#and poor Magnus heartbroken

[im-out-of-it]

part 3 of season 1, episode 9 continued

43. “Stay, good dog. Bite me. Roll over, play dead” wolfie and vampie jokes

44. not even five seconds later and the wolfies and vampies are about to fight 😬

45. well looks like it’s Alec vs jace ah shit (TEAM ALEC)

46. and now Alec is more mad 🙃

47. KICK!HIS!ASS!ALEC!!!!!!!!!!!! #teamalec

48. I love how show Alec can fight and be his own person. he’s not “ive never killed a demon or can’t speak another language” like he’s actually his own and can hold his own

49. Alec: YOU LIED TO ME. when hasn’t jace lied to Alec though??????

50. kill him here because he’s useless and will create 71918819199 problems for ya

51. “you and your damn orders. who cares about orders”- the child asks. “See? That’s how little you know about being a shadowhunter” tell her off Alec 🔥 clary doesn’t know shit or cares about orders and jace knows better but he wants to do whatever she wants to do. what they’re doing to meliorn is wrong but nothing ever stopped jace in the past when he wanted to chase after her without using whatever brain he has.

52. I love Alec’s face (above) because he’s like I don’t understand?????? he broke all those clave rules for jace and got in trouble- and now he’s trying to follow clave orders and repair his family’s honor. Jace and clary could never understand because they always do whatever they want without caring about consequences. at least Alec adapts and changes into a better man AND DEALS WITH EVERYTHING

53. “You’ve broke the rules but never the law until she showed up.”-Alec hitting it with the truth

54. “You’ve had it out for clary from the start”- because she’s a dumbass, doesn’t think, bosses me around as if she’s my boss, is reckless with you, we could go on

55. I love watching Alec beat the shit out of jace after he tried telling Alec he had feelings for him- YES ALEXANDER GO!!!!!!!!! #alwaysteamalec

56. I also think it’s important because even in the books, jace is chosen to be stronger and more powerful than Alec but my man Alec is holding his own proudly

57. this is the face of someone who’s done with your shit

58. I only wish jace’s exit was permanent but whatever (honestly Alec looks so perfect here)

59. also the fact that jace thinks everything is about him. “you’re getting married because of me” okay listen, if Alec was okay with being out and gay, you’re the last person he would chose. whether Alec admits it or not, he is attracted to Magnus and that would be his first choice. I’m only saying that Alec is starting to see jace for who he really is. I don’t even think his so called feelings for jace were ever that romantic but that’s just me

60. y’all ever find it funny how whenever jace needs something, he always reminds Alec of the parabatai bond. but where is that bond when Alec needs something?????? BECAUSE ITS ONE SIDED

61. also can we talk about how wonderful an actor Matt is?????? I feel he captures Alec well (but I see show Alec as original Alec and book Alec doesn’t exist to me) and he can act extremely well with just facial expressions

62. now jace is pouting because Alec said no lmao he’s such a child

63. so meliorn and Izzy are reunited but we don’t ever hear anything romantic between them again??????? well always nice to see you meliorn

64. well Simon has forgiven clary apparently. couldn’t even last a whole episode of calling her out ugh

65. not sorry- I wanted to see her called out more

66. can’t wait for these two to be on the same side and friends again 💓

okay, so 66 was the number for the episode today 👏🏼 thank you for joining the hasn’t Alec been through enough meeting and why must we suffer CLACE scenes. see y’all soon for the AU episode (super psyched for that) and thank you again for enduring me and my posts 🥹

[starberry-cupcake]

We are done with book 1, folks!!!

previously, in gideon the ninth

this happened

also, I was proven right about dulcinea (kind of)

just pointing that out again

final update of this book, it's gonna be a bit of a long one, folks (gideon, from inside my mind, where she is now living rent-free: "that's what she said!"):

we left off in the fight against not!dulcinea

yandere simulator twin w/inner chad was being used as a battery pad

regina george twin is at an unknown location

la gideon and my qp wife are fighting

harrowcita passed out

so basically not!dulcinea unlocks the big magnus archives entity monster harrowbean had previously locked

harrow wakes up to make a bone dome

for scale, this is the dome and mickey is gideon, but she's inside the thing

magnus archives junji ito monster keeps beating the dome from outside to crack it open like an egg

harrowbean starts to disintegrate from the inside because it's hard to make a bone spaceship earth and keep it up

camilla is accepting fate at this point, my poor beloved qp wife

but la gideon is not gonna give up

she's never gonna give you up

never gonna let you down

never gonna...

so harrow starts making a goodbye speech

reminding gideon to take care of the ninth and the barbie in the freezer

for the barbie reference, please go to this recap

but gideon is determined to come up with a plan

*very niche reference but "bien warrior" by miss bolivia plays in the background*

we all know this is a terrible idea because gideon's plans are always "punch really hard" and, in this case, that's a wild thing to do

but she does that

a metal version of that

she decides to, if I understand correctly (because description is scarce for various acceptable reasons) impale herself on the iron spikes inside the dome, to force Harrow to slurp her soul

so this is the situation

absolutely heartbreaking stuff

she's sort of ghost-placing herself behind Harrow to guide her using the sword

like this

and being all silly and gideon-esque and harrow is heartbroken and sad and it's all very very heartbreaking and I'm suffering

I'm ANGRY, OK????

IT'S NOT FAIR

I didn't even like gideon at the start

I complained about her for like a good first chunk of this book

I got mad at her for being dense and not following through with things

I got angry at her way of approaching situations and trusting people I didn't trust

I didn't totally vibe with her vibe most times

and then she made me like her and grow attached and NOW I HAVE TO SUFFER???

what's the point????? you make me like you and then you SACRIFICE YOURSELF?????

WHY??????

footage of me

anyway, it's fine, we're fine, everything's FINE

harrow and force-ghost gideon defeat not!dulcinea by aiming at the "issue" palmolive started

( @lady-harrowhark "paramedics" is actually a much better nickname, why didn't I think of that)

not!dulcinea crosses the veil, hopefully forever, good riddance bitch, you really did fuck everything up for petty reasons

harrow passes out

afterwards, harrow wakes up in like a sort of hospital situation or something like that

the space version of that

there's a man reading stuff in a tablet and a paper

a "flimsy", which I didn't know was something before this book (again, not a native English speaker, doing my best here)

the man has very specific eyes which I imagined in a way that I'm not sure is what it's supposed to be, but I'm gonna keep my version for now

this is the man of the hour, the emperor, many other titles I can't remember, the reason we all got together in the first place

harrow is upset, I'm upset, we're all upset

emperor sama over here can't do shit about it

according to him

which, what are you, the wizard of oz?

he's also like "forgive not!dulcinea, it was my bad" I WILL FORGIVE NOTHING

he says he can't bring gideon back without risking harrowbean as well

very limited for a man who claims to be god

who seems to have beef with a barbie in an ice cube

idk about this guy

so he tells harrow that he's gonna protect the ninth if she becomes lyctor because the universe is going to shit and he can't handle everything on his own anymore

you know what could have helped, my man? COMMUNICATION

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING AT ANY GIVEN POINT

anyway, harrow is, at this point, tired and sad and grieving for everything so she says ok

according to this guy, the only other survivor is yandere simulator twin w/inner chad who is missing an arm

very convenient for him, who needs lyctors

an didn't, at any point, explain anything

but they "haven't been able" to find the bodies of: la gideon, my wife and regina george twin

everyone else was, at least, partially recovered, as far as I remember he said

they're probably gathering pieces of palmolive from every carpet and piece of wallpaper

I am reluctantly gonna miss that guy

so there is hope that I'm not a qp widow yet and that la gideon might come back in some capacity, which I MEAN, COME ON

also, I don't know if people would be making such a fuss about her arms if her body wasn't of consequence anymore

because I don't know much about these books but I did know that coming in, that and skull make up were my two clues

and we still don't know where she came from and if she's a demigod

and why her hair and eyes are that color

I don't know, I'm unsure about this

I hold hope

keeeeeeep hoooooolding ooooooon ♪

I am sure regina george twin will be back because people have been cryptic about her in replies to my updates

and I hope camilla comes back because right now I'm like a victorian wife, standing at a lighthouse, waiting for her sailor to come back from the depths of the sea, throwing messages in bottles

final extra notes:

THERE WAS A GLOSSARY ALL ALONG

I COULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT IT

maybe it was better this way, though, but WHY DIDN'T I LOOK PROPERLY

PALMOLIVE WOULD KILL ME FOR THIS OVERSIGHT

now I know what thanergy is, what thalergy is, what bone magic and flesh magic differ in, can you believe???

I can summon my own construct and everything

it's the only way to make friends as an adult, after all

there is a guide for the names and I have been pronouncing more things right than I thought because many of these are based in Latin and I'm a Spanish speaker so maybe if I had just pronounced them as they sounded to me I could have remembered more names

there is also a list of salseo/tea from judith

I kept making comments while reading them

she was acting like camilla was of no consequence from the start

ALSO PROTOZOA HAD KIDS?????? WHAT????

man, poor dude, rip this guy we never really knew

she did read chad for filth, which is correct

but they were off about absolutely everything else

important ending commentary of the book:

as an ending side note

I'm going to just point this out, with kindness and utmost respect

like, much love and respect and warm regards

don't kill me for this

as an editor

I am enraged with the tagline they have in the cover of this book, now that I've finished it

the quote that's in the cover about lesbian necromancers in a victorian mansion in space and whatnot

it sells the book incredibly short and also tells you things you shouldn't be told because a) they aren't as clear cut as they make them out to be and b) you should be told none of that entering this book

best experience is to know absolutely nothing

like gideon

and since I have an ebook, I see that quote more prominently than any blurb

it reads like the short summary of a fic and it doesn't do it justice one bit

now that I've finished the book, I think this post was about it and I didn't know at the time, because that's fair

this book is very difficult to categorize because it seems to be using a lot of different references and mixing them together in a very personal and unique way to the author

but, because of that, it's a very unique take on different things

I think it stands very aligned with both core classics and more contemporary foundations, at the same time

and the narrative point of view is a bit at-odds with the complexity of the lore, which makes it a very brave first part of a bigger thing for an author to throw out there

and it works, as it is

it actually works well like that

however, as difficult as it can be to explain it, that tagline really flattens it to something that I don't think favors how much more of that it is???

I don't know, that's just my personal & professional opinion, but anyway

I need to go find the next one

you haven't seen the last of me!!!!!

[ppnuggie]

💙💙I AWAKE FROM THE DEAD// I saw you were mainly doing MTMTE so here :)) ||

GN reader with trailcutter, skids, swerve, Megatron and roddy [separate] [headcannons], them reacting to reader flirting with them? fluff, crack do whatever I need my Teebs bro,got me feeling empty 😭😭

achoo see you next year prob idk, happy times💙💙

　　　　　　MTMTE x gn human reader

　　　　『　trailcutter ,, swerve ,, megatron ,, rodimus ,, gender neutral human reader    』

　　-> bots reaction to reader flirting w/ em 🫣

　　— fluff ,, sfw ,, crack

　　— yep ! see ya next year ! :D i mean ,, it will be next year when this is posted 💀 but i am writing it on dec.30 rn 🫣 ughh teebs 😞😞 i just got the part where he dies im so heartbroken ,, my mans ,, 😭😭😭 he didnt deserve alla that ,, smh ,, but tysm for requesting 😏 tbh i might not actually be online for this to be posted ,, bc this is in my queue along with many other things to be posted later 🫣 so theres a little update for not having links updated in the second masterlist 🕺

trailcutter ::

• he’d be quite flustered ,, not sure what to say not only because he was most likely super drunk but also surprised you were flirting with him

• any time you compliment him for something ,, his fans will kick on immediately ,, and whenever you’re not around some mechs might coo at him and make smoochy noises ,, mainly whirl

• he may try to return the compliments ,, though he’ll end up tripping over his words and end up more flustered if you say something about it

• primus help this man ,, hes just ,, stuck dealing with these flirty lines and little compliments whenever you decide to just drop them outta nowhere ,, swerve swears that one day he’ll combust if he has to see this sappy romance continue on for any longer !

swerve ::

• he might brush it off as a joke ,, or a dare if anything ,, because why of all people would you flirt with him ? swerve ? the annoyingly loud mech who doesnt shut up ?

• of course you’d have to reassure him that it isnt a dare ,, or just you trying to get something out of him ,, but that you generally like him

• he’ll malfunction right then and there and then ratchet will have to deal with another bot ,, poor ratchet 😞

• he may try to return any compliment with a horrible pick up line ,, but end up think you’re laughing at him and not the worst pick up line ever to be heard in the universe

megatron ::

• megs would be ,, confused but also flustered ,, because have you not seen him ? dont you know of the things he’s done ? hes megatron ! a feared bot throughout many parts of the universe ,, known to kill humans

• and yet here you are ,, sitting beside him as you read his poetry that you somehow persuaded him to show you with your little secret magic hypnosis ,, and now youre calling him cute

• he’d scoff ,, say that he wasnt cute in his mind ,, but not mutter a single word out loud

• he wouldnt know what to do ,, and instead just sit there in silence and listen to your attempts to flirt with the mech

rodimus ::

• he’d return it immediately ,, but with horrible compliments and pick up lines

• one time he said “ nice shoelace “ after you said he looked stunning with the new paint job after his recent mishap on another planet ,, and he keeps thinking back on it to this day ,, wondering why he said shoelace ,, like he even knows what a shoelace is 🙄

• ultra magnus would be so done with you two ,, because roddy would decide to start flirting with you during the meeting and despite you not returning any remarks or even acknowledging you even heard him ,, the mech continues

• even after megs passive aggressively told him to “ stop with the nonsense “ he only continued ,, only 10x worse this time

[devilart2199-aibi]

Transformers Skybound Reading update: Issues 6 & 7!! 📚

As a Soundwave enjoyer, these were crazy. Thoughts and spoilers below ⤵️

I gotta say I feel like someone on the team likes Soundwave haha. This fella feels like he always gets the short end of the stick. Always incredibly efficient, loyal and quiet, but never rewarded. But in this one!! Soundwave steps up! I had to go over it a few times to just take it in and be like "Wow Soundwave really just did that?!?"

It kinda felt weird almost, like maybe we're getting too much from him? You know when a character usually occupies a quiet role and they work on something in the background (a scheme or something). Additionally him really caring for his Cassettes is something I love so much so getting that too, I almost feel spoiled! Or like maybe this is too good? Like something horrible is gonna happen?haha I dunno.

The panels too of Soundwave fighting Screamer and them all saying his name!! OOF!!! *Chefs kisses*!!

I loved this so much too T__T ahhhhh

Also I feel so bad for Thundercracker! He lost both his seeker bros T_T I kinda hope he finds out how Skywarp died actually and maybe goes on his own again like in IDW1.

Arcee being trained by magnus is a cool idea! Magnus always fluctuates in importance and age so much between interpretations!

She looks so adorable here. Poor baby T_T (also is she holding Magnus' hand?? 🥺)

And I was very happy to see Warpath for 1 second 😭 rip silly guy (also Kup)

I'm enjoying it so far! One thing that always gets me confused in Transformers series is just how much it takes for them to die? Like when should I be heartbroken or can they just be put back together? IDW1 eventually makes it pretty clear, but I'm still a bit confused with Skybound.

Some characters have gotten killed off and I'm just like "Dang... you too??" Starscream doesn't count because he's Starscream. You could put him in a blender, feed him to Unicron, have him poop him out and then be tossed in the dark universe and he'd still come back! Probably with a spiffy new paint job too!

Anyway the whole things with Sparkplug and the Matrix ehhhh I'm not sure what's going on? I get the a soul for a soul kinda thing, but I'm not sure how i feel about it 🤔well! I'll find out eventually! It's just different and interesting rn! 🤔

I have one more issue so I'll yap more then! What do you think so far?? Please no spoilers tho for the next issues! (8 onwards since I'm reading the physical releases!) I'm curious what your thoughts are!

[whataboutsimple]

If Gabriel or the other members of the original order were in season 2, what do you think their roles would've been?

It can be completely random since that's what cannon did with Ivor. Why did he become a ninja again?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

Goog one, Murky-friend, good one. I'm gonna start with Soren since he's the most obvious-

The guy would totally be under the bedrock 100%. How? Ask HIM, he's the one doing crazy stuff no one can explain and then disapearing in the thin air. Most likely we would meet him near Fred's keep. Maybe he would talk about gaint Enderman? Maybe he's there because of him?Either way as soon as he'll see Jesse and the gang he'll probably try to run because clearly he doesn't know what the word "responsibility" means. They won't let him though. Petra will prob grab poor old man by the wrists and shake him like it's the last thing she can do "HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU HERE?!" He will say some nonsense about portal, but will say the lest one was closed after Romeo went to the overworld. How does he know about Romeo? How does he know about everything of that? Argh, doesn't matter, if you know everything, you'll help us out.

Okay, but Magnus and Ellegaard would 100% be with Olivia and Axel. You take Magnus's armor - Ellegaard will be with Olivia, you take Ellegaard's armor - Magnus will be with Axel. And by that I mean that they'll attend Foundation day, it also mean they will meet Ivor AND Soren who gang picked up under the bedrock. Oh yeah, Ivor will meet him too, to it's prob a place for some tasty angst here. Reunion, right? HAH! Gabriel is NOT here!:D

Okay, where's out favourite idiot-doggy? We know for sure that in-game he's doing the Wandering Warrior thing, but now? I think he would probably head to BeaconTown after seeing this Gaint Walking Prismarine, see that everything is not okay and become part of Ocelots?? It's like the most logical turn of events, since I doubt he would try to take Jesse(Romeo) down by himself. He's idiot, not brainless. AND his parental instincts will kick in "Those children gonna kill themselves, I need to help".

What do we have so far? Soren under the bedrock, Magnus or Ellegaard with Olivia or Axel and Gabriel with Ocelots. Don't think their roles would be THAT big, probably like Olivia and Axel, some scenes, some dialogues and maybe a heartbroken scene where they remember dead member (Magnus/Ellegaard) and after that Gabriel tells he needs to go, just like Petra. Soren will follow him without any thoughts, meawhile Ivor and Magnus/Ellegaard will throw a look at New Order and then follow him too. NOW its a reunion!

Smth like that I guess.. was funny, though I believe they should've add at least Magnus/Ellegaard like mentor figure for Axel/Olivia, not even talkind about Gabriel. And ninja Ivor was so random first time playing I thought it's Romeo joking around.

Thanks for the ask, Murky-friend!<3

[nibbles-speaks]

jimon ficlet

Prompt: Don't be greedy

Uhhhhhh Simon is OOOOOOC in this. So. Ye hath been warned ig

Simon had his hands around the Shadowhunter's throat. he had hoped that he'd feel weirdly detached, that he could look at himself in the third person and realize what he was doing and stop. But he didn't. He didn't stop, because he was there and present and it felt too fucking good to stop the slow cut off the man's airflow from below him.

The Nephilim was clawing futilely at the iron grip around his throat. His body had a blue tinge to it and his eye were wide and unfocused as death steadily creeped closer and closer to the man.

Simon looked at the dying man below him in pity, "Oh you poor thing, do you need something?"

The man made pained grunts as he struggles to nod his head yes.

"You seem to be having an awfully hard time breathing.....do want some air Shadowhunter?"

The poor man is crying now. His sobs creating snot bubbles when his breath hitches. It's digusting. Still, Simon smiles and loosens his grip on the throat of the man. His voice is hoarse from trying to force his voice through the vice of Simon's hands, and still Simon hears the genuine, "T-thank you."

The man is coughing on the ground, his body hunched over, and Simon watches him. Let's him catch his breathe because he at least deserves that much. (He doesn't, but Simon wants to see the hope drain from his red rimmed eyes.)

Once the man has found enough strength to stand up, Simon is in front of him in seconds. He smiles, his fangs glinting in the moonlight, and tilts his head to the side curiously.

"And where do you think your going, Shadowhunter?"

And this poor man, looks at the Daylighter heartbroken.

"I-I-I thought–"

Simon gently wraps his hands around the Shadowhunter's neck again, his hands covering the bruises he made earlier, and shushed the man as shivers wracked his body.

"You thought wrong Shadowhunter, I already let you have some air, don't be greedy now."

And Simon can see when the Shadowhunter realizes where he's heard that before. And Simon glows, a smile that's knowing and sharp growing on his face.

"Do you feel greedy now Shadowhunter? Hm? Being denied something you need to live...isn't fun, is it?"

Simon could see the guilt in Shadowhunter's eyes. His eyes creating a beautiful swirl of fear and Simon couldn't make himself look away as the life drained from his eyes.

He let the body drop to the floor. Smiles. And finally let's go of the inner turmoil that his memories with the dead Shadowhunter had given him.

~flashback~

Simon was starving. He honestly wish he would stop getting himself into such sucky situations. He had gone to the Institute to get some blood from the fridge he left at the Institute, except for no one was there. Well no one who liked him anyways.

Alec was out with Magnus, Izzy, and Clary on a couples getaway, and Jace was out training the new recruits since the Institute had seen an influx in past year. Underhill had his day off to celebrate his anniversary with Lorenzo which left a Shadowhunter who Simon didn't know and frankly didn't like standing in his way of his first proper meal today.

Simon couldn't get more than a "hi" out before the interim Head of the Institute had taken stock of Simon's fangs and wide pupils and promptly locked him a cell.

"I don't know what you're playing at Vampire, coming here clearly delirious with hunger, but I will not let you use anyone here as your personal blood bag."

Simon pleaded with him. Trying to explain that he kept his blood in a cooler in his office, but the Shadowhunter just cut him off. He walks off briskly and Simon can only look on with despair before the interim Head comes back with the blood.

Simon looks on hopefully, and the Shadowhunter gestures for Simon to hold his hands out. He pours a little into the Daylighter's hands and Simon quickly drinks from his palms. When he stretches them out again however, the Shadowhunter just sneers at him.

"What are you waiting for Vampire? You already had your couple drops of blood. Don't be greedy."

And he walks away, laughing. It's hours before Jace finds him. And hours more before his boyfriend can get a response out of Simon. Jace told him later that he had gone into shock, and Simon couldn't help be thankful for it. He didn't know what he would have done to Jace that far into his hunger otherwise.

~end flashback~

When the Shadowhunter's death is announced the next morning Jace doesn't comment on the fact that Simon had been out last night at the same time of the murder . Or that Simon didn't seem distraught at what the Clave claimed as the murder of an innocent Shadowhunter. He just holds Simon close all day. Loves him. Forgives him. Loves him some more.

And when Simon shakes with fear at the lack of guilt his actions brings him, Jace loves him harder, pulls him closer, and places soft kisses on his cheeks until he stops tasting the salt of his boyfriend's tears.

It's months before Simon says, "I killed him."

He's staring at the TV but Jace knows he's not watching it.

"I know, " Jace says because he'd always known.

"I'm not sorry," Simon replies.

Jace shrugs, "I know. I don't care. "

Simon turns to him and his eyes are bright with tears he refuses to shed, always trying to be so strong.

The vampire's voice is soft and grateful, "I love you."

Jace smiles toothy and wide, " I know. I love you more."

[my-writings-and-musings]

Firstly, I've just been dying to tell you I love your writting x3 it's absolutely fantastic! My favorite is the young liason ones. I think they're just the cutest! Would it be alright if I requested Fortress Maximus and Brainstorm for that? Please take all the time you need, and I hope you have an awesome day! You rock :D

Awww thanks a million!! I do strive to provide the cuteness, and I shall do so here! I'll also link the past Liaison posts for those who haven't read them yet!

Part One: Here!

Part Two: Here!

Part Three: Here!

Part Four: Here!

Part Five: You're Here!

(I've already done Fort Max in part four but I just couldn't help doing him again with a different setup.)

Fortress Maximus

·Stuck in his cell after his "incident", he's unaware of the liaison program when it initially begins, and is thus clueless of what goes on beyond his tiny space in the dark. Amongst the crew, the young humans quickly learn of the ship's considerable history in its short run, including the hostage situation that nearly cost them their beloved psychiatrist. The humans are shocked by the details, but none more so than the news the bot responsible is jailed up in the depths of the ship. All at once, they begin to question such a practice; wasn't this poor bot just acting out of pain? Hasn't his victim recovered and forgiven him? Being told that Fort Max is too dangerous to risk does nothing to dissuade them, and thanks to their youth, the gathered group soon hatches a plan to see something for themselves.

·As one might expect, Fort Max is beyond surprised when he's awoken at night by a number of very tiny visitors to his cell, and is shocked to see that they're all human! Autobot training kicking in, he's immediately concerned for their safety and gets on his knees to encourage them to leave. Lots of these prisoners are dangerous! To top off his shock, the humans say they're not lost and are there for him. They explain the new program with the Lost Light, how they heard his story, and how they're all here now to see him. For an instant Fort Max is speechless, because these tiny humans have just done more for him than the entire Autobot cause ever did. It takes more willpower than he cares to admit not to let his voice crack.

·Despite all of his assurance to the liaisons that what he did was wrong, and that he deserves to face punishment, they hear none of it. Even urging them to leave and stay on the safe parts of the ship go unheeded. They've decided that they like him and don't want him to be lonely. It's incredibly selfish, but he can't bring himself to deny the comfort their company brings him. Every night, with stealth granted by their tiny size, they visit him for as long as they can. Some bring games and entertainment from earth to share with him, and in time he gives up trying to convince them to stop, finding each one of them to be a treasure he just can't give up.

·It's mostly by bad luck they're eventually caught. Ultra Magnus just so happened to be conducting a late night inspection when he came across all the liaisons gathered about the supposedly deadly Fortress Maximus in what appeared to be a slumber party. The former Enforcer had immediately called for back up and demanded the children be released, not backing down when they all made the baffling move to clamor between the cell bars and shield the gigantic Autobot with their tiny frames. No amount of explaining the big bots potential danger could make them leave. Eventually Rung himself had to be summoned to mediate, and at the sight of Fort Max so carefully cradling his friends and begging that any punishment only come to him so they would be spared... The psychiatrist happily declared there was no need for such caution.

·Put on the spot, Ultra Magnus had decided to allow a partial commutation of the bots sentence. Though he's under watch and isn't permitted to have weapons, he's allowed to have his own room and far greater range of the ship, but under supervision. The liaisons accept only after Max does. In no time they're helping him settle into his room, bringing him housewarming gifts, and coming over as often as possible to visit. It almost doesn't feel real to the poor bot. In an almost comical turn of events he's been freed and has gone from loneliness to being surrounded by tiny, loving friends. Even Rung visits from time to time, joining in on the fun and making it clear he holds no ill will towards the big bot for anything that happened. As they all gather for another movie night together, it occurs to him that his painful past has never felt so far away, and for the first time in so long he feels ready for the future.

Brainstorm

·Ever the on the move genius, his curiosity had been piqued the instant he heard humans were going to be on the ship, as a new species is always a fascinating opportunity. He's not all dissapointed by the gaggle of bright eyed youngsters when he finally meets them. Their tour of the ship is quickly guided to his workshop, and in no time he's showing them all the fun ways he's breaking physics or on the cusp of doing so. Pretty soon the rest of the tour is delayed so they can see absolutely everything he's working on. Brainstorm finds their attitude of "science just because" to be monumentally refreshing in the wake of his occasionally stiff crewmembers. Why does he need a reason to experiment on certain things? Sometimes it's fun and invigorating to just invent something because you can!

·As he finds them incredibly motivating and they love helping however he can, he quickly gives each human permission to accompany him as his assistants. With their unique human perspective, he finds himself seeking out ideas that could benefit them directly, whether it's purely for their entertainment or for more practical purposes. Their need for "food" in particular offers a great deal of potential. He's not foolish about it, of course! These little guys are delicate! But if he can make delicious meals that can be stored easily and prepared instantly, why not? Humans need to eat multiple times every single day, why not make it easier and more fun! The hardest part proves to be getting them not to explode...

·The liaisons come to love the incredible energy he brings to every single experiment, and the feeling is mutual. Even if he doesn't understand the references to "Bill Nye" or other such things, he happily allows the humans to take selfies as he works. Spreading the word to their fellows on earth can only help their species catch up, after all. In time though, he starts to socialize with the group outside of his workshop, even bringing them to Swerve's with him to introduce them to all his friends. They stick to him the entire time even though their enthusiasm proves popular with every bot on the ship. Having often struggled to fit in, he finds the feeling of belongings refreshing in ways he never could have anticipated it might be. He'd protect each and every liaison with his life.

·It's quite unexpected when somebot brings up his... stunt, with the briefcase. He'd been so happy for once that his failures had simply... not registered. Thus, he's caught off guard when the humans start asking baffled questions. It's all he can do to mumble an excuse and leave, the confusion in their bright eyes burning into the core of his spark. So many instances of them looking up at him with respect and excitement now seem far more precious, because there's no way they'll ever want to be around him again. Now they know he isn't just the ship's eccentric scientist, and that at his most desperate he tore time and space apart... In hindsight, how could he have allowed himself to forget? He's dangerous, and the liaisons should have been kept distant to begin with... Humans are far too delicate to risk anything happening, and he never would have forgiven himself for allowing harm to come to them.

·Unbeknownst to Brainstorm, the entire group was far from aghast at his actions. If anything, they were heartbroken for his sake. To have been so desperate he'd happily tried to erase himself from existence, in part to save a bot he loved... They want at least to talk to him. Using skills he taught them, they hack past the gridlock on his workshop, and the scientist is shocked by their effort. Before he can say a word they're surrounding him and offering the most effusive of reasurances, particularly regarding how they never want to lose their beloved science bot, and he takes it upon himself to comfort the crying group with a promise he's not going anywhere. In an instant, something becomes incredibly clear to him; these little beings care about him. They don't want him to leave. Trying not to cry himself, he assures the group that he's long since learned his lesson. There's plenty of wonderful things in the present to stick around for.

[imagine-dethklok-scenerios]

How would the boys react if they had an s/o with Epilepsy, who therefore couldn't watch their cool concerts or music videos due to strobe lights?

Nathan: Though it doesn’t SEEM like it but he actually cares about your well being. This soft boy would be a bit upset that you can enjoy the shows or music videos like the others. You tend to stay in the tour train/in a room catered to your needs such as only playing the audio of the concert/MV. Would definitely dedicate a song where the lighting is dimmed for you. 

Pickles: He never heard of such a condition, he thought you made it up just because you didn’t like it. But when you reassured him it’s real, he changes his tune. Most of his shows have the strobe lights in rhythm to his drum beats, which mean they are very fast and sudden. Meaning you could never really watch him play live at all. 

Skwisgaar: Also was skeptical of your conditions but still respected none the less. He would rather at Mordhaus while touring incase you accidentally stumbled into the show or were testing the stage. Though a bit upset that you couldn’t be there it’s more of his pride being hurt, and a bit of missing you. He’ll put on a mini show on zoom for you to enjoy without the lighting. 

Toki: He doesn’t understand Epilepsy quite right. He thinks it’s all lighting that makes you sick so therefore he turns off all the lights in Mordhaus just to make you feel comfortable. Or he’ll just take you outside in their park area plays his guitar for you. It does hurt him a bit that you can’t attend the shows or MVs, but he will show you the behind the scenes stuff! Just without the lights!

Murderface: He was kinda dumbfounded. He didn’t really know what that mean so he asked around what epilespssy was. When Knubbler told him the correct answer, he felt stupid. The poor boy would be heartbroken that he can’t show you off behind the scenes or have you watch his Bass solos. But knows you are in a safe place waiting for him makes his heart melt. 

Magnus: Knows of your little problem and while he shows little or no care about it, he secretly worries about you. A lot. You don’t notice it but he’ll go out of the way to make sure things are ok before you enter somewhere. Nonchalantly ask if you got your meds or if you’re feeling faint. He may be an asshole, but he knows how it feels to be helpless. 

[cirrus-grey]

TMA/The Good Place AU

I've seen other versions of this before and I have so many thoughts (Contains spoilers for all seasons of both shows)

Gertrude is the Architect, who thinks she's working for the good of the universe by punishing bad people but gradually learns compassion, friendship, and the ways in which the system is broken

Gerry is the neighborhood guide like Janet

He's a lot more incorporeal though

Instead of "not a robot, not a girl" he's got "not a boy, not a ghost"

Good Gerrys have poor dye jobs

Bad Gerrys have perfect dye jobs

Neutral Gerrys do not dye their hair

Yes this means disco Gerry exists

Magnus is the Head of the Bad Place who pretends to be the Judge

(The actual Judge is Dekker)

OG Elias is the pothead student who had a bad trip and predicted the whole afterlife system with almost perfect accuracy

Jon, Martin, Tim, and Sasha are the four humans in the first neighborhood

Jon and Tim think they belong in the Good Place

Martin and Sasha know they do not

Jon is told his research into the supernatural saved thousands of lives

Tim was an environmental activist

Sasha was a hacker but Gertrude welcomes her as a tech innovator who changed the world

Martin was just working a minimum wage job trying to get by and Gertrude welcomes him as a professional in the parapsychology field, he's given the same "your research saved lives" spiel as Jon

Jon and Martin are told they're soulmates

Tim and Sasha are told the same

Jon and Martin have the Chidi/Eleanor multi-season-long star-crossed fall-in-love-in-every-reboot plot arc

Tim and Sasha have the we-hooked-up-in-one-reboot-but-we're-better-as-friends Tahani/Jason dynamic

However, Sasha gets Eleanor's "there's someone with my name who's supposed to be here instead of me" plot

This is Not!Sasha

Peter Lukas is the Bad Place representative who brings Not!Sasha to the "Good Place"

Martin gets Jason's "the person with your name was in a near-death coma"

Sasha tells Tim she doesn't belong right out of the gate

Martin overhears them and the three end up working together

Martin does not tell Jon he doesn't belong, leading to Jon becoming paranoid about what he, Tim, and Sasha are always conspiring about together

It comes out in a "why are you lying" argument just like the CV thing in canon and Jon is heartbroken that he doesn't actually have a soulmate

He shuts Martin out for a while but eventually realizes he's fallen in love with him, soulmate or not

The four of them end up working together (somewhat)

When they go to the Medium Place they meet Mikaele Salesa

He was a cut-throat antiques and curiosities dealer who donated his fortune to aid the orphaned children of sailors on his deathbed

Eventually the whole "this is the Bad Place" reveal happens

Not sure who figures it out

They get rebooted

And rebooted again

And again

Gertrude does not know how they keep figuring it out but she's definitely losing control

The other demons in the neighborhood are talking about rebelling

(Jude Perry is that one fire demon who keeps walking around without their skinsuit)

(I'm thinking Jared "canonically hot" Hopworth is the one who keeps going to the gym)

She makes a deal with the four humans to help them get to the real Good Place if they play along with the torture, and finally concedes to letting Annabelle Cane run the next reboot

(Yes, to line up with the original show it would be the Not!Them but I think Annabelle is far more likely to want to pull everyone's strings)

Instead of the Jason/Janet romance there's a Tim&Gerry friendship

Since there's no romance there's no need for a rebound boyfriend, however Gerry ends up feeling really alone in Annabelle's reboot and builds himself a new best friend to cope

It does not go well

Michael/Helen is a glitchy, non-functional almost-human who nearly blows everyone's cover with the chaos they cause

They have two faces, two personalities, two identities that they flip between seemingly at random

They get more stable the more times they're rebooted

They go chill with Salesa in the Medium Place while the main crew makes their bid for the Good Place, fails, begs the Judge (Dekker) for mercy, and ends up back on earth

Instead of a near-death psychological study they're all brought together again with an un-death paranormal study

Run by Jon and his new girlfriend Georgie

Yes, Peter is the demon Magnus sends to interfere

Yes, Gertrude drop-kicks him back off the planet

They form the Soul Squad and go off into the world to save people

Not really sure who

But they end up visiting OG Elias and realizing how deep the problems with the system go

They pass through accounting, which is run by Oliver Banks, and meet the neutral Gerry

I'm thinking Leitner is that one demon who's forced to assign point values to weird sex acts

Not sure who makes up the Good Place council

But they make their way back to the Judge and get the whole "test neighborhood" thing to happen

The new humans are Daisy, Basira, Melanie, and Georgie

I know it would make sense for Jon to end up in charge of the neighborhood as Gertrudes's replacement, but nope, he gets his memory wiped because he's awful at lying and he can't pretend he doesn't know Georgie

Martin ends up in charge after Gertrude freaks out

Jon does not actually end up as a participant in the study, since none of the new humans are demons in disguise, so he's just kind of wandering around like a loose end

Georgie definitely pulls the "this is a near-death hallucination" thing

Martin breaks his own heart telling Jon that Georgie's his soulmate, hoping Jon will be able to convince her it's all real

It backfires

Jon's miserable

He eventually confides in Tim (he and Sasha are pretending to be normal humans) that he thinks there's been a mistake, unless... do you think platonic soulmates are a thing?

He doesn't want to date Georgie

He's in love with Martin

Tim tells Martin and Martin has to handcuff himself to his desk so he doesn't run off and kiss Jon senseless

Yes, they establish that platonic soulmates are a thing

Georgie starts dating Melanie

Jon and Martin pine from a distance

I'm thinking Basira is the problem resident who is not making any progress towards improvement

She's very reluctant to see the complicated morals of a situation and takes a long time to break out of her "us vs them" mindset

When they're approaching the one-year anniversary of the new neighborhood and the end of the experiment Melanie and Georgie gather together Tim, Sasha, Daisy, Basira, and Jon

They pull out a huge red-string theory board and say there's something wrong with the neighborhood

Tim and Sasha exchange nervous glances

Georgie says she thinks it's all orchestrated by Martin

They make a plan to meet up at the party that evening

Tim and Sasha go straight to Martin, Gertrude, and Gerry and tell them what's going down

They decide to run out the clock and hope nothing goes too wrong

When Martin stops by his office Jon is waiting for him

Jon spills Georgie and Melanie's whole theory

"They think you're plotting against us, but I know you wouldn't"

"Whatever this is, you're as much a pawn as we are, I think"

"This is supposed to be the Good Place, right? So no one should be unhappy"

"But I am unhappy, Martin. You are too! I've seen the look you get, when you think no one's looking"

"Martin, I've seen the way you look at me. You must know how I feel about you. What kind of Good Place would not allow us to be together?"

Martin is imploding

He really really really wants to kiss Jon

But instead he takes him by the shoulders and tells him "I know what's going on. You're right, there's something more here than you've been told, but trust me when I tell you it's nothing bad. I won't let anything bad happen to you, Jon. I've got you"

"Please just play along with whatever happens tonight, I promise I'll explain everything soon"

And Jon does. Even when the sinkhole happens, even when Martin laughs in his face and tells him he's in the Bad Place

"I really got you, Jon," he says. "I got you good"

"I've got you," Jon remembers, and trusts him

Anyway there's a lot of drama but the neighborhood was a success

Jon gets his memories back and there's a tearful reunion

They start implementing test neighborhoods for everyone so everyone has a chance of reaching the Good Place

And Jon, Martin, Tim, Sasha, Gertrude, and Gerry finally get to go as well

Of course they still need to fix the Good Place itself but that goes fine

And then everyone gets a happy ending, with as much time as they want to spend with the people they love

[if-music-be-the-food-of-love]

When I read this ...Sander saying this to Hanna, also feels like he is saying it to himself as well about Robbe...now that he's gonna be raising his baby alone...

And then there's Robbe, in the first chapter, within moments of setting his eyes on Amelia goes: “I want to move back in.” ...“...Now I know how I want to be involved. I want to be here. Every day. Living it with you. Being here for both of you. Relieving some of your worries and stress. Taking on some of the responsibilities.”,,,, already a dad.🤍

The selflessness and love that is so inherent to Robbe couldn't have peaked more, he is such a giver<333 and I can't stop thinking how Sander's heart must have been bursting with love in that moment. Robbe is so right for him :') he is even beyond what Sander could think of.

I love your Robbe so much ❤️•́ ‿ ,•̀

This could get long...you have been warned. 😆😍

The one thing that becomes abundantly clear in my fics (and on my tumblr) is that I LOVE Robbe. He is by far my favorite character in all of Skam, and there's a reason for that. I am drawn to a very specific type of person. My family jokingly calls it "the boy scout," but essentially I find kindness and goodness attractive. There's a reason Captain America is my favorite Avenger and that I cried when Sam "I'm the most amazingly, wholesome, good person on the planet" Wilson became the new Cap. (Seriously, ugly crying, I love Sam Wilson.) I adore Peeta. He was my favorite character from day one, and when that goodness was destroyed in Mockingjay, I cried angry tears. She ruined the most loyal, honest character ever. Alec in The Shadowhunter Chronicles--his defining characteristic is that he's a protector, fiercely loyal. He didn't kill a demon until he was 19 bc he was out there defending Jace and Isabelle instead. Sure, he can be a sassy ass, but goodness literally pours out of him. Any time Magnus describes him, it's like he can't comprehend how honest and wholesome he is. It's literally what attracts him at first--shock at this enigma of a Shadowhunter. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point.

Back to Robbe, so canon Robbe is like this for me. He never spoke ill about his mother or MI. All he did was love and support her. He never pretended to like Jana, and he immediately felt guilty for messing things up for Jens. He suffered a shit ton more homophobia during season 1 and 3 than the other Isaks, which is why his internalized homophobia was so deeply rooted (and why he did make a few bad choices - faking it with Noor, the slur). He actually liked Noor--as a friend, and that's why he tried so hard to make it work, and why they stayed friends afterward. And here's the big one for me, he BROKE UP with her before pursuing Sander. Sure, the pool kiss happened first, but it wasn't planned. He did not purposefully cheat. He manned up and didn't ghost her. For me, that was HUGE. And then we get to Sander. He biked around in the cold for over an hour, only to be pushed away. He broke up with Sander, not bc he was afraid of his MI, but bc he was told it was better for him, that he needed to stay away. Admittedly, his fear, shock, and misinformation led to illogical thinking, resulting in breaking up with Sander over text, and who would have thought Moyo would be the one to clear that up (whoo!). But the second he realized he was wrong, that he'd made a mistake based on incorrect info, he fixed it. He reached out. He called. He texted. He went to visit him. He didn't wait for Sander to need him, to reach out to him. He was actively pursuing him, all while thinking it was over bc he screwed up. All of this is what makes Robbe so special to me. He isn't perfect, but he always acts with a kind heart. None of this has been negated or challenged in later seasons. His fierce, loyal devotion to Sander is all over insta, and he literally glows with pride.

Now to my Robbe in "I Want it All," he's not perfect by any means, not like the Robbe in "Color of Love." I think that one was a little too one-dimensional, mainly because it was all seen through Sander's rose colored glasses. "I Want it All" was actually difficult at first because I usually write from Sander's POV, and it started with Robbe. I find it much easier to think like Sander and just gush about him. Having to be in Robbe's head made things more challenging, but what I've found as the story has progressed, is that Robbe's amazingness is still obvious, BUT we can see that he's flawed. He's (unintentionally) been awful to Sander. Many times. He allowed the Broerrrs to affect their relationship; he was a total ass after the kiss; and he completely ignored his own physical and emotional reactions to Sander, immediately followed by flaunting a completely inappropriate and awful boyfriend in his face, however unconsciously. I'm personally convinced, and since it's my story, I can state it as fact, I guess, that Robbe's jealousy chose Carlos to purposefully punish Sander for proposing to Hanna. It was a rebound, just not in the traditional sense. Granted, he's completely unaware of all this.

Somehow he's still the most caring, supportive, loving friend. One of my personal favorite moments is when he's taking care of Sander during the pregnancy. That's such a selfless, loving thing to do, and he's doing it by choice, not because anyone asked. He recognized that Sander was struggling to balance everything, and he stepped in. To me, that's love. It's unconditional, and that's what drives Robbe. He loves Sander unconditionally, and it's completely unrelated to romance. Even before he realized he was in love with him, he always gave Sander what he needed--a partner to raise his daughter with, companionship, laughter, help around the house, little presents that represent how important Sander is to him, etc. Apart from recognizing the meaning of his and Sander's feelings, he's completely in tune with him and always has been. We're not there yet, but imagine how heartbroken and utterly awful Robbe will feel when he realizes just how long Sander has been waiting for him. We got a glimpse of it in ch. 5, but our poor boy is going to judge himself rather harshly.

The dynamic is so different between them because Robbe is oblivious to his feelings, and Sander is not. What Robbe does and how he acts is completely out of love, no strings attached. He has no ulterior motive. That's what makes him so kind and sweet. Sander's actions, at least in this last part, are always tainted by his unrequited love for Robbe. He loves him. Always, but his disappointment and frustration get in the way. His choices and actions take that unrequited love into consideration, and because of where they are in their lives and the miscommunication, he actually acts against his own interests and feelings to try and protect himself. It's a very interesting distinction when you think that the one who is romantically in love with the other is the one in a serious relationship with someone else while the oblivious one hasn't really dated and only got a boyfriend after the proposal. Ouch. I'm not attacking Sander here at all because I love him too, and it's my fault he did all this; but my clear, obvious preference and love for Robbe and his absolute kindness and goodness, really shines through here.

Anyway, this really was long, but I do love Robbe. He is my favorite, and chances are any future fics will continue to make that obvious.

[jamkoi]

Alex and Leo are Cousins

Here are my thoughts. Under the cut because this got looong and is more of a timeline than it is actual hcs my bad anon quq

- I firmly believe they’re first cousins (Esperanza and Mr. Fierro’s other parent had the Fierro surname before it was changed to Valdez, which Mr. Fierro most likely took when he was older cause I’ll admit Fierro rocks) - They met as little kids when Esperanza or Mr. Fierro decided to visit each other for whatever reasons. They go back and forth, honestly. Mr. Fierro maybe sends Esperanza money to fly over or Esperanza saves up - Leo and Alex both got along almost right way. I say YES to Alex being a big part of Leo realizing he isn’t cis, lol. She was just so carefree about how she expressed herself and every time he was uncertain about something, she encouraged him out of it. Biggest 5 year old hype gal - Alex didn’t know exactly what she felt about her gender at the time, but was very pleased when Leo respected her requests to not call her certain things and then allowed them later on, and it changed depending on how she felt. He never questioned it, and if he stumbled he’d correct himself without any theatrics. She loved that - When in Texas, Leo liked to show Alex around in the shop, showing her what tool did what. Mr. Fierro was obviously like ‘absolutely not’ but Esperanza told him that it’s fine because Leo knows how to handle himself in the workshop. And he’d never let Alex get hurt. - Alex is melting in the Texas heat but Leo’s just fine. He’s not good at knowing what cools off the quickest yet but they both raid the fridge and find the ice pops Esperanza sometimes stashes in there and watch TV. - When in Boston, Alex gave Leo a tour of the Fierro residence. Poor boy got lost more than once when Alex left to go get something. - Alex pointedly didn’t want to play around her parents and Leo didn’t really question why. He was happy to spend time with her. [Although he Sort Of understood when he nearly knocked a vase over and Mr. Fierro pinned him with a glare that Terrified him] - Meeting Grandpa Fierro is SO fun cause Alex definitely wants to show Leo the art of pottery and Grandpa Fierro is very willing to teach. Leo is ... pretty bad and whatever he makes comes out sloppy but Alex loves it and it has its own special place in her room - When Esperanza dies and Leo gets bounced around relatives houses before he gets put into the foster care system, he gets put with the Fierros after Aunt Rosa kicks him out swearing he’s the devil. I also firmly believe Aunt Rosa called up every relative and explained how Leo is a menace and shouldn’t be taken in but whatever last shred of humanity Mr. Fierro had left let him take Leo in lol - It’s fun at first. They’re very happy to see each other again. Alex is so sad to hear about Esperanza and when Leo cries in the middle of the night telling her it was his fault that his mom died, she firmly denies it. She’s the first person to tell him this and it means so much for him even if he doesn’t believe it at first - This is also around the time when she shapeshifts in front of him for the first time to help him feel better. She turns into a bird and flies around, and when she turns back she accidentally lands on him because she’s only 7 and just started to get the hang of fully turning into something. She covers Leo’s mouth when he’s about to say something about it. ‘Shh...papi doesn’t know about it, and he can’t know! This is just between us, ok?’ - “Your power is actually really cool...all mine does is hurt people :(....” ‘That’s not true! You’re really warm.’ She then hugs him very hard. - When discussing parents, Alex suspects that Leo’s dad is probably a god, but since she’s just a kid and doesn’t know much she just leaves that topic alone. - Mr. Fierro and his wife suck so much. Without going into detail, Leo then understood why Alex didn’t want to spend time with her parents at all. The Fierro home is the first in the long line of homes he runs away from. And it’s without any warning! [aside from a note he leaves next to Alex’s pillow] He feels so awfully bad about it, but Mr. Fierro keeps reminding him of how much Leo owes him and how he can still make up for basically killing Esperanza that Leo just Snaps and Leaves. - Alex is absolutely heartbroken when she wakes up and finds the bed on the other side of the room empty, but ultimately understands. She throws the note away so Mr. Fierro can’t find it, and doesn’t need to play dumb when asked about Leo’s whereabouts cause she genuinely doesn’t know. She just really really hopes it’s somewhere better - A month or two before Leo is hauled off to the wilderness school, they find each other again on the streets. [Aimless running away had Leo back in Boston without him realizing right away lel] Alex doesn’t recognize Leo. Leo had cut his hair and his clothes were baggier and dirty, his eyes were no longer bright and he hunched over as he walked. But even though Alex had also cut her hair so she no longer had the long dreads she wore in a ponytail as a child, he’d recognize that green/pink kind of style and proud confidence anywhere. - Does Leo basically tackle her in greeting? Yes. Does she almost slug him because it came out of fucking NOWHERE? Also yes. They take their time catching up ! When Leo leaves again, she’s a little sad but happy she got to catch up with him again. - During the quest of the seven when the topic of family comes up, Leo brags endlessly about HIS really cool cousin that can shapeshift. “She can turn into animals like you, Frank! But, like. She’s pink and green when she does it.” [It’s been many years since he’s last seen Alex shapeshift but he still remembers all the times she did. It’s only when she’s older that she gets the hang of it enough to be able to get the animals correct colors down, which he’s not around for] - At some point during the events of the second book of TOA, he stumbles across a newspaper covering Alex’s death and when I tell you he cries, he Cries. [In a bathroom, cause he’d first die than have Apollo try to nose into his business] He’d been planning on finding her while travelling on Festus when he was on his way back to CHB with Calypso, but he didn’t think she’d die before he could find her again. He really really wanted to bring her to CHB so she didn’t have to live in the streets anymore. - Part of Alex’s rampaging around the hotel was also because she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to see her favorite cousin again and was checking to make sure if he was here. When she hears she’s not allowed out, she’s already planning to find a way out of the hotel cause FUCK that rule lol. - Her plan on coming with Magnus and the gang was also part because Loki told her not to and part because she wanted to see if she could give the gang a temporary slip and find Leo somehow . Things got waaaay to hectic before she got a chance to. - Third book I ALSO believe that Percy and Annabeth were bound to have talked about their quest of the seven Somehow and mentioned their friends and when Alex hears the name Leo she [extreme eyes emoji] - Annabeth and Percy are NOT allowed to leave until they tell her everything, answer all of her questions, ask if he’s talked about her (he definitely has and oh my gods he probably thinks you’re dead. because you’re dead. oh my gods), and take a very long letter addressed to Leo with them with the promise that they’ll give it to him first chance they get. - She’s literally just super relieved that he’s alive after having already died (HEY. JUST LIKE ME! WOW!! Well. Sort of.) and doing just fine. - Come the end of the third book she demands a visit and that’s exactly what she sets out to do

[colourfullsims]

Magnus's elimination is the first one everyone was genuinely sad about. Like all four of them looked heartbroken. Poor dude would be had a great shot at winning if he made it to the finale.

Everyone is for sure sad to see him go! That boy had no enemies throughout the game! I can say now that if Magnus had made it to the finale, he would've wiped the floor with whoever he went up against and won it all

[ao3feed-malec]

Reflection

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Xi0x5h

by AquaCitty

Simon wished she hadn’t looked up at him with red rimmed eyes, the brown doe eyes that he fell in love with, and answered.

“I- Meliorn was here… I don't know what happened, he was looking for you and one thing led to another… can you ever forgive me?”

He really wished, more than anything else, that he could. ---- Simon is heartbroken after his break up with Izzy, but she asked him not to tell her brothers about their breakup before she got the chance to. He's perfectly fine with that until Jace unexpectedly comes to stay, and for the first time ever he actually seems concerned with Simon's well being.

Words: 1292, Chapters: 3/3, Language: English

Fandoms: Shadowhunters (TV)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Simon Lewis, Isabelle Lightwood, Clary Fray, Jace Wayland, Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane, Meliorn (Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Relationships: Simon Lewis/Jace Wayland, (Main pair), Simon Lewis/Isabelle Lightwood, Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood, Clary Fray & Simon Lewis

Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Cheating, Poor Simon, gay times, jimon shouldn't make sense but it does and i love it

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Xi0x5h

[khaleesiofalicante]

“It takes something special to be noticed,” Asmodeus changes the subject. “Like my Magnus. How is he? I yearn to see him.”

“You will not talk to Magnus. You will not see him,” Alec snaps.

“You sound quite controlling, Lightwood,” Asmodeus tuts. “Didn’t that end poorly for you last time?”

Alec ignores it. He will not take the bait.

“It’s Lightwood-Bane,” he corrects.

“Right. Of course,” Asmodeus nods. “Pardon my mistake. I would have remembered better if I had been invited to the wedding.”

“Why would we invite you to our wedding?” Alec asks. “You mean nothing to us.”

Asmodeus smiles at that. “I wasn’t hurt. I was feeling rather sick at the time anyway. Although poor Shinyun was heartbroken.”

Alec wants to point out that people can’t be heartbroken if they don’t have a heart.

He hadn’t asked.

He didn’t ask Magnus to not invite Shinyun. He knows that’s cruel.

But Magnus hadn’t invited her anyway.

A part of him still wonders why.

He never asked Magnus. He sort of doesn’t want to know the answer.

You can now read chapter 13 of the divorce au here on ao3 :)

[cristinablackthornkingson]

Shadowhunters Short Story #42. What if baby Carstairs is actually Babies Carstairs?

It is a warm night in the middle of April 2013 and Tessa Carstairs has found herself once again unable to sleep because of the feeling of little feet kicking inside of her. She is 9 months pregnant, just a few weeks away from her due date and has been unable to sleep much these last few nights because the baby is so very active, it seems her hopes that her daughter will be as calm as Jem have not proven true.

With a sigh Tessa pulls back the covers and heaves herself out of the bed, quietly making her way across the room and shutting the door quietly so as not to wake Jem.

When Tessa walks into the sitting room she sees Kit lying on his back on the sofa, his brow creased and a scowl on his face. 

“Having trouble sleeping?” Tessa softly asks, perching on the arm of the sofa. 

“Tessa! What are you doing up? Shouldn’t you be resting?” Kit asks in a tone of worry, sitting up right and looking at her with eyes full of concern. 

“Your sister is being very inconsiderate and playing football with my insides which is preventing me from sleeping.” Tessa lightly says, running a hand down her swollen stomach and moving to sit beside Kit on the sofa. “What are you doing up?” She adds. 

“Nothing just couldn’t sleep and wanted to get out of my room for a while.” Kit quietly says. 

“Is something the matter?” Tessa gently asks, placing a hand on his shoulder. She had seen the scowl on his face when she came in and could see the hurt and upset in his eyes.

“No, why?” Kit asks in a defensive tone, not wanting to open up to Tessa and have her laugh at his ridiculous problems. Tessa shrugs and softly says

“Mother’s instinct, you can talk to me if you want, I promise I won’t judge you, and it can stay between you and me if that’s what you want.” Tessa says in a reassuring tone. 

Kit sighs and leans back, resting his head in Tessa’s lap, staring up at the ceiling. He stays quiet for a while, but then he feels Tessa start to softly stroke his hair and he begins to relax and feel safe. 

“I just... you know I’m not straight right Tess?” Kit asks.

“Yes, I do.” Tessa says, hoping that the feeling she has about what Kit is about to tell her is wrong. 

“Well.... last week when Jem took me to The Academy to show me around in case I decide I ever want to go there, I... Jem went to talk to The Dean, so I just stayed in the cafeteria and waited for him. While I was waiting this guy came up to me and started flirting with me, I started flirting back, for a while everything was fine, I was really enjoying myself and thought I might even have met someone, then this other guy came along, he saw the other guy and I flirting and... he spewed some crap about homosexuality being against The Angels’ will and that he was going to report the other guy to The Dean and then... he called me... a fag.” By the time Kit has finished his explanation Tessa is both furious and heartbroken. How dare anyone treat her son like that?! It is unacceptable and she will not stand for it.

“Oh Kit, my baby I am so sorry that happened to you, did you happen to hear the others boys name? The one who used that slur?” Tessa gently asks, running her hands through Kit’s thick blonde hair, like she use to do with Jamie when he was upset. 

“I think I heard the guy I was flirting with call him Jonah, when I was walking away, I don’t know his last name though.” Kit quietly says. That experience had really messed with him, it was his first time experiencing homophobia, when he was living with his father, he was still in the closet, he had only come out a few months ago.

“First thing tomorrow Jem and I are going to report this to Alec, I know reporting it directly to The Academy will be useless, The Dean has given herself a reputation for being too layed back when it comes to dealing with bullying, Alec, Jem and I will sort this out and make sure it never happens to you or anyone else again, you can come with us if you like or you can stay here, it’s entirely up to you.” Tessa softly explains.

“You really don’t have to do that Tess, especially when you’re almost due.” Kit hurriedly says, not wanting to stress Tessa and Jem out and cause trouble for them.

“Christopher we want to, it’s our job as your parents to protect you and keep you safe, I won’t have you being harassed and bullied for your sexuality, my friends and family back in the 1800s were more accepting of LGBTQ+ people then some of The Clave are now, it’s ridiculous and I will not stand for it.” Tessa firmly says. 

“If you don’t mind me asking, did you know anyone who was LGBTQ+, back then?” Kit curiously asks. 

“Oh plenty, my niece Anna was gay and non-binary, my nephew Matthew, who was Jamie’s parabatia, was bi, my Lucie was bi and her parabatia Cordelia was pan like you, my nephew Thomas was gay and my nephew Christopher was asexual, Will was bisexual too and so is Jem.” Tessa tells him, knowing that Jem will not mind her telling Kit about his sexuality, especially when it will make him more comfortable about his own sexuality. 

“So basically your whole family was gay as hell?” Kit asks in a joking tone. Tessa laughs and nods. 

“Basically yes, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way, I love and love them all exactly as they were, I wouldn’t change a hair on their heads, nor yours.” Tessa softly says, going back to playing with Kit’s hair. 

“Can you tell me a story Tess?” Kit quietly asks. Though Kit is very much a typical teenager, sometimes Tessa forgets he had a pretty bad childhood and his father was pretty negligent when it came to love and care, the poor boy probably never had someone read to him or tell him a story, probably never had someone hold him when he had a nightmare or cuddle him to sleep, not after Rosemary left anyway. 

“What kind of story?” Tessa asks in an equally quiet tone. 

“Something happy.” 

“How about I tell you about the day William and I got married?” Tessa feels Kit nod and launches into her story. After about 10 minutes, Tessa feels Kit’s breathing even out and he becomes still, no longer fidgeting with his hands. For a while Tessa stays there, gazing at him and stroking his hair, before she carefully stands up, trying her best not to disrupt Kit. Once she’s off the sofa, Tessa places a blanket over her son and softly kisses his forehead. 

“Goodnight my sweet boy, I love you.” She quietly says, before quietly turning and making her way back to bed. 

_______________________________________________________________

*THE NEXT DAY*

When Tessa had contacted Alec asking if she, Jem and Kit could come speak to him about something today, he had told her that they were were more than welcome to and would find he and Magnus at the New York Institute with Max and Rafe. They had quickly portaled there and had been immediately ambushed with hugs and question by Rafe and Max. 

Currently, Magnus is in the drawing room with the boys, and Tessa, Jem, Kit and Alec are sitting in Jace and Clary’s office. Kit felt like he was at a parent-teacher meeting for school, not that his father had ever attended any of those of course.

“So what is it you want to talk to me about? Do you want a Clave Medic to be there when your baby is born? You know that though you’re not officially part of The Clave, you’ll still always have our help, right?” Alec asks Tessa and Jem. Normally those who distant themselves from The Clave give up all their rights to help from them but Alec changed that law almost immediately after he became Consul.

“Yes we know that, thank you but that’s not what we want to talk to you about.” Tessa gently says. 

“Um, I-I’m going to go sit in with Magnus and the kids, is that okay mom?” Kit nervously asks, not wanting to have to recount the situation again, Tessa knows every little detail about it and if Alec has questions for him, he can ask him later. 

“Of course baby, whatever makes you comfortable.” Tessa gently says. Alec gives them a quizzical looks but says nothing until Kit has left the room.

“What’s going on? Is Kit okay?” Alec asks in a concerned tone. 

“Well... he’s had some trouble with a student from The Academy.” Tessa says.

“The Academy? But Kit doesn’t attend The Academy.” Alec says in a tone of confusion.

“No but I took him to visit last week in case he does decide to attend, one day.” Jem explains. 

“I see, what happened?” Alec curiously asks. 

“Well... basically Kit was flirting with another boy and after a while another boy came along and started saying awful things about homosexuality being a sin and other crap, he then proceeded to call Kit one of the worst slurs an LGBT person can be called, I’m sure you know what I mean, I refuse to repeat it.” Tessa says.

“Yes I know what one you mean, not that I mind you coming straight to me, but why did you not bring this to The Dean of The Academy first?” Alec asks, trying to hide the horror and disgust in his tone.

“Well because she has a reputation for being very layed back when it comes to dealing with bullying, anytime James or myself have guest lectured there we have heard children talking about the fact that The Dean does absolutely nothing about bullying, I would think it is the reason so many are choosing not to attend The Academy now.” Tessa explains.

“By The Angel I thought she was a good candidate for the position, but I was clearly mistaken and she will be out of a job in a few hours, did Kit find out the boy’s name? The one who called him a slur word?” Alec asks, mentally kicking himself for not offering Diana the position of Dean like he first wanted to.

“He heard his first name, Jonah, but not his last name.” Jem calmly says. 

“I’ll try them all by the mortal sword if I have to, I will not stand for that kind of behavior and I am so sorry Kit had to go through that, you know it’s my aim to make every Shadowhunter feel safe, loved and accepted regardless of who they are.” Alec firmly says. 

“Yes we do and that’s why we came straight to you, we knew you would deal with the problem straight away.” Tessa says, feeling herself relax now that she knows this problem will be dealt with. 

After they leave the office, Tessa and Jem head to the drawing room where they find Kit sitting in the middle of the floor playing with Max and Rafe. 

“They absolutely adore him Tess, I think he reminds them of Jace.” Magnus quietly says to Tessa, leaning back against the wall and watching his sons and Kit.

“He’s going to be a wonderful big brother.” Tessa softly says, placing a hand on her swollen stomach. 

“Yes he is.” Jem quietly says, slipping his arm around Tessa’s waist. 

A few minutes later Tessa feels a strong pain hit her, and almost instantly recognizes the feeling. 

“Jem.” Tessa quietly says. Jem turns to look at her with a quizzical look on his face. “I think I’m having contractions.” Jem’s eyes widen in shock and he immediately turns to Jace who has just come into the room.

“Jace, can you summon The Silent Brothers?” Jem asks in a calm tone. 

“Sure, is everything okay?” Jace asks. Lowering his voice so as not to alert Kit and cause him to freak out, Jem says

“Tessa thinks she’s having contractions.” Jace’s eyes widen and he hurries out of the drawing room to summon The Silent Brothers. 

Jem quickly helps Tessa up to the infirmary and helps her change and settle into one of the small beds lined against the wall. 

10 minutes later Brother Enoch arrives and after a brief examination confirms that Tessa is in labor. Not long after that her waters break, though her labor progresses slowly. Right now she is leaning back against the pillows pilled behind her, trying to breath through the pains and grasping Jem’s hand tightly. 

“Jem, I’m scared.” Tessa says in a tearful tone, wincing as another contraction hits her. She hasn’t been pregnant or given birth in over 100 years, she’s terrified that something will go wrong or something will happen to her or the baby.

“Why?” Jem quietly asks, brushing her hair back from her sweaty face.

“Because I haven’t done this in so long and Lucie’s delivery was so difficult, I’m so scared that this one will be even worse and something will happen to me or the baby.” Tessa sobs. She has been scared of this through her whole pregnancy, but decided to keep it to herself so as to not to scare Jem, this is his first baby, his first time being a father, she wants him to enjoy her pregnancy and not be terrified and worried every step of the way, like she and Will were when she was pregnant with Jamie. 

“Oh Tess, I understand, but with Lucie things were more complicated because there was such a small age gap between her and Jamie, you hadn’t properly healed from Jamie’s birth, looking back you probably should have been given a C-section. Things are going to be much different this time my love, you’ve had a really smooth and healthy pregnancy, everything will be alright, I promise everything will be okay.” Jem’s soothing voice relaxes Tessa and puts her at ease, as it always has, and she begins to feel her worries easing. 

A few hours later Tessa feels the urge to push, and little Cordelia wastes no time in making her grand entrance. Tessa leans back into the pillows, breathing heavily and clutching Jem’s hand tightly and feeling relief beyond words as she listens to her daughter cry. 

“Is she okay?” Tessa asks Brother Enoch in a weak tone. 

Yes she is in perfect health. Brother Enoch assures her, before picking Cordelia up and passing her to Tessa. 

As Tessa gazes down at her daughter in awe, tears of joy rolling down her face, she feels an intense pain hit her, much more intense than the pain of afterbirth usually is. Tessa grimaces as the pain becomes more intense and clutches her stomach. 

“Tess, what’s wrong?” Jem asks in a tone full of concern, noticing the pain on his wife’s face.

“I-I don’t know, I feel like I’m still having full on contractions.” Tessa says in a strained tone, clutching her stomach with one hand and holding tightly onto Cordelia with the other. 

“Brother Enoch do you know what’s happening?” Jem asks in an anxious tone, gently gathering Cordelia into his arms when the look of pain on Tessa’s face intensifies. 

I cannot explain how we did not notice this but it seems that you were carrying twins, Tessa, and your daughter’s sibling is coming right now.  Brother Enoch tells them, shocking Tessa and Jem to their core.

“T-twins? How? We had check ups with The Brothers and scans with Catarina Loss, everyone said it was only one baby, just Cordelia.” Jem stammers in a tone of disbelief. 

As I said James, I cannot explain how we did not notice, perhaps this second child has inherited some of Tessa’s powers and was able to make themselves unnoticeable, one thing I do know is that this child is coming right now, you must push Tessa. Brother Enoch says.

Tessa takes a shaky breath, grips Jem’s hand and starts to push again. After about 5 minutes of pushing, Tessa feels a weight lift off her followed closely by a sharp wail.

“Is my baby okay?” Tessa asks in an anxious tone, pushing herself up in the bed, trying to get a glimpse of her baby. 

Yes you have a very healthy son. Brother Enoch tells them, wrapping the baby up and passing him to Tessa.

“Oh a boy, another boy.” Tessa quietly says, placing her son on her chest at the same time as Jem lowers Cordelia onto her chest. Both babies are a perfect mixture of their parents, Cordelia has Jem’s pallor, bone structure, hair color and eye shape while she has Tessa’s nose and mouth shape (and as they would later discover, her eye color too.) Their baby boy also has Jem’s bone structure and pallor as well as his hair color, while he has Tessa’s eye shape, mouth shape and nose shape (and they would later discover that he has beautiful big brown eyes just like Jem.) 

“By The Angel, they’re absolutely perfect.” Jem softly says, looking at his wife and twin babies in awe. He could hardly believe it, three children, he has three children, two boys and a girl.

“What should call our baby boy?” Tessa asks in a hoarse voice, lightly kissing her son’s head. 

“William of course.” Jem softly says. He and Tessa had never discussed boy names during her pregnancy as they had found out the sex almost straight away, but they both knew that if they ever had a boy they would name him William, they had always known that.

“William Henry?” Tessa asks, looking up at Jem with eyes full of love. Jem smiles and nods. 

“Cordelia Emma Carstairs and William Henry Carstairs.” 

After about half an hour of snuggling her beautiful babies, Tessa agrees to let Jem take them downstairs to introduce them to everyone instead of having anyone come up to the infirmary and crowd Tessa when she is so tired and not feeling her best. 

With both babies cradled in his arms, Jem carefully makes his way into the drawing room where everyone has been waiting. Kit is the first to look up when he hears footsteps enter the room, and does a double take when he sees that Jem is holding two babies. 

“J-Jem I.... two babies?!” Kit asks in a tone of shock, hardly able to believe his eyes. Jem chuckles and says

“Yes two babies, twins, a boy and a girl.” 

“You never told us it was twins!” Magnus exclaims. 

“We didn’t know either until little William here started making his way into the world, Brother Enoch thinks Will has inherited some of Tessa’s powers and was able to make himself unnoticeable in the womb.” Jem explains. 

“Is Tessa okay?” Clary asks in a tone of concern. 

“Yes she’s fine, she’s tired and still in quiet a bit of pain but she’s okay.” Jem says. 

“Uncle Jem, I hold babies?” Max pipes up. He had been so excited to have one cousin and now he has two, he feels like he could explode with joy and excitement. 

“Well why don’t we let Kit hold them first, then you and Rafe can hold them, okay?” Jem gently asks.

“Okay!” Max says.

Jem makes his way over to Kit and helps him to cradle and support each baby, one in each arm, he can tell Kit is extremely nervous but also extremely excited. 

“Cordelia and William, are those their names?” Kit asks, looking from his siblings to his father. 

“Yes Cordelia Emma and William Henry.” Jem gently says, taking a seat on the sofa next to Kit. 

“They’re perfect.” Kit quietly says, bending to softly kiss his baby siblings on the forehead, his heart swelling with love for them and joy at the fact that he finally has a family. 

________________________________________________________________ *16 years later.*

It is a cold winter’s day in 2029 and Kit is just packing up his overnight back after he and Ty (who are now married and living together in a small cozy home in LA) spent the last few nights here in Devon for the twins’ 16th birthday. He could hardly believe his baby siblings were 16 now, it felt like just yesterday that Jem had walked into The Institute drawing room with two babies in his arms, announcing that Tessa had been pregnant with twins all along. They still didn’t know how Will had managed to keep himself totally hidden in the womb, even The Silent Brothers had no idea he was there. The twins’ powers hadn’t come through yet, they showed no signs of having any but Tessa had said that her daughter Lucie’s powers had only come to light when she was about 16, so it may be the same for the twins. 

Kit is pulled from his thoughts by a knock on the door. He turns from packing his bag, to see Cordelia standing in the doorway, fiddling with the end of her shirt. 

“Hey Cordy, what’s up?” Kit lightly asks. 

“Kitty... can I talk to you?” Cordelia quietly asks. When they were little Cordelia and Will always called Kit ‘Kitty’ and to this day Cordelia still often uses the nickname, which Kit thinks is absolutely adorable, though he would never let anyone else besides Cordelia or Will call him that.

“Of course, is everything okay?” Kit asks, patting the space next to him on his bed. 

“Yeah I just... Kit how did you know you’re pansexual?” Cordelia asks him. Kit raises an eyebrow at her in surprise, this was not a question he was expecting her to ask. 

“I’m not really sure to be honest Delia, I figured it out when I was about 15, I just kind of noticed that I found people attractive regardless of their gender, at first I thought I was bi but then I met this person at the Shadow Market, they were a warlock, looked about my age but god knows how old they really were. Anyway, this person presented androgynous, which I had no idea about at the time. We got to talking and they told me they identified as non-binary or more specifically gender-fluid. I hung around with them a lot at the Shadow Market and after a while I realized I had a huge crush on them. I guess that’s when I realized I’m attracted to people regardless of gender, really.” Kit explains as best he can. “Why do you ask?” He adds. 

“I... Kit, I’m bi and I don’t know how to come out to mum and dad and Will, can you help me?” 

Stayed tuned for part 2 where Kit helps Cordelia understand her sexuality and helps her come out to the family!

[darkstrangevirgilanxiboi]

Twelve Years

It isn't easy. In fact it's the hardest thing she's ever had to do, but Lucretia knows there's no turning back now. She's always followed through in her plans and it can't stop now.

So she steels herself, tries and fails to stem her tears, and one by one, guides her family to their temporary new homes. Magnus is first. Kind, caring Magnus. She doubts she'll ever truly forget that look in his gaze as he forgot everything between them. He's confused, and the fact that he still trusts her as she walks with him to Raven' s Roost is bittersweet.

" This , Magnus, is a village of crafts. I think you'll fit in well here. I hope you'll be happy. " She sends him on his way with a wave , only just stopping herself from hugging him farewell.

Merle is next, and he's soon happily chatting away with the dwarves in his new community, and she nearly convinces herself he wouldn't be angry if he knew why he was here.

Taako is the hardest one to leave. It's so strange to walk beside him and have only his chatter, and not Lup's as well. He looks so lonely still, so much sadder than she's ever seen him. His smile and delight when she shows him the cooking wagon are expected- the hug he gives her is not, and she allows herself to linger there in his hold until he lets her go , memorizing the way his hands felt on her back, the calming rhythm of his heartbeat , and the sense of comfort. He thanks her. Taako thanks her, and she has to bite her tongue hard to prevent revealing why he shouldn't. She leaves as he's introducing a few cooking tricks to Sazed , and needs to calm herself before continuing on.

It's Davenport who haunts her most the next few years. Seeing him so altered is frightening, makes her yearn for her mission to be done faster so she can hear him speak his own mind again.

Six years pass, agonizingly lonely. And then , tragedy strikes. Raven' s Roost is reduced to fire and rubble when she checks in on Magnus, hiding out of his sight. She sees him rush toward a building, shouting for someone named Julia in a voice already heartbroken.

She blames herself for not interfering sooner to stop Governor Kalen.

Two months after Raven's Roost is destroyed, she hears whispers in a market near Glamour Springs.

" Did you hear what that elf chef did?"

"- there were 40! 40, just gone like that, he must be a monster-"

" I can't believe I used to like Sizzle It Up-"

She grabs one of the gossipping women. " Excuse me, but what are you talking about?"

" You haven't heard? A traveling show wizard murdered 40 people! Taako, from Sizzle It Up? He's on the run now, it's so horrible -"

It can't be. She knows Taako. He plays pranks, but he wouldn't ever truly .... No. She's certain he was framed. She tries hard to find him, but he's good at hiding.

Regardless, time passes. And soon there they are, Taako, Merle , and Magnus.

All a bit older, though with Taako it's barely noticeable except in his eyes. They're so tired now, and his gaze often looks sad. He doesn't mention Glamour Springs. She doesn't need to pry, she's gathered enough information to guess what happened, and seeing his hesitation in cooking now sparks an anger in her she was unaware she could have.

Magnus is tense. He comes back from each battle glancing with guilt at Taako and Merle when they're harmed, carrying the weight of Raven's Roost in his heart.

Merle talks of anything but family , and Lucretia longs to comfort him.

She tries to guide them well, and as the mission ends at last, she's angry enough with herself to want Taako's furious countdown to reach 1. But it doesn't, which is infinitely worse. They're angry at her, betrayed and sad and happy all at once for the return of lost time, she should be rejoicing because now they know her again, but everything is wrong.

Later, when tempers cool and an uneasy peace settles , she asks , quietly. Not for forgiveness, or redemption. But if they were happy.

Magnus is the first to break the silent staring.

" I...I was. I fell in love, built a home, made good friends, and married the best woman I've ever lost a glaring match to. Julia was wonderful. I cherished her. "

Merle is next after a few moments of muttering. " Being a dad wasn't always unpleasant. And the beach was peaceful. "

Taako doesn't reply for a long while, still immersed in whispered banter with his phantasmal twin , fresh from Umbra- imprisonment. When he does speak to her, he doesn't look at her.

" Lucretia. I was happy, but I wish I hadn't been. I shouldn't have been! My sister was... She was... I should have been looking for her! You made me do the ONE thing I swore NEVER to do! You made me leave her behind, and I found her by accident, but it's still not okay. I would rather have been miserable as fuck and known everything instead of thinking I was ALONE! I was travelling and laughing and cooking and enjoying life for a few years and every second felt off, but I never knew why. I know why you did what you did, Lucretia. That doesn't mean I forgive you. Next time you make the choice to destroy some poor fucker' s entire sense of identity , count me and Lup OUT. We won, things are less shit now,but I reserve the right to be bitchy for a few months . "