#Eva and Blaise's kids

[shadows-bitty-fun]

What could be better than the sun shining, most of the bitties away to some corner to have a quiet moment, hot chocolate for anyone who wishes to grab some... And two little noodles, playing on the ground under careful watch of either their parents or their uncle who is very careful in watching them!

That is.... Until he isn't.... And the little wiggly noodles see something... For not being very old, the twins are rather fast at moving. And still small enough to have... Many.... Hiding places...

Oh dear!

(Just a little something for now! I wanna get back to sharing stories with all my lovely bitties as well as the twins, and I hope to be able to do just that! But, for now, have the twins playing in a ray of sun!)

(Chain Lamia's are by @vex-bittys do go check them out. Also babies are not asleep this time, some squeals can be let out ;) )

[lilacmoon83]

Finding You Always 2

Welcome to Finding You Always 2! I'm really excited about debuting this fic. I've been working on it since late summer and have quite a lot done so far. I will be posting weekly updates on Saturday nights. If I end up getting behind in the future, I might go to bi-weekly updates, but for now, they will be weekly. This story will introduce a new universe of characters and concepts, but don't worry if you discover you haven't seen this particular series. Everything you need to know will be detailed and explained and will mostly remain the established Finding You Always universe. I will also list face claims for characters and add more as they appear. The core cast of Once remains the same as the show, of course. Also, the face claims for Ariana Dashing and Zia Ramos, love interests for Flynn and Bobby respectively have changed and updated. I will also respond to your reviews after each chapter, so please consider leaving feedback. It really helps keep me motivated. Without any further ado, let's get to it.

Face Claims:

Core Cast of Once: Same as the show.

Those that appeared as side characters in the show: Same as the show (Elsa, for example)

Fandral the Dashing and Rose Red: Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin

James and Aphrodite: Josh Dallas and a blonde Ginnifer Goodwin

Bobby Charming: Logan Lerman

Flynn Charming: Tanner Buchanan

Leo Charming: Matt Lanter

Eva Charming-Sakura: Bailee Madison

Paul Sakura: Christopher Sean

Summer Charming: Luna Blaise

JJ Bradley: Garret Wareing

Ariana Dashing: Ciara Hanna

Zia Ramos: Jenna Ortega

Hermes: Nakia Burrise

Finding You Always 2

Also on FF.net and A03

Chapter 1: Prelude to Conflict

Five years. Five years of peace had settled over the United Realms and it was a very welcome thing that none of them had taken for granted. At first, the release of Ouranos, such a God of destruction like him, had been very troublesome. Clayton's perversion of his destruction was even worse. Many universes had Gods of destruction to keep the balance. These Gods, like Ouranos, could lay waste to a planet with the blink of an eye. Clayton's intent to erase the truest loves though by separating them by death and inserting himself would have left this planet Earth in eternal darkness. There was no balance in that. Hermes had worried his release would have consequences, but so far, she had seen no evidence of it under her meticulous watch. Until now.

Her morning rounds had started out as any other day, but something strange had sparked her interest. She peered over the edge of her lookout, which floated high in the sky above the planet Earth of this realm. From her viewing pond, she couldn't be sure what she was seeing, so she put herself in a bubble and disappeared. She reappeared at the edge of realms, where the All World River, the gateway to infinite universes and realms swirled violently before her. Her caduceus staff appeared in her hand and she carefully stuck it into the waters to test what she had seen, though it was only a glimmer; so much so that she had almost missed it. When she pulled her staff back, she was stunned at what she found. How long had she been missing this? How long had there been a problem that was only now appearing as a glimmer? She didn't know what to make of the sickly magenta slime that covered her staff.

"Dear Gaia…what does this mean?" she uttered in disbelief. She didn't know yet and because of that, she didn't want to inform James and Aphrodite yet. They would need to soon know, but first, she needed more information and that meant a little realm hopping was in order. Steeling herself and taking a breath, her bubble reappeared and she disappeared into the All World River…

~*~

David had never been good at hiding his emotions. He was a passionate man, never afraid to express those feelings for those he loved and the warrior side of him had always clearly shown pride when he saw his kids displaying their unique powers and gifts in the name of defending all that was good and just. His six children were all exceptional in their own ways, with vast power and unique skills.

Their eldest Emma, the clear leader, and an affinity for more general magic, though it often manifested as white fire when needed most. Leo, in addition to his gift with animals, channeled most of his magic in the form of lightning at his fingertips.

Eva, the healer among them, channeled hers often from the very air as pink tendrils of wind. Summer, aptly named, since her bubbles formed from the waters all around them.

Then there were the youngest in their brood. Bobby and Flynn. His youngest biological son was somewhat of an amalgamation of all his siblings. He drew his power from the very earth itself, therefore able to channel all the elements and wield it like energy from his hands. Then there was Flynn and though he was adopted, they had discovered he had an incredible affinity for hand to hand combat, both in hands and with a sword.

When he had started Flynn's Knight training, five years ago, they had wondered if he could learn magic, even though he wasn't born with it. However, he was a bit disappointed to find that he couldn't harness any magic, no matter how hard he tried. To keep him from feeling left out or like he wasn't one of them, David began a rigorous training schedule with him and discovered that his aptitude with a sword was prodigious and soon awakened a sleeping warrior inside him of the likes which David had never quite seen. He recognized his immense potential for fighting and decided to enlist someone far more skilled at hand to hand combat than him; particularly martial arts. There weren't many martial arts masters around in the United Realms, for most that had any kind of power relied on magic rather than the discipline of the fighting arts. But there was one. Mulan.

To say that the female warrior was excited at the prospect of someone else having an affinity for martial arts like her, was an understatement. From his first lesson, it was like a light was turned on inside Flynn and the pace at which he mastered everything Mulan taught him was completed with such ease and speed, it left both he and the warrior flabbergasted at times. Flynn had gone from a novice to a master to completely surpassing Mulan in martial arts in the short five years, so much so that he now trained regularly in hand to hand combat with the Asgardian army. It was then Fandral's turn to be stunned at the boy's seemingly unusual strength for a human that seemed to now exist within him. Fandral often joked that he truly wondered if Flynn was perhaps Asgardian, after all.

As far as brute strength, he gave Bobby a run for his money now, with the latter actually having to use magic to strengthen his limbs when they sparred. Today, they were doing sword work and watching the two young men always drew quite a crowd, especially among the Asgardian warriors. While David usually wore his sword in a scabbard on his hip, Flynn had taken to wearing his around by a crossbody strap on his back and was rarely seen without it these days.

The two smirked at each other and panted heavily, pausing to catch their breath. Bobby loved to fight almost as much as Flynn and it gave David a bit of ease knowing that they would be there to step in as protectors of the United Realms as he aged. Not that he was old by any means. The Chalice had slowed his and Snow's aging to barely a crawl. By now, they should have been somewhere in their seventies if you counted curse years, but they looked and felt like they were still in their late thirties.

"Not so cocky without magic…are you?" Flynn taunted. They had agreed that Bobby wouldn't use magic, unless it was just in his limbs since that was in his blood and naturally enhanced his strength.

"Please…I've had a sword in my hand since I was a toddler. I don't need magic," Bobby bragged. They were brothers and best friends. Any jabs at each other were purely talk with no real malice behind it. Both his boys were witty, but at least Flynn had a little more tact, whereas Bobby had absolutely none.

"Enough trash talk. Katas," Mulan ordered. Both sheathed their swords in the scabbards resting on their backs like a pair of non lookalike twins, before sinking into fighting stance and going through their martial arts katas with Mulan. When Flynn took an interest in martial arts, so did Bobby, and he learned alongside him. It made David a bit angry sometimes that Gothel had hidden his origins from all of them. Flynn should have come to them from the start. He felt it in his bones and he should have been spared a harder life and been raised alongside Bobby from the beginning. He and Snow hated that he'd been a street kid, because of that witch. Sometimes he wanted to apply for a search warrant to tear apart her whole shop to see what else she was hiding, but he didn't have cause. The witch was careful and somehow still stealing youth from somewhere. He was sure it was a crime, but he couldn't prove it. Where she could be getting the magic, he didn't know, but he knew it was stolen nonetheless. His family was the obvious source of magic, but he knew there were other sources to tap. He just wished he knew where.

The Gothel of their land was supposedly not as dangerous as the one they had encountered and ultimately battled from Starcomb. But he had long felt that this one could be just as much of a threat if they continued to let her run her operation. However, until she made any overtly illegal moves, his hands were tied.

Once both boys were sweating profusely from exertion, Mulan finally dismissed them for the day. Now came the inevitable trip to Granny's to fill their empty stomachs, which also came with family time.

"Hit the showers and then we'll swing by and get your Mom on the way," he told them, as he walked out of the training facility where only the best warriors in the United Realms trained. Right in the backyard to the Andresian palace.

"Their prowess as warriors never ceases to amaze," Fandral mentioned, as they met up outside.

"I know…Flynn's potential really is as remarkable as Bobby's innate abilities," David agreed.

"It's good to know that the future of the United Realms will be in hands like these, even if neither of us is going anywhere for a long time," Fandral said. He nodded.

"Yeah…as much as I'm enjoying the peace, I wonder how long it will be until another enemy appears. I hate that I think that, but after everything we've been through, it's hard not to," David admitted.

"I do as well, but at least we are keeping up our training and have not become complacent, which would be a fatal error," he replied. David nodded.

"We'll see you at Granny's later," Fandral said, as they broke off and David met up with the boys, who were cleaned up and freshly showered.

"Ready?" he asked. They nodded, as David pressed a button his watch, designed by Hyde for all of them, and a sparkling orange portal appeared before them, providing instant transportation to Storybrooke.

~*~

It had been a very long time since Hermes had come to this place. Even during all the turmoil in her home realm, she had never needed to consult with other Gods and otherworldly beings from other universes. Only in the direst of circumstances did a God or Goddess come to this place. It was a place of bright white light and wispy clouds. Among the clouds were many pillars and sort of even resembled different hubs like at a train station. An infinite amount of hubs, as all the Gods from infinite universes could come here to meet if needed. And it was definitely needed now.

"Hermes…it's been a very long time," a gentle, kind voice said. She smiled and bowed slightly, as he did as well. He was a short man, with lavender skin and a white mohawk for hair.

"Shin…it has, centuries in fact," she said, as she followed him into one of the hubs and it became a knoll of grass, complete with trees. Shin's own planet.

"I'm glad to have some company, though I sense you are not here for pleasantries," he said. And that's when she noticed his blank viewing pond.

"Your universe…" she uttered, as she observed the nothingness.

"Yes…I'm afraid it was slowly all destroyed and not by its destroyer, I'm afraid," Shin said.

"How is that possible?" she asked.

"A terrible, very evil being started by destroying my Earth. But then something worse came along and erased it all, until there was nothing. Then it moved onto other worlds. I was about to summon many of us, but I assume you are here, because you have discovered the problem," Shin said.

"I didn't know what I had discovered or how big of a problem it was, but now seeing this…I must know what is going on," she said, as she showed him her caduceus with the slime residue. He waved his hand and a hologram of the All World River appeared before them. She watched as the swirling portals that represented a realm or universe slowly flickered with light, before dying completely. They were dead, void of light, and at the pace it was happening, it was alarming and completely unnatural. From time to time, universes died and flickered out of existence, due to calamity or tragedy, but at a pace like this, it meant something was very wrong.

"Shin…what is doing this? Is my Earth next?" she asked.

"Yes…there is some time to prepare, but the slime you found means there is already evil seeping into your Earth," he replied.

"I must know the whole story…I must know what this is before I return to Aphrodite and her charges," Hermes said.

"Yes…your universe has much more hope than some. A fighting chance, perhaps," he said.

"The truest loves…" Hermes said.

"Them and their offspring, yes…but there is another that may be the key to tipping the scales in our favor," Shin replied. Hermes' brow furrowed and a large man approached, with a ruddy complexion and long white hair.

"This is a very long story and we need tea," Shin said, as his attendant set the tray down.

"Thank you Kibito…now I must begin about twenty three years ago…"

~*~

They should have been used to it by now, but people still side eyed the Charming table, as their youngest sons made quick work of plate after plate of food. Before he began training as a Knight and in Martial Arts, Flynn ate a normal portion like any other normal person. But since starting his training, his appetite had expanded exponentially to the point that he now rivaled Bobby when it came to the amount of food he could put away. It was astounding, but the boys' training was intense and nothing to balk at, so no one really thought it was unusual for Flynn since Bobby's appetite was so legendary.

"Storybrooke really needs a buffet or something," Emma commented.

"Yeah right…there's no way a buffet could stay in business with this family," Leo replied, with a mouthful of food, earning him a look of disdain from his wife.

"I know your mother taught you better manners than that and I expect you to be better in front of our daughter," she scolded lightly. Leo stopped eating and swallowed, before smiling sheepishly.

"Sorry hon," he apologized, before making a goofy face at their flaxen haired daughter, who sat next to her mother. Winter giggled.

"Yeah…good thing you two are filthy rich, cause I don't know how you'd pay the tab for this brood otherwise," Granny commented, as she handed the check to David.

"Trust me…me either," he replied. Snow smiled, especially at her youngest boys. They were both dating, but still living at home in their castle and she was in no hurry for them to leave. Add to that, she now had six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Obviously Henry was grown now and her great grandchild, Lucy was as well, only a year younger than Bobby. But their castle was full of little ones in Hope, who was nine now, Winter, who was six, twins Jayden and Mia, who were five now, and Summer and JJ's four year old son, Hunter. Their family had grown quite a lot in the last five years and she knew it would continue to do so.

"And you used to make fun of me for how much I eat," Bobby teased. Flynn rolled his eyes.

"Yeah…yeah, you're never going to let that go, are you?" he asked.

"Nope," Bobby replied.

"So…what do you two have planned tonight?" Snow inquired. They looked at their mother and knew that was code for did they either of them have a date tonight.

"Uh…I think Zia is busy with her parents tonight," Bobby replied.

"Yeah…and Ari is probably with her parents too. I think we're going out tomorrow night," Flynn replied. Snow couldn't help herself. The four of them were so cute together. Neither relationship was very serious yet, but she knew both relationships were likely to go the distance.

"Yeah, we're pretty tired from training so we'll probably just go home and watch a movie or something," Flynn said. That was perfect for Snow; she loved having them around in the evening. After paying the check, they did just that, going home with the boys, while parting ways with their older children, who went to their own homes with their families.

~*~

"By the Gods…" Hermes uttered, as she let Shin's story sink in for a few moments.

"Damn Atanos to the pits of Tartarus!" she said hotly, as she got up and paced a few strides.

"Yes…this High Priest truly opened up a can of worms with the release of Ouranos, though I believe it was the choice of host that truly put in motion the chain reaction that began destroying worlds," Shin said.

"Clayton…" Hermes growled.

"Yes…quite a formidable man for having no real battle power," Shin mentioned.

"The absolute worst," she agreed.

"I just don't know how I break all this to the truest loves…or most of all Flynn…or…I guess that's not his real name, after all," Hermes said.

"No…but it is a name he chose himself and one we will honor until he makes the choice as to whether to don his birth name," Shin replied. She nodded.

"I…I know mortals are not usually allowed here, but I think I need to bring them with Aphrodite and her husband. I think they need to see all of this first," she mentioned. Shin nodded.

"Exceptions are made for exceptional mortals and they are that. It was my intent to see that Flynn made his way to them as an infant. I hand picked them, but that horrible man had them captive elsewhere at the time," Shin explained.

"Yes…Flynn came while Snow and Charming were captives in Atlantis and then the second curse threw so much chaos at us that Gothel used it to her advantage," Hermes said, clearly upset by it, as she knew Snow and Charming would be. Gothel's interference in Flynn's life was far deeper than they thought and her lies had deprived him of his adopted family unnecessarily. Arrest warrant or not, she knew Charming was likely to throw her in prison and toss the key through a portal.

"I'll go now and make preparations to bring them here. But even…even if the boy's powers and true heritage are awakened, is it enough? It was not enough for his father…and other fighters," she said.

"I don't know…he has help here too and in some ways, magic could be key here. It's not something they had, so combined with ki powers, it could be the edge needed. But there is no way to know…they must all train fiercely. Evil is stirring and it will soon make itself known, sooner rather than later," Shin said, as he sighed.

"It has not been stopped yet and your realm is next. If it is not stopped here…I don't see what chance the rest have, save for perhaps a similar one to mine where things did not go so badly," he added and then smiled thinly.

"Ironically due to another version of this boy…he is very important to many timelines it seems, regardless of the version," he said. She nodded.

"I'll return soon…" she promised, as she exited the Kai's world and arrived back at King's Crossing, before her bubble transported home to her Temple. But she did not stop there and headed straight for Mount Olympus…

[mechanicaldance]

I wish I could find the posts I’ve made of the minireenas , for sb in particular, but m updating their names.

Chelle and Nessa are the same but the other two are now renamed from Eli and Eva to Jackie and Blaze in correlation to the updated names of Jacqueline and Blaise.

they’ve always had names. Ballora originally gave them names but once merged with Emelie, they switched to match her kids names. Ballora simply went with it because the litter ones actually responded to them.

I know each minireena is assigned a color, and suit, in sb. I only remember blue diamond.

I think I’ll talk about each reenas personality and the like later on.

[thedrarrylibrarian]

A huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Library Holiday Party and the Hangover Brunch! I hope you had as much fun as I did, and hope you enjoy your gifts! Here’s the final nice and naughty lists!

Naughty

Mistletoe: Christmas Is For Sex (and Love) So Give It To Me by @goldentruth813 (53,218 words, rated E)

Draco buys Harry an Advent House, intent on helping Harry create all new holiday memories, and have a lot of great sex in the process.

Bonus Mistletoe: Christmas Eve and the Kisses Four by @violetclarity (5,366 words, rated E)

Draco was determined to ignore Harry and have a good time at this Christmas Eve party, but with enchanted mistletoe in the mix, that was easier said than done.

Tree: Business As Usual by @thegertie (17,623 words, rated M)

Harry's Christmas isn't shaping up the way he'd imagined it would.

Sweets: My True Love Gave to Me (Six Jars of Chutney) by @goldentruth813 (12,311 words, rated M)

On his first post-divorce Christmas Eve without his children, Harry goes to Marks & Spencer hoping to find a bit of his past; what he finds instead is a future.

Party: This Time Next Year by @janieohio (5,310 words, rated E)

Their kids are friends, their friends are friends, and though Harry and Draco have floated through each other’s lives for decades, it’s never been like this. Tonight, at Neville and Pansy’s Christmas party, something clicks, and things will never be the same.

Nice

Mistletoe: Muggles, Mischief, Music and Mayhem by sesheta_66 (5,236 words, rated T)

Harry hadn't expected Malfoy to be working on Christmas Eve with him. What happened over the course of the evening was even less expected.

Present: Of Christmas Shopping and Surprising Gifts by @eva-eleanore (6,030 words, rated T)

Of course, Draco can help Harry with his Christmas shopping, no problem at all. He might be in love with the git, but feelings can be ignored. Or not?

Music: Stopping by the Messiah on a Snowy Evening by burglebezzlement (4,480 words, rated T)

When Harry Potter agreed to join Hermione’s Muggle-Wizarding Choir, he wasn’t expecting to be singing next to Draco Malfoy. Christmas, choir music, and the gaps in a Wizarding education.

Sweets: Kissing Santa Claus by @erebeus-roxy (1,532 words, rated G)

Scorpius sees Papa kissing Santa Claus. He’s not pleased.

Party: (Christmas)Time to Make a Move by ieroo (4,032 words, rated T)

For Harry Potter, the only bright part of the DMLE Christmas party is Draco Malfoy. When their evening moves onto Blaise's mansion Harry decides it is time to make his move, especially when he watches Draco and Pansy dancing to Muggle Christmas songs.

As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or a comment!

💚❤️ Lots of Love and Happy Holidays! ❤️💚

[tickledpink31]

My tablet wasn’t working so behold a hand-drawing of my OCs

Let me introduce them to you:

Akane Hayashi from Ouran High School Host Club

Age: 16-17

Height: 157cm (5′2″)

Formerly known as Aisling by her birth parents

The adopted daughter of the Hayashi family

Deaf and speaks JSL

She came to life after I watched Amélie 

Affiliated closely with Kyoya

A talented engineer and botanist

Her parents are generous people and she’s no different

The Hayashi family are also a modest bunch and live in an apartment big enough for three people

Veronica Midford from Black Butler

Age: 19-20

Height: 156.5cm (5′2″)

I wanted to indulge in my love for reverse harems and time travel stories so Veronica was born

Prepare to be romanced by a demon, three reapers, and maybe I’ll throw in an angel

Descendant of the Phantomhives and Midfords (either from Lizzie or Edward, but not O!Ciel.)

Known as Lady Phantomhive by ominous people that she meets *cough* Undertaker *cough*

I kept changing her style before I settled with the short wavy look

A psychic like her ancestors as a side effect of the demon contract

Dresses in lolita, but her fashion choices look more mature these days

Her older sister, Beatrice, practices exorcism

I just realized I forgot to put the devil’s trap in her eye (Beatrice put it there for protection)

A charitable young woman who wants to help and will do it outside of the law if she has to

Much smarter than people realize

Fluent in 6 languages including ASL

Kaguya from Avatar the Last Airbender

Age: 16-18

Height: 165cm (5′5″)

Born in the era after Korra

I don’t really follow The Legend of Korra ever since the end of season 1 and I don’t really want to so I’ll decide what’s canon

Youngest of 10 siblings

Has been to the spirit world several times without aid

Travelled to Republic City from the Northern Water Tribe to attend the Bending Arts Academy and become a doctor

Invented a healing form of blood bending

Minerva “Minnie” Castillo from Obey Me

Age: 18-19

Height: 162.6cm (5′4″)

You probably know her from some of my posts so I’ll give you a brief rundown

She’s me but better

Why did I draw her eyes wonky?

I ship her mostly with Lucifer

Filipino-Canadian like me

A musical theatre kid

An identical twin, practically the Snow White to her sister’s Rose Red

Unwilling and chaotic mom friend

Planning never goes right for her so she’s in literally in hell

Lives in a van during her college life

Erika Matsumori from Harry Potter

Age: 11-16 (Golden Trio Era) 30s–40s (Post-Wizarding War II)

Height: 175cm (5′9″)

At the risk of getting attacked I am making not one but two Harry Potter OCs one of which will be paired with Draco

I am a recent fan and yes I’m aware how problematic Rowling is so don’t ruin this for me

This girl’s resting bitch face gives Blaise Zabini a run for his money

In the language of Hanakotoba, Erika means “solitude” explaining her solitary disposition

Her surname translates to “pine” and “forest”

Pine for the wood of her wand

Forest because back in Japan, Erika often ventured into the nearby forest to look for yokai

Erika has nerves of steel and an equally steely face

But she has a good heart underneath

Had a hard time making friends but Luna Lovegood was a good start

Ginny became her friend by extension of Luna but not without a few misunderstandings

A year younger than the Golden Trio

Dated Colin Creevey for a month before they decided to just stay friends

She’s a muggle-born Slytherin (I do what I want)

Although she’s a muggle-born, she grew up knowing about the wizarding world because her uncle is a muggle-born

Was once a student at Mahoutokoro (did you know students there start attending at age 7 but are not boarded until they are 11?) until she was expelled for associating with yokai

Moved to the UK with her uncle to attend Hogwarts at 11

Became part fox after helping a kitsune get back to their mother

Has narcolepsy and has plenty of vivid prophetic dreams because of it

Like a true Slytherin, she protects her kind, muggle-borns that is

She defended her fellow Slytherins before the Battle of Hogwarts

It annoys Draco that she just happened to catch his attention

Made love potions illegal as an adult

Like vixens, Erika goes to great lengths for her family especially her three children in the future

Kikyo Malfoy from Harry Potter

Age: 16–19 (mid to late teens depending on when the story takes place)

Height: 160cm (5′3″)

Erika and Draco’s eldest child and only daughter

She two brothers who are twins, Scorpius and Ryuji, they are both protective of their sister

In the language of Hanakotoba, Kikyo means unchanging love, honesty, and obedience

Not a Slytherin but a Ravenclaw, her parents knew that all along and they are proud of her regardless

Wrote a non-biased version of the Harry Potter series for the purpose of helping muggle-borns and half-bloods who are not aware of their magical heritage

Writes about Newt Scamander, her mother, and herself—a complete series in different points of views of all the houses

Has the ability to split into four different versions of herself (Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor) possibly even more

Wishes she has her mother’s nerves of steel

Has some kitsune abilities like summoning fire and enhanced sense

Marie Christen/Marjorie Calieus/Mar from The Arcana

Age: 21

Height: 151.8cm (5′0″)

I have mentioned my love for time travel stories and world hopping so prepare for another one

There aren’t a lot of world hopping fanfic for The Arcana so here’s mine…sort of

They are the offspring of two powerful magicians from far outside of Vesuvia

Their father travelled to our world and dropped Mar off at a married couple’s house in Zürich and was renamed Marie Christen

Mar is non-binary but goes by all pronouns and still responds to the names Marie and Marjorie

They have a birthmark on their cheek which The Fool symbol

Happily lives in adoption with her parents Eva and Liam and her kid sister Antoinette

Her familiar is a lamb named Edelweiss

Her biological aunt located Mar when they were 10. From then on, Mar made frequent visits to their aunt’s shop in Vesuvia to hone their magical abilities

At 12, they met Asra who was nearly 15 at the time

[cianmars]

Evil Snowing kid(s) meme?

Yesssss

So yet another sort of Au (are you even surprised?)

Under the cut as they have so many kids lol

They got together shortly after Ben’s birth, got engaged then for the next ten years they were just constantly busy, eventually got married just after a spell caused Emma to deage.

 Henry Daniel Charming Mills (He and his family added Charming into their names after his parents got married but he’s the only one with the last name Mills. (38)

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‘Evil Henry’ from the Wish verse was known as Harry there (like Prince Harry irl)

Name Harry Baelfire Mills-Charming (20) (Henry)

Gender Male

General appearance He takes a while to get used to the Hyperion Heights/ Storybrooke style, but eventually does. His hair is normally quite neat.

Personality Stubborn as hell. He’s strategic and smart, and a little bit paranoid that he’ll be turned dark again. Eventually he goes onto being more optimistic and happier, especially without the weight of being heir or the weight of the crown, he’s rather a calm person so finds his siblings around him when they’re wanting to just chill or to calm down.

Special Talents Very good photographer.

Who they like better He has always got on with David but went through a period of pushing them all away. He’s a little jealous of Henry and Regina’s bond, but went onto establish one just as strong himself. 

Who they take after more He’s a lot more like David than Henry ever was, he was basically raised by David and Snow in the wish verse so always saw them as his parents anyway. Although he was Swanfire’s bio kid he’s always looked a lot more like his grandparents and adoptive mother, which works out when they all officially become his parents.

Personal Headcanon He travels the Earth for a year (coming back for the holidays). He becomes a photographer, selling his pictures to the NatGeo and to the United Realms version.

Face Claim Jared Gilmore.

Name: Jacob David Mills-Charming (16) (Jake)

Gender: Male

General appearance: He often wears jeans, a t-shirt, and a hoody - his favourite colour’s blue so he often wears those colours. But also can pull off wearing a suit pretty well. Normally wears a watch. In general just a really chill style like his personality. He has blue eyes like David’s and his brother, and hair only a little lighter than Snow’s which curls when wet, he’s fairly tall and will end up around David’s height.

Personality: Jake’s really chill, he’s super intelligent and really into reading, he has a really good imagination and get’s along with Henry. Never without a book in his hand. Has a kind heart and would stick up for anyone if they’re in being picked on, which is the only reason he’s ever gotten in trouble at school. He also quite likes swimming, it’s one of the only sporting activities he does. He’s very mature and extremely close to his family and extended family. Apt at sword fighting. Once broke a kid’s nose for laughing at his brother.

Special Talents: He’s a product of True Love, like Emma, so has magic like she does. He’s really good at it, he often uses it to entertain his siblings, or to clean up/ fix things they’d get in trouble for, other than that he’d rather stick to normal ways and means to do things.

Who they like better: He loves all of his parents equally, there’s not really favourites, but he often hangs out at Regina’s office as it’s the quietest (when the kids aren’t there). 

Who they take after more: He’s very much like Snow in looks and personality, but also inherited David’s charm, and Regina’s snark when he needs it.

Personal Headcanon: Jakes’s gay and is very open about it, he’s obviously supported by his family, especially his parents because none of them are  straight. He goes to Yale.Like the rest of his family he’s a mixture of Charlotte is his twin.He goes on to date  and eventually marry Philip II.

Face Claim: Logan Lerman

Name Charlotte Eva Mills-Charming (16) (Nicknamed Lottie and Charlie)

Gender Female

General appearance Charlie cares about her appearance a lot, she’s often on fashion but also really suits the Enchanted Forest fashion. She has dark hair and hazel eyes. 

Personality She’s very popular and bubbly, does not have a temper (a miracle considering who her parents are), she’s kind, smart, calculating, a natural leader, and incredibly organised. 

Special Talents: She has true love magic and magics up her outfits every day. Otherwise she couldn’t care less about magic - really her talents are being organised and a good leader.

Who they like better 

Who they take after more Although she’s David and Snow’s daughter true love magic knew what was up and she looks like Regina too. Obviously her and Jake look a lot alike with being twins. Like all of her parents she’s a natural leader.

Personal Headcanon She goes on to rule her parents kingdom, none of her siblings wanted it and she did. She’s a lesbian. She acts quite mothering to her little brother and sister, and was the twin born first. 

Face Claim: Luna Blaise

Name Benjamin James Mills-Charming (13) (Ben)

Gender Male

General appearance: He’s quite sporty so a lot of his wardrobe consists of things to do with biking, swimming, running, soccer etc. Otherwise he dresses quite casually, usually whatever his mothers have bought him.

Personality: Upbeat and possitive, but he gets sarcastic and snarky when really tired or fed up.

Special Talents

Who they like better He gets along really well with his moms and is a mamas’ boy (both Regina and Snow) David is the one who is involved more with his athletic life and will take him hiking and stuff. 

Who they take after more He is the copy of Snow, he’s constantly upbeat and caring. His face is a bit more of a mixture of David and Regina, an he has the same blue eyes as Jacob and David. 

Personal HeadcanonHe’s a morning person. When he’s older he becomes a psychiatrist to try and help people.He and Rapunzel from EFI(the one David saved) have been friends since childhood and had a crush on each other (when they’re adults they marry)

Face Claim Levi Miller

Name: Emma Ruth Mills-Charming (3)

Gender: Female

General appearance: She’s the only of the three kids who has blonde hair like David, it’s normally really curly, she calls it her lion hair and objects to having it brushed but will put up with Snow braiding it for her (if Snow can get her to sit still for long enough). She’s the ultimate clothes thief which David and Ruby blame Snow for as she’s a little bandit, so she often has one of David’s plaid shirts which are so long they drag on the floor. She point blank refuses to wear pink like ever. She’s normal in jeans and t-shirts which have animals or Disney characters on them. She quite likes the colour yellow so wears a lot of that, would live in pyjamas and character/animal onesies if she could. Normally has her blanket and a lion plush toy/teddy with her. She’s very small, even for her young age, as she deaged to what she was like in her first childhood - so she was small from neglect and from being premature. She’s always cold.

Personality: The troublemaker of family, somehow managed to inherited all of all three of her parent’s stubbornness so they have their work cut out, has good intentions but will often put herself in danger (’No Emma, you do not touch daddy’s sword, especially not to try and fight a mean witch.”) She is very loving and rather clingy, especially to David. She adores all of her family and extended family, but is a little shy around strangers. Very cheeky and mischievous. She goes through the habit of trying to climb as high as she can up the cupboard and the many bookcases in the house, she’s also awesome at hiding cause she can fit in small spaces. She can remember the abuse from her first childhood which gives her nightmares so she often sleeps in her parents’ bed, so also will become scared suddenly when she remembers things, its something which will take a long time to heal. Otherwise she’s very happy and energetic, she’s extremely loving to her family and loves spending time with her brothers and sister and being read stories by Jake and Henry.

Special talents: She’s a product of true love so will be able to do magic, but she hasn’t grown into doing it just yet, she loves watching her brothers, sister, and Mama (Regina) perform magic.

Who they like better: She loves all her parents equally but she’s such a daddy’s girl, she’s always following him around every where and wanting to play games with him or watch movies, or just cuddle - so much so she gains the nickname Koala from the way she clings onto him, not that he minds. Her mothers aren’t jealous or envious in the slightest, they think it’s adorable.

Who they take after more: She’s a perfect mixture of all of them, but is marginally more like David in personality. She looks like a little version of Snow but with blonde hair, her eyes are a shade of green’ but they have flecks of blue in them. She inherited her mama’s snark 

Personal head canon: She’s always hyper so her parents are very careful with what she eats, she also has to have special shakes to help her grow as she’s so small, she’s a little behind developmentally but they’re not too worried. When she’s a little older she gets (re)diagnosed with ADHD and autism. She loves going on the trips she and her siblings are taken on around the US (and a little later the world) and the United Realms. She often can’t sleep at night, she will have nightmares and wake up or she’ll cry whenever they try to put her down, the only way she’s guaranteed to sleep is if David takes her on a drive, in which case she’ll fall asleep in her carseat.

Face Claim: Mia Talerico.

[hermanwatts]

Sensor Sweep: Michael Shea, Hugh Cave, Walking Dead

Comic Books (Paint Monk): If you think I worship at the proverbial altar of Roy Thomas when it comes to Conan comic books, you’re right. I do. But it’s not undeserved. Not only was Thomas the man who worked to bring Conan to Marvel, but he also took his time with character research, developing all the nuances of the Cimmerian and making sure the Hyborian Age was portrayed by the most capable artistic staff the House of Ideas could muster (within budget, of course)! He scripted the initial run of Conan for the first 115 issues.

  Sales (Cirsova): I don’t know that I’ve mentioned it here, but we have made some of the Wild Stars backstock available via our Amazon store. We had several damaged copies when trying to fulfill our crowdfunds–these have been made available at 1/2 SRP. I’ll note that while a few of these were pretty mangled, most of them were dents, dings and corner creases. While these would’ve been unacceptable to send to backers or for retail shelves [especially for comic folks], these are perfectly good readable copies if you want Wild Stars at a lower buy-in.

  Zombies (Everyday Should be Tuesday):  I have long been a fan of the comics and watcher of the show, but I haven’t yet dived into any of The Walking Dead novels.  But with an impending trip to China and a good experience with Chu’s Lives of Tao books, Typhoon was the perfect book to start with.  Chu takes the action across the Pacific, telling a story set after the zombie apocalypse hit China.  If you think walkers are bad, wait until there are 700 million of them.

  Publishing (Kairos): If you travel in the circles where this blog is read, you already know that yesterday Amazon nuked preorders for Jon Del Arroz’s and Declan Finn’s latest books. Amazon shut down Jon Del Arroz’s Glorified novel along with Declan Finn’s Deus Vult novel from publisher Silver Empire.  Publisher Russell Newquist was informed that both books, which were scheduled to be released on November 1st, were removed from Amazon and Kindle.

    Fantasy (Misha Burnett): I have been thinking a lot about Fantasy, and specifically about fantastic settings–settings in which the fantastic elements are integral to the world. And frankly, I’m not interested in writing stories set in some vaguely Central European kingdom in the First Millenium AD. The Tolkien/D&D/Swords & Sorcery kind of setting is one that I don’t really relate to. I’ve never ridden a horse or herded a sheep.  I’ve never been in an actual stone castle, never fought using a sword or a mace, never fired a bow, and sitting around a campfire is something I do before I go inside and sleep in a real damned bed.

  Science Fiction (Futurism.com): In 1982, director Ridley Scott graced the world with “Blade Runner,” the cult-favorite sci-fi film noir that painted a stunning picture of a bleak, distant future: November 2019. Since that starts, well, today, let’s compare our current timeline to the one in “Blade Runner.” Just please don’t bring back those insufferable jokes about hoverboards that flooded the internet in 2015 when we hit the futuristic date that Marty McFly traveled to “Back To The Future Part II.”

  Authors (DMR Books): Dr. Timothy Willocks was born in Cheshire, England, to a working-class family. He graduated from the University College Hospital Medical School, whereupon he began practicing medicine. He did some time as an intern in a trauma ward before specializing in the treatment of drug addiction. Tim eventually grew tired of the stress and hassles involved with practicing medicine and turned to writing. Willocks’ first published novel was the noir thriller, Bad City Blues. His next novel, Green River Rising, was optioned by Hollywood.

  Warhammer (Track of Words): In this instalment I spoke to legendary Black Library author CL Werner about his new Warhammer Horror novel Castle of Blood, which is available to order now in hardback, ebook and audiobook formats. It’s the first full-on horror novel released for Age of Sigmar, and promises to be very interesting indeed! Let’s get straight to the questions and Clint’s answers, to find out more.

  Gaming (Dungeon Fantastic): GURPS DF has copper pieces ($1), silver pieces ($4) and gold pieces ($80). DF Felltower has its own devalued set. AD&D has copper, silver, electrum, gold, platinum, Rolemaster has coins from bronze to gold going by tens, and Dragonlance even has steel pieces (Hah*). Generally, though, those coins are the same everywhere. It’s rare for places to have extra coins.

  Fiction (Mystery File): THEODORE STURGEON “The Ultimate Egoist.” Short story. First published in Unknown, February 1941. Collected in Without Sorcery (Prime Press, hardcover, 1949) and The Golden Helix (Dell, paperback, 1980; Carroll & Graf, paperback, 1989), among others. Reprinted in Human?, edited by Judith Merrill (Lion #205, paperback, 1954).    I suppose everyone, at one time or another, has had the following fantasy: that the world you see, and the objects in it, could disappear if you simply decided that they no longer existed. That the facade of life revolves around you and you only. You don’t even have to admit it. I know you have.

Halloween (Jon Mollison): Tomorrow night marks the one celebration that traditionally brings neighbors together to celebrate as a community.  Yes, we all grumble about early Christmas decorations and wish each other Happy New Year at parties, but Halloween is the one where you go out and meet your neighbors and share in a communal love of the macabre and candy and making little kids smile.

Fiction (Adventures Fantastic): He That Hath Wings” is one of Hamilton’s best works, so I was surprised to find that it hasn’t been reprinted very often.  Fortunately, The Best of Edmond Hamilton is in print, although the cover illustration of the current edition (see below) isn’t nearly as good. Just so you know, I’m going to discuss this story in detail, so expect spoilers. The story concerns a boy, David Rand, whose parents were caught in what is only described as an electrical explosion, but they were exposed to some unidentified form of radiation.  David’s father dies before his is born, and his mother dies a few hours after his birth.

Men’s Adventure Magazines (Mens Pulp Mags): Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle — the editors and publishers of THE MEN���S ADVENTURE LIBRARY series — will have their latest book, POLLEN’S ACTION, at this year’s PulpFest. It collects the cream of the Samson Pollen’s high-octane action paintings for the men’s adventure magazines. They’ll also have a limited number of copies of EVA: MEN’S ADVENTURE SUPERMODEL. These are being produced exclusively for members of PulpFest. This special edition — predating the title’s wide release by several months — will look at actress, pin-up model, and men’s adventure magazine artist’s model Eva Lynd.

Comic Books (John C. Wright): Feserm or, rather, the scoundrel JBS Haldane, defines the terms fantasy and imagination incorrectly, even misleadingly, but the point still stands. I propose a clearer definition: One is mere wish fulfillment that excludes consequences and context, and hence is outside the moral order. The suave British spy who nonchalantly seduces any gorgeous woman seen, yet without fathering any bastards or breaking any hearts, is an example.

Fiction (Paperback Warrior): The character of Modesty Blaise was conceived as a comic strip in 1963 by British writer Peter O’Donnell. The success of the strip landed O’Donnell a film deal, and he wrote an early draft of the screenplay starring his sexy, female spy for a movie that was eventually released in 1966. A year before the movie’s release, O’Donnell adapted his unproduced screenplay into the first of 11 Modesty Blaise paperback novels in this highly-regarded series.

Fiction (DMR Books): It is in Michael Shea’s Nifft the Lean where the author really shines in the way of crafting some amazing and unique dark fantasy. While using a familiar Dying Earth type of setting, and a style of prose that one might compare to Clark Ashton Smith or Fritz Leiber at times, it is the inventiveness of the plots that set the stories apart. Although Shea continued the Nifft series later in his career, the original saga published in the 1982 DAW collection consisted of four main tales.

Pulp (Mystery File): Private eyes in detective fiction are as often as not hard drinkers, and some of them are awfully good at it. But few of them are as good at it as was Peter Kane. There isn’t a single minute in “The Late Mr. Smythe” in which he isn’t totally sozzled. I can’t believe that anyone could go through life the same way he does, in three stages: drunk, drunker, and completely plastered.

Greyhawk (Boggswood): A few posts back, I posted an Apocalypse map of Blackmoor showing what Greyhawks’ Blackmoor should look like with the towns and rivers properly placed.  The map you see here is the one I used to site those locations.

Fiction (Black Gate): Bad guy, villain, evildoer, crook, criminal, and gangster. Fiction has a love affair with these characters ranging from low-level sneak thieves to wizards intent on destroying all life on Earth. In many cases, the villain is the driving force behind the tale. Where would fiction be without Lady MacBeth, Grendel’s Mother, Long John Silver, or Count Dracula? Though the villain is often the impetus, they rarely hold the place of protagonist in novels until recent times. A few famous characters did achieve notoriety, influencing fiction to this day.

Sensor Sweep: Michael Shea, Hugh Cave, Walking Dead published first on https://sixchexus.weebly.com/

[lilacmoon83]

A Finding You Always Christmas

Hi everyone! I realize it's been a while since there has been an update on Lightning in a Bottle and Operation Castle. I promise I will eventually get back to them…I just haven't had a lot of inspiration for those two fics lately. Most of that is because my inspiration has been elsewhere in something new I have been working on and I'm using this Finding You Always Christmas fic to serve as both an announcement and a sort of back door pilot to: Finding You Always 2. Yes, a sequel is well underway and I am hoping to start posting it in January. I'm very excited about it and it will involve new elements and new worlds. Finding You Always 2 will feature Snowing, of course, but it is going to be mostly Flynn and Bobby's stories, as well as Flynn's romance with Ariana Dashing, middle daughter of Rose and Fandral. I won't say much more, but this story is both a nice Christmas fic and a staging for Finding You Always 2. The Christmas fic takes place just a few months after they defeat Ouranos and is Flynn's first Christmas with the Charmings. Finding You Always 2 will pick up shortly after the very last chapter of FYA, which was five years later. I hope you enjoy this little fic and that you'll join me for Finding You Always 2 in 2025!

At the end of this, I will post a small description for FYA 2. Enjoy!

Below is also a list of face claims for a reminder. The face claims for Ariana Dashing and Zia Ramos have changed.

I don't think I need to list face claims for Snow, Charming, Emma, Killian or other canon Once characters, including Elsa and Robert(Xander), but let me know if you'd like them listed too.

Leo Charming: Matt Lanter

Eva Charming-Sakura: Bailee Madison

Paul Sakura: Christopher Sean

Summer Charming: Luna Blaise

JJ Bradley: Garret Wareing

Bobby Charming: Logan Lerman

Flynn Charming: Tanner Buchanan

Ariana Dashing: Ciara Hanna

Zia Ramos: Jenna Ortega

Natalie Charming: Melissa Roxburgh

Deigo(Zorro): Galen Gering

Thalia Zearing(Natalie's mother): Stacey Haiduk

A Finding You Always Christmas

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It had been almost a year since they had defeated Ouranos and stopped Clayton from erasing everything. Since then, Flynn had known exactly what he wanted to do with his life. He had taken to training to be a Knight with great fervor and it was discovered that he was a natural warrior and swordsman; a true prodigy. So much so that Fandral and Mulan had seen it right away. David involved them both in his training at that point and Mulan began teaching him martial arts. She was amazed when he quickly surpassed even her best warriors and Fandral was equally amazed when he held his own against warriors and his half Asgardian children. Bobby had soon joined him in Martial arts training, which wasn't surprising, because Bobby was born to fight and defend as well. The two had become as close as brothers and Flynn had gone from a lost street kid to a confident, well adjusted young man with more family than he knew what to do with.

That day, as usual, he and Bobby sparred under Mulan's watchful gaze. Bobby pinned him to the gym mat and was about to make the match winning strike, but was surprised when Flynn slipped out from under his hold, with impressive agility and flipped Bobby over, before quickly striking his chest with his foot.

"Damn…" Bobby said, as his brother helped him up.

"I don't know how you caught up to me so fast," he complained, though it was in a good nature.

"You're a little cocky," Mulan said, as they faced her.

"Bow to each other," she instructed, as they did so and then bowed to their Master.

"Hit the showers…I'll see you in a few days," Mulan said. A few days, meaning after Christmas. To be honest, Flynn was a little nervous about the holidays. He had learned so far that holidays were a big deal in the Charming castle and none bigger than Christmas. He'd never really celebrated a real Christmas before. All the ones at the Group Home were pretty sad and as a teen, he had completely dissociated with the whole thing entirely.

"Hey…you in there?" Bobby teased. He smirked.

"Yeah…just a little nervous about this whole Christmas thing, I guess," he replied.

"Relax…I know Mom makes a big deal about this stuff, but you'll have a blast," Bobby assured him. He knew his brother was right. He even had money now, as their jobs as part time junior deputies paid pretty decently and their parents still gave them allowance for chores, even though they had staff for all that.

"Let's clean up and go home. Mom's been cooking all day," Bobby said. Flynn's stomach growled at that. He smiled with a nod and they hit the showers.

~*~

"Wow…smells great in here," David said, as he arrived home at their private residence inside their Castle. Snow had been busy for days, cooking, baking, and decorating, much as she always was every Christmas, but he noticed that she had really gone all out this year. He had his suspicions as to why, but it was time to finally prod her into talking about it. She had just taken more cookies out of the oven and was letting them cool, as she greeted him with a kiss.

"You've been busy," he said, as they swayed together in the kitchen, despite no music.

"Mmm…and you're home early, which I like," she replied, as they shared another kiss.

"Having a whole squad of deputies and Knights now has its advantages," he said.

"Okay…you can say it," Snow said.

"Say what?" he asked.

"You know what…I've gone overboard this year, haven't I?" she asked.

"No…you love this time of year and it's never too much and you want everything to be perfect. I think I know why," he replied. She sighed.

"Of course you do," she said.

"It's just…it's Flynn's first Christmas with us. It's probably his first real Christmas ever and I just want it all to be perfect," Snow confessed. He pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"And it will be…he's going to be amazed and just happy to be with his new family at all," David assured her.

"I hope so…at least we can always count on Maine to deliver the snow for a white Christmas," she said, as they saw that it had started to snow outside.

"Seriously…why couldn't we get cursed to the beach?" Emma grumbled, as she came in with Killian and Hope.

"Nana! Papa!" Hope called, as she ran to them and David scooped her up.

"There's one of our little ones," he said, as he kissed her cheek.

"Wow Mom…it looks like Christmas exploded in here," Emma joked.

"That joke is just as funny this year as it is every year when you say it," Snow teased.

"Hey…gotta play the classics," Emma joked, making them chuckle, as her brother and Elsa arrived next, with their toddler, Winter.

"It's freezing out there," Leo complained.

"Yeah…unless you're Elsa," Emma replied, seeing that her sister-in-law hadn't bothered with a coat.

"You know the cold doesn't bother me…but that hot cocoa smells amazing," Elsa said. Snow smiled.

"It's all ready to serve. Help yourself," she said, as Paul and a very pregnant Eva were next.

"Merry Christmas!" Eva called, as her husband put their gifts under the tree, adding to the sheer mound of packages. Summer and JJ were next and arrived at the same time as Natalie, Diego, little Levi, Xander, and Thalia. Finally, Bobby and Flynn got there last and they gathered around the table for Christmas dinner together. Conversation was as abundant as the food and once again, Flynn was amazed at the warmth of his new family.

"Can we hang our ornaments now, Nana?" Hope asked.

"We sure can, sweetie," Snow replied, as she got up and picked up a special decorative box. Snow opened it and took out another small box, before handing it to Flynn.

"What's this?" he asked.

"Your very own ornament," she replied, as he opened it and saw a royal blue ornament inside with gold lettering in his name.

"Wow…thanks Mom," he said, as they shared a hug and he hung his next to Bobby's. Next came the gift exchange and Flynn had never felt so fortunate at that moment and they still had the Christmas potluck tomorrow on Christmas Day with Regina and their extended family to come.

"I know this is your first real Christmas…and I hope it was memorable and wonderful," Snow said, as he sat with them, eating a plate of cookies.

"Mom…I don't even have words for how amazing this night was," he said, as they shared a hug.

"And…I'm pretty sure I've eaten like thirty-eight cookies by now, so those are amazing too," he added, making them laugh.

"Seriously though, whatever I imagined family Christmases to be like, this blew it away time a thousand," he said, as he shared a hug with both of them again, as there was a knock at the door. Emma was closest and answered the door, finding Zia and Ariana there. She let them in and the boys greeted them at the door with hugs.

"Aww…they're so cute," Snow gushed. With that, they stepped out with their girlfriends for a moment alone and to exchange gifts with each other.

~*~

Bobby decided to portal to Cibola with Zia to spend a little time with her family, while Ari and Flynn chose his parent's garden to take a walk, hand in hand.

"How was Christmas with your family?" he asked.

"Great…Mom is actually going to read some Christmas stories to us by the fire in a little while. She does it every year…do you want to come?" she asked. He smiled.

"I'd love to…but first, this is for you," he said, as he handed her a small box with a bow. She smiled and handed him a rectangle box that was a little longer and she went first, opening the tiny hinged box. She found a tiny silver charm inside that looked like a sword.

"Since we both love swordfighting, I thought it was perfect for your charm bracelet," Flynn said.

"I love it," she said, as she hugged him and he helped her add it to her bracelet, which came with a kiss on his cheek from the Asgardian Princess. He was next and opened the box, only to find a karate headband inside. It was white and had Mulan's symbol on it, representing his Sensei.

"Wow…" he said.

"Do you like it?" she asked.

"I love it," he said, as she put it on him and tied it.

"It looks good," she replied, as they looked above them to see mistletoe appear in the tree over their heads. He smirked, wondering which sibling had done that, but he wasn't going to pass up on the opportunity.

"Mistletoe…" she said. He smiled and leaned in, as she closed her eyes and they shared a kiss.

"You…you wanna go back inside to have cocoa with us before we go to your parents?" he asked. She smiled.

"I'd love to," she replied, as they joined hands and strolled back inside together. At that moment, Flynn felt and knew that this would be the first of many wonderful holidays with his family and his love. He didn't yet know what they would face, but he knew they would do it all together.

~*~

To be continued in a new chapter in this universe: Finding You Always 2, coming soon!

Synopsis: Gothel lied about Flynn's true origins. The truth is much more complicated and fantastical. When his true origins are revealed and hidden power is uncovered, it comes just in time, as he steps into the fray to fight a new evil with the Charmings, his new family.

[shadows-bitty-fun]

Here they are! Our little rays of sunshine! I made the sweaters when I realized I was carrying the eggs and they’re still a bit too big, but they’ll grow to be too small in no time I’m sure. For now they look absoloutely precious with the little hands barely sticking out from them!

@vex-bittys I hope you can handle the cute... If not then I’m not sorry!

[shadows-bitty-fun]

Our two little ones are doing so well already! They’ve been growing quite a lot already, but Blaise says that should slow down in not too long! They’ve been practicing their movement of their tails as well! That is, when they’re not sleeping or eating, the first being a thing they do a lot of. None of us are worried about that though, it’s to be expected for now. But cute they are, and the little animal onesies I’ve made for them makes them look just adorable!

@vex-bittys

[shadows-bitty-fun]

The time comes...

It’s finally time... To say hello to the two little ones!

Blaise is a Chain Lamia and Eliphas is a King Lamia, both created by @vex-bittys Sage at the end is a Loaf bitty from @wonderland-isles

WARNINGS: None this time, unless you consider cuteness to be warning-worthy!

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I was sleeping peacefully, having a strange dream when someone started to shake me awake. Trying to keep the weird, but good, dream going I waved at whoever of the bitties that was trying to wake me up. It could wait, couldn’t it? After a bit I realized whoever it was didn’t give up, so I managed to listen for a few seconds...

“-’s happening! come on hun, ya don’t wanna miss this!”

It was Blaise... Something happening? What could he-

I sat up in a instance, looking over to where the eggs were sitting, keeping warm. They were both moving slightly and I could see a small hole in one of them. They were hatching!

Getting up of the bed, I quickly got the towels we’d been keeping around for this time, the excitement in my SOUL not being the only excitement I was feeling: myself and Blaise was making each other’s excitement higher and higher with the bond!

It took a good bit before we got to see the first of the two little ones; a skull popping out of the darker egg as the little one took their first, deep breath. I couldn’t help but coo at them as I gently picked them up, using the towel to clean off the liquid magic that they’d been resting in until now. Their tail was darker than the egg had been and I got the feeling that their true color wasn’t showing yet, but I was too excited to keep that thought for long while I was cleaning them.

Blaise took the second towel as not too long after, the second egg hatched, the little lamia letting out a small squeaking sound as they took their first breath while Blaise took them to clean them off. They had the same marking and colors like Blaise, the little one was even a piebald as well!

“Oh my goodness, they’re perfect...” I calmly say, not needing to see Blaise nod to know he thought the same thing; I could feel in the bond the love he had for our little ones already. The one in my arms let out a tiny kitten sneeze, making me chuckle. “Oh god, I won’t be getting anymore sleep tonight... They’re so beautiful...”

“yea... they really are...” Blaise said in wonder, clearly not really aware of what he was saying.

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It was clear that a certain King was surprised to see both me and Blaise up and about this early, because he stopped as soon as he’d walked into the room and spotted us sitting on the couch - boguht not too long ago with a frame that could take the punishment of all the Lamias trying to get onto it at once.

“Well... This is new. How come you two are up already? I usually have to either drag you out or get the brothers to go in and-”

Eliphas stopped his own sentence when he slithered around the couch to see myself and Blaise sit with the little ones between us, both of them curled up in the box their eggs had been in - now cleaned after they’d been fed so they had a place to sleep.

His eyes were so wide and his hood was slowly opening... Before he hurried towards the kitchen. “I’ll get a celebration breakfast going, you two need to plan a trip out to get some milk that’ll be more healthy for the little ones.” It’s clear there’s no room for discussion so while Blaise is chuckling I smile and pull out my phone, snapping a quick image of the little ones before I decide to check up and see if any of the places we know of would have what we were looking for

They were going to have the best start they could, we’d make sure of it. I made that promise in my head as I reach back to scratch Sage - who’d appeared out of nowhere on the back of the couch - behind the ear.

[shadows-bitty-fun]

Lone Boy Looking for Love

Evanora and Blaise were a thing, Desmond and Eliphas were a thing now and Rowan was sure some of the other bitties that was around could end up being a thing if things went well between them… To say that Rowan was lonely was an understatement. Luckily, Evanora knows how to change this.

Twister Lamia (Rowan) are from @selkiesbittybonanza

Echo Bitty are from @randysbitties​

Starlust Lamia are from @bitti-tarts

WARNINGS: None

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Rowan was laying in the kiddy pool, looking at the things going on around the place. Evanora and Blaise were laying in the sun on a blanket, Blaise’s tail around her leg, Desmond and Eliphas was on one of the sun chairs, Eliphas carefully reading to Desmond who looked like he could fall asleep any second. Aaden, Darko, Zagan, Ravana and Samael were sitting in the doorway, talking between each other carefully. It was clear Zagan wasn’t too happy about Darko but he was slowly warming up to him and Aaden seemed to be closer and closer to Ravana with each day.

He didn’t know he could feel so lonely around others.

He was happy for everyone. They had all found lovely mates who liked them a lot, something that he believed everyone deserved in the world. But being the only one around who didn’t have anyone to be interested in…

It wasn’t always easy.

Like right now where almost everyone, save for Samael who seemed like he wasn’t interested in that kind of thing just yet, were hanging out with the one who either was their mate… Or may end up being mates at one point.

“What’s the matter Rowan?”

Oh, Evanora had noticed him looking around at the others with a bit of a frown. He turned his head to her, putting on his best smile. “Nothing ‘T all. Just thinking too much, should stop doing so when ‘M supposed ta be relaxing.”

He tried to play it off, but it was clear that Eva was seeing through it. Standing up, Evanora came over to him - Blaise didn’t move from his spot but he was looking over - and kneeled down.

“Come on Rowan, I know you better than that… Please tell me what’s up? I want to help you if I can.” She tells him, making him let out a sigh.

“All right… Just… Can’t help feeling ‘bit lonely. Ya got Blaze, Eliphas ‘n Desmond got each other… The other bitties seems like they get ‘long pretty well. Ya know, more than just friends,” Eva and him looked over to the bitties who were talking quietly, watching them for a moment before she turned back to him, “but ya know… ‘v got no one. Didn’t really think ‘bout it before now but… ‘s getting ‘bit lonely.”

Rowan flinch when Evanora goes ahead and facepalms, letting out a hiss of a mixture of pain… And annoyance! He wasn’t feeling too happy about this as she got the attention of all the bitties around them!

“I hadn’t thought about that! This is just… Don’t move, this’ll change!” She told him before hurrying off, all the bitties looking after her… Before looking to Rowan confused.

He wished he wasn’t so big right now…

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Evanora was trying hard not to giggle as she walked into the bitty center with Darko resting on her shoulder and Rowan... Trying to hide behind her. The lamia was so nervous for this meeting even thought he'd been told so many times everything was going to be fine. "Ya all right kid, we'll find one who'll love ya, don't worry about it." Darko tried once more, but it was clear he wasn't having any of it, still hiding out behind the redhead. Evanora shook her head again while looking around to see if she could spot the owner of the place... Or just in general someone who could help them on their little mission.

In the middle of the room, a dragon with a sushi tail, Randy, was sitting in a circle with several mini bitties and full sized bitties, attempting to play a game of cards.

When the newcomers walked in, Randy set down her cards and waved “Hello there! Sorry about the mess, Drago here-“ She pointed at the Cappo bitty “Talked us all into a game of Bluff, hehe. Is there anything I can help you with?”

Evanora and Darko - in his service bitty vest - simply smiles at the display. "Don't worry about it, having a few bitties myself I know how they can be." Evanora replies before continuing. "I'm Evanora and we're here because my boy Rowan here, who's hiding behind me right now because he's embarrassed, has been feeling lonely because he doesn't have a mate. So we're here to try and find one for him!"

Rowan slowly and carefully looked over Evanora's shoulder, blushing like mad and making his freckles show very clearly. He seemed like he wanted to say something before then just 'hiding' his face in Evanora's ponytail.

“Awww, don’t worry! I’m sure we can find this handsome bitty a mate in no time!” Randy said cheerfully, carefully moving around the card game, She motioned for the others to follow her “Come on, we can go to the meet and greet room, is there a certain bitty you have in mind, Rowan?”

Randy hopes addressing him directly wouldn’t be too bold since the poor bean looked nervous enough already.

Evanora gently nudges Rowan forward so he's the one walking in front, clearly not something the large lamia was too happy about but he did so nonetheless even if his face was still completely yellow. "W-well... Don't really have one in mind... I'd just... Like someone who's not too much smaller than me... 'M 'fraid I'd hurt them by accident. 'n I want someone who isn't taller than me... Someone sweet... Caring perhaps..."

Randy smiles softly and awws quietly “Aww, I’m sure you’ll have no trouble finding your mate in no time! I think I have someone in mind, would you mind waiting here in the meet room?”

Rowan is clearly surprised when told that Randy has someone in mind, but shakes his head at the question. "'M fine waiting here." He tells, glancing over to Evanora who's just there to support the lamia, smiling gently at him.

Randy smiles widely “Wonderful! I’ll go get her!” The dragon disappeared behind a set of doors and then emerged a few short minutes later with a 5 foot Echo Bitty, glowing light blue with a Morning glory flower at the end of her tail.

The Echo smiled shyly and waved at Rowan “Hello there!”

Rowan looked around the meeting room while waiting for Randy to return, mostly trying to distract himself from his nervous mind. Once he saw the Echo Bitty though... He was speechless. He just stood there, staring for the longest time before Eva gently nudged him with her elbow, causing him to clear his throat. "H-hi..." He stammered out, feeling very nervous once more.

Randy grinned at the two bitties and took a step back, allowing the Echo and Rowan to speak freely.

When Rowan just stared, she blushed and shifted her weight slightly “Hello, uh...what’s your name?” She asked shyly while fidgeting with her glowing tail

Rowan cast one more glance to Evanora before taking a deep breath and slithering a bit closer to the Echo, his hands in his pockets. "... 'M Rowan. I-it's... N-nice to meet'cha." He says, trying to gain more confidence but he just doesn't seem to be able to. Looking to the flower he can't help but smile a bit more calmly. "Ya know... 's my favorite flower..." He mumbles as he points to it, his other hand staying in his pocket as he fidgets with the inside of it.

The Echo flower lit up when he mentioned her tail and her glow slightly brightened with her emotion “Really?!” She immediately started blushing and suddenly didn’t know how to respond “Th-thank you! You’re very sweet!”

Rowan seemed to gain some confidence once the other blushed, smiling gently to her. "Well... Not 's sweet as ya seem." He then was silent for a little before pulling an apple out of his pocket, making sure to clean it before holding it out to her. "I uh... M-might've brought this... Uh, as a gift... Didn't know if it'd be accepted but... Well, thought perhaps 's the thought that counts, eh?"

The Echo gasped quietly and took the apple happily “I love apples!” She quickly broke the apple in half from the top, following instructions she recalled from a YouTube video and handed him half “Uhm...would you like to share this with me?” She asked shyly “Food always tastes better with friends!”

Rowan was clearly impressed by how easily she split the apple, smiling wider when she offered him one of the two halfs. "Sure, is as ya say, always better with friends... Even better when they're as sweet as ya is." His blush had been dying down until he said that, taking a bite of the apple.

The Echo stared widely as her blush overtook her entire face, her glow brightened with her fluster and hid her face in her hands. She started giggling when she managed to regain some composure and smiled widely at him “I like you!” She scooched slightly closer and quickly kissed his cheek “You’re cute!”

That did it. Rowan's entire skull was now yellow as he pulled his hood up to hide in it, the tip of his tail wagging softly as he mumbled out a "Thank you..." From his hiding spot. Evanora who'd been slowly walking around the two bitties to not get their attention were smiling brightly at the display, looking to Randy once she got over besides her. "Think it's safe to say those two will be good together." She quietly says as to still not get their attention. "Think we can get the paperwork done while my boy gets the courage to come out of hiding?"

The Echo giggled again at Rowan’s reaction and began circling him, trying to find another way to fluster him before settling on trying to boop him through the hood.

Randy chuckled quietly and nodded before motioning for a nearby Boopster to grab the papers. Once they were in her hands, she passed them off to Evanora. “Here ya go!”

Rowan had been peeking out when the Echo started to circle around him, trying to guess what she was going to do. Once she booped him he blinked for a few seconds... Then chuckled before deciding to come out of hiding, booping her back with a smile.

"That is so sugar sweet..." Evanora whispered to Darko while looking at the display in front of her, getting a nod from the Lich before getting handed the papers. She took them with a "Thanks," before starting to fill in everything. "Hmmm, she needs a name."

"Acacia." It's Rowan who'd been listening in, surprising Evanora as he blushes and looks to the ground. "It uh... 's a shrub with yellow or white blossom. It symbolizes immortality and resurrection." He’d actually found the name while looking up flowers, finding it and finding out the meaning behind it, loving it instantly, so it was a perfect fit for his new mate. He’d been mumbling slightly but Eva hears it and smiles. "Acacia it is." She says, noting it down.

The newly named Acacia grinned up at Rowan and threw her arms around him excitedly. “I love it!!” She squealed, pulling back from her surprise hug “I love my name, thank you!” Her glow pulsed happily and she looped her arm and rested her head on Rowan’s shoulder, immediately snuggling up to him.

Randy grinned at Acacia and Rowan before looking at Evanora “That’s a perfect name for her, I can see she’ll have no trouble adjusting to her new home!”

Rowan looked like he might faint from how yellow he was in the face... That was until he picked up Acacia bridal-style and started slithering out of there with her, looking ever so happy. "You're welcome.. 'n ya coming home w' me right now." He declares.

Evanora chuckles and hands over the paperwork, everything signed and good to go. "I better catch up with them before he carries her all the way home. Thank you for everything, I'll make sure to make them visit at some point so you can get to hear how everything is going!" She waves as she heads after her lamia, a big smile on her face.

Acacia squealed happily when she was picked up and quickly waved goodbye to everyone she passed on her way out.

Randy giggles and followed them out “That would be wonderful! Thanks for coming by!”

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Rowan didn’t carry her all the way, by Evanora’s orders, but he did carry her a good distance before he had to put her down. Acacia was sweet enough thought and didn’t mind walking as she could then hold onto his arm as he slithered on the sidewalk. Evanora could tell he was happy about this.

They stopped on the way back for some ice cream, sitting and enjoying them in the park when the bushes nearby started rustling. All three of them looked over to where the sound was coming from, Rowan being on edge and clearly ready to defend them if needed… When another lamia came out!

He was a Papyrus type with a dull-looking red tail and some pattern on his scales. Rowan looked those over, liking how they looked if it wasn’t for how dull they were. But he was being on edge, not sure what the lamia wanted from him. Acacia was hiding halfway behind her mate, looking to the newcomer as well.

The Lamia slowly slither over to them, keeping his distance and his body low to the ground. He’s wearing a shirt that’s filled with holes, his scales are covered in slight dust and he looks pretty worn and thin. He’s making sure not to pose a threat as he slithers over, looking at the ice cream in their hands.

Rowan notice this after a bit and looks to it before slowly holding out his own ice cream, smiling to the lamia. “Ya want some? I’ve got ‘nough magic, ya can ‘ave it if ya want.” He tells him. It takes a bit before the bitty reacts but he carefully takes it before straightening up to eat it, clearly enjoying every bite while trying to eat it slow when hunger is telling him to scarf it down. It was as tall as Rowan!

Evanora, meanwhile, has been up on the internet, looking around to see if she could find the bitty type this one was… And she thought she’d found it. Standing up she walks over to the bitty, watching as it’s licking the remaining ice cream off his hands.

“You doing better? Want some more?” She asks, holding out her own. The bitty looks between her and the ice cream a few times before carefully taking the second offered ice cream, eating it way slower this time.

“There you go… Are you a Starlust Lamia?” She asks carefully, getting a nod from the lamia. “Ah, okay… Do you have a family? An owner?” She asks, even if she doubt it. While he’s relatively clean, she can tell he’s not been living with anyone or at least not anyone good. He shakes his head after a bit, confirming her thoughts.

“So you’re all alone?” A nod.

“You don’t have anywhere to go?” Shake of the head.

Evanora stands there, thinking about it for a long while. Surprisingly, it’s Rowan who speaks up. “Ya could come with us. If Eva allows it. We’re already four lamias back at ‘er place, so ya would fit in… ‘n ya seem like ya need somewhere to live.”

Rowan really just didn’t want to leave the lamia here so thin, he wasn’t healthy! The lamia looked between Evanora and Rowan for a while as Acacia slowly went to stand next to her mate, not sure where this was going. He looked nice enough, this new lamia, but wasn’t he wild? Would he fit in back at their place? Sure, she was new as well and didn’t know how things would be, but surely someone who’d been wild for however long this one had wouldn’t do well with others?

After a while the Starlust nodded his head, indicating he wanted to come along with them. So he slithered along with the others as they went on home, being very quiet and looking at Rowan and Acacia all the while.

Evanora wasn’t sure how this new lamia was going to fit in with the rest of them, but she was sure she was gonna find out.

[shadows-bitty-fun]

Wait. the character didn’t KNOW a pregnancy/eggs could result from sex with the Chain, and he did, and it’s just fine? That’s not informed consent, and it’s pretty unsettling. I get that it’s your OC, but it’s uncomfortable to read. It’s like if your partner sabotaged your birth control and didn’t tell you before impregnating you. That’s not warm and fluffy, it’s terrifying.

I’m answering this OOC even if I’d usually answer any questions as Eva, but this calls for me (the mun) to speak up.

I’m sorry that you feel this way about the story! I can see how you’d think so at first, but there’s a few key things to remember when it comes to the lamias from Vex;

First of all, Eva wouldn’t have been able to get pregnant in the first place if she wasn’t a mage. She didn’t think she was one, and thus, thought it was impossible. But her SOUL still kept the wish to have a family with Blaise even if she didn’t know it would be possible.

Second, for a lamia from Vex to be able to get or make another bitty pregnant, there’s a few things that needs to be in place;- One, the place needs to be safe.- Two, the owner of the lamia (In this case Eva) needs to be okay with the hatchlings coming into the world.- Three, both parents needs to want to have the little ones, or it won’t work.

So in this case, it’s not a case of the partner sabotaging the birth controls at all! It’s actually more a case of Eva thinking she was ‘infertile’ and thus couldn’t have kids and then getting pregnant!

I hope this clears things out and that you understand better now what I was aiming for with the story. Hopefully you can see it in a different light now!