now Is Not the time For romance !

“I love this! I'm usually not one for horror and gore, but your use of magical theory, mystery and myth, symbols and tattoos, together in a volatile human emotional package ... (*eeeeeee*)!”

—Synke

“This feels like the equivalent of somebody taking a huge thick book of several volumes, boiled it and the distilled essence thats left, is the entirety of this chapter. Every single word is in the right place. Every sentence full to the brim with brilliance and heavy with meaning.”

—Emily_Northpole

“The crossovers with this and our world are out of control”

—calabasas

“Harry’s pain is like a living thing, consuming him. You know what it made me think of? It made me think of the 9th circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno. He can’t forgive himself and his guilt and pain and grief is just eating him from the inside out.

What a way to end a chapter, my god! I have so many questions and so much I’m dying to know. You write powerful Harry better than anyone and it is a THING, especially when he’s so casual and so confident about it…”

—Im_a_bird ( @serpent-under-the-flower)

“Your writing is great. This story is great. I’m gonna go walk around my home peaking around corners before committing to turning them because you’ve fucked me up with this eldritch horror you’ve created! I can’t wait for the next chapter!”

—gavran

“This chapter was incredible. Rich storytelling and intricate plotting and I’ve always been a sucker for the Four Horsemen/religious apocalypse/Book of Revelations-esque end of days so this is right up my alley.”

—DizzyJizzy

“It feels like you've expanded on the way magic works and made it your own”

—squidking

“I had to pause several times just to absorb the scale of this story. It’s breathtaking. I keep thinking of Yeats’ The Second Coming — “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, / The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere / The ceremony of innocence is drowned;” I remember the first time I read those lines and your apocalyptic visions are as visceral and tightly written as that.”

I loved the blending of various religious and cultural motifs here, like meta narratives stacked on top of each other, all combining at an attempt to define a human pattern. The breadth of this story is unreal.

And the fact that you manage to capture all of that while moving toward Harry and Draco’s intertwining story is so satisfying.”

“I’m not gay nor a wizard, but your story made me live in both worlds for a while.” 

—Nijn

“I love your draco, still trying to cling to those sneering vestiges of his past self as a defense mechanism even as he constantly struggles with hating everything about that person…”

—sorcerousstone

“You've evoked London beautifully, to the extent I started pining for it, and felt a jolt of recognition when you described certain places that were just so London. And all the rain! Aiiiiieeeee, just gorgeous.” 

—birdsofshore

“The slow relearning of each other. The painful moments when they couldn’t overcome the past and they looked like it wouldn’t work. The reconciliations. So perfect. And then their exploration of kink and non standard roles and topping from the bottom? Be still my beating heart. And then Pride. I help organise pride in London, so I think that bit got to me the most.”

 —conscious_ramblings 

“The scenes in London are like their own love affair” 

—Not_that_Bella

“That footrub on the couch was just about the most heartwarming thing I've ever read, that they could let their guards down and just be with each other. And Minnie being a complete mensch. And Bowie. And lesbian Hufflepuffs.” 

—FrannytheHufflePoof

"How this fic felt like a safe queer space to me, just...completely, even with the rampant homophobia in the background as one of its themes. I loved that Draco was entirely unashamed of who he was, how Harry may have taken longer to work things out but not for lack of courage or want.

The sex, dear Jesus, the sex. *wipes brow* Draco being a top but loving bottoming was delicious but I also loved that you explained that, how the topping and being being a top aren't always related, I screamed to see that here, I was so excited!!! Also, their chemistry was A+++++++, each scene so urgent…

The whole fic read exactly the way falling in love feels: like friendship and sex and connection." 

—bixgirl1

“The characters who're supposed to be part of the fantasy world become a part of ours, because they've shared the same pain, fought the same fight...I've always loved Pride month where I live because the rainbow flags look so bright and happy under the June's summer sun, but this fic... this fic makes me especially appreciate the flag in the rain. Its vibrance is not only about life, but about defiance. It's about continuing to live, continuing to love and hope when all seems lost, when rain falls and the sun looks about to set… that kiss feels like it resonates through time and space, and it does.” 

1. why did you choose your url? It’s a combo of my DND character’s name (boggle) and my actual nickname (-beans)

2. Sideblogs? yes

3. how long have you been on tumblr? a year and a half, although I went through a johnlock phase once

4. do you have a queue tag? no queue we die like dobby 🥲

5. why did you start your blog? my original url was something like sherlocked4eternity, so that’s pretty self explanatory

6. why did you choose your icon? I love hilma af klint! I was also feeling mellow around that time

7. why did you choose your header? my best friend once said the words “shoebox dorm” and it’s become one of my favorite phrases

8. post with most notes? carpe DM

9. how many mutuals do you have? idk

10. how many followers do you have? around 400, but I think only a few are active

11. how many people do you follow? ~150

12. ever made a shitpost? a crack summary of prince’s gambit but I can’t find it! does this count?

13. how often do you use Tumblr each day? mayb twice

14. have you ever had a fight/argument with another blog? Noce and I once disagreed violently on dishwashing techniques

15. how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts? no !!

16. do you like tag games? I get nervous filling them out but love sleuthing through other people’s responses

17. do you like ask games? ^but I love asking

18. which of your tumblr friends/mutuals do you think is famous? @tackytigerfic !! even before I read any of their fic I noticed that they beta-ed many of my fave fics and admired them so much