#hopefully preventing another 2 year hiatus mess

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Writer asks: ✨🎀💝💌

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

Oh, that would probably be Lapsus Linguae, which I get why it didn't quite catch on (it's a bit long for a short fic, is basically oc x oc pairing so quite niche, and has a M-rating because of a random scene in the middle with a totally different pairing than the oc/oc content) -- but it still makes me laugh.

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

I will say, when I get enough distance from a written piece, it can still sneak up on me and give me unexpected feels, so I guess it not only holds up to a re-read, but can hold its emotional resonance.

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

I probably shouldn't have been, but for some reason I was absolutely convinced that people were really not going to like Girl Talk? (The reaction to which was the exact opposite). I think the brain weasels got me on that one.

💌share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

So I took a break from it for a little bit (because I got distracted), but I am having a ridiculous amount of fun with the Outlander!Theron AU, and kind of have to keep sitting on my hands so I don't start posting prematurely (the first chapter has been written for 5+ years now). I think I described to someone that it's the Bad Decision AU where no one is their best self, especially Theron, who makes promises in one chapter, and then immediately breaks it by the end of the next chapter, with predictable consequences:

Theron's quick temper finally got the better of him, and the desire to diffuse the situation evaporating and he snapped. "You were about to be killed, and I wasn't just going to stand there and let that happen!"

"You couldn't let that happen? Just like you couldn't let me read my own messages and let me go to the Terminus?"

"That was different!"

"How?"

Just like with his decision to go to the Terminus in her place, he hadn't really thought that far ahead in how to navigate this conversation. Like every ill-considered step he'd taken in life, it was a thoughtful, reckless impulse that somehow made even more of a chaotic mess of things.

"Well, it worked didn't it?" It was the wrong thing to say, and yet he forged on as if his temper had set his mouth on autopilot. "You're still alive -- that's what matters!"

She stared at him as if he'd sprouted a second head. "How can you say that? After everything I told you about what he did when I--he... how can you think giving that monster an inch of control is a good idea?"

[dc-imagine-central]

Alone but not Lonely

Prompt: Could you write a heartwarming sequel to the angst Young justice one shot: "Alone", where two years later, they were able to go back in time as their younger selves to save Reader from her lonely and sad future.... By truly creating bonds with her, when she first came to join the Young justice team? Please? 

                                                                            -Requested by Anon A/N: Hello friends and welcome back to my poor attempts at writing. Hopefully I’ve gotten better with all the practice I have gotten and experience through this big big hiatus haha Anyways, hope you enjoy <3 

Also I couldn’t resist from making this Conner x reader, so please do forgive me. It’s not awfully there but it’s implied haha

Word Count: 1838 words

Even after a year, the air still tensed in between everyone in the team. Your absence was still palpable even if your presence was never noticed. Your loss had left everyone with such a hole in their hearts they were never able to recover, as they knew they could have saved you, but they were to wrapped in their own stupid problems to notice just how much you needed attention, even if you were ever open about such cravings. Conner was probably the most affected by it all. 

Nobody could really blame him for it, as when it all had happened he had been the one to understand just what they had all missed out on. Just how amazing your company had been, and just how much they had lost that day, when they all lost you. After everything, M’gann had finally gave into her feelings, breaking up with Lagoon Boy and gone back to pursue Conner’s affection once again. However, it had proved to be, pretty much impossible; Conner’s mind was filled with you. He had been so affected, he had regretted everything so much, his own thoughts betrayed him, as his attention often was lost, as he immersed into his own mind, his own small memory of you, and the longing of that small fist you had bumped into his shoulder that night. 

Nobody knew it, but M’gann had desperately looked for a solution, a way to bring you back, to prevent it from happened. Until she stumbled with one. Zatanna had explained her she could use a small magical amulet to go back in time, and hopefully fix this mess. At first, M’gann had to admit it was for her own personal satisfaction: she had wanted to bring you back because she felt responsible for not being able to save you that nigh. But eventually she had realized everyone felt so guilty over it, thought they could’ve done more for you, and blamed themselves, they hardly ever could be called a team anymore; since they were incomplete, they needed you. 

That night, M’gann had called for a reunion. She had explained everyone they could only go back in time 2 years, and that also meant, they would have to go back to the day you joined the team, which meant, they still had to wait another week before they could go back and hopefully not lose you again. While almost everyone agreed, not everyone was willing to do the jump. For starters, Bart was not doing it. No, he was not risking another time Jump. And Lagoon Boy felt you were not worth that much trouble, which made everyone mad, but M��gann just frowned at him, and plainly said “If you don’t want to go, then don’t, we’re not asking you to”, which made Bart and Jaime snort, just to be shot a dirty look from Dick. He cleared his throat and went on.  

“So, I suppose most of us are coming?” He asked, and watched as M’gann, Conner, Cassie, Barbara and Tim nodded. He then turned to look at Zatanna, who just shot a small nod with a comforting smile. He smirked and announced, “Next Monday, 5 am, we meet here… to make the jump” He said decisively and dismissed everyone. Time flew quickly, almost uneventful, which did nothing but aggravate everyone’s nerves, it was almost as the calm before the storm. 

Conner found himself revisiting the place where you had fainted in front of him. He would just stand there, stare at the place where you had stopped, where you had  vanished, where they had lost you, where he had lost you. 

Sunday night, there he found himself again. He felt the anxiety and nerves bulging in his gut. He felt himself shivering everytime he thought of getting you back, of being able to hear you laugh again. He felt himself grin, while remembering that conversation he had with you, about everything and nothing, and— a small sound of someone clearing their throat made him turn around, looking for the source of the sound. 

He found M’gann standing there, her hands resting in front of herself as she stood in front of him gracefully, small knowing smile adorning her lips. Conner frowned at her, finally letting go of the breath he didn’t even noticed he was holding in. “It’s 1am Kon, you shouldn’t be here” She spoke softly, as she took a soft step, getting closer to him. He smirked, and chuckled slightly. “Neither should you” She giggled and with a small compassionate look, Conner understood her unspoken question. He sighed and turned his back on her, as he once again stared at the same spot, and sighed once more, this time long and full of tension that was finally being relieved. M’gann just stood there in silence, as Conner finally came back and smiled at her, full of hope and another feeling she couldn’t really recognize, or refused to because she knew that look all too well —he was longing for her. They eventually just went back to their dorms in silence, as night downed of them, and Conner couldn’t calm his excitement enough for him to rest, but he did fall asleep eventually. 

The next morning, everyone was so excited, or so he’d like to think, because Dick could tell they almost didn’t sleep, as everyone but Conner was yawning. Dick smirked as he figured Conner had slept his fair amount, and approached him “Exciting, isn’t it?” and he waited for an answer, but Conner just stood there, with his eyes opened, unfazed. He was about to call for something being wrong until —he heard him snore. 

Conner was sleeping with his eyes opened, why and how did he learn to do it? It was still a mystery, but it made Dick laugh so hard he ended up startling everyone and waking Conner in the process. This had served for enough motivation to dissipate any remaining tension and waking up everyone just in time for Zatanna’s arrival. 

Zatanna explained that only they would remember, thus they should refrain from talking to anyone about their intentions, and only concentrate in their goal: not losing you again. She asked everyone to stand into a circle and think of you, as she recited the spell and everything turned into a blur, light flashing too blindly for a moment. 

The next they all noticed they were holding each others hand, the lobby arranged back to the way it was when you arrived. They heard the tube announce an entry and they all turned immediately to face it, and there they saw you. 

You were standing there, small shy smile adorning your lips as you watched around. How had they not noticed the hopeful eyes you had arrived with the first time around? 

You immediately got a hold of Conner’s gaze, his eyes clouded with disbelief. Your eyes held an unspoken question and as he seemed to catch the gist of what you were asking, he tried to shake off the excitement and adrenaline by, pretty literally, shaking it off. Which made you laugh, your cheeks tinting a small rosy pink as the genuine smile adorned your lips. At the sight, so foreign yet so warm, Conner couldn’t hold it in any longer. He immediately sped up, rushing to pull you into a hug, that even if you didn’t reject, it caught you so off guard you kind of pushed him off almost immediately, which just made him pull you in even tighter, as you flushed furiously. When he finally let go of you, his face bright, as an anticipating full raging on smile danced on his lips, you couldn’t help but smile, with your blush still present on your cheeks as you took a step back, trying to put some distance between you and him. You cleared your throat and smiled apologetically at Miss Martian, who just stood there looking jealous, even if she was trying to hide it. However, your face twisted immediately to a full on grin as you avoided Conner’s intense gaze. “Quite the warm welcome, thank you” You smiled shyly again, as you shot a small, affectionate smile towards Superboy. The others greeted you properly, as Miss Martian warm welcoming smile engulfed you into what seemed like a big round of hugs and welcomes, each one felt almost apologetic, as they squeezed you into a longing and “long time no see”-ish type of warm atmosphere. You wondered what it was all about, but dismissed after noticing everyone was glad you were joining the team. That night, they threw a big fancy welcoming dinner, where they prepared your favorite dish and welcomed you officially, toasting to your union to this beautiful, big family. 

After they had finished cleaning, you were going to silently retire to your room when you heard a small sound, someone clearing their throat. You turned your head to look at the source and watched as Conner, fidgeting and a blushing mess, approached you shyly. You smiled in a welcoming manner as you turned to face him “Yes, can I help you with something?” The small, kind smile that erupted from you was such a pretty sight, he just blushed harder and averted his gaze, which made your expression falter, as concerned took a hold of your beautiful features, before Conner composed awkwardly and smiled shyly at you. 

“Wanna hang out?” He asked, as he pointed towards the tube, the exit. You snorted, as you crossed your arms in front of you. “May I ask why?” You asked, as a knowing smirk took a hold of your lips. You were genuinely surprised, and also, much to your own embarrassment, eager to comply and follow him, but it made you falter a little bit. You had just arrived, what made him so eager to get close to you? Throughout the dinner, or well basically, the whole evening he kept on stealing glances and playful, kinda flirty looks at you, which, much to your delight and Miss Martian’s demise, you were more than eager to return, but why the rush? He sighed, a small apologetic smile started spreading on Conner lips as he looked at you with affection filled eyes. This made you blush, as your eyes widened at the sudden burst of such a sudden and powerful emotion, but his voice broke the tension in your body as he whispered softly. “I’ve been waiting since forever to meet you, I just don’t want to waste another second not knowing you” His eyes averted down to the floor, as you chuckled and crossed your arms, playful flirty smirk dancing on your lips. “You are weird, Conner Kent” You scoffed as you started making your way to the tube. Conner’s chuckled resonated right after your footsteps, as he followed cue behind you. “Well, you are beautiful” He said as you disappeared into the tube, and he smiled to himself, hoping this time his memories at the dock would show a brighter tomorrow. 

[fireemblem-rp]

Rules Updates

Hello, FERP members!  The new mod team has some exciting things in the works, including a new recruitment campaign coming out in the next day or so, and a new blog theme!  In the meantime, we have also combed through the rules, and made both some clarifications of current rules and some policy changes.  Hopefully this will clear up some aspects of the rules that have been confusing in the past.  We ask that you please read through them to familiarize yourself with the most current rules of the group.

General Clarifications/Changes

The amount of time between applying for one muse and when you may apply for another has increased from two weeks to one month.

As we are now using archive pages to monitor activity, choosing a theme that displays post dates- while still encouraged- is no longer required.

Being placed on the inactivity list three times in six months will still result in removal from the group.  However, rather than calculating that time from the time each member joined, the six-month periods will now be the same for everyone: January-June and July-December.  These will reset at the same time as hiatuses.

Reblogged content unrelated to your muse or the Fire Emblem series, such as photos, quotes, or aesthetic posts, is not allowed in this group.  Please keep OoC reblogs related to your muse.

Asks answered OoC about your character (meta, headcanons, etc) do count as activity; however, they are intended to supplement and develop your character, not as a substitute for threading.  Munday asks or asks otherwise unrelated to your muse do not count.

NSFW content on the dash now officially must be conducted under a readmore.  It is up to mun discretion when to start cutting, but any action below the belt must be hidden.

New members will be required to state whether or not they are of age in their application, in order to avoid any uncertainty.  As before, underage muns may not participate in NSFW RP or discussion.

Hiatus Policy

The hiatus policy has been revised.  It should not be any stricter than the current policy; however, it will work a little differently, so we request that you please read it carefully.

As before, you are allowed one full hiatus (1 month) and two semi-hiatuses (two weeks) in each half of the year (January-June and July-December).

While you are on hiatus, you may swap which type of hiatus you are using.  If you are on a semi-hiatus and need longer, you may change that to your full hiatus, and vice versa- if you are on a full hiatus and two weeks have not yet elapsed, you may return early and use it as a semi-hiatus instead.

However, one full and two semi-hiatuses are all you are allowed per six-month period.  If you have already used your full hiatus for the period, you will no longer be allowed to extend your semi-hiatuses longer.

We do also understand that there are times in which unexpected circumstances prevent you from returning from hiatus as planned. To cover these instances, you are permitted to request a "grace period" extension to any hiatus (full or semi) once per year, with a 2 week maximum. Grace periods are granted by Mod discretion based on the member’s previous activity and the reason for the delay.  For example, writer’s block would not be considered a valid emergency circumstance, as the hiatus policy already allows for breaks for this.  A family emergency or a broken computer taking extra time to fix, on the other hand, would qualify.

Minimum Activity

Mimimum activity is defined as only 1 post per activity check (2 week period)

After 2 checks in a row (1 month) of minimum activity, a member of the mod team will contact the member to ascertain the reason for their minimum activity, and either help them find ways to get more active or recommend a hiatus

If minimum activity continues for a subsequent two checks (1 month), the member will be listed for inactivity, and a subsequent two checks after that will result in the member being booted

If minimum activity improves for a time but then occurs 2 checks in a row later, the member will be listed for inactivity

Shipping

The official couples list will no longer exist, as it was rarely used and the mods believe its original purpose is obsolete.

The only couples members are locked into are couples who are monogamously committed or married during their games (e.g. Pent and Louise, who may not be shipped with anyone else in-game and have no solo endings).  This does not apply to any character who has the option of a solo ending, multiple possible partners, or whose ship is only confirmed in a postgame ending.

Polyshipping is allowed in any form as long as all muns involved consent.  (This does include characters locked into canon relationships/marriages, as long as the canon is not broken up.  E.g. if Pent and Louise wanted to form a triad with a third character, or wished to play an open marriage.)

In the absence of the couples list, child characters are asked to respect the shipping choices of their canonical parent (if they are in the group) in regards to the identity of their other parent.

Your muse may choose to be poly or not to commit to anyone, or they may choose to be monogamous.  However, please remember that FERP is intended to be a single, shared canon- your muse may not engage in multiple monogamous relationships at the same time.

That should do it!  Thank you all for your patience in reading all this- hopefully we won’t need to mess with the rules again for a good, long time.  If you have any questions or anything is still unclear, please message the masterlist!

-Mod Python

[sweetimagines]

Desperate Measures - Part 3

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Pairing: Poe Dameron x Reader - Reader x Ben Solo/Kylo Ren

Description: A victory that almost doesn’t compensate its loss.

Warnings: Death and angst.

Word Count: 2593

A/N: Mixed up a bit of Bloodline and one little mention from Last Shot into it but completely out of the canon timeline.

I’m sorry about the hiatus. First I moved, then was out of wifi for 2 weeks until it was set up on the new place then writer’s block... Hopefully I got my mojo back.

Tag: @kyber-hearts-and-stardust-souls @cobalt-one @peches-et-lait @giggleberts 

Y/N spaces out for a moment while Snap’s briefing everyone about his extremely dangerous reconnaissance mission on Starkiller Base.

Her mind wanders to the past, even though she’s retaining every piece of information Snap has to give and anything said in the strategy center.  

Leia always had a stronger connection with Ben - maybe because she carried him in the womb or something to do with the force, perhaps even the fact that it was Han who found and chose to raise Y/N rather than her - not that she didn’t love Y/N, but it didn’t come naturally to her, the way it did for her husband. 

Ben fought - from a young age - to bond with Han the same way. Always trailing his father, saying he’d grow up to be a pilot like him. Y/N and him would play pretend on cardboard boxes. He was Han and she was Chewie and they were on space adventures.

Han tried - exhausted every attempt within him in order to express his feelings right - but there was a barrier between them. As much as either loved the other unconditionally, it was as if something was holding them back. (Snoke!)

It was simply easier with Y/N. There wasn’t any pressure to mess her up as with his son. She’s not really his daughter and it’s obvious since she never took his last name - or Leia’s, for what’s worth - no matter how many times he offered.

Y/N used to feel intimidated by Leia when she was growing up. The Organa name carries weight and demands respect. Also, it didn’t help that Leia was so vastly knowledgeable and accomplished. The little girl never thought she would compare to her mother.

Despite their preferences, the best of times for all of them was always when they were together. It was rare, with Han’s flying and Leia’s senatorial duties, but whenever they had a moment, it was perfect.

Now - after so long - she has both her parents in the same room. Her mind doesn’t seem to believe her eyes and, even discussing war, she has a shy smile on her lips.

They’re only missing one person for the family to be back together. That seems just as unrealistic to happen as Han getting back in the fight with the Resistance... and yet, here he is. It makes Y/N hold onto the blind hope that maybe so will her best friend, bother, Ben Solo.

It truly feels like home when Han suggests blowing something up. Y/N chuckles quietly while they figure out a way to make it work with all the defensive shields around that blasted thing.

“I’m coming with you.” She affirms, just after they found a way to disable the shields.

Solo’s familiar smug grin curls his lips in pride and Organa’s disapproving eyes flash on him. Y/L/N really feels like their youngling again - Han always leading her into danger and Leia trying to keep her safe - only now it’s her decision and neither can argue. The biggest difference this time, though, is that she has someone new looking at her with worry.

Poe doesn’t quarrel against it - even though he’d like to - because he understands the need to take action and part of him likes seeing her more involved with the Resistance. For what is worth, he’ll be right along, waiting to blast Starkiller to pieces the second they get the shields down.

Before the meeting is wrapped, Y/N steps up. “Even if we destroy their base, they still know our location. We must start evacuating.”

Leia smiles at her daughter and instructs Lieutenant Connix to reach out to their ally planets and create and evacuation plan. 

Y/L/N walks along Dameron to the open hangar. BB-8 and BB-6 rolling by their heels, chippering about how they’ll be up in space together and that can be considered a romantic date. Only droids can find a battle romantic.

“Nervous?” Poe tangles his hand on hers, trying to get as much contact as they can before takeoff.

“Me? I’m cool as a dead star. How about you, Flyboy?” Y/N teases, knowing their both a bit apprehensive.

“Just glad you decided to ignore DJ’s advice and join.” He chuckles as she mock slaps his chest. 

“Neutrality in the face of such evil is compliance.” She kisses him hungrily as they reach Black One. “May the force be with you, Commander Dameron.”

He pulls her in by the wrist before she can walk away and connects their lips one more time. “Come back to me, sweetheart.” 

She nods with a smile. “You’re not getting rid of me so easily.” BB-6 beeps her goodbyes and rolls over to Jess’ X-Wing.

“Hauling Rathtars? On the Eravana?” Y/N asks half way into the lightspeed jump to Starkiller Base, leaning against the back of the pilot chair. 

Chewbacca growls they smuggled worse in that freighter. Han just shrugs, keeping his eyes on the dashboard.

“Yes! He’s insane.” Finn’s overreactions amuse Y/N. He’s a sweet guy despite being an ex-stormtrooper. He’s been catching her up on how he saved Poe, found Rey and BB-8 and eventually ended up with the Resistance. 

“If you think that’s crazy, wait until you hear about our landing at lightspeed.” Y/L/N teases, chuckling. 

Finn looks like he could faint at the idea. Y/N, on the other hand, has full confidence that if anyone can pull this off is Han Solo. 

Y/L/N wraps herself in a sythfur long coat, only way to survive the walk to the base in the snow. Finn seems to be comfortable only in Poe’s jacket, but he did work on Starkiller, so he’s used to the cold. Chewie growls about the weather reminding him of Hoth.

The revelation about Finn being a genitor, not knowing how to disable the shields and only being there to find Rey almost makes Y/N choke him on the spot, thinking he’s a traitor. She contains herself - barely - both because he saved Poe and he knows the base. He’ll help them even if she has to hold a blaster to his head.

Lucky for him, he’s the one holding a blaster to someone’s head, Captain Phasma’s, making her disable the shields and eventually dumping her on a garbage shute. 

Despite all odds, they find Rey and head to Pricinct 47 to blow up their oscillator.

Han instructs Finn and Rey to set the explosives in the upper floors while Chewie, Y/N and him take the lower ones. 

“Be careful.” Han holds onto Y/N’s shoulders for a second before they split up to cover more ground.

Y/N set the half dozen bombs she was handed and is already on her way up when a sudden scream echoes in the room.

“Ben!” She hadn’t heard that name coming from Han’s voice in so long.

Her eyes travel around the room trying to find them. Han’s walking over the narrow platform to the other side where his son stands.

Y/L/N hurriedly and recklessly climbs the last few steps to the floor Han was in and jogs to catch up with them. Solo doesn’t need to turn around to knows she’s there and motions for her to stay her ground.

She can’t hear what they’re saying as shock has muffled her ears, but she can see Ben remove his mask.

His long hair falls from the mask, framing his face. It looks just as soft as she remembers, except now he’s a man, not a boy. 

Y/N knows that the man before her is Kylo Ren, not Ben Solo. However, that doesn’t stop her eyes from closing and her mind from taking a trip down memory lane. 

Ben’s leaving so he can train his powers with his uncle Luke. Y/N’s going with Han to work on the five sabers.

He had already said his farewell to his parents so it’s just his friend - best friend - left and this seemed harder. They had grown up together and he despises the prospect of growing away from her.

They stand in front of one another for what feels like forever. This is a turning point on their lives and they both know it, but neither dares voice it. Almost as if it not being said can prevent it from happening. 

Y/N moves first, leaping into Ben’s arms for one last embrace. He wraps his arms around her softly - against his wish to hold on as tight as possible - resting his chin on top of her head. Even though they are both eleven, he’s already much taller than her.

“You won’t miss me too much with all those races.” Ben jokes, not letting his true feelings out.

“You won’t even remember me while learning all those Jedi tricks.” Y/N teases back and they both laugh, finally letting go of each other.

“Promise you’ll come find me when you’re a Master, so you can show off your lightsaber skills?” Her eyes are foggy with forming tears, but she’s trying to stay strong.

“Promise.” He kisses her forehead and they go their separate ways. He wants to turn around and run to her, tell his parents, again, that he wants to be a pilot, not a Jedi, that if he could trade his power, he would. Instead, he follows his uncle, unwillingly leaving his friend behind.

Y/N looks back before entering the Falcon, but Luke’s transport is already in the air. “Bye, Ben.” She waves at the disappearing ship, watching it vanish into lightspeed.

Han gives a sympathetic smile, but there’s pain in his lopsided grin, and even an eleven-year-old, not force sensitive can see it. She takes the copilot chair that used to belong to Chewbacca - before he returned to his family in Kashyyyk - as her father sets the coordinates to Theron.

Y/L/N’s eyes open, fogged by forming tears. She spots Ren’s mask on the ground and Han face to face with his son.

The faint sun light that was creeping in from the openings disappears completely and the whole room glows red. This is it, the First Order can fire at any moment and wipe out the Resistance. 

That seemed like the worst thing until the tip of Kylo’s lightsaber is visible through Han’s torso all the way through his back.

Cries in denial echo on her ears until her eyes catch up to the act. Before she can do anything, Solo is already falling from the bridge. 

Ren drops to his knee in weakness. Y/N runs into the platform but stops as he stands up. He towers over her, not only in height but in power. 

“How could you?” Her voice filled with heartache and disappointment. 

Kylo takes a moment to recognize her. He had been suppressing childhood memories for too long and she’s grown out of the little girl he knew. A hint of remorse hits him at seeing her face wet with tears. He ignores it.

Ren swallows dry as Y/L/N raises her blaster at him. She doesn’t get the chance to fire as his reflexes are quicker than her finger on the trigger. In an expert movement of his hand, he’s got her in a force hold. 

“You don’t understand.” In this moment, he doesn’t either. He expected the conflict within him to cease after ending his ties to Han Solo once and for all. Yet, they remain, growing even, and he feels unstable as if an important part of him is lost forever.

Chewbacca shoots at his abdomen with his bowcaster, making him release Y/N involuntarily. He already witnessed his best friend murdered by his own son, so he refuses to watch him do the same to whom was once his sister. 

The Wookie bellows for her to run because he’s gonna detonate the explosives.

She blasts the stormtroopers blocking her way, catching up to Chewie. They escape the crumbling building just in time.

Y/N’s hit with a wave of emotions - guilt, regret and gut-wrenching sorrow - upon sitting on the pilot’s chair in the Falcon. She takes off the ship with Chewie as a copilot. He turns on a spotlight so they can find Finn and Rey in the forest. 

She stays in the cockpit while Chewbacca carries an unconscious Finn inside. Her eyes fill with tears but they don’t even have time to fall before the Falcon is in the air, flying away from the exploding Starkiller base, missing one member of it’s crew. It’s Captain for so many cycles but not enough. 

Poe does his job without hesitation, but his heart skips a beat - many, actually -, until he sees the Millennium Falcon join the X-Wings in space. That doesn’t exactly guarantee Y/N’s safety, but it brings him some comfort.

He watches his command and the Falcon disappear into hyperspace, following after every other ship has jumped. He doesn’t even realize he’s holding his breath until he lets it go when he reaches D’Qar, refilling his lungs with recycled air as he lands.

Y/L/N flies mostly on muscle memory because her mind is using all its power to try and make sense of Ren’s action, to no avail. Her brother, Ben Solo, is dead, and the man who took over murdered Han Solo. She fells pain like never before, not even Terex’s torture hurt this bad.

First thing she does after touching down on the Resistance base is running back to the Pursuit. She knows Chewie and Rey will take care of Finn.

Poe sprints after Y/N as fast as his legs allow, not even close to her speed. By the time he reaches her ship, she’s on the ground of her chambers by a pile of burning flimsi.

He puts the flames out before it gets to the wires and causes the ship to blow up. His hands instinctively cup her cheeks as he hears her weeps. He searches for wounds and is slightly relieved not to find any.

However, she’s still crying helplessly over something - like she never did before. He holds her tenderly while she sobs in his arms, rubbing circles on her back and gently rocking them back ad forth.

Y/N didn’t know then, when Ben and her were saying goodbye, but he placed with the force a handwritten letter on her robes. After that, he continued sending more, until he vanished and the jedi temple burned. 

The first one was telling her to be strong, some were updates on his training and asking her about flying; others, rants about his frustrations towards being away, but all ended with his signature: Your soul brother, Ben Solo.

She held onto to them fondly all this time in hopes that he’d find his way back, but now she wants him to be lost forever. There’s no forgiving what he did. She wants to forget everything about Ben Solo.

Dameron’s humming the words of a Yavian lullaby. He doesn’t know what caused this, so all he can do is try to soothe her. “What happened sweetheart?” His tone is soft but filled with worry.

Y/L/N sighs and grabs his collar tightly, trying to make sure he’ll stay with her. She’s manages to speak, voice coarse and breaking. “He’s gone. Han’s gone.” 

[thisweekingundamwing]

This Week in Gundam Wing Apr 1st - Apr 7th

Another week, another roundup! Special thanks to all who submitted works, both for themselves and others. 

As a gentle reminder, we’re here to highlight any new content from the previous week. If we missed a submission, we’ll be happy to update our post or carry it over to the next week, but if we tried to include everything beyond a week, we’d never get a post finished!

Thank you so much!

--Mod Rem

Fanfiction:

A Little Piece of Gundam Wing

The archive is being ported to AO3! Check it out!

AerisEithne

The Snow Queen 

Days after the incident that nearly sparked a new war, Relena returns to the Sanc Kingdom to contemplate her future. She can’t help but wonder which path the perfect soldier will choose… and whether their destinies will continue to collide.

Pairings: 1xR

Warnings: Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop, Preventers (Gundam Wing)

 @the-indomitable-bhg, Morbidbirdy

Animus

A ghost of Heero's past takes possession of his life, relationships and his identity.

Pairings: 1x3, 2xH

Warnings: Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Post-Canon, Psychological Torture, Blood and Violence, Explicit Sexual Content

@claraxbarton , @kangofu-cb

Bad Company 

"The only hell and the only paradise are the ones we build ourselves." - Unknown

Years after the wars, Preventers has decided to tackle one of the most powerful and oldest of all the Terran crime syndicates. Embedded dangerously deep in an undercover operation targeting the violent and bloodthirsty Sinaloa Cartel, Trowa Barton is pushed beyond even his flexible morals - and when his new "partner" arrives in the very unexpected and unwelcome form of Duo Maxwell, the one person he'd been trying to protect at all costs, both men must deal with the realization that preserving peace for humanity is turning into a bloodsport.

What follows is race against time to uncover the evidence they need to bring Sinaloa, and its beautiful but deadly leaders, down - all while keeping each other alive in the process

Pairings: 2x3

Warnings: Violence, Post-Canon, Undercover Missions, Undercover as a Couple, Implied/Referenced Torture, Implied Sexual Content, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Human Trafficking, Gang Violence, Explicit Sexual Content, Moral Dilemmas

CosmicAether

Untitled GW Resistance AU 

When their communicator breaks down, Duo and Trowa must survive the night before attempting to rendezvous to their extraction point. Duo confronts Trowa about their relationship that night and vow to be more honest with each other, they need only to make it home first.

Pairings: 2x3

DarkDanc3r

April Writes Playlist Challenge 

30 days, 30 songs from a Spotify playlist. Characters and pairings will be at the start of each chapter.

Warnings: Tumblr Prompt, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Fix-It of Sorts, Damnit Prowl Lives

GlassAlice

The Pictures He Drew 

Hiatus is over! Last chapter will be up in two weeks. Re-write of a fic posted to 1x2 yahoo groups I wrote forever ago and lost. Only the bare bones of this fic have anything to do with the first one. Hopefully this one is a bit better. Originally posted under name Duos_hallelujah. Simple get together fic with Duo being an artist.

Pairings: 1xR, 1x2

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Song Fic Kinda, Rape/Non-con Elements, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, these boys are messed up, they need therapy, after war, the pilots trying to live their lives, 1x2, 2x1 - Freeform, 1x2x1, 1xR non con, 1x2 end game, we're back from hiatus, boys just trying to figure shit out, relena is kind of the bad guy, Sorry Not Sorry, i'm anti relena, so expect her to be treated badly, bullied duo, attempted suicide, Homophobia, Homophobic Language, language trigger warnings, a bit dark, Angst

Lithle

Like Oxygen 

Five years after the war, Wufei seeks Duo out for one more mission. But Duo has his reasons for wanting to be left alone. As Wufei and Duo grow closer, so do Duo's memories of the war, and with them, the old scars and dangerous thought patterns that make even breathing seem difficult.

--Note: Originally published on FF.net, this is my 'Editor's Choice' edition. It's been edited and slightly rewritten for flow and cohesion.

Pairings: 2x5

Warnings: Unhealthy Relationships, Post War Trauma, Suicidal Thoughts, no EW, Post-War, Post-Canon, POV Duo Maxwell, Explicit Language, Sex, Duo is Broken, Wufei is Pretty Broken Too, Gritty, Get Together

Luvsanime02

Just One Day 

Relena gets a surprise on her birthday.

Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Light Angst, Family Issues, Cocktail Friday

Maldoror

The Source of All Things

Center, a planet where magic and technology blend. Or more accurately, fight tooth and nail. A planet of Sources, holes in our boring dimension letting through arcane power, chaos and pseudo-deities. In this hot-house of myths and very real dangers, Trowa and Quatre find a mysterious man at the end of a shamanic voyage. Portents suggest this Heero Yuy is crucial to Center’s survival. He’s important enough to have some interesting enemies after him, at any rate: a devious killer and thief called ‘Shinigami’, and a very irate Dragon. Beyond them looms an even greater threat. Indeed, the greatest of them all.

Pairings: 3x4, 2x5, eventual 1x2x5

Warnings: Violence, alternative universe, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Plot Twists, fairly graphic depiction of sex, Mild description of self-harm, Mathematical Magic, weird science, crones - Freeform, Magic and Technology brawling and eventually screwing, Eventual Threesome, Kinda, Insanity of arcane origin, The universe is a pile of marbles and other dubious allegories

Two Halves

The two kingdoms of Sanq and Lin were at war for years; a conflagration involving magic, armies and political murder. The conflict left both nations devastated and strewn with refugees. The king of Sanq finds his infant son, lost at birth, among the death and the ruin, a miracle he barely dared to hope for. But there isn’t just one boy, there are two, clinging together like two halves of a whole that cannot be separated. Decades later, the truth behind that second child’s existence will put a hole in the world, or possibly save it.

Pairings: 1x2

Warnings: Fantasy AU, medieval setting with magic, starts with our heroes as children, Cousin Incest, sort of, eventually, being royalty this is in fact the norm and rather expected of them, Canon-Typical Violence

Margaret_Armstrong

Queen’s Rook 

Rook; definition:

1. a gregarious Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops.

2. a chess piece, typically with its top in the shape of a battlement, that can move in any direction along a rank or file on which it stands.

Queen's Rook; definition:

(chess) A rook on the queen’s side of the board at the start of the game.

Truly, a female bodyguard is just what the Vice Foreign Minister needs. There are dangers about.

Pairings: Canon Relationships, 3x4, 2xH, 1xR

Warnings: Violence, Women Being Awesome, brothers in arms, everyone protects Quatre except Quatre, L2 forever!, The Past Never Stays Buried

 @noelleian

The Pact 

After seducing Quatre, the other four ex-pilots brave the uncharted waters of their new abilities and learn to cope with the unintentional gifts they were given. But as always, power requires responsibility and the humbling acknowledgement of humanity's weaknesses. The struggle to stay true to themselves becomes a dangerous and terrifying endeavor as they skirt the boundary where conscience bleeds into chaos and the dark abyss of temptation.

Pairings: 1x2x3x4x5, 3x4, 1x4, 2x4, 4x5

Warnings: Smut, Porn With Plot, OT5, Fluff, Humor, Fivesome - M/M/M/M/M, Angst, Newtypes, Possessive Behavior, Alternate Universe - Dark, Non-Graphic Violence, Alpha/Omega, Omega Verse

Green Olive

Duo's had a rough day and needs to unwind, but this time he's in the mood for some company.

Warnings: Friendship, Bromance, Underage Drinking

@noirangetrois

Cocktail Friday

This will be a collection of my Cocktail Friday snippets.

Pairings: Various

Warnings: Cocktail Friday, Alcohol

The Story of Wrong 

Duo recounts his experiences during the war in order to explain... well, why he was wrong.

Pairings: 1x2

Warnings: Violence, Major Character Death, Duo POV, Angst, Drama, Tragedy, slight AU, Spoilers, very dark, Heero and Duo don't die, I promise, Yaoi, slowburn, Mental Instability, Mental Health Issues, Mental Breakdown, If those are in any way an issue for you then go ahead and skip this, Eventual Smut, VERY eventual, this is mostly canon-compliant but I've changed a couple things here and there

Outrightmight

MCU One Shot Series: After Colony 195 

"It took Bucky a split second to get his bearings. The portal had spit them out into an aircraft hanger. The make and model of the one and only small jet was unfamiliar. He would have said it was of Soviet make, but the 50-foot robot idly standing in the middle of the hanger was making him second-guess himself."

Warnings: Natasha Romanov (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Duo Maxwell, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Heero Yuy, Canon-Typical Violence, One Shot

@remsyk-blog

Souls for the Bayou 

For Trowa Barton, exploring the bayou is the ultimate adventure. Drawn to its borders since before he could walk, he spent his childhood learning its paths and uncovering its secrets.

But a chance encounter sets him on a path that spans across time, challenging everything he thought he knew, plunging him deeper into its mysteries than he ever thought possible.

Pairings: 2x3

Warnings: Supernatural - Freeform, Fae & Fairies, Fae Magic, Bayou, Cajun, Childhood Friends, Childhood Memories, Mystery, Slow Burn, Technically Speaking, Young Love, Use of accents, Original Character(s), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, I don't want to give it all away at once, Fandom Trumps Hate, Time Jump, Suspense, Quatre is a great friend, Mentions of Children Disappearing

Shenanigans

A Collection of my shitposts from Tumblr.

Enter looking for a good time. Expect the tags to change as more installments are added

Warnings: chat fic, shitpost, Professor!Trowa, Cooking, Pinterest, Pancakes, Exercising, Tumblr Prompt, Originally Posted on Tumblr, In depth analysis of riding dick, New Year’s Eve, Jenga, Stupid Dares, Just Heero Things

ShenLong

Bound, Bonded and Betrayed 

Heero is the eldest son of the King of Colonia. His 21st birthday is approaching and as tradition dictates his betrothed is soon to arrive. However he is also bound by tradition to select his own personal slave. The events that unfold lead him down a path that not only tests his sanity but his humanity and love as well.

Pairings: 1x2, 1xR, 3x4, 13x11

Warnings: sap, Angst, Bondage, Slavery, Yaoi, Lemon, Lime, Het, Violence, Fluff, AU, OOC. - Freeform

@softnocturne

P.S. I Miss You

Quatre is missing Trowa who is off on a month-long mission.

Pairings: 3x4

Warnings: Fluff, Angst

StarLove18

Believe in Yourself

Children will live what they learn. Pain is costly, until one incident sparks a new flame of hope and a promise to persevere.

Pairings: 1&2&3&4&5

Warnings: Original Character(s), Bullying, Comfort/Angst, School, Minor Violence, Loss of Parent(s), Alternate Universe, AO3 FB Challenge

Thai_tea_addict

Abyss

Duo's not in a good situation when he falls in love with the man next door, and it goes downhill from there.

Pairings: 1x2, 2x3x4

Warnings: Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-con, Alternate Universe - Dark, Dark Character, Abuse, Stalking, Murder, Sadism, Infidelity

Warnings: DARK – please don't read if you think any of the following subject matter could hurt you: depictions of abuse, sexual assault, stalking, murder, sadism (not the fun kind).

Whenpigsfly84

Doormat Babe

A mysterious child is left with Duo one morning. As he seeks for answers he'll have to face his past and prepare for a haunting future he'd never expected. Will he be able to reconnect with old friends or will he lose all those he loves?

Pairings: 1x2, 2&H, 1x2x5, 3x4

Warnings: Violence, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Minor Character Death, Swearing

White_fox

Life is a Highway 

On an impulsive plan to travel from California to New York City to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Heero Yuy did not plan to pick up a hitchhiker in nowhere Texas. Faced with some setbacks and a growing attraction to his passenger, Heero goes through more challenges than he planned on facing.

Pairings: 1x2, 1xR

Warnings: light slash, Fluff, Road Trips, Dubious Morality

Snippets:

@lifeaftermeteor

Duo’s Apartment

@noirangetrois

Ladies Night

@weiclown

WIP  

Headcanons / Meta / Discussions:

@remsyk-blog

Gundam Wing on Ao3 - Breakdown of Fanfiction stats 

 @terrablaze514

Ladies of Gundam Wing 

Secret Magic Heero Yuy 

Four Months after Mariemaia 

Fanart:

@noelleian

Zero Three Zero Four

Hipster Quatre 

@remsyk-blog

Duo Maxwell Hip Hop

 @showtime-eric

Trowa and Quatre, Sandrock and Heavyarms

 Crackposts:

@the-indomitable-bhg

BDSM 

Calendar Events:

Cocktail Friday

https://gwcocktailfriday.tumblr.com/

A new prompt every Monday!

Submissions should be posted Fridays between 3 and 5pm EST, and tagged with @gwcocktailfriday

Interview with a Creator by @remsyk-blog @interview-with-a-creator

Remsyk has created an online interview for fandom creators to fill out and then she features one each week so that everyone in the fandom can learn a bit about each other.

This week features @scacao

If you haven’t filled out her interview, go! do! now!