astahfrith:

dispatchrabbi:

commonjourney:

dispatchrabbi:

commonjourney:

commonjourney:

Dear YW fandom, cousins or otherwise,

If you were to have a stash of ready-made spells, how would you choose to go about storing them?

Knit/crochet it into your outerwear? (Imagine tying the spell function into the unraveling on an item…)
Removable tattoos?
Charms – bracelets, keyrings, etc?
Other jewellery?

EDITED TO ADD: Are they phone apps for this?

pathless-wood answered commonjourney:

I’m thinking keyring – it’s the only thing I’m guaranteed to have on at all times.            

 geekhyena answered commonjourney:

   

I’d do it as jewelry or maybe a stim toy, but that’s me.            

                                               

                                                  dispatchrabbi
replied to your text post  

There have
got to be apps on the WizPod. I’d probably keep them on a keyring,
though,                       

Speaking as someone who constantly “misplaces” her keys…  pretty cool how we’re all going for things that we keep with us the most, or are second nature to keep with you.

I guess it’s also great to have something to potentially fiddle with when you’re waiting for the bus, or something?

Hmm, I would go for nail art as a way to keep spells “handy”, where clear varnish can be used in place of colors as a workplace may dictate.

I’m just not sure what else I would be guaranteed to always have on me, would be a good form factor, and wouldn’t just be my manual. My EDC is really minimal.

I am not the kind of person to get a tattoo, but I think that being a wizard would make me amenable to spell tattoos.

Is it bad form to suggest writing on skin with non-toxic ink? Ballpoint could do in a pinch, but that assumes there’s access to a writing utensil.

It wouldn’t stick around, I fear. You can do whatever you want with your skin, though, and I definitely spent a number of classes in middle school drawing on my own arm.

What about something custom made with a 3D printer? A charm to clip on your belt loop or something? Or spells woven into a shawl for people who like to do the dress-type thing?

I would totally do spell tattoos, or store them in all my keys to the astronomy building, because I have like 10, at least until I graduate. Maybe a combo of both.

Probably a necklace/lanyard with charms on it, since that’s how I currently wear my student ID card.

professorsparklepants:

Someone posted a graphic and then I got emotional about SYWTBAW again and then this happened so [shrugs]

I am the wind that troubles the water;
I am the water, and the waves;
I am the shore where the waves break in rainbows;
I am the sunlight that shines in the spray;
I am the trees that drink in the light;
I am the air of the green-things’ breathing;
I am the stone that the trees break asunder;
I am the molten heart of the world-
where will you go? To what place will you wander?
…in vale or on hilltop, still I am there…

Will you sound the sea’s depth, or climb the mountain?

In air or in water, still I am there;
Will the earth cover you? Will the night hide you?
In deep or in darkness, still I am there
Will you kindle the nova? Or kill the starlight?
In fire or in deathcold, still I am there-
-Diane Duane, So You Want To Be A Wizard

dduane:

high-functioning-fangirls:

#sherlock #Homes #sherlockhomes #johnwatson #Watson #lestrade #mycroft #MrsHuddson #Iren #MollyHopper #Anderson #johnlock #mystrade #mormor #sherlocked #setlock #bbcsherlock

I hereby absolve the Young Wizards fandom from wearing gray if it doesn’t damn well feel like it. Wear anything in the human-visible spectrum. Wear the rainbow. In fact why stop there?  Wear infrared, wear ultraviolet, wear anything from the top of the electromagnetic spectrum down to the bottom. The Powers that Be will know what you mean.

(Hmm, I could start getting off on this decreeing-things stuff. Probably best to keep it to a minimum.)

When Stars Fall and Cats Cry – AtypicalOwl – Young Wizards – Diane Duane [Archive of Our Own]

sunrisenebula:

Life was good for Bartholomeow Whiskers von Reynolds.
He had a warm house, a family that fed him and bought him catnip toys,
and a can of mooshy food every day. Yeah, sure, sometimes the littlest
human could be a pest, but Barty could forgive her. Sadie was still a
kitten — young, boisterous, and full of wonder at the world.

Of course, perfection cannot last, and after the day Sadie came up to
him and spoke to him in the Speech for the first time, Barty’s life
would never be the same again.

At long last, the sequel/companion piece to What The Butterflies Said that absolutely no one asked for but you’re getting anyway!

When Stars Fall and Cats Cry – AtypicalOwl – Young Wizards – Diane Duane [Archive of Our Own]

Which YW Character Should You Fight?

lackadaisicallexicon:

Nita | Your chances of victory: 10%

Okay. I don’t know what the fuck you have on your mind, but this is a girl who was going to voluntarily be eaten by a shark to save like, metropolitan New York? Why would you even consider fighting someone who isn’t afraid of megalodons? I’m only giving you ten percent in the event that she’s just using you to train for a more important fight, probably with a shark. Don’t do it. Don’t fight Nita Callahan. 

Kit | Your chances of victory: 80%

He’s on the tallish side and a wizard, but it doesn’t even matter; he’s still a nerd. When he squares up to fight you, just say something about scantily clad lady Martians and watch him blush and trip over his own feet while you take him out at your leisure. Do it. Fight Kit Rodriguez. 

Dairine | Your chances of victory: 0.0000001%

Listen. This girl was laying down the law with jujitsu before she knew wizardry was even a thing. The chip on her shoulder could be mined for fucking titanium. She’s been waiting for someone like you to fight her so she can make an example of you for the others. Your only hope of victory is to nuke everything in her solar system and pray she wasn’t awake when you did it. But do it anyway. We’ve all been waiting to see this fight. Good luck.

Ronan | Your chances of victory: 100%

You’re probably thinking something stereotypical about the Irish and fighting, but you’re 100% wrong. This is the kind of kid who hangs out with fellow emo teens at Irish KFC. His reaction to having a drink poured over him is to open and close his mouth like a pimply white fish. So do it. Fight Ronan Nolan.

Carmela | Your chances of victory: -100000000000%

She took one look at bug alien Satan and pulled the fucking trigger. You aren’t ready. You will never be ready. Don’t fight Carmela Rodriguez.

Roshaun ke Nelaid | Your chances of victory: 60%

The key to fighting Roshaun is to get him with the phantom left while he’s still saying his name, which takes about fifteen minutes. Unfortunately, past that point you’re fighting the hominid equivalent of a fucking brontosaurus. He’ll probably just neck whip you. But still, I’ve never seen an alien fight and you’d probably be the first to try it. So do it. Fight Roshaun.

Darryl McAllister | Your chances of victory: You poor soul.

Why…why would you do this? Is there no love in your life? Go home, eat some ice cream, and reevaluate your life choices. Don’t you dare fight Darryl McAllister.

The Lone Power | Your chances of victory: ???

This is very conditional. There are only two incarnations of the Lone One that it’s safe to fight. First, if he looks anything like a certain British actor, you owe it to the world to punch him and hope his cheekbones get pushed into a more humanoid shape. Second, if it’s Esemeli, do it and put it on WorldStar. Whichever of you gets dragged, it’ll be hilarious. Do it. Fight the Lone Power.