#dad council has an announcement

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

ROUND 1!

To start, round 1 will take place during 2 days. Both starting at 5pm CET with the first 8 groups on each side, then with the other 8 at 8pm CET. With a break in between group 1 (apple) and group 2 (bapelsin).

We start with most votes, then by fandom. The rest is random

Round 1 - apple, 8/4-2023, day 1

God (bible) vs Reigen Arakata (mob psycho 100), finished

John Silver (treasure planet) vs Donquixote Rosinate (one piece)finished

Garmadon (Lego Ninjago) vs All Might (my hero academia), finished,

Bandit Heeler (bluey) vs Heinz Doofeshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb), finished,

Maes Hughes (full metal alchemist) vs Uncle Iroh (avatar, the last airbender), finished

Bob Blecher (bob’s burgers) vs Professor Utonium (PowerPuff girls), finished

Yosuke Koiwai (Azumanga Daioh) vs Iruka Umino (Naruto), finished

Asura (asura’s wrath) vs Darkwing Duck (ducktales cinematic universe I mean darkwing duck), finished, finished

Hakoda (avatar the last airbender) vs Kaname Date (ai: Somnium files), finished

Sojiro Sakura (persona) vs Ice King (adventure time), finished

Richard Waterson (the amazing world of gumball) vs Dr Venomous (ok ko let’s be heros), finished

Splinter (teenage mountain ninja turtles) vs Kazuki Kurusu & Rei Suwa (buddy daddies), finished

Jotaro Kujo vs Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo’s bizarre adventure), finished

Greil vs Eliwood (fire emblem)

Peony vs Kukui (Pokémon), finished

Seteth (fire emblem) vs Phoenix Wright (ace attorney), finished

Day 2 9/4

Largo the black lion (tales in the abyss) vs David Evans (Inazuma 11), finished

Loid Forger (SpyxFamily) vs Ferid (Suikoden V), finished

Kotestu Kaburagi (tiger and bunny) vs Tim Lockwood (cloudy with a chance of meatballs), finished

Naoki Gotoh (bocchi the rock) vs Oscar Proud (the proud family), finished

Shouta Aizawa (my hero academia) vs Bill Green (big city greens), finished

Dracula (hotel Transylvania) vs Donald Duck (ducktales), finished

Ken Shirashi (project Sekai) vs Sailor Uranus (sailor moon), finished

Skipper (penguins of Madagascar) vs Norisuke Higashikata the 4th (JoJo’s bizarre adventure), finished

red leg Zeff (one piece) vs Sully (monsters inc), finished

Kouhei Inuzuka (sweetness and lighting) vs Geto Suguru (jujutsu Kaisen), finished

Alibert (wakfu) vs Oboro (Suikoden V), finished

Meta Knight (Kirby) vs Senshi (delicious in dungeon), finished

Jades Curtiss (tales of the abyss) vs Gru (despicable me), finished

Pankraz Gotha(dragon quest 5) vs Zenkichi Hasegawa (persona), finished

Keiji Shinoji (your turn to die) vs Kanan jarrus (Star Wars: rebels), finished

Chilchuck (delicious in dungeon) vs Mr Ping (kung fu panda), finished

Bapelsin day 1, 11-4

Eddie Diaz & Evan Buckley vs Bobby Nash (911), finished

Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek deep space 9) vs Dad Egbert (homestuck), finished

Subject Delta (bioshock) vs Damien Bloodmarch (dream daddy), finished

Goldlewis Dickinson (guilty gear) vs Atticus Finch (to kill a mockingbird), finished

Paul Blofis (Percy Jackson) vs Kazuhira Miller (metal gear solid), finished

Gomez Addams (the Addams family) vs Din Djarin (the mandalorian), finished

Hans Hubermann (the book thief) vs Lee Everett (telltales the walking dead), finished

Kiryu Kazuma (yakuza) vs Waymond Wang (everything everywhere all at once), finished

PART 2

Jean Valjean (les misérables) vs Joel Miller (the last of us), finished

Calvin’s dad (Calvin and Hobbes) vs Augustus Aquato (psychonauts), finished

Pyrrha Dve (the locked tomb) vs Dustan Thron (stardust), finished

Neon J (no straight roads) vs Common Wubbox (my singing monsters), finished

Patton Sanders (sander sides) vs Doc Louis (punch out), finished

Alther Mella (septimus heap) vs Riki (xenoblade), finished

Digby Wolf (fables/a wolf among us) vs Bob Cratchit (a Christmas carol) , finished

Petey (dogman) vs Mo Folchart (inkheart), finished

Day 2, 13-4

Alfred (Batman) vs Gandalf (lord of the rings), finished

Asgore Dreemurr (undertale) vs Micheal Bluth (arrested development), finished

Dave Seville (Alvin and the chipmunks) vs Martin Penderwick (the Penderwicks), finished

Anthony Herzen (professor Layton) vs Chimney Han (911), finished

Glamrock Freddy (five nights at Freddy’s) vs Mr Carrisford (a little princess), finished

Poseidon (Percy Jackson) vs bail Organa (Star Wars), finished

Neir Gestalt (Neir) vs Kim Dokja (Omniscient readers viewpoint), finished

Hal Wilkerson (Malcom in the middle) vs Ness’ dad (earthbound), finished

PART 2

Tony Stark (MCU) vs Lee Scoresby (his dark materials), finished

Dream (sandman) vs Kat (all quiet on the western front), finished

Thrushpelt (warrior cats) vs Teacher (the girl from the other side) , finished

Barret Wallace (final fantasy) vs Lazlo Cravensworth (what we do in the shadows), finished

Domingo Montoya (the princess bride) vs Charlie Swan (twilight), finished

Geralt of Rivia (the Witcher) vs Terry Jeffords (Brooklyn 99), finished

Dan Espinoza (Lucifer) vs Rupert Giles (Buffy), finished

Pollination Tech 9 smith (the sims 2) vs Marko (saga), finished

Okay basic questions time before I get a bunch of anon asks

“Two of these are women.”

Father figures also count

“Some of these doesn’t have their own kids”

See point 1

“Why is there only a few characters from the same franchise going against each other but sometimes they aren’t”

Because I only recognized fire emblem, Pokémon, and JJBA at first.

“Aus doesn’t count”

As a previous undertale fan. I could care less. And I am not replacing Tim with BAMSE.

“Replace x with Bamse”

Sorry but. Findus and Skalman have already won. 3 times are a bit too much for us sweds.

“911 is copaganda”

You see Brooklyn 911 (picked by wheel) and you go against fireback mountain. Shame on you anon.

“Dad council these aren’t all random”

Yeah but Neon J vs Wubbox = chaos

Code of conduct

EXTRA BATTLE

[ratgrinders]

Ok here's an updated timeline of the Rat Grinders based on the new info we got this episode:

Freshman Year

On the first day of classes Kipperlily and the others meet and form their adventuring party. Kipperlily comes up with the name the High Five Heroes.

Kipperlily excels academically, but the High Five Heroes only go on easier adventures, presumably to ensure they will succeed rather than fail at something challenging.

Ruben is primarily an acoustic/soft rock musician.

Kipperlily begins to have childish rage and resentment towards Riz and the other Bad Kids, which start out petty but gradually grow in intensity over the next couple years.

Sophomore Year

An increase in hostility, one of the first meetings Kipperlily has this year is being jealous that Riz's dad was killed by Kalvaxus, that if a person has suffered immense magical hardship it is an unfair advantage in adventuring.

Kipperlily tries to find evidence of conspiracy with her parents and is enraged that they are boring.

A week after spring break the High Five Heroes go on their first quest to the mountains of chaos, chaperoned by Jace Stardiamond.

After this, the High Five Heroes seem to undergo a shift where their rage is amplified. Kipperlily's counselor files become much more venomous towards the Bad Kids, Ruben shifts to emo music, etc.

At some point after this Ivy and Oisin propose changing the name to the Rat Grinders. Kipperlily opposes this and Lucy is on her side, but Ruben votes against her because it makes her upset and Mary Ann also votes against her but doesn't explain her reasoning.

A piece of paperwork is submitted for Lucy to change her god, but another piece of paperwork is filed afterwards rescinding that application, presumably by Lucy herself changing her mind.

Towards the end of the year, after grades are finalized but before classes are over thus avoiding the pass/fail penalty, Lucy dies in the far haven woods near Aguefort. Presumably, she could have been resurrected in service of this unnamed rage god, but chose not to. She "stuck to her guns".

Kipperlily's rage towards the Bad Kids has transitioned from childish to venomous, she "hates them".

Junior Year

At some point between the end of Sophomore year and the beginning of Junior year, the Rat Grinders specifically request Buddy Dawn join their party as a cleric.

At 8:01 am, the first day of classes, Kipperlily goes to Ashgrove to dig up the rogue teacher's grave, thus forcing her to reveal herself and granting Kipperlily a pass for all her rogue classes for the year. Presumably she was aware of the rogue teacher's grave beforehand (information only available in Arthur Aguefort's office) but waited until the start of Junior year so she could pass all her classes for the year.

Kipperlily announces her bid to run for student council president, with a platform based on equity, equanimity, and fairness.

Kipperlily asks Jawbone about the creation of Yes! and the events of prompocalypse

Her counselor notes become extremely enraged, with her straight up wanting to kill Kristin and being angry that she can't get to her thanks to Fig's protection.

Oisin, Ivy, and Buddy are seen at Fabian's house party during the first week of classes. Kipperlily is not seen but is possibly there invisible. The Bad Kids are asked to do drugs but decline. That same night, mephits steal part of a cloud rider engine kept in Seacaster Manor.

At the school assembly the following day Principal Grix reveals he was notified of students doing drugs off campus, meaning its possible the Rat Grinders tipped him off in an attempt to get the Bad Kids in trouble.

Ruben performs presumably some kind of ritual at the Frosty Fair Folk festival, with the other Rat Grinders conspicuously absent. Simultaneously, Yolanda Badgood falls dead in the same place where Lucy Frostblade died, after Yolanda had been made aware of Lucy's change in god and was investigating it. Yolanda also refuses to be resurrected in service of the rage god.

The Rat Grinders are seen at the assembly addressing Yolanda's death and how all clerics would be moved to pass/fail. Most look bored, Mary Ann isn't paying attention, and Buddy is unconcerned.

Kipperlily and Oisin get caught trying to sabotage the Bad Kids' Last Stand exam, and Kipperlily kills Buddy. Ten minutes after the Bad Kids plane shift away, Buddy is revived by an unknown figure and he pledges his allegiance to the rage god.

Now the Rat Grinders are scheduled for another trip to the Mountains of Chaos and are on complete lockdown, hiding all of them from Adaine's divination magic.

[seravphs]

棠 —

ੈ♡˳·˖✶ — TEEN DAD! GOJO x FEM READER

Gojo has something to tell you. Megumi is unfortunately still a member of the male species. Tsumiki just wants to watch the sunset. 

wc — 1.5k

cw — interlude between tried to live in a softer way and stockholm (coming soon), 棠 means "wild plums", Megumi’s a good boy but he’s still a boy (gross), part of teen dad gojoverse, in which you and Gojo raise Megumi together, I lowkey forgot Tsumiki existed when I first started writing Teen Dad! Gojo so now I have to retcon her in 

Megumi’s mouth is smeared with purple pulp. 

“You better have washed that,” you warn him as you carefully cut Tsumiki’s fruit for her. Your knives drip juice onto the ground, requiring careful attention to make sure the sugar won’t rust them. 

Some cursed weapons are durable, outlasting generation after generation of the sorcerers that wielded them. Yours are more delicate. Like flowers, they require great care.

Tsumiki takes the slice you hand her with gratitude and pops it into her mouth with a little shiver of happiness. Her fingertips are turning purple to match Megumi’s lips. You pour a little water from your bottle over them, and place another slice into her mouth yourself. 

“A little dirt is good for him,” Gojo calls from where he’s wedged halfway inside the trunk, fighting for the folding chairs he threw in haphazardly. Now they’re stuck. You told him they would be, and he hadn’t listened. 

You make an unconvinced noise in the back of your throat, pursing your lips. He can’t see you, of course. 

“Germs are gonna make his immune system stronger. Eat up, Megumi!”��

Megumi wrinkles his nose and unhappily swallows his bite. The next time Tsumiki hands him a slice of her (washed) plums, he takes it. Nothing ever works as well on him like Gojo and inadvertent reverse psychology. 

After another minute of letting Gojo struggle to prove a point, you reach over and tug on a latch. The chair Gojo is struggling with snaps shut so you can effortlessly pull it out of the trunk. Gojo smiles sheepishly. 

“What did we learn from this?”

“Wife is always right?” He says cheekily. 

“Can I help?” Tsumiki pops up underneath your elbow. 

“It’s okay,” Gojo ruffles her hair. “We got it.” 

He pushes you gently away when you try to take a chair, carrying three singlehandedly to the spot where Megumi and Tsumiki are waiting with the picnic basket. You know he wants you to gush over him, but you don’t want to give him the satisfaction. 

You purposefully turn away to start setting out the food, only for him to saunter over as soon as Tsumiki and Megumi are sitting in their newly placed chairs. 

“Did you see that?” 

“You are the strongest, Satoru.” This is easy work for him. 

“Okay, but it’s still cool, right?” 

Sometimes you want to ignore him and sometimes you want to give in. Gojo, like Megumi is predictable. He needs the carrot and the stick. 

“Yeah,” you smile. “It was cool. You know what would be cooler?” 

He’s setting out the dishes before you even have to ask. 

You’re not fooled even though Gojo’s acting completely normal. As lighthearted and nonchalant as he is, anyone who didn’t know better would think there’s nothing in the world that could phase him, but you do know better. 

He’s not the type to share his issues, especially not when he thinks he can solve them on his own, which is what you think is going on here. It’s fine. 

You don’t press. He’ll tell you when he’s ready. 

“Someone’s coming,” Megumi announces. 

Gojo raises an eyebrow. “And how do you know that?” 

He looks away, eyes shifty. 

“You know you’re not supposed to be summoning your dogs in public!” You scold him. 

Technically, he’s not supposed to know anything about his technique yet. Young sorcerers aren’t allowed to use their technique if they’re not enrolled at Jujutsu High. Of course, it’s different for clans, especially big clans. None of the elders who sit on the council are going to punish one of their own for getting ahead of the game. In fact, they’re quite willing to turn a blind eye to anything that makes their clan more powerful, even if it means starting their young off early. Too early, in your opinion. 

Gojo disagrees with this judgement, as he disagrees with everything the elders say. He’s been training Megumi in secret, slowly getting him used to the Ten Shadows. The dogs, which Megumi’s manifested since he was young, were the first to become tamed. They’re the easiest for him to control, so he looses them more often than he should. Regardless of what Gojo thinks, it’s simply not safe. You don’t want to give the Zenins any reason to take Megumi and Tsumiki. 

Megumi calls his shikigami back. They evaporate into shadow just as an old couple hobble up the dirt path. 

“Oy, granny!” Gojo calls, ignoring you as you smack his arm. “You need a hand?” 

“I’m okay,” she calls back. “Don’t worry about me! Just taking my daily walk.” 

Gojo gives you an aghast look. 

“Why are they hiking up here? One of them is going to break a leg,” he hisses. 

“Are you sure?” You ask them hesitantly. 

“My, aren’t you sweet! I’m alright, hon. The fresh air will do these old bones some good.” 

Beside her, her husband nods in agreement. He seems like the silent type to her extrovert. 

“What’re you two doing up here?” She says, picking her way over. 

Tsumiki holds up her plate. “Picnicking!” 

“How cute,” the old woman coos as she pinches her cheek. 

“And you! Why, I could just eat you up,” she tells Megumi, who looks mildly alarmed, not at her words, but at her attention. He squirms in his seat. 

“Your little brother?” The couple smiles as you stiffen. It’s not their fault. They have no idea. 

“My son,” Gojo says, his own smile turning unpleasant. 

“Oh!” She seems to sense she’s made a mistake of some sort, taking her husband’s arm once more. “I’m sorry, you seemed so young. Well, I’m sure you want to get back to your picnic without these old folk. Be careful not to stay out too late! I hear there’s a storm brewing.” 

Her husband helps her carefully over the grass back on to the dirt path. She turns back to wave, just once. 

“That wasn’t nice,” you say, watching them leave. “They didn’t know.” 

Gojo rolls his eyes. “Whatever.” 

“Look!” Tsumiki jostles Megumi, who’s still focused on his food instead of the sky. “The sun is setting!”

Gojo picked a good spot. No trees obstruct your view of a sky stretching as far as the eye can see. As someone who’s lived in the city for so long, it’s almost a miracle to witness. 

The sky is awash in floral hues. Burnt orange, ashy lavender, and muted links spread throughout the clouds. You’re smiling, awestruck at the sight, when you hear a click. You turn back just in time to see Gojo shove his phone in his pocket. 

“Did you just take a picture of me?” 

“Nope! Why don’t you sit tight while I repack everything?” 

Even when you try to help, Gojo pushes you back in your chair. His little helpers dash back and forth from the makeshift campsite to the car until everything is safely packed away. 

When you finally get up and brush your lap off, Gojo offers you his arm. 

You laugh at him. “Come on, I don’t need that.” 

He pushes his arm in your direction again, insistent. He’s being such a baby today, but you can’t help spoiling him. You take it as he escorts you to the car and opens the door for you with a flourish. 

The kids don’t want to go home, but Gojo distracts them with promises of McDonald’s on the long, winding trip down the mountain. Megumi’s at that age where he knew better than to trust the strange white haired sixteen year old who offered to take him in but still gullible enough not to understand there are no McDonald’s on mountains. 

He and Tsumiki fall asleep in the back seat as the rain patters rhythmically on the windows. All around you, the earth is lush and verdant. You’re in Eden before the fall. It’s hard to stay mad when the forest is putting on such a show for you outside. The earth is blooming, beckoning. 

Gojo rolls down the sun roof so the warmth of weak sun beams shines into the car. If you look up, the rain beads on the glass like crystals on a backdrop of dove grey storm clouds. 

It’s still raining when you get home. 

Gojo carries Megumi and Tsumiki inside, one in each arm. It’s a testament to their sleepiness that neither protest. You drop a kiss on each cherubic little cheek as you tuck them into bed, pressing the covers down around them. 

Gojo’s waiting in the kitchen when you quietly close their bedroom door. 

“I have something to tell you,” he says almost half-heartedly, looking out the window. “But you have to promise not to be mad.” 

You knew it. 

Whatever it is, you’re sure you can take it. You and Gojo have been through the worst of everything together, from a bullet in the shoulder to whiney, feverish children. There’s nothing you can’t handle to keep your little family together. 

“The Zenins want to take Megumi away,” he blurts out. 

Okay, maybe that wasn’t what you were expecting, but it’s fine. You can make it work. 

“They’re coming tomorrow.” 

You’re going to kill him.

[arverst-aegnar]

Day 30: Time Loop/Time Travel

heck yeah, i completed two days this year!!

the ending is a bit more abrupt than i wanted, but it just was not cooperating with me, and i was afraid that if i left it too long with my other incomplete Zutara Month ideas it might get infected with "takes too long to finish -itis". so here it is.

The word spreads quickly, covering the entire Earth Kingdom in a matter of days and reaching the Northern Water Tribe’s court within a week. Even the remnant of the Southern Water Tribe, all but forgotten at the bottom of the world, hears about it before the new moon.

Fire Lord Ozai is dead. His successor, Fire Lord Iroh, has declared his intentions to put an end to his nation’s war of domination. Petitions for peace and offers of reparations are being extended to all world leaders.

The Southern Water Tribe elders suspect a trap of some kind. Some think the proposed Peace Conference is actually an opportunity for him to kill the other nations’ leadership, leaving them vulnerable to his armies. Others suspect a subtler scheme to conquer the rest of the world through diplomacy, or perhaps a combination of culture and technology. 

For Sokka and Katara, who only hear the news by listening intently outside the elders’ meeting tent, there are more pressing matters at hand.

“Dad’s going to need me with him at this Peace Conference,” Sokka declares. He pulls out his boomerang and takes aim at a snowman some of the little kids built last week. “Whatever the Fire Nation’s planning, it’s no match for Southern Water Tribe ingenuity!”

Katara worries her bottom lip with her teeth. “What happened to Fire Lord Ozai?”

Sokka scoffs. “Who cares? He was a big, fat jerkbender like all of them. Probably set his bed on fire ‘cause he was roasting the Earth King in his sleep.”

She says nothing as her brother goes to pull his boomerang out of the snowman’s head. Nor does she say anything when her father announces that he and his entire family will be attending the Peace Conference, along with several of his best warriors. 

On the ship, she delights in opportunities to use her waterbending to speed it on its way, or to play pranks on Sokka, but often she is found deep in thought, wearing a pensive look much too old for her.

“You’re strangely quiet,” Kya observes as they prepare to disembark. The voyage is over, but the journey to Omashu will take at least another day. “Something eating you, sealpup?” She pokes her daughter in the side, which provokes a giggle that quickly fades. Face unusually solemn, Katara shakes her head. Kya frowns, but leaves the matter be.

The entry into Omashu is packed like salted fish in a barrel, people from all over drawn to the Peace Conference, but an envoy from the king gives their delegation precedence over the rest. Sokka cranes his head back to take in the architecture. Kya’s gaze flits around, trying to take in the variety of clothing worn by native and visitor alike. Hakoda’s attention is on his family, but he makes sure he knows where all his warriors are at the same time. Kanna, riding an ostrich horse graciously provided by the king, seems mostly interested in staying upright, but her head turns every now and then when a familiar scent wafts in from one of the market stalls. Katara, kept at the center of her family unit, has no interest to spare for any of it.

When they reach the palace, they are immediately brought to the main hall, where King Bumi, Chief Arnook, and three of the Earth Kingdom’s Council of Five await them, as well as Fire Lord Iroh. No sooner are the official introductions made than Katara turns to Fire Lord Iroh and, with a hasty bow, demands, “Did Zuko come with you?” A half-second later, flustered, she stutters, “I - I mean Prince Zuko.”

In the chaos of the sudden trip, some things were left to the last minute, and that includes the talk Hakoda and Kya intended to give their children about how to behave in front of foreign royalty. The blood drains from Kya’s face. Hakoda, his face a storm of anger stirred up by fear, takes a step toward Katara, prepared to pull her back to safety. But before he can, to their astonishment a broad smile spreads across the Fire Lord’s face. With a shallow bow, he waves a hand toward a door behind them. “Prince Zuko is in the garden, but I am sure he would not mind the company, if your parents think it acceptable.”

Katara is running towards the door before he finishes speaking.

*****

Katara knows she’s going to get in trouble for this later. It’s her own fault, putting off the explanation for so long, acting like the little girl they believe her to be -- as much as she can, at least. But whatever punishment they think up is nothing compared to what’s waiting for her in that garden.

If he doesn’t remember, if she’s still all alone in this, then no punishment could be worse. If he does …

She’s never seen the garden in the Omashu palace before. It’s more ornamental than the ones she’s used to, and the main features seem to be rocks and crystals more than trees and flowers. But she can sense water -- a fair amount of it, too, like a small pond -- and she doesn’t have to follow it far before she sees him.

Zuko is next to the pond, his back to her. He’s smaller than she’s ever seen him, and not just because he’s sitting down. His hair is long enough to brush his shoulders, even pulled up into the traditional topknot. Like his uncle, he is dressed in Fire Nation red and gold, but the cut of his robes looks different to her untrained eyes -- Earth Kingdom style, perhaps? Surrounding him are half-a-dozen turtleducklings, and the wave of affection that sweeps over her freezes her in place.

“Hey now.” She recognizes that mildly scolding tone, even if his voice is a little different than the one in her memory. “You have to share with your sister. You’re not getting more seeds just because you’re bigger.”

Katara tries to say something, but it seems all the words she wants to say are trying to come out at once, and have jammed up in her throat. She stumbles back half a step.

The crunch of the gravel under her feet gets his attention. His head turns slightly in her direction, then he’s leaping to his feet, turning towards her -- 

Oh.

He doesn't have the scar.

For one moment, Zuko stares at her with wide eyes. Then in the next, he’s closed the gap between them, pulling her into the tightest hug she’s ever had. Katara wraps her arms around him and buries her face into his shoulder. “Katara,” he breathes, and a little sob escapes her at the familiarity and warmth in that single word.

“Zuko,” she manages. Her voice wobbles but does not break on the name like she thought it might. “Oh, Zuko.”

He pulls back too soon, but he cups her cheek with one hand while the other brushes her hair out of her eyes. Katara tries to smile at him, but it’s hard when every emotion of the past three years wants to pour out at once. Instead, she reaches up and gently touches his left cheek. The skin is smooth and whole under her fingers.

Zuko closes his eyes, but not before she catches a flash of pain. Immediately, she knows what must have happened. Why he has no scar. How Ozai must have died.

“I thought I was dreaming at first,” he says hoarsely. “I told him off. Yelled at him for being a terrible father and a worse Fire Lord. Then -”

Katara shakes her head and pulls him back to her. This time he’s the one to bury his head in her shoulder. “I know,” she tells him, her throat still choked. “I know. I did too.”

Later, she thinks, she’ll tell him about Yon Rha. About how in her determination not to relive the worst day of her life, she had pulled on his blood with a ferocity she had only seen herself use in nightmares. What his corpse had looked like, afterwards, and the look on her mother’s face. How what had once been a fantasy of power and relief had, if only for a little while, become a horrifying reality. Maybe she’ll finally find the words to describe the contradictory emotions that have been warring in her ever since, but even if she doesn’t, it will be okay, because now she has someone who will understand.

For the moment, she holds him close as they both succumb to tears.

[frizzle-mcshizzle]

the first 4 kotlc books summarized in the most unhinged way possible, because it’s been like 6 years since i’ve actually read them

Keeper: You’re an elf Sophie, you have to live with your new guardians who have a pet t. rex, have fun being an outcast at school, secret messages from your creators?!? actually you where dumb and went near fire and now your guardians don’t want you :(. oh no child kidnapping!! girls first time almost dying in elf land!! she gets to stay in elf land and gets adopted happy ending YAY!!!

Exile: girl finds a magic HORSE, girl goes to prison to vist a ✨psychopath✨ and make him go 🔥insane🔥 because that’s a job for a 12yo!?! oh no she accidentally causes a man to go insane from guilt (his children hate her now) oh no she’s allergic to MIRRORS, time to go on a field trip on your magic horse and meet a old man in a cave, oh no the bad guys attack!!!, SHE CAN TELEPORT?!?, fixes the man she broke though the power of happiness and 💕 love 💕 the last non cliffhanger of the entire series 

(12 year old girl attacked by 5000 year old man happens sometime in these two books)

Everblaze: time to fix the psychopath you made go insane, oh no, he committed arson and killed somebody important!!! ogre king puts the fun in funeral by announcing his intention to commit mass gnomeocide and the girl commits WAR CRIMES FOR THE FIRST TIME (she should have known better you can’t even blame this on lack of elf lessons), your best friend is tricked into to making a torture device just👏 for👏 you!! the council is making you wear it as a punishment!! your dead adoptive sister was killed by her fiancé!?!, oh no your new dad is trying to kill him, you 🔥destroy🔥your torture device and plan to join a rebel organization, you are 13 years old, this is the start of the series cliffhangers 

Neverseen: children join rebel organization by following a old man through paris, ✨surprise✨ a mother stowed away with them (she knocks the man on his ass), boys fight over girl and end up being forced to basically kiss through their magic breathing tube for a unknown amount of time, T R E E H O U S E S!!!!, children meet the leaders (that they definitely don’t already know under different names), 🦄ALICORN SEX SCENE!!!🦄 the rebel leaders take the kids on a field trip! (it’s a prison brake), OH NO!! one of the hot boys™️ get stabbed by B U G, family puke party while he gets better, the children go to prison school for the man who they failed to prison brake!! Girl set herself on 🔥FIRE🔥 (don’t tell her parents), they meet twins!! one was bansihed for property damage and not because there’s society has no ability to teach overpowered middle schoolers hot boys™️ big brother comes to visit!! they go on ANOTHER field trip and this time Commit MORE WAR CRIMES, oh no!!! the big brother is actually evil!! oh no!! Tree lady activates tree power to save the other tree people!! 

part two

[lodessa]

2024 Fic Posted (by me)

Game of Thrones

Deescalation - Daenerys Targaryen/Jorah Mormont, 2,988 words, Explicit

Daenerys is frustrated by her Small Council. Jorah is more than willing to do whatever it takes to make her feel better.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

we must take it where it's found (pretty soon it may be costly) - Elendil/Miriel, 3,375 words, Explicit

After surviving their trial, Míriel feels emboldened to clarify certain things with Elendil.

won't you put your faith in me (we both know that's what matters) - Elendil/Miriel, 2,437 words, Explicit.

Elendil discovers a scar on his beloved queen. This raises questions which Míriel is reluctant to answer.

Goodbye Goodbye - Elendil/Miriel, 3,553 words, Explicit

“No one is following us,” Isildur urges, completely misreading the reason for his father’s gaze fixated on the horizon, staring in the direction of their former home shrinking from sight as the sun sinks further and further.

Trial and Temptation - Elendil/Miriel, 17,361 words (and counting), 6/15 Chapters Posted, Explicit

The Sea Trial forces Míriel to make a difficult choice.

hollow / full - Adar/Earien, 4,353 words, Explicit.

In the last millennium he has come to know his consort’s moods. The simple angle of her chin can tell him more than most could torture out of a prisoner in weeks or years.

Revolution

Five Ways It Came Out That Charlie's Biological Dad Was (Shockingly) Bass Series 3/5 posted

Controlled Detonation - Rachel Matheson & Sebastian Monroe, 1,052 words, General.

Managing Sebastian requires a certain balance, a kind of backhanded praise that flatters his ego while seeming to resist at the same time.

Family Meeting - Miles/Bass, Sebastian Monroe, Rachel Matheson, Charlie Matheson, Miles Matheson, Connor Bennett, 1,607 words, Teen.

“Family meeting. Not optional,” Rachel announces and Bass finds himself hovering in place, waiting for her to kick him out, remind him that he’s not a Matheson, no matter how much he might want to be.

Trojan Gift Horse - Julia Neville/Tom Neville (references to Rachel Matheson/Sebastian Monroe and Charlie Matheson/Jason Neville), 1,203 words, General.

Julia Neville finds a way to turn her son's feelings for "that Matheson girl" into an opportunity.

Star Trek: Prodigy/ Star Trek: Voyager

Respite Renewal - Kathryn Janeway/Chakotay, 2,816 words, Explicit

Vice-Admiral Janeway and Captain Chakotay's reunion continues (away from the prying eyes of the children) in the privacy of her quarters aboard the Voyager 2.0.

Veronica Mars

Possession Is Nine-Tenths of the Law - Logan Echolls/Eli "Weevil" Navarro, 2,744 words, Explicit

Eli Navarro would have kept on indefinitely never considering or talking about what he and Logan have been doing, but Logan Echolls can't.

holding on (trying hard to understand) - Eli "Weevil" Navarro, Logan Echolls, 1,786 words, Teen.

Two lonely boys in pain haunting the bridge that took someone from them.

[moonlight-tmd]

Shockbee.

Where Bumblebee has a parent (or both) who is an assassin. Shockwave would probably recognize them.

It would also make the shovel talk scarier.

I might not have that exact one in mind but i do have similar- it's inspired by this which funny enough is also your previous ask.

SO- Taking most from the previous one, Bee's sire is an overseer of a small neutral colony and is also one of very few senators for the council. The colonies were declared asylums from war and work with their own laws and borders- ex; a wanted criminal would not be able to get arrested by cybertron's police during his stay in the colony.

TLDR; his dad is very important and can and will make somoene miserable to protect his son.

That being said, the fact Bee is a son of a senator is hidden. Dragonfly (his dad) send him to try to be on his own and to build that independence in him. It sucked at first but he managed, but something went wrong and he ended up in boot camp.

Now, I would say that Shockwave knew Bee from the colony- he used to babysit play with him when they were younger although Shockwave was quite older than Bee back then.

I suppose Bee recognised Shockwave, even in his disguised form cuz he knew how Shockwave himself was. Shock never told him the real reason of him being in boot camp, Bee figured he was trying to set his life straight.

Now, Shockwave knew Bee's sire was important and what he was capable of. If Bee has tried to date people in the past he was there to witness them being scared away by either just mere knowledge who Bee's sire is or very few interactions they might've had. He's seen few of the mechs Bee dated or known end up in a bad spot in life because of it. Worse for the ones that bullied him...

Knowing this he tried to stay away from entering any closer relations with the mech but life had other plans. He tried his best to hide his crush, which may also be the reason he helped Bee with so many problems he had; one of them being a relentless bully named Wasp. He was much violent towards Bee and few other bots.

The next time someone asked about Wasp Bee would overheard rumors that he was a spy. He asked Shock about it and he claimed to not be connected to the issue. It was weird... but Bee let it go.

The two kept contact when Bee went with Bulkhead to the repair crew, when Bee went missing Shockwave took it upon himself to find Bee.

He did and secretly informed Bee's sire about his whereabouts; Dragonfly saw the announcements and has send out search parties himself and was relieved that his son was found. Since Earth didn't have a connection to the cybertron's network Shockwave was an informator to Bee's sire about what his son does. Although he never mentioned needing to fight other Decepticons, Allspark or fighting Megatron in the future calls.

For the relationship itself; Idk i have very little on this unfortunately. All I can say is that Dragonfly knows Shockwave enough to know what he's capable of and Shockwave is very much aware of how badly Bee's sire can screw him over in life is he does something wrong.

If they get together then it's gonna be quite tense between the two for a while before they chill out a bit. Idk this is the only idea i had that matched what you gave me, even so I imagined Shockwave as like a 'past babysitter friend' to Bee than a romantic interest.

Sorry for the wait and have a good one.

[thecrazyphantom]

My curiosity has been piqued. Please, tell me about this AU...

*sigh* I have such adoring fans.

Anyways, since you guys are so interested, I'll share!

So pretty much, Fuyuhikos parents were only married because their parents were arranged to Wed. Their whole family is built off of Natural blondes with fair skin. Fuyuhikos Dad was only arranged to marry Fuyuhikos Mom (I'll give them both names eventually) Because her family was blonde, and high class. Both of Fuyuhikos parents despise eachother, but they haven't divorced yet because they still have to take care of the clan whilst simultaneously teaching their children (mainly just fuyuhiko) how to properly lead. This has happened to each generation for centuries. Once they're 16, they'll be arranged to marry.

3 months after Fuyuhiko turned 16, He got the dreaded letter that he would soon be announced to be betrothed at the next family meeting, which fuyuhiko dreads, but knows he'll be killed for skipping it.

Cue family meeting

Fuyuhiko is sitting across the table in an isolated room with Hiyoko in silence. They both know they don't want to be married to eachother but it has to be done, Hiyoko is the only one that the family and family council has agreed on.

Before they can even have a wedding they're both accepted into hopes peak and they now have to bear this secret that they're both fiancé's.

They eventually get along and pursue a relationship, but they never get morally engaged since neither of them want to appease their parents and Fuyuhikos Clan.

[starrieisdelusional]

Merlin fix it season 4 finale

Scene opens with kid arthur in the witch’s hut with morgana and merlin. Morgana asked him where his grandma is (old!gwen) and arthur said shes busy doing chores at home. Morgana notes the kid arthur is coming more and more frequent to their hideout.

Meanwhile back at the castle gwen is at a meeting with all the court members. Discussing about arthur’s removal from the throne. Gwen argues passionately, reminding them how much arthur has given to camelot and it’s people but the council disagrees and the decision is final.

When arthur arrives at the castle, he is confronted with the council straight into the meeting room. They are going to make aggravaine as king and arthur was silent for a second before he agrees. Yeah aggravaine is wiser, older, much more than him. Why the hell not. But gwen objects, saying that they should vote it out with the masses. And aggravaine lets her do it.

Gwen would later on make a polling station or the sort (the masses would either stand with aggravaine or arthur and they will do a head count) and ask the people to vote for either aggravaine or arthur, with both of their supporters made speeches on how great they are and why they should vote them as kings.

The results are in and aggravaine manages to peak in to see that arthur is actually winning and he manipulated the votes to make it seems that he won. The manipulated votes are bring to the council and this solidifies their decision to make aggravaine as king.

Gwen is exasperated but arthur is chill for the most part because he genuinely thinks his uncle is a better leader than him. But later that night an assassination attempt was made on aggravaine and the council blame arthur as the culprit.

Arthur said thats ridiculous but he doesnt have a solid alibi so he is sent to the dungeons to be executed the next day.

Arthur was bring to the crowed the next day for a public execution and arthur accepted his fate, preparing himself to meet his mum and his dad, and maybe even balinor. His only regret is that he didnt visited morgana and merlin for the last time.

But as the axe swings down the executioner is knocked back and arthur feels someone bringing him up to his feet. Merlin appears dauntingly in the crowd, say snarky stuff like “…is this how you treat your beloved king…?”

and the council retorted that aggravaine is the new king of camelot. And the main cast duke it out with the guards of camelot. The roundtable helped them escape and because they hate aggravaine and is going to get executed anyways for this, joins morgana and merlin on their escape.

Aggravaine lets them go for now and the series ends in aggravaine coronation, announcing himself as their new king

Season 4

Main post

[tedwardremus]

A Miraculous Christmas Moment

James wasn’t sure if the Christmas market was unusual because it was a Muggle market or because it was in London.

Then again the market in Godric’s Hollow was run by the Muggle Town Council so it must be London that was different. It was larger than he thought it would be, and busier. You don’t get many tourists to Godric’s Hollow unless it's to stop by for lunch on the way to a more tourist-friendly destination like Cheddar Gorge or some medieval abbey. 

London was just too much. He honestly didn’t know what Sirius loved about living in the city so much. Lily’s apprenticeship at the apothecary was in London so they decided to live there for now but James was truly itching to get back to the wide open spaces and lush landscapes of his youth - either in the Scottish Highlands or the West Country.  London was too large, too crowded, too smoggy, too noisy. James was too much of a country boy. Christmas means going to see the choir singing in the small stone church, it means going to the pub and having a pint with your neighbor, it means helping the shops in town put up lights and wreaths around the town square. Christmas is small, cozy, and warm. As far as James could tell, Christmas in London was a strategic plan to make people spend more money than they had to to have a miraculous Christmas moment.

But at least the warm nuts he bought from one of the stalls in the market were good. 

“Oh, James, look! Handmade glass ornaments!” James felt a tug on his hand as his wife (and how unbelievably exciting was it to call Lily his wife! He didn’t care that they’d been married since August. He was going to live the rest of his life thrilled that the most beautiful and intelligent witch agreed to marry him.) dragged him towards another small booth. “Aren’t they pretty?” Lily pointed a gloved finger to one of the baubles. 

James popped another chestnut in his mouth and gave a little hum in agreement as he looked around the surrounding stalls until he finally saw something amusing. “Hey look, Lil! Look at this!” 

“It’s a nutcracker, James.” 

“Yes, but look, it’s wearing a rat head with a crown on it! How funny! I should get one for Wormtail.” James picked up the wooden nutcracker and chuckled at the inside joke, “You don’t think he has one does he?”

“Probably not,” Lily laughed with James as she looked it over with him.

“I don’t understand though, why the rat face? The others just look like normal wooden soldiers.” James frowned as he looked at the stall to see if there were other funny animal-headed nutcrackers. “You think this Muggle just has a thing for rats?”

“No, James!” With a large laugh, Lily swatted James' arm and shook her head. “You wizards are so stubbornly ignorant, I swear. It’s from the ballet, you know, ‘The Nutcracker’.”

“I do not know that ballet or any ballets come to think of it…”

“Well, The Nutcracker is a very famous one. My mum took me and Petunia up to Birmingham when we were little to see it one Christmas. It’s about a girl who is given a magical nutcracker by her godfather at Christmas and then she goes on some adventures and in one of the adventures the nutcracker, who had come to life, fights the rat king.” Lily then took a moment to think before continuing, “Tuney loved the ballet when we saw it. When we came home she announced that she would be a ballerina and spent the next few weeks twirling around the house. But Cokeworth doesn’t have a dance studio and even if it did I doubt Mum and Dad could afford the lessons. Did you know ballet dancers go through new shoes practically every month? Petunia was really upset when she realized she couldn’t be a dancer and declared that ballet was stupid and only snobs like it and threw out the ballerina doll that Mum had bought her for Christmas.” 

James gave Lily’s hand a little squeeze, he didn’t have many kind things to say about Lily’s sister so he learned not to say much at all and changed the subject, “I think Wormy will like the rat king. Maybe we can get him a crown of his very own and they can match.” 

Lily agreed that the rat king would be a funny gift and as they wandered around the market some more, they pointed out other things for sale that amused them (“Look electric candles, Lily! What’s the point of that!” “James, stop yelling and pointing you’re like a toddler.”) (“Oh, James, listen to this music box!” “That’s a horrendous sound, let’s get one for your sister.”) and stopped to buy some hot chocolate (“This would be better with some whiskey in it.” “James, were you carrying that flask the whole time!” “Might’ve been...” “Well, pass it over then. I can’t believe you were holden out on me.”) 

Eventually, they made their way out of the market and into the hustle and bustle of the London evening streets. As they passed the steps of a church James could hear a choir singing from inside (“Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?”) and he took Lily’s hand once again and led her to one of the many bridges that crossed over the Thames. Lily leaned on the bridge with her elbows on the side wall, supporting her weight, as she looked out over the city lights. James stood behind her with his arms wrapped tight around her. 

Lily turned in his arms until they were facing each other and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“You know, I’ve been thinking.”

“Have you?”

“Christmas in London is nice but I think I’m looking forward to next year more.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, and I know we said taking the floo to work every day was too risky with Death Eaters tracking the network but I could still apparate couldn’t I?”

“You could.” James felt his eyes narrow as he looked at his wife. What was Lily getting at? Could she really be suggesting -

“So maybe we don’t have to wait for my apprenticeship to be up for us to move. Maybe we can leave the city in the new year?” 

“You want to leave London?”

“Yes, well it is too crowded and noisy, isn’t it? I think we’d be much happier in Godric’s Hollow. I mean we are there every weekend practically anyway.”

James moved his hands to grasp Lily’s face. “I’d live anywhere with you Mrs. Potter, you know that right?”

“Yes, but you’d be much happier in the country.”

James could hear the bells of Westminster Palace chime as he bent down and kissed Lily softly on the lips. Her lips were cold from the winter evening air and determined to warm her up he deepened the kiss until he felt her warm breathy sigh on his face. “I’m happiest with you. Merry Christmas, Mrs. Potter.”

“Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter.”

[bread--quest]

im not entirely sure why i was thinking about this last night but small town politics are so wild. my town specifically just had an mayoral election that sounds like a fucking sitcom setup

the incumbent mayor was a guy. just...kind of a normal dude, as a lot of small-town mayors are. my dad has been in several plays with him and says he's kind of a ham and a bit annoying to work with. that's all i know about this guy

the guy running against him was. our local elvis impersonator. not that he sings (to my knowledge), he just walks around with a pompadour and vaguely elvis-like clothing and everyone calls him elvis. it is also, apparently, his legal name, because he ran under it. anyway his two major platforms were a) tackling the housing crisis and homelessness in town (good, and makes sense considering i'm pretty sure he is or was homeless for a time) and b) getting a Walmart in town (there have been debates over getting walmart since it was first proposed in the 70s, and somehow it is STILL a debate even though WALMART RESCINDED THE OFFER LIKE TWO YEARS AFTER MAKING IT and THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED ZONING ORDINANCES MAKING IT BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE ANYWAY. STOP TRYING TO MAKE WALMART HAPPEN. ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN).

the incumbent mayor's main platform was "come on guys. youre not seriously going to vote for elvis right"

it should also be noted that until elvis announced his candidacy it was uncontested. these were the only two candidates

in the end elvis did not win but he got something like 600 votes. the former mayor/current city councilor/town facebook page moderator/town busybody thought this was a very bad sign for the integrity of local politics. i think its fucking hilarious and im so mad that i wasnt there to vote

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

Guys I am not counting any more 911 votes or treasure planet votes until the form closes

[hazel-of-sodor]

What's Lost is Found

Ch.19 Embrace

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Tendrils shot forward and the younger 47xx yelped as she was dragged clear off the rails and into her older sister's embrace, her crew diving to safety. The Uman crews just laughed as they helped them up.

"I thought you scrapped." Screech rumbled, tears of midnight black falling onto her runningboard with an acidic sizzle.

Tyto laughed unbelievingly, "You thought I was scrapped. We saw you scrapped!!"

"They didn't do a good enough job."

"Obviously." Tyto laughed, joyful tears were streaming down her face. "We thought you were gone forever."

Abbey was the first to catch on. "We?" She asked.

"Oh right!" Tyto smiled up at Screech. "Yes, Flying Scotsman rescued me and Eagle, along with several other Westerners from Cashmoore's, before taking us to Caomhnóir."

"Caomhnóir... Is real?" Enid asked, not quite daring to hope.

"Yep!" Tyto chirped, "he's good too. Scotsman was only able to give him a few hours notice but he had places for all of us."

Screech reluctantly set her back down onto the rails in front of her, although she didn't let go yet.

"Eagle and I are North Western engines now." She said proudly. "Our controller has already announced he doesn't plan to follow the modernization plan."

"The Other Railway can't be happy about that," Becca observed.

3219 snorted, "They really aren't, but the island has a history of home rule, and the Suddery council is backing Sir Topham Hatt."

"You are safe then?" Screech asked softly.

"As safe as we can be," Tyto said happily.

"Then I am content."

 "Sir Topham Hatt is trying to get another of our siblings, but the Other Railway is being stubborn," Tyto explained.

"Same with us." Enid chimed in, "We've been trying to buy more engines for months, but we're blocked at every turn."

Tyto frowned, "We'll tell the others so they can pass it on to Caomhnóir, he may be able to help."

"Why not tell him yourself?" Blaidd asked curiously.

"I'm not sure which engine he is," Tyto admitted. "...or even if they are a he. Some of the others I've met said they were saved by a female engine. Honestly, it might be multiple engines."

"You didn't see them?" Enid said disappointedly.

"Only for a moment," Tyto explained, "and even then I'm not certain. I was barely awake when they directed Duck, a 57xx that's friends with Caomhnóir, to take me and Tyto to the works. Besides it's better if I don't know."

"You can't give away their identity if you don't know it." Una guessed. 

"Exactly." Tyto nodded grimly, "the Other Railway is desperate to catch them. None of us that were put back into service know who they are at first. I think a few have since found out, but they feign ignorance either way."

3219 nodded, "One of the Other Railway's inspectors was almost killed last month. He tried to set a trap for them but almost got crushed. If Thomas had not been there..."

"Thomas?" Screech asked with a frown, the name was oddly familiar.

"Our No.1," Tyto explained, "Tiny little tank engine, like smaller than a 1400 small. He's got a little branchline running up into the hills. Cheeky to everyone, but a good sort with an almost Western work ethic."

"Ah," Screech said in realization, "My driver used to read some books about him to their daughter."

Tyto snorted, "Don't mention those to him. He had an accident a few years back when a cleaner fiddled with his controls. He ended up stuck in a house and needed his buffer beam and runningboard rebuilt. For some reason the author of those books wrote it like the whole thing was Thomas's fault."

"I take it he's not the author's biggest fan," Abbey said with a grin.

2319 laughed, "Apparently he wouldn't speak to him for a month after that. In any case, he barely snatched the inspector out of the way in time. The Fat Controller was furious."

"Fat Controller?" Miss Morgan asked.

"Sir Topham Hatt." Tyto clarified, "Apparently the engines called his dad that and it passed to him when he took over."

She frowned, "he really was angry at that incident. The North Western hasn't had a human death on the railway in decades and that was almost ruined by the inspector."

"You said human deaths," Screech noted.

"Trucks," Tyto and 2319 said in unison.

"Ah."

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, November 21 - Friday, November 22

Buffy: Were you born this big a pain in the ass? Spike: What can I tell you, baby? I've always been bad.

~~Fool for Love~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Blurring the Lines (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84

Rollin' Up That Hill (Crossover with DC Comics, T) by Ellen_Brand

Doyle is the real hero (Cordelia/Doyle, T) by DanaNick82

Never Fade Away (Buffy/Angel, NR) by elejahfanfic

[Chaptered Fiction]

Winters into Summers, Chapter 1 (OC, NR) by Iris_Dietrich

Buffy & Angel: the Series { Part One }, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Angel, M) by crowncitydreams

Whiplash, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Ninereeds

Lucidity, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Soulburnt

Loop, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by simmony

The Beast Inside, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by MnM

Little Light, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325

Stiff Pole, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

True Love Won't Desert You, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Perfect Clarity, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Joan963z, Ragini

Unholy Matrimony, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Bend in the Road, Chapter 4 (Crossover with The Morning Show, FR13) by AsarStar

Banacek.Alexander, Chapter 19 (Crossover with Banacek, FR21) by xanfu

What the Drabble? Vol. 2, Chapter 92 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

Eyes Forward, Monster, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by Desicat

Keepsakes, Chapter 70 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen

Writing a haiku for every episode as I rewatch, Part 12 (sfw) by Senorpuddin

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Manips:Brave new world by revello-drive-1630

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Gifset:Buffy Summers in Living Conditions by detectivedawnsummers

Gifset:Rewatch > Halloween by creulsummer

Gifset:buffy & angel + each other's lap by ptieuca

Gifset:Katharine Towne as Sunday by 5bi5

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[fanfic-inator795]

A quick TGaMM idea/what if

This just popped into my head and I can’t help but feel like it’s a valid potential direction for s2 to go:

What if Scratch gives up being Chairman... and gives the role to Geoff?

It’s no secret that outside of the occasional perks it gives him such as respect, line-cutting privileges and allowing him to cast more powerful curses, Scratch still doesn’t care too much about being Chairman. He’s often pushing his duties off to the Ghost Council and still needs to be forced to do the stuff that the Council can’t (or doesn’t want to, in the case of stuff like cleaning up Haughty Haunts).

Now to be fair, Scratch has done some good as Chairman - namely refusing to bring back the Flow, making it so ghosts aren’t forced to cause misery if they don’t want to, and instating a Taco Tuesday-through-Thursday. Buuut in doing the former, he’s also made it so dangerous ghosts like Lord Doom and the Frightmares are able to roam free. Regarding the Frightmares, while he was able to capture the ones that attacked the Halloween fest, there’s apparently still some roaming around in the Ghost Realm (see ‘Dance Dad Revolution’).

Between the Chens, the Frightmares (both the ones in the Chens’ posession and the ones that are still roaming free), and Jinx’ quest for revenge, I could see Scratch’s laissez-faire attitude regarding Ghost Realm dangers, only stepping in when he absolutely HAS to/when it affects him and the McGees, eventually coming back to bite him in the butt by the end of the season.

I could see an instance where things go REALLY wrong, resulting in innocent ghosts getting hurt in a way that Scratch could have stopped if he wasn’t so lazy, leading to Scratch feeling guilty. Given how much of a better person he’s become since meeting Molly and the McGees, he and Molly would of course do what they could to save the day and stop Jinx + the Frightmares.

Buuuut, for as good as he is deep down, Scratch is still lazy and fairly self-centered. Regardless of whether or not he enjoys parts of the job, a situation like the one above would be a wake-up call to Scratch that he is NOT the right ghost for the role - but the role still needs to exist, because for as much as the Old Chairman only cared about feeding off misery, a new Chairman could be a powerful protector.

So, when he announces that he’s quitting and giving the job to someone else, Scratch chooses none other than Geoff! On the surface, it might just seem like Scratch passing the job along to the guy who’s most likely to say yes, but when you think about it:

1) Geoff is an incredibly friendly and well-liked guy, making him a popular choice. 2) Geoff seems to care about other ghosts and would want to do what he could to keep them happy. 3) It’s been established that Geoff is a naturally gifted at scaring, so if he had to, he could intimidate the more troublesome ghosts while also being able to protect other weaker ghosts. 4) If the Ghost Council were to ever try to manipulate their new Chairman, Jeff would be there to shut that shit down FAST as a sort of ‘Chairman’s consort/advisor’ in addition to just being Geoff’s loving partner

Really, there’s no one better in the ghost realm to fill the Chairman’s role, as Geoff could be that perfect balance of caring, responsible and (when he needs to be) intimidating/powerful. I also feel like it’d be a nice little bow on the Scratch and Geoff relationship - with Scratch going from seeing Geoff as a nuisance and a screw-up, to seeing him as his best ghost friend, a great guy AND a great potential leader. 

Geoff becoming Chairman also wouldn’t shake up the status quo TOO much imo, so if the show were to not get a s3 afterwards, it wouldn’t necessarily feel like we were missing out on a ton of story potential. And if we WERE to get a s3, Geoff being Chairman would give Scratch the freedom to conclude his own personal arc (that likely being tracking down Adia)

But yeah, those are my thoughts, feel free to tell me yours

[shadowwolflady]

After Pein

After the attack on Konoha, Kakashi has to process some news Rai had told him. But now, there is even more news from the Council.

Shortly after Pein's attack on Konoha, Kakashi went through a whirlwind of emotions when Rai told him she was pregnant. He didn't know how to feel at first. Sure, they had talked about it. Especially after Asuma's passing, Rai had expressed to him how much she would love to have a part of him with her when he was gone. Something she could pour her love into.

This tipped Kakashi over the edge of being on the fence about kids. At first he was against kids. Kakashi never pictured himself as a father. He wasn't dad material. He couldn't fathom it. The biggest deterrent was what happened between him and his father, on top of having to deal with rowdy genin, the ultimate baby deterrent. He wouldn't want to leave his child fatherless if something were to befall him. Leaving behind a child with disappointment and anguish. Maybe, if the child was lucky, Kakashi would die when the child was young enough not to remember.

However, the longer he dated Rai. The more he seemed to accept the idea that he would be okay with a small child. Now, he found himself in slightly more favor of having a kid. There was something about Rai. Something where the idea of having a child with her, was actually kind of, exciting. A thing that turned that ‘definite no’ into a ‘possibly’. And eventually something he wouldn't mind.

With the past trauma still on his mind, he began to scour the bookstores for child rearing and baby books. Part of him wondered if this was how Asuma felt when Kurenai told him. No. Asuma was over the moon with the announcement.

On one such expedition, he was stopped before he could even set foot in the bookstore.

“The council has requested your presence.” The ANBU told him.

It was at this meeting that he was told about the seriousness of Tsunade's predicament.

“You'll have to be acting Hokage.” Homura told him. Apparently, Tsunade had already placed in the paperwork for Kakashi to take over as her successor, in case anything were to happen to her.

Already numb from learning he was going to be a father, the news for Hokage just added more of a pit into his stomach. More emptiness. More dread and worry.

At first, he was concerned he wasn't going to be a good father or be around to help raise his kid. That was ONE kid.

But now, he was supposed to be in charge of a whole village? Oh boy. Talk about filling up an already full plate.

After the meeting, Kakashi went to find Rai. As per usual, she was at her apartment.

“They asked me to be acting Hokage.” Kakashi told her as they sat on her couch. He sat leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and his hands folded. “At least until Tsunade gets better.”

This was a lot of news for Rai. Ice settled in her stomach as she mulled over the words. Being Hokage was a huge responsibility.

“And, what if she doesn't get better?” Rai asked, playing devil's advocate.

“Then,” Kakashi looked up from the ground to across the room at the wall. “I become Hokage.”

This was a lot to ask and just about as much to take in. So many thoughts danced around their minds. Finally, Rai spoke.

“Kakashi,” Rai placed a hand on his shoulder. “I want to make sure this is something you want.” Rai stressed. This was a big ask for Kakashi. For anyone really.

Kakashi was his own person capable of making his own decisions. Whichever he decided, Rai would support him.

They sat there for several minutes, allowing their brains to worm down various rabbit holes and thoughts. However, as the silence grew, Rai felt more and more like karma decided to rear its ugly head again for her. She was going to be pushed to the wayside again.

Just as she thought things were going her way, in comes something to yank a pillar of her life out and ruin her foundation.

“I'm not going to accept it.” Kakashi's words made Rai blinked and come back to reality. Brown eyes turned to look at him out of the corner of her eye before turning her head to face him. “I'm not going to abandon you.” Too much guilt weighed on him. He was not going to abandon his family. Especially now that Rai was pregnant. No. He would not settle for that.

A warm hand covered one of his. “Think about it.” Rai encouraged. “Sleep on it. Maybe after some time it will make sense.”

Word got around that Kakashi was to be the new Hokage. It didn't sit well with him. He didn't feel ready.

Hell, he didn't even feel ready to be a father and that got thrown at him. But that was different. There was love involved and a second person. That was something he was willing to do. A path he was willing to go down. But Hokage? Not in the cards for him. He didn't even want to be Hokage.

Kakashi kept his mouth shut about Rai being pregnant. They didn't want anyone to know yet.

During this time, he would find himself staring at her sleeping form at night. Or he would lay his head on her lap and smile up at her and then her stomach where his child was growing. Sometimes, he would lay his head on her stomach and take a nap.

But, maybe being Hokage wouldn't be such a bad idea. With Rai being pregnant, he could stay around closer to home and help raise their kid.

Suddenly, an arm was thrown around his neck and shoulders. It was Gai.

“Yo, Kakashi!” Gai greeted.

Oh. He must have dazed off while out for a walk.