#accidental soulmate

[corkinavoid]

DPxDC Ring of Rage? More Like Ring of Engage

The thing is, Tim didn't mean to put it on. He was just kind of playing with it to keep his hands busy while he was thinking about the recent murder case. GCPD had their hands full with the serial robbers that didn't rank high enough to catch Batman's attention, and Tim never had a problem with helping the police if he had time.

And the ring was a perfect fidget toy, if he is being honest. Small and plain enough not to distract him, but the round stone in the middle was loosely attached, making it able to spin inside the frame. Which is what he did, again and again, like those fidget spinners.

Of course, he was just destined to drop it sooner or later. And then, when he reached under the table to pick it up, his finger caught inside the ring, and, well.

The ring was now firmly on his finger.

The problem was that he couldn't take it off.

It wasn't stuck, at least not in the general sense of it - Tim could easily spin it around, and it wasn't tight. But it wasn't loose either, and as soon as he tried to move it past the knuckle, the ring heavily disagreed, almost like shrinking down and absolutely refusing to be detached.

Barbara suggested soap, which didn't work. Dick tried for a more mechanical approach, first with pliers and then with a laser, which the ring resisted with no effort. Cass, who was actually the one who brought the damned thing into the Cave after one of her adventures in Hong Kong, just smiled and shrugged, which was of no help either. Damian offered to cut the finger off, which probably would have helped, but Tim rather liked all his limbs attached.

Bruce called Constantine. The magician took one look at the ring, barked a humorless laugh, and pat Tim on the shoulder sympathetically.

"Congrats, mate," he said, a wry smile on his lips, "I hope you file for divorce."

Although, while all the rest of the Bats and Birds devolved into fits of hysterical laughter (Steph), indignant sputtering (Damian), and cries of outrage (everyone else sans Alfred, who was pointedly unimpressed), Tim couldn't even bring himself to be surprised. Really, his life had been a shitshow since he was around ten. It's not like he didn't expect himself to be accidentally married to some otherworldly magical creature by this point.

The worst part - worse than the actual engagement, that is - was that Constantine couldn't exactly tell them who the spouse was.

What he did say was that the Ring belonged to the King of Infinite Realms, Keeper of Unseen Worlds, and Eyes of Universe. But those were only titles, and, as John Constantine begrudgingly admitted, there has been a change in the management recently, so no one really knew what the new almighty monarch looked like or what they were, much less their whereabouts.

"You can't blame me for not being keen to find out, though," John said, wincing, "The last one was a bloody tyrant, and the Realms operate under the right of conquest rule."

At least, the mage assured them that since the being had not yet come to collect their shiny new spouse, they might never show up at all. The Ring has been lost for ages after all, so maybe the King didn't even remember having one. Or, the previous King didn't, and the new one didn't know about or didn't care.

The first week after the incident, they spent anxiously researching and worrying. Bruce even went as far as making Tim wear a tracker at all times, which was not great, but he did appreciate the gesture. Kind of.

After the first month with no sign of any changes, the worry started to abate. In half a year, most of the family stopped trying to keep an eye on Tim at all times lest he suddenly disappeared. Two years later, even Tim himself treated the Ring as a natural part of his daily life. The stone inside was still a great fidget toy, engagement or not.

Three years, one month, and five days after Tim first put the Ring on his finger, when the world was falling apart and breaking in front of him and there was not a single thing he could do to stop it anymore, Tim pressed his lips to the cold, dark strip of unknown metal on his finger.

"Whoever you are, I don't even care, please," he whispered in a useless prayer, his voice hoarse and his throat dry, "please, help."

And the world came to a stop with a short, amused chuckle.

"Oh, I thought you'd never ask."

[part 2 ->]

[suntails]

it was a nightmare

comm for my friend dove's fic!! u can find it here, DEF worth a read!!

[wilsonsmcgillsweatshirt]

One of my favourite examples when talking about how well Wilson and House know each other, is the episode where Wilson becomes convinced that House has a gun. The fact that Wilson even knows House has a gun in the first place shows how much they know each other. But in the episode, they both trick each other and Wilson breaks into House's apartment and House tries to stop Wilson, but eventually Wilson outsmarts him and ends up going through House's apartment and everything he owns, all while House is insistent that he does not own a gun.

And then, at the end, Wilson pulls up to House's office, brandishing the gun, going, "Ah ha! I knew it." And House rolls his eyes and tells Wilson it's fake and Wilson doesn't believe him, and House eventually hands him back the gun and tells him to shoot him. So Wilson is standing there holding a gun with House encouraging and trying to goad him into shooting him to prove that it's fake. Eventually, Wilson gives up and gives House back the gun and concedes. And then, at the end, it's revealed that the gun was real, and House's bluff was to try to get Wilson to shoot him with a loaded gun as a way to earn his trust.

This is such a good example because I feel like it wouldn't have worked the way it did with anyone else. House was betting his life on how well he knows Wilson, he was so sure that Wilson wouldn't risk shooting him even with a fake gun, that he handed him a loaded weapon and tried to convince Wilson to shoot him. He only did that because he knew Wilson wouldn't. Wilson, on the other hand, knows House well enough to know that he definitely had a gun, and there was always a chance that it was real even if House said it wasn't. He took the gun with that knowledge and refused to do what House was encouraging him to do. He knew House well enough to know that House knew him well enough that there's a chance he'd pull a bluff like this. And so Wilson didn't risk it. They know each other so well that House can hand a loaded gun to Wilson, convince him it's fake, tell Wilson to shoot him, and then be secure in the knowledge that he's not in danger because Wilson wouldnt do it.

I feel like 90% of the characters would've just shot him because they fell for it and wouldn't have believed House would pull something like that. And I don't think House would've pulled that with anyone but Wilson.

[ultraviolet-ink]

what are ur thoughts on phoenix and maya's relationship? saw a post the other day talking about how they're not really sibling coded and it got me thinking. (ie the fandom kinda shoe-horned them into that)

personally i think maya was ride or die for him from the moment he got arrested for her (see her offer to break him out of there) but didn't really see him as a sibling until later (maybe when she gives him the magatama?) whereas i think phoenix felt like he had to look after her for mia, but didn't really see her as a sibling until farewell my turnabout.

Honestly to me, they're just really good friends, legitimately the other person's best friend ever! Kind of like platonic soulmates if that makes sense! I used to also really lie the found family trope, but fandom just basically turned it into the nuclear family with extra steps, and that defeats the point of it to me. I definitely think they consider the other family, but there's not that specific role they'll assign to the other person-- just a sort of nebulous concept of family, like home is where the heart is rather than 'siBLiNgSsSsS!!", hence, platonic soulmates XD I really like your breakdown of the relationship, I think Maya definitely warmed up faster to Phoenix than he did to her, she just kind of seems like that kind of person that can figure out someone's vibes, where Phoenix is definitely a lot more guarded. She's not afraid to be more vulnerable, even as early as 1-4 where she says she wishes she didn't wake up. It definitely shows that Phoenix is still super guarded around her when he absolutely refuses to even talk about Edgeworth's "death". I think 2-4 was sort of a wake up call for him, not only because he had to step up to make sure Pearl was doing okay, but it was when he realized he really did care for Maya a lot, she's not the Chief's little sister, she's HIS friend Maya!! It really makes T&T really special where they kind of have this unique rapport that wasn't seen before, where Phoenix is somewhat more playful/relaxed/open with her (until the ex-girlfriend shaped elephant lingers in the room, which, honestly, fair, who would really want to open up about THAT mess?) So yeah, hope you enjoyed my little ramble!! :D

[theaologies]

Emily and Wendell deciding they are life partners whether they’re romantic or not before they’re romantic at all and completely on accident without thinking about it whatsoever just because they’re absolutely fascinated by one another is SOOOOOOOOO good

[seagullcharmer]

not gonna elaborate

[indie-summer]

Matteo still has one comforting hand on Jonas’ knee when they both hear the bus door snap open.

He only has a second to wonder who that could be — their teammates know better than to intrude when Jonas is clearly under pressure — when a glance behind him reveals those ridiculous tufts coming out of their rival's helmet.

“Pogačar, what the fuck you're doing here?” Matteo immediately asks, instinctively rotating in his seat in an attempt to put himself in his way. To hell with this guy. Not here, not today.

Tadej rolls his eyes and addresses Jonas instead, fully ignoring Matteo."Please call off your dog, Jonas. We need to talk.” And as if predicting Matteo's reaction, he adds with a smirk, “Soulmate talk.” He flaunts his wrist in Jonas’ direction, where, everyone knows, the soul mark rests printed on his skin. Once he realizes Matteo is staring at it, Tadej retreats his arm, hiding it from his sight, but not quickly enough for Matteo not to realize that the skin around it looks red and a little swollen.

Then Matteo feels another hand on his arm. He turns around and finds Jonas looking straight at Tadej, even as he sighs and tells Matteo in a low voice, “I’ll meet you outside in a moment.”

Jonas sounds defeated, and Matteo is about to simply refuse to leave — but then Jonas glances at him with those blue eyes, and Matteo knows he has no choice but to obey. He won't undermine Jonas’ leadership right now.

Frustrated, he gets up and storms out of the bus, slamming the door behind him and resting against it.

He still pays close attention when, inside, the agitated voices of a heated argument begin to lower down to murmurs and whispers he no longer can hear.

[denerturee]

Sweet dreams

[mairaiscarrierofthepaperclips]

Happy Hiatus, Take A Hot Forty

Well. That was. That was an episode.

🫠

I just... I can't. With the-

And then the-

Nope. Not gonna do it. Nope.

OKAY.

In an attempt to stay partially sane until fucking MARCH, here is some nonsense.

Turns out that I've officially posted 40 fics for our beloved Wee Woo show! 🥳 What a time.

In honour of that achievement (because dang, I worked hard to make these two idiots realise they're being idiots!), here's a handy dandy list for anyone who would like to read some Buddie nonsense.

(P.S CHRIS FUCKING GO HOME AAAAH)

Buddie Fic Bonanza:

when deeds and words are in accord (my whole world is transformed) - Eddie sings to Buck. It goes about as well as expected.

hard kick, slow burn - whiskey, dancing, and Dr. Linda being the real MVP.

Buddie Flufftober 2023 - 27 fics of soul-mates, only one bed, AUs . . . we have it all, folks!

i opened my eyes (and all i saw was you) - the Meddie friendship fic that helps Eddie to realise he may actually get everything he's ever wanted.

paradise under a pine tree - speed run friends to fiances!

take my hand (take my whole life too) - Buck thinks he's allergic to Eddie.

take this life and make it yours (take this heart and let it love again) - the one with the angst. And the punch.

leave it out there, no regrets - oblivious!Buck and close to losing his mind!Eddie.

the clarification of equilibrium - RomCom inspired (IYKYK); Eddie gets jealous concerned.

let the bough break, let it come down crashing - Buck breaks up with his soulmate on a Tuesday.

no others, before thee - kidnapping a god's husband is really not the way to go. Especially when the god finds out.

each note a chapter - Buck needs to find the perfect scent.

and i cannot, cannot go - a lot of pain, a lot of love.

Updates taglist - @idealuk @vronmitchell @inell @happyhauntt

[cautiouslyyyoptimistic]

Cursed au where before transmigration shen yuan was OBSESSED with tomodachi life and miitopia with luo binghe as the primary mii that he spoiled to death. He didn't use any QR codes, this binghe mii is crafted by his own two hands with PERFECTION. And no!!! He's not sharing his QR code on the forums!!!

[scorpiusmalfoylovesoscarwilde]

albus severus is the human embodiment of be gay do crime, in this essay I will-

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

Eddie and Steve are still both clueless about each other and their sexuality. Robin is just as clueless about them. Steve and Eddie both deal with unresolved sexual tension by arguing a lot. Steve, Eddie, and Robin are hanging out at Steve's place when yet another argument occurs.

Robin: Oh my God! Either make out or get out!

Eddie and Steve stop with wide eyes before looking at each other. They immediately start rambling incoherently, their voices joining together as they scoffed and laughed rather forcefully.

Eddie: I never never thought about -

Steve: Certainly never dreamed -

Robin: *her eyes wide* I was joking.

Eddie and Steve: I'm straight!

Robin: Right. . . *grabs their heads* I'm going to shake your heads, and if you dinguses start seeing rainbows, you're not straight!

Eddie: *shrieks* This doesn't sound like a very accurate test, Buckley!

Steve: We're not Magic 8 balls, Robin!

Robin shook their heads, and Eddie hollers until she lets go.

Eddie: I hat - Oh my God, I see them.

Steve: Fuck. Me too.

Robin: You see them because you want to see them. So, sources say. . .very likely.

Eddie and Steve look at each other with wide eyes.

Steve: We're, uh, going to go talk.

Steve pulled Eddie out of the room, and Robin breathed a sigh of relief.

Robin: Oh, thank God, I have no idea what the fuck I was talking about. I totally panicked. . .well, at least I can watch the movie in peace.

[cas-edspace]

okay, I got inspired-

Brain gave me this and I want to see if this if this isn’t just brain rot or not

(Also I haven’t seen the vids in a while so timing could be off, but it’s fine, go with it)

It’s Double Life, everything happened the same, well, mostly. Because out of nowhere Mumbo appeared at Spawn.

Then Doc does.

In the middle of a session, everyone drop everything and ran over, some slower than others as they had moments of “What is going ON, MAN?” to their soulbond and then rush over.

Eventually everyone was there witnessing Doc having arms filled with… a crying Ren while Mumbo was trying to get a very pissed off- or what they think is a pissed off Scar, the man had the ability to hide his emotions very well, so being able to see anything negative at all is a bad, bad sign.

Their respective soulmates were standing a bit away. BigB is standing away as a sign of respect? Grian, on the other hand, is obviously twitching to get closer to his best friend but a glance from Scar is enough to keep his distance.

You see, the newcomers’ appearance wasn’t at the beginning of the season, it was during the cheating section.

And, on pure speculation that the entire server standing together at spawn caused their soulbonds’ to appear in their respective colors, Tango and Jimmy’s yellow, Grian and Scar’s green, etc

Speaking of Grian’s and Scar’s, they both grimaced at the string tying them. However, what happened next, surprised everyone, as Scar acted without thinking, and with fast and precise accuracy and movement, took his sword out and cut his string clean in half.

Time froze, you could hear Grian’s heart crack then completely shatter at Scar’s next words,

“Happy now? You can go and be with your Secret Soulmate.”

A few people let out surprised chuckles, while others’ mouths just hung open.

Like magic, Ren and BigB’s split too, Ren let out a whine and shoved his face back into Doc’s chest. Doc hugs the man closer, staring at the randomly combusted string. BigB screams in anguish, and grabs his end, horrified.

A lot of the people on the server has terrible observation skills but no one missed, not even Ren as Doc told him to look, the end of Grian’s and the end of BigB’s started floating and connects together. All heads then shoots to Scar’s and Ren’s, but landing ultimately on Scar’s as it started to float and started to grow longer and longer as it lifts to tie itself around Mumbo’s finger and continue still to connect and touch his heart.

Words of… some emotion or another were shouted. Of probable happiness, given Scar’s and Mumbo’s face. Grian couldn’t hear or remember to exist after the cutting of his string

Ren pulls himself from Doc to stare at his own in wonder as the process of Scar’s seemed to repeat but his connected to Doc’s and he tackled the creeper, who chuckles excitedly. They were very happy with this new addition. BigB wasn’t, but he knew something that Grian couldn’t fathom at that moment.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[amtrak12]

HELP! I've fallen down a Bering and Wells hole again and can't stop watching fanvids. I misssssss them!!! 😢

[saucypancarbonara]

💥| - In which Tony and Stephen are college students and Stephen accidentally got Tony pregnant.

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Tony Stark had everything he wanted. A private dorm room, he was very smart, and he always had good grades. He was cocky, incredibly handsome, prideful, and egotistical, and had girls and boys flocking to him. What more could he ask for? Although there is one thing he always wanted.

To be an alpha.

Oh yes, Tony Stark, the prodigy student at MIT, was actually an omega. He tried to hide his status by using scent blockers and heat suppressants. He presented himself as a beta instead. He wasn't tall and strong enough to be an alpha, but despite his omega build, he looked a bit like a beta, so that was the status he was hiding behind.

Everything then suddenly went downhill when Rhodey and a few friends of his went to the bar to drink after passing another semester. After a few dozen glasses, Tony was still fine, but his friends were not. He decided to leave for the bar.

Then a boy his age, with a hoodie with Columbia printed over it, sat beside him. Tony could smell he was an alpha, and he subtly scooted away. Though the alpha was handsome. High cheekbones, a small stubble, and raven black hair with silver strips on the side coming from his temples. He was like no man Tony has ever seen. The alpha then small-talked with him, and Tony replied... As much as he tells himself this was a bad idea.

A few hours passed by, and Tony felt like he had known the alpha for life. He went to Columbia; he was studying to be a surgeon and had a perfect GPA. And for some reason it was incredibly attractive to the omega, something he would have thought he would never say to an alpha he just met an hour ago.

And it seemed like the feeling was mutual too. The alpha would laugh at his witty comebacks, and he would reply with wittier ones too. It seemed they both matched their incredibly large egos. As midnight rolled in, they were both pretty wasted. They gazed into each other's eyes. Were the alpha's eyes this blue? He didn't care. He was just going by instincts, and his instincts wanted that alpha. Badly.

And one thing led to another; their lips collided, and they quickly moved to the bar's motel. And soon, they shared the night of passion. They were too drunk to remember protection. And Tony was off birth control and heat suppressants because his doctor said it would be too unhealthy for him.

When Tony awoke the next day with an annoying headache, he was alone. Just great, just as he was really interested in the guy, the alpha ditched him just for a one-night stand, and he didn't even get his name or number. Typical alpha behavior. Bunch of knotheads.

Speaking of knotting,

The realization dawned on Tony. That bastard knotted him! And Tony liked it! And to add, he wasn't on birth control and heat suppressants. He may get pregnant...

Shit.

And pregnant did Tony get. After 2 weeks, Tony began to puke, and embarrassingly even in classes. He only brushed it off as a simple food poisoning incident. But deep inside, Tony knew what was happening. And he just needed to prove it.

After school one day, he went out and bought a pregnancy test. He awkwardly gave it to the lady at the counter, and the lady stared at him judgingly. Tony brushed it off; he knew he was only 20 and had no regard for motherhood, or is it fatherhood? Gender was confusing sometimes.

Once he got back to his dorm, he took out the pregnancy test and pissed on it. And soon enough, two lines showed, confirming he was pregnant. And an ultrasound with a gynecologist, and she proved it. Tony was actually panicking now; he didn't know how parenting worked or even taking care of a pup nonetheless! He couldn't even take care of himself, much less cook an omelette!

Fast forward 5 months.

Tony walked back from the store carrying groceries. His life wasn't destroyed fully. He was still top of his class and still kept that perfect GPA. He was a bit... Rounder and bigger. Rhodey was the only one he told about this pregnancy and that he really was an omega and not a beta. And his best friend swore never to tell anyone. If he did, Tony would kill him.

Tony also learned how to cook. His doctor said he couldn't live off McDonald's cheeseburgers forever. So he had to take the initiative to actually learn how to cook, and he quite enjoys it, to be frank. At least he wasn't burning omelettes all the time now.

He also decided to kill the pup. He didn't want an abortion. He brought this up himself because of a silly one-night stand, and he was going to take responsibility for being a parent. As much as he hated kids himself, he would learn to love this one. No exceptions.

Tony was close to his private dorm at MIT when he suddenly passed by someone with a familiar scent. Sure, everyone had a unique scent in this whole city, but the one that passed by him was special. Like he knew that scent. He stopped and turned back and...

It was him. The alpha that he slept with. That infuriatingly handsome alpha. The alpha that pseudo ruined his life. The alpha looked back at him. Though, he was holding a woman's hand, probably his girlfriend. He felt his face flush in embarrassment when the alpha's piercing blue eyes eyed his swollen belly. He started showing around the first week of his 5th month. Does this guy know this was his baby?

Then Tony saw it. The red twine that connected them was tied on their pinkies, and it seemed the alpha saw it too. Tony was never the one to believe in soulmates. He heard from other people that they had found their true soulmate once the red twine showed, and that's how they found their true love. Tony craved that, but he didn't see himself as someone's soulmate.

He was screwed, wasn't he?

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💥| - FIRST FANFIC WAHOO! pls don't mind the bad english, it's not my first language 😭. Lmk if u want a part two or if u want more.

Do not repost any of my work to any external sites.

[somebluemelodies]

okay but like… if spiderbit did know each other as kids, there’s such a painful irony in q!Cellbit telling q!Roier in his vows that as soon as he saw his smile, he knew he wouldn’t forget it

head in fucking hands bro IMAGINE