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me to myself through gritted teeth: people are allowed to have friends who aren’t you! people have the capacity to be friends with multiple people! someone having friends that aren’t you doesn’t mean they hate you or like them more than you!
Having pmdd really just turns me into a melancholic Victorian heroine once a month. I'm pale and faint. Indisposed and cannot leave bed. Fitful sleep plagued by dark dreams. Can only manage a few morsels of food. Prone to hysterics. I'm languishing.
growth will also feel like a loss
Sveltecore is so real for this
Herbs and Flowers Magic Properties(tbc)
Rosemary - memory, anxiety, sleep, cleansing, purifying, learning, healing, love, lust, protection, wisdom, mental power
Turmeric - healing, strength, vitality, purification, abundance, joy, prosperity
allspice - healing, energy, love, luck
pepper - courage, protection
sage - health, immortality, longevity, protection against negativity, protection, purification, wisdom, wishes, anxiety
bay - divination, good fortune, healing, anxiety, money, prosperity, peace, protection, happiness, purification, love, tranquility
oregano - peace, love
parsley - protection, power, strength, lust, purification, prosperity
garlic - protection against evil eye
cinnamon - aphrodisiac, passion, love, luck, prosperity, success, spiritual vibrations, energy, purification, healing, protection
cayenne - healing, removing blockages, protection, strength, motivation, courage
clover - fidelity, protection, love, money, success, animal protection, luck
pine - health, healing
nutmeg - money, prosperity, good luck, protection, psychic abilities, happiness, love, health
cloves - healing, love, friendship, cleansing, protection, abundance
thyme - health, courage, eliminates nightmares, attracts loyalty, affection, psychic abilities
ginger - energy, speeding things up, love, prosperity, success, power, healing
mint - avoid jealousy, dreams, protecting, prosperity, joy, fertility, purification, love, success, lust, travel, money, luck
chamomile - love, healing, stress-relief, calming, sleep
lavender - purification, concentration, love, healing, sleep, dreams
jasmine - divination, innovation, attraction, dreams, love, beauty
mugwort - psychic powers, protection, lust, fertility, prophetic dreams, divination, relaxing, tranquility, banishing, consecration
peach blossoms - luck, prosperity, romance, love, passion, affection, harmony, peace, health, longevity
peony - protection from hexes, luck, prosperity, business success, attracts fairies
rose - divine love, self-love, friendship, healing, domestic happiness, lasting relationships, closeness with nature, divination, tranquility, harmony, psychic ability, spirituality, protection, luck
lemon grass - openness, communication, clear mind, love, luck, libido, psychic abilities, calming
chrysanthemum - longevity, mental clarity, optimism, protection, solving mysteries, soothing grief
pink Himalayan salt - purification, grounding, abundance, prosperity, self-love, cleaning, growth, protection, peace, calming
palo santo - cleansing, positivity, good fortune, creativity, love
sweet orange - optimism, charisma, confidence, restoring aura, attracting love, fertility, abundance
bergamot - protection, purification, calming
ylang ylang - sexual attraction, persuasiveness, peace, love, anxiety and depression relief, fairy magic
geranium - prosperity, happiness, healthy pregnancy and fertility
eucalyptus - purifying, cleansing, good health, protection, negativity
sandalwood - calming, anxiety, purification, protection, healing
anise - peace, tranquility, awakening of psychic awareness, luck, spiritual connection, psychic and magic power
jojoba - healing, protection, purification, grounding, meditation, love
frankincense - cleansing, energy, uplifting, inner peace, balance
peppermint - mental clarity, prophetic visions, success, prosperity,
cedarwood - love, growth, longevity, psychic powers, healing, money
tea tree - cleansing, protection, uplifting, energy, memory, love
vanilla - sex, calming, good luck, love, empowerment, happiness, growth
catnip - beauty, happiness, attraction, love, friendship
~ sanrio free flash ~ as always if you feel so inclined & get one tattooed, i have a link in my bio to buy me a coffee ~
Lonely girl boredom cures ౨ৎ
headphone + playlist + long walks
attempt to write a poem
go buy yourself some flowers and make a pretty bouquet
make a summer vision board
cleanout and organise your closet
try a fun recipe (I've been making my own low-cal ice cream lately)
try a new makeup style/technique
do a YouTube workout (Daisy Keech workouts are my fav!!)
read my monthly mail :P
have a self-care evening
trim your hair (rethink this one well though hahaha)
plan/try on some outfits and maybe take some pictures
make a monthly in's and out's list
make a new playlist (and share it with me!!)
send a cute message question to your favourite blogger
redecorate or rearrange your room
write a letter to your future self
As always, please feel free to share your own suggestions and tips in the comments!! <3
‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧౨ৎ
10 things you should stop doing for self-growth
Wasting your time on one-sided relationships.
Worrying that you are asking for "too much".
Distracting yourself from complex feelings instead of processing them.
Ignoring your gut feeling.
Seeking external validation over self-assurance.
Expecting people to just know what's wrong instead of opening up.
Disregarding your boundaries and beliefs to make others like you and/or to avoid conflict.
Being scared of trying new things and failing.
Not celebrating your achievements because "others have accomplished more".
Believing your worth depends on how productive you are.
As always, please feel free to add your own suggestions and tips in the comments!! •̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙♡*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛
❆‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧౨ৎ
Tips for baby witches, lazy witches, tired witches, or any witch really:
Enchant your morning cup of tea/coffee*
Match the colours of your makeup to your intentions for the day
Visualise the water washing away all the negativity when you shower
Enchant your nail polish (bonus: match the colour to the intention, black for protection, red for love, green for prosperity, etc)
Say your affirmations (for clear skin, fading scars, reducing dullness, etc) when doing your skincare
Charge your perfume with the energy you wish to attract
When tying your shoes, visualise them symbolically protecting you from tripping and “falling” into places and situations that disturb your peace
Use music to your advantage, listen to songs that match your intentions, or alternatively, use music as a tool for divination
Some witches veil to keep their energy from draining and to protect them from others’ emotions, but a beanie works too
If you wear glasses, use them as a tool so that they help you “see clearly”
Put your moisturiser on in the shape of a sigil before massaging it in
Child’s pose is always there for you, use it when you need it (alleviates stress and anxiety, helps clear the mind, releases tension in the back, helps to steady breathing, is overall great for grounding, etc)
Visualise the A+ (on your report card/on the paper after it’s been graded/etc) right before beginning to solve your test/exam, it also helps if you can draw a sigil somewhere on the paper, or trace it on the paper with your finger
When shaving, visualise any energy buildup being shaved off as well
If you play the guitar, draw a sigil on your plectrum/pick for an added boost (this works with other instruments too)
Do not litter out of respect for nature and its spirits
Feel free to add more things onto the list
When you’re just starting out, or even when you’re just too drained to practice your craft like you used to, it can feel like there isn’t enough magic in your life. This is your daily reminder that a lot of the time, the only difference between routine and magick is intent.
*I have been informed that the first link is now private. I will not be changing it, but here is my go-to method for enchanting tea. Stir clockwise to manifest/invite, and counterclockwise to banish/repel. Tap the spoon (or whatever it is that you’re using) thrice against the rim of the cup to seal in the intention.
here’s a really simple lipstick spell i made up a while ago <33!! i think this counts as glamour magick? anyway, you don’t need much and i think it’s beginner friendly.
you need:
- lipstick
- sugar (or honey)
- a mirror
- Pick a lipstick of a colour that calls to you (if its charmed thats even better)
- Go to your mirror
- Put the honey/sugar inside your mouth (around one teaspoon)
- Put on your lipstick (semi slowly)
- Repeat affirmations in your head
"I am (trait)"
"Others perceive me as (how you want to be perceived)"
"My energy is mine to change"
"My energy changes with my will"
"My aura changed with my will"
"My energy and aura are what i want"
And any other affirmations you want to use!!
You can also repeat key words in your head (pretty, charming, bubbly, seductive, petals, airy, etc)
- Visualise your intent coming out from your hand, into your lipstick, and onto your lips/your energy, visualise your energy/aura changing how you wish.
- Do this and keep repeating until the sugar/honey is completely dissolved in your mouth. then you may simply close your lipstick, do whatever you regularly do at the end of a spell, or you may simply say "It is done".
you're done!!
Making Friends Spell
Some people can make friends just like that, but for others (like myself) it’s not so easy. You might be shy or worried about making the first movie (I’m worry about about both, and suffer from social anxiety and have no self confidence). You might have had to move away from your home town, or you’ve just started a new job This spell will help you to make and keep new friends.
You will need.
A Blank postcard
a gold pen
a Bay leaf
clear adhesive tape
a 30 cm length of thin gold ribbon
Method.
Do this spell on a Sunday, Wednesday or on a day of the new / full moon. The postcard is to write your request for new friends to enter your life. Take the gold pen and at the top write the word WANTED, then underline it. Now write what kind of friends you would like in your life. You could write something like.
WANTED
Fun and caring friends at work/ school / home who like me for who I am. New friends who i can confide in. Go out with and enjoy myself with.
When you’ve done this, stick the bay leaf to the postcard, carefully roll up the postcard into a tube shape and tie the gold ribbon around it.
Leave the scroll on your bedroom windowsill for 24 hours so that your message will be carried to the universe, then place the scroll somewhere in your bedroom. You should soon see new friends entering your life.
Many Blessings.
Spell To Attract New Friends
Sometimes it’s time to move on. Maybe you’ve outgrown your old crowd, or found that the people you called friends were really toxic backstabbing bitches. Either way, here is a simple charm to attract new, like minded people into your life.
What you’ll need:
Lemon peel
Lavender
A lock of your hair
Lodestones (or any magnet will work if you don’t have one)
Small jar
Yellow candle
What you’ll do:
I would preform this on a waxing moon on a Friday. A waxing moon to indicate growth and a Friday bc it correlates to family and friends.
Cleanse your space. I usually do this by lighting sage and fanning it a bit around the space.
Light a yellow candle (if you don’t have a yellow candle any candle would be fine).Meditate on what a great friend you are. Picture yourself with your new friends focusing on the joy and happiness and harmony you all create by your friendship.
Take your jar. Fill it with a scoop of lavender and the lemon peel. Place the lodestone in the herbs.
Cut a small lock of your hair and sprinkle it in the jar. Close the lid.
You will want to work this jar for about nine days.
Each day stop by the jar for a few minutes continuing to meditate on attracting great friendships into your life.
When you are done you can either keep the jar in a safe space, or bury it outside.
“Attract New Friendships” sigil
Are you struggling with making new friends? Or craving for new people in your life? Use this sigil to attract new friendships in your life!
…
in 2017 i used to have a witchy tumblr blog (cryptichalo) and there i posted this friendship sigil. it gained a lot of traction and many seemed to love it! i deleted my account a year afterwards, but i decided to finally return to tumblr with the intent to start anew. id like to continue my journey of witchcraft with new perspectives and desires. i never realized how much comfort the practice of witchcraft brought me until i stopped. though, i never truly stopped. i still searched for signs on the clouds and leaves, puddles on the sidewalk, and horoscopes on magazines. and my most recent sign only confirmed my thinking of whether or not i should practice witchcraft again, so here i am ^_^ 💕
Writing Websites
1. a website with a list of superpowers and what they are
2. a website that generates random au ideas
3. a website that generates names, basic info and futures in a bunch of languages
4. a website that checks your grammar
5. website that lists types of execution in the states
6. a website with info on death certificates
7. a website with info on the four manners of death
8. a website with info on the black plague
9. website with information on depression
10. a website with info on the four types of suicide
11. website that lists famous quotes
12. website with different kinds of quotes
13. a website with info on food in every country
14. a website with a list of different colors
15. website with a list of medieval jobs
16. website with a list of fabrics
17. website with a list of flowers and pictures
18. website with a list of flowers and no pictures
19. website with a list of poisonous plants
20. website with a list of poisonous and non-poisonous plants
21. website with a list of things not to feed your animals
22. website with a list of poisons that can be used to kill people
23. website with info on the international date line
24. website with a list of food allergies
25. website with a list of climates
26. website with info on allergic reactions
27. website with info on fahrenheit and celsius
28. website with info on color blindness
29. website with a list of medical equipment
30. website with a list of bugs
31. website with an alphabetic list of bugs and their scientific name
32. website with a list of eye colors
33. website (wikipedia sorry) with list of drinks
34. website with a list of religions
35. website with a list of different types of doctors and what they do
36. website (wikipedia again sorry) with a list of hair colors
37. website that generates fantasy names
38. website with a list of body language
39. website with a list of disabilities
40. website with an alphabetic list of disabilities
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What is a B Story? 6 Key Qualities of One
A "B Story" is a secondary plotline that unfolds, more or less, alongside the "A Story," the primary plotline. Lately, I've been thinking about B Stories more and wishing there were more resources on them. So I decided to help out by putting together this article on the six key qualities a B Story should have--things I wished I'd understood earlier in my writing journey.
But first, we need to make our usual pit stop to talk about definitions--because (somewhat ironically) these tend to be a little ambiguous in the writing community.
The A Story is the primary plotline--this definitely includes the struggle between the protagonist and antagonist, which means it's the biggest, most predominant conflict. Many people break down the protagonist's journey into an inner journey and an outer journey. While I consider these two different types of plotlines, they usually weave together to make up what many consider the A Story. This means that typically the A Story is made up of the biggest external conflict and the most intimate internal conflict.
The B Story is the secondary plotline. Many argue that the B Story must be a relationship plotline--this is almost always between the protagonist and the Influence Character. I personally feel it doesn't have to be. It's simply the secondary plot. But if it isn't a relationship plotline, there will still usually be a relationship plotline somewhere in the narrative arc.
These arguments for whether or not the B Story must be the relationship plotline may be more about how writers slice and dice stories and define their elements. It may be more of a matter of perspective, than anything.
Sometimes the term "B Plot" is used instead of "B Story."
So what makes a B Story work? Here are some qualities to keep in mind (while also acknowledging, there is always room for exceptions).
1. The B Story Adds Dimension to the Narrative
When we talk about dimension in life, we are usually talking about three dimensions: height, width, and depth. We aren't talking about height, height, and width. Or width, width, and depth. We are talking about at least three different measurements. Until there are at least three, the object is only two dimensional (aka, flat).
The A Story usually includes two types of plotlines: the external journey and internal journey.
The B Story often adds dimension to the narrative by offering another plotline.
The reason the relationship plotline works so well, is because it fits between the protagonist's external and internal plotlines. It's not as extreme and far-reaching as the external plotline, but it's not as intimate and deep as the internal plotline. Therefore it adds dimension.
While I don't think the B Story always needs to be a relationship, it typically needs to be something that is not as big and broad as the protagonist's external journey, and not as personal and deep as the internal journey. I think that is a more accurate understanding of it.
For example, the A Story could be about the protagonist fighting in a war and how that changes him. The B Story could be about two business owners in conflict about how they contribute to the war efforts--not as big as the war story, but not as personal as the character arc.
2. The B Story Feeds into the A Story
The B Story somehow feeds into, and therefore supports, the A Story, and not the other way around. It's also not just extra, separate stuff that detracts or distracts from the A Story. It should be helping the primary plot, more than the primary plot is helping it. This is one of the quicker ways to identify which plotline is the B Story.
It should ultimately progress the plot, character arc, or theme of the A Story (and sometimes all three).
Often this will happen like this:
The B Story is a relationship plotline between the protagonist and Influence Character. Usually, they must figure out how to work together to resolve the main conflict. While they are often (though not always) somehow tied together in the overarching conflict, they will have different approaches for how to resolve said conflict. For example, one might feel that striving for peace by negotiating with the antagonist is the best way forward, while the other may feel that bullying and ultimately stamping out the antagonist is the ideal road to take. These different worldviews tap into the thematic argument of the story: Is it better to strive for peace? Or to exercise force?
In this regard, usually one of the characters is having a change arc, while the other is having a steadfast/flat arc. Normally, they start the story with different worldviews and end on the same page, as they learn to work and come together. This typical B Story allows the relationship plotline to progress the plot, the character arcs, and the theme. What happens here usually informs the protagonist what to do at the climax to resolve the main conflict with the antagonist.
Of course, there are plenty of variations to this. One quick example is that it's possible the protagonist has a relationship with a collective--like a team or club. The point is that it supports the A Story.
So in my earlier example about a war narrative, the B Story may support the A Story by having the business owners send critical contributions to the "good guys." This arms the protagonist with what he needs to defeat the antagonist (plot driven). Or the B Story could support by showing how the business owners overcame their differences as one of them arced, foreshadowing how the protagonist must arc in order to succeed (character-arc driven). Or it could illustrate another facet of the thematic truth, which adds more strength to the theme of the A Story (theme-driven).
If you are looking for something more complex or ironic, you could instead use the B Story to contrast the plot, character arc, and theme of the A Story. You could show how the business owners' conflict creates so much damage, they are no longer able to contribute to the war efforts. You could show how they arc negatively or refuse to arc, and that leads to their failure. You could show how they embrace the anti-theme (the lie) instead of the theme. In any case, it still feeds into the bigger story in that it influences the plot, character arc, or theme of the A Story (or at least the audience's understanding of those elements).
There are more variations to this than I can list, but hopefully that gets you thinking.
3. The B Story Reflects the A Story
Along those lines, the B Story will usually somehow reflect the A Story. This may be a true, unaltered reflection. Or it may be like that of a funhouse mirror.
Basically, the B Story will probably be more simplistic, exaggerated, inverted, or contrasting to the A Story.
For example, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the A Story centers on Harry dealing with Sirius Black, who he believes betrayed his parents to Voldemort, which led to their murders. However, the climax reveals that Black is actually innocent.
The B Story reflects and simplifies this, in that Hagrid's pet Hippogriff, Buckbeak is being accused of being dangerous, and is sentenced to death (just like Sirius Black). Harry is only able to save Sirius from death by first saving the innocent Hippogriff.
One may even extend this to the C Story: Ron repeatedly accuses Hermione's cat of trying to kill his rat, Scabbers. But when Scabbers "dies," it turns out the cat had nothing to do with it. Scabbers only pretended to die to escape (a reflection of Pettigrew's role in Sirius's backstory).
In my hypothetical war narrative, I may write the business owners' conflicts to reflect the overall war conflict the protagonist is dealing with. How they resolve their conflicts may be the same way the war is resolved. Or, I may use the B Story to show what happens when the conflicts don't get properly resolved. I may use the plotline to emphasize similarities and differences between people "warring" on a personal level and people warring with other nations. It all depends on the effect I want and the narrative I want to tell.
Regardless, the B Story must still be ultimately secondary to the A Story--the reflection shouldn't be more amazing than the real thing (an innocent Hippogriff being sentenced to death, isn't as big of a deal as an innocent human being sentenced to death).
4. The B Story Gets Less "Screen time" (Attention)
Because the A Story is the primary plot, all of its major turning points should happen "on screen" or "on page." If something gets skipped, the story feels off.
The A Story starts right with the inciting incident and goes all the way to the resolution.
The A Story gets the lion's share of the word count.
The B Story doesn't always need all of its major turning points on the page. You can include all the turning points, but sometimes it's okay if elements happen "off page." It doesn't get as much of the word count, so you may need to refer to off-page scenes. This can be helpful to implement if you feel that your B Story is starting to overtake your A Story. But you need to use common sense and good judgment.
The B Story often starts later than the A Story. In Save the Cat! Blake Snyder flags the B Story as taking shape at the beginning of Act II (the middle). This is often where the protagonist meets the character she will have an important relationship with (usually the Influence Character). However, it's possible the relationship is introduced in Act I, but simply takes a (deeper, more intimate) significant turn at the beginning of Act II. In any case, you have more leeway with where you want to introduce the B Story.
You also have more leeway with where you end it. Because it feeds into the A Story, often the B Story gets resolved at the beginning of Act III, just before the climax. But it doesn't have to. Sometimes the climax will enable the character(s) to resolve the B Story in the denouement. However, it's almost always that the unresolved B Story conflict leads to insight of solving the A Story conflict at the climax. So even if the B Story technically gets resolved after, it's still the B Story feeding the A Story. (If that makes sense.)
Even if your B Story isn't a relationship, you still have leeway in where you place its beginning and end. Pick what works best for your story.
5. The B Story Follows A Plot & Story Structure
As the Write On Sisters point out, random comic relief or smoldering romance scenes don't make a B Story. The B Story still needs to be a B Story. It needs to have the proper elements of plot: goal, stakes, antagonist, and conflict. And the proper elements of structure: setup, rising action, climax, falling action.
So if the B Story is about a relationship, there needs to be a reason the relationship isn't smooth sailing. Something is threatening it--whether that comes from an outside force, the relationship character, or inside the viewpoint character himself. Or, from multiple places at once. There needs to be conflict. And just like the A Story, the stakes need to get big enough to make it seem the relationship can't continue. Often at the "All is Lost" beat of the B Story, the relationship will seemingly end: Maui leaves Moana, Eliza burns Hamilton's letters, Scott Calvin is told he can no longer see his son (The Santa Clause).
If the B Story isn't a relationship, these things still hold true. It's simply a plotline that is "lesser" than the primary plot. But it's still a plotline.
6. The B Story Tells the Theme, the A Story Shows it (Sorta)
Okay, don't get too excited about the subheading just yet. It's more of a half-truth. In reality, both the A Story and B Story should probably show the theme more than tell it. And there is a good chance both will tell it by the end of the narrative, at least a little (though not always).
Some in the writing community say that the B Story is the theme, because it often tells the theme right on the page (or screen). While I respect that, I personally disagree.
It's not so much that the B Story is the theme. It's just that because it is a mirrored version of the A Story and often includes a relationship (of characters who have different thematic worldviews), the theme often gets explored in more obvious ways. What's harder to wrap your head around? A war between two nations? Or a feud between two business owners? The two business owners are easier to understand. Their differences are more obvious because they are closer together, interact with one another, speak to each other. It's easier for them to work together to solve their problems.
Naturally, an argument between using peace or using force will be more accessible when we are following a relationship where the characters are arguing about which to use to move forward. We get to see each approach applied to the "real world" in more understandable, bite-sized pieces.
This is also often more obvious than in the internal journey. Being in conflict with yourself isn't as clear cut as being in conflict with another person. Internal conflict is complicated, and we are usually blind to our own flaws and misbeliefs. We lie to ourselves.
When two people, or two small groups of people, are in conflict, the thematic differences are more obvious, which means the theme is more obvious.
Meaning, the B Story will be more likely to tell the theme more blatantly by its end.
In contrast, if the A Story tells the theme as blatantly, it can potentially seem to oversimplify or undercut the complexity of the internal and external journeys. (This doesn't always happen, but it is a possibility.)
In the balance between showing and telling, the A Story requires a greater percentage be shown than told, than the B Story requires the same. (Meaning, ultimately, both should show more than tell the theme, but the B Story can often get away with more telling--it offers more room to tell.)
It's also possible, as we touched on above, to use the B Story to show another side, angle, or outcome of the theme. This might would be the example of having the thematic outcome of the business owners' conflict be the opposite of the thematic outcome of the A Story conflict.
In any case, the B Story lends more thematic power, understanding, refining, or complexity to the A Story.
Like anything, there will be exceptions in some stories when it comes to what I listed, but those are just that: exceptions.
Do you have any brittana fanfics recommendations
whew this question... its been so long but here are some of the best of the best:
white shadows by good afternoon
the knife thrower’s daughter by @themostrandomfandom
pas de deux and its companion the only true paradises by la rose carnation
(i’ve never reached an answer) i’m only given clues by thefooliam
heartwood by @jerseyless
i need a medic by @gnomingabout <3
dovekin by @lordtubprivateeye
battlesong by chaoticspaces
heaven can’t help me now (wildest dreams) and vignettes by @orangeyouglad8
kunoichi by @semperintrepida
2859 by halfrobotchicken
anything by @littleoases or @lingeringlilies or @leigh-kelly
Do you have any brittana fanfics recommendations
whew this question... its been so long but here are some of the best of the best:
white shadows by good afternoon
the knife thrower’s daughter by @themostrandomfandom
pas de deux and its companion the only true paradises by la rose carnation
(i’ve never reached an answer) i’m only given clues by thefooliam
heartwood by @jerseyless
i need a medic by @gnomingabout <3
dovekin by @lordtubprivateeye
battlesong by chaoticspaces
heaven can’t help me now (wildest dreams) and vignettes by @orangeyouglad8
kunoichi by @semperintrepida
2859 by halfrobotchicken
anything by @littleoases or @lingeringlilies or @leigh-kelly
hi! i was wondering if you could share some of your favorite faberry fanfics? :)
oh ABSOLUTELY bestie come with me on a journey where i embarrass myself by revealing just how much time i've spent reading this stuff over the past few months
you're the trouble i always find by mooosicaldreamz
quinn and rachel meet again as adults when rachel gets cast as the lead on the tv show quinn's writing. fun fact i read this one before i even watched the show because i was bored and it was such a love letter to glee and faberry that it singlehandedly compelled me to watch it and now here we are
stays in vegas by gayerfurtherfaster
the glee club is in vegas for a reunion and when rachel and quinn wake up to discover that they're married they have to retrace their steps from the night before. this one is adorable and so FUNNY i love it a lot
various works by forforever19
forforever19 is a hero of modern society who has written TONS of faberry fic over the last couple of years that i've barely scratched the surface of so i'm sure if you frequent the faberry ao3 you've seen them around but here are some i've read and liked: waiting for a girl like you (alternate take on the wedding fiasco), worth the wait (rachel's college roommate pulls her head out of her ass), to last a lifetime (a vehicle for lots of cute vignettes), meant to be (amnesia fic because i live for the drama), just my soul responding (soulmate au), and one single thread of gold (tied me to you) (also a soulmate au lol)
we are lead (to those who help us most to grow) by nightshifted
alternate take on season 1 quinn and her mental state during the pregnancy storyline after she moves in with mercedes. features the quinncedes friendship we deserve and ofc faberry being in love
you say you've gone away from me (but i can feel you when i breathe) by yumi_michiyo
completely canon compliant post-canon fix-it fic that takes quinn's "and i donated the egg" joke line literally and features quinn and rachel finding their way back to each other through being surrogates for the klaine baby. this fic is my official headcanon for what happens after the finale because i think it's so lovely and treats the characters well
simple parts by flyingflesheater
time travel au where senior year quinn and rachel travel forward to find themselves married in the future. i'm always a sucker for the drama of the time travel trope and i thought the family dynamic in this one was especially interesting
devolution by poetzproblem
alternate take on season 3 quinn that really digs into her psyche during that time in the show. it's lighter on the faberry (though the faberry is there!) in favour of character study and i think it does quinn so much justice. also features really sweet quinntana friendship
poetzproblem is another one of those people who's written a LOT of faberry over the years that i'm sure you've heard of and i haven't read anything close to all of it (i haven't tackled their mammoth don't blink series yet but i have faith that it slaps) but i also loved magical mystery tour, a cute time travel flash forward fic (time travel seems to be a big trope in faberry fandom for some reason? i'm into it) and acceptance/remembrance, in which hollywood actress quinn fabray keeps thanking a mysterious rachel berry in her awards acceptance speeches
take these broken wings series by celaenos
canon divergence that follows what quinn's journey might've been like if she kept beth. haven't finished this one yet (mostly because i adore it and i want to savour it lol) but i love this quinn and the found family of it all so, so much. strongly features her friendship with my himbo king sam evans
you and her loathing this cruel world by thememoriesfire
thememoriesfire seems to have been a pretty big name author back in the day and i haven't read either of their biggest faberry fics yet but i really love this one, where it's kurt that quinn gets pregnant with instead of puck, and quinn, kurt, sam and rachel form one big unconventional family
sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything by andawaywego
i've read a few fics by this author and so far they've all been great but this one sticks to me the most. finn's death is such a difficult subject, especially for fanfiction, since it's so wrapped up in the death of a real world person, but i thought this fic handled it in a very delicate way and had such a thoughtful exploration of how rachel might deal with that grief while falling for someone new
mistyheartrbs (also my beloved mutual @mistyheartrbs here on tumblr dot com) has written a ton of faberry fic that i've barely started digging into but this recent missing scene fic set during season 3 made me feel insane so i offer it as a place to start
gonna stop there and i'm sure i'm forgetting something i loved but there is so much good faberry fic out there it's the best!! i don't usually end up into fandoms where the fic writing scene is this prolific and i'm having a lot of fun indulging in the backlog
Willow’s Masterpost of Witchcraft Information and Masterposts!!!
All of these links will direct you to posts I made and worked hard on for the witchcraft community! Many of these are for beginners or people still finding their footing in magic. I hope this is of some use for someone out there!
Updated as of: 4/9/2020
Posts for Beginners Finding Their Way
🔮 Willow’s Beginner Guide: Where to Begin? - a guide on how to start witchcraft and step into the world of using magic
🔮 What is Visualization and How Do I Do It? - a guide for new witches struggling to visualize when doing spell work or energy work and how to help strengthen visualization skills
🔮 “What is My Path and How Do I Find it?” - an explanation of Paths in witchcraft and how to help find your own path at the start of your witchcraft journey
🔮 Advice to Beginners (ask) - my personal advice to beginners and how they should start researching
Tools, Correspondences, Associations
🔮 Air Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in air magic
🔮 Cosmic Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in cosmic magic
🔮 Earth Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in earth magic
🔮 Fire Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in fire magic
🔮 Storm Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in storm magic
🔮 Water Witchcraft: Tools and Associations - a masterpost of correspondences, tools, crystals, herbs and more for those getting started in water magic
🔮 Fog in Witchcraft - a masterpost about the histories, modern use, associations and spell work using fog
🔮 Love Magick Masterpost - the ultimate masterpost about love magic, tips and correspondences, types of love magic and much more (intended for mature adult audiences due to topics discussed)
🔮 Pokemon Offerings Masterpost - a simple masterpost for offerings, altar pieces, associations and pop culture tips for witches new to pop culture magic who wish to incorporate pokemon into it
🔮 House Hunting Crystals - a list of crystals and their associations that may be helpful when moving or looking for a new home
🔮 Crystals for Artsy Witches - a list of crystals and their associations that may be helpful to witches looking for inspiration, creativity and getting over artist’s and/or writer’s block
🔮 Crystals for Overcoming Fears - a list of crystals to help oneself face and overcome their fears
🔮 Insect (and Non-Insect) Correspondences - a list of insects and other critters and their correspondences for spell work
🔮 Carnivorous Plant Correspondences - a list of carnivorous plants and their correspondences for spell work
🔮 Unconventional and Affordable Ingredients for Spells - a long list for spell ingredients and their correspondences for witches on a tight budget as well as some budgeting tips
🔮 Nebula Correspondences - a list of nebulas and their correspondences for cosmic witchcraft and spell work
🔮 Autumn Leaf Magic - a list of correspondences and suggestions for using leaves and autumn for witchcraft and magic
🔮 Bubbles In Magick - a masterpost about incorporating bubbles into spell work and their correspondences
🔮 Soups and Broths in Magick - a masterpost of correspondences and uses of soups and broths in magic, also my very first post
🔮 Witch Tips: Peacock Feathers - a little post about the correspondences and uses of peacock feathers in magic
Urban Witchcraft and Indoor Magic
🔮 Stuck in the City: Forest Witch Edition - a masterpost of altar ideas, spells, correspondences and tips for witches who are stuck in urban environments or spoonie witches unable to travel to be forest witches
🔮 Stuck in the City: Landlocked Sea Witches - a masterpost of altar ideas, spells, correspondences and tips for witches who are stuck in urban environments, landlocked witches or spoonie witches unable to travel to be ocean witches
🔮 Witch Tips for City Witches - a list of tips and advice for witches who live in cities or urban areas without access to nature or rural spaces
🔮 Sigil Baths - a small information post about sigil baths and working them into your magical routine
🔮 Stimmy Witch Tips - a list of tips for people who stim for numerous reasons and how to incorporate it into your craft
🔮 Witchy Sleep Over Ideas - a fun list of things to do with other witches when hanging out or during sleepovers
🔮 Artsy Witch Tips and Ideas - a masterpost style list of suggestions, tips and ideas for witches who want to incorporate art and art supplies into their craft
Spell Casting, Spells and Cursing
🔮 Substitutions, Reworking and Personalizing Spells - a long guide on how to adjust spells to work better for you or how to change ingredients for spells for ones you prefer or have available.
🔮 Intent and Spell Writing - a guide to writing spells and how to work intent into them
🔮 Object Cursing - a masterpost and informational post about cursing objects and how to maintain them and even remove curses from specific objects
🔮 Advice on Cursing (ask) - an ask reply with advice on cursing, cleansing afterwards, preparation and some suggested ingredients
Mysticism, Spirit Work and Divination
🔮 Guide to Crystal Throwing and Crystal Divination - a guide on how to use crystal throwing for divination purposes and general associations and meanings behind crystals that can be used
🔮 Guide to Colormancy - a masterpost style guide to using colormancy for divination, suggested methods/tools and correspondences of colors
🔮 “Get to Know Your Deck” Tarot Spread - a tarot spread for beginners to help them get to know their tarot cards better and how to improve working with them
🔮 Questions for Tarot Reading - a little guide to help those new to tarot to help better ask questions to their own cards and to other readers to get the best and most helpful answers they can
🔮 Divination Tips for Beginners - a list of tips and advice for those who are new and starting any type of divination
🔮 Guide for Cleansing Tarot and Oracle Cards - a simple guide for cleansing and taking care of cards you use in divination
🔮 Spirit House Rules - a guide on how to write and maintain rules for spirits you are working with for your own personal protection and comfort
🔮 Crystals for Divination - a list for crystals commonly used in divination and psychic practices
Dream Work and Dream Interpretations
🔮 Dream Journals and Dream Work - an advice guide on how to use dream journals and how to incorporate them into witchcraft
🔮 Lucid Dreaming Masterpost - a masterpost about lucid dreaming, how to lucid dream and how to use it in witchcraft and magic
🔮 Nightmare Prevention Masterpost - a masterpost going over a list of herbs, crystals, tips for preventing and handling the aftermath and more for those who suffer from nightmares
🔮 Dream Work Masterpost - a large masterpost of correspondences and ingredients specified for Dream Work
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Snakes in Dreams - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature snakes
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Mermaids and Mermen - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature mermaids and/or mermen
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Vampires - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature vampires
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Teeth - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature teeth
🔮 Dream Interpretations: The Planets - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature the planets of our solar system
🔮 Dream Interpretations: The Sea - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature the sea and ocean
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Amusement Parks - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature amusement parks, carnivals and rides
🔮 Dream Interpretations: Tornadoes - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature tornadoes and their destruction
🔮 Dream Interpretations: The Weather - a long post about analyzing dreams that feature different types of weather
***all of these posts are from my personal Grimoire and are all from my personal blog over the years. Please do not repost these on this platform or others without my permission. These posts are from years of work and research and a lot of love and effort were put into them
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