#I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS REUNION OKAY

[heytheredeann]

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

I'm sorry, but why don't we talk about Witch Hunt more? Seriously, I think it might be my favorite DAO DLC. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the hell out of Awakening. Leliana's Song is good. The Golems of Amgarrak is... eh, bad. I didn't really like that one. The Warden's Keep, The Stone Prisoner, and Return to Ostagar are all amazing and I love them.

But Witch Hunt??? Y'all. I can't. I'm too emotional right now.

I have at least one dynamic from each game that I'm obsessed with. For DAO, it's the dynamic between romanced!Alistair, Tabris, and Morrigan. I've talked before about the dark ritual and stuff in this post, so let's just say that my Tabris, Rose, very much has unfinished business and a score to settle with Morrigan.

Tabris and Morrigan grew so close throughout the entire journey of DAO, y'know? Close enough that Morrigan claimed she thought of her as a sister, and Tabris felt the same way... and then in one single moment, it's just shattered.

There were signs that Tabris ignored, like the way Morrigan dismissed all the circle mages and claimed they should be left to their fates since they "allow themselves to be caged like cattle." Or how she disapproved every time Tabris wanted to help those down on their luck. Or, worst of all, when Morrigan disapproved when Tabris chose to kill the Tevinter slaver instead of making a deal with him to use the lives of the remaining elves to grant her more power... one of those caged elves being Tabris' father.

But she gave Morrigan the benefit of the doubt; she's sheltered and only had Flemeth as an influence and teacher, of course she's unempathetic and selfish, but there is good in Morrigan's heart. She can learn to be more empathetic and to care for others.

At least, Tabris believed that until Morrigan confessed that she's known about the ultimate sacrifice and the dark ritual from the beginning, that Flemeth sent her with the wardens with a purpose that Morrigan intends to follow through with. It's devastating and it broke Tabris' heart.

She just learned that a warden has to die to stop the blight, and that warden could be her or Alistair. Not only are they romantically involved, but they've been through all of this shit together, they're the only ones who fully understand what being a grey warden is like. They carry the burden on their shoulders, and they're probably going to lose each other to the archdemon.

And Morrigan waits until she's at her most vulnerable to ask that of her.

Again, I've gone into more detail about that before, but at this point Rose is done with people deceiving her. She's done with Morrigan... except she's not. It's the betrayal and knowing Morrigan got what she wanted that causes Rose to go searching for her.

To Morrigan's credit, she does give some answers. She claims she didn't thing the archdemon would show itself so soon, and she did what she had to because she didn't wish to see Tabris hurt or die. I believe her, and to an extent, Tabris believes her... but Morrigan still doesn't get WHY it's a betrayal.

Morrigan's right: She will never understand Tabris, and Tabris will never understand her. She can insist it's not a betrayal all she wants, but it absolutely is, and Tabris has never allowed anyone who crossed her to just walk away... except for Morrigan.

Until now.

Hearing that Morrigan manipulated her way into the trust of this Dalish clan so she could steal their book and run is just further evidence in Tabris' eye that she hasn't changed. Maybe it was always foolish to believe she could.

So... she stabbed Morrigan.

She didn't do it to kill her; Morrigan is the daughter of Flemeth and a powerful mage with healing magic, a mere stab isn't going to kill her.

No, it's about what the stab represents: "I am done with you."

And how the scene plays out? It's so dramatic and good, just the way everything slows down, the music, how they make eye contact as the stabbing happens just....

I know it sounds really bad, and this is the part where I remind everyone that I ADORE Morrigan, but the stabbing ending is so satisfying from a story-telling standpoint for my playthrough.

It's so tragic and it hurts and I hate it.... but I love it, y'know?

I love Witch Hunt, like I haven't even talked about Ariane and Finn, or how the circle just has all these books on Dalish artifacts and translations of elvhen, or how other eluvians can be found with a shard from the broken one in the dalish origin.... like you're telling me that Merrill had a piece of the puzzle? If she had the knowledge, she could've found a working eluvian to study?? I'm going to gnaw my own leg off--

Listen, I could gush about this all day.

But now that I've completely finished DAO, it's time to replay DA2.

[skitskatdacat63]

17,82

War AU x Second Love

Lmao Sam this is literally the plot to the Nandopoleon AU this exists in my head 😭😭

So Fernando is Napoleon, right? And Napoleon had two wives, right? Mark is his first love(i.e. Josephine), older than him, and who he is deeply in love with but has to divorce because Mark can't really provide anything(i.e. no political advantages, infertile, etc.) So Fernando needs to make a political marriage. And who does he marry! The young son of one of the most prominent monarchies in Europe: Lance, Archduke of Austria.

Lance is very resistant to this at first of course. All grumpy like, "Dad, why do you want me to marry the guy who just defeated us in four separate wars. He's literally beaten us since practically my birth, and now I have to marry him? Yuck." Both him and Fernando come into the marriage with bad expectations, Lance despising Fernando for all he represents and Fernando viewing Lance as just a means to an end. But Lance fits in to the kingdom very well and Fernando comes to adore him and pamper him all the time. And suddenly Lance to his father is all like, "the Emperor is great actually 🥰 I was so wrong 🥰"

Meanwhile Mark is just forced to the side, and has to watch while Fernando's love for him diminishes, and his love for Lance grows. They still talk a lot and spend time together, but Mark is constantly sniping at Fernando about his new "wife."

I think Lance would stick by Fernando's side during his exile and subsequent return. He grows to be more loyal to Fernando than to his own family and original kingdom. And even though Fernando originally just views him as a means to an end, he eventually lets Lance fight alongside when they are eventually drawn back into war. Maybe in this AU, he actually wins 😔

[willkimurashat]

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is now a good time to drop the andy buzzfeed puppy interview fanart?

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[sarah-the-bird-nerd]

1 Reunion, 2 Reunion

Note: This has been stuck in my head and now we're gonna end up with a series. I don't want to call this a prologue but like, it has a lot of setup...

Warnings: Maverick isn't a good dad, a lot of background, weird but necessisary POV change (I marked it to be less...jarring?)

Summary:  A little bit of Bradley and reader's history and a reunion or two.

Three years after the death of his father, Bradley Bradshaw, at five years old had sat on the couch in his mother’s living room, watching his Uncle Maverick show off his new baby with Charlie, Charlie, who had practically run away immediately, leaving his adopted uncle with a newborn and no idea what to do with her. That’s how he ended up in Carole’s living room, asking for help because he was completely out of his element. Bradley watched carefully; he was very unsure about this new baby who was taking the attention off him. He wasn’t sure that he liked it. He scrunched his face up when the baby cried. Nope, he did not like that, and he especially did not like that his mother seemed obsessed with her. Carole, the ever-observant mother that she was, quickly took notice. 

Carole carried the baby over to where Bradley was sat and smiled softly at her son, kneeling to be on his level. “Bradley, hold your arms out buddy, like I am.” She waited for him to copy her before gently setting the baby in his arms. “This is Y/N, she and Uncle Mav need our help, okay? So, I need you, to help by being her big protector, okay? She’s very little and can get hurt easily.”

Bradley stared at the little baby in his arms, still unsure. She looked and smelled weird, and she didn’t seem to do much of anything. But if his Mama was giving him a job to do, he was going to do it. Bradley looked up at his mother and nodded. “Okay Mama, I’ll protect her.” 

---

From that day forward, Bradley watched you closely when he was with you. If you made a sound, he came running. And you were around a lot. Uncle Mav really had no clue for the first year, he was also still very active in the Navy and so when he was deployed, Carole was taking care of you. It gave her something to keep busy with while Bradley was at school.  

You had spent so much time with them, that your first word, ‘Bra’  as you were reaching for Bradley  when he returned from school one day, instead of ‘dada’ or ‘mama’. Which made sense, because you never saw your mother and Maverick was away more than he was around. Bradley told everyone who would listen that you’d said his name. You had been slow to walk, nearly two years old before you took your first steps, but the moment that you did, you became Bradley’s shadow, following him everywhere. 

As the years went by not much changed other than Bradley turning into a man, and you developing a crush on him at 14. You were 15 when Carole got sick and 2 days before your 16th birthday she passed away and for the first time in your life you were truly separated from Bradley when you had to go live with your father full time. You were 17 when Bradley showed up at your dad’s door, practically spitting nails when he’d found out that Maverick had pulled his academy papers, Bradley cut off all contact with Maverick but still would update you as he fought his way through the academy. At 18 you showed up at his door while he was stationed in Lemoore, you would never tell Bradley that you’d found out why Maverick pulled his papers, but you were still so mad at your father that as soon as you could you’d left. At 18, no one could force you back. You finished your high school education online, staying wherever Bradley was stationed and working part time, at restaurants, you completed a  2-year graphic design diploma online and worked freelance, leaving you free to move about whenever Bradley had orders to move on. You did keep in contact with Maverick, but sparingly.

At 20 years old you realized that you were in love with Bradley and pined over him. By 21, you were together, and at 22 your world shattered when you received a call from his superiors that there had been an accident, and he’d had to eject with it going badly. You’d thought the worst, thinking about the story of his dad, you knew it well, it affected Carole, Maverick and Bradley on levels that you could never comprehend. You were relieved when the most lasting damage was scarring on his face and neck. You told him it made him look bad ass and sexier. By this point you maybe spoke to Maverick once a year when he texted for your birthday.

At 25 you were engaged, Bradley giving you his mom’s ring. You’d sobbed all over him, by 28, you were married and had a house in San Diego where Bradley was primarily based out of when not on deployment. You both loved it there and Bradley had decided to put down some roots. Maverick still and no idea and that was just fine by you. You still worked freelance while also working at The Hard Deck for Penny, one of your dad’s old girlfriends. You loved your job, your house and your husband.  You were 30 when Maverick walked back into your life. 

--- POV Change---        

I was  working in the stock room, dealing with a delivery before the bar got too busy for me to have the time, Penny and Jimmy looking after things up front. When I was finished, I was unsurprised to see that the aviators were arriving, I was however surprised to see Natasha, one of Bradley’s, and now my best friend. She was supposed to be on the East Coast, not that I was unhappy to see her. Unfortunately, I also recognized Hangman. Instead of heading to the bar I made my way to my friend as she set up for a game of pool. I knew she could take everyone for all they had here if she wanted to. 

I snuck up behind her and knocking my shoulder into her, laughing as she spun, ready to fight. “Woah there Nat, just me!” I laughed, hands up in surrender. “What are you doing on the West Coast girlie?” 

Nat pulled me into a hug immediately. “Y/N! I thought you might be off tonight.” I smiled up at her, shaking my head as she let me go. 

“Nah, we just had a delivery and Jimmy’s back hasn’t been the greatest, so I was dealing with it. You look good! What are you doing here?” I asked her again.  I watched as she shrugged. 

“Honestly, not 100% sure why we’re here, but there’s some top-secret training that I’m a part of. Where’s Rooster hiding? He’s never too far from you.” 

At the mention of Bradley,  I was immediately twirling my engagement and wedding rings, a nervous habit that I had. “Somewhere overseas still, I spoke with him briefly last week, but you know how it is. He wasn’t sure when he would be back.” God did I miss him, his voice, his smell, the mustache…his arms. He’d been gone almost 4 months now and it sucked. It always sucked. 

Nat nodded, understanding the issue. “I’m sure he’ll be back soon, your anniversary is coming up, maybe he’ll be back in time.” I smiled at my friend. I hoped she was right. 

“Fingers crossed Nat; fingers crossed. Anyway, I need to get up to the bar, it’s going to get busy soon, come talk to me later?” I hugged her tightly before turning back to the bar. I wasn’t really paying too much attention to what was going on and picked up a rag to clean up where someone had been seated. When I turned around, Penny was ringing the bell signaling some dumbass was going to be buying rounds for everyone and I froze when my eyes landed on who��said dumbass was. 

“Fuck” I mumbled to myself. There before me was none other than my father, chatting away at Penny and looking bashful at having to pay for a round. I sighed, there wouldn’t be any getting out of this, it wasn’t like I could just up and disappear for the night. I took a deep breath before approaching him, knowing this was going to be awkward at best. I knew the moment he realized I was there, his gaze left Penny, and his eyes widened. I approached slowly. I nodded my head, a tight-lipped smile on my face. I’d be polite I decided. Penny immediately found something else to keep busy with. 

“Dad, surprised to see you here, I didn’t think you’d come back here in a million years” Which is exactly why we had though this was a safe bet for a location to settle down. He smiled awkwardly at me. 

“You’re looking good kid, keeping busy?” I watched as his looked me over, not in a creepy way, but like he hadn’t seen me before. I had my arms crossed and saw the moment he saw my rings. “I…you got married Y/N? Would have been nice to know.” 

I nodded. “I did, yeah, it’ll be two years next month.” I watched the emotions on his face as he processed the information. Hurt, loss, confusion, a hint of anger. “Look, it wasn’t a big thing we kept it small; it was basically the two of us, a few pilots and one or two other people.” It wasn’t a complete lie, it was a small wedding, only about 50 people being invited, most of which had been from the base. He still didn’t look happy. 

“You, uh, are you happy?” He asked. I smiled a genuine smile and nodded. “I am dad, very happy. He takes good care of me.” I’d be even happier when he comes home. I watched as he took a drink of his beer. “Good, I’d have to kick his ass otherwise.” I rolled my eyes. No, if Bradley had his way, he’d be kicking his ass. 

“What are you doing here dad? You’d never come back here willingly.” I needed to know, part of me hoped that he was trying to find me, why I don’t know. But the other part of me hoped that it was just a weird twist of fate. “I was assigned here, pissed off some people. This is probably it for me kid.” Ah, so he fucked up again. Nothing new there, I could only nod. We were interrupted by Hangman looking for a round of drinks. 

“Well, if it isn’t Y/N, always a pleasure to see you. Can I get a 4 on the old timer here?” As cocky as Hangman was, he really wasn’t the worst guy. “Sure, thing Fly Boy, just whatever is on tap or something specific?” Hangman waved me off as if to say  it was my choice. I quickly got him situated and sent him on his merry way. 

I was going to ask Maverick how long he was going to be around when I thought I saw a Hawaiian print shirt move past me. I brushed it off, thinking that I was imagining things, and it wasn’t like Bradley was the onlyperson who wore them…well, in this decade he just might be. My head nearly spun like the exorcist when I heard Nat above the music. “Bradshaw! Is that you?” My eyes were wide and then finally I spotted him in all his glory, walking with that swagger I loved so much. If it wasn’t for me currently being alone manning the bar,  I’d have run off to him, instead I watched him approach Nat, their interaction making me smile before I felt a tap on my shoulder.

I turned to see Penny with a smile on her face. She nodded towards Bradley. “Go on, take the night off.”  I grinned. “You sure Pen?” She just nodded and I could not get out from behind the bar fast enough. Nothing mattered, not my dad, not the crowd, just Bradley. I watched as Nat spotted me, a grin forming on her face. She said something to Bradley and then he turned to face me. His eyes lighting up. In barely three strides he was in front of me, bending at the knees just enough to grab me by the back of my thighs and lifting me to wrap my legs and arms around him, his hand moving from my thighs once my legs were around his waist to bury one hand in my hair and the other wrapping around my back. My own arms were wrapped around his neck. And suddenly everything is right again, his lips are on mine, his tongue pushing past to brush against my own as I savour the feel, taste and smell of him. 

I felt his grip on me tighten and smiled into the kiss before finally pulling away to breathe, staring into his brown eyes and sighing contently. “Hi.” It was barely a whisper, but he heard me, leaning in to gently kiss me again. “Hey baby, I missed you.” He said as he pulled away, resting his forehead on mine. I reached up to trace his face with my fingers. “I missed you too, so fucking much.”

---

Penny watched the couple with a smile, the reunions between them were always like this, no matter how long he was gone. She glanced at Maverick, who looked completely dumbfounded. “You okay Pete?” She was ready to burst out laughing. “She’s married.” Penny nodded. “She is.” She confirmed. Maverick blinked. “To Bradley?” Penny grinned at the man. “Happily, that boy treats her like she’s the most precious thing on earth.” Maverick watched the couple in a daze. He clearly had a lot to catch up on. 

[starry-bi-sky]

I'm slowly becoming obsessed with the childhood friends au and it's mostly bc of something you said in the tags of an ask lol. you mentioned that they weren't soulmates they were something better. that they were two balls of yarn they batted around until they were intertwined, that they chose and continue to choose to be as close as two souls can be.

it's so poetic, the idea that fate has nothing to do with it. they looked at each other and said this is it, that's the one. It makes me think of so many different quotes but here's just a few. Hozier "lay me gently in the cold dark earth, no grave can hold my body I'll crawl home to her (him)" or like patroclus saying that if Achilles were to die that "all things soft and beautiful would be buried with him" and poor Danny grieving so long and so hard because "what is grief if not love perserving?" when you're in love with someone, that person is the lighthouse of your universe and to lose them is to be thrown to a tempestuous sea.

and thinking of their reunion makes me feel a little crazy too cause I see what you've been plotting and it just makes me think of how their relationship is going to be at first. like here's a person that you love so deeply and it's been so long since you've seen them and you've both changed since. will they click back together seemingly effortlessly? attached at the hip for a bit because they're both/or one is scared of being separated again? or will there be some friction for a while while they try to realign their pieces to fit together, to figure out what's different and what's practically the same? "you are a language I am no longer fluent in but still remember how to read"

sorry for rambling, I love them your honor.

🫵 DONT YOU DARE APOLOGIZE FOR RAMBLING I LOVE GETTING RAMBLING ASKS. AND SAME.

There was this one sound on tiktok that I heard that reminded me of them, and I just went and found it, and it goes: "I would recognize you in another lifetime entirely in different bodies, different times, and i would love you in all of this. Until the very last star in the sky burnt out into oblivion." and the first time i heard it i literally thought "this is CFAU Danny and Jason"

AND YEAH THEY JUST. I love devoted characters, i love when characters are so deeply devoted and loyal to each other its like you can't imagine them being anywhere else but at each other's side. That wasn't wholly my intent when I first came up with CFAU last fall, but god I am not complaining about how it turned out. My favorite part of the chapter 1 rewrite is making sure Danny's devotion to Jason was reciprocal.

god those quotes. they're so accurate too. yeah. i thought about this au once in the context of a soulmate au, and just couldn't get behind it. It made their whole dynamic felt cheapened, like of course they're soulmates; it was destined. When no, it wasn't. They made it that way.

(If the two of them were somehow transported to a universe with soulmate marks, they would not have matching symbols. That's okay, Danny and Jason don't need them to be. They'd pick up a tattoo gun or a pen and make their own. They wouldn't call it a soulmate mark, just a them mark.)

("Why should I share my soul with some schmuck I don't know? I want to share my soul with you.")

yeah. their reunion is. ! about as exactly as intense as it needs to be :]. They've both changed so much, and they're both scared of being separated again. Jason purposely stayed away from Amity because he knew he couldn't keep away if he didn't. Being back together again is like having a piece of them returned.

SPEAKING OF QUOTES. Here's one:

I don't believe in the death that you're bringing The reason I'm living is you Wherever you go That's where I'll be Even if death tags along, I don't mind It's still you and me I'll never leave you alone

"Death's At My Door" - The Outsiders Musical

[losver07]

i was thinking of the marauders (unexpected i know) & thought "wow peter is sooo boy scout coded" & then realised THEY ALL ARE like hear me out on this

peter: the "noooo i dont wanna wake uuup i dont care if its raininnnng lemme sleeeep", incredibly good with maps ("oh i know this place like the palm of my hand" tho they are in the middle of nowhere), "guys i brought macadamia nuts for snacks :)" (he's the only one who likes them), entered the group later than the others but is very committed

remus: cares a lot about the environment ("EH DO YOU KNOW WHAT A BLOODY TRASH BIN IS?"), "are you gonna eat that? thanks mate", obsessed with wood carving & knives for some reason, always injured but always keeps going ("i am as capable as anyone" but he's trying to hike a mountain with a sprained ankle), starts talking about botanics as if it were band names ("ooooh i fucking love camomile!"), grumpy because "i still don't get why they won't let me have my fucking morning coffee" but also the kind to stop & take breath while very philosophically saying "guys look at the view", crazy about morse code & trail markings

sirius: acts like he doesn't care but shows up early to every reunion, "can i organise this? i love telling children what to do" (kids absolutely love him), sneaks in his phone & cigarettes to camp because if he doesn't smoke he can't sleep (remus smokes with him), is incredibly good at tying knots, has creative ideas and writes the most deep & heartbreaking things but never shares with the rest of the group, his scarf/necker is full of pins & likes to make bracelets with threads or grass, cares a lot about social issues and i mean A LOT

james: has a heart of gold, helps people on the street out of spite ("we're still scouts even when we're not at camp"), "okay guys we HAVE to win this, we are going to be THE BEST TEAM to play capture the flag EVER" (he's mad about capture the flag i am very serious about this), takes a picture with every animal he sees, "wdym it's cold? it's 50°, that's like, a lot", also loves walking & hiking, & always offers to help cooking or organising activities, always the first to start singing while they're walking & then everyone else joins in

[morgana-larkin]

okay okay okay, this is silly but i just need a fic where mel goes all silly and awkward when r is around, abbott staff notices and so does the camera crew where sometimes they caught / filmed when mel is being like all goof around the girl, and when the crew interviews her about it she threatens them and tries to make them wipe off the tape but r pops up to the interview and was like "no, no, you're too cute in there mi cariña, and once again, Melissa who's always in her so tough bravado, immediately folds in live action and makes a fool out of herself and r thinks it's cute. I just need a fic where Melissa loses her sht and melt because of a girl lol bahsjjajaja

Ask and receive 😉. I really liked this prompt and had a lot of fun with the fic so thank you for suggesting it. As always, not edited at all and I hope you like it!

And just so everyone knows, I’m working on another prompt. And for all the Worth It fans, I am working on chapter 7 so don’t worry, it’s not abandoned or forgotten. Everyone feel free to send in any prompts you want.

Part 2

Caught on Camera

Warnings: none

Words: 2.1k

Melissa is leaning against the wall looking at the camera, arms folded, getting interviewed. She was getting asked a question when you walked by and smiled at her. Melissa looked at you and smiled back, then she lost her balance and stumbled for a second before immediately correcting herself. “Melissa?” The interview person said, getting her attention. Melissa turned to look at them. “Sorry, what was the question again?” Melissa says and continues with the interview.

Melissa was walking down the hall with Barb when you walked by. “Good morning girls!” You told them as you walked by them and Melissa looks at you and turns her body a bit. “Hi sweetheart!” Barb says “hi y/n” Melissa says to you with a smile. As you walk away in the opposite direction, Melissa stares at you while still walking and accidentally walks right into a wall. “You ok Melissa?” Barb asks and tries to hide a snicker. She knows her best friend has a little crush on you. “Ya I’m fine.” Melissa tells her. Unknown to Melissa, the camera caught it.

“I’m telling you it’s true!” Jacob says to Melissa one day in the break room. “No it isn’t.” Melissa tells him, she wasn’t going to change her mind no matter what he says to her. “Y/n, back me up here.” Jacob says as you enter and Melissa whips her head around to see you. “Back you up about what?” You ask. “That Misty Quigley is totally into girls.” He says and you laugh. “Oh she definitely is, even if they don’t outright say it.” You say. “Melissa doesn’t think she is.” Jacob says and you look at Melissa. “Wel-well I guess she could be. I-I just, well they would need to confirm it for it to be 100%.” Melissa stutters and everyone looks at her. “Melissa, she totally is, like she was so obsessed with Natalie and even asked her to go to the reunion with her, basically as her date.” You tell her. And just like that, Melissa switched sides. Everyone looks at each other, wondering why Melissa switched so easily and quickly as soon as you said your opinion. The cameras on the other side of the room caught the entire conversation.

All the teachers are gathering in the gym for a meeting before school. Melissa is sitting next to Barb in the middle aisle at the end, with the trio right behind them. She has her arms crossed and feet out , and half on the chair. You walk by and smile at her and give her a wink. Melissa stares at you and proceeds to slip forward and falls off the chair. All 4 of them asking if she’s ok while they all try to hide a laugh. One of the cameras caught the exchange.

Melissa was getting interviewed out in the hall about the read-a-thon. “Oh I still got this, Janine’s class is going down.” She says and you walk by. One of the cameraman asks if you could be a part of the interview. You agree and are told to stand right beside Melissa. You get asked about the read-a-thon and who you think will win. “Oh Melissa’s class for sure. Her class wins every year.” You said confidently and Melissa blushes and has a goofy smile that she tries to hide, but the camera caught it.

On another day, Melissa is getting interviewed again, you walk by and get asked to be a part of it again. When Melissa gets asked to speak again she doesn’t know what to say. All her brain processes is that your arm is touching hers and all that comes out of her is a stuttering mess. The interviewer smiles after you two left to continue the day, he sees that Melissa acts differently only around you.

The next day, Melissa is interviewed again. This time she gets asked about you. “What about y/n?” She asked. The interviewer smiles “we have a bunch of moments where you act differently when she’s around.” Melissa blushes. You heard the question as you were walking by to the bathroom and you stop to listen. Melissa glares at them, “delete all that footage or I know a guy that will make you.” She tells them sternly. “Delete it? Melissa no, you’re too cute in them mia carino.” You say and she freezes, her mouth open and eyes wide in shock as she processes what you just said. Then her cheeks go red and closes her mouth as it goes dry. “Oh, ok, ya..of course, ya, they should keep the footage.” Melissa says, stuttering and stumbling through the entire sentence.

After the camera crew figured out that Melissa likes y/n, and her entire tough bravado falls when she’s around, they try and get moments of them together on camera and try and interview both of you together as much as possible. And every time, without fail, Melissa blushes and smiles, and her tough Philly girl act is basically non existent. While they know Melissa’s feelings about you, they don’t know how you feel about Melissa.

“How do I feel about Melissa?” You say the question they asked. “Oh, well she’s nice and very passionate about what she does, it’s kinda cute.” You say, trying to hide a smile, the camera catches it.

The rest of the Abbott crew caught on to Melissa’s feelings, and they have fun whenever Melissa’s personality completely changes when you’re around, which is every time.

Then the PECSA weekend comes. When you get there, you find out the hotel accidentally overbooked and they don’t have a room for you. You sighed, disappointed and defeated, you turn and go to walk out. You walk right into Melissa as soon as you turn around.

“Oh Melissa! I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings.” You tell her.

“Y/n, hi, oh it’s fine, it happens. Shouldn’t you be heading the other way though to bring your stuff to your room?” Melissa says to you with a blush.

“Oh actually they overbooked and I don’t have a room. So I’m gonna go see if another hotel close by has a room I could stay in.” You tell her.

“What? Nonsense, just stay with me.” She says and your face goes red.

“What? Really? Are you sure?” You ask her and Melissa’s brain catches up with what she just said. She isn’t going to back out now though, especially when she sees the hope on your face.

“Ya, ya of course. Let me just check in and then we can go up.” She tells you and you accept her offer with a huge smile. The camera in the lobby caught you two.

After she checks in, and gets 2 keycards, you and her go to the room and you freeze when you see only one bed.

“I promise I don’t bite. But I do want the right side.” She tells you. And on the inside, she’s freaking out, the fact that she’ll get to share a bed with you for a whole night…she feels a rush of happiness run through her whole body.

Once you two get settled in, you go downstairs to where all the teachers in Philly are and the convention booths and Barb is there waiting.

“Hey Barb.” Melissa greets her. “Sorry I’m late. They overbooked and y/n here didn’t have a room, so she’s staying with me now.” Melissa says with a grin, and Barb gives her a look then looks to you.

“Oh, sorry that happened sweetheart. I’m glad Melissa was able to help you out.” She tells you.

“Ya I’m glad she was too. I won’t get in your way though. I’ll let you two do your thing.” You say as you go to walk around by yourself.

“You can always join us sweetheart.” Barb says and Melissa snaps her head to Barb as Barb gives her a smirk.

“Ya of course, just join us, more fun when you’re with other people.” Melissa says and smiles at you.

You smile and accept their offer. You stay close to Melissa the entire time and vice versa. They don’t stay long though, they go to leave after they run into Janine. The smile on your face falls when you realise she’s leaving to go to the pool, and are about to ask Janine and Jacob to walk around with them when Melissa grabs your shoulders with her hands.

“You can come with us hun.” Melissa says and she lights up when you accept. You’re glad you packed a bathing suit, you knew there was a pool and packed one just in case you get time to swim.

You come out of the bathroom in your bikini but with a little beach dress covering you. You two walk down to the pool and meet Barb there. They find some lounge chairs and order drinks. You put your towel on your chair and take your dress off, revealing your body in a bikini. Melissa is sipping on her drink when she sees you take your dress off and she chokes and starts coughing. You go and gently pat her upper back and rub and Melissa’s face goes red and her breath hitched. Melissa has a hell of a time trying to keep it together and try not to stare too much when you’re swimming in the pool. She feels like life is testing her when you climb out with the ladder, with your hair and body all wet and you walk towards where they are to get your towel. Melissa can’t help but stare at your body as you dry your hair with the towel. Barb had to give her a small nudge to snap her out of it.

It only got worse for Melissa when it was the big party time. You come out with a black dress on that stops mid thigh and has a revealing neckline that shows off your chest amazingly. Melissa stares at you as you walk out of the bathroom, and if she was paying any attention, she would have noticed you staring at her. Melissa stares at you almost the entire night. At one point they were going to sit down until Melissa’s sister comes and sits down and they get up to leave.

“Hey guys, are you leaving? I was just about to come join you at the table.” You say as you make your way over. Melissa immediately sits back down again.

“No we were just going to walk around a bit but that can wait, come sit.” She says and gets a look from her sister and Melissa sends her a glare. You look and see that there isn't another chair around and before you do or say anything, Melissa grabs your waist and pulls you down to sit on her lap. You freeze and Melissa wraps her hands around your waist and smiles.

The more into the night it gets, the more drunk you and her get. At one point you guys are walking to get drinks and you stumble a bit and crash right into Melissa, and she’s tipsy too and she stumbles back into a wall. She freezes and blushes like crazy when she sees that she’s trapped between you and a wall. You look up at her to apologise but freeze when she’s already looking at you and she licks her lips when she looks down at yours. You lean in and kiss her and her whole brain freezes. You go to pull away when you realise she isn’t kissing back, but then she pulls you back in and kisses you back. The cameras caught all of it.

The next morning you, Melissa and Barb are sipping energy drinks to help ease the hangover. When you all step out of the elevator, Melissa wraps her arm around your waist and pulls you to her and kisses the side of your head and you smile at her. The entire Abbott crew saw as you catch up with them.

“Um, what was that?” Janine asks you both.

“What was what?” Melissa asks. And they all know not to question it further, but they still all smile at the two of you. As you guys walk out, you pass by a camera and Melissa looks up at it and smiles. She got her girl.

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forget about us, mason mount

summary: yn and mason have been broken up for 5 months and both have apparently moved on from each other but then yn's unexpected new single happens

warnings: the song mentioned is 'forget about us' by perrie because i have been obsessed with it ever since it came out !!!! but for the sake of the smau i have decided to completely ignore the parts where she talks about not wanting to go back to where they were lol

y/n.y/l

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y/n.y/l well, here's the truth of it

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fan1 spill the tea bestie we're all ears ☕☕☕👂🏼👂🏼👂🏼

fan2 we're getting nEW MUSIC EVERYBODY

jackgrealish Reckon this one will make the pre match playlist?

y/n.y/l we'll have to see if it passes the vibes check 🥸

fan6 so it's a break up song 🥲 confirmed.

fan3 are these lyrics? 👀

user1 looks like we're about to get the inside scoop on the breakup

fan4 don't bother zooming in on slide 3 it doesn't work

jobebellingham 👩🏽‍🍳

y/n.y/l 🤫

fan7 WHAT DOES HE KNOW

fan8 not jude's brother commenting.........

selenagomez Love seeing you in your element 🫶 liked by y/n.y/l

fan5 Here come the tissues 🤧🤧

y/n.y/l

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y/n.y/l big thanks to @/edsheeran for helping me put my heart into words and to the amazing @/allieavital for directing this mv with such brilliance and kindness.

'forget about us' song and mv are yours at midnight!!! 🌃

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fan1 aaAAAAAAAHHHHHHH ASFJK

niallhoran YES! Been hyped for this release. Let's goooo!

y/n.y/l thank you! this means so much coming from you!!! x

fan2 i've been trying to make out what the song might be about by this 5 second video and it's safe to say i have nothing

fan3 like wth is she supposed to be seeing on those tvs?

fan4 CAN MIDNIGHT HURRY UP PLZ AND THANK YOU

edsheeran It was an honour to work on this with you. Can't wait for everyone to hear it 🙌 liked by y/n.y/l

fan5 can't wait to watch and listen 💖

fan6 already preparing myself emotionally for this song bc if it's about Mason idk if i'll survive 😭😭😭

fan7 yn's music always hits differently when it's inspired by real life experiences 😮‍💨

y/n.y/l

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y/n.y/l fuk sad feelings

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fan1 a negroni… sbagliato… with prosecco in it

y/n.y/l oh stunning

fan2 MASON IS BACK IN THE LIKES EVERYBODY MOVE

fan4 what if he heard the song?

fan2 he DEFINITELY heard the song lol

madelyncline Did you know i am obsessed with you?

y/n.y/l giggling and kicking my feet i love u bb

fan3 I spy with my little eye... Mason in Y/n's likes 🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢

fan5 this has me imagining all sorts of scenarios please let this mean something

fan6 my babies @.y/n.y/l @/madelyncline 😍❤️

fan7 UR SO PRETTY WTH

y/n.y/l

📍 portsmouth

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y/n.y/l writing about how much i want one direction to get back together next

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fan1 AS SOON AS I SAW THE LOCATION I KNEW OMFG

fan2 my heart is so happy 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

user1 You and Mason are too cute! But seriously, we need that One Direction reunion song.

declanrice ❤️

fan6 "but when I hear your name, it's still so raw. do you ever feel the same way too?" looks like he did!!!

fan3 okay this wins for the most creative way of saying 'we're back together' lol so happy for you two 💕💕

user2 i'd stream that song on repeat until it happens

fan4 mum and dad arE BACK TOGETHER YAY

fan5 if your song works, I'll be forever indebted to you!!!

user3 been rooting for you two since day one!! so happy to see you back together 🥰

masonmount Your biggest fan forever ❤️

y/n.y/l my number 7 ♥️

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Since I am obsessed with the red string of fate theory-

AU where Obi-Wan and Jango are dating. One day, since Obi-Wan was recently knighted, the council suggests he visits his birth family since he’s only had small contact with them since he was little, and it’s a practice they try to encourage.

Obviously Obi-Wan is all ‘oh great. A family reunion with all 7 of my siblings and 23 cousins and like seven aunts and uncles, this is gonna be great. At least they have sheep for me to cuddle’ and decides to go for it.

But since it’s gonna be chaos incarnate anyways. Let’s ask Jango if he wants to come with. It’s okay, because Stewjon is on the edge of Mando space so they’ll probably like his bf anyways.

Jango and Obi-Wan show up, they have a chaotic time with all the families, and Jango even thinks he should invite them all to Keldabe or maybe bring Jaster to meet them next time. Might as well become in laws. Obi-Wan, on the other hand, brought Shmi (who is flirting with one of his brothers lmaooo) and Anakin (who is being DOTED on by the fam) and so it’s all a big family now.

Anyways. One of those days Obi-Wan is pulled down to look through photo albums because that’s what families do.

And Obi-Wan stops on a photo that was taken a few months before he was sent to the Jedi temple. It’s a photo of a village fair they had that year, and he’s playing with some siblings while Mama and Daddy cook on the BBQ…

And in the background. Is a Mandalorian in full armor with an ad wearing their leathers. They look about nine or so.

Obi-Wan sees the pic and just fucking breaks down crying, because he hadn’t realized Jango was so cute as a kiddo, and that’s def Jaster Mereel, who hasn’t painted his armor a new colour in over twenty years, giving Jango an ice cream cone and looking so doting and loving on that ad it’s breaking all their hearts.

Anyways. They have copies made and hang it up everywhere they live and Jaster adores the picture. It’s sweet, and his boys look so happy.

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Hello!!

I wanted to ask if you had any asl brother fanfictions??

I'm literally not even close to those episodes but I've seen so many spoilers and art about them that I'm already obsessed lmao

It's totally cool if you don't have any or just don't want to share, it just seems like you would know some good one lol

Hope you have a good day! 😁

SO SORRY FOR THE LATE RESPONSE tumblr hasnt been notifying me lately

there’s so many fics i’ve gone insane over i’d be overjoyed to share !!!!!

i don’t know if u or anyone else want to avoid major spoilers, but just in case, i put a red star (*) next to those that have them 😗

light up, light up - taizi

aaah taizi has so many great fics but this is one of my favorites; u can go thru all their op works to find more i didn’t list. it’s focused around sabo and is like a role reversal. definitely teared up

a little murder never killed anybody - loserlife592

family reunion !! asl expresses their ways of affection and boggles some minds. so cute……..

a song to bring you home - taizi

canon divergence—not sure how much u’ve seen, but it’s definitely still worth the read. it’s wonderful and cute and makes me ILL

without you by my side - capisback

ace and luffy get into a small scuffle; ace figures things out eventually. brotherly love….. oh im dead on the floor it’s wonderful

fish day (it takes a village) - hyperbolicreverie

luffy drags ace and sabo to a festival. they have fun, there’s cool villager dialogue that never fails to satisfy me, and cuteness

*all for one - missmungoe

okay i have a fair amount of alternate marineford fics but damn it i am nothing if not a sucker for good endings. read if ur fine with slight spoilers lol !! good bonding moments

soft and quiet and peaceful - whirlybird70

snow day….. just some nice fluff. can never go wrong with that

where the wild things are - space_ghost_with_the_most

FRIEND GHOST HAS LOVELY FICS !! u should check them out !!! 23k words of feral jungle children asl and it’s WONDERFUL

light up the sky (with you) - whirlybird70

luffy once again drags ace and sabo to have an adventure, this time with fireworks !! + makino cameo. it’s so cute the way they’re written…. !!

bedtime rituals - poisonstain

sweet n soft sickfic…… the series is about something different, this is a flashback, so u can check out the other fics in it if u’d like !

signal lamps - cowboy_emoji

ace and luffy catch fireflies, dadan and luffy talk a bit about ace. luffys his weirdly perceptive self; dadan continues to deal with them. love <3

*take a step in mine - soccersarah01

another alternate marineford—if ur fine with spoilers, it’s good ! it takes a sec, but sweet asl reunion <3

*time moves through you - lampalot7

technically only ace and luffy but i’ve reread this one so many times. it does have both marineford and gear 5 spoilers tho, so keep that in mind if u want to avoid them. time travel, little luffy cameo, AUGH it’s all so cute

*there is thunder in our hearts / you were always gold to me - taizi

these are also both alternate marineford + the latter gear 5, sorry 🫢 i think u get the gist by now

put your faith in what you most believe in - taizi

taizi just has lovely asl fics it’s insane. sickfic, sabo worries, but they both feel better in the end <3

here in spirit - lampalot7

GHOST ASL FIC !!!!! i’ve loved it for a while, and it inspired a few aspects of my own ghost au. made me cry……. god i love ghosts

close calls (or, monkey d. dragon’s no good, very bad day) - isntitlupintic

dragon’s perspective and focuses a lot on him, but there are some sweet asl moments !!! dragon saves the day !

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HARRY X STYLIST!Y/N INSTAGRAM BLURB

MASTERLIST | PATREON

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yourinstagram mrs. styles (me) looking like a proud mom.

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harryfan6 I AM CRYING AND THROWING UP

harryfan10 knowing anne took this photo of y/n makes me 🥲

harrystyles Forever my pretty girl.

yourinstagram i love you sue!

harryfan8 A LITERAL POWER COUPLE

harryfan11 everyone’s mom and dad 💕

pillowpersonpp Truly the most gorgeous woman on earth xx

harryfan4 y/n is the most supportive wife ever

kidharpoon How many bracelets did you get from fans?

yourinstagram my left and right arm is covered! don’t be jealous! 🤭

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harryflorals “My wife and daughter are here tonight so let’s give them a round of applause. Let them know how loved they are.” HARRY ON STAGE TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT Y/N AND JULIET!

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harryfan18 he’s forever a family man 😭

harryfan14 JULIET MY FAVORITE NEPO BABY

harryfan16 she is going to get us the one direction reunion we all need

harryfan20 this is so cute omg

harryfan13 juliet needs a sister or brother…or something

harryfan19 harry deserves another child!!!

harryfan11 him being down bad for y/n needs to be studied 🙏

harryfan17 i’m getting hysterical over this

harryfan21 you can tell harry loves his family so much, i’m sobbing

harryfan23 I NEED HIM BADDDD

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stylesdaily Y/N AND JULIET OUT IN LONDON THIS MORNING!

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harryfan28 BEST MOM AND DAUGHTER DO

harryfan29 i just know juliet has that post concert depression

harryfan25 YOU ARE SO 😭😭

harryfan30 the life i need

harryfan22 okay but imagine being harry styles’ daughter…

harryfan33 juliet is our style icon

harryfan36 they are slaying

harryfan31 going to have myself reborn at the next styles child

harryfan34 the realest thing anyone has said 💯

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harrystyles Love On Tour. London ll. June, 2023.

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harryfan41 THE PHOTO OF Y/N??? I’M GOING INSANEEE

harryfan48 why is this so adorable 😭

yourinstagram i love you forever!

harrystyles I love you for infinity!

harryfan40 losing my shit over this

harryfan46 they are never breaking up, that’s just the truth 😩

mitchrowland My wine buddy 🍷🍷

harryfan49 need a man to me obsessed with me like this

anthonypham Two of the best people ever

harryfan42 not getting over this anytime soon

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yourinstagram can’t believe i’m spending the rest of my life with my best friend

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harryfan52 crying over the caption

harryfan58 Y/N AND HARRY BESTIES!!! YUPPP

harrystyles I love every moment with you.

yourinstagram don’t make me cry

harryfan51 LMAOO ME

harryfan55 harry and y/n’s love is so goddamn strong 😭

gemmastyles So sweet ❤️❤️ I love you three

harryfan53 julet wearing old merch is so real

pillowpersonpp Your story is truly a fairytale!

harryfan59 y/n wins at life officially

yourinstagram via stories

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Why We Ship: Josh/Donna (The West Wing)

Okay, friends. This post has been sitting in my drafts for SIX YEARS. (No kidding.) And since my West Wing obsession is currently on full display, I am finally going to talk about the OTP to end all OTPs: to wit, exactly why we ship Josh Lyman and Donnatella Moss untill the end of time.

I have to preface this post with a couple of things. First, this year is the 25th Anniversary of Season 1 of this incredible show, and I have been so emotional seeing the reunion photos, Janel’s article about Donna, her exchange with Brad on Twitter, Mary McCormack and Melissa Fitzgerald’s new book, the cast’s appearance on the Emmys, just everything that has been about celebrating this show that won 26 Emmys, in large part due to a flawless cast and Aaron Sorkin’s writing. (Where did the time go?!)

Second: a bit of fandom history as I lived it. What I want everyone to understand about these two is that we ALL shipped them. Every single one of us, from Season 1 onward. It didn’t matter who else you shipped (and you could ship other couples, it was fine!), who else you thought could have been a couple, who else was paired off with whom in the show - we all shipped Josh and Donna. I’ve never seen anything like it before or since. It wasn’t the original plan for them to end up as a couple, but they had such chemistry, and Brad and Janel are so exquisitely perfect at what they do, that they created seven seasons of flirting and hilarity and angst and heartache that had you rooting for Josh and Donna the whole way. 

Third, and this is just me talking: Aaron Sorkin left the show after Season 4, and he left this perfect setup for Josh and Donna to get together. I don’t know who was in the room after he was, but they decided to write another 2 1/2 seasons of agony. Of absolutely soul-shredding agony, watching Josh and Donna break each other into pieces before finally sorting themselves out. In one way I really love that arc - it gave Donna a lot of wonderful independence and let her become her own person, away from Josh, and I love that for her! Not to mention that it allowed Brad and Janel to show entirely new dimensions of their characters, and the ways they interacted when things were hard, and angry, and resentful, and Josh and Donna had to find some way to function without each other. The acting is masterful. In another way, it was so painful to watch that I wished (at the time) that the writers would have taken Aaron’s opening and found a less gut-wrenching way for them to form a relationship as a couple. I occasionally still wish that, as the painful section of Josh and Donna’s relationship was in the darkest and most stressful part of the show as well. It felt like the writers started going for grim realism instead of Aaron’s signature brand of hope. It was hard to watch, and honestly still is, despite the still incredible writing and acting.

All of that is my preface to singing the praises of these two to the skies and beyond. Why do we ship Josh and Donna? Let me count the ways.

First: these two know the best and the worst about each other almost from the get-go. Before Donna even meets Josh, she knows he’s frantically busy, bad at answering his phone, totally disorganized in his office, and high maintenance in general. Josh figures out her history with Dr. Freeride during their first conversation, but he’s also impressed with her earnestnesss and determination. We also know that he ends up at Donna’s apartment sometimes when he’s drunk. We know Donna keeps boundaries around him after he’s shot. Donna is the one who figures out that Josh probably has PTSD, before anyone else does. We see Josh basically put his job on the line to protect Donna when she lies under oath to Cliff Calley. These two protect each other, fiercely and with everything they have.

Second: their banter is an art form. It is flirty and hilarious, and also smart and clever, and in the midst of it you realize just how smart Donna is. She can keep up with Josh Lyman! The smartest guy in the Democratic Party! What’s more, she’s not afraid to challenge him and tell him he’s wrong. And Josh loves that about her. As much as he teases her about her positions and her questions and her endless challenges to him, he loves that she isn’t scared of him and is willing to push him to be better. How many people tell Josh Lyman no, or even dare to argue with him?? Almost no one, and they can’t even begin to be as funny and attractive as Donna when they do manage it. And sometimes it goes from arguing policy to being downright flirty, and you just want them to give in and kiss already! It’s about the *tension.*

Third: All the silent communication. There is a post on my dash somewhere that has all kinds of gifs of Josh and Donna touching each other in all these little ways, and a quote from Janel where she talks about how she and Brad found all of them, all these little touches that indicated sexual tension and flirtatiousness but also affection and familiarity. Josh and Donna are also masters of looks that speak. They can look at each other in all kinds of ways, and exchange all kinds of information without saying a word - and most of the time we as viewers know exactly what that exchange is, which just says volumes about Brad and Janel’s acting skills. 

Fourth: Even when things are at their worst, even when Josh and Donna are hurt and angry and barely speaking, you can see how much they still love each other. You can see they want to fix things and just don’t know how, don’t know what to do to move past the anger and hurt feelings and sense of betrayal. Even though they are both in tremendous pain, you never get the sense that they stop loving each other, just that they are at a point where they need to be apart long enough to sort themselves out individually, before they can come back together. And as painful as it is to watch, it’s also quite extraordinary.

Bottom line: Josh and Donna love each other. They adore each other. They fight for each other, and are willing to risk everything for each other, again and again. Their love and connection is never absent and always visible, whether they are flirting or arguing or absolutely furious, whether they are protective or panicked or exultant. They love each other through every moment of everything, and it’s impossible not to love watching them while they find their way to each other.

See the previous entries in this series (and please feel free to add your own!):

Neo/Trinity (The Matrix)

Steve/Peggy (Marvel/MCU)

Jack/Sarah (Newsies)

Harry/Hermione (Harry Potter)

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Lokius Fic Recs

Less than 10K words, Season Two Edition

Admittedly, I am very behind reading all the fabulous fics that came out after season 2 so I’m sure I’ve missed some gems. Nonetheless, sharing a few of my favorite post-season two Lokius fics, less than 10K words.

See my less than 10K season one Lokius fic recs here. And Lokius multi-chapter fics here.

If you’re looking for…

Angst with a hopeful ending (aka post S2 reunions or near reunions)

Come back. even as a shadow, even as a dream. by harleygirl2648- Loki and Mobius, steal what moments they can together following the events of season two and eventually find a way to make it permanent.

time will pass, darling (but my feelings, they won’t) by burnthatbridge- Another! Loki and Mobius steal what moments they can together following the events of season two and eventually find a way to make it permanent. (Okay this one is just over 15K words).

Serendipitous by emilieee- Mobius dreams of all of the moments over the centuries that he had forgotten. Meanwhile, Loki tries to find his way back to Mobius.

auld lang syne by Mirilya- Mobius experiences the first New Year's Eve that he can remember… and finds something worth celebrating.

Purpose Shared by tishae- Loki hears Mobius across the timelines and finds his way back.

Dream of me by Tears_and_smiles- (explicit) Mobius falls asleep in his motel bed and disappears into his dreams to find Loki. When he gets there, they share a night of pleasure.

with, no withouts by dinosuns- Sylvie and Mobius deal with the aftermath of Loki’s decision and begin to make a plan to get him back. (I remain delusional/hopeful that this fic will be finished. Regardless, the first chapter is spectacular on its own).

Their Burden to Bear by PerpetualDaydream- listed as Sylkius but vague to ship whoever you like. Focused on Mobius and Sylvie finding Loki and deciding to save the multiverse together.

Tell Me Some Things Last by Tears_and_smiles- Sylvie and Mobius work through the aftermath of Loki’s decision. Lots of healing vibes (and Sylvie and Mobius friendship my BELOVED).

Angst with little comfort, but beautiful:

Off The Beaten Path by ChaosAndOrder- Mobius deals with the aftermath of Loki's choice and makes one of his own. No reunions here but a gorgeous character introspective with a hopeful ending.

After They Left by ebeatrice- told from an OC POV, a TVA agent reflects on how much quieter the TVA is now after they take over Mobius’ old desk.

Centuries by TheVulcanBobDylan- (explicit) Throughout the centuries, Loki seeks comfort in the arms of different Mobius variants.

I know what I want by beandogger- (explicit) During one of his timeslips, Loki shares one more moment with Mobius before facing his fate.

Season two finale canon divergent fix its:

Let Us In by DewdropReader- How it should have ended IMO. Loki is convinced that the only way to save everyone he loves is to carry the burden of the multiverse. Sylvie and Mobius aren’t willing to allow it. What if instead of sacrificing himself, Sylvie and Mobius were able to stop Loki and were able to convince him to let them help. (I’m a big believer in The Power of Friendship endings and will always crave them.)

Kissed You Atop The Ferris Wheel by kittyhazelnut- Loki accidentally freezes time. He and Mobius share (no spoilers) a ✨moment✨. The next time Loki timeslips, things are different.

Missing Scenes, Season Two:

Portraits of your fidelity by Aliencritters- After the events of episode S2, ep1, Mobius convinces a panicking Loki to calm down and take a much needed break.

remember me (for centuries) by bookinit- Loki and Mobius throughout his timeslips.

No Time to Rest by startingatmidnight- (explicit) After the events of S2, ep1, Loki and Mobius sleep together, literally and otherwise ;). (I am obsessed with Mobius’ characterization here. Snarky, manipulative yet deeply caring Mobius, my beloved)

once more to see you by thumbbird- canon divergent S2, ep5, a Don/TVA!Loki fic! Loki has lost TVA Mobius and is determined to make a life for himself with the only Mobius left—timeline Single Dad Don. But how long will Don remain ignorant of the strange circumstance that brought them together? Obsessed with this pairing!

Fluff:

Camellia by 19960821- Settled on the timeline with Mobius, Loki thinks about how far they've come while gardening.

The Veins and The Branches by Love_is_Green- Loki reflects on his and Mobius’ journey while listening to a thunderstorm.

Lokius Fluffuary by blackbirdofasgard- okay I technically haven’t read these ones yet but I adored blackbirdofasgard’s last Fluffuary fics so including their latest here too.

And that’s it for now! My to-read list is miles long so excited to dig in more to the fabulous post S2 fics.

Happy reading!

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I am obsessed with that Wicked au post for TMA! And I need to assume that since you keep using phrases like 'appear to' and supposedly in reference to Jon being dead, that he isn't actually?

You are completely correct!!!

I see Jon having being transported somewhere else, still bleeding from the wound that Martin had to inflict on him. He tells himself he's going to go to the hospital, get himself sorted out and then get in contact with Martin, praying he's alive.

But while he's in the hospital, being patched up, the news starts rolling again and broadcasts come in about what happened. And Jon realises, oh god, people kind of know what went down with the Watcher's Crown and the Panopticon. So he flees the hospital and goes on the run before those curious glances he's getting turn into open hostility.

And it dawns on him that he can't go home to Martin and Gertie, especially when he hears whats happening to the other Avatars and what people are saying about him as the Archivist. And he also knows that Martin is probably really angry with him after he made the wrong choice at the Panopticon, something he thinks is confirmed when he sees Martin on TV, pressed into interviews and an inquiry, blaming him. It hurts but Jon thinks he deserves it and besides, even if he did go back, people would know it was him and Martin and Gertie would get caught in the crossfire. So he lies to himself and tells himself it's enough to know his family is safe.

I think maybe three years or so pass with Jon living completely on the run, using Daisy's network. But he does check in on Martin and Gertie as regularly as he can get away with, he needs to know they're okay, seeing that Martin finds a nice quiet job in a bookshop and Gertie is growing up safe and adored by her papa.

Until the day Gertie notices him and kicks off his reunion with Martin

[fakeusernamelol]

The kids POV of bad ending au goes insanely hard actually--

As far back as they can remember they've had their Ma and their Father, and they learned pretty early that they go to Ma when they wet the bed or break a plate because Ma never made it seem like a big deal, would crack a joke or two and help clean up the mess and at the end of it Ma would always say 'now, we just keep it from your Father.' even though they never really found out why.

Then they got older, and started noticing that sometimes Ma walked weird or got bruises on her face and she would tell them she tripped and fell - but don't go into their Father's study (even though it was eating up more and more of the house) because he's upset and he needs his alone time.

They got older and Mariana figured out that her Father hit her Ma and her Ma didn't hit back even though that's what Ma said her and Shermie should always do when she taught them how to throw a punch. Shermie didn't believe her, but Shermie wanted to be just like Father when she grew up, down to the short hair and the broad shoulders.

Their Father was always a little silly and fun when it was just him - he acted different around Ma, but the twins were starting to think he didn't really like her. He was never scary before, if his tone shifted and his back straightened until he loomed over them and the shine on his glasses hid his eyes, Ma would always swoop in, tell them they were going on a car ride and keep driving in circles until the sun set which has been happening more and more often but the twins liked the radio so it was okay.

But then their Ma slammed their door loud enough to wake the both of them, dragged their dresser in front of the door and held it there when the banging started. "Come on, [ ], you can't keep a man from seeing his own children!" Their father yelled through the door, but their Ma didn't react, just gestured for the twins to stay quiet while she sat on top of the dresser to give it more weight. Her sleep shirt was ripped, they didn't know why. Their father's voice got more and more demanding until he was calling their Ma a bitch and saying he was going to stab the twins with forks while their Ma watched but their Ma kept them barricaded and told them that it wasn't their father, that it was a demon, not their dad, but they didn't believe it because Ma was a liar with bruises all over her that she said were from falling and listening to their Father talk about how much he hated them for hours was horrific.

Then it stopped, and the twins clung to their Ma even if they were 12 and probably too old for it, and they barely slept that night but in the morning their Ma promised them the demon was gone and their father wouldn't hurt a fly.

But then when they saw him again, and Ma asked if he was alright, their father punched her, confirming what they were just figuring out, confirming that Ma lied and their father was scary and that wasn't a demon at their door it was just him. But then their Ma saw them staring and she fought back, both their yelling echoing through the house while the twins were frozen in place. Then an earthquake hit, and a few minutes later their Ma came back up holding her shoulder with a split lip and said they were going on another drive. Ma got them ice cream and said something came up with their father's work so he would be gone for a while. They couldn't find it in them to miss him, remembering the cruel things he said he would do to them if he got his hands on them the night before.

Of course, when Ford comes back, he doesn't get the most welcome reunion.

I'm sorry you're au is making me eat lightbulbs

The feeling of waking up and seeing an ask this big about this fucking au im now obsessed with makes me genuinely smile, to you anon, thank you for making my morning hella better 🫂💓💓💖💖 please don't eat lightbulbs if you die who am I going to tell my perversions to? 🥺🥺

NOW TO THE THEME (YOU KNOW THE TW: Transphobia, misogyny, abuse, hella implied noncon and bad parenting because Ford's sucks here 🙃)

Ford hated to be compared to his Pa but without noticing he had made the cycle to repeat. Their kids were scared of him and saw him more as a figure of authority and discipline than a parent who they can trust, unlike their Ma, with whom they could feel safe and trust her to confess if they did something naughty without fear of receiving a punishment.

Ford lied to himself saying that he wasn't like his father, he wasn't a bad dad, nor even a bad husband! When [ ] was near he just ignored her unless she said something useful, he only touched her when she deserved it and it wasn't his fault that she seemed to constantly find out for that!

«You know the rules [], Don't keep secrets with the kids anymore, fine? »

« Look at you [], what did you do to yourself? You used to be so beautiful... Now you're fat and messy.»

« You're lucky you had me Darling, No men would love you like this anymore, you would be nothing without me..»

Unlike his father, all punishment to stanley would be done in their room taking care the kids wouldn't notice, (unlike them in their childhood..) he wouldn't put a finger in Stanley if the kids were near and stanley had to put that music box in their room before going to their bedroom to make sure the kids wouldn't hear any cry or moan he could do that night. That makes him way better father that his pa was!

Stanley learned well from his Ma how to lie and he was thankful for that. That sometimes remind him of when his ma told the same lies he said now and feels bad for how he didn't notice it at the time but it was for his sake just like it is for their kids now. That was the life Stanley has found to himself but now the only thing that matters to him is to make sure their kids would never ever go through it. He will teach them how to be strong, how to defend themselves, if someone even dares to put a finger on them « just give them a good left hook to let them know who rules here! » No one, not even Stanford would hurt his kids, that was the only dream he would make sure to become true.

Car rides didn't also help him to make sure the kids wouldn't see the worst of his father but also to let him think for a while, ford rarely let stanley go out the shack more than to go bought things for dinner and the air, even if it was really cold and kinda creepy helped him to relax a bit for what he know what's coming when they're home again. Even sometimes... He thinks about taking the next lane and fleeing that town with them but fuck, he's an idiot who didn't even finish high school because he got pregnant, what kind of life could he give to their kids by himself? He was useless by himself, he needed his other part to work, as much as he hated, he needed ford.

Or maybe... he don't?

Ford was gone now, he doesn't know where he is or if he's even alive in some distant galaxy but he needed to take charge now. He misses him, sure, but he was feeling a calm that he hadn't felt since when they lived with Fiddleford back in college.

No more punches, no more rules, no more hurt, no more asking your father for permission, no more hearing that stupid name he always hated, for once in his life he was Stanley, and he was feeling good about that. Stanley didn't wanted his kids to see how their parents fight but he at least needed to make sure they know that if someone punches them they should fight back (that fear on Ford's eyes was..kinda relieving for him.) and when times passes he remembers that moment prouder than regretful, he deserved it.

I find it kinda funny that unlike the good ending au (or lets call it better the original because it's also kinda shitty for all like to be called a good ending lol) the emotions are well different here

In the original au i think the reunion would be way more emotional, sure the last moment they share was a fight but ford in his time between dimensions couldn't help thinking of his brother and their kids, he was guilty of all the time he waste and also sure was annoyed that stanley opened the portal again but just right after that punch he would give him a big sorry kiss for letting him get kicked out and lost the children he was supposed to take care of (he didn't know that their grandkids where watching lol)

That's cute, but in this bad ending oh fuck stan was ANNOYED, he wanted his brother back, but because he has been all this years starving to give him a big punch in the face for all the things he did to him. He wasn't scared anymore, he wasn't [] anymore, he was Stanley (or well, stanford lol) Pines and the real Stanford could never quit that of him ever again.

Ironically i think Stanford going through so much dimensions would make him open his mind and notice that the desires his sister had weren't that crazy like he thought, but that doesn't matter now because he already fucked up and stanley wouldn't forgive him this easy anymore.

Any chances ford had to not died being remembered like a piece of shit was left with their grandchilds, and if we take the dipper trans hc and put it here, he must be having a lot of struggling lol, but he must be sure how to manage it if he didn't want stan to beat his ass again 🤭🤭