#adolescence of a hidden hero au

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MAKE ADOLESCENCE OF HIDDEN HERO & HUESO RAISES LEO AU TIE IN THE @tmntseparatedaucompetition

@shardkn1ght's Hueso Raises Leo AU with my Hidden Hero AU :]] make us tie please! (•̀⤙•́ ) [also check out Shard's propaganda, it's very cute!!!] We both want a tie!! <3

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Round 2 Polls Schedule

All polls start at 2pm EST. I will give a 2 hour warning.

13 July - Part 1

Gemini/Separated Leo AU vs. The Night

Ripples and Fate vs. Mikey’s Imaginary Friends

Diamond in the Repo Yard vs. Sometimes Plans Change/Magic and Masks 

Lost Under the Sea vs. Growing Pains

15 July - Part 2

Bow Boys AU vs. Spare Parts

Tentative Devotee/Villain PB&J Duo vs. Mutant Manhunt/Never Better

Red Rover/The Little Prince vs. Not a Run of the Mill Family 

Adolescence of a Hidden Hero vs. Hueso Raised Leo

17 July - Part 3

Empyrean Weeping/Bloodbath vs. Life Mission: Save My Brothers

100 feet and a World Away vs. New Phone Who Dis

Lights of the City vs. Warriors Heart

[theblackestnight-ffxiv]

[ffxivwrite2024] prompt 4: reticent

A low drone of conversation occupied the Forgotten Knight, punctuated by the occasional sharp exclamation or burst of laughter. The table she and her companions claimed had ideal placement, near the warmth of the hearth, placed in the corner with view to all the entrances and exits of the room, against the wall so that no one could approach them from behind. Despite its obvious appeal, the regulars of the Forgotten Knight always left it vacant for them, and warned away anyone else who attempted to take their place.

D’zinhla was cloaked and hooded here. Miqo’te were more common in Ishgard than when she had first gained passage to the city, but they still stood out in general, and she in particular. Not wanting to link her activities that brought her to the Forgotten Knight with her identity as the “Hero of the Dragonsong War” and ward of House Fortemps, she came with ears and tail hidden, and tried not to draw obvious attention to herself.

Unfortunately, one of her companions was far less able to conceal his identifying features, and he’d long since given up the attempt. Despite the personal tragedy linked to misinterpretation of his appearance, Sidurgu made no effort to hide that he was Au Ra. By now he was familiar enough at the Forgotten Knight that the regulars paid his appearance no mind, which was exactly what he preferred.

The third of them was the one most likely to be overlooked, and Rielle took to that with an adolescent mix of relief and indignation that tended to prompt at least a bout of bickering with her companions. 

Unfortunately, this night seemed destined for one of them.

“Another lovely evening to sit in silence,” the girl said with a sarcastic twist, frowning in turn at each of them.

D’zinhla’s ears shifted beneath the hood, the fabric too heavy for them to perk to attentiveness. She glanced at Rielle, then across the table at Sidurgu, whose everpresent frown had deepened.

“And just what do you mean by that?” he asked in a low tone. He sounded intimidating, but she didn’t think he meant it; it was just a feature of how he tended to speak, especially when put on the defensive.

The girl was far too accustomed to him to be cowed in the slightest. “I mean that we finally get to see our friend for the first time in moons, yet here we are, silent as stone!” Rielle scowled at him. “I know to expect it from you, Sid, but you,” and she turned to face D’zinhla, “are just as bad as he is this time!”

Her eyebrows raised as she was taken aback. “I didn’t realize I was being so quiet,” she said, her voice pitched lower and huskier than she typically spoke. “I suppose I’ve had a lot on my mind.”

“Then why not tell us, rather than letting it sit inside you like that?” Rielle asked, waving a hand as if it was the most obvious thing

She blinked, lips parting but her refusal dying before it found breath to be spoken. “I…”

Her voice may have failed her, but Sidurgu was in full command of his. “Now, see here, Rielle, there’s no need to be prying like that. You don’t know what she’s been dealing with, and it’s none of your business if she shares it or not.”

“Prying? It’s just asking!” She wheeled around to face him. “And what’s the harm in asking?” She put her hands at her hips, glowering at the much taller Au Ra man.

“Because you need to learn when’s the right time for that, and you just go about blundering into it.” Sidurgu’s arms were crossed now. “We’ve been over this and over this, there’s a right time for that sort of thing, and you need to learn when to leave well enough alone.”

“And how am I ever supposed to learn if I don’t ask? Huh? You tell me to ask questions, and then you get mad at me for asking! How am I supposed to learn if every time I try to figure something out, I get yelled at for trying!”

“Enough,” and D’zinhla held a hand up, weariness washing over her. “It’s fine. You’re fine, Rielle. I was just… It’s hard. It’s hard to find the words.”

Rielle was still frowning. “I bet it would’ve been easier if Sid hadn’t gone on like that.”

“Rielle, don’t you-”

“Sid.” This time D’zinhla held her hand to silence him, and let threads of annoyance slip into her voice. “It’s fine. She’s right, how else is she supposed to learn if she doesn’t ask?” She sighed, resting her hand back on the table’s surface. “Neither of us is the easiest to talk to.”

“You could say that again,” the girl muttered. 

Sidurgu’s eyes flashed in irritation, but D’zinhla cut him off. “And I suppose it feels like you can’t win. You sit in silence without speaking, or you try a few pleasantries that die away, or you push harder for something with substance and get a lecture. Is that about the shape of it?”

Rielle nodded, a flicker of hurt in her eyes.

Sidurgu made as if to speak again, and yet again D’zinhla made the decision to cut him off. “Doesn’t seem fair, does it? And I know none of us operate under any illusions on the fairness of things, but it feels like you should get more credit for the effort.”

A look of sullen triumph was in Rielle’s expression now. “It’s not like I’m expecting some scholasticate conversation. I just want to talk! Especially when we go so long without seeing you, and half the time you show up only to run off somewhere with Sid and tell me to just wait here. I’m way too old for ‘be a good girl and stay out of trouble,’ and that’s another thing, but at the very least,” and she cut off Sidurgu’s building argument, “both of you could talk more! If you’re not going to talk to me, talk to each other, and at least I can join in a bit!” She bit her lip.

D’zinhla took a sharp breath. The matter of Rielle getting left behind when they went out to “take action” as only dark knights could…that was a matter of longstanding conflict, one with at least one clear solution that she could not wholeheartedly support. Teaching Rielle the way of the dark knight would have her beside them, not being left behind, and she had shown she was more than just interested in the idea. But Sidurgu had been deeply reluctant, for many reasons that were a tangled mess of emotion. Airraim felt strongly that Rielle should be taught, but because of that tangled mess of Sidurgu’s, her opinion on the matter was especially fraught. D’zinhla was deeply torn, wishing there was a way to keep Rielle protected from what she would experience, but knowing it could hardly be worse than what she had already been through. 

Still, it wasn’t as if that decision needed to be settled tonight. Rielle was right, at the very least, they owed her more than this. They were, she recalled with a pang, all the girl had in this world. And that was a problem on its own as well, but at the very least, they could open up to her. Not just to each other and allow her to politely listen in, but actually include her.

Sidurgu had kept silent as she had ruminated, with a level of restraint she appreciated. So had Airraim, for that matter, which was probably for the best; it didn’t seem like tonight was a good night for broaching what she represented, and she had stayed withdrawn within D’zinhla, silently observing. 

She sighed. “I’m sorry, Rielle. You’re right. You deserve better than that.” She pressed her palms flat against the table. “So, what’s something you’d like to talk about?”

Rielle shot a look of “I-told-you-so” at Sidurgu, tilting her chin up as she looked back at D’zinhla. “Tell me what’s got you so caught up in your thoughts. You don’t have to go into all of it but you should talk to us about some of it!” She looked especially proud of her offered compromise.

D’zinhla smiled softly, though it was a weighted smile. What she’d been up to lately had been exercises in deep frustration, unable to act until problems were solved by those better equipped to solve them. But maybe putting them to words would help with that, at least a little. Rielle had very good instincts for that. 

She’s going to make an incredible dark knight one of these days. D’zinhla tried not to outwardly react to Airraim’s inner declaration, instead registering her intent to get into that–later. Right now she had a conversation to make. “Alright then, but first you’ll have to answer a few questions for me so I can figure out where to start. How much do you know about the Void?”

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Arise fellow Kiribaku stans I have a fanfic idea! (That I may or may not post because I have commitment issues)

Everything was going well Bakugo was a rising hero in the top 15 just 6 years after graduating. He’d been able to better adjust to having his heart repaired after the war and it wasn’t as much of an inconvenience as it was in the earlier days. He’d mended his relationship with Izuku and had a plan 6 years in the making to make him his own Hero suit so they could fulfill their childhood dreams together as proper rivals and friends. And He was finally reconnecting with Kirishima after 6 years of distance bridging the gap that had occurred after the war and separated them for so long. They’d become room mates and Kirishima wasn’t a sh#tty one either despite the name Bakugo used to describe his hair. So Bakugo’s life was going pretty well had a roommate who actually helped out a training buddy to work out with and just something to look forward to. 

His FRIENDSHIP with him was going great until one villain decided they wanted to redefine what the relationship was.

Bakugo was in the kitchen cooking up some Katsudon he forbade Kirishima from coming into the kitchen on Sundays he did NOT need to see the mess of a meal Kirishima made thanks to his poor cooking skills. Katsuki’s culinary soul might actually die if he tasted the culinary madness that was Kirishima’s cooking for a second time on his life.

He was acutely aware that Kirishima was lounging on the couch on his phone because they didn’t have an actual TV. Bakugo was hell bent on being number one and he couldn’t live doing that until he had his proper rival back in the game. If that meant pouring his salary into the suit for beta testing and not getting a Tv so be it. 

Besides TV was bad for your health he could be doing much more productive things than having your eyes glued to a big screen.

That’s why Kirishima’s eyes were glued to the small screen of his phone instead scrolling online until he found something particularly interesting to glance at. And with Kirishima that was practically everything. Katsuki especially liked when the his eyes brightened up seeing posts with people praising the hero for his work. He’d been on special ops for 4 years staying hidden and mostly out of contact with many people including Katsuki. The blonde always knew Kirishima had issues when it came to his self esteem it had been subtle but oh so obvious to Katsuki. He didn’t know how much of it affected his decision to go into special ops or if the war was the reason for that. But it had been a good choice after Kirishima debuted back into hero society and into more public operations it was obvious how versatile the training had made him with his quirk and fighting techniques. Still he was a relatively hero in the public eye only being half a year since he’d debuted as an adolescent hero his history as a participant in the war and his work studies hadn’t been forgotten but it was gonna take some time for Kirishima to get his name out there.

Since Katsuki was in the kitchen he could hear whatever Kirishima was rambling about in the living room perfectly well. He hadn’t been really listening just enjoying how Kirishima’s voice made the place seem less silent and lonely compared to the 3 years he’d spent here alone. However the next sentence that came out of the Unbreakable hero’s mouth wasn’t as pleasant . . .

“Hey Katsuki look! There’s fanfiction about us by some person named *I don’t have a good name for the villain yet* huh why’s there a tag called Kiribaku?”

“What in the actual fu-“

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An AU in which Kiribaku are room mates but aren’t together yet and Kirishima ends up reading a fanfic written on them strangely the events that occur in the fanfic seem to occur in real life leading to more than a few awkward situations occurring between Kirishima and Bakugo. Can they find the author before it’s too late or will they end up kissing in chapter 10 like the author promised her followers?

Aight that’s it for the preview I’ll try and make an actual chapter if people end up liking the idea.

Timeline: 2 years before Deku’s hero suit is finished and takes place in canon setting

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power levels taken too seriously au

I am so good at names

+add on art to my prev post bout this au

Click read more if u wanna read about this au fully

Or atleast what i got down so far dhhsjshh

Instead of POW cards, the levels show up on ur wrist naturally, giving you the complete power over revealing it.

Some wear theirs with pride, some give no fucks about it and some keep it hidden from the world for personally reasons. The engravings on your wrist can be covered up and written over temporarily using make up or paint, but nothing permanent can be done to alter it by force.

(unless the hands were chopped off ig) 

The average civillian’s level scale starts at 0-2 in their childhood, moving up to 3-4 during adolescence and finally being a 5 when reaching adulthood. More powerful heroes that are considered as role models would have power levels around 6-10.

But for someone to be s level 10 is highly respected, to be brilliant at balancing selflessness and what’s better for yourself (Self care amen). To have a passionate and relentless will for justice. Vice versa for villains.

(also I figured the range is only 10 t0 -10 because having more would make shit convoluted plus 10 is a nice round number)

(so yes Gar will be a 10 now since its the max and Billiams gonna be a -10 etc etc)

Most people would let go off their fantasy of achieving such high levels after understanding the pressure and effort needed to be put in to serve rigtheousness, instead settling with the idea of following their own passions and dreams that don’t include a continuos uphil battle against the wrongs of the world.

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Go Best Friend

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✧ Fun facts ✧

⤷ Y/N & Hawks have been best friends since Junior High. Y/N was partially raised in the same adolescent program as Hawks was at the Hero Public Safety Commission

⤷ Y/N’s parents were renowned heroes so she grew up close to the #2 hero family. The Todoroki’s

⤷ When Y/N was 13yo her parents were discovered working in line with villains. They disappeared and abandoned Y/N, her father’s quirk was mind control and her mother’s was song. That’s how Y/N got her quirk, Siren. The HPSC put her into witness protection and the adolescent program afterwards

⤷ Y/N was best friends with the eldest Todoroki, Touya. Something about the creep that’s been interacting with her over twt is eerily familiar

⤷ Dabi has no idea who Hawks’ friend is, but his interest has been piqued

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*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Episode 2 Synopsis: Y/N’s friends are collabing without her so to cheer her up they suggest a night out. Dabi’s creepin on twt and Hawks warily meets up with him. The League makes an appearance to fight some heroes.

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Lost & Found Synopsis: Y/N is the #4 hero and close friends with Hawks. When Hawks goes on a LOA from Hero Work due to a recent injury the Hero Commission decides to bring Y/N in as their new informant. Hawks sets up a meet n greet with his contact from the LoV, Dabi. What Y/N isn’t expecting is to come face to face with her assumed dead childhood best friend Touya Todoroki. Not realizing who she is due to a name change Y/N has to try and keep her identity hidden from the villain while trying to suppress old feelings that have begun to resurface.

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Ep. Warnings: Swearing, mentions of substances and use of substances, suggestive language, more chaos

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Story Warnings: 18+, Smut, Violent Themes, Sexual Themes, Mentions of Trauma, Manipulative Behavior, Toxic Beahavior, Mentions and Use of Substances, Will add on as needed~

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Genre: Social Media!AU, Smut, Crack, Fluff, Whole Lotta Chaos Prolly

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ A/N: Hiya!! I’m so sorry it took so long for me to get the next episode out. I’ve been super unmotivated to write and busy bc of the holidays. But I’m back in action. Hope you guys enjoy this part!! Happy New Year🥰✨

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Remember that request anon made about what if said mutant was human in different timeline/AU? Well, how about they were the only mutant and no one else? What would life be like then?

Under a cut, because this response wound up longer than I intended.

I think the life of the only mutant on Earth would be very different than the lives of millions of mutants. Some of the root of human fear and prejudice against mutants in Marvel stories is the fear that mutants, as the supposed "next step in evolution" will replace humans. There is also the fear that, since they are born from human families, and usually don't manifest their powers until adolescence, mutants are essentially hidden among the human population. They could be your friend, neighbor, school-mate, or your own child. (There's also the fact that many mutants have dangerous powers, of course.)

At the same time, the Marvel universe also accepts superheroes pretty readily. Outside of a few vigilantes with overly aggressive newspaper editors out to get them, a lot of superheroes are loved in ways that mutants are not, even superheros like Thor or Captain Marvel that have powers. Apparently getting your powers from radiation or a chemical serum, or just being a straight-up god is okay for most of the human populace.

So, I think a single, solitary mutant - being the only mutant on Earth, would be more likely to be accepted by humans. They would probably be seen as an anomaly, not some kind of world-wide social problem that would scare the human population. They might still inspire fear in friends or family if they show their powers, they might still be rejected, but I think if they became a hero, the general populace would accept them just like they accept the Fantastic Four.

Given that most mutants grew up surrounded by negative messages about mutants, and seeing general prejudice in society at large, a lot of would have a very different attitude about themselves and their powers growing up without that. They might still hate and fear themselves, or wish to be normal, or hate their powers, but they wouldn't be receiving a steady diet of mutant = bad from media and politicians.

How this would affect a character really depends on the individual. Many mutants hid their powers, largely because of the negative messages they heard growing up. Without those messages, they might be more likely to show their powers openly. Or without the solidarity of knowing that there are others like them, they might continue to hide. It would depend a lot on the individual. I could see many characters still becoming heroes or villains, depending on their personalities and circumstances.

With the Brotherhood guys, I could see them potentially using their powers for crime, as they do now. They are violent, greedy assholes. But they also came together as terrorists originally for the cause of mutant rights, and Pyro and Avalanche in particular had hid their powers and lived normal lives for years before Mystique recruited them. Without other mutants or human prejudice or some kind of "cause," they might not consider it worth it to throw their lives away, even to rob some banks and make a buck.

Blob - given how his mutation affected his physical appearance, and how people treated him like crap because of that, his life might be the same. Instead of running around with the Brotherhood, maybe he'd find solidarity with a minor criminal group like the Wrecking Crew, who just want to commit crimes and get rich. But it's also possible that another not-so-conventionally-attractive hero might feel some sympathy and friendship towards Blob. Maybe with camaraderie from The Thing or The Hulk, Blob might move on a path towards hero.

Pyro - Pyro in particular had a civilian career that he apparently enjoyed and did pretty well in, so I can't see him blowing that up to just rob a bank. At the same time, after years of hiding his powers, Pyro as a terrorist is a very attention-hogging, look at meeeeee type. Maybe he'd be recruited into some criminal group, but I think they'd have to offer him a lot, without the cause of mutant rights to motivate him. Or maybe he'd try being a hero, both for fun and attention. I think Pyro would be a very self-serving and showboating kind of hero, mostly doing it for the praise from the public, but if he wound up on a team of actual good guys, they might be a positive influence on him, much like Kate's Marauder's have been. Or maybe he'd work for a group like Shield, if they paid well enough. Or maybe he'd just continue his life as it was before the Brotherhood, hiding his powers and only setting metaphorical fires in those steamy romance novels of his.

Avalanche - much like Pyro, Avalanche hid his powers until recruited by Mystique, so he might also prefer to live a civilian life. Especially since he has (or had) a wife, who he presumably separated from, since she is never seen or mentioned in the comics. Did they split because he is a mutant? Did he leave her to joined the Brotherhood? Or was it completely unrelated? I could see Avalanche potentially joining a criminal gang for the money, especially since he once tried to blackmail the state of California by threatening an earthquake (and broke his arms trying to shake up the Hulk). But much like Pyro, I think it would take a lot to get him to leave his civilian life, assuming that he's still married in this AU. Maybe he'd also join Shield, or even try his hand at being a hero, if he didn't have the backlash of human prejudice against him. The Avengers would probably let him keep a rooftop garden.

Emma: To be honest, I could actually see Emma leaning towards villain in this scenario. Yes, she wants to teach, but she is also portrayed in her earliest appearances as callous and power-hungry, and I don't really acknowledge the retcon that paints this as all Sebastian Shaw's fault. I could see Emma using her powers to gain wealth and dominate the Hellfire Club, just like she does now. (And the Hellfire club would still exist, it was never a mutant-only group.) But what inspired Emma to goodness was largely her desire to teach students who were mutants like herself, and then losing those students. Without the cause of helping mutantkind and acting as a teacher/protector to mutant kids, I don't know what would lead Emma to her redemption. However, she might turn into kind of a grey-area anti-hero if something inspired her - maybe friendship with a superhero, or just recognizing that protecting the Earth is beneficial for her as well.

Storm: Storm would probably remain in Africa, believing herself to be a goddess without the intervention of Xavier. Maybe she'd wind up in Wakanda, and married to Black Panther earlier. I could also see Storm joining the Avengers, especially if T'Challa is also on the team. Her powers would presumably draw attention eventually, so even if she doesn't wind up with T'Challa, an Avenger might convince her to join them. She'd be a hero, no question.

Rogue: Rogue would have a much harder road to walk without other mutants. Her powers hurt humans, and if she isn't killed by an angry mob, she'd probably have to run and hide herself. While she would be free from the influence of Mystique and therefore wouldn't be part of the Brotherhood, she would also lack any guidance or understanding of what she is. I could see her turning villain initially, after a few bad encounters, but sympathetic heroes might be able to help her. I could see her as a rehabilitative case for the Avengers after spending some time in the Raft, or maybe recruited into Shield. Or she just lives in a shack in the woods so as to avoid all contact with people.

Bishop: Bishop lives a happy life with his parents and sister in Australia, since the horrible future of oppressed mutants never came to pass. Maybe he joins some kind of security group like the XSE or a group of heroes, but he doesn't have to grow up in a refugee camp. Unfortunately, this also means he probably never time travels, but he still has a great life.

Iceman: I could see Iceman remaining closeted both as a mutant and as a gay guy while becoming an accountant to please his father. Eventually, though, he'd feel the need to intervene in some emergency to save lives. After being noticed as someone with powers, he'd probably get recruited by a super-hero group. I'm going to say The Fantastic Four, so that Bobby can hang out with his buddy and occasional fandom ship partner, Johnny Storm. And they bang.

Dazzler: Dazzler still becomes a singer, and uses her powers to create a light show, but claims that it's all special effects in a Jem and the Holograms kind of secret. Maybe eventually she'd wind up fighting crime. She ran into a lot of trouble in her series even before meeting the X-Men. But I think her career would come first, and she'd only reveal her powers if she thought it would raise her popularity with listeners.

Toad: Toad also has the same horrible, abusive childhood, but is hopefully rescued by someone much nicer and less militant than Magneto. Maybe, with proper nurturing and some real therapy, Toad could realize his potential as an engineer and inventor. Otherwise, if no one helps, I'm afraid Toad would wind up committing murder and going to jail, when someone finally pushes him too far. If he somehow runs into the Avengers or Fantastic Four, I'd like to imagine him working as an assistant to Reed Richards or Tony Stark.

Cyclops: When his powers develop and he starts shooting laser uncontrollably out of his eyes, someone will probably call in the Avengers. Someone will make shades/a visor for him, and he'll probably wind up tagging along with the group as their new (slightly annoying) teen sidekick before growing up to be a genuine hero.

Jean: Would probably be similar to Cyclops. I think a lot of the X-types would initially hide their powers (if possible), then inevitably intervene to save someone, and revealing their abilities and probably getting recruited onto one of the existing hero teams. Hopefully with a better outfit and codename than Marvel Girl.

Kitty: I could actually see Kitty trying to be a super-hero on her own for awhile. She joined the X-Men at like 13, without them I could imagine her trying to be some kind of crime-fighting vigilante, with a secret identity, it's the kind of potentially dumb thing a 13 year-old would do. If she doesn't get killed at a young age, she'd probably be mentored by existing heroes, like maybe Spider-Man, while also studying science and probably coming up with brilliant gadgets. (Kitty is, after all, a genius.) She'd probably be an Avenger eventually.

Shinobi: Uses his powers to kill his father, successfully this time since Sebastian is not a mutant, and to further build up a criminal empire. He might class with heroes, or he might just retire to a life of hedonism. No matter what he does, he is looking damn good.

Doug: Becomes the new host of Jeopardy.

Mystique: Just wrecks everyone's shit all the time.

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some headcanon about Luke childhood and adolescence on Tatooine?

Oh sure thing! Now, I’d definitely use a lot of what is talked about already.

Luke was sort of exiled from most people, especially any of those who are close to his age. 

Now, Tatooine is a hella lonely planet. I recently reblogged an amazing chart that has so many planets, their systems/rims, stats, etc. and it provides so much info. Like how it is estimated only around 200,000 people live on all of Tatooine. The clumps of population are sort of spread out and hopping from one town to the next is not just something you can just get up and do. So Luke has almost no opportunity to even find friends.

I pictures that Biggs actually didn’t like Luke at first when they were kids. That he followed the group and that his family maybe urged for him to stay away from that boy, something just wasn’t quite right to him. The Lars were a rather respectable sort but they were still...odd. His father Cliegg was a pretty good man who saved and married Shmi Skywalker after his wife died, and Shmi was a good soul too...but there were so many rumors about her and her son who she claimed did not have a father. The son that won a race, threw a lot into chaos, and disappeared with cloaked figures. Lars claims this boy is the son of the missing child of Shmi, who had died when all that dramatics happened in the Core Worlds.

It was just...odd. And Luke was odd. Yes, there have been kids born with blond-ish hair and blue eyes before...but the colors were always darker. Their eyes would be such dark blue that they probably could look brown in some light and usually when they reach the teenage years the hair was already starting to darken. It was just a sort of normal thing on the planet. Pretty much everyone grew up too. Even the most measly of slaves had to have girth and strength on them to be of any use on this planet.

Luke just was always slightly off. His hair remained this pretty gold, his eyes were such a strange hue of blue, his face never took on a tough or quite masculine appearance, and he was just small. He was lanky and awkward and just never jumped in height like most kids. He was pathetically weak looking which is enough for most to keep their distances because if you’re around someone weak you could get drug down too.

Then there was those weird things that happen around him. Creatures that normally stayed hidden in the depths of the Tatooine desert and never inched close to towns would be found skulking and whimpering around the Lars’ property, always clawing at the wall that surrounded Luke’s room. The kid always knew where to search for a new well. He could sense when a seller is not being quite honest. He picked up blaster shooting quicker than any other child and could always find his target.  He knew how to use a speeder masterfully when he was ten. Beru’s plants sprouted with Luke nearby and gave them vegetables even during the drier months. He could predict things. And, as a child, when he had his rare tantrums things seemed to move. Then there was the fact that mysterious old Ben could be seen, only just, in the background, watching over the kid.

So, yeah, Luke was not seen as a welcomed sort.

But he was so stubborn and so eager for attention and to make friends that Biggs had a hard time fighting him off. The kid just managed to always find him so he just sorta gave up. He wasn’t about to bash a kid built like a twig’s nose in. That wasn’t exactly honorable. And well...Luke is actually pretty fun. He was always excited to go on adventures. He said yes to most anything. He was up for any dare. No matter what happened, he would always smile about it, just happy to be included. Biggs found he had far more fun with this kid than most anyone else so he just took him under his wing. Biggs was probably one of the more popular guys growing up so a lot of people left Luke alone after that, just primarily ignoring him or a cruel name tossed his way and or there.

Luke got kidnapped at least once in “cannon” but I believe that the Hutts would’ve tried to get him for the slave market. Maybe he wouldn’t sell for too much on Tatooine but he was clearly growing up into something pretty and different and that could be a lot of credits for them. Obi-Wan put a stop to it the moment he realized Luke had their attention and no one looked for Luke after that.

He tried to run away once, because he just felt so drained and empty on Tatooine, but Owen found him and dragged him back and scolded him so bad that Luke’s early stages of guilt-complex really ignited. He didn’t mention leaving for a little while after that. But he clearly was desperate to leave.

Luke had a lot of weird dreams. Sometimes even when he was awake. He could see and hear things that were there but...not. Sometimes it was foggy and blurry but he could make out a tall man who blinked from human to a black mass, breathing like a monster. Sometimes it was a man with white robes and long hair and a beard who would smile at him and give him a pat on his head, his expression calm and knowing but always gentle and comfortable. Sometimes the man would blur and Luke could see a hole in his stomach. Sometimes he would see a tall woman who glowed and had glowing green hair who would hold him close, calling him the Light’s child. Other times there was this odd pull to...someone...his mirror. Not his reflection but...yet she, as he knew it was a she, was. This other part of him. And sometimes he swore she felt him right back. He could sometimes hear a little thrum, it sounded like someone like him, but maybe younger...or maybe older, asking for the dark to please leave. He could hear another boy, someone Luke was connected to in some way, full of so much anger and kindness as he donned himself in armor. And sometimes he saw a pale monster, cackling in the shadows, with glowing yellowed eyes and who felt like decay.

Most times, he just never felt quite alone. Like there was something, or multiple somethings, always there. This pull, this connection, to everything. When he focused on it too much it made him very tired so he didn’t do it too often.

He didn’t talk about these things to his family either. 

Luke asked about his parents a lot but his aunt and uncle always refused to tell him much. They claimed to only have a little information on his father and knew nothing of his mother. He never gave up, trying to get as many stories from them as possible but it was always the same four to five stories each time.

Luke felt, or at least believed he felt, that his parents did love him and didn’t abandon him. They just died, which was sad but quite normal on Tatooine. He still wished he could see their faces and hear their voices. He usually just called them Mother and Father in his head, as a slight way to detach himself from the pain, cause Luke would be the sort who would call them mommy and daddy when he was young and then mom and dad when he was older. Mother and Father was just this...title he had for two strangers he wished he knew.

Luke still loved them very much and liked to pretend they would show up on the doorstep one day and pull him into a hug, holding him tight, and promising to never leave him again. That they would all stay together.

Luke thrived off of fairy-tale like stories and could never get enough speed in his life. Politics were never something he understood. He had plans on joining the Imperial Academy the moment he was able to become a pilot and travel across the galaxy. He could probably earn credits and get his own place and maybe take care of his aunt and uncle. He often wondered if he could be a hero.

He caused mischief but mostly on accident. He did not need much to keep him occupied and Owen realized he was very good with building, taking care of, and communicating with droids than most.

When he was seventeen to eighteen, folks who were a lot older or a very unsavory would approach Owen to try and get a deal to marry Luke.  He was still small and lanky, but people were beginning to notice he was prettier than some girls. Even some from the Hutt’s circle came in with offers to marry Luke into their protection--he could even live at the palace. Owen always rejected every proposal and kept Luke even closer to home after that, rarely letting him leave unless he was with Biggs. After Biggs left, it was always a battle to let Luke leave the farm. It made Luke smothered and a bit exhausted and whiny. He was nearing twenty and he was still treated like this delicate child.

Luke did have a massive crush on Biggs but never acted on it. Other than that he was far more interested in other things. 

He was good in picking up most languages by ear, he seemed to know Binary from the start, but he could never do well with speaking. it always sounded awkward to him. Beru taught him to read and write and she found if Luke only had a few texts, after a few lessons he would start to pick things up. Before he leaves, he is fluent in understanding Basic, Binary, Huttese, Jawaese, and Tusken sign. He can’t speak a lick of anything outside of Basic. 

Luke was always very kind and apologetic to whoever he met. He always felt he was something wrong and broken and would try to not bother anyone if he could. If something happened he was quick to blame himself (picked up from a lot of his interaction with the people of Tatooine and, unintentionally, from his aunt and uncle who did appear fearful of him at times). He puts other people first and has a hard time seeing other having faults but rather he is so broken that he makes them have faults.

He loves sweets but for savory, his was a big fan of things like rice and bread (I swear, in a Modern AU Luke would almost live off of Japanese rice and would be someone who could actually cook it (cause i can’t and it breaks my heart) and could just eat it as is or he just has it as the foundation for every meal) with some vegetables. He did not grow up with seasoning so he has no idea how to really use it...but would grow to enjoy it after some time.

Luke loves anything dog-like. He probably won over some Tusken’s because their dogs adored Luke.

Luke is amazing at engineering...but ask him what 6+6 is and he’ll probably go blank. Don’t make the poor boy think. He runs on instinct and can easily short-circuit his brain if he tries to think about what he is doing (cause often he shouldn’t really know it as he wasn’t taught it, he just somehow knows what to do)

Just cause of how Tatooine is...it is possible Luke has rarely been hugged and potentially rarely told he was loved.

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Please can I ask E, L, O and Z from the writer asks list.

Of course you can!  I’m always up for answering things :D

E. Have you ever written a crossover?

Yup!  I’ve written a handful of them actually, from my first and only bashing fic Vampire vs Shinobi (Twilight and Naruto - I have always hated Twilight) which ngl is only still up on my accounts because it’s something I’ve written and if I prune fics to only be the ones I’m currently proud of... many fics would not stay up very long.  My second-biggest fic, both in terms of wordcount and popularity, it also a crossover.  The Combat School was my twist on the super common 2012 trope “the exorcists from the manga D.Gray-Man take part in the Triwizard Tournament”, and was my first 100k word fic and I think still ranks highly if you look at Harry Potter/DGM crossovers on FFN by reviews/favourites/followers.  I think at one point it was as high as 4th but I doubt it’s that high any more.  Slightly sneaky is my TAG/Fight Rising crossover Stolen Shadows, because strictly speaking you could just call it a dragon!AU for TAG, but they’re based on the fandragons I’ve got for the Tracy boys+Thunderbirds on the site and FR does have its own category on AO3 and FFN.

I think those are my only published ones, but I do enjoy prodding at ‘what if these two ‘verses collided’ in my head so there are a few others floating around that’ll probably never be actually written, but they’re fun to play with.

L. What is your favourite fic idea that you don’t think you’ll ever write?

Oh boy, this one’s tough.  I usually try to write everything I think is worth anything, but some of them are just huge, so whether or not they’ll happen is another matter entirely.  Because I’m really bored I’ll talk about all the current ‘huge and too ambitious to probably ever finish’ ideas.  If they do end up one day happening, ah well, you heard them here first :P

Love Makes Fools (One Piece) - A retelling of the Wano Arc (most likely to be scrapped because the daydreaming I call planning happened long before the arc started so none of it is anything like how Oda’s actually shown) that’s actually a shipping fic, unusually for me.  Shachi saves Kid’s life and Kid falls in love with him, leaving Shachi to handle the Kid Pirates while the StrawHeart alliance are off doing their usual crazy shenanigans and winding Kaido up.

Fight Against the Tide (Boku no Hero Academia) - A retelling of the entire manga except it’s not Izuku that’s Quirkless, but Bakugo, and unlike Izuku, Bakugo is determined to make it on his own and turns down the offer of One for All (but still manipulates All Might into training him).  Lots of Bakugo and Mei chaos as she gives him the support gear he needs to keep up without a Quirk.

If They Never Were (One Piece) - A retelling of the entirety of One Piece (ahahah) except if Luffy never met Shanks and therefore a) never wanted to be a pirate and b) never ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi.  Follows Luffy’s adventures in the Marines, and explores what would have happened to the rest of the Straw Hats if they never met Luffy - or at least, never met pirate!Luffy.  I actually have a cast of OCs ready to go for this but this project is so ludicrously big I doubt it’ll ever be finished.

TAGxPJO thing - The Greek Gods foresaw the creation of IR and agreed with it, but there was one problem: the Tracy family are all suited to the sky, but most of the Earth is covered in water.  Cue Gordon Tracy, son of Lucille Tracy and... Poseidon!  The Tracys all know about demigods and gods and stuff but still consider Gordon their full brother, and to keep the monsters away from the powerful young demigod they ended up on the island where Poseidon could protect them (and a promise from Zeus that he won’t blast Thunderbirds out of the sky for having a son of Poseidon in them).  Chiron’s going crazy knowing there’s a demigod out there somewhere that he can’t find and train.

TAGxDCMK thing - Okay, so this one is probably my absolute favourite.  Scott sees something on a rescue that the Black Org didn’t want him to, so he got APTX’d, and TB1 got stolen.  Conan and Haibara take him in and hide him from the world (including his own family) and he joins the fight to take down the BO.  Meanwhile, the Tracys are going crazy looking for Scott.  In this AU no-one knows who IR really are, so Conan and co. don’t know Scott’s real name.  However, the Tracys are still a rich family so they’ve rubbed shoulders with the Kudos before and Scott’s met Shinichi as a kid and realises who he is.  At some point they end up going to Tracy Island?  idk, not sure where it would go after that.  And KID is involved because you can’t not involve KID.

O. Is there any fandom you’ve been into that you haven’t written fic for? Why not?

Many, usually because I’m just not inspired enough to actually write anything for them.  If they’ve got a really complex canon, or something I just can’t get my head into, I tend to not write, either.  Same with if there’s a character I can connect to enough.  Examples include Homestuck, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures (although I do have a vague wip for a Steel Ball Run fic, actually) and Miraculous Ladybug, but I’m sure there’s more if I think harder.

Z. Post an excerpt from either your first fic or your most recent one.

Oh hell, why don’t we do both so I can cringe and cry and what I used to be like vs what I’m like now.  Going with posted only (wips are a whole other kettle of fish).

First ever posted fic, from September 2009: Unwanted (Naruto).  The opening:

There was not a sound to be heard. For once, there was no breeze caressing the emerald leaves in the forest surrounding Konoha. Not a single bird sang; nothing stirred. The bright blue sky didn't contain one cloud - the sunshine was unbroken.

A raven haired teenager stood in the heart of the wood, gazing emotionlessly at the Village Hidden in the Leaves with cold, black eyes.

"It's changed," he murmured quietly. There was a rustle behind him and his three companions appeared.

"So there's your hometown, Sasuke," the silver haired shinobi said, violet eyes inspecting the village. "It's pretty busy." He was right - they could just about make out the general hubbub of village life. The dark haired adolescent said nothing.

"What's wrong, Sasuke-kun?" the only kunoichi in the team asked, putting one hand on Sasuke's chest where his shirt was open, and the other embracing him. He shrugged her off coldly.

"Quit flirting with Sasuke you cow, Karin," the silver haired ninja told the red head.

"I'm not a cow, Suigetsu you...you..." she spluttered, unable to think of a bad enough insult.

"Shut up you two," the final member of the team said quietly, his fiery eyes glinting in the sunlight. Karin and Suigetsu quickly stopped bickering. With much trepidation, Sasuke started to walk towards the gate. He hadn't eaten for days - starving himself, pushing himself further. His vision blurred slightly, but he carried on walking. It wasn't long, however, before everything went black and he fainted.

Most recent fic, from July 2020: Grounded (Thunderbirds).  The ending:

"Scott?" Virgil sounded worried, and he opened his eyes – when he had closed them? – to look up at his worried brother. Alan and Gordon hovered nearby, and he looked at them all in turn, even John's silent hologram – his ginger brother hadn't been there when the test had started, hadn't been expected after he pointed out their holotech's range didn't reach that far. "Are you okay?"

Was he okay? He had a broken rib, was recovering from a near-fatal spider bite and its side effects of dehydration, bradycardia and hypotension, and the man who had almost killed his brothers multiple times was standing the other end of the same balcony.

But they were one step, one significant step closer to Dad.

"Yeah," he said, staring out past them, at the platform cradling the most important engine International Rescue had ever created. For the first time since that horrid trash mine day five weeks earlier, he could honestly say, "I'm okay."

I’ll leave you guys to be the judge on whether or not I’ve improved at all.  I’d like to think I have.

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While we weren't able to tie in the TMNT Separated AU Competition, what I did get to participate in was fun. It was honestly surprising this AU got in at all, but I'm grateful for all the support.(∩_∩)~🩵🩵

@shardkn1ght, I've already told you this before, but I'm so happy that our Leos got to meat, and it's been an honor being your competitor. Best of luck. And thank you @tmntseparatedaucompetition for organizing this event. <(˶ᵔᵕᵔ˶)>

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Honey's Mama's Boys - @honey-rye

Banana Split - @alexcant578

Lost in the Storm - @masquerain-with-a-mask

Through the Thicket - @gayest-squrrel

Adopted (Mikey) AU - @tblsomedoodles

Shadow of the Krang - @0ddbugs

Ripples and Fate - @bluesgras

Adolescence of a Hidden Hero - @egg04

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JEALOUS HARRY FIC REC

Always make sure to read all tags/warnings/author’s notes before reading!

Now That It’s Over (8k)

“What are the odds we would both be at Mariano’s on a Thursday night?”

Louis’ shoulders tensed. What the hell was he doing here?

“Harry? Hi? The odds are pretty crazy, yeah.”

Harry smiled down at Louis the way he used to, but there was also a glint in his eye that Louis absolutely did not like. Harry was also dressed in his favorite black and white striped women’s jeans and a printed shirt only he would ever be able to pull off. It was quite rude of him to come and interrupt Louis, particularly while looking so good. Louis hadn’t seen him since he’d finished moving his shit out of what was once their shared flat, so this being the first time seeing him wasn’t exactly providence in Louis’ mind.

Or the one where Harry and Louis broke up two months ago, and Harry just might be sabotaging Louis’ dates.

Forever, Uninterrupted (8k)

Harry finds a mysterious picture in Louis’ bag one night and drives himself crazy over it. It’s definitely not what he thinks.

can’t go without you anymore (10k)

Harry Styles was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. This was award season. He wasn’t even nominated for anything, still everyone wanted a piece of him. But Harry was lonely. And a stressed and lonely Harry did no one good. What if one night his friends and his manager just ran into the most fitting boy for their friend? And what if maybe they set him up as Harry Styles personal assistant. It already sounds like the beginning of a disaster.

or Personal Assistant Louis Tomlinson is going to be the end of actor Harry Styles. This was a given.

We Can Be Greater (10k)

Louis, Harry, Zayn, Niall, and Liam, were simply five run away teens, desperately seeking a safe haven from their foster home. When they discovered an abandoned building, they entered it, their lives ceased to remain the same because they entered upon a different realm. A new universe, one in which they were superheroes.

The moment they reached this new world, they were desperately needed to defeat a villain; sounds cool right? Except they had no clue of their powers, this new world, the villain, or how to get back home. This is the story of how five outcasts turned from hooligans into heroes.

See Clearly Now (11k)

“My eyes are up here.”

What? Was— was Louis flirting with him?

Harry looked up — much too slowly, probably — and saw Louis watching him, his mouth quirked up on one side, a grin threatening to steal the pretty curve of his mouth.

“What?” Harry squeaked.

Louis put his hands on his hips, almost challenging Harry to look again, “I said...my eyes are up here.”

Harry felt something electric pass between them. He felt the need to take a step forward, call Louis’ bluff, see if he was more bark than bite.

Biting sounded really fun right about now.

OR a five-times fic where two guys, one college dorm room and a faulty door lead to a few embarrassing situations and finding out more about themselves and each other than they ever bargained for.

No One Else Will Do (13k)

Harry visibly takes a deep breath. “I’ll do it. I’ll…help you through your heat.” He looks more determined now as he stands up straighter and his eyes look at Louis more intensely.

“Yeah?” Louis doesn’t mean to sound so surprised but he’s sort of in a state of shock. He’s never been with an alpha before, and the fact that his first time is going to be with Harry— his best friend— well, he couldn’t really ask for anyone better if he’s honest.

It takes Louis’ early heat for Harry and Louis to figure things out.

End of the World Tonight (12k)

“You remember when you told me that you wanted to live with me for the rest of your life?” Louis asks. His voice trembles a bit, exposing exactly how much he hates what he’s about to do. How much he wishes that he wasn’t about to do it.

“I remember,” Harry says. His expression is a little lost, like he thinks that they’re about to have a fight and he’s not sure what they’re supposed to be fighting about. Louis closes his eyes because he has to, has to take a second to regain his courage. He can’t keep doing this. He can’t keep suffering, can’t keep killing himself trying to hide this. He’s ready. He’s been ready for a long time.

one more for the stars (16k)

It's different, and Louis knows that, because Harry's got so much riding on this - a career and a future and his whole life. There's talk of him going first overall in the draft, of entering the NFL after only two years in college, of going to New York or Seattle or Green Bay, and Louis wants to be there for him, wants to support him and help him make decisions, but he also kind of wants to pin him to the bed and cry and scream, What about me what about me what about me?

(au. Harry's the star quarterback and Louis is about to graduate. It's a heartbreak waiting to happen.)

ain't going backwards, won't ask for space. (17k)

They've been best friends for eight years, but have never acted on the sexual tension that's existed between them. And when they do, it's completely impossible to stop the feelings that arise from denying themselves of what was always meant to be.

or the one where two idiots fall in love after years of being just best friends.

kiwi (24k)

With a stuttered mixture of a laugh and a groan, Harry lets his head droop, pushes his forehead against Louis’ chest and leans into him, fingers curled around the railing.

"You’re driving me crazy,” he breathes.

Louis lets out a puff of laughter, and when Harry lifts his eyes, the look in Louis’ gaze is one he knows too well, so distinctively coy and mischievous and gently charming, his lips quirked up with a smirk. Harry’s heart falls into the palms of his playful hands. “You’re into it.”

AU. Harry plays on Saturday nights at The Motley. Louis bartends on Saturday nights at The Motley.

It’s a thing.

Counting The Steps Between Us (24k)

AU. So, yeah. That year abroad helped Harry establish that he is in love with his best friend. Now, if Louis would stop treating him like a little brother, that would be awesome. (Additional ingredients: a collapsing tree house, a lot of pining, the other three boys as Louis' new best mates from university, and a camping trip. Serve hot.)

everything comes back to you (29k)

Louis lets out a shuddering breath. “I love you,” he says.

“Fuck you,” Harry replies.

“You know that I’ve always loved you,” Louis continues, not stopping to acknowledge what Harry’s said.

Harry shakes his head. “I know, but sometimes I wonder if that ever went past us just growing up together. We were never apart Louis, never for so many years, and the minute we were you just left me. So sometimes, when I let myself think about it, I think maybe that’s why we don’t work. You were just so used to loving me because you didn’t know anything else.”

Louis and Harry, best friends since before either of them can remember, broke up four years ago. Louis has achieved his dreams of becoming the next big thing while Harry has stayed back, dedicating himself to his studies. Both are content to forget what they had together, until a tragedy brings them right back into each other's lives.

Show me wealth, I’ll show your heart (30k)

Harry knows the value of money. He knows how to negotiate numbers, knows its worth in engines, and knows the amount he needs to secure for his business. What he didn’t know was that, if spent wisely, money is the one thing he really doesn’t need.

Or AU where Harry has more money than he can handle, Louis can’t handle not having any, and they both find out the greatest wealth isn’t countable.

the beginning of everything (30k)

“How do you take it?” Harry asked, pouring tea into a cup.

“Just a dash of milk, please,” Louis cast a look over the small table, filled to capacity. “They’re very fond of you.”

Harry ducked his head, grinning. “They’re trying to impress you.”

Louis smiled, shaking his head. “Why would they want to do that?” he asked as he took the cup Harry passed to him, their fingers brushing for an instant.

“Empathy,” Harry said under his breath.

A Belle Époque AU set (mostly) in Paris in which Harry is a struggling artist, in more ways than one, and Louis is a successful theatre critic and a failed writer, more or less.

You’re the Light (31k)

Before beginning a new graduate school in the fall, Louis Tomlinson decides to spend the summer working in Chicago as an editor’s assistant for the Chicago Tribune newspaper and staying with his old college roommate. What he finds on his first day of work is a tall, gorgeous editor named Harry who has the most beautiful green eyes he’s ever seen—and who also happens to be his new boss.

Follow Your Heart (32k)

“What do you mean exactly?” Harry asks. Louis’ heart is threatening to beat out of his chest. His stomach is sinking, and he’s holding his breath waiting for the words he knows are coming.

“We think it would be best to market you guys as a couple,” Simon tells them. The tone in his voice makes Louis think there’s no wiggle room to even try to argue about it.

Louis’ heart stops and his breath hitches. This cannot be happening. This has to be some sort of dream. Actually this has to be some sort of prank, really. He absentmindedly looks around the room for any evidence of hidden cameras or microphones to no avail.

“You’re kidding,” Louis says flatly. Louis is pretty sure a lot of the music industry these days likes to hide the fact that an artist isn’t straight, afraid that it might affect record sales and now he’s sitting in the middle of an executive label meeting being told he had to be in a relationship with his best friend–who’s a boy he’s been secretly in love with for most of his adolescence–in order to sell records? What kind of alternate universe level bullshit is he living in?

(your heartbeat) rang true inside my bones (32k)

Harry goes as Louis’ date for a weekend wedding. He ends up taking the role a bit too seriously.

“Hey,” Harry hears himself say just as Louis climbs back into the car. He ducks down, holding onto the roof to look at Louis who cocks his brow at him and says, “What?”

“I meant it,” Harry starts. “Like, I’d do it. I’d be your date for the wedding. If it’d make you feel less awful about being there and if you want me to, I’ll do it. I promise I’ll be good.”

you burn with the brightest flame (42k)

Harry frowns, thinking that he shouldn’t have to be glad about what gender he is, just like omegas shouldn’t have to be scared and nervous that anyone they meet might want to hurt them. He wonders why none of this occurred to him before, how he possibly could’ve just sailed through life before this without realizing how fortunate he was being born a beta. That seems a bit too serious of a conversation for Simon Cowell’s waiting room, though, so Harry puts an arm around Louis’s shoulders and teases, “You say that like you’re old or something. Two years isn’t that big of a difference!”

“Tell me that when you’re eighteen and looking back on this conversation,” Louis says.

“Well that’s - that’s different, isn’t it? We could be anywhere in two years, we could be famous.”

Louis’s eyes light up, his smile widening. “You think so?”

…or, the X-Factor Era A/B/O fic.

Cupid’s Chokehold (35k)

But - naively, stupidly, blindly - Harry holds out hope for a love that’s written across the stars. He can’t give up the feeling that there’s someone out there, waiting for him.

He’s just going to have to wait for them, too.

Or: Louis is a Cupid who tries to match up Niall and Harry. It doesn’t work out as planned.

Wonderwall (43k)

Taking the sheet cluttered with times available for the next few weeks, Louis notices a pattern in the list. The name of the person Perrie had just mentioned: Harry Styles. It’s written at least seven times, and three of which are during timeframes Louis wants.

“Who the fuck is Harry Styles?”

“You’re about to find out,” she answers, pointing over Louis’ shoulder.

Or a Love/Hate College AU where Louis Tomlinson is the lead singer of The Rogue - the most popular band on campus - and Harry Styles is the talented Freshman unknowingly challenging all that.

Let Me Touch You Where Your Heart Aches (46k)

Alcohol was all he could taste. Alcohol and Harry, and he didn’t mind one bit. Harry kissed him back with just as much fervent heat. He pushed Louis against the taxi door and pulled his head back, breathing hot and heavy against his lips. “Let’s go, yes?”

Or a Friends with Benefits AU, in which Louis falls in love and Harry is jealous. There is some Karaoke singing somewhere in there, because how do you write a romantic comedy without a Karaoke scene?

Some Things Take Root (50k)

AU. Louis’ ex doesn’t get jealous of anyone besides Harry. Harry helps Louis use that to his advantage.

Love's On The Line, Is That Your Final Answer? (53k)

Harry can’t believe it when Louis, the boy he’s always had a tempestuous rivalry with, asks him to be his boyfriend. Well, pose as his boyfriend, that is—for a new television game show in which young couples are quizzed on how well they know each other for a jackpot of thirty grand.

Reluctantly, Harry agrees—because he's got student loans to pay off, hasn't he? What's the harm? And he can totally deal with keeping his secret thing for Louis under wraps too. This is all just to win some money. It's fine. No big deal. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, everything. Obviously.

Amazing Sin (56k)

Gears started turning in Louis’ head. Purely mischievous gears that had Louis formulating a revenge plan against Taylor. He’d had enough of sitting around and taking it. If she was going to call him a whore, then fine, he’ll act like one for real. “I’m going to say something, and as my friends you are obligated to love me anyway.”

“This can’t be good,” Niall said, Zayn just groaned.

“So I know we have this strict ‘no lashing back at Taylor’ rule with me, but what if I can get press revenge a different way?” Louis asked. He wasn’t expecting an answer, because they knew by now to just go with it. “What if I stole her boyfriend?”

Or, the story of Louis ‘Steal Your Man’ Tomlinson.

Strawberries & Cigarettes (71k)

Harry looks up and immediately freezes. Next to Ms. Archie stands the boy from just the other day. The boy with the leather jacket and chipped black nails, that might or might not be sketched in the very book Harry has just placed on the table in front of him. The leather jacket is missing today, probably because they aren’t allowed as part of their required uniform attire, but Harry can still see the fading black nail polish on his nails, and eyeliner around his eyes. Harry’s mouth goes a little dry. This boy is so intriguing to him.

“Ye-yes, Ms. Archie?” Harry tries to play it cool, but he’s almost positive that his cheeks are burning red, and he’s relieved neither of them can tell how fast his heart is beating in his chest.

The boy seems to also recognize Harry, because his lips curve into a knowing smirk.

“Harry is at the top of his class. He’s your best bet at getting familiar with things around here.” She explains.

Louis nods, his smirk still very prominent on his face. “Thank you Ms. Archie. I’ll be sure to take advantage of young Harold here.”

Two stories, eleven years, and the two boys that never stopped loving each other.

Pinkies Never Lie (83k)

“I just think if we’re both into it and neither of us is looking for something serious, why not?” Harry asks, eyes soft and voice sweet. He pauses and gives Louis a moment or two to answer.

There are countless reasons why Louis shouldn’t agree to this, but in the end, none of them really matter. This will end with Louis in pieces, but he’s been in love with Harry for four years. There was only ever one answer.

“Yeah,” Louis answers finally, hoping his voice sounds normal. “Why not?”

AU in which Louis hates his job and loves Harry, Harry just wants a distraction, everyone else wants them to get their shit together, and Louis learns the hard way that new beginnings are only possible when something ends.

You Drive Me Crazy (but it feels alright) (102k)

Bridget Jones’ Diary AU.

“Harry is not short for Harold,” he corrects, his voice as thick as molasses. He lowers his eyes to Louis’ sequined lapels, rubbing one between two fingers. “Is this small or extra small? It looks lovely.”

Louis breaks away from his grip with a petulant huff and pushes him back with two fingers.

“You’re mocking me. Again.”

Harry smiles and it’s a real honest swoop of his lips this time. Louis’ stomach swoops with them.

A Taste of Desire (104k)

“As forward as I have been with you this evening, I am also aware this dinner party isn’t the place to conduct business.” Mr. Tomlinson chuckles quietly to himself, shooting a subtle glance across the table towards their hostess. “And besides, I am sure our hostess would be horribly disappointed to learn that we went away this evening with a business agreement and not a mating one.”

Harry, who had been sipping his wine, coughs harshly at this. He splutters, unaccustomed to such blatant statements about mating.

Mr. Tomlinson continues to laugh quietly, clearly pleased at Harry’s reaction.

“Mrs. Humphreys promised that there was an alpha attending the dinner tonight that I would certainly get on well with,” Mr. Tomlinson continues, voice teasing. “She assured me that we would have much in common since we both work with mills.” Mr. Tomlinson glances at Harry, eyes flashing with mirth. “Little did she know that would be where our mutual interests began and ended.”

Or, a Victorian ABO where Harry is the owner of the most successful cotton mill in Manchester, and Louis is an opinionated social activist about to disrupt Harry’s world.

falling into you (143k)

In the grand scheme of adolescence and boyhood, Harry was still working himself out, so far with little luck. But four things he could say for certain: 1) he'd been at the top of his class all through primary and secondary school, 2) he was the shittiest alpha to ever walk the earth, 3) Liam Payne never let him forget it, and 4) he’d been in love with this boy, Louis Tomlinson, ever since he was fifteen years old.

He kissed my lips, I taste your mouth (290k)

When Louis moves into the flat next to Harry’s, neither of them thinks it will change their lives. Louis is stuck in a relationship with his controlling and overly possessive boyfriend who he loves too much to break up with. Harry is content, seeking refuge from the snobby world he grew up in and forging a new path for himself. He does happen to have a habit of wanting to fix people though and when he meets Louis, the gorgeous man with a prat of a boyfriend, he finds himself trying to do just that. While Harry tries to avoid getting tangled in a messy situation, Louis tries to deny that there’s a niggling voice in the back of his head that prefers Harry to his own boyfriend. While both determinedly refuse to let change come, they fail to notice that exact force wrapping around them and pulling them tighter together until there just might be no escape from the feelings brewing within.

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Hero / Villain AU part 1 of 2.

A little drabble of my MarcoAce version of heroes and villains (it's been a long time since I wrote anything)

"Shhhh, quiet, you're fine ... you did it right" The villain, Phoenix, put a hand on the hero's head. A dark-haired boy barely out of adolescence. "It is not your fault. You tried with all your strength, but I'm just stronger than you. " "W-but ... I-I have to do it ... I have to defeat you" the boy, hidden behind a bright orange mask, looks with watery eyes, without real conviction. A sensitive fiber pulls on the villain's heart. He knows what they have done. "T-They told me I'm the only one who can do it ..." "It's likely," the villain agreed. "But not today, and probably not in many years either. I've been here too long, you can not expect to beat me in a minute. " "They assure that if ..." the tears do not stop sliding under the mask "after all I am ... I am ..." "Roger's son" ends Phoenix "The old rival of Whitebeard" "I have his power" that phrase came out practically in a whisper "I am ... the chosen one" his voice could not hide the desire to cry. Phoenix clenched his fist. The chosen one. "Now I know what they did to you," he growled angrily. "They separated you from any normality. They took away the life you wanted to have. Roger would never have wished that they would do this to you, forcing you to fight when all you want is to go home. They threw you at me, with a power you can barely control, waiting for you to return to them with my head in your hands and smiling, ready to fulfill a new order ... " "I'm scared ..." the boy finally broke down. Phoenix had hit the target, had said everything he thought "I do not want this ... this power ... I do not even want to fight with you ..." "You do not have to do it if you come with us" The boy jumped back to his feet, scared. "W-what? Are you going to use me too? "Despite the tears, he growled. "No," Phoenix answered without hesitation. "We will not force you. Me and all those who accompany me, we are here because we want. Because we rebel against the government of the world, and we are not the only ones. Under our protection are all those who do not want to live like cattle, but who can not or want to fight. " "H-How do I know that's true? How do I know you're not cheating me? " The villain Phoenix thundered his fingers and a wall of fire covered them both. The fire did not harm the hero, but it prevented anyone from seeing what was going on inside. "Look at me," he said, taking off his mask, the hero dropped his jaw in shock. He recognized the face as the infamous Marco Newgate. One of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country ... he, he had everything ... if the hero returned and rebelled his identity ... "If you want, you can leave." "W-what?" "You can go and reveal to the world who I am. Then you will be the hero that everyone wants and you can live a happy life of idolatry and blind belief in justice. Go ahead, do not be shy, go, if that's what you want. " The teenage hero did not leave. "Take me with you, please" he finally begged "I do not want to be this ..." The villain ... Phoenix ... no, Marco, he smiled. And together they disappeared in a rain of fire.

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Group photo!! (≧∀ノ📸ゝ

Takeshi and the 3 teenagers he cares about so damn much, they are the lights of his life got stuck with

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My Hidden Hero/sep AU Leonardo!

I'll call him "Teal" a lot probably :P

Mask/Hood variations:

Also the pride flags are: Oriented AroAce, Genderfluid, and Trans

To answer something quickly-- gendered/non-gendered terms?  Listed below.  No preference, but maybe try to switch around which you use every now and then. 👍🏼

Boy / Man / Girlboy 

Mx. / Msr. / Mr. / Sir / Missir

Sibling / Brother / Son / Child / Nephew 

Pretty / Beautiful / Handsome / Cute

Oh and have an Usagi preview

I'll post some more sketches and concepts for the AU soon. Masterpost eventually! The fic won't come out for a while because I have to focus on school, but I hope you enjoy the content I do give out.

I will give spoilers for my own AU, but I'll tag it as such in case it matters to you :) That's all for now. Willing to answer asks about it too!

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Practice Art! Trying to get better at drawing full scenes.

"Okay. Please get back safe, aniki."

Takeshi has to be out late again.