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more One Piece x Pokemon au rambles:
Red Hair Pirates edition
I know I said I would probably post other stuff first but I like the red hair pirates a totally normal amount SO YOU GET THEM FIRST !!!
(just like the Straw Hats post asterisk means it's their ace!)
Shanks- Slowbro (Kantonian), Slaking, Ursaluna (Bloodmoon), Mabosstiff, Urshifu (single strike style)*, Nidoking
Benn Beckman- Houndoom, Swampert*, Grimmsnarl, Yanmega, Metagross, Gliscor
Yasopp- Inteleon, Orbeetle, Alakazam, Decidueye(Alolan)*, Shiftry, Medicham
Lucky Roux- Rabsca, Hydrapple, Poltchageist, Dachsbun, Dubwool*, Golem
Limejuice- Emolga, Vikavolt*, Heliolisk, Swellow, Kilowattrel, Electivire
Hongo- Cinccino, Garganacl*, Leafeon, Arboliva, Lucario, Miltank
Bonk Punch- Pawmot, Pyukumuku, Hitmonchan, Machamp*, Pangoro, Emboar
Building Snake- Bisharp, Crobat, Conkelldur, Sceptile*, Probopass, Skarmory
Gab- Exploud, Noivern*, Drampa, Clodsire, Dudunsparce, Dragonite
Uta- Meloetta*, Chatot, Kricketune, Altaria, Jigglypuff, Lapras
Rockstar- Crawdaunt, Samurott (Unovan)*, Scrafty, Armarouge, Excadrill, Rhyperior
#one piece#one piece au#pokemon au#red hair pirates#red hair shanks#benn beckman#yasopp#lucky roux#limejuice one piece#hongo one piece#bonk punch#building snake#howling gab#one piece uta#one piece rockstar#oracle rambles#some of these I had like zero information to go off of personality wise so I mostly used their abilities and how they fight as a reference#idk if anyone else likes the red hair pirates as much as i do#if you love the red hair pirates that's awesome and youre so based#oda give us more mundane and useless information about the red hair pirates I CRAVE IT#one piece x pokemon au
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Old Friends (Zosan X reader) P2
Plot: Reader is the 9th doctors old assistant but soon moved on to other things, joining the straw hat pirates and falling in love but now their paths cross again (only he has a new face, 10th Doctor) when they go to see an old friend in a strange hospital. Unfortunately there's some one else there that wants to start trouble.
One piece and Doctor who cross over (10th doctor), its based off the new earth episode. i thought since David tenant as the doctor is coming back in November it would be good to get this idea out.
Reader is Female (Sorry), Zoro X Sanji X reader, Poly relationship, established relationship.
Warning: Illness, Death, bad language and Making out.
P1 - P3 - P4 - P5 - P6 - P7 - P8 - P9 - P10 - P11 - P12 - P13 - P14 - P15
Entering the loud kitchen you see Robin's hands over the button on the table while Luffy jumps around her asking questions. Nami's now sitting next to the Black haired woman studying the hologram map while the others talked. Walking in Sanji closed the door behind you three and kisses your cheek before going into the kitchen to make everyone some tea and Coffee. Zoro rubs your hip as he holds you close "You ok?" the swordsman asks earning a nod form you. "Your back... are you ok?" Chopper jumps off his chair and runs over to you seeing your red puffy eyes "Yes i'm fine... i'm feeling much better now" you smile down at him patting his head making the reindeer smile and head back to his seat as. Zoro sits back down in his seat as you place the box on the table and pull out the keys form your pocket "What is that?" Franky asks since he's never seen it before but as the others turn to look some of them gasp. "THE BOX" Chopper, Luffy, Nami and Usopp yell their eyes wide and mouth open, you can't help but laugh as Sanji walks over with the drinks placing them down for everyone before taking a seat next to Zoro. Luffy runs over to stand next to you watching as you open the box, inside were several thick leather books with leather straps around them, rolled up maps, photos, pieces of metal and alien star gazing equipment. You make room on the table and place everything out so the crew can see, some look confused while others looked in amazement.
You grab your captains hand as he reaches out to grab something "Not that" you almost yell in a panic not wanting him to touch the bottle of metal pieces in case he breaks it. "I hope you won't think i'm crazy" you look up at your crew letting go of Luffy's hand as he pulls his hand away and looks over your worried face "Of course not, this stuff is awesome" The captain laughs with a wide smile before looking back down at the stuff on the table but keeping his hands to himself for now. "I guess i should start off by saying the hospital were heading too is... alien" you brace yourself for laughter but it never comes, everyone seeming take you seriously and listening to you. Opening one of the books you flip to a page that shows the hospital, a page full of writing and art work of the place. "It's on this planet but not even the government knows about it, you can only find it and get through the shield with the button. I've only been there once, it's the best hospital in the universe able to cure anything.. Well except death and old age" you comment Choppers eyes going wide when you slide the book over to him, Robin leaning over along with Franky to look it over "B-but how?" the reindeer asks looking over the book, he can't believe what he's seeing, but he trusts you won't lie to them especially when its so detailed. "I don't know. They won't tell." you shrug only for Nami to walk up next to you and pick up another of your books, you let her before grabbing a few items and putting them back into the box "You can have a look now" you nod to Luffy happy for him to touch the stuff outside the box. He picks up some star gazing equipment and looks it over as Nami flicks through the pages her mouth slightly open.
"What is all this?" Sanji asks flicking through another book Zoro leaning over in his chair to look while Brook stands behind the two. The pages showing monsters and Aliens, describing them in deal and some having sketches. "I used to work with a man, well an alien called the doctor. He's a time lord, able to travel through time and space. We helped people and stopped deadly creatures... I took notes on everything, there was so much i couldn't keep up some times, the other stuff is from other planets, gifts of thank you's and parts of things long forgotten" you smile seeing no one look at you like your crazy, it's a first for you, normally people would laugh in your face until their shown the tardis or see one of the many aliens. "This is.. Incredible" Robin smiles helping Chopper flip through the pages running her fingers over some of your drawings of beautiful creatures and landscapes "Why did you leave?" Nami asks next to you her eyes fixated on a star chart on the book, your hands grip the table at her question. "I didn't really want to but... There's only so much you can take" you sigh as the navigator prying her eyes away from the book to look at you, Usopp reached over to take the book off her and read through it while Nami steps closer and places a hand on your shoulder for comfort "When you work with the doctor you encounter things beyond comprehension, deadly and destructive creatures that only live to kill, People die and you can't always stop that. There are things called fixed points in time when no matter how many die you can't interfere no matter how much you... beg or plead" you grip your teeth trying not cry again only for Nami to suddenly hug you.
You gasp in surprise at her sudden action, she knows what its like to stand bay and watch people suffer unable to do much to help, Nami pulls away looking up at you her eyes slightly clouded with tears. Zoro and Sanji were about to get up to comfort you before Nami stepped in, the navigator is your best friend and even though she hugged you once in a while it was never like this. If she needed comfort you were there for her but when you needed it you avoided everyone as not to burden them, so now was her chance to comfort you and give back all the love and kindness you gave everyone else. Hugging Nami you thank her with a small smile, maybe it isn't so bad to let others comfort you "I'd love to hear more of your adventures but first" Nami smiles pulling away and taking the button off the table "I'll set us on coarse to see your friend" after giving her a nod you watch the girl leave dragging Usopp behind her to help, The snipe try's to protest but sighs throwing the book he was holding to you before he left. You catch it with a laugh as Zoro pulls his chair back and pats his leg "Come here" the swordsman smiles at you, walking over he places a hand around your waist and pulls you onto his lap kissing your cheek. As everyone looks through thing you answer any question they had, they didn't think you were crazy in fact they wanted to know everything about your travels and Luffy asked several times if he could meet the doctor but you only shrug. You have no way of contacting the man and you have no idea if he even has the same face anymore, he could have changed, you've never seen it happen, but he did tell you about it after almost dying once.
As the day went on and you were all on cause for the hospital everyone went off to do their own jobs but you left the stuff out on the kitchen table since Robin was very interested in it all. If they had a question they would come and find you, it was ok at first but after a few hours you hardly got anything done so you snuck off to find a hiding place until dinner. It took a while to find one but when you did you finally had the peace you needed to work, you loved your crew but some of them can be a bit much no matter how many times Sanji or Zoro told them to leave you alone. Sitting in the cramped corner of a storage closet on the lower level of the ship you went over your notes from last night and made a chart of the planet. You didn't know how long you were in there for, you just focused on your work and once in a while took a break to look through the leather book you took with you. You couldn't move on form three pages, the pages about the face of Boe, the stories he would tell you and the advice he gave. You would finish reading it only to go right back to the first page on him to read it again, there was no sketch of him, you didn't think you needed to put one in but now you wish you had, maybe when you sit by him in the hospital you can sketch him? The thought crossed your mind a lot but most of the drawings in the pages brought you back to the moment before you put them in and most of them were bad. You didn't want it to be the same with Boe, looking at it and thinking about him on his death bed.
You were broken out of your thoughts when the door opened with a male grumble. You recognized it right away as Zoro, watching him step in and grab a mop and bucket, as he turns to leave his eye spots you so he stops in his tracks and looks down at you. The swordsman sighs and closes the door behind him putting the bucket and mop down before squatting in front of you careful not touch the large paper you were using sitting on the ground in front of you. "So this is where you've been hiding" Zoro comments with a small smile "Sanji freaked out when he couldn't find you at snack time" he laughs a little, he wasn't too worried about you going off on your own and knew you needed time away form everyone even him and Sanji. "I'm sorry... i just needed to get work done and all the questions were getting on top of me" You close the book you were reading through and look down at your planet map, your sketch was good enough for your liking and all the writing on the side done but you couldn't bring yourself to leave yet. "Iv been done for a while but i-" Your cut off by Zoro's hand being placed on your cheek and his lips meeting yours, in shock you freeze for a second but soon lean into it kissing him back as he rubs your cheek with his thumb. Zoro pulls away and presses his forehead against yours "No need to explain baby. Stay here as long as you want" he goes to pull away but you grab his kimono stopping him form going anywhere "Stay" you whisper moving the map out of the way with your other hand, so he can get closer.
The swordsman instead grabs your thighs and pulls you onto his lap before wrapping his arms around your waist making you straddle his hips "Whatever my queen desires" he smiles up at you placing his lips on yours again which you lean into harder than normal, wrapping your arms around his neck you cling onto the back of his kimono as you press your body into his causing him to moan into you gripping you tighter. His tongue forces its way into your mouth but you don't stop it, in fact you welcome it opening your mouth for him and moaning slightly. Your lips moving together makes you feel safe and loved, its something you really needed, and he was happy to provide. You're the first to pull away panting for air pressing your forehead against his as he rubs your back "Ready to leave?" he asks kissing your jawline and down your neck. "Yea" you replay managing to get out of his grip, grab your stuff and stand up. Zoro stands and grabs the mop and bucket letting you out first before he follows, walking with Zoro up the stairs and into the fading sunlight you look the swordsman over giving him a puzzled look "So what do you need the bucket and map for?" you ask holding your stuff close to your chest "The kitchen sink broke so Usopp had to fix it and for some reason i have to mop it up" he sighs carrying the bucket and mop in one hand as you make it outside "Did you brake it?" your question makes the swordsman stop and turn to face you with an annoyed look "No. your the third one to ask" he grumbles making you hold back a laugh, you know there's more too it so you keep quiet just staring at him. The silence between you two is killing him, his grip on the bucket tightening almost braking the handle before sighing and looking down "Fine... yes i broke it. Don't tell Sanji" He whispers with anger in his voice making you laugh again and pat his shoulder "I'll keep your secret, pinkie promise" you hold out your pinkie for him which he glares at before putting his pinkie in yours "Your such a child" he mumbles before letting go and walking to the kitchen with you in toe.
Zoro pushes the kitchen door open to see a very stressed out Sanji, puffing on a cigarette like his life depends on it, the ash try on the counter he's leaning on completely full. "What took you so long, Dinner will be late" Sanji yells not bothering to look up form his shoes that are tapping on the floor. "Sorry honey that's my fault" Your voice makes the cooks head shoot up to look at you, tossing his cigarette into the ash tray he runs at you and pulls you into the kitchen giving you a hug. Still holding you papers and equipment to your chest, you couldn't hug him back, but he seemed happy to just have you close. "Oh my love. Where have you been? i thought i lost you. i was so worried" he cry's a little making you sigh, you adjust the stuff in your arms so you can reach a had up and rub his shoulder "Sanji, i needed time away form everyone.I didn't intend for it to be hours though. Sorry" You watch Zoro walk past the two of you to clean up the water on the kitchen floor before looking up at the cook who pulls away enough to look down at you "I'm just glad your ok" The cook pushes some hair out of your face, he was worried you were off crying somewhere or that you got hurt but looking you over he see's your fine, no cuts or bruises and no puffy red eyes. "Just next time tell me where you are so i know your ok" you nod at him before leaning up and placing a soft kiss on his lips, it was only a short kiss since you didn't really like the amount of smoke on his lips.
Pushing away using your free hand Sanji looks at you confused holding your hips so you don't walk away "How many cigarettes have you had?"The cook gulps at your question letting you go, so he can fix his tie while looking away form you "Well not that many" he nervously laughs as you move your hand from his chest to his chin pulling it to make him look at you "How many?" you glare with a stern look making the cook sigh and look at his shoes "20 i think" he shrugs honestly not sure, but he has used up a full pack, you've been gone for a few hours, and he's been smoking like a train. You take your hand off his chin and hold it out "Hand them over" you demand giving him a look that told him you weren't joking. By now he knew the drill, if he smoked too much you would take his stuff away for the rest of the day or night maybe even both if you were mad enough. Taking out his cigarette packets and lighter he places them in his hands and watches as you hold them tight "You'll get them back tomorrow after I wake up" you state putting them in your pocket before walking past him.
After dinner, you helped wash up with Nami before heading outside to watch the sky. Sitting in the grass leaning against one of the trees you watch the sky, the star's shining brightly but Jupiter nowhere to be found, your now glad you stayed up as long as you did. Sanji walks over to you placing a blanket over your legs before sitting next to you and putting his arm around your shoulder. You move closer to him pulling the warm blanket closer while laying your head on his shoulder,"So have you been there?" The cook asks pointing to the large bright moon in the sky. "Yea i have, the earth looks so beautiful from up there" you smile remembering that day quite fondly. "Do you miss it?" Sanji asks laying his head on yours his eyes scanning the sky. "Honestly i only miss the sights. There are planets out there that are just amazing. Some even made out of pure crystal or emeralds" you look up at him seeing his relaxed face "Be careful Nami doesn't hear you say that" Zoro yarns walking over to you two flopping down onto Sanji, the swordsman laying in between the cooks legs with his head on Sanji's chest. You smile at the swordsman rubbing his back before pulling the rest of your blanket over him while Sanji runs a hand through the swordsman's hair and down his back "Not on watch tonight?" You whisper happy to see him spend some time at night with you two, Zoro wrap his arms around Sanji's waist with a hum "I asked Franky to take over, he had work to do anyway" Zoro yarns again placing a hand on your leg under the blanket. Sanji scotchs down a bit to get more comfy pulling you with him a little so your not sitting up straight.
Zoro hums in content snuggling into Sanji's chest and closing his eye as you lean over placing a kiss on the swordsman's head "Sleep well my prince charming" you giggle a little as the green haired man grumbles. Sanji leans down and kisses the mans head before turning to you and placing his lips on yours. "I love you two" you whisper pulling away and laying your head on Sanji's shoulder. "Love you both" Sanji reply's laying his head on yours looking up at the starts. Zoro mumbles something before yawning and falling asleep, you guess it was an i love you or something but the poor man was too tired for words. You close your eyes feeling the cool wind on your face and the soft sound of the waves around the ship, it calms you and soon you can't help but fall asleep.
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Colors/A Huma Fanfiction
When Harry met Uma she wore purple and black. Probably because that was the pallet of colors she had. But it changed shortly after he met her. He never thought much of it, just her branding herself as her own person and not just Ursula's daughter. But maybe there was a reason for it.
A lot of VKs took their parents colors and based their wardrobe on that. It was a way to show people who they were messing with. Just by seeing Mal's purple, green, and black outfits you would know she was Maleficent's daughter and steer clear of that. The hook children all wore their fathers signature red coat so everyone knew exactly who they were. But Uma was different, she didn't wear purple and black. Or at least not for very long, not for very long at all. Her branded color was very curious though. No one really knew why she chose those colors. The people closest to her just thought it was from her love of the ocean, and really it kind of was.
When she chose these colors they also chose her. Those who had magic in their veins, the ones whose parents had used magic, had a very interesting ability. When they were young children, when they attached themselves to a color the color did the same and their hair changed. This how Mal had purple hair, how Evie had dark navy blue hair, and how Uma had Teal, turquoise hair. Because that's how she wanted it.
Harry loved everything about it though. He loved how perfectly it contrasted against her skin, giving her a beautiful glow. He loved how even though her eyes weren't blue they were still brought out by the vibrant green/blue. He loved how fierce it made her look. He really loved how it reminded him of the ocean. But what he loved most is that it was so uniquely her and it made him feel safe. Whenever, wherever he was, when he saw that color he felt safe, he felt happy.
Everyone knew this was HER color. So it was quite odd when Evie started asking about everyone's favorite colors, like isn't it obvious. The princess had decided that Uma and Mal's crews needed to do more socializing and get to know each other better. Even if it was just the simple stuff.
So that's how they ended up here. In the living room of Mal and Ben's castle, each telling different, interesting facts about themselves. Evie for some reason decided each person needed to tell the group their favorite colors.
"Why don't we start with you Gil" Evie said
"Oh, uh I like brown. Oh and yellow, and black. Pinks pretty too. Orange is nice. I like all the colors, my favorite is maybe yellow. No, brown. No, yellow. Yeah yellow" Gil explained very befuddled
"Nice I like yellow too" Evie replied sweetly, being very patient with Gil "And you Harry?"
"What do you think princess?" Harry said annoyed
"C'mon Harry"
Harry sighed deeply, rolling his eyes. "Crimson. Happy?"
Evie nodded in reply "And you Uma"
Uma also sighed, but decided to answer so the conversation would be over quickly. "I like green, when it almost looks blue. And I like blue, when its almost green. So Teal, aqua, turquoise. Whatever you wanna call it." Uma stated
"Question" Mal piped up from her spot on the couch. "Why did you choose that color? I always wondered?" Mal asked Uma
"Cause I like it" Uma stated simply
"Yes I gathered that much, I was wondering if there was a real symbolic meaning behind it" Mal said
Uma shrugged "it makes me feel safe...and happy"
Harry furrowed his brow at her. He felt the same way about the color because it reminded him of Uma. Uma always made him happy. But he couldn't help but wonder why it made Uma feel "safe and happy."
"Wow, great explanation" Mal said sarcastically but decided to drop the topic.
"Wait, Why?" Harry said his thoughts aloud the words kinda just coming out of his mouth.
Uma looked him in the eyes and cocked her head to the side confused by his question.
"Sorry... Nevermind" Harry said looking back at her.
Although it was a stupidly simple question they had never talked about their "favorite colors." Probably because they were fighting and watching their backs every second of every day. Probably because they lived on the isle and even talk like that would be considered weak. But she was his best friend, it would still be nice to talk about this stuff, even if it was so stupidly simple.
"Whatever" Uma waved him off
Evie then continued with her little game and that's how the night went on. It was actually nice catching up with their new friends. Although none of them would ever say it, it was a very enjoyable evening.
It would only be months later, when Harry figured out a deeper meaning behind her favorite color. Months later when they were "officially" dating.
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"Uma" Harry said smiling at Uma looking her in the eyes
"Harry" Uma said looking back
They were currently out at the beach. Not a lot of people were there, especially at the spot they were at. They weren't going to call it a date because they had invited Gil, but he was busy. But yeah, it was a date.
"You know Uma we're pretty lucky" Harry said brushing his hand through the sand
"What do you mean?" Uma asked
"I mean, not a lot of people can say they've known each other for as long as we have. The fact that I can say I've known you for my whole life is pretty awesome. The fact that I've not wasted a whole lot of my life looking for you, but spending it with you." Harry said smiling
"Yeah" Uma trailed off "look at the sunset Harry"
It was a beautiful sight. Something they never got to see on the isle.
"Look at where the sun meets the ocean. The reason for your favorite color. That iridescent blue." Harry said
"That's not the reason for my favorite color" Uma said
"The ocean?" Harry questioned
"No" Uma responded "Well kinda"
"Do tell" Harry said curiously
"When we were on the isle it was in my blood to be drawn to the ocean, I yearned for it the day I was born. But as you know there was hardly any water, definitely not enough to call an 'ocean.' But I still saw the ocean as my home and like I was just far, far away from that home." Uma stated, Harry listening intently. "But then I met you. I took one look at your eyes and I knew you were my ocean. The home I'd been searching for." Uma looked at Harry. "The way your eyes are blue but they seem green, or maybe they're green and they look blue. I never knew, but that little area where the two colors intersect, it's beautiful. That color made me feel Happy, it made me feel safe, so I made it mine. So I would always be reminded that I had a little piece of the thing I yearned for most. Guess that's another good thing about knowing you my whole life" Uma said smiling
Harry was quite shocked by this confession. Feelings were still new to them and this seemed like a lot, all at once.
"I love the color too. Because it reminds me of you, because your what I yearn for." Harry said
Uma knew this. Uma knew Harry was drawn to her as any pirate would be drawn to the sea. They were two people that loved the sea.
"Promise me something Harry" Uma said
"Anything" Harry replied
"You'll always be my ocean"
"Always"
As odd as that sounded, both knew exactly the depth of that statement and what it truly meant. So they would forever keep that promise.
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Humans are Space Orcs, “Reunited.”
Just tying up some loose ends, also see the post I made right before this about a stupid story that happened to me while writing this. It is kind of funny :)
The day was hot, very hot, and the sun beat down on fort harmony with merciless intent. Over the tarmac, the sweltering heat caused little mirrages, as puddles of water to appear and then vanish down the runway.
The heat was oppressive enough that no birds sang, and even the roaring of the engines had been dulled by a day that none of the en were willing to venture out of the air cooled airplane hangers.
Only one figure remained outside staring up at the blue sky and the oppressive sun beaming down upon her.
Waffles limped over the hot pavement, the tarmac burning the delicate pads of her feet, but if she stopped walking it would only hurt even more.
Her tail drooped towards the ground,
It was so hot.
She made it across the tarmac and down to the little shaded area where someone had set up a discarded cardboard box and a bowl of water.
Her feet continued to ache, and she licked at them with her long, pink, tongue though that only brought momentary relief from the burns.
Across the tarmac two men watched her form the open hanger door. It wasn’t that they hadn’t tried to get her to come inside, they had, it was just that she wouldn't, and no amount of cajoling or bribing her had worked. THey felt bad of course, but there was nothing much else they could do.
One of the men felt bad enough to brave the heat and bring over a bag of ice which he pressed onto her paws for a time before having to return to his work.
Waffles laid her head down and closed her eyes ears drooping.
So hot
Overhead an engine sounded. It was a familiar noise by now,and only one of her eyes cracked open to watch the shuttle descend from the sky and come to land on the scouring earth. She closed her eyes again, listening to the distant sounds as the shuttle doors open, and human voices swelled up around her.
It was then that she was hit with the smell.
IThe heat washed over her face and straight up into her nose with a smell she had been waiting for for months now.
She shot to her feet ears up nose lifted.
Her tail began to wag
And despite the heat of the burning tarmac, she raced across the open space yipping and barking and whining for all she was worth
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Adam stepped out of the shuttle into a sheer wall of heat. It was like being punched in the face by the sun. The borrowed flight suit he now wore was immediately sweltering and he fanned himself with one hand already beginning to pant.
Behind him Sunny and the other stepped down onto the tarmac.
Sunny Immediately yelped and sprung back into the shuttle
Adam couldn’t help but laugh, but that was when a high pitched whining noise reached his ears. A whining barking, yipping noise that immediately had him turning towards the sound eyes wide.
It started out as a small shape barely distinguishable from the sand and grass to the side of the tarmac, and then, as it raced towards him it coalesced into a furry bullet.
“Watffles!” He shouted, taking a few steps down from the ramp as she raced up, and leaped into the air.
He caught her mid arc staggering back a few steps as she attacked his face was the kind of love that could only be bestowed by man's best friend. She whined and whimpered and her tail wagged and her body wriggled so hard he had a tough time holding onto her.
“Hey pretty girl!”
Wavvles whimpered and barked some more licking his face and the side of his head repeatedly to the point where his hair was damp.
He laughed and held her to his chest, her tail thudding against his side and back.
She didn’t seem very inclined to get down, and the Tarmac was so hot he worried about her paws burning. So instead he held her like a large baby in his arms, and once she was finally done licking his face, she rested her head against his neck and chest nuzzling every now and against at his chin just to remind him she was there.
Not that he could forget an 80 lb German Shepherd.
Behind him the others were laughing and awing.
Ramirez had videoed the whole thing, and continued to video as they made their way across the tarmac and too one of the hangers. Waffles didn’t seem to have any intention of getting down.
Finally they stepped into the hanger, and reluctantly he set her back on the floor, though she insisted on sitting on his feet every time he came to a stop.
Across the room there was a clamouring of voices, and A group of at least five people came charging across the room.
His family hugged him so hard, he thought he was going to crack a rib, and he laughed right along with them as they stammered out nar incoherent sentences.
Eventually his mother pulled back wiping her eyes on hand resting on his cheek the other on his shoulder, “Boy, you need a shave.”
He smiled, “Yeah, can't say there are many razors in a wormhole.”
“I knew it, I knew it. Our baby brother is invincible.” David announced, slapping him on the back so hard he nearly stumbled forward.
Waffles looked up at him her tial thudding against the floor, her tongue lolling form her mouth
“Where were you!”
“Not sure if I am allowed to say just yet, but i'll tell you when I know what I am allowed to say. Let's just start by saying that it wasn’t pleasant, but it’s a great story, ad it involves miraculous escape planned and executed by yours truly in a fantastic manor.”
HIs mother sighed, “At least you came back wit hall your body parts in tact this time.”
She turned her head to look down and smiled, “Dr. Krill we are so glad you made it back too. We were devastated to hear that you had gone missing as well.”
The doctors saved a polite hand, “No matter.”
She gave him a very light hug anyway, careful to avoid crushing him or something, which he seemed to enjoy despite himself.
Thomas crossed his arms, “Hey, is anyone gonna thank me for bringing him back in one piece?”
Martha sighed and grabbed him up in a hug, “Thank you for bringing yourself home in one piece.” She pulled back, “ How was the war.”
HE grinned, “It was awesome, we mounted a revolution.”
She shook her head, “I can’t take you anywhere because you're either discovering extraterrestrial life or overthrowing corrupt governments.”
Thomas grinned, “Plus I think this has finally made me realize what I want to do with my life.”
Adam smiled as he watched his brother, this was arguably the happiest he had ever seen thomas: who was known for his sullen nature and moodiness. Life hadn’t been easy on him, and he had jumped and bounced from one thing to another in between relapses.
“Oh, and what is that?”
He motioned back to where the rest of the group was standing, “Well I was talking to Ramirez and Maverick and I…. I think joining the marines would be good for me.” He got a slap on the back from their father, who seemed more than pleased with the idea.
Martha assigned, “Of course I should have seen that coming.” She smile, “I am proud of you. Just try not to overthrown anymore empires while you’re at it.”
He grinned, “No promises.
Adam got hugged a few more times after that seeing as no one was really willing to believe that he was alive.
Even the men he didn’t know from around base stopped by to shake his hand and tell him how glad they were that he was back.
The UNSC sorely missed him.
At some point Krill insisted on doctoring him, and dragged him back into the medical bay where he did all he docterly things, blood pressure temperature pulse. Sunny stood in the corner with both sets of arms crossed over her chest.
He might have asked her to wait in the hall, but he had a feeling that that request wouldn’t go down so well, so he let it go.
Krill examined the three large gashes on his chest and where they had healed over into large, livid puckered red scars.
“Hmm, I could probably fix this. WIth a consultation from a plastic surgeon.” He muttered
Adam waved him off, ‘It’s alright Krill, I think they look kind of badass, sort of a tarzan king of the jungle sort of vibe.”
Krill glowered at him, “Well one of these days you are just going to have to pick ONE vibe, because space cyborg pirate Tarzan is getting to be a bit of a mouthful.”
Adam laughed.
Sunny harumphed glowering angrily at the new scars.
Krill turned to look down at the ones on his upper forearms, which hadn’t scarred up yet, but where still in the process of being scabbed over, “And what are these.”
“Er…. I had to get the attention of the keepers, and that was the only way to do it without them heightening security on me.”
Sunny’s fists clenched even further.
Krill flipped over his hand, which was still raw and red, “Let me guess”
Adam shrugged sheepishly, “Well you know how it is.”
He turned his head to look at Sunny and quickly looked away as her stare bored a hole in his forehead.
At the end of the medical bay, the door slid open and a soldier stepped inside hurrying over to offer him a set of ACUs and a pair of boots, “These should fit sir, the brass will be here in half and hour, and will meet with you in the war room… I… mean the conference room !A.” He turned on his heels and walked out, big boots clomping on the tile as he went.
Adam changed quickly and managed to hunt down a razor in enough time to get a quick shave in before meeting with his superiors. He didn’t understand why other men wanted a beard so much, it was really nothing to be happy about, and it made his face itch. Felt so much better when the thing was finally gone and he was free.
Sunny was a little miffed when she had to wait out in the hall as he and waffles stepped into the conference room, which he could immediately see why they called the warm room. It was less like a conference room and more like mission control. The room was large, lined on all sides with massive monitors which cast pale blue light down onto the large, elongated table with its holographic touch screen.
As soon as he walked in an entire room of officers stood from their seats.
“Commander!”
“Its good to see you, son.”
“We thought you were dead.”
“Earth is going to be happy to hear you’re alive.” He smiled and greeted the others with a firm handshake despite how tired he was, “It takes more than a wormhole to take a human out.” He said taking the seat offered to him near the head of the table.
Admiral Kelly had broken from her usual serious demeanor into a smile, “We are glad to have you back, Commandr. A lot has happened since you left.”
“Can I get a quick summary?”
“Well we learned that the balck hole, or I suppose wormhole now that we know, was created in part by the burg working with the voiceless kree. The voiceless have long been in conflict with the voiced and allied with the burg to turn our ire against the voiced. However, they pose no significant threat without burg technology and so we focused mostly on the burg. Your ship was of course, in pieces, but nearly all you crew survived as they were picked up by other ships in the near vicinity. You were pronounced MIA as was Dr. Krill. ONly three on your ship didn’t make it, and one of our ships was permanently crippled with over 50 casualties and 100 additional injuries.”
HE grimaced, but held back on the guilt for a moment.
“After that battle, the GA came to council, and war was declared on the burg. We sent in the GA armada and over 1000 shock troopers on to the face of the planet. While there a small team comprised mostly of your old crew discovered that the burg king was being imprisoned in a cavern below the throne room and allied with him to replace the queen with a successor.”
He had heard that part of the story , but it didn’t cease to amaze him.”
“Beyond that it was actually quite simple.”
“And my ship?”
“We will get to that in a moment, commander, but now its your turn.”
He nodded and sighed hand to his head, “Where to begin. Of course you know I initiated the shatter protocol when it seemed there was no possible escape for my crew. I stayed behind to initiate assuming, like you, it was a black hole. However, when I didn’t die and was shot out to some unknown location, it appeared as if it was a wormhole instead. I managed to crashland the command deck on the planet below, which was habitable. It was an alien world, but seemed rather…. Jurassic…. In nature. I managed to salvage the emergency kits from under one of the crew seats and survived for a week or two on the beach well fed and warm, however,while I was out in an attempt to boost a radio signal, I ran into some sort of alien creature which attacked me. The wounds I received were pretty bad, but I managed to kill it. I was losing blood fast and probably wouldnt have survived if the Omnidroids-”
“Wait, I’m sorry, the WHAT!”
“Sorry, sir, The omnidroids are what I nicknamed them because they look like something form an old movie. Think large ball with five big stumpy legs and a tiny head on toop.”
They nodded and he continued.
“Anyway, I ran into a group of them, and they helped with my sounds. I couldn’t understand them, and I am pretty sure their speech is in a much lower register because it was like listening to whales talk. Anyway, they brought me aboard one of their ships, and kept me there for a day or two. When we landed I was let out into an enclosure of some sort, turned out to be some kind of alien zoo.”
They stared at him.
He stared back.
“Your kidding?”
“No time for joking, commander.”
He shook his head, “I am not joking. I am serious, the enclosure that I was in had perfect temperature plenty of water and lots of food, but I could see other alien creatures outside the window and above me, just looking at me. Drones came in every now and again to feed me or clean the pen.”
They staired in silent awe.
“Anyway, from there I concluded it was likely they didn’t know I was sentient, so I determined that escape was possible if I let them think that. I started trying to figure out if I was being watched, and their response time if i was. Once tht was done I picked an appropriate time to escape, and used the iron eye armor I still had one from meeting with the Kree and pried open the bars before setting all of the other creatures loose. I found Dr. Krill on my way out, and we hijacked a shuttle.”
“How did you know how to get back?”
He shook his head, “I didn’t. But that was when the space dragon showed up.”
They stared at him again.
He held up his hands, “ I swear I am not making any of this up. That is exactly what happened It created some sort of wormhole and I ended up in the middle of a burg battle in space.”
“So there is an entire alien society separate from the one we already have.”
“It seems so?”
“And the shuttle?”
“It was handed over to GA scientists for examination and potentially reverse engineering.”
They nodded.
He waited for them to say anything else before.
“So…. my crew is safe but my ship?”
They shook their heads, “Is gone,” THey held up a hand to cut him off, “However it was actually a stroke of good fortune as we have been building new ships for the fleet over the past few years, and one of them was close to completion. So, using the scraps leftover from your ship we were able to finish the job.” They leaned forward, “Commander, despite any issues we have had with your commanding in the past, we have determined that to judge you by the standards of the old military was a faux pax on our part. Space is new, and requires something from men that it hasn’t required before.”
He waited to see where this was going.
“The new armada will be nearly five times the size of the old. The captains as they are now will be promoted to fleet commanders and will be over their own unit of ships. The ship that the harbinger was recycled to make, is twice as big as your old ship with room for over 1000 crew members. It has the latest in alien and human technology and is the most advanced space vessel humanity has ever seen.”
It was an important reminder at this point not to pee himself out of excitement, so he kept his face stony, though he wanted nothing more than to jump around like a little girl squealing.
“However, since the captains would be promoted to fleet commander, that means that you will have to be promoted against as well.”
He paused.
“I… but I haven't been commander for all that long.”
“The UNSC fleet is growing at a rapid rate, and to keep up with it, we are going to have to adapt rapidly as well.”
“So, commander, do you accept?”
He paused and looked down at his hands, “I’m not moving to a desk job, sir.”
“No, no you won't. But you will be commanding a larger ship and thousands more people. Do you think you can handle that? He paused again looking down at his hands thoughtfully.
“Yes, I think I can.”
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What are your favorite grunt designs in order of least to most favorite?
OK, this took me a while... Here’s the result:
#13: Team Flare grunts:
Kill me please.
#10: Team Rocket Grunt (RBY):
Folks didn’t even bother to design a girl grunt... I understand it was the first grunt design so all right, it’s very basic... And it didn’t change much later on, it’s true. But like... I’m not a fan of those boots and the whip...
#11: Team Plasma grunts (BW):
Would probably be 10x better without that hood in my personal opinion. I like the bottom part but I don’t really like the tops. Also that dude’s hair... I gotta add that this is totally not a bad desing, I recognize it’s overall pretty good, I just don’t like it.
#10: Team Rocket grunts (FRLG,HGSS):
Counting those as the same because the only big difference is the hair color and I like both. I think they improved the boots a lot and I like the colorful hair. ^^
#9: Team Rainbow Rocket grunts:
Not a huge difference from standard Rocket grunts, but the rainbow R adds some extra points. I also like the girl’s hair, it’s more similar to the FR/LG one, but it’s a bit more “messy”, I like it.
#8: Team Aqua grunts (RSE):
They are not bad, they have the “pirate” look to them, but I think they are a bit simple, specially compared to their counterpart Magma grunts... Not a super fan of their trousers. They are a water-type focused team, and like... long loose pants get soaked and unbearable when wet. Imagine them walking on the beach or near any body of water with those babies... Nope.
#7: Team Magma grunts (ORAS):
I mean, I like the Magma hoodies with the two little horns, it’s cute, and unlike the Plasma hoodies, they leave some extra space around the hair which makes me enjoy the resulting shape. But I think designers kinda messed up with the dark red parts on Team Magma’s re-design overal, and I’m talking about Maxie too. These guys hang around VOLCANOES. In a HOT region. I mean, why would they wear that thing? It looks thick! It looks like wool or something... Just looking at them makes me feel dizzy because it must be so hot... I gotta admit that I like the girls’t shorts though, I like it when shorts look lie skirts.
#6: Galactic Grunts:
The only reason they got so high on the list is their hair, I just love their stupid cute hair. I love it. That aside, honestly... There is not really so much to it. I think Team Galactic was going for some “astronaut-like” look or something? I suppose? And it makes sense with the name of their Team... But well, It looks a bit random considering they don’t have any goal to leave the planet or anything. They earn points for having clothes that cover their whole bodies while living in a very cold region! The long sleeves and the leggings, the high colars, those are very apropriate. Maybe they could have gloves? But well, can’t have everything. XD
#5: Team Yell grunts:
OK... You guys made it to top 5, but stil, I have stuff to criticize. Normally, if I hadn’t seen the game, I would have put these guys before in the list because, even though I don’t like it when designs are too plain, these folks are TOO complex for my taste... BUT I’ve taken into account that they are 1- punks, so they have this complex aesthetic and (more importantly) 2- fans cheering on an event. The banners, the face paint... these things make sense in that context. Also, the fact that they have a fat grunt and a girl with really short hair add to their desings in my opinion!
#4: Team Magma grunts (RSE):
That looks better than the new designs. It’s complex enough, it has a strong personality, it’s pretty unique... The colors are elegant. I like it that the girls have long hair because girl grunts always have that same length of hair, so when they change it I find it cool. I don’t like their boots much? But it’s not like the new ones are any better, so whatever. I really like the little... shoulder capes... that their hoods have... Sorry I have no idea what those are called. I like them though.
#3: Team Aqua grunts (ORAS):
While the Magma grunts in my opinion got worse, I think they improved the Aqua grunts quite a lot! ^^ I like their “scrappy” look, like the thorn clothes, and I like their stupid socks. Yeah, their socks could get annoyingly wet, like their pants... But these boots really look like they will protect their feet from humidity. Also, the socks look sorta... “shiny”... So I’m guessing the material is something more like a swimsuit? I also like the striped tops being blue while the bandannas are black, I think it looks better. The only thing that makes me really sad is that they changed the girl’s hair color to brown... I liked when they had red hair, because of that “magma grunt has blue hair and aqua grunt has red hair” thing. Also, like... not everyone has to have the exact same hair and skin color in a team??? Please???
#2: Team Plasma grunts (B2W2):
They just straight up look awesome. I like their vests. They kinda resemble cops but also... ninjas? I don’t know I just think they are neat OK? They kept it simple but cool-looking, and like... that’s not so easy to achieve when folks are literally wearing a spandex suit and no pants! The contrast between them and the old Plasma grunts is unbelievable! Also, the boy grunt still has that same silly hair, but it just looks a lot better with that cap.
#1: Team Skull grunts:
Peak performance, congrats, Guzma. I think they nailed it in terms of climate appropriate while still playing around this... “street gangster-like” look that usually involves a lot of black and loose clothes. I think the girls could have more loose tops, instead of skin-tight, but that’s ok. Their caps are adorable, and I like how they combine with the... thing... the fabric thing over their mouth (vocabulary missing sorry) to make a skull! Also, FINALLY SOME DIFFERENT HAIR COLORS!!! OK, they did go for the old “blue is for boys and pink is for girls” thing, but still, I like that they gave each grunt a different hair color because they never do that. And well, I love both pink and blue. Also, look at the floofy-ness in that girl’s hair! The lengh is a bit longer than the usual grunt and it’s so poofy and lovely! Also, what’s that on the boy grunt’s head? Is that some short curly hair I see? That’s awesome! Yeah, I’d say they are my favorite design. ^^
Anyways, this is all my personal opinion, based mostly on my personal taste and not on any objective notions of “good or bad design”. It’s just my personal preference. :3
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so... many... AUs...
@jellicle-ho @whitmerule @bullseyegames (because you sent an ask about the Mafia AU and I just thought I’d tag you in this!) @storyweaverofgondor (just thought you might like to know about more AUs!) and of course I have to tag the wonderful people who caused all of these AUs, @dcjelliclequeen33, @queencurlycrown, @kineticjellyfish and @terpsichorian (these are all YOUR FAULTS and i LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH)
Human AU
This is the AU I have going right now on Ao3, and it’s mainly focused around Tugger, Mistoffelees, and their twelve children because they just can’t seem to stop adopting kids!
The AU is essentially a series of connected shorts following the Deuteronomy-Jones family and their life, so there’s not really a set summary that I could give that would actually make sense 😅
All the kids are amazing, wonderful, awesome original characters who either belong to myself, @dcjelliclequeen33, @queencurlycrown, or @terpsichorian (they’re coming in soon, I PROMISE), and Browrey (@kineticjellyfish‘s wonderful OC) is also going to be a regularly featured character now that the establishing shorts have been finished!
It’s very fluffy right now, but there’s some heavy angst that I’m going to be posting soon, and I’ve got quite a few shorts pre-written for it, which I’m very happy about!
In it, Macavity is a more complex character, and will eventually end up becoming a positive character in their lives, but it will take some time and will not be an immediate thing that happens.
The entire story is one big collaboration between myself and the four wonderful people who I’ve listed above, so this AU is extremely special to me!
Mafia AU
This one I have not started posting yet, but it is in the works, and I’ve nearly finished the first chapter/short for it, and I’m hoping to finish a few more this week before I start classes!
It follows the lives of Macavity, Munkustrap, and Tugger Deuteronomy, the trio of brothers who are the heads of the most powerful family in London.
In this AU, the trio of brothers are as close as can be. Nothing can tear them apart, and they have an inner circle that is comprised of Alonzo, Demeter, Bombalurina, Mistoffelees, and a select few others (who will be original characters that have been mentioned before!)
Similarly to the Human AU, this AU will be a series of connected shorts!
Macavity is the “leader” of the group, the one who handles the connections to other families in the area, Munkustrap works with the business side of the family, and Tugger acts as the brawn, while also maintaining the appearances of the family.
@soh-da-meatball did an AMAZING drawing that absolutely blew me away, and it perfectly shows how Tugger is the dramatic one of the trio, putting on airs, while his brothers appear to be the more serious ones.
Again, this is another collaboration between myself, @dcjelliclequeen33, @queencurlycrown, @terpsichorian, and @kineticjellyfish, and it will be featuring our OCs!
The Boss: Macavity The Guard Dog: Remi, Ritza, and Browrey The Hitman: Tugger The Thief: Alonzo The Poison Honeypot: Demeter, Bombalurina, and Athena The Con-Man: Munkustrap The Bait: Mistoffelees and Serafina
Flower Shop/Tattoo Shop AU
This AU features Hestia and Jubilee, and @queencurlycrown is completely to blame for it!! It will most likely be a one-shot of sorts, but I can’t want to get started on it!
Hestia works at her dad’s tattoo shop part-time to help pay bills to get through art school. She makes a reputation for herself, and eventually meets and befriends Jubilee, a creative writing student attending the same college who wants to get a tattoo after moving into her dorm. The two instantly become friends, and Tugger basically adopts Jubilee right then and there.
Across the street, at a flower shop owned by a man named Mistoffelees, two art students, Tumblebrutus and Mungojerrie, work to pay off their own loans. Both are dance and theater student majors, and both are dorks.
The four meet when Jubilee enters the flower shop to pick up something for her dorm, and the boys spot her tattoos. Jerrie is immediately entranced by the bookworm, and invites her to a dance being held by his theater club, and Jubilee accepts. Tumblebrutus follows Jubilee’s directions to Tugger’s tattoo shop, where he and Hestia meet, and realize that they were once each other’s childhood sweetheart, and he invites her to the same dance.
Loads of fluff ensues!
Mermaid/Pirate AU
Again, this AU features lots of OCs!!
Tumblebrutus, Pouncival, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Browrey, Plato, and Bijoux are all crewmembers aboard Growltiger’s pirate ship. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer were adopted by the pirate as children, Tumblebrutus, Pouncival, and Plato were found by him as teenagers, and Browrey and Bijoux were kidnapped one afternoon while the ship was in port and brought aboard.
One afternoon, Tumblebrutus hears a voice singing, and is instantly entranced when he looks overboard and sees a red-haired mermaid looking back up at him. Pouncival joins him, and they see a group of merpeople join the mermaid before they disappear.
Hestia, as well as her siblings, are all interested in the humans on the pirate ship, so they follow it around as it pillages, and they notice that the humans aboard are kind, except for the captain, obviously.
They meet the crew once on land, and sparks fly between all members of the crew and the siblings, who make it their mission to free the crew from the clutches of Growltiger.
Newsies AU
This AU was hinted at back during Tuggoffelees Week, and basically follows the same storyline as the Newsies musical!
Tugger is the leader of the London newsies, and he meets Munkustrap and his little sister, Jemima, who are looking to make some money after their parents died. He grows to care for both the siblings, and eventually Tugger also meets the young reporter, Mistoffelees Jones, and the two get off on the wrong foot, butting heads as Tugger flirts with him, but Mistoffelees will have none of it.
Both Tugger and Mistoffelees have their own secrets that they hide from each other, but Tugger’s secrets end up hurting both himself and the newsies that he calls his family.
Mistoffelees has to face the man that he unfortunately calls his father in order to help Tugger, and help his own family, and the newsies have to work against their own pain to help their brother out of the hole he’s dug for himself.
Multiple AU
This is basically going to be all those “trope mash-up” asks that I did.
I’m going to make one big post on Ao3 for them, and make one chapter per ask, going off of the summary that I did! All of those asks are on my blog under the tag “trope mash-up”, so if you’d like to send another one, or want to check them out, please do!
So it’s basically just a bunch of AUs that are grouped together, so this COUNTS and that’s why it’s on this list!!
Dad!Macavity Son!Pouncival AU (based on this post)
I have no ideas for this AU yet, but I love it, so it’s @jellicle-ho‘s fault that this is on the list (i’m kidding i love this AU and i will absolutely be writing something for it)
I’m like... 95% sure I’ve missed at least one of my AUs because I have a... startling amount of AUs, but here are the ones that I’m actually working on and will be posting!
The Mafia AU will hopefully be posted soon, and the Newsies AU has been started! So that’s something!
#cats the musical#au time!!!#tuggoffelees family human au#mafia brothers au#newsies au#flower shop/tattoo artist au#trope mash-up#mermaid/pirate au#dad!macavity/son!pounce
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Wow, thank you for thinking of me and tagging me for this @sherlockedcarmilla and @chriscalledmesweetie !! ❤❤
rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you’ve brought into the world. tag as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!
As I haven't written much in general yet, I don't have to make hard choices which is good because I suck at that 😆😅. Mostly because I love my stories in a different way and for different reasons!!
1.) Shatter Me
because it's the first one I ever started writing. It's my baby and it's the one I worked on the hardest and the longest.
(johnlock, WIP ch15/21, slow burn, friends to lovers, balletlock, song fic)
This is a story about two men trying to find their way back into the comfort of their companionship. No easy task in the aftermath of the events of Reichenbach, a wedding and a shot through the heart. They are facing a very rocky road ahead with a lot of introspection, misunderstandings, angst and pining. They each try to cope in their own particular way. Eventually, they'll find a way to communicate and learn about the true nature of their feelings.
2.) How He Came To Be
because this co-authored fic with wonderful littleweedwrites/@shylockgnomes is very dear to me. An amazing experience to develop a whole world for and around our main character together. I dare say that littleweed and I are complimentary and better together.
(Sherlock&Mycroft, G, WIP ch4/12, kid Sherlock, autistic Sherlock, trans Sherlock, adoption) part 1 of The Families of Sherlock Holmes series which will eventually cover the development of Sherlock Holmes from toddler to the man we kno wand love.
It’s Summer 1979, and Mycroft Holmes’s ordered and sensible world is about to simultaneously be pulled to pieces and completed by a tiny tornado tot with sea changing blue eyes.
This is a story of how Mycroft became a big brother and how his little sibling grew up.
3.) The Posh Purple Pirate (Enter My Life and Make Me Drown)
because it was written to indulge in my own kinks of pole-dancing Sherlock in eyeliner(!!), leather and lace, topped (pun intended 😏) by a lap dance to seduce John Watson. Also my best received fic until now.
(Johnlock, E, ch1/1, 7406w, alternative first meeting, Sherlock in drag, Sherlock with eyeliner, pole dancing, lap dance, hand job)
When Mike Stamford invited him to a fun night out, John Watson never expected it would become such a wild ride - captivated by an enigmatic pirate his life suddenly gains speed in an unexpected direction.
4.) Ginger or Red-Headed
because I wrote it for lovely @barbsiebabe based on a very inspiring conversation about pubic hair 😆
(Johnlock, E, ch1/1, 2387w, established relationship, humour, blowjob, johnlock in quarantine, Sherlock and experiments) part 3 of the Hairy Situations at 221B series
Sherlock is bothered by the colour of his newly grown beard as it doesn't quite match the colour of the rest of his hair (and then he means all different types of hair!!) He knows for a fact that someone else is ginger on one specific part of his body and feels the need to investigate this further. Somehow John doesn't mind this particular research in the slightest.
5.) Bad Hair Day
because it is the result of a ridiculous conversation with dear friends, because it was the start of my Hairy-series and because it made me participate in the Isolated Johnlock Collection (and I'm still a bit proud that I dared to do so 😬😅)
(Johnlock, T, ch1/1, 1621w, established relationship, humour, johnlock in quarantine, Sherlock and experiments with very interesting results) part 1 of the Hairy Situations at 221B series.
This is what happens when one bored Consulting Detective is left alone while John Watson has to go out to do the shopping during a pandemic quarantine. Experiment? Disguise? Whatever... John isn't very delighted about Sherlock's new look...
(uhm, sorry, this got rather long-ish 😬)
I'm tagging @totallysilvergirl @elwinglyre @a-different-equation @the-reading-lemon @loveinthemindpalace to share your amazing writing with us!! Same for @johnlocklover221 but also for your fantastic fanvids!!
@ennisgarlaend for your brilliant photographs!!
and @morgendaemmerung89 @chained-to-the-mirror @consultingpacha @bluebellofbakerstreet @johix to show us your gorgeous art!!
(only if you want to of course!)
#tag game#five favourite fics#my fics#shatter me#how he came to be#the posh purple pirate#ginger or red headed#bad hair day#loveismyrevolution#limr#fandom friends#fandom love#fanfic writers#fan artists
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WS Chapter 51- Growing Pains
Previous Chapter
Masterpost
yeah....getting close to the end, all the pieces are starting to come together. Next WS will be another part of Feral Friendship, but afterwards its one last stretch to chapter 60!
Red belongs to @theguardiansofredland
Ecto belongs to @cooler-cactus-block
“Is it supposed to be all warm like this?” Red skips forward, offering up the massive shell to Avon. “Is this normal for a dragon egg?” He gasps. “Does it have a fever? It rained last night, did we leave it out?”
Avon brushes her fingers over the smooth black egg, smiling and shaking her head. “I don’t feel anything different. Dragons are pretty hardy creatures, I’m sure it’s not sick.”
“How could it even get sick through the shell? I don’t think that’s how that works.” Ecto adds, peering closer. Smattered across the black shell, dark purple flecks dot the surface like stars in the night sky. Ecto leaps back, surprised by a sudden pulse of the purple flecks, blinking bright purple for half a second. When she looks up, none of the others seem to have noticed. Maybe it was just her imagination.
They’re wandering again, not just running. Looking for a place to make their stand, put their arms into the fight and call on help of their friends and other people who call this world home. People who want to protect their biomes, their habitats. People who value the unique world they live in. From there, they can enter the hermit world and gather the allies they’ve amassed there, and all their wondrous knowledge of redstone and building.
They need more than just three feral idiots. They need more than any builder, or redstone engineer, or potion master, or adventurer, or monster could ever offer on their own. They need them all, and then some. This isn’t just about revenge for the wanderers’ lost homes, it’s defending everyone’s home.
Red holds the egg close to her body, stepping carefully with such a precious load in her hands. While they walk, Red regales the unborn dragon with stories from her own youth. Stories of pirates and mermaids, adventure and romance. Sometimes, she swears she can feel the dragonling react. A twitch of the egg, a heartbeat of light against the shell. Red remembers loving stories as a baby, so she hopes the baby dragon will like her stories as well.
“If only you had met Mama Gummi, Jessie.” Red whispers. “She told stories better than me. Made up her own, and she was so calm and gentle it would just rock you asleep with the current. I...I never got to meet your mommy. Avon loved her, though. She sounds like a really cool dragon, and an awesome mom. I don’t know how she took care of an egg for a thousand years all on her own.” Red laughs, looking forward at Ecto and Avon in front of him.
He leans in, rubbing the cool shell, feeling warmth move across the night sky at his fingers. “But you do have us. We aren’t exactly a normal family, but that’s what makes us so fun and unique. It’s how we work together so well. You’ll have me, and all my stories and great cooking. I can teach you to swim, and how to build. You’ll have Ecto, and all her clever ideas and fun jokes. She’ll teach you how to survive anything, whether it’s a harsh environment or an enemy base. And you’ll have Avon, another dragon. She can teach you to fly and...uh, whatever else dragons do.”
Ecto stretches her arms out, stopping the other wanderers in their tracks. Framed by the oak tree forest, they can see grassland stretch beyond them, The plains dry the wind from the ocean to their left, turning the opposite biome into a dry desert. “This is the place. This is where we make our stand.”
“This is where we fight.” Avon whispers. Wind catches through the leaves, blustering their hair and clothes. Ecto and Avon look like fighters, standing at attention. Ecto’s scarves and Avon’s cloak billow in the breeze, unfurling like flags.
Red isn’t ready to fight. Sure, he’s taken on phantoms and pillagers, but neither of those can be talked down. Phantoms prey without thought, and pillagers' minds have been corrupted by the same illness that turns their skin pale and grey. But these hellspawns… Red’s seen them think, seen them argue and laugh. Just like his friends. “Do you...do you think there’s any way we could show the hellspawns that balance is good? That difference is good?”
Ecto slips down the hill, feet never faltering as the dirt cascades beneath. Avon holds out her hand, taking the egg and fluttering to the ground below. Red picks her way down, squeaking as a rock comes free and she goes tumbling to the bottom. Avon and Ecto both give her grim looks. “I don’t think they can be talked to, Red. They only see violence, attacking people as the only means of solution.”
“You saw what they did to our homes, to their own homes even. Don’t you want them to pay for all that destruction?” Ecto knows exactly how to get him riled up. To think of Mama Gummi, and the other guardians. The dying reef. Fire flares in Red’s gut, before his heart and mind extinguishes the anger.
“If only we could talk to them. Show them what kindness can do.” Red has no clue how they’d do that, but he wishes they could try all the same. He finds his hands rubbing along the cool gilded skin of the statue Scar gave him, relieving stress along Fred’s adorable nose and glittery eyes.
The wanderers set up camp at the juncture of the four biomes, camp tucked into the trees. Ecto disappears into the sand, the only way that the others know where she’s gone is by the pillars that begin to appear. Red leaps into the ocean, refreshed by the rocking waves and reinvigorated by the coral reef beneath. He starts chasing after fish, grabbing them with daggered claws and teeth. And Avon stays with the egg, drawing up a map of the terrain around them.
By evening, a basic plan has been built. Avon strategizes, but Ecto offers ideas and solutions when Avon’s mind can’t think of any other way. And Red offers up support, defensive lines and traps. Helping however he can. They plot through dinner, until the fire is the only light across the dirt and sand around them. Illuminating three faces, and one egg.
Red crawls over to the large shell, the egg soaking in all light that hits the black color and not letting it free. Avon watches over one wing, but she trusts Red with Jeane’s child. Ecto and Avon go back to planning.
“I have a really good story tonight.” Red whispers, and begins to spin her tale. A story she hardly remembers, but with each word that crosses her lips the memory begins to fade back from the edge of existence. It was a story she knew before any other story. A story she knew before Mama Gummi. Told by people she can’t remember, faces obscured by time and the young age which she lost them.
As Red tells the story, weaving his own pieces, it catches the attention of Ecto and Avon. Both tired and dealing with matching headaches, they’re drawn to the easy, gentle voice of their friend. Listening to the story, watching Red’s face grow as he remembers more. He can remember their voices- one calm and deep like the bottom of the ocean, the other bouncy and full of life like a vibrant coral reef- but he can’t remember the faces that accompany them. Just ghosts whispering the story across his mind.
The story ends, and Red looks up to find both Ecto and Avon have fallen asleep. Flopped on top of one another, Ecto’s hood fallen back and almost suffocating Avon beneath her. The call of the cuddle puddle is too loud to ignore, and Red swoops in between both, holding the egg close like a toy. Protecting it with his arms as his fin stretches across Ecto like a blanket.
It wasn’t a cold night, but the wanderers remained together. So long wandering, searching for somewhere to make their stand, it was a relief to lay back and not think of walking more in the morning.
But the morning is not peaceful. Red wakes with a start, grasping the tough egg shell as it rocks in his hands. He feels like he can hear his own heartbeat in his ears, but his chest isn’t pulsating as quickly as the noise is. No, the beating sound matches the way the egg illuminates and darkens, purple spots glowing and fading to the thrum. Red scrabbles to his feet, setting the egg down. Horror crosses his face as he sees a small crack in the shell. It’s so thin, but to Red it might as well be a ravine. Panic strikes through Red, tears already welling in his eyes as he realizes what’s happened.
He broke the egg. An egg that has been protected for a thousand years, survived being kidnapped and thrown into lava, and he cracks it in his sleep. Red’s breath quickens, each intake of air quickly dispelled back out as the horror, the guilt sets in. He killed the egg. Jeane’s only child, the last dragon. He brought extinction in his ignorance. All while he was asleep.
Red needs Avon. She scrambles over Ecto, who just tips to the side and continues to snore, grabbing Avon by the shoulders and shaking him. “Avon, Avon wake up! The egg has an ouchie! We have a problem!”
Avon’s kick narrowly misses hitting Red, but pulling her wings up over her head as she buries deeper into sleep does manage to get Red off her. “I’m going to give you an ouchie if you keep yelling.”
Red feels tears fall from her cheeks, and she dares to anger the dragon again. Avon has to wake up. “Avon please wake up I think the egg is dead.”
That does the trick. The two knock heads as Avon sits straight up, sending both reeling back from the collision. Avon recovers almost immediately, rolling to her feet. Hunter’s eyes scan the clearing, before she slides across to the egg. Holding it close. Behind Red, Ecto mumbles out of sleep, sitting up and rubbing her eyes free of the dreams that trapped her. They both watch as Avon runs a finger along the thin crack.
The crack grows, and the egg shakes. A whimper escapes Red, but Avon doesn’t seem worried. In fact, she picks the egg up, moving it closer to Ecto and Red. “It’s not cracked. It’s hatching.”
That wakes Ecto up. It’s not every day she gets to witness a thousand year old dragon egg hatch. The crack fractures, spindling outward like a spider’s web across the pulsating shell. It rocks against the ground, Avon wrapping her wings to lift it back to center. The other two peer over her shoulder, gazing between the miracle of life before them, and the strangely domestic mood that is written across Avon’s face. She may be the wanderer that keeps the other two from getting into deep trouble, but Red knows she’s a horrible cook and even worse babysitter. This is about as gentle he’s ever seen her.
A small flake of the thick, hard shell falls away, and out peeks a tiny black nose. It disappears back into the confines of the egg, leaving the wanderers with their breaths held. The egg rolls back, then rocks forward. The shell breaks open as the newborn dragon smashes a hole with it’s stubby horns, tumbling over it’s wet, grey wings and landing belly to the morning sun.
Red squeals, eyes filled with love at the sight. A baby dragon, it’s the cutest thing he’s ever seen. Stubby black legs and sharp grey claws wave in the air, gelatinous wings flapping uselessly against the ground. Ears way too large for the tiny, scaly face flop and slap against the baby dragon’s bright purple eyes as it shakes dirt free of it’s crown. Avon scoops the dragonet up, cradling the newborn in her wings as it chirps and struggles to it’s feet.
“Welcome to the world, little one.” Ecto whispers, watching the dragon nestle into Avon’s arms. It’s legs can’t quite hold its weight, and it’s wings are more like sails than methods of flight. The only thing rigid about the newborn dragon is it’s spines, but even those are tiny purple nubbins across the midnight black scales. All the way down to it’s tail just peeking out from under Avon’s arm.
The dragonet gains some confidence, peering out of Avon’s motherly cradle to see the others in its presence. The baby tilts its head, ears flopping to the side as piercing purple eyes stare at the world around it. Taking in the new sights. And it begins to chirp and squeak, tiny claws scrabbling against Avon’s clothes. The baby flops to the ground behind Avon, crawling towards Ecto and Red. Never ceasing it’s chatter the whole way. “You’re a talkative one, aren’t you?”
“She needs a name.” Avon tries to pick up the dragonet, but the little girl already has a taste for adventure. Not even able to walk, no more than a few minutes old, and she wants to see the world. Another wanderer.
“Jessie.” Red whispers, reaching out. He’s careful as he caresses the soft scales at the baby’s chin, helping the newborn lift her head to gaze beyond the ground. It’s not exactly tiny, but after seeing how big her mother was, this is adorable. She’s about the size of a cat, wings and ears already disproportionately larger than the rest of her.
“Jessie?” Avon questions, rolling the name on her tongue. Ecto helps the dragonet into her arms, cradling her like a prized cactus. Watching white teeth glimmer as the baby coos and nuzzles into the scratchy fabric of Ecto’s clothes.
“Yeah...I’ve been calling it that for a few days. I felt like the egg deserved a name, even if we didn’t know when it would hatch or what gender it’d be. So I thought of a neutral name. Jessie.” Red shrugs, watching the dragonet crawl into Ecto’s hood, making herself comfortable. A tiny puff of smoke rises from little nostrils as the newborn cuddles. She already has all three wanderers wrapped around her claw, eyes almost tearing up at something so cute. A baby dragon, seeing the world for the first time. Experiencing life for the first time. “And… it starts with a J, like Jeane did. To… to remember her mother.”
Avon pets the dragonet in Ecto’s hood, the purple eyes starting to droop asleep. Red wonders how exhausting it must be to hatch out of a shell. But Avon smiles, watching as Ecto reaches around and pets between the baby’s ears. “Hello Jessie.”
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The Gelfling Clans Listed Most to Least Generic
Basically I’ve ranked the Seven Clans on how “basic” they are when it comes to how they’re portrayed in their fantasy world.
1. Stonewood
While I love the Stonewood clan (it gave us Rian, Maudra Fara, Ordon, Kylan and Jen how could anyone not just for the sake of those characters?), the way they look and what they’re known for are your garden variety characteristics in most fantasy civilizations; woodland warriors, dress in everyday forest tones like brown... just different shades of brown, live in little stone cottages, some are farmers, and they love their alcohol. This is something a lot of fantasy narratives have in common when it comes to portraying certain villages/clans. The Stonewood do have their highlights, like the greenish-blue streaks in their dark hair, but they’re the most vanilla of all the clans, based off appearance and behavior.
2. Spriton
They’re pretty basic for the same reasons as the Stonewood, they’re warriors and farmers and they dress the part very well, they live in the forest/plains in little cottages, they almost look exactly like the Stonewood if not for the red/orange tones in their clothes. The biggest reason they’re only second to the Stonewood is because they have their own magic; their vliyaya revolves around dream-stitching, dream-etching, and weaving.
3. Vapra
I’ll give the Vapra points for having style, but the way they act and look (based on physical features) is just such a highly comprehensive portrayal of high-class subjects in a fantasy world; snooty, prejudiced, boot-licking white merchants and courtiers who take pride in their positions and proudly look down on others. And of course they’re deemed the “most cultured” and smartest of all the clans, given they can read and write. If you ask me, they’re really just the most privileged. The only other factors besides their hair and clothing styles that make them somewhat unique is again, their vliyaya, which apparently allows them to turn themselves almost invisible, and their hair colors; pure white with lilac highlights or jet black. There’s even a background Gelfling with straight up blue hair.
4. Grottan
The Grottan are totally different from all surface Gelfling, with their green skin, large black eyes and white hair (except for that background Gelfling who seems to have more brown and pink than white), plus the creatures they herd and tend to are giant multi-eyed worms with butts that apparently make comfortable clothing. The fact that they live underground and haven’t come out for centuries is a pretty interesting concept, but they’re still kind of your average farmers and, dare I say it, peasants. What’s a fantasy world without poor subjects who are the most frowned-upon civilians when they have literally done nothing wrong? They serve as the sharpest contrast to the Vapra.
5. Drenchen
I find the Drenchen to be freaking awesome in general, they're one of my top favorite clans. The designs of these Gelfling are incredible; they're the only clan who style their hair in dreadlocks, and they can breathe underwater which has a lot to do with the fact that they live in a swamp of all places. Their skin tone is also unique, like the Grottan they have more of a greenish tint to their complexions, but it's tinted brown and more like a clay shade compared to the light tones of the Grottan. They also live in treehouses (definitely more convenient for a swampy terrain), domesticate flying eels, and have vliyaya that can heal, I mean how cool is all that?! The generic side to them is, again, the whole forest warrior concept, but other than that, the Drenchen are this low on the list because of all the reasons above. Not to mention they give us characters like Naia, Gurjin, and Maudra Laesid, who are the epitome of badass.
6. Sifa
The Sifa are the closest thing to your average shady pirates obsessed with jewels and other shiny trinkets, but they’re also Soothsayers, Far-Dreamers and they really dress to impress (trust me just read Tides of the Dark Crystal and you’ll know what I’m talking about). They’re also very nomadic, and take to sailing the Silver Sea looking for adventure if they’re not in Cera-Na. The thing that makes them stand out most from the rest of the clans is how diverse they are, which is ironic given the xenophobia surrounding the other clans (maybe minus the Grottan, though they have their nicknames for above-ground Gelfling). The Sifa are essentially the melting pot of Gelfling society, taking in anyone who can handle their lifestyle, no matter who they are. The Sifa are the most welcoming and accepting Gelfling in all of Thra, even with stereotypes of their own.
7. Dousan
The Dousan are by far the most extraordinary Gelfling. I don’t think there is anything generic about them, there’s nothing like them in any fantasy story I’ve ever known, or at least not that I can remember. First note is their appearances: intricate face paint/tattoos, heavy, bold blue robes that conceal pretty much their entire bodies, bones and colorful beads in their hair and clothes... we haven’t seen very many Dousan characters with their hair showing but it seems they definitely have plenty of diversity when it comes to hair in terms of style and color, that is if most of them have much hair to begin with (reminder that according to the books some Dousan shave parts of their head, and I stand by my theory that Maudra Seethi is bald). Second, their culture could not be more different from the other clans; there are many real-world cultures/religions that associate with the cycle of life and death, I’m sure, but the Dousan approach to it is just beautiful. They are accused of solely worshipping death but we can tell based on Rek’yr’s intro alone that they have an even greater respect for life. Third, their homeland is just mind-blowing in it of itself; a desert with shifting sands that can’t be crossed on foot covered in crystal architecture as well as a Wellspring, which is the only place with actual plant life and a lake with trees (not very common in deserts at all). That is also the place where the Dousan socialize the most, basically the Cera-Na of the Crystal Desert; it’s where the Dousan gather when called to, otherwise being completely nomadic much like the Sifa. Their domesticated creatures are also absolutely amazing; the Crystal Skimmers are by far one of the best creatures in the entire show, even if they do really just look like giant manta-rays. They can fly though, apparently able to ride the heat waves of the desert climate. Lastly, the Dousan also seem to be one of the friendlier and welcoming clans next to the Grottan and Sifa. I mean, Rek’yr willingly approached a random group on the edge of the Crystal Desert including two Drenchen, a Spriton, Stonewood, Grottan, Vapra, and a Podling, and didn’t say a single damn thing about it, simply offering condolences, and help to the ones who wished to travel further. I’m sure he acknowledged that Rian and Hup didn’t exactly trust him, but he paid it no mind, and still took them to where they needed to go without much question.
I’m going to stop myself there. I think I wrote more than intended but I’ve come to accept that’s just how I am. So there you have it! The Seven Clans listed from the most conventional to the most outstanding.
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Do you like bacon? I’m not as wild about it as I used to be, but I’m still definitely into the whole put-bacon-on-everything schtick and I have no problem trying out novelty items that put bacon in donuts, or oatmeal, or cake, or whatever it is haha.
Have you ever wished for something to come true and it did? I mean, yes. It’s ranged from something as simple as “I wish it rains today,” to something as big as wishing that the person I like liked me back.
Do you like Rammstein? I’m familiar with the name but I’m not necessarily a fan.
Do you know a friend of a friend? Yes. I used to drink with Angela’s friends from arki. We never ended up being close but they were always great people to have a few drinks with.
Do you smile for no reason? I usually smile for a reason.
if somebody paid you a million dollars to get a green mohawk would you? Sure. I only stay at home anyway and that makes this whole thing not that big of a deal, honestly.
Ever had a BLT? Did you like it? It’s too basic a sandwich for me, but I wouldn’t turn it down if it were the only option available. I’d still remove the tomatoes, though; I never liked those in my burgers or sandwiches.
Are you in College? Not anymore; I graduated a few months ago.
Have you ever been to a State Fair? We don’t have those here, first of all because we don’t have states haha.
Do you like Youtube? I enjoy a number of YouTube channels and I certainly visit the site everyday, but I don’t like the way the corporation itself runs their website. It’s since become very different from what YouTube used to be.
If so whats your favorite channel? At the moment it’s Good Mythical Morning, but I also have a number of other subscriptions like BuzzFeed (for their Worth It series), First We Feast, Try Guys, PewDiePie, Anthony Padilla, Anna Park, a couple of channels dedicated to pro wrestling, some eating ASMR channels, among others.
Do you enjoy compulsively cleaning electronics? Can’t say I do.
What is your favorite small dog breed? Are beagles considered small dogs? I love them.
Do you smell bacon cooking? Nopes but I do have a dark chocolate macadamia cookie from Starbucks beside me that I can faintly smell.
Have you ever bitten anything for any unknown reason? What was it? I like biting on straws, but that’s about it I think.
Do you like the movie "The Master Of Disguise"? I don’t think I’ve heard of it before.
What is the closest thing to you thats red? A paper bag under my desk that holds all the artsy stuff I’ve bought over the years, like my coloring books and paintings.
Have you ever gone into a toystore just to play with the toys? That’s always made me feel like a freeloader haha, so I never go to toy stores just for that purpose. I’d sometimes play with whatever exhibits they have, but I make sure to go through the different toy sections too.
When was the last time you went through a Mcdonalds Playplace? Maybe when I was 5 ot 6 maybe? I went to Burger King’s playground way more often since we dined there more. Also, there were always fewer kids so it was more fun to play there.
Do you have an annoying dog? Cooper’s a beagle, who are notoriously big balls of energy, and so there are days I just can’t keep up with his energy and for those moments I do have shorter patience with him. It’s really not his fault, though.
What was the first comic book you ever had an obsession over? I was never into comic books. I tried for a long time because my two favorite wrestlers are into them, but just couldn’t jump on that train.
Do you like kids pop-up books? Loved them as a kid but I was never obsessed enough to have them for my own. I was content reading pop-up books in the school library.
Does anybody else think bugs are cool and interesting? I’m sure there are tons of people out there, but not me.
What kind of toothpaste do you use? Colgate.
Do you own a pair of striped socks? I don’t think so, no.
What is the most random thing in your bedroom? An inflatable pig.
In a normal conversation do you slip out Latin? LOL no. I don’t think I’ve done that before, unless I was singing something in Latin on purpose.
Can you sing? No. I’m not tone-deaf, but I’m not anywhere near decent either.
If so, what is the highest note you can reach? -
Have you ever been to the cream cheese capital of the world? I don’t know which one that is.
Was this survey random? Enough for me to have a good time with it, yes.
Have you ever been in a parade? I’ve been to several Pride marches if they count.
What is your mothers, mothers maiden name? I don’t actually remember haha, so I wouldn’t be able to share it anyway. It’s a very Chinese-sounding name, though; that much I can share.
Do you have a different hairstyle? No. I just have bangs, which a lot of people already have.
Am I annoying yet? I don’t feel annoyed, so you’re good.
Do you like soybeans? I haven’t had actual soybeans. < Same, but I’m sure I like food products that have soybeans in them or are made out of soybeans.
Do you press buttons just to see what they do? Hahahahahahahaha yes that’s me, I’m that person with the restless fingers.
Do you still play pokemon? I never got into the video games because I was never any good at strategy-based games, but I did play Pokemon Go for a while especially when I was in freshman year of college. Overall, I was mostly into the anime.
What is your favorite pokemon? Jigglypuff.
Have you ever put blue streaks in your white cats hair? I have a white dog, but I wouldn’t do this to him even if you gave me dog-friendly dye. Just not my preference.
Are you blond? Nope.
Does it bother you when people have a collar turned up? No.
Are your nails painted? If so, what color? If not, do you like nail polish? They’re never painted. No, I personally don’t see the appeal of nail polish for myself but you do you.
Are you awesome? I’ll let other people be the judge of that.
As a kid did you like Barney, Baby Bop, or DJ more? Wasn’t it BJ? Anyway, I liked him the most, then Barney. I found Baby Bop way too whiny.
Have you been to the Bzoink Forums yet? I just go there to look for surveys. I don’t actually try out the other features.
Does any key on your computer and or laptop stick? No.
Does fire excite you? Fuck no lmao, I’m terrified of fire.
Have you ever sung in a choir? Never.
Do you go to church? Until March this year, I had attended mass every Sunday all my life. When Covid hit, we started watching YouTube recordings at home. So yeah, no escape.
Have you ever had a theme (pirate, ninja, civil war) day? Like, in school? Yeah we had a themed day in high school once. I forgot what the actual theme was but I remember going as Lara Croft. In college, we used to go with color-coordinated outfits for Valentine’s Day, e.g. people who had dates can wear red, those who are single can wear black, those in complicated relationships can wear brown, those who had crushes but can’t have them can wear yellow, etc. It wasn’t an official rule, of course, but it was always fun for those who chose to join haha.
Can you touch your tongue to your nose? Nopes.
Have you ever been to Philadelphia PA? No. It has an amazing reputation for being a passionate wrestling city though; it’d be cool to go there and see a local show or two.
Do you think Orlando Bloom is hot? He’s not unattractive, but I just never had a crush on him.
Do you think Twilight is over-rated? At some point I think it was, but it also got (and continues to get) so much hate that I think that has since been able to balance out the initial overrated-ness of it.
When was the last time you where sick? what did you have? I had a UTI in May, which I never would’ve known if I didn’t take a urine test because all I got was a high fever that never went away. Peeing was never painful for me during that time and my kidney region never hurt either.
What is your favorite number? 4.
Look at your toes. Sure.
If you are a girl do you hate girl drama? Idk what you mean by that. I never grew out of liking gossip, though.
If you are a guy do you hate girls who prolong the drama? -
ZZZ, im tired....are you? A little, but I have coffee so I might stay up for a bit because it’s Fridayyyyyyy.
Favorite indie music group? alt-J.
Have you ever pet a monkey? I don’t think I have.
Have you ever ridden a camel? Nopes.
Have you ever punched somebody? Never to hurt someone.
Do you like cupcakes? Love them.
Orange or lemon flavoring? Depends on what I’m consuming. I like orange chewy candies, but I like lemonade juice too.
Can you sing opera? Not a chance.
Touchpads or Mouse's? Touchpad.
Have you ever been to a Disney theme park? Nope, I haven’t.
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La Catrina Part 2
Electric Boogabo
Marinette still felt she had stepped into some sort of bizarre alternative universe.
With Lila gone, her evil influence was slowly but surely being lifted of her classmates. Everyone was friends with everyone again, and now Chloe was behaving… well, like herself, but she didn’t go out of her way to antagonize everyone else. She had even complained when she learned Marc had a different lunch time than them! Marinette hoped she wasn’t developing a crush on Marc… that would be awkward… Her friendship with Adrien had also changed, she no longer called him ‘Adrikins’, nor she clinged to him (Although she did when she saw other girls try to get into his personal space). Sabrina and Alix were also hanging out, which was a bit weirder, but Alix carefree personality seemed to gel well with Sabrina’s anxiousness.
What was weirder was when she arrived today (Late as usual) she learned that Kim and Alix had somehow started a very heated argument about which one of their Akumas would win in a fight. Marinette knew Timebreaker had killed several of them, but since she erased that, Timebreaker was a bit less menacing. Dark Cupid was a bit more specialized, and being a long ranged akuma, it was hard to determine which one would win.
“Timebreaker just needs to touch Dark Cupid and he’ll be gone!”
“She would need first to catch him, duh!”
Marinette found it amusing, but very healthy that they were talking about their akuma versions in the third person.
“Lady Wifi would be able to stop him without breaking a sweat”
“What? You too Alya?” asked Kim incredulous. Now his Dark Cupid had to fight TWO akumas.
“The Bubbler could also catch him in a bubble”
“Oh, c’mon, don’t be all ganging up on me like that!”
“Evillustrator could delete the bubble and Lady Wifi’s cellphone” said Nathaniel. Kim basically ran to bear hug him, making the tomato kid blush as red as his hair.
“I knew someone would be on my side”
“Well, Gamer has a 95% chance of winning with his giant robot stomping on them” added Max, clearly jealous of the attention Kim was giving to Nathaniel.
“Pfft, Stoneheart would be able to break that little toy in two seconds flat!”
“And then Reflekta would convert anyone into a clone of herself, negating their own powers.”
“And Princess Fragrance would control them anyway”
“Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous! Antibug had all the powers of Ladybug, and since Ladybug defeated all of them, Antibug would be able to defeat all of them too, it’s basic math.”
None of them really knew what they had done as Akumas, so all of them were second hand accounts, some with video backup, and some without, so they couldn’t really dispute what Chloe has said.
“But Vanisher could totally sneak up on Antibug” Surprisingly, it was Alix who was encouraging Sabrina, who blushed a bit. “Or Horrificator could eat her or stop her with that weird goo thing.” Mylene smiled at that. “Hey, what about you Marinette? I bet your akuma form is crazy powerful”
Everyone looked at Marinette expectantly, but she just looked like a deer in highlights.
"Uh..."
Fortunately for her, the bell rang and Miss Bustier entered the classroom, and everyone dropped the subject and went to their seats.
“That was a close one” said Nathaniel in a low voice when Marinette took her seat at his side. Marinette looked at him. Was he referring to the Akuma competition or the reason why she couldn’t allow herself to have an Akuma form, namely, that she was Ladybug? Maybe he was talking about Kim holding him too tight.
With that and the Lilakuma incident, she couldn’t help but think that Nathaniel knew more than he was letting on. Rooster of enlightenment, indeed.
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Marc approached Marinette when school was over. He made sure Nathaniel wasn’t with her.
“Marinette!” Yelled the black haired teen from the other side of the road, which caused Marinette to get distracted and almost hit a lamppost.
“Hey Marc! Didn’t see you today at school. Nathaniel missed you” Marinette winked, and Marc blushed at the mention of his crush.
“Really? What did…? No wait, I HAVE to ask you for a HUGE favor!”
“Where do we hide the body?”
“No, not this time. I want to ask Nathaniel on a date, but I’m getting cold feet and…”
“… wait… you’re not dating already?”
“… wha… No, we’re not!... did he say something?”
“No, I just guessed… You’re always hanging out with each other… hell, he invited you to the picnic my class organized”
“Because it was in your honor and I’m your friend? Anyway, my friend Gabriella told me we can go to the Dia de Muertos Festival her family is offering and I thought we can go on a double date, even if they don’t know is a date, me with Nathaniel and you with Adrien.”
“Whaaaaaat?” Marinete.exe had stopped working. “He wouldn’t, would he? I mean maybe we can have a date, but what if he doesn’t…”
“I already asked him”
“What? What did… wait, you hate Adrien”
“Pffft, of course not!”
“You painted a moustache on him in one of my posters”
“Because I thought you would like him with facial hair?”
“… ok, he would look hot, but that’s not the point. You also gave him an eye patch.”
“Because he would make an awesome pirate... Look, I’m not his biggest fan, but if you like him I’m supporting you 1000%, and I told him that if he wanted our forgiveness he would go with us to a festival to have lots of funs and probably some mild indigestion.”
“Yeah, I’m not going to go overboard on the tamales again.”
“So… you in or what?”
Marinette thought for a moment. Ever since the Lilapocalypse her crush had diminished to manageable levels, and she was able to talk to Adrien like a normal person… like a Good Friend™… Maybe it was time to take the next step, and help Marc while she was at it.
“Sure, let’s go!”
“Awesome! We’ll coordinate everything with Aurore and the others, see you tomorrow!
Marinette got her spirits high, SHE WAS HAVING A DATE WITH ADRIEN! But now duty called, and she went to Master Fu house for tea time and her miraculous lesson.
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“Red is called ‘Daring’ and will allow me to resist high temperatures, it is ideal for the desert or if we ever fight in a volcano or a fire based akuma.”
“Very good Marinette, you are a expert on the potions already!” Wayzz congratulated Marinette floating happily around her.
Marinette smiled. She was DYING to try some of the potions, especially the pink one, which would allow her to fly, or the purple one, which would make her look like something out of ‘Saint Seiya’.
Master Fu smiled. “I know we have been doing this all in theory, and the potions shouldn’t be taken lightly, but it is in our best interest to be on guard and don’t take Hawk Moth lightly.”
He went to the phonograph, and invited Marinette to open it. She did it with some nervousness, as it was the first time she had done it on her own.
“Marinette Dupain-Cheng, we have never started a fight, nor we will escalate one, but times are dire and I’m afraid it will come a time when Lucky Charm will direct you here and the Akuma won’t let you. Choose wisely for an extra miraculous to have on hand for a partner you can trust.”
Marinette looked at the miraculous on the box, displayed in front of her. Having the Bee hairpin would probably be the easiest, since everyone knew Chloe was Queen Bee… but as good as Chloe was behaving later, they weren’t hanging out other than at school. Alya and Nino… the Fox and the turtle... They did hang out a lot, and if this had been a month ago, she would have picked the Fox Miraculous without a second thought… but now… She picked the Rooster cufflinks. His powers were a bit more overspecialized, but she knew that she could count on Nathaniel. And she also was still wondering if he did know her secret or she was being too paranoid.
“This one”
“A good choice. The Rooster of Enlightenment can be applied to many situations.” Marinette placed the cufflinks inside her purse, with Orikko materializing from them.
“Hello!”
“We might even need to make some granola bars infused with the transformation potions for Orikko”
Orikko’s eyes went huge. “I LOVE transformations! Especially when my holder flies! They always say that Roosters don’t fly hehe”
Marinette rolled her eyes, but it was too late to pick another kwami. She just hoped Cocorico would not become a pungeon master like Chat Noir.
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Thanatos Taunts Our Minds Without Our Consent
Word Count: 2949
TW: death, abuse, transphobia, cancer, i think thats it, if theres anything else sorry! let me know!
Notes: All my children have sad stories and Virgil just has to deal with all of it for always. Poor sons. All triggers were vague simplified references for the most part because the characters are so young. This is probably really bad and i probably did a bad job at explaining their stories but you know i love this and its done now so yeah.
Pairings: none, platonic analogical, prinxiety, and moxiety.
Summary: “Damn it! This kid needs to listen, he’s in so much pain, why won’t he just let go? Huh? Rem cut it out! PUT DOWN THOSE SCISSORS BEFORE YOU CUT YOUR ARM OFF!!!” Virgil is a grimm reaper and he has to save the soul of children every night. The past month has been making his life stressful as ever. he just needs Patton to come to Neverland soon.
“Damn it! This kid needs to listen, he’s in so much pain, why won’t he just let go? Huh? Rem cut it out! PUT DOWN THOSE SCISSORS BEFORE YOU CUT YOUR ARM OFF!!!” the Grimm started chasing his pixie friend around his room. After a few seconds the scissors fall, and the teen flew up and around to avoid them. He glared at the fairy as he landed and picked up the tools.
“you are obnoxious, you know that right?” tink tink tink “yeah yeah, exercise or something, listen, I don’t need to practice flying, I’ve been flying longer than you’ve been alive!” tink tink “what do you mean I haven’t flown for years? I’ve flown everyday for the past hundred thousand years you pest! At least I don’t need to bathe in dust everyday to continue flight” tink. “oh, shut up Remy.”
At that moment a quiet knock resonated through the large wooden room. The Grimm straightened and landed on the floor, touching it barely with one toe. He glared at the pixie before calling for the person to enter. The small creek of the door barely showed the small bit of blue hair peeking behind it, followed by little round glasses and a wash of bruises covering the body of the boy. A pinch of heartache stings in the Grimm, wishing that the marks from now 3 years ago would fade, yet still knowing they never would. He managed to plaster on a smile at the child, and sat on his knees, welcoming him in.
The boy smiled brightly and rushed into the arms of the teen, happily curling up in the warm hug given to him.
“why hello there Logan! How are you doing this fine morning? Are the others still playing nice? What have you come for young one?” the boy tightens his frail grip on the Grimm.
“Mr. Virgil! I saw you came back and I wanted to see you! I’m doing good, but Roman’s teasing me again. He painted my face blue earlier and said I matched my arms and legs.” Virgil frowned before smiling again, smaller this time.
“he doesn’t understand lo, he doesn’t know why you are all blue and so he’s reacting based on what he thinks. He doesn’t mean to hurt you. He really is a good kid, just like you!” Virgil ruffled the little boy’s hair and smiled wider at his childish giggles. “send him to me, I will talk to him about it. Don’t worry about it lo” Logan nods and gives one last squeeze before getting up and running to the door. He stops quickly, turns around, bows awkwardly, then runs out. The teen lets out a sigh and stands.
“who told him he needed to bow?” tink tink tink “ugh, Val and Thomas always have been ones for the dramatics. Little lo is so impressionable, geez, he was only 5! He should have turned 8 last week, but no, his parents- no, not right now, I can’t be getting so angry, Roman will be here soon and I’m not going to yell at him. Remy why is this job so hard?” tink “you know there’s a fly swatter right here if you really want to keep up with that mouth”
There’s a loud knock at the door and Virgil’s head whips to look at it and grant entrance. A taller kid walks in, looking worried. Virgil’s heart melts as he seats himself and beckons the child closer. The boy is slender, and has strong curves, matched with a pirate outfit that seemed too big at the ends and too small at the tops. His hair is long on one side and dyed bright red on the soft blonde locks, with no hair on the other side, shaved clean. The boy had his arms covering his chest tightly and protectively. He stepped inside and closed the door behind him as he walked up next to Virgil and sat across from him in a w sit while staring purposefully at the floor boards underneath him. Virgil adjusted into a criss cross and looked at the child who was still avoiding his gaze.
“Roman? Do you know why I called you here?” the boy shakes his head. “kiddo I need you to look at me ok?” he rises his head to look up at him through his hair. “so, you were teasing Logan about his arms and legs being blue earlier?” this caught Roman’s attention. His head was thrown up and his eyes looked terrified.
“NO!!! I mean, well, I guess, but I didn’t mean it in a mean way!!! He matched!!! It was just something I noticed and then I painted his face before I thought about it!!! He looks nice in blue and I- well I- I dunno… I wasn’t thinking I guess?” Virgil nodded and clicked his tongue to get Roman to look up again.
“do you know why his arms are like that Roman?” he shakes his head. “you know how when I found you your dad had thrown a shelf at you?” he nods. “for Logan, it wasn’t a one-time thing, having things thrown at him or being hit. The day I found him, he had been dealing with that for 5 years. Those black and blue marks were from where his parents hurt him” Roman gasps and covers his mouth as his eyes widen. “Unfortunately, this place pauses your body from aging, which means that those marks aren’t gonna leave him. Its not very good that you tease him on that. He’s not mad at you though, you know him, he doesn’t get angry very often and he doesn’t hold grudges. You know what he’d probably really enjoy?” Roman’s head tilts as Virgil summons a book, about 200 pages long. “if you read to him. I think you’d both really enjoy this one. Its about a secret and society protecting it from the bad guys and having to go on awesome adventures to keep the secret safe. Now, go and apologize and offer to read to him. You know you’re his favorite of the others, right?” Roman smiles and takes the book offered to him before giving him a big hug, bowing, and running out.
Tink tink tink tink “Remy I’m gonna throw you out the window.”
After that the rest of the day went rather normally and smoothly. That is until that night when he had to scoop up all those who had passed that day. 40,000 people every single day he had to convince to follow him. Adults were generally easiest, as well as super young or scared children. But at the end of the night he stopped at the little hospital room where a little boy with fluffy brown hair sat kneeling, trying desperately to watch the cartoon on the screen in front of him. Virgil flew in and sat on the uncomfortable bed before covering the little boys’ eyes asking in a spooky deep voice “guess who?” and the little kid giggled and swatted at his hands.
“Mr. Virgil!!! C’mon!!! I’m watchin tv!!!” Virgil smiles and laughs along with his eyes closed softly.
“now isn’t it a little late for little Patton’s to be up and watching tv?” he says while ruffling the boy’s hair. Surprisingly, he leaned into Virgil’s side.
“Mr. Virgil? Does my brain win against the super villain? Whys big bro so angry all the time? Ever since we moved here, he’s been grumpy. If I go with you will my head stop hurting? Can you help me?” Virgil wrapped his arm around him protectively.
“your brain can’t win Patton. But through your fight you’ll help the next person who has to fight it win. Your brother doesn’t know how to handle the fact that you’re gonna lose and that you’re hurting. Its hard for him to understand, but he loves you. He loves you so so much. If you come with me, you won’t have to fight the super villain anymore. They’ll leave you alone. I want to help you Patton, I really do, but I need you to follow me. Are you ready to go Patton?”
Patton coughs harshly and can’t look at his hand, now covered in blood. He nods, and Virgil helps clean him up and helps him get changed into his comfy outfit that isn’t the gown he’d been stuck in for months now. Jean shorts, a baby blue tank top with a cat hoodie over it, as well as thigh high gray and blue socks with his favorite white converse. Virgil brushes softly through his hair and pins it back with little barrettes. Virgil takes a look at the bed sadly, sitting there is the dying body of the boy in front of him. He waves his hand and tucks him in, he looks peaceful, the first time the kid has been at peace since he was 5. He douses Patton in pixie dust and pulls him through the window as he snaps his fingers to set off Patton’s monitor. He turns harshly back to Patton who’s flying, completely carefree even as his parents and siblings are alerted that they had finally lost him. They will be ok, they had prepared, they knew that the young boy wasn’t going to survive the massive tumor in his brain, but the loss of a child will never not hurt. He continued forward, the second star to the right, where everyone goes eventually, a place most call death.
After the long journey, they land on the beaches of neverland and Patton is quickly surrounded by all the lost children. Their excitement slightly scared Patton, but Logan snuck in between the bigger kids and looked at him quietly and curiously. The small boy picked up Patton’s hand and softly tugged him toward the shore as Virgil ushered the rest off to do some handiwork.
“look!” Logan says. “there’s a mermaid over there! Do you like mermaids? I like mermaids!” Logan sat down and messed with the water after seeing Patton’s nod of affirmation. “what’s your name? my names Logan! Mr. Vee saved me about 3 years ago! Did he just save you? Were you hurting too? Were your parents mean? Mine were super jerks, but I have cool marks that match my hair now, so I guess its alright.” He gestures at the bright blue and black stains littering his arms. “You wanna see some fairies?!”
“well uh, my name is Patton! I love fairies too!!! I dunno if he saved me, my parents were really nice!!! I was hurting, but that was the super villain in my head, that’s what mommy said. I got to wear a cool dress all the time which was cool!!! I’m sorry your parents were mean! When we go back, we can share mine!!! How old are you Logan? I’m 7!!!” Logan stills for a second then tilts his head.
“well I’m 5, or I was when he saved me! But what do you mean go back? We don’t go back! This is home now, you can be a lost boy!!! If you go back, your super villain will come back!!!” this causes Patton to start hyperventilating, he turns to Virgil who is pointedly looking away from him.
“M-MR VIRGIL I WANNA GO HOME!!! YOU SAID MY MOMMY AND DADDY WOULD BE WITH ME!!! PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME STAY I WANT TO SEE MY BROTHER!!!” Patton curls in on himself, and Logan backs away, scared at what he had done. Virgil walks over and kneels in front of the scared boy. He sets his hands on the kids’ tiny shoulder and hollowed cheek.
“Patton, I know you’re scared, but you can’t go back. This is where people who hurt go when it gets to be too much” Virgil pauses before sighing and continuing. “do you understand what death is kiddo?” he nods. “well I apologize, but you’ve died” Patton’s eyes widen. “this is where you go when you die. The last month I was trying to take you here, you were so very sick. You couldn’t eat, or walk, you were dying. My job is to get you before you suffer too long. You aren’t supposed to suffer. You won’t hurt here Patton. I promise you that everything is going to be ok now. Now, there’s a party to welcome you. Go on and have some fun. I have some more work to do, but I’ll be there soon” he cries into Virgil’s arms for a little bit longer before wiping his eyes and getting up.
“you promise?” Virgil nods. “…well, ok. Uh, bye then…” he walks over to Logan who smiles softly and grabs his hand and starts dragging him off to the center of the island.
Days like this are always hard for Virgil, but someone had to do it, and no one came around to relieve him of duty, so until then, he’d have to deal with it. Didn’t make the past 10,000 years any easier though. As Virgil walked over to his room, he sent his pens off to list all those who died that day. Though many in the world of the living will never know for certain who died when, Virgil kept a detailed list. He did a twirl as he changed out of his reaper robes and into his favorite outfit. He wore a tightly fitted purple plaid long sleeve with a patched jacket of the same colors but with a large storm cloud emblem on the back. He also wore ripped black skinny’s and dark purple converse. He lifted his hood and grabbed Remy as he left to the festival.
He walked up, seeing all the lost children celebrating and partying, even Patton dancing around. He let himself grin, at least he didn’t hate it here. He might even be able to have him become a lost boy. He stayed in the shadows, watching as his children introduced themselves one by one. He had missed most of them it seems, Roman being the only one left to go. He listened as he recounted his story.
“hello young Patton!!! I, am the great Roman, happily at your service. I have quite a story to tell. Now, I’ve been here for but a humble year. I was just 13 when I passed in such a horrible way. Now I was born as someone vile, her name shan’t be uttered, she had long golden locks and curves that were smooth like butter, but she was a witch! She wasn’t to be trusted, and I knew that. Since I was 6, I knew that she and I were opposite entities. When I turned thirteen, my loving parents, turned. They bore fangs and claws meant to rip me apart. They turned to foul predators for that night, I told them, I was Roman. I was a strong powerful man, and any who dare disagree would take me in a duel. They won, but they played dirty. They threw lamps, and tables, and knives. They were scared of me. But as I speak to you this very night, I tell you that Virgil, our caretaker, our beloved leader saved me. He swooped in, and before I felt the biting pain of the end, he swooped me away, and here, is more of a home than that ever was, because here is a place of love, unconditional. I know your story is tragic in a vastly different way, but I hope that neverland becomes your home as well” he bows and beckons Patton up on the podium. “go ahead and tell us your story darling. We are here to listen”
“oh! Um, hiya! My name is Patton, and I’m 7 years old” he clutches a stuffed dog that Virgil had replicated for him. “this is Mr. snuggles! Um, my story? Well, about three years ago I got really sick. My head hurt a lot and my emotions weren’t being good. My mommy told me about 2 years ago that I had a big bad super villain fighting my brain. And that my brain probably wasn’t strong enough to win. She said some more, but she was crying too much. We moved to this really big building and we had lots of roommates who were always checking on me. I guess we were staying with the doctors and the nurses. My parents and brother were always really upset at each other but were extra nice to me. About a month ago Mr. Virgil showed up. I didn’t wanna go, so I didn’t until tonight. My head hurt a whole lot and I could barely move, so I left with him. And now I’m here! Thank you guys for bein so nice to me!!! Is there gonna be more dancing?” the cheers erupt, and Logan is dragging Patton off to a chair with a bunch of books as Virgil shows himself and the crowd goes silent.
“hello lost children, and Patton, I see you’ve been having fun! Now that the festivities have commenced, I would like to offer a position in our ranks to Patton here. We have an elite group of brave kind-hearted kiddos who decide to join the lost children and protect the others from our enemies and those who seek to destroy what we’ve built. Would you like to be a lost boy dear Patton?”
“well uh, I dunno, that sounds scary, but um, s-sure! I’d be um, I’d be honored!”
“well that’s great news!!!” Virgil snapped and a cool sash and pin appeared around Patton’s shoulders as well as a hawk feather tucking itself in his hair. “in that case, let the party begin!”
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Fabulous Olicity Fanfic Friday - April 20th, 2018
Happy Friday! So this is my attempt to both thank awesome fanfic writers for their amazing work and offer my recommendations to anyone who is interested. Here are the fantastic fanfic stories I read this week! They are posted in the order I read them.
I'm Not Going Anywhere by @alanna-the-lionheart - Coda to 6x17. In the aftermath of his fight with John, and with the threat of impeachment looming over him, Oliver finds solace in his wife's arms. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14302242
Remarkable multi-chapter WIP by @tsukikomew - What if Oliver met Felicity during the pilot instead of episode 3? Oliver Queen is back and determined to save his city. While the Hood sets off to take down evil and crime, Oliver Queen finds himself drawn to her. As the Hood makes a name for himself, Oliver has to decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save his city. A complete retelling of Season 1, 1 chapter per episode. https://archiveofourown.org/works/7011949/chapters/15967018
Oliver v athleisure fashion choices by @machawicket - Post 6x18 So what happens when PostVertigo!Oliver realizes Felicity sprinted across town to save him? https://machawicket.tumblr.com/post/172899926342/oliver-v-athleisure-fashion-choices-so-what
The Hood Fantasy by HopeShannon3000 - Post 6x18 Oliver and Felicity give the old suit a new memory ;) https://archiveofourown.org/works/14307513
Surviving Nightmares by Ashkela - Post 6x18 - I just got this wild inspiration that Felicity saying, "I'm glue, baby," wasn't her quoting a previous time when she said it to Oliver, but rather the exact opposite. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14306814
Giving Up the Gun by @overwatchandarrow - Post 6x18 - A missing moment between Oliver and Felicity, set after Oliver talks to William at the end of 6x18 https://archiveofourown.org/works/14204022/chapters/33011916
The Story of Tonight multi-chapter WIP by @arrow-crack - Set in the Revolutionary War. Felicity, a rich daughter of General Smoak meets a strangely charming soldier under her father's command, Oliver Queen. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14073570/chapters/32423250
Another Chance at Love multi-chapter WIP by @smkkbert - It’s been almost two years since Oliver lost his fiancée Detective McKenna Hall when she died in the line of duty. He closed his heart to love ever since, unable or unwilling to give love another chance. That changes when he meets Felicity Smoak at the annual gala of the Starling City Police Foundation. Is he ready to give love another chance, though? http://archiveofourown.org/works/13561101/chapters/31119801
Elizabeth Grace Smoak multi-chapter WIP by @lynn8828 - What if Felicity and Oliver briefly had met before he got on the Gambit? Despite her best efforts, Felicity was unable to get in contact with the famous Oliver Queen after having a one night stand with him and getting pregnant with his child. After raising their child for five years after finding out that Oliver died on the Gambit, she finds out he is alive and knows that she needs to tell him about their daughter. But will he believe her? AMAZING STORY!! http://archiveofourown.org/works/13639371/chapters/31322715
A Soul Lost at Sea multi-chapter WIP by @tinaday3w - MAGNIFICENT regency romance where Oliver is a pirate who had returned to his previous life. http://archiveofourown.org/works/8181362/chapters/22297091
A Dance With The Devil multi-chapter WIP by @it-was-a-red-heeler - A Season Five re-write http://archiveofourown.org/works/13792770/chapters/31707645
No Substitutions by @wherethereissmoak - Prompt: How about a prompt where Oliver brings Felicity a decaf coffee? https://wherethereissmoak.tumblr.com/post/172952389517/looking-for-a-funny-fic-how-about-a-prompt-where
Just Need A Little Help by @alexiablackbriar13 - Post 6x18 - Oliver and Felicity attend a therapy session together, getting help to properly discuss the events of the episode, the pressures placed on them recently by team members leaving, and Oliver's issues with trust and abandonment. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14316366
Everything Not Lost by @foreverfelicityqueen -In an attempt to bridge the gap of team arrow, Quentin goes to talk with John. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14311035
Re-Arrow: Episode 1x14 by @lostolicityscenes - I said last time this is it! But I was wrong! Felicity finds out that Oliver is the vigilante. I wrote three short scenes between Diggle and Felicity filling in the blanks before Oliver woke up. This is episode 1x14 FS version. https://lostolicityscenes.tumblr.com/post/172940377526/re-airrow-episode-1x14-an-i-said-last-time
Will You Remember Me multi-chapter WIP by @jesileighs and @latinasmoak - After being attacked by a metahuman with the power to steal memories, Felicity learns that a lot can happen in six years. Even things that she once believed to be unthinkable. SO AWESOME! http://archiveofourown.org/works/13436049/chapters/30793386
You Thought I Left? Never (A Post 6x18 fic) by @wrldtravler - A what if scenario, Oliver and Felicity talk after Oliver's experience with Vertigo. https://wrldtravler.tumblr.com/post/172980815639/you-thought-i-left-never-a-post-6x18-fic
Untitled by @the-shy-and-anxious-fangirl - Reworked the 3x01 kiss https://the-shy-and-anxious-fangirl.tumblr.com/post/172987679206/things-from-my-journal-reworked-the-3x01-kiss
Above All Else multi-chapter WIP by shesimperfect_butshetries - A different take on episode 6x14: Rene shoots but Oliver jumps in front of Felicity. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14101470/chapters/32490537
Tempest multi-chapter WIP by @so-caffeinated and @dust2dust34 - Three years ago, tragedy struck Julianna Queen’s life. Now, she wears a mask and fights at her father’s side, looking for closure and justice as she tries to find a path to move forward with her life while holding on to her past. But that may a bit more complicated than she thinks… http://archiveofourown.org/works/13309731/chapters/30461850
Time for a Story multi-chapter WIP by @smkkbert - This fic shows Olicity and their life as a (married) couple with family. Although Olicity (and their kids) are the protagonists, other characters of Arrow and Flash make appearances. YOU NEED THIS STORY IN YOUR LIFE. http://archiveofourown.org/works/3912157/chapters/8757172
Too Much To Bare mult-chapter WIP by @geneshaven - Based on spec for the end of Season 6 Part 1: https://geneshaven.tumblr.com/post/173013546714/too-much-to-bare Part 2: https://geneshaven.tumblr.com/post/173046017454/too-much-to-bare Part 3: https://geneshaven.tumblr.com/post/173079924529/too-much-to-bare
Rainbow in the Dark multi-chapter WIP by @tdgal1 - The team is tracking a sex trafficking ring leading to an auction on a boat. Oliver has a PTSD attack resulting in understanding his true feelings for Felicity. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14345985/chapters/33110745
Home To You multi-chapter WIP by @the-shy-and-anxious-fangirl - Oliver Queen has never done what his family expected of him. He took a gap year after high school instead of going to college right away. He quit his fraternity sophomore year to join the student newspaper, switching his major from business to journalism. He became a photojournalist for a wire service instead of taking a place at Queen Consolidated. He went missing after six months instead of coming home for his sister’s twenty-first birthday. He survived five years of captivity in a war zone when everyone thought he was dead. He came home. But home didn’t have a place for him in it anymore. His parents were both dead, casualties of their own mistakes and a city they had turned against them. His sister was all grown up, the CEO of Queen Consolidated with a fiancé and a dog and a life of her own. Oliver didn’t belong in his old life, but there was nowhere else for him to go. He was a man without a home, without any way of finding one, until he stopped by the IT department of his sister’s company to get files off an old, battered memory card, and found a woman with curly blonde hair and bright, intelligent eyes chewing on a bright red pen and swearing at a computer screen. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12613188/chapters/28734552
Demons (I Think I've Lost My Mind) by @alexiablackbriar13 - He's still there. The Vertigo has completely cleared his system and test results prove that. But Oliver is still hallucinating Adrian Chase. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14330607
Real Love (Is Never a Waste of Time) multi-chapter WIP by @callistawolf - Oliver and Felicity are CEOs who are more partners than they are rivals, but they still bicker whenever they meet up. Constantly pestered by their families and board members, they turn to each other for a simple solution. But marriage is never simple, especially when these two are involved. When Oliver's younger sister decides to hold her much-anticipated wedding on a tropical island and insists her brother and his wife attend, will the island paradise prove to be the tipping point in their carefully balanced relationship? https://archiveofourown.org/works/13604955/chapters/31233603
Re-Airrow 1x15 by @lostolicityscenes - This scene takes place before a scene with Oliver and McKenna where he asks her out on a second date. In it he tells her, “I lost the part of me that enjoyed being alive. Listening to music and eating a soufflé with a beautiful girl.” Here is episode 1x15 FS version. https://lostolicityscenes.tumblr.com/post/173067089062/re-airrow-episode-1x15-an-i-love-this
In Another Life (I Could be Your Man) multi-chapter WIP by @angelicmisskitty - Their lives couldn't be more different - and yet Oliver can't take his eyes off the beautiful blonde woman that leaves the subway every morning at 7.43am. There is something about her that makes him look up every morning - something that also makes him aware he'll never be good enough for her, or that she'd even notice him. He had no idea how much his life would change the day he rushed over to help her...Olicity AU - no Lian Yu, no saving the city (at least not in the way we know from Arrow :D ) LOVE LOVE, LOVE! http://archiveofourown.org/works/8944795/chapters/20475253
Periods, Timelines and Exclamation Points multi-chapter WIP by Izzyface - Felicity Smoak has a PLAN for her life. At 25, she is the youngest Director of IT in the history of Queen Consolidated and on track to be the next VP of Technology for the Fortune 250 company. But that’s before everything in her life starts to go haywire. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14062422/chapters/32395548
Aruba by WriteReal - Oliver and Felicity take a walk on a beach in Aruba. Fun ensues. NSFW. Not even remotely. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14356059
Don't Let Me Let You Go by katniss_annabeth_luna_mellark - She remembered the fear that spiked through her when she’d looked at that beeping tablet and saw that little dot blinking, on the move. The idea of Oliver going out into the field alone…That was something she wouldn’t, couldn’t get used to. Oliver had ranted and raved at John about how he didn’t like the idea of anyone doing just that, going into a fight without backup. She doubted he would be able to see the irony of his latest plan, not tonight at least. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14359584
Empty Gold (If the Morning Light Don't Steal Our Souls) by @fellicityqueen - Post 1x15, after their run in with the Dodger, Oliver just wants to find a way to make Felicity feel better and Felicity needs a way to regain control. https://archiveofourown.org/works/14359740
Rumor Has It multi-chapter WIP by @bindy417 - Rumor has it that Queen Consolidated CEO Oliver Queen is having a steamy affair with his new executive assistant, Felicity Smoak. Set in Season 2, this collection of key moments told through outsiders' points of view chronicles how the office gossip of Oliver and Felicity's "relationship" began and spread throughout the company like wildfire. https://archiveofourown.org/works/13244397/chapters/30295965
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((So on top of this blog you've got like, 2 other AU askblogs too (and they're both amazing), so I was wondering, how many AUs do you have? For like. All of your fandoms? I'm very curious uwu))
((UHHHMMM LMAOOO
Honestly probably way too many to count but uh. Let’s see if I can remember them all
Be More ChillThis AU, of course!
My Life Tickets AU where Michael hands in a ticket in exchange for living for another day,
Cyber AU where Michael is Jeremy’s squip and manifests in any technology near him (mostly his cellphone),
Timeloop AU where Jeremy relives the night of the fire over and over as he attempts to help his friends escape the house without dying,
Pirate AU (I HONESTLY DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW THIS CAME ABOUT BUT APPARENTLY IT’S MINE NOW?? IDK) where Michael is the captain of an awesome crew of pirates who kidnaps Jeremy, a young noble, and the two fall in love as they sail the seas and look for treasure and all that stuff lol,
Peculiar Steampunk AU based off of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children where all the kids live together under the squip’s protection with their own unique set of abilities, also set during a Steampunk sort of era. So Michael has powers over plants, Jeremy’s wicked awesome with electricity (and also has a prosthetic leg after an accident with some people hunting them), etc.
I put the rest under the cut to save space because there really is a lot whoops
Also if you want to know more about any of these AUs? Just send an ask and I can give you links to more thorough descriptions for each of them!))
Mother 3/EarthboundAsktwinheroesoftazmily: My first ever blog on tumblr, it’s a post-game AU where Lucas and Claus are living together in peace :’)
Reform/Hero AU: Lucas is part of the Pigmask Reform group which repairs damage done by the Pigmask Army, he’s assigned to Tazmily and meets Claus there, who has a personal vendetta against anything Pigmask and a huge secret revolving around the downfall of the army
Friends AU: Lucas befriends the commander and the two of them run away from the army together and attempt to pull the remainder of the Needles before the army can recapture Commander
2p AU: Lucas and Claus’ personalities take a complete 180! Lucas becomes an asshole and Claus is just insane lol (also they’re colored differently of course, Luke’s got red hair and Claus is blonde)
Sorcerer AU: Claus is a sorcerer living secluded in the woods, one day he finds Lucas covered in blood and having no memory of who he once was.
I actually have a LOT more AUs for Mother 3 but these are the only ones I’ve formally introduced so far haha, but yeah there’s also the Crazy Town AU, the Kingdom AU, and the Hospital AU to name a few
Big Hero 6Inari: Hiro is a superhero known as Inari, he runs into Tadashi one day after a skirmish with Yama and eventually Tadashi comes to discover his identity so they split the name and become crime fighting heroes together! Hiro’s 19 in this AU and attending SFIT, he’s not related to Tadashi and therefore his only friend is human!Baymax (who is a healthcare major, go figure), and then he befriends Dashi and the rest of the crew!
PokemonPokemon Legends: My very special very amazing and wonderful hack!! It’s about a girl named Aqua, her next door neighbor Magma and her caretaker Drake, as they all come to discover the secrets of their past and their connections to each other involving some of the legendary Pokemon.
Later on we get the counterparts of Green (Jade), Red (Crimson), Blue (Turquoise), Silver (Cobalt) and Gold (Aurum) that remain with them for the rest of the arcs!
Arc two is about the relationship between Jade and Crimson and how their rivalry nearly tore it apart. But then they make up and it’s very gay. Also we get the legendary birds involved and Mewtwo behind the scenes, pulling some strings.
Arc three is about Aurum, who’s been taken by Lugia to the depths of the sea, and Cobalt’s valiant rescue attempt along with the rest of the crew! He makes bonds with Ho-Oh in order to save Aurum and tells Aqua about his history with Team Rocket and how Aurum saved him.
Arc four is about the Distortion World (also a bizarre version of the land of the dead), and Aqua and some of the others are trapped there. While there they encounter other “them’s” from other timelines where they died, so they run into a blind Cobalt who was killed by Lugia, a burned Aurum who was overwhelmed by Ho-Oh, Jade, whose arm was cut off and killed by Crimson due to him being possessed psychically by Mewtwo, and Drake who was killed by Groudon in an attempt to make peace in one of the timelines. Yeah, it’s pretty dark compared to the other three arcs lol
SenyuuShadows Are Darker in the Light: Ahh yes my infamous Senyuu fic, it’s a high school AU that’s very dark and sad, the ending is bittersweet. Basically it’s a unrequited love sort of thing where Ros moves away without a word and Alba’s left to deal with the aftermath.
FNAF AU: YEAH I MADE AN FNAF AU it’s loosely based off of the plot but. Seven years ago Alba was murdered at a restaurant/arcade place, his body was never found and neither was the murderer. Years later Ros, who was present at the time of the murder, is still looking into what happened to the person he loved the most, and decides to start working at the restaurant in order to get access to files he wouldn’t be able to see otherwise. But his first day on the job he runs into the ghost of Alba, who has been trapped there for years and cannot move on unless he is brought to justice. It’s really sad but really heartfelt and fun at times, too :’)
Letters into Paper Airplanes: I can’t give too much away about this one, but basically Alba receives letters from Ros every week, having never met him in person before. He falls in love with Ros over the course of a year of getting the letters, but there’s a huge secret behind them that he finds out later which is absolutely devastating. It has a happy ending though, I swear!!
SonicRoomies AU: In which Shadow is a human and crashes with Chris after Sonic returns to his world and the two of them grow up and get into tons of shenanigans together :’) Shadow basically has to deal with Chris’ teenage rebellious phase, it’s pretty hilariousIn the end though they get together after the whole mess with the Metarex, and they return to Chris’ world since Shadow belonged there from the start
Mystic Messengerask-saeran-and-saeyoung: My Mystic Messenger ask blog, hey-o! It’s not too much different from the canon plot after Seven’s route ends, except that Seven isn’t dating MC. He lives with Saeran and the two of them have all sorts of fun together while Saeran adapts to being out of Mint Eye at last
VoltronSimulator AU: I sure do love this one…so basically it’s set in the future as a canon divergence to season 2, Keith was horribly injured during the final fight with Zarkon and was sent out into space in an escape pod and trapped inside a simulator that Pidge and Lance created. Inside the sim Keith is tricked into believing that he’s back on earth with an AI Lance watching over him. Of course he does end up discovering the truth eventually but he learns to forgive and falls in love with AI!Lance and they start a relationship together once Lance is granted with a physical body outside of the sim ;D
Kingdom HeartsEclipse Kingdom AU: Sora is the prince of light, Riku the prince of darkness—they’re forbidden from interacting with each other but lol Riku ends up falling in love with Sora, who does in return, and then they start having rendezvous on the border of their kingdoms. Eventually Riku discovers he’s engaged to Namine, so he and Sora decide to run away together to Destiny Islands to escape the marriage. Namine, Axel and Kairi go off in search of them and encounter Roxas, and they all team up to find the princes and bring them home. A lot of other stuff happens but that’s the gist of it!!
Swapped AU: Sora and Riku get swapped with their younger selves, so Riku’s stuck with a younger Sora going on about Kairi and Sora’s stuck with a younger Riku being all edgy and moody and shit lol;; the older counterparts make the younger ones realize they’re hella gay for each other and it’s a fun time
Hanahaki Disease AU: Riku has Hanahaki Disease and is faced with either getting it surgically removed, therefore erasing his feelings for Sora and completely destroying their current relationship, or admitting his feelings to Sora with the chance of them being not returned and the disease killing him as a result. Yeah. Yikes.
KingsmanFamily Coping AU (hell idk I just came up with that title just now lol): An AU ending to the second movie so SPOILERS AHEAD okay?! If you haven’t seen it yet please stop reading. Anyway. In this AU Roxy and Merlin live, but Princess Tilde dies. Eggsy has a hard time dealing with her death and the guilt he feels for not saving her in time, but Harry, Merlin and Roxy help a lot with that. They all move in together in a big house and get up to tons of shenanigans both at work and at home, and Harry and Eggsy especially help each other through their issues (guilt, butterfly visions, all that).
Adopted AU: HARRY ADOPTS A YOUNG EGGSY AND IT’S THE BEST GODDAMN THING EVER. Harry has to balance being a super spy and taking care of a seven-year old kid at the same time with Merlin constantly poking fun at him and Eggsy getting into mountains of trouble at Kingsman HQ whenever he brings them there. Then we get into fun things like kidnapping for ransom, Harry having panic attacks over said kidnapping and then him and Merlin charging in like fucking badasses to save his (their, Merlin totally gets attached too) son.
My Babysitter’s A VampireGrim Reaper AU: After finding out that Ethan’s fated to die, Benny makes a deal with a Grim Reaper to trade his life for Ethan’s, becoming a Grim Reaper in the process. Between his new job in the underworld and sneaking back to White Chapel to see Ethan, all sorts of crazy things happen!
AND PHEWWW I THINK THAT’S IT!! At least those are the ones that I’ve actually talked about and introduced before, I’m sure I have a lot more I’ve either forgotten about or haven’t had the chance to show yet, so yeah :’) I have way too many AUs lol but they’re all so dear to me and so much fun to talk about so!! Hmu with that good content we can chat about all of these any day, I’m down //high fives you
#H eck I have way waaaay too many AUs#I had to actually go over to my other blog and search my AU tag just to make sure I got them all RIP#I just make up AUs for everything what can I say;;#The mod answers#The final boss makes an entrance#OOC#Shima's AUs#I LOVE ALL MY AUS THOUGH!! THEY'RE ALL THE BEST#Come hmu on my personal and we can chat about them all day I have absolutely no objections to that#Press A to talk#An NPC appears#Long post
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Fairy Halloween
Happy Halloween my pretties. I know how much you guys want me to update Passionate Revenge. But its October, I’m STILL trying to get a job and I really want to go to college. So for the time being, update and new stories will be even more strained than before. This a fic exchange on tumblr for capaleran2. also apologies, for I cannot write Miraxus despite sorta liking it. #ficwriterhalloweenexchange.
fSince its October and near Halloween (Even though I celebrate Trunk or Treat at my church. They say it’s safer to get treats at your church than neighborhoods.) I’ve decided to do a Halloween based Fairy Tail fic. It shall have the following couples: Jerza, Nalu, Gruvia, Gale, Rowen, Rokino, Mirafreed, Laxana, Bixanna, Elfever, Stinervea, Lories, Kinabra, and Lyredy. For@capaleran2
Basically this is an AU. No magic, no cute talking cats (Mainly Frosch) and I since I really like Eileen/Irene whatever. She’s going to be Erza’s loving mother and no one and tell me otherwise regardless of what has happened.
By the way since Halloween falls on a Tuesday which for most should be a school day and I rather this event take place on the weekend or Friday. I’m changing that. Now onwards.
It was October 31st sup>th, on a Friday in Fairy Tail Academy. Cute skeleton, pumpkin and ghost decorations decked the hallways, classrooms, and even the cafeteria and library. the lessons in English/Literature, Cooking, History and even film and drama were based around this spooky holiday.
In English they assignment was to wrote a Halloween based story. Some twilight fan girls(eye roll) wrote their own versions of a human, vampire and werewolf love triangle. Others were more original.
One girl with pretty blue hair that fell to her mid-waist in loose curls wrote a story starring her as the mermaid who was ensnared in love by a dark handsome vampire. Two others wrote stories about dragons cursed to change back and forth at night till true love set them free. One was a beautiful busty blonde with baby doll brown eyes. Her long hair falling to her waist in a braid. The other was another bluenette although her hair was shorter and spiky with an orange headband and was more petite. The final girl had pink hair and deep brown eyes. She was the shyest of all her friends and the one full of timidity. She wrote of a lion knight the saving her from a wicked green haired witch.
In cooking they were making either caramel apples and Halloween cake. They all had a blast decorating and choosing flavors. Ranging from chocolate to strawberry and red velvet. A gorgeous scarlet haired beauty was finishing decorating her strawberry cake with ghost-clad strawberries on the top. Her chocolate brown eyes glimmered with hunger at her creation and couldn’t wait to eat it later on. A second girl opted to do cupcakes instead and was finishing a very special one. Though she was about the youngest in the class it was only by two years, she was the scarlet haired girl’s younger sister. Two girls who were sisters, one, the older sister with long hair that fell beneath her breasts, with dark blue eyes. The younger girl had shorter hair. They were making chocolate blanc cupcakes with unique designs for each of their friends.
History talked about the background of Halloween, or it’s more appropriate title: ‘all Hallows Eve.’ Where children would dress up as monsters and ghoul in order to ward off evil.
In film they were watching Halloween movies, albeit appropriate ones such as Addams family values* and Casper. Most had no complaints about the movies chosen although there were a few whom complained at the childish movies. But all it took was some threatening about a weekend assignment due on Monday with no doubt nobody would do it, the naysayers shut up.
When the bell signaled the end of the day many kids swarmed the hallways. Some went over their plans for pranking and scaring little kids out of their hard earned candy. Some discussed which horror franchise to watch, Child’s play, Nightmare on Elm street or the one that was cliched but well placed choice.
The aforementioned girls met up in the school parking lot. Along with their other friends, Minerva Orlando, Kinana Scales, Cana Alberona, Meredy Sensor, and Evergreen Gorgon, They all got in their own car or carpooled heading to Cana’s large house, as her father Gildarts Clive would be out of tending to his work. They all decided to meet up at the meeting point for the big event, s ghost train. There would be food, non alcoholic drinks, to Cana’s dismay, though everyone knew Cana would sneak a flask or two in.
Once they got there they immediately went to taking their costumes out of Cana’s closet. Lucy decided to be a Cinderella character though with a baby doll pink dress in lieu of a blue one, while Natsu , of course, decided to be a as he put it”scary awesome dragon. Erza was dressed as Ariel, her hair in beautiful curls near end, with her seashell top and sparkling green skirt and her lotus flower, she really fit the part while her boyfriend Jellal Fernandes had opted to be a sexy pirate rather than a prince. Once Juvia had decided to be a virgin bride once she heard her darling boyfriend Gray Fullbuster would be going as a vampire. Levy and her boyfriend Gajeel were going as a red riding hood and big bad wolf pair after seeing Dany Darkly’s Wolf song video on YouTube. Wendy and her boyfriend Romeo Conbolt decided to be a Tinkerbell and Peter Pan combination.
Yukino Aguria and her boyfriend Rouge Cheney had decided to do opposites so she was an Angel, you can thank her older sister Sorano for that one. While Rouge at the urging of his cute and timid girlfriend dressed as Lucifer Morningstar from the hit TV show Lucifer( I love that show, don’t judge meh)
Mirajane ‘Mira’ Strauss and her green haired boyfriend Freed Justine had decided to dress as a bridal sacrifice and the demon who’d whisk her away. Her younger sister Lisanna and her boyfriend Bixlow Totems were dressed a Princess Daisy and Luigi from the Mario franchise. The middle sibling Elfman and his girlfriend Evergreen were dressed as Greek figures, namely Achilles and a nymph, the latter wanted to be a fairy, but grudgingly agreed to couples costumes.
Cana and her boyfriend Laxus had became a Pokemon Trainer and her Pikachu. Laxus was not too happy about it but softened up when his neighbor little Asuka Conell beamed and smiled up to him when she heard. So he couldn’t be TOO mad.
Aries Rams and her boyfriend, the infamous flirt Leo Leo ‘Loke’ Lions had decided to become what their respective zodiac members.
Former delinquent turned friend Minerva Orlando and her boyfriend Sting Eucliffe were a tigress and silver dragon, though Sting would argue he wasn’t copying Natsu and instead was doing Chinese Zodiacs, everyone knew that was bull.
Kinana and her boyfriend Erik Venom had became a snake and her snake charmer wearing a tight scale like purple and white dress and a snake charmer’s outfit.
Finally Meredy and her boyfriend Lyon Vastia, Gray’s stepbrother were dressed as a miko and a ice spirit.
After getting dressed they all hopped into their cars Erza with Lucy, Juvia, Aries and Wendy. Cana with Levy, Mira, Lisanna, Evergreen and Kinana. Minerva with Yukino, and Meredy.
After arriving and locking their cars. They meet up with their respective boyfriends and presented their tickets. Seeing all the decorations and food they all went off with their partner to do different things. Although Wendy had to stick close to Erza since their mother Eileen said to keep an eye the two of them. She was a really loving mother and wasn’t too keen on boys’ laying their hormone-stained hands on her precious children.’
They all had the time of their lives and when it ended at 1am, they were ll pooped. Natsu, Gajeel, Sting and Gray got into an eating contest, which in all reality was a bad idea, especially on a train.
The next day while the four idiots were fighting off stomach aches, the rest spent the day with friends or their lover.
And that’s all folks. Sorry there wasn’t any dialogue. But I trust that you guys can use your imaginations
This doesn’t mean I’m back yet.
I’ll be posting this on tumblr and Fanfiction. And maybe wattpad.
Again happy Halloween.
@capaleran2
#jerza#nalu#gruvia#rowen#rokino#mirafreed#bixanna#elfever#lyredy#lories#stinerva#gale#kinabra#laxana#happy halloween
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Assassin’s Creed: Misthaven (7/18)
Summary: For hundreds of years, the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order have waged war. For Princess Emma of Misthaven, that war has become personal. After a mission gone wrong, the Templar Grandmaster, placed a curse on Emma’s son that is slowly killing him. Emma will stop at nothing to save Henry, even if it means going rogue from the Brotherhood and consorting with pirates.
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Violence, Sex, Adult Language.
AN: A special thank you to @preciouscucumber for being an ever patient and diligent beta. To @cocohook38 and @utopiozphere for the awesome artwork they have created. And to @icecubelotr44 for her encouragement every step of the way.
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Art for Chapter 7 by @cocohook38
Killian, Swan, and his crew arrived in Camelot in the late afternoon and immediately Killian set about arranging lodging. He settled on The Frog and Frigate, and though the inn had definitely seen better days, it had enough room to house the seventeen of them without draining Swan’s purse. That same night, Killian set out to find a contact he hoped would be able to provide him with the information Swan would need for her mission.
Killian wasn’t in contact with many people from his days in the Templar Order, since many would be obligated to kill him on sight. However, there was one man he had made an effort to keep track of: William Scarlet, the self-proclaimed Knave of Hearts.
Will had run with Robin’s gang of Merry Men once upon a time, though he had never been an official member of the Order. He’d only become an associate after his lady love, Anastasia, had run off and married the Order’s second-in-command, Lord Ferdinand Stanford, who was also known as the Red King. Even so, Killian had worked with him on a few missions and had developed a fondness for the lout.
Years later, when Killian had set his sights on killing Lord Stanford, he’d gone to Will for assistance. The Knave had been more than willing to help. With the Red King dead, Will had had another chance to woo back Anastasia. The last Killian had heard the two of them were living quite happily in Camelot.
Scarlett was not a hard man to find. After asking a couple of questions, and passing over a few pieces of silver, Killian learned that Will could usually be found at a tavern called The White Rabbit.
“Got something to sell?” The barkeep asked when Killian inquired after Scarlett at The White Rabbit.
“I might,” Killian replied, tucking his hand and hook into his belt.
“Have a pint. Scarlett will be around in a bit,” he was informed.
Killian rolled his eyes, but bought a pint of beer and took a seat at an empty table. The beer was hoppy and not at all to Killian’s taste. The tavern, however, was just the type of place Killian frequented. It was full of disreputable men and woman and as he waited, Killian watched as numerous illicit deals were struck.
“So, Leonard tells me you might… By the gods, Jones! Is that you?” Scarlett exclaimed as he took a seat across from Killian. Killian could only laugh at the dumbfounded expression on Will’s face.
“Most people call me by my more colorful moniker now,” Killian held up his hook.
Will’s eyes glanced at the shining metal implement that had replaced his missing hand, but he quickly returned to staring open mouthed at Killian.
“You haven’t aged a day,” the shocked thief finally whispered.
Ahhh.
“Technically I’ve aged a few years since the last time I saw you,” Killian corrected him.
“Aged a few years…Jones, it’s been thirteen!”
Killian shrugged. “I spent about a decade in a realm called Neverland, where physical aging is frozen.”
Will frowned. “Isn’t that where your brother died?”
“One and the same,” Killian confirmed.
“What the devil drove you back to there?” Will looked at Killian expectantly, obviously expecting an exciting story.
Not in the mood to revisit one of the darkest times in his life, Killian gave Will a simplified version of his motivations. “I went to Neverland to retrieve Dreamshade, which has the ability to kill even the most powerful sorcerer.”
However, Will’s next statement told him that the thief was well aware of Killian’s turbulent past. “You wanted it so you can kill Robert Gold.”
The name of Milah’s murderer sent white-hot rage coursing through Killian. For a moment, he was back on The Jolly Roger, watching helplessly as Robert Gold plunged his hand into Milah’s chest and removed her heart. He’d crushed it with a squeeze of his fist and dropped the ashes in front of where Killian had been tied to the mast, slowly bleeding out from the loss of his hand.
Killian chugged the remainder of his beer, desperately trying to push back the painful memories
“Is that what has brought you to Camelot?”
“Sadly not. I’m here on business and was hoping you could help get the lay of the land.”
Will raised his tankard in a mock salute. “What do you need to know?”
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Though she wasn’t keen to announce her presence in Camelot to the Brotherhood, Emma needed to know whether or not word of new status of traitor had managed to travel this far south. The local base in Camelot was operated by her old friend August. She was rather confident that even if he was aware of her treachery, he wouldn’t immediately alert the Brotherhood before at least hearing her out. He adored Henry.
August had gone to Camelot a few years ago to help establish an Assassin presence in the country. Though the mission had been marginally successful, the Brotherhood had established a local base of operations in the capital city to cement their small foothold. August had been placed in charge of the base in reward for his efforts and he now helped coordinate all Assassin activity in the region. He did so out of his teashop, Geppetto’s Tisanes, and that would need to be Emma’s first stop if she wished to make contact with him.
So, the morning after arriving in Camelot, Emma ventured into the city with only a vague memory of where August had opened his shop. Thankfully, people were eager to give her directions; the teashop was well known to the locals for having quality tea and tisane blends at fair prices. Emma was sure that the Brotherhood’s connections with trading companies played a role in that.
To Emma’s surprise and pleasure, Geppetto’s Tisanes not only sold teas and tisanes, but also served them. Patrons occupied all of the dozen tables that lined the shop’s walls. Men and woman from all social rankings, she noticed, taking in one man’s silk doublet and another’s rough canvas trousers.
Emma approached the counter and waited until the shop’s lone attendant, a young man, was able to attend her.
“Afternoon Ma’am. What can I get you today?” he asked as he wiped a stray tealeaf off the counter with a towel.
“I’m here to see Mr. Pinocchio,” she told him.
“And who may I say is calling?” The attendant asked, his eyes assessing her.
“Swan.”
He raised a brow. “Just Swan?”
“Yes. Just Swan,” she replied curtly.
The attendant nodded and headed through a door that Emma assumed led to the back of the shop. She studied the selection of teas behind the counter and contemplated purchasing some of the chamomile tisane.
When the attendant returned, he lifted a portion of the counter and indicated she should cross through the gap it left. Steeling herself for whatever happened next, she followed him through the same door he had left through earlier. She was right that it led to the back of the shop. She couldn’t see the walls for all the crates that were piled high along them.
August was sat at a table in the center of the room, placing tealeaves on one side of a set of bronze scales. It had been a few years since she’d seen her friend. There were a few more strands of grey in his brown hair and in his beard, which was longer than she had ever seen it.
“Swan, to what do I owe the pleasure?” August asked as he stood, coming around the table to offer her his hand. She caught a quick glimpse of his hidden blades before she took his hand and shook it, feeling odd. The August she knew would always wrap her in a hug whether she wanted one or not.
Did he know she was a traitor? That she had killed one of their brethren?
“Business, as I’m sure you can guess,” she told him, her voice as casual as she could make it.
August nodded, and then looked at the attendant who was still loitering behind Emma. “That will be all, Becket,” he ordered. Emma couldn’t help but notice the disappointed look on the young man’s face as he returned to the front of the shop.
“Follow me,” August whispered, pulling on her hand. He head led her around a pile of crates and down a very thin gap between them and the wall. It ended when it reached the corner of the room and Emma watched as August crouched and unlocked a trap door set into the floor. Though she was still a bit worried, Emma followed August through the trap door. Once he had lit a few lamps, she saw that she was in a subterranean room lined with all manners of weapons and gear any Assassin would could possibly need when on a mission.
“Emma, it is so good to see you,” August said as he wrapped her in the hug she had been missing earlier.
“It’s good to see you too,” Emma said, relaxing into his embrace.
After Emma had turned down his proposal of marriage when she had discovered she was with child, things had been difficult for the two of them. August had been bitter at her refusal and nothing Emma could do could sooth his injured pride. It had taken a few years, but eventually the two of them had returned to being friends despite that part of their history.
“I didn’t receive any notice that you were coming to Camelot,” August said, his brows furrowing.
“I’m afraid I’m not exactly here on official business,” Emma began. She was unsure of how to proceed with her explanation. August was one of her closest friends, but he was also a profoundly loyal Assassin. Even if he wasn’t aware that she was now a traitor, could she trust him to help, or at least not interfere, with her mission?
“There is a rumor that Robert Gold is here in Camelot,” she said, going with the same story she told Nemo.
Her friend frowned. “Are you sure? I haven’t heard anything like that; I would have sent word if I had.”
Emma shrugged. “I can’t be sure, not until I search.”
“Everything I have here is at your disposal,” August said as he got up and began searching through a desk drawer. He pulled out a copper disk about the size of Emma’s palm and handed it to her. “This will lead you to the safe houses we have set up in the city, should you need one.”
“Thank you, August,” she said, meaning it.
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Emma returned to The Frog and Frigate after her visit with August armed with a detailed map of the city and updated knowledge of the local politics.
Rumpelstiltskin had arrived in Camelot three years ago, just months after young King Arthur the seventh had ascended to the throne. He had ingratiated himself quickly with the untried and nervous King, goading him into renewing his families quest to return the Holy Grail to Camelot. When the old King’s advisors had disagreed with the notion that some magical cup would solve all of Camelot’s problems, they had been booted removed from their positions. Rumpelstiltskin then became the King’s most trusted, and sole, confidant.
Understandably, angered a number of aristocrats and for the past two years, there had been a bit of a rift between the King and his court. Only recently had it begun to heal, with the King agreeing to marry Lady Gwendolyn, the daughter of Camelot’s formerly most powerful Count. Rumpelstiltskin was an outspoken critic of the marriage. Officially, he didn’t believe the woman suitable in temperament to be Queen, but everyone knew it was because he feared losing his influence over the King.
Emma was holed up in the inn’s private dining room contemplating whether or not she could risk speaking with the disgruntled members of the court in hopes of finding an ally when Hook found her.
“Swan! Care for a spot of lunch?” he asked, poking his head into the room.
At the thought of food, Emma’s stomach answered for her. Hook laughed and returned a few minutes later with two plates of food, one in his hand and the other balanced on the flat of his hook. Emma pushed her map out of the way to make room. Lunch was roast potatoes and a cut of meat Emma couldn’t immediately identify.
“Have you had any luck in finding the acquaintance you mentioned yesterday?” Emma asked, around a mouthful of well-seasoned potatoes.
“I did, in fact. Scarlet’s always been good at keeping his ear to the ground and I’m sure he’ll be helpful when we need information.” Killian poked at the meat with his hook as he talked and Emma was glad she wasn’t the only one who was a little suspicious of it.
“How did your visit with the local Assassin Leader go?” Killian asked, giving her a smug look.
Emma wasn’t surprised that Hook had known where she had gone even though she hadn’t told him of her destination.
“It could have gone worse. Word of my betrayal hasn’t managed to travel this far south,” she replied as she took a cautious bite of the meat. It tasted like goat, but she wasn’t entirely sure.
“I made sure not to tell Scarlet too much about what we had planned. Even so, he did let me know that five nights from now, the royal family is hosting a ball to celebrate the King’s recent engagement. It may be the perfect opportunity for us to abduct this Rumpelstiltskin.”
Emma stared at Hook, trying to comprehend his logic behind his plan. “A ball… You’re suggesting we infiltrate the royal castle of Camelot and abduct the court sorcerer while they are hosting a ball?”
“Come now, Swan. History tells me this is a tried and true Assassin tradition. Didn’t Ezio Auditore once assassinate a prince at his own banquet?” Hook countered.
Emma blinked. “He was protecting the Prince, actually.” she answered, amazed that Hook knew such an obscure piece of Assassin history.
He waved his hook dismissively. “Regardless, at a soiree of this size, the guards will be tired, over worked, and likely a bit drunk. It’ll be the perfect time to go unnoticed.”
Slouching in her chair, Emma rubbed her forehead, frowning. However much she disliked the proposed plan, she had to admit that Hook’s reasoning wasn’t far off the mark. With so many people attending a royal function, there would be plenty of unknown faces to blend in with if needed.
“I can only see this plan working if Rumpelstiltskin isn’t attending the ball itself. We can’t kidnap him from a room full of people,” she said, beginning to consider the plan against her better judgment.
Hook grinned, excited, and Emma’s heart skipped a beat.
“I’ll talk to Will again and see what he can tell me about the sorcerer’s habits. Providing, of course, you don’t mind giving him an idea of who you are after.”
Emma thought about that as she finished her lunch. She wasn’t thrilled about the idea of revealing so much about her plan to another person. As friendly as she had become with the men of Hook’s crew, only the Captain and Starkey knew the target of her mission.
“Do you trust this Will Scarlet?” She finally asked.
Hook took his time to think about her question before answering. “It’s been over a decade since I’ve worked with the man, but he’s never been the type to sell out another for his own benefit. The only way he would betray us would be if Anastasia is in danger.”
Emma had to grudgingly admire Hook’s honesty, but she wasn’t ready to let down that wall yet. “Why don’t you take me to meet Scarlet and I’ll judge for myself whether he is trustworthy.”
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Killian was initially hesitant to take Swan to The White Rabbit. Even though he knew that Swan was more than capable of taking care of herself, he felt the need to protect her from any situation where she might need to do so.
So during the walk to the tavern, Killian found himself walking closer to Swan than was strictly necessary, under the guise of telling her about his history with Will Scarlet. She asked a lot of pointed questions, probing his memories of the thief.
When they reached The White Rabbit, Killian casually rested his hand on the small of Swan’s back as he guided her towards the bar. She gave him a questioning look, but didn’t object.
“Will you tell Scarlet that Jones is here to see him?” Killian asked Leonard, the same barkeep from the night before.
“Got something to sell this time?” the man asked, glaring.
“No. But he should be expecting me.” Killian had had Logan deliver a message to Scarlet earlier in the day that he would be stopping by.
Leonard grunted. “Scarlet’s busy. Have a pint while you wait.”
Killian noticed Swan rolling her eyes at Leopold’s recalcitrance as he purchased two pints of beer. He was happy to see that they appeared to have run out of the hoppy beer from the night before and had switched to an ale.
He and Swan took a seat at a table near the back of the tavern. Since they both wanted to keep their backs to the wall, he and Swan both ended up on the same side of the table. Together, they sipped their ale and watched the taverns other patrons. Well, Swan was studying their surroundings, but Killian found himself watching his companion instead.
“Has your friend become a fence?” Swan asked, her eyes glancing around the room. He figured she was cataloguing all of the available exits.
“I suppose,” he answered. It fit. Scarlet had always had a good eye for valuables.
Killian was almost finished with the halfway decent ale when Scarlet dropped into the seat across from Swan and himself. Scarlet gave Swan a quick once over before he grinned at Killian.
“Jones, I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.”
“Scarlet, this is Swan. It is her business that has brought me to Camelot. Swan, William Scarlet.” Killian introduced them and watched as the two of them sized the other up as they shook hands.
From the way she was frowning, Swan was clearly unimpressed with Scarlet. Killian couldn’t blame her; Scarlet had always had an aura of a man who couldn’t be fully trusted. His smile, unless it was for Anastasia, was always a little sly, his hands too quick.
Regardless, Swan forged ahead. “I need to know about the court sorcerer, Rumpelstiltskin.”
Scarlet clucked his tongue. “He’s a mystery, that one. Showed up out of the blue a few years back and weaseled his way into Arthur’s good graces. Word is he practices dark magic.”
Swan frowned, evidently unhappy to be receiving information she had heard before.
Scarlet continued, “Came to see me, last year, asking about some dagger. Gives me the creeps, that one.” Scarlet gave a visible shiver to emphasize his point. “Is he who you’re after?”
“In a way,” Swan said tersely.
Scarlet shrugged his shoulders. “Well the Kingdom won’t be sad to see him gone. What kind of information do you need?”
“I need to know his habits. Does he keep to himself? Spend most of his time in Merlin’s Tower? Go anywhere in the city on a regular basis?” Emma demanded.
Taking a sip of his pint, Hook watched as Scarlet leaned back in his chair, obviously deep in thought.
“Rumor has it he spends most of his time in the Tower,” Scarlet said eventually, with some reluctance. “Only really appears when the King requests his presence for meetings or royal functions. Even then, he leaves as early as protocol allows. Rarely comes into town.”
Killian grinned. If Rumpelstiltskin normally left royal functions early, he would likely be alone in his tower the night of the royal ball.
“Any chance you have a map of the castle?” Killian found himself asking, excited that his plan may have true merit.
Scarlet rolled his eyes at him before he replied, “Might.”
“It would be quite helpful if we could borrow it,” Swan said as she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.
Scarlet looked unconvinced about lending out such a valuable bit of information. Or at least he was until Killian fished into his pocket and laid a couple of silver coins on the table. Scarlet quickly scooped them up.
“It’s at home. I’ll bring it by your inn in the morning.”
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Emma was pleased to find that Scarlet was good on his word and did, in fact, show up the next day at The Frog and Frigate just as she was finishing her breakfast. Map acquired, she and Hook commandeered the same private dining room she had used yesterday to pore over it.
The map was remarkably detailed. It not only included the locations of main rooms and halls, but smaller ones such as closets and lavatories. There were even notations about the usual routes guards took in different parts of the castle when on patrols. She had no doubt that Camelot’s King had lost some precious items to the intrepid William Scarlet.
“If this is accurate, there is a small gate on the south side of the castle that leads to the gardens. It looks like there is a service road that cuts through the forest that leads up to it. We could enter the grounds there and as so long as we avoid the kitchens, we should be able to make our way towards the Tower without being noticed,” Emma muttered, mostly to herself.
“Yes, we could do that, or…” the sound of a chair scrapping against stone caused Emma to raise her head. Hook made his way over to where she sat and held out his hand in invitation. Confused, Emma none the less placed her hand in his and allowed herself to drawn towards him.
“Or, we could attend the celebrations as invited guests, have ourselves a jolly good time, and then wander off.” Hook’s left arm wrapped around her waist, drawing her close, and he began to lead her in the first few steps of a waltz. “The guards won’t outright challenge a couple of lost guests, or those seeking somewhere private for some.... personal delights.” Hook had brought his lips close to her neck as he’d spoken, practically breathing the last words in her ear.
Emma shivered. “We’re planning to abduct one of the most powerful sorcerers in the realms and all you can think about is personal delights?”
“I am a man of many talents, Swan,” Hook whispered.
Emma allowed herself to enjoy the feel of Hook’s arms around her for a moment longer than she should have before pulling away. He let her go without a fuss.
“First things first. We have plans to make. Pleasure will have to wait for later.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Emma figured she was in for some witty and flirtatious comeback from Hook. Instead, he simply smiled and bowed. “I look forward to it,” before joining her in once more studying Scarlet’s map.
“We can make out way to Merlin’s tower through the gardens,” Hook added, tracing the route he was describing with a finger. “Once we have the sorcerer, we can go out through the gate you mentioned. Starkey can meet us with a carriage or cart.”
Together, they managed to come up with the beginnings of a plan that seemed like it would actually succeeded. However, there were a few factors that needed to be sorted before they could fully commit to arranging the finer details.
One, they would need invitation to attend the royal ball.
Two, a well maintained but unremarkable carriage would be needed to transport them to the castle and again away once they had Rumpelstiltskin in custody. It would also need to be sturdy enough to make the overland trip back to Hedge’s Run and The Jolly Roger. Hook had deemed it too dangerous to involve any of the local barge captains and risk the journey by boat.
And, most importantly, three, Emma would need to determine how she could hide any necessary weapons and gear she would need within whatever frippery was in fashion this season for Camelot’s ruling class.
The invitation, of course, would be the hardest to obtain. When asked whether or not he though Scarlet would be able to procure one, Hook shook his head.
“I’m sure he can get us a carriage no one will miss and some respectable clothes, but I doubt he is that well connected. We will need a legitimate invitation. A stolen one would only get us arrest.”
Disappointing as his assessment was, Emma agreed.
Sadly, that would leave them with only one other option: The Brotherhood.
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Around midday, Emma set out once again toward Geppetto’s Tisanes. August, she hoped, would have the contacts to procure an invitation and not ask too many questions about why.
The teashop was busy when she arrived, with both August and Becket alternating between being behind the counter selling tea and serving those customers drinking at the tables. Emma managed to secure a table of her own when a couple of elderly gentlemen left and settled in to wait.
After a few minutes, August brought her a pot with tea a deep red in color and a single cup and saucer. No sugar, no cream. He knew she wouldn’t use either.
The tea was her favorite, called Yunnan Black, and it came from Mulan’s home empire in the east. It was rich and malty, with a note of sweetness at the end.
It reminded her of home, of long days learning the intricate art of diplomacy from her mother and even longer nights mastering the Assassin’s deadly arts. Mulan had first introduced her to the tea when the two of them had been Initiates together, trying to memorize the many ways to kill with a single stroke of a blade.
Allowing herself to enjoy the memories, time passed, and eventually the shop’s business slowed enough to August to join her at her table. He brought with him his own pot of tea, a pungent smelling brew that made her wrinkle her nose.
“It is a pleasure to see you again so soon, Emma,” her friend said with a smile as he sat across from her.
“Likewise. However, I’m afraid I am here to talk more business,” Emma replied, glancing around to assess the safety of speaking in the shop. It was mostly empty, with Becket behind the counter and a few patrons lingering at a table on the far side of the room.
August gathered their pots of tea and cups onto a tray and transported them into the back of the shop, jerking his head to indicate she should follow.
“This should be fine,” Emma said. Trying to make August navigate the steep ladder down to the secure room below while balancing pots of hot tea seemed dicey.
August nodded and together they cleared a spot on his worktable.
“I need an invitation to the royal ball being held in a few days,” Emma said frankly.
August barely reacted to her blunt request. The only sign of his surprise was barely visible tightening of his lips. He, like Emma, had been well-taught not to show shock even at the most outrageous of statements.
“Emma, why?” he asked calmly.
Emma sipped her tea, fortifying herself. “Robert Gold enjoys the finer things in life and isn’t likely hiding among the common folk of Camelot. If I am to find him, he’ll be among the elite of the kingdom.”
August studied her for a few moments. Every Assassin was trained to spot a lie, but they were also schooled in how to tell one without giving any of the telltale signs.
“I have a few contacts who may be able to get one. I’ll see what I can do,” he said at last, sighing heavily. “Just promise me you don’t do anything rash, if you do find him. I can’t help you if you create a diplomatic incident. Not without the Brotherhood’s say-so.”
“I promise,” Emma said. The lie tasted like ash in her mouth.
Chapter 8
A/N: Trying something new by putting the art in the story, please let me know if you like it!
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