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Since I'm updating my Tumblr tonight:

Hey guys, 👋 I'm EdnaRose. I'm a thirty-something Hispanic weirdo who has lived in Fandom spaces for about sixth eighths of my life. I don't expect it to change any time soon.

I write stuff sometimes. You can find my work on AO3 under EdnaRose.

I'll write anything. I have a fixation on Rarepairs, age-gaps, and time-travel. I've written Doctor Who fic and Harry Potter fic.

My current hyperfixation when it comes to fic is Sirimione-- it's what got me back into writing. Don't worry, I do not stand by JKR, I just fic it up.

If you wanna give me prompts, I'll take them. If you follow any of my fics rn, please drop by and say hi!

I have a sideblog I've been using for fic, but I'm super bad at keeping it updated. So if you just want to follow me here, that's cool too.

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This is me, friends. I'm horrible at sideblogs so if you wanna go follow me here for more content, I'd be happy to have ya!

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One thing I really appreciate about Kitty and Minho is that their bond is rooted in shared values, not convenience or fantasy.

They connect over things that actually matter: loyalty, honesty, family wounds, emotional self-awareness, and growth. They call each other out, challenge each other, and still show up. Minho sees Kitty as she is: messy, impulsive, sincere. And Kitty sees past Minho’s bravado to the lonely, caring person underneath. Their relationship develops through time spent together, shared experiences, and choosing each other again and again, even when it’s uncomfortable.

In contrast, Kitty and Dae’s relationship was built on an idealised version of each other. Their bond came from a long-distance, “penpal” dynamic where both were projecting who they wanted to be rather than who they actually were. Once they were physically together, reality didn’t match the fantasy. They didn’t truly grow with each other; they tried to preserve a version of the relationship that only existed when distance allowed them to curate themselves.

As for Kitty and Yuri, their connection was largely circumstantial. Their bond formed through coincidence through their mothers’ history. And while there was genuine curiosity and attraction, it wasn’t entirely pure. Yuri’s interest was tied to ulterior motives: wanting information as a way to confront and retaliate against her own mother. That doesn’t invalidate their moments, but it does mean the foundation wasn’t built on mutual intention or shared values.

That’s why Mooncovey stands out, at least for me. It’s not destiny. It’s not nostalgia. It’s not coincidence.

It’s two people choosing honesty, growth, and emotional alignment and that’s why, in my opinion, their bond feels the most real.

[inchandescence]

How Minho is hinted to be endgame since XO Kitty S1?

(And they didn't randomly change the direction of S2 or suddenly made Minho important in S2)

Because since the very beginning, it is emphasized that Kitty has 3 main love interests, Dae, Yuri, and Minho, she will end up with one of them. XO Kitty is not very very obvious from the start like TATBILB and not back to back between brothers like TSITP.

Disclaimer: I have a job, I'm writing this on the weekend, please

1. S1 episode 1 Kitty-Minho-Yuri-Dae Relay

Series, or at least kdramas, always introduce the characters that will be the focus of the season in the beginning of the 1st ep of S1.

In 1x01 first 15 minutes (half the ep duration)

-Kitty is re-introduced: her current situation, her background aka family, her next goal, how to get to her goal, her first step to reach the goal which is arriving in Korea and then KISS

-Yuri is introduced: her current situation, daughter of a rich family, influencer, famous, potential to be a close person to Kitty cus she drove Kitty to KISS

-Dae is introduced (properly for the first time): his current situation, smart student, scholarship, not from a rich family, still in love with Kitty

Then the 2nd half of the first episodes, minute 15 until 28, Kitty and Minho and Q introduce themselves to each other, then Kitty meet Dae and Yuri again.

But the ODD ONE out of this formula, the first character Kitty met was not Dae nor Yuri, but Minho. He bumped into her at the airport and then she bumped into Minho again at the party. The full introductions that we got were Kitty, then Yuri, then Dae, no Minho and yet Minho is the first person Kitty met and they bumped to eo TWICE, at the airport and then at the party. So in this case, Minho's presence is also very important to the story, foreshadowing that with the focus being these 3 characters: Kitty, Yuri, Dae first, Minho will eventually "bump" his way in to the story, he is not just Dae's friend or side character bcs he had the FIRST INTERACTION WITH KITTY.

and this whole relay in S1E1 parallels the airport relay in S1E10.

2. S1 episode 10 Kitty-Dae-Yuri-Minho Relay

In the last episode of season, we know:

1. Kitty is over Dae, but Dae still has feelings for her

2. Kitty likes Yuri who is in a relationship with Juliana

3. Minho likes Kitty

So this brings us to the obvious airport relay, first Dae runs to the airport to confess to Kitty that he still has feelings for her but when Kitty meets him, she turned him down without him confessing and they officially break up. But they both said they are eo's first love, so they still care for eo.

Then Kitty turns back and meets Yuri, she wants to confess to Yuri but they get interrupted bcs Yuri is waiting for Juliana. Yuri and Juliana reunite and Kitty walk in to the boarding gate. Yuri called her mom to convince her not to expel Kitty, showing that Yuri cares a lot about Kitty (but she ofc loves Juliana very much yes).

Then Kitty arrives at her seat, sitting down while reading her mom letters and seeing the name "Simon" but then suddenly someone beside her nudged and it's Minho. Unexpected for both Kitty and the audience. They both talk and laugh showing their good relationship, a development from their 1st meeting at the airport. This scene is pretty long and has the longest duration compared to Kitty-Dae and Kitty-Yuri at the airport earlier. Then Minho confessed his love to Kitty. Kitty was shocked and the season ends.

This last ep relay scene is actually enough as proof that Minho will be endgame and how XO Kitty will do their love triangle/hexagon/rhombus or whatever.

XO Kitty is not the usual balanced love triangle but instead, the main character (Kitty) will experience a "relay" in her love life with the 3 main love interests, to simplify it they basically gonna take turns. First love is Dae, second love is Yuri, third love is Minho.

And this concept was actually mentioned in one of the episodes in season 1 by well.. Minho himself.

3. S1 Ep 9 a reason, a season, or a lifetime

Second to last episode. Before we have that episode 10 airport relay. Opening scene.

Minho:

"A reason, a season, or a lifetime. Every relationship fits into one of those categories. I read this in a magazine. The point is, Madison and I are over. And looking back, I believe I was with her for a reason. No, she showed me I was ready for something real."

This is one of the biggest foreshadowing ever in new TV era like... ok when people watched this scene the first time they prob didn't think too deep about it, including me, because the convo is random and not that necessary? Minho can just talk about him and Madison being over without throwing a relationship quote. BUT THAT IS THE POINT. The point is that quote is random yet it was the opening scene for Ep 9. If we compare it to other opening scenes in the 1st season, the opening scenes always indicate something important for the characters' story. And most opening scenes in Season 1 are about Kitty, Yuri, and Dae then in 2nd half Minho start to show up in opening scenes.

Ep 5 opening: Kitty Dae start officially become friends and roommates

Ep 6 opening: Minho Kitty (Minho's dream)

Ep 7 opening: Kitty Yuri (Kitty's dream)

Ep 8 opening: Kitty Dae start dating

Ep 9 opening: Minho's quote

Ep 10 opening: Dae cornering Minho about Kitty

Minho said being with Madison made him realize he was ready to commit into a relationship not just hook ups or one night stand, he was serious with Stella despite her being a rebound, but sadly his first committed relationship was "fake".

While with Dae and Yuri, Kitty fell in love with Dae first and dated for more than 4 years, a season, then she liked Yuri and discovered more about her being bi, a reason.

Minho's a reason is Madison, season is Stella, lifetime is Kitty

While Kitty's season is Dae, Yuri is reason, lifetime is Minho

All left is a lifetime for both Minho and Kitty.

So Minho's quote is definitely an important foreshadowing. And Ep 9 really shows how Minho is over with Madison, but actually he went through a failed rebound, and still cares so much for Kitty.

4. The whole episode 9 of Season 1: Kitty Dae, Kitty Yuri, Kitty Minho altogether

-This ep is meant to emphasized how these 3 are Kitty's main love interests like Kitty keep having moments with them in this ep but there is this specific scene:

Foreshadowing can be through many things, characters' lines or actions are two of them, but then it's better if cinematography supports it like in this scene where Minho is standing up alone facing Kitty sitting with Yuri and Dae while calling out Yuri and Dae & defending Kitty.

It's in 1x09 where Kitty already likes Yuri while still forcing herself to date Dae and Dae still loves Kitty, means these 3 are in a love triangle rn and Yuri sitting on the floor in between Kitty and Dae, makes their sitting formation like a triangle. In 1x09 Minho alr broke up with Madison and still very much in love with Kitty, meaning we now know he IS one of Kitty's 3 main love interests.

And he is standing up while Kitty is sitting down with Yuri and Dae as a foreshadowing that Minho will have the "upper hand" after S1. And ofc he will get the "upper hand" by treating Kitty better (he defended her in this scene which is right).

"I wouldn't do that to a friend or someone I care about."

And in S2 Minho still cares so much for Kitty and also 2 of them become closer as friends.

5. More about Dae Yuri Minho as the 3 main love interests and their "relay" with Kitty or "switch up"

First half of season 1 Ep 1-5: Kitty loves Dae but Dae is fake dating Yuri and

Second half of season 1:

Ep 6 (the middle ep of S1, the first switch up)

1. Minho dreams about Kitty

2. Minho realized he fell in love with Kitty at the party (Minho switch up from not liking Kitty to loving her)

3. Kitty fell in love with Yuri at the party (Kitty switch up from Dae)

And that's why in S2 Ep 5 (the middle ep of the season) there's another switch up from Yuri-Minho to just Minho

Part 1 (Dae):

S1 Ep 1-5: Kitty liking Dae

S1 Ep 6-9: She still dated Dae while being denial about Yuri

S1 Ep 10: Kitty tells Dae the truth about her feelings for Yuri

Part 2 (Yuri):

S1 Ep 6-10: (switch up) Kitty start liking Yuri

S2 Ep 1-4: Kitty still likes Yuri

S2 Ep 5-6: Kitty and Yuri trying to fix their friendship

Part 3 (Minho):

S2 Ep 5-6: (switch up) Everyone ignoring Kitty and she spends time with Minho only, rain scene

S2 Ep 7-8: Kitty realized her feelings for Minho

6. The Families of the 3 Main Love Interests

Many people complained 💀 "why S2 is about minho's family and everyone else's families suddenly don't have problems"

Let me break it down for you sweetheart... the keyword is "family home"

Season 1:

Focus: Kitty, Yuri, Dae families + Minho's mom cameo

-Kitty: We saw her parents, Dan and Trina, opening scene of Ep 1 is at TATBILB house

-Yuri: We saw Yuri's mom right away on Ep 1 (Jina), then her dad (Sungjin Han) in Ep 2 and then her house, and throughout season 1 there are scenes at her house

-Dae: We saw Dae's father (Mr. Kim) on Ep 1 bcs well he is Yuri's driver and he works for Yuri's father, later on we saw Dae's little sister (Bora) and just like Yuri, there are scenes at his house too

-Minho: There are 2 scenes of him face timing his mother (Dami) and we saw Minho's mom face, and there is a scene where Minho telling specifically about her mother being an actress, there are scenes of Minho telling details about his family not just "my parents are divorced"

Juliana: mention of her parents, no faces

Q: told about his conservative family background, no faces of his fam, no names

Florian: told about his family problem which is the divorce of his parents, no faces of his fam, no names

Season 2:

Focus: Kitty, Minho families + a few scenes of Dae's father, mentions of Jina

Kitty: Jiwon, her great aunt Soonja, Margot, and Peter appearances throughout the season

Minho: Minho's dad (Young Moon) appearance from S2 Ep 1, one episode of the characters at Minho's dad ski cabin, one episode of the characters at Minho's dad house, Minho's step brother (Joonho), mention of his step sisters (Bianca, Soojin)

Dae: a few scenes with Mr. Kim as Yuri's driver then the accident/hospital scene, Bora cameo

Yuri: mention of Jina (i feel like Jina actress was planned to make a cameo but maybe scheduling problem)

Juliana: mention of her parents

Q: mention of his family being doctors who are strict, no names, no face

Jin: mention of his dad being athlete too, he got pressured from his dad in being athlete, no face, no names

Stella: mention of her parents wanting her to come back to Ohio, no face, no names

Praveena: mention of her parents and their job

Then in S2 last ep we know that Han family is going through lawsuit and Mr. Kim is affected positively by the lawsuit. Then Kitty is joining Minho's family summer tour.

So... Kitty, Yuri, Dae families are the focus of Season 1 and Kitty and Minho's families are the focus of Season 2. With Kitty's 3 main love interests: Dae, Yuri, Minho families are being introduced in details with their names and faces and background and specific jobs since SEASON 1. And of course in S1 we got Kitty, Yuri, and Dae houses and S2 Minho house and Kitty's family's house in Korea :)

7. The Family Plot

Season 1:

Fake dating between Yuri and Dae are related to their families, Yuri's Dad saving his face by using Dae and Dae is trying to help his family by paying tuition on his own (and his job is fake dating Yuri) and also so he wants to be a good son and brother.

Season 2:

Minho's father Young Moon is helping the school by being the new donor and opening art classes for the students, hold a kpop competition at the end of the season.

Kitty helping Dae, Yuri, and Minho with their families:

Dae, Minho, and Yuri all 3 have their family stuffs they can relate with Kitty's....

-Dae lost her mother like Kitty, Kitty gave him her mom's necklace permanently

-Yuri knew nothing about her mother like Kitty, together they found out about their mothers' friendship and Kitty helped Yuri reconcile with her mother and find her step brother

-Minho felt rejected by his family like Kitty feels rejected by her great aunt and Jiwon at first but then Minho helps Kitty and Kitty also helps Minho reconnect with his family

All 4 characters' (Kitty, Minho, Yuri, Dae) families are important to the story

8. Fate vs Minho-Kitty natural development

Kitty always talk about love as this big grand thing, sparks, MEANT TO BE, FATE.

With Dae and Yuri "fate" keep being mentioned, how she met Dae during her first Seoul trip and turns out he goes to her mom's school, how Yuri's mom is Kitty's mom best friends.

They made Minho and his family don't have any direct connection to Kitty's family. Minho and Kitty can relate to each other without having direct past connection. In Season 2, Minho understands Kitty's feeling of being rejected by her family because he felt that throughout his life. That's also one of the reasons why he keeps helping Kitty especially in the market scene. And at the end Kitty also help Minho reconcile with his dad and brother.

When Kitty met Minho, no fate no sparks. No direct family relation. They don’t have a crazy connection that forces them together because it happened naturally just based on their time together and their own values. And they both can relate to each other's family issues which bring them closer.

Minho and Kitty happen naturally and that is the whole point. He's the only one who doesn't have a specific perception of her. They met, they misjudged each other, they disliked each other, they got closer and knew more about each other through daily lives, they became friends, they finally understand each other, they fell in love.

No strings of fate, just their choices leading them to where they are now.

Minho and Kitty are breaking the kdrama's past connection trope 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

9. Minho for Kitty Moments

Minho is already written as a character who helps, saves, and do sacrifices for Kitty since season 1.

See this list I made:

-He also once again kept defending Kitty when he found out how Dae and Yuri fake dated and lied the whole time in S1.

-Minho will always be in love with Kitty. He had two rebounds (Madison and Stella) and at the end, he realized he will never be over Kitty.

-Minho's long plane confession scene with the iconic line "a little bit or a lot" which Kitty used as her line when she realized her feelings for Minho.

-Minho always hosting events in both seasons, 1st season is his party and 2nd season is the ski trip so he has always been an impactful character since S1. And both times Kitty kinda "ruined" his events and yet he still cares so much about her.

10. Mooncovey Direct Parallels with TATBILB in SEASON 1

-With Covinsky

Minho calling Kitty "Covey" like Peter calling LJ "Covey"

The Kitchen Scene

The Preference

-With Eve & Dan

The first ever parallel was in fact in S1, Kitty-Minho Chuseok and Eve Song-Daniel Covey March Thanksgiving.

Minho fell in love on Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving, emphasized by Kitty too on 1x05) just like Dr. Covey fell in love with Kitty's Mom on Thanksgiving.

1x05 XO Kitty is lit the episode that changed everything about mooncovey and it's a whole parallel to Kitty's parents love story, Minho made the homemade food and Kitty brought the odd one, mashed potato, her canned green beans.

Then the parallels continue until S2

11. CHUSEOK EPISODE

Other than the crazy parallels in 1x05 chuseok episode. Audience who often watch kdrama must have known how impactful is Chuseok as a Korean holiday. And they gave this whole important event episode, 85% of it to mooncovey. Like..... I don't even have to explain. They literally gave the whole Chuseok to mooncovey??? And people watched this ep thinking oh they prob just gonna be closer as friends at the end??? Mind you there is no episode special whether in S1 or S2 where 85% is Kitty-Yuri or 85% Kitty-Dae like they will always be mixes with other Kitty pairings. But this Chuseok ep is lit here you go Minho with Kitty and Yuri with Dae, done. And even in this ep Dae said Kitty hasn't contacted him at all during Chuseok, like damn girl enjoying time with Minho much??

12. Lastly, Kitty-Minho having their own theme, or The Mooncovey Leitmotif

All these songs have the same leitmotif in it and they have been played for mooncovey scenes since S1 until S2

(Kitty-Dae's leitmotif only in S1 is sad/bittersweet, Kitty-Yuri don't have any)

[ariays]

What makes Minho a unique teen romance male lead:

1. He’s the “Mean but Not Malicious” Type

A lot of teen series have the classic bad boy male lead who’s brooding, mysterious, and sometimes outright toxic (cough Nate Jacobs from Euphoria or Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl). But Minho? He’s different.

Yes, he starts off snarky and arrogant, but he’s never cruel. His “mean” moments are more about sass, self-confidence, and playful teasing rather than being manipulative or emotionally unavailable. He’s that guy who thinks he’s all that—but is actually really soft underneath it all.

2. He’s a Himbo, But a Smart One

Minho gives off major himbo energy—he’s rich, ridiculously good-looking, and very aware of it. But unlike a lot of stereotypical “dumb jocks” in teen dramas (think Reggie from Riverdale), Minho actually has depth. He has goals, he cares about his friends, and despite his superficial exterior, he’s pretty emotionally perceptive—especially when it comes to Kitty.

3. His Character Growth Feels Earned

Some male leads in teen series tend to change too quickly once they develop feelings for the female lead. (Looking at you, Hardin from After). But Minho’s growth is gradual and believable. He doesn’t just flip a switch from “annoying rich boy” to “perfect boyfriend material.” Instead, his feelings for Kitty creep up on him, and you can see the shift in how he interacts with her.

He still teases her, but it becomes more affectionate. He still acts cocky, but you start noticing those small, vulnerable moments—like the Chuseok kitchen scene—where he actually lets his guard down.

4. He’s Unapologetically Dramatic

Minho is extra in a way that most teen drama male leads aren’t. He’s not just confident—he’s theatrical. From his grand entrances to his over-the-top reactions, he brings a comedic flair that makes him entertaining without making him a joke.

A lot of teen drama male leads tend to be serious, broody, or deeply angsty. Minho, on the other hand, brings comedic energy while still being emotionally compelling.

5. He’s Stylish & Unapologetically Metrosexual

Unlike the usual rugged, broody, or athletic male leads in teen series (think Nate from Euphoria or Conrad from The Summer I Turned Pretty), Minho embraces fashion, skincare, and self-care in a way that isn’t played off as a joke.

A lot of male leads in Western teen dramas either: ✔ Stick to basic, "masculine" fashion (hoodies, leather jackets, plain tees) ✔ Look effortlessly disheveled (the whole ‘hot but doesn’t care’ aesthetic) ✔ Avoid anything remotely “feminine” to maintain their "tough" image

Minho, on the other hand, is deliberately put together. He’s well-groomed, he cares about his appearance, and he fully owns it. From his tailored fits to his expensive skincare routine, he has a level of self-awareness and confidence that makes him unique. Instead of needing to be macho, he leans into a softer masculinity, which is refreshing.

6. He’s Not the Broody, Emotionally-Closed-Off Male Lead

Most classic teen romance male leads fall into one of these categories:

The dark, brooding, emotionally unavailable love interest (Conrad from TSITP, Hardin from After)

The soft, nerdy best friend who secretly loves the female lead (Ben from Never Have I Ever)

The overprotective, jock-type boyfriend (Noah from The Kissing Booth)

Minho doesn’t fit into any of these boxes. Yes, he starts off as a bit of a snarky, rich-boy, but he’s not emotionally closed-off. He expresses himself, he reacts dramatically, and he’s not afraid to show his feelings, whether it’s through humor, frustration, or genuine care.

His emotional openness, combined with his flair for the dramatic, makes him feel more alive compared to brooding, silent male leads who struggle to express affection.

7. He Exudes Non-Traditional Masculinity

Most male leads in teen dramas stick to a traditionally masculine aesthetic—either super muscular (Noah from The Kissing Booth) or effortlessly scruffy and rebellious (JJ from Outer Banks). Even the ones who are more “soft boy” (like Josh from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) tend to be written in a way that contrasts them against a tougher male lead.

Minho, however, balances both masculine and non-masculine traits in a way that makes him unique: ✔ He’s confident, but not aggressively dominant. ✔ He’s fashionable and expressive, but not reduced to a stereotype. ✔ He’s attractive, but not in the rugged bad boy way—his appeal comes from his charisma, playfulness, and charm.

His character doesn’t need to be hyper-masculine to be desirable, which is a refreshing departure from traditional male leads. He’s proof that a guy can be well-dressed, expressive, and a little flamboyant while still being a compelling love interest.

8. He’s Secure in Himself (Without Trying to Prove Anything)

Minho never tries to “prove” his masculinity. A lot of teen male leads are obsessed with dominance—whether it’s through fighting, being emotionally unavailable, or acting like they don’t care about anything.

But Minho? He doesn’t need to do that. He’s secure in himself. He knows he’s attractive. He knows he’s stylish. And he owns it. He can be extra, dramatic, and funny, but it doesn’t make him any less confident or appealing.

This is what makes him stand out from the usual teen romance male lead—he doesn’t fall into outdated ideas of what it means to be a man. He’s just him, and that’s enough.

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thinking about how in gof, sirius says “ever since i found out snape was teaching here, i’ve wondered why dumbledore hired him” and goes onto explain how snape was famous for the dark arts at school and part of a slytherin gang that all turned out to be death eaters (who we later find out were attacking students with dark magic). so he’s one of the only people to immediately be like “why the fuck is dumbledore letting snape teach children”. then says that as far he knows snape was never even accused of being a death eater but many of them were never caught. but when ron keeps insisting that snape must be a death eater, sirius disagrees and reasons it out, because he doesn’t think it makes sense based on the facts, and also because: “there’s still the fact that dumbledore trusts snape, and i know dumbledore trusts where a lot of other people wouldn’t, but i just can’t see him letting snape teach at hogwarts if he’d ever worked for voldemort.” (so even while questioning dumbles, sirius clearly still has way too much faith in him. which makes everything in ootp extra infuriating). anyways, sirius was willing to give snape the benefit of the doubt on being a death eater, like, he’s perfectly capable of being rational about snape and not jumping to conclusions despite his hatred of him!

and then at the end of gof he finds out that snape WAS in fact a death eater, and sirius has no proof or reason to believe that snape has actually changed, all he has to work off of is that Dumbledore Trusts Snape, even though all sirius knows is that snape literally tried to hand him (and remus) to the fucking dementors and outed remus, and witnessed snape going unhinged at his godson and two other teenagers in the same scene.

and now he has to work alongside snape knowing that he apparently paid no consequences for his death eater past, wasn’t even so much as accused of being one (not unlike lucius malfoy and karkaroff and the others who did deals with the ministry and clearly haven’t changed their ways, who sirius shows bitterness towards in gof) while sirius was branded as one by the ministry and the whole wizarding world and unjustly imprisoned for it for 12 years without even getting a trial.

and snape is constantly taunting him about the fact that he can’t leave the house and help the order because of the world STILL thinking that sirius is a death eater and murderer because of that very same unjust imprisonment that the fascist hate group snape joined directly fucking caused, and snape the actual former death eater is able to do these things and live freely because he got away with it all. and he might complain about it but sirius still puts up with all of that for months along with all the other shit he has to deal with in ootp.

then he’s told that snape has to teach harry occlumency, and makes sure to sit with harry rather than letting snape talk to him alone, and is apparently the ONLY one to question this clearly terrible stupid ass decision and ask why dumbledore can’t teach him instead. yeah sirius starts off with a petty comment or two but harry even looks to sirius to intervene on his behalf, and sirius does. sirius calmly and firmly warns snape not to use occlumency lessons to give harry a hard time, to which snape responds by insulting not only his fifteen year old godson but his dead best friend, that voldemort, who snape WORKED FOR, literally murdered, to sirius’s face. OF COURSE SIRIUS IS GONNA LOSE IT. ANYONE WOULD. and the first thing sirius says is “i don’t care if dumbledore thinks you’ve reformed, i know better” and refers to snape being lucius malfoy’s lapdog bc he knows they were fellow death eater buddies at hogwarts and during the war, like wow i wonder why sirius would have doubts about snape’s loyalties, especially after what he just said??!? this is not an example of sirius’s supposed ~crazy uncontrollable temper~, any normal person would want to throw down at something like that, personally i think sirius showed an impressive amount of self control for managing to wait that long to try to hex snape. AND he makes sure to give harry the mirrors specifically so harry can contact him if snape treats him badly, because that’s all sirius can do at that point when he’s powerless and his input is being completely ignored.

anyways it’s truly a tragedy that sirius never even got to find out that snape was the death eater who told voldemort about the prophecy, i think sirius deserved to know and go completely unhinged at snape!!! as was his right!!!!!

[sparsilees]

the switch from sirius leaning back on the rear leg of his chair, peaceably cheeky, ‘it’s my house, you see’, to when harry instantly looks to sirius for support after the reveal, and he readily activates protective godfather mode—

‘I’ll get to the point, then,’ said Sirius, standing up. He was rather taller than Snape who, Harry noticed, balled his fist in the pocket of his cloak over what Harry was sure was the handle of his wand. ‘If I hear you’re using these Occlumency lessons to give Harry a hard time, you’ll have me to answer to.’

[artemisia-black]

I love the detail that Sirius always keeps Buckbeak with him.

He takes him with him to the tropics then to live in the cave with him and installs him in Walburga’s room at Grimmauld (and shuts himself up with him when he’s feeling low).

Sirius could have easily set him free at the beach or in a field once he had cleared Hogwarts and the Dementors. Then later on he could have apparated around (or enchanted something to fly), but instead he keeps his bestie by his side.

It’s very in character that his emotional support animal can also cut a Malfoy bitch.

[iforgetcanon]

Ugh. Working on something new again after a few months of being horrified by my writing skills.

Trying to find a good rhythm. Anyway, here's what I have so far - unedited, word vomited and typed on my phone. Shit's all wonky.

"I won't fall in love with anybody."

Sirius heard the words, but they crashed against the stone wall of his will, falling pathetically into a heap of pity at his feet.

"I don't believe that for a second, darling."

The line on the other end was nearly silent, crackling with the sound movement until he heard the screeching of metal hinges and the cold, blunt thump of a closing car door.

He held the cold mobile phone to his ear with his shoulder while he fiddled with a fuse box on his newly acquired motorcycle— only the latest in an increasing collection of bikes he planned to enchant and sell someday. ("I'll get around to it," he told nearly everybody who asked.)

"Hermione, love, are you still there?"

"Yes, I'm-- hold on, I'm starting the car," she grumbled as the roar of her engine's vehicle overtook the speaker.

"Christ," he yelped, dropping the fuse box and pulling the mobile away from his ear. "Love, use the spell we talked about, I can't hear anything over your bloody car. You need a new one, I've told you a thousand times--"

"And I told you that I'd happily purchase one for you if it meant I'd have some peace of mind whenever you decided to gallivant across the countryside the muggle way."

"And I told you I can't afford a new one," Hermione's voice chipped in, now reasonably audible as the subdued groan of her vehicle indicated she had, in fact, used the charm Sirius suggested.

Hermione snorted on the other end. "The muggle way? Says the man with a garage filled to bursting with motorcycles--"

"Flying motorcycles," he corrected, fruitlessly.

"--and I've yet to see you actually perform a single enchantment on one, save for the original."

Sirius rolled his eyes and kicked the stand up to the bike he was currently tinkering with, and with a huff, rolled the machine into said garage. He cast a glance over the various gleaming bikes, a wide range of colors and shapes, before sighing and snapping his fingers to close door.

"I'm assuming you called with a purpose, darling," he said, more a question than a statement. He knew he wouldn't get an answer. The line cracked again, and he could picture her: her mess of wild curls would be piled atop her head, her face screwed up in consternation, fighting an eye roll as she slouched against her threadbare seat belt and gripped her steering wheel, at 10 and 2, knuckles white in annoyance (and fear, because despite her hesitation over buying a new vehicle, the current monstrosity she drove filled her with anxiety).

The phone calls started a year ago, after Harry had convinced him to join the modern age and get a mobile. They were nearly a decade into the new millennium, now, Harry told him.

It was all, the kids all have one now, and wouldn't it be nice to have some forewarning when Jamie and Al want to pop over without having to further obliterate your kneecaps kneeling at the floo?

Teddy eventually added that not everyone had an enchanted mirror, plus, enchanted mirrors couldn't even take party calls, Uncle Sirius.

He never remembered peer pressure being quite so bloody hard to resist, he told Hermione, the very first person he ever dialed on his new muggle device. She had laughed, a full cackling laugh that overtook the airwaves and filled his chest with its warmth (maybe there were some perks to mobile phones, after all). "Peer pressure is nothing compared to nephew-pressure, Sirius. These kids just look at you with their sad little eyes and suddenly you're thinking you could burn the whole country down if it would cheer them up, the little buggers."

"First-hand experience, love," he'd asked her.

"That Teddy is right manipulative little urchin," she laughed. "Harry taught him the bloody orphan routine."

Before the phone calls, Sirius had come to rely on routine, something he'd never thought to appreciate in his youth. Prior to his stint in Azkaban, Sirius lived every day "Flying by the seat of his pants", Euphemia Potter used to say. Dropping in on people unannounced, welcoming guests all hours of the day or night (provided they could pass Order-of-the-Pheonix Standard security questions).

After Azkaban, he couldn't really pop in or out if Grimmauld place at all, and visitors weren't necessarily popping in and out to see him so much as they were babysitting.

It wasn't until after the veil, after the war, that Sirius finally had the freedom to move about as he once had. But, with no one left from his world to visit, (Harry and his young family lived at Grimmauld with him, and Andromeda basically lived there with Teddy, too) the excursions quickly became errand-based.

He wandered out one day and found himself at a motorcycle shop. He only stepped in out of curiosity, wondering how the contraptions had evolved since his glory days. The salesman, a young muggle kid with a sheen of sweat across his forehead, started yammering on about this feature and that on this bike or the other, and before Sirius knew it, he was handing over a muggle credit card and riding the new bike back home.

Restlessness really kicked in when Harry told him that he, Ginny and the kids would be moving into their own home. It was nothing against Sirius or Grimmauld, but Ginny had fallen in love with the look of a little cottage outside of Essex; it had a large garden and the countryside was filled with trees for climbing and secluded enough for flying.

The emptiness in the house reverberated through every bone in his body. Sure, Andie still lived there with him, but she was often occupied doing whatever young grandmothers do in Wizarding Britain while Teddy was at Hogwarts. The silence sent pins and needles through his head. A week later, as he was riding home on yet another new lime-green bike, he caught sight of Hermione.

He shouldn't have been surprised to find the witch in Muggle London. He thought she should have been more surprised to see him in Muggle London. Instead, when he caught her eye, she set toward him with such determination that he hopped off the bike to greet her.

"I need your help," she said, completely foregoing formalities.

"Why,hello Sirius, it's so good to see you out and about on a day like this! How's the weather," he asked, voice kicked up a few octaves in mockery of a female greeting. His cheek fell on deaf ears as Hermione quickly and quietly shrunk his bike, pocketed it, and pulled him by the sleeve into a cold empty shop.

"I've bought this shop and I have no idea where to start," she began, chewing absently on the inner side of her bottom lip, and casting a glance at Sirius from the corner of her eye.

"Uh," he hesitated, looking around the dark room at the bare walls. He'd had no prior inclination that the young witch was looking to start her own business. "I s'pose the next step is to start selling stuff?"

The witch stamped her foot and groaned. "I know that part, Sirius! But I don't know how to set up a shop! I don't know the first thing about running a business!" Her face was now buried in her hands, groaning and muttering something about Connor and being more spontaneous. Sirius got the distinct impression she'd been manipulated and hadn't the foggiest idea of how to help her.

"Well," he said, knowing full well that he hadn't any idea how to start a business either, "I could help you paint the walls? It's muggle London, so we may have to do things the muggle way to avoid suspicion," he stated, the tail end morphing into a mutter only intended for himself. "Oh, and hey, we could build some shelves over here, put a sofa and table in this corner over there— pet, what are you selling?"

Hermione looked up at him, face red as she mumbled, "books?"

"You're not sure?"

"Yes. No, I mean, yes, I'm sure. I'll be selling books."

He nodded, taking another glance around the space before settling his attention on Hermione. "Good. See, you've got a plan."

Slowly, Hermione seemed to find her footing as they volleyed ideas back and forth over how they'd set the shop up, briefly discussing adding a secret Wizarding back room for magical texts.

"Look, you've got a perfectly serviceable closet here that we can add an expansion charm to, and leave it disguised for the muggles," Sirius showed her, opening the door to the musty utility closet. He wrinkled his nose and closed the door, mumbling something about Andromeda's cleaning and air purifying spells.

He wasn't surprised when Hermione admitted she was heading out to Grimmauld when she'd spotted him on his new bike. It wasn't a secret among his friends and family that he was slowly going insane in his house without anything to do. The growing collection of motorbikes in his garage wasn't a secret either.

He knew Harry and Andie were both concerned about it, thinking he was likely buying bikes left and right as some sort of coping mechanism for the shock and heartbreak of being magically resurrected and spit out into a world he hardly recognized. While the latter was true, he refused to admit that the purchasing compulsion had almost nothing to do with his change in circumstance and almost everything to do with pity for Grant, the small salesman, who Sirius now knew had triplets with his young wife and almost no money to feed the boys.

However, the speculation reached Weasleys and Grangers and now it seemed Hermione had taken it upon herself to put him to work. He should have been annoyed; really this was just another thinly disguised method of babysitting him, again. But painting walls and building shelves for Hermione's new shop was fun enough that he let it slide. At least the witch wasn't dropping by the house to chastise him for moping around and frivolously throwing his money away.

"What are you planning to do with all those bikes, then," Hermione asked him, rolling her paint roller across a tray, glancing at him with curiosity.

"What bikes," he asked, biting back an eyeroll.

"I see," she huffed, teasing in her tone. "The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, Sirius." He chuckled, flicking a pinch of Robin egg-blue paint in her hair, relishing the exaggerated gasp of offense.

"I don't have a problem, Hermione. I have a relatively normal collection of motorbikes for a man my age."

"Relative to what," she asked, siphoning the paint from her hair with her wand. "Weren't you just on a new lime-green one yesterday? You don't even like lime-green," she accused.

"I like lime-green," he exclaimed. "It's a much better green than other greens I've seen," he replied, dodging the incredulous look the witch shot in his direction. Unwilling to keep to the pretense, he deflated and admitted, "I'm not sure yet what I plan to do. Maybe I'll fix them up and sell them."

Hermione made a noise caught halfway between a hiccup and a guffaw. "They're brand new bikes," she reminded him, "there's nothing to fix up."

He scowled. "I mean, fix up magically. Like my first bike. James and I had a lot of good times on that bike. Really, I'm surprised no one else has leaned into that market, yet."

"They're too scared," Hermione agreed, turning back to focus on the wall she was painting. He turned to face her back from across the room. Her hair was piled on her head, held by her wand, paint spatters dotting across the back of her oversized graphic tee-shirt. He cocked his head in curiosity.

As though she could see his expression, Hermione continued. "Bikes are too muggle, and wizards, despite a whole war being fought over the basic human rights of all people, are still too staunchly convinced that muggle technology is inferior to magic. Marrying the two is seen as eccentric, too much like Arthur Weasley."

Sirius snorted. "Like as if they haven't married magic and technology already," he scoffed. "As if a wizard invented the radio base of the Wizarding wireless network." He painted in silence for a minute before adding, "and for Christ's sake, what about the Knight Bus, or even the bloody Hogwarts Express! Trains and buses aren't Wizarding inventions."

"True," Hermione conceded, placing her roller carefully on her paint tray and admiring her work, hands set firmly on her hips. "I think you should do it."

"Do what," Sirius asked, glancing over his shoulder, eyes catching on the slight jut of her hip and effectively dropping every other thought in his head until she spoke again.

"Open a bike shop," she encouraged him with an excited grin. "Join me in my entrepreneurial journey and go for it!" She bounded over to him, placing one hand on his shoulder and dragging the other across the empty air in front of them. "Picture it, 'Grimmauld Motors, producing Flying motorbikes since 1977!'"

He grinned, slinging his own arm around the witch's shoulders. "I'd hardly call that accurate, witch." She turned to him and shrugged. He guessed she probably hadn't realized that her breath caught at the surprise of his proximity, but he did, in fact, notice. He took that little hiccup and folded into into a a secret pocket he didnt realize he'd been filling all week. His secret pocket, which he later referred to as Pandora's Box, was slowly drowning in smiles and reactions from the little witch, moments he could see her blush, or instances he noticed her blush or smile, or the three to five seconds he lost all his words around her-- all filed neatly away in a deep deep pocket with a label on top reading I promise I don't have a problem.

"It's close enough to the truth. Wasn't that when you enchanted the original?"

"How'd you know that?"

She grinned, a small pink sliver of her tongue poking out between her teeth on the right side. Folded up and filed, he thought, trying to focus on her eyes instead as she sing-songed, "Harry tells me almost everything."

When the bookstore opened, the routine set in.

Sirius, excited to have had a hand in the shop's initial coming-to-be offered to help Hermione every couple of days, reshelving, stocking, general shop maintenance. It kept him busy and social. He couldn't quite tell if it was the work he enjoyed so much as they company, but that was neither here nor there, and the thought was never uttered aloud. But the company was nice, he admitted; Hermione had a warm countenance. Her tongue was as sharp as her mind and quick as her wit, giving both customers and Sirius regular friendly lashings. When the shop was slow, he found he rather enjoyed the stillness with the witch as much as the hustle and bustle. She never shied from making light-hearted barbs of his follies ("Please, Sirius, Harry knows you're hiding away at my shop right now. No, I don't think its morbid to celebrate Jamie's birthday on his grandfather's birthday-- I know you aren't really this emotionally constipated, please see your mind healer and work through this before the boy's party.").

Eventually, Hermione began dropping by his garage on weekends, to sit and watch him tinker with bikes. She asked unending questions about the enchantment process, which he had yet to attempt on any of his bikes, making sure she understood how the magic married with the machinery. He happily went over his copious notes on the spellwork with her, listening to suggestions and reworking his ideas to better adapt to the newer muggle technology.

Oftentimes, she would gently rib him to actually test the enchantments over tea or lunch. With a saccharine smile, or in many cases a rougher-than-necessary stab at his salad, he'd claim he didn't fully understand the muggle mechanisms yet and, "if I attempted something right now, it could have deadly consequences, love." She'd frown, roll her eyes, and carry on relaying all the details of Harry and Ginny's life in the country or some chatter about her customers at the shop. Sirius took great (covert) pleasure in watching her wave her lettuced fork around in the air as she recounted her tales, eyes sparkling with delight, her laughter filling him with a warm sort of wonder (a feeling which promptly was filed away with the others in Pandora's Bloody Box).

[iforgetcanon]

Just reread everything I have posted on Maid Latte... trying to decide if I have it in me to wrap that one up or not.

On an unrelated note- do ya'll ever re-read your work and physically cringe? Like damn, my writing really has improved over the last couple of years...

[whereareyourightnow]

You coming?

[veliseraptor]

have realized that while i am not a fan necessarily of "people meet and immediately fall in love" i am a fan of "people meet and are immediately obsessed with each other." the love can come later but the absolute fixation should be immediate

[sunderwight]

"a goon is someone who masturbates" look buddy what my hired criminal muscle does in his spare time is his own business

[praenomer]

[iforgetcanon]

Another time-travel one-shot? Yes, please.

I'll keep ya'll posted. This one is called Strawberry Wine. Maybe I'll post it this weekend if I finish it.

I'll post it here first if AO3 is still down when I finish it.

[iforgetcanon]

Working on another multi-chapter, but feeling pretty down about my ability. So I'm churning out another one-shot; a summery piece about first loves. Get something light and fluffy done before locking in to the darkest piece I've ever written.

[fanonical]

if concernedape wasn't a coward as soon as you got the ability to hatch dino eggs in stardew you'd be able to create a jurassic park situation

[readingisloving]

by JellyBellys

[arliedraws]

why do i feel like i’ve already done this one