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decemberista・she/her・late 20s・respectable chaos bi・fell back into Andromeda/Ted feelings in 2021・snippets and rough drafts on this blog・fic @ AO3・TERFs fuck off :)

[thisisdecemberista]

My fic, I Awaken With Your Name is now complete on AO3! (Content warnings in chapter notes)

It’s a 190K slow burn Andromeda/Ted fic, with long build-up of friendship and a gradual slide into sex & romance

It centres a morally ambiguous heroine who is absolutely determined to get what she wants while also being hurt and fragile and hoping not to be destroyed by the world

It deals with Andromeda’s previous moral culpability as an accessory to Bellatrix’s cruelty and Lucius’ bigotry, and the necessity of a political consciousness

(What matters most: intentions, actions, or consequences?)

Everyone has trauma; Ted brings his own emotional baggage to the table

Explores Andromeda’s co-dependent and eventually toxic friendship/courtship with Lucius, her childhood friend

the question is, who will escape familial cycles of abuse and power, and who won’t

Ted tries not to let pureblood supremacy wear him down but the going gets tough

Andromeda finds friends not just love

There’s cute Andromeda and Sirius shenanigans

and less cute shenanigans between Bellatrix and Andromeda – it’s hard being Bella’s favourite sister

(Narcissa is perceptive, perhaps too perceptive)

Also wartime intrigue involving Moody, Dumbledore & Slughorn

How do Andromeda and Ted find each other and find hope during times of darkness?

i think that’s about it. (the fic took me 10 months to write, fml.) still having Andromeda/Ted feelings in the year 2022 ♥️

decemberista @ ao3

[chasoc]

It was a mistake. Atonement (2007)

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Of course the Black sisters grew up dancing ballet.

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@justleaveacommentfest day 5: Favourite fics

I always find this theme a good opportunity to go back to favourite fics from mystery challenges and leave logged in comments!

From the Jilymicrofics Mystery Microfic May 2025 collection:

On the Battlefield by @formerlympp

Icebreaker by @tedwardremus

The Witch Hunter by @neverenoughmarauders

The Bird Feeder by @wadesunderwater

On by @sophie-hatter-jenkins

taking the plunge by @littlefoldedpaperstars

From the Jilymicrofics Mystery Microfic May Event 2023 collection:

Black Robes by @ohmygodshesinsane

Inevitable by @athenasparrow

Every Little Thing by @athenasparrow

And a beloved and much-reread Sirius/Lily from my bookmarks:

thorns, in amber by @thisisdecemberista

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hey! donate to uk trans charities today because it’s gonna be a rough one

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Folks in the UK, could we have some trusted links to charities?

[raedear]

There's Mermaids which is always a great option, and then Scotland-specific there's LGBT Youth Scotland, to give you just a couple. There will absolutely be more that other people can suggest though!

[rooksunday]

switchboard.lgbt and akt.org.uk are two i regularly support, and there’s always stonewall !

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Gendered intelligence is a trans-led charity that works to improve the lives of trans people in the UK

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“i love you. i’m glad i exist.” the orange by wendy cope

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‘May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your solitude.’

Leonard Cohen ..

Photographed at his home in Montreal by Charla Jones, 2007.

[dozydawn]

Stroboscopic photographs of the New York City Ballet’s production of Jewels, 1969. Photographed by Gjon Mili.

[cailynwrites]

Part 1

I'm proud of the work I did with this theme in 2024. I found a lot of unique fics and rare pairs that I might not otherwise have read. I spent hours scouring for hidden gems in the ascending kudos & comments filters, and I think it paid off.

Check out #hp birthday podfics 2024, the collection on AO3, or pick and choose the stories you're interested in hearing.

January 26 - Gilderoy Lockhart Two Begin to Bloom by Wooden Suitcase (G, 16 mins, Gilderoy Lockhart/Severus Snape)

January 30 - Lily Evans Potter the stranger in the shell of a lover by @slashmarks (T, 1h10, Lily Evans Potter/Severus Snape)

February 6 - Arthur Weasley Empty Burrow by @copperbadge (T, 10 mins, Arthur Weasley/Molly Weasley)

February 13 - Luna Lovegood The Cat with the Stars in Her Eyes by @peachonified (G, 51 mins)

February 21 - Oliver Wood messin' up my mind by SkyRose (T, 34 mins, Oliver Wood/Percy Weasley)

February 25 - Poppy Pomfrey The Anniversary Quilt by @vdoshu (G, 37 mins, Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey)

March 1 - Ron Weasley Libiamo! (amor fra' calici più caldi baci avrà) by khasael (E, 2h1, Pansy Parkinson/Ron Weasley)

March 9 - Sibyll Trelawney Ambiguity by @vermin-disciple (G, 30 mins)

March 10 - Remus Lupin Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations by TheQueerTailor (T, 1h8, Remus Lupin/Sirius Black)

March 27 - James Potter Time and Space by @thebooktopus (E, 42 mins, James Potter/Regulus Black)

April 1 - Fred & George Weasley The Testing of Daydream Charms by @shaggydogstail (T, 30 mins, multiple pairings)

April 11 - Teddy Lupin Gotta Be Something More by katmarajade (G, 16 mins, Charlie Weasley/Nymphadora Tonks)

April 28 - Horace Slughorn An Old Fool's Folly by PerfectlySteadfast (T, 21 mins, Albus Dumbledore/Horace Slughorn)

May 2 - Victoire Weasley Time After Time by katmarajade (T, 43 mins, Teddy Lupin/Victoire Weasley)

May 15 - Pomona Sprout Somethings in Retrograde by @lapsed-bookworm (G, 14 mins, Pomona Sprout/Sibyll Trelawney)

May 17 - Scorpius Malfoy Hear Me by @aelys-althea (T, 30 mins)

[cailynwrites]

Part 2

July 6 - Helga Hufflepuff Green Shoots by @jetainia (G, 10 mins, Helga Hufflepuff/Salazar Slytherin)

July 30 - Neville Longbottom This Life One Leaf by @spaceoperafeerie (T, 24 mins, Harry Potter/Neville Longbottom)

August 1 - Pansy Parkinson ugly: in defense of pansy parkinson by @ink-splotch (T, 34 mins, Pansy Parkinson/OCs)

August 11 - Ginny Weasley A Room of One's Own by clio_jlh (E, 22 mins, Draco Malfoy/Ginny Weasley)

August 18 - Celestina Warbeck Strange Charm by @primeideal (G, 8 mins)

August 22 - Percy Weasley and everything remains as it (n)ever was by kitsunerei88 (M, 21 mins)

August 26 - Dolores Umbridge In Vivid Color by @angeloncewas (T, 10 mins)

August 27 - Albus Severus Potter The Lovely Harpy's Bite by pauraque (E, 19 mins, Albus Severus Potter/Luna Lovegood)

August 29 - Albus Dumbledore Naming Monsters on a Stormy Saturday by devilinthedetails (T, 11 mins)

August 31 - Rose Weasley Breaking Tradition by NerineLunaCyran (G, 14 mins)

September 1 - Lily Luna Potter Paper Trail by @primeideal (G, 26 mins)

September 5 - Petunia Dursley Somebody That We Don't Know by @nanneramma (G, 35 mins)

September 7 - Rowena Ravenclaw Only the Beginning by brokenbottleaurora (G, 16 mins)

September 7 - Cedric Diggory A Ghost's Funeral by @lumosatnight (G, 9 mins, Cedric Diggory/Fred Weasley)

September 11 - Vernon Dursley Neighbourly Deeds by Slumber (NR, 11 mins, Arabella Figg/Vernon Dursley)

September 19 - Hermione Granger Along the Way by Elizabeth Culmer (G, 37 mins, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley)

September 25 - Garrick Ollivander All the wild summer was in her gaze by eldritcher (M, 13 mins, Garrick Ollivander/Minerva McGonagall)

September 26 - Quirinus Quirrell barbecue for two by OldEmeraldEye (T, 7 mins)

October 4 - Minerva McGonagall like a flower to the sun by @krethes (M, 14 mins, Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey)

October 17 - Filius Flitwick Feet on the Ground by kelly_chambliss (M, 18 mins)

October 24 - Angelina Johnson The Remains at Play by Nope (NR, 27 mins, Angelina Johnson/George Weasley)

October 30 - Molly Weasley And the Clock Ticked by @queenofattolia (G, 8 mins)

October 31 - Salazar Slytherin murdering promises i just can't keep by the_crownless_queen (T, 12 mins, Godric Gryffindor/Salazar Slytherin)

November 1 - Lavender Brown Finding Adventure by PTwritesmore (T, 18 mins, Lavender Brown/Pansy Parkinson)

November 2 - Gregory Goyle An Empty Seat by Herochick007 (G, 5 mins, Gregory Goyle/Hermione Granger)

November 3 - Sirius Black thorns, in amber by @thisisdecemberista (E, 31 mins, Lily Evans Potter/Sirius Black)

November 29 - Bill Weasley death of a bachelor by Someone_aka_me (T, 19 mins)

December 6 - Rubeus Hagrid The First Winter by Fluffyllama (G, 23 mins, Rubeus Hagrid/Madam Rosmerta)

December 12 - Charlie Weasley Refuge by nathaniel_hp (T, 24 mins, Charlie Weasley/Remus Lupin)

December 27 - Lucius Malfoy Birth of a Viper by @johannestevans (M, 33 mins, Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Malfoy)

December 31 - Tom Riddle Stumbling Once We Found It by @joeys-piano (G, 9 mins, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle)

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