#ruined manor gang

[dcxdpdabbles]

Hello ❤️

Can you please write something about Jason x Danny? Maybe something about Jason having a crush on this new guy (maybe Danny works in a library or helping people as a nurse) and just falling cause Danny is sincerely nice and isn't afraid of his Lazarus's rage

Jason first notices the new face volunteering at the soup kitchen when the guy hand-makes flour tortillas for the beans. Just like his mom used to make, alongside Mrs. Huerea before she got into drugs.

It's been years since he last had some, not because Alfred refuses to make it but because the butler never has the time.

It's usually a treat for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or his birthday. Sometimes if Jason is lucky, there is another important holiday for the many members of Wayne Manor, and there is time for Alfred to get them done. He can have them more.

But mostly, Alfred had them store-bought.

That's why he wanders to the other man's line, mouth already watering as the volunteer piles smashed beans with cheese and tortillas onto plates. A name tag has a simple "Danny" on top of a white NASA shirt coupled with slightly baggy pants is the whole outfit of the stranger - odd in Gotham's winter time.

He offers Jason a smile, then, with a wink, places two more fresh tortillas on his plate.

Before he can say anything, Danny pushes the plate toward him. "I can tell you're a man who appreciates fine food. Take them. I can always make more. "

He jerks a thumb to the back, where a press awaits use. It looks just like Mrs. Huerea's iron-clad tool that, for a second, he's six again, early happy the women preparing for Christmas.

When his mother was sober, the Huereas had always opened their home to them. The elderly couple had always felt like grandparents to him.

"Thanks," He says around a forming grin. It matches Danny's.

Jason accepts the food with an excited thrill; for once, the memories of his mother are not so bitter and ruined. He moves out of the way for the next person, making a mental note to tell his men to ensure Danny gets home safely after his shift. It would be in his employee's way.

He does this often, assigning some Red Hood boys to make sure no one bothers any of the volunteers. Jason knows he can't get rid of all crime, not like Bruce believes, but he can at least protect those trying to make this place less of a shit hole.

He sits, savoring the flavor with great appreciation. He's got time to relax a little.

One of his Lieutenant is in the back, speaking to the director of the Soup Kitchen. This is one of Jason's protected areas, but to make sure people know it's not to be taken lightly, the Red Hood gang does require protection money.

He doesn't ask a lot but Jason knows that any place that doesn't have protection money is a bigger target. Of course he also here pretending to be hungry just to make sure the place is actually doing what they promised to do and feed people.

When Jason first took over, this particular place had been known to only give out half of the money they donated in food. The rest was going into the old director's pocket. When he caught wind of the senior director often refusing kids just to save money to steal, Jason quickly fed him to the fish.

His Lieutenant, Rogers, would not be able to recognize him. Jason was eating without a mask. What better disguise than his own dead face? Much less the other people in the soup kitchen.

Although he was meant to observe his surroundings for any funny business, Jason glued his eyes on Danny the entire time. It seemed the man had an easy smile for everyone and a calming personality that seemed to put even the most hostile at ease.

Snow. Jason thinks while watching Danny make more tortillas while chatting with a street kid until the young girl feels she could make one. He lets her round the table easily, showing her how to press down on the metal lever with the same soft ease. He's like pure white snow.

He would not last long in Crime Alley. Nothing pure ever does.

Jason fishes his food, unable to look away from what he knows would be a broken man in only a few weeks.

He leaves just as Rogers returns to the front clutching a brown bag. It looks like he didn't need to worry about the upkeeping of this place. He needs to check on the other kitchens in his territory before the day is out.

After three other Kitchens, Jason is satisfied that he's secured two. He must send Rogers to the last one because a few girls seemed uncomfortable with the leering crew. He'll have the creeps removed by this Friday.

He's swinging around as Red Hood on his normal patrol when he catches sight of Danny again. It's close to two in the morning, so he's surprised to see the other man cheerfully strolling about without any signs of exhaust.

He's also not wearing warm clothing despite the snow slowly falling around them. The only difference between what he was wearing earlier is the large black backpack. Jason half wonders if Danny only has nothing else to wear until the man pauses at an alley entry.

He crouches down, unzipping his bag, before pulling out a plastic-wrapped package. Jason watches him cautiously walk into the alley, following on the roofs out of curiosity.

His eyes widen when he spots a young boy hiding behind a trash bin, squishing himself against the wall as Danny carefully approaches him.

Jason hadn't seen the kid when he had passed by earlier, likely due to the boy knowing how to hide himself in the shadows. How had Danny seen him?

"Go away!" The boy yells when Danny gets too close for comfort. Jason's hackles rise, pulling out his gun in case he needs to intervene. He remembers the days when the sound of approaching footsteps to his hiding places in the streets meant.

Danny stops just on the other side of the trash bin. He places the package on top of it and backs away quickly. "I don't mean to bother you. But I thought you could use these. Stay warm, and if you need to escape the snowstorm, go to the address in the right pocket."

The boy doesn't answer, and Danny doesn't seem to wait for one. He leaves with quick strides. Jason watches him from the roof, noticing he returns to a slow stroll once he's back on the main street.

Below, the street kid carefully pulls the plastic bag towards him once he knows Danny is gone. He unwraps the bag only to gasp in delight at the jacket, gloves, hat, scarf, and socks inside. He quickly slips them on, burying himself in the small amounts of warmth they offer him.

Jason watches the boy for a few minutes before jumping down. The kid scrambles away until he realizes it's Rood Hood. Everyone knows that he won't harm street kids.

"Hey," He says, noting that the boy's new clothes seem to be made from expensive material, all in black and neon green. "Do you have somewhere warm to sleep tonight? Snowstorm is coming."

"I can handle it." The boy scoffs despite the shivers that wrack his body.

"I know you can. But it's not safe out here" He kneels at the boy's eye level. He seems about twelve, likely new to the streets since he has yet to find proper shelter. Dirty blond hair and dark, weary brown eyes stare back at him as Jason offers. "Let me get you somewhere safe."

"I won't go back to the stupid system."

"Nah, that shit's broken. I got a safe house for you to crash in."

The boy thinks it over. "Just us?"

Jason isn't a mind reader to know what the kid fears. "No. It's full of other people."

It takes a few more minutes, but eventually, he convinces Max to follow him. They travel across Crime Alley to one of the empty warehouses he had turned into an illegal shelter. Inside are various Red Hood gangsters passing out blankets and setting up cots for people from the streets to sleep.

The heaters are on, but a few still refuse to remove their warm clothing- likely in fear of theft or that it proves an extra layer of comfort- as they settle down.

Max thanks him as the boy rushes to a corner that seems to be taken over by children. He doesn't approach the others to speak to, but he looks more comfortable picking a cot close to them. Jason's eyes widen slightly when he realizes that all seven children are wearing some form of the Black and Neon Green outfits Danny had given Max.

Rogers strolls up next to him, nodding his chin at the children. "Some street kids have been saying a man is offering them free supplies. He doesn't ask for anything in return and leaves them alone with they tell him to. His calling card is the little neon green ghost he places on each item. Want me to take a few of our boys and check him out?"

Jason grunts. "No need. I already know who it is. He seems like a non-threat."

Rogers appears flabbergasted for only a few seconds before pulling himself together. "If you say so, boss."

Jason turns to stare at the man, and Rogers raises his hands. "All I'm saying is that it's a little odd how good the guy is at spotting street kids."

"How good is he?"

"It's like he can see in the dark. He might be a meta."

Jason thinks back to Danny walking around in his light clothes like it's the middle of summer instead of winter and finds some weight in the meta-theory. "I'll pay him a visit soon."

Rogers lets the matter drop, even if he is confused by Jason's involvement. Usually, he has some of the newest members of the youngest ones who reckon a personable target- or new recruits.

But something about Danny called out to Jason. He couldn't say it, but the man's snow-like personality eased the Pit Rage in him. Strangely it felt like Danny was the calm winter promising rest to the wounded parts of Jason's soul.

He didn't want to see Danny's pure heart ruined by this city.

Jason wonders if he could keep it safe and if Danny will even give him the chance to try.

He hopes so. Danny has such a lovely smile.

[swanimagines]

MASKS | KAZ BREKKER

Summary: You are incredibly beautiful but you have always been insecure of your own face, so you wear a mask. But in the middle of doing a heist, the mask breaks.

Ever since childhood, you hadn't liked what you saw in the mirror. Your nose was too big. Or too small. Your lips were too thin. Or then they looked like a bee had just stung them. Your eye color was bland. You just bashed yourself in front of the mirror every morning as you had brushed your teeth, and other kids at your neighborhood didn't really help with that - kids could be cruel if they were given a reason for it.

So, that day you moved into Ketterdam, you made yourself a mask before anyone got to know you. A beautiful white mask made of porcelain, with cat ears and a red stripe going over your eye. It fit perfectly around your face, hiding any imperfections behind its perfect curves.

You joined the Dregs, a gang ran by a young man who was barely 18. Kaz Brekker wasn't interested about your mask, he only wanted to know how you could fight and you were in. It didn't take long after that before you joined the heists with him and the other five people who called themselves "Crows". You quickly had made friends with them, spending evenings with them and finally feeling like you had a family again.

Kaz ended up growing something more than just your boss. It took a while, but he let his walls down with you, took a faint hold of your hand when you were worried about your wounded friend and even tried to comfort you, although he wasn't a master in it. In turn, you had showed him your face, let yourself be vulnerable too. He had looked at you with so much love you thought it's uncharacteristic of him, but at the same time you felt how your cheeks grew hot as you felt cared about for the first time in years.

Jesper had seen your face too, but it was by accident. He had barged in to Kaz's room because Wylan was missing and he was scared out of his mind and walked straight to the bedroom, just in time to see you sit up and your eyes met his. He froze for a moment before you ducked your head and took your mask, and Jesper knew better than to question it. He told you that Wylan is missing and you sprang into action immediately, dressing up and hurrying out of the office.

Turned out Wylan had been fetching Jesper a cake because the sharpshooter's birthday was the next day. Thank the Saints you found him first, so the surprise wouldn't be ruined.

A few months from that, and you were on another heist. Another merchant in the city, who has bragged about his fortunes a little too enthusiastically. In Ketterdam, you had to remember that someone was always listening, and this time that someone was Inej. A week from that, and you were at the manor of that merchant.

Kaz had ordered you and Jesper to keep watch at the hallway as he worked on the hidden safe around the corner - the merchant was smarter than he looked, he had put a safe inside a safe, and hid that behind a large and incredibly heavy bookcase. The blueprints were done wrong as a distraction, and Kaz had cursed himself over not realising it. So it had taken a while to actually get on the safe.

Footsteps were heard from the right, and Jesper's hand immediately went to his other gun. A few guards bickered about something, and Kaz halted his movements upon hearing that too. Jesper met his eyes, and he nodded towards the guards. Jesper started making his way towards them and you glanced at Kaz who started working on the safe again.

You hadn't known what was happening before you already felt a blade on your throat.

"Don't move, bitch," said a voice behind you. His breath had a bitter scent of garlic and you scrunched your nose at it.

The man with the knife pressed hard enough to cut your skin but didn't draw blood yet. A thought of him killing you and going after Kaz next crossed your mind, an d that thought made your heart start racing faster and adrenaline kicking in.

You knew it was stupid. Irresponsible. You should wait for Kaz to deal with it, he by no doubt was already thinking what to do to save you. But you weren't a lady in distress, you refused to be.

So you stomped on his foot with all your might and when he grunted, you elbowed his jaw. The knife made a scratch on your face and you heard something shattering - probably a vase on the drawer next to you. You started giving punches to the brute until he laid on the ground unconscious, and then turned back around to see all your friends gathered there to see what's the noise about. You let out a breath of relief upon seeing they were all alright and walked up to them as you tried to catch your breath. You didn't pay attention to it at first, but then you noticed that they were staring at you.

"What?" you asked, frowning.

"Darling, your mask..." Kaz mumbled, looking over at the shattered piece of art you had been wearing for the past half a decade.

Your heart stopped for a moment.

"Oh," you whispered and suddenly felt self-conscious as you turned away from your friends. Your cheeks burned like hellfire, even though nobody was saying anything about how you looked ugly underneath this disguise. Though, they had probably stared because they didn't recognize you at first, not because of how you looked. But it still felt like the latter option, and the echoes of what the kids in your neighborhood had been saying to you when you were growing up.

"Okay, we got what we came here for, escaping through the third back door." Kaz interrupted the moment and everyone started moving out, leaving Kaz and you standing there to come as last ones.

You walked in silence side by side with Kaz, looking behind the shattered mask - its shards glinting in the moonlight as if to wave its goodbye to you. You felt like a part of you had just been ripped away, and you couldn't help but feel tears in your eyes. The whole thing happened so fast, that none of it registered until that point. Then it was too late.

You could feel the slight night breeze caressing through your face once you were outside in front of the carriage, something you hadn't experienced in years. It felt so foreign now - but somehow also comforting.

You stood there for a moment before Nina spoke.

"Hey, we don't care how you look. We still love you the same."

You closed your eyes against the sudden wetness on your cheek and nodded, sniffling. "I know."

"Hey," Jesper said. He walked up next to you and handed you a handkerchief from his pocket.

"Thanks," you sniffed and wiped at your tears.

Jesper cleared his throat. "It's weird to see you without that mask. You're not ugly, you know. Not really."

You looked down at the cloth in your hands and gave a watery laugh.

"Don't be ridiculous. I've always been ugly."

"No, you aren't. This is what beauty feels like. This is what real beauty would be like."

"Oh," you said softly, biting back more tears.

He glanced at Kaz who was looking at you with something looking like concern. "Kaz is lucky to have you, you know."

You couldn't help but smile a little at that, and everyone started to board the carriage, Jesper being the driver and standing beside the door.

Jesper smirked as he helped you board the carriage, "I know what we just said but just a suggestion, love; you should consider being a model, we could pull out pretty neat heists if you went on a modeling show with rich pigs and turned over their pockets."

You couldn't help but smile at the suggestion - maybe you could finally get rid of the feeling of insecurity you had felt since you were a child.

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[utilitycaster]

look, I know polls are silly and fun and so I want you to understand writing this rant is silly and fun for me but EMON? Emon is the Critical Role Entry for Most Place of All Time? I must call bullshit. And so:

Friends, fellow critters, and people who have me blocked but hate read my blog each morning over breakfast: Emon is not even the Most Place on the Material Plane. It is not even the Most Place in Tal'Dorei. Hell, it's not even the Most Place on the fucking Bladeshimmer Shoreline, which includes a destroyed city now overtaken by bandits, and a cave system that hosts both a rift to the Far Realm and a different rock than residuum that can make a different magical drug than suude. Emon is if you took the aggressively mid vibes of Washington, DC and transplanted them to the inconvenient location and city of refuge for flaky people who avoid gluten for non-medical reasons of Los Angeles. The second Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III invents the motorcar that sumbitch is going to have traffic bad enough to summon Tharizdun. Also there's a literal pit of fire that's been burning for 30 years that both hasn't been adequately addressed but also doesn't really seem that interesting. Like oh a bunch of dragons destroyed your city? Big deal. Draconia got so fucked up it doesn't exist anymore, and at least Westruun has some fucking charm. At least Pike and Grog actually lived there, whereas Vox Machina got a house in Emon and proceeded to spend their time literally anywhere else.

Here is a brief list of places on the planet of Exandria in the Material Plane - not even across Critical Role's main campaigns/EXU, which includes such non-Exandrian places as "living city of people who mind-melded and escaped to the Astral Sea during a century-plus-long war of the gods"; "Ligament Manor"; "Ryn's groovy pied-a-feu, man I wonder what made the scorch marks on that furniture, anyway", and "THE MOON THAT IS ACTUALLY AN PRISON FOR A THING THAT EATS GODS AND IS POSSIBLY HATCHING" - that are more of a place than Emon:

Jrusar: 5 spires no waiting, sweet cable car system, city almost entirely destabilized by goo creatures as part of an overly complicated plot to blow up the aforementioned moon

Bassuras: (literally "garbagetown") Run by Mad Max gangs and everyone is cool with it; regular sandstorms; one of those gangs apparently sits atop a hive mind and NO ONE has examined this (except for them)?)

Whitestone: has a tree planted by one god over a buried temple to another god that was corrupted in the name of a third, shittier god; overrun by zombies but it's fine now; streetlights and two bears that are allowed to do whatever the fuck they want.

Yios: The canal system of Venice meets the colleges per capita of Boston meets the orcs from your fantasies, also there's some kind of kitchen-based organized crime ring so intricate it could be its own campaign (so, also like Boston).

Vasselheim: literally no one understands what the fuck its government system is. Old as balls. Temples everywhere! Temples full of trees. Temples full of blood! Temples full of an old guy who will kick your ass. A sphinx that regulates the monster hunter mini-game. Presumably the giant titan full of the ancient cannibal dwarf city is like, still there, as a new fixture, since I don't see how they're moving that.

The arctic: where teleportation doesn't work, there's a river of lava in the middle of the snow, ancient ruins full of snow globes full of actual people, and the Chaos Bisexual Emerald - and that's just a smattering of what Eiselcross has to offer.

Since this is about space and not time we can toss Aeor and Avalir too, since they once were places, and while we're at it whatever the fuck is going on with the Shattered Teeth and its permanent fog cloud and fish dream cult and capitalist shipwrecked merchants.

And, of course, any arbitrary square millimeter of Wildemount, frankly, has more Mostness than the entirety of Emon could muster under absolutely ideal conditions. But for the sake of one place per region, let's hand it to Rosohna (city of eternal night for practical purposes, built over the Evil God Headquarters); Uthodurn (underground! Giant goats! Elves and dwarves, living together, mass hysteria!); Hupperdook (steampunk gnome party city); Nicodranas (Fjord, Jester, Veth, Marion, and Yussa literally all live there at once; plumbing used to be courtesy of an imprisoned marid...but watch out); and Blightshore (Blightshore).

In conclusion: Emon is boring, nominating it was a mistake, there are literally sealed gods in other parts of the world and also way better taverns, good night, and what the fuck.

[bats-and-birds-24]

Chapter 3:

Two weeks had passed since the incident with the Joker Gang, and Tim was still not allowed to leave the manor.

He protested to Bruce, but he was firm in not letting him back into the field until he had fully healed.

Seeing Tim's frustration, Alfred explained that Bruce was only doing this for his own wellbeing.

Tim doubted that, but a part of him wondered if Bruce was genuinely just concerned for his safety.

There were times where Tim had caught Bruce staring at him with a mixture of worry and relief on his face.

The cynical side of him quickly dashed that hope as he realized that Bruce probably just didn't want to ruin Batman's reputation by losing another Robin.

Tim knew the importance of reputation, his parents had made that very clear to him.

His mind drifted back to when he was six years old. He remembered saying something a bit too bluntly to an important looking man in a business suit.

He'd forgotten what he said, but he remembered the punishment he got because of it.

He was isolated in his room for three days, with meals being sent up to him via staff, who were ordered not to talk to him.

He remembered that his parents' reasoning was that he should learn that there will be consequences for ruining their relationship with an important benefactor of their archaeological digs.

Tim felt a pang of anger at the memory. At least they were on a dig in Peru at the moment, he doesn't have to worry about dealing with them for now.

Alfred noticed him stiffening and suggested that he take a walk around the Wayne estate to clear his mind.

Tim just nodded and went up to get his camera. He might as well do something productive.

A few hours of blissfully ignoring his problems did wonders for his mood, until he was rudely brought back down to earth as he came across Jason's grave.

He had loved Jason. Even if they had never met, Jason had left a huge impact on Tim's life.

Tim may have figured out Dick's identity as Robin at the tender age of three, but he didn't actually join Batman and Robin in their nightly jaunts until he was nine.

By that time, Jason had already established himself as the next Robin.

Jason was his Robin.

His heart shattered when he realized that Jason had died.

He didn't want to disrespect Jason's passing, but someone had to rein Batman in.

Tim paused his train of thought and stepped closer to the grave. Something felt off, the dirt on the grave felt too fresh. To the untrained eye, it seemed normal, but Tim's detective senses were roused.

Has someone disturbed it? That couldn't have been possible. Bruce kept a close eye on the estate to ensure no one breaks in.

Tim took a few steps back, and snapped a picture of the grave. His emotions took a back seat as the gears in his mind began to turn.

If anyone had somehow managed to disturb Jason's grave, they must have been very skilled, which leaves out any petty grave robbers.

Tim ran back to the manor to retrieve a DNA analysis kit. He only met Alfred in the hallways who's only remark was to slow down, lest he hurt himself.

All Tim needed was confirmation that nothing had happened to Jason's grave, that's all.

"Sorry about this Jay." Tim muttered under his breath as he quickly chipped off a few pieces of the gravestone. He could use them to run a DNA test when he was back at the batcave.

Tim hurried back into the manor to run his tests.

The DNA analysis came back as positive for Talia Al Ghul.

Tim stared at the bat computer screen blankly.

'Talia Al Ghul'

Tim took a moment to process that fact.

Maybe Talia was just visiting, Bruce had mentioned that Jason and Talia has met before.

He didn't have time to mull over that thought, as the soil analysis came back. The determining factor on whether this was just a visit, or something more.

The soil in the grave had a markedly different chemical composition when compared to what was usually found in Gotham.

For one, it lacked the pollutants from Gotham's chemical and pharmaceutical companies. The analysis also revealed that there were trace amounts of a chemical that matched the league of assassin's Lazarus pits'.

This clinched it. The league was after Jason, or more accurately, Jason's body. Tim thought of the reasons behind that move, they must have known that it would eventually be found out by Bruce. They must know that Batman is a dangerous enemy to have.

Suddenly, a spark of hope bubbled up in him.

What if they wanted to revive Jason using the Lazarus Pits?

Tim tried to shake the thought from his brain. It was much more likely that the LOA just wanted an unlimited source of Jason's DNA.

But by now, the spark had nestled deep in his heart. If there was even a chance that Jason was alive, then he had to investigate.

The question now was whether or not he should involve Bruce in the mission.

Bruce was and still is, in a terrible place. Jason's death had destroyed Bruce's soul so thoroughly that he avoided visiting Jason's grave after the funeral.

Tim taking on the Robin mantle relieved some of his burdens, but he was still by no means stable.

He didn't know how Bruce would react if he found out about the grave robbing.

He came to a decision.

Under no circumstances should Bruce know of this mission. He'll figure out how to break the news to him after the mission is complete. But as of now, Bruce was too much of a liability.

Tim's mind began to formulate a plan to retrieve Jason from the league.

If Talia was involved, then it was likely that Jason will be found high up in the league hierarchy. This removed most common league training grounds and only left the highly defended sacred city of 'Eth Alth'eban, and the main base of Nanda Parbat.

There was also the league of shadows, which contrary to popular belief, was not actually a splinter faction of the league of assassins, and instead acted as a specialized arm. Acting as though the two were separate entities was a tactic by Talia to throw off anyone trying to bring the league down.

Tim mulled over his options.

The league of shadows had a base at Sullivan island in the South of Gotham, which would be his easiest point of entry.

However, he's 90% sure that the base is there exclusively to keep an eye on Batman and his associates. Tim was certain that he would be captured if he ever so much as set foot on the island.

Unless, that was what he wanted.

He could get caught voluntarily. He knew from working on cases related to the League of Assassins with Bruce that Ra's Al Ghul' had taken a special interest in the Bat and would likely be thrilled if the little birdie waltzed right into his cage.

Tim was 90% sure that he won't die from attempting this, but even if he did die, Ra's is likely to just dunk him in the Lazarus Pits, so he should be fine.

Now all he needed to do was throw Batman off his scent.

He could tell Bruce that he was going back to Drake manor for a month to work through some Drake industries work. Bruce wouldn't question it too much and Alfred would just be happy that he's taking a break from being a vigilante.

If everything works out according to plan, Bruce would never even notice that he was missing.

He hacked into the cameras at Drake manor to make it seem as though Tim was just doing Tim things. This way, if Bruce bothered to check the cameras, he wouldn't come across anything incriminating.

Tim packed some crucial gear and prepared to get kidnapped. If it all goes smoothly, he should be sent directly to Talia's doorstep.

He got on Redbird and began his journey south.

[envysparkler]

Tim had always been a heavy sleeper.  He could sleep anywhere, anytime, just peacefully nod off no matter where he was or who he was with or what was going on.  Unfortunately, multiple irritating splints, bandages, and a consistent low-level headache had ruined this simple ability.

He didn’t know what had woken him up, whether it was a stray breeze or a heavy sigh or the creak of a floorboard, he just remembered sluggishly cracking open his eyes and spotting green dots.  He blinked, seeing but not really registering, until the green dots shifted closer and the shadow around them resolved into a humanoid figure.

Green eyes, burning, like the gunshot wound, footsteps stalking closer as Tim tried to get away, tried to get up, “Had enough, Pretender?” a low, mocking croon.

Tim screamed.

Something immediately muffled him, tightening around his mouth, holding him down as he thrashed, panic waking him up like a bucket of cold water.  He heard a door slam somewhere deeper in the Manor as he struggled to free his arms from the constricting blankets.

“Tim!” came a loud, frightened voice from the hallway.

The hand on his mouth pressed harder, forcing him against the bed, glowing green eyes right above him as the footsteps sprinted closer.  There was a low, bitten-off curse, and the hand was gone, letting Tim draw a deep, gasping breath as he finally flailed free of the blankets.

Tim forced himself up as his door was thrown open and hissed when the lights abruptly switched on.  It took several seconds to get acclimated, his heart racing as he took gasping breaths, and the bed dipped near him with a heavy weight.

“Tim,” Bruce said, quieter, waiting until Tim blinked teary eyes at him before he moved closer.  “What happened?  Are you okay?”

Tim stared at him, and then at the room.  There was no sign that anything was amiss—his messy pile of papers was untouched, his closet door was open to his stacks of clothes, his laptop remained closed, his window and curtains were both firmly shut.  In the bright light, the idea of an intruder seemed ridiculous.

“I’m fine,” Tim said, the words coming automatically.  Bruce narrowed his eyes a fraction.  “I—it was just a strange dream,” Tim said, lying easily.  “Like when you kick your feet and feel like you’re falling?  I was just startled.”

“Ah,” Bruce said, relaxing slightly.  His face was still lined, as it had been since before Tim had left to Titans Tower for what was supposed to be a short stay to avoid the gang instability in Gotham.  With everything that had happened since then, it was no wonder that Bruce was stressed.  “Are you sure you’re okay?  I can make some hot cocoa.”

There was no point worrying Bruce further.  Tim plastered a smile on his face and demurred, “No, thank you, Bruce.  I’m going to try and get some sleep.”

“Okay, kiddo,” Bruce leaned forward and ruffled his hair, but Tim didn’t miss the tightening of his eyes when his gaze skipped across Tim’s bandages.  “Sleep tight.  Call if you need something.”

[joanie-writes]

Astraea Pt. 2

The much awaited return.

LowHonour!Arthur x F!Reader

Warnings: NSFW, naivety, slight degradation, unsafe sex, vaginal sex, rough sex

Word count: 3.1k

Pt. 1

At first you were only excited for his return. It was all you dreamt about, all you hoped and prayed for. But time went on and that ruggedly handsome face hadn't shown, your dreams slowly died out and you began to unravel what had happen that night. You were left tarnished and ruined. Sure nobody ever found out, though your father was furious about the loss of his horses. Arthur had taken your innocence and bolted with it. Why couldn't you have just listened to your father and stayed far away from the greedy hands of a man? That was what you often stayed awake thinking about.

But another question you could not seem to drop was if what you had done together was so wrong, why did it feel so good? After waking from a false reality where the cowboy had climbed into your room once again, you bit your lip as you felt slick beginning to cool your inner thigh. You dragged a shaking hand down your front, sliding your fingers to the bud that longed for the touch of him.

Your father had left to attend some business in the east, but with your brothers in charge the ranch continued on. As did your learnings, father had always said he didn't want a stupid girl, so you practiced your pianoforte tirelessly. With the beautiful chimes you were left unable to think about his blue eyes or the way he held you as you kissed. You were so focused on getting the damn song right that you hadn't even noticed that you'd played yourself into the night.

A siren kind of sound was what Arthur heard from his place upon his horse, a ways up the hill and still decently far from the familiar manor house. But he could hear the graceful song well, the notes soaring through the fields. It wasn't a short trip back here, but Arthur couldn't get you out of his head. You were messing up his shots and causing tension with his fellow gang members, all while you weren't there. So he figured that one more time would get you out of his system for good. 

"You have got to stop leaving doors open, angel." Your head whipped around at the gruff voice, a gasp leaving your lips as you stopped mid play. 

There he was, leaned up against the patio doorway, his hat only just covering his eyes. Your eyes were wide and doe like, that same look you'd given him when you awoke with his hand covering your mouth, the same look but softened when he left. You got up, silently making your way to him only for Arthur to grab you and lean you over with a kiss, allowing you to snatch the hat right off his head. You moaned against his lips, tasting a minty tobacco mix. 

Once you had been released from Arthur's hold and a cocky smile was placed on lips and you took your chance to give him a very deserved smack.

Arthur chuckled and shook his finger also shaking his head while he said, "You pack one hell of a hit." 

"You just abandoned me, Arthur, after you did, that, to me." You frowned, pushing his hand away when he reached for your waist. You placed his trusty hat on your head, just to try.

"I'll make it up to you."

There was not a hint of remorse in his voice, but as that silver tongue poked out to wet his lips, you couldn't help but fall for him and his tricks again. As soon as you nodded, Arthur pressed his lips to yours again, leading you back into the solarium which housed the grand piano, tipping the much too big hat off of your head.

There was a part of Arthur that couldn't help but be eternally grateful to whatever entity watched over him that you were not enlarged with a baby of his creation, he knew he wasn't meant to be a father. And you would have been put in the paper as the next Virgin Mary, which he'd chuckle at later. 

Arthur pulled away again to your disappointment, leaning away with a smile when you chased his lips. "I heard your playing, you think you could give me a little show?" You took a deep breath before shrugging and agreeing, it wasn't like you were short on time, but your patience was running a little short. 

You sat on the bench, flipping through the sheet music to find a song that might better suit the electric atmosphere. Arthur waltzed around the room, admiring the expensive trinkets and the array of plants but as you began playing his gaze fixed itself onto you. He watched your impeccable posture and your fingers move skillfully along the keys to create the melody. You blushed under his intense stare but simply tried to focus on the song, trying to prove you were unaffected by your own yearning. 

The song faltered when you watched Arthur drop to his hands and knees out of the corner of your eye and again when he pinched your leg. "Don't stop, just pretend I'm not here." Arthur spoke from under the piano, you shook your head and kept up with your fingers.

Your breath hitched when you felt Arthur tug your undergarments off while he pushed your skirt out of the way. You paused for a mere second to assist him with the task. A quiet whine escaped you when you felt Arthur press his lips to your inner thigh, his hands dancing from your knees to your hips. Arthur glanced up at you before reaching around you to pull your body closer to the edge of the bench and to his greedy lips, making it harder to play but you figured whatever he was about to do to you would be worse.

He started by kissing up your thigh, skillfully dragging his tongue along your flaming skin, "You're so wet already, you know I was comin'?" Arthur smiled when you nodded breathlessly, not yet letting his orchestrations distract you from playing. The first flick of his tongue on your clit brought forth the most angelic sound that Arthur had ever heard, even more angelic than your music, which was also impressive. 

The slight pause of your playing was left unnoticed by Arthur because he was too busy with the sinfully sweet taste of you dancing in his undeserving mouth as he ate you right up. His hands gripped the flesh of your thighs and groaned into your skin. Your wanton moans mixed with the music in perfect harmony. The foreign feeling of his tongue dipping into your entrance made your chest rise with breath and whimper his name. 

It had been so long since you'd felt this enraptured, your peak didn't take long to build in the pit of your loins. When Arthur swiped his tongue over the whole of you the harmony became yours alone because involuntarily your hands left the piano to grip the dirty blonde hair. 

This caused Arthur to pull away with a sharp nip to your inner thigh, "What did I say, angel?" 

"Don't stop." You answered breathlessly, the gleam of sweat on your bosom nearly making Arthur unable to follow though with his order, only wanting to follow the one you just indirectly gave him. The sight alone made him want to dive back into your pussy. 

But alas, he regained control of his thoughts and pushed the bench away from the piano, swiftly getting up to place you atop of the grand instrument. Automatically your legs spread to create a perfect space for him. Arthur's impatient hands made quick work of your blouse; in an instant it was cast to the floor. "Shame you stopped that pretty playing, would've loved to keep goin', angel." He said while undid the buttons of his shirt.

You turned red hot at Arthur's words and the way he nimbly undressed himself, revealing his strong body just for you. The thought of what he may have done in his absence irked you some because you had to sit here and daydream, but you pushed the thought away, focusing on the moment in front of you. Arthur began pulling your skirt off, leaving you only in your corset.

"I need you, Arthur." You spoke softly, looking at him with that semblance of innocence which in turn ran a chill up Arthur's spine. The mostly glass walls of the solarium made the thill of this sin more exciting for Arthur while it made the hairs on your arms stand straight up. 

Arthur didn't dignify your begging with a response, only pulling your bottom half closer to his crotch by pushing the small of your back, your skin horribly squeaked against the shiny black piano as he did which caused your face to burn hot for the umpteenth time. Again, Arthur paid no attention, purely focused on the the feeling of his swollen and angry tip prodding your entrance. 

You tilted his face downwards to yours with a single finger, lowering your tone to a whisper to make the message clear for him.

"Fuck me, cowboy."

"When did you learn that talk, huh?" Icy hot jealously whipped through Arthur's veins, a few months ago you barely knew what your own body was capable of but now you were using this kind of language?

"You fuck somebody else since I been away?" He imitated you, causing you to shrink in on yourself. 

"No, no, I just um, I was talking to one of the ranch hands about one of the girls from town he hangs around with." Arthur believed you, he just wanted to take every opportunity to make your stomach twist with nerves that he could.

"He told you how he fucks her? Does he fuck her good?"

"I don't know!"

"But he told you that he does fuck her, clearly. Do you think he fucks her good?" 

"Arthur." You sighed.

He laughed, shaking his head as he said, "I guess it doesn't matter, you know I'm gonna fuck you good." 

Your fingers locked around Arthur's thick biceps in a tight grip the second he pushed half of his length into you. The sudden stretch burned for you but there was no resistance on his part with the way your nectar was dripping out of you. Arthur couldn't help but pause and admire your beauty yet again. 

The second half of his length officially filled you to the very brim. A feeling like no other; a feeling that you'd been trying to chase but being held by iron chains made it impossible. 

"Give it to me, angel, let me hear you sing." 

You could barely hear Arthur's words over the sound of his skin violently hitting yours from the force of this thrusts, there was no shot your body would be the same after tonight. A pitchy whine released itself from within you at his plea and the feeling of him reaching so very deep inside of you. 

He chuckled as he panted from the strain, laughing out, "That's it, you're such a good girl." With a smack to the side of your thigh. 

"Hey sister! Are you in there? Whats going on?" 

You pushed Arthur by his bare chest with all of your might, hurrying to pull on your skirts and drag a still very much shirtless Arthur out of the patio door. The rush of adrenaline went straight to Arthur's cock. He was impressed with your speed, and he had to admit the glimmer of sweaty arousal in the moonlight on you looked incredible.

You silently prayed that your oaf of a brother wouldn't knock down the locked door in search of you for you knew Arthur's dark red shirt and scuffed hat still lay strewn about the floor along with your top. But hopefully if he did he was dumb enough to think one of the farmhands was getting up to no good... Arthur on the other hand stood quietly next to you against the wall of the house, watching the peaks of your breasts in the corset fall rapidly up and down. The strain in his pants grew more uncomfortable the longer you stood there and waited for any sort of noise. 

"He won't go searching, c'mere." Arthur beckoned, tugging you by the hand further along the back of the house, where the chandelier light from the solarium didn't reach as much. He kissed your neck, leaning you against the wall and greedily grabbing at your body wherever he could. Your lips fell apart in the utter lust of it all, your eyes closing in the frustration of Arthur's recklessness.

You huffed, still nuzzling into the campfire scent he had, "A-Arthur, somebody is going to see us out here." He only shushed you, the sudden feeling of your feet leaving the ground making you forget the danger you were in right now. Arthur had picked you up to properly hold you captive against the wall, the stockholm syndrome was strong.

He helped you moved your skirt aside, your wonder got the best of you again, "You can have me like this?"

Arthur smiled wickedly before replying, "I could have you anyway I like."  

The property was quiet besides the occasional yelp of a fox and both of your ragged breathing. You held yourself up securely around Arthur's toned back while he continued his assault on your jaw and neck. Your eyes clamped shut when he pushed into you once again, the size of him and the tightness of you got the best of you both for a moment there. You moaned against the flaming skin of his neck, the feeling was indescribable. 

"You're so fuckin' hm - so tight, angel. Feels like I can't even move." 

"Please, oh-" You were cut off by the first thrust and your brain felt like it was turning more and more into mush with each direct snap of Arthur's hips. He could tell, he knew that your eyes were rolling back and the way your front teeth gently scraped against the bare skin of his shoulder indicated that you couldn't even bear to produce sound.  

"You were made just for me, weren't you? Sent down by the fucking heavens above." Arthur mumbled to you, the slap of his skin against yours joining the sound of the crickets. The heat of the summer night made sweat drip down the back of Arthur's neck but not even the heat from hell below could have stopped him from ravishing you. 

He adjusted his hold on you all while picking up the speed of his thrusts. Your body shook and your toes curled when he hit that special place inside of you, like he had found the key once again. "Oh my - Arthur, Arthur, do that again, please." You tremored out.

Usually Arthur Morgan wasn't one to obey the requests of anybody, but with the way you were holding him and how you felt wrapped in his arms, he would've done anything for you. So at his brutal pace, Arthur repeatedly hit that spot, even faltering in his movement for a moment with the way you squeezed around his cock in return. And for the first time in a while Arthur got to see you as you threw your head back in pure, unadulterated, pleasure. Your hips bounced gently back against him, which only poured fuel on the fire that burned inside both of you. 

"Cmon, angel, show me what a dirty girl you are." 

Arthur's backwards flattery pulled a long whine out of you, and with a final sharp push you felt yourself shake with the crashing waves from the first time. Arthur looked down to where he was still fucking into you, seeing the ocean of your bliss drip down into the grass. The sight made his abs tighten, he bit your shoulder in a last attempt to last any longer but again barely made it to spend himself onto the ground below you. He wished he could have just stayed sheathed inside of you, feel his cum leak into you and then proceed to push it even farther, the thought alone made him want another go at you. But, he held your limp form in his arms still and knew you couldn't handle once more. The signature smirk returned. 

Arthur carried you back into the solarium and gently placed you back onto one of the cushy chairs, catching himself absentmindedly giving your forehead a tender kiss. You picked your head up to watch him collect his clothing, half buttoning his shirt and laying his hat towards the back of his head - he was beautiful. Arthur brought you your shirt, knowing you couldn't stay in here the whole night so he was unable to freely enjoy the view of your naked form like before. He also figured staying any longer would already be pushing his already dumb luck. 

"So uh, where's your pops? I guess I should introduce myself, huh?" Arthur teased, chuckling at the sight of your eyes widening.

"Arthur Morgan." You sighed, smiling as you stood, your legs screaming for you to sit back down.

He held your face in his giant hands, a stroke to your cheekbone warmed your heart. Both of you leaned in for one last kiss and you arms instinctively wrapped around him once again to pull your body closer to his. Arthur was first to pull away to then lean his forehead against yours, he didn't seem like a big bad outlaw right now, especially with the way you tipped the hat off his head this go around.

"What are you doing to me, angel?" 

You didn't fully get what he meant by that so you didn't feel the need to respond. He met those doe like eyes again and shook his head while fully pulling away from you. "I should go now." Arthur said while looking at the sky; the black abyss now had yellow and pink hues spilling into it. 

"Will I see you ever again, Arthur?"

He shrugged, finding it harder to move the more he backed away from you, "I don't know." 

You felt the urge to throw something at him or scream or anything. It wasn't fair for him to do this to you again and it also wasn't fair that you couldn't leave this godforsaken house. You had half the mind to run away, which also didn't seem fair, because before Arthur, you would have never thought a thing like that. 

"Don't come back then." You seethed 

Arthur watched your hopeful shoulders fall, he watched you move closer to shove him out of the patio door, pushing his hat to his chest with tears brimming your eyes. "You don't get to throw me away when you don't need me, Arthur Morgan." 

Wordlessly, he turned around and began his walk away from you. Arthur knew if he explained his feelings to you that it would only hurt and confuse you more. He also knew that he may not be able to control his frustration. But his stomach hurt with the thought of how he just hurt you, he'd never felt that for anybody before. 

[thegaysareback]

I’ve been thinking about something in Moriarty the Patriot for a while now.

Did everyone forget Louis and William are flesh and blood brothers?

Like they were 6 and 10(I think) when they met Albert.

I wanna explain myself but I’ll be mentioning things from the Final Problem arc in case you don’t want spoilers or haven’t gotten that far.

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I understand that William and Louis see Albert as a brother and vice versa but it’s not the same as how Louis and William feel, especially Louis.

Moran probably sees the three as younger brothers, obviously he sees Fred as one, but again not the same.

Keep in mind Louis is very sheltered and believes William is an angel, basically worshiping the ground he walks on. He will do anything for William.

I like Moran as a character for the most part, he’s cool and all.

Unfortunately I don’t care for Irene/Bond. They’re ok I guess but not my cup of tea.

Albert on the other hand is up there on my favorite character list. He’s probably my 2nd favorite character.

But during the Final Problem when Louis and Fred want to ask Sherlock for help Moran and Bond gang up to scold them for doing so.

Fred is upset because he’s the youngest and sees William as an older brother. Obviously he doesn’t want him to die and gets emotional about it.

When it comes to Louis though Moran basically pulls a Louis and scolds him for wanted to go against William and ruin the plan.

Bond and Moran clearly don’t want William to die but they’re willing to look the other way and say it’s for the best. But it makes them seem like assholes to Louis.

Did they forget Louis is William’s flesh and blood and has a deeper connection to his brother? Did they also forget he’s just a child? Yes he’s 21 and an adult but 21 is still just a child.

How can they expect someone so young and sheltered to not react like he does?

I understand that Louis and Irene/Bond are the same age but they grew up extremely different. So naturally I imagine she grew up quickly, got smart in the ways of the world and is more cynical. Therefore her reaction to William taking the burden(I.e it’s for the best) wasn’t surprising to me. But compared to Louis who was kept at the manor, only leaving for errands and the occasional mission isn’t as knowledgeable as Bond. So that comparison is invalid.

Louis is desperate to not be alone and knowing William wants to die and die alone is heartbreaking. He believed he and William would die together and to have that suddenly changed was probably whiplash.

Louis was brave enough and desperate enough to put aside his feelings and resentment to ask Sherlock for help, but Moran and Bond basically gut punch him saying that was the wrong idea.

Just because they want to bury their feelings doesn’t mean they should scold Louis for voicing his anguish and hurt.

Am I the only one who feels like this?

Idk

Just my thoughts and opinions

[joonie-berry]

Pomefiore

Fairest One and the Poison Palace

Intro | Rose Maze | Lion's Den | Witch’s Lake-house | Desert Manor | Death’s Mansion | Dragon’s Castle | Alternate Dialog and scenes

This and the next chapter, book, level whatever you wanna call ‘em. Can only start when Yuu has a specific relationship rank with previous characters. So like this one, Kalim and Jamil are needed since Ace and Deuce’s relationship rank is pretty automatic. Kalim is pretty easy as you gained points with him during The Desert Manor plot line. It’s Jamil that Yuu has to work with and even then rest of the points can only be gained during this story.

Yuu and Grim have been staying over in the Rose Maze, with Ace and Deuce after Leona decided he didn’t wanna see them for a while. During their stay they see the effects of their actions (I’m writing the good/spare all ending first) Riddle has calmed down and taken a step back on the whole rules are queen and the law is the correct way to live approach, (Every now and then he relapses). Yuu also notices that Riddle is stressed about something but refuses to tell anyone. Yuu starts to worry that he’ll go full tyrant again, eventually Riddle seeks some help and advice.

Riddle goes on to talk about how the Leaders of each territory must meet with each other for an event that’s to happen, (It’s to talk about the “missing” prisoner) but with everything that been happening, in the Rose Maze, Lion’s Den, Witch’s Lakehouse, and the Desert Manor, he fears that their home will be eradicated but the last three main territories. Yuu offers to investigate The Poison Palace as they wanted to see if the palace had anything to help their situation.

Riddle demands that Yuu takes two of his card Soldiers, which end up being Ace and Deuce. As they arrive in the Poison Palace they soon realize that it’s practically new looking despite it being a really old territory. This is where Yuu gets their first glimpse of one of the staff members.

A man with bi-color split hair. Black and white. Wore a pelt of similar colors to his hair, and he was speaking to an equally beautiful man. If Yuu didn’t know any better they would have fell head or heels for them and maybe would have ruin their chances of survival.

Sadly Ace, Deuce, Yuu, and Grim’s hiding spot was found out, and they were “Captured” by a very…strange blonde man. He was oddly cheerful yet had the eyes of a predator and he had a French accent. He went on about how he’s been watching Yuu, and understood why the elders (Staff members) need such a beautiful soul to achieve godhood. He snatched Yuu up, and nearly killed Grim when he attacked. He glared grim down and basically challenged him. Grim didn’t like the implication of the threat because he also hated the fact that Rook held Yuu far too tight to the hunter’s chest.

Rook actually is the most dangerous in this, for his set of skills. He’s quite fast, he seems to always know where Yuu or others are, and he’s quite skilled with a bow. I’d advise you to never run into Rook.

Epel is the only safe haven in the Poison Palace. Yuu and the gang meet Epel while they are running from Rook. He allowed them to hide in his room. This was the start of a new friendship. Like I said before Epel serves as a safe haven, and a saving point.

Vil becomes an obstacle when he finally realizes that Yuu and the rest of the gang are there. He only realizes that they are there when he is monologuing to a fair skin boy with the pretty raven hair, and Ace made a very stupid comment that Vil overheard. This caused the group to be separated during the chase. Yuu, and Grim managed to avoid being caught by Vil, while Ace, Deuce, and Epel, were further chased by Vil. Yuu and Grim investigated the cell with the fair skinned boy with the pretty raven hair. Yuu helped him escape the glass coffin. He introduced himself as Neige. Yuu explained their situation to Neige and in return Neige explained his.

Neige told Yuu about why he was locked away in the glass cage. Vil obsessed with perfection, and hated the fact that he was getting popular in their district, so Vil kidnapped and was preparing to torture him, until Yuu and her gang showed up.

After that, Yuu, Grim, and Neige met up with Ace, Deuce, and Epel which led Rook to them. Rook ended up shooting and injuring Grim, and Ace. Yuu in fear had Neige take Grim and had Epel and Deuce hold onto Ace. They left, leaving Yuu alone with Rook which could be one of those battles that you're forced to lose (But it’s not impossible to win). Either way Jamil and Kalim showed up when the Rookie squad didn’t report back to any of them. They help defeat and convince Rook that this wasn’t the right thing for beauty.

Vil heard of the betrayal of not only Epel, but of his right hand man, Rook which infuriated him and caused him to start a battle with Yuu, Kalim and Jamil. After the battle, Yuu spoke and hugged Vil, telling him that he was perfect the way he was. Which obviously made him quite emotional but he didn’t want to show it. Which allowed Yuu to gain his charm some Poison Apple Earrings.

[crescentblossom66]

Prompt 9 Alter

“If Hat Kid won't change this planet for the better, I will!” The rebellious red-hooded girl looked around the huge vault, the solution to all her problems with the Mafia now in her grasp. Hat Kid was a fool! Maybe not as dimwitted as the big, dumb idiots that occupied her island, but a fool nontheless. She had all this power at her disposal, enough to fix not only the island, but the entire planet. She could erase every corruption, every single instance where someone wrong others for their personal gain. A world without bad people in it, a world with only nice and good guys, that was a world worth fighting for!

Mu had seen what corruption, greed and power did to people it was disgusting! First the Mafia that took over her beloved Calcite City and named it Mafia Town of all things, banishing the former residents of the island and changing it in their unpleasant image. And it wasn't just Mafia Town, the main land was just as corrupted! The Great Dead Bird Desert, part of the area where most of the birds lived, had a studio run by two birds that made the whole of the movie industry about their feud, making life on their subordinates really stressful. They were just as bad as the Mafia! Even that creepy forest wasn't safe from evil, that ghost was taking the souls of every person that entered the forest and that wicked queen froze everyone that set foot in her manor. The only peaceful place that she had seen where the Alpines, the nomads there and the goats were maybe the only good guys she spotted. She guessed that the seals and the people on the cruise were alright too...even if those seals were dangerously clumsy, they didn't cause harm on purpose. That tall cat lady on the other hand was maybe the worst and most dangerous bad guy on the planet! She was basically ruining the whole Metor with her gang, getting rid of everyone who got in her way.

She started to take one of the time pieces, watching the sand slowly trickle down. Her expression turning serious as a smile spread on her face. To think that such a weird object even existed and had that much power. Surely, that little stalker wouldn't miss a few of them...or all the ones she collected so far. Someone had to do something to save this planet, someone had to rid it of all the terrible people that inhabited it, it clearly needed...A hero of justice! No one was more qualified than her for the task, she had a good eye for who was allowed to live, and who had to go to make the planet a better place.

The once blue planet turned red as lava poured to the surface, drowning all the land and all water in it. In the center of the mess, a huge castle rose, a castle created by one girl that had been wronged one to many times. A girl that didn't see that her own vengance was going to far, that she was turning into exactly what she was trying to get rid of, a bad guy.

[maddieautobot273]

Silk & Cologne - Christmas Special (1)

Title: All I Want For Christmas Is You - link to AO3 (X)

Chapter 1/10 - Seasons Greetings

Pairing: Miguel O'Hara x Female OC

Words: 2.3K+

Summary: It's the holiday season, and after a very convincing video message from Miles, Lisa, Miguel and the rest of the Spider-gang decide to spend the holidays at Aunt May's cottage in Buffalo. But slowly things start to go horribly, and magically, wrong, and Lisa becomes worried the perfect Spider-Christmas could be ruined. All she wants for Christmas is to spend it with her Spider-Family, especially Miguel.

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 “Is this thing on? Okay, okay, we’re rolling!” 

Miles Morales backs away as the camera of his phone records him standing close to Aunt May, an arm wrapped around her shoulder. There’s a wide smile on his face as the both of them appear to be outside in the snow, dressed comfortably for the weather. 

“Happy Holidays everyone! I know this is a bit of short notice with Christmas being a few weeks away, but I’m over visiting Aunt May for the weekend and she gave me the coolest idea! We’re over at her family’s cottage manor in Buffalo helping her move some stuff and we were thinking. . . why not invite you guys over here for Christmas? The entire weekend, we can all just hang out here! We can hang out, watch some holiday films, make and eat awesome food, and even open and exchange gifts!”

Aunt May chuckles at the boy's excitement. Miles was literally acting like a kid on Christmas. It was honestly the most adorable thing Lisa had ever seen. She leaned back in her seat, watching the video message. 

“Again, it’s short notice, but there’s plenty of room for everyone in the gang to come down. Even superheroes could use a break for the holidays, you know? I’ll text everyone the address and just RSVP if you can make it! I know ya’ll want to! Laterz!”

The video message ends with Miles giving Aunt May bunny ears and she laughs at his antics. Lisa chuckles softly at the end card, snuggled in her blanket on the couch in the apartment. Though it was originally Miguel’s apartment, he has since decreed it was their apartment ever since Lisa moved in with him just 6 months ago.

The pair had talked things over and things were going really well after dating for just over two years. So much so that Miguel brought up the idea of them moving in together. He had been such a saint with helping her move in and adjust, making any accommodations and changes if needed.

Lisa loved Christmas, and especially loved decorating for it. She thought Miguel would have a heart attack at the idea of decorating, at least to the level that Lisa wanted, so they compromised and Lisa even brought Miguel along with her while shopping so he could pick out decorations and lights that he’d like. The one downside about his spider-powers was being sensitive to harsh lights, so unfortunately you can't use certain holiday gizmos. 

The entire living space was decked out and decorated for the holiday season, complete with a tree with some presents already underneath waiting to be opened. A good mix of holiday cheer and calm modern aesthetic, it was really beginning to look a lot like Christmas. This was their first major holiday together under the same roof. 

The ultimate relationship test. 

Lisa scrolled through the group chat. It seemed the rest of the Spider gang were on board with the idea. Even Jess, who looked like her baby was due in a matter of weeks, which meant Lisa and Miguel were the only ones that hadn’t responded. Would Miguel want to go?

Keys rattling caught her ear as she glanced over in the direction to the front door of the apartment. Miguel stepped through the doorway and shut it behind him, his coat slightly damp from the flurry of snowflakes falling from the sky outside. “Mi amor, I’m home,” He announced, his voice warmer than any fire roaring in a fireplace. - My love 

Lisa smiled sweetly as she shoved the blanket off of her, sitting up as she walked over to meet with Miguel. “Hi honey,” Her voice was sweet as honey before she gently cupped his face, pressing a kiss to his lips.

“Shock, you’re so warm. . .” Miguel smiled into it, humming in delight as his hands wrapped around her waist. “I’m not late am I? Traffic coming home was awful. I swear, half of the people in this city don’t know how to drive in the snow,”

“You’re fine, Miguel, we’re not meeting Gabriel and Dana for dinner for another hour or so,” Lisa reassured him, helping him take his coat off. “You have time to shower and clean up,”

Miguel sighed in relief, “Thank you mi Mona Lisa,” Shaking off the chill from outside, Miguel tossed his keys on the counter as he sauntered down the hall, crossing the living room towards their master bedroom to use their shower when he glanced over and saw the Christmas tree. “Hey, you finished decorating it!”

“Just a few minutes ago, yes!” Lisa smiled proudly, admiring her work with the assortment of lights, ornaments and streamers. “I saved the star for you,”

“You are a gem,” Miguel smiled at her as he undid his tie, “Pass it over,”

With a bright smile on her face, Lisa reached for the star and brought it over to Miguel who met her half way as they both stood before the tree. Taking the star from her delicate hand, Miguel reached up and put the star on top of the tree. It starts lighting up, matching the glow of the other lights on the tree. 

“Now it’s complete!” She beamed. 

“You are so adorable,” Miguel chuckled softly as he wrapped an arm around Lisa’s shoulders, kissing her temple before looking up to admire the tree. “It looks wonderful, Lisa. You’re actually getting me into the Christmas spirit,”

“You never did before you met me?” Lisa asked him with a genuine curiosity. 

“I mean, sure, Gabriel and I would plan little get-togethers here and there over the years, but,” Miguel brushed off the question initially, shaking his head before he glanced down at her with a soft smile, a glimmer in his eyes. “I just have a good feeling about this year is all,”

“Our first Christmas together,” Lisa smiled back at him, gently cupping his face that was now finally starting to warm up from the harsh cold weather outside. “We’re going to have so much fun, I promise!”

“I don’t doubt you for a second,” Miguel grinned, holding her close. “I can start to picture it now. Waking up on Christmas morning with you in my arms, oh, I can’t wait to see the look on your face when you open your gifts,”

“As am I with you opening yours,” Lisa matched the twinkle in his eyes before patting his chest, gently shoving him away. “Now go shower and get ready, guapo,” - handsome 

“Yes ma’am,” Miguel smirked as he pecked her lips before pulling away, making his way into the master bedroom. He stripped himself of his clothes as he walked into the bathroom, leaving a trail of clothes behind as he turned the water on. “Oh, before I forget! I actually have some news!”

“Really?” Lisa exclaimed, both at his announcement and at the sight of his clothes left on the floor. She rolled her eyes before picking them up and throwing them in the laundry hamper. “I actually have some news of my own too,”

“Care to share?” He called out from the bathroom.

“You go first,” She smiled over her shoulder as Lisa opened their closet and rummaged through his clothes, picking out an outfit for him. 

“Remember that business trip I was telling you about? The conference with some other companies that partner with Alchemax?” He asked her. 

“Yeah, I remember you mentioning it the other week,” Lisa recalled as the conversation replayed in her head as she laid out Miguel’s clothes on the bed. “It’s in Washington D.C. I think. You said your co-worker was going, right? Oscar?”

“That’s the thing,” Miguel huffed, steam beginning to build up in the bathroom. “Oscar caught a bad case of food poisoning earlier today. Had to go to the emergency room,”

“Oh gosh!” Lisa’s eyes widened at the realization. Food poisoning was never fun. “Is he going to be okay?”

“Thankfully, yeah, but the poor guy is like a zombie so he can’t go on the trip anymore,” Miguel finished rinsing off as he shut the water off. Lisa could hear him shuffling around for a towel as he dried off before stepping back into the bedroom, towel wrapped around his waist. “Meaning. . . the board has asked me to take his place,”

“Wait, really?” Lisa shot up, gasping as she covered her mouth. 

“Turns out I was their runner-up,” Miguel shrugged casually, but there was a prideful grin on his face as he approached Lisa, his well-toned, heroic body bare for all to see. “They were really impressed with my report from our last big project,”

“Oh, Miguel, that's wonderful news!” Lisa smiled brightly as she jumped up and hugged him, squeezing Miguel as she wrapped her arms around his neck.  “That’s what I call a Christmas miracle,”

“It is!” Miguel chuckled softly as he returned the embrace before pulling away, his smile lowering. “But the trip is pretty close to the holiday. . .”

“It’s one week before Christmas right?” Lisa asked him as she handed Miguel his pants and underwear. 

“Uh, actually. . .” Miguel took the clothes and sat down, slipping his towel off as Lisa stepped around the bed to give Miguel a moment of privacy as she straightened his shirt. “They moved the date,”

“What? To when?” Lisa asked him as she tilted her head up to look at his backside. 

And what a backside that was~ 

“Um. . .” Lisa could see Miguel’s skin heat up as he turned to look at her, his cheeks red. “I fly back on Christmas Eve. .  .”

“You’re kidding?!” Lisa shot up. 

“There’s a storm coming in the area the week the conference was supposed to be held so they pushed it back,” Miguel rubbed the back of his neck nervously before tugging up his pants, sitting up. “The conference ends on the day before and I managed to book the first flight out back to the city that I could find, a lot of flights are booked already,”

Lisa sighed, glancing up at him as she picked up his shirt. “That’s holiday travel for you,”

“Hey,” Miguel spoke up as he stalked around the bed, gently taking the shirt off Lisa’s hands, talking as he slipped it on. “I know it might not be the first big Christmas holiday together that we wanted, but we’ll make it work. I’ll make it work,”

Lisa crossed her arms over her chest, a worried look on her face as she seemed unconvinced. 

“Let me put it like this,” Miguel offered her a smile as he buttoned up his shirt, and took his sweet time doing it. “I’ll finish my Christmas shopping and send them back over before I leave. Then when I do get back home, we’ll have a romantic candlelight dinner, cuddle up in those cute matching PJ’s you got us–”

“How did you find them?!” Lisa gawked. “I was saving them for Christmas morning!”

Miguel laughed at her reaction. “Just be thankful I haven’t spoiled and found out what you got me for actual gifts,” he winked. 

Lisa huffed, although she couldn’t help but grin when Miguel reached a hand out, delicately taking her chin and pulled her closer to him. 

“Maybe I’ll get too excited and can’t wait until morning and give you a few of my gifts,” He smirked, the look he gave her sending a chill down Lisa’s spine. “Let’s just say for one of them, Santa Claus can’t exactly wrap it,”

Lisa’s cheeks flushed, her eyes widening as Miguel’s lips brushed against hers in a teasing, yet tender kiss. “Okay. . .” Her smile curled, her expression turning goofy like a cartoon character. “You promise you’ll make it back in time?”

“I promise, mi amor,” He smiled gently. - my love 

“Fine. I suppose Nueva York can survive with just one Spider hero to protect it for a while,” Lisa smirked as she rolled her eyes playfully. “The city had you long before I came along,”

Miguel chuckled at her response before pecking her lips, pulling away shortly after. Reaching for his sweater on the bed, he slipped it over top of his shirt. “Now, I shared my news. what was it you wanted to tell me?”

Lisa got so lost in Miguel’s dreamy, enchanting gaze that she nearly forgot about Mile’s invitation. Her pupils went wide as the light bulb literally switched on in her head. “Oh yeah!”

She was starting to get nervous. Since Miguel poured his heart out on this plan of his, would he even be willing to even consider this idea? After all, they both initially had their hearts set on spending their first Christmas together just the two of them, in the comfort of their own home. 

Lisa pulled out her cell phone, bringing up the group chat and Mile’s video message. “Well, I received a holiday greeting from Miles and Aunt May,”

“Oh, really?” Miguel’s eyes lit up, both from happiness that their fellow Spider and family friend would think of them and curiosity as he stepped around to look at the phone screen. “What did they say?”

Lisa figured the video would speak for itself, so she pressed play. Miguel watched the video, a playful grin on his face at Miles’ antics. When he heard his offer about the spider gang coming over to the manor for Christmas, Lisa could see the look on Miguel’s face shift, looking surprised. 

The gears in his head were turning after the video was done. Miguel seemed to hesitate briefly, gathering his thoughts as he looked over to Lisa, “Would you like to go?”

Lisa’s heart fluttered, skipping a beat. “You really mean that? I mean, absolutely we can stay and spend Christmas here if that’s what you want. I value your opinion, Miguel, so I wanted to ask. . .”

Miguel’s smile was loving and laced with care as he looked down at Lisa, wrapping an arm around her as he held her close. “I appreciate that, Lisa. If I’m being honest. . .” His smile curled into a grin, his eyes twinkling. “It does look kind of fun,”

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Have a happy holidays!

[tactician]

bree @sangre tagged me in a nice lil meme and has given me an excuse to ramble about my bg3 oc, carrion!! tysm bree!!! ♡ i shared a few pictures of my lad before, but i definitely have more of a grip on his characterization and #lore now!!

name: carrion! and there's a story behind it, of course. there was once a drow half-elf who was part of a gang of thieves. these thieves carried out a grand number of heists within their home city and caused quite a bit of ruckus. they were good at their shared craft, and so they gained more and more popularity through the years. now, for thieves, popularity is like a plague - it's something that should be avoided; something that is terrible to contract. but the group of them were young, naive, and cocky. they kept seeking to do better: to become more known, to become more feared, to take. more and more and more. they kept getting away with their antics and it gave them all a sense of invincibility. but that inviniciblity was actually complacency, and that complacency let weakness in. it let sloppiness in. and so it was only a matter of time before one of their big heists went bad - and cataclysmically so. they were caught. cornered. surrounded. in desperation, one of the thieves took it upon themselves to light the manor which they were robbing on fire. it spread fast; faster than expected. the drow half-elf - a fool of a criminal - tried to help those who were caught in the blaze. he ended up fighting within the chaos and soon became a bloody, crumpled-up mess in the burning halls. the surviving members of his troupe eventually saw their gods-granted opening and began to make their retreat. one reached out to him - only for the leader to grab onto her. "go," he told her. "he's gone. naught but carrion." it was the last thing the drow half-elf heard before all went black. when he came to, he was barely alive; in the company of ashes and burns. he knew that it was a miracle that he survived. he crawled out of the ruined manor, those words still ringing in his ears. he was naught but carrion, and something about that comforted him. as fucked as everything was, it felt significant. like a rebirth. and so the drow half-elf decided to take it as such. he abandoned his old name and embraced this new one. he was carrion.

nicknames: carrion is pretty adamant about being referred to as nothing but carrion, BUT. unfortunately for him, 'carrie' has stuck for some of his companions. they usually bring it out whenever they're teasing him or whenever they want something from him. he has completely abandoned his name from before the failed heist and would never respond to it. gale (his Love Interest™) is probably the only person who knows it, but carrion would still hate for him to ever use it - so he doesn't.

age: 33.

race: drow half-elf, though he has no idea about his heritage as he doesn't know the first thing about his parents. he was abandoned as a bebe and taken in by some orphanage - a terrible place which he snuck out of as soon as he was able. he made a living off pickpocketing and scamming; it's why he has an extreme soft spot for the tiefling children who took up refuge in the grove. he was there, once. he gets it. he'll teach 'em his tricks.

gender: male, and he uses he/him pronouns.

orientation: bisexual.

zodiac: scorpio. i have no idea if there's an in-universe zodiac but whatever the scorpio equivalent of it is, that's him!

moral alignment: carrion has been privy to a whole lot of cruelness, and his experience with it makes it both easy and difficult for him to inflict unto others. that's where his personal judgements come in, you know? so he's somewhere between chaotic good and chaotic neutral. a part of him sees goodness as a terrible, terrible weakness - a weakness that gave him the scars that stretch across his face; a weakness that he can't quite shake off - while another part screams that goodness the only thing in the world that fucking matters and demands that he hold onto the good within him with all his might. at the end of the day, he'll really only go after those who he's deemed deserving of it.

class/subclass: carrion is a rogue, with a specialization in thievery.

background: criminal. he prefers stealing vastly over taking lives; he doesn't consider himself an assassin and doesn't maintain any sort of bloodlust. he's generally of the opinion that killing is the mark of messiness. But He'll Do It Tho.

interests/hobbies: carrion likes card games a whole lot (yes, he absolutely cheats in those games whenever he can) and he also likes gambling (again, he WILL cheat and steal your gold! he'll do it!!). he also has a penchant for alchemy, as he typically would rather make his own potions and poisons than rely on anyone else to supply them. this has granted him some skill in mixology, too!! he can make very tasty drinks. that being said, he absolutely wings a whole lot of his recipes, as he's fairly bad at reading and writing. he was never formally schooled, so, you know. but he still likes books a lot and will quietly work his way through them during down-time at camp. he really likes being read to but will scarcely ever ask for such a thing.

spoken languages: mostly just common, but he knows some elvish, too. he's also fluent in thieves' cant, of course.

profession: he's a thief, first and foremost! he works alone now, as he learnt his lesson with The Incident that granted him his new identity - but he still enjoys scoping out marks and taking whatever he needs from them. prior to the events of bg3, he did some adventuring - but it was mostly in the name of travelling around. he doesn't really have a fixed home as he tries to avoid garnering a reputation.

height: 5'8"

colors: a very cold silver, a deep blue velvet, the black of raven wings.

fruits: blueberries and raspberries. he's a berry guy...!

drinks: he enjoys very rich, flavorful alcohol, especially when there's a sweetness lingering somewhere in there. a nice, dark rum comes to mind.

smokes: not his thing, but occasionally.

drugs: yes, absolutely. he's very aware of his limits, though!

drivers license: (the fantasy equivalent lmao)... no. absolutely not. carrion continues my legacy of original characters who simply cannot ride horses or horse-like creatures. he simply doesn't trust like that.

ever been arrested: not as often as one would think, and especially not in recent years. when he was just starting out, though? he absolutely did have his fair share of encounters with The Law. still, he always, always managed to get himself out of prison early, be it with honeyed words or grand escapes.

[mycharacterlistandwipdump]

The Plot Synopses of The UnTitledverse Masterpost

Note: May update over time. TW: A few possible lackluster descriptions.

The Perfect Storm saga

Jurassic World: Before The Storm (Jurassic World) - Lisa Cobalt finds herself in a predicament; she is the legal guardian to her foster brother, Joaquin, but cannot financially support him and herself. That is, until an opportunity to fill the role of a paleo-veterinarian at the marvelous Jurassic World presents itself. However, not is all as it seems. When an abnormal dinosaur makes a sudden appearance, it brings with it mistrust among the staff, and a conspiracy that shrouds an inevitable doom. Life gifts lessons and fortune. Those who do not heed these lessons are fools bound to repeat history.

A Blast In The Past - In 1936, you return to your old workplace at Carmine Studios, your old partner wanting to have a reunion. What you did not anticipate was the darkness that welled up from the consequences of your departure. Live or die, trust or betray, kill or be killed, again and again, follow the path laid out for you, and dwell in the regret of crossing me.

FNAF: Ask Goldie Anything (Five Nights At Freddy's) - Goldie and the Fazbear Gang (both the Originals and the Toys) are asked questions by the readers on Wattpad, AO3, Tumblr and fanfiction net (and possibly more), influencing the plot into varying directions. Based on Grawolfquinn's FNAF comic Ask Goldie Anything, but with a twist.

Adapt To Survive (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous) - Left behind on Isla Nublar, Joaquin Cobalt traverses the years spent on the dinosaur populated island, with the reluctant help of an industrialist by the name of Edward Carmine. Indo recovers from his fight with the Indominus, grieving the loss of his pack.

Jurassic World: Into The Eye Of The Storm (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) - Isla Nublar is on the brink of a volcanic destruction, so when mercenaries make their way to the island to collect the dinosaurs, Joaquin, Edward and Indo take separate paths to get off the burning island. All these paths lead them to the same Manor on the Mainland.

The Tale Of Mario Emmet (FNAF: The Silver Eyes) - Charlie and her friends return to Hurricane, Utah for the memorial of Michael Brooks and the children who went missing at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. When exploring the old pizzeria, they discover the ruined building is being used as a nest... and the creature is not too far away.

The Aftermath Equation (Jurassic World) - Evading death once more and tying up loose ends, Edward Carmine traces his obsession to the Dolomite Mountains of Italy, in the Biosyn Sanctuary run by Lewis Dodgson. He offers his services and funding. Meanwhile, Maisie learns more about the Joaquin who saved her.

The Adventures of Debra Holmes And Her Amazing Space Friend Mario Emmet - Set before The Tale Of Mario Emmet, in 1988, a Texan girl by the name of Debra Holmes makes the discovery of an alien shapeshifter who she refers to as "Mario Emmet" taking residence on her homestead. The beginning of a wholesome and tragic friendship, both human and alien have the time of their lives while Mario hides away from the U.S Government.

SPECIALS - A novelisation of a roleplay (that I have yet to make), in which the plot is not a priority and is merely a fun and chaotic celebration of several holidays hosted by Calvin Dearing... right?

The Dark Awakening - The sequel to A Blast In The Past, you have had enough with the narrator's torment and venture to break the cycle out of the purgatory he's left you in. A battle between first-person POV and second-person POV, hoping to finally reach third-person POV.

Jurassic World: The Perfect Storm (Jurassic World: Dominion) - The finale to the Jurassic World arc, Edward makes his final move to uncover the Aftermath Equation from the mechanical beast that keeps knowledge within itself, in order to evade death once more. It is up to Joaquin and Maisie to not only sabotage Edward, but also ruin Lewis Dodgson and Biosyn's plans until help arrives.

Honour Thy Father (Transformers Prime) - After a botched mission that held uncertain revelations, Autobot Arcee ventures across Earth to figure out her origins, with the aid of a droid by the name of Timekeeper, whose Time Watch had fallen into enemy hands.

Walking Fate Season 1 (The Walking Dead Game Season 1) - Lee Everett is given a second chance at life, in a world where the dead roam. He takes a girl by the name of Clementine under her wing, and they join up with more survivors as they endure the new world where death can be around every corner.

More Than An IT (IT (2017)) - IT has gone by many names, many forms. ITs' most favorable form being "Pennywise the Dancing Clown". IT has spent centuries devouring the fear and flesh of children. But what can it do against a child that has no fear of it?

Trust In Us (TFP) - The Autobots are lured to a possible energon lab buried underneath the Grand Canyon. The Decepticons had also followed the lab's signal, engaging in combat when meeting the Autobots. Decepticon Communications Officer Soundwave manages to enter the lab first, with Arcee hot on his heels. Events take a turn for the worse, as both Autobot and Decepticon find themselves locked inside a stronghold that's sole purpose was not to create energon, but keep mechanical horrors from reaching the surface. And they have the capacity to deceive.

Not The Strangest Thing (Stranger Things) - Hawkins, Indiana is a hot spring for supernatural occurrences. Follow a party of kids as they traverse the sinister realm that has broken into Hawkins, with government conspiracies and the Cold War looming over an opportunity to weaponize the creatures on the other side.

Gravity Falls Gets Weirder (Gravity Falls) - Twins Dipper and Mabel Pines are sent to Gravity Falls, Oregon, to spend the summer with their Great Uncle, or "Grunkle", Stan at his tourist attraction; the Mystery Shack. Here they attempt to make friends with the locals, and even two additional teen newcomers; Jack Bolt and Maze Woods. But after the discovery of a journal, Dipper and Mabel's summer vacation is flipped upside down and inside out once Gravity Falls reveals a more supernatural presence amongst the populace.

Demonic Clown Guardian (IT (2017)) - Georgie Denbrough makes friends with a lost clown by the name of Pennywise; and he lives in the sewers too! The Losers Club... take time to get used to this peculiar clown.

DOOMed (DOOM (2016)) - The demonic forces of Hell invade the UAC facility stationed on Mars, and in a desperate gamble, Samuel Hayden awakens the Doom Slayer to wipe them out and kill the progenitor behind the invasion; Olivia Pierce. The Slayer and his allies however discover that the Demonic forces have made another pact with the supernatural forces of the Wicked.

IT Gets Stranger (IT (2017)/Stranger Things crossover) - A crossover where the Losers Club take a school trip to Hawkins, Indiana, where they meet the Party.

Walking Fate Season 2 (TWDG Season 2) - After being separated with her group, Clementine fends for herself until she comes across survivors living in a cabin. This fateful encounter leads Clementine to face new enemies, meet familiar faces and the breakdown of a friendship thought to be unbreakable.

Strings Of Fear - A group of outcasts who form a friendship with each other investigate the odd disappearances surrounding Hurricane, Utah. Here these Outcasts come across a vile evil that feeds on the innocent.

Walking Fate: A Dark Era (The Walking Dead: A New Frontier) - Javier Garcia has watched as society had been overrun by the dead and pocketing factions of survivors wage war on each other; the New Frontier being prominent. To protect what remains of his family, Javi allies with a group co-lead by Clementine, despite the bounty on her head.

Strings Of Fear: The Second Part - Years after the first defeat of the cosmic horror that plagued their home town, the Outcasts return to end the creature that haunted them once and for all. But is there more to the horror than meets the eye?

DOOMed: From The Beginning (DOOM (2016)) - Set several months before the events of DOOMed and the fateful "Bring-Your-Kid-To-Work" Day, read how the staff of the UAC facility began its descent into horror and madness through the eyes of a recently transferred doctor and security guard; Leslie Who and Alfred "Jeff" Hopper.

Strings Of Fear: The Finale - The ending chapter to the Strings Of Fear arc. Trapped in a repetitive cycle of hatred and guilt, can one cretin escape his confines?

SCP: Confining Spaces (SCP: Confinement) - Connor, a young man who cannot die, is forced by the SCP Foundation to confront and interview multiple classes of SCPs. Though things take a dark turn upon one reality warper calling himself Jester taking an interest in Connor's nature, leading to the discovery of two warriors; an academic cyborg war hero by the name of Haven, and the Sarcophagus of Shame which houses the Wicked's tactician general, called the Overlord.

More Than Bargained For? (FNAF) - Lillian "Lena" Elliot is hired as the newest Night Guard for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Fazbear Entertainment believed she'd end up like the other guards... only to prove that she isn't trapped with the animatronics; the animatronics are trapped with her.

Kicking The Bucket Spills The Truth (TFP) - With Flatline's faction making their move, Autobots and Decepticons come to a decision; mark a truce to end a threat, or adjust to this third party?

Detroit: Battleground (Detroit: Become Human) - After Markus' recent victory in the android revolution, both humans and androids move to build a better future with each other; however, Elijah Kamski unleashes his hidden weapon to revert the androids back to servitude; a sentient megavirus designated "K.I.L.L.J.O.Y". However, he did not anticipate K.I.L.L.J.O.Y's capacity for strong emotions such as rage and the desire to dominate.

Smile Tunes (Hellaverse) - Samuel Who is the Morningstar Family's top advisor, trying to balance being Charlie's best friend and looking out for her as a royal advisor. Especially when it comes to her recent venture to redeem sinners with the help of Alastor, the infamous "Radio Demon", due to the upcoming Extermination. He's even more cautious when the strangest Exorcist comes under their care.

DOOMed: Death Isn't Eternal (DOOM: Eternal) - The sequel to DOOMed, follow the Doom Slayer once again as he continues his quest to wipe out Hell's ongoing invasion of Earth. The Slayer meets new allies, faces threats old and unfamiliar, and races against time as the Khan Makyr and the Wicked doom this Earth for their own ambitions.

Walking Fate: Reign Of Sin (TWDG The Final Season) - Clem leads what remains of her small family to a new home in the form of Ericon's Boarding School, lead by troubled teens. She uncovers plots, confronts the one person who embodies her traumas and fights against both the undead and the living.

Pet Sematary: Where Dead Is Better (Pet Sematary (2019)) - The Creeds move to Ludlow, Maine; a decision Louis had agreed to so he could land a stable job while being able to spend more time with his family. The family discover a burial ground hidden in the woods, near their home. Warnings are shared, but not heeded.

Down Memory Lane (Multifandom Crossover) - Calvin and Mario unite again to bring back a lost friend home, without gaining the attention of the Carver of Fate, the Chairman.

Red Dead Redemption: Peace For Thy Sinners (Red Dead Redemption 2) - Maddilyn Darling has been in the Van Der Linde Gang ever since she was nine, raised alongside Arthur Morgan and John Marston into the life of an outlaw by Dutch van der Linde, Hosea Matthews and Abigail Emmet. Through her eyes, she watches her family grow, some members more likeable than others, and she watches as they fall. Her story begins before, during and after the fall of the Van Der Linde Gang.

Truth Or Dare? (Multifandom Crossover) - A menagerie of characters are collected by the dealmaker Jester to play the most intense game of all time... Truth or Dare?

What If? (Multifandom/Crossover) - A collection of alternate routes a story or one of my fics could have taken. What if Kiyotaka Ayanokoji came to the ANS with Ichika Amasawa and Takuya Yagami? What if Clementine died instead of Lee Everett? What if Abigail Emmet never learned to appreciate human culture, and raised Mario in her species traditions? And much more you will be able to ask before and after The UnTitledverse and the other series ends.

Pet Semetary: Let The Dead Rest (Pet Sematary (2019)) - Almost twenty years after the events of his family's destruction, Gage Creed returns to Ludlow, Maine, to put his family to rest.

Yo-Kai Watchlace (Yo-Kai Watch) - Katie Forester was just an average eleven-year-old girl attending Springdale Elementary School with her friends Nathan "Nate" Adams, Edward "Eddie" Archer and Barnaby "Bear" Bernstein. Over the weekend, she comes across an old crank machine, which gifts her a Watchlace and a Yo-Kai butler by the name of Shallow. He "guides" her to compete against the other Yo-Kai Watch user in the area to help as many Yo-Kai as possible for means unknown to Katie.

The Devil Of All Time - Follow the trial of Edward Carmine in the mid-nineties, accused for the ritualistic murder of Leslie Who's child.

Walking Fate: The Final Season (TWDG) - The final confrontation between Delta and the survivors of Ericson, and the end of Clementine and Malcrum's journeys.

We Stand Together (Multifandom Crossover) - The Wicked have banded an army together to accomplish their goals of domination across this corner of the Multiverse, all in the name of their dark master. Joaquin, Calvin and Mario unite their allies to push back against the evil that has risen to claim their glory again.

Gravity Falls: Next Gen (Gravity Falls) - Thirty years after the events of Gravity Falls, Gwen Pines and Sara Gleeful return with their families to visit Soos and his family at the Mystery Shack. However, an old enemy awakens, and with him a plan to bring some new friends to the party. Based on turquoisespace35's Next Gen AU comics.

Subnautica: Deeper Depths (Subnautica: Below Zero) - Taking place five years after the Aurora's crash and Planet 4546B's liberation from the Kharaa, Robin Ayou returns to the antarctic region of the planet after recovering from an accident on an Alterra expedition three years beforehand. However, she finds her half-sister, Sam, had taken lead in the expeditions after Robin's absence, and went missing for some time. To find out the truth, she has to go deeper in the cold, dark depths of the treacherous ocean... where she discovers secrets under the ice.

Supremacy (Multifandom Crossover) - The finale to The Perfect Storm saga, the culmination of the journeys of not only Joaquin, Calvin and Mario, but Edward Carmine and the Wicked's as well. Who will win in this fight between resistance and domination?

The Omniscient Rule saga

The Omniscience Rule (Multifandom Crossover) - Saved from the destruction of his universe, Joaquin faces down trials guided by the firstborne Eldritch, Amari the Apothecary, to strengthen himself to become a leader capable of protecting the very essence of the Multiverse itself; the Omniscience.

Life Is Cruel (Life Is Strange) - After sacrificing her closest friend, Chloe, to save Arcadia Bay, Max finds that her powers have not dissipated as she initially believed they would, and that Arcadia Bay's destruction has only been suspended rather than averted... and replaced with a far more viscous force of nature than a hurricane. Can fate be fought against? And what is the nature of Max's powers?

Our Family Shelter - After retiring from the Omniscient Rule, Malcrum Darling finds a new purpose; protecting a group of children from the sinister clutches of an organization called C.Y.P.R.U.S.

The Omniscience Rule: Web Of Lies (Star Wars) - The Omniscient Rule take an assignment from the Time Bureau Authority to ensure the events of one universe does not diverge from canon, while also finding and arresting the rogue members of the Time Guard. The further they get into the Clone Wars conflict, the more they find out the reason the Time Guard are ruining the canon.

All Who Remain (The Last Of Us Part One) - Joel Miller lives amongst a dying civilization where hardened survivors and the infected fight to determine humanity's preservation or extinction. He is hired by a rebelling group called the "Fireflies" looking to change the fate of humanity by smuggling a girl by the name of Ellie to one of their facilities. Easier said than done, as Joel and Ellie face obstacles upon obstacles, human and infected alike, and worse of all; a maniac with the distinct ability to command the Cordyceps movements, and an obsessive hatred towards Ellie herself.

Enjoy Your Stay In Eastview! (Multifandom Crossover) - With the revelation of "dead worlds" amongst the Multiverse, full of abandoned survivors seeking refuge from destruction, Joaquin and Haven determine the best course of action for the Omniscient Rule, chasing after a myth in the form of a world powered by the Omniscience itself.

SPECIALS: IN 2 REALITY - A maddening sequel to the SPECIALS roleplay, here the Omniscient Rule adapt to the oddity that is Eastview.

Time Guard: Khronos' Law - Jeff Hopper joins the Time Guard in helping catch a wanted criminal by the name of Maddison Darling; a mass serial killer determined to irreparably change the flow of time.

Happy Accidents At The Dark Circus (FNAF) - Mario and Charlie just wanted to go on a date at the newest attraction in Hurricane, Utah; the Dark Circus. However, not only do they run into Charlie's friends, including her distant former best friend, Elizabeth, but the menagerie of next-gen animatronics; Fizzer Pop and his Merry Band of Rocking Friends, seem to get a bit... quirky in the night.

A Lovely Murder Musical (Multifandom Crossover) - Charlie's hometown of Hurricane had been taken over by the Prime Minister of Hell themself; Alamach, with help from a spirit by the name of Kara Darling, to perform the musical of a lifetime. Mario brings his fellow compatriots from the Omniscient Rule to help him save Charlie and her friends from the inside.

The Omniscience Rule: Dark Omen - Maddison's rampage across time had caused a ripple effect, both good and bad; returning Lena Elliot to existence, but also causing a group of curse-preserving warlocks known as "the Occult" to come into power; intent on bringing the "Great Malevolence" to Eastview. An unlikely alliance between Jeff Hopper, Lisa Cobalt and Fizzer is formed to put an end to the most recent chapter of the Occult.

All Who Remain: Madness Reincarnate (The Last Of Us Part Two) - Five years after All Who Remain, Ellie embarks on a journey of revenge against a militia lead by a bitter woman by the name of Abby; even if it means aligning with her detested rival, Malcolm Darling.

The UnTitled Stories (Multifandom/Crossover) - A collection/series of short stories that happen in the canon of The UnTitledverse, with the express purpose of tying loose ends and expanding the stories. A number of these stories can be viewed below The UnTitled Stories section near the bottom.

Red Dead Redemption: Pandora's Box (RDR) - Maddilyn Darling thought her days of donning the guns for anything other than bounty hunting were over, until she meets relatives who came from the future; twins Malcrum and Cassandra Darling who intend on stopping Maddilyn's dead aunt, Kara, from creating a second Divine Holy War between Heaven and Hell.

The Omniscience Rule: C.Y.P.R.U.S Uprising - The Omniscient Rule have been cleaning up the mess left behind by their enemies. In this final entry of The Omniscient Rule saga, they engage with another group; C.Y.P.R.U.S, an organization that kidnaps and trains children into soldiers, assassins and spies, lead by their director, Madame Callaghan, and her children. Madame Callaghan seems to have an intense focus on Joaquin, recognizing him from a past he no longer remembers.

The UnTitled Ventures saga

UnTitled Venture: Hazardous Residence (Resident Evil: Biohazard) - Joaquin Lockwood was supposed to be retired from the BSAA, however an old pal asks him a favor to provide reconnaissance at a family homestead in Dulvey, Louisiana due to suspicious activity which could be B.O.W in nature, and he's the closest person with experience there. Joaquin agrees, but finds himself trapped with a civilian by the name of Ethan Winters, and both begrudgingly work together to survive the onslaught that awaits them.

UnTitled Venture: Whisper My Name (Resident Evil: Revelations) - Agent Maisie Lockwood races against the clock as she searches for her partner, Joaquin, through Umbrella's connections with an organization called C.Y.P.R.U.S.

UnTitled Venture: Village Of Shadows (Resident Evil: Village) - On a drive from Romania to visit the Winters in Hungary, Joaquin gets into a car crash, and his adopted daughters are taken to a Village in the dark Romanian forests, where the locals worship the matriarch who rules over them; Mother Miranda, the head of the Four Lords. While Ethan gets together the BSAA and Taskforce ECHO, Joaquin fights his way to his girls.

UnTitled Venture: Balancing Roulettes (Resident Evil 6) - Joaquin and Maisie Lockwood trace after a series of bio-terrorist attacks across the globe, hunting down the B.O.W's and the people behind them, as the BSAA's finest agents try to stop the spread of the C-Virus.

UnTitled Venture: Old Smoke - Joaquin settles in his new life in the Village, which is disrupted by the presence of a vengeful Roy Lockwood; Maisie's close great uncle, who has a vendetta against B.O.W's.

UnTitled Venture: Perverse Justice - The BSAA are attacked by C.Y.P.R.U.S, lead by Madame Callaghan's second son, the nihilistic Urijah Callaghan, searching for the whereabouts of Joaquin Lockwood. Urijah's end goal threatens the very state of life itself, and Joaquin won't be going down without trying to fight.

UnTitled Venture: Viva La Révolution (Multifandom Crossover) - Saved in the nick of time, Joaquin is presented with an opportunity by a being who calls himself Benny with getting his life back from the clutches of the Orchestrator; Zachariah.

UnTitled Venture: Found Out (Multifandom Crossover) - With the flames of revolution alight, Joaquin and Benny face a counterattack lead by the Apostles of Zachariah.

The Ender saga

Chapter One: The Truth Seeker - Decades after the disappearance of her adoptive father, Elise Lockwood strays from the only home she knew to find his whereabouts, even in the darkest crevices of her world.

Chapter Two: The Change You Can Be - With a head start, Elise conjures the wrath of Zachariah, but is rescued by two unlikely individuals she never knew she'd get the chance to meet.

Chapter Three: The Feuding Houses (Multifandom Crossover) - With Zachariah's plot kicked into gear, Joaquin Cobalt and the Omniscient Rule escort Elise to Benny's Domus Memoriae... and find out the struggle of keeping allies together.

Chapter Four: The Soulless Opposition (Multifandom Crossover) - Alliances start to forge as the end date closes in, but the Omniscient Rule aren't out of the woods yet when Zachariah sends his Apostles newest monstrosities; a cross between the brute determination of the Soulless Husks and the deadly intelligence of the Exterminators.

Chapter Five: The Shining Miracles (Multifandom Crossover) - Joaquin's capture dwindles hope, but Elise does not discard it yet. With Benny and Maisie, they locate the best world to open up a doorway to Zachariah's pocket dimension; Earth Prime. All they need are a couple of Shiners to summon it.

Chapter Six: The Ender (Multifanfom Crossover) - Zachariah lays his cards on the table as he engaged the Omniscient Rule in an all out battle for the fate of the Omniscience; continue its freedom or fall under Zachariah's control? Meanwhile, Joaquin and his allies traverse the dank and treacherous landscapes of "Wonderland"; a prison dimension set on an infinite loop in what seems to be a combination of the 15th and 20th century in a town called "Prehevil" with some other prisoners.

Original Spin Offs

Jagged Instincts Novelization - The novelisation of a Wattpad/Discord roleplay I had been in. A group of strange creatures escape auction and traverse a world of technology, interstellar travel and mystical intrigue.

Mario: Mother's Boy - Abigail Emmet balances the struggle of teaching her newborn son how to be self-sufficient while surviving in a world where fear is rampant, and keeping her own hunger satiated as human's terror dwindles less and less.

The Time Guard - Discharged from the duty of a Time Lord, Timekeeper brings together a team of delinquent individuals who have no effect on the time stream (none except of which they leave behind when present) to do Judge Khronos' dirty work.

The UnTitled Stories

Unnamed The Last Of Us (2023) Malcolm Darling fic - Malcolm Darling continues his spree across the Multiverse, killing all the Ellie William's he can find. Until he enters one world that forces him to reflect on his self-perceived "righteous" revenge.

Unnamed Classroom Of The Elite fic - Kiyotaka Ayanokoji enrolls in the prestigious "Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School", intent on using the three years of no contact with the outside world to answer a question; what controls us? Is it the mind that controls the body or the body that controls the mind? Little did Ayanokoji know how much merit a footprint can leave behind on others... nor how they can return the same impact back. A heartfelt story about self-identity, healing, and regaining a piece of humanity back.

Hitman: Evangeline (Hitman: Absolution) - After leaving the circus life behind, Evangeline hitches up with the International Contract Agency as an independent hitman they can hire. Her first target is a rogue agent by the name of Diana Burnwood. What follows afterwards is an example on how not to fail your task successfully.

Unnamed The UnTitledverse Joaquin, Maisie and House of Thanatos fic - Joaquin has tea with the Gods of Death and afterwards he and Maisie process the events of The Omniscient Rule: Dark Omen, including the loss of Lisa.

Unnamed The UnTitledverse Mario Emmet, Charlie Emily and Elizabeth Afton fic - In the eve of their retirement of the Omniscient Rule after the events of A Lovely Murder Musical; Mario, Charlie and Elizabeth go on a solo adventure and learn that godhood can be achieved without resorting to murder and spilling blood.

Unnamed Inside Job Fic - Cognito Inc. manage to earn two contracts in one day, one with the Envy Ring of Hell and the other with C.Y.P.R.U.S, resulting in two representatives sent to help the corporation; Urijah Callaghan, a bright mind with a cynical outlook, and Oswaldo Thanatos, the son of two members of the House of Thanatos. What shenanigans do they get up to?

Unnamed Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure OC's crossover from the Multiverse into one world fic - Zhan Tiri triggers multiple breaches into the realm of Corona, leading to four unknown individuals to be sucked into the kingdom; some more dangerous than others. It is up to Rapunzel, Eugene and Cass to round these trespassers up and send them back where they belong.

The Heinous Crimes Of One Elusive Maddison Darling (Multifandom Crossover) - Exiled from C.Y.P.R.U.S after multiple assignment failures, Maddison finds being a hitman isn't her specialty; but finds a passion in being a mass-murdering serial killer. Follow her string of crimes before her eventual tomfoolery in The Time Guard: Khronos' Law.

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Trials & Tribulations of a Dungeon Master #97

This is less about Trials and Tribulations, but can we just take a moment to truly appreciate how wild a single session of D&D can be? Here's a breakdown of what happened in our most recent 3 hour Dungeons & Dragons session. -Survived a Meteor Swarm hitting a manor we were in and escaped the burning ruins. -Saved a town from the iron clutches of a gang. -Had sex while broadcasting it to a jealous ex (former Goddess) via sending spell. -Hallowed a temple. -Franchised a chicken restaurant. -Talked to a family of rats. -Found out a blood thirsty, barbarian clan all got super smart and are inventing things now. It's been a wild ride for our Dungeon Master tonight.

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brain fried so have half a patcap au: pat is a witch living in the abandoned ruin that is buttom manor after his divorce, along with his familiar thomas who, after a spell can wrong can shapeshift so frequently goes between a human and animal form. when pat was young he was given a prophecy that he would die by the hand of the man he loves, so freshly divorced, he’s a bit weary and basically determined to hide out alone, never talk to another man and therefore not die. but when the rest of the ghosts gang stumble on the ruins and mistake him for it’s new legal owner, he has do his best to hide his powers from them and play the frinedly neighbour. all the while he’s getting closer to the group, and one man in particular, despite thomas’ best attemps to shoo captain off. how would it end? idk.

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Until I eradicate all evil, I will not go to heaven. WOH, Episode 10, Part 3. ZZS spends time at the inn, drinking wine without moderation. He is already very drunk. ZZS tells himself that if all evil is not eradicated, he will not go to heaven. He then returns to the drink and in which is the beginning of ZZS Trace and falls backwards. On the table in front of him are many empty bottles. The waiter cleaning the counter reveals ZZS, who is the final closure, who is sitting at the table. ZZS believes that nothing is possible in this world. Add that fools always work on themselves. Then again ZZS returns to the drink and preferred the waiter after serving him the wine. However, the women who are holding WKX are lying drunk on the ground. WKX does not look very drunk, he looks at the gold in his hand. One of the women is aware of this and reveals to WKX that he can no longer drink because he is dizzy. WKX looks at his hand and asks the girl if she has ever experienced anything like he has. That there was something she was really meant to have. But it disappeared and became something she would never find, but years later it reappeared. The girl, half-conscious, replies that it was probably good. Because WKX got back what he had lost. WKX explained that what is available is that he no longer has the right to it. In the morning at Chongwu Palace, SS comes to GC sitting in the main hall, ZJ is also there. GC asks if SS has already caught FXF, SS that he apologizes to GC and explains that he escaped him. SS asks GC not to worry because after the Hero Conference he will catch that devil and avenge the Four Sages of Anji. GC asks SS how the preparations for the funeral of the Sages of Anji are going. ZJ replies that everything is ready according to GC's guidelines, only for the students of the Sages of Anji and their families. And then they lead their souls home. ZJ added that when he came to Renyi Manor he discovered a half-dug grave in the ground. ZJ says he doesn't know who did it or if the Beggar Gang is behind it. GC replies that ZJ is wrong, here SS interjects and says that GC is right and adds that that old sly Huang is clever. SS claims that this is an opinion, based on the fact that HH was looking for Glazed Armor from the beginning. SS revealed that it was because a stupid nursery rhyme spread from Ghosts Valley in Jianghu. GC interrupts SS, saying that this nursery rhyme is not from Ghosts Valley. Surprised SS looks at ZJ, who asks GC what he means. And says the words Rainbow Clouds dispersed, and Glazed Armor is shattered, who will cry with the ghosts on Qingya Mountain. He then says that it is obvious that Ghosts Valley has risen against the Five Lakes Alliance. GC asks ZJ if it is certain that ALZ was killed by the Ghosts of Ghost Valley. SS says that it is obvious because that evening he followed ALZ to the place where the yellow paper scraps were. SS remembers going out through the streets of the city at night and seeing a bloody sword stuck in the wall. SS explains that right after he returned to Sanbai Manor to Ghost Valley, he showed this strength by hanging the bodies on the wall. ZZS and WKX, in order to forget what happened at Renyi Manor, get drunk. ZZS gets very drunk, probably the drunkest he has been in his life. He believed the words that WKX had said. Once again, he lost trust in a person, and this time it was WKX. ZZS really wanted WKX to become his soulmate, but the way WKX treated ZZS ruined that opportunity. WKX also experienced what ZZS told him by getting drunk, but he is more sober and wants to justify himself to himself. GC and SS want to understand who could be behind the recent events, only ZJ is calm and does not show emotions. SS is hot-headed, eager to act, while GC is a fortress of peace and safety. Overall, the way ZZH showed us a drunk ZZS is fantastic, GJ at the same time did a good job as WKX tormented by guilt over ZZS.

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A hat in time retail Locations during the Great Numerian War.

Mafia town: No cylinders landed on the town itself but one landed on a nearby island, the Mafia sent goons to investigate but they never returned. The mafia turned away boats that wanted to unload people on the island and laughed at the Numerian rumour so when the first Tripod arrived they tried to bully it off their island only for it to decimate most of the town, the rampage was cut short however by the CASS Beaky's huge 14 inch guns ripping the tripod to pieces. The surviving mafia evacuated by boat while the civilians still on the island tried to rebuild, what happened next is unknown but the lack of communication suggests they weren't so lucky.

The Owl express: When the first cylinder opened the Owl express was being readied for another trip across the deserts and the Conductor was worried about the cylinder so when he heard explosions, screaming and Dj Grooves's crew heading his way he threw his past rivalry to the wind and welcomed them aboard, Grooves himself also hopped on board the now moving train from the platform. The Owl Express rumbled along for some time before reaching Crumbly, a town which served as a refueling stop, the group rested there for a while all the while listening to the radio. Three more trains headed past them but the fourth one, which had been hijacked by the crime gangs and the Nyakuza plus Mu, stopped off to refuel. The Owl express and Crumbly itself would eventually be attacked and wiped out two tripods and several Harvesters which the town being recycled into Uberpod 'Bastion 1', Mu, the Empress, Meowjima, Conductor, Cooking Cat, Grooves and several owls, cats and moon penguins would be able to escape via the other train and two coaches.

Dead Bird studio: Evacuated, military personal turned the place into a fortress and dared the Numerians to attack, they were able to down a tripod, damage another and kill several mice and a harvester using heavy field guns and fire from tanks and AT rifles but the rest cored the place like an apple leaving no survivors and rendering DBS completely uninhabitable.

Subcon forest: No cylinders landed in Subcon forest and it is one of the only places which were tripod free at the start of the war, later attacked by two uberpods and a bunch of tripods including 'Bastion 1' which brutally shut down the Snatcher who narrowly escaped. 'Bastion 1' also turned its timepiece guns towards Vanessa's manor which was oblitorated along with its sole occupant. The place becomes a main base of operations and Harvesters own the place.

Alpine Skyline: Almost completely untouched except by some attempted landings by Arrows the terrain makes the place almost impossible to traverse for anything heavier than a mouse, our cast are all sheltered by the nomads here before going their seperate ways with the Conductor heading to a border to join up with his family, Grooves heading back to the moon, CC heading overseas and the Empress and Meowjima leaving for the Metro to prepare. Mu is too injured to follow them and as such decides to remain at Alpine for the time being before either making her own way back or retiring from the Nyakuza all together and living in alpine for the rest of her days.

Times End?: about a week after they split Mu is called over to one of the mountains and too her horror she finds it is her castle back during her misguided attempt to destroy all bad guys except its a ruin, she leaves it but when she recovers fully explores the place, after finding nothing Mu turns to leave but she finds herself confronted by Bastion 1 outside. A hatch alop the machine opens to reveal a familiar hat wearing face and the two of them have a heart to heart before parting ways, Hat Kid also warns her against going back to the metro. Mu decides to stay at Alpine Skyline knowing that it is one of the last safe locations.

SS absolutely will not sink: boarded by CC during a rushed evacuation from a port in New Stork, the ship steamed out to see but several machines blocked its way but luckily the CASS Texas was in the area and blew them up before distracting Uberpod 'Piper Command' (piloted by Bow Kid) enough for SS Absolutely Will Not Sink to flee. Unfortunetally the ship three days into its voyage is cut off and surrounded by Arrows which bomb it near to pieces, CC makes it and survives the war while many others don't.

Nyatokyo: The underground town the metro is based in becomes a safezone but the place is compremised by the arrival of the new 'Snakes', the place than suffers attacks from Scout Tripods and Harvesters but thanks to the metros more advanced technology they are able to fend them off. The Numerians consider pumping the place with black smoke but the cowardly mayor surrenders the town to them, they instead send in tripods to occupy the place and business continues mostly as normal. The Empress is captured trying to flee and Meowjima's attempt by train fails so badly those he tried to help are hunted down by harvesters and Meowjima is killed by a 'Mouse'.