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[toxinsomnia]

read mouthwashing tvtropes page in your honor. I like that there’s not only an achievement for killing jimmy 10 times but it’s called the good ending

Thank you for looking and sorry for my brain worms. It really is the good ending. That guy needed to GO

[eristhenat]

hello! i once commissioned you and had the post reblogged but noticed recently that it seems to have been deleted on your end. i was just curious as to why that may be since it made me a little nervous.

Hey there! Sorry to hear this made you nervous - there's really nothing to worry about! :) Like most artists, I go back and clean up my old art and tend to archive pieces that don't hold up quite as well. This is especially true of my commission tag, as I'm aware people might browse it before deciding to commission me! So, even without knowing what piece you commissioned me for, I'm sure it was just an older piece that just didn't stand the test of time as well as I'd like. Hope that clears it up, and thank you for commissioning me!

[evilbeanghost]

Idk completely why, no matter how many times I read the books, I always feel that the notes in Snape's book were actually written by Lily, and not Severus. I have some minor supporting theories but other than that no real reason to think this way. For starters, a lot of the tips do look like they are written to someone and not just notes for the self. The larger reason is that the handwriting is mentioned several times to be effeminate. The handwriting is described in a way to make me think it's very distinctive and should be identifiable. It wouldn't be unreasonable at all to expect the golden trio to recognize Snape's handwriting, given they've now had 5 years of the man marking their essays, leaving notes on homework, and writing on the board. Even at approximately 15 years from the time of writing, Snape's handwriting wouldn't have changed so much that it's indistinguishable. Especially for Hermione who just kinda Does That. But as no one has any idea of Lily's handwriting at the time, that makes more sense to me that they wouldn't recognize it at all. It also makes more sense to me for why Snape would keep the book after all these years. If it was full of Lily's notes and advice, he'd be more likely to want to hold onto it, whereas I can't really see someone holding onto their old textbook for fifteen years, unless it's something lost in like an attic, but in this instance Snape would have had to have held onto it deliberately for it to end up out of his home and into his office six years later.(I believe he started working at hogwarts at 21, right?) He would have had to deliberately pack it into his belongings, and why would someone carry along an old textbook? Oh! And Slughorn calls Lily a potions prodigy, doesn't he? He commends snape for his skill but Lily was the natural at potions. If snape was the one correcting the book, it would stand to reason that he would be the prodigy!(I may be mixed up at this point, I haven't read HPB in years) Regardless, it just makes more sense to me for the notes to have been written to Severus from Lily, even if sectumsempra was created by Snape.

I believe this one is also from you Nonny:

Oh this is the HBP anon I just wanna make clear that I feel Snape's feelings towards Lily are 100% platonic, but didn't initially feel that was relevant to what I was saying.

Hey Nonny, 

Sorry for being so late in answering you - not been around much these last few days. I hope you will forgive me :)

There are a lot of theories about Snape’s Potions book (the dumbest being that this was James’ book *facepalm*), I personally I’m 100% convinced that those are indeed Snape’s notes. To address your clues about them being from Lily, here are my thoughts:

- have you ever written a journal? We do tend to write to someone in them, it’s the same here since it seems that the notes are way more than just potions tips and corrections going by Harry’s attachment to the Prince;

- handwriting has no gender, it’s a silly notion (this is coming from someone who was a little girl with a horribly messy handwriting). Also, I don’t know about you but if you compare my highschool notes to anything I handwrite today you wouldn’t be able to recognize it either. In particular if you were to compare notes cramped in the margin of a book and intended only for myself to something where I would put up way more effort like writing on a board for other people;

- About him keeping the book for that long, it does make sense since it’s full of experimental notes. I still have some chemistry notes from my Uni days that I kept even after my PhD because it was useful. It’s the same for Snape here I think, especially since we never hear about any post highschool education in the wizarding world. There is also the possibility, since it was found among other old potions books, that Hogwarts keep old books to lend to students in need and Snapes’s happened to be among these old books;

- Now, about Slughorn, you need to take some things into account. First, when we see him talking about Lily’s potions skills, it’s always to Harry. It makes sense that for an orphan hearing about his mother is way more relevant in that context than his hated potion professor, even if the latter was equally good or even better. Add to this that Lily was pretty and popular while Snape was dirty poor and an oddball and it’s not difficult to imagine old Sluggy preferring Lily to Severus even if their skills were equals. Since I already did some dig up in the books about that specific topic, allow me to quote myself here:

I dug up my old copy of HBP in order to see exactly what Slughorn had to say about Snape’s abilities at Potions and it is cementing my first take that Severus was indeed the exceptional student while Lily was “just” very good.

This is from the chapter “The Unbreakable Vow” in HBP, the scene during the Slug Club where Slughorn is praising Harry’s skills to Trelawney just before Snape appears:

‘But I don’t think I’ve ever known such a natural at Potions!’ said Slughorn, regarding Harry with a fond, if bloodshot, eye. ‘Instinctive, you know — like his mother! I’ve only ever taught a few with this kind of ability, I can tell you that , Sybill — why, even Severus –’

That last bit clearly illustrate for me that for Slughorn, there were a handful of very good instinctive students – Like Lily –, and then Severus Snape above them.

And a little bit further, while raving about Harry’s Draught of the Living Death to Snape himself:

‘You should have seen what he gave me, first lesson, the Draught of the Living Death – never had a student produce finer on a first attempt, I don’t think even you, Severus –’

Again, it sounds as if Severus Snape was, until Harry, the unchallenged best student Slughorn ever had.

So you see, for me, it’s Snape’s book, it’s Snape’s nickname (I would pay to see his adult self cringe hard at his ridiculous teenage nickname tbh) and it’s definitely Snape’s notes. 

It’s also very important that those are indeed from Severus Snape from a narrative point of view. The connection Harry felt, his deep empathy for the Prince coupled with how good he suddenly was in Potions under his tutelage is so important:

- it shows how similar Harry and Snape are despite their unfortunate hatred, a parallel (along with Voldemort), that is pointed out several times in the books (the lost boys who call Hogwarts “home”);

- it shows that Harry, while looking like James, is indeed more like Lily in nature and felt instantly deeply connected with young Severus, they could have been best friends;

- Harry’s relationship with the Prince indeed parallels Lily’s relationship with Severus: a deep connection of true kinship, a fascination deep fried in a thirst for knowledge, a visceral feeling of closeness, and then: betrayal.

- it shows that, despite the mean professor persona, Snape could have been an excellent teacher to Harry, if only he could have let go of his bitterness;

- it’s important because it’s a rare window into the true Severus Snape, not an act he’s putting up for the world to see. It was the first clue about his true nature and it’s very interesting that it was given to us just before Snape killed Dumbledore, apparently casting him as evil in the eyes of Harry and by extension the reader. 

Here it is friend, I hope I could convince you and if not, it’s ok, it was a fun discussion. Thank you for the ask.

[melodypond-thewomanwhomarriedme]

5,6 and 11 plz

5. What’s your favorite headcanon you use in fics?

my fav doctor/river hc is that they’ve gotten married on multiple planets and went on multiple honeymoons. they call their small trips where there’s no danger ‘honeymoons’ and the doctor always has something amazing and romantic planned for them, even if it’s just to stay in a luxury hotel and pamper river every night until she gets bored. 

6. What’s the detail you wait on bated breath for readers to notice?

i don’t know if i have that really 😂😂 or i just can’t remember right now. i guess when i make a joke i always wonder if the reader got it and if it made them laugh. when i wrote the 13/river inventor AU, i named 13′s lab the Tardis, which stood for Treacherous and Rambunctious Development In Side. so stuff like that i guess?

11. What’s a fanfic idea you haven’t done yet?

SO MANY. i have so many complicated ideas that i want to do. but for their anniversary i’m gonna write something like the doctor visiting river in the library and finding out she escaped. while the doctor goes on a tour of their important dates together to find her (calderon beta, luna, etc), river is hiding out with amy and rory in new york. she’s staying there while recovering because she knows that it’s the one place the tardis can’t land and she doesn’t want to see the doctor. eventually, rory sits her down and is like, ‘we know you’re avoiding the doctor, please tell us why’. 

[underatedcharactersunite]

Hello!! If you still write for OUAT id love to see an EnchantedForest!Rumplestiltskin x reader! Maybe while they are out on the town the reader meets a very close friend of hers Rumple has never known about? Im a sucker for jealous/possessive rumple 😂

Hey Love, I posted this last night. I really enjoyed writing this request and if you have any feedback I'd love to hear it! 😀

[fablefan]

quaidpoppinjack replied to your post

“I just”

Why is there not more discussion or fanfic dealing with the fact that Aziraphale basically spent a chunk of time inhabiting the same body as a sex worker and medium!!! Like did he pick up some sex tips? Do they hang out occasionally post-Apocalnot? Grab a coffee, chat about spirits and morality? Tell me!!

OP YOU HAVE A GALAXY BRAIN BECAUSE LET ME EXPLORE THIS A BIT

Madam Tracy teaching Aziraphale how to cook (And Azira conversely teaching her how to bake in return) because they each showed an interest in it. They share recipes together

Azira bringing over tea and biscuits (and a particular kind of coffee for Sergeant Shadwell) and chatting with her.

Also you better BELIEVE they gossip about people during these times (”Now, I know it’s not polite to do so, and you musn’t tell a soul! -” // “Of course not, Mr. Fell.” // “- But I had the most egregious customer come into the shop the other day.” // “Oh, my.”)

Shadwell asking if Aziraphale has come into contact with any witches in his long life. Azira can’t seem to remember interacting with any witches, exactly, but there were these raspberry tarts back in 1862 that were positively bewitching -

Tracy also asking Azira about different spirits and such, and if they really exist. He actually goes on a bit of a rant about how people have grossly misinterpreted the states of spirits and ghosts, and ends up correcting her on any mistakes she might have.

Tracy makes the mistake of asking for book recommendations. Two days later her bedroom now has quite a few stacks of older books he lent her that she works through.

Half-way through their talks, Madam Tracy mentions how Azira’s husband is keeping, “Very strange sort of gentleman, all tall and dark, handsome. Very shapely legs, too - oohhh,  I’d love to see him in some leather.” Meanwhile Aziraphale is actually about to discoporate from embarrassment. 

Afterwards she realizes that Mr. Fell isn’t actually married to his (quite obvious) suitor, and tries to help by giving him advice on how to be seductive and attract his attention a bit. (”Now remember, dear, be sure to wiggle a bit when you’re bending over and he sees you!” // “YesthankyouMadamTracyI’llbesuretokeepthatinmind”)

Conversely, Azira being the one to encourage her to talk more with Shadwell after the Apocawasn’t.

It reaches a point, though, where her cupboard has an extra cup for when the angel comes over, and Azira has a special spot in his pantry for the type of tea Tracy likes.

Just. The two of them making a bit of room in each others lives for the other, whether they realize it or not.

[borealtwilight]

@jate-kara replied to your post:  wonder if i should release this rex & cody cadets...

Do it

so you mean to say i should Execute Order Release The Fic?

[danganronpa-scum]

i thought it was already announced that kodaka wouldn’t be in charge of the danganronpa franchise anymore? also i think it’s likely that we’re getting an ultra despair girls 2, and a lot of people are hoping for a danganronpa v2 (rantaro’s killing game) but unfortunately i think it’s unlikely they’ll make one :(

Oh, is that so? I’m gonna be honest, I don’t do the best job of keeping up with the news! I was a little iffy on Despair Girls in a couple of cases, but if they decide to give them a sequel, I think that’d be neat! Wonder where they’d take it...And I think a prequel would be an interesting direction, and it would get around the ending of V3, too. But correct me if I’m wrong, but I think after the second game, according to the lore, they didn’t to SHSLs again until V3. Again, I could be completely misremembering... Either way I’d be pretty hyped for it nonetheless!