โ You Dont read anymoreโ Stfu i Bing read 6 different fanfics in one week and yet your over here still trying to get through Harry Potter.
You donโt know how much trauma angst ROTTMNT fanfics have given me ๐
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Even if the world ends, Iโll always love you.
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สแด๊ฑษชษดษข แดสแด แดกแดส
แดฑแตหขแตแตหขหข แดทโฑแต หฃ แถแถฆหข!แถ แตแต แดฟแตแตแตแตสณ
สแดแดแดแด
: ๊ฑแดแด
. ษดแดแดสษชษดษข สแดแด แดษดษข๊ฑแด สแดสแด
๐/๐: ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ!! ๐'๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐คญ๐คญ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ - ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐!!
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐จ, ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง! ๐๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐! ๐คญ๐
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One year, three months and fourteen days.
Shaking, furious hands pushed clothing and important items into a duffle bag, heart broken tears streaming down your face as you bit back sobs of anger.
One year, three months and fourteen days.
You could feel Killers eyes staring into your barely contained, rage filled form, smartly staying silent as he watched you pack. After a few moments though, he gently sighed out,
โ... I won't make excuses for him.โ
You almost snarled at him as you whipped around, the expression on your face causing the long haired man to take a step back in caution. He held his hands up as a white flag, not wanting to be on the receiving end of your wrath.
โThen don't.โ
One year, three months and fourteen days.
You tried to block out everything as you walked past Killer, slinging the large bag over your shoulder easily. You broke into silent, angry tears again as you walked past the Captains door, unable to unhear the sounds of pleasure that rang out from inside.
Your heart shattered just a little more as another woman's voice called out his name, causing you to kick his door in a rush of rage before you stomped upstairs and out onto the deck of the Victoria.
Walking past a confused Wire and Heat, the two men sharing a joint and a look with each other as they watched you hop off the ship and onto dry land, surprised you wouldn't even look back when they called your name.
One year, three months and fourteen days.
The first tavern you came across, you walked in with your head down and sat at the bar. You grabbed a couple beris from your pocket and sighed a thanks as the bartender slid you a beer, an almost pitied look on his face.
โYou alright, girlie?โ
You frowned and sighed for a moment before giving him a slow nod, taking a long glup from the glass before asking,
โYou know if any place near here has any rooms for overnight stays? I'm lookinโ to stay on dry land for a while.โ
He hummed to himself before calling out a name. A soft, older woman came around from the back, a confused look on her face as the man repeated your question to her in another language. She then nodded and spoke softly to him, throwing you a gentle look before motioning for you to follow her.
โShe'll getcha set up. You'll be alright here.โ
You gave the man a grateful nod, chugging back the rest of your beer before tossing a few extra beri on the counter for him, and enough for a few nights stay in the room.
โI'm truly thankful.โ
You slid off the stool and went to follow the woman, only stopping for a moment to throw over your shoulder,
โIf anyone asks, you never saw me.โ
The man laughed and replied, โSaw who?โ before going back to wiping down the counter. You nodded to yourself with a small smile before following the woman up a set of stairs hidden behind a barely noticeable wooden door.
You must have looked confused because a soft voice came from the woman as she explained,
โYou not the first. You not the last.โ
Your eyebrows furrowed as tears stung your eyes. You didn't like how she read you a little too well.
Opening the last door on the left, she led you into a cozy but warm room, fitted with a single bed, a fireplace, a table and chair and a small bathtub in the far corner.
โYou be safe here.โ
She sat you down on the bed, letting your bag drop to the floor with a dull thud. Lifting your face in her aged palms, she gently moved your face from left to right before giving a soft nod. Reaching into one of her apron pockets, she placed a small vial into your hand with a gentle smile.
โPut in bath. You sleep.โ
You sniffled and nodded as you replied softly,
โThank you so much.โ
She nodded again and patted your head with a chuckle before moving away from you, humming to herself and she shut the door behind her. The second the door shut, you broke down, your heart shattering into tiny pieces in your chest.
You lifted the pillow to your face and screamed into it, sobbing and wailing into the fabric, thankful for the muffled music and chatter going on downstairs. You hoped no one could hear how loud your heart was breaking.
One year, three months and fourteen days.
That was how long you were worth something to Eustass Kid.
It felt like hours had passed, spent sobbing into the warm pillow until your eyes burned and your throat was sore. The chatter had gotten louder but at this point, you didn't care. You were sure no sleep would come to you tonight.
โY/N!โ
You frowned as the muffled sound of your name met your ears, Eustassโ furious voice shattering through the night like a gun brought to a knife fight. You curled into yourself, pressing your form into the corner of the bed as your name rattled off the small window.
โDamn it, Y/N! Answer me!โ
You pressed your palms to your ears with eyes squeezed shut, fighting back the urge to call for him; for him to collect you into his arms, for him to apologize and tell you that you're the only one he needed-
Only silence.
You sobbed tearlessly, ignoring the way your heart lurched into your throat, the feeling of nausea washing over you like a rogue wave.
You hated this.
You hated him.
You waited for what, again, felt like hours. Your name never hit your ears again after that, even as the sun rose above the buildings and trees and filled your room with a gentle warmth. You didn't dare move from your spot, almost frozen in despair, even as night fell once again.
For three days, you only moved to use the washroom across the hall, almost sprinting back into your room, worried someone would spot you. Anxiety crept over you like a sticky blanket, stinking to your skin and making you feel like you were stuck in mud. You slowly munched on whatever food you'd grabbed from the Victoria on your way out, your meager meal lasting you longer than you thought.
โI hope this works,โ you moan to yourself as you filled the bath, a lazy hand creating ripples over the top of the water. Your other hand tipped the small vial into the bath, the scent of rosemary, lavender and peaches filling your senses. You sighed softly, a small smile washing over your face for the first time in ages.
You quickly stripped and settled in, throwing a quick glance at the door to make sure the chair was stuck under the knob. No one was getting in without you knowing.
Taking a deep breath, you sunk under the steaming water and stayed under, letting the fragrant water cover you entirely. Your mind was blank, empty as you counted in your head until your lungs began to burn.
You resurfaced with a gasp, a shaky hand pushing back soaked hair from your face and you groaned softly to yourself as a warmth flooded over your insides. You rested in the tub until the water got cold, only removing your depressed and exhausted form from the tub once night fell once more.
Dressed in simple pajamas, you sat in front of the fireplace with your blanket wrapped around you. A half eaten apple sat beside you with a glass of water, the last of your food from the ship filling you with sadness more than satiating your hunger.
You huffed to yourself and wrapped your arms around your legs, your chin resting on your knees as you watched the fire crackle and pop. Strangely, your mind was empty, no raging thoughts running rampant or suffocating you into tears. While the change was welcome, you were almost terrified of falling asleep only to wake up back on the ship.
Slowly, you removed your covered body from the floor to glance out the window towards the port from the side, the blanket covering your head to obscure most of your face just in case anyone from the ship was looking for you.
Your heart dropped through the floor when you saw the empty port, the Victoria Punk gone from sight.
You let the blanket fell from your grasp as bitter tears filled your eyes, your mouth falling open in a silent wail as you fell to the ground, your cold palms pressing into your face as you sobbed. The sound of patrons partying downstairs overtook the sound of your heart shattering.
Your exhausted body fell to the side, your eyes rolling back as the shock took over, knocking you out cold. Your head bounced off the wooden floor as you hit it, your form sprawled out almost carelessly.
It was four days before you woke up again.
Bright lights pierced through your eyelids to the point it pulled you from the darkness. You breathed out a low groan, a tired hand moving up to rub at your face as your eyes slowly blinked open. Your gaze met metal, then hospital equipment. It moved over the slate metal room with confusion, taking in the room slowly.
You slowly sat up with a grunt, wincing as you gently grasped the left side of your head with a slightly shaky hand. Your fingertips met soft bandages and you couldn't stop the confused โHuh?โ that escaped your lips.
โI wouldn't move too much.โ
You jumped at the low voice, turning your head too quickly and giving yourself whiplash. You groaned again and held your head in both hands, breathing through your nose softly to fight back the nausea that rose in the back of your throat.
โTsk,โ
Two soft but firm hands gripped your shoulders and gently began to push you back down into the bed. You pulled your hands away and your brows furrowed as your eyes met two bright amber eyes, soft, sun-kissed skin and a spotted hat.
โAre you deaf? I just said-โ
โWho are you?โ
The man paused at your question, taking your face in before resuming in moving you to lay back down. You allowed him to move you, your eyes still confused and wary even as he moved back a little.
โI'm โฆ a doctor.โ
When you rose a suspicious eyebrow, he stood a little straighter with a thin-lipped frown, almost glaring down at you as he continued,
โI saved your life. The least you could do is say โthank youโ.โ
You sighed through your nose and gave him a slight nod, barely getting out,
โThank you.โ
He huffed and crossed his arms, running a tattooed hand over his scruff before he asked,
โAre you a pirate? Your belongings tell me you belong to a crew, but I'd like to make sure.โ
Tears sprung to your eyes and you looked away, glaring up at the metal ceiling as you bit out,
โI thought I was, once.โ
The tattooed man shifted on his feet, his gaze never leaving you as he questioned,
โWhat's that supposed to mean?โ
You scoffed with a bitter laugh before you retorted with a snark,
โLet's just say Eustass Kid is a fucking twat.โ
The man paused again before a wide grin cracked his face, the expression almost unfitting on his face as he suddenly began to laugh. You whipped your head to the side to stare at him, your teary eyes wide and confused as you barked out,
โWhat's so goddamn funny?!โ
The man cackled to himself, a hand covering his face as he chuckled into his palm. It took a moment, but once he composed himself, he snarked back in a mocking tone,
โI could have told you that.โ
You flinched at his words, blinking back angry tears as you glared back up at the ceiling. The man then sighed heavily, moving closer to the bed before leaning over you so you were face to face.
โSeems to me that I have a perfect way for you to repay your debt.โ
An almost cocky, thrilled look washed over the man's face as he leaned back with a comment of,
โMy name is Trafalgar Law, and you are on my ship.โ
Your blood turned to ice.
You'd heard Eustass talk shit about this guy many times, how he was psycho and would rip up his opponents in a flash and without remorse.
The Surgeon of Death.
You steeled your expression and bit back in a returning mocking tone,
โI'm not scared of you, Captain.โ
Law grinned devilishly down at you as he nearly purred out,
โOh darling, you should be.โ
โAre you sure-โ
โStop fucking asking me that goddamn question, Kil.โ
Killer bristled at Kid's tone, glaring at his captain from behind his mask. Large arms crossed over an even larger chest, an air of worry and anger danced around the First Mate, unable to stop thinking about if you were safe or not.
โ... She made her fucking choice.โ
Killer frowned, sighing to himself as he shook his head slightly.
โI think you made it for her.โ
The blonde man knew he hit a nerve when his best friend didn't respond. Killer turned his head to glance at Kid and he sighed again when the red head didn't move.
Eustass Kid simply glared forward, his gaze dark and heart heavy as he locked it back up, feeling like a goddamn fool for thinking you'd stick around. Kid knew he made some stupid mistakes but this one cost him dearly.
It was a long while before Eustass spoke again, the only words the man could mutter out fell on deaf ears on the silent and empty deck.
โ... I think I fucked up, Y/N.โ
Eustass leaned back in his chair with a deep-set frown, flesh and metal arm crossed over each other as he stared out at the glassy sea.
It was a few days before he spoke again, demanding everyone on board forget your name. Anything you left behind was thrown overboard, sinking to the bottom of the sea without a second thought.
After that, it was like you had never lived on the Victoria in the first place.
Though, some nights, if anyone crept into Kid's room quietly enough, they'd find him tossing and turning, one of your shirts tightly gripped in his large hand. It stopped smelling like you ages ago, but Kid couldn't find it in him to part with it.
There was more than one war going on within Eustass Kid's life, though this one, he'd have to fight on his own.
And everytime he woke up to an empty bed, he knewโฆ
He had lost.
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So I posted this on my blog, but I really wanted to share it directly with you. This AU has me in a chokehold, and I literally woke up in the middle of night dreaming about this, so imagine:
Based on @lynzineโs prompt: Dick hears Red Hood make chirps or hoots, and then freaks out thinking Red Hood is a member of the Court and is targeting Tim.
So, what if, instead of Dick offering himself up as a sacrifice, Dick gets angry.
Dick hunts down the Red Hood, stalking him all over Gotham. When Dick sees him, he immediately attacks with the intent to kill. (The court wants his owlet. He already lost one, he canโt loose this one, he will not failโ). Jason doesnโt want to fight Dick, but Dick is vicious.
And the fight just confirms Dickโs assumption that Jason is a part of the Court. Because not only does Jason probably have some training from Dick himself โ back when he was Robin โ but now he has even more assassin training via the League. Dick sees this, and heโs so so convinced this is a member of the courtโ
But then part of the helmet cracks and falls off. Part of Jasonโs face (his owletโs face) is visible.
Dick freezes.
Jason shoots.
(Itโs not fatal, but itโs a close thing.)
Bruce rescues Dick, but Jason is long gone by then. Between the shock and the injuries, everything is kinda hazy for him. But Dick knows what he saw, and he realizesโฆ he just tried to kill his owlet. His owlet is alive again, somehow, and Dick almost killed him again.
Dick becomes depressed and devastated, which results in him basically ignoring everyone โ including Tim. He stops making nests and refuses to cuddle. He becomes almost catatonic.
But thatโs okay. Timโs worried for Dick. Timโs used to being ignored.
Danggggg, okay, ooookay, I see you went for even more angst! Which I can totally respect, but still, how dare you ๐ญ alright, okidoki, letโs get to angsting my friend!
So we know that Jasonโs beef probably wouldnโt be with Dick if he were to resurrect like in canon, mostly because, well, Joker made it a hot day after killing Jason before Dick tracked him down and distributed him all over Gotham like confetti.
As such it would stand to reason that Dick attacking Hood wasnโt part of the plan. The altercation happened by chance and, ok, fair, Jason was kind of targeting Tim so mayyybe he should have counted on that. What he DIDNโT count on was his mask coming off and Dick justโ- freezing. And thereโs this split second of absolute horror in both their eyesโ for Dick because he thinks the Court took his owletโs dead body without him noticing, and for Jason because he already pulled the trigger but dick isnโt moving out of the wayโ
Jason flees, only staying long enough to press a trembling hand to Dickโs pulse point and ascertain that Dick is aliveโ that he didnโt kill his brother, before fleeing and leaving Bruce and Tim to pick up the pieces.
Dick is adrift for a long while and neither Bruce or Tim can figure out whatโs wrong because Dick refuses to tell them what happened, that Jason is alive. Because now that Dick knowsโ heโs terrified. And guilt ridden.
Somehow, he missed the Court taking Jasonโs body. And now he thinks his owlet had been subjected to the same horrors that Dick was, turned into the same monster Dick spent years believing himself to be. And Dickโ Dick is a talon. Dick will always BE a talon. He should have realized that Hood is Jason. Should have realized thatโs his owlet under that helmet, instead he attacked him, aimed to kill him, and Dick knows how deep betrayal can run when youโre running mostly on instinct and half remembered emotions. Dick had Jason, Jason saved him when he all Dick knew was how to kill, and when Jason came back to him after Dick thought him lost foreverโ- Dick attempted to kill him.
Jason isโฆ confused. And reluctantly worried. Batman and Robin are rarely seen on the streets after the altercation and Nightwing is gone altogether. He knows he didnโt kill Dick. He made triple sure of it. Even went as far as to sneak onto manor grounds and hang out in a tree until heโd caught a glimpse of the talon.
I think Jason wouldnโt be able to curb is growing concern for long, maybe a couple weeks, before he goes back and breaks into the manor while Batman and Robin are out on the streets hunting rumors of the Red Hoodโs whereabouts
(Jason is horrified when he finds Dick sprawled listlessly in a heap of blankets that certainly looks like someone tried to arrange it into a nest, but failed miserably.)
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Schmol Solomon headcanon... but it's longer than I thought it'd be, whoops...
Warnings: mentions of death and cemeteries?, nothing wildly angsty though :)
Solomon, who visits cemeteries all over the human realm just to feel closer to his humanity. He'll take his time to walk through all the rows of headstones, reading each one and imagining how those buried lived their short mortal lives; if they had regrets, if they loved to the fullest, if they had accomplishments, or if they righted the wrongs they may have caused in others' lives before their own time was up.
On occasion, he'll look into old archives and find some records of the names in the cemeteries to learn more about the people he had been protecting without ever knowing of their existence.
This past time of his slowly turned into an odd, but niche hobby. The really old tombstones - the ones that have clearly been neglected as time moves on to the point that no one recognizes the name engraved or recalls the life lived - Solomon washes them, ridding them of the moss and discoloration built up over many years. The faded stones are polished to perfection, now looking as if they were brand new. Anyone visiting the graveyard while he's there cleaning will see him seemingly talking to himself, but really he's keeping the soul of the grave he's cleaning company - whether he's able to get in contact with them or not.
It's his way of intimately contributing to humanity without ever getting attached to the living. It's his way of understanding the intricacies of mortal nature, of truly understanding through the deaths of others what life truly means for a human. And it makes him feel closer to the realm he vows to protect.
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hermie unworthy ๐ค henry oak
having falsely-manufactured memories of your youth that ultimately ring hollow, because the truth is that your father robbed you of what your upbringing should have been and you woke up without a childhood at all. and you were left to put together the pieces.
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Oh, the humanity. Please, pity me.
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Yuma Month: Day 15: Fear
โLIAR!!โ
โI wouldโฆnever lie about someoneโs deathโฆโ
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Oh boy.
She saw someone lurking outside the hotel, and now she's hiding.
@th3-radi0-d3mon
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Finally in control over her own body once more, Zelda wanted to tear Faustus apart for what he had done to her, for what he was attempting to do to her family. Yet she couldn't follow that instinct; she had to be smarter than him, and Satan knew she was certainly that. The only instinct she could follow after leaving her home was to go to the one witch she knew she could trust above all others, @alyafae. Maerose had always been a most loyal friend.
Knocking surely upon her door, Zelda need not wait long before the witch appeared. She attempted to give a smile but couldn't find it in herself to force one; she'd have to do plenty of that soon enough. "I'm sorry to show up unannounced and so late, but I have a favor to ask." She kept her hands clasped in front of her, missing her typical jewelry, missing her rings she could twist round when a cigarette was nowhere to be found; damn him and his spell.
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Can we get a little sneak peak of ch 4? Please ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
Oooh, I so wish I could give you a proper sneak peek, but I feel like I've already given too much of the game away! If you haven't seen them, there's a couple of snippets here and here. However, I will give you the teeniest, tiniest, angstiest preview I can muster!
Shanks has long since made a place for himself inside of Aceโa place that grows bigger and bigger the more they are together, and the more they are apart. It aches like any other wound, and like any other wound can be healed with time. But Ace has spent many hours digging his fingers in, twisting them round and round just to be certain that he can keep welcoming Shanks in, time and time again.
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dial drunk
inspired by "dial drunk" by noah kahan. if you know the song, you know how much angst is about to happen. @backtobl4ck thank you for encouraging me ;)
Word count: ~1k
A/N: PAINNNNNNN. Frederick is very very proud of himself.
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The shifting flashes of red and blue police lights in his rearview mirror yanked Rowan from his half-unconscious stupor back into reality. The siren caught up with him seconds later, piercing through the fog of intoxication clouding his senses. Fuck, how much had he drunk? How many empty bottles littered the floor of his kitchen?ย
Hadnโt he sworn, months ago, to lock the alcohol away? Hadnโt he promised someone he loved more than life itself that he would stop drinking to forget?
Even though he had, that someone had broken him so badly heโd gone for the liquor cabinet, grabbed bottles at random, and poured the alcohol down his throat until the burn faded into numbness and the agony of the evening faded into the liquor-induced fog. Then heโd climbed into his pickup and leftโhe had to get the fuck away, clear his head. Part of him wouldnโt care if he drunk-drove himself off the side of the road, if he crashed and burned and died a nameless drunk.ย
Guided by the police cruiser behind him, Rowan pulled off to the side of the road and stopped, keeping his hands on the wheel. A police officer got out of the cruiser and walked up to his door.
โOpen the door, son.โ The officerโs deep, calm voice was familiar, even through the haze of alcohol and anguish blurring his mind.ย
Blearily, Rowan threw his pickup into park, set the parking brake, unlocked his door, and opened it. โHave my li-licenshโ here, sir,โ he slurred.ย
โRowa, I donโt need your license.โ Ah fuck, just what he neededโRhoe Galathynius finding his daughterโs boyfriendโex-boyfriend nowโdrunk driving down Main to get the hell out of town after a breakup that shattered both of them into a thousand tiny shards.ย
โSh-sir?โ Rowan was confused.ย
โYouโre drunk, Rowan.โ Rhoeโs voice remained infinitely patient. โI have to take you in for the night, son.โย
Son. The endearment stabbed a barbed spear straight through the raw ruins of Rowanโs heart. Groggily, he shut off his engine, stepped out of the truck, and would have fallen on his face if Rhoe hadnโt caught him.ย
โHere.โ Rhoe steadied him. โCome on, son. Itโs just for the night; youโll be able to go home once youโve sobered up.โ Holding open the back door of the cruiser, he nudged Rowan inside. โYou get one emergency call.โย
โAelin!โ Rowan blurted.
โWhat?โย
โAelin,โ he repeated, hoarsely. โMy call.โย
Unidentifiable emotions flashed across Rhoeโs fatherly face. โOkay.โ He handed Rowan his phone. โGo ahead.โย
Rowan tapped Aelinโs icon, heard her ringtone start to sound, and waited. And waited. And waited. And waited.ย
โTh-this is Aelin.โ Her voiceโraw, rough, and creaky the way it was after sheโd been sobbingโcrackled through the phone.ย
โFireheart?โ Rowan choked out.ย
Click. Beep.ย
She hung up.ย
Blindly, Rowan grabbed for his phone, but Rhoe held it out of his drunken reach. โIโm sorry, son.โย
โPlease,โ Rowan begged, tears spilling out of his eyes. โLeโmme try again, sir, fuck, I swear Iโll cooperate.โ His voice broke. โSheโIโI needโsheโll call back, I swear.โย
Grief and empathy shone in Rhoeโs kind eyes. โI canโt. Iโm sorry, son.โย
โFuck!โ Rowan buried his head in his hands. โPlease!โ
Rhoeโs strong hand rested on the younger manโs shoulder. โWhy do you want to do this to yourself?โ he asked, gently. Rowan could hear the muted pain in the older manโs words, the deep love Rhoe had for his daughter and for the man she loved, and he knew how much it must tear the man up to arrest his daughterโs boyfriend for drunk driving and then end up going home to a broken, emotionally bleeding version of his daughter.ย
โSโdone,โ Rowan slurred, his vision blurring so badly he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep until the pounding in his head went away.ย
Rhoe let out a soft sigh. โStay here, son.โ He left the back door open, stepped aside, and spoke to his patrol partner in a low voice for a few minutes. When he returned, he helped Rowan out of the cruiser instead of closing the door and heading off to the jail like Rowan thought heโd do. โIโm going to need your keys, son.โย
Rowan blinked. โHuh?โย
โYour keys.โ Rhoe held out his hand, huffing out a short breath at Rowanโs complete confusion. โIโm going to drive you home in your truck, son, but Iโll need your keys to drive.โย
โOh.โ Fumbling a little, Rowan handed over his keys. Rhoe unlocked the pickup, helped Rowan up into the passenger side, buckled his seatbelt, closed the door, and went around to the driverโs side. A moment later, they were back on the road, headed towards Rowanโs house. โSir?โย
โHmm?โ Rhoe glanced towards him, his face illuminated in the amber wash of the traffic lights.ย
โI-Iโm sorry.โ Rowan closed his eyes and sank back into the passenger seat. โIโm so sorry.โย
Rhoe was quiet for a long few moments. โLock the cabinet back up, son,โ he finally said. โIt wonโt do anything good for you.โ He reached Rowanโs house, pulled into his driveway, parked, helped Rowan out of his truck, and walked him into his house. โSon.โย
โYeah?โย
Rhoe pressed Rowan into a brief, tight hug. โDonโt beat yourself up too badly.โ He closed the front door, leaving Rowan alone in his house once again.ย
Rowan made it into the kitchen, shuffling slowly with his hand on the wall to guide him and keep himself upright, and swore at the sight of the bottles on the counter and the floor. So many. Maybe that was partially because of his hazy vision, but stillโso many.ย
He left the kitchen. Heโd deal with that messโฆlater. Right now, he needed sleep.ย
He only made it as far as the living room couch before his legs buckled and he half-collapsed onto the couch, barely remembering to kick off his shoes before he flopped down on his side, closed his eyes, and tumbled into the sweet black oblivion of drunken sleep.ย
The last thing he saw before deep sleep claimed him was Aelinโs heartbreakingly beautiful face, her stunning eyes lined with tears, her soft, broken plea for him toย โjust leaveโ spilling from her lips.ย
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So if Hell is forever, and sinners can't be redeemed. Does that mean Cain can't be redeemed ever?
"Well uh...I guess not...but Cain was the first murderer, jealous of Able when all he could've fuckin' done was make the correct offerings to God..but I guess that's what I get when I ate that damn fruit...he sighed in disappointment, wishing things were different ..โก"
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don't you hate it when your brothers are a different temperature than you
They rlly do be having struggles bc of this huh, mikey can't even hug his big bro dang
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ย Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Danny Phantom
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Jack Fenton & Jazz Fenton & Maddie Fenton, Danny Fenton & Jazz Fenton
Characters: Jazz Fenton, Danny Fenton, Jack Fenton (Danny Phantom), Maddie Fenton
Additional Tags: Fentonic 2024 (Danny Phantom), Skiing, snowflakes, Past Character Death, Jazz Fenton-centric, Trauma, Guilt, Implied/Referenced Character Death
Series: Part 25 of Cat Soulmates Fentonic 2024 Spoilers, Part 2 of If No One In The World Cares About You, Do You Even Exist?
Summary:
Jack and Maddie have noticed their daughter's grief over Danny. Of course they have, why wouldn't they? So, they decide to distract her.
She liked snowboarding, didn't she? She would probably enjoy skiing as well.
Skiing | Snowflakes
Day 25 is in the same universe as Day 3, so be prepared for angst :P
@catnek-writing-things
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Fallen Roses. [AU]
The day that Rocket got injured pretty bad, which ended up at the hospital.
Laying on the hospital bed trying sleeping, he suddenly felt a bed shift with a new weight. He slowly open his eyes, staring at the figure looking familiar,
...Sword.
He's sitting at the end of the bed, his eyes staring at Rocket. It's hard to tell if it is annoyance or in affection, for it was both. Being two of them in a dream. Bandage was wrap around on his chest, and his left arm. Rocket was about to die. Sword watches the state of him,
He was...dying.
...
He got up and walk towards the bed with the injured best friend, sitting himself next to him.
He doesn't speak at first, he was too focused on the fact that Rocket is dying. His hand then rest against Rocket's, holding it gently.
As if it's natural, he brought the other's hand up, holding it into his lap. His thumb rubbing it softly.
...
" ..Don't you dare die. "
Sword finally breaks the silence, his voice was oddly quiet.
...
" You can't die. I..I won't let you. "
His grip on Rocket's hand slightly tightens, not enough to hurt yet also, not wanting to let go as his crow-like wings went down.
Beep...Beep.
Staring at the heart monitor..
He hated that sound. To him, the beeping was a sign..A sign that Rocket is slowly dying in front of him. His grip on Rocket's hand was suddenly tight, his hand are shaking, holding him desperately.
He wanted to scream and cry out loud.
He REALLY want to. His sight was getting blurry as tears were welled up. But at the same time, he tried his best to stayed strong, to not cry, to not show his weakness front of Rocket.
...
Each beep echoed, each beep made his heart shattered even more.
He wanted to cry, to scream. He really wanted to wake up. Sword held Rocket's hand more tight each beeps.
Sword let out a shaky breath as he spoke.
" ...Rocket..D-don't die on me.. Please.. "
This is torture to him really. Watching his best friend slowly dying in bed, nothing he can do about it, just has to sit by his side.
He hates feeling so powerless, he wasn't even doing anything in the dream. Just staring at
Rocket's soon-to-be lifeless body.
...He was shaking now, his face was hot as a tear finally slipped out.
" Don't leave me. "
He was practically holding his breath, scared that if he does speak, he'll cry out.
Like a little kid. But...
Beeeeppppppp...
...His eyes widen.
He stared at the heart monitor, the once beeping now a one flat sound.
He wanted to scream - to throw something - anything to get rid of that terrible sound.
...but he couldn't.
He was silent, staring at the heart monitor in pure horror as he slowly accepted the fact that,
Rocket was no longer...with him.
He was shaking more, his hands still holding onto Rocket's.
" ...No... "
His voice was hoarse, almost cracking up as more tears streamed down his face.
" ... no...no...no... no...no... "
He was repeating the words over and over again, even if it was doing, nothing to bring back Rocket.
He failed to protect him.
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