#max mercer

[hug-kiss-marry-kill]

[thedreammweaver]

No one's drawn adult/grown up Rosie yet? I will need to fix that.

[pocketgalaxies]

end of c3e117! this one was a bit of a hand wavy mess but we survived

[peacerisendove]

There's going to be a second poll, which I'll link in a reblog because there's SO MANY SPEEDSTERS.

[bluejaysandblackbats]

I'm Working on the Winners from the Last Round of Ideas (Having a Tough Time Writing Two of Them) SOOOOO...

Hiccup in Time: Upon Meloni's return to the home she built with her husband and sons, she's haunted by echoes in her memories. She believes these echoes are the key to discovering what happened to her missing family. (flashfam; horror/supernatural AU)

Blood Lines: Jade and Roy's pasts come back to haunt them (literally) when their curses collide. (arrowfam; horror/supernatural AU, no capes AU)

The War Inside: Runaway turned military school student, Grant Wilson, risks expulsion when he falls for a troublemaking classmate. (boarding school AU, no capes/no powers AU)

Star Light, Star Bright: AU where Natalia didn't die or lose custody, and she accompanies Bruce and Jason to Ethiopia. (batfam; canon divergent AU)

Bunk Buddies: AU where Alan develops feelings for a friend at his boarding school during wartime. (jsa; boarding school AU/dark academia AU)

Chicken or Fish: Garth and Arthur age swap AU where tiny!Arthur becomes Garth's first friend/brother. (aquafam; ageswap AU)

Alone Together: AU where a freshly emancipated Thad is Bart's estranged older brother who takes him in after their Uncle Max falls ill. (flashfam; ageswap AU, no powers AU)

The Inside Scoop: Promising teen reporter, Linda Park, gets a scholarship to attend boarding school after her friend's sister was murdered. (flashfam; boarding school AU, dark academia AU)

The Outcry: Grant Wilson feels as if he's always lived in his brother, Joseph's shadow in this ageswap AU. (ageswap AU, no powers AU)

Before I Hurt You Too: Orion's deceased friend's brother begins to follow him despite Orion's objections. (fourth world; boarding school AU, dark academia AU)

Broken, Left Unspoken: AU where Thad returns three days after Mercury Falling and Bart and Thad move from Alabama to Kansas together. (flashfam; canon divergent AU)

Until Friday: Bart and Jason run into each other at the physical therapist's office and start to hang out as a result. (flashfam, batfam, yj98; no powers AU)

[oldshowbiz]

The Heavily Rehearsed Answers of Jack Mercer

[mymanreedus]

"There's too many troopers. We're hoping to find somebody to get us inside without a fight."

"What about Mercer? He knows people on the inside."

"Yeah, Max thinks so. There's a team after him. Some of the others are looking for the kids and they're gonna meet us back here."

"So we just wait?"

"No. We're gonna take care of her and you."

[uncreativeblob]

Someone's definitely done this already (the qualities so bad 😭😭)

Alternatively;

[pandorafallz]

Alma reflects on what she has done. What she had been a part of in TAP, what she had done to... get the school going. The truth had come out into the open and everyone knows of what she had been a part of. 'Good' Alma, the Avatar was dead. Killed. She was the 'other' Alma, that they despised. Where does she stand now in the Resistance when no one wants her around?

Chapter 15 snippet

It’s a big ask, Cortez. So, if you want me to go down with you to bury your fiancé and daughter, I need you to do something for me.”

Alma’s head turned. “What?”

Nalin lowered her bag. “Talk to the Sarentu kids… or at least Ri’nela. I know you want to wait till after the surgery when they get here but I want you to put in the effort before that. I can be there if you’re too scared to be alone with her but I want you to try and start mending some bridges before that. Show that effort isn’t about what you’re going through. At the end of the day, you need to remember that this isn’t about you.”

Alma’s jaw remained tense. It was be all easy to call the offer off and go down herself but… she didn’t want to do it alone. Talking to Kìoetey… was a little off the board for her. Her arm twinged still about it. “Teylan—“

“No, Teylan doesn’t count. He’s still very vulnerable and not at all in a place you can have such an emotional talk with him.” Nalin dismissed softly. “He’s not ready.”

Her shoulders sagged a little. “Ri’nela’s already dismissed all of my apologies.”

“It’s been some time for her to process since the revelation happened. She has given you multiple opportunities to talk to her the last few days and you’ve not taken it. She is willing to talk. I don’t know if she’s willing to accept the apologies but she’d willing to hear them.” Nalin replied intently. “I want what’s best for Ri’nela too. I know you do as well otherwise, you wouldn’t have backed off.”

[mdshh]

Carter is now an old man, but he achieved something in his life. His family is his pride and the most important thing, he loves it more than anything 😌

No one:

Amy and Anya on the party:

[clemsfilmdiary]

Be Up to Date (1938, Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson)

Betty Boop #74

1/5/23

[imeanwhynotbruv]

Billy’s old friend, El’s new brother.

(Crossover, but it’s just Jack so you don’t need to have seen four brothers)

Summary: Billy picks Max up from school and notices someone he hasn’t seen in years, Jack’s taking hid new sister to invite her friend over when he sees a familiar face.

“Shut up” Billy groaned in annoyance as he slammed the car door shut behind him.

“It’s Friday, I want to hang out with my friends!” Max leaned towards him as she snapped.

“I. Don’t. Care!” Billy practically yelled in response as he threw his head back against his chair. God why did he have to have such an annoying little sister. Did she think this was how he wanted to spend his Friday? Babysitting?

“Why do you always have to be such an asshole!?” Max shouted, the party were going to hang out after school, probably go to the arcade and she really wanted to join them. Anything would be better than sitting at home with Billy.

“Fuck shitbird, why do you always have to be-…….” Billy’s angry rant trailed off as he caught a glimpse of someone through the car window and stopped dead in his tracks.

“No way” Billy’s voice was quiet as he practically mumbled. He quickly rolled down the car window and stuck his head out to get a better view.

“What the hell are you doing?” Max asked in exasperated confusion. Her eyes searched through the crowds of moving people, trying to figure out what had caught her brother’s attention.

“No fucking way!” Billy exclaimed as he quickly pulled his head back through the window and shoved open the door.

“Billy!? What the hell are you doing!? Where are you going!?” Max called after him in annoyance before shoving her own door open.

“Does this mean I can go to the arcade?! I’m going to the arcade!” Max called out after him, he didn’t acknowledge her at all. Typical.

“Hey! Simmons!” Billy called out as he made his way through the crowd, Max’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she followed after him. No one had responded to his words.

“Fuck. What was it? Smith? Steiner? Stevens? What the fuck was it?” Billy muttered to himself as he shoved peopled out the way.

“What are you talking about!?” Max yelled after him, only to be ignored again of course.

“Fuck it.” Billy declared as he finally came to a stop after breaking through the throng of people. Max still couldn’t figure out who her brother was talking to, hell maybe he’d just lost his mind and finally gone in sane. That seemed reasonable.

“Jackie boy!” Billy yelled out, not caring about the people who turned to look at him in confusion. Yep. Max was pretty sure her brother was insane.

Just as Max was about to try and argue with the brain dead idiot, a tall unfamiliar blonde whipped around to stare at them.

“Billy fucking Hargrove!?” The blonde, Jackie?, exclaimed in delighted surprise as he moved towards them, a smaller figure trailing behind him.

Come to think of it, that was a very familiar figure indeed.

“El!?” Max yelled out in confusion as the pair walked closer.

“Hi Max” El responded happily once they were close enough to not need to shout. Max stared at the other girl in shock as she stood comfortably next to the complete stranger, but before Max could question it she was interrupted by her stupid brother.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Billy exclaimed, though strangely enough it was full of joy and surprise instead of his usual ire.

“Oh you know, same shit different town” the guy shrugged slightly, though Billy seemed to frown in distaste at his answer.

“Well fuck. What’s your name now?” Billy asked, Max couldn’t help but frown, what the hell kind of question is that?

“Mercer. Its official and everything” The weirdo smiled, Billy smiled as he fist bumped the other guy.

“Nice. Better than that other shit. The Mercers good?” Billy asked, his shoulders tensed slightly at the question.

“Yeah, was a sweet old lady” the guy’s smile was sad, Billy only nodded his head in condolence.

“What the hell is going on?” Max asked frustrated, she didn’t particularly care who answered her question as long as she got an answer.

“My brother. Jack” El replied happily as she looked up at Jack who smiled back at her, Billy only raised and eyebrow as Max’s mouth hung open slightly in confusion.

“Your brother? You don’t have a brother?” Max said slowly.

“New brother” El smiled brightly as she looked at Max, much in the same way a child would show you a new drawing they were proud of.

“What?” Max furrowed her brows in confusion, El frowned slightly at her response and moved closer to Jack.

“My new brother. Jack Hopper” El said possessively.

“Mercer Jane, I’m a Mercer” Jack said softly as he placed his hand on her hair and gently tussled it. El crinkled her nose a little in response.

“And Hopper now?” She asked, well more like insisted.

“Uhh…sure” Jack just shrugged uncomfortably, he turned to Billy and shrugged again as if to say ‘it is what it is’. El seemed happy with his response and squeezed his hand with a smile.

“That doesn’t make any sense!” Max exclaimed as she crossed her arms. El frowned slightly.

“Left the bad men. Like me. My new brother” El seemed just as confused as Max, but by the girl’s reaction instead of her own words.

“So he’s like you?” Max lowered her voice slightly, careful that no one else would hear them.

“Yes? My brother?” El copied her, though she was confused by the whispering.

“So he can do….you know” Max prompted, not so subtly glancing at an unamused Billy.

“What? No? Not that. My new brother. You know. My brother?” El started to become frustrated with her friends lack of understanding, and her inability to explain it in a way Max would understand.

El looked up at Jack distressed, tugging at his arm in hopes that he would be able to explain it for her. However, it was Billy that beat him to it.

“Jack’s a foster kid” Billy looked down at Max slightly.

“Oh” Max said slowly as undsranding finally dawned on her.

“Yes! My new brother” El exclaimed happily as she smiled up at Billy, grateful for the teen’s assistance. Billy only shrugged at her.

“So you’re the chief of police’s new problem, how’s that figure? What did you do?” Billy smirked at Jack who couldn’t help but laugh softly.

“Oh you know, no where else to put me for a few days so went home with the cheif” Jack laughed to himself.

“Really?” Max asked almost skeptically

“Yep. That or a holding cell and I’ve spent plenty of time in those” Jack and Billy both laughed at that.

“No shit?” Billy chuckled at the mental image.

“Yeah then I met Jane, like two peas in a pod right?” Jack grinned drown at the girl, who was still wrapped around his arm.

“Yes! We keep you” El responded happily as she hugged his side.

“How’d you convince Hopper to do that?” Max asked, confused on how El had managed to get too many rules Hopper to agree to keeping a whole other person.

“Asked Joyce” El grinned cheekily, okay that made sense to Max.

“Okay but how do you two know each other” Max looked suspiciously between Billy and Jack.

“We were in the same home a while back” Jack shrugged at the girl.

“You are in foster care!?” Max shouted in surprise at Billy, who only raised an unimpressed eyebrow in response.

“Yeah. For a little while a few years ago. Before your mum and Neil got hitched” Billy said as if it were nothing.

“Why?” Max asked with a frown. Billy ignored her completely.

“So you’re back witn your old man?” Jack asked softly.

“Yeah, same old same old” Billy shrugged as he locked eyes with Jack, seemingly having a silent conversation.

“The chief treating you good?” Billy asked, his eyes subtly glancing over Jack and checking for any obvious discomfort.

“Yes. No bad men” El nodded sternly at Billy who gazed at her for a moment, before his eyes flickered to Jack for confirmation.

“Yeah all good so far. So your dad got married?” Jack shrugged before changing to topic.

“Yeah, married shitbird’s mum” Billy groaned, just to annoy max while she huffed beside him.

“Got yourself a little sister then” Jack laughed happily.

“Step sister” Max and Billy replied in unison, glaring at each other.

“Besides, you’re not much better off” Billy smirked as he gestured to where El was still suctioned to Jacks arm.

“Nah, Janes great” Jack laughed again as he ruffled her hair; El happily leaned in to the touch.

“What are you doing out here anyway?” Max asked, fed up with the weird encounter.

“Jane wanted some fresh air” Jack shrugged.

“So you came to the school?” Max raised an unimpressed eyebrow, Billy whacked the back of her head in reprimanding, though his heart wasn’t in it. Max scowled at him.

“Yes, to invite you for sleepover” El supplied happily as she looked at Max.

“Awesome” Max ginned, already planning the things they could do.

“You come too?” El looked to Billy, surprising everyone.

“What?” Billy furrowed his brows in confusion.

“You come, for Jack?. Double sleepover?” El grinned brightly as Jack snorted in humour behind her.

“You hear that Hargrove? Double sleepover. I’ll braid your hair and everyhing”Jack couldn’t help but smirk. Billy laughed honestly.

“Yes! Do hair and movies and snacks! Double sleepover!!” El quickly became more excited with the idea as she began listing all the possible things they could all do.

“Really?” Max asked, unsure about the whole idea.

“Yes! Just girls and brothers! No others allowed!” El laughed happily, bouncing on her feet at the idea.

“Well…okay” Max looked hesitantly at Billy, unsure of his reaction.

“Sure. Why not, but you’re not touching my hair Mercer. I see the mess you walk around with” Billy laughed easily his tone lighthearted and breezy. Max stared at him in shock.

“You wish you had my hair Hargrove” Jack smirked as he lightly shoved Billy.

“Come at six one five” El replied joyously as she started dragging Jack away, excited to prepare for her first double sleepover. Jack only laughed brightly as he let himself be dragged along by the smaller girl.

After watching the pair disappear Max and Billy silently made their way to the car and began the drive home.

“You said yes” Max looked up at Billy, her eyes wide a bewildered.

“What?” Billy didn’t take his eyes of the road.

“You said yes to the sleepover. You never say yes to things” Max furrowed her brows at him. Billy quickly glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

“Duh. It’s a double sleepover” Billy smirked as he continued to watch the road. Max was officially sure her brother had lost his mind, or maybe she was the one who was going insane.

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I liked the idea too much that I did another one 😅 I can’t help it I love Jack and Jane so much 😭😭😭

Hope you enjoyed

[pedropascalito]

Alexa, show me ‘dangerously sexy’

[peacerisendove]

They're running in teams because there are still too many of them for one poll and I was OTL. I'll just make them duke it out individually later.

Also no I'm not including Barry, Wally, or Bart because of my last poll. I should have expected the Bart sweep, so now we're giving our love to the less appreciated speedsters.

Owen still counts as a speedster in my heart (He's Meloni's son and has a connection to a long line of speedsters. He counts.) You can't convince me otherwise.

[bluejaysandblackbats]

Time to Add More Fics to This Account: Non-Batfam Edition

An Oyster's Pearl: College/University AU (Grant Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Rose Wilson, Dick Grayson, Original Character(s), William Randolph Wintergreen, Slade Wilson)

Frozen in Time: (Michael "Booster Gold" Jon Carter, Michelle Carter, Rani Carter, Skeets)

Central City Lemonade Stand: No powers AU (Thad Thawne, Barry Allen, Iris West Allen, Bart Allen, Owen Mercer, Meloni Thawne, Don Allen)

Ango (Dwelling in Peace): No powers AU (Connor Hawke, Oliver Queen, Dinah Lance, Sandra Moonday Hawke, Roy Harper)

Would It Kill You?: No powers AU, mortician AU (Thad Thawne, Terry McGinnis, Match, Deborah Morgna, Bart Allen, Meloni Thawne, Helen Claiborne, Mike Ringer, Max Crandall)

Sweet Honey Bee: Ballet AU/boarding school AU (Thad Thawne, Bart Allen, Meloni Thawne, Don Allen, President Thawne)

[jazzdailyblog]

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