ lip, making Sirius come in thick stripes between them. They dropped beside each other afterwards, shoulders pressed close. It was always the same, but Sirius always felt good after. Safe. Neither of them were leaving, and maybe that was a good thing.

“Fuck, you always make such a mess,” Saint laughed, staring down at his stomach. “At least this is your bed.”

Sirius just closed his eyes. The room smelled of sex now, and of the ocean. He was sweaty and wanted a swim. They had hours and hours until dawn, though. Sometimes the nights felt useless and too long.

“You like it,” Sirius said.

Saint curled onto his side with a sigh and kissed Sirius’ shoulder. “Dinner in an hour.”

~

James looked up from his coke and peanuts the moment Lily and her family entered the Gryffindor dining room.

“She’s here,” he said to Luke.

“Yeah,” Luke drawled, twisting a cherry stem between his fingers. “I can see that, Pots.”

“Shit,” James breathed. “Shit, shit, shit.”

“Bet you fifty I can tie this with my tongue.”

James drank the last of his soda, crunching a few ice cubes. “That’s a stupid fucking bet.”

Luke shrugged. “Bet I can.”

“I have to go.”

“Dude,” Luke laughed a little. “She’s gotta have dinner first.”

James stood. “She can have dinner after. She promised we could talk. I need to know.” He looked back at Luke and his blackened eye. “Don’t do anything stupid. Wait for me here.”

Luke rolled his eyes, then looked at the bartender. “Olli, come on, man.” He pushed his own coke forward. “Just a little little bit of rum in this next one.”

Olli shook his head, smiling. “Deveaux. Your mom will kill me.”

“My mom doesn’t give a shit.”

James left the conversation behind, taking a few steps forward.

“Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Evans,” James smiled, hands in his pockets. “Petunia. Lily.”

“James! Hi, sweetheart,” Mrs. Evans smiled. “Are your parents here?”

“Oh,” James looked behind him, then back at her, smiling and pushing his glasses up. “No. Just me.”

“And Luke,” Lily mumbled, eyes going behind him.

“Uh, yeah, yeah,” James sighed, cursing himself. “And Luke.”

“Mom,” Lily said, glancing at Mrs. Evans and the rest of her family. “We’ll be right back, okay? I’ll meet you at the table.”

Mrs. Evans nodded. “Yeah, all right, honey. It’s buffet style tonight, do you want me to make you a plate?”

“No, I’ll make it,” Lily said, and looked at James, gesturing towards the open patio doors. “James.”

“Coming,” James said. “Cool.” He looked at Petunia, who looked skeptical, to Lily’s parents. “Bye. Thank you—or—bye.”

The night air was warm as Lily let him outside and down the stones towards the cupola and the sea. She didn’t look at him as they walked, and James was afraid to speak. He wanted this to go the way she wanted it to, even if he was desperate to know what was in her head. It had been such a good night. Had she really not felt the way he had?

Lily stopped only when the cupola stopped her tracks. The dark waves were gentle tonight.

“Okay,” Lily said. “Go ahead.”

James blinked. “That’s it?”

Lily turned and looked at him expectantly.

“Lils…” James said, then laughed a little, exasperated. “Lils, we had sex. And—I know it wasn’t just sex to you. I know because it wasn’t just sex for me. I…look, it’s fine if you don’t want to date, I’d never make you do anything, but I just…I don’t understand. I’m an all right guy and… and when I asked you, you seemed…”

“It’s not you,” Lily began then groaned, turning back towards the cupola’s railing. “Or—maybe it is. I…James, you…your family…they are this island.”

James stared at her back, perplexed. “What does that mean? Like—their money? What?”

He watched Lily’s shoulders slump. “It means I need to get out of here. This bubble, these people. These divides, these fucking neighborhoods.” She turned, her green eyes beautiful and determined. “It’s like we live in clockwork and I can’t stand it.”

James looked over her face. “What, so I’m all gears and cranks, and that’s it?”

“You’re one gear,” Lily said softly. “You’re part of it all. I know you go to The Hollow and stuff, you hang out with Sirius Black and…”

“You hang out with Dorcas,” James countered.

“That’s not—”

James took a step forward. “So, we both cross boundaries—”

“What boundaries?” Lily said, voice raised. “They don’t exist! That’s the clock part!”

“They exist here,” James said firmly. “And, Lils, whether you like it or not, we’re here right now, and so why not break something? Sirius is nice. He’s troubled, but he’s nice, and I like Sirius. I went to school with him for seven years and now he works for my parents, I’m not going to pretend he’s not there. I want to be his friend. Saint’s a little weird, but he’s fine. Dorcas and Marlene are great together. This is our island, why not do what we want?”

Lily shook her head. “This isn’t our island. This is an island.” She wrapped her hands around her arms in the night breeze. “And it’s a small one, and there’s an entire world out there.”

“Lily—”

She looked away from his face. “And I’m sorry, James, I—you know I like you, but I need to leave when we go to college and I need to leave with a fresh start. No clockwork.”

With that, she brushed by him. James stood there, frozen, listening to her sandals get softer as she walked down the path, back towards the bright lights of Gryffindor Club. James thought of her parents back that way. And then his own parents, no doubt arriving soon. Their beloved club. Their title of one of the oldest names on the island. He didn’t blame Lily for not wanting to carry that with her. Not really.

“No clockwork,” he said softly to himself, and sat down heavily one of the benches.

~

Saint came out of the Potter’s house with a glass of water for both of them with his eyes firmly telling Sirius to keep it cool. Sirius recognized that look from too many almost run-ins with the cops, or marine patrol.

“What?” Sirius said. He downed half of his glass in one go. The sun was high and hot against his bare back. He handed the glass back to Saint and leaned on the long pool cleaner. “De parler.”

“You’ll never guess who just arri-ived,” Saint sang softly. “Tweedle-hot and tweedle-hotter.”

“Who the fuck are they?”

“Black!” James called, jogging down the steps to the flat stones of the pool ground. “You guys don’t mind if we’re out here, do you? We’re gonna practice some shots on the rebounder.”

“We,” Saint muttered, bending to clear some leaves from the filter.

Remus and Luke came out of the house after him, all three in their swim trunks. Luke stared right at Sirius, eyes hard. Remus looked at him more softly.

“It’s your house, Potter,” Sirius said.

James shrugged. “I’m just asking.”

Sirius watched out of the corner of his eye as the three of them walked over to where the bundle of lacrosse sticks lay, along with a bucket of balls. Luke picked up one first, punching out the net of his stick. Sirius noticed that someone had wrapped his knuckles. Sirius’ own were bare and aching a little in the sun, the split on his lip, too. Luke glanced over at them again.

“How’s the face, Black?” Luke said across the pool, and whipped the lacrosse ball forward. It landed squarely in the center of the trampoline material before bouncing back for him to catch again.

Sirius looked at Luke’s black eye. “Fine.”

“What, had worse?” Luke asked.

“Oh-kay, my turn,” James said and nudged Luke out of the way and looked at him and Remus. “Wagers?”

“Thirty for ten out of twenty,” Remus said. “Each.”

Luke turned away from Sirius and Saint and scoffed. “Just thirty?”

Remus smiled, tilting his head. “For now.” He walked over to a speaker and plugged his phone in.

Sirius kept his head down, focusing on the pool and the music as they cleaned. He watched as they hurled the ball in hard arcs every time. They laughed, and argued over who got to choose the next song. Saint and him raked the pool clean.

“I hate this song,” Saint kept mumbling to him. “And this one. And this one.”

“You don’t know this song,” Sirius murmured back.

“It’s a new hate.”

“I need more water,” Sirius sighed, and handed the pole to Saint before turning towards the house.

“Wow,” he heard Saint call to the boys from behind him, and closed his eyes. “You guys are like hamsters on a wheel with that thing. Love this song, too.”

“Well, thank you, Saint,” James laughed. “That’s nice of you.”

The shade of the house was a relief and Sirius took a moment in the cool kitchen to take a breath. He hated this. He hated the way those guys made him feel. He hated himself for feeling the gnawing self-consciousness at all. He had a job to do. That was all. It didn’t matter that they didn’t, that they were out there tossing a ball and catching it again all day.

Sirius shook his head to himself and went to the cupboard, grabbing a glass and holding it against the water filter on the refrigerator.

He was watching it slowly fill up when a throat cleared from behind him. He looked up to see Remus standing there.

“Hi,” Remus said. He was breathing hard from their workout. He was eyeing Sirius carefully.

“We’re allowed to come in here for water,” Sirius said, and turned back to his almost filled glass. “If that’s what you’re wondering.”

“What? Oh—no, no, I wasn’t.”

Sirius took his glass away and stepped to the side. “It’s all yours.”

Remus was still a little opened mouthed, and he took his own glass to fill.

Sirius didn’t really want to leave the shade of the kitchen, and it seemed neither did Remus. They stood there, on opposite sides of the counter, drinking their water.

The Wolfsbane, Sirius’ mind was chanting. Ask.

“I wasn’t,” Remus said again. He glanced up at Sirius and took another drink.

Sirius nodded. He didn’t know whether to believe him or not.

“Lupin,” came Luke’s voice from outside. “Jesus fuck, hurry, it’s your shot and I’m about to take back my money.”

Remus set down his drained glass in the sink. “See you out there, Sirius.”

Sirius watched him go. The memory was back.

Are you okay? Sirius, right?

The sun felt good against the chill that the words brought.

“What was that?” Saint whispered to him.

Sirius shook his head. “What was what?”

“Are you guys almost done?” Luke said, crossing his arms over his chest. His hair was matted to his forehead with sweat. “I sort of want to take a swim.”

“Well, what do you know,” Saint said. “There’s an entire ocean out there, Deveaux, and it’s all for you.”

Sirius, not wanting to fight again but recognizing it in Luke, said, “I clean this pool every other day. You can swim while we do it if you want.”

James thwacked Luke hard on the back of the head before cannonballing into the opposite side of the pool. He surfaced again to place his glasses on the side, then pushed off, floating on his back. Luke glared at Saint for another moment before sitting on the side and putting his feet in.

“Come on, Devs,” Remus said, and jumped in after James. He surfaced and floated over to wrap his hands around Luke’s ankles, tugging a little. “I still remember when your mom couldn’t get you out of the water for cake at my sixth birthday party. You know you want to.”

Luke’s eyes narrowed, but then he was smiling, laughing a little. He swatted Remus’ hand and then dove into the water after him.

“Wow, it emotes,” Sirius said softly to Saint.

“Potentially,” Saint countered. “Okay, we’re done.”

They listened to the boys laugh as they put their equipment back into the pool house.

“Hey,” James said, flicking his wet hair out of his eyes. “You guys can come in if you want. That’s hot work.”

“We’re headed to Shack Beach with our boards,” Sirius said, flashing an awkward smile. “But thanks.”

“You surf?” Remus asked.

“No, Lupin,” Saint’s grin was sharper. “We just clean pools.”

Remus shut his mouth. Sirius shoved Saint.

“Yeah, we do,” Sirius said, looking at Remus. “Every morning.”

“Hey, you know what, Lupin,” Saint pointed a finger at him. “We see your boat sometimes—”

“We’ll see you guys later,” Sirius said firmly, giving Saint another push.

“Well,” Saint said over his shoulder. “Sirius sees your boat.”

“Oh,” Remus said, puzzled sounding. “I mean, yeah, I go out in the morning.”

Sirius turned. He couldn’t help it. “You go out?”

Remus nodded, treading water. “Yeah.”

Saint whistled. “Mystery solved.”

Sirius opened and closed his mouth twice before nodding. “Okay. See you guys later.”

He heard Luke snort as they walked away. “That was weird.”

It was Remus.

They pushed through the Potter’s house and back to the driveway where Saint’s Jeep was waiting.

It was Remus out there.

“I’m gonna fucking kill you,” Sirius groaned as they climbed onto the hot leather seats. “Saint, Jesus.”

“Mary,” Saint started the engine. “Joseph. Oh, I thought we were naming—”

“Don’t talk to me.”

“At least now you know. You can lust after a person, instead of a boat.”

“Drive.”

“It could be worse, you could be lusting after Lupin’s father.”

“Drive.”

~

“Tremblay, you’re back. I was wondering when we’d see you again.”

Logan looked down from the shiny crystal chandelier he was staring at, thinking about Finn. He wouldn’t need Felix today. He’d get to the orphanage before two, when they were let out into the courtyard for an hour.

His eyes found Alecto, who was smiling at him, if it could be called that. Every time his name came out of Alecto’s mouth, part of Logan wished that he was like some of the others that had been in the orphanage, like Finn—meaning without one.

“I’m back,” Logan said, standing. “Now, let’s get this over with.”

Alecto laughed. “Oh. He’s confident now.” She jogged down the rest of the grand staircase. “You weren’t like that a month ago.”

Logan slung his backpack off of his back and took out the cash he’d bundled. “Here.”

Alecto held out her palm for it, and Logan sighed but placed it there. She thumbed through the bills.

“This is all of it?” Alecto asked.

“Yes.”

Alecto reached out and gripped Logan’s chin, making him stare at her.

“Are you lying?” she said.

“You can count it,” Logan bit back, and shoved her away. He worked his jaw, sore from her grip.

She nodded, smiling. “All right, all right.”

The door to the left, framed in gold, opened as it always did. Logan caught Snape’s eye for a moment as he handed the bags of pink powder, rubber-banded together. Alecto took it from him, and Snape stepped back. A good soldier, Logan thought.

Alecto tossed it to Logan, who caught it against his chest.

“Sell it all,” Alecto said, watching Logan slip it into his pack. “Or don’t come back.”

“Fine,” Logan turned towards the door.

“I mean it,” Alecto said. “You think we don’t know what you’re doing in your free time?”

Logan froze. He felt his heart speed up, felt Alecto just behind him.

“How much do you think you owe us by now, Tremblay? With all the…free samples you’ve taken. I’m sure it was suppose to be the other way around, wasn’t it? Wasn’t that why you ended up here?”

Logan kept his eyes down.

“Or,” Alecto laughed. “I guess the real question is how badly you want to see that boy of yours again? And I mean really see him.”

“Don’t talk about him,” Logan grit out.

“Then remember that our deal doesn’t include your little freebies,” Alecto growled. “Now get out.”

Logan didn’t look back as he pushed out the door.

He waited until he was well out of sight of the Carrows’ manor before stopping in a narrow alley between houses. He dug his fingers into his hair and closed his eyes.

“Fuck,” he gasped aloud. His throat felt tight. Everything felt heavy. Logan scrubbed his fingers over his face before looking at his watch. It was 1:56. He needed to get to the orphanage.

Sometimes this island felt like a jungle, and sometimes it reminded Logan of the halls in Saint Clair. Salazar’s alleys were those hallways, only caked with grime. Saint Clair was the jungle in a rare clearing. Or maybe a clearing in a jungle. It made no sense, but there it was.

Logan looked from his crouch in the hedges of a nearby house as the door of the courtyard opened. Two o’clock on the nose. Two nuns came out, and then the first kid. They let the little ones out before the others, always. Logan watched the children grow taller, accompanied by some of the wards—not part of the Church, but older kids who were still there. Logan still didn’t know why. No one had ever said.

And then there he was.

“Finn,” Logan breathed, as if Finn could hear him. Even if he couldn’t hear him, Logan knew Finn would look for him. Already, Logan could see Finn glancing around outside the fence. He was holding a book. One of his tricks, Logan had learned. Logan had been too scared to come even close to the orphanage for the first week and a half, but then he had discovered that he could watch.

And then he had discovered Felix. Two Finns, one far, and one farther.

Finally, Finn found him.

“Finn,” Logan said again aloud. “Finn, Finn…”

Finn smiled, just a little, not too noticeable. He took his book and sat down against one of the benches. Opening it between two fingers, he held it on his lap, bowing his head a little to feign reading. Instead, he stared at Logan.

Logan's crouch dropped to his knees heavily. “Finn.”

Even from a distance, Logan could see Finn’s mouth move around silent words.

Hi, baby.

And then Finn’s eyes turned sad. He jerked his chin forward a little.

Go, he mouthed. Go.

“I miss you,” Logan said aloud. “I’ll get you out.”

Finn shook his head. Logan… he trailed off.

“I’m going to get you out,” Logan said, and turned before he had to watch Finn disappear inside again.

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