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Q-shorts: "Radiation"
(Drone Supreme Au)
Strider! Rebecca, while trying to flex how much she remembered school: We worked this out in high school~
Strider! Rebecca, to a very unimpressed Emily: If you ate 40,000 bananas in 10 minutes, you would die of radiation poisoning.
Spy! Emily: Ah, yes. "THE RADIATION" would kill you.
#Multiversal Fusion#glitch productions#murder drones#murder drones au#drone supreme au#Rebecca the Strider#Md Rebecca#Emily the Spy#md emily#The Drone Separatists#source: therussianbadger#Chaos-verse
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Re-Verse Alya and Nino / Ubiquity and Newsflash
I never really talked much about Alya and Nino's roles in my Re-Verse AU. The two of them are a duo of junior reporters. Alya is sort of like an April O'Neil character, while Nino is her cowardly bumbling assistant holding the camera. Alya dives head-first into dangerous situations to get a good scoop, while Nino is terrified of tresspassing lmao. The two of them were investigating the Supreme and met Betterfly/Hesperia during their investigation. The three of them formed the Resistence alongside Max, their tech guy.
Aside from serving as a multiverse portal, I gave Ubiquity more additional powers to make her more versatile, while still keeping her general concept in mind. She can duplicate herself, but can only control one copy at a time. Her cape can serve as a gateway to any other copy of her. During large-scale battles, she would place a bunch of Ubiquities around the city so the heroes can move around faster.
Nino's Kamiko form is called Newsflash! His power is derived from his wish to "reveal the truth". He can produce a camera flash that nullifies illusions and reveals weakpoints. It also generally stuns the enemy because it's, you know, a bright fucking light. He also has drones that serve as additional mobile "eyes". He can make as much of them as he wants and send them anywhere in the city. They're also able to deploy the flash.
Full Re-verse cast below!
#art#fanart#my art#miraculous#miraculous reverse#reverse#miraculous paris#miraculous au#miraculous world#miraculous fanart#miraculous ladybug#mlb fanart#alya cesaire#nino lahiffe
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Space AU - Chapter 5 - Last Chapter:
Strange Gods Appearing In Dreams Distributing Quests Are No Basis For A Romantic Relationship, aka. The Space AU, the final chapter is here!
Chapter Summary:
The moment they get near the Stronghold, Sapnap hits the invisibility cloaking tech, understandably wary. George is watching through the turret nook’s windows, fingers twitchy on the trigger. If their welcome at this Stronghold is the same as the last one they found, they will be glad for their paranoia. Standing ramrod straight next to Sapnap’s seat, hand gripping the back of his seat so tight his knuckles are turning white, Dream watches the structure come into view anxiously. There’s no patrolling ships around, though, not a single Pandora Drone, not any intergalactic enforcer ship, nothing.
Pairing: DreamNotNap
Warnings: No warnings apply.
Word count: 17.3k
You can read this new chapter, The End? here! Start at the beginning of the fic here! :D
And yes, sadly it is the last chapter of this fic! It's been a fun ride! I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did! :D
(As always, the art for the Chapter Title Banner was made by the magnificent and supreme @voidpidgeon, as was all the art for this fic! Go check her out and tell her what a good job she did! :D)
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More of the Energon AU. This helps lay down some of the general ideas. Already some of the Alpha Q System citizens are teaming up with the Autobots like Kranix. The platform they’re standing on was supposed to be the Miranda II, but it’s now Omega Supreme because in the middle of drawing it I remembered he had a battleship mode. The Seacons were originally going to be part of the Energon toy line as Terrorcons but they were scrapped. Fittingly the Japanese Seacons typically are drones with a single sentient commander, like the Energon Terrorcons so I repurposed them.
In this version of events, Sharkticon and Slugslinger were upgraded from generics, similar to Wing Dagger. Their original identities were, imaginatively enough, Sharkron and Slug. Unicron Scales are lifted from an early concept from the G1 movie, where all Decepticons were upgraded using said scales.
The idea of designated reformatting idento computer terminals comes from an observation that the Energon characters never displayed an ability to Scan on their own, while they could in Armada and Cybertron. Making it a treaty deal so the Decepticons couldn’t sneak around and scan something to fight back was my rationale.
The Dinobot Combiner, Volcanicus Maximus, has sentient components which can all assume Robot Modes, to reflect the idea intended by Hasbro/Takara but not in the cartoon with the other Maximus combiners. Scorn is named after his movie counterpart, while the others are Skar (ankylosaur), Slash (parasaurolophus), Strafe (pachy) and Slog (styracosaurus).
The girl bot talking about Nautica is Optimus’ kid sister Ariel (a deliberate name usage because Ariel was Arcee’s Japanese name, but I don’t see Ariel becoming Elita until Cybertron.) She was a plucky teenager helping with things on Cybertron with her best friend Dion during Armada, while more of an older skewing teen by Energon, being more active in the field alongside her brother.
#transformers#transformers energon#transformers superlink#blueike productions#blueike#macaddam#autobots#terrorcons#seacons#dinobots#kicker jones#optimus prime#misha miramond#alpha q#sharkticon#march of robots
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Close Call - Part 1
Wake the Dead
Pairing: Eva Archer x Troy Hassan
Rating: Teen (cw swearing)
Word count: 2,000
Summary: Eva is terrified that something may have happened to Brynn while out scouting.
A/N: Wake the Dead AU, takes place before WTD events. Can be read as a single shot, builds on my previous WtD fics Starlit nights, Sisterly Advice.
Art by the supremely talented @oh-so-youre-a-nerd 💛
Tagging: @choicesficwriterscreations @wakethedead-group-re-read
Eva paces back and forth nervously across the small room she shared with Brynn.
Her sister and her crew were out on a scouting expedition a days’ drive from the Tower. They had been expected back three days ago. It wasn’t the first time they’d been delayed, forced to lay low after encountering too many drones or car issues. But they’d always radio back.
Not this time.
Her mind hadn’t stopped spinning through increasingly dire scenarios as the hours went by. She’d gone through her pest control shifts on autopilot and spent the nights wide awake, too worried to sleep. Staring at that damned door, willing her sister to barge through it with her typical bravado and yet another hair-raising story to tell.
She feels a bubble of panic constrict her chest. She has to do something.
Squaring her shoulders, Eva strides across the crowded hallways over to the airlock entrance. She spots Andrew Scott, head of scouting units in a heated discussion with one of Blackstock’s goons.
“ – been having some radio issues but hopefully comms’ll be up and running again in no time. That damned antenna’s on its last leg…”
“Hey! Andrew! When the hell are you going to send a crew out there to help my sister?”
Andrew whirls around, a sympathetic look etched across his features.
“Eva –”
He’s interrupted by Blackstock’s lackey.
“Watch your language, you insolent brat. We’re not going to put another crew in danger because you decided to throw a little temper tantrum. Now run along unless you want to be put on waste disposal for the month.”
Furious, she rounds on the little man.
“Listen here, asshole, my sister and her friends are the reason the Tower even has resources like medicine, food, weapons. They risk their necks every day for this colony and you’re just gonna leave them out there?”
Andrew intervenes just as the now red-faced man signals over to two burly guards.
“Oookay, okay Eva, Melvin, let’s everyone take a deep breath. No need to escalate things, I’ll handle her.”
“Deal with her, Scott, or I will.”
The little man stares daggers at her before stalking away haughtily.
Andrew waits a beat before turning his focus back to her.
“Eva, how long have we known each other? Ya need to trust me to look out for my crew. I already asked a team to detour to Brynn’s last known location yesterday. But this, pissing off the higher-ups – not helping. You gotta tone it down. Especially if you still want to join our team in a few years.”
The towering man squeezes her shoulder sympathetically.
“I’m sorry, Andrew. I’m just really worried about Brynn… Please let me know as soon as you have news?”
“Of course. Now scram before you get us into any more hot water.”
Eva slowly walks back, dejected. She detours by the supply depot, hoping to run into Troy.
“Hey, Archer! Been wondering when I’d see your pretty face around here.”
Troy’s bright smile quickly turns into a concerned frown.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Brynn, she… they’ve gone missing.”
He steps out from behind the counter and wraps her in a tight hug. Eva melts into his warm embrace, letting his familiar scent surround and comfort her.
Troy’s heart breaks for her. He’s used to seeing her so strong, fearless. But right now, she feels small and fragile in his arms.
He tightens his hold on her, burying his face in her hair. She smells good, with just a hint of lavender from the contraband soaps he’d gifted her.
That scent had been driving him crazy for months.
He’s been captivated by Eva for years now, really, if he’s honest with himself.
Troy is not exactly sure when their friendship had blossomed into something more for him.
It had been gradual.
He first noticed those lovely dimples whenever she smiled. The way her blue eyes sparkled with mischief when she thought of a new prank to drive her sister up the walls.
He started getting unpleasant pangs of jealousy whenever Eva dated other men.
But it was that first evening he took her stargazing months ago, alone out on that windy balcony, Eva wrapped snuggly in his arms, he’d come to the realization he had truly fallen for his best friend.
And it had terrified him.
Eva and Brynn were the most important people he had in the world. Ever since he pantsed little Eva Archer back in first grade.
She had stolen his ration bar; Troy had reacted without thinking. After the initial shock had passed, Eva pulled her pants back on and ran after him like a little devil, yelling in outrage. Backed into a wall and terrified of this tiny red-haired tornado, Troy quickly apologized. She sized him up for a moment, then said “I’m not gonna hurt you, silly!” Little Eva wrapped him in a bone-crushing hug and gave him back the bar. He broke it in half, “Here, lets share.” From that moment, they had been inseparable.
Brynn, noticing their camaraderie and realizing Troy was all alone in the Tower, started looking out for him. She’d invite him along for meals, making sure he had his rations. Got him new clothes when his were becoming too worn down. Scolded him and Eva when they got into trouble – which was a regular occurrence. And, more recently, nagged him for his not-so-legal hobbies.
They had become his chosen family.
What if he fucked it all up?
He had a tendency to do just that, as his exes would point out.
Plus, there was the little matter of the side hustle he ran behind Blackstock’s back. God forbid they’d associate Eva too closely with him if things went south.
“Hey, watch it!”
The sudden bustle of people at change of shift snaps him back to reality.
Reminds him he’s standing in the middle of a busy hallway with an upset Eva in his arms.
He releases her clumsily, trying to clear the unwelcomed thoughts.
Troy ushers her into the confines of the supply depot, lowering the shutters for good measure. He sits her down on a tattered couch and settles in next to her.
“Eva, what happened?”
She looks down at her hands, eyes glistening.
“Andrew lost contact with Brynn and her crew three days ago. There’s another team out searching the area, but I’m worried, Troy. What if they don’t find her? What if they’re too late?”
“Hey now. Your sister’s the second most badass person I know, right after you. I swear the two of you are like fierce amazon warriors.”
Eva rolls her eyes, sniffling lightly.
“I’m not even gonna ask.”
“The point is, I know Brynn’s alright. She’s one of the best scouts the Tower’s got. And she’s careful. They’re most likely laying low somewhere. She'll be back in no time busting your ass for even worrying about her.”
“I… I’m sure you’re right, Troy. She is good at what she does. So are the others. I guess I... needed to hear it from someone else. Thanks for always being there for me.”
She forces a smile, her glistening eyes sparkling in the dim light of the cluttered room.
“Always, Eva.”
He gazes down at her, tenderness and concern reflected in his soft brown eyes as he pulls her closer into his arms, tracing soothing circles along her back. He wipes a tear from her cheeks, fingers lingering along her cheekbone.
Her breath hitches as she loses herself in his soft gaze and the warmth of his embrace.
Eva feels like a bundle of nerves from the stress, and the tingles she’s feeling from Troy’s caresses are messing with her usual self-control.
Right now, she wants to feel less the nerves constricting her chest, and more of Troy’s comforting touches.
On impulse she reaches up, tracing lithe fingers along his cheek and the dark stubble across his jaw. She unconsciously chews her lower lip.
He stares, entranced. God how he wants to reach out and kiss those lovely lips. He wonders what they’d taste like. Possibly those berry-flavoured ration bars she enjoys so much.
“Eva…”
Troy murmurs, lips ghosting hers.
She lets her instincts guide her, a need she’d been burying for so long. She closes the distance, soft lips meeting his.
Troy’s eyes widen in surprise. He cups her cheek as they kiss gently, tentatively, lips exploring in soft caresses. Bodies tingling with delight at the new but somehow familiar sensations.
“Hmm, Troy.”
He deepens the kiss at her inviting sigh, finally tasting her. Salt from her tears.
And cherries.
Troy loses the last of his self-control. His kisses become heated as he slips a hand below her shirt, skirting her lower back. Eva clings to him, responding to his every touch.
Just as their caresses become more feverish, they are startled apart by a loud banging against the shutters.
“Oi! Hassan! Open up! We’ve got crews reporting back with equipment.”
They glance at each other, eyes wide, breathless.
Troy is the first to recover, filling the awkward silence with his usual banter.
“Well, that was something, Archer… I knew you couldn’t resist this.”
He gestures at his handsome features, grinning.
Eva chuckles, cheeks flushed.
“God you’re insufferable…”
The banging against the shutters intensifies.
“Hassan!! What’s the hold up?!”
“Dammit! Yeah, yeah, I’m coming.”
Troy doesn’t want to let Eva go.
He’s scared that she'll realize how big of a mistake this was. Head still spinning, he quickly makes his way up to the counter.
Eva watches him go, flushed, heart pounding wildly in her chest.
Oh god, what just happened?
He pulls up the shutters and stops in his tracks, eyes wide with relief and a hint of guilt.
“Brynn!! Boy, am I glad to see you.”
At her sister’s name, Eva rushes up to the front and crashes into her arms.
“Brynn, you’re okay! What the hell happened? You had me worried…”
Brynn winces, and Eva lets her go quickly, giving her a once over. Her sister’s shirt is tattered, a dark bruise appearing to cover much of her right side. Dirk hovers protectively. Cassidy cradles an apparent broken arm as Brienne helps her stand.
Tony’s crew are right behind, carrying both teams’ weapons and crates of canned food and medical supplies.
“We were picking out meds in an outlet mall when the roof collapsed, must have been water damage. Bunch of drones fell on top of us from the second floor. Cassidy and I got trapped under a shelf. Dirk and Brienne managed to drag us out. We hid in a storage room hoping the drones would forget about the yummy human-sized snacks...”
“Looks like we got there just in time. There must have been two dozen of em’ packed into that little pharmacy. Had to lure them out to get to you.”
Tony chips in, dropping off the weapons and supplies onto the counter.
“We owe you one, Tony.”
Brynn pats him on the shoulder, grimacing through the pain.
“Nah, just glad you’re all still on the side of the living. You and Cass should hit the infirmary. You look like you’ve got a couple of cracked ribs and I’m pretty sure arms don’t bend that way.”
“You don’t say.”
Cassidy growls, clutching her bandaged arm.
“Come one, I’ll take you.”
Eva tenderly supports Brynn, avoiding the bruises.
She hesitates a moment, looking back at Troy, cheeks flushed.
“Talk later?”
“Yeah... sure.”
Troy rubs the back of his neck, dreading that conversation. He was an idiot to kiss her when she was at her most vulnerable, worried about Brynn. What if she regretted it? Hated him for it?
He sighs miserably and starts cataloguing the equipment.
The taste of salt and cherries lingers on his lips.
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@hunyliv
Random "A Shell-don of himself AU" bits.
Shelldon was terrified of newts. Rise Donnie refused to let anyone scare Shelldon with it even though he still scares his Raph with rabbits.
12 Mikey, Leo, and Splinter were arrested in the hidden city because they were mistaken for the Mud Dogs. The actual Mud Dogs helped the Raphs and Rise Leo with the prison break.
Rise Donnie and 12 Donnie were also in jail because a witch started something while they were gathering parts and Rise Donnie finished it. 12 Donnie was just there and got arrested with him.
12 Mikey's mugshot has been added with the rest of the Rise family mugshots and wanted posters. The 12 turtles are kind of afraid to ask about how the rise turtles got theirs.
Super Creepy Supreme is one of 12 Mikey's new favorite pizzas. Especially when topped with ice cream and licorice. Maybe a bit of pineapple. (Rise Donnie was so close to disowning him.)
Let's be honest, with Rise Donnie's whole mad scientist aesthetic and more feral/aggressive softshell nature, it was kind of understandable that the 12 turtles probably thought him some villain that just stole their brother. Also, they were there looking for Mikey's soul probably trapped somewhere. So a turtle drone that's fully Independent but has little to no memory of being their Mikey is definitely not what they were expecting.
12 Mikey demands to try the sandwich Rise Donnie that got him grounded. …Okay that is pretty amazing. He might have got off easy for destroying the first one.
12 Mikey showing off how much Rise Donnie can swallow whole and how much Rise Raph can fit in his mouth. The others are horrified but can't look away. 12 Casey takes it as a challenge and attempts it himself. He fails miserably and starts choking almost immediately.
Shelldon's little battle form that got destroyed by Shredder? The one whose body looks a lot like a 12 turtle's, including the oversized hands and feet? Shelldon came up with the design and asked Rise Donnie to make it. He has no idea where he got the idea from though.
#tmnt 2012#tmnt 2012 au#rottmnt au#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#tmnt crossover#tmnt au#rise donnie#12 mikey#rise shelldon#rottmnt shelldon#A Shell-don of himself AU
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De-extinction au, reminded me of a doubt I had:
If, due to Megatron's conditions to avoid extinction, the perceptor recovers his memories/identity/personality...what happens?
Because I don't think most Cybertronians (and other living beings in general) would be able to handle what they did in the Shadowplay state if they were him (even him, actually)
And the twins, even though they understand that the situation is much more complicated, would have every right not to want him in their lives.
Nyehehehehehe >:3 excellent
Transcribed from my discord cuz I'm lazy
So, Perceptor! They said he removed his own personality and emotions during the war so he could have more room for science, but that's kinda suspicious, isn't it? It's right in line with autobot history, to take their best and brightest scientist and physically remove his ability to protest against them. Percy didn't mutilate himself: the autobot government forcefully shadowplayed him
After all, if he has no feelings... he has no moral compass. He won't protest anything they demand. They tell him to make weapons of mass destruction incapable of thinking for themselves? Done. They tell him to dissect the brain modules of captured decepticons for information? Done. They tell him to get seeker flight code from a captured decepticon, "by any means necessary"? Done. What does consent matter to someone who literally can't feel?
In the aftermath of the cybertronians being on the path to extinction, the decepticons wrest a lot of control back from the bots. There's the surrogacy contracts and sparkling training and all that, but Megatron puts other precautions in place to keep them safe. He insists point blank on a total ban on nmemosurgery and shadowplay, and to treat anyone that suffered it to the very best of their ability. Active duty autobots included.
After his extensive brain surgery, please imagine Percy sitting in his hospital bed, slumped over, face parallel with his legs from how far he's sagging. His expression is blank, his optics dim and flickering, half shut. A million miles away, not truly here. He's shattered beyond recognition, every horrible, violating thing he's ever done looping through his mind. His body feels alien to him, he remembers all those things but their recollection is numb: his present self is repulsed, horrified, sickened. They made him do all those things, but they were still performed with his hands, with his body. He feels filthy. Disgusting. Tainted. Broken. The doctors try to talk to him but he just stares right through them, mouth hanging open and blank optics wide as can be. It's like he's forgotten how to talk, so trapped in his own mind.
When he's eventually released from the hospital, he barely speaks. He has a checklist of things he needs to do, and sets out to accomplish them with the lethal efficiency he's known for. First, he goes to Ratchet. And Omega Supreme. Gives them his sincerest apologies. Tells them there's no need to accept his apology, he's well aware that it's unforgivable. But he still felt they deserved to be told that he and the rest of the autobots were wrong to treat them that way. He leaves quickly after, unwilling to inflict his presence on them any longer than necessary. Most of the ones he wronged while little more than a semi-conscious drone are dead. There's a few sprinkled sporadically throughout the elite guard, mecha he had to experiment on and who's minds he had to tweak under orders. He gives each of them a sparkfelt apology, seeped in misery, and tells them the same thing: there's no need to forgive me, but you deserve to be told that we were wrong to hurt you. I hope, from the bottom of my spark, that you're able to heal and live a good life despite all of this.
And finally... he goes to the twins and their mother. Starscream regards him with disgust and hatred, and the twins are... conflicted. They know how they were made. They know it was a mess. But Perceptor, even emotionless and cold, was kind to them in the elite guard. He was never forceful, never belittled them. He was as nice as someone with no emotions could be. He's their sire, it's... it's so complicated. He apologizes to Starscream and tells the boys that he's proud of them. They've grown up so well and he's glad they're safely with their mother. He'll be happy well into his next life, knowing the two of them are well cared for and have someone that loves them so much looking after them.
"And now... it's time for me to go. Goodbye, Jetfire, and goodbye, Jetstorm."
Percy leaves then peacefully, and they were the final thing he needed to check off his list. He heads home, and runs himself a hot bath. As hot as he can stand, and promptly takes one of his laser scalpels from his lab. He nicks each of his mainlines, one on each wrist and on the sides of his neck, and reclines back into the hot solvent to settle in for recharge. It's all done. He's apologized to everyone he hurt, now he can do away with all of this. Maybe his spark will reignite one day, born again to one of the decepticon carriers that will be saving their species, and his cursed existence will end at last.
It very nearly ends in tragedy. The twins are a little on edge after that encounter, noticing the way their carrier is now tense and pacing. A strange, cold... woozy feeling starts to bubble up in their sparks, so slowly and building so gently they almost don't notice. Neither really lock in on it until Starscream suddenly grabs Jetfire's chin and asks why he's shaking, and they realize that both of their sparks are pulsing erratically. Their servos are trembling, their vents are uneven. Something is wrong, something's up! They've never had much-if-any connection to Perceptor before, but the suddenness that this hits them immediately tips them off that something is wrong with him. He's the only other person who could possibly be connected to them, and it feels like he's fading!
They barely get there in time. They find him barely conscious in a hot bath dyed bright neon pink, and though it's plenty hot to keep his lines dilated and relaxed, he's cold to the touch. Shaking softly and slurring incoherently, mumbling at them to stop... no... go home... he wants them to just go home and leave him to sleep, forget they saw anything, but they can't really do that. They haul him out of the bath and try desperately to stop the bleeding, panicking and crying and desperately calling Ratchet. He's a good medic and they trust him, begging that he hurry and save their sire! Starscream turns up just as Percy is being taken away with ambulance sirens wailing. They need to let the medics do their job, but the twins are inconsolable watching him leave.
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“The percentages are high enough that our stake would sell three times its worth...” Kyle listened to his board members argue over things they had no control over. It was always the same. Always discussing his company as if it weren’t his company. “And the point in selling?” he droned, reaching down for his cuff link to reposition it to be even more perfect. He looked up at the monitors with people who’d joined in via video call. Kaden was in the middle, an easy target for his attention, but he didn’t focus on solely her. Instead, his eyes fell upon the door. A frown was present, his gaze falling on the phone closest to him right before it rang. Lines pulled even deeper, aging him twenty years before he put it down and held up a finger. “Out. Everyone out. Kaden, I need Rebecca to join now.”
Were they serious? Nothing like this had happened in years. No amount of disrespect. Yes, fleas who thought they were capable of putting a dent in him, but to actually disrespect custom? He looked up at the monitor, to the center. His teeth grit before he stood; hands planted on the table. “Jeremy Harris and Hannah Rowe are here.” Kyle took a deep breath to calm his rage. It did nothing. How despicable. How outrageous. Did they lack normal brain functions? Was this scum even a wolf? “I swear, I am going to kill them here and now, Kaden. I swear.”
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There was a thick sludge in his veins. Branching out to every nerve and choking them. Blood sat heavily on his tongue making the sensation even worse. He needed more. The suffering that twisted and mangled his victim, he needed more of it. How his ribs felt against his claws, when he thinned them out to the point of breaking them. The bones shattering as he made it to the muscles, tearing away at their intricate fibres until he punctured him and the air seeped out. Kyle shook, his body roaring into the rage-induced coma he was in. He didn’t know where he stood, only that it wasn’t where he could get more. There was magic there with him. A hollow abyss that called to him to spread its gospel. Allow this powerful hatred to take over and reign supreme over all. It felt so good... So, so good.
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The overwhelming scent of salt bombarded his system as he opened up the door that led out of the office. Vacation would ensue, but for two hours in the morning, and two in the late afternoon, vacation ceased. After the exposure of three CEOs laundering his profit, he couldn’t have that happen again. Even if he’d promised Kaden he’d do his best to be as present as he could be – hence limiting his meetings to a total of four hours. “I smell pork,” he walked to where she was, weaving his body around her’s. The glow of her skin had darkened from the Bora Bora sun. Kyle caught sight of her bikini, eyebrows declaring his interest for him. “I like this one.” @kaden-kingsman
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“Nobody asked for your presence. I don’t celebrate Christmas.”
-Banter from Serial designation V to the absolutely deranged Butcher V.
#submission#source: TearOfGrace#multiversal fusion#cosmicverse#chaos verse#The Survivor's Rebellion#glitch productions#murder drones#serial designation v#md v#murder drones au#drone supreme au#The Syndicate of Steel#V the Butcher#Chaos-verse
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The drone Hunter
(Verse 1) In the heart of Kurpfalz, a hunter roams free, With eyes keen and steady, his aim sure to be. No beast in the forest, no prey in the sky, Can escape the prowess of this hunter so spry.
(Chorus) He's the Jäger aus Kurpfalz, with a rifle in hand, A drone-hunting hero, patrolling the land. Through valleys and glens, he'll track them all down, The guardian of skies, in Kurpfalz's crown.
(Verse 2) With a sleek, silent rifle, he stalks his domain, Where drones dare to wander, they meet their bane. Through circuits and wires, they buzz and they hum, But against his sharp gaze, they stand overcome.
(Chorus) He's the Jäger aus Kurpfalz, with a rifle in hand, A drone-hunting hero, patrolling the land. Through valleys and glens, he'll track them all down, The guardian of skies, in Kurpfalz's crown.
(Bridge) In the future's expanse, where tech reigns supreme, There's still room for hunters, fulfilling their dream. With each shot he takes, he defends and protects, The spirit of Kurpfalz, in his every step.
(Chorus) He's the Jäger aus Kurpfalz, with a rifle in hand, A drone-hunting hero, patrolling the land. Through valleys and glens, he'll track them all down, The guardian of skies, in Kurpfalz's crown.
(Outro) So raise up your voices, let his legend resound, The Jäger aus Kurpfalz, forever renowned. For in the age of machines, his skill stands tall, The hunter of drones, the bravest of all.
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The Galra treating Pidge as their precious kit, when she gets feisty or ticked off enough with someone else (either another/older kit picking on others or someone in general) and is ready to fight them, is Gorak protective of her because she's such a small kit? Is he proud of his little warrior? How would he handle the situation?
Barkolov: Sir, shouldn’t this kit be attending daily training lessons? I know she’s not old enough for Initiation, but she is old enough to start learning how to defend herself.
Gorak: ......
Barkolov: Sir?
Gorak: *breaking down into tears*
Barkolov: Sir?!?!?
Gorak: I tried to train her! She destroyed all the droids immediately! We don’t have the budget to keep replacing them!!!
Barkolov: *realizes Gorak is crying because he thinks he’s a failure as an uncle since he can’t keep buying Pidge new droids to completely obliterate* There, there, sir.
#pidge#galra kit!pidge#the galra save kit pidge!au#asks#chibi pix#they tried ok#they werent prepared#they cant handle the fury that is pidge#shiro trained her well#all the galra soldiers are afraid to face her in hand to hand#so drones are the only option#but look gorak cant just walk up to zarkon and be like hello supreme leader sir yes please sir can i have extra money to throw#at my extremely talented and effective kit#who is very blood thirsty and seemingly angry for no reason#we feed her well i promise#sorry thats just smth he cant do#thats how you get yeeted off zarkons ship#he would if he could
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Through Glass (Ch. 1)
Chapter 1: Sitting All Alone Inside Your Head
Rating: M
Summary: When Stephen lost you, he never thought he’d get another chance to have you. Until now, that is.
Alternatively: You’re convinced that your house is haunted in some way and recruit some help from your local wizard.
A/N: Hi all! This is a weird one. I kind of had a weird fever dream about it and started writing it out. It’s also loosely based off of Through Glass by Stone Sour. It’s going to be a few chapters long and I might do art for each chapter. We’ll see. Enjoy!
Warnings: Feelings of being watched, Multiversal Stalking, Possessive!Stephen, Eventual body horror, Gender Neutral Pronouns for Reader, No Y/N, First Person POV, What If AU where Reader dies instead of Christine, Strange-Supreme just needs a hug honestly, Stephen in Reader’s universe is a big dummy
Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
Don't know how much time has passed
All I know is that it feels like forever
When no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head
-Through Glass by Stone Sour
The hustle and bustle of New York was almost immediately muffled as my attention was pulled to my phone. Nearly stumbling over the uneven cement, I dodged people as best as I could out of my peripheral vision while pulling my phone out and reading a short text.
“Can we hang out soon?? I miss you ☹️,” the text read from a good friend of mine, Oscar.
I smiled softly and nodded to myself, thinking quickly about when I’d be free this coming weekend, “Sure! Miss you, too! How about—"
The text remained unfinished and unsent as my phone tumbled from my fingers as I collided with a solid figure. Scalding liquid sloshed onto my hands, making me hiss quietly. I managed to catch my phone in wet hands before it could have an untimely meeting with the cement, wiping it and my hands onto dark parts of my clothing to avoid stains.
“Shit! I’m so sorry I—,” I paused, not really expecting to see a man in a…cape?
I also expected him to be more irritated—given our current location in New York—but he simply smiled tightly and righted the cups, “It’s okay, it’s mostly all here,” he gestured to his two to-go cups of, presumably, tea since my hands didn’t reek of coffee. “Are your hands okay?”
“I’m fine, really. Um, I can go grab you another?”
“I promise, it’s fine,” his warm, soothing chuckle drifted through the noisy crowd around us.
I inspected him closer, from his graying temples to his neatly trimmed goatee, to the cape around his shoulders, and the robes—did the cape just wave to me?
Then, it dawned on me.
The Wizard of Greenwich Village I’d heard about on social media and the news, with his orange sparkles, his part in the Blip, and constant battles with creatures in the streets of New York. Yes, the get-up finally made sense.
“Is there a—uh—cult meeting in town or something?” I asked, with a smirk tugging at the corner of my lips.
"Oh, yeah,” he droned sarcastically, “Specially laced tea and all,” he laughed again. “Doctor Stephen Strange,” he offered.
“The wizard guy, right?” The words tumbled from my lips before I could stop them. Of course, he’s not called a “wizard”, that’s probably extremely offensive. He probably thought I was a complete dumbass by now.
“Or, the Wizard guy,” he pursed his lips awkwardly.
An unfriendly shoulder slammed into me, reminding both of us that we were hogging a decent portion of the sidewalk.
“I’m gonna…” I pointed the direction I’d been walking, wanting desperately to leave before I could say anything else that could make me look like an idiot.
“Right,” he nodded and stepped forward with the crowd, both of us walking in different directions. “Nice to meet you…” I heard my name fall from his lips as his voice drifted away.
I shook my head, my brows knitting together as I stopped again, Funny, I didn’t tell him my name. By the time I turned to look at his retreating form, all trace of him was gone.
Returning home that evening, I set about making dinner and ignoring the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. The feeling of being watched was stronger today, but considering I lived alone, that feeling came and went often as I let my imagination take control. Shaking off the feeling as best as I could, I turned on some music so I wouldn’t feel so alone.
With a final stir in my pan and a flick of the knob for the burner, I reached up to my cabinets for a plate only to stop mid-air as I swore I saw something slither across my floor in the reflection of my microwave. For a second—I paused—blinking and trying to rationalize with myself that it was caused by something outside or that my hand blocked light—casting shadow over the surface. When that didn’t work, I turned around sharply, feeling around behind me for a knife. I held it down to my side as I crept around the corner, gulping as I mustered up the courage to turn the corner aggressively. However, when I did, the living room was empty. My eyes passed to the adjacent hallway, also empty. My rapidly beating heart pulled me out of my search, the thumping having grown so loud in my ears that I started to panic.
There’s nothing here, you’re just being paranoid.
But resigning the shadow as my imagination the first time, only made me expect to see something the rest of the night. Like turning and expecting to see another shadow disappear out of the corner of my eye, scaring myself more and probably making myself see things as a result.
I figured a cold shower was in order, as if it could reset my brain for fifteen minutes and shake these feelings away. I dressed for bed and tried to keep the lights on for as long as I could before shutting them off and passing out for the night.
The same feeling continued growing stronger every day after that, but only within the confines of my own house did I feel the true weight of the uncomfortable, piercing gaze. It got to the point that I spoke to the gaze like its own entity in my house, obviously not expecting or even wanting an answer, but acknowledging nonchalantly that something was there made it somehow less scary.
Reaching for my microwave to take out the warmed-up leftovers from a couple days ago, I once again saw the darkness slithering away, my brain trying so hard to rationalize it as a trick of the light on the reflective surface.
“What? Not in the mood for leftovers?” I murmured while slamming the microwave shut.
I hesitated as I saw the darkness peek back from the edge of the reflection as if it acknowledged me talking to it. I’m not fucking crazy. I looked closer as it paused and retreated quickly as if something pulled it away, focusing in on one crucial aspect: This tentacle-like shape didn’t go behind my wall at all. It rested on top of the reflection of my living room and kitchen, even my own face. If this was really in my house, I should be able to see it floating in the space in front of me. Therefore, it couldn’t be real, right?
Right?
I stared at my reflection, the burning plate in my hands long forgotten as I hoped to catch another glimpse of the shadowy appendage, but nothing came back. Maybe I needed to move up that eye doctor appointment.
So, like every other night, I stayed up with the lights on as long as I could—hoping my electricity bill and sleep wouldn’t suffer for it—before eventually passing out. Unlike every other night, though, I woke with a start and discovered it to only be three in the morning. I gulped, listening for what could have woken me up.
Neighbors?
Sirens?
Nothing.
The heavy gaze was back in full force, but as I squinted around my room, all the blinds were closed. It should have put me at ease, but not when I knew the issue was coming from inside and not outside. I glared harder into the shadows, hoping to finally see something but dreading to see a figure there all the same.
It wasn’t until I fixed my eyes on three glowing yellow orbs in my mirror, that I felt chills run along my skin in fear. I couldn’t place what they were at first, but my question was soon answered as they seemed to blink and focus in on me. I wished my blankets and mattress would smother and swallow me whole as the eyes just stared. I was awarded no such thing. All the bravery I mustered earlier to sass the shadow had left my quaking body in an instant and I had no smart-ass quips to hurl.
After a few tense minutes, the eyes blinked once more and seemed to follow the figure they belonged to as it turned around in the mirror until the eyes were no longer visible.
Strange-Supreme POV
Stephen. Couldn’t. Believe it.
He’d finally found you in a universe where you had no one else. Or, at least, it seemed that way. He watched you for a few days to make sure you really lived alone, his excitement bubbling to the point where he got sloppy and let you see parts of him. Once he saw that you warily began to welcome and acknowledge his timid presence, he showed you a little more but never all of him. He didn’t want to scare you, after all, considering his version of you hadn’t reacted so well to this monstrous form and he didn’t blame you. He was nervous, though, because sometimes this horrifying form was just easier to let out instead of keeping the monsters in him at bay. But, just like his version of you, he was reminded of just how brilliant you were as he watched you piece together the mystery he was laying out for you day by day, and it only made him fall harder for you.
As he watched you nervously shift in your bed under his watchful eye, he hoped you would come to accept him, love him even. So many times he’d looked across the multiverse only to find universes where you were already happy with him, happy with someone else, or dead because of him—just as he suffered now. And while he might look like a monster, he wouldn’t hurt you or destroy your happiness like that. No, he'd want you to come to him of your own will.
But if he had to suffer without his version of you and your version of him was too stupid to claim you…then this you—this you—was just for him.
Chapter 2
Bonus: A little close up of Strange-Supreme without all the overlays to simulate night:
#stephen strange x reader#gender neutral reader#doctor strange x reader#marvel fanfiction#my art#strange supreme x reader#ThroughGlassFic#series: through glass
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Bee Movie Discourse
So I’m a terrible writing gremlin and saw this and instantly thought of @doodledrawsthings “”“Coffeeshop AU”““ and so I gave all the video’s dialogue to Luka, MJ, and Clover while Hattie and Bonnie are just trying to watch their pecking movie soooooooooooo enjoy?
“Okay,” MJ interrupted the movie right as a bear being brought in for evidence flashed across the screen. “We need to talk about this.” Their hand searched for the remote that had fallen off of Luka’s coil. They scrambled to lean down and grab it so they could pause the movie. Once silence filled the apartment, Luka lifted his head, golden mouth stretched into a serious line as he nodded.
“Thank you!” Luka began, “Because this supreme court decision that could have happened, and since there had to have have been like, enough sort of, like, debate beforehand about whether…” Luka gestured widely, his mind reeling as he recalled all he could from when he was in law school.
Hattie and Bonnie exchanged glances as they sat back, tucked away in Luka’s fluffy coil.
“Ok, but shouldn’t there have been a spinning newspaper transition there?” Clover interjected from her perch on the floor, leaning away from Luka to turn around and look him and MJ in the eyes. “Like; Supreme Court declares bees as full citizens of the United States!”
Hattie sighed and motioned for Bonnie to follow her. They crawled out of Luka’s coil—who didn’t notice as he was far too enthralled with the conversation at hand—and headed to Hattie’s room.
“I mean, to be… to be fair, they’re only focusing on the bee media,” MJ argued.
“On the bee media!” Clover clapped her hands on the beat as she emphasized each word. “Ok! Well on the bee media I think it would be a big pecking deal for them to be like, ‘Oh! We’re people now!’”
“Well the thing is though,” Luka explained, “they probably already recognize themselves as full American citizens because they were born in America and have all… generations of coming—”
“You know what?” MJ nodded enthusiastically, propped up on their elbow as they stretched out on Luka. “This movie presents a lot of questions about personhood.”
“It really does!” Clover yelled, fully turning around and sitting on her knees, “That’s the whole point of this movie!”
Hattie and Bonnie returned with drawing supplies and spread out on the floor behind Clover.
“The bee movie is about personhood really,” MJ reiterated the collective thesis, pushing their glasses up the bridge of their nose and smirking like a nerd.
“Yeah! It is!” Clover threw her arms in the air in a we’ve-done-it-we’ve-cracked-the-code motion.
“Who is allowed to be a person?” Luka’s reverberating whisper accompanied the subtle turning of his chameleon hand back and forth, tracing the soft purple appendage with drooping, golden eyes.
Hattie froze, snapping her head up as she watched her dad. Bonnie stopped coloring, frowning with concern as she looked from Hattie to Luka.
“Luke,” MJ said softly.
“Oh no you don’t,” Clover furrowed her brows as she jumped to her feet the same time as Hattie.
“Wha—” Luka began as Clover and Hattie both catapulted into his coil. Hattie resurfaced from the fluff first and crawled over to his chest, nuzzling into his mane as he instinctively scooped her up. Clover, meanwhile, pulled herself up onto his torso and hugged him from behind.
MJ smiled, watching the scene. Bonnie slowly pushed up and crossed over, looking like she wanted to join in the hug but wasn’t sure where to start. MJ, noticing her hesitation, reached out their hand. She took it, and they pulled her up onto the coil, shifting so that they hugged both Bonnie and Luka. Bonnie also stretched her arm around the coil, petting Luka’s fur gently.
“We love you, Nerd,” Clover reminded, voice muffled by his back.
“You’re still a person,” Hattie whispered quietly into his mane.
Luka stammered apologetically, a golden tint dusting his features like a blush as the tip of his tail wagged rhythmically.
“I—I love you guys, too,” he finally said, shifting Hattie into one arm while he reached his other towards MJ and Bonnie, who both took one of his fingers and gave them a squeeze.
“Also, Luke,” MJ added after a moment of them all smiling at the flustered noodle, “Obviously, obviously, you’re a person but how could you miss the opportunity to say, ‘who’s allowed to bee a person?’”
The disbelieving stares fueled MJ’s widening, wicked smile.
“MJ,” Luka broke the silence first, “That stung.”
Clover groaned loudly as she slunk dramatically back down into the coil.
“Will you two just beehive?” Bonnie asked with a small smirk.
Clover shot Bonnie a betrayed look with a dropped jaw while Luka and MJ chuckled.
“Yeah, your droning on got in the way of us watching the movie,” Hattie added.
MJ barked with laughter while Luka’s tail thumped merrily with his guffawing, almost-villainous-sounding laugh. Soon, the girls and eventually Clover joined in, wheezing as they all struggled to breathe between roaring with mirth.
The rest of the afternoon was spent watching the rest of the movie between swapping bee puns and grilling Luka about the courtroom scenes. Luka’s tail tapped the carpet the whole time, matching the joy filling the apartment.
#doodledrawsthings#ahit coffee shop au#my writing#im so sorry#i saw this clip and i just#i had to#i had to so badly#forgive me#this is very dumb and i wrote it on a whim but i keep giggling but also maybe im more like MJ cracking some b-quality puns#just terrible#also ive never just plucked dialogue straight from a video like that (other than lyrics)#and i changed some punctuation but ahhhhhhh#hope it reads alright#idk#no one asked for this but here it bee
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MURDER DRONES GOT GREENLIT! MURDER DRONES GOT GREENLIT! SEASON ONE WILL PREMIERE NEAR THE END OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!! Also, I wanted to tell you that your art and lore are SUPREMELY good. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I am extremely hyped to finally have something to latch onto to a totally healthy degree (my mind has not known enrichment since I got into Homestuck), and I am adding this to the list of reasons to hold out until the end of 2022. Here’s to more self-aware humor, robot gore, insane goth girls, wholesome boys with body counts, and body horror (apparently)!
Be sure to send love to @edibletrees2 as well as they are also a main contributor to this AU and have helped me flesh out my characters a lot.
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happy 2021! i really hope we all have a better year this year but for now, here’s a list of my favourite kylo/hux fics that were published in 2020, ones that got me through days of lonliness and sadness to make me smile ✧
thank you fic writers of the kylux fandom! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
- keep in the dark (to stay out of the light) by howlingshame Modern AU. Smuggler Kylo Ren runs afoul of Armitage Hux, head of the First Order crime ring. Instead of killing him outright, Hux decides to keep him for his own instead. Kylo is none too thrilled with the situation, but Hux has plenty of patience. He wants Kylo to be his in every sense of the word, and they've got all the time in the world. [E, 247k words, warnings for violence, stockholm syndrome, sub kylo & dom hux]
- Please Remember I Love You by @bumblebae8 After murdering Snoke, Kylo Ren flees alongside Rey, returning to the Reistance and to his mother after ten years. They at once begin strategizing on how to take down the corrupt and evil First Order. [M, 65k words, no warnings, redeemed ben, skywalker family drama]
- Children of War by @starryartemis After a complicated diplomatic mission went awry, General Hux and Kylo Ren accidentally find themselves tasked with their most difficult mission: becoming parents. Despite their complex relationship, they both agree that raising an offspring will help bring glory to the First Order. Their original vision of a united family quickly falls apart as Hux and Ren cannot see eye to eye in what they want the future to hold. [E, 162k words, warnings for violence, kylux science babies, slow burn]
- I Should Live in Salt for Leaving You Behind by Asrael_Valtiri Of course, he’d betrayed Ren, to save the Order. To save himself and his people.To try to save Ren, in a way.Strange, Hux thought, closing his eyes against the glare of the overhead lighting. He pretended that the wetness escaping the corner of his eye was from the brightness. He failed.Stupid, he amended. Stupid, Armitage. [E, 65k words, no warnings, a TROS fix-it, kylo clones]
- Against All Odds by Kittens Kylo really doesn't care for people, but he'll always help an animal in need. When he sees a dog covered in mud on a cold, rainy day, he can't help but try to help. What he didn't expect was for the dog to be a fox and the fox to be a man. [E, 49k words, warnings for violence, modern au, fox hux]
- Hadopelagic by DustOnBothSides [WIP] After a life of staying pharmaceutically heat-free, Hux has to allow his body to go through at least one natural cycle, lest there be consequences. He takes a shore leave and travels to a former omegan retreat, abandoned and all but forgotten after the fall of Old Republic. Ren, not knowing of Hux's predicament, decides to follow, suspecting treason. He finds something else instead. [E, 33k words, omega hux & alpha kylo]
- Sup From My Mouth by @atlinmerrick [Kylux Adjacent] Dolly Oblonskaya never precisely introduces her old friend to her children’s new tutor, no. She does put one lonely man in a room with the other again and again and again...and to her delight Konstantin Levin and Francisco Garupe take care of the rest. Or, this is the story of how an idealistic young Russian aristocrat helps heal a mourning young Jesuit priest, one very cold Moscow winter. [E, 58k words, no warnings, Fransisco Garupe/Konstantin Levin]
- Lighting the Fuse by hey_honey "What is going on?" Phasma asked when Hux returned from his meeting with Leia looking pale. He stared at her. "The Queen's son agreed to marry a First Order official on one condition," he said. "And?" Phasma encouraged. "That official has to be me," he said. [E, 30k words, no warnings, omega ben & alpha armitage, mpreg, ben is ruler of naboo]
- Across the Stars, I am Home by @venetumdrabbler [WIP] Before leaving to go undercover in the First Order, Armitage Hux had made promises. Keep an eye and report when able to the republic, and later the resistance. Keep tabs on the dark force user Snoke. And most important of all: Bring Ben Solo home. So far Hux had managed, or was managing, 2 out 3. Then there is an awakening. [M, 42k words, no warnings, jedi armitage au, slow burn]
- Pro Nobis Solum by CarelessHux (AraSigyrn) Kylo Ren wakes after Starkiller. Alone. [M, 8k words, no warnings, post tfa au, established relationship]
- sisyphus rolls his boulder to the top by yogurtgun While trying to convince Rey to turn to the Dark on the Steadfast, Kylo feels Hux's presence in the Force disappear. [T, 6.7k words, warnings for violence, tros fix-it, temporary character death]
- i can make your dreams come by claquesous It feels like the small hours of the morning, the blurry in-between Hux calls early and Kylo calls late. “Can’t even make it through the night without a pillow to hump, can you?” Hux sneers. [E, 3k words, no warnings, somnophilia, sub kylo & dom hux]
- Knot Finished by Ki_Ken_Tai_Ichi Kylo learns a bit more about Arkanis physiology through practical demonstrations. [E, 2k words, no warnings, hux is alien, top hux & bottom kylo]
- 90 Day Fiancé by @bostarsky & @sunnywritesstuff “Maybe that means you’ll be more inclined to choose me,” Hux hints, glancing over at a drone buzzing by with a sneaky look on his face. Perfect, he’ll create as much support for himself with the public as possible. "What I choose doesn’t matter,” he croons, making it sound as romantic as he possibly can to hide the true meaning of the words. [E, 38.5k words, no warnings, alpha hux & omega kylo, kylo amidala, creepy snoke]
- What if We Tried Again? by @penpenhooray Perhaps, but did Pryde bother to check if he was actually dead?Armitage Hux may be many things, but a fool was not one of them. So rather than stay with the First Order and watch it burn, Hux decides that faking his death would be preferable, leaving him free to tie up his one loose end. His ex-husband, Kylo Ren. But what happens when Ren...isn't quite Ren anymore, but just as "dead" as Hux? What happens if they face their feelings surrounding their failed marriage? What if they dared to try again? [T, 2.7k words, no warnings, tros fix-it, mpreg & miscarriage]
- Where Do You Go When You're Lonely? by @vadianna Fresh off a grueling undercover mission on an unpleasant Outer Rim planet, Kylo Ren wants to eat, drink, and sleep. Unfortunately, Hux is sitting at the only bar in the area. Thinking that Hux is there to brief him, Kylo soon realizes that Hux is off-duty, and has also never seen him without his helmet on. Things escalate, and the two wind up finishing Kylo's mission together as they both get to know each other. [E, 29.3k words, no warnings, false identity, bottom kylo & top hux]
- Team Hux or Team Ren? by AdamJensens General Hux overhears a conversation between stormtroopers that opens his eyes to a competition between the troops of the First Order. He discovers his subordinates are not only loyal and devoted but also obsessed – Hux has fans. So does Kylo Ren, and there's a kind of war going on between the two groups calling themselves Team Hux and Team Ren. What Hux doesn't know yet is that there's a third group solely focused on shipping the two co–commanders. There's fanfiction, fanart and all kinds of crazy theories. Shipping, as Hux will soon discover, is a serious business. [E, 11.5k words, no warnings, crack treated seriously, mutual pining]
- Under Covers of Darkness by Camellia Cook (thekurosakiconundrum) Alpha twins Ben and Kylo have a somewhat unusual arrangement with their mate Hux: they're together, all three of them, and it's not strictly a Hux-in-the-middle situation. [E, 3.3k words, no warnings, threesome, sibling incest alpha ben & alpha kylo & omega hux]
- Share the Load by @emperorsvornskr Hux runs into Kylo while dealing with his unique Arkanan biology- and Kylo is dealing with some self confidence issues. It's a match tailor made for the both of them. [E, 6.1k words, no warnings, alien armitage hux, trans kylo, eggs]
- Safety in his arms by @redcole Kylo knows it's time to bond with Hux, he just wants to make sure that his intentions are clear. After all, it isn't often that an omega courts an alpha. [M, 3.2k words, no warnings, omega kylo & alpha hux, mpreg]
- Horny Hearts by @rattlesnake777 [Kylux Adjacent] Techie has a new flatmate called Matt and all he can really think about is doing it with him... [E, 18.3k words, no warnings, Clan Techie/Matt The Radar Tech, modern au, misunderstandings]
- Collars and Kisses by koi_boi Kylo loves his little fox and has missed him dearly after a long mission away. Hux, not so much, or so Kylo thinks. Then he actually thinks for once and comes to A Realization™. They fuck, they cuddle, then they get soft and tender. Disgusting. [E, 3.4k, no warnings, fox hux, fluff & smut, dom kylo & sub hux]
- the chancellor's gift by @thethespacecoyote Supreme Leader Kylo Ren goes on a mission to retrieve something invaluable for his lightsaber-obsessed chancellor. However, his plans for presenting the treasure to Hux are unfortunately derailed when a group of insurgents kidnap the chancellor and hold him hostage, threatening both Hux's life, and the life of their unborn pup. It seems, even years into their reign, that there are still enemies foolish enough to try to take from Kylo what's his. [M, 5.3k words, warnings for violence, alpha kylo & omega hux, mpreg, protective kylo]
- Entrapped by @kyluxtrashpit While searching for a mysterious Force artifact for Snoke, a squadron of Stormtroopers goes missing. Kylo insists on going out alone then, certain he can find and face down whatever might have killed them and succeed in getting the artifact. The creature responsible, however, has other plans for him. [E, 3.4k words, rape/noncon, tentacle sex, protective hux]
- Your Chain Around My Neck by @bastila-s After the council meeting about the Sith fleet, Kylo asks Hux to stay behind and "prove" he isn't a spy. [E, 3.6k words, no warnings but dubcon tag, power dynamics, smut, dom kylo & sub hux]
- Regret by @abraxas-drake Kylo tries to get Hux to relax under the guise of a work discussion. When things go terribly wrong, Hux must rely on the new Supreme Leader to save his life. [E, 3.8k words, warnings for violence and threats of noncon, alpha kylo & omega hux, protective kylo, forced into heat]
- Invasion by sigo Hux was seated at the long durasteel table in the Steadfast’s largest conference room, Enric Pryde on his left and Mitaka presenting his findings to the group standing on his right, when he felt it: Ren’s hands on his chest, running hot down his skin below his uniform. [E, 2.9k words, no warnings, pwp, bottom hux & top kylo, force sex, semi-public sex]
- In His Grasp by @cosleia Kylo Ren doesn't understand why General Hux is shirking his duty over a simple injury. When he tries to find out, though, he learns more than he bargained for...about the general, and about himself. [M, 4.1k words, post-tlj, pining, hand-feeding]
- Heat Sink by @sparrows-trashcan Kylo Ren is an omega but so is General Hux. While Hux doesn't mind everyone knowing that his preference is limited to male omegas Kylo Ren is shamed to feel the same. Everything changes after the Starkiller incident: Kylo Ren is in heat and there is only one person on the Finalizer who could possibly help him... [E, 4.2k words, no warnings, omega hux & omega kylo, smut]
- Distraction by @kyluxtrashpit Kylo needs a distraction from his hopeless pining over his co-commander, who he's sure he can never have. So he turns to the Knights of Ren to keep his mind - and body - busy. When Hux walks in on the events, however, Kylo learns that perhaps his feelings aren't a lost cause after all. [E, 3.6k words, no warnings, kylo/knights of ren, group sex]
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#kylux#benarmie#fic rec#i looked for people's tumblr names but i couldnt find most of them!! sorry <3#and i'm sure i will have left some out#my dad is still in hospital and this was a good distraction from the worry#i hope you find something in here that you haven't read before! <3
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‘Where I Go, Will You Still Follow?’ - A Clingyduo Fic from the Hunger Games AU
In the most ironic twist, I missed Tommy’s lore stream on Monday writing Clingyduo comfort/hurt (in that order). I wasn’t sure whether this fandom needed any more angst right now, but whatever, take this anyway. This fic is set in a Hunger Games AU where the characters of the Dream SMP reside in Panem and must compete in the Games. Only Tommy + Tubbo appear in this fic though. Angst reigns supreme on Reaping Day, where the boys face the possibility of being picked for the deadly Hunger Games for the first time. (Also I promise you don’t have to have read HG to get this.)
tw nothing really, they’re only being reaped here.
word count: 3102
On the morning of the reaping, two boys tread carefully through a desolate orchard.
At this time of year, the trees are mostly left to their own devices. In about six months their boughs will bear fruit, and there will be plenty of people scurrying to and fro beneath them collecting their bounty to be stored and sent to the Capitol. Those very boys will join them. However, on that late Spring morning there is no one about. During this season the trees require only the occasional pruning, and everyone’s still in bed this early anyway. No reason to get up on a day where you don’t need to. Public holidays like this are rare.
Tommy and Tubbo hold hands as they move through the trees. Old habit, they suppose, a defense mechanism against getting split up, for better or worse. With the number of people in their district it can make public gatherings hazardous for lonely children, and if there’s anything worse than getting caught alone in a stampede, it’s getting left behind in a chase. If one boy falls, so does the other. If one boy is caught with his hand in the larder, the other will be nearby. The two of them are a package deal: where one goes, the other follows.
They only stop when they’re sure they’re properly alone, deep in the orchard. It would take anyone hours to find them; it would take most people hours to get out from this point. But years spent traversing these paths - both from the ground and the branches above - have given them an instinctual knowledge on which way to go. They settle in beneath a large apple tree; lush and green now that the blossoms have since blown away. They go about unwrapping several grease paper packages that were previously weighing down their pockets as Tommy hums a tune to keep them company. Tubbo shuffles uncomfortably as they lay out a small breakfast of half a loaf of bread - dark and dotted with seeds, District 11’s signature - a petite disc of cheese that Tubbo suspects Tommy sat on at some point, and an apple each. Food they either squirreled away from the pantry at the orphanage or stole outright. The thought pinches Tubbo’s cheeks.
“What’s that sour face for?” Tommy asks him, flicking his eyes up every so often as he arranges the cheese on the bread with a tiny knife stashed in his boot and breaks the half-crescent of bread roughly in half. “You’re not still worried about getting caught.”
Tubbo sighs, and it tells Tommy all he needs to know. “C’mon! We covered our tracks and literally no one saw us.” When Tubbo’s expression doesn’t change, he puts a comforting hand on his friend’s arm. “Well, definitely no one saw you. I’ll take the hit for it, if they find out.”
“No, it’s- fine.”
“Your face says otherwise, my friend.” All the same, Tommy retracts his arm and finishes haphazardly spreading the cheese upon the bread. He nudges one of the apples towards Tubbo with his foot, “Here, start.”
“Excuse me, the apple comes after the main course, how dare you break tradition.”
“My apologies, my liege.”
The easy smile returns briefly to Tubbo’s face as they laugh, then quickly melts away again. Tommy fixes him with a sympathetic look. “What?” Tubbo asks, locking eyes with him as he finishes brutalising the cheese and hands him his half. “You’re worried about the reaping.”
“And you’re not?”
“Should I be?” When Tubbo gives him a sideways glare, Tommy shrugs. “Dude, it’s a tiny chance. Two in thousands and thousands. You’re more likely to get struck by lightning than have either of our names fished out of the bowl.” And though Tommy was likely skewing his numbers a bit, he supposed it was true. It was their first year of reapings and neither of them had taken any tesserae. They were about as safe as you could be between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Still…
“Besides,” Tommy continued. “If your name gets called, I’m sure someone would volunteer for you.” He barely makes it to the end of his sentence before Tubbo’s noise of dismissal drowns him out. “Yeah right. Let’s be realistic here.” Tommy leans back against the tree as he eats. Sunlight peeks through the branches at random intervals, illuminating him in softly glowing patches. He turns his head slightly and beckons Tubbo over with a nod. They shift their bodies and the food around until they’re sitting shoulder to shoulder between two large roots, and Tubbo finds that the sunlight is almost as warm as Tommy beside him.
They remain in that position for some time, eating their way through their swindled picnic. It’s a bit much for an ordinary breakfast, but it’s somewhat of a tradition to have something special on reaping day. Makes the hours standing in the square while the Mayor drones on about how it’s right to send two children to their deaths a bit more bearable. According to those traditions, you’re supposed to celebrate with a meal after the reaping too, though neither boy is quite sure where that convention came from. Not many in District 11 could afford it in any case.
At some point Tubbo drops a hand to the floor between them, and at some later instance Tommy places his where their fingers can interlace. “You’re nervous too.” Tubbo states without looking at his companion, instead remaining as he is, staring past the leaves to the clear blue sky. “No way.” Tubbo giggles at Tommy’s indignant tone. “A big man like me is not scared of being picked in the reaping.”
“Fearless he is, Big Man Tommy.”
“Too right!” They laugh, and the terror their giggles mask bubbles just beneath the surface, a pot mere seconds from boiling over.
“Look, Tommy,” Tubbo’s voice becomes serious, and Tommy’s laughter peters out. “It’s all well and good laughing and joking about it, but… In the event one of us is chosen…” Their eyes meet and Tubbo squeezes Tommy’s hand, to which Tommy returns the grip. “I need you to tell me you remember our promise.” In response, Tommy sighs, drops Tubbo’s hand, puts that arm around his best friend’s shoulder, pulls him close and runs his free hand through his hair, almost all simultaneously. “Yes of course I remember it.”
“And?” Tubbo replies expectantly.
“And what?”
“Say it, you dummy.” Tommy places his free hand over his heart like a salute. “I, Tommy Innit, promise my dearest friend Tubbo Underscore, that if he is chosen for the Hunger Games in this afternoon’s reaping, I will not volunteer to take his place.” He waits for Tubbo to relax, satisfied, before tacking on: “Thus letting him be led away to a faraway place to be on television then get brutally murdered, also on television. “ He can feel Tubbo’s eye roll without even looking. “You made me promise the same.”
“Yeah I did, didn’t I?” He admits quietly, leaning his head against his best friend’s, brown curls obscuring half his vision.
“It’ll be okay, right?”
“Yeah.” Tubbo’s hair smells faintly of apples, somehow. Tommy squeezes his best friend and hopes he won’t have to betray him.
Unbeknownst to him, Tubbo has the same thought.
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The duo spend the hours before the reaping as they usually do: sleeping in each others embrace somewhere they technically shouldn’t be, pretending the clothes they have to change into back at the orphanage are any better than what they’re changing out of, and hogging the second floor bathroom for way longer than necessary. The black storm cloud that is the reaping casts a longer shadow than previous years, but they manage to ignore it for most of the morning with enough shenanigans to fill their quota for the year. The clouds threaten to burst however when the time reaches half twelve, and the parentless teenagers of the district begin to make their way towards the square where the ceremony will take place. The once-blue sky darkens as the crumbling facade of the Justice Building comes into view, as if nature were waiting for her cue, and Tommy wonders if he jinxed himself with his earlier comments about being struck by lightning.
He’s holding Tubbo’s hand again - standard crowd procedure - and he’s thankful for about the millionth time that they’re the same age. They head with the other twelve year old orphans to the corresponding pen for their age group, and find themselves sandwiched in the centre. Tubbo exchanges a few words with some of their peers, most likely to be ‘Good luck’, but Tommy’s not really concentrating. The square is already full and still there’s many more people to come, and with every person that joins the crowd there will only be more cramming the possible tributes together like sardines in a tin. There have been crushes at reapings before; they tell them in school about the reaping for the seventh games, where too many spectators packed the floor and there was a panic that killed four people, including one kid in the crowd. In an ironic twist, their name was later pulled from the ball, and their escort had to be informed live on stage in front of the entire nation that they’d died earlier that day.
Decidedly, the odds were not in their favour.
Tommy doesn’t like to admit it, but tight spaces get to him. And here, packed in by bodies with camera crews perched high on the rooftops over the crowd, scanning for the faces that will leave the district tonight, he feels like a fish in a barrel. “Hey-” Tubbo’s voice reaches him through the din of thousands of people talking at once, but he sounds a million miles away. He practically crushes Tubbo’s fingers with his own, and, in retaliation, Tubbo flicks him on the nose. He blinks at him angrily for a second, the distraction welcome despite his show of annoyance. “Breathe, Tommy.” He forces air in and out of his lungs for about thirty seconds just to make sure he still can. Tubbo traces stars on the back of his hand.
By the time the Mayor’s stepped up to the podium and began his yearly recitation of the history of Panem, Tommy thinks he’s calmed himself down somewhat. Tubbo still traces stars in little pentagram patterns on Tommy’s hand with his thumb, and though it’s starting to get a little irritating, something stops him from signalling him to knock it off. He glances briefly sideways to Tubbo, and though his expression is mostly blank, the two have gotten used to watching each other’s tics and tells, signs that are imperceptible to anyone else but them. The small twitch at the corner of his mouth, the way he scrunches his nose slightly when he blinks, even the way he presses a little too hard with his thumb, his patterns becoming less uniform and the edges of his nails leaving little scratches. He’s as scared as Tommy. So he lets him keep doing it, for both their sakes.
The Mayor finishes his history lecture, reads the list of past victors and then finally introduces the District 11 escort, a spritely-looking man in a bottle-green suit called Montaque. He’s been the district’s escort for a few years, and Tommy and Tubbo used to joke his mustache was so spiky-sharp looking you could win a Games by using it as a weapon. He seems to glide across the stage as he gives a speech about District pride or some nonsense, then utters the classic phrase, “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favour.”
He crosses the stage to the front where two glass balls sit, holding thousands of tiny slips of paper. A lump forms in Tommy’s throat. Somewhere in one of those balls there’s two slips of paper that could serve as their one way ticket to the Capitol. He knows they’re somewhat lucky: some kids their age have many more slips thanks to tesserae, but Tommy feels a pang in his chest even as he thinks about it. Some kids have parents. Some kids have somewhere to put their tesserae so it won’t immediately get stolen. He and Tubbo may have considered it, but what use would they have for grain and oil when on most days they could barely hold onto their bedsheets? It was one less thing to worry about.
Montaque the Stupid sticks one of his disproportionately-large hands into the first glass ball, and retrieves a slip of paper, and Tommy begs inside his mind, not us not us not him. He reads the name, and the entire world suddenly stops spinning. Somewhere in the back of Tommy’s mind is a lag, like when one person in a chain of people passing produce from a field to a wagon disappears. The chain does its best to keep up, but it’s very quickly overwhelmed, leaving debris in the form of dropped vegetables and a backlog that needs to be attended to.
That’s how it feels inside Tommy’s head as the crowd parts for him, a sea of people craning their necks as they shuffle aside to form a runway for him towards the stage. This can’t be happening. His mind can’t catch up to the fact, doesn’t want to catch up to the fact that this is happening. He glances to his side and immediately regrets the action, for Tubbo stands beside him looking equal parts shell shocked and distressed. Their eyes meet, teary and desperate, and Tommy only has the strength to mouth ‘Promise’, before his feet start to carry him towards the stage alone, and his hand in Tubbo’s becomes an outstretched arm. When they finally let go Tommy can feel the ghost of his friend’s hand in his own, and knows that it will be one of the last kind touches he ever receives. He tries not to think of that as he half-marches towards the veranda. He doesn’t look back for fear it’ll set him off crying, but if he were to, he would see Tubbo standing impossibly alone in such a huge crowd, holding the hand that held Tommy’s to his chest.
He mounts the stage and looks out over the people of the district he calls home, a tiny voice in his head telling him to make the most of this last time. Last time. He searches for Tubbo in the crowd, spotting him easily by the empty pathway he just walked down being slowly absorbed back into the crowd. He can see even from here the tears shining on his cheeks, the way his whole body shakes with the effort of holding more back. There’s a couple orphanage kids looking like they’re trying to console him, and, if Tommy should weigh in, doing a pretty sh’it job. He looks away to watch Montaque snatch the second slip of paper from the glass ball, and he tenses every fibre of his being shouting internally please please please. The name is read, and this time Tommy finds himself still breathing and present as some older kid makes his own shaky way to the podium. He’s about fourteen, with a stocky build that betrays work in the crop fields. As he takes his place opposite Tommy, the young boy is reminded that the Games will be full of people like him. Stronger, older opponents. Tommy, at the monumental age of twelve, doesn’t stand a chance.
The moment lingers, and then it keeps lingering, and then Tommy turns to Montaque to find out why the da’mn moment won’t move on. He’s staring out into the crowd once more, and Tommy’s heart, already too heavy, drops straight into his boots as he follows Montaque’s gaze. The crowd parts once more, and Tubbo strides forward, a shaky confidence marking his every step. The murmurs around the square hush, as he comes to stand mere metres from the tributes. Tommy wants to catch his eye, shake his head, scream at him to stop, but Tubbo doesn’t look at him. Tommy knows exactly what he intends to do as he opens his mouth; Tommy mouths the words along with him.
“I volunteer as tribute.”
Now you’ve gone and done it.
Montaque, biggest pri’ck on the planet, waxes lyrical about courage and bravery while he arranges the exchange of the fourteen year old for Tubbo. As if he’d ever know what it is to be brave. As the Mayor takes over once more, reading the Treaty of Treason as he is bound by duty to do, Tommy tries to catch the attention of his best friend, who’s acting annoyingly aloof. He watches as Tubbo stares into the distance, looking alarmingly calm with the whole ordeal. Tommy wants to scream, and do a bit more than scream and call him all the foul names he can think of and demand he un-volunteer and why? You stupid bi’tch absolute idiot why would you volunteer when we had a promise, why did you betray the promise? Why? Why why why why why?
As the Mayor wraps up the Treaty bore-fest, he motions for the two tributes to shake hands. Tributes. Now bound unrelentingly for an arena where they will kill other people. Other children. Maybe even each other.
Tommy feels some comfort in how helpless their situation is. Odds are they’ll die long before each other are a threat. They’re going to be a team obviously, and Tommy’s going to protect Tubbo as long as he can. That’s what he promised him the day they met, and that’s what he intends to do.
They shake hands, and Tubbo finally looks at him. The tears have dried on his cheeks. They take a little longer than is necessary, conducting a silent conversation between them.
‘Sorry.’
‘I am so fu’cking mad at you.’
‘You thought I would really leave you?’
‘I hoped I was wrong.’
They stand for the anthem. They are carted into the Justice Building to wait for people to come and say goodbye. No one comes. They weren’t expecting anyone anyway. They are all they have; all they’ve ever had. And where one goes, the other follows.
Tommy waits alone in the Justice Building, trying to figure out if the first thing he’ll do when he’s alone with Tubbo is hug him or strangle him. Beyond that though, he has to protect his boy. He has to keep his promise. An uneasy feeling stirs his gut. One promise has already been broken today.
And the odds aren’t playing nice.
#hell yeah i finally posted it#honestly i don't have a lot to say other than i hope you enjoyed#let's keep rereading the fluffy parts right?? anyway#i'm distraught over current events on the dsmp and this is how i'm coping#dream smp#hg au#tommyinnit#tubbo#dsmp fic#dream smp fanfic#crim writes#real proud of this one#all in one go. never written 3000 words in a day before
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