#(marlene)

Did you know that I have characters? I didn’t know either, ahahahhah

“You know, the Yule Ball is incredibly heteronormative,” Sirius mumbled to Marlene, who was working with him in Potions that day. “As is dating in general. I mean…come on! How the fuck are gay couples supposed to figure out who asks who out? The whole thing’s insane! When there’s two of the same, what happens? Neither knows what to do!”

Marlene shot him a withering look. “Wow, heteronormative? I didn’t know you knew such big words. Strange that you weren’t this progressive last year when you asked me by saying ‘Oi, McKinnon! Nice rack, wanna be my date to the Ball?'”

Sirius frowned at her. “Not helpful.”

“Why don’t you just ask him?” Marlene smirked, adding some boomslang skin to their potion.

Sirius gave her a shocked look. “But Marls! I- I don’t want to! Plus, he’s…he doesn’t wear nail polish or eyeliner, so he…should. And…what if he says no?”

“Didn’t he have his tongue down your throat twenty minutes ago? And that’s like…the opposite of ignoring gender roles and heteronormativity,” she pointed out, rolling her eyes.

“The kissing hardly matters,” Sirius shrugged, but his eyes sparkled. “And yeah, gender roles aren’t important but…I mean, he’s…he’s taller. So…he should be the one.”

Sighing, and mumbling about stupid boys, Marlene decided to take matters into her own hands. “Oi, Lupin?”

Across the classroom, Remus looked up. “Yeah?” he called.

“Will you go to the Yule Ball with Black?” she asked, ignoring Sirius’s frantic grabs at her arm.

Remus grinned and tilted his head. “Only if he’ll go with me.”

She heard Sirius let out a little whimper and she resisted the urge to cackle at him. “He’d love to,” she replied.

“Sorted,” Remus replied, grinning.

In another universe, they'd all would hang out happily together in Costa del Sol

vvw2024: materia/trauma/protection

James: okay wait actually I have a thing I need to-

Marlene: NOPE you're not chickening out, you lost the bet, now pay the price of your sins

James: I don't think that's a good idea now tha-

*a lot of "HOLD HIM DOWN"s and "SIRIUS HELP ME YOU BASTARD"s later*

Marlene: okay.. James Fleamont Potter you're now officially KINDA COOL!

James: wait only kinda-

Marlene:*shoves a mirror in his face.*

Some of my absolute favorite mecha in anime as a kid. The 3 vehicles in "Genesis Climber Mospeada".

- Ride Armors: A series of motorcycles capable of transforming into power suits

- Legiosses: The primary Armor-Fighters used by the Earth Liberation Forces

- AB-01 TLEAD: Notably the TLEAD stands for Transport Legioss Escort Armored Dreadnought but has also been referred to as TREAD for TRans-EArth Deployment. These machines could transform into an aircraft called an Armo-Bomber.

note - the Ride Armor can be stored in a Legioss behind the cockpict, plus the Legioss can link with the Tread using it as a reinforced booster for the purpose of increasing cruising distance and combat efficiency both inside and outside the influence of gravity. Mecha inside mecha, attached to mecha. So cool!

"Genesis Climber Mospeada" was brought over to the U.S. by Harmoney Gold under the 3rd part of the Robotech series "New Generation" and brodcast in 1985