#spontaneous combustion is a very real possibility

[meiloorunsmoothie]

i have had the full range of jeremy (give or take a few) today, and i am living for it

[crownedwithstars]

Hot Takes and Conspiracy Theories About the Silm by Fourth Age Gondorians

(this post stemmed from the idea of the Silm as a part of some very ancient manuscripts Tolkien was just translating, and how it may compare to real world epics like Edda - stories that may have started as poems and songs written down centuries after the fact in a completely different mode and by someone with very different cultural background than the original context of the poems and possibly with motives about promoting himself or his ancestors. so what if this was how Fourth Age Gondorians regarded the Silm as well and had schools of thought and self-taught enthusiasts debating what the stories actually mean? what kind of takes would they come up with?)

The Two Trees

Valinor did not have some special light-emanating trees and they did not actually die, it's just a nature myth that metaphorically talks about a period when the sky literally darkened; this was caused by some unknown natural disaster (like the explosion of a supervolcano).

references to Tree-light and Elves being enhanced by it is just Noldorin propaganda. 

The Silmarils were not real. At least not as they are portrayed in the Silm. 

there are various theories as to what they really were (religious artifacts? some mandate of rulership? just really pretty jewels and everybody exaggerated how special they were? some kind of a super weapon?), but also more philosophical suggestions that the Silmarils are the elements of air, water and earth itself (hint hint that's why they eventually become part of these), and the struggle over them represents the struggle over rulership of Beleriand/Middle-earth. that in the end the Silmarils aren't really possessed by anyone reflects how all kingdoms eventually fall and nobody under Eru can be a master of the world. 

Fëanor was not a real guy and the sons of Fëanor were not actually related to one another.

like who even is that great and perfect?

he's probably just some kind of a bogeyman made up by the Sindar

did anyone in Beleriand ever even see him? CONVENIENT that he spontaneously combusted almost immediately after he came to Beleriand

also who names their kid "the spirit of fire"??? what if it's not a personal name of any elf but more like a title? or a name associated with some entity that had religious following in Valinor?

there's a clue to this in how Fëanor's supposed sons are mostly referred to as "the sons of Fëanor" or "Fëanorians": it bears thinking that they were not actually related to one another, but "Fëanorian" was a title in a same way that "Fëanor" was a title. It doesn't mean an ACTUAL son to a guy named Fëanor but a devotee to whatever the entity or title named Fëanor represented. 

(they couldn't be real brothers because there just can't be that many hair colours in one family.)

MAYBE FËANORIANS WERE SOME KIND OF A CULT

it was probably some kind of a death cult obsessed with blood and murder, considering their body count 

also because of this they were kicked out of Valinor and all stories about how they WANTED to leave are propaganda. 

Celeborn was at least three or four different guys.

How else do you explain the different versions about who he was?

the one who fathered Celebrían was Galadriel's real true love, but he died in obscure circumstances

this theory you don't really want to talk about much, because you don't want to insult Queen Arwen. Also the current Celeborn may come after you. 

Beren did not actually die and come back

his first death is a symbolic one: he had been estranged from his relatives and people, but by marrying Lúthien he completely leaves behind that life and "dies" as a member of the House of Bëor to become a part of the House of Elwe

he did not come again among Men after marrying Lúthien, in other words he was dead to his original society

the sequence in Mandos where Lúthien pleads for pity was originally a description of a courting scene that got bastardised along the way; she had to go to the remaining members of the House of Bëor and ask for Beren's hand in marriage. They would not agree unless Beren gave up his claim to the title of chieftain, i. e. he has symbolically died. 

Melian was actually Ungoliant

that's why Doriath lasted so long, Morgoth was still scared shitless of her and didn't dare go anywhere near her

Nan Dunghortheb was literally her backyard!!!

why else Lúthien would be able to weave weird dream cloaks???

Húan wasn't a dog, he was an Elf

the idea that he was a dog came from: 

he was the best tracker in Aman, so in Beleriand he was called "The Hound of Valinor". Later generations thought this literally meant he was a dog.  

whoever wrote down the legends about him was a wishful idiot who loved dogs and wanted them to be able to talk (understandable)

Something Weird Was Going On With Maeglin

aside from the obvious, of course

were Aredhel and Eöl really his parents though? was Aredhel even married to Eöl? 

maybe Maeglin was a thrall of Morgoth, or was born in captivity and brainwashed to be loyal, and his task from the beginning was to bring Gondolin down

Aredhel did leave Gondolin like the Silm says, but stuff did not go down like the story tells. 

-during her wanderings, Aredhel somehow found Maeglin and saw him as her shot to stage a coup in Gondolin by claiming he was her son (and male heir for the kingdom). Eöl never existed. Or if he did, he was a random guy Aredhel met and used to her own ends. 

Turgon found out about Aredhel's plans (but not about Maeglin) and he was the one who actually killed her.

maybe she was a Fëanorian cult member in secret and was trying to take over Gondolin for them

Túrin son of Húrin, Mormegil, Turambar and the other aliases associated with The Children of Húrin were actually all different guys

nobody can get up to that much weird shit

the real Túrin probably died in Doriath and Melian covered it up

Elured and Elurin survived. They changed their names and became Elrond and Elros. 

Maglor is the Bigfoot of Middle-earth. There is a dedicated fanclub that keeps track of sightings (which are as obscure and bonkers as you could imagine). 

if you subscribe to "Fëanorians were a death cult" theory, then Maglor is actually an ominous cryptid that foretells misfortunes. 

Thingol is alive and lives as a hermit somewhere in Mirkwood.

Thranduil is aware of it and in fact he has helped to keep it secret all this time.

There are also hot takes about Eärendil and Elwing and whether they were real people. 

Eärendil is a half-elf, actual Star and God's favourite little guy. He has a flying ship and travels in space. He keeps an eye on Satan himself. His birth was foretold, he fought and killed the biggest dragon in history in a massive air battle that caused an entire mountain to collapse, and he may have killed Ungoliant. No real person is that special. 

Elwing wouldn't do what bunch of men (who were maybe in a death cult) told her, she's obviously a villain if she existed. She can't die (was directly prevented by divine powers when she tried to) and chose to be immortal. Also being God's favourite little gal and having the ability to turn into a bird? Very suspicious. 

Silmarien and her descendants were the true heirs of Númenor and if they had ruled, Númenor would still exist

the ruling line had many problematic characters that were not well suited to the role

it also culminated in Ar-Pharazon and all the tragedy that his actions brought

Silmarien inherited some of the most important heirlooms from the First Age, which proves that even her father thought she was the true heir

also Silmarien's descendants survived to maintain was what left of the culture and wisdom of Númenor; further proof of Silmarien's right.

[shares-a-vest]

I know that an Edward Cullen-type version of Vampire!Eddie probably isn't an original thought but, bear with me on this nonsense...

Eddie knows he came back different after waking up in the Upside Down alone. As he made his way back to Hawkins-proper, he noticed his senses were heightened. He had a thirst he couldn't quench when he broke into Steve's house and drank some of his beer from the refrigerator in the garage.

In fact, it made him sick.

Then when Steve caught him, taking a swing with a baseball bat covered in nails, he realised he could read the boy's mind. At the time, Steve was scared... Then relieved... Then thinking all about when they had parted ways to enact Operation Death to Vecna...

So Eddie stopped listening at that point. It seemed private and probably not the most pressing matter anyway because he was most certainly very much alive again. But not... Sort of...

It couldn't be vampirism, could it? He had been chomped up by bats. But he had read enough stories, including the one and only Dracula a time or two. And, if his whole Spring Break had taught him anything, any beast of fantasy and fiction was possible, right?

Though he is still pretty miffed that dragons don't appear to be real...

He finds himself arguing with Steve in his plaid-encrusted bedroom the following morning, curtains drawn. Steve wants to call in the cavalry (aka, Dustin) to talk through his "symptoms" and confirm his suspicions.

"Harrington," he says sternly, "I'm telling you, I'm totally a vampire."

He wants to stomp his foot he's so frustrated with the flustered boy before him. Flustered (okay, annoyed) from arguing about what the hell has happened to him as they stand in the middle of the bedroom, a beam of sunlight dividing them as it streams in through a gap in the curtains.

"Fine," Eddie says as he rolls up the sleeve of his tattered Hellfire shirt, "I'll prove it."

He braces himself, balling up his fist as he sticks his hand in the beam of light.

"Wait stop!" Steve yells and lunges forward.

But nothing happens.

Well, not nothing.

His skin isn't burning to a crisp, nor has he spontaneously combusted.

He is still intact in Steve's ugly bedroom.

But his arm is fucking sparkling like it is made of goddamn diamonds.

"Whoa," Steve says, stumbling upright. He stares at Eddie's skin, mesmerised with his mouth agape as he whispers, "Pretty."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Eddie huffs.

He retracts his arm and stares at his alabaster skin before shoving it into the sunlight again.

And again with the fucking sparkling!

"No!" Okay, now he stomps his foot.

He retreats once more, this time backing all the way to Steve's desk where he slumps onto the chair.

"This is so fucking lame," he pouts, crossing his arms.

"Eddie," Steve beams, striding towards him, "This is great, dude. If you are a... vampire..." he momentarily makes a face, "You can go in the sun! Your life barely has to change. Although I don't know what we are going to do about the fresh meat situation. Does your uncle know how to hunt? Because I've only been once when I was eight with my dad and I - "

Eddie cuts him off with a loud groan as he hangs his head in his hands.

Trust him to become the most pathetic kind of vampire.

[aardvaark]

the librarians "and the eternal question" (s3e8) watch through:

spontaneous human combustion. i fear the creators spend the same ungodly amount of time going down wikipedia rabbit holes as i do.

cassandra is definitely hiding something about this doctor she wants to talk to… i have been informed (ty to @the-tomorrow-road 😊) that this is a cassie episode and im excited but worried because being the focus of the episode on this show usually means something traumatic as hell is about to happen to you

miraculous healing & bursting into flames? i’ve also been told the christian kane "i don’t like vampires" scene (angel reference) is from this ep so i’m guessing the property owners are the vampires? and maybe turning people into vampires?

oh cassandra :((

everyone automatically assuming cassandra’s hopped up on caffeine lol. guessing thats happened before

oh! i didn’t realise she felt that way about jenkins… seems like she’s starting to be incredibly spontaneous in general though. wait, ha, spontaneous like the human combustion lol

cassandra immediately pulling another woman she just met lmaooo. good for her!

yeah there it is! [jacob looks at his hand] "i don’t like vampires". (poor lindsey and his evil hand. oh well!)

i lowkey forgot that baird & flynn were on a trip of their own. thats cute, they get a lil vacation <3

i love the unsubtle glowing magic back door haha. makes me laugh whenever it’s in plain sight of other people. i mean it’s very brief, so people waking by probably don’t notice or think it was just a trick of the light, but it’s pretty funny that they barely try to hide it lol.

oooh if the vampires are telling the truth, then they’re genuinely trying to help people - and it’s been working up until now! very successfully in fact!

doctor-patient confidentiality once again does not exist in tv world haha

JENKINS SWORD FIGHTING VAMPIRES. hes the coolest person ever. i wanna see all his adventures from camelot to present day, that could be a series of its own. probably a sad series in many parts though…

them all waiting for cassandra at the hospital :(. damn this is probably the saddest/most emotional moment they’ve had on this show i think… the fact it’s a very possible, real-life situation adds to that imo. most of us won’t get permanently timetravelled or leave the ghost mirror (though of course those relate to many real life experiences of grief & loss) but waiting for someone to get out of surgery, sitting in the halls of a hospital… thats all too real.

very sweet to hear baird saying how cassandra is valuable to them regardless of her gift & how much they all care about her - but also glad on cassie’s behalf that her gift came back, as she’s come to appreciate it more & more as a gift and part of herself rather than a flaw or curse etc.

w. uh. hang on. what was that. telepathy??

omg YAY cassie finally kissed a woman on screen!!! confirmed bisexual icon!!!

[disruptivevoib]

I want to talk about the mirror.

So this is about Twine and all the mirror stuff

That being said this involves some.. intense? things. I will explain them as lightly as possible, but a CW: Suicidal Ideation is definitely something that goes in here.

Twine and the mirror kick back actually way to the beginning of the chatroom. Its very interesting how long Twine was gone, which was about 2 months?

But he left initially after a culmination of frustrations and a lot of projection from himself onto Coda (VoR) Soul. I can't go into every intimate detail as to what led up to Twine's mental break, but Coil, failure, realizing how fucked up he'd been towards Yarn, anger ( a lot of that ), and just. Yeah. Coda.

Silence {Ouroboros Soul} (@rosy-fox-art) eventually told Twine to take a break and consult with or be there for his sides. Which is incredibly hypocritical but that is unimportant. Twine in his infinite frustration and also a longing to.. just be better for Mind and Heart fucked off and made his own room, of which he did not previously have.

This room had a computer and a mirror.

An important side note is that the Sun Down thirds can summon things specific to themselves and have properties projected onto them. Think artifacts from TMA if you must, but usually, that projection comes from a mentally ill place.

This being said, the mirror is exactly that. And at the time, Twine was incredibly self-dissecting. I think of Soul as Self-awareness, which can lead to over-analyzation of your wrongdoings and past mistakes and even possible future ones.

The mirror only ever projects back what it is given, however much you give into whatever you see. Twine saw a host of things over that long period of time standing and staring. Because yes, for two months, he stood and he stared and he just sort of tore himself to shreds.

A lot of it comes down to Twine seeing his past self, his Whole, and a couple over visions regarding the ideation of a rope. If you will. As unhealthy and self-destructive as this was, to some degree, a part of Twine was trapped in that mirror, thus he couldn't leave. And it would have changed him, though not for any kind of the better.

He left once, initially, when Ozzy (Voice of Reason Heart) (@agent-8449) showed up. They had their beef. Which I won't get into, it was not pretty. Twine is an asshole, Ozzy is also an asshole. However, he wound up leaving again to return when Yarn left to the Voice of Reason Psyche in a mixed attempt to help Tinker and keep Ozzy from being sent back.

Coil and Ozzy would later (I can't even say if it was hours or a day) find Twine and I cannot say get rid of the mirror, Ozzy did break it and Coil did throw away *most of it.

However by now, Twine was pretty out of it. Distressed and crying then fully dazed and out of it. He came back from that very quickly when Ozzy, *still mirror-possessed, was trying to essentially link with Coil and eat his thoughts. (Won't go into it.) Which he did indeed skewer Ozzy like a kebab for.

Notes:

"Most of it" as in he kept one piece in order to try and understand what it was for

"mirror-possesed" as in Ozzy ate the mirror. He ate the glass. He was eating glass.

Also, Twine's trident is obscenely hot, however, while not immortal, the Sun Down Thirds are immune to the effects of temperature in terms of harm. They can feel it, but they don't get frostbite or spontaneously combust. Mainly because they absorb energy a lot, or are functionally energy, and thus because the Psyche isn't /real/ in terms of the body... yeah, they just. don't take damage. (poorly explained. Apologies, its 4:30 a.m.)

[l1veleak]

dnkfkgkf I also felt very 😏 when the #83 spontaneously combusted. felt like a fitting punishment, you know? I must still be pressed about that bc I didn't finish watching cota (fell asleep) and I still haven't finished watching it bc I do not want to see them happy. sorry yifei 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm neutral about jota but I do think they'll help. things are good but not great right now and I reckon jota will change that so you might get that earl (crimes bambi is a fab name btw, very “free my man he's actually guilty innocent”) win very soon hehe

ohhh those are so cute! my snoopy icon is plain but people tell me it's very recognisable? <- possibly giving myself away here msmfmz

depending on *when* you fell asleep during cota you didn’t miss much. assuming you saw that scrap betweet Kévin and Buemi LOL. and honestly i turned it off as soon as the #83 crossed the line like i just cba to see two ferraris on the podium. you know it’s bad when i skip a wec podium

also i think it’s mostly just me and my mootie patootie raf that call him bambi but more people SHOULD!!!! i got it from someone on twitter who called him that bc i thought it was very cute. 😭 and atp he’s just unironically bambi to me. calling that man who has committed several atrocities Bambi

yep there it is !!!!! the real mastermind behind it all

//plain snoopy icon…got it got it…now i’m playing guessing games to figure out who this is but i have an idea…maybe…regardless feel free to hmu,,i love chitchatting!!!💬🤍 (clearly)

[ww2yaoi]

webster’s description of the d-day jump is one of the craziest things I’ve read like I don’t know how any of those guys coped with the very real possibility that they could die within minutes. the whirlwind of emotions he goes through leading up to the jump is just surreal I don’t know how you wouldn’t just spontaneously combust from the sheer weight of it. wild

[foxes-that-run]

Lover

A 2019 album about true love was planned since 2012.

Lover and the song Daylight were first hinted in the Red era and intended as a retrospective around Taylor’s 30th Birthday. By the time it came, Taylor was in a relationship with a deeply private person and explored more metaphorical, less diaristic storytelling which flourished in Folklore.

It shouldn't surprise that a Mastermind would have her album concepts planned several in advance. Lover was, in her mind, maybe her last popstar hurrah, ending on 'and she lived happily ever after.'

Taylor performed a live recording called 'City of Lover' which she released on 19 May 2020, the day before her anniversary with Harry Styles.

Joe and Taylor were very private, in Taylor's Lovers Lounge she said the album was always a retrospective rather than a diary (14 mins), it was never "Lover is about Joe". Though I do think the relationship is leaned into/idealised in some songs, it was also lucky timing for them. Folklore, Evermore & Midnights explore that relationship more outside of the Lover album concept.

As the body of her work grew and she prioritized sonically cohesive albums, her work after 1989 is not 'all about X', New Years Day is a clear example of a song from an earlier era.

Harry Styles certainly knew about lover, the theme, year it would come out and possibly the song Daylight years before he wrote Golden and Daylight released on Taylors 30th Birthday.

Red Liner Notes

In 2012, at the wistful age of 22 Taylor included a easter egg for the album and the song Daylight in the Red Liner notes:

“And there’s something to be proud of about moving on and realising that real love shines golden like starlight, and doesn’t fade or spontaneously combust. Maybe I’ll write a whole album about that kind of love if I ever find it but this album is about the other kinds of love that I’ve recently fallen in and out of."

Daylight

In the Lover's Lounge (3 mins) Taylor references the release timing the 13th year of her career, age 30 - certainly something the old Taylor would have a plan for. At 14 minutes she says that the album was once called Daylight and talks about the idea evolving to be broader, presumably after 7 years of maturing!

In the 13th year of my career I really wanted to do something exciting and retrospective and nostalgic. [...] I basically like to plan an album like I'm planning some type of prom or something. [...] But with this album I thought it was going to be called Daylight. And then I wrote "Lover" and I was like, "That's the title!" It's a really romantic album, but it's also an album that celebrates love in all of its complexity, not just flowers and sunshine. It's really an exploration of like, the patchwork quilt of emotions that go into any sort of love that you feel.

Turning 30 is a big deal to a popstar

Taylor shared her 30 before 30 interview and Miss Americana, (1:20) where she mused Lover could be her second last era, she says:

"We do exist in a society where women in entertainment are discarded in an elephant graveyard by the time they are 35. [...] This is probably one of my last opportunities as an artist to grasp onto that kind of success. So, I don’t know, as I’m reaching 30, I’m like, I want to work really hard while society is still tolerating me being successful."

Writing the Man is also featured in Miss Americana, to me this song is over the gendered injustice talked about there.

Her 7th Album has lots of 20's

In Harry's 2014 song I love you, performed by Alex and Sierra he wrote:

While we lay there on the soft warm ground / For a week and 13 days

Thereafter, Taylor and Harry have referred to 20 (13+7) Lover is her 7th album and continued this 20 theme:

Lover: Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?

It’s Nice To Have A Friend: Twenty questions, we tell the truth

Daylight: I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night but now I see daylight

Haylor songs on other albums also include 20's:

Out Of The Woods: Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? Twenty stitches in the hospital room

The 1: Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool

Cardigan: Your heartbeat on the High Line, once in twenty lifetimes

Songs

Daylight

Me!

Lover

It's nice to have a friend

Cruel summer

Death by a thousand cuts

[madaboutmunson]

MadAboutMunson's One Shot Steddie Fics

Fics are below Keep reading :)

Are You Experienced

Summary: Everyone knows Steve Harrington, a local rich kid jock, the previous king of Hawkins High School. He's got it all, money, a respectable family, and chicks love him. He's even spending the summer learning what it's like to be a real working man before taking on a role in his Dad's firm because its builds character and empathy. Or is he something else entirely? Is Steve a down-on-his-luck guy, stuck in a job he dislikes because his dad is teaching him a lesson, repeatedly striking out with the ladies, that his co-worker is fond of reminding him about? Under all the many layers and masks, he uses to survive the day-to-day, Steve has secrets. The main one is how passionately he loves music. How it moves him in ways nothing else does, and he's sure no one else could possibly feel the same, until his Mom gives him $50 to spend at the new record store. Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

Never Too Much

Summary: Just a little something that wormed its way into my head, because I just love the whole Steddie having an extra love language of music thing Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

Policy of Truth

Summary: Please read the tags and warnings before reading this one 💚 After saving the world, everyone heads home, but not everyone has a place to go back to. Realising that they potentially could have lost their son Mr & Mrs Harrington, make an effort with Steve and open their those in need. But its not just friendships blossoming at The Harrington's, and soon Eddie and Steve have a secret to keep. Ao3 Link

Eight Frames a Week

Summary: Eddie catches Steve in his glasses one time. Just one time! But that is all it takes for Edward Munson’s brain to spark a new hyper fixation. He must have Steve in glasses, whenever he possibly can, because….well…. 1. He looks cute as a button in his glasses. They are so delicate. Thin golden wire frames and large round lenses accentuate the puppyish nature of his eyes. 2. Steve gets shy about them, which is also so adorable Eddie could spontaneously combust. Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

Keep You From The Cold

Summary: Eddie Munson is finding out that being a Vampire isn't as badass as some of the movies would have him believe. It's difficult enough trying to figure out what bits of lore are correct or complete nonsense, but when he sees his only willing source of nourishment (his boyfriend Steve) is struggling, he decides it's time to look elsewhere for sustenance. Fortunately, Eddie learns there is a very undesirable person in the vicinity, who has very bad intentions towards his very desirable Steve, and he means to put a very final stop to that. Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

Wishin' and Hopin'

Summary: In which Eddie realises he might have some residual power from The Upside-Down and plans to use it in the best way he knows how, to impress the guy he's had a crush on for months Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

Devil Gate Drive

Summary: In which Eddie fixes a spooky campfire story that Steve mis told, sending them on a quest for a wish to be granted. Well, once, they get to Devil Gate Drive that is :) Tumblr Link Ao3 Link

[squawk-chatterbox]

Jeepers, it’s really tempting to just leave a bit of art like this and then vanish with no context but that seems a bit too much like I’m screaming into some kind of void.

Actually I guess this technically still counts into screaming into some kind of void because I don’t know how tumblr…works? I don’t mind being unseen in the eyes of the vast public currently, I fully believe if I just stay active and keep posting things people will eventually congregate into some amorphous blob I can then manipulate with all the various subliminal messaging in my art.

Haha what? who said that? I’m joking though (for now in this case) because this art doesn’t have anything like that.

But I must satisfy the people who don’t like reading so before the text strays too far from the image…

TL:DR Folks it’s a deceptively peaceful scene, in actuality what you’re seeing is a picture straight from one of the most inhospitable places in this fictional world!

And now if you’ll follow me to the context…

This is a thing I drew for some worldbuilding I’m doing. The location is an environment that was once a rainforest, but too much farming and industry turned it into a bit of a hellscape.

Centuries after, the people have - mostly - learned the errors of their ways and the vegetation is reclaiming the land once more, albeit slowly. Very slowly, for the atmosphere is crippled and the land lacks nutrients, so grass practically owns the landscape, and makes trees kind of a rarity.

It does rain around here, but without a mass of trees the further into the hellscape you travel the less rainfall you’ll see, and the more wildfires because phoenixes absolutely adore a nice sun scorched savannah, it’s practically a playground for them.

Of course, despite all that, where there’s plants, there’s animals to eat those plants, and those wyverns sure animals.

They are grazers, not likely as big as what you may be imagining, they’re a bit smaller than the size of your average coyote. They can also fly, which is helpful in a place that is so hot and dry it spontaneously combusts.

Y’know what auto ignition is? It’s a term that’s used to describe an environment that has enough heat, oxygen, and fuel to get a fire going without a spark. Usually it happens in burning buildings, or where there’s a fuel that’s really combustible.

So, yes, this place is that inhospitable. You thought deserts were bad? Imagine being a dehydrated traveler trying to get through THIS place and suddenly everything from the grass snagging at your clothes to your hat is on fire. So yeah, flying is useful for running away.

Note there’s no real megafauna in this place, it’s not possible, you get caught too far from what remains of the rainforest on a particularly hot day, and can’t book it before noon you’re dead.

[mychemicalimagines]

Can’t Stop Lovin’ You-Dean Winchester-Chap 5

Summary: Dean Winchester and Michaela ‘Mickey’ Storm have been friends for as long as they can remember. When they were 4 years old, Dean’s mom and Mickey’s parents were killed. Since then, John Winchester took his kids and Mickey around the states, hunting the Supernatural. 22 years later, it’s just Dean and Mickey against the world, both the natural and the supernatural. John goes missing after a hunting trip goes awry while Sam’s away at college, set on being a lawyer. This is Dean and Mickey’s story as they embark on a trip to find the one man they know as Dad. Saving People. Hunting Things. The Family Business.

Series Warning: Language, Fluff, Love, Smut, Death, Blood, Violence, Supernatural, Paranormal, Established Relationship. If I forgot any, all the warnings from the show apply to this series as well.

Words: 4,520

A/N: Here’s a chapter to hold you guys over! We really didn’t like this episodes too much so we decided to put them all into one and give a summarized version of what would have happened! We are currently writing Bugs so hopefully we can get it out soon!

No Gifs! Do you guys want them for this series?!

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Bloody Mary, Skin, and Hook Man

Third Person POV

Just over a month and a half after the case in Pennsylvania, and several other, low-scale hunts, the Winchester trio caught wind of a case that really piqued their interest in late January. After all, everyone knows of the age old, urban legend surrounding Bloody Mary. The one that goes if a person goes into a bathroom at night, with the lights off, and says “Bloody Mary” three times, the spirit will appear and kill you by first gouging out your eyes. 

Now, having grown up as a Hunter, and years of reading all sorts of lore on different spirits, demons, and supernatural entities in general, the Winchesters knew that there was a chance the way things played out could be slightly different than what all of the various versions of lores said. Which seemed like this case may just have been a very real possibility of actually being Bloody Mary.

 After all, what had started out as a simple game of truth or dare between three high school girls ended up with the tragic death of the one girl’s father. Reading over the gruesome details of the father’s death, Sam knew that there wasn’t remotely normal about a man’s eyes liquifying in his skull and bleeding out from that, despite the press’ attempt at trying to pass it off as a fluke case of spontaneous combustion.

So, of course, when Sam found a story from a newspaper clipping that seemed to be the urban legend becoming reality, he knew that it was a case right up the Winchester’s alley. Once he had shown the article to both his brother and Mickey, the three of them headed to Toledo, Ohio and then to Fort Wayne, Indiana to crack the case, with one of Sam’s nightmares about the death of his girlfriend happening during the drive, one that he refused to talk about.

It was in Toledo, Ohio that the Winchesters found out that the tragic death of Steven Shoemaker came as a result of a “Bloody Mary” dare that had gone wrong. It took a hefty bribe to get the morgue attendant to even let them look at the body, confirming the thought that there was no logical or possible way for this man to have died of spontaneous combustion, considering that Mr. Shoemaker’s skull was filled with blood and his eyes were truly liquified.

Despite not having a clear cause of death, but knowing that it was more than what a normal human could comprehend, the Three Musketeers, or rather Winchesters, attended both the eldest Shoemaker’s funeral and his home shortly after. One thing that the youngest daughter said piqued all three of the Hunters’ interest, and it certainly wasn’t her blaming herself for her father’s death.

At least, not entirely. But, rather, it was the reason as to why she blamed herself. After finding out about the dare to ‘release’ Bloody Mary, the brothers and Mickey set out on a search for clues, while also being as discreet and respectful as they could be. It didn’t take the trio long to determine that there was indeed something suspicious about the death of Steven Shoemaker, and Mickey gave Charlie, one of the best friends of the late man’s oldest daughter,  her phone number with the message to call if she thought of anything helpful.

Sure enough, Charlie gave Mickey a ring later that evening after having been on the phone with her other friend, Jill, when she too had tried to ‘summon’ Bloody Mary in her own mirror, as a joke, and died before she got the chance to hang up. Upon investigating Jill’s bedroom, and the mirror in question, Mickey found a clue that would crack the case wide open, revealing a connection, not to the classic lore, but rather to a far more tragic, human mistake.

Gary Bryman. The young boy that Jill had killed in a hit and run with her vehicle. Finding this clue led the Winchesters back to the Shoemaker household, and more specifically Mr. Shoemaker’s bedroom, based on a hunch that Sam had. His gut feelings paid off when they found the name of Mr. Shoemaker’s late wife scrawled on the mirror.

It didn’t take long to figure out the widow’s wife had died under suspicious circumstances, labeled as a sleeping pill overdose. And, it took even less time for Mickey to offer up the suggestion that Linda Shoemaker hadn’t died accidently, but rather that her husband had killed her and made it look like an accident. 

Now, there was a connection, and a strong lead. The Winchesters weren’t dealing with a childhood scary story to tell in the dark, but rather something more dangerous, and far more deadly: a vengeful spirit. However, Dean’s own gut instinct was telling him that there was still something about this case that involved a woman named Mary, blood, and a mirror.

As it turned out, and much to the disappointment of the brothers and Mickey, the case actually had nothing to do with the Bloody Mary lore and much more to do with just a vengeful spirit. While the case may not have turned out to be what any of them were expecting or hoping for, there was one good thing to come from the month in general. 

And that…that was Mickey winning the race against Sam in high heels and getting dibs on the front seat for the entire month, much to Sam’s surprise. 

Flashback

“I’m telling you, Dean, this will be the easiest race of my entire life!” Sam says, stretching out his legs.

“I’m not so sure, Sammy.” Dean leans against the front of the Impala, his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. “I told you, Mickey is fast.”

“She may be fast in her sneakers but in heels? I bet that day in Pennsylvania was a fluke because the alarm was going off.” The youngest shakes his head. 

Before he can speak once again, the sound of click-clacks are heard. Sam looks up to see Mickey walking toward him, the heels from the last hunt on her feet. She has a large smirk on her face as she fixes her gym shorts.

“Ready to lose, Winchester?”

“You’ll be the one losing, Storm.” He playfully rolls his eyes.

“You already lost, Sammy.”

“Alright, alright.” Dean chuckles, putting his hands out. “The rule is: No pushing each other. Sam doesn’t need to break a nail. I’m going to stand in the middle of the parking lot while you guys stand by that light post over there. The first one to smack my hand is the winner. Do you guys remember what your prize is?”

“The front seat.” Mickey glances at her best friend with a smile.

“You gotta stop being all lovey.” He rolls his eyes before smirking again. “I also keep my seat without complaints.”

“Great!” Dean rubs his hands together as he walks over to the middle of the parking lot. “Get moving.”

Mickey grins and starts walking to the light post, clicky clacks following her again. Sam shakes his head and follows her after slipping off his jacket to lay on the hood of the car. They both make it and turn toward the eldest Winchester. 

“Ready?!” Dean calls out.

“Yep!” Mickey answers, getting into her running stance before whispering. “You’re going down.”

Sam rolls his eyes, getting into his own stance. “You wish.”

The eldest Winchester begins to count down from three before throwing his hands out with a chant of ‘Go!’. Both Sam and Mickey take off like a bullet out of a gun, the latter’s hair whipping in the wind but that doesn’t slow her down. Despite the youngest having longer legs, he was no match for the female and her heels. 

When they were about twenty-five feet from the eldest Winchester, Mickey sped up, making it to her boyfriend first. She smacks his hand, slowing down behind him, her heels skidding across the asphalt. A few seconds later, Sam smacks his other hand, his eyes widening slightly. When he stops a few spaces behind his brother, he looks at her, slightly out of breath.

“How…what…the hell…”

“I tried to tell you, Sammy.” Dean turns around, grinning at his younger brother.

“But…She…heels.”

“Girl’s superpower.” Mickey giggles, still out of breath.

“Damn it.” He says, moving his hair from his face. 

The eldest Winchester wraps his arm around his girlfriend’s waist, a proud smile on his face.

Flashback Over

Sam was slightly upset, losing his seat for a whole month. He felt so cramped in the back, often moving around so he could get comfortable. He timed it to the day, making sure she got out of the seat as soon as he could. Another good thing that had also happened in that month was celebrating Dean’s 27th birthday, an occasion that they were actually able to celebrate with all three of them being together for the first time in years.

A little over a month later, at the end of February and the beginning of March, the three of them found themselves in St. Louis, Missouri. And it wasn’t because of St. Louis’ famous ribs, much to the disappointment of Dean and Mickey. The real reason they were in town was due to one of Sam’s old college friends, Rebecca “Becky” Warren, saying that her brother, Zach Warren, was framed for the murder of his girlfriend, Emily.

While at first this may not have seemed like it would be one of the normal cases the Winchesters - or any Hunter for that matter - would take, it didn’t take long for them to realize that they weren’t dealing with a typical, human homicide, but rather a shapeshifter case. At first, the whole thing seemed iffy, especially since Sam’s old college friend claimed that her brother had been with her at the time of the murder, and it’s impossible to be in two places at once.

This was no Harry Potter movie.

Shortly after their arrival in the city often referred to as the Gateway to the West, there was another murder, and just like with Sam’s friend, the suspect in the second case claimed to have been in two places at once. It wasn’t until the shapeshifter had taken on Mickey as a disguise to trick the boys, did the trio realize just what they were dealing with. 

 Following the case of the second murder, the trio ended up getting separated around the second victim’s apartment building. All when the three of them followed a bloody trail that led into the sewers. While they were down there, they found the evidence they needed that proved that they were dealing with a shapeshifter. 

When the shifter attacked the three of them and ran off, they all ran after it, but ended up getting lost in the maze that was the sewers underneath the city. Mickey and Dean continued searching the tunnels, and Sam went back above ground, knowing he’d meet up with his brother and Mickey at the Impala. 

Plus, this would give the youngest brother a chance to regroup, get weapons, and possibly even confirm his suspicions about the shifter. Sure enough, as he was locking and loading up with one of his guns, Dean showed up. He freaked out for a solid five minutes when he found out Mickey wasn’t with his brother.

Flashback

“What do you mean she’s not up here?!” Dean says, running his fingers through his hair.

“I mean, I haven’t seen her since we separated. I thought she was with you.” He answers, closing the trunk of the car.

“Son of a bitch!” The eldest Winchester yells out slightly, quickly turning in circles, hoping to catch a glimpse of her somewhere.

“Maybe she's on her way back?”

“She better be. She knows to come back to the car if we separate.” He says, pacing back and forth.

“Of course I do.” Her voice is heard behind them.

Dean whips around to see his girlfriend, walking toward them, a small smile on her face. He immediately runs toward her and wraps his arm around her waist, pulling her close. His other hand comes up and cups the back of her head, holding her close to him as she wraps her arms around his waist.

“What happened down there? One minute you were next to me then the next you were gone?” He whispers.

“I heard a noise. I thought you heard me.” She whispers, hugging him close.

He pulls away and cups her cheek, looking into her hazel eyes for a moment.

“I guess not.” He whispers before speaking louder so Sam can hear him. “You think he found another way underground?”

“Probably.” Sam says, watching the two of them. 

Dean nods slightly before biting his lip, just staring at his girlfriend.

“Should we drive around, see if there are any more signs of him?” She asks, softly.

“That would be a good idea.” He answers.

“Can I drive?” Her eyes light up softly.

Without changing his expression, he nods softly. “Of course you can. Sam got the keys.”

She grins before rushing past him to the youngest Winchester. He opens the trunk again, allowing her to look through it to pick her weapon.

“Hey guys, didn’t dad once face a shapeshift in San Antonio?” He asks, glancing toward his older brother.

Dean approaches them and looks at his girlfriend, wanting her to answer. 

“Oh, that was Austin.” She answers, looking up from the trunk with a smile. “It turned out not to be a shapeshifter, it was a thought form. A psychic projection, remember?”

“Oh right.” Sam chuckles softly before tossing her the keys. “Here ya go.”

She catches the keys before looking back into the trunk when the brother’s make eye contact. Almost a second later,  the brothers bring up their guns, pointing it directly at the female.

“Don’t move.” Dean says, staring at her with a small glare

She turns and looks at him, raising an eyebrow.

“Dean, what’s going on?”

“What have you done with her?”

“It’s me, guys.” She giggles slightly.

“I don’t think so.” Sam says, never lowering his gun. 

“Where’s my girlfriend?” The eldest Winchester asks, his voice deepening to a growl.

“You’re about to shoot her, Dean. Calm down.” Her smile fades from her face.

“Mickey hates driving” He growls. “She only got her license because dad made her in case she needed to get away.”

“I just wanted to drive, babe. It’s not a big deal.” She rolls her eyes.

“She also knows the signals we have.” Dean continues.

“Now, where is Mickey?” Sam speaks up again. 

She turns toward him with a sigh. “I’m right here, Sam. Come on!”

“You’re not my girlfriend.” Dean snaps.

“Why don’t you pull the trigger, then?” She glances toward him, discreetly grabbing something from the trunk. “Hmm?”

The eldest Winchester just stares at her, glare clearly on his face. 

“It’s because you’re not sure.” She states, watching his hesitation.

Before either Winchester could blink, ‘Mickey’ cracks Dean in the face with the weapon she grabbed from the trunk. A crowbar. The eldest Winchester falls straight to the ground while Sam pulls the trigger of his gun. ‘Mickey’ crouches quickly, dodging the bullet before standing and cracking him in the face as well.  

‘She’ glances between both now knocked out men before cracking her neck with a grin, her eyes flashing silver for a moment.

Flashback Over

One thing that the brothers hadn’t accounted for, though, was them being knocked unconscious and taken hostage by the shapeshifter. After Sam had regained consciousness, he figured out that he and Dean were trapped down in the sewers. Nearly 10 minutes later, the brothers realized that Mickey was there too when she made a grunt of discomfort and woke up. 

The three of them talked things out, confirming with each other that they were dealing with and how to take care of it. Of course, things weren’t so easy for them. Not that they ever were. On top of the usual, supernatural related obstacles that they encountered on any given hunt, this one had an added one, from humans no less.

They had the FBI on their tails, and were wanting to charge them with a long list of crimes. Including charging Mickey with the brutal attack of Becky using jealousy and calling it a ‘crime of passion’ as the motive for the attack. See, when the shifter had assumed Mickey’s identity, claiming ‘She’s hot. Anyone would believe a hot woman’, it had been invited in, as Becky thought it was Mickey, another girl that she could talk to, and maybe get to know a little more about Sam, especially since he had left college so suddenly.

And the shifter, disguised as Mickey, had brutally attacked Becky, and only left her alive because the SWAT team showed up. While this had been going on, the Winchester trio had been tied up and trapped down in the shifter’s lair in the sewers. By the time they managed to escape, Mickey’s mugshot was plastered across every news station playing on TVs across the city.

They had made their way back to Becky’s house to try and figure out what had happened. Sam went inside, while Dean went to go get the Impala, never wanting to leave his Baby unattended for long, and Mickey ventured back into the sewer alone. Knowing that it would be in her best interest to stay below ground, out of sight from the FBI, she went to track the shapeshifting creature that had made her life a little tricky at the moment. 

The eldest Winchester hated splitting up, especially from his girlfriend but right now, it was needed. He knew it would not keep her safe from the shifter, but at least it would buy her enough time from having the FBI on her tail to figure out where the shifter was and come up with a way on how to take care of it.

It didn’t take Mickey long to find her way back to the shifter’s lair, and realize that it had now shifted and taken on Becky’s identity. Due to lack of cell service in the sewers, she was unable to call Sam who was still at his old college friend’s home. And she couldn’t even get in touch with Dean to try and get him to warn Sam.

Mickey knew that she would have to warn her boyfriend’s brother soon, and she had to be quick about it before the shifter could do any harm to the man that had become a younger brother to her over the years. She did the only thing left that she knew she could do and hightailed it out of the sewer tunnels and back to Becky’s house.

She had arrived, just in time, to see Dean shoot at the shapeshifter that had once again disguised itself as her, in an attempt to get it to stop attacking Sam. Watching him kill the shifter that looked like her briefly made her wonder if Dean was 100% certain that it wasn’t actually her before he pulled that trigger, or if it was proof that Dean truly would put protecting his baby brother above anything and anyone, no matter who or what it was.

She got her answer when she stepped into the room, met Dean’s gaze and he’d rushed over to her, glad to see she was unharmed in any way whatsoever. When the police had shown up, Mickey had hid in the Impala to keep up the ruse that she had ‘died’. Whatever story Sam had managed to concoct and spin to the cops had them pinning the murder of Zach Warren’s girlfriend, Emily, on her as well, leaving it as a closed case. 

As Dean drove away, with Mickey snuggled up to his side in the passenger seat, wanting to keep her close and Sam sprawled out as much as he could in the backseat, Mickey couldn’t help but joke about how she was missing the one funeral she’d ever be guaranteed to have. And both the brothers couldn’t get over how much they had a sudden disdain for pea soup.

Two weeks before Mickey’s 27th birthday at the end of March, the Winchester crew were called to Ankeny, Iowa to investigate a series of morally and religiously driven, supernatural related deaths. They knew they had to be the ones on this case because the only witness to the murder reported that the attacker was invisible. 

The witness had said that she was in the car with her boyfriend on 9 Mile Road when they heard loud scratching noises. Rich, the boyfriend, had gotten out to check what was going on when he suddenly disappeared from her view. Not even a second later, more scratching noises were heard before a couple loud bangs came from the roof of the car.

When both sounds ceased, she exited the car and began to run toward the wooded area. After getting a strange feeling in her gut, she turned around to find her boyfriend suspended from a tree upside down above the car, meaning he was the one who was making the noises attempting to get help. Needing to blend in, Sam and Dean walked into a fraternity house while Mickey joined the sorority nearby.

While the brothers were in their fraternity house where the victim lived, they found out he was seeing Lori, the daughter of Reverend Sorenson, meaning she was the one that was there that night. Mickey ended up meeting Lori at the sorority house and talked with her for a little bit learning their rooms were a few doors down from one another. 

She wanted to wait for Dean and Sam before asking any questions about the case, wanting to get on her good side first. Lori invited her to her father’s service later that day but before she could call her boyfriend and his brother, they were already there, waiting in the pews. After the service, Mickey introduced her new friend to the brothers, allowing them to start questioning her, but they didn’t get any useful information. 

The young girl believes she was just seeing things and that something else happened to her boyfriend. When Lori left, the trio talked about the case and decided that it sounds like the Hook Man Legend. Needing more information, they went straight to the library to research the case, knowing that the internet wouldn’t give them anything but ‘fake facts’.

In 1862, a preacher named Jacob Karns killed 13 sex workers using a hook he wore in place of the hand he lost in an accident. He was later arrested and executed. Wanting Mickey to stay close to town, in case of an emergency, the boys traveled to 9 Mile Road in search of the Hook Man but they were discovered by the sheriff, who arrested them. 

He wouldn’t allow them to have their one phone call so they weren’t even able to call the unofficial female Winchester. While Mickey was waiting for Lori, she didn’t realize there was another door to enter the building. She ended up falling asleep a few minutes after Lori already was in her room. 

A few minutes earlier, she got into a fight with her father about living in the sorority house, which blinded her. She went to her room and discovered a large scratch on the wall but didn’t think anything of it. She went to turn on the light but noticed Taylor, her roommate, was already asleep and decided to keep the light off. 

She got ready for bed and laid down, not noticing that Jacob Karns was in her closet. The next morning, she woke up and screamed loudly at the sight of Taylor’s bloody body with the words ‘Aren’t you glad you didn’t turn on the light?’ written in blood on the wall. Mickey immediately ran into the room, shocked by the discovery.  

After finally being able to call her, she went and picked up her boyfriend and ‘adopted’ little brother, taking them back to her dorm. With her help, they searched the entire room the best they could without being caught and discovered a cross symbol drawn in the blood that they recognize from their research.

 A little more research concluded that there were more killings in the area, also by clergymen. The three of them presumed that the spirit of Karns is latching onto the reverend’s repressed emotions and killing everyone he feels are immoral. They came up with the plan that Sam would stay and watch over Lori while the couple would go find Karns grave. 

Lori noticed Sam outside her father’s home and decided to talk to him. She reveals that she feels cursed and that she’s the reason that everyone was dying around her while revealing that her father was having an affair with a married woman. She ends up kissing him, which he does kiss her back but Jess runs through his head, forcing him back, informing her that he can’t do this.

Reverend Sorenson watched from the window and went outside to bring her back in but The Hook Man appeared behind him. He stabbed him with his hook and dragged him back inside the house. Sam ends up saving the Reverends life but the next day, the trio were bemused that burning the corpse didn’t stop Jacob from returning. 

Mickey revealed that the hook wasn’t buried with him, it was melted down and made into objects for the church. They rushed back to St. Barnabas Church in hopes of melting down the silver and finally putting an end to the Hook Man. When they entered the church, Sam found Lori sitting in a pew alone, crying. 

While Sam talked to her, Dean and Mickey rushed around, finding anything silver and burning it. Sam and Lori had an encounter with the Hook Man, which ended up with the Winchester being stabbed in the shoulder. Before the Jacob Karns can kill Lori, the couple showed up, with Dean shooting the ‘invisible man’. 

Confused as to why he was still around after they destroyed all the silver, Sam noticed Lori was wearing a silver necklace. ‘A church heirloom her father gave to her when she started school’, she informed them. He immediately ripped it off her neck and handed it to Mickey, knowing she’s the fastest.

Taking off like a bullet from a gun, she ran as fast as she could to the fire they had started. Back with the brothers and Lori, Karns tries to once again kill Lori, finally having her cornered. When he raised his arm, he froze in his spot, his hook began to melt before he disappeared for good. The next morning, Sam had to be patched up in an ambulance, not wanting to go to the Emergency Room. 

Lori made sure to thank him for saving her and her father. The couple watched from a distance, wishing Sam could have the happy ending he deserves.

[kittykittyanon]

Kitty kitty bo bitty banana fanna funfetti!! 🎉🌟 Woooo!! *pops a whole bunch of edible party streamers!! [psst! they taste like creamsicles and chocolate! 😋🍊🍫]*

Aaaaaaa, so. Folds hands in front of me like a businessman ladden with a suppressed genre of woe. i missed the timeframe of your birthday wishes, and I feel sads about it :(( but mostly 💢annoyed💢 because as aforementioned:

🗣i had an entire coded date reminder of it in my calendar. and that b didn't GO OFF.🗣

maybe it's these motorola phones mayne,,, i'm bouta switch over to Samsung–

BUT ANYWAYSSSUUUHH. Never mind that :') I'm here now!! Let's talk about the real star of the show here. Gazes upon you fondly, tangerines and little bubbles and hearts suddenly surrounding my aura as I take in your existence. 🧡

Oh my Kitkat, no words can begin to express the absolute adoration in which I hold for you. I know we haven't known each other long! But the familiarity and warmth you have displayed to be and continue to really makes it feel like we've been friends for five-ever!! [*leans in and whispers* because that's longer than forever /silly!! (っ˘з(˘⌣˘ )]

I never expected to become friends with such a baby face angel such as yourself, but that's usually how the bestest friendships are forged, no? By spontaneous combustion!! We're a heartbeat explosion of starry stuff and soul sister love in the endless sky!! ໒꒰ྀི ๑ ´ ˘ ` ू ꒱ྀིა

What I'm saying is, I love you and everything you stand for. And I am squishing you in every cinnamoroll hug you could ever feel, ever!! Thank you for coming into my orbit, and I can only hope on all the stars in the universe that my own has even a sliver of a positive and love-filled impact on yours as it did mine. 🫶🫶

/) /) (\ (\ ( . . ) ( . . ) ( づ♡⊂ ) 🫧💗✨ <<< look!! it's us!! yay!! (੭˃ᴗ˂)੭🫂❤️

You're just a sweet little wonder and I am so so endlessly grateful to call you my friend. My sweet little baby sis!! Just know that I love you so so much!! I love you!!!! Happy happy birthday, cute little orange blossom cupcake! And cheers to one of the greatest days in the history of EVER!! 🧡🥂✨

🌟。💕。🤗 🍀 。🎁 。🎉 🍾 🌟 ✨。＼｜／。🌺 🎉 Happy 🥰 🎈 🍸 Birthday ! 🥂 💜。／｜＼。💎 。🍀。 🌹。🎉。 🌟。 😊。 🎶

♥♥♫♪Happy Birthday to you ♪♫•¨•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•¨•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪♫•¨•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•¨•♫♪ Happy Birthday dear Kit Kit!!!!! ♥♥♫♪ Happy Birthday to you!! ♪♫•¨•.¸¸♥ ♪♫•¨•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•¨•♫♪ ♪♫•¨•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•¨•♫♪

[oh! and that cute little orange divider is courtesy of one @plutism !! it's so you, is it not? ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ got major ' you ' vibes from it. tho it may just be me!! teehee 😚😁]

((uwah!!! this was sent 10th february!!!!! i saw it but i didn't have time to respond (つω`｡)))

AW FUCK YEAH EDIBLE STREAMERS LETS GO!!!!! (briefly, you watch me jump to eat them out of the air. ...i miss, several times.)

[ueueueee!! IT IS LONGER THAN FOREVER!!]

[omigosh!! it's literally us!!!!!]

AWWWHWHAGAWSAEEWEWWWWW THE INTERWEAVING OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTIONS TO REFERENCE MY EXPLOSIVE TENDENCIES WAAAHHHHH I LOVE YOUUU!!! UWOOOHHHH YOU REALLY THOUGHT OF EVERYTHINGGG!! 。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。

and just to put the silliness away for a bit,, you never ever EVER have to hope you had an impact on me!! because undeniably,, you did. and you still do.

never doubt that you've had a positive influence on me, zeep. i have never, and never will regret meeting you. (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡

*whisper whisper* c'mere,, c'mere!!! i'll tell you a secret,, but you gotta keep it TIP TOP PRIVATE okay soldier!?!??!! i love you. like,, genuinely. i am proud and absolutely delighted to call you my friend. legitimately, no joke,, just thinking of you makes me happy. the impact of your words and your interactions and even your very presence in and of itself is something i will never be able to put into words. you fill the little hole in me,, oddly shaped like a sister and a close friend all mixed up into a cacophony of something utterly fond and incomprehensible in the best way possible. i cradle you close to my heart and smooth my hand over your head,, you brightened up my life without even knowing it. and me, personally,, i think that just goes to show how amazing you are, filled with joy and determination and courage i can't and couldn't seem to see the end of, even if i tried. it'll be okay, zeep. you are funny, and smart, and a sunshine in every sense of the word, even when you're not doing anything at all. you don't know how loved you are. may that little fire in you keep burning for the rest of however long you want it to, may life bring you good things. because you deserve them. all of them.

i wish for the best for you,,, and that you'll get everything you've ever wanted in the whole wide world,, that you'll get loooaaaads of *totally not stolen /j* money,, that you'll get to live the life you want and sleep well at night!! may you be covered in friendly purring cats and many, many oranges you sweet soul!! RAAAAHHHH!! *okay whisper over!!*

thanks for letting me bump into you like a silly jellyfish in the middle of a deep sea exhibit,, zeepie!! I LOVE YOU TOOO!!! (≧◡≦) ♡ (≧◡≦) ♡ (≧◡≦) ♡

[OOOOH!!! it's so silly!! very bright and verrryyy orange!! considering my whole blog theme is a mix of warm colors leaning on orange,, i get that!! very silly,, very kitty!!!!!]

love,, the kitty kitty anon that invaded your inbox ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

[official-kenralie-fanbase]

oh! now that i can send you pictures!! i can show you the coolest thing that has ever happened to me in fandom

i made a post pointing out how much sense it would make for Sophie to have a twin and when @lusilver001 was really interested and drew these when i was infodumping my ideas about her last summer.

@daydream-draws also drew Josie and Sophie after Lu did

these drawings are the MAIN reason that this Au is a real thing, i probably would have taken forever to actually see if people where interested because i kinda thought the idea was dumb, because i’ve had the idea since i was 16ish and it was a very dumb self insert at first.

every-time i got discouraged and would drop the twin Au for a while. i would eventually remember that people drew art for my unwritten Au and it would bring back the want to make it exist. because people obviously liked it too, and i wanted to create something that people would enjoy and want to read.

i’ve gone come back to the au several times, every adding more details. more recently it has come back MUCH stronger than it has in a while, i figured with some help from @crymeariveronceagain how Sophie would find Josie (which was a HUGE struggle and the main reason it was dropped so many times) and what the plot would be (still kinda stuck so i’m focusing on characters atm) but i’m actually going to write it now.

it’s probably not gonna be written until next year because it’s supposed to be the length of a novel, i want it to be good and i need to actually be able to write something that long. 

i’m also trying to figure out how to fit The Rot in there (i made up an deadly elf fungal infection) i’ll tag you in it

Oh my goodness that is so amazing!!! Wow, that art is so cool, I know if anyone ever drew my OC I'd just... spontaneously combust from happiness so that is just amazing.

It's so cool how other people's interest in your AU helped you maintain interest in it! I love how supportive people can be of each other, especially in each other's projects like this. Feel free to ask me questions about it at any time :) I can't wait to see the finished product, I've been thinking about it a lot since you started talking about it to me, so whatever help you need (plot holes or ideas or whatnot) I'd be willing to help!

And how dare you mention a cool piece of worldbuilding without telling me anything about it?!? I mean that in the best possible way, The Rot sounds super interesting, and working it into the AU would be amazing

[cloudsrust]

I have a lot on my mind after that ending and I truly need to write it down before I actually spontaneously combust so- Parallels between Azira/Crowley and Nina/Maggie and Crowley’s independence from Hell vs Aziraphale’s dependence on Heaven (especially in fighting) HERE I GO- (Tried to also make TLDR but I'm not great at those eh-)

1- Parallels between Crowley/Aziraphale and Nina/Maggie

Your honour they’re a mirror- but seriously, if there were any doubts on it, the Ball scene in which both couples dance at the exact time had to be the final confirmation. But anyway- the parallels between these two “wannabe couples” are truly something. Going into the serie we are led to believe, through their appearance, personality and a bit through their occupations, that Maggie is supposed to fully mirror Aziraphale (vintage wardrobe and likes, really sweet but that wants to assert herself and appear more courageous (which she is, just in a dumbass way.. just like the angel)), while Nina mirrors Crowley (dark and more modern clothes, very direct and sarcastic but it’s apparent she has a lot of baggage that she carries around, has difficulty asking for help wanting to fix everything herself). But relationship wise? They switch. Maggie is an emotional dreamer that knows that life can’t be a bed of roses (it’s mostly thorns with a few petals thrown around tbh) but that still desperately wishes for a happy ending where everything works out in the end- she is also the first one to make a step towards her crush, awkwardly but she tries her best by offering something she enjoys- (Crowley offering Azira food and wine? The latter that he came to enjoy first? Yeah.) and OH not even checking on her precious record shop to instead help out Nina, leaving it behind to help and stay with the one she cares for.. just like Crowley did with both his precious car and hell.

While Nina is someone that seems attached to her routines and, especially, her duties (her worrying about her coffee shop opening late even after she almost died by a demonic horde attack- she cares a lot to maintain her day to day alright.) and she is also stuck in a toxic relationship until Lindsay herself literally kicks her out of their ,possibly, shared house/apartment. She would’ve stayed in that relationship if the other one hadn’t completely cut ties with her, she would've stayed with someone that accused her of being selfish, only thinking about herself and that was VERY controlling on a daily basis. Nina also doesn’t seem like a very showy kind of person when it comes to love or affection, her love language perhaps being simply worrying for the other one, (then again we didn’t see a lot of her post relationship, so just my guess) and she is also someone that needs time for things to change (not because she didn’t jump into Maggie’s arms the moment her relationship was over, no no, it’s because of how she stayed in that stagnant relationship- it feels as if she didn't want things to change.). And I’m sure many have already seen this point but- Lindsay is to Nina exactly how Heaven is to Aziraphale. 

Crowley and Maggie are, well.. were, at the same square: waiting for the other to be ready. Now Crowley is back at Maggie’s “post shop blackout’s fight”.

Aziraphale is behind Nina in terms of squares: he is still in that toxic relationship and that, now that he feels he has the power to do so, he is desperately trying to fix by going back to Heaven. And if the parallels goes on, Aziraphale might also find himself thrown out- this time for real.

TLDR; In terms of relationship's views, Azira is the mirror or Nina while Crowley is the mirror of Maggie. Crowley has been in the "waiting for you to be ready" for a good while and now he is back at the step of the "fight at the coffeeshop during the blackout". Aziraphale he is still in a toxic relationship with Heaven (Nina and Lindsay parallel) and is still at the step of wanting to make things work out and fix the relationship while shutting out who really cares for him.

2-Crowley’s independence from hell vs Aziraphale’s dependence on heaven

There are many instances in which we see it. Crowley has fought tooth and nail to fully cut himself off from Hell and ,at least mentally, I’m sure he already was on his own waaay before the whole Armageddont ordeal. Aziraphale in comparison has simply.. took a step away from them, just gently slid to the side (Great, now we got the Demon that simply sauntered downwards and the Angel who just gently slid to the side. You’re welcome Neil.) but mentally he isn’t over them at all, like AT ALL. (to badly quote the “But it’s so nice to have someone to tell the things you’ve done to now that I don’t report anymore”, he is still trying to fix his bloody routine into something more normal- he hasn’t fully accepted being a rogue angel at all.).

I mostly would like to point it out with how they choose to fight though.

Crowley when he has to fight always chooses to use either his own mind or his own stuff: Season 1, at the Armageddon, all he has as a weapon is that thingy from his dear car (I have no idea what that’s called, I'm so sorry Crowley;;) and his powers/mind that he uses to both stop time and talk to Adam AND, before that, to not burn alive in his Bentley (it’s not a demonic thing since Hastur discorporates in the fire, that’s all Crowley’s doing). There is the bit in which he technically used a heavenly weapon, the Holy Water, to destroy Ligur- but that for me only demonstrates even more how much he DOES NOT care for either side. Using a weapon from the opposition? Yeah sure why not. Destroying your own kind (which is apparently frowned upon in Hell)? Yep, he got what was coming to him. 

Season 2, at the attack on the bookshop, he still just uses his mind to trick Shax into letting the humans get to safety- he doesn’t even use any real rule from Hell, he just makes something up that sounds convincing enough to work.

Also- Crowley is always shown being very distant to the other demons, and in season 2 he doesn’t even try to hide how much he isn’t interested in their conversations or the job they’re doing at the moment, even to BEELZEBUB THEMSELVES- Hell he only starts breaking a sweat when they mention Aziraphale, until then he was just bothered. 

Now let’s see Azira.. he is very, very dependent on Heaven:

Season 1, at the Armageddon, he ends up wielding a flaming sword that resembles to an extreme amount the one he was assigned (and gave away which- could I hazard a “I tried to get rid of it but in the end here it is (a copy of it) in my hand again”?)) by Heaven back at the Eastern Gate. And before that, to try and stop it he calls upon the Metatron to try and speak to God Herself, straight up using an Heavenly Circle (which also ends up discorporating him and leading to the events of the bookshop catching on fire, which yes it was an indirect consequence but.. I don’t know I like to see it as a cautionary tale about how toxic Heaven is to him.) The only demonic thing I can give him the props of doing is taking over, well- sharing, a human body, which apparently Heaven doesn’t really like. (Not counting the Holy Water thing because it would harm Hell more than it would harm Heaven.)

Season 2, at the attack on the bookshop, to stop the demons he once again uses the Heavenly circle, and once that falls he is completely helpless- Nina and Maggie are the ones who keep trying to fight with anything they can (his books to his dismay.. that poor bookshop keeps on suffering). The only last thing he tries is using his literal Holy Halo has a sort of grenade (which, the moment I saw, I liked to see it as a symbolic “I’m letting go of a very important angelic part of me to protect the humans which I actually hold dear”, and that could still be- but I also now see it as him still relaying desperately on his angel’s status).

ALSO- Aziraphale is still trying to keep his Heaven’s connection as pristine as he can, he invites them in, he is polite (even humoring Muriel’s whole thing while Crowley was ready to de-mask the poor thing at the first slip up), he tries his best to lie and maintain his facade of a good angel with the whole love thing. And he is scared. He is still deeply scared of Heaven, of the other Archangels and of the Metatron (he is on edge when he is going out the bookshop with them, while Crowley spoke to them as if they were just a stupid floating head you’d see in a bad Luna Park). But he still chooses to help out the one that wanted both him and Crowley dead, GONE. He is afraid but he still believes in Heaven being the good guys, or at least they have the ability to be.. maybe with his help. 

TLDR; Crowley is very independent with what he uses to fight and help himself, he also has clearly shown he doesn't care about Hell at all. Aziraphale is instead very dependent of Heavenly props to fight and help himself, as much as he wants to think he has accepted being a rogue Angel he is still not ready to leave Heaven behind.

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That ending- I don’t think it’s out of character for Aziraphale to make that choice. Both he and the Demon want to do what they think is best for the other: Crowley wants to give his Angel a precious, fragile, peaceful human existence, just the two of them doing their own thing- no Heaven or Hell to think about. But for Aziraphale that “fragile” is a problem, I feel like he knows that they cannot just run away from their respective sides and go live in peace. And he wants to fix that at its core- first by offering to make the Demon and angel again, back to the good old times, then by presenting his hope that he can make everything better, fix Heaven and all of its problems. Unlike Crowley, he doesn’t know that you can’t cure a rotten apple- but he is still deeply attached to Heaven and he will stay there- even if that could mean rotting alongside it.

I say that but- something bothers me about that damned coffee offering from the Metatron. It’s so specific, so unlike them- they were being way too kind, a contrast to how dismissive they were when they first spoke with Aziraphale. 

And the way Azira’s expression was twisting in the elevator- he could’ve been going through all the stages of grief alongside Crowley or putting on a smile for when he arrived at the top but.. that smile at the end I just- dammit it really bothers me. Something is still up in the Up I swear.

[robcognitivepersonality]

The Mastermind & the Performer

How I get along with ESFPs as an INTJ

On the surface, nothing seems to be in common between these two types. None of our 4 letters are matching. Here’s me — an INTJ — someone who thinks through his path and future. I intensely focus on a vision and dedicate my life to achieve it. You’ll find me scheming inside my head or observing from afar. ESFPs on the contrary live in real-time facing life head-on and act so fast, it’s almost instinctive. And I gotta ask…

Like how?? Like why??

ESFPs… When it happened, did you think through it? Was it a good idea? How did you seem so sure? Did you consider the repercussions?

You’d smilingly answer back: Why not? Who the hell knows.

And you’d be right. I mean, who really knows what will happen? Why spend my time worrying about all the possibilities of what would happen if most of them won’t happen? Or if none of them will happen? I think back about my life and how it isn’t a straight path at all. It’s full of luck, mistakes, and surprises. I have no regrets and it’s been fun as hell. I stayed true to who I was and did what I wanted to do.

First, let’s throw away the stereotypes. You’re not (always) a party animal. You’re not this loose canon that’ll combust spontaneously. You aim for a straight path to accomplish anything you focus on. It can be completing a list of errands, goals, project tasks, milestones — You’re getting shit done. You’re not unfocused, in fact you can be hyper focused and industrious. You learn fast and can master anything. You understand that the world is chaotic and turbulent, and that you might as well dance with it. The world is literally your oyster.

What drives you is the sheer fantasy of what you could be, sometimes it’s to test yourself. Anything is a challenge to overcome, to level up, to be better than you were yesterday. That’s your Introverted Intuition-Introverted Feeling pushing you. Adversity doesn’t have to be playful, it can be grueling and tough. It’ll reveal viscerally right in front of you what you’re made of. ESFPs live for that mixed sensation of anxiety and excitement, these two feelings can sometimes be the same thing. What’s a hero’s journey without some conflicts right?

“We are NOT asking him where the treasure is hidden! We’re not even asking him whether there IS any treasure or not!! I’m not sure, but… …everybody set out to sea, risking their lives to search for it! If you ask this old man anything about it here and now, then I’ll quit being a pirate! I don’t want to go on a boring adventure like that!” — Monkey D Luffy, from One Piece

Very importantly, you’re not a selfish asshole. You won’t allow yourself to be. You’d personally own up to anything you do. You reflect a lot on the things you’ve done during the day: Did the decisions you’ve made aligned with your values? Could you have better expressed yourself? What is and always will be true is your authenticity. It needs to be conveyed straightforward without hindrance. You seek an environment that grants you full creative freedom and authority of expression. There are many dimensions to your character that is worth exploring and understanding.

You springboard to action off of your gut feelings. While springboarding is figurative, it’s quite the actuality that those gut feelings are grounded, firm, and deeply rooted. Gotta have a solid base to move around effectively. Everything around you are physical manifestations of your identity. It can be your job, your friends, your music and hobbies. And that’s a dilemma because systems, roles, and groups around you all fail to sum up who you actually are. You know that some four letter personality type doesn’t define you. As human beings, we’re much more than that.

Each day is a chance to prove that. Using Extraverted Sensing-Extraverted Thinking leads you to acquire a wide array of skill sets and experiences. INTJs are known to be able to do anything they put their mind into. I’d like to think that ESFPs can do everything they put their mind into. You and I are big dreamers. And out of all types, you’re the most likely to realize your goals. It’s not a bucket list. It’s more like a faucet that’s continuously running, adding and checking things off the list.

There’s a lot we can relate here. These last paragraphs above could have totally described me! We are writers and main characters of our own stories, and we want our plot to be something we can be proud about (I love imagining some Hans Zimmer music playing in the background of mine). We have the same cognitive functions. It’s simply flipped on where our ego mainly resides, either in our internal NiFi mind or external SeTe reality — and I live more in my head. In other words, I am the introverted version of yourself.

So what does that mean? Think of it this way, all of us have an introverted and extraverted side. One which we interact with ourselves, the other with the world. I introspect, you explore. I imagine, you research. I simulate, you do. Naturally, we see how both sides compliment each other. Learning from you will help me become a more developed and well rounded person.

“I think it’s a combination of two things. One is trusting your instincts and your gut, although I think gut and instincts are a bit different, because sometimes instincts tell me that I need to scream at the top of my lungs and run out of the room, and my gut calms me down. Knowing this was the thing that I loved the most, and I don’t know how that was what happened in me, it hasn’t proven me wrong yet.” — Emma Stone

For me personally, I don’t see ourselves as a dichotomy like being two sides of the same coin. No, I believe we’re one and the same. The truth is most of us live somewhere in the middle of the ESFP/INTJ spectrum. Both the ESFP and INTJ are extreme models that most of us don’t perfectly fit, but they’re easy to understand to serve as good reference points. They’re made up archetypes.

Nothing stops a pure ESFP to get things done with their SeTe, but they need that NiFi sense of purpose to make what they do meaningful. Otherwise, they’ll just bounce off the walls without conscience. A pure INTJ envisions anything to fabricate purpose with their NiFi. But they need that SeTe entrepreneurial spirit to make it happen. Otherwise, they’re just living in their heads doing nothing. In that sense, NiFi is self developing that sense of purpose, SeTe is rolling up your sleeves taking matters into your own hands. To be in either extremes is toxic.

With SeTe being a concrete and empirical perception, there’s no where to hide. Everything is presented as stated. There’s no deeper meaning. Your friends, your possessions, your place in society, your mistakes, your failures all root back to you. Whatever you associate with, you’re accountable for them. Imagining that I’d be responsible for everything I touch used to give me a lot of anxiety. What if I fail? What if I’m not as good of a person I think I am? What if I cause more suffering? I just couldn’t bear it.

They say to think before you act. No matter how much I think, I gotta act sooner or later. But as soon as I feel like I’m ready to act, the fear of being exposed reels me back in my NiFi sanctum. It’s much easier to keep on dreaming, and “masterminding” in the comfort of my imagination where no one knows what I’m trying to do or getting hurt. Ideas are cheap and harmless when kept to myself. I can run hypotheticals all day long to come up with an invulnerable strategy.

“I don’t want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. I don’t want to be any of those guys. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say ‘I did it my way’.” — Allen Iverson

At the start of this blog, I asked how you act so fast when, really, I’m the one who’s acting so slow. I overthink. I want to be invulnerable. I want to always be right. I want to be seen as reliable, as somebody people can count on. If I made a mistake, a miscalculation, a misjudgment, that whole idea of who I am would crumble. People have always seen me as a methodical, rational, and intelligent person. What if they see that was all a front? What if they think I’m stupid? What if they don’t accept the real me? What if I can’t accept that my idea of “me” isn’t who I really am?

The way you’re so open. The way people have nothing else to see but the real you. How your will to show all of you and giving your everything with all that’s perfect and imperfect about you. There’s no mystery for who you are, yet words fail to fully tell. You’re the first to admit you’re only human. And that’s the greatest thing you can be, that anyone could be. That touches people, including me. That’s really what it means to write a story to be proud of.

That’s when I realized it’s not knowledge that matters, but trust. I need to trust myself more. Rely more on my instincts. Remind myself not to overthink. That it’s okay if I’m just not okay about something for no logical reason. I shouldn’t always have to rationalize my emotions when I feel bad. I have to understand I can’t realistically attain the highest moral ground, I’m human after all. Taking the high road isn’t to keep my emotions in assuming I’m the better person, but to act and become a better person.

You taught me to have faith in myself. To fully embrace being a student of life. To absorb everything it gives me, knowing it’ll make me a better person. In a weird way, it’s as if nature believes in me. No one’s judging besides me. And we can’t judge unless anything happens — so let’s make it happen. Plus it’s not like life takes me seriously, so I shouldn’t take myself seriously either. There’s a difference between living in my dreams and living the dream. Watching you living yours has helped believe in mine. Who cares how silly my goals are. If they speak to me, then why not? Who the hell knows.

[bard-llama]

ATLA WiP List

I'm procrastinating on my final task before my time off for the holidays like an idiot and searching for my inspiration, so figured I'd do a review of all my WiPs. This will be long, but I'm just gonna do the ones that are gen and completely unpublished, though I know a lot of my published ones are WiPs too.

Unpublished Gen Fics

Agni's Little Flame - Agni's POV of being fond of Zuko's spark and showing their displeasure with Ozai

Unyielding - short lil piece about Zuko never giving up without a fight

Zuko collects strays - like, 2 paragraphs of Fire Lord Zuko training at a public park in the FN and people finding that endearing

Zuko adapts other bending techniques - after accidentally using an airbending move, Zuko studies other bending disciplines to see what he can steal.

Fire Control - short piece on how it actually probably takes a lot of control for Zuko to keep his fire from burning wild like Zhao's does

Nightmares - at the Western Air Temple, Katara discovers Zuko having nightmares. She struggles with both her hatred and her compassion each night as she hears him cry out.

Good at Bending - the Gaang to finds out that Zuko's considered kinda bad at bending. They do not agree.

Healing Fire - Zuko doesn't think his fire is anything special. He can't heal, it's just that heat is very soothing for injuries and such. Then, when Iroh gets hit by Azula, his healing is needed to save Uncle's life. The Gaang has some questions.

Sibling Rulers - end goal is for Azula and Zuko to rule the Fire Nation side by side. Zuko's the one that approaches her about the possibility.

Azula and her brother - Basically an Azula study about her relationship with her brother

Zuko breathing fire - Zuko's crew doesn't really like him much, but they gotta admit - him breathing fire in Zhao's face was awesome. The way he continued to flaunt his power was less awesome, and they were not afraid to tell him. So Zuko tries to hold in the fire that wants to naturally come with his breath and ends up burning himself.

Katara hating on Zuko - Katara is completely justified in not trusting Zuko. Being justified doesn’t mean she can’t put her foot in it, though. And it turns out, she doesn’t actually know much about this boy who chased them across the world.

Viva la Resistance - after Zhao steals Zuko's crew, they start to sow the seeds of dissent throughout the fleet

Aang in the Iceberg: Dreams - in Zuko's dreams, he goes to a world that is empty aside from Aang. But Aang's not real. Right?

Aang in the Iceberg: Angst Coma Time Travel - when Zuko goes into his angst coma in s2, he ends up in a weird icy place that has no exit - but does have the Avatar. Only it's the Avatar while he was frozen for 100 years.

Punishment - the first night that Zuko is with the Gaang after Combustion Man's attack, Zuko prepares himself for punishment. The Gaang is horrified at all the implications of that.

Zuko's Odyssey - pre-canon, Zuko ventures across the Western Ocean. AKA a mashup of atla and The Odyssey.

Muzzled - drabble of the Gaang's horror at discovering that Zhao welded a muzzle to Zuko's face after capturing him

The Long Road to Recovery - When the Avatar’s group refuses to let Zuko join them, Zuko goes back to Ba Sing Se, looking for his Uncle. Instead, he gets captured and tortured and somehow has to figure out how to survive and recover.

Trusted with a weapon - Zuko reflecting on trust and how he doesn't deserve it - and yet, when Suki invites him to spar, he discovers that they trust him enough to let him wield a weapon.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words - Zuko knows he needs to do more to apologize than just say he's sorry. He tailors each apology to the specific person he wronged, starting with Toph. She is delighted by his gifts of materials that have unique properties so she can play with bending them.

Spontaneous Combustion - while living in Ba Sing Se, Zuko uncovers a mystery when a young girl he managed to save from burning to death after bursting into flame doesn't even know that she's a firebender.

Early S3 AU - After hearing his Father's plan to burn down the Earth Kingdom, Zuko panics. He finds an excuse to leave the palace because he knows his face will give him away - and ends up touring Fire Fountain City at the same time the Gaang happens to be there fighting Combustion Man.

Toph and Zuko Bonding - okay, this is SUPPOSED to be lava siblings goodness, but then I decided it should be a pre-canon au where they meet as little kids and so far, it's mostly just Ozai's POV of being annoyed that his useless son can't even befriend someone worthwhile.

Choosing Nonviolence: Aang sees Zuko's scars - The evidence of all the ways Ozai has hurt Zuko challenges Aang's vows every day. But he believes in nonviolence and Ozai is not worth breaking his vows. Unfortunately, all Zuko hears is the refusal to kill his abuser.

Choosing Nonviolence: What Is Forgiveness? - set in the Southern Raiders, Zuko asks Aang how he will deal with Ozai, and Aang vows not to kill him. Zuko lashes out, hurt, and Aang reflects on how the world doesn't understand what it means to be an Air Nomad.

Truth Serum - set during The Chase, some weird pollen interrupts their fight with Azula, making them all sneeze and feel woozy. Turns out, the pollen makes them tell the truth. Which mostly turns into the fire siblings fighting each other, much to the Gaang's bemusement.

De-aged Zuko - mid-s1, Zuko gets cursed by a spirit. The Gaang is not expecting to be faced with a literal child - one who is curious about Aang, who doesn't move like any bender he's ever seen.

Flower Language - after Zuko joins him, Aang tries to give Zuko a friendship offering. And okay, maybe that meant playing with flowers when he was supposed to be training - but it's still not okay when Zuko burns the offering. Zuko has no idea how badly he screwed up until The Duke lets him in on flower language.

The Duke Learns to Read - The Duke asks Zuko to teach him how to read.

Mission Fic - Zuko and Aang both get grabbed by human traffickers during season 1. They're forced to work together with each other and the other victims to escape.

Zuko becomes Fire Lord at 13 AU - Zuko fights in the Agni Kai against his Father. This manages to change everything.

Toph joins s1 - the Gaang hits up Gaoling after Omashu and acquires Toph. If Zuko thought the Avatar was hard to fight before, it's nothing compared to now when they have a master earthbender. When they're surrounded, Iroh surrenders, much to Zuko discontent. Which means they then have time to actually talk.

Body Swap - in Ba Sing Se, Aang wakes up in Zuko's body. His day only manages to get worse from there.

Gifts - the Gaang discovers it's Aang's bday before the comet. Each culture has a different way of observing birthdays.

Katara POV of Zuko tortured by Fire Lord - what it sounds like. In an AU where everything went wrong and they were all captured by the Fire Nation before Katara came to trust Zuko, Katara feels guilty about doubting Zuko when she hears the way his own father tortures him. They have to figure out how to escape.

Ozai finds out Zuko joined the Avatar - Ozai's POV of discovering his worthless son not only joined the Avatar, but is now inciting civil unrest with his proclaimed right to the throne.

Kanna - Gran Gran's POV of rendering judgement on Zuko post-canon. When her grandkids bring home the guy who manhandled her and crashed into their village and call him brother, she gets a little ticked.

Apparently that's the max that can fit in one block, so we're restarting the count.

Gyatso runs away with Aang - when the council tries to take his child from him, Gyatso catches Aang's gasp and goes to him before he can run away. They decide to escape together, but a storm makes things difficult and then they wake up to two young Water Tribesmen.

Dad Convo - Zuko asks Hakoda what he would do if Sokka showed him disrespect.

Shaking it up down South - The Southern Water Tribes may not be as strict as the North Pole about the roles men and women should play – but there are still rules about it. The men protect the tribe and the women care for it. That’s just the way it’s supposed to be. So imagine their surprise when they learn that the Southern Water Tribes were actually founded by two women… one of whom became the first Chief.

Something to Live For - When your whole world is pain, having a goal to drive you forward is a necessity of survival. So when Zuko wakes up after the Agni Kai, he needs something to live for – and he finds that in the Avatar, pinning all his hopes on them.

Earthbender Zuko - don't have a lot for this one, but I wanted to try the trope. Zuko can use fire and earth and he doesn't understand why, but it's why he starts researching the Avatar. His father sending him after the Avatar is a slap in the face, because he knows it's an impossible task. He decides to rebel against his father and go find a teacher.

Avatar Zuko - okay, I don't really have anything for this one, but I do wanna do the trope.

Getting Zuko to Sleep - the Gaang has figured out a strategy for how to get Zuko to sleep. It involves cuddling. (Usually. Sometimes Toph is less nice when pinning him down.)

Keeping the Avatar Alive - after accidentally getting the Avatar killed in Ba Sing Se, Zuko knows he fucked up. So when he joins the Gaang, he devotes himself to protecting the Avatar. Possibly slightly obsessively.

Avatar Gossip - in the spirit world, the other Avatars gossip with each other about Aang and the events of canon.

Self-Harming Zuko - Zuko is perhaps a little overly reckless and careless when fighting with his swords (but never with fire. He takes fire very seriously). He doesn't understand why, but every injury he gets while out as the Blue Spirit feels deserved.

Haunted Toy - once, Lu Ten had gifted his little cousin with a toy crow. Somehow, when he dies, he ends up haunting that crow - and only Zuko can hear him.

Animal Transformation: Zuko is a finch-hawk - Zuko wakes up in the wrong body with a broken wing and a too-compassionate Gaang, who are taking care of the injured bird they found.

Time Travel Zuko 2: Electric Boogaloo - During s1, Zuko's chase after Aang is interrupted by the appearance of his future self, who came back to tell him that getting burned was not his fault. He doesn't know what to think.

Toph and Zuko’s Life-Changing Field Trip - when Toph gets an invite from her parents that coincides with the next Earth Rumble, she decides it's her turn for a Field Trip with Zuko and they go to Gaoling together. Only it turns out, Toph's parents actually invited her because they are trying to negotiate her marriage. Neither her parents nor the bachelor's vying for her hand are prepared for the Toph Beifong that slams through the doors, dressed like a prizefighter and with the Fire Lord in tow.

Dress Up - post-canon, the Gaang is hanging out in the Fire Palace when an absent complaint turns into a fun dress up session, made better by the fact that the royal tailors gave them all custom wardrobes (that they've never worn, because they were in the rooms they never stayed in bc they stayed with Zuko).

Nerd Lords - While in Ba Sing Se, Zuko sneaks into the Royal Library. There, he happens to get caught by Kuei, the High King of the entire Earth Kingdom. Kuei just smiles and asks what he's reading. So begins an unlikely friendship.

Fight Club - While traveling across the Earth Kingdom, one of the only things that helps Zuko stay sane is the underground fight rings he joins. He knows Uncle disapproves, but usually, they don't talk about it.

Instinctive Bending - The standard bending forms have always felt a little uncomfortable to Zuko. The movement is not natural for him - but when he does what's natural, his tutors criticize him. On the rare occasion he is able to not worry about getting it right, but just doing it, his fire is decently strong. But when he tries to do it right, it just never works. Maybe the rigid forms of advanced firebending just aren't meant for him.

Southern Water Tribe – why are there so many more men than women? - this one was born out of my mistake with calculating the size of the Southern Water Tribe fleet (I say 200) in comparison to the Southern Water Tribe village (around 30). So like... what happened? When Sokka is reunited with his Dad, he has to be the one to tell them.

Drugged Zuko Rescue - Zuko gets captured by the Dai Li and Iroh goes to Aang and Sokka for help. Drugged to high hell and pretty sure he's hallucinating, Zuko does not appreciate being rescued by his enemies.

Bad (?) Reputation - this came from the question of what Zuko's reputation would actually be like if he sorta helped out villages he came through and stuff. Like, he would come through and root out corruption Blue Spirit style, and a lot of people in port towns hope that Prince Zuko will visit them and take out their asshole bosses/nobles/whatever

Silence - Aang does not do well with silence. When he's silent, then that means there's nothing to distract from his thoughts.

Hidden Communities - AKA all the not-really-extinct groups hide out together. The whole Gaang goes to the Sun Warriors' Island and discover not only living Sun Warriors and dragons, but sky bison and descendents of Air Nomads.

Jeong Jeong - post-war, Jeong Jeong returns to the Fire Nation and tries to figure out this new Fire Lord, who Iroh and even the Avatar believe in so deeply.

Gyatso adopting Aang - Gyatso's POV of how most Air Nomads choose to take on students and he was always seen as odd for not doing so, but none of them felt right - not until the nuns brought a little boy who laughed with the wind, and Gyatso just knew. It's not because he's the Avatar - it's because he's Aang.

Crooked World - Zuko knows that the world isn't like it is in his scrolls. In those stories, sons aren't disappointments to their fathers. In those stories, right and wrong are so clear. Reality isn't like that, not for him.

Time Loop/Loop Zoop - when Zuko's ship blows up, he abruptly wakes up the previous morning and he can't figure out why, but it keeps happening. No matter what he does, his ship blows up with him on it and he wakes up that morning again. But it turns out that the Avatar he chases may be the key to breaking the cycle.

Southern Water Tribe Mixed Children - some years post-war, the Gaang is at an Earth Kingdom port when they run into a Southern Water Tribesman that Sokka and Katara thought had died in the war. A tribesman who married an Earth Kingdom woman and had a child. He wants to bring his family back into the tribe, but they know reactions will be mixed.

Brother - Azula is furious that Toph claims to be Zuko's sister when she's the true sister. But blood does not make one family and she's forced to reflect on what she's willing to do to keep her brother in her life.

Aaaaaand got too long again. This is probably a hint that I have too many WiPs. and these are just the unpublished and gen ones

The Truth About the Air Army - Zuko researched the Avatar extensively and it didn't take long for the Air Army to be proven a lie. Now, after the war, it's his responsibility to make the truth as widely known as possible.

Blue Spirit Reveal - after the Ember Island play, Sokka asks Aang about the Blue Spirit. Zuko gets all shifty about it.

Post-canon Iroh and Zuko - Zuko feels guilty for being upset that Uncle just LEFT HIM to rule the entire fucking country on his own. He wants Uncle to be able to enjoy retirement - but it still feels like abandonment.

Jet Redemption - post-war negotiations end up taking place in Gaipan. Aang, Sokka, and Katara only realize this belatedly. When they run into Jet, it's nothing like they expected.

Aang being worthy of power - Zuko reflects on power and how the Avatar is the ultimate power and yet, Aang is a pacifist who uses that power without the intent to harm.

What is balance? - the Gaang at the Western Air Temple talk a little bit about what the Avatar's job actually entails.

Wow, I think that's all! Only 73 😅 at least it's less than 100? for now

Anyway, if any of these are of interest to you, feel free to drop me an ask and I'm happy to share more about them.