franklin tybalt longbottom
   
EMMELINE • emmeline is the sister that frank never had, and frank's deep love, devotion, and desire to protect her runs within his very circuiting. i think that since they were always there for each other, in his case all the utterly dramatic and life-threatening events in his life, frank thought that he would always be there for her, life or death because when it came down to it, he truly saw her as his only family. their relationship was also our first big valesco one, and i don't think what they were can ever be captured again, even by us!
JAMES • james is his platonic soul mate. or, if they lived in alternate world, then they would be the two in the entire universe to have mirrored lives. obviously with everything they went through in france, these two go beyond a spoken understanding of each other. Their lives will be forever fated with each other (wonderfully crafted by JK herself), and when i think about the union that is potter + longbottom, it makes me think that yes, friendships can last more than one lifetime, WORDS OF WISE FROM AVATAR. they were friends, their children are friends, and their children's children will be friends, which is only a testament to how deep their relationship runs.
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ALICE • alice is the love of frank's life. for him it was love at first sight, he knew he was going to do whatever he could to get this girl to marry him, even if that actually took a while for him to achieve. i think what makes fralice work is that they view and hold each other in an equal and respected way, and know that there are things that even they, respectfully, should leave unaddressed until the right moment. frank is an entirely difficult kind of person, which alice is not-- she in fact is incredibly sweet and caring, but i think their differences are what made them work so well. nothing could ever truly get between them because there was never... it was never in the equation. they always knew what they wanted and went for it, including each other.  rhys amaury nott  WILL • old married couple, and i'm glad these uppity haters have each other because if they didn't they would be friendless. rhys and will work because while they may hide who they really are to the rest of the world for whatever reasons, they don't do that with each other. i don't see them as friends that hide secrets from each other, maybe because they can read each other too well, but i'd like to think it's because they know they need each other to function in the world. and not in a dependent kind of way, but in a way that... it's like they always know that they have each other's back, are going through the same experiences and can bond over that. i just love them, they hate the world but find it within themselves to hate each other a little less.
JULIET • juliet was made for rhys, and if it wasn't for her, he would have never married, never produced children and probably just gone off to russia to live out his days making a lot of money and judging/hating everyone except for will. juliet also... has made rhys like people more? if that's even possible. he actually loves his children (don't let them hear that), and while he would never, at this point, openly express his feelings for juliet, he knows how they feel about each other and that's all that matters. i think, inadvertently, unknowingly, they have changed each other for the better. i mean, look at them, functioning normally with a family in public. while he secretly threatens to divorce juliet practically everyday, rhys knows that no matter what happens, they will always be meant for each other, and come back to each other in the end. in a strange way, they are one of the highest functioning otps i have in that sense; they know they can never be one without the other. edward samuel pennifold    BOOKS • EDWARD'S FIRST LOVE. he is obviously not an overt person, or even someone that is in possession of stunning social skills, so books, for him, were the escape and teachings that he otherwise had no outlet for. and while edward is incredibly smart, he knows that he lacks a lot from being... like everyone else? if that makes sense. and for him, books and stories will always be that reprieve, something he can always look to for guidance, understanding and comfort from a life that he obviously stumbles through. i don't think he had many friends before hogwarts, so to make up for that his friends were the ones on the pages, in between the lines of the stories. his passion for his work will never die, for when it comes to editing, it is all about giving back, experiencing, and being what it is that books have unwaveringly provided for him.
RACHEL • i'm still not quite sure how to label his and rachel's relationship, but when he/i think about them, edward is instantly at ease. for a long time i think he saw rachel as someone that would guide and protect him, while at the same time be completely honest with him, which i don't think many people, aside from derek, really are. and it's not like they are an especially needy, or chatty pair of friends, but i think that is what makes them work. or at least, connects them on a level where he absolutely insisted that rachel be on this list. they have experienced a lot together (memory loss anyone), or within the same capacity, and because of that i think edward sees rachel as one of his truest friends. anyone that can make edward more social/a normal person is honestly a saint, and apart of him knows that he will forever be in debt to rachel for being such a constant friend to him through the years. honestly without her, and therefore giada and derek, i doubt he would have had any social interaction at all in his life.
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GRACIELA • graciela makes edward want to have children, and be married, and grow old in a cottage with farm animals, and just live out a fairy-tale life. which, in all honesty, edward did not think was in his cards, as someone incredibly self-aware. so everyday for him with her is just... he honestly can't believe it half the time. she is so beautiful, and so intelligent, and so caring, apart of him is in awe that she even took the time to notice him. and not even that, but like him, and want to date him. i think out of everyone, graciela had made edward loosen his tightly wound self, and started enjoying the little things in life outside of novels. all he wants to do is make her a queen, provide the entire world to her if he could, for how he makes her feel. michal conway h.a. lynch   SETH • michal likes his women, that is obvious, but he doesn't trust, respect, care for, or need any of them as much as he does seth. it is a bit harsh, for someone who thinks of himself as laid back, and someone that was put on this earth to keep seth in check, but it's the truth. despite how they may tease and bring each other down, when it comes down to it, michal would do anything for seth. bail him out of jail, or help him bury a dead body, the loyal gryffindor within michal is reserved for seth alone in that aspect. i really have no idea where michal would be without seth in his life, honestly, because for him, seth has been that constant, that staple that will always be there through whatever it is going on, thick and thin. michal has a funny way of showing it, but he does deeply care for seth, and i think they bring out the best in each other when they aren't being trolls or trying to be cool.
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HOWELL • OMG MICHAL LOVES HOWELL SO MUCH I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT HE JUST GETS IRRATIONALLY PROTECTIVE AND INVOLVED WHEN IT COMES TO HIM AND HE JUST WANTS HOWELL TO BE HAPPY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE AND MICHAL IS CONVINCED HE IS THE ONLY ONE TO HELP HIM ACHIEVE THAT. I honestly can't quite explain why michal is so determined and so territorial of howell, he just is. they must have shared some really preciously emotional exchange during howell's early days at falmouth in which michal felt forever bound to him, because michal definitely has never shown so much interest in one person for no apparent reason before ever. michal, obviously, has his issues with his siblings (which sometimes, despite his melodramatics, is not his fault), so i think when it comes to howell it's all that brotherly side of him clawing its way through. and, a bit of him firmly believing that howell is this pure and innocent, yet a bit damaged, little youngin' and michal is just like I MUST PROTECT THIS PRECIOUS THING but he isn't exactly the most well prepared for guardian/mentorship. BUT HE TRIES, HE TRIES WITH THE BEST OF INTENTS. michal likens himself to howell's mother/father/belligerent older brother and howell his little baby bird child.  oliver rye comstock  MELANIA •
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caradoc evan dearborn
  
JULIET • juliet is without a doubt the only person in the entire world that caradoc would willingly, out loud, without prompting or incentive, declare his devotion and love for. and while they were usually complete brats to each other, when the times got rough and serious, he would've unwaveringly done anything for her. i mean, he forced rhys to plan on marrying her so she wouldn't get tied up in his death eater/order mess. they raised each other, caradoc views juliet as the only family he has, and therefore one of the most important things in his life, if not the most important for a very long time.
RACHEL • for caradoc, rachel was just... this amazing untouchable girl that had no problem matching his wit and intelligence, in addition to the only person capable of rejecting ~charm and influence on the female population. they are similar in many, many ways, more then i think they would like to admit, and i think that's why their romance was fated to be short lived. that, however, doesn't change the fact that i think he will always see her as the one that got away, and even more someone he will always respect and care for, even if it must be from afar. i think rachel was the first person that actually made caradoc stop and think that.... he can't always be selfish because his actions get to the point where it effects people he cares about.
EMMELINE • i feel like writing this is almost like beating a dead horse because it's been established, but for as someone as selfish and self-preserving as caradoc to actually give up everything he has for one person is just... frankly unbelievable. and so touching. it made me a proud mama. emmeline has him twisted in ways i never really thought a character like him could be, but again, in a good way. she makes him selfless, and caring, and the fact that she is getting children out of him despite being so vehemently against it is simply another attest to how much he cares about her. ralph jackson merridew    HOWELL •
DEDALUS • ralph would be dead if it wasn't for dedalus. he owes him is life, over and over again, in metaphorical and literal ways, and for that ralph will never leave, forget, or stop supporting dedalus. i think what makes them work is that they fill what they personally lack for each other. ralph isn't an especially smart person, which dedalus is, and dedalus isn't exactly sociable or anywhere near it, which ralph is. together they make an entirely precious and worthy human being, which makes me happy. dedalus saved ralph from the house fire, he introduced him to the longbottoms, and got him into the order--- ralph only hopes that one day he can somehow even remotely repay dedalus for all he's done for him, even though in reality he doesn't need to, because all they are is selfless to each other.
MIRANDA • miranda, to ralph, is everything good and worthwhile to him concerning the wizarding world. i think for a while he toyed with making it through hogwarts and kind of returning to the muggle world with magic as his something special, but it was miranda that made him firmly believed the wizarding world is where he belonged. they are not people that try to be something they're not, and for that, i think that is what makes them work. they don't lie to each other, hide things, or try to delude themselves. it is because of that that ralph seeks everyday to make their relationship stronger, and happier, because that is all they really need. they don't need a lot of money, or fame, or even other people to be happy, and their simple manner of life is what makes him love her more and more.
FRANK & ALICE • ralph doesn't have any siblings, and for him, the longbottoms were the older brother and sister he never had. their departure from society struck ralph a lot more than he will ever let on, i think, because to him.... they were everything to him. they took him in, and rebuilt his life from the ground up with him, they helped bring him and miranda back together, they unofficially adopted him, frank viewed him as someone on equal level of importance as neville. and for that, ralph will never be able to stop loving, respecting and missing the longbottoms and everything they provided for him. they were, in his eyes, nothing short of adoptive parents that took him into a world he previously felt lost in.  adrian mattias   TONY • adrian doesn't have many friends for many reasons, but tony is the one person that makes all that reality okay. i couldn't even tell you how they became friends, or why it is that they are seemingly so obsessed with each other, but i know without a doubt that their old married couple relationship rivals that of rhys and will's. adrian would do anything for tony, and maybe that's because he stuck through with him in the good and bad of their hogwarts experience, and adrian wants nothing more than for tony to be eternally happy for the rest of their lives. they just have the best bromance ever, i can barely explain it, but they work so well together.
ODETTE • while it's obviously one sided at this moment, adrian will never stop at rebuilding his relationship with odette. she, to him, is everything that he has ever dreamed of; a real family. and don't misunderstand, he loves his mother dearly, but for him... there was always something missing. at this point, he really wants nothing to do with their father, but odette.... he completes her in a way that only blood can. she's entirely miserable because of how he treated her, and she is a constant reminder of why he needs to be a better person, and look forward to the days when she simply accepts him, without a condescending remark or look. they'll get their eventually, i think, but there really isn't much she can do to stop him from deeply caring for her.
MAGGIE • man, maggie turned adrian into the lovably dumb and loyal person that he is today. she showed him what love really is, i think, having never truly, truly experienced it before in all its fullness, and everyday he thanks his lucky stars for catching her. like, he really doesn't understand why she even likes him, but he knows how much he loves her. it's insane, i can't even begin to describe... saying that he would do anything for her doesn't even begin to convey the amount of love and adoration he has for her. she makes him so happy, happier i think than any other single aspect of his life. she just... makes him want to be a better person, a good husband and a doting father just so that she can be proud of him. I JUST REALLY LIKE i know i joke about their golden coupleness, but i am hard pressed to find another couple of mine, like them, so... together and solidified concerning all the shit they deal with all the time.  maximus julius fancourt  MELANIA •
ELSIE • their relationship is in the past, yes, and effectively over, but... i just don't know, whenever max has me think about elsie, this great music plays in my head and sappily romantic flowers and scenery comes in, he just sees her as the love of his life. and now, i think he's come to terms with that that part of his/their lives is over, but it doesn't change his recognition of what they had in the moment. she was his first everything, his first crush, his first kiss, first relationship and i think part of the reason why he has locked away his undying feelings for her is because he basically matured into the person he is now because of her. they grew up together, and letting go of your first love is hard. plus, she's like... an insanely caring person, how could you not want to do everything in your power to make her proud? nonetheless, i think now he wishes nothing but the best for her, knowing that he missed his chance at a life with her. adian holden rosenberg  LOUIS •
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