#Dream Butterfly Diaz

[aurorac0re]

Ship swap😩😘🌟🌹😍

[meraki-yao]

So I found this on Weibo and I couldn't stop laughing. This is incredibly niche but I feel the need to share and explain this to my friends on this side.

So the bottom half is the photos that we initially thought were the royal suitor photos before the movie came out, then realized it was in the texting montage, then confirmed by Matthew that this actually isn't Alex and Henry, it was Taylor and Nick chilling between takes.

NOW, the photo on top is a still from 1987 TV show adaptation of one of the four Chinese Classics: "The Dream of the Red Chamber". That is the main couple reading another classical Chinese novel (yes this is very meta) "Romance of the Western Chamber" together, and I think this book that they're reading is the first romance novel/love story to have the couple be in starkly different social standings yet be together in the end.

This isn't a case of parallel in the same sense as my posts putting firstprince and Rapunzel x Eugene or Simba x Nala or Jack x Rose together and finding similarities. In fact, the couple from Red Chamber is nothing like firstprince or Taylor and Nick, not even remotely close, and their relationship ended in tragedy: spoilers, the girl died of a broken heart and the boy lost the will to live and became a monk.

But the point here is that this pair? This is our culture's Romeo and Juliet, our Pyramus and Thisbe. This scene in particular, this imagery of them reading in the garden together, has the same significance as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Like, if you ask a Chinese person for an imagery from classical literature that depicts love, this is the image most people will say.

AND SOMEHOW THIS PHOTO OF TAYLOR AND NICK THAT WE ALL THOUGHT WAS ALEX AND HENRY LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT

This is the most random connection and it's definitely a stretch but as someone who cried over the ship in the top half at the age of 11 I am so fucking amused by this comparison

[thejunkyardafewblocksfromhere]

It gets alright to dream at night Believe in solid skies and slate blue earth below But when you see him, you'll know

It's okay to find the faith to saunter forward With no fear of shadows spreading where you stand And you'll breathe easier just knowing that the worst is all behind you And the waves that tossed the raft all night have set you on dry land -Never Quite Free, The Mountain Goats

[nelliecom3t]

Unrealistic things I want:

To cuddle with the laser puppies from ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil’

😞😍✨

[fagbearentertainment]

Transgender Swag Competition 2023 Bracket is Complete!!!

The left side consists of…

Hunter (The Owl House) vs Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)

Marco Diaz (Star vs The Forces of Evil) vs Marcy Wu (Amphibia)

Dr Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb) vs Stan Pines (Gravity Falls)

Shiver (Splatoon 3) vs Link (Legend of Zelda)

Spamton (Deltarune) vs Duck (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House) vs Lake (Infinity Train)

Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) vs Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Franchise) vs Barney Guttman (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Luigi (Super Mario) vs Terry (The Dragon Prince)

Madeline (Celeste) vs Mad Mew Mew (Undertale)

Hermes the Elf (Rudolph) vs The Onceler (The Lorax)

Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity) vs Vriska (Homestuck)

Liz (Butterfly Soup) vs Zoe (Monster Prom)

Damien (Dream Daddy) vs Oliver Swift (Dialtown)

Team Rocket (Pokemon) vs Perfuma (She-Ra and the Princess of Power)

Sylveon (Pokemon) vs Trans Pikachu (Pokemon)

The right side consists of…

Lily Hoshikawa (Zombieland Saga) vs Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Narciso Ansui (Jojos Bizarre Adventure) vs Tiger (My Hero Academia)

Noelle Holiday (Deltarune) vs Tails the Fox (Sonic Franchise)

Bridget (Guilty Gear) vs Mizuki Akiyama (Project Sekai)

Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad) vs Viktor Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy)

Alex Fierro(Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard) vs Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100) vs Dave Strider (Homestuck)

You, reading this post vs Me, the poll runner

Lup (The Adventure Zone) vs Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archive)

Jenny (My Life as a Teenage Robot) vs Meta Knight (Kirby Franchise)

Mettaton (Undertale) vs p03 (Inscryption)

Kris Dreemur (Deltarune) vs Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney)

Aoi Kureha (Paradox Live) vs Vivian (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

Wegg (Be Kind My Neighbor) vs Sunny (Omori)

Scout (Team Fortress 2) vs Micheal Afton (Five Nights at Freddy’s)

Mangle (Five Nights at Freddy’s) vs William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy’s)

[dangerpronebuddie]

Fuck It Friday!!

Tagged by @tizniz @inell who both shared AMAZING fics y'all have got to check out and @kitteneddiediaz who's dom Buck wip is giving me LIFE🩵🩷

Made this post, went insane, and started writing. It's not so much speculation as it is just utter nonsense. But I'm having the time of my life! Here's some of the 118 and the 119s first meeting:

Eduardo looks at Buck, and his eyes go wide before turning softer than Eddie thinks is necessary. "He's never going to believe this," Eduardo mutters. "Just... Just hang on a sec, yeah?" He holds up his hands, signaling them to stay put, before dashing back to the 119's engine. "Buckles!" he calls. Eddie and Buck share a look. What is going on?? A man still in his turnouts and helmet hops out of the engine, the jump a touch dramatic for the short distance. Eduardo says something to him, and the man perks up like a... very familiar golden retriever. Eduardo grabs the sleeve of the man's turnout and tugs him along. He removes his helmet as they approach, and something like butterflies stirs in Eddie's middle. Sweat-damp curls fall across his forehead, one curling around a splotchy pink birthmark. Bright blue eyes dart between Eddie and Buck with something like wonder. Eddie is most definitely losing his mind. "Hi," the man says, smiling so wide his eyes crinkle. He extends a hand to Buck first. "Ethan Buckles." "No way," Buck whispers, barley loud enough for Eddie to hear. "Evan Buckley. But uh... everyone calls me Buck." "That's what we should call you," Eduardo says, bumping his shoulder against Ethan's. Eddie swears he feels a phantom sensation against his own shoulder. "In your dreams, Eddie," Ethan says. "Eduardo," he corrects with the same exasperated fondness Eddie uses with Buck. His head is spinning. Maybe he concussed himself in that apartment fire after all. This can't possibly be real. Ethan shakes Eddie's hand next. "I hear I can at least call you Eddie," he grins. "You make it sound like a consolation prize," Eddie quips. "I don't see how you could possibly be a consolation," Ethan says with a smirk, his eyes roaming over Eddie. Eduardo clears his throat at the same time Buck does. "Okay, Buckles, we'd better get back," Eduardo says, shooing Ethan away. "What's the rush?" Ethan asks even as Eduardo turns him. He looks back and winks at Eddie before Eduardo pushes him along. "I don't like that Ethan guy," Buck says with a glare in their direction.

(tags under the cut! As always please let me know if you want to be added/ removed):

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[roseharpermaxwell]

RWRB FirstPrince Canon Compliant Recs

Click below for some of my favorite fics that are book and/or movie canon compliant!

Every Version by @hgejfmw-hgejhsf. M, 1.1k. Alex does a magazine photoshoot, and the day that the magazine arrives, he wants Henry to look at it first.

Acts of Service by TuppingLiberty. E, 1.4k. After a vacation, Henry shaves Alex’s scruff off, because he loves taking care of Alex.

5+1 Times Henry Was Attracted To Alex (Texas Edition) by @absoluteaudacitywrites. E, 1.4k. Alex in a Stetson though. That’s the stuff of Henry’s most filthy dreams. He swears his husband gets even more Texan with it on, his drawl getting slower, more syrupy. He calls Henry darlin’ and tips the brow to him as he passes and Henry knows it’s stupid but he finds himself weak at the knees from being in proximity to his own personal cowboy.

A Hoarse I Love You by a_velvet_blazer. NR, 1.6k. Alex knew he wasn’t particularly… pleasant when he got sick.

Before, in the white house, June helped out. She had a container of Vicks in her room and would bring him soup from the kitchen. She had down the perfect mix of checking on him to make sure he was still breathing and leaving him alone to wallow.

The times he was sick in the brownstone were easy enough to play off, with (a different) tub of Vicks in their bathroom with a nice collection of Advil and Tylenol.

He has a system.

That is, until he doesn't.

boxing with no gloves by @littlemisskittentoes. G, 2.2k. Henry is pushing his arms through the woolen sleeves of a peacoat. He faces Alex and there’s no softness left in his features. He’s genuinely angry this time. None of the endeared exhaustion of his antics Alex is so used to seeing from him. None of the fondness that always plays hide and seek in his eyes when he looks at Alex. Henry looks blank and placid. His press face, edged with a hint of venom.

And Alex has seen versions of this face. He’s seen a calmer facade of it, one that had boarded a plane back to England by the time Alex woke up.

There’s something cold settling in Alex’s stomach. A kind of panic crawling up his throat. There’s ice dancing at his fingertips, but his hands are sweating, and oh God, Henry’s leaving again.

Or, Alex and Henry get into a fight. Henry tries to leave, Alex needs him to stay. So he does.

I'd Wanna Be Felled By You, Held By You by @sparklepocalypse. E, 2.3k. In hindsight, Alex should probably have known that letting Henry borrow his clothes for the weekend would absolutely wreck him. But Henry had fretted about his wardrobe being too formal for a casual visit to the lake house, and Alex has developed somewhat of a Pavlovian response to the way Henry’s brows furrow and his mouth pinches when he’s anxious. Once the words “You can just wear my stuff, no worries,” were out there, there’d been no stuffing them back into his mouth.

Here’s the thing Alex should’ve taken into consideration: Henry would look hot dressed in a garbage bag. So the morning after their lake house arrival, when Henry steps out of the shower and into a pair of Alex’s swim trunks and Alex’s Arrels Barcelona shirt, Alex takes one look at him and drops his phone.

(Movieverse; Henry wears Alex's clothes at the lake house and Alex reacts accordingly.)

i'm so in love (i might stop breathing) by vibrantsaturn. T, 2.4k. He looks so fucking gorgeous like this, eyes half-lidded as he looks at Alex. He rests his head on Alex's chest, tightening his arms. Alex can see the tips of his ears turning pink.

"It's ! H G E J F M W C D 2 4 !" he mumbles in embarrassment, hiding his face in the crook of Alex's neck again. A beat of silence.

Then, almost shouting in joy, Alex yells, "Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor- Claremont-Diaz! That's your fucking password?"

"Shut up!" Henry hisses and Alex feels so many butterflies in his stomach that he's going to throw himself off of a cliff. Really, teenage girls with celebrity crushes have nothing on him at this moment.

or,

Henry is drunk and Alex is so in love he could die.

it was you he gave me by @coffeecatsme. E, 2.5k. The tattoo artist traces Alex’s thigh with a gloved finger as she grabs the needle, brows furrowed as if she’s trying to make sense of the lettering. “This is beautiful,” she says, awe in her voice. Alex feels a sort of pride surge through him. “Who’s the poet?”

Alex smiles. “If I tell you, can you keep a secret?”

Or, Alex finds a pen in their sex toy drawer and Henry finds a use for it.

in sickness, and in health by softcinnamonroll. T, 2.5k. It all started with a slight niggle in Alex’s right side. He was at the library, face deep in one of his law textbooks as he studied for his midterms and he sat back to stretch, only to feel a sharp nip in the side. He frowned as a hiss left his lips, hand moving to grip his side slightly and rub the skin where it hurt. He didn’t think too much about it, after all he had been sitting in the same position for hours. It was likely due to lack of movement.

A Goddamn Fairytale by toffrox. T, 2.5k. Henry wants to be angry. He does. He wants to feel it simmering in his chest, wants to be sitting there like Alex is next to him with his eyes smouldering. He wants to be like Bea, pacing the room with her fists clenched, absolutely livid. 

"You can't let her do this!" Bea cries.

"It's just one tiny part of the day," Henry says with a sigh. "Everything else will be exactly as planned. I'm just not sure it's worth having a big fight over."

Bea glares and looks like she's going to rant when Alex cuts in-

"Fuck. That."

A Lover's Embrace by septemberleaves. T, 2.6k. Alex realizes he doesn't know the name of Henry's cologne and has a slight crisis.

Asking For Permission by @cultofsappho. T, 2.6k. Henry knows he's going to ask Alex to marry him. And he knows its a ridiculous tradition, but he wants to ask the most important person in Alex's life for their blessing, just to be sure.

Behind a Locked Door by @rmd-writes. E, 2.8k. Alex glances at the celebrant who holds out the card with his vows printed on them. He looks at Henry as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out his reading glasses. Henry’s eyes widen and as Alex puts his glasses on, there’s a sharp inhale from Henry. Alex winks. Henry looks like he might have stopped breathing.

What happens when Alex pulls his glasses out during their wedding ceremony? Henry finds a room with a locked door. 

wake and shake by weather_stained. E, 2.8k. Alex wakes up to find Henry indulging in some...classical literature.

Just Say Yes by @everwitch-magiks. G, 3.2k. “Well,” Alex says slowly, “You look… marriable? I guess.” He lets his feet carry him a couple of steps closer, reaching out to adjust Henry’s tie even though it’s already perfect. “I’m not a hundred percent on this shade of blue, though.”

Henry’s bottom lip catches between his teeth as he meets Alex’s eyes, his expression one of carefully concealed amusement. “Heaven forbid that you marry a man whose choice of neckwear doesn’t convey a sense of adventure,” he says gravely. “Would you perhaps prefer something patterned? Why don’t we request one with little embroidered pictures of David?”

Alex grins widely. “A personal touch. I love that, baby.”

The royal stylist is glancing between the two of them with abject horror.

you look so good it hurts by greenandmoss. M, 3.2k. After Berlin, Alex can't find his sweater.

Or: English Princes are thieves and Alex doesn't have the strength to cope with seeing Henry wearing his clothes.

Favours by Veronae. E, 3.3k. Buttercream swirls haunt his nightmares.

Henry got Alex a cupcake for his birthday, and they do sexy things with it.

in bloom by rizcriz. T, 3.5K. This is all Nora’s fault. No, actually, it’s the fucking Crown’s fault. No, no, it’s homophobia’s fault. Fuck, okay, he doesn’t know who to blame but he’s pinning it on the lapels of the universe with a frown and a fuck you.

Because Henry, beautiful, wonderful, rosy cheeked Henry—the man Alex would fucking die for and who deserves the whole god damned world—has never been given flowers. It may seem small, innocuous, but the look in his eyes as June smells the bouquet of lilacs Nora brought to the bar for her says fucking otherwise.

Henry’s words are still hanging over the group of them; “I wouldn’t know,” he’d said with a small shrug and a smile that said he wasn’t too upset, but Alex saw the little crease in his brow, the way his gaze dropped to the table on the shrug, he knows it matters; “I’ve never been given any.”

Or, five times Alex bought Henry flowers.

when you say my name (i like the way it sounds) by kittentoes. G, 3.6k. When he looks back, he gives himself a moment to take it in. He basks in the sound of familiar laughter echoing around their kitchen in the simmering warmth and comfortability that comes with being sucked into Pez’s antics and lulled back by Bea’s steadiness. He revels in the swirl of Nora’s genius and calm of June’s kindness.

It’s not quite the same as LA all those years ago. It doesn’t take him by surprise or feel novel anymore. But it's still that feeling of rightness, a crystal clear understanding that this, these people, will always be a kind of home to him.

or, The Super Six take on a Halloween party. Henry, for once, let’s himself let loose. Drunk, uninhabited, and free to love Alex in public, Henry is happy. Alex stays sober to look after him, and he is so in love he could die.

give yourself away sometimes, sweetheart by @omgcmere. M, 3.8k. Tracing the evolution of sweetheart in five scenes over the years.

Everything’s Growing in our Garden by bleedingballroomfloor. E, 4k. Alex hums in contentment, turning his face in Henry's lap. "You haven't played polo for a long time now," he says casually.

"I haven't," Henry agrees.

"But your thighs are still so fucking strong," Alex says around a groan, and suddenly, Henry knows where this conversation is going very, very quickly.

In which Alex and Henry celebrate an anniversary with a picnic and some thigh worship.

L’Amour de Ma Vie by quill_and_ink. E, 4k. He studies his expressions like he'll be tested on them later, and he'll be damned if he misses a single question.

In other words, it's the Paris bed blooper.

Bisexual Disaster Alex Claremont-Diaz by TuppingLiberty. E, 4k. Five times Alex wears an amusing bi pride shirt to Brooklyn Pride, and one time both he and Henry do it.

to build a home by @indomitable-love. T, 4.1k. He loves the life they’ve made for themselves. It’s messy and busy – there’s always a cardigan of Henry’s thrown over a chair and a paperback open on the arm of the chair with the spine cracked; Alex’s notes on the dining room table, and three different loyalty cards for the coffee shop down the street on the table by the door because Alex keeps forgetting his in different pockets. His life with Henry is full of laughter and soft touches: David curled up at Alex’s side as he reads through class notes while Henry snaps a photo; Henry's arms around him when he gets in from class; the two of them bartering over whose turn it is to take David out when he needs to go out and it’s raining.

It’s mundane a lot of the time – something Alex never thought he would want – but he loves it.

Or, at least, he loves it when Henry is here.

Which, right now, he isn’t.

He hasn’t been here for five weeks. Which�� like, it’s fine. It’s not a whole a thing.

Henry goes back to England and ends up having to stay far longer than expected. But he'll always come back to Alex.

Kiss and Tell by @dani-dabbles. M, 4.1k. “Now that is spine-melting, isn’t it?” Henry speaks in a dreamy, lascivious way that in any other context would be very flattering. But right now? With the current company?

Nora hums, barely avoiding sloshing wine as she raises her glass in the air, “No complaints. No notes. Ten out of fucking ten.”

Both sigh happily and eerily in sync, knocking back more wine.

Henry’s head lulls in Nora’s direction, “So the other night, we tried something new and we-”

No. Absolutely not. Alex can’t hear anymore. He needs to stop this.

First Monday in May by @three-drink-amy. E, 4.3k. “How do I get invited to the Met Gala?”

“If I knew that, Alex, I’d have been there before,” she says, looking back at her magazine.

Alex throws himself on her bed and tosses the magazine behind him to the floor. “June! Come on. Help me!”

“Why do you want to go to the goddamn Met Gala? When I showed you pictures from it before, you asked why they were dressed like that. Why do you want to go?” She laughs to herself. “What, did Henry get invited?”

He falls silent in reply.

The White House Trio, Henry, and Pez attend the 2020 Met Gala.

If You Love Something by allmylovesatonce. M, 4.3k. Alex calls Henry to tell him a funny incident from his day. When a miscommunication sends them both reeling, both of them are questioning if the other is wanting to end their relationship. Their friends take things upon themselves to get them to see eye to eye.

no one's gonna love you more than i do by peppermintpatties. G, 4.3k. 5 times Henry became Alex’s support system in law school + 1 time Alex made sure the whole world knows it

Backseat Serenade by bleedingballroomfloor. E, 4.4k. "You seriously don't remember?"

"Alex, for the life of me, I do not."

Alex's face splits into a devilish grin. "Oh, baby." His voice is absolutely sultry. "All I'm hearing is that I gotta make you remember."

'cause I love to watch you dream by Rainbow_waffles. T, 4.5k. “Don' turn off the light,” Alex mumbles again and Henry is really, really struggling not to laugh.

“Why?" he questions softly, inching his face closer to Alex so he could hear him. Alex doesn't answer.

“Why, love?” he presses.

“They need t'see,” Alex grumbles and shifts a bit.

“Who needs to see?” Henry thinks that if Alex mentions any other people or ghosts being around he's going to either wake Alex up or go sleep in the guest room, he's not having any of this.

“The bugs,” Alex mumbles exasperatingly as if it should be obvious.

Five times Alex talks in his sleep +1 time Henry does.

yrs. faithfully (if a little early) by @clottedcreamfudge. E, 4.6k. “You’re going to be over an hour early for your first lecture,” Henry points out from his seat at the kitchen table as Alex shoves an apple and a bottle of water into his bag, looking around for his shoes with a frown.

“Well, yeah,” he says distractedly, locating said shoes and squatting down to slip them on and tie his laces. “I was gonna cram some studying in at the library at the end of the day, but now I can do it before the day really starts. Efficient as fuck.” Henry snorts delicately into his cup of Earl Grey and puts it down on the table when Alex straightens and rolls his shoulders.

“Admirable,” Henry says.

a goddamn blaze in the dark (and you started it) by orionseye. T, 4.6k. “You had a thing with who?” Spencer asks, cocking an eyebrow.

“No one. It’s nothing.“

“Oh c’mon. We finally get to the juicy shit and you won’t tell me?“

Liam bites his lip, stifling a laugh. “I had a thing with my best friend. All through high school.”

“I thought you had a girlfriend?”

“I did! I thought I was a proud heterosexual until I came here and figured shit out. We–we just, didn’t talk about it. Somewhere in our minds, the whole “making out for an hour” thing was, like, straight or something.”

a.k.a, liam and spencer’s adventures through the tendency of a famous ex-boyfriend to cause international scandals.

How to save a life by dollarstoreannabethchase. G, 4.7k. “Henry,” Cash’s voice called from the other side of the closed door to their brownstone, and something in his voice set goosebumps to Henry’s skin. “You need to come with me. It’s Alex.” Henry had gotten up from the piano immediately and flung the door open, wearing nothing but a ratty old t-shirt and sweatpants. “What is it?” he asked, dread creeping down his spine in a slithering motion. “There’s been an accident.”

Or: Henry's day after Alex is in a car crash, not knowing whether or not he'll make it.

I Choose You by @cityofdownwardspirals. T, 4.7k. Finally, after a long moment, Alex speaks up. “So…he seemed nice,” he says, matter-of-factly. He still isn’t looking directly at Henry.

“He is. Not like we talk a lot. I haven’t seen him in years,” Henry admits, turning fully towards Alex to show him he has his full attention for this conversation.

Alex takes a gulp of his champagne before turning towards Henry as well. “And what happened all those years ago?”

OR

Alex and Henry attend their first official event in the UK as a couple after the elections. Henry is proud to finally be able to introduce his boyfriend to the world. When Alex meets an unexpected guest, he gets an answer to the question of "which other famous boys Henry has shagged" and he seems to struggle just a little bit with it.

What If I Do? by colorfulmoniker. T, 4.9k. What was Henry thinking when he left Alex at the lake house? What were the days that followed like for him before Alex showed up at his door and forced him to face not only Alex, but himself?

Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy by cmere. E, 6.3k. "Would now be the moment," Henry says, breath catching, "to tell you about a little fantasy I've had concerning you and horses?"

Alex snickers. "Uh, I don't know, babe. If this is going the way it sounds, I'm not sure you should say anything you won't be able to take back."

"Oh, Christ, shut it," Henry says, laughing, still not stopping the motions of his hand. "The horse aspect is nonsexual."

"Okay, well in that case. Yes. Obviously." Alex grips his own thigh, refusing to give in and touch Henry, or himself. For now. As long as he can stand it.

As it turns out, Alex isn't the only one who has a thing for his beloved on a horse. Henry's birthday seems like a good time to make use of that new information.

i ask you how you’re doing (and i let you lie) by matherine. M, 6.6k. The first time Henry sees it happen, he knows instantly that it is not the first time it has ever happened. They’re sitting in the living room of the brownstone, the two of them surrounded by their favorite people in the world, a night of board games long abandoned in favor of mocking the eighth season of Game of Thrones.

“God, don’t you have an off switch?” June groans, laughing as she chucks a piece of popcorn in Alex’s direction while he rambles passionately about the international legal implications of the Red Wedding. Nora cackles. “Whatever you do to thank Henry for putting up with you, it’s not nearly enough. Jesus, I can’t believe he put a ring on your loud mouth.”

Or: Alex is fine. Really, he’s fine — he just wants Henry to stay, even if Alex is too much. Henry just wants his husband back.

sink beneath the waves by indomitablelove. M, 7.1k He leaves the note in the kitchen, and slips back out into the dark morning and into the waiting car. He wonders if Alex will ever know quite how much everything truly means.

The lake house to Kensington, from Henry's POV.

A Stork Beneath London Bridge by MarvelMerlin G, 7.5k. Henry was supposed to be enjoying his first fully American Thanksgiving, filled with first hand witnessing of the Turkey Horrors and strangely sweet vegetable dishes. But in a single whispered phrase the world turns immaterial, Alex is his only anchoring point, and the black suit carefully packed over every single trip is being laid out on the pretty pink bedspread.

in wildest dreams (i never dreamed of this) by millsx. T, 8k. “H?” Alex asks, turning around. He’s been sitting with his back against Henry’s chest, listening to his low voice rambling about saltwater and coastlines.

Henry stops and looks at him, prompting him to go on with a tip of his head.

 “You’re my favorite person ever,” Alex says quietly.

 It’s Alex’s birthday in New York City, and life is just a little bit better than he would have ever imagined.

i will find you darling (and i will bring you home) by indomitablelove. E, 8.2k. ‘You’ve never had it from both sides of the ocean before, and– well, the devil works hard but the British tabloids work harder,’ he says with a sad smile.

The press and public opinion are fickle masters. One day they love you, the next they hate you. Alex struggles with the constant negativity of the news cycle, Henry makes him feel better.

A real fucking legacy series by @dreamsinthewitchouse. E, 9.9k. Alex drifts into consciousness in a bed full of tangled limbs and warm, sleep-rumpled skin. He’s lying half on his stomach and half on his side, the shoulder smushed against the bed protesting in a way that tells him he’s going to have a crick in his neck for the rest of the day.

But fuck if he cares, with Henry stirring next to him, one of his long legs draped over the back of Alex’s thigh. Alex doesn’t need to open his eyes to know the room is hazy with filtered sunlight, spilling pale yellow through the carelessly drawn curtains.

take me out and take me home by coffeecatsme. M, 10k. “Shh.” Alex presses a finger over Henry’s lips. Their corners twitch, as if Henry’s desperately fighting a smile. “This is our house, baby. We gotta make it our own."

Soon after Ellen's election, Henry and Alex move into a brownstone in New York. This is a story of how they make it home.

every day is a birthday by indomitablelove. E, 10k. Henry blinks a couple of times and sits up quickly. He gives a cursory glance to David on the back seat, checking he’s still there – as though he hasn’t been asleep since the second they pulled out of their street – and leans over to look out of the window.

‘Alex,’ he breathes. He’s quiet for a minute, then murmurs, ‘it’s beautiful.’ Henry turns to him with narrowed eyes, both suspicion and mirth glinting happily in them. ‘What are you planning?’

Alex simply reaches over and clasps Henry’s hand with his own, then brings them to his lips. ‘Happy birthday, baby.’

Alex surprises Henry with a belated birthday weekend away... with the help of a few visitors.

Every nation ought to have a right to provide for its own happiness. by imaginentertain. T, 11k. "And that's when Henry knows: He doesn't ever want to go back."

"This is very formal," she says eventually. "Sending a request for an audience with your grandmother."

"Yes, well, this needs to be done formally," Henry says, "it needs to be done right."

And in that moment Henry sees his mother stiffen a little beside him and he knows she's realised. She's put the pieces together. If he's not here to ask for permission to marry then—

Henry takes a deep breath, rolls his shoulders back to lift him up to full height, and draws on all the courage he can muster. "I have come to inform you that I wish to abdicate," he says, just as he'd written and rehearsed, "and I would therefore like to petition Parliament as soon as possible."

Title is from Alexander Hamilton's letter on foreign policy. Because what else could I use?

Book canon compliant.

behind the diamond-shaped glass by Celaestis. M, 11k. Five times Alex and Henry used tea and biscuits to communicate, and one time they don't need to.

Smiles Await You When You Rise by supernatural_mondler (starzinoureyes). T, 11k. It’s incredible, really; he spent almost all day trying, willing himself into slumber, but after less than an hour of listening to Alex’s soothing voice and looking at his beautiful face, Henry is just moments away from the most peaceful sleep he’s had in weeks. God, why don’t they just do this every night? Henry might be able to get his sleep cycle back to normal if he only had Alex talk to him whenever it was time for bed.

Or, five times Alex helps Henry fall asleep.

No Regrets by @uglygreenjacket. M, 11k. “I think we should have a royal wedding.” It’s a thing Alex says to Henry over breakfast one Saturday morning shortly after they get engaged.

And he really hopes he doesn't come to regret it.

Love, Pyramus by @sprigsofviolets. T, 15k. Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor has always been different, and he spends his life finding himself in the pages of a book, connecting with queer people through literature.

Alejito y Marimar series by th0ughts. T, 18k. He continues to mutter ramblings about high society and the impossible balancing act of keeping up appearances before he falters to a tapering quiet, brown eyes coming alight with a realization.

Martha’s stomach churns, sensing a grand idea that could either be pure genius or terribly ill-advised. (With most of Alex’s ideas, it’s usually both.)

Alex is Martha’s plus one at her high school’s pre-reunion soirée, and she learns a thing or two about gumption.

I love you, aint that the worst thing you ever heard? by dollarstoreannabethchase. E, 18k. Because Alex is Alex, and as they say in Scandal, he’s the kind of person who would blindly follow someone he loves over a cliff. All Henry can think about is that Alex doesn’t understand what’s waiting for him at the bottom of that cliff; that Alex is hopelessly optimistic—naive, even—but Henry knows they won’t survive the fall. And he cannot, for the life of him, figure out why, out of all the things Alex could choose to go over a cliff for, he seems so set on choosing Henry.

Or: Henry’s perspective of the lake house and the week he and Alex are broken up.

Las Flores series by 14carrotgold. M, 26k. Oscar gets in close and bluntly asks, “Earlier. In the bathroom. Did you do it?”

Alex scoffs, “No. Don't be a perv. Why would you wanna know that anyway?”

Oscar rolls his eyes. “Mind out of the gutter, chamaco. Did you propose?”

Ah.

Henry is introduced to the extended Diaz side of the family at their matriarch's birthday. Shenanigans (and romance and feelings) ensue.

all that glitters (is not gold) by indomitablelove. E, 111k. Alex Claremont-Diaz has it all. His mom won the election, he’s got the perfect boyfriend. He gets to love Henry out loud. Everything is great. Perfect.

Except for the itch under his skin every time he goes outside, and the tightness in his chest when he goes online, and the fact that he can’t fucking sleep.

But it's fine. He's fine. Really.

Or: after the emails, Alex Claremont-Diaz isn’t fine.

I only tag an author once per post, but I'm still figuring out firstprince author handles. If you see one I may not know or find a broken link, please give me a heads up!

Master List of RWRB FirstPrince Recs

Master List of Recommendations

[chloe-caulfield94]

Why Parting Ways is not a good ending to Life is Strange 2

On my first playthrough of Life is Strange Season 2 I got the Parting Ways ending, which is the Diaz brothers splitting up at the border. Daniel, having helped Sean cross into Mexico, stays in the US and surrenders to the cops chasing them.

My initial interpretation was that the split-up was caused by Daniel not being able to trust his big brother that one last time, losing faith in Sean's dream of living together in Puerto Lobos. I never subscribed to the "Daniel is annoying" belief. On the contrary, I always found him to be a troublesome, yet well-meaning, good-spirited and very cute kid, sort of like Clementine in TWD Season 1. But his refusal to follow his brother that final step really stung me.

Now, having thought about Parting Ways some more, I dislike that ending even more. Because it proves that Daniel has learnt the wrong lesson.

Throughout the game, Sean and Daniel are seen by others as criminals and freaks. Even though their only crime is being two brothers who love and want to protect each other, they are "not normal". And the cold, unjust, hateful world trying to separate them and crush them is supposed to be "normal".

The good lesson for Daniel to learn would be that no matter what he does, he will never please that cold, unjust, hateful world. He will never satiate its appetite for suffering and misery, no matter how much he sacrifices. He will never cease to be a freak. So he should focus on forging his own path through life, with the people he loves at his side. He learns this lesson in the Blood Brothers ending. If he has to fight to forge this path, so be it. But it would be his and his brother's.

In Parting Ways Daniel learns the wrong lesson. He concedes that he indeed is a freak. That he has done something wrong. That the people chasing him were right to do so and he needs to surrender to their authority. And in that ending, even though he does everything "right", exactly the way he was "supposed to", he remains branded for life. Confined to house arrest in his grandparent's home, wearing an ankle monitor, under surveillance. A caged animal. And the most heartbreaking part is that it's a cage he chose. A cage he believes he should remain in.

I can't help but see parallels between the endings of Seasons 1 and 2. When Chloe hands the butterfly photograph to Max, it's a sign that she has finally been broken by the world and she now believes she doesn't deserve a future and should die. Likewise, when Daniel abandons Sean at the border, it's a sign that he has let himself be convinced by the world that there's something wrong with him. That the right thing to do is to forfeit his future and surrender to the tender mercies of the system. Unfortunately, unlike Max, who can tear up the photograph, Sean is powerless to help his little brother that one last time.

[scottpetersen]

Honestly, I think that Haley Long from the American Dragon Jake Long TV series, Janna from the Star VS The Forces Of Evil TV series, Luz Noceda and Amity Blight from The Owl House TV series and Cedric The Sensational from the Sofia The First TV series would interact quite well with one of @boingodigitalart’s dream teams which consists of Webby Vanderquack, Lena Sabrewing and Violet Sabrewing from the DuckTales (2017) TV series and Morgana Macawber from the Darkwing Duck (1991) TV series who all are enthusiastic about magic.

After all, as shown in the episode ‘Switcheroo’, Haley is a shapeshifting dragon who is quite the rule follower and does quite well in school and, as shown in the episode ‘Family Business’, she did pretty good in her dragon training. So, I think that Haley would help Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana study every written record they could about how magic works and would also get along quite well with Webby in particular considering that Webby also loved learning and also did pretty good in her own training as a fighter as shown in the episode ‘From The Confidential Casefiles Of Agent 22!’, where Webby learned quite well from records about Scrooge McDuck’s adventures and was quite a big help to Scrooge when it came to helping him fight his way through all the obstacles in their path and fending off Black Heron. So, I think that Haley and Webby would like to spar with each other and help improve each other’s fighting skills. And, given that, as shown in the episode ‘The Doppelganger Gang’, the dragons from the American Dragon Jake Long universe have the ability to make copies of themselves as well as, as shown throughout the American Dragon Jake Long TV series, the ability to fly and breath fire, I also think that Webby would like to help Haley use those dragon abilities to the utmost efficiency in a fight. Also, given that, as shown in the episode ‘Escape From The ImpossiBin!’, Webby was able to use German paper cutting to trick Huey and Dewey by making a paper cut out of her silhouette look like her shadow and that, as I pointed out earlier, Haley did pretty well in school, I think that Webby can teach Haley to use skills like German paper cutting to confuse her opponents. And given that, as I pointed out earlier, Haley was quite a rule follower who prefers following school rules and that, as shown in the episode ‘Escape To/From Atlantas!’ Webby was also, at least usually, quite a rule follower who wasn’t quite used to going against her grandma Beakley’s wishes, I think that’s another reason Haley and Webby would get along quite well since they both usually prefer following the rules.

As shown in the episode ‘Bon Bon The Birthday Clown’, Janna is quite an enthusiast when it comes to the concept of magic. So, I think that Janna would really like to learn a thing or 2 from Morgana since, as shown in the episode ‘Fungus Amongus’, Morgana is a skilled sorceress. Also, given that, as shown in the episode ‘Rest In Pudding’, Janna also seems to have a collection of magic-related trinkets, I think that she would really want to see any real magical artifacts that Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana find. As a side note, I think that Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana would be quite fascinated if they were to see that when the version of Janna from the Janna VS The Forces Of Darkness fanfic had Marco Diaz use a book scanner on the Butterfly family’s Magic Book Of Spells to get its contents on phone, its contents were somehow transferred to her phone instead of copied to it. And given that Violet, as shown in the episode ‘Friendship Hates Magic!’, is quite book smart and is also smart when it comes to magic, I think that she might be able to figure out why that happened. And I think that Violet would take into account the fact that, as shown in the @therussohousehold’s Janna VS The Forces Of Darkness fanfic which was inspired by @skleero’s Janna Vs. The Forces Of Evil AU, the Magic Book Of Spells apparently counted being scanned by an overhead book scanner as being read thus temporarily bringing its spells to life and that would probably make sense to Violet since, given how book smart she is, she would probably know that an overhead book scanner’s camera (and cameras in general too for that matter) operates similarly to a person’s eyesight since both involve taking light that bounces off of the objects they’re viewing and converting it into something electrical. And I think that Violet would theorize and take into account that the Magic Book Of Spells probably creates some sort of magical link between itself and its owner given that, as shown in the episode ‘Book Be Gone’, the Magic Book Of Spells seems to recognize the person who reads it as its owner and prevents anyone who doesn’t own it from writing in it. And Violet would also realize that a book scanner would technically fit neither category since it’s just a device and thus doesn’t count as a person at all and that the book scanner would be taking light that’s bouncing off the Magic Book Of Spells. So, based on all this, I think that one theory Violet might come up with is that, if some of the book’s magic had piggybacked on the light bouncing off the book, then that probably created a magical link between the book and the light bouncing off it. And, based on that, Violet might conclude that when the book scanner’s camera took that light and converted it into electrical data, it converted the Magic Book Of Spells’ contents along with it and that it didn’t also happen with a person’s eyesight because it adapted to their consciousness since the book recognizes its owner but a book scanner has no consciousness to adapt to. Violet might also come up with another theory by picturing the Magic Book Of Spells as a dot labeled Point A and anyone (or anything) who reads it as a dot labeled Point B with the magical link that the Magic Book Of Spells makes with its owner being the line between the 2 dots. In the case of the Magic Book Of Spells and the person who owns it, Point A and Point B are indeed connected together by the line. In the case of the Magic Book Of Spells and the person who doesn’t own it, there’s no line between Point A and Point B to connect them. And in the case of the Magic Book Of Spells and a book scanner that doesn’t count as a person at all, the book’s magic got confused and thus did something in between by making a line that was connected to Point A but, instead of also being connected to Point B, the line pointed at it and led Point A towards it like an arrow just like how the Magic Book Of Spells’ contents were led into the book scanner and then into Janna’s phone.

As for Luz Noceda and Amity Blight, I think that Luz and Amity would get along quite well with Webby and Lena respectively in particular. In the case of Luz and Webby, I think that they would get along quite well because, as I pointed out in my Compare/Contrast of Webby Vanderquack and Lena Sabrewing And Luz Noceda and Amity Blight post, both of them are quite optimistic as shown in the episode ‘Witches Before Wizards’ where she was quite optimistic when it came to being a witch’s apprentice and learning magic and, as shown in the episode ‘Daytrip Of Doom!’ where Webby was quite about going on an outing with Huey, Dewey and Louie. And, in the case of Lena and Amity, I think that they would get along quite along quite well because, as I also pointed out in my Compare/Contrast of Webby Vanderquack and Lena Sabrewing And Luz Noceda and Amity Blight post, they’re practically kindred spirits since they both had abusive parental figures who tried to kill their loved ones as shown in the episode ‘The Shadow War Part 2: The Day Of The Ducks!’ where Lena’s aunt Magica used Lena and tried to kill Webby who Lena formed a very close bond with and as shown in the episode ‘Escaping Expulsion’ where Amity’s mother tried to stop Amity from forming attachments with Luz, Willow and Gus and also almost got Luz killed in an Abomination demonstration. And I think that Luz and Amity would be very enthusiastic about helping Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana learn more about magic. And speaking of learning more about magic, I think that Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana would be quite fascinated by Luz’s Glyph magic which, as shown in the episode ‘The Intruder’, is about drawing magical symbols that symbolize certain elements and bringing those elements to life when the symbol is tapped and also quite fascinated by Amity’s witch magic which, as stated in the episode ‘The Intruder’ works because of the witches’ somewhat unique anatomy. And I think that Lena might get creative and see if there’s a way to combine Glyph magic with witch magic since, as shown in the episode ‘The Beagle Boy Breakout!’, Lena tends to think outside the box. And they would probably also be fascinated by how the Glyphs, as shown in the episode ‘Escaping Expulsion’, can be combined to create certain spells.

As for Cedric The Sensational, I think that he would get along surprisingly well with Morgana since, as shown in the episode ‘Cedric’s Apprentice’, Cedric formed a bond with Princess Sofia despite wanting to steal her magic amulet at first and, as shown in the episode ‘Fungus Amongus’, Morgana formed a romantic attachment to Darkwing Duck. So, both Cedric and Morgana grew attached to their enemy in some way. And I think that Cedric might also help boost Lena’s morale with her magic when she’s having trouble with it since, as shown in the episode ‘Substitute Cedric’, Cedric was able to boost an entire class’s morale with their magic training during his Never Forget The Sorcerer’s Secret musical number by telling them to never give up. Lena would probably take Cedric’s advice since, as shown in the episode ‘Nightmare On Killmotor Hill!’, she was able to stand up against Magica De Spell by persevering through her nightmares with the help of her loved ones and not giving up. But Lena would probably also find it strange that Cedric would use a musical number to convey the lesson. Also, I think that Webby, Lena, Violet and Morgana would like to theorize about the Amulet Of Avalor given what Cedric found out about it in the episode ‘Hexley Hall’ which was that the Amulet Of Avalor’s powers change depending on who is trapped inside it.

[magicalgirlagency]

Hello! Do you know any comprehensive list of magical girl webcomics? Or alternatively some that you recommend?

I'm gonna go for the ones that have caught my eye, visually and/or otherwise (in a randomized order). Hope you don't have anything to do, you'll be staying here for a while.

And I might even update it if I see something new!

Cloudy Wondrous, by Kaninchenbau;

Glitter & Guilt, by RockyBloo;

Star Warrior Cosmos Leo, by Sailorpossum;

Magical Warrior Diamond Heart, by Pyon;

Kid Chrysalis: Butterfly Warrior, by Gabriel Joy Reid;

Supersonic Girl, by Sandra Diaz (okay, this one's more superhero-y, but it follows some MG tropes, and therefore still counts!);

Stardust Slammers, by Brian Wolf;

Angel Blue, by LaurenceL;

DolceCubed, by Sunsetfork;

Pretty Heart Bouquet, by E. Hetrick Jackson;

Mistral, by Amy;

The Tale of Crystal Teresa, by RainicornDraws;

God Has Spite, by Isaac;

In Your Dreams, by Kakathain;

Miracle Sakura, by Aurora Dordain;

Heartful Masquerade, by HANNAHP0CALYPSE;

Magical Package - Lilaca, by Tsunyandere;

O Grimório Perdido, by Guibley;

Starhop, by Cuttles;

Defend!!, by Peachieevee;

Business Magical, by Pizza Paper (this one here's a novel rather than a comic, but it can be found within Tapas, so it goes here too!);

Pepper Pixie, by Soffy;

The Amazing Mirna, by TinyBabyGhost;

Sweet Little Resistance, by Peachchild;

The Good, The Bad, & The Magical Girl, by Failmonger;

Star Savior Bunny, by Kendell and Kay;

Starry Eyed, by Mahoupeach;

Eternal Guardian Kanae, by Edea;

Crossed Stars, by Nyxalwitch;

Pretty Witch!, by Max i mystic;

Foul Maiden Inez-chan!, by alchykiller;

Seasons of Avallen, by Gem.i.ni;

Celestial Princess, by Saint Bree;

Magical Girl Academe, by War Bunny;

Pokey! The Unicorn Magical Girl, by CherryRoseum;

A Magical Girl's Guide to Adulting, by Patrick McCabe;

SuperChic: Rosemary!, by CaptainHAHA;

Honey and the Moon, by Meadow;

Brownie & Barebones, by BubbiBrownie;

Lupe Mágica, by RoninYorch;

Magical Girl Grim Reaper, by Kimo_Neko;

Manual Prático da Garota Mágica, by HeitorPC;

Wimp Witch, by C. Cameron (it's even an indie animated series on YouTube and Newgrounds!);

Retired Magical Girls Support Group, by Hairballdraws;

CMYQ~n: Magical Girl Project, by Marikyuun;

High Spirits Neoma, by Oroor0;

Ghostly Tales, by Hey Izzy;

My Boyfriend is a Magical Girl?!, by IMTHEJOHKE;

Lola Magica: My Grandma is a Magical Girl, by SUPRPRETTYGENIUSMIKI;

Modern Magical Girl, by Replaythepun;

Saffron Wave, by Kellerybird;

Magical Girls in College, by Jay-Taku;

Archmage Ascending, by Magicmooshka;

A Magical Girl's Day Off, by Grant Newbold;

How I Loathe Being a Magical Girl, by Nomnomnami (unfortunately, with the end of Smackjeeves, this one has become most likely a Lost Media);

My Life as a Magical Girl, by Vickycreator1;

Magical Girl Institute, by Portia Hightower;

Magical Boy Troubles, by Red_Mend;

MAGICAL GIRLfriend, by Thisisshaetae;

Anomique: Magical Girls Must Die, by Crayaks;

Dame Daffodil, by Sakura-rose12;

Maho Shonen, by Yana & Nat;

Hover Girls, by Geneva Bowers;

Princess Love❤Pon!, by Shauna J. Grant;

Star Rangers: Magical Space Cadet Squad, by Kagura-kun;

Strawberry Seafoam and Vampire Magicka, by Bryan Golden;

SpectraSpell, by Lisa Harald;

Magical Boy Basil, by Fireside Stories;

Kakkikomi Magical Girls, by HachiwareHouse;

Magical Girl Initiative, by Ika;

Eldritch Magical Girls, by Marighoul;

Magical Mom, by Prinnstar;

Magical Boy, by The Kao;

Magikats!, by Eilie Astara;

Magical Printing: Magenta Ink, by Chicinlicin;

Agents of the Realm, by Mildred Louis;

Shattered Starlight, by Nicole Shartrand;

Mahou Josei Chimaka, by KAIJU;

Brujaha, by Acersecomic;

Mahou Shounen FIGHT!, by Scuttlebutt Ink;

Magical Girl Problems? Magical Girl Solutions!, by Veronica Agarwal.

And this is all I have so far. I wish I could tag the bloggers/creators (those who can be found here on this social, anyway), but I believe that I've exceeded the post's limit to do such a thing, lol. Plus, some of them might be even discontinued.

[drcyrusbortel]

A Whisper In Polyester

Ship: Starco

Summary:

Sleeping in microgravity is a funny business. Sleeping bags can be used at any angle, anchored to any convenient surface. Air currents blowing across your face soothe and relax, and prevent the accumulation of lethal amounts of carbon dioxide. Some say the dreams are better, more vivid. And so are the nightmares.

Fluff, tie in to Space Unicorn.

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This author does not own the Star vs the Forces of Evil franchise. This story was written for personal amusement.

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“Star! Star! Help!”

Marco flailed his arms in vain as he continued to sink into the pitch-black depths of Europa’s subsurface ocean. His thick, titanium diving suit was dead, his comms were down, and the diving-suit-clad zombie dragging him down refused to let go of his leg. He took a deep breath, and looked down, his helmet lights illuminating his yellow, Michelin-man-like legs.

Instead of a single diving-suit clad zombie, a horde of them now clawed at his suit. Marco looked more closely at the zombies. Some had charred, red skin, broiled by ship-to-ship lasers. Some had been half-spattered into goo by kinetic projectiles. And some, victims of anti-ship particle beams, were in the throes of radiation poisoning, vomiting their guts out, their hair gone, and their skin burnt, moaning in pain…

All were clad in the uniforms of the Japanese Space Defense Force. Enemy combatants, killed on his orders.

His suit sprung a leak, and the overwhelming stench of the alien ocean – window cleaner, compost, and coal tar – wafted into his nostrils. He tried to pinch his nose, and smacked his arm against his visor.

“Marco! Marco!”

“Star? Is that you?”

Star, helmet lights blazing and arms outstretched, grabbed Marco’s hand.

The fetid water filled his suit fast, and Marco took a deep breath. This didn’t make sense. The immense pressures of the deep ocean should have knocked him out instantaneously. And zombies weren’t real.

“Marco! Marco! Wake up!”

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Commander Marco Diaz, Joint Government Space Force, awoke with a jolt, and, writhing in his microgravity sleeping bag, slammed into the figure floating over him before careening into a wall.

“Ow! Marco! Are you up?!”

Marco looked around the habitat. Fireproof Velcro. Sleeping bags. His handheld and laptop, which he had left floating in the center of the room and were now pressed up against an air vent.

And in the middle of it all, Star Butterfly, her long hair spread into a broad fan that seemed to cover the whole room.

“Sorry.” He rubbed his forehead. “Just a bad dream.”

“The uhhh… underwater zombies again?” Star pulled herself against Marco’s sleeping bag.

Marco nodded as they drifted towards the ceiling. “Yeah. Europa… really messed me up.”

“Do you… want to talk about it some more?”

Marco shook his head. “It’s late. You need the rest.”

Star opened her mouth to protest, but fell silent as she examined the pained look on Marco’s face.

Marco closed his eyes, trying his best to think of anything other than water and death.

A sturdy weight clamped over his chest, and he began to feel around. Another sleeping bag had been belted to his. He opened his eyes as Star snuggled into her own bag.

“Star, I don’t think…”

“Shhh. It’s okay.” Star hushed. “More mass means less acceleration for a given force. When we’re together, nobody’s going to be pushing us around.”

“More inertia.” Marco replied.

“Yeah, so things can stay the same.” Star said.

Star began to drift off to sleep. Fans whirred gently as they detected the room’s increased occupancy, and the gentle hiss of a valve echoed through the ventilation system.

“Forever?” A whisper in polyester.     

Star mouthed her reply.

“Forever.”

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[aurorac0re]

Who is Lilith?

Lilith is the one with the white hair, they are Jackie and Tom kids.. I re-designed her bangs because I was having a hard time to draw it😅 (I used Dream but my AU is till the same, I just choose Dream and Not Solana anymore)

[thejunkyardafewblocksfromhere]

Remember soaring higher than a cloud Get pretty sentimental now and then The loneliest people in the whole wide world Are the ones you're never going to see again -Harlem Roulette, The Mountain Goats

[froppy-butterflyfan2000]

Stellaluna's personality

Ok! It is time I explains about Stellaluna the Queen of Judgement so far! Trigger warning, mentions of monster discrimination.

Stellaluna was a sweet and innocent child, whose is proud of her Queen Eclipsa and mother’s achievement in bringing peace and coexistence to the monsters and humans! She wanted to be just like them someday. Stellaluna is open-minded toward monsters.

However after she lost her parents at the nine, Moon’s aunt and the nobles took the opportunity to make Stellaluna narrow-minded, being preduices toward monsters, and receive the wand at the age of 12, they were to be her advisors and molded her into the queen they wanted, until Hekapoo, the ruler of the Lucitor Kingdom, Underworld prevents them from further corrupting her to the point of no return.

Instead of being the merciful queen that Stellaluna dreamed of as a child, she ruled with an iron fist of justice and hold her responsibility as queen dutiful. However, she hold vengeance to the one responsible for ruining her life and the death of her mother. At first, she thought it was Eclispa and her family’s fault (which was why she sent them into the abyss and have their existences erased), but in actuality it was Marco’s Monster Arm possessing Janna (which she finally avenge her parents by sending them to the abyss and be erased from existence).

The reason she learns dark magic is to bring fear to the monsters and to show that no one can get away from the crimes they done. Which was why her dark blue coloured and light blue speckled eyes are now purple.

Star’s spells don’t like Stellaluna’s current self. Especially the black cat maid that Stellaluna created using her mother’s spell, Cutie Kitten Clutter Cleaners. Which is why I drew a picture of the black cat maid (I have not name the character yet) gives Stellaluna’s cake to a different Starco kid (whose belong to an Instagrammer, hellmeeh.a) at the Citadel of Starco.

Stellaluna does have a soft spots. She love eating cupcakes and love her girlfriend, Cassandraco, Higgs’ girlfriend who’s is part-Piefolk. Plus Stellaluna will deduct the punishment for the guilty ones or someone have proven their innocent as long as there are evidences provided. She may rule with a cold heart, cold determination, and an iron-fist, she values the justice system and wants the trials to be fair and square. That is why everyone will remember Stellaluna for improving the justice system, even though it was unfairly for the monsters.

In @dangerpack/@citadelstarcosevendeadlysins’ series, The Citadel of Starco: The Saga of The Seven Deadly Sins, she wants to bring all the seven deadly criminals (children of Star and children of Marco) down and pay for their crimes.

In @darcel-luminous’ the Battle for the Multiverse, she becomes a Dark Sister with the title, Abyss Judge when Darcel took over Stellaluna’s Mewni, she help Darcel establish strict laws and regulations to promote the ethical standards in Darcel’s empire across the universe and provide Darcel her dark magic attribute spells, such as Dark Abyss: Thousand Years Punishment. Darcel is the one who teach Stellaluna not to hate monsters and not discriminate them as they have a purposes and should be treated with respect and equally while dominating over them through fear. Stellaluna is the one who persuade Darcel to use the werewolves to be a part of their army of evil, especially Sou, the Dark Sister, Snow Butterfly’s love interest (Snow belongs to the Instagrammer, Snowssvtfoe). She would persuade other Starco kids to join the dark side by offering them magic lessons and through negotiations liked she did with Galaxy Butterfly-Diaz (Instagrammer, vannythebunny42’s Starco Kid) and Ezzie (@gh0st1804/ @gh0st184’s Starco kid). Don’t worry, she will be free by Lumious Butterfly… Sadly, she will live to regret her actions: For helping Darcel on her quest to conquering other universes of the respective Starco kids, her Interdimensional Siblings (even though she was experimented on and corrupted by Darcelos’ power/Darcel’s Dark Magic), along with her cruelty toward the monsters (manipulated and corrupted by the nobles and Moon’s Aunt, Etheria). Deep down, she is no better than Darcel.

Stellaluna is close with her Interdimensional Sisters, Galaxy Butterfly-Diaz and Ezzie. Not because she saw their potential in magic in their own way (especially when Galaxy enters Light Mewberty despite no fightning experiences and lost to Darcel at first encounter), but because they taken an interest of her. Plus, I imagine them checking up on her when she is feeling so much negative emotions and dwelling on the past, and have form a special sisterly bond with.

Thanks to that bond, she will continue moving forward in life to make up for her wrongdoings and rebuilding her Queendom for the bright future of her universe. Thus, she will have a child with Cassandraco, whose would becomes a ruler that the monsters wanted and bring Mewni to an era of restoration, then later on, Stellaluna and Cassandraco’s grandchild bring an era of peace, and tranquility, something that Stellaluna could never achieve, her childhood dream.

Thanks you so much for allowing me to talk about Stellaluna, @starblossom18. I am glad there are people like you who are interested in Stellaluna.

[buddieswhvre]

The Butterfly Effect

(a snippet)

/Post lawsuit, a sniper shoots Eddie, and Buck gets stuck in a timeloop/

cw: mention of getting shot, coma, injury

A loud bang followed by a splash of warm liquid all over Buck’s face. It was all so overwhelming that for a moment Buck’s mind was numb. It can’t be - this must be something else except the loud thud that followed with Eddie’s body falling to the floor was unmistakable. The sight of his best friend, his confidant, and his partner in every sense was agonizing. It was as if his chest was compressed, and every breath was becoming painful as seconds passed.

“Eddie!” Buck’s scream rang through the empty apartment. Empty and lifeless just like he felt right now. Eddie was hurt, he was hurt, and Buck couldn’t do anything to lessen the pain. His best friend was still fighting for his life in the hospital, but Buck, like the coward that he was, was hiding in his loft. Leaving Christopher with Carla was almost as hard as leaving Eddie in the hospital but he knew it was necessary or at least that’s what others told him.

He picked up his phone to check for any messages only to find it switched off. Figuring that he could drop by the station to get his charger before going to the hospital, Buck rushed towards his car.

The footsteps that would usually be feathery and light while walking into his second home, were heavy today. It was as if every step drained him like he just run a marathon. The nametag ‘Diaz’ in the locker room was like a big glass of cold water on Buck that left him shivering even in the hot weather. Eddie was not here, he wouldn’t be for a long time. With Eddie in a coma, Buck wasn’t sure when things would be normal again, if things would ever be normal anymore.

“Hey Buckaroo, welcome back!” Hen’s chirpy voice came from behind and a sense of deja vu fell over Buck.

“Sorry, Bobby is still not in a celebratory mood but I got a cupcake for you. It bleeds when you cut it.” Buck knew that he had heard these words before but his confused mind couldn’t place it. Moreover, how was Hen so happy and didn’t Bobby already forgive him? 

“Hen, Eddie-”

“I know Buck-”

“Eddie, what?” A voice. A snarky voice that Buck was so used to hearing. He could hear the same voice from miles ahead and still recognize it. Recognize the brown-eyed man who was standing in front of him with annoyance painted all over it. It can’t be - It surely can’t be what Buck was seeing right now. His mind must be playing a game with him because wasn’t Eddie shot? Wasn’t Eddie in a coma? Buck knows that because he spent hours crying near his bedside. 

But the one standing in front of him was also his Eddie. The same Eddie that was angry at him and yet cared for him. So what if this was a dream? Buck would still cherish it with all of his might. He rushed towards Eddie forgetting about the cupcake that nestled in Hen’s hands.

“Eddie, oh my god Eddie, you are okay, you are okay,” Buck repeated it like a mantra while checking Eddie all over to check on him. His hands were removed from Eddie’s body who looked even more annoyed.

“What even is your problem?” Eddie said angrily before rushing towards the locker room. 

[pinknredbracket]

THE BRACKET IS HERE

THIS TOURNAMENT WILL HAVE 6 ROUNDS IF I COUNTED CORRECTLY!! Round 2 Part 2 will begin April 15th at 6PM EST!! there will be 4 Parts to Round 1, mostly for my sanity, then 2 parts for Round 2, and then the next rounds will all be one part each. Most of these match ups were random, but I switched them around as I saw fit. 

Matchups and links to the rounds under the cut!

PRELIMINARY ROUND 1: TRIO TURNED DUO

Dirk Strider and Dave Strider VS Roxy Lalonde and Dave Strider

Amy Rose and Knuckles VS Sonia and Knuckles

Diona and Diluc VS Diona and Klee

Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Kagami Tsurugi VS Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Tikki

Kirby and King Dedede VS Kirby and Kirby’s Shoes

Princess Bubblegum and Marceline VS Princess Bubblegum and Peppermint Butler

Ty Lee and Mai VS Ty Lee and Azula

Kairi and Sora VS Kairi and Axel/Lea

PRELIMINARY ROUND 2: FANDOM FIGHT

Princess Peach and Mario VS Toadette and Toad

Feferi Peixes and Aradia Megido VS Dirk Strider and Dave Strider

Kouyou Ozaki and Chuuya Nakahara VS Teruko Ōkura and Tachihara Michizou

Nora Valkyrie and Pyrrha Nikos VS Neo and Cinder

Ochaco Uraraka and Katsuki Bakugou VS Mina Ashido and Ejiro Kirishima

Olivia and Sully VS Mae and Celica

Hilda and Silvain VS Lapis and Diamant

Ryan and Stephanie VS Ella and Sammy

Cure Dream and Cure Rouge VS Cure Peach and Cure Passion VS Cure Heart and Regina

SECRET FUCKED UP 3RD PRELIMINARY ROUND

Kirby and His Shoes VS Mettaton and Papyrus

ROUND 1

PART 1

Princess Peach and Mario VS Kirby and King Dedede

Pinky and Blinky VS Tohru Honda and Kyo Sohma

Susie Campbell and Audrey Drew VS Waka and Amaterasu

Zane and KAI VS Knuckles and Amy Rose

Valentines Heart Candy VS Pig and Mooshroom

Utena Tenjou and Anthy Himeyama VS Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart

Mangle and Foxy VS Cure Heart and Regina

Kouyou Ozaki and Chuuya Nakahara VS Diona and Klee

PART 2

Draculaura and Kieran Valentine VS Angel Dust and Alastor

Ella and Sammy VS Nora Valkyrie and Pyrrha Nikos

Haru Okumura and Ann Takamaki VS Megaera and Zagreus

Pink and Red Rangers VS Star Butterfly and Marco Diaz

Bandage Girl and Meat Boy VS Isaac and Willis

Danganronpa Blood and Blood VS Pink and Red Amonguses

Emily and Clifford VS Doremi Harukaze and Pop Harukaze

Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Kagami Tsurugi VS Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales

Part 3

Dirk Strider and Dave Strider VS Paula and Ness

Cherry Cookie and Cherry Blossom Cookie VS Kujo Tenn and Nanasa Riku

Ty Lee and Mai VS Mina Ashido and Eijiro Kirishima

Liu Mingyan and Sha Hualing VS Kusuo Saiki and Kineshi Hairo

My Melody and Hello Kitty VS Alvin and Brittany

Kirby and His Shoes VS Coco Atarashi and Tsugumi Matsune

Minnie and Mickey VS Diavolo and King Crimson

Rose and Jake Long VS Candy and Dave the Barbarian

Part 4

PB & Marcy VS Isabella & Phineas

Shellsea & Bea VS Webby & Huey

Blossom & Brick VS Lela & Butchy

Nene & Tokiwa VS Nana & Cooro

Bocchi & Kita VS Ashley Williams & Commander Shepard

Olivia & Sully VS Hilda & Silvain

Nico & Maki VS Kairi & Axel/Lea

Chika & Kaguya VS Madoka & Kyoko