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THE FULL MOTORCITY PITCH BIBLE GOT LEAKED

It’s been a while since I posted anything Motorcity related but here we are with this thing: the full unedited extended Pitch Bible from Chris P.

Special thanks to The Media Busters for finding this:

Motorcity: Series Bible (Revised 2/15/11)

Logline: In the future, charismatic tyrant, Abraham Kane, is taking over Detroit, transforming it block-by-block into his insidious city of tomorrow: KaneCo Deluxe. But one thing stands in his way: the Burners! Led by the charming and impulsive daredevil, Mike Chilton, this band of hot-rod wielding rebels fights to protect Motorcity - the last oasis of freedom - from the power-hungry Kane and his endless army of technological terrors. Motorcity is a high-octane animated action-comedy that celebrates freedom and independence with cool cars, great action, and dynamic heroes who stand up for what they believe in.

Motorcity: Live Fast. Live Free.

Remember the feeling you got when you first had the chance to drive? The power? The freedom? That’s what Motorcity is all about. It’s a high-octane animated thrill ride, pitting futuristic cars against terrifying robot technology, rival hot rod gangs and the nefarious power-hungry villains lurking in their own backyard!It’s the story of Mike Chilton, a teenage hero, and his struggle to prevent the evil Abraham Kane from achieving the complete and total domination of his hometown – Detroit. It’s a show for people who love to drive or can’t wait until they can.

The Situation

THE CONFLICT: Motorcity is the story of the BATTLE FOR DETROIT!

Detroit has been split into two separate sections of the same city: KaneCo Deluxe, a floating city of the future owned by evil industrialist, Kane, where freedom and cars are abolished, and Motorcity, a vibrant underground community built within the bones of old Detroit where people are free to live as they please. Kane desperately wants control of Detroit- wielding power over KaneCo Deluxe isn’t enough. He needs to wipe out the last patch of resistance and claim Motorcity as his own to complete his vision.

OUR HEROES: Mike Chilton and his band of rebels, The Burners.

THEIR MISSION: To protect Motorcity, the last oasis of freedom, from the evil reach of Abraham Kane, a power-hungry tyrant hell-bent on taking over all of Detroit so he can transform it into his insidious city of the future – KaneCo Deluxe.

Mike and The Burners are charming rebels that share a lot in common with the original “Champions of Justice”: Robin Hood and His Merry Men. To put it simply:

Mike = Robin Hood

The Burners = Merry Men

Our heroes hide out in Motorcity (Sherwood Forest), devising plans to take down Kane (Sheriff Of Nottingham) and bring freedom to the people of Motorcity (Nottingham).

Julie (a Burner with a secret: she’s Kane’s daughter) = Maid Marian (she straddles the worlds of Deluxe and Motorcity

The Feel and Tone

Action! Freedom! Speed! FUN!

When you strip it all down, Motorcity is about the joy of racing around in tricked-out cars, fighting robots, and racing your rivals. It’s FUN! Dang it! And we never want to lose sight of that.

Mike has the ability to look a life and death situation in the eye and find the fun in it. Every day is a high stakes battle, but Mike’s impulsive approach to any problem is what makes him unique. It’s not that he doesn’t take his fight with Kane seriously – It’s the heat-of-the-moment, seat-of-his-pants way he that makes him Mike!Get ready for an eight-cylinder action-comedy road trip through the fast lane of futuristic sci-fi...

The World

KaneCo Deluxe

Perfect, but boring. Kane’s futuristic metropolis is cold and uninviting. The gray and white shell envelops the “engine” of the old city underneath. It’s the veneer that hides the multiple cables, wires, pipes and guts encapsulated in Motorcity that power all of Detroit. Floating “living room” pods carry the Deluxe citizens from apartment husks to factory complexes to food distribution centers and back. The pods recharge as they dock. They only go where the computer sends them. There are no sidewalks. There is no freedom. No one decides where and when to go – they just do as they’re told.

The KaneCo Deluxe citizens all work for KaneCo - and if they question Kane’s methods, they don’t dare say anything about it for fear of their safety. As long as they do what the great leader, Abraham Kane, says, there won’t be any trouble. This includes participating in the war effort against Motorcity and the Burners – who, according to Kane, want nothing but to take away their safety and replace it with chaos and anarchy!

Motorcity

Underneath the sprawling megacity of Deluxe is a vibrant community of freedom-loving farmers, engineers, artists, mechanics and warriors. Although they live underground, these Motorcitizens are happy and free. This underground world is colorful and organic – a meld of nature and technology. A harmonious blend of old and new. Mike and the Burners use the immense power lines and data cables as roads to traverse the distances of Motorcity, as well as the remnants of the old highways and roads that haven’t been destroyed by Kane.The people of Motorcity are frequently under attack by KaneCo’s forces. Kane often sends his seek-and-destroy robots – he calls them his Safe-T-Bots – to eradicate enclaves of humanity nestled within the city’s inner workings. Some Motorcity citizens respond by building up highly defensible fortress dwellings to protect their beloved city. While some hide or stay mobile, there others who rise up and fight to protect what they’ve built for themselves down there. They don’t have to play by Kane’s rules and they want to keep it that way. Motorcity is a nurturing oasis for creativity, danger and fun.

Mike is the leader of the Burners – the primary force of resistance against Kane – but there are other gangs and groups in Motorcity. They are mostly unorganized and fight each other more often than they pose a threat against Kane. Mike and the Burners regularly go on scavenging expeditions to the oldest reaches under the city to find the parts needed to build and maintain their vehicles. They also raid Kane’s power plants and technical facilities buried under the city for advanced electronics and other futuristic tech. Kane’s biggest weakness is that his enemy lives in his own basement. They can attack his soft underbelly without warning.This is a constant source of frustration and anger for Kane!

The mechanics of KaneCo Deluxe and Motorcity:

KaneCo Deluxe is a giant supercity – about 175 miles across. Good thing the Burners’ cars can drive so fast! 500mph gets you around Motorcity quickly, especially with no rush hour...The pods up above travel just as fast - but no one ever gets within 10 miles of the city’s border. Since no one can control a pod, no citizen has ever even been close. And just in case someone tries, there’s a force field trapping everyone in. The view from the edge of town is completely obscured by a giant holo-projection of a depressed wasteland. This is what Kane has fooled the people into believing. There’s nothing worth it out there. Everything worth having is within the walls of KaneCo Deluxe. There’s a lot of danger out there and we need to protect our borders! All utility and power systems that run KaneCo Deluxe are buried in Motorcity. The Burners and other pockets of Motorcity dwellers draw what power they need from these massive generators. The immense tubes that provide energy, water, ventilation, communication and sewage are used by the Burners as a network of tunnels and highways to travel underground - as well as provide access to the maintenance hatches needed to sustain KaneCo Deluxe.The Burners have figured out ways to hack into these maintenance systems to not only get in and out of Motorcity, but to throw Kane off their scent as well. When Security Bots are on their tail, the paths of the massive tubes can be switched – just like the switches of old fashioned train tracks. The Burners know these tubes and tunnels better than anyone and Mike has learned to be unpredictable – to go left when it’s logical to go right. The best way to outwit a robot is to think like a human!

The Characters

Mike Chilton

(bravery, guts)

AFFILIATION: Burner

TITLE: Leader - he’s the man in charge of the Burners, and the man behind the entire resistance against Kane. He’s got a tough challenge ahead – both in fighting Kane, and managing the unique personalities of his team.

IS: a cool, quick-witted, funny, gutsy, impulsive 17-year-old who generally has things under control and doesn’t take much seriously (except for, of course, his mission to take down Kane). Mike never does things the easy way – he does them the fun way! That means leaping BEFORE looking, jumping into the water without testing the temperature.

Mike is naturally gifted. He doesn’t have to try to be exceptionally good, he just is. He is the guy who doesn’t care about winning the trophy, but he has a closet full of them. This effortless skill is what attracted Kane’s attention and what makes him such a tough opponent.

STRENGTH: His daredevil spirit – it usually gets him out of trouble.

WEAKNESS: His daredevil spirit – it usually gets him into trouble.

WANTS: speed and adventure. New experiences. And most of all... Freedom! For everyone! That means saving his people – the citizens of Motorcity. Mike wants to keep Motorcity out of Kane’s clutches so they don’t become drones to the Deluxian way of life and lose their precious freedom, or even worse, be destroyed if they refuse to submit. The Burners are the people’s only hope, and Mike isn’t going to rest until Motorcity is truly free.DOES NOT WANT: BOREDOM! Complacency! Mike likes to DO. Why waste time talking about it when he could be done before the others stop flapping their gums? IF HE WAS A WEAPON, HE’D BE: a machine gun

FAMILY: None known

RELATIONSHIPS:

MIKE AND KANE: Mike used to be a cadet in Kane’s Ultra-Elite Forces Training Academy - he believed in KaneCo Deluxe and felt it was his duty to protect the people. Mike was the top of his class, tackling every challenge or fight with reckless abandon – none of the other cadets had the courage, the guts or the skill to keep up with him. Kane saw something special in Mike and took him under his wing. He had BIG PLANS for our boy. But when Mike discovered what Kane was really up to (you know, EVIL), he knew he had to break rank and take a stand. Both Mike and Kane feel BETRAYED by one another, which makes their struggle for KaneCo Deluxe and Motorcity extremely personal.

MIKE AND CHUCK: They’re best buds. They’re opposites, but they need each other. They have each other’s back – no matter what...

MIKE AND JULIE: They’re very close, but not that close. There’s nothing romantic going on between them – at least not yet...Mike doesn’t show his vulnerable side too often, but when he does, it’s almost always with Julie. He confides in her. Fears, worries, hopes and dreams.

MIKE AND JACOB: Pupil and teacher to a degree. Jacob offers up sage advice, and Mike does his best to follow it.

MIKE AND THE BURNERS: They’re a makeshift family and oil is thicker than blood. Mike would do anything to protect his team and vice-versa.

RIDE: Mutt – a retrofitted 70’s Muscle-Car with four turbine tri-pulsor engines, a slew of energy weapons, a grip of gadgets and a 21st century chopper hidden between the exhaust pipes!

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Guts. Oh, and also a SKULL-HEADED DUAL-BLADED SPARK STAFF (think laser-sword meets flaming chainsaw!)

Chuck

(brains)

AFFILIATION: Burner

ROLE: Tech Guru / Mike’s co-pilot

IS: Mike’s best friend and sidekick, as well as an automobile aficionado – he knows everything about every car ever made ever- schematics, engine specs, performance ratings, etc. However, he is also terrified of the “speed” and “danger” associated with them. (Come to think of it, we never see him driving...) He reluctantly rides shotgun with Mike on most missions, even though he’d much rather avoid conflict altogether.

STRENGTH: Thanks to his big ol’ brain, Chuck can always find an escape route or a solution to a technical problem in a pinch. He performs well under stress and terror, even though he hates it. Although he's usually terrified of the situation Mike has put him in, he is incredibly loyal and will never bail on him. Chuck is also constantly improving the Burners’ computer and security systems.

WEAKNESS: AAAAAAHH! Easily scared. Overly-cautious. Anal retentive. Always fiddling with the computer and security systems!WANTS: To survive driving around with Mike. To stay home and play “Laser Swords” on his computer. To win Claire’s heart. And secretly – to be more brave.

DOES NOT WANT: To man the gunner controls (but he will if he has to!). To “go in for a closer look.” To go skydiving.

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: a force field

SECRET: He doesn’t know how to drive! As much as Chuck loves cars, he’s just too scared to get behind the wheel. He’s able to keep the gang fooled by telling them he refuses to drive anything other than a Remote Control Car until he finishes building his dream car - the fastest, sleekest, most high-performance automotive machine the world has ever known. Of course, building the ultimate hot-rod will take years. And years. And years...

FAMILY: Chuck’s parents live in KaneCo Deluxe. They have no idea that Chuck is a Burner. They think he’s a Hover Repulsor Interface Technician at KaneCo.

RELATIONSHIPS:

CHUCK AND MIKE: They’re best buds. Chuck would do anything for him.

CHUCK AND DUTCH: Chuck engineers cars. Dutch builds cars and repairs them. Chuck is very precise and anal-ytical – a perfectionist. Dutch is not – he’s an artist and creates on the fly. When these guys have to collaborate, things get a little tense.

CHUCK AND CLAIRE: Chuck has a BIG crush on Claire. Claire thinks Chuck is G-ROSS.

CHUCK AND TEXAS: Oil and water. Legolas and Gimli. Nothing in common, except for their Burner patch and friendship with Mike – who often bridges the gap between them.

RIDE: “Umm... it’s in the shop.”

WEAPONS/SKILLS: Master Hacker. High-Tech Slingshot. Advanced trigonometry

Julie

(heart)

AFFILIATION: Burner

ROLE: Intel-Gatherer / Gal on the Inside / Illusionist / Moral Conscience

IS: a bright, empathetic girl who sees good in even the worst people. She’s less quick to shoot than Mike, but when she does, she’s accurate and lethal. Julie is a master of stealth, infiltration, and espionage. She’s both feminine and tomboyish, has a smart, sarcastic sense of humor, and is quick on her feet – she has to be, because she leads a secret double life...

EARTH-SHATTERING SECRET: Julie is Kane’s daughter – and NONE of The Burners know. She tells them she is able to gather intel on Kane’s nefarious plots because she’s a “KaneCo Intern.” And, of course, Kane has no idea that Julie is hanging out with those ne’er-do-well Burners.

STRENGTHS: Chameleon-like ability to blend into any environment. She has the rare gift of being accepted into Deluxian society and the Burner World. She can access the highest levels of KaneCo headquarters without breaking a sweat. She also knows her way around a hologram projector – she uses her illusions and decoys to evade capture when she’s running with the Burners. Julie also possesses a great moral compass and lets the gang know when they’ve gone too far.

WEAKNESS: Her secret identity. Can’t let her father know she’s a Burner, and can’t let the Burners know she’s Kane’s daughter.

WANTS: Harmony. She also wants her father to realize that what he’s doing is wrong. She wants to maintain her relationship with her father AND her affiliation with the Burners – a delicate balancing act.

DOES NOT WANT: anyone to get hurt.

WORRIES THAT: the other Burners are having fun without her when she’s up in KaneCo Deluxe.

IF SHE WERE A WEAPON, SHE’D BE: a sniper rifle

FAMILY: Kane is her father. Her mother passed away when Julie was an infant.

RELATIONSHIPS:

JULIE AND KANE: Kane loves his precious, little girl and would do anything to keep her safe. He wants to protect her from everything – which is one of the main reasons he built KaneCo Deluxe in the first place.

Julie still believes there’s good in Kane and doesn’t want any serious harm to come to him. What he’s doing may be evil, but she still thinks he’ll come around in the end. But until that day, she has to do what she can to help the people.

JULIE AND CLAIRE: BFFs since kindergarten. These days Julie sometimes has trouble relating to Claire’s Deluxian lifestyle. But Julie uses her old friend as a sounding board for everything she can’t tell the Burners about.

RIDE: Nine Lives -A modified mid 21st century police cruiser. Her ride can produce decoy hologram-cars to throw pursuers off her trail, cloak to near invisibility, and deploy smoke screens, oils slicks and electromagnetic pulse mines. Also has a high precision Sniper Beam under the hood.

SKILLS AND WEAPONS: Espionage. Natural charm. Can manipulate Tooley with ease. Able to keep the Burners focused on the mission at hand. Extensive knowledge of flash grenades, smoke bombs, and other electro-explosives.

Texas

(Muscle)

AFFILIATION: Burner ROLE: Texas handles anything that involves exploding, crashing, or smashing things with his head.

IS: Slightly stupid. Somewhat lovable. And REALLY violent! Powder keg. Won't think twice about punching anything. Dedicated to the team and be the first to the battlefront when a fight breaks out. He is not a voice of dissent. He's gung-ho. He's a cheerleader. He's raring to go! Hell yeah!

SECRET: Really wants to be leader of the Burners. No… believes he WILL BE leader of the Burners!

STRENGTH: Strength

WEAKNESS: Brain. Ego. Self-confidence bordering on delusion. Likes to brag about qualities he does not possess but thinks he does. WANTS: To move fast and smash stuff. To be Mike. But unlike Mike, Texas wants to be recognized for his awesomeness.

DOEST NOT WANT: To wait. To solve problems by “talking it over.” And big words!

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: Trick question! Texas IS a weapon!

FAMILY: His parents live in Motorcity, where Texas was born and raised. His father plays the harp. His mother is a Professor of Women’s Literature.

RELATIONSHIPS:

MIKE AND TEXAS: Hero and understudy. Mike doesn’t know it, but Texas wants to be him.

TEXAS AND CHUCK: Oil and water. Muscle and smarts. Polar opposites.

TEXAS AND DUTCH: Fire and gasoline. Any dumb idea Texas has is always encouraged by Dutch.

RIDE: TEXAS - Not unlike George Forman, Texas has named his car after himself – because it is clearly the best name for anything awesome. Cobbled from the best late 20th century Italian sports cars, TEXAS is equipped with massive air-powered battering pistons, ram plates and hydro drills. Relies on physical weapons such as his roof-mounted grappling hook and the battering ram which is revealed by splitting open his front grille.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Laser nunchucks. Strong-ness. Massive neck!

Dutch

(creativity)

AFFILIATION: Burner

ROLE: Guerilla artist and mechanic

IS: the Burner’s creative spark. Unable to take the oppression of KaneCo Deluxe, he ran away to Motorcity to make art in peace. Now he fights against Kane’s forces to keep from losing his newfound freedom. Dutch is wary of Deluxe – he’s glad to have escaped and hates going back, even to fight Kane. He’s mistrustful of others - until he gets to know you; then he has your back for life.

STRENGTH: Ingenuity. Ability to make something out of nothing. First-rate mechanic. Makes the Burners and their cars LOOK GOOD too.

WEAKNESS: Dutch tends to be an island. That’s how he got his name – because he goes it ALONE. But Dutch can’t resist getting caught up with the Burners. It’s too much fun and he gets to build all sorts of crazy stuff. Sometimes he cares a little too much about his art. Dutch doesn’t take criticism well, so do NOT criticize his work or tell him how to do his job. Just don’t. Trust me.

WANTS: To be free to create and express himself in peace

DOES NOT WANT: To hear what you think about his art.

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: A spring-loaded bear trap

FAMILY: His parents live on surface but they don’t keep in contact. They totally buy into the KaneCo lifestyle and think their son is a criminal.

RELATIONSHIPS:

DUTCH AND CHUCK – Chuck works on the cars’ circuitry and computer parts. Dutch focuses on the physical workings. Chuck is an anal-retentive nerd who wants everything done a certain way. Dutch can’t stand those kind of restrictions. He’s going to do it his way or no way at all. This causes friction. A lot of it.

DUTCH AND TEXAS – Dutch is a bit of a prankster and is constantly egging Texas on to do really dumb things (like talk to hot girls, lick a battery, chew on tinfoil, or super-glue his hat to his head).

DUTCH AND JULIE – She’s cool, but he doesn’t understand why she can’t just give up her meaningless life in KaneCo Deluxe and live in Motorcity full-time like the rest of them. It gives him doubts as to her true intentions.

DUTCH AND CLAIRE – People like her are EXACTLY why he left that Deluxian wasteland in the first place. Yechhh!

RIDE: The Scorpion Sting - A mid 21st century hot rod that’s in a constant state of modification. He’s switching the color and welding new things onto it every episode. The speakers incorporated into the Scorpion’s body transform into his “SONIC SPITTER,” that can shatter armor plating with ear-splitting sound waves. Dutch’s car also carries

ROTH – a multi-functional robot who helps with the car mods and field repairs.

SKILLS AND WEAPONS: McGuyver-esque building talent. In charge of TRAPS. Wields a weaponized SOCKET WRENCH, which he has modified to serve as a mace.

The "Sonic Spitter's" description was not given unfortunately

Jacob

(wisdom)

AFFILIATION: Burner

ROLE: Advisor, chef, and crazy old uncle type

IS: a hippie type in his mid-60’s and Kane’s former partner (a relationship that ended when Kane got all megalomaniacal and what-not). Jacob can’t quite keep up with all these young whippersnappers, so he’s taken on a more advisory role in the group: cooking them organic meals instead of the processed food bars they serve in Deluxe, counseling them on missions, and helping them out however he can. But don’t underestimate him just because he’s old and likes mung bean stew – he’s still got some driving left in him! And he’s chock full of scientific and technological knowledge, too, if you can sift through all of the organic food talk.

STRENGTHS: Cooking (according to him), experience, and knowledge of Kane. And a pretty dang good helicopter pilot and great when you need a tow.

WEAKNESS: Cooking (according to Burners). His back. The gout. Enlarged prostate. He’s not as young as he used to be…

WANTS: To see a truly free and safe Detroit, the way he and Kane envisioned it before Kane went off the deep end.

DOES NOT WANT: The music up too loud. New technology. To be forced to live in Kane’s idea of Detroit.

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: a musket

RELATIONSHIPS:

JACOB AND KANE – Jacob and Kane worked together in the past. In fact, they co-founded KaneCo, hoping to create a safer, more peaceful world. But they had a falling out about how to use the technology they created. Kane turned on Jacob, ultimately labeling him an enemy of the state. They’re like Obi-Wan and Darth Vader. Magneto and Dr. X. One stayed righteous as the other spiraled down a dark path.

JACOB AND MIKE – Yoda and Luke. The man who has seen it all, and the up-and-comer with tremendous potential and a lot to learn.

RIDE: The ’57 Sasquatch - A 20th century chop top, jacked up on monster truck tires with a modified tow truck bed for a rear end.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Garden hoe. Compost. Juicer. Wisdom. Organic mung beans.

Claire

AFFILIATION: Deluxian

SERIES ROLE: Represents the average Deluxian youth

IS: Julie’s “valley-girl” best friend and confidant. Claire serves as a sounding board for Julie to discuss the problems she can’t discuss with the Burners – primarily, her secret life as Kane’s daughter.

STRENGTH: The amount of KaneCoins in her bank account, shopping prowess and super-hotness.

WEAKNESS: She’s obnoxiously prissy, is grossed out by the Burners and is pretty useless unless you need someone to go to the mall with.

WANTS: To live her nice KaneCo Deluxe life surrounded by her KaneCo products without having to suffer the antics of those dirtbag Burners Julie insists on hanging out with!

DOES NOT WANT: To be stuck in Motorcity for any length of time. Especially with that creepy Chuck!

FAMILY: Daughter of prominent KaneCo executive.

RELATIONSHIPS:

CLAIRE AND JULIE – Best friends. Claire is the only person who knows Julie is leading a double life as Kane’s daughter and a Burner. Even though she doesn’t approved of these new friends Julie has and the cause they fight for, she goes along to support her friend- Julie usually has a pretty good sense of what is right. She may not like the Burners, but she’s a true and loyal friend to Julie, no matter what.

CLAIRE AND CHUCK – Chuck is into her…she does NOT feel the same.

CLAIRE AND THE BURNERS – She only hangs out down there because of Julie. They are gross and smelly and hate everything good, like KaneCo products! She doesn’t see what Julie sees in them…and she hopes it’s just a phase.

CLAIRE AND KANE – She’s a KaneCo fangirl and Kane loves her. She’s just the kind of friend and role model that his daughter needs. Claire only WISHES she could be Kane’s daughter. Julie is TOTALLY LUCKY!

RIDE: her bedroom - a standard KaneCo living pod.

SKILLS AND WEAPONS: KaneCo credit. Consuming. Good use of rouge.

Abraham Kane

AFFILIATION: KaneCo

ROLE: Founder and CEO of KaneCo. Homicidal tyrant.

IS: An evil industrialist and megalomaniacal madman hellbent on capturing all of Detroit. Which means getting rid of the entire Motorcity population living in the bowels of his precious Deluxe. Which means WIPING THEM ALL OUT. And to add insult to injury, he has fun being evil.

STRENGTHS: Charisma. Unlimited resources. Technological Terrors. Master propagandist. Complete lack of remorse.

WEAKNESSES: Puts all of his faith in his technology. Consumed with wiping out the Burners and everyone in Motorcity.

WANTS: To get rid of those filthy Burners. And control-control-control. Kane’s got big plans for KaneCo Deluxe, and they don’t involve anyone living underneath it and gumming up the works. He won’t rest until everything with a pulse is removed from Motorcity and it is his to further his vision of complete domination.

DOES NOT WANT: Anyone to have fun outside of the predetermined box. Anyone living beneath KaneCo Deluxe. Anyone joining the Burners. And most importantly – to let anyone else have control of anything.

IF HE WERE A HISTORICAL FIGURE, HE’D BE: Vlad the Impaler. With just a hint of Joseph Stalin.

FAMILY: Julie is his daughter. His wife died a long time ago.

RELATIONSHIPS:

KANE AND MIKE: Mortal enemies. Were once like father and son. Now each sees the other as a backstabbing traitor who broke his heart. He wants vengeance against Mike at all costs! No one betrays Abraham Kane!

KANE AND JULIE: Believe it or not, Kane does love his daughter. And at one point in time, she was the whole reason he started KaneCo Deluxe. But nowadays his reasons are much more nefarious, and Julie clings to the hope that she can restore her father’s humanity some day. Kane sees Julie as a child, a fragile egg that needs protecting. And protecting means an ivory tower and isolation, not a father’s love. Their relationship is cold. Kane doesn’t even bother to know Julie and the bright and caring young woman she’s become. He keeps her at arms length at all times.

KANE AND JACOB: Co-founders of KaneCo. Were once like brothers. Then Jacob began to see Kane as a despotic maniac with no moral compass, and Kane began to see Jacob as a naïve idealist who has no idea what it takes to run a corporation.

KANE AND TOOLEY: Tooley may be an imbecile, but he possesses one quality that is very important to Kane – loyalty.

RIDE: He would never get near a car, but sometimes grabs the controls of whatever technological death machine he pits against the Burners.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Safe-T-Bots and other Robots. Slaughter Pods. Doom Drones. Threats and intimidation. Eventually, the “Teenage Assassin.”

Tooley

AFFILIATION: KaneCo

ROLE: Lackey and mindless thug. Think Barney Fife, but bigger and dumber. Picture Gilligan if he could beat you up.

IS: a lovable goon and uber-KaneCo fanboy who has earned his spot at Kane’s side by being unwaveringly loyal. He has totally bought into the KaneCo way of life and he’ll do whatever Kane says without ever being a threat to Kane’s power…except for when he tries to impress his hero and his plans go horribly awry. Or when he’s watching cartoons on the job and the Burners sneak past him. Or when the Burners outwit him and lock him in a closet. Or when he tells Julie anything she wants to know and gives away Kane’s secret plans. You get the picture.

STRENGTH: Brute strength. Has seen every episode of the “Robot Walrus”.

WEAKNESS: He’s even dumber than Texas. Easily manipulated, especially by Julie. Usually watching “Robot Walrus” when he’s supposed to be working. WANTS: To please Kane and to make Julie his ladyfriend for life.

RELATIONSHIPS:

TOOLEY AND KANE – Tooley is Kane’s obedient lackey. Kane knows he’s dumb, but unlike Mike Chilton, he’s LOYAL. Tooley LOVES Kane and wants to be just like him, but unfortunately lacks any of Kane’s skills.

TOOLEY AND JULIE – Their names rhyme! That means they’re meant to be, right? That’s what Tooley thinks. If it were up to him, they’d have a beautiful KaneCo wedding and honeymoon right there in beautiful downtown KaneCo Deluxe and have lots of babies at the KaneCo Maternal and Neo-Natal Complex. Unfortunately for him, Julie’s not buying it.

TOOLEY AND THE BURNERS – Tooley is to the Burners what Sergeant Shultz was to Hogan’s Heroes. He’s incompetent and that’s what allows them to infiltrate KaneCo as often as they do.

TOOLEY AND “TEENAGE ASSASSIN” – Tooley can’t see why Kane needs this tool—he’s already got a TOOLEY! He resents the need for extra muscle…especially muscle with brain. Teenage Assassin can’t believe Kane keeps an imbecile like Tooley around. Needless to say, they don’t get along.

RIDE: a standard KaneCo security pod.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Fists. Futuristic police baton

Gabriel ("Teenage Assassin")

AFFILIATION: KaneCo ROLE: Kane’s new Number One IS: Terrifying.

STRENGTH: He’s like a cold, calculating version of Mike. All skill, no humor.

WEAKNESS: None known WANTS: To destroy Mike Chilton. To please Kane.

DOES NOT WANT: To Lose.

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: one of those new state-of-the-art automatic rifles that can shoot around corners.

FAMILY: Unknown

RELATIONSHIPS: Unknown (but here’s a Top Secret tidbit: he used to know Mike)

RIDE: a modified, weaponized KaneCo security pod.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Force field gauntlets. Anything else that gets the job done.

Duke of Detroit

AFFILIATION: Himself

ROLE: Scoundrel. Rogue boss.

IS: a shadowy, charming, manipulative figure based in the Deep Reaches of Motorcity who has a hand in anything and everything he finds useful. Those that know of the Duke know he’s not a dude to be taken lightly – or dealt with at all! A deal with the Duke usually costs a lot more than you bargain for. There’s probably a great story behind his mouth full of metal teeth, but he’s not telling.

STRENGTH: finding weak spots. Manipulation. Coercion. Political genius. Making offers you can’t refuse. Street smarts, especially in the world of Motorcity.

WEAKNESS: Vain. Addicted to material wealth. Wouldn’t hesitate to stab his own mother in the back.

WANTS: Free reign over Motorcity. Constant entertainment, usually at the expense of others.

DOES NOT WANT: Conflict with Kane – that would endanger the good thing he’s got going!

IF HE WERE A WEAPON, HE’D BE: a tommy gun

FAMILY: Unknown

RELATIONSHIPS:

THE DUKE AND THE BURNERS: Mike and the gang know better than to trust the Duke, but sometimes they have no choice. The Duke has clout, whether you like it or not.

THE DUKE AND MOTORCITY: He’s friendly to civilians until it’s time to pay what you owe. Then the creepy metal smile disappears. The Duke keeps people in line by offering them sadistic pay-per-view style combat events, which he stages in his own Motorcity stadium.

THE DUKE AND KANE: Mutual understanding. They sometimes even work with each other when there’s something in it for both of them. A war between them would seriously threaten their respective empires.

RIDE: An early 20th century Bentley tricked out with gangster flare and armed to the gills.

WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Spiked baseball bats. And a mouth full of metal teeth.

Q&A

WHO/WHAT IS MIKE PROTECTING?

Mike and the Burners are all that stands between Kane and complete domination of Detroit. The Burners are defenders of Motorcity, and they’ll fight to the bitter end to keep Kane from getting his clutches on this last remaining bastion of freedom.

Ultimately, Mike is protecting people’s freedom. The freedom to live their lives the way they see fit.

WHY DOES KANE WANT DETROIT SO BAD?

Because it will give him POWER. Power to create his city. Not the city that the people want, but the city that they need.

Power to protect himself. To control. To crush those who would dare betray him.

Kane grew up in poverty in old Detroit. Surrounded by crime and decay. He never felt safe.

Working on the automobile assembly lines saved him from the streets. It gave him order and structure when everything else in his life was chaotic. Much like Henry Ford, the assembly-line mentality made a huge, and not altogether positive, impact on his thinking. He started seeing people as parts of a vast machine, not free-thinking souls. He determined excessive freedom and free choice was what was ruining Detroit. And he began to dream about what Detroit could be if he was in charge…

We like to think of Kane as sort of an anti-Bruce Wayne. Both were scarred at a young age by the ills of their cities. Both passionately dedicated their lives to making their cities a better place. And both went a little overboard: One going the hero route, dressing up as a Bat to clean up the streets. One opting for the dictator tract, ruthlessly acquiring power and subduing opposition to forge his “better world”.

IF KANE FAILS TO TAKE OVER DETROIT, WHAT DOES HE LOSE?

Obviously power. Deep down, Kane is afraid of being that powerless kid on the street. He NEVER wants to return to his old life.

Which is why Kane can’t allow the citizens to control their own lives. In his mind, freedom is just another word for everything to lose. Freedom leads to chaos, collapse, and ruin – just like in Old Detroit. He needs the power to control everything, make all the decisions, and ensure people dictate their lives by his singular vision.

And nothing poses a bigger threat to his power than the existence of Motorcity. If he fails to conquer that subterranean, freedom flaunting rat-hole, the roots of liberty could take hold and spread like noxious weeds through his precious Deluxe. Not to mention, those scumbag Burners will continue attacking Kane’s Deluxian tree at its roots, dismantling the future city’s underground power stations and infrastructure.

WHAT DO PEOPLE IN MOTORCITY FEEL ABOUT MIKE AND THE BURNERS?

Most citizens view Mike and The Burners as heroes. But there are some who see them as punk delinquents whose Kane-agitating antics bring unnecessary hardship on their neighborhoods.

Motorcity is also home to other Revolutionaries; rivals who believe the Burners are getting in the way of their plans. Or think Mike’s tactics are too soft – they are particularly disturbed by the fact that he considers the well–being of Deluxians when crafting plots to stop Kane.

WHAT DO DELUXIANS FEEL ABOUT MIKE AND THE BURNERS? WHAT DO THEY FEEL ABOUT KANE?

Though most of the people in KaneCo Deluxe are not truly happy with what Kane has provided, they don’t dare say so. Most of them fall in line and accept things the way they are. Anyone who sympathizes with the Burners does so privately, unless they have a death wish. And on the opposite side of the issue are a few who, like Claire, seem to have been duped by Kane’s promises and slick presentation.

WHAT DO PEOPLE IN MOTORCITY FEEL ABOUT KANE?

The consensus in Motorcity is that Abraham Kane is a real *%$#!

But as Motorcity isn’t exclusively populated by the morally upright, there are some who would be more than happy to sell-out to Kane for special privileges or payment.

HOW WILL WE SHOW THAT LIFE IS GOOD FOR DELUXIANS?

Citizens of KaneCo Deluxe receive three square meals a day, state of the art living quarters, and a steady job that’s guaranteed not to be outsourced. There’s no traffic. No crime. No poverty. What’s not to like?!

HOW WILL WE SHOW THAT LIFE IS BAD FOR DELUXIANS?

The three square meals are pre-selected by KaneCo, and usually consist of unappetizing fare like “throat cubes”. The living quarters are more like drab prison cells. And the jobs are, well… pretty much slavery. Workers are expected to report to work whenever the KANECO CHIME is heard. (Much like a prison siren or the school bell between periods.) Everything is scheduled. Everything is controlled. You don’t have a say.

WHAT OTHER “NON-TOOLEY” ALLIES DOES KANE HAVE ON HIS TEAM?

Kane is constantly surrounded by henchmen and hangers-on, some of whom have their own secret agendas in mind:

There’s a “Dutiful Sycophant” who laughs at his jokes and kisses his butt, but is secretly vying to take him down and seize control of Deluxe. A deadly, ubertalented “Teenage Assassin” who seems even more driven than Kane to wipe out Mike and The Burners. And we’ll introduce others as our season progresses…

ANY ONE ELSE INTERESTED IN “THE BATTLE FOR DETROIT”?

There are some unsavory characters lurking in the bowels of the city, but none more devilish than the DUKE OF DETROIT. A crime-boss of sorts, his only interest in the Battle For Detroit is figuring out how he can spin it to his advantage. The Duke has his sights set on extending his influence in Motorcity. And he sees Mike as a valuable tool – aligning himself with the rebel hero could score him big PR points with the people.

On the other hand, the cutthroat Duke is no dummy. He knows Mike’s moral code could really interfere with his plans. So from time to time, he’ll do what it takes to keep the kid in line – which sometimes means allying himself with Kane. After all, in the end, the Duke’s only real allegiance is to himself.

There are also other interested parties and forces at work outside of the domed Deluxe that we can weave in and out of the seasons as we progress. Rival CEOs, Criminals, and Shadow Organizations that attempt to lend support to Mike’s cause in hopes of accomplishing their own agendas.

HOW DOES KANE WAGE HIS WAR AGAINST MOTORCITY?

Primarily with brutal force, terrifying technology, and fear. He has an endless army of Robots at his disposal that he unleashes daily to bombard Motorcity. He has a seemingly infinite arsenal of wicked ways to stick it to the people. But his horrifying laboratory creations usually present the biggest challenge for our heroes and the poor citizens. Like the time he pumped an ever-expanding, flesheating Sulfuric-Acid Foam Gel into Motorcity, a concoction designed to rapidly dissolve all living, organic material. Yikes!

Sometimes Kane is so blinded by his thirst for power that he pursues incredibly risky plots that end up putting himself and all of Detroit in danger. Like when he forces his R&D lab into morally unconscionable territory in the hopes of creating the ultimate Attack-Bot, and ends up creating a hybrid bio-mechanical creature that promptly escapes and starts “cocooning” Motorcity and Deluxian citizens.

Kane often focuses his attention directly on our Burners, developing BurnerSeeking Death Drones, hiring bloodthirsty Bounty Hunters, or luring the rebels out of their underground lair by callously using citizens as bait.

Of course, The Burners aren’t just going to sit around waiting for Kane to unleash his latest plot. They’re always looking for ways to take the fight to his doorstep and destroy his plans before they get off the ground. Like when they attempt to infiltrate his top secret, insanely dangerous weapons factory with the help of Kane-Co Safe-T-Suits. Or when they smuggle out Kane’s top alternative-fuel physicist to avert nuclear-scale disaster.

[silcoitus]

String of Lights

Rating: Explicit—Minors DNI

Silco x f!reader, smut, Shibari, BDSM, Dom Silco, Brat reader, Spit As Lube, improper use of christmas lights, Christmas, Christmas Smut, christmas in everything but name, Male Masturbation

Word count: 2.9k

This was written as part of a secret santa exchange! Merry Christmas, @roxnpens! I hope you enjoyed this!

Beta reader and secret santa organizer: @deny-the-issue

You and Jinx decide to surprise Silco with some festive decorations in his office. He decides to use said decorations as your punishment.

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A/N: This was a lot of fun to write! I used the same knots—fisherman’s harness for torso and mermaid tie for legs—that my bestie used on me the first (and so far only) time I've tried shibari! Hope you enjoyed!

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[sadly-never-after]

Headcanon:

Maid Marian was Darling's first crush and role model after she read of her adventures in Secrets of the Sherwood Forest.

When she first met Sparrow she was utterly disappointed by him but still tried to befriend him because she really wanted to ask him stuff about his mother. Sparrow still teases her about it.

[ink-and-dagger]

Do you recommend any Silco/reader fics? Because I loved 'Drink with me' so much that now every fanfic I find isn't as good as yours.

Aw thank you so much sweet one! 💜 There are so many amazing Silco/Reader fics out there that are easily as good as (if not better than) DWM. I understand that feeling of loving a story so much that it feels you’ll never find another one you’ll love equally again (and I’m super flattered that my story made you feel this way) but I promise there are some delicious Silco dishes out there to gorge on.

I would honestly recommend anything written by the following authors.

@chickenparm @sweatandwoe @a-gal-with-taste @astudyincontrasts @silcoitus @insult-2-injury @sherwood-forests @mmartos @averagecrastinator

But I’ll also drop some specific fics below that are my personal favourites off the top of my head:

Secret Ingredient by Sweatandwoe

Here be dragons // Hit Sunt Dracones by Sherwood

Come morning by Chickenparm

All that's left by Chickenparm

Substance by Chickenparm

Penance by Astudyincontrasts

Flawless by A-gal-with-tastes

Swapped by Silcoitus

Loopholes by Insult-to-injury

Happenstance (by Chickenparm and I’m hiding it down here because she hates it being rec’d but I fucking love it I think it’s such an addictive read)

There are so many more amazing writers that I haven’t mentioned, and that’s on me, not them (I’m rubbish at keeping up to date with fics). This fandom is seriously the most talented I’ve ever been in, so do a bit of exploring and I promise it won’t take you long at all to unearth some treasures 📚

[darthstitch]

There Can Be Only One

1. 

It was an accident, as these things went. 

Like he wandered into the wrong story.  A last minute substitute on the stage, because the actor had gone and pissed himself with ale or was busy dodging some cuckolded husband, pulling up his britches over his pasty white arse as he went.  Something that prat Shaxbert could've cooked up at the last minute to keep the creditors at bay.  

Well, Shaxbert was still about a couple or so hundred years into his future.  Hob Gadling was still the half-feral, green-hooded thief of Sherwood and this... pissant with his heavy purse and his nice, shiny sword - Damascus steel - as Hob would later find out - was ranting and raving about "being the only one." 

Whatever.  Hob had been minding his own business, to be perfectly honest, enjoying a pint and this idiot was spoiling for a fight, following him all the way out here to this lonely glade in his forest.  

Hob was a quick learner, as Idiot had sat up after that gut wound, looking as if he'd too had been spurned by Death Herself.  

Hob had questions.  A lot of questions, which would have been nice to get answers to, if Idiot had been inclined to do the sensible thing and just talk things out over a pint or two.   Except that Idiot was, apparently, very interested in taking off Hob's head, if that second time that pretty sword had nearly kissed his neck was any indication.  

Well, fine, his Mam hadn't raised any fools after all and Hob was rather attached to his head.  War had also taught him that pretty notions as "honor and fair play" went right out the window in the name of survival.  

Hob wasn't carrying a Damascus steel sword but it did its job in taking Idiot's head clean off.  

He wasn't expecting the lightning that came afterwards.  

2. 

The Scotsman shook his head.  "How the hell did ye survive this long, not knowing about the Quickening?" 

Look, Hob did not go out of his way seeking out these weird, head-hunting, lunatic immortals, all right?  Nor did he expect to later wake up knowing some bits and pieces of things that he would swear up and down that he hadn't known before.  Like that song that was, maybe, kind of, possibly Greek?  Or that neat trick with the daggers?  Or being able to fight barehanded with fists and feet in this odd, almost dance-like style?  

He certainly had a few odd tales to regale his Stranger with during their centennial meetings.  But the Stranger had only told him, "You are not the same as they are, as my Sister withheld her gift from you for her own reasons." 

Still, Hob had been rather enchanted by the stars that danced in his Stranger's eyes when he sung that maybe-Greek song for him, the way his lips curved in that tiny almost secret smile.  He resolved then and there to make sure he'd coax that look out of his Stranger again.  

But there Hob was, woolgathering again, when there was this friendly immortal Scotsman who was, for once, actually willing to sit down and just have a nice peaceful friendly talk.  No headhunting today, no sir.  Just happy to answer a few questions for one confused immortal "Sassenach who wasn't too bad to share a pint with."  

The Scotsman's name was Connor Macleod of the Clan Macleod.  

3.  

Look, Hob got on with Connor a lot better than he did with his cousin Duncan.  

At least Connor had the sense to figure out that Hob was not flirting with some other fellow's boyfriend.  Hob was quite happy with his darling anthropomorphic personification of the collective unconscious, thanks very much. 

4.  

There was blood in his mouth and Hob Gadling was hurting and aching right down to his very bones.   

A thousand odd souls were lightning and fire in his blood, lending him strength and power to stay on his feet, sword in hand, against the onslaught of the Kindly Ones.  

A thousand and odd living souls were dreaming for the Lord of Dreams, Hob's beloved husband, dreaming for him a different end to his tale, rewriting what was meant to be in Destiny's book.  The children they had taught together, the little ones who knew Dream by name, the friends that they had made together, every single one dreaming, wishing, hoping.  

And Hob was here to help them all see it through.  

Step aside, Man.  We bring our torment and pain to the Lord of Dreams, not you.  

Hob spat out the blood in his mouth and grinned ferally.  "Not today, m'ladies.  Not today."   

Dream of the Endless would not meet his end today.  

-end-

*runs* 

[cartoonfangirl1218]

Twisted Tales: Princess of Thieves Review

What if Maid Marian was the real outlaw?

Three years after her beloved uncle, King Richard, and best friend, Robin of Locksley went to war, and Maid Marian went to Paris for schooling, Marian is back. The war is over and her uncle promised her a spot on his council. But she is greeted at the docks by the Sherriff of Nottingham who informs her that King Richard is dead, Robin is a wanted man and Richard’s weak-willed brother is on the throne.

The kingdom isn’t in better shape as the villagers are destitute from the high taxes while King John feasts, naps and is advised by the sneaky Sir Hiss. Not on Marian’s watch. She may be relegated to her room thanks to Sir Hiss but that’s not going to stop her from aiding her beloved England.

This was a cute albeit predictable story where Maid Marian takes the reins of the Merry Men but not in the way you think. The subtitle is misleading as she doesn’t really live in the forest, shooting arrows with other fugitives.

Rather Mancusi takes a more realistic approach where Marian uses the castle’s secret entrances, and King John underestimating her because she’s a noble lady to sneak out and give stolen riches to the poor under the cover of night. In fact, it’s so realistic, that I nearly forgot they were all animals despite her mentioning it on every page.

Like Mancusi’s other Twisted Tales, she has a romance between Robin and Marian that plays out like a good regency romance. They are childhood friends who haven’t forgotten their promise to remember each other after the war. The spark is still there but Robin is haunted by his failure to save the King, and he doesn’t want to bring her into more danger. He doesn’t want to bring any of his merry men into danger so they’re content to stick it out in Sherwood Forest so the Sheriff won’t retaliate against their families.

It’s a reasonable switch that highlights Robin’s care for his friends and sense of duty while giving the more optimistic and headstrong Marian to strike out on her own to help the poor. She has less to lose than the men so she and the delightful nursemaid, Lady Kluck are able to practice their “badmiton” (sword training) and filch from the royal coffers. Unfortunately, Marian’s arc is rather static as she doesn’t have any flaws to overcome or big obstacles. It doesn’t help that beyond a few twists like the mystery of what really happened the night King Richard died, it plays pretty straight to the movie with Lady Kluck and Marian taking on the roles of Little John and Robin in the royal carriage robbery scene, and the archery contest. Like I wrote in the Conceal, Don’t Feel review, I looked forward to these tales as wild new takes on the source, complete AUs. This lack of depth to Marian or deviation to the story may also be due to the page time shared between Robin, the Sheriff, King John, Skippy and Tagalong’s POV that made this more of an ensemble novel compared to the other Twisted Tales.

In fact the whole plot is pretty close to Braswell’s take on the Robin Hood story in the Twisted Tales anthology so it feels really uninspired. So it’s a nice twist but not memorable as others.

3 bows and arrows.

[abitmoody]

「 ✦ rahul kohli. cis man.  he/him.  ravenclaw  +  hogwarts alumni.✦ 」 was  that  ALASTOR MOODY seen  wandering  the  streets  of  diagon  alley ? the  THIRTY-EIGHT  y  /  o  WIZARD/HALF-TURN was  last  seen  in LONDON. i  hear they  are  working  as  an  AUROR and  have  sided  with THE ORDER. they  have  been  described  as  STRATEGIC +  PARANOID  with  the  familiarity of a personal vendetta; still getting used to the feel of his prosthetic leg and the weight of a cane in his hand; sharp, bloodshot eyes assessing those around him; the slight tremble of fingertips when the adrenaline has faded from his body, though his wand does not leave his grasp; fresh scars claw marks down his face and an unfortunate craving for raw meat. they  have  been  heard  humming  PARANOID  by  BLACK SABBATH.      

CHILDHOOD & HOGWARTS

Francis and Evelyn Moody were well-off individuals, though they didn’t keep up with the scandals that seemed to encapsulate London’s pureblood society – at least, not since twenty-three year old Evelyn married forty-one year old Francis and the pair were the talk of the town. The well-to-do purebloods were well behind modern society standards. They said he had married for love, besotted with the young lady; but whispers flew that she married him for his money – after all, he was a well-established potioneer with international connections. So, the Moodys set off for a quaint cottage with sprawling hills near Bingham, where they could leave the whispers behind them. 

Alastor was born just a year after their nuptials – a quiet boy, sweet, with a mind that whirled a mile a minute. He was a serious child, and that seriousness turned into a quick wit and scathing comments. Though tucked away near Sherwood Forest with just his mother and house-elf Posy, Alastor never found that he was lonesome, with large grounds that he could take a miniature broomstick out on, dense forestry that he could usually be found curled up with a book in. Solidarity activities suited him just fine; he’d never known any better. 

Alastor was fond of his mother—she was his mother, after all—but she was flighty. Enough time had apparently passed and the London Wizarding World buzzed with other scandals rather than the lengthy age gap between Mister and Madam Moody, so Evelyn’s vulturish friends frequented the house, squawking about. They doted on their own children yet never seemed to ask a question about anyone else’s, the garden parties tended to consist of women talking, talking, talking at each other, rather than having conversations. Alastor, having attended simply by nature of proximity, had been the most well-informed eight-year-old of the goings-on in ‘well-bred society’.

While he truly did love his flighty, gossip-monger mother, Alastor positively idolized his successful, infrequently seen, father, who had stories of India and France and and America — embellished for young Alastor’s interest — and could jabber about the wonders of potions and medicines if no one stopped him. And Alastor never would. Francis seemed to always be gone on business endeavors, but, like any good father missing his son growing up, always brought back exorbitantly priced gifts. 

But tragedy struck the Moodys just two years later when a ‘freak accident” killed Francis at work, leaving an unemployed Evelyn and ten year old Alastor to fend for themselves. The family never got details of the incident, appearing to be ‘too top secret’ and simultaneously could ‘destroy all they had been working towards’; it was a mystery—at least to any ten year old boy who read too many forbidden Sherlock Holmes novels. In reality, there was nothing that could have been done; explosions, accidents, unforeseen amputations occurred often in the name of magical innovation. Even still, there hadn’t been enough of him even to bury, so the coffin was simply symbolic—and empty. 

It was almost laughable, in Alastor’s mind, how quickly his mother found her second husband. And therefore how often he was left with just Posy for company as she and her new beau traipsed around in London society. He hardly saw his mother that last year before he went to Hogwarts, and by the time he came home for the Christmas holidays, he’d acquired a step-father. 

Though he and his father had both been promptly replaced (his mother seemed to have no trouble getting pregnant), Hogwarts was somewhere that he was one of a kind. He was still quiet, never one to insert himself into unnecessary conversations, but his dry sense of humor could send chortles around a room. He was an ace with a well-timed, cutting joke and even better in classes - could transfigure a piece of straw into a needle with his eyes closed. 

His mother had his little sister Clarissa, and he didn’t spend much time at home, for Sam made it clear that he was not his father. But he had his studies for company. And his broomstick, and the gaggle of friends that sent messages in and out of his window during the holidays. 

He’d just gotten his Prefect letter when another one followed right on its tail – five years ago, his father hadn’t died in a potioneering incident, but had been dealing in all sorts of illegal ingredients that he couldn’t pay for, and was subsequently murdered. 

The letter wasn’t signed, and his mother would have had a fit had he asked her for details, so the information was stuck in his brain and his alone; who could he have told, anyway? Who would have believed him? It knocked his nearly-perfect father down a peg in his mind, but it also opened up questions he didn’t have the answers to; why did they cover it up? Was this about saving face, or was something more sinister involved? It was the first real mystery that he’d seen, but one that never gave him any answers, not that he delved into it too deeply. It was painful, it would have tarnished his father’s, and his, good name. 

Hogwarts passed without incident, save for being a Prefect and Head Boy and a fill-in Beater for a few Quidditch matches. High marks on his OWLs and even higher marks for his NEWTs, it wasn’t even a question when he was a shoe-in for Auror training. He’d hoped this would allow him to gain control in his life. That he could make things happen instead of happening to him. And, besides, he’d get to be a regular Sherlock Holmes. 

AUROR ANTICS & THE FIRST WIZARDING WAR

Alastor rose quickly through the Auror ranks, and by the time he was twenty-five, he had already become a Senior Auror – even though, technically fifteen years of experience were supposed to be needed; desperate times called for desperate measures, he supposed.. Moody was bright, with a head for strategy and an ear for stealth. Stealth helped him in more ways than one, as Dumbledore pounded on his Chiswick cottage mere days after his promotion, asking not only for information, but for help. 

Though Albus Dumbledore had been his professor and headmaster and was forty years his senior, there was a camaraderie between the two, a wealth of information and intuition that made it a productive pairing. It was advice that Albus needed, it was an ear on the inside, listening to hear rumblings of what Lord Voldemort was going to do. Listening for secrets. Listening for liars. That icy February evening was the first meeting of the Order of the Phoenix, and Alastor Moody was the first unofficial member. Whispers swirled of Voldemort’s rise to power.

It took years for those whispers to catch, and for the whole world to erupt in flames, but eventually, everything was shot to hell. The Auror office was in a tizzy, trying to figure out who was acting of their own accord and who wasn’t. Alastor was out in the streets night after night after night that he couldn’t ever really think straight – raids would be called, and he would head them. Dark Marks burned green in midnight skies, and he could only take a breath and face whatever was waiting for him underneath. 

They were rough years, and any time off work was spent with heads bent over blueprints with Dumbledore – the headmaster had added a few people to the group by then, as Alastor could only be in so many places at once. But it still wasn’t enough, and soon, to Alastor’s dismay, Dumbledore had added fresh-faced kids right out of school to the Order. They wanted to help, of course, but they were reckless. They didn’t know battle, didn’t know loss like he did. 

All this time, Moody had never felt safe, but he had always felt as though he flew under the radar. Sure, he’d gotten a healthy promotion and was running covert missions for both the Ministry and the Order of the Phoenix, had landed multiple suspected and convicted Death Eaters in Azkaban cells, but that didn’t ever make him a target. It wasn’t until his boss, Darius Runcorn, Head Auror, had brought him a gift for his birthday – single malt whiskey – that he ever figured there was a problem. It had been a long day at the office, and he had just gotten off duty, so he and a handful of Aurors popped open the bottle to celebrate; after all, thirty was a big year. But Lionel Edgecomb had been the unlucky victim, as the whiskey passed his lips first, and he stopped breathing within seconds. Runcorn, it was later found out, had been under the Imperius Curse.

There’s a reason Alastor only drank from his hip flask – just don’t ask about the bourbon smell that perfumed the air.

The war continued and suspicion grew. Alastor could barely keep straight who knew what and who was pretending they didn’t know things and who he was pretending to not know in public. But the unthinkable happened–even with all the intel The Order was supposedly receiving from a handful of spies–and Voldemort’s prized pet quite literally bit the hand that fed him. Pandemonium, obviously, ensued. Despite Alastor’s very hearty protests, the Ministry decided to let convicted Death Eaters out of Azkaban–many of whom Alastor had personally dealt with–in the name of ‘reformation’ and began a new werewolf registry and new taskforce. The Ministry was coming from a place of fear; Voldemort had been a known enemy, but the werewolves were altogether an unknown force.

An unknown force that somehow managed to take his leg, the better part of his nose, and give him a newfound craving for particularly raw meat. 

RANDOM FACTS & TIDBITS

Alastor is painfully technologically illiterate. He might call someone on his runestone phone, but if you attempt to text him? You’ll receive an owl in 1-2 business days. If it’s urgent, you might have a very grumpy Auror standing in your fireplace at three in the morning.

Frequent flier at St. Mungo’s–the man has a dangerous job! Knows many of the healers on a first-name basis, even if he’s a horrendous patient and always wants to get back to work before he’s fully ready. 

Very recently got bitten by an untransformed werewolf, still hasn’t quite come to terms with it, as he’s healing from his many other injuries sustained in that particular raid. He’s struggling to hobble around with his new prosthetic leg and angry that he can’t go back to work yet. (Haven’t figured out whether this was a Ministry/work related event or something with The Order so I’m waiting for connections to solidify that).

Bad relationship with his family–no he does not want to talk about it.

As much as they get on his bloody nerves, he does look at the younger bunch of kids in The Order as… bothersome younger siblings who he’s actually begun to care about. Even when they do idiotic, reckless things like actually join The Order. 

BITS & BOBBLES

Full name: Alastor Francis Moody

Age & birthday: 38; January 2nd

Blood status: Pureblood

Occupation: Senior Auror

Former House: Ravenclaw

Residence: Townhouse in Chiswick

Wand: 12 inches, ebony wood, dragon heartstring core; fairly rigid

Patronus: Eagle owl

Positive traits: strategic, determined, intuitive, dependable, resilient, wise

Negative traits: paranoid, gruff, scathing, suspicious, closed-off

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Mentee – someone for Alastor to pass on his wisdom to, whether they’re an Auror or not, and hopefully help them stay alive.

Adversar(ies) – any ‘reformed’ Death Eater that Alastor personally put in Azkaban (bonus points if they now have to work alongside each other). 

Trusted healer – the one that Alastor always requests when he’s (once again) in St. Mungo’s.

Confidant – Alastor doesn’t have many actually, fully trusted, friends. This is someone he can share his deepest thoughts with and know they won’t blab to the whole Wizarding World

Enemy (aka ‘The Bastard That Cost Me My Leg (and Bit Me)’) – mildly self-explanatory, but Alastor has a personal vendetta against this particular werewolf.

Friends & casual acquaintances – he just needs people that don’t hate him, I’m begging.  

[sl-newsie]

Spelled: Carlos de Vil x Sanderson Daughter Masterlist (Part I)

Magica Sanderson is the daughter of Sarah Sanderson and the Evil Queen's huntsman. All her life Magica's lived in Sherwood Forrest with her father while her heritage has been kept secret, but what will happen when a magic accident sheds light onto her powers? Perhaps being sent to Auradon Prep along with a few other new VKs will change her life forever...

[robinhoodrevisited]

Exiled (Pt. 2)

Gisborne Manor. Several Weeks Later. Main Room. (Roger nervously sits in a chair by the fireplace. Ghislaine opens the front door and comes in, not noticing her husband at first. She closes the door, turns and is startled to see him. She regains her composure and smiles at him.) Ghislaine: “Roger, I did not expect to see you. I was restless, I went for a ride.” Roger: (Barely looking at her.) “Of course. (A long pause.) And on this ride, did you happen to see anyone? Your lover perhaps?” Ghislaine: (Stunned:) “How did you know?” Roger: (Looks at Ghislaine.) “Because I am your husband.” (Roger stares into the fire. Ghislaine comes over to him and kneels at his feet.) Ghislaine: “And I have failed you as a wife.” (She picks up his bandaged hand and puts her forehead to it.) Roger: “No. (Roger puts his other hand on hers and Ghislaine looks up at him:) It is I who failed you… leaving you alone and returning like this.”

Ghislaine: “No, Roger.” Roger: “You will never know how grateful I am that you’ve kept my secret…(Ghislaine fights to hold back her tears:)… and allowed me to see out my days with you and the children. And I’m glad you’ve found someone who will care for you when I’ve gone. (He pulls up on her hands. She stands and he guides her back into the facing chair, still holding her hands:) All I ask is that he has the patience to wait until that day.” (Ghislaine makes a pained face.)

Sherwood Forest. Night. (Ghislaine waits in the woods. Her lover gallops towards her on his horse. Ghislaine smiles sadly as he approaches on foot and hugs her.) Ghislaine: “I have done what I thought was right. I have stayed away from you, but you have no idea how hard that’s been. But you understand I had to care for Roger. He told me he was infected in France. All he wanted was to get back home and spend his last days with his family. He made his own way home, away from his soldiers, so they wouldn’t know.” Man: “People will know. His affliction cannot be hidden for long.” Ghislaine: “He is a sick man!” Man: “He is a leper! If he is discovered, you will all be cast out. (Ghislaine starts to cry. The man pulls Ghislaine into an embrace:) You should not have been put in this position, Ghislaine.” (In the trees, Longthorn is spying on them. He steps on a twig, alerting the lovers of his presence. He merely smiles gleefully at this revelation, then strides off towards Gisborne.) Gisborne Manor. (Ghislaine hurriedly enters the house.) Ghislaine: “Roger… you must go. (Roger frowns:) No, not for me. For yourself. Now.” Roger: “I don’t understand.” Ghislaine: (Quietly:) “I’m sorry. I thought that I was doing the right thing. You must leave right away. (Somebody pounds on the door. Ghislaine chokes down a sob:) Not already.” (Swain opens the door. Roger stands. Longthorn follows Swain in. Guy and Isabella come halfway down the stairs in their nightclothes.) Swain: “Sir Roger, I think you know why we’re here.” (Ghislaine can barely control her tears.)

Gisborne. The Next Morning. (Roger of Gisborne walks stoically through the village in the mist, the small cowbell round his neck jingling. Swain, Longthorn, Ghislaine with Guy and Isabella follow him behind the church to a freshly dug grave. Roger stands at its foot. The others and the villagers gather behind him, several paces off.) Ghislaine: (Upon seeing the open grave:) “Oh… (to Swain:) Oh, will you not show him mercy?” Swain: “I’m sorry. This is God’s will. (Roger looks round, then jumps in the grave and turns to face the people. Ghislaine starts to cry:) Roger of Gisborne, you are a leper…” Guy: “Mother, please.” Swain: “… and, as such, are to be cast out from the society of others.” Guy: “No, don’t let them do this!” Roger: “Guy! You must act like a man and not a child. Do not shame me.” (Guy hangs his head.) Swain: “From this day forward you are deemed unclean. Do you understand?” Roger: (Nods once:) “I do.” Swain: “As his wife, you may go with him… or you may declare yourself a widow and be free of your impediment.” Ghislaine: (Shakes her head. Incredulously:) “Impediment? He is my husband!” Roger: “Ghislaine, you must set an example for the children.” (Ghislaine sighs and bites her lip. Roger waits expectantly.) Swain: “Do you declare?” (Roger nods at her in encouragement.) Ghislaine: (Fighting back tears:) “Yes. From today I am a widow.” (Roger is saddened upon hearing her words aloud.) Swain: “Very well. Roger of Gisborne, I forbid you ever to enter any church, market, tavern, or any assembly of people. I forbid you to drink or eat from any vessel but your own. (Ghislaine breaks down:) I forbid you to touch any child…(Roger looks up, exasperated:) Now you must leave this place.” (Roger turns around, walks to the far end of the grave, and tries to climb out, but can’t. Guy strides over and offers an arm to Roger. Roger accepts and Guy pulls him out.) Roger: “Thank you. Care for your mother and sister. You are the man of the house now. Care for them all.” (Roger leaves up the hill.) Guy: “Father…!” (Guy watches his father go up the hill, his bell ringing faintly. Ghislaine watches him, and a tear falls down her cheek.)

[vasiktomis]

Catboy Crozier Asks Fitzjames to Poll Him

Secret Santa Gift for @sherwood-forests, a dear friend, a sublime writer, and haver of really good taste in sad old men <3

Pairing: Francis Crozier/James Fitzjames. Rating: Teen and Up (I GUESS?). Word Count: ~2000. Tags: Character study in the style of catboy fic, James sees a furry and gets gender envy, I studied far too much Presbytarianism for this, Rated T because they're all dying of scurvy and The Madness. Read it on Ao3 Here!

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Something is wrong with the Captain, James is convinced. 

Were it not for the passing sickness of thirst, Francis’s recovery might have seen him in a better spot, standing out on the deck, attempting to fill the late Sir John’s shoes with a sermon from the man’s pocket bible to mark the end of the workday. 

The only issue is: even out here, on the pack, in the blistering wind, in recovery — Francis is in nowhere near the shape James had anticipated. 

“- …And when he polled the hair of his head — for at the end of every year he used to poll it. It’d get so long that it’d become heavy and he’d cut it — he weighed the hair of his head. Two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.”

Somewhere in the back of the crew, there’s a whisper. “What’s a shekel?”

Another whisper: “Currency, daft bastard.”

Another, more recognisable considering he’d only heard the man speak minutes prior. Soft. Considerate. Goodsir. “It’s a measurement of weight.”

Jumping to maintain the pride of his superior, James casts a look in the direction of the whispering. It ceases, and silence coats The Terror once again. 

“Then it’s just a whole lot of corn and kisses if I’m being honest.” Francis shuts the book, hard. Social confidence lost to the gale.

To the vast majority of the crew, the Captain’s discomfort might seem no more severe than usual. The vast majority of the crew don’t see the man behind closed doors. No one is quite so privy to the man’s personal suffering as the acquaintance James has reluctantly taken up. Harry has a certain talent for feeling it in the air beyond all his studies, but not even the medical staff see as much of the man as James.

He knows this man. 

He knows something is wrong. 

His skin, leathered from the open wind and the salt of sea spray does have a rosier glow than James had previously observed. Usually the hue is reserved for his nose; a blaring announcement of a secret badly hidden. Now? Pink dusts his cheeks like a newborn. Healthy, James might call it. Far more than what their diet lately would allow. On the topic of diet, Francis’s uniform sits less tailored than typically. Tight around the hips and thighs like a woman — or the closest imitation he’s seen of a woman since Lady Silence.

It stirs thoughts that go beyond concern, and although the mood on deck is remarkably dull, James breaks away to concentrate his gaze on the horizon, to something less scandalous. Dare he say, enviable. 

There’s just no air of sickness about Crozier whatsoever.

Either he’s going out of his way to hide a wound, or Harry has been administering a means to control Francis’s pain.

“Erm…”

The Captain is a fish out of water standing before an audience, much less with a book in his hand. Sir John was at his most natural in this state by comparison; leading from the head, fuelling morale with passion and ambition and above all, devout Christianity. The hierarchy of it all stuck to him like varnish. Francis, meanwhile, offered none of this. Not to say that James hadn’t grown to respect Francis’s operation from within the crew, leading viscerally, escaping eye-contact by busying himself with his hands. Presumably Presbyterian. Clearly he’s never read a verse to anyone but himself. Clearly, he’s never spoken to such a large group of men who weren’t too busy to look upon him while they listened. 

It’s painful. Enough to distract from the ache in his gums and the chill biting at his ungloved fingertips. 

“What did Franklin do with these?” Francis asks, hitting a wall with the story he’s chosen. James leans down to his ear. 

“He liked to draw daily lessons from his readings.”

“Yes. Alright. -…and let this be a reflection that Absalom might not have known the sailor’s — erm — aptitude for lice. So let’s remember our standards and remain… polled.”

James has been Francis’s Second long enough to know that he’s angling for a joke. No one laughs until he himself cracks an amused smile, habit drawing him onto his toes to weigh in.

“Perhaps if we should be beaten by the pack, we might earn ourselves a living in a few hundred pounds of hair.”

That gets a chuckle. Not because it’s funny; just because James is better-liked. From the way Francis’s shoulders sag, he’s not certain if it’s sadness at knowing this, or relief that he’s no longer being looked at.

“As you were. Warm meal awaits.” There’s a little half-wave from Francis. He’s turning tiredly, more than ready to make his escape. “First Officer Fitzjames. With me.” 

— As if the other man wasn’t already striding two steps behind him, dipping his nose a tad to dodge the wooden stop overhead as they make their way to — and through — the lower deck. In the cramped corridor, the Captain’s wake envelopes his Second. It’s a new form of intoxicating, veering off and away from whatever deep spirits Francis can sneak away from the Erebus. A powdered scent carried on perfumed oils and polished silver, carrying him for a moment back to more distinguished moments in his career. There are no pleasant smells aboard the Franklin Expedition, James reminds himself. Must be a vapour off whatever Harry has snuck into the Captain’s system to have him so functional.  

They enter the Captain’s cabin. Francis speeds up, as if he can’t find the bowels of his retreat quick enough. The man winces as he takes a seat, blinking through a pain sharp enough that James’s shoulders tighten at the sight alone. 

He’s suffering far more than he’s been letting on.

It’s a humiliating affair, even carried out alone. What would otherwise have been a night of drink, reduced to observing his own mortality. The weight that he would have to distribute amongst his closest subordinates lest he bear an even more humiliating recovery should he not be able to swallow his own pride. 

There’s a long look exchanged. James, expectant. Francis, not budging.

Ridiculous .

James is halfway to the door when Francis’s head inclines minutely. Conceding the minutest of defeats. Almost praying that such an action would go unseen. That his Second would simply leave without noticing. Not James. There’s nothing about Francis that can escape him. Initially such focus had been out of spite; then gradually, respect, before he’d found admiration to stoke.

He holds onto the spite. It keeps him sharp about the other man. Where blind appreciation led him to believe Sir John infallible, he knows how valuable a keen eye is when it comes to someone so familiar with obscurity.

It’s what has him shutting the door before he’s even opened it an inch. Turning on his heel to stand and watch expectantly.

Francis doesn’t meet his eye. Not right away. Not until James has made his annoyance clear enough in his expression for the other man to read. 

“There is…something you deserve to know.”

James’s stomach drops, but he otherwise maintains an air of impatience. “Does Harry know?” They both know what kind of probe it is. Medical. 

His response comes in a curt nod, and for it, James rejoins Francis at the table. 

“You’re not wounded.” He probes again. “You’ve been recovering from your sickness well enough. If anything, you look healthier than you did at launch.”

“You spend a good deal of time watching me rather than your own crew.” Francis clips back at him. Good thing he didn’t mention the man’s hips, James reflects. Knuckles rap once, twice on the tabletop, and then: “…Sorry.”

“For God’s sake, Francis, just tell me what it is.”

The Captain glares into the middle distance for a long moment. Then he glares at James for just as long. He reaches back, up beneath the underside of his uniform, wincing as he tugs something from his undershirt that doesn’t make itself immediately known. Not until Francis’s attention moves to his cap, gingerly lifting it from his head.

Ears. 

Not human. Feline. Rooted amongst the mess of flattened, thinning hair. 

James can only gawk while the man places his hat on the table, lining it up neatly beside the discarded scissors. An apparent tail flicks in impatience. 

A tail.

The Captain has a tail. 

“Well say something , James!”

The First Officer stammers — a rare event — before finding his words. “Are those yours?” 

“Are they mine? What — are they mine? Use your eyes! Evidently so! They’re bloody well fused to me.” 

He takes a tentative step forward. Then, finding his knees a little wobbly, James slumps into the seat adjoining the other man. “And — erm — Harry knows about… this.” He gestures vaguely at the rather regal tail touching the floorboards between them. 

“You know he’s that dreadful curious sort. ‘Remarkable’ , he called it.” Francis replies, disdained. 

That doesn’t sit well on the palette. No one called Francis Crozier: an Irish, stubborn, drunkard remarkable. Not at least until James was forced to fill Sir John’s role by his side and get to know the man, for God’s sake. Not that he’s verbalised the opinion. 

It’s just —

It’s envy .

Harry’s already well-liked just for being agreeable with the man. He’s soft in a fairytale Good British Men sort of way. Why does he get to call the Captain remarkable when the term would mean so little coming from someone in already such high esteem? 

“Fitzjames.” Francis pulls him out of his thoughts, inclining his head just slightly; just enough that James can make out a little scabbed nick at the  base of one of those remarkable ears. “I need you to get rid of them.”

James’s gaze is pulled down to the scissors. They weren’t discarded. They were laid out for him. “You want me to-…”

“I’m too much a coward to do it myself, James. I’ve tried it. I’m asking you — do this for me. Get rid of the damn things.” Francis insists, nearing desperation. Then, with a touch of awkwardness — perhaps an attempt to make light of his situation: “Poll me.”

The chuckle James offers is absent of amusement. “Sir John would be delighted to hear you use one of the daily lessons according to his habits.”

Francis’s fuzzy ears angle lower, marking just how unimpressed he is with such a statement.

It’s rather endearing. 

It is envy, he’s sure. No revulsion or vicious amusement or anything of the sort. He wants to feel that way, for his own sake and for the sake of the man he’d far prefer to feel only disdain for. Yet, it only manifests in the sort of concern one reserves for adored schoolmates, and in envy. The thought nags at the back of his mind: what if this is contagious in its benefits? What use would there be in vanquishing such a turn?

Moments pass. The scissors, though offered, go untouched. 

“I’d call this insubordination.” Francis ventures to threaten.

“No, it’s madness.” James retorts. “I’m not going to carve into you. Far worse has occurred and you’ve managed to hide it-“

“How in God’s name!” Francis snaps, “Can this be hidden?”

It might have been mistaken for an outburst. A firm hand toward a lesser officer. No, Francis is far more frightening when he’s sincerely angry. This is a tantrum, and James has learned to parent it. 

“What I mean is, perhaps you might consider waiting. From the sounds of it, the affliction hasn’t spread. Whatever condition this is, there may be more benefits to come.” He pauses to consider the risk of his next words. “How is your thirst?”

“I’ve not had any taste for it. The illness all but left me when this change came about.”

“Any other aversions?”

“Not yet seen.”

“That’s alright. Nothing a layer of cheese won’t help.”

“You’re not funny in the slightest.”

James would disagree, but the Captain looks so forlorn about this whole debacle that he deems it wiser just to keep to himself this time. “I’ll bring you something from the kitchen,” He offers, turning to depart, “and allow you to stew, in lieu of marinating.” 

“You’re not funny.”

Francis rises from his seat to acknowledge such a departure. He does not, however, say anything. Not until James has reached the door. 

“Broth sounds nice.”

“And what about a saucer?” James jests.

He is met with a scowl. Francis’s knuckles rap on the table. His lovely tail whips in irritation — or perhaps thought.

His Captain leans forward, fixed on him beneath a heavy, knitted brow.

“You will tell no one of this.”

“Saucer it is.”

[silcoitus]

The Mad Scientist's Assistant - Chp 26

Full TMSA masterlist

Previous Chapter: Chapter 25

Rating: Explicit. Minors DNI 

Chapter Tags: Silco x Fem!Reader, Reader-Insert, angst, depression, canon-typical violence, minor character death; switches to Silco POV halfway through, don't worry, it'll make sense

Chapter word count: 12.1k

Chapter Beta Readers: Thank you as always @purplefangirl42

Total word count: 164k

Chapter 26—A Debt Repaid on AO3

Read Chapter 27 here!

A/N: So much happened in this chapter, I don't even know where to start. At the very least, I will say that I have an art comm in the works right now of Finn's brutal death scene and I cannot wait for y'all to see it. I will likely link it in the notes at the beginning of 27! Remind me if I forget to!

Speaking of Finn's death scene. I didn't realize this until a funny series of events, but there is a very good chance that I may have subconsciously been inspired by @sweatandwoe's fic "Secret Ingredient" (which, if you haven't read it yet, wtf are you doing?). So shoutout to Sweaty for being understanding of my subconscious inadvertent vague plagiarizing. Oop.

Also, yes, Thalia is vaguely kind of sort of AU Tailor-made reader (who is an AU to TMSA reader lmao) I just can't help myself. I love borrowing from myself.

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[presidenttyler]

Hello John, it's Alice again. Wonderful to hear that you're interested in our courtship! I admire the weapon-themed baby names for our 34 children. When can I move into the swamps with you? You are a very handsome and charismatic young man, I cannot wait! I fancy you beyond belief.

i fancy you too, finally i am single no more. why don't you move in this weekend. i'll use this week to tidy up the swamp so it's nice when you show up. the location of my swamp is secret (lest it be swarmed by my adoring fans and haters) so meet me at sherwood forest and i will take you there

[astudyincontrasts]

WIP Game

I was tagged by my sweet sweet @sweatandwoe 🖤

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

1. Emhyr

2. Penance

3. AKWAF CH12

4. Heehaw 2

5. Vampire 2

6. Got You Pegged

7. Winter

Some of these are top secret so I’m reserving the right not to give much away if they get asked about

Tagging @insult-2-injury @sherwood-forests @deny-the-issue @silcoitus @uniquedeerwitch @zaunitearchives @mmartos

[overanalysingfandoms]

I've decided that in my Scarian/Third Life Robin Hood AU the name of Sherwood Forest will be Monopoly Forest (it's also entirely formed of Dark Oak, both for creepiness and the Third Life reference)

Also, Good Times/The Resistance's base will be in 'Magical Mountain', it's a large mountian in the middle of Monopoly forest which is hollow inside with a secret entryway that only The Resistance know about.

It's called Magical Mountain because people walking up the mountain used to hear voices from the people inside and assumed the mountain itself was talking to them and that it was therefore magical.

[chaotic-bells]

I posted 8,242 times in 2022

164 posts created (2%)

8,078 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@whatagreatproblemtohave

@evilovesyou

@dailytomlinson

@hldailyupdate

@lilacdreamland

I tagged 3,391 of my posts in 2022

#lol - 185 posts

#prev tags - 158 posts

#stranger things - 148 posts

#lmao - 80 posts

#yes - 44 posts

#f1 - 39 posts

#so true - 31 posts

#fanart - 31 posts

#😂 - 30 posts

#yeah - 29 posts

Longest Tag: 129 characters

#it also means that some people can just go ‘i don’t like it’ and others go ‘but i just want to read from time to time not always’

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

The Bandits of Sherwood Forest by foreverfanficaddict (chaotic-bells)

Louis/Harry, Robin Hood AU, 8.7k

A long, long time ago, good Queen Anne of England departed on a long journey to explore distant lands. During her absence, Princess Gemma, Queen Anne’s eldest daughter, was meant to rule. However, the Crown’s advisor usurped the crown and named himself King Simon Cowell of England. Louis Tomlinson and his band of merry men were the people’s only hope. They robbed from the rich to feed the poor, and were beloved by all of England during these terrible times. There has been a heap of legends and tall tales about him… But this is the story of what really happened in Sherwood Forest. ...A Robin Hood AU

My little fic for the @onceuponatimeficfest, with art by the incredible Anni (@whatagreatproblemtohave). You can see her art at @whatagreatartsideblogtohave too :)

126 notes - Posted May 17, 2022

#4

Louis’ New Home

Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson | Words: 2762

There is a man on his back garden staring into his home. What the fuck...?

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Louis moves to a new house, and Harry keeps showing up in his back garden.

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Written as a secret santa gift for @evilovesyou

127 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

#3

Liam: Fireproof is about that time I caught on fire. *giggles*

Louis: I have a secret *instead of Liam Payne Stare of Death (Liam was busy), a fan throws a chicken nugget*

Harry: *looks cute in bed... in the middle of the street*

Niall: Hi everyone, sorry I've been away from social media. I'm just gonna pop up here for a second to let you know NH3 is to blame and disappear again. Cheers!

193 notes - Posted February 13, 2022

#2

Has anyone said that the colors of his shoe match his jumper from the Zane Lowe interview? The H and L are red like the HOME and the shoe has mint green details like the jumper… 👀 coincidences

258 notes - Posted May 13, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Liam talking about why Fireproof was written.

sorry for the quality, once someone uploads a proper screen recording I'll update it.

599 notes - Posted February 12, 2022

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[strinak]

In 2022 I beat all my previous records and read 461 books.

This is largely because of the February of Madness that happened, where I read literally 100 books in 28 days. I was Going Through Some Stuff.

Books below the cut, for my own future reference.

ok it's yelling about characters per block limits, so chunking it up:

Arden Powell - The Bachelor’s Valet

Zile Elliven - Quiet

Mary Calmes - The Fix Is In

Devon Vesper - Soulbond: The Omega’s Assassin

David North - River of Fate: The Jade Scripture

David North - River of Fate: Sunset Knight

Kati Wilde - The King’s Horrible Bride

Sienna Sway - The Alien’s Kidnapped Omega

Elliott Kay - Habitual Heroes

Ilona Andrews - Fated Blades

Ilona Andrews - Of Swine & Roses

Ilona Andrews - Grace of Small Magics

Ilona Andrews - Silent Blade

Ilona Andrews - Silver Shark

Kati Wilde - The Wedding Night

Kati Wilde - Secret Santa

Kati Wilde - All He Wants for Christmas

KL Noone - The Snails of Dun Nas

Sam Burns - The Cat Returns to Adderly

R Cooper - For Better or Worse

Delaney Rain - The Aliens’ Mate

Kati Wilde - Evil Twin

Regine Abel - I Married a Lizardman

Kiki Clark & EM Lindsey - Until His Last Goodbye

Sam Burns & WM Fawkes - Hardwood

Stella Starling - Your Biggest Fan

Megan Derr - The Eastern Gate

Kati Wilde - Going Nowhere Fast

Kati Wilde - Craving It All

Kati Wilde - Faking It All

Kati Wilde - Losing It All

Onley James - Unhinged

Onley James - Psycho

Onley James - Moonstruck

Onley James - Unhinged: Bonus Epilogue

Onley James - Moonstruck: Bonus Epilogue

Onley James - Damaged

Onley James - Captivating

Kati Wilde - The Hellfire Riders: Saxon & Jenny

KM Neuhold - Pretty Boy

KM Neuhold - Brave Boy

Kiki Clark - Reckless

Kiki Clark - Temptation

Eli Easton - Fireman’s Carry

Tara Lain - Medicine Balls

Louisa Masters - How to Date a Dragon

Kiki Clark - Joyful

AJ Sherwood - Alan’s Utterly Accidental Dream-cute

Lucy Lennox - On the Mall

Lucy Lennox - Shy Sheldon

Mary Calmes - Had to Be

Mary Calmes - Just George

Alice Winters - Follow My Lead

Ryn Bretcher - Tiny Kingdom

Mary Calmes - His Hearth

Kiki Clark - The Second and His Bonded

Kiki Clark - The Deputy and His Enforcer

Kiki Clark - The Hunter and His Mates

Mary Calmes - Landslide

April Jade - Mad Love

Tansy Rayner Roberts - Tea and Sympathetic Magic

Kati Wilde - Teacher’s Pet Wolf

Mary Calmes - Jump

Eryn Ivers - The Alien Emissary

KL Noone - December with Peppermint

KL Noone - Bisclavret

KL Noone - The Featherbed Puzzle

CJ Carella - Godkiller Mode

Megan Derr - By the Way

Megan Derr - An Admirer

Megan Derr - Kiss the Rain

Megan Derr - An Exception

KL Noone - Bookwyrm

KL Noone - The Ninepenny Element

KL Noone - Frost and Raine

KA Merikan - Crazy Kinky Dirty Love

Deacon Frost - Fall to the Forest

Onley James - Headcase

KL Noone - Sundown, Holiday, Beacon

KL Noone - Peaches and the Shadow

KL Noone - Sorceress

KL Noone - October Spice

KL Noone - Gingerbread Dreams

Onley James - Dangerous Breed

Mary Calmes - Sinnerman

Ofelia Grand - Soul Eater

Ofelia Grand - Mind Scrambler

CM Blackwood - Superhuman

Stella Starling - Ready for Love

Onley James - Infuriating

KL Noone - A Penny for Your Thoughts

Brea Alepou & Wren Snow - Mafia Prince

KL Noone - A Demon for Midwinter

KL Noone - Love Songs for Every Day

KL Noone - Sunlight and Gold

Stella Starling - Be Loved

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Unhealthy

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Obsessed

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Confusing

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Ruthless

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Wicked

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Gay

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Wrong

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Shameless

Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Bossy

Sierra Riley - Lean on Me

Brigham Vaughn - Date in a Pinch

Brigham Vaughn - Embracing His Shame

Brigham Vaughn - Bromantic Getaway

Stella Starling - The Twelfth Date

Eli Easton & Tara Lain - Hot Seat

Louisa Masters - Spirited Situation

Travis Baldtree - Legends & Lattes

Hayden Hall - The Two Stars Collision

Bettie Sharpe - Ember

Sam Burns - Fluke and the Frontier Farce

Alessandra Hazard - Straight Boy

Jessie Mihalik - Aurora Blazing

KL Noone - Lightning in a Bottle

KL Noone - The Demon’s Choice

KL Noone - Bedknobs and Brimstone

Jessie Mihalik - The Queen’s Gambit

Sariah Wilson - The Paid Bridesmaid

Amanda Milo - Contagion

SE Harmon - Chrysalis

Jennifer Cody - Mr Monster Kok

Jennifer Cody - The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer

Kiki Clark - Until His Beginning Ends

TS Snow - Chaotic

TS Snow - Hectic

Robin Moray - Hunting Party

Jordan Castillo Price - The Tinker’s Apprentice

Chace Verity - Match with the Demon

Andy Gallo - Spell It Out

Macy Blake - Sweet Spot

KL Noone - The Pooka’s Share

Lucy Lennox - Thick as Thieves

Deacon Frost - Accidental Incubus

Deacon Frost - Saltwater’s Weep

Lucy Lennox - Ski Patrol

Skylar Jaye - Falling for Stereotypes

Michele Notaro - Our Hearts That Tie Us

Stuart Grosse - An OP Returnee

Tanya Chris - Heat Race

Raleigh Ruebins - The Straight Friend

AJ Sherwood - Style of Love

Andy Gallo & Anyta Sunday - Better Be True

Sunny Hart - By Her Sight

Mary Calmes - Tooth & Nail

Mary Calmes - Cherish Your Name

Liz Talley - Deconstructed

Riley Hart - Married to My Best Friend

Anne Bishop - Written in Red

Anne Bishop - Murder of Crows

Anne Bishop - The Shadow Queen

Jennifer Cody - Genesis

Victoria Helen Stone - Jane Doe

Victoria Helen Stone - Problem Child

Sebastian Hansen - All the Wrong Reasons

Skylar Jaye - The Flame

Onley James - Moonstruck (re-read)

A Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder - Sealed by Fire

Alessandra Hazard - That Alien Feeling

Shelly Laurenston - Beast Behaving Badly

Anne Bishop - Shalador’s Lady

Shelly Laurenston - Pack Challenge

Shelly Laurenston - Go Fetch

Shelly Laurenston - Here Kitty, Kitty

Shelly Laurenston - The Mane Event

Shelly Laurenston - The Mane Attraction

Eryn Ivers - The Alien Bodyguard

Shelly Laurenston - The Mane Squeeze

Shelly Laurenston - Big Bad Beast

Shelly Laurenston - Bear Meets Girl

Shelly Laurenston - Wolf with Benefits

Shelly Laurenston - Bite Me

Shelly Laurenston - The Beast in Him

Shelly Laurenston - Hot and Badgered

Shelly Laurenston - Badger to the Bone

Shelly Laurenston - Breaking Badger

Eric Ugland - One More Last Time

Eric Ugland - Heir Today, Pawn Tomorrow

Eric Ugland - Dungeon Mauling

Eric Ugland - Four: The Loot

Eric Ugland - Dukes and Ladders

Eric Ugland - Home, Siege Home

Eric Ugland - The Bare Hunt

Onley James - Psycho (re-read)

Luke Chmilenko & Bryce O’Connor - Iron Prince

AJ Sherwood - The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Additional Incident - LARPing

Louisa Masters - The Dragon Experiment

Onley James - Psycho Bonus Epilogue

Onley James - Headcase Bonus Epilogue

Margaret Atwood - My Evil Mother

Bettie Sharpe - Cat’s Tale

Wen Spencer - Tinker

Wen Spencer - Wolf Who Rules

Wen Spencer - Elfhome

Wen Spencer - Project Elfhome

Wen Spencer - Harbinger

Kiki Clark - Yearning

Onley James - Mad Man

Onley James - Mad Man Bonus Epilogue

Naomi Novik - A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik - The Last Graduate

Sam Starbuck - Fete for a King

Samantha Cayto - Boi Bride

Xander Boyce - Tallrock

Macronomicon - Apocalypse: Generic System

Bruce Sentar - Mana Master

Bruce Sentar - Mana Beast

Yamila Abraham - Teaming Our Teacher

Natasha Hunter - Taken By the Bull

Ryan Rimmel - The Mayor of Noobtown

Ryan Rimmel - Village of Noobtown

Robin Roseau - Mage Unmasked

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 1

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 2

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 3

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 4

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 5

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters Vol. 6

Stephen L Hadley - Beastkin Acquisitions: Start-up

Amanda Meuwissen - His Silence

Eden Finley & Saxon James - Irresponsible Puckboy

Delmire Hart - The Most Eligible Bachelor

Charity Parkerson - Witchin Warlock

Charity Parkerson - Witchin Solstice

Isabel Murray - Not That Complicated

Isabel Murray - Worth the Wait

Suki Fleet - Fight for This

Kaydence Snow - Like You Care

Charity Parkerson - Mistaken

Charity Parkerson - Nothing

Charity Parkerson - Beautifully Moved

Charity Parkerson - Well-Played

Charity Parkerson - Clash

Charity Parkerson - Pretender

Charity Parkerson - Missing

Charity Parkerson - Keeper

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Bastard

Charity Parkerson - Conned

Vasily Mahanenko - Survival Quest

Vasily Mahanenko - The Kartoss Gambit

Vasily Mahanenko - The Hour of Pain

Lucy Lennox & May Archer - Hitched

Onley James - Where the Devil Don’t Go

Bruce Sentar - Saving Supervillains

Jesse Q Sutanto - Four Aunties and a Wedding

Macronomicon - Apocalypse: Fairy System

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Protector

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Obsession

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Sentry

Charity Parkerson - His Knight

Claire Cullen - Omega’s Gamble

Claire Cullen - Alpha’s Oath

Robin Roseau - Luna Rising

Onley James - Satisfying

Michelle Diener - Dark Horse

Casualfarmer - Beware of Chicken

Alex Gilbert - The Calamitous Bob

Alex Gilbert - In Kazar

Darktechnomancer - Fates Parallel Vol. 1

Scott Browder - Skyclad

Cale Plamann - Foundations

DM Rhodes - Dungeon Item Shop: Vol. 1

Michelle Kathleen Hodgson - Transcripts

Michelle Diener - Dark Deeds

Michelle Diener - Dark Ambitions

Ravensdagger - Spormageddon

Kaleb England - The Way Ahead

DI Freed - Reborn

Megan Derr - Champion of Dusk & Dawn

Louisa Masters - Vortex Conuundrum

Philip R Johnson & Justin C Louis - Dandelion

AJ Sherwood - A Mage’s Guide to Aussie Terrors

LC Mawson - Basics of Spellcraft

LC Mawson - History of Magic

August - Even a Hero Needs a Vacation Every Now and Then

HJ Tolson - Liches Get Stitches

Michelle Diener - Dark Class

Tom Watts - Welcome to Blade’s Rest

Sean Oswald - Watcher’s Test

Naomi Novik - The Golden Enclaves

R Cooper - How to (Not) Train a Firecat

Amy Crook - Finer Points

Marie Cardno & Kalikoi - How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster)

Megan Derr - Talismaker

Jenny Lawson - I Choose Darkness

AJ Sherwood - How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 1

AJ Sherwood - How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 2

AJ Sherwood - How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 3

Nazri Noor - Prince of Flowers

Danny M Lavery - Texts from Jane Eyre

Gail Carriger - My Sister’s Song

R Cooper - Casper Gets His Wish

R Cooper - A Little Familiar

Lyn Gala - Regi’s Huuman

Lyn Gala - Regi’s Goddess

Onley James - Lunatic

Mary Calmes - Balanced and Tied

Mary Calmes - Together Tied

AC Wiggen - The Human Who Looked at Art

Lee Hadan - No Moon

KL Noone - Sound the Fairy Call

Onley James - Damaged

Megan Derr - Dualwick

Kati Wilde - The Midwinter Mail-Order Bride

Kati Wilde - Pretty Bride

Mary Calmes - A Day Makes

Louisa Masters - Mr Romance

RJ Moray - Finding Elliott

Dassy Bernhard - That Weird Courtship Ritual

Robert Bevan - Guts and Volts

Lyn Gala - Lines in the Sand

GL Carriger - Marine Biology

Brooke Matthews - On Edge

KL Noone - The Arch-Mage’s Firebird

SJ Himes - The Solstice Prince

EJ Russell - Cursed Is the Worst

Sasha L Miller - The Duke’s Deception

Mary Calmes - Romanus

Mary Calmes - Chevalier

Louisa Masters - Conspiracy of Dragons

Alice Winters - Never Have I Ever Ridden a Bike

Sam Burns - Fluke and the Fantastic Finale

AJ Sherwood - How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 4

Kiki Clark - Favor

Mary Calmes - The Big Fix

Megan Derr - How Not to Marry a Prince

Kiki Clark - The Enforcer and His Heart

Andrea K Host - Stray

Mary Calmes - Kairos

Jordan Castillo Price - Quill Me Now

Jordan Castillo Price - All That Glitters

Andrea K Host - Lab Rat One

Andrea K Host - Caszandra

Stephanie Burgis - The Wrong Foot

Mell Eight - Cleanly Wrong

TJ Land - Boomball

AJ Sherwood - How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6

Toby Wise - Love at Frost Bite: Benji

KL Noone - The Twelfth Enchantment

Seth Richter - Just a Bronze

Andrea K Host - Gratuitous Epilogue

Mary Calmes - A Matter of Time Vol 1

Mary Calmes - A Matter of Time Vol 2

Mary Calmes - Bulletproof

Mary Calmes - Piece of Cake

Mary Calmes - Hannah’s Big Night

Mary Calmes - But For You

Mary Calmes - Just Jory

Mary Calmes - Another Day with Jory

Mary Calmes - Ears, Eggs, and Bunnies

Mary Calmes - Heart of the Race

Mary Calmes - Just George

JK Jeffrey - The Princess’s Pet

Charity Parkerson - Falling for Eros

Charity Parkerson - A Sugar Daddy for Winter

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Fighter

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Boss

Mary Calmes - Had to Be

Courtney Milan - Unlocked

Mary Calmes - Landslide

TJ Land - Butterfly Boy

Mary Calmes - Live and Leanr

Mary Calmes - Epiphany

Mary Calmes - First Day of Forever

Mary Calmes - First Day of Forever: Us

TJ Land - Toy Boy

Mary Calmes - Lay It Down

Mary Calmes - Sariel

Mary Calmes - In a Fix

Megan Derr - The Pirate of Fathoms Deep

Megan Derr - Runescribe

Megan Derr - The Toymaker’s Hoard

Megan Derr - The Heart of the Lost Star

Megan Derr - The Lady and the Thief

Kou Delika - Melodious Red

Luke Chmilenko - Ascend Online

Megan Derr - Made for You

Megan Derr - Ruffskin

Megan Derr - Risk It All

Megan Derr - Two for the Show

Megan Derr - The Painted Crown

Megan Derr - Blood and Marriage

AJ Sherwood - Marriage Contract

Megan Derr - Love Tokens

Megan Derr - Wick

Megan Derr - The Queen

Mary Calmes - Stand in Place

AJ Sherwood - Fourth Point of Contact

Mary Calmes - Again

Andrea Speed - About a Bot

R Cooper - A Little Blessing

AJ Sherwood - Common Sense Deserts Once Again

Mary Calmes - Winter’s Knight

KL Noone - Magician

Amanda Meuwissen - Octopi My Heart

Amy Crook - Getting His Due

Daniel Rose - Pink One

SunriseCV - System Change

Jennifer Cody - The Kraken’s Mate

Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters 7

Catelyn Winona - Being Heroes, Being Villains

Mell Eight - Heartbeat

Mary Calmes - Steamroller

Mary Calmes - Fix It Up

Shannon West - A Dom for Christmas

Shannon West - Defending Devon

Megan Derr - Sword of the King

Megan Derr - Shield of the Dragon

Megan Derr - Fresh Meat

Megan Derr - The Werewolf of Grey Lake Inn

Megan Derr - Midnight

Megan Derr - Something Sweet

Megan Derr - The Shopping List

Megan Derr - Midsummer Song

Megan Derr - Midsummer Baker

Megan Derr - Midsummer Curse

Megan Derr - The Succubus

Megan Derr - Twilight

Megan Derr - Backwoods Asylum

Megan Derr - Rabbit Season

Megan Derr - Frostwick

RJ Scott - Stop the Wedding

Kiki Clark - Out in the Cold

GL Carriger - The Sumage Solution

GL Carriger - The Omega Objection

Megan Derr - Tournament of Losers

Mary Calmes - Mist and Marrow

Mary Calmes - When the Dust Settles

Sam Burns and WM Fawkes - For Life

Toni McGee Causey - Failure to Communicate

TJ Land - Vanquished

Mary Calmes - Frog

AJ Sherwood - Jon’s Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case

Allie Brosh - Hyperbole and a Half

AJ Sherwood - Jon’s Crazy Head-Boppin’ Mystery

AJ Sherwood - Jon’s Spooky Corpse Conundrum

AJ Sherwood - Alan’s Utterly Accidental Dream-cute

Michelle Frost - A Hellhound Called Derek

Megan Derr - Looking for More

TJ Land - The Bounty Hunter

TJ Land - The Bounty Hunter’s Body

TJ Land - The Bounty Hunter’s Bad Day

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Port

Charity Parkerson - Charmer

Charity Parkerson - Ransomed

Charity Parkerson - Ensnared

Charity Parkerson - Witchin Moonbeam

Charity Parkerson - Witchin Fangs

Mell Eight - Gathering the Hoard

Charity Parkerson - Seasons

Charity Parkerson - Sugar Guards

Charity Parkerson - Taint

TJ Land - Ugh, I Really Hate That Guy

TJ Land - Ugh, Being a Secret Agent Is Horrible

RJ Moray - Million Dollar Daddy

Charity Parkerson - Struck

Charity Parkerson - Butcher