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carriechambers · 30 days

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Wheel of the Year 101 - Beltane

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Hello tumblr! Today is Beltane and I've had this post mostly written for about a week now, just got caught up with other things. Hopefully I'm not too late though!

In this post, you'll find out:

the history of Beltane

when and how to celebrate (with reviving some old traditions!)

links to recipes and playlists (with over 100 songs)

correspondences (foods, herbs, incense, ...)

Click Keep Reading to read the entire post, or you can read it on the blog page Beltane. On the web page you can also find download link for the .md file if you'd like to import it as a grimoire page into notion or logseq!

Beltane

History

I will start it off with the following: Beltane is actually Anglicised version. It would be more correct to write it as Bealtaine, which also shows its pronounciation (Bee-awl-tin-a). If you’d rather like to hear the pronounciation, Forvo actually has 4 different voice notes of people from Ireland pronouncing it. I will probably keep using the word Beltane going forwards, but it is useful / interesting to know the etymology as well. It comes from celtic Baal or Bel, meaning “Bright one”. Like Imbolc (which was also called St. Brighid’s day), Beltane also is tied to a celtic deity. This time it is Belenus or Belenos, the god of fire, associated also with sun, healing and prophecy.

In Wiccan traditions this is the time when the Horned God fully matures and mates with the Goddess.

Similarly to Imbolc, Beltane is also the midpoint between an equinox and solstice and is one of the 4 fire festivals. It is the beginning of summer and is usually celebrated on May 1st (although some may choose to rather celebrate on a different day, if that’s what the midpoint between summer solstice and spring equinox falls at).

I’ve seen it connected to fertility again, but that’s mostly because fertility is the undertone of most sabbats, or because that’s what the modern “May day” represents. Notice that the Wiccan celebration of this sabbat actually is about this, perhaps also coming from the later interpretations of Beltane.

It is also seen as the time when the Aos Sí (Fair Folk) interact more with the human realm, and so people make offerings to appease them and did rituals to also protect against them. Other than that, the festival is mainly all about protection. The fire rituals were meant to protect both people and the cattle, that they also moved from one pasture to another during this time (a concept called Transhumance). They were moved to the lower summer pastures. This Transhumance seems to have been actually the core of Beltane.

One beautiful custom was to extinguish all fires in the home before Beltane. During the communal bonfires they walked around and invoked good fortune and protection for the coming year. Once they returned home after the celebrations, they carried back a torch from the communal fire, to relight the hearth.

The month of May is well known for the blooming flowers, and Beltane traditions reflected this as well. Flower garlands were made, and flowers would be seen pretty much anywhere. Most often used one was a yellow flower, for the colour is symbolizing sun and light.

One other custom was to burn bushes, once again because of the fae, who were thought to take refugee there. And one custom that has appeared later on was the crowning of May queen and dancing around the maypole, which I think most of us has seen somewhere, at least on pictures, since this tradition seems to have also grown nearly extinct.

How to Celebrate

As I’ve already mentioned in the history section, Beltane is one of the fire festivals. If it is within your possibilities, you can light a full bonfire! Or maybe a smaller one in a fire pit, where you would normally grill sausages. And of course the variant many of us go with - candles. And if you’d like, you can also bring out the old tradition of extinguishing flames at home (so mostly candles) and then relighting it again with protective intents.

One more tradition I haven’t mentioned - first dew on the morning of May, if applied to the face, would cause beauty. You can certainly do this as soon as you get up in the morning!

Next up is the famous Maypole. While you might not have the chance to participate in it in your town / village community, you can certainly make your own! I’ve seen an amino post by Isa and Björn (the name is down below), in which wrote their wishes on long strips of thin, biodegradable paper and tied them to a young birch tree, while placing a small gemstone at its base as an offering. You can technically also tie strips of paper to some bonsai and then take them off after a while, perhaps burning them. The sky is the limit!

FLOWERS. Pick them, make garlands, make crowns, do anything! If they’re yellow, even better. Maybe it could also be time to look into herbology. Or make yourself some tea from scratch.

Other things:

Protection spell time!

Recognize any fae you work with / know live near you

Wear corresponding colours, decorate your altar, …

Check your wards / shields / other protections

Spotify playlist

YouTube playlist

Beltane tarot spread

Recipes to celebrate Beltane

Correspondences

Incense: rose, primrose, lilac, vanilla, cinnamon Herbs: primrose, hawthorn, rowan, elderflower, marigold, hazel, holly, cowslip, mugwort, daffodil, pretty much any yellow flowers (careful about toxicity!), lily of the valley, daisy, willow, woodruff Decorations: maypole (even tiny ones), flowers (mainly yellow), ribbons, candles Colors: yellow, orange, red, perhaps also green and white Foods: oatmeal, milk, milk products, wine, cherries, bread Stones: bloodstone, quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, onyx, orange calcite, citrine, amber, carnelian Other names: Lá Bealtaine, Latha Bealltainn, Beltain, Beltine, Beltany, May day, 2nd fire festival Other celebrations this time: Rowan Witch Day (Finish), Sacred Thorn Tree Day (Irish), Festival of Shashti (Hindu), Earth Day, Samhain (southern hemisphere) Misc: light, fire, protection, purification, fae, for some also fertility and growth

Sources

Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials - Beltane (Rituals, Recipes and Lore for May Day) by Melanie Marquis (2015)

wiccaliving.com - Beltane

mabonhouse.co - history of beltane

thornandclaw.com - beltane

paganpages.org - beltane correspondences

study.com - Belenus mythology, cults & facts

cpre.org.uk - origins of beltane

Bealltainn: Transhumance & The Gaels by Dead on P&W Amino

Mordred’s Guide To: Lá Bealtaine (Beltane) #HolidayCelebrations by Mordred on P&W Amino

Beltane: Overview and how to celebrate by city witch on P&W Amino

Blessed Beltane Happy Beltane and my Rituals this year by t. on P&W Amino

all pictures in this post are from unsplash, free stock images

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you found this useful, or at least interesting. If you'd like, go check out the library for more posts like this! There aren't as many right now, but it will keep filling up. I also reblog witchy posts I find useful, so consider giving a follow! And I'll see you in the next one.

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sapphire-heart-tippy · 9 months

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Here he is!! Bel and his ssssssssssstand, Gilded Cobra

info under the cut! (a few more things have been edited and added!)

About Beleza Muscadine (Bel)

Bel and Vanilla used to be Dio's two main minions. They were both his second in command. However, Dio favored Bel over Vanilla because xe was more attentive, charismatic, and had a knack for persuading the other servants around him to do things. Vanilla was always very jealous of the attention Dio would give to Bel, so he would do whatever he could to gain his master's attention. Bel knew this and relished in Vanilla's misery. They would make snide comments to each other and argue constantly. The other servants remarked on how they acted like snarky teenagers when they were both around each other.

Bel is conceited, sassy, prissy, intelligent, charming, persuasive, competitive, thrives on being popular and well liked by others, xe's vain and has to be the most attractive person in the room at all times. He's actually a pretty good friend, if somebody is making you upset, he'll make them cry just by using his words alone. They are very interested in art, fashion, jewelry, architecture, and animal science. They've been a bit jealous that Vanilla is very talented when it comes to making clothes and jewelry. He's learned a few things by sneaking around and watching how Vanilla makes things. Bel can design his own jewelry and clothing, but mostly has to have somebody else make them. Xe is also a very talented artist and loves to paint and sculpt! Bel may be pretty self centered, but xe recognizes talent and beauty when xe sees it, and xe won't hesitate to tell you. He'll either fill you up with confidence and compliments or trash you like yesterday's pizza box.

Height: 6'2 (yes, he hates the fact Vanilla is a few inches taller than him pffff-)

Sexuality: Gay (mlm)

Gender: Salmacian and trans masculine genderqueer. Bel was born intersex but unfortunately forced to be raised as a daughter. Xe always felt more masculine, but his parents didn't like that, things got heated, and he ran away. Xe prefers masculine language such as man/guy/dude etc, when referring to xem... (But xe'll take any compliment really. Call them pretty, handsome, gorgeous, cute, anything good!) He also had top surgery, and his scars are faded but I'll draw them just a little visible every now and then. (a bit tmi but they are salmacian due to bargaining with somebody's gender affirming stand in order to become sex neutral. He personally felt it would give him gender euphoria. He is very euphoric with his gender and body. (I'm projecting a lot of my gender feelings onto this oc. My future gender affirming surgeries will most likely reflect my projection here))

Pronouns: He/They/Xe

Gilded Cobra's powers:

Spit Venom: Fangs can shoot or inject venom that can paralyze his victims

Snake Charm: Can stare into their victim's eyes and whisper things to them, they will obey him for 60 seconds

Strangle: (self explanatory but anyway) They wrap around their victim and squeeze them to death

Serpent Trance: Xis scales are so beautiful that you might get hypnotized and put in a temporary catatonic state if you look at this stand for too long

#beleza jjba oc #bel jjba oc #jjba oc #oc #art #digital art #jjba #sapphire heartverse #sugar crash void bash #digital drawing #drawing #cartoon #anime #stand user #villain oc

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prince-rowan-of-the-forest · 4 months

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To Make a Heaven of Hell (8/?)

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Virgil is tasked to go collect more coffee than he can carry alone, thankfully someone comes to save him.

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Chapter warnings: None (please lmk if I'm missing something)

Notes: *rubbing my hands together like an evil genius* guess who's hereeeeeeeeeeee-

Anyway uh- sorry this took like three months? I genuinely don't know what happened - I was very busy over Christmas and then uni deadlines caught up on me - and I've been working on so many things that I'm just screaming into the void at this point. I'm glad I could finish this chapter, though!!! I love this fic so much!

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Whatever scheme Janus and the others had gotten up to had been almost pushed out of his mind by the time it actually came to involve him.

Almost, because he hadn’t quite been able to stop thinking about the ‘yet’ surrounding his own involvement in the plan whenever he’d had a free second. But they’d spent enough time talking back to assholes at the Hellp desk - and at a good few hours of therapy sessions with Emile that had been mostly productive - to mostly put it out of their mind. For the most part.

Once a week had passed since Janus and Angel had headed into Hell giggling about who knows what, Virgil started wondering if he really would be involved in this plan at all.

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Barely even the day after Virgil had thought that, he was introduced to the most beautiful person he’d ever seen.

Well, introduced is a strong word.

He noticed the guy across the lobby - stood in the entrance to the tunnel that leads down to the residential levels of Hell. Remus was with him, it looked like he was trying to coax the pretty stranger to come further into the lobby, but when Virgil met his eyes - deep pools of molten gold that almost seemed to glow and make Virgil feel like his bones were melting but somehow in a good way? - the stranger ran. Well - good to know he was apparently scary to the pretty demon. What a great confidence boost. Virgil sighed - just as Remus seemed to across the hall - and Lily gently patted his shoulder in consolidation.

“He’s shy,” She said by way of explanation, Virgil just sighed again.

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“Oh Virgil!” Angel practically sang from the other end of the desk a few days later, “Can you do the coffee run alone today? Ruggy’s having a bit of a crisis over here-”

Ruggy rolled her eyes - Virgil wasn’t sure she was actually having a crisis, but it wasn’t their place to judge.

“Sure, uh - can everyone write down their orders? I probably won't remember them alone.” Virgil said, standing up, Angel giggled and handed him a piece of paper that already had all the orders written down on it in multiple different handwritings, he frowned, okay - so they had planned this. What was going on?

“You’re all grown up now,” Lily chuckled, probably misinterpreting his frown, “You’ve got this!”

“...Grown up?” Virgil looked at her confused, as far as he was aware, he hadn’t changed since he got here.

“Wait, did you not know?” Angel gasped, standing up again.

“Virgie you’re like two inches taller than you were before,” Sharkie pointed out, glaring at him - for growing? Which he’d apparently done at some point without his own notice - but didn’t Lily say…

“You’re settling in, kid!” Bel told him, ruffling his hair with a heavy hand that made Vrgil laugh and shove him away…. Maybe those therapy sessions were helping more than they thought? “Now go get that coffee!”

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The coffee shop wasn’t busy when Virgil went in, which they thanked the universe for as they nervously handed over the list of eleven wildly different coffee orders, not even realising there was an extra one - and then asked for his own too. He thought belatedly that he wasn’t sure how he would carry them all back to the desk.

He stared blankly at the three cup holders full of various drinks and two paper bags of snacks that the barista put on the counter. He once again thanks the universe that the coffee shop is fairly empty as the barista looks at him sympathetically.

“Could no-one else on the desk come down today?” She asked, “If I wasn’t halfway through my shift I’d offer to help you take them down myself…”

“That’s okay,” Virgil waved her off, moving everything to the side so that if someone else wanted to order, they could, before sighing and putting a hand on his hip, trying to figure this out.

“Hey cutie, need some help there?” Someone asked from behind him with a voice smooth as butter in a tone that had Virgil blushing - even more so at the nickname. He turned and found himself face to face - more like face to chest, whatever did this guy get from being so tall? With the extremely pretty demon who he’d seen across the lobby in Hell just a few days earlier.

“Ha-h-hi?” Virgil stammered, feeling his train of thought screech to a halt as he looked up at the demon’s face. His sparkling golden eyes seemed to look straight through Virgil’s pale foundation to his hot blushing face - almost as red as the demon’s skin. From this close he could see bright golden freckles littering his skin like tiny stars, and Virgil could see a lot of his skin too - he wore just as little clothing as Remus did. His heart-tipped tail thrashed behind him - in a way Virgil thought seemed almost nervous, but that couldn’t be right. Smiling, the stranger picked up two of the three cup holders after putting one of the bags of pastries and cakes into the satchel he carried around his waist, an action which totally didn’t draw his eyes to somewhere where they were not supposed to be drawn - he thought he might combust with how much he was blushing as he forced himself to meet the stranger’s eyes again.

“I see I’ve rendered you speechless,” he said, grinning to show pointed fangs - unlike Remus’ full mouth of shark-like sharp teeth, but still dangerous looking in a way that didn’t scare him, “My apologies, but I simply couldn’t leave a cutie like you to struggle after I saw you in distress.”

“I- wha- you-” Virgil stumbled to start too many sentences at once, not sure what he was even trying to say. The demon chuckled, putting his hand on his hip.

“Like what you see, sweetie?” He asked, tilting his head just a little. Virgil choked and covered his face, equal parts embarrassed and flustered by the callout.

“‘M sorry,” Virgil mumbled, trying to get his words back as his face attempted to cool down a little - but a look up to see the demon was still smiling at him just brought it back tenfold.

“What are you sorry for?” There was a hint of genuine confusion in the demon’s voice despite his smile, he tilted his head.

“I was- I was staring? That’s- rude?” Virgil said, now also confused - wasn’t he offended by Virgil blatantly looking at him?

“I’m an incubus, darling, I’m used to it,” he reassured, ruffling Virgil’s hair - someone needs to explain why that feels nice because it did even though Virgil ducked and tried to bat his hand away with a squawk of surprise that made the demon laugh, “As long as you aren’t scared of me - and hey, I was flirting with you, I dug my own grave just a little, what’s your name cutie? My brother just calls you ‘emo’.”

“Wait- you’re Remus’ brother?” Virgil perked up to ask, before immediately getting flustered again as a grin split across his face.

“That’s me,” he grinned, putting down the cup holders and offering his hand for a handshake - his claw-like nails were red but tipped with gold like he’d dipped them in glittering paint, “My name’s Roman.”

“I- ah - I’m uh- Virgil…” Virgil mumbled awkwardly, tentatively taking Roman’s hand to shake only to have their hand grasped tightly and shaken with enthusiasm. Roman’s hand was so warm.

“Virgil? What a lovely name you have,” Roman said, bringing Virgil’s hand - which he was still holding - up to his lips to kiss, making Virgil blush a brilliant crimson, “You look like a sunrise, darling.”

Virgil could only cough and bow their head as Roman continued, “Pretty pink cheeks and lovely purple hair, hm, oh and your eyes are such a lovely blue, like the early morning sky, how perfect.”

“Oh- shut up,” Virgil mumbled, covering their face with his other hand - the one Roman wasn’t still holding, “Are you gonna help me carry coffee or not?”

Bursting out into boisterous laughter, Roman let go of his hand and picked everything back up. Virgil quickly took the others and thanked the barista - who winked knowingly at him for some reason - and began leading the way back down towards Hell. Many people stopped to stare as they walked, most of them at Roman, who’s tail had wrapped itself around his leg almost as soon as they’d stepped out of the coffee shop. Virgil couldn’t help but notice through quick sneaky glances that Roman didn’t seem half as confident out here in the universal hallway as he had been back in the coffee shop. Virgil debated asking why for a moment, deciding not to pray until they neared the gates of hell and Roman started to hide behind them.

“Hey Roman?” Virgil said, glancing back at him, the demon perked up - as if Virgil’s attention alone had made him feel better, “Are uh- are you good? I mean- are you okay? You look more nervous than me …”

“Hm? What? No - I’m fine, totally fine,” Roman waved him off with a smile that was much faker than the ones he’d given in the coffee shop, “Why would I not be okay?”

Raising an eyebrow, Virgil looks him over, Roman’s smile slowly drops into an apprehensive expression, “Your tail is wrapped around your leg, your hands are shaking, you’re fidgeting with your claws, you’re trying to hide behind me…”

“Okay okay,” Roman put his hands up, seeming embarrassed, “I’m- I don’t really like being in the lobby of Hell, that’s all.”

Virgil tilted his head, “What - do you know what the problem itself is? Maybe I can help?” He understood anxiety pretty well after all, he hoped he could help.

“Oh it’s really nothing - it’s just - the way some of the souls look at me? It just bothers me, sometimes.”

Virgil frowns, “But- you said that me looking at you didn’t bother you?” they asked, suddenly worried he had actually upset Roman even though he’d said he wasn’t - but Roman shook his head quickly.

“It’s not the same kind of looking,” Roman said, before hiding his face with a hand when one lady from the main like glared at them, Virgil found himself giving her a fierce look in response - what had driven such protectiveness he would probably never know - but now he understood, at least a little.

Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, that was an issue Virgil was very familiar with - and he could imagine Roman got it a lot worse, considering the way he dressed and the kind of people they got at the desk. He hummed, “Hold on a second - I can- it might help…”

It was a balancing act as Virgil shrugged off his jacket without spilling or dropping anything, Roman watched in surprise as Virgil offered the jacket to him, “It’s uh- it always helps me, when I’m anxious, and it stops people from looking too hard.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Roman shifted the things he was holding and reached out to take the jacket. Where it was far too big on Virgil, it actually fit Roman a lot better, he even pulled the hood up as far as he could with his horns and covered his hands with the sleeves and gave Virgil a small smile.

“Thank you,” Roman said, Virgil noticed his tail slowly uncurling from around his leg to sway side-to-side as it had been back in the coffee shop, “This is- your jacket is very cozy.”

Virgil smiled, “Yeah? I’m glad,” it was strange - it had almost become a habit to let people borrow his jacket when they were more anxious than him - it seemed he was able to be more confident when someone else was less. Even without his jacket, in a sleeveless plum coloured turtleneck, he found he was able to keep his head held high as he led Roman back to the Hellp desk.

“Hey Emo!” Remus yelled as he approached, “Hey RoRo! I almost didn’t recognise you, nice hoodie.”

Virgil could’ve sworn Roman’s face got redder when he quietly pointed out that the jacket was Virgil’s.

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Hell's Belles AU tags: @awitchbravestheverge @twoalpacas @goldnskyart @anxious-mess19 @doteddestroyer @yourchemicallyimbalancedromance :)

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neongreenllama · 6 months

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okay here are some random german antifa wolfstar thoughts for u:

remus grew up working class, he was in SJ (sozialistische jugend... is that a thing in germany too? either way, i think the name is pretty self-explanatory), they had a karl marx reading group there and he actually enjoyed reading marx.

he hates pretentious academic leftists who have read karl marx and get their university degree financed by their parents who are upper middle class, you know the kind that study philosophy or sociology and will spend hours debating you on gramsci, lenin or bakunin but have never once tipped a taxi driver or greeted the person cleaning the hallway of their university building. remus hates them with a fiery passion.

he knows all the lyrics to die internationale and whenever he hears bella ciao he forgets everything else and needs to dance & sing along, it doesnt look good bc his limbs are so long and dangly and uncoordinated but there is a strange kind of beauty in him dancing so completely uninhibitedly (idk if thats a word, youre getting direct brain to keyboard word vomit here sorrynotsorry!).

so that's remus.

now sirius?

sirius grew up rich rich. like, his family doesn't just own the appartment in whatever is the most expensive district of berlin he grew up in, they own the whole fucking building and they have a villa on sylt. sirius and regulus have spent most of their summers there. idk anything about sylt except that's where rich people go on holiday in germany and that it would actually be beautiful if the rich people weren't there.

anyways so sirius grew up with conservative ideas all around him and had to educate himself on everything left wing in secret. obviously james had a big influence, he introduced sirius to lots of new ideas and encouraged sirius's curiosity about social justice and left-winged politics.

sirius has also read karl marx, in his 2nd semester at university, in a pretentious student reading group with other pretentious students. sirius is a radical antifacist, and he fights with so much passion it sometimes consumes him. he has had to unlearn all the things he was told by his family and the people they surrounded him with, and he fights with every fiber not to be like them.

sometimes, especially in the beginning, he still slips up. he makes mistakes, forgets that the way he was brought up is not the norm for everyone. sometimes he even tries to hide how he grew up, especially because he doesn't have any access to his parents money anymore, but then he also realises he shouldn't hide the privileges their money let him have access to in regards to education etc. when he was younger. it's something he spends a lot of time thinking about, and having working class friends, and friends from different backgrounds, and friends who are immigrants is so eye-opening to him, it's like this whole new world has opened up once he entered university. he's doing his best, he's still learning, and sometimes he messes up and assumes everyone has done a spontaneous trip to a different continent to visit a friend or spent 200€ on a night out because they were too drunk.

so when remus and sirius meet for the first time in their early 20s? sirius is immediately so intrigued by remus and falls in love with him quickly, remus thinks sirius is incredibly hot but he also hates him with a fiery passion at first because who is this rich guy who most likely lives off daddy's money and probably just goes to protests to post pictures on his instagram when real antifascists know you never take photos at a protest.

It took me forever but I am finally answering to this!

I have not heard of sozialistische Jugend before but Remus reading Marx and actually really enjoying it is perfection! Mark is probably completely unironically his hero for a little while there. And he walks down the corridors of his uni, all judgy and quietly loathing everyone who doesn't understand Marx like he does.

Remus doing a terrible and awkward dance to bella ciao every time he hears it??? I didn't know I needed this but I do!!!!! (everyone is just like 'who tf is this guy? ' but sirius sees it once and is immediately completely gone -> starts listening to Cordula Grün on repeat)

Sirius' family owning a villa on Sylt is canon! I have never been there either but I agree with your assessment.

And yes, Sirius is such a little radical!!!! He still makes misguided mistakes in the beginning but he definitely knows what he stands for and believes in!!!

Him slipping up and trying to hide how rich he grew up bc he's ashamed ??? 🥺🥺🥺 that's so important to me now actually

Remus judging and hating him when they first meet! Yessss!!! He's like *scoff* who is this guy acting like an antifascists bc it's 'cool'? He thinks he's one of those exact people he loathes at uni! But Sirius is immediately gone for him and after a while Remus has to admit that he is too

And then they can hold hands at protests how romantic jdajkhag <3

Thank you so much again for sending this to me I love it so much!!!! <333

It's not exactly a coherent answer but I couldn't hide this in my inbox from the public any longer, even if no one else cares about this

#cat tag #asks #antifa marauders agenda

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non-plutonian-druid · 2 years

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hello all i have an absolute monster of a meta essay for you that I like to call “The Umbrella Academy is so close to saying something about the concept of nuclear families and if the writers are doing it on purpose its going to be beautiful”. Its almost 2k words.

For the record, since i think its relevant and greatly informs my thoughts, i am a nonpartnering aromantic person and i strongly believe that the idea that a family is a pair of romantic partners and their children needs to go. Thats uh. Bigger than the scope of this essay. But it does inform a lot of my thoughts on this particular theme in the umbrella academy so there you go.

First, some semantics: technically the only family member to actually get to the point of “nuclear family” is Allison, who then divorces her romantic partner. Only her and, technically, Diego, have kids. Most of the others have love interests but because of the beauty of being different people with different life experiences, their particular romances often do not fall specifically into the the box “nuclear family”, though some could eventually given time (and some may not ever). That being said, associated with the term “nuclear family” is a pattern, historically, of children growing up and finding a romantic partner and moving out into a single-family home, where they have children raised only and specifically by them and their romantic partner, and they thus grow apart from their siblings and parents. This is a pattern that is held, at least in America, as The Best pattern, and anyone who does not achieve it is failing in some way. And that pattern, of leaving behind the family you grew up in to make a home and a family with a romantic parter? That’s everywhere in TUA. I would argue that the tension between the siblings’ urges to follow it, and between their urge to reconnect with each other, is one of the main themes and a main source of tension through all of the show.

Pre season 1, most of the Hargreeves build their own lives after escaping from Reginald, but only Allison creates her own family. Then, in season 1, a few relevant things happen

One, Allison is separated from her daughter, and desperately wants to return to her. Returning to her daughter inherently and repeatedly means separating herself from her siblings and returning to a family unit that does not involve them. I am not arguing that this is a bad thing, or that Allison should not be with her daughter; I am pointing out that the family Allison has with Claire is separate from the one she has with her siblings (There is one notable exception to this, based on my memory; Allison asks Luther to join her on her flight to LA in the Day That Wasn’t, after they rekindle their romantic relationship).

Two, Viktor begins a relationship with Leonard, who deliberately isolates him from them, which does fit the pattern but is kinda unfair to use to serve my point lol

Three, Klaus meets Dave. Klaus has the power to return to 2019 at any point he wants, and could even bring Dave if he so chose, but remains in the 60s away from the modern day and his family with Dave until Dave tragically dies.

and Four: the world threatens to end and the umbrella academy tries, badly, to fix it by coming together once again. Allison is constantly torn between wanting to help save the world and wanting to be with her daughter, Viktor is manipulated away from his family (not that the hargreeves probably needed the help lol), and Klaus breaks away entirely to spend months away from them with a man he falls in love with. Bad things? Not necessarily, apart from Viktor’s shitty boyfriend being abusive. But the beginning of a pattern.

Season 2. The Hargreeves have all had months or years in Dallas, and many of them are beginning new lives with new families.

Allison, once again, is married. Viktor has a blossoming relationship with a woman he loves and is devoted to taking care of her son, who he loves too. Diego has acquired a love interest as well (Lila my beloved), Klaus is trying to prevent his past-future boyfriend from enlisting, and Luther is trying to figure himself out. Obviously a major tension in this season is between Five trying to round up his siblings, and his siblings’ prioritizing their lives in Dallas, which they’ve built with hard work and are just getting used to. This does not involve a tension between a nuclear (or nuclear-ish) family and their siblings for all of them, but it does for Allison especially, and Viktor, and to an extent, Klaus. An important thing to note here is that the siblings are not averse to reuniting, as they often were in season 1. They have been worried about each other! They have been looking! and yet even once they reconnect their little lives stay separate. They talk about it, but do not invite their siblings into their lives. They meet love interests offhand, but do not integrate. All of them, even when trying to reconnect, still have two separate lives that they have to choose between.

Season 3. Oh boy.

perhaps not “oh boy” for the reasons that you think. The reason its “oh boy” is because there are three parts to how i will talk about s3: The romantic interests-slash-nuclearish families, the way the hargreeves talk about their own family, and The Ending.

First, Allison again. Allison begins the season once again wishing desperately to find Claire, and mourning leaving Ray behind. She leaves almost immediately, and gets to LA only to find that Claire does not exist. Getting to a world where Claire exists, or Ray exists, or both, becomes her motivation for the rest of the season, pitting her against multiple of her family members. Fair! She is more worried about the family she has lost than the family that is right in front of her and fine, which is perfectly reasonable. And obviously, she is considerably more invested in her toddler’s well being than her adult brothers’. What I point out is that once again, her family with her siblings and the families she’s made are separate entities from each other, and this fact is forcing her to choose between them.

Second, Luther. Luther’s relationship with Sloane begins similarly enough to previous ones in the show- Luther is making a choice between a romantic partnership and his siblings, it causes tension, the romantic partnership and his siblings form two different units and never the twain shall meet. But. Then Sloane gets folded into the Hargreeves siblings- or rather the Umbrellas, since she’s a Hargreeves too lol. Sloane is... not a character, no offense, but I’m presuming that she is supposed to be integrated with the Hargreeves since that is the impression of the writers intentions that I get and for the sake of being nice to them I will pretend that they succeeded. Interesting! A romantic partnership that is integrated into their family, and not existing as a separate one adjacent to the rest of them! That has never happened before. Even Allison and Luther’s romance is not Part of the family formed by the rest of the siblings; it is, narratively, treated as something separate

Three, Diego. And Lila. Once again, a change of pace. Lila comes here for Diego only at first, but quickly is embroiled in the Plot and the Family. Lila has always been more integrated with the family than other love interests, if only because she has much more plot relevance than most of them, but even then her primary real interactions have been with the Handler, outside of the family entirely; or Diego, with the occasional exception of trying to murder Five. This season she is fully and completely part of the family, and has one on one, meaningful interactions with not only Diego but Allison, Five, and Klaus as well.

Two love interests in one season that arent separate from the rest of the family, huh?

So what about the way the Hargreeves talk about their family this season?

Allison begins the season once again wishing desperately to find Claire, and leaves almost immediately. Viktor encourages her to leave, believing that Claire still exists and that finding her will help Allison. To do so, he encourages her to find her “real family”.

Later, Klaus goes on a roadtrip to find his biological mother. On the way, he commiserates with Five about their lives, and they both wonder if what they have could even be called a family.

Contrasting, there are multiple scenes on multiple occasions in season 3 alone where Allison, Five, Luther-- all of them-- declare their love for each other. They’re a family. No matter what.

Hm.

Now The Ending.

The Ending is one of the saddest parts of the show to me, and makes me desperately hope that The Umbrella Academy gets a season 4, because The Ending leaves the siblings utterly divided.

Luther is searching for Sloane.

Diego and LIla are presumably going to build a life together with their future child.

Allison is all the way in LA, living an idyllic dream where both Ray and Claire are alive and returned to her.

Even the remaining siblings, who do not have lives laid out for them, have walked away from one another to return to normal, nonpowered lives. If the story ends here, in the tension between the family you grow up with and the family you build with a partner, the siblings have prioritized their own lives, and the family they’ve spent three seasons trying to reconstruct falls apart under the weight of.... living a normal life.

What I want from the Umbrella Academy, what I hope we get if there is ever a fourth season, is the Hargreeves figuring out what family works for them. They have constantly been pulled between their siblings and their own lives, and have almost never allowed the two to mix. I find the story of the nuclear family, where all people are expected to find a partner and have children and for that and only that to make a normal life, to be depressing and isolating. I desparately want the Hargreeves, who have been trying so hard to reconnect, to find a better story for themselves. Every season so far has been building a stage for this storyline. Season 3 is literally ending with many of the Hargreeves getting idyllic little family units while walking away from each other, and if that doesn’t spell “we’re going to be Dealing With That” then I don’t know what does. They really could be telling a story that says “Leaving the family you grew up in behind doesn’t have to be the only answer”. It could be so good. But do i trust the writers to realize what they’re doing, or is their writing just littered with unexamined assumptions about how families are structured? I just don’t know.

#tua #the umbrella academy #luther hargreeves #diego hargreeves #allison hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #five hargreeves #viktor hargreeves #i mention ben exactly zero times so he doesnt get tagged but hes here in spirit #ha #lila pitts #i dont think anything after the first five tags shows up in the main tags but whatever #writing this made my brain melt out of my ears and then i had to edit it? gross #i didnt have to edit it but i did want it to be like. readable and not complete nonsense #i could do an epilogue about five who also kind of has a little family off with delores #that is simultaneously necessary for his sanity and also always always second to his siblings #but i didnt really have anything to say about it other then 'thats a thing that happens!' so i didnt include it #not that this whole thing is THAT much more than 'thats a thing that happens!' but #anyway when talking about all this 'the little families they build with a romantic partner' and #'their lives they build away from their siblings that may or may not include a romantic partner'#are easy to get tangled up and i think i fell into that a few times #but im specifically trying to get at the common narrative of leaving beihind your old family to make a new one with a romantic partner #and how that doesnt need to be the only narrative to exist #you dont need to leave your siblings behind to build a family #the two do not need to be separate #they can be if that is what is good for your life #but they do not have to be #tua s3 spoilers #s3 spoilers #tua spoilers

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as much as I love fluff I am craving harry being jealous of bad bunny. I need harry to finally meet him but be a lil insecure bc of benito and bel speaking Spanish so fast and Bel is just being a cutie reassuring him that she LOVES harry like baby you are the love of my life

enjoy 1.3k of jealous harry and loving and reassuring bel

bel and benito meeting

bel and benito's friendship

Harry would be lying if he said he was excited for tonight. Bel had convinced him to go to a Bad Bunny show, and it was an environment he was familiar with. All his fans dressed up in bright outfits and copied his most famous outfits. The atmosphere was familiar, and he loved being able to experience all this energy for someone else.

Bel always one up for a chance to dress up and kept it casual tonight. She wore boyfriend jeans and a white crop top, and to complete the look was a black leather jacket he had found for her in Paris, where they got to spend the day together walking around the city of love.

She had assured him that they would have the best time together. He knew she was right, but he had a pit in his stomach, and he didn't know how to deal with it, not when she was shining as bright as the sun. Her happiness is so contagious backstage. A security member who seemed to be familiar with Bel walked them to a green room where inside were a few people mingling around.

"Bella!" Both turned to look where her name was called.

Harry felt his eye twitch because this other man was calling her beautiful right in front of his face. It's not that she wasn't beautiful, because of course she was. She is the most beautiful person he has ever met. He didn't feel comfortable when another man flirted openly with his girlfriend, even if it was friendly.

“Benito, estoy feliz de verte.”

"Yo también." He pulls her into a tight hug, and Harry is tempted to pull her back to his side.

"¿Cómo estás?"

“¡Muy bueno! Entusiasmado.”

Harry was about to reach out for Bel, having felt let out as they conversed, but Bel reached back for his arm pulling him up right next to her. She rests his hands on her waist. Harry smiled behind her at the small gesture. Bel knew him well.

"Benito, this is Harry, my boyfriend. Harry, this is Benito." Bel introduced the two men.

"A pleasure, Harry," Benito’s heavy accent was evident, and he had to wonder if Bel had a thing for accents.

"It's great to finally meet you. Bel's a big fan. We listen to your music all the time."

"Is that so?" Benito laughs as Bel happily agrees with Harry.

"Course, Harry has great taste in music, but mine is much better."

Benito quickly switches back to speaking his first language leaving Harry to try to catch up. He looks at Bel, who listens intently. He squeezes her hip to get her attention, but it seems she's deep in conversation to even notice. Harry tries to keep up, he and Bel have been practicing his Spanish whenever he can, but the pace they are going has him flustered, unable to pick up certain words fast enough.

“Mi novio tiene un viaje planeado para nosotros pronto. Tengo muchas ganas de pasar tiempo solo con él. Nuestras carreras son muy exigentes y hacemos todo lo posible para encontrar tiempo juntos. Tenemos calendarios sincronizados. Lo sé, vergonzoso.”

Harry frowns, having only caught a few of Bel's words.

Boyfriend.

Alone.

Demanding.

Embarrassing.

That's not good.

He didn’t know Bel was actually talking about how he had a trip planned for them. How excited Bel was to spend time alone with him and not having to focus on their demanding jobs. She found it sweet they had synced calendars but always a little nervous to share that news.

"If you can excuse me, I need the restroom," he interrupts.

“Claro. A la derecha saliendo,” Benito says but Harry is looking at Bel.

"Out the door and to your right," Bel translates for him with a kiss on his cheek. Harry was seconds away from asking her to go with him

He walks there alone, trying his best to get rid of his jealousy. It will do him no good. But he can't help it. She'd be a perfect pair with him, more so than Harry. He feels like he's not good enough for her, not when she fits into this environment perfectly.

Since he didn't need to use the restroom, he sits on a couch in the bathroom. He doesn't even question it, thankful it's there. He sits down, tempted to pull out his phone and speak with Mitch, who would be wonderful at helping Harry get his head on straight.

A few minutes go by when there's a knock on the door. He groans because he was hoping for a few minutes.

"Occupied," he calls out and hopes they leave.

Another knock.

"Busy. Sorry."

"It's me, H. Let me in." His beautiful girlfriend's voice calls out.

Harry gets up, unlocks the door, and is met with a shy smile.

"Gonna let me in?"

He moves to the side and sees her survey the restroom before spotting the couch. She ensured he locked the door before pushing him to sit on the couch. He's surprised even more when she sits on his lap, her legs to one side.

"Comfortable?" He teases.

"Always, mi vida."

"You have to pee too?"

She shakes her head, "came looking for my boyfriend. Have you seen him around 6'0 ft, curly hair, and beautiful green eyes?"

"Nope."

"Hmmm…are you sure? I was going to give him some kisses. Missing his lips against mine."

"Maybe you could kiss me, and I'll pass the message," he plays along.

"Would you?"

"Anything for you."

"Hmm…" She traces his lips with her index finger. "As tempting as those pretty lips are, I'm going to pass. I'm a faithful girl."

Harry is quick to let the charade fall if it means he'll get a kiss from her. "It's me. I'm your boyfriend."

She fakes a gasp, "H? Oh, mi vida, it is you."

Harry closes the gasp, enjoying the feeling of her lips against his. He lets her have control, exploring him as his hands roam under her jacket. He's moving up to her chest when she pulls back out of breath. "Not here."

He pouts but doesn't fight her because she's right.

"You okay, mi amor?"

"Good," he promises.

"Don't do that."

He frowns, "what?"

"Lie to me."

"I'm not."

"I know you like the back of my hand, just like you know me. I know you're feeling a lot of emotions. I'm here for you, always."

"It's just that you're so comfortable around everyone."

She chuckles, "that's because I got used to backstage with you. I know backstage is a safe place like you taught me."

"It's clear he likes you. I mean, who wouldn't."

"Good thing is I only have eyes for one man."

"Me?"

Bel grins, "yes you."

"Are you sure?"

“No one else will ever be mi vida. Because that's you. You're the love of my life."

Harry does his best to hold back his tears. He doesn't want to cry, but her confession has him falling in love with her all over again.

"Really?"

She doesn't tease him like she would other times; instead, raising his left hand and placing it over her heart. "As much as my heart beats to keep me alive, it beats for you. Every beat reminds me that I love you and will always choose you."

Harry pushes their lips together in a soft kiss. She hums, expecting him to be rough, but he's soft and gentle, caressing her cheeks and holding her close.

"I love you forever," he promises against her lips.

"Forever and a lifetime."

"Good, now let's go watch this concert because another minute here and I'll take you home before the show starts."

"You can take me home now. I'm not complaining."

As tempting as the offer is, he wants to dance with her and see her sing. "No, mi sol. I want to see you dance."

"Lead the way, H. I'll follow you wherever you go."

And he believed her.

#harry styles #harry styles angst #love on tour series #love on tour series asks #harry x reader #harry fluff #harry smut #harry styles x reader #smut #harry fic rec

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Random Fandom Recs

There is so much dang talent in this fandom, truly!! And so many creations I love so much and want other people to enjoy with me, but individual recs for all of them would take way more time than I reasonably have! So for now....here are a list of cool fandom things you should definitely check out!

5 Fics

The hand that beckons

@bluesundaycake. Lily Luna/Narcissa. Rated T. 1k.

Seductive setting, charming characters, mythical and magical and just plain beautiful!

A young woman with hair like burning coals enters into gardens guarded by fire.

Or, in which Lily Luna Potter is offered a feast and pomegranate seeds from one Narcissa Malfoy.

A Careful Approach

@digthewriter. Draco/Sirius. Rated E. 700 words.

Hot hot hot! Daddy kink Drarius brings me much joy. More, please!

Draco has wanted this for a while but never had he dared to ask. Until tonight.

white as death, fresh as snow

@lqtraintracks. Pansy/Narcissa. Rated M. 200 words.

Short, intriguing, lovely.

Narcissa visits her husband's grave on Samhain... with her new lover.

it's an inevitable

@swoontodeath. Harry/Snape. Rated E. 800 words.

A most special birthday gift to me from the ever sweet swoons! Voyeurism, student/teacher Snarry?? What more could a gal want??

Severus Snape can be patient. He's spent six years watching and waiting, after all.

Where Thestrals Fly

@writcraft. Harry/Snape. Rated T. 2k words.

Darkness & death, light & life...AO3 keeps telling me I've already left kudos here, which, rude. But I love the thestrals and the ritual of it and, of course, my BOYS!

Every Beltane, Severus and Harry undertake the ritual of moving Thestrals between the Bel fires. As they grow closer the light in their future steadily overpowers the darkness of their past.

4 Art

Untitled Snarry Art

@inarticulateimbecile. Harry/Snape.

Their work has so much character! And I especially love their Snape, with his harsh but captivating features! This piece especially does it for me, with the way Harry holds Severus close, and the way Severus touches and admires Harry's face...so much tenderness and passion here!

Untitled Snucissa Art

@luendland. Lucius/Snape/Narcissa.

Lu's art always just does things to me. Every line she draws captures so much feeling and I wish I knew how she did it!! And while I'm always partial to their Snarry work, this Snuciussa piece gave me all sorts of feelings!! The Malfoys are so pretty and hungry here, and Severus is on the menu!

Snape Tattoo Art

@mrviran. Snape.

So much dark, delicious art from Viran, and I always feel so dang inspired by their work!! Vivid and dark and evocative all at once! It was hard to choose, but I narrowed it down to this piece with Severus' Dark Mark + flower additions. I just have so much love for Severus and I have such feelings about him moving forward and growing and something about incorporating a new tattoo onto the Dark Mark evokes this sense of both acceptance of his past, and the independence he has to move on with his life.

Practice Makes Perfect

@sugareey-makes-stuff. Ginny/Cho. NSFW art.

God, I would recognize Krissy's art anywhere and I love it!! I was actually going to go grab her Pansmione art, but I noticed this one that I'd not seen before and WOW! I love the darkness for the passion and intimacy it speaks to. And the yoga here!! Two athletic ladies having a fine time, nothing to see here! Super spicy! Makes me need much more Ginny/Cho in my life!

3 Poems

rhyme, kissed

@imanakletos. Ginny/Luna. Rated G. 200 words.

Love Ginny's growth as a poet, and how clear her adoration for Luna is!

Free verses run rampant like wildflowers in your hair.

(OR: Ginny tries to write a poem)

An ode to Severus Snape

@bluesundaycake. Harry/Snape. Rated T. 100 words.

Who doesn't love some Snape love, especially from Harry's perspective? 'Exacting and eternal', indeed!

Harry is a masochist and it's definitely part of why he loves Severus so much.

Lovers' Flight

Anonymous. Harry/Snape. Rated T. 200 words.

Part of the Kill Your Darlings fest. So haunting and beautiful. Based on Goethe's poem "Der Erlkönig."

When Goethe meets Snarry

2 Recs

(Am I reccing rec lists? Yes. You can never have too much to read, after all.)

21 HP Slash Recs for 21 Years (2001-2021)

@consistentsquash

My advice would be to check out this list, read everything on it, then go follow Squash and check out her other recs. Sooo many cool lists with MANY excellent recs, but this is the list that brought me to Squash so it is the most special! Lotsa goodies on this one!

any draco/ron recs?

@sitp-recs

Another reccer to follow and read anything she tells you to!! Such a great joy to see all of Liv's recs, aaaand since I really love Draco/Ron I had to link you this one! (Though, seriously, read through these then go follow Liv for more!!)

1 podcast

Ep. 25 interview with perverse_idyll

@fanficmaverickpodcast @perverse-idyll. Harry/Snape. 2 hours, 33 minutes.

I've had the great pleasure of speaking with ChaosBlue and perverse_idyll both and they are both such stellar people I HAD to come rec you the thing that has them both in it!! They've been in fandom for a while. They have a lot to say. A lot of great things to say! All about fandom, writing, and one of my favorite fanfics! 10/10, can't recommend enough. I've listened to this episode quite a few times and it's definitely my favorite from The Fanfic Maverick!

ChaosBlue is such a PROFESSIONAL with hosting this pod so if you like this episode, please check out the rest! Super prepared, super sweet and patient and understanding, and such an outstanding human, I gotta say!

#danpuff recs #random fandom stuff #idk just come love stuff i love with me #please?#okay?#okay #good #thank you

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Happy Halloween!🎃✨

May you meet Death today?

Made for the one and only @toguchindraws , hope you like it!

(got a bit carried while writing and finished doing three whole different versions about your prompt; also got a bit too long, I guess? Sorry for any mistakes; I tried my best to make sure everything is right and make sense, since it`s been a while I`ve wrote something other than essays in english.)

Part of the 2022 Hellcheer Gift Exchange, hosted by @helloween-gift-exchange

Tags: Scared mortal, Otherworldly chauffeur, No Vecna, The Mummy(1991) elements used, AU where death have diferent servants to take souls into the afterlifes, Egyptian Mythology, Eddie is Anubis, Chrissy can see the other side, sheningans ensue, Mentioned Abusive family, Chrissy make a new crazy AND powerful friend, Jason is going to places.

“When darkness falls across the land, the world turns upside down, in a mysterious lullaby;where death, his angels and other devils are all wandering out here just waiting for lost souls.....”

Christine "Chrissy" Cunningham or as her boyfriend Jason calls, "Chris" always has some kind of "other side" problems. She could see when a kind of shadow with no actual form, started following people and when this happened; a few days or even a month later (just once, the most long and successful witnessed by her) the said person would die.

She started seeing them after her grandfather, by mom's side, passed away.

At just the age of eight years old, remembers vividly how in peace he looked, when he closed his eyes and the shadow came out by the wall on the side of his bed at the hospital; just stretched his hand in the direction of his body and a second later with a blink, disappeared and the machinery started beeping.

The following days passed like a blur, she remembers telling her mother about this and she didn't care; probably thinking this was just her daughter`s imagination and when her grandpa's funeral happened she saw more of these shadows gluing themselves into the adults steps. Gradually, she started seeing them more often to a point where predicting bad things happening around became easy as breathing.

When turned fifteen, she noticed there were some kind of dogs or wolves as they seemed to look, with various sizes just as big as cars and little as sheeps, with dark red glowing eyes. They could see her staring and usually would just sniff at the direction she was walking by , but never exactly bothered to come close or chase….

1986

Well, this was her year of graduation and everything was running smoothly - thank you very much - except today, for three single-headed and weird facts:

Waking up to a crow screeching in her window, he had red scarlet eyes and let out a scream before flying to somewhere;

Missing the bus to school;

Suddenly and without a thought accepting a ride from this dude who could be a psycho killer by the looks and his expensive car (a damn Chevy Bel Air 1955 Black and Chrome, that she only knew because of mr. Richard Harrington; who lives ten blocks away driving one around when he's on town)

Well, maybe this was supposed to be her bad day; the Universe surely loves her to make this happen! anyway, she trailed off in thought until hearing the dude at the driver wheel (to whom she didn't trade a single word with since entered the car, could swear was some kind of vampire by the pale-white skin tone and didn't even introduced herself) started speaking in this low and bewitching voice.

- Miss Christine Cunningham, what a beautiful day; don`t you agree?- his voice sounded kinda emotionless while eyeing her with a knowing smirk- guess I wasn't supposed to be here to take you. - Chrissy`s head started ringing a bell at this sentence and she almost broke her neck, turning her head too fast to look at him entirely - But my curiosity just took the best of me, I guess…

At this moment he stopped in front of the school and looking through the window, there was no living soul walking around with also a weird mist, blocking some spaces of the outside view. Which was surely weird because she saw the bus passing by and right that her house is the last stop, before the bus goes directly to school and the mist was just weird; surely there weren't any drop in temperature and the sun was shining very bright today when leaving home.

Okayyyyyy….

Maybe this was her year of death and not the perfect-graduation-before-marrying-her-high school-sweetheart, but at least was going to be happy very far from her abusive mother and ignorant/absent father kind of freedom. Except for the fact she traced her brother's fate and will let him suffer the same twisted shit as her. It's too late to regret now, she can only pray that some other biggest force helps him.

The man started laughing (this cute half sweet and funny, kind of) and she may have or may not hold her breath; while lost in thoughts waiting for him to recompose himself after getting out of her own head.

- I'm sorry - he says with a shining and charming smile,before turning to look at her (maybe she went crazy today, but his eyes were a red scarlet like the dogs but with a gleam of knowledge like the crow at her window this morning, at least for a second seemed). With a blink his eyes were this chocolate brown, but the gleam stood there, he seemed to devour every detail of her avidly. He just offered his hand to her and when she went for a handshake, he took her hand making the way to his lips and leaving a little kiss at the back - I`m sorry - he seems to say this word way too much - my lady; but how impolite of me, to not present myself correctly to such a sweet woman as you! - he still held her hand, but the compliments and too formal way of speaking made her heart beat faster, with a little bit of red showing on her cheeks.

- I am Anubis, guardian of the underworld and one of death's angels…

- WHAT?!?- Chrissy just bursts out, before containing herself and now scared with all her being. While the supernatural being in front of her just seems to enjoy her reaction and waits patiently for her to calm down.

- Exactly what you heard, my lady; - she still can't believe this dude looking like a rockstar, seemingly to just have got out of one of those magazines such as Rolling Stone is THE egyptian God of underworld and afterlife. Well, it's just like this old saying: “Never doubt a bad event, cause things tend to get way worse; faster than a blink of an eye”. Maybe she's just hallucinating the whole thing? She pinch her leg and yep, this hurts and she's surely awake.

- Okay, so…. What exactly do you want from me? I mean, I`m just a mortal as you can see and I don't exactly have anything to offer out of the ordinary. - he raises his hand as a signal for her to stop speaking.

- Lady Cunningham, I know you; I've heard enough from the shadows, so many stories of you to just make me curious enough to plan, want to come out of my house and meet you personally. My subordinates are amazed by the fact you can see them and always wanted to come closer and speak with you; but that`s explicitly against our most ancient and important rules. I deeply apologize on behalf of them, if they ever scared you or even chased you around; they just didn't know what to do or how to react to you seeing them, unlike all the other people.- he never let go of her hand while speaking and seemed disappointed after speaking about this essentially - But, even breaking the rules death gave us and all, I'm here to also make an offer….. - he looks directly to her like there`s nothing except her soul and could read her deepest secrets without even thinking too much.

She is still scared, not only because he's an egyptian god but because the world out of this space seems to have stopped the clock of time and is very empty.

- Eternity is something so boring, especially if you can't be seen by other people; so, what I want to offer you is very simple: you can spend some time and keep me company, when you're free from your obligations and in return I can give you rides to anywhere, at anytime - and there it was, the glint but this time; seems like some kind of trap or especially making a deal with the devil himself in exchange for her soul. - So, what do you say?

Well, this wasn't exactly what she had in mind when he offered a ride to school (more like a murder, to be more exactly). But at least he seems to be good even being a powerful god and seems lonely. Well at least she wasn`t trading her soul for some crap and maybe even win a true friend (who knows?);

- Deal. So I can pet the dogs,crows or whatever they are now and they will not try to kill me? - He tried to mask his laugh with a cough and it didn't work.

- By Ra`s sunglasses! PLEASE, tell me you didn't try to pet any of them - he teased softly and humorously.

- Yeah, I did when I was nine, but it was JUST once!- Chrissy tried to hide her joyful smile and failed- So, you have a deal and I want to know, how will you contact me? and if we're gonna hang out, we`ll need a new name for you. Anubis is weird for literally anyone, except if it's a dog- he seems concentrated and trying to find an answer to both questions. Then he seems to remember something, searches his pockets, until he finds a ring inside his jacket and asks for her hand again with a gesture.

-Have you ever heard the story of a place called Hamunaptra?-she shakes her head in a silent “no” - It's an ancient city; now it's buried and forgotten in the Sahara sands; used to be my domain and was called the City of the Dead, used to be the house to my bracelet; An antique necropolis which was the final rest to pharaohs and their families. - he puts a golden ring with the format of a scorpion, with a jackal head with his sting ready to attack, in her middle finger - this is a little copy of my bracelet, with it you can summon me or go to any place where I am. - he gives her a little proud smile, while she just admires the ring and traces its form with the fingertips; before putting her own hand in chest and enjoying this warm feeling of matter to someone. But she fastly snaps out of her short trance to ask:

- What about your name? we`re still stuck here. - sounding a bit impatient and worried, he just shakes his hand dismissing her worries.

- Well, that's the easiest part; you can choose any name you want and it's fine with me. - she then remembers why she thought he looked a bit familiar, he seems almost identical to this man….but what was his name? Oh, yes! Eddie Van Halen. She snaps her fingers after remembering this. He stares at her like she's plotting some miraculous plan and waits for her to say something.

- Okay, so you`re gonna be Eddie. An old friend who lives in Chicago and is moving to Hawkins? - she looks at him to confirm and he nods a short “yes”.

- Sooo….- she tries to think of something else, like a thank you. But remain silent and just discard this thought. - See you tomorrow afternoon after cheer practice? - she smiles happy and he does the same.

- Yes,surely my lady! - he answers kinda excited - Oh! and I almost forget, just touch the sting of the ring three times and I will come as fast as I can to where you are. - he says, shaking his head a bit. He then snapped his fingers and smiled like a little kid, who just did something without the parents knowledge. - Now, you`re ready to go to your class and back to everyone, before they just panic.

With this, just as the world was waiting for a command to come back to normal. The sun shines once again softly against her face and all the mist slowly dissolves herself into thin air. She just lets out a heavy sigh of relief and opens the door, gets out and closes. Before going into the school building, she turns one last time and sees Anubis, or better, as he would be called now ; “Eddie” with the passenger window now open, sending a short goodbye with his hand. After she does the same, he yells:

- Say goodbye to Jason for me! - he uses his hand as a megaphone - because he's literally not going to live enough to see tomorrow comin` - and as fast as he can; he just rolls up the window again, turns to the exit of the parking lot and goes away. While Chrissy is just standing there, in shock, not having processed the last sentence he just dropped on her; while watching the black Bel Air getting smaller in the distance and slowly thinking:

[As weird as this can be, I think we're gonna be great friends and well… I can deal with this shit after all]

Little did she know, after all;

they become much more than just friends….

Allies, Lovers - Soulmates.

#hellcheer helloween gift exchange #hellcheer #eddie x chrissy #eddissy #chrissy x eddie #chrissy cunningham #eddie munson #no vecna #yay!#Scared mortal / Otherworldly chauffeur #giali tales

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You’re not really cybergoth if you don’t take a picture inside a burned-down nittyhouse...

...although for some reason it looks like a greenscreen.

What I like most about this picture is the feeling it emanates, and also the way she did her bottom half. Her boots I dig, kind of - I can’t see them all that well, but if they are what I think they are (what my mind wishes them to be, rather), they’re quite cool, I think!

But that’s not what fucks in this instance, dear no... It’s her tights. They’re so beautiful - are those fishnets under the striped tights? Just ripped, normal tights with a very low denier? We’ll never know, but bless her they look lovely. Black and purple is always a safe bet, and she suits the colour scheme quite well - physical traits-wise (no I will not elaborate, because I don’t know how to word this except she LOOKS like the black and purple type, y’know?).

Maybe it’s her skintone - note to self, wear green in the summer, and stay away from purples you are NOT that pale Script.

I can’t tell if she used one of those fake clip-on fringes, but I’ve actually been thinking of using one myself when the time for me to truly ascend comes around (very soon, I am praying I am praying I am prayi-). Clip-on fringes are either cringe or fantastic depending on how you use them, on how you style them - they’re literally mini-wigs, but for your front only.

Overall I think this is actually good inspo for more everyday kind of stuff - which admitedly is what I’m looking for, I just hope I wont hyper-fixate on it when I like the full-blown styles the most lol...

Her shirt is quite cute also, to be honest. I know my bias is definitely getting in the way but I’d be caught in wearing that with a cybergoth fit also ngl - and the fit itself looks rather affordable (AliExpress is my best friend in this). One thing I do wish was different was maybe her having something underneath, such as a long sleeved fishnet top (which could be maimed by scissors to one’s own liking!), also her boots’ buckles (??) having a bit of like... leather strap hanging off towards the back, like it’s y’know an actual bel mechanism or something.

That’d be cool. I’m a sucker for “belt mechanisms”. I WILL train to open one with my teeth, even. Her dreadfalls I’d make fluffier if I were to inspire myself through them - and actually seeing so many dreadfalls as I was completing my beloved outfit inspo cybergothian nice collection has warmed me up to them - they just seem comfy. Crin will always live on in my heart, but there’s more room in my right ventricle for dreads now...

Only thing I really dislike about this is her makeup. That brings the fit down - please, if you’re going to use vivid colours on black, use vivid colours with black IN YOUR MAKEUP also argrhrrgrhrhrgrh!!!!! Anyways good fit I’d go to Aldi for my weekly grocery shopping in it ngl - as always with personal touches, I really dislike copycatting etc etc...

6.5/10 overall, quite close to a 7 but the makeup is really screwing it for me. Good feel in the photo also, very cool aesthetic hehe (´ ∀ ` *)

#cybergoth #cyber #cyber goth #cyber fashion #goth #alternative #alt #altfashion #lookbook #casual #crackden #purple #black

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the way bel found a family that actually loves him, despite how they may all act on the outside, while rasiel was met with individuals who would let him be eliminated for their ends in a heartbeat. say what you want about varia not caring for each other, they don't actually feel that way. they have each other's back in the end. xanxus is there to kill rasiel when bel couldn't. he did not do it for bel's sake, but he was actually there to follow up on the havoc rasiel was raining down. rasiel? rasiel had no one to fall back on. not a soul was going to help him against xanxus' wrath.

after being introduced to rasiel and having him reveal how much he belittled bel, how he was allegedly constantly rubbing in his face that he was better than him, it's beautiful karma to see bel not being alone anymore. he's not the 8 year old kid that had no one to rely on except himself. he has a family.

what's especially heart wrenching about knowing their backstory properly is that you find out why bel acts the way he does. suddenly, we are told that rasiel's treatment of him is the source of so much of what makes up bel as a person. it clicks. i still most often see people thinking of bel as conceited, but i really don't see that. not with the context of him looking completely blank when rasiel says that he was always better, no smile, no retort.

when bel lets down his guard with lussuria in the manga interview, he is extremely dismissive throughout. he is in no way excited to talk about himself. he even says that he doesn't want to stand out too much at the end section of one of the volumes where characters comment on fanart. this kind of humble comment doesn't exactly fit the way people around him tend to view his vanity. bel's desperation while fighting as soon as he bleeds also seems like...more than just flashbacks to that fateful night that he killed rasiel. it's like the inferiority complex he must have built up kicking in, he has to win, he has to get validation that he can win. he can't keep losing like he did repeatedly to rasiel in the past. again, i have to emphasize that rasiel says that bel was always worse than him and bel does not speak out. the one who everyone would see as egotistical does not say a word to defend himself. just silence. not even a hint of annoyance. this all sounds like i'm just taking things from canon and making a headcanon through that (which is fine), but then you realize that bel's only dislike listed on his "vongola 77" character page is himself. bel calling himself a genius & making his royalty a statement is sometimes simply just for mischief, a funny excuse he likes to throw around, and other times a cover. maybe a few times, he actually believes it. when he succeeds.

on the other hand, rasiel fully believes that he is better than everyone else. i have no doubt about that. even when bel won once, he still thinks bel is inferior. that bel is trash in comparison to himself. but in the end, he got destroyed by bel's boss who labels *him* trash. throwing that straight at his ego.

#lord knows xanxus has belief in his officers so he wasn't concerned about them when rasiel suddenly showed up #just like he acts unconcerned every time squalo 'dies' before the rainbow arc......that is how much faith he has in their skill #and that cool reaction is also an ideal way for him to simulate distance #probably can't get my hands on it anymore but...also thinking about the story from one of the light novels where bel needs a dentist #he runs away because he doesn't wanna go and then xanxus actually sends varia to get him if i remember correctly #jgksrjgkrsjkgjksr #a khr ramble??? we are back in 2014 #also not trying to say that i think rasiel is the scum of the earth here but he sure is a dick #i like his character regardless #i certainly would like to see more of how it was after the ’death’ for him #khr 0

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random hcs for rob. 'scuse me if some have already been written out-

robin:

while not religious, what's his opinion towards deities, aspects, and so on?

should he be given the means to, would robin do it all over again or take another path regarding his deal with a demon?

how does robin feel about socializing?

what keeps him going when all odds are stacked against him?

robin has one single wish granted, right now, without thinking about it too long. what does he wish for?

WHAT'S UNDER THE HAT

═══ HEADCANON INQUIRIES ═══

While not religious, what's his opinion towards deities, aspects, and so on?

Robin's views on "higher beings" definitely changed after the incident with his family, they fall more in line with Pantheon's view if anything. Throughout his life Zaun already felt like it was going to kill him, he was a poor little Zaunite rat and Gods (or help) were always missing whenever he went looking for them. They represent the callous heartlessness of the universe to him; they don't care and human lives are like candy wrappers to them, light as air and inconsequential.

This also becomes a positive driving factor in the new AU I'm working on for Robin, where he changes course and works to save those already living instead of focusing on reviving the dead. He's well aware that the deities of the universe don't give a damn, so he'll do it himself. "The people cry out for strength that is already theirs" <- That sort of thing.

The only entity that Robin doesn't have a dislike for are the Kindred, within their neutrality he has no place to judge them, they are what they are.

Should he be given the means to, would robin do it all over again or take another path regarding his deal with a demon?

I've often said that if Robin had a single person to push him in another direction his story would have been very different <- New AU is actually going to explore this idea. That being said, if he was able to go back with the knowledge he had today, he wouldn't make the same decision since he'd know the horrific consequences of such decisions. He WAS the villain of his own story - not Abel, not the person who killed him, he was the one who led himself into Hell.

Though...if he simply went back without anything changing, he'd make the same decisions easily, and go through the same hardship. Robin's doom wasn't spelled out on the day of the incident, it wasn't an immediate damnation but a slowly simmering destruction that took about 6-7 months to finally boil over. He didn't immediately lose himself, but no one was there to help him from fading away. The tiniest little change could have shifted this; which therein lies the true tragedy.

How does robin feel about socializing?

Despite his high level of charisma and easy sociability he doesn’t usually interact with people in his spare time, preferring to skulk around by himself and take in things he finds interesting. He's REALLY good at talking to people for the most part, but usually needs a push from Bel to do it. This was the same when he was alive, but he was much more open to the idea of being the one to approach someone else.

Shockingly he has interacted with a WIDE variety of muses and made quite a few accidental friendships - these people are the ones that will actually get his genuine attention and care. He will actively seek them out since they, for the majority, don't drain his social battery or make him feel like he has to play a part.

What keeps him going when all odds are stacked against him?

Well! Funny about that actually--

“Loss is nothing but change, and change is nature’s delight.” Nature’s delight and Man’s personal hell: a foe to friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil in the never-ending cycle of existence. There was no relief, steadily he had lost all joy once found in everything around him, had it ever mattered? What did this cruel misery have to offer him? Any beauty had turned to ash as he saw what Life was worth when the rest had gone. His mind wandered to the window sill, how far would he fall until Lamb's arrow pierced his heart? He craved it. An escape from this nightmare.

As I said a slowly simmering destruction. The promise of him finally having someone through A/Bel stopped him during the past, but without that intervention he would have ended it. He was tired and in too much grief without any support system.

Now....well, he has no choice but to perservere, he can't die, the demon won't let him.

Robin has one single wish granted, right now, without thinking about it too long. what does he wish for?

"Take me back to that day, just a few hours earlier." - Funnily enough, at least in the canon timeline of his life, he doesn't wish for them to be revived. I think by now he's WELL aware of the calamity that would bring to them. But given the chance he would go back and get them out, avoid the entire issue by removing them from the house for that night. Even if it ultimately only buys them a little more time.

WHAT'S UNDER THE HAT?

UNDER EVERY HAT IS ANOTHER HAT.

TWO WHITE MICE PULLING HIS HAIR LIKE IN RATATOUILLE.

BEAUTIFUL FLUFFY HAIR THAT HE SHOULD GROW OUT AGAIN.

A SMALL ROSEMARY PLANT.

AN ELDRITCH GOD WITH COUNTLESS EYES THAT WILL BLACKEN THE SUMMER SKIES WHEN IT OPENS ITS BURNING WINGS.

A single, long forgotten piece of bread - probably moldy.

#headcanon things #mun speaks #MAN I LOVE THESE SORTS OF QUESTIONS #I love love love doing deep character dives and this was SUPER fun #Again #If you plan on interacting with Robin I suggest reading this #It gives a lot of insider information on how his character functions #ASK ME MOREEEE #THIS WAS SO FUN #Suicide mention tw

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Tagged by @rainintheevening

Rules: Pick an oc you'd like to talk about and answer the questions for them! Then tag ten people, or as many as you can. 'Underdeveloped character I adopted' is fine, too! Absolutely no pressure to play, though.

Also, if some of it can't apply to your ocs, just answer what would be the answer - like if they're in a historical setting, they likely can't watch movies, but what is a movie they'd like?

(Also, most people have many ocs, so feel free to retag people and answer as many times as you get tagged! Or get really wild and just answer for as many ocs as you'd like! :D)

For this one, I'm going to do Korey Johnson from my Captain America WIP Take Me In.

1. What is their favorite movie?

Some Indiana Jones movie, or maybe the Bourne movies? Some action/adventure-type thing that takes you to a bunch of different countries and beautiful locations. I feel like Korey is more into TV than movies, though, and I don't watch enough TV to pick one for him. (Like, I would say The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but that's quite a bit before Korey's time ^^') How about this? Korey likes [insert TV show that is funny and relatable to a Gen Z kid in New York City].

2. What is their favorite season?

He likes summer the best. Korey dropped out of high school, and is also short and skinny for his age, so he would attract suspicious looks if he hung around the wrong places during the school year. In the summer, though, no one looks at him like they're about to ask why he isn't in school. Also, he can stay out for hours and hours and not have to stay cooped up at home.

3. What do they find annoying?

If we're being honest, his little brother Kevin. He loves his brother, and Kevin practically idolizes him, but...Kevin never shuts up. Korey is also annoyed by people who "disrespect" him - sometimes, that's actual disrespect, but his definition also extends to people telling him what to do, or refusing a request he makes (even if it's unreasonable). After the events of the story, Korey also finds his previous friends and their favorite pastimes (e.g. doing drugs and sleeping around) rather annoying too. He's trying to stay clean, and his old friends wheedling him to come and "hang out" irritates him as much as it tempts him.

4. How would they like to spend their Christmas or equivalent holiday?

Having spent the past few Christmases high as a kite and then coming home to his mom screaming at him, Korey really just wants to go back to being a kid on Christmas morning again. To look up at a beautiful Christmas tree with wonder and anticipation, and unwrap his presents (however few) and then go outside and have a snowball fight if possible. He wants to make-believe that Santa is flying overhead in his sleigh, and not have to feel guilty about how much Mom spent on presents and Christmas treats, and worry about whether that will put them behind on rent payments. Again.

5. Do they play an instrument? If so, what? How good are they at it?

No, he doesn't play an instrument. He likes to sing along to the radio and try his hand at freestyle rap, but he isn't very good at it XD

6. What's their favorite meal to eat?

Deep-dish pizza. Korey is a New Yorker through and through :P He likes just about any kind of pizza, as long as there's nothing green on it. He likes to pair it with orange soda.

7. Do they have a favorite video game or board game?

Korey's family has never been able to afford a video game console, so most of his gaming is done on his phone. Unfortunately, I don't do mobile gaming, so I'm not sure what titles he plays ^^' My guess would be various sport and racing games. I'm not sure exactly how he'd get exposure to it, unless maybe just watching playthroughs or streams, but I think he'd love the Uncharted games.

8. Do they celebrate their birthday?

Korey's mom always tries to get something special for him on his birthday, but often she has to work, and so he has to spend his birthday alone or just with Kevin. In recent years, that would usually mean he would celebrate by going out and partying with his friends. After the story, I think he would spend his birthday at home, thankful for what he has.

9. What's their bedtime routine?

Korey is a talker. He likes to lie awake in the darkness and talk with whoever is there. At home, he and Kevin would often talk in whispers late into the night, at least until Korey started drifting away from his family and ended up coming back at some ungodly hour of the night, if at all. After the story, he ends every day according to some advice he got in the program he went through to help him get off drugs - he keeps a simple journal, writing down a list of successes he had that day, whether that's "I got the job!" or just "I apologized to Mom for yelling at her yesterday." Then he writes down a handful of things he wants to improve on for the next day, and turns out the light.

Once Kevin pesters him to explain what he's writing, Kevin starts doing the same, only instead of his goals being things like "apply for a job" or "remember to wait five seconds before responding if I'm angry," Kevin's goals are more like "practice interview answers for when I'm famous" and "think of more things I could do if the Force was real" :3

10. What's an oc (or canon character) that they like to spend time around? What do they tend to do together?

Korey becomes friends with Bucky through the course of the story, and they end up spending an awful lot of time together for a while. Because they're bored and have nothing else to do, they end up playing a lot of card games. Eventually, Bucky convinces Korey to get his GED, and helps him study for it. Korey thinks the world of Bucky, not least because he's best friends with Captain Freaking America ;) Different in almost every way, they make a rather odd pair, but they have a bond of shared understanding and concern for each other. I like to think they'll stay friends for years to come, even if they don't hang out super often.

Tagging anyone with an OC who ended up being a much bigger deal in your story than you realized at first.

#tag games #captain america #whole shards #take me in #korey johnson (oc)

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The 5 Best Places To Visit In Bel Air, MD

Bel Air, Maryland is a quiet town in the heart of Baltimore County. There are many things to do in Bel Air, and these five destinations will help you experience them all:

Lochearn

If you're in the mood for some nature and being outdoors, Lochearn is a great place to visit. This small town is right off Route 1, making it easy to access by car or by bike. Lochearn has many hiking trails that meander through woods and fields, as well as lakes on both sides of Lochearn Road.

For those who prefer eating over hiking, there are plenty of restaurants in Lochearn! You can find everything from Chinese food at The Golden Dragon Restaurant & Takeout to pizza at Papa John's Pizza. There are also plenty of hotels—the Comfort Suites hotel has nice rooms with kitchenettes that come with microwaves and refrigerators so you can make your own meals without having to leave your room!

Catonsville

Catonsville is a town in Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 27,788 at the 2010 census.

Catonsville was named after the Caton Family, who migrated from England to Maryland in 1730 and purchased land there. The family also established an iron foundry and sawmill on their property during that time period; this operation would later become the famous Caton Ironworks (now owned by Olin Corporation). In 1871, Edward Lloyd V became mayor of Catonsville; he held this position for 41 years until his death in 1912.

Halethorpe

Halethorpe is a town in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,721 at the 2010 census.

Halethorpe has a rich history of manufacturing and industry that began with the founding of its first mill in 1794.

The population was 6,038 at the 2010 census. Halethorpe is located at the intersection of MD Route 146 and MD Route 724.

The George Washington Memorial Highway (part of U.S. Route 40) passes through Halethorpe on its way from Baltimore to Washington DC as one of two major highways (the other being Md-24) that connect Baltimore with Annapolis; both highways are part of US 40's original route through Maryland before it was truncated to Frederick in 1975.

Leakin park

Leakin Park is the largest municipal park in the city. The park offers a variety of activities, including hiking, biking and horseback riding. It's also home to many wildlife species like deer, coyote and foxes.

However, despite its beauty and peacefulness Leakin Park is not meant for everyone. In fact there are several rules that need to be followed if you want to go safely:

Do not enter closed areas or restricted areas without permission from the Department of Recreation & Parks

Do not feed any animals in the park due to safety concerns about disease transmission and possible aggressive behavior from animals who have learned that humans may bring food sources into their territory

If you follow these rules when visiting Leakin Park then your visit will most likely be safe and enjoyable!

Bluegrass Mini Golf

Bluegrass Mini Golf is a fun place to visit. It is located in Bel Air, Maryland, and it's the perfect spot for anyone looking to have a good time with friends or family. The course has well-maintained landscaping and a good selection of food and drinks!

If you're looking for something that's fun but not too intense, this might be the place for you. It offers two different 18-hole courses: "The Bel Air Experience" and "Bluegrass Country Club." You'll find something here that fits your skill level, whether it's just learning how to play mini golf or something more challenging (like sinking putts on an actual green).

Visit these places in Bel Air, Maryland

Visit Lochearn

Visit Catonsville, Maryland

Visit Halethorpe, Maryland

Visit Leakin Park

If you're looking for a fun place to take your whole family on a day trip, Bluegrass Mini Golf is the perfect choice. It has 18 holes spread across three themed courses: Jurassic Park (with dinosaurs), Pirates Cove (with pirates) and Haunted Forest (containing ghosts).

So there you have it, the 5 best places to visit in Bel Air. Now that you know where to go and what to do, it’s time to plan your trip!

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Bel piacer saria d’un core quel potere a suo talento quando amor gli dà tormento ritornare in libertà. Ma non lice e vuole amore ch’a soffrir l’alma s’avvezzi e ch’adori anch’i disprezzi d’una barbara beltà.

What a pleasure it would be if a heart tormented by love could regain its freedom at will. But love requires the soul to grow accustomed to suffering to adore even the scorn of a cruel beauty.

#no i'm not obsessed with this opera you're obsessed with this opera #but seriously this is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen/heard #for one this the aria is just GORGEOUS #for another that tableau they have going on in the background there?#it's so heartbreaking and beautiful #break my little gay heart #FILINDO MY POOR BABY #and i honestly actually feel sorry for Nomio too #like dude's got some serious shit to work out but someone who feels like this...i can't really hate them #yeah technically this isn't actually Vivaldi's aria but i think it fits really well into the piece as a whole #Also Véronique owns my heart now #and she can keep it :')#i love this production so freaking much #i've thought about it pretty much nonstop since i saw it going on...what...two weeks now?#and i...am actually okay with that #Dorilla in Tempe #Véronique Valdès #Bel piacer saria d'un core #mezzos #mezzo-soprano #trouser roles #also!! Valdès herself said in an interview that her portrayal of Nomio is intentionally genderfluid so #:D #opera #opera tag #Baroque opera #(note: translation comes from the subs on the Wexford video bc this one didn't have subs)#(i did not translate it i am not that talented)#also those eyelashes will still be the death of me

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justlovej2 · 3 years

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My Wincest Fic Recs

I'm finally posting this, better late than never :'D This is for Bels and for all those who are looking for new wincest fics to read. It's a long list, so I really hope you'll find something interesting and worth reading that you haven't read already.

Late seasons first time wincest:

I’m obsessed with late seasons first time wincest, I’m not kidding. I’ll start with my most favorite ones. These are must reads in my opinion.

(Don’t want to let you down but I am) Hell bound

by slf630

Word count: 34,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16700632

Summary: Dean is hit with a fuck or die curse. Will he let Sam help him before it's too late?

This one? I've read it so many times that I've actually lost count. Best fuck or die and one of the best wincest fics ever.

(for you and me) i got no alibi

by remy(iamremy)

Word count: 23,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20690546

Summary: There are people hitting on Sam wherever he goes, and Dean is doing weird things like holding doors open for him and touching him way more than is necessary, and it's all driving Sam up the wall. It doesn't help that he's been in love with Dean for just about forever, and all of it feels like a mockery of something he'll never get to have.

Meanwhile, Dean is at his wits' end trying to figure out how he can make Sam realize that he is, in fact, trying to get into his pants.

Some moments of this fic live in my mind rent free. Go read it. NOW.

The island of opportunity

by chiquititasnewsong

Word count: 11,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22062967

Summary: When Sam and Dean find themselves transported to an island outside of anything they've known, they get and learn more than they ever bargained for.

I think this fic should have so many more kudos. It's beautiful. And in addition to other things you get the winchesters in a bathing suit. Should I add more?

Out of the closet

by KissingWinchesters

Word count: 3,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17483399

Summary: When a witch traps them in a closet, Sam and Dean must go to extreme measures to escape.

One of the most original first times. Really worth it.

Storie maledetti di Fatato

by soy_em

Word count: 5,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27389524

Summary: Sam's fallen into a cursed sleep. Rowena has ideas on what might cure him. Dean can't believe it could be true.

SAM AS SLEEPING BEAUTY

Like cinnamon and ginger

by savorvy

Word count: 16,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22981843

Summary: Dean closes the distance between them on instinct, lays his hand on Sam’s back and rubs between his shoulderblades. His smell is strong from so close, though not the same heat-scent Dean remembers, and it’s not just a mix of sick and unhappy omega Dean can smell. No, Sam’s no longer cloyingly sweet, but rather settled into something softer, velvety and musky.

No longer lush and fertile, Dean realizes. And of course, Sam’s thirty-nine years old; on top of that, his brother’s body has been through the wringer over and over and over again. It’s probably why he hasn’t been cycling for years now, and Dean’s not sure why he’s having another heat again out of nowhere—maybe one last stand before the hormones and pheromones start giving out entirely—but here they are…

I'm not a huge fan of a/b/o, so if I'm recommending this one, you should give it a try. I LOVE IT.

The sky is on fire

by NaughtyPastryChef

Word count: 5,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21903868

Summary: They'd thought it was a hoax, at first. "Massive Asteroid to Hit Earth" all the remaining newspapers read.

"You know, we've had some shitty Christmases, but this one kinda takes the cake, don't it Sammy? The literal end of the world."

Beautiful, lots of feelings.

Circles of light

by WhoopsOk

Word count: 4,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13484853

Summary: "As a demon, Dean trusts this to be true: Sam Winchester is not stupid, but loves his brother more than enough to be quite foolish.”

I'm a little obsessed with this one. Read it and maybe you'll understand why.

I know all the rules (and then i know how to break ‘em)

by cherryvanilla

Word count: 4,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9702173

Summary: Dean never understood the ‘What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas’ slogan because, seriously, he bragged about that shit for three states over after each visit. There was no reason to keep it on the down low or pretend it didn’t happen.

So yeah, he really never understood it at all.

Until now.

IN THIS ONE THEY GET MARRIED WHILE THEY'RE DRUNK. THEY'RE NOT EVEN TOGETHER WHEN THAT HAPPENS. Yep, now you have to read it and find out what happens next.

This is gospel

by cherryvanilla

Word count: 1,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16414148

Summary: Sam has long since accepted being hopelessly and irrevocably in love with his big brother. But in times like these -- when he’s been without Dean for long periods of time and nearly sick with worry -- it all builds to an incendiary level in which it takes everything Sam has not to grab Dean and kiss him until they're both gasping for breath.

You were a vision in the morning

by cherryvanilla

Word count: 2,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16521605

Summary: Dean has been watching Sam’s profile in repose for as long as he can remember.

Cherryvanilla writes them beautifully. Read these two and check the others out.

The exodus

by waywardelle

Word count: 14,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10920660

Summary: So. Dean left with Cas over a week ago on some sort of recon mission, and yeah, Sam has been trying to bury himself in research, but he's just not coping all that well with the long-term separation. He wakes up early one morning, expecting the day to be like all the rest, except it's even worse than all the rest, because he's completely and totally alone on his (brother-less) thirty-fourth birthday. His bleak outlook quickly changes with an unexpected phone call, and he has to admit that maybe someone, somewhere answered his embarrassingly needy birthday wish, despite his lack of candles to blow out.

“Yeah,” Sam breathes, trying to convince himself he’s not dreaming. It’s just-- Dean is only sweet like this, open like this in Sam’s best dreams, so… how on earth could this be real? “I missed you,” Sam adds, breathing it shyly into the air between them, watching how the words affect his brother.

Do I have to talk about waywardelle?

Chosen

by killabeez

Word count: 2,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6498016

Summary: This might be their last night on earth, so Sam figures, what the hell.

Take my heart (please don’t break it)

by KassandraScarlett

Word count: 15,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28244493

Summary: It started with a kiss... Or, well, no, it started before that. Or maybe there was no start, maybe it just *was*.

But there was a kiss. And it all went downhill from there for a very long time.

Not a goddamn thing

by applecrumbledore

Word count: 15,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33335248

Summary: "When I had the unparalleled pleasure of torturing her, Meg shared some tasty, terrible things about her time in Sam's head, back in the day." Crowley leaned over the table in the dungeon, his chains jingling. "And, as we've all been forced to acknowledge and exploit over the years, your sad little family drama is just rife with secrets. Your main export. Isn’t that right, Moose?"

Sam's palms were sweating. He stared at Crowley, who was staring back at him with this wry smile—and then, almost imperceptibly, Crowley's eyes flicked over to Dean.

Bile rose in Sam's throat. He knew.

Do yourself a favour and read this one.

Brother only wants

by hathfrozen

Word count: 64,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34339321

Summary: Sam breathes like it takes effort, and then he says, "Wanting you was the very first thing I realized was wrong with me. It was how I knew there was something sick inside."

(One of them had to fall first. A story about devotion.)

I've read this one recently and I loved it so much. Hathfrozen is another great author.

The consequence

by waywardelle

Word count: 7,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7140551#main

Summary:Sam wakes up from a black-veined, fog-like nightmare after the events of "Don't Call Me Shurley," 11x20. He heads to the library for a nightcap, but instead, he finds Dean.

"Sam clears his throat before walking in, giving Dean time to school his expression, or drop the amulet, whatever he needs to do. But he doesn’t do any of those things. He looks up at Sam with the same gentle eyes he was using to search every inch of the necklace, and Sam smiles at him, can’t help it. They’ve been a unit for almost three decades, save the years Sam was in college, and the fact that Dean can still look at him like that, like he’s the only motion in a still world, the only color in monochrome-- it gets to Sam.”

The king and the lionheart

by waywardelle

Word count: 53,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7421695

Summary: After the disastrous but effective removal of the Mark, Sam and Dean Winchester suddenly face a life without allies or a reason to keep hunting, so they leave their old life behind them in flames. They re-emerge from the ashes as Sam and Dean Wesson, residents of Misty Luna, Maine-- a town with a personality all its own. As they settle into civilian life, they gain careers, a home, good friendships and the kind of fulfillment they never thought possible. But with nothing left to fight, the underbelly of their particular kind of love is thrown into sharp relief, especially considering the whole town thinks they’re married, anyway. After dancing around their feelings for the past twenty years, Sam and Dean find a peace they never knew existed, and through it all, they find each other again. And maybe, just maybe, forever. Curtain!fic. Canon divergence after 10x21, “Dark Dynasty.”

With your dreams untold

by waywardelle

Word count: 10,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12389901

Summary: For the past ten years, Dean has been bookmarking porn on the laptop for Sam to watch. Sam figured it would never go further than that, until one night, not long after killing Hitler, Dean decides to be brave. One thing is for sure: Dean is never going to let Sam live down the fact that porn is what brought them together, in the end. Set between 12x06 & 12x07, but not necessarily a coda.

Waywardelle again, of course.

Keep this secret

by ellerkay

Word count: 23,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19286965

Summary: Sam and Dean travel to the fairy realm hoping to make a deal to get Adam released from the Cage. The price: their shared secret.

SO MUCH LOVE for this one.

Couple counseling

by MsImpala67

Word count: 18,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8928166

Summary: What better way to investigate a marriage counselor (who may or may not be responsible for the death of six of her clients) than to go to marriage counseling? It's just pretend right? No different than putting on the FBI suits. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan, and Sam and Dean quickly get more than they bargained for.

All the secrets I couldn’t keep

by RatFlavored

Word count: 5,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21494620

Summary: Sam transfers a love curse to himself. He needs to confess to the person he loves, or die.

To have and to hold

by fallingintodivinity

Word count: 3,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17689562

Summary: It’s while standing in the middle of the vegetable aisle at a Wal-Mart, a slightly wilted head of lettuce in one hand and a six-pack of beer in the other, that Dean Winchester realizes he’s married.

GO READ IT.

Got me so blind

by fallingintodivinity

Word count: 6000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16292732

Summary: Sam’s been acting real weird lately, and Dean is damn well going to get to the bottom of it.

It would be just like Sam to find some cursed object and get himself possessed by something that wants to have Dean for lunch, in all of the twenty minutes his little brother’s been out of Dean’s sight since his return.

GO GO GO

Do you believe in magic

by fallingintodivinity

Word count: 3000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15042665

Summary: Sure, Sam’s thought about kissing Dean many times. Of all the ways he’s imagined it actually happening, though, this wasn’t one of them: sweltering in ninety-five degree heat in the middle of Disney World, t-shirt damp with sweat and sticking uncomfortably to his back, Jack lost somewhere deep in the bowels of the Space Mountain rollercoaster and Dean by his side ignoring Sam in favor of the gigantic turkey leg he’s holding in one hand.

or: Post-Michael, Sam and Dean bring Jack to Disney World.

Magic and perfect.

I ADORE fallingintodivinity. Check her other stories out.

Late seasons first times you also should read:

Vulnerable

by Bad_WolfGirl

Word count: 17,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22185802

Summary: Dean and Sam encounter a fertility god who's causing chaos, and... well, things get messy from there. (M-preg)

Summer film festival of death

by OldToadtwoman

Word count: 127,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11965716

Summary: Sam's point of view as he and Dean go on a hunt at a Florida movie theater where a person has died at every Saturday matinee for a month. They are short on clues leaving them an excessive amount of time to watch movies and drink booze and there's nothing to distract Sam from his increasingly inappropriate thoughts about his brother.

(Per the prompt, this fic contains spilled popcorn and Winchesters clinging together watching a scary movie. As a bonus, this fic also contains Winchesters in various stages of dress and undress in the Florida heat. "Your un-flannelled Kansas ass needs sunscreen.”)

Contagious

by Themegalosaurus

Word count: 7,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/4952032

Summary: 'Nobody ever died of a boner, Dean’s pretty sure, whatever his teenaged self might have said to the girls back in high school when he was trying to get under their skirts. Or. Did anybody ever die of a boner? That would be just like Sam, to die of terminal sexual frustration and not to let Dean do anything about it until it was already too late.'

No sweeter innocence than our gentle sin

by AmyPond45

Word count:7,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14904422

Summary: Dean’s never been what you might call a man of faith. After all, he doesn’t have to believe in God. He knows God exists. But Dean has faith. Dean believes in Sam, and he believes he knows what’s best for his little brother. When Billie takes Dean on a midnight ride through Sam’s past, Dean learns that having faith isn’t just about believing in something you can’t see. Sometimes, it’s about seeing past your own self-doubt to recognize that the thing you never dared to pray for has been yours all along.

True nature

by Astraythief

Word count:4,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34780477

Summary: A curse turns Dean halfway into a cat. Sam’s grateful that his brother can still talk and eat with a fork, but the whole napping on Sam thing is a problem. Especially because now, Dean apparently wants to cuddle and despite the whole fluffy-ears, bushy-tail situation, Sam’s still very much in love with his brother and his new cat features don’t really diminish Sam’s attraction. Thankfully, Dean as a cat also has no more inhibitions, leading to unexpected revelations.

So fluffy and sexy

A thousand words

by Wincesteriffic Kaz

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/808973

Word count: 10,000

Summary: A picture on a long lost phone leads to a revelation of just how far Heaven was once willing to go to keep the Winchesters on their course to the apocalypse. Set somewhere in Season 8 after Sam has begun the trials. Dean/Sam

#voicemail fix it 🥺

World-Historic facts and personages

by rivkat

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21414178

Word count: 13,000

Summary: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” Or: two major problems from Dean and Sam’s past come back, each applied to the wrong brother. #SoullessDean

Really interesting. Love it.

The road to hell is paved with our intentions

by RatFlavored

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/23404420

Word count: 13,000

Summary: “This is disgusting,” Sam let out a little noise from his throat as he licked a wet path along the cut. Another noise slipped when he sucked. It sounded inappropriate, filthy. Low and needy, right in his ear. The sound went straight to Dean’s dick.

“What's disgusting about it?”

“How good it is.” #vampireSam

Stars come down in you

by AmyPond45

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32025349

Word count: 10,000

Summary: Dean finds a mirror in the bunker and is suddenly faced with his long-repressed feelings for his brother. Set sometime after the events of 15x19.

Buried Alive

by spndeansammylov

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/31518953

Word count: 17,000

Summary: "Oh God, please, let there be some...THINGGG!" he screamed as he pushed against the ceiling with all his might.

the title says it all

Any witch way

by merle_p

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/28445679

Word count:7,000

Summary: “Let me get this straight,” Dean says, and takes another sip from his cup. He needs way more coffee if he’s expected to deal with this so early in the morning.

“You – magicked up a chicken.”

“Look, I don’t know either, man.” Sam throws up his hands, helplessly. “It’s just – I haven’t been sleeping and I’ve been trying to get some more practice, and … I don’t know, conjuring up poultry seemed safer than experimenting with dark blood magic at four in the morning, you know?”

“Well, can’t argue with you there,” Dean concedes, and tilts his head to contemplate the chicken. The chicken stares back, unfazed.

Please, just read it 😂

Tug of war

by fastandfilthy

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/31057781

Word count: 1,000

Summary: Apparently Sam is upset that Dean took on the kissing curse from their witness. Dean can't say he regrets it given what happens while Sam's trying to take it back.

I want more fics inspired by this episode. I love this one.

For you to me are the only one

by flowerofnettles

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27753013

Word count: 53,000

Summary: Classic trope, Winchester Drama version—Before the boys hit her with witch-killin’ bullets, the monster of the week puts a curse on Dean: either he has sex within five days, or his heart will give out. The catch? The curse was designed to make its target violent during sex, and naturally Dean refuses to put anyone’s life at risk to save his own. As the fifth day gets closer, a desperate Sam makes the choice for them both, by offering (with a little help from Castiel’s angel powers) the only person he’s willing to risk at Dean’s hands: himself. Only when it ends they’ve got bigger problems, because Sam never expected that a few nights pretending to be a stranger volunteering to take care of Dean could lead to such shocking discoveries about himself, his brother, and the strength of the bond tying their souls together.

24 hours

by spndeansammylov

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/24336088

Word count: 18,000

Summary: Supernatural meets Saw.

In an empty room stood a glass box. Tall and wide enough for two men to stand in. But nothing more.

And the winner for the most original plot is...THIS ONE. This fandom is amazing sometimes.

Virtual/Reality

by ellerkay

Word count:6,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16836670

Summary: In a thrift shop, Sam picks up a virtual reality headset which shows him what he wants most: Dean. He can’t stop himself from returning to the virtual world again and again.

That was the year

by smalltroven

Word count: 17,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22865275

Summary:Dean finds Sam’s first digital camera hidden in the Impala’s trunk while he’s working on switching out the mouldering carpet. He’s surprised at the effects the pictures and videos that Sam took twelve years ago cause between them. A lot more than he ever would have guessed, but it had been one hell of a weird year, that one right before he went to Hell.

All the way in

by hunters_retreat

Word count: 13,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4884313

Summary:Sam never did know how exactly it happened. One day, he and Dean were run ragged, exhausted from yet another disaster of a hunt, no money and no gas, no prospects and no allies left alive to give them a hand. The next, they owned a store with a shooting range and Sam was a professor of religious studies at a local community college.

Pulling at threads

by brokenlittleboy

Word count: 16,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22380730

Summary: “We keep each other human.” Set during season 15, a canon-compliant AU from 15.06 onward. Sam is having frequent nightmares of him and Dean killing each other. They become increasingly graphic and vivid, driving Sam to the edge. One particularly gruesome and realistic vision drives Sam to end things, but Dean stops him. After a lifetime of running from death and hiding from each other, Sam and Dean reach a level of intimacy and honesty they’ve never had before. They grow closer and closer as the end gets nearer. Now connected to each other as never before, they take on Chuck as a team, using Sam’s blossoming witch powers and their bond to pave a new future for themselves.

Don’t throw me overboard, baby

by brokenlittleboy

Word count: 14,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2821142

Summary: Sam’s life takes a turn for the soul-crushingest worst when he finally gets what he wants-- Dean. Dean comes to him in the middle of the night after becoming human again, but pretends nothing happened during the day. He still goes home with girls at the bar, and he gets this strange look in his eyes that tears Sam apart. Broken up and broken down, Sam gets with a guy at the bar, and it all comes crumbling down at once. Sam's afraid of what they'll become after this. (I suck at writing descriptions-- it starts out angsty but ends very sexily)

Suave & Complicated

by Oldtoadwoman

Word count: 57,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4480040

Summary: Sam and Dean discover a useful, little, magical artifact. No one is forcing them to do anything. No one is going to die if they don't. They don't even feel a strange compulsion. But… it would be really helpful if they powered up the magical stone… and… all they have to do is kiss.

Late seasons established relationship:

Must Reads:

Glorydays

by deadlybride

Word count: 4,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30604391

Summary: The bunker's full of strangers and responsibilities. Sam and Dean take a moment to pretend it were otherwise.

The last rites and resurrection of Sam Winchester

by iamremy

Word Count:21,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16697389

Summary: An outbreak of violent murder-suicides. Death echoes. A centuries-old djinn. It's a formidable combination on a good day. And on a bad day? Well, on a particularly bad day, it all culminates in Dean burying his brother. Alive.

I’ll always take care of you

by orphan_account

Word count: 32,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8846239

Summary: Dean calls Mary back to the bunker over the Christmas season after Sam breaks his wrist and requires surgery. But, considering that they’re hiding their relationship from her, her reappearance puts a severe strain on them.

Just be there till I know (the riot’s gone)

by cherryvanilla

Word count: 2,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16587119

Summary:Dean misses their home, is the thing. It was bad enough, coming back after being underwater with Michael and dealing with the knowledge of his betrayal regarding their deal. But to come back to the bunker, a place he’s genuinely thought of as theirs, and find a bunch of strangers roaming the halls is a lot to take in on top of it all.

Autumn closing in

by non_timebo_mala

Word count: 25,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21776179

Summary:Dean didn’t dare to dream he’d walk away from Amara in one piece, and now that he has, he’s ready to call it quits where hunting is concerned. No more danger, no more saying goodbye to his brother. Just him and Sam settled down somewhere. Safe.

But when he returns to the bunker, things are not how he left them. Sam has been shot, and after Dean takes care of the people responsible, he and Cas are left to deal with the consequences. The bullet in Sam’s shoulder is enchanted, and the only way they can break the spell is using complicated, soul-powered magic that will have long lasting side-effects.

SOUL BOUND. SO MANY FEELINGS.

A glance into Sam and Dean cellphones

by remy (I amremy)

Word Count: 2,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/22243411

Summary: In the hopefully not-so-distant future, where Sam and Dean are semi-retired, they text each other. A lot.

This one never fails to make me laugh. Seriously. It's amazing and hilarious.

Body and soul

by remy (iamremy)

Word count: 3,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/21350722

Summary:Dean hates the scar on Sam’s lower back, the everpresent reminder of the first time he lost Sam. So Sam decides to do something about it.

The beauty of this one. No words. Check her other fics out.

You’ll hear your brother’s cry

by Eugara

Word count:7,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/9656321

Summary:Coda to Regarding Dean (12x11). It’s a funny thing, having a human being as his rock. The emotional center of his world. Sam knows the dangers, the risks and psychological pitfalls of being too reliant on his brother. He just doesn’t think his heart does. After all, it’s not like it’s ever listened to him anyway.

Mary finds out:

Suspicion

by deanandsam

Word count: 1,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/17745104

Summary:

Mary sees something she'd have preferred not to, and it causes her to suspect there's more going on with her boys than is proper.

A skeleton terribly restless

by remy (iamremy)

Word count: 20,000

Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/23268964

Summary: Mary knows she doesn't fit right in this strange new world she's woken up in, with these grown men masquerading as her sons, but she tries her best. She really does. She closes her eyes to all the things she does not want to see, and she lies to herself until she's convinced.

Until she can't.

As you know by now, the ones I read the most are late seasons, but I also want to recommend these Stanford era first times. They're so worth it.

Our forever starts today

by fallingintodivinity

Word count:22,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15667221

Summary: Sam’s first two years at Stanford are pretty ordinary, if you disregard the part where he misses his brother so much that he keeps one of Dean’s old T-shirts under his pillow. At the beginning of junior year, though, Dean stops by unexpectedly after a hunt, then just…keeps dropping by, for one reason or another.

Now Sam’s got to deal with hiding his feelings for his (mercifully) oblivious brother, all his friends think Dean’s his boyfriend, he’s overdue on a paper and hasn't started studying for finals, there may or may not be a poltergeist in the basement rec room, and, oh yeah, Dean found that damn T-shirt he’s had under his pillow for close on three years now.

And he’d thought college life would be simple.

Words I’ll never say

by orphan_account

Word count: 55,000

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4761533

Summary: When Sam leaves for Stanford in the summer of 2001, he gives Dean a journal that he has been keeping since he was thirteen. Over the next four years Sam and Dean will struggle to come to terms with the hidden feelings revealed in Sam's journal. At the point when Sam has almost moved on, Dean shows up in the middle of the night whisking him away back to the life he thought he left behind and reawakening all the emotions he so desperately tried to push away, causing both Sam and Dean to finally confront the feelings between them head-on.

I'm done...for now. Enjoy.

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