#i think a crossover would be soooo possible and fun

[jewishsuperfam]

the thing is. emma/regina + henry rly has like perfect geralt/yen + ciri vibes

[mikodrawnnarratives]

I just remembered a project I worked on for a while in like 2021 (maybe 2020) and it had a LOT of akumatized marinette's

That was the idea behind the whole thing but man I did one by one and found some of the most obscure akumatized marinette au's

Sooooo I'm dragging these drawings up from the ashes and maybe it'll be a nice surprise for some of y'all to see

yall got ✨fanart✨

and possibly reminded of miraculous ladybug HA

usually these were done on different canvas's (that were like 250x250) and then just... copied onto a larger canvas??? Mistakes were made and I was insane

A handful of these akumanette's were actually made by me cause apparently... roughly 18 other marinette's wasn't enough

Click for quality and this is a long post

First of all, shoutouts to my own akuma abominations creations.

First image, the ladybug with the red long hair? yeah the idea was the akuma bug seen in canon in like, s2 (also shown next to her) but updated for the new look in s4. Vry original we'll give it a 6/10

I don't remember too much for the middle one that is slightly dimmer. Though I do remember that was the kind of IDEA behind her. She's also holding a knife cause of course. Why have magical powers to kill people when you can harness the power of K N I F E 7/10

I remember a little more about the jester marinette in the back. She had a whole thing with medieval research, jester research, and she also wanted to stab Lila cause everyone wanted to stab lila at the time. 9/10 cause I had a fun time with her

Then the robinhood poster mari was a robin hood akuma mari. 3/10 not original

NEXT

Slightly canon to downright canon

Ladyblanc was a popular akumanette idea so slightly canon, I didn't base it off of anyone's au

Ladybug and Marinette are there because what's the fun of a crossover if the og doesn't get to panic along with the rest of them????

Last image, not talking about persecuter, we'll get to her in a bit. I just thought it would be funny at the time if I included Chloe and Antibug cause... haha

Antibug is kinda an akumatized lb rip off soooo

OTHER'S AU'S

what you've been waiting for

Thank god I kept track of credit (pats past me on the back)

First of all, at the very front we got @zoe-oneesama 's devil au that made an updated appearance in her scarlet lady au, love to see it

You'll also notice little devil bug on lb's knee in the sketch

Alopeka is to the left of Devil au, by @piearsonist

hi betcha you never would have guessed you got FANARTED HA

This is a post that explains that akumatized marinette, and you'll find more if you go to her page

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND

Princess justice at the right by @kibouwmlb (also, hello hi, surprise) and honestly it is SUCH a pretty design OMYWORD I love the watercolors

Twiddling her thumbs, minding her business. Remember the release of Descendants 3? Yeah, Queen of Mean baby. And MORE by @shiinaeu hi you are a legend to me

This was so fun to draw at the time and I was experimenting in ways I hadn't before. Peak youtube miraculous ladybug fixation meeting art interest. First one of the characters I did fun fact

@edendaphne betcha you didn't expect fanart of that one scorpion akumanette well THINK AGAIN (also, crazy that this was around when I did your dtiys I just realized, huh)

ANd then slightly more obscure, though the post does have 173 ish notes so, is @skullqueensart 's akumanette right here

Why does akumanette have sunken cheeks here? I have no clue honestly. Take it up with me from 3 years ago and maybe you'll get answers who knows. She's also just... chilling. Looking at nothing. Into the abyss.

Not now chloe's, we are discussing persecutor now.

Love the story idea honestly and the akuma design is so god tier AKUMA that oof @yiprincessart I love it

Oh uh, and chloe will be fine

:)

CAN👏I👏 TALK👏 ABOUT👏 HER

She is the moment, she is beauty, she is grace

@artist-from-outersp-ace I love her. She looks so SO pretty!! At the time I loved your artstyle and I still do!! Too bad at the time I didn't know that Tumblr works by reblogging. I will be amending that.

I also remember being SO frustrated when drawing her that I didn't get a timelapse saved in time to show the drawing process :(

But I did love figuring out folds in the dress and the coloring process! Figuring out how to replicate elements in your art!

srs guys. Look at the RUFFLES

Alright, we are all agreeing to be accomplices and bystanders to Akuma jester marinette's NOT MURDER murder of Lila in the background? Okay good.

@lunian I have fanart for you~

And when I tell you I struggled with her design, I STRUGGLED. I ended up satisfied in the end but the curls bro, we lost the curls

But I do love her concepts and powers and I did back then too

And next to her, Okay, I never fully finished, mostly because I couldn't figure out how to get the hand to work with the tray balance thingie

@ladybub made this Lady Justice design and I WILL BE THERE when the comic updates. Or... if they aren't able to continue the comic that's also fine too <3 Life happens

Still love this au and the unique way for Marinette to get akumatized! Me and my sister bonded over our love over it!

I think this might be the first akumanette that isn't on tumblr to my knowledge. They are on Instagram tho @stivenwithani

Anyway I really liked the concept and the design just, reeked, of akuma that I included her

Okay more that I didn't really finish

We got another Princess/Lady Justice akuma idea at the left. Which I never kept track of the credit DANG IT I WAS DOING SO WELL

I'll update if I find the credit but man the OG did really well with the art.

And I have this akumanette comforting Lacrima from... a very graphic and whump fanfic Longest Night, read the tags

Anyway, Lacrima needs all the love she can get (also, funny enough, is the oldest out of this "gathering" of akumanette's)

It's not finished but hey @p-artsypants I gave angst ridden Lady Lacrima friends and fanart so.... yay...

AND THEN THE LAST ONE

was victim to so much reposting I could never find credit for it- UNTIL NOW

but the artist unfortunately deactivated their blog so that explains why I couldn't find their username all that time ago

It was a cool idea and I always love when creators take inspiration from how similar Marinette's name is to another word for a kind of puppet "Marionette"

But before I forget, I'll end this post on one of my akumanette's that I tried to squeeze in but never got to. But I did make more art for and I remember the story!

I remember having a background planned but I never really got around to it. Basically the story was that marinette got akumatized but managed to take off her earrings in time. I think the reason for her akumatization was connected to figuring out the secrets that Emilie had been hiding with the peacock miraculous (BEFORE we knew that adrien was a sentimonster).

Tikki had to bring the earrings to Chat Noir and he had to find someone that looked ENOUGH like Ladybug that Hawkmoth wouldn't notice as much that Ladybug wasn't actually there. Enter Mireille cause at the time a few people were pointing out how similar she looked to the dupain chengs.

Akumanette's powers had something to do with casting depression? I think? In the form of dragons? Oh, Also she travels by walking on the dragons so thats cool

I don't remember everything but I did have a lot planned for her.

10/10 just because I had a fun time with her

[yukidragon]

Sunny Day Jack - Omegaverse AU Headcanons

Soooo… A/B/O. Alpha/Beta/Omega, also known as the Omegaverse. Let’s see what happens when I mix it with Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack, shall we?

This is going to be a pretty off the wall ramble, since, well, Omegaverse doesn’t have any set rules besides Alphas are strong, territorial, and are thirsty as hell because of the pheromones Omegas give off when they go into heat and are ready to make babies. I’ve found during my idle browsing of various pages on the subject that each storyteller tackles the rules differently, sometimes wildly so.

So I’m just gonna do whatever I want. Sounds good?

I’ll take your inability to respond as a resounding yes.

Content warnings: this post is going to be full of talk about sex, from sexy times to sex organs, and maybe even some smutty snippets if I feel inspired. I mean, Omegaverse is rooted in sex, so it’s a given. There might be mention of the darker sides of sex like SA and sexual harassment, but I’m going to be mostly sticking with shamelessly indulging in my OTP as much as possible. That means I’m going to be using my OC Alice in the main character’s role, but feel free to play around with any of my headcanons for your MCs if you feel like dabbling in this silly crossover of smutty subjects too.

First off, Alice (/MC) is an Omega in this AU, and all the love interests are Alphas. It’s fitting for a protagonist of an erotic romance game with a bunch of suitors, don’t you think?

Yes, even Ian is an Alpha. I’m playing with the tropes a bit, and I think it would be fun to play with the idea of Ian being intimidated by the pressures of being an Alpha. Not to mention I can see his mother coming down even harder in this universe due to his Alpha urges.

The Worldbuilding

It might be good to go into how I’m going to define the basic rules of my dip into this Omegaverse. In this world, genders are sorted first into Alpha, Beta, and Omega. After that they’re divided further into male, female, or any other flavor of non-binary. There’s a hell of a lot more gender variety in this world, and a lot of folks who have both sets of sexy bits to play with.

There’s also a supernatural aspect to these genders that give Alphas and Omegas extra abilities that Betas don’t typically have. Betas are the closest to normal humans and tend to have the same amount of male/female/intersex variety. They’re the largest percentage of the population, and are susceptible to the influence of Alphas. Still, they, like all people in this world, are much more in tune with their instincts than people are here.

Alphas are all capable of insemination, and as such regardless if they have a clit, a dick, or whatever else, they produce sperm. Those who also have a uterus as well tend to be regarded as female or intersex Alphas.

What separates Alphas from Betas are their supernatural abilities. Alphas tend to be bigger and stronger, with sharper senses. They have a commanding presence to them that mildly affects others. It’s not mind control, but it can influence the instincts of Betas to make them feel inclined to submit to their will proportionally to how strong the Alpha’s will is. Because of this, Alphas often are the ones who take commanding roles and other positions of power. They also often clash with other Alphas often because of this instinct to take charge of others.

Alphas often have some slight animal features as well. Sometimes they’re born with harder nails like claws, or fangs. Sometimes they have extra features to their dicks like you’d find in a Bad Dragon toy. Knots and wolfish instincts are the most common features an Alpha can have, but more rarely you get other animal features, like a cat’s ability to purr and have smaller bumps/ridges on their penises that similarly are meant to keep a cock locked in place after cumming. These animal influences can result in very interesting variety in the bedroom for those who want to sample what various Alphas have to offer.

Yes, I was thinking of Shaun when I came up with these alternative animal traits. I just couldn’t picture him acting wolf-like or having a knot like the other guys. I mean, maybe he could pull off the catdog look, but I think it’s more interesting if his features are more on the feline side.

Alphas are more sensitive to the pheromones of others due to their enhanced sense of smell. They also tend to have a much higher libido than Betas, so it’s not uncommon for them to be very sexually promiscuous. There is a supernatural aspect to the pheromones as well that allow Alphas to “mark” others with a unique energy signature that makes it easier to find them and let other Alphas know that someone with that mark is under their protection. These marks can only be made with consent of both parties involved, and are usually temporary depending on the relationship the Alpha has with the person marked.

Mate marks are made when an Alpha wants to mate for life with one person in particular. They’re a very serious commitment that can’t be undone, and it can’t be done if either party is even the slightest bit uncertain about that level of commitment to one another. As such, it’s not something that happens anywhere near as often as marriage.

By mating like this, an Alpha is sharing their life with another person, regardless of gender, and their mate is agreeing to the same. Mates are able to sense things about their mate all the time, no matter how far apart they are, with a strong sense of empathy and the ability to pick up when they’re distressed, in danger, horny, etc. This can lead to mates being clingy and instinctively seeking each other out more than usual relationships. This also has a tendency to make for a lot of sexy fun times between mates.

Those who have gotten these mate marks are called a “fated pair.” Since it’s so difficult to commit so completely to another person and allow them so much access to yourself, these marks are rare enough that the pair are thought of as soulmates. There are even stories of fated pairs who were reborn and found each other again in their next lives. Mate marks are all unique to that fated pair and can be fairly complicated, sometimes even very colorful. This is a magical world after all.

A fated pair are fully committed to one another. The idea of leaving their mate for someone else becomes unthinkable. In a way they’ve become one and feel incomplete without the other. Their strengths and pain are shared. They are no longer able to feel romantic or sexual attraction to anyone else but their mate, but they make each other stronger by being bound together. The natural abilities of Alphas and Omegas increase with the mate mark, making them more powerful, and Betas awaken their own supernatural power - the power to dampen or even neutralize the abilities of other Alphas and Omegas.

An Alpha can have their fated pair be an Omega, Beta, or even another Alpha. Not every Alpha has a fated pair, and polyamory is more common and more accepted in this universe. With so much gender diversity, pansexuality is far more common than heterosexuality in this world. The topic of sex is also less taboo to discuss due to the phenomenon of “heat” and “rut.”

Heat and rut are when a person experiences an increased desire for sex and their instinct to reproduce is heightened. The only difference is whether the person’s desire is to impregnate someone (rut) or be impregnated (heat). This is a side-effect of the supernatural powers of the people of this world, and as such affect Alphas far more strongly than anyone else, but Betas sometimes experience a milder version. It doesn’t seem to be tied to a particular season, but more to the individual. Sometimes a heat/rut can be set off by an Alpha getting too excited while using their powers for a prolonged period of time.

Of course, we can’t talk about heat without going into Omegas. Omegas are the rarest type. If Betas make 90% of the population, Alphas take up 9%, and Omegas only 1%. All Omegas have a uterus and are capable of being impregnated and carrying young. Omegas are empaths, very perceptive to the emotions of others, with the supernatural ability to heal, and are often thought of as nurturing figures.

Omegas also are the only ones that can instinctively make Alphas submit due to their pheromones. When in heat, they can send anyone receptive nearby into rut. Their smell is appealing even to Betas and they have a natural allure to them, though Betas can’t go into heat/rut.

Now, in a lot of Omegaverses, this is where the dubious/non-consent comes in hard. While I can understand the appeal of a character going into heat, desperate for sex, attracting everyone and making them desperate to have sex with them… Consent is king in this house, baby, and that includes my version of Omegaverse.

Heat and rut don’t strip an Alpha/Omega of their ability to consent or affect their judgment. It can be intense like starving for a good meal, but it never goes to the point that they’re willing to choke down rotten food. There’s a limit to the horniness, and consent is taken very seriously.

While an Omega has the power to set off rut in others and be alluring, it only affects those that are receptive to the Omega sexually. Asexuals in this world simply aren’t affected by these supernatural pheromones, or at least not as strongly depending on where they are in the asexual spectrum. Demi-sexuals still need that strong emotional connection before being affected, for example.

An Alpha that is receptive to an Omega and thus affected by their heat has an instinct to submit to the wants of the Omega. If the Alpha wants the Omega and the Omega doesn’t want the Alpha, they won’t be able to bring themselves to do anything except pine for the Omega due to their strong instincts. If an Omega wants an Alpha, but the Alpha doesn’t want the Omega, then the Alpha doesn’t get affected by the Omega at all.

That’s right, I’m leaning in hard on the supernatural angle to ensure that all parties are consenting even when affected by magical horny vibes. While this doesn’t eliminate SA altogether from this world, as scumbags are going to prey on others regardless of their wants, this supernatural horny magic isn’t going to sign off on non-consent in this version of the Omegaverse.

Betas for the most part are immune to these heat/rut pheromone shenanigans and pretty much can just potentially find Alphas, Omegas, or other Betas attractive in a more conventional way. They are also capable of reproduction provided the individual doesn’t have health issues that get in the way of that.

If Alphas have the ability to make Betas instinctively inclined to follow their lead, Omegas have the ability to make Alphas instinctively want to protect them. Even the most feral Alpha has a hard time overcoming their instinct of not wanting to see an Omega harmed.

Going feral is something that only happens to Alphas. Typically this is tied to intense emotions, usually aggression in combat, protectiveness, possessiveness, or even horniness. They might even have more animal/monstrous features as their supernatural nature spikes. Reasoning with an Alpha that’s gone feral is best left to Omegas, a beat down from other Alphas, or heavy dosing of sedatives.

While Alphas are apparent from birth, Omegas are usually only discovered after they have their first heat, or a traumatic event awakens their ability to heal. Since the person’s desires are what cause heat/rut, these states only happen when the person wants to reproduce and in what way they’re capable/wanting to do so. Someone who doesn’t want to produce children won’t experience heat or rut, even if they might experience elevated levels of hormones at times.

What’s the difference between heat/rut and being horny? The desire to make babies. Bo, for example, would be going into rut all the time with how much he wants to make his puppy have his pups. Alphas and Omegas have the potential to be exceedingly horny and affect others through their pheromones without going into rut/heat.

Though rare, Omegas are also capable of siring children and going into rut if they have the right equipment for the job. Likewise, Alphas can birth children if they have a uterus and can go into heat if they want to do so. An individual’s will strongly affects this supernatural state of horniness and their desire to reproduce.

Alpha Joseph Cullman

Now, with the foundation of the Omegaverse we’re working with out of the way, let’s get to the characters we know and love. Many of the broad strokes of the SWWSDJ timeline are the same in this AU, but changing the finer details can craft a very different picture.

Joseph Cullman was born an Alpha, but he struggled with the role. Sure, he could more easily intimidate others, make them submit, but ruling by fear does not earn you love. He was clumsy with his connections with others, showing off his strength and trying to get attention in a desperate bid to be loved.

It’s just fortunate that this troubled Alpha found his fated pair when he was young.

Yes, this AU is mixed with my reincarnation AU, which I talked about in previous posts here and here. Come on, fated pairs? It was practically begging for a reincarnated soulmate storyline!

Mary thought she was a Beta until the trauma of being told that she was going to die before reaching adulthood awakened her healing powers and allowed her to heal her chronic illness, revealing her to be an Omega.

Omegas, being so rare with the power to heal, are exceedingly coveted. Mary’s parents, being narcissists who saw their children as extensions of themselves, were keen to exploit this power for fame, fortune, and acclaim. This made them tighten their grip on Mary, and when they found out an Alpha was sneaking into her bedroom… ho boy they put a stop to that.

Joseph, having Alpha instincts to protect the only person who cared about him, especially since Mary’s Omega nature was affecting them all the more, fought even harder to keep her. This led to an altercation between him and her parents. Instead of something bad happening at Haberdae High, it was his escalating conflict with her parents that led to things breaking down for him.

The fateful incident where everything went wrong involved Joseph losing control of his rage, resulting in him going feral, with Mary being kept from him so he couldn’t calm down until it was too late. This led to a very violent incident that resulted in police involvement. The Phoenix family pressed charges despite Mary’s protests and Joseph, being a minor, was sentenced to juvenile hall.

Joseph wasn’t left unscathed mentally from going feral. He remembered vividly what he did and was horrified by his extreme acts of bloody violence and loss of control. It left him seeing himself in a much more negative light.

It made him feel like a monster.

Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse for Joseph. While he was locked up, the Phoenix family moved away. Whatever reputation he had left in that small town was destroyed, and everyone avoided him. Even his parents grew more distant from him, ashamed and afraid of the monster their Alpha son had become. Teachers and other authority figures scrutinized every move he made, ready to come down at him for any perceived slight, and Haberdae High felt almost as much of a prison as juvenile hall did.

Of course, Joseph ran away when he couldn’t handle it anymore. He also couldn’t let Mary go in spite of everything. He tried living on his own for a while, but loneliness ate away at him more than the hunger he felt while living on the street without a home.

Life for Mary wasn’t sunshine and roses either. Her parents exploited her new healing abilities to line their pockets, having her heal rich investors even when overuse of her powers was damaging to her health. It was almost ironic - her parents used to be so concerned about her health, but now it was like it no longer mattered to them, not when she was finally useful to them. Besides, she would eventually heal herself, so what did it matter that she suffered for a while? She needed to grow up and help out the family, in their opinion, especially after all the trouble she put them through with Joseph.

Ever since Mary’s powers truly awakened, she was increasingly aware of the fact that her parents didn’t truly love her. Being able to detect other peoples’ emotions can let you know when people are faking theirs. Their affectionate displays had strings attached, and their emotional abuse just highlighted the lack of care she could feel so painfully clear with her powers of empathy.

Fortunately, since Joseph is an Alpha, he left a mark on Mary, which allowed him to eventually track her down. It was a shock when she heard a familiar rapping at her window in a place states away from her old home, and then saw a familiar face that she had been aching to see for so long.

Though Mary was aware of the violence Joseph committed while going feral, even being the one who had to heal the damage he left behind with her powers, she still loved him, and she could keenly feel his love for her in a way she didn’t feel from her parents.

Joseph didn’t feel worthy of being with Mary, feeling himself unclean, monstrous, but when he found her, he couldn’t leave her again. He just couldn’t live without his sunshine. He gave in to his weakness once again and asked her to run away with him. They could leave their toxic families behind and just be together. All the adults in their life failed them, and their bond was too strong to want to be separated, even if it meant that they would be struggling on the streets.

Despite the guilt Mary felt for abandoning her family, she agreed to run away with Joseph. However, while Joseph ran away without a plan and only the clothes on his back, Mary didn’t want to be quite so reckless if she could help it. In the middle of the night, she stole money and her parents’ car keys so they could get some distance before selling the car so that the police wouldn’t be able to track them that way. They traveled quite a while even after that, taking on new names to make sure no one would track them down. It was easier for them to disappear in the age before the internet.

Joseph made sure to protect Mary from dangers that come from being homeless and on the run. He was a strong Alpha who was no stranger to getting into fights, and sometimes he had to do things he regretted in order to make sure they were both safe and stayed together. They had enough money to last them while they traveled and put distance between them and anyone who knew them.

Eventually, the two managed to find a place to make a new home. Joseph took the moniker of James, and Mary changed her name to Maria. (Yes, I had to get that Silent Hill 2 reference in.) When introducing themselves to other people, they claimed to already be married, even if they couldn’t be legally. Joseph James got the part of Sunny Day Jack, and things were looking up as the show took off.

It was when James finally felt like he made himself into someone truly worthy of someone as kind and loving as Mary Maria that he wanted to take things further, for them to be a fated pair. Maria had actually been the one to bring up the idea first, and they had attempted it before, but it never successfully formed. It was only when James felt less haunted by the mistakes of his past and happier with the person he had become that he was able to feel worthy enough to become one with his sunshine at last.

The pair were happy. Things weren’t easy, and they had plenty of challenges to face, but they loved each other. They promised each other forever.

Then the Incident of ‘84 happened.

A fated pair has many benefits of their mating, being stronger together and feeling each other’s pain and joys, but unfortunately the downside is that when one dies, the other is quick to follow.

Joseph, James, Sunny Day Jack, [Redacted]... the man known as all these things was sent to a hellish afterlife, deprived of the chance to reincarnate thanks to the wicked machinations of LambsWork Productions and what they did to him. Yes, I’m going with my headcanons that Jack’s fate of being trapped in the tape was by design and not an accident. I mean, I’ve had fun playing with that in other AUs, so why not here too?

Since Mary/Maria wasn’t part of the ritual, she was spared the hellish fate. She was reborn as Alice and the King family made her far happier and feel more loved than the Phoenix family ever did. Still… she felt like something was missing, a longing she could never quite explain. She was born with an unusual intricate birthmark. Some thought that it looked like a mate mark, but that couldn’t be. It was already there on her neck since the day she was born.

Besides, fated pairs are just people who bond for life and entwine their energies together. Soulmates and reincarnation are just silly superstitions made up by romantics…

Right?

A Fated Pair

Alice had a similar childhood as she did in the main universe, meeting Ian in the 1st grade and befriending him. Over time he started having romantic feelings for her, but, unfortunately, she never reciprocated them.

It didn’t feel right to Alice. She loved Ian like a brother, but the idea of romance with him felt… wrong. It almost felt like a betrayal… but of who?

Ian’s upbringing was strict. His absent father was an Alpha who paid child support and wasn’t loyal to his mother, making his mother come down harder on him, especially after learning he was an Alpha too. Even as a child, he was shamed for his desires or standing on his own. She shredded his pride to ribbons, and he could never fully use his powers as an Alpha while living under her roof.

His mother went after him for any relationship Ian had, so it was difficult for him to make friends. Alice stuck with him when others were chased away, and more than once his mother warned Alice to watch out for Ian and his predatory Alpha desires. This was made worse when Ian’s mother found out Alice was an Omega. Ian’s mother immediately branded Alice as a whore who was wired to entice all Alphas into rutting for her all the time.

Needless to say, Ian was a lot happier when he grew up and could go no contact with his mother.

Despite the accusations and harassment, Alice helped Ian break free of his mother’s grip. They eventually moved in together in college, but they weren’t in a relationship, no matter how much Ian wished otherwise. Eventually, she helped encourage him to pursue his dream to become an actor, and he left for a fancy college to help him along the way.

In California, now completely on his own, Ian learned to spread his wings. He was surprised by how many people found him appealing now, both sexually and as a romantic partner, especially as he learned how to assert himself. He started exploring his sexuality for the first time. He had wonderful experiences with multiple partners, but he longed for the security he felt with Alice and held out hope that someday, maybe, she might return his feelings.

Ian wasn’t the only one pining for Alice, even when off at college seeking out his dreams. Shaun fell for Alice when they went to college together. Without a boyfriend to scare him off, he tried to shoot his shot with her… eventually. Poor guy was flustered and fumbling over himself for quite a while, blurting out embarrassing things and accidentally self-sabotaging more than once. Unfortunately, with Alice not feeling that way towards him and his miscommunications, he never even got the chance to be turned down like Ian was before he had to go off to another college as well.

It was after her friends were gone that Alice really started feeling lonely, especially in an apartment meant for two people. She still remained connected to Ian, Shaun, and other friends through phone calls and online communication, but something was missing.

When Alice was around her friends and family every day, she could forget about the strange longing she always felt. When she was alone, it was so pronounced. She took to wandering when not at work, trying to find… something. She didn’t know what. She just… needed to find it. She had to. The world wouldn’t be right until she did.

That was what drew her to the thrift store and a certain video tape. It was compelling in a way that it was almost confusing for her. It was as if this strange old tape filled her with a longing that wouldn’t be satisfied until she took it home with her and watched it.

When Alice played the tape, she found what she was missing for so long.

Sadly, Jack forgot who he was entirely in his 40 years of hell, but a part of him recognized her right away. He didn’t even remember her name, but Alice was his sunshine, he knew it. He knew that he loved her with his whole heart instantly, and longed for her touch in a way that left him weak.

Needless to say, Alice was very confused when she woke up and saw a giant clown in her apartment. However, unlike in Sunshine in Hell, her shock wasn’t as strong. She didn’t retreat from him. There was such a sense of relief and completeness he brought her that reassured her in spite of the surreal situation. It was so strange that she was certain she had to be dreaming. There’s no way this feeling and this beautiful man who made her heart flutter like no one else could was real…

Jack greeted her, all smiles. He was her new best friend forever, and she was the reason why he was there. When he held her hand, he could’ve melted from her warmth, and she never felt so warm and safe from someone’s touch before.

It was just so absurd to Alice. She magically summoned a children’s show clown as her best friend forever? Definitely a dream. Besides, she was sure that she dreamed about this man before. His touch was so familiar, and being with him felt so right. These warm fluttery feelings felt too good and a part of her had been aching for this for so long…

Alice decided to just enjoy the dream for as long as possible.

Jack was startled when Alice suddenly kissed him, but definitely anything but displeased. He returned the kiss with a passion she didn’t expect. She had never actually kissed anyone before, so she was caught off guard when his tongue slipped so easily into her mouth. Still, it was almost the most natural thing in the world to let him in, to twine together with him so intimately and feel their heat and taste meld together. His scent was heady, delicious, familiar…

It wasn’t outright heat and rut since neither of them were thinking of making babies, but their instincts and hormones kicked in. The connection between them made them share and amplify each other’s arousal. Alice never felt this with anyone before and was almost overwhelmed, but there was this familiar security with him that kept urging her along. Jack was almost overwhelmed by all the sensations after going without for so long, but he drank them all in greedily, and her most of all.

There was no phone call to interrupt them. Instincts kicked in and clothes started coming off. The motions were so familiar to both of them, these hot kisses on equally hot skin that tasted so sweet and nostalgic. Consciously they forgot one another when death separated them, but their souls did not forget, and their bodies ached to reconnect after being apart and missing each other for so long.

It was only the discomfort of the lumpy couch that prevented them from having their first time then and there. Alice barely had the sense to direct Jack to her bedroom, and he carried her the entire way, their hearts hammering hard.

In the bedroom, it all suddenly became so much more real to Alice, and she started feeling fears, doubts. Even in this world she experienced a traumatic SA incident as a teen, and she was aware that she was alone and naked, with a half-naked giant looming over her.

Jack was so gentle though, so familiar. He slowed down when he noticed her trepidation. He confessed his love for her, how he was sure that he was waiting for her for so long… and he could feel she felt the same.

…

“You felt it too, didn’t you?” Jack said, his voice a whisper low and husky from the heat churning between them. “You’ve felt like something… someone was missing for so long… It felt like a piece of you was missing, like you could never be complete without that special someone.”

Alice swallowed hard in a futile attempt to alleviate her dry throat. She stared up into those beautiful dark eyes that ached with a longing that she felt deep down in her soul. He was right… she felt this way for so long…

“Don’t worry,” Jack said soothingly as he leaned in closer, inching them both back towards the pillows. “I’m here now. I’m right here… and now we won’t ever have to feel alone ever again.”

“Jack…,” Alice whispered, rolling his name on her tongue and it tasted so sweet, just like his kisses. She never knew kisses could taste as sweet as the ones Jack gave her. She wanted more, a part of her ached for more, more of this mysterious man who seemed too good to be true.

Jack reached out to touch her cheek, but hesitated as Alice jumped a little. “Is this okay?”

For a moment Alice hesitated, her heart pounding hard enough it echoed in her ears. Then she tentatively reached up to tug off the glove so she could feel his palm against her cheek directly. The touch of his skin was like fire, and it melted away so much of her fear, leaving her once again aching for more. She turned into his hand and lightly pressed her lips against his palm before whispering against his skin. “Yes.”

Was this a mistake? Logic would say so, but Alice had never felt anything so right before. Jack felt like a missing puzzle piece. His lips fit so perfectly slotted with hers, their bodies melded as if they were always meant to be one. She was tentative and uncertain, but she let her instincts guide her to touch him and lean into his touches and kisses that set her skin on fire.

Jack was so gentle, and he took care not to rush her. He savored every touch, every kiss, every moan. He memorized every inch of her body, wanting to etch Alice so deeply into his mind that he would never forget any part of his sunshine ever again. It felt like practically a sin to forget even a second with her, but at least his soul remembered. His hands moved with familiar purpose, finding all the sweet spots that he instinctively knew would make her arch into him and cry out his name so beautifully.

At some point Alice went from reluctant to impatient. She felt so good, and she loved the way Jack moaned when she touched him, how he could whisper such beautiful words of love and praise into her skin. She felt loved in a way that she never experienced before, yet at the same time was all too familiar… and a part of her eagerly anticipated that connection that would allow her to feel him fully, to experience all of his love.

This time it was Jack hesitating, not because he didn’t want to keep going - far from it - but a few exploring fingers between her legs made it quickly apparent that Alice wouldn’t be able to take his cock, and definitely not his knot unless he fully prepared her first. This body of hers had never experienced anything so big inside before, and he had to take extra care to stretch her out and get her ready.

Those big, thick fingers of his brought Alice to orgasm more than once, and eventually her frustration was too much. She needed Jack inside her, her body practically screaming for it. “Please,” she begged, flushed and embarrassed but her own neediness. “Please, Jack… I need you.”

Jack felt his heart squeeze at that plea and the desperate look in his sunshine’s unforgettable blue eyes. “Alice…” He removed his fingers, coated in her slick, and couldn’t help but taste her. Sweet and sticky, and the way she blushed at the sight made him feel a little greedy. “Alice… I love you so much.” A part of him was fit to burst, aching for her, but he needed just one more thing. “Can I ask you for something first?”

“What?” Alice asked between breathless pants. She spread her legs open wide for him, more than ready. She felt practically ready to do anything for him in that moment.

“Can you say it?” Jack whispered, desperation of his own creeping into his voice. “Can you tell me that you love me, just so I know for sure?”

Alice felt her pulse spike at the request, and that little voice at the back of her mind reminded her that what she was doing was crazy, but it lacked any fire and soon was lost under the fluttering warmth that filled her, that Jack gave her.

It was crazy, but so right. Her instincts were absolutely certain of that fact, and in that moment all Alice could think about was how much she needed Jack.

“I… I love you, Jack,” Alice whispered, the words coming out soft but far more easily than she ever expected. Once the words left her lips, the more right they felt. The next time she spoke her words came out more clearly, more certain. “I love you, Jack.”

Jack practically melted, those words setting him free in a way he had been denied for 40 long years. He couldn’t hold back any longer. His lips found hers again, and his hips moved with purpose. She moaned what sounded like his name against his lips, which acted as a muffler as he eased himself inside her nice and slow.

Alice was expecting Jack to be big - his cock had been so hard, hard, and heavy in her hands - but he felt even larger inside of her, filling her more than she thought possible. Vaguely she remembered her first time should be painful, but there was only a delicious stretch that bordered on pain, but was a glorious ache that left her feeling so full. She clung to her mate, digging her fingers into his back as he bottomed out inside her, and they finally became one after being incomplete for so, so long.

“Oh… oh God,” Jack shuddered. Memories flickered back of moments like these - from a clumsy but sweet first time to countless unions that came so expertly - and all the love and pleasure crashed into him. It was so much after an eternity without any sensation but a numb coldness. It took all his willpower to keep still and make sure that Alice was comfortable. He would never forgive himself if he made her feel any pain.  “Oh my God…” He had to take a moment to look into her eyes again, finally feeling truly whole again.  “Alice… You feel so amazing from just this.”

“J-Jack…” Alice panted. She fumbled for words, overcome with sensations and emotions that felt more powerful than anything else in the world. Despite his size, Jack just fit just right. Everything was so intense and overwhelming, yet nothing else in the world ever felt as right as this. She needed more. “Ple-please…”

Jack bent down to kiss her forehead, gently smoothing out the slight ridges there. “I’m going to move now.” He showed her a smile as dazzling as the sun. “I’m going to fill you with my love.”

Alice let out a shuddering cry as she felt Jack start to move his hips. He drew back so far that a part of her felt an irrational panic that he was going to pull out, but those fears were quickly alleviated as he brought their hips together again.

It was a slow and steady rhythm to start. Jack was determined to make sure that Alice never experienced even a second of pain, and the noises she made let him know just how good a job he was doing. He could feel the pleasure he brought her echo through his body, and his body’s pleasure resonated into hers the same way. They were one, moving together with practiced ease that came so naturally to the fated pair.

It was Alice who urged Jack to go faster by digging her heels into his backside, her legs wrapped around his hips. She couldn’t control the tempo from this position, but she could cling to him tight and make her needs known. “Mmm… more please! Jack please!”

“As you wish, sunshine,” Jack cooed before capturing that begging mouth of hers in another hot kiss. “I’ll give it all to you, all of my love.” He relished the cry she let out as he started to go faster, harder, and the pleasure made his head spin. His eyes rolled upwards, and for a moment he was sure he had gone to heaven as these powerful feelings of love washed over him. “Oh Alice!”

His praise and words of love were addicting, and Alice couldn’t get enough. She could feel his love surrounding her, inside her. The way Jack kept cooing and encouraging her drove her crazy, and words of love spilled from her lips in return, broken up by ragged breaths and cries of pleasure as he drove himself into her harder, faster.

Alice barely registered when their position changed, her legs bent back in his firm grip, but she felt just how much deeper he could thrust himself inside her, making her see stars.

The world disappeared, and nothing mattered but this desperate hunger they had for each other that bordered on animalistic. Their instincts howled for one another and the love they shared. Their bodies collided and meshed together, hot and sweaty. The air was thick and heavy with heat and the perfume of pheromones that left them both lightheaded and aching with need.

Jack managed to keep his senses enough to keep whispering words of love and praise for his irreplaceable mate, but Alice could barely do more than call out his name between animal cries of pleasure.

The pleasure continued to build, and before they reached that glorious crest, Jack bent down, his mouth seeking out her neck. His fangs grazed across that familiar mark he created a lifetime ago then sank in, renewing their sacred vow that they would love each other forever.

The world went completely white and Alice could only scream his name as she clung to Jack, her body convulsing around him with pleasure she didn’t think possible. She didn’t even notice when she was able to take his knot, but she could feel it pulsing inside her along with the rest of his cock as he came. He flooded her insides with warmth, and she relished in the heat pooling in her belly.

As the tide of pleasure slowly started to recede, Jack drew away from her neck and licked his lips. His sunshine’s blood was just as sweet as he remembered, and the mark glowed with a gentle, familiar light, just like the day he first made it. Alice moved in closer as he drew back, her instincts crying out for him, and he moaned as she sunk her teeth into the mark she left on him so long ago, a mate mark identical to hers.

The marking ritual wasn’t necessary to repeat, but it was like a renewal of their vows, of the promise that nothing, not even death, would keep them apart. Now, as the pair slid into a gentle afterglow, they brought their red stained lips together in a kiss that sealed them together forever.

…

After the Afterglow

Of course, eventually Alice is going to be aware that what she just did with Jack is very serious. There’s going to be fears and uncertainty even if a part of her is feeling so content with him. When it’s just the two of them, it’s so easy to fall into him, to give in to her instincts and love him just as completely as he loves her. His love is so addicting, so familiar and safe. It’s hard to have to face reality when this dream come true is so wonderful. A part of her is no longer missing anymore, and she can’t imagine living without him.

Since I suspect that MC’s love and closeness with Jack will allow him to be more real the more strongly they feel it, he’s going to be a lot more real in this AU a lot more quickly. Being a fated pair is a magical bond that can’t be broken. Add it and the general supernatural nature of this world, and Jack has a much stronger hold on reality thanks to Alice, especially after they share so much love as soon as he appears.

This means Jack doesn’t just appear in mirrors and in cameras, but also in front of other people. He doesn’t experience the world as a ghost, though he still has to contend with just suddenly appearing out of nowhere with no ID and all the other issues that come with suddenly existing in the world again.

However, just because Jack is more real doesn’t mean that he’s human again. He’s still a very supernatural being in a world full of people who have sharp animal instincts. Alphas like Ian, Shaun, and Nick can sense that something is wrong with Sunny Day Jack despite his bright and shiny smile. This is something these three are more sensitive to due to their attraction towards Alice and their Alpha instincts telling them to protect the Omega they care for.

Since Alphas have better senses to a supernatural degree, maybe they smell something… off about Jack, see something unnatural about him. Perhaps he’s a bit… staticy? He’s not simply another Alpha to them, he’s something not right. He’s uncanny… and dangerous.

And, much to these Alphas’ concern, Alice doesn’t see that at all. She has no sense of the danger Jack poses. All she sees when she looks at Jack is the man who she loves with all her heart, who loves her just as much.

Will Shaun, Nick, or Ian manage to shine a light on this shady clown and expose what’s wrong with him, or will their fears be proven to be unfounded? Will these Alphas clash with claws and fangs or worse? Will Jack have to go to extremes to make sure no one takes his sunshine away from him ever again? He’s gone feral before because of the fear of losing her, and it’s pretty common for Alphas to clash in this world after all, especially when it’s to protect someone they love.

Good thing Omegas have the power to heal when Alphas are ready and willing to tear into each other, but hopefully Alice won’t have to heal the wounds left behind from her lover’s feral frenzy like she did back when her name was Mary. Jack certainly doesn’t need more sins weighing down his soul when he’s finally clean now. Fortunately Omegas have a knack of keeping Alphas from losing control when they’re around… at least, unless they want them to lose control during sexy times.

Wow, this ramble went on a lot longer than I expected. I guess that’s what happens when I need to go into full-blown world building, huh? Anyway, I hope you enjoy my take on Omegaverse with the SDJ cast, and my spicy bit of writing between Jack and Alice! Maybe I’ll dip into this AU again sometime.

@channydraws @earthgirlaesthetic @sai-of-the-7-stars @cheriihoney @illary-kore @okamiliqueur

[lavender-lotion]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

How many works do you have on ao3?

868, which is bonkers???

What's your total ao3 word count?

2,445,126 words! I'm aiming for 5mil within the next decade haha

What fandoms do you write for?

CURRENTLY I am (only) writing teen wolf fic! it's so strange to be back where I started, but it's also been really nice coming back to all these familiar characters

Top five fics by kudos:

1. (baby) maybe that matters more - Steter, 40k

2. The Perceptions of You and I - Seter, 5k

3. With You, I Belong - Stalion, 59k

4. Mates and Marriage Proposals - Steter, 15k

5. Breathing You In - Steter, 29k

... should I just call myself a steter writer at this point?

Do you respond to comments?

yes!! all the time. literally nothing brings me as much joy as comments do

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I reaaaaally don't write a lot of angst, but one of the unhappiest fics I've ever written is probably this one?

And Now? - Stetopher, 300 words

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

there actually isn't one fic I would say that fits this? I primarily write schmoop, so a lot of my fic would count as having very happy endings! p

Do you get hate on fics?

oooooooh yeah babes. I've gotten some mean comments lol

Do you write smut?

yes! not a favourite thing of mine, but I do write it here and there. I recently wrote a fic w/ smut that I really really liked it!

keep me warm in the cradle of your skin - Sterekira, 7k

Craziest crossover:

ooooh this is actually SUCH an easy answer for me! it's 100% this one teen wolf/x-men cross over (possibly my only one?) where Logan (wolverine) knew the sheriff from the way when they'd been lovers and he goes to find him, and stiles is a lil jean grey esque character. I think about this thing allllll the time, too. I freaking love it.

what-ifs (don’t fuckin’ matter to no one) - Logan (X-Men)/Sheriff Stilinski, 2k

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I have actually! I only know of one for sure, and it was a stackson fic that someone had reposted to ao3? im so glad I found it (I think someone sent it to me?) and I was able to report it and get it taken down!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes! I love it, it's such a crazy labour of love. if you wanna translate my work, just send me a link so I can see it!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

me & @flightinflame co-wrote an almando series where we wrote the same fic from different pov's which was a suuuuuper super fun experience! I've started a few other co-writes, but unfortunately they've never taken off and gone anywhere :(

there's nothing i wouldn't do to make you feel my love - Almando, 27k

All time favourite ship?

nope. nope nope nope I don't knowwwwwww

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

oh!! this is marked completed on ao3 now because honestly, I'm never going to finish it, but I love love love the premise of this one and I always wished I had finished it

Love Thy Family - Stilinskicest, 12k

What are your writing strengths?

this is soooo tricky lol I hate talking about myself. I would say probably dialogue! I also really like how I write romance, specifically getting together works, and I think I do a good job at nailing down the feelings that go along with them!

What are your writing weaknesses?

settings. actions. plot. I hate plot!

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I used to use a looooot more than I do now, and I would use google translate. it's never GREAT, so I mostly avoid it now. I'll translate like, a single sentence every now and again, but I don't do a lot with it anymore.

as for how I feel about it as a reader - as long as I can figure out what's going on from context clues, I really don't mind it!

First fandom you wrote in?

Percy Jackson & the Olympians!

To Long For Lust - Percico, 3k

Favorite fic you've written?

this is sooooo hard and so unfair and so difficultimpossiblehorrible to answer. if I had to pick one, gun to my head, it would currently be poly fic. it's the longest, plotiest, most developed thing I've ever written, and if nothing else, it's shown me that I can write things I've never imagined being able to write! once im done act 4, I wanna print it out lol

lift our faces, together, towards the glistening - Stisaackson, 159k

@lucky-bishop @mirrorthoughts @thotpuppy @like-lazarus @rosieposiepuddingnpie @kordyceps @whimsicalmeerkat

[buckmpreg]

i think about a 911/spn crossover all the time. i got back into the early seasons of spn recently (and failed to continue past season 4 but that's not the point) and i read every crossover i could. which is SO few. i remember the days when spn was The crossover show people would just shove anything into. i miss that sooo much. -bisexualmadney

godddd yes. like. i have like. three different spn/911 crossover wips somewhere in my writing folder. its just. endless possibilities, and i loveeeeee spn so mcuh. the early seasons were truly top tier. (i normally stop around s12 in my rewatches lol) but yeah I have soooo many ideas for spn/911 and i wish i could snap my fingers and bring them to life on ao3 so I could read them !!

I have also read mostly every spn/911 fic i could find on ao3 hehehe. including the 911LS/911 one. it was kinda fun even tho i'm not really a destiel shipper anymore.

[kindlythevoid]

1 and 2 for the ask game perhaps?

Oooh, okay!!

I kind of just went off, so in the interest of space:

1. What story (stories?) are you writing rn that you’ll most likely publish next? ∩(´∀`∩)

Hopefully? One of two stories.

The one that I started earlier is my Fallout 4 fic called The Stapinski's, which is my take on a Fallout 4 Minutemen runthrough with Nate and Nora surviving. I know that traditionally in the story Nate was in the military and Nora was a lawyer, so I'm keeping that, except Nate is, like, a surgeon/doctor/medic and Nora has ASPD. It'll mostly be written in a series of snapshots, with one longer intro story and then parts of the main Fallout story that I think would be interesting/changed with these versions of Nate and Nora. However, I'm unlikely to post it until I do another runthrough of Fallout 4 which... idk when it's gonna happen, ha ha!

The second story is my Baby Driver x Fast and Furious crossover fic. There is a chronic lack of Baby Driver fics in general, but especially ones in this crossover, which is devastating. But this one fic had Brian and Debora as siblings and I really just sunk my claws into that concept and started typing away. I don't really have a solid plot, per se?? It's super self-indulgent and takes place after Baby gets out of prison and... at some point in the F&F franchise (probably after the 4th or 5th movie, there are just so many, ha ha!!)... but I'm having fun with a more Debora-centric fic and the interactions between the everyone!! (I also may or may not have stayed up reading an official handbook on classifying prisoners for this fic?? I sincerely doubt it'll affect the plot in any way, but I did and if anyone is curious, it's thought that Baby went to Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison.)

Realistically? The next installment of Rewind, which as of right now is called In Every Stitch and Seam. I am technically still on break, but it wasn't meant to be an indefinite break, oops!! It's just. So Ridiculously Long. This one I am more or less sure of the direction and have a vague notion of what I want each chapter to look like, but writing it has gone... slowly. I'm still working on chapter 6 (out of possibly 21) and I want to be farther in before I start posting so that they don't have too many loose ends if I accidentally drop the ball later on. (Sorry, y'all!!)

But yeah, probably not anything soon. I'd love to keep posting, but, unfortunately for me, nothing is finished, ha ha!

2. What story (stories?) are you writing rn that will most likely linger in your head for an undetermined period of time? (*´▽｀*)

Soooo many stories. I really really want to get around to posting soooo many stories that I have in my docs and my notes app and what-have-you. I really do have so many fics that I haven't posted, it's devastating. (Each one being unashamedly self-indulgent and written so many years ago definitely is not contributed to that, no, not at all.)

I'll focus on written stories instead of just story ideas... I have a few Assassin's Creed ficlets that may never see the light of day. One's, like, a Hallmark AU fic?? With light undertones of mafia?? It's soooo olddd, smhhhh. (∩∀`)/ There's also, like, a genuine songfic that I wrote forever ago. That I could absolutely be persuaded to post, but it's part of a series and the rest of the series wasn't finished and at this rate probably never will be.

This really just descended into early cringe me, but back in the day when I first started reading fanfics, I would notice the billion and one fandoms tagged in a single fic, never read them, but assume that somehow?? they were including each of them in a coherent story??? or something?? (Tbf, I think some of them were, and kudos to everyone who was able to do it, but for the most part I'm pretty sure they were just requests or something) Anyway, so lil ol' me decided to do something like that, too. And the best way I could think of this, for some reason, was to put all my fandoms, each and every one, in a single neighborhood. Each fandom had a house, everyone had a backstory, there were multiple stories detailing the history of each house and one story about my "latest" fandom moving in. I kept track of literal hundreds of characters as people in every day jobs in the town. It was insane. I still pass by it in my docs sometimes and smh. In conclusion, no, this will never see the light of day.

Okay, that was a lot, but absolutely why I made this game, so thank you so much for asking!!

Kindly,

The Void

[modularnra40]

The most important thing to me would be a return to the episodic format - I'm done with star trek that tries to have large season and series long plot arcs that focus really heavily on character driven story telling.

I want TOS style every episode is a unique little think piece and the characters are more archetypes then fully fleshed out. (SNW, even if it has some of that encounter of the week vibe, is too heavily invested in it's character arcs [also the characterizations annoy me lol] - or it could just be that because the characters in SNW are known through other contexts that it feels that way to me, either way it's almost what I want but not actually that which is soooo frustrating)

And for that reason what I most want is a 'What-If' series that explores different branches of the timeline :) NOT a time cops show- there should be 0 actual interactions between the dimensions!! It does NOT build up to some funky crossover whammy event. A couple episodes are allowed to use 'a character from one timeline gets dropped in another timeline' a la 'mirror, mirror' but generally it's just 'hey look at these weird scenarios, isn't that a thinker!'

Also it lets you go all over the chronology and have fun guest appearances and stuff - revisit some classic TOS/TNG episodes but in the mirror verse, or other alternate dimensions.... Do some properly post everything stories without actually hard commiting the canon to it .... There are endless possibilities lol

Make Star Trek speculative again :D

Personally my first choice would ofc be post-ENT because we were robbed. Especially as an actual continuation of ENT, with the same crew (as an animated series or something); but I'd take something with a new crew too.

But since I know THAT has fuck-all chances of happening, my next choice is the lost era, I think it has a lot of potential but I wouldn't want them to make it a direct sequel to undiscovered country or a direct prequel to TNG. There's enough room to make it something new with maybe some legacy characters showing up but not as the main focus. It's time they stop leaning on previous shows so much.

My last choice would probably be everything post-Picard and after because I'm trying to pretend theses shows don't exist lmao. Also Eugenics war because i'm sick and tired of stories about augments.

[romanoffsbish]

Stepping Into the Light

WandaNat x Fem!Reader

Wanda Maximoff x Natasha Romanoff

Soooo, I’d been watching Ghost Whisperer while writing my fics, and as I neared the end I decided a crossover fic could be fun.

Warnings: Violence, Death, Grief | 4,955 Words

Melinda had made the travel to the Big Apple with her husband Sam—Jim—and son Aiden in hopes of experiencing a good natured vacation. So, when she approached the cute coffee shop and saw you pacing outside of it she was a bit devastated, because of course you'd be here. Nobody dies the way you did, being who you were, and passes without unsaid goodbye's.

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You'd been outside this coffee shop all day, waiting for Wanda and Natasha to finally show. It was your weekend tradition to meet here at 9AM, enjoy pastries, while sipping on your differing beverages, and talking about any and everything until splitting come afternoon time to get back to work.

It's already 3PM though, so you're growing a bit concerned at their lack of arrival. You're not stupid, you know you're dead, but that doesn't mean you'd expect them to break these sort of traditions though. You'd already suspected you were dead, because all you can remember is their angry faces as you left them, then Clint's full of fear before everything suddenly blurs. Then, after the fight you saw the two engaged in last night in your shared home your suspicions had been all but confirmed.

Your inability to be heard, and Wanda's "She's dead because of us Natasha! Just more red to add to our already dripping ledgers!," when you found you couldn't hold Natasha as she cried herself to sleep with a big bottle in her hand you knew it was you being referenced... You don't even know why you thought you could do anything if they had showed up, just more of that reckless optimism of yours, the same bit that got you into this mess anyways...

Melinda sighs, texting her husband that they'll want to extend their trip because she has some work to do, and he knowingly responded with wishes of good luck, and so she approached you with no hesitation whatsoever. You'd saved the world countless times, so saving your soul was certainly a cross she didn't mind baring.

Your senses were on overload when you saw a brunette woman sitting at a table sipping her tea, staring as if she could see you, and not through you liked everyone else had so far. Subtly she nodded towards an alleyway, and you found yourself there in a blink of an eye.

"Who are you?" Melinda simply smiled at you, completely understanding you're on edge, "Well, I'm Melinda Gordon—." Your eyes widened when she actually responded to you., "You can see me then? How is that possible?"

"So, you know you're dead, that's a good start. Most ghosts I encounter don't have it all put together yet, but you seem to. Tell me Y/N, do you see a light? Is it calling to you?"

"What fucking shit is this? Do I see a light? This is New York, there are lights everywhere!" Melinda snickers at your little outburst, "That's a fair point, but that's not what I'm referencing. My purpose here is to get you crossed over, and into the light, but it's clear you can't see it."

"I can't cross over!" Melinda sighs, "You have to, there's no place left for you here, but can you tell me why you can't leave?" You drop your gaze to the ground., "I can't leave them..."

"The Avengers?" You shake your head., "No, well kind of—Natasha and Wanda, I can't leave them without making sure they'll be okay..." Melinda hums, curious brown eyes urging you to elaborate further, because the world had always been a bit unclear on your relationship, and that's exactly how you'd all wanted it.

"They're my girlfriend's, and they're not doing too well. We kinda got into a huge fight before I died, I never got to say goodbye, and I think they blame themselves for my death..."

"Why would they blame themselves?" Melinda inquires, looking for the full picture before she attempts to approach the intimidating women., "Well, you see, I'd wanted us to retire..."

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Natasha's incredulous laughter filled the room, billowing off the walls and assaulting your ears and heart all in one go., "You can't be fucking serious right now Y/N! We have an innate responsibility to the world to continue on protecting it! So no, we can't just retire and live out your happy little fantasies."

"But...," Wanda cut you off, "Look Y/N/N, Natasha is right, eventually we can have all those things, but to do it now would just be irresponsible, and frankly a bit childish." Nodding, you wiped away your tears, then left them alone in your shared bedroom, not all that interested in hearing them out as they called out for you to come back and talk.

If you're childish for wanting to finally live a free, happy life then you might as well fit yourself to the title...Which is exactly what you did by accepting Fury's no contact mission without even a proper goodbye to the women who'd held your heart for nearly a decade...

"Dear W & N,

I am sorry for my previous comments, you're right, what was I thinking... The world will forever need us, so just forget my silly dream. I'll be back in a weeks time, Fury asked me if I'd be able to accept this off grid mission, and who would I be to say no?

A selfish child is what, so of course I took it.

I love you both with all my heart, sorry I missed you before take off, but hey, maybe it was for the best that it worked out this way. Giving you both the space you needed.

Love Y/N—Forever & Always 💋"

Unknowingly though, you were sealing your tragic fate by running from the pain...

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Melinda takes a moment to hear you out, and she can't help but feel there's pieces left to uncover, but her attempts were soon thwarted., "I'm, I'm not sure what's happening, but I have to go..." You suddenly announce, Melinda's calls ignored as you blinked yourself out of the alley, and then found yourself at Clint's farm. Melinda groaned when you disappeared, then she set off in search of anything that could lead her to your lovers, hopes to have you crossed over by dinner dwindling as she trudges back to at least get a coffee to go.

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Clint was a wreck when you found him sat in the barn, his clothes were tattered, flashes of him in the same articles runs through your mind. As you inched closer you saw the mess that had become of the man, and your heart ached; alcohol bottles littered the entirety of the barn, and his loud sniffles were persistent.

"Natasha, please, just call me back... I'm sorry, It-It was all my fucking fault, I'm so sorry...," His words throw you off, a sudden pain in your abdomen emerges and you drop to your knees before him. The shiner, and split lip far too familiar to you, and when you tried to reach for him you were thrown into a memory.

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"Come on Y/N! It can't be that bad, I'm sure it'll blow over by the time we get back." The archer tries to keep the stakeout lighthearted, but your frown only deepens as he speaks., "No, Clint, after these last few days I still want the same things, to retire and start a family. I'd even be willing to stay home alone, but they dismissed me so quickly it seems I'm on my own either way."

"Y/N, your story isn't the same as theirs, you'd always been a hero, even when they tried so hard to make you a monster. Both Natasha and Wanda succumbed to those individuals, and now they live their life making amends." You shake your head in anger, "To survive! They're not monsters Clint.,"

He nods, "I know that, but deep down they refuse to believe it, and so this hero mumbo jumbo is to put it simply, is their repentance.," You get it., "Still, they had no right to crush your dreams, I think if you'd all just sit down, and express your fears that it will all work out, because they love you more than you seem to give them credit for."

His calloused thumb wipes away at the fallen tears on your face, a smudge of dirt left in its place, and then his sympathetic smile falls., "It's just dirt Cli—.," He wasn't fast enough, "Y/N! Get up, we have to go now!"

You couldn't hear his pleas, mind entirely too focused on the blinding pain searing through your abdomen, and spreading throughout., "Y/N/N, please, you need to get up...," the wet, hot tear hitting your face slowly coaxes you back from your stupor, you finally see Clint's face has been brutalized, and that his hands were covered in blood, looking down you quickly realize it's your own.

His broken gaze telling you what you already know, you're not going to make it, but he'll be damned if he just accepts that to be true., "Clint, you ne-need to go before more come.," He scoffs, "I'm not leaving you behind Y/N, now get up! or better yet..." He manhandles your dying form into his own, then takes off in a sprint, your weak pleas for him to stop falling on deaf ears, and surprisingly he makes it back to the safe house unharmed.

He lays you on the couch, ignoring your calls for his name as he searches for the first aid. With all your strength you shout, "Clint!" Finally, he looks to you, whimpering once he takes in your state, no amount of wound stuffing or stitching will do; you were a goner from the start, and now he had to face it.

"It's okay Clint, it's not your fault." You offer the man the kindest smile you could muster, and he falls to his knees besides the couch., "They're not going to be okay Y/N... This is going to ruin them...,"

"Don't let it, they deserve to be happy Clint, and when they're ready, please give them the rings I left at your barn for safe keeping."

"You can't go, it's not your time yet Y/N/N." Clint pleads, his strong hand gripping at yours., "It seldom ever is in our line of work Barton, now, dry your tears... I lived a good life, and I'm not afraid to die... Tell them, that I loved them with all of my heart, and I'm sorry we didn't get to say our goodbye's..."

"Tell them yourself.," You sigh., "I love you Clint, don't be so sad buddy, just go live..." Clint sobs as your hand falls limp in his hold, and your chest collapses for the final time...

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"No, don't tell her that! It's not true..." You scream into the void, then when you blink you're back in your own house.

It's silent, breaking your heart as you remember the days when all it was filled with was laughter. Your attention quickly pulls from your fond memories when you hear a squeak upstairs, and you follow the sound to a door. Natasha's office, and so you make your way in through the cracked door to find her sat in her chair with a distant look in her eyes.

The voicemail Clint left replaying, and after the third loop she throws her phone at the wall, and reaches for her gun safe, an unsettling look on her face as she throws back the last of her drink and jumps to her feet., "I'm going to fix this lyubov'..." and your soul effectively cracks when she exits the office, and then the house.

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Melinda's need to get her coffee doubled in her favor, because in the far back booth she managed to spot the famed Wanda Maximoff. The blue hoodie not disguising her as well as she thought it was, and so the woman took the calculated risk of sitting before her.

"No autographs, no photos, please just leave.," She immediately mutters, voice cracking as if she'd been crying, and the tracks on her face confirm the obvious., "I'm not here for any of that.," Wanda looks up to the woman, anger surging through her as she'd made no move to leave., "Well, whatever it is you are looking for, I'm not buying, so leave, I won't ask again.

"I'm here on behalf of your girlfriend.," Wanda scoffs, "Tell Natasha that if she wants to talk, she can use the cell phone.," Melinda sighs, a twinge of fear settling within her as she speaks., "No, I'm here on behalf of Y/N." Wanda's eyes redden at the mention of you, like bringing you up is some sick game to this stranger, but then something about the woman sat before her seems oddly familiar, and then her knowing about your relationship told her to at least hear her out.

"I'm not here to hurt you Wanda, but Y/N needs you and Natasha to help her cross over." Wanda's face scrunches as her words register., "Why would I want that? For her to move on?" Melinda quirks a brow, "It's what's best for her, she can't remain earthbound, and she won't leave until you and Natasha are okay."

"Okay?! I'll be okay when she's back in our bed!In my arms, safe and sound!" Wanda shouts in bewilderment., "Only then will we be okay..."

"Melinda! We have to go! Natasha is about to do something really stupid, please help..." Melinda's attention is drawn away from Wanda's outburst as you suddenly appear beside their table., "Y/N, slow down, and tell me exactly what's happening."

"Y/N's here?," Wanda whispers, and your eyes move over to view her, soul breaking at her hunched form, but you can't dwell right now., "Clint, she is going after him, she thinks it's his fault, but it's not, we need to fucking hurry." Melinda turns to Wanda who's already staring at her expectantly., "She said we need to hurry, Clint's in danger, and that Natasha blames him, but that it's not his fault."

"Y/N, baby? Are you really here, please, I..." Wanda panics, "Tell her to count to cats.," Melinda, albeit confused, nods., "Wanda, we don't have much time, she said for you to count to cats..."

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Wanda had just returned from the worst day, she'd gone grocery shopping on her own, and while out there she was beyond overwhelmed. Natasha was out of town, and you were busy so she thought she could do it all by herself. Turns out she was wrong, now she's sat on the kitchen floor in a fit of tears, hyperventilating as she relives the dreadful hour over and over.

You were peacefully working on your overdue paperwork upstairs when you heard a loud thump downstairs, and then the next moment you're running down with your gun in hand. Quick to be placed on the counter as all you find is your girlfriend in a heap on the floor.

"Oh baby, what's going on?," Wanda just continues to shake, unable to answer you. "Wanda, I need you to calm down, I-um, can you count to.." You briefly got distracted at the sight of a stray black fur-ball on the window, "...cats for me?"

Wanda's breath gets caught in her throat at your ridiculous request, her previous panic replaced with concern for you., "Y/N, what are you—." She follows your gaze over to the window, and she chuckles at just how easily distracted you are., "Detka, how are you even an Avenger?," she laughs out, and you smile at the perfect sound of the successfully calmed down Wanda.

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She smiles sadly, "Liho misses you...," Wanda then takes a steadying breath, slowly she stands up, and silently commands Melinda to follow her as they make their way to the farm, and you instantly blink your way back there.

Natasha is standing outside of the barn doors, "Natasha, I know you're there.," Her entire body stiffens as the man who was once her safety net speaks, then she's kicking the door in, and raising her weapon to his forehead., "Natasha, no, at least not here..."

"No! Not ever!!" You shriek into the void, she cocks the gun and shoves the muzzle into his skin., "Don't worry, I'll clean it up before Laura and the kids could find your pathetic body!" She pistol whips him instead, then once he's on the ground she straddles him, and replaces the gun against his head., "Tell me Clint, why did she die?! You are the fastest archer alive, how'd they manage to get the shot before you?!"

"He was distracted..." You whimper, once again to no one in particular, Clint then also explains, "I was distracted... She had been crying, and I wanted that to stop, so I tried to help her through her crisis, but it was a dumb choice because it cost her life..." his sobs break you, but you notice that they only further piss off the heartbroken woman.

You flinch when you hear the slide of the gun draw back, Natasha's hardened expression telling you she'd agreed with him, this was his fault, but you knew deep down she was just looking for a person to blame, for a reason. This emerging idea that you had died over such a silly fight was far too much for her to bare; if you didn't stop her you knew she'd regret this.

Wanda and Melinda were taking too long, so just as Natasha was about to pull the trigger you'd managed to fly the pistol out of her hand.  "What the fuck was that?!" She screeches, jumping off the man to recollect her weapon, but you manage to toss it away once again., "Wanda! If this is you knock it off! Someone needs to fucking pay for this!"

It takes nearly everything in you, but you had managed to disassemble the pistol, scattering the pieces all over the barn, and leaving both Clint and Natasha with their mouths agape. Wanda was clearly nowhere in sight, and her characteristic red tendrils weren't present, so both of them were a bit freaked out.

"Natasha, I'm not sure what happened, but all I know is that Y/N didn't want this... She —.," He's cut off almost instantly by a harsh slap, "Don't you dare fucking speak for her Barton! All I know is that it should've been you!" Helplessly you'd watched as she tackled him back onto the floor, pounding her fists into his chest, and crying out, "It should've been you!" repeatedly. Clint accepted the punches, he almost looked relieved as if he accepted this to be a suitable punishment for his "wrongdoing."

Melinda and Wanda ran into the barn, your eyes locked onto the medium's, and she sent your distraught face a sympathetic smile. "Natasha! Get off of him!," Wanda shouts, using her powers she pulls the woman back., "No! Let me go! I-I, Y/N's gone, and it's his fault! He even fucking said it was...,"

"Tasha, it was none of your fault!" You shout, and Melinda steps forward., "Who are you?!," Wanda answers her distraught girlfriend., "Nat, meet Melinda Gordon, she can speak to the dead, and she's here because of Y/N/N." Natasha laughs incredulously, "Yeah fucking right! Who sent you? How much? Does it make you feel good to prey on the heartbroken?"

Melinda doesn't even flinch as the redhead approaches her, and it's then you realize this woman has for sure seen some shit., "Tasha, she's not lying, I-I can feel her here, and she needs us.," Natasha scoffs, "Yeah? Well what about me? Us? We fucking need her, and she just left! Our last memory of her being a fight that never should have fucking happened... That petty little note is all we have left of her." the assassins voice breaking off as she begins to settle into the sadness consuming her.

"The rings..." Melinda looks up at you, and you gesture to the battered archer on the ground. "Clint is it? Y/N said something about rings." Clint's eyes widen at the piece of information, staggering as he gets up, wordlessly he exits the barn, and Natasha just shakes her head in disbelief.

"The rings." She mocks the woman, "That's a textbook piece of information to infer, you could at least try fucking harder here Melissa."

"Oh, I do not like the way this is making you act one bit, what happened to my sweet girl?," Melinda solemnly watches as you trail your ghostly fingers across the woman's cheek adoringly, repeating your next words verbatim., "Ya tebya lyublyu, my Tasha Bear..."

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Out of the three of you, it had been assumed that you were the cuddliest, and that Wanda would come in as a close second, but nobody was ready for the truth... Natasha Romanoff, the deadly reformed assassin, had to be the most clingy person you'd ever met when she was comfortably behind closed doors, and she was truly the most adorable too.

"Y/N/N... I want to cuddle!!!," She whines, you expertly move around her in favor of the bench press, but the woman simply follows., and as soon as you laid on your back her front was flush against your own.

"I just love you so much, and you're so warm, and soft... Perfect cuddle partner, even better than Wanda honestly..." She tiredly murmurs against your chest, the rise and fall as you continue your reps, paired with your grunts somehow lulling the woman to sleep.

You chuckle, racking the bar back onto the rungs, and settling a kiss to her temple, Natasha reflexively smiles, pushing herself even further into you, and as effortlessly as possible you manage to get up, carrying the sleepy woman back up to your bedroom, and settling her atop the sheets. Her hands holding onto you ever so tightly so you won't leave, "Ya tebya lyublyu, my Tasha Bear...," You giggle out against her forehead, placing a few gentle pecks to her skin before allowing her the space to overtake your body.

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"What was that?..." Natasha's voice cracks, tears falling down her face in quick succession as your words crack open the floodgates., "She's here.," Wanda reconfirms, pulling her lover into her arms, and consoling her as best she can while she herself breaks down.

"Please tell them that I'm sorry, it was never supposed to turn out like this. Tell them that I want them to find happiness, and to never give up on our dreams. It's okay to keep Avenging for awhile, but they need to eventually retire, and start on the life we all had dreamed of. That I understand why they were scared, and they need to know that I'm not mad anymore. Lastly, that it's okay to move on without me, and that I can't wait to see them being mom's."

"She's sorry...," Wanda instantly throws her hand up, "No, please don't apologize lyubov', we're the ones who are sorry... All you wanted was to talk about our future, and we just shut you right down, it wasn't right.."

"She said it's okay, and that she understands you were both just scared, but that she also hopes you'll live out the dream anyways, because you two not being mama's would be a crime to the world." Natasha sobs., "We can't live that life without you Y/N/N, it wouldn't be right to bring a kid into the world without you."

Clint re-emerges into the barn, two velvet boxes in hand as he takes tentative steps towards the tearful couple on the ground. Gently he hands them over, the green box to Wanda, and the red to Natasha, along with a folded up piece of paper, he then moves to leave again, but Melinda grips his shoulder to stop him.

"Y/N wants you all to listen now, this man is innocent, if anything she likens him to a victim. He'd been nothing but good to her the whole time they were away, and his heart was in the right place when he consoled her that night. The mission went South, and the only one at fault was the man who shot her, that Clint then brutally handled, justice came quick for her. Let it go, heal from this, and forgive yourself."

Clint slips out right after she speaks some hopeful peace to him, and you kneel beside your lovers as they open their respective rings., gasps of total shock fall from their lips at the sheer size of the rocks on the unique bands, and you smile when you see the love in their eyes shining bright as they slip the rings onto one another's fingers, then Natasha opens your letter, and begins to read it aloud.

"To my Dearest W & N.,

If you're reading this then it means I'm gone, and I'm so incredibly sorry for that my loves. Nevertheless, I had some big plans for us, and I write to you in the hopes that when you're both ready, you'll go out there and truly fucking live. Travel the world freely, without the obligations of being an Avenger, buy that cabin in the woods of Norway, and adopt a fur sibling, or maybe even a human one for Liho, I can tell he's getting lonely.

Whatever you do, please don't give up on each other, or let the grief of my untimely death consume you wholeheartedly. You're stronger than that my angels, and I know you'll be okay.

Please, do come find me in the afterlife, and when you do we'll have our most perfect union. We'll dance for hours under the clear skies of our personal Heaven, and I promise I'll never let go of your hands ever again.

With all my love, Y/N Maximoff-Romanoff

P.S. I really hope I'm right in assuming you two would've said yes...

P.S.S. If you ever loved me, you will NOT let Tony memorialize me in statue form, we all know he'll give me tits the size of watermelons, and an ass bigger than Texas... I just can't go out like that, I beg of you..."

Natasha wipes her tears with the back of her hand, clutching your paper close to her chest., "Are you stupid? Of course I'd fucking say yes," Wanda playfully slaps her shoulder, "Y/N, I'd say yes to you in any realm of the multiverse, I promise we'll travel detka, and Liho will indeed have siblings..."

Melinda smiles when she sees the peace washing over you, "You three shared a love that most could only dream of having experienced, and I'm truly sorry that it ended the way it did.," You smile over the woman's shoulder as you stood up., "That's the light right?," She shrugs, "I can't see it, only you can.,"

"What's happening?" Natasha asks in a slight panic., "She's ready to crossover."

"Wait, detka..." Wanda cries out, "I want to try something.," Melinda extends her hand out when she sees Wanda's inquisitive glance, and with the use of her magic she's able to connect with the medium, your ghostly form becoming visible to her, and she nearly collapses when she sees your beautiful smile from the side after two long months of deprivation.

"Detka... I-I can see you...," She sobs, and you turn to face her fully, smiling bright as you do., "Oh Wands, don't cry.," You plead tenderly, hand reaching out to stroke her tear stained cheek, and she gasps at the feeling of you., "Nat, come here.," She scurries over, fingers intertwining with the witches, and as she blinks her eyes back open her vision is filled with you.

"My beautiful girls, I love you so very much.," your hands cup one cheek each as you guide their foreheads to meet, laying yours against there's and sighing at the familiar touch., "You'll be okay, I promise, and so will I..."

"What's it like detka?," Natasha inquires with a saddened, but nonetheless reassuring smile.

"It's warm, bright, and so inviting, and Wands, I-I can see Pietro, he's waving me down..." Wanda beams as you mention her late brother, you'd only met once, but she wouldn't expect any less of him to be waiting for you in the light. It's funny, he'd called your relationship before you or Natasha were even on good terms with her, "Trust me sestra, it will happen...," and happen it did, he just wasn't there to see it.

"Give him a big hug for me moya lyubov'.,"

"Until we meet again my loves.," You bid a final farewell, gently kissing their foreheads, and then their lips before turning to Melinda., "Thanks again Melinda, you gave my girls the necessary peace, and helped me find my own.," The woman winks., "All in a days work."

You walk away, all three woman watching intently, you turned to smile at them all once more, then you slowly disappeared as you crossed on over and through the bright light, "Thank you..." Melinda nods, then leaves the women behind in the barn, taking off in her rental, and praying to have a far less eventful day tomorrow...

Wanda and Natasha slept in the barn that night, riding out the high that seeing you for a final time gave them, and brainstorming where they'd be headed off to first as Fury blew up their phones, "This is no time to quit...," Frankly, they disagreed, this is as good a time as any to start their life together, the spark you'd reignited shining bright within their hearts...

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[zikadraws]

what do you think about the theory that doug sold his voice/ability to speak as part of the ritual?

Huhhh, well for starters I didn't even know that was a theory before you mentioned it 😅

To be honest I don't really think it's a theory that makes sense, at least to me ; since Doug's dialogue, or at least thoughts, are being displayed as typewriter text font at several points in the game -such as right before meeting Bierce (supposedly right after the ritual), after escaping Agatha, during the "sinful memories" exposition thingie, and right when escaping Mama Bear in extremis (which, if these were only thoughts, certainly were pretty vivid in their panic). Also if it's related to Malak's ritual, then Bierce should technically be mute too. (Probably would serve her right tbh lol.)

No, my global theories is that Doug is either restricted in his dialogue because he's in a self-induced coma, so restricted to a few words a time or just thinking ; or maybe he made a vow of silence until he feels better about what he did (because maybe he feels like what he said by the past only ever hurt people and he's ashamed and wants to restrict himself in some way) ; or maybe he's just too intimidated to talk, doesn't want to reveal his position or just simply despise each and every single of the monsters and is giving them the silent treatment. There are many possibilities.

But I mean that's still an interesting take ! Even though I don't really see how it would work and why it would matter in the ritual, it's at least fun to imagine how it would play out in my crossover AU, per say. Sure would justify Doug knowing sign language further would it not.

Soooo yeah, not really my thing but it's nicely thought, and a twist if it turns out to be canon :)

[bericas]

Tracy Stewart, please!

How I feel about this character: i love her!! i go back and forth with whether or not i think the show could have feasibly had her live at the end of s5 and i think a lot about where she could've ended up. i think she's really fun in that she's an erica type dialed up to like a million, which makes sense given how much the stakes have raised from s2 to 5a, and so her arc is also dialed up like a million. whereas erica feels trapped by her epilepsy (which as a disclaimer i do not have epilepsy and do not know how good of a take this was of the show), tracy is plagued by night terrors, and then she becomes her own night terror!! she is terrorizing herself!! and then she starts terrorizing everyone else to!! she goes from haunting herself to dying to coming back to dying again and idk she just makes me so crazy

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: LYDIA/TRACY, theo/tracy i'm sorry, tracy/violet cause i love to lie and think morally ambiguous girls should kiss, gabe/tracy cause i love to lie again and also think that loyal followers who are killed by their leaders deserve to kiss about it, josh/tracy cause i like to recreate berica whenever possible and i think they could do it, also theo/tracy/violet and josh/theo/tracy and gabe/nolan/tracy (this is in the context of an au where she survives and has a little honeypot moment in 6b. they think she's So Cool and she reluctantly is fond of these embarrassing losers who want to kill her friends so bad)

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: lydia/tracy again, theo/tracy again, malia/tracy, scott/tracy should've been besties cause of the trauma bond, also allison/erica/tracy In My Head

My unpopular opinion about this character: i don't really know the General opinions on tracy. i guess i generally prefer to think of her as going Unhinged to cope with the weight of everything rather than just because. is that unpopular??

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: i would love for her to have lived!!! i also would've loved for theo going to Ground Hell (or tracy dying the second time if there's another revival) to have severed the kanima tie and to see what that would have done to their relationship. mostly i really want her to bully theo and generally regain her agency and autonomy i wanna see what she would do with it after everything!!!

Favorite friendship for this character: malia/tracy!! i really think they would be fun in that malia has a sister who died and tracy is a girl who died but didn't stay dead

My crossover ship: oh that's interesting. what shows do i watch. tracy/faith lehane could be soooo fun as Going Unhinged to Cope solidarity and also kissing about it

[trafalgarlawtism]

oh sweet! haven't done one of these in a long time, thanks for the tag! ^^

favorite color: hm.. definitely a fan of red, blue, yellow, and black. red and black are my top faves for sure!

last song: ramen shop grotesque by utsu-p

currently reading: not really anything at the moment besides one piece lol, really need to get caught up with the manga asap

currently watching: one piece of course, both current dub and rewatches... and also bungo stray dogs, sgt frog, and a few other anime every once in a while. i occasionally watch criminal minds with my mom now too lol

currently craving: oughhhh i want strawberry shortcake soooo bad. need to remember to get some

coffee or tea: tea for sure! i'm a green tea fiend, i won't lie. coffee makes me super jittery so i usually stay away from it

a hobby i'd like to try: i want to get into figure customization or completing garage kits some time... it seems so fun but it's such an expensive hobby, and i already have too many of those...

au you've been plotting: i usually don't make aus myself... but i do like a good crossover if that counts! after the recent one piece x taiko no tatsujin collab was announced, i started thinking abt other possible rhythm game crossovers for one piece. i've recently been fixated on pop'n music, and i think the straw hats would look awesome in that style...! planning on drawing some stuff to post soon!

i'm tagging @hiro-doodlez @dyst-blogs @zoolitsky-fandom whoever else wants to join! (still unsure what moots like to be tagged, feel free to let me know if so) this was super fun !!

Tagged by @the-crow-binary - thank you! Favourite color: Very dark navy blue.

Last song: Hell Above - Pierce the Veil

Currently reading: Re-reading my own fanfic again and again to inform consistency and proper pacing for the later chapters I’m still writing… @_@ it’s madness at this point lol. Aside from that, I recently read a few issues of Conan the Barbarian. Less for the content itself, but larger for anatomy reference for Simon.

Currently watching: I’ve been watching people play and review Castlevania romhacks, specifically for Castlevania 1 and 2. I’ve also spent the last few days watching video essays and cut content videos about the Classicvanias.

Currently craving: There is this pastry I really like from a local plant-based bakery. It’s a monstrosity of a croissant because it’s also a chocolate chip cookie. It’s absurdly sweet, soft, and delicious.

Coffee or tea: Coffee all the way. An iced americano with a little oat milk is my go-to. :)

A hobby I’d like to try: I want to get back into going to the gym consistently, or try rollerblading again. I stopped swimming weekly as well. I need to get back to it. Apart from that, I've always wanted to learn an instrument.

An AU you’ve been plotting: I keep thinking of these really silly modern ficlet scenarios for Simon lol. Thank you so much for tagging me, Crow! (And I’m so appreciative that you and others in the fandom wrote that you're currently reading TRFSB, thank you all so very much! It really made my day to see that. Q_Q)

I tag: @maria-renard-kin, @wingedknightrose, @chexburger, @batcastlesociety, and @innocentdevilmaster ! No pressure. :) Though of course anyone who sees this is welcome to answer, even if not directly mentioned! I’m looking forward to reading all of your answers if you choose to fill it out. :)

[renawaywithme]

I just read the new chapter and saw your Tumblr!!! Oh my, I never expected that turn on events!!! This is soooo great!!! I mean, turning against each other? And I thought they started to get along!!!!! Anyway, it's really great, and I love it!!! No pressure for updates, take all the time you need to write this wonderful story of yours!!!!

P. S. You know, I finally found out what your story reminds me. It really give ls me the vibes of the fanatic rise funs and the fanatic 2012 funs, that try to prove their beloved version the best, and us readers are non fanatic, or in my case, funs of both versions, and we see them compering and fighting and we're like - it's not the same!!! You can't compare versions, they all are different in their own amazing way!!!

( Sorry, you might have figured from my username already but I tend to talk a little bit too much 😅😅. Sorry for the long ask... 😅)

When I said this was gonna be a crossover with ☄spice☄ I was not kidding. I honestly believe that if you took the series finale turtles of both shows, they would not get along. I could see season 1 - 3 2012 being more relatable to the 2018 guys, but I felt like I could have more... development (?) using the older versions as opposed to ones closer in age. And not just development for the 2012 guys - Rise still have room to grow. As for them not getting along, Raphael snapping was building up the entire story and Leo just does not vibe with Leonardo. With the realization that things are repeating (which may possibly include mistakes that 2012 are desperate to fix/ei Michelangelo convincing Raph, Mikey, and Donnie to leave the lair to not be consumed by Leo being hurt) and Leo getting nerfed by Shredder, everyone was stressed, and as Leonardo predicted - someone snapped. I also want to throw in a little clue on Raphael's part. While his reaction was indicated to play a large role with his past, the timeline was also mixing again. Obviously, Raph is stuck in the Brain Worm episode, but Raphael was going through a Rise episode that's pretty similar to Clash of the Mutanimals. I'll let you guys figure that one out.

And I'm so happy you're enjoying the story! The support means the world to me and motivates me to write like no tomorrow! And never ever apologize for being excited about something or rambling, I love seeing people getting passionate or gushing about stuff, like PLEASE ramble about stuff, even if I don't get it, I just like hearing people all excited.

And I was waiting to reveal this, but yeah u right lol. I wrote this fic since I had the timeline idea and was yet to find a fic that I thoroughly enjoyed that was a crossover (discluding Dagger From the Mirror by @nostalgiaruinedme ) so if you can't find one, make one. HOWEVER, another part came from the hate both shows get (Rise hate is more commonly seen on Instagram by older fans while 2012 is more tumblr/AO3 based) and I used those reoccurring insults to be some of the reasons they don't get along. It's a reflection of the discourse in the fandom that quite frankly is ridiculous. Each gen was made with a different generation/audience in mind and I think that's beautiful. It means everyone has a version to personally connect to since none are carbon copies, something always varies. But, that's a different post for another day.

Again, thank you for the support and never apologize! This made my entire day and I'm so thankful

[essektheylyss]

Fanfic ask game for procrastinating on writing, that's what I'm understanding here, got it.

(tagged by @mllekurtz, thank you! these are super fun questions)

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

55! Jeeeeeez that's a lot.

2) What’s your total AO3 word count?

295k. (Maybe it's because I come from the writing month world but that's the only stat I genuinely pay attention to lol.)

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

In current times, only Critical Role—back in the day I wrote on ff.net for Heroes and Castle and a few YA books.

4) What are your top five fics by kudos?

before it buries me

This was... actually my first shadowgast fic! One-shot set right after 91.

now I will ask you to be brave

Okay, so, this fic. I will not describe it, as I don't want to get anyone's hopes up. I started it right after hiatus with lofty ambitions and promptly realized my hubris, and now it is definitely never going to be finished. I did not get far. My deepest apologies to anyone who has read it and wanted more.

seeing eye to eye

One-shot of the nein running into Essek's family, and Beau understanding him a little better, rich kid with shitty parents to rich kid with shitty parents. A very specific characterization of Deirta in here, mostly filtered through Beau's mentality, which was so fun to write.

not from the absence of violence

OLD GUARD AU MY BELOVED. I desperately want to write in this au more but have not had the time or ideas, but holy shit I love this au so much.

cruel tricks the gods play

Another pre-97 shadowgast one-shot—the peace talks go very wrong and Caleb and Essek end up pulling a Titanic on a plank of wood after the ship sinks. Very fun, very no longer canon-compliant.

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

So, okay, I do not, but this is a Thing for me, because I have, inexplicably, deep panic about responding to ao3 comments. I do not know why. I can feel physical panic thinking about it now. I aggressively hate it because I do really want to respond to comments because commenters are so lovely! I think it is a combination of my brain not knowing the culture of ao3 interaction well enough that it seems alarming (thanks, neurodivergence) and college screenwriting workshops in which I was taught not to respond during critique.

In any case, I do not have the same weird panic about tumblr interactions, so I'm always down to chat here.

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

You know, for all of the angst that I write, I don't really write angsty endings. I think my two main Verin-centric fics (laid out one by one and this guilt-ridden heart) end kind of angstily, because that relationship isn't gonna be fixed in a conversation. But in general I think the worst I've got is bittersweet.

7) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I don't—I'd have to have a really, really good concept to write a crossover.

8) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not that I can remember, though who knows if I got any in high school. I'm a little impervious to flames anyway—again, workshop classes helped with the reminders that critique is what's useful, while hate is just, 'you can't please everyone'.

9) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

I do not!

10) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I mean, not that I'm aware of lol.

11) Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope!

12) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope.

13) What’s your all time favourite ship?

I mean, currently? Shadowgast. I don't have an all-time.

14) What’s a WIP you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

sweet child. "Someday!" she says, shaking her fist at an unforgiving god.

15) What are your writing strengths?

I've suddenly forgotten every comment I've ever gotten. I am pretty good at grounded settings when I put in the effort. I think I am good at matching character voices—far better than inventing new ones.

And in terms of writing process... I managed to decide somewhere along the way that I like my own writing? Which is very hard, but also once you do that, it's a lot easier to just write instead of being hung up on quality, and it's then easier to notice when you're falling out of your own voice or when you actually need to rewrite a scene. I think I forced myself into this practice because I am soooo bad at sitting down and editing, so I have to do it as I write, and I had to get over the "this writing sounds like me therefore it is bad" feeling to manage that. (This has been my "love yourself as a writer" high horse.)

16) What are your writing weaknesses?

I think I overexplain. And on the other side, I lean so heavily into showing emotion via physical sensation that I forget to actually write the emotion.

And on a similar process high horse, I am so bad about feeling constantly like I need to write everything right now. This is primarily a problem because if I get too in my head about it, I end up writing none of it. I have not found a way to combat this, except to put one sentence in front of the other. (This is not helped by my ever-increasing pile of wips and ideas lol.)

17) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I patently refuse to do it, because I hate the idea of butchering a language I don't know, and because I tend to try to draw as little attention to the fact that a thing is written as possible, and if a language has to be translated via a glossary or something, it's drawing more attention to that, and even if it's something I'm leaving untranslated, someone who speaks that language will know that I have butchered it. That being said, I don't dislike it when I'm reading!

18) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Percy Jackson! I wrote so much PJO fic in middle school.

19) What’s your favourite fic you’ve written?

what luminous worlds await, if only for the sheer enormity of that project and my delight that it actually came together. Though I cannot mention that without mentioning Icarus to your certainty, without which I probably would not have even written the former.

Tagging (and please feel free to ignore if you so choose) @the-littlest-goblin @mithrilwren @sky-scribbles!

[nicolasnelson]

No, please take your time! I was just worried because I knew it was a long ask and know how tumblr can be so I didn’t want you to think I was ignoring you or something 💕 I would 10/10 watch that episode, I feel like there aren’t as many animated guest spots and so it’d be new and exciting to see. @Disney make it happen! Also seeing the shows you listed and realizing we have a lot in common media wise, I haven’t seen Young Royals or Buffy yet though so I’ll definitely have to add them to my list! Staying on the topic of other medias and crossovers/ guest appearances, are their any characters from non-Disney media you’d like to see interact with strictly Disney characters? - 🎄

That's valid! I am normally a little faster with answering asks, so I can see why you got concerned. Thanks for checking in!

Yesss, we definitely need more animated guest characters!

Ooh yes add those to your list! They're both so good. Young Royals is on Netflix. You can either watch it in the native language with subtitles or watch the English dub. I'm not a big dub fan, but from what I've heard, it's decent. They actually have the main actors doing the dub in English which is really cool!

Buffy is iconic and a lot of fun, though it is very long and takes forever to get to the gay stuff but well worth the watch! I also really adore the spinoff Angel. It's a little bit more mature, though still with a ton of the signature Buffyverse humor. S4 and s5 are kind of a mess, but s1-3 are soooo good ahhh!

So actually funny story I was just talking to my friends about the concept of having the hsmtmts characters (still technically disney but disney plus, not disney channel) do a spinoff show that would be kind of like "that's so random" in sonny with a chance. So they could do comedy skits and musical numbers based on various animated disney movies and dcoms! I just want to see Kourtney singing "Into the Unknown." Also EJ singing "Did I Mention" from Descendants. Oh, wow, that would be a great Portwell scene. Also "I See the Light" from Tangled with Seb and Carlos. Gosh, there's just so many possibilities! And I can just imagine them singing "A Whole New World" on that fake carpet machine they created in Wizards of Waverly Place to convince that human into thinking it was fake magic. That would be hilarious! What are some of your favorite non-disney shows or movies?

[fanfic-inator795]

So, I watched a couple eps of Wander Over Yonder off Hulu (still holds up pretty well, btw. Laughed quite a few times, really do miss this show) and now my brain's trying to figure out how a crossover between RotTMNT and WoY would be possible :P Because that's just how my brain is.

There's a 50/50 chance Marques Moncrief/Jupiter Jim is actually from space, so if the Turtles went into Space with him they could totally run into Wander and Syl. Or maybe Wander goes through a mystic portal/Interdimensional Door and ends up in the Hidden City? Idk, I just want a crossover because the interactions between these characters would be soooo much fun

Wander and Mikey would of course get along EXTREMELY well while Sylvia would like both Raph and April's company ^v^ Heck, maybe Splinter too, they seem like they could vibe together, lol. Just two sometimes-grumpy fighters with rough pasts and hearts of gold! And as for Leo and Donnie-

*Leo seeing Hater coming towards him and ready to shoot some lightning* "Oh cool, a skeleton man! Hey, do you know a guy named Senor Hueso from Earth-?"

Lol. Though, Hater and Peeperss would maybe try to recruit Donnie into being their on-ship mad scientist once they see his awesome machines. Donnie agrees just to play with all the high-tech intergalactic machines and weaponry for a few hours before betraying them. (”You reaaaally should’ve seen this coming. But hey, thanks again for the new power source and the free blaster, that’ll be fun to take apart later.”)

Trying to figure out the logic and science behind Wander’s hat and orbubbles nearly drives Donnie insane though, heh.

Lol, but yeah, a crossover between these two shows would be a TON of fun for me ^v^ Though, given that the Kraang are most likely still from space in the RotTMNT-Verse and Kraang created yokai... I wonder if Wander and Syl would point out the similarities between “yokai” and “alien”. Hmmmm... I may have found a connection. Or I’m just thinking too much about silly cartoon shows, one or the other.

[grlfriends]

I was tagged by @zhaoleiis to post my reading list for 2021❗

The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater - bc I have seen so many beautiful and incredible fanarts for this book series I wanna read it so I can say I understand what's going on lmao

The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner - after soooo many of my mutuals talking about this I'm going to finally get into the hype (possibly) it has and understand how much and in which ways it moved/changed y'all lives

Heaven Official's Blessing by MXTX - same reason as 1 and oh❗my god do I wanna be able to finally understand the jokes and the crossovers and the aus I've seen and there's even this fmv with love like you that apparently is the most beautiful thing ever but I dont wanna see spoilers for the book so for MONTHS I have been dying with curiosity so yeah I'm finally reading tgcf 😌

Circe by Madeline Miller - I have heard sooo much about it for so long now and some people even think it's better than The Song of Achilles which almost every gay on the internet at some point has proclaimed it as the best gay novel ever so

The Song of Achilles - I wanna understand why it apparently invented aching and longing and yearning and another 57 gay words used to describe how you feel when you love someone

Haikyuu - is it bad if I sneak hq into this 😬 but yeah I kinda wanna read it bc I feel like I'm not watching all the seasons I've missed and I've even forgotten where/when I stopped keeping up with it so 😬

that's it folks 🤟🏻 that's basically my complete reading list for the next year as of rn but let's see what books will I actually read and which ones will I say in interest in reading for years before i finally do in fact read them

I'm tagging @angelknive @xumoonhao @ponyo2008 and @heartshapedeyes for this but as always no one needs to actually do this if you dont feel like it or dont have a reading list for 2021 yet but I just thought it would be a fun to interact with y'all 🎂 happy new year's eve everyone💖✨