#September 19: Fighting
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schreiberling2021 · 1 year ago
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Part two for underwater @animalecfest
September 19: Fighting
Alec had been watching the unusual swimming creature for quite a while. Obviously it was a land creature. A swimming rock had been circling over his home for several daylight hours, and every now and then the creature had come into the water. It had strange devices instead of a dorsal fin and many tubes led to its mouth. It let up many more bubbles than could fit in its small body. The creature puzzled Alec, but so far it had only swum through his home, letting up weird colourful bubbles that didn't break when they reached the water's edge. It had been swimming through Alec's sanctuary since sunrise. The stone circle was the place where his people spoke with their ancestors and the younglings made their transition into adulthood. It was Alec's job to guard this place of transition between generations, to care for it, and to perform the necessary rituals. Usually it was sharks or orcas that he had to drive away from this place, but this creature was neither.
Its tail fin was divided, but neither were tentacles. Its skin was black with unusual patterns over it that seemed neither grown nor natural. The eyes seemed to be covered by a thick layer of horn. Alec had really never seen such a creature before.
And now it was swimming close to the centre of Alec's shrine. In the centre, at the lowest point was a large round stone. The shape of a perfect bubble. This was the place where the questioners meditated to contact the deceased. To his horror, Alec saw the creature begin to pull and wrench at the stone as if it wanted to take him away. Horrified, Alec pushed toward the creature, a huge cloud of ink propelling him forward as he attacked the intruder.
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Magnus didn't know what happened to him as he was torn away from the stone he was carefully uncovering. Something pulled at his legs and he hurled through the water. Within seconds he had lost his orientation. Tentacles were on his arms, suction cups on his goggles, and he panicked. Flailing wildly, he tried to reach for his knife, but he was flung wildly through the ocean. He saw black ink clouds and blood-red tentacles, then he lost consciousness.
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damnyousubdermalirritants · 3 months ago
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UPDATE: NOVAVAX NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Hi everyone, it's been about a year since I posted about updated COVID vaccines and it's time for another update if you are in the US:
THE BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM IS ENDING!!!!
If you are uninsured or your insurance does not cover covid boosters, please schedule a new booster appointment before the end of August because the Bridge Access Program (the way the government will still pay for your booster) ends in September. The updated mRNA boosters from Moderna and Pfizer are available now. Go Go GO!!!
Shitty, I know! If you can call your congressional reps, the FDA, the CDC, whomever to tell them you want this program to continue/be reinstated, that would be great. Also, while you're at it, call the FDA to tell them to expedite the approval for the updated Novavax booster (3017962640).
The new Novavax vaccine is designed for the JN.1 strain which is one of the most recent mutations of the virus going around. If you have insurance and can afford to wait, I highly recommend getting the Novavax booster when it becomes available.
We are currently in the largest Covid summer surge since 2021
If you haven't had a booster in the past six months you are essentially unvaccinated. New strains with different spike proteins keep evolving faster than vaccine development and distribution can keep up. All that said, getting Covid is not a moral failing. If you do feel sick, take a rapid test! If it's negative, test again a day or two later. It is better to know than not to know. Here's a refresh on how to take a rapid test correctly:
If you do get Covid, it is worth getting on antiretrovirals within the first week of symptoms to reduce the overall viral load your body has to fight. If your insurance doesn't cover Paxlovid or Remdesivir, here are other low/no-cost ways to access it:
If you get sick, rest radically even after you stop testing positive on rapid tests. Avoid exercising for at least eight weeks after the fact to reduce the risk of developing long covid.
Regardless of your vaccination status, masking with a KN95 or N95 respirator (or equivalent standards in your country i.e. FFP2/3 in the EU) is the most reliable way to protect yourself and others. If Covid protections are a financial burden, there is likely an active Mask Bloc near you doing free distribution of respirators and tests that would be happy to help you. Here's a global map of them from covidactionmap.org
Some quick tips: if you're wearing a bi-fold mask, flatten the nose-bridge wire completely, then mold it to your nose on your face for a better fit. The best mask is the one that you will actually wear regularly to protect yourself. I really like the selection of styles, sizes and colors from WellBefore:
As school is starting, getting you and your family boosted is one of the best things you can do to protect yourselves. Masking is perhaps even more important. If you can advocate for updating and regularly changing the HVAC filters at your local schools to MERV-13 or higher to keep the indoor air cleaner, that can also make a big difference. Better indoor air quality in schools helps protect kids from illness, allergies, wildfire smoke, and more per the EPA's website.
These are steps you can take to improve air quality at home as well. Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are low-cost and highly effective for cleaning the air indoors.
Here's a map of clean air lending libraries for getting access to air purifiers for events from cleanairclub.org
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awrkive · 3 months ago
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[TEASER] THE LOVE PROGNOSIS (m) — JJK.
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for as long as you can remember, you’ve always been a hopeless romantic.
the girl who’s always dreamt of cheesy encounters with her soulmate, grand love declarations, and a cute little beach wedding to boot. the kind of girl who thought her high school jock boyfriend would make good on his promise of keeping contact until college. that girl who thought the guy she met at 19 at some sleazy frat party wanted more than just sex. the girl who thought that her boyfriend at 21 would finally be The One after he introduced her to his parents on New Year’s Eve. you’re the kind of girl who thought that it was smart to get a boyfriend in her first year of med school and get proposed to in fourth year.
but reality pretty much slaps you hard right on the face, because love, unfortunately, doesn’t come grand — it’s simple and it’s quiet, but it is quite painful, especially when the love that you’ve been seeking for all your adult life has just been right under your nose all this time.
PAIRING jungkook x female reader // mingyu x female reader
GENRE r18+ (fluff, angst, smut) MINORS DO NOT INTERACT!
WORD COUNT 1.2k words for this teaser but the fic currently is at 22k words (heavily unedited). the final estimate is around 30-35k 🤓
WARNINGS/MISC medical!au, roommates!au, surgeon!jk, surgeon!reader (they are both 4th year residents and are co-workers), corporate lawyer!mingyu, oc and jk are bffs since med school but their love language is fighting each other <3, jk and mingyu are bffs during undergrad, jk sluts it out quite often😞, hopeless romantic!oc, weddings and engagement themes, the angst is a bit extreme (medium level tbh) on this one, it’s the… yearning? one sided-love?, the surgeons gang: jk, oc, nayeon, doyeon, taehyung <3, multiple sex scenes (will specify once the fic comes out), i personally have only acquired a degree on Bingewatching Grey’s Anatomy so my medical knowledge is.. you see.. greys anatomy 💔 BUT! i did a lot of research for this pls dont crucify me. the full list of warnings will be indicated when the full fic comes out 🙏🏼 anyways warnings particularly for this teaser: drunk oc, implied alcohol consumption, germaphobe jk lol
NOTES hello awrkive nation!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanted to do something for jk’s birthday this september and this is what i came up with 😭 i am so soooo so incredibly excited to announce this fic to you guys 😵‍💫 ive been working on this on and off since the last week of july and its currently at 20k words so its coming along really well 🫂 its gonna be a HUGEE HUGEEE fic since its estimated to be around 30k words which will be a first for me hehe <3 pls look forward to it and REPLY TO THE COMMENT SECTION IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE TAGLIST (pls do not send an ask for taglist request 🫶🏼) LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK!!!!! I WANNA HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS <33333
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“Hey, swing me.”
You tell Jungkook, situating yourself more comfortably on the wooden platform attached to the chains.
“A dollar per minute.” He says, standing up from his own seat and placing himself behind you.
“I thought you hate capitalism? What is this?”
“This is forced labor.” Jungkook says with a groan that you think is a feigned exasperation, since you begin to feel movement right after it.
“You broke my hairdryer the other day. Consider this your compensation.” You look up at him to give him a smarmy smile.
Fom where you’re seated, you realize just how… big his presence is. It’s not the looming, ominous type, though – it’s quite the opposite. When Jungkook surrounds you, you find a bit of comfort in it. A huge one if you want to be honest to yourself.
“And I already bought you a new one. We’re even.” Jungkook squints his eyes at you.
You laugh.
“You’re gonna borrow and break it again.”
He visibly winces. “Touché.”
Jungkook swings you while you talk about your day, just like usual. He asks you about your laparoscopy that kept you from having lunch with the rest of your friends at the hospital earlier that day, about your new scrub cap, and you gossip a little about the new lab tech having a crush on the scrub nurse you both know.
For all his complaints earlier, Jungkook seemingly doesn’t seem to mind having swung you for the past ten minutes now. He’s relaxed and gentle with his movements, and his voice is quaint and soft as he talks to you.
But then you start to feel bad for him so you tell him to stop, standing up from the swing.
“Okay, your turn.”
Jungkook gives you a big grin.
“Nice.”
You chuckle at his enthusiasm when he sits on the swing chair this time around. But when you attempt a push, he barely moves, prompting him to laugh.
“What weak ass push was that?” He says incredulously, looking at you.
You jut your bottom lip out. “You’re heavy and I’m drunk.”
The second time you push him is more forceful but then Jungkook voices out a complaint after the third, fourth, and every single time you do it. You roll your eyes at his tantrums, but then suddenly, you think of a much better idea.
You push him off the swing with all your remaining strength even though your body feels like jelly from all the alcohol you consumed an hour ago.
“What the fuck, __?”
You burst out in boisterous laughter at Jungkook’s state, his hands and knees planted on the ground. He then sits on it, clapping his palms together to get rid of some dust that gathered on his skin.
Without thinking too much about it, you make quick steps over to his direction and situate yourself beside him.
Jungkook looks at you, confused, but you only give him a grin.
“Let’s lie on the ground.”
“What? No!” Jungkook immediately opposes it. As you expected.
You scrunch your face. “Oh! Look at me! I’m Jeon Jungkook and I’m a germaphobe and I’m afraid of dirt!” You say, intentionally making your voice a pitch higher.
Jungkook deadpans. “Pathogens can kill your cells’ metabolic machinery, so, yeah? I’m afraid of dirt.”
You roll your eyes at him and while he goes off about how they can also cause a toxic massive immune reaction, you push his chest forcefully which catches him off guard, prompting him to lay on the ground. Before he can say anything, you take his arm out to spread beside you and you use it to rest your head on.
Jungkook stops his rambling after that.
“See, shut up.” You say, backhanding him slightly on the chest. You fix your gaze at the skies. “The sky is beautiful tonight. Worry about your pathogens next time.”
Jungkook chuckles, and you feel the vibration of his body as he does so, being so close to him. As you peer up to look at him, you see him folding his other arm to lie his head on it.
You smile, going back to looking at the sky.
“This is like in The Notebook.” Jungkook says after a beat of silence.
“Right?” You grin. “And with the pathogens, too.” You tease.
Jungkook laughs, pinching your arm in his reach. “God, shut up about your pathogens.”
You chuckle at the irony.
“That’s me,” you point upwards, referring to a big twinkling light in the sky. Then, you move your finger towards the star beside it. “And then that’s you, ‘cause I’m a bigger star than you.”
You feel Jungkook look at you from his position. “You are so drunk.”
That causes you to giggle, clutching your stomach because you can’t stop laughing at pretty much everything tonight.
“I feel like I'm not anymore. My head just feels like it’s floating but no, definitely not drunk.”
“Whatever you say.” Jungkook says, chest vibrating from laughing at you.
“Hm. Race you to sleep, Jungkook.” You snuggle on his armpit. As you do, you smell a waft of your water lily springs body wash from Bath and Body Works. “Can you stop using my body wash?”
“What?” You can hear Jungkook say, but as he calls your name and more, his voice starts fading. “__? Hey, don’t sleep on me.”
You hum, eyes still closed.
“__, hey!” Jungkook grazes your arms. You can feel your head moving as Jungkook starts to sit, guiding your back to sit upright. He calls you again, gently tapping your cheek to wake you up.
The truth is, you’re really sleepy, but not so much that you can’t hear him anymore or move on your own.
Jungkook gives up trying to wake you up, though, convinced by your acting. Soon, he goes over in front of you, reaching for your arms and placing them around his neck.
“Just put your legs around me, yeah?” He whispers against your hair once you’re glued against his back.
You hum, intending it to sound like a mumble so Jungkook thinks you don’t actually understand.
Jungkook fixes your legs around him, standing up, bouncing a little to get you nice and snug in his back. You smile at the prospect of a piggyback ride.
“I know you’re awake, silly,” He says suddenly, his voice painted with amusement.
You stifle your laughter against his neck, breaking your supposed to be convincing act.
“Race you to the car, Kook.” you whisper into his ear.
Jungkook scoffs, but he doesn’t say anything more until you reach his car. He wears your seatbelt for you, though, and tells you to drink more water from his tumbler.
You fall asleep easily mid-drive.
In the morning, you wake up with a banging headache, your eyes catching the sight of a post-it note on your desk with one tab of Advil.
morning/afternoon stinky i made porridge before i left for my shift just heat it up again when you wake up
ps: your medical bill from my personal care will be discussed later when i get back home. no friends discount allowed
— your angelic friend, kookie
You chuckle at the (annoyingly elaborate) sketch of an angry bunny on the side.
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alpaca-clouds · 1 year ago
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Some historical context for Olrox
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Okay, let me prephase this with one important message: Castlevania Nocturne made me really happy by making the plot all about colonialism, as colonialism and its fallout and how it influences us to this day is a topic that I am very passionate about. We do not talk enough about it. The US does not talk enough about it because it could make white people feel uncomfortable. And here in Germany we do not talk about it, because we act as if this had nothing to do with us at all.
But the show talks about it and I love it.
And I honestly also gotta say that I love that the BI_PoC character have a concrete cultural heritage. Olrox is Aztec, Annette is Yoruba, and Drolta is Egyptian. Other shows: Please take notes!
But let's talk Olrox, because he is so fucking interesting and amazing!
We know about him that he is Aztec and also that he is 250 years old. Or roughly that old by the time he kills Julia. Which would put either his birth or his turning somewhere around 1530.
Now, the fall of the Aztec Empire has a very exact date: August 13th, 1521. But you should keep in mind that this does not mean that on that day the Aztec's are extinct. To this day there is still 1,5 million people speaking Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, and preserving some of the Aztec cultural traditions. It was just that on that day the empire construct fell to Cortez and the Spaniad conquistadors and a lot of Aztecs went into exile to flee the genocide that Cortez was bringing upon them.
The question of course is: Was Olrox still human at this time or was he already a vampire? From his dialogue it is clear that he was at least alive and grown enough to remember the fall of the empire and the distruction Cortez and his men brought upon them. But you can bet it was very traumatic.
I also am assuming he was turned by a white man. Because so far my assumption is that vampirism is an old world thing that got brought to the new world through colonialism. (Mostly because in Dracula's court we do not see any new world vampires.)
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Now, the other interesting thing is what he says about his dead lover. The one Julia killed. So, first the "town in Massachusetts" he speaks about is clearly Stockbridge. Which was the town in which many Mohicans have settled during the colonial times, as well as other people from the Iroquois Nations. Now, it should be noted that the Mohicans were not part of the Iroquois alliance and in fact went to war with the Iroquois, but by the time colonialism really geared up there was some cooperation between the Mohicans and Iroquois.
Due to this they were in an alliance with the Oneida (who were part of the Iroquois) by the time of the Revolutionary war. Now, the Revolutionary War created a lot of conflict between the Iroquois nations, because they did not agree which side they should fight on. Of course both sides promised that they could keep their land, but the Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca did not trust the colonists and hence sided with the British, while the Oneida and Tuscarora (and through them also the Mohicans) sided with the Colonists.
And the dead lover clearly was among those siding with the colonists. Now, a quick refresher for the non-Americans (and the Americans who slept to history class, which is understandable). The Revolutionary War lasted from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783 (which, yes, also means that Julia and Richter probably were in the US during the war the entire time and the "evil" Julia was fighting probably was linked to it). And of course we all know how it ended for the Indigenous people: The colonists won, countless Indigenous folks died on both sides, only to get booted of their land soon after. The Oneida und Mohicans were made to move westwards not soon after the war ended. So, yes, Olrox would have seen that happen.
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Now, an interesting thing in his dialogue was when Erzebet said: "We will create a new world." To which he replies: "I have heard that one before." And she says: "This time we are going to make it to last."
And the big question is to what this is refering. Is it refering to the colonialization or is it refering to the revolutionary war? Or something entirely different. In both cases it would be possible. And yes, the American Revolution definitely were claiming to create a new world. But was it that what he refered to or something else?
Well, never the less: Interesting character. Really good writing.
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love-and-deepspace-wiki · 2 months ago
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Historical Timeline of Events: Past Events
2047:
Autumn
Dr. Noah and Zayne go back to visit Skyhaven University and watch the First-Year Medical Student Oath Ceremony
Character ages:
Rafayel age: "23"
Zayne age: 25 (or 26 if past September)
Sylus age: 27
Xavier age: “36”, turns “37” in October
2046:
Zayne receives the Starcatcher Award
Zayne receives the Linde Award
Dr. Cooper becomes an attending surgeon at Akso Hospital
Character ages:
Rafayel age: "22"
Zayne age: 25
Sylus age: 26
Xavier age: “36”
2045
Spring, around New Years Day:
Arthur visits a cemetery with his granddaughter and spots Xavier there
This year, the Chronorift Catastrophe was 11 years ago
Character ages:
Rafayel: "20", turns "21" in March
Zayne: 23, turns 24 in September
Sylus: 24, turns 25 in April
Xavier: “35”, turns “36” in October
2043:
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Zayne graduates from Skyhaven Medical School, obtained his MD, and started working at Akso Hospital in the Division of Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Joelle becomes Chief of Division of Cardiac Surgery
Zayne assists at the battle on Mt. Eternal, providing medical support
Dr. William (from the Evol Special Rescue Unit) dies on Mt. Eternal fighting Wanderers
Character Ages:
Rafayel: "19"
Zayne: 22
Sylus: 23
Xavier: “34”
2040:
The year Dr. Noah says Skyhaven University's cafeteria was probably renovated
Character ages:
Rafayel: "16"
Zayne: 19
Sylus: 20
Xavier: “31”
2037:
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Linkon City is mostly rebuilt after the Catastrophe
Philo flower shop has opened where Sweetie's Cake Shop once stood; also serves as Jeremiah's residence
Character ages:
Rafayel: "13"
Zayne: 16
Sylus: 17
Xavier: “28”
2035:
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Hunter's Association officially established on January 1st of this year
Azure Square is newly rebuilt
Zayne starts studies at Skyhaven Medical School
Character ages:
Rafayel: "11"
Zayne: 14
Sylus: 15
Xavier: “26”
2034:
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UNICORNS established
The Deepspace Tunnel appeared above Linkon City
The Chronorift Catastrophe
Grandma Josephine takes protaganist in and becomes her guardian. Protaganist age is said to be "7"
Ruins of Lemuria discovered by an archeological team from the Deepspace Academy (Ms. Eleanor, Yennifer, Frederick, and Professor Sean)
Lumiere first emerges
2034:
Summer
Jeremiah starts actually living at his rented house
The Wanderer attack
Sweetie's Cake Shop is destroyed
Bella's death
Character ages:
Rafayel: "10"
Zayne: 12, turns 13 in September
Sylus: 14
Xavier: “24”, turns “25” in October
2033:
Winter:
Xavier fakes his death
Character ages:
Rafayel: "9"
Zayne: 12
Sylus: 13
Xavier: “24”
Summer:
Jeremiah: a friend of Xavier's. They're both from the Backtrackers
Bella: works at Sweetie’s Cake Shop with her father
Three days after New Years Day:
“Noah” retrieves the missing Archives file from Xavier's mailbox where he left it for him. He wants to use it for a new identity.
Xavier refers to “Noah” as his “former friend” and the end of that conversation
New Years Day:
Xavier decides it's time for him to leave the Evol Special Task Force
Character ages:
Rafayel: "8", turns "9" in March
Zayne: 11, turns 12 in September
Sylus: 12, turns 13 in April
Xavier: “23”, “24” in October
2032:
Dr. Joelle starts as a fellow at Akso Hospital
Spring:
Xavier joins the Bloomshore District Evol Special Task Force, Team 013
Xavier is said to be 23 years old
Arthur's 9th year as Captain of Team 013
Arthur's 16th year as a police officer with Evol Special Task Force
Character ages:
Rafayel: "8"
Zayne: 10, turns 11 in September
Sylus: 12
Xavier: “23”
2029:
Dr. Joelle graduates from Beiyang University
Character ages:
Rafayel: "5"
Zayne: 8
Sylus: 9
2027:
Arthur is injured on a mission. Significantly diminished his mobility
Character ages:
Rafayel: "3"
Zayne: 6
Sylus: 7
2024:
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Rafayel is born on March 6th? (But he's Lemurian, so his listed age will be in quotations)
Character ages:
Zayne: 3
Sylus: 4
2023:
Arthur becomes Captain of Evol Special Task Force Team 013
Character ages:
Zayne: 2
Sylus: 3
???:
In 2033, Arthur says SD19940122 was an event that happened “decades ago”
2021:
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Zayne is born in September
When Team 013 had last had a new recruit
Dr Joelle begins studies at Beiyang University
Character ages:
Sylus: 1
2020:
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Sylus is born in April
2016:
Arthur begins his career as a police officer with the Evol Special Task Force
1900:
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White Bear founded (a company that sells cup noodles)
Sometime prior to 1833:
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Traceback II crash landed on Earth
"Jeremiah" came to Earth with Xavier/the Backtrackers
1749:
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Lizio Auctions founded
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nando161mando · 1 year ago
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"We are calling for court support on September 19 at 8:30am, in Fort Worth, Texas, in order to support drag defenders fighting a civil suit from fascist group New Columbia Movement. The courthouse is located at 100 N. Calhoun Street, Fort Worth, TX, and the hearing will be in the 4th floor courtroom for the 48th District Court
Once the courtroom fills up, we are also inviting people to stand outside the courthouse with signs and banners showing their support.
More details to come soon, but the tl;dr is that everyone should cover identifying markings as a standard anti-doxxing precaution, and should remember that the goal of this particular action is not disruption, we are here to stand in solidarity with drag defenders facing legal persecution and show them they're not alone"
@antifainternational @anarchistmemecollective @radicalgraff @kropotkindersurprise
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gyeomsweetgyeom · 5 months ago
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all nct 127 imagines can be found here personal favorites are marked with ☆
last updated October 28 , 2024
Johnny 
lovesick fool {college!au} posted November 21, 2020
Johnny is your work husband and feels fine with being just that until something someone makes him realize he wants more
☆ [5:58 pm] posted September 12, 2021
FaceTime with Johnny and a your mom joke, but really- you’re at his mom’s
[2:57 pm] posted February 26, 2022
Going out shopping with Johnny when someone calls his last name which also happens to be yours
[2:21 pm]  posted June 12, 2022
Johnny wants to get your attention after an argument by making you ask for help, but you find your own solution
[4:50 pm] posted November 13, 2022
CEO!Johnny has a few minutes to send something important but he doesn’t want to move so he uses you as a desk
☆ [12:07] posted May 6, 2023
Dad!Johnny and you take your daughter to the beach for the first time +BONUS fake instagram post
☆ [4:51 pm] posted October 22, 2023
CEO!Johnny’s employees have a bet going on for when the two of you will get together, but you already are??
[8:12 pm] posted December 22, 2023
You’re spending your first Christmas in Chicago with the Suh’s and Johnny’s mom is making sure to document it all 
[10:14 pm] posted May 4, 2024
you’re really hoping Best friend!Johnny comes over to tell you his date was horrible…
Taeyong
[1:16 pm] posted January 7, 2021
Taeyong does your nails
[7:05 pm] posted January 3, 2022
Taeyong still gets shy when you tell him you love him
[10:38 am] posted September 18, 2022
Parent!Taeyong just can’t say no even when you already have said no
[10:57 pm] posted August 5, 2023
idol!reader breaks up with Taeyong after the hate becomes too much when your relationship is revealed
Yuta
[7:34 pm] posted January 11, 2021
After a date with a little wine, Yuta doesn’t want to hold your hand
☆ [12:06 am] posted September 19, 2021
Yuta comes home drunk with something interesting to show
[3:19 pm] posted March 19, 2022
Yuta ruins his wedding band… again
☆[3:19 pm] posted March 19, 2022
Frat!Yuta can’t wait to get out of this stupid gala especially when you’re dressed this well
☆[1:12 am] posted January 8, 2023
Yuta’s coming home from tour! But do you know that?
[1:24 am] posted June 24, 2023
Frat!Yuta and you always find someway to sneak off and makeout when you drink, how has it become a problem for your friends?
[1:29 pm] posted February 3, 2024
Dad!Yuta and you have a leash kid
Doyoung
[8:32 pm] posted April 25, 2021
Doyoung brings home something surprising and quite frankly, unbelievable
☆[4:41 pm] posted November 14, 2021
You may be mad but you still love Doyoung
[2:19 pm] posted Auguest 14, 2021
Doyoung is an extremely nervous boyfriend- wait, boyfriend?
☆[4:41 pm] posted November 14, 2021
Sneaking around the office with SecretBF!Doyoung would be a lot easier if you didn’t wear lispstick and your secretaries weren’t so observant
[5:44 pm] posted June 3, 2023
Seeing your horrible ex boyfriend at the grocery store has you picking a random stranger, Doyoung, to be your fake boyfriend
[7:27 pm] posted December 21, 2023
CEO!Doyoung finally confesses his feelings for you at the company holiday party
[1:08 pm] posted April 6, 2024
surprisingly, the messiness of fatherhood isn’t something that bothers Doyoung
The Return of Superman- Doyoung posted August 9, 2024
Doyoung and his two kids go on The Return of Superman
[2:09 pm] posted October 4, 2024
dad!Doyoung is starting to notice your son is a miniature version of you
Jaehyun
⋆⭒˚。⋆fratboy!Jaehyun masterlist⋆⭒˚。⋆
Pick me posted October 12, 2020
After getting engaged, Johnny and Taeyong keep fighting over who gets to be the best man
[5:42 pm] posted July 25, 2021
Jaehyun is uncharacteristically clingy  
☆ [9:33 am] posted December 18, 2021
(suggestive) Jaehyun can’t control himself this early in the morning after a simple kiss
[6:31 pm]
BestFriend!Jaehyun finally gives you your first bouquet of flowers ever
☆ [6:19 pm] posted December 17, 2022
Dad!Jaehyun talks to pregnant!reader’s belly 
☆ [7:41 am] posted January 29, 2023
Saturdays are supposed to be sleeping in but Dad!Jaehyun has other plans
☆[8:34pm] posted July 2, 2023
Brother’s Best Friend!Jaehyun comes to pick you up after a bad date and can’t help flirting and flustering you
[9:13 pm] posted September 2, 2023
Jaehyun can get a little jealous when a bartender is talking to you for too long
[10:13 pm] posted October 28, 2023
supposed situationship!Jaehyun hates that you’re watching tiktok edits of Pookie
[8:57 pm] posted November 5, 2023
You told Jaehyun you were going out for Halloween, but you didn’t tell him how sexy your costume was
[9:12 am] posted January 6, 2024 
Jaehyun makes the mistake of hanging out with a girl he knew from school, the only mistake being he didn’t tell you who… and he never came home
[8:59 pm] posted January 20, 2024
Jaehyun is just a little shocked to see what his contact name is in your phone
[11:04 pm] posted February 17, 2024
idol!reader and idol!Jaehyun get their relationship exposed at a Bruno Mars concert
[8:46 pm] posted February 24, 2024
you’ve never really dated anyone before so it really only makes sense that since he gets you flowers, you get him some in return right?
your biggest fan posted February 25, 2024
{western popstar!reader x idol!reader} in which the world discovers your relationship with Jaehyun and surprisingly… they love it
[3:21 pm] posted March 3, 2024
in relationships you have to make sacrifices, and for Jaehyun that means eating food he doesn’t really like since you love it
☆[12:11 pm] posted April 21, 2024
dad!Jaehyun isn’t going to say he’s jealous of his daughter and Uncle Johnny- but you can say it
[9:22 pm] posted May 25, 2024
AcademicRival!Jaehyun is the last person you’d expect to help you out after you get in a fight {enemies2lovers, college!au}
[10:14 am] posted May 26, 2024
if you weren’t 2 weeks overdue, Jaehyun being doting would be really sweet- but you are 2 weeks overdue and it’s not sweet
[12:07 pm] posted June 8, 2024
dad!Jaehyun doesn't have your talent of getting his baby girl to eat, or your common sense of keeping the food out of her grasp
[4:59 pm] posted June 22, 2024
Jaehyun watched the Bridgerton carriage scene with you and gets hooked on the show
☆[3:22 pm] posted July 6, 2024
Jaehyun is completely enamored by your pregnancy glow
[4:51 pm] posted July 13, 2024
you and dad!Jaehyun take your kids to the water park and the lazy river works some magic
showering Jaehyun's dimples with love posted August 15, 2024
[12:41 pm] posted August 16, 2024
pregnancy is hard enough as is, but now you're on bed rest? Thank God for Jaehyun (cw: pregnancy complications)
[3:11 pm] posted August 17, 2024
you and Jaehyun were supposed to be baby shopping but Smiskis and Sonny Angels caught your eye instead
just makes sense posted August 22, 2024
your and Jaehyun’s fans just really can’t believe that they two of you are just best friends
self-on kode with Jaehyun posted September 27, 2024
You and Jaehyun usually have a pretty private relationship, thanks to Self-On Kode your fans can learn more (f!reader, idol!reader)
[1:17 pm] posted September 29, 2024
dad!Jaehyun helps you when you're overwhelmed with a colicky baby
Jaehyun doing acts of service! posted October 3, 2024
dad!Jaehyun and shopping with the kids! posted October 11, 2024
[3:17 pm] posted October 12, 2024
dad!Jaehyun gets ambushed by you and his daughters for a makeover
Jungwoo
☆ [8:04 pm] posted August 21, 2021
Jungwoo compares bellies with pregnant!reader
[3:54 am] posted January 29, 2022
You’re trying to fall asleep and feel weird… yeah because Jungwoo is staring at you
[3:48 pm] posted October 16, 2022
If there was any person to get mad over having food made for them it would be Jungwoo
☆ [6:33 am] posted September 9, 2023
Dad!Jungwoo loves his daughter don’t get him wrong, but he questions it the slightest bit when he gets woken up for food
[5:57 pm] posted April 20, 2024
Jungwoo is taking his childhood celebrity crush on a date only to find out you’re really sweet and down to earth
[1:18 pm] posted July 21, 2024
dad!Jungwoo gets sick but luckily he has you and your daughter to nurse him back to health
[8:25 pm] posted August 10, 2024
dad!Jungwoo is getting over being sick and wants your attention, too bad your daughter has gotten used to having it all to herself
Mark
☆ [10:58 am] posted April 11, 2021
Waking up the morning after and Mark is just a suggestive dork
[1:16 pm] posted June 11, 2021
Skater!Mark wants to teach you to skate but first he has to loosen your shoelaces
[9:29 pm] October 9, 2021
BasketballPlayer!Mark doesn’t know when to stop practicing
[11:54 am] posted June 25, 2022
Everything that could go wrong on your first date with Mark goes wrong
[2:25 am] posted December 10, 2022
Mark thinks you’re losing on purpose, but you’re just really not that good at Smash
☆ [2:13 pm] posted March 19, 2023
PART 1- Breakup!au, Mark is stressed with the pressure of college, lucky for him (and unluckily for you) he has some new frat brothers to tell him what to do
[5:48 pm] posted April 9, 2023
PART 2- Mark comes to apologize and tells you he wants you back but he’s made some changes which gives you hope
[12:23 pm] posted April 30, 2023
Mark hates when you kiss him with lipgloss, funny that he wants more after you stop
☆ [4:26 pm] posted July 28, 2023
Most couples use pet names for each other, some people would expect you and Mark to do the same, especially since you’re getting married
[6:14 pm] posted December 24, 2023
BestFriend!Mark comes to the holiday party only to get stuck with you outside and under mistletoe 
[2:17 pm] posted March 16, 2024
a quick trip to Ikea becomes an opportunity to play house
[2:57 pm] posted May 11, 2024
BestFriend!Mark accidentally comes across a picture of you in some sexy lingerie
[5:21 pm] posted June 2, 2024
your son starts calling you what Mark calls you and it would be cute if Mark had real term of endearment for you
The Return of Superman- Mark posted August 25, 2024
Mark and his son go on The Return of Superman
[9:22 pm] posted October 17, 2024
you should be happy that situationship!Mark is showing you affection in public, right?
Haechan
my mom loves you posted December 23, 2020
Haechan’s family loves you almost (maybe more) than he does and he loves it (maybe first I love yous too? can be read as that I guess)
a family with the hyungs posted February 4, 2021
dating Hyuck apparently also kinda means dating Mark
[5:58 am] posted August 28, 2021
a soft, cozy morning with Haechan
[11:48 am] posted April 2, 2022
The group finds out College!Haechan tags you in some weird stuff on instagram
☆ [10:39 pm] posted October 29, 2022
Bestfriend!Frat!Haechan thinks you look so hot, when did that happen?
[6:07 pm] posted November 22, 2022
Haechan always says that his grandma is the best cook, so she must have been the one to cook this meal right? No, you did.
[6:17 pm] posted April 22, 2023
Meeting Haechan’s family for the first time should be stressful, so why aren’t you stressful? (kind of prequel to my mom loves you)
☆ [7:33 pm] posted July 15, 2023
being pregnant can be bad, it can get worse when Haechan makes it the slightest bit more uncomfortable for you
☆ [7:21 am] posted December 3, 2023
Haechan and your son are very alike, too alike especially when it comes to their love for you +BONUS fake instagram post
[4:28 pm] posted December 23, 2023
Haechan has to keep up the usual Christmas traditions despite being away from his family, too bad he can’t bake
[9:02 pm] posted March 10, 2024
Romeo!Haechan falls in love with Juliet!Reader at first sight {Romeo and Juliet au}
[2:14 pm] posted June 15, 2024
Haechan is so distracted by his videogames that he'll just agree to anything, and he does
[3:32 pm] posted October 19, 2024
Haechan has not shut up once all day!
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lovingyoulovinme · 1 year ago
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part 3 of childhood best friends!charles&y/n
part 1 part 2
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user1 so good to see her again 🥹 it's feels like it's been years since she deleted her socials
ylnleclerc she's home in monaco 🥰
user4 hey this is my pic haha she was super nice when i talked to her and she said she's doing really well after i asked how she was! she was with joris and another one of her friends
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user7 JORIS? AS IN CHARLES' JORIS????
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joris_trouche Princess of Monaco has returned
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user3 moving back to monaco..hanging with joris...charles liking this post...i could cry
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user6 i need pictures of them together now im so serious joris open up that camera roll or i'll fight
ylnleclerc MY ANGEL
ynstan tell her to come back to instagram please please
user8 charles liked this so fast oh wow 😭😭
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yourinstagram the past 2 months at home 🧸
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ylnleclerc CHARLESFJDBSJENEKRNRIRBSIENDI
user1 WE ARE SO BACK WE ARE SOOOOOOOO BACK
ynstan wife is back on instagram 🥹🥹🥹🥹
user4 not them lowkey getting exposed by that guy on twitter that met charles a few days ago jdbdnssn
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user12 why are we not talking about how he said they were so close that it seemed like they were dating...
charles_leclerc Can you follow me back now?
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yourinstagram i should block you again for locking me out of the house
charles_leclerc It was an accident 🏃‍♀️
ynstan are these bitches living together 😧
user11 the world is healing global warming has ended birds are chirping flowers are blooming
charlesfan i literally cant believe this is real i keep thinking im dreaming
user5 she was back in monaco for two months and no one knew until recently 😭
arthur_leclerc 🥰🥰
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charles_leclerc Good Saturday. Now let's push for a good Sunday 🙃
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yourinstagram superstar 🫶
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user2 still the most supportive ever :( <3
charles_leclerc if i win will you follow me back?
yourinstagram maybe 😋
user3 bravo amore ❤️
f1 🙌
joris_trouche You better win for that y/n follow 🤣
charlesfan YOU GOT THIS KING
ynleclerc y/n still not following him is the funniest thing ever when you consider the fact that they are 100% dating
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yourinstagram forever boy turns 26 today 🥹 i've loved you three (eleven*) summers!!!! and i want em all!!!!!
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pascale.leclerc.355 Enfin 🫶 (finally)
user4 soulmates 😭😭😭😭😭
landonorris #HappyCharlesDay
charles_leclerc Je t'aimerai à jamais. (i will love you forever)
charles_leclerc Thank you for the follow back
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yourinstagram anything for my fans ❤️
danielricciardo Happy birthday Charlie
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yourinstagram only i can call him that back off 😒
user2 "forever boy" i'm sobbing my eyes out
arthur_leclerc Last picture 🤣
charlesfan ELEVEN SUMMERS 😭😭😭😭😭😭
October 16, 2023
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probablyasocialecologist · 10 months ago
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Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped counting Covid-19 cases, according to wastewater data—which emerged early on as an accurate tracker of the ebbs and flows of the virus—we are currently in one of the biggest surges of the pandemic, amid the spread of a new variant, JN-1, as the virus keeps mutating. More than three-quarters of U.S. hospital beds are currently in use due to Covid hospitalizations. Uptake of the most recent booster shot, which should help to protect against the new variant and lower the risk of severe cases and the odds of getting long Covid, hovers around 19 percent. Meanwhile, the most recent White House response to a question about whether they had any guidance for hospitals, some of which have brought back mitigation protocols in response to the most recent Covid spike, came courtesy of press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: “Hospitals, communities, states, they have to make their own decisions. That’s not something we get involved in,” she replied, appearing exasperated. “We are in possibly the second-biggest surge of the pandemic if you look at wastewater levels,” said Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, who runs a long-Covid clinic at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and has had ongoing Covid symptoms since August 2022. “There is no urgency to this. No news. No discussion in Congress. There is no education.”
[...]
Since the Biden administration declared the end of the national emergency in May, Americans across the political spectrum have largely followed the example set by the government and entirely disposed of any level of Covid precautions. Liberal and left-wing outlets have participated in the normalizing of Covid too, dismissing or even ostracizing people who still take precautions as if they are tin-hat conspiracy theorists. “We can’t be in lockdown forever,” has become a common refrain, as if wearing a mask on the subway constitutes “lockdown.” In September, Biden himself participated in the spread of this kind of harmful disinformation when he declared the pandemic “over” on 60 Minutes. “If you notice, no one’s wearing masks,” he said. “Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape.” This is, essentially, governing via “vibes”—so much for “following the science.”
[...]
The consequences of discarding all Covid precautions are becoming clearer, as more people get repeated infections and long-term symptoms, amid an alarming spike in heart problems among healthy young people. People are getting sick more often not due to the myth of “immunity debt,” which posits that the lack of exposure to other people during lockdown has made people less able to fight off infections (three years later), but because Covid weakens the immune system. Each time someone contracts Covid, the odds of long-term complications increase.
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epicbuddieficrecs · 1 month ago
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Weekly Recap | September 23rd-30th 2024
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Spooky season is upon us friends! Are y'all buzzing after that premiere? 😅
if you know anyone who's not tagged, please tag them in the comments!
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these hands not fit for holding by justhockey (S8E01: Buzzkill Coda | 3K | Teen): “Can you look at me, please?” Eddie asks so sweetly that Buck doesn’t have the heart to deny him. He turns his head to the side so he’s looking at Eddie, and he lets his eyelids flutter open. He’s instantly met with Eddie’s warm, chestnut gaze, and it soothes some of the panic in Buck’s chest. Eases some of the hurting in his bones. “They you are,” Eddie whispers. “I don’t like it when you hide from me.”
Nothin' But A Little Shut Eye by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Pre-Buddie | 4K | General): Buck and Eddie accidentally nap together. And then keep napping together.
a sweetheart (to hold when i'm alone) by lecornergirl/ @clusterbuck (S8E01: Buzzkill, Cat Dad Eddie | 4K | Teen): “You sure you’re gonna be okay?” Buck asks, just as Tommy calls out, “Evan, the Uber’s here.” “Go, Buck,” Eddie says. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” The door closes, and Eddie comes so, so close to running to throw it open again, to calling out after them. To saying please stay. But he doesn’t. He stays on the couch, party hat strapped to his head, laptop closed on the coffee table. He stays, and he stares at nothing, and he wonders whether six thirty is too early to go to sleep. Probably.
Helping Hand by Inell/ @inell (PWP, Established Buddie | 5K | Explicit): When Eddie arrives early for their date, he catches Buck in a compromising position and offers him a helping hand.
🔥 stay here honey (i don't wanna share) by prettybegins (Post-S7, Getting Together | 14K | Mature): “Look,” Chimney’s back to a frantic whisper and Eddie can hear the sound of metal clanking together in the ambulance. “You gotta promise you’re not going to tell anyone I told you this. Promise me, Eddie.” “Tell anyone what?” “Eddie,” he groans into the phone, dropping his voice low. “Buck is going to go with Tommy. To New York.” or, amidst his son leaving for Texas, a sexuality crisis in his 30s, and the possibility of losing his best friend, Eddie can’t seem to catch a break.
🔥 the wayward son by brewrosemilk/ @gayhoediaz (Post-S7 Spec, Sex Club | 56K | Explicit): Eddie misses his son, grows a mustache, pines after his best friend, and becomes a regular at a gay sex club. That last part is either an indulgence or an inevitable, somewhat self-destructive conclusion to several decades worth of compulsory heterosexuality and catholic guilt. Don’t ask him which.
& such by colonoscopys/ @colonoscopys (80K | Teen): prompts and spec fics and codas and all the works jumbled mumbled into one place.
(you should totally read the whole thing but I'll recommend a couple of specific chapters!)
Chapter 2: fuck josh russo (Post-S5E11: Outside Looking In | 4K) Chapter 6: diaz parents we fight at dawn (Sick Eddie, Hen POV | 2K) Chapter 7: guess i'm broken by design (Post-S4E04: 9-1-1 What's Your Grievance? | 2,7K) Chapter 9: you can let it go (Adriana POV | 11K) Chapter 11: dumb and dumber (Post-S5E01: Panic | 2K) 🔥Chapter 12: evergreen (Canon Divergent, Buddie Break Up, Shannon Lives, Angst | 13K) 🔥Chapter 13: made of honor au (15K) Chapter 17: let me sit this ASSSSSSS (Post-Poker Date | 3K | Explicit) Chapter 19: not talking fic (S8, Getting Together | 4,5K)
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🔥 how come everybody's dancing but you? by showedupatyourparty (Post-S7 Spec, Eddie Sexuality Crisis | 2/4 | 19K | Mature): Buck feels guilty. Everyone he loves is going through something painful, difficult, or unexpected right now. And Buck is just…bisexual. It’s great that he’s figured it out, and it’s great that everyone has been so supportive, and Tommy is—Tommy is fine. The sex is good, at least. Consistent. When Buck gets a call from Eddie’s phone late on a Tuesday night in June, it’s cause for concern. * Buck unpacks his own feelings about his recently-discovered bisexuality. Eddie gets adopted by drag queens. They're both just trying their best to be happy.
🔥 for all the haunts and homes of men by euadnes/ @kananjarus (Canon Divergent, Post-Apocalyptic, Station Eleven Crossover | WIP | 16/18 | 154K | Mature | Warning: Violence): The year by the old calendar is 2025. Home is gone. Home is a failed rescue mission and an echo of a memory. Home is a lost boy living in a wooden house by the sea. But first, there was a promise. Christopher, when it's safe, I'll take you back to your father. Buck had all but given up on keeping it after the world had died and everyone in it. But just as some oaths refuse to be forgotten, so the same can be said about the endurance of love.
🔥 Things We're All Too Young to Know by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Canon S1-S6, Divergent Post-S6 | 136/? | 434K | Mature): This is a love story. Even if it doesn’t always look like it. Even if it doesn’t always feel like it. A look back on Eddie and Buck's lives up to now, and what led them to each other, interpreted from the current 9-1-1 canon.
Podfics
[podfic] I'll be the ship, I'll be the shore by All_I_Ask/@alliaskisthepossibilityoflove //fic by  farfromthstars/ @doeeyeseddie (Canon Divergent, Post-Ladder Truck Bombing, Dad!Buck, Nurse!Eddie | 1/2 | 2-2.5h | Mature): in a world where Buck has a daughter Christopher's age, he first meets Eddie at their kids' school. Things progress from there
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captain-price-unofficially · 2 months ago
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baronessvonglitter · 2 months ago
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Cherry, Cherry 🍒 Chapter 17 🍒
"What is and What Should Never Be"
pre-outbreak! au!Joel Miller x f!Reader
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Word count: 5,924
Summary: Reconnecting with Joel is easy, but things take a turn when you spot a man you never thought you'd see again.
(Warnings contain spoilers, so check beneath the cut if you dare to peek)
WARNINGS: 18+ Only! Mature and Explicit, age gap (reader is 18-19, Joel is 35-36), set in September 2003, angst, family drama, drunk dialing, phone sex, oral sex (m & f receiving), p in v sex, alcohol drinking (only Joel), reader runs into her estranged father who now has a new family, Joel once again using his fists to solve problems which gets him arrested, mentions of blood and gore after a fight (later mention of broken nose and needing stitches), Joel's guilt causes him to break up with you once and for all, reader refuses to take care of herself as a self-inflicted punishment, no use of y/n (if I've left anything out please let me know)
Author's note: this took forever to write because honestly a big part of me didn't want to do it. Thank you for sticking with me, those of you who have been reading from the start!
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"Stay."
That word haunts you, so varied in its meaning. Stay of execution. Please stay for lunch. You chose to stay with your mom despite the fact that Joel asked you to stay with him in Austin.
It's the first thing you think about when you wake up each morning. That stupid word, haunting you like a specter. And there's that little voice in the back of your head that taunts: 'You could be with him right now, waking up next to him, the warmth of his arms enveloping you as he nuzzles your neck, rousing you with a firm morning hard-on before you have to get up to go your separate ways for the day.'
Then you remember the reason you left him in the first place. It makes you sick to your stomach to think that everything he'd done with you had only been a repeat session of what he'd done with your mom. Who, by the way, has fussed over you since you moved back in. You took a pregnancy test at her behest, giving a silent sigh of relief when the results read negative.
She hounded you for details, of which you gave her none. Her jealousy was disgusting to you, and pitiable. And though you shared a man with this woman, unknowingly, the only difference was you'd given your heart and she had not.
You walk on eggshells around her for the first few days, unsure how to navigate this new territory. You're not sure how to move on from here, unwilling to address what happened yet desperately wanting a sounding board. You can't talk to the problem about the problem. You feel like a prisoner in your own home, deprived of the love you should have been given years ago that instead has become suspicion and doubt. You weren't even allowed to attend your friend's wedding because your mom thought it was in bad taste to attend a ceremony for such a young couple. Even though she herself got married younger.
Meanwhile your phone stays quiet, no calls or texts from Joel, but Sofia is kind enough to give you details. Unfortunately it's quiet on their end. She's still with Tommy, having finally succumbed to being in a relationship despite her initial misgivings. She only sees Joel now and then, and he smiles hello or good evening to her, but that's it. Sarah has been hanging out with new friends and seems happy.
Your stomach twists in knots at Sarah's deceptiveness. You can't help but wonder if Joel knows, if they're on speaking terms, but it's awful to wish that on a kid. If it came between your father and your friend, you might choose the same course she did.
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By Labor Day you have your schedule to keep you busy: early British literature at nine, creative writing at noon, and a few other non-major related classes just to keep you from having to think too much on things you don't have a handle on.
At your new university you run into a few friends from school, people who either didn't want to leave home for the adventure of a lifetime, or couldn't get into the more prestigious schools in the state. It's still a good school, just not the one you wanted.
It was embarrassing having to tie up loose ends in Austin, calling Hailey at the cafe and telling her that you've moved, keeping in touch with friends only through texts, with meager promises to meet up soon, make a road trip out of it. You're not naive enough to actually believe any of it, but it's nice to come away from the situation with a little bit of kindness.
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Your mom tries to get you to go over with her to her family's Labor Day cookout, but celebration is the last thing on your mind, least of all with her. You stay home alone, reminding her there's no way you can get up to any trouble. She's flattened out whatever spirit was left in you and she knows it but won't admit it.
With the house to yourself, you study in the living room, the TV tuned in to a rerun of NYPD Blue. Your short story that's due this week sits abandoned, half-written as your attention drifts to the screen, watching the cops interrogate a cute goth guy named Dio.
Your cell phone rings, bringing you out of your daydream. Sofia's name shines on the caller ID.
"Hey, cous. What's up?" you lean back on the sofa, a can of Vanilla Coke at your lips.
"Hey there.. babygirl," Joel's voice murmurs over the line. You sit up straight.
"Joel.." you repeat dumbly, in shock. "What.." your mind goes blank.
He chuckles on the other end of the line, and you feel a warmth in the pit of your stomach when he mutters your name. "God damn it I miss ya," he slurs.
"Are you drunk?"
"Naw, baby.. well a little." Wherever he is you can hear Tommy in the background, and Sofia demanding her phone back.
"Came out tonight and thought about ya.. ain't heard from ya and I missed your voice."
"Oh, Joel.." you sigh, different emotions warring within you. "I don't think that I should be talking to you.."
"Cherry!" Tommy's ebullient, voice comes over the line now. "Cherry, Joel misses you! He's been cryin'! There ain't no other woman for him 'cept you!"
Tommy's words become unintelligible. There's a jostling sound and soon Sofia's on the phone. "Sorry about that.. I guess the Miller boys are a little out of control tonight," she says, forcing a laugh. "Joel asked to use my phone but I didn't know he was gonna use it to call you." It sounds like Sofia's outside, away from the blare of the music and sounds of drunkenness.
"It's all right.. how is he?"
"I think he's lonely," she answers. "It was supposed to be just me and Tommy out tonight, but Joel invited himself along as a third wheel. Tommy says you broke his brother's heart," she adds softly.
You shake your head. "Sofia, you were there. You know the truth now. How can I forgive him for hiding so much from me?"
"I can't speak for him, but I will say that we all make mistakes. He's only human."
You sigh, plopping yourself on the sofa after pacing the room. "What should I do?"
"You care about him, right?"
"Of course."
"Maybe just hear him out. Then you can decide what your next step should be."
"Tell him to call me when he's sober."
She chuckles. "No guarantees he won't try tonight."
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Joel calls the next day, and you call him the next night, with sporadic texting in between. You're treading carefully, talking about mundane things until it feels okay enough to talk about what happened between you.
He tells you the same story as your mother, and you steel yourself listening to the man you love talk about the life he had before he met you. He doesn't leave out the parts about other women, how he tried to cover his broken heart instead of facing it head on and healing it, how he lost the best friend he'd ever had over a woman who didn't care for him.
"She doesn't love you," you whisper into your phone one night, tucked under the duvet so that you won't be overheard by your mom. "She never did.. but I still do."
It's this revelation that brings you together, has you calling each other "babe" and "love" all over again. Before the end of your first week reconciling you're already whispering filthy things to him over long phone calls, your hands drifting over your body, excited to come for him as he growls his commands over the line, there you go, babygirl, just like that, come on your fingers.. now suck them off, I wanna hear it and you do come for him, knowing there can never be anyone else for you, no matter what.
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"I'm comin' to see ya," he tells you one morning as he's heading to work and you're in the university parking lot.
"Joel, you can't-"
"Then come here."
"Three hours away? Four or five with traffic? You're crazy. Mom would come looking for me."
"Then let's meet in the middle."
You consider this. "What's the halfway point between Houston and Austin?"
"There's Brenham," he suggests.
"I've never been there." You toy with the cherry scented air freshener hanging from your rear view mirror. "Could we tour the Blue Bell factory?"
"That we can.. among other things." You can hear the suggestive smile in his voice.
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You make the excuse that you have to do extra credit at another campus and are able to get away for the weekend. The drive is over an hour long, and your heart feels like it may just hammer its way out of your chest cavity the entire time. It hasn't really been that long since you've seen Joel, and just as you pass through Cypress you wonder if it's a good idea after all. But your heart is young and easily swayed to the will of your fantasies, among them being that you and Joel are meant to be, just a pair of star-crossed lovers who will find their way together again, beyond the chains of society dragging them down.
You reach the small diner in Brenham, taking a deep breath before you leave the car, then another before you open the door to the restaurant.
And there he is, in a booth in the corner. Your heart skips a beat before it lodges in your throat.
It's only been a few weeks since you've seen him but in that moment you swear it's been an eternity.
It's like a movie in slow motion: Joel rises from his seat as you near him, and without hesitation you go into his open arms, which wrap lovingly around you. The world stops for a brief, beautiful moment.
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There's not much to catch up on, you soon find out. It's barely been a few weeks since you've seen him. Everything is the same as when you left, only everything has also changed.
"I can't stop thinking about you, about the way we left things," he says urgently, under the sad and lonely twang of the steel guitar from whatever old country song the diner's jukebox is playing. "But you said you need to figure things out, so I'm givin' you that space you need," he says.
His hands clasp yours across the table, between the half-eaten plates of food you've neglected in favor of discussion. "I meant what I said, babygirl.. I can't see myself with anyone else."
Your heart clenches at the thought, even as the rational part of your brain tells you it's impossible, that you experienced the strongest pull of attraction with a man old enough to be your father, and you both let your emotions get the best of you.
It dawns on you that you've only known him for three months.
It also dawns on you that you only have this one life, this one chance to be happy at all, especially now that you're under your mother's roof again, no escape in sight until you graduate and land a job. Right now, in this slice of a moment, you have complete and total freedom from things you don't want to belong to.
"Joel.." you whisper, and he clasps his hands tighter around yours. "Let's get out of here."
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There's a motel across the street, the kind that serves wayfarers and illicit lovers, of which you and Joel are both.
Your fingers are intertwined as he pays at the front desk, and his arm is slung around you as you walk up to your allotted room. The moment the door closes behind you, Joel's self-control snaps like a broken guitar string. He surges towards you, his hands tangling in your hair as he pulls you into a passionate kiss, his lips melding with yours in a desperate collision of desire and need.
You kiss him back, desperately tasting his mouth, molding your body to his in a frantic need for him. His hands travel down your body, rough palms roaming over your curves. His tongue slides into your mouth as he pulls you close, his muscular frame crowding you.
"Yes," you whisper in between fiery kisses. This is the only thing that feels right, the only thing I want in the entire world. You lift your shirt over your head, shove your shorts down your legs before your hand teasingly slips down the front of his jeans, rubbing him through his boxers. A low, guttural sound rumbles in his throat as he presses his hips forward into your touch.
"All for me?" you ask, wrapping your hand around his generous length, your cunt already feeling its velvety thickness inside you.
Joel nods, his muscles tensing as your touch ignites a fire within him. "Only for you," he whispers, voice rough with desire. "I think about you all the time, in places I shouldn't," his breath shudders as you fall to your knees, pulling his jeans down the rest of the way and immediately taking him into your mouth.
"Like where?" you ask, keeping your eyes on him as you swirl your tongue around his cock, itching for him to take you then and there, but you've waited so long and pined so hard that a little teasing is in order.
His thick fingers card through your hair, gathering the length in a ponytail to gently guide you down on his cock. "In my truck, in the shower, in bed.." he grunts as your mouth envelops what it can of him, and he's careful not to push in and have you choke on his dick like he wants to. "Sometimes I even catch myself thinkin' about you while I'm workin'. You're dangerous, babygirl."
A thrill goes through you, an electric shock straight to your senses when you hear this. "And what do you think about?" you ask, pumping him with your hand.
Joel puts his hand over yours, stilling it, not wanting to risk that he's gonna explode after a couple of strokes, like some damn high school kid. "Everything, darlin'.. I think about every part of you: how good you smell, how good you taste, how damn perfect you are. I think about how I want to devour you, take you as mine and never let go."
"Don't let go of me again, Joel.. promise me," you say as he rises you to your feet, pressing your body flush to his, able to feel every contour, the hard parts of him that you dream about on a nightly basis.
His arms tighten around you, his eyes burning with a mixture of desire and regret as he watches your reflections in the dresser mirror. "I won't, baby, I promise." His words are both a vow and a prayer. "I won't let go of you ever again."
His hand glides up your back, his fingers tracing the ridges of your spine. "I've missed you like crazy.." his deep voice is filled with need. "Missed touchin' and holdin' you like this."
"No one has to know what it's like between us," you sigh as his touch ignites your senses. For all intents and purposes, no one knows that you're here, and once again you're a secret.
"No one," he agrees, bringing you to the bed. "Just me and you. No one else has to know, because this?" He slips his hands down your panties, making you gasp, and he growls in return to feel you warm and wet, welcoming. "This is ours, no one else's."
In no time at all you're sprawled on the bed, panties and bra discarded on the motel carpet. Joel's between your legs, pressing a teasing kiss to your mound, his fingers circling your entrance. As you writhe and moan beneath his touch, his tongue darts out to taste you. "So responsive.." his breath his hot against you as he pushes a finger inside.
A needful groan leaves your lips. You haven't been able to match this intensity with just your own fingers since you left him. "Don't stop," you beg. His breath stutters at your pleas, devoting himself to bringing you pleasure. His fingers and tongue work in tandem, stroking and caressing you from within and without. He wants nothing more than to draw out every sound you can possibly make.
"You taste like heaven, babygirl," his voice is rough and heated. "So damn good. I could do this all day, just for those beautiful moans."
Joel watches as you come apart beneath him, your body arching under the onslaught of pleasure he's given you, and his heart swells with desire. "That's my girl," he whispers. "Just beautiful."
You're left trembling, a complete puddle when he's done with you, and you've never been more satisfied in your life. "God, I missed that.."
He kisses his way up your body, leaving a trail of soft, tender kisses along your soft skin until he reaches your lips. When he gazes at you, his eyes burn with love and lust. "I missed it too," he says. "Missed touchin' you like this, hearin' you say my name, seein' you all flushed and breathin' hard. Drove me crazy not havin' you near."
And then he's inside you, burying himself to the hilt, fucking you like it's the last time he ever will. It's like he's twenty years younger, on the verge of coming within minutes, until he shifts you into different positions to stave off the need to cum, not satisfied to help himself to his own pleasure until you're too weak to mumble your own name.
You lose track of all time, lost in the feel of him as he fucks you hard, then softer, desperately, and as if he has all the time in the world. It's a blur of sweat and sighs and tangled limbs for the rest of the afternoon.
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The next few weekends are spent in this way: meeting at the motel at the halfway point between your city and his, holing up in the room and only leaving to get food.
"I wanna be with you forever.." Joel slowly kisses his way down your body. The sun is setting, casting a golden hour glow in the room, and you're both resting atop the rumpled sheets and strewn pillows.
"Forever?" you repeat with a love-drunk smile.
"Forever baby," he reiterates. "I don't want a life without you in it," he whispers as he makes his way even lower.
You sigh his name sweetly. "Maybe after I finish college I'll find a place in Austin."
"Really? You'd move to Austin to be with me?" He situates himself between your thighs, a thousand kilawatt smile on his face.
"Yeah.. I actually really like it there.."
"I'd love it if you were closer to me," he sighs. "Plus payin' for these rooms is gettin' damn expensive." He pauses. "Nothin's stoppin' you from comin' back sooner, y'know.."
You search his eyes, seeing the vulnerability there, the love that has drawn you in since the very beginning. "I'll finish out this semester and we'll talk about it," you tell him, delighted when his eyes light up at the prospect of having you with him again.
"You could stay with me.. for good.. forever.." he says, kissing down your body with each word.
You lay naked in his arms, satisfied, yet always aching for him in your heart and in your soul. "Forever sounds so good with you," you murmur, your voice a little hoarse from giving screams of pleasure earlier.
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The following week is your shared birthday, and though Joel is less enthusiastic about turning a year older, he loves seeing how caught up you get in planning a little getaway for the both of you. San Antonio is as safe a place as any, and not likely to be too crowded this time of year.
The first night, your birthday night, is spent traversing the colorful Riverwalk, romantically lit, placid, even among the neon signs of the shops, bars, and restaurants. You choose a place to have dinner, sitting on the patio and enjoying the mild September weather.
"How does it feel to be thirty-six?" you ask, watching him with hearts in your eyes as you rest your chin on your hand.
"Same," he shakes his head. "How's it feel to be nineteen?"
"Amazing," you smirk.
"Youth is wasted on the young."
"I see you finally got your watch fixed," you smile, tapping the glass face.
"That.. yeah, Sarah got it fixed for me, gave it to me as a present before I left."
The mention of her still makes your stomach drop and you go quiet.
"She misses you," he says. "Been talkin' about you a lot lately. She wanted me to give you this."
"She knows you're here with me?"
Joel shrugs. "Word gets around. Maybe Tommy said somethin'.. either way, I'm not keepin' you a secret no more."
You plant a soft kiss on his lips before unwrapping the small jewelry box he gives you. Inside is the missing earring you thought you'd lost forever God knows where, probably in a nook or cranny of Joel's truck one hot night, but here it is, the mate to the one in your jewelry box at home.
"Give her my thanks," you tell him, wondering if he knows she's the one who tore them apart in the first place. Talking about it would just ruin the night, so you slip the box into your purse for later. "Looks like I'm getting back everything I ever thought I lost," you smile, holding his hands across the table.
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When the music gets too loud to talk over, you write cute love notes on the napkins, reading them quickly before the condensation on the table, courtesy of Joel's beer, smears the ink.
After dinner you stroll along the river, arm in arm, and he leads you back to the hotel, thankfully within walking distance. Once inside your room you can't keep your hands off each other, taking advantage of the night, of the anonymity of being in a different city. The bed is bigger than the shitty motel in Brenham, the sheets are softer, and Joel takes the little piece of chocolate that housekeeping left on your pillow and places it in your mouth, as his lips travel down your body to get you worked up with your tongue. He's promised you a gift but he's saving it for the end of the weekend. Right now he'd drawled, you'll just have to be satisfied with me making you cum.
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Joel's up earlier than you the next day. Not even his circadian rhythm goes on vacation. But he's left a note saying he's going out to get breakfast, not content with with having the continental breakfast the hotel serves. An intrusive thought pricks at your mind: maybe he just doesn't want to be seen with you at a hotel, even in front of strangers.
You shake that thought away, getting showered and dressed.
On the way to the front desk to check for messages, you hear a familiar voice as you turn the corner. A middle-aged man, average height, wearing a Hawaiian print shirt and cargo shorts, speaks with the morning concierge.
"..the couple in room 478 was very loud last night. They kept me and my family awake, and honestly that's not the kind of thing I want my young kids to hear.."
You realize you and Joel are the ones in 478 that he's complaining about, just before your breath hitches in your throat. Everything, in fact, seems to slow and still as you approach the desk, nearing the man making the complaint.
Dad..?
He leaves the desk before you can go up to him, only seeing him from the back as he goes in the opposite direction, on his way to the free hotel breakfast. Your feet don't allow you to follow him, mired as you are to the floor. The concierge addresses you three times before you hear her.
"Miss? Is there something I can help you with?"
You've completely forgotten what you came here for, and meager words form on your lips. "That man.. what's his name?"
She shakes her head. "I'm afraid I can't give that information."
"Well.. what room is he staying in?"
"Again, I can't give out that information, sweetie. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"..no.." you answer, voice barely a whisper, walking slowly back to your room.
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"Somethin's on your mind," Joel says casually, watching you as he sips his ice cold beer. "I can tell. You tend to wear your heart on your sleeve, babygirl."
The sun is high overhead as you both enjoy lunch on the patio of one of the nicer restaurants in town. You'd initially balked at the priciness of the place, but Joel had insisted. You ate sparingly even though you were hungry. The breakfast tacos from that morning had only given you and Joel more energy to fuck a couple more times before you decided to walk around the city and get some fresh air.
"Nothing," you tell him, faking a smile. But you can't keep up the pretense for long. "Well.. I think I saw my father at the hotel this morning."
Joel puts his drink down, his gaze settling on you, the most serious you've seen him. "You think, or you know?"
You shake your head. "I'm pretty sure.."
He says nothing for a few moments. "Small world if he's here."
Breaking the tension, you tell him about the noise complaint that you're likely to receive once you get back to the hotel, and it earns you a little laugh from him, and pleasure warms your heart to see him blush.
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It's later in the evening when you're strolling, enjoying the city as sunset takes over, gold and purple in the autumn sky.
"I'm thinking I wanna give you your birthday present tonight," he says, nodding as if he's just thought of it.
You're a little embarrassed that your own gift is so meager, whatever money your mother gives you going to gas for the car or lunch for the week.
"Spending this time with you has honestly been the best gift I could ask for," you tell him, grasping his hand in yours.
Your sighting this morning is all but forgotten as you and Joel return to the hotel, arm in arm. From the opposite direction comes the man you saw at reception earlier, in a different Hawaiian shirt this time, but he has his arm around a woman you've never seen before, who's pushing a stroller with young twins inside.
He catches your eye and you see that flash of recognition before he artfully conceals it, looking askance, hurrying his stride and whispering something to the woman he's with.
"Dad?" you call out, despite the part of you that wants to pretend it's not him, that the world is too big and too wide to be conceivable that you'd find him here after so many years.
He ignores you, casting his glance away as he hurries, his wife looking at him in confusion.
"Chris." Joel's voice booms louder than yours, catching your dad's attention. You feel invisible as the two men who haven't seen each other in almost two decades, former friends, practically brothers, reconnect.
But it's not as nice as it sounds.
There's history between them that you don't understand.
All you can see right now is your father, with another family, with absolutely no intention to ever speak to you again.
"Joel." Chris's voice is low, indifferent as you've always remembered it, with a hint of curiosity as his gaze flicks between you and him. And you see the last piece click in place as it registers; while his brain lights up his eyes go dark.
"You wanna tell me what you're doin' here with my daughter?" he moves towards the both of you, a charge in his steps as his purpose becomes clear. Joel stands his ground, shielding you.
"It ain't none of your concern, never was," Joel grunts his reply.
"The hell it ain't," Chris grunts back in Joel's face. You sneak a peek at the woman he's with, maybe five or six years older than yourself, eyes filled with worry as she tries to assess the situation, obviously too afraid to step in.
"Chris, come on," she begs, her accent showing she's not from these parts.
But the men are like animals, neither one is going to step down first.
"If you're doin' with her what I think you are, you're in some deep shit, pal," Chris warns.
"She's an adult and can make her own decisions. And you got no say in her life after leavin' it."
"She's my kid, man!"
It's the first time he's admitted this, and a small thrill of victory floods your veins, quickly thinned when Joel retorts:
"You got a problem with it, come see us in room 478. Oh, and we'll try to keep it down tonight," he smirks, knowing this comment will hit him where it hurts.
What happens next you'll review in your head over and over in the coming days.
Joel barely dodges Chris's punch, but the force of the swing creates a gust of air that grazes his face. He retaliates with a jab to Chris's ribs, landing with a dull thud.
"Dad!" you run towards him, fearing for his safety, knowing firsthand how Joel can switch on to violence in a heartbeat. In the midst of the chaos you try to intervene, grab your dad's shoulder to wrench him away. In his rage-filled instinct he shoves you back, the back of his hand connecting with your cheekbone.
In your daze you stumble back on your ass, hitting the pavement as Joel rams into Chris, knocking him to the ground too. The woman Chris is with starts screaming as Joel slams his fists repeatedly into Chris's face. The sickening crunch of fist meeting flesh, cartilage and bone makes your stomach churn, all your own pain forgotten in the melee of the brutality.
Panicked passersby call for help, try to stop the brawl, come and check on you, helping you to your feet. But all you see are the uniformed cops cuffing Joel after successfully breaking up the fight, leading him to a cruiser, and paramedics coming to your dad's rescue, assessing him. You go to him, hovering over your dad, glimpsing blood and gore before he's lifted onto a stretcher and taken into the back of an ambulance.
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It's late, past two a.m. You're curled up in an uncomfortable chair at the hospital, waking with a crick in your neck.
Your dad's going to be okay, the doctor tells you. A broken nose, some stitches, nothing major.
You go in to see him, passing by his wife as she leaves, giving you a sidelong glance, measuring you up. It's not known if Chris has told her about you or not, and this is something you'll never know.
He's sleeping, his monitor beeping steadily. The room smells like disinfectant.
And it's at this point you realize you have nothing to say to him. Any questions that burned in the back of your brain are now ash. The man in front of you is a stranger and has been for years now. He's your father only in biology.
You take a good long look before leaving, at peace with cutting him off. Wondering, asking, waiting.. you don't have the patience for it and he doesn't have the honor to offer you answers. Even if he does, you don't care to hear them.
It's a small relief as you exit through the sliding doors and into the still September night. You'd alerted Tommy to what's happened, and he should be with Joel right about now. Your phone rings in your pocket. Joel's number.
"I'm on my way. Are you at the jail, or-"
"Listen to me, baby.. this ain't a good idea."
You turn cold. "What's not a good idea?"
He pauses for longer than you're comfortable with. "Us, baby.. I'm thinkin'-"
"No," you cut him off before he can say anything final. "No, Joel, you don't mean that."
You're in the car, racing through the late night streets, back to your hotel.
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"Listen, Joel, we can talk about this."
You're in the backseat of Tommy's truck in the hotel parking garage. Tommy has gone inside to get Joel's things.
"Joel.."
"You're just a kid," he says softly. He's unharmed from the fight earlier, but he's been through just as much as you have in the past few hours.
"I'm not a fucking kid. Would you have done all those things with me if I was a kid?"
"You know what I mean. You're young, you don't know nothin' about life.. need someone your own age, someone who ain't gonna punch every man who looks at ya with judgmental eyes.. let's face it. I've hurt you by hurtin' others."
"Joel, I don't care about them."
"You're still a little girl at heart, y'know?" he murmurs, his voice taking on a vulnerability you haven't seen in him before. "When I got pulled away from the fight, you went straight to your daddy. I can't fault you for that. It's how it oughta be."
You shake your head. None of this feels real. "I love you more than I've ever loved anyone in my entire life," you whisper as tears trace down your cheeks.
He purposely keeps his eyes away from you, knowing he'll break if he doesn't put a stop to this soon. "I ain't blamin' ya for goin' to your dad instead of comin' to me, but it damn sure hurts, baby. The way ain't made clear for us yet. I can't say if it ever will be."
You grab hold of his hand but he slips away from your fingers in a soft, almost graceful move. "You promised you'd never let go of me again.." your voice is desperate, begging. "Joel, why are you doing this?"
"It's over," he says quietly.
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Alone in the hotel room, Joel's side of the closet now bare, his toiletries gone, his side of the bed cold.
You've cried every tear in your body, cried so much you vomited. As punishment on yourself you refuse yourself the necessary water to feel better. If you had never spotted your dad or called out for him, you both could have ignored each other, and Joel would still be here. He would still love you. You don't deserve to feel better.
You comb through the drawers in search of anything that Tommy might have overlooked when he was packing, any little item that would give you an excuse to call him or see him again. You hold onto that tiny shred of hope like a dying ember.
You do a double take when you see an unfamiliar jewelry box among your things. Black velvet. It's not yours. Your heart palpitates at what it could be, yet a part of you already knows, is already in mourning for what was lost. You force yourself to be strong and open it.
Nestled within, on a bed of white satin, is an engagement ring.
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I sent a timeline into the op, I’ve removed the speculations, so hope this helps some
2023
JM dior show Paris 20th  jan 23 with Hobi 
JM album face promo Feb/march 23
JK visits him at dance practice BB probably Feb time 
1/2 jk goes live bam there 
This is the live where Tae makes him do a instagram live 
3/2 JM live from company late evening 
Same night Jk goes live and JM in comments Jk invites him for fried chicken
Same live where he says Jimins name and bam reacts and runs to the door 
10/2 JM live talks about jk, sings euphoria and talks about acting in photo shoots, 
11/2 jk live at boxing JM comments 
18/2 JM joins Hobi on his bday live at company 
Hobi had said he sees Jimin a lot at company and they play cards 
28/2 jk live talks about going to work and JM is in comments 
4/3 jk goes live gets tipsy 
6/3 JM live at company 
9/3 Yoongi bday, JM records himself watching the live, jk comment on Weverse about marry me thing 
13/3 JM flies to nyc 
Films day with vogue and practice for fallon
And fallon 
14/3 jk. X3 part live on white day- JM abroad but comments- leaves spoiler for smfp2 video teaser at midnight 
19/3 Jimin arrives in Korea 
24/3 Face is released 
24/3 JM on jimmy fallon show not live 
Jk goes love cooking 
27/3 JM goes on suchwita 
28/3 JM live jk spams comments- promos for face are done says to jk that it’s finished, jk says time flies 
28/3 writes I miss you on Weverse , jk replies me too, 
After jk goes live and watches Jimin content including suchwita 
Around early hours- JM replies see you soon the live is cute
29/3- Jimin Weverse live for face 
Late march- all member meal 
31/3- JM on music bank 
2/4 JM on ingagayo 
4th April- JM bb hot 100 live- jk is sleeping comment
8/4 Hobi and Tae go to JKs house and go on Weverse live 
8/4 jk flies to USA 
11/4- JM and Yoongi in weird YouTube show
16/4 jk at cochella 
17/4 Jk arrives home 
19th April - Hobi’s enlistment - epic hug moment 
They were together the night before 
Astro member died 19/4 pm
25/4 JM flies to nyc 
25/4 Jk and Tae attend dream premiere jk comes live straight after it late 
25/4 jk live seems sad and tired and says he is both,,cooks on live
JM had flown to NYC that day 
28/4 Jimin at Tiffany event nyc 
29/4 Jimin at d day concert usa
Jk at lv event in Seoul with Mingyu 
30/4 JM live with Yoongi 
During this time recording Who…
6/5 JM arrives in Korea 
23/5 JM goes to London and HP world
24/5 JK went live , sang angel
27/5 JM arrives home -
5th June Jk live talks about rainy day fight 
Watched Jimin on lee mijun show (sings along to like crazy ) 
12/6 jk falls asleep on live 
13/6 JM letter live for festa 
14/6 jk flying to la
15/6 JM live talks about rainy day fight 
Recording Muse that day too 
22/6 jk arrived home 
Late june- yoongis dday tour attendance Seoul 25th JM and jk 
29/6 jk live working out
1/7 JKs brother posts a pic of family game night ft JMs hand
4/7 jk 4am live with Mingyu 
July seven release 
JK flies to NYC -12/13?
JM flies out next day 13th
14/7 seven is released 
Go missing in NY state for 4 days - Ays filming
18/7 JM flies home 
24/7 jk arrived home from London 
25/7 JM posts about jk bb hot 100
27/7 jk goes live sings letter by Jimin at end 
28/7 - July when they come back from NYC- JKs epic in bed begging JM live 
30/7 jk inkagayo music show v visits him 
Celebrate hot 100  
August - jeju island trip ? Spotted by fans 
12th august- JK in Tokyo with Eunwoo??
3rd august JM d day concert 
3/8 jk goes live 
4th august jk d day concert 
5th august Weverse live JK
23rd and 24th august jk spotted in Busan with Eunwoo and Mingyu eating out 
September - 1/9- JM shirtless pic for JKs birthday 
Jk attends Tiffany even in Seoul. Comes live afterwards….. wearing watch set to JKs. Birthday time.
jK must have prepared 3D content in September 
He must have filmed suchwita on 3/9 ish 
5/9 jk flies to la 
9/9 jk arrived home from la 
12/9 jk flies to nyc
15/9 JM supported v at music show 
16/9 jk arrived home 
Jikook meal with Yoongi at some point ? Spotted but Jimin kind of confirmed this in mmm
21/9 jk flies to nyc 
25/9 jk arrived home 
28/9 chusseouk - JM posts pic on Instagram of whale cloud drawing saying jk did it 
29/9 jk releases 3d 
JM posts single cover 😅 with this emoji
4/10 jk live talked about Jeon Jimin 
Played like crazy x2 and smfp2 and other members songs
Had hung out with 97 friends that day
6/10 jk flies to la 
10/10 jk arrived home 
13 October- JM birthday live days Jk busy makes sad face and such concern 
13/10 jk music bank 
Around here JM Weverse interview said he has been spending time alone which if Jk was gone to 3D he would be 
14/10 jk flies to Budapest 
Oct- Tae posts pics of him and Jikook in jeju from?? 
20/10 jk arrived home 
23/10 jk at ck event Japan 
29/10- JMs production diary live- JK comes on for a minute 
Jm has golden hair…
They found out days before this about the enlistment 
Late October- 30/10 JM fan even
Mini moni music filming he has blonde hair 
3/11 jk live talking about Golden
Tae and JM live outside JKs house
November 4th- golden release 
&& Release party we only know bc JM posts photos 
5/11 jk flies to nyc
11/11 jk arrived home 
15/11- mini moni p2 filming 
16/11 JM flies to Budapest to film who mv 
17/11 ish JM stuck with you this is Jimin dance cover 
19/11 JM arrives home 
20/11 golden live in Seoul 
JM commented that hate you is his fave song
Rm attended 
Around here JM was spotted filming at a hot springs which we now know isn’t one and was a location for his jimmy fallon appearance 22/7/24
22/11- JM records sgmb track video 
Possibly fallon performance too given spotting date posts 
23/11 - they go to Japan together for about a week 
28/11 they arrive home from Japan 
29/11 jk flies to la 
2/11 jk arrived home 
5/12 - jk,JM,v,rm last live before enlistment very touchy feely 
JM said he’d been sick after Japan 
12/12- both at v and rms enlistment 
13/12- they enlisted  together in the buddy system
Very watered down, but I *think* (can't be 100% sure without going and looking everything up right now, but it looks good) totally accurate timeline of Jikook activities through 2023
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writing-blog-iguess · 1 year ago
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Online Matchup
Summery: Y/n thought it would be fun signing up on dating sites, just for shits and giggles. Who knew that was one of the best decisions they made, especially when they're having too much fun talking to a certain Jason Todd.
warning: swearing, unedited I think, mentions of cancer, fluff, lots of back and forth teasing
word count: 3072
a/n: I promised myself I'd post a fic today, though it's not the one I wanted, I hope you enjoy regardless.
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September 19
You matched with Jason Todd, say hello!
Y/N So, when you say you're looking for a partner in crime Do you mean, like, rob a bank and fight batman? Or like, cozy up on the couch with the fireplace going while it's raining while we try to finish the books we bought? Cuz, I can do the second one I dont think i could fight batman or any of his kids Or even what to, you know? They’re kind of scary …. well maybe one of them i would fight I say fight but its wont be Oh man, I am so sorry about this. This is not how i wanted to tell you that i am a rambler I’m just gonna see myself out Goodday
Jason Ngl this made me laugh So who would you fight but not really?
Y/N You can’t honestly be interested in who I would fight? No way
Jason Way you seemed interesting and i want to get to know you
Y/N … okay but you need to answer my question first
Jason: Lol fair. And it would be the second one. I too wouldn’t fight batman but for different reasons
Y/N: So you're a fighter?
Jason Nope This isn’t how it works
y/n: Fine but remember, you asked for this
Jason: Okay but it’s not like you have a plan on fighting all the batmans kids so i think im safe
y/n: …….
Jason: Oh shit you do?!
y/n: I plead the fifth
Jason: You just got a little more interesting
y/n: I’m going home
Jason: Damn and here i thought i’d finally found the love of my life
y/n: No, nope Don’t say that The more you talk to me, you’ll find the real me and then want nothing to do with me
Jason: Let me be the judge of that We matched for a reason and i want to find out Don’t you?
Y/n: Aren’t you a charmer Okay fine. 20 questions?
Jason: Sure but after you tell what you would do in a fight with the batfam
y/n: I was hoping you would drop this, damn Alright, you get the honour of telling me who you want to know 
Jason: Nightwing
Y/N: Really? Okay. well first i was thinking of just flirting my way out, but he looks like he’d flirt back and i’m not the best at it to begin with, so I’d just get all flustered Bro’s an acrobat, i aint running from him. I aint running from all of them if i’m being honest. Nah for nightwing, he strikes me as a dork in some way. I’ll talk my way out of it. And if there’s something i’m good at, it’s talking.
Jason: So your plan is to talk circles around him?
Y/N: Yes Once i figure out what type of dork he is, imma talk until he gets confused and then i’ll run away Bro won’t see it coming
Jason: I should tell my brother He’s a huge nightwing fan
y/n: Nooooooooooo No one needs to know i don’t need other people to know how weird i am Especially your family I don't want my first meeting to be ‘hey, you’re that chick that’ll talk nightwing to confusion. Man that was a great laugh’
Jason: You think this will go that far?
Y/N: Honestly? No But i have hope You?
Jason: Ya Anyways, red robin?
Y/N: You skipped red hood
Jason: Saving him for last
Y/N: Fair Hes smart, can’t really talk myself out of that one nor would I flirt He is too young and not my type So i use his weakness
Jason: There’s no way you know that
Y/N: No but I know the dude doesn’t have a regular sleep schedule.
Jason: How do you know that?
Y/N: Back when I worked at a coffee shop, I took his order a few times and watched him down his coffee while it was still hot I asked him once, why? Dude said, and i kid you not ‘sleep is for the week and coffee is god’ Ngl, i laughed and gave him a free coffee just for making my day
Jason: Shit day?
Y/N: Ugh you had no idea. I had two tests that day and a term paper due but i couldn’t get it printed in time so that was late Didn’t help i woke up on the couch, and my body didn’t like that
Jason: You in school?
Y/n: Ya, only two years in but i want it to end
Jason: Not a fan?
Y/N: Eh When did we start playing 20 questions?
Jason: Right, we we suppose to play after you finished your hypotheticals
Y/N: Curses Me and my big mouth Who’s next?
Jason: We’re still on RR
Y/N: Blah right I’ll just bride him with coffee and make a run for it
Jason: The fact that that could actually work is scary Are you sure you’re not a villain?
Y/N: Nope just an engineering student who could fight god with enough coffee and no sleep Honestly, RR’s my spirit animal
Jason: Robin
Y/N: Are you nuts? I’d turn myself in and then some ain’t no way i’m coming up with a plan for him He scares me
Jason: Why?
Y/N: I watched him fight a few times The dude has enough skill and rage to fight the justice league if need be I bet he could kill too He looks like it
Jason: Okay you're not wrong But if you had to come up with a plan, what would it be?
Y/N: Cannot believe you’re making me do this Fine Little dude may have a hard exterior, but years of reading and knowing people like him, he has a soft spot and use that against him
Jason: Do you know what that is?
Y/N: … I am going to die If robin finds this, I am dying by either embarrassment or by his hands
Jason: Come on, you gotta tell me I’m at the edge of my seat here
Y/N: Fine, but if i’m going down I’m taking you with me
Jason: But we’ve only just met
Y/N: Maybe so, but I actually like you But i’m starting to doubt
Jason: Aw come on, little bird
Y/N: Damnit I happened to be walking home and watched him sit in an alley playing with cats Must have been a slow night, he was there for hours
Jason: It was the little bird wasn’t it?
Y/N: So who’s next? Spoiler? Batgirl? The signal? Red hood? Oracle? Well, I wouldn’t fight Oracle, I don’t know who they are but I know they would win so I’m going to stay clear of them No, you know what? I can tell you my answer for all three of them I’d bribe them with cookies or something. Idk if they would take it but that’s my plan. Just straight up bribery. Who could resist cookies?
Jason: That’s your answer to everything huh?
Y/n: Yup
Jason: Even with RH?
Y/n: … He’s different
Jason: How so?
Y/N: Mm, okay but your not allowed to judge Or laugh
Jason: Should I be scared?
Y/N: Depends Anyways, i have a crush on him So I would shoot my shot and if i get turned down then at least I tried
Jason: You have a crush on Red Hood? Out of everyone there is, why him?
Y/N: You’re judging! You said you wouldn’t
Jason: I didn’t say shit Now tell me why him?
Y/N: Hell if I know But have you seen him?
Jason: I have but you don’t even see his face
Y/N: That just adds to the mystic that is Red Hood I just know he’s got a good looking face underneath the mask
Jason: You really are something else
Y/N: Sorry I’m a big fan of RH And I guess I like the thought of a mystery So if you want to end this now, I understand
Jason: Who said anything about ending this?
Y/N: Don’t know, a lot of people who seem interested in me kind of leave after they find out Either they don’t want to compete with a crush that I know have zero chance at or they just don’t like red hood and being with a fan isn’t something they want
Jason: They’re stupid I ain’t leaving for that And who knows, maybe you can shoot your shot one day
Y/N: HA That’s not going to happen I freeze up when I’m near someone I like I’d probably stutter and say something embarrassing and run away No thank you
Jason: Thought it out huh
Y/N: You have no idea Anyways, 20 questions?
Jason: I did promise You can ask a couple?
Y/N: Favourite colour?
Jason: Really? After what I did to you, your going to ask something simple
Y/N: Answer the question Jason
Jason: Green
Y/N: Thank you Favourite food?
Jason: What’s with the easy questions? Give me some hard hitting personal ones
Y/N: I will in time Now, answers please
Jason: Chili dogs
Y/N: Those things are gross
Jason: Hey, they are the pinnacle of street food You just have to find the right places
Y/N: Mmkay, if you say so
Jason: Alright, gonna have to take you to one of my favourite places
Y/N: That right?
Jason: Only way to convince you Where do you go to school?
Y/N: Looking forward to it Gotham University, you?
Jason: Not yet, but trying to Kind of hard when you were declared dead for a while
Y/N: Fucking what?! Gonna need that story
Jason: Nope, gotta reach at least level 10 in friendship to unlock it
YN: Damnit
Jason: Sorry little bird
Y/N: You didn’t need to say it so casually tho Who just mentions, ‘yeah i’ve been declared dead but haven’t done anything’ into a conversation And not elaborate on it This is bullshit, sir
Jason: It has happened to people
Y/N: Yeah, but they tell people why You just Dropped a bomb like that and say, not yet Whatever, i’ll drop it
Jason: You sure? Sounds like it’ll bother you until you get the story
Y/N: Yes I’m sure Yes it will bother me But like I said, I like you and I don’t want to be pushy I’m not a pushy person
Jason: Awe does someone have a wittle crush
Y/N: No You got nothing on RH
Jason: Now that just hurts, little bird
Y/N: Don’t you have a question you need to ask?
Jason: Are you flustered? I feel like you’re flustered
Y/N: Amazing weather we’re having Despite the rain and all
Jason: Alright, I’ll stop with the teasing For now Born in Gotham?
Y/N: No I am from Metropolis, moved here for school
Jason: Any other reason?
Y/N: Yeah, Superman kept destroying my apartment building I’ve moved three times and somehow, he always finds the building I’m living in Minute I graduated high school, I moved
Jason: But why Gotham?
Y/N: Gotham intrigues me
Jason: You’re so weird
Y/N: Thank you Since you’re not in school, what do you do?
Jason: Mechanic Didn’t really want my dad’s help so I’m finding my way in life
Y/N: Not a great relationship?
Jason: You can say that So, engineering huh?
Y/N: Yup I love building and taking things apart Have since I was little
Jason: Gonna change the world?
Y/N: Imma try but can’t really do that while working at luthor corp
Jason: Please tell me your joking
Y/N: Ah, not a fan I see Can’t blame you but I am not It was one of the first places I’ve applied to and hear back right away I accepted before getting my other interviews
Jason: jumped the gun a bit 
Y/N: Yeah I did. I wished I didn’t but oh well I’ll find something better if this doesn’t work out
Jason: Why don’t you quit now?
Y/N: I am a broke college student who needs money If I quit now, I’m not sure if I find someone to take me Plus the hours working there are helping my schooling, so it’s kinda late to switch jobs
Jason: Can’t believe I’m saying this but try wanye enterprise I hear they’re good to work for
Y/n: I plan too eventually But at the moment, this is fine The hours I have now works with my school hours
Jason: How’s working there anyways?
Y/N: Not too bad I guess I’m allowed to work on my own projects as long as I work on the assigned ones The people are nice and all but it could be better
Jason: But you don’t like it there?
Y/N: I don’t like Lex Luthor and what he represents I guess
Jason: So you believe that he’s trying to take down superman?
Y/N: I’ve seen one of their fights Nothing to believe
Jason: Must of been some fight
Y/N: Mm So What did you mean, I can’t believe I’m saying this?
Jason: You can’t be weird about it
Y/N: Oh? I am intrigued
Jason: You’re making it weird
Y/N: I am not It’s not like I said you have a crush on Bruce Wayne or something That would have been weird
Jason: Is this how you felt when I teased you?
Y/N: Paybacks a bitch isn’t it?
Jason: I hate you
Y/N: Okay
Jason: I do
Y/N: You’re deflecting
Jason: Oh my god Fine He’s my dad, well adoptive dad
Y/N: Cool
Jason: That’s it? You’re not going to fawn over him being my dad? Ask me questions about what he’s like? Ask if the tabloids are true?
Y/N: Nope Tbh, I don’t care for Bruce Like, I applaud him for what he’s trying to do for Gotham and all But, seeing him on every magazine everywhere I go gets a bit tiring He’s just another dude that people are obsessed with Who cares if he’s rich Besides, I’m talking to you aren’t I? Who cares about Bruce Wayne I wanna know Jason Todd
Jason: You know? I think I may actually be in love 
Y/N: Stooooooop You can’t say things like that
Jason Why? Cuz you get flustered so easily?
Y/N And if I do?
Jason Gotta say it’s my favourite past time
Y/N So, the reason you don’t have a great relationship with Bruce Does it have anything to do with you being dead or something?
Jason Wow WOW I cannot believe you We go from what's your favourites to hard hitting questions huh? I see how it is
Y/N I told you they were coming
Jason I just didn’t think you’d use it as a deflection tactic
Y/N Yeah I want to say sorry But I’m not I’m sure you would use anything to get attention from yourself
Jason Can’t do positive attention
Y/N Eh
Jason I hear you And yes it is part of the reason why me and Bruce are not in good terms
Y/N Mm, I’m sure he’s trying
Jason In his own Bruce way yeah
Y/N Are you?
Jason I like to believe I am Why the interest?
Y/N I don’t know Maybe it’s the fact that my relationship with my dad isn’t the best
Jason You’re dad’s not Bruce Wayne’s too?
Y/N HA Then I would not be talking to you in this fashion
Jason That is true So then what?
Y/N My mom says we are too similar to each other Got the same attitude and all I believe it Growing up, it was all your useless and you’ll amount to nothing Or he’ll ignore me, and I’d prefer that over the degrading Only time he’d show his affection was if he was drunk
Jason Wow Sorry 
Y/N Yeah It’s gotten better since I moved out Now it’s there, and I’m still processing 
Jason Processing what?
Y/N Mm It’s a pretty heavy topic to get into with someone you just met
Jason Can’t be worse than me being dead for months
Y/N Months?! How many?
Jason Oh damn You are a lot easier to talk with then who I normally socialize with
Y/N I shall take that as a complement
Jason As you should And no, I will not be elaborating 
Y/N Alright fair But I will get the story
Jason Mm, I’m sure you will So? Gonna answer my question
Y/N Last year he was diagnosed with cancer Not sure what it is, but it already spread
Jason How long did the doctors give him?
Y/N He didn’t want to know Can’t blame him for 
Jason Sorry about that
Y/N Yeah
Jason You don’t sound to hurt about it
Y/N Like I said, still processing it so I don’t know how to feel With the childhood I had, I don’t know how too But I know when it comes down to it, my emotions will hit me like a truck when the day comes
Jason Well, soak up as much time as you can before you have any regrets
Y/N Trying to He is just making it impossible Whoo boy! That was a lot of emotion for one night I think I’m going to eat some ice cream and binge watch my favourite show
Jason Sounds fun, wish I could join but I promised my brothers with help
Y/N How many do you have?
Jason Do you read anything about the Wayne family?
Y/N Nope What I know about him is what is whispered between my classes and work and even then I don’t listen to them
Jason Really committed on not caring about him, huh Four brothers and three sisters
Y/N Big family
Jason Bruce likes to adopt
Y/N I can tell Anyways, have fun tonight
Jason I’ll try Would you be interested in talking some more?
Y/N I would love to
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msmk11 · 4 months ago
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mk’s mad dash
All of August, one x reader fic a day.
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A/n: School is coming up faster than I'd like, so I want to do a little mini end of summer writing extravaganza before September hits. I'll be posting one short fic a day, and by the end of the month I will have at least one fic written for EVERY character I write for! Happy reading!
8/1 - Johanna Mason- ‘A Moment For Yourself’
You show Johanna a kindness she hasn’t felt in
weeks.
8/2- Tangerine- ‘Not a Lady’
Tangerine meets his match in cursing.
8/3- Natasha Romanoff- ‘A Way to Relax’
Natasha’s been stressed lately, so you come up
with a way to help her relax.
8/4- Remus Lupin- ‘Aftercare’
Aftercare with Remus.
8/5- Lucy Gray Baird- ‘Wrapped Up In a Bow’
You buy Lucy Gray a present.
8/6- Mary MacDonald- ‘Distraction’
You don’t want to watch a movie with Mary.
8/7- Fred Weasley- ‘Sixth Love Language’
You prank Fred for the first time.
8/8- Coriolanus Snow- ‘Maybe’
The death and birth of hope.
8/9- Peeta Mellark- ‘I Made You A Pie’
You and Peeta get into your first fight.
8/10- Hermione Granger- ‘Whatever You Say, Dear’
You hate airports. Thank God for your girlfriend.
8/11- George Weasley- ‘Serenity’
A peaceful summer afternoon at the Burrow.
8/12- Regulus Black- ‘Trou Noir’
Mourning your husband, Regulus Black.
8/13- Katniss Everdeen- ‘A Tiny Favor’
You ask Katniss to braid your hair.
8/14- Dorcas Meadowes- ‘The Barista’
The most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen is a
barista at your local coffee shop.
8/15- Haymitch Abernathy- ‘Wish You Were Sober’
We don’t always get what we want.
8/16- Finnick Odair- ‘Five More Minutes’
“Five more minutes.” A phrase you’ve said many
times but only now really mean.
8/17- Ron Weasley- ‘I Love You First’
Ron’s used to being second.
8/18- Sirius Black- ‘The Infamous Wings’
You catch Sirius trying on your eyeliner.
8/19- Ginny Weasley- ‘What The Flying Fuck’
Your girlfriend tries to teach you how to fly.
8/20- Tigris Snow- ‘Don’t Call Me Baby’
Tigris has been taught to assume the worst.
8/21- Harry Potter- ‘Pretty Boy’
You love to make your boyfriend blush.
8/22- Marlene McKinnon- ‘Oblivious’
You never notice when boys flirt with you.
8/23- Poly!Marauders- ‘This Is Fucking Stupid’
In which you all try and share a bed for the first
time.
8/24- James Potter- ‘Rumor Has It’
There’s a rumor going around that you and
costar!James are dating.
8/25- Lily Evans- ‘Rounds’
You are assigned Prefect rounds with your rival.
8/26- Peter Parker- ‘Its Not A Costume’
You mess around in Peter’s suit.
8/27- Wanda Maximoff- ‘Are They Gone?’
You and Wanda on a mission together.
8/28- Tony Stark- ‘Never Ever’
CEO!Tony Stark doesn’t take people out to lunch.
8/29- Sejanus Plinth- ‘I Know’
Your boyfriend is a walking, bleeding heart.
8/30- Peter Pettigrew- ‘Say It’
Peter is nervous to ask you out.
8/31- Yelena Belova- ‘This Thing Called A Date’
You take Yelena on her first ever date.
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Batfamily Time-line
Decide to do a quick timeline for Batman's core family, since it seems like the Comics writers don't know how old the characters should be, and with the stories being due between New Earth and Prime Earth, things get even more confusing.
I don't really like the New 52 and most reboots irritate me, so I made this timeline based on old Batman stories. Anot all information are correct, and some is more speculation based on the Comics.
(Edit: Changed Jason's age.)
1939 -
• August 16th - Alfred Pennyworth was born.
• (His age is never specified in any type of media, but it seems like he was at least on his 30s when he became Bruce's guardian).
1962 -
• Bruce Wayne's birthday is officially February 19th (though I don't remember when the exactly year).
1970 -
• One night, while returning from the Monarch Theatre, the Wayne family was approached by the criminal, Joe Chill, who murdered Thomas and Martha and fled.
• Bruce (age 8) was left in Alfred Pennyworth's care (age 31).
1971 -
• January 26 - Kate Kane, Bruce Wayne's cousin, is born.
1975 -
• September 23 - Barbara Gordon is born.
1976 -
• At age 14, Bruce Wayne's eyes were opened to the level of crime in Gotham and he was determined to do something about it, swearing to rid the city of the evil that had taken his parents' lives.
• He left Gotham City and spent his youth traveling the world, training himself to intellectual and physical perfection and learning a variety of crime-fighting skills, including chemistry, criminology, forensics, martial arts, gymnastics, disguise and escape artistry.
1978 -
• March 20 - Richard "Dick" Grayson, son of John and Mary Grayson, two acrobats from The Haley Circus.
1984 -
• (Batman: Year One, Batman #404-407)
• Bruce Wayne (22) returned to Gotham and began acting as a vigilante, taking on the title of Batman.
• Bruce named Lucius Fox president of Wayne Enterprises and brought him, Alfred Pennyworth (45) and Leslie Tompkins their plans.
• Along with James Gordon, Sarah Essen and Harvey Bullock, Batman faces corruption and crime in Gotham.
• August 16 - Jason Todd was born.
• (Catwoman: Her Sister’s Keeper)
• Selina Kyle was inspired to become a costumed thief when she sees Batman in action and becomes Catwoman.
• (Batman: Shaman, Legends of the Dark Knight #1-5)
• That same year, other rogues appeared, before the Joker even existed: Man-Bat, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy and Riddler.
1985 -
• (Batman: Year Two, Detective Comics #575-578)
• Batman inspired the vigilante movement, leading to the arrival of the likes of Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Black Canary and his old friend Oliver Queen as Green Arrow.
• January 26 - Cassandra Cain, daughter of Lady Shiva and David Cain, is born.
• (Batman: The Man Who Laughs, Detective Comics #784-786)
• The first appearance of the Joker.
• (Batman: The Long Halloween #1-12)
• Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent worked together to bring down the organized crime syndicates led by Carmine Falcone and Sal Maroni.
• They also had to investigate a serial killer named Holiday that had been killing mafiosos. Gotham's new breed of criminals was replacing the traditional gangsters.
• This was the first time Batman met Selina Kyle dressed as Catwoman.
• After a long investigation, Maroni was brought to a trial, during which he threw it at Dent's face, leaving him scarred. Later, Harvey reappeared calling himself Two-Face and shot Falcone twice in the head.
• He was accused of betraying the things he believed in and arrested.
1986 -
• (Superman, vol 1 #76; Superman/Batman annual, #1)
• Superman and Batman meet for the first time, as Superman came to Gotham and they work together tracking the dangerous psychopath Magpie. They both gained respect for each other, although they doubted, they would ever work together again
• July 19 - Timothy Drake is born.
• (Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity)
• Clark later introduced Bruce to Wonder Woman while chasing "The Purge" led by Ra's al Ghul.
• Already a hero to Gotham, Batman (26) became a hero to the world when he and six other heroes fought Brainiac's invasion and formed the Justice League of America.
• August 11 - Stephanie Brown is born.
1987 -
• (Detective comics, vol 1 #37 / Robin Annual #4 1995)
• July 15 - Bruce (27) watched the Flying Graysons perform an acrobatic act and continued to watch as they plummeted to their deaths due to the act being sabotaged by Tony Zucco, leaving only his orphaned son, Richard "Dick" Grayson (9).
• Upon learning that Dick had no living relatives, Bruce saw himself in Dick and adopted him. Dick discovered the Batcave and convinced Bruce to train him to be a vigilante.
• (Alfred's age: 48)
1988 -
• (Robin Annual #4)
• Due to his acrobatic skills, Dick Grayson (10) already had a foundation to build on and so Gotham's Dynamic Duo was born with the first appearance of Batman and Robin, beginning the era of young heroes.
• Barbara Gordon (13) becomes an orphan after her parents tragically die in a car accident. Her uncle, Jim Gordon, adopted her and took her to live with him and his wife Sarah in Gotham City.
• November 18 - Harper Row is born.
• (Alfred's age: 49; Bruce's: 28)
1991 -
• (Detective Comics, vol 1 #359, 1967; Batgirl: Year One, 2003)
• Barbara Gordon (16) debuts in an improvised costume as 'Batgirl' and is nearly killed. Eventually she is accepted by Batman and joins the "Bat Family", being Bruce's new apprentice.
• Duke Thomas is born. (Couldn't find his birthday)
• (Alfred: 52; Bruce: 29; Dick: 13)
1994 -
• (The brave and the bold, vol 1 #54-60; Teen Titans vol 1 #53; Teen Titans: Year One)
• The formation of the Teen Titans happened mainly due to the kids' mentors making them feel inferior, which they quickly realized was not right about them.
• Dick Grayson (16), along with Wally West / Kid Flash and Garth / Aqualad teamed up; later, Donna Troy / Wonder Girl (13/14) joined the team along with Roy Harper / Speedy (14).
• Together, they cured the heroes of their mind control; later, their mentors (Batman, Flash, Aquaman and Wonder Woman) supported the idea of ​​the teenagers becoming a heroic group, the Teen Titans!.
• (Alfred: 55; Bruce: 32, Barbara: 19)
1996 -
• When Jason Todd was a child, he lived in a very poor neighborhood with his father Willis and his stepmother Catherine. As his wife was suffering from an illness, Willis became a criminal and started working for Two Faces to pay for her treatment.
• Willis was killed in a shootout after betraying his boss and Jason was left to care for his mother alone, resorting to also getting involved in crime to get money.
• (Teen Titans vol 1 #53)
• The Teen Titans split up and follow different paths in their careers
• Dick divides his time between working with the Titans in New York and working with Batman in Gotham.
• (Batman and the Outsiders, vol 1, 1983)
• Batman (37) leaves the Justice League and forms the Outsiders.
• (Batman and the outsider's, #32; Justice League, vol 1, 1987)
• Batman leaves the Outsiders and joins the New Justice League.
• (Alfred: 57; Bruce: 34; Barbara: 21)
1997 -
• Bruce Wayne (35) begins to notice that Dick is growing up and moving around, living between New York and Gotham. Afraid of being left alone, he fires Dick.
• (Detective Comics vol 1 #495)
• Dick Grayson (19) goes to Hudson University and leaves after the first semester in July.
• Meanwhile, Jason Todd (13) cared for his mother Catherine until her last breath.
• After his death, legally an orphan, Jason lived in his father's apartment in an abandoned building in Crime Alley, where he turned to crime out of necessity. Jason has become highly skilled at stealing tires from vehicles.
• (Batman #408-409, 1987)
• Jason tried to steal the Batmobile's tires, but was caught by Batman, who decided to take Jason in and began training him to be the new Robin.
• Six months after Dick left Gotham, Jason's training was complete and he stepped in as the new Boy Wonder.
• (New Titans, vol 1, 1980)
• Dick Grayson (19) then formed the new Teen Titans with Raven, Wally West/Kid Flash, Donna Troy/Wonder Girl, Koriand’r/Starfire, Victor Stone/Cyborg, and Garfied Logan/Beast Boy.
• (Nightwing: Year One, #101-106)
• However, his identity as Robin no longer suited him and he soon adopted a new identity: Nightwing.
• (Alfred: 58; Bruce: 35; Barbara: 22)
1998 -
• Bruce (36) leaves another Justice League.
• Barbara (23) starts working in a library and has much less time to be Batgirl.
• (Batman: The Cult #1-4)
• (Batman: The Caped Crusader Vol. 1, Batman #417-430 and Batman Annual #12)
• Some Batman stories with Jason (14) as Robin, this collection does not include "death in the family ".
• (Alfred: 59; Dick: 20)
1999 -
• (The killing joke; Batman Chronicles #5; Oracle: Year One)
• At some point, Barbara Gordon (24) is attacked by the Joker.
• The criminal broke into her apartment and shot her, leaving her paralyzed, in an attempt to drive her father, Jim Gordon, crazy and prove that anyone can be as crazy as him if they have just one bad day.
• As he grew older, Jason Todd proved to be a challenge for Bruce (37), despite being skilled crime fighter, he was very rebellious and often disobeyed Batman.
• (August)
• Jason turns fifteen years old.
• (Batman #425-429, A death in the family)
• Batman decided to remove Jason from his duties as Robin to allow him to grieve the death of his parents.
• Jason discovered that the woman he knew as his mother was his stepmother, so he decided to find his biological mother.
• He found her, Sheila Haywood, an aid worker in Ethiopia. She proved to be the right person and she and Jason had an emotional reunion.
• However, unbeknownst to Batman and Robin, Sheila used to run illegal operations in Gotham and was recently blackmailed by the Joker, to whom she handed over her own son (now in his Robin costume).
• The clown brutally beat him with a crowbar. Robin was soon unconscious in a pool of blood. The Joker then left him and Sheila in the warehouse with a time bomb.
• Batman arrived too late to save them as he was stopping the Joker's venom from reaching the city and they died from their injuries.
• Batman pulled Jason's body from the rubble and took him to Gotham City, before he called Wayne Manor to deliver the news.
• (New Titans vol 1 #55, 1989)
• Dick (21) received the news too and returned to Gotham to look after Alfred and Bruce.
• (Suicide Squad vol 1 #23-28, 1989-1990)
• A mysterious Hacker, called Oracle, starts working with the Suicide Squad.
• (Batman: A lonely place of dying, Batman #426-429, #440-442, and New Titans #60-61).
• Some time later, Timothy Drake (13) discovers the secret identities of the Wayne family and tries to join them. He uses Jason's old costume to save Dick (21) and Bruce (37).
• Orphaned by organized crime, Tim was placed in the care of Bruce Wayne. Tim asked his new caretaker to allow him to train as the third Robin, but Bruce refused due to the fact that he was still grieving the loss of Jason Todd.
• Discovering the breadth of Tim's intellect and deductive genius, Alfred opposed Bruce and began training Tim in secret.
• (Detective Comics #618-621; Batman #480-481)
• Tim's mother is murdered and his father is left in a coma, from which he eventually recovers.
• (Robin: A Hero Reborn, Batman #455-457 and Robin #1-5)
• Tim Drake's first missions as Robin, where he heads to France to study specialized fighting techniques under an old master.
2000 -
• Apparently, Jason was dead for six months, so he should be back to life somewhere in february.
• (Batman: Birth of the Demon)
• Bruce discovers the origin of Ra's Al Ghul.
• Helena Bertinelli became Huntress and also began fighting crime in Gotham.
• (Detective Comics vol 1 #647-649, 1992)
• Bruce hears about a young girl named Spoiler causing trouble around town.
• Stephanie Brown (14) wanted to anger her father and began following in Batman's footsteps.
• The mercenary Bane discovered that the effects of Venom increased his physical strength. He arrived in Gotham with the aim of defeating Batman, who he thought owned the city.
• (Batman: Sword of Azrael)
• Bruce met Jean-Paul Valley (18), a student who was being controlled to become the dangerous vigilante Azrael, and then took him in as his new protégé.
• (Robin III, 1992)
• Tim start dating Ariana Dzerchenko.
• (Batman: Knightfall)
• Bane invades the mansion when everyone is away and, being extremely tired, Bruce is unable to face him. Bane breaks his back with one blow and takes control of the city.
• Out of options, Bruce gives Jean-Paul Valley the mantle of Batman.
• (Robin vol 2 #3-5, 1994)
• Spoiler also joins them and gets closer to Tim.
• Bruce, still with a broken back, travels across Europe on a healing mission with Dr. Kinsolving. Alfred despairs at how little he is taking care of himself and resigns in protest.
• Meanwhile, Dick and Kory's relationship becomes worse. They almost get married, but decide to separate and the Teen Titans are disbanded.
• In the months that passed, however, Jean became an extremely cruel and aggressive Batman, distancing himself from Robin and going against Bruce's request.
• He even manages to defeat Bane and tries to break his back, but Robin stops him.
• (Batman: Knightfall) comes to an end. (According to the comics, this arc last at least 6 months)
• Before more damage was done, Bruce recovered and realizing the mistake he made, faced Jean and returned to being Batman in the conclusion KNIGHT ’END.
• (Batman: Prodigal)
• Bruce decides he wants to go on vacation and Dick becomes Batman, with Robin following him.
• Barbara Gordon (25) finally returns to work with her family, revealing herself to be the mysterious Hacker, Oracle.
• At this time, Cheshire became more distant from Bruce after Alfred moved to London and became more busy with the search for Ace and the others from Royal Flush.
• (Nightwing: Alfred's return)
• Dick (22) goes to London to try to convince Alfred to return to Gotham.
• (Batman: Contagion; Batman: Legacy)
• A plague spreads across the city and Batman, Azrael and Gordon try to find a cure. Robin meets Catwoman and reluctantly joins her to also find the cure on a super long journey.
• Nightwing and Huntress deal with rioters in Gotham, and Tim becomes infected when a sick looter spits in his face.
• (Alfred: 61; Dick: 22; Barbara: 25; Bruce: 38; Tim: 14; Stephanie: 14; Jean Paul: 18)
2001 -
• Batman (39) and Azrael (19) go out again in search of a cure.
• Gordon and Mayor Grange fight to keep the city from panicking.
• Batman is forced to leave the city and reluctantly puts Huntress in charge. Helena interrupts a Penguin's plot to cause chaos.
• Batman and Robin (14) travel with Nightwing (23) to the desert and discover that the person behind the virus was the "Immortal" who is revealed to be Ra's al Ghul, who plans to exterminate 90% of humanity so he can dominate the world. world.
• Batman eliminates the virus by blowing up the Aventine Casino.
• Vaccines are distributed and Gotham is saved. Despite Wayne Enterprises exhausting their resources in the relief effort, Bruce is shocked to see the large number of dead bodies.
• Batman, Nightwing, Huntress, and Robin feel guilty for the lives they couldn't save, but Alfred reminds them that every citizen of Gotham would be dead if it weren't for their efforts.
• (Nightwing vol 2)
• On March 20th, Dick turns 23 and moves to Blüdhaven.
• (Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey, 1996)
• Barbara (26) begins working with Black Canary, eventually forming the Birds of Prey.
• Dick and Helena form a romantic relationship in (Nightwing/Huntress).
• (Robin Plus Impulse; World's Finest Three (Superboy/Robin); Young Justice: The Secret)
• Tim meets Superboy and Bart Allen / Impulse and then saves a mysterious girl named Secret.
• (Justice League of America: World without growth; Young Justice vol 1)
• They form Young Justice.
• (Batman: Cataclysm)
• There is a huge earthquake that passes through Gotham City, destroying many buildings and tearing up the foundations. With the chaos caused by the earthquake, many criminals are released, the city is completely isolated from the rest of the world.
• (Robin vol 2 #57, 1998)
• At some point, Tim breaks up with his girlfriend Ariana to be with Stephanie, who realizes she is pregnant, so tosses the mantle of vigilante aside for a while.
• (Batman: Aftershocks)
• In the weeks that pass, Gotham tries to recover. However, Bruce's efforts to help the city are futile when the world decides to turn its back on Gotham.
• (JLA/Titans #1-3; Titans vol 1)
• Dick returns with the Teen Titans.
2002 -
• (Batman: No man’s land)
• After the US government's declaration, Gotham City became a No Man's Land, which effectively quarantined the island. Bridges were destroyed and any other means of entry or exit were guarded by the Army.
• Although the Justice League did not assist in the quarantine for ethical reasons, they were so busy preventing outside forces from conquering the city that the internal situation was left to Batman and his allies.
• According to Barbara Gordon (27), it has been 93 days since the quarantine began and "Gotham is still dead."
• Batman disappeared all this time, and when he returned to the city to reconquer it, he saw that the criminals had already taken over.
• During this arc, Bruce reclaims the city, meets Cassandra Cain (17), daughter of David Cain, a former mentor, Barbara hands over her Batgirl mantle to Cassandra, Lex Luther hires Bane to destroy Gotham's gallery, so he can take control of the city, and James Gordon's wife is killed by the Joker.
• (Alfred: 63; Dick: 24; Barbara: 27; Bruce: 40; Tim: 16; Stephanie: 16; Jean Paul: 20; Cassandra: 17)
2003 -
• Eventually, thanks in large part to the financial and political machinations of Lex Luthor, Gotham City was liberated and rebuilt, and became part of the United States again.
• (Batman: Evolution; Batman: Turning Points; Batman: Officer Down)
• Ten weeks after No Man's Land ended, Commissioner Gordon is shot and retires.
• Alfred (64) goes with Tim (17) when he starts studying and isn't talking to Bruce.
• (Batman & Huntress: A Cry For Blood)
• Helena Bertinelli is being accused of murder and, while avoiding the GCPD and the Bat-Family, she revisits her childhood with The Question in hopes of trying to uncover the true culprit.
• (JLA: Tower of Babel)
• Ra's Al Ghul steals Batman's plans to defeat the Justice League of America.
• Dick (25) goes to the police academy. He and Barbara (28) start dating.
• Tarantula debuts as a vigilante (ew)
• (Batgirl vol 1 #3-6, 2000)
• Cassandra (18) continued as Batgirl moved into Barbara's Clock Tower.
• (Robin vol 2 #87; Batgirl vol 1 #20)
• Bruce tells Stephanie (17) Tim's identity and begins to train her.
• Jean-Paul (21) has established a base of operations near Gotham.
• (Gotham Knights #17, #20-21)
• Bruce (41) finally adopts Dick (25) as his son.
• (Bruce Wayne: Murderer? / Bruce Wayne: Fugitive / Consequences)
• When Vesper Fairchild is found dead at Wayne Manor and Bruce is imprisoned at Blackgate with Sasha Bordeaux, the other members of the bat family try to help break the case.
• However, Bruce has had enough and escapes from prison announcing his intention to do away with Bruce Wayne's identity, and exist solely as Batman.
• Some members of the Family continue to doubt Bruce's innocence in Fairchild's murder, as it appears he has truly crossed the line this time.
• They undergo an extensive investigation as Bruce struggles with identity complications from fighting crime on the streets.
• Eventually, they discover that Vesper's real killer was the ever-devious David Cain, who was hired by then-President Lex Luthor to destroy Bruce.
• (Batman: Broken City, Batman #620-625)
• Batman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces him to reflect on the life he has led and the choices he has made while hunting the killer of a young boy's parents.
• (Azrael: Agent of the Bat, vol 1 #100)
• Azrael (21) ended up being killed in a fight with his two biggest enemies, Biis and Scratch, after an attempt to frame Azrael for various crimes. Azrael was hit in his armor and fell from a balcony.
• Although his costume was recovered, his corpse was not.
• (Batman: Hush)
• It's a hell of a mystery that lasts at least a whole week or more. Jason is not here, it's fucking Clayface.
• (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell)
• (Batman: Tabula Rasa / Veritas Liberat)
• Bane (41) discovers that Thomas Wayne was close to his mother before his death and goes to Gotham, demanding that he and Bruce take a DNA test. He stays at Wayne Manor for a while, and there he and Batman fight crime together, with Bruce trying to convince him to be less aggressive.
• When the DNA test arrives, it becomes clear that he and Bruce are not related, he is devastated and lost.
• Some time later, Bane meets his father, the King Cobra, Sir Dorrance, but they do not get along and Bane, who has developed a small respect for Batman, protects Bruce from being shot and almost dies, but Bruce throws him in the Lazarus Pit.
• Bruce lets him leave Gotham a free man.
• (Batman: Death and the Maidens, 2003-2004.)
• Ra's al Ghul dies
• (Titans/YoungJustice: Graduation Day; Teen Titans vol 3; Outsiders vol 3)
• A team-up between Young Justice and the Titans goes horribly, resulting in several deaths, and both teams breaking up. Tim ends up joining the latest version of the Teen Titans, and Dick is reluctantly convinced by Roy to join the new Outsiders.
• (Birds of Prey vol 160.)
• Huntress joins the Birds of Prey, and things are finally looking good for her.
• (Nightwing vol 2, #83 and #95)
• In Blüdhaven, Dick's life is terrible, including Barbara breaking up with him, his old circus being burned down, and his building being blown up, culminating in Blockbuster's death.
• It's a bad time.
• (Robin vol 2 #127-128)
• Soon after, Tim's father discovers that he is Robin and forces him to retire. Stephanie temporarily becomes Robin before Batman takes the mantle from her again.
• (Batman: War Games)
• Immediately afterwards, the War Games begin – Stephanie starts a gang war to prove herself to Bruce and is murdered.
• (Identity Crisis)
• A few days after Stephanie dies, Tim's father is murdered.
• Barbara's Clock Tower is destroyed.
• The police are against the vigilantes
• (Robin #132, Batgirl #58, Robin #133, Batgirl #59)
• Tim, mourning his father and girlfriend, and a little tense with Bruce after the Stephanie stuff; and Cass is mourning her best friend; they move to Bludhaven, where they begin a stronger friendship.
• During this period, Tim placed himself in the custody of a fake uncle, after rejecting Bruce's offer to adopt him.
• (Nightwing vol 2 #107-115)
• Dick left Bludhaven and Gotham, working briefly with the mob in Detroit, and then with Deathstroke.
• (Birds of Prey vol 1 #74)
• Barbara moves to Metropolis with the Birds of Prey.
• (Batgirl vol 1 #66-73)
• Cassandra goes on a personal quest to discover her mother's identity, is caught with the League of Assassins, is killed, thrown into a Lazarus Pit and comes back to life.
• (She doesn't seem to tell anyone about this.)
• (Batman: Under the red hood; Teen Titans #29)
• Jason Todd (19) goes back to Gotham, kills some guys, tries to kill Tim (17), does his whole sad thing and leaves.
• While Under The Red Hood is happening, Dick (28) leaves the name Nightwing and becomes Renegade.
• He chooses to work with Deathstroke of his own free will because he is in a bad place mentally and thinks that Deathstroke can help him with his goals.
• (Infinite Crisis)
• Tension between superheroes and villains increases. Bludhaven is blown up and Dick returns to Nightwing, but does not return to Blüdhaven.
• (Alfred: 64; Dick: 25; Barbara: 28; Bruce: 41; Tim: 17; Stephanie: 17; Jean Paul: 21; Cassandra: 18)
• (Jason is 19 now, he died when he was fifteen.)
2004-
• Bruce's last paranoid spy turns bad and almost kills everyone, Superboy dies, Dick almost dies and the universe semi-explodes again.
• Bruce decides to take Tim (18) and Dick (26) on a fun trip around the world.
• When Cassandra (19) returns from her spiritual quest, she takes over Gotham in their place.
• Also during the holidays this year, Kate Kane (33), Batwoman, appears for the first time, although she actually has a lot less connection to the main Bat-family than you might expect.
• (Alfred: 65; Dick: 26; Barbara: 29; Bruce: 42; Tim: 18; Stephanie: 18; Cassandra: 19; Jason: 20, Kate: 33)
• (I don't know if Kate's age is stated at any point. And I don't know if the writers know either.)
2005 -
2006-
• (The events of "One Year Later" begin)
• Jim Gordon comes out of retirement to be commissioner again, for reasons that will never be explained.
• (Nightwing #118)
• Dick returns to NYC, where he has an unpleasant - but brotherly - encounter with Jason, who is still an anti-villain.
• (Batman vol 1 #654, 2006)
• Bruce offers to adopt Tim again, and this time Tim accepts and moves into the mansion.
• (Outsiders: Five of a Kind, 2007)
• Dick (28) leaves the Outsiders, and Bruce takes over the new team.
• (Batman and son, Batman #655-658, #663-669, #672- #675, 2006)
• Bruce discovers that he has a biological son with Talia, Damian Al Ghul (10) and takes him in. But Damian wants to be the only Robin so he tries to kill Tim and no one likes that so he apparently dies along with Talia.
• (Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul)
• Ra's tries to steal the Damian's body to revive him. Things don't work well, he ends up in a different body and Talia and Damian disappear again.
• (Titans vol 2, 2008)
• Dick and company reform the Titans once again.
• (Robin #170-174; Robin/Spoiler Special, 2008.)
• Stephanie makes her return to Gotham.
• Tim is initially thrilled to see her, but this becomes an uncomfortable tension as her fake death takes hold.
• (Batgirl vol 2, 2008-2009; Batman and the Outsiders vol 2 #2)
• Cassandra returns to live in the mansion, Bruce adopts her and his daughter.
• At some point, Damian returns to Gotham and tries to reconnect with his father. He starts to live in the mansion with Bruce, Alfred and Tim.
• (Batman: The Heart of Hush)
• (Batman RIP)
• The Final Crisis happens and Bruce "dies" aka is lost in time.
• Dick returns to Gotham because someone has to keep this city and his family intact. And the Teen Titans split up again.
• (Batman: Battle for the Cowl, 2009)
• Tim convinces Dick to become Batman, with Damian as his new Robin.
• (Red Robin #1-4, 2009)
• Tim doesn't like Damian being Robin, and he also believes Bruce is alive so he becomes Red Robin and goes on his murder mystery tour.
• He also doesn't believe Bruce is dead and searches for him.
• (Batman and Robin vol 1)
• Dick, Damian and Alfred move into Wayne Tower, living in the penthouse and working in the underground bunker below.
• (Batman: Long Shadows, Batman #687-691)
• Dick becomes the new Batman. It doesn't take long for the city's criminals to put him to the test.
• (Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin)
• (Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. 1: Hush Money)
• Hush tries to pretend to be Bruce Wayne but Dick, Damian and the Outsiders put him under control.
• (Batman: Streets of Gotham – Vol. 2: Leviathan)
• (Batman: Life After Death)
• (Batgirl vol 3)
• On Bruce's posthumous orders, Cassandra gives the mantle of Batgirl to Stephanie. After she leaves the Outsiders and Gotham, she is later revealed to have gone to Hong Kong.
• Dick joins the Justice League as Batman. • Stephanie returns as Batgirl. Dick tries to bring Jason back and he refuses, preferring to remain an anti-hero.
• (Red Robin vol 1 #10-12)
• Tim returns to Gotham now as Red Robin, now having proof that Bruce is alive, he also becomes president or something of Wayne Enterprises.
• (Alfred: 67; Dick: 28; Barbara: 31, Bruce: 44; Tim: 20; Stephanie: 20; Cassandra: 21; Jason: 22, Kate: 35; Damian: 10)
2007-
• (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne / Bruce Wayne: Road Home; Batman: The Return)
• Bruce returns to life thanks to his allies and family. Dick returns Batman's mantle to him.
• (Batman and Robin, Vol. 3: Robin Must Die!)
• (Batman & Robin: Dark Knight vs White Knight)
• (Batman: Streets of Gotham Vol. 3: The House of Hush)
• Tommy Elliot cracks under the strain of living as Bruce Wayne and plots his ultimate revenge against Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle and other members of Bruce's friends and allies.
• Cassandra becomes Black Bat in Hong Kong.
• (Batman and Robin vol 1 #23-25)
• Jason (23) escapes from prison, works with Damian (11) and Dick (29) then disappears.
• (At this point Tim and Stephanie should already be in college, right? Let's pretend they are!!)
• (Batman: The Black Mirror)
• Dick, as Batman, has to deal with James Gordon Jr.
• (Batman: Eye of the Beholder)
• (Batman: The Night of the Owls)
• (Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls)
• Bruce meets Harper Row (19), who becomes the vigilante Blue Bird. She doesn't have as many appearances as she should and is soon left aside in the comics.
• (Batman and Robin: Born to Kill)
• The killer Nobody goes after Batman and Robin (Bruce and Damian). This is the first time we see Morgan Ducard and Titus, Damian's dog.
• (Batman and Robin: Pearl)
• Damian tries to prove to Bruce that he is worthy of being Robin just like his older brothers.
• (Alfred: 68; Dick: 29; Barbara: 32, Bruce: 45; Tim: 21; Stephanie: 21; Cassandra: 22; Jason: 23, Kate: 36; Damian: 11; Harper: 19)
• (I don't know if Harper's age is stated at any point.)
2008 -
• Jason (24) joins the Outlaws.
• Dick (30) sees that Damian (12) needs to make friends and develop compassion, to curb his harsh ways. He then takes Damian to Titans Tower, where Damian, despite not being a teenager, takes steps to become the leader of the Teen Titans.
• After dealing with his first mission, which at first was a disaster but ultimately went well, Damian leaves the Titans.
• Upon returning to Gotham, Dick notices that his brother has become more patient and less likely to use his weapons.
• Damian infiltrates Gotham Academy, where he meets Maps Mizoguchi (13), a big fan of Batman and Robin, who becomes his friend.
• (Supersons)
• Damian becomes friends with Jon Kent (10).
• (Gotham's Most Wanted; Batman and Robin: Requiem)
• They happen a little differently. Let's not make Talia the worst mother in the world, please, I hate what they did to her in these comics.
• Robin dies and Bruce is expelled from Gotham. One of the differences here is that since Azrael is dead (since we ignore the New 52).
• (Robin: Son of Batman 2015—2016)
• Damian meets Maya Ducard (Nobody).
• (Batman: Urban Legends Vol 1 #1)
• Jason Todd (24) is reinstated into the Wayne family.
• (Joker: Endgame)
• The Robin war begins.
• (Batman Vol. 10: Epilogue; Batman #51-52, Batman: Futures End #1, Batman Annual #4)
• Bruce tries to recover from the events of Joker: Endgame. Duke Thomas (17) joins the Bat-Family as the vigilante Signal.
• Gotham and Gotham Girl debut.
• (Let's just ignore most of I am Suicide, I am Bane, I Am Gotham and all that shit. Alfred is immortal and stays alive after this, please :'].)
• (Alfred: 69; Dick: 30; Barbara: 33, Bruce: 46; Tim: 22; Stephanie: 22; Cassandra: 23; Jason: 24, Kate: 37; Damian: 12; Harper: 20; Duke: 17)
2009 -
• (The Next Batman: Second Son)
• Jace Fox becomes Batman.
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According to the comics, Damian is like 14 right now (and we ignore what the comics did to Jon), so Alfred should be 71 (since we pretend he doesn't die), Dick is 32, Barbara 35, Bruce 48, Tim and Stephanie are 24, Jason is 26, Cassandra is 25, Kate is 39, Harper is 22 and Duke is 19.
Bruce has been Batman for 20 years :)
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