#but the blue hero thinks what he loves is the coolest thing ever

[mahoutoons]

i just realized that sora and tsubasa are literally sonic and tails if they were a magical girl and boy.

[punkeropercyjackson]

My audhd brain won't stop telling me to do a full breakdown of the parallels between Percy and Hobie so i will.Alright,let's do this one last time!

Troubled but good kids

Afro-dominican New Yorker/Jamaican-English(NY and England are where punk first started)

Anarchists,proffessional instigators,always helping out around communities(it's implied Percy participated in Rachel's protests and charities with her)and looking out for the little guy

So they're actual punks instead of just EdgyTM douchebags because they wanna do the right thing no matter what

No masking game autistics

Trans femmes who come across as masc only to normies

Chillaxed and super kind and love cute shit and people but also have major street credit,a huge edge and strong as fuck backbones and the reason they're so kind is that their childhood was beyond brutal so as they grew up they decided to be the positive older figure in younger people's lives they didn't take to have to the point they turned into Team Dad's

The EXACT same sense of humor

Blue-coded

Alt music lovers

Expressions are always either super intimidating or meme worthy goofy

Pet supernatural dog(Spidermutt and Mrs O'Leary)

Widely regarded as the coolest ever in-universe and correctly so but they're huge dorks when you get down to it but that only makes them even cooler-They were this cool the whole time

6'something with guitarist hands and described as so attractive it's shocking

Go by a nickname instead of their full name and have a common black surname

Oldest and most experienced heroes in their main casts

Hobie's dad is a deadbeat who left him as a baby to do supernatural shit

'I'm not a role model' 'I hate the a.m,i hate the p.m,i hate labels' 'I don't believe in consistency' / 'Was i a troubled kid?Yeah,you could say that' 'I AM impertenent' 'The sea does not like to be restrained'

'Calling yourself a hero makes you self-mythologizing'Hello???????????

Gwen is the Hazel to Hobie's Percy.She's a younger trans girl with a ghost motif who's a pastel ray of sunshine and runs her mouth as much as they do and has a dead mom,an abusive corrupted figure dad and their own impressive experiences in heroism before meeting them

Nico is another teen Ghostkid who Percy gifted a Ramones shirt and gave shelter to multiple times when he was homeless because Hades/Pluto is as much of a fucking cunt as George Stacy is.Nico is also a Miles kinnie because he's an optimistic softboy who's nerdy,a fast food lover and a lot stronger than he gives himself credit for and Percy is the big brother mentor to him the fandom thinks Hobie is to Miles(Nah fr Hobie and Miles are ambigious but Percy's canonically a grown ass man and Nico's Miles' age,P*rcicos pack it up and get over that your ship only works for transfem Percy proof)

Karl=Jason(the cooler St*ve R*gers,the actual voice of reason on the team but just as unhinged as the rest of them,very nice guy vibes and Hobie's righthand),Riri=Annabeth(Black girl genius who takes no shit but is still written as a person instead of a stereotype)and Mattea=Clarisse(red-coded,rowdy tomboy and war paint)

Mayday and Margo are basically just Estelle and Rachel,Jessica makes a pretty convincing Sally and Miguel reminds me of Poseidon but especially when he's interacting with Hobie

Sarcastic troublemaker smiles i've always found endearing(Rip to Annabeth but i'm different)(Also for Hobie i mean this platonically)

Immaculate rizz that's mostly unintentional but reaches critical levels when on purpose

Cocky asf and self-loathing at the same time

That one scene of Hobie leaving Gwen a Watch with the 'In case it don't work out' note with a lil doodle of him on it after getting her dad's ass/Percy sending the Olympians Medusa's head in a box after slaying her with a note saying 'Best wishes' to spite them

Goofy ahh who are nonetheless taken seriously cause Watch Out

They even both have terrible singing voices

And technically not the same thing but Hobie's also pink-coded so they're cotton candy colors and with Percy's white streak they can be the trans flag too!!

[catiecat1320]

Sonadowtober Prompt 18: Claws/Fangs

Sonic discovers some perks of having the Ultimate Lifeform as his boyfriend

Sorry for the delay 😓

Read Below🔽

“Hey Shads,” Sonic hummed, shuddering with pleasure as Shadow ran a hand through his quills. A rumbling purr bubbled from within his chest, eliciting a soft smile from his boyfriend.

“Yes?”

“I. Uh.” All words seem to leave his brain, drowning in the comfort brought on by practiced, rhythmic movements. Sonic huffed and laid his head against that white poof of fluff, grabbing Shadow’s free hand and admiring tan paw pads. They looked so squishy… “Uh— hm. Why don’t you have claws?”

The pets stopped, and Sonic whined involuntarily at the loss. Shadow just swatted him and asked, “What do you mean?”

“Y’know, these things.” He gestures at his fingertips. “Mine are dull ‘cus I trim ‘em so I don’t stab people. My quills are stabby enough, yeah? But you don’t have ‘em.”

“Yes I do,” Shadow says, voice almost indignant in tone. He flexes the hand that Sonic held, and suddenly five very sharp, curved claws extended like gimmicks from a swiss army knife.

Sonic breath hitched with a squeak, eyes lighting up with childish wonder. “Woah…” He giggles and taps the sharp tips, inspecting them closely. “It's like a cat’s…”

“Well, they are genetically derived from a cat,” Shadow responds. He closes his fist self-consciously and retracts his claws, much to the disappointment of his boyfriend. 

“Aw, c’mon Shads, I wanna see…” Sonic paws at his hand, chasing it when Shadow pulls away. “C’mon!”

“No.” The hybrid smacks his head, not forcefully enough to hurt but firm enough for Sonic to flinch and back down. Emerald eyes well with false tears as the so-called hero puts on the most ridiculous pleading face possible, eliciting a groan from Shadow. “Are you sure you aren’t the cat?”

“Nah, you’ve got the cat genes. Which is insanely cool by the way. How come you never told me?”

Shadow can’t help but smile at his enthusiasm. “It never came up. Retractable claws are more for practicality and safety than anything else. But…” He runs his tongue over his teeth as Sonic sits up to attention.

“But?”

“Gerald gave me fangs too. I can’t think of a logical reason for that aspect, so I’d have to assume it was unexpected or added for looks only.” Shadow tilts his head back and bares his teeth, revealing sharp canines to his very interested boyfriend.

“No way.” Sonic cups his face in both hands and squeals, gently prodding at his teeth. “No way.”

“Yes way,” Shadow says, but with his mouth held open, it came out more jumbled than intended. He patiently waits for the other to stop fangirling over his fangs and let go, which takes quite a while. It’s cute how much genuine interest Sonic has in features he’s come to accept as irregular.

“Dude, you’re like the coolest guy ever,” the blue hedgehog chirps as he finally pulls away, sitting back on his haunches.

“Ultimate Lifeform.”

Sonic laughs. “Right, right. Any other ultimate thingies I should know about?”

“...I can see in the dark?” Shadow touches his eye subconsciously. “Tapetum Lucidum. Reflective tissue that helps animals— like cats— see in low light settings. If my eyes didn’t glow from chaos energy, you’d be able to see them reflect light and shine.”

“Woah.”

“Yes. I think if I wasn’t built in the image of that mural of you on Angel Island, I’d have been a Mobian cat.”

“Mhm.”

“Maria loved cats. It’s something she passed on to me.”

“Mhm.”

“You’re not listening anymore.” Sonic flinches as Shadow flicks a finger in his face. Seeing the hybrid’s deadpan face, he smiles sheepishly and coughs.

“What was that…?”

Shadow shook his head, sighing. “Nothing.”

“Sooo…” Sonic pursed his lips like he was thinking over his thoughts. But the consequences of his actions have never quite hindered him. “Can I look at your claws again?”

The hybrid groaned and held out his hand, claws extended. Sonic lit up with joy as he held them up to his face, grinning widely.

Idiot. Shadow was in love with an idiot.

[garfield-milk]

pspspsps. transfem zuko headcanons? im all ears please tell me

you have no idea how much I've waited for the day someone asks me about this...

ok so I want to start about how I think her childhood was like. pretty much everything happened the same as in canon but!!! ursa realized that there was something going on with zuko (she was showing her feminity) she didn't know exactly what, but she neither wanted to dig too deep. she just went "oh wow my kid is a queer, I personally don't care but I don't want to see him get hurt" so she let zuko try some jewelry and do femenine things with her but letting her know that it was seen as something "bad". HC that zuko secretly loves (both in canon and in this au) when azula calls her zuzu bc it's not a masculine nickname. anyways stuff happen, zuko started hiding that part of herself and then Ursa leaves and the agni Kai happens and she had to cut her hair (ouch). she didn't let it grow back or have it united bc she felt ashamed about everything about her !!!!! (I know I'm making this up myself but IM GOING TO CRY UGHHHH). there's more under the cut, I just don't want to make this too long lmao

ok so 3 years go by she gets really depressed and angry and blah blah blah your average zuko angry but with more flavour. then she a iroh have to flee from de FN and she cuts her hair!!!!! and lets it grow longer (it grows really fast ok?) which feels great for her and when they get to BBS and trans stuff start to happen. I have this idea (idk if this works well with canon but idc) that, meanwhile in the FN lee is a masc name in the EK the only name similar is Li (a femenine name) so one time iroh is talking to a costumer and calls "lee" to help him and the consumer just says something like "oh I didn't know you had a daughter" and iroh doesn't correct them (old man suspects a few things) and neither does zuko so iroh looks at her with that knowing smile but let's it be hehehehehe.

also I have a feeling that in BBS they arent really lgbt friendly but they let queer people live their lifes freely bc they want everyone to be "happy", so there's a ton of LGBT paces. zuko just happens to stumble in one and there's a lot of queer people and when zuko tells them that her name is Li they share a look and go "li girl come here, let us give you a makeover" and they dress her and put make up and jewelry on her. zuko starts coming over and meets a bunch of trans people and realizes that there's nothing wrong with her (after this is by the time she catches that 'im becoming good' fever, because she's also redeeming herself). she doesn't tell iron but!! she start wearing a bit more femenine clothes and some jewelry and pretty much everyone in the tea shop calls her iroh's niece/daughter so...

oh!!!! and zuko and jet have a thing bc jet didn't realize that she was a firebender until after the ferry. so one time zuko takes the courage to tell him that she's a girl (first person she actually came out to) and jet is completely fine with it bc why wouldn't he?? and then he finds out she's a firebender and tries to kill her (jet is a dumbass, he doesn't die and 5 years later they find each other and jet sees her and is like wow I shouldn't have tried to kill her but Zuko doesn't want to know anything about jet bc #girl boss). also the blue spirit is believed to be a girl and when zuko first heard someone say "oh wow do you not know about the blue spirit? she's like the coolest folk hero ever..." she got really fucking happy but attached it to the fact that that way people wouldn't associate the blue spirit with her (lie).

and this is without going too much into what would happen after she joins the gang (not really sure when that would happen, if in the bbs catacombs or like in canon after going to the FN) but she and Katara would be absolutely besties after the firsts weeks and Katara would be GLAD, even if she tries to not show it, to finally have someone to be girls with (no, she insists that toph doesn't count because she's just as nasty, if not more, as the boys) and Katara would say stuff like omg im going to teach you how to be the perfect girl, and even though it might sound weird bc katara wtym perfect girl, but they are both excited asf and loving the concept so it doesn't matter (they are doing each others hair while shit talking about people)

i would love to know your opinions about what would she change her name to bc, yeah she prefers li over zuko but it's still very much a masculine name to her fire nation ears. so I have a few opinion but in not really sure witch one I like the best: suzume, sao, sakda or kuniko. but I'm open to hear any suggestions tho! and about head canons too, and pretty much anything related to transfem zuko!!!!!

[maguro13-2]

[Apotos (Day) by Fumie Kumatani]

Happy : I love Greece! And this Chocolate Chip Sundae Supreme look tasty! I love it! I love it!

Lucy : So what does it make for us to be so reliable in these here parts of Greece?

Erza : Oh I don't know. I mean, Greece is okay. This is where the Olympics originated at, it's probably a home to the Gods of the Earth.

Lucy : Oh yeah, I know lot about Greece, ancient history, facts about the Gods of Greece, famous warriors like the Spartans, and Mount Olympus. But what about mythology?

Erza : Mythology? Oh yeah, Mythology, it's a great historical fact mythology is all about powers of the Gods, lot of warriors came to be in the name of Sparta and Olympia. But I think it's clearly satisfying that this is a wonderful paradise. But I think we will get along with this new profound ways of seeing the good ways of Olympus, I mean "Good ol days of Olympus".

Lucy : Olympus is, Olympus does. Mykonos and Santorini are great inspirations for Windmill Isle. But what does Greece have to do with the Mykonos and Santorini thing in the Sega Worlds. Something like Blue Coast or Water Palace Zone, I think those places are based on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini. You sure about Greece having weird suspicions of Kratos?

Erza : Kratos. Yeah, he's probably in greatest desires of going against the Gods.

Lucy : Hercules? The hero of Greece?

Erza : Such a fine pleasant way to care of things for the great hero of Greece himself. But he do cherish things for Meg.

Lucy : Hades?

Erza : Still thinking about Hercules after foiling his plans.

Lucy : Underworld?

Erza : Not as a good as always, but the Underworld is really a good place of Greece in Mythology. Now I've seen all the glorious details in all of Greece. Let's just that Greece is the wonderful that is the birthplace of the Olympics and the home of the Gods, as well as the Windmill Isle. Thinking about it. I just don't know why is it so hard to find the details about this world complaining the secrets of Greece? Is it something about the place of torment. Blades of Olympus, Chains of Olympus, and everything else Olympus has done something for Maybe Olympus can be the great source of the Gods. Greece has been pulling the strings when Zeus reign over mortals against the God of War himself Ares.

Lucy : Ares, what does Area know about God of War? I've seen Natsu playing that game when he was at the debut preview during the days of you being Clear Heart Force's elite. I've seen everything about playing a God of War stuff, but I thought Mars was the God of War, oh, that's the name of a planet.

Erza : Yeah, yeah. Same as ever. Well, Greek Yogurt and this Moussaka is quite delight. I find it tasty! It's really good with the textures and flavor, but I have a common sense that this iconic dish taste better like lasagna and more importantly, it's very exquisite and edible to eat.

Lucy : Maybe you are right, heck! Who knows maybe we can a little free time in this wonderful friendship of ours.

Happy : But what about the Underworld's second coolest place of all? I bet Greece's underworld second place could be Hades's locker room, or even his secret stash, or probably his room full of drips.

Erza : Well, yeah, you said that. I would probably tell jellal about this arc incident thing with Natsu going on. Hope he doesn't bite on my "Tail" feathers about this incident.

Lucy : Well, glad we are having this conservation so well, Erza. But never forgot to mention that the Underworld's deep abyss, AKA "Tartarus" or "Tartaros" as we call it--

Erza : Wait. "Tartarus?" What do you know about "Tartarus" or "Tartaros"?

Lucy : It's one of them places that Hades had in the abyss, it's used as a dungeon for tormenting and suffering for the wicked, eh? And it's also the name of the guild that we encounter.

[River Twygz Bed theme plays]

Erza : Tartaros? Guild? Dungeon? Torment? A place of suffering?

*Voices overlapping*

Erza : No...Not that place...Not that name...That name that...we had to suffer and I was lucky enough what would happen if we were slaved in Tartaros for all eternity or whatsoever. Not what happened after that She-devil Kyoka did this to us! I will never forget that.

Lucy : What? You don't remember Tartaros. Tartaros was the name of that guild who we face against, but in the end it turns out that Tartaros has now been sued by Hades for taking the name Tartaros, but let's just to be sure that it ended on all terms on legal cases with the copyrighted names, but thank heavens, I am so fed up with an overrated/underrated guild that tormented us like pieces of trash and garbage.

Happy : Yeah, it's one of the worst things that villains ever did to us, Erza. But...who are we trying to convince?

*the word "Convince" is echoed*

[The Evil Giygas Attacks plays]

Erza : ....?

Lucy : Erza. Aren't you going to say anything?

Erza : ...(breathes heavily)

*images flashing*

Erza : No...I don't want to be tortured by them anymore! Naked. tormented, slaving me, all those painful memories, those dreams, and even the nightmares.

Lucy : Erza what's wrong?

Erza : I...Hate...them. Tartaros. Guild. Torment. Bad.

*Images flashing rapidly*

Erza : What is even happening to my life!? What did I ever deserve to be a slave to other women?!

*Erza twitches*

Lucy : Wow, I guess that this whole Tartaros thing has gone off your head. But...You okay Erza?

Natsu : Hey, Scarlet? Why are you twitching like that? You've been hitting the sauce again?

*Erza starts shaking*

Erza : I...don't want to be...tormented...by....*Screams in agony*

*DBZ SFX : Collapse*

Lucy : Oh my God! Erza!

Happy : Someone call a therapist!

Natsu : Someone google Web M.D!

*scene later flips*

Natsu : Good news, Erza finally learned some physical therapy with some health insurance to hope that we may recover from the Tartaros trauma. It traumatized all of us, who says anything about Tartaros, the name of a guild which was named for the deep abyss?

Happy : What? You told us that Tartaros would be the perfect thing. But Erza is good from her Therapy session.

Natsu : And...?

Happy : She'll be good as new! Oh look, she's coming back from therapy and-Oh boy, I don't think she's happy about it.

*STOMPING ANGRILY*

Jellal : Erza! You're back! How was Therapy? And why are you furious all of a sudde-

*GRAB+STEAM BLOWING*

[Kraid Theme by Kenji Yamamoto]

Erza : *furiously* I'LL TELL YOU HOW MY THERAPY WENT! AFTER ALL THE TORMENT AND THE SUFFERING, I SUFFERED A LOT FROM OTHER WOMEN AND TENTACLES, DO YOU THINK THAT FANSERVICE WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY OF ME GETTING TORMENTED BY A BADASS IN DISTRESS!?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE TREATED BY OTHER WOMEN!?

Jellal : Erza...But...the villains of Fairy Tail were supposed to be smart and elegant, not make them sadistic or go cray-cray.

ERZA : YA DAMN RIGHT THEY ARE! I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THE HERO STUFF IN EARTH-LAND WHILE I WAS TORMENTED IN THE DUNGEON AS A NAKED SLAVE OF TORMENT, WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM, AN R-RATED HERO IN DISTRESS!?! I DIDN'T COME ALL THE TO TARTAROS TO BE TORMENTED, WE CAME ALL THE WAY TO BEAT THEM FAIR AND SQUARE! THIS GUILD, THIS WOMAN, AND THIS WHOLE TORTURING AND ENSLAVING ME ARE THE WORST THINGS THAT HAS EVER DONE TO MY LIFE! SO HELP ME, I WILL KILL THEM WITH MY--

*POIK*

Erza : Ugh! (now dazed) Can I please tell someone help me to get my blankie...

*DBZ SFX : Body Lands*

*erza snoring*

Virgo : Don't worry, she'll be fine in about hours.

Natsu : Okay, guys. Let's pretend that we never heard about another Dark Guild that almost made us loose our sh*t and start all again. Agree?

All : Agree.

Natsu : Pretend after me, Who in the gosh forsaken world was someone's idea that is responsible for the Etherious and that cruelty of Tartaros in the first place!?

*They all look at Zeref in huge disappointment*

Zeref : *nervously chuckles* Sorry about making E.N.Ds...That was me.

Natsu : I know, Bro! I know that it's not your fault,but could be.

Lucy : Okay...We believe in you. Sorry for getting into a conflict with those guys like that.

[mamawasatesttube]

6 & 29 for the ask game? i love your work!!

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?

not "all the time" per se but i've definitely gone back to both fill in the blanks by @mindshelter and blush by @misspickman a few times. what can i say, i love it when tim is besotted and kon gets loved <3

29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)

okay i DO plan to post this.. eventually... when i finish the other 5 chapters of it... but given that i have no idea when that will be, here's a bit of the "jon's friends keep thinking his big brother is hot and he's in hell about it" wip sfdkjh (under the cut for length!!)

fanfic writer asks!

Any thoughts Yichen had about going to the skate park tomorrow get zapped clean out of his head as an engine purrs, and a sleek, sexy as hell motorcycle peels into the parking lot.

It’s a gorgeous dark red color, with black accents, exposed chrome exhaust pipes, and a front light and handlebars to match. It’s not obnoxiously loud, but its thrum is powerful and satisfying. It sounds expensive, if that’s even possible.

The sexy bike rolls to a stop right in front of the three of them, and the rider rests his foot on the ground for support. He’s tall and broad-shouldered, wearing a leather jacket covered in patches and studs—the shoulders are spiked, and a little chain dangles from one of the pockets.

Yichen identifies a few hero logoes among the patches on both the back and front; there’s the Superman family crest, obviously, on one shoulder, and then Wonder Woman’s winged W on a trapezoid. One of the Flash lightning bolts, too, in red and white—Yichen isn’t good at remembering which hero is which, outside of Metropolis. Is that… no, Kid Flash is yellow. Oh well. There’s others he doesn’t recognize at all, like a round yellow-and-black one right over the rider’s heart with a weird… bird-shaped thing, maybe?

Man, he really oughtta brush up on his heroes.

But that’s beside the point, because holy shit. This guy—this is the coolest guy he’s ever seen in his life! That jacket, the boots—chunky, thick-soled, covered in belts and buckles—and the ripped jeans, with barely-visible fishnets peeking out through the tears. This guy has fashion! Ho-lee shit, what is someone like that doing here?

Jon hops down from the brick fence with a sigh. “Alright,” he says, and leans down to pick up his backpack. “Well, I’ll see you guys.”

“Wait,” Priya says. “That’s your ride?”

Jon blinks. “Uh, yeah? Why?”

The cool as hell motorcyclist pulls off his helmet. Yichen’s jaw drops.

It’s like seeing Jon’s dad’s face transplanted onto a guy half his age and so much hotter. He’s got high cheekbones and a square jaw ever-so-slightly dotted with stubble, and piercing blue eyes just like Jon’s dad, and his hair falls in curls that should be crushed and flattened from the helmet but somehow still look amazing.

“Yo, Jonno!” Conner calls. “C’mon, we’re gonna hold up traffic!”

“I’m coming!” Jon hollers back. “I’m just saying bye, jeez!”

Yichen finally remembers how to close his mouth and does so. He doesn’t feel cold anymore—his face is on fire. “Dude.”

Jon tilts his head quizzically. “Yeah?”

“Dude,” Yichen repeats.

“What, Yichen?” Jon glances at Priya for clarification, but doesn’t seem to find any. What the hell does he need clarified here?

“Dude!” Yichen clutches at his hair. “Duuuude!”

“What!” Jon hefts his backpack onto his shoulders. “Stop ‘dude’ing at me and say it already!”

Yichen jumps down from the brick wall and grabs Jon by the shoulders. How does he not get it? How does he not get it?!

“Dude,” he says, as intense and emphatic as he can hope to get. He shakes Jon slightly, then points at Conner. “That is your brother?”

“Uh… yes?” Jon squints at him. “Is that, uh… a problem?”

Yichen clutches at his hair again. “Dude!” he exclaims in consternation. Grabs at Jon’s shoulders again. “Oh my god. Dude! Dude! You never told me your brother is hot!”

Out of the corner of his eye, Yichen almost thinks he sees Conner laugh. Except that’s not possible, because the engine definitely drowned out his words—they’re not that close to the roadside. Priya definitely laughs, though, covering her mouth with one hand.

Jon, meanwhile, wrinkles his nose. “…Ew.”

[yellowocaballero]

milagro!!! i LOVE GL!milagro stuff. is guy still the first GL she meets? i am v curious what his story (and john’s) ends up looking like in this au in general, but my first exposure to him was in jaime’s bb run so i’m hoping that pseudo mentorship still exists here somehow

IS!! THAT!! A GIANT!! GREEN!! FIST!!

Green Lantern Milagro is the most god-tier take and we need to return to it. My "Kyle rebuilds the GLC to be woke and Milagro is the most feral Lantern" idea is actually super old - I think it's in the Reverse Robins Universe, in some unpublished stories - but it's still good. Let the furries make the judicial system. Do it. Let them free.

Let's say:

Guy Gardner was the second Green Lantern on Earth. Everything that Hal was, Guy is not. He's a hothead, meathead, go-getting action hero wannabe who has to be the biggest, the best, and the strongest. He's abrasive, selfish, mean, and short-sighted.

Guy Gardner is exactly like Hal Jordan: an All-American hero, angry and rude in a way that his colleague John Stewart could never get away with. He's part of the NRA and thinks Trump has some points. Too wimpy to make a good President, though. Give him a President who can last five minutes in the ring with Guy Gardner!

Despite his differences with the more professional and cool-headed Hal, he was shocked and horrified at Coast City's destruction. Where other heroes expressed sympathies and turned away in discomfort with his overwhelming pain, Guy stayed with him. He doesn't like to spread it around, but he's a registered school councilor - doubled with his middle school gym teacher thing - and he stayed at Hal's side through his grief as long as Hal let him.

When Hal disappeared, Guy was the one who knew in his heart that he had killed himself. He had been expecting it.

He had not been expecting his ring to break.

Guy loses it all. His power, his respect. He can't go back to who he used to be. He's not a gym teacher or school counselor anymore. He's Guy Gardner. You can't ask Guy Gardner to be a civvie.

The only thing he keeps is his Justice League International membership. He wanted to quit, but his friends (family, but none of them would admit it) needed him to stay. They had already lost the second Blue Beetle so recently, and they can't lose anybody else. Booster Gold's grieving his husband too. In that way, in some way, Guy's still needed. Guy has to be needed. But Guy has to be a hero too, and he feels like he's dying slowly by degrees in powerlessness.

Then Booster calls the JLI, drunk as a skunk and deep in a panic, saying that there's this kid in El Paso running around with Dan Garret's scarab in his SPINE, how did this even HAPPEN, how did he get it WORKING, where the hell is TED - Ted's dead, he's still dead, what the FUCK do we do, he's a baby he's gonna DIE TOO, everyone's gonna DIE -

A gym teacher and licensed counselor knocks on he door of a house in El Paso.

Booster was right. Jaime Reyes is a snot-nosed kid who's getting his ass kicked up and down to Sunday in every fight, and either he's gonna get himself killed or he's gonna blow up the city. Nobody else but the JLI ever gave a shit about Ted, and nobody's gonna give a shit about this kid with an orphaned legacy. He needs a personal trainer and mentor and he needs one right now. Jaime Reyes needs a hero, even a washed up old asshole like Guy Gardner.

And his little sister throws a heck of a punch. Oh, Guy is keeping Milagro. She's learning boxing!

An asshole, shallow kid enters the scene. A new ring appears. The last Green Lantern disappears to find the truth. Guy leads his own life. It's not like his old one, but it's good. That kid Jaime's become a good hero, and his little sister is the coolest kid on the planet. A Trumper on the street says something shitty to Jaime and Milagro about illegals and Guy lands on him the signature Guy Gardner punch. Trump's an asshole idiot, anyway. Next time, Milagro lands the signature punch. She has learned well.

A young man returns. A truth is told. A fucked up orange ring is on Guy's finger. And now he'll have to learn how to be a hero all over again.

The orange ring isn't powered by bravery and willpower. It's powered by greed. It's a greedy, cruel ring. It's mean. But Guy's pretty greedy too. And Guy's a mean son of a bitch.

Guy Gardner is the first Orange Lantern. And he's everything Hal Jordan is not: a man with a voracious need to protect and help. A man with an endless appetite for love, and to give love. A school counselor, and a mentor to some pretty nifty kids. Guy can never get enough of being a hero. He'll never stop. And he'll always help.

Because he's Guy fucking Gardner!

[bluejaysandblackbats]

Blue Ribbon Birdie

Fandom: DC Comics, Batfam

Summary: Tim Drake meets Ted Kord at his fifth-grade science fair.

Chapters: 1/1

Characters: Tim Drake, Ted Kord, Janet Drake, Jack Drake

Additional Tag: Bittersweet Ending, Parent-Child Relationship, Hurt Tim Drake, Absent Parents, Angst

Tim stood beside his trifold poster board, rocking back and forth on his heels and toes, waiting for his parents to arrive. They promised they'd come, but it was getting late, and the judges were about to arrive to judge fifth grade. He wasn't the best student when homework assignments were involved, but he put his whole heart and soul into his science project. Tim thought that if he won, his parents would stick around longer than usual to celebrate. He'd worked tirelessly on the project for weeks, hoping it'd sustain their attention. It wasn't like there was a big competition. It was the usual run-of-the-mill volcanoes, clean pennies, solar systems, and potato batteries. He was a shoo-in.

He thought it'd be a regular science fair with teachers for judges, but he was in for a shock the moment the door opened. Ted Kord. Most kids there didn't know who he was, but Tim did. Ted was his tech hero. He was a modern-day inventor and an all-around good guy.

His heart skipped a beat as Ted made his rounds. Tim was in the very back corner, so he knew he'd be one of the last people Ted spoke to if he had time. And oh man, did Tim hope Ted would have time. Had he known Ted Kord would be a judge, he would've worn a better shirt. His mind raced as he tried to hold onto one central thought. His presentation. Tim rolled his shoulders back and went over his speech in his head. He'd given the same speech hundreds of times before to his nanny. He wasn't sure she was listening, though.

Tim wasn't sure if anyone ever listened to him, but it didn't matter. He liked things that way. At least that's what he told himself. But today was different. He'd impress Ted Kord, and then his parents would have to notice him.

Ted Kord approached Tim's table and smiled. Ted reached out to shake Tim's hand and introduce himself, but before he could speak, Tim took a deep breath, and words spilled out of his mouth. "You're Ted Kord! You're the greatest modern-day inventor there is," Tim smiled.

"I don't know about all that," Ted grinned, "It looks like you've brought something extraordinary to the table. Literally. I don't think I've seen a QR code at one of these things before... I'm excited to see what you've got for us today."

Tim took a second breath and shut his eyes before explaining his science project. He explained how he used coding to develop a quick crisis hotline for Gothamites, even providing a way of exiting the site for fear of being caught. He started to doubt himself, wondering if his project was good enough, but the look on Ted Kord's face told him everything he needed to know.

Ted beamed. "May I? I won't be able to think until I scan the code," Ted whispered. Tim nodded and watched as Ted scanned the code and navigated the site. "If this whole elementary school thing doesn't work out, you've got a job with me. Seriously, though, this is impressive... For anyone. I don't know about the other judges, but I'm ready to give you the big blue ribbon and a patent. This is-. I mean, wow... What else can I say?"

The other judges said their piece, but Tim couldn't hear anything after Ted's commendation. Tim could feel the warmth in his cheeks as he smiled. He stared at his feet and nearly burst into tears when Ted knelt on one knee and pinned the first-place ribbon to his shirt. "You should be so proud of yourself. You made a sophisticated website that can be put to use to help people in need. That's the coolest thing in the world," Ted whispered. Tim was so overcome with emotion that he hugged Ted. The sudden display of affection took Ted aback, but he hugged Tim back.

Tim let go and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm sorry-."

"It's fine. Where are your folks? I'd love to meet them." Ted looked around, and so did Tim. They were nowhere to be found. Another broken promise.

"They're out of town on business," Tim answered, "It's okay, though. I'm gonna write them all about it... Can I-? Would it be too much to ask for your autograph so I could show them that I met you?"

"I'll do you one better. Wanna take a picture?" Ted suggested. Tim nodded and smiled despite the pit in the bottom of his stomach. His teacher took pictures of Ted and Tim standing in front of Tim's poster board, and Ted signed the back of Tim's poster board.

Once the school day ended, he rode home, carrying his poster board with tears in his eyes. He kicked himself for being upset, but he thought things would be different this once. The house was empty, except for his nanny. "How'd you do?" she asked. Tim took his ribbon off and set it on the counter. "What's with the long face? You won!"

"I'm just tired," Tim mumbled. She nodded and let him go to his bedroom. He sat on the floor and shed tears, face hidden in folded arms.

His parents came home the day afterward, thinking they were in time for Tim's big day. "Told you we wouldn't miss your big day for anything-."

"It was yesterday," Tim interrupted, "I forgot to remind you that the timezone's a day ahead here..." Janet frowned and elbowed Jack.

"How'd you do?" Jack questioned.

"I got first place for fifth grade, but I'll know how I did for the school-wide part once the judges go over the fourth, fifth, and sixth winners," Tim answered. He couldn't be moved to display any excitement. He wanted to, but he also wanted them to feel bad for missing it. It was selfish and childish, but goddammit, he was the child. And it wasn't fair. They should've been there cheering him on like all the other parents.

"Oh wow! Tim, that's great news!" Janet exclaimed as she showered him with kisses. It made him feel better, but not enough to provoke a smile from him. "That must've been so exciting!"

"It was... I met Ted Kord and everything," Tim whispered.

"Ted Kord was there?" Jack questioned. Tim nodded.

"I got his autograph. It's on the back of my poster board," Tim replied. Jack picked up the poster board and turned it over.

"How about we get ice cream to celebrate?" Jack suggested. Tim shrugged.

Ice cream wouldn't fix this. Everyone's parents showed up. Except his. And he won! If there was any time when a tantrum was warranted, it'd be right then and there. "You guys promised," Tim cried, "You promised that you'd be there no matter what... And everybody's parents were there! Even the parents of the kids with dopey science projects were there! I worked really hard, and nobody showed up! It's not fair! It's not fair!"

Janet and Jack frowned. They weren't sure what to do with Tim's emotional outburst. To them, it seemed sudden. Janet sat on the floor, unsure what to say, so she reached for him. Tim fought her at first, but he eventually gave in. Jack messed up his hair. It didn't change anything because that wasn't what Tim wanted. Tim wanted an apology but wasn't willing to ask for one. It was the first and last time Tim openly displayed his anger and disappointment in them.

[adhd-merlin]

Merlin S1 rewatch: episode 4 🌼

4 episodes in, and our boys are already tripping all over themselves to die for each other. Insane.

I don't have many funny comments to make about this one. It's a solid episode.

Arthur is an incredibly brave and chivalrous knight, Merlin is an extremely powerful sorcerer, and Uther is an utter bastard. Characters effectively distilled to their essence.

random thoughts & comments

• For all that it's a silly family show, the sets and locations are so beautiful. Look at this!

• Nimueh is so gorgeous in her blue turban. I can't blame Merlin for the flirting.

• Her fake name is Cara (!). But spelled with a C. Caras/Karas are not to be trusted, I guess

• They were really going all in with the red & blue juxtaposition

• I love Arthur red studded jacket. Why did they deprive him of his fun little outfits in later seasons! He's even wearing jewellery!! Wtf is this necklace, btw

• Stupid question but how did Nimueh know Arthur would end up with the poisoned chalice?? She just put it in the box

• Well done Gaius for identifying the poison in 0.5 seconds. That's got to be some kind of record. Does he train for that? Does Camelot hold an annual speed poison-identification contest?

• Luckily Gaius’s book contains all the information needed to retrieve the flower required for the antidote – what it looks like, where to find it, what to expect when you get there. Top 10 restaurants in the area. It's all in there.

• I've missed Uther! He's a great character/antagonist. "I can't stand by and watch [Merlin] die." / "Then don't look." (!) Banger of a line. And Anthony is an amazing actor.

• After having watched the entire series, I feel like S1 Arthur comes across as more of a noble and good guy than in later seasons? I can't put my finger on why, exactly. Perhaps the way he stands up to Uther with no hesitation. I don’t know.

• I like that Arthur gets to defeat the Cockatrice all by himself. So often in the series it's just Merlin (literally) working his magic behind the scenes and Arthur taking all the credit, but in this episode he very much deserves to be called a hero.

• Speaking of which, the way Arthur just defeats that Cockatrice and then carries on like it was no big deal is kind of funny. (Like... he just threw a sword at it? And it died? Alright.)

• Nimueh is so bad at acting like an innocent damsel in distress. Definitely nothing at all sus about her situation. "Please help me, good sir! Why, yes, I do know where to find the flower you're after. Just follow me into this dark cave. No need to take your sword." Arthur are you dumb (don't answer that)

• Nimueh is like "it's not your destiny to die at my hand!" Mmkay if you know who's going to kill him what's this all for then 👀

• I LOVE Merlin guiding Arthur to safety with his magic. I've said it before but (ironically) there isn't enough magic in this series. I think this is perhaps the coolest act of magic we ever see Merlin perform. And even if the CGI is at times hilariously bad, this globe of light looks pretty cool. Quite powerful, both visually and symbolically (and also literally. Merlin’s not even conscious).

• Uther has done some truly fucked up things (both on screen and implied) but crushing the flower needed for the antidote is just so needlessly cruel that I still think of it as one of the worst things he's done.

• Gwen to the rescue <3 I know everyone goes on about how sweet and kind she is, but she can also be shrewd when the situation calls for it. She's good at thinking on her feet under pressure, and it's a trait that shows in other episodes.

• Arthur and Gwen cooperating to save Merlin – love to see it. (Arthur, that's your future wife! Look at him. He doesn't even know. He doesn’t know he'll turn into a complete simp for this woman.)

• Interesting that Gwen's first reaction to Gaius's "We might need to use magic to prepare the antidote" is "but we can't! it's forbidden!!" GIRL, THE BOY YOU FANCY YOURSELF IN LOVE WITH IS DYING. MAYBE CHILL. But I guess it says a lot about Uther's reign of terror that this was so unthinkable to her.

• If I remember right (and I might not), Gaius uses magic only 3 or 4 times in the entire series and always to save Merlin's life (or to save Alice, once). It's a fairly consistent trait throughout the series that he's actually quite reluctant to use magic (whether because he's vowed not to, or because it brings up unwanted memories. Or both). It's always a last resort. I know no one cares, I just find it interesting.

• GWEN AND MERLIN'S KISS! I wonder how Arthur would have reacted at finding out that Merlin kissed Gwen first. WE WERE DEPRIVED WE WERE ROBBED

• Why didn't Uther question the fact that Merlin survived?? First he's s all intent on letting him die to teach Arthur a lesson, then he goes "haha, well done son, you were right to defy me" (??) Did he find out about Gwen and Arthur’s subterfuge to get the flower to Gaius? He must have, I suppose, but he's remarkably chill about it (I'm surprised he didn't accuse Gaius of using sorcery to save Merlin)

• Something tells me we haven't seen the last of Nimueh yet. I don't know what. Just a feeling.

[ottpopfic]

Katie's opinions/relationship on the seven

Leo

If all the ladies love Leo then Katie is the ladies. She thinks he's the coolest best person ever. Epitome of fun uncle, she adores him

Picture this, you're a little Hephaestus eight-year-old and the strongest child of Hephaestus alive is not only your Goddad but is also going to let you come play in his workshop and take you rides on his giant metal dragon. And he's not going to be the coolest in your brain? He has a magic tool belt he can pull candy out of, he teaches you to use a blow torch at nine, he lets you explode things on the roof, hes the best

When Katie moves to the Way Station full-time she trains under Leo, both as Hephaestus spawn and for when Katie eventually becomes the Way Station caretaker, but their dynamic doesn't change much

Jason

He's her cozy person. The best at hugs the best at toting her around. She loves him very much and always wants to be picked up when she's little, which he happily obliges. He also takes her flying which is very dope. He's such a safe person in her mind, the best person after Will to fall asleep on.

When Katie gets older they talk art a lot, he takes her to galleries and museums when Katie visits through highschool. If Katie needs an adult to back her she goes to Jason, he's very bad at saying no to her

Annabeth

She thinks she's super cool and super smart. She's permanently convinced Annabeth knows everything, like a walkingWikipedia. She is also the best at doing hair, she wants her to braid her hair all the time when she's little. They are book buddies too because once Annabeth finds out she likes to read she's sending Katie everything she has in accent Greek and Katie loves that. When Katie gets older they talk about building stuff, Katie's favorite person to sightsee with because she knows everything

When they learn Katie was also a ‘gift’ and a descendant of Athena Annabeth becomes kinda protective of her. They talk about being a gift sometimes, its good for Katie to have that

Hazel

HORSE AUNT. Hazel teaches Katie to ride, and after she gets Skeletor they go riding every visit. They also talk about rocks, and Katie gets most of the gemstones for her work from Hazel. They both wish they were closer though, but living at opposite camps makes it hard, but they IM when they can. The spring break Katie spends with her strengthens their bond a lot

Frank

For a long time they don't have much of a relationship past ‘Aunt Hazel’s Husband’. This stems partly from Frank and Hazen never getting off at the same time, partly that Hazel can't come to family hell dinner, and partly distance. Then around when GrandMarie dies and they all learn more about Katie’s bio family Katie spends a spring break in new rome. Turns out their families left Greece at the same time, descendants of Poseidon and Athena going in different directions. (Franks family to China and Katie to Scotland and then Ireland) They bond over their shared heritage and alumni powers, and get close after that

Piper

The one of the seven she is the least close with. This is mainly due to the fact that Piper has tried to leave all of demigod life behind, and Katie is very entrenched in being a demigod. They do love each other though, they just don't know each other well as they would like

Percy

Lame, she thinks he's such a lame-ass doofus. He will never be cool in her mind, he's a dwebe. Hero of two wars savor of Olympus, uh huh sure so is her Papi you don't see him making a stink about it. All he does is eat blue food and take care of babies, he can breath under water so what her Goddad can make them both a bubble and then they can hang out he's not special. Everyone finds this hilarious but Percy

[lavendersartistry]

To keep everyone on their toes for the rework of Matron in the Playhouse:

Theodore couldn't age like the other critters. This is mainly because he's stuck in a traumatic position (abuse and experimentation) and can't seem to try and make of what is the present.

If Theodore did accept his fate and accept the present by the game timeline of Player's arrival, he would be 27.

Basically denial. Added with the Prototype giving empty promises to Theodore on freedom.

And Theodore is technically the only time a soul is ever used in the AU. He needs to be able to possess a mini critter somehow.

Now, regarding after this and the redemption arc (UTC obviously):

Theodore is going to be adopted by Eve, DogDay, Bobby, and Bolt. As much as DogDay and Bolt have a grudge on what Theo has done, they realize it is just a kid dealing with trauma and recently got fooled by the one thing they saw as a hero (or a parental figure).

Everyone else is a bit on edge but later ease into his presence. The more sentient mini critters see Theo as a big brother, which brings out Theo's smugness.

Theodore 'parrots' a lot from the older critters, mainly from Eve. They bond a lot like a mother and son (Theo is guilty of calling Eve "Mum"), Theo thinking that she is the coolest person ever. He fights a lot with DogDay and doesn't think much of Bolt and Bobby.

Nicknames Theo gives to the critters:

Eve - Mum

DogDay - Doggy

Bolt - Stormy Mister

Bobby - Miss

Bubba - Teacher

Crafty - Uni

Hoppy - Hops

Kickin - Kickie

Picky - Apple

Dee - Deedee

Panda - Rarity

Silly - Els

Wally - Webby

Ginger - Kaykay

Zuri - Zuzu

Lovely - Auntie

Danny - Uncle

Clara - Rara

Betty - Twin 1

Barbie - Twin 2

Molly - Moll

Flora - Blue

Ladie - Dia

Anty - An

So the redemption arc is mainly giving Theodore the ability to feel like a human boy again.

[neverchecking]

AALIYAH BRINGING HOME A BLANKET AND THATS HOW SHE ANNOUNCES IT! YES!

Sage is so happily delirious that he doesn't stop smiling for a whole two days minimum. (It freaks a lot of people out.) Tia gets given the baby booties and a card that says "World's Coolest Aunty". She's in tears too. Champ of course is sobbing. He's finally going to be an Uncle. (No matter how much Aaliyah and Sage keep teasing him.)

Champ accidentally overhears half the conversation where Sage thinks Tia is pregnant and is immediately off to neuter a certain blue-scarfed knight. And then potentially a wolf-furred rancher or red-scarfed hero. Sage'll help, right? While Aaliyah distracts Tia? (Too bad Tia catches wind of the whole thing. Although it wasn't hard with him screaming profanity halfway across the castle.)

That might be the kickstart for the Three to start explicitly courting Tia, if only for their own safety.

But yes, Baby Fever Exposure Therapy. All the babies. All the children. If they ever have five minutes free? Tia is asking them nicely if they wouldn't mind taking care of the kids? It'll reassure some of the workers to know that their kids are safe without having to worry about them underfoot. Thank you dears!

Aaliyah and Sage know exactly what she's doing. It is sneaky and conniving and it is working. The last bit annoys them the most. Like how dare she encourages their growth and healing by exploiting their love of kids and giving them room to choose.

Aaliyah smiles at every baby in her arms and there are three heroes down. People need to stop giving Aaliyah babies to look after when she's in the presence of the triplets. They are swooning and Champ is actually starting to get concerned.

"On Wednesdays, we wear pink. So you can't sit with us." Aaliyah with a straight face to First who was hoping to have a private tea with Tia , but that damn Sheikah is already there.

I imagine Fox Form Tia has two sizes. One is normal size, travel-sized for convenience if you will, which is best for swiftly taking out a few enemies and the occasional snuggles with Wolfie or someone in need. The other is Giant Horse-sized for when shit's really fucked. Champ likes to sit on her back and fight like that. All three of them can fit on her back and it's fun watching the world burn from that high.

Tia's kinda making the moves, but this is very new to her. She is smooth and confident and sweet and once she's out of their sight, a completely flustered dork. Or until one of them ramps up the flirting and then she's just bright red. She is soo smitten and the twins plus sister-in-law are so mad about it.

THAT WAS THE EXACT VIBE I WAS GOING FOR. Champ being like "I FORBID YOU FROM TAKING ONE STEP OUT THAT DOOR WITHOUT TELLING ME WHO YOU'RE SEEING >:(." Tia is straight up "Alright. YEET!" out the window only to be caught by one of her suitors.

(One of them pulls a really slick move and both Sage and Champ are "Ok I don't like you but that was smooth and I'm using it on my own s/o")

BESTIE I'M THIS 🤏 CLOSE TO PUSHING ALL MY WORK TO THE SIDE AND WRITING THIS OUT FNIFNFI

Sage is like...uncharacteristically friendly. Like, he waves at people thats how happy he is (They send word to the castle to get Tia for help RIGHT NOW). I imagine they tell Tia and Champ together and there's a few seconds of processing before they're freaking. Champ is sobbing and squeezing his twin, who's so happy he doesn't even care. He even hugs back with one arm for a whole three seconds. Tia and Aaliyah are talking about things they don't have to worry about for months yet.

Champ is bursting out the seams trying not to go straight to Zora's Domain to spread the news fonfnf

FNFOBF POOR WARS. Won't even see it coming rfonfnf Especially with SAGE on his side. Aaliyah is trying her damnedest to distract Tia, but she knows them too well. (And champ gets loud when he's angry).

I feel like this is the perfect kickstarter because they survived two out of three guard dogs trying to kill them. They have no more time to waste when it comes to Tia.

OKAY with the Baby Fever Exposure Therapy, imagine the three trying to court Tia bringing in all sorts of kids to distract the trio to actually ask Tia's permission to court her. And the trio can't even do anything because the second one of them leaves, one of the kids notices and starts crying.

Aaliyah and sage knowing and hating that Tia has managed to find a way to get them to lay down like dogs. It's actually kind of funny how quickly they de-escalate when it comes to babies. How dare she look past their defenses and choose to accept them. That's...the opposite of what's supposed to happen!

Wild and Cal have no idea about the baby fever thing and don't really pin her as the type before Sage is giving them a smirk, All like 'Watch and learn boys." And they can only watch as one of the moms in the village they're in (Probably Tarrey Town), lets their toddler down only for the little bean to bolt straight for Aaliyah. Aaliyah who's gone from >:( i hate it here to OH MYGOSH ITS *Insert toddler name* C'MERE BABY LOOK AT HOW BIG YOU'VE GOTTEN :DDD.

It's a one two knock out. Champ is looking into therapists in the area (And psych wards foff)

AALIYAH BEING A MEAN GIRL IS SO CANON FHOFBF Especially with First. She's foiling him ever. Chance. She. Gets. Tia is both amused and fed up with it.

You said travel-sized and I immediately thought of her just poofing into her fox form whenever she doesn't wanna walk and just...scaling one of the trio's legs before wrapping around they're necks to take a little snooze. Or, if wolfie is there, sleeping on his back <33 (I'm assuming this means she knows Twi is wolfie).

FCIFBFB IMAGINE YOUR JUST A RANDOM BOKOBLIN AND IN COMES THIS GIANT ASS FOX WITH FLAME THROWERS AND CANONS AND THREE LUNATICS ON ITS BACK FIFBF I'D QUIT PERSONALLY-

I might've mentioned this in our last one, but I find it so funny that Tia has to make the moves bc the trio won't let the others even think about it. They can't stop Tia. (It is just a little painful listening to her gush about the three like a school girl with her first crush.)

(there are moments when Aaliyah has to pull Sage aside and just be like "I-...I wasn't that bad...right?" and he's like "Nah. I'd know if you were." When they were both, in fact, worse.)

Should one of the three ramp up the flirting, I think that's when they realize if Tia instigates it, the trio won't CAN'T do anything about it. So it becomes a game to them. When Tia falls, it's all over.

RFHFIBFF ITS SUCH A GOOD SCENE

I also feel like they're the type of group, that just-

Tia, sneaking in:

Champ, lighting up a lantern to reveal he was there: Where were you?

Tia:...Out with the sages.

Sage and Aaliyah, lighting their own lanterns from across the room: Wanna try again?

(FBIFB SAGE AND CHAMP JUST "I don't like you, but for ten minutes of alone time with Tia, I get to use that and you can't claim credit for it.")

[larrysficlibrary]

Smut

Fics that include smut

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"Dear Santa...I know you're very busy and you have lots of toys to make but I wondered if this year I could ask for something else. I changed my mind about the puppy and I'd like to ask if you can help me instead." Miss Fields looks mildly bemused as Beau takes a breath. "I used to have a really cool Doctor: possibly the coolest doctor ever and then he went away only he's back and he helped me feel better and I'd really, really like it is I could say hi to him again." "Who was your doctor, Beau?" Her teacher asks. "Dr. Styles," she replies with a sweet smile. Miss Fields glances over to Sam. "He's just come back into town hasn't he? I'm sure we can arrange for you to say hello..." "My Daddy won't let me," she pouts, scratching a nail against her page a little. She's decorated it with glitter in the colours of the rainbow. "We can ask him if it's alright," Miss Fields suggests. "Perhaps he can come with us?" "Oh, can we?" Beau beams, gasping. Her teacher smiles and rests a gentle hand on her back. "Think of something else you'd like to ask Santa for," she suggests.

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"Look at me," Harry demands lowly, suddenly grabbing Louis' jaw and forcing their eyes together. Louis' face is squished in between the fingers, wide eyes looking up at him when he sneaks a gloved thumb in the corner of his mouth. He smiles, the finger tugging on his bottom lip and opening his mouth slightly, "That's better, blue." Louis' shoulders hunch slightly at the nickname, neck straining to maintain eye contact, his panties get tighter as his cock hardens at the sight, eyes blinking slowly to ease the stinging tears. Catching a glimpse of the growing bulge in Harry's navy trousers, the standing man notices, tsking and shaking his head disappointedly, "I thought you were going to be good tonight. What happened?" "It's just-" Louis looks up at him again with watery eyes, babbling around the thumb in his mouth, "Haven't got to play with you for so long, sir. I need-" Harry nods sympathetically and Louis cuts himself off. "I know, baby. It's okay." the glove fic

[electricfied-wolf]

casper didnt like the upset to his routine, didnt like who the human and rolling stock workers of the track seemed so... sad.

he heard greaseball had gotten hurt with the bright red caboose and the pretty looking electric engine, but no one would let him.

he doesn't understand, greaseball is the coolest, toughest engine out there, he doesnt understand why its taking so long, or my the nice dining car lady is so sad- though he thinks she liked the picture he gave her the other day when she had to go back to her smaller car body-

its months sense the accident that he's allowed to see greaseball, and thats only to say good bye because he has to leave now

"your gonna be okay now right?"

HB

FINALLY tackling this ask

Greaseball is wounded in both a physical and emotional sense. He was hurt by the events of the crash and yet he'd also had his pride hurt not just because he lost, but because everyone knew he was a fraud. Dinah stayed with him during the entire repair process and he knew that she was willing to forgive him, he knew his diesels that came with him still loved him. But what about everyone else? All he can think about as he's getting back onto his feet for the first time in months is what everyone is going to say about him. He's pretty much destroyed his public image, far more than Electra or C.B. have done for themselves. He was the instigator. The root of the problem. He convinced C.B. in the first place. It was all his fault that this entire thing had happened and now he was terrified of facing the consequences. Lube reassures him, as they're helping Greaseball stand, that the company wouldn't call for his repairs if they weren't going to keep him, and they CERTAINLY wouldn't have made sure he was completely 100% restored to his beautiful self if they didn't want him to keep doing his passenger work. He's going to be fine. The humans call the big engine over just before he leaves. He's flagged down and when he (with the help of Tank and Lube) kneels down enough, he meets Casper face to face. And his expression is incredibly soft and even a little emotional as he looks down at the little boy. He's been this kid's hero, and friend, for a pretty long time. And as much as he'd never admit it aloud, this single human child is one of the people he was terrified of disappointing the most. "Oh, I'll be just fine. Trust me. Takes more than a little accident to take out the king of rolling stock...but don't be too blue if you don't see me next year, alright? I got no idea if they'll ever invite me back." Greaseball tells him, and he speaks so soft and gently, holding out a finger and smiling when he feels Casper's tiny little body trying so incredibly hard to hug him. "I'm sure they will." The little boy says. And Greaseball can leave confidently, and rest easy. He's still Casper's hero...and that's one more weight off the big diesel's shoulders.

[devcted]

bee frowns when he insists he has fault, maybe he's right...maybe he has faults and made mistakes. but that doesn't make him bad and that doesn't make what voldemort has done his fault. she sighs softly as herbblie eyes flicker to meet his green. "but that doesn't make this all your responsibility, it is not your fault you were manipulated by the people you trusted most and it's not your fault that you were lead down the wrong path. yes you've made mistakes and you've done things you aren't proud of but that's okay regulus, that's okay because your heart is bigger than the mistakes you've made. the fact you feel guilty over things that weren't even your fault... you're a good person regulus and I just, I just don't want you to get yourself killed over this sort of thing." her voice is filled with emotion, her blue eyes looking at him.

she smiles shyly at his words, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. that night in the cave, she didn't truly know what she was going to do...how she was going to save him from that water, from those monsters. the magic inside her, it was more powerful than even she realized and more powerful than any wizard she'd ever known outside of her father. bee likes to think it was her love for regulus that connected her to her magic, the overwhelming fear of losing him that triggered the ancient power deep with in her. "I just...I couldn't bare the thought losing you." bee says softly.

she sighs, pressing her lips together. it still makes her heart ache, the thought of losing him...she never wants to feel like that again but with an impeding war she fears that it's not the end of the nightmare. "just dont...just don't go anywhere without me." her voice is soft, she reaches up to play with the charm on her necklace. "because I want to protect you too." she wasn't the one who needed saving most of the time, since he wanted to be a hero. "there will be no goodbye between us, not anytime soon... you're going to have a long, wonderful life. I promise." her voice is gentle and filled with so much love for him. bee's eyebrows raise at his words, alluding to the fact he has another secret. "and what is that?" she chuckles.

a blush finds her cheeks at his words, a shiver going down her spine as he touches her skin making her eyes flutter closed at the feeling. "I'd like to make out with you all night..." she giggles "being close to you and in your arms, getting to show you off to all your slytherin friends because you know they're not as cute as you are." she says a crinkle in her nose, smiling fondly as she looks up at him. bee blushes at his words, biting down on her lower lip as her cheeks flush a nice shade of pink. "I...I, yes...." bee blushes. "I belong to you and I always have." she leans against his touch, her soft eyes fluttering at his touch.

bee giggles when he teases her, pointing out she's also ridiculous. she shakes her head slowly at his words her smile growing widely. "telling the coolest guy in hogwarts that I've been completely head over heels for him since I was like fifteen? are you insane?" she shakes her head with a soft laugh. "maybe it's ridiculous but I was scared, you know? the idea of losing you even as a friend." her heart flutters at his words and it's like she can feel every molecule in her body tingling when she hears those words. 'loved you' he loves her? if she wasn't trying to keep it cool right now she would squeal and maybe even do a little dance. but instead she opts for biting down on her soft lips. "you really feel that way for me?" she says, hope and love in her voice. bee feels bad for regulus, the fact he was put into such a situation where he felt forced to be in a relationship with someone who he had no feelings for but she feels even worse that she loves the idea of him kissing daphne greengrass but the entire time it was bee who was on his mind. a shiver goes down her spine as he speaks, his hand moving up her waist as he's positioned between her legs. "you really thought about me that entire time..." she says it more like a statement than a question, a smile creeping up on her lower lip. "it's almost a shame that we wasted so much time pineing after one another, when I could've been touching you like this." her words are soft, almost seductive as her fingers move down his chest, brushing against his vest.

they're so close now, she can smell the peppermint on his breath sending a shockwave through her body. it's like a dream but if she pinches herself she hopes she never wakes up from it as her legs come to wrap around his waist, hooking on them as she gestures him to press closer. hearing that the male wanted her as badly as she wanted him was like poetry as her small fingers move up his chest and trace against his neck unable to keep her hands off of him and before another thought could leave her mind their lips are connecting in a way that almost feels electric, her entire body feeling this warmth she used to only get when they accidentally brush hands but more intense. bee kisses him back deeply, a muffled hum leaving her body as his tongue finds it way into her mouth, dancing against her own before his long fingers wrap into her hair, making her push in closer as she starts to deepen the kiss eagerly.

He wants to believe her; accept that her sweet words are the truth and it isn’t his fault at all, whatever the Death Eaters do. But it’s not that simple and he helped them– even agreed with them at one point. “I did have fault,” he argues, which is very difficult to do because she has the sweetest face he’s ever laid eyes on. She has big, beautiful blue eyes and a warm smile, telling him so confidently that they’ll both be okay. He wants to believe her, because he’s never wanted anything like he wants to have her. If he could choose, he would wipe away all the chaos and pain of their lives and live peacefully together. “I’ll only be okay because you saved me,” he says, admiringly. He looks over her with a softened gaze. “You’re my hero, you know?”

Everything about her is warm and sweet, like the flowers she takes care of in the greenhouse. She even smiles through the tears in her eyes and it touches him a little, that she cares so much. “I would do anything to keep you safe, but I promise to always talk to you first, if I can.” He doesn’t want to hurt her again– he still remembers the sound of her broken cries after he almost died. He should’ve said something to her, but he didn’t think he was worth her love. He thought if he did this for her, it would somehow make up for not saying goodbye, even though it tore him apart not seeing her again. It made him crave death, just thinking of never seeing her beautiful face another time. But he knew if he survived he would see her again, and if he didn’t, he would be granted the death he craved.

But it turns out, when you’re drowning, all of that reasoning you did in your head prior quickly ceases to matter. Instead, you fight for your life because your lungs are burning, everything hurts and you want to see her again, no matter what it takes.

It was like a dream come true and it didn’t feel real when she pulled him from the water, her magic having incapacitated the inferi. She was his guardian angel, but she was real and solid, and he would never stop admiring and loving her for as long as he breathed and even after that.

His words are a careful promise; reassurance that they’re even closer now and nothing could ever completely come between them. Regulus has let her in, even though he’s just barely trusted others in his life. Even with Sirius, he held him at arm’s length, hesitating to discuss their parents or what he’s done as a servant of the Dark Lord. It feels as if Bee is the only one he can truly trust, if he’s honest. “If there are no more secrets between us at all, then there’s one I should probably get off my chest,” he muses teasingly. 

But he’s sure she already knows it, because right now she’s blushing because he suggested they make out on his bed. Her words make him blush in return, a little surprised that she’s so eagerly suggesting they could keep making out even after someone comes in. “Maybe we should make out all night,” he murmurs, leaning in. “It would be fun, showing everyone in Slytherin that the most beautiful girl in the school belongs to me.” He touches her again, stroking her cheek with the back of his hand. “Because you already do belong to me, don’t you?” His voice is as gentle as his touch, brushing across her soft skin.

He smiles at her teasing. “You’re just as ridiculous for not telling me you want this with me.” His hands move up her waist, touching her slowly. She’d giggled when he picked her up, cementing the fact he needs to do this again and again to hear that sweet sound. She needs to be all his, forever. He tries to focus on her words, responding to her confusion. He shakes his head at the way she calls Daphne pretty. “I was never attracted to her because I loved you.” The words slip out before he realizes it, making him pause for a moment. “My parents were the only ones that wanted that relationship. All I could think about was kissing you instead.” He always hated when Daphne kissed him and felt guilty when he tried to imagine it was Bee just to survive it and not seem disgusted. He’s only attracted to her; he can’t imagine feeling this way for anyone else. “No one is beautiful like you…like an angel.” He uses his thumb to trace her cheek this time, and then her jaw. Touching her chin, he tilts it up so she’s meeting his warm gaze. “So beautiful I would daydream about kissing you…Touching you.” His hands slide up her back, touching her body almost possessively, like he could claim it now. She’s not just his friend and she never was. “I think about how pretty you are all the time.”

She utters soft words against his lips when he leans in, asking if it just has to be practice. “It’s not only practicing when I want it this much,” he murmurs in response, just before her lips meet his. Her soft hands cup his face, making him moan as he relaxes into the kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist to pull her body against his. Her mouth is soft and pliant, making it easy to deepen the kiss, slipping his tongue against her lips. He’s wanted to touch her like this since they met and it doesn’t feel real, having her soft lips locked with his, moving slowly so he can feel how perfect they are. He finally gets to savor the taste of her, especially when she allows him entry to swipe into her mouth. His hands slide down her body, pausing at her lower back.

He’s distantly aware of the fact he’s standing between her legs, which are on either side of his waist. Her lips are soft and he doesn’t want to break the kiss out of desperation for her. He’s needed this for too long– pined for years, now. One hand slides into her hair, fingers tangling into soft locks and holding the back of her head, urging her to kiss him harder.

[idk-bruh-20]

"The Big Five"

(This is still related to the MCU I promise!)

A friend recently explained to me about the "Big Five" of Africa - basically the continent's five most iconic animals - and how apparently tourists often get a little obsessive about making sure they manage to see all of them while traveling there. Which can, you know, sometimes lead to stupid and dangerous situations. Given that it's not always a great idea to actively seek out, for example, motherfucking lions.

Anyway, this got me thinking about tourists in MCU New York and how you just know there's a "Big Five" list of heroes. And now I literally cannot stop picturing tourists wandering around NYC hoping to catch glimpses of all five in order to get the "true New York experience," inevitably bumbling themselves into danger on accident in their misguided attempts to collect hero sightings like Pokémon cards.

An entire media ecosystem would develop around things like where to look for each of the five heroes, city tours of those areas, safety tips when witnessing supervillain fights, and the griping of native New Yorkers.

(A sample of common complaints:

"Do they have to clog up the sidewalks though"

"Folks when you see a big blue beam into space do not go towards it??? Follow the evacuation protocol???"

"I don't get the hype about the big five, there are so many cooler heroes that are less mainstream."

"^ plus lots of heroes more challenging to find! I literally see Spider-Man at least twice a week just sitting on the hotdog stand"

"Love the scared shuffle the tour groups do through Hell's Kitchen, and they never even see anything. Come back at night y'all.")

Not to mention, discourse about who should be included in the "Big Five" list would be brutal.

Consider these bonus, objectively hilarious scenarios:

Tourists getting saved by heroes and then being disappointed that their saviors are not part of the Big Five (This actually happens! Tourists in Africa will see the coolest wildlife ever and still be bummed if they didn't get to check off their big five boxes)

Many of the official Avengers would not be included in the Big Five lmao (We said iconic New York superheroes.)

The pettiness, salt, and general bitchery about this. Top tier.

Hawkeye: "What do you mean Daredevil is one of the Big Five and I'm not??"

"Is there an extended ranking or something? Where do I place?"

Does Ironman get to be on the list? Or does California get to claim him?

Peter Parker's face when he learns that Spider-Man is one of the least disputed heroes in the Big Five