#and the bard and Mike fic

[dinitride-art]

I have a terrible habit of writing thousands of words and just… walking away for a few months. I’ve actually edited a good portion of what’s written in this fic. It just needs some sort of vague and confusing open ending and it’s done. But the ending… the final step… it’s so hard to figure out…

[domsaysstuff]

Okay so this idea has been rocking around my empty skull for some time now just we know that Eddie can be a pretty mean DM and a shithead and I've been thinking abt romances in D&D and how it would work in Hellfire

And I had this thought that Eddie would like be "no romances!!" to the Corroded Coffin group (before the kids joined) and they're like why? and Eddie just to tease them says that he doesn't want to pretend to fall for their smelly ugly faces

Which just motivates them to try and seduce like every character that Eddie introduces for a fucking month and it leads to the creation of the rule: Every romance/seduction directed roll must be rolled above 15 to succeed AND if Eddie decides that the attempt is particularly bad the roll is with disadvantage

The Corroed Coffin boys are obviously teasingly like ohhh so we get an advantage if it's good?

"Doubt that would happen boys, but sure, if you make me, Eddie fucking Munson, to blush like a fair maiden then you'll get the advantage on the roll"

They try, they really do, but all the CC boys succeed in doing is killing off all of their party in three sessions and Gareth who is a little shit is actually rolling his third character (because the consequences of a failure are fucking brutal) by the time Jeff and [unnamed freak] give up

After that they know better (except Gareth who still sometimes does that just to annoy Eddie and be a little shit) to try and then the kids join Hellfire and Eddie has even less of an desire to flirt with fucking Wheeler, Henderson and Sinclair (they're baby children!!)

But the kids are a little shits too and they see Gareth being a little shit so they copy

It ends badly for them, they gripe about Eddie being unfair because like "all three of us have girlfriends Eddie and you don't so we clearly know more about romance then you do" Dustin not only gets a flick on the head for that but his character might have ended up being put into situations™ throughout the session that are "totally unfair!"

But fair to say all of Hellfire knows the rules and all of hellfire knows that no matter how well they try and how smooth they are (they really aren't ever smooth) Eddie will not blush or even consider they attempts as "good", the best they got was "tolerable" (Lucas got it and he's still very proud of it, as he deserves okay?), Eddie is impossible to fluster and so it's just is this fun thing they sometimes do when they feel particularly like little shits

And that's it about it

Until Vecna and all the upside down shit and the surprising friendship of Eddie and Steve happens

And suddenly Steve Harrington is not only sitting but playing D&D

Everything is going actually pretty good and Dustin practically vibrates out of his chair at how proud he is of Steve for how well he is doing so far and then

And then Steve tries to flirt with a pretty bard

Dustin deflates, he is ready for the absolute disaster that is going to fall upon Steve, he makes eye contact with Lucas - both of them ready with "it was actually a pretty good line tho!" at the tip of their tongues to defend Steve's decisions, he doesn't know Eddie's special rules after all and it would be funny to see Steve fail, sure, but it's Steve's first game and the kids wanted it to be good for Steve so convincing him to play again would be easier

But now Eddie is going to absolutely rip into him and Steve will never want to play again and-

"Roll with advantage" Dustin gasps, audibly, loudly, the room is silent, except for Steve who's very unaware of the chaos he just created and just rolls the dices, his usual confidence in place

And if someone looked closely - and all of the hellfire is fucking looking - Eddie Munson has indeed a light blush on his face

[sillylittlerock]

GUYS HELP what are the party's classes in D&D??

[aceofwhump]

Hi! Do you have any favourite recovery fics??? Like Buck recovering from any one of his mishaps (or Anthony Bridgerton, or Matt Casey, or Mike Warren, etc) where they cover the process (the part that shows always skip where in one ep things are absolutely fucked and in the next they’re absolutely fine I’m looking at you and your rebar 9-1-1)

Thanks!!!

I have a TON of good recovery fics. Recovery fics are some of my favorite things to read! Especially really long ones where the character is recovering from a trauma. If you don't mind other fandoms I've got a ton of recovery fics to rec. Not a lot for Anthony Bridgerton or Mike Warren in terms of recovery fics for canon whump sadly. Actually there's not a lot of recovery fics for them period. But I hope some of these other ones will sate you!

The Witcher:

Hold On by CaptainRex_ika

It has been months since that day on the mountain, a day that left Jaskier alone. Now, he finds himself a captive of Nilfgaard, who just want Geralt and that child surprise of his, and they believe Jaskier is the way to get the White Wolf's attention. After all, he is known as the Witcher's Bard. Jaskier believes that this time Geralt won't come for him...not after that day.

warming of a heart by Alexlively88

tws: A/B/O, past rape/non con, abortion/discussion of abortion, rape recovery

Killing a rusalka is just a normal day in Geralt's life. It's just his job. What isn't his job is rescuing abused omegas. He does it anyway. Or, Jaskier is done with life. To his disappointment, life isn't done with him just yet.

If You Ask Me for My Fire (Just Watch Me Burn) by DigitalSaiyan

tws: past rape/non con, rape/noncon, rape recovery,

Jaskier has zero intention of sharing the degrading experience of getting tortured. Ever. He’ll bury the memories and someday they’ll be as scabbed over as Caingorn was. Which had been completely, absolutely, fine. And the only reason that wound is bleeding a little now is because Geralt came out of nowhere—after the most humiliating experience of his entire life—and reopened it. But that’s fine because he’ll leave and return to the terror of his smuggling work and forget about Geralt all over again. There's nothing hard drink and the constant danger of execution won’t get his mind off. There’s something therapeutic about fearing for one’s life that makes anything not of immediate concern go away. So yes, things were just fine before Geralt showed up. Two years post-Caingorn, Geralt rescues Jaskier from jail and sends him with Ciri to Kaer Morhen. However, Geralt starts to suspect Jaskier is hiding serious trauma.

Panic Attacks by AllTheQueensHorses

Jaskier, captured by Nilfgaard and tortured for weeks, has panic attacks because no one knows where he is and no one is coming to rescue him. Basically a giant whump fic with plenty of angst and hurt but no comfort until later. Trigger warnings throughout the whole story for panic attacks.

Broken by GonEwiththeWolveS

In which Geralt finds out Jaskier was tortured. Or, the self-indulgent hurt/comfort fic.

What am I, if not a bard? by Mi_chan

Geralt knows something happened to Jaskier. He doesn't know the details, but he knows he needs to do something to help the bard. Jaskier is stubborn and refuses to talk to him. Geralt doesn't give up that easily, though. ~ Since the series totally downplayed Jaskier's trauma, here's the fix. The bard is hurting, he's scared and doesn't know what to do with himself, but Geralt is there, acknowledging his pain. ~

an incessant burning by 1derspark

“Jaskier,” Geralt prompted after a while. “Can you look at me?” He shook his head and hoped that his mumbled "no" would be heard. Geralt sighed but didn’t try to move him. His hand was running a comforting trail up and down Jaskier’s back. Eventually, he spoke again. “Yen, she told me some things, but I didn’t realize…” He trailed off, and Jaskier could hear him swallow. A click of guilt in the throat. He reached over to Jaskier’s arm. When he didn’t startle or protest Geralt took his arm. He rubbed a gentle finger over the wax burn. It was a barely-there thing, nothing to get all riled up about. But even having his arm exposed made Jaskier want to crawl into a hole. (Or Jaskier’s newfound aversion to fire, and the comfort he deserves.)

Hand in Trembling Hand by PenAndInkPrincess

“I’m sorry,” Jaskier whispers at last. Geralt shifts so he can look at him. “I’m sorry I’m…like this, now.” “You don’t have to be sorry.” (Jaskier has a hard path to walk while he's healing. Geralt and Yennefer help him with this part.)

Ted Lasso:

an excess of warmth or coldness by bartonbones 

When Jamie is seriously injured during a match, Roy and Ted are reminded how much they care about him--as a son, or as a younger brother, or as an exposed nerve. Jamie is reminded what it's like to have people care when his face gets knocked in.

Lemons and Lavender by LivingProof

He peels his eyes open. Shit, they really must be giving him the good stuff, cause he could swear he knows that dark figure lurking in the doorway, where his old man came in a few minutes ago. He blinks a few times, waiting for it to vanish. It doesn’t. “Roy?” he croaks. He blinks again, and Roy…or whoever…is standing beside him, 'cept Jamie still can’t tell, cause he can only see his back, cause whoever it is isn’t looking at Jamie, he’s looking across the room. Towards that window. At Jamie’s dad. “The fuck do you fucking think you’re fucking doing here?” Yeah. That’s Roy.

Barn Raising by altschmerzes 

After the locker room disaster in Manchester, Roy drives Jamie home. The chaos they find when they arrive at the house swiftly proves it is not a safe place to spend the night, forcing a change of plans and a reroute to Roy’s own home. The following day Jamie experiences, in this order: The most bewildering breakfast of his life, a penalty kick clinic with a seven-year-old, and an overwhelming display from his teammates that brings him face to face with the fact that not only has he been accepted back in Richmond it’s also possible he might be, in a way he can’t remotely process or understand, loved here.

The Same Story by altschmerzes

It would've been traumatic enough for Jamie's father to ruin Richmond's most recent victory in front of the whole team, but when the confrontation turns violent in front of a gaggle of reporters, the ensuing social media firestorm is even worse. Over the next two and a half weeks, Jamie will have to navigate the charges against his father, walk a gauntlet of publicity that he never asked for, and prepare to give the interview of a lifetime.

Sandman

Bones Don't Rust by not_whelmed_yet

The same capture & rescue fic everyone has written, but playing off two ideas: - I wanted to see Dream’s physical recovery take long enough that he could begin his mental/emotional recovery before heading back to the Dreaming - There’s a lot of ways to hurt an anthropomorphic entity without taking them out of their snowglobe

I will find you in your dreams by Salmaka

A story where Dream, confused and weak from his time in isolation doesn't make it back to the Dreaming but ends up in Hob's house instead.

To Learn to Breathe Again by ironlin

Upon returning back to the Dreaming, Dream finds himself struggling. Thankfully, Lucienne is there to help.

9-1-1

To Be Loved by Scribbles97

Buck knew he was spiralling, that the dread that had been shadowing him since leaving the hospital should have left when the doctor had given him the all clear. Yet, he can't help but feel like he's still missing something. Eddie hadn't been able to give him the answers, but maybe Bobby could. Calm, dependable, reassuring, Bobby always had the answers and helped him through stuff.

Goosebumps by Princessfbi 

Everyone kept telling Buck he was supposed to rest, but he didn’t know how he was supposed to do that when the cold was an incessant prickling under his skin. Five Times Buck Struggled to Stay Warm After Being Struck By Lightning and Put Into A Coma and One Time He Didn't.

Don't (Wanna) Know Who I Am by altschmerzes

Buck takes a nasty fall out on a job, and when he wakes up, he can't remember anything. Not what happened, not who the people in his hospital room are, not even his own name. The next two weeks he spends being passed from house to house every few days, Chimney, Hen, and Bobby taking turns keeping an eye on him while he tries to remember his life. The way back is slow and hard, and begs the question - who actually is Evan Buckley, and is he someone worth remembering? (Luckily, the rest of the 118 is there with an answer, if not to the first question, then at least to the second.)

Once Upon A Time

puppet strings by bewilderedmoth

Having technically died on more than one occasion now, having finally put all that trauma behind him and settled down in Storybrooke, August had hoped his troubles were long gone. When Gold returns to town in his quest to find the Author, hopes of a trouble free life in the sleepy town crumble away to dust. (A whumpy re-write of August's torture in S4, Ep 16. Set within the 'mess is mine' universe, but not actually canon to that AU)

they are mine by Lil_Redhead

Killian is still trying to deal with his emotional pain after returning from the underworld and all he needs is a motherly touch. Takes place after 5B season finale.

Unforgotten by NothingImpossibleOnlyImprobable

Killian went through so much in his centuries of life, especially in the Underworld. Nightmares were to be expected. This is canon-compliant with my Undefeated story, and it will eventually be a part of a larger collection of works dealing with the aftermath of everything he's survived, and some he didn't.

You can take the boys out of Neverland by WinkyCutto

The Lost Ones don't like having to live by the rules and Henry and his family are about to find out that bringing them back to Storybrooke may not have been the best idea... Hook whump galore, you have been warned.

Superman & Lois

Path to Recovery by Beth4LC

It’s been a month since Clark lost his powers and there are still no clear answers to when he’ll get them back. In the meantime, he focuses on connecting with the members of his family.

Powerless by Beth4LC

Clark is home and recovering after Ally’s near-fatal attack, and he starts to adjust to his new reality.

Lucifer

Deal by hearmerory

Chloe didn't spend five years being best friends with the Devil just to let him go back to Hell. But recovery? Relationships? These are not things Lucifer has ever found easy. In the weeks after Lucifer's return from Hell, he and the humans, angels and demons who surround him find out how long, hard and traumatic those roads can be.

Crystals by OkamiShadou98

After seeing Lucifer's scars, Chloe searches for the truth about her partner and his shadowed past. In doing so, she comes face to face with the psychological demons he shields himself from. Recovery is a long, twisted road for the Devil and his Detective. Eventual Deckerstar.

The Man From Uncle:

Agents, Missions, and Hospitals by Tallihensia

Getting hurt on a mission is enough to make a partner’s blood run cold. The aftermath and recovery, though, is almost as bad. Caring and trust makes it better.

The Martian:

Waiting in the Sky by midnightradio

Mark is back on the Hermes but getting rescued isn't quite as easy as it seemed. Fighting for your life is easy, but living with what you had to do to survive is harder.

I Win, Mars by chuckisgod

You didn't just have to save him. You have to put him back together, too. Ares 3 was in time to save Mark's life, but not quite his mind. The Hermes has hundreds of days of space travel before they all get back to Earth. It's a ship running without maintenance, and the primary engineer has the world's most severe case of PTSD. What happens? Canon-compliant.

Just Keep Going by chuckisgod

"And this is how this story ends. The story of Mark Watney is the story of a man who was stranded on Mars, and instead of giving up he did everything he could to make it back to Earth, because that's the point." What would being abandoned on an entire planet do to someone? A window into Mark's emotional state on Mars. A sincere attempt to stay true to the real-life health effects of solitary isolation.

Life on Earth by watneykingofmars

A series of drabbles and one-shots about Mark Watney readjusting to life on earth.

Avatar the Last Airbender:

Hearth and Home by lets_support_frogs

After his Agni Kai, Zuko flees the Fire Nation without Iroh or his crew. He finds himself stranded, alone, and injured in the Earth Kingdom when taken in and raised as a healer and farmer by an Earth Kingdom couple. He finds new ways to use his bending and to influence in the changing of the war with new understanding of himself, his bending, and the war. As someone with new perspectives and influence he is able to provide a greater understanding of being a teacher, warrior, and friend when meeting the gaang.   or Where Zuko gets to recover before using anger to protect himself when he is adopted by a nice Earth Kingdom family

[steddiebang]

Tessellation | Explicit | 25k

Author: @maryofdoom / ArgentumCivitas Artist: @sparkle-fiend

Steve is a knight. Steve wants to be rescued. Steve knows how to swim. Steve is tired of the ranch. Steve is pretty good at stitches. And Steve has been told that the Void is endless. Eddie wears a knight’s favor. Eddie is a tiefling bard who’s here to save the day. Eddie is a rusalka. Eddie has a way with horses. Eddie is about to bleed to death in the guest room. And Eddie has seen the Void from the other side. Six stories, six universes, ad infinitum. Steve and Eddie.

Fic | Art l Banner

Pairings: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson, Steve Harrington & The Party, Eddie Munson & Hellfire Club, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson; Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Implied Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson, Nancy Wheeler, Jim Hopper, Eleven, Max Mayfield, Jason Carver, Patrick McKinney, Chrissy Cunningham, Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, Erica Sinclair, Jeff, Gareth, Unnamed Freak (who is named Grant in this one), Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington’s Father, Bob Newby, Robin Buckley’s Parents Tags: multiverse, multiple stories, multiple endings, alternate universes plural, epic poem, Russian fairytale AU, Greyhawk - Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting AU, Western AU, a long time ago in a galaxy far away, Hawkins in 1986 with open gates, Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions of Violence, animal death, they both die, they both live, happy ending, sad ending, ambiguous ending, all tagged characters have a speaking role, some things are the same in every universe, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, first kiss, sex with an ex, mutual pining, sexual content, murder husbands, the vibe is very much everything everywhere all at once Trigger Warnings: Major character death, graphic depictions of violence, animal death

[http-byler]

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tagging system!! (frequently updated)

Byler - crazy together

Mike - the heart

Will - the wise

El - the mage

Lucas - the ranger

Max - the zoomer

Dustin - the bard

Nancy - the knight

Jonathan - castle guard

Argyle - noble steed

Jargyle - purple palm tree delight

Joyce - the queen

Hop - black hole

Jopper - enzos @ 7

Robin - the translator

Steve - the babysitter

Eddie - the freak

Willel - psychic siblings

Jonwill - byers brothers

Byhop Family - magic kingdom

Mileven - you never say it

Lumax - that’s presumptuous of you

Elmax - there’s more to life than stupid boys

Art Tag - elijah art

Ask Tag - elijah asks // nonnie asks

Mecore & Opinions - elijah speaks

Fic Posts (WIPS, uploads, etc.) - book club

Non ST Things - (decidedly not st/byler)

Quotes & Poetry - humans humaning

Inspiration Tag - /inspiration

Unparalleled Art - art I heart

[kakerutori]

So. Something possessed me today and I got not one but two Byler oneshots miraculously done. And for some reason I want to make this a game of choice, so pick for me, if you don’t mind! Which fic should I post?

(A snippet from each:)

1. Cleradin… with a twist

“You couldn’t hurt me if you tried.”

That’s untrue. The only covenant that strong in their Party lies squarely between their Bard and Ranger, and even then, the two often try to test its bounds. The only seal between Cleric and Paladin rests between hands and welcome, of vows in health and happiness. They would face the rest together.

Mike tips farther into his hand.

“Shall I start trying?”

2. The kiss dream

“I wanted to kiss you.”

Will gasps softly.

Mike doesn’t think he’s ever felt this close to someone else in his entire life, and they’re only connected by a single touch.

“Will.” It’s pitch black. It’s daylight. “I wanted to.”

[j-trow-95]

Six (but not really) Sentence Sunday

ASR edits continue, nothing new has actually been written, but we move forward!

Thanks for the tags this week @hushed-chorus (oh my god I am LOVING the selkie!Simon fic!!) @martsonmars @cutestkilla (your reblogs of my ASR snippets make my week!!) @ileadacharmedlife​ and @orange-peony​ . 

So, trying to find something from ASR that I haven’t previously shared and doesn’t need a shit tonne of context is getting more and more difficult, especially trying to find snippets from Part 1. Part 1 is where everything has been finessed by my editor, and it’s the version of this story I’ve always wanted to share. That being said, here’s a snippet from later on in the book, further than my editor has currently reached 🙈

“Will you actually have enough common sense and pattern recognition to see that resisting is futile?”

“Depends,” Mike said.

Belesky raised a brow. “On what?”

“On how long it takes her to kick your ass into the dirt.”

The whole lab was silent, even the mercenaries were looking at each other like That did not just happen. But Mike wasn’t done yet.

“My money’s on less than five minutes, and that’s only because she’s hurt. If she was fighting fit …” He made a show of thinking, then locked eyes with Belesky again. “Thirty seconds,” he said.

We love to see a cinnamon roll bite back! Mike suddenly started backchatting the villains of ASR in the last year or so, and Lauren was just as surprised as I was. I think she’s been rubbing off on him.

Tagging: @artsyunderstudy​ @aristocratic-otter​ @palimpsessed​ @confused-bi-queer​ @fatalfangirl​ @larkral​ @you-remind-me-of-the-babe​ @stardustasincocaine​ @prettylightsbigcity​ @chen-chen-chen-again-chen​ @ebbpettier​ @erzbethluna​ @bookish-bogwitch​ @dragoneggos​ @writer-nori-bard​ @frjsti​

[tellthatbrokebitch]

wip wednesday, a ficlet i just started even though i know next to nothing about d&d and google was being unhelpful and i kinda just decided fuck it, we ball

the premise for the fic is: established byler; mike gets jealous when will flirts with an npc for information during a campaign. smooth!will flirting with a barmaid played by dm!dustin, though this snippet doesn't get into the actual flirting bc i haven't written it yet. mostly it's just dustin and mike arguing lmao

Dustin hesitates, then sighs. “This next part was supposed to be more Lucas-centric, but-”

“Wait, you wrote specialized quests for our individual characters?!” Mike’s livid. “That’s not how campaigns work! You’re supposed to just provide the vague outline and the world-building and gives us free will-”

“Actually, I can do what I want, Mr. Control Freak-”

“It’s no fun if you plan out our actions! That’s our job as players, you can’t-”

“Can we please just get on with it?” Will begs, rubbing at his temple. “Just… tell us the next bit, Dustin.”

Mike sits back in his chair and crosses his arms. He holds back his biting words but can’t hold back his scowl. 

“Okay, well, you need information on how to reach the Cave of Terror, so-”

“So we ask around, yeah, we’ve played fucking D&D before, dumbass-”

“OKAY,” Will says, loud enough to drown out Mike and Dustin’s bickering. “Cyon leaves Goldin to look after Olo and makes his way downstairs.”

Immediately Mike drops his crossed arms and whines, “What? Why do I have to babysit Lucas?”

The look of offense on Lucas’ face would be comical if Mike wasn’t already in such a foul mood. “Because I’m dying?!”

“You were lightly stabbed.”

“And poisoned!”

“No one made you mouth off to the sorceress-”

“That was you!”

“Well, you should be better at dodging.”

“OKAY, SHUT UP! So, Cyon goes down to the pub?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, so you reach the pub. There are less people there than when you arrived at the inn earlier in the afternoon - there’s a halfling pair in the corner, a dwarf at the far end of the bar, and a human bard, drinking alone at one of the tables.”

“I’m definitely avoiding the drunk bard.”

Dustin groans. “Oh come on! Drunk people are more likely to give out information!”

“Yeah, and even more likely to spend the next hour singing. I saw you carry in your guitar, Dustin, I’m not stupid.”

Lucas collapses into breathless laughter and Mike couldn’t keep the dopey grin off his face if he tried. God, he loved it when his boyfriend got snarky.

“Son of a bitch. Alright, fine. You’re shortening the campaign by at least two hours, but fine.”

“Genuinely yikes. Okay, is there anyone else?”

“A human barmaid.”

Will tilts his head to the side, a thoughtful look settling over his face as he considers his options. Finally, he nods. “Cyon approaches the bar, makes eye contact with her, and asks, ‘Excuse me, could I trouble you for some Elven wine? If you have it, of course.’” He’d decided on a deeper voice for his half-Elf character - a bit of an odd choice, but one that Mike definitely enjoyed, as it sank his boyfriend’s already pleasantly-deep voice down into a lower register. It was masculine and distracting and the sound of it sent delicious tingles down Mike’s spine. He shivers a bit in his seat, and Will shoots him a knowing smirk and a wink that makes Mike blush before returning his attention back to the game.

Dustin relaxes a bit, settling more comfortably in his chair as he slips into the role. “She pours you a tankard and places it on the bar before you with a smile. ‘Certainly. Not many of our usual patrons drink Elven wine, so there’s plenty.’” He adopts a high-pitched voice for the barmaid that sets Lucas off into another fit of giggles.

“Cyon sits down at the bar and smiles back at her. ‘Thank you. I’m afraid my nerves are a bit shot. One of my traveling companions is in bad shape.’”

[bat-in-the-machine]

The next chapter of Welcome to the Owl House, Mrs. Noceda, "It's Time to Take a Stand, Mrs. Noceda" sees us moving forward on some of the ships I've intended for this fic as Camila meets Raine Whispers... Sneak preview under the cut.

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Camila stood in the kitchen, preparing lunches for everyone but Vee, who was going on what she insisted was not a date with her friend from school, chatting with Eda.

"Anything interesting?" She asked of the witch, who was browsing through her Penstagram feed.

"Let's see... Lily's been posting cute pictures of Mike..."

"Who's Mike?" Camila asked. "I got the feeling your sister wasn't interested in anyone."

"Oh, she's not," Eda confirmed. "Mike's her palisman." She turned her attention back to the scroll. "Oh, there's a new head of the Bard Coven." She pressed play on the video clip posted by Boiling Isles News's social media witch.

"And we're back," an announcer's voice came from the scroll, "live at the Emperor's castle. In light of Scooter Crane's retirement, today's ceremony will confirm Raine Whispers as the next head of the Bard Coven."

Eda sat up straighter. "Did they say--" She was interrupted by a familiar voice, which caused a tightness in her chest and a lump in her throat.

"Do I have to be on camera?"

She stared at the screen, waiting for the reveal. Abominations Coven head witch Darius Deamonne, onscreen, but with his head turned towards someone behind the group of coven heads, grumbled. "For Titan's sake, just say something."

Eda put a hand over her mouth, shocked to see her old school friend (and more), Raine Whispers, step in front of the camera with their hood pulled down as much as they could. "Uh," they said, "I am honored to work with Emperor Belos in preparation for the Yay of Dunity. I mean the May of Uni... The..." Their eyes got wider and wider as they spoke before finally just dashing off camera.

Darius Deamonne rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, "Cut the feed."

"Well," Eda said. "How about that. How are you supposed to be Head Bard with your stage fright, Rainestorm?"

Camila arched a brow. "Rainestorm?" She grinned. "I am sensing a story here."

Eda shook her head. "You and Luz, I swear, someone even hints at a backstory and there you are."

At that moment, Luz came through the front door, holding her backpack at arm's length. Camila started laughing so hard and loudly that Eda almost didn't hear her asking if there was another backpack she could use.

[kariachi]

Some AU fic! Very AU fic. Mike getting parole and also Monie is a thing and also whers AU fic.

In which Kevin makes an unlikely set of allies by just being a decent person.

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“Mr Levin.” Kevin’s hackles raised, just a touch. A quick look to the side saw Morningstar’s cousin only barely slowing down, her cousin giving her a wary look, the wher meandering at his other side.

Even if he hadn’t gone poking in his head, Kevin wouldn’t have liked having the blue there. He didn’t like being smaller than fuckers that weren’t explicitly on his side. Didn’t like being smaller than fuckers on his side either, but they were at least marginally less likely to try to eat him.

“Ms Morningstar.” It didn’t help that he was more than sure of where the bluepair’s loyalties lay. Though it had been nice to see somebody put Max in his place. Of all the things he had expected from ‘since Morningstar’s gotten parole his cousin is coming to get him’ they certainly hadn’t made the list. Apologetic, polite- at least on the human end- and treating Max as a non-entity until he forced the matter. Mike had almost hit him, the wher had almost eaten him, Kevin was going to let them until a single raised hand had stopped them both in their place.

Between the warning of just how a large older man putting a hand on a small young woman for not speaking to him could be spun and dropping the ‘had to throw him out of a funeral’ bombshell, much as Kevin didn’t like the blue, he was a fan of the handler so far. Morningstar or no.

“I wanted to say,” she said, rifling through her purse, “thank you, for getting shit done.” Kevin almost faltered in his steps.

“Somebody had to.” The Plumbers hadn’t been handling Mike well, even by their standards. It could have been far worse, he’d seen worse in his time, but there hadn’t so much been red flags as tarps in things like the assurance that keeping him outside of talking distance with other prisoners was a safety requirement. The chew marks all over his cell.

“Still, he hadn’t earned your concern.”

“Monie.”

“Am I lying, dearest?” He couldn’t avoid smirking at Mike’s responding huff, any more than he’d been able to not do something. Always he’d thought the way the Plumbers’ prison system kept people was cruel, just in different ways in different places. He’d been in enough cells in his short life, for long enough, to know that it was an awful experience. Now, after the whole mess with the Rooters? That burning in his chest that they’d been set back rather than stopped? Remembering Argit curled up in that cage, seeing security feed of Morningstar pacing his cell? Learning that Max was the one claiming he was ‘too dangerous’ to be handed off to any other branch?

Max, who’d been the one that wanted to kill Kevin outright?

Who’d been the one to brush off anyone and everyone in favor of denouncing the Validuses for Victor's ‘betrayal’?

For the first time (not the last, the anti-authority streak Servantis had worked so hard to shove as deeply as possible was clawing its way back with a growl in its throat and there was no putting it back in the box again, but the first in a long time) taking action had been worth how upset Gwendolyn still was with him.

“It was nothing,” he said, all of them slowing to a stop at her lead. The smile she threw his way was soft.

“It was a lot to us.” She pulled a card from her purse and held it out for him. The highest quality between his fingers, with ‘North Valley Pack, Black Peak, Washington’ engraved on its surface. Below it, over an image of the mountain, was ‘Whermaster Monette Morningstar of the Barded Gold Soliel and Protector of the Fields Blue Galaxy’ in neat, swirling letters. Beneath that, an address and phone number. “If you need anything we can give, anything at all, don’t hesitate to ask.”

Kevin blinked at the card, looking between it, her, the wher, Mike.

“This on top of that restitution promise?” He, Gwendolyn, and Ben had all been promised it, as part of her profuse apologies and forcing Mike to apologize, but while the Tennysons had used their up immediately (‘keep your cousin out of trouble’ and ‘keep him far away from us’), he’d planned to save his for a later date. She nodded, still smiling.

“Of course. That was an IOU, this is eternal.” Kevin’s gaze flicked to the wher- the odds he would outlive his human were pretty high- humming as the blue nodded.

“Uh-huh.” He spun the card between his fingers, ignoring Mike rolling his eyes in the background. “So, what if I wanted somebody dead…?” For half a heartbeat the woman’s eyes flicked to the fading bruise his hair didn’t quite cover, and every muscle in Kevin’s body tensed.

“No, she would not,” Mike said firmly, as the wher’s mind brushed against Kevin’s again. No poking around like before, but a sense of light admonishment and something a little too close to the way it had felt back in Incarcecon, when Kwarrel glared down the older prisoners who’d looked at him a little too long, a little too thoughtfully.

“I’m sure I could at least get a body hidden,” she said with a small laugh, waving a hand like it was all a joke. Kevin managed a laugh back at her, and made a show of taking out his wallet and stowing the card safely away.

“I’ll keep you in mind then,” he said, as Mike glared at him. Monette grinned though, spinning on her heel with a nod and starting again for the docking bay. The rest of them followed after.

“Really, darling, thank you. Anyone who looks out for our baby cousin is as good as a friend to us-”

[henderhop-is-endgame]

ok actually here are the descriptions of the fanfics that i'm currently writing!

Day 3- Canon-divergence- Dustin goes with Mike to California for Spring Break. Rink-O-Mania goes a little differently, and Dustin thinks El is awesome.

Day 4- Post-college (married) Henderhop raise chickens. see [this ask] sent to me by @polyamorous-eleven for more details!

Day 5- Fantasy AU- Dustin the bard and El the mage are traveling through a forest; Dustin sings a song.

Day 6- Modern AU- El and Dustin see the Barbie movie.

i actually haven't started the one for day 7 yet 😶 edit: i won't be writing a fic for day 7! i'm making a playlist instead :)

i'm working on my fanfics from henderhop week! i'm curious about everyone's thoughts:

[shakespearianne]

all the world's a stage - an eddie munson x reader collection

⋆ a collection of one-shots, inspired by william shakespeare and featuring our beloved eddie munson.

⋆ a/n: as my username suggests, i am a huge fan of the bard. i just could not resist the temptation to put my eternal love for his writing to good use by using his works as an inspiration for eddie x reader fics. if you wish to be put on the taglist for this series, please let me know. i hope you will enjoy reading it just as much as i enjoyed writing it!!

⋆ if d&d be the food of love, play on (coming soon)

when lucas leaves hawkins (and hellfire) for spring break, dustin and mike turn to the only person they'd trust as a sub: you. it's a shame that hellfire has one very strict rule: no girls allowed. but in times of adversity, one must sometimes pretend to be a teenage boy in order to help their friends, even if that means spending the next two weeks way too close to their long-lasting crush: eddie freakin munson. (inspired by twelfth night, contains reader pretending to be a boy, eddie munson being totally oblivious, mutual pining, a bit of angst and a very happy ending)

⋆ my only love, my only hate (coming soon)

a masquerade party? that's the lamest thing eddie has ever heard of. but still, he came, disguised as a knight, for the sole purpose of making money and enjoying free drinks. that is until he lays eyes on the most beautiful angel he's ever seen and suddenly this party doesn't seem so boring. he's a freak, you're a cheerleader but tonight, under the masks, you can be whoever you wish to be. (inspired by romeo & juliet and the 1996 movie, contains love at first sight, romance and eddie being a huge flirt)

⋆ cupid's trap (coming soon)

you hate eddie munson, he hates you back and you're both perfectly content with the situation. but when your cousin nancy starts dating his friend steve, your mutual hatred puts a damper on their dreams of double dates. so, they decide to turn this mutual hatred into something a bit more exciting. because sometimes love can spring from the most unexpected places. (inspired by much ado about nothing, contains your typical ennemies to lovers trope, nancy and steve being matchmakers, sexual tension and repressed feelings)

[aceofwhump]

5. What character do you wish to see whumped more in canon/fan-made media?

Where do I start! Do you know how many shows I've wanted more whump for. How many characters I wanted whumped but got nothing in canon and then go into AO3 looking for fan whump and found NOTHING! So so many. So many have none. So many have little. Here are a few:

Roger Mackenzie (Outlander). He gets some great whump in show and book but i really want more. More fics. Any fics really. More in show consequences and whumps.

Prince Eric (this is very recent but thanks to the live action little mermaid i crave prince eric whump so damn badly)

Ted Lasso. There's a bit on ao3 and tons of good Jamie Tartt but I want more Ted whump.

Jack Carter (Eureka). There's barely and fics for him and the ones there are are shipping him with nathan and i just want gen whump dammit! there is SO MUCH POTENTIAL! i mean he was a US Marshall before Eureka and I know there's gotta be some good whumps we could get out of that. Then all the stuff that happens to him in Eureka? Yeah make that worse please. I crave it. I can't find it. It makes me sad.

Steve Jinx and/or Pete Lattimer (Warehouse 13). every fic is bering/wells focused which is great but i need my boys hurt.

Mike Warren (Graceland). My boi!!! I know this show ended ages ago but look I'm still obsessed and always will be and I think I've read every fic out there and I NEED MORE WHUMP! There's tons in show but I need more fics!

Jake Peralta (Brooklyn Nine Nine)

Jonah Simms (Superstore)

Will Gorski (Sense8). Theres good Wolfgang fics but man do I crave Will whump.

Jess Mariano (Gilmore Girls). Literally begging for non shippy/romance focused fics for Jess where he is whumped.

Jack Robinshon (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)

James Herriot (All Creatures Great and Small 2020). I found a few Tristian whump fics but no James!

Anthony Bridgerton. I always need more Anthony whump.

Jaskier (The Witcher). I need the bard to be whumped and have it last long and be dire please!!

[bubbleecloud]

Yooo was wondering if you could do a tword Byler drawing or fic, whatever you prefer! But maybe a D&D au? :)))

Yes, absolutely! Sadly I know like nothing about dnd so hopefully this doesn't blow😭

"Relaxing"

Lee!Mike Ler!Will

~Will notices that Mike seems to be quite weary after all their adventures, luckily he's more than happy to help him wind down~

Dusk was setting, and the party was eager to settle down for the night. Then came the long, tiresome bother of setting up camp to recuperate from the long gruelling day of facing sudden death at every corner. At least, that was how Mike saw it. In truth, the young paladin truly did like the travels he set out on with his party, but he was in a particularly sour mood that day. He was just so tired!

He pulled his heavy armor off with a groan, happy to be rid of the cumbersome wears. His body was battered and bruised, aching with over exertion. Slowly, he laid down on his cot, set on getting a good night's sleep. Finally he could get some peace and-

"And just what does thou think they art doith?! "

Ah. Of course. Oooof course. Mike took a deep breath and slowly brought his body upward to glare at the boy peeking into his tent. Dustin was staring at him, an amused smile on the young Bards face.

"C'mon man, get up! It's grub time!"

He sighed. "Alright, alright, 'm comin"

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Gathered around a fire, the party ate. Mike had sat himself on a makeshift log seat next to Will, staring off into space while the other boys chatted about the days mishaps and planned for Tomorrow. Of course, Will noticed right away that his friend seemed off. He nudged Mike in the side with a small smile. "Hey, you.. Ok? "

"Wha-? Oh. Yea, yea uh- I'm fine"

The response came out as a mumble, and will took in his tired expression and slumped posture. He looked... exhausted! His frowned, and then stood up. " I think we should go to bed, we have a long day tomorrow, we need the energy! " His request was met with some light protest, but eventually they all settled down, with Mike and will retreating into their shared tent.

As soon as they were inside, Will turned to Mike again with concern. "Are you sure your ok, Mike? You don't have to lie to me, you know that right? " He sat down and put an arm around Mike's shoulder, patiently waiting for his response. Mike suddenly let out a loud sob, leaning into Will as all the pressure and strain of the last few days crashed on him. "Shit- I don't knowin just, I just- i- I can't- everythings just so- I'm so tired, Will! " He finished simply, wiping always his tears with embarrassment. Will frowned again, tightening his grip on Mike. "Hey, it's ok, it's ok! It's ok to be tired, Mike. With what we do all day, no one can expect you to be full of energy all the time. Maybe we'll all take a day off tomorrow and do things around camp yea? We all need a break, anyway. "

"I can't think of anything I'd like more, Jesus Christ-! " Will laughed at Mike's relieved tone, patting him on the back. "It'll be ok, you'll see.. "

He trailed off, and the two sat in silence for a moment and for a while Will thought Mike must have fallen asleep, until he suddenly said,

"Thanks, will... "

Will felt his breath catch in his chest for a moment. "Oh- of course! What else am I here for, right? " He asked, giving Mike a gentle nudge in the side.

Mike jumped, his breath hitched at the sudden feeling. The two sat in a tense silence, a smile steadily growing on Will's face. He had just been struck with the most amazing idea. "Hey Mike... I think I thought of a way for you to relax a little.. " Mike blushed, he eyes going wide. "Will- c'mon-"

He scooted away from Will, lovely bubbles of anticipation fluttering in his nervous system. Will followed his movement, hooking an arm around his hips before he could get away. Mike yelped and squirmed, but let's be honest, Will was pretty strong. "Cmon Mike, you need to loosen up a little! "

"Nooo- will please-! " Mile was cut off when will suddenly poked his side again, and giggles finally broke free from the poor guys lips. "Wihihill, dohon't! " Will smiled, he loved spending time with him like this. "Don't what, Mike? I'm a cleric, not a mind reader~" He moved his hands down to gently squeeze at his hips, noting the way Mike's laughter seemed to spike. He seemed so... Happy.

"Will nohohohoh!! GoddahahaHAMNIT! "

He weakly tugged at Wills hands, but he was determined. He pulled Mike closer.

"Aww is the strong paladin ticklish, huh? How cute~"

Rude! That was so unfair and will knew it! He "hated" when Will teased him like that! "wihiHIHILL NOHO! IHIHITS TOO LATE FOR THIHIHIS-! AH-!! "

He was cut off in his speech by Will suddenly scratching gently at his stomach, making Mike want to crawl out of his skin. "Oh, is it? Is it late, Michael? " He coo'd. "*YEHEHEHES*"

Will chuckled. "Wehell,you don't *seem* to be making much of an effort to get away from me~" Mike's face bloomed at being so balantantly called out, that mixed with the tickling and his ultimate tiredness pushes him over his cute limit.

"WIHIHIHILL! PLEHEHEHEHEASEEE! "

He grabbed onto his wrists in desperation, and Will slowly stopped his attack, running his fingers through Mike's hair as he soothed. "Alright, ahalright, I'm done, ya goof. " Mike giggled lazily, putting his arms around his neck.

"Fuck... 'M sleepy.. "

Will giggled. "I'm sure you are! Cmon, let's get some sleep."

And thus, the two settled down for some well deserved rest. A cleric and his paladin, together in peace.

Wooo I did it! I hope you all enjoy my brainrot, again I apologize if anything is inaccurate!

[existingonanotherplane]

Okay!! So,

AU explanation post

This is like an amalgamation of multiple au’s the main one being fantasy!au

I think I’ll be drawing from DnD a lot, I’ve never played but it’s a great jump start for world mechanics a n d it’s relevant to the show. Anyways,

In this AU, Will and the gang (save for Mike and El) are citizens (is that the word?) of a (relatively small) kingdom surrounded by forests.

We’ve got nobility, we’ve got commoners, we’ve got all like the merchants and enchanted taverns and magic and all that good stuff but it’s set also in like a modern-ish world? So it’s a nice mashup (mostly so I can do modern clothing with a fantasy twist)

I’ll stick to just explaining The Party’s rolls and not like everyone:

Mike (and subsequent his family)- The royals of the kingdom. He’s not the crown prince but ya know? He’s still Important. He is getting formal training to be a paladin

Lucas- is also of nobility, not sure how but him and his family are high up. Might do a thing where his family line has just always been tied in with the Royal family. He’s being formally trained to be a ranger. Him and Mike go to the same school. Want to make him mixed with another dnd race/class????? Not sure which but I love Lucas and wanna give him cool abilities

Those two are the only nobility

El- She still, unfortunately, grows up partially in a Lab but it was to be trained for the next upcoming roll as the the Royal mage. El is gonna make a break for it in this au (not to long after meeting the royal family) and shell end up at the Byers. She eventually ends up taken back to the castle before she can find Will. She keeps in touch with the Byers/Hopper a lot but lives in the castle. El is like, full elf? Or at least half idk.

Dustin- he’s a commoner too but more towards middle class. He ends up going to the same school as Lucas and Mike cause he’s big brained like that but he only really knows Lucas (despite asking to meet Mike one day). Dustin is training to be a bard but he loves tinkering and wants to mix the two things together. Dustin is also gonna be mixed with a dnd class or race or whatever the name is haha. I was thinking something that makes him automatically the biggest guy in the group (like in height and stature) maybe like half orc half human? Idk idk I need to do research

Max- she’s still the new girl who moves into town later. She doesn’t like it, the forest creeps her out and she’s used to the freedom she had before she moved but it is what it is. She’s lower class and a zoomer (is that a class?? Or like, idk I’ve seen people mention in fanfic but I have yet to research it) and she’s probably gonna be a type of race I make up unless I can find something that already exists. I’ve been calling it “air walker” because that’s basically what’s happening. She’s lighter than most things and can float in the air because of it but mainly she uses it to go hecka fast.

Will- is also lower class. Before he was taken he was taking classes in the cleric side and he continues once he’s back although it isn’t through school anymore. He is half elf and half human. Him, Dustin and Lucas were close before he disappeared but they didn’t go to the same school. Will and Dustin meet Mike through different events hosted by the Royal family for the whole kingdom. Mike also has extra info on them from Lucas. There’s been a few conversations but nothing major.

Will’s main class in this AU will be a Saint or like, patron of the various gods in the universe. But when he’s not doing that he’s more suited for cleric. His chosen deity is the Moon Goddess and later in the story she also chooses him which is what his hair turns white. Will isn’t the only one chosen by a god (had to have a wonder twins moment) El is chosen too but at a much earlier age than Will.

That’s all the rolls basically and kinda some background.

If you’re wondering why Will is disconnected so much from his family it’s because this is also kinda like?? An amnesia thing? But I hate those so it’s also not. Vecna’s curse here is different but not really because it still effects memories. Essentially, Vecna wiped Will’s existence out, people remember him but they don’t know his face or his name, any documents that had him mentioned are missing or distorted. Joyce and Jon and the party who got to meet him remember him but they can’t ever imagine what he looked like or what his name was.

It’s all very dramatic in my head, I have the idea that they can feel the memory slipping away. It’s not painful but if you were to ask Joyce or Jonathan they’d say otherwise. I imagine it’s like a phantom limb kind of thing, except that limb is still attached to your body you just can’t see it.

There’s definitely more I can explain but this already feels long enough and if I actually write all of this out then I might spoil too much? Idk idk

I can say the ships I have in mind for this though! Major ones being:

Byler and Elumax

And lesser but definitely there and definitely getting their own set of moments if I write this out:

Dustin/Suzie (she’s not there but like Dustin is getting his moments okay??)

Jancy/Jargyle/Ronance (because all of them are sweet and I can’t decide on a ship)

Joyce/Hop

Steddie (maybe, haven’t decided on this one fully yet but I like their concept so I might)

I debated this for a while but here’s an update on that fantasy au I was doing for byler c:!! Tw!! For blood (only a little) and scaring and just general angst!!

Ngl I wasn’t sure if I wanted to show their faces or like the outfits but there’s so much left to do I don’t mind, this version of will (he’s like 11 or 12 here I think) is the only one that’s closest to done. He’s been taken by this point :c. His Mike is also here to match, in this au they don’t know each other well so that’s why he’s so calm?? Worried but not on a breakdown

This is their general look from like ages 13-15, not so much face and hair wise but there’s just a lot of growing pains at this age so I tried to reflect that (more so in Mike than Will. Forced conformity and all that).

Mike is more engrossed in trying to act like the ideal prince or whatever but it’s definitely strained.

Will makes it out of the UD but most people aren’t aware that he’s alive. His family still thinks he’s missing or worse case dead. He’s not, obviously but he’s not really sure who he is besides his name (this is cause of a curse, I’ll explain more probably after these pictures lmbo)

I keep changing their expressions here so it might change again but anyways

The whole party is like 15-16 here. This is when everyone officially meets.

Will is in general nervous, less so because of the people and more so because of their quest that they’re on. It has to do with the UD and while he doesn’t remember much of what happened there he knows that’s where he was found. Not fun.

Mike is curious here, he’s also concerned for the mission but he meets a lot of new people and is starting to feel free and it’s just a good time for him rn, kinda.

Okay and this is the last set

I imagine them as maybe like 19-20 here

Everything has gone down and things are finally settling. (Will’s white hair is an awakening thing?? Moon goddess. I- . There’s a lot to explain there, it may be cringe but I am free)

At this point they’re pretty great friends by now and while there’s lots of little moments throughout the story, this is where like the b i g romance starts or whatever. It’s more so like they’re comfortable in their skin so they’re more willing to take chances on their relationship. (Even though the whole town at this point is like “c’mon” )

They’re not dead by the way I just love halo crowns lmbo

Anyways that’s it basically!! I think I’ll reblog this with an actual explanation on the au but I just wanted to update everyone c: I didn’t expect the project to be this big so I hope I finish it!!