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sakurasnowfall · 2 months ago

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hi, Idk if i’m doing This right, but could you please write Some angst that turns into fluff about Reader x anime sanji? reader can be Afab or gender neutral, i don’t mind. You can also choose the scenario, Full control :)

thank You 🤩 and its ok if you don’t get to this, LOVE your writing by the way it’s So beautiful

Hi! As regards to your *Idk if im doing this right* no worries fam, neither do I (your request was perfect, though, so no worries!) 😭

Here is the story. I brain stormed maybe 7 ideas for this starting the night I got this request. It stumped me so freaking bad, and it took a couple weeks to get an...almost complete draft down. I let it sit for way to long, hence why it has been nearly a whole month. So here is what I am gonna do. I just wrote the missing 1/4 of this. I am going to post what it now. I WILL BE GOING BACK TO EDIT THIS AND MAKING IT BETTER. My anxiety was screaming at me to at least put out SOMETHING. So, I hope this is okay FOR NOW. I know it sucks, but I promise eventually I will improve it for you!

Thank you thank you thank you for the compliment!!! Lots of love <3

Tw : Blood, syringe mention, death mentioned

Established relationship, fem reader, and () used as a name placeholder.

Sanji usually loved red. Maroon roses. Vermillion wine. Scarlett sunsets. Ruby hearts. But now? He hated it. He hated it so much. Seeing it, dripping from every spot on her body. Covering her in a sheet of sickening crimson. Imagining what he would give to swap their places was not a thought for the faint of heart. All he could do was watch as Chopper gently cleaned the blood off of her arms and her face. As the tiny doctor wrapped her torso in bandages, her hovered, almost like a ghost with how pale and silent he remained. Ironic...that the chef of the crew himself was the only one who did not eat. Actually, that was not quiet true, as he forced himself a few forkfuls of food, guided by the phantom scolding he heard from () about neglecting his self care. He spent that night in the infirmary with her. Listening to the fragile, feathery breaths that balanced her on the edge of his world and the next. He thought that was the worst sound he would hear that day. This was not the case. Sanji learned that the worst sound was not the sound of her anguished screams. It was not the sound of her painful, labored breaths. He learned it was not the sound of her unconscious cries.

Sanji learned that the worst sound was no sound at all.

No amount of force on the Grandline could be guaranteed success in trying to restrain him. Sanji couldn't see Chopper scrambling to her bedside or hear him shouting. He couldn't hear Luffy's yelling. He couldnt hear Zoros grunts as the swordsman tried in vain to hold the cook down, slamming him to the floor after narrowly avoiding a kick to the head. If he couldn't see Robins powers prop up various instruments for Chopper, then certainly couldn't have seen one of her hands stabbing a syringe into his arm.

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When the cook awoke, it wasn't his head, or his knees - which had been bent underneath his weight - that hurt the most. It was his heart. His ever-bleeding heart, over flowing with the love that gushed and overflowed. How he found the strength to stand, he wasn't sure. But when he did, he found himself in an unfamiliar place. A place that held a bright, white shimmer and a peculiar haze about it, yet for all it's light gave off no warmth. He rubbed the back of his head, turning to better gauge his surroundings. That's when he saw her. Standing, maybe 200 feet away from him. Standing. Almost shimmering, radiant. Alive. If his legs had ever held a purpose other than carrying him to her, they didn't remember, as he sprinted toward her. She was just about to turn to him, when shadow, greater than anything he had ever seen, was summoned forth from the white ground, casting an ugly contrast, dragging whatever twisted world he was in from chilled to ice-cold. Sanji knew what this shadow was. More sure than he had been of almost anything in his life. It wanted her. Maybe it wanted him as well. He had run from it more times than he could count. But there was no running this time.

Rage guided his motions, and his love refined them to a deadly point, spearing the sheer power of his attacks into his opponent's core. If fighting death itself was all that stood between him and his life, then he would gladly fight it. Death wanted his life, and it would not have her. His fire lit it's shadows, extinguishing them, bit by bit, piece by piece. Until there was nothing left but air.

By the time he was done, adrenaline had rewarded him with the energy to run the remaining distance to her. When he reached her, he stopped. He reached out, his hand shaking. "()........" His voice failed him, his hand attempting to make up for his words by softly coming to rest at the side of her face. She had not broken her silence, but he could see her returning to him. Shutting her eyes and leaning into his touch, a few stray teardrops escaping her eyes, his own eyes mirroring the action. Her kissed her softly, hoping to regain his words through his actions. He pulled back after a brief moment, resting his forehead against hers. His hand had now moved to intertwine with hers. When his voice returned to him, in a whisper "let's go home......"

When Sanji woke up, his eyes had hardly opened before he sprang out of bed, scrambling into Chopper's office. He saw () sitting up, awake, eyes locked on him. He paused, before carefully approaching her, perhaps afraid that THIS was the dream.

"Are you.....how are you......feeling? " the blonde came to gently sit on the edge of her bed, carefully reaching out to cup to side of her face. () placed a hand atop his.

"I'm okay." He nodded, a few stray drops of bittersweet relief sliding down his face, quickly whisked away with a small laugh.

#Sanji #Blackleg Sanji #One Piece

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the-ghost-bracket · 1 year ago

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Noah Czerny propaganda:

"Noah has been dead for 7 years by the time the story starts, and no one knows it. Not even the two friends he literally lives with. They just assume he doesn't eat in front of people and doesn't share classes with them. He was a failed sacrifice to a magic forest and the forest keeps him alive cause his body was left to rot in the forest, and since the forest experiences time differently so does he. He knows a whole bunch of stuff like secrets that haven't been shared and events that haven't happened yet because for him everything happens at once/in a circle. He died as a teenager, so he's kinda stuck in the teenager phase, and he still does dumb stuff like building ramps to drive cars off of. He's described as "less" now that he's dead. It's talked about by people who knew him when he was alive that Noah was cheerful and full of life and joyful and a jokester, but Noah as a ghost is quiet and shy and almost a completely different person because he lost so much of himself when he died.

This next part is confusing, but I'm going to try and explain it as best as possible.

ALSO - MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE BOOKS BELOW - I'M SERIOUS

Basically, 7 years ago, when Noah died, this other guy Gansey, who is one of the main characters also died. Gansey however, was brought back to life by what he thought was a magic king who was buried underground. Gansey spent the next 7 years searching for this king. He was obsessed and he thought it was his duty and his destiny to find the king. Long story short, it turns out the king was actually dead underground and had been dead for a while.

It wasn't the king who brought Gansey back to life - it was noah.

Noah as a ghost went back in time to the moment he died - aka the moment Gansey died - and sacrificed his spirit so that Gansey could live, whispering to Gansey that he was the dead king and therefore setting Gansey on his path to find the king. Because of this, Noah's ghost technically never existed, and Gansey and the others technically never met him, meaning they don't remember him. NOAH GAVE HIS LIFE SO GANSEY COULD LIVE AND I'M NEVER GONNA BE OVER THAT."

"- Noah isn't revealed as a ghost until the end of the book/series

- Most characters are unaware that Noah is a ghost, and when he disappears, they assume that's just a Noah thing

- Noah uses this to his advantage and just fucks off whenever it's uncomfortable or people need him, though sometimes he can't control this

- Noah stays true to Ghosting and permanently disappears at the end of the series

- Got bludgeoned to death with his skateboard I think? might've made that up but i think it adds points for Tony Hawkness

- His death is linked with another character: that character SHOULD have died, but because Noah was murdered at the same time on a ley line, their fates swapped (life/death)

- Had to die in his school uniform :(

- The cast also don't notice he died in his school uniform and assumed he just wore it all the time for some reason

- When connecting with one of the characters through their energy, Noah is clearly more energised, meaning his Ghostness really kills his personality too

- Canonically a Sk8r boy"

"sometimes he relives his death and isn't really aware of that fact. he is very sweet and keeps secrets and is still a third dimensional character even if he can't really interact with many people/things"

"“Oh! Your hand is cold."" Ashley cupped her fingers against her shirt to warm them.

""I've been dead for seven years,"" Noah said. ""That's as warm as they get.” "

"he's dead The Whole Time but his friends love him so much!!! he might be a bit smudgy and confused but he's still just a sweet boy!"

"This boy!!! He is a ghost that just kinda pops up sometimes and his friends are just kinda like “oh hey Noah.” He is so lovely and also his life is tied to a sentient forest that his best friend sacrificed him to. He is always kind to his friends and is a little jokester and is basically the best I love him :)))"

"Please I named myself after him"

"The sweetest boy who was murdered by his friend in an attempted human sacrifice. Lowkey the funnies character in the series if you appreciate dark humor. Sacrifices himself in order to save his friend. All around the best boy."

"He’s been dead for 7 years but when he tells his friends that they just think he’s being #relatable (until they find his skeleton). He was murdered by his high school best friend as part of a failed sacrifice to awaken a ley line and the ley line was basically like damn what a shitty deal here why don’t you be friends with the guys who are gonna wake me up properly. At one point his spirit starts to degrade and it’s all very sad and I’m pretending it didn’t happen."

"He's just my boy. He's sometimes in a trance replaying his own death. He has a stain on his cheek where his head was bashed in. He's sometimes corporeal and sometimes not, sometimes he just communicates through vibes alone or flickerin lights (peak ghost shit). His first line in the series is how he died, but everybody thinks it's a joke. The MC sometimes acts as a living battery for him and he's her first kiss (she was prophecised that her first love will die if she kisses him, so why not kiss a dead guy?)

He kinda gets excluded a bit from the main squad because he's nonexistant from time to time, which is bullshit. Justice for Noah!!!"

"Noah’s literal first line of dialogue is “I’ve been dead for seven years”. Despite this and many other comments about being dead, his friends (two of whom he lives with) believe him to be their normal alive schoolmate right up until Gansey finds his corpse in the woods.

Anyway on a more serious note Noah’s role in the narrative is so cool. At the start he’s very bright and present but as the series continues and he fades from the living world he fades from the narrative too. Depending on where you began the story (quote that’s repeated a lot in the series), it starts with Noah Czerny. Dying on the ley line when he should not, so Gansey lives when he should not. Literally in the end he gets goes back to kickstart the whole story by setting Gansey on the path to Henrietta I love him."

#ghost poll #ghost bracket #propaganda #noah czerny #the raven cycle #the raven cycle noah #trc noah #trc

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twistedtummies2 · 9 months ago

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Top 10 Portrayals of Mrs. Hudson

The last time I did a list related to the “supporting cast” of the Sherlock Holmes universe, I did a Top 10 of my favorite takes on Inspector Lestrade. Today we’ll be going over the other member of the “Baker Street Family,” Mrs. Hudson.

Mrs. Hudson is a character whom I often feel gets overlooked in the grand pattern of Holmes’ cast. She’s not really a major player in most of the original stories, but her presence is a fairly constant one. Like Watson and Lestrade, she essentially acts as an anchor, bringing some semblance of sanity into the wild madness that is Holmes and his world. Some adaptations barely make use of her, but a lot of my favorites play up the relationship between herself and her tenants in some fun ways. Mrs. Hudson is usually shown to be a sort of surrogate mother to Holmes, in more ways than one: she loves him dearly, but she’s also always in a tizzy over his hijinks, and forever put off by his rude behavior.

The two flip-flop between genuine affection and sniping at one another constantly…but no matter how often they fuss and fume, each genuinely couldn’t imagine being without the other. She is just as valuable a member of the team as Watson, or any member of Scotland Yard, and just as persistent a character. Very few Sherlock Holmes adaptations are without her, even if she’s just there for a few moments. For, as one version of Holmes rightly stated: “Mrs. Hudson leave Baker Street? England would fall.” Picking my favorite versions of Mrs. Hudson was really quite difficult, but I think I managed to arrange and choose some winners from the bunch. With that said, let’s see those winners now! Help yourself to some tea and muffins: these are My Top 10 Favorite Portrayals of Mrs. Hudson!

10. Alison Leggatt, from The Seven Per-Cent Solution.

Honestly, I mostly chose this one because of the actress. It’s hard for me not to enjoy the Queen of Hearts as Mrs. Hudson.

9. Candis Cayne, from Elementary.

An interesting modern interpretation of the character to say the least. In this series, Miss Hudson - rather than Missus - is a slight latecomer to the show, and acts as a maid rather than a landlady. She’s a recurring character throughout the show, but ultimately not as prominent as one might expect after her initial appearance.

8. Mrs. Judson, from The Great Mouse Detective.

Voiced by Diana Chesney. While her role is very small, her brief scenes have always been quite memorable to me, and I felt this list wouldn’t be complete without this rodent reimagining.

7. Geraldine James, from the Guy Ritchie Films.

By far the most snarly relationship between a Holmes and Hudson of practically any version. I wish there had been some more genuine warmth between the two, but I will say that their banter is quite amusing.

6. Pat Keen, from Without a Clue.

In this film, Watson and Holmes effectively swap out, as it’s revealed the doctor is the real mastermind with Sherlock as his bungling sidekick. Mrs. Hudson is one of the few people who knows the truth, which is only fitting.

5. Mary Gordon, from the FOX/Universal Films.

While Mary Gordon didn’t really DO much throughout these movies - nor in the radio show with Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce, where she was also a constant presence - something about her was just so memorable. She brought a sort of befuddled warmth to her scenes, and it’s worth noting that she was the only character, aside from the original Dynamic Duo, to appear in every single movie to some degree or another.

4. The Version from Moriarty the Patriot.

Much like Elementary, this version of the character is called “Miss” Hudson, and is depicted as much younger than usual. She’s something of a comic relief figure, but she still manages to work as an excellent take on the character. I love the sort of big sister/little brother relationship she has with Sherlock, and while, again, she rarely actually DOES much, she’s always fun to see in action.

3. Rina Zelyonaya, from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson.

It was hard to choose between my top three takes on Mrs. Hudson, as all of them are pretty close together, and could all be considered arguably the definitive takes on the character, in my opinion. In this Russian series, Zelyonaya’s Hudson is a wonderfully experienced old lady. You get the feeling she’s known Holmes since he was still VERY young, and knows him better than anybody, even Dr. Watson.

2. Rosalie Williams, from the Granada Series.

This is one of the most “motherly” versions of Mrs. Hudson, in my opinion, in the way she interacts with both Holmes and the good doctor. I love her moments of temper and authority, but I also love her moments of genuine concern and care when they come out. I think one of my favorite parts of the show was all her scenes in “The Empty House,” and how excitedly she gets involved once she realizes Sherlock is still alive.

1. Una Stubbs, from Sherlock.

Much like Rosalie Williams, this version of Mrs. Hudson has one of the most overtly motherly demeanors of any version. I love how she’s so sweet and bubbly on the outset, but then as the show goes on you realize there is a real steel underneath that seemingly frail surface. Like most of the other major cast members, it was neat to see her go from the modern world to period Victoriana in “The Abominable Bride,” and I was very sad to learn of her recent passing. A marvelous depiction overall.

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withoutyouimsaskia · 2 years ago

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Remember Me, Special Dreams

Part XXIII.

GIF: Originally posted by @simply---words

Summary: Self-insert. You're having trouble with recurring night terrors and Morpheus pays you a visit. (Title from the lyrics of Placebo’s Special Needs)

Warnings: language, angst, mentions of night terrors. 18+ Minors DNI. Smut, hand play, penetrative sex (AFAB+AMAB).

Word Count: 2.1k

A/N: Hello there! Smut part 2 is here! I apologise for the delay with this chapter. It took a long time to pull all the threads together and get the dialogue right. Hope you are safe and well. All my love, Saskia ❤️

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“Right now I need to be inside you.”

Morpheus’ desperate words see another spark burst forth into flame within your core.

There is no point in arguing with him. You can tell from the obstinate set of his shoulders as he gazes up at you from his still-kneeling position.

You push yourself back so your entire length rests on the pale blue sheets.

“Lie with me.” You pat the space next to you and roll onto your side.

Once Morpheus is situated beside you, you watch each other, kissing every so often. After a period, the aftershocks of your recent orgasm burn out and you feel prepared to take things further.

You inhale a deep breath, knowing that what you want to say next is important but uncertain of how to phrase it.

“I'm not exactly sure of how reproduction works among Endless beings... however I wanted you to know that I’m taking a contraceptive pill,” you clarify while fruitlessly attempting to smooth a crease out of the sheet.

He kisses you sweetly. “Thank you for your openness.”

You lay on your back and Morpheus carefully straddles you.

He’s so delightfully accessible to you now. The angles of his collarbones are demanding to be touched so you do it. You start there, with both hands in the centre, spreading out across his chest, over his upper arms, round to his back and up into his hair. His muscles contract as you trace the path.

You change instrument, swapping from hands to lips, and press kisses to his exposed neck. It sends him into a feverous delirium; his pupils are dilated so far that they almost eclipse the blue.

He guides your hand to his erection. He is already hard yet he stiffens even further when you begin to pleasure him.

His eyes roll back with a low groan. You gush at the sound.

Dark lashes cast pretty shadows onto his cheekbones in the light of the lamp. With your free hand, you cup his face then slide your fingers through the shorter hair above his nape.

You stroke his shaft evenly for a while before tightening the hold you have on him by a fraction. He tenses, speaking your name in a forewarning and you release him before you get too carried away.

The liquid lust in his eyes when he looks back to you is overwhelming. You open your legs.

“You are ready?” He asks.

“Yes,” you whisper, heartbeat picking up. “Are you?”

“I am.”

He adjusts your position ever so slightly. His weight sinks down and you feel his tip at your entrance. You become rigid, nerves returning full force.

“I will be gentle with you, Y/N, I promise,” he pledges.

You nod. "I trust you."

He strokes your face with his fingertips. “As I trust you.”

The mutual exchange of those candidly spoken words gives you proof that the connection you are cultivating together is pure and honest and authentic. Exactly as you want it to be.

Morpheus waits until you are completely relaxed before resuming. His eyes are trained on your face, looking for any sign of discomfort but also to see your reaction.

You are doing the same. Despite your suppression and denial of your attraction and feelings, both of you genuinely had wanted this for some time now.

And because of that, you need to remember every second.

You secure your hands on his shoulders.

He eases into you slowly, stretching you further than you had been in the past, inspiring a long moan that harmonises with his own.

“Morpheus,” you call as he continues to push in.

You are panting. The sensation of being opened up has your eyelids fluttering.

“Keep looking at me,” he whispers.

You do as he says and re-focus on his familiar, perfect face.

He bottoms out with a breathy gasp.

As your walls flutter, he holds still to give you time to adjust.

He feels so very large and so very right.

The expression on his face is one of unadulterated astonishment. “You feel…” He groans, “You are…”

For the first time since knowing him, he is unable to finish his sentence. You have rendered the King of Dreams almost speechless.

You reach up to stroke his jaw line. “Please.”

He understands and moves ever so slightly. You overload from pleasure, burying your face in his neck and inhaling deeply to compose yourself with his scent.

You feel his large hand on the back of your head.

“I’ve got you,” he repeats a few times. His voice calms you quickly and keeps your arousal throbbing.

With your heart rate stabilised, you look back at Morpheus and smile.

“I’m okay now. Keep going.”

He smiles back, and lowers onto his forearms. You are more prepared for the movement this time; the pleasure is still visceral but you soak every bit of it in.

You instantly want more.

His first thrust is shallow, as is the second, and after the third, he begins to deepen in increments. When you begin to move with him, bliss lights his countenance.

He is taking his time to satisfy you and it is so unlike any of the sexual encounters you have had before. He is savouring the moment, savouring you. It makes you feel undeniably special. He wants to share his very being with you as you do with him.

It adds another tie of emotional attachment to him. You trace his cheekbones with adoration.

Morpheus stops suddenly. He draws almost all the way out.

Your mouth drops open. You want to complain, to tilt your hips up and maintain the friction but you don’t. There’s a look on his face that stops you. A look that has you combusting.

You watch him with baited breath. The urge to squirm and whine is immense.

He slams back into you.

The grunt he makes as he does so is salacious. You cry out and grab his shoulders.

He repeats the action.

You hold tighter still.

His lips claim your own in a searing kiss.

He then sets a rhythm that you know will send you over the edge if he maintains it. And he does. He takes you hard and deep until everything you know is him. Him alone.

The roll of his hips casts a hypnotic spell over you.

You wrap your legs around him. He hums in approval at the deeper angle you have offered.

"Morpheus," you moan loudly as he takes you into a realm of pleasure that you had not been permitted to enter before.

The devotion in his eyes intensifies with every pump.

You feel your channel contracting as he pushes you closer and closer to the edge.

“Let go for me,” he urges in a dangerously seductive tone.

His hand finds yours and he laces his fingers between your own. Such care is shown in that simple act; in his ocean blue eyes. You focus on them as the tension in your core threatens to snap.

“Let go, Y/N.”

You arch up, walls clamping around him.

You are silent as the orgasm bursts forth and then all you can say is his name as the euphoria blinds you.

As soon as you speak, he spills himself inside you.

Pleasurable agony is drawn on his beautiful features. He continues to move until he runs dry. Your trembling legs sink down onto the mattress.

Then Morpheus withdraws and descends the last few centimetres to be flush against your glowing skin.

The only movement either of you make are the rises and falls of your chests and involuntary twitches created by your orgasms.

You remain contentedly pressed together until your spent bodies recover, consumed by joy and serenity.

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You and Morpheus take it in turns to clean up in your bathroom. He lets you go first; your body feels painfully cold without him and you have to take refuge under the duvet upon re-entering the room.

Pink warmth blushes your cheeks when he comes back and you don’t try to hide it. What a difference it makes to feel able to show your desires now.

Morpheus pauses, eyes flickering to the vacant side of the bed. You pull a corner back and beckon for him to join you.

“You are sure?” He asks, respecting your personal space.

“Hold me, please.”

He slips between the sheets. His dark locks fall into a halo on the pillow. He draws you against his side and tucks your head under his chin. You nuzzle into his strong chest and sigh.

"You were right when you said you were experienced," You murmur after a few minutes.

He huffs out a little laugh. "Does that mean that you enjoyed yourself?"

"Of course I did. It was -"

Life changing. Mind altering. Soul defining.

They were all viable ways to end your sentence.

"It was the best I've ever had," you eventually say.

His fingers trace precise patterns on your upper back.

"I have longed to be with you like that for some time. Since the day that you kissed me on top of that hill.”

“That long?”

“Yes,” he replies solemnly.

“I hope I lived up to your expectations.”

“You exceeded them.”

You blink. “Really?”

“Your touch is something to be coveted, and you react so perfectly to me. You are considerate of my boundaries. You understand the emotional weight of sexual contact. I could not wish for more.”

He shifts to be able to look into your eyes.

"I apologise for the way I reacted when I got undressed. I did not mean to cause you any concern. I am grateful for how you sought to console me.”

“You don't have to say sorry for anything, Morpheus.”

“Perhaps not but I feel I should elucidate.”

He sits up and you follow.

“Something happened to me. I was certain that I had overcome it yet I couldn’t stop myself from drawing a parallel to what had transpired.”

His gaze fixes on the light source.

“There was a human. An occultist named Roderick Burgess. Burgess was dangerous and obsessive and after the death of his son, he attempted a spell to imprison my sister, Death, hoping that she would bring him back from the Sunless lands. But instead he got me. What he wanted was not mine to give but Burgess never backed down. I had no means of escape; the binding circle drained my power, and he took my tools. The effect on humanity’s subconscious was devastating without me to curate and manage it. Certain dreams and nightmares went rogue, some preying on the waking world.”

His pauses and his voice cracks when he speaks again. “My raven, Jessamy, tried to help me. Burgess’ other son murdered her right before my eyes. I stayed in that basement for 106 years, completely naked, locked in a glass cage as I grieved the loss of my friend and my reason for existing.”

You feel a tear escape and streak down your cheek. Naked. It made sense in the most heartbreaking way. He had been right back in there in his memories remembering his agony and isolation. You know without a doubt that the trauma Matthew had mentioned when he had come to visit you in the cottage was the same. Morpheus had watched a loved one die. How could it be anything else?

You suppress a sob. “What happened when you got out?”

“I took my revenge on Alex Burgess. For Jessamy. For not letting me go when his father had died, and then I went back to the Dreaming. When I returned, I found it had wasted away, as I had done in that cage, decayed beyond recognition.”

“But you re-built it?”

“Yes. With the help of my tools once I had reclaimed them. It took time, and self-reflection and allowing myself to trust others but eventually everything was set right.”

Morpheus goes quiet. You take his hand.

“I’m so sorry, Morpheus. I’m sorry about Jessamy. I’m sorry that you suffered for so long. I’m sorry for the cruelty of humans. I will always be here if you need to talk about it, about anything.” You are crying as you speak.

He buries his face against your neck. “Not all humans are cruel, Y/N. You are one such example. The offer you just made is proof, and I give the same to you. You will always have a shelter with me.”

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"We don't need to know. All we have is now, so just let go. When your number's called and it's time to disappear. Have no fear cause you got me and I got you. Right here."

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yourfriendlyshapeshiftermonsters · 11 months ago

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Hey, I wasn’t sure if you liked getting asks or not so if you’re uncomfortable or don’t want to don’t feel like you have to respond :)

I was just curious about the II Au you were talking about. It sounds really interesting!

Are you kidding.

I LOVE.GETTING ASKS. Especially about my au. Oh dear lord you don't understand how many idea has been stuck onto my brain but i also cannot function at all lmao ANYWAY.

My au is named Scrambled Destiny!

It's honesty just somewhat of an swap au, an au with the twist of it was me putting them all into a randomizer into other character and see how i can piece all of their stories all together and see how different things would be while also trying to stay into the original character. And so that's why it's named scrambled destiny! Tho,some of the randomizer was a bit too random for me. So i will choose the new roles of them myself,leaving some also blank because i haven't thoughts about them too much,i hope you don't mind that!

Sorry that it's kinda difficult to explain and i could be completely wrong about a certain characters! So ask me if you don't understand some of what i was saying. I really don't mind to explain my stories in details really!! Anyway,

✨Here are the list of characters and what their new roles are: ✨

It's "characters (what they are now as)" btw, everything here may change in the future

Season 1:

Balloon (bow)

Candle (paintbrush)

Cabby (pepper)

Oj (salt)

Goo (lightbulb)

Life ring (pickle)

Tea kettle (paper)

Mic (nickel)

Soap (baseball)

Nickel (balloon)

Silver spoon (oj)

Rex / Mephone4s (mephone)

Season 2:

Apple (yang)

Marshmellow (yin)

Bow (fan)

Bot (testube)

Box (dough)

Cherries (suitcase)

Taco (mic)

Thropy (knife)

Paper (box)

Cheesy (thropy)

Springy (toilet)

Me phone (mepad)

Ballpoint pen (cobs)

Inanimate insanity: Detective Oj (salt and pepper dimension(may change the name later))

This alternate universe doesn't actually have much in common with the og,most of what's here are a fresh idea so i will list all the casts instead

Book (coffee/the crazy nemesis)

Guitar

Mephone 2s

Some random police ig

Testube

Season 3:

Balloon (bot)

Yin (candle)

Yang (silver spoon)

Lightbulb (clover)

Cobs (springy)

Ghost / Mepad (dr fizz/ballpoint pen?)

Testube

A bit undecided:

Paint brush (soap)

Fan (cabby)

Knife (tea kettle)

Pickle (lifering)

Suitcase (marshmallow)

I haven't had an idea yet (you can give me suggestions if you wanted)

Baseball, bomb, pepper, salt, dough, testube, tissue, floor

Almost all of the mephones will not be swapped,and are instead going to be just a bit of cameo and little supporting lore

This au are including:

cobs got jailed for presumably kidnapping,abuse,resisting arrest and a lot more! Making him loose his childs products and company custody to his work partners ballpoint pen causing the company to get rebranded and the me phones to live long enough to develop a long range of emotions,feelings and trauma that they have their own way to cope with their daddy issues and also cause cobs to be pretty petty to them. Wanting to have controls of what he used to have back or at least what's similar to it. Which is buying a studio and run it through the ground. (Just like Disney)

Dw tho,ballpoint pen is great at dadying. Or well at least try to. Juggling at taking care of 7(+) kids and the company take a lot of energy and will power

All of the mephones will get a brand new name! Well,mostly it's actually just a name they start to call each other when the mephones did something stupid and embarrassing but they are now forever stuck in that nickname because they suck at being creative and the only time they got creative is when they bully each other... But hey!! New name!!¡! :D

Bow and bot being a ghost sibling who possessed a bot body to get out of the purgatory mansion later on also took balloon to be into their family! Now becoming the younger/middle sibling (box too) and later on also made balloon a bot body too so they can go to a VIP invitation to sour lemon. Which is.. Yknow,actually season 3 so it gonna be a mess a bit to see some people you used to know that also seen your death so. Whoops dedo

Testube lab is now bow&bot lab that they found deep down at the purgatory mansion,it was filled with.. Many questionable things but they took care of it

Balloon death effecting many of the contestants life. Since he's bow here heh.i just think it would be funny hehe... Meanwhile balloon is just vibing with his newfound family at the purgatory mansion with bow and bot. Heh.

The hotel actually is. A hotel for visitors and contestants,with some of the contestants even work at it such as: oj, cabby, tea kettle, life ring, soap, mic

Instead of inanimate insanity infinity, oj and cabby are now the main protagonist of a 90s detective comic

Inanimate insanity season 1 have most of their contestants being a teenager somewhere on 15-19 is with the exception of the adults being life ring and tea kettle somewhere on 24-27 (idk,i really haven't decided the exact age yet)

Season 1 & season 2 have a range of 7 year happens,making season 2 have all of their cast at least a young adults

ANDDDDDD many more that i forgot the list of.

Really. I forgot

You may ask many questions as you like about my au really, like what story i planned a specific characters to have and what was their arc gonna be or somethingz like that. i am insane about them :).

Here have some random concepts art i like the most:

Oke,i'm done on my rambles,ba bye for now ��

#inanimate insanity #inanimate insanity au #scrambled destiny au #charols writing idea #charols art gallery

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1800titz · 2 years ago

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Chapter 7 of TDIAG will be up TOMORROW (Thursday, 6/29) at 2 PM EST! For now, here is this ٩(◕‿◕)۶

“The heart of the home — where meals have been burned and culinary dreams shattered.”

The young woman shoots Harry a look of incredulous amusement.

“S’a little drab, yeah. But, with a little imagination and a sledgehammer, this kitchen can transform. S’boundless potential, really. Fresh coat of paint, reno on the countertops and a swap for something a little less,” his pupils hone on outdated appliances, “bleh—“ the corners of the man’s mouth buckle, “Complete facelift.”

Her mouth twitches, and Harry’s eyes glint in the buttery lighting off the warm cast of the surrounding light fixtures, “But I’d advise you to keep that,” her sight follows his point.

A fixture hangs from the ceiling off dark chaining, hovering over a smaller dining area. It’s stained glass — gorgeous in a way that’s not exactly timeless, but it is a pretty view. A classic, long sought after by enthusiasts and collectors. Patterns of what look to be fruit shape over the milky beige, pops of color that she’s sure become vibrant when the light comes alive. Violets, and reds, and oranges, like sparkling beads.

“Oh, wow,” her own heels click over the tile as she edges toward it, sort of captivated, “It’s beautiful.”

“Mm. Really pretty.”

His irises wend and rove, from the back of her head, roaming down smooth strands that lay and luster, her sculpted waistline, her hips, her bare calves. Isla Cleery turns back to face him. Yes. Really pretty.

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sunnydaleherald · 6 months ago

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, July 2

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disneybuddy · 2 years ago

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Why I really don’t like “Jellystone”

I remember when this show was first announced in 2019. I was really excited - finally, Warner Bros. was actually doing something with Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, etc.! I love those characters and I think it's a shame that they don't do much with them (I love Scooby-Doo, but it's not the only Hanna-Barbera franchise they own). And the showrunner was C.H. Greenblatt, whose work I really like. And then, in 2021, the first trailer for the show was released, followed a few weeks later by the show itself.

I'm gonna be blunt here. I think Jellystone! is awful. C.H. Greenblatt claims that it's a "love letter to Hanna-Barbera" in interviews, but I'm convinced that he hasn't actually watched most (if any) of the shows that the characters in this show originated from, because it gets the majority of them completely wrong. Yogi, Huck, Snagglepuss, and Wally Gator made it through for the most part unscathed. But the others... they're basically the characters In Name Only. Hardy Harr Harr, for example, bears absolutely no resemblance to his original self. He's supposed to be a loveable sad sack. Here? He's a stereotypical cartoon old lady.

...WHAT? Who looks at this character:

…and thinks "Y'know what we should do? Make this character a stereotypical old lady!". Whose idea was that? I want names.

Other characters fare just as bad. Boo-Boo is Yogi's conscience. He's soft-spoken, kindhearted, and tries to urge Yogi not to do things that "Mr. Ranger" isn't going to like. Jellystone! Boo-Boo, on the other hand, is a loud, obnoxious idiot just as much of a moron as most of the other characters. Half of the characters (Jabberjaw, Loopy De Loop, Squiddly Diddly) have been gender-swapped, which in my opinion is a really bad idea. I know there aren't a whole lot of female Hanna-Barbera characters, but they DO exist. You could've just used them. You didn't have to make Squiddly Diddly a stereotypical valley girl to make the gender ratio more balanced. Quick-Draw is now "El Kabong" 24/7 and his using a guitar as a weapon has been Flanderized into HIM THINKING THAT HIS GUITAR IS A SENTIENT BEING AND BEING IN LOVE WITH IT. Magilla Gorilla is Paul F. Thompkins. Johnny Quest and Hadji are a couple (y'know, despite being adopted brothers?). The Banana Splits are criminals. And Baba Looey... what's the gender-swapped Baba Looey's personality again?

The voice cast was a massive letdown too. I'm glad they got Jeff Bergman to voice Yogi again, and I also like his takes on Mr. Jinks and Wally Gator. Jim Conroy does a great Captain Caveman and an alright Huckleberry Hound. Bernardo De Paula's Mildew Wolf is decent. Everyone else... I like Dana Snyder, but his Snagglepuss impression isn't very good, and he's not even trying to sound like Bill Thompson as Touché Turtle. Much like with the DuckTales reboot, most of the other characters are voiced by celebrities, none of whom make any sort of effort to sound like the originals. Particularly bad is C.H. Greenblatt's horrid Boo-Boo, which sounds NOTHING like Don Messick. What makes it all the more frustrating is that there are so many talented voice actors out there who can do good impressions of the characters - there is no excuse to have Boo-Boo sound like that when we live in a world where Billy West and Eric Bauza exist.

Problem number three: I really don't care for the show's art style. I don't dislike C.H. Greenblatt's art style as a whole, but it really does not fit these characters. It's hard to adapt characters into your style while still making sure they look like the characters - if done poorly, it can just result in the characters looking poorly-drawn. This is one of those cases. The animation just looks crude and sloppy-looking.

And finally, I'm sorry, but I don't find the show funny. In the episodes that I watched, there was only one joke that I was amused by ("I'm a monster! A very handsome monster!"). Every episode is just scene after scene of madcap insanity. Basically what people who don't like Chowder or SpongeBob SquarePants but haven't actually watched either show THINK those shows are like. Those two shows are silly, but they have something that Jellystone! does not: WIT. They don't just have characters acting like spazzes and random weird stuff happening in the hopes of getting a laugh.

For example, there's one episode where Quick-Draw... oh, I'm sorry, El Kabong has his guitar destroyed while fighting the Banana Splits. He tries to find a replacement, but is unsuccessful. So finally he says "I'M the guitar!" and he actually turns into a horse-headed guitar... wait, WHAT?! How the heck does he do THAT? Quick-Draw isn't a shapeshifter, and there's never been any indication that this El Kabong character is either. And it's not like this is just a one-off gag and he's back to normal by the next scene, this is an actual PLOT POINT. I know I just said cartoons don't have to explain earlier, but you need to have SOME logic. Again, Chowder doesn't just have Chowder randomly gain two heads to solve the episode's conflict or have Schnitzel turn into a leopard so he can eat the episode's bad guy or anything like that.

After having to deal with people on Twitter giving me a hard time for not liking Jellystone!, most of them actually trash-talking the original Hanna-Barbera characters and shows as part of their arguments (and claiming that these versions of the characters were more "complex"... I'm not seeing it), I figured something out. This is not a show for Hanna-Barbera fans. Rather, it's a show for people who KNOW about these characters but don't actually care about them or have even watched their shows in years (if ever). Because the show actually requires you be familiar with these characters to find most of the jokes it throws at viewers funny. Boo-Boo saying "I'm being sued for malpractice!" with a dopey smile on his face or claiming that he has experience with a machete is supposed to be funny because you wouldn't expect intelligent, kindhearted Boo-Boo to say either of those things. The Banana Splits being criminals is funny because you wouldn't expect the Banana Splits of all characters to BE criminals. Peter Potamus' sidekick So-So being George Takei is funny because in the original show So-So sounded NOTHING like George Takei. Just have an iconic cartoon character say something out-of-character or do something CRAZY and presto, you've got a joke.

In other words, Jellystone!'s humor is on the same level of intelligence as the humor in that awful Boo-Boo Runs Wild short.

#jellystone!#needed to vent about this for a while #hanna-barbera

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I was planning on updating this guide come Patch 7 (coming out this week!) but had to make an early one because I was informed by one @lutethebodies that it actually is possible to trade the idol to Mol for the ring of protection, and this led me down a RABBIT HOLE of the most bizarre states of the game I've ever seen. Consider:

No context for you! Context is for people who click on Keep reading.

First, casting Fog Cloud so Shadowheart can remain unseen as she grabs it. Then I immediately swap to Alice, who I've already positioned next to Mol in the hideout, and quickly turn in the idol.

Success! Now to see how things fall out.

I also attempted this without killing off Karlach and Wyll first, which means Shovel is still around, and so serves as the perfect scout to see how the civil war is going. Zevlor is already down.

With Kagha alive and well, this fight went VERY differently. Look at all those surviving druids, and all those dead tieflings. Still not fighting them now though. Time to leave.

Oooooh damn. Grove's closed. (also rare glimpse of Gnome!Alice, I used disguise self to sneak out the small hole in the hideout to avoid the druids. Clever!)

So, I'll skip over a few hours of wasted gameplay here; raiding the grove is off the table now. It's completely sealed from every angle and entrance, also Minthara will aggro on you as soon as you approach the closed entrance, so... RESET

Weird that the grove sealed, even though I took back the idol? My guess is, because it wasn't in MY inventory, the game decided they got it back, and completed the ritual. How to turn it in but have it remain in my inventory, I wonder...

Since Alice is no good at pickpocketing, I just bought it back from Mol. Had to pay 800, but it's now in my inventory for sure.

Unfortunately I was so slow with menuing all this, the rest of my party died to the druids XD no matter though, gonna revive them.

It's just you and me now shovel.

But hang on, who's that coming out of the grove?

IS THAT?

ARABELLA?!

I have no idea what happened here. I couldn't interact with her at all. If anyone knows, please enlighten me. Might as well check in on the druids.

... are they...

LOSING???

Well... damn, this won't do.

I hate to do it, but I have to reset again. Which sucks, cause I don't see that Arabella event ever again. What a wild thing to happen... but as before, keeping it in mind for fanfiction.

My guess is, because a bunch of the druids were delayed in fighting by killing my party members, I switch them out so that only Shadowheart is present, and the INSTANT she steals the idol, I quickly teleport her to camp. Which gets her out of there, but...

The... the druids don't aggro. They don't even seem to notice.

.... HUH.

Alright, so... I get the ring of protection, then JUST TO BE SAFE, buy it back from Mol AGAIN. Only one more way to aggro the grove now.

DIE, KAGHA. AGAIN.

Behold, the immediate consequences of my actions.

But it's strange, why are there so many dead so quickly, and with more druids surviving despite Kagha not joining? Wait, where's-

Why are you all back here??!!

ZEVLOR WHAT THE FUCK

. . .

Ah babe, you're the only one in act 1 I can count on 💜

Ugh, right, I forgot. What is it Karlach? Oh right, the impending war crime.

You mean the druids who massacred the people we were actually trying to help? "Those" people, yeah nah, fuck 'em.

You know what, I'm sorry. It's been a rough day, emotions are running high. Let's just sleep it off, and discuss it in the morning. I'm sure we can come to an understanding by then.

Glad we agree, and can consider the matter closed. Now let's go kill some druids (implied, off-screen).

And now Zevlor's dead too. Let's say he and some survivors managed to hold out, and hide from the druids, but got caught in the indiscriminate slaughter of the goblin raiding party. Maybe Alice got a little Durgey there, and while her efforts were fueled by anger and revenge, it was underminded by the Urge, and by the time she came to after blacking out, the surviving tieflings also lay dead, by her blade.

See, isn't this a way more interesting story than Little Bunny Foo Foo boppin Minthara on the head?

Oh hi, thanks for sticking around this long to see the payoff for all of this: Karlach and Wyll grimly standing by as the reality sinks in for Alice, but they've got to see this through with the last ally they have.

Wow, never thought this'd be possible: Karlach and Wyll, joining the goblin party without even being dead-

DAMNIT.

Karlach! Wyll! We were this close to greatness! To perfection!

Just... lay down in the fire for a minute, I'll bring you back once Minthara and I depart for the party. You can join us as soon as we're there! *kiss kiss*

Wyll + Karlach + Ring of Protection + Minthara + Shameless Self-Indulgent Fanfiction = Success!

Thank you for reading this far! As of September 1, 2024, this all works perfectly, but as I mentioned, Patch 7 is coming out this week, so get your save files in order before then! Or pray it's going to still work post-Patch 7. I'll certainly be testing it out.

A Guide To Keeping Wyll And Karlach After Siding With Minthara In Act 1

Or as I like to call it, how to permanently recruit Karlach and Wyll (because I have yet to complete a full playthrough with both of them)

Ever since Larian added a way to legitimately recruit Minthara by knocking her out, I've wanted to help the community be more successful in their efforts to give my favorite drow yet another concussion. Because like all things related to Minthara, the KO method was buggy as hell, non-intuitive, and metagamey as fuck. I wrote multiple guides on it, to the point where I made the master post my pinned for a while. You may have seen it at some point, but here it is again for reference [x]

As happy as I am with the success of those posts, it's time I revealed my true alignment. I'm actually one of those scary Minthara stans who has killed the grove more times than siding with the tieflings. I know, you'd never guess by looking at my blog (don't look at my blog) I did it my first playthrough and it's only gotten easier since. And while I stand by it as the single best way to experience Minthara's character and story arc, I'm not so cold-hearted as to deny that it's a shame we miss out on Wyll and Karlach in the process.

So rather than play the villain, what say we have them stick around by taking on the REAL villains of Act 1:

The Druids

To start off, you'll want both Wyll and Karlach in your party, and Withers in camp. I've had him show up upon crossing one of the bridges in Act 1, either to the blighted village or the goblin camp, I forget which, or you can bust him out of his Dank™ crypt. Proceed through Act 1 as normal. To be safe I got as much approval from them as I could in early game, but that may not be necessary. Offer to kill Kagha for Zevlor.

Now, both of them need to die, and preferably not by the hand of your party members. I had them suicide charge the gnolls and get wrecked, as on Tactician mode they'll attack downed party members until they're dead. I don't know if having them jump off a cliff works, but it might. We need to entrust them to Withers by asking him to look after their bodies instead of reviving them. Their bodies will then appear in camp by their tents.

Now go kill Kagha without revealing the shadow druid conspiracy. This should trigger the Druids to start fighting the Tieflings, which will happen off screen as you deal with Kagha and the few druids inside with her (killing Nettie earlier might make this easier in case she joins in. She tried to poison you, so serves her right.)

Steal that idol! I'm not 100% sure this is required, but it takes no effort at this point and you need to sit tight for a minute, so might as well.

Also if you thought you could return the idol to Mol, no luck, she won't accept it until the fighting ends. Unfortunately all the tieflings need to die for this to work, so rip Ring of Protection. But not exactly rip the tiefling kids, more on that in a minute.

OOF, rip Dammon (and most of Karlach's questline. Don't look at me like that, it's Larian's fault for tying her entire story onto one npc and giving nothing as an alternative)

I'll give the tieflings credit, they did not go down without one hells of a fight. This bear was found burnt to death, probably due to Zevlor.

Damn, they really killed all of them. I wanna point out this can happen even on a good playthrough with the best of intentions.

In the end, only four(!) druids survived. I don't know how they'd fare with Kagha fighting too, but overall I'd say the druids talk big for doing this badly against a bunch of unarmed civilians. We kill the last four of them, then get ready to move on.

With trepidation, I go to check on the kids. Not recommended if you raid the grove for real, but here:

It's just... empty. No bodies, no npcs hanging around, they completely cleared out.

I like to headcanon that Mol followed through on protecting her kids, and they escaped down this hole. I'm still very early in this run used for testing, so I have legit no idea if they show up later. But this is good enough for me to include them all in my fanfiction so :D Congrats, the only tieflings with rights (sorry Karlach!) are gonna be alright (because if we don't see a body it doesn't count)

Next step is to just... keep going. Sazza can get you into the goblin camp no problem, and if you play a Drow or have Shadowheart use disguise self, you can gain entry without any checks or dialogue. My half elf needed to talk her way in (or just use AUTHORITY)

best goblin btw

MOMMY

Lookit how happy she is after Sazza has brought her the grove's location! A lead on the weapon AND another True Soul AND she's concussion-free? Everything's coming up Minthy!

It's at this point things get a little weird (I did warn ya), as the game now has flagged the grove as "raided" even though we haven't done an actual grove battle, which is a different thing (as I'll demonstrate later), so Shadowheart has her "post-raid" dialogue when we wake up on the next long rest. The Raid The Grove quest is also marked as Completed, but still has a marker on the map. Have patience, return to the grove and walk through the (destroyed) gate, and suddenly:

The quest will update, and direct you to speak with Minthara in the secluded chamber where she normally is at when the raid is finished. There's also goblins milling about the grove now, same as the post-raid grove.

Get someone who looks at you the way Minthara looks at a cave full of dead druids and tieflings.

"No Minthara, I never meant for any of this to happen. This was all my fault, I shouldn't have gotten involved, they're all dead because of me-"

"Nevermind I am no longer morally conflicted about all this."

To the goblin party!

LIES. He never mentions it again lmao. C'mon patch 7 fix this! (you won't)

Why we're all really here 🥰

The next morning, speak to Withers and ask to collect your dead party members. He will have you confirm payment for their resurrection.

And it works! Karlach and Wyll are back, they can rejoin the party, and their approval is Unchanged!

Since I was on a roll, I went ahead and checked a few other scenarios: what happens if we don't start a fight with the druids and just raid the grove directly, with Karlach and Wyll dead? Well you can revive them afterwards, but...

Dang, Wyll still leaves (he's still so nice about it though! Even wishes you well!)

Meanwhile Karlach: Feck off, cunt.

Well, she's not leaving, but she's never been this blunt or cold towards me before. I wonder how much-

Damn, -49?! That's literally one away from leaving permanently! She started at 50, which means Karlach looses 100 approval from raiding the grove, and being dead doesn't change that. I think the only reason she's at -49 instead of -50 is due to that +1 from reviving a party member. So, she's grateful for being brought back to life, but not happy about anything else. You know what, that's fair.

One last thing I tested (and no pics for it cause this post has reached its limit! But those extra pics of Sharp-Eye Sluck are important, so I'll just write this next part out) I wanted to see if it was even necessary to finish off the remaining druids after they killed all the tieflings. So I left the grove (manually, you have to journey quite a distance before it lets you fast travel, almost all the way to the first bridge) and headed to the goblin camp to start the raid as normal.

Like our first time, we arrive at an empty grove. Even the druids we left behind are gone, meaning you can safely headcanon this method as joining up with the goblins and Minthara to take revenge on the druids. The game still acts like you killed the tieflings though, down to Gale's threatening to leave.

But Karlach and Wyll still get brought back without a problem! You can even revive them DURING the goblin party and they'll act like nothing's happened!

Wyll And Karlach Recruited Alongside Raiding With Minthara: Success!

So Baldur's Gate 3 community! I now implore you to put down your Pommel Strikes, switch off that Non-Lethal toggle, and stop giving poor Minthara even more brain damage than the tadpole and the Absolute already gave her!

And when you reach Moonrise Towers to rescue her, for the love of Selûne, when the guards are torturing her in the prison, don't just swing on them. Agree to enter her mind first. You'll have a dicey roll to deal with, but trust me, it's SUPER worth it!

As for the whole process, well. Despite the clunky way quests update after you start the grove civil war, the resulting lack of direction and narrative inconsistencies in the dialogue post-goblin party, this still feels like a more immersive way to recruit Minthara on a run with both Karlach and Wyll still present, than the KO method, in my not-so-humble opinion.

Consider this: You've got a major twist in the Act 1 plot now, with the Druids turning on you and killing the tieflings you were trying to help, leaving your party dispirited and lacking direction, other than to continue their search for a cure, which leads them to meet the Absolutists, the goblins, and the drow commander leading them and looking for the druids' sanctuary. And in the midst of your grief and anger, you side with her, both to get close to the source of the infections (as the Dream Visitor suggests) but also to take your revenge out on the druids.

You can feel conflicted, regretful even, but the context has changed enough that I think even a good-aligned Tav with no qualms about methods can live with this result. It just takes a bit of filling in the gaps (do you simply point the goblin army at the druids and look away, or lead them yourself by Minthara's side? Either way works for the results)

The only real downside is, again, Karlach's story just sorta ends here, until the confrontation with Gortash. I personally think this is a problem with Larian's writing for her, and at this point fanfiction is about the only solution in sight. But if you don't mind her not getting the chance to touch others again, you really have nothing to lose here

Besides, were you really going to pay Dammon for that act 3 armor? Of course not, you steal it every run and don't pretend otherwise, "hero."

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ridley-was-a-cat · 1 year ago

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What I Watched This Week – 10/1- 10/7

Zombieland Saga Revenge – I’ve held this aside for months because it seemed like the perfect show to kick off spooky season with. It opens shortly after the events of the previous season, where they’re struggling to recover financially and emotionally from a devastating flop of a stadium concert that drew only a club’s worth of fans. I still don’t care for the way Mamoru Miyano voices Kotaro, but I really enjoy the rest of the main cast, and was happy to come back to them. I’m probably showing my age here, but Tae sort of dancing to her own beat on stage and never singing reminds me of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, who had a band member who just sort of dicked around on stage in a suit, dancing. The music is only so-so, and the 3D models for the CG animated stage performances are kind of uncanny, which takes this fun comedy down a notch for me. I am curious if they’ll do anything else with this series after the event in the final minute. 7/10

Demon City Shinjuku – Sometimes you watch a movie and you’re aware that you are not watching cinema, but you just can’t help but enjoy the ride. This movie about a teenage boy heading to a Shinjuku that has been taken over by a man who made a pact with the devil and has physically separated it from the rest of Tokyo was pretty much the anime equivalent of a B movie. He’s accompanied by a teenage girl whose role, so far as I can tell, was to trip over her own feet so the main character could rescue her, a foul-mouthed boy from the streets who wears electric roller-skates, and a mysterious man who may or may not also be a demon. Everything plays out exactly the way you’d expect it to, the final fight is resolved in a hilariously convenient manner, and there’s gratuitous nipple on display, but the late 80s energy is just too good to hate. 7/10

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Ep.1-25 – Having wrapped up the original set of Gundam series, I decided I may as well start one of the alternate universe series. I can kind of see how this was a formative series for young fujoshis in the 90s, as it is packed with anime boys ranging from sweet to brooding, all with their own personal traumas. The ships write themselves. I’m not a shipper myself, but there’s plenty of other story beats for me here. The way the political factions keep changing shape, swapping leaders, and altering plans is both frustrating to watch and completely true to life. I’m interested to see how the second half plays out, as I have no idea who the good guys are right now.

#anime #backlist anime #zombieland saga #demon city shinjuku #mobile suit gundam wing

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wormstuck · 2 years ago

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4 + 7 + 21 for Cerrin <3 27 + 29 + 19 for Her Majesty Xiphia <3

4. What were your thoughts when you were planning your hive?

CERRIN: UH, SORRY!!! THEY DON'T LET US LOWBLOOD TYPES PLAN OUR OWN HIVES!!! >8/

CERRIN: BUT IF I HAD MY SAY, I'D HAVE ASKED FOR A LAB WITH MY OWN TOTALLY SWEET UNDERGROUND BUNKER!!!

CERRIN: WE'LL SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES MY LUSUS TO CHEW THROUGH THAT!!! HEHEHE!!!

7. If you could have any blood color, what would it be?

CERRIN: GOLD!!! DUH!!!

CERRIN: SORRY, I GOT A TOTALLY SWEET DEAL OUT OF THE BLOOD COLOUR LOTTERY!!! I WOULDN'T SWAP THESE PSIONICS FOR ALL THE HIGHBLOOD MONEY IN THE WORLD!!!

CERRIN: 'SIDES, BEING HATCHED AS A HIGHBLOOD DOESN’T GUARANTEE THAT YOU’RE TOUGH!!! HAVE YOU ***SEEN*** DRACMA LATELY???

DRACMA: (i hea7d that)

21. What are your opinions on Imperialism?

CERRIN: HUH??? YOU MEAN LIKE THE ALTERNIAN EMPIRE???

CERRIN: EHHH, SUCKS TO SUCK FOR THOSE ALIENS WE KEEP SLAUGHTERING, BUT THAT’S NOT MY PROBLEM, Y’KNOW??? I’M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE KILLING THEM!!!

CERRIN: …I’LL JUST BE THE ONE POWERING THE SHIP THAT’S KILLING THEM!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! >8D >8D >8D

27. If you could ask your ancestor a question, what would it be?

XIPHIA: / /MAG/NE / WOULDN’T GET FAR ENOUGH TO ASK HER A QUEST/ON. D/D YOU M/SS THE MEMO ABOUT FUSCH/ABLOODS HAV/NG A GENET/CALLY /NGRA/NED /MPULSE TO K/LL EACH OTHER ON S/GHT?

XIPHIA: EVEN /F / COULD SPEAK TO HER NORMALLY, SHE FA/LED TO COMPLETE THE HE/RESS’ MOST /MPORTANT DUTY. / HAVE NOTH/NG BUT CONTEMPT FOR HER.

29. What factors do you consider when choosing clothes?

XIPHIA: MY OUTF/TS ARE ALL PREC/SELY CRAFTED TO ENHANCE MY /MAGE AS AN HE/RESS AND PROJECT TERROR /N THE HEARTS OF MY ENEM/ES. AND THE HEARTS OF MY SUBJECTS.

XIPHIA: OF COURSE, / COULD DO THAT /N ANY MODE OF DRESS. BUT PEOPLE E×PECT AN EMPRESS TO LOOK AS WELL AS ACT THE PART. AND THE ‘PART’ JUST HAPPENS TO REQU/RE A LARGE AMOUNT OF GOLD JEWELLERY.

XIPHIA: .../ TH/NK / D/D ACTUALLY HAVE A TA/LOR /N MY ENTOURAGE AT ONE PO/NT, BUT SHE HAS S/NCE DEPARTED FOR HER CAREER /N THE FLEET. OR MAYBE /T WAS A HE. / DON’T RECALL, NOR DO / PART/CULARLY CARE.

The Heiress chooses not to remark on the fact that she apparently swordfights in high heels.

19. Is loyalty to the caste system a factor when choosing quadrant mates?

XIPHIA: WE’VE BEEN OVER TH/S. / DON’T HAVE THE FUCK/NG T/ME TO WASTE ON NONSENSE L/KE THAT, CONC/L/ATORY OR CONCUP/SCENT.

XIPHIA: EVERY CASTE HAS A UN/QUE ROLE TO PLAY W/TH/N OUR SOC/ETY, YADDA YADDA, AND EACH /S AS V/TAL AS THE OTHER. YOU OUGHT TO HAVE P/CKED UP ON TH/S BY NOW.

XIPHIA: MALCONTENT TYPES AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO BLOODY MY SWORDS W/TH. YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT.

#answered #that last thing is actually extremely ironic for xiphia to say but shhh she doesn't know that yet #cerrin osathi #xiphia amraam #DANG THIS TOOK A WHILE

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ua-alum-reunion-zine · 3 years ago

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CALLING BNHA FANDOM CREATORS!

Do you like BNHA? Do you like the canon students and alumni of UA? Do you want to create content for an AU in which the villains were students at UA instead of the canon hero class? WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE CONTENT FOR ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS IN ANY OF THESE SCENARIOS SET IN A FUTURE AFTER 1-A AND 1-B’S GRADUATION? If so, boy, have we got an opportunity for you!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE UA ALUMNI REUNION ZINE!

The UA Alumni Reunion is a SFW fanzine project celebrating the future of the BNHA series’ cast after their graduation! This digital zine is intended to show a love of the characters and their alma mater — or a scathing critique of it, if you prefer. (This zine is VERY villain-friendly!) We welcome fanart, fan comics, and writing submissions!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ZINE, ZINE LEADERSHIP, AND SUBMISSIONS INSTRUCTIONS!

Or read the highlights of these topics under the cut!

Zine Leadership

This zine is organized by @siflshonen and @flawney. This is our first fandom zine together, but it isn’t our first fandom event together. We’ve organized two fic swaps for the MP100 fandom in the past. You can read more about us in the information document. Sifl is the main point of contact for writers and Flawney is the main point of contact for artists, though our duties overlap.

Zine Concept

This zine is focused on a glimpse of the future for the canon students, residents, and alumni (or those that could have been alumni in another life) of BNHA’s UA high school. As such, the focus for these pieces should be on the canon characters rather than OCs. We bring this up for two specific reasons:

Our goal is to celebrate BNHA’s characters. While the “alumni in the future” theme does alter them somewhat, we feel that focusing on OCs is just a little too far from the core concept of the BNHA series we all love so well.

For the purposes of this zine, we discourage “fanchildren-centric” subjects or scenarios where every character (the emphasis here is on this happening to EVERY character) is in a heterosexual marriage and saddled with children as they are at the end of other big shonen such as, say, Bleach or Naruto. If you aren’t sure what that means or need clarification, please see our FAQ section in this document or ask Leadership directly for more information. However, don’t let this detail discourage you from including ships! Ships of all stripes are allowed! If it’s SFW and focused on canon characters, ships are completely acceptable!

Schedule and Important Dates

Call for submissions opens: 2/25/22 (opened early ‘cause Leadership is ahead!)

Call for submissions closes: 3/25/22

Zine contributors accepted and notified: 4/9/22

Check-in 1: 4/22/22

Check-in 2: 5/13/22

Check-in 3: 6/17/22

Final submissions due: 7/1/22

Completed zine available: 8/6/22

Zine Distribution and Specifications

This zine will be digital only. As this is Leadership’s first fandom zine (and the team is small!) we feel this is the best and most consistent way to ensure all works are displayed to a high level of quality and easily accessible to all. (Shipping and production right now is kind of a nightmare, y’all.) Also, digital distribution means the final zine will be free!

Since exclusivity isn’t a draw and we aren’t creating this zine to raise money for charity or otherwise, we will also provide contributors the option to post their own submissions on their blogs/sites/Ao3 accounts after the zine is completed. (Creators can also tag this Tumblr on their pertinent posts to get them reblogged after the zine is complete!) On the flipside, by participating in this zine, you indicate that you as a contributor may not distribute this zine project for personal profits. (However, you can totally list it on your resume or CV as an anthology/collection in which your work is featured. If you feel it is appropriate to link to the zine on a portfolio site, you can do that, too. Just don’t take credit for submissions that are not yours, don’t put it behind a paywall, and don’t link your ko-fi/kickstarter/paypal/cashapp in the same space, and you’re good!)

There’s several more paragraphs on this topic in the information document, so we highly recommend you give it a read.

Applications

Applicants must provide a portfolio that best demonstrates what they intend to create for this project. This portfolio doesn’t have to be fancy! Acceptable portfolio submissions can include: a blog/social media page primarily featuring (easy-to-find SFW) art, a Google Drive link with relevant example work, sample Ao3 or fanfiction.net page links, or a personal website link. Remember: the key for submitting examples is clarity and accessibility. Please ensure that the links/folders/etc are functioning and that leadership has access to view the files. Any applications with work that cannot easily be accessed will be rejected. Please do not include NSFW works in your portfolio. This zine will also NOT INCLUDE: any content that has to do with rape, incest, gore (like, gratuitous gore. Some blood, cuts, and bruises are fine), homophobia, racism, pedophilia, etc. If you have questions, please discuss it with leadership for approval and clarification.

Applicants may apply for multiple roles, but ultimately will only be accepted for one position. However, should the need arise for more artists/writers as the project progresses, there may be some flexibility if contributors are willing to create more pieces.

Again: there’s more detail on this topic in the information document.

But if you’re ready to apply, CLICK HERE FOR THE SUBMISSIONS PAGE!

FAQs

Question: Is there an age requirement for submission participants?

Answer: No. All ages are welcome!

Question: Can my submission be traditional art?

Answer: Sure, so long as you can scan/clean/edit it to display cleanly and nicely in a digital space.

Question: What if I want to create content that doesn’t necessarily center around the UA student characters or Alumni but still involves UA? For example, what if I wanted to create content of an AU where the villains were UA students?

Answer: PITCH IT! INCLUDE IT AS A PITCH! We are open to more abstract takes on this concept!

Question: Okay, I understand you discourage fanchildren. But what about Eri? What if I want to do something cute with Aizawa/whoever-I-ship-him-with and Eri as a family? Or Mirio/whoever-I-ship-him-with and Eri doing something cute?

Answer: ERI IS A CANON CHARACTER AND A RESIDENT OF UA! This is allowed! Yes! Pitch it!

Question: What if I just wanna do a (SFW) pin-up of an adult Shinso (or whichever UA alum tickles your fancy) lookin’ hot and cool?

Answer: Totally. Pitch it. Keep it SFW and it’s a valid concept for this zine.

Question: I still have a question that isn’t addressed on this form.

Answer: Cool. To read a longer list of more detailed FAQs, check out the information document! If your question still isn’t answered, contact Leadership.

If you’re ready to sign up, CLICK HERE!

#bnha #bnha fanzine #heroaca #mha #bnha villains #bnha hero #izuku midoriya #toshinori yagi #endeavor #yuuei high

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mutable-manifestation · 1 year ago

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"Do you have anything you would like to pack?" his little brother, who he hasn't seen in a decade, asks with an affected hesitance.

A test. But when isn't it with the League?

He remembers that well enough, tests upon tests upon tests. Every breathe a test, every step an evaluation, every blink a quiz and he failed and failed and failed until they cast him aside like yesterday's garbage.

But Danny had planned for this eventuality. Had planned and planned and planned until his back-up plans had back-up plans, with his parents - the ones that had actually cared for him - and his sister throwing in suggestions and revisions along the way.

With the acquisition of his ghost powers the plans got all the simpler.

It would only take a short time back with the League to get a lay of the land and chose a primary plan. A quick text to his mirror-born and she'd have a fake body ready to swap with him at the drop of a hat.

So he pasted on a stoic expression and gave a simple "No."

'Aren't I a good little soldier,' he let his body language scream for him. 'Look how well I've avoided making any attachments! Look how eternal my loyalty to the League burns, that a decade with a loving family has not swayed me in the slightest. I'll leave all behind, o' Demon's Heir, for I am at your command. Nothing has changed. There is no need to be alarmed. I am just another League asset ready for reassignment.'

His brother's gaze flicked to the box cutter and Danny swiftly closed and stowed in on his person in a way that, to Damian, must have screamed "I haven't kept up with my weapons practice since I got here and would still lose to 6-year-old you."

He swallowed back the conflicted feelings - humiliation at how he must look, jealousy at his brother's prowess that had undoubtedly only improved in their time apart, relief that he hadn't had to keep up with said practice, warring joy and fear that the League had finally come back for him, grief and anticipation that this was likely the last time he'd ever see his brother or any of the League ever again - and kept vicious hold of his neutral expression.

His brother nodded, an awkward expression Danny couldn't place the purpose of marring his face as he turned back down the stairs.

Like a loyal dog shadow, Danny followed.

---

It was quite the struggle for Danny to keep his emotions in check upon seeing the entirety of the Wayne family sat in his living room.

There was shock, sure, but primarily disappointment. First Lex, then Vlad, and now even Brucie Wayne. Danny would appreciate it if billionaires could stop being genuinely evil for five seconds, thanks.

Every single one of them glance up at the pair as they enter the living room, and Tucker pauses his speech to look over his shoulder.

Danny lets his expression return to normal before Tucker can see him - he loves his friends, but they'd all agreed that Sam and Tucker didn't have the emotional control to avoid giving anything away, and given that Danny left at six, any kind of attempt at a code phrase was just as likely to give away the game.

When and if the League came for him, they'd decided, Danny would disappear on his own, and text them when Operation: Death 2 (the two was added after his first death) was complete and he was on his way home.

The League would simply see it as him playing along to maintain cover until they were well and truly gone.

"Wow, I already thought you guys looked a lot alike but seeing you standing side-by-side is way trippy," Tucker says, eyes flicking between them.

Danny could practically hear the unspoken "Did Bruce Wayne also decide to clone you???"

For his part, Danny just snorts.

"Everyone in the world has, like, 7 look-a-likes Tuck. Sometimes they meet."

"It be like that sometimes," Tucker nods sagely.

"It really do," Danny grins back, before turning to the other guests. "Anyway, sorry for interrupting your little expo here, I'm just headed out to the shed, don't mind me."

"I shall assist," Damian says. It isn't unexpected, he doubts the Demon's Heir cares about a battery - not when he doesn't know it's made of Lazarus water, at least.

"I'd appreciate it, if it's not too much trouble," Danny smiles, all midwestern charm as he nods and opens the door for the both of them.

His expression drops back to complete neutrality once the door is closed, and voices pick up again inside. Luckily, the curtains are shut, so Tucker won't see him ignore the shed completely and return his empty gaze to his brother, just another drone awaiting orders.

His brother freezes as he turns to catch the expression.

"The shed?" he asks.

Danny doesn't hesitate, though he doesn't understand why Damian asks when he should know.

"An excuse, keeping Foley in the dark will allow more time for exfiltration. Given you are here as a civilian, it is important to confuse the timeframes."

Left unsaid is that they could just kill Tucker, but that would be even more suspicious.

He lets his eyes flick to the dark car parked on the curb leadingly.

Damian finally moves to the vehicle. They spend the next 20 minutes in stoic, awkward silence hidden behind tinted windows. He honestly can't believe it's taking them this long to give an excuse to leave.

---

The first thing Tim notices about Damian 2 - Danny, he reminds himself - is the eyes. If the two of them wore the same clothes, it would be the eyes alone that distinguished them, the vibrant blue a stark contrast to Damian's own dark green.

The next thing he notices is the emotion. Or rather, the lack thereof.

When Damian first came to the Wayne's he was a vicious thing, primary emotions being: fury and stabby.

Danny just look dead. A statue wouldn't been more lifelike stood next to him.

Then, as the young inventor they'd used as a cover story began to turn, he melted to life, all charming smiles and amused quirks of the lips and friendly banter. It would've been a relief to see him turn out so normal if not for that empty, empty expression he'd had not moments before.

Instead, they saw the interaction for what it was - Danny had grow up a spy, and just like Damian had thrown his all into murder, Danny had throw his all into spying, until everything he was - his expressions, his emotions, his body language, every aspect of communication down to the last detail - was exactly what he wanted it to be.

Meeting in any other circumstance, Tim would've taken him for just another Clark-type in the making. He was the perfect actor.

How long had he waited here, Tim wondered, molding himself into this for just a scrap of attention from the League? And after a full decade, how much of the real Danny was left?

---

As it turned out, Tucker Foley's design actually had quite a lot of promise. It made Tim feel less bad about using him as an excuse to be in the area, at least, and they swiftly scheduled a second meeting with him before returning to the car.

The awkward, intense silence that greeted them was honestly exactly was Tim would expect from putting two Damians in the same room - well, if you forbade stabbing first.

Speaking of which -

"So, like, you aren't going to try to stab and/or murder me are you?" Tim asks once they're all filed in and on their way to the airport.

"Tim." Bruce reprimands.

"Come on, that's totally a fair question. I have a right to know if I need to start sleeping with two eyes open again."

"As if you sleep in the first place, Drake," Damian rolls his eyes.

"He's got ya there Timmy," Dick chimes in, the traitor.

"Sleep is for the weak," he retorts, before turning back to Danny. "Seriously though, stabbing?"

In lieu of an answer, Danny looks to Damian.

Damian grimaces.

"No stabbing," he says, and Danny just nods before returning his eyes to a point somewhere over Dick's shoulder, right where he'd been looking before they entered the limo.

A beat passes.

"Also no murder," Damian spits out, in what Tim would very nearly call a panicked afterthought.

Danny blinks, a look of sheer confusion washing over his face before it's shoved back away and he looks over and nods once mor, tacking on a dull "Understood."

The uneasy silence returned, and Bruce seemed preoccupied simply staring at his new son.

"So!" Dick clapped, evidently deciding he'd had enough. "It's nice to finally meet you, Danny - can I call you Danny? - I'm your oldest brother, Richard Grayson! But just call me Dick."

"I have no brothers," Danny said, eyes chips of ice.

---

Danny was having a bad time.

Anyone in Amity Park could tell you Danny Fenton? Can't lie for shit.

The one thing he can do is keep his mouth shut and pray that's sufficient.

Keeping a straight face is a battle for a variety of reasons, and The best luck he's already had to leave about a dozen puns unsaid in the course of the car ride thus far.

Not only is he struggling not to pun, he's struggling to understand.

Why does this Tim guy think Danny would stab him? Why is Damian telling him not to stab him?? Why is Damian forbidding murder???

It's not that Danny has problem with the lack of stabbing and murder - quite the opposite - it's just that... it's Damian. Damian, here to personally exfiltrate him. Damian, Demon's Heir. Whose entourage, then, must be composed of League members. Which, of course he wouldn't stab them (outside of training) so why does it need to be said?

He would think they just think that poorly of him, if not for the fact that these others don't read as League members at all.

Calculated movements, highly aware of their surroundings, suspiciously muscular? Yeah, sure.

But they're acting like they're trying to make casual conversation.

He would think it's all a test - and of course it must be - except...what is the point of claiming to be his brother when he only has a single brother: the twin he isn't allowed to acknowledge as his brother.

When he says he doesn't have a brother, out of the corner of his eye, he almost thinks Damian looks hurt.

He brushes it off as his imagination.

"Daniel," Bruce Wayne calls him, and he can't fully suppress his reaction. He knows everyone of them must see the clenched jaw, the seat squishing between clenched fingers, and the look of utter hatred and disdain that washes over him for a split second before he can squash it back down.

"Danny," the man corrects, and name doesn't sound like a reprimand, but he hears one anyway. "You may not remember all of the details as you were... young. when you left the League of Assassins. But Damian is your twin brother."

"I recall our biological connection. That does not make him my brother, he is the Heir."

This, at least, he doesn't need to act to say in a dead voice. This is a just quote, beaten into his brain until it echoed around and around at every errant thought of his brother, a constant background static even after all of his time away.

"I am your brother," Damian says, voice firm, "heir or not."

"The Demon's Head has changed his mind on the matter, then?"

The question is absent, Danny doesn't really care about the answer, he just cares about blending in long enough to pull off his plan, except-

"Grandfather is dead."

---

"Grandfather is dead."

Damian watches as his brother's eyes sharpen for perhaps the first time the whole car ride.

"And the Pits didn't work?"

"He was not afforded the use of the pits, given that it was a coup. Grandfather is dead, mother has gone into hiding, and I... have been living with our father for a few years now."

He gestures with his eyes - uncertain how much his brother knows - and watches on as he and Father enter a brief staring competition.

"Hello," Father says, only slightly less stunned silent than he'd been when he had first met Damian.

"Hello," Danny returns, voice hollow rather than the more neutral-lilt it had adopted previously.

"So if the League has been... overtaken... my new assignment-"

"There is no new assignment," Father cuts in, voice gentle but sure.

"What."

"Even if the League weren't disbanded there would be no new assignment, your only duty now is to try and enjoy what childhood you have left. I...was unaware that I had children with Talia until she left Damian with me six years ago. And-"

"And we didn't find out about you until Timmers interrupted one of your reports the other day!" Dick interrupted, ruffling Tim's hair and indirectly throwing Damian under and 18-wheeler in the process.

His brother - his twin - looked at him. His face was once again blank, but Damian could sense the askance all the same.

"I... forgot you."

Damian did not know his brother well - at all, really - but he felt that the lack of change in expression might've been the worst possible outcome.

"Then you are not here to exfiltrate me on behalf of the League."

It wasn't a question, but...

"No."

"And you aren't here to ask my help in finding mother or undoing to coup?"

"No," he answers just in time for the car to pull to a stop at the airport.

"Perhaps we should wait to continue this conversation until we are in the privacy of the jet."

Dpxdc AU: Damian decides that it’s time to go collect his brother from his assignment. Danny is starting to sniff out some non-ghostly bullshit for once.

Damian knew his twin had been exiled from the age of seven, banished to travel and observe how scientists around the world engaged with Lazarus water. The only word that Damian received that his spare was still alive were the letters of lab reports and findings that were sent back to base. As the Heir, he’s pushed to be better lest he himself be exiled or simply executed. Danny becomes a fleeting thought and then once Damian arrived in Gotham, a none existent thought.

They weren’t raised to be friends or even friendly. The were not taught codependency or allotted time to bond. The could have been perfect strangers if not for their appearance and the stories of Danny’s shortcomings becoming Damian’s praise.

It’s only once Tim informs him of an intercepted letter, one sent and saved from years prior, that Damian recalls Danny enough to care. Tim prompts him to share more, especially given the coup recently committed by Deathstroke (Slade) and Talia gone into hiding with her zealots.

At family dinner that night Damian supplies: “I suppose I should be the one to bereave my twin of his assignment. His reports will certainly go unread.”

Chaos in the Batfam ensues- meanwhile across the country- Danny sneezes and finishes writing his yearly report: “No major discoveries aside from public record patents (attached), No assistance required. -Spare”. He doesn’t know why he bothers, he hasn’t received any contact from his mother or grandfather since he was 10ish and certainly hasnt thought about his twin. But, if there’s a chance (even an itty bitty one) that his reports are being read and are holding off his reassignment, he’d rather keep assassins out of Amity Park.

Little does he know that this letter is about to be intercepted by Pru, former assassin and friend of Tim Drake. He hadn’t expected his twin to suddenly arrive and tell him that his job was done. And certainly, seeing a plane filled with an uncomfortable looking ‘family’ that requested he join them and get to know Gotham and his birth father, was not on his bingo list.

Danny does his best to let them down gently- and they seem to be accepting that he’s acclimated to this weird little town and will leave him be- when Danny suddenly has to transform into Phantom in front of them to handle a rocket sent by Skulker.

They are less willing to accept his appeal to be left alone after that… Damian is trying to “bond” with him and all the others are trying to “help” in their own way.

Sam and Tucker howl with laughter at Danny’s suddenly very large family- all while secretly working with the Wayne’s to get Danny the fuck away from the Fentons before the scientists do something they can’t undo.

#dpxdc #Tim thinks Danny is a brilliant actor #Danny: if I don't talk or emote I might be able to trick them for five whole minutes #Danny is still following them home bc he's like “this has GOT to be a test”#Damian may have been raised knowing about his father #but Danny doesn't know anything #the dad = Bruce Wayne was a surpirse #he's devastated honestly #a billionaire #Danny: How could this happen to me~~~ made my mistakes~~~#dad = batman is gonna be a helluva trip #idk if og person planned to continue but this grabbed me like a vice #and I had to write stuff #so like #ta da #enjoy #or don't I'm not the boss of you #not Damian literally admitting he forgot Danny #not Danny's heart quietly cracking in half #yeah it's just Bruce & Dick & Tim & Damian #Jason's legally dead and the other gotta watch Gotham just in case #(also they didn't wanna overwhelm him - even Dick is only there bc he Would Not Drop It)#(not dropping it is Dick's specialest skill - it's how he invented Robin)#Danny is thinking about still doing Operation: Death 2 tbh #a billionaire isn't as bad as a murder cult but it's up there on his “avoid” list

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