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Jessie was walking through the park, just trying to find some shade to sit in to try and beat the heat without air conditioning, when she spotted Nathaniel a bit further off. She smiled instantly, even if he hadn’t seemed all that pleased the morning after they had hooked up, she felt like there was some kind of connection. She walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder. “Hey you, nice to see you outside the bar this time,” she chuckled.

“Oh those witches got more out of you than I ever could,” Andromeda approached her brother grinning like a cat that had just gotten its claws into the canary. “Is this why you don’t like talking about Malfoy? Scared you’ll tell me all about how much of a hot hunk you really think he is?” she could barely get out without laughing through her words. “Merlin, Nate. I didn’t realize you were so smitten. I should’ve seen it through your guys’ petty bickering from a mile away. Care to elaborate or are you going to keep trying to keep your sister in the dark about your little crush?”

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Samantha had done her best to protect herself and find someplace safe to hunker down so she could text her brother. Unfortunately a Death Eater had begun to follow her, spotting her as a weaker target and deciding they wouldn’t let down on the brunette. Sam hurled spells towards the cloaked figure to the best of her abilities, tears streaming down her face as they were a natural reaction to her no matter the situation. Happy, sad, angry – or in this case, absolutely terrified – she would cry. “Leave me alone you big fat coward,” she shouted directly at the mask. There was no way for her to apparate out of the situation in that moment but she also knew she couldn’t hold herself up against them for long. “Stop it– let go of me!” Sam cried out with fear when suddenly they’d come up closer to her and pinned her against a wall, pointing a wand directly to her throat.

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“Uh uh. Nope, I’m withholding this from you til you tell me what went down with Scorp,” Thea told the other, holding back the green beer she had bought him before taking a sip of her own to taunt him. “Go on, spill. The quicker you do it, the quicker you’ll get this disgusting drink.”

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“When I said you could come in here I didn’t say you could put your grubby hands on everything,” Alessandra scolded her friend in passing as she busied herself with sorting various vials and herbs for potions she had been working on. “So what’s on your mind, Nate? Or did you just want to shadow me while I brew antidotes all afternoon?”

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📝 for the ask game, pls? :3 - 🔮⛈️

Fact: the first bit of magick that Jessalyn was aware of doing was to sew up a hole in Nathaniel's shirt without a needle. She was so shocked that the Intention worked that she promptly ripped it open again and Nathaniel said with all the weariness of a twelve year-old - because he is - "I knew you could do it but why did it have to be my shirt?"

@menofservice asked: 15 MMM (Nathaniel & the twins)

MEME: 𝙿𝙾𝙻𝚈 𝙶𝙸𝙵 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝚂 STATUS: accepting

spending the day swimming was great and all, but the twins needed another form of excitement. henry noticed that his brother was sitting next to nathaniel, only their legs in the water, running his hand up the man's torso. he quickly swam over to them and slide in between nathaniel's legs. his right hand found its way over to his hip as he leaned up, planting a quick kiss on his lips. caleb saw his brother coming and continued to do what he had started. he ran his hand up to the man's chest and gave his pec a quick squeeze. "fuck, you're so hot."

@menofservice asked: 10 ( to Otis & Oakley from any of my guys)

MEME: 𝚄𝚂𝙵𝚆 𝙶𝙸𝙵 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝚂 STATUS: accepting

there was nothing inside of the house that the twins had to tend to, the garden and pool being outside, yet they had worked their way inside. otis was almost fully clothed, his pants pushed down far enough that his shaft was able to spring out. his right hand was holding the back of his shirt up and his left hand was roaming up and down nathaniel's back and cheeks. "damn, bro. wait until you feel how tight he is." the pool boy was thrusting his hips back and forth, groaning softly at how good nathaniel felt. oakley was watching his twin brother go at the man's hole. he had enough time to take his pants off, but he was stroking his length with his right hand while holding his shirt up with his left. "well either let me in there or i'm going to fuck his face."

What I do?

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please tell me about your ocs

Fkdjdjsls THANK YOU, ANON.

Well it might be too much information to fit in a 2am post so I'll pick one for now:

Dr. Nathaniel C. Thorne (a.k.a. The Botanist):

It all started with this idea I had while walking though the IKEA plant isle:

Charming fellow and mad scientist obsessed with implementing plant characteristics into the human body.

His main field is botany but he's also a doctor in medicine and chemistry. Victorian era gifted child with free time and money to invest in an education.

Most of his interest focuses on carnivorous and poisonous plants, but he also has a soft spot for all kind of flowers, particularly roses, narcissus and pansies.

He's a passionate scientist with a brilliant mind and no regards for moral judgment, easygoing, sarcastic yet charming and driven by curiosity and a mentality of “fuck around and find out” when it comes to questionable experiments (i.e. he might break the laws of nature just to find out if he can). And well, hear me out, what if trying to grow chlorophyll in our bodies as a new source of energy? And if that works, why not grow something else? This might not actually be the most scientifically sound hypothesis, but as a friend pointed out "it’s nothing a little radical experimentation won’t fix". I guess he just didn't expect one of the side effects to be "the plants can talk to you in return".

His experiments with his flowers and the co-dependent relationship he subsequently develops with them lead him to his downfall and inevitable descent into madness, practically condemning him to a reclusive confinement in his laboratory (greenhouse), only to have his mind twisted by the demands and desires of the now dangerously aware plants growing on him.

He's also been featured a couple times on my NSFW twitter account but... We'll see if those get posted here. 👁️

Till then... Hope this satisfied some curiosity! 🌹

The artist’s wife, Jane Bacon, Lady Cornwallis, by Nathaniel Bacon, 1614-17

“So I run into him in your apartment but I let that slide– it’s none of my business, I get it,” Andie began, looking at a display of themed bracelets before she let her eyes wander over to her brother who had previous been nearby in her peripheral vision. “But now I see the two of you walking around together at this thing. And dressed up at that,” she continued, fully raising her head to look at him now. “You can’t expect me to not want to poke my nose where it’s not welcome after that, no?”

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"Were you planning on joining them?" Samantha came up beside the familiar figure, looking out at the people skating on the ice. "It can be a bit wobbly at first depending on your balance but it's a lot of fun," she added encouragingly.

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“Cheer up you grumpy git,” Thea said, poking her friend in the middle of the back with the pointed end of a carrot she’d bought earlier in the day. “Or do you want me to force you to go on a nature walk with me to increase your natural serotonin?” Thea wasn’t usually this chipper but spring was her favourite time of the year, seeing Hogsmeade in bloom put a grin on her fact that didn’t reside there on normal days.

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Review: "Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic"

Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lucy H. Hooper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H. G. Wells, Edmond Nolcini, M. R. James, Ambrose Bierce, Howard R. Garis, William Hope Hodgson, Edith Nesbit, H. C. McNeile, Abraham Meritt, Emma Vane

Editor: Daisy Butcher

Date: 03/01/2023

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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I think I ordered this book some time during summer, after I accidentally stumbled upon it on an online bookstore. I love anthologies and I love plants, so this title definitely intrigued me enough to order it. I finally decided to read it around Christmas and finished it during a recent trip, so it's officially my first finished book of the year.

"Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic" is an interesting anthology of short horror stories by quite a few well-known authors. From the creator of Sherlock Holmes, to the acclaimed writer of "The Yellow Wallpaper", all the way to the legendary H. G. Wells, this collections features some hidden gems of the late 19th and early 20th century. While the stories are certainly old-school, they could still be regarded as timeless classics and masterful creations.

Most stories revolve around the fascination of the exotic - of unknown plants that are in some way dangerous to humans (or other organisms) and which originate from far away places, like South America. There's mentions of exquisite poisonous flowers, murderous liana, mysterious wisteria, and the weirdest of them all - carnivorous plants.

It is interesting just how much the writers and, by default, the general public were fascinated by exotic flora which, in one way or another, transcended the known laws of nature. Plants were considered sedentary, passive, and at the bottom of the food chain, but as new discoveries were being presented and as more people, professionals and amateurs alike, from the western civilization started their expeditions in new places, society was being introduced with oddities that seemingly didn't follow any established rules. So while the horror in this collection is displayed through various flora, the true horror is derived from the simple fact that humans fear what they cannot understand. One of the most frightening things a person, especially a scientist, can experience is realizing that they will never be able to fully predict nature's capability to adapt and to evolve.

Of course, this theme goes hand in hand with the understanding that it is dangerous altering the natural order of things. While this could also be understood as criticism to the human tendency to play god, there isn't much religious commentary throughout the collection. The stories are centered around ecology, evolution, and biology, highlighting how humans shouldn't meddle with something as powerful as nature - which they will never fully understand, let alone be able to control. Even though the writers do create a feeling of dread through the fear of nature, the horror is actually realized through characters that underestimate its abilities and that have the need to disfigure nature in order to measure their own capabilities.

Furthermore, this collection highlights the uncomfortable fascination western civilization had with other cultures. The urge to study new exotic phenomena on their own accord, to test the limits of human science on something they don't fully understand with little to no regard of the laws of nature and the test subject's true needs, is somewhat perverse. These scientists are conducting experiments in uncontrolled environments, and playing with their test-subjects in order to test their own abilities and knowledge. It is a portrayal of poor research. They're acting out of curiosity with little to no regard of the consequences. It is not their subjects that are evil, for they have been brought up and mistreated in an environment completely unnatural to their habitat, but their tormentor, who butchers them through extreme studies. This is usually evident through a secondary character, most often a colleague, who tries to stop the scientist in their mad experiment before it's too late. The horror is, therefore, found in the abuse executed by the brazen oppressor, not in their vicious, abnormal creations.

The fact that the aforementioned themes barely scratch the surface of all the ideas featured in this collection, prove how layered and compelling all the featured stories are. The editor also did a marvelous job with a lovely foreword and an intriguing introduction to each of the authors and their respective work. Of course, as with every short story collection, not all works are equally strong, but "Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic" is still a gorgeous anthology and a noteworthy testament to a relatively overlooked category of horror.