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clareguilty · 2 years

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AO3 Election Candidates!

If any of you are members of AO3 and eligible to vote in the election this weekend I would highly encourage it! The site has a great webpage (https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/22947) where you can do your own research on candidates, and I would definitely recommend everyone to check that out!

What sparked my interest in the first place were other people raising concerns about Tiffany G who is running for the board but does not seem to stand for the positions that AO3 is most known and loved for.

My personal impressions of the candidates will be down below, but please take these opinions with the understanding that I'm not attempting to sway votes (except for maybe away from Tiffany) and just provide my thoughts. These are also the notes I'll be using to cast my personal ballot

Natalia G - Fourth pick I like her Q&A answers well enough. She emphasizes the legitimacy of fanworks and references the terms of service. She does reference the attacks against AO3 which shows an awareness of the issues that are relevant, but doesn't make any strong statements that show a firm stance. Her diversity responses emphasize the push for a blocking feature, but nothing super concrete beyond that.

Noemie B - Third pick Noemie explicitly warns of the dangers of censorship and references that every platform has specific terms of use and committees in place to protect and develop. She cites a personal affection for AO3 which is important to me, but she also doesn't cite a negative experience and idk if thats a kind of willful positivity or not?

I do like that she cites user responsibility in exposure to problematic content and again points out the dangers of censorship. She also recognizes anti-blackness and transphobia as issues and cites specific actions and events to combat that.

Michelle S - Second pick Michelle also emphasizes the TOS and states that she has no plans to prescreen content or increase moderation, but she doesn't directly address concerns regarding censorship or the abuse towards the PAC team.

her diversity responses, like Noemi, reference the push to hire a diversity consultant. She specifically references AO3's existing features to handle harrassment and curate content, but doesn't take credit or promise any specific new features. Instead, she points out that the AD&T committee are the wizards who do that. She mentions maximum inclusivity and stresses user responsibility which are plusses in my book. She states she signed the June 2020 statement on racism as a chair

Heather M - Likely my first pick Heather is more user-focused in her response surrounding frustrations with the OTW. She also mentions the attacks against volunteers and has a nice statement about the response following the attack. She also cites a personal affection for AO3 and states that monitoring content is a ridiculous standard.

Her diversity responses are very strong to me as she shows an awareness of the racism in fandom but also an understanding of how systemic the issues truly are. She specifically references the proposed block feature and even cites a difference between active harassment and unintentional ignorance. She also cites specific features available to users to curate content and stresses the stance of maximum inclusivity. Her experience on the policy and abuse team is also a big plus. She also speaks about the history and purpose of the OTW.

Tiffany G - last pick She is definitely the most concerning of the candidates. Her statements are pretty sweeping and general and she doesn't list a lot of concrete stances or experiences except for personal anecdotes that dont always support her points. She is just as worrisome as the other posts make her out to be and doesn't answer with the same maturity and experience as the other candidates. I know im not saying as much about her specific stances but its hard to find anything of substance to even pull over into this post.

also in one interview she was weirdly against NSFW content which like... is kind of the whole reason AO3 exists

Obligatory Disclaimer: this is purely my personal impressions and opinions. I have been using AO3 for at least 5 years now (likely much longer) and been a member for over three. I've donated a considerable amount to the organization since AO3 in turn supports my livelihood as a writer, so i do have a vested interest in the well-being of the website also i think free speech and transformative works are important

#ao3 #ao3 elections #heather m #tiffany g #michelle s #noemie b #natalia g #otw elections #OTW #ao3 election candidates #clare screams

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tealeafgrimm · 2 years

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hii!! could i request a (older) percy weasley and malfoy! reader with a fake dating au where she works at the ministry and he brings her home one night as his girlfriend?? and fred(yes hes alive) and george ask them to kiss to "prove" theyre tgt and they do and they kinda just make out and everyones like oKAY SORRY FOR ASKING PLEASE STOP😭😳 and later they confess?? Thanks!!!

Just For One Night

Percy Weasley x Malfoy!Reader Words: 2.1k Summary: Percy has had enough of his brothers making fun of him for always talking about his colleague Y/N. Snapping one day, Percy tells them that she is in fact his girlfriend. The only problem? She does not know that, but his family wants to meet her. A/N: Sorry this took a while. I was on vacation and now I'm really sick, so this took me longer than planned. However, I had a lot of fun writing it. As always, I hop you'll like it.

Percy was fed up. Every day he had to listen to the same taunts from his brothers, especially Fred and George. Every day he resolved not to talk about you, because he knew he would only get more comments about seeing you as his girlfriend when you clearly were not. And yet you were his number one subject every day. It had started shortly after the Second Wizarding War. After the Ministry had been rebuilt under Kingsley Shakelbolt, Percy had returned to his old job. He had been hired as a personal assistant to the head of the Magical Law Enforcement Department and a short time later you joined him as a second assistant. Your joint work was to manage the correspondence that came with arrests and convictions, to look after the diary and to pass on new tips and sightings to the appropriate people. And even though he didn't want to admit it, Percy had hated you. After all, you were the child of two Death Eaters and he couldn't imagine you were really interested in arresting those who had once stood next to your parents.

And so he told his family in a frustrated and contemptuous tone at the beginning. He thought you were obstructing investigations and deliberately passing on false leads. But after some time he had to admit that you turned out to be very nice, hardworking and obliging. You had expressed your opinion on your family more than clearly and he admired you for your courage to stay in the ministry despite your connotations. His family also noticed how Percy's opinion of you changed over time. Now it was no longer, "You don't believe what Y/N did again today", "There's something wrong with that Y/N." "One more day with that Y/N and I'll lose my mind!" Rather, he was now literally raving about you. "Y/N had one of the best ideas..." "She really is the most talented person." "Without Y/N, the whole department would be totally screwed." And with his change, started the teasing of his brothers. At first, he had simply ignored them. But lately they were hitting a nerve. He would love to ask you out on a date, but he didn't dare. He had never been very good with girls and women. His only relationship had been with Penelope Clearwater and that was several years ago.

~~~

"How was work Percy?", asked Molly as she placed the last bowl on the dining table and sat down next to her husband. Even though all her children had moved out by now, she insisted that they all got together at least once a week to eat, with the exception of Charlie who had gone back to Romania after the war. "Oh no Mum, I don't want to hear all evening about what Y/N has been up to," Fred groaned, throwing his head back. Percy scowled at his younger brother, straightened in his seat and looked at his mother. "Very good. We are making great progress in the department. Y/N and I will be assigned more tasks in the near future to relieve the others, but what exactly we will be doing is yet to be determined. Y/N has also..." "And here we are again...", now George groaned too, rolling his eyes. "You know Perce, you'd think she's your girlfriend, the way you don't talk about anything but her. But you probably only talk to her about her too and that puts her off," Fred teased. And that was exactly the moment. In that very second, a switch flipped in Percy's mind. He had had enough. "That could be because she's my girlfriend. And she is not 'put off' by it."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than he deeply regretted them. Molly and Ginny dropped their forks with startled faces. George and Ron choked on a piece of chicken at the same time and snorted. The rest of the table looked to Percy with shocked faces and their forks halfway to their mouths. "W-what?", coughed George when he finally caught his breath. "Your girlfriend? Since when is that?", Fred now asked sceptically too. "Well...so...you know..." How was he supposed to get out of this situation now. "Aha! Of course it was a lie!", laughed Fred and George at the same time. Percy knew he probably looked like a tomato with a sunburn, but he didn't care. "I wasn't lying." "Oh yeah? Then why don't you bring her over for dinner sometime? I'm sure Mom wouldn't mind." Before Percy could say anything back, his mother clapped her hands enthusiastically. "Oh a fantastic idea! You've been telling us about her for so long and you never said she was your girlfriend." Percy tried to extricate himself from his situation for a few more minutes, but finally had to admit defeat. He would have to persuade you somehow.

~~~

"Just so I understand, you want me to come with you to your parents' house tomorrow night because you told your family that I'm your girlfriend?" "Y-yes? Look, I know this all sounds...weird. But you don't know my brothers, they drive you crazy and it was the only way to shut them up." "And why me, exactly?" "Well, I may have mentioned you once or twice," Percy muttered, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment. "Y/N please! You're my best colleague!" "I'm your ONLY colleague!", you laughed incredulously, turning your attention to the pile of papers in front of you. "So what? My point is the same. Please, just for one night. After that, I'll owe you one, I promise." Percy's voice had taken on a pleading tone by now that you had never heard from him before. Sighing, you lowered the file in your hand and turned to your red-haired colleague. "All right. One evening, no more."

~~~

At just before six the next evening, your flat doorbell rang. "Ready?", asked Percy as you pulled the door shut behind you. Nodding, you grabbed his arm which he held out to you and just a second later you were standing in front of a crooked and slanted house. You had never seen a house like this before. You yourself had grown up in a mansion and you were sure that your mother would have rather dropped dead than ever set foot in such an establishment. "Eh...well...this is where we live. Well, I don't and actually neither do my siblings anymore, really just Mum and Dad...well you know what I mean." Percy was talking so fast you were having trouble following him. You had never seen him so nervous before and you had to say you thought it was kind of cute. "It's...different. In a positive sense. It has charm," you smiled, quickly adding the last part, because Percy's expression gave you to understand that 'different' didn't necessarily seem to be the best description. But it was the truth. Your house had always seemed very cool and sterile to you and the house in front of you seemed to be the complete opposite. While your house had always seemed like a work headquarters to you, it was evident here that people lived here.

You followed Percy along the small path that led to the front door, but always stayed a good metre behind him. When he stopped in front of the door, you could see how red he was. "Are you okay?", you asked him worriedly. He nodded. "Listen Y/N... just so you're forewarned..." But whatever he was about to tell you was interrupted as the door was yanked open with a flourish. "There you are at last! We've been waiting for you. Come in, come in!" And before you even knew what was happening to you, you were being pulled through the door by one arm. Suddenly you realised what Percy probably wanted you to understand before. You knew that his family was big, but you had definitely not expected the number of people in this small house. In addition to the many redheads, there were at least five other people present. After an endless series of handshakes and names being thrown at you - admittedly, most of which you had already forgotten - you found yourself at the dining table. To your right sat Percy and to your left one of his older brothers, which one you couldn't remember for the life of you.

It was very awkward at first. While Percy's father, his younger brother Ron and his friend Harry Potter literally pierced you with their glances and you could feel their dislike, his twin brothers stared at you from the other side of the table, their eyes flickering between the two of you, never blinking once. But after about half an hour, a regular conversation developed and you could feel that his family was warming up too. Only the twins still stared unabated. "So Y/N how long are you and Percy together now?", asked one of them after the main course had finished.

"Oh...ehm...I think nearly...four months now?", you stuttered and looked at Percy for backup. The two of you had never really planned anything out, so you were not quite sure what he had told them. But to your relief he just smiled and nodded. "And how did you end up with our wonderful Percy?", asked the other twin, his eyes nearly slits as he looked at you. You stuttered and stumbled over your answer and tried to cover it up with a smile. But the look on the twins' faces told you that they didn't buy your story and you inwardly cursed Percy for having put you in this situation. The rest of the meal was similar. The twins took turns poking holes in you and your supposed boyfriend, and with each question you understood Percy a little better. When dessert was cleared, Percy represented a tomato.

"Well, I don't know what to make of the whole thing George!" "Yeah, me neither Fred. I just don't think they're together. We were probably right and Percy lied to us and probably paid them off or..." "I didn't!", Percy interrupted his brothers angrily, who giggled in response. "Then prove it!" "Yes kiss!" now Ginny joined in the conversation, at which she got a nasty look from Percy and Molly. "He doesn't dare..." "I knew it..." Before you knew what was happening, Percy placed his hands on your cheeks and pulled you close to him to place his lips on yours. You could hear whispers and loud gasps around you and when Percy pulled away from you, all pairs of eyes were staring at you. "Well...well, then...", Percy cleared his throat, took you by the hand and pulled you out of the house behind him. At the door, he called out a quick goodbye to his parents before closing the door behind you both.

Neither of you said a word. Your head was buzzing while you were still trying to realise what had just happened. You were so preoccupied that you only noticed in passing how the world around you began to spin and you suddenly found yourself standing in front of your apartment block again. As if in a trance, you fished your key out of your pocket. "Listen, Y/N, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. Not without your permission." You had almost forgotten that Percy was standing behind you. "Pardon me? What?" you asked, startled, and whirled around. "I shouldn't have kissed you. And I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." You smiled at Percy. "It's okay, I understand now what you meant when you said your brothers can drive you mad. And to be honest...I didn't mind the kiss. On the contrary." And without him knowing what was happening to him, you pulled Percy close to you.

~~~

From then on you started dating Percy. A few months later you decided to visit his brothers in their shop after work. "Y/N! Percy! To what do we owe the honour?", asked Fred when he saw you. "We thought we'd drop in", you smiled, looking at the products on the shelves. Percy had disappeared into another corner of the shop to look at something. When you turned around, you saw Fred eyeing you suspiciously. "You know Y/N, when you came to our house for dinner that night, I was sure Percy paid you to pretend you were his girlfriend. But I have to say, he's not being so stupid after all." You raised your eyebrows. "Thank you? I think. You know Fred, actually we have you and George to thank. We weren't actually together when I was with you. But thanks to you, we started dating after that night. So thank you," you smiled and left the dumbfounded looking Fred standing in the middle of the shop looking for Percy.

#harry potter oneshot #harry potter fanfiction #harry potter series #reader insert #one shot #percy weasley x y/n #percy weasley x you #percy weasley x reader #percy weasley #malfoy!reader #fred weasley #george weasley #percy weasley fluff

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quicksilverdrabbles · 11 months

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At Rorikstead

Gaia: We have arrived.

Lucien: Your digital map really is something to behold, Gaia. Even though the landscape and civilization is completely different from the first era, you can navigate it so efficiently.

Gaia: That would be thanks to my Observers. *two small drones materialize at both of her shoulders, round and much smaller than her head* They fly about Skyrim, invisible, and send me the data they find about the land's people and cities. They are very advanced compared to normal Observers, much like myself against typical Gynoids. I made them myself.

Xelzaz: How interesting. Are you able to speak to them at all?

Gaia: Yes. On a certain level, I can communicate with all Dwemer machines. I can only control the ones I create with my own hands and technology.

Taliesin: How does that work on a moral level? A machine controlling other machines, I mean.

Gaia: Similar to a general commanding her warriors. They are well aware of what they fight for. They fight for me, because I gave them life.

Taliesin: I see..

Lemkil: *in the distance, his crops, he shoves Sissel to the ground* Stupid brat! Look at you! Snivelling in the dirt when you're supposed to be working!

Sissel: *crying, sitting on the ground at her father's feet* I-I'm sorry, Papa! B-Britte took my- *hic* my shovel and I-I couldn't do what you wanted me t-to without it!

Lemkil: I don't want to hear your excuses! Time and time again you waste daylight standing around doing nothing but cry and survive off of what I earn!

Gaia: *turns toward the source of shouting, spotting Lemkil* Hostile Lifeform Detected...

Lucien: What? In Rorikstead?

Kaidan: Look there. Bastard.

Xelzaz: Indeed. What should we do, Gaia?

Gaia: ... Wait Here.

Inigo: You are going to confront him alone?

Gaia: If I must. Kaidan, when I direct his attention, see to the girl.

Kaidan: Aye.

Gaia: *nods, walking towards Lemkil and Sissel, her irises fading from yellow to red as her expression falls to a glare*

Lucien: ... *breaks away from the group and walks alongside her* If I may.. You look upset, Gaia.

Gaia: I am not upset. That Nord is a threat to the people of this settlement. He must be detained. Go back with the others.

Lucien: What if you need backup?

Gaia: I never do.

Lucien: Really? What about that one time with the Dunmer-

Gaia: *grabs Lemkil's shoulder, pulling him back just as he slaps Sissel across the face* Pardon me.

Lemkil: Huh? And who the hell are you?

Gaia: My name is Gaia. It has come to my attention that your are mistreating this child. Please step away from her.

Lemkil: What does it matter to you, huh? You some sorta hired thug? I bet that screwy wizard hired you into scaring me away from this worthless brat, eh?

Gaia: No wizard has done anything of the sort. I am here of my own accord. *her grip on his shoulder tightens* And I recommend you follow your given orders and Step Away. Or else I am afraid I will have to use force.

Lucien: I quite think you're already using force.. *watches as Lemkil winces under the pressure of her grip*

Lemkil: Get the hell off of me, you bitch! This has nothing to do with you!

Gaia: On the contrary, your endangering of a human life, especially a child, has everything to do with me.

Kaidan: *sneaks behind the group and lifts Sissel up, shushing her when she cries* C'mere, let me see. It's okay.. *brushes the red mark on her cheek with his thumb* ... Gaia-

Gaia: Yes. Take her somewhere safe.

Lemkil: Wait! You son of a bitch, don't you dare touch my daughter! Get your hands off of her!

Gaia: Please do not refer to my companion in such a vulgar manner.

Lemkil: I'll say whatever the hell I want! You aren't guards! You have no authority to do this to me!

Gaia: Perhaps not. All laws in this era, however, are.. very loosely enforced.

Xelzaz: Gaia.

Gaia: Xelzaz.

Xelzaz: I took a moment to ask some of the townspeople about this man and his two daughters. It seems to be a relatively common occurrence. Why nothing was done about it is beyond me.

Gaia: I see. *switches her grip from his shoulder to his neck, grabbing him by the base of his throat and forcing him to the ground* So this is merely a regular day for you, hm? To abuse your children?

Lemkil: It's none of your business, I said! What I do to my daughters is my business!

Gaia: Wrong Answer. *her free hand grabs the arm he slapped Sissel with, tightening her hold until a loud snap comes from his wrist*

Lemkil: AGH! What are you doing?! St-Stop it! Please!

Gaia: How quick you are to beg. Would you like me to break it? As of now your wrist is only dislocated.

Lemkil: N-No! Let me go!

Gaia: Why do you hurt your children?

Lemkil: T-They killed my wife! She-she died bringing them into this world!

Gaia: Should you not have cherished what your wife left behind, then?

Lemkil: I-I-

Gaia: Too Slow. *the hand around his wrist rises to his bicep, closing around the middle and squeezing, the limb snapping quickly*

Lemkil: A-AAAHH!! STOP! PLEASE- LET ME GO!!!

Gaia: Goodness, you're loud. Have you learned your lesson?

Lemkil: YES! Y-Yes I swear! Please, you don't have to do this! I-I'll be better, I promise!

Gaia: Good. Now listen here. *pulls him forward, her face inches from his. Frost creeps up from her fingertips and spreads at every point of contact between them* You are a disgusting man, incapable of caring for and protecting what your wife gave her life to bring into this world. You do not deserve to be a father. You did not deserve to be a husband. If your wife could see what you have become in her absence, she would take her daughters and leave you.

Lemkil: ...

Gaia: And if you ever harm this little girl again- *stops, staring into his eyes. Sees fear, but not remorse. Panic, but not guilt.*

Lemkil: *whimpers, gripping the hand around his throat in terror, broken arm dangling uselessly at his side*

Gaia: ... No. That is an outcome I cannot risk. *drags Lemkil up by the throat* Taliesin.

Taliesin: Yes?

Gaia: Cover our tracks. Ensure the guards to not follow. *turns and walks away, avoiding the main roads and routine patrols. Lowers her arm and drags Lemkil behind her, unwavering despite his struggles to escape*

Taliesin: ... Of course. Please do try not to make too much of a mess, though

Lemkil: N-No wait- please-!

Gaia: Shut up.

Lemkil: I-I swear! I won't hurt her anymore, I promise! Please you can't- You can't kill me! PLEASE!

Kaidan: *sitting in the field covering Sissels ears as Gaia drags her father away, cradling the trembling girl to his chest protectively*

Inigo: *trailing close behind her passively* I know a good place some ways away.

Xelzaz: *walking at her other side* I'll have to make a potion that eliminates the stench.

Lucien: *walking at Inigo's side, looking unnerved, but unopposing* What of the other girl? She was mistreated too..

Gaia: Britte was a victim as much as Sissel was, but she weaponized her pain. She shouldn't remain with her sister. It is better for both of them.

Lucien: And the father?

Gaia: ... Some things are better off eternally gone.

*distant screaming*

Rorikstead Guard: Hm? What on earth was that?

Taliesin: *changed back into his Thalmor robes, a hood covering his dark hair* Nothing to be concerned with, citizen. Move along with your patrol. To investigate would be to interfere with official Thalmor business.

Rorikstead Guard: O-Oh, I see. Forgive me.

Taliesin: *watches as the guard walks away* Gods, I've always hated saying that.

Kaidan: *carrying Sissel, now asleep. Walks out from behind a nearby house* Guess it does have some uses, though.

Taliesin: Yes, I suppose so. *sighs, wiping gently at a streak of dirt on Sissel's face* She's filthy. Makes me wonder if he made her sleep in a pigsty...

Kaidan: Should we wait for the others?

Taliesin: ... No, let's go back home and wait for them there. I'm of a mind to think if we wait they'll just return covered in blood. We don't want to risk her waking up to that.

Kaidan: Worst possible outcome, aye?

Taliesin: Hmph, you really are starting to sound like Gaia.

#tw abuse #tw violence #Gaia goes kinda crazy for a min #skyrim #tes #the elder scrolls #modded skyrim #dragonborn #ldb oc #skyrim oc #kaidan skyrim #lucien flavius #inigo skyrim #xelzaz skyrim #taliesin skyrim #Gaia oc

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atrial-ofhorror-if · 1 year

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This is gonna be a long one yall, so feel free to skip and just send asks about my progress if you don't wanna read through it. Otherwise...

So, I didn’t really have much of an update for you all in February. Reason: it is my birthday month, and I was being a lazy little hedonist, teehee 🤎

In hindsight, February/March has also been one of the most rigorous months for my workplace as well. We have about 33 contracts that we have to get out to the organizations that we fund and unfortunately our legal department, our comptroller's office, and our commissioner has been H-Town stomping on our balls for the past 3 months.

Needless to say, ya girl is tired lol.

I am, of course, pushing through it because I promised this update a LONG time ago, and whenever I don't deliver I feel as if I age 20 years. I know technically I'm running myself ragged again but I can't bring myself to worry about it now. Especially, when I'm the reason why I'm working like a Yorkshire pig.

Clerical Update

Mostly just playing around in Twine, and answering asks. I wanted to do something for February cause it is the month of love, but I think I ended up getting overwhelmed with real life and other shit so that went to the gutter.

I think I'm gonna hire someone to make a special UI for me... I'm tired of fighting with twine, and I really just want to focus on writing, so if anyone has like recommendations for twine/tweego wizards or thinks that they can take a crack at it, let ya girl know.

I am paying.

Progress Update

So... Not a lot of progress was made in February month lol but again. The laz was real~

March was MUCH more progressive, (probably cause I ended up stressing myself out about getting the game out by Summer (June or July ???) Tentative of course 🥴🥴🥴)

Overall, i am at 80k+ words!

Progress for Routes

Search and Destroy: <1%

Interlude (TBA): 5%

To be well: Completed

Yes, you read that right... I have officially finished writing to be well and have transitioned into draft editing for that route🎉🎉

Writing the final part of that route has inflicted psychological and visceral damage to my soul 💀 I thought I would be ok honestly like I just knew I was gonna be able to keep chugging along, but it hurt a little more than I imagined.

I'm ok tho, and I promise y'all will be ok too! I think? So don't worry too much!

Now I plan on pushing this draft through editing at least 3 times. The first time will be solely for missing scenes, evaluation of scenes, and then re-working them. The second time will be more focused on the characters and how they feel in the game. I'm aiming to flesh them out, and add breath to their actions and words. So fingers crossed I'm successful 🤞🏿🤞🏿

The third and final draft will be solely grammatical. If I catch anything funky in there, I'll patch it up but the goal is that for the third draft the number of mistakes are gonna be few. Heh, like that will actually happen.

After this is done, I'll go ahead and plug it into twine, test out the codes, and then send it to beta testers.

I also want to talk about beta testing for a minute too, cause we are getting into that hour.

its gonna be SUPER important that I get a good portion of beta testers due to the variability of this update. (If y'all think this current update is bad just wait 🥴🥴) Like, I'm only one person, and unfortunately for me, there are only so many errors I can catch.

I'll be releasing a survey again for people to fill out if they are interested. It'll be open for a month, and then decisions made in the following two weeks.

Next Months and Remaining Month Plans

Edit, edit, edit!!

Finish the touches on the Interlude.

Technically the piece of that is going in the update is gonna be significantly smaller than what I intended. Which is ok, cause ya girl was gonna lose her mind 🥴🥴

Start Search and Destroy

I think that's it? Again if you have questions, please let me know! Love y'all 🤎🤎

#a trial of horror #if wip #twine game #interactive fiction #twine #interactive game #progress update #atoh #horror if #horror games #monthly update

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orokay · 2 years

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Every once in awhile I think about that sketch you posted of Sal and her parents forever again and I need you to know that was my bisexual awakening I thought I was a lesbian but Sal's dad made me feel things and I need to know more about him please

FKDSJFKLSDJFLKSDF thank you, this is such a high honor!!!!! I think I deleted the wip post, so here it is just for you! Hopefully one day I'll actually finish it <3

As for info about him, I don’t have a ton yet because I fell out of my Skyrim kick shortly after I started playing through as Sal again last summer while i was revamping her backstory.

The basic idea is that he was a very brief part of Salamae’s mom’s life. Sal has never met him and knows almost nothing about him.

His name is Malyimar and he’s a dunmer mercenary. Rosarih (mom) was a court wizard in Cyrodiil for a while. She was extremely interested in magical artifacts, as was the Count that she worked for, and she’d occasionally go on expeditions to investigate rumors of them when she’d have the opportunity. She hired Malyimar as extra muscle for a particularly dangerous expedition and they got along very well for the duration of the trip lol. The pair went their separate ways once the job was done and Salamae was born a few months later.

He’s extremely intelligent and adaptable, basically super good at reading people and will put on a different face for every client. Malyimar does like to push people’s buttons once he’s already secured the job, though. He’s really interested in knowing what makes people tick and seeing what kind of reactions he can pull out of others. Generally it makes people hate working with him, but he’s too good at what he does for it to affect his check. Fighting wise, he’s extremely versatile. He doesn’t do magic, but has training in most every weapon type. Tends to lean towards blades over axes and hammers because they’re quicker. He’s good at compensating for whatever weaknesses the person hiring him has, but will default to a dagger and short sword + archery if the group he’s with is already well rounded enough.

He’s definitely still alive during Sal’s adventures but I’m extremely torn on if I ever want Sal to meet her dad. I honestly don’t see how he would ever find out that she exists and Sal probably only knows that he was a dunmer, maybe knows that he’s a mercenary her mom knew once, but that’s all. Not really anything to go off of. Neither of them are really the type to look, either, even if they both knew that the other was out there. So for now they just both exist at the same time doing their own thing, coincidentally Sal also gets into mercenary work so.... family business and all that. I do think it’d be funny if they got hired for something by the same person and worked together without ever finding out that they were related lol. They’d almost certainly get on each other’s nerves.

#i'd try to finish it tonight for you but i need to get to bed soon bc im leaving for vacation tomorrow #btw to everyone i'm going to be without wifi for the week #i'll MAYBE be able to reblog/look at tumblr on mobile using data but my phone's been shitty about having any signal lately #so we'll see how that goes #answered asks #dl #wip #im guessing this is the one you meant #i have a few drawings of sal and her parents trying to figure them out but this is the most recent #and the one i like the best

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heartofspells · 2 years

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okay but can you tell us more about the world and the setting in 'burn the straw house down'? im so curious now. like where does this put other characters like james or muggle borns like lily? are there death eaters in this world? does regulus betray voldemort or is he a loyal pure in this one? my brain is overheating--

Soooo, this is definitely going to be a thing now. You've all got me excited for it again (so yay you!), but I'll be completely honest, I need to do a lot of plotting before I dig too deeply back into it. I started this thing like 10(?) years ago, so pieces of what I'd initially planned have slipped away from me with time.

Saying that, I'll still answer question like this about it, because it raises that excitement more, makes me want to plot it out and get to writing on it again. Just don't be surprised or shaken if the thing finally pops its head up and something's...changed.

There is no Voldemort in this universe. No Death Eaters. There was never any reason for Tom Riddle to become what he did, because the world already fit into what he saw as the better version by the time he came along. Mostly.

Regulus is...there. Probably in about the capacity you'd maybe expect. He's the good brother, the one that keeps his nose clean, isn't overly curious about things he shouldn't be, doesn't raises fusses, cause scenes, isn't constantly being told off by their parents for his 'careless' actions. He loves Sirius still, and he offers small bouts of help when he can. They're still brothers here, still residing under the same roof.

As for James, he's not much different. His family was mostly ostracized from Pure society because of the way they viewed the world, but it didn't alter anything for them, not really. They're still wealthy, and they never cared much about society life to begin with. Him and Sirius never really connected because James attended a different school, with Remus and Lily, one where 'lowers' were accepted, whereas Sirius' school was reserved only for Pures (I think. that bit might change a little).

Halfs (half-bloods) and Scum (Muggleborns) still have rights in this world. There are certain laws protecting them from specific acts, but not nearly enough, especially for Muggleborns. Pures can 'employ' any class deemed as lower than them (which is all of them, disregarding the Muggles; and I use the term employ very loosely). They're essentially servants for the Pures, hired for mere pennies or forced into servitude to repay some debt of slight until their employer sees fit to release them again.

Lily is mostly protected by being married to James, but other Muggleborns aren't. Their lives are dangerous. They have to be careful of what they do, where they go, who they interact with. There aren't many helping hands within the Ministry if they're mistreated.

In-Betweens (Squibs) are seen as non-factors, living half in and half out of their world. Forgettables (Muggles) aren't much different in this universe. Wizarding kind still hide their world away, but there are more occurrences of Muggles being Obliviated (with terrible consequences, the spell frequently performed wrong) or them simply disappearing, something no one within the Ministry ever bothers to investigate.

There's a lot to this world, and I could honestly go on forever and a lifetime, telling you everything about it. But this has become overly long, so I'm going to stop now. But thank you for this. I'm definitely going to start working on it again, because I'd forgotten just how fun and interesting this was to begin with.

But please, always feel free to ask more questions! I'll always take them (or anything, really) from everyone.

#burn the straw house down #sirius black #remus lupin #sirius x remus #sirius/remus #wolfstar #world building #magical au #ask #answer #plotting #holli's musings

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troublemaker203 · 6 years

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Sirius Black x Reader - Familiar Faces

Five years after you graduated form Hogwarts. You started your own bakery and couldn't be more happy with it. Seeing all the lovely people coming into your shop everyday made your heart filled with joy.

It was a Monday morning and the little bell on top of the door rang. A cusotmer walked in. You did't see him, because you were busy with your baked goods. "Morning," a deep voice echoed through your empty shop. "I'll be with you in a minute," you said in a friendly tone, putting away the cupcakes. "What can I get y-" you said while turning around to face the costumer, but you were cut off. "Y/N? Is it really you?" Now you that could see his face you were shocked "Black?" "No way! It's really you! We haven't seen each other in ages, how are you? You look good!" "Thanks," you said while blushing slightly. "I'm fine, how are you?" "I'm fine too. Merlin, I can't believe it's really you!" You laughed. "Can I get you anything? It's on the house." "Coffee please, black." He winked. "Of course. Anything else?" "What's your speciality?" "Well, people really like my carrot cake. Do you want to try a piece?" "Sure." "One coffee and a piece of carrot cake coming right up."

You put the coffee and the carrot cake on the table Sirius was sitting at and took a seat yourself. "Don't you have to get back to work?" he asked. "No, there are no customers and everything is ready to get served, don't worry." "Well alright then," he smiled.

"So, what have you been up to?" you asked. "Not much, I work at a bar, but I'm still trying to find my way." "So a muggle job huh?" you asked teasinlgy. "Ha-ha, a muggle job, yes, it's the best I could find. isn's this also a muggle job?" he motioned around your bakery. "Yes, but I didn't think you were the kind of type for a muggle job. Both of my parents are muggles, so I was used to it." Yeah, well, I coukdn't find a job in the wizarding world and I was low on money, so I needed to get some kind of job and a bar was hiring and that's where I am now." You nodded.

Silence.

"So... are you in a relationship?" "Really, Black?" He grinned. "Really." "Well if you so desperately want to know, no, I'm not in a relationship." "Good, me neither." Sirius winked. "Are you for real? We haven't seen each other in five years and you're already flirting with me." The bell of your shop rang. "Excuse me, I have a customer," you whispered, with a kind of angry tone, and walked away.

You gave the customer, a lovely old lady, her order, held the door open for her and went back to Sirius' table.

"You're so lovely to watch. I love the way your hips sway when you walk. I love the way you smile when you help a customer." "Aw, Sirius, how sweet." You blushed.

"Y/N, will you please go on a real date with me? One where we're not in your bakery, drinking coffee and eating your, delicious, by the way, carrot cake." "I'd love to." "What time do you close?" "Five." "I'll pick you up at five then." Sirius stood up from the table and gave you a small kiss on the cheek. "See you then," you whispered shyly.

Sirius walked to the door, turned around and gave you a smirky wink, before walking outside.

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I hope this imagine is a lot better than my previous one. Enjoy! Don't forget to leave a comment :)

Lots of love xoxo

(Gif not mine)

#sirius black #sirius black x reader #sirius x reader #x reader #sirius black imagine #imagine

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sleepydrarry · 7 years

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Captain rescue to save you from the "woah awkwarddddd" !! Please enemy-to-lovers ? Or friends-to-lovers? Or whatever you liked ? Please senpai give me anything ? (I swear I'll do the ZoSan rec list) . You can even rec me some Malec, I won't complain ;)

WITH PLEASURE, MY FRIEND! ♥

Drarry friends-to-lovers fic recs

• All Must Draw Near by Sara’s Girl (61k)Harry doesn’t have time for rumours; he has a shop to run. Which is just as well, really.(The mother of all friends-to-lovers fics. This is beautiful, they love each other SO much, and all their friends think they’ve been dating for years.)

• Countdown by dysonrules (14.5k)When the Wizarding world is plagued by random outbreaks of Dark Magic, the Ministry assigns Curse-Breakers to assist Auror teams on their missions. Harry shouldn’t be surprised when Draco Malfoy is assigned to his team, but is Malfoy a Curse-Breaker, or a curse-bringer?(Oh my godddd, this fic, this domestic Drarry at its best while they’re still in the friends stage–they practically live together! It is my favorite thing.)

• Life skills outside the curriculum by Endrina (66k)It was “Witch Weekly”, of all people and organizations, the first to notice and comment on The Boy Who Lived’s absence from the ranks of first years at Hogwarts. The magazine went on to elucubrate that the young hero was studying at a foreign school, possibly Beauxbatons or Holzschuhkäse.(They grow so close and are such besties, precious sweethearts that they are.)

• Crutch by AWickedMemory (11.5k)Harry has too much to do, and Draco, too little. The solution? Hire him, of course. Who knew Draco Malfoy would be such a perfect personal assistant?(I’ve said this before but it bears saying again: IF I COULD MARRY A FIC THIS WOULD BE IT. This is amazing, they are so so close, I am in love.)

• Azoth by zeitgeistic (88k)Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for 8th year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.(I have such a weakness for Drarry that become friends and then become BEST FRIENDS and this is a perfect example of that, I love this fic so much.)

• Good Company by Greenflares (8.2k)With Hermione and Ron always together, Harry’s return to Hogwarts to complete his education isn’t exactly fun. Somehow, it’s his unlikely friendship with Malfoy that keeps him sane. (Excuse me while I weep tears of joy over the beauty that is this fic.)

• Cunning and Ambition by MinaAndChao (371k WIP)Harry Potter has found out he’s a wizard and is on his way Hogwarts. He is found by a boy on the train. Who knew one simple sentence and one simple gesture could change history?(A Slytherin!Harry canon rewrite in which Drarry are best friends and I. just. can’t. handle. its. greatness. Long as hell but oh-so-worth your time.)

• Highlands by Seefin (16k)The tent was a joke, that was basically the only explanation he could come up with as to why the Aurors would send he and Draco on a several-month mission with only their most basic model. Once, when Harry had been on one of the big ones, the kind of mission where there was a little Auror camp out in the wilderness, twenty or so tents all pitched practically on top of each other, he had slept in one with two stories. Actually it was more of a mezzanine level, but still. Their current one didn’t even have a fucking toilet. And if Harry were allowed to communicate with anyone other than Draco then he would definitely be lodging an official complaint right about now.(I am in love with the writing and here we have Auror partners and sharing a tent and it is just so good. Pining and chemistry and asdjhfdkjgh.)

• The Full Four Seasons by ravenclawsquill (49k)Draco Malfoy just wants a quiet life. He has a successful business, a lovely wife, and a delightfully horrible circle of friends. He’s fine. Or, he was fine until Harry Potter thundered into his life with all the subtlety of a blast-ended skrewt and turned everything on its head. Now he’s beginning to wonder if ‘fine’ is enough, after all.(This fic wrecked me in the best way, so many feels! They were such sweethearts with their coffee ‘dates’, their affection for each other, aghh.)

• Crystal Clear by ICMezzo (6.7k)Harry customizes a snow globe. Draco listens to centaur weather reports. Ron investigates the height of Pansy’s boots. And Hermione knows even more than everything, as usual. (No one signs up for the class for lactating witches.)(I love their friendship in this so much, I can’t rec this fic enough times!)

#also I WILL HOLD YOU TO THAT ZOSAN REC LIST PROMISE GIVE IT TO MEEEE #drarry #drarry fic recs #harry potter #draco malfoy #my recs #asks

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