#i stuck with canon couples for tlc

[weirdnotal]

Marauders tlc au? More likely than you'd think

(They're all the same age cause that was weird)

(These are all cannon quotes)

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James: Alright I'm ready when you-

*Dorcas punches him in the face*

Dorcas: Sorry, it's better when you don't see it coming

James: somehow I doubt that

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Lily: See that eyeroll? It translates to 'How am I possibly keeping my hands off you Captain?'

Regulus: yeah keep from strangling you

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Remus: That's assuming you're not here to bring me food. I'd like to keep my tongue where it is, thank you.

Sirius: No food, just a friendly face.

Remus: Friendly? That's an understatement.

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Lily: Aces, I really know how to pick 'em don't I

Marlene: Sight unseen

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Dorcas: *holding a handgun* it's just the one Marlene had.... *affectionately* She shot me in the arm once

James: *patting shoulder* We'll find her

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Characters - and ships <3 as according to me (my opinion)

Cinder - Regulus

Kai - James

Kaider <3 Jegulus

Thorne - Lily

Cress - Mary

Cresswell <3 Marylily

Scarlet - Barty

Wolf - Evan (I imagine him as a snake soldier instead lol)

Do they have a ship name???? <3 Rosekiller

Winter - Sirius

Jacin - Remus

Jacinter <3 Wolfstar (replace scene describing snow w/ stars)

Iko - Marlene

Kinney - Dorcas

Idk if they have a name <3 Dorlene

(Not as much book time sadly 😭😭😭)

[moonlightperseus]

911 Characters + dogs you think they should own

okay im sooo sorry it's taken me so long to reply to this but i wanted to really mull it over and i've been thinking about it a lot and i've come up with a basic list for the main chars (+ a few that are Main In My Heart) i've paired off the canon couples since they would be getting the dog together.

bobby (and athena, but i'm putting bobby specifically because athena is allergic to dogs and thus this is His dog) - Chinese crested dog (i originally was debating between bichon and toy poodle but then i saw the error of my ways) bobby rescues this older, a little bit in need of some tlc chinese crested and it's perfect because they're a pretty hypoallergenic breed (the hairless ones at least, which is what bobby rescues), athena is hesitant about the dog at first,

henren - golden retriever / mix, i know they had a smaller dog in the past but personally i think they should have a medium/large dog next, a rescue who is a little older (past puppyhood/young adult bc hooo boy you don’t need a puppy and a baby at the same time), idk if it’s a full golden or a mixed breed with some golden in it but it’s a very even tempered fluffy dog who’s a total sweetheart (if sometimes a little stubborn about moving… i’m not speaking from any person experience what are you talking about)

madney - staffy mix, okay i’m giving credit to maddie (@thebuckley-hans) for getting me on the madney getting a staffy agenda and also the wonderful staffy mix at my work who is an ANGEL. again they rescue a little older of a dog (bc i am NOT subjecting my blorbos to puppy & young child i’m not doing that!!!! getting a puppy when you have a baby is a trend that needs to die out imo <3 why would you subject yourself to that On Purpose)

bonus for madney - i also think they should get a boston terrier, maybe a little later when jee is a little more grown up, bc hooo boy bostons can be fucking wild but i have a soft spot for bostons and also THE madney ep... boston... yeah

eddie - english bulldog. this is based on approx nothing except for the fact that we had our bulldog regular, George, at work recently and i thought it would be funny if eddie somehow ended up with a bulldog and i’ve been stuck on this concept ever since

buck - irish wolfhound. this is absolutely me projecting my captivation on the breed that ive had for so long (my original want for him was a newfoundland, for uh, similar reasons, but i feel soooooo bad putting on in california) i just think he should have a Real Big Dog (as @scattered-winter has put it, a dog that could just lie on him and be like a weighted blanket)

ravi - okay i have two VERY different vibes for ravi that i cannot decide between. one is a border collie, theyre... very intense but i think he would go all in on the training, it might be a little challenging with his long shifts though, they dont do well with being left alone/boredom but he could have a pettsitter situation. now on the COMPLETE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM, i could also see ravi with a little spoiled purse dog, i'm thinking lhasa apso? (am i biased bc one of my dogs is supposedly 20% lhasa, maybe) i think he would would dote on that dog sooo hard and spoil her and she have little spa days and maybe her and bobby's dogs are friends......

lucy - shetland sheepdog. i cannot explain it but i got it in my head of her having sheltie(s) and its stuck like glue. she just has the Sheltie Person Vibe I CANT EXPLAIN IT

may - mixed breed as a bonus i think may should have a scruffy lil mixed breed, not small small but like medium small. just a scrungley guy (maybe a cairn terrier mix?)

okay yeah!! i think this is it!! apologies again for the long ass ramble and the delayed response but i thought about this a lot and im just!!! thank you for this ask!!!

[dragonofthedepths]

Human/monster hunter AU 14.10.21

Help how did this get so long

Also known as I hurt Raine. The Owl House. Raeda. Hurt/comfort. Fluff.

Touch-starved Raine. Werewolf!Raine, cursed witch!Eda(she’s just canon lol), werewolf!King, werewolf!Luz, werewolf!Katlyn. Kind of a "secret world" thing going on, most people don’t know about the supernatural and if you find out about it or get involved you’re kinda stuck dealing with it for life.

Raine gets forcibly introduced to the supernatural when they get turned into a werewolf against their will. They manage to A) survive. And B) become a monster hunter. They’ve not had a fun run of it though.

They end up running into Eda in a library immediately after a successful hunt —as in, Eda walks in on them finishing the hunt— and they kind of freak out and just sorta freeze. Because they dated Eda in high school before breaking up because she was keeping too many secrets, but they’re still very much in love with her and they really really don’t want to be there reason she’s dragged into this world that’s caused them so much pain. This is pointless because Eda is a witch, was born a witch, has been a part of this world longer than she’s known Raine, and is currently taking care of two werewolf pups (King and Luz) that she won’t admit she’s adopted.

So she walks up to them and they flinch because they are very scared for a whole bunch of different reasons but she just rubs their ears and then when they basically melt into her she picks them up, calls for her pups, and flys everyone home because she is 100% determined to smother them in the tlc and cuddles that they obviously desperately need (and she’s still very much in love with them too).

And Raine gets to wake up surrounded by Eda’s love and meet her kids which is very different to how life as a monster hunter had been going for them.

For extra fluff the Bats are a found family group Raine was a part of immediately prior to them getting turned into a werewolf. They haven’t seen the Bats since and in the time following Katya has been turned into a werewolf and become friends with the Owl House gang, so getting picked up and taken home by Eda is shortly followed by reuniting with the Bats as they all show up at Eda’s house to smother Raine with even more cuddles.

I had such difficulty deciding whether to make Luz a werewolf or a witch, but the idea of her and King being matching werewolf pups was too cute to pass up. She is definitely keeping this secret from Camilla.

Werewolves come in a sliding scale of default wolfy-ness, King is extremely far off toward the wolfy side, like he’s a notable outlier in sheer resting levels of wolf. Luz is pretty far on the human end on the spectrum. Raine is in between, but much closer to Luz. It is still pretty obvious they’re a werewolf at first glance though, whereas Luz you might have to look a couple times before you notice, and that’s when she’s not hiding it. Katya is just about like Raine, maybe a little more human.  I’d like you to know that Raine (and werewolves in general but not Luz) have cute puppy/wolf ears 24/7 based purely on the fact that I was given a crocheted fox hat today complete with little ears. 

  Apparently instead of having difficulty going to bed before midnight I am now having difficulty going to bed before 3AM. This Is A Problem. I think my sentences got longer and more run-on the later it became. Be early with fic tomorrow. 

Day (136/100) in my #∞daysofwriting  @the-wip-project 

[writcraft]

TLC Tuesday

I love @the-starryknight's fab TLC Tuesdays and I was tagged by both @teacup-tai and Starry to answer What is one piece of yours that you would use to introduce someone to your work? thank you both for the tag.

I have to say Little Compton Street (One Rainy Night in Soho). The fic, the playlist, the themes, the setting, everything about it really would make it the one I would choose. I poured my heart into that story and I think it represents a lot of the dynamics and content I gravitate towards as a writer. I have little bits I would change now if I could, but at the time I was writing it the story just flowed and it was exactly the story I wanted to write and put out into the world.

I know this question is about introducing a willing participant (ha) to my fanfic, but I do have a nice story connected to the broader Little Compton Street series which is on topic for this question, so it's below the cut if you want to read.

As a rule for all kinds of reasons I am leery about sharing fic with non-fandom friends. If you're not in a fandom and reading fic or viewing art, fanvids and so on, then I think it can be really difficult to get what's going on in these spaces.

Anyway, despite all that, when I was starting out in fandom I was dead excited by it all. I had those brand new fandom feels and I was so, so into it and loved that I was writing stories!!! That were getting comments!!! I had always wanted to write fiction and I couldn't help but share that experience of posting and publishing stories with friends.

I ended up sharing a couple of fics with a few friends that expressed interest and I know I am very privileged to have felt safe doing that in the first place. Nevertheless, the response was...lukewarm to say the least. One friend told me I should be "very careful" writing "that sort of material" and another said I should be ashamed of writing explicit content because "it's not exactly the sort of writing you can show people." I'm over that now, having frequently shown multiple fandoms my writing and being very proud of it indeed, actually, but it definitely hurt at the time.

After that I made a rule to myself not to share fics with anyone outside of fandom and I stuck to it for years. When friends asked I just said if they really wanted to read HP fic I could recommend great places to start and left it at that. One of my closest friends is a big fan of HP but not in fandom and we kept coming back to the topic of fic and in the end I shared Play Me Like A Love Song with them, which is part of the Little Compton Street series.

When I last met up with that friend for drinks, they gave me a gift. I opened it and it was one of those old wooden tobacco pipes, like Will smokes in canon and in the fic. We took photos with it, laughed, chatted about how we wished we could go for a drink with Min and Will on Little Compton Street and ended up in this long, fabulous discussion about gender, coming out, queer community and creative passions and it was GLORIOUS.

I'm still wary about sharing fic with non-fandom people for personal reasons, professional reasons and so on, but the Little Compton Street series will always have this special place in my heart. It reminds me of London, it reminds me of this wonderful night with my friend, it's where I would suggest someone start if they wanted an intro into what my fic is all about and it erased those lingering, awkward feels from my early fandom days when I shared stories with folks I probably shouldn't have done.

[the-wee-woo-royal]

for the character hcs!!

Danna /

Cinder /

Tsunami!.

Danna Bell

1. Sexuality Hc:

lesbian, demisexual, She/Her

2. Otp:

With Narcissa (im a sucker for canon relationships)

3. brotp:

When all conflicts are resolved, im betting hard money that she and Nova will be unstoppable-

4. notp:

a romantic relationship with ruby or nova. im sorry but i love all canon couples so much bc it fits so well!

5. First hc that comes to mind:

i see her as demi

6. relate to character:

i dont think i relate to her that much lol

7. thing that gives me second hand embarrassment abt character:

nothing really.

8. cinnamon roll or problematic fav:

neither. shes not mean but aint particularly nice either.

Cinder

1. Sexuality Hc:

shes the token straight. she/her

2. Otp:

KAIDERRRRRRR

3. brotp:

Her, Thorne and Scarlet. Missing fingers club am i right?

4. notp:

her and thorne romantically. No. Just no.

5. First hc that comes to mind:

Procrastinates having kids bc shes scared that something may go wrong.

6. relate to character:

im pretty sarcastic too

7. thing that gives me second hand embarrassment abt character:

nothing. everything she does is what a boss bitch would do.

8. cinnamon roll or problematic fav:

once everything calms down after tlc, shes a huge cinnamon roll.

Tsunami Hasegawa

1. Sexuality Hc:

Pansexual, demisexual, she/they

2. Otp:

.... i dont really know... her husband?

3. brotp:

E V A N D E R (theres so much fanstuff abt them as brotps its now stuck in my mind)

4. notp:

i feel like a broken record lol Her and Evander romantically

5. First hc that comes to mind:

Is usually calm but damn dont make her mad

6. relate to character:

in my own world a lot of the time.

7. thing that gives me second hand embarrassment abt character:

The way she got her ass handed to her in the Arena Fight. Like damn, bestie , you've been doing this all your life and you just gonna fall like that? /hj

8. cinnamon roll or problematic fav:

Cinnamon roll

[asthesamcroflies]

REQUEST: Shattered

So, I had a request come in via messages, which is fine by the way, I can just post the details of it in order to reply publicly - I have to confess it’s something different for me, but I decided to give it a go to challenge myself. I don’t think I’ve ever written anything with that Son-on-Son vibe before, not for any particular reason, I just tend to have stuck closer to canon. Hopefully it’s not terrible lol - I did end up not going down the smut route, just cause I thought that slightly ambiguous, unspoken feel worked for this. I did kinda get all up in my own feels lol, so fingers crossed you guys like it...

Here’s the request details: Chibs, Tig, Juice (mentioned. Post series.) - Sad, Romantic, Smutty (if you want, it's not required) - 18, 15, 21 Past Chibs/Juice. Prez/VP dynamic. Chibs is shattered, he needs love, he needs peace of mind. Tiggy sees clearly this.

Prompt 18: “Please don’t do this.” 15: “Do you still think about her/him?” 21: “Would a kiss help?”

Shattered

It was late. Or early depending on how you wanted to look at it.

For once though, the Samcro clubhouse lay quiet and deserted. Almost. The new, eager-to-please prospect had tried to stay on to clear up, but had probably been barked at to get the hell out. That was an end to the night that was becoming more and more common – Sons, hangers-on and croweaters slipping away in the face of their stern president’s glare.

His vice president sighed heavily at that, wiping a hand over his face as he leaned in the doorway and took in the slumped shoulders and reaper on the back of the man he’d vowed to support come hell or high water. He could remember a time when the brash Scotsman was the life and rowdy soul of every fucking party.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, huh?

Tig knew, perhaps better than most, what it was to carry guilt, remorse, self-loathing. He’d been there for the near-apocalyptic series of clusterfucks that had torn right to the heart of their club and all but destroyed it, so he knew the burden Chibs now had to bear in trying to see what could be salvaged from the ashes – all while desperately trying not to ignite any simmering embers that could flare up and burn them all to the ground all over again.

But it never got any easier to see him struggle under that weight.

He was about to speak, to make his presence known, when Chibs downed whatever was left in his glass and slammed it down on the bar, before stumbling to his feet and crossing the room to stand in front of the framed mugshots of members past and present, those honoured and those who now hung upside down, crossed out, disgraced and a warning to those who may come after them not to stray too far from the club’s rules, spoken and unspoken.

Tig knew from his own reaction to that wall, once a source of pride, how deep it cut Chibs to see it now. In both their minds, Jax Teller still deserved better than to be remembered solely as having brought shame on the patch. Their young president had lost his way, had made mistakes – catastrophic mistakes at that – but he had suffered for it enough and, at the last, had owned his part in his own downfall. Those he had left behind couldn’t help but cling to their love for their young president, or else what had it all been for?

But they had to put up a façade to appease Packer and the other club presidents. They knew the enormity of Jax’s crimes and the price that had to be paid. It didn’t mean they had to like it.

But as Chibs’ hand reached out for a different photo, touching it lightly before his fingers curled into a tight fist, Tig knew there was a fate that was even more complicated for the Scot to come to terms with. He had loved Jax like a brother, like a son even. Juice … Juice had been something else.

That fist lashed out, shattering glass that bit into flesh and drew a hiss of pain, even through what was undoubtedly an alcohol-induced fog. But despite lifting the hand to examine the damage, despite seeing the shard of glass still embedded in it, Chibs only slowly clenched that fist again, forcing it deeper as blood seeped from the ragged wound.

Tig was the one who winced.

“Please don’t do this,” he blurted out, unable to witness any more of this without intervening.

Chibs slowly uncurled his fingers, never turning around. “Go home, Tiggy,” he murmured, the words slurred and his accent thicker than ever.

“Yeah, ‘cause I’m gonna leave you in this fucking state,” his VP scoffed, finally galvanised into action and snatching up what he hoped was a clean cloth as he strode across the clubhouse to take charge. “Lemme see this mess. Jesus…”

He had to force himself to be less gentle than he’d have liked, for reasons he didn’t care to fully explore, but he was still careful as he examined the bloody hand Chibs had been left nursing, tutting over the shard of glass before slowly working it out and pressing the cloth to the wound to stem the bleeding. It looked worse than it was, but it was still bad enough.

“You might get away without stitches,” Tig decided. “So you wanna thank your lucky stars, brother, because I can’t sew for shit.”

“Lucky,” Chibs echoed dully, with a bitter little laugh. “Aye, that’s me – real fucking lucky. I need a damn drink…”

“No, you fucking don’t,” Tig insisted, grabbing him by the shoulders to steer him away from the bar and into a seat.

“Just leave me be, Tigger,” the weary president sighed, raking his uninjured hand through the salt and pepper of his hair. “I ain’t exactly good company right now.”

“What’s new?” Tig snarked, but there was nothing but sympathy and concern in those sharp blue eyes as he sat down opposite his closest of brothers. “You can’t go on like this, man. Ain’t right.”

“Got a choice, do I?” Chibs demanded, the raw agony in his voice and in his brown eyes making even his battle-hardened VP flinch. “Want me to throw up a rope and have done wi’ it? Like… Like Juice.”

Tig stood up so fast his chair overturned with a crash and he jabbed a furious finger in his friend’s face. “Don’t you fucking dare,” he seethed. “Don’t you fucking dare! Tell me that’s bullshit. Tell me you wouldn’t. Tell me!”

“Aye, aye, fine,” Chibs reneged, taken aback even through his haze by the strength of the response to his flippant suggestion. “Fuck, I … I ain’t taking that way out. I ain’t, brother. Sit the fuck down.”

Still furious, Tig glared at him the whole time he was righting his chair and banging it back into place, before sitting down opposite him again. “Asshole,” he snapped, his glare only intensifying when Chibs actually managed a little laugh, wiping his hand over his face.

“Ah, Tigger,” he sighed. “Good to know ya care, brother.”

“Course I fucking care, shithead,” came the heated response. “You think I stuck around for the good of my fucking health? I said I’d always have your back and I damn well meant it. So you don’t get to punk out on me like a little bitch.”

“Your TLC could use some work…”

“Fuck you.”

Chibs chuckled humourlessly. “Love you too, Tigger. You gonna at least let me have one wee drink now me hand’s stinging like a motherfucker?”

“You’ve already had the better part of one wee bottle, by the looks of things,” Tig grimaced, before relenting and getting up to retrieve a couple of glasses and the nearly empty bottle of whiskey, pouring them both a drink and downing his swiftly. He figured he had a lot of catching up to do.

Seeing Chibs’ gaze land somewhere over his shoulder, Tig looked around to follow it back to the photos on the wall and specifically to the one that now hung behind shattered glass. And not for the first time.

“Do you still think about him?”

It was a stupid question, Tig knew that. The answer couldn’t be more obvious. But it was actually the only way he could think to even broach the subject of something deeper.

“I let that lad down,” Chibs mumbled, taking another swig of his drink. “I coulda done somethin’, stopped it ever gettin’ that far.”

“He was a rat,” Tig reminded him, although not unkindly. “That’s on him.”

“He was an easy target,” Chibs shook his head. “He tried to come to me wi’ it. I didn’t hear him out. Not properly. We were all he had and I didn’t listen, didn’t see what was goin’ on in front o’ me own bloody nose.”

For a long moment, his VP could only sit in silence, musing on all the mistakes he’d made in his own life. The hurt he’d caused, to himself and his family, to others caught in his crossfire. He knew what it was to bear that burden. He didn’t want that for Chibs.

“What’s done is done,” he said finally. “Can’t change it, any of it. Can only learn from it. But you gotta let go, brother. You gotta let go or this is gonna eat you up from the inside out.”

“Easier said than done,” Chibs said quietly, his forced smile wry. “You know that.”

“I do,” Tig nodded, after a pause. “But I had you. And you’ve got me. So don’t forget that, you prick. You’ve got me. And I fucking need you. I can’t do any of this shit without you.”

Chibs looked up at the crack in his VP’s voice to find Tig was the one with his head down now. Slowly, he reached out to let his fingers trail through those wild dark curls.

“Oi,” he said roughly. “I ain’t goin’ anywhere, you hear me?”

“Didn’t sound like that,” Tig mumbled. “Never does when you start talking like that.”

“Look at me,” Chibs demanded, finally trying to pull himself together at the realisation of what he’d done. “Look at me, Tigger. I ain’t goin’ anywhere. I promise you, my brother.”

“How do I know you ain’t just bullshitting me again?”

“When have I ever lied to you? About anything serious?” Chibs demanded, albeit with a swift amendment to account for the creative ways he had been known to get around his VP when he had to.

“You said you’d stop blaming yourself.”

The hurt beneath the accusatory tone stopped the Scotsman dead and he reached out to rest a hand on his VP’s shoulder. “I am trying, brother.”

“I know,” Tig sighed, covering the hand with his own ringed fingers. “I know.”

Chibs pulled him close. “Would a kiss help?” he murmured, already planting a firm kiss on the other man’s cheek.

“You ain’t getting off that light, asshole.”

Chibs could only laugh at that despite himself, his lips grazing skin again. “Ah, Tigger, last two standing… Never thought it would be us.”

“As long as it ain’t just me,” came the quiet, yet fervent response.

It was a sentiment that both warmed and broke Chibs’ heart.

[elencelebrindal]

Actually, that last one was a really good question, so: for TLC Golds, how would you rate fanfic getting them right? I'm curious!

I don’t read as much TLC fanfics, mostly because a lot of them are pairing-based and those pairings are not  my cup of tea, by I did read enough to have a couple opinions. Maybe not as thorough and complete as the one for the classic Golds, so excuse me if I’ll miss some characters.  Also, same disclaimer: I might have read different stuff from other people. My opinion could sound wrong to you if you read something I didn’t and viceversa.  With some of them I’m not familiar enough with the canon version at this point in time to have a 100% good answer. I forgot at least half the manga because art history replaced all my knowledge, and I have no free time to read it again. 

Shion 7/10 I mostly saw good depictions of him, with a fairly good respect for his canon characteristics. Though, some stuff was... questionable. I won’t go into details, because this particular post has to stay sfw, but there’s some things out there were Shion is definitely not in character. Plus, I’ve seen him depicted with a somewhat dull personality more than once, and people apparently (even if it’s a running joke) like to think he’s not as skinny as he actually is. It’d be totally fine either way, obviously, but it conflicts so much that it automatically triggers me. You ever looked at a bulky armor, guys?

Alebaran/Rasgado ?/10 I never read actual fan fiction with him as a character, other than one that was basically just comedy and no character accuracy. So I can’t have an opinion on him. I have a couple posts to use as reference, but they’re not enough to pinpoint what people do with him. 

Aspros 10/10 This score is mostly due to the fact that I’ve only read a couple works with him in them. And he was perfect, really to close to his canon counterpart. Since I’ve nothing to expose, I’ll move on. 

Defteros ?/10 Same as Aldebaran, I never read a proper fan fiction, just posts here and there tackling him. I don’t even know if my representation of him is actually good or not, I am not familiar with Defteros enough at this particular time. 

Manigoldo 10/10 Never seen a bad representation of him in fan fiction. Then again, this man is not that difficult to get right, once you understand his mentality. Bonus for him actually flirting during a battle, pretty sure writers have a blast with this Saint. 

Regulus ?/10 The only fan fiction I read with him properly in it was pure comedy. I have no idea how people depict him outside canon, unfortunately. He’s never been one of my go-to characters when searching for stuff to read, so I have almost nothing to use as a comparison. I read some other works, but he was mainly a secondary character with the task of being adorable, so I don’t know. 

Asmita 10/10 I only read one single work with him as the protagonist, and it was good. So damn good. I don’t remember the title or where I read it, or I would have definitely linked it to you all. So... kind of a biased score, but it’s all I have. The rest is just random posts, and he’s cool in those as well, so I guess Asmita got lucky. 

Dohko Same as the previous, is literally impossible to get him wrong, unless you’re doing something purposefully ooc. 

Kardia 10/10 I love every single work I’ve read with Kardia in it. It’s always spot on. His personality is not that easy to handle, being who he is, but so far I’ve only seen good depictions of him, as close to his canon behavior as they can possibly be. Honestly speaking, I almost exclusively read fan fictions with him and Degel as a couple, but still! Those authors never betrayed Kardia. Good job, everybody. The one and only complain I have is the depiction of him that one artist has (not going to say the name, I’m not a snitch and their art is still pretty darn good), but since it’s such a little drop in the ocean I’ll completely let it slide.  For now. 

Sisyphus 5/10 They either get him right, or he’s the way too overprotective uncle with one too many issues to deal with. I get it, you people want Sisyphus to care for Regulus, but don’t you think that making him act exactly like my mother is a bit much? I’ve seen some very impressive depictions of him, some works where his personality was absolutely amazing, but others... eh, I still wish I didn’t read them. 

El Cid 8/10 Most of the time he’s perfect. People nailed his personality and behavior, it’s so close to the canon version that the whole thing is actually scary. But, sometimes, authors tend to exaggerate his traits too much, and then the story becomes unpleasant to read. Perfectionism can be dangerous if not used in the right amount, after all.

Degel 9/10 As far as I’m aware, and I’m only aware of works with him and Kardia as a couple (I’m hopeless, I know), he’s pretty good. His personality is not easy to grasp, and I’ve seen people making him too stuck up or too obsessed with his god-forsaken library, but if you get it right... well, you get it right. And it’s beautiful. 

Albafica ?/10 I’m unsure about him. I grasped his whole character myself, because I stuck my head so far into the lore I’m actually still unable to get it out, but even with this I’m not sure how to relate with Albafica in fiction. There’s so many versions of is personality and a lot of them seem good, while at the same time some of those feel weird. To me, obviously, not in general. The fact I mostly read stuff with him in different pairings doesn’t help the confusion I have in my head, because it’s a different behavior with every person.  I think that most authors are able to fully understand him, and they wrote Alba with justice for him in mind, but I’m so unsure I don’t feel like giving him a score. 

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any mcu (Tony centric) fic recs? xoxo

I wasn’t too sure if you were looking for any specific pairing or time period within the MCU, so I’ve sorted this list out into a few different pairings, and for stevetony’s case, uhhh several different ~eras~

This is mostly stevetony though. With some pepperony, irondad spiderson, and various other pairings sprinkled in. Under the cut, because this got ridiculously long.

Steve/Tony – CACW // IW

almeno tu nell'universo by @silkspectred50/50 Steve/Tony POV, but very much Tony-centric as it’s set in Italy, where Tony goes to discover some things about his mother’s past that he never knew about. Steve goes along with him in hopes of winning Tony’s forgiveness.

shelter from the storm by @silkspectredTony adopts a baby. Guess who’s Majorly Fucked Up™ about it.

A New Way For Us by ann2who (@stark-spangled-lovers)(Time travel) They fight Thanos—and they’re losing. And before Tony knows what’s happening, he’s standing with Doctor Strange in front of the Eye of Agamotto and gets send back in time. Can he find a way to fix things this time around, or are they doomed to fall apart all over again?

System ID: J.A.R.V.I.S. by @cptxrogersAfter Civil War, Tony is struggling with heading up the team and dealing with the emotional fallout of being betrayed by those closest to him. Luckily, an old friend is back to help protect Tony and ensure he comes to no harm. A Jarvis lives AU.

Leaving Promises Against Your Skin by @nostalgicatsea(Soulmates AU) “Someday, someone will choose you, Tony,” his mother had said, her hands back to cupping his. “And no one, not your father, not anyone, can ever take that from you.” (second in series but can be read as a standalone fic)

(Un)stuck by @navaanwritesHe finds himself in different places, living different lives. And yet it all comes back to Steve.

Things We Learned at the End of the World by JenTheSweetie1. Even the apocalypse can’t keep people away from Olive Garden2. Smoothies do not replace conversations3. Tony has really obvious sex hair4. Home might be a little different, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go back

between dust and despair (series) by @rudderless-in-an-ocean-of-starsIn the aftermath of the apocalypse, Tony Stark does the one thing he knows how to do better than anything else.He builds.

Steve/Tony – AOU // post-AOU

Language by @sailorchibiThis is how Tony fixed the team and the damage he’d done, and in the process learned how to start fixing himself. Well, maybe the latter might take a little help from Steve.

Fixer-Upper by @imafriendlydalekTony leads the way up the steps to the house, and as the door swings open with a long creaking sound - note to self: oil door hinges - Steve’s eyes widen. He steps inside, turns slowly on his own axis as he looks around.“Tony, this place, it’s…” There’s a sense of wonder in his voice. Tony smiles inwardly. It is just the kind of thing Steve would like. Steve, who has a keen appreciation for fine aesthetics, who has a healthy - okay, sometimes more than healthy - sense of history and an acute desire to preserve things he deems worthy.“This place is a dump.”Well, so much for that, then. Tony shifts his weight to one leg as he takes an appraising look. “It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, yeah, I’ll give you that, but it’s not past saving. Just needs some TLC.”Steve uncrosses his arms and shoves his hands in the pockets of his pants. “Well listen, you ever want an extra set of hands with some of the work, just give me a call.”

Caesura by @ylixiaTony’s gotten maybe twelve hours of sleep in the past four days, and he’s been carrying the deaths of everyone that matters to him like a rock in his gut.

The Path I Started by JayEz (@multifandom-madnesss)Tony rebuilds, modifies. Takes fragments and gives them new order. He does not create. He can’t, not anymore. Not after this. Or: After the events of Ultron, Tony rebuilds the tower by himself and shuts everything out to the point that Pepper takes desperate measures and asks Steve to come and help.

Steve/Tony – post-Avengers // canon divergence // pre-AOU

Master of Communication by somanyfeels (@aceofultron)Tony didn’t like being touched, on the rare occasions he wanted physical contact he would initiate it. It was how things were, how it had always been, and he was fine with it. His new team didn’t know, they just kept touching and Tony wasn’t quite sure how to ask them to stop.

Untitled Playlist Number 5 by dapperyklutzThe many times Tony Stark plays BAMF-ing music while the team fights their Baddie of the Week. And somehow, along the way, between sleepless nights, game nights, movie nights and saving the world every other week — plus looking out for his wayward protégé whom he cares for very deeply -— he falls head over heels in love for a certain super soldier.

Who’s Your Caterer? by Bandearg_Rois(Mainly Steve POV) After moving into the Tower, the group starts taking meals together. This is a story about food, and about love, not necessarily together. Also contains physics and old movies, not at the same time.

Run Program: {x} (series) by Amuly (@everybodyilovedies)Taking care of Tony is a lot of work. Especially when you’ve only got one arm. And your code dates back to the 1980s.

Best Kept Secret by @alchemyaliceIn which there is a secret friendship, and Tony can’t deal with feelings, so Natasha has to do it for him. These two features may or may not be related.

honey, you’re keeping me afloat by mmotionEvery so often, on evenings with nobody else, Tony and Natasha drink some wine together and talk about everything and anything.

five times tony stark was kissed by a teammate (and one time he kissed a teammate) by colourexplosionin which people kiss tony a lot and he doesn’t get it

grey and other colours by @theappleppielifestyle(Demisexual and Demiromatic Tony) Distantly, Tony hears Clint say something like, “No, I definitely heard he was an equal opportunist. Like, equal-equal, no preference. Hey Tones, who are you attracted to more, dudes or chicks?” He calls the last part out to Tony, who runs the words over in his mind and unthinkingly says, “I’ve actually never been attracted to anyone, it’s really worrying.”

Reasons Why (Whether They’re Real Or Not) by infinite_wonders (@thetwowriters)Tony is slow, has very little self-worth, and thinks that the universe hates him as much as he hates himself. Everyone else is long-suffering, especially Steve, because disproving that notion could take a while.

Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Boy by mybrotherharry (@baffledkingcomposinghallelujah)The first time Jarvis holds little Anthony in his arms, he is overwhelmed by emotion that is surprising in its intensity. When little Anthony’s palm curves around his finger, Jarvis ducks his head to keep the others from seeing the wetness in his eyes. “Hello Master Anthony,” he whispers into the little ear, tugging the bundle of blankets closer to his heart.

Pepper/Tony and/or Iron Dad & Spider Son

call every girl we ever met maria by irnan“You’re telling me,” Rhodey said, gleeful, “you’re telling me that you’ve been shot, stabbed, sewn up, been riddled with shrapnel, had a magnet implanted in your chest, spent two years poisoning yourself with palladium, spent twenty years as a functioning alcoholic and had a vasectomy and you still managed to knock Pepper up?”

with arms wide open by @parkrstarkTony and Pepper are expecting a baby and Peter may be the one most excited…just maybe…

yet turning stay by irnan“Tony - you’re all I’ve got too, you know.”

The Right Thing in the Wrong Way by igrockspockPeople don’t ask why Pepper sticks by Tony as often as they should, and if they did, she probably wouldn’t tell them the truth:  that he’s never left her alone on the one day she actually needs him.

Twist of Fate by nikki_ofshadows (@karenninaaa)A single picture triggered Tony Stark to suspect that Peter Parker was his son, biologically.

i’m the satellite (and you’re the sky) by CamelotQueen (@missmgann)When Tony went to the Parker household to recruit Spider-Man, he had no idea what he was signing up for. AU where Tony is Peter’s biological father and neither of them know.

Welcome to the Family by FriendLey (@peppertoyourtony)Peter Parker spends time with Tony’s family. Happy is annoyed, Rhodey is amused, Pepper gets an assistant, and Tony feels betrayed.

The Publicity Verse by @xmypandabear A main of SpiderSon and IronDad with a side of social media and the internet (and healthy puddings of Pepper, Rhodey, Happy, Vision, FRIDAY, May, Ned and MJ) 

Exploding Head Syndrome by foolscapper(Mainly Peter) Everyone comes back, when the snap is undone. Or, well — almost everyone.

Gen + other relationships/pairings

Twenty-Five Years by @notfknapplicable(Tony/Rhodey) Nobody knows how long this has actually been going on. (Tony Stark has pretty much been in a monogamous relationship since he was 18 years old.)

The Years In Between by @notfknapplicable(Tony/Rhodey) A follow-up to Twenty-Five Years (best to read that one first). All the years we missed.This is it, okay? This is forever, you and me.

Sound of Madness by martianwahtney(Post-CACW, Tony/Rhodey) After the fight in Siberia, Steve takes Bucky and vanishes, leaving Tony to pick up the pieces. Tony does everything in his power to bring the Rogues home, and still, somehow, things go to shit.

Helpless in Love by Avengerz(Tony/Rhodey) Rhodey and Tony being together since their MIT years. They married as soon as they could, and are still hopelessly in love after ~30 years. One of these perfect, almost sickeningly sweet couples.

First Choice by @sailorchibi(StarkQuill) Two years ago, Tony’s heart was broken when Steve picked Bucky over him. Now, he was certain that the past was repeating itself with Peter and Gamora.He was wrong.

Placeholder by @sailorchibi(StarkQuill) In the days leading up to his birthday, all Tony could think about was last year. Last year, when he and the Avengers celebrated together. Last year, when he had a family. He’s not as alone as he thinks he is.

Paths Are Made by Walking by @potrix-the-queerschlaeger(WinterIron) The road to recovery is long, winding and a different one for every person walking it. Bucky chooses to help himself the only way he knows how; by doing what he does best. Or, alternatively; the one in which Tony is a mess and accidentally kick-starts Bucky’s protective mother hen instincts.

Scars by @arvensis5(WinterIron) When Tony tried to urge the homeless guy sleeping on the steps of the Tower’s loading dock to move, he never expected that he’d found Hydra’s pet assassin—James “Bucky” Barnes. Now, after months of keeping his presence a secret from the Avengers and helping Barnes learn to cope with both his returning memories and the modern world, Hydra is back for their favorite toy and Tony must call in old friends to save the life of the man he just might have come to care for a little too much.

potato guns and repulsers by gossamernotes (@brooklynboystosupersoldiers)(Tony & Harley) The story wherein Harley Keener thinks over his life and watches where it goes after he meets the one and only, Tony Stark. It doesn’t really go the way he planned.

Amend by ancalime8301(Post-CACW, Tony & team) Negotiating the Accords, dealing with Ross, the end of his relationship with Pepper, Steve’s faction coming back to the Avengers compound … the stress finally catches up with Tony in dramatic fashion. The team has to decide to step up and handle things while Tony can’t. Tony has to decide if he’ll let them.

That’s it for now! Let me know if you’d like more recs later :)

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A Greater Good

so I’ve been thinking about this post a lot; it’s actually one of my favorite jeanine posts for a number of reasons, but I really enjoy the caption. I like Kate Winslet’s interpretation of her character and the way that she articulates that gives insight into Jeanine’s character in a way that the book does not. Mostly I’ve been kind of stuck on the line “Even though, as far as she is concerned, she believes she is being genuine, and that she is being honest, and that she does want the best for this world in which these characters live” and it made me think of a line from the movie that basically says the exact same thing: “I know you may not believe me, but I am serving the greater good”. By her own admission, Jeanine knows that what she’s doing is something that most would believe to be morally wrong. But to her, the ends do justify the means and if killing a bunch of other people keeps her own people (both the Erudite and those living within the factions) safe, if it gives them the future that they deserve, then she’s going to kill them.

A while back I came across the phrase, “Good is not a thing that you are, it is a thing that you do.” and I cannot for the life of me see how that isn’t basically the same as “The ends justify the means”. If I recall, Jeanine was pretty well liked within her own faction. She was their leader and a pretty good one at that. The invention of the Aptitude Test serum probably changed a lot of people’s lives. It was something that was important obviously or it wouldn’t be mentioned time and time again. In Insurgent, her character seems to soften slightly from the machine that Tris describes in the first book “She is more machine than maniac” and we as the audience come to realize that there really is a person underneath all that metaphorical machinery (there are a couple posts from a confession blog that encapsulate this really well, but I don’t really want to go hunting for them). There’s a thought process there and everything that she does is for a reason, and that reason appears to be this “greater good” that she mentions in the movies (I know that most people tend to ignore movie canon, but that was a great line).

So what is this Greater Good? Well, the obvious answer is peace in a Divergent-free world; but I think it’s a little more complex than that. I think that the greater good is meant to be the utopia that Chicago was meant to be (VRoth touched upon how the original concept for Chicago was what she imagined as a utopia), but the thing about utopias is that they tend to be entirely subjective and scientists by nature are always striving to know more and to better their world. Jeanine isn’t a monster, she’s a scientist that lacks a moral compass. Her greater good isn’t attainable, because nothing is every really good enough. There’s always more that she feels that she can do, there’s still work that must be done, there’s always a way that the world can be improved. So she goes to greater and greater lengths and in the process does do a lot of good for Erudite (think like Queen Levana did in TLC, she brought about a lot of amazing technology but it was in no way worth the cost), but there was still more to do because there would always be more to do.

Jeanine wanted a better tomorrow. But as we all know, tomorrow never comes.