#Sim ironman

[angellyslion]

Quand un enfant meurt kidnappe en un d'une autre dimension Chapitre 1

Tony Stark, le dirigeant de la terre-2666616, depuis deux ans cherche une manière de ramener son précieux fils à la maison. Son enfant a été leur petit lumière et la personne qui maintenait tout le monde ensemble. Il était leur boussole morale.

La personne la plus douce et gentille qu'il connaît. Il avait un coeur en or. Il l'a trouvé, un soir d'hiver dans la rue. Ses vêtements été abîmé et sale. Il avait des contusions et des cicatrices sur tout son corps . Il l'a ramener à la tour. Bruce l'a examiné et soigné. Ils ont découvert que sa tante était abusive et l'avait mit dehors suite à la mort de son oncle. Sans aucune hésitation, le groupe a adopté l'enfant.

« Boss, nous avons trouvé une dimension compatible ! Dans cet univers, il y a quelques changements. Pour commencer le plus gros changement Peter sera Pénélope. Elle n'a pas de pouvoir et elle sera plus jeune, si les informations son correcte elle aura douze ans. Les Avengers de son monde sont morts ou à la retraite. Ils ne vous empêcheront pas de récupérer l'enfant. Nous ignorons si sa tante l'a traité de la même manière cependant.

- Parfait, sa tante ne sera pas un problème à traiter ! Je vais prévenir les autres de cette avancée ! Tony Stark connu sous le nom de Superior Ironman cconvoque une réunion d'urgence des Avengers.

- Si j'ai rassemblé tout le monde, j'ai une bonne nouvelle ! Vous savez que j'ai essayé de trouver un monde compatible au notre ?

- Oui !

- Mon équipe en a trouvé un. Il y a quelques différences, notamment que dans cet univers Peter n'existe pas mais Pénélope si. Elle sera plus jeune que notre Peter et elle n'aura pas de pouvoir.

- Tu veux remplacer notre enfant ?! Crie Bucky.

- Non, personne ne remplacera Pete. Depuis sa disparition, nous sommes tous misérable. Nous ne passons plus de temps ensemble. Chacun fait ce qu'il veut Et je me suis dis si nous il nous manque un Pete peut-être que là-bas, il y en a un qui a besoin de nous, qui n'a pas ses Avengers qui prennent soins de lui

- Tony a raison. Et si nous accueillons une fille, les choses vont être différentes.

- Stephen serait-il possible que tu modifies la mémoire de tout le monde pour faire croire que nous avons toujours eu une fille depuis que nous l'avons adopté, il y a deux ans ? S'ils remarquent que nous avons un deuxième enfant des questions seront posés et je n'ai pas envie d'expliquer le pourquoi du pourquoi.

- Bien sûr, j'aurai juste besoin de voir à quoi elle ressemble avant de lancer le sort.

- Parfait !

- Nous allons préparer sa chambre aujourd'hui. Et demain un volontaire et moi irons la récupérer.

- Tu veux prendre quelle chambre ?

- Celle qui est à côté de Peter ! Pour l'instant, personne ne touche à la chambre de Pete. Nat et Wanda, je vous confie la tâche de lui acheter des vêtements et ce qu'il faut pour une jeune adolescente de douze ans, bien entendu vous avez un budget ilimité !

- Bien sûr Tony ! Une fois que tout le monde ai vaqué à ses occupations. Tony murmure pour lui-même devant la vue de New-York qui s'étendait devant lui baigné par la lumière du soleil levant.

- Bientôt tout reviendra comme avant. J'ai hâte de te récupérer mon enfant bien-aimé ! Je ne ferai pas les mêmes erreurs deux fois. Je te donnerai le monde sur un plateau d'argent si tu me le demande ! JARVIS !

- Oui Monsieur ?

- Quand Pénélope sera ici, réactive tout les programmes de protection ! J'en rajouterai une fois qu'elle sera installée en fonction de comment elle est et réagi à sa nouvelle vie.

- Bien patron !

- Merci JARVIS.

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Le lendemain matin, Tony et Bucky se tiennent devant le portail en direction de la terre 616.

- Buck prêt à récupérer notre enfant ?

- Oui j'ai hâte de l'avoir dans mes bras !

- Bientôt, très bientôt, elle sera avec nous ! Et cette fois-ci rien ne nous l'enleverra !

Le duo traverse le portail.

Chapitre suivant ->

[aralenorimaki01]

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[luverofralts]

Arkhelios Adventures

To Elaine's relief, the official Arkhelios state event was a success. In the past few hours, teens had danced and played ice breaker games and inhaled all the food that had been provided. Not a single person had died, cheated on a partner or given birth. It was almost too good to be true. Maybe Wanda's constant bragging about improving the state of the country really was true. 

Crowds of teens swarmed the dance floor  chatting excitedly about whatever was relevant to them. Elaine had no idea what was cool these days and didn't really care to find out. Her grandkids all loved their phones and sarcasm, she knew at least that much. 

She could recognize some of her grandson's friends, especially the brown haired freckled boy that Abe had warned her about. Adam…she was certain that was his name. It reminded her of Roman's uncle Adam, who was shamelessly lecherous with his younger wife in public. That was not the type of partner she wanted for her grandson.

"That song you performed was really pretty. It was really good."

Theo cursed himself for his awkwardness, but it couldn't be helped. His conversation with his grandmother weighed heavily on his mind, making him flustered even when talking to his friend Medora. 

Why was his grandmother convinced that he needed condoms? He was only thirteen, when had everyone else in his family started sleeping with people? Was it expected of him now? Would all the visitors to Arkhelios be expecting him to be open to sex? He hadn't even had his first kiss. Would Adam be expecting it? No, he wasn't interested in Theo that way, but he might be expecting it from someone else. Would Theo have to watch Adam slink off for privacy with someone at the party? Could he even handle the thought? Jealousy burned Theo's mind, small flames searing into his thoughts. He wanted to be the one to slink off with Adam. He wanted to kiss him and hold him and whatever else you did with the boy you liked. 

"Theo? You just kinda blanked out on me. Are you okay?"

When Theo's attention returned to his surroundings, he saw Medora giving him a worried look.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something," he apologized. "I got distracted. Your song really was good though."

Medora smiled.

"Thanks, it's one I perform a lot at the castle when we have events. It's Grandpa’s favourite."

"Well, you looked and sounded good," Theo repeated, lost for words. There were only so many things he could think to say to fill conversation. His mind was still adrift, thinking about the condom box and expectations.

Medora blushed at his words, assuming that Theo's lack of focus had something to do with telling her that she had looked good on stage.

"Did you want to hang out somewhere private?" she asked, looking around her for a place to go. "Doesn't this place have a hot tub? Do you think your grandmother would mind if we hung out there for a bit? Just you and me, right? Would that be something you'd want to do?"

Her voice wavered, uncertain if she was misreading the situation or if Theo really was trying to compliment her for a specific reason. When he shrugged and nodded in response, Medora had her answer. 

"Oh my god, Theo's finally making a move on someone."

Cain Rivales watched in amazement as Theo and Medora slipped away from the crowd, heading for the second level of the house.

"Who? Did he finally break and tell Adam that he wants to have his cute little witch babies?" Despina Darktide giggled. Adam was her cousin and the source of much eye rolling when he and Theo hung around, staring at each other and pining.

"No, it's the princess," Cain replied. He didn't often think about his distant mother Alex, but in times like this, he could see why she enjoyed the rush of a scandalous situation. "Theo's sneaking off with a princess! Adam is going to be crushed. He can't compete with a princess."

"Alexei, hi! How have you been? Practicing your magic? Maybe you could help me with my homework later?"

Malika gave the demon hybrid what she hoped was an enticing gesture and a wide smile. His name had been whispered through the halls of their school as someone worth pursuing. His one mother was the demon sovereign herself and his other mother was one of the few descendants from the last legitimate coven leader of Pleasantview. If he had the support necessary, he could remove Ewan Maricourt as coven leader one day. She wasn't entirely sure why or how that worked, but how could she refuse the chance to ally herself with him? 

Malika thought of her half-brother Roman in times like these. Somehow, despite being a complete failure as well as a teenage father who was obsessed with one man, he had found a way to make a respectable marriage for himself and powerful connections. Malika may not be demonic like he was, but surely she had to have some of his luck too.

"Hey, Mallory, right?"

Malika kept smiling, hoping that this was just one bump in an otherwise flawless conversation. 

"Malika. It's Malika. I've heard a lot about you. Maybe we could study together sometime?"

She tried not to sound desperate, but it felt like she was failing. 

Just sound normal, Malika. All the other people do this, you can too.

"You go to Princess Zarah Academy, right? I can't help you study in that case, my mom is transferring me to the Pleasantview Magical Academy this week."

"What? Why?"

Alexei shrugged with indifference. 

"My moms' divorce was just finalized and I'm suddenly told that I'm needed with the witches. Something about being a backup plan for something? I don't know. I can barely do formal magic. I think my mom's just being petty because she got cheated on. It's been a mess."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Malika replied, truly meaning the words. Her father had died, not divorced, but the aftermath in her family felt as devastating as his expression suggested. "Did you want to get some punch and talk about it? My family's messed up too."

"So the hot tub is up here, right? Do I need to get a towel?"

Medora looked around the spare bedroom for signs of a towel. She'd found an extra bathing suit that was probably one of Theo's sisters' but still fit her. It was a little awkward trying to flirt in a mermaid swimsuit, but Theo still looked interested. He'd been a gentleman and waited outside while she changed and hadn't even suggested that they go skinny dipping like some boys would have. But he still hadn't changed for the hot tub himself and was scrolling anxiously on his phone instead of acknowledging her. 

Well fine. If he wasn't going to make the first move, then she would have to. Before she could regret her actions, Medora reached out and grabbed Theo by the shoulders, kissing him passionately on the mouth.

Theo's eyes widened with surprise, but he didn't pull away from her. He leaned into the kiss and sloppily tried to kiss her back, learning the movement as he went. Kissing was nicer than he expected and Medora's lips were soft. Probably a lot softer than Adam's. No hint of the small stubble that ran along his jaw either. He was tired of hoping that Adam would make a move and Medora was beautiful, funny and a great friend. Maybe he should date her instead. Maybe it would finally show Adam that he was done waiting. Maybe-

"Theo? The alarm for the spare bedroom was triggered and your friend saw you come up here. Are you feeling alright?"

Ironman barged through the doorway only witness the Bellamy heir locked in a passionate kiss with a mermaid dressed young girl. Theo tried to scramble away from the girl, but the damage was done. His parents were going to murder him if his grandmother didn't first.

"It-it's not what it looks like," he stammered, as Medora blushed furiously and grabbed a blanket off the nearby bed to cover herself, suddenly feeling underdressed. "It was an accident and…and Grandma basically said I could do what I want, she even gave me condoms, so it's okay."

"Wait, you thought we were going to sleep together?" Medora squeaked, looking horrified by the suggestion. "We're not even dating! I'm fifteen, Theo. What the hell?"

"No, of course not! Grandma just said- I mean I thought that's what you wanted, you wanted to use the hot tub and you can't get pregnant in a hot tub, I heard that somewhere so it made sense that-"

"Stop talking," Ironman sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, hoping to sort this situation out before Elaine investigated the tripped alarm herself. She had been wise to set up silent alarms to prevent this exact scenario with hormonal teens, but she would be livid that her trap had caught her grandson. "Just stop talking, Theo. It's only going to make things worse."

[potential-fate]

Tonight though, everyone was obsessed with Nicholas’s “dad”. Not that that was really what he was, but on paper at least, and apparently in Abraham Helios’ mind, he was Nicholas’s father. If Aunt Elaine wanted to distract him from that, Nicholas wasn’t about to complain. He could sit here and listen quietly as his half sister chatted up his recently un-dead father for reasons that were obvious even to a 15 year old. 

Admittedly, he was a little surprised at how oddly protective he felt of his own mother. Elaine kept making barely concealed remarks about her, and it was irritating him. Which was a bit odd. He’d never really cared before. It wasn’t like his mother had been a great parental figure. She’d left 90% of that to Ironman pretty much his entire life, choosing instead to lock herself away in her room, with books and liquor. 

But on the other hand, she was all Nicholas had left now that they’d shoved Ironman in a closet or a secret basement somewhere. It had always been just the three of them in this huge house. Without Ironman, that left his mother as his only real ally. Abraham Helios would never be his ally in any sense. Whether or not Nicholas was the heir to his fortune and legacy. Abraham wasn’t his friend, and he definitely wasn’t his father. At least not in anything but name.

[choilaura]

Stained Glass Heart - Part 2

"Someone's going to die here tonight, and its you!" Superior spoke, pulling Peters head back by those soft curls, yanking his head so those brown eyes were forced to look at the gargoyles on that roof, who seemed to wait for the show to begin..

Hey all! This is my follow up to Part one of 'Stained Glass heart' which is here, it basically spawned as a battle between Peter and Sim!Tony in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris! (This basically took me over a year to decide to finish this!)

"Shhh, don't you cry, Mr Parker, Its me, i'm here..sorry I left you for so long..I've been searching all universes for you, and I've finally found you, this city, has led me to you." Superior spoke, looking at Peter, tilting his chin up, those brown doe eyes were priceless. Pricelessly naive, Superior could make Peter fall for him,do as he wished, do anything. Peter sniffled, wiping his eyes. He could see the oldTony in that armor, such silver armour that reflected the colours of the stained glass windows all around them, twinkling like the colours of a christmas tree in a warm home, on a cold night. Even with those blue eyes, it didn't take long for Peter to lean into the hand on his cheek, and it took seconds, but Peter was a goner from the start. Peter had been nervous, but just the stillness of the cathedral, the twinkling of the candles, was enough to put him at ease. A sanctuary, like how he'd found sanctuary in Tony's chest, so long ago. A place of peace, solitude, safety. "It is beautiful in here, I was so scared I'd never see you again.." Peter whimpered, knowing he'd probably said that dozens of times in his babbling, emotional mess. "T-The tower! I saw..wait! That was you, wasn't it? you crashed into it when you got here, r-right?" Peter remembered, unsure if he sounded shaky or excited.

Superior only nodded slowly, the hand on Peter's wrist began to tighten its grip on him, and the mere motion caused Peter to wince and try to pull away. "W-what are you...urgh, Tony!" Peter whimpered, looking up at Superior again, something in him then shifted. "Isn't this place just stunning? Its the perfect place..." Superior spoke, causing Peter to raise a brow in curiosity. "Why..for...for what?" He babbled again. "For me to kill you..." Superior spoke, and Peter felt his blood run cold...

[arkhelios-gameplay]

“You were trained specifically with the purpose of being Abraham’s live-in butler, correct?” Oriana inquired.

“Yes,” Ironman confirmed.

“That means... A robot can be trained specifically with the purpose of being a lawyer,” Oriana continued.

“I don’t see the relevancy.”

“I do.” Oriana walked off with no further explanation.

Ironman watched as Oriana walked away, her words lingering in the air. He couldn't help but feel a sense of confusion. Her sudden departure and cryptic statement left him grappling with the implications of what she had just said.

As he stood there, attempting to process Oriana's words, a realization slowly dawned on him. She was suggesting that, just as he had been trained to serve as Abraham's live-in butler, a robot could also be trained specifically to serve as a lawyer. The notion of an artificial being practicing law seemed both intriguing and controversial.

Ironman pondered the idea, his mind racing through the possibilities. Could a robot possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and ethical considerations to navigate the complexities of the legal system? Would society accept the idea of an artificial entity acting as an advocate for justice?

And most importantly, what was Oriana planning to do with the idea?

[alittleflowerchild]

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[3liza]

actually having fucked around with ideology a lot more recently I think what it actually is, is a system of colony wide buffs and debuffs for colonists that otherwise would only be subject to their individual preferences. for example you can make a religion that doesn't mind eating nutrient paste or are all cannibals, which significantly changes core gameplay. So I think I kind of "get it" now but is it fun??? idk. not really. xenogenetics does the same thing but with gene traits like permanent mood buffs or extra dexterity etc at the cost of the colonist needing more food, and so on. it's fun to make your little ants have babies and see what the babies look like. I'm not sure how useful this actually is though because the vast majority of rimworld games don't last a single in-game year, much less the generations required to run a breeding program. most of the dlcs end up being clutter. all these colony or survival simulators have the same "problem" which is not actually a problem: the end game. there isn't one, because you either get too good at the game and achieve homeostasis, or everyone dies and you lose. I think this is good. I don't want to "win" project zomboid I want to die horribly over and over in different ways. I think game devs of this type of game who concern themselves with any kind of end game resolution are wasting their time. that's what ironman challenges are for.

the survival simulators are straddling a razors edge I think of as the girl game/boy game paradox, not because I agree these are feminine or masculine traits but because that's how they're handled by the game industry, which is that girl games (the sims) don't have enough violence (and a tendency to drift towards even less violence over time) and boy games (everything else) don't have enough dolly dressup, homemaking, and throwing drinks in people's faces. rimworld has a lot of drink throwing and some homemaking (basebuilding is the whole game but involves very little interior decorating/dollhousing) but barely any dressup (the little guys are very small and have no legs also). zomboid has tons of homemaking, some dressup, but no drink throwing. and to my infinite exasperation the people doing the absolute most to add the missing dressup element to both games are almost all weeb perverts (edit: and milsurp freaks who make 40 different nearly-identical Realism armor pieces or guns, unbelievably boring and cluttered). that's not the kind of dressup I want and also weeaboos are too socially backwards to understand drink throwing.

no one has yet cracked this code. the only way to fix it currently is getting really good at managing huge stacks of mods, which I am

[starvels]

starvels' Dark Recs for @cap-ironman Steve/Tony Fic Rec Week 2024

For Dark Recs, enjoy these doves, free for lunch and scrupulously foul. Please remember to leave a comment, add a kudos, hit a reblog on a fic post in order to show your gleeful appreciation of such dark gems.

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Hypnagogic by CaughtAGhost (ghosthan) @ghosthan

Tags: AI Tony Stark, Hydra Steve Rogers, Secret Empire, Alternate Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Guilt, Murder, Angst, seriously this is miserable turn back now, Suicidal Thoughts, Blood and Gore, Body Horror, KIND OF I GUESS, unreality Summary: [Hypnagogic state: the period immediately before sleep, or between wakefulness and sleep, during which hallucinations can occur.] “Fine. You want an enemy?” Steve says, bloody saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth, “I’ll give you someone to hate.” Notes: A take on a gory end to the AI Tony/Hydra Steve story that is perfectly evocative and desolate, like scooping your stomach out with a snowy hand.

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lent by starvels

Tags: Rape/Noncon, Violence, Major Character Death, Canon Divergence, Comic Book Science, Comic: Superior Iron Man Vol 1. (2015), Old Steve Rogers, SIM Style Eugenics, Sexual Slavery, Sexual Violence, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Body Horror, Torture, Cock Warming, Public Humiliation, Objectification, Gags, Public Sex, Cock Slapping, Genital Torture, Collars Leashes, Anal Plug, Erotic Electrostimulation of a non consensual type, Extremis, Transhumanism, Suicidal Thoughts Unhappy Ending Summary: After being successfully reverted back to his normal moral self, Tony Stark is tasked with trying to prevent the next incursion in an entirely new way. One that requires magic, infiltration, and of course, his former best friend who wants nothing to do with him. Reluctantly together, Steve and Tony enter incursion planet Earth-6006. But the Earth-6006 they discover is a grotesque mirror of Earth-616, one that neither Steve, nor Tony may find themselves capable of escaping. In fact, they may just carry it back home with themselves. Notes: Where Steve and Tony go, the monsters wear their own faces and want to be told just how pretty they look, using those faces to eat every soul in sight.

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Go Down For Your Gold by Kiyaar @kiyaar

Tags: Marvel Comic Event: Siege (2009), Extremis, Infidelity, Angst, Disability, predatory prenups, Commander Rogers, Transhumanism, Grief, Not A Fix-It, Abuse, light dubcon, background alcoholism, Suicidal Thoughts Summary: Steve comes back from the dead to find Tony married to Tiberius Stone. Thing is, it shouldn't hurt this much. It shouldn't. Tony was never his to begin with. Notes: Wrap your fingers around this exquisitely sharp, serrated blade nestled in the reeds of canon and watch Steve and Tony writhe in a web they and others are ever weaving.

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this, too, by your hand by oluka (lomku) and welcoming_disaster @oluka @welcomingdisaster

Tags: Post-Civil War, Canon Temporary Character Death, Torture, Psychological Torture, Rescue, Extremis, Hurt/Comfort, But don't get me wrong much more hurt than comfort, Love Confessions, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hurt Steve Rogers, Angst Summary: Six months after Steve's death, Tony finds himself caught in the middle of Hydra plot to resurrect the Red Skull using Steve's body. Hopeful he can save his former friend, he interferes. But their troubles are only just beginning. Notes: This story builds like a mighty, unrepentant thunderstorm, distant digital screeching through Extremis and minute shifts in the wind of worldbuilding and the building darkness of torture and CAP-tivity and comic book horror.

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sacrifical anode by Rowantreeisme @the-faultofdaedalus

Tags: AI Tony Stark, Pepper Potts Happy Hogan, Angst, AU, Heart Attacks, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Character Death Summary: Sacrificial anode (n.) An easily corroded materials deliberately installed in a pipe or tank to be sacrificed to corrosion, leaving the rest of the system relatively corrosion free. It had asked, before. Why it should not have a separate power source, why a copy of the chestplate that kept him alive could not be made. The answer still lived in its memories, held there like a beacon, one of the first parts of its mind that it had made itself. Notes: Devastatingly gripping and meticulously detailed take on Tony, AI Tony and the nature of sacrificial lambs drawn in ASCII 1s and 0s, so to say.

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No Consolation by valtyr

Tags: Major Character Death, Necrophilia Summary: Extremis lies to Tony. Notes: What more to say. Here's the rusty tin. Peel it open and discover exactly what it says is within.

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blue oleander by starvels

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Post-Apocalypse, Survival Horror, PTSD, Space Opera, Mental Instability, Science Fiction, Steve Rogers with a sword, Janet Van Dyne with brass knuckles, Implied/Referenced Torture, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Body Horror Summary: It's been seven years since Earth was destroyed. What remains of humanity, of the superhero community, is on a ship, half-lost in the deep of space. But they're not alone. And what crawls through the portals in the aft cargo bay, day after day, is about as human as Steve feels anymore. Notes: Steve and Jan are in a survival horror FPS, except Steve stopped playing a while ago. Too bad the game hasn't stopped playing with him.

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lover, leave me alone and bury the ruins by lomku @oluka

Tags: Civil Warrior, Civil War, Not A Fix-It, Holy Shit What Happened To Tony, AI Tony Stark, Angst, Civil Warrior Steve Rogers, Multiverse, Unreliable Narrator, Dubious Morality, Horror, Dark Summary: Steve swipes the rag across the shield. He knows Tony's listening. “You don’t understand what I’m doing, why this is necessary. What happened to me, what I did, needs to be stopped at all costs. It destroyed the superhero community, destroyed everything we stand for. I know you’re angry, but if you knew what I knew, then you’d agree with me. I know you. I’ve seen a hundred, a thousand of you. You do what needs to be done. You think big. You plan, and you see the future. Well. I’ve been the future, and I know what I can do to stop it. We’re on the same side.” He lets the rag drop, satisfied. His shield is gleaming, not a scratch in sight, not even a single drop of blood left. Notes: Exemplar unfolding of the complex, messed up object that Civil Warrior is, complete with released ghosts that simply love haunting the narrative in bone-chilling ways.

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A Borrowed Body by dirigibleplumbing @dirigibleplumbing

Tags: Rape/Non-ConSteve, Superior Iron Man Vol 1. (2015), Dark Tony Stark, Extremis, San Francisco, Bondage, Gags, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Angst, Dark, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Crying, Objectification, Orgy, Old Man Steve makes a brief appearance, Brief Tony/others and Steve/others, Dubious Consent Summary: After Steve shows up in San Francisco, Tony uses Extremis to make him strong and beautiful again. Tony wants sex in return, and Steve gives it to him—he owes this body to Tony, after all. Every month after that, he visits Tony to keep up his end of the bargain. That will just have to be enough for him. Notes: Lean into the horror tessellated in mundanity with this deftly brutal unreliable narration of what exactly would happen if Old Man Steve approached Superior Iron Man for a way to be young again.

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PURPLE by lindenwaverly

Tags: Angst, Dom/sub, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Alcoholic Relapse, Mind Control, Flashbacks to Rape/Noncon, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Avengers Team Summary: Sometimes things just can't be fixed. Killgrave broke the Avengers. He broke Steve and Tony. Steve's just trying to claw something out of the mess. Notes: Just because something is WIP doesn't mean it isn't completely capable of effectively wrenching your gut. Let this submerge you in the way that trauma ebbs and flows in tidal waves.

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tenenbaum by starvels

Tags: Canon Divergence, Extremis, Body Horror, Memory Alteration, Transhumanism, Established Relationship, Erotic Electrostimulation, Top Tony Stark, Dom/sub, Power Play, Manipulation, Anal Sex, Armor Kink, Dubious Morality, Superhero Realism, holy shit what's happened to Tony?, Unreliable Narrator, Psychological Horror, Unhealthy Relationships, Body Modification, Ambiguous Ending Summary: “Did you choose this?” Steve asks. He looks over Tony’s face like the undersheath will grow to cover Tony’s lips suddenly, and choke him to oblivion. He searches Tony’s shoulder and forearms for any trace of the ports, like they’re going to magically open and swallow him whole. It is not magic, Tony wants to tell him. It’s better. It’s science. It’s a nano-network of superconductors hopped up on peptide-peptide logic. It’s an adaptive mimetic artifact. It’s an utter innovation in pan-spectrum stimuli reflex response. It’s an end and a beginning and both and neither of those at once. It’s him now, Tony_Stark_V.2.01. not an it. “I choose it now,” Tony says, finally. Notes: Extremis like a mask that slowly suffocates the wearer -- except, what if its really just teaching Tony how to live, without breathing? How far would it go, with Tony inside it?

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take the ground in style by welcoming_disaster @welcomingdisaster

Tags: Civil Warrior, 1872, Angst, Implied Sexual Content, Blood and Injury, Canonical Character Death, Bittersweet Ending, Unhappy Ending, Grief, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism Summary: In 1873, an unusual visitor with an uncanny resemblance to the former Sheriff crash lands in Timely. Notes: Desolation is a landscape in this 1872 piece where grief is Tony's constant companion and we tune in to their grotesque romance like sifting through a cathode-ray-tube TV's physical static.

- Control by Ironlawyer @ironlawyer

Tags: Rape/Non-Con, Consent Issues, Trauma, Unsafe Sex, Sex Work, Oral Sex, Angst, Dark, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Self-Hatred, Character Study, Rape Aftermath Summary: Tony has unhealthy coping mechanisms. Notes: Like looking through a kaleidoscope, turn this over and over in your hands and admire all the warped shapes of Tony trapped within.

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as a siren sings you to shipwreck by meidui @meidui

Tags: Iron Man Vol 1. (2015), Canon Divergence, Pining, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Emotional Manipulation, Captivity, Blowjobs, Hand Jobs, Edging, San Francisco, Angst with a Happy Ending, Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism Summary: Steve stands there in front of him, faint traces of Matt’s blood still smeared across the floors beneath his combat boots. Tony holds his gaze, hyperaware of the way his heart picks up speed because it's the first time he’s seen Steve since, well. He is a pleasing sight, exactly the way Tony remembers him. Beautiful, intelligent, healthy, immortal. “Did Pepper send you?” Tony asks, feverish bright blue eyes boring into him. “You look the same, Steve. Haven't you taken a sip of water since you got to San Francisco?” “Extremis is a virus,” Steve says steadily. “I can’t get sick.” A lot is different. A lot will never be the same. But Tony Stark will always love Steve Rogers. Notes: Choices are twisted and exaggerated in this divergent diamond with manipulation on two sides and moral degradation on one side and murder on the last. Spin it and see where it lands!

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what lips my lips have kissed by WhenasInSilks @whenas-in-silks

Tags: Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, canonical terminal illness, Drunk Sex, Sexual Dysfunction, Internalized Homophobia, Angst, the two loneliest men in new york comprehensively fail to give each other any comfort Summary: The first time Tony tried to take Steve to bed was the same night Steve found out Tony was dying. Looking back, that more or less set the tone for everything that followed. Notes: On the lighter end of dark, but rife with desolation and loneliness and that good old Ultimates brand internalized homophobia. The quiet at the end is only acceptable as a secret, only as a last resort.

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make(damn)sure by msermesth @mserm

Tags: Namor the Sub-Mariner/Steve Rogers, Comic: Invaders Vol. 3 (2019), Comic: Avengers Vol. 8 (2018), Jealous Tony Stark, Choking, Autoerotic Asphyxiation, Whipping, Post-Marvel Comic Event: Secret Empire (2017), Bottom Steve Rogers, assumed infidelity, Humiliation, Crying, Masochist Steve Rogers, Shame, Impact Play, Non-consensual Exhibitionism, Voyeurism, Dubious Consent, Not Safe Not Sane and Barely Consensual, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat Summary: When Steve refuses to tell Tony his plan to find Namor’s bomb, Tony decides to find out what he's up to. He’s not going to like what he sees. Notes: Just how far Steve will go is always an experiment worth seeing out and here, Tony sees it with us and the seeing is oh so deliciously bitter and stark.

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Cubicles by Loran_Arameri @loraneldin

Tags: Not A Fix-It, hickmanvengers, Superior Iron Man, Old Man Steve Rogers, Hurt, Angst, Time Runs Out Summary: After the Illumnati and Sue Storm have captured Steve, they put him in the glass cube next to Tony, instead of trying to work with him Notes: An issue tag that answers a question you maybe didn't know you had and the answer is even sadder than you imagined. And that's delicious.

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Compilation Error by Anonymous

Tags: Major Character Death, Angst, Unhappy Ending, Civil War, Reality manipulation, holy shit what's happened to Tony?, Contest of Champions, Suicidal Ideation Summary: The first time Tony Stark kills Steve Rogers is an accident. Notes: Scenes here flick past bare skin like paint, like knives leaving bleeding scrapes. Intericately woven and final as slamming a last comic issue closed.

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[moritashie]

I HAVE A FIC IDEA vol.3

• Tony Stark is dead. It has been a few months since Peter truly had to come to terms with this fact during the events of FFH, but by no means is he done grieving.

• Suddenly, a "new" "superhero" shows up, apparently one from another universe, as Tony Stark in this one had died, sacrificing himself for the ones he loved. It quickly turns out this version of Tony Stark is not similar to 199999 TS in the slightest.

• Superior Ironman, considers himself a god, wanting to capitalize his very own being in this universe, popularize Extremis 3.0, creating havoc resembling the one in 616. All the heroes left in US gather, trying to fight and ideally, get rid of SIM for good.

• Peter simply isn't able to fight and hurt someone with his late mentor's/father figure's/friend's face, (and some other similarities).

• No one else understands why Peter is distracted, and overall behaves like this during a fight. He causes the team to suffer some form of losses, and possibly gets an earful for that.

• How this situation is resolved is up to your imagination!

[aralenorimaki01]

Adding this latest addition ;)

Nightcrawler (original & X Force)

Phoenix 97

Iron Man Mark 5

Another finished CAS Outfit for the Sims 4

[enkisstories]

With the case closed, the FBI wouldn’t pay for the apartment anymore, so Daniel and Gavin moved into the Fontana guest house.

Here they beheld the greatest mystery of them all: A cake made by Ironman that looked like fruitcake, smelled like fruitcake, but tasted incredible!

(Daniel and Gavin started their life in Sims 4, where fruitcake is sort of a bioweapon wielded by the Welcome Wagon.)

And then somehow the lab became the household’s socializing hub. I guess it beats the bathroom, at least.

With all the new people and experiences around him, Nicholas grew quickly and soon he had learned to say Papa! Papa was a staple, a save spot one could retreat to when tired from exploring.

[bestshipsmackdown]

Pre-qualifiers Master List

Group One:

Carlos Reyes x TK Strand from 911: Lonestar vs Aang x Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender vs Harley Quinn x Poison Ivy from DC vs Edward Elric x Winry Rockbell from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Elle Argent x Tao Xu from Heartstopper vs Leorio Paradinight x Kurapika from Hunter x Hunter vs Yukari Kotozome[Cure Macaron] x Akira Kenjou[Cure Chocolat] from Kirakira Pretty Cure A La Mode vs Jonathan Sims x Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives

Nathalie Sancoeur x Émilie Agreste from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir [Miraculous Ladybug] vs Jack Kelly x David Jacobs from Newsies vs Sasha Nein x Milla Vodello from Psychonauts vs Mermista x Sea Hawk from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs Loid Forger x Yor Briar from Spy x Family

Morticia Addams x Gomez Addams from The Addams Family vs Gus Porter x Mattholomule from The Owl House vs Cassandra x Laura from The Wicked + The Divine vs Toshiko Sato x Owen Harper from Torchwood vs Katsuki Yuuri x Viktor Nikiforov from Yuri!!! on Ice

Group One Finale:

Harley Quinn x Poison Ivy from DC vs Jonathan Sims x Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives vs Loid Forger x Yor Briar from Spy x Family vs Morticia Addams x Gomez Addams from The Addams Family

Group Two:

Kazuma Asougi x Ryunosuke Naruhodo from The Great Ace Attorney vs Barbapapa x Barbamama from Barbapapa vs Hal Jordan x Bruce Wayne from DCU[Justice League] vs Anathema x Newt from Good Omens

Millie x Moxxie from Helluva Boss vs Sid the Sloth x Manny the Mammoth x Diego the Saber Tooth Tiger from Ice Age vs Meta Knight x King Dedede from Kirby vs Steve Rogers[Captain America] x Anthony “Tony” Stark[Ironman] from Marvel

Phryne Fisher x Jack Robinson from Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries vs Regina Mills[Evil Queen] x Emma Swan from Once Upon a Time vs Utena Tenjou x Anthy HImemiya from Revolutionary Girl Utena vs Spinnerella x Netossa from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Captain Kirk x Spock from Star Trek vs Chidi Anagonye x Eleanor Shellstrop from The Good Place vs Westley x Buttercup from The Princess Bride vs Vasya x Morozko from The Winternight Trilogy vs Agnieszka x Sarkan from Uprooted

Group Two Finale:

Kazuma Asougi x Ryunosuke Naruhodo from The Great Ace Attorney vs Meta Knight x King Dedede from Kirby vs Utena Tenjou x Anthy HImemiya from Revolutionary Girl Utena vs Captain Kirk x Spock from Star Trek

Group Three:

Apollo Justice x Klavier Gavin from Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice vs Erika x Annaliese from Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper vs Lena Luthor x Kara Zor-El[Kara Danvers] from DC[Supergirl] vs Crowley x Aziraphale from Good Omens

Stolas Goetia x Blitzø from Helluva Boss vs The Black Prince x Violante from Inkheart vs Joacquim Morray x Forever Carlyle from Lazarus vs Wanda x Vision from Marvel

Bakugou Katsuki x Todoroki Shouto x Midoriya Izuku from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia] vs Killian Jones[Captain Hook] x Emma Swan from Once Upon a Time vs Lie Ren x Nora Valkyrie from RWBY vs John Watson x Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock Holmes

Connie Maheswaran x Steven Universe from Steven Universe vs Ellie Williams x Dina from The Last of Us 2 vs Chel x Miguel x Tulio from The Road to El Dorado vs Jaskier[Dandelion] x Geralt of Rivia x Yennefer from The Witcher vs Cornelia Hale x Irma Lair from W.I.T.C.H.

Group Three Finale:

Crowley x Aziraphale from Good Omens vs Stolas Goetia x Blitzø from Helluva Boss vs John Watson x Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock Holmes vs Chel x Miguel x Tulio from The Road to El Dorado

Group Four:

Marceline x Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time vs Faith Lehane x Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs Tinkerbell x Vidia from Disney Fairies vs Orpheus x Eurydice from Greek Mythology

Lord Asriel x Marisa Coulter from His Dark Materials vs Dustfinger x The Black Prince from Inkheart vs Wendy Pleakley x Jumba Jookiba from Lilo & Stitch vs James “Bucky” Barnes x Steve Rogers[Captain America] from Marvel

Yaoyorozu Momo x Jirou Kyouka from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia] vs Elizabeth Swann x Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean vs Ruby Rose x Penny Polendina from RWBY vs Kaz Brekker x Inej Ghafa from Six of Crows

Ruby x Sapphire from Steven Universe vs Ashby x Pei from The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet vs Barbie x Wanda from The Sandman vs Fox Mulder x Dana Scully from The X-files vs Bloom x Stella from Winx Club

Group Four Finale:

Faith Lehane x Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs Wendy Pleakley x Jumba Jookiba from Lilo & Stitch vs Kaz Brekker x Inej Ghafa from Six of Crows vs Ruby x Sapphire from Steven Universe

Group Five:

Salim x The Djinn from American Gods vs Chuuya Nakahara x Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs vs The Doctor x The Master from Doctor Who vs Amelia x Link from Grey's Anatomy

Dave Strider x Karkat Vantas from Homestuck vs Beverly Marsh x Ben Hanscom from It vs Arwen x Aragorn from Lord of the Rings vs Sam Wilson x James “Bucky” Barnes from Marvel

Todoroki Shouto x Midoriya Izuku from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia] vs Elizabeth Bennet x Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice vs Mamoru Chiba[Tuxedo Mask] x Usagi Tsukino[Sailor Moon] from Sailor Moon vs Wylan Hendricks x Jesper Fahey from Six of Crows

Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson from Stranger Things vs Sissix x Rosemary Harper from The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet vs Foxglove x Hazel from The Sandman vs Jack x Rose from Titanic vs Flora x Mirta from Winx Club

Group Five Finale:

The Doctor x The Master from Doctor Who vs Arwen x Aragorn from Lord of the Rings vs Wylan Hendricks x Jesper Fahey from Six of Crows vs Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson from Stranger Things

Group Six:

Sam Black Crow x Shadow Moon from American Gods vs Carmen Sandiego x Julia Argent from Carmen Sandiego vs Jonathan Harker x Mina Murray from Dracula vs Bailey x Ben from Grey's Anatomy

Dr. Gregory House x Dr. James Wilson from House M.D. vs Gojo Satoru x Geto Suguru from Jujutsu Kaisen vs Lucifer x Chloe Decker from Lucifer vs Charles Xavier[Professor X] x Erik Lehnsherr[Magneto] from X-Men[Marvel]

Uraraka Ochako x Midoriya Izuku from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia] vs Charlotte “Lottie” La Bouff x Tiana from Princess and the Frog vs Daphne Blake x Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo vs Nina Zenik x Matthias Helvas from Six of Crows

El Hopper x Max Mayfield x Lucas Sinclair from Stranger Things vs Jenks x Lovey from The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet vs Hector x Lyta from The Sandman vs Kou Minamoto x Mistuba Sousuke from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun vs Xena x Gabrielle from Xena: Warrior Princess

Group Six Finale:

Jonathan Harker x Mina Murray from Dracula vs Dr. Gregory House x Dr. James Wilson from House M.D. vs Daphne Blake x Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo vs Xena x Gabrielle from Xena: Warrior Princess

Group Seven:

Zuko x Sokka x Suki from Avatar the Last Airbender vs Ulrich Stern x Yumi Ishiyama from Code Lyoko vs Jalil x Christopher from Everworld vs Bokuto Koutarou x Akaashi Keiji from Haikyuu!!

Astrid Hofferson x Hiccup Haddock from How To Train Your Dragon vs Luke Patterson x Julie Molina from Julie and the Phantoms vs Eve x Mazikeen from Lucifer vs Noemi x Francis from Mexican Gothic

Kate Whistler x Lucy Tara from NCIS Hawai'i vs Dani Powell x Malcolm Bright from Prodigal Son vs Magnus Bane x Alec Lightwood from The Shadowhunter Chronicles vs Sonic the Hedgehog x Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog

Rapunzel x Eugene “Flynn Rider” Flitzherbert from Tangled vs Marco x Celia from The Night Circus vs Will Herondale x Tessa Gray x Jem Carstairs from The Shadowhunter Chronicles vs Ken Kaneki x Hideyoshi Nagachika from Tokyo Ghoul vs Agent 355 x Allison Mann from Y : The Last Man

Group Seven Finale:

Zuko x Sokka x Suki from Avatar the Last Airbender vs Astrid Hofferson x Hiccup Haddock from How To Train Your Dragon vs Sonic the Hedgehog x Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog vs Rapunzel x Eugene “Flynn Rider” Flitzherbert from Tangled

Group Eight:

Zuko x Sokka from Avatar the Last Airbender vs Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III x Vex'ahlia from Critical Role vs Nessie97[Vannie] x Luis Cabrera from Five Nights at Freddy's[AR Emails] vs Charlie Morningstar x Vaggie from Hazbin Hotel

Howl Jenkins Pendragon x Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle vs Hutch x Chloe from Jupiter's Legacy vs Homura Akemi x Madoka Kaname from Madoka Magica vs Adrien Agreste[Chat Noir] x Luka Couffaine[Viperion] from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir [Miraculous Ladybug]

Richard Mayhew x Lady Door from Neverwhere vs Gil Arroyo x Jessica Whitly from Prodigal Son vs Glimmer x Bow from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs Eric Cartman x Kyle Brofloski from South Park

Scott McCall x Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf vs Willow Park x Hunter from The Owl House vs Zachary x Dorian from The Starless Sea vs Ianto Jones x Jack Harkness from Torchwood vs Hero Brown x Beth Deville from Y : The Last Man

Group Eight Finale:

Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III x Vex'ahlia from Critical Role vs Howl Jenkins Pendragon x Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle vs Glimmer x Bow from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power vs Ianto Jones x Jack Harkness from Torchwood

[luverofralts]

Arkhelios University

2 Years Later...

Ironman looked at his son with mixed emotions. The only time he saw Nikolai these days was when they exchanged the children for visitation. Obviously leaving him at the altar while he had an existential crisis about his new body had been a step too far for Nikolai. The former servo needed to “find out who he was now”, or so Nikolai had screamed at him the last time Ironman had tried to bring up their relationship. It was a fair point, even if it made all the emotions he’d never been able to process before build up in his chest until he felt like he was about to burst. Who was Ironman now? How did he navigate as a human in a world he’d thought he understood?

The twins were Ironman’s only joy now, aside from the members of the Helios family who had come to rely on his guidance in life. Roman and the kids came over often to bake with him, and as much as Elaine denied it, she’d been making excuses to stay home with the former servo when he was upset. She insisted that she needed that time to go over her investments, but Ironman knew the truth. Even if he didn’t have Nikolai, he still had a family.

The Rivales family was slowly beginning to heal and move past the shadow of Kamalani. Roman insisted that she would never return and the bewildered family took him at his word. There had been no explanation of the call they’d felt towards Kamalani that night or why it had summoned people they barely knew. Emilia had shrugged and chalked it up to a supernatural mystery that they didn’t have the relevant pieces to understand and no one challenged that interpretation. The less they thought about potential demons running around in their family tree, the better. It had taken months after Kamalani’s demise for Roman to get in the proper headspace to acknowledge his half-sister, and despite their previous bad blood, Theo and Keiki appeared to have settled on a sense of mutual dislike for each other. They weren’t friends, but they weren’t enemies and it was a compromise Roman was happy with. The two of them had been through trauma together and been forced to acknowledge what the other was capable of. Theo felt bad about her mother and Keiki felt bad that because of his power, Theo was frequently placed into dangerous situations.

Roman was still working on his feelings towards Keiki’s father, who had spent countless hours with him without even mentioning once that he had been in love with Roman’s mother. That he had been a large part of why she had abandoned Roman. While he felt bad that his mother had manipulated and abandoned Osbert too, Roman wasn’t sure if he could ever forgive the man who had had an affair with his mother for years without a second thought for her son or the husband she hated.

Keiki had really hit it off with Juliet, Oriana’s unconventionally featured daughter. Both girls were misunderstood and teased at school and they had formed a friendship because of it.Oriana didn’t pay much attention to her daughter, who she had pushed nearly every law of science to create only to get bored of her when a new experiment popped up. Benvolio was an attentive father and he tried to spend every waking moment with his daughter as he was living on borrowed time. Both he and Oriana could die at any time, leaving their daughter in the hands of the greater Helios family, so he tried to make up for it by seizing every day to be a good father. Oriana did try, though she had the exact same relationship with Nicholas as well. Science could only get her so far in life and demons didn’t often make a deal with the same person twice.

Already she could feel the time slipping through her fingers. Her energy had to be shared with Benvolio and some days she was barely able to get out of bed and dressed for the day. She had unfortunately lost the pregnancy she had started when Benvolio was resurrected because of this drain on her body. She had cheated death for a time, but there had been a price to pay. she would have a shorter life and be incapable of sharing her energy to make new life. As someone who didn’t care for parenting, this was a fine trade; as a mad scientist looking to push the boundaries on life and death, it had stung. Having this one avenue of study taken away from her only made her more determined to collect data from other beings who had been resurrected, much to the irritation of Adrian Siew.

“Naethan is crying because of you!”

“No, he’s crying because his father is never around which means he doesn’t know who you are!��� Kaeileen snapped angrily. “You can’t just show up with a toy and expect your son to be comfortable around you. I told you last week that he had a doctor’s appointment, but you’re just ‘so busy’. Busy doing what exactly? Why won’t you just take your son to the park once a week? Spend some time with him before he leaves for college!”

Nathan rolled his eyes, looking as irritated as the day Kaeileen had told him she was pregnant.

“Gareth and I are planning a wedding. I can’t just drop everything and run off to take Naethan to the park. Maybe if someone still wanted to marry you, you’d understand.”

Kaeileen fumed internally, but tried her best to hide her reaction. Nathan was just trying to rile her up and she refused to play his games. The few times he visited with Naethan, he was positive and playful with their son. It had to be Kaeileen specifically that he insisted on being a jackass to, so Kaeileen followed his own mother’s example and tried her best to ignore that Nathan was in her life, save for the child support he had been forced to pay her.

Saturnia was a happy toddler, easily fitting in with the kids of Arkhelios. She wasn’t as moody as Theo or as excitable as her sisters, endearing her to her already delighted grandmother. Elaine spent enough time with Saturnia to mark her as her clear favourite, though the other kids really didn’t mind. Grandma Elaine going on about proper financial planning was an experience that most of the Helios grandchildren could do without.

“Fiolett! How are you doing? Excited for dinner?”

Roman appeared out of the Helios kitchen just in time to catch the newest member of the Siew family. He made a silly face and the toddler and her father laughed.

“She’s extremely excited,” Adrian replied with a tired smile. “Finally a decently cooked meal. Between her teething and Evren fighting off morning sickness, we’ve been living off soup and ginger ale for the past week.”

The toddler smiled back at Roman, making his heart melt. Who knew that your ex-husband could be your best friend and that seeing him with another man’s child was rewarding instead of causing jealousy? He would never have imagined that Adrian would have anything in common with Wanda’s involuntary witch recruit, but the two of them really seemed to be good for each other. Having Evren around had done wonders for Theo’s grades as well. The man swore that he wasn’t a talented witch or teacher, but Theo’s report card said differently.

Fiolett had been a happy accident, just like Luciana and Adrienne, but the instant she was born, her parents had committed to having more children together. Since Adrian had a legitimate heir and a spare to his title, he and Evren weren’t rushing to the altar despite their kids. Roman had no doubt that they would get married in time, but unlike his ex-husband, Adrian wasn’t planning to rush into another marriage. 

Mikel, Elaine’s newest and least adored grandchild, had also been a surprise to the family. From his yellow eyes and soft blond hair, it wasn’t difficult to identify his father. The only thing Elaine hated more than Lucy’s constant relationship drama was the proof that Lucy had no respect for her workplace. Having your boss’ demon child was a sin Elaine couldn’t forgive, even though her expectations for her children were already extremely low.

As Elaine’s heir once more, Lucy knew that her mother had impossible dreams for her and she couldn’t care less about them. She had Noelle to inherit the estate one day, so Mikel’s father shouldn’t matter to her mother. Were they going to keep dating? Lucy couldn’t think of a reason to stop seeing Michael unless management stepped in and that didn’t seem to be happening any time soon. Until then, Lucy would do whatever she wanted.

“Evren! I’m surprised to see you. I thought you’d be resting. Fiolett is doing just fine with Adrian.”

Abe smiled at the warlock, who still looked a little pale if he was being honest. Abe could certainly relate to pregnancy discomfort. Between his difficult pregnancy with Theo, and the twins and Saturnia’s emergency births, Abe wasn’t planning on having any more children. Hopefully Evren would have a calm, normal pregnancy like he had with Fiolett.

“Wanda brewed me up something that helped,” Evren replied, pausing when Theo came running down the hall at the sound of his voice.

“Evren!” The little demon hybrid clung to the warlock, excited to see him there when he hadn’t been expected. “I practiced my homework like you showed me and the butterflies appeared just like you said they would! My teacher gave me an A-, which was higher than my friend Medora got. Adam said that he could summon fireflies and that he was going to show me at his mom’s house on the weekend. His mom said we could order pizza if we want, so we’re going to get the biggest pizza and split it with his sister. Can Luciana and Adrienne come? Please? Adam’s mom said it was okay!”

Evren smiled and ruffled Theo’s hair playfully.

“That sounds like fun; make sure you check with your stepdad first though. You know all the activities your sisters are signed up for on the weekends.”

Evren wasn’t lying. Even Abe, who had been raised by Elaine with her insane expectations, thought the amount of extracurricular activities that Adrian had signed the twins up for was excessive. Some activities were helpful to keep the kids out of trouble though. Abe made sure that Theo and Saturnia accompanied their siblings to dance, skating and piano lessons and even allowed them to stay over occasionally at their stepdads’ house.

Stepdads. Despite Roman being assured by lawyers that his marriage to Adrian had been dissolved upon Adrian’s death, the strangely blended family still referred to Adrian and Evren as the stepdads of Abe’s children. Despite everything, Adrian wanted to be a part of Theo and Saturnia’s lives. Despite everything, Abe found himself grateful for that fact.

It had been a long, terrible journey, but the Bellamy family would survive. After everything, the adversity they endured had only made them stronger. For the first time in a long time, Abe felt optimistic about where his life was going. He had a husband and children who loved him, a house to live in and his mother's attention was once more on Lucy and not him. The Bellamy family was going to be just fine.

The End

[potential-fate]