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@fluffuary Day 5: Reunion
Fandom: Harry Potter (Marauders Era)
Pairing: Remus Lupin x Severus Snape
Rating: G
Word count: 1,342 for chapter 1 (of 5 chapters)
No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary:
When Damocles Belby and his apprentice, Severus Snape, take a break from their work on the wolfsbane potion in Patagonia to go on a short ski trip, Sev invites his boyfriend to join them. Suddenly nervous, Remus asks Lily for insight, and they have a heart-to-heart about Hogwarts’ most promising Potions student.
Companion piece to Vulnera Sanentur.
What a long time coming, but this story's finally been updated. Sorry for the delay, everyone! You can read chapter 2 here! I've a very solid idea now of every beat that takes place in the rest of the story, so I'm hoping to get that done sometime next month. Thanks for the patience and the love, beautiful folks!
Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in the long and complex history of emancipation in the United States.
This JSTOR Daily reading list explores how freedom was commemorated across different communities, the origins of Juneteenth celebrations, and the ways Black Americans used Emancipation Day gatherings to advocate for citizenship, voting rights, and civic participation.
See the reading list.
Image: Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900, Texas, Mrs. Charles Stephenson. Via Wikimedia Commons.
It happened. She has committed to the plan, to me. [...] She needs for there to be a man in the governor's office, not Jack. A man of her choosing, and she wants me to be his wife. [...]
Just for appearance? And you said no? Why would you do that?
I populated my beach farm with dinosaurs in Stardew Valley because I thought it would be fun to essentially turn it into Jurassic Park -- but they look like teeny-tiny little lizards! Even though their eggs are dropped by the huge, fire-breathing Pepper Rex. So, this is my headcanon:
Stardew Valley dinos have an incredibly long lifespan, and it takes several generations for one to grow to full size, in all its fire-breathing glory.
So by the time the farm dinos are fully grown, they've already lived with several generations of humans, to whom they've essentially become grandma-saur! Just hanging out on the surf. Helping start the BBQ with its fiery breath. Just another weirdo beach farm resident.
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My first foray into The Hunger Games fandom for my beloved Odesta! I'm always a little nervous when I enter a new creative space, but here it is!
Pairing: Finnick Odair x Annie Cresta
Rating: T
Word count: 2,482 for chapter 1 (of 2 chapters so far)
Summary: Annie convinces Plutarch to let her join the Star Squad for their assault on the Capitol, much to Finnick’s consternation. And like any good unknown variable, her presence changes everything.
There was something about District Thirteen that could make a cinder block look like a cheerful burst of rainbow by comparison. Everything was grey. Uniform. Perfectly calculated for maximum efficiency and minimum soul – because, really, what room was there for emotion on a quarterly report that marked such ‘frivolous’ endeavors as obsolete?
And yet, Finnick Odair could count every moment he’d felt this overwhelmed on one hand. Rage and love and absolute terror wrestled within him, swirling and merging and detaching again while he tried to hold it together with a practiced smirk and a confident stride was the opposite of how he felt.
The dreary, monochromatic hallways gave rise to a cookie-cutter door, behind which the loveliest, most clever, most infuriating creature he’d ever met was calmly packing for a trip she had no business joining.
“Well, that was clever of you.” Finnick’s arms were crossed over his chest as he leaned against the doorway of the apartment he shared with his wife.
His wife.
He still could scarcely believe he could finally call her that, after all the years of hiding – threats and panic for her safety hanging over his head while he forced the bile back down his throat every time to make good on a deal he made with Snow, so that she wouldn’t have to.
Annie startled for only a second, looking up at him with those doe eyes – same lovely green as the rest of their district, marked by the sea – before continuing to fold what looked like standard issue fatigues into a backpack. “You always did say that I’m a clever girl, but I’m afraid you’ll have to be more specific.”
“Using ‘optics’ on Plutarch was definitely inspired.” He finally kicked off the doorway to walk into the room. He raised a hand, as though directing a marquee, his voice theatrically sarcastic. “District Four’s Fragile Victor Healed! Love is Fighting Oppression Together!”
Annie put down the shirt she was folding, and tucked her knees underneath her on the bed, though there was no mistaking the mischievously triumphant upward turn of her lips. She was clearly proud of herself. “I don’t think you have the wording quite right. Mine had a bit more pizzazz.”
“No?” He plucked something from her backpack before she could stop him, but caught the affectionately exasperated look before tossing the object – rolled up socks, maybe – into the air and catching it with all the feigned carelessness he could muster. “Well, then. Illuminate me. What exactly did you say to our fearless propaganda leader?”
You need levity to make the angst hurt. You need the comfort and the contrast. The anti-drama in order for drama to feel earned, as Simon advised. This is why Shakespeare included comic relief in his tragedies. A single register eventually just makes everything feel grey.
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Fandom: Harry Potter (Marauders Era)
Pairings: Sirius/OC, James/Lily, Remus/Severus
Rating: M
TW/CW: Implied past SA via flashbacks (and SA recovery), implied child abuse
Additional tags: AU canon divergence, found family, slow burn, banter, Severus Snape (eventually) joins the Marauders, angst, humor, eventual romance, multi POV, mutual pining, enemies to friends to lovers, PTSD, HEA, healing arcs
Summary:
Vulnera sanentur: the cure to Sectumsempra. To heal wounds.
Six students - some friends, some rivals, some almost strangers - find themselves tangled in a year of old scars, new alliances, and the kind of healing only found family can offer. A tale of love, healing, and friendship.
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“And here I thought being in love with the sound of your own voice was a sign of mental deficiency.” Arianna Brighton’s voice rang out with considerably more confidence than she felt, especially when one keeps in mind that her body – especially that insolent part responsible for speech – decided to stage a coup against all forms of reason and merrily carry her right to the fore of this building crowd. In front of her, stood Sirius Black, an easy grin on his obnoxiously handsome face, wand trained at a visibly petrified Slytherin boy. “Or does picking on Fifth Years make you feel all strong and manly, Black?”
Way to start Sixth Year off right, Arianna thought with an inward groan.
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