#atrocious polycule

[coolsketchablestuff]

Welcome to my atrocious shipping chart, I apologize in advance

Their opinions on eachother:

Headcanons below:

I've been having a story going on in my mind and it's just progressively evolved over time and this is the culmination of that specifically, so I'll try to explain the context of it here:

MAIN THING HERE IS THAT THE BEASTS (for the most part) "GET ALONG" WITH THEIR OTHER HALF

In my au thingy once they get along both half's get stronger, as if the soul jam becomes more whole (yes the ancients still ascended and reclaimed their soul jams as the rightful owners)

Burning Spice:

Got defeated by golden Cheese Cookie, after she left and he awoke from under the rubble of his castle he went to seek her out, to continue the battle, he wanted to be defeated, to be bested by the only worthy opponent, it was his DESTINY to crumble to her hands, he desired it so much. When he found and re-challenged her, she originally did fight him, but upon seeing how badly he wanted to be destroyed she decided to make him one of her treasures. At first he HATED it and would remind her how he could destroy all of it if he wanted to, but after months of slowly wearing him down he's now her right hand cookie and personal guard, very quick to fight anyone who gets to close to her radiance, he is referred to by the kingdom as "his anarchist".

Shadow milk cookie:

(because his actual story will be coming out soon I'm so paranoid about having to retcon this in the future) he has defeated pure vanilla cookie, finally! After so long!!! But wait, why didn't this victory feel right..? Why was the soul jam not reacting properly? Upon vanilla cookie crumbling should it not go back to him? Spoiler alert, no, no it did not as he was not worthy of it and the light was actively fading, as he began to slowly feel weaker with the progressive fading, having to think fast and make a decision he was not sure if he'd regret, he put all of knowledge to use and revive pure vanilla, centuries of being the representative of knowledge sure does come in handy! Ever since that day and discovering if the light fades so would he, he's tried to stay close to pure vanilla out of convenience, over time it becoming an actual friendship, though he is still overly protective/possessive of him to make sure no one hurts him.

Explanation of the relationships:

Golden cheese

- appreciates how Pure Vanilla's kindness is not conditional and relishes in the praise, though she's worried over him slowly spending less time with White Lily

- loves how loyal Burning Spice is, she is aware he's obsessed with her but she interprets it as him being greedy for her attention (it kinda is ngl)

- has fun doing stuff with shadow milk cookie, they like going to events together like parties and just messing around, they can joke with each other comfortably

Burning Spice

- kinda obsessed with Golden Cheese, seeing her as the only cookie allowed to be stronger than him, he doesn't let other cookies fight her as they're "not worthy"

- mostly sees pure vanilla as one of Golden Cheese's treasures and feels an obligation to her radiance to protect him. Is too uncomfortable to get closer to PV because he reminds him so much of pre-corruption Shadow Milk

- the new shadow milk cookie is definitely more lively, and ever since SM got along with PV his pranks have become more harmless which is enjoyable, one of his oldest buddies

Pure Vanilla

- Golden Cheese is one of his oldest friends, after everything that has happened he doesn't want to lose his friends again, he's slowly spending more time with her as White Lily is busy with other stuff and after everything he just wants to spend time with his friends

- after learning to get along with eachother, shadow milk is actually enjoyable to be around! They can talk about intellectual magic stuff, enjoy food and drinks, play games like chess, or just spend time together in comfortable silence

- does not have any strong opinions on burning spice as they do not talk much, though he isn't sure why considering how often they hang out, PV is confident he's seen BS looking at him sometimes when he thinks he isn't looking

Shadow milk

- pure vanilla is calming, when they feel worked up over something he's always there, PV is helping him get along better with cookies

- Golden Cheese Cookie is (currently) his best friend, they jokingly got along under the pretense on not being huge on WL but their friendship kept improving

- it's too much fun to prank burning spice, like SURE he could just find something they both find fun but as long as BS doesn't how actual disdain towards them he's not gonna stop! He loves to tease him too :)c

If I think of anything else I might add It? Idk, genuinely I just like having good guys in media make the bad guys nice, I enjoy "I can fix him" so much, THE ANCIENTS FIX THE BEASTS I SWEAR

[apheliia]

um uh ummm ancient cookie polycule. post now

[bucket-of-amethyst]

etho really brought his ex to the polycule meeting huh 💀 ties were NOT impressed

Way to go Etho. Arrives late to the polycule meeting dragging in the ex who has custody of both his children. AWKWARD MAN! READ THE ROOM!

[whiskingskin]

FINE geez I'll write a fic about them 🙄🙄 I can't believe yall are making me do this

I think Juno/Mauga/Venture is slept on. All crazy in different ways. The kind of throuple to plan a date to an amusement park and the instant they get there, they all run in different directions

[ckret2]

bouncing off that anon's ask, who would you ship Bill with *outside* of Gravity Falls? Literally any media go ham with it

Invader Zim for exactly one reason: their voices would be sooo annoying together. Imagine it. Imagine the dirty talk. Absolutely atrocious.

This isn't a ship but I think he should hang out with Team Rocket. I mean I guess it could be a ship if you wanna find a way to fit him into the polycule. They've got plenty they can relate to each other on: complicated relationships with parents, being special in your species in a way that makes you a freak/outcast, seeking family via criminal gang, trying to accomplish ONE evil task for like a billion years and somehow no matter how many people you try to manipulate or how clever your cover stories and creative your plans you just canNOT do it...

But mainly I want him to give them terrible advice and horrible help on their criminal ambitions while trying to get them to build him a portal. They waste 50 episodes on 50 different portal-building schemes while Bill gets progressively more irate, and in turn they get equally furious at this annoying talking Ghost-type they can't touch or make go away. Poké balls work on him but he immediately pops back out even madder, which does nothing to help him persuade them that he's not a Pokémon.

Anyway within a month they'd all die for each other. In a very emotional moment when he thinks they're about to be killed and there's nothing he can do about it, he'd tell them they would have made fine Henchmaniacs; and then when they inevitably survive he immediately takes it back.

I think Bill and Unicron would hook up and I think Unicron would make Bill worse. I think he's one of the only beings in existence that could make Bill worse. Bill's got a self-destructive streak a mile wide and Unicron would exacerbate it. They'd break up cordially and then slowly grow to loathe each other more and more in retrospect. Bill would still booty call Unicron when drunk and Unicron would accept.

this isn't necessarily a ship but imagine if bill and getaway teamed up

The Princess in Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. Bill would promise her a diamond the size of a star and she would build him a portal in less than a week. Bill would compliment her interior decor sensibilities and she might actually compliment his appearance because he's very bright, and that would be enough for them to decide they're besties. They'd get champagne, trash talk their enemies, and bully the plebs like a couple of high school mean girls. They'd make out while completely wasted and deny it when they're sober. Each of them privately thinks the other one is their pet.

Grendel from Grendel. Bill would initially hook up with him expecting him to be the monster equivalent of a party frat boy and then they'd talk philosophy in a dark cave for 18 hours straight and mutually feel like they're not alone for the first time they can remember. They'd make each other worse and then fix each other and then Grendel would die in battle and Bill would get worse again.

I think he could have something with Frankenstein's monster, too—original novel version, not movie version. Similar reasons to Grendel: strong sense of alienation from parents and of isolation from everyone else in the world; feeling of having been created as something totally singular, feeling of having a perspective no one else shares; self-identification as the monster in the narrative of their own life... Plus with the monster Bill's also got "life inevitably culminates in killing my own dad." Bill met him because he was actually trying to get Frank to build him a portal—he's like the first scientist trying to do major projects using electricity—but then ended up more fascinated by the science project than the scientist.

[passions-and-pupils]

Wait so if Shang Qinghua married an extreme Shen Qingqiu (emotionally repressed but pretty) , and Shen Qingqiu married an extreme Shang Qinghua (obsessive crybaby)…

Does that make Mobei Jun X Lou Binghe a possible ship here?

Why not polycule with Cumplane Bingqiu mobing and moshang all happening at the same time?

The communication would be atrocious but it would be fun to watch

[not-lupus]

I've been bingewatching house for the last few weeks and I'll be honest finding your blog is such a delight. That being said one of my top tier takes is that House, Cuddy and Wilson should all get together in a polycule to either fix themselves or commit medical malpractice so atrocious they'll have to overhaul the constitution

hold on let me co-sign this

[whats-she-gonna-post-next]

Me again

Zombiewood, any season idm :3

Hi, hey, how are you. I'm so sorry this took so long! I had so much fun doing it, but my god, I had trouble getting started for some reason. Their dynamic is a personal favorite of mine, so my fear of fucking that up probably played a factor in that. But regardless, I did finish, and I'm actually really happy with it. I hope you like it. 835 Limited Life Zombiewood. I will admit I was self-indulgent in the martyn exposition at the start. I hope that's ok! Also I will fully admit to sprinking in some Mean Gils that could be read romantically if wanted, I am obsessed with the interconnected web that is the life series polycule.

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Martyn stared across the water to where he could make out the Clocker’s tower just beyond the lightly swaying sugarcane and bamboo that made up their makeshift walls. When they swayed just right, Martyn could just make out the shocks of bright orange that stabbed him ever so slightly in the chest each time.

Things between him and Cleo were… weird… after Double Life. Maybe not weird, but strained? Tense, perhaps? Martyn didn’t know what to feel about it. Before Double Life it wasn’t as if he disliked Cleo, they were undoubtably stunning, and the confidence and bloodlust only every added to the appeal, but during Double Life it had been racked up to one hundred. He had thought that maybe it was the shared life that had send him into the tailspin when Cleo had declared that she and Scott were choosing each other and rejected him and Pearl - after all, as the first two games had show, Martyn was already somewhat obsessive and single minded in his loyalties when he got invested, a man doesn’t just swear loyalty to a king and start a red winter for him to be anything but loyal and single minded, but this devotion had seemed beyond even that.

There was anger, of course, and a hurt that he’d buried under said anger, and a passion that burned far brighter than anything else. The last few days, when he’d actually gotten to work with Cleo, spend time around her without open hostility, was the first time he’d felt he could truly breath.

And then they’d died.

And suddenly Martyn didn’t know how to act around her, not when those feelings hadn’t gone away even slightly.

He watched through the swaying vegetation as bright cyan joined the bright orange and finally, he turned himself away. Even with Scott being his partner this game, he couldn’t stop the instinctual fear in his chest when the two of them were together. If anything, being partners with Scott made it worse, as if they’d take both of them away from him again, as if he had any right to think about Cleo like that still, any right to worry about Scott like that.

He spent some time busying himself with meaningless tasks around the island, tending to the cows and chickens, organizing chests that he wasn’t sure Scott wouldn’t just rearrange when he got back.

"Martyn, are you here?" Speaking of, Scott's voice carried across their little island with ease, the musical quality that had been budding since the server lore took effect growing stronger each day. Martyn made his way out from the storage area to meet with Scott.

"Yeah, I'm right-" He froze. Standing just beyond the door was Cleo, the neon 80s jumpsuit jaxpositioned against the grey green of their skin and the bright orange of her hair in a way that should have been atrocious, but somehow worked. She gave him a smirk that should have been overconfident, but was instead perfectly in place on her face - he knew that whatever she had planned would be knocked out of the park with their skill.

"Hello Martyn," her voice was just as he remembered it, it flowed over him as easy as waves, his mind short circuited slightly.

"H- hi- hello- hey- uh-" He stammered, trying to get his thoughts in order. Martyn had been steeling himself against every interaction he'd yet to have with Cleo, he'd been extra vigilant to minimize running into her unexpectedly, even if it was a possibility every time he stepped off his and Scott's island. He had not expected this. "What's- what's up Cleo?"

"See!" Scott exclaims, and Martyn flinches some, having forgotten that Scott was there for a moment, "This is what I was telling you about! Now, I'm going to go and bug TIES, or see what the Bad Boys are up too, or something! You two! Sort this out!"

And then he was gone, diving gracefully off the edge of the island and quickly making his way to shore.

Martyn swallowed, turning his attention back to Cleo, who had made their way closer while he wasn't paying attention. Gone was the self confident smirk, replaced instead with a contemplative look as she searched his face.

Slowly, her hand came up to cup his jaw, a soft look coming to her eyes.

"Oh Martyn."

Before he has time to even try to disact her tone, she pulls him to his chest. He goes easy, ear pressed to the odd hollow quietness in their chest that lacked a heartbeat, something that had become a comfort in its constant. Martyn began to shake. Not quite crying, but his body trembled all over in their hold, falling apart and knitting together all at once.

They'd talk later, about Double Life and the soulbond, about them, what they were how they worked. But that would be later. For now, he settled into the hug and let himself exist, just for a few moments.

[the-way-astray]

sostrieefitziana

first of all, is it appropriate to put fitz and biana in the same polycule. is it.

okay now. this seems to be sophie, me, keefe, fitz and biana. i've already discussed at length how i hate keefe with a rage greater than anything anyone can possibly imagine. fitz is the one i'd be the most open to dating, however aromanticism wins out in the end. sophie . . . hmm sophie would be an atrocious girlfriend, as seen in legacy. she'd neglect me and i love her but not like that. she would release my traitorous brother who she knew i'd been looking for the entire book without consulting me and that's a huge no-no. too immature for relationships at best and absolutely disastrous at worst. biana . . . i have absolutely no strong feelings on biana whatsoever. she just kinda exists. so that's a thing.

also everyone here is hot. my views are slightly biased (because i'm straight) but the hotness scale goes fitz > keefe > biana > sophie. so that's there.

and all together? hmm . . . i would ruin the even number needed for perfect base quest teams, which means i get to chuck keefe in the lake to get rid of him. so that's good news. hopefully i'd also get to scream at keefe and tie him up somewhere so he doesn't fuck up another grand scheme. but other than that i guess this would be okay.

[kaiserposting]

dog walking verse got more interesting to me after the leaks🥲

Don't let the atrocious godawful dialogue and the fact that I'm not taking it seriously when I write it distract you from the fact that the horrible polycule series is about a mildly disturbing psychological power struggle

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 1, Wave 1, Poll 3

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave here.

Geordi La Forge-Star Trek: The Next Generation

Qualifications:

He is blind, canonically, and also [has] chronic headaches as a result of the visor he wears. He was actually originally conceptualized as gay, but never written as such because every Trekkie's nemesis, Rick Berman, took over the production of TNG after Roddenbury left. Every single heterosexual romance written for him is atrocious, and his closest non-familial relationship is with a man, Data. Said relationship is often interpreted as romantic or queerplatonic in nature by fans.

He is blind (uses a VISOR that lets him see the electromagnetic spectrum) and was intended to be gay before one of the producers decided not to let him be (thousand curses on Rick Berman)

Propaganda:

He is so wonderful and I love him so so so much. OK. Okay. So Geordi's main traits are that he is an incredibly dedicated and talented engineer, a ridiculously friendly and charismatic person, and very loyal & stubborn when it comes to the people he loves. He has, on two separate occasions, successfully made friends with a member of a hostile alien faction just by spending a few days with them (Hugh, Bochra). When his mother goes missing and he starts getting communications from an entity claiming to be her, he disobeys orders and puts himself in danger in an attempt to save her. Similarly, in The Most Toys, when Data is kidnapped by Kivas Fajo, he refuses to believe that Data made an error in piloting a shuttlecraft that resulted in his death, and through rigorous investigation, finds out what really happened and is able to get the Enterprise to rescue him. (This episode bears incredible similarity to an episode in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, wherein Keiko does the exact same thing when her husband Miles is falsely reported as dead, so in that parallel, Geordi and Data are directly analagous to a married couple). Geordi's disability is presented in one of the best ways I have seen in media from the 80s-90s. His disability is a part of his character, but never his defining trait, and in several episodes he stresses that he doesn't resent being blind, as it is part of who he is. In fact, there's even an episode where he is placed in direct thematic opposition to a eugenicist society that terminates all disabled zygotes. He was originally conceptualized as gay by Roddenbury, but was never written as such (partially due to Rick Berman's influence). However, all of his canon heterosexual romances are unspeakably terrible, and his closest onscreen relationship is with Data. This relationship is interpreted by many to be romantic or queerplatonic in nature.

He's so cooool!! He's the chief engineer on the enterprise, he's so kind, and his relationship with the android Data is one of the best on the show and is my favourite in all of Star Trek

Anything else?:

The actor who played him, LeVar Burton, is a vocal ally and has expressed support for his gay daughter in interviews :).

Geordi is awesome

Submitted by @convenient-plot-device and @autisticiantojvnes respectively.

Saki Tenma-Project Sekai

Qualifications:

Saki is canonically disabled and also is probably in a polycule with the three other girls in her band (the polycule is unfortunately not canon)

Propaganda:

Saki Tenma is Canonically Disabled (although her disability hasnt been named) and oh my god is she amazing disability rep i was not expecting a Hatsune Miku rhythm game to get me so attached to a character to the point of crying but here we are!!!!! methinks her and the rest of Leo/Need are definitely dating each other they were childhood friends who played music together until middle school but ended up drifting apart for different reasons after Saki is unable to continue going to school and must stay in the hospital but when Saki comes back in high school they eventually become close again and continue playing music as a band!! a part of Sakis arc is learning how to rely on her bandmates and be able to ask them for help when she needs it Saki often pushes her limits to the point of causing harm to herself because of how much time she had to spend in the hospital away from her closest friends while growing up due to her being disabled and how much she wished she could’ve been there with them instead but now she has them there to cheer her up and to remind her that even when she does end up having to miss out on events because of her disability that they will always be there for her no matter how ill she gets

[coolsketchablestuff]

heh, yeah, tumblr's gonna like this one *smirk emoji*

anyways censored PV cuz i dont wanna drop my headcanon redesign of the leaked PV ascended form so heres some WIP's I made in school for an updated shipping chart and headcanon stuffs

[dead-or-lie]

💗 Relationships / lovers

💚 Friends / family members

It's your turn to talk about the polycule, my friend.

—yes! I love these losers! Happy to answer!

“Hehe..all of them are so wonderful..s-so where should I-i even start? W-well me and Sonia have interests in common..s-so it makes her easier to talk to than I-i orionally thought..I-im glad she doesnt look at me weierdly for enjoying all the gore in the films we watch! S-she..is so kind and patient to me..I-im so thankful..”

“I-i..I kinda find Gundham difficult to talk to still because of h-his speeching style..but I-i think im slowly learning!! D-despite that..he can really be a nice person despite his act..hehe I-i wont lie his fears of horror movies i-is amusing, but ah! P-please dont tell him I said that! I-I hope we can get closer in this relationship..and heal him if he ever needs it!”

“I-I feel like a owe a lot to H-hajime for being so patient with me..I-I was so worried I was wierding him out! But he sticks with me all the same and even helps me when Im getting scared. I-I know he gets scared of my medical equipment though..s-so I try to be careful when I help him with injuries, rare as they may be. I-Im really happy with him!”

“Kazuichi..r-reminds me of myself in a way I-I cant explain..m-maybe because of how easily nervous we can get. I-i hope he isnt upset for comparing us..th-though I dont think he will be. Hehe, he rambles sometimes, but he is fun to talk to. Though..I-i do worry about all the mechanic work he does due to all the equipment he uses..h-he always comes to me if he gets hurt though which makes me feel useful and m-makes me happy!”

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“F-family….? Th-they..they are all just a bunch of bullies..I don’t know where they are now and I dont care….AH! S-Sorry if thats a disappointing answer!”

“Heh..I cant believe I got to have any partner..let alone four. Though..I definitely can’t complain as they all are..really important to me. Sonia seems to think that I match some sort of legendary hero in Noveselic..I-im not sure about that, but I mean..Ill try to do my best to reach that expectation? Ethier way, she is easy to talk to and really kind to boot. I hope to teach her more about Japan and learn about her country more in return.”

“Gundham certainly did take awhile to understand, but now that I do I wouldnt trade that bond we have now for anything. Im pretty glad I reached above being a mere human at least..Proud to assist him in making his soul more atrocious as his partner..and all those other things he said we were. It..feels nice to be one of his..’souls chosen companion.’”

“Mikan is..ah I got to be honest..I worry about her a lot. She is so kind and has told me enough about her that..I dont ever want her to be hurt ever again. I really hope that me and the others can continue to make her happy as she really does deserve it. Probably the kindest of all of us..even if her love for horror was somewhat shocking.”

“What is there to say about Kazuichi? He is my soul brother for a reason..and thinking back about our relationship makes me laugh as I did joke about going on a date once or twice. Guess I was right! He is a good guy and I’m always happy to help if he ever needs anything..though I gotta ask..how in the world is he strong enough to pick me up? Im..Im I really that light..? Whatever not important. I really do care about him..a lot.”

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“..I wonder..i wonder what my parents are doing now if I can be honest..I can barely even remember what they look like. From..what I heard..Hopes Peak lied to them and told me I was dead after the Kamakura Project. Maybe I should be mad..but Im actually thankful for that one thing as we never got along. There expectations were so high for me and they always disrespected my identity and who I was..The closest family I got is Izuru..as..ugh this is annoying to admit, but I do see him as a brother. While we sometimes have conflicts..like he is persistent about keeping our hair long which is super annoying..but Im thankful to have them. Nice to have a family member..”

[theherosvillain]

Co-Parenting (Crime Polycule AU)

As narrated by Loren Bruce, husband of the year.

I knew Axton was at the end of his rope when he said it. He’d been in meetings all day, had a headache, and Wren was throwing a tantrum over something or another and wouldn’t cooperate for any of us. I tried to help with the kid issues, but I shouldn’t have been surprised when Axton shoved me out of the way with a curt, “You’re not even her parent.”

I shouldn’t have been surprised, but it still managed to cut me anyway. I took care of the kid just as much as he and Vivienne did, if not more, and still—I wasn’t her parent?

Okay. Then I wouldn’t act like it.

That weekend, all of us were expected at a large dinner at the home of some business partner of Axton’s. Vivienne was still touching up her makeup, and since I had conveniently disappeared after getting ready, Axton was tasked with getting Wren dressed. Normally, I would’ve offered to help, but this time I lounged in the living room, listening to the sounds of infuriated child-screeching and fatherly pleading floating down from upstairs. I flicked lazily through one of Vivienne’s magazines. Not my problem.

Rapid little footsteps pattered down the stairs, and Wren blurred past me, wearing remarkably little clothing. Axton followed close behind, but he couldn’t quite keep up. The kid was fast. I was starting to wonder whether her power might be superspeed. Both of them disappeared from sight, and I heard the door to the laundry room slam, followed by Axton saying, “Wren, please.” I almost winced in sympathy. Almost.

Axton trudged back into the living room, notably without his child, and I kept my eyes on my magazine. This season’s fashion was looking atrocious. “Loren.” When I failed to look up, Axton sighed. “Could I have a little help, please?”

Even after four years of Axton humbling himself enough to ask for help with his kid, the novelty hadn’t worn off for me. Still, I merely hummed, thumbing along the magazine’s glossy pages. “Why don’t you ask Vivienne?” I said innocently. “Since she’s Wren’s mother and all.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him check his watch. “Loren, we’re going to be late.”

“Well, you’ll just have to tell the hosts that you were busy wrangling your child.”

He sighed again. Paused. Contemplated. Finally, he said, “If this is about what I said the other day … you know I didn’t mean that.”

Quick on the uptake, but not quick to apologize. Classic Axton. I kept my eyes on the magazine. “Mm-hmm. Sure.”

There was another pause. Axton shifted from foot to foot, and although I would’ve loved to watch him squirm, I didn’t look up. “I appreciate everything you do for Wren,” he said, sounding as though he was choosing his words very deliberately, “and I … apologize for implying that your contributions mean less than mine or Vivienne’s.”

Finally, I closed the magazine and looked up. “Better. Anything else?”

He stepped closer, his fingertips grazing my jaw. “You’re Wren’s parent, too. I shouldn’t have said otherwise.”

“Thank you.” I tossed the magazine aside and stood to give him a kiss. “That’s all you had to say.”

He tolerated my affections for a moment before checking his watch again. “We’re still going to be late,” he reminded me.

I shrugged and started toward the laundry room, where Wren was hopefully still holed up. “Having a kid is a good excuse for all sorts of lateness. I’m sure even your wealthy business partners understand that.”

In the end, it took me about five minutes to coax Wren back upstairs and get her into suitable attire. It turned out that the dress Vivienne had wanted her to wear was itchy, and she was more amenable to going to “a grown-up party” when she learned that there would be other children there, a detail that Axton had apparently left out.

When I came downstairs with Wren balanced on my hip, her wearing a reasonably nice dress, Axton looked both relieved and amazed. “I don’t know how you do it,” he murmured.

I shrugged. “I’m the child-whisperer.” (I was more open to compromise, but I didn’t think Axton was ready to wrap his head around that part of child-rearing yet. Maybe someday.)

Soon after, Vivienne came downstairs, and I let Wren down so she could go hug her mother. “Oh! What happened to the other dress?” Vivienne asked.

Wren pressed her face into her mother’s skirt, her voice becoming muffled. “It was a bad dress.”

“It was itchy,” I clarified.

“Oh.” Vivienne looked vaguely disappointed as she smoothed down Wren’s hair. I couldn’t understand her preoccupation with trying to make Wren look “nice” for these sorts of events; the kid was four, for God’s sake. She’d probably get the dress dirty anyway. “Well, I suppose there’s no time to change.”

“No, there isn’t,” said Axton. I caught his eye, and we exchanged a knowing glance before he started herding us all toward the elevator.

We arrived at the dinner half an hour late, which was much later than Axton would have ever been on his own. The first thing I did was approach the hostess, holding Wren’s little hand in mine. “So sorry we’re late,” I said, laying the apology on thick. “You know how it is getting the little ones ready.”

“Oh, of course,” said the hostess, waving a hand before turning her eyes on Wren. “And isn’t she just the sweetest little darling!” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Axton breathe a subtle sigh of relief. But I’d have to save the I told you so’s for later. We had a dinner to attend.

[limetimo]

RRAB fics I read (September 15)

Downfall - Year 1 by Lunarde Walburga is abusive, Sirius has a lot going on, and Regulus investigates.

Compass by star4daisy Journalist James gets to interview his favourite band - turns out Regulus Evan and Barty are in a poly relationship and would really like him to join them!

The Stars Welcome Him (with open arms) by Regisdrowning after the Prank Remus finds sanctuary with Regulus and his friends

Stay in your Lane by Regisdrowning swimming au! Regulus has to deal with rooming with JAmes, the bestie of his estranged brother :D

Underdressed by Thzebr Unspeakable Draco gets yoinked into his 1995 body, messy stuff ensues, Regulus makes a benavolent appearance in like, chapter 29, but his cameo is really cool

The Black Days Are Over by SagaEllen Regulus is a Seer, copes badly, then gets his ass in gear. BAMF Dorcas

enchanted (to meet you) by muchmoreclever Disney's enchanted Wolfstar AU!! Sirius as Giselle! Like the lore behind this thing--

The healing journey of Regulus Black by LupinsChocolatePraline As he leaves for college, Regulus gets the chance to start healing from his parent's atrocious parenting, religious abuse and autoimmune disorder he didn't even know he had. Good thing his boyfriend Evan is here to help!!

heartbeat on the high line by alarainai for damagecontrol modern wizard AU, James is doing a project on muggle cinema and decides to recreate love scenes from famous romances. His co-actor? Regulus Black. What James doesn'T know is that Regulus is harboring a massive crush on him. It has everything.

The Missing Link by Keysie needs no introduction. regulus is adopted by the lupins and falling for james, wolfstar is going strong

blue and yellow skies by alarainai jegulus quidditch rivals to lovers real neat

working title: padfoot regulus au [evil author's day] by coincidences CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE

Late by cassiopeiablack1994 too fucking late do James and Sirius realise that their feelings have always been mutual. Nasty break-ups with their married spouses ensue. Future Regulily is promised, though Prongsfoot takes the stage

Do Not Go Gentle by AsILayDying Hermione has an oopsie and ends up in 1976ish(?), enrolls in Marauders year, butts heads with Regulus and locks him in a book club relationship, dates Remus, tho the endgame is Hermione/Regulus

Brighten the Dark by skeptique for onbeinganangel regulus falls out of the Veil for no reason whatsoever, looking circa 26ish and insisting on living in HIS house which is HArry's house now actually. Turns out they're really good roommates,,, (oh my god they were roommates! ♥)

Cowboy like Me by calamitoustide for inevitablestars Lily and James are both in the "seduce them and rob them (and kill them)" business in the wild wild west, and they both set their eyes on the same target (Regulus). I really enjoyed this one!

stars will fall by calamitoustide crying screaming throwing up, Regulus' health is shitty and he knows he's dying at a faster speed than aother people but he refuses to let that stand in the path of his brother's happiness

I know you want me, I (don't?) feel the same by Fallingfromthestarss marauders are in a band, slytherin skittles are in high fashion, Regulus is mean and James is a simp

A Violent Kind of Spin by Cassiara James and Regulus fuck in a muggle gay bar, it changes the course of history

treat me soft (touch me cruel) by damagecontrol james is horny for regulus, sirius is not a fan

oh, my, love is a lie! by artiest for Amethystx_22 regulus goes to queer therapy, makes some friends, and James has a sexual awakening

holding all this love out here in the hall by calamitoustide James is dating Remus AND Regulus but feels like he should not mix them together? Turns out he shouldn't have worried. Love me a good QPR in a polycule

The telephone box by LadyOlive (Leoberry), Leoberry regulus calls for help

Let the Light In by calamitoustide for malakiwis JAmes is in love with the idea of love; this is him realising he's aroace, ft aroace Regulus' insights who's a tiny little ahead in figuring things out.

Best Part of Waking Up by starling011, TemieTem They fuck nasty (Sirius/Regulus and later +Remus) but there's also a lot of plot chapters

should've been a cowboy by calamitoustide James is horny for Regulus in cowboy stuff

aim for my heart (go for blood) by calamitoustide jegulus were in love, got married, had Harry,,, and then something went wrong and they fell apart and came to despise each other. After 9 years of living in 2 separate households, Harry devises an evil master plan how to get his dads back together. things got worse before they get better.

All the Fools Sailed Away by enbysiriusblack Peter is playing 5D chess with the war and I kinda adore him? Jegulily

sunset in the maze by damagecontrol jegulus sexy times

Past Zero Hour by anonymsly CURSE BREAKER REGULUS! THE RISKS HE TAKES ARE CALCULATED BUT BOY, IS HE BAD AT MATH!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

Little Star (How I Love You Like I Shouldn't) by fairies_withspirits they fuck nasty

Little Star (How I Love You In All The Wrong Ways) by fairies_withspirits they fuck nasty but in multichapter muggle au, with plots

I'll keep you safe by Fenrir13 werewolf regulus!!!

The Quest Of A Ginger Cat by Krummbein regulus is crookshanks...

What We Do Today by Moe64 a really good take on the "Marauders read HP books trope"

Wild World by Calypte band au! A lot of Regulus angst and lyrics, estabilished wolfstar and slowburn jegulus

Can we find the light by MusicDiva2003 James is straight up not having a good time

the golden king by maladaptivewriting once upon a time Regulus was in love with JAmes potter, so when the cave spits him out in 1991 looking 11 he rolls into hogwarts to keep an eye on harry.

Captain of the Waves and the Month of Death by Funkita Regulus haunts Grimmauld place, only Sirius can see him.

The fire is swell by Funkita regulus is straight up not having a good time, goes suicidal

The water will drown by Funkita regulus is still straight up not having a good time but this time he has Cardacor Deadborn in his corner

Operation Walburga's Arbitrary No Kissing Ever Rule by courfee 10 things i hate about you Jegulus AU, the villains are Walburga nad miscommunication

I'm not tired (never of you) by thestarsforus Bartylus besties to lovers, somebody give Evan a hug

My Liege by lord_m0th Regul sis sent to assassinate james, accidentally saves his life instead. medieval au

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What made Mitchell interested/curious about Beckett first? How did her first meetings with Anatole go? What does she like best in a potentially long-term relationship? How does the polycule handle fights or disagreements (about actions or politics or whatever)?

In the kindest way possible, Beckett is a Whole Freak. He is just so unbelievably goddamn weird and so very much himself, there was an almost uncomfortable air of authenticity to him that Mitchell just kind of naturally gravitated towards. She's also just super fucking bizarre and doesn't bother to change herself up much if other people don't like it, but that doesn't mean she enjoys the judgment she gets for what are just harmless quirks of her personality. Again, none of that with Beckett.

He was also literally the only person in LA at the time who was speaking to her like she was an actual person and not just some Camarilla lackey. They communicate in a very similar tone of "kind of sounds like an asshole but they usually aren't intentionally, however the delivery of whatever they're saying is atrocious so it's a common mistake." If you listen to the two of them speaking with each other, on the surface it just sounds flat-out rude 80% of the time lmao.

She also hung onto the fact that he was actually fairly openly concerned for her well being right at the end of Bloodlines, which is again, something no one else was really concerned about at all. Of course, it still didn't stop her from edging dangerously close to death, but y'know, the sentiment was nice.

With Anatole, she was... honestly maybe more nervous that she wanted to admit? Which in hindsight was a bit ridiculous, but it takes her a whole to get comfortable with people. There was some slight fear of being replaced, or worse yet, she was just a stand-in for Anatole. This dissipated within ten minutes, if even that. They clicked almost immediately and spent most of the night going back & forth in conversations that were only half comprehensible to non-Malkavians. Aside from Anatole, her only other solid experience with her clan had really been Therese and Jeanette, and that relationship is neutral at best. They also very quickly discovered a mutual love of playfully torturing their shared Gangrel lmfao, not even just in bed just like. They generally get a kick out of teaming up against him for extended elaborate bits. Beckett suffers.

Mitchell's biggest thing is the ability to feel comfortable. Give her space she needs and take a genuine interest in listening to her, that sort of thing. She doesn't consider herself high-maintenance, she just needs to know she's still valued. She's been in relationships in the past where she was just 'tolerated' and can't stand the idea of going back to that, so while boundaries are fine & expected, she won't stick around if she's being made to feel like a burden. You might struggle a bit to be with her if you need to hear a lot of verbal reassurance, because she's more a physicality/'thinking of you' gifts partner. She likes coming back with small trinkets whenever she travels, which is pretty frequently. Oh, and that's another thing. She can't stay in one place too long. Yes, she's got a little home base apartment that she mostly uses to store things, but otherwise, if she's not travelling with Beckett, she's out & about in her van. She was absolutely doing #vanlife before it was a trend lmao and her set up is extremely comfortable + functional.

Honestly I don't think they fight... super often? Not in a group, anyway. Mild disagreements are usually just solved with some space and an adult discussion when everyone has cooled off. & as much as I hate to say it, I don't even know how strongly any of them feel about Kindred politics. Mitchell is pretty over it after everything that happened during Bloodlines (which is largely why she doesn't stick around with the Anarchs even if she agrees with the moment in principle), Beckett is more into his research, VV has her club, God knows what Anatole is usually up to, and Agathon is technically a missing person according to the New York Chantry lmao. No one is really getting into any heated debates here tbh, it's probably just an unspoken "why even go there?" rule.