#James lake Sr

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Hi! Here's an interesting idea. What if James Sr had come back to town during the events of season one to cause trouble?

He is not a changeling or a supernatural creature. He's just a major class A jerk.

Not even the teams enemies would team up with him.

Oh, nice one! So James decides to come back soon after Jim has found the amulet. He contacts Barbara first, but she simply tells him their relationship is a thing of the past and she isn't going to revisit that page (it happens before she starts dating Strickler - James is just not someone she is willing to forgive). Enraged by the rejection, James decides to take away Jim from her - only to discover that he has no connection with his son. Jim is cold and distant to him, and all attempts to start a conversation fall flat. James gives his son some terrible dating advice regarding Claire (which makes Jim uncomfortable and disgusted as his father treats girls like trophies with no respect altogether). James also buys Jim Vespa for his sixteenth birthday, which is seemingly a working strategy, but in the end, Jim realizes that no expensive gift can compensate for all those years of absence so he gives it back (and that's why Jim's bond with Blinky works even more here). When Barbara starts actively dating Strickler, James tries to sabotage it, much to Barbara's annoyance.

James also gets in the way of Jim's trollhunting with his constant visits and nearly learns about trolls several times. Toby proposes to feed him to Bular several times.

However, the team Trollhunters isn't the only one annoyed. At some point, James tries to flirt with Nomura (who also is tempted to feed him to Bular). Strickler initially is rather neutral, but as his relationship with Barbara progresses, he makes plans to get rid of him for good. Eventually, Angor Rot scares James off (unintentionally as James stumbles upon him by accident and Angor decides to simply scare him to death).

He isn't seen afterward so everyone just assumes that he finally gave up. No one is sad.

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might stop this series🙁🫶

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TTWTWK AU: Cognitive Dissonance

In one timeline, Jim wakes one school morning with no idea of the way his world would change and how close he would come to the many things he’d lost without ever realizing it. In this timeline, he wakes to his father greeting him warmly from the kitchen and making meatloaf lunches for everyone. Except Jim remembers that HE was the one who should have been making that meatloaf. And that's BLINKY standing in the kitchen.

An: I never said the parts of this story would be in order because I never knew how or when I would finish my various chapters. This one is a lot further in the timeline than the ones that came before it. And, as such, has a lot of references to things that I haven't written out and posted yet. But I'll post a quick (if a little vague) explanation for some of them in the end notes.

A warning note for those who are sensitive to it, Jim has a panic attack in this chapter. I tried not to go into too much detail to avoid triggering anyone, but he still has one and I want to make sure you all know. If it starts to mess with you, scroll past to the linebreak below it and it will have finished by that point.

Please take care of yourselves out there!

Jim woke with a gasp to a quiet sunny morning, jerking up and sending the magazine that had been draped over his face to the floor. His eyes flicked over the room, and he struggled to get his breathing to even out.

This… This was his bedroom. In Arcadia.

Looking as close as he could remember to how it had before… Before everything had changed. (A few things looked different… But maybe he was just remembering them wrong? It had been years since then. He could have forgotten about things he'd had on the shelves.)

(He felt dizzy, and his head hurt too. Maybe it was a side effect of the Krohnisfere?)

It… It worked? Am- am I really-?

He stumbled out of his bed, trying to keep quiet and avoid waking his mother as he pulled his cellphone off of his desk and turned it on.

His knees went weak, for just a moment, when he saw the date glowing at him from the screen. Part of him wanted to cry.

It worked.

The Krohnisfere had worked. It sent him back to the past. He could change things. He had the chance to keep everyone safe. He could save his best friend!

But what should he do? He could barely remember how that day had gone. Had he made breakfast that morning? What had he made? Had he also made lunch for that day?

Was it something simple like sandwiches or-

No, wait, he made lunch for himself, Toby, and his mother that day. Making the meatloaf almost made them late to school, that was why they’d had to take the canal shortcut in the first place. The canal where he’d heard the mysterious voice had called his name. The place that had changed everything.

He was… He would probably still get the amulet at the canal. But, should he go at get it now? If he went out now, he could probably get there and back before Toby got up.

There was a small fear (maybe an irrational one) that if he didn’t go out now then something would happen. Something or someone would get to the amulet before him and change everything. And possibly not in a good way.

He looked to the window and the barely rising sun beyond it. He let out a breath through his nose.

No, calm down Jim. Everything will be fine, you have time. The sun’s only just coming up. You can plan better this time. You’ll get there when you get there.

Things didn't kick off until he found the amulet. And he knew he needed that before he could try to change anything.

(There was a whisper at the back of his mind. One that was insisting that something was off. Something was different. But, of course something was different! He had memories from the future! A future he was going to change. For the better, this time.)

But he could start with something small.

Like managing his time a little better, and making it so that he and Toby weren't late. That would be a small, safe thing to start with. Something he could use to prove to himself that his crazy plan was possible.

He nodded to himself, feeling just the smallest bit more grounded now that he had a plan of action.

Looking down, he was momentarily confused about the fact that he wasn’t in his pjs. Had he really fallen asleep in his clothes the night before? And he’d just run out and spent a second day in them? Why had he done that?

Maybe it was a side effect of having to spend so long in the armor during the trip to New Jersey, but now the idea of going out in the same clothes he’d gone to sleep in bothered him. Or wearing the same sweater for more than two or three days in a row. He itched his clothes without thinking.

Okay, he was going to start this day differently. First by changing into something that he hadn’t slept in.

A quick change got rid of the itch and left him feeling more comfortable. Now he felt like he could start the day. He slipped out into the hall but paused at the top of the stairs.

He could hear someone in the kitchen.

Who would be in the kitchen? Maybe it was his mother? Maybe, because of the memories, he’d woken up earlier than he'd thought and she was still up? (But his mom was always in bed when the sun was rising since she worked the graveyard shift at the hospital…)

He slowly, carefully, made his way down the steps and turned to the kitchen to see who was there.

His brain stalled and the low thrum of his headache suddenly doubled in intensity.

The information in his brain wasn't making sense, because the person standing in the kitchen wasn't his mother. But his head was trying to tell him that was fine.

Instead of his mom, an impossibly familiar human man was in his kitchen, reading over a scribbled-out recipe and fussing with the oven. Like this was just another normal morning routine. Like he'd always been there, doing that sort of thing in the mornings.

That was his father. That was James Lake Sr.

That was his mentor. That was Blinkous Galadrigal.

Why was his dad there? Why did his dad look like Blinky?

Why was Blinky human again? And why was he in Jim’s Kitchen, cooking something?

Had he used the krohnisfere wrong? What was going on here? This was different from before!

The man looked up from the oven, smiling warmly at Jim as he shut it with one hand.

“Oh, good morning Jim. I thought you'd sleep in a bit longer since you’d stayed up late last night. I started that meatloaf recipe you'd wanted to try for lunch today.” He chuckled lightly, smiling as he straightened up and started wiping his hands with a towel. “Hope you don't mind that I made it before you got up. I'm sure Tobias and Barbara will enjoy it just the same.”

He sounded like Blinky. Like when he'd been turned into a human. He looked like Blinky as a human. So why was Jim’s brain trying to tell him that this was his father? That him making lunches for himself and Toby and his mom was normal?

His fath- Blink- The man looked back at Jim and paused, his face shifting to concern. The same concern he’d seen so many times before.

“Jim? What's wrong? Are you feeling alright? You look pale.” Jim was frozen as his father Blinky gently pressed a hand to his forehead, brow furrowed in worry. “You don't have a temperature. Do you feel sick? I can call the school so you can stay home if you do. I’m sure Norman and Jack can handle me coming in late…”

Call the school- This can’t be real. This can’t be real. Am I dreaming all of this? Jim’s brain was pulling up static, just staring at his dadmentorfatherfriend. His chest was suddenly, painfully tight and breathing hurt.

(If his chest hurt, then he couldn’t be dreaming. Right?)

“Jim? Son? What’s wrong?”

What was going on here? Why was Blinky here, as a human, acting like this was perfectly normal? Acting like he was Jim’s dad and he’d always been here? Like he wasn't supposed to be a troll in Trollmarket with Arrrgh and Draal and Vendal.

And he mentioned Uncle Norman… Uncle Norman passed away years ago, hadn’t he? He’d been Jim’s godfather, picked by his dad when he was a baby. But he’d passed away in an accident when Jim was eight. How would Blinky know about him? Jim didn’t remember bringing him up before. Hadn’t he? Maybe he’d mentioned him a couple times, but only in passing. Not enough for Blinky to really know about him.

“Come on Jimbo, talk to me.”

Had Jim already messed everything up? Had just using the Krohnisfere ruined everything out the gate? Had it somehow- Changed things when he’d used it? Made everything different just by him trying to save the people he’d cared about? Had everything been warped out of shape and now he wouldn’t be able to do anything to save anyone?

Was he already failing? Before he’d even had the chance to try?

“Jim!”

The startled shout drew his dazed gaze to the panicked look on Blinky’s face. He could feel Blinky’s hands gripping his arms, but the sensation was oddly numb. Like Jim was wearing a sweater that was a lot thicker than he’d thought.

Oh, he wasn’t breathing. That explained why his chest hurt. But what was the roaring in his ears about?

He blinked once. Twice.

He sucked in a small breath. (It was too shallow.)

Then he dropped.

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James swore, lurching forward and catching Jim before he could hit the floor and possibly hurt himself.

Well, this wasn’t how he’d expected the morning to go.

He gently adjusted his grip so he could lift Jim more comfortably. He didn’t want to risk getting him back up the stairs, but he could get him to the couch. (Gracious, Jim was getting far too big for him to lift anymore.)

It seemed he would be calling the school after all. He wasn’t going to try and send his son to school after he’d fainted.

But why? Jim hadn’t had a panic attack in years, what on earth could have triggered one now?

He frowned, heading back to the kitchen and calling the school to explain that Jim was staying home sick for the day. He’d assured the school nurse that he’d get Jim a note if it lasted longer than a single day, but the “cold” was nothing to worry about. That covered that base, so he wouldn’t have to worry about any well-meaning teachers coming over to check up on them.

(He was still reluctantly approving of how seriously Stricklander took the education of his human students. But he was still going to keep the changeling in the dark about how much James knew. It was the safer route, for now.)

He’d have to give Toby the same story once he came over. Knowing the young man, he would probably offer to bring Jim’s homework back for him or taking extra notes in class. Which would help keep Toby from worrying too much during the school day.

(A small task, something he could do to help, often helped ease Tobias’ mind. Took some of the stress he was prone to away.)

James drummed his fingers against the counter, thinking.

Barbara was sleeping off a late shift, so she would still be at home all day but… He didn’t want to just leave after Jim had collapsed like that. Yes, he wouldn’t be home alone but it wouldn’t be fair to either of them for him to just up and leave after something like that had happened.

Making up his mind, he picked up the phone again and dialed the office.

"You’ve reached the office of Polk & Lake P.I., this is Jack speaking. What can I do for you?” Came the familiar voice, reciting the familiar script. He’d hoped that Norman would be the one to pick up, but at least it hadn’t gone to voicemail.

“Morning Jack, it’s James.” He could hear the small, surprised noise from the other end.

“James? Why are you calling this early? I thought you’d still be making breakfast right now.”

“Normally, yes. But something’s come up and I don’t think I’ll be coming in today,” James said with a sigh. “Jim’s had a panic attack this morning. A bad one.”

There was a concerned hiss from Jack.

“Shit, is he alright?”

“I- I don’t know. It was bad, Jack. I’m keeping him at home for the day.” He clenched a hand in his shirt. He hadn’t seen Jim like that in ages, and he looked so much like he had when… When everything had gone so very wrong.

(It was coming up on the day when Jim had first gotten the amulet, wasn’t it? He hadn’t been keeping a very close eye on the dates. And humans kept track by a different system than trolls did. It was hard to make things line up.)

(But he wasn't too worried about it. He and Norman had done their best to ensure Kanjigar would be alright. And he trusted Norman’s spellwork.)

“Ah, I take it you’re planning on staying with him?”

“Yes, I don’t want to leave him by himself until Barabra gets up.”

“Understandable, I’ll let Norman know that you’re not coming in.” There was a quiet huff. "Knowing him, he’ll probably bring you lot lunch or something later just so he can check up on you both.”

“He probably will,” James said with a weak chuckle. He knew better than to point out that Jack would undoubtedly tag along with him to check on them as well. “Thanks, Jack. I suppose I’ll see you later.”

“Hope your boy feels better. And don’t make yourself sick worrying for him.” Jack’s voice took a slightly sharper note at the end, getting a small smile out of him.

“I’ll do my best. Have a good day, Jack.”

“Same to you.”

James let out a quiet sigh as the line went quiet, clicking the button to hang up on his end and setting the phone back on its dock. He set a timer for the meatloaf (no reason to pull it out or let it burn) then picked up a book Barbara had gifted him, settled back in an armchair in the living room, and waited for Jim to come around.

It was all he could really do.

So he read, occasionally glancing up to check on Jim. Only getting up to tell Tobias that Jim was staying home that day, and later to turn on the radio when the quiet of the house started to get to him.

(Though, he couldn’t help noting that Tobias had seemed rather out of it. He was acting oddly… rattled. And he looked rather sickly as well. He’d suggested the boy tell his nana to call him out too, if he wasn’t feeling well. Tobias had agreed and left but the odd behavior still stuck out.)

It was several hours later that Jim finally came around.

There was a quiet groan that James almost missed that made him look up and see his son shifting on the couch. He marked his page, quickly setting his book aside and getting to his feet. He gingerly sat down at the far end of the couch by Jim’s feet, trying to keep from jostling him too much with the movement.

“Jim?” He hedged, keeping his voice soft to avoid startling Jim. The teen still jolted, ever so slightly, and stared at him. “How’re you feeling? Anything hurt?”

For a moment, Jim was silent. Then, barely louder than a whisper,

“B-Blinky?”

He stopped. Had Jim just- ?

“Sorry? I- I didn’t quite catch that.” He… He needed to be sure. Before he delved into everything, he needed to be sure that he’d really heard Jim call him by his troll name. He could see Jim trying to gather himself, swallowing nervously as he slowly pushed himself up.

“B-Blinky? What- What’s going on? How are you- ?” Jim’s voice shook with each word, but there was no mistaking what he was saying. Or what he was asking.

James hadn’t been ready for this to happen.

“Well… I was wondering if you would remember at some point, but I’d started to think it wouldn’t happen.” James let out a breath, trying to gather his thoughts together. “I just… I hadn’t expected it to go like this if it did happen.”

Part of him wanted to pull Jim closer, to wrap an arm around him to help Jim calm down again. To physically comfort his obviously distressed son. But he wasn’t sure if that would help right then, or if it would just upset him more. Instead, he gave a comforting smile and slowly rested his hand on Jim’s knee.

“But, yes. You’re right, it’s me. I’m not entirely sure how I’ve become human, but I’ve had time to get used to it.” He leaned back slightly, watching Jim carefully from the corner of his eye. “I… Assume that you remember everything from the Krohnisfere?”

He waited for Jim to nod, slow and hesitant though it was. Okay, okay so now he… He needed to clarify what Jim remembered. Figure out the baselines that he needed to cover.

“How much… What else can you recall? It’s alright if it doesn’t make sense, I just want to know. To help me explain what I can.”

“You- You’re my mentor, as the trollhunter. You’re supposed to be a troll, a conundrum. And you should be in Trollmarket right now. With Arrrgh. I-” Jim paused, his voice slowly steadying out. But he was still curled in on himself, so James knew he wasn’t as put together as he was trying to be. “Today is supposed to be the day I got the amulet. I found it at the bottom of the canal when Toby and I used it as a shortcut to get to school so we wouldn’t be late. I picked the day I got the amulet for the Krohnisfere because I thought… I thought that would be far enough back. To change things.”

Oh, dear… At least that explained why Jack had picked up instead of Norman. His fail-safe plan if Kajigar hadn’t listened to their “advice” about taking extra measures against sun injuries must have gone off.

(For James, it had been advice. A polite recommendation. For Norman, on the other hand, it hadn’t been a suggestion. More of an order.)

He was hoping that, since he had yet to get a call saying that it had failed, Norman’s plan had worked and Kanjigar was still alive. And probably getting quite an earful from the weirn for not taking extra measures to protect himself when he was supposed to be the honored protector of trollkind. Norman always seemed to take a special affront over the way the trollhunters traditionally handled things…

Jim hesitated before he continued.

“But, my head keeps saying that- That you’re supposed to be here. That seeing you in the kitchen in the mornings, making breakfast for us, is totally normal. That sometimes getting driven to school by you is normal. That… That you’re my dad. The same dad that went missing when I was five, but now you’re here and I- I!” Jim dug his fingers into his hair, curling further in on himself. His breathing was picking up in a way that instantly worried James. “It doesn’t make sense! You’re Blinky and you’re my mentor but you’re human and my dad and you work with Uncle Norman who was- who was gone! But he’s here and you’re here and I- I don’t understand it! How are- Why is- What’s happening?”

This time, James didn’t bother holding back the urge. He moved over and wrapped Jim in a hug, tucking the teen’s head under his chin. One hand slowly rubbed soothing circles in his son’s back as he tried to help him calm down again. (Jim had already fainted once today and James really didn’t want a repeat of that.)

“Easy, now. Deep breaths, Jim, deep breaths. You’re starting to panic, just breathe for a few moments. Alright?” James softened his voice, his tone gentle as he spoke. “Please, just try to breathe. I know you can do it.”

He kept the quiet mantra up until, slowly, Jim’s breathing started to even out again and he slowly leaned into his father’s grip.

“S-Sorry I- I just-” There was a shaking hitch to Jim’s words, which didn’t surprise James.

“Don’t apologize, Jim. You have clashing memories, of course you’d be distressed.” He gave Jim a small, comforting squeeze to emphasize his words. “That… That helps me figure out roughly where to start. This is probably going to sound a little… Convoluted? Yes, I suppose convoluted would be the right word. But please just hear me out, alright?”

James wasn’t entirely sure how Jim would take all of this, but he would try to stick to the truth as best he knew it. Even if it meant giving it in sections throughout the day. Or possibly the week. It would probably take a while to air everything out.

“I… Alright, I guess I’ll start with this. The simplest answer, for the clashing memories, would be that… Both are true? I was your mentor, and I am supposed to be a conundrum troll, but right now I’m human and live with you and Barbara in Arcadia.”

“In our… Previous timeline? I believe that would be the correct terminology, approximately… Twenty or so years before I met you, I went missing from Trollmarket. There were some visiting trolls who had decided to travel through Arcadia itself, instead of trying to travel by gyre. They had some fragile items and were worried that the gyre would damage them accidentally. But, in doing so, they had dropped some of their luggage.” He paused, brow furrowing in thought. It was hard to recall the exact details of that night. He wasn’t sure if it was due to human memory recall or how… Unimportant it was compared to what had happened afterward. “I can’t quite remember what the reason was, now. Something startling them that made them leave it behind? Whatever it was, Kanjigar wanted to focus on that instead of just collecting the lost items. Not that he would have done it differently, being the trollhunter.”

“I had volunteered to help gather them instead because a few of them had been books that I’d asked for to add to my library. It would mean one less thing for Kanjigar to worry about, and I would ensure that I’d gotten the books. Arrrgh would have gone with me to fetch them, but someone had asked for his assistance and I’d thought that it would be simple enough for me to handle on my own. I remember going out with Kanjigar, the two of us splitting up once he’d found the trail he was after and confirming that it wasn't near where I would be, and then… Well, I’m rather unsure what occurred after that. But I hadn’t returned to Trollmarket before dawn that night. Or the next night. Or the one following that.”

“No one knew where I was or what happened to me.  I’d just vanished into the night, as far as anyone could tell. Until Kanjigar finally found me wandering the sewers in a daze, ten years after I’d first gone missing. I had no memory of what had happened, or where I’d been, or anything from those ten years. It was all a blank. It was a mystery for everyone, myself included.”

He remembered the bag of supplies and the bent little piece of metal he’d been found with. How they’d haunted him from their shelf at the back of his library for years. Now, he knew what they were. His supply bag from Norman and… And his wedding ring.

(Learning that he’d forgotten something so precious stung.)

“Until… I suppose it would be about seventeen years ago, in this timeline, when I just suddenly- Remembered. And, somehow, I was human instead of a troll. One that had been found, unconscious, in Arcadia and had woken with amnesia. I was staying with Norman as his coworker and housemate in his investigative office. Whilst getting semi-regular checkups from the local hospital, where Barbara works.” He hesitated, feeling the way Jim’s hands had clenched against his shirt. “I-I believe you can follow the leaps of logic from there.”

There was a moment of quiet as James let his son digest what he’d told him. He heard Jim let out a shaking breath.

“But… How are you still here? Why haven’t  you…?” The sentence trailed off, but he didn’t need to hear the rest of it to know how it finished.

“Why haven’t I… Changed back yet? I’m honestly not sure. I’m not even sure what had made me human in the first place,” he said with a thoughtful hum. “I have a few guesses for the exact events that may have changed it. But I assume that the main trigger would be that I regained my memories of the future. And, thusly, I avoided whatever even caused me to change back last time. It could have been from my own meddling, or the extra protections that Norman���s placed, or perhaps the simple act of remembering subverted it. Any of them could be the answer. Or perhaps all of them are. Or even none and something I’m completely unaware of prevented it.”

He leaned back so he could look Jim in the face, his own firm and calm.

“No matter the reason, I’m here. I’m healthy. And I remember. Okay?”

“Okay…” Jim’s voice was quiet, but James could see the tension slowly bleeding out of his frame. Though he couldn’t say if it was from relief or from the exhaustion of his earlier panic attack setting in.

He glanced over at the clock. It was getting rather late in the day and Jim hadn’t eaten that morning. There was nothing wrong with taking a break for a little bit.

“Well. Your mother won’t be up for a while longer, and I’ve already called you out of school for the day, what’s say we use this time to start making lunch? Something larger than we’d normally have time to make. I’m sure Norman and Jack will show up to check on us. So we may as well have something for them as well.” He smiled gently at Jim, remembering how tired panic attacks tended to make humans. “Unless, of course, you’d rather lay down for a bit and get some rest. Your morning’s been unexpectedly trying, after all.”

He watched his son’s brow furrow, carefully thinking over his options. And, likely, everything that James had told him since he came around.

“I… There’s more, isn’t there?” He asked, looking up at his father. “You… You mentioned meddling? What have you been doing?”

“Yes, there is more that I haven’t gotten to yet. But I know there’s such a thing as “too much at once”. So I’d rather you take some time to wrap your head around things before I delve into more.” He raised an eyebrow at the teen in front of him, his tone became lightly chiding as he continued. “Especially on an empty stomach. You’ve already skipped breakfast today and I’d rather avoid you skipping lunch as well.”

Jim flushed, ever so slightly, at the subtle reminder of his fainting spell from earlier. He let his smile come back.

“At the very least, it can wait until after you’ve gotten some toast in your system.”

“Al-alright. But I… I want to ask questions.” James smiled at that. He’d expected nothing less.

“Of course. I’ll answer them to the best of my ability, Jim.”

AN: Okay, quick notes time!

2) Jack is Jack Fain and he was ahem "hired" by Norman as a new assistant for their office. There is gonna be a whole chapter dedicated to the details of that but the simplest is that Jack Fain wasn't his original name and he's not as human as he pretends to be. But his loyalty is to Norman and he actually enjoys his new job and bosses, so there are no odd feelings about how he joined their side.

1) Kanjigar isn't going to die in this fic, thanks to careful planning between James/Blinky and Norman (and a few underhanded tricks that Norman has no plans of telling him about until after they kick in.) He knows James is Blinky and has met the office before, but Kanjigar DOESN'T know that he remembers that he's supposed to be a troll or that he has memories of the future.

They kept him in the dark on purpose to avoid him doing something stupid or unintentionally messing up the plans they're trying to put into motion. (Kanjigar is well-meaning, but he can be a little stupid/reckless at times.)

4) Part of Jim's panic attack comes from leaving the ruins of Arcadia. I just can't believe that he was able to send himself through time and handle it perfectly fine. He's too traumatized/in shock for things to be as neat and clean as the show made it seem.

3) Blinky/James wants to keep Strickler in the dark, for many reasons. But at least one was that he wanted to make sure Janus Order didn't get any hints about what they were up to. Or get suspicious about what their leader was doing without telling Bular or anyone else. Thus far, they've succeeded.

At most, he's figured out that Norman's a powerful weirn that's keeping the Night Things in the area under control.

And that's it for this part. I decided I was gonna split this up into more than one part because so much of it was just- Blinky/James talking. And it felt like it would be too much information at once. It's one thing to recap, but this would be a lot of talking about things that haven't already been covered. So it gets to be more than one part for reading convenience.

Questions and Queries are welcome!

[orphetos]

Jim:

[rosemaidenvixen]

How would Merlin react to James Sr if they ever encounter each other? Or one of the villans beside Gunmar and Bular?

Merlin's response to James Sr would be "Why are you still here? You did your part when you got the good doctor pregnant sixteen years ago. Go be a bother somewhere else,"

Gunmar would just eat him and get crippling food poisoning

[rosemaidenvixen]

I'm laughing because this is the image I have in my head when I'm writing JLSr

Me apparently whenever James Lake Snr. comes up in fic:

[wubblebubbleballxtream]

tales of arcadia... american arcadia.... arcadia...... swap...........

[hopefulromances]

The Most Dangerous Thing

Written as part of the 2024 @rjbigbang

With artwork by: @nashapixie

“In penance for their uprising, each district shall offer up a male and a female between the ages of 12 and 18 at a public "Reaping." These Tributes shall be delivered to the custody of the Capitol. And then transferred into a public arena where they will Fight to the Death, until a lone victor remains. Henceforth and forevermore this pageant shall be known as

The Hunger Games.”

-- Suzanne Collins, The Treaty of Treason, The Hunger Games

Jamie Tartt, youngest ever victor, District Four. Roy Kent, victor of the 50th Hunger Games and the second Quarter Quell, District Twelve

In the 75th Hunger Games, the tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors, forcing Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent to meet. To meet in the games, to fight in the games, perhaps to die in the games.

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Tags:

Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt, Hunger Games AU, Canon Typical Violence, Violence, Injury, Angst, Like HEAVY on the angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, James Tartt Sr is a bad dad, Emotional Abuse, Referenced Sexual Abuse, There’s A Happy Ending I Promise,

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Cheered on by Dap, Belle, Rosie, and Leah

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my tears ricochet, Taylor Swift

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Safe and Sound, Taylor Swift ft. Joy Willaims and John Paul White

In the Woods Somewhere, Hozier

Next to Me, Imagine Dragons

Francesca, Hozier

In a Week, Hozier ft. Karen Cowley

[harmonytre]

(Original by MagicalPouch, so go give him credit, not me! It's slightly edited to replace expressions I didn't want to draw with OTHER ones he made!)

I want to doodle expressions as warm-ups in my spare time! Below I have which expressions have been taken and what fandoms I can draw for! (Especially MP100 since I'm new to it!)

You can request through Ask (easiest), Reply, Reblog, or even Discord if you know me there!

You can double check Request Rules here!

[72/100 OPEN, 2 Finished]

1: A, B, C, D: Sebastian, E, F, G: Meowth, H, I, J

2: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J

3: A: Messier, B, C: Bubby, D, E, F, G, H, I, J

4: A, B, C, D, E, F: Michiru, G, H: Hop, I, J

5: A, B, C: Gordon, D, E, F, G, H, I, J: Scrafe

6: A, B: Darnold, C, D, E: G-Man, F: Benrey, G: Benrey, H: Forzen, I, J

7: A: Solar, B, C, D, E, F: Tommy, G: Finrey, H, I, J

8: A: Hi-C, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I: Nova, J

9: A: Medic, B, C: Wolf Hop, D, E: Poppy, F, G, H: Buckaroo, I: Tommy, J

10: A, B, C: Coomer, D: G-Man, E, F: Vida, G: Bubby, H, I: Tommy, J

I narrowed the list of fandoms to my favorites of each category, but you may view the full list HERE!

*: Favorites

(acronym or notes) [fav characters] {ships I can draw}

My Own:

*Pulo (Original) [The Guardian, Banjo] {Sizzle/Kixz, Cypress/Ripple, Frost/Petra}

*Sweet Voice Cafe (HLVRAI AU) [Joshua, Benny] {Boomer}

(Pretty much just check my Toyhouse!)

Atina and HLAIXD as well if you know those ;)

Current Favorites:

Pokemon [James, Hop, Leon] {Rocketshipping, Neoshipping, Geekchicshipping}

Team Rocket

SWSH

Submas

Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware (HLVRAI) [literally all of them but if I had to pick then Bubby] {favs are Boomer and Freelatta, but I’m okay with drawing nearly any pairing!}

Y2KVR and BMFBE by (year2000electronics) [still reading the other series, sorry!]

The One True Streamman by (HeelysonFeelys)

Stuck Together (Dimonds456)

Human Resources Violations (kogo-dogo)

Augmented Reality (egelskop)

HLVRAI-Villain-Swap

Ghost AU, Swap AU, Benrey Fam, CMY Siblings, Aubrey Calhoun, and Infection AU (pistachi0art)

Catmer (mr-web)

Metamorphosis AU (anons-has-hlvrai-aus)

HLVRBugAI

HLVREM (py6oto

Barnrey (alieryn-art)

Y2KIG-Experience

BPY2K

Simulation Reality (HLVR-SR)

Deep Sea AU (brainthreeze)

Hi-C (transforzen)

Toontown but the AI is Self-Aware (transforzen, green-2-blue)

My Little AI: Science is Magic (thomascoolatta)

(Un)Forgettable (dilfgmancoolatta)

*Mob Psycho 100 (MP100) [Mob, Reigen] {Ekurei, Takemob}

*Esper Kids (Mob, Saiki K, and Anya Forger as friends <3)

Infinity Train [Lake, Alan Dracula, Jesse]

Indigo Park [Rambley]

Multi-Media:

*Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF) [Helpie, Roxie, Oz]

*How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) [Toothless] {Hiccstrid}

*Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir [Alya, Luka] {Love Square, DJWiFi, Myvan, Julerose}

*My Little Pony (MLP, mostly G4) [Fluttershy, Thorax, Discord] {Fluttercord, Cheesepie}

*Trolls [Branch] {Broppy}

Shows:

*Anything by Blackie Sootfur (but especially Demons, Uprooted, and Secret)

*Dino Squad [Buzz]

*Glitch Techs [Miko]

*Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts [Kipo, Wolf]

*Star vs. the Forces of Evil [Janet, Marco] {Jantom, Starco}

*Steven Universe [Peridot]

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT, specifically 2012 but any works) [Donatello, Mona Lisa] {Apritello}

*The Ghost and Molly McGee [Libby]

*Voltron: Legendary Defender [Pidge, Lance, Hunk] {Plance}

*Wild Kratts [Chris, Aviva]

Anime:

*Brand New Animal (BNA) [Mishiru Kagemori]

*Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun [Chiyo Sakura, Hirotaka Wakamatsu]

Movies:

*Astro Boy (2009) [Astro Boy]

*Big Hero 6 [Hiro]

*Bolt [Bolt]

*Epic [Nod]

*Inside Out [Anger, Joy, Anxiety]

*Megamind [Megamind]

*Nimona [Nimona]

*Rise of the Guardians [Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost]

*Wreck-it-Ralph [Fix-it Felix] {Hero’s Cuties}

*Zootopia [Nick Wilde]

Games:

*Among Us

Rodamrix

*Content Warning

*Half-Life (currently just HL1) [Snarks, Headcrabs, Barney Calhoun] {Freehoun}

*Lethal Company

*Undertale [Scarf Mouse, Nice Cream Guy, Papyrus] {Alphyne, Soriel, NicePants}

Webcomics:

*EL Comics

*Follychromatic [Fauna]

*Magical Boy (TheK40)

*Pipe Up (Salt & Pepper Bunny, Tinysweetbunny, TheTRUEegge)

*Sanity Circus [Attley Grimshaw, Fletch Gray]

*The Skybox (lynxgriffin)

*Urban Animal

Fandom Webcomics:

*Jet’s Black Nuzlocke (Zerochan923600)

*Twin Runes (akanemnon)

Undertale AUs:

*Alivetale @/tatatale

*Fallen Flowers @/Tarableart

*Littletale @/mudkipful

*Sans The Seraphim (The Thought)

Other media (short films/characters/books/creators/etc):

*Birds (Imagine Dragons Animation)

*Epic: The Musical [Polites]

Creators:

*MandJTV (and all series)

*PM7

*shandzii

*Trevor Henderson

Live Action:

*Free Guy

*Ghosts (2021 series)

*Jurassic Park/World series

*Resident Alien

*The Librarians (tv series) [Ezekiel Jones]

*The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Childhood Shows:

*Cyberchase

*Dinosaur Train

*Dog with a Blog

*Dragon Tales

*Martha Speaks

*Wonder Pets

[albentelisa]

Hi! So this ask is angsty but you can make it better for Jim if you want.

What if Jim was living with James Sr due to his mom supposedly abandoning him at a young age?

To make matters worse for him, this version of James Sr was physically abusive towards Jim and Barabra before the separation.

Nancy and Toby are aware of James being abusive towards his son, but they can't prove anything. The most they can do is offer Jim sanctuary if James gets really bad.

Needless to say, when the Trolls figure out their Trollhunter is being abused, they aren't happy. Neither is Strickler or Claire.

Oh, some great angst potential here O.O

So, the backstory is that James is extremely controlling when it comes to his relationships, and Barbara tried her best to fight it. Jim was used as a tool for blackmail too many times and Barbara genuinely wished she could take her son and escape. Unfortunately for her, James orchastrated it the way that everyone around them thought that Barbara was a horrible mother and no one was willing to help her. When Jim was 5, James took him and secretly moved to Arcadia. He also kept telling Jim (and everyone else he met afterward) that Barbara abandoned her son. Jim, however, starts to question it when he's older (it's one of his ways to cope with his horrible situation at home).

James is pretty much controlling with Jim too, making every single decision for him, including who he can communicate with or what he can or cannot wear. But James is really cunning abuser as most of his neighbors and acquaintances have no idea about the abuse. Nana and Toby are rare exceptions, but James makes everyone believe that Nana is just a senile old lady, so her word means nothing.

Jim is used to the situation where most people don't believe his words, so it takes a lot of time before he fully opens to anyone about his situation at home.

The thing that causes even more abuse is that James believes in supernatural, while Jim doesn't (and sometimes lets out sarcastic comments about that). However, from Jim's point of view, if the supernatural creatures existed, they would be good ones (simply because his father is convinced they are bad).

Everything changes when Jim finds the amulet and at some point he even considers to ask Blinky if he can live at the Trollmarket, but gives up on the idea as he's unsure if trolls will be that understanding and doesn't want to create more trouble for Nana (as James will accuse her first). Blinky, however, realizes that something is off with Jim's family and investigates a bit. He consults Toby later (as he isn't sure what is 'normal' for human families and realizes how messed is Jim's situation).

Strickler learns about Jim's situation at home around that time, and it makes him conflicted as Jim is Trollhunter. Though, he makes a mental compromise of 'saving Jim to earn his trust and then get the amulet'. Besides, he stumbles upon Barbara who has been searching for her son for years and now has no idea how to approach Jim and reconnect with him. Strickler helps her to get a job as a school nurse, so she can be at school without causing any suspicions. She gets an opportunity to talk to Jim several times but is reluctant to tell him the truth at first (as she is scared of rejection).

Claire is the one who accidentally learns that Barbara is Jim's mom (she overhears her conversation with Strickler). She encounters Barbara about it and discovers that James is abusive (she had a hunch that something was wrong with Jim's family, seeing how much he tensed when his dad was mentioned). Even though Claire isn't that close to Jim at this point (they are just partners at the school play), she decides to step in and tells Toby about Barbara.

From now on, there are multiple people (and trolls) on Jim's side with different ideas how to help him. Claire actually asks her mother for advice, wondering if there are legal measures. Strickler, on the other hand, decides to involve his connections, some of which are borderline illegal. And several parties consider feeding James to Bular (Toby is the first one to propose it, but Draal, Blinky and Strickler also think about it at some point).

Nevertheless, none of those plans are needed as James search for the supernatural results in his demise by goblins' hands and Jim has no idea what to do now. The official version is that James ran away and abandoned his son (and Strickler does everything so that the abuse fact becomes well-known and Barbara can be back as Jim's parent). Jim moves to Barbara's house, even though it's awkward to both of them (and he's slightly upset that she didn't tell him about their connection before). From now on, they try to catch up on everything they missed through the years, even if the road is bumpy. Jim doesn't tell Barbara about his trollhunting (because, well, while James is gone, Jim's distrust remains).

As for Strickler, he soon finds himself in a relationship with Barbara, which adds a bit to awkwardness factor (though, Jim doesn't mind as he considers Strickler one of the rare people he more or less trusts).

The trollhunting job continues smoothly, and the team slays Bular. Strickler isn't exposed in this AU, but NotEnrique still gets into Claire's family and that's how she learns about trolls.

Meanwhile, Strickler (who has gotten closer to both Barbara and Jim), realizes that without Bular around, there's no need to free Gunmar and he can easily continue with the Janus Order's secret takeover of the world. After all, he wasn't exposed in this AU, so basically no one suspects him. Strickler also thinks that the Killahead is save as it's at the Trollmarket and no one there has a reason to open it.

He never considered several things. First - NotEnrique busts himself, meaning that Jim now has the reason to open the gate to the Darklands. Second - a part of the Janus Order remains loyal to Gunmar. They liberate Angor Rot too.

One thing leads to another and Strickler ends exposed by both Jim and Barbara (who also learns about the whole trollhunting deal). Jim is even more devastated than in canon as Strickler was one of the people who he trusted and who seemingly tried to help, and Barbara is close to giving up on relationships altogether, seeing how her choice of men keep making everything worse.

Strickler gets a chance to redeem himself a bit as he saves Barbara from Angor Rot, but he still temporarily leaves like in the canon.

[kinnersonne]

My roommate is watching Trollhunters for the first time and I am rehashing ALL the feelings so it’s time for some ~Stricklake Headcanons!~

• Barbara will not hesitate to yank him along by the horns if he’s being a buttsnack

• She also likes to bring up the whole enchantment debacle as her trump card to win arguments or make him do something. Normally she can persuade him with other means, but she’ll resort to that if she has to

• Slit-pupilled eyes means he looks like a big doofus if he looks at her too long because “his eyes get all big, like a little cat’s!” (Barbara’s words)

• “I’m not cute, I’m horrifying!” “Sure, sweetie…”

• Walt is lovely. But living with Stricklander the troll would be like the worst parts of having both a) a cat that hates everyone and b) a big dog that’s Too Dang Old. Scowls and hisses for no other reason than He Can. Sleeps all day and keeps you up at night with possum noises. Refuses to let you touch him until he suddenly decides he wants physical affection, at which point he’ll clamber all 200 rocky pounds of him into your lap and growl until you pet him. Gets VERY whiny when you pay attention to somebody that’s not him, even if he’s been ignoring you all day. 50/50 chance of attacking any given guest, verbally or physically

• Pet names: Mr. Creature, Lakeluster, ‘dearest’ (B) and ‘sweetie’ (S) but only ironically, NOT Babs, only misogynist jerks at the hospital call her that

• Barbara won’t confirm this but Strickler may or may not have tracked down and pulled a hit on James Lake Sr. Barbara denies all knowledge of her ex’s sudden and violent death

• Troll society is matriarchal (yes I know there’s almost no evidence of this in the show it’s a headcanon), so anytime Barbara gets a little girlbossy or shows her Mama Bear it’s actually a major turn-on for him

• I was enamored with the idea of changelings purring, since they’re too small and impure probably to roar like real trolls do (like how cheetahs aren’t actual members of the panthera genus and they make adorable chirping noises). But I came up with something worse:

• It’s not just changelings that purr, but it is only males, and only under arousal. Originally it evolved as a defense mechanism, as a way of soothing their mates and dissuading them from maiming/devouring them in the heat of the moment

Please. Please help me.

[rosebloodcat]

TTWTWK: Making Lists

Chapter Summary

That you know you'll check twice. Blinky/James tries to figure out what his first steps into the (hopefully) new future will be. Norman suggests making a list.

AN: Finally got the next chunk of this out. At first, I thought it would be much longer, but Blinky/James and Norman weren't working with me on that one. (Neither wanted to pull out a war room plan yet, I suppose.)

So I decided to keep things internal for this and instead have Blinky/James just making a list of things he KNEW he wanted to change or just felt really strongly about making go differently. I know I may have missed a few in-universe events, and people are welcome to point them out and I'll edit the chapter to add them in.

Also, I know I'm not writing his name as Blinky here. But that's because he's still grappling with things a little bit. But he's partially settled into keeping the name James, for now, to keep himself from getting confused while surrounded by humans. Having them suddenly start calling him Blinky or Blinkous would feel strange when his mind only has memories of them calling him James/Jamsie.

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“So, where do we start?” Norman’s question had been a lot harder to answer than James thought it had any right to be.

He was going to do something (with Norman’s help) to change the future. But he still had no idea what, or where, he should start.

Norman idly shuffled a deck of cards while waiting for him to answer.

(A tarot deck. Someone had gifted it to him a few years back and he enjoyed using them to fidget. A good way to keep his hands busy and, occasionally, it was a good way to give a client a moment to gather their thoughts without feeling pressed. In a way, it worked for this too. James himself was a “client” at the moment.)

James took a slow breath, leaning back in his seat and staring at the ceiling.

“I-I don’t know…” He’d spent several nights ruminating on the issue now, and he still hadn’t figured it out.

So much of his life as a troll, he’d been more reactionary. Always responding to the actions and choices of others rather than taking action on his own. Being the one leading the charge (so to speak) was something new. He’d only started taking initiative upon becoming the new Leader of Trollmarket. And that had only been for a few years while there was a clear goal laid out for him to achieve! He certainly hadn’t held the title long enough to feel qualified for something like this.

How did one go about doing something as nebulous as “Change the Future”?

(But he was certainly going to try.)

Norman started laying out cards on his desk, though whether or not he was actually planning to try a reading was debatable. He let out a hum, tapping a finger on the table then glancing over.

“Maybe a list then? Just to start the planning stages.”

“A list…” he repeated, frowning thoughtfully.

“Eyup.” Norman popped the ‘p’ as he spoke. “Make a list of the things you know are gonna happen, which ones you want to try to change, and then we can work our way back to which ones we can start taking steps towards changing now.”

Yes, that seemed like a good place to start. He tugged his notepad closer, popping the cap of his pen.

Okay, the most obvious “first” thing was…

Stop the Titans

As though that isn’t a tall order on its own, James thought with a small twitch. But, this time around, he knew what the Arcane Order were trying to do, and had over a decade of time to research and (hopefully) figure out a way to stop their plans. This brought up another thing for the list;

Protect Nari

If they had known what Nari was facing sooner and had thought of a more efficient way to cloak her from her fellows, well… A lot of things could have been changed there. No battle in New York. No destruction of Arcadia. Toby and Merlin wouldn’t have…

Yes, finding and providing a better way to hide Nari until a better way to stop the Titans was found. That would go on the list.

Prevent Trollmarket’s Destruction

That felt both important and obvious.

If Trollmarket weren’t destroyed, then the dangerous pilgrimage would have never been needed. They would have been present for the incidents with the Arcadians. (He understood that it had been rather chaotic for all involved, he wished he had been there to help with it.)

Ensure Merlin doesn’t turn Jim into a Troll

Being a troll himself and knowing the edge it had given Jim during the final fight (and being the boy’s father), it seemed contradictory to admit this to himself. But the transformation couldn’t happen this time.

That wouldn’t happen this time around.

He wouldn’t allow it to happen.

He had seen the way the transformation had impacted Jim, mentally and emotionally. Seen the way it had worn Jim away and weighed him down.

The anxiety the boy had every time Merlin was near him.

(And everything from Camalot…)

No. If it was possible to do so, he would prevent the transformation from happening.

Prevent the Eternal Night

There were a lot of steps and routes for that idea. Almost too many things. But which ones would he actually need to take?

Preventing Morgana’s escape and her possession of Claire? Perhaps Norman would be willing to consider an apprenticeship for her? He was fairly skilled in the magical arts, though his “style” was rather different from what James was used to seeing.  And Norman was far more trustworthy than Merlin was.

Getting some tool or spell to break or dispel the magic of Gunmar’s blade? There was magic to protect from those kinds of things. (He was fairly certain there was.) Preventing Gunmar from being able to take control of others, either by defending against the magic or getting rid of it entirely, would protect many of their allies from harm outright.

They could also put forward some kind of plan to ensure Gunmar was unable to escape the Darklands in the first place…

Perhaps they could get a hold of some piece of Killahead bridge? Having something other than the amulet in their possession to ensure the bridge could not be completed would be a point in their favor. They could use it as a bargaining chip, at the very least.

But there was also Not Enrique to consider. And the changeling familiars. Fetches were rare, but there was at least one out in the world. If they could get hold of one to use themselves… The ability to bypass the need for the bridge was powerful.

If they could work out a way to rescue the familiars without the risk of releasing Gunmar…

That was another thing they could have at their disposal.

(And… He wanted to save Dictatious. For as damaged as their relationship was, they were still brothers. Still family. He was a headache, but Blinky still cared about him.) 

He made a bullet point for each one. This was the first draft list, he could put impossible things down if he wanted to.

Save Draal

That one felt relatively self-explanatory. Draal was a spectacular warrior, loved Trollmarket, and was a dear friend. He deserved so much better than what he’d been dealt before.

Perhaps he could be reasoned with earlier? Redirect his focus from Jim being the new Trollhunter into protecting Trollmarket along with him? After all, there was no actual rule that said that the trollhunter was the only one allowed to protect them all…

Yes, he felt reasonably sure that giving Draal a goal of some kind to focus on instead would be of great help. (Some kind of alternative goal to chase down would also ensure that he couldn’t get himself into trouble whilst there wasn’t anyone to keep an eye on him as well.)

Norman was very good with people and figuring out ways to work around tempers and clashing personalities (despite most everyday humans finding his stature rather intimidating) perhaps he could lend some insight into that idea?

But, that brought up something else…

Prevent Kanjigar’s Death

Maybe- Maybe Norman could help with that? There were spells to conjure clouds if he remembered right. To create a patch of darkness, even in the daylight. If he and Norman could make it to the bridge in time to prevent the sun from taking Kanjigar’s life…

Keeping Jim from having to take the mantle at all… He genuinely didn’t know if that was possible, but it could change so much if it was. He couldn’t even imagine how much could be changed by it.

His eye slid over to Norman, who was turning over cards and humming quietly.

That was another thing he could think of to add to the list.

Save Norman

He didn’t know what had happened to Norman, why he hadn’t been there when Jim had become the trollhunter. Why no one had mentioned him to them? Why Jim hadn’t known about the magic that had been so much of Blinky/James' life and should have been part of Jim’s too?

Something had to have happened to the man. Something that took him away from them all, somehow. It was the only thing that seemed possible with what he (now) knew about the man.

Whatever it was, he would do his best to stop it.

He didn’t want to lose another friend. Not if he could help it.

Prevent return to troll?

This one felt… odd, to be writing down.

But.

He was going to be a father. He was going to be Jim's father. And he wanted to do it right.

He wanted to be there for all the milestones that human children grew through. He wanted to see and help his son grow into the amazing, wonderful young man he knew he would be.

And he couldn't do that if he became a troll and had to retreat to Trollmarket again. (If he forgot again.) He couldn’t become human before he was certain that he had set the world onto a better path.

So, he would have to subvert that fate. Norman would help him find a way. He knew the man would.

James/Blinky set his jaw, ignoring the feeling of guilt in his stomach at the worry he knew he would be causing his friends in Trollmarket. (To poor Arrgh…) But it felt like something he needed to do.

(Perhaps he could find a way to at least send his dear friend a message? Something to assure him that he was still alive, if unable to return yet?)

"Been at that for a while, Jamsie. Think you might have some ideas of where to start now?"

James looked over at Norman, who was watching him silently. (He'd likely seen the change in the scholar's face. The new, determined set of his expression. He knew a decision had been made.)

There were probably more things he would think of for the list later. But for now?

"Yes, I believe I do." Norman watched for a moment longer, then gave a supportive smile.

"Alright then. What's first on the docket?"

For now, he had a start.

[orphetos]

Had this on my mind for a while. Okay, this is sort of like a crossover between the Trollhunter show and the 2015 book. We got Jack Sturges, James Sturges Sr., and Drall in Jim's basement, along with Strickler and Angor Rot, as they made a truce with each other for a very important mission.

Jack: Okay! So the plan is; Angor and I will booby-trap the entire apartment room. Once that's done, Draal comes and kills the bitch. While all that's happening, Jimbo and Strickler are on watchdog duty. Any questions? James Sturges Sr.: *Raises his hands* I heard from Tub- I mean, Toby that he has a girlfriend. What are we going to do about her? Jack: You're right... Looks like we are gonna need to find another body bag. Strickler: Or we could just have Draal eat them.

Barbara: What are you all doing-... Is that a plan to kill my ex-husband?

Jack: *Glances at the chalkboard with a detailed plan titled "Plan to kill James Lake Sr." and takes a step side-ways to be in front of the board* NNNnnnoooooo~ *Smiles worriedly*

Barbara: *Visible: "I am done with this, and it hasn't even been a minute"*

[rosemaidenvixen]

In Blinky's Day Out, what would Blinky do if he and James Sr encountered each other? Because Jim might have to remind Blinky that murder is illegal for humans.

Blinky would absolutely leap at the chance to defend Jim’s honor. But if he wants to beat James Sr's ass he's going to have to get in line after Barbara and Nancy.

[megan0013]

I'm always down for more Changeling Barbarba

1. her undercover mission as the wife of real estate developer walker strickland (strickler) is only the third assignment braya (barbara) has had on the surface. her original human family was irish, but she’s adopted a deep southern accent for this particular job and, holy shit, is stricklander into it

2. they have three children together before jim enters the picture - aurora, walker and alexander (a little mashup of all the stricklake kids i’ve written for other fics). rory is a total daddy’s girl, walker and alex are literally chaos twins. they’re about eighty years older than jim. he’s met them and thinks they’re his cousins

3. nik (an oc from variables) shows up as a braya’s changeling nestmate who just happens to have spent a month fucking around with stricklander in greece some 60 years previous. he delivers all four of the stricklake babies. nannies the older ones a bit, too. the look on stricklander’s face when braya first introduces them is priceless

4. kodanth is so over these two. they had one job™️ but he’s still dealing with their bullshit a hundred years later, and yeah, ok, they’ve become his most favorite walnuts but seriously? four kids, an annoyingly codependent relationship, and a whole familial unit (auntie nomura and uncle otto included) focused more on themselves than the greater good is just a little too much for him and his blood pressure, thank you

5. stricklake carry out what could be considered a legitimate affair from the time they reunite prior to jim’s freshman year until sometime in the near distant future (that i haven’t figured out yet) if they weren’t already, ya know, married. which. isn’t entirely true. because they are bonded mates. there was a ceremony back in the 30’s and everything. and as far as they’re concerned, that trumps any human vows barbara may have exchanged with james lake sr. who knows something is going on between his ‘wife’ and the local high school history teacher but can’t quite figure out what (until jim becomes the trollhunter, of course, and a threat ultimatum is made)

between two lungs