#I see panda lamp and I say MINE

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Lost Boys

Reader X Draco

(Follow up one-shot to Beautifully Beastly) 

Summary: Now that Scorpius is older and in love with his best friend, he’s terrified to tell you and Draco

A/n: So, I recently finished reading the Cursed Child, and oh my lord I love Scorpius more than my own non existent children. And I know that coming out to your parents can be scary and it might not go the way you always wanted it to, but here’s some comfort in that fear. Something to hold onto. 

It was a late night and Draco was out on another case as I read in bed by lamp light. There was a knock on the door.

“Yes?” I called, seeing Scorpius’ pale face in the night light. “Everything alright sweetheart?” I sat up.

“You’re busy reading, it’s nothing, never mind,” He stammered and went to leave. 

“Scorpius,” I chided, setting my book down. “It’s alright darling,” I patted the bed beside me.

His eyes didn’t leave the floor as he shuffled over to the bed and curled up beside me, hiding his face in my shoulder. Worry began to bloom in my chest. I hadn’t seen Scorpius like this in a while—the last time being when Harry had changed Albus’ school schedule and told his son to avoid mine.

I stroked his hair softly and hummed. I knew Scorpius, he would open up when he felt safe and secure. Even as a teenager, he still had the habit of curling up with me at night when he was afraid. And I was glad that some things never changed.

“Mum?” He peaked up at me after a while and I could see his father reflected in his eyes.

“Yes dear?” I smiled.

“I... I’m bi.” He rushed out, growing very red and looking down, ashamed.

I stared at him a moment, letting it sink in. A smile spread across my face as I drew him close into an embrace.

“And you are loved, and complete,” I rubbed his back softly. Tears stung my eyes as I felt his frame shake with little sobs as he clung to me. “And I will always support you and demolish anyone who doesn’t.”

The tears did slip out as Scorpius continued to cry into my arms. I tugged the blanket up around him and continued to card through his hair. When he started to babble apologizes is when I pulled him away and cupped his face, wiping away his tears.

“You are my son, Scorpius. You are such a bright young wizard with a pure heart that has love to spare. Don’t apologize for that, ever.” I pressed a kiss to his forehead. “I’m so sorry that you’ve been so scared.”

He sniffled and wiped his eyes.

“Who you are, and how you feel, has, is, and always will be valid my dear,” I smiled and stroked his cheek softly. “And I love you. All of you.”

He nodded and threw his arms around me again, hugging me close.

“I love you, mum,” He whispered softly.

“As I love you,” I smiled, and we settled down under the covers.

Curled up on my chest, Scorpius seemed to calm down and his breathing evened out. My fingers still combed through his hair as I hummed one of his favorite lullabies.

“Mum?” He breathed out; his voice still small. 

“Yes darling?”

“Do... do you think dad will...” He didn’t seem to know how to finish the thought, but I had been thinking the same thing.

“I think your dad might surprise you,” I confessed. “But if you don’t feel safe, I can talk to him. Merlin knows he’s afraid of me,” I chuckled softly.

“You’d... you’d fight dad for me?” Blue eyes met mine.

“It’s not the first time I’ve done it,” A smile played at my lips.

“What do you mean?” Scorpius frowned. “You’ve fought dad over me before?”

“I suppose you were too young to remember... When you were little, and I first began to tutor you, you asked me where all of my lullabies came from. I told you they were muggle and I’d have to talk to dad about letting you know the movies or stories they came from...”

“Dad wasn’t always alright with muggle things?” Scorpius seemed shocked.

“You have to understand he grew up loathing muggles, darling. That your grandfather twisted him into...” I sighed softly and shook my head. “We fought. He didn’t want you to know muggle things... fairytales.” The memory flitted to the forefront of my mind. “I said that I wouldn’t keep secrets from you, so I resigned, but he was going out on a case for a week, so I was going to stay until he got back...”

“But you didn’t quit?” Scorpius frowned.

“No,” I smiled. “The case... your father almost died on that case, because they were using me against him. He went in alone to try and save me—it wasn’t me, don’t worry, just a bit of Polyjuice Potion... when he came back... he said he was sorry for the things he said to me... and that it was alright if I never wanted to speak to him again, but he begged me to stay because you needed me... because he needed me.” I looked at the rings on my hand: an engagement ring and a wedding band. “I was going to stay anyway, no matter what he ordered me to do because I wasn’t going to leave you... I couldn’t leave you.” Blinking out of the memory, I looked down at Scorpius, who looked mystified.

“You and dad... did that for me?” He squeaked. I nodded.

“We love you Scorpius, more than you’ll ever know.” I pressed a kiss to the top of his head. “And though I will love your father until the day I die...” A smile graced my lips. “I loved you first.”

Tears shined in Scorpius’ eyes as he dove back into my arms. The next morning, I woke to Draco pressing a kiss to my forehead. Scorpius was still fast asleep in my arms.

“Bad night?” He whispered softly, not to wake his son. 

“Could say that,” I mused. “But he’s better now I think,” Another pair of blue eyes blinked open.

“Good morning,” I greeted softly, letting Scorpius sit up.

“Dad?” Scorpius rubbed his eyes, looking to Draco who was sitting beside me on the bed. 

“Right here, son,” Draco encouraged with a soft smile.

Scorpius nodded and ran a hand through his hair—a nervous tick he picked up from Draco. He stood, making his way to the door without another word. I called to him before he could leave entirely.

“I love you,” I reminded him.

“Love you too, mum,”

Draco looked to me for answers and I pressed a kiss to his lips softly.

“He’ll tell you when he’s ready,” I rubbed his arm softly. “But he really is okay,”

“I don’t think I will ever understand you two,” Draco rubbed his face and nodded, a soft chuckle escaping his lips.

“I don’t think you’re meant to,” I chuckled, pulling him into my arms.

“And you’re sure he’s not in danger? Harry isn’t trying to make Albus go to Ilvermorny or something is he?” Draco looked up from his lounged position on my lap, drawing a laugh from me.

“No dear, Harry has nothing to do with it,” I affirmed, fanning out Draco’s hair so that it formed a silvery halo around his head, draped onto the comforter.

“Is it about Albus then? Did something happen?” Draco pressed and I laughed, seeing right through his attempt to get to me confess.

“He will tell you when he’s ready, and until he is you will respect him.” I narrowed my eyes playfully.

It took a few days, the weekend, in fact. I could tell that Draco was carefully hiding his curiosity and frustration under a mask I knew well. But, as I tidied the library, replacing books and shifting the order of a few, and sending a few cleaning spells towards the blanket of dust, I paused at the large French windows, seeing my two boys walking along the Manor grounds.

Scorpius had his head hung and I knew exactly what conversation was taking place. I lingered at the window and watched as Draco paused a moment as he gazed at our son and smiled. The tight embrace between the two brought tears to my eyes as I looked away, letting them have their moment.

That night the three of us curled up in the grand master bedroom bed. My fingers carded through Scorpius’ hair as he finally found a peaceful slumber.

“This is familiar,” Draco noted softly. I simply nodded. “Do... do you think we messed up?” He asked softly.

I raised my eyebrows, shocked at the question and ready to go off on him, not caring if Scorpius was there or not. Draco caught my glare and quickly mended his question.

“Because he was so scared to tell us,” He rushed out and I exhaled slowly, looking down at Scorpius.

“We might have...” I confessed. “But we’re going to do everything we can to make up for it,” 

“And how are we going to do that?” Draco chuckled softly.

“Well, I have a feeling that Albus might have something to do with it after all,”

I watched Draco’s eyes widen in realization as a smile spread across my face.

“Of course, it had to be a Potter,” Draco groaned, laying back on the silk pillows.

I laugh escaped my lips and Scorpius shifted in my arms, his eyes not opening as he nestled back down, mumbling incoherently.

Standing by Draco’s side, we waved as Scorpius and Albus headed out on their first date, both blushing and laughing while holding hands.

“He really is perfect for our son, isn’t he?” Draco sighed softly; a smile evident in his tone.

“He is,” I leaned against him.

“Still can’t believe he fell for a Potter,”

“You did,” I grinned, my eyes meeting his. “And just because you couldn’t shag a Potter doesn’t mean our son can’t,”

I burst out laughing at the look on Draco’s face.

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[ashintheairlikesnow]

The Get Ready Game

CW: Young children of rescued whumpee, referenced past child abuse, referenced past emotional abuse. CW for child’s trauma response/PTSD, Overcompetent Emotional and Logistical Support Oldest Daughter X 100, unhealthy coping mechanisms

@comfy-whumpee‘s Jax Gallagher successfully saved his children (and himself) from Savannah Marcoset. But Izzy, now nearly seven, remembers her mother very well still, and knows that if her father doesn’t yet feel safe, she shouldn’t either.

So she makes a plan.

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Izzy finds her brother playing blocks in the living room, half-heartedly building a tower while his eyes are on the cartoon show playing on the telly. She glances side to side - Dad's at therapy, only left a little bit ago. There's ages of time before he comes back, and he’ll be all in his head and distracted but probably he’ll want to lay down, so if she wants to do this, she’d better do it while he’s gone.

“Jamie?”

“Hm?” Her brother doesn’t look away from the show, but he kind of tilts his head in her direction. He’s younger than she is, only four and can’t read yet. But he doesn’t have to, she can do the reading for them both. She reads at a high level, her teacher says. Izzy practices every single night, she’s the best reader in class. 

She has to be.

“Where’s Grandpa, d’you know?”

Jamie points to the side. “In the, um, in the kitchen-”

“Sssshhhh! Quiet, don’t let him hear I asked.” Izzy puts out both hands, and now she has her brother’s interest. He loves having secrets with her, special kids-only things. It’s why this works, why she can teach him what they need to do, just in case, without him running off to tell Dad or Grandpa right away. 

She goes quiet, listening. She can hear Alfie’s voice, low, murmuring. He stays home on the days her dad has to go to therapy, so Jax can go and then come back and lay down in his room without having to worry. 

Grandpa will be talking, probably with some tea in hand, and he won’t overhear them. It’s perfect timing. Dad at therapy and Grandpa on the phone, maybe for a long time. 

“Hey, Jamie,” Izzy says, keeping her voice carefully casual. “You want to play Get Ready with me?”

Her little brother brightens. Izzy isn’t the best at his kind of play, rough-housing or throwing things around, playing Daddy-and-Baby with the big soft dolls he’s given all sorts of odd names to. Izzy doesn’t like playing baby-holding games, and besides that she doesn’t like how loud he is about it. She’s too quiet, too prone to sitting very still or whisper-talking her way through pretend games about princesses that Jamie doesn’t find interesting at all.

But this game… this game, he likes. 

He knows it’s important, even if he doesn’t know why. He knows his big sister is trusting him with big important things, and not being irritated by him or pushing him away. James scrambles up onto his feet, accidentally kicking his little tower of blocks over in the process. Both of them freeze at the crash.

Alfie’s voice rumbles through from the kitchen. “You all right in there, Jamie?”

“I’m good! I just knocked over my blocks, is all! Can I watch one more show?” Jamie pitches his voice just right, and Izzy’s proud of him. He’s learning all the tricks, and he’s doing it without having to be scared first, without it having to be something he has to learn. 

“All right, one more,” Alfie calls back, and Jamie grins, giving Izzy an exaggerated finger over his lips. Izzy grins right back, one of her top teeth growing in still, one of the bottom ones flat out missing entirely, she only lost that one three days ago, wiggling it in class until it came right out. The two of them move out of the room and down the hallway, almost tip-toeing in their bare feet, listening to Alfie’s voice, on high alert for him to make his goodbyes. 

They make it back to the bedroom Izzy still shares with her father - two twin beds lined up in there, and Alfie’s been talking about moving to get Izzy her own room, but Izzy never feels safer than waking up from a nightmare to still be able to hear her father’s gentle, deep breathing nearby. Jax’s bed has dark blue blankets and Izzy’s has a deep purple fuzzy one, plus special sheets she picked out herself with unicorns on them.

“Okay, Jamie,” Izzy says in her stage whisper. Her brother’s eyes lock on hers, hazel-brown like they all have, but Jamie has Jax’s hair color and Izzy’s short, spiky hair is the same deep chocolate brown as her mother’s, reminders she can’t escape, only try to cut off short enough that she can’t see it. “How does Get Ready start?”

Jamie’s smile widens further. He knows this one right away. “We meet in the hallway outside your room,” He says, very seriously. “Then… we come in here and find the Get Ready bag,” He answers, eyes already shifting to the closet, where it was the last time they played.

“Nope, not there.” Jamie looks at her, confused. “It’s okay, Dad did something in the closet last week so I moved the bag, just in case. I don’t think he found it, though, I hid it really well. Can you think of where I might hide it now?” She lilts her voice, slightly sing-song, like her teachers do at school. 

Jamie looks slowly around the room, taking in every detail - the window with the curtains pulled to make it dim, the two beds with the table between them, a lamp. Dresser messy on top with things tossed there - receipts, interesting rocks that Izzy has found and kept and given to her father. Then he nods, firmly, to himself more than her, and points under her bed. “It’s there.”

“Are you sure?” Izzy asks, still in teacher-voice.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because… because, because you would want to get it fast if you woke up, and you can roll under your bed for hiding from Mom,” Jamie explains. He sounds very earnest, and Izzy smiles at him to reward him giving it so much thought.

“Go look and see if you’re right.”

Jamie walks over to her bed and drops down onto his hands and knees, looking underneath. He pulls out a stuffed-full old, raggedy-looking adult-sized backpack, a faded gray that might once have been black, some old band patches and button badges still stuck around the outside. “I was right! I was right, Izzy, I found our get-ready bag!”

His voice is too loud, and Izzy shushes him quickly, closing the still-open bedroom door. Grandpa won’t like it, they’re not really supposed to close doors to shut out grown-ups, but this is too important. “Good job, Jamie!” She says in a high sotto-voice. “You are right. So, if I wake you up and I say, we have to get ready, what do we do?”

“We grab our Get Ready bag,” Jamie answers, all seriousness, patting the top of the bag gently with one small hand. “And we hide, inside the back of the closet in the big box. Then, when it’s safe, we go outside.”

“Right. How can we go outside if Mom is in the living room, though?”

Jamie’s eyes go to the window, and he points. “We go out the window,” He answers, and when she nods, he gets a little braver and adds on. “There’s-... fire escape, out there. Like stairs made of metal. We climb down with our bag. You know how to unlock the window.”

“Good. Right, I do.” She’d had to work out the trick to the window over days when no one was around her, fiddling and messing and making her fingers ache until one day, she’d managed it just right. Child proof my butt, she’d thought, but then she knew she wasn’t as child-y as everyone else her age seemed to be. 

Everyone else didn’t have to be ready for what would happen if their mother came back. Everyone else didn’t still dream about their father begging their mother to stop. Everyone else couldn’t still remember, a little bit, screaming-

Well. 

Everyone else might not have a Get Ready bag, or play this game, but she did. And when it happened, she’d be ready. Even though she knows the grown-ups wouldn’t want her to do this, they’ll be glad when it’s time, when she does what her dad would do in her place and takes James and runs. He’ll understand, if she has to, and he’ll be proud of her for being ready. He will. 

She just can’t tell him ahead of time. 

Izzy drops down into a crouch and hugs James tight. His hair smells like strawberry kids’ shampoo, just like hers does, and he’s very warm and his hands are always sticky, even when he hasn’t been touching any sticky things. “You remember very well, Jamie. Do you remember what’s in our Get Ready bag?”

She pulls back, and Jamie presses his lips together in deep thought, tapping on his chin in an overexaggerated ‘thinking’ expression. “Toothbrushes,” He says, finally. “Mine has Wally Lizard on it.”

“And?” 

“And toothpaste, the kid toothpaste.”

She’d spent weeks and weeks getting enough - putting a little extra in a baggie every night, so that her dad and grandpa wouldn’t know she was taking more than she needed. There was enough now for she and James to last a while. “Perfect. What else?”

“Ummmmm…” He trails off, sitting on the floor and thinking about it. “There’s pull-up nappies, for me for sleeping, and underpants for both of us, and pants and shirts and Franken-puppy and Unicorn, and the black-and-white bear from the zoo-”

“Paulie Panda,” Izzy corrects.

“Paulie Panda. And also Monkey George. Um um um um there are juice boxes, and Monster Munch, and Jaffa cakes, and that thing with the nuts in I don’t like, and chocolate biscuits… Aaaaand books, and…” He stops and frowns. “I don’t remember what else.”

“No, that’s good, that’s better than last time. You’re doing great.” He puffs out his chest a little in pride, and Izzy smiles, settling down to sit with him, the two of them tucked in the space between the twin beds. “There’s also hair-combs, and some shampoo and soap in a bag I nicked from the shop.”

Jamie’s eyes widen, big as saucers. “You didn’t. That is taking, Izzy-bella, and taking without paying is wrong.”

“I gave them money for it,” Izzy says, dismissive, ignoring the prickle of guilt inside her chest, too hot and sharp not to feel at least a little. “I put some of Dad’s money on the counter when nobody was looking the next day. It wasn’t really nicking, I just didn’t want him to see me get it and have to explain. But also in the bag is… this.” She digs into a front pocket and pulls out a bunch of index cards scrawled with careful child’s handwriting, numbers and letters she had spent hours and hours on. “Do you remember what these are?”

Jamie looks down at them, cocking his head, then looks up and shakes it, side to side. His hair is longer than hers is. 

“These,” Izzy says, “are the most important thing of all. These are our numbers. I’ve got about three where I remember them without even having to look, but I’ll get the rest, too. The first card has Grandpa’s phone number, and Dad’s, and it has Nana’s and Auntie Poppy and Auntie Georgia’s, too. Plus the number for Nana’s favorite shop, because her friend works there and her friend could help us get to her if she isn't home. For starters, I’ll say one that you know. We know that if-... that if Mom comes back, Grandpa will probably get-...” She takes a deep breath, tells herself to act more like a grown-up, forces down the panic and fear and worry in her chest, pictures it curled into a ball and thrown in the back of her closet to gather dust. I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid. “Grandpa could get hurt and not be able to help us. So, what do we do when we get out on the street or run away from here?”

“We, um, we find grown-ups, and we… we ask them to call 9-9-9, and tell them our names and our dad’s name, and we say, our dad is in danger and needs help. Then we tell them Nana’s name, or anybody else’s.”

“Good. Really good. What do we do if she gets us and takes us back to America?”

James swallows - this part scares him, just a little. He doesn’t remember America, not really. He was only a baby. And he remembers it being a fun place for a holiday, from the trial. But he knows Izzy is scared of America, scared enough to wake up at night crying because she dreamed about going back, and so he is, too. “We find a phone,” He says, very soft and very slow. “And we push the numbers 9, 1, 1. And that will go to people who will help us in America.”

“Good, good job, Jamie. What do we say when they pick up?” They’ve rehearsed this, over and over again. It’s the most important part of the Get Ready game. 

“I say… ‘my name is James Timothy Gallagher, and I have been ab-... abd… I have been kidnapped.’”

“Perfect. And if it were me, I would say, ‘My name is Isabella Nicole Gallagher, and I have been abducted. I am six and three quarters years old and my brother James is with me and he is four, and we are English.’ Then what?”

“We say, um, we say our… our dad is Jackson Gallagher and he has been kidnapped too, probably, and he needs help. And Savannah M-... Mark-set-”

“Marcoset,” Izzy says quietly, sounding out each syllable for him.

“Mar-co-set… is who took him. Then… we wait for help to come.”

Izzy nods, and she rifles through the flashcards, scanning over the names and places and numbers she has carefully, painstakingly, been writing down while casually asking the librarian question after question. How to call emergency services in England, America, Canada, France, Russia, and the country Georgia. Her information, to hand to people, so she won’t have to repeat herself, is copied on six cards. 

Under the flashcards, a photo of she and her dad and James that Grandpa took, at the park. It’s a photo where her dad is smiling, and he doesn’t look scared or upset or closed-off. Just happy, with them. It’s the photo she wants to have to show the police officers who she has to hope will help them. 

It’s the photo she’ll have if…

“What do we do,” She asks, and her voice is thinner, trembles just a little. “What do we do if she takes him away and we get left behind?” 

James crawls over to her in a flash and holds on, putting his arms around her waist and tucking his head under her chin. His hair tickles under her jaw. “We go all by ourselves,” He answers, in his high voice. “You and me, Izzy and Jamie. We go by ourselves, and we go find Nana.”

“Right.” Izzy closes her eyes against a rush of heat, of tears. “I-I have a card-” Her voice catches and she clears her throat. “Dusty in here,” She says, hoarsely - her grandpa says that sometimes when he’s pretending he’s not teary - and forces her racing heart to calm. Stop it. If Dad is gone, you have to be the grown-up, then. When she finally speaks, she manages to keep her voice slow, and even. No sign of her fears at all. “I have a card with Nana’s whole name and address on it, and which buses we take to see her. We can-... we can do it ourselves, all by ourselves. I know we can. But-... you have to be very good and quiet, so we don’t make anyone look at us and the bad guys can’t find us.”

“So Mom can’t find us,” Jamie whispers.

She nods, chin moving against his hair. “Right. We have to go very fast, and be very very quiet, so Mom can’t find us. But with our Get Ready bag, we have everything we need, if Dad-... if dad can’t help us. Okay, last question for our game and then we’ll be done. Do we tell Dad or Grandpa about Get Ready?”

“No.” Jamie answers right away, immediate. He knows this one. “Because, because they… might tell Mom about it.”

“Right. Even if they don’t want to tell her, she might be super mean and hurt them lots to make them. She used to hurt Dad until he would tell her things she wanted to hear, before, and she’ll be even madder now. But… if we don’t tell them about Get Ready, then they can’t tell her, right? So we can go find Nana before Mom does, and if Mom gets to Nana before we can, we have food and everything for a few days until the police officers help us.” Izzy holds him tightly, resting her chin against his hair. “I’ll take care of you, James. I promise, I won’t ever let her hurt you.”

“Dad won’t let her hurt us neither,” Jamie answers, but he likes the cuddles, and he doesn’t pull away. Izzy doesn’t hold him very often. 

“No, I know. I know he won’t. But… if he can’t stop her…” Izzy sets her jaw, closes her eyes against the memory of the bright red spots layered over older scars around her father’s neck when his big black necklace first came off. “If he can’t… I can. I just have to be very strong, and very smart, smarter than she is even. I have to be smarter than all the bad grownups.”

“And I have to be quiet and brave.”

“Right. And you’ll be very good at it. I know you will.” She squeezes him, so tightly both of them ache, and then pulls back and away, shoving the backpack back into its hiding spot, opening the bedroom door. The two of them get back to the living room just as their grandpa’s phone call finishes in the kitchen, and by the time he comes back in to ask them what they want for snacktime, James is back building his tower of blocks, and Izzy pretends she’s been on the couch with her chapter book the whole time, sitting open in her lap.

She doesn’t realize she opened it upside down until her grandpa’s gone back in the kitchen to get their snacks ready, and she flushes, embarrassed at the stupid mistake.

Still, she’s… she’s pretty sure he didn’t notice.

Every time they play, James remembers a little more without her having to tell him. Maybe… when their mom comes for them… Izzy can save Jamie - and then get help to save her father. 

And he'll be proud of her.

He will.

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[guynamedultimax]

My take on Brawl Stars lore

GUESS WHO IS STILL ALIVE *points at its own almost dead body injured by Avengers: Endgame, Nintendo’s E3 2019, the latest Brawl Talk from Supercell and the Stranger Things 3 Final Trailer*

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And I brought you my own take on what is the Brawl Stars universe!

The Old West is ancient history. Welcome to the New West.

Technology got slightly advanced here. Portals to different time periods and  and alternate universes have been created and people from all over these places join the core of the New West, Brawl Town, main residence of the Brawl Games, friendly games that are being made to decide the Ultimate Brawl Stars. Main battles are 3v3 and happen in the Nameless Desert, costantly invaded by meteors, evil Robo Bandits and mysterious shrooms and drinks.

The teams are known as:

THE BANDITS: A group of gentleman thieves on friendly terms with the Junkers.

SHELLY: The leader filled with determination. Some say she has a soft spot for the town sheriff...

RICO: Former pool bot known as Ricochet who discovered his amazing aiming skills and joined Shelly. Lost his original body in a Robo Rumble and received a new one from the Junkers.

BROCK: Gamer from the modern age who stole a rocket launcher from an evil corporation and came into Brawl Town in search of adventure.

THE JUNKERS: A family of redheads who re-use metal junk to build turrets and other robots.

COLT: Only male of the family, Sheriff of Brawl Town with an obsession with his pretty face. Unlike his family he is more of a guns guy.

JESSIE: Colt’s younger sister with a passion for pets, to the point she named her own dog-themed turret Scrappy.

PAM: Leader of the family and a real mama bear. Touch her sons and you’re in for a bad time.

THE PIRATES: A robot pirate crew from overseas who came to Brawl Town for one thing and only one thing: MONEY.

PENNY: A pirate captain who is very good at building robots and cannons, to the point she built her own crew. She is quite competitive and a bit arrogant. Hates Jessie for some reason.

BARRYL: Formerly a barrel filled with gunpowder, Penny built this silent but deadly guy and, therefore, he stays loyal to her and her only.

TICK: Formerly a giant cannon, he was turned by Penny into a metal ball of energy and happiness. He is always with his explosive head in the clouds and loves mines. Some even describe him as a “Pirate Spike” because of his personality.

THE UNDEAD: A group made of vampires, monsters and undead beings. They are on friendly terms with the Mysterious Ones.

MORTIS: A mysterious vampire known as the Bringer of Doom, who is able to resurrect the dead...often with unexpected results (see his comrades). He his quite self-centered and a bit evil, but is still loved by his team and friends.

FRANK: The one time that Mortis tried to use technology instead of his magic to resurrect an undead body, it turned into Frank, an unstoppable, brainless beast...who seems friendly and at ease when listening music.

POCO: Usually when Mortis resurrects people they are under his control. While trying to resurrect a musician who lost all of his fans, somehow, the mind control didn’t work, so Poco has free will. While he bears no ill will towards his teammates (helps Frank with his musical condition and tries to find friends for Mortis), he lives with the Junkers and has more of a relationship with them.

THE LEATHER JACKETS: A group of thugs from Retropolis, a town south of Brawl Town, who give to every challenger they come across the sweetest pain. But they aren’t actually evil.

BULL: Leader of the Leather Jackets and owner of a diner in Retropolis, Bull Blanco has anger issues and LOVES shotguns and football.

CROW: A mysterious bird man who came from nowhere in the Brawl Stars universe who asks for respect and respect only. Even if he is edgy, he is a nice guy who taught Leon his ninja ways. (Spoiler: He is actually an alien sent to study the BS universe by his species who created the Robo Bandits and conquer it from the inside, but now he loves this world and has sworn to protect it. Probably explains why Robo Bandits aremore aggressive towards him.)

BIBI: A girl from Retropolis, who is a bit childish but is brutal with her bat, properly named Mr. Bat. Before Crow arrived she was Bull’s only friend (and crush, but don’t tell her otherwise he’d kill you)

THE TRIBE: The name speaks for itself. What is left of the Indians in the world of the New West.

NITA: A girl with lots of energy and ability in fighting who received from her guardian a gift to protect her: the necklace that summons her inner animal spirit, the Big Baby Bear, to protect her at all costs. Has a crush on her foster sibling.

BO: Leader of the Tribe, who highly believes in the spirits and combines old with new by mixing his unstoppable archery skills with mines crafted by Dynamike. He is very serious and has a strong sense of justice.

LEON: Orphaned at a young age, this kid with a chameleon hoodie from the modern world came into the New West, received ninja lessons from Crow and, thanks to his new family made of Bo and Nita, he learned how to become invisible.

THE MINERS: A squad made of two miners and a bartender who highly specialize in searching gems.

DYNAMIKE: Also known as Old Mike, this former miner is not only good at building robots but also has pyromania and always has a short fuse. The bird in his head is called Birdy by him.

CARL: A knows-it-all robot miner with a childish personality, great ability in throwing his pickaxe, and a love for geology, horrible geology puns and Jessie.

BARLEY: Mike’s first robot, built when he was still a miner to serve him some moonshine. Time passes by and his circuits started fusing,so now he became a Brawler to recieve money to fix all damages done in his bar at Brawl Town.

THE MYSTERIOUS ONES: No one knows who they are or where they came from. They were reunited by their leader to fight in the Brawls.

TARA: A mysterious tarot card reader literally coming from the shadows, but no one knows that...except for Gene, probably.

GENE: A childish genie who came out from a rebellious lamp found by Tara. She sees Tara as his “mommy” and has a SERIOUS love for sweets and especially chocolate cakes.

SPIKE: Last member of the living catcus people, except for their sakura cactus siblings. He is shy and reserved on the outside, but cheerful and happy on the inside. He just never shows it because he is scared he might hurt someone with his, uh...hugs. Tara found him wandering in the desert alone and took him with her.

THE FIGHTERS: Two fighters and a sniper coming from around Brawl Town.

EL PRIMO: Originally a useless no one, Primo got hit by a meteor, receving superpowers and becoming the strongest wrestler in the New West. He is especially good with children and is searching for his brother, who is thought dead (and may actually be). He found him but he can’t recognize him.

ROSA: Primo’s number one fan, a botanist from the jungle west of Brawl Town who is also a boxer and is accompanied by her house plant. She is quite smart and built a lab in the jungle.

PIPER: The Belle of the Brawl herself, Piper de la Prim is usually a lone wolf who grew up learning how to use her umbrella gun and the proper manners. Since all teams were filled, she diced to join the Fighters.

THEIR THEME SONGS

THE BANDITS: Shot Me Down by David Guetta featuring Skylar Grey. It was more of a choice from Shelly and Brock

THE JUNKERS: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, personally chosen by Colt

THE PIRATES: He’s a Pirate by Hans Zimmer. Darryl hates it though.

THE UNDEAD: Thriller by Micheal Jackson, even though Poco prefers Remember Me by Miguel

THE LEATHER JACKETS: They are still undecided. Bull says it should be Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham!, Crow says it’s In the End by Linkin Park and Bibi says it’s Karate by BABYMETAL

THE TRIBE: Nita forced them to choose Great Spirits by Tina Turner, not that Bo minded that anyway.

THE MINERS: Carl ironically proposed Heigh Ho (the one from the Seven Dwarfs). Dynamike unironically chose that.

THE MYSTERIOUS ONES: Gene asked for Friend Like Me by Robin Williams and since they didn’t have any other ideas (and he made a puppy face) they just went with it.

THE FIGHTERS: Rosa wanted to use Eye of the Tiger by Survivor but Primo just kept saying the Guile Theme was suited enough, and even Piper liked that. So they chose the best of both worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edPUrkEf_ow

SKINS BACKSTORIES

BANDITA SHELLY: Her self from a dark future in which the Robo Bandits destroyed Brawl Town.

STAR SHELLY: She became a gamer after suggestions from Brock.

PANDA NITA: She usually wears that necklace on Halloween.

HOLIDAY SKINS: They come from the Brawlidays Universe.

SHIBA NITA: In another JP-based universe, she is a normal schoolgirl that summons a bear-shaped shiba to fight bad guys. So kawaii!

ROCKSTAR COLT: Karaoke Night on Friday is a big deal for Colt so he always prepares for the best.

IMPERIAL AGENT COLT: In the same JP-based universe from where Shiba Nita hails, he is literally an imperial agent.

OUTLAW COLT: Hails from the same universe as Bandita Shelly.

VIKING BULL: He dressed up as a viking on Halloween and he even customized the shotgun.

QUARTERBACK/LINEBACKER BULL: Did we mention that Bull LOVES football? Sometimes he even calls it Footbull.

DRAGON KNIGHT JESSIE: They say she hails from a “Royal Clash” universe or something like that. ;)

SUMMER JESSIE/BROCK: They just prepared for summer, that’s all.

BOOM BOX BROCK: His attire back when he lived in the modern world.

LION DANCE BROCK: Sidekick of Imperial Agent Colt.

HOT ROD BROCK: His attire when he took a vacation in Retropolis.

CHEF MIKE: He is quite the bad chef, but he makes it up with his knowledge of spicy peppers.

ROBO MIKE: Comes from the same future as of Outlaw Colt and Bandita Shelly. The problem was an incident with the Robo Bandits. He doesn’t talk about it. Birdy is all that is left of his former self, and even then, he pilots him.

MECHA BO AND MECHA CROW : They got roboticized after a bad incident with the Robo Bandits in the Outlaw Universe (the one from which Robo Mike hails too). Colro variations are made by them to make themselves look cooler. They are what is left of the official Brawl Stars tournament members, the others kidna cut the ties with the “sport”.

EL RUDO: Primo’s darker self who manifested in the Outlaw Universe as a collateral effect of the meteor who hit him and gave him his powers.

EL REY: For special occasions in the battlefield, Primo wears this attire.

GOLDEN BARLEY: Back when he was still a fresh model, Barley used to look like this.

WIZARD BARLEY: You know it.

BAKE SALE BARLEY: In what was the worst moment of his whole life, he worked at Bull’s diner and was forced by Bull to wear that.

MAPLE SYRUP BARLEY: The guy once went to Canada. Canada changed him. Now he loves maple syrup.

SERENADE POCO: He once helped Colt trying to serenade Shelly. It ended with lots of spare shotguns being thrown at them.

LOADED RICO: Back when he was a pool bot, rich people used Rico to store gems. He HATES that.

POPCORN RICO: He also worked at Brawl Town’s cinema for a month or so. He got a popcorn addiction and got fired.

DUMPLING DARRYL: From the universe in which Colt and Brock are secret agents, he is a robot who loves dumplings and supports them in their secret missions.

BUNNY PENNY: During Easter, a prank war between Jessie and her was ongoing. She received a lesson by getting her outfit and cannon modified after hanging Scrappy upside down.

ROAD RAGE CARL: To try to look cool for the Leather Jackets he started dressing up like this. His Outlaw Universe counterpart keeps wearing it.

CAVEMAN FRANK: He dressed up liek this on Halloween.

ROCKABILLY MORTIS: Karaoke Night on Friday is a serious thing for Mortis too.

TOP HAT MORTIS: He once wore a hat that is now lost in time and space.

NIGHT WITCH MORTIS: Mortis once exchanged bodies with a Night Witch from Clash Royale. It was all her fault though.

SAKURA SPIKE: She comes from a similar species to that of Spike, made by sakura catuses. She hails from the same unvierse as Shiba Nita and the Lunar New Year skins.

WHITE CROW: A condition that Crow has is that in the winter he turns his feathers white.

PHONEIX CROW: Crow’s true form.

WEWWWWWWWWWWWW ABOUT DAMN TIME I FINISHED

STICK A FORK IN ME, I’M DOOONE

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Kwami OCs and Hero's for a fanfic.

These are Kwamis and Heroes for a fanfic. The kwamis are mine, the characters themselves aren't. If you wish to do fan art of the kwamis, let me know. And yes, Chloe is good in this fanfic. @friendlyneighborhoodborg and I are working on outfits, so you'll find those out later. Now:

Bonezz: a skeleton kwami, she's rude, but does try her best to help others. her miraculous is a skull barrett and the weapon is a bone staff. the special ablity is Bone Brigade, which repeatedly stabs the enemy. A male hero is called Bone Face. A female hero is called Miss Bones.

Juuk: A music note kwami who is shy, to the point of rarely speaking her thoughts. Her miraculous is a music note bowtie. Her weapon is a microphone, and her special ability is Sonic Shout, which can shatter windows. A male hero is called Baritone. A female hero is called Pitch.

Wishh: A genie kwami, she wll grant the wishes of whoever weilds her. Her miraculous is, well, the Genie's lamp. The weapon is the lamp itself, and the ability is Wish Granted. A male hero is called The Blue Genie. A female hero is called Wish Mistress.

UFK: A UFO kwami whose name is short for Unidentified Flying Kwami. Their miraculous is the UFK eye contact miraculous. The weapon is the eye contact, which can either perfom one of two abilities; Scan(doesn't use power) and Abduct(which does start the five minute timer and can make an enemy vanish). A male hero is UFO-Man. A female hero is Lil-UFO.

Bakuu: A Baku kwami who spends her time sleeping or helping others sleep, AKA, she's ok with normal people seeing her. Her miraculous is the Baku Cane, which is also the weapon. The ability is Sleepy, which actually puts a teamate to sleep so they can get extra time after using their special ability. A male hero is Mr. Baku. A female hero is called Drowzee-Hypno(which are Pokemon based on Bakus).

Shrimpee: A shrimp kwami who is sassy, comical, and silly. His miraculous is the Shrimp Headband. The weapon is a shrimp shaped gun that shoots....Shrimp. The special ability is Teeny Tiny, which shrinks enemies.A male hero is called Big Shrimp. A female hero is called Le Crevette(The Shrimp in French).

Ursa Major & Ursa Minor: A mother-son kwami duo, these to are exactly what you'd expect. Major is motherly and loving, Minor is tough and over-confidant. Their miraculouses are the Bear Gloves and Cub gloves. Their weapons are brass knuckles. Major's special ability is Motherly, which allows the user to heal their partners and restore their timer. Minor's is Confidant. Male heroes are called Papa Bear and Kid Bear. Female heroes are called Mama Bear and Baby Bear.

Icee & Fiire: Two tin kwamis, both are mischievous, yet friendly. Icee has a Winter Necklace for males(Icee is male), while Fiire has a Summer Necklace for females(Fiire is female). Their weapons are dual guns that shoot fire and ice. They share the ability Dual blast. A male hero is called Frosty. A female hero is Heat.

Seven Sea: The Parrot Kwami whose name is actually Parro but prefers Seven Seas which (headcanon) Anarka gave her. She is like a stereotypical pirate and was disguised as (headcanon) Anarka's parrot when she was 5. Her Miraculous is the Parrot Eyepatch(which (headcanon) Anarka unknowing stored away in a drawer, which is why Seven Seas "disappeared". Her weapon is a Cutlass. The ability is Parrot's Call, which allows a nearby hero to be called to the parrot user. A male hero is called Captain Parrot. A female hero is called Captain Seven Seas.

Ninjjii: The Ninja Kwami...Who changes gender according to their holder. Ninjii's miraculous is the Ninja Mask. Their weapon is....Normal ninja tools. Their special Ability is Smokey Clone, which creates smoke clones. A male holder is Darkness Ninja. A female hero is Shadow.

Eyezz: The Owl Kwami and the very thing the Damocles saw as a child and inspired him to be Dark Owl. He is..Well, wise. His miraculous is the Owl Glasses. The weapon is the cape itself. The ability is Wise Sight, which allows the user to see the future. A male hero is, well, Dark Owl. A female hero is Future Owl.

Hallo: A Pumpkin Kwami. She was born when A woman started the trick or treating craze. Her miraculous is the Pumpkin Hat. the weapon is a Pumpkin Bowling Ball. The ability is Trick-Or-Treat, which either trick the enemy into hurting themselves or treat the heroes with a temporary weapon upgrade. A male hero is called Pumpking. A female hero is called Lady Halloween.

Petaal: The Flower Kwami. He has a sterotypical gay accent. His miraculous is the Flower Hairclip. the Weapon is a Flower Wand. The ability is Flower Power, which makes Flowers grab the enemy. A male hero is Called Flower Man. A female hero is called Flower Queen.

Spectre: The Ghost Kwami. She's actually the spirit of a young girl who studied Kwamis and it's rumored throughout Francois Dupont that she was Ms. Mendeliev's daughter. Her Miraculous is a hood that she was rumored to have gotten form Mendeliev. The weapon...There is none actually, only her intelligence. Her ability isn't ghost related, it's actually related to chemistry(she creates nitrogen bombs, oxygen bombs, hydrogen bombs, etc). A male hero is called Paranormal. A female hero is actually called Chemistry Lass.

Hopp: The Frog Kwami. He is very sassy, and sarcastic. His miraculous is the Frog Headphones(actually Earmuffs). The weapon is a hand cannon. The special ability is Dimension Hop. Bunnyx usually has the frog holder use this for her to jump through. A male holder is called Hypno-Frog.a female holder is called Dimension-Frog.

Leona: The Lioness Kwami. She is, well, prideful and serious. Her miraculous is the Lioness Crown. The weapon is a scepter. The ability is Prideful Roar, which fills teamates with pride, nobility, courage, and bravery. A male holder is called King Lion. A female holder is called Lioness.

Faang: A bat Kwami. She is vampirc, but enjoys spending her time sunbathing and eating garlic bread. Her Miraculous is the Bat Bowtie. The weapon is a bat shaped boomerang, in reference to Batman. The ability is Health suction, where the user absorbs all nearby enemy health.A male user is called Count Vlad. A female user is called Baroness Blood.

Finn: A Shark Kwami. He is upbeat and outgoing, and loves singing. His miraculous is the Shark Earring. The weapon is a pistol. The ability is Shark Frenzy, which allows Finn himself to sing for teamates to give them a morale boost. A male hero is called Sharktooth. A female hero is called Depths.

Mummee: The Mummy Kwami. She constantly claims to have served a pharaoh. Her miraculous is the Mummy Ankh. The weapons are a crook and flail. The ability is mummify, which mummifies the enemy for a short time period. A male hero is called King Tut. A female hero is called Pharaohpatra.

Nevermore: The Raven Kwami. She is dark, depressing, and quiet, usually saying Nevermore all the time. Her miraculous is the Raven Mirror. the weapon is the mirror itself. The ability is Mirror Reflection, which reflects any attacks. A male hero is called E.A.P. A female hero is called Mirrora.

Rexx: A T-Rex kwami. She is an idiot who is all about being extreme.. Nothing else. Her miraculous is the T-Rex Choker. The weapon is a clamp. The ability is Growth. A male hero is named T-Wrecker. A female hero is Biterz.

Roboo: A Robot Kwami. It is pretty happy, and doesn't think before it acts. It's miraculous is the Robot Ring. The weapon is a laser gun. The ability is Heat Laser. A male hero is called Reboot. A female hero is called KOKORO.

Imp: The Demon Kwami. Despite being a demon, she's actually very sweet and shy. Her miraculous is the Demon Ring. The weapon is a Bow and Arrow. The ability is Demonic Possession, where a shot arrow hits an enemy and turns them against their partners. A male hero is called Incubus. A female hero is called Sucubus.

Halo: The Angel Kwami. Despite being an angel, she's stubborn and narcistic. Her miraculous is the Angel Ring. The weapon is a Bow and Arrow. The ability is Love All, where teamates affected by hat attacks are healed. a male hero is called Raphael. A female hero is called Angelina.

Midnight: The Moon Kwami. He is smart and calm, unlike his younger sister. His miraculous is the Moon Glove. The weapon is a Moon Hammer. The ability is Weremoon, which transforms the user into a werewolf. A male hero is called Were-Lad. A female hero is called The Wolf.

Midday: The Sun Kwami. She is dimwitted and overexcited unlike her older brother. Her miraculous is the Sun Glove. The weapon is a Sun Hammer. The ability is called Rising Phoenix, which turns the holder into a phoenix. A male holder is called Fire Feather. A female holder is called Flying Phoenix.

Gemi N Mini: The Gemini Kwami. These two kwamis are literally ying and yang. Their miraculous are the Gemini Bracelets. which split the holder into two completely different people. The weapon are the Gemini Nunchuks. The ability is 2x2, which splits the holder and their double into two, resulting in a total of four. A male holder is called Kid Multiply. a female holder is called X4.

Bamboo: The Panda Kwami. She's mute, but is usually very emotional. Her miraculous is the Panda Brace. The weapon is a spear. The ability is Spotty, which blinds the enemy with spots. A male holder is called Monsier Spot. A female hero is called Bamboo Stick.

Quickling: The Hedgehog Kwami. She is impatient, fast talking, and quick thinking. Her miraculous are....A pair of Hedgehog Shoes. The user has no weapon has no weapon, just her speed. The ability is Ultra Speed, which makes her user go 4 times as fast as usual. A male holder is named after Sonic the hedgehog, Sonic. A female holder is named Speedburst.

Bullhoorn: The Bull Kwami. She is a videogame lover. That's all. Her Miraculous is the Bull Headband. The weapon are two twin lances. The ability is Bull Rush, where the user can charge at enemies with no pain. A male hero is called El Grande. A female hero is called Ella Mucho.

Tentacll: The Octupus Kwami. He is wise and smart. His miraculous is the Octopus Gauntlets. The weapon are eight suction cup whips. The ability is Suction, which helps the user climb. A male hero is called Eight Arms. A female hero is called Octi.

Camma: The chameleon Kwami. Shy, naive, and innocent, she is easily tricked. Her Miraculous is the Chameleon Hat. The weapon is a mace. The ability is Blend In, which allows the user to appear as someone else. A male hero is called Look-A-Like. A female hero is called Karmeleon.

Webb: The Spider Kwami. She is elegant, ladylike, and patient. Her miraculous is the Spider Violin. The weapon is a net. The ability is Spider's Net, where the user plays a soothing song to lure the enemy near. A male hero is called Tarantula. A female hero is called Musical Web.

Grimm: the Death Kwami. Believe it or not, she's very lively and lives anything living, like plants and animals, and is scared of ghosts, zombies, skeletons, etc. Her miraculous is the Death Mask. The weapon is a scythe. The ability is Swipe of Death, which kills the enemy's ability to use their power for 10 minutes. A male hero is called Grim Creeper. A female hero is called Death Scythe.

Tussk: the Elephant Kwami. She is serious and holds grudges, due to her great memory. Her miraculous is the Elephant Lip Piercing. The weapon is the Elephant Lance. The ability is Memorize, which enhances the users memory for a short time period. A male hero is called Memoro. A female hero is called Peanut.

Puunk: The Life Kwami. She is the exact opposite of Grimm, being brave and loud. Her miraculous is the Life Goggles. The weapon is a wrench. The ability is Birth, with brings plants or machines to life. A male holder is called Life Punk. A female holder is called Steam Punk.

Borgg: The Giraffe Kwami. A lover of writing and music, he is usually found in a music shop when not with his holder. His miraculous is the Giraffe Neckband. The weapon is the Giraffe Stick(it's actually very strong).The ability is Growth, which makes the holder taller. A male hero is called Great Height. A female hero is called Madame Height.

Blaackk: The Knight Kwami. Mute, quiet, and serious, many of her holders feared her. Her miraculous is the Knight's Helmet. The Weapon is a Sword and Shield. The Ability is Knight, which turns a nearby citizen into a knight to help. A male hero is called Sir Miraculous. A female hero is called The Black Knight.

Headzz: The Hydra Kwami. She seems to have DID and seems to give it to holders only when used. Her miraculous is the Hydra Necklace. The weapons are five different railguns. The ability is Persona-Change, which changes the users personality to fit the situations. A male used is called 5-mind. A female user is called Dupli-Brain.

Hoowl: The Wolf Kwami. She's a huge fan of Plagg's, looking up to him and trying to copy him, despite being higher up than him. Her miraculous is a ring, like Plagg's. The weapon is also a staff. Her ability is Bone Structure, which rebuilds things, unlike Cataclysm. A male hero is called Chien Noir. A female hero is called Wooflette.

Seconnd, Minuute, and Hourr: The Clockwork Kwamis. Each of these there kwami sisters resemble a clock hand. Their miraculouses are the Clockwork Hand Barrettes. The weapon is a sword in the shape of a clock hand. their abilit is Past(Seconnd), Present(Minuute), and Future(Hourr). Male and Female heroes are called Past, Present, and Future.

Fissh: The Penguin Kwami. He is elegant and smart. His miraculous is the Penguin Bowtie. The weapon is a fish shaped club. The ability is Freeze. A male hero is called Monsieur Poisson. A female hero is called Femme de Glace.

Seeed: The Hamster Kwami. She is naive, sweet, and innocent. Her miraculous is the Hamster Backpack. The weapon are a wide array of weapons in the backpack. The ability is Copy Ham, which duplicates the user so they can use more than one weapon. A male hero is called Hammy. A female hero is called Fille de Graine.

Goro. She is the Gorilla Kwami of Healing. Her miraculous is a pair of bongos, which are also the weapons. The special ability is Bongo Repair, which heals teamates. When Goro enters disguise mode(which makes her look like a normal gorilla who can talk and fight.), she is called Dr. Ape. Her phrase is a certain tune played on the bongos. She can't run out of time. She also serves as the guide for the team when they struggle with a legendary miraculous.

Ventosa: The Chupacabra Kwami. She is sassy, gay, fabulous, and silly. Her miraculous is the Chupacabra Band-Aid. The weapon is a blowgun with different darts. The ability is Feral. A male hero is called Senor Tonto. A female hero is called Senorita Mysterio.

Peass: The Dove Kwami. She is peaceful, calm, and gentle. Her miraculous is the Dove Olive Branch Hair Piece. The weapon is the wand. The ability is Pacify, which briefly calms the enemy. A male hero is called Peacify. A female hero is called Aile Blanche.

Stiing: The Jellyfish Kwami. He is very fashionable and beauty crazy. His miraculous is the Jellyfish vest. The weapon is a fishing for. The ability is Sting, which is similar to Venom, but controls the victim instead. A male hero is called Piquer Garcon. A female hero is called Paralyser.

Stoone: The Cobra Kwami. She is shy, quiet, and odd. Her miraculous is the Medusa Amulet. The weapon is a phalanx. The ability is Stone Gaze. A male hero is called Petrino Agori. A female hero is called Medousa.

Coopy: the Cheshire Cat Kwami. She is mysterious, odd, and a bit creepy. Her miraculous is the Cheshire Wrist Watch. The weapon is the watch(until it scans the enemy). The ability is Copy Cat, which can grant the user the enemy's ability when the watch scans them. A male hero is called Copier. A female hero is called Cheshire.

Astral-Blue: The Astral Blue Panther Kwami. She is funny, dim-witted, and naive. Her miraculous is the Astral Blue Compass. Her weapon is the Astral Blue Lance. The ability is Astral Blue Form, which makes the user intangable for 5 minutes. A male hero is called Blue Soldier. A female hero is called Astral Blue.

Astral-Red: the Astral Red Panther kwami. She is serious, smart, and hot-headed. Her miraculous is the Astral Red Compass. Her weapon is the Astral Red Sword. The ability is Astral Red Form. A male hero is called Red Soldier. A female hero is called Astral Red.

Astral-Green: the Astral Green Panther Kwami. She is smart, kind, innocent, and cunning. Her miraculous is the Astral Green Compass. Her weapon is the Astral Green Grappling Hook. The ability is Astral Green Form. A male hero is called Green Soldier. A female hero is called Astral-Green.

Astral-Yellow: the Astral Yellow Panther Kwami. She is gluttonous, loving, and protective. Her miraculous is the Astral Yellow Compass. Her weapon is the Astral Yellow Shield. The ability is Astral Yellow Form. A male hero is called Yellow Soldier. A female hero is called Astral Yellow.

Astral-Black: the Astral Black Panther Kwami. She is motherly, generous, leading, and wise. Her miraculous is the Astral Black Compass. Her weapon is the Astral Black Gun. The ability is Astral Black Form. A male hero is called Black Soldier. A female hero is called Astral Black.

Fallo: the Falcon Kwami. She at first seems calm and collected, with a passion for classical music, but as soon as she's angered, she reveals that she is really an irrational and hot-headed metal-punk. Her miraculous is the Falcon Guitar Pick. Her weapon transitions between a violin(which prevents akuma effects) and an electric guitar(which turns akumas against their partners). The ability is Musical Transition, which transitions the weapon between its two forms. A male hero is called Punk Falcon. A female hero is called Classical Punk.

Chime: the Chimera Kwami. A gambler, she loves to gamble her own miraculous and other miraculouses in battle. Her miraculous is the Chimera Dice. Her weapon are three different dices. The ability is gamble, which allows the user or a partner to choose an enemy's ability to gamble and inherit if the user or partner wins. A male hero is called Triple Dice. A female hero is called Gamblemera.

Tricera: the Triceratops Kwami. She is very hot tempered and always has a scowl. Her miraculous is a belt buckle. Het weapon is a spiked shield. The ability is overcharge, which over charges an ability so it can be used for 10 minutes. A male hero is called Sheild Master. A female hero is called Tricerena.

Magicca: the Magician Kwami. She is a magic loving prankster who always smiles. Her miraculous is a top hat. Her weapon is a magic wand. The ability is Kadabara, which performs a magic trick against the enemy. A male hero is called The Great Magico. A female hero is called The Amazing Magica.

And the phrases:

1.: Bonezz, Let's Rattle! & Bonezz, Settle Down. (Bone Face) (Luka)

2.: Juuk, Sing Out! & Juuk, Sing Low. (Pitch) (Rose)

3.: Wishh, Grant Me Power! & Wishh, Grant Me Freedom.(Wish Mistress) (Rose)

4.: Bakuu, Drean On! & Bakuu, Wake Up.(Drowzee-Hypno) (Alya)

5.: Icee, Cool Up! & Icee, Cool Down.(Frosty) (Adrien)

6.: Finite, Blaze On! & Fiire, Blaze Off.(Heat) (Marinette)

7.: Ursa Major, Growl On! & Ursa Major, Growl Off.(Mama Bear) (Sabrina)

8.: Ursa Minor, Growl Loud! & Ursa Minor, Growl Soft.(Baby Bear) (Chloe)

9.: UFK, Blast Off! & UFK, Landing On.(UFO-Man) (Max)

10.: Shrimpee, Butter On! & Shrimpee, Melt The Butter.(Big Shrimp) (Nathaniel)

11.: Seven Seas, Hoist the Sails! & Seven Seas, Lay Anchor.(Captain Seven Seas) (Anarka)

12.: Ninjjii, Into Darkness! & Ninjjii, Into Light.(Shadow) (Kagami)

13.: Eyezz, Let Me See! & Eyezz, Blind Me.(Dark Owl) (Max)

14.: Hallo, Spook On! & Hallo, Spook Off.(Pumpking) (Kim)

15.: Petaal, Let's Bloom! & Petaal, Let's Wilt.(Flower Man) (Nino)

16.: Spectre, Time for Science! & Spectre, Time for Rest.(Chemistry Lass) (Rose)

17.: Hopp, Jump Up! & Hopp, Jump Down.(Hypno-Frog) (Kim)

18.: Tricera, Horns Out! & Tricera, Horns In.(Tricera-Girl) (Mylene)

19.: Leona, Fangs Out! & Leona, Fangs In.(King Lion) (Kim)

20.: Faang, Suck Blood! & Faang, Stop Sucking.(Baroness Blood) (Juleka)

21.: Finn, Let's Dive! & Finn, Let's Resurface.(Depths) (Alix)

22.: Nevermore, Rap Away! & Nevermore, Fly Away.(Mirrora) (Juleka)

23.: Rexx, Smash it! & Rexx, End It.(T-Wrecker) (Ivan)

24.: Roboo, Activate! & Roboo, Shut Down.(Reboot) (Max)

25.: Imp, Raise Some He'll! & Imp, Free the Damned.(Sucubus) (Alya)

26.: Halo, Up To Heaven! & Halo, Down To Earth.(Raphael) (Nino)

27.: Midnight, Full Phase! & Midnight, New Phase.(The Wolf) (Rose)

28.: Midday, Let's Rise! & Midday, Let's Set.(Flying Phoenix) (Juleka)

29.: Mummee, Mummify Me! & Mummee, Unwrap Me.(Pharoahpatra) (Alix)

30.: Gemini, Let's Split! & Gemini, Back Together.(X4) (Rose)

31.: Bamboo, Let's Cuddle! & Bamboo, Let's Stop Cuddling.(Monsier Spot) (Tom(past))

32.: Quickling, Quills Out! & Quickling, Quills in.(Speedburst) (Nino)

33.: Bullhoorn, Charge In! & Bullhoorn, Charge Out. (El Grande) (Ivan)

34.: Tentacll, Arms Up! & Tentacll, Arms Down. (Octi) (Mdme. Bustier(past))

35.: Camma, Camoflouge! & Camma, Reveal. (Karmeleon) (Sabrina)

36.: Webb, Weave! & Webb, Sleep. (Tarantuala) (Max)

37.: Grimm, Let's Reap! & Grimm, Let's Mourn. (Death Scythe) (Juleka)

38.: Tussk, Memorize! & Tussk, Forget? (Peanut) (Rose)

39.: Puunk, Spring to Life! & Puunk, Fall Away. (Steam Punk) (Alix)

40.: Borgg, Get Big! & Borgg, Get Short. (Great Height)(Adrien)

41.: Blaackk: Draw your sword! & Blaackk, sheathe the sword.(The Black Knight)(Rose)

42.: Headzz, Split Me! & Headzz, Rejoin Me.(Dupli-Brain)(Juleka)

43.: Hoowl, Claws Out! & Hoowl, Claws In.(Chien Noir)(Nathaniel)

44.: Sisters, Start Ticking! & Sisters, Stop Tocking.(Past, Present, Future)(Marinette, Alya, and Chloe)

45. Goro plays a special tune on the bongos.(Goro/Dr.Ape)

46. Fissh, Let's Skate! & Fissh, Finale! (Monsieur Poisson)(Marc)

47. Seeed, Stuff Me! & Seeed, Unstuff.(Fille De Graine)(Rose)

48. Ventosa, Suck Some Blood! & Ventosa, Stop.(Senorita Mysterio)(Alix)

49. Peass, Let's Pacify! & Peass, Calm Down.(Aile Blanche)(Sabrina)

50. Stiing, Let's Sting! & Stiing, Let's Sink.(Piquer Garcon)(Ivan)

51. Stoone, Let's Gaze! & Stoone, Let's Go Blind.(Medousa)(Alya)

52. Coopy, Fade In! & Coopy, Fade Out.(Cheshire)(Juleka)

53. Astral-Blue, Transform! & Astral-Blue, Detransform.(Astral Blue)(Chloe)

54. Astral-Red, Transform! & Astral-Red, Detransform.(Red Soldier)(Nino)

55. Astral-Yellow, Transform! & Astral-Yellow, Detransform.(Astral Yellow)(Alya)

56. Astral-Green, Transform! & Astral-Green, Detransform.(Green Soldier)(Adrien)

57. Astral-Black, Transform! & Astral-Black, Detransform.(Astral Black)(Marinette)

58. Fallo, It's Time To Take Flight! & Fallo, Let's Make A Landing.(Classical Punk)(Rose)

59. Chime, Let's Gamble! & Chime, Tap Out.(Gamblemera) (Mylene)

60. Tricera, Sheild Me! & Tricera, Release Me.(Tricerena) (Mendeliev(past))

61. Magica, Time for a Show! & Magica, Show's Over.(The Amazing Magica) (Sabine(past))

[starlight63]

See this I would love to see on the front page of the BBC News website.

(Image 1 Description: A drawing of a HIV symbol on legs walking with a smile on it's face and it's hand making the "sound" sign.

It says: "This is huge! Landmark HIV vaccime passes phase 1 of human trial and prove successful in 97% of participants.")

(Image 2 Description: A drawing of an aeroplane with a hat on smiling and carrying a seed bag while sprinkling seeds. The clouds are in the background.

It says: "A Canadian company aims to plant 1 billion trees using drones that can shoot seed pods into the ground in remote areas that have suffered from deforestation.")

(Image 3 Description: A drawing of a rabbit wearing a dress and shaking maraccas. Confetti is sprinkled in the background.

It says: "Mexico just banned animal testing for cosmetics! It's the first country in North America to ban the practise.")

(Image 4 Description: A drawing of an underwater scene with a smiling stone head sculpture in the middle with green leaves tucked into its ear. A smiling starfish is placed on it with other plants on the ocean floor surface as well as other smiling se creatures in the background.

It says: "How to stop illegal net fishing? With sculptures! An Italian activist dropped 39 huge marble sculptures in the sea. The sculptures created both a physical barrier for nets and a heaven for underwater life.")

(Image 5 Description: A drawing of an employee leaving work and chucking all of their work items away while running and smiling.

It says: "Portugal have been given a massive win in work-related mental health as a new law says it's illegal for your boss to phone, email or text you after work hours.")

(Image 6 Description: The Earth holding a plaster over the ozone layer with a smile on it's face. Clouds are in the background.

It says: "Major study finds the Ozone layer is healing and it's on pace for a full recovery by 2050. A much needed win!")

(Image 7 Description: A drawing of a panda holding a glass of champange. There are celebration symbols in the background.

It says: "Great news! Giant pandas are no longer an endangered species. Thanks to conservation efforts, their numbers are finally rebounding after years of decline.")

(Image 8 Description: Drawing of a cartoon diamond under a microscope with its reflection showing in the background.

It says: "Lab grown diamonds are forever. The world's largest jewlery maker will no longer use mined diamonds and focus on more sustainable, lab-grown gems.")

(Image 9 Description: Drawing of a Japanese flag with the red dot in the middle smiling and wearing a bowtie.

It says: "The Japanese government has appointed a 'Minister of Loneliness in a bid to tackle mental health issues caused by isolation and loneliness.")

(Image 10 Description: Two coral reef plants holding hands with the one on the right holding a baby coral reef.

It says: "The Great Barrier Reef bursts with new life as millions of "corral babies" are born. A very happy coral reef news after three bleaching events in past years.")

(Image 11 Description: A cartoon drawing of a person in an Instagram post with the label "RETOUCHED" being in the bottom left-hand corner as well as the heart and plane for liking and sending posts in the bottom right-hand corner.

It says: "In an efforts to combat beauty and appearance pressures, Norway's new law mandates that social media influncers disclose when they've retouched or added a filter to a photo.")

(Image 12 Description: A cartoon drawing of an elderly elephant sitting in an armchair with a blanket over them with a standing lamp next to them. The elephant is smoking a pipe.

It says: "The first "retirement home" for elephants in Europe for elephants from zoos or circuses has opened its doors in France. 52 year old elephant Gandhi is their first resident.")

(Image 13 Description: Drawing of a cartoon octopus holding a giant big bag on board a ship.

It says: "A half-mile instsllation by nonprofit The Oceab Cleanup just took 20,000 pound of plastic out of the Pacific, proof that ocean garbage can be cleaned!)

(Image 14 Description: A cartoon drawing of an angry mosquito standing up on the ground.

It says: "Groundbreaking vaccine for malaria, the biggest cause of childhood illness and desth in sub-Saharan Africa, is approved and could be rolled out to billions.")

(Image 15 Description: A cartoon drawing of two trees on the left and right of the picture with them holding hands with the child in the middle. The tree on the right is looking down at the child joyfully while the one on the left is looking straight ahead.

It says: "In an unlikely partnership, every time a new child arrives in Wales, two trees are planted, one at home and one in Uganda. So far 15 million trees have been planted.")

(Image 16 Description: A drawing with a man on the left and a woman on the right of a picture holding up a scroll document with the Chile flag and a red ribbon being on it.

It says: "Making history: Chile is creating the world's first constitution to be drafted by an equal number of women and men. A new global standard for gender equality.")

(Image 17 Description: A drawing of the Earth cutting off the top of greenhouse gas smoke coming from a factory on the left. There is a dashed red line separating the top of the smoke from the bottom.

It says: "In a historic ruling, a Dutch court has ordered oil company Shell to cut its CO2 emissions by 45%. A precedent for cases against pouting multinationals!")

(Image 18 Description: A drawing of a test tube looking through a magnifying glass with it's left eye enlarged in the glass' reflection. There are three speech bubbles around it with the faces showing different emotions and the brain feeling sad.

It says: "In a major breakthrough, a blood test proved to be effective in detecting depression and bipolar disorder and match people to the right medications.)

[dr-gloom]

This is Halloween (Everybody Make a Scene)

Day 2 of the Sander’s Sides Spook Month! Oi Vey

Prompt: Trick-Or-Treating

Fandom: Sander’s Sides

Paring: LAMP/CALM

Words: 4,326 (sorryyyyy)

Summary: Patton really wants to go trick-or-treating and manages to convince his boyfriends, but not everyone is as enthusiastic as him about the idea of adult trick-or-treaters. 

Tags/Warnings: genderfluid Patton, Nightmare Before Christmas all over the place, I’m not sorry, some anxiety but let’s be honest I can’t write anything with Virgil without him freaking out at some point, mean suburban mom, can anyone feel my distaste for the suburbs yet?

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Patton couldn’t believe no one was going trick-or-treating this year! Sure, they were all adults, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t have fun on Halloween. For some people, this meant going to haunted houses, or throwing parties, or watching horror movies. However, Virgil’s anxiety, Logan’s too-logical standpoint, and Roman’s tendency to have vivid nightmares for days when he was scared meant that the four couldn’t exactly participate in these things. That was fine with them; they didn’t need to go to crowded, noisy parties or scare themselves on purpose. That’s why they went trick-or-treating!

At least, they used to. The four of them had practically grown up together (with the exception of meeting Virgil in middle school) and they’d always trick-or-treated together for as long as Patton could remember. The tradition even carried on into high school, though Virgil was a little more reluctant after freshman year, which confused Patton (they always managed to talk him into it at the last minute though). Now that they’d graduated and were making plans for their future, the two calmer men had taken it as a sign to stop with the tradition. It was unacceptable!

Patton had been blowing up their group text for weeks with Halloween memes and requests to join him for trick-or-treating for the past few weeks, and so far, all he’d gotten was a confirmation from Roman – who he knew would never skip out on trick-or-treating – and a series of ‘lol’s from Virgil. Logan blatantly ignored anything to do with Halloween, instead sending the other three reminders to get to bed on time, do their assignments, or set their alarms for work. And he called Patton the worrywart.

Patton huffs as he checks his phone, shouldering his bookbag as he leaves his English class. Nothing from any of his boyfriends. Of course. Virgil was either asleep - seeing as he worked nights – or doing homework weeks before it was due – and Roman was undoubtedly at the theater rehearsing. He wouldn’t answer his phone for anything short of a fire. Someone shoulder-checked Patton, muttering something about ‘inconsiderate’ and ‘phones’, but Patton chose to ignore them. He wouldn’t let one grumpy gus sour his good mood!

He sends another message then pockets his phone, heading to the cafeteria. He just had to wait until Logan got out of class and Virgil got to school. He grabs their usual table in the corner of the cafeteria and sets his stuff spread out across the table, effectively reserving the space and letting himself drift off in thought. He didn’t know how long he’d been sitting like this when someone knocked on the table, startling him out of his thoughts. He looks up, smile growing on his face as he takes in Logan standing in front of him. He jumps up, darting to the other side of the table and pulling his boyfriend into a tight hug.

“Logan! Did you get out of class early?” Logan hugs back, his hold gentle but firm. “No, I believe you were simply stuck in your thoughts again, Patton.” Patton grins, letting go of Logan and rocking back on his feet.

“Well, I can’t help it! I was thinking about you-“ Logan blushes. “-and how much fun we’re gonna have trick-or-treating!” Logan blinks, processing what Patton said and groaning. “You’re still going on about that? I thought I told you, we’re far to old to be participating in such juvenile activities.” Patton sighs softly and gives Logan his best Kicked Puppy face. He can’t say no to that!

“No, Patton.”

“… Fine.” Patton wasn’t giving up, though. He will get Logan and Virgil to agree! The two sit down, Logan sitting across from Patton, quickly launching into conversation about their classmates and crazy professors. Virgil shows up not long after, slumping into the chair beside Patton and tiredly accepting his hug.

“Hey V! Did you get lots of sleep?” Virgil shrugs, splaying out over the chair like a true Disaster Gay™. “I slept a few hours last night.” Patton pouts, slumping his shoulders. “Then what’ve you been doing all day?” Virgil looks at his lap, picking at his nails. Patton frowns. “You were pacing your room worrying again, weren’t you?” Virgil doesn’t say anything. Patton’s frown deepens and he rotates his chair to fully face Virgil, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and folding his hands together. “Come on, Virge, talk to us. What’s wrong?”

Virgil looks off at some distant corner as he speaks, unable to make eye contact. “I… Well, you want to go trick-or-treating this year…” Patton perks up slightly. “… I want to too, you know I love Halloween, but… Logan’s right. We’re too old. What if people stare at us? Or get mad at us? I don’t want some suburban mom sneering at us in front of a bunch of kids…” He shrugs, picking at his cuticles. “It’s dumb, I shouldn’t be worried about this, but I am. Sorry.”

Patton shakes his head and takes Virgil’s hands, stopping his nervous habit, his eyes drawn to the blue bracelet on Patton’s wrist. “Hey, none of that. Your worries are always valid, because they’re something that matters to you… If you really don’t want to go trick or treating this year, we don’t have to. But! If we do, it’ll be a ton of fun, whether something happens or not.” He notices Virgil’s expression, tacking on, “And if something does happen, you know me, Lo, and Ro will be right there with you to give ‘em what for!” He pulls back to mime an upper cut and Virgil snrks. Patton’s smile re-appears, and he squeezes the hand he’s still holding. “Whatever you decide to do, I’ll respect your decision, okay?”

Virgil squeezes back, a slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips. “Thanks, Pat.”

After that, the three boyfriends chat about school, the more resigned mood of the previous conversation quickly forgotten. Logan has to head to astrology not long after, bidding Patton and Virgil farewell and promising to stop by Patton’s apartment tomorrow. Once he’s gone, Patton turns back to Virgil, his bright smile turning to something softer.

“You doing okay now?”

Virgil nods, glancing at his hands. “Yeah… you sure you’d be okay with not trick or treating, though? I know you were really looking forward to it.” Patton’s mouth quirks to the side and he shrugs. “Well, I’ll be kinda bummed, because it’s super fun, but I’d much rather be with you guys than walking around by myself for candy I can buy. It’s about the experience.” He wiggles his eyebrows at Virgil. “But if we do,” He leans over and whispers in Virgil’s ear, smirking when the other shivers. “I have a feeling you’ll really like my costume.” When he sits back, Virgil’s face is absolutely red. Virgil pulls his hood up and ducks his head down, grumbling under his breath about ‘unfair sexy assholes’. Patton laughs, standing up and patting Virgil on the head.

“I gotta head to class, but I’ll see you tomorrow?” Virgil nods. “Yeah Pat, see you tomorrow.” Patton leans down as Virgil tilts his head up, the two sharing a brief kiss before Patton runs off to class. Virgil was practically guaranteed to come trick-or-treating now! Maybe Logan will be easier to convince now that he’s the only one resisting.

Patton paces their living room, practically vibrating with excitement. Their boyfriends were coming over!

Okay, so they came over pretty much every free day they had, and they saw Logan and Virgil at school at least three times a week, but still! They’re coming over! And they love them so much! And they were all going to have fun, watch movies, and (if Roman brought over his manipedi set like last time) do their nails! Patton glances at the purple bracelet on their wrist, the stamped-on words reading ‘they/them’. They’d been a gift from Logan when Patton came out as genderfluid. They had a purple one for they/them days, which they were wearing now, a blue one for he/him days, and a pink one for she/her days.

Maybe they’ll have Roman paint their nails purple this time.

A knock sounds at the door, and Patton rushes to answer it, yanking the door open and bouncing on the balls of their feet. Virgil stood on the other side of the doorway, hunched in on himself with his hands shoved in his pockets. His bulky headphones sat around his neck, meaning Virgil was feeling more anxious than usual; he had earbuds, but he used the headphones when he was feeling particularly anxious – they blocked out noise better and made it obvious he didn’t want people talking to him. Patton steps aside, chewing on their lip slightly.

“Kiddo, you know you can just walk in! This apartment is just as much mine as it is any of yours.” Virgil shrugs, sitting on the coffee table. “I know, I just feel weird walking into other people’s homes, even if that person is my-“ He hesitates slightly, and Patton just catches the movement of his eyes glancing down at their wrist. “-datemate. Actually, that makes it more awkward; what if you were making out with Roman? I’ve been humiliated enough.” Patton laughs at that, feeling their cheeks heat up slightly. “Okay, I get it. How about next time you text me and I’ll let you know if it’s safe?”

Virgil nods, propping his feet on the couch. “Sure, sounds good.” He looks around for a moment before adding, “Any idea when the others are going to get here, by the way?” Patton pulls out their phone. “Lo said he’d be here soon, and that was fifteen minutes ago, but you know how he can be.” Virgil chuckles. “Roman said he has to finish running through lines, so he’ll be here around noon. Which is in…” They check their cat wall clock, despite having a phone in their hand. “Twenty minutes!”

Virgil nods, and Patton sits on the couch, starting up a movie. Virgil turns around, sitting criss-cross on the coffee table, and leans back so his head is in Patton’s lap. His chest is hanging precariously in mid-air, making Patton laugh as they card their fingers through Virgil’s plumb-pigmented hair. They’re twenty minutes into the movie when Logan walks in, knocking on the door as he opens it. Patton grins at him from the couch and looks at Virgil’s upside-down face. “See? Lo gets it.” Virgil just sticks his tongue out, making Patton laugh as they turn their attention back to Logan. “Hey Lo! We’re just watching Nightmare Before Christmas, you wanna join?” Logan looks at the TV as he sits in the armchair. “I take it we’re waiting on Roman, then?” The two on the couch nod and Logan sighs softly. “Well, as far as Disney goes, I suppose we could do a lot worse than Nightmare Before Christmas.” Patton claps excitedly and goes to unpause the movie, jumping when the door suddenly opens.

“I want adventure in the great wide somewhere  ̴!”

Virgil smirks. “Then go, no one’s stopping you.”

Roman flops down on the couch, his head on Patton’s shoulder. “But not today ‘cause I am tired ̴.” Patton pats Roman’s head. “Bad day at work?” Roman sighs, shrugging softly. “There’s no such thing as a bad day in theater! But if there was… This would definitely fall into that category.” Patton makes an upset sound, hugging Roman. Virgil sits up and turns around to face the other three, looking at Roman. “What happened? I didn’t think theater nerds ever had bad days; all of you are always way too energetic and happy.” Roman laughs slightly, shaking his head. “It was sort of a Murphy’s Law kind of day. The costumes came back from the cleaners with some sort of disgusting residue on them that we can’t get off, my co-star fell off the stage and got a concussion, the director’s partner is in the hospital… No one could focus, and we’re performing next week.”

Virgil and Logan share a look as Patton rushes to make Roman feel better. “Don’t worry Ro! I’m sure everything will sort itself out and you guys will have a great show!” Roman doesn’t look like he believes them, so they continue. “You know what’d help distract you? Planning for trick-or-treating!” Roman perks up, looking between his partners. “You got them to say yes? We’re going?” Logan shot Patton a look, though the latter didn’t seem too guilty.

“I have agreed to no such thing. Both myself and Virgil have agreed-“

“Actually…. I kind of, maybe, want to go…” Patton and Roman wear twin looks of enthusiasm, and Logan looks at Virgil like he just took the last copy of Sherlock Holmes. “I know, okay. I know. But… They really wanna do it, and we always have fun… So why not? At least one last time.” Patton glances between Logan and Virgil, holding their breath. Roman bounces slightly on the couch, bad day all but forgotten. Logan looks between the other three and sighs, rubbing the bridge of his nose. “… Fine. Are we doing group costumes this year?”

His question was nearly drowned out by enthusiastic cheering.

Virgil messed with the fabric of his costume, wishing (not for the first time that evening) that he didn’t care about authenticity. This thing was itchy as hell. He looks up in the mirror, plucking at the burlap to pull it away from his arms. His body was thankfully protected by the pillows he was using as stuffing; The Boogey Man was pretty fat for a sack full of bugs. He checked his makeup one last time to make sure it was okay, thankful that it was supposed to be cold tonight and that he wouldn’t be overheating.

“Virge, come on! We’re going to miss all the candy!”

“Patently impossible; people often buy more candy than they could ever hope to distribute to avoid that dilemma.”

“Don’t logic me, Logan! You’re supposed to be Lock, stay in character!”

“I am; Lock is arguably the smartest of the three, next to Shock.”

Virgil shuts his door behind him, joining the other three in the living room. “So Patton’s the smartest, is what you’re saying.” Roman laughs, and Patton tries to stifle a laugh, wrist showing off a pink bracelet. Logan rolls his eyes.

“You know as well as I that Patton is Shock because she is having a ‘she day’, as we have grown to call it. She was going to be Barrel.” Roman throws an arm around Patton’s shoulders, leaning his weight against her slightly. “Well, she does look cute in that little witch dress, don’t you think?” Virgil looks at Patton’s costume, cheeks pinking slightly. He was ninety percent sure Shock’s dress was not supposed to be that short, or tight. Patton also had a wig on under her witch’s hat, styled to look more like Shock’s crazy hair. It’d taken almost an entire can of hair spray for Roman to get that right, but she looked great, Virgil had to admit.

“I was gonna be Shock even if this was a he or they day, and you know it! You’d never wear this dress, Lo.” Logan rolls his eyes again, adjusting his glasses.

“Yes, well, perhaps we should get going? Roman was insisting on not wasting anymore time.”

Roman jumps to attention, heading for the door. “Right! Off we go, gentleman! And lady.” He adds, winking at Patton and making her giggle. Virgil plucks at the burlap one last time before looking back at his apartment, standing in the doorway. He better not regret this.

They’d been out for about an hour now, methodically weaving their way through the local neighborhoods. Virgil had been extremely anxious in the beginning, hanging in the back of their little group and staying quiet whenever children would pass with their parents. After enough spontaneous singing (Roman) and peppy jokes and stories (Patton), he’d begun to calm down enough to really enjoy himself. Currently, they were headed down the block, skipping a few houses in favor of making their way to the richer neighborhoods; some kid had told Roman there were full-sized candy bars.

The divide between the social classes was apparent in the decorations; those with plenty of money and financial security were more comfortable blowing cash on fancy decorations like animatronic zombies or demon children. Virgil could see the first houses just ahead when he started catching the stares. And the whispers. The children pointing fingers. Parents squinting or shaking their heads. Virgil looked at the ground, a ball of embarrassment and shame tainting his previously good mood.

Patton noticed Virgil’s sudden silence and looked around, apparently catching on to the same thing as Virgil and hooking her arm in his burlap-clad one. “Hey.” Virgil looks up, eyebrows knit in a silent question. “It’s okay. It’s like Dr. Seuss said! Those who mind don’t matter. Right? Let’s have some fun, Virge.” Virgil looks at Patton’s face, pale with Halloween makeup, and nods. “Right. Sorry, Pat.” Patton just smiles and pats Virgil’s arm, walking with him behind Logan and Roman, who were debating the validity of a malevolent spirit attached to a body of water.

The first couple houses they’d visited did in fact have full-sized candy bars. The homeowners had given the four adults slightly strained smiles with the shouts of “trick-or-treat!” but had handed over the candy nonetheless. Virgil suspected it had something to do with there being children around; they didn’t want to ruin the Halloween spirit by yelling at people in costume. He shrugged it off, repeating Patton’s words in his head. Those who mind don’t matter.

The next block or so was full of less-than-pleased adults, muttering comments under their breath that even had Patton frowning a little under her mask that came with the Shock costume. They still got candy, though it was becoming increasingly hard to ignore the stares they were getting, or the comments being thrown in their direction passive-aggressively. Virgil squeezed his eyes shut briefly to ward off the negativity. Those who mind don’t matter.

The next couple houses shut their doors as soon as they saw Virgil and his partners.

Those who mind don’t matter.

Patton didn’t let it get to him, insisting to the others that there’d be more houses further down the road. Besides, they still had the rest of the regular neighborhoods! Those who mind don’t matter.

Roman had been telling the other three about the past week of rehearsals, or tech week, as they called it. Virgil was looking over at him over Patton’s shoulder as they all walked, not bothering with the thin sidewalks and instead travelling down the road like many parent groups did with their children. They’d been passing one such group as Roman monologued, waving his hands around. Virgil hadn’t been paying attention and ended up bumping someone with his shoulder, turning to apologize.

“Ah, shi- sorry about that, I-“

“Are you kidding me?” The woman turned to face him, glaring at him with a force Virgil would have thought completely unnecessary if his brain hadn’t just short-circuited.

“I- what?”

By this point, both groups had stopped, noticing the two had stopped. Logan kept Roman and Patton back, watching silently to see if the situation would evolve. The other parents stood behind the woman, keeping their children corralled as she went off on Virgil, who’d already begun to panic.

“Seriously, how old are you? And you’re out here trick-or-treating like some kid? That’s so immature! Not only that, it’s incredibly rude to the children! You’re taking their candy! Don’t you have a job, you little freeloader? Go get your own! What would your mom think if she could see you right now? You should be ashamed of yourself!”

That was enough for Roman. He pushed Logan out of the way, standing between Virgil and the woman. “That’s enough. You have no right to talk to him like that.” The woman scoffed, looking back to the other parents for a moment before turning back to Roman as Patton walked over and wrapped her arms around Virgil. “You all need to get your brains checked. This is a kid’s holiday, you don’t have the right to interfere with that! Grow up!” Logan joined Roman, his shoulders tense as he regarded the woman with cold indifference.

“I believe it is you who needs to ‘grow up’, madam. My partners and I were simply having a pleasant night. We haven’t bothered anyone who wasn’t okay with this. Several doors have been shut in our face, and we chose to simply walk away rather than demand compensation, as I have seen you do at the house of those lovely Jehovah’s Witnesses. You do realize they don’t celebrate any holiday, don’t you? That was incredibly childish and rude.”

The woman has the sense to look slightly embarrassed at that, and one glance at the other parents shows that they were pretty much in agreement with Logan but hadn’t said anything. Patton joins her boyfriends, still hugging Virgil, whose head is ducked down to hide his face in the hood of his costume (he was glad he’d refused a costume without a hood now). “Yeah! Why do you have to be so mean? He said he was sorry he bumped into you; he’s the sweetest guy I know! I think you need to say you’re sorry.” The woman sputters, looking affronted. “E-excuse me? Apologize? I didn’t-“

“You’re right, you didn’t apologize. That’s not very nice of you, miss. Don’t you want to be a good example for your kiddos?” Patton had that look on her face when she was determined to stand up for something, no matter the cost.

“Mom, seriously, just apologize so we can go? I want more candy.”

Thoroughly embarrassed, the woman stutters her was through an apology. Virgil mutters, “no big” and turns to keep walking, heading toward home. Both groups depart, Logan, Roman and Patton following Virgil with concerned looks. They finally catch up to Virgil at the end of the block, and Roman grabs his shoulder, spinning him around. He still hasn’t looked up from the ground, his hair and the hood obscuring his face. “Hey, come on Storm Cloud, what’s wrong?” Virgil shrugs out of Roman’s hold. “I just wanna go home, okay?” Patton and Roman share a worried look. “Okay… How about we head back to my place and watch Halloween movies?” Virgil shrugs, scuffing his shoe on the asphalt. “Fine, okay. Sure.”

The four head to Roman’s house, Patton holding Virgil’s hand the whole way back and not letting go until they walked through the front door. Logan sat on one end of the couch, and Roman on the other, leaving only the middle cushion for Virgil. He knew what they were up to, sitting between them with a roll of his eyes. Roman wrapped an arm around his shoulder, tucking Virgil’s head into his shoulder and running his fingers through the other’s hair. Logan took one of his hands, running his thumb along Virgil’s palm. Virgil closed his eyes, already feeling himself relax as the title screen for Nightmare Before Christmas played and Patton sat on the floor, leaning back against Virgil’s legs.

They weren’t even ten minutes into the movie when Virgil finally opened his eyes and spoke up. “I’m sorry, guys.” The movie was paused, and all three turned to face Virgil. “For what?” Virgil wasn’t exactly sure who asked; he refused to look up from his lap, and his pulse in his ears was making it hard to hear. Why were heartfelt moments so hard? He chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to force the words out past where they’d gotten stuck in his throat. The others waited patiently, watching Virgil try to draw up the courage to voice his thoughts.

“For ruining Halloween for you guys.”

Roman and Patton open their mouths to object, but Virgil cuts them off; now that he’d managed to say that much, the rest just came flooding out. “I know you were really looking forward to trick-or-treating, especially since we haven’t done it in a few years, and I just made you all come home because I couldn’t get over what one dumb parent said to me. You even said it yourself, Patton; those who mind don’t matter. It shouldn’t matter to me, but it does for some reason and I can’t get it out of my head. I feel like an idiot-.” Virgil’s voice chokes off as he feels tears well in his eyes. Great, first he ruins trick-or-treating, and now he’s going to cry. Perfect, good job, Virgil.

Roman tightens his hold on Virgil, and Logan resumes stroking his palm gently. Patton takes his free hand, drawing his focus. “Virgil. Do you remember what I said when I was trying to convince you and Lo to go trick-or-treating with me and Ro?” Virgil tried to think back. “…Your costume was gonna be hot?” Patton laughs and shakes her head. “Well, yeah, but not what I meant. I said I’d rather sit inside watching movies all night than trick-or-treating, if it was with all of you. Remember?” Virgil nods, cheeks slightly pink. Patton smiles. “I meant it, Virge. If I have you three, I’m fine watching grass grow!” Virgil laughs softly.

“Okay, I get it…. Thanks, Pat. Thanks guys.” The other two nods silently, cuddling closer to Virgil. As verbose as Roman could be, Patton was better at truly expressing how they all felt. Especially at times like this. Patton turns back to the TV, unpausing the movie and singing along to What’s This. Virgil’s smile softens his face as he closes his eyes again, truly allowing himself to relax in the presence of his boyfriends and non-binary datemate. Maybe tonight hadn’t been so bad after all.

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Little Beta(s) Chapter 17

Prompt: Liam get’s turned at an early age and he looks at you as his guardian/parent. Plus you’re dating Scott who’s always trying to look after him. (10 year gap between Liam and reader)

Pairing: Liam Dunbar x Reader (platonic) Scott McCall x Reader

Chapters:

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16

Reader’s POV

The sobs were endless and even though he tried to push me off of him I refused to let him. I knew he was upset and I knew there was no way I was going to let him go through this alone. "Stop Liam, let me just be here for you honey." I spoke as he tried to peer my arms away once more. "I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you just don't be upset please.” He looked at me his eyes already red and puffy from his outbreak.  

“You don’t love me.” His small voice cracked and my heart broke.

“Honey I love you very much, don’t say that.” I sighed and grabbed his face in my hands. His eyes closed not wanting to meet mine. “Liam please look at me.” He shook his head. “Please?” He sighed before opening his eyes and I smiled. “I love you Liam, I don’t want you to forget that. I know it may seem like I’ve been paying more attention to Derek lately but sweetheart I would never replace you.” His sobs were the only thing that spoke back to me. “Remember your eight birthday? When you thought I had forgotten your birthday?” He looked at me strangely wiping his eyes. “I showed up with Mason at your house, you were mad at me because you thought I was going to start taking care of Mason too, but remember what we did for you?” He nodded his head, more tears running down his face. “We threw you the best birthday you could’ve ever had. It’s not always what you assume sweetheart, Derek needed clothes, yours were too small.” I smiled and I wiped the tears out of his cheeks. “Plus, we may or may have not bought you that new Xbox game you’ve been talking about, Derek’s idea. Said he wanted to apologize for everything.” He looked at me.  

“Really?” His voice was caught with a sob.  

“Yeah honey, he wanted to surprise you. We both did. You’ll never lose me, I promise you that. I’ll always be here for you and you know that.”  

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry for all of this.” He looks around the room seeing that he’d broken more than just a few lamps. “I’ll fix it, I’ll make it better, I promise.” I smiled.  

“It’s okay Liam, just breathe.” He looked at me. “You let it get to you again. But you came back.” He sighed.  

“I could have hurt you mom.” I shook my head.

“I knew you wouldn’t, you remembered the song.” He nodded.  

“I sing it when I have bad days.” He looks down. “Which has been everyday lately.” I wrap my arms around him pushing his head towards my chest.

“Honey why didn’t you tell me, you know I could always help you out. Are you having trouble sleeping again?” He looked at me and it his lip. “And you haven’t told me?” I sigh.  

“I didn’t want you to worry, you have too many things going on and now with Derek in the house you’re tired all the time.”  He sighed.  

“Liam I’ll never be too busy for you, you know this. I’m taking you out tomorrow, just you and me, we’ll have that fun day you wanted, yeah?” He looked at me his eyes dancing in excitement.  

“Are you sure?” I nodded and his arms flew around me. “Thank you mom!” I giggle and pull away.  

“Don’t thank me yet.” I get up. “Clean your room up and you’re totally grounded after our day together.” His smile didn’t leave his mouth.  

“Okay, yeah.” He got up and looked at me once more before wrapping his arms around me once more. “Thank you, for everything, for tonight.” I kissed his head and smiled.  

“You’re welcome. Now since you’re grounded, no Xbox.” His smile now dropping into a pout. “No, you can’t pull that on me, not today, you lashed out, you know better than that. Now give me your phone.” He sighed and took the phone out of his pocket and putting it in my hand.  

“You’ve never grounded me before.” I crossed my arms and he bit his lip.  

“Yeah well you’ve never broken anything in our home.” He nodded and sighed.  

“I’m sorry mom, again.” I smile and give him a pat in the back.  

“I know honey, but saying you’re sorry isn’t going to unground you, now clean this up and get some sleep. You’re going to need it.” I smile and walk out of his room and walking to the living room where Scott and Derek were watching a Spanish soap opera. “He’s hooked you, hasn’t he?” They both jump and I laugh.  

“This is actually really funny.” Scott stood up and walked to me. “I should be mad at you, you know  that right?” I roll my eyes and he kisses my lips. "I'm serious, you were stupid back there to run to Liam the way you did."  

"I know Scott but look, I'm fine. And you know damn well if it were you trying to comfort him he'd only get worse." He sighed.  

"I wish he was close to me the way he was to you." I smile up at him and bop his nose with my finger.  

"Oh don't be such a girl Scott, he loves you, sure not as much as me but that's only because I've been there longer." He nodded and I looked at Derek who'd been looking at us playing with his fingers. "You okay?" He nodded and got up.  

"Is Liam okay?" I smiled, it was cute that he started to care for him.  

"Yeah, Liam's fine, he's grounded so don't give him that game we bought him." I look at the clock that read twelve thirty and I sighed. "Why don't you go to bed, it's been a long day." He nodded and I looked at Scott who was smiling. "What?" He shook his head.

"Nothing, I just think it's cute when you act all motherly, you've been good at keeping Derek on check, I don't know how you managed that." I laughed.  

"I'm just used to being 'motherly' towards Liam, I guess you can say it's grown on me." I smile when he takes me into his arms.  

"I can't wait to see how you are with newborns." He kisses my lips and smiles.  

"Yeah, we're going to hold off on that for at least another three years." I sigh. "At least till Liam finishes school and we can get him out of this town." Scott took my hands in his.  

"So you do want more than just Liam?" I nod.  

"Of course, I think it'll be good on him to be a big brother. He won't like it at first, but he'll love it eventually, trust me, he adjusted to you." Scott rolled his eyes and I giggled.  

"I can't wait for the day." He smiled before taking me into our bedroom. "How about we start trying." He smiled kissing my lips and I smiled back shaking my head.

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I woke up to several knocks on the door. I groaned and looked at the clock that read eleven thirteen. I rubbed my eyes hearing the knock again before I looked at Scott who was still fast asleep. "Come in." I spoke and the door opened to reveal Liam. "Hey sweetie, come here." I patted the bed and he moved to sit next to me. His hair was a mess and I smiled as I moved it out of his face. "What's happening?"  

"Did you forget about our day?" He looked down and I shook my head.  

"Of course not, I just over slept, me and dad were talking about some stuff last night and we fell asleep late." I pat my hand on Scott's back and he slightly jumps before looking at us. "Where's Derek? Is he awake?" I ask Liam and he nods.

"He's in the living room watching that weird show, he cooked me some eggs." He smiled and my eyebrows lifted.  

"And he didn't burn down my kitchen?" Liam laughed and shook his head.  

"What's going on?" Scott groaned as he sat up on the bed.

"I'm going to need you to take care of Derek today, me and Liam are spending the day together." Scott rubbed his eyes.

"Like old times?' He smiled and I nodded. "Alright, I'll figure something out, with Derek." He stated and I looked at Liam.  

"Why don't you wait for me in the living room, tell Derek dad's going to stay with him today." He nodded and stood up before walking out of the room.

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"So where are we going?" Liam spoke as he buckled up.  

"It’s a surprise." I smile and he rolls his eyes. "Hey, you used to love surprises!"  

"Yeah well that was before berserkers and Derek." He looked at me and I sighed.

"I know, it's been a crazy year and it just started. But let's not think about all that today." I smile at him. "So how's school besides the bullies?" I started to drive.  

"It's good, Mason met this guy and he's kind of in love, his name is Corey, he's kind of like me and dad." I remember thinking Corey was a little off but I didn't know what he was.  

"What do you mean like you and dad?" I quickly looked at him before returning my eyes to the road.  

"He can turn invisible when he wants to." I raise my eyebrows and nod. "It's pretty cool, I wish I could do that instead of turning into a monster." He fiddled with his fingers.  

"Honey, you're not a monster. So you don't turn invisible, so what? I love you just the way you are." He smiled and I pulled into a parking space. "Okay, so we're here." He looked around noticing the rollercoasters before looking at me. "I know, you hate rollercoaster but I know how much you like playing those silly carnival games, plus you haven't had cotton candy since you were twelve." I smile and he hugs me.  

"Thank you!" He unbuckled his seatbelt before we both got out of the car and started to walk around. "Look mom!" He pointed to one of his favorite games, since the day he turned and found he was a lot stronger than he thought he'd enjoy knocking the pins down, something no human could ever do, these games were rigged and I knew it.

"Go on." I smile at him before giving the worker some money. Liam grabbed the ball in his hand and I could see the excitement in his eyes, he needed this, I knew he did. He threw the ball automatically knocking all three pins down. The worker looked at Liam with wide eyes and Liam smiled. He choose the giant panda knowing I loved them and gave it to me.  

"Thank you." I smiled at him and we proceeded to walk, I got him a bag of cotton candy which he engulfed in no time.  

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It had been four hours since we got here and it was starting to get dark, Liam had been having the time of his life and even though he didn't want to, he got on a few small rides, of course I had to get on with him because he was a nervous wreck. I had seen some girls look at him and when I'd tell him he'd just blush. I didn't know how if I was ready for him to date, I didn't want anyone hurting him or breaking his heart but I knew that eventually I had to let him do his own thing. "So, any special girls?" I look at him as we sit at the table to eat a small snack.  

"No, mom." He blushed and I laughed.  

"Oh come on, I won't tease you about it, I promise." He shook his head as he took a bite of his hotdog.  

"Well, I didn't think I'd be seeing you around anymore." I heard a familiar voice and when I turned to see who's voice it was my blood started to boil.

“You have some nerve coming up to us after the shit you pulled.” I stood up in front of Liam looking at this Brett kid.

“And you have some nerve taking care of a beast.” He moved closer to me and Liam stood up.

“What I do is none of your concern, now I suggest you walk away before I make you.” I spat out my clenched teeth as I tried to keep Liam behind me.

“Mom.” I shook my head.

“Isn’t that cute, he calls you mom, I heard you just took him in because his real mother didn’t give two shits about him, far as I can tell you don’t either.” The grin on his face made me even more mad that I clenched my fist and punched him straight in the face. And I know that it was the wrong thing to do but I couldn’t just stand there and hear this shit. He looked at me and grinned once more. “You shouldn’t have done that.”

“Oh yeah? And what the hell are you going to do?” I spat out as Liam’s arm wrapped around me pushing me behind him.

“Just leave us alone, please.” Liam spoke looking up at the kid.

“I don’t think I will.” Brett got a hold of my arm and held me in a choke hold. “You see I don’t like when people fuck with me.” He growled into my ear and although I couldn’t exactly breathe all I could seem to do is look at Liam who had already been breathing hard.

“Let her go, or so help me god I will kill you.” His eyes started to glow and I shook my head as I started to try to get out of the choke hold, nothing working because he was a lot stronger than I was.

“That’s right, get mad! Show everyone who you really are Liam.” Brett’s grip got tighter and I started to pound my fist onto his arm as I struggled to breathe.

“Liam, don’t.” Was all I could manage to choke out before I heard his loud growl. Brett let go as he smiled, the only thing I could hear was Liam’s growl and as I looked around everyone looked at Liam. I took in a deep breath making my way to Liam who’d been looking around.

“That’s it, show everyone the monster you truly are.” Brett smiled and I took a hold of Liam’s arm.

“Liam, calm down.” His eyes met mine and he immediately shifted back to himself. “It’s okay, it’s okay.” I saw the tears pour out of his eyes as he looked around as they started to whisper. He looked at me and I opened up my arms for him which he gladly ran into. This was my worst nightmare come true, I knew there were people out there that were hunting werewolves and I had kept Liam’s secret a secret for as long as I could and now, it was out there.

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not much of Derek in this one, don’t worry, he’ll be back lol

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DIVE Part 6

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Such a bittersweet update! This is the final chapter of DIVE.

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"Babe, please let me help you." Seth chuckled as I struggled to get up off the floor.

I sighed, "NO. I've got it."

I most certainly did not have it. I was 3 days away from my due date and I am officially the size of the fucking moon. I'm crankier, more swollen, and more uncomfortable than I have been the entire pregnancy and I hate everything.

"Ella, just come here."Seth said, still chuckling at my stubbornness. He bent down and lifted me to my feet. "I could have done it, Seth." I grunted putting my hands on my hips.

He leaned forward and kissed my now sweaty forehead. "I know, I know; but I didn't want you to hurt yourself.

The last two months with Seth have been amazing! He truly seems like he's back to his old self and it feels like we didn't miss a beat in our relationship.

I wrapped my hair back into a bun and flopped on the bed. "Who's ready for another night of no sleeping?!" I said aloud sarcastically.

Seth crawled in next to me, and rubbed my stomach. "Els, is there anything I can do?"

I groaned as I tried to adjust, "No, just let me whine and I'll be okay." He placed a soft kiss on my lips as he held my face in his hands. Seth moved his hand down my side and suddenly grabbed my ass and gave it a squeeze.

My eyes widened, "Seth!" I exclaimed.

"Mmm, you're ass got even nicer baby..." He smiled against my lips. I moved to tangle my hands in his hair, and he slipped his tongue between my lips.

I made sure to grind my heat against the bulge in his boxers. He pulled himself back and placed his forehead against mine. He groaned, "...soooo how long after she's born can we have sex?"

I laughed, knowing I was teasing him. "When I feel up to it, Babe. I promise I'll make it worth the wait."

"Uuugh..." He threw himself back on the pillow, and I saw his cock strained against his pants. "Not fucking fair baby..."

I laughed to myself before placing a kiss on his lips, "Sorry, Love. I don't wanna do it while she's in there, it just seems...I don't know, wrong."

He sighed, "Yeah I guess you're right...good night baby." Seth kissed my cheek, and rolled over to his side.

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I tossed and turned all night long, finally getting my eyes shut tight at around 2 am.

Suddenly I felt a pain that was like someone was driving a car over my stomach. I sat up quickly glancing at the clock.

4:38 AM

"Seth..." I called through the pain. "Seth!" I called louder, trying to recall my breathing exercises.

He flipped over, "Wha--what?! Baby what is it, are you okay?" His groggily voice asked.

"Baby, I think I'm having a contraction." I felt the pain rush in again, and groaned aloud. I felt a wetness between my legs and turned on my bedside lamp. "Fuck..." I muttered

"What is it?" Seth asked throwing a tshirt on.

"Pretty sure my water broke." I felt tears in my eyes. From a mixture of the pain and the overwhelming circumstances we're about to face.

I let out and inhaled sharp breaths. "Els, we gotta go to the hospital, Babe." Seth spoke, rubbing his eyes awake.

I nodded and tried to stand, the pain almost made me fall to my knees. "Let me help you, Ella." Seth said as he grabbed my arm. I nodded again, unable to speak, and glad I didn't protest the help. He helped me get my sweatshirt on, and slipped my flip flops on my feet.

I sat on the bench near the front door, still doing my breathing, when the pain began to subside slightly. "Babe..." I managed to call out.

Seth hurried down the hall, "You okay?" He asked. I nodded, "Don't forget the hospital bag, top shelf of the closet."

"Got it, Babe. I grabbed the insurance cards, and chargers. Anything were forgetting?" He asked as he put on his Black and Brave baseball cap.

I shook my head, "Nope." Seth walked up to me and kissed me softly. "Let's go meet our daughter, Els."

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As soon as I got to the hospital I was given an epidural. Thank God we got a private room, too.

"Dr. Andrews will be in any second." I nodded at the nurse who finished hooking me up to the monitor.

Seth let out a sharp and long breath, "You feeling better?" I shrugged. "As good as I can. The contractions are getting closer though--right now they're only 4 minutes apart."

He held my hand as he stood next to me kissing my forehead. "You're so brave, Ella."

I smiled up at him, "If you weren't here, I don't think I would be." He kissed me again.

"Hello Mom and Dad!" Dr. Andrews sang as she entered. We both smiled at her, "Alright let check and see how dilated you are."

"Ya might wanna look away, Babe..." I laughed as I spoke to Seth. "What? Why?"

Right on cue, the doctor...measured me and Seth looked like he was going to barf.

"Guess what, Ella...We're at 10cm!"

I knew what that meant, we're about to start pushing.

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3 hours, and so much pushing later, I was close to giving up. I sobbed, sweating, shaking, and out of breath. "I can't do this anymore..." I cried.

Seth was on his knees next to my bed, he wiped the sweat from my forehead and held my hand as he kissed it. "Yes you can Ella, you're so strong baby..."

I cried at the pain, it is the most indescribable ache I have ever felt. "Okay, Ella. We're gonna push again, she's almost there, just give me a big push."

I nodded at Dr. Andrews request, "Ready annnnd, push, push push!"

I squeezed Seth's hand, and grunted loudly. "Keep going Ella! Her head is out!"  I stopped pushing momentarily to catch my breath.

The thought of meeting my daughter is what kept me going, I took a sip of water, and looked at Seth. "I'm ready."

He nodded at me, and touched his forehead to mine, "You've got this, Baby."

Soon, I gave two final pushes with every ounce of energy I had left. My vision began to blur from tears and exhaustion. I felt a relief of pressure and heard a small, but powerful cry.

I broke down completely hearing my daughter's voice. "Is she okay?" I called through the tears.

"She's here, Els. She's here." Seth kissed the crown of my head. "She's perfect..." he breathed.

They called him over to cut her cord, and then whisked her away to wipe her down.

A few minutes later, they placed her on my chest, she had a pretty decent amount of thick brown hair, just like her Daddy and I.

I kissed her head and her small cries stopped. I looked up at Seth who was wiping tears from his eyes as he sobbed. "She's so beautiful." He touched her back lightly with one finger. "You did such a good job, Ella." Seth was speaking through his tears, which only made me want to cry even more.

I leaned up to kiss Seth, and a nurse came to clean her up and get her swaddled. "Be careful please..." I sobbed.

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I was laying in bed, Seth in the chair next to me shirtless, our daughter sitting on his chest. I laughed at the contrast, she was so small in the arms of her strong Daddy.

"She is a miracle, Ella." Seth smiled as he placed small kissed on the top of her head.

I nodded, "She is. She looks just like you..." I smiled. Seth scoffed, "You crazy? Do you see this beautiful face? She's all you, Els."

I adjusted the bed so I was sitting up, "What are we going to name her, Love?" I asked Seth. Truly I don't think I had given this much thought. Oops.

"Good question," he said, "Any ideas?"

I shook my head, and he laughed. "Well, what does she look like, Babe?"

Again, I didn't know. "Here, Seth. Let me see her." Seth moved the slowest I had ever seen him. He placed her in my arms, and I held her so we could look at her little face.

I stared at her little face; her cheeks we so full, her nose was nose was so perfect, she had a dimple just like me on the same side of her face. I felt that love that everyone says you will feel. Something indescribable and so unconditional.

"Babe, look..." Seth motioned. "She's opening her eyes!"

She twisted and turned in my arms, and slowly fluttered her eyes open. "Oh my God,Ella..."

Her eyes were so big and bright! The prettiest shade of aqua you'd ever see. "Hello my beautiful girl." I smiled touching her forehead to mine. The smallest smiled flashed across her face, and her dimple was made even more noticeable.

I inhaled her scent and she inhaled mine, it was like she knew I was her Mom. Then it hit me.

"How about...Sophie?" I spoke, looking to Seth.

"Sophie?"

I nodded, he looked down at her, booping her nose causing her to smile. "She looks like a Sophie to me."

We looked back to our daughter, "We made her, Ella. We made this little miracle."

"We did, granted it wasn't the best way but--"

Seth interrupted me with a soft kiss on my lips. He placed his forehead on mine, "We made her out of love. Regardless of what happened after, she was made by two people who loved each other."

I smiled at him. In a matter of 24 hours, Seth had become a different person. I could see the fire in his eyes. The drive to protect Sophie at all costs.

Out of nowhere I spoke up, "I love you, Seth."

"What?" He sounded almost confused.

"I love you. I'm so happy you're back in my life, and I'm so happy you're in her life. I love you." I wiped my eyes, tears prickling them.

Seth smiled, kissing me softly. "That's the first time you said that since...ya know."

He was right, I hadn't told him I loved him since we 'got back together' if that's even what we were doing. I mean, I would call him 'Love' or 'Babe' but I figured that was just an old habit I was falling back into.

Turns out, I was falling for him in the process.

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"Sign here..." The nurse smiled at us, Seth scribbled his signature on Sophie's birth certificate.

"Okay, you're all set. Let me just double check the spelling with you." She turned the paper to me. My eyes grazed over the ink, as I read my daughters name; Sophie Elizabeth Rollins.

We confirmed everything, and I was wheeled out in the wheelchair, Seth following close behind with Sophie in her car seat.

"She okay?" I asked turning my aching body around.

Seth laughed, "She's fine, Babe. Don't hurt yourself!"  

When we reached the car, Seth helped me into the back seat, and attempted to buckle her in.

"God dammit! What the fuck is with this buckle? Where the hell does it go?" He grunted frustrated. I laughed, "Seth relax, here look."

My hands slipped it though the car seat, and clicked it into place.

"Thank you." He sighed.

I leaned my head back, still sore and exhausted. "You ready for this?" I asked my eyes closed.

"Nope." Seth said casually.

I laughed, "Good. Neither am I."

After the longest car ride I have ever been in, we made it home. Seth took Sophie on a tour of the house, Lord knows why.

I laid in my bed, Seth next to me, Sophie resting comfortably between the two of us.

"Did you ever think we'd be here?" I looked up at him with what I'm sure were sleepy eyes.

He squeezed my hand before kissing the top of it. "I never thought I'd see you again, Beautiful."

He kissed Sophie's nose, fatherhood seemed to come so naturally to him. "3 days and you're already a pro..." I smiled.

"I just want to be good to her. She's so special, I never thought I was able to make something so good. I have you to thank for all of this Ella."

"You did help, Seth." I joked.

He shook his head, "No," he spoke, his voice strained. "Before her, you were the best thing I had. The best thing I ever knew in my life, and when I screwed that up, I gave up any hope I could have ever had in having children, a partner, or a happy life."

I wiped the tears pooling in his eyes, "Well, handsome...you have it now."

"God damn, she's so perfect." Seth spoke staring at her, before turning his tired gaze to me. "So are you, Beautiful."

I shook my head, "Not me, but she sure is. I know I keep saying it, Seth but I really do love you."

"I know you do, Els. I love you, too. So, so much." I closed my eyes as he kissed me.

He held my face in his hands, "Thank you for her. Thank you for everything good you've brought back into my life. I love you."

He held me for hours, occasionally kissing the crown of my head. We were just... together. Seth, myself and our beautiful baby girl. I watched them, my family. Both of them were so beautiful to me.

I sighed in contentment. I know life isn't going to be perfect, but right now, it's as close as it gets.

I'm not going to waste a second of it.

[briseis-lavellan]

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5 things you’ll find in my bag:

My bag is a backpack so the common things are my textbooks for school.

Notebooks, of course.  I try to keep one for each subject.

Pens and pencils.  Even when I’m not in school, I have writing implements galore.  You never know if you have to loan one, jot something down, or utilize it as a weapon.  The potential emergencies are countless. :P

Post-it note and tab booklet that I got for free from my college.  They hand them out for free at the beginning of fall quarter.  Currently, the first post-it is a doodle that drew of Solas.  I shared it on here ages ago.  Shows how much I use post-it notes. XD

My wallet.  It contains my debit card (with a perpetual 49 cent (US) balance), library card, state ID, Student ID, and almost every single receipt from the last year and a half.   My regular bag/purse is pretty much the same except there are not any textbooks or notebooks.  I have a boring life.

5 things you’ll find in my bedroom:

A really cool tree picture, drawn in pastel, made by my best friend for an art project.  The tree looked so cool and I loved the colors that I begged her to let me have it once she was done with it for school.  It adds a pop of color to my very gray room.

A ribbon that holds my button pin collection.  I love button pins and I started a collection.  A majority of them are from college events, but I hope to score more from other places.

A hurricane lamp made out of recycled vintage tins.  I bought matching ones for my best friend and myself.  She has a tall one and mine is short.  Also a colorful edition to my room.

TV and my Xbox One, where I play games like The Witcher III, DA:I, and Skyrim.  I prefer PC, but my laptop is a very basic machine for school, but I hope to get a decent rig so I can play my favorite games. 

A really pretty blue and white quilt.  I was once homeless and I remember there was this lady who would make regular visits to the park I would frequent and sew her quilts (she liked to do some parts by hand).  I really loved the colors of the one she was working on and I told her so.  I didn’t see her the next day, but the day after that she handed me the finished quilt and told me she hoped that it would keep me warm, and when I wrap it around me that I would feel the love she put into making it.  She was Wiccan and she often blessed her work as she made them.  Protection, warmth, and love were what she put in and I have an awesome sense of that when I sleep with it.  It was the best thing someone outside of my friends and family ever gave me. 

5 things I’ve always wanted to do in life:

Travel somewhere that is outside of the US, preferably off the continent.  I have always wanted to visit Europe.  When I was young, I wanted to visit the famous major cities like Paris and Rome.  Now I am aware that cities have too many people and I’m not a fan of that, so I would love to visit the rural villages and towns. 

Swim with dolphins.  Preferably in the open sea and not captivity.  I know that’s not a likely thing, but a girl can dream.

Adopt a panda.  When I was about 4 or 5, my grandparents took me to a county fair and one of the booths had a video about how the habitats of pandas were being destroyed, and how they were dying out.  I was so upset and when I learned that you could adopt a panda, I begged my grandfather to do it.  My grandfather was a very doting one and had a hard time saying “no” to me or my brother (he did sometimes, but it was very difficult for him).  He spoke to a lady at the booth and brought out his checkbook and filled it out.  After all was done, he was given a certificate and other paper work, everything but a panda.  I was inconsolable upon learning you don’t actually physically adopt pandas.  It wasn’t until my grandma handed me a stuffed panda that we got as a thank you gift that I became content.  I was a fickle 5 year old. To this day, though, I am still pissed that I didn’t get my panda.

Attend a convention.  I have never been to one.  My guy friend invited me to one. He wanted me to wear a retro Star Trek costume and help him sell his homemade action figures.  Sadly it was on my nephew’s 2nd B-day party and his mom would have never forgiven me if I skipped it.  So I had to turn him down. :(

Be the first member in my entire family, both sides, to graduate college.  Which I will do next month!

5 things that make me happy:

My nephew, who is the most awesome 5 year old ever.  My 17-yr-old niece too, when she’s not being a bratty teenager, I love her to death though.

My field trip that I’m going on tomorrow.  We get to visit Mt. Saint Helens and I’m excited.

Roadtrips in general.  Every male in my family have been long-haul truck drivers, and I think that contributes to my wanderlust.  

My grandparents.  Sadly my grandfather (the one who adopted a panda for me) passed on two years ago, but I have my grandma still.  I got to visit her last summer and I don’t remember ever being so happy or my former self.  Memories of my grandfather are sometimes sad, but mostly happy because he was awesome and I miss him terribly.

Baby animals.  I mean seriously, how can anyone look at a baby animal and not feel warm and fuzzy?  Monsters, that’s the only way I can explain them.

5 things I’m currently into:

Dragon Age

Shameless (US version).  I swear this could easily be my family. 

Harlots (on Hulu).  I am so into the drama of this show.  I even like that the soundtrack is modern even though the series is set in the 1700′s.  Reminds me of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. 

Books by Juliet Marillier.  I love how she writes her female characters.  Strong but you still get a sense of their fragility. They are almost never portrayed as damsels in distress, but rather heroines in their own right.  One saved her brothers from a curse.  Another saves her lover from the fae world.  She’s awesome and deserves to have more readers.

Knitting, though I never finish the things I start.

5 things on my to-do list:

Finish that final chapter of my fic, maybe even work on more sketches for Cassandra (my drabbles)

Actually start my homework assignment way before it’s due.

Clean my room.  It is a disaster zone.

Mail my homemade mother’s day card to my grandma.  It’s cheesy and kind of bad, but she’ll love it anyway.

Pack my lunch for an upcoming field trip.

5 things people may not know about me:

I was homeless for nearly three years.  First year of that was spent living in a van with my dog.  Second was spent in a women’s shelter, the third was a transitional shelter before I finally got back on my feet and was able to get my own place.

I can eat jello with chopsticks.  It’s a fun party trick.

I am terrified of the sound of popping balloons.  I have no idea why.

Not really uncommon knowledge and many do it, but I procrastinate a lot.

I have a weird and secret relationship with a friend of mine.  We kind of get a thrill out of being the only ones who know.  We don’t really have the same circle of friends, so it’s easier to maintain the illusion of not really being anything more.