#carter x timber

[glitterghost]

Green Creek Mates

↳ Carter Bennett x Timber Wolf

"I am the wolf

You are the wilderness

And

I run through these sheets

With your scent like a hungry

Distant

Lover

Howling in the

Moonlight."

[andreils-bitch]

Gavin Walsh Bennett

I will protect him with my life and if any of you write some fanfics, PLEASE TELL ME SO I GET MORE CONTENT TO CRY OVER.

[92-percent-going-on-93]

Books read in 2019: Heartsong by T.J. Klune

“There was something... I don’t know. Endless. About you and me.”

[kaynothanks]

MASTERLIST

my wattpad: kaynothanks (Stories in English and German)

MARVEL

Every Time I Close My Eyes

Homeless and alone, Carter fought to stay alive on the streets of New York City, merely fiery hatred keeping her warm at night. Her state of living, the death of her family⏤it all was their fault. And Carter would make sure to get her revenge. (Steve Rogers x female!OC) Available only on Wattpad

Sucker-Punch

You hated him, that patriotic idiot that seemingly never stopped spewing around his righteous crap. And he hated you, too and trusted you even less than he liked you⏤how could he not? Fury had hired you the second you had turned your back on HYDRA. (Steve Rogers x Reader) Word-Count: 6k

On His Collar

You hadn't meant to fall for your brother's friend. After the Blip, after you had returned, and after everything had changed, he had been there for you. You liked him⏤a lot⏤only your brother could never find out. (Bucky Barnes x Wilson!Reader) Word-Count: 12k

Shiver Me Timbers

Your life had always been quiet, calm, structured and you liked it that way. When Sarah Wilson, the mother of two of your students, invited you to a family barbecue, you found yourself stepping out of your comfort zone, not knowing it would send you straight into his path. (Bucky Barnes x teacher!Reader) coming soon

Grimwick Island

The government had exiled all power-wielding criminals and their families to a massive man-made island cut off from the country. After a decade, a new law has been passed, allowing the non-wielding children of certain non-violent criminals back onto the mainland⏤putting you under the firm supervision of Sergeant Barnes. (AU!Bucky Barnes x Reader) coming soon

The Bargain Store*

You were a goddess who had made a home of earth. For centuries you lived a secluded life, running your little shop in a quiet part of the city until the bell chimed and an unexpected visitor came to stand before you⏤someone who had sworn to kill you eons ago. Yet again, he was never one to keep his word. (Loki x goddess!Reader) Word-Count: 6.5k

VIKINGS

Deprived 

As King and Queen of Kattegat, most of your days were now spent trying to please your people, listening to their issues, trying to lead them the way they deserved. Though there was one problem on the matter, Ivar hated not having your attention (Ivar the Boneless x Reader) Word-Count: 2k

Dark Souls And Red Magic (Part One)

After the Englishmen slaughtered your sisters, you fled your home country, seeking safety in York, until Vikings came to raid the city. Vikings were a greedy breed. Strength, land, gold, silver, women. They wanted it all. Only what happened if they got their hands on the wrong woman? (Ivar the Boneless x witch!Reader) Word-Count: 13.1k

Blue Blood And Hollow Bones (Part Two)

With Ivar enchanted by your all, you try learning more about the cunning Viking leader, just how he was trying to gather as much about you as you would allow him to. Yet, he didn't even know your name. (Ivar the Boneless x witch!Reader) Word-Count: 16.2k

Green Ash and Dauntless Doves (Part Three) coming soon!

OUTER BANKS

A Crack in the Glass (Part One)

Sarah asked you to meet her new boyfriend, John B, at a kegger-party on the other side of the island, but your not-so-social self quickly flees the scene, only to catch the attention of a certain blonde Pogue. (JJ Maybank x Reader) Word-Count: 8k

A Rift in the Clouds (Part Two)

Sneaking around with a boy was one thing, sneaking around with a Pogue was another. Wanting to keep your relationship a secret and your head on your shoulders, you lied to your mother. A little white lie that had you sitting at the Cameron's dinner table and across from Rafe, the boy you had, in panic, told your mother you were dating. (JJ Maybank x Reader) coming soon

Bright Blue Converse

You had known JJ Maybank was trouble, from the first time you had laid eyes on him visiting your aunt over the summer. He was cheeky, carefree, and all you found yourself wanting. (JJ Maybank x Reader) coming soon

THE HUNGER GAMES

Behind The Sun

When your brother was chosen as a male tribute, you volunteered, swearing to yourself you would get him out of there alive even if it ultimately meant your own death. Hoping anything would change was a stupid thing, just like allowing yourself to feel anything for the male volunteer of District Four⏤you would be forced to kill each other in little under a week, after all. (Finnick Odair x Reader) Word-Count: 20k

STRANGER THINGS

Tape From Hell*

You didn't know how you had even ended up in such a situation, though in the end, you had only yourself to blame. It was an idiotic thing, dating Billy Hargrove. You knew what he was like, which is why you shouldn't even have been surprised to find him flirting with Mrs. Wheeler. Driving home at the end of the day, you ran over something, getting out to check, until that something pulled you into the depth of Brimborn factory. (Billy Hargrove x mindflayed!Reader) Word-Count: 14k

Romeo Died*

It was true what most of the girls whispered about him, he was mean and hot and just as hot-headed. Still, you thought he might be just a little nice too, with him having given you a ride home. You would never have called Billy Hargrove a friend⏤but misery sure does love company. (Billy Hargrove x Reader) Word-Count: 26k and no he doesn't die in this!

Theater Of Denial

Having spent most of your life caged like an animal in a place seperating you from normalcy, you weren't all that much customary to standard human interactions. Put in a place where nothing stood out more than abnormalities⏤high school⏤you find yourself intrigued by the tempestuous aura of none other than Billy Hargrove and well, he just found you odd. (Billy Hargrove x Subject!Reader) coming soon

Stairway Chase

You had always been a good girl, followed the rules⏤even went to church with your parents each Sunday no matter how little you truly cared for the sermons⏤since it was expected of you. Life in Hawkins had always been slow, perhaps even kind of dull, until it suddenly wasn't anymore. (Billy Hargrove x Reader) coming soon

Mr. Brightside*

Billy was your lab partner and he wasn't very nice. He was blunt and grumpy and mean. You tried terribly hard to not let it get to your head until he cussed you out in front of the whole school, that is. Angered, you decided to give him a taste of his own medicine, making it your mission to turn the rest of the school year into his own personal hell. (Billy Hargrove x Reader) coming soon

Killer Queen

Before Billy came along, it had been you that had held a particular reputation among your fellow students. It was all bullshit rumors that had somehow kicked you to the top of the popularity pyramid. And if Billy liked one thing, it was a challenge. (Billy Hargrove x Reader) coming soon

Creepshow

Alcohol was, as you had noticed, perhaps not always the best thing for you. It had all been fun and games with loud music and lots of people⏤a party for the books as the host had oh so gleefully cheered. Until you had ended up drunk on the dance floor and where the hell was your shirt? Your boyfriend wasn't too pleased when he came to pick you up. (Eddie Munson x Reader) coming soon

Amityville

You and Eddie Munson had never exactly gotten along. Perhaps it was his relentless need to push your buttons or the fact that you had once spilled your milkshake over his head and he had hated you ever since. When you find yourself forced to tutor him, the milkshake is bound to make a comeback. (Eddie Munson x Reader) coming soon

THE WALKING DEAD

Walk By Daylight

With you forced to watch the most infuriating prisoner known to what was left of mankind, Negan, you try persuading your boyfriend to end your misery⏤in other words, trip and accidentally shoot the bat-swinging bastard. (Daryl Dixon x Reader) Word-Count: 1k

Menaces And Monsters

It was early on when you found that being cooped up in a settlement was more horror for you than the horror that was awaiting you outside the high walls. So, you packed your bags and got on the road, only to find yourself stuck on a roof in a small town with a rugged stranger and a herd of hungry dead below. (Daryl Dixon x Reader) Word-Count: 21k

Menaces and Monsters (Rewritten) only on Wattpad with 30k words!

Hypocrite

When you went out hunting the last thing you expected was to stumble upon a half-dead male, wounded and bleeding. Almost leaving him to his fate, you decide to believe in the last remnants of good in humanity and bring him with you to your home, nursing him back to health. (Daryl Dixon x Reader) coming soon

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

Basket Case

Exiled from your coven, your family, they had made you do this⏤killing every last one of them and stealing their powers, just like they had stolen yours. The night they had betrayed you, a promise of the fate waiting for them had been sealed. When another coven in the area stumbles upon what you had done, they imprison you to an endless life by your lonesome. That is, until the world shifts. (Kai Parker x witch!Reader) coming soon

[fullmarvelheart]

Wrong Direction (Song Fic AU)

Pairing: Steve x fem!Reader(previously), Steve x Sharon, Bucky x fem!Reader

Word Count: 1,953

Warnings: ANGST!(not kidding ‘bout this one!), heartbreak, mentions of cheating, mentions of emotional abuse and manipulation, Steve is an ass, swearing, lil fluff at the end

A/N:  This is a song fic based off Hailee Steinfeld’s song Wrong Direction. Honestly, it took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to write this and with who. But when I started writing, without picking anyone, Steve somehow came to mind and it fit perfectly in my head. There might be a part two of this, I’m not sure. But if I write one, it’ll be a stand alone (sorta) one shot. I hope you enjoy and know if you ever find yourself with someone like this, you are worth so much more!💕♥️

Main Masterlist

I don't hate you No, I couldn't if I wanted to I just hate all the hurt that you put me through And that I blame myself for letting you Did you know I already knew?

Locked away in the bedroom of your apartment, you wished you could erase the image in your head. The memory of what you saw made you feel like you were going to throw up. But instead of running to the bathroom, you laid on your bed, curled into a ball with tears streaming down your cheeks, not willing to move. At. All.  

But what hurt worse than what he did, what your Steve did, was that you didn’t hate him. You still loved him with all your heart, with all your soul. And you hated that!

Couldn't even see you through the smoke Lookin' back, I probably should have known But I just wanted to believe that you were out sleepin' alone

All the excuses about mission reports, working late, or mission planning that kept him away from you really should have given it away. Natasha had even come up to you to voice her concerns weeks ago. But he wouldn’t do that to you. Not your Steve that loved you, or so he said. So you believed.

It was only a matter of time, really. He still brought that stupid compass around with him everywhere. And even though his first love passed on years ago, he just couldn’t let go. No matter how much you wished, begged, that he could.

No one could compete with Peggy. Well, no one but her it seemed.

Love me with your worst intentions Didn't even stop to question Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven Love me with your worst intentions Painted us a happy ending Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven

You knew going into this relationship that part of him still loved Peggy Carter, but you had hoped he would grow to love you more. After the first date, you knew, you knew you couldn’t get rid of Carter, that her memory would be a constant with him. He talked about her during your date, not that much, but enough to remind you that you’re not her. 

But you ignored it.

In the beginning of your new relationship, she was mentioned every now and then. Sometimes he’d point out similarities between you two. As time progressed, his memories morphed into criticism that was like a shot to the heart each time. 

“Peggy would have never let someone talk to her like that.”

“Peggy’s red lipstick color looked better than the one you put on.”

“Could you, at least, try to act professionally. Peggy would have never acted like this on a mission.” 

He’d never say those around others, not intentionally. There were a few slip ups that he somehow turned back on you. 

But regardless, you still loved him. You wanted to be someone strong, someone dependable for him, someone like Peggy. Though, it never seemed like enough.

When things started getting too far downhill, he’d remind you that he loved you. He’d talk about a future with you. But you realized that that future was never meant for you. He’d never be able to picture you in it.

And it's so gut-wrenchin' Fallin' in the wrong direction

And it hurt. So, so much. It hurt. You should have recognized the signs. You should have never went on a second date. But it was too late. You fell for someone who didn’t love you back and who let you fall. Someone who let you fall without even trying to catch you.

On my tip-toes But I still couldn't reach your ego Guess I was crazy to give you my body, my mind Don't know what I was thinkin' 'til now Everyone thinks that your somebody else You even convinced yourself

You tired to be supportive of him, be the woman he needed by his side, be the partner he never had, but there was never room in the spotlight for you. The people didn’t care that you were also an Avenger whenever Captain fucking America walked in. Always preaching about how he fought the bullies of the universe to protect those who couldn’t, making women swoon and children see him as a hero. When did he stop practicing what he preached?

Looking back on all the things you’d done with him, all the ways you opened up and became vulnerable to him, you knew why you gave in. Why you ignored the red flags. Because, like everyone else, you had this perfect image of Steve in your mind. The wall of muscle, who was incredibly sweet and adorably shy, could never become the type of person he hated. The disrespectful and rude people who truly didn’t give others a chance at being happy with themselves. Funny how he even believed that himself. He always said he looks out for the little guys. He didn’t see the hypocrisy or how he made you feel scared for even pointing it out to him. 

Couldn't even see you through the smoke Lookin' back, I probably should have known But I just wanted to believe that you were out sleepin' alone

The longer your relationship progressed, the less you would see of him. You’d sometimes catch him in the hallway or kitchen, and he’d talk to you like nothing had changed. You’d go days without seeing him. Instead of your boyfriend, his best friend would spend time with you in order to help cheer you up, though nothing sexual or anything like that ever happened. Of course, you wouldn’t cheat on Steve, couldn’t even think of it. It was merely a friendship that grew the longer you two interacted that always made you smile. It didn’t always work, though. Some days when he’d manage to come back to your place, at all times of the night, he’d often see you sitting next to Bucky on the couch laughing at some romcom, or Disney movie, and then accuse you of sleeping with his best friend. The arguments always ended with Steve storming off and you breaking down while your new best friend tried to calm you.

Bucky would ask if you were okay, you’d lie saying you’re fine, you’re sure he’s just busy, that he has something else he needs to take care of.

Bucky had never said anything about Sharon. Did he know? Did he know and not tell you?

Love me with your worst intentions Didn't even stop to question Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven Love me with your worst intentions Painted us a happy ending Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven

Honestly, you wouldn’t even be surprised if everyone at the Tower knew. You’d turned a blind eye to it all, hoping to save yourself from the hurt. Didn’t work so well in the end.

But now, now you can’t recall why you put up with everything. Why you hadn’t ended things earlier. The neglect from your own partner had become a typical thing, the harsh comments, or things he’d pick apart about you or what you did or wore, you considered normal. So why would you stay with him? Why didn’t you see what he was doing to you? Why didn’t you leave?

And it's so gut-wrenchin' (ooh, ooh) Fallin' in the wrong direction (ooh, ooh)

And with those thoughts, you realized he just hadn’t broken your heart, shattered it into a million pieces. No, he had damaged your soul too. He made you dependent on him, on his approval.

How did you sweep me right off my feet? Baby, I can't keep falling in the wrong direction How did you sweep me right off my feet? Right off my feet

You can’t place what made you agree to a second date, or a third, where things started to shift out of your control. How could you be so naïve to even agree to the first date when you knew he was still in love with Peggy Fucking Carter?

Well, you couldn’t, you wouldn’t do this anymore. You wouldn’t ignore the image of Steve fucking Sharon in the bathroom of the party you’d come from not long ago. They hadn’t even noticed you, how cruel is that? You wouldn’t let him break you apart any longer. You needed to do what you should have done a long time ago.

Couldn't even see you through the smoke Lookin' back, I probably should have known But I just wanted to believe that you were out sleepin' alone

You were so lost in you head, that you didn’t hear the knock at your door, the sound of it opening and closing, or even when the person walked into your room and kneeled in front of you.

“Doll? What happened?” It was the soft timber of Bucky’s voice that brought you back to the present. His fingers gently brushed the hair out of your face before he wiped the tears from your cheeks.

“Did you know?” You croak, voice breaking. When he only looks at you in concerned confusion, your eyes squeeze together as you force yourself to say it out loud for the first time. “Did you know Steve was cheating with Sharon?”

His eye brows jump to his forehead before they furrow in anger.

“No, I didn’t.” He growls. “But I’m guessing that’s the reason for why you left so suddenly or why I couldn’t find him to ask where you went.”

When you nod, he sighs, pinching between his eyebrows as his metal arm curls into a fist. 

“I’m going to kill him. Only after I take care of you.” He states before falling silent. “Y/n, I know I’ve brought this up several times, but-”

“I’m leaving him.” You interrupt, watching as his lip curls into a soft but happy smile. And you know he’s happy because you’ll finally be able to start healing. He’s been waiting for you to realize this on your own. And you’re grateful for that, and for him.

Love me with your worst intentions Didn't even stop to question (oh, no) Every time you burned me down Don't know how, for a moment it felt like heaven Love me with your worst intentions Painted us a happy ending (ooh) Every time you burned me down (me down) Don't know how, for a moment, it felt like heaven

After helping you out of bed and brushing your hair while you cleaned off the ruined makeup caked to your face, Bucky hands you your favorite pair of pjs that haven’t been worn in a while because Steve didn’t like them. You glance at him self consciously, only for him to reassure you with a bright smile. With one last nervous look, you turn back towards the bathroom. When the fabric rests against your skin, a wave of comfort washes over you and you curl your arms around yourself. It’s not much, but it’s a start to finding yourself again.

When you exit the bathroom, you find Bucky perched on the couch with your favorite snacks and favorite movie queued up. You snag the blanket from on top of your bed then curl up into Bucky on the couch.

“Can you help me change my locks after I break up with him?” You ask softly.

“Course, doll. Whatever you need help with, I’m here.” You tear up at the sincerity of his voice, the care, the concern.

“Thank you.” You whisper as the movie begins to play.

“Always.” His arm curls you into his side more and he refuses to let go.

And it's so gut-wrenchin' Fallin' in the wrong direction

[lady-griffin]

Characters That Might Be Introduced in Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms

This is just my own personal speculation, based on what I think might happen in Season 4 and what YJ has given us so far. I’m sure that I’ve missed plenty of characters that others 100% believe or know will be making an appearance...but, I can’t do anything about that. 

While the majority of the characters on this list are ones we haven’t met before, there are a few we have met in the show - I included these characters, because I think they might be added to the ever-growing roster of heroes or have a more prominent role to play. 

This is really long, but I had fun doing it and I hope you enjoy it. 

Characters We've Met Already

Part I: Prominent Future Role

     M’comm M’orzz/Ma'alefa'ak

M’gann’s younger brother who wants to start a white revolution on Mars. We met him in season 3 during the episode of “Away Mission,” where he was a major focal point.

There are a couple of factors for why I think he’ll play a prominent role.

He’s M’gann’s younger brother and as several people have speculated upon, this season’s tagline of “Phantoms” might be in reference to our main characters’ own personal phantoms from their pasts, rather than literal ghosts. Also given how M’gann has a new little brother in Gar, who was given more prominence last season – there could be something there.

M’Comm wants to start a White Revolution and we know M’gann, Conner, J’onn, and Gar (I believe) will be heading to Mars, either before or at the beginning of Season 4. Since J’onn/Martian Manhunter is usually the last Green Martian – some dark stuff may be awaiting our heroes on Mars or occur while they’re there.

I think he’ll play a significant role in the upcoming season. 

     Jason Todd/Red Hood

Jason is a prominent member of the Batfamily and we’ve already learned that he was the Robin after Dick, but died before Season 2 began. 

In Season 3 – he was also an easter egg in “Nightmare Monkeys,” where he died in Beast Boy’s mind, along with other fallen comrades.

More importantly, in “Rescue Op,” we actually met him as the Red Hooded Ninja on Infinity Island. Towards the end of that episode there was attention given to the fact that he recognized Dick and therefore his memory was returning.

I can definitely see him having a more significant part in the future. He would most likely be Dick’s main phantom, if that’s the case for Season 4. 

     Big Barda

One of Granny’s most loyal generals and the leader of the furies before she defects against Darkseid. We were introduced to her in Season 3, in “Influence" - she fought against the Justice League, but more importantly she was saved by Superman. While it’s clear that Granny hurting her or being willing to sacrifice her is par for the course, it seemed pretty clear (to me) that Superman reshaped her outlook on life. 

We never saw her again, so more than likely she defected after Superman saved her.

Given her usual importance to the plot of Darkseid as well as the fact that her main love interest is Scot Free – I think there is more than a good chance we’ll see her again in Season 4.

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In the third season, each of these characters were introduced in a single episode. Given their significant relationships to either a character or a plot element that is important to Young Justice - it seems more than likely we’ll see them play a larger role in the upcoming season.

Part II: Minor Future Role

     Harper Rowe/Bluebird

She was a minor character in Season 3, but she was also pretty prominent. Given that she’s a hero in the comics, I can see Harper being a new hero added to the roster. I can’t say how prominent she’ll actually be, but I can definitely see her playing a minor role.    

     Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl

Courtney is a pretty prominent young hero in DC and she made several appearances in Season 3 – with her show (Stargirl) where she reported and interviewed young heroes. So, maybe she’ll have decided instead of just interviewing heroes, she’ll become one herself. 

     Cisco Ramon/Vibe

For a character who was just being bullied they paid a decent amount of attention to him. Now maybe he was just a prominent Easter Egg for fans (CW’s The Flash), but it could also be YJ laying some slight ground work for him in the future.

     Cassandra Cain/Orphan

Orphan is a member of the Batfamily and her mother is Lady Shiva - The Light’s new enforcer, who we got to know decently well in Season 3. Because of that, I think there could be something there to explore in Season 4.

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I don’t really think any of these guys will be major characters, but I’m betting we’ll at least see them in the background as heroes. Similar to how Stephanie Brown and others were introduced as easter eggs and then in the following season we saw them working as heroes.

In addition, there are of course other minor hero/super-powered characters whom we’ve already met (Arrowette, Spoiler, Mist etc.) and any one of them could get more screen time, it’s honestly anyone’s guess; I just don’t have anything specific to speculate about for them.

Characters We Haven’t Met 

Part I: Legion of Super-Heroes/Time Travel

Based on the idea that the Legion of Super-Heroes and time travel could play a significant role in Season 4 – which is based on how season 3 ended with an unknown woman wearing a Legion Ring. 

Legion of Super-Heroes

The Legion of Super-Heroes are a superhero team from the 31st Century; they are similar to The Justice League, but they protect and defend the United Planets. 

     Tinya Wazzo/Phantom Girl

Phantom Girl is a member of the Legion, so based off that and her name, there’s a decent chance we’ll meet her. I can’t say how big of role she’ll actually have, but I feel confident in saying this season won’t be named after her; it’ll just be fun little tie-in, if she does make an appearance.

     Querl Dox/Brainiac 5

Brainiac is a very prominent member of the Legion and knowing that they will play some role, it’s not a stretch to say he’ll also play a role. 

Brainiac 5, or at least in the WB animated show, was the inventor of the Legion Ring, as well as the ability to time-travel. 

Given his relation to one of Superman’s greatest enemies, Brainiac, who could definitely be a threat to both the League and The Light (if Brainiac even appears), I can definitely see Brainiac 5 playing a role. 

But, just his promience within the Legion is enough reason to speculate he’ll make an apperance.

     Imra Ardeen/Saturn Girl

Given Saturn Girl’s usual importance and prominence to the Legion (founding member), plus the fact that it was a waitress wearing the ring – it could very well have been her at the end of Season 3.

And even if it wasn’t her, she will still likely make an apperance. 

Other Members of the Legion of Super-Heroes who we could meet: Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, Timber Wolf, Chameleon Boy, etc.

     Michael Carter/Booster Gold

Booster Gold is a pretty popular character who has appeared in many other works and is intrinsically linked with time-travel. On top of that, he typically has (or had) a good friendship with the old Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), so maybe we’ll see some reverse-mentor relationship with him and Jaime, the new Beetle – Jaime teaching him what it actually means to be a hero.

In general, I think he would just be a fun and new kind of personality to be brought in. 

     Future Kids (Lian Nguyen-Harper, Damian Wayne, Jon Kent, Tornado Twins, etc).

Given how time-travel will possibly be an element in Season 4, I think there’s a chance we’ll have an episode set in the future, starring the next generation of heroes. Maybe not all the kids we saw in “Home Fires,” but probably some of them.

Part II: The Phantom Zone  

I have the theory that Granny’s X-Pit is a type of Phantom Zone or at least based off the real thing.

Granny herself even called the pit the Ghost Dimension (which just sounds like another name for the Phantom Zone). So, it seems very likely to me that given the title of Season Four, the prominence of The Phantom Zone in DC, and how the X-Pit worked in YJ -- that The Phantom Zone will make an appearance in season 4, if not play an important part.

There could be lots of ways they could incorporate it into the show.

Maybe it works as a prison. The prison cells are like the red boxes Granny used to protect herself and thus there’s no chance of prisoners escaping the Zone, because if they try leave their cells, they’ll experience excruciating pain

Depending on how the Phantom Zone would work in in YJ, I feel like those who escape the Phantom Zone or are from there, could be called Phantoms.

While I do personally think the tagline Phantoms will refer to our main heroes’ own personal phantoms, the tagline could also be in reference to other elements of the season (like the Phantom Zone).

      Kara Zor-El/Supergirl

Supergirl is an important and popular character in the DC and given the prominence of the Batfamily in YJ, it seems a bit odd that the Superfamily is rather lacking in comparison. 

Supergirl has been a part of the Legion of Super-Heroes and due to her popular CW Show - she is more recently associated with the Phantom Zone. In her show, she ended up being stuck in the Phantom Zone which is why she arrived on Earth so much later than Clark. YJ could do something like that or maybe she’ll have been stuck in the Phantom Zone until the 31st Century. 

The introduction of Supergirl could be an interesting storyline in association with Conner (and Clark). We know that Clark has been interested in finding other Kryptonians and Kara is certainly more than just another Kryptonian.

She’s also a likely candidate to be the waitress who was wearing the Legion Ring. 

     Mon-El

A Daxxamite who’s a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes and is also strongly associated with the Phantom Zone. Given how in Season 1, Superman thought that Shazam and Icon were potential Kryptonians, there could be something interesting there with Mon-El – especially since his species are so similar to Kryptonians.

In the comics, Mon-El had been inspired by Superboy into becoming a hero, but he was put in the Phantom Zone because he had an incurable disease; he was later saved by Brainiac 5 in the 31st Century. So that could be another potential storyline for Superboy in Season 4.

Mon-El has also gotten some more recognition in recent years, due to his role in CW’s Supergirl.

Also, when I was looking up a picture for him to use, I learned that there is another version of Mon-El, where he is a descendent of House El/Superman. 

So maybe that version will be introduced instead of the Daxxamite one, I don’t know. 

     Zod Trio -- Zod, Ursa, Non

I don’t actually think these guys will be important to Season 4, if even they are introduced. But they are important Superman Villains and they’re usually connected with the Phantom Zone – given how many continuities they are prisoners of said Zone. 

So, it seemed silly to not speculate about them at least making an appearance or small cameo, if not something more. 

Part III: Darkseid and Meta-Trafficking  

     Scott Free/Mister Miracle

Scott or Scot is Darkseid’s adopted son and the biological son of Highfather, so it feels safe to say that he’ll be a part of the show at some point. Especially, given the increase prominence of Darkseid as well as how much we’ve seen of the New Gods, Motherboxes/Fatherboxes, and the two worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips.

Scot is a defector of Apokolips or more accurately was never broken by the place. He is known for being able to escape any imprisonment - particularly Granny’s Orphanage/X-Pit, so if there’s a return of the X-Pit, Scot would be a great asset to our heroes.

Given how we’ve been introduced to the X-Pit quite thoroughly in Season 3, I think that Scot’s ability to free himself would be all the more impressive, and a quick way to establish this new character and his skills. 

In addition, while we didn’t meet the real Orion, we do know that he exists in this universe. Orion is the adopted son of Highfather and the biological one of Darkseid. In the comics, Scot and Orion were traded as part of a Peace Treaty between the worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips. 

Basically, he’s due to make an apperance. 

     Princess Koriand’r of Tamaran/Starfire

The plots of Season 2 and 3 were largely focused on the kidnapping, experimenting, and trafficking of meta-human children/teenagers, so given all of that - Starfire seems very likely to be included in YJ.

Or at the very least, YJ has laid down the groundwork for her to be introduced - whether or not they’ll use that, we’ll have to see.

Starfire’s origin is that she is a Tamerean Princess who was taken and experimented on, which resulted in her gaining powers (more powers). So, in the YJ universe she would essentially be a Meta-Tamerean. 

Starfire could be a great way to show that the Meta-Gene exploitation isn’t just an earth/human problem anymore, as many more beings across the universe are being experimented on and turned into living weapons.

Thus, expanding upon the trafficking story thread that was introduced in Season 3. 

In general, Starfire’s origin story fits very well with the trafficking/meta-experimenting storylines that we’ve gotten so far and I think her presence would add something new.

Given the popularity of Teen Titans and the prominence of Nightwing, Beast Boy, and Cyborg in YJ, it seems more than likely that Star will be a character in the show. 

Also, we know that Arsenal will be on the Covert Team and that Jason is alive, so maybe if Star is introduced, we’ll see a version of the Outlaws in YJ. Which could be fun. 

Finally, she is one of Nightwing’s main love interests, so there could be some personal drama to be had, if the show goes down that route, which they may not. 

Starfire obviously doesn’t have to be a love interest for Nightwing to be added into the story. 

While I love RobStar (+ Dickbabs), I feel like sometimes Star is just limited to being Nightwing’s other girlfriend. So, if she is introduced in YJ, I would not be opposed to other storylines involving her without Nightwing. 

In my personal opinion, not including Star would be such a wasted opportunity, given what YJ has already established so far.

Part IV: Zatanna’s Protégé(s) / Magic-Based Characters

I have a small theory, that magic might play a larger role in season 4. This is mostly based on the fact that magic has been pushed to the background in the past two seasons. Also, the title of ‘Phantoms’ makes me think of the supernatural (aka Magic). 

We also know that Zatanna will have protégés, as in plural. Now she already has Thirteen, so at the very least we can say that one new magical-based character will be introduced to the team or the hero side. 

     The Phantom Stranger

A mysterious mystic who battles supernatural forces. It’s unlikely he’ll be a protégé for Zatanna, but I mentioned him first, because of his name. Which is the main reason for why I think he, out of all the magical characters in DC, could make an appearance.

Similar to Phantom Girl, I don’t think the season’s tagline will come from his name, but it might just be a nice little tie-in regardless.

     Eddie Bloomberg/Kid Devil aka Red Devil

Blue Devil has made a few minor appearances in Seasons 1 & 2 and given how Kid Devil was once his sidekick in the comics, I think there’s a decent chance Red Devil we’ll make an appearance.

He’s a character who I think many people might not know about or at least not a lot about; and YJ does like to shine a light on those characters.

Eddie started out as human kid/teenager who became Kid Devil - sidekick to Blue Devil. He ended up making a deal with a demon and got demonic powers and looks to match - possibly related to that, he had a falling out with Blue Devil and stopped being his sidekick.

I’m pretty fuzzy on the details of his story, as I’m not super familiar with his character; but the broad strokes that I do know, I think could really work for YJ.

He starts  out as the sidekick of Blue Devil (maybe he knows the team), but he has a falling out with Blue or goes off on his own – and gets his demonic powers, becoming Red Devil. Or something like that.

As he becomes Zatanna’s protégé (trying to learn to control his magical powers), he also has to work on his strained relationship with Blue Devil.

It could be a similar story to Red Arrow’s from Season 1, a nice throwback with a new character. And a character who while being new, does already have some slight groundwork laid out for his introduction - with Blue Devil already existing in YJ.

Again, I’m just throwing ideas out here and speculating. 

     Zachary Zatara

Several people have pointed out that Zachary is a more likely candidate to be Zatanna’s new protégé than Raven is - who was the first person I thought of - given how Zachary is Zatanna’s cousin. 

And yeah, I think there’s a decent enough chance for him becoming a character in Season 4. 

He’s related to a former member of the OG Team and like Eddie, he’s not really a character many people are super familiar with, so that could work in his favor.

It could also be fun to have someone back on the team who has magic like Zatanna and if Zachary was part of the team, we would probably see more of Zatanna – which would be great.

One problem I do have though, is if he does exist in this universe - why didn’t Zatanna move in with his parent(s) (her aunt or uncle) when her father became the host for Doctor Fate.

Of course, that could just be because in season one they had never intended for him to exist in the show, but now things have changed. 

And in Season 2, we were given no indication that Beast Boy had been with the Doom Patrol or that they had died tragic deaths in between the time his mother died and when he joined the team. So yeah....

Zachary is a likely candidate to be added, especially in regard to Zatanna have multiple protégés (or at least 2). 

     Rachel Roth/Raven 

Unlike Starfire, Raven’s main story arc involving Trigon doesn’t really relate to what has been going on in Young Justice so far. Nonetheless, it seems very likely she’ll be included - given the popularity of TT, plus Nightwing, Beast Boy, and Cyborg being prominent characters. 

Raven  shouldn’t be limited by the existence of Trigon; as you easily have Raven in a story, without Trigon being front and center, in my opinion. And, it would be nice seeing other storylines involving Raven that don’t include Trigon, or at least not having him be a major factor.

There’s nothing specific that makes me think Raven will be introduced in Season 4, but –

She could definitely be Zatanna’s new protégé or at least one of them. And, while in the comics Zatanna and Raven haven’t always gotten along – there’s no reason that has to be the case in YJ. Plus, in Bombshells, Raven is Zatanna’s pseudo/adopted daughter.

Though, I think Raven being the protégé of Doctor Fate might work a bit better. 

Also, in regard to my personal theory that magic will become more prominent, Raven would be a great way to go about doing that, especially with her wide range of powers and abilities. 

While, I don’t think a story needs Trigon to have Raven – her being the daughter of one of the great evils of the universe, could certainly be a bonding element for her and the other heroes who also have supervillain relatives. 

Plus, Raven being the portal to Trigon (this seemingly unstoppable force) could be something interesting to explore in regards to Darkseid’s and the Light’s plans. Maybe Darkseid and the Light would perceive Raven as a major threat and want to get rid of her and perhaps even the good guys would also see her as a threat that needs to be stopped. 

There’s just so much that YJ could do with Raven. And while I would love for her a main or secondary character, I think she could be an interesting neutral party or a single-episode character. 

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There are many other magical characters that could be introduced to YJ, but it feels silly to list a whole bunch of characters, just because they have magic. 

Part V: Random Characters

     Rose Wilson/Ravager and Joe Wilson/Jericho

Two of Deathstroke’s children who operate as heroes. I can see a lot being done with these two in YJ, especially with Deathstroke being a member of the Light. They could potentially bond with the other characters who also have supervillain parents and maybe even bond with Tara over the terrible parenting skills of Deathstroke. .

     Natasha Irons/Steel aka Starlight aka Vaporlock

Natasha is the niece of John Henry Irons/Steel who had a very minor role in Season 3, but nonetheless was introduced to the audience. In addition, Natasha has been associated with Infinity Inc, Lex Luthor’s group of “superheroes” who were also introduced in Season 3.

And while I could be mistaken, as I don’t know much about her, when she was part of Infinity Inc., she was injected with a serum that unlocked her meta-gene, giving her powers.

Natasha could possibly be introduced in Season 4, as a lot of the elements to her story, are already part of Young Justice. 

Green Lanterns

I think there’s a decent chance of us meeting a new Green Lantern, especially a younger one - as they would be a member of the Covert Team or the Outsiders. 

     Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern 

She's recently been popularized or at least introduced to many fans through the show DC Superhero Girls (2019) and I think if there was a combination of that version and her comic book counterpart – you could have a really compelling character for YJ. 

In the comics, Jess suffers from extreme anxiety, which is such an interesting and unique folly for a Green Lantern to have. And, I just think there’s a lot of story potential to be explored in that dilemma. 

     Keli Quintela/Teen Lantern

From what I’ve seen of Keli, I think she could be a fun addition. Just for the sheer fact that she uses the Green Lantern power completely different than every other Lantern we’ve seen – that alone is enough reason for her to be added.

     Kyle Raynor

One of the major Green Lanterns of DC. Like the two ladies above, there’s nothing specific with what we’ve been given so far in YJ to indicate he’ll be included, but I just think because of his status among fans, if the show was to introduce another GL – he has a decent shot.

     Vic Sage/Question

Since Season 1, I thought Question would be a great addition to the hero side – as the typical conspiracy stuff he obsesses over and discovers to be true, actually does align with what The Light has consistently been doing.

In general, he would be a fun character to add. Also, if we’re thinking of potential new protégés - Vic Sage could be the current Question and there could be a young (or at least somewhat young) Renee Montoya - under his care/tutelage. Or Renee could just be Question - either works for me.

I loved Question in JLU and would love to see him again.

Finally,

Wally West/ Kid Flash (former)

I think there’s a very good chance we’ll see the return of Wally in Season 4. Especially since Season 3 left us with many little hints that he’s not really dead.

Also, in regards to the idea that the tagline of “Phantoms” could be about the team’s personal ghosts haunting them, well Wally is a ghost for many of our characters - so that fits rather perfectly.

Or, maybe he ended up in the Phantom Zone. Or if ‘Phantoms’ is referring to more literal ghosts, even that still works in regards to Wally, as he’s presumed dead. Or maybe, he was jumped through time and somehow ended up in the 31st century (w/ the Legion of Super-Heroes). 

Maybe I’m wrong, but it just seems very likely Wally will be returning.

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And now we’re finally done. 

As I’ve mentioned before, this is just my own speculation and I’m sure I’ve missed several characters. Also, I obviously don’t think all of these characters will be introduced in Season 4, but to me they all have somewhat of a chance. 

And yeah...that’s it. 

I hope you enjoyed this extremely long list of characters who I think could be introduced in Season 4 of Young Justice. 

[buckys-broody-muffin]

Dearest Hal

Prompt- imagine dating Hal and suddenly a woman comes up and says she's dating him too. You're devastated and Hal insists that it's a lie. You trust him but you've been cheated on before and don't know how to handle it. Turns out that she only did that because Hal wasn't interested in her.

Pairing: Hal Carter x reader

Warning: Starts angsty, but ends fluffy, mentions of past cheating.

A/N: written for @the-ss-horniest-book-club drunk drabbles ♥️

Your heart hammered in your chest as you waited for Hal to stop by the barn.

"Hey darling." Hal greeted shirtless. His jeans hanging low on his hips and you swallowed the excess saliva in your mouth at the sight of him.

He leaned in to kiss you, only for you to pull away. His smile dropped and he frowned.

"What's going on?" He asked putting his hands on his hips.

"Is it true?" Your voice shook and eyes welled to the brim as your fingers fiddled with the button on your dress.

"Is what true?"

"Are you also seeing another woman?" You watched his face contour through many emotions.

"NO!" He yelled a bit louder than intended. "I'm not seeing anyone else. Where did you hear this?"

"From the woman who claims to be your girlfriend Hal. If it's true just please tell me now because I don't want this to hurt." Your tears rolled down your feverish cheeks and you inhaled a shaky breath.

Hal scoffed. "Lemme guess. Katrina right? She's had a crush on me since forever but I've never been interested in her. I'm only interested in you and I love you."

"How do I know you're not lying? Hal, you know what happened in my last relationship... I don't know what to do. I have to get outta here." You pushed past Hal. Ignoring his calls after you.

*******

It would be 3 days before you saw Hal again. You saw him once again sweaty and shirtless working on little old Rose's house.

In the meantime, the rumor you had heard that he was also dating Katrina turned out to be fake news. She was as Hal described it, jealous of the fact he only had eyes for you.

You walked over to him. Your dress fanning around you with the assistance of the wind. Hal dropped the timber from his grip and smiled so widely that your whole world lit up.

You ran into his open arms with an 'oomph' sound effect. Breathing in his musky scent of sweat and earth.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." You muttered into his chest as he buried his face in your neck. Hal pulled away and leaned against your forehead.

"Please from now on, trust my words and no-one else's. You got it?"

"I got it." Your lips met halfway. The lips you've been craving for the days you didn't see him. You trusted him and you would learn to trust his words with the actions he showed you.

My teensy-weensy taglist: @jobean12-blog @finleyjayne

[blog-sliverofjade]

Hearth Fires 6:  Animals

Pairing: Remi Denier x OFC

Summary:  Lorel Maddox just wants to live as a human, run her bakery in peace, and forget. Unfortunately, the alpha of the local leopard pack has very different ideas.

Remi Denier doesn’t know what to make of the female Changeling who wants nothing to do with him or the RainFire pack. He does know that he has a driving need to protect her. Even if it’s from herself.

While they’re embroiled in a battle of wills, there’s a war brewing on the horizon. The outside threat could not only destroy everything they hold dear, but tear apart the fragile new bonds of the Trinity Accord, plunging the world into bloodshed to rival the Territorial Wars of centuries past.  

Word count: 1691

Content warning: Racist cop

Hearth Fires Masterlist

Beta read by the matchless pandabearer

           The officers eased up when they realized that Lorel was in 100% human form, which was a short and plump one, at that; someone had told her once that in her pretty dresses she looked about as dangerous as a cupcake.  Appearances certainly were deceiving, after all, since she could probably do significant damage to the woman currently carrying on outside. While the thought was definitely tempting, she knew she wasn’t fast enough to get past four cops before they could take her down.  That was her cat’s risk assessment, not hers. She was still frozen in shock.

           Looking like they’d stepped into The Twilight Zone , they lowered their weapons.  She felt the same way, her brain trying to wrap itself around the presence of Enforcement in her bakery for anything other than coffee and donuts.

           One stepped forward to ask her some questions and she answered truthfully.  The absurdity of the situation and their authoritative tone had her operating mostly on autopilot while she focused on keeping her ocelot under control.  The cat bared its teeth at the intruders, wanting to drive them off its territory.

        It quickly became obvious that the snotty woman had reported that Lorel had threatened and stalked her down the street.  Naturally, she was more than happy to disabuse them of that falsehood.

           “Would you like to see the camera footage?” she offered.

           Three of the quartet followed her, the other went to question the other party.  She only used the small office off the kitchen to meet customers with large custom designs like wedding cakes.  Usually, she placed orders from her organizer while having tea or a bite to eat at one of the tables on the sidewalk out front, although that would probably change soon with the weather.

           The portable device was perfectly capable of displaying the CCTV feed, but the screen in the back was larger.  She slipped behind the desk and tried not to feel claustrophobic with the black-clad officers filling the rest of the tiny space between her and the door.  Their scents filled the room, making it hard for her to breathe.

           Lorel closed the sketches she’d been working on to bring up the video.  There was no sound, but it was plain from their body language that the blonde was the aggressor.  She’d been too shocked at the time to note the other woman’s belligerent stance and excessive gesticulations.  As for herself, she looked like someone had smacked her across the face with a fish. She had only moved to grip the counter once the vile words had sunk in, trying to keep from leaping over the counter.  Thankfully she never actually lunged for her throat.

           The trio relaxed as they watched, alternately annoyed, exasperated, disgusted, and resigned.  Not that much of their emotions showed on their faces; it was their scents that gave them away.  A part of her brain filed that realization away to freak out over later.  

           Once the video caught up to when the cops entered, she hit pause.  They asked more questions, most of which washed over her without fully registering in her mind.  She was still reeling emotionally, and her cat was too on edge over the strange predators. A couple of lips pursed, and she thought she caught an eye roll when she got to the part that had been the last straw and she kicked the blonde out.  Their obvious distaste at the false report had her cat easing down a bit, giving her room to breathe.

           “Thank you, miss.”  

           Now that she was no longer fighting the all-encompassing urge to attack, she noted the name on his uniform.  Sugiyama. They’d introduced themselves once they realized she wasn’t even armed with so much as a spatula, but she’d been too off-balance to absorb the information at the time.

           “Maddox.  Lorel Maddox.”  They responded automatically to the ritual of etiquette when she offered a handshake.  She smiled, careful to not flash any more teeth than absolutely necessary. While they appeared genial now, she still didn’t want to give them an excuse to think that she was threatening them in the enclosed space.  Her cat didn’t like being crowded in there at all and she was afraid of how it’d react if subjected to any more stress. “Would ya’ll like a copy of the video?”

           “No, I don’t think that’ll be necessary,” Sugiyama, apparently the senior officer since he’d been doing most of the speaking, shook his head.  “The sheriff will want to speak with you, though.”

           Moving out of sheer habit, she escorted them to the front where she plied them with samples and coffee.  Her hands shook as she went through the motions. She knew that not all such interactions between Changelings and Enforcement went so peacefully.  Was that what she’d intended? She thought she was going to be sick.

           Her cat wanted to hunt her down and rip her throat out.

           Invisible bugs crawled across Remi’s skin.  He flexed his foot a little harder on the pedal and the vehicle responded readily with a burst of speed that pressed him back against the seat.  He could have set it to autopilot once he’d reached the highway, but the safety protocols would’ve kept him at the speed limit and he didn’t have time for that.  The clock on the dash told him that he’d received Chloe’s call merely eleven minutes ago, yet it felt like hours.  

           They’d thus far managed to squeak by without any run-ins with Enforcement, and now he had to intervene on behalf of someone who wasn’t even a packmember yet.  Local Enforcement was almost purely human, with the odd Psy here and there. Most of the Psy brass from the Council days had been cleaned out. Rainfire hadn’t had enough dominants, even if they’d been interested, to spare to the force since they were no longer barred from the ranks.

           After the abuses of the Psy under Silence, the human-dominated city Enforcement distrusted anyone who wasn’t entirely human.  The fall-out of this encounter could impact racial relations in the area for years to come and it all hinged on a stubborn, unpredictable ocelot.

           He pulled to a stop in front of the hardware store in record time.  Cop cars clogged up the parking spaces in front of the bakery and yarn shop across the street.

           “Jack’s just started questioning her,” Chloe called with a grimace from the alcove of her doorway.  The way she wrapped her rainbow-coloured shawl tightly around herself made it sound more nefarious than a simple interview.

           He grunted and nodded in thanks.  He’d met the human woman a few times at her husband’s hardware store, so she knew he wasn’t considered chatty even on his more gregarious days and wasn’t likely to take offense at his response.  But he had to get verbal. Fast.

           Keeping to an easy stride (running headlong was only something hot-headed dominant juveniles did, he reminded himself), he focused on the voices drifting out the open door.  He couldn’t remember the last time he was so grateful for his acute hearing.

           “I just want to know what the problem is.”  Sheriff Shank somehow managed to sound both friendly and patronizing.  The ears of Remi’s leopard went flat against its head and it curled its upper lip in a sneer.

           “She used a slur so I asked her to leave.”  Lorel was clearly becoming exasperated. No cat tolerated condescension for long.  Unfortunately, there were cops forming a loose cordon in front to block his way and he was not in the mood to play at being non-threatening.

           “And what slur was that?”  

           “Animal.”

           Remi had to stop and make nice with the cops when all he wanted to do was burst in there and crack la crâne de cette bibette.  

           “Don’t you people use that word?  Talk about yourselves as cats and dogs?”  The derision in his voice had claws shoving at Remi’s fingertips.  It took every ounce of willpower to keep them in as he made small talk with the guards, working his way around to getting their version of the story.

           “Wolves, there are no dog Changelings.”  The drinks and treats in their hands had his leopard snorting; she’d all but tried to throw him out on his ear when he’d dropped by and then turned on the Southern belle grace full force when Enforcement descended.  He wondered if she knew that he was loathe to see her hurt or if she didn't recognize the lethal threat he posed.

           “So, what’s the difference between ‘animal’ and a specific animal?”

           “Context.  She accused me of taking jobs from humans.”  It was nice to hear that icy tone directed at someone else instead of at him.

           “You specifically?”

           “Well, no, she-”

           “So you kicked her out for expressing an opinion?  Did you know her husband lost his job to one of you?  Ever since ya’ll moved in work’s been hard to come by.”  That was a load of shit.  Some people had their panties in a twist because the timber industry was banned from RainFire lands, while conveniently ignoring the benefits to local businesses

           “That’s no reason to call Enforcement, I certainly didn’t threaten her!”

           The officers- Sugiyama, Norton, and Carter- made it plain that nothing had happened and that the sheriff was “just finishing up” with Lorelei.

           “Predatory Changelings like you can be pretty scary.”  Shank drew “pretty” out into nearly four syllables. “You should just be glad she wasn’t carrying.  This is a stand-your-ground state.”  It was all he could do to keep his eyes from going cat at the subtle threat.

           “You’re saying a woman can come into my shop, scream and insult me, then shoot me if I look at her funny and it’s legal?”

           “Sure, if she’s scared for her life.”  

           “But I didn’t do anything, I only asked her to leave!”  From the corner of his eye, he saw her throw her hands in the air.

           “See, that’s the problem with you folks, you’re just too aggressive.”

           “Oh, you think this is aggressive?”

           And that was his cue to enter stage right.

[themusicplayedherlife]

what are you doing to me?

pairing: steve rogers x reader

characters: steve rogers, reader, peggy carter (mentioned)

word count: 620

a/n: was listening to pray you catch me by beyoncé and i just let this one roll (it might include some endgame spoiler, but really only if you’ve seen the movie or seen spoilers you’d understand the smidget of it) takes place before returning the stones and after the funeral

warnings: angst, implied sex

summary: you can’t think of happier times anymore, not when your name is no longer the one he whispers.

It happens in the worst way possible. It burns your skin, slivering until it covers every part of you that he has touched, that he has claimed—it burns.

You want to pull away from him, call him a liar, a traitor, a heartbreaker. But you don’t even think he knows what it is he’s doing. One moment he can be here with you, touching you, caressing you, whispering your name—and the next, he’s with her. With the memories of her that come crashing back like the rocky waves of a stormy sea.

He doesn’t pull away from you when you grip his chin in your fingers, to make him see you. To feel you come undone. “Baby,” you whisper, tying him back to you and away from her.

His dark eyes land on you and they drink you in, watch you with so much reverence and love that for one moment—one single stupid moment you let yourself believe that every time his mind pulls away it is just a trick of yours—a sick joke—but it’s not. It’s real, and it’s all too consuming.

“Peggy,” her name falls from his lips again and it’s soft and sweet, like those moments you’d find in the quinjet after a particularly hard mission, just the two of you. But it’s not you anymore, it’s her. And maybe it always has been. And it’s a truth that has been injected into your bloodstream that you can’t seem to cleanse yourself of—not anymore.

You push him away, jerk away from his touch as he gazes at you with his beautiful blue eyes full of confusion and worry—genuine worry for you.

He says your name like a prayer, falls from his lips so easily like a love song, but you can no longer think of his love for you—it’s been marred by her name, by the beautiful goddess of his past that he can no longer hold, not with you still here.

Once, a long time ago, you had allowed yourself to tinker with the thought of losing him, of having to let go, but they had been calmed and erased by his poetic words of love, and his touch so heavenly. So easy to forget about whenever he smiled that charming, dopey smile you fell in love with. Now, you’re wishing you hadn’t, if you had allowed that thought to simmer, to stay in the deep caverns of your mind maybe you wouldn’t have such a hard time, you would have been ready.

But you were foolish. A darn right fool.

“Love,” he says, trying to gain your attention. You revel in the fear that timbers in his voice, how desperate he sounds when he repeats it over and over as he wraps you up in his arms, but you know this fear is only momentary.

“Do you love me?” you can’t help but ask, can’t help but allow your own fears to take over you—he won’t leave you, right? He’s not capable of leaving you, is he? He does love you...right?

He cups your face in his hands--those hands that used to fill you with so much warmth and protection now only fills you with a cold emptiness you can’t seem to shake away. “Yes, of course, I do, darling. Of course I do,” he confesses frantically, allowing it to consume him as he presses his lips against yours in a heated kiss that tears at your heartstrings and mind.

If this is what dishonesty tastes like, it’s perfectly sweet and desirous and consuming, and you don’t know if you ever want to taste anything else.

[glitterghost]

His vision is slightly hazy, maybe he’s had a little too much to drink. He isn’t sure who’s to blame for that. Maybe Jessie for the multiple bottles of champagne she brought, but more so Gordo. He brought the harder liquor, sneaking it in unnoticed under Elizabeth’s radar. But mostly Carter blames himself. Who else is there to blame really? It’s been a rough year and it’s nice to feel... less. Less pain, less loss, less alone. Not that he’s ever really alone though. He has family. He has pack. But looking around, he see’s everyone paired off in their own little bubbles. Mate to mate. Joe and Ox sitting at the dining table talking. Discussing. Always ready for the next step the pack needs to take. Always planning. Always on guard.

Carter finds Kelly sitting on the floor in front the coffee table. A board game spilled open. Money and pieces scattered around both his brother and Robbie, who by the look of frustration on his face, Carter is more than pleased not to be stuck in a game of who buys (and fights over) properties. Or how much bargaining it normally takes to get Kelly to give up certain avenues and tone down his competitive gaming streak. But Carter knows Robbie has a lot he can bargain with, if he’s smart. And he is smart. Who knows, he thinks maybe Kelly will be tempted to agree to one of Robbie's offers. At least that’s what the soft look on Kelly’s face is saying while he’s watching Robbie, a handful of money fanned out in his palms with his brows furrowed in more concentration than Carter thinks he himself has ever put into anything in his whole life. But it’s endearing to see their exchanges. Even if Carter won’t say it aloud. Sweet almost. However they end up, Carter knows it’ll be good. Knows as nerdy as Robbie might seem (and that would be about level 7 out of 10. Computer geek extraordinaire with possible L.A.R.P’ing somewhere in his childhood.) He can clearly see how much Robbie cares for Kelly and that’s all that will ever matter to him. If Kelly is protected and happy, then everything is good and well.

A light pressure on his arm tugs his focus away, it takes a minute before his semi wobbly vision readjusts itself to the form the beautiful face of his mother, Elizabeth. She is smiling at him, like she caught his secret moment of fondness moments ago. But she isn’t saying anything. But oh how her smile still beams brighter than the Sun, which can never match the comfort and warmth she carries. It'll always be second to her. And he remembers again, that he isn’t the only one paired off alone and lonely. She is too. Or, maybe she isn’t but he can feel the loss of her mate, his father, humming beneath her skin. She’s strong. She’s so very strong and Carter wishes that somehow he inherited just an ounce of that strength. She never hides her grief, she flows through it's river, which eventually empties out into a vast ocean of stronger emotions of love. For family, for pack, for him.

Elizabeth’s eyes flicker to the right almost too quickly for Carter to notice. But he does and he follows the line down to the floor closer to the hearth. A steady fire burning now for hours, and there, a foot or two next to the flames is the timber wolf. The most curious of all curious things to have happened during the year. His paws out, muzzle stretched across them. A vintage party hat is strapped around his furry face. The silver and golds shining from the flames flickering across it. There had been a year attached to the hat once but somehow lost and forgotten and torn away or fallen off.

“I really don’t think he liked you putting that on him.” Elizabeth’s laugh is like a soft ringing bell. The kind they say that rings when an angel gets it’s wings. Or something like that. He’d heard it in a movie once. A Christmas one he can remember watching with his mother and father. When they were all safe, warm, happy and whole. Kelly was young and Joe was just a baby, wrapped up in his mothers arms.  It’s a tiny memory. One of those where maybe it happened or maybe it didn’t but you never question it too hard.

His face feels warm, a flooding of heat from the alcohol he’s sure is painting all sorts of shades of pink across his cheeks. “I didn’t mean to snag the elastic in his fur. I just thought it would be fun. Maybe make him feel like he’s a part of the celebration.” Carter tells her, while remembering how it had happened.

“Now be still.” Carter had teased, gently gliding the silver and gold party hat over the timber wolfs fur, careful to avoid any snags. But of course he hadn’t been so lucky and the wolf's unsure gaze turned into a sharp yelp emanating from it's mouth. Carter had cringed too, feeling guilty for causing any pain. Instinct had been to press his fingers into the wolf’s fur and massage the area affected.    

The laugh lines at the corners of Elizabeth's eyes deepen as she watches him relive the moment in his mind. Those lines tracing a well laughed and loved life. Her smile softening away some of his embarrassment. 

“Oh, my sweet boy, I don’t think he cares too much about that. He probably just enjoyed your hands in his fur. Trust me, all thoughts forgotten about what happened the instant you touched him like that.” 

The heat that floods Carter’s face now he’s certain isn’t from the alcohol. When he turns to look at the wolf, he finds golden eyes raised to meet his. As if he’d never been asleep. As if he’d always been listening. Carter wouldn’t doubt that he hadn't been.

With the evening dwindling closer to midnight, Elizabeth turns the radio dial to the local stations yearly New Year’s Eve Countdown. The announcer's voice is husky and soothing and talking of challenging years and spouting hope and optimism for the year to come. And he wants to believe what the guy is saying. That maybe, just maybe things can get better.

A loud bang sounds from the distance. And with the year it’s been, Carter’s heart stutters. Taking a minute to realize that it’s just the sound of the towns New Years fireworks display and not that of a shotgun from enemy fire. The popping and sizzling sounds are phantom noises creeping through the trees but heightened to all their ears.

When the official countdown begins, everyone is leaning in closer to their mates and Carter stands counting down next to his mother, her arm draped over Jessie's shoulder and they're both grinning, eyes sparkling. Its infectious and he’s laughing and smiling too because the year is almost over, almost wiped clean with the wash of an incoming year. Burying all the hurt and the trauma that can never be forgotten but can be less. Because it’s been such a tough year for all of them and they know the next year won’t be perfect but they hope for it to be better. And that thought leaves him feeling light. Leaves him wanting to shed his skin of grief and leave it behind. And he’s so close. He has his family. He has pack and maybe even mate?

His chest blooms heavily with the thought and with only a minute to go, Carter turns towards the fire but timber isn’t there. A silvery gold battered mess of broken paper and cardboard litter the floor. His elation is toppled with a sense of panic and urgency. He didn’t notice when the wolf had left. Carters eyes catch Robbies, questioning. Robbie just shrugs like “…well Elizabeth said he didn’t like it.” but his face reflects sympathy for Carter before he turns his attention back to Kelly and resumes the countdown.

Mark, who Carter had only seen when he and Gordo first arrived passes by, a glassful of champagne in hand. He leans in calmly, closer to Carter’s ear.

Keeping his voice low and only loud enough for Carter to hear, he nearly whispers, “The fireworks spooked him. He took off a few minutes ago.” Mark squeezes some of the tension in Carter's shoulder before joining Gordo by the Christmas tree. He wants to ask someday how Mark always knows these things. Like he's psychic to what they all are feeling. There is so much mystery to Mark that Carter is sure only Gordo will ever able to unravel. However Mark could decipher and know the things he did, Carter was grateful to his uncle. For being a rock and a source of secondary strength when one didn't realize he needs it.

With everyone still counting, he follows timbers scent to the front door that stands ajar. Outside the air is cool and clean and Carter realizes for the first time how over heated he'd been. The goosebumps spring to life on his arms underneath the cotton of his shirt. The cold biting and sucking the heat from his skin.

He scans the tree line for the wolf, his scent still fresh and recent but not finding him. He thinks about what it must be like to be alone in an unknown place, stuck as a wolf and watching everyone else celebrate in their human form. How lonely it must be. A mirror to his own loneliness of being surrounded by friends, family, pack and yet still so alone.

There's only a millisecond of thought before Carter is pulling his shirt over his head, tossing it across the porch. Head spinning from the force of the action and the alcohol but it doesn't stop him. His hands fumble over his jeans before they too, are lost somewhere in the darkness. Carter shifts quickly before the timber wolf can catch wind of him. He can hear the countdown from the others inside. All their voices blending and mixing, counting down in unison, as pack. "10...9.. 8..." when he leaps off the porch, his howl resonating into the night. Putting all the sadness and hurt and longing the year has shoved down his throat and regurgitating it back into the world. Cleansing himself of it while also calling out to the only one that could possibly relate. The only one he wants to release of this..this.. ache to.

Carter scans the tree line again, his wolf eyes seeing more clearly than before. And there, a howl. His head turns and the timber wolf emerges from the dense forest. And Carter runs and runs, paws slapping into the ground. Nails sliding into the earth and launching him quicker, faster towards the other wolf. "5...4...3.." When he finally catches up to the timber wolf, he pounces on and into the him, nudging him roughly and snapping at him in an eagerly playful way before taking off towards the shadowed tree line he'd emerged from. The timber wolf just spares a second before yipping and howling and catching up with Carter and snapping his teeth back at him "...2....1..." and they bring in this new, unblemished year of endless opportunities and chances of friendships and fondness and maybe love through the forest, howling out their “awoooo's" together. Not alone. Never again alone. But as pack. As Mate. As halved wholes, figuring out how to fit together to mend one another's holes and to be made anew.

[tansypoisoning]

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Thirteen Songs I Can’t Stop Listening To (Was it supposed to be ten? Because I’m fine with more xD):

Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight – Lana Del Rey

Do You Doubt Me Traitor – Lingua Ignota (listen at your own peril lol it gets all screamy... It provides a certain mood, and it isn’t a pleasant one)

Sidi Habibi – The Gerard Edery Ensmeble

La Ballata Della Dama Bianca – Modena City Ramblers

Love Stranger Than This – Salter Cane

Cecco Il Mugnaio - Mercanti Di Liquore

Today We Kill… Tomorrow We Die – The Hellbenders

Apeshit – The Carters

Edward – American Murder Song

Lonesome hunter – Timber Timbre

Geordie – Mercanti Di Liquore

Big Black Crow - Isobel & November

Óðinn - Krauka

Favorite Ships:

lmao I’ll steal from you and say me/reader x any character I might be interested in xD

Sasuke x Sakura [Naruto]: I’m a sucker for redemption and change being brought by through love, problematic aspects of the trope be dammed. The development of their relationship pre-Shippuden was legitimately well-paced, subtle and touching.

Mr.Darcy x Elizabeth [Pride & Prejudice]: The quintessential Jane Austen experience ™. I like the overall dynamic: How Darcy, who begrudgingly falls for Elizabeth, then learns she feels nothing more than contempt for him (cause he’s an asshole) and he has to embrace everything about her and try to improve himself rather than resent her, and Elizabeth has to swallow her pride and to look at things from others’ perspective rather than just accept her interpretation of events, and they both grow as a result. Not to mention the way the pining is written is super torturous and you just desperately wants to see them get together and be happy.

Billy Knapp x Alice Longabaugh [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]: I’ll never understand how they managed to build a believable, organic relationship between those two characters while their story only got one sixth of a movie. ALSO THE COEN’S BROKE MY FUCKING HEART SO THANKS FOR THAT

Ruby x Sapphire [Steven Universe]: THEY’RE JUST SO GOSH DARN CUTE TOGETHER!

AND I CAN’T REMEMBER ANY OTHERS; LOVE SUCKS Dx

Last Movie, TV Show, and Book:

Last Movie: I re-watched the Winter Soldier - both to get a better grasp of some characters and because I’m trying to understand why I liked a lot of things in the movie but I didn’t like the movie itself (like the whole is lesser than the sum of its parts or something?)

Last TV Show: I... I don’t remember .-. I don’t watch series regularly, so I don’t keep track of them.

Last Book: I basically only have time to read textbooks nowadays, but I recently started reading “Open Veins of Latin America” by Eduardo Galleano. It’s about the history of exploitation of Latin American by colonial powers, from the discovery of the continent up until the seventies. I’ve read only a little so far, but it doesn’t pull punches from what I’ve seen.

I’m tagging: @sophiria, @imanuglywombat, @the-soulofdevil Feel free to do it and tag me if you’d like for us to be friends - and also feel free not to do it even if I tagged you lol

[fandomsfeelsandfamily]

Friend of A Friend

Summary: Sharon Carter is your best friend. One day, she introduces you to her work friend, Steve. With his charming personality and damn near perfect face, you can’t help but fall for him. Pairing(s): Steve Rogers x reader Word count: 994 Warnings: Slight sexual content (brief mentions of face-sitting, Steve’s voice cause female arousal). Overall fluff. Very cute.

Sharon had texted you almost a week ago, asking if you wanted to meet for lunch today. At first, you’d said yes; I mean why wouldn’t you. You’d met Sharon when you were freshmen in college, and she had been your best friend ever since. So naturally, you had no reservations about hanging out with the woman. Then she told you she’d be bringing her work friend, Steve, for you to meet. It was too late to back out of your plans, though. It wasn’t that you didn’t want to me him; Sharon talked about him a substantial amount, and he seemed like a nice man. It was just that you hated blind dates. Although she hadn’t said it was a blind date, you knew her well enough to know what it was. Sharon had tried to hook you up with some of her friends from work, but nothing had worked. For some reason, you’d never been able to stay in a relationship of that nature for longer than a few dates. But you had committed, and you loved spending time with her. All there was left to do was buck up and deal with your friend’s impossible ways.

☽☾

You arrived at the cafe almost a full hour early. It was a habit of yours to be almost extremely early because Sharon often had to meet earlier than originally planned. She hated being late to anything. Needless to say you were more than surprised when you saw Sharon’s car park out front exactly at the planned time. It was a rare thing, her being on time, but you didn’t think too much of it. She was smiling as she stepped out of her car, which was also new. Then you saw a tall man step out of her passenger door, and you almost spit out your water. His brass hair was brushed back from his face, but a few strands had fallen over his forehead. He had broad shoulders, and you couldn’t help but want to grab onto them and hoist yourself up so you could sit on his face. “Hey, y/n!” You had been so busy fantasizing about the man that must have been Steve to notice that the two of them had entered the cafe. Standing to greet your friend, you couldn’t help but send another glance at her companion. Dear god, his face. “Hey, Sharon. How are you?” “I’m great, how are you?” You huffed, rolling your eyes sharply. “I’m chugging along. My job is killing me, and my boss isn’t making it any easier.” Sharon chuckled, and your eyes darted to the hulking mass standing behind her. “You must be Steve. Sharon hardly stops talking about you,” you commented as you extend your hand for him to shake. He smiled, taking your hand in his own paw significantly larger hand. There was a strange look in his eye that you couldn’t quite place, but you brushed it off as a trick of the lights. “It’s very nice to meet you, y/n.” The low timber of his voice caused you to involuntarily clench your thighs. You slid back into the semi-circle booth, Steve coming around to sit next to you. It was a small booth, not leaving too much room for the three of you. Not that you were complaining; you could feel his thigh press against yours. “So how do you two know each other?” you asked, looking at Sharon. “Work,” Sharon stated curtly. You did know much about her work, just that it was government, and that she worked weird hours. You just nodded, accepting the answer. “Well I am starving,” Steve announced, waving down to nearest waitress. A younger women, who looked to have just graduated high school, sauntered over to your table. “What can I get for you guys?” Steve gave her a kind smile as he ordered coffee for the table. Sharon asked for a plate of fries, Steve got a hamburger, and you ordered chicken fingers. As you waited for the food to arrive, you turned to look at Steve. “So what do you like to do in your free time, Steve?” Steve was about to reply when the table started vibrating and Sharon picked up her phone. “Shit.” “What? Sharon, is everything ok?” She looked up from her phone, eyes drooping the way they did when she came home from a long day at work. You understood immediately, reaching across the table to grab her hand. “Go. We’ll be fine.” Steve smiled at her reassuringly as she gathered her things and rushed back to her car. You looked down at your coffee, Steve’s close proximity causing a blush to creep up your cheeks. “So you met each other in college?” “Uh, yea.” You tucked a few strands of hair behind your ear. “We were partners in freshman gym.” Steve looked at you, hunched over your coffee, you face barely visible through the curtain of hair. He smiled softly’ Sharon had told him you were shy, but she didn’t warn him about how cute you looked when your shyness showed itself. “I think she planned this, the whole ‘work called and needs me urgently now you guys can have a very awkward first date that isn’t explicitly a date’ thing.” You finally lifted your gaze to meet Steve’s, who laughed at your comment. His laughter warmed you, and you relaxed. He was far better than all of the other work friends Shar had you meet combined. “Yea, I think you’re right.” You smiled at him. Finally getting a good look at his face, you realized he looked familiar. You pushed the thought away; he just had one of those faces. “But this is definitely a date.” Steve narrowed his eyes at you. “I’d like it to be, yes,” you replied, adding some creamer to your now lukewarm coffee. Steve grinned, and god he was adorable when he grinned. “Then it’s a date.”

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I thought about giving this a part two, so please let me know if that’s a thing y’all would like :) <3

[professortennant]

Sam x Jack: Jack builds Sam a garden ❤️

1589 words; pure fluff. 

It’s one of those inconsequential details that niggles in the back of his brain: I talk to my plants, sir.

That was years ago, but Jack can’t help but think it every time he sees Sam amongst the planet-of-the-week’s local fauna. Framed by lush green fronds and tall grass and blooming flowers, he wonders if she was a woodland nymph in a previous life, bouncing from open field to open field, free and wild and perfectly happy talking to the plants and looking up at the stars. 

In her lab, there are small jars filled with succulents and cacti--low maintenance plants that make sense for her life of extended stretches of time away. He remembers arching an eyebrow at the prickly garden and Sam shrugging. “To keep McKay away, sir.” 

But the tiny, dull succulents--simple and hardy--aren’t what he imagines when Sam talks to her plants. He expects broad leaves reaching and curling for the sun, blooming flowers, and twisting stems that all bear the secrets that Samantha Carter have whispered to them.

Perhaps it’s the incongruity that unsettles him. He’s not a complex guy; he likes it when the puzzle pieces slot together and these pieces aren’t working for him. That’s all it is. 

(He refuses to think that it’s maybe because Carter has had a rough few months and she’s looking paler than normal and he just wants to bring her some form of happiness.)

Taking advantage of his position as base commander has never felt so good. He requisitions lumber and dirt and seeds and UV bulbs and a tiny watering can with the USAF logo and Carter imprinted on it. The supply request raises eyebrows from the higher ups, but it’s SGC and they have definitely requested stranger things. 

The last item is ordered online through a specialty crafting store (and he will kill Daniel if he ever tells Sam that Jack spent an extra thirty minutes exploring The Simpsons merchandise available on the same site). The tiny can is the perfect accompaniment to his gift to her. 

(He refuses to acknowledge that this is way outside the normal bounds of a CO  and subordinate officer, but they’ve never been normal; not really, not when they’ve shredded the spirit of the fraternization rules. And, really, after I care about her, more than I’m supposed to and a dozen timelines in which they’re destined to be together and the sound of his name on her lips, what’s a little garden between friends?)

It feels good to clear a space in Carter’s lab that he is claiming for his own. He settles on a counter adjacent to her desk so it’s always within her line of vision. It feels even better to rev up the drill and steadily slap together cuts of wood, slathering glue in the corners to seal the edges. Nails and screws glide into the timber and he can’t help but grin as the raised box comes together. 

The feel of dirt through his hands feels good. It’s wet and damp and there’s something primal and relaxing about the smell--earthy and musky and dark. It’s the basis of life that will bring Carter a little happiness. 

Sweat pools at the small of his back and beads at his temples and he watches it drip into the dirt beneath him, oddly pleased that a part of him is going into the earth. 

The UV bulb screws into her desk lamp easily and he aims the head of the lamp so its rays will touch everything in the small garden he has built for her. 

Settling the flowers into the dirt, bright begonias and curling vines and sweet daisies, Jack thinks he’s starting to understand the appeal. His hands are used to handling P90s and dragging bodies and punching faces and he’s got more blood on his hands than he’s comfortable with. But this? Handling lush green life and gently untangling roots and tucking them into the dirt, sending them on their way to life, he feels some of the blood washing away. 

(He will never tell Sam that when all was said and done, when the flowers were planted and the seeds sown, he had leaned down and whispered to the swaying plants, “Look after her, alright?”)

Jack finishes and stretches and wipes his face with his sleeve, checking his watch. It had only taken a few hours, start to finish. He should shower before he calls Carter in to reveal the surprise; should get cleaned up and presentable. He’s the base commander, after all. But he’s too excited, too proud. He wants to see her face now. 

He clears his throat and practically bounces to the lab phone to summon her over the PA system. Jack hasn’t felt this happy, this proud, this excited in so long and he finds himself wanting to do more things for Carter.

(There’s a brief foray into the future in which he imagines trying to fix pipes and broken toasters and busted lights at their house. Carter may be able to tell him how toasters work and circuits pass around electricity, but Jack has always been good--great--with his hands and it’s something he could do to make her happy.)

When Carter shows up to her lab, she looks wide-eyed and concerned. He is never in her lab without her and he smothers a grin as she takes careful stock of her lab, wondering what he’s touched and moved without her supervision. 

“Oh, relax, Carter. I didn’t touch your science experiments. I, uh, started an experiment of my own.”

Alarm registers across her face and before she can have a heart attack, he steps to the side to reveal the small garden he has built for her, the tiny watering can labeled Carter stands proudly beside it. 

He will never forget her face in this moment: The gentle parting of her lips into a soft Oh. Her eyes, suddenly sparkling suspiciously with tears of shock and happiness and gratitude, wide and appreciative. The creeping flush of pink across her cheeks. And his favorite part, the whispered, “Jack...”

It’s a rare use of his name and he commits the sound of it to memory. In fifteen minutes, they will return to being Sir and Colonel, but for now, he’s content to be Jack to her. 

She shuffles forward and fingers the green leaves and bright petals. He watches as she takes in the watering can and UV bulbs, nodding appreciatively. 

He’s happy to stay silent and watch the awe--the joy--on her face. It’s something else he will commit to memory. He, Jack O’Neill, made Samantha Carter happy. If nothing else goes right in his life, he will at least have this to hold onto; a candle in the darkness. 

She turns to him, one hand still trailing through the dirt, reaching up and caressing the stems and flowers. “Sir, thank you. I didn’t know we could even have something like this down here.”

(He doesn’t bother telling her that they absolutely cannot have something like this down here, but hey, he’s the commanding officer and he can do whatever he wants. He’s The Man.)

“But why?” She blushes, looking down and suddenly shy. “Why did you do this for me?”

He clenches his hand at his side, presses a finger into a newly formed blister in his palm. I wanted to make you happy. You said you missed the sun under this mountain and I wanted to bring the sun to you. You love plants and I love you, so it was a no-brainer. I wanted to make you happy.

He doesn’t say this though. Instead, “You’re a crazy plant lady, Carter, and your plants were looking a little lackluster. You needed to up your game.” 

A smile curls at the edges of her lips and she doesn’t say anything, just looks at him, her fingers still flicking dirt absentmindedly. He shifts his weight from foot to foot under her gaze and whines, “Carter, what? It’s nothing. It was just--”

But she’s shuffling closer to him and his heart is beating fast and it feels like she’s about to breakdown the barriers they have so firmly established around their feelings and her eyes flick to his mouth and he can’t make himself move away and--

Her lips graze against his cheek, burns its way into his body. He inhales shakily and she smells like earth and strawberries and something clean and Carter. Another press of his finger into the blister of his palm shakes him of the urge to curl his hands into the fabric of her hips and haul her to him. 

“Thank you, sir.” 

Her voice is low and husky and in the same way that he knows without a doubt that she heard all the things he didn’t say, he now hears what she cannot say. Thank you. This makes me happy. You make me happy. 

He shrugs, a smile playing about his own mouth, before stepping away and picking up his toolbox. “My pleasure, Carter.”

Jack is just outside the door when her voice filters into the hallway, gentle and warm. “Hi guys, I’m Sam. And I promise I’m going to take real good care of you...”

When Samantha Carter loves you, promises to take care of you, it’s something she honors with vehemence. It’s something Jack O’Neill knows first hand.

[the-iceni-bitch]

The Missing Ingredient

Pairing: Hal Carter x baker!fem reader (NLLYL AU, himbo and honey)

Words: ~1.7k

Summary: Hal the sweetheart helps out Curtis’s flower with a delivery and meets someone new.

Warnings: explicit language, Hal is definitely a himbo but is adorable, he’s also 6’5”, so much fluff, cutest of meet cutes, no minors due to the AU

A/N: I warned y’all, I am feeling the fluff right now. And oh my god, does Hal scratch that itch. He is the softest, most sensitive of idiots and we must protect him at all costs 😭

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“Hal, you’re a lifesaver!” Hal couldn’t stop himself from grinning when Curtis’s flower came running down the porch stairs excitedly when he pulled up, catching her when she jumped to wrap her arms around his neck and pecking a kiss right on the top of her head. “Thank you so much for bringing these over so fast.”

“A’course, darlin’.” He set her down and grinned when Curtis came around the side of the house with an indulgent smile on his face, wiping off his hands with a cloth as he approached the two of them. “What kinda man would I be if I didn’t help you out just because that lug you’re with doesn’t know how to get his specs right?”

“I got the specs right, she just wanted to be able to house three additional hives.” Curtis pulled her away from Hal and beamed as he stared down at her, missing Hal’s eye roll when he pressed his lips to her forehead and lifted her off the ground while she let out a little squeak. “She’s surprisingly industrious.”

“Um, it’s not surprising at all. Remember when we had to rehouse the chickens? How fast did we knock that out?” It was like Hal wasn’t even there when she bit softly at the curve of Curtis’s cheek, at least until he cleared his throat and the two lovebirds gave a little jump. “Sorry, Hal. You sure you’re ok doing my delivery? I just wouldn’t feel right leaving my timber to do all this work by himself.”

“I’m sure, darlin’.” Hal followed her inside to start moving the crates of food out to his truck, lifting two palettes of fruit easily while Curtis got the dairy. “Just make sure this idiot actually watches what he’s doing and doesn’t get all moony eyed for you and accidentally saw off his own hand.”

“I’m the idiot?” Curtis scoffed after slamming the back of the truck bed closed, grinning at his friend when he just grumbled at him. “Didn’t you get spooked by a caterpillar last week?”

“Aww, that’s so precious!” Hal flipped Curtis off over her shoulder when she gave him a gentle pat on the cheek. “Those fuzzy ones can be very scary.”

“I hate you both.” Hal gave a soft huff when she pouted at him while Curtis just laughed. “You not as much, darlin’, probably forgive you by tomorrow, but your man’s an asshole.”

“We still love you, Hal.” She waved at him as he started up his truck, turning and frowning at Curtis once he started to drive away. “Why do you have to be so mean to him? He’s adorable.”

“He is adorable, he’s also kind of a himbo.” Curtis shook his head when she scowled at him. “Trust me baby, I love the man, but at some point he’s gonna do something that’ll have you fed up.”

Hal hummed softly to himself as he drove into downtown Boston, tapping his finger on the steering wheel and smiling when he pulled up in front of the bakery. Sweet Cheeks was a cute name. He grabbed the chilled crates and propped them on his shoulders before making his way to the front door, pushing it open with his hip and moaning a little at the scent that greeted him.

“Hello?” Hal didn’t see anyone at the counter, still breathing deep of the sweet smelling air as he looked around. “Delivery!”

“Hi!” If Hal hadn’t had such a good grip on the crates he would have dropped them when he jumped at you popping up from behind the counter with a big grin on your face, the streak of flour across your cheek making you look so goddamn homey he couldn’t help but grin back at you. “Hank, right?”

“It’s Hal.” This time he did almost drop the crates when he tried to reach to shake your hand, giving you a bashful look when you let out a charming laugh that made him blush a little bit. “Sorry, just…habit. Where do you want everything?”

“The fridge is in the back, did you park out front?” You peeked over your shoulder at him as you led him back to the kitchen. “Is my loading zone sign down? I have a little lot back here.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize that sign was for here.” He should have, it had little cupcakes on it. “That makes sense.”

“That’s ok, it doesn’t seem like it’s too much trouble for you anyway. You’re not even sweating.” Your grin grew even wider when he turned an absolutely adorable shade of pink as you watched him shrug his shoulders after setting the crates down in front of the fridge. “Cmere, try this.”

“What…mmph.” Hal’s eyes widened when you stepped close suddenly and shoved a spatula full of icing into his mouth, your eyes intent on his face and your free hand resting in the crook of his elbow and making him feel even more warm. “Oh, that’s…hmm, that’s nice.”

“Yeah? Not too lemony?” You swiped a tiny bit of icing off his bottom lip with your thumb and popped it into your mouth with a small hum and oh god did he like that, he liked that a lot. “I want to make sure it balances out the rosemary and lavender in the scones well.”

“Scones?” Your hand was still on his arm when he stepped a little closer to you, licking the remnants of the icing off his lips as he stared at your mouth.

“Um, yeah.” Maybe you should have been a little more scared that 6’5” of solid muscle was looking at you like he was going to eat you alive, but something about this guy was giving you good vibes, so you just felt a little faint. “Do you like scones?”

“I do like scones.” Hal realized how close he was to you and got a hold of himself, clearing his throat and stepping back on his heels while he rubbed the back of his neck. “Love scones.”

“Really? ‘Cause I’ve got a whole bunch of new ones I’m trying out for the summer.” You gave this sweet little laugh when he gave you a sheepish grin, stepping close to him when he tried to back up again because now you were excited to talk about all your ideas. “Blackberry thyme, strawberry basil, pineapple coconut, ooh, and orange cardamom cream, those are my favorite.”

“Those all sound amazing.” He wanted to build you a gazebo with a swing in it and watch the sunset with you, it was weird as fuck, but you were so sweet and cute and his normal game of just getting handsy right off the bat didn’t seem like the right call.

“Ok, let me just ice some of these real quick and you can be my taste tester.” You didn't even register his soft groan when you bent over right in front of him to pull the scones off the cooling rack, handing him the bowl of icing and pulling him close to you with that lovely grin he couldn’t help but return. “You’re a good helper.”

“Thank you.” He just stared at you with what he was sure was a dopey look on his face as you iced the scones, sighing softly every time your shoulder brushed against his arm and fighting the urge to smell your hair. “I’m usually no good in the kitchen, at least on my own.”

“You don’t cook, Hal?” Every time you said his name his chest fluttered a little bit.

“No, forgot about the oven once and almost burned my house down.” He shrugged and frowned at himself for making such an embarrassing admission to you right away, this is why he didn’t like talking to girls. “Didn’t seem like a good idea after that.”

“Well, I almost took out my entire apartment complex when I was learning to flambé, sometimes you just have to jump back on that horse.” You grinned at him before shaking your head a bit like you were scolding yourself. “I mean, if you want to. Opting not to cook after something like that is totally valid. I just don’t like the thought of you never having a home cooked meal.”

“Oh.” You were so nice, you hadn’t even laughed at how dumb he had been to almost burn his own house down. God, he liked you. “I have them sometimes. Curtis’s little flower always has leftovers for me when I go there for dinner.”

“Good, here, eat this.” You watched him closely when you handed him a finished scone, beaming when he moaned and gave you a thumbs up after taking a bite. “But now that I know you’re not getting good stuff on the regular, you’re definitely my taste tester. Are you working the site a couple blocks down?”

“Yeah?” Hal grabbed another scone while his mouth was still full from the first one, and you couldn’t even bring yourself to stop him, he was enjoying your food so much.

“Great, I open at six, so you’re going to stop by every morning before your shift to try the scone of the day and make sure it’s up to snuff, ok?” You shook your head at him when he tried to protest with his mouth still full of scone, his cheeks stuffed full like some kind of sexy chipmunk as he struggled to swallow and you just tweaked his nose and giggled at him. “You need a good breakfast, and I get too in my head about recipes, I need an objective third party to try everything out.”

“Ok.” He didn’t know how objective he was going to be, he was pretty sure he was already partially in love with you after eating your food. “I’m paying for coffee, though.”

“Acceptable.” You beamed at him and followed when he went to get the rest of the crates out of his truck after grabbing another scone. “It’s a date.”

[transnames]

Some two-syllable neutral names

(One-syllable names)

You can also combine initials, e.g. AJ, although this does not work for all initials and it can be gendered masculine.

A: Aaren, Abbott, Adair, Addi, Adren, Aerie, Afon, Aiden, Aiken, Ainsley, Alder, Alex, Ali, Alix, Alpha, Altair, Alto, Alton, Alva, Amal, Amore, Andy, Angel, Angie, Anise, Arbor, Ari, Ariel, Arlen, Arley, Arrow, Arya, Asa, Asher, Ashlen, Ashley, Ashton, Aspen, Aster, Aston, Aubrey, Auburn, Auden, August, Aura, Austin, Avery, Avis, Aviv, Avon, Aya, Ayan, Aza, Aze, Azure

B: Bailey, Baldwin, Banner, Barrett, Basil, Bauer, Baylor, Benson, Bentley, Berkley, Berry, Beryl, Billie, Birdie, Blakely, Bobbie, Booker, Bradley, Brady, Brayden, Brennan, Brewer, Briar, Brighton, Brinsley, Bronte, Brooklyn, Bryant

C: Cadence, Caelum, Calder, Camden, Cameron, Camille, Campbell, Canyon, Carey, Carlyle, Carmen, Carol, Carter, Cartwright, Carson, Casey, Cedar, Chandler, Chandra, Channing, Charlie, Charlton, Chatham, Cheyenne, Citron, Clancy, Claudie, Clover, Cobalt, Coby, Cohen, Coleson, Collins, Colver, Comet, Condor, Connell, Connie, Cooper, Coral, Corbin, Corin, Corey, Corley, Cortney, Cricket, Cyan, Cypress, Cyrille

D: Dallas, Dana, Dani, Darby, Darcy, Darrell, Darren, Denver, Devon, Diamond, Diaz, Dillon, Douglas, Dustin, Dusty, Dylan

E: Eagle, Early, Easton, Ebon, Echo, Eddie, Eden, Efe, Eiffel, Eissa, Elli, Ellis, Ellwood, Ember, Emer, Emerald, Emlyn, Emmett, Emry, Emryn, Enfys, Ennis, Eren, Errel, Essence, Esme, Evan, Ever, Everett, Eyrie, Ezra

F: Fable, Falco, Falcon, Fallon, Farah, Fargo, Farley, Farrell, Faulkner, Feldspar, Fennel, Fifer, Finley, Finney, Fiore, Fischer, Fletcher, Floren, Florence, Forest, Francis, Frankie, Freedom, Friday, Fulton

G: Gabi, Galen, Galway, Gannet, Garden, Gardner, Garey, Garland, Garnet, Gavi, Germaine, Gerry, Glenwood, Golden, Grady, Granite, Guthrie

H: Hadley, Halcyon, Hallow, Halo, Happy, Harbor, Harley, Harlow, Harper, Hartley, Haven, Hawking, Hayden, Henley, Heron, Hollis, Honor, Hopper, Hudson, Hunter

I: Iman, Imory, Indi, Innis, Io, Ira, Isa, Isha, Islet, Iver, Ivor, Ivory, Ivy, Izzy

J: Jacinth, Jackie, Jaden, Jael, Jalen, Jamie, Janis, Jarrah, Jarrell, Jasper, Jensen, Jessie, Joey, Jody, Jonquil, Jordan, Journey, July, Juneau, Junior, Juno, Justice

K: Kali, Kameron, Karey, Karson, Kasey, Kato, Keaton, Keegan, Keelan, Keenan, Kelby, Kellan, Keller, Kelly, Kelsey, Kendall, Kenyon, Kenzie, Kerry, Kestrel, Kevyn, Kieran, Kingsley, Kirby, Klaudie, Koby, Kody, Korbin, Korin, Korey, Krishna, Kyler

L: Laker, Lakyle, Lander, Landry, Laney, Langley, Larkin, Larkspur, Lashawn, Laurel, Laurence, Leighton, Lennox, Leopard, Leslie, Lethe, Lexie, Lexis, Linden, Lindsay, Lindy, Linnet, Logan, London, Loren, Luca, Lucky, Lyric

M: Maddox, Magic, Major, Malloy, Manu, Marley, Marlow, Martell, Marty, Mattie, Maury, Maurice, Maxie, Maxwell, Meadow, Mercer, Merlyn, Merritt, Merry, Micah, Mika, Miller, Misha, Monday, Morgan, Murphy, Murray, Myers

N: Narcisse, Nasim, Navdeep, Navy, Neal, Neptune, Neo, Nicky, Nico, Nika, Nike, Nimbus, Noam, Noel, Nori, Norris, Nouvel, Nova

O: Oakley, Oberon, Ocean, Odell, Ollie, Olive, Onyx, Opal, Ori, Oriole, Orion, Orrin, Osborne, Owen, Ozzie

P: Paisley, Paris, Parker, Pasco, Patience, Patrice, Paxton, Penrose, Pepper, Peregrine, Perrin, Perry, Peyton, Phelan, Phoenix, Piper, Placid, Porter, Prairie, Presley, Prosper

Q: Qaisar, Quarry, Quasar, Quetzal, Quila, Quincy, Quentin, Quillan

R: Raleigh, Rainbow, Rainer, Randy, Raven, Redmond, Regal, Regan, Reggie, Reynold, Rhythm, Ricki, Ridley, Riley, Rio, Rishi, River, Robbie, Robin, Ronnie, Rory, Roscoe, Rowan, Royal, Rudy, Ryder, Ryen, Rylen

S: Sabah, Sadler, Saffron, Salem, Samar, Sandy, Satchel, Saturn, Sasha, Sawyer, Saylor, Season, Selby, Seren, Seven, Sevy, Shale, Shannon, Shelby, Shelly, Shiloh, Sidney, Silver, Sinclair, Skylar, Skylark, Skyler, Snowdrop, Snowy, Soren, Sorrel, Sparrow, Spencer, Spirit, Springer, Stanley, Starling, Sterling, Summer, Sunday, Sunny, Sunshine, Sunset, Sutton

T: Taffy, Tali, Talon, Tanner, Tarian, Taylor, Teagan, Teddy, Tempest, Temple, Terry, Thursday, Tibby, Tiernan, Tiger, Timber, Tobin, Toby, Topaz, Torrey, Tracy, Trenton, Tristen, Tucker, Turner, Tuesday, Tully, Tyler, Tyson

U: Ulfie, Ulli, Ulri, Ulysse, Umber, Umbra, Upton, Urban, Uri, Ursa, Usher, Uta

V: Valen, Vega, Verdi, Vernon, Verrill, Vesper, Vivi, Vivien, Volta, Voltaire

W: Walker, Wallace, Waylan, Webster, Wednesday, Weston, Whimsy, Whitley, Whitney, Wilder, Willow, Wilson, Windsor, Windy, Winslow, Winter, Wisdom, Wolfram, Woody, Wylie

X: Xander, Xavie

Y: Yael, Yaven, Yannick, Yarrow, Yven

Z: Zailey, Zaki, Zander, Zandy, Zavi, Zelig, Zeno, Zephyr, Zero, Zevi, Zion,  Zohar, Zola, Zorey, Zuri

[travelingtheusa]

KENTUCKY

2020 Oct 8 (Thu) – We spent the day in the campground.  We drove over to the laundry room and did the wash.  Paul tried playing with his drone but it was acting up.  He’ll have to look at that.  I spent the afternoon looking at attractions in Pigeon Forge for our next stop. We move to Tennessee tomorrow where we will meet up with other SMART members for a non-muster.

2020 Oct 7 (Wed) – We sat around the campground this morning and gave the animals a chance to play outside.  At 10:30 a.m., we left for Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Daniel Boone National Forest.  Within the park is Cumberland Falls.  Rarely, an event that takes place there only occurs in the Western Hemisphere once in a while. It’s called a moonbow.  We see rainbows all the time.  All you need is sunlight and water droplets in the air.  This happens very frequently after rainstorms. Rainbows occur at the base of waterfalls a lot.  A moonbow is when the conditions are right at nighttime.  Rather than sunshine, it is moonshine reflecting on the water.  It’s supposed to be very beautiful to see and open happens when the conditions are just right with a full moon and no clouds.

     After we hiked along the falls and river, we drove to the lodge for lunch.  The food was very good.

 2020 Oct 6 (Tue) – We packed up and left Dry Ridge at 9:35 a.m. The weather was good and the drive was easy.  We arrived in three and a half hours at Laurel Lake Camping Resort in Corbin. After the crowded environment with the constant noise, this campground is heavenly.  It is maybe one-quarter full with lots of space with all the empty sites.  It is a very long, spread out campground with trees and a lake.  

     We drove into town to the Harland Sanders Café and Museum.  It is supposed to be the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Colonel Sanders opened (before he became known as Colonel Sanders) with a small museum attached to it.  The café and museum were closed for renovations; the drive-through was open for take-out.  We didn’t want that so we drove back into town to look for a restaurant.  The Depot on Main was a bar and café.  Paul had a pasta dish and I had their special - Hawaiian Chicken.   Our waitress had such a heavy accent, we could only understand about every third word.  She was new and slow.  I left the restaurant annoyed.

     After we finished our meal, we walked down to Sanders Park.  There was a small area with a life size statue of Harland Sanders with plaques and bricks honoring donors.  Storyboards told the story of Sanders rise to prominence. He had quite a storied life with lots of failures before his chicken franchise made him a millionaire.  

 2020 Oct 5 (Mon) – We went out to lunch to Beans Café.  The food was excellent.  Paul had a hot ham and cheese with potato soup.  I had a hot turkey melt with bean and ham soup. After lunch, we went to the post office so I could mail off the letter I wrote for the American Legion fund raiser. I called a bus tour company today to complete reservations for our caravan next year.  The agent I had spoken with before is working from home so the office had to take the message, then call her, and then she called me.  She took all the information and promised to send me an email with the final price quote.  

 2020 Oct 4 (Sun) – We went food shopping this afternoon.  It was hard to find a restaurant for lunch. We finally went to the Waffle House and had breakfast for lunch.  The food was good.  Afterward, we went food shopping at Kroeger.  The store was big.  Next door, Kroeger had a liquor store and we stopped there next to get wine and booze. After putting the groceries in our portable cooler, we drove to a winery and did a tasting.  It was on the high side - $8 for a flight of 3 wines, $8 each for a glass of wine, and $28 for a bottle of wine to take home.

     I called the commander of Rusy Bohm Post back home.  They are running a fund-raiser that I just happened to come across on Facebook.  I offered to write a letter for him to send out to the membership.  He agreed and I spent the afternoon composing a letter. I will send it out to him tomorrow.

 2020 Oct 3 (Sat) – I finally got through to the Niagara Falls campground only to find they have raised their rates.  We budgeted $113 a night and they said it would be $117.50 – and that’s with a military discount!  That’s just too much.  So I called a state campground about 15 miles away.  They have available sites but we have to make the reservations through Reserve America.  The clerk at that site had to make the reservations in groups of 6.  They also require the name and phone number of each individual.  We have 20 people signed up so far with 2 more spaces available.  So I gave the names and numbers of those folks who have signed up for the caravan to date, then gave 2 fake names.  We’ll see that goes.  As a result, we will save almost $7,000.  With that kind of savings, we can hire a bus to take the group to Niagara Falls.

     We drove to Williamstown to The Ark Encounter this afternoon.  We got $10 off the admission price as senior citizens. In addition, the price included a free dinner, which cost $15 each.  It was a pretty good deal.  The ark was huge!  It is the largest wooden timber structure in the world.  It was built to show what the ark was like. There were 3 stories with lots of plaques to read.  There were cages with mock animals in them.  Most of the animals were extinct as they imagined those were the types of animals they would have had back then.  The place was packed!  We couldn’t believe all the people who were there.  Almost everyone wore a mask in the ark but less than half wore one outside.

 2020 Oct 2 (Fri) – We packed up and left Olive Hill at 9:40 a.m. We were third in line for the dump station (a short stop before hitting the road).  The drive was pleasant.  The weather was good.  We arrived at the Northern Kentucky RV Park in Dry Ridge at 1 p.m.  This used to be a KOA campground.  It is old and heavily treed.  The sites are too close together and very uneven.  The campground is between a train track and the interstate. There is constant noise.  I don’t think we would come back to this place. The wifi is good.  We have full hook ups.  The pool has been closed for a couple of years.  There is a lake with some paddle boats on the shore but they don’t look like they’ve been used for a while.

 2020 Oct 1 (Thu) – A transformer blew in the campground this morning so Paul took me out for breakfast.  That turned out to be quite an adventure.  All the restaurants in Olive Hill (of which there are few) were closed.  A donut shop was open but we didn’t like the choices so we drove 20 miles over to the next town to have a meal at Biscuit World.  The biscuits were large and flaky – delicious!  The rest of the meal was not so good but it did what it was supposed to.

     We returned to campground and did the laundry.  During a walk this afternoon, Paul stumbled on a site with wood targets where people can throw their knives.  He came back to get me and I gathered up my throwing knife set then we went to the site and threw knives at the targets for 15 or 20 minutes.  It was fun and very challenging.  Afterward, we walked over to the horse stables and fed 3 horses and 2 donkeys some apples.

     The campground has been steadily filling up with RVs and tenters coming in.  It looks like they will be full this weekend.  The maintenance in this campground is minimal.  They put papers at each campsite with the name and dates when the site is reserved.  Many sites have dates that have passed but the papers are still at the sites.  Some sites have garbage piled in the fire pit. I don’t know if the staff is just lazy or if they are operating with minimal staff.  

 2020 Sep 30 (Wed) – We took a tour of the Cascade Cave this morning. It is a living cave with lots of water activity.  That made it kind of exciting.  We had to go out of the cave and back in another entrance twice to see everything. There were parts of the wall that had been bricked up by the cave’s owners to prevent unauthorized entry.  We enjoyed both cave tours (yesterday and today) very much.

 2020 Sep 29 (Tue) – We took a tour of X Cave today.  It was a very interesting cave in that it had two rivers running alongside each other, separated by a cave wall.  Over time, the wall collapsed and became one cave making an X-intersection with 4 passageways.  The cave is still an active one.

     I have heard the term “Caveland” used around here.  I don’t know if it refers to this area or to the entire state itself.  There are over 200 caves in Kentucky; 25 in Carter Caves State Park alone.  Only 4 caves are open to exploration over the year – 2 are closed right now because of the hibernating bats.

     We had lunch at the lodge.  The park is old and all the buildings and facilities show that.  The lodge is typical – made of dark wood and beams. The waitress was very slow although we told her we were in a hurry.  We ordered vegetable soup and grilled cheese.  We got something more like chili with lots of meat in it and the cheese sandwich was barely toasted.  I didn’t even eat my sandwich.

     We drove into town to mail off some things at the post office.  We drove around the area, exploring some of the back roads.  The buildings were mostly old and run down.  It looked like this might have been a well-to-do area years ago but has fallen on hard times.  Probably when the caves stopped being primary tourist attractions.

 2020 Sep 28 (Mon) – We packed up and left Meadow Bridge, WV at 9:55 a.m.  It was very foggy and overcast and we had rain on and off during the 5 hour drive to Carter Cave State Park campground in Olive Hill, KY.  We stopped about 15 miles from the WV-KY border at a Walmart to pick up a few groceries and have lunch.  The new campground is not near stores so it is better to get what we need before setting up.  Getting into the campground was a little hairy.  The road was narrow and had several hairpin turns as we drove through heavy trees.  When we arrived at the office, the clerk said we were already checked in and gave us our site number.

     The weather was crappy so we stayed in the campground.  There are several caves in the area that we will be exploring in the next few days.