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Jacob Black ~Chapter 3~

Hello everyone! It's been a long time, like a really long time, I know, I know, I'm sorry but I didn't know if anyone actually liked my stories- Anyway, chapter three of the one and only Jacob Black, I might actually start posting the other stories of my Twilight delights, I have a few.

I dedicate chapter 3 to @famousdestinydefendor, I'll try and update soon of possible.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

I place the drinks down, smiling at the girls sitting at the table "have a good night" I smile, they nod before I walk back to the bar "look who came to pick you up" I look to see Kiki, her blonde hair in a ponytail as her golden hoops swing. I turn to see Jacob walk into the bar, looking over the place before seeing me, his lips lift as mine does as I lean against the bar "what are you doing here?" I ask, when he's close enough, he rests his arms on the bar, looking at me.

place the drinks down, smiling at the girls sitting at the table "have a good night" I smile, they nod before I walk back to the bar "look who came to pick you up" I look to see Kiki, her blonde hair in a ponytail as her golden hoops swing. I turn to see Jacob walk into the bar, looking over the place before seeing me, his lips lift as mine does as I lean against the bar "what are you doing here?" I ask, when he's close enough, he rests his arms on the bar, looking at me.

"I came to pick you up, figured we could have a movie night?" I smile, looking into his eyes "sounds great" he smiles, his white teeth on the show as I take my apron off, hanging inside the hallway as Kiki comes over to me. "Ask. Him. Out" I raise a brow, looking at her "pardon?" She rolls her eyes, placing her hands on her hips "Jacob has been staying with you for months, you walk to his work, he picks you up, he buys you flowers, you make him dinner, you live together Kathy, you're practically together" my eyes widen.

"Kiki-" I start "don't you dare say nothing is going on, he hasn't even thought about drinking since being with you, besides a beer with dinner every now and then, something is going on between you" I stare into her eyes "I... Don't know" she raises a brow as I slump on the wall beside me. "I don't know maybe, it's so confusing sometimes, I mean he's attractive and so nice and sweet, he buys me flowers and is interested in my life and I think he might feel the same but I don't want to seem manipulative, I helped him Kiki, what if he doesn't like me but feels like he has to?" Her eyes soften as she walks forward and wipes my cheek.

"He feels the same, trust me, your everything in his eyes, stop being scared and just... Go for it, take your shot" I look up at her, biting my lip. "Ready to go?" We both turn to see Jacob at the door frame, his eyes looking directly at me as he smiles softly "come on, your mine for the night" I chuckle at his words as Kiki pushes me along, pointing at him "take care of her or ill come for you" he takes my hand, nodding at her as he wraps an arm around me and we leave the bar.

"So what movie do you think we'll watch?" I question with a warm smile, he looks down at me "I want us to do something first" my eyebrows furrow "what?" I ask, a playful smile gracing my lips as he looks down at me, biting his lip "you'll see" he walks us to my car as I hop in the passengers as he starts the car, starting to drive down the road as I raise a brow at him, he looks at me for a moment before turning back to the road, his huge warm hand enveloping my small one as he places it on my thigh.

I reach my hand over to his hair and lightly drag my nails across his scalp having his shoulders tense up before relaxing "God, that feels nice" I laugh quietly as I smile at him "where are we going?" He looks at me again before back at the road "you'll see" I raise a brow but don't question it as he drives us further out of the city "planning to murder me?" I question, he chuckles shaking his head "no, I just wanna show you something" I roll my eyes "okay murderer" he smiles, pinching my thigh having me yelp as I slap his hand.

My eyes take in the vast trees around us, the headlights showing larger shadows as I raise a brow looking at him, his idea now making him nervous. "Okay, are you actually a murderer?" He smiles, shaking his head as he puts his hands in his pocket, looking down as I walk towards him.

"I fell in love with a girl" my heart dropped "that was why I was in your bar that night, I fell in love with her and she was with this guy who did all these horrible things and was a monster and she couldn't see it.... But I still loved her and in the end...she chose him" I grab his hand, his warmth seeping into my skin like a drug as I lean against him, his arms coming around me as he holds me close.

"I was...heartbroken, angry and I just wanted- needed to get away, I left and then I grab any and every way to forget and it still was never enough and it still hurts and I was close to giving up, that maybe there is no love for Jacob Black but then this adorable little thing walks over to me, trying to get my attention as she asks if I'm okay" my heartbeat accelerates at his words, his nose moving past the nape of my neck.

"Little did she know, that when seeing her I felt more okay than I had in my entire life" I turn to look at him with a smile, his eyes half-closed as he looks down at me. "Meeting you Kathy had to have been the best thing in my entire life with you just being you" my eyes widen as he looks down at my lips. Looking into my eyes, I nod as I move closer having him relax as his lips meet mine, his hands tightened around me as if begging me not to leave, as if I ever could.

I turn around to wrap my hands around his neck, hands moving to his hair as I pull at the smaller strands, a grunt escaping his lips as his hands fall down my hips further, hands groping by ass having me smile as I lean on my tiptoes to reach more.

"Kathy" he growled lowly, my eyes widening at the sound as he pushes me back, following with me as I almost trip before he lifts me up, my eyes closing as I feel a heat course through me at the contact. Warm hands gripping my thighs as my back hits something but I barely pay attention as embrace him further. "Kathy" he continues to breath my name between pants, kisses and soft grunts as he slowly moves his hips against me having my grip tighten as his hands move to my ass.

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My cheeks blaze as we drive back, after being caught by a few teenagers, I had pulled Jacob back to the car after wishing them a good night as Jacob has practically glared at them as we left. I had tried starting a conversation but had gone quiet everytime I tried, my skin feeling sticky around my neck as I touched my collar bone only to feel a dull ache which had Jacob grin as he looked at me before back on the road.

"I meant it, Kathy, I'm happy with you and I love being with you" I bite my lip as I reach for his hand, slowly as I grab it. Warmth filling me at the contact as he pulled my hand to his lips, placing a kiss on my knuckle as he played it on my lap.

My cheeks heating "I didn't think you we're lying, I think I'd believe anything if you told me" I say quietly, he smiles as we reach the city.

"I wanted to tell you something else tonight, but I'll tell you when we're more okay with 'us'" I look back to his face as I interlock our fingers. "I like us, sounds-" "perfect" I smile as we share a look "yeah, sounds pretty perfect" he smiles as I lean my head against his shoulder, driving through the city.

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Have a lovely day everyone!!!!

Fuck, that would suck sooo much!

imagine youre a vampire knitter.

You've been knitting a jumper.

you're almost at the end.

you're playing yarn chicken on the end of the last sleeve.

you lose yarn chicken.

you go to see if you can get some more of the same yarn.

you can't find anything similar so you look at the original company from the label.

the company hasn't existed for 100 years and the country it was made in no longer exists.

The Vampire Diaries

Random fan: Oh. my. gosh. I hate it when people say Vampire Diaries and Twilight are the same thing! *scoffs lightly while draining Starbucks cup*

Me, barely looking up from my book: Hm, let's see. We have our token helpless human girl that's pretty much useless, two smoking hotties obsessed/in love with said girl, side female characters that may or may not be in love with one of the hotties. Did I mention some strange paranormal psychopath is almost always after the human girl for whatever reason?

Random fan: ... But other than that they have nothing in common, right?!

Me, looks at the camera zooming in on my face: Sure, Jess. Sure.

ok hear me out. vampires but instead of bat-coded they’re cat-coded. crepuscular people who thrive at dawn and dusk. their coffins sit near the windows and they slumber in the sunlight. they’re magnetized to heat sources because they can’t produce their own. when they yawn and their teeth do That Thing. hear me out. vampires coded by creatures other than bats. snake vampires are comforted by the constricted area of a coffin. wolf vampires stick together. coyote vampires are scrappy and loud and hunt around the clock. hear me out

(The picture is my OC, Calypso Smith but she wears green eye contacts to hide her purple eyes)

Facts about this fanfic ; 

Alice and Jasper see each other as siblings and they are not together but their backstory in Philadelphia(I think it was there) is still where they first met.

Alice has a lover in the future of the fanfic(said lover is my other OC, I'll make an introduction for her later)

Calypso is an ally of the Cullen's but has only met Carlisle and Esme due to being an old friend, she met Emmett first and then Alice since she had visions of Calypso.

Calypso goes to Forks High School as she was turned into a witch at age 18 but looks 17.

Calypso sometimes kills werewolves and vampires for her little… projects as a witch but she keeps it a secret from the Cullen's, the killing vampires part at least (they eventually find out though 🤫)

Calypso is seen as cold and intimidating, so nobody approaches her, except for the Cullen's, Bella, and Angela.

Calypso is based off of Wanda from Marvel but her magic is a dark yet pale purple instead of red.

Human females can get turned into witches with a special spell but it can only happen if the said human female is dying.

She can't stand the sight or smell of human blood.

​​​​​​​Witches can be turned into a half witch, half vampire hybrid if they are dying but they can still eat human food this way. Though, blood is preferred.

Eternity || Jasper Hale x Witch OC

Prologue ; How Calypso became a witch.

Warnings! ; mention of sh..ting, mention of bl..d and depictions of it, pained screams(should that be a warning? I'll put it anyway to be safe), My OC is d..d for a short time, I have no idea how to describe CPR 😭

On August 3rd, 1901, in Houston, Texas, there was a young woman lying on a bed in the infirmary. Her arms and body were covered in bloody bandages because she had been shot multiple times while trying to save her mother.

The woman holding her hand was Clara Smith, a middle-aged woman with long black hair and beautiful green eyes. The young girl on the bed was Clara's 18-year-old daughter, Calypso Smith.

Clara couldn't sleep and looked at her daughter's sleeping face with sad eyes. She whispered, "My dear daughter, why did you sacrifice your life for me? I have lived a long life, and you deserve a happy one too." Clara watched her sleeping daughter for a long time.

A woman with long red hair and lilac colored eyes entered the room. "Sister, it's time," she said to Clara. Clara looked up at her and nodded, "Of course, Anna..." she replied and got up.

Anna was a witch who could turn human females into witches, regardless of their age. However, she had never transformed a woman as young as 18 before, so this was new for her.

Clara quietly moved aside to give Anna space to do what she needed. Anna walked over to Calypso's bedside and took a deep breath. Small magical beams appeared from her hands as she placed her left hand on Calypso's upper hip and her right hand on her shoulder. The beams disappeared into Calypso's body, causing her to feel slight discomfort.

Anna took another deep breath and uttered a few words that seemed like a spell. She dug her sharp nails into Calypso's skin, initiating the transformation to turn her into a witch.

Suddenly, Calypso jolted awake and screamed in pain. Anna looked at Clara and ordered, "Come and hold her down!" Clara nodded and immediately went over, holding her daughter down by her other shoulder and hip to keep her in place.

Calypso continued screaming in pain for a few minutes until she suddenly fell silent, causing Clara to freeze in fear. "...Is... Is she...?" Clara asked anxiously as she looked between her daughter and Anna.

Anna removed her hands from Calypso's body and pressed her left index and middle fingers to the young woman's neck. She gasped softly and whispered, "She stopped breathing." Anna pulled her hand away and placed both hands on Calypso's chest, then began performing CPR on the seemingly lifeless girl.

Anna continued administering CPR to Calypso when she suddenly gasped and coughed, keeping her eyes tightly shut. Clara let out a soft gasp and went to her daughter's side, gently rubbing her back to provide comfort.

Calypso coughed for a few more moments before calming down and opening her eyes. However, her eyes were no longer a deep green; they had turned into a deep yet pale purple.

Clara let out a soft gasp when she saw her eyes turn purple. "It worked, Anna," she whispered, looking up at her sister, who stood frozen in place. "Sister?"

Anna looked down at Clara and spoke quietly so that Calypso wouldn't hear. "This is different. If she has an uncommon eye color, that means she's immortal, like me."

Clara whispered, "Oh my..." but Calypso overheard them both because as a witch, she had enhanced hearing. "...I'm immortal?" she whispered softly, her voice delicate and fragile.

The sisters glanced down at their daughter/niece as Anna sat beside Calypso and nodded. "Yes, Honey, you're immortal because I turned you into a witch to give you a second chance at life. But don't worry, my dear, I'll train you to use your new powers. However, you must never tell anyone or reveal your powers, except to vampires, specifically vegetarian vampires," she explained to her confused niece. "Vegetarian vampires? Do they only drink animal blood or something?" Calypso asked softly.

Anna nodded. "That's right, Darling. They don't drink human blood, but they sometimes feel the need to drink it if a nearby human is bleeding," she replied. Calypso nodded in understanding and asked, "When does my training start?"

"After your wounds heal, Darlin'," Anna replied with a sigh. Calypso nodded and said, "Okay."

Movie 1 - Chapter 1

Calypso's introduction

Warnings! ; none? Contact me on https://quotev.com/Myth0logy if you see any !

Walking through the hallways of Forks Highschool was Calypso Smith, a female with long pale red hair that was half up and half down. Her cold and intimidating aura made her one of the most feared people in school. As she walked, she overheard some students whispering about her, but she quickly silenced them with a harsh glare and continued on her way.

However, she couldn't help but notice that she had caught the attention of five individuals - the Cullen's and the Hale's. Despite their curiosity, she walked off and disappeared around a corner.

Silence fell over the hallway before conversation erupted once again. The Cullen's and the Hale's decided to walk away, but the small dark-haired girl named Alice Cullen asked her siblings, "Do you guys know who that was?" She looked up at them, and Emmett Cullen, the muscular guy by her side, answered, "That was Calypso Smith, one of the most feared people in school."

Rosalie Hale, the blond woman next to Emmett, looked at him and asked, "Do you know her or something?" Emmett looked down at her and replied, "We've interacted a few times, but she doesn't like having friends, so we're not friends or anything."

Edward glared at the corner where Calypso had disappeared and whispered, "I couldn't hear her thoughts." The others turned towards him, and Alice asked, "What do you mean?" Edward explained, "I couldn't hear anything from her. When I tried to hear her thoughts, all I heard was ringing, and I don't know why. That's never happened before."

Meanwhile, Calypso entered the school cafeteria and sat down at an empty table. She didn't have much of an appetite and didn't plan on eating. However, she overheard a nearby group talking about the Cullen's and the Hale's, so she decided to listen in on their conversation.

Bella, the new girl, asked Jessica Stanley and Angela Weber, "Who are they?" Calypso despised Jessica, considering her a pick me, but she was somewhat friends with Angela. Jessica and Angela looked at Bella, and Angela answered, "They're the Cullen's. Dr. and Mrs. Cullen's foster kids. They moved here from Alaska a few years ago." Jessica nodded in agreement and added, "They keep to themselves."

Jessica then glanced back at the cafeteria door as Rosalie and Emmett entered. She turned her attention back to Bella and said, "Yeah, because they're together, like, together together."

Calypso looked over at Rosalie and Emmett, who noticed her and silently nodded in greeting.

"The blonde girl, Rosalie, and the big dark-haired guy, Emmett, they're like a thing... I'm not even sure that's legal." Jessica told Bella but Angela replied, "Jess, they're not actually related." She told her friend, who looked at her and replied, "Yeah, but they live together. It's weird." Jessica looked back at Bella, "And, okay, the little dark-haired girl's Alice. She's really weird and I think she's with Jasper, the blond one who looks like he's in pain, but nobody really knows if they actually are or not." She explained, chuckling softly as she picked at her food, "Dr. Cullen's like this foster dad/matchmaker."

Angela chuckled, "Maybe he'll adopt me." She joked.

Calypso got bored after a while of hearing the conversion and was about to stand up until she heard the girls talking about her, so she stopped to hear what they had to say.

Bella looked at the two after glancing at Calypso, "What about her?" She asked her friends which Angela replied, "Oh, that's Calypso Smith and people say to stay far away from her as she's 'really scary' but she's been nothing but kind to me." She smiled which Jessica scoffed, "She's mean to everyone else, so just stay away from her, but I heard the Art Teacher is her aunt and she's the exact opposite of her which is good as we never get homework from her but I wonder why Calypso is so rude." Jessica told Bella, who nodded, "Well, maybe she lost a loved one." She muttered quietly which the two nodded, "Maybe but I doubt it." Jessica replied but Angela looked at her, "Jess! You can't say that! You have no idea what she's going through." She told her friend, who rolled her eyes.

Calypso gasped softly but she stood up and grabbed her backpack before leaving the cafeteria, catching the Cullen's and the Hale's eyes.

Alice frowned as she watched her leave, "I'm going to check on her…" She told her siblings and got up and left the cafeteria to look for Calypso.

Calypso was in the Art classroom and was sitting on a stool in front of a canvas and she drawing something on it. Alice walked up behind her and looked at the picture and noticed that it was a realistic white tiger.

"That's beautiful." She told the taller woman which Calypso turned her head and looked at Alice, "Thank you, Alice." She murmured softly and turned back to the painting as Alice brought over another stool and sat beside her.

Calypso continued to paint the white tiger as she said to the smaller woman, "I know what you are, Alice."

Alice looked at Calypso, "I know, I've had visions of you… you befriending us in the future…" She told her before continuing to speak, "I also know that you're a witch, you and Mrs. Smith." She whispered softly which Calypso hummed, "That we are, we are old friends of Carlisle and Esme, we were there when she and Edward were turned but he does not remember us, considering that it was so many years ago."

Alice quietly listened to her and nodded, "May I ask you something?" She asked Calypso, who chuckled, "Go ahead, My Dear."

Alice hesitated for a moment before asking, "Why do people say you're mean and scary?"

Calypso paused her painting and looked at Alice with a sad smile, "People fear what they don't understand, Alice. I may come off as rude or intimidating, but that's just a defense mechanism. I've been through a lot in my life, and it has shaped me into the person I am today. But I promise you, I have a kind heart."

Alice nodded, understanding. "I believe you. And I'm glad I got the chance to know the real you."

Calypso's smile widened, and she went back to her painting. Alice stayed by her side, silently offering her support as they continued their conversation and formed a friendship that would prove to be unbreakable.

After completing her painting, Calypso stood up and put everything away with Alice's help. Calypso thanked her before heading outside to join the rest of the group, carefully carrying her artwork.

Alice guided Calypso towards her siblings, engaging in conversation along the way. "So, are you and Jasper a couple?" Calypso asked, to which Alice giggled and replied, "Oh no, we're not. We see each other as siblings, and he's my favorite brother!" Calypso nodded in understanding, mumbling to herself, "I see..."

Curious, Alice tilted her head and asked, "Why do you ask? Do you have feelings for Jasper?" Calypso blushed and responded, "Oh, well... I suppose I do like him a little. He's quite attractive. But he doesn't know me, and even if he did, he wouldn't be interested in me."

Offering comfort, Alice smiled sadly and said, "Hey, I'm sure he'll develop feelings for you in the future." She rubbed Calypso's shoulder reassuringly. Sensing that Alice knew something, Calypso asked, "You know something, don't you?" Alice nervously chuckled and replied, "I'm not admitting anything." Calypso chuckled as well and remarked, "Figured." They reached Alice's siblings as they continued their conversation.

The Cullen and Hale families turned their attention towards the two females. "Hey, Callie," Emmett greeted, causing Calypso to glance up and offer a friendly smile. "Hello, Emmett," she replied.

Rosalie's gaze turned cold as she looked at Calypso. "Why is she here?" she asked, clearly disapproving of Calypso's presence, as she mistakenly believed her to be a mere human.

Calypso chuckled and communicated with Rosalie telepathically, 'Can a mundane human do this?' She then smiled kindly at the taller woman and addressed the entire group. "Well, I suppose I should clarify why I am here," she said. All eyes were fixed on her. "You see, I was intending to disclose what I truly am—a witch," she whispered, ensuring only the group could hear. "Carlisle, Esme, and Alice are already aware," she added with a soft chuckle.

Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper stared at her in astonishment. Before they could voice their thoughts, Calypso preemptively spoke. "By the way, Edward couldn't read my mind because I've enchanted it with a hex. And, Jasper, my emotions are shielded too," she said, offering a small smile specifically directed at Jasper. He nodded in acknowledgement, remaining silent as he was not much of a talker.

The art you saw in the chapter is not mine and I do not know the original artist but I do give credits to the owner!

While y’all are failing I’m gonna be working hard to become the teacher’s pet so I can stay in her class after hours for some extra…help 🤓

she has a lot of failing students she doesnt know why though

@banananutmuffin28

There are things all around you in the world, trying to survive, that you'll never get a chance to notice.

There's a werewolf in the café that you always go to, working on his laptop. It's already far enough into the lunar cycle so that he's becoming semi wolflike at night. He'll spend to weekend upstate this month when the full moon finally hits, like he always does. He tells himself it'll be nice to get the fresh air, and he's glad he's privileged enough to not end up hurting anyone. You just think of him as taking business trips every month.

There's a ghost whose possessing a human body for the first time in a long time, standing on the subway platform with some of her living freinds. She's laughing about how weird it is to walk around as a person, and slightly nervously commenting on how there's plastic in this body's blood. This is her first time she's possessing a male body, and the awkwardness of it has given way to a strange fascination and euphoria as to how it feels compared to her body when she was alive, she likes how people look at her, and how handsome she feels.

There's a goblin whose been stealing food from that deli that you always go to, and petting the cat every time he get a chance to. He lives in subway tunnels, because it's safer to dodge trains then dodge the eyes of humans. The world is a much bigger place to someone so small, and the streets and buildings weren't built for him, and neither were the trees or animals. He wakes up every day hoping to survive, in a world where humans are giants that stalk the streets, and where scaring someone is a crime that may cost him his life. He prays he won't die for the crime of being small, or the crime of being ugly.

There's a vampire on your college campus, trying to still have a normal life after being turned. She knows everything from her human life will be gone in a hundred years, it was supposed to be gone the momment she was bitten but she tries to make it so she can still keep moving forward. Her body lacks so much that it used to, she doesn't sleep, doesn't desire sex, doesn't eat, but she's still a person, who can talk to her freinds, and still go to classes like she used to. She'll survive like this as long as her family is supportive enough to let her stay in their apartment, and as long as her girlfriend let's her drink blood from her hand, as if she was handfeeding an animal. And for awhile it'll be like she's still a person.

There's a demon on the sidewalk near your campus, standing right near the subway station, whose having to focus their energy on a spell that makes them look human, knowing their true form would terrify the humans around them. They're walking every street so excited, so amazing by the city around them, by the world around them, the glistening towers, the people outside talking, the sky that's so very blue. It's all so mundane to the humans around them, but to a demon, who was told they never deserved any of it, that they'd never see anything but the underworld, it's the most amazing thing possible. And the world is so pretty, so hopeful, through their doomed eyes.

After much research I have decided that vampiric entities in the Americas come in three different types, based on region. If u have any questions feel free to ask.

Vampiric entities of Mexico & Southwest USA:

Ojai vampire

Chupacabra (dog-like variety)

Tlahuelpuchi

Lechuza

Vampiro de Belen

Cihuateteo

Witch-like or animalistic. Tend to feed on defenseless children or animals. Many can shapeshift, usually into animals like wolves or owls.

Vampiric entities of South America:

Pishtaco

Abchanchu

Peuchen

Chonchon

Capelobo

Patasola

Tunda

Boraro

Animalistic and monstrous, many of these are barely even humanoid, usually horiffic to look at. Tend to go after adults, and are usually malicious. Many have backwards feet.

Vampiric entities of the Atlantic Coast:

New England Vampire panic

NYC vampire sightings

Hag, Ole-Higue, & Boo Hag

Chupacabra (alien variety)

Vampiro de Moca

Loogaroo/Rougarou

Soucouyant

Asema

New Orleans vampire sightings

Jacques St. Germain

Almost always humanoid, usually undead, sometimes witch-like, tend to attack people of all ages.

spuǝıɹɟʎoq sɐ uǝdʎɥuƎ

(Enhypen as boyfriends)

Pairing: OT7 x gn!reader

Warnings: Alcohol and language, other than that none. (^v^)

Type: Headcanon

Genre: Fluff (sorry devils, today is not your day)

AN: Just wanted to bless you with something before I go on hiatus. It didn't come out quite the way I wanted but I'll edit it when I come back.

"EEEMMOOOO BOYFRIEND"

if it was 2011 and you were dating this clown you'd be getting laughed at non-stop

- but it's 2021 and suddenly everybody wants their own emo boyfriend

unfortunately, not everybody's partner can pull off the look but yours...

damn... yours pulls it off like he created the style

if you're also into that emocore aesthetic he'll probably call you every night before school so you guys can plan outfits

if it's not really your style he also doesn't mind

kinda, sorta, low-key finds how you two are complete opposites (and I quote) "cute or hot or whatever" - emo heeseung 2021

not really big on PDA

sends you song recommendations

talks through music/ playlists (doesn't write or sing songs, he just finds making sentences with song titles fun)

TOTALLY DOESN'T HAVE A TEMPORARY TATTOO OF: "< HS + Y/N3" ON HIS RIBCAGE OR WHATEVER

- wants to tell you he loves you but doesn't wanna seem like a softie

- HATES SPORTS

-y'all can't tell anybody that I told you but... he's still kinda sour over the whole incident...

What incident you say?

- During P.E. last year they were playing dodgeball and he got hit in the.... yeah. YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT FROM ME!

- Dates often happen at night because he hates the sun.

- heeseung is the kind of boyfriend to take you to a heavy metal concert but completely forget about you the second it starts.

" Oh MY GOD, IT'S STARTING! MOVE!" don't mess with this boy and his tunes

- when the concert ends he apologises and offers to make it up with ice cream or a "holding hands in the hallway" coupon which is a super big deal knowing this guy hates anything too touchy XD

Jay:

"the extension of your mother" boyfriend

- you know those couples that work out even after high school? that's you guys

- definitely, a giver when it comes to affection

- "Did you eat yet? Hey, I know you're tired but you have to finish your assignments if you wanna pass. Want me to get you anything from the store?"

cooks dinner some days and cleans the apartment on others

makes a schedule for house chores

the reward for when you do them is kisses and cuddles

lowkey has to bribe you to do most things

"c'mon y/n you were meant to clean the windows today. I did them last week and the week before."

genuinely cares about your well-being

likes spending time with you indoors when it's cold or raining outside.

don't even get started on PDA

wants everybody to know you two are together and he plans to keep it that way.

when you're waiting in line for something he likes to hold your hand and swing them back and forth.

not in a bad way but he likes making it known that you two are together

Not in the annoying way that we all hate like when couples kiss every second of the day but more like people envy you.

You're more of a Pinterest couple

"oh my gosh, I wish I had my own jay." "I want what they have." "If only my crush would notice me so we could be just like them."

- dates are never during the week, this man prioritizes his studies.

not that he doesn't care about you.

"I do care about you... just not more than my studies. wait shit that sounded bad. I don't mean it like that. I-" yeah it's bad but you get what he means so he stops panicking and makes it up to you by making an exception to take Friday as a chill day.

Dates are literally everything on your bucket list.

Drive-in theatre? Check

Dine and dash? check. although it was his friend's dad's restaurant and he paid in advance but you don't know that.

Wants to be the guy you have all your first with. Okay not all but most.

Enjoys making the most of everything when it comes to you.

Also home dates with him >>>>>>>

Sets up the table, classic music playing from youtube on your tv

Kinda just laughs it off when ads come on.

"Remind me to get YouTube premium"

honestly, he just cares about you and if you're happy, he's happy.

Jake:

"box of chocolates" boyfriend (you never know what you're going to get...

It's not like you forget you're dating him but that's just how comfortable you feel with him

It's not one of those best friends to lover sort of things but your relationship dynamic seems like close friends who just happen to make out and hold hands and write each other notes all the time, totally normal.

to be honest that's how you started out but you just decided to give it a label so people could get off your backs asking when you'll go out

EXTREMELY NICE GUY

very nice to hug

enjoys anything that is mentally challenging

"Y/n, I bought this 3 600 piece puzzle, wanna help me build it."

The only reason you agreed to do it was because you didn't want him to be sad and mopey and you know you'd feel worse if you were to see him building it by himself...

you would love to move in with Jake but there are just a few problems...

leaves dishes all over his room

only remembers to clean them up when you say you're coming over

since you two don't live together he uses you visiting as motivation to kinda fix his act

blasts music really loud

hangs out with his friends a hell of a lot, which you don't mind but sometimes it gets annoying when they come over and make a hell of a ruckus. You once invited Jake over to your place and he didn't tell you he was bringing a plus one. The sunset dinner for two turned into a moonlit dinner for two and a half.

his friend also managed to break one of Yuki (your favourite house plant)

that person is banned from visiting now...

video calls on weekends

doesn't like home dates

prefers to go out

beach dates

restaurant dates

bungee jumping date... wait BUNGEE JUMPING DATE?

extremist. so he loves the outdoors a lot.

PDA YES YES AND YES.

Takes any and every opportunity he gets to kiss you.

Back Hugs while waiting in line for something...

hopefully, you're ready for a whirlwind romance with this one

Sunghoon:

"Mr Perfect" boyfriend

People who have never dated before have expectations of what dating is like or what type of characteristics a partner should possess.

Most often than not people are disappointed with their firsts... not you though.

NGL at first from what your friends had told you, dating wasn't all that and to say you were not looking forward to your first s/o was an understatement but boy oh boy were you surprised when Sunghoon asked you out.

Took you to a really nice restaurant (it's his grandmas)

food was awesome

and he knows how to hold a conversation

one thing you love about him is how he's an energy matcher

you might be in a goofy mood, he's not the type to ask "wtf is wrong with you" he'd just play along.

PDA 50/50

sometimes it's simple hand kisses while waiting in line for something or holding hands

other times it's not that he doesn't want to but he's more of a practicality sort of guy.

like "is it really necessary for me to hold their hand right now? like we're at the pharmacy and they're talking to the doctor. Imagine they need to take out their medical aid or something and I'm holding their hand and I have to let go? That's so embarrassing."

Is lowkey just scared of rejection...

Dates are always really enjoyable

Almost like directly out of a movie.

Likes going on walks a lot

Really into romantic stuff so he probably books a cooking class for two or a dance class.

anything where you two get to be close with each other he loves.

Before dates, he's a mess though

Calls you to ask if his outfit is ok

triple checking that the place he booked was booked for the correct day

Makes sure both your phones are fully charged because of pictures duh?

Late nights with him >>>>>

You'd think he calls to hear your voice? oh no, it's very much the other way around. He knows you like his voice so he'll have a list of things ready to talk about just to keep a conversation going so he has a lot to say which guarantees that he'll be talking for a while.

For your anniversary, he gave you a cd. It didn't have anything on the cover but he told you to only play it when you're driving long distances by yourself.

*inserts cd and presses play* "testing? testing? 1, 2, 3? hope this works... HEY Y/N. Welcome to seven hours of your favourite person's voice."

You giggled at how silly he could be but really appreciate all he does for you.

Sunoo:

"poetry guru" boyfriend

IDK he just seems like the type of guy to read you poetry and shii

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

Shakespeare in the house

very romantic

never ceases to amaze you

writes note and poetry of his own, inspired by you of course.

hands you note when he sees you in the hallways or puts them in your locker.

valentines day is like every other day but x10

normally it's like notes and sometimes sweets but now it's a giant teddy bear, chocolate and a whole poem with that old-timey music playing from his laptop in the back.

the way I describe it doesn't do justice to how perfect he makes valentines day.

offers to walk you home

buys you water for the walk home since you live pretty far from school

would offer you a ride home but his mother doesn't allow him to date and she doesn't think her son is the type of person to just have friends

"who were you talking to just now? Are you dating them? What did I say about dating Kim Sunoo?!"

gets an earful when his mom sees you holding hands

his parents talked about it over the weekend so now he's allowed to date.

You didn't think it made such a difference but turns out that valentines day and every other secret relationship day was nothing

Gives you piggybacks to class

takes notes for you when you're absent

personally delivers them to your house

this one time he had a carriage come pick you up for school and you got scolded XD

never a moment when you don't feel loved

dates are super extravagant

always at his house since his parents are strict but it's always something different

horse riding

golf

fancy lunch prepared by his personal chef and butler

you two lowkey try to set them up together only to find out the chef has kids and a boyfriend...

butler was so heartbroken, he quit... yikes.

one thing you love about each other is either one smiles

they just light up a whole room

PDA... King of it like you remember the notes?

Memorized three whole sonnets to perform for you on your birthday

you lowkey find his intelligence and literature obsession attractive

Jungwon:

"Pinterest money" boyfriend

how he does it? you don't know

you and Jung-won are mutuals on Pinterest so you can always see what the other is up to

You have a feeling you're the only actual person he follows on Pinterest because almost every single date of yours has some resemblance to one of the pins in your "Ideal dates" board.

Either that or he takes you out to a theatre performance

Knows you have a knack for theatre and promises that one day he'll buy you a whole theatre and name it after you

You know he's joking but part of him truly wants to do that in the future because he loves you that much

picnics galore with the speaker and everything

orders food and runs to wait by the park entrance to pick it up

comes back and almost half the food is finished

looks at you with wide eyes, only realises now that he almost finished everything "oh, sorry y/n. um, you can have the rest."

you have to reassure him that it's ok and you understand because you know... that's what any person would do. Hunger is a normal human feeling y'all.

You share some with him still because he wasn't full yet.

he looks so cute with full cheeks

you enjoy learning dances with him

sometimes he helps you memorize lines for your upcoming plays

lowkey wants to start acting because of you...

it's a relationship where you both just take care of each other and provide comfort to one another...

Niki:

"First Rodeo" boyfriend

"hey y/n, can I let you in on a secret?"

"Yeah sure Riki, what is it?"

"This is actually my first time ever dating somebody..."

"WHAT? NOOOO. I HAD NO IDEA?!"

"damn, was it that obvious?"

"Riki, for our first date you took me to your cousin's 16th birthday party. It was EXTREMELY obvious... but I love you anyway"

LMFAO, Riki learnt everything he knew from Movies and older people around him.

Not a great place to start but it's the effort that counts

Might've helped if he learnt from the romance novels you recommended him before you started dating but you know, it's fine. Forgive and forget

You're in charge of date planning now, it's the decision you both agreed to make since that day

some might wonder why you even bothered going on a second date with him

he's a sweet guy

just a little inexperienced

tbh both of you were but you actually do your research ToT

stopped asking his friends for help

he asks his mom now

got scolded after telling his mom that you two's first date was a party.

doesn't know if he got scolded because he went to his cousin's party or because that's what your first date was.

he doesn't bother asking though, he just avoids the party scene in general after that

you were HIGHKEY nervous when he asked if he could plan your next date but when he invited you over for a meal that he... MOST DEFINITELY 100% TOTES NO EXTRA HELP FROM HIS MOM, cooked by himself for you... your nerves were washed away by the divine flavour provided by the dish

fought over who would get seconds since there was a little bit left but you decided to share it

he's the kind of boyfriend to always worry about you but doesn't want to come across as clingy or as if he has nothing better to do.

He always asks you for help with homework, not because he doesn't understand it (well yes, that is sort of the reason) but also because he enjoys your company and being within close proximity of you

very happy you're his first s/o and the same can be said for you

AN: I won't even lie to you. Rereading this, jake's one is hella all over the place but yeah. I'll fix it when I have time. So sorry. This was rushed.

also...when I watched the en-log where I got the picnic picture from (Jungwon), I was just ahh, I had a cuteness overload because the way he was just having a little picnic and eating chicken in the park with his speaker but then it started to get dark out and I'm assuming it was getting later in the day and he said "It's almost time for work" and I felt so bad because he's only 16 and he's working his ass off and he has a full-time job and I'm like damn what about school? I know they have education and stuff but I genuinely feel bad sometimes because they can't live normal lives and these young kids are working their asses off so early on in life but yeah anyways...)

Forever loathed

The pieces of our hearts shatter, the sky goes grey, the sun goes down and life moves on. But we don’t, sitting still like marble statues. Pure ethereal, beautifully serene. At least that’s how people see us, perfectly sculptured by the gods. But we aren’t; we are tainted by bloodlust. Our souls streaked with black ink, unforgivable, sinful, deadly. We are the demons of our world, dead; but alive. An insatiable hunger buried deep beneath our skin, unquenched by food, only one thing can extinguish this fiery hunger; blood, crimson, raw, nectarous and enticing, disgraceful and metallic, a truly sinful action. We are called leeches, bloodsucking scum. Unworthy of life, all for something none of us chose to be. The shell of a human. The soul of a demon. A monster. Something used in stories to scare kids. Bloodlusting brutes. We are exiled, beaten and bruised. Rejected and hated. Why? you may ask? We are hellish creatures. Immortal, eternally loathed. We are vampires. 

Written by Tara thompson. 9/9/21 10:01pm

i just thought i’d share an original story, please be nice!

I LOVE PARANORMAL STUFF!! I love thoes creepy cryptids, vampires, warewolves, fairies, mermaids, goblins, ghosts, skinwalkers, monsters, big foot, dragons, wendigos ect ect. I love the spooky and wierd, the unexplained and odd, the whimsical and abnormal. I love it all

I think i took finding beauty in the grotesque a little too seriously

monster hunting summer

bury me deep in the forest where i will never be found again.

I really like wwdits, but is it me, or does the story not move forward?

Like, there's baby Colin Robinson at the start of s5 and his and Laszlo's bond, but at the end of the season, Colin Robinson reads all the diaries and has no recollection of the entire season. Then there's Guillermo becoming a vampire, and his slow transition, and at the end of the season, boom, he's not a vampire anymore. S3 is all about the vampires running the vampiric council, but then none of those duties are dealt with again after starting the nightclub, and there are no repercussions whatsoever.

These are just some of the examples I can think of, probably there are more. This could be because they are vampires and so things change at much slower rates as they have such long lives. Yet, it's a little weird that none of the changes really stick.

There's adult Colin Robinson who has dreams of Laszlo being a parental figure, but it hasn't been explored further. There's The Guide who says she's been waiting at the vampiric council headquarters at the start of the Morrigan Manor Episode.

I don't know, just something I observed.

Haven’t posted in a hot minute!! I’m back!!

🎀Today’s just a lil forbidden love story! 🎀

𝐓𝐰!: mentions of religion and religious beliefs!

❣︎𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒻ℴ𝓇𝒷𝒾𝒹𝒹ℯ𝓃 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ❣︎

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬.. 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡.. 𝐎𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞.. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜.. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞.. 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝.. 𝐌𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?.. 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐡 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐢..

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 .. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞.. 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 “𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!“ 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥.. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 “𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥“ 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚. 𝐀𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 “𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫“ 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭.. 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲.. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬.. “𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭.. 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮..“ 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 .. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 .. “𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧.. 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐞..“ 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 “𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢.. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬..“

𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.. “𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 ..“ 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝.. “𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮..“ 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 “𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞..“ 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝.. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞.. 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞.. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 .. 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭..

A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life. All by Deborah Harkness. 

Episode 2 of the TV show A Discovery of Witches (starring Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer) airs on AMC and BBCAmerica tonight so I thought I’d write down why I love this show and this series of books so much! 

I first read the books last summer. I was in a really dark place. I was stuck in a dead in job with a company that is now going out of business. I was broke with few friends. I had no future prospects either. I was having VERY dark thoughts - like what would be the point of living when there was no future for me?  Then I saw the SkyOne trailer for this new show that would air shortly in England. I was hooked. I started reading the books and soon bought copies for myself. There was suddenly nothing else in the world for me but this wonderful and rich All Souls Universe. 

A Discovery of Witches centers on  Diana Bishop, a college professor who discovers an ancient magical book in the library. She’s a witch who’s ignored her powers. She’ll need them when a vampire scientist, Matthew Clairmont finds her soon after she discovers the book. Their frosty relationship turns to friendship and then to love. They’ll need each other as other creatures (vampires, daemons, witches) go after Diana’s power and the ancient book, Ashmal 782. 

Throughout the series (a fourth book, Time’s Convert came out last fall), Diana and Matthew go through life and death to find the book. They travel back in time even to the 1590′s in search of it. There’s a council of creatures that may try to kill our heroes if they catch them. We meet Diana’s witchy aunts and learn how her parents really died. We meet Matthew’s sometimes scary vampire family - including hunky Gallowglass - and delve into Matthew’s very dark past. We also have a plenty of villains, including evil witches and evil vampires (like the monster Benjamin - who just happens to be Matthew’s son and has some pretty sick motivations that we learn about in The Book of Life). 

Not only did the supernatural elements attract me to this series, but the romance was a big draw. I’m a sucker for an epic romance and these poor lambs go through A LOT. There’s mystery, suspense, horror, thrills and so much more. Many folks have compared it to Twilight or Harry Potter. I think it’s more like Charmed. That show also had a forbidden romance (a couple actually), an ancient book (Book of Shadows!), all kinds of creatures (demons, whitelighters, witches) and a shady governing body that tries to keep humans from noticing creatures (the Elders). 

My favorite character in the books is Matthew. He’s a 1500 year old vampire with layers and layers and layers. He’s such a complicated person. Not only does he have blood rage, which can causes him to go mad at times, his conscience is killer. When they first meet, Diana finds him exasperating. He’s moody and sometimes too controlling. He’s got secrets that have secrets and Diana only finds them out a little at at time. Yet, he is also loving and loyal and kind to his friends and family. He is the perfect support for Diana.

Now, Diana may have a powerful vampire by her side but she eventually learns that she doesn’t need him to protect her. She has so much power on her own. Early on, she’s kidnapped by an evil witch and while Matthew does come to save her, Diana is the one who uses her powers to save herself. There were times when I wanted Matthew to come in and save the day (call me an old-fashioned romantic, alright!) but it’s better when Diana can discover the power within herself and save herself. Matthew may not like how Diana’s power can attract evil baddies, but he also knows she can protect herself. He won’t stop her from saving the day (and that she does in the end of Book of Life), but he’ll be there to support her when she needs it. He may not like that she can be put in danger, but he knows he can’t stop her either- no matter how hard he tries.

Finally, another thing I loved about this series is that Diana is a college professor. Matthew is a scientist. They’re after a lost book, not an Infinity stone or ring or anything like that. They first meet in a library. She’s got an actual career! He’s not just brooding in the shadows either. I’ve always loved learning - the best part of college was listening to lectures. I just loved talking and hearing about all this stuff I was learning. I wanted to know more. I would have loved to have become a professor and spend years researching history. I would have loved to have become a librarian even. I made too many wrong choices over the years out of fear for me to feel like that those paths are now closed (maybe not - I like to be optimistic).

Anyway, I just like the books and now the TV show. It sparked a Matthew Goode obsession that I may never get over! I’ve binged the series on SundanceNow, I don’t know how many times. I’ve re-read the books dozens of times. I may not be 100% happy, but I’m not quite in that dark, unhappy place I was last summer. I have to thank Deborah Harkness and the wonderful world she created for us. She’s inspired me to try my hand at writing again - another way to find a way out of the darkness.