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“There are hands under him, but he shrugs them off. There is a violence within him, an agonising emptiness and horrifying stillness he can’t understand. He tries reaching for the Force but it is a tumult about him, slipping through his fingers. He’s aware of crackling energy, and an encroaching darkness ready to swallow him from within. “Solo, what’s happening?” The voices are quieter now, beseeching him to speak. But he’s already speaking, one word on repeat. “Rey,” he croaks.”

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SNEAK PEEK CHAPTER 13 GUARDIANS OF BALANCE

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Ben Solo Good Boy Sweater Emporium presents:

At the Edge, Alone, and Burning

24K T Complete

Orphan Rey meets WWI veteran Ben in a 1920ish coastal Maine town.

Also, there's a lighthouse.

This is quite possibly THE MOST ROMANTIC thing I have ever read. Do yourself a favor and go read it immediately.

readingreylo

OH MY GOSH! I just finished reading this and I couldn't agree more-- it's so beautiful! And so romantic!

Engaging prose. Loved Rey and Ben's dynamic! Just the right amount of angst and small town drama. Loved the authors attention to detail that made for such a rich period piece.

*sighs dreamily*

It was just so good!

inkwell-attitude

all the tips I found for drawing a fantasy map are like :) “here’s a strategy to draw the land masses! here’s how to plot islands!” :) and that’s wonderful and I love them all but ??? how? do y'all decide where to put cities/mountains/forests/towns I have my map and my land but I’m throwing darts to decide where the Main Citadel where the Action Takes Place is

fatal-blow

okay so i know i said most of this in the replies but it might be easier to actually reblog and say stuff instead lmao

Cities - go near water! freshwater lakes and rivers (rivers especially) are the best places for cities because A) source of water and B) travel and trade is much easier cus you can put your boats like right there. Basically ever relevant city ever was built on a lake or a river.

for rivers in general - because gravity, rivers run from mountains (forming from melting snow and ice (this is why they get fat in spring–more stuff melting)) to lakes/ocean where they can empty out (and even lakes will have rivers leading out that eventually get to the ocean), which can help when mapping out where those start and end. rivers are also much thinner and faster in steeper elevations and very slow and wide when the land is flat

mountains - i like to think of what the tectonic plates look like because that’s what makes mountains! mountains are also never standalone they’re always in mountain ranges (archipelagos are really just underwater mountain ranges babey). a cool trick I like to do is occasionally separate mountain ranges across continents, because over time the tectonic plates shifted and literally split the range in half. These mountains are really old tho so they’ve eroded and therefore it makes them smaller and rounder (like the appalachians) as opposed to relatively young mountain ranges like the rocky mountains which have taller and sharper peaks

Another mountain trick: if your mountains run along the ocean, the ocean side of the mountains will get a LOT of rain while the other side will be very dry–almost desert-like, in fact. think of temperate rainforests in British Columbia vs the drier conditions in the canadian prairies

forests - depends on how warm the area might be. coniferous forests are found further north (before you hit the tree line, and then it’s only tundra onwards) but as you head south you get leafier trees, and the leaves tend to get larger too

If you think about general elevation too, you’ll have places that might be swampy (wet + lower). if your world has an ice age like we did, then glaciers may have carved the land, leaving piles of soil in the south that was left when the ice receded and places where the bedrock has been bared north of that (like the Canadian Shield in Canada–the reason we see that is because of the glaciers)

You might also have a land that’s dotted in a shitton of freshwater lakes as well because the meltwater filled the holes that the glaciers scraped out (this is why canada has so many goddamn lakes)

and if the ice age was more recent than it was in our world, then you might not even have the forest re-growth and it could be a lot of open plains

tl;dr i like to think of major climate events that might have also shaped the land on top of some basic rules

possiblypedanticrpgideas

The Artifexian has an entire series on building your world from literally the stars down and then the ground up.

All my worldbuilding videos

Though, for fantasy, you can make the world operate on entirely different principles:

With that done, the actual topic of city placement can be covered by videos like this:

Once you have your places, if you want help naming them in realistic ways, this video can help:

This one is on architecture, which is definitely a subset of cities:

But for a more relevant practical guide on making settlements realistic:

Here’s a quick guide for making demographics:

inkwell-attitude

holy shit?

thepoetdraws

Back from art hiatus with more PeakyBlinders!Kylo

(I also wrote a thing for this concept and had a lot of fun doing it, lol)

dramioneficrecommendations

Best Draco/Hermione Fics Dramione Shippers Read in 2020

A few days ago, I asked you what were the best Dramione fics you’d read in 2020. Here’s the huge list of your excellent recs (in alphabetical order):

A Creature Most Unusual by JMilz: Draco Malfoy is on a mission. Unfortunately, Hermione Granger catches him in the act. When she sees that he has adopted a rather unusual magical creature, she becomes determined to make sure he takes care of it. Little does she know, the animal may hold her key to eternal glory … and a whirlwind romance. M, 9 Chapters, 24,460 Words

A Little More Alive, Far Less Lost by MGL_Dramione_Lover: After Draco’s post-war trial, he finds himself attending his 8th year at Hogwarts with Hermione. As remorse and acceptance replace anger and hate, the old enemies begin a friendship that sparks into much more than they ever hoped for. Hermione’s goal as Head Girl is to banish old prejudices and unite the school while Draco’s only wish is to become a man worthy of her love. M, 22 Chapters, 84,823

A New Light by mithrilstarlight: Draco spent six years doing his best to keep his head down. Then he runs into Hermione Granger. Turns out, they actually have a lot in common.Chapters posted M/W/F. T, 18 Chapters, 33,876 Words

A Second Look by RiverWriter: Her best friend’s life was a mess and she would have done anything to make things better for him and his sons. So, when she found her former enemy in a similar situation her heart went out to him as well… and the beautiful blond baby in his arms didn’t hurt his case. It was certainly enough for her to give him a second look. M, 30 Chapters, 127,243 Words

Keep reading

readingreylo

Works In Progress to watch (12/06/2020)

Man, lots has happened since I posted my last reylo WIP fic rec! Some of the fics below were just starting out and now they're almost complete!

Listed in decending order of last update. At the very bottom I listed a few fics that are complete that came out/or wrapped up in the last few months that I really enjoyed!

These are mainly modern AU fics (my bread and butter), but there is a wide range of stories, topics and tropes, so always mind the rating and tags (I dont rec anything that isnt ultimately a HEA, despite how angsty some of these can be).

And I hope no one takes my comments as criticism of their work ethic, these fics just bring me so much JOY that I cannot help but want MORE.

So it goes like this...

💖 Denotes brand new or fledgling fic

💋 Denotes a fic I am either Living or Dying For

Other fics I have enjoyed lately...

Feel free to send me your recs! I'm always looking for something good to read!

Happy Reading!

dramioneficrecommendations

Best Draco/Hermione Fics Dramione Shippers Read in 2020

A few days ago, I asked you what were the best Dramione fics you’d read in 2020. Here’s the huge list of your excellent recs (in alphabetical order):

Keep reading

dramioneficrecommendations

Hello! Could you rec some good non smut/not sexual fics to beginner Dramione shipper who read like 3 fics maximum? I love good hurt/comfort or angst but it's not required and I can read fluff too ;) Thank you in advance!

A few of my favourites:

Aurelian by BittyBlueEyes: Two years after the war, a young stranger pays a visit to the burrow. His arrival alone is baffling, but the news he brings of an upcoming war turns the world upside down. Hermione’s quiet, post-war life will never be the same. Rated: T - Chapters: 43 - Words: 270,577 - Status: Complete

Gravity by floorcoaster: It’s about arranging stacks of books, wall colours, and jumping off a cliff. Draco/Hermione Rated: T - Chapters: 10 - Words: 87,155 - Status: Complete

What the Room Requires by Alydia Rackham: Hermione is the one who finds Draco weeping in the bathroom. He flees. She chases him into the Room of Requirement, and the room forces them to face their greatest fears together in order to find the door. Rated: T - Chapters: 26 - Words: 111,821 - Status: Complete

Seven Days In April by inadaze22: They were still the same people with the same problems on either side of a bathroom door. Rated: T - Chapters: 7 - Words: 40,097 - Status: Complete

Bus Stop by Marmalade Fever: Every morning, Draco and Hermione meet at the bus stop. A romance revolving around an umbrella. DMHG Post HBP COMPLETE Winner at the Dramione Awards. Rated: T - Chapters: 5 - Words: 15,486 - Status: Complete

Fight this Feeling by QuinTalon79: Hermione Granger knew better than to fall in love with one of her best friends. But, her heart had never really listened to her brain. Now she was faced with a choice - tell him how she feels and hope it doesn’t cost their friendship, or fight this feeling and help him find the happiness he deserves, even if it’s not with her. Rated: T - Chapters: 11 - Words: 46,759 - Status: Complete

Celestial Navigation by phlox: Lost, without direction, unable to find your way home? Coming soon, a new Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Ekeltronic to guide you on your journey! *Your mileage may vary.* Rated: T - Chapters: 3 - Words: 13,640 - Status: Complete

Ice by SenLinYu: Hermione works in Gringotts' Records Department when Draco Malfoy comes on staff as a curse-breaker. His icy presence drags up memories she's desperate to move on from and forget. She tries to ignore him, but every time she sees him, she feels chilled to the bone. Dhr Advent 2018. Rated: T - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,250 - Status: Complete

Floorcoaster is a master at writing T-rated Dramione stories, and Colubrina’s also got loads of brilliant T-rated Dramione fics.

PS Welcome to the Dramione fandom! Hope you’ll like it here.

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Dramione Fic Rec No. 59

Tea with Mrs. Granger by Guardian_Kysra: Mr. Malfoy, I invite you and your mother to tea next Tuesday, May 25th at 2o’clock to discuss recent events. Dr. Helen Granger

Rated: T - Chapters: 15 - Words: 74,471 - Status: Complete

This was good. So good. All the characters were fleshed out brilliantly, their stories realistic and heartbreaking, so realistic and heartbreaking that I cried more than once while reading the fic. The Grangers have so much potential but, somehow, are rarely used by authors. They’re basically blank slates; one can do so much with them, and let me tell you Guardian_Kysra did a marvellous job with their portrayals.

I feel like this fic is so underrated. Give it a go please, and show the author some love. They really deserve it.

If you don’t like Dramione or are simply curious about the pairing, this might help you understand why so many people ship it.

Lastly, there’s a sequel to Tea with Mrs. Granger: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21625912/chapters/51568609

dramioneficrecommendations

Dramione Fic Rec No. 60

The Art of Seating Etiquette by inadaze22: Hermione believes that every problem has a solution, and that solution can be found in a book. That is, until Draco starts sitting to her right every Friday. She has no answers until help comes in the form of an unlikely source: Ron Weasley. Written for Fluff Fest 2020. Dramione.

Rated: M - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,172 - Status: Complete

AO3

kyloren

Amberwood cologne, Hermione started to say, but stopped herself short. Malfoy’s signature scent. No, she thought, it simply couldn’t be.

anxietyproblem

wolfinthethorns

Honestly, in my work as a therapist, I’m seeing this A Lot, and tbh I still don’t have a satisfactory approach to it. A heavy dose of Existentialist “create your own Purpose” tempered with “when the plane’s going down, put your own oxygen mask on first”, but… yeah, there is no ethical way to work on individual emotional distress without acknowledging the systemic socioeconomic, geopolitical fuckery going on at the moment, and the sheer grief that comes with it.

castielific

I’m a guidance counselor/psychologist for teenagers and it’s getting really hard to motivate young people to work for a future they don’t believe in.

They look at ther future and see global warming, wwIII, unemployement, political unstability, poison in everything they eat, the earth and animals dying all around them.

I saw this video where someone was asking french teens in the 50s how they imagine the future would be. The war hadn’t been over for long and yet it was all positive with like peace and flying cars and such. Then they went and ask the same questions to nowadays teens and hell that was depressing. Some still had hope, but it was just that “well I hope I’ll have a nice house and maybe some kid” but there was such a hesitancy to it, like they didn’t dare to hope too much.

People mock Greta Thunberg but what they don’t get is that when she said “you stole my dreams”, it was the truth.

Young people don’t get to dream like they used to. They don’t dream anymore, they grief all that won’t be anymore and that’s just so fucking sad.

socontagiousimagines

Masterlist as of 1.23.20

These are all Draco x Reader :)

- Worth It - 08.02.16 - By The Lake - 08.06.16 - Baby Steps - 08.12.16 - Help Me - 08.13.16 - Nightmares - 08.15.16 - Slytherin Outcast - 08.19.16 - Insomniac - 08.21.16 - Bet - 08.22.16 - Kiss Me In The Morning Part One / Part Two - 08.17.16 / 08.24.16 - Tangled - 08.26.16 - Something New - 08.28.16 - Taking Sides Part One / Part Two - 08.30.16 / 09.08.16 - Work It Out - 09.03.16 - Love at First Sight - 09.06.16 - Hold Me - 09.14.16 - Something More - 09.20.16 - Unexpected - 09.22.16 - Broken Pieces - 10.07.16 - Yule Ball - 10.31.16 - Just Once - 11.01.16 - Adoration / Part Two - 11.27.16 / 05.27.17 - Birthday Boy - 06.04.17 - Dibs - 07.20.17 - Heaven - 09.09.18 - Better - 10.04.18 - R.E.M - 11.12.18 - boyfriend - 08.05.19 - sweetener - 08.06.19 - ghostin - 08.10.19 - snowflake - 09.13.19 - make up - 09.17.19 - December 24th - 12.25.19 - Exquisite - 01.29.20 - Games - 04.23.20 - You - 04.26.20

sassenach4life

SamCait Pool Time

givemethewest

I cannot stop myself from reblogging every.single.time. 😍😍😍

chrismosstree

Same 😍

ipalecollectorpoetry

Always reblog!

ladyjane-lj

Whoops….I did it again

side-eyeing-you

Sure, why not? Cheers!

givemethewest

OOPS. I DID IT AGAIN.

awesomeeyeroll

Not even sorry

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MY FAVORITE POST EVER

really-quite-natural

why our music teacher is doing fine

-it’s fine she said to my sister’s face “the old teacher said you’re intelligent and im trying to see that in you” (my sister is the music leader of our school and got chosen for her passion for music and good leadership skills)

-it’s fine she made my friend miss 2 weeks of counselling for piano lesson

-it’s fine she gave us a music internal and the only resource we had to do it was a single pamphlet that she didn’t go over

-it’s fine that she told us we’re “the laziest class” she’s ‘ever had in her entire life’

-it’s fine that she bring soft toys into class because family gave her them and she doesn’t want them at home but she has to put them somewhere

-it’s fine that my friend sent her about 10 music internal drafts over 2 weeks and she did not give feedback on a single one (and now my friend is worried she’ll get a bad grade because she has a passion for music)

-it’s fine that she uses the wrong pronouns for a guy who wants to leave our girl school and is leaving but currently is stuck here. she obviously listened when every time she used ‘she’ i said ‘he’ and then said ‘well i havent personally been informed so im going to say she’.

-it’s fine that she said to people in front of the class ‘why havent you ever gotten an excellence before? is music seriously your best grade?’

-it’s fine that i have 2 weeks left of school and i have 0/26 credits

-it’s fine that she has a rule not to get up before 7 unless it’s for an international flight when some people get up at 5:30 to come to a choir that is falling apart in her hands

-it’s fine that when our choir teacher comes to school early and misses out his job to conduct us for an assembly, she ignores him and get another teacher to conduct instead (even though that teacher wanted mr bobb to)

-it’s fine to iGNORE COMPLETELY the head of religion and say ‘well i dont care if the cathedral is too small, the principal told me at the beginning of the year to have more variety so i’m going to fit a band and an orchestra in the cathedral’. the teachers had to guide every person around that area not to trip on the ‘variety of instruments’ and various cords that went everywhere

-it’s fine to tell us we’ll fail if we dont work on our compositions at lunch, at morning tea, after school, before school, during music lessons, during math, during counselling, in weekends, and in the holidays

-it’s fine to be too lazy to back up the students’ solo performances and then find the next day that they were all deleted- “a technical glitch”- and then make all the students redo theirs at least twice (some people redid theirs at least 6 times) and make one of the students miss out one of the most important religion lessons of the year

-it’s fine to lock the music room whenever she’s not in there (even if it’s half an hour from the school talent show and people need to tune and practise their instruments)

-it’s fine to complain about the year 11s to a year 12/13 class (with another year 11 in it) who all know us because we have about 20 senior music students

-it’s fine to tell the student teacher that the first term was ‘all bad memories’ because the students ‘were mean’ to you

-it’s fine to complain to the students about how the teachers were being ‘mean’ to you (aka saying no to miss) and then saying ‘i feel as if you guys are purposely being mean to me too’ and not listening to the students

-it’s fine to tell the organiser of the music concert that you’re not helping her organise it and then letting her organise it herself and then a week before the concert saying ‘i have a full list of all the acts’, half of which had never been asked to perform, and if they had been asked, didn’t know what song they were playing

-it’s fine to let our group think that we’d get a good grade on our internal for 4 months with a countless number of practices and when we finally finished learning it, you’d say it might pass but it’s not good enough

-it’s fine to argue about the our grades in front of the year 12/13 class with another year 11 in. They knew our grades before we did, but hey! We don’t need respect!

-it’s fine to tell us that our other subjects ‘dont matter’ and that we shouldnt be prioritising other subjects like maths and science before music

-it’s fine that only 1 person is going to take music next year because of you

-it’s fine not to give any feedback on our compositions. wait, no, you have! i just need ‘more interesting instruments’, and it sounds like a video game that you would play! excellent feedback miss!

-it’s fine to tell us we’re going to fail!

-it’s fine to compare us to another student in front of both the other student and ourself because the other student is ‘doing better than you’

-it’s fine

really-quite-natural

-it’s fine that she had 7 pages of complaints in one day

-it’s fine that her students are more dedicated than her

-it’s fine

really-quite-natural

2 years later and it’s still relevant :)

#im fucking #its honestly fine #its fine to tell students the due date of three different assessments a week before they're all due #it's fine to complain about a student in front of other students #its fine that my entire class last year complained about her bc she didn't care about us or our grades #it's fine that we all dropped out bc of how awful she is #its fine that the music department has one capo and $10 violins #as long as she has her MacBook #it's fine #everything is fine

just-shower-thoughts

The 1% must be thrilled that we completely forgot about them and have returned to bickering among ourselves about every issue but money.

#fuck i hate people

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