#about each other…..there’s a war and other people to protect and a brief romance they had is not the most important thing to them

[aroaessidhe]

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The Last Hero

end of the trilogy!

rebellion is burning across the solar system. secrets are uncovered as the war comes to a head

lots of POVs

mostly focused on platonic relationships

[eisforeidolon]

Hi! Sorry if i'm bothering you but i needed someone to talk. About what happened recently with Destiel and Misha and the fans that believed in the things he said. I am new to Supernatural fandom, but i loved the story in an instant, thanks to Sam and Dean and their unique relationship. Then i became interested in Jared and Jensen too and i think that if Sam and and Dean are the heart of Supernatural then Jared and Jensen are the soul of the show because to me no other actor could have played Sam and Dean like they did. Now, returning to what i wanted to say i am really TIRED about Destiel, some Destiel shippers and especially Misha. I know he said some stupid thing about how CW is homophobic and how Destiel would be canon if they weren't homophobic. I don't ship Destiel because sincerely i don't see romantic love between Dean and Castiel, but this doesn't make me an homophobic person. His words are said with malicious intent. He also said some thing about how Jensen is attracted to him. I find this disgusting because he says this things only for his Destiel fan, knowing that his words are lies. Also Jensen not being there can't reply to his lies. Like i sad i'm new to Supernatural but some Destiel are making the experience in the fandom a constant war. They say that if you don't ship Destiel you are homophobic , that if you don't ship Destiel you are not a true Supernatural fan and the most stupid one... They say that Supernatural is about Dean and Castiel and their love. This make me really angry because Supernatural is about Sam And Dean, how they care for each other,how they save the world again and again and how they hunt monster and ghost and other things. But to me Supernatural is the unique love story of two brother and how they did everything to protect each other. I ship Wincest, but When i say love story i mean that Sam and Dean are Platonic Soulmates in Supernatural and even the show always remind us of that. I don't understant how Misha can say this thing without facing consequences because his words feed some Destiel fan that became hateful like him and whose mission is hating people who don't think think like them. Sorry for the long post and for the horrible english but it's not my first language. Sorry if i bothered you but i needed someone to talk to because sometimes i feel like leaving the fandom because Destiel hate and their war against everyone. I hope you will always have love and kindness in your life.

You really don't need to apologize for anything.❤️ You aren't bothering me and your English is fine - maybe not perfect, but hell, neither is mine some days! Thank you for the lovely sentiment, and I wish you the same - and that you do what is best for you in regards to this sometimes dumpster fire of a fandom.

If it helps, you're absolutely not alone. I've been in this fandom for years now, and some days it's sheer stubbornness against hellers obvious attempts to browbeat and drive everyone else out that keeps me here. They didn't get to take over the show through being loud and obnoxious and they don't get to monopolize the fandom by doing the same - and they can be butthurt forever over it.

I actually didn't mind Dean and Castiel as a ship at first. I'm always interested in what people take from a canon and then create entirely outside of it, and I read quite a lot of fanfic. Even then I was baffled by shippers insisting it was a thing in the canon, though. There was a brief period where I wondered if I'd somehow missed it, because I'm not generally really looking for romance stories and there were so many posts that were so insistent? So I actually did a rewatch focused just on Dean and Castiel's interactions - and came away with the impression they weren't actually even as good of friends as I'd originally thought, let alone anything like interested in each other romantically. The more I thought about it and the more meta I ran across and actually considered the details of? The more obviously baseless it was. I mean, some of it really is just genuinely so stupid it's hilarious. Cake. Bacon. Negative space. Widower arc. Bisexual lighting and/or plaid. But even the theorizing which wasn't absurd on its face? Always looked silly in comparison to how much more obviously and easily it had meaning in relation to the main story that plainly actually existed instead.

Meanwhile, I kept seeing more and more of those posts you mention insisting anyone who didn't ship it was a homophobe and they really pissed me off. Even if Dean and Castiel were a canon couple who spent half of each episode doing couple things and saying I love you back and forth instead of the entire show revolving around Sam and Dean's crazy tangled up lives with Castiel occasionally wandering in and out of the background with some angel nonsense or whatever? Not shipping it would not make someone a homophobe. Shipping is very subjective and any individual pairing can not appeal to any particular fan for a million and one reasons that have sweet fuckall to do with how they generally feel about LGBT+ relationships. Attempting to bully people into supporting a single very specific fictional relationship by trying to make them afraid of being branded a bigot if they don't is ridiculous as hell, regardless of how canon or not it is. How absolutely fucking disrespectful to all the people who have to deal with actual homophobia versus just being butthurt they can't force two particular fictional characters to kiss. It's so goddamn juvenile I can't even.

The longer I was in fandom, the more brain dead and divorced from the show the meta claiming Dean and Castiel were going to hook up any minute got. The more annoyed I became at all the absurd stereotypes about masculinity and sexuality they would parrot as gospel truth if it could "prove" Dean was into dudes and eventually the angel. The more obviously transparent their every cry of ~*homophobia*~ was when they tried to turn every real life LGBT+ issue and every canon LGBT+ character primarily into proof and/or justification regarding D/C. They're a bunch of entitled shitheads who not only feel like they should get to dictate what SPN is despite hating basically everything it actually was, but who are perfectly fine with co-opting serious real world issues to try and do it. I have no beef with normal D/C shippers who aren't assholes to everyone and mad at the show for not bringing their fanfic to life, but I can't stand the pairing at all even in a fandom sense anymore.

The evolution of my feelings on Misha followed a similar path. I liked Castiel well enough as a supporting character and I didn't actively dislike Misha, though after I'd seen a couple of panels where his answers were flippantly irreverent or unnecessarily raunchy, I wasn't really much interested in him. Then, over time, at the same time Castiel's character was more and more blatantly just eating up screen time to give J2 time off, he started getting worse and worse about ship-baiting. He'd act like everyone behind the scenes was talking about D/C - but then they (Jensen and Bob Singer most notably) would say that was untrue. He'd slyly hint about upcoming scenes in a vague way to imply D/C and then it would be something else entirely. He'd tell shippers about things that had been pointedly removed because they could seem leading and that was not the authorial intent, but without pointing out that was exactly why they were excised. His stories would change when he got a bad reaction - he went from saying he shipped wincest to pretending he'd never heard of it, he went from claiming Jimmy was going to appear in the original Roadhouse finale to it being Castiel, etc. Then there was framing horsing around with Jared as if he was a victim and not a participant and the incredibly inappropriate objectifying sexual comments about Jensen and Dean. All of which caused the fans falling for it to loudly and angrily attack everyone but him while they kept buying his ops/books/cameos/whatever. No matter how blatantly he queerbaits them and how upset they get over it and take it out on everyone else, he does not stop. He's an ungrateful creepy narcissist who will throw literally anyone or anything under the bus if he can get a buck out of it. Who also will proclaim he doesn't want to co-opt LGBT+ causes when he's desperately trying to keep his career on life support doing exactly that in the most skeevy, backstabby way possible.

Jared and Jensen put their hearts and years of their lives into this show bringing Sam and Dean to life, episode after episode, week after week, season after season. Telling an important story about platonic and familial love that you really won't find anywhere else.

Misha and the hellers have spent years trying to co-opt that to their own ends out of gross entitlement. They deserve each other, but the show and its actual fans don't deserve to have to put up with either of them. Unfortunately, we have the fandom we have, not the one we deserve.

[the-copycat-hero]

In my mind, Monoma knows how to pickpocket, do sleight of hand, roll a coin across his knuckles, all that good stuff :D I also hc him to have voluntary nystagmus. No particular reason, I just 100% think Monoma would use that skill to freak people out

Also I hc him to be friends with Hatsume Mei. Each time he visits he brings a whole packet of papers, diagrams, analytics of quirks and how they relate to their costumes, and Mei def eats it up EVERY TIME. She also has him try quirks she needs for the equipment whenever possible. They’re smart kids :>

What do you like seeing most in monoma fics/fan work and what do you want to see more of? Any relationships (romance or gen) you like? Also I’m very curious about the Monoma family 👀 Clearly they don’t seem to keep in touch. What does Monoma say when he’s asked about them? Is it something he keeps under wraps or are most of his friends aware

!!!!!!! Big Brain Takes! Massive!

sleight of hand (and other assorted part trick) Monoma is near and dear to my heart, and i could definitely see him being able to do Some Sorta Nonsense with his body like voluntarily vibrate his eyes. i could see him being double jointed, too. (he is a Bendy Boy.)

ALSO the fact that Monoma and Hatsume never interacted in any meaningful way will haunt me until i die. they are so smart, and they are such freaks (/pos). their aura would have been so powerful. maybe too powerful? i guess Hori had to nerf them somehow.

as far as fanworks go, i am a massive fan of any fic that has Monoma showcasing his quirk. (for example, Learning Curve has a fantastic scene with a training exercise/mock battle that i frequently go back to because it is So Peak to me.)

as far as things i'd like to see more of, i'd kill for more introspective pieces of Monoma learning how to adjust after the war. (let me see him talk to Bakugo, who he watched die! let me see him talk to Aizawa, who tried to protect him!!!) i'm hoping some more of that will come with time as the anime draws closer to the end, but i suppose we shall see.

romance-wise, i'm big on Monoshin and have been since season 2. the fact that it used to be a rarepair floors me. (really played the long game on that one). that being said, i could honestly read about Monoma with almost any other student, his personality is just that much fun to me. apart from Monoshin, i've been seeing quite a bit of Timebomb and Monoma/Pony on my timeline, and i find both so incredibly charming.

platonically: Kendo. Shinsou. Tokage. Mei. Honenuki. Bakugo (especially after the war). ERI. Vlad and/or Aizawa. slap Monoma in an interaction with any of them and i am Locked In.

FINALLY, the Monoma family. (man, the Monoma family.) @smallvictorianchildwhofoundwifi and i have constructed pages upon pages of lore for these human disasters, but i'll try to keep it brief:

Monoma's dad (still need a name) - only ever agreed to have a child in the first place because his side of the family was pressing for it. resents Neito for reasons that i'll probably dig into later - but as long as Neito isn't actively making a mockery of the family name, his dad really can't be bothered to think about him.

Monoma's mom (Hiromi) [PRE WAR] - had Neito when she was young (around 21 years old) because, again, her husband's side of the family was insistent. she adored him at first sight; however, she has had to make a lot of changes to appease her husband's side of the family over the years, and it has turned her into a harsher, colder person overall. every once and a while, she'll be struck with fondness for her son, but it never lasts for long before she goes back to being made of ice. maybe also unconsciously resents Neito some for marking the end of her old life.

Hiromi (cont) [Post-War] - determined to reconnect with her son after almost losing him in the final battle. has made so many mistakes that it seems impossible, but Neito got his tenacity from someone, and it certainly wasn't his father.

Monoma's class knows next to nothing about his family. even Kendo, who has known Monoma for a long while, has precious little information to go off of.

some of the girls in Monoma's class stumble across a picture of Monoma's mother from one of her last modeling shoots, but when they ask him about her, Monoma just tells them that he has his mother to thank for his dashing good looks and leaves it at that. Ittaka - Monoma's old caretaker (and pseudo-older sister) - comes to visit him once, and his classmates briefly think that his real mother must have died until Kendo corrects them (because she may not know much about the Monomas, but she knows that they are all still kicking). but that's about all they've got.

tldr; trying to wrangle a straight answer out of Monoma regarding his family is impossible.

[pythoneon]

Someone might’ve posted about this before, but while i have the persistent brainrot, I wanna ramble about hatchetfield and the perpetual cycle of missed opportunities.

The first couple is pretty obvious: Paul and Emma. They’re two people who don’t get the chance to move past the early stages of a relationship. In TGWDLM, they’ve just gotten on a first name basis, even though he’s a regular and there’s a connection between them. It’s a slow burn that fizzles out because of the circumstances. Black Friday is a bit different because, while they’re not an official couple, Emma cares enough about Paul to bring her to what she thinks is a belated Thanksgiving dinner with estranged family. But that musical ends with everyone being blown to kingdom come, so again, it doesn’t evolve further than being “intimate” with each other. Then, of course, there’s their brief interaction in NPMD which parallels TGWDLM, with an interruption by Officer Bailey. In Nightmare Time, only Paul 23 and Android! Emma have a happy ending, but not without hiccups of course. They seem like an inevitability-pun fully intended-in every universe. Oftentimes, their potential is never fully realized.

Becky and Tom is an interesting couple because they’re the only main pairing that dated and broke up, only to get back together later on. They dated in high school and were pulled apart by circumstance. Tom goes to war, and in the interim, Becky becomes entangled with her abusive husband that keeps them apart even after he comes back. In Black Friday, they reunite, bone in the movie theater, but again, they get fucking bombed at the end. In Jane’s A Car, they actually get to rekindle their relationship, getting to the point that Tom brings Becky home to meet his son. Tim even likes Becky, acknowledging that she can’t replace his mom but she’s a good presence for them both. Unfortunately, Tom’s grief and guilt drives them apart again-pun not intended this time. There could be other worlds where they get back together as well, but that comes after years of heartbreak, trauma, and separation.

Lex and Ethan are interesting because in every world we’ve seen thus far, they start each story in a very committed relationship. We don’t see their beginning stages like the others, so we already know how they are together. This makes Black Friday even more devastating when we watch Ethan die protecting Hannah, and Lex never finds this out. She dies unaware of his fate. Then in Witch in a Web, they’re both in jail after trying to make money to get Hannah out of their neglectful mother’s home. Yellow Jacket is the worst, I think. Because Ethan wants the best for Lex and Hannah, he allows Hannah to take part in the super kid fight club, which accidentally dooms his relationship after they kill Otho and have to go on the run from Charlie. We see him getting her a ring, preparing to propose to her, but he never gets the chance. Lex leaves him behind in Hatchetfield to relieve him of the burden of having to protect her and Hannah. Ethan loves Lex so much that while trying to save her, he loses her.

Finally, our newest and most hopeful addition: Steph and Pete. The babies. We see them first in Abstinence Camp, finding kindred spirits in each other because they see themselves outcasts in their environment. I’d argue this is also true in NPMD. They’re both outliers in their social groups, and connect because of this. In TGWDLM, we can assume they both are infected before ever meeting-the same thing goes for Black Friday. The nice thing about their relationship is, in both Abstinence Camp and NPMD, they end the story in the early stages of their romance, and we can assume it’ll develop further because they both trust each other and have ‘defeated’ the monster. However, they don’t get through it unscathed. Nobody does. But I’ll be optimistic and say they’re the only ones who actually get the happy ending they deserve.

Some honorable mentions:

- Ted and Charlotte, and Ted and Jenny. Ted seems to truly care for Charlotte, and in TGWDLM, he watches her die for her scummy husband. In Black Friday, they’re briefly seen together at the end, but again, BOMB. Then there’s Forever & Always, where it’s revealed Ted is responsible for the death of his one true love, and also his own.

- Linda and Gerald is less subtle, considering they’re both batshit, but their insanity makes them a match made in hell. So, it’s pretty sad when, in Nightmare Time 2, Gerald dies helping Linda become the titular Honey Queen. And, of course, Linda dies in Black Friday while on the phone with him.

- DUKE AND MISS HOLLOWAY. OH BOY DO I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THEM. THE TRAGEDY OF FALLING FOR SOMEONE WHO YOU CAN NEVER SHARE YOUR LIFE WITH BECAUSE BUT YEARNING TO BE IN THEIR LIFE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. THE PAINS OF BEING IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU NEVER REALLY KNEW, NOR COULD YOU EVER TRULY KNOW HER, BUT YOU LOVE HER REGARDLESS, AND YOULL ALWAYS LOVE HER. PROTECTING THE PERSON YOU LOVE EVEN IF IT MEANS ACCIDENTALLY DAMNING YOURSELF INTO STARTING OVER WITHOUT THAT PERSON. GOD THEY MAKE ME SO SAD

[skykashi]

Do you think Kakashi had romantic feelings for Rin? I know they were still just kids when she died, but it is for me so frustrating to see this character living his entire life crying for this loss and staying alone. Is it maybe because he loved her and he can replace her? Isn’t it too painful? I wish he could find some happiness with a love, not only helping the village and his students but nothing… He is just waiting his death to meet her again? And what about Obito? There is this issue in naruto universe that people dies but actually the are alive someway and can interact with the world 🤔this kinda makes the plot controverse… What do you think about it? Thank you.

Thank you for the ask

Tbqh, I don't really think Kakashi had romantic feelings for Rin and if he did, he never showed it. At that time Kakashi was deeply traumatized by what happened to Sakumo so he put his entire focus on trying to be the perfect Shinobi and prove that he won't fail like his dad did so he didn't give himself enough chance to think about anything else other than that, there was no room for romance or anything else.. and that kept dragging on with each new trauma, the poor man kept getting constantly hit with one tragedy after the other and so after Obito's death, that one goal changed from being the perfect Shinobi to protecting everyone and hoping for a better future where no one ever has to get hurt or die like his loved ones did... As much as I too, like you wished to see Kakashi having kids of his own, Kakashi himself gets his happiness from seeing the ppl he loves happy and at peace with their families which are like a family to him too. So yeah, I don't think he's single because he can't get over an old love or anything like that, he just feels content and fulfilled because he did achieve his only dream, his students and friends are fine and alive and happy and the ninja world finally found it's peace and learned to work together for a better future, that's all he ever wished for.

As for how ppl can interact with other ppl after their death, they aren't free to do that whenever they feel like it, no. When Obito died and talked Kakashi for the last time he explained that to Rin by saying that all chakras are connected somehow in the land of living so before he completely moved to the afterlife with the little remaining chakra he still had in the living world he can momentarily contact Kakashi, same thing goes for Minato and Kushina because Minato actually sealed a little bit of their chakra in Naruto before they died and so they were able to contact Naruto momentarily too when their seals were triggered, and same goes for Dan, Asuma and everyone that was reanimated in the war, when the reanimation Jutsu was released they only had a brief moment to talk to their loved ones with their chakra that was brought to the land of living by the reanimation Jutsu before they are forced to go back to the afterlife.

[cityandking]

darkness, dew, ophelia for lira, dai and vesper?

thanks dear! // ask my oc stuff

Darkness: Any fears/phobias

LIRA — well she definitely has some lingering anxieties about losing everyone close to her in brutal violent bloody ways. but y'know, nothing specific DAICHI — I think post-abyss he'd have a sort of panicked reaction to having something stuck over his face. too much like being encased in living metal. and he fears letting down everyone he loves and/or has to protect, but that's kind of general background radiation in his life VESPER — fears tranquility and also losing control. these things are separate fears, but definitely linked. also: spiders

Dew: What’s something someone could do for them to make them instantly relax?

LIRA — sit her down with Alfie to decompress. tbh it's less about actions and more that there are a few people whose presence will immediately help her relax (chiefly zevran; morrigan and alistair too, so long as they aren't asking her to do anything and nothing is on fire) DAICHI — I'm not sure there's anything out there that would make dai instantly relax, but telling the truth tends to go a long way. he could also really really use a massage. rip the spa arc. (petting orum helps too) VESPER — if someone were to draw her a nice big hot bath with salts and oils and leave her to her own devices with a glass of wine and a few lit candles it would literally take years off her shoulders (cullen does this)

Ophelia: Who are the different pairings they have/brief synopsis of those relationships

you are so good to me 💕 under the cut because it got long (rip)

LIRA —

lira/alistair — they're the canon-est. they have an undeniable attraction in their youth during the blight, but lira's too caught up in her own grief and misery to let him in, and then she goes out of her way to make him unavailable to her (and herself unavailable to him) and they go their separate ways as king and warden until she goes off to cure the calling for him and they fall in love (again) long-distance over a year's worth of letters. romance at its finest lira/zevran — there's a universe out there where zevran's incessant flirting with death lira genuinely gets under her armor (literally and metaphorically) and somewhere between their shared grief and confusion and the tender sprouts of hope they find a happier ending lira/zevran/alistair — all of the above except when zevran wears her down, she sets her pride aside for .2 seconds, and they fall into the strangest puppy pile romance. I love them. lira/morrigan — genuinely I just think if they could make out and then have a surrogate kid together it would fix 80% of everything wrong with lira. (could even be lira/morrigan/alistair let's get a throuple parenting situation out here. warden!lira + warden!alistair + morrigan + kieran is kind of a perfect happy ever after for them)

DAICHI —

dai/zaref — canon coworkers to lovers! dai respected zaref from the beginning, but after their first trip into the void and the discovery that zaref was actually a void tiefling and had been lying/in hiding for the past couple years, that trust/respect kind of collapsed. in its place they made an active effort to be honest and supportive and watch out for each other (and the party). when daichi promised to bring the void to an unsuspecting world to get zaref back (it's a long story) and then returned three months of zaref's lost memories colored by dai's own admiration and respect and love, it was kind of inevitable. is it healthy? probably not, but get you a boyfriend who will stay in the abyss and/or die for you

VESPER —

vesper/cullen — canon! they have a slow burn romance built on endless war councils and late nights and exhaustion and quiet humor and trust and friendship and meeting the other where they were, and they were in love before they realized it had started. a real port-in-a-storm romance, only good and true and forever. vesper/ellana — companion!vesper tries so so so hard to keep it professional with inquisitor lavellan but unfortunately no one can resist ellana lavellan's heart and spirit and tendency to be right exactly where vesper is trying to train vesper/morrigan — sometimes you are the inquisitor and hosting the empress of orlais' court mage, who is the only person you know even More unhinged than you are about lost histories and magical theory and you have long meandering conversations so so so late into the night and could almost imagine a world where— [vesper was privately, quietly bestotted from the beginning; it would be cool if they kissed about it] vesper/solas — *train noises*

[sweetmage]

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Middle aged man adventure!! Sebastian and Edan (my warden) are very close friends in their older years💖

By that point in my canon, Sebastian has matured and mellowed our significantly and is both a better and more just leader as well as a more open-minded and less angry/vengeful person. So they get on quite well!

They've both faced (and, in some ways, continue to face) a lot of similar circumstances and struggles so there is a deep understanding between them that they are hard-pressed to find elsewhere.

More (EXTREMELY longwinded) rambles about their shared experiences below the cut!

The below are just how things play out in my canon for them and are filtered through 50 layers of headcanons so, they are not not meant to he reflective of the actual canon or the "canon" set up in any mods mentioned.

Also TW for themes of violence/murder (as per canon), brief/vague mentions of torture, and brief discussion of addiction.

So anyway, of course the similaries begin early on. Each in their early twenties, they experiences the sudden massacre of their families at the hands of someone they trusted. Though Sebastian wasn't nearly as close to his family as Edan was, it didn't make the pain any less.

Resultingly, they both became consumed by a drive for vengeance until it was all they could see.

In my canon Sebastian eventually gave up on his quest to hunt Anders even though he never forgave him because he came to view his own actions as pointless and unjust. Killing Anders or bringing harm to other mages would not bring back his family and the plight of mages in Kirkwall and even in his own citystate were becoming hard to ignore.

Edan got his revenge against Howe (kinda) but it never satisfied him and, in the end, he was left shattered and staring at the bridges he'd burned along the way.

Both of them also faced a betrayal by someone they felt close to (which, tbh, came as a result of their own destructive actions) as well. Though it was never truly reciprocated in the same way (my Hawke saw him as merely an ally), Sebastian viewed my Hawke as his friend. He was one of the few people to validate his pain and anger and stand by him through his ongoing war with himself. However, it was not a question in Hawke's mind to spare and defend Anders that night in the Gallows and whatever loss Sebastian felt would not come in the way of that (to be fair, Hawke might have been his shoulder to cry on if he wasn't trying to convince him to uhh... kill his boyfriend...).

He also had a pretty decent relationship with Merrill who would not stand by and allow more bloodshed. Though they had their differences, Sebastian was better to her than Anders ever was, but she could not stand by and watch him be killed. She tried to reason with Sebastian but, when he wouldn't listen, she turned her back on him too and aided Hawke and Anders as she could.

In Edan's case, I play with the Ser Gilmore NPC mod so he romanced Roderick/Roland (I use Roderick in my canon). Roderick, his childhood friend and sweetheart, was the only person aside from himself to survive the attack on castle Cousland, but not without a great cost.

Tortured at the hands of Howe and his men, Roderick was left with severe and crippling trauma. Of course, this enraged Edan and pushed him further down the destructive path. So destructive, in fact, that Edan made a habit of probing him for more information on his trauma as a subconscious means of solidifying his resolve, all to the detriment of their relationship which began to break down until Roderick snapped and shut him out.

As the time to meet Howe drew near, Roderick began to behave strangely. He began to speak to him again, telling him earnestly how much he needed him to know that he loved and cared for him.

When, at last, they confronted Howe, Howe was quick to tell Edan about how Roderick has betrayed him. He refused to die honorably to protect him as the other soldiers had, he instead agreed to a deal to find Edan and bring him back in exchange for an end to his suffering.

Of course, Edan was already reeling from that revelation, but, before he could process, Howe began to speak cruelly of Edan’s parents causing Roderick to lash out and kill him, thus stealing Edan’s chance at revenge. The two did reconcile eventually and continue their (admittedly more healthy now) relationship, but they have both acknowledged that some things cannot be forgiven.

In my canon, both Seb and Edan struggle with addiction. Edan with lyrium which he began taking in secret when Alistair trained him, though he never actually became a templar and rarely used the powers (can read about that here if ya want), and Sebastian with alcoholism that developed when he returned to Starkhaven post-game (something that I HC was a vice from his distant past). They become a very good support system for each other in this regard. By the time they meet, Sebastian has been fully sober for some years, but he is one of several that encourage Edan to seek treatment for his lyrium addiction.

Of course there is also the obvious, they are both youngest sons of high nobilty who were never properly trained or prepared for the positions they'd soon take up. Sebastian's wife, Celestine, actually did a lot of pulling the strings behind the scenes at first while she trained him into competency. Edan had a pretty good team of advisors and has always had a very diplomatic mindset but the learning curve was still great. They commiserate about this a great deal.

Edan is Andrastian as well, but his time as a Warden has greatly impacted his world views. He has many friends and allies from all walks of life and has a low tolerance for discrimination and generalization. By this point, Sebastian has already significantly mellowed out from his DA2 levels of judgement though, and has admitted to himself that he does not, in fact, know everything and is far less likely to impose and keeps a more open mind to others. Still, any judgment that lingers Edan is quick to firmly point out and squash.

Edan still maintains a friendship with Anders from their time with the Wardens and regards him highly, even after the events of Kirkwall. Of course, he still sympathizes with Sebastian over over his loss and the two rarely discuss Anders (and vice versa, he rarely mentions Seb to Anders).

Though by this point Sebastian is married anyway, his friendship with Edan, an openly gay noble, has helped him confront and come to terms with his bisexuality and accept that part of him with less shame.

As it stands in my canon, Sebastian doesn't actually have any other friends aside from Celestine and their two children (Ellie and Finneas) before meeting Edan so they become quite close quickly and their friendship has a very positive impact on him.

They both have quite a love of fighting (I am always amused by Seb's fighting dialogue, man is screaming and having the time of his life out there lol), though they're happy to be off of real battle fields now. They enjoy sparring and occasionally participate in tournaments.

They also take short excursions from time to time when circumstances allow, both maintaining a spirit of adventure that they had to leave behind years ago when their big journeys ended.

They have a very close and intimate platonic relationship. They get vulnerable with each other, they have an extensive list of in-jokes, they write and visit frequently, they cuddle sometimes, they are referred to as "uncle" by their respective children, and are essentially like family to each other. 💖

[tamras-shieldmaiden]

Jinora and Ikki, for the character asks please! Oh, and Opal too! :D

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1: sexuality headcanon 

Okay, so Jinora. I don’t have a defined sexuality headcanon for her but she strikes me as demisexual while I believe Ikki is ace. I think Opal is bi/pan but at the present she identifies as straight.

2: otp 

Jinora’s OTP is Kai. They look very cute together and I think they complement each other well. I don't have a romantic OTP for Ikki. For Opal, although I think her romance with Bolin is cute, I actually like the Korra/Opal pairing since their interactions while Korra was in Zaofu were brief but nice, but I’m not sure if it would be an OTP, so at the moment, her OTP is Bo.

3: brotp 

Jinora in canon has a great relationship with her aunt Kya and in a canon divergence AU, I believe she would strike an unexpected friendship with Kuvira because as I mentioned in my Kuvira headcanon, Kuvira enjoys the company of smart people and Jinora certainly fits the bill while Jinora is perceptive enough to see that underneath the aloof countenance, Kuvira has an awkward side to her that makes her relatable.

For Ikki, her brotp is her uncle Bumi. I think she would also get along well with Wei and Wing Beifong because they share the same carefree, energetic vibes.

Opal is Toph’s favorite grandkid and Toph makes absolutely no effort in hiding this fact, and it's fun to see cranky old Toph being protective and a softie for Opal. I think Opal would also get along very well with Asami. They have a lot in common if we think about it since they’re both rich girls from prominent families who have been underestimated.

4: notp 

Anything remotely incestuous is a big no-go for me for all three characters. I see those and I nope the hell away.

5: first headcanon that pops into my head 

Jiinora has been an avid reader since before she knew how to read well, and she would look at the pictures of the books fascinated. Once she learned how to read, which was earlier than most kids, she would spend hours in the library at Air Temple Island reading so much that she ended up memorizing the complete biographies of Yangchen and Aang. 

Ikki is the main Sky Bison caregiver, no doubt about it. She understands them so well that she can even predict which bison will bond with any Airbender.

Opal will eventually become master airbender and will earn her arrow tattoos before marrying Bolin, and she will eventually lead the new Air Nomads Temple in the Earth Kingdom. 

6: favorite line from this character 

Jinora: There haven't been this many airbenders in one place for a long time either. We have power together.

From Venom of the Red Lotus

What can I say? Jinora more than earned her Master tattoos here with her initiative and leadership.

Ikki: But, I guess the nice part about a family is they'll always be there for you. Even though Twinkle Starchild and Princess Rainbow fight, they still love each other. 

Book 2 Civil Wars part 2

Ikki, remembering what's most important

Opal: I'm glad you're okay, but it's a little late for "sorry". 

From Beyond the Wilds

Opal giving a piece of her mind to Bolin when he was trying to win her back never gets old. 😆

7: one way in which I relate to this character 

With Jinora is her love for books and learning. With Ikki I share the middle child syndrome, and what I can relate to with Opal is her strained relationship with a sibling.

8: thing that gives me secondhand embarrassment about this character 

Being related to Meelo 🤣

Opal: having to explain to everyone that her brother Baatar and Kuvira, who was raised as a "sister" were engaged. 😬

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

They’re all pure cinnamon rolls  😊

[clit-licker420]

rewatched mockingjay part one and jesus christ josh hutcherson does not get enough props for his performance. the moment when the video of katniss breaks through his broadcast and he sees her for a moment and suddenly everything else is gone, and they look at each other but can’t really see ???? the relationship between peeta and katniss is my favourite in ya because there is such real care behind it.

they were each other’s only true allies in TWO death games, they held each other to sleep through nightmares, even through the fake love story katniss and peeta always protected one another !! and in that moment peeta, tortured, probably in the early stages of hijacking, sees her face and hears her voice and it brings him to tears. and she sees the boy who has always protected her, who she swore to keep alive even if it meant her death and who got left behind when she was saved, beaten and starved and captive and calling out to her, and he warns her knowing it will lead to more torture.

and they are only seventeen and have spent so long in the cycle of saving each other and for one brief moment they see each other across the war, and katniss sees him suffer because she is the mockingjay. because she was rescued instead, because she is filming with 13, because this time she cannot protect him back, and even under the threat of the capital he saves her again

(i don’t think i’ll ever tire of this series. the hunger games has such an emotional and political core to it that so much of ya just wants to seem like it has. i understand why some people don’t care about katniss and peetas relationship, i personally despise the love triangle element, but i think they were handled so well by collins because it has such strong foundations of simply wanting to keep the other safe and genuine selfless care, it’s imo the most believable romance in the genre)

[kazimiierz]

I've kind of noticed a lack of these in the tag so I'm gonna write one up, gender neutral ofc (no formatting because I'm on mobile sorry):

Hellagur is a man of war, once walked the path of a general leading an army until it all fell apart with the death of his best friend which changed his life from dealing death to protecting life with his Azazel Clinic. Once aboard Rhodes Island he serves to protect all and above all else, Neon.

• you find that he's a gentle man above all the previous years of training this man has endured and dealt on the end of that impressive weapon he carries with him. Around the younger operators the usual stalwart face on the battlefield turns tender as he ensures their wellbeing. You can't help but feel a twinge of joy seeing this man work well with everyone!

• he's fond of everyone around him, even indulging in listening to the Ursus student council at times when they permit him council (at times the two forces are wary due to how Ursus has treated them both but came to find a comfort in training) he can also be found with Kal'tsit on the odd chance discussing medical paperwork over some of his former patients that were discharged into Rhodes Island's care. However the only time you have ever found him alone felt like a fleeting chance because the Liberi is always surrounded by company.

• when you do find the rare chance at approaching him alone Hellagur appraises you wondering if something had come up for him to be approached privately but you explain you just wanted to get to know the former general more at a time that best suited the atmosphere. He sits you down and prepares tea, surprisingly the way most do on the ship as you had remarked he seemed more refined but Hellagur merely rebuffs that it's easier to acclimate to the standard Rhodes carries than a higher one. Maintenance of image is better left to those in higher positions, a nod to Amiya and her speeches that were proofread by none other than him.

• at length he tells stories, of what he's seen that echoes the Reunion battles they currently are met with. Of past loves, brief like snubbed candles and even regaled about his position on how he was receiving it felt more like a party than a somber event. For what seemed like hours merely was shared between you and him as if time held no meaning.

• more private occasions were met with shared discussions of tactics and other merits before finally, more personal talk. Discussions of Amiya and Neon, both seen as adopted family in the eyes of the other with a warm fondness for their growth. It was something that lowered your guard and his as well, allowing each other a little closer.

• between the walls your relationship would grow past operator and director, it would simply be a budding romance between two people. He'd oft remark that it was odd for someone like you to be interested in someone his age, but your rebuff was he was just the right person you were looking for. Age mattered not, with war life could be short and feelings between two people shouldn't be limited to life or death. His charisma and charm weren't without the help of his gentle kindness to aid the slow burning fire of your affections towards him

• however it wasn't to say he didn't have more experience than you (or did you have experience before the amnesia? No one would be around to tell you) his kisses, albeit hidden from most as if it were a quick examination to ensure you weren't damaged from the combat drill or the battlefield, were warm like the honey he stirred into your tea. A slight tilt of your chin and his lips met yours briefly as if to ensure you hadn't forgotten, amber orbs watching yours reflect back in earnest of the quiet moment before letting go. His height will tower over you (he stands at an impressive 6'3) or he will simply be met by other means. Alone you're met with his hands gracing yours to hold, scarred by time and the rough callouses reminding you of how long he's held that weapon even with gloves on. Your ears always are the first to be whispered sweet allure into before administering a kiss just on the temple, he's relatively keen at keeping his hand locked in yours or your habit of keeping his hand between both your hands just to know he's there still if you fell asleep.

• eventually you begin to notice a simple silver band whenever his gloves are removed after battle, as he conducts his words with his hands if passionately talking it glints in the light to catch you to notice, and if he noticed you looking well, he knows how you deduced it's origin.

[bumblesimagines]

Green Thumb

Part 5

Request: Yes or No

TW: Pietro dying imsosorry

I'm still unsure about love interests but I'm leaning towards Wanda and y/n having a brief romance and then Wanda goes to Vis and y/n goes to Bucky or someone else.

~

Sokovia was chilly but not too cold. It reminded you of the orphanage. Depressing, quiet, and not much interaction between the people around. You weren't surprised. War and bombs weren't something to celebrate. You directed people down the street with Clint, seeing some red energy moving around the streets as Wanda got to the civilians inside their homes. People slowly drove out of the city.

"All these people.. What happens if the city's destroyed?" You asked, frowning as you watched the mothers urge their children to walk faster and the elderly couples help each other.

"Well.. They'll find new homes somewhere else." Clint replied. You turned your head, making eye contact with Wanda. She frowned at Clint's words but stayed silent, looking away from you. You turned your head, hearing shouting and screaming.

"Shit." You whispered, feeling the roots wrap around your fingers. Wanda made a shield with her powers, buying time for the civilians around her to run. She grunted, falling to the ground. You quickly helped her up, hearing her whisper a thanks. You raised your hand, making the root shoot out and impale the robots head. You made a fist so the roots wrapped around the head, swinging your arm to the side and flinging it towards more robots. Wanda gave you a nod before walking away, helping some civilians up. You turned when an arrow whizzed past your head, breathing out a soft sigh.

"Unnecessary."

"It looked cool." Clint grinned. You rolled your eyes, approaching him. You felt the ground begin to tremble under your feet, the screaming getting louder.

"Clint?" You heard Ultron speaking through the robots.

"Stay next to me." Clint said, raising his bow and shooting an arrow at a robot. You nodded, raising your arms. The roots shoot out, wrapping around the neck of a robot and squeezing until the head shot up, making the body go limp. Wanda shot down one robot though you could see the fear in her eyes. She didn't know what to do and it was obvious. You looked up, seeing more robots flying in. Clint suddenly wrapped an arm around your waist, doing the same to Wanda and jumping through a window to avoid an explosion. He quickly sat up while Wanda whimpered and whispered panicked things under her breath.

"Wanda? Wanda, hey." You crawled towards her, placing a gentle hand on her arm. Clint frowned, scooting closer.

"You alright?" He asked gently.

"This is all our fault." She whimpered, hands trembling as she took in sharp breaths.

"Hey, hey, look at me." Clint called, watching her look at him with teary eyes.

"It's your fault, it's our fault, who cares? Are you up to this?" Clint asked, staring at her. Wanda didn't respond, still taking in quick breaths as her gaze flickered around.

"Look, I just need to know cause the city is flying."

"If you can't do this, you can leave with the civilians." You told her, gently rubbing her back.

"Look, the city is flying, we're fighting an army of robots, I have a bow and arrow, and (Y/N) is Mother Nature. None of this makes sense." Clint told her, grunting when the wall was shot at. Wanda flinched, leaning more against you.

"I can't do my job and babysit more than two people, okay?" You blinked at Clint's words, scoffing softly.

"It doesn't matter what you did or who you were. If you can't, stay here and I'll get your brother to come find you but if you step out that door, you are an Avenger." Clint said. Wanda stayed silent, thinking about his words. Clint stood up, getting three arrows ready.

"You coming?" Clint cocked a brow, kicking the doors open and stepping out. Wanda watched him go before meeting your eyes.

"You can do this, Wanda. Where's the girl who was able to put half of the Avengers out of commission?" You gave her a small smile. Wanda swallowed, hands clenching and unclenching.

"I-I'm scared."

"I am too. So is Clint, Cap, and everybody else. You know who's even more terrified? The civilians running around without a clue about what's going on. We have to ignore our fear in order to protect them because they're defenseless." You placed your hands on her shoulders, feeling her trembling. You gave her shoulders a squeeze. You noticed a small flower in the cracks of the floor, moving your hand over it and watching it grow. You plucked it from the ground, placing it into her shakey hands.

"You'll be okay." You stood up, feeling her gaze on you as you exited the building. You swallowed, hands tingling as you searching for roots underground. You found some, raising your hand and watching them shoot up from the ground, wrapping around some of the robots flying. They wrapped around them, making them explode. You turned your head, seeing Wanda outside. She took out three robots at once, panting softly and turning towards you and Clint. You relaxed, the ground shaking gently as the roots from underground retreated back down.

"We're all clear." Clint said.

"We are not clear. We are not clear at all." Steve responded, voice strained. You hummed, chuckling softly. A flash ran by, picking up Wanda.

"Keep up, old man!" Pietro called as he ran. Clint clenched his jaw, raising an arrow.

"Nobody would know." He muttered, thinking it over as you laughed softly. A gust of wind went by again before you were picked up as well.

"Oh, fuck me-" You held onto Pietro, eyes shutting as you felt the wind hitting you. You could hear Clint mumbling things about Pietro, calling him a quick little bastard. Pietro set you down besides Wanda, a hand on your back as you stumbled a bit.

"I forgot I had a bagel for breakfast." You whispered, finding your footing.

"You'll get used to it." Wanda said with a chuckle. She walked forward, hands glowing red.

"No, no, I don't think I will." You replied, raising your hand at a robot. You blinked when the ground suddenly opened beneath the robot, causing it to fall in.

"That's new." You mumbled, surprised as you closed your fist, the ground returning to normal. Pietro grunted when he was grazed by a bullet. The robots stopped momentarily so you and the twins quickly rounded up as many civilians as possible. You heard Natasha and Steve talking before hearing Fury. You spotted the aircrafts, letting out a sigh of relief. You directed the people to the aircrafts, watching them get on.

"Avengers, time to work for a living." Tony called. You walked back to the center, seeing the others. You turned to face Ultron, adrenaline pumping. You were definitely gonna take a nap once the mission was over.

"Is that the best you can do?!" Thor shouted at Ultron. In response, Ultron raised his arm, hundreds of robots running and flying in. Your shoulders slumped as Steve looked at Thor.

"You had to ask." He muttered.

"This is the best I can do." Ultron replied, smugness in his voice.

"This is exactly what I wanted. All of you against all of me. How could you possibly hope to stop me?" Ultron asked.

"Well.. Like the old man said.. Together?" Tony answered, hearing Hulk let out a cry. The center was quickly swarmed, robots coming in from above and the sides. You raised your arms and pulled apart, making the ground open.

"(Y/N), what the hell are you doing?"

"No clue but it's new and it's working." You glanced at Clint, bringing your arms together and crushing the robots stuck in the ground. Tony, Tony Jr, and Thor took care of Ultron while you and the others continued to fight. The robots began to retreat, giving you time to breath.

"You guys get to the boats. The air's getting thin." Steve ordered, looking over everyone.

"What about the core?" Clint asked.

"I'll protect it." Wanda announced, looking at Clint. "It's my job."

"Stay safe." You told her, brows raising. Wanda nodded.

"I will, Mother Nature." Wanda smiled softly. You returned the smile, following Natasha and Clint to a convertible. You got in the back, listening to Clint talk about some new plans for the home as he drove.

"Laura deserves a vacation." You called, staring up at the sky.

"That's what I've been saying! We need to go on an all girl vacation." Natasha said, earning a chuckle from you. You got out of the car, hearing Hulk grunting. Natasha quickly got out to go find him. You noticed a woman calling out for someone, frowning. Clint looked around for any movement, noticing a child stuck in the rubble.

"Clint-"

"Stay here." He instructed, getting off the boat and jogging towards the kid. You frowned, watching him. You heard gunshots, looking up and watching an aircraft shoot down, aiming right at Clint.

"Clint!" You screamed, getting off the boat and running towards him. You came to a slow stop, watching as Pietro's body fell over. You slowly walked towards him, getting down beside him. You pressed two trembling fingers to his neck but found no pulse. You looked at Clint through watery eyes, shaking your head. You swallowed, remembering the time when you were a child and healed an injured cat. You hovered your hand over one of the bullet holes, watching the root reach down but nothing happened. You frowned, feeling tears slip down your cheeks. You hadn't known him for long but you were looking forward to having a new friend.

"I'm sorry." You heard Steve's voice gently say, resting a hand on your shoulder. You sniffled and stood, watching Steve pick up his body and take him to a boat. You followed, mind blank. You knew death came with the job but Pietro had years ahead of him. Clint reunited the child with his mother, grunting as he took a seat. You did the same, staring down at his body. Clint lied down, resting his head on your lap.

"You don't have to become an Avenger, (Y/N)." Clint grunted softly. You swallowed, shaking your head.

"I'm just gonna need a therapist." You whispered, hearing Clint laugh softly.

~~~~~~~~~~

You smiled, watching the video of Nathaniel playing with the toy you bought him. Wanda looked over your shoulder, cooing softly.

"Is that him?" She asked softly. You nodded, chuckling.

"Nathaniel Pietro Barton." You cooed, watching him. Wanda hummed, resting her head on your shoulder.

"Hey, love birds." Sam greeted with a teasing grin. You looked up at him, rolling your eyes as Wanda shook her head.

"We aren't a couple." She reminded him.

"Mhm." Sam nodded slowly, sounding and looking completely unconvinced. You turned off your phone, looking over his outfit. Sam noticed, hands going to his hips.

"Looks dope, right?" He grinned, nodding to himself.

"So.. All you do is fly?" You asked, watching his face drop when Rhodes cracked up.

"Yes, I fly. That's.. That's cool, right?" Sam asked, looking at the others. You shrugged, giving him a playful smile.

"I mean.. He can fly, Vision can fly, Wanda can fly..." You trailed off, chuckling at his scowl. You stood up, nodding.

"Yes, it is cool that you can fly, Wilson. I'm just messing with you." You said, putting your phone away. You turned your head when Steve and Natasha entered.

"Avengers, assemble!" He called, code words for get in line. You walked forward, standing beside Vision and Wanda. Natasha met your gaze, smiling.

"Did you see the video?" She mouthed, clearly excited. You gave her a small nod, smiling softly.

"(Y/N), Dr. Cho wants to talk with you after training. She has some theories she wants to run by you." Steve told you, heading down the steps and standing in front of the line. You nodded. After Hulk disappeared, Dr. Cho had approached you to finally run those tests. You still had no idea what triggered your new ability to open up the ground and it was something you had to work on during training.

"Let's begin." Natasha crossed her arms, a grin on her lips. You swallowed, watching her. You shared a glance with Wanda, being sent off to different spots in order to show off everyone's abilities.

"Let's start with you, Barton." Steve said, standing infront of you as Natasha placed down a pot with dirt. You lifted your hands, humming softly and taking a step back. Steve and Natasha hesitantly did the same. You made a fist, watching the bonsai tree burst up, overgrown and roots spilling over the pot. The roots moved, movements following your fingers.

"How are you doing with your other abilities?" Steve asked, watching the roots. You swallowed, looking at him.

"Still working on it." You answered, lowering your hands. The tree retracted back into the pot. Laura had mentioned that if there was more to your powers, you could end up being the most powerful person on Earth. You just needed to figure out how to control them at any given moment. The two moved onto Wanda. You watched her show off her abilities. Pietro would be proud of her. You thought about him a lot. The way he sacrificed himself for Clint and the child. How broken Wanda looked.

You turned your head as the boat landed, watching people get out and be tended to by medics. Clint got up, leaving the boat as well with soft grunts. You spotted Wanda, relieved she had gotten to safety before the rock exploded. Wanda silently got on the boat, expression blank until she saw her brother. Her brows slightly raised, eyes watering as she gently got on the ground beside him. Soft sobs left her as she raised his head and placed it on her lap, gently running her fingers through his hair. Tears ran down her dirt and ash covered cheeks. You sat down beside her, wrapping gentle arms around her and pulling her against your body. Her sobs turned into cries. She cried until she couldn't anymore, letting them take away the body. She stared blankly at the spot where his body had lied, sniffling.

"I'm alone." She whispered. "I have no one."

"You have me."

[im-no-jedi]

MLWTBB: First Time For Everything

aka the (continued) journey into my self insert nonsense✨

chapter summary: Hunter single-handedly fights off some of Eldya’s droids, including one very unique from the rest...

notes: this is a continuation of my story, “My Life With The Bad Batch”; I highly recommend reading that first before this one! I created a few new planets for this story. I’m also not 100% versed in SW terminology, so forgive me if some things are labeled incorrectly! each chapter will be rated accordingly, as opposed to the overall fic. lastly, there is romance in this story. hope you enjoy! 💙

add. notes: this chapter was edited and proofread by my sis @jam-n-ham! thanks sis!! 😋💙

Chapter 12, 3800+ words, rated T (gun violence, physical violence, and destruction; it’s a Hunter chapter what did you expect 😝)

previous chapters: Prologue - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8 - Chapter 9 - Chapter 10 - Chapter 11

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It wasn’t easy being a soldier. Putting your own life at risk for the sake of protecting others was something most people would never willingly choose. But not all soldiers get a choice. The Clones of Jango Fett certainly didn’t. It’s what they were created for, after all. But things were different now. The war was over. Sure, most of the Clones still served under the Empire for the sake of protecting the peace. But not all of them lived that life anymore. The Bad Batch certainly didn’t. They’d chosen to leave and start a new life outside of war and the Empire.

Which made it all the more ironic that Hunter was currently on the run from a group of hostile droids.

He’d been running from them for a while now, having chosen to be the main distraction while everyone else focused on other things. His brief encounter with Hannah had been one of the few moments he’d gotten away from them, thankfully. It was still a wonder he’d been managing so well without any weapons whatsoever. But then again, he was pretty good at dodging any dangers that came his way. Quite literally when it came to the blaster fire he was currently on the receiving end of.

Only three of them were on his tail, which wouldn’t have been a big deal normally. And it probably wouldn’t have been so bad had he still been in the large grand assembly. But he’d taken a venture outside into the surrounding halls to search for the head droid Hannah had told him about, and it didn’t take long for him to encounter the three currently chasing him down.

To call it a chase was a stretch though. The droids moved fairly slow, about as fast as the B2 Super Battle Droids he’d fought many times before during the war. If anything, Hunter was gradually leading them down the hall, using himself as bait. He knew he had a better chance to fight them off in the grand assembly, as there was barely any place to hide in the hall they were currently in.  

Eventually, Hunter made it back to the chamber that led into the grand assembly. The giant doors to the assembly were still open, and he nearly ran straight inside, but an idea crossed his mind. There might be a way to take them all out without them even stepping foot inside the assembly.

With blaster fire still aimed in his direction, Hunter leapt to the side and stayed at the edge of the hall, waiting for the droids to get closer. As soon as the first one stepped into the chamber, Hunter jumped onto it and used his own weight to swing the droid around in the opposite direction, back at the others. The droid was still firing its blasters, and in the process of being swung around, it gunned down one of the other droids before attempting to grab at Hunter. It barely had time to switch its hands out before the other still standing droid began firing, attempting to hit Hunter. But Hunter was too quick and swung off the droid, sliding between its legs as it was gunned down by the last standing droid.

There was just the one left now. Hunter briefly looked back at it to make sure it was still following him, then quickly began making his way for the large doorway. Blaster fire continued to barely graze his armor as he stepped into the grand assembly. The droid advanced towards the doorway, with Hunter staying off to the side to avoid the blaster fire.  

As soon as the droid’s foot was in the doorway, Hunter slammed the panel for the doors, nearly crushing the controls. The massive doors began sliding shut and didn’t stop until the sentry droid was wedged between them, slowly being crushed by the weight of the doors.

“Karkin’ safety hazard,” Hunter huffed as the droid twitched and sparked from in-between the doors.

Chest heaving from exhaustion, Hunter slowly slid down the wall and practically plopped onto the floor. Finally, he could take a moment to catch his breath. Even while wearing his bandana, he had beads of sweat dripping down the sides of his face and lifted his helmet to wipe them off. A slight taste of blood was in his mouth, and he realized he’d accidentally bitten his own lip during that scuffle with the droids. He was used to the taste of blood and didn’t even give it another thought.

He knew he probably didn’t have long to rest. But in that moment of respite, Hunter reminded himself of why he was doing what he was doing. It was the same reason he did anything, really. He’d realized long ago, even before the war was over, that his motivation and loyalty belonged to his family. Of course he’d had loyalty to the Republic before too. But it was secondary to those closest to him. If anything, the creation of the Empire had only further proved that fact.

He may have been created for war, but Hunter knew his life meant nothing if he couldn’t take care of and protect his family. They were his life.

Hannah’s words from earlier suddenly crossed his mind, and he let out a small sigh. “I want you to be safe too.” At the time, he couldn’t fully express his feelings. But it had genuinely touched him to hear that from her, as unusual as it was. He knew she blamed herself for what had happened on Volruna. But it wasn’t her fault. If anything, it was his fault for letting her get to that point in the first place.

He’d nearly lost her that day too, after all. The memory was foggy, but he could remember seeing Hannah at the edge of that scaffolding with a blaster pointed at her face by Vin Drazundr. Through sheer willpower, Hunter had powered through his life-threatening injury and delivered a killing shot to that devilish man, the fool who’d tried to kill the woman he cared for so deeply. And he’d do it again if that’s what it took to protect her.

Perhaps that’s what Hannah had meant earlier as well. But... why?

Suddenly, something caught Hunter’s attention. He’d been tracking the droids and could identify them immediately by that point, and it sounded like there were a couple of them nearby. One was somewhere behind the stage and another somewhere in the highest balconies. Even though it would be easier to deal with the one behind the stage, it would be more trouble dealing with the one from the balconies from his position. He decided to take care of that one first.

By then, Hunter knew several ways of getting up to the balconies. He started by parkouring off a table to get to the closest balcony, then took one of the connecting stairways to get up one level higher. The droid was one more level up from what he could gather, although he hadn’t seen it yet. He decided to go the parkour route again and leapt off a table, this time grabbing onto a large wall sconce before leaping up onto the balcony.

There was still no droid to be seen. He could hear it though. And it was close.

As still as a statue, Hunter maintained his position and waited until the droid came into sight. To anyone else, the room would’ve sounded deathly silent. But the sound of approaching metallic footfalls was clearly hitting Hunter’s ears.

Like earlier, the large form of a sentry droid entered into the room, unaware of the man standing directly off to the side. And like before, Hunter leapt like a frog onto the droid’s back in an attempt to confuse it. Which he easily succeeded in doing. The droid began spinning around, trying to grab at Hunter, but its hands never found purchase. In the process, the droid stumbled over one of the nearby chairs and an entire table, with Hunter still stuck on its back. It was quickly headed for the edge of the balcony, just like Hunter had hoped. The droid flailed around a bit more before eventually flopping over the balcony, the weight of its massive upper torso quickly sending it over the edge without resistance. Hunter managed to grab the edge of the balcony before the droid toppled over and watched as it fell to the floor with a massive thud, instantly shutting down.  

The edge of the balcony was less stable than Hunter had thought though. The weight of the droid had crushed part of it, and the rest was on the verge of breaking from Hunter’s own weight now hanging off of it. It might’ve still been possible for him to swing up over the edge like he’d planned, but it was risky.

Then something else entirely suddenly caught the corner of Hunter’s eye. Movement from the stage. Another large figure stepping into view. The second droid had now emerged, probably from hearing the ruckus. It hadn’t noticed Hunter yet, but there was no doubt it would soon.

Hunter’s grip on the balcony edge was firm, but the edge itself was continuing to bend. He was running out of time and low on options. The only things he could see from where he was were the balcony he was hanging from, the floor far below him, the stage where the droid stood, and... the large chandelier hanging directly across from the balcony.

Oh boy. It was a stupid idea, but definitely not the stupidest one he’d ever had. Maybe.

Almost like it had heard how foolish the idea was, the droid finally noticed the man hanging off the balcony and began aiming at him. Hunter swung his legs back and forth to gain momentum, the balcony edge creaking the entire time. And just as the droid started firing, Hunter used the momentum to swing off the balcony and fly towards the chandelier.

Without issue, Hunter was able to grab one of the low hanging crystals of the chandelier and clung to it, wrapping his legs around the long crystal so he wouldn’t slip. He only had a moment to relish in his success before the droid continued its barrage of blaster fire. Like a primate swinging between branches, Hunter started making his way from crystal to crystal in an attempt to get to the other side. It was a hard enough feat to accomplish, but the blaster fire from the droid was also ricocheting off the crystals in all directions. A few of the crystals were blasted off entirely, falling to the floor below and shattering spectacularly.

Only one of the shots managed to hit Hunter, leaving a searing hole in one of his shoulder pads. Thankfully, his actual shoulder avoided any injury, but he knew he couldn’t risk another hit like that. The other side of the chandelier was getting close, which was going to bring about another problem. It was too far to any of the other balconies, and it would take a pretty decent swing to get to the other nearest chandelier.  

Then the problem began to worsen. The combined weight of Hunter hanging from it and the blaster fire from the droid were causing one of the chandelier’s supports to loosen.  

“Oh kriffin’ hell,” Hunter cursed to himself, still clinging to one of the crystals.

One more shot from the droid was all it took to break the support. Hunter was suddenly bombarded by a barrage of the large crystals as the chandelier fell to one side. It took all of Hunter’s strength to stay clung to the one crystal as he was continually smacked around due to the now sideways swinging chandelier.

The other support wasn’t going to last long. Hunter had to act quickly. He got another stupid idea, but at that point, anything would’ve been better than falling to the ground.

Using the momentum of the already swinging chandelier, Hunter swung his own body back as hard as he could. Then as the chandelier swung forward and broke from its last support, Hunter released his grip and went flying through the air. Both he and the chandelier crashed simultaneously, with him hitting the side of one of the balconies while the chandelier spectacularly crashed onto the floor below, sending shards of crystals flying in all directions.

Hunter had latched onto the balcony at the last second and had gotten the wind knocked out of him. He took a moment to let his vision clear before pulling himself up onto the balcony. “Stupid idea, still alive,” he huffed, leaning against the edge for support.

Unfortunately, he had completely forgotten about the droid still shooting at him. The droid’s aim still wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough to land a few blows right at the section of the balcony where Hunter was leaning against. Hunter reacted quick enough to avoid any injury, but not enough to avoid losing his balance. He cursed loudly as he once again found himself hanging off the edge of a balcony, only this time there was nowhere to go but down.  

In an effort to avoid the blaster fire, Hunter released his grip and fell to the floor, crashing onto one of the large tables.

The blaster fire stopped. Thinking its prey was now dead, the droid went back to patrolling the stage.

“Dumb droid,” Hunter grumbled to himself as he quietly rolled off the remains of the table. There was a throbbing pain now in his side from the impact, but not bad enough to hinder him.

Still keeping quiet, Hunter peeked around the table’s remains to get a better look at the single droid causing so many problems. It turned out that it was doing more damage than he initially thought. Shimmery gold stripes decorated the droid’s massive shoulders, and Hunter’s eyes went wide with realization. It was highly, highly likely that this was the head droid.

Time to finally end this, Hunter thought to himself, and he began carefully and quietly making his way over to the stage. Along the way, he picked up a small, sharp piece of metal that had broken off the chandelier to use as a makeshift weapon.

Without issue, Hunter made it up onto the stage, with the droid completely oblivious to his presence. Hunter kept the piece of metal clutched in his hand, ready to strike as soon as he got close enough.

A shattering noise suddenly caught both of their attentions. A crystal from one of the other chandeliers had fallen, most likely from getting blasted earlier. Hunter used that opportunity to go for the droid while it was distracted.

The droid lurched forward as Hunter jammed the makeshift weapon into its back. Its armor was tough, but the metal still pierced it. If someone like Wrecker had done it, the droid would’ve malfunctioned from the impact, easily. But it seemed that Hunter had managed to just wedge the metal into its back without much damage done. Not only that, but the metal seemed to be stuck as Hunter struggled to pull the piece out while the droid did its best to try and grab at him.

Eventually, Hunter was able to yank the metal piece back out, just as the droid swung around, knocking Hunter over with one of its long arms. The droid began advancing on him, hands now switched out to blasters. Before it could take a single shot, Hunter grabbed a nearby light projector in the floor and turned it around in an attempt to blind the droid. It worked, and the droid began randomly firing at the floor, missing Hunter completely.

The piece of metal wasn’t as sharp as his vibroblade, but Hunter was still able to take a good swipe at the droid’s left blaster and damaged it enough to render it unusable. As the droid turned to shoot at him, Hunter parkoured off the back wall to get to the other side of the droid. But he nearly slipped on a broken piece of crystal as he landed and was knocked down by the droid’s arm again.  

Now the droid was trying to smash him, having given up on using its blasters. Hunter rolled around to avoid getting hit, eventually sliding himself between the droid’s legs to get behind it. But as he came to his feet, Hunter felt one of his legs get grabbed by the droid. He tried to break free, but the droid’s grip was too tight. With a hefty hurl, the droid chucked Hunter into the back wall, knocking him for a loop.  

Everything was spinning. Hunter just saw a big gray blur reaching down for him and could do nothing to stop it. Now held up by an arm, Hunter tried to focus on what was happening. By the time his vision was restored, he realized the droid had its other blaster pointed straight at him.  

There was no way for him to break free from the droid’s grasp. But he didn’t need to.

With a loud grunt of effort, Hunter used his free hand to jab the piece of metal he still held straight into the barrel of the blaster. The droid’s arm sparked and shivered, and it released its grip on Hunter. Hunter began scooting away from the droid as it aimed its blaster at him, but it backfired and blew the entire arm off.

An audible thud resounded through the large room as the head droid hit the floor of the stage, unmoving.

Hunter practically collapsed on the floor in relief. “I... hate... droids,” he griped as he tried to catch his breath.

He only rested for a few minutes before going over to inspect the now dead droid. It didn’t appear to be much different aside from the golden stripes on its shoulders, but there was no doubt in Hunter’s mind that it was the head droid. Instinctually, Hunter attempted to contact the others to let them know what had happened, but he’d forgotten his helmet was still busted and let out a sigh. He needed to find them, but by the stars was he tired.

For the first time since he’d gotten there, Hunter let out a chuckle. The scolding voice of Hannah telling him to “take it easy” and “don’t work yourself so hard” came to mind, and he couldn’t help but smile. He’d told her the same things before, of course, and she’d given him a similar nonchalant response. It had always fascinated him how different the two of them were, but more so how similar they were. And because of that, he thought she was a perfect match for him.

If only his thoughts from earlier didn’t continue to plague his mind...

Suddenly, Hunter heard something at one of the doors. It sounded like something, or someone, trying to get the door open. He couldn’t one hundred percent pinpoint who or what it was though, so he took a defensive position behind the body of the head droid. Hopefully it wasn’t another threat of some kind...

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“Go, go!! Keep running!!”

Things had taken a turn for the worse after Hannah took it upon herself to lead Sneech and his small group of other servants to safety. At first, it seemed as though all the droids had stayed further in the building. But they’d accidentally come across several of them in the main hall and were now on the defensive. Hannah was still the only one with a weapon and was focused on drawing the droids’ fire while the others ran for their lives.

“You’ll never be able to take on all of these droids by yourself!” Sneech protested, hiding behind a large decorative pot.

“And you don’t stand a chance at all!” Hannah shouted back before firing a few shots back at the droids. “Just go and make sure the others get out of here!”

Whether it was fear or genuine concern that was keeping Sneech from listening to her, Hannah didn’t know. All she knew was that Sneech was probably right. But it didn’t matter. If this is what it took to protect the others, then she would do it. Even if she was constantly lamenting past decisions in the back of her mind.

“Next time the boys offer me blaster lessons, I’m saying yes,” she thought to herself as she let off a few more shots.

Then all of a sudden, the firing stopped. All at once, the droids went slack, the glowing red of their eyes now dimmed. They had shut down.

“It appears one of your friends has succeeded in destroying the head droid!” Sneech exclaimed.

Hannah practically collapsed against the wall. Her vision blurred for a moment as she felt like she could finally relax in what felt like forever.

One of the nearby doors suddenly opened, spooking Hannah enough that she nearly shot whatever was about to emerge. A large gray figure appeared in the hall... but it wasn’t a droid.

“Hannah!!” The loud, boisterous voice of Wrecker exclaimed as he threw his hands in the air excitedly.  

Immediately, he rushed over to her and scooped her up in his arms, swinging her around as he hugged her. She went into a joyful fit of laughter and practically squeezed the life out of him from how hard she hugged his neck.

“Looks like you managed to help after all,” came the voice of Echo, who walked up beside them. As soon as Wrecker set Hannah down, she rushed over to Echo and flung her arms around him in a tight hug, much to his surprise.

“Echo, you’re my best friend in the entire galaxy,” Hannah breathlessly stated, clutching the sides of Echo’s helmet. “Sorry, I just wanted to tell you that.”

Hannah couldn’t see it, but Echo was both blushing and smiling happily.

“So which one of these was the head one?” Wrecker said, poking at one of the dead droids.

“None of them,” Sneech answered. “I assumed one of you was responsible for offing it.”

Echo immediately contacted Omega and Tech to see what their situation was. Apparently, they were in a similar place, fending off some droids who randomly stopped operating. “We assumed it was one of you who had done the deed,” Tech stated.  

“It must’ve been Hunter!” Omega added. “Wherever he is...”

“Wait, he’s not with you?” Hannah worriedly questioned into her own comlink.

“No...” Omega solemnly replied. “We never got to him before running into those droids...”

That was all Hannah needed to hear. Immediately, she broke into a run down the hall, ignoring whatever was being shouted at her from the others. They would be fine. But she had to find Hunter.  

[rosie-with-knives]

I am asking you about deretima! it sounds very interesting! what's it about? I've only seen Rae talking about it occasionally and that's about the extent of what I know.

first off, congratulations on being the first person on tumblr to actually ask me about it. I may have freaked out for a bit. It's very exciting for me

Short answer, I'm working on A Book and Deretima is the world it is set on. Rae (as well as a handful of others) know a lot about it because I bounce ideas off of them in our discord server. I create best with people to soundboard for me. Occasionally they come up with cooler things than I would have ever thought of and they're so nice to let me take those ideas and run. Shout out to @raeofsunshin for the art in particular. They make that of their own free will and choice and it quite nearly makes me cry every time.

Very very long answer under the cut.

I'm going to organize this the best I can but I do get very excited and tend to ramble a bit. Apologies in advance.

A Brief History Of Deretima

The world of Deretima was created by four gods, a family, who came to this universe and shaped it to their whims. The Father, The Mother, The Son, and The Daughter willed it into existence by sheer belief and consequently, belief is a quantifiable thing in this world that can, and has, changed reality. After The Daughter created humans, the Old Gods (as they became known) went to war. This event is later known as the Great Breaking and left The Daughter as the sole ruler of this world. I've posted a short story of this here.

Unfortunately, full godhood responsibilities are really too much for one person. Too much for 4, even. So The Daughter, now known as The Bloody One, sought to create more gods to help her out. The first one she created was The Spider (front and center in Rae's art here. They have more, too, though I'm not sure if it's been posted.) I love the Spider. She's the god of manipulation and lies and truth and death and the bonds between everything and also she holds reality together. There's a full pantheon of about 15 gods, known in different cultures by different names and with varying sets of powers and strength. The ones most believed in are the ones most powerful. Also featured in Rae's art are The Friend (top right), The Bloody One (top left), The Siren (bottom left), and the Pirate (bottom right). This art by @mrs-brightside00 features The Keeper (red) and The Dancer (blue) and links to a different short story I wrote based on a tumblr prompt. I hope to finish it someday.

A list of the gods and a short description of their domains: -The Spider (truth and lies, manipulation, death, bonds. By far the most powerful god) -The Engineer (life and creation, creativity, the patron god of the Sunborn and inheritor of the Son's powers) -The Keeper/Living Hearth/Protector (god of protection, and of hearth and home. Known mainly as The Keeper to the Mer and as The Living Hearth among land dwelling races, short story here) -The Archivist/Knowledgeable/Lost (god of teaching and learning and knowledge, also of wanderers and loss of memory, patron to many nomadic tribes and also has the most extensive church system. It makes sense with the story I promise) -The Blacksmith (god of fire and stone, patron of the Forged and inheritor of the Mother's powers. See short story here) -The Dancer (god of sailing and navigation, also music and dance, primarily known among the Forged of the island of Levk) -The Siren (god of the sea, betrayal, and romantic love, patron of the Mer and inheritor of the Father's powers) -The Pirate Queen (another god of sea and sailing and war, fairly limited powers as she is not well known but not a force to be reckoned with) -The Warmonger (god of war) -The Spirit (god of revolution, alcohol, and parties) -The Friend (god of friendship and platonic love and the bonds between people specifically) -The Doctor (god of medicine) -The Devourer (god of destruction and needless violence) -The Grower (god of farming and harvests and feasts) -The Betrayed (god of revenge, anger, and spite)

The Races on Deretima

In the Great Breaking, some groups of humans turned away from the Daughter, their creator, and sought the protection of the other Old Gods in order to survive. There are still humans on Deretima, but there are 3 other races as well.

The Forged -Most simply put, they're a weird mix of tolkien-esque dwarves and elves -This race pleaded with the stones of the mountains to save their lives and turned themselves into living statues. See the short story linked under the Blacksmith in the list of gods. -They have skin of literal stone, hair that is metal, and eyes and fingernails of real gemstones -Forged tend to live for 500 years or so. A 'baby' Forged is carved by a master craftsman in an adult body (they do not grow) and brought to life by ritual. They mature more slowly than humans, taking about twice as long to develop, which isn't much but due to their culture are not really considered adults until about age 100 -Rae's art that drew you here has a Stoneborn named Lazuli in the middle left panel

The Sunborn -Simple explanation, dryads or Ents. Literal plant people -A baby Sunborn is created when a parent (can be any race) picks a plant they love and carries it around for a year and a day, loving it and caring for it and believing in it until it becomes a child -Sunborn can be any variety of plant. Sedentary village communities tend to be composed of 1-3 varieties. The nomadic tribes are a different story -Lifespan tends to be comparative to humans but there are a few outliers due to choice of plants. Things like specific kinds of trees can live as a Sunborn up to 200 years, but come with their own drawbacks and are rarely chosen for children.

The Mer -fairly standard mermaids/mermen -Mer come in many water creature species, with not much pattern or rhyme to it. The belief is that each person is born with the form that most suits their personality. The most common ones are reef-fish and other shallow ocean varieties, though both freshwater and deep sea varieties pop up on occasion -lifespan is usually equivalent to a standard human with the exception of the deep sea Mer, which can live 200-300 years

The Book

I haven't titled my current book yet, but it follows a young man named Kesil on his journey to figure out why an angry god slaughtered his town, leaving only him behind. It's a journey of self discovery and overcoming biases and becoming a better person. It's also a story of a dude who is a bit of a dumbass becoming a champion of the god of Knowledge unwittingly. It's also a romance between said dumbass and a wonderful capable woman named Kahani who is a badass in her own right and I love her (the romantic sub plot is really just a sub plot, and may take multiple books to complete, but I love their relationship a lot). I really thought I had posted more about them on here but I can't find any of it. Here's some short answers about Kesil, Kahani, and another character named Tasma.

I'm really hoping to have finished writing this book by the end of this year, but life is nuts and I can't promise any timeline. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get it published traditionally or if I'll need to self-publish but I WILL have books about Deretima in my hands. Someday.

Thank you so much for asking!! I've probably overwhelmed you a bit and I apologize but if you're curious about anything or want to know more just hit me up!!! I love to talk about my world

[fanfic-cave]

Request incoming 😄 Since I love your OC Sera so much and Hunter / Omega as Dad / Daughter how about they teach Omega random daily stuff? Like swimming, dancing, singing, ice skating, baking or building an enormous sand castle. Something nice. And then the rest of the batch comes and they all have fun together. Like the big family that they are (at least in my head)

Okay that's not specific at all but I love the random nice familytime 💙

Breather

Rating: SFW/PG-13

Word Count: 2.2k

Pairing: Hunter x Fem Jedi!OC

Warnings: People in swimsuits/swimming, kissing/romance, star wars swears, alotta fluff.

Summary: Sera and the Bad Batch decide to take a day off. They enjoy some time relaxing and having fun, and Sera gets the opportunity to teach Omega how to swim.

Authors note: This is in response to a request, and I was really feeling some fluff. I like the idea of writing a chapter or two where its more relaxed and they get to spend some happy fun times together. Hope you enjoy!

@mangoberry99

The swimwear felt strange against Sera’s body. I don’t think I’ve ever worn something like this, she contemplated internally.

She frowned and looked at herself. She had picked this up at her last stop at a planet with a decent market, where they sold good clothes. The suit was a more modest 2 piece; swim shorts and a top with thin straps, and it exposed some of her back as well as a small strip of her midriff. The shorts were an emerald green, and the top was patterned with the same color green along with white and brown.

This is kriffing weird. She never wore anything so exposed, or tight. Not in public anyways. She then shoved away her thoughts, gathered her belongings, and ran off to meet up with the rest of the group.

They all really needed a break. Doing supply runs and odd jobs while avoiding being hunted by the empire was surprisingly draining. Sera had the idea that the group all go explore the lake just a few miles off of where she currently took up residence. She had crossed it several times while exploring on her own. The lake was a decent size, in a remote area, and it didn’t look like any creatures were living inside it, which seemed as good as it could get.

Sera wrapped herself up in a cloak she had and headed down to the lake, ready to meet them there. After walking a few minutes through a forested area, she could see the lake within distance, and noticed everyone was there.

Hunter was with Omega, they were both by the shallow part. Omega was kicking up water and laughing, clearly enjoying herself. Wrecker was already completely soaked, and was swimming more towards the deeper end, although he looked a bit awkward as he swam. Crosshair wasn’t near the water, and had opted to sit on one of the folding chairs they brought along. Tech was closer to the edge of the water, datapad in hand, and he looked to be researching, as well as taking dedicated notes. Echo had joined Crosshair at the safe distance away from the water, but he seemed to be relaxing. Sera had noted they all wore their swim clothes as she had requested.

“Hey!” She smiled and waved at the group, still holding onto her cloak. Everyone’s heads turned in her direction. “Sera!” Omega waved back enthusiastically. She wore a one piece swimsuit and had already gotten wet. She ran over to greet Sera, Hunter following close behind.

“This was such a good idea!” She jumped excitedly. “Of course it was kid.” Sera smiled at her and ruffled her hair, to which Omega responded by laughing. Sera’s eyes went up to Hunter now. He had green swim shorts on and wasn’t wearing a shirt, and it looked like he looked like he had been splashed a few times. Sera drew from her memory the last time she saw Hunter's shirtless body when he was injured back in Dantooine, and suddenly she felt her heart rate pick up.

“Hey Hunter.” Sera did her best to sound casual, and also made a point to stare at his face, not his chest. Hunter smirked at her, and then nodded in greeting. “I have to agree with Omega,” Tech began speaking. “This trip has given me the opportunity to analyze the flora on this planet, and a body of freshwater seems to affect the plant growth nearby…” Tech went on and Sera began to zone out. After a minute of pretending to listen, Sera turned her head over to Echo and Crosshair.

“Hey! Are you two going to be lazy banthas the whole time?” She shouted at the two clones who were several feet from the waters edge. Echo lifted his head up, and seemed irritated at Sera. “I have a feeling that going in water isn’t going to turn out well for me.” He then lifted his prosthetic hand and gestured to the rest of his body. “Oh.” Sera felt a little bad for just shouting at him. Of course the water would mess with his machine parts. She quickly wrote him off and turned her attention to Crosshair. “What’s your excuse, blaster brain?” Sera found herself growing a little more comfortable with Crosshair lately, and she expressed it by calling him whatever bad name or insult came to her head.

“Kark off.” Crosshair replied. Sera liked to think he was feeling the same way, as they both threw the insults back and forth at each other like it meant nothing. “Crosshair can’t swim!” Wrecker yelled to the group, still swimming in the water. He laughed and splashed water in Crosshairs direction, but only got Hunter, Omega, and Sera slightly wet. Crosshair growled in Wreckers direction, to which Sera raised an eyebrow at. “So if we threw you into the lake-”

“Try me, mir’sheb.” Crosshair glared at Sera warningly. She laughed at him and raised her hands up, palms facing him. “Fine, fine.” He rolled his eyes at her, and continued to sit in his chair. Sera felt Omega grab her hand and she looked down at her.

“Hunter was helping me learn to swim, could you come too, Sera?” Omega looked up at you eagerly. Sera looked at Hunter and he shrugged at you, trying to convey he didn’t mind one way or the other. Kriff it. “Sure Omega,” Sera tossed aside her cloak, along with her insecurities. “By the time we’re through, you’ll be swimming laps.” Omega cheered to herself. Sera smiled down at her and began walking into the water.

While walking past him, Sera looked to Hunter and made eye contact with him for a brief moment. He had a wide eye, nearly slack jawed look adopted on his face. When their eyes met each other, he quickly corrected the expression and looked away from her, heading into the water with the two of them. Is he blushing? Sera smiled to herself at the thought.

Hunter and Sera actually made a decent team with teaching Omega. He helped keep her afloat, and taught her the basic form in simple terms. Sera would step in to encourage Omega, or join Hunter in explaining or correcting her form, even swimming alongside her. Omega was a surprisingly fast learner, and was paddling after 15 minutes had passed.

“Are you sure this is your first time swimming?” Sera remarked questioningly, as Omega circled around her in the lake. “Yup! You guys are great teachers!” Sera doubted that they were that good, and chalked it up to the fact that she was raised on Kamino, which was a saltwater planet. It probably didn’t make sense, but she didn’t want to think about any alternative reasoning.

“That’s not us kid, you’re a good learner.” Hunter added his comment as she continued swimming. He was watching her closely, and Sera could tell he was being protective over her. The thought made her laugh to herself, since Omega had grown to be plenty capable on her own. Who was she kidding though? Sera was pretty sure everyone was protective of her. After all, she had been keeping a close eye on Omega too.

The afternoon passed by quickly. Sera and Wrecker pulled a prank and managed to splash Crosshair. With Wreckers strength and Sera’s use of the force, their combined efforts was just enough for the water to reach Crosshair. He was pissed of course, but they all had a good laugh. Omega and Wrecker played games in the water, with Sera occasionally joining. Echo had dozed off a few times. Eventually, Tech dipped his toes in the lake and surprised Sera with how adept he was at swimming. As the sun dipped down and it began to grow dimmer, everyone decided it was a good time to head back.

“We have to come back again!” Omega remarked, towel around her shoulders as she walked ahead with Wrecker and Echo. Crosshair was at the head of the group, and had been the first to start leaving. “I’m sure we’ll get to come again.” Sera spoke to Omega, and really did hope they could find time to do things like this, instead of missions and hiding. Sera stopped and everyone in front of her continued walking. She tried to dry herself off with her cloak, still feeling soaked. The cloak didn't do much, and it was now too wet to be of any use. She felt herself shiver a bit.

“Here.” Hunter approached her from behind, offering her a large towel. He was in close proximity to her, and she could hear him breathing. She had to concentrate to keep her own breathing steady. “Thanks.” She took the towel and wrapped it around herself, then continued walking. Hunter joined her and they walked together, now more distant from the rest of the group. Being alone with him reminded her of the last time they were alone together. Right. The kissing. She felt her heart skip a beat as she remembered it.

“Thank you, for today.” Hunter pulled Sera from her thoughts. She realized there had been at least a minute of silence. Sera continued to look forward and smiled. “It was no problem. Thanks for coming.” She smiled in his direction and he glanced at her. She felt herself shiver again, and couldn’t tell if it was because she was cold, or if it was a reaction from his stare.

“Still cold?” Hunter asked. “Just a bit.” Sera answered quickly, and looked away from him. “Thank you. For the towel, though-” Her stammering was interrupted when Hunter put his arm around her. He rubbed her toweled arm on the opposite side, trying to warm her up with some friction. Sera was caught off guard, and audibly gasped. “Sorry, this should help you warm up, if you’re okay with it.” Hunter looked down to her questioningly, and had stopped his movements.

Sera reached up and grabbed his hand as she began to speak. “Of course, you just surprised me. Not the first time that's happened though.” She smiled up at him, almost smirking at the memories that flickered through her mind. Hunter laughed quietly at her expression. “Yeah, you get your fair share of it too.” He pulled her in as he spoke, and Sera could feel his warmth from his body, with the more exposed part of her arm making contact with his skin. Electricity sparked through her body from feeling his touch.

They walked in silence for another minute, content with sharing each other's company, and body heat too. “We’re almost back.” Sera spoke up after some time had passed. The path was familiar to her, and she recognized they would turn a corner up ahead and her home would be within sight. Hunter stopped, and with his arm around Sera she stopped along with him. She looked up to him questioningly. “You okay?” She watched him expectantly, waiting for him to say something.

Suddenly, he turned and pulled her into him, planting a kiss on her lips. A small squeaking noise escaped her, and then she relaxed and returned the kiss. One of Hunter's hands was on Seras cheek, the other wrapped around her, palm flat on her back. Sera reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in and herself up to better reach him. Although the kiss was gentle, she could feel the passion behind it. He stroked her cheek first, and then ran his fingers through her hair. Sera felt a sigh escape her, and she returned his kisses more eagerly now. After a minute of kissing, Hunter was the first to break away, but returned to plant a kiss on her forehead.

“Well, I didn’t expect that.” Sera looked up to him as he pulled back to see her face. “I had to do that again. I would say sorry, except I’m not.” Hunter held her gaze with no hesitation, and Sera could tell he was sincere. “Well, I’m glad you’re not.” She reached up to kiss his cheek, and they stood for a moment, embracing each other. She listened to his breathing, leaning her head on his shoulder. Hunter made small circles on her back with his hand, and rested his head on top of hers. She wished they could stay here like this.

“I have a feeling we won’t get to have another day like today for a while.” Sera nodded after Hunter spoke. They seemed to be on the same wavelength more often than not lately, almost like they knew what the other was thinking. She pulled away and sighed. “Who knows. Maybe we’ll get lucky.” She and Hunter looked at each other for another moment, and Sera could tell her lack of confidence in her statement showed. She then turned away and began to walk forward.

Let me have this, Sera thought as they walked together. Hunter intertwined his hand with hers. Just let me- let them breathe for a minute, before we get thrown back into the flames.

She didn’t know who she was pleading with internally, but she continued to silently hope they could keep their moment of peace.

[duxhess-kryzewan]

please write satine/siri/obi-wan oh my gosh!!!

- Types - 

Satine was not a jealous woman. 

There were a few things that were very unbecoming of a Duchess. Jealously was certainly one of them, and she had always been very keen on keeping her emotions - especially one so negative - in check. After all, jealousy never helped anything. 

Really, she should be jealous of Siri Tachi. The galaxy had presented her with perhaps the only other person Obi-Wan Kenobi had ever harbored some form of feelings for. 

But the other woman was so polite and welcoming that she had a hard time hating her. 

That too would be rather unbecoming. 

In light of recent years, specifically the rekindling of their romance, she had learned not to doubt his feeling for her. They were as genuine as hers for him despite the circumstances being what they were. It was clear to both of them that they would never have an orthodox relationship, and that at any given point the universe could force them apart, but for now they were making die with what they had been given. 

“This is Siri.” He had said when she arrived at the Senate building. He had explained how she had been on a months long excursion on the outer rim with her former master, and that she had only just returned. 

Clearly they were quite good friends. 

“Pleasure to meet you, Master Tachi.” 

The other woman had smiled; a grin so warm that she couldn’t help but smile back. 

“The pleasure is mine, your grace. Obi-Wan often talks about the era of peace you brought to Mandalore. A noble accomplishment.” 

Something flutters in her chest and for a brief moment she wonders just what he says about her when she isn't around.

"Thank you, truly. It means a great deal to have supporters of my cause. The senate often isn't."

​Siri glances over at Obi-Wan, eyebrow raised in amusement, "You certainly weren't lying," She looks back to Satine, "He had told me you were very firm in your efforts to stay out of the war."

She recalls a conversation they had during their year on the run. Obi-Wan had told her about the feelings he once had for Siri. He and the other Jedi had been friends since they were children at the temple. More than once during their training with their respective Masters did they end up working together. Somewhere, he had said, the mutual admiration and respect they harbored for one another grew into something a bit more. 

But they were young then. Much too immature and focused on their futures to ever allow it to go farther than mutual affection. Becoming Jedi was much too important to the both of them to ever jeopardize that chance. 

She didn't know what it said about herself knowing that he almost gave it all up to be with her. 

Siri tucks a lock of sandy hair behind her ear and for a moment Satine has to refrain from laughing. It didn't take much to recognize that Obi-Wan has a type, if their blonde tresses and blue eyes were anything to go by. 

"I've found you have to be in the midst of wartime."

Something flashes across the other woman's eyes for a moment; the slightest tinge of sadness at the mention of the war. It seemed she too was less than supportive of the ongoing violence. 

She really would never be able to dislike this woman. 

Siri reaches out towards her, gripping onto her hand and giving a reassuring , "Your efforts do not go unnoticed by us who want to protect the galaxy; I do hope you know that."

In another life perhaps - whether she been born a Jedi or Siri been born a Mandalorian - they would have been friends. 

Satine smiles, "Thank you, master Tachi."

Siri nods respectfully, "Its been a pleasure to finally meet you, but if you'll excuse me, I have to go prepare for a departure with the 313th legion soon."

​The Jedi master turns to walk away, but stops herself before she takes another step and looks to an unusually quiet Obi-Wan. A look is passed between them, an expression that only the two worn torn Jedi would be able to understand. Satine knows it's a message she'll never be able to read; a secret understanding between two fighters battling a war. 

Siri reaches her hand out and places it on his shoulder. Even from the few feet of space between them she could make out just how firmly her fingers gripped on to him. 

"Take care of yourself Obi-Wan."

Obi-Wan nods and places his hand on top of her own, squeezing it for a fraction of a second, "Be safe, Siri."

Satine watches as Siri makes her way down the hall and away from them. She wonders, briefly, if her affections for Obi-Wan still lingered within her. Her heart aches for the other woman at the thought; she too knows how hard it is to walk away from him. 

"Would you like me to escort you back to your suite, Duchess?"

His voice pulls her out of the trance she found herself in and suddenly she realizes that they're still in the Senate building, surrounded by people less than privy to their entanglements. 

"I suppose I can allow it."

Her offers her his arm which she graciously accepts. It felt right; her hand wrapped around the crook of his elbow while he lead her through the winding halls of the building. If she tries hard enough she can make herself believe they're strolling through the halls of Sundari palace, free from the constraints of their duties. 

Reality swiftly moves in though. 

"I like her." Satine finally says as they step into the elevator. 

"People like Siri are rare," He says, "She's very pure of heart; something that's hard to find in times of war."

"I see why the two of you get along so well then." She notes. Obi-Wan was as altruistic as they come, something she too found to be a rarity.

"You're a rarity too." 

His gaze falls to the floor. if she looked closely, she would be able to make out the blush hidden behind red stubble. Even now, years later, he still reverted back to a nervous Padawan when paying her a compliment. She would be lying if she said she didn't enjoy his nervousness. 

"As are you, dearest."

He looks up just as the elevator doors slide open and grins at her before leading her gently into the hallway. She had long since dismissed her guards upon their arrival, stating that she was more than well protected while inside the Senate provided suites. 

In reality it just made sneaking him in much easier.

He shuts the door behind them, and she's already working on unraveling her hair from it's ornate hair piece.

"She's very fond of you, you know." She comments.

His expression is hard to read; a mix somewhere between curious and confused. 

"Siri and I have known each other for a long time," He says, walking closer to her, "She's certainly saved my life a time or two. I'm rather grateful she was at my side at times."

"Well then I too am grateful," Satine says, smiling at him, "I rather like having you around."

Obi-Wan laughs before pressing a kiss to her forehead. She tries to visit Coruscant as often as she can, though never as often as she would like. It had been almost half a year since they had seen one another.

Satine stands on her tip-toes and catches his mouth with her own, smiling against his lips. 

"I feel compelled to point out that you, Obi-Wan Kenobi, certainly have a type."

He abruptly pulls away from her, "I beg your pardon?"

She cups his face between her hands and laughs, "It's not by sheer coincidence that every woman you've ever had fancied are blue eyed blondes; and I have a feeling Master Tachi is just as steadfast in her convictions as I am."

She really should not like the woman. 

He lets out a deep breath and she suddenly realizes that he had been nervous since the moment she ran into them. 

"Siri is a valued ally friend," He finally says, taking one of her hands in his own and bringing it to his lips, "But I do hope you know that whatever affection I harbored for her in my youth is nothing more than respect and admiration now, and there's certainly only one person I fancy in all the galaxy."

Trusting Obi-Wan was never a difficult decision for her. She trusted him with her life, heart, and soul. Even in the fleeting moments of insecurity she felt in the other woman's presence, she knew Obi-Wan would never intentionally do anything to harm her feelings. Or Siri's, for that matter. 

"You're in luck then, Master Kenobi," She whispers, draping her arms lovingly around his shoulders, "Because I very much fancy you too."

He kisses her again and everything feels okay. 

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Note: While I do love fics with Satine being a bit jealous over her Jedi Knight, I also think that Satine 100% would be down with supporting other women and not being petty because her man had a crush back when they were kids. 

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2020 Remadora Fanfic Recommendations

So these are not all of my favorites because there are so many, many to choose from but these are. Also I rarely read fluff, so I struggled with that list, sorry. I have put an * next to any story that is fabulous read by has been abandoned.  

MutliChapter Rec

1. If Only by LoquaciousLupin

Tonks meets a mysterious, charming and handsome man at a muggle bar, imagine her surprise when the next time she bumps into him is at her first Order meeting! Will they continue their flirtatious relationship or push aside their feelings in the name of the Order?

Rating: K  Status: Complete

2. The Bureaucratic Error by Iniga

After his death, Remus finds himself 5 years in the past, having undone Voldemort's defeat and Teddy's birth. He's going to need his old friend Sirius to help him with this one.

Rating: T   Status : Incomplete* 

3. Chasing Grindylows by Firetoflame

She pens the note on official Ministry letterhead. Remus Lupin, it reads. You are hereby summoned to attend an Auror interview regarding case file number 713, suspect to be named, Sirius Black. You are required to attend promptly at nine o'clock on the morning of Tuesday the twenty-first. Sincerely, Nymphadora Tonks, Auror Department

Rating: M Status: Complete 

4. Lycanthropy, Love and Other Curses by Thora Jane

This is the story of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks from beginning...to end.

Rating: T    Status: In-Progress (last updated on 12/13/20)

5. A Marriage of Convivence? by BDA 

The Ministry of Magic is preparing to pass new and extremely restrictive laws against magical beings. The Order must scramble to protect Remus, who will be greatly affected by the restrictions on werewolves. Thankfully Dumbledore has a solution. It is decided that Remus will marry Tonks - a pretend relationship to take advantage of a loophole in the laws. Will it work? How will the pair find being married to each other? 

Rating: E       Status: Complete

6. A Crinkle of Fate by AFaith1192 

What if you were given a second chance? An opportunity to change everything... At the last minute before dying, Nymphadora Tonks makes a desperate wish; a wish to save more than one life. But changing the future has a price, and she will have to learn how to pay it. 

Rating: T Status: In-Progress (last updated on 11/15/20)

7. Flying Colours Series by TauraNorma 

The ‘Flying Colours’ trilogy follows Lupin and Tonks’ romance across the canon timeline, from the beginning of the Order of the Phoenix until the end of the Deathly Hallows. 

Rating: E      Status: In-Progress 

8.  Snapshots by brainyisalwayssexy

Mini scenes and moments that could’ve, should’ve been in the films, but weren’t. Movie-canon semi-compliant. Not meant to make sense from chapter to chapter, and not in chronological order.

Rating: M Status: In-Progress (last updated on 12/21/20)

9.Muggle AU Series by AyashiTetsuko132

A school teacher with a rebellious past. A punk musician with a dynamic present. They have an interesting future together.

Rating: T Status: Complete 

10. Protection Detail by LoquaciousLupin

As she can't actively be involved with the search for Black, Tonks is sent to co-ordinate the protection of Hogwarts and Harry Potter whilst Sirius is on the loose. Whilst there, she befriends a charming but secretive new professor. Set during Prisoner of Azkaban. AU in later chapters. Rated for language! Remus/Tonks centred fic.

Rating: T Status: Incomplete (last updated 06/27/20)

11. Worth the Risk by HeadintheCloudsForever

AU. Odyssey-length long fic. Tonks/Remus. Following an Order mission gone horribly wrong that results in Tonks becoming gravely wounded, she meets Remus Lupin when he and Moody rescue her, and Dumbledore assigns Lupin as her new partner for the year, and during the painful time of healing as the young witch recovers from her injuries, she slowly begins to warm up to the man and falls in love with him. Remadora.

Rating: T        Status: Complete 

Angst/Hurt/Comfort

1. I Can't Tell Her by accio_spaceman

He couldn't tell her- it would ruin everything. But can he stop himself? Originally written about Remadora but written in such a way that you could make it about pretty much anyone. 

Rating: K    Status: Complete 

2. In Denial by secretfanficlover

Remus and Tonks try their best to prevent Tonks from becoming pregnant, a war wasn't the time or place for a child, but Teddy was going to become part of the family whether they liked it or not.

Rating: K  Status: Complete 

3. The First Goodbye by couldbemoresonic

“I’m leaving. Albus,” he nodded to the Hogwarts Headmaster, who nodded in return, “has asked me to go into the Underground to help with recruiting.” A few people gasped, Molly audibly said, “Remus no, that’s far too dangerous!” Remus didn’t look at Molly Weasley though. He found himself instead, looking directly into the pale grey eyes of Nymphadora Tonks.

Remus leaves to be a Werewolf spy for the Order, but stops in to say goodbye first.

Rating: G  Status: Complete 

4. Clearing the Desk by HecateA

Harry inherited a certain someone's desk in the Auror Office and finds out just how many slices of someone's life can be contained in a couple of drawers. Oneshot. 

Rating:   K  Status: Complete 

5. For the Sake of the Daughter by Gilpin 

Tonks brings Remus home to see her parents and it's a meeting of mixed emotions for all. Set just after the end of HBP 

Rating:  T  Status: Complete 

Fluffy, Fluff

1. The Order’s Most Eligible Bachelors by cafei-au-lei

The Order's Most Eligible Bachelors, or: the ladies indulge in some firewhiskey and gossip. Sirius and Remus stumble upon a game they're not sure they want to be privy to (okay, maybe Sirius does.) The results lead to some necessary conversation and introspection for a few of the parties involved. Oneshot. 

Rating: T  Status: Complete

2. Lucky Stars by Sirussly 

Series of oneshots (most are fluffly haha)

Rating: G     Status: Incomplete*

3. Chapter by Chapter by HecateA 

Due to a mix-up in the school library, McGonagall's new TA gets the book that Remus needs, which leads to some slow and painful torture. Oneshot. University/College AU.

Rating: K Status: Complete

4. Strange Magic by ItsSoRonksItsRight

Molly comes across a pair of bright purple female short-style lace briefs, what will Remus do? Ronks. Rated T to be safe. One-shot. Disclaimer: I do not own anything relatable to Harry Potter, I'm just borrowing. 

Rating: T Status: Complete

5. The Love Life of Nymphadora Tonks by miniandminie

After Tonks slips to Sirius that she likes someone, the entire Order of the Phoenix is on her case to find out who that ‘someone’ is, including the ‘someone’ himself: Remus Lupin. RLNT, Remadora.

Rating: K Status: Complete 

Family (Remus/Tonks/Teddy)

1. The Talk, Or The (Lighthearted) Trauma of Teddy R. Lupin by cafei-au-lei

Teddy knew when Dad brought out the firewhiskey that something was suspicious. Then again, maybe he wasn't giving Dad enough credit for being the cool parent. AU. Remus and Tonks survive to raise their son and give him The Dreaded Talk. Oneshot.

Rating: T    Status: Complete

2. Grocery Shopping with the Lupins by Deletinvthissoon

What happens when Teddy Lupin gets lost in the grocery store?

Rating: K   Status: Complete

3. In Case I Don’t Live Forever by ThatHCWriter

While cleaning out her attic years after the war, Andromeda discovers a strange muggle media device. She turns it on, and when it begins, Andromeda's world stops.

"Is this thing on? Teddy! It's your dad."

Or, how an accidental discovery allows Teddy Lupin to hear a message from beyond the grave.

Rating: T   Status: Complete 

4. Remus, Teddy! by LadyLoss15

Remadora oneshot Tonks spends an amazing day with Remus just to realize at the end of the day that, to her horror, they have forgotten about bringing Teddy home from the kindergarten. Or have they really?

Rating: NR Status: Complete 

5. The Miracle of Accidental Magic by Mills87

Teddy has a bout of accidental magic when he and his Grandma are attacked by a remnant group of Voldemort supporters on his third birthday. His magic transports him and Andromeda back in time to three years before he was born. With no way back to their time will Andromeda find a way to safely alter time to save her loved ones, what consequences may lie ahead?

Rating: T   Status: Incomplete*

Smut/PWP

1. Awake at Night by Skelpielimmer

Tonks muses on her newfound obsession with Remus Lupin's hands. OotP. Rated M for adult content!

Rating: M   Status: Complete

2. The Perils of Patrol by Worthfull1

Things get a little heated when patrolling undercover. Rated M for swearing and smut. One-shot.

Rating: E    Status: Complete 

3. Under the Invisibility Cloak by AWideEyedPhoenix84

Lupin and Tonks find themselves in a precarious situation on a mission for the Order, and months of pent-up passion come out right before the full moon.

Rating: E    Status: Complete

4. Under the Desk by immahorny

Tonks pays Lupin a visit at Hogwarts. What will happen. AU - Remus is still a teacher when they have an established relationship Book 6 . ***CAUTION: HEAVY SMUT. RATED M FOR A REASON. DON'T LIKE DON'T READ***

Rating: M    Status: Complete 

5. Phantom Touch by Fleshisonlyflesh

Dora is unable to sleep, and her fantasies of a certain werewolf cause her to find a way to relax...

Rating: E     Status: Complete 

General/Romance

1. First Meeting and She’s a Piece of Work by firetoflame

He doesn't even know her, not really, and somehow she's ended up with his wand. He thinks maybe next time he'll listen when Sirius tells him his cousin is a real piece of work.

Rating: G   Status: Complete 

2. Remus, Interrupted by Tonkswyrda 

Sirius likes to interrupt people when they're in the middle of things.

Rating: K  Status: Complete 

3. Things Sirius Black Cannot Unsee by HecateA

In which Sirius doesn't know how to knock, sees something he shouldn't have, and can't keep it to himself—especially not during a very serious Order meeting. Oneshot.

Rating: T Status: Complete 

4. Pluto by bikelock28

A series of Lupin/ Tonks one-shots. Canon universe. Ch84 now up. "Did you send him away, Professor? Or did he ask to go?".

Rating: T  Status: In-Progress (last updated on 12/18/20)

5. Girlish Giggle by failuretoland

Sirius could always tell when Remus had an enjoyable evening, and he had a bad habit of announcing it to anyone who would listen.

Rating: G   Status: Complete

6. The Dawn Patrol by aegle 

Mundungus Fletcher resents being dragged to Yorkshire by Remus and Tonks. He laments.

Rating: T   Status: Complete

7. On First Impressions by cafei-au-lei 

"'You know,' Sirius said, 'it's kind of funny. For someone who thinks Remus is so annoying, you sure can't seem to stop talking about him.'" A series of moments in Remus and Tonks' developing relationship as they get to know each other and learn that maybe first impressions aren't necessarily everything. OOTP. Oneshot. 

Rating: T  Status: Complete 

8. Tuesday by Moreofaguestage

“Sure, Okay let's go get married” Tonks replied brightly. “Where do people get married at 8pm on a Tuesday evening?”

Rating: G  Status: Complete

9. Find Us in a Week by myscribblinquill 

Tonks' new case is different to those she's had before. First off, there's no crime to solve, all she has to do it collect information on the mark and pass it along to her client. But the problem is there's nothing to pass along, he's so boring and yet, somehow, Tonks can't stop following him.

Rating: G   Status: Complete 

10. Dora by notoriously

Meetings with the Order are long and boring, and Don't-Call-Me-Nymphadora Tonks doesn't do long and boring. She takes some time out of her duties to carefully consider Remus Lupin, and he quite-significantly-less-carefully considers the name that leaves his mouth when addressing her.

Rating: G  Status: Complete