#Cheaper by the Dozen AU

[an-au-blog]

Okay okay hear me out foster au. Luffy, Ace and Sabo were raised by their foster mom Dadan and foster dad Whitebeard (along with Whitebeard's many grown adopted kids who visit from time to time and Dadan and Whitebeard aren't a romantic couple they are friends who decided to foster together because why not) after Luffy's dad dipped after his birth and Crocodile was deemed unfit to raise him (Crocodile is a recovering alcoholic) not long after his birth, Garp was granted visitation rights. Ace's mom died after giving birth to him from undiagnosed Pre-eclampsia and his dad was murdered before he was born. Sabo was taken from his parents after they were found to have been abusing him. Luffy meets Zoro whos being fostered by Mihawk (Perona is adopted at this point and Mihawk is fighting to adopt Zoro), then he meets Nami who after her adopted mom's death in a car crash is being raised by her adopted dad and Bell-mère's husband) Arlong along with her sister Nojiko (Arlong is extremely controlling and overprotective of the duo because he blames himself for Bell-mère's death because he had an argument with her before the car crash, he does loves the duo but he is super paranoia and worries alot so he has his brothers (his own adopted brothers) watch the girls when hes not around. After that he meets Usopp who was living by himself after his mom's death but gets put into foster care and is being raised by Zeff who agreed to take him in because he felt bad for Usopp and he genuinely cares about him. Zeff introduces the group to his other foster son Sanji (who he has been fighting a long and hard battle to adopt him but Sanji's bio family won't let him and are demanding Sanji back, Zeff threatened to do unspeakable things to him if they (everyone expect for Sanji's sister Reiju) even look at Sanji). Soon they have to take Nami to the hospital because while they were playing with Luffy's uncle Buggy (who is his Uncle Shanks' ex boyfriend but still calls himself Luffy's uncle) and Uncle Buggy's best friend Mr. 3 (everyone calls him that because its his nickname) and some other kids (who include Nami's girlfriend Vivi, Valentine and Valentine's best friend Gem) and Vivi's pet dog Karoo an Irish wolfhound, Luffy got overexcited and accidently scared Karoo who was near Nami and Karoo knocked over Nami who fall and hit her head on a rock. Arlong stopped the game and took Nami and the rest of the group (which includes Vivi and Karoo he approves of Vivi's and Nami's relationship) to the hospital and they meet Dr. Kureha and her adopted son Chopper whos a genius. Nami is fine and only has a bruise and a small cut on her head. Dr. Kureha encourages Chopper to play with the group and be friend with them. He does after much hesitation and they all become good friends. Soon they meet Luffy's mom now dad Crocodile who has recovered from his alcohol addiction and granted visitation rights, Crocodile introduces them to his adopted sister Robin whos Luffy's Aunt and Robin is a famous historical fantasy writer, all of the kids take to Robin immediately and call her Aunty Robin, Luffy refers to Crocodile as his dad who got mpreg (hes confused but hes got the spirit). Then Robin lets them meet her fiancé Franky whos a mechanic(part time) and an genius inventor who they all call Uncle Franky and love him. They were initially off to a bad start because it turned out that he was the one who reported Usopp for living alone but Usopp forgave him because it let him find his place in the world. They are then introduced to Brook who works at local aquamarine and is a scare actor during Halloween and a part time musician , he's Garp's older brother and Luffy's great uncle so they call him Gruncle Brook. Brook has a pet tortoise that he named Laboon and was his best friend's tortoise at first but then his friend died after a long and hard battle with cancer.

They all enjoy spending their days playing together

Oh, I'm not only hearing you, I am listening 0_0

Whitebeard has one of those big and loud homes, where everyone is fighting over which room is occupied and where someone should or shouldn't be. I see them like a "Cheaper By The Dozen" type of thing. Some of them moved out already but they always find a reason to hang around. At first all the kids were unhappy about the arrangement, but then they saw how much love there was to go around.

Whitebeard is the fun dad and Dadan is the strict, overworked and underpaid mom. Maybe they're married for tax reasons and because they're too old to date so they made a "if we're both not married by 40" pact that turned into a "single by 50+" pact. As you said they're not romantically involved, but they share their love for their kids and that's what makes them happy.

At one point Ace is arrested for assault. He tracked down and beat up his uncle - Blackbeard because he stole a family heirloom that cost a hefty amount and sold it off. He was seen as a traitor because it had been in the family for generations and all he cared for was the money.

(He may go to jail for a month and serve public service but he doesn't die in this au because I need their happiness at least sometimes!)

Why do I feel like Garp would take the boys out to the craziest camping trips. Like they'll go one day and two days later Luffy, Ace and Sabo will come back with like, alligator skin, a necklace from shark teeth and some weird-looking rock that turned out to be a meteorite. And when you ask them what happened they'll go "well at first we thought it was weird that we didn't have anything, cuz in the movies they get tents and food and stuff, but grandpa told us real men survive with nothing. We went hunting which was cool though we got a bit worried for a little when that bear attacked grandpa, but it's fine now. Did you know bears are just like big dogs!?" From then on Dadan never let them go camping without her, she kept Garp in check and packed all the food supplies etc.

I feel like Mihawk would be one of those dads that are like "I never knew why people were so obsessed with their stupid kids..." pulls out Perona dressed like a pretty princess and zoro looking like a feral child "until I got a stupid kid myself. I've had these two for not too long but if anything happens to them I will kill everyone in this room and then myself."

I'd like to believe that after the accident with Nami, Arling starts being at least a bit of a better dad.

He never wanted to choose parenthood. Parenthood chose him. And he's a great dad, he plays pretend royal tea parties with Perona and teaches Zoro manners. By the time the child services come to see if he's a fit parent to adopt Zoro they find how much politer and well mannered he is.

Speaking of foster parents, Zeff was fighting so hard for Sanji he spent countless nights trying to help his lawyer, work overtime to have the money to pay him and overall worrying about the kid. Their very first activity after winning the case was a big meal and a movie to which Zeff fell asleep to during the first scene. (The movie was Ratatouille and Sanji loved it. After that he made Zeff buy him a pet rat, who he adored and cooked for little tiny gourmet meals.)

I love that Buggy and his friends still play with the kids. He's the funniest and loudest uncle Luffy could ask for. When Luffy asked why Buggy and Shanks broke up, Buggy said that "Shanks refused to live up to his potential and I couldn't let him do that to himself" to which Luffy said was very reasonable and would take Buggy's side whenever the subject arose. (It was one of the only things that Luffy sided with Buggy about.)

Ohhh yes, Robin is a very famous writer but she writes under an alias to be harder to recognize. Her books are some of the most historically accurate works of fiction that has been writing so most fans speculate that she's a history teacher or professor of sorts. Some of her exes and old friends used to tell her that writing is a waste of time and making it as a writer is near impossible. Her (now) fiance Franky, on the other hand was so excited to hear all about her book ideas. When she (reluctantly) told him she'd want to write his eyes lit up. He didn't even know if she was a published author yet, but he would call her "an artist" and "a genius at work" whenever he'd see her writing on her laptop.

Crocodile was probably so nervous to see Luffy after all this time, worried he wouldn't recognize him and not sure if he'd be accepted by his own kid. But then Luffy hugged him anyway and when Croc explained everything to him Luffy just said "Oh, cool! Like a transformer, my dad's so awesome!"(and then did a little robot movement) which really set Crocodile at ease and even warmed his heart a bit...

When the kids found out it was Franky who reported them, they tried to fight him but then they reasoned with the facts (some slower than others) and it ended up with Usopp running away in tears. Franky chased him down to find him at his mother's grave. They just sat in silence there. Eventually Usopp stood up and told Franky that he forgave him. (Or at least that's how I imagine it ig)

Brook strikes me as the guy who would start playing drinking songs at bars and the next day go do a charity event at some ungodly hour. He absolutely loves kids and thinks they're a bundle of joy (plus they're the best audience, since they're the most honest in their love or hate for music). At first when they start calling him Gruncle Brook he got offended because "I'm not that old, kids, come on!" but he slowly started taking as a fond nickname rather than a reminder of his age.

[ginger-grimm]

Hello, everyone! A couple of days ago I asked if ya'll wanted to see my fancast for the older Stranger Things kids & teens and I got a majority yes vote, so here you go.

Please note that this is simply a fancast, if you don't agree with it or have different suggestion, you can do that kindly (I know I'm being preemtively defensive, but I've seen people get attacked over fancasts before). Also note that the AU for my fanfiction takes place in the 2010s, putting the kids in their late 30s and the teens in their early 40s-ish. Also, also note, I had an extremely tough time picking older castings for Mike, Will, and Jonathan and I tried my best to meet in the middle.

Thank you again to @oneirataxia-girl for helping me with this!

Colin Morgan as Mike Wheeler

Jonathan Groff as Will Byers

Keira Knightley as El/Jane Hopper

Adam DeVine as Dustin Henderson

Donald Glover as Lucas Sinclair

Renee Olstead as Max Mayfield

Bradley Cooper as Steve Harrington

Billy Burke as Jonathan Byers

Uma Thurman as Robin Buckley

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Nancy Wheeler

Quinta Brunson as Erica Sinclair

I also cast older versions of my OCs Carmen Bauman, Vanessa Nelson, and, of course, Renee Booth, so if you interested in that I could add those in a reblog!

[jesswithane]

Cheaper by the dozen...but BatFam

...no I will not elaborate

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

(Daggers as IceMav's young kids AU)

Iceman: Natasha, your suspension from lacrosse for excessive force has been lifted, so you're going today.

Phoenix: Yes!

Iceman: Javy, you have band practice, alright? I cleaned your clarinet. Please don't play with food in your mouth again. Jake, your teacher called and has made a request that you do not correct her in front of the class. Reuben, you have show-and-tell today. And please, honey, remember that body parts do not count. Bradley and Bob, you have a dentist's appointment at three o'clock, so you're going to work with Mav!

Rooster, Bob: YEAH...!

(Bradley, Bob and Maverick all cheer and do their secret handshake)

[mormontdacey]

cheaper by the dozen 2 is all over my fyp and it's a favorite childhood movie so. stark/baratheon-lannister au

ned stark and robert baratheon were childhood friends. when the kids were young, they all used to go to the lake together but ned and robert fell out hard when robert tried to date ned's little sister lyanna

buuuut sansa's got a big time fashion internship coming up this fall in king's landing so ned's like we gotta go back to the lake!! one last time!! for family!!

they show up at the lake and ned's rented a dinky little oyster shack across from robert's mcmansion called storm's end

robert's got a hot young heiress trophy wife, cersei, and three golden children (plus gendry from a prev relationship)

rickon sets off fireworks at a clambake that causes a boat to blow up and bran to roll into the lake

sideplot: ned keeps bothering robb about what they're gonna name his and jeyne's baby

theon (ned's reluctantly adopted loser son) falls off the shitty old dock that ned's fixing because he's craning his neck trying to check out that hot blonde college girl with the lower back tattoo swimming by (myrcella)

robert invites the starks to storm's end for brunch (his and cersei's mimosas are 90% champagne) and does not stop talking about how their family china was a gift from the prince of dorne so ned recruits arya (who recruits rickon) to mess with robert. cue meat seat scene with shaggydog

also theon spills mimosas on cat and she has to wear the hot mama shirt that she borrowed from cersei

afterward, robert calls the starks crackups and ned convinces cat to enter the stupid cup competition again..even though none of the kids want to

gendry asks arya out (sansa helps her get ready) and we get "the move" scene with ned and robert in the movie theatre

next morning, everyone is so grossed out by ned going full helicopter dad that only rickon goes to the competition with him... but cat gives a speech about "the pack" and everyone shows up just in time. ned's nephew who tagged along (jon) is carrying the raggedy old WINTER IS COMING flag and his gf val is pushing bran's wheelchair

jeyne goes into labor during the do-or-die canoe race and robb FREAKS and the starks throw away the championship. cersei refuses to get out of her canoe so she ends up drifting with joffrey while the others go to help the starks. (robert's mostly treading water, but she doesn't care)

[kent-farm]

—The moment when everyone discovered that Charlie Baker from Cheaper By the Dozen 2 what actually Clark Kent from Smallville without his ‘special abilities’

[shveris]

my jjk headcanons, part 4

some of these can be seen as modern!au AND canon universe things

part 1

part 2

part 3

when yuuji cries, it rains blood/red water (???) in sukuna’s inner domain

shoko can handle human bodies without issues but animal bodies? she tears up every time without fail

languages satoru is fluent in, besides japanese: english, korean, mandarin. he can also hold simple conversations in spanish, portuguese, italian, german, russian and ukrainian. he’s not sure if he should give french a try (because 1. it sounds awful, 2. it’s a difficult language, 3. he’s made too many “i hate the french” jokes and he’d feel low-key embarrassed if he ends up speaking it)

in addition to the hc above, satoru also regularly gets really confused about kanji & hanzi (iykyk, someone please end my suffering)

modern!au yuuji uploads song covers on niconico & youtube because gege said yuuji has the best singing voice + it’s canon that he likes to sing. his most popular uploads are deep coma, overdose, odoriko and asu no yozora shoukaihan

click the song names to get redirected to youtube in case you don’t know any of these

he’s an awful rapper though so whenever there’s rap parts, he makes sukuna record them since their voices sound almost the same

megumi cannot sleep unless it’s completely and utterly dark in his room. no LEDs, no lights coming through his blinds, no nothing. when he gets fed up with all the light sources, he just disappears into his shadow and sleeps in there

modern!au satoru can play a dozen of instruments (canon satoru can’t because his clan deemed learning those things as unnecessary for the holder of the six eyes)

modern!au sukuna would make those “cooking because murder is illegal” tiktoks

it’s a coping mechanism he copied from his twin because yuuji bakes when he’s in a bad mind space

suguru keeps a plethora of house plants and they’re all thriving (his place looks like a jungle)

satoru names his pets & suguru’s most used cursed spirits after characters from his fav movies & shows (click here for a more detailed post i did for this a while back)

sukuna can take control over yuuji’s reflections and shadows (non-shamans can’t see it though)

sukuita twins in modern!au would be the same height until they hit 12 — sukuna gets a growth spurt because he eats his veggies. around 17 yuuji’s suddenly taller than him and he’s just “????!!!!”

adding onto that (cuz i love twins!au): sukuna buys lots of kirby merch because it reminds him of yuuji — he would never loudly admit it though. he just puts it in yuuji’s room and doesn’t talk about it ever

suguru has lots of things twice because shoko and satoru tend to accidentally buy him the same things for his birthday

shoko knows how to play the ukulele. it started out as a joke but she’s actually really good at it. she rickrolls people when asked to play something

modern!au sashisu would be like the plastics

suguru and shoko used to roll their cigs (it’s cheaper) until they befriended satoru. he uses his family’s assets very well by financing all their nicotine addictions

satoru only smokes cigs with those balls inside the filter — you have to break them before smoking — because they taste sweet(er). he dislikes the ones with menthol though

[voidvannie]

꒰ఎ JANESSA BIEBER ━━━━ LOSE CONTROL AU

ᥫ᭡𓆪┊Get To Know Janessa Bieber !

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⋆✩⋆ ─── meet nessa

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nessa's profile ─── ⋆✩⋆

୨୧ Full Name ─── Janessa Marie Bieber ୨୧ Nicknames ─── Nessa, Little JB, Nessa Marie ୨୧ Date of Birth ─── November 29, 1999 ୨୧ Hometown ───Ontario, Canada ୨୧ Family ─── Justin Bieber, Jeremy Bieber ୨୧ Face Claim ─── Olivia O'Brian

୨୧ Favorite Animal ─── husky puppies ୨୧ Favorite Drink ─── Water, Monster, Apple juice, Pepsi ୨୧ Favorite Food ─── Anything greasy ୨୧ Favorite Celebrity ─── Selena Gomez ୨୧ Favorite Movie ─── Cheaper By The Dozen ୨୧ Favorite Color ─── Royal BLue ୨୧ Favorite Season ─── Winter ୨୧ Favorite Holiday ─── Fourth of July

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊EXTRA FACTS !

୨୧ she grew up in ontario, canada. ୨୧ she's justin's younger half-sister. ୨୧ her mom signed her rights over when she was born & jeremy raised her. ୨୧ nessa & justin hated each other but grew closer the older they got. ୨୧ the half-siblings bonded over music. ୨୧ her favorite color is Royal Blue. ୨୧ 34 has always been her favorite number. ୨୧ she has absolutely no filter! ୨୧ has been singing since she was seven years old and taught herself to play guitar and piano. ୨୧ nessa initially gained the attention of gnash after posting a cover of one of his songs on soundcloud, after beginning to create music at the age of 13. ୨୧ she then sent a voice note of her original song, "i hate u, love u", and he invited her to record the song with him in los angeles. ୨୧ thereafter, nessa signed with island records and released her debut solo single, "trust issues", in august 2016, which premiered through complex magazine. ୨୧ she has a podcast called 'daily dose of nessa'.

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊NESSA & AUSTON TIMELINE!

୨୧ nessa meets auston in 2018 at a leafs vs islanders game. ୨୧ he noticed her during the game a she sat behind the players bench, doing everything to get her attention. ୨୧ he gets her number after the game, tracking her down in the parking lot. ୨୧ they have their first kiss june 22, 2019. ୨୧ they go on their first date february 14, 2019. ୨୧ nessa & auston start dating august 17, 2019. ୨୧ when auston's parents and sisters' met her, they all instantly fell in love with her. ୨୧ she writes breakup songs to throw everyone off. ୨୧ due to auston and mitch's close friendship, nessa and step are super close with one another. ୨୧ auston has her name tattooed on his chest right above his heart. ୨୧ nessa has auston's named tattooed behind her left ear. ୨୧ they spend four years keeping their relationship to themselves with only their closest family and friends knowing. ୨୧ they make their first appearance as a couple at the 2024 NHL All-Star weekend game.

[broken-clover]

Solaxl Week- Day 1

Kinda nuts that GG is a big enough series now to have shipping weeks. I did not expect this one to be the first I'd ever seen but I'm happy! Bringing people together through the power of a couple fire-wielding idiots. Let's get to it!

I fudged this one a tiny bit seeing as how it's a past relationship, it ended up fitting the narrative better, but I promise the rest of these will be more explicitly romantic. I specifically picked the option here that felt a little more tricky for the sake of trying to be creative. And I've always got a soft spot for AU's!

Criminal/Law AU, Firsts, Sparring

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Called in early. That was always a good start…

Frederick had been at this long enough that he knew exactly how long he could get away with dawdling before someone raised a fuss. Scraping himself out of bed as soon as he got the call meant he could cram in a good-enough shower, just enough to not show up looking like greasy, dandruff-ridden death. Food was a toss-up- after hosing down and stuffing himself into work clothes, a couple of spare minutes only offered enough to stuff a mini-muffin and a slice of cheese in his mouth before grabbing his keys and getting busy with the commute.

While one hand held the wheel, the other tried to wipe the residual tiredness from his eyes and the muffin crumbs from his button-down. His poor excuse for a breakfast had left him longing for a coffee. One of the few things he’d been willing to splurge on when he got the job was a higher-end coffeemaker, the kind with a dozen shiny dials made by a company that sounded French and Swedish at the same time. Unfortunately, the quality shit took time to make. Which meant that when he was in a rush like today, trying to brew a pot was out of the question, leaving his body crying out for caffeine.

Still, drive-thru coffee was always an option. Cheaper, crappier, but an option. He turned the thought over in his mind between turns and on-ramps. Thinking just made his head hurt more. His doctor had mentioned that as being a sign that he needed to cut down on the coffee, but he’d never been the best patient. And with how today was starting out, he didn’t need a headache on top of a headache. Yeah. Shitty coffee was still coffee.

…The exit he typically took was closed. Guess that answered the question for him, but he wasn’t happy about it. Had he forgotten about some prescheduled road work? Usually, he tried to keep a better eye on that kinda stuff. Now he was uncaffeinated and had to take a detour. Great. Whatever this was, he hoped it was goddamn important.

Only a few cars were parked in the station’s lot by the time he arrived. Frederick wasn’t sure if he was pissed off about having nobody to share his suffering with, or glad he got a good spot close to the door. He mentally crossed his fingers in hope that there would be a pot of coffee that he could swipe a cup of. Cops had to use that overinflated budget for something, right?

“Ah, Mr. Bulsara, good to see you!”

Frederick almost mustered a smile. If he made a list of all the people that worked here (and he did know them all, he spent far too much time in this concrete hellscape) and ranked them from most to least pleasant, she’d be at the top of the list by a country mile. Dizzy sat in her usual spot behind the counter, flanked on either side by the kitschy decorations that covered every free inch of her desk. The potted flowers and rubber duckies clashed horribly against the brutalist concrete in a way that he welcomed.

The woman was an anomaly. Far as he knew, she only worked there because her husband was a cop and she wanted to spend more time around him. Her taste in men was questionable, but aside from that, he held a soft spot for her. Dizzy was too good for this place. He’d gotten the impression that she was one of those pacifist types who was legitimately sure any confrontation could be solved with talking it out and holding hands, so what she was doing here eluded him.

Not that he’d ever take talking to anyone else here over her. “Dunno how you can be so perky at this crazy hour.”

Dizzy just shrugged. “I’m up to fill the bird feeders anyway, might as well come in and get started early, too!”

He feigned a gag. “Ugh, too chipper to handle without any caffeine. Do they got a pot going in the breakroom?”

“I can check, if you’d like. I’ll bring you some.”

“What, don’t trust me in there?”

Though he’d meant it lightheartedly, he saw how she winced. “Well, um, it sounded like Leo really wanted to talk to you as soon as you arrived. He told me to send you back immediately. I don’t suppose you could…?”

Any meager bit of sunlight immediately soured. Frederick scowled down the hall. “They drag me outta bed, don’t tell me what for, and I don’t even get a second to breathe? Sonuva-”

“I- I’ll have someone bring you your coffee,” Dizzy called after him as he stormed off. Any ill will he had toward her right now was just an extension of everything else. If he was feeling generous, he’d send flowers later, but he didn’t feel particularly kind right now.

A couple of officers already in the building looked up in shock at the sound of him storming past. Frederick wondered how anyone was still surprised by it anymore. Maybe he’d just been stuck with some newbies on their first early shifts. Maybe one of them had been here long enough to know where the coffee was.

No, there was no time for coffee. Of course not. Good things were kept on a tight schedule, while annoyances came as they liked. He knew exactly what halls to head down and what turns to take. The directions to holding were something Frederick knew like the back of his hand. The same went for the bulky figure that was standing outside of it, peering through the interrogation room’s small one-way glass with a severe frown.

“Whitefang.”

Taking note of his voice and footsteps, the uniformed officer turned to face the newcomer. “Ah, Bulsara. Prudent enough, I suppose, though it seems you declined to iron your suit-”

“I can always turn around and go home, Officer Brick-for-Brains. Just show me who I’m stuck defending.”

Leo blinked silently, taken off-guard by the sudden aggression. His bravado softened. “Alright, alright…suppose I’d rather not devote much more time to this, either.”

“Must’ve been bad if the judge already issued me.”

“Erm, yes, about that…” The cop scratched at his neck and averted his eyes. “Our criminal specifically asked for you.”

Frederick wondered if he’d heard correctly. ”Asked? By name?”

“Yes. Numerous times.”

He wrinkled his nose with displeasure. “Well tell him ‘too fuckin’ bad,’ y’don’t get to pick public defenders. I’ll take it if I get assigned, but- “

“Frederick, please.” Leo cut him off with a sigh. “He’s been raising a fuss for hours now. The only way we could get him to stop was by telling him you were coming. We had to do something.”

He snorted in disbelief. “Great, so I’m your scapegoat. Why’m I supposed to want to agree with this?”

“You don’t have a choice. You’re a PD, you can’t decline a case.”

“This isn’t my case.”

“Not yet.” Leo raised a finger, suddenly looking awfully smug. “But if on the off chance it becomes your case, and you refused to be involved with your client, that’d cause some legal issues, wouldn’t it?”

He wasn’t sure if that was true or not. He hadn’t run into a situation like this before. Then again, he wasn’t sure if he should expect a cop to know the law, either. The fact of the matter here was that Leo wasn’t going to take no for an answer.

“Fuck’s sake, you’re the reason I still smoke.” Frederick elbowed past the other man with no attempt at care. “Fine, I’ll talk to him. What am I working with, here?”

“Criminal arson. No confirmed deaths, but they haven’t sifted through all the rubble to be sure yet.”

“Aaaaand you’re sticking me with the heavy shit, too. Sonuvabitch, couldn’t just be something petty, could it?”

“Frederick- “

He ignored whatever Leo was trying to say. No point in wasting any more time than they already had. The door was unlocked, so he let himself in without hesitation.

And immediately regretted it.

“...Of course it’s you.”

Significantly sootier than usual, pants torn and cuffs singed, but he recognized that smirk anywhere. Axl looked awfully comfortable in those crappy metal chairs. He’d already put his feet up on the table like he owned the place. No wonder Leo had been more irritable than usual.

“Finally! Got stuck slingin’ shit at the blue meanies so long, I thought you’d never get here! Damn, grew your hair out since last time, how’ve you been, chief?”

Frederick ignored his enthusiasm, merely shutting the door behind him. The room was kept chill, likely to keep criminals from getting too comfortable, but he was thankful for how it cooled the sweat on his forehead and palms. This just kept getting worse. Had he done something lately to warrant all this bad karma biting him in the ass?

“This isn’t a nostalgic reunion.” He tried to keep his focus on the job, not the person attached to it. Frederick placed his case on the table and tried to ease into something more familiar.

“Man, don’t look all that different, though! Still same ol’ chief.” Axl grinned, only to sour slightly when he went ignored. “Jeez, ya grew up and got stuffy.”

“And you became a criminal.”

“Pfft. So they already got ya started on that. I didn’t do nothin’.”

“So your clothing is singed because…?”

“Look, I wasn’t trying to do anything. Just hanging out, havin’ a drink, next thing I know everyone’s yelling, bloody pigs saying somethin’ about ‘criminal arson’ and ‘shuttin’ down the I-44.’ It wasn’t that bad.”

“Christ alive, that was you?” Part of the job was not taking things personally, but it seemed like Axl was taking that as a challenge right now. “Was a pain in the ass taking a detour around it.”

The man merely shrugged, not fazed in the slightest at his current circumstances. “Did anybody die?” He watched Frederick intently, as though waiting for some specific reaction. When he didn’t get it, he broke out into a catlike grin. “Right. ‘Cause I was real careful, just like always.”

“So you’re admitting you were responsible for it?”

“Look, ‘m just sayin’ if someone did knock it down on purpose, it was a tax repo office. No real loss. Prolly had it coming.”

Frederick realized that he had been standing the entire time. While he wasn’t happy with the idea of getting closer to Axl’s smug mug, he was getting awfully tired of standing. The chair’s metal legs shrieked against the ground as he pulled it out to sit.

As soon as he did, Axl took his feet off of the table and leaned in close. “C’mon, chief, ain’t that sorta thing what we always talked about when we were kids? ‘Fuck the establishment, fuck the system?’ C’mooon, you can’t tell me you’re all chummy with the pigs now, are ya? The hell happened to ya?”

“My own opinions on it ain’t the issue here. You can’t blow up a building and have everyone just be fine with it.”

“I didn’t blow up a building.”

Frederick pinched the bridge of his nose. “Okay, burned down a building. Either way. Fuck, are you gonna listen to a thing I say? My job is supposed to be trying to keep your ass out of jail."

“‘Supposed to?’”

“I can’t take your case now, anyway.” He tossed his hands in the air. “Even if you didn’t take law, you gotta know what ‘conflict of interest’ is, right?”

“Y’mean because we’re exes? What, they don’t like that much in your line a’ work?”

“It was not a relationship.” Despite himself, Frederick could feel his cheeks warming.

“We had sex!”

“Three times, and two of them were only because I felt bad for you. Goddamn it…” He leaned against the tabletop, head low and buried in his hands. “What are you doing, man?”

Axl’s sense of bravado softened. “Chief, I- I just wanted to see you again.”

“You could have done that without becoming an arsonist!”

“Wh- hey, don’t go thinking I did anything for your attention!” Frederick had to recoil as Axl leaned across the table to jab a finger at him. “Not much a point in it anyway, seein’ what you’ve turned into! Sonuvabitch, you gave up on everything we used to talk about! You went soft!”

The other man slapped his hands on the table, glaring back. “I’m not gonna take judgement from someone like- !”

The door to the room slammed open. “Frederick, that’s enough.”

The two went quiet, looking at the officer in the doorframe. “Ah, yeesh, now the pig’s come to bail ya out. 'Course.” Axl sneered.

Frederick said nothing, merely taking his briefcase and departing.

“It was a relationship!” Axl shouted after him. “You’re only lyin’ to yourself!”

Leo rapped his knuckles against the door. “Quiet down, Low. You’ll get another public defender, but it’ll be a few hours.”

“Good! Bet they’re better than you, chief! I’m not over this, you hear me?! YOU’RE NOT TOO GOOD FOR ME JUST BECAUSE YOU WORK WITH THESE BASTARDS NOW, YOU SONUVA- !”

“Are you alright?” Leo asked once the door had closed, blocking any more ranting beyond a protective barrier.

“Fine.” Frederick replied in a clipped grunt. Though his hands were in his pockets, his shoulders were nearly brushing his ears. He turned away and skulked off. “Gonna get some damn coffee…”

[poetryandbloods-blog]

AU

After the war ended, Harry longed for a normal life, only to become a "father" of seven children. With Voldemort's death, each Horcrux came to life, with the unique blend of the essence of each original owner of the object to which they were attached.

** Laurel Thomas - Oliver Cadmus - Calix Salazar - Jasper Liam

** Aletris Helga - Hellebore Rowena - Dahlia Hygeia

(At some point Harry will adopt Teddy and Delphini, marry and have their three children -James, Albus and Lily- so they are ready to star in their own 'Cheaper by the Dozen' style comedy - great potential for a Crack!fic)

[an-au-blog]

In the Cheaper by the dozen au Koby who's being fostered by Cora gets introduced to Luffy and the others and they quickly become thick as thieves

Luffy would looove feeling like he's older than anyone, like as kids there's this age hierarchy and Luffy with his brothers had to prove himself, so now Koby had to prove himself. Plus Koby would think the ASL brothers are just the absolute coolest kids ever.

They'd be the type of group where they come back from a walk in the park covered in mud and with beetles and rocks in their pockets. The type that would eat a mud pie... or at least Luffy has. Maybe they tried making Koby do it too and he did the first time but realized his mistake and never did again... unlike Luffy, he didn't realize anything. He's been eating mud pies for a month

[ginger-grimm]

stenee kids stenee kids stenee kids!! (specifically the twins if you do have some 👀

YES SOME OF THE YOUNGER ONES YES

Name: Aimee Leigh Harrington & Ally Marie Harrington

Gender: Female - She/Her

General Appearance: Aimee is always dressed like a little handywoman, she owns an overabundance of coveralls and can't stand wearing dresses - Ally is more so susceptible to "girly" clothing, she loves colors and glitter and never doesn't wear fairy wings

Personality: Aimee is hard-working, meticulous, clever, and direct - Ally, meanwhile, is very joyous, tactful, creative, visionary, and vibrant

Special Talents: Aimee is a master at fixing things, the number of times she's fixed the family cars is insane. Ally is a gifted crafter.

Who they like better: Renee, she's very encouraging of all their endeavors

Who they take after more: Both! They got the best of both worlds.

Personal Headcanon: Aimee fixed her first car at eight years old. Ally makes scarves and hats for everyone every Christmas, no one has the heart to tell her that enough is enough, so now the scarves and hats are piling up

Face Claim: Mia & Ella Allen

[sea-owl]

Do you think the Bridgerton storylines and relationships would have been different if The Bridgertons weren't a titled family, or rich but the spouses were?

Weirdly had this thought after watching the latest Magic Mike movie 😅 that somehow led to me wondering about Bridgerton and the divide between the wealthy and poor.

Current thoughts: ok so let's go Modern Au, because icbf with the regency rules and proprietry.

Bridgertons are like Modern Au Weasley family/ Cheaper by the dozen vibes.

Simon: Still the son of a Duke, canon backstory with Anthony being his best mate. They met at a fancy boarding school but Ant was a scholarship kid. In attempt to escape his Aunt's matchmaking schemes, he propses a fake relationship with the waitress he'd just witnessed sucker punch a rowdy customer. Unaware of just how inevitable their meeting truly was.

Kate: known cold stone Heiress to her late Father's company. An active workaholic who is always triggered into fight mode by that 'Bridgerton bastard' who works for her good Friend Simon (cbf thinking of proper roles rn😂😅)

Sophie: After her dad died, she's surprised to learn he named her his official heir despite her illegitimacy and only left a stipend for her step family in his will. Forced to go into hiding after multiple murder attempts, she has a fateful encounter with a struggling art student and becomes his unwilling muse.

Penelope: The Featheringtons are high class old money folk, but Pen is desperate to escape the suffocating lifestyle she's been born into. She wants to branch out make a name for herself with her own hard done work to thank not some dead ancestors lucky gamble in investment and business. Thank the gods for the charming bartender who's become the listening ear she's desperately needed all her life.

Phillip: Mostly similar cannon backstory. Except the children are his brothers and they do indeed need a nanny. Eloise didn't even know what she applied for. All she knew was she'd get a free room(no dorm expenses) free food (no meal expenses) and no transport fees (uni was only a 40 minute walk!). What a deal, and it'll keep Anthony off her case about finances!! How hard of a babysitting job could it be?

As far as I got, but would love to hear if you or anyone else has any other thoughts to share or add 😁😁

Magic Mike, lmao. I should probably watch that series if it's giving people ideas. But yeah I do think it would definitley change some dynamics espcially since three, four if we count the tv series, of the spouses came from not okay money situations.

Saphne: So for this I can still see it going as a mutually beneficial fake relationship for both. Hear me out, sex historian Daphne. It's a newer field and newly graduated Daphne is working to help get it off the ground with social media, but she doesn't have much time due to her long hours as a waitress. In comes Simon, her brother's best friend, who allows her the chance to help boost her following. Everyone would be curious about Simon Basset's new boo, and Simon will get his aunt off his back about finding love. Anthony orinally doesn't want his sister in the limelight like that but he does eventually consent when Daphne starts pulling in numbers and can leave her waitress jobs where a bunch of creaps like to come. Oops they fell in love.

Kathony: I can see this going one of two ways, the first being something similar that anon wrote, or mistress Anthony. Anthony works with Simon in his law firm, with hopes to open up his own practice one day, but that's a far off dream with seven siblings, five who are helping with the bills, and a mother to help support. Kate's frustrated with her job as the heiress to her father's company. She's needs a release. That lawyer Simon keeps sending looks handsome enough and one hate sex night later Anthony is now Kate's mistress. There's no way this is gonna backfire on either of them right?

Benophie: Hear me out, makeup artist Benedict. His true talent lies in painting, but that doesn't pay the bills. He's good with a brush, and once in a while, he gets to have fun with special effects makeup. Sophie is being paraded around as the new Pennwood heiress, despite her suspicious birth. Her stepmother is doing everything in her power to have the media downplay Sophie and her ability to be the heiress to Pennwood by getting every makeup artist to purposely make Sophie look horrible. Having enough Sophie calls her friends for a makeup artist her stepmother hasn't sunk her claws in. Enter Benedict. Benedict works his magic and makes Sophie look fabulous for her next interview. Sophie has found her new makeup artist, and Benedict has found his new muse.

Polin: Penelope is from old money, and she hates it. She feels trapped and suffocating from all the rules she has to follow. She wants to leave and make something of her own. Her friend Colin, who she met in a writer's group, jokes she can write a tell all book. That earns him a sock in the arm from Penelope, who refuses to become a stereotype. Colin wants to see the world one day. Travel to far off places, explore the culture, and most importantly, try the food. Penelope thinks he has what it takes to be a travel writer. He's shared what he wrote when in his journal during the rare family outing to the beach, and it almost felt like you were there. Well Penelope has more money than she knows what to do with and knows about running a blog. She might not what to do with herself but she can help somebody else. Who knows maybe she'll get some inspiration. Hey Colin, how would you feel about a trip to the Mediterranean?

Philoise: Throw them in the plot of the Nanny, and there's the modern philoise au. But on a serious note, Eloise doesn't even know what she applied for, all she knew is that the benefits were perfect. Needing a nanny for the weekend, Phillip hires Eloise on a test run. Her methods are unconventional, but Oliver and Amanda haven't scared her off. Phillip would almost dare to say they like her, and Phillip might like her too.

And that's all I got for now too. Lovelies join in if you want!

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

(AU where the Daggers are Mav's kids, and rebel against Cyclone, their new male nanny)

Maverick(to the Daggers about Cyclone):...You soaked his underwear in meat, that is so wrong...FUNNY, but wrong...

[plentyoffexi]

More importantly… I need somebody to write a fexi cheaper by the dozen au. I just.. I need that.