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“well, as a witch, she should first and foremost understand that familiars don’t just walk up and say ‘hey, i’m your familiar and you’re my witch’. you have to be sure you belong to each other. with as strong as your pull to her is, it’s safe to say she’s your witch - whether she responds well to that or not is up in the air. unfortunately, we don’t get to pick our witches or our familiars, so that’s definitely something you both would have to work out if it goes down the wrong road. but it could end up going really well, so i would let her know as gently as possible. the longer you wait, the longer you go without your bond and your bond is important.”

“to freak the husband out. i have to make his life a little frustrating as payback for constantly renovating the house and letting me find out the hard way. i’m tired of falling into holes that weren’t there the day before,” shadow said with a small laugh.

“well, she’s a witch, so she knows how familiars work - hopefully. and you can’t have more than one familiar per witch, so if you’re getting that strong of a pull towards her, then she likely doesn’t have a bond with another. i’m sure if you explained the situation she might understand and you guys can work on it together and form that bond,” shadow said. “what happened to your ex was a horrifying, disgusting example of how bad some witches can be. that doesn’t happen very often. i suppose it’s hard to think about the positive when something so terrible was experienced, though.”

“well, psychics and witches are very similar. psychics have heightened senses - but no magical abilities. it’s all senses for them, but it’s still pretty powerful. witches have the magical aspect - and then there are the psychic witches, who have the abilities of both. i can technically be considered a psychic witch because i have the abilities psychics have, but i don’t call myself one,” shadow explained. she took a sip of her drink, brows furrowing as she thought about his statement. “...that’s a good question, though. which of us did come first? when you think about it, you try to use common sense, but it’s not really that easy. it’s like the chicken or the egg debate. sure, chickens come from eggs. but eggs can’t happen without chickens to lay on them and help them develop. but with witches and familiars it’s different. technically we both can go our entire lives without each other, but we work better together. the question is, which of us is the reason the other happens? is it witches because familiars need a bond or is it familiars because you’re like our magical soulmates and we’re better balanced with you? maybe we’ll never know the true answer, but it’s interesting to think about.”

“the twin thing is definitely powerful. especially with witches. we have literal twin telepathy. sometimes she gets in my head when i’m trying to sleep and the worst part is, i’ve never known how to turn it off so i’m stuck listening to her ramble. sometimes i don’t think she even realizes she’s doing it,” she said with a small laugh. “we’re both important for each others’ balance. without balance, witches and familiars wouldn’t be able to reach their true potential or strongest points.”

“raw marshmallows are nasty. both sizes taste the same, they’re an evil invention,” shadow said with a scrunched nose. “well then let’s get this show on the road, maybe i’ll get some ideas.”

“that’s terrible. no good natured or good hearted witch would do that. familiars balance us out - we balance each other out. we’re important for each others’ well being and survival. familiars are for helping us and us helping them - it’s never a one-way street. we respect each other and love each other. witches and familiars are like... soulmates, kind of,” shadow said. “oh? do you know who your witch is?”

“to be honest, i wouldn’t have even come if i knew what this was. my sister has her ways of convincing me to do things. manipulation at its finest - it’s also a twin thing,” she said. “not long, but you’re important for each others’ balance.”

“if the marshmallow is completely melted then it’s fine. marshmallow fluff is okay. and the little marshmallows in cereal is fine, but just regular marshmallows is gross. it’s a texture thing,” she said. “i’ll have to take your word for it cause i don’t know anything about it.”

“yeah, lots of people, but most of us don’t. you can’t just go around assuming every parent is doing something that would get us killed and leave our kids parentless,” shadow said with furrowed brows. “but you said it - and it started a new conversation. you literally told me not to die on my kid, if you didn’t wanna talk about it, you wouldn’t have said it.”

“it’s definitely a way to meet people,” she said. “i came with my sister. i had no idea what she was dragging me into - and now i understand why she told my husband that it was a secret, cause he absolutely would not have liked me coming if he knew what this was,” shadow said with a small laugh. “you said ‘your’ witch. you must be a familiar?”

“you can disagree - but you’re wrong,” she joked. “marshmallows are gross already, i don’t want it in my ice cream,” shadow said. “is that what that’s from? my husband does that every time i say something he thinks is weird. should i be insulted?”

“probably not. i don’t see too many people getting too wild at something like this - but i guess there’s always the exception,” she said. shadow gave him a small smile as she took the drink from him. “merci,” she said. “what borught you here? did you come on your own or are you an innocent attendee that was just kinda... thrust into it?”

“maybe use your common sense and don’t suggest to people that they don’t die,” shadow said. “do you go around telling people not to die on their kids? cause if you do, it’s a shitty conversation starter.”

“chocolate chunk, cause marshmallows don’t belong in ice cream,” shadow said. “twilight zone, huh? is that the one with the big green glowing stuff coming out of the ground? or... is that tommyknockers? i never can keep those sci-fi things in order.”

“there’s a generalized age for most witchlings in training, kind of like puberty - usually starts around the beginning of teenhood, but some start years before that. witchlings start usually after toddlerhood, but some start earlier, and some are even born with their powers - before that even, sometimes upon conception,” she said. shadow’s brows raised and she shook her head. “no. we don’t take our familiars from their families. familiars are like our guardians. we have them as long as we need them, but we never just uproot them and take them with us. even from far away, our familiars can keep us safe by communication. our jobs as witches and familiars coincide with each other - we keep each other safe and don’t do anything to potentially cause harm. the only time a familiar would travel with their charges is if they needed to and if it was safe for them.”