#nephilim!steve

[queenie-ofthe-void]

Steve knows the kids are obsessed with the newest up and coming metal band, Corroded Coffin, even though their music is actually terrible. But when Robin of all people begs Steve take them to the band's next gig, he relents.

Everything starts to make a lot more sense when they walk up to the stage and there's an honest to god Siren behind the microphone, a guitar slung low on his hips with magic wafting off him in waves over the crowd.

The singer clocks him immediately and quickly schools the flash of surprise in his eyes into something more flirtatious.

Steve smiles, the cat that caught the canary. He was right. Their music really does suck, and he can't wait until tomorrow when he can rub it in his tiny human friends' faces.

Tonight, however, he's going to ruffle a pretty boy's feathers.

~~~

Eddie knows his music's horse shit, tailor made for humans- sue him, they needed the money. So he's always a little surprised when another creature finds their way to his concerts. It happens on occasion, and of course they're always welcomed. He's seen all sorts on their tour.

But something as beautifully unholy as a Nephilim?

The man with the auburn hair and hazel eyes surrounded by a gaggle of children glows with a golden aura so soft and warm Eddie's almost left speechless. Almost.

He's caught staring, but he can't take his eyes away. So Eddie does what Sirens do best. He preens, puffs his sleek black feathers just enough for only the man in the crowd to see and sings. A move typically saved for encores, the crowd goes wild with energy and pushes their way towards the stage.

The Nephi laughs, full-bodied with mirth at the antics. A beacon of golden light bursts from him, control of his halo slipping just the slightest.

It's unearthly, it's sinful, and Eddie falls to his knees in worship. The men and women caught in the halo turn to him, smiling and leaning in and touching what is Eddie's--

But the Angel relaxes, the halo draws back, and the peoples' hands fall away even though their eyes linger.

None of that matters when the Angel blows him a kiss. Eddie knows, deep in the hollows of his bones, that when he finds him after the show, he'll stretch his Angel's wings and show him just how bright his halo can glow.

[whathehonestfuk]

Dragon!Eddie that collects the outcasts and shunned by society (his lost sheep)

Whose dragon instincts tell him to add Steve to his hoard after November of 84 and his fall from grace

Eddie is supremely grumpy because he is trying to suppress his hoarding instincts for the first time and it is not going well

I want Steve to also be a creature but can't decide which one

Selkie Steve could go angsty (dragons keep their hoard, and selkies are terrified of being kept) or fluffy (selkies love to be kept as long as they want to be kept by the person)

Werewolf Steve whose never had a proper pack (though he's starting to form one with the party)

Nephilim! Steve that has never been accepted, yeah humans love him for his Divine aura but he is seen as abomination unholy in his holiness

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes.

ATLA

illustrate the remnants of the life i used to live by WitchofEndor

Zuko's soul marks have been regularly burned away since before he knew what they meant. He knows that he cannot be loyal to his father and his nation while also being loyal to a soul family, so he doesn't look for them. Unfortunately, that means that he doesn't know when he's found them.

Stranger things

Shovel Talks by unkreativstermensch (+ podfic)

"Oh,” Steve says. Then again, “oh,” a little quieter. His expression changes; from confusion to something pained almost. “Mr Munson, I don’t…” he takes a deep breath, his voice a little shaky as he continues. “I don’t think he…I don’t think he likes me like that.”

He doesn’t say “it’s not like that.” Neither does he say “I’m not like that.”

That’s the first thing Wayne notices.

or: Wayne decides to give Steve the shovel talk, only to realize he might not be the one needing one

Peaceful Bliss by unkreativstermensch

"Henderson,” Eddie groans. “Do you have any idea what time it is?" He rubs his hands over his face. Dustin nods.

"Of course, it’s 6:15, but we need to talk, it's really urgent, I noticed something about the-" he stops in his tracks when he notices the patch of hair next to Eddie, sticking out from under the covers and in between pillows, and the way Eddie winces because Dustin's talking too loud, and oh shit- there's someone else in bed with him.

or: Dustin has the annoying habit of just busting into Eddie's trailer at ungodly hours. One morning Eddie's not alone though.

SVSSS

Protagonist Rehabilitation Programme by cinnamonsnaps

(oh my god they were roommates)

"Thank you, valued user, for accepting the Protagonist Rehabilitation Programme. Your task: Ensure the protagonist's happiness."

Shen Yuan is convinced that his favouri... least favourite novel's main protagonist isn't really happy. He has babes, money and power, but does he have any friends? Cue the system handily dropping Demon King Luo Binghe into his bedroom. Can Shen Yuan make him happy before the timer runs out?

(90% light-hearted comedy, 10% existential horror and fear because this is the OG PIDW Binghe we're talking about)

Shadowhunters

Families of Choice by MonPetitTresor

Life at the Institute takes a turn for the worse for Alec. When he's alone with no where else to turn, his siblings step up and help him find his feet once more with help from a few new friends along the way. Between them, Alec finally gets a chance to realize that the world doesn't begin and end with being a Shadowhunter, and there's more out there for him, so long as he's got the courage to reach out and grab it.

Salvation lets their wings unfold by HopeSilverheart

Alec is frozen and, when she spots what has him looking so horrified, so is Clary.

Above the fireplace, hanging on the wall like some sort of divine offering, rest a pair of huge, black angel wings, so similar to Alec’s own. The mere sight makes him want to throw up and curl his wings around himself to make sure all his feathers are still in place. He can’t even begin to imagine life without the pair of extra limbs every Nephilim has to deal with. To be faced with the reminder that some people want nothing more than to tear those wings off his back is…

“What the fuck, Alec?” Clary whispers, her voice choked up and angry and alarmed. “Alec, what is this?”

Or: Alec, Clary and Magnus go on a mission to a warlock's home. What they find there leaves its mark on both shadowhunters.

Star Wars

listen, there's a hell of a universe next door by storm_petrel

As it turns out, no one ever taught Luke how to tie a little green baby to his back one-handed, but Luke thinks he's pretty gods-damned good at problem-solving under pressure, thank you, and the baby is at least semi-cooperative. When he's sure the kid is strapped in as tight as he can get, Luke pauses, and reaches back. His fingers graze the wide point of the baby's fuzzy ear. "Well, kid," says Luke, and his voice is a little rough, but not bad, all things considered. "Carrying you on my back while getting the absolute banthashit kicked out of me, at least this feels familiar."

The baby coos in his ear, and then kicks him hard in the kidney. Yoda used to do the exact same thing. Somehow, it's a lot more endearing now.

Or: Luke Skywalker solves a number of life-or-death problems, makes some new friends, falls abruptly in love, and gets shot into space, all in the same day.

Clone Wars

No wealth, no ruin, no silver, no gold by themonopolyhat

"New orders.” Cody hands the data pad over, and Waxer takes a minute to absorb the screen contents.

“Are we—” He stops, his voice hushed with something like awe. “Do we get to hit Dooku's... the kriff do the natties call it...” He snaps his fingers and points at Wooley for some reason. “Vacation home. Are we gonna burn down Dooku's vacation home?"

Or: Six weeks after Obi-Wan's funeral, the 212th reunites with their general.

[the-gray-ghosty]

Hello. Do you have any fanfic recs of Sam being hunted down by other hunters? Because holy shit that concept FUCKS and I need more of it in my life

Hi!! Sorry I didn't see this ask until now!

Yes, I do!! A lot of them are by the ao3 writer authoressjean, I highly recommend checking them out!!

Taken by authoressjean on ao3,

^ Steve Wandell, the hunter that meg killed while she was possessing sam, had friends. They kidnap Sam looking for revenge.

Lethal Dose Countdown by authoressnebula (authoressjean) on ao3, sam gets poisoned by hunters, but they meant to poison dean.

Arms Spread Wide by authoressnebula (authoressjean) on ao3, WARNING! THIS FIC HAS CRUCIFIED!SAM ^^

Out of the Cross by saintsurvivor on ao3

WARNING! THIS FIC HAS CRUCIFIED!SAM ^^

The Case of the Dissappearing Nephilim by mollrach13 on ao3, Sam gets hurt protecting Jack from hunters

The Sunlight in my Growing by remy (iamremy) on ao3, Sam and Dean get kidnapped by hunters who want to avenge the apocalypse, dean patches sam up afterwards (soft wincest)

Those are all I could find just from scanning my ao3 bookmarks, but I'll look more, and feel free to add on/rb this if anyone else has some fics to recommend!

[doctorlexilouwhosblog]

I am in desperate need of help! I am looking for a specific supernatural x stranger things crossover. I believe Castiel sends y/n back in time to Hawkins to keep y/n safer from metatron because I’m a nephilim or have some kind of powers. I also believe this was a Bill Hargrove x y/n x Steve Harrington one. Please please please help me.

[shallowseeker]

(Text Attributions// Supernatural scripts here via @spnscripthunt. Transcripts are located here via SPNWiki. Visit their Tumblr to donate.)

In 14x06 Jack & Dean vow to look ahead with renewed optimism and hope. They silently agree to not look BACKWARDS.

They don't know that Jack's death looms on the horizon. And it's so much easier said than done to actually let go of someone you love. Loss is a harmonizing symphony of pain. You lose your parents, your siblings, your first loves, your second loves, the loves of your life, your spouses, your children.

The reality, for all of us, is that IF there were a way to get them back, we'd probably all do it.

It's the beginning of the end for Jack and Dean. (And it seems that Lucifer indirectly killed Jack, after all.)

Soon, even though Dean tries his hardest to be better and to accept Jack's death, they will become the off-key parental version of Harper and Vance, with Jack as an uneasy, doomed zombie. Dean can let many things go, but he cannot seem to let the ones he raised (his children) go. That's Dean's ultimate Achilles heel.

///

==In 14x06, Harper talks bad luck & optimism==

Trying to stay positive is hard. It feels impossible to leave the past in the past. Little does Jack know that he and Harper have something in common: a desperate need to be loved.

Harper revived her childhood boyfriend and oriented his attention to her. Jack revived his mother and appears to have brainwashed her to orient her attention on him. (He potentially did this with Cas, too.)

They're both outsiders pretending to be normal. Their worst selves want to be loved so badly that they force it to happen. Their emotional needs are reflective of one another.

(From above:) JACK: Without you? HARPER: I don't blame him. But that, well... that was the beginning. Of my bad luck. So many things that (she forces a smile)-- I try to stay optimistic. She seems to SHIFT ON A DIME. Or she's covering up the hurt. There's something about her that has Jack relating. JACK: Me, too, but...I've got bad stuff in my past, too. Trying to stay positive is hard. They connect. And then Jack's phone goes off. He awkwardly motions for Harper to give him a second and looks: TEXT FROM DEAN: "CALL ME NOW." And then Harper's hand comes into frame, gently pushing the phone down. Jack looks up. Harper is SMILING at him, EYES ALL MOONY.

///

==Despite Harper's obsession, the experience sparks learning & understanding with Jack & Dean==

Jack and Dean are both beaten down by their respective losses to AU Michael, trauma, guilt, and loneliness. But by the end of the case, they understand one another. They affirm one another.

Dean tells Jack he did good. Jack tells Dean that his wise words brought him comfort. They have an easy rapport with one another. Jack is cheeky--not too pushy about emotions or psychoanalytic.

It's almost like this conversation represents a promise between them, that, like Dean said in 13x23: "Every day, we can get better." They're focusing on a better future together, as the father and son they have come to be to one another.

This heavily contextualizes Dean's behavior in the upcoming episodes, Unhuman Nature and Byzantium. Dean's spending time with Jack and trying to carry out the funeral is his way of trying to make good on his own words to Jack in Optimism.

(From above:) JACK nods-- okay then... JACK: And...that's love? DEAN: Eh. It can be way crazier. And it might get crazier, with Harper still out there, but... (then) You did good, Jack. JACK: And? DEAN: And what? JACK: And I was right and you should be letting me go out on hunts now?

///

==Reciprocal empathy==

Jack appreciates Dean's words. They fill him with hope. It eases his feeling of failure. He too have been dealing with the guilt of not defeating AU Michael and not being fast enough to stop Lucifer.

Jack opens up by using a Cas-type communication pattern: by instinctually sharing his own vulnerability and inspiring the same vulnerability in Dean.

DEAN: Listen... we'll talk to Sam. And we need to get you a crate of cough drops, huh? JACK: I'm fine. (then) Dean, what you said to Vance, about looking ahead instead of back. I just-- I thought it made a lot of sense. DEAN: Yeah? JACK: I think... I should do more of that. Dean absorbs that, then-- DEAN: Me too, kid. It's a genuine, upbeat moment. The moment is broken when Jack starts COUGHING again. He turns his head away. Dean gets worried-- DEAN: Hey, you sure you're okay? Jack pulls his hand away, and it's BLOODY. He turns to Dean with BLOOD running from his nose. JACK: I don't know. Jack collapses on the ground. Dean rushes over as Jack, unconscious, continues to bleed. DEAN: Jack? Jack?!

///

==In 14x07, Dean tries to be healthy==

In light of their previous conversation, Dean tries. He tries very hard. With an understanding between them, Dean and Jack try to live up their words, to the ideal of healthily letting go of one another.

Of course, they fail.

(All of Team Free Will fails.)

In 14x07, Dean desperately looks to Cas to fix it:

The door opens and Cas comes out, only partially closing the door. He looks concerned. DEAN: Is he okay? CAS: I did what I could, but I'm not-- I don't know what's wrong with him. DEAN: So you'll figure it out, right?

///

At the hospital, Dean is frantic (as are the other village dads):

DEAN: Is he gonna be okay? Jack, we're right here.

//

DEAN: So we get him outta here. (then) We take the kid home. And we do what we do: we find a way. I was thinkin' maybe Rowena.

Here, Dean reaches for witchcraft, and suddenly Rowena is also paralleling Harper, as will they all: Rowena, Sam, Cas, Sergei, Dean, Lily. They become desperate. They can't help it.

///

At home, Dean is horrified. (SPOILER: AU Michael listens in, too, with the echoey visions--and he's probably overjoyed to hear of Jack's impending death. A powerful ally off the chessboard!)

DEAN (taking in news of Jack's impending death)-- None of this is what he wanted to hear. DEAN: How quick? NEW ANGLE-- It seems to be DEAN'S POV of the rest of the group. But it's TREATED: Fuzzy at the edges, a little warped. The voices have echo. What's going on?

///

As Jack dies, Jack tries to make use of the time he has left. Dean tries to look FORWARD, too. (Callback to Optimism.)

DEAN: Brought you some carbs. How you... (His voice trails off, seeing...There are neat stacks of Jack's clothes on the bed, which Jack is stuffing into a duffel. Dean sets down the tray.) DEAN: Uh, goin' somewhere? JACK: I thought I'd hit Vegas. Maybe Tahiti. Dean stares, tries to process. DEAN: Okay. Nice. You sure this is the best time? JACK: Pretty sure it is. DEAN: Jack...

And so, they have their day out. Sam continues to research. Cas is steely, going out on the road to Sergei and telling Sam and Dean that they need to "stay behind to be with Jack."

For Dean, the script continues to use words like "(forced smile)", PAIN, REAL PAIN, AGONY, WORRY, QUIETLY NERVOUS.

He lashes out at Rowena at one point:

DEAN: What's happening? (to Rowena) Did you say the words right? ROWENA: I did! Jack begins to spasm. He's racked with pain! DEAN: Say them again! SAM: Jack! Jack crumples to the floor, crying out in pain. DEAN-- stares, stricken.

///

Dean, frantic, blames his outing with Jack on Jack's worsening state, rather than Sergei's treatment:

DEAN: I shouldn't have done it. Shouldn't have taken him out.

///

==In 14x08, the temptation to use power to revive Jack proves too great to overcome==

Music, love, and doom

We open with a reminder of JOHN WINCHESTER, an important foreshadowing of Castiel's impending deal with The Empty. Just as John traded his life for Dean's, Cas will trade his (and unknowingly, Dean's) happiness for Jack's life.

The record player represents Dean's love language and his agony. (We get little hints throughout season 14 that much of Jack and Dean's bonding was over music and media.) In the next episode, 14x09 The Spear, the tapedeck will be broken, a symbol of the Dean's (romantic, mixtape) happiness going silent, even though he doesn't know why yet.

INT. MEN OF LETTERS - JACK'S ROOM - DAY 1 Open on a RECORD PLAYER. The tone arm swings in and the needle drops. Music kicks on...classic rock, the kind John Winchester might've put on after a particularly hard day. DEAN WINCHESTER stands over the record player, watching the disc go round and round. He watches this...because he can't face what's behind him: JACK KLINE lies in bed. He's sicker than when we last saw him, at the end of Unhuman Nature. He's moved back into his own room, to be more comfortable. An oxygen tank helps him breathe. Through the pain, Jack manages a smile up at SAM WINCHESTER and CASTIEL, who stand vigil at his bedside. Both trying to conceal their devastation. They know-- they all know-- Jack Kline is dying. Dean moves to join them as Jack strains to pull himself up a little. Sam is there in an instant, helping.

Now, it's true that Jack's nature is to try to make things easier on everyone, sure but I still think that Dean's words from Optimism are on his mind. (Look FORWARDS, not BACKWARDS.)

He's trying to be brave, to encourage them to move on.

///

And, so Jack dies. The dad village is devastated. Dean seems resolved to try to carry out a funeral, to think about "next steps." Tensions run high, and a deal is on everyone's minds even though they're trying not to go there. Though he's keeping it together on the outside, Dean shows signs of emotional volatility and whiplash irrationality, directed at his spouse. Floundering and stressed, he expects Cas to be strong, to keep the remaining family members safe, and to know exactly what to do.

Dean is trying to "be strong and make the proper decisions," too, but with Cas, the conflicting, volatile emotions can't help but leak out:

CAS'S TRUCK - NIGHT Cas white-knuckles the steering wheel. Dean sits shotgun, pissed off...and afraid. DEAN: --I can't believe you let him go. You saw how he was back there-- CAS: You said to give him space. DEAN: Yeah, Cas-- space. In the bunker. With us. Not friggin'...THIS.

//

But Cas is stressed, too. Jack is the one entity he was so sure would outlive even him. It was his immortal security of familial company. It's particularly devastating for Cas:

Cas takes a hard turn. Conflicted. Sad. ANGRY. CAS: But this isn't natural. Jack, taken before his time. Taken before me. Cas turns away. Dean puts a hand on his arm, locking eyes with Sam. And we live in the moment-- the three of them standing in the night air, united in misery.

///

A miracle, and the beginning of the end

The next morning, Sam and Cas leap into action, and Dean's uneasy about it. But when Lily Sunder shows up, they all go down the path of becoming a little like Harper, even Dean, who seemed to be the last holdout.

The temptation to cling is too great. Love is crazy. And irrational. Especially the love for a child.

DEAN: What kinda miracle? CAS: A way to bring Jack home. On Dean. Rocked. Of course he wants that too, more than anything, but it's a lot to digest. Dean gives a NOD-- DEAN: Okay. Do it.

//

But overall, he's still skeptical, untrusting. The soul thing sounds like a bad idea to him. And Lily Sunder's motive is suss. Not too long ago, she was trying to kill his spouse, who killed her child. Why should she help them revive their own?

On Sam. Weighing it. Dean's still skeptical. He doesn't trust this-- or Lily. DEAN: And you'd do all that for us, huh? Out of the kindness of your heart?

///

And then there's the matter of eating up Jack's soul. The thought makes Dean sick. His gut says that the cost seems too high. When Sam doesn't listen, he appeals to Cas:

DEAN: Oh, well then... (to Cas) Tell you you're not cool with this. CAS: I think Jack should get to decide for himself.

///

Like Dean, Jack is initially nervous about the soul magic

For his part, Jack, too is nervous. He's apprehensive about using his soul, just like Dean was about it. But at the same time, and with the threat of The Empty bearing down on them, he can't help but want to come back and be reunited.

He's an off-key parallel to Harper's Vance in this situation. He loves them! Maybe it doesn't matter if he comes back a little wrong.

You know the rest. The Empty comes for him, and Castiel saves him. The deal is done. Castiel becomes doomed, like John.

///

Dean can't help but want to reunite

On the cusp of getting Jack back, Dean loses his nerve and snaps, all but demanding Lily help them get their kid back. He becomes unhinged, and the conversation in 14x06 Optimism is forgotten. Dean's doesn't just look backward. He runs backward.

But Lily pauses. He's hit a nerve, and now he presses it. DEAN: Cause otherwise I don't understand how you could ever, EVER let another person go through what you did. The pain of losing a kid? On Lily, Dean's getting somewhere, pleading. DEAN: You can't-- (voice catching) Don't you do that to us.

///

And they become happy again

Tragically, they can't truly see how much it costs, and Cas and Jack don't tell them.

Open on...Jack ALIVE! Lily moves back, collapsing into a NEARBY CHAIR in exhaustion. Jack smiles up at the boys-- JACK: Hello. Sam and Dean are elated beyond words.

An emotional, happy reunion. Then-- DEAN: Lily, thank you.

///

And so, we return to the kitchen, where the love is stored, and the family reunites.

Jack is wrapped in a gray dead-guy robe, and he eats one of Dean's homemade burgers.

INT. MEN OF LETTERS - KITCHEN - LATER Jack takes a massive bite of a homemade cheeseburger. Chews. Looks up to see... Sam, Dean, and Cas staring at him like helicopter parents. Their own food untouched. He smiles, a little puzzled. JACK: Is something...wrong? Sam almost laughs-- it's exactly the opposite. SAM: No. DEAN: Just damn good to have you home. Dean's gaze shifts to Cas. DEAN: And Michael's location. (impressed) Don't know how you pulled that one off. CAS and JACK lock eyes-- they know exactly what Cas had to sacrifice. Cas shifts uncomfortably, playing it off.

Dean is impressed by Cas, maybe even a little teasing, perhaps in awe of him. It reminds me of the cut scene from 15x09 The Trap:

DEAN (to Cas): It's-- amazing. You did-- amazing.

How often did Dean think that to himself about Cas? Cas was always there. Even when things went belly-up, he seemed to come back, to pull through against all the odds. We can't exactly blame Dean for having that kind of faith and devotion in Cas. It'd be so tempting for anyone to fall into that way of thinking.

It's just as Dean hoped in Unhuman Nature, that Cas would figure it out. That Cas would somehow take the pain away. ("You'll figure it out, right?") Dean leans on Cas again in The Spear, when he gazes pleadingly at Cas after Michael kidnaps Jack. This time-tested lover-spouse-protector dynamic has Dean believing whole-heartedly in Cas, and that they actually caught a break here.

And finally, we have a tragic callback to Optimism as the script finishes up:

ON DEAN. Feeling optimistic for the first time in awhile.

Dean is elated. He's fired up to beat Michael. Just one more thing. One more evil to beat. One more Apocalypse. Then, he can finally be happy and move forward together with his makeshift little family, and 'everything he's ever wanted.'

Or so he tragically thinks.

[vaicomcas]

Since I am rather serious about some day writing nihpil Tanya verse I am trying out characters and Nora just doesn't make sense to me

Like She is a single mother who works, right?

Then she should have had babysitters at hand, someone who does it regularly, somone she can call if they are not available I don't know, didn't she have like friends or family or even neighbours?

Nora asking Cas or Steve who was practically a stranger to stay with her kid is just straight up stupid

Oh yeah it's totally unrealistic. What single woman would invite a random guy she obviously doesn't know anything about into her house, let alone leaving her baby with him?

Clearly the sole purpose of the Nora character and her only two or three scenes was to demonstrate Castiel being miserable and humiliated in his human life. For that reason, unlike many Castiel fans, I don't hate Nora, I don't even fault her. She never had a chance, if you know what I mean.

And really, without this contrivance, we wouldn't get the "Castiel comforting baby Tanya and vice versa" scene, which I do like, obviously. So I am grateful to her for that.

And thirdly, as far as Castiel's humiliation goes, it was so mild, especially in contrast with what the others dished out to him, it's almost inconsequential. There was zero evidence that Castiel had any feelings for her. It was just one more routine disappointment. I am more angry that Nora didn't pay for his babysitting service--Cas was homeless and needed the money.

(Really, if they want to show Castiel humiliated, they should have just showed the moment after "you can't stay " registered. They should show him realizing he had no right to be there after screwing up everything, that he had nothing to contribute anymore, that he had to be saved by the Winchesters and now he was freeloading on them. They should show him turning red and stammering and sweating and him not knowing what to do with the burrito he was eating that he had no right to be eating, they should show his rush to get out of the bunker as fast as possible even though he didn't know where to go. Compared to that? being misled into babysitting was small potatoes.

Like of all the characters on SPN that treated Castiel terribly, she was pretty low on the list. She exploited him for a few hours of free labor, sure, but unlike others, she didn't demand him to negate his own identity or to hurt himself or to die for her benefit. )

Sorry, I went off a bitter Cas girl tangent again. You didn't ask me to comment on what I think about Nora, you asked about Nora's character not making sense. The way I tried to incorporate her into my hc is to decide that she acted in this senseless way for a reason. Perhaps she was always kind of unhinged wild-child, a reckless free-spirit, but was forced to become the adoptive mother of baby (Nephilim) Tanya because her sister (Tanya's birth mother) of course died at child birth. Because of that she had to go on the run (because her sister warned her that angels and demons would be after the baby), leave her life behind, and get a job in some small Utah town that she hated. So she resented all this responsibility she didn't ask for, and resented the baby. In rebellion she pursued her own interests while dumping her baby with a stranger. But I would like to give her a redemption arc where she discovered that despite her bitterness, she grew to loved baby Tanya after all.

However, there are lots of other ways to explain her behavior too. Like she could be an undercover demon or an agent of BMOL who was spying on Castiel (this was the hc of heaven-ecologist). In this way, she could also be killed off in a fic.

And one more thing (back to the show). I totally think that after that episode, Nora kept asking Cas for babysitting and Cas kept agreeing. I don't know if Nora started paying him or not. I think Cas would have agreed even if she didn't pay (like I believe he would have agreed to babysit for free in the first place if Nora just flat out asked him honestly). I would think babysitting was a peaceful refuge during his homelessness, to have the security of a comfortable house (maybe Nora was at least decent enough to provide free food as well), alone with a baby who didn't judge him and who needed him, made him feel useful.

[thelastarchangelaskblog]

Seventh Year: Reconciliations Bonus Scene 4

This one's during Michael's personal tour with the bots! :) Fun times~

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Michael looked so damn awkward it was hilarious. He seemed to have zero idea what to do when faced down with Dummy’s exuberance. It was clearly not anything harmful, which made it all the more enjoyable because Gabriel had absolutely nothing to worry about.

The wards on his kids picked up ill intentions, and Michael harbored a grand total of zero of those towards them. There was definitely curiosity, along with a hefty dose of total bewilderment, but hostility? Nada.

It was great, and Gabriel was thrilled that it was going so well with them.

Especially since Michael had – amazingly – agreed to let them call him uncle.

The last thing Gabriel saw of Michael before his brother let Dummy tug him outside was a look of panic at Gabriel, clearly a silent plea for help.

Gabriel gave him a cheerful wave back, since Dummy wasn’t likely to bite him. None of his kids were, save for the Norse ones, and those three weren’t here and hadn’t been here, staying clear of Michael and the other angels. Mistrust still ran deep even after so long, especially since the only angels they’d had contact with were Raphael and Castiel. Balthazar and Gadreel didn’t count at this point.

Sure, they’d say that it didn’t bother them to be around so many angels, but the discomfort radiated off them. Still, they were in a safe area of the palace, and he doubted Michael would be running into them anytime soon.

…That was another thing he should fill Michael in on.

“Are you sure about this, Tony?” Rhodey asked, mistrust radiating off him.

“Yeah, actually.” Gabriel shrugged loosely, turning back to his friends. None of them looked remotely happy with leaving Michael with the bots. Raphael and Samael looked a little less uncomfortable, though even Gadreel and Balthazar were eyeing him doubtfully. “C’mon; do you actually think I’d let him around them if I thought there was even a likelihood of things going south?”

“He almost killed us,” Clint snapped, bristling.

Gabriel pressed his lips together, glancing between Clint, Steve, and Natasha, all of whom had almost been killed by Michael if not for resourceful thinking. “That was my fault,” he said. “I didn’t tell him about you.”

“That excuses him almost killing us?” Clint sounded disbelieving.

“If you ever actually face down a nephilim, you’d understand. Not that you will, since there aren’t any around at this time.” Not anymore. Gabriel had heard of the last few nephilim being killed back on Earth in his old universe. “You lot are something entirely new, so he had no idea what to think of you.”

“He seemed just fine with the bots,” Clint pointed out grumpily.

“I told him about the bots,” Gabriel said patiently.

“But not about us, great.”

“He put it off to later,” Raphael said, clearly not on Gabriel’s side at all. “Which worked out so well, clearly.”

“Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.” Gabriel rolled his eyes. “The point is that Michael isn’t about to harm the bots.”

“You trust him?” Rhodey’s eyebrows were almost sky high.

“In this, yes.” Besides, the bots were also protected with wards that his friends didn’t have at this point. They used to, but apparently resurrection didn’t come with the same bodies they’d lived and died in.

Gabriel wasn’t sure if they’d let him ward them, anyway. Not at this point when they were significantly less squishy than before.

“Really?” Balthazar was clearly looking in a direction that wasn’t in this room. “You know what Michael’s like…”

Did he? Gabriel wasn’t so sure about that. He just shrugged in response, which clearly wasn’t a satisfactory answer for Balthazar.

“Do you think I’d be this calm if I were worried about them?” Gabriel asked dryly.

“True,” Balthazar acknowledged. “You’d go hunt down whoever threatened to murder any of your babies and give them a good thrashing before sending them to the afterlife.”

Pepper snorted, covering her mouth an instant later.

“I’m not sure I’d put it that way—” Gabriel started.

“No, that’s exactly how to put it,” Samael said. “Do I need to remind you what happened with the Skrulls?”

Despite having a perfect memory, Gabriel had some difficulties remembering what exactly had happened with that. It was a blur of pain and panic, along with a pressing nothing—

“Clearly I wasn’t at my best then,” Gabriel said lightly, shoving those memories into a closet to be dealt with never.

Samael gave him a sharp look but didn’t say anything, mouth twisting slightly.

“I do recall you almost murdering one of our siblings when he threatened Jarvis,” Gadreel mused.

Gabriel definitely remembered that. He also remembered feeling like shit.

“We all know Tony goes all aggressive on anyone that threatens any of his kids,” Clint said. “This isn’t news. So I suppose…you have a…point.” He pulled a face.

“I usually do,” Gabriel said cheerfully, ignoring the eye rolls from Pepper and Rhodey. “In any case, don’t worry about them. They’ll be just fine.”

“Sure about that?” James asked, attention not in the room but on Michael and the bots. “He definitely seemed skittish.”

“Just fine,” Gabriel repeated firmly.

“You can tell that, can you?” Raphael asked, giving him a sharp look.

Heaving a sigh, Gabriel looked round to everyone in the room. “If I were at all concerned, I wouldn’t have let him leave with them. He doesn’t have any kind of hostility towards them, and they have wards that would take care of them even if something did happen. Besides, what happened with Clint should tell you everything.”

“…That he’s very stabby?”

“That he didn’t want them to get hurt. He wanted them away from the fighting. That, more than anything, tells me I have nothing to worry about.”

Balthazar made a face like he was conceding the point but doing so with great reluctance.

“Our wards didn’t do anything!” Clint protested, gesturing to his chest.

“That’s because your wards were on your bodies, which decomposed into dust, which were then scattered into outer space.”

Clint paused, looking down and poking at his arm. Even the others looked a little surprised at that.

“We look the same,” Steve said uncertainly.

“Your bodies are based off your memories,” Gabriel said, shrugging. “Which means it’s what you’re comfortable with. The wards were an addition on my part, which aren’t a factor now because your original bodies are gone.”

“It’s okay,” Samael said lightly. “We’ve all gone through our share of vessels. Welcome to the club!”

“The club of what?” Clint asked.

“The angelic club, obviously. Keep up.”

Clint poked at his arm again, mulishly, then pinched himself. “Ow.”

Natasha heaved a sigh, then tugged on Clint’s ear. “This enough for you, Barton?”

Clint leaned over to the side with the movement, wincing. “Ow, Nat, ow. That’s my ear!”

“No, I thought it was your finger?”

Clint stuck his tongue out at Natasha, who rolled her eyes and tugged on his ear again before letting go.

Gabriel couldn’t even pretend to be annoyed at the display. He was also aware that he was probably grinning a little stupidly judging by the looks his siblings were sending him, but he couldn’t be bothered to wipe the grin off his face either.

Surrounded by his friends – his family – he felt ridiculously light, happiness swirling in his Grace.

Sure, there were still issues (especially with Michael), but things were healing. And that was all Gabriel wanted.

[archive-gldedlily]

          ei, aquele ali é OSCAR ISAAC? não, é só CASTIEL, um personagem CANON de SUPERNATURAL. ouvi dizer que ELE tem MILHARES DE ANOS, mora em aspen cove há SEIS MESES e é um ATENDENTE em FROM THE VAULT RECORDS. ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco DETERMINADO e LITERAL sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade.

informações básicas

nome: castiel.

nome de humano: steve novak.

idade: milhares de anos (aparenta estar na casa dos early 40s).

espécie: anjo.

pronomes: se sente confortável com ele/dele.

sexualidade: não percebe sexualidade da mesma forma que humanos.

ocupação: atendente em from the vault records.

mídia de origem: supernatural.

introdução

          castiel já está mais do que acostumado com sua vida na terra e à conviver com os humanos - até mesmo já foi um por um determinado período de tempo -, então a estada em aspen cove tem sido particularmente tranquila depois de tantos anos de perigos, terrores, caos e perdas. s�� seria melhor se ainda tivesse contato com seus antigos amigos, principalmente sam e dean winchester, mas não os vê desde que jack assumira o posto em aberto no céu e precisou de sua ajuda para recolocar a ordem na casa. não tem problema, enquanto eles não aparecem ou ele não os encontra, com certeza vai ter várias coisas para fazer e reportar sobre aquela estranha e pacata cidadezinha.

memórias

          o anjo possuí praticamente todas as memórias, desde resgatar dean da perdição eterna até a vitória do time contra chuck. porém, todo seu acordo com o vazio, o tempo em que ficou preso lá e todas as circunstâncias que o levaram à isso simplesmente nunca aconteceram. após terem derrotado chuck, e jack ter assumido o lugar dele, castiel ainda passou um curto período de tempo junto aos irmãos, porém, logo teve sua ajuda requisitada pelo nephilim. chegou à aspen cove à pedido de jack, para investigar as estranhas anomalias que emanavam da cidade, mas sempre que tenta informar seus achados ao céu ou até mesmo sair da cidade (via terra ou via ar), estranhamente, esquece o que deveria fazer e seus pensamentos se tornam confusos.

obs.: devido ao fato que desconsiderei todo o bafafá do acordo com o vazio (e sinceramente todo o finalzinho da série, pois odeio demais tudo aquilo), as circunstâncias em que o cas professou seus sentimentos pro dean foram bem diferentes. não quero definir nada específico, mas foi muito mais numa linha de desabafo depois de tanto tempo guardando, talvez logo após terem, enfim, vencido o mal final. de qualquer forma, só queria deixar claro que, sim, aconteceu, mas as circunstâncias para tal foram outras.

poderes

          under co.

[cybershubunkin]

Fields of Nephilim. Goth Fanzine Fluke Issue one.1988.  Photo by Steve Gullick

Source: @matthewfaulkner93

[ao3feed-stevebucky]

Heavenly Eggs

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/h1v8Ee3

by Vocaloidfan

Samael couldn't take it anymore…He can't stand to watch his human being tortured by the cruelest of humanity any longer��Despite his older brother's warning and knowing that he might risk Falling, he betrays Heaven to bless the Winter Soldier with his egg to protect him at all costs. The young angel then reluctantly goes into hiding for a while.

When Dean sees what Sam has done, he has no choice but to put his egg inside Steve to protect him while he tries to find Sam.

After Bucky was freed from Hydra's clutches. Throughout his journey, he feels strange yet at peace ever since his angel finally freed him. He also notices that people are acting strangely around him…

Meanwhile, Steve finds himself feeling strange as of late after that weird dream and he notices that for some mysterious reason, his enemies are frightened of him. Even his teammates admit that they feel weird around him now…

Later on, Gabriel informs each super soldier of the eggs and that there are various obstacles they will have to face because of their guardian angels' choices…

Words: 843, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Heavenly Eggs

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Supernatural (TV 2005)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Castiel (Supernatural), Gabriel (Supernatural), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Nick Fury, Hydra Agents, Tony Stark, Brock Rumlow, Jack Rollins, Crowley (Supernatural), Hellhound (Supernatural), Alastair (Supernatural), Zachariah (Supernatural), Uriel (Supernatural), Maria Hill, Other Character Tags to Be Added

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Winchester, Steve Rogers/Dean Winchester, Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added

Additional Tags: Eggpreg, Egg Laying, Angel Wings, Angel Sam Winchester, Angel Dean Winchester, Character Death, Angelic Grace (Supernatural), Angels are Weird (Supernatural), HYDRA Trash Party, Nephilim, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, BAMF Sam Winchester, BAMF Dean Winchester, Memory Suppressing Machine | The Chair (Marvel), Rebel Sam Winchester, Rebel Dean Winchester, Angel Healing, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Protective Sam Winchester, Protective Dean Winchester, Angel Blades (Supernatural), Vengeful Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester is Protective of Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester and Food, Castiel is Protective of Dean Winchester, Gabriel Being Gabriel (Supernatural), Bucky Barnes Remembers, Zachariah Being an Asshole (Supernatural), Nesting, Eldritch Angels, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/h1v8Ee3

[whathehonestfuk]

Nephilim! Steve who has powers but not a body equipped to handle them causing him damage every time he uses them

Steve who's used them to help fight monsters ever time

Who used them to heal max and Eddie after fighting vecna

Who used them on every subsequent scratch and bruise and let's himself be a science experiment and a form of entertainment because his kids deserve to be happy and move on from the monsters they've fought

Robin who suspects something going on but doesn't have experience with the supernatural outside of the upside down so she doesn't know

Eddie whose mom wasn't nephilim but was another type of creature who slowly withered herself away in much the same way to try and please his dad

Eddie who is pissed when he fully realizes what Steve is doing

Eddie who spills it to the rest of the party pissing Steve off majorly but also stopping him from slowly killing himself for the amusement of others

[teamtrisha]

Demons 13:

1. Pandemonium - Penn Badgely

2. The Devil - Josh Hartnett

3. Halycon - Jamie Lannister

4. Nephilim - Andy Black

5. Bezelbub - Ryan

6. Belthezar - James Kirk or Kirk Cameron

7. Spawn - Jason Statham

8. The Jackal - Steve-O -

9. The Blue Eyed Devil - Jesse James

10: Misha’el

11. Abaddon - Michael Wyngaarden

12. Merrick - Anton Van Buren

13. Damon Torrance

[truefreethinker-blog]

Is Nephilim-Giantologist Steve Quayle a Plagiarist?

https://truefreethinker.com/is-nephilim-giantologist-steve-quayle-a-plagiarist/

#Nephilim #Giants #SteveQuayle #Bible

[captainkirkk]

✩ WEEKLY FIC ROUND-UP ✩

All the fics I’ve read and really enjoyed in the past week-ish. Reminder: This list features any and all ratings and themes.

ATLA

Perfection is Overrated by JaggedCliffs (+ podfic) (NOTE: I've recced this fic before and I'll rec it again. When I die, I want to be buried with this fic)

For his first thirteen years, Zuko was raised in a palace. And yet somehow, it's the three years outside the Fire Nation that seem to count more – at least to the palace staff, who act like he's been raised by fox-wolves.

At first, this only annoys Zuko.

Until he begins to think that the Fire Nation needs more than a formerly-banished prince.

a brush of fingers, a kick of shins by lesmiserablol (+ podfic)

"Okay, I’ve been thinking all day, and here’s my idea,” Toph tells Zuko on their way to dinner. “You’re so sure he’s not into you, so I’m going to help you out and give you a gentle nudge every time he flirts so that you notice it.”

“Okay,” Zuko says slowly. He doubts it will be necessary, he and Sokka have been best friends for over five years now and that is probably all that Sokka thinks of him as. A good friend. “I don’t know if it’ll come up, but if it does...just don’t make it obvious, yeah?”

“Don’t worry, I have a plan,” Toph smiles. Zuko knows her fairly well, he knows he should be worried at that, but he just follows her into the dining hall.

Stranger Things

who wants to live forever? by starbeyy

In which Steve Harrington has two nightmares: The one he has about the fire at the Starcourt Mall every time he falls asleep, and the one where Eddie Munson visits him at Family Video to ask him for a favor.

shape it up (get it straight) by fivecenturiesverse (+ podfic)

Mike doesn't know when he started caring why Steve and Eddie are friends now, but Dustin has made him curious. Eddie and Steve were enemies before, sort of. So why are they now best friends? They've just got to do a bit of surveillance to work this puzzle out. If Mike accidentally finds out he has feelings for his best friend along the way then... well, shit.

-

“At least I’m not using binoculars.” Mike shoots a derisive look over at Dustin. “Like we’re not in the middle of the high street, if they spot us how are you going to explain away those, huh?”

“Bird watching,” says Dustin. “My new hobby.”

Lucas punches him on the arm. “God you’re so fucking stupid.”

“You gave them to me!”

Shadowhunters

Portable Magic by smilebackwards

Magnus may go slightly overboard helping Alec set up for the book club gathering.

Technically, perhaps, he didn’t need to create a signature cocktail or barter a favor to Raphael for O neg blood for the vampires or source the biscotti directly from Italy. But hospitality is important and these are Alec’s friends. He wants to make a good impression.

Or: Alec is in a Downworld book club and Magnus finds this unaccountably fascinating.

count the ways by smilebackwards

"I know the nephilim have some truly skewed perspectives on our history and culture but have you ever seen anything like this before?” Magnus holds out the book, open to Warlock Courting Traditions. The text only takes up half a page, a mystifying run-on list of odd and impossible tasks. It’s formatted almost like poetry and his dear, pedantic Alexander has turned it into a checklist, penciled lightly down the margin.

Ragnor snorts into his tea.

“Oh,” Catarina says, looking at the book. “That."

In somno veritas (In sleep lies the truth) by lawsofchaos (+podfic)

Jace blinks, peering at the loft in vague stupefaction. “This,” and Alec’s parabatai’s voice sounds like he’s dragging each noise out from his exhausted mind and forcing it out before he can forget what word he just discovered. “Isn’t the Institute?” The final phrase comes out as a question.

Alec tilts his head in puzzlement, glancing at his brother as if wondering how he could possibly consider that Alec had taken them there instead of here. “No?”

Alec’s head moves back to level and he narrows his eyes instead. “We said we were going home after patrol.”

The ‘ergo, we are home now’ wasn’t said, but it was obvious in implication.

bloom by smilebackwards

Alec loves watching Izzy get flowers but he thinks he would have liked, just once, to know what it felt like for someone to send him something so bright and sweet, frivolous, just because they cared.

[anumberofhobbies]

How the Giants Conquered the Globe | Steve Quayle

May 26, 2023  Over the past 25 years Steve Quayle has pursued the curious subject of the biblical giants like few others. He’s published a series of well-researched books and DVDs on the Nephilim and the megalithic architecture they’ve left behind …  providing strong evidence of their existence. Evidence that proves the reliability of the Bible and makes a mockery of the evolutionary paradigm.