He Inherited His Whole Face From His Dad

This snippet will plague me for weeks on end! arrghhhh!!

“Your wands, if you please,” the worker said, motioning towards it.

Without pause, and to Harry’s great shock, Malfoy pulled out his wand. He slipped it into one of the open holes in the wall without question, then tied the bag shut.

“Mokeskin containers,” he explained to Harry, who was surely watching Malfoy surrender his wand unquestionably in utter shock.

“Mokeskin…?”

“Of course. It’s a standard policy at places like this—the decent ones, anyway. Mokeskin makes it so no one but the rightful owner of the wand can retrieve it.”

Harry took a moment to consider that. Really, he thought, it was quite genius. Having a bunch of wizards getting drunk in a public space did seem like a recipe for disaster, and making it so that they all had to keep their wands out of reach was an excellent way to mitigate any potential damage. Mokeskin was probably the only foolproof way to ensure that the owners of the wands would not have them stolen.

It also must have been bloody expensive too, Harry thought. He knew the mokeskin bag that Hagrid had once gotten him was far from cheap.

Unwittingly, Harry recalled the last time he had seen that bag. When Voldemort had forced him to open it, to reveal all his most precious items…

Maybe I have an affection for broken and damaged things.

…before vanishing them all, forever.

“It’s perfectly safe,” the worker said, drawing Harry’s focus back to the present. “At Cloak and Laurel we take the utmost pride in making sure that all of our—”

“Just take us in,” Malfoy interrupted in a drawl. The worker gave Harry a questioning a look, but didn’t seem to want to argue with Malfoy or ask anything of Harry at all. He eventually nodded stiffly, then opened the door for them to go in. Evocative, jazzy music met their ears, and Harry could see more faerie lights illuminating a much larger space.

Harry swallowed hard. Malfoy didn’t think he had a wand, that was perfectly clear. Harry was perfectly content to let him—and everyone who worked here—think that. He took a deep breath and followed Malfoy into Cloak and Laurel.

The second he stepped over the threshold, the doorway lit up in blue.

Malfoy whipped around, his confused, pale face glowing blue from the now glowing doorway. His magic become bright and frazzled, as did that of the worker’s.

“S-so sorry, sir,” the worker said. “But I must ask that you stow your wand at the front like Mr. Malfoy did. It’s for the protection of all of our clients…”

Harry tensed. He really didn’t want to give away that he had a wand at all, let alone the Dark Lord’s wand…

Malfoy stared at him with his brows raised but said nothing. Harry, not seeing a way around it, slowly reached into his pocket. He reluctantly withdrew the yew wand.

I didn’t have the patience to read through the incomprehensible Chinese translation of Google, that is why I didn’t get to finish it. But I loved the morally ambiguous start of the story, it was interesting and mind-blowing with it’s complexity in both characters and the relationships. 

Ah, I really wished that the translations in Ao3 would just update, so I could satiate my thirst for this fic.

I finally finished reading 47 days to change in chinese.  It’s seriously been an ordeal to read this fic, on the count of me struggling through the chinese and the fic itself being sometimes too intense for my fragile constitution.  what drew me to it ultimately was how interesting the premise of the story was, and the manner in which the drama unfolded.  i’m not exactly sure how i feel about it though?  It is for sure one of the most original and interesting fics I’ve read.  I’d like to say elements of it are challenging, but i don’t think challenging is the right word for it.  perhaps if one wants to keep on reading it, they shouldn’t have any expectations of closure or of sound ethics.  

spoilers below

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Unarmed Black Man With Hands Up Shot By Police.

Charles Kinsey, 47, a behavior therapist from South Florida was shot in the leg three times by the police in North Miami while laying on the ground with his arms up and trying to help his patient with autism who had run away from a group home.

It all started when someone called 911 and said there was a man walking around with a gun. However it was Kinsey’s patient who was sitting on the ground cross-legged, playing with a toy truck.

Charles got shot by police despite telling them he was only trying to help his patient.

The police shot him, handcuffed him and left him on ground bleeding.

North Miami police have not released much information at all. They haven’t released the officer’s name, they haven’t given us an update on the investigation. However, they did say that the state attorney is now a part of this investigation.

#CharlesKinsey   #BlackLivesMatter 

#StopPoliceBrutality   #NorthMiamiPoliceDepartment

just a quick draw

An AU where nothing hurts, izz so good

satosugu week day 7 - valentine’s! except i combined it with teacher AU (but gojo is a full-time sorcerer). where having gojo around for that particular conversation changes everything.

long AU notes under the cut- (spoilers!)

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Pink suits Chuuya.

holy shit, I can’t believe how pink r e a l l y suits him

this is a whole new level of denial...

16!Chuuya trying to flirt: You have a face.

16!Dazai: Yeah? You too.

Chuuya aggressively blushing: No! I mean you have a nice face!

Dazai: Thanks???

Chuuya: Ugh! I hate you and your damn face! (leaves angry, muttering 'stupid mackerel')

Hour later

Chuuya hiccuping and sobbing: And he just said thanks! Can you believe him, Ane-san?!

Kouyou: How was he supposed to know you are flirting with him?

Chuuya: He is a genius!

Kouyou: Oh boyー

...

Dazai: I really don't understand why he got angry with me today. I literally thanked him!

Oda: I think he was trying to flirt with you.

Dazai: Him? No way! He would rather save me over and over than develop feelings for me!

Oda: Mhm...and he saves you because?

Dazai: Because he hates me! Simple as that.

Oda:...

We are thrilled to announce we are hosting DAMEN LOVE FEST 2023, a week-long celebration dedicated to Damianos of Akielos, set to take place during the first week of DECEMBER 2023.

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Day 1: Family

Familial relationships

Favorite dynamics

Men and women in Damen’s life

Damen craving family

Damen and “his” son

Day 2: Akielos

Ancestral family tree / previous monarchs

His household: Lykaios, his childhood trainer Haemon, his unnamed guards, squires and slaves

What Akielos means to Damen

Boyhood and adolescence

Friends and allies

Longing for home

Clothes, outfits and costumes

Cultural customs and norms

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Damen as a leader

His idea of realm and rulership

Damen and his people

Justice and law

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Intelligence and skills

Abolitionism

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Damen as a lover

Sexuality

Underrated qualities and skills

Importance to the narrative

Intelligence

Humor

Compassion, kindness and tenderness

Bravest moments

Liberator, protector, hero, abolitionist, and savior

Versatility as a prince, military commander, captain, merchant's assistant, slave/servant/squire, commoner, and king

Humanity, unity and peace

Embodiment of hope

Legacy

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Lovers

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Underrated relationships and dynamics

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Damen as a slave

Damen as a survivor

Childhood trauma

Trauma in Ios

Trauma in Arles

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From prince to slave to king

Trials and challenges

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Narrative of displacement

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Antagonists

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Foils

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