#Cheshire the cat has healed me

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[dovesdreaming]

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Characters:

mal-

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Evie-

-x sibling reader: coming soon

Carlos de vil-

-The magic between us: Carlos de vil unexpectedly meets you on your arrival from wonderland. Your card tricks (and yourself) pique his interest.

-x reader who can talk to ghosts: coming soon

Jay-

-meeting the parents: coming soon

-jay x lonnie: coming soon

Uma-

-I hate that I like you: enemies to lovers with Ariel and Eric’s kid

-x blind reader who can see through crows: coming soon

Harry hook-

-Relationship headcanons

-Your Cheshire Cat grin: Harry hook x Cheshire Cat daughter headcanons

-Harry hook meeting readers father, the Cheshire Cat: coming soon

-Hooked on you: reader is the princess of hearts who is sent to Auradon and expects to be bored out her mind but a certain pirate catches her eye.

-princess of hearts reader 2: coming soon

-pt3 coming soon

-Wish upon a hook: You couldn’t grant peoples wishes like your mother could but you always asked them what there wish was. Little did you know you were Harry hooks wish.

-Lost in the tide: You and Harry were best friends til you took your chance at a new beginning on the isle. When reunited he finds his forgiveness in a passionate kiss.

-Lights across the water: After noticing a flickering light from the isle you reply by flashing your own light. This becomes a daily routine until one day you meet the culprit face to face.

-Harry hook x insecure!reader headcanons

-I’m glad I met you: Harry can’t get enough of reader, he’s obsessed.

-Tides of fate: reader is the daughter of silver mist and grew up with Harry in neverland but when she is sent to Auradon she thought she had lost him forever until a chance encounter.

-Pirates charm: Your the daughter of Meg and Hercules, everyone always compares you to your mother saying your exactly like her. You couldn’t deny it either especially with how you wouldn’t let yourself swoon for Harry hook.

-Marked by fate: you and Harry shared soulmarks, you were destined to be soulmates but that might be tricky when you too have a strong dislike for each other. However, when the barrier comes down and your reunited you see each other differently.

-x captain reader: coming soon

-Between the tides: Your the daughter of Raya and Namaari. You find yourself entangled with the Harry hook and can’t get him out of your mind.

-The girl with the hat: Harry hook is used to life on the edge and never lets anyone get to close to him yet when the daughter of the Mad Hatter, a girl as eccentric as she is enchanting, stumbles into his life, he finds himself drawn to her in ways he never expected.

-behind the scenes (on screen enemies behind the camera lovers): coming soon

-A deal with a pirate: You and Harry fake date so that he can come to Auradon and you can show everyone you’re still a villain kid. Though maybe this deal got blurred when Harry became so charming.

-Love for another: Mal only went along with the whole charade with Ben to get better treatment for the isle, little did he know her and Harry hook were actually in a relationship. (Mal x Harry hook)

-Caught with the tide: You wished people saw you as more than just the daughter of mr smee and your wish might just come true in the most unlikely form of Harry hook.

-x mute reader

-protective over younger sister: coming soon

Ben Florian-

-Dating headcanons

Part two: coming soon

-pre relationship headcanons: coming soon

-Healing touch: When your ill Ben ditches royal duties to make sure you’re looked after properly.

-You’re all I need: Ben has been stressed out due to all his responsibilities as king and you help him relax

-vk and Ben flirting: coming soon

-You like me?: reader is oblivious to bens flirting

Part two: coming soon

-All because I liked a boy: reader is terrorised by the media after Ben and hers breakup is leaked

P2:

-A simple life: domestic fluff headcanons

-mal stealing Ben: coming soon

Chad charming-

-Charmingly infuriating: Chad is a pain to deal with but when you let him know it causes him to change drastically. You begin to like this new Chad.

-Charming intentions: Chad Charming has always had a reputation in Auradon for being a bit of a flirt and full of himself. So, when he starts showing interest in you, you dismiss it as more of his typical behavior. But Chad is determined to prove that, for once, he’s being genuine.

-oblivious reader: coming soon

[derpyy-y]

oh btw i have an oc loop . ha ha ha

they are mainly separate from canon story, however they do have a plotline that also follows the events! millie & fritz are the only ones who really directly interact with the main cast - millie being introduced in hollow city, she has major cheshire cat vibes tbh, and fritz being introduced in devils acre in wight captivity during library of souls.

they both share how their loop was raided, millie being the only one who escaped and has been swimming for god knows how long to god knows where! she pesters the cairnholm gang after spotting them from the water, and seems to appear everytime they pass a body of it to everyones annoyed dismay. fritz is being used by wights for his healing ability, and is rescued by emma and jacob. he is present during the fall of abaton because he cant catch a break i guess

originally, i made hester & freddie (formerly stevie) as part of miss peregrines loop! but i had trouble meshing them with the story and they didnt fit very well so i decided to make my own separate loop. i love ocs and have a habit of making Way Too Many so this was a fun task for me

Ok enough yapping from me good day gang

[sudoki-sara1]

One Last Happy Ending

An alternate ending for RWBY volume 9.

Following the meeting of the Genial Gems what remained of team RWBY had been inbued with new found hope. Jaune however remained skeptical, a bad habit he picked up from his time in the Ever After. However, one thought rang through Jaune's head, "I won't let anyone else die... especially not someone like Neo... someone who relates." Jaune had unknowingly said this aloud.

"Hm? Did you say something," asked Blake.

"It's nothing... nothing at all," Jaune couldn't let any of them know of the thoughts that ran through his head. Thoughts that pushed him into believing that he could never return to Remnant.

For hours on end they walked and walked and walked. Weiss, Blake, and Yang knew that Jaune had no idea where they were going, but what they did know was that he had been here the longest. If anyone knew the ins and outs of the Ever After it was Jaune. What they didn't know was that Jaune was in his own world. One where he spent what little time he had left trying to come to terms of his inevitable demise. After all he intended to die saving Neo from the cat's clutches. 

Eventually they found their way to the tree where they found Ruby, casted in wood. Yang, for obvious reasons, was excited that they found Ruby. "Ruby!" Shouted Yang as she ran to what remains of Ruby, "Alright, how do we get her out? We can't just leave without her."

"I think... we have to wait for her to ascend... if she even can," said Weiss. 

Before Jaune could speak several loud bangs can be heard as he spots a possessed Neo trying to go through the portal, "We have bigger problems," he said as he took out his swords. He was about to walk out of the covering and into the open field with the rest of team RWBY following close behind. As the girls took out their weapons Jaune stopped them. 

“What's wrong? You'll need our help to take them out," asked Weiss. 

Jaune shook his head as he put on his helmet, "Check your auras." As the girls took out their scrolls their eyes widened as they realized their aura had been in the red and has not recovered. 

"Aura doesn't recover here... learned that the hard way," Jaune said as he held his stomach, "Just stay back..." 

"Jaune... did you ascend," asked Blake. 

There was a long silence before Jaune nodded and walked towards the possessed Neo. Jaune took a deep breath as he raised his sword before calling out, "Hey! You bastard cat! I'm here to put you to rest." 

Neo/Curious Cat turned around with an annoyed expression, but as they realized it was just Jaune they smiled wickedly, "Ah if it isn't dear old Rusty~ what happened to that oh so lovely name you gave me?"

"... Cheshire you'll die here. I'll make sure of it," Jaune glared at the cat as he put on his helmet.

The cat looked dejected as it sharpened it's claws, "Oh... a shame. I did love our little moments together. I suppose you won't hold back... so neither should I, Rusty~"

Jaune- no, The Rusted Knight charged at the cat and slashed before reaching them.

The cat swiftly dodged as a surprised expression grew on its face, "Well, that's new. Didn't realize you could attack from afar."

Meanwhile Weiss, Blake, and Yang studied the fight. They realized just how much Jaune had changed... how destructive his fighting had become.

"That attack... it was an aura slash," Blake said as she was stunned at how strong the attack was.

Weiss checked her scroll to keep tabs on Jaune's aura and spoke, "It barely affected his aura too. Just how much time has Jaune spent here to perfect his attacks?"

"If he keeps this up though he'll inevitably run out though," Yang said as she clench her hand, feeling as though she was useless.

The fight between the cat and the Rusted Knight continued. The cat laughed as they slashed the Rusted Knight with their claws and the Knight winced as his aura didn't protect him... wait what?

"Jaune... why isn't he using his aura to heal," asked a concerned Weiss as she grips the handle of Myrtenaster.

Blake places a hand on Weiss' arm to stop her, "He's saving his aura... the question is if it's to attack or... to save Neo?'

As the Rusted knight's aura flickers he reaches out to the cat and once his hand lands on their body Neo's aura begins to be transferred to the Knight as the cat yelps and tries to jump back.

"Hah... surprised? I got a little upgrade. My semblance... it's not Aura Amplification... it's Aura Manipulation," said the Rusted Knight as he tries to catch his breath.

"Aura Manipulation? What does that mean," asked Yang as she watches Jaune's aura go from yellow to green on her scroll.

"My guess is that he can not only give people his aura... but now he's able to take aura for himself," said Weiss as she grew less worried and let out a sigh of relief.

As the fight continued it seemed as though the two were at a standstill until... Ruby had emerged from the tree. With Crescent Rose in had and a newly inbued sense of justice she was ready to join the fight.

You can imagine the surprise on team RWBY's face when they saw Ruby's aura go from lost signal to full.

"Ruby! You're back! I'm so glad you're okay," exclaimed Yang as she hugged her sister.

"Ahem, don't you mean we're happy to see that she's okay," the other two said sarcastically as Yang laughed nervously.

"Wait... where's Jaune? Is he okay," asked a worried Ruby as she looked around.

"He's okay... physically at least," said Weiss as she moved to the side to reveal Jaune fight a possessed Neo not even bothering to dodge attacks or heal his wounds.

"Wait, before you do anything rash he told us something worrying," said Blake as she showed Ruby her scroll and their auras in the red except for Ruby and Jaune's, "Aura doesn't recover here... we've just been getting lucky with our fights."

Ruby covers her mouth with a shocked expression, but still it looked like Jaune was in trouble and she wasn't gonna leave one of her friends behind again. She rushed into the fight as the others tried to call out to her.

"Ruby!? No, stay back. This is my fight," yelled Jaune as he turned to look and Ruby. As he was distracted the cat got one good hit on his back, sending him flying into a tree.

"Jaune! You'll pay for that," yelled Ruby as she cocks her weapon before aiming at the cat.

The Rusted Knight ran towards the cat preparing another aura slash. He swung and this time it landed.

"Fine... if you refuse to heal... then so will I," said the cat, hoping to break the Knight's spirits.

The Knight's eyes widen as he hears this and sees Ruby preparing to take a shot. With a heavy heart he charges towards Ruby, but before he can reach she shoots the possessed Neo. "No! Dammit," yelled the Knight as he tackles Ruby to the ground.

Ruby falls to the floor with Jaune on top of her, "What the- Jaune why'd you- ahhh!" Ruby yells in pain as Jaune begins to drain whatever aura Ruby has.

”Jaune! Why did he…” Yang’s voice trails on as she witnesses Jaune- no, the Rusted Knight drain Ruby's aura with rage filled eyes. Leaving Ruby in a vulnerable state. Yang runs in to drag Ruby back to safety.

"I... am the Rusted Knight. Cheshire... I swear to you... I'll kill you once and for all," the Rusted Knight glared at the cat before charging towards.

The cat, with a scared expression tries dodge, but the Knight is much too fast for him. Strike after strike, slash after slash, blood drips onto the battlefield. The four girls witness the monster that the Ever After has made. The broken Knight filled with nothing but endless rage pushes past his wounds, but to what end? Thoughts of Pyrrha, of his family, of his friends... and his life here in the Ever After fill the broken Knight. He wonders if this should truly be where he dies, but then he remembers Neo, the things he's heard. The memories of meeting her, of her helping him get into beacon... should he die in order for her to live... he would be content with that. With one final thrust he pierces Neo through the stomach, forcing the cat to leave the body out as it screams in excrutiating pain.

"You're not getting off that easily," the Rusted Knight exclaimed as he places a hand on the cat. While aura didn't exist in the Ever After, all living creatures still have souls, these were words Pyrrha first told him, words that he held close during his time in the Ever After.

"Wait! Rusty, please! Remember all the good times we had! Please let me go," yelled the cat as his very own soul began to be destroyed. In one last ditch effort the cat, with it's sharpened claws prieces the Rusted Knight's armor and through his chest.

The Rusted Knigh spat out blood through his helmet, but despite the excrutiating pain he refused to let the cat go, "You made my life a living hell... if I must die then so be it."

The girls look on, shocked at what the Knight not only said but what had concluded there fight.

"Jaune!" The girls exclaimed as they all ran to him as he fell to the floor.

The Knight coughs up more blood, "Where's Neo? Is Neo okay? Bring me to... Neo."

The girls look back at an unconscious Neo. Confused they dragged the Knight to Neo.

As the Knight places a hand on Neo, both bleeding heavily, he takes of his helmet, "Neo... if we had met... earlier, could we... have been friends? Maybe... more? Yeah I would've liked that... I'm not letting you die," the Knight- no, Jaune begins to transfer the last of his aura to Neo.

"Jaune wait, you can't just-" Ruby is cut off as Weiss places a hand on her shoulder, "Weiss, but Jaune is..."

"Let him... he needs this more than ever," Weiss says as they watch Jaune take one last breath, his aura flickers as he goes limp, but as long as his hand rests on Neo he will give the rest of his life to her.

Neo's eyes open slowly as she begins to wake up. Ruby grabs Neo, "You! Why did Jaune have to save YOU!? Tell me! What did you mean-"

Ruby is cut off by Blake trying to drag her through the portal. Neo looks down at Jaune's lifeless yet smiling body and covers her mouth in shock. She reaches down and runs her hand through his hair. She hear every word he said... the impact of said words. She places his head on her lap and opens her mouth. For once in a long time she speaks, "Jaune... Why'd you go and do that. I'm so sorry... it should've been me."

She then begins to sing... she sings of Jaune's life for she had been following his journey since Beacon unbeknownst to him. Quiet begins to play as she cries and holds Jaune's body close to her.

When she finishes she looks down at his hand, in it is the very same watch that cursed Jaune to go back in time. The same watch that he would consider a curse would become her blessing, "Jaune... I shall become your rogue princess." She grab the watch and smiles at the thought of seeing her Knight once more.

Back on Remnant after releasing "The Girl Who Fell Through the World" Lewis would release a book called "The Knight and the Ice Cream Princess"

[jujumin-translates]

Sakuya Sakuma | [SSR] MANKAI Feature | Today’s Star: The Cheshire Cat - Part 1

Muku: So cute…

Sakuya: Yeah, they’re super cute…

Sakuya: Wah, that little guy is so friendly.

Muku: Right! And his face is really cute too. That cat’s the mascot cat there…

*Door opens*

Tsuzuru: …What are you two up to?

Muku: Ah, Tsuzuru-san! We’re just watching cat videos.

Sakuya: There’s a streamer that posted a video of them visiting a cat cafe…

Sakuya: And Muku-kun saw it and said I should watch it too.

Muku: Each cat has their own personality, and they’re all really really cute!

Muku: If you’d like, do you want to join us, Tsuzuru-san?

Tsuzuru: Ah, could you actually just send me the video’s link then?

Muku: Of course! I’ll send it to you on LIME.

Tsuzuru: Thanks. I don’t usually watch videos that much, but animal videos are pretty healing.

Sakuya: They really do make you smile and feel relaxed when you watch them!

*Door opens*

Izumi: Sakuya-kun, there you are.

Izumi: I’m here to let you know that the results for the supporting role survey that you were looking forward to are finally in!

Sakuya: …!

Tsuzuru: Right, the project where each troupe member does a spin-off short story about one of their supporting characters during a stream.

Muku: And which of the supporting characters you’ll be playing is based on a survey our fans took.

Sakuya: So the results are finally in!

Tsuzuru: Which supporting character is it?

Izumi: Sakuya-kun will be… the Cheshire Cat!

Sakuya: The Cheshire Cat…!

Muku: Waah…!

Tsuzuru: Gotcha. That tracks.

Tsuzuru: Nice timing, too. We were just talking about cats.

Muku: I really like your Cheshire Cat, Sakuya-kun, so I can’t wait to see your performance!

Sakuya: Thanks! I’ll do my best to make it a charming spin-off story.

Tsuzuru: I’ll be working on the script soon, so think about if you’ve got any requests for me.

Sakuya: R-Right!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Tsuzuru: Alright then, let’s start discussing the script for your spin-off.

Sakuya: Let’s do it!

Tsuzuru: Like I said before, I’ve been mostly listening to the requests of the person performing, but… are there any that you have, Sakuya?

Sakuya: Requests…

Sakuya: I’ve thought about it a lot, but… I just want to play the Cheshire Cat for a script that you’ve thought up, Tsuzuru-kun!

Tsuzuru: A script that I’ve thought up?

Sakuya: It’s not like I don’t want to think of something for myself or anything.

Sakuya: It’s just that so far, so many of MANKAI Company’s stories have come from the scriptwriter, Tsuzuru Minagi…

Sakuya: That’s why I want to act out a new story for the Cheshire Cat that you’ve come up with, Tsuzuru-kun.

Tsuzuru: …Gotcha.

Tsuzuru: …Got it. If that’s what you, then I guess I have no choice but to meet your demands, Sakuya.

Sakuya: Thank you so much! I’m really looking forward to seeing how it turns out, too.

Tsuzuru: But, I’m still going to need your cooperation.

[ Next Part ⇢ ]

[merakiui]

MERA, THAT NEW TREY FIC HAS TICKLED MY BRAIN SO GOOD LIKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! ヾ(≧▽≦*)oヾ(≧▽≦*)oヾ(≧▽≦*)o

Surreal horror has always been one of my favorite types of horror because of the unsettling atmosphere and the reality-bending and you wrote it so well! You did amazing when you wrote the dream sequences in DRU, and now to actually read a whole dang fic with the theme?? With Trey of all people???? OTZ OTZ OTZ You've unlocked so many new possibilities with his Doodle Suit, truly the Gaslighting King of all time 👑👑👑

AND THE SYMBOLISM!!!!! please please please please ramble about them if you want-- I'm having so much fun rereading this fic again and again. The Violet Butterwort caught my attention cause isn't that a carnivorous plant? 👀👀 Trapping insects in its leaves like a certain grass-haired man??? 👀👀👀

Anyway, all I'm saying is, Trey is not the only chef around cause you definitely COOKED with this one 🔥🔥✨✨

( ≧ᗜ≦) AAAAA OMG OMG THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!! ✨ ✨

I'm so happy it tickled your brain! I adore surreal horror in film and writing. There's just so much potential for the craziest of things to happen! Dream sequences or sequences that feel like dreams are some of my favorite things to write. The ones in DRU are also just as surreal. <3 I originally wanted to write this concept with Jade (Kalim was second on my list), but I decided upon Trey in the end because I think he suits the surreal horror vibes so well! Doodle Suit + the power of seamless gaslighting........ what a terrifying combination.

I wanted the story to feel obscure and almost like a trip with the imagery and descriptions. Sort of like the vibes in Alice in Wonderland. Just,,,,, utterly bonkers.

👀 you are very right about the butterwort hehehe!!! As for other symbolisms/details, these are the main ones in the story! I left out some of the symbolisms of various lines or words because that would make for such a long analysis of my own work. ^^;;;

It is under the cut due to length (forgive me)! A warning for mentions of sexual assault and drugging!

✧ the binary can be translated into messages. :)

✧ the feeling of itchiness - feeling as if you don't fit in your body after it's been violated. Feeling like something (trauma/blocked memories) is beneath your skin and you can't get it out no matter what you do. Also, itchy as in discomfort.

✧ grass - this is meant to be Trey. It's how Reader views him throughout the story.

✧ violet butterwort - as you noted, it's a carnivorous plant that traps insects! It's also a symbol of resilience and a common charm used to ward off supernatural evils.

✧ birthday cake with 20 candles - the plot is that Reader and Trey are/were in a relationship and on Reader's twentieth birthday Trey drugged their tea (chamomile) and had his way with them when they were half-conscious. Thus, Reader was never able to indulge in their birthday cake because Trey took it all. Cake can also be a metaphor for Reader's body.

✧ the line "it will take twenty more..." is in reference to the healing process and how it's going to take Reader time to heal from everything.

✧ xylophone chimes/broken glass - the juxtaposition of something sweet-sounding with something jarring.

✧ the white rabbit - a sense of innocence/comfort lost.

✧ "Soups are easy to eat. Easy to slip special sentiments in." - a reference to drugging.

✧ "Soup is what becomes of your brain when your body is too itchy." - disassociation during something traumatic (in this case, sexual assault).

✧ the hedge maze that never has a true exit - the feeling of being lost and trapped and never having a real escape.

✧ the grass bow around the white rabbit's neck - the obsessive and unhealthy hold Trey has on Reader. How he can't let them go.

✧ static - lots of noise and amidst the noise there's Trey, whose own voice is sometimes static and other times soothing enough to cut through the static.

✧ the sequence of "it's here and then there and then here again..." - an allusion to the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland when he's giving Alice directions, but they're all over the place.

✧ every time the grass whispers or speaks - things Trey told Reader when he assaulted them.

✧ "In and out. Out and in. In and out. Out. Out. Out. Incessant itchiness. Get it out." - double meaning for breathing but also the act of sex (thrusting).

✧ the questioning of "that didn't just happen, did it?" - how Reader feels in the aftermath. But also just a general question in response to gaslighting. A consistent questioning of one's reality.

✧ Reader's association of the word "gross" with cake (especially birthday/confetti cake) - it ties into the above and also the part in the story about favorite foods and memories.

✧ teeth falling out - usually, in dream interpretation, this symbolizes a recent loss or mourning of something lost.

✧ hyperdontia - the horror of having a mouth and a voice but never being able to use it because it's so clogged with teeth, so no one will ever listen to or hear the things Reader desperately wants and needs to say.

✧ Frozen Charlotte dolls - Victorian era dolls that could float in the bath. They were also baked into cakes. They're called Frozen Charlottes based on a folk ballad called "Fair Charlotte," which tells the tale of a young girl (Charlotte) on her way to a ball with her lover (Charlie). It's dreadfully cold out, but she frets over the fact that wearing a coat will prevent everyone from seeing her pretty dress. She freezes to death on her way to the ball and arrives in her carriage as a frozen corpse. I think these dolls are fascinating and so cute, so I just wanted to compare teeth to Frozen Charlottes. The description of having a dozen tiny dolls stuck in your throat made for unpleasant imagery, so I wanted to write it!

✧ "A black rabbit blinks up at you with its milky-white eyes. Its nose twitches. Once. Twice. Thrice. A loud gust slithers through the field in which you currently observe, surrounded by decaying greenery and wilted wildflowers. They sprawl endlessly, clawing at the horizon beyond with broken fingers. You watch monochrome tones sway, dried petals flaking off like scabs against a battered, bloodless sky." - this is the same paragraph as seen in the beginning, only certain details have been changed. It's a hint at some sort of cycle that Reader's just only beginning to see. Idyllic beauty is no longer so blinding now that Reader sees what they didn't notice before.

[lordisitmine]

ttnbd chapter 15 sneak peak

back in the saddle, and you guys have waited long enough, so here's a little bit of the upcoming chapter

February 19th, 1900.

-London, Claridge’s Hotel-

“The weapon is called Lævateinn,” Simeon said. “In truth, I was skeptical of its existence until this very moment.”

“Indeed.” Sebastian nodded thoughtfully. “There are so many myths that prove to be naught but smoke.”

Ciel rolled his eyes and scoffed softly from his position by the window.

Sebastian and Simeon had been prattling on now for what seemed like hours- no topic of conversation escaped them. They’d discussed the Peloponnesian war, which Sebastian knew quite a lot about despite it being before his time- he had, however, been present for the fall of Rome, as was Simeon, so they’d had many fond memories to recount on that subject. They’d worked their way through the Renaissance- this had involved several minutes of the two of them speaking in Italian, a language Ciel did not understand, which at least made the irritating noise of their rambling easier to ignore- albeit only slightly.

Currently, Sebastian was recounting last week’s incident at Trancy Manor, which, to Ciel, seemed redundant. Simeon had no doubt heard the tale from Lizzy and Sybil already, and thinking about that night made the fresh, still-healing skin of Ciel’s arm tingle with unpleasant recollection.

I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself, he thought in Sebastian’s direction. It’s so important for children to play with others their own age.

On the contrary, Sebastian replied, Simeon is far older than I am. He glanced at Ciel, even as he went on speaking to Simeon. Perhaps some children should pay more attention to their lessons.

Ciel scowled at the candle flame in front of him. It burned the same bright yellow natural light that it had all afternoon, ever since Simeon had sat him down in front of it and told him to concentrate.

“To pull the fire from within oneself, one must first master it as it exists in nature.” he’d said. “Once you can take hold of the candle’s flame, snuff it and relight it with your will alone, you will be ready for the next stage of your training.”

As with Sebastian’s fighting lessons, Ciel was frustrated to no end, perturbed to find he could not immediately pick up on the finer points of the skill he was meant to be learning. He was a demon, for Christ’s sake- he should be a terrible, fearsome thing, not some fourth-form pupil condemned to the corner to copy down lines ad infinitum. He sighed, crossing his arms on the table and leaning his chin into the cradle they made.

To think, he’d been excited about this.

“Lævateinn is an ancient weapon,” Simeon was saying. “It is said to have been crafted from the bone of the Leviathan; a massive, eldritch creature described in biblical scripture among other places. Some versions of its legend have it being cursed by profane magic, while others speak of it as a holy weapon, purifying in its power.” He chuckled. “Given that it is currently in the possession of a demon, I think we can discount its holiness.”

Ask him what it does, Ciel prompted Sebastian, keeping his eyes focused on the candle flame.

“It has the power to instantly destroy the soul of any being it wounds,” Simeon declared as if responding directly to Ciel’s thought.

Ciel bolted upright.

“Did you just read my mind?” he hissed.

“In a manner of speaking,” Simeon confirmed. “When one is as old as I am, the minds of others, mortal or not, become more transparent, allowing me to detect the words and images at the forefront of their consciousness. As a rule, I do try to stay out of others’ thoughts- it is a rather impolite practice, to be sure- not to mention unpleasant at times. In this case, however, it did elicit the response I had aimed for, and so I do hope you will forgive my impertinence.”

“What response?”

With a Cheshire Cat grin spread across his face, Sebastian pointed to the candle- it had gone out.

“Well done, my lord,” Simeon congratulated Ciel. “I had hypothesized that strong emotions might be the key to your powers, after what Sebastian told me about your attack on Earl Trancy- and now that theory seems to have been proven.”

“I’ve seen evidence of it myself,” Sebastian remarked, leaning casually back in his seat. “There was a certain incident in front of the fireplace when I had-”

Ciel slammed his palm flat on the table, hearing the wood crack. “Sebastian Michaelis, if you finish that sentence, I will tear your arms off and beat you to death with them.”

The candle flared back to life. The flame was blue and burned with a healthy, beaming light.

Simeon grinned- it was only this expression that betrayed his infernal nature. “If you could perhaps learn to harness those emotions, call them up and dismiss them at will, you would be most fearsome indeed.”

“Does this mean you’ll finally let me do something other than light a candle?” Ciel asked.

“Yes, yes I believe so,” Simeon answered, and turned to Sebastian. “Impatient, isn’t he?”

“Oh, terribly,” Sebastian agreed. “But then, most children are.”

[pleasedontghostus]

"Welcome to XY. What do you need? Drugs? Firearms? Weapons? Fake IDs? A extra man for support? We got it for you."

(lf you want to send a ask to a specific character, please address which character you want me to respond as. Ex: "Hey_______" or /this is for _____/)

Owner @paintedgrilledcheese

Character designs and info are below

ShadowKeeper

Ability: Welcome to Wonderland

When someone stares into his eyes when his ability is activated, the victim will have Alice in Wonderland like hallucinations.

Age: 35

Birthday: April 15th

Height: 5'9

Likes: Messing with people, gambling, RPGs.

Dislikes: Water.

Cheshire

Ability: Rumors spread like wildlife

His ability allows his shadow to carry rumors about people or things and haunt people. Also, he can turn into a cat at will.

Age: 14

Birthday: April 15th

Height: 5'4

Likes: Video games, juice and sodas, pulling pranks, committing arson.

Dislikes: Water and coffee, being called kid

Dr. Nightshade

Ability: Blood, Sweat, and Tears"

Their ability allows them to heal any injury as long as the person who inflicted it has the same or worse injury.

Age: 37

Birthday: March 15th

Height: 5'7

Likes: Pens, math, pineapple juice, aliens.

Dislikes: Pencils, Temu, dry hands.

Checkmate

Ability: Pawns in our game

His ability transports them and everyone near to a dimension where everyone are the living cheese pieces. Whoever loses the game dies, along with the pieces on their side.

Age: 36

Birthday: December 15th

Height: 5'11

Likes: Chess, cats, tea.

Dislikes: People who dare hurt his sister, being called a clown.

Marinette

Ability: [later]

Age: 27

Birthday: January 15th

Height: 5'6

Likes: [later]

Dislikes: [later]

Puppeteer

Ability: [later]

Age: 27

Birthday: January 15th

Height: 5'7

Likes: [later]

Dislikes: [later]

[witchyleehibernates]

Curtis Gang's Creature Companion's

Mrs. (Cheryl) Curtis has a Phoenix and her Magical prowess came in the form of potion making. Sodapop often sat with Cheryl when she was making her potions, her phoenix ‘playing’ with him when she didn’t need a magical plant. After she died, her Phoenix stayed close to the gang, and at night you could hear her crying for her person (Cheryl).

Mr. (Darrel) Curtis has a Hippogriff, and when his children were younger, he would take them on late night flights. When Darry’s Hippogriff was able to carry him, the two of them would go on flights, sometimes just the two of them, sometimes bringing the other two boys along too. His power was light manipulation (he could change the colors and shapes of light that he created himself).

Darry has a Gryphon, which stands just a half a foot taller than Darry when both are standing at full height. Sometimes, Darry will go on late night flights with his Gryphon. Darry’s magic is temperature manipulation. Darry’s Gryphon is a girl.

Two-Bit 100% has a basilisk that shrinks itself to wrap around his arm, the basilisk has reached majority and its life force has connected to Two-Bit’s and Two-Bit gained the ability of Sound Imitation which he absolutely uses to mess with people.

Two-Bit also has a Cheshire Cat, no one knows how. It rests across his shoulders when it’s not trying to terrorize people and not trying to steal their hats… or their rings. Sometimes, it also rests around the gang's shoulders, specifically Ponyboy’s.

Dally has a Firebird that sits perched on his shoulders. There are bits of fire that span from its wings, but it is not a phoenix. There are times were it seems like the two are communicating through whistles, and other times where Dally and the Firebird are… fighting? Dally’s ear is more often than not bleeding from a harsh peck from his firebird. Dally’s (future) power is vibrations / silent sound waves (think Rictor from ‘Logan’).

Steve has a ghost dog… or a half skeletal horse. (He takes Sodapop on horseback rides, both because it makes Sodapop ecstatic and two because he loves Sodapop holding onto him, only Ponyboy has clocked that second one). His future power lets him track people through a magic compass-like thing; he absolutely puts trackers on Ponyboy and Johnny (it tells him their health and body status too).

Sodapop has a Raiju (electric puppy as my friend explained it to me), he gets shocked on the daily with his Raiju, sometimes on accident, sometimes the Raiju is feeling spicy or he doesn’t want Sodapop to do something. His (future) power lets him grow magical plants. It breaks his heart when he learns this (through a dream of a younger him helping his mom with potions), and he becomes determined to become an amazing potion maker, like his mama was.

Johnny has a Cerberus with a size max cap of up to Johnny’s shoulder’s when Johnny is fully grown (the Cerberus shoulder’s will stand beside Johnny’s own). His (future) power is telepathy/empathy, and it lets him talk to people in their minds and read their emotions. When he’s strong with it he’ll be able to read minds and control emotions too.

Ponyboy has a type of small dragon (Wyvern) that’s really tiny upon hatching. Normally in mythology a Wyvern is massive in size, however Ponyboy’s Wyvern will have a magical cap size once it gets just bigger than Ponyboy’s torso when he himself is an adult (torso being from the top of Ponyboy’s shoulder’s to his waist). It likes to cling to Ponyboy’s back, claws digging into his waist and his shoulders and it will absolutely dive bomb out of the size to land on him. Ponyboy’s (future) power is a healing light/glow/touch manipulation (when he wants to heal someone, there is a golden light and he can change the shape of it, he often makes butterflies)

[envihellbender]

Michael as a killer, Gerry as a survivor

I was going to do bios but they were too similar to the original canon so I didn’t bother including them, basically original canon happens but instead of their stories in Archives their taken in by the fog.

Michael Shelly - The Distortion

Appearance:

Michael is the tallest killer chosen by the Entiry, making him fast with a longer vision scope, but also means survivors who are crouched are a little harder for him to spot and he takes longer to get through doors. He has two forms. The first is almost respectable looking. He seems like a gentle young man, if somewhat unsettling. He’s extremely tall with curly blond hair. He is always wearing what appears to be a work suit. The moment one of his abilities triggers however he changes drastically. He becomes taller, much taller. His hair grows in length and becomes a mass of blond curls that spiral and twist, seemingly disappearing into the background at the ends. His placid smile becoming a wide grin with regular teeth becoming sharp fangs. The only thing that stays the same is his fingers, regardless of his appearance his fingers are distorted. They are extremely long, so much so the tips of his fingers brush his knees, and look almost broken in several places.

Weapons:

Voice - his laugh can stun within a ten metre radius.

Hands - his fingers and nails are long, distorted, and sharp. Perfect for slashing.

Mori:

The world around the victim morphs. The sky becomes colourful spirals and the ground and landmarks all twist into each other. Suddenly a smile appears from above like the Cheshire Cat, wide with sharp teeth. It opens, laughing his high pitched shriek, a cackle that seems to cause your body to twist in on itself grotesquely until you are an unrecognisable pile of flesh.

Perks:

Twisted Souls

If you catch a survivor unhooking someone in time, you cause them both to twist around each other. This means the second survivor will be added to the first survivor’s hook.

The House

If you are in the same building as a victim they are exposed. They receive a tally mark similar to the one they receive upon being hooked. If in the second hook state the survivor is unable to leave the building as for them doors and windows keep changing, moving, and disappearing.

Jack-In-The-Box

The doors are your world, if a survivor enters a locker they become exposed to you for 15/30/45 seconds.

—

Gerard Keay

Appearance:

Thick, messy long hair, dyed black with a hint of ginger roots coming through at the top. He’s short, chubby, and his tattoos have been changed by the Entity. Instead of symbols relating to the Fears they related to the different killers that have been chosen.

Perks:

The Motherload

I can hear what the spirits are telling you

You have learned to understand the Entity and can hear what it is telling the killer with 15/30/45% clarity.

Raining Blood

Raining blood from a lacerated sky

When bleeding your blood splatters in different directions making it extremely difficult for the killer to follow.

Duality

Leave me all the pieces, then you can leave me alone

When you heal someone without a med kit you are given the option adopt one of their perks at random until the end of the trial. This can only be used once per trial. The icon for the perk will appear in Gerard’s skin almost like a warm, glowing tattoo.

—

Location associated with both: The Tunnels

There are four different areas within this location each corresponding with the directions on a compass. Their complex mazes with ceilings that get higher and lower seemingly at random. Some doors require you to crouch through, some are gigantic. The basement works a little different here, in that since the tunnels are a basement this room with its special hooks is in the centre of the map. The exits are on the ceiling with a ladder that falls down when they open.

[resident-cake-anon]

hi luna !! do u have any ideas/info abt golden petals in other aus, like modern aus? 🤔 id love to hear abt them!!

HIHI CLARA!! I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS <33 this ended up being a really long post im sorry.. im a professional yapper

MODERN/COLLEGE AU

❦. i see them as being college kids w their academy selves

❦. catalina is always really pushing herself in her studies, maybe she would even be double majored so she ends up doing LONG study sessions in the library

❦. claude is there to check up on her though ofc, ryan put the idea in my head that he would come see her in the library between classes to give her food and a kiss and it rotates in my mind CONSTANTLY

❦. claude’s always posting cati on his socials, ppl are kind of sick of it but they’re too cute for them to say anything

❦. BUILD LEGO FLOWER SETS TOGETHER.. not a doubt in my mind that they do that as a sleepover activity while watching a movie they take an hour to decide on

❦. i see claude as being involved in a lot of clubs maybe a leader of one (my gut says chess) and catalina always makes time in her busy schedule to show up at their events to support him!!

❦. they go on dates to the closest boba shop, especially when cati needs a break from her study sessions

❦. catalina gets the same drink every time while claude always tries something new (he lets catalina have a sip hoping she can widen her palette) + he gets a snack that they can share

❦. catalina insists that she pays but claude always seems to trick her into letting him do it, she always feels guilty but claude doesn’t care, he has the money to spend

TANGLED AU

❦. rapunzel and flynn fit these two SO much there’s a reason why i see the light is on the golden petals playlist

❦. catalina basically lives the rapunzel story in fe3h, basically locked away in the monastery unable to leave all that much and wanting to explore the world

❦. also rapunzel being born from a flower??? yea. iconic. and so catalina coded..

❦. the power to heal, all the flowers in her braid, her generally excitable nature, the overwhelming GUILT of leaving home idk so much lines up

❦. also flynn rider is literally the blueprint that defines all f/os i have/will have in the future.. i have a type and it is DEEP-SEATED in my love for flynn rider

❦. fake aliases, rouge-ish but charming personality, being seen as an outsider or weak as a child and turning to putting up fences as a defense mechanism??? sign me up apparently,,

❦. but most of all i think the way the two’s relationship develops in the movie is so perfect and reflects how golden petals would grow closer, learning to trust each other and eventually willing to sacrifice themselves for the other

WONDERLAND AU

❦. IVE WANTED TO MAKE CONTENT FOR THEM FOR SO LONG..

❦. i love alice in wonderland so much and golden petals fits into the story pretty well too!!

❦. catalina is so similar to alice aaa her imagining up a whole world like wonderland bc the rules and regulations of sophisticated society bore her is just so fitting

❦. in this au ofc alice wouldn’t be a child i could definitely see catalina in wonderland as her academy self bc she uses escapism as a coping mechanism sm

❦. also catalina and the scene of alice singing w the flowers… love it sm

❦. in wonderland, catalina would then meet claude as the cheshire cat!! i think he would be more helpful than the original cheshire cat but still mischievous in his own way

❦. i think he would often mess w the others they find along their travels in wonderland to get a laugh out of cati, pulling a prank on lorenz as the mad hatter always seems to do the trick

❦. at the end of their story, i believe catalina would be woken up by her classmate, khalid, ig she dozed off during class…

SLEEPING BEAUTY AU

❦. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AU.. RULER OF MY HEART…..

❦. this au exists only bc im an actual sicko over sleeping beauty not bc i think their roles fit, this one is just for ME

❦. i actually made sleeping beauty au art before golden petals.. was called golden petals so the love runs deep

❦. bucket assigned the three good fairies to hilda, heather, and marianne and who am i to disagree!! it think they’re quite perfect actually hehe

❦. instead of them being aunts to briar rose they would more likely be like older cousins

❦. catalina as briar rose would definitely want to explore outside the woodcutter’s cottage and the forest and so meeting claude was sort of the perfect gateway!!

❦. claude as prince philip is so nice too.. i wholeheartedly believe that he would throw away his royal title to run away to be w this girl he met in the woods over someone he’s been betrothed to since birth.. it makes sense to me

❦. also white wyvern -> white horse that he bickers with.. love it

TY FOR THE ASK CLARA I <3 YOU AND IM SORRY

[heroescore]

Heroes

Chapter 10 - Throwback

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Detective Liam Hill grumbled a bit to himself as he looked over a board full of evidence. He’d long since concluded an interview with Black Cat about the supers that attacked her, but all he really acquired was a guestimate of their powers and a digital rendering of what they sort of looked like.

“Uh...sir?”

He turned around, finding a young officer standing behind me.

“Yeah...Bales, was it?” Hill said.

“Ah, it’s Hales, sir,” the young officer said, “anyway, I got you the info you requested on Alice and Cheshire Cat.”

He handed him two files.

“Not a lot,” Hill said, noticing how thin the files were.

“It’s really all there was in the NYPD database,” Hales said.

“Great, just great,” Hill grumbled, “the hitman ain’t talking, all our leads are dead ends...if there’s really one group behind all these things, how come they know so much and we know so little?”

“Maybe you’re missing a piece?” Hales helpfully offered, “One time I was making a puzzle, and my grandma taught me to start with the edges to make it easier to fill in the picture, but it had a bit of an odd shape, even when it fit perfectly, but then it turned out I just missed a piece whose adjacent pieces also fit each other, so I didn’t notice until I saw my cat Snowy run off with it.”

Hill blinked a moment, looking the young officer up and down before gesturing at him to come closer.

“Look at the board,” he said, “I could use a fresh pair of eyes.”

“Uh...what am I looking for?” officer Hales asked as he approached the detective and looked at the board.

“Anything that might seem important. There are no wrong answers,” Hill assured him.

Hales hummed thoughtfully as he took his time looking over all the clues and notes pinned to the board. Following the timeline it seemed someone bred and released three dinosaurs, and during that incident a new super debuted. Then a subway got hacked and a boy was kidnapped while Mirage saved the train and its passengers from crashing into another train by teleporting the entire vessel into the East Meadow. Then a famous super seemed to have risen from the dead, after which things got weirder, with a suicide jumper and a hitman targeting the new super and several others according to his list. Lastly Black Cat was attacked by a known assassin but the attack ceased when another unfamiliar villain showed up to call the assassin away.

“There’s two things,” officer Hales said slowly, “the incidents on this timeline all involve Mirage, Black Cat, Cross, and this Winter guy, or a mix of two or three of them.”

“Winter is friends with Cross, and Cross has been supporting Mirage and Black Cat since the dinosaur thing,” Hill explained, “but yeah, they seem to deal with a lot of events that happen to be related too…what’s the second thing?”

“Oh, uh, I was wondering about Slade,” Hales said, “it says here ‘showed up out of nowhere.’ What does that mean?”

“According to Ranger and Brain he just showed up all of a sudden,” Hill said with a shrug.

“Brain’s active again too?” Hales asked, surprised.

“Sorta,” Hill said, “he told me about Slade’s return and questioned King of Hearts and White Rabbit about Hatter’s involvement with multiple missing persons cases and a possible relation with the missing Lapin kid.”

“Man...no wonder you’re stuck on this case, sir,” Hales said.

“Not necessarily,” Hill said, “I think I’ll go back and ask Brain if he knows any more about Slade’s whereabouts prior to his return.”

“Will you need assistance, sir?” officer Hales asked.

“Don’t you have places to be?” Hill asked, raising a brow a bit.

“I have to feed my cat, but I can also text my neighbour and ask her to do it for me,” Hales said with a shrug.

“Alright, let’s go then,” Hill said, “I’ll drive.”

In the meantime, about two weeks had passed since the shooting. Aiden’s wound had healed exceptionally fast, thanks to some divine support, and in the end he really did only spend a couple of days at Slade’s boat— I mean yacht.

He still had trouble sleeping, but managed to utilise his time lying awake by doing schoolwork instead of aimlessly tossing and turning in bed. Phil didn’t even notice his friend’s bad sleeping habits as he was often up late himself, scouring the web and all his sources to keep his new series of interviews running.

He really couldn’t get a hold of the more popular heroes such as King of Hearts or Ranger, so he was constantly eyeing popularity polls from gossip sites to see which other supers might keep readers interested.

When Aiden was finally allowed to go back to work, he was immediately confronted with a double shift. Mr Ecker had initially planned to ease him into it with short shifts at quiet moments of the day, but his other employee cancelled for tonight, and he knew the detectives were coming to question him on Slade’s sudden revival, so he couldn’t just run the shift himself either.

Besides, it might have been a double shift, but it was still a quiet one, and Aiden seemed to be holding up well. He seemed a little tired, yawning a lot, but managed to push through with some extra coffee. Ecker sat in his office, staring at his paperwork rather than working on it, trying to get a gauge on how his employee was doing, but Aiden’s thoughts were oddly quiet, while he normally had at least a little bit of inner dialogue going on every now and then.

Trying to figure out how he could be broadcasting not a single thought gave him a headache, so he stopped, needing to preserve his powers for something more important in just a few minutes…

The bell by the door chimed as a late customer stepped into the very empty cafe, yawning a bit as he approached the counter.

“Good evening Slade,” Aiden said politely, “what can I get for you?”

“The usual please, Love,” Slade said, “I didn’t think to see you back to work so soon, but boy am I glad to see you.”

“Let me guess, you met James while I was resting?” Aiden said, while getting the machine ready for a simple black coffee.

“Aye, what a piece of work that lad is,” Slade said, taking a seat at the counter, “no manners whatsoever. I don’t understand why William keeps him around.”

“He must have his reasons,” Aiden said with a shrug, “sometimes when you ask him a question he stares off into the distance like he’s calculating all possible futures first.”

“No, that’s just him processing how to best formulate an answer,” Slade said, “he’s done that since he was sixteen.”

“It’s still so weird to me how you talk about my boss, who is like, pretty old, as if you’ve known him forever, yet you don’t look much older than me,” Aiden said with a sigh, while serving him his coffee, “how old were you exactly?”

“Uuuuh March 1827, do the maths,” Slade said, sipping his coffee while Aiden counted on his fingers a bit, before he blinked a bit.

“Ah know, ah know,” Slade said, “holy shit, right?”

“Language,” Aiden said.

“Oh please, I’ve heard you curse,” Slade said.

“But at least I try to keep the sacred separate from the vulgar,” Aiden said, “I don’t want to go to Hell for something so trivial, I feel like I’m already on very thin ice.”

“Can’t your angel vouch for you?” Slade asked.

“Watch it or I’ll let him smite you.”

“I’d love to see him try~”

Aiden rolled his eyes and ignored him as two people entered the shop. He vaguely recognised the man in front, but it took the uniformed man behind him to realise they were police.

“Ah, welcome to The Joint, what can I get you?” he politely greeted.

“A coffee,” the older man said, “I’m detective Hill, this is officer Hales. We’re here to see Brain, have you seen him?”

“Uh…”

“Knowing him he’ll be here any moment,” Slade said, “he did call me to come over after all.”

“Perfect,” Hill said, “let’s take a booth and wait for him then.”

“I’ll bring your coffee over then,” Aiden said, “would you like something too, officer?”

“Ah, just some tea would be great,” Hales replied.

Aiden nodded and got to work, when Brain finally entered the cafe. It seemed he had put on his old noir detective costume and had gone out the back, walking around back to the front. He was trying to hide that he was out of breath as he stepped in while Aiden served the police their coffee and tea, holding open a box with different flavours for Hales to choose from.

“Are you smoking again, lad?” Slade asked, “you’re breathing like you ran a mile.”

“Maybe I did,” Brain said, coughing a bit.

“Would you like some water, sir?” Aiden asked.

“Yes, and a coffee,” Brain said, before joining the detectives and Slade in the booth.

Detective Hill eyed Aiden for a moment, to which Brain spoke up.

“You can trust him,” he said, “he’s a friend of ours.”

“How’d that happen?” Hill asked.

“How does anyone know one another in this community?” Slade said, “how are your ears, detective?”

“My ears are fine, thanks,” Hill grumbled, “but I hear a strange whirring...never heard it before.”

“Could be from another building,” Brain said with a shrug, “so...you wanted to know about Slade’s whereabouts the past six years?”

“Is that why you called me?” Slade said, “I’m sorry detective, I don’t want to waste your time. I don’t remember anything.”

“But do you want to remember?” Brain asked.

“It could be helpful to our investigation,” Hill said, “things have only gotten weirder since your return. It could be related.”

“My plan was to input my memories of the night in an attempt to kickstart yours,” Brain explained, “it might be intense, but I can pull you out at any time. It’s completely safe...I think.”

“Oh you think,” Slade said, rolling his eyes a bit, “arite, fine. What’s the worst that could happen?”

“You seem anxious,” Hill said, “elevated heart rate, increased breathing…”

“He’s terrified,” Aiden helpfully added as he brought Brain’s coffee.

“How do you know?” Slade asked.

“I’ve an eye for it~” Aiden said, “I’ve always been able to see how people feel, their personality and such.”

“Cute parlour trick,” Hill grumbled.

“No, actually, come sit down, kid. I’ll need you,” Brain said, “if you focus on his state of mind, then I can focus on his memories better.”

“Um...sure, one sec,” Aiden said, moving over to the door and turning the sign to ‘closed.’

He got the keys from Ecker’s office and locked the door too, so they couldn’t be disturbed, before pulling up a chair and somewhat awkwardly joining the others.

“Okay, go lie down on the bench, Slade,” Brain said, “Aiden, when the panic gets too much, tap me on the shoulder and I’ll pull him out.”

“Got it,” Aiden said, while Slade grumbled as he lay down, having to rest his head on Brain’s lap.

Brain then put his hands on his temples, taking a deep breath to focus, before they both zoned out.

Slade opened his eyes, feeling like he woke up from a very strange dream...

Then he remembered.

Some coked out maniac remembered he had fire powers and was burning buildings and a huge portion of the lower west corner of Central Park. Ranger had called for help, and things had been chaotic since the start.

Brain was hovering over him, helping him back to his feet, while Absolute Zero and Rasputin were duking it out with the firebug, and Ranger was evacuating citizens. Brain had stayed back with Slade because he wasn’t one for close-combat, whereas Slade wasn’t one for fire in general.

They moved further back, out of the firebug’s blast radius, panting a bit as they were both a tad out of shape.

“Looks like Zoe’s got it under control,” Brain said, “you okay, Slade?”

“Oh, just a wee bit tense,” Slade lied, “any news from Devin?”

“I don’t sense him,” Brain said, “Ranger said he couldn’t reach him either.”

“Odd...I’ll try calling his wife,” Slade said, pulling out his ancient brick phone.

Brain wondered how it still even had service, but decided not to comment on it while Slade was trying to reach their friend’s wife.

“Voicemail,” Slade said with a sigh, hanging up again, “arite, I know you’re tired, lad, but I really need you to pinpoint him. You said it yourself he’s been going down a troubling spiral lately.”

“Alright, give me a moment,” Brain said, “and tell Rasputin to stop throwing cars, I don’t need another lawsuit from insurance companies.”

“Ah shite— Vitaliy! No! Ostanavlivat’sya! Stop!”

He ran over to the Russian giant, coaxing him to put the car down, when suddenly there was an even larger explosion, and Rasputin had to shield his much smaller friend from the boiling hot steam that was released.

“Shit man what happened?!” Ranger asked as he joined them.

“Zoe’s special move,” Slade grumbled, “lowering the temperature in an area before heating it much too rapidly.”

“Didn’t that nearly kill her last time?” Ranger said, before promptly running into the fog of steam that was left behind. “Zero?! Are you okay!?”

“Si, I’m fine!” Zero replied, heels clacking as she walked towards him, dragging the unconscious firebug with her. “This one will be out for a while,” she said.

“Amazing!” Ranger said, high-fiving her, before taking the troublemaker off of her hands.

They dragged him back to Slade and Rasputin, who had greeted the police when they finally showed up.

“Detective Carnahan, good to see you,” Slade greeted, “always late to the party~”

“Only because I don’t see any need to risk my officers when I can let you boys do all the dirty work,” the woman said.

“Boys? These boys did nada!” Zero said, “I took this one down by myself.”

“You go girl!” detective Carnahan said, “book ‘em Liam!”

“For the last time, we’re not doing a thing,” detective Hill grumbled as he got out of the passenger’s seat and pulled out a set of handcuffs.

Carnahan ignored him and turned to Slade.

“Now that I’m seeing you, I had a couple questions,” she said, “we’ve been working on a series of gruesome murders this week. Coroner just identified a victim’s wounds as bite marks...human.”

“...so?” Slade said.

“Aren’t you missing someone?” Hill asked, while Ranger helped him drag the unconscious firebug into the back of the police car.

“Carnivore would not consume a human,” Slade said, “much less murder them over it!”

“Except for that one time he licked your blood to heal himself,” Ranger said.

“Asqueroso,” Zero commented, pulling up her nose a bit.

“Right, but that was a stressful situation and mostly on accident,” Slade said, “I see no reason why he would—”

“All victims are supers, Slade.” Carnahan emphasised.

Back in the present, at The Joint, detective Hill and officer Hales, somewhat awkwardly sipped their drinks while Brain worked his magic and Aiden...observed? The young man looked on sympathetically, when suddenly he frowned in concern.

“His anxiety just went through the roof,” he said quietly.

“Shouldn’t you pull them out then?” officer Hales asked, worried.

“I have a feeling it has yet to get much, much worse,” Hill darkly said.

“I wonder what they’re seeing,” Aiden said, carefully reaching past Brain to pick Slade’s hand off the floor and attempting to lay it across his stomach.

“Are you two close?” officer Hales asked curiously.

“Not at all, really,” Aiden said, “but he’s helped me out in a pinch twice now, so I kinda feel like I owe him, maybe...don’t tell him I said that, I won’t hear the end of it.”

“A smug bastard, ain’t he?” Hill said with a chuckle.

“Yeah sometimes I just wanna deck him,” Aiden said, “you know, a solid right hook.”

“He’ll heal,” Hill said.

“S-sir, we shouldn’t encourage citizens to violence,” Hales said.

“I’m joking, kid. Lighten up a little.”

“Hush, Brain’s losing focus,” Aiden said, to which the two policemen promptly quieted down again.

Back on memory lane, Brain rejoined the group, looking rather pale.

“We have to go, now!” he said urgently.

His friends exchanged looks, to which Slade turned to the detectives.

“I’m afraid we’ll have to cut this meeting short, detectives,” he said.

“Right, but we’ll need you all to come in tomorrow to report tonight’s incident properly, deal?” Carnahan said.

“You have our word,” Slade said, shaking her hand, before taking off with the others.

They couldn’t agree on how to travel, so they travelled on foot, which brought them to an abandoned warehouse, out of breath and rather frustrated.

“Next time we travel this far, I’m summoning horses!” Ranger hissed.

“I didn’t know it would be so far,” Brain said, “I was just following.”

“Following what exactly?” Zero asked, trying to get some feeling back into her feet.

“Carnivore,” Brain said.

“What’s with him?” Ranger asked, “I feel like I haven’t seen him in ages.”

“I think he’s finally cracked,” Brain said, “his thoughts are in complete disarray.”

“He’s been loco since he started talking about all those conspiracies,” Zero added.

Rasputin leaned towards Slade.

“Vhat are they saying? I do not understand,” he whispered in his best English.

“Devin is uh… sumasshedshiy,” Slade softly explained, before turning to Brain, “is he inside here?”

Brain nodded, gesturing for his friends to follow as they headed inside. They entered the warehouse, which was completely empty except for some crates and boxes in the middle. On one of the crates, sat a lonely figure. He didn’t seem to have noticed them coming in as he was too busy staring at the ceiling. Slade was the first to recognise him, to which he slowly walked over to him.

“Devin?” he said, upon noticing his mouth was covered in blood, “what happened to you?”

Carnivore slowly looked down as he licked his lips and chuckled softly.

“Oh you have no idea, Slade...if only you knew,” he said.

Slade could see the madness in his eyes, but decided to hear him out.

“We haven’t seen you in a while, laddie. Are you arite?”

He stepped around the crate. His breath stocked upon seeing what was lying behind it. Two dead bodies, or rather...what was left of them…

“Remember last year?” Carnivore suddenly said, “we were dealing with that berserker, and he got injured when Rasputin shielded me…”

He glanced at the others before looking back down at the two motionless bodies before him.

“The power I felt that day….it was incredible...but they didn’t understand...nobody did...oh. Oh what have I done?”

Carnivore buried his face in his hands, smearing more blood onto his face. Slade glanced at the two bloody remains on the floor, and noticed one of them stirring.

“She’s still alive!” Slade said as he stepped forward to check the girl’s pulse, but Carnivore snapped.

“DON’T TOUCH THEM!” he screamed as he jumped up and pushed Slade aside with such force that he broke his shoulder upon making contact with the ground.

The others wanted to step in, but Brain held up his hand.

“Wait for it,” he said.

“Screw that!” Ranger spat at him as he ran towards Slade, “you okay?”

“Always,” Slade growled as he picked himself up and glared at Carnivore.

He was breathing heavily as he stood over the stirring body.

“Devin snap out of it!” Slade yelled, “are you bloody insane!? That is your daughter!”

“VHAT!?” Rasputin yelled before charging at Carnivore and forcefully pulling him away from the two victims.

“Cover me,” Slade said, before running over to them.

His suspicions were confirmed; Carnivore had killed his wife, but his daughter was still alive, though mortally wounded. Slade tried to assess the damage, but there was so much blood, he felt overwhelmed.

“I said...stay away!” Carnivore yelled, before Rasputin’s ginormous shape came flying at Slade.

Ranger managed to pull him aside just in time, to which Rasputin crashed on top of the crates. Ranger cursed upon seeing the bloody mess of Carnivore’s victims.

“Can you save her?” he asked.

“Dunno, I—”

Slade abruptly shut up when the faint shadow they made in the dim light suddenly disappeared. They were pulled towards Carnivore, and slowly shaped into shadowy, humanoid figures that rose from the ground and slowly turned towards the team with red glowing eyes.

“It...it’s like I landed straight into a nightmare,” Ranger said.

“Nori’s powers,” Slade mumbled, “wait. You’re still afraid of shadows?”

“Shut up, that doesn’t matter!” Ranger said, “Can you save her?!” he pressed, looking very eager to retreat as soon as possible.

“I can try. Cover me,” Slade said.

Luckily Ranger didn’t have to face the shadow figures on his own, as Rasputin had picked himself up and charged at Carnivore again. Slade bent himself over Carnivore’s daughter, and tried to look past all the blood and smaller wounds, and tried to focus on the large, gaping hole where her guts were about to spill out.

“Talk to us, Abuelo!” Zero said, “Can you save her?”

“I can if I can stop the bleeding, but I don’t have any equipment, so maybe…” Slade slowly looked up at Zero, “I’d have to scorch the wound closed. It’s her only chance of survival.”

Zero’s eyes widened for a second, but then she nodded, determined.

“What do I do?” she asked.

“Heat up a piece of metal and place it against the part I’m pressing on now,” Slade instructed.

Zero nodded and picked up a conveniently placed piece of metal that seemed to have come from one of the broken crates.

“Will this do?” she asked. Slade looked at it.

“Yes. Perfect. Now only heat the tip.”

Zero heated up a part of the metal and carefully handed it to Slade. His hand trembled slightly as he held it over the girl’s wound.

“H-hold her down...this is gonna hurt,” he said softly.

Zero placed her hands on the girl’s shoulders, to which Slade carefully pressed the hot metal against her bleeding wound, scorching it closed. The girl’s eyes shot open as she screamed while trying to jump up, but Zero held her down.

“It’s okay mija, you’re okay, you’re gonna be fine,” she whispered gently, while the girl sobbed as Slade slowly pulled the metal away.

The wound had stopped bleeding heavily.

“Arite, I’ll take care of the rest, you go and help Ranger and Rasputin,” Slade said.

Zero nodded and ran off, while Slade grabbed the girl’s hand.

“Nori? Nori look at me. You’ll be fine, okay? I promise!” he said.

The girl slowly opened her eyes again and looked at him.

“U-uncle…” she choked out, coughing up some blood, “b-behind…”

Slade jerked around just in time to see a red-eyed, shadowy figure swing an equally shadowy sword at him, before everything went black.

Slade woke up with a gasp, shooting upright as he breathed like he’d ran a mile. Aiden had just considered pulling them out when the two of them suddenly woke up, both sweating and panting a bit.

“Jeez, you okay?” Hill asked.

“I’ll grab some water,” Aiden said, getting up.

Meanwhile Slade grasped Brain’s coat, looking rather pale.

“N-Nori,” he said, “did...d-did she…?”

“We managed to bring her to hospital,” Brain said, “however...she checked herself out as soon as she could walk, and...we haven’t been able to find her since.”

“Christ...and Devin?”

“Also not a trace,” Brain said, “police have been looking for him since that night too.”

“Do you...remember anything else?” Hill asked.

Slade took a sip of the water Aiden handed him, before shaking his head.

“It might still come,” Brain said, “just...make sure to rest just in case it’s too much.”

“...couldn’t you have warned me for that beforehand?” Slade asked.

“Detective, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to be patient while Slade gets his thoughts in order,” Brain said, completely ignoring his old friend.

“We understand,” Hill said, “it seemed...intense?”

“Dying is intense, even when you’re immortal,” Slade said with a sigh.

“I see,” Hill said, beginning to get up, “let’s go home then, Hales. We’ll start fresh in the morning.”

“Uh...I’m at the reception desk tomorrow,” Hales said as he got up as well.

“I’ll talk to Cap, don’t worry about it.” Hill said, waving his hand dismissively, “Thanks for your time, Brain. Slade, get well soon.”

The two of them left after Aiden unlocked the door, leaving the three supers alone. Aiden was somewhat burning with questions, but it seemed both Slade and Brain were definitely not in the mood to talk.

“Do you want uh...more coffee, or...something stronger?” he quietly asked, while beginning to clean up the used cups.

“Go home, Aiden,” Brain said with a sigh, “we’ve kept you long enough.”

“Are you sure?”

“Listen to your elders, Love,” Slade said with a wink, “especially when they let you get off work.”

“Fine, but that still sounds weird coming from you,” Aiden said, taking off his apron and pulling his bag from underneath the counter, stuffing his tips underneath all his things as usual, before heading out.

“See you tomorrow, sir. Take care, Slade.”

“Good night,” the two of them replied in chorus.

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[grav3yardbb92]

Glow Stick

Bruce Banner x reader

***** " Miss Stark, Dr. Banner request your assistance in the lab"

" Thank you, Friday."

I finish the papers that I was organizing for my brother, before making my way to see my fiancé.

" The fun has arrived! " I announce my presence as I enter the room, only to be met with silence.

" Bruce? " His head raises above a pile of mysterious weapons, chemicals and substances that we confiscated from two different hydra bases. He has a slight look of frustration on his face before it softens into a smile. "A little birdie said you needed help, doctor." I state, sliding up behind him to deliver a message to his tense shoulders. " I've been able to identify three of these substances, just through chemical analysis- Oh, that feels good."   A giggle escapes my lips at his relaxed demeanor. " What about that blue one?" I emphasize my question by pointing to a rather large glass jar, just to the right of the table. " Um, nothing yet. That's why I need you to..." " You want me to drink that, to see what happens?" "Well, you know, after we rescued you, your body heals itself now. So no matter what it does, it won’t be that bad." He studders through his reasoning statement, cautious at the mention of me being kidnapped and experimented on. " Yeah, nothing bad. Except being cursed with blindness for a day, or that time you turned me into a cat.... stop laughing, it wasn't funny Bruce. " my complaints are interrupted by my own laughter at the past situations. " Oh fine, but if I'm turned into anything gross, we won't make our dinner reservations. So, you're cooking dinner" I leave no room for an argument, and he nods muttering "deal", before placing his soft lips to mine. " Bottoms up" I cheer before turning the jar up to lips, taking a sizable gulp of the blue liquid. Bruce has a translucent screen in front of him waiting on results. " Remember, tell me everything, what are you feeling, seeing..." " Um, I'm cold, my tongue is tingly, do you hear buzzing?" He shakes his head, before recording everything I said into the computer. " Keep going, anything-"

" Just because I have a billion dollars, doesn't mean I want to pay to power empty r..." Tony shouts into the air, before turning the lights off.

" TONY!!!"

" Y/N?,  sorry, I didn't know you were..." He rambles while walking into the now dark room.

" HOLY SHIT!"

"Turn the lights on... What?" His face is covered with a look of pure shock, matching the look on Bruce's face, beside me. Tony moves around the room, finding a mirror on his desk. He turns it to my face, which is...glowing? My hair, nails, skin and eyes are all glowing. My panic is interrupted by my lovely big brother, bursting into boisterous laughter. " oh my god. You're glowing, ha! Bruce, you're going to marry a glow stick."  I gasp at his outburst, looking toward my fiancé for some sort of reassurance. This better not last till next week. " the side effects should be over by then..." A bright flash stops his statement, pulling us both to look at Tony, who has his phone out, with a Cheshire cat smile on his face. " I know you didn't just take picture of me." " Now, come on y/n, would I do that? " Yes, he. fucking. would.

" Tony!" I stand from my seat as his short legs bolt him out of the lab and down the hall.

"Anthony Edward Stark, you delete that picture, or I will sick the Hulk on you!"  I shout after him, but he is long gone.

" Now what?" I question the good doctor.

" Now I guess we wait." I frown at his answer. " And I go cook dinner" he sighs out, taking my hand. " no way, you burned it last time. " " okay, how about pizza and a movie? I smile at his suggestion, heading to our bedroom. " And cuddles?” He laughs at my question. "Yeah, I guess I do owe you cuddles." "You owe me more than that, Doc.”

[mushroomwillow]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals, followers and all the wonderful people on here!!!

Oh!

1. My fiancée and my daughter, they bring me so much joy. My fiancé has shared his love of painting miniatures with her and it’s so heart warming. Every day I get to see how much she’s growing and learning and forming her own beautiful personality. My fiancée is the first person to really make me feel safe, I’ve never known a love for another person like I have for him, and like he shows me. Their relationship with each other is amazing to watch too

2. My cats Boo and Heimdall, Boo is my first black cat and she’s so small and has the sweetest tiniest meow. Heimdall is a CHONK and a tuxedo, he reminds me every day of my cat Cheshire who I lost in 2020. I have a tattoo of Cheshire on my chest, that cat went through some of the worst times of my life and I miss him so much. Heimdall brings me that “my soul cat is visiting me” and I love him and Boo very much

3. Being able to create again. Spent a few years being too stressed to focus on doing much. I started drawing again which is the first thing I learned how to do and that really makes me feel good

4. Being accepted by my fiancée’s family. My bio family sucks, and every spouse I’ve had their families have hated me for one reason or another. My fiancé’s family has welcomed me with open arms and I couldn’t ask for a better found family

5. I’m finding myself again. Or maybe for the first time idk. It feels really good to finally be able to start healing and expressing myself the way I’ve always wanted too

[thewolfisawake]

Rules, tag 10 followers  you want to get to know better!

Tagged by: @arcxnumvitae Tagging: Go for it

Name: Destiny though I tend to go by Kirei on here. Either is fine.

Star Sign: Gemini (sun), Pieces (moon), Aries (rising)

Height: 5'4", 5'5" no one has consensus.

Middle name: Desha

Put your itunes/spotify/youtube on shuffle. What are the first 6 songs that popped up?

Dance Past Midnight - Calliope Mori feat AmaLee

Conceited (There's Something About Remy) - Remy Ma

Cheshire Game from Royal Scandal

Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat Gwen Stefani

Juicy - Doja Cat

When the World Was Mine from The Count of Monte Cristo Musical

Ever had a poem or song written about you: Once. It was super embarrassing. We found an old floppy disk (look, I am old but not that old, my school just wasn't up to date) where a boy I knew had a crush on me had written a poem about me and how my guy bestie had taken 'his girl.' idk, man, I don't even remember the rest.

When was the last time you played air guitar: Probably last week. I listen to music all the time at work and tend to pretend instruments or wiggle around on songs that happen to hit that day.

Who is your celebrity crush?: Mmm, I don't really have crushes. Sure I find many attractive but not really a crush. Maybe Maggie Q since I consistently think of her when I think hot celebs?

What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?: I hate the sound of velcro being ripped apart. It used to just give me shivers through my ears. As for sounds I like, I like the clacking sound of keys on a keyboard.

Do you believe in ghosts?: I believe just about anything could be possible. I simply do not want to be the one to fuck around and find out.

How about aliens: Definitely. I mean do you know how much space it out there? The odds for us to be the only life in the entire universe? There's no way.

Do you drive?: Yep. Can be thought of as driving enjoyer because of the antics of driving I've done. Or that I often drive for outings but I just...don't mind. I don't love but I don't hate it.

if so have you ever crashed: No and hopefully that track record continues.

What was the last book you read?: Technically I started The Spear Cuts Through Water. It hasn't gripped me yet and Pandora Hearts is calling me.

Do you like the smell of gasoline: In a weird way, yes? It's not a favorite by any means but like there's something about the scent when pull you pull up to fill up.

What was the last movie you saw?: Ponyo. I had actually never seen it and am determined to see through all of Ghibli Fest this year.

What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?: It's a toss up between playing predator and prey (a more complicated and intense game of tag) that ended with me slamming my knee so hard it swelled the point I could not walk for several days. Or a sprain I received when I slid into bases in softball and the subsequent extended time it took for it to heal since my dad would not take me to a doctor.

Do you have any obsessions right now?: Actually nothing right now? It actually kinda sucks. I end up zoning out and don't even know what I did for time to pass as it did--Was really hoping for it to be E.lden Ring though. Either that or I slip back into G.enshin. I should be doing cosplay so I have something ready by the end of summer.

[deesfanfictionkin]

CHARACTER INTRODUCTION

NAME: Cat

ALIAS: The Cheshire Cat

PRONOUNS: She/Her

NATURAL ABILITY: Cat was born with both feline features - ears and a tail - along with the abilities of an actual cat, such as a more advanced sense of smell, hearing, and touch, faster than normal speed and jumping power, an innately excellent sense of balance, and increased flexibility and reflexes, though an old injury has slowed those down considerably to just below normal human levels.

ADDITIONAL ABILITIES: Throughout the story, Cat gains an additional ability, one that allows her to regenerate her cells. She can heal her own wounds and even regenerate lost body parts, if given enough time. However, to do so, she must sacrifice something, losing time off her total life-span each time it's used, with the amount of time lost depending on the extent that she needs to regenerate.

REGION: Raymyuut

FACTIONS: The Reds

FACECLAIM: Cyan Hijirikawa from Show by Rock

BIOGRAPHY

Cat was born in Raymyuut. Though her parents are part of The Blues, she's never quite fit in well there and her childhood was a lonely one. She was involved in an accident during her late youth that left her with limited mobility in her limbs and a slight speech impediment that makes her self-conscious and worried, especially when dealing with others. However, the accident could have been much worse - she knows full well that, by all rights, she should have and would have died, had it not been for her knight in shining armor that day, a member of The Reds, people she'd always believed to be her enemy. That boy saved her that day and she fell in love at that point.

That love, and that sense of needing to repay him for his kindness and bravery, led her to abandon The Blues, to seek out the boy and to make herself a home among The Reds, who have largely accepted her.

Shy, a little awkward, but with a huge heart, a romantic streak, and a quick smile, Cat does wish to avoid the war. She's fighting for love - the love for her knight, the love for her friends and found family, love for her peaceful life and the lives of everyone else who have found peace...and she hopes that love with be enough to allow her to work with La Revolucion, with her friends, with anyone she can to find another way to break the curse and to stop the need for the war right at the source.

INSPIRED BY: Cat is inspired by the cool Cathy over at @cool-catarina! A wonderfully creative, kind, supportive reader and fandom friend, my writing time on tumblr has been made better by meeting them! She's very friendly and so encouraging, always ready to talk fandom and characters and our discussions always leave me full of inspiration to write!