#rory x francesca

[unfortunate-arrow]

𝐑𝐨𝐫𝐲 & 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐎’𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥 | m. May 12, 1916

➥ Left a widower on April 20, 1918

[bi-bard]

If I Could Hold You for a Minute, I'd Go Through It Again - Charles Rowland Imagine [Dead Boy Detectives]

Title: If I Could Hold You for a Minute, I'd Go Through It Again

Pairing: Charles Rowland X Witch!Reader

Based On: Francesca

Word Count: 3,361 words

Warning(s): physical attack, mentions of family trauma/death/injury

Summary: Whoever claimed that risking your life was only for the living had never seen the true devotion of a ghost before.

Author's Note: Wow, Kyli liked another project that was inspired by Neil Gaiman's work... what a surprise. If you have any characters that you want to see, let me know.

Also, I'M HOME! I MADE IT BACK TO YOU GUYS!

**written in third person p.o.v for sake of storytelling**

UNREAL UNEARTH - HOZIER WRITING CHALLENGE MASTERLIST

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If there was one word that was always used in tandem with (Y/n)'s name, it was chaos.

Or messy.

Or clumsy.

Or wild.

Or any other word that could possibly mean the same thing.

Early on, (Y/n) could excuse it as inexperience. Maybe age would tame whatever beast seemed to be roaring in their brain and their chest. Maybe someone would explain the best way to leash an animal that was so much larger than you.

No one ever did.

Instead, (Y/n) ended up alone. Alone, terrified, and as out of control as ever. A cruel hand had been dealt to them when they were far too young. And now, the teenager was left coping with things that most adults could not handle.

Meeting Edwin and Charles had been the first good thing to happen to (Y/n) ever.

(Y/n)'s isolated life was interrupted quite abruptly by the ghosts. A case had brought the detectives to (Y/n)'s doorstep. They had been wearing disguises at the time, but those were quickly put away when they learned that (Y/n) was a witch.

A partnership of sorts formed between the three of them. With Edwin, it was more sternly a working relationship. He rarely found himself in (Y/n)'s home, especially when there was no case that required their assistance.

With Charles, it was very different. Charles would visit whenever he wanted to. He would usually be the first to ask for help, popping in through a mirror in the main room. He'd take the time to look around the small living space. And when there wasn't a case, he would pop in whenever. It was commonly just as (Y/n) was sitting down to eat or read or do anything.

Charles and (Y/n) developed an interesting friendship. A friendship that was resting precariously on held tongues. Anyone could see how close the two had gotten to crossing the line between friendship and whatever was on the other side. Anyone other than the pair. They were both trapped in a state of denial. Maybe that was for the best for a time.

(Y/n)'s chaos had been largely hidden away from the detectives. Some would call it careful. (Y/n) called it lucky. Incredibly lucky.

And then there was the case of Rory.

Rory was a young spirit. A young but troubled spirit. The boys had been contacted by a friend saying that Rory was becoming violent. The goal was to find what was tying the spirit to this plane and to send them to the other side.

It had all been going well. All things considered, anyway.

The only problem was time. There was this terrifying ticking clock between the trio knowing about the case and the risk of Rory attempting to hurt someone.

(Y/n) had only been there to help find what had been keeping Rory tied to this plane.

It had been going fine. Absolutely fine.

And then, (Y/n) lost control.

There was an intense moment where Edwin and Charles ended up being thrown in different directions. (Y/n) had tried to help. To get the spirit to stop for just long enough for the detectives to recover.

It didn't work.

Something else had overwhelmed (Y/n)'s efforts.

Whatever it had been had hit the spirit straight on. It had angered it... a lot. It ran at a terrified and confused (Y/n), causing the young witch to hit the ground, the scrape of the road below them causing a hiss to escape.

"(Y/n)!" Charles ran over first. "You alright?"

(Y/n) nodded as they pushed themselves up.

"What was that," Edwin asked as he walked over. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"I... I don't know," (Y/n) said quietly. "It just... It just happened."

"It was reckless! You could have gotten yourself hurt and now we have to worry about the spirit being angry enough to hurt someone else!"

"Edwin-" Charles tried to get his friend to relax.

"What is wrong with you?" Edwin snapped before Charles could even try to stop him from asking.

"I... I don't know," (Y/n) murmured. "I don't know."

"Maybe it's best if you removed yourself from this case."

"Edwin!" Charles scolded.

"They're a risk!" Edwin insisted.

"He's right," (Y/n) turned to Charles. "I'll go home. Good luck."

Charles followed (Y/n) down the street. (Y/n)'s car sat alone on the street. Not much in terms of subtlety, but (Y/n) also hadn't been graced with the ability of travelling by mirror.

"(Y/n)," Charles said as he jogged to keep up with their quick steps. "Will you wait for a second?"

"Go back to the case, Charles," (Y/n) replied, not even looking at him.

"No," he stepped in front of them, attempting to block the path to the car. "Not until I know you're alright."

"I'm fine," (Y/n) insisted. "Edwin's right."

"No, he's not," he shook his head.

"Yes, he is. I am a risk. I always have been. I've hidden it well, but this was bound to happen at some point."

"What," he asked.

"A long time ago, when I was still with my family, I had issues like that happen all the time," (Y/n) explained. "I would... Something would overwhelm me, and I'd end up doing something dangerous or destructive. No one ever helped me with it. They expected me to sort it out on my own. And then... I hurt someone. Someone I cared about. I... I ended up being forced to leave. I still never truly learned to control anything. Tonight was proof of that!"

"We can help you-"

"That's not your job!" (Y/n) ran their hands over their face. "It's not worth the risk. I could get someone hurt, I could get myself, I could put you both in danger- none of it is worth it!"

"That's not your choice to make," Charles replied. "Any risk or danger is fine with me. I'm not leaving you alone, (Y/n)."

"You should."

(Y/n) moved around him and got in the car. Charles stepped back and watched the car drive off. He turned to see that Edwin had watched the interaction. Charles glared at him.

"It's for the best-"

"Let's just finish the case," Charles muttered, cutting Edwin off.

The case went by slowly and tensely. Charles was gruffer than Edwin had ever seen him. And Edwin had no right to question him about it. It was his comment that had caused this tension and anger. How was he meant to poke at it as if he had no idea what was going on inside the head of his best friend?

Charles didn't stick around the office once the case was done. Instead, he immediately went to the mirror, climbing through to try and see (Y/n) as soon as possible.

He ended up walking into (Y/n)'s room. He was somewhat expecting them to be there.

"(Y/n)!" Charles called out as he walked through the doorway. He stopped for a moment at the chaos that had taken over the living room.

It had been clear that some kind of fight had broken out. Between whom or what, Charles had no real idea. There were smaller objects thrown, furniture shifted, garbage scattered.

"(Y/n)," Charles called again as he walked around some of the mess. And then, he saw (Y/n) lying on the floor on the far side of the sofa. "(Y/n)!"

He ran over, rolling them on their back. They seemed to be breathing, but they were completely non-responsive.

"Shit!"

He shifted and carried (Y/n) to their room, leaving them on top of the bed's covers before he ran back through the mirror.

"Edwin!" Charles shouted even though Edwin was in the same room as him. "Something's wrong with (Y/n). I... I went to check on them and they were unconscious, and their living room was just destroyed. I don't know what happened."

"They're alive?"

"For now!"

"Come on," Edwin pushed Charles toward the mirror again.

Edwin let out a sigh as he walked over to (Y/n). He carefully lifted their eyelid to see if their eyes were responsive. However, all that was there was complete redness that had taken over. As if the eye had been filled with blood, but none of it was running out or swelling.

"Witchcraft," Edwin muttered. "I think I've read about this. Give me a moment to find the book in the office."

"(Y/n) was attacked by a witch?" Charles asked. Edwin was already through the mirror.

It was a suffocating matter of minutes before Edwin made it back to (Y/n)'s place.

"What is it?"

"If I am correct, then (Y/n) is currently trapped in a dream-like state," Edwin explained. "This dream-like state is keeping (Y/n) in a state of calmness while their brain slowly swells and presses against the skull. If we do not cure it fast enough, the swelling will kill them."

"How do we cure it?"

"We have to find a way to delicately wake (Y/n) from their dream-state. There is a cure that we can make, but it will take time."

"Is there another way? Something faster?"

"In theory," Edwin relented. "One of us could possess them and find a way to manually ease them out of the dream. The cure is our best option. Less risk."

"We don't have the time! We don't know how long (Y/n)'s been like this!"

"Charles, if either one of us chooses to possess them, then we set off alarms in the afterlife. We cannot take this risk."

Charles clenched his jaw.

"I will go get the cure started. Keep an eye on (Y/n)."

Charles did try to listen. He stood by and made sure that (Y/n) was breathing. He made sure that they were comfortable and that they were not suffering too immensely.

But then, he panicked.

He saw (Y/n)'s breaths becoming shallower and shallower. He heard nothing from Edwin. He was too worried to think of the consequences of his actions critically in any capacity.

He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he was in a field.

He did a circle, trying to find some sign of something or someone. This was (Y/n)'s dream after all. They had to be there somewhere.

He saw something in the distance.

Approaching it, Charles could see a clearly outlined garden with a wooden fence around it. On one end was a gate, on the other end a cabin. A small cabin. The garden was beautiful. Full of flowers in full bloom with a swinging bench seat.

Charles almost chuckled at the vision. Something felt so fitting about something so peaceful being what (Y/n) pictured in a dream. Almost as far from their current life as they could get.

(Y/n) walked out of the cabin a moment later. Their clothes matched the garden. Soft, almost pastel colors. Very perfect, very organized.

He stepped forward, going to get their attention but stopped when he saw himself walking out of the cabin soon after. Well, some dream version of him. The other version of him was dressed exactly the same as he was, but it wasn't him. It couldn't have been him.

He watched as this alternate version of him pulled (Y/n) closer and kissed their head. The pair walked to the swinging bench seat, sitting together. (Y/n) relaxed into the fake Charles's side.

The view made the real Charles freeze where he was.

It felt wrong. Invasive.

He had kept his feelings private for as long as he had known (Y/n). He had been convinced that whatever connection the pair of them had was going to stay stuck in whatever form it was already in. Seeing this was a sign of something different. And he didn't know how to feel about that.

"(Y/n)!" he called from where he stood.

(Y/n) seemed to hear something. They paused and looked around but didn't seem to notice Charles. He could've sworn that they looked directly at him, but their eyes seemed to go right through him. As if he was never there.

(Y/n) leaned back into the seat, smiling as the fake Charles laid a kiss on their cheek as they did so.

The real Charles continued walking forward. He tried to think of a way to "delicately" get (Y/n) out of the dream.

"(Y/n)," he repeated, now standing just outside the gate.

Again, (Y/n) looked around but couldn't seem to spot him and was pulled back into the fake Charles's side.

He opened the gate and walked inside.

Neither (Y/n) nor the fake Charles seemed to acknowledge him in the slightest.

"(Y/n)," he said yet again.

(Y/n) again seemed surprised to hear anything, sitting up straight and going to look around until their eyes landed on Charles. They froze, eyes going wide at the sight of him.

"Hi," he grinned.

(Y/n) looked between him and the fake Charles, who was only looking at (Y/n).

"I'm sorry but I need you to come with me," Charles pressed, holding out his hand.

"What," they asked. "Sorry, but there are two of you. What's going on?"

"That's not me," he explained. "I... I don't know what he is, but he's not me."

(Y/n) stood up, stepping away from the bench. Once they were a few steps away from the real and fake Charles, they turned to look at them. The fake Charles didn't move, as if he were simply a mannequin that had to be moved around. He was staring at the space beside him as if (Y/n) was still there.

"You're in a dream," the real Charles explained. "This whole thing is fake."

(Y/n) ran their hands over their face.

"Do you remember how you got here at all," he asked.

"Yeah, I... I...," they trailed off, finding a blank space where some kind of memory definitely should have been.

"You were attacked," he continued. "Another witch found you and attacked you. You aren't standing outside some cabin in a field. You're lying in bed, unconscious."

There was a long pause before (Y/n) spoke up again, "I remember... I remember getting home. I remember someone being in my living room. It was an old friend..."

"You don't have to explain," Charles stopped them. He drew enough of a conclusion from those few sentences. It was some connection to whoever (Y/n) had hurt. Frankly, he didn't care about that. "We need to go."

He held his hand out to them. They finally took it.

He led them back to the gate to the garden. He didn't have any proof that this plan would work, but he didn't have anything else to go on. He just wanted to make sure (Y/n) had a chance at being okay.

Once (Y/n) stepped through the gate, it felt as if Charles was thrown out of (Y/n)'s mind. Like some explosion had happened.

Charles blinked a few times and spun around as he found himself back in (Y/n)'s room.

He heard (Y/n) grumbling. He grinned.

"Hey," he said quietly, going to sit next to them. "How are you feeling?"

"Fine, I guess," (Y/n) muttered. "My head hurts."

"I'll grab some water-"

"Wait, wait," (Y/n) reached for him as he stood up. He somehow managed to get halfway to the door by the time (Y/n) said anything. "I was... I was stuck in my head."

"And now, you're out."

"You... You popped up. You showed up there. You helped me."

"Yup."

"How?"

He paused for a moment.

"Charles..."

"I... possessed you."

(Y/n) sighed, standing up and placing their head in their hands. "Charles."

"It was to save you-"

"Oh my god!"

"I was trying to help-"

"You possessed me!"

"You need to relax-"

"No!" (Y/n) slapped Charles's hands away as he tried to guide them back to bed. "You possessed me!"

"I know that it's an invasion and it probably feels like you had some privacy violated-"

"My privacy isn't my concern," (Y/n) cut him off. "My concern is that you and Edwin have told me over and over again that possessing people sets off alarms in the afterlife. I don't care how close to death I am; you don't get to take that kind of risk for me."

"That's not just your choice," Charles replied. "I told you before, any risk that I take is my choice. I just saved your life!"

(Y/n) ran their hands over their face as they walked to the window. It was dark out. The moon perched itself perfectly to shine into (Y/n)'s room. There had been countless nights where (Y/n) spent ages just staring up at the sky, somehow feeling less alone when it was in sight.

(Y/n) could hear Charles walking to the window. They saw him out of the corner of their eye.

"I would do it again," he admitted. "No matter how much danger I put myself in. I'll do what I have to in order to save you."

"Why?"

"Because if you died, you wouldn't know how to get away from Death. I'd never see you again," Charles turned to (Y/n), who was still staring out the window. "I can run for eternity. I can escape anything and anyone. And I would do that as long as I knew you were at the end of whatever path I was running. I can't risk not seeing you again. You... You mean too much to me."

Finally, (Y/n) looked over at him.

"I... I love you, (Y/n)," he murmured.

(Y/n) loved him back. They knew that. They had for a long time now. But they couldn't bring themself to say it out loud. It was strange. Charles had seen the dream that (Y/n) had been stuck in. Surely, he knew how (Y/n) felt. So why could they still not admit it to him? Maybe it was they were merely scared of confessing it to themself.

"I'm sorry," Charles said after a few moments of silence. "I shouldn't have said that-"

Charles was cut off when (Y/n) stepped over and kissed him. It was as awkward as one would assume that it would be. It wasn't some perfect, fairytale-like kiss. It was an awkward kiss shared between a person who hadn't been kissed in decades and another who had never been kissed before. And it was short. It lasted a matter of moments before (Y/n) pulled back again. They stared at Charles with wide eyes, as if they had been just as surprised by their actions as he was.

He slowly grinned at them.

(Y/n) looked down for a moment, face becoming warm. "We should... We should get Edwin-"

"In a minute," he muttered.

"Charles-"

He leaned over and kissed them again. When he pulled back, there was a smug smile on his face. "You haven't said it back yet."

"What- oh," (Y/n) felt their face get even warmer as they realized what he meant. "I love you too."

It was quiet. As if it was still some kind of secret that no one other than Charles was allowed to know. Maybe (Y/n) meant for it to be that way.

It was then that Edwin climbed back through the mirror with some jars cradled in his arms.

"Alright, I found some things in the office that should be able to help- oh," Edwin muttered as he saw (Y/n) standing there. "You went through with the possession, I see... Even though I told you not to."

"I panicked," Charles explained.

"I already told him off for it," (Y/n) added.

"I think that (Y/n) should stay at the office for a while. Until we know there's not a threat."

Edwin looked between the pair. "Very well."

"I'll meet you guys there," (Y/n) promised.

(Y/n) felt a kiss get pressed to their head before Charles stepped away. They looked at Edwin, who gave them a shocked look in return.

"Well... I'll see you in a bit," (Y/n) said, trying to ignore the look that they had received.

The ghost boys went to the nearest mirror and climbed through. (Y/n) could hear the two of them muttering to each other. It was going to be a very long visit, (Y/n) could tell.

But (Y/n) couldn't find it in themself to mind much.

It was all worth it to be able to still hear them at all.

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THE REUNION

❝Birthdays was the worst days, Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty.❞

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT

PAIRINGS: RORY MARCHETTI X FEZCO O’NEILL

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O'NEILL - MARCHETTI MANSION (ITALY):

"BUT I don't want a sister," Alonzo pouted and pretended to cry, his parents had to suppress their laughter.

Rory had recently found out she was 3 months pregnant.

Fezco was ecstatic, he had a second chance to be around for the pregnancy experience, going to prenatal yoga, swimming classes and doctor's appointments.

Their friends had already started arguing over who can be the godparents.

No one knew the gender just yet nonetheless, everyone suspected it would be a girl, due to how differently Rory was acting compared to her pregnancy with Alonzo.

Speaking of Alonzo, the toddler was running around the house in his spiderman costume, he had refused to take it off because he claimed to be very distressed by the news that he was going to be a big brother.

Fezco picked up his son, who huffed out in annoyance, "Little man, you're going to be a big brother in a couple of months," his words made Alonzo grimace and escape his grasp.

The married couple had settled on the name Francesca Salem Marchetti if the baby was a girl, Rory suggested the middle name in the memory of the Fezco's little sister who had prematurely lost her life.

Fezco cried when she told him, he knew that Ashtray would love it as well when he would find out.

Speaking of the 15-year-old, Fezco, still carried the guilt and the blame for the raid, that resulted in him, Ashtray and the SWAT officer getting shot.

It plagued his mind, both during the day and in his dreams, which resulted in him staying up at night and working so he didn't have to think of his torment.

Rory suggested that therapy would be a good solution as she had recently started going. She wanted to deal with the issues of losing her parents at such a young age and how they impacted her during her adolescence.

"I don't want you to have another baby," Alonzo shook his head and grabbed his T'challa action figure, "I don't like it," he sniffled and pointed at his mother's stomach, "get it out."

Fezco hid behind his wife, attempting to hide his laughter, "baby I can't do that," Rory spoke in a soft tone, knowing it was more effective than shouting, "you know you won't be left out when your sister is born."

Alonzo narrowed his bright eyes at his parents, trying to comprehend what his mother said, "I'm stressed so don't have another baby," Rory had no clue how he learnt the word 'stressed', he had to have been spending way too much time with Luca.

"Lonny, do you know what that means?" Fezco asked through his laughter. He knew that his son was incredibly preceptive even at his young age.

There were days when Alonzo barely spoke and just took in his surroundings, it used to worry his family, but then they realised he was trying to learn the things that surrounded him, even learn the people he was with daily.

He found out that it was easier to get his way after he learnt people's mannerisms and demeanours.

He loathed loud noises, despite being loud sometimes himself, but he meant no harm when he shouted, he was just showing his excitement and joy.

"No," the 3-year-old said proudly, causing his parents to snicker even more, "ciao," he skipped out of his playroom with his favourite toy.

"You know he gets that attitude from you," Fezco said looking down at his wife, who spun around and glared at him.

"No, he doesn't." Rory sassed, proving her husband's point,  "but don't act like you don't like my attitude."

"I love it ma," he grabbed her hips and pulled her closer, "I love you," he kissed her forehead.

"Ti amo, amore," she replied with a huge smile, he mirrored her expression, "I don't know how he's gonna be when the new baby arrives," Fezco licked his lips when he looked down at her stomach, she smacked his chest, "stop looking at me like that."

"Like what?" he teased and rubbed over her stomach, unfortunately, she wasn't showing yet, but he hoped she would soon.

"Like you wanna put another baby in me."

He wore a lazy smile, "I do."

She scoffed and moved away from him, "stop."

"Stop what?" he cocked his head to the side, his eyes wandered over her face,  "ma, you're glowing." he tried distracting her, but he failed because she wore a blank expression.

"You know I'm done after this baby." Rory hoped this pregnancy wasn't going to be as draining as Alonzo's.

She also hoped that there would be no issues with this baby, that her health or life, wouldn't be put at risk, as well as the baby's because she couldn't go through that pain again.

"Sure," he sheepishly smiled and continued to rub her stomach, "just be on your best behaviour for your mommy okay?" he whispered to his future child, causing Rory's heart to skip a beat.

"Yeah, just be chill like your daddy," she added.

"Say that again," Fezco's hands gravitated to her behind and squeezed.

Rory smirked and shook her head, "Nope," she gasped when she felt stinging on her cheek, "ouch," she stopped him from slapping her again, "we're not starting this shit now."

"Why?" he whined.

"I have a surprise for you," she said and his hands travelled around her body and settled on her waist.

"What kind of surprised?"

"It's PG." he looked at her curiously.

He had no clue what she could be planning, "Really?" he questioned, because nothing they ever did was child friendly, apart from parenthood of course.

"Nope but you'll see."

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FOYER:

"Ash?" Fezco gasped and stepped back from the door. His jaw was practically on the floor when he saw his brother in front of him.

The fact that his baby brother was finally here spread joy through his veins.

He couldn't believe it.

When Rory said that he had a surprise for him, he wasn't expecting this.

Ever since he had found out his brother was alive, they could only speak only a couple of times throughout the year, because they were worried about the police monitoring their calls.

Yes, they spoke for a while on the wedding day, because Ashtray was on the phone with Gia, during the whole thing, but since she was his girlfriend and they were not related, they assumed there was no issue with it.

"Well, you look like you've seen a ghost bro," Ashtray teased, shocking his brother even more. The 15-year-old's voice had dropped a couple of octaves like that was even more possible.

He had grown to 5ft10, matching Fezco's height, his build looked bulkier, suggesting that he had taken up some sort of sport whilst he was in New York with Tommy.

Fezco wasted no more time and pulled his brother in for an overdue hug, the brothers began to cry tears of joy.

For the first time in 3 years, they could be in the same proximity to one another.

The last time they were near each other, blood was clinging to both of the forms, pouring from Fezco's stomach and Ashtray's chest.

Their old apartment hallway looked like a battle, that they had no doubt lost.

Fezco assumed that he lost his brother for good, Ashtray thought the same, that he would never see the people that he loved ever again.

He didn't even get the time to say goodbye to his grandma or Gia, at that moment in time he never even told the Bennett girl that he loved her.

Although he texted Rory, he wished he could've heard her voice for the last time, but her phone went straight to voicemail.

If it wasn't for his gangster guardian angel, Tommy Egan, he would've been sent straight to a juvenile correctional facility and then be transferred to a maximum-security prison once he reached 18.

Living in New York with Tommy, along with the St Patrick's, he had formed a close bond with Tommy's godchildren; twins Tariq and Raina, and the baby, Yasmine.

Tariq had become Ashtray's best friend, while his twin might've developed a little crush on him, however, he constantly reminded her that he had a girlfriend.

"I thought I had lost you," Fezco mumbled as they pulled away, he kept his hands on his brother's face, analysing every pore and blemish.

He noticed the change in the teen's eyes, they told him more than any words that Ashtray could speak.

The 15-year-old had clearly lived several lives whilst he was away, Fezco only wished that his childhood could've been included in that.

"Nah we're a family forever bro," Ashtray chuckled and held onto his brother's hands, he noticed that Fezco had more tattoos, that were similar to his, a diamond on his hand and a black rose on his arm and several dates on his neck.

He recognised his grandmother's birthday, causing his body to tense, he wished that he was there to say goodbye to his mother figure or even see her one last time before her passing.

Sounds of barking broke the brothers out of their intense gazes, the barking grew louder as Woody approached the door, wagging his tail happily when he recognised Ashtray's scent.

"Sup killer," the 15-year-old, stepped away from his brother, bent down and scratched the back of the dog's ear, causing Woody's mouth the open and pant heavily, "Still my favourite." the dog had grown a lot.

Fezco fake gasped, "Bitch, what about me?" Ashtray playfully scoffed and rubbed the labrador's stomach before, Woody stood up on all fours and ran out into the garden.

"You ain't even in the top 5."

"Dick," they both laughed, "then who is?"

Ashtray reached into one of his Armani suitcases and pulled out a bouquet of black roses that fortunately didn't get squashed on the journey here, "Where's the dumbass?" Fezco smacked the back of his neck, causing him to hiss, "I mean Ro." he corrected.

"Ma," Fezco yelled, hoping that his wife would be close enough to hear him. He couldn't wait to see her face when she saw his brother.

She strolled out of the kitchen with her son attached to her hip, who was complaining about how he doesn't like Steve Rogers because he left Bucky.

Rory let out a shakily breathe when she saw who her husband was standing next to, "miss me?" Ashtray held his hands out expectantly with a huge grin on his face.

She gently placed her son on the ground, Alonzo waddled up to his father, standing by him, looking at Ashtray cautiously.

Rory ran up to the teen and jumped in his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist, he instinctively caught her, "I've missed you," she cried into her shoulder.

Although she occasionally heard his voice on the phone, the connection was rarely decent.

She frequently cried herself to sleep before she discovered that he was alive.

She practically helped raised him.

Many people knew that she would be a great mother based on how she treated Ashtray, and how maternal she seemed at such a young age.

It only made her feel worse when she discovered he was caught in a shoot out, she only blamed herself.

She often pondered what if she moved him out of the apartment sooner, if she enrolled him in school or even if he was born to a different family.

"I've missed you too," he hugged her tightly, before settling her own the ground, "you're squashing your flowers you idiot," she squealed when she noticed the black roses.

Fezco's eyes darted between the two in happiness, whilst his son had no clue what was going on.

Rory shot Ashtray a grateful smile and took the gift, "Your voice got so deep," she commented, "your balls dropped, yeah?"

They all began to laugh, including Alonzo because he wanted to be involved.

Ashtray playfully rolled his eyes, "Shut up and yes." he turned his gaze to the 3-year-old for the first time.

His lips parted in shock, the teen had seen many pictures of his nephew, but this was the first time seeing him in person.

Alonzo had the best parts of his parents, Fezco's bright blue eyes, that held a mischievous glint.

Although his curls were golden, they still had a slight orange tinge that he inherited from his father.

The toddler got his complexion from Rory, as well as her smile and attentiveness.

Ashtray just hoped he didn't get her height.

"Who is that?" Alonzo looked at his parents and pointed at his uncle,

"Who are you?" the teen shot back teasingly. The married couple began to smile at their interaction.

Neither of them knew how their first meeting would go.

Rory reluctantly stepped away and closer to her husband, who pulled her against his chest and rested his hand over her stomach, an action that Ashtray peeped.

The child gestured to his Black Panther costume he had randomly changed into, "Alonzo."

"Ash." the toddler nodded slowly, recognising the name and stepped closer to the teen, feeling some sort of familiarity with him.

Yes, Alonzo saw pictures of his uncle hanging around his house, however, Ashtray had changed drastically over the last 3 years.

The toddler looked up at Ashtray, with a smile small, his baby teeth were on show, "Your, my zio?" uncle.

Alonzo had been incorporating more Italian into his everyday speech, Rory thought it would help him more when he started attending nursery later this year.

Fezco could understand the language, he promised himself that he would learn Italian because of the love of his life and because it was the country he lived in.

Also since he had been working with Luca for a couple of months, he had even learnt more phrases.

Mainly inappropriate ones but oh well.

The Marchetti patriarch was currently having a meeting with his nephew, talking about new business ventures.

Ashtray playfully scoffed, "Yes dumba- I'm your Zio." he avoided the glares he received from the married couple and picked up his nephew, who rested his head on his chest, "Sis, he looks just fuckin' like you.. " the teen internally cringed and looked up at Rory who scolded him for the language, "my bad," Fezco snorted and whispered something to his wife, causing her to calm down.

Alonzo started giggling, despite not knowing what the word meant, "Do you want to help me pick flowers so I can put the soil in Mamma and Papà's bed?" he whispered so only his uncle could hear.

Ashtray laughed softly and nodded, "Of course, Lil menace." he whispered back, the two ignored the stares they received from Rory and Fezco.

"Mamma's got a baby in her tummy," Alonzo said loudly, and pointed at his mother, the couple's eyes widened in shock.

The wanted it to be a surprise but judging from the teen's expression, he already knew.

Ashtray grinned at their embarrassed faces, "Can't you guys keep it in your pants?" He jokingly scolded them, "You guys are such whores." he tutted and instantly regretted it.

"Ash." the couple shouted in unison, everyone turned to look at the toddler who started to smile.

"I mean you guys snore." Ashtray corrected himself, he needed to stop cursing, especially since he knew he would be around his nephew a lot more.

"What's a whore?" Alonzo questioned with narrowed eyes.

The atmosphere shifted.

Fezco rubbed the back of his neck, hoping his wife would speak up because he didn't know how to answer, "He said, snore baby." Rory cringed at her words.

She hoped it didn't sound like she was intentionally gaslighting her son, because she didn't want to be that parent.

Alonzo frowned, "No he didn't."

"This is your fault bro." Fezco groaned and looked at his brother who was trying not to laugh.

Ashray clicked his tongue and stared at his nephew who started giggling, "What? Whore isn't a bad word."

"Whore, whore, whore." Alonzo clapped excitedly, causing his father to sigh tiredly and his mother to throw her hands up in exacerbation.

Jesus Christ.

Ashtray snickered, "Fuckin' hell." he blurted out, making his nephew laugh with him.

"Ash, shut up." the couple shouted in unison, they started to groan when the laughter grew louder.

"My bad."

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a/n:

[femslashrevolution]

Popular Pairing List Update

The following pairings have more than 10 recent posts in their pairing tag, and are therefore too popular to be posted on Rarepair Thursdays:

Alex Vause x Piper Chapman (Orange is the New Black)

Aloy x Seyka (Horizon: Zero Dawn)

Barbie x Gloria (Barbie)

Becky Armstrong x Freen Sarocha Chankimha (RPF Actors)

Betty Cooper x Veronica Lodge (Riverdale)

Cassandra Cain x Stephanie Brown (DCU)

Celia St James x Evelyn Hugo (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo)

Cherine x Meena (Show Me Love)

Cleo de Nile x Frankie Stein (Monster High)

Cleopatra Philopator x Frida Kahlo (Clone High)

Corky x Violet (Bound)

Cosima Niehaus x Delphine Cormier (Orphan Black)

Diana x Leona (League of Legends)

Elphaba Thropp x Glinda Upland (Wicked)

Esther Warner x Max Chapman (Amazon A League of Their Own)

Geeta x Rika (Pokemon)

Jane Rizzoli x Maura Isles (Rizzoli & Isles)

Jester Lavorre x Yasha Nydoorin (Critical Role)

Kitty Song Covey x Yuri Han (XO Kitty)

Laurie x Mira Harberg (Irma Vep)

Lottie Matthews x Natalie Scatorccio (Yellowjackets)

Misty Quigley x Natalie Scatorccio (Yellowjackets)

Paris Geller x Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

The following pairings have been posted less frequently recently, and have therefore been removed from the popular pairing list:

Alicia x Leighton (The Sex Lives of College Girls)

Amy Silva x Kirsten Longacre (Vigil)

Andi Agosti x Emília Alo (Rebelde)

Aneela x Delle Seyah Kendry (Killjoys)

Anissa Pierce x Grace Choi (Black Lightning; DCU)

Aster Flores x Ellie Chu (The Half Of It)

Bobbie Draper x Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse)

Bonnie Bennett x Nora Hildegard (The Vampire Diaries)

Carol Aird x Therese Belivet (Carol)

Clary Fray x Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments)

Cristina Soto x Joana Bianchi (Skam Spain)

Dani Núñez x Gigi Ghorbani (The L Word)

Dina x Sydney Novak (I Am Not Okay With This)

Dorothy Gale x Ruby (Once Upon A Time)

Emily Prentiss x Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds)

Eve Polastri x Hélène (Killing Eve)

Fatou Jallow x Kieu My Vu (Druck)

Fleur Delacour x Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Francesca Findabair x Fringilla Vigo (The Witcher)

Ginny Weasley x Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Joann Owosekun x Keyla Detmer (Star Trek: Discovery)

Jules Thomas x Ophelia Mayer (Sweet Vicious)

Kaioh Michiru x Tenoh Haruka (Sailor Moon)

Lauren Bloom x Leyla Shinwari (New Amsterdam)

Mace Brown x Marie Schmidt (The 355)

Margaery Tyrell x Sansa Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Mia Reed x Vada Cavell (The Fallout)

Nicole Haught x Waverly Earp (Wynonna Earp)

Nyssa al Ghul x Sara Lance (Arrow)

Raiden Ei x Yae Miko (Genshin Impact)

[pinkplasticprincess]

OC Masterlist

Which of my OCs are open for asks? Well, all of them, but I have dozens, so here's a list to help you get started

OCs for my original projects/particular fandoms

Roblox: Pressure:

-Mina Milne

Dead by Daylight:

-Lanie Jensen

Dungeon Meshi:

-Tallulah

Black Clover:

-Chantilly Ringuette/Naomi Silva

Black Desert:

-Rima Kimura

-Himemiko Kimura

-Ririko Kimura

Inuyasha:

-Yuki

-Emiko

-Ayano

-Inuala

-Aoi

-Nahime

Outcode/Misc OCs:

-Madevery Arlington Poe

-Yevenvy

-Dr. T/Laurel Lavigne

-Raizel Blacklust

-Udella Scarberry

As The Bobbin Dwindles:

-Lucille Bobbin

-Agatha Bobbin

-Babs Bobbin

-Douglas Bobbin

-Samara Thimble

-Rori Bobbin

-Lorraine Bobbin

-Eleanor Bobbin

-Howard Stagger

-Rochelle Bobbin

-Tonya Bobbin

-Edmund Bobbin

-Ivy Bobbin

-Cordelia Bobbin

-Resi Thibodeaux-Landry

Black Butler:

-Aurora Newcomb

-Reagan Mulligan

-Ophelia Adderstone

-Célestine

Undertale:

-Reverie

-Chevalier

-Chiffon

-Averell

-Lysander

-Lucida

-Sarina

-Kaiju

-Jura

-Ramona

-Sirius

Mario:

-Francesca

-Fae

-Forest

-Francis

Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss:

-Dinah

Invader Zim:

-Lily (Lillian Lane)

-Xue

-Yano

-Zoe

-Lou

-Ranmao

-Poni Lane

-Zora Lane

-Jun

Toontown:

-Joisy

Wizard101:

-Jasmine Soulblood

-Llewella Anvilblood

-Tatiana Seahammer

-Morgan Moonvault

-Suri Titanshield

-Tarlac Bluecrafter

-Catherine Silverglade

-Devin Crowheart

Sonic:

-Buttermilk

-Areal

Pokemon:

-Lady Staryu

-Andrea

-Aucilla Lunsford

Rosario+Vampire:

-Kiyoko

-Naoki

-Latte

-Katsumi

-Yuriko

-Megumi

Monster High:

-Kiki Paws

-Jessie DeVille

My Hero Academia:

-Prospect

-Hailey Baudelaire

Avatar The Last Airbender:

-Tomiko

My Little Pony:

-Hopeful Heart

-Dawnstorm

-Bigshot

-Lemon Blitz

-Ghostie

-Haiku

-Tsunami Wave

-Mercury Retrograde

Fairy Tail:

-Fern Deerknight

-Peridot Calderon

Happy Tree Friends:

-Fiona

-Fuchsia

-Fido

-Tuesdae

Witchblade:

Fuyumi

Soul Eater:

-Olive

ANIKA:

-Anika

The Truth in The Witches:

-Rosabella Crivello

-Gwendolyn Crivello

-Phoebe Crivello

-Esmee Crivello

Five Nights at Freddy's:

-Stella

-Kitty

-Sango Hitachiin

-Tinker

-Chie Hitachiin

-Primary Bunny

-Usagi Hitachiin

-Len Hitachiin

-M.O.M.

-Mephisto Matoi

Amateur Surgeon:

-Catamina Throbbing

Chateaux Lumineux:

-Castle

-Martini Belkin

-Unity Pallavicino

Left 4 Dead:

-Savannah Townsend

-Emerson Butler

-Juan Hernandez

-Hiro Nakajima

Blood Bride:

-Effie Pangilinan

A Blue Shine:

-Abi Blue

Carnival Crusher:

-Ringo Gauntlith

-Bubbles Burleson

-Clyve

Vampire Knight:

-Kaori Amano

Trauma Center:

-Hera Preston/Anastasia Adrastos

-Castalia Preston/Tali Adrastos/Lia Preston-Zane

-Abioud Adrastos

-Antigone Adrastos

-Yvonne Zane

-EVE--X*

-Aphrodite Preston

-Eros Preston

-Amphitrite Preston

-Poseidon Preston

-Hades Preston

-Isaac Zane

-Yasmine Yelps

-Antigone Adrastos

-Aimee Dubois

-Luther Swanson

-Angelica Babineaux

-Shortstop

-Reggie Swanson

-Sue Ellen Vanderblite

-Apollo Campelle

-Eris Preston

-Athena Preston

-Persephone Preston

-Erida Preston

-Ares Swanson

-Thaleia Preston (Tessa)

-Leucothea Preston (Lucy)

-Natalie Jontel

-Paxton Sears

-Kelly Sears

-Eve Evalyn

-Benedict T. Evalyn

-Kameko Kyriaki

-Donnie and Debbie Deftera

-Teresa Triti

-Toxica Tetarti

-Powell Pempti

-Simon Savato

-Little Monster

-Sting McCreary

-Kimmy Circuit

-Tracy Stiles

-Betty Niguel

-Akinyi Tulba

-Lilac Fyals

-Amanda Cherrystone

-Eia Greensfield

-Sage Enomoto

-Coco Enomoto

-Violetta Enomoto

-Julietta Enomoto

-Katrina Enomoto

-Sierra Enomoto

-Destiny Enomoto

-Daisy Enomoto

-Charise Enomoto

-Dustin Enomoto

-Augustine Enomoto

-Kendall Freebird

-Marina Crest

-Opal Crest

-Alison

-Margaret

-Chelsea Enomoto

[thenicestthingiveseen]

getting to know you (me)

Three ships: Harry/Ginny (HP). Pezberry (Glee) [ducks tomatoes i am who i am]. I’m not investedin the fandom enough but probably should be Aragorn/Arwen (LoTR)

First ever ship: idk if it was just one: These all happened around the same time? Hinny, I didn’t like Emma as a person in Degrassi but I thought her and Sean were perfect. And that show South of Nowhere I liked the two girls together. And then also maybe Zak/Francesca from the movie Clockstoppers AND Aragorn/Arwen EDITING TO ADD RORY/LOGAN in Gilmore Girls. I know most of the world likes Jess but I stand in my truth.

Last song listened to: Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston 

Last movie I watched: probably The First Wives Club

Currently reading: The Gilded Ones x Namina Forna

Currently watching: quite literally? opening day for the White Sox @ Houston

Currently consuming: a Becks and I’ll probably start dinner

Currently craving: i could go for some sushi or some sleep

Hello!

[felteverywhere]

i'm possibly gonna add it to my pinned but just for the time being i'm gonna put a draft count under the cut! if we have something together that's not listed there and i owe, please double check and if i owe, let me know! if i've dropped it i'm down to start something new.

current count: 39

waywordhearts / fox x henrietta

lightsiided / ben x rey

gothwives / fox x bronte

gothwives / starter from charlie

caeruleums / aria x lilith

silencedmoths / dizzy x raven

silencedmoths / jude x maeve

blushdrunks / adriano x diana

blushdrunks / alex x francesca

blushdrunks / landon x lauren

afterglitch / warner x jade

afterglitch / oliver x dylan

afterglitch / gabriel x chiara

neveraftcr / starter from beatrix

babyfacewrites / nico x maeve

spicecbinet / rosalie x willow

spicecbinet / warner x enaya

finclgicls / oliver x lyla

richlust / starter from conrad

lavndrlights / fitz x elizabeth

gldnhour / callista x james

gldnhour / warner x ella

antivencm / raquel x romie

antivencm / cressida x cj

blcssom / starter from lilah

blcssom / starter from berk

sweetrevenged / warner x nevena

devianttxrts / lucky x nova

devianttxrts / johanna x nyla

sweetncss / rosalie x adonis

lcvewaslcst / oliver x tbd

scftdevil / evie x millie

luvcrs / buffy x fallon

luvcrs / jacob x cleo

lustfulheart / crash x cassie

persephonyed / soren x laia

persephonyed / rory x blair

persephonyed / warner x belen

aconites / warner x marissa

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 327

Comic Reviews:

DC

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 6 by Christos Gage, Michael Conrad, Sheena Howard, Liam Sharp, Marguerite Sauvage, Kevin Maguire, Jamal Campbell, Noah Bailey, Adriano Lucas

Marvel

Black Panther 1 by John Ridley, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee

Hulk 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley, Frank Martin

Hawkeye: Kate Bishop 1 by Marieke Nijkamp, Enid Balam, Oren Junior, Brittany Peer

Star Wars: Life Day 1 by Cavan Scott, Ivan Fiorelli, Chris Sotomayor, Ariana Maher, Justina Ireland, Georges Jeanty, Victor Olazaba, Pete Pantazis, Steve Orlando, Paul Fry, Alex Sinclair, Jody Houser, Kei Zama, Ruth Redmon

X-Force Killshot Anniversary Special 1 by Rob Liefeld, Chad Bowers, Bryan Valenza, Federico Blee, Mirza Wirawan

Amazing Spider-Man 79 by Cody Ziglar, Michael Dowling, Jesus Aburtov

Infinity Comics: It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru

Infinity Comics: Lucky the Pizza Dog by Jason Loo

Image

Grrl Scouts: Stone Ghost 1 by Jim Mahfood

SFSX Vol 2 by Tina Horn, G Romero-Johnson

Dark Horse

Joy Operations 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Stephen Byrne

Cats! Purrfect Strangers GN by Frederic Brremaud, Paola Antista, Cecilia Giumento

IDW

Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 by Chip Zdarsky, Cavan Scott, Adrianna Florean, Jason Loo

AfterShock:

Miskatonic: Even Death May Die 1 by Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland

Magnetic

Carbon and Silicon 1 by Mathieu Bablet

Scout

Commander Rao 1 by Fell Hound, Jeremy Simser

Thud 1 by Bryan "Peabe" Odiamar

Mapmaker GN by Ben Slabak, Francesca Carita

Additional Reviews: Okay Witch vol 2, Doctor Strange by Aaron Vol 2, Hawkeye eps 1 and 2, Encanto, South Park: Post Covid, Doctor Who, Robin Robin, Batwoman s2, Justice League by Snyder vol 2

News: Nocterra optioned for a series, Sony making Rhino and Sandman movies, Ho Che Anderson Luke Cage cancelled, Jeff-related news, more Holland Spidey movies, new comic publishing platform, IDW loses some licenses (Transformers and GI Joe), The Recount optioned from Scout, Doctor Who speculation, Robbie Amell returns to Flash

Jurassic Park Dominion Prologue

Comics Countdown:

Radiant Black 10 by Kyle Higgins, Igor Monti, Marcelo Costa

Night of the Ghoul 2 by Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla

Black Hammer Reborn 6 by Jeff Lemire, Rich Rommaso, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheen

Usagi Yojimbo 24 by Stan Sakai

House of Slaughter 2 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto

Thor 19 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson, Brad Anderson, Dave McCaig

Flash 776 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan, Jeromy Cox

Decorum 8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston

Time Before Time 7 by Rory McConville, Declan Shalvey, Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran

Robin 8 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Hi-Fi

Check out this episode!

[noorhelmnation]

THAT’S NOT FAIR. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME

*cries*

[drethanramslay]

Part 5: Life and Death

Pairing: Aurora x MC (Iris Everette)

Word count: 4.2 K words

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Warning: Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, torture, mention of suicide, violence slight description of blood. This chapter takes a dark turn and I am warning you guys.

Author's note: I usually keep this for the end but I just wanted to say, keep a box of tissues on standby.

Taglist: @miyakokurono @agent-breakdance @trappedinfandoms @vampiregirlsblog @openheart12 @sekizincimektup @lilyofchoices (let me know if you want to added or removed from the tag list)

Songs: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls , Numb by Declan J Donovan , Forever and Always by Parachute

Forgive me if there are any mistakes

"Seems like we will be here for sometime." Aurora said as she slid down to sit on the floor. Iris sighed as she sat opposite her.

A beat of silence passed over them, no one knowing where to start. Many times Iris opened her mouth and closed it like a goldfish, but nothing came out.

How did we come to this?

"I'm-" Iris began.

"Sorry." Aurora blurted out.

"What are you sorry for? You didn't do anything!!"

Aurora stammered. "I-I- I am so sorry that I called for a break when you were going through shit. I am so, so horrible and such a ginormous asshole-"

"NO." Iris moved towards and held her hands. "Do not for a second think that you are an asshole. You are an angel on this earth. A fucking blessing for my worthless self. You are- just...wow. I am so fucking lucky to have met you."

Aurora gave a small giggle. "You are not worthless babe." Iris smiled.  If she had a future, she would have spent all of the time making her smile and laugh.

"God I missed making you laugh so much.."

"I miss you too... You and me...are we good?"

Iris gave a fragile smile before sighing. "All my life, I have been alone. I had learnt from a young age that the world is evil place and that you can only depend yourself...when you left me, I could have spent a few days moping around and eventually gotten over you. It would have sucked but I would have been okay."

"Are you saying that you don't want me anymore?" Aurora's bottom lip quivered.

"No...the old me would have packed up and moved on....But I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to live alone anymore. I don't want to run anymore. I want to be with you. I want to see you happy. I want to share the good, the bad and the ugly..."

Aurora leaned forward and hugged Iris. Iris clutched on to her like she was the anchor in this shit storm. Aurora placed a kiss on her crown. A pregnant pause later, Aurora spoke up.

"Adara...what did you mean by 'don't waste tears on a dead woman'? Are you....sick?"

Iris sighed. "No I am not sick. Just that my luck is fantastic... Guess it's story time because I am just tired of hurting you and me.."

"I was adopted by Grayson Alejandro and Francesca Everette- Alejandro. My mom could not have babies as a result of a bad accident that's why they were forced to adopt. My mom loved me as if I was from her own womb, and not for a single moment did she make me feel neglected. She would sing me Spanish lullabies and hold me when the thunder would scare me. There will always be a place in my heart for her." Iris teared up a little. Aurora squeezed her tighter, not letting her go.

"My dad? Not so much. He always resented my mom for a problem which wasn't even her fault. And he hated me, because to him, I was just an outsider stealing away all his wife's love. He had his days when he he actually acknowledged that he was a  father and was a good husband... But those were so rare that I could count those instances on one hand.

When I turned ten, his business started dipping into losses. He made couple of bad investments, which just made situations worse. Instead of using his fucking brain and doing something about it, the fucker would go and get drunk. Initially, he would just head to his room and sleep it off... But then, shit hit the fan."

Iris took a deep breath, bracing herself to continue the story.

"I was home alone one day, just doing my homework on the dining table. My mom had gone out to get groceries. I was pretty comfortable staying by myself. He entered home, drunk as usual but, he was angry. I could feel his wrath, emitting from him like seismic waves. He wanted to vent it out. And what is better than a small ten year old girl-" Iris choked.

"He picked me up by the scruff of my neck and threw me across the room. I hit the wall hard and landed on my side. I was in shock. I didn't understand what had I done. When I proceeded to ask him what was wrong he became even angrier. He grabbed me by my hair and slapped me, screaming that 'I' was the reason behind his ruin. That I was just a cursed child."

"I ran to my room when I heard my mom's home keys jingling. I went to the adjacent bathroom and tried to provide first aid as best as I could. I had such a nasty bruise on my hip, that I couldn't sit for a couple days. But I played it of, and prayed that this was a one time thing."

"It again happened within three month's time. The frequency and the intensity of the beatings slowly increased. He broke my left wrist twice in a matter of eight months. He had become daring and it was becoming hard to hide it from my mom. I didn't want her to know this. She was already stressed with the financial situation and I didn't want her to be beaten up by Grayson."

"I had turned thirteen and that was the first time he made me bleed. Earlier it was just throwing me around, kicking me and a ton of nasty bruises. It was so bad. I think I had forgotten to switch off the hallway light that one night. So, he stormed into my room and dragged me out to the kitchen. He bent me over the kitchen counter and he took a steak knife-" Iris sobbed. Aurora was flabbergasted. She had tears streaming down her face.

Iris took a deep breath to centre herself. "The scars you see on the back of my legs? That was his tally. A track on how many times I misbehaved. I have 24 full lines and a half. I just lay there screaming till my throat was sore but he didn't once stop." Iris' hand unconsciously reached for the back of her legs, feeling them through her scrub material.

"Did he ever r-"

"Thankfully no. Otherwise I would have ended my damn life."

Aurora sobbed. "Please don't talk like that Adara..please.."

"I'm sorry Rory..." Iris kissed he cheek as they lay in each other's arms.

"He used to beat me up when my mom was not around. One day, she found him and the meltdown that happened..." Iris shuddered at the memory.

"Did he ever abuse your mom?"

"Emotionally? Yes. Physically? He just backhanded her once when she tried to step in. After he was done beating me black and blue, my mom would tend to my injuries. She would cry and try to kiss them better. She always put forth a strong front, to keep our hopes alive and to keep me motivated. But we knew, that nothing would ever be okay as long as he was around."

"When my mom was hospitalized, god, it was hell. He stopped me from going to school. He would lock me in my room, give me food once a day. He didn't allow me to go meet my dying mother. He tried breaking my spirit by making me weak so that he could easily treat me as his punching bag. Some days I was so bruised that I looked like a Dalmatian."

Aurora was full fledged crying. Ugly sobs poured out of her, her heart breaking for this beautiful trauma in front of her.

Iris continued, rushing to unload all her baggage. "When I got that call that she was going to die, I escaped through my window. I ran to the hospital just in the nick of time. My mom had tears in her eyes when she saw my state. I held her in my arms and comforted her, just like she used to do for me... She told me that she had collected money which was just enough for me to finish high school and get through college. She gave me her will, because she trusted absolutely no one. She apologized for not being brave enough. She told me to never let my-"

"-spirit break.." Aurora completed the sentence, remembering the night she stitched her up in the empty hospital room.

"Yeah... I said my goodbyes and she passed away in my arms. When I reached home, entering through my window, he was waiting there. He wasn't even drunk.. that day I got one of the worst thrashing ever. Broken wrist, black eyes what not. He cut of the electricity to my room. He cut the water supply to my room as well. He even went as far as to nail my window shut." Iris blinked and more tears fell on Aurora's scrub.

"How did you get out?" Aurora asked as she caressed Iris's hair.

"My room was facing my neighbor's  window and they were so close that you could look into the room. Two weeks after my mom passed away, a family moved in. My current lawyer, Thomas's room, was facing mine. When I saw him move in, I immediate stuck a help me sign on the window. It took some time but then it finally caught their attention."

"We conversed through the window and I told them everything. Thomas's dad was a lawyer and we slowly came up with a plan. They both came home one day when I was still locked in my room half dead from thirst and starvation. My father greeted them and let them in. They laughed and chatted. Thomas's even asked him if he had any children, and guess what he said... He didn't?! That motherfucker was so mental that he forgot about his daughter who he hit seven ways to Sunday."

Aurora just held on to Iris, kissing her crown repeatedly.

Shit. This just is so fucked up...

"They bugged my house with hidden cameras and microphones. The local police had been informed and they were just waiting for the right moment. And that moment came."

"Grayson was pissed when he came home that day. He unlocked my room and dragged me to the living room. He wanted me to get water for him or something but I was so weak that I couldn't even pick up a tray. So I tripped and fell. And, he went ballistic.”

“He picked me up and threw me into the coffee table. It shattered under me due to the force. The scars on my back, it was because a six inch long glass had embedded in my back. It was so close to my spinal cord that even if it would have moved a little I could have been paralyzed neck down. He kicked me so hard that I fractured my ribs. He brought his favourite steak knife to carve another tally mark. At that moment I thought I was gonna die. And, I wouldn't have minded that. I would be in a happy place with my mom. I would be free from all this."

"I waited for the final blow but it never came. Police had stormed in and they were restraining him. Paramedics were running towards me and then I blacked out."

Aurora shuddered. Her heart ached so much. Thu carry such a painful party, sure would have taken a toll on anyone. Even the most beautiful roses have thorns, to protect themselves from predators.

"Thomas's dad represented me free of cost. They were going to jail him for 25 years but I don't know how, his lawyer reduced it to 12 years. And as he was leaving the court room, he said quote unquote- ' Don't for a moment think that I am going to give up. When I come out, I am going to come for you and kill you."

"After that I stayed with the Mendez family. They were literally blessings on earth. They paid for most of my bills. Mrs, Mendez, after I came home from the hospital, made sure I ate four times a day. And Mr. Mendez employed a home tutor, to cover up the portion left, so that I could graduate on time. And Thomas, god he is such a sweetheart. Initially, if any male touched me I would go into a full fledged panic attack. He would always be there whenever I had an attack... He would watch shows with me and kept me company whenever he had free time. It had been so long since I felt someone loved me."

"You deserve every good thing in this world Adara. You are always worth it."  Iris gave a fragile smile.

"Thomas had gotten out of law school and I was his first client. I had to go through intense physiotherapy to regain my strength. I was in and out of hospitals, be it for follow-up surgery or therapy."

"Therapy helped a little but I don't think anyone can every get over something like this. I discontinued it when I entered med school because I wanted it to be a fresh start. I could have gone and worked in Seattle or any place I wanted but I came back to Boston. To my roots. To be closer to my mom. And now, he is back. I was running from him when you found me."

"Oh MY GOD. I AM GOING TO KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH. LIKE HOW DARE HE TRAUMATIZE MY GIRLFRIEND!! THE HELL HE IS GONNA LAY A SINGLE FINGER ON YOU. HE IS GONNA CATCH THESE HANDS I-" Aurora's angry rant was interrupted by a giggle.

She looked down and saw her giggling. "Gosh. OMG you look as angry as a little kitten. So cute." Iris giggled again.

"Hey! These hands can giveth life and taketh them as well."

They laughed a little more, before they settled in a comfortable silence.

"Why do you think people say I love you?" Iris asked.

"I dunno man. Maybe because they love each other." Aurora snorted, kind of confused by the sudden change in topic. Her heart was beating faster.

Oh it's happening. Aurora stay calm. STAY FUCKING CALM.

"Yeah I know but I honestly feel there is a difference in 'I love you' and 'I'm in love with you'. The former is with family and friends who most of the times stay loyal to you. But the latter is when you have romantic feelings towards a person. It is just so weird y'know? There is just a difference of one word yet the meanings are so different."

"That's true. But why the sudden change in topic? Not that I mind." Aurora asked breathlessly.

Iris turned towards Aurora with vivid green eyes. "Because I am in love with you Aurora Lucille Emery."

Aurora's breath had been taken away for the second time that evening.

She loves me. SHE FUCKING LOVES ME.

With tears in her eyes, she cupped Iris' face, "I am completely and utterly in love with you too Iris Adara Everette. I have been since the day you broke Vincenzo's hand. I loved you even when we were on a break. And I will, continue loving you till the last breath."

The way Iris' face lit up, was one of the best things she had ever seen in the world. Their lips met and they could feel firecrackers burst around them, their hearts bursting with the amount of love they had for each other.

They were sitting on the floor of an elevator, which was stuck in a storm, but nobody gave a damn.

This was their moment.

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"So what do we do Thomas?" Aurora asked as she rubbed Iris' back. They were in Ethan's office, deciding what is the steps they need to take. Ethan was pacing in the office, his eyes looking like a slow brewing storm.

"Well first of all, we are going to apply for a protective order. Iris I know how you feel about it but that was a decade ago. The laws now will protect you better. Trust me." Thomas spoke in a very somber voice.

"Okay. Tell me what I need to do." Iris took a deep breath.

"Grayson was made aware of the restraining order filed against him by you. And since he violated them twice once by calling you and the second time by showing up at your work place, we can hold charges against him and that can throw him in a holding cell temporarily."

"That's good right? We need more time so that we can send his ass packing into prison." Aurora spoke with such determination that Iris was blown away.

"Now, Iris correct me if I am wrong, he threatened you, right?"

"Yes. He said that he would kill me. I can send you the voice recording now if you want."

"Yes, that would be perfect. Now I want you to listen to me carefully. I know that no court would be open now. So, go home and get your evidence ready. You will go to court the first thing in the morning tomorrow and sign the affidavit asking for the Protection Order. They will give you temporary one before they set a date for hearing."

"Do you have your restriction order on you right now?" Thomas asked.

"I have it with me. I will send a photo." Ethan piqued in.

"Good, good. After you assemble your evidence, go and stay in a hotel for the night. Take a friend or your girlfriend with you. It's so that nobody can get caught as collateral. And you can stay safe."

"Ethan and I will take her home and then head to a hotel." Aurora spoke into the phone.

"Yes. And I will be coming down tomorrow as soon as possible, 'kay? Luz would like to meet her aunty Iris as well."

Iris gave a small smile. "Thanks Tommy. See you tomorrow."

"Yeah, bye Iris. Please stay stay and don't you fucking die."

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"If you don't come down in five minutes, I will call the police and the fucking army to storm your penthouse. And no, I'm not taking any criticism." Aurora spoke in a stern voice.

"Yes ma'am." Iris gave a fake salute. Despite things being bad, she felt some hope. Hope that this could end once and for all.

Hope. What a wonderful thing.

"I am going in with her." Ethan said as he unfastened his seat belt.

"Okay let's go." They both stepped out into the Boston night. Iris took a deep breath, smelling the night wind with hints of the sea. When she stepped into the lobby, she expected to see Hugh, their security guard but he wasn't there.

Huh. Strange. Must have gone to take a leak probably. Iris brushed off her doubts.

They stepped into the lift and she pressed the button to the penthouse level.

"Thank you Ethan."

"For what?"

"For helping me. You are my boss and you didn't have to-"

Ethan rolled his eyes and stopped her. "Shut up Everette. You are like a younger sister and I would really like to to see that asshole behind bars. So relax."

They reached the her home and she unlocked the door and entered.

"Go and get your stuff. I will be waiting in the living room."

Iris turned to head towards her room. She started packing her old papers, her restriction order and enough clothes for a night into a messenger bag. She was fast and thorough in her work. She was about to head out of her room when a crash and bang stopped her in her tracks.

It could not have been Ethan. Ethan was not clumsy and he had the hands of a surgeon. Stable and sure.

She picked up her trusty pocketknife and hid it in the sleeves of her leather jacket. She knew it wasn't much but it would atleast help her evade the attacker.

She slipped into the darkness, walking softly, making sure her footsteps weren't heard. She almost screamed when she saw Ethan's body, lying face down. She quickly rushed to his side, bend down and pressed two fingers to his neck.

She felt a pulse. It was weak but he would survive.

In the quiet environment of the penthouse, she heard the soft click of a gun. She froze in her place.

"He will survive. Didn't do much damage. But can't say the same about you mija. Get up. No funny moves."

Iris slowly got up. While she was at it, she sneakily speed dialed Aurora's number, so that Rory could hear some part of the conversation and call the police.

"Lift your hands."

She raised her hands above her head and turned around. "Grayson." She spat his name. She hoped that she won't be stick with this guy for a long time.

Stall him. Attack only when necessary.

"God you need to start showing me some fucking respect." He slowly stepped out of the shadows.

"I don't show respect to dickheads."

"Wow. When did you get so ballsy? The old you would be whimpering on the floor."

"I grew up. Matured with time. Can't say the same for you. You look like a wrinkly ball sack."

God Iris why can't you for once use your fucking mind and shut your trap. It's a life and death scenario, dammit.

"I'm gonna enjoy tearing you limb by limb." Iris looked around, assessing the place. The entrance was blocked by him and there was no point running into her room because that would be nothing but a dead end. The only place which looked like a safe bet was the kitchen island, where Sienna's knives set was placed. Finding the fastest route she turned her flashing eyes towards him.

"Try me bitch."

He let out a war cry and started shooting at her. Iris ducked and lithely slipped behind the island counter. She felt a twinge of pain in her arm, where the bullet grazed her but she didn't pay any attention to it. She grabbed the sharp knife and waited with bated breath.

I need to get that gun a way from him.

"Oh, so we are gonna play hide and seek huh? Ready or not here I comeee." Grayson sang out.

She waited and waited and when she saw his shadow approaching her she leaped out her hiding place and struck his hand, forcing him to drop the gun. She kicked it under the fridge. She vaulted herself with the help of the kitchen counter and kicked him in the chest.

"Now this is a fair fight." Iris gripped her knife tightly and ran towards him.

She sent a flurry of jabs and hook shots on him. He cowered, trying to block the best he could do. Her knife sliced his stomach and blood poured out in copious amount. But that victory was not very long lived. He punched her on the face, momentarily disorienting her. He took the hand with the knife and smacked it against his kneecap, resulting in her to drop her weapon.

"You bitch!!" He aimed for her in the stomach again but this time, she was prepared. She blocked and hit both her hands on his temples. She then thrust her palm upwards, breaking his nose.

"You should plan for retirement, probably in a jail cell asshole." Iris taunted, enjoying the blood gushing down his face. She knew it was sadistic but this man, tormented her for six consecutive years. He deserved worse.

"Aaarrghhhhh!!!" He tackled her and landed on top of her, knocking the breath out of her. He wrapped his hands around her throat and started choking. "I wanted to extend this playtime with you but you aren't being cooperative-" he squeezed some more. Iris was choking and her vision was getting darker on the periphery.

I won't go like this.

Iris started flapping her legs, trying to get a good hit but, Grayson's grip was tight. "Adios, puta."

"Why don't you adios your ass outta here!!" Aurora screamed as she hit his head with a baseball bat.

If iris wasn't half unconscious, she would have found it hot. Coughing, she tried to get large gulps of air into her screaming lungs.

Aurora was relentless, she continued to beat the fucking shit out of him. She hit him so hard that the fucking bat broke. Iris had her jaw on the floor. She tried to get up but a sharp pain went up her hand and leg. She saw that she has another bullet embedded in the meaty part of her thigh, bleeding profusely. Her wrist was sprained and she had a black eye.

Grayson, even though he looked more like human pulp, kicked Aurora's legs out and she fell. That guy is like a cockroach, Iris groaned internally. They wrestled and stood up. There were punches and curses thrown at each other. He was about to attack Aurora when gunshots rang through the air. The police were at the door and they had shot.

Grayson collapsed and groaned in pain. Aurora stood there, catching her breath. She slowly let out a long breath. She turned towards Adara and smiled. She tried walking to her, but she stumbled.

Falling.

"RORY NO!!" Iris dived forward, ignoring the pain in her leg, to catch the falling woman. She caught her in her arms and when she looked down, she saw a knife sticking out from her stomach. Blood was just pouring out fast and pooling around them, like a red halo.

"Rory you fucking idiot." Iris cried out.  She took out her top and pressed against the wounds but, there were too many stab wounds.

That son of a bitch!!

"Don't worry..... Doesn't hurt." Aurora wheezed out, but she winced.

"Don't fucking lie to me. Why would you fucking do that?!" Iris cried out, feeling completely and utterly helpless. She tried to stop the bleeding by applying pressure, but it didn't help. More and more blood poured out, just like a river.

"We need EMT's right now. We have three casualties and two of them are severely injured." The policewoman spoke into her com.

"You...are free...now." Aurora gasped out. The pain was too much. Too damn much.

"What is even the fucking point of being free when you are not there?!" Iris cried as she pressed her head against Aurora's.

"I...love you...so much.. I am so-" Aurora coughed, and blood coating her lips. "-so greatful to have...met you."

"No Rory!! I want to have a future with you. I want to marry you, adopt children with you. Get fat and old with you. Spend every waking moment beside you. I love you so fucking much, I can't see my future without you in it. Don't you get it?! There is no 'me' without you!!"

Tears rolled down Aurora's eyes. At this point, it was hard to differentiate whose tears they were. "I am so lucky...to die in the arms of a...woman I love...nobody gets...that."

The darkness was slowly calling out to Aurora like a siren. It was so so easy to just slip into the other side. So tempting. There was just a single rope tethering her to the world.

Iris. Her Adara. Her little red.

"Rory NO!! You feel fucking stay alive for me okay?! You are gonna fucking fight this and survive. I just can't loose another person I love to that son of a bitch!!"

"It's okay little red... Go live your life for the two of us....Make me ...prou-"

"RORY FUCKING NO!! HEY LEMME GO HEY- RORY PLEASE BABY STAY ALIVE STAY-"

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I had to take breaks while writing this because it became so hard to type with blurry eyes.

before you guys come at me with pitchforks, there is an EPILOGUE. Be on the lookout, you do NOT want to miss that.

Thank you for giving me a chance to share this story with you guys:)

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general disclaimer: do not support or agree with jkr’s views or actions, but not here to explicitly discuss my personal or political views

OC x OC Connections: 1870s-1950s • 1960s-2000s

𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐄𝐑𝐀 | 𝐇𝐏𝐇𝐋

general disclaimer: these guys have no connection to the actual hogwarts legacy game. they just happen to be around the same time as the hphl mc.

Orla O’Rourke

Cillian Lynch

Tadhg Lynch

Niamh Kelly

Vincent Fitzroy

Brianna O’Rourke

𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐑𝐀 | 𝐇𝐏𝐇𝐋

Maxwell Pembroke

Georgie Parsons

Edmund Kennedy

Minerva Kennedy

Simon Battersea

William Devlin

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝟏 | 𝐖𝐖𝟏

Ophelia Lovell

Linus Sullivan

Colm O’Shea

Minor OCs

⤷ Eugene Lovell • Ralph Myers

𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐒 | 𝐅𝐁𝐀𝐖𝐓𝐅𝐓

general disclaimer: these ocs only have tangential ties to the movies and are not involved in anything that has to do with the movies.

Rory O’Neill

Aisling Lynch

Minor OCs

⤷ Francesca Ashby

𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐘 | 𝐇𝐏𝐇𝐌

Ruth Lyman

Ryan O’Donnell

Cara O’Donnell

Sara O’Donnell

Conor O’Donnell

Minor OC

⤷ Cian Jacob O’Donnell

𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐒

Camila Valdez

Nicholas Wraxall

𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐃 | 𝐇𝐏𝐌𝐀

Finn MacKade

Nate MacKade

Jack Whitten

Benedict Whitten

Thea Whitten

Minor OCs

⤷ Paddy MacKade • Owen MacKade

𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐍

Sophie Pembroke

Luke Battersea

Declan O’Donnell-Lee

Quinn Power

Jude Cozens

𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐒

Hogwarts Legacy & Victorian Era | part 1 • part 2

Fantastic Beasts & WW1

Hogwarts Mystery

Magic Awakened & Next Gen | part 1 • part 2

𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒

HP 12 Months of Magic (2023) one-shots

30 Day (2020) OTP Challenge

Valentine’s Day 2022 Challenge

Spring Break 2022 Challenge

Summer Break 2022 Challenge

Back to School 2022

[booksandwords]

The Fanfiction Reader: Folk Tales for the Digital Age by Francesca Coppa

Read time: 257 Days (Intermittent) Rating: 5/5

The quote: But fanworks are like an Etch A Sketch: draw a picture, shake it up, start again with no constraints. Best of all, each story can be complete in itself: tell an entire story, have a real ending. - Francesca Coppa

2nd quote: “What do you think, Bond?” “I think you’re a damned dangerous woman,” - M and James Bond, Queen of Spades, astolat

The first thing you need to know when looking at The Fanfiction Reader is that it is essentially a textbook. It is an introduction to the world of fandom and fanfiction for those uninitiated and who need to have an understanding. The intended audience is educators, librarians, professionals not the standard end consumer of fanfiction. The language is as one would expect for that audience though more readable than my standard academic text. The layout of the book is fairly basic. There are multiple fandoms included, largely the biggest fandoms of the time, the fandoms defining traits and importance are introduced. The fanfiction that concludes the section is introduced, its selection explained and further readings provided. These fully reproduced fanfics are from different genres of fanfic and the further readings are to direct readers to more on that genre of fic or that fandom. It is a simple yet effective layout.

I am going to list the fics included in the book. They were all good examples of the fic type introduced and while I didn't know all the originals (eg Teen Wolf) it wasn't a massive problem because the fic genre was the focus, not the fic itself. I was reading this for academic purposes, not personal pleasure, I used it in an assignment encouraging engagement in libraries. That said the stories are all high quality that I recommend them to fanfic readers.

The Communications Officer’s Tale and Lunch and Other Obscenities by Rheanna Introduce readers to the Star Trek universe with the fic from the 2009 reboot. It is noted in the book that Star Trek is the origins of modern fanfiction. It includes a look at the way builds up support characters and their worlds. It does discuss the importance of realising that not all cultures are the same.

The FBI Agent’s Tale and The Sad Ballad of Mary Sue’s Blues by Pares. The FBI Agent's of the title are Fox and Moulder, this is the X-Files, the term Mary Sue is introduced. The fic is clever.

The Slayer’s Tale and next by Jennet Smith. An introduction to femslash using the world of Buffy. Pairing Buffy and Faith post series.

The Super Man’s Tale and Three Fairy Tales of Smallville by Koi. An introduction to slash, core to the fandom experience since the dawn of fanfic. This slash occurs in the world of Smallville, Smallville is essentially junior Superman. The slash pairing in question is Lex and Clark.

The Dwarf’s Tale and They Say of the Elves by Brancher. The Dwarf of the title is Gimli, Son of Gloin, the often surly dwarf from The Lord of The Rings, he is paired with Legolas in what is a common pairing, post the recent films. This is filling a gap in what is a canon relationship between the story and their deaths. It is a look at the different types of love that exist in fiction.

The Pop Star’s Tale and The Vacation by Kaneko. Is the chosen example of popslash. It is noted that popslash is common and that the common group at publication point was One Direction. The choice of NSYNC was because of the age of the group and their significance in the popslash genre.

The Spymaster’s Tale and Queen of Spades by astolat. astolat's fic was possibly my fave fic of the lot, and I'm not a Bond fan. The sexual power was fantastic, I loved reading the power dynamic between the traditionally alpha Bond and the gorgeous older M.This is Craig era Bond, the intro is a decent overview over why Craig and Dench's M are so important to the Bond fandom.

The Wizard’s Tales and Never Is a Promise by Yahtzee, Scars by Suitesamba and Once upon a Time by busaikko. The Wizard's Tales has three fics of very different forms. The introduction is a reasonable and brief overview of what is a seriously complex world of fanfic. It does focus on the idea of fans correcting the failings of epilogues. busaikko's fic is impressive, Dudley is made a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in a logical way.

The Companions’ Tale and The Pond Continuum by kaydee falls. The section introduces 5+1 fics following Amy and Rory after their run-in with the Weeping Angels. It is beautiful such a clever use of characters from the Who universe, not least of all Captain Jack Harkness. Doctor Who is introduced as well as possible for a show with such a complicated concept.

The Detective’s Tale and Subliminal by Speranza. The Detective of the title surprising no one is Sherlock Holmes. Subliminal is one of the strangest fics I've read in years. There is a decent overview of Sherlock Holmes as a character and a fandom, including a very basic history of Holmes and Doyle's approach to transformative works.

The Demon Hunter’s Tales and Wolf Man’s Party by Mollyamory and Supernatural, aka The Boys in Arizona and Fanservice Sequel by Glockgal. Wolf Man's Party is the designated cross over fic. I was a little lost because I've never seen Teen Wolf, I know the characters due to a colleague calling her cat Stiles and an ensuing discussion but I don't know much. The cross overs are the focus of the introduction with a small section on race bending. Race bending is addressed by the comics by Glockgal.

The Billionaire Superhero’s Tale and When they finally come to destroy the earth (they’ll have to go through you first) by AlchemyAlice. If you want an introduction to Batman and his history this is the one to read, Bruce Wayne is so misunderstood and his backstory has been manipulated to the point of ridiculousness. It also explains why Robin doesn't exist anymore. AlchemyAlice's fic is adorable. There are effective time jumps. And it is a cross overs done well. Especially a DC, Marvel cross over.

The Stormtrooper’s Tale and The Story of Finn by LullabyKnell. This is an introduction to the Star Wars universe and the importance of women and varied races.

[larscnsbrie]

X all of them obv

i didn’t wanna reblog the one you did bc i’d have to tag them all but now i have to do it for my own and i almost didn’t post this when i realized that

WYATT X ALANIS:

REYNA X LEIGHTON:

ELLIOT X MORGAN:

DAXTON X YSABEL:

AMELIA X ZOE:

LUCIANA X ZARA:

ELYZA X ALICIA:

FRANCESCA X BAILEY:

HUNTER X FREYA:

DREW X DIANA:

BILLIE X ERIN:

JULES X INDIA:

SHELBY X RORY:

[lillianfromaccounting]

crushes, ships, & otps

I was tagged by the wise and level-headed @steverogersnotebook

1. Who was your first fictional crush?

This dude (I think I was like 7 yrs old):

(dude, the gif search brought up Prince Phillip in OUAT, who is played by Julian Morris, whom I loved in New Girl. ugh, he’s so pretty.)

2. When/How did you discover fanfiction?

Late 90s. Fanfiction.net. Although I had been writing fanfic for a while before that, just not knowing there was a name to it.

3. What’s the weirdest fanfic you’ve ever read?

I have the memory of Dory, so if it wasn’t my cup of tea, I probably just moved on. Weird is subjective.

4. What was the first fandom you joined?

I dunno. How would you define “joined”? I kept up with ALL the tv shows when I was younger. Maybe NKOTB? My cousin had a CD and I would ask him to play it whenever I visited and I loved the animated tv show, read all the teeny bopper magazines and such.

5. Have you ever named anything after a book/TV show? Or plan to?

My older son is named after a major Marvel character and my younger son is named after my favorite type of beer. Does that count? For what it’s worth, I wanted literary/mythology names but all my picks were vetoed by hubs. It might still come to fruition when we get a dog.

6. Give us a brief history of your otps, spanning from childhood till now.

dear god, how much time you got? (just sticking to the English-speaking ones, kudos if you pick up which fandoms they’re from) Zack & Kelly, Brandon & Andrea, Jimmy & Callie, Bobby & Sandy, Steve x DJ, Chachi & Joanie, Dr. Ross & Carol, Oz & Willow, Luke & Lorelai, Logan & Rory, Dave & Lane, Laurie & Jo, Harm & Mac (talk about slow burn), Bud & Harriet, Wash & Zoe, Pete & Myka, Claudia & Jinks, Sheppard & Weir, Daniel Jackson & Carter, Mitchell & Vala, Helo & Athena, Chief & Boomer, Apollo & Starbuck, Dualla & Billy, Mark & Olivia Benford, Desmond & Penny, Tony & Ziva, Deeks & Kenzie, Eric & Nell, Mulder & Scully, Joey & Pacey, Sam & Mercedes, Kurt & Blaine, Brittany & Santana, Peter & Olivia, every single Criminal Minds main cast character x happiness, Grissom & Sara, Josh & Donna, Jed & Abbey Bartlett, Charlie & Zoey, Sam & Mallory, CJ & Danny, Han & Leia, Barney & Robin (I’m still pissed at that ending), Marshall & Lily, Chandler & Monica, Katniss & Peeta, Liz Bennet & Darcy, Nick & Jess, Schmidt & Cece, Peralta & Santiago, Holt & Kevin, Sparks Nevada & Red Plains Rider, Betty & Jughead, FitzSimmons, Steve x Maria, Steve x happiness, Maria x happiness, PeggySous, Tommy & Grace Shelby, Jon & Esme Shelby, Matt & Elektra, Foggy & Karen (although Karen & Frank is getting more compelling), Claire Temple x happiness/peace & quiet, Edwin & Ana Jarvis, Jay & Nya, Glenn & Maggie, Obi Wan & Satine, Kyle & Francesca, Jim & Pam Alpert, Dwight & Angela, Michael & Holly, Ryan & Kelly, Andy & Erin, Leslie & Ben, Andy & April, Chris & Ann, House & Cuddy, Victor & Sierra, Leo & Piper...I can probably think of more later, but that’s a lot for now.

7. Do you own any fan merchandise for something ? If so, what? If not, what would you have?

yes. I’m not listing it because I don’t think I can mentally catalog it all.

8. If you had the opportunity to be part of your favourite book or TV series would you want to be? Or would you rather stay an observer?

Too many. I’d go smack the hell out of Jo and Laurie until they realized how stupid they were and finally got together. 

9. When did you join Tumblr?

April 2015.

10. If you had to pick one fictional boyfriend or girlfriend, who would it be and why?

Johnny Storm. I don’t really have a reason right now. Of the Evans characters, I think Johnny’s misunderstood. He seems like a lot of fun. Also, I’m writing him right now, so maybe I just have him on my mind.

Not tagging. Do this if you want!

[nomdeplay]

26 Daughters

As usual, copied from the Nameberry Forums. my answers below.

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You have 26 daughters - one for every letter of the alphabet. You choose middle names.

A: Addison, Alexandra, Amethyst, Aria, Ashley, Astra, Aurora, Autumn, Avery, Azalea B: Beatrix, Blaire, Blake, Brenna, Bridgette, Brielle, Briley, Bristol, Brooke, Brynn C: Calliope, Carly, Carrie, Cassandra, Charlotte, Clementine, Cleo, Codie, Colbie, Coraline D: Daisy, Dakota, Danni, Daphne, Deanna, December, Delilah, Destiny, Devin, Dylan E: Echo, Eden, Elsa, Emerson, Emmeline, Erica, Erin, Eudora, Evangeline, Everly F: Fable, Fae, Faith, Fatima, Felicity, Fiona, Fleur, Flora, Francesca, Freida G: Gabrielle, Gage, Gemma, Genesis, Gennifer, Ginger, Goldie, Grace, Grey, Gwendolyn H: Hadley, Harmony, Harper, Hazel, Heather, Helena, Hermione, Hollie, Hunter I: Idina, Imogen, India, Indigo, Ireland, Iris, Isabella, Isadora, Isla, Ivy J: Jacqueline, Jade, Jamie, Janie, Jessa, Jezebel, Johanna, Jordan, Juliette, Justice K: Kaleigh, Kasey, Katniss, Kayla, Kendall, Kennedy, Kenzie, Kimber, Koraline, Kyla L: Lauren, Leia, Leslie, Lexi, Lila, Logan, Lola, Lucille, Luna, Lynzie M: Mae, Mara, Marina, Mathilda, Maxine, Meagyn, Melanie, Mickey, Molly, Morgan N: Nadine, Natalie, Nevaeh, Niamh, Nina, Niya, Noemi, Norah, Nour, Nova O: Oakley, Oceane, Octavia, Odyssia, Olive, Olivia, Olympia, Opal, Ophelia, Orchid P: Padme, Paige, Paisley, Patricia, Pepper, Peyton, Phoenix, Piper, Poppy, Preston Q: Quandra, Quarry, Queenie, Quenby, Quentin, Querida, Quincy, Quinn, Quintessa, Quora R: Rachael, Rae, Raven, Reagan, Reese, Riley, Rory, Rosemary, Rowena, Ruby S: Sammie, Sapphire, Savannah, Scarlett, Shannon, Skylar, Slater, Spencer, Starr, Summer T: Tamara, Tegan, Tenley, Thalia, Thea, Theresa, Tibbian, Tori, Trinity, Tyler U: Udelle, Ulla, Umbria, Una, Unique, Unity, Urban, Urielle, Ursula, Utopia V: Valentina, Valenica Vanessa, Vera, Veronica, Victoria, Vienna, Violeta, Virginia, Vivienne W: Waverly, Wednesday, Wendi, West, Whitney, Wilhelmina, Willow, Winslow, Wren, Wynter X: Xanthe, Xanthippe, Xaviera, Xelda, Xena, Xinnia, Xiomara, Xoie, Xora, Xyler Y: Yara, Yazmeen, Ynez, Yoko, Yolanda, York, Ysabelle, Ysla, Yvette, Yvonne Z: Zadie, Zaina, Zara, Zendaya, Zenobia, Zhara, Zelda, Zoey, Zora, Zuri

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A: Aurora Jane B: Brenna Vivian C: Charlotte Minerva D: Delilah Remy E: Evangeline Inez F: Francesca Maeve G: Grace Adeline H: Hazel Eleanor I: Imogen Estelle J: Juliette Indigo K: Kennedy Rose L: Lila Josephine M: Molly Madilyn N: Nova Renee O: Oceane Audrey P: Paisley Ann Q: Quinn Genevieve R: Ruby Jessamine S: Scarlett Renata T: Tegan Cressida U: Umbria Mae V: Veronica Ivy W: Willow Agate X: Xanthe Azalea Y: Yvette Cora Z: Zora Marceline

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2011 Movie Awards

Best Picture: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Margaret A Separation Shame HONORABLE MENTION: Drive, Senna, The Skin I Live In, Beginners, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Pina, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter, Super 8, Young Adult Best Director: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Steve McQueen, Shame Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Martin Scorsese, Hugo HONORABLE MENTION: J.J. Abrams, Super 8; Pedro Almodovar, The Skin I Live In; Brad Bird, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol; Asif Kapadia, Senna; Kenneth Lonergan, Margaret; Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life; Mike Mills, Beginners; Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter; Lynne Ramsay, We Need to Talk About Kevin; Lars von Trier, Melancholia; Wim Wenders, Pina Best Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants Michael Fassbender, Shame Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50 Ewan McGregor, Beginners Michael Shannon, Take Shelter HONORABLE MENTION: Steve Carell, Crazy Stupid Love; Daniel Craig, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Tom Cullen, Weekend; Jean Dujardin, The Artist; Ralph Fiennes, Coriolanus; Paul Giamatti, Win Win; Ryan Gosling, Drive; Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March; Woody Harrelson, Rampart; Peyman Moaadi, A Separation; Chris New, Weekend; Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Brad Pitt, Moneyball; Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Anna Paquin, Margaret Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin Charlize Theron, Young Adult HONORABLE MENTION: Elena Anaya, The Skin I Live In; Juliette Binoche, Certified Copy; Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia; Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melancholia; Adepero Oduye, Pariah; Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Saoirse Ronan, Hanna; Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady; Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids; Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn; Kate Winslet, Carnage Best Supporting Actor: Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene Ezra Miller, We Need to Talk About Kevin Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life Christopher Plummer, Beginners HONORABLE MENTION: Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn; Albert Brooks, Drive; Kyle Chandler, Super 8; Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2; Armie Hammer, J. Edgar; Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Moneyball; Ben Kingsley, Hugo; Patton Oswalt, Young Adult; Mark Ruffalo, Margaret; Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris; Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Best Supporting Actress: Sareh Bayat, A Separation Jeannie Berlin, Margaret Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter Carey Mulligan, Shame J. Smith-Cameron, Margaret HONORABLE MENTION: Nicole Beharie, Shame; Cate Blanchett, Hanna; Rose Byrne, Bridesmaids; Jessica Chastain, The Help; Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life; Marion Cotillard, Midnight in Paris; Judi Dench, J. Edgar; Judi Dench, My Week with Marilyn; Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help; Allison Janney, The Help; Melanie Laurent, Beginners; Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids; Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs; Carey Mulligan, Drive; Sarah Paulson, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus; Octavia Spencer, The Help; Emma Stone, Crazy Stupid Love; Kim Wayans, Pariah; Shailene Woodley, The Descendants Best Original Screenplay: Beginners - Mike Mills Margaret - Kenneth Lonergan A Separation - Asghar Farhadi Shame - Steve McQueen & Abi Morgan Take Shelter - Jeff Nichols HONORABLE MENTION: The Artist, Certified Copy, Crazy Stupid Love, 50/50, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Pariah, Super 8, The Tree of Life, Weekend, Young Adult Best Adapted Screenplay: Drive - Hossein Amini The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steven Zaillian Hugo - John Logan The Skin I Live In - Agustin Almodovar & Pedro Almodovar We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay & Rory Stewart Kinnear HONORABLE MENTION: Captain America: The First Avenger, Coriolanus, The Descendants, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Help, The Ides of March, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, My Week with Marilyn, Thor Best Ensemble: Crazy Stupid Love The Help The Ides of March Margaret A Separation HONORABLE MENTION: The Artist, Bridesmaids, Contagion, Drive, 50/50, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, J. Edgar, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, My Week with Marilyn, Super 8, Thor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Limited Performance - Male: Roberto Alamo, The Skin I Live In Kieran Culkin, Margaret Robert Forster, The Descendants Jeffrey Wright, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Jeffrey Wright, The Ides of March HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Frewer, 50/50; Michael Gambon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2; Jon Hamm, Bridesmaids; John Hurt, Melancholia; John Hurt, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Richard Jenkins, Happythankyoumoreplase; Leslie Jordan, The Help; Christopher Lee, Hugo; Mark Rylance, Anonymous; Michael Stuhlbarg, Hugo; Stanley Tucci, Margin Call; Glynn Turman, Super 8 Best Limited Performance - Female: Viola Davis, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Judy Greer, The Descendants Allison Janney, Margaret Missi Pyle, The Artist Cicely Tyson, The Help HONORABLE MENTION: Concha Buika, The Skin I Live In; Jill Clayburgh, Bridesmaids; Olivia Colman, The Iron Lady; Rosemarie DeWitt, Margaret; Maria Dizzia, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Aunjanue Ellis, The Help; Gianna Giachetti, Certified Copy; Christina Hendricks, Drive; Cherry Jones, The Beaver; Helen McCrory, Hugo; Audra McDonald, Rampart; Gywneth Paltrow, Contagion; Charlotte Rampling, Melancholia; Zoe Wanamaker, My Week with Marilyn Breakthrough Performance: Tom Cullen, Weekend Ezra Miller, We Need to Talk About Kevin Adepero Oduye, Pariah Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene Shailene Woodley, The Descendants HONORABLE MENTION: Nicole Beharie, Shame; Joel Courtney, Super 8; Jeremy Irvine, War Horse; Hunter McCracken, The Tree of Life; Chris New, Weekend; Alex Shaffer, Win Win Best Film Editing: Drive - Mat Newman The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Paul Hirsch Senna - Chris King & George Sall HONORABLE MENTION: The Artist, Beginners, Captain America: The First Avenger, 50/50, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Margaret, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Pina, A Separation, Shame, The Skin I Live In, Super 8, Take Shelter, Thor, The Tree of Life, We Need to Talk About Kevin, X-Men: First Class, Young Adult Best Cinematography: Drive - Newton Thomas Sigel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth Hugo - Robert Richardson Melancholia - Manuel Alberto Claro The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki HONORABLE MENTION: The Artist, Certified Copy, Coriolanus, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Midnight in Paris, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Pariah, Pina, A Separation, Shame, The Skin I Live In, Super 8, Take Shelter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weekend Best Original Score: The Artist - Ludovic Bource The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Hugo - Howard Shore Rango - Hans Zimmer The Skin I Live In - Alberto Iglesias HONORABLE MENTION: The Adventures of Tintin, Captain America: The First Avenger, Contagion, Drive, Hanna, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Help, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Super 8, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Tree of Life, War Horse Best Original Song: Captain America: The First Avenger - "Star-Spangled Man" - Alan Menken & David Zippel The Help - "The Living Proof" - Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. & Thomas Newman The Muppets - "Life's a Happy Song" - Bret McKenzie The Muppets - "Man or Muppet" - Bret McKenzie The Muppets - "Pictures in My Head" - Aris Archontis, Jeannie Lurie & Chen Neeman HONORABLE MENTION: Hanna - “Hanna’s Theme”; Happythankyoumoreplease - “Never Be Daunted”; Hugo - “Coeur Volant”; Win Win - “Think You Can Wait”; Winnie the Pooh - “The Backson Song”; Winnie the Pooh - “So Long” Best Art Direction: The Artist - Laurence Bennett, Austin Buckinsky & Robert Gould The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Donald Graham Burt & K.C. Fox Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan Hugo - Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo The Skin I Live In - Vicente Diaz & Antxon Gomez HONORABLE MENTION: Anonymous, Captain America: The First Avenger, Coriolanus, Hanna, The Help, The Iron Lady, J. Edgar, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, My Week with Marilyn, Pina, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Super 8, Thor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Tree of Life, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Costume Design: The Artist - Mark Bridges Captain America: The First Avenger - Anna B. Sheppard Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Jany Temime Hugo - Sandy Powell The Skin I Live In - Paco Delgado HONORABLE MENTION: Anonymous, Coriolanus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hanna, The Help, The Iron Lady, J. Edgar, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, My Week with Marilyn, Pina, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Super 8, Thor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Tree of Life, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Makeup: Coriolanus Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Hugo My Week with Marilyn The Skin I Live In HONORABLE MENTION: Albert Nobbs, Anonymous, The Artist, Contagion, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hanna, The Help, The Iron Lady, Midnight in Paris, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Super 8, Thor, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Sound Mixing: Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Super 8 HONORABLE MENTION: The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, Captain America: The First Avenger, Coriolanus, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Muppets, Pina, Rango, Senna, Shame, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Skin I Live In, Thor, The Tree of Life, War Horse, We Need to Talk About Kevin, X-Men: First Class Best Sound Editing: Drive The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hugo Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Super 8 HONORABLE MENTION: The Adventures of Tintin, Captain America: The First Avenger, Coriolanus, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Rango, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Skin I Live In, Thor, The Tree of Life, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Visual Effects: Captain America: The First Avenger Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Hugo Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Thor HONORABLE MENTION: The Adjustment Bureau, The Adventures of Tintin, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Super 8, The Tree of Life, War Horse, X-Men: First Class Best Foreign-Language Film: Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami Pina - Wim Wenders Senna - Asif Kapadia A Separation - Asghar Farhadi The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodovar HONORABLE MENTION: N/A Best Documentary: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest - Michael Rapaport Bill Cunningham New York - Richard Press The Interrupters - Steve James Pina - Wim Wenders Senna - Asif Kapadia HONORABLE MENTION: The Arbor, Exporting Raymond, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Tabloid, We Were Here Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin - Steven Spielberg Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson Rango - Gore Verbinski HONORABLE MENTION: Cars 2, Winnie the Pooh Every 2011 Film I've Seen: Ranked