#tracking the wolf verse

[xxstxriesfromashxx]

A Little Taste of Danger

@parvumchao continued from xx

Ooh, he liked that answer - sounds to him like she could hold her own, maybe even put up a fight. His grin grew wider as his imagination painted many pictures following that thought. Dare he even say it just enough to get his blood pumping down south.

"Can't help but wonder, frail," the moniker he used for any woman, more often than not to berate but in some cases - like this one - to challenge. He takes one large step towards the brunette, his 6'3" frame towering over her. Victor had no concept of personal space and even if he did he certainly wouldn't care. His finger comes up to her cheek, the very tip of a claw pressing just gently enough against her skin to start, but there would be little hesitation in applying more pressure. "Just how much of a little taste are you looking for?"

[line-of-fire]

So, headcanons/general info for various characters here in honor of pride month

Pixie- bisexual, not exactly closeted, but isn't out to many people as she doesn't find her sexuality to be something worth discussing, especially when romantic relations are something so far outside what she feels she's able to have

Wolf- demiromantic trans woman. I might elaborate in a future post, but Shadow Company was the first place she was really able to live as herself, as Alkka Salo. Really was a fresh start for her that was desperately needed

Voitto- biromantic + is on the ace spectrum. Hasn't necessarily caught onto the ace thing yet.

Sweet Tea- gay, and I'll leave the details for a future post, but I'll leave it at the fact that he is incredibly grateful for the 291 and it's members.

Romeo- pansexual + nonbinary (uses they/them pronouns!).

Borealis- polyamorous bisexual. Canonically married to one Mikhail Zohlansky in the Phoenix verse.

Jaybird- bisexual. Fairly casual about it, she's no stranger to puns/jokes about it.

Spuds- definitely Not Straight. That's all he chooses to elaborate on it if asked, partially because he's still unsure of what exactly he thinks he is, partially because he dislikes being questioned about it. He likes who he likes and that's nobody's business as far as he's concerned.

[sonadowsupremacy]

✨sonadow fic masterpost✨

i’ve been doing a lot of fic hunting on ao3 lately in my sonadow deepdive & i’m compiling a list of My personal favorites ^_^

most of these are completed/ being actively updated!

if anyone has any other recs pls lmk =w=

1. Mirror Image by kaleidoscopic_lover

Rating: 12/10

Takes place: All Sonic universes

Chapters: 33/33 (completed)

Synopsis: Sonic is constantly challenged by his “rival” Shadow and can’t seem to form a relationship that doesn’t involve using their fists, until they’re forced to work together to escape a classic Eggman trap and discover they have more in common with each other than they think. As they bond, their feelings deepen as they come to understand each other a little better, but at the same time, the plan Eggman cooked up is ruining their social lives as a pair of robots made to look identical to the hedgehogs are wreaking havoc in their name… and are programmed to be in love. Very angsty but also very passionate.

2. Beyond a Promise by but_why_not

Rating: 6.5/10

Takes place: All sonic universes

Chapters: 10/10 (completed)

Synopsis: First few chapters are Shadow’s POV, as he and Sonic grow their relationship by hanging out more often. Slice of life rivalry at Sonic’s birthday party as they explore what they mean to each other and eventually live happily ever after. Very fluffy, not too much action

3. Shattered Realities by foggystarrs

Rating: 7/10

Takes place: SONIC PRIME VERSE

Chapters: 17/17 (completed)

Synopsis: Sonic and Shadow travel the shatterverse and end up in a reality where they’re both dating. Classic enemies to lovers with forced proximity, angst to fluff happy ending. Bonus points for being completed & a great reread!

4. The Secrets in our Quills by Nebrasska

Rating: 10/10

Takes place: SONIC 3 MOVIE

Chapters: 24/25 (updated 3/31/25)

Synopsis: After Shadow helped Sonic to stop the Eclipse Cannon from destroying Earth and disappears, Sonic can’t stop thinking about him, wondering if he survived and if he was alone. Then he discovers that not only is Shadow still alive, but he tracked Sonic down and has been watching his family since the event, living in Sonic’s old cave in the Green Hills woods. Sonic starts building a friendship with him in secret as tension builds with GUN post-moon destruction, and Sonic and Shadow are faced with the same GUN operatives that held Shadow captive all his life while also being separated from their family. Mostly fluffy but very story driven.

5. Coming Home by nottheweirdest

Rating: 9.5/10

Takes place: All sonic universes

Chapters: 16/16 (completed)

Synopsis: Shadow hasn’t spoken to Sonic in years, not since confessing his feelings and getting rejected. Now Sonic is getting married in a few days, and Shadow got the invitation and decides to go with the encouragement from Rouge, who seems to think Sonic actually returns Shadow’s feelings and shouldn’t marry Amy. Angsty but ultimately has a happy ending

6. Wolfboy by Trenchcoatgecko

Rating: 8/10

Takes place: Sonic Unleashed AU

Chapters: 25/25 (completed)

Synopsis: Shadow, the notorious and world-famous werewolf hunter, is in town for a hit based on a tip he got for a blue werewolf for a bounty. But as he conducts his investigation trying to track the wolf, he discovers that the townspeople don’t fear him at all— rather, they talk of him like they want to protect him. In the meantime, a friendly (and devilishly handsome) local named Sonic has been more than welcoming to Shadow, and as they strike up a friendship it becomes pretty clear that Sonic is the very wolf the town is trying so hard to protect, and Shadow wonders if their relationship was built on Sonic’s last desperate attempt to save his own life or something real, and Sonic will have to find out if he was right about Shadow, and he really does have a sweet heart. Fluff and also angst

7. Clean Slate by nottheweirdest

Rating: 10/10

Takes place: Sonic IDW Comics

Chapters: 30/30 (completed)

Synopsis: Sonic lost his memory in a battle and he’s stuck with Shadow trying to get back to friends he can’t even remember. But something his body seems to remember is the way it feels about Shadow… which makes things complicated as they get heated during isolation. Fun forbidden love and unintentional cheating vibes, very flirty

8. Silly Hats and Party Favors by Nebrasska

Rating: 10000/10

Takes place: All Sonic universes

Synopsis: Shadow crashes his beloved motorcycle and Rouge strikes a cheeky deal with him to get it back— attend five parties with her so she can get closer to Knuckles. Since the deal is a little too sweet not to take, Shadow finds himself going along with it, but every party he manages to find himself in some unwanted alone time with his annoying rival, Sonic. Enemies to friends to lovers with amazingly accurate characterizations and some of the best writing style I’ve seen, definitely a personal favorite to reread

EDIT: some of the fic authors are on tumblr, check out their other stuff!

@nottheweirdest

@nebrasska-alasska

@foggystarrs

**red means mature only

**these are listed in No particular order

**Ratings are my opinions!! I love every fic I read, I just have personal headcanons and whatnot. all of them are worth checking out, or i wouldn’t list them ❣️

More to come, perhaps?

[skzdiary]

~Reassurance~

lee! seungmin

ler! channie

n/a: this is a tickle fic, feel free to scroll if this is not your cup of tea! 😭☕️

tw: nothing! only soft tickles 😮‍💨🙏

in the studio, chan and the staff were busy creating the music tracks for their new album “HOP”. They’re deep into the recording process for “U (FT. TABLO),” working together to fine-tune every detail of the track. The studio is a flurry of focused energy as the team collaborates, running through the song’s layers and adjusting elements to perfect the sound. Each take is met with feedback, fine adjustments, and a shared commitment to bringing the song to its full potential, with their lovely leader at the helm, ensuring everything aligns with the vision he has for the track.

In the recording booth, the talented puppy sang his parts of the track, nailing each note on time. eventually seungmin came to the verse “All i want is U” and struggled to get the right tone and pitch.

seungmin: “hyungggg, i can’t do it! it’s too difficult!”

minnie groaned because he wanted his lines to be to perfect and bang on right. it was difficult as the verse was so low, not his the way how he usually sings. His hyung tried his best to encourage the younger to try his best.

Channie: “don’t worry minnie, you’re doing great, just try to sing it more with a calmer tone and add try to bend where it says “..is U.”

After numerous tries the vocalist just couldn’t get it correctly how he wanted it to be. He felt a prick of tear trying to escape his eye. Why can’t i do it correctly? he thought to himself. Seungmin walked out of the recording booth and stood at the coffee table overviewing his lines on the paper he analyzed earlier.

Staff: “i think why you are going wrong is because when you get to the part of “..is U”, you keep forgetting to bend it which is making it more difficult to maintain without it sounding off pitch.”

The puppies eyes lit up with realization as he had been struggling this whole time due to one little error that he could simply correct. Minnie gets a tiny bit embarrassed and covers his face smiling into his hands. The elder starting laughing at his cuteness and pulled him onto his lap hugging his waist.

Chan: “See, what did i tell you? I told you to bend the last 2 words you dummy!”

The wolf playfully and mischievously pulls minnie into a ticklish hug. Seungmin bursts into laughter, squirming as he tries to wiggle free, his face lighting up with amusement. Bang Chan grins, his voice light and teasing: “I told you so,”

he says with a playful tone, continuing to gently poke at Seungmin’s sides, knowing exactly where to target to make him laugh uncontrollably. Seungmin laughs harder, protesting between breaths,

Seungmin: "Nohohohoho! This is sohohohoho unfahahahair"

He tries to push Bang Chan’s hands away, but his efforts are futile, his laughter only growing louder as he squirms more.

Seungmin: “Plehehehease, it’s sohoho bad! I’ll kill yohohohou"

The vocalist manages to say, still caught in the playful onslaught. Bang Chan chuckles, his hold on him tightening just a little.

Chan: “I’d like to see you try,”

he teases, clearly enjoying the moment of lighthearted mischief. Seungmin, unable to stop laughing, gives up, letting himself relax in the embrace, his cheeks flushed with the joy of the moment. The staff laugh finding the scene between the 2 cute. Unexpectedly, seungmin felt another pair of hands softly raise his arms above his head with one hand holding then in place whilst another crawled its way to his underarms.

Seungmin: “yahahahaha! Stohohop it! Let gohoHOHAHAHA!”-

the singers laughter increased to soft giggles and bubbly gasps. The poor guy couldn’t handle 2 of his weakest spots be attacked at the same time.

Chan: “Hah, jackpot puppy! Are you gonna listen to me next time or do you want this to happen again?

Seungmin: “PLEHEHEHEASE, I CAHAHAN’T TAKE IT! MOVE SPOHOHOHTS LR STAHSHAOH HYUNG!”

after another 2 torturous minutes of ticklish agony, chan and his mystery helper let minnie off for now. He was still softly giggling trying to regain his breath with his head resting in channie’s neck.

chan: “will you listen next time?”

seungmin: (muttering softly and fast) “noilikeditalothyungbutitsembarrassing..”

chan began to gently trace his neck and collarbones again with eyes twinkling at the puppy.

chan: “awww, your so cute”

seungmin doesn’t fight back and just lets him do it, as he giggles, he looks up to the ceiling and sees a glimpse of black long flowing hair quickly shoot back.

seungmin: “wahahahait! jinnie hyung! did you hold my arms uhuhuhup?”

the mysterious helper has now been discovered

hyunjin: “sorry i had no choice, you needed to be taught a lesson”

seungmin: “maybe you need to be taught one later as well..”

Min gave his hyung a cute cheeky smirk. Hyunjin knew he was in for a ride later tonight

tags: @itzsana-kiddingmenow @jihyosdaughterpast @hansloveleeknow @minnielvrr @hearted-anon @lajanaa @dreamingstraykids @leeknowstan33 @jeonginsdiary @hearts444innie111 @sugary-sweet-anon

[changeling-rin]

The chain gets dropped in the ace attorney-verse. Who gets accused of murder (because someone always gets accused of murder) and how does it go? Given that trials are only allowed to last 3 days in aa, I think mask would be particularly helpful, should the need for more time arise

Problematically, Mask has been accused of murder.

"HE IS TWELVE," Gen thunders into an officer's face, and promptly ends up in holding for obstruction of justice. "He's right, I am twelve," Mask says, and is immediately flagged as a liar by every truth-detecting machine and attorney in the room

This only further complicates things.

"It's not ethical to charge a child for murder," Dusk tries. "He's right, I am a child," Mask says, and once again sets off every lie detector in the room. "Please stop talking," Dusk tells him.

"Oh, no, I have killed people, just not that guy," Mask says, which unfortunately doesn't set off any of the lie detectors in the room. "Please stop talking," Dusk begs him.

"I'm sorry, the deceased's name was Vic Temm?" Lore wheezes. "I apologize for... him," Dusk sighs.

"The Wright Anything Agency will represent you, but you have to stop admitting to worse crimes in court." Mask frowns. "I was stopping Ganondorf from committing genocide though?" "Cool motive! Still murder!" Apollo screams through his teeth.

"Where did you get a trained K-9 police tracking dog on such short notice and why does it look like a wolf?" "Don't worry about it." "I am very much going to worry about it!"

"I'm not complaining about having this evidence, but wasn't it in a locked and heavily guarded prison compound?" "It was?" Realm says, confused. "I didn't see anything like that."

"We're happy to have saved your brother from a sentence he didn't deserve. Now please never hire us again." "Oh don't worry," Dusk says, stressed beyond belief, "we are never coming back here if we can help it."

The whole thing takes exactly seventy hours and is the most stressed the rest of the Links have ever been.

[multifamdomfan]

Holy Ground

AU: Rockstar Crowley / Manager Aziraphale

Rating: Soft, pining, slow burn, romantic tension

---

Crowley wasn’t subtle.

Not when he performed shirtless on stage, hair wild and eyes glittering like sin.

Not when he flirted shamelessly with the audience.

And definitely not when he stared at Aziraphale from the stage like he was the only one in the crowd that mattered.

Which, to Crowley, he was.

Aziraphale, ever the professional, refused to entertain the idea. He wore crisp suits, kept his schedule tighter than Heaven’s HR department, and always responded to Crowley’s antics with a tight-lipped sigh and a “Really, Crowley.”

But Crowley noticed things.

Like how Aziraphale always made sure he had lemon-ginger tea after shows because “you strain your voice when you growl like a bloody wolf.”

Or how he refused to let any interviewer twist Crowley’s words.

Or how he never missed a performance, even if he insisted it was “purely business.”

Crowley had been in love with him for years.

So, he wrote a song.

He didn’t tell anyone what it was about. Not the band. Not the press. Not even Aziraphale.

Especially not Aziraphale.

It was a soft one—rare for him. No screaming guitars. Just a haunting piano, a slow, pulsing rhythm, and his voice, rough with honesty.

“He don’t know he’s holy,

Don’t see the light he leaves behind,

But I’ve knelt in cathedrals less sacred

Than the space where our fingers brushed that time…”

He played it for the first time in London. Full crowd. Sold out. He didn’t introduce it. Just sat on the stool, adjusted the mic, and let it out.

Backstage, Aziraphale stood frozen, heart hammering. He recognized the lyrics. Recognized the melody. Recognized the soft way Crowley sang the word “angel.”

And he knew.

He knew.

After the show, Crowley came backstage, trying to act casual.

“So… what’d you think?” he asked, pretending to be nonchalant as he peeled off his jacket, but his voice cracked on the last word.

Aziraphale didn’t answer right away.

Instead, he stepped forward, eyes impossibly wide and glassy. And then, very quietly, he said:

“…Was that for me?”

Crowley shrugged. “Maybe. I mean. It could be about anyone, really. Very generic. Could be about a priest. Or a ghost. Or a very dramatic pigeon—”

Aziraphale kissed him.

It was soft. Careful. Like Aziraphale had been holding back for years, and now, with one verse and a chorus, the dam had cracked.

When they pulled apart, Aziraphale whispered, “I know you’re not subtle. But I had to be sure.”

Crowley’s grin was so wide it nearly split his face.

“Guess I’ll have to write a sequel.”

---

The next album was called Divine Intervention.

Track 2: “Holy Ground (For A.Z.)”

Track 7: “Miracle”

Track 11: “Yes, Angel, It’s About You (Stop Asking)”

And Aziraphale still made him drink the lemon tea.

Even if it was now with a kiss on the cheek and a blush.

---

Here's the full lyrics

"Holy Ground"

Written by A. J. Crowley (aka “The Serpent”)

For A.Z.

[Verse 1]

He walks like heaven never left him,

Like mercy draped in linen white,

He speaks and I forget I’m burning—

One word and I forget the night.

He don’t see the way he saves me,

Doesn’t know he calms the storm,

I’m a devil in a leather jacket,

But he’s the fire that keeps me warm.

[Chorus]

He don’t know he’s holy,

Don’t see the light he leaves behind,

But I’ve knelt in cathedrals less sacred

Than the space where our fingers brushed that time.

And I would fall, I would drown,

If I could stay where he’s around—

‘Cause when I’m near him, I swear it now:

I’m standing on holy ground.

[Verse 2]

He reads old books like they’re people,

Makes tea like it’s an art divine,

Keeps my chaos in his pocket

And still pretends everything’s fine.

He won’t let himself be worshipped,

Thinks love’s a thing he has to earn,

But I would sing a thousand lifetimes

Just to feel his quiet return.

[Chorus]

He don’t know he’s holy,

Don’t see the light he leaves behind,

But I’ve knelt in cathedrals less sacred

Than the space where our fingers brushed that time.

And I would fall, I would drown,

If I could stay where he’s around—

‘Cause when I’m near him, I swear it now:

I’m standing on holy ground.

[Bridge]

I’m no saint, never claimed to be,

Wrote my name in ash and sin—

But he calls me “dear” and suddenly

I’m someone worth letting in.

[Final Chorus]

He don’t know he’s holy,

He don’t see the light he gives,

But if angels walk among us,

Then he’s proof that mercy lives.

And I would fall, I would bow,

I’d burn it all just to allow

One look from him, one whispered sound—

I’m standing on holy ground.

[Outro]

He don’t know he’s holy…

But I do.

And I always will.

---

[takaraphoenix]

March Schedule

As with last month, I figured I'd give a more detailed schedule. Though this time with shorter summaries, because writing this thing out took forever in February. If anything intrigues you, feel free to shoot me an ask about it to hear more ;)

03/01: Chapter 3 of Little Red and the Black Fox (Stetopher)

In this chapter of my superhero AU, Chris and Peter have to cope with the fact that Stiles used to be a model at Neckz 'n Throats... they cope by tracking down every single issue Stiles was a part of, of course

03/03: Mischief Monday's Stiles Stilinski’s Five Year Business and Romance Plan (Steter)

In this prequel to Welcome to the Mean Bean, we'll dive into how Stiles became an Emissary in training with the Hale Pack and how a certain wolf first caught Stiles' attention

03/05: Second Spring (Stetopher)

Medieval-esque fantasy AU set in the ABOverse, where alpha King Christopher agrees to marry the omega Prince Stiles of a neighboring country, because it's a strong alliance and because his love with his general and fellow alpha Peter is a forbidden one

03/07: Friday Ficlet Mission in the Jungle (Stetopher)

Chris, Peter and Stiles go undercover to the Jungle trying to track down the latest threat and Chris and Peter may get some sense talked into them by a group of overprotective Drag Queens

03/08: Chapter 9 of The Clever One (Steter)

In chapter 9 of my season 2 rewrite featuring True Mates Peter and Stiles building the pack together, we're finally hitting the rave and letting Stiles embrace his Spark!

03/10: Mischief Monday's Large and Satisfying (Steter)

The third installment in my Size-verse (where a freshly resurrected and still Alpha Peter takes care of Stiles after the Gerard take-down because they're True Mates and thus accidentally acquires two betas in Boyd and Erica) and we're finally hitting the Darach plot, more specifically the virgin sacrifices (listen, ONE of the fics in this unfortunately named series HAD to be a dick-pun, okay)

03/12: The Demon Wolf’s Distraction (Stalion)

The Alpha Pack comes to town to test the Hale Pack, but it proves to be dreadfully boring to Deucalion... until he finds a worthy distraction in a curious young Spark

03/14: Friday Ficlet Kitten Treats (Steter)

Listen, there's not that much plot to this one, @lunastories keeps very unsubtly making me want to write more pet play kitten!Stiles so we're gonna put a collar on that twink and make him meow for Peter, okay?

03/15: Chapter 1 of A Spark Into a Flame (Stetopher)

The real reason Gerard kidnapped Stiles is because Stiles is a Spark - a phoenix - and he wants some of that regenerative immortality, but when Chris breaks Stiles, Boyd and Erica out of the basement, Stiles has to deal with the fact that there are now people who know his best kept secret

03/17: Mischief Monday's Tutors and Trials (Steter)

The final installment of my Tutor-verse (a No Hale Fire canon divergence where Stiles is Malia's tutor and also Peter's True Mate but Peter is doing So Good at not giving in to temptation... until he learns Stiles turned 18 a few months ago)! Time for Stiles and Peter to finally seal their matebond!

03/19: Cowboyz ‘n Lassos (Stetopher)

Neckz 'n Throats is booking the Hale Ranch for a cowboy-themed shoot and Stiles, the model, and his husband Chris, the photographer, quickly catch the attention of ranch owner Peter

03/21: Friday Ficlet Lost Memories and Gained Trust (Steter)

The pack suffers temporary memory loss after a spell goes wry and Stiles finds himself trusting Peter blindly during that, something he has to reevaluate once the spell's effect wears off

03/22: Chapter 1 of The Alpha Pack’s Spark (Stetalion)

Deucalion comes to Beacon Hills because he heard about Peter waking up from his coma, just to find his former lover awake and freshly resurrected... and bringing along an omega who had apparently just been kidnapped and tortured by Gerard

03/24: Mischief Monday's Pollen Problem (Stetopher)

The pack is hit by a magic flower's pollen that makes them horny, but the pollen only acts to heighten already existing attraction and desires, but the pack doesn't know that so when Peter and Chris wake up with a freshly deflowered and sore Stiles in their bed, they are overcome with guilt for what they must have done to their boy

03/26: Run, Little Bun (Stetalion)

Stiles is an omega bunny shifter who kind of dreads the mating run because he doesn't think any alphas would give chase to him - the mating run has long tradition in their town, where alphas chase omegas to prove themselves worthy of the privilege to court them and Stiles doubts any alpha would want to court him, because no alpha ever pays attention to him (because they are all deadly afraid of the mated alpha pair who threaten anyone who gets to close to their chosen bunny)

03/28: Friday Ficlet He Should (Not) Be at the Club (Steter)

Peter owns a club and Stiles has lately been frequenting it, maybe partially because the owner is really hot and snarky and fun to talk to but it's all just friendly banter, right? Well, until a sleazy werewolf hits on Stiles a little too insistently and Peter's possessive Alpha nature forces him to intervene

03/29: Chapter 4 of Little Red and the Black Fox (Stetopher)

Part-time hero, part-time vigilante and full-time (paycheck wise, anyway) investigative journalist Stiles... might have gotten himself abducted while on the job... it wasn't his fault, okay?

03/31: Mischief Monday's How to Seduce Your Best Friend's Alpha (Stalion)

AU where the Alpha Pack is a regular pack and, more specifically, a pack located in London and the one that Jackson joins when he moves there. After the Nogitsune, Stiles and Jackson texted and called a lot and became best friends, so after graduation, Stiles packs up to move to London... and gets to meet Jackson's new pack and his very handsome and charming Alpha, Deucalion

[cecilyv]

Comfort Fanfic Reccs

@liminalmemories21 tagged me in this and I just KNOW she knew I was going to (A) fall down like, a zillion rabbit holes, (B) sit there for a while trying to think of a story/author that was one the tip of my tongue but failing, and (C) then get upset again because, y'all, the internet is NOT FOREVER. Of course there are things this makes me happy about, but in this instance.

Okay, this is no way all of them. I am re-reader. I reread. I have been in fandom for over 30 years. I retain the right to post again later with more of these because I want my friends to get the pleasure of reading these for the first time or the thousandth time -- it's all the same.

Also some of these are sad. Some are happy. I've found that I go to all them for comfort, depending on the day.

freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose by synecdochic (SGA, Rodney/John).

"There is a gravestone in Arlington National Cemetery. It sits watch over an empty grave, and there is a vine with small blue flowers, one the gardeners can't identify from any book, twining up its side." I know I've mentioned it before, but this fic lives rent free in my brain and it's sad, and lovely, and sad, and thought provoking and lovely and just read it.

This is how it works by Lim

A connected rec: Lim, not my lim but another fandom Lim, made this video for/about freedom's just another word. I'm so glad it exists on the internet still. Scroll down in the link and you might have to hit play a few times to get it to load, but it's worth it. This is the vid that made me realize the power of vids AND introduced me to Regina Spektor, so, thank you lim.

Telegraph Avenue by hackthis (the O.C. -- Seth/OMC, Seth/Ryan)

I am, in fact, sending you to the wilds of livejournal because hackthis left fandom (mumbles under her breadth) years ago and none of her stuff exists on ao3 (if it does, please let me know because that would be amazing). Honestly, I rec all her stuff -- the generation kill, the inception, freaking neville longbottom/theodore nott -- read it all, even if it's on livejournal.

Pre-Existing Condition by Helenish (Die Hard, Matt Farrell/John McClane)

Okay, okay, bear with me. I had an incredibly difficult time figuring out which of Helenish's stories to link, but I went with this one because it's a showcase of -- I will follow this author anywhere and love it. I have read this story so many times. In Helenish, I trust and that's going to be a running theme here. Come for this one, stay for the Inception, SGA, Teen Wolf, and hockey rpf, if that's your bag. Apparently, helenish was my very first bookmark on ao3 which totally tracks.

Don't You Shake Alone by Dira Sudis (Generation Kill, Brad/Nate)

Nate looked exactly like Brad always pictured him: exhausted in the full life-in-a-combat-zone sense of the word. Nate has a baby and Brad shows up. I have read this oh, like, at least a dozen times. It hits every single one of my buttons.

Steinway!verse by toomuchplor (Inception, Arthur/Eames)

Being a freshman piano performance major at a prestigious New England conservatory is difficult enough without landing the school's star baritone as your singer, and inevitably, your hopeless crush.

Written by the Victors by Cesperanza (SGA)

Caroll, Franklin R. Atlantis Revisited. New York and London, Routledge, 2011. Chapman, Denise. Several Kinds of Genius: The Life of Rodney McKay. NY: Harper Perennial, 2015. Croft, Rosalind. City of Spires: A Memoir. Toronto: The Mercury Press, 2009. Dugan, Paul. A Political History of Atlantis. Oxford: OUP, 2012. This changed fandom and me, and go read it, if you haven't. Also, Lim recced With six you get eggroll which was, uh, maybe why I finally watched Due South.

Behind closed doors: collected oral histories of queer community in New York, 1930-1945. doi 10.1999/journal.amhistqstud.32557038 by wobblyheadeddollcaper (Captain America, Bucky/Steve)

Steve Rogers, supersoldier and inept historian, confronts the absence of evidence. Those who know me, know why.

Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock (Merlin, Arthur/Merlin)

Honestly, another author I follow to the ends of the earth. I know Lim recced it to, so hopefully you go read it.

Noblesse Oblige by Alethia (Generation Kill, Brad/Nate)

This was not a normal day. This day existed to prove that hell was real and it came with musical accompaniment by will.i.am. On this day, Steve figured out how to get him out of the office and torment him at the same time by sending him to the godforsaken DNC where it was all 'we shall overcome,' oh-happy-day bullshit. Which merely justified Brad's hatred of the world and everyone in it. With a side of Worthy of Trust and Confidence because her Brad voice is just THAT GOOD.

I don't see how there won't be a second set of these at some point.

[astrangetorpedo]

Julien Baker Track by Track - An Interview with Apple Music

“Everybody is scared of death or ultimate oblivion, whether you want to admit it or not,” Julien Baker tells Apple Music. “That’s motivated by a fear of uncertainty, of what’s beyond our realm of understanding—whatever it feels like to be dead or before we're born, that liminal space. It's the root of so much escapism.”

On her third full-length, Baker embraces fuller arrangements and a full-band approach, without sacrificing any of the intimacy that galvanised her earlier work. The result is at once a cathartic and unabashedly bleak look at how we distract ourselves from the darkness of voids both large and small, universal and personal.

“It was easier to just write for the means of sifting through personal difficulties,” she says. “There were a lot of paradigm shifts in my understanding of the world in 2019 that were really painful. I think one of the easiest ways to overcome your pain is to assign significance to it. But sometimes, things are awful with no explanation, and to intellectualise them kind of invalidates the realness of the suffering. I just let things be sad.”

Here, the Tennessee singer-songwriter walks us through the album track by track.

Hardline

“It’s more of a confession booth song, which a lot of these are. I feel like whenever I imagine myself in a pulpit, I don't have a lot to say that's honest or useful. And when I imagine myself in a position of disclosing, in order to bring me closer to a person, that's when I have a lot to say.”

Heatwave

“I wrote it about being stuck in traffic and having a full-on panic attack. But what was causing the delay was just this car that had a factory defect and bomb-style exploded. I was like, ‘Man, someone got incinerated. A family maybe.’ The song feels like a fall, but it's born from the second verse where I feel like I'm just walking around with my knees in gravel or whatever the verse in Isaiah happens to be: the willing submission to suffering and then looking around at all these people's suffering, thinking that is a huge obstacle to my faith and my understanding, this insanity and unexplainable hurt that we're trying to heal with ideology instead of action.”

Faith Healer

“I have an addictive personality and I understand it's easy for me to be an escapist with substances because I literally missed being high. That was a real feeling that I felt and a feeling that felt taboo to say outside of conversations with other people in recovery. The more that I looked at the space that was left by substance or compulsion that I've then just filled with something else, the more I realised that this is a recurring problem in my personality. And so many of the things that I thought about myself that were noble or ultimately just my pursuit of knowing God and the nature of God—that craving and obsession is trying to assuage the same pain that alcohol or any prescription medication is.”

Relative Fiction

“The identity that I have worked so hard to cultivate as a good person or a kind person is all basically just my own homespun mythology about myself that I'm trying to use to inspire other people to be kinder to each other. Maybe what's true about me is true about other people, but this song specifically is a ruthless evaluation of myself and what I thought made me principled. It's kind of a fool's errand.”

Crying Wolf

“It's documenting what it feels like to be in a cyclical relationship, particularly with substances. There was a time in my life, for almost a whole year, where it felt like that. I think that is a very real place that a lot of people who struggle with substance use find themselves in, where the resolution of every day is the same and you just can’t seem to make it stick.”

Bloodshot

“The very first line of the song is talking about two intoxicated people—myself being one of them—looking at each other and me having this out-of-body experience, knowing that we are both bringing to our perception of the other what we need the other person to be. That's a really lonely and sad place to be in, the realisation that we're each just kind of sculpting our own mythologies about the world, crafting our narratives.”

Ringside

“I have a few tics that manifest themselves with my anxiety and OCD, and for a long time, I would just straight-up punch myself in the head—and I would do it onstage. It's this extension of physicality from something that's fundamentally compulsive that you can't control. I can't stop myself from doing that, and I feel really embarrassed about it. And for some reason I also can't stop myself from doing other kinds of more complicated self-punishment, like getting into co-dependent relationships and treating each one of those like a lottery ticket. Like, 'Maybe this one will work out.'”

Favor

“I have a friend whose parents live in Jackson, where my parents live. They’re one of my closest friends and they were around for the super dark part of 2019. I'll try to talk to the person who I hurt or I'll try to admit the wrongdoing that I've done. I'll feel so much guilt about it that I'll cry. And then I'll hate that I've cried because now it seems manipulative. I'm self-conscious about looking like I hate myself too much for the wrong things I've done because then I kind of steal the person's right to be angry. I don't want to cry my way out of shit.”

Song in E

“I would rather you shout at me like an equal and allow me to inhabit this imagined persona I have where I'm evil. Because then, if I can confirm that you hate me and that I'm evil and I've failed, then I don't any longer have to deal with the responsibility of trying to be good. I don't any longer have to be saddled with accountability for hurting you as a friend. It’s something not balancing in the arithmetic of my brain, for sin and retribution, for crime and punishment. And it indebts you to a person and ties you to them to be forgiven.”

Repeat

“I tried so hard for so long not to write a tour song, because that's an experience that musicians always write about that's kind of inaccessible to people who don't tour. We were in Germany and I was thinking: Why did I choose this? Why did I choose to rehash the most emotionally loaded parts of my life on a stage in front of people? But that's what rumination is. These are the pains I will continue to experience, on some level, because they're familiar.”

Highlight Reel

“I was in the back of a cab in New York City and I started having a panic attack and I had to get out and walk. The highlight reel that I'm talking about is all of my biggest mistakes, and that part—‘when I die, you can tell me how much is a lie’—is when I retrace things that I have screwed up in my life. I can watch it on an endless loop and I can torture myself that way. Or I can try to extract the lessons, however painful, and just assimilate those into my trying to be better. That sounds kind of corny, but it's really just, what other options do you have except to sit there and stare down all your mistakes every night and every day?”

Ziptie

“I was watching people be restrained with zip ties on the news. It's just such a visceral image of violence to see people put restraints on another human being—on a demonstrator, on a person who is mentally ill, on a person who is just minding their own business, on a person who is being racially profiled. I had a dark, funny thought that's like, what if God could go back and be like, ‘Y'all aren't going to listen.’ Jesus sacrificed himself and everybody in the United States seems to take that as a true fact, and then shoot people in cold blood in the street. I was just like, ‘Why?’ When will you call off the quest to change people that are so horrid to each other?”

(x)

[yxngbxkkie]

#1 3RACHA supporter

okay, so i think this is the cutest thing on earth. my last installment of 3racha in NY for global citizens, and i'm so proud of myself for getting three fics out in two days 😌 i hope you guys enjoy it! let's hope my creative juices will stay with me 🫢💓

feedback is greatly appreciated 🥰

This is all for Jisung. This is all for Jisung. You keep repeating to yourself. You and your best friend flew to New York to surprise your boyfriend's, Jisung and Chan, at the festival they're performing at. What you didn't expect was a monsoon.

The two of you managed to make it to the front of the crowd, having the perfect view of the stage. Excitement flows through your veins as you wait for 3RACHA to take the stage.

You glance down at the Han Quokka skzoo in your hands, adjusting the shirt it's wearing. Someone beside you nudges your arm, causing you to glance over to see your best friend.

"Are you okay?" She asks you, a look of concern in her eyes.

"Yeah, sorry! I'm just getting a little impatient," you chuckle, moving your wet hair out of your eyes. "We haven't been able to see them for weeks on end. I just want to see my baby."

The shorter woman rests a hand on your arm, comforting you. "I know. They'll be on stage soon!" She reassures you with a smile.

You shiver underneath the orange poncho you're wearing as your eyes drift back up to the stage. You squeeze the quokka in your hands, feeling the excess water dripping down your hands.

The announcer calls out 3RACHA's name, causing you to jump slightly. People around you start screaming as a video plays on the blocked television screen.

A smile comes to your lips when you see Jisung on the screen. Your heart pounds against your chest as the Stray Kids anthem begins to play.

You glance down at your friend, seeing her Wolf Chan sitting in front of the lower part of her face. You shake her shoulder in excitement, bringing your gaze back to the stage.

A gasp escapes your list as you can see your friends and boyfriend standing on the side, their gazes settled on the crowd. You quickly turn to your friend, almost yelling into her ear where they're standing so she can see Chan.

"Oh my god," she says loud enough for you to hear.

"I know, I know. There's our boys," you almost cry, feeling the tears begin to well up.

The first song they perform is 3RACHA, a classic for this trio. You keep your eyes trained on Jisung the entire time, waiting for his eyes to meet yours.

You capture multiple pictures and videos of the members, feeling proud that they're here. When they finish their song, they start talking about all the problems in the world and that they need our help to make a difference.

Heyday is the next song, and you bounce in your spot, dancing and singing along to them. Jisung walks over towards where you're standing, and you stand on your toes, trying your best to capture his attention.

"Han Jisung, I love you!" You scream out, waving your skzoo around.

You grin widely as your gaze meets his. He continues to rap his verse, and you watch his boba eyes widen. You swiftly point to your best friend as well, conveying the message to let Chan know.

Jisung finishes his verse, giving you a subtle nod before throwing out a heart. Stays around you scream at his action, causing your heart to flutter.

After 3RACHA's set is over, you and your friend make your way out of the crowd. You can feel your phone vibrating in your pocket, and you fish it out before answering it.

"Hanji, you guys did amazing," you greet him instantly, smiling ear to ear.

"You guys are here?! For real?!" He asks excitingly. A chuckle leaves your lips, and you assure him that you're really here. "Where are you guys? I'll send Skijigi out to get you two."

You stop in your tracks as you stand by the tent that's selling food and water. "Uhm, we're right by the flag that says ultimate VIP and the tent that's selling food and drinks," you inform him, hearing him pass the message on to their manager.

"He's going out there now. It shouldn't be too long until he finds you," Jisung mentions, a quick sigh leaving his lips after. "I can't believe you're here. I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, baby. I was getting so impatient waiting for you to perform," you laugh into the phone, tucking some wet hair behind your ears. "Hey, do you by chance have extra clothes?"

You can hear Jisung rummage through his bag as he mumbles incoherently to himself. He lets you know that he indeed does have extra clothes you can change into.

"I see Skijigi! I'll see you in a minute, baby," you mention, tapping your friend's shoulder before heading in his direction.

"Okay, I love you."

You smile fondly. "I love you too."

You bid each other goodbye before you hang up, slipping your phone back into your pocket. Skijigi greets the two of you with a quick hug before leading you to where 3RACHA is.

As soon as you see Jisung, you're sprinting. You weave around people walking, throwing out an apology before colliding into your boyfriend's arms.

"My baby," Jisung whispers into your ear, twirling you around. "You're so beautiful."

You laugh at his compliment, knowing for a fact you look like a hot mess. "Such a charmer, Hanji," you grin, placing your hands on his cheeks.

He leans forward to capture your lips in a quick kiss. "I gotta keep you around somehow," Jisung jokes after pulling away.

You roll your eyes, shaking your head. "You don't even have to try, baby," you confess to him, resting your forehead on his.

"Thank you for coming. I'm so grateful for you," Jisung whispers while setting you back on your feet.

"Of course, baby. I'm your number one 3RACHA supporter," you wink, pressing a chaste kiss on his lips.

Changbin laughs as he walks by the two of you, shaking his head at how dramatic you both can be. Jisung grins, scrunching his nose slightly. "Yes, you are, my baby."

~

tagging: @thewxntersoldier @reddesert-healourblues @spacegirlstuff @moon0fthenight @foxinnie8 @like-a-diamondinthesky @prettymiye0n

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Bob Dylan - Shelter From The Storm (The Never Ending Tour Years)

Still thinking about Blood On The Tracks — I've got Blood on the brain! So here's a look at how "Shelter From The Storm" has evolved and transformed over the past several decades. Ray Padgett has a more comprehensive rundown stretching back to that ragged/glorious Rolling Thunder arrangement, but I'm focusing in on the Never Ending Tour years, seven versions that are all pretty radically different — a creature void of form! The mythopoetic "Shelter" is not exactly a greatest hit, but it's a tune that Dylan never sleepwalks through, no matter what the era. He always seems to find a new angle on it, whether in the musical presentation or his vocal delivery, each one conjuring up another lifetime. A song of love and devotion on the face of it, but always weirder than you think — what other love songs have lines about being hunted like a crocodile? Ravaged in the corn?!

1988: I don't think Johnny Cash ever covered "Shelter From The Storm" but here's a readymade arrangement for him and the Tennessee Three. Dylan's vocal is suspicious — "You wanna give me shelter from the storm? What is that, a threat?"

1991: An almost comically revved up rendition, Bob dispatching the verses in rapid-fire fashion. It actually sounds like he might slip into "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest." If the Feelies ever need to play "Shelter," they can take notes here.

1995: A guitar-less, flu-ridden Dylan delivers a breathtaking performance in Prague, floating over Bucky Baxter's pedal steel at the start and building into one of the most open-hearted vocals of his life. Bob himself can barely believe it.

2000: The "Love and Theft" lineup gets a crack at "Shelter," and no surprise, it's a lovely, elegant version, swelling in all the right spots, coaxing a restrained but beautiful reading from Dylan.

2005: A slow (but steady) train arrangement, with some inspired harmonica and piano work from Bob and sterling solos from the then-new Modern Times band. The singing is pretty wolf-y, but it works.

2010: Things get funky, with George Receli laying down a beat that might be at home on a mid-70s Meters record, playful breakdowns and Dylan's roller-rink organ. It's awesome, with Bob turning the song into a shaggy dog story, his phrasing hilarious.

2015: "Shelter" hasn't been played since '15, and fittingly, its final (for now) form has an elegiac vibe in keeping with the Sinatra years. With Receli providing subtly threatening thunder clouds in the distance, this is designed for a fairly boozy Irish wake. Beauty walks a razor's edge.

[arthur-lesters-music-stand]

Intro Post!

Hi, I'm Arthur Lester's Music Stand, jumping from the Kayne Train onto the tracks at dangerously high speeds!

This is my side blog, focused mostly on the audio drama, Malevolent, but may feature some other fandoms, too. Again, mostly audio dramas, such as The Magnus Archives/Protocol, Wolf 359, Sherlock & Co., The Silt Verses, and hopefully more soon!

For some further context, I am making this blog hot and fresh off the heels of Malevolent episode 52, "The Wager", a.k.a. the "grand finale" of season 5! I have found audio drama fandom blogs to be some of my favorite to interact with, and finally felt inspired to stop being a lurker and become an active member of the community. (For the record, no shade to fandoms of movies, tv shows, or books, but I think the inherently limiting and unique nature of audio dramas pushes for more creativity and need for audience engagement than the others. Just my two cents on the topic!).

Why am I Arthur Lester's music stand? Well, you may already be familiar with "limb posters" if you're in the fandom, which are folks who take on the names of our dear protagonist's, Arthur Lester, body parts, sometimes for roleplay purposes, mostly just to be silly. Spoilers for episode 52, but that spawned a new genre of Malevolent blogs, which are themed after different instruments the multiverse of Lesters might play in Kayne's orchestra.

I thought, wouldn't this be funny? I don't make art or fanfiction (yet), I'm not huge into making my own original posts, and I don't usually have much to add to anyone else's (though, I am trying to be more sociable!). However, I am great at reblogging! What a more fitting theme, to be someone who showcases some of the best work this fandom has to offer, as the very man's music stand?

So long story short, that's my deal, and that's what I'm doing here.

I believe I have asks open, so feel free to drop me a message, if you please! I have no real goal, other than to have fun with one of my favorite stories and fandoms ever, so if you'd like to further that goal in any way, I'm open for business! I'm also not opposed to attempting roleplay, either taking up certain characters or somehow being the music stand, although I'm not entirely sure how that would work lol.

Thanks for reading, have fun!

[heartz4shauna]

werewolf!shauna headcanons?

omd don’t start me… also i know NOTHING about the omega verse so i apologise if that’s what u we’re looking for ily

🐺she tried so hard to make sure no one noticed that she was leaving the cabin at ungodly hours of the night. you noticed though obvs..

🐺you noticed how odd she was acting during the day when misty would mention a full moon.

🐺she’d growl softly whilst eating and she’d look around to make sure no one heard her

🐺you found her about a mile or so behind the cabin, ravaging on some poor animal, which is probably why no one else could find food.

just imagine this scene with a lot more blood and fur.

🐺she’d notice you and look at you like that too. the amount of FEAR in her eyes is so odd to see, especially when she’s kneeled over, wolfing down (pun intended) on the poor beast that wandered into her sight.

🐺once she actually processes that’s it’s YOU she scurries away whimpering in fear like you’ve got a gun. you, being fucking terrified, SPRINT back to the cabin. you don’t tell anyone what you saw because if you did what would shauna do? she’d probably feed on you too, you thought.

🐺when you woke up in the morning everything was normal, or about as normal as it could get in the wilderness. shauna was sleeping where she normally did, not covered in hair or blood dripping down her chin.

🐺she’s the first one to say something, “look, i know you saw me last night. you can’t tell anyone.” you just nod, fascinated that she’s so chill about the situation.

🐺so, you keep your mouth shut. you start noticing more of her wolfish traits. becoming more possessive over her things, feeling less inclined to do what she’s been asked, getting angry and storming off at the smallest things.

🐺her worst days were when the team were starting their menses. just being around of any of you would drive her fucking INSANE!!! so, during said time, she’d sneak off to her own secret little place away from the cabin to call herself down. she even started to try and keep track of when another full moon was so she could feed again.

🐺after a good feed, she wouldn’t eat anything for a day or two after because of how much she ate. the team noticed and asked her about it. and she tried to act SO casual about it like, “i dunno. just not hungry, i guess.” which wasn’t entirely a lie

i got nothing else. hope this was okay love u xx

[frnkiebby]

AAAAA WAIT DID YOU JUST CALL ME GAY?? 🤬 I HOPE BY TWO QUEERS YOU MEAN YOURSELF AND TYLER😒

either way, here are some songs I recommend 😍😍

SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE : it's my favourite song, and a whole 9 minutes track. Sometimes Tyler merges two different songs into one track, and I Hella love it🫶🫶 same goes for GONE, GONE / THANK YOU

The entire Igor album, actually. It's 40 minutes something and like the better version of the demolition lovers (sorry not sorry),, I HIGHLY encourage looking for the meaning

Talking about Igor, I'd say NEW MAGIC WAND is popular for a goddamn reason. I LOVE THAT SONG!!! it's so horror-ish

IFHY : debatable but the best song out of the Wolf album,, it's like you're listening to an insane client have a monologue...and it's relatable

DEATHCAMP and SMUCKERS are my favourite too,, honourable mention for 2SEATER. I'm sure I'm just listening to SMUCKERS for the Kanye feature tho,, his verse is HILARIOUS 😭😭

No Tyler, you can't ask out a girl by telling her "Awh, you look malnourished"....but WusYaName is INSANELY chill (the whole "call me when you get lost" album is great actually)

See you again is like good but it's too overplayed that I can't listen to it normally again, but I love the entire thing🙏🙏

She : it's like....rlly goddamn dark...okay Tyler, we get it, you liked her so much you had to stalk her?? (And the girl screaming is actually making the atmosphere weirder) and although I'm the BIGGEST Frank Ocean hater, I'll let this one slide because his voice is so nice i forgot what he's singing...

Yonkers is like a joke song I think about the stereotypical New York beats?? But I'm so glad it even WENT in the debut album🔥🔥

On a side note, i love Tyler so much because his like the outlier of rap and hip-hop in general 😭 like actually, he's weird but who doesn't love a little weirdness???

WHOOPSIE

tbh, and this might actually start landing me in situations i stg, but i have this habit of assuming everyone is some flavor of queer bc i am?

like even for people irl.

my brain just goes ???heterosexuality???that exists??? so that’s my bad lmfao

anywho, 👏🏻👏🏻 that’ll be my mission today to check these out!! i’m excited, i love checking out new to me music :3 ~🎃

[drconstellation]

The Golden Lions of Heaven

S2 has several prominent lion symbols in it, and at first watch they don’t appear to have anything to do with the main story line. But there are lions in both seasons, and they are all connected.

Lions are intrinsically linked with royalty, and are often called King of the Beasts or King of the Jungle. They also symbolize courage, nobility and strength.

Whenever lions appear in GO they are always coloured gold, which is associated with Heaven. Nearly all the angels have some bit of gold on them somewhere - unless they have just discorporated.

In Christian iconography Jesus is represented as a lion upon his return. When he was crucified he was a sacrificial lamb, but the Second Coming is a time when he returns to reign again. As a descendant of the royal house of David, it therefore seems quite logical to assign this symbol to the king of kings.

There is also this paragraph from the Medieval Bestiary:

“In Christian allegory, the three main natures of the lion each have a meaning. The lion erasing its tracks with its tail represents the way Jesus concealed his divinity, only revealing himself to his followers. The lion sleeping with its eyes open represents Jesus, physically dead after crucifixion, but still spiritually alive in his divine nature. The lion roaring over his dead cubs to bring them to life represents how God the father woke Jesus after three days in his tomb.”

There is also an often misquoted line “when the lion shall lie down with the lamb,” but it’s not that at all. The full verse is:

“The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.” [Isiah 11:6]

It is referring to a time of peace that should come once Jesus returns. Somehow I don't think we are going to get that in S3.

The Two Lions in the Dirty Donkey

There are two large golden lions sitting on the ends of the bar in the Dirty Donkey. Because one of the underlying themes in S2 is about the Second Coming, even if its not obvious until the end, its fairly easy then to interpret these two as being connected to this event. The Dirty Donkey itself can be seen in several ways: a simple donkey that needs a wash, or a black horse. Both are relevant to referencing Jesus. In the former, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem the first time to signify he came in peace, but the second time he arrives will be like on the back of the black horse of a conqueror come to rule. One lion for each occurrence.

The Lion under the lamp in Jimbriel’s room

While there is some argument for Jim’s character in S2 re-creating parts of the life of Jesus from two thousand years ago, such as the cleansing of the temple and facing temptation from demons. I think we shouldn’t also forget that this is also Gabriel the Herald, and he was doing some ominous heralding of doom at various points in S2 that in hindsight we can see were warning us about the Second Coming. So this lion at the base of the lamp Jimbriel is playing with has to alert us to Jimbriel’s connection with Jesus. (I will probably revisit and add/rewrite this one in the future, I think there is a bit more to it)

The Lion Rampant on Aziraphale’s Ring

At the end of S2 we learn that Aziraphale has been manipulated into going back to Heaven to run the Second Coming by the Metatron. In hindsight, its hard to see how he wouldn't be involved, somehow. What is surprising, however, is that this expert in prophecy didn't see it coming - but then he didn't expect to see Jimbriel arriving either!

Usually the first thing we notice about Aziraphale's ring is the stylized lion rampant on the shield. We know it's definitely a lion because it upright - if it was down on all four paws it would be referred to as a leopard. The upright tail tells us its on guard.

There are more elements to the ring that also add to the story here, it's a much more complex ring than Michael's. The crown on the top is a symbol of victory and sovereignty, and also a connection to God, who considered the "King of all." On either side of the shield are two stylized sprigs of laurel, reinforcing a picture of triumph and fame.

Then there are a fringe of feathers, banded in sharp triangular spikes. Feathers signify willing obedience and serenity of mind in heraldry, so I would tend to lean towards the former. The triangles represent celestial rays, so they reinforce his obedience to the will of Heaven.

You might think, "well this makes sense, Aziraphale is a Principality, he's a protector, that's why there is a lion," but I think it more complicated than that. It tells us something about both the past and the future at the same time. The purpose of the rings remain a mystery to us at the moment, in that we don't know why some angels have them and others don't, or if they have any function. Aziraphale has a tendency to touch his when he is feeling troubled or worried (its easy to miss if you aren't paying attention,) so perhaps it helps to strengthen his connection to Heaven somehow, or is a reminder of his duties.

There is another connection Aziraphale has to a lion, and that is through his past status as a cherubim in the Job minisode in S2E2.

As pointed out in this post, the pattern is stylized to represent the four wings that Cherubim are said to have, with a pearl in the center for an eye. These Cherubim also have four faces: an ox, an eagle, a lion and a man. Well, we sort of get all of those with Aziraphale at some point in the wider story. And the angel set at the eastern gate of Eden with the flaming sword was supposed to be a Cherubim, too. Yes, Aziraphale changed rank from Cherubim to Principality, we just don't technically know whether it was a step up or down...

The Honolulu Roast Lion

There is a lion you don’t see in S2 – the lion logo for the Honolulu roast coffee, mentioned briefly on a blackboard in the background of a shot inside the coffee shop.

The islands of Hawaii were a kingdom up until 1893, when a commercial coup took them over and allowed them to be annexed by the US. You can read more about it here. While the op in that post relates it the Eldritch Ball in S2E5, it still connects a lion to royalty.

The lion at the beginning of S1E1

Right at the beginning we have a lion as well – a real live lion! After Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden they meet a big lion out on the dunes. As Aziraphale and Crowley watch and talk atop the walls of the Garden, Adam confronts the lion with the flaming sword Aziraphale gave him and eventually kills the lion before he walks away with Eve.

What are we to think of this? I've see one op suggest that it was Aziraphale "throwing them to the lions" as his first act. To me it seems more like Adam has just slain God instead to gain their freedom.

The Lions on Crowley’s “throne”

There are two lion heads on the arm rest of Crowley’s “throne” (I don’t know what else to call it, really) in his Mayfair flat in S1. If I understand correctly, this should first be viewed as a homage to the US show Supernatural, as this chair is the exact copy of the one the demon Crowley in that show sits in, only his one is black. But if I’m to look at it in terms of GO symbology, my brain keeps going [error 503: Server cannot process the request due to a system overload; should be a temporary condition...] because I can’t quite believe what its telling me. And I should, because I’m the one running around touting a list that is now 22 items long for why Crowley was once a very powerful archangel and written a batshit-crazy meta on King Arthur themes presenting in GO. So I’ll just present my quandary this way: There are lions, they are golden, of course, so they are connected to Heaven, and a symbol of royalty – but they are being used by a demon in a residence paid for by Hell…(too.much.gold...! what were they thinking?)

Further reading: The Golden Lion by Cobragardens

[syoish-aot]

Jean/Reader/Eren verse in which...

Eren is a local veterinarian

Every once and a while a big fluffy dog will show up to his clinic (usually late at night) with no owner.

This dog is normally showing signs of some sort of minor injury (limping, lethargy, restlessness, etc.) so Eren, being the nice vet that he is, takes this "stray" dog into his clinic and does a quick exam to make sure it's okay

The dog doesn't have a collar or a microchip but he isn't worried because he knows what's going to happen next (since it's what always happens next)

what happens next is Jean Kirstein shows up

Jean, the owner of the dog, is forever losing track of it

He claims that his dog is really good at getting out of his back fence (to which Eren always says "then you need to do the responsible thing and keep an eye on her in when she's in the back yard") this normally leads to them bickering but whatever

Jean gets his dog back

and when he gets back to his house the first thing he says is "I swear to god I'm going to let them spay you next time!"

At which point the dog transforms from a dog to you, the reader, a werewolf with a big 'ol crush on the local veterinarian but you're too shy to talk to him in person so you get his attention in wolf form instead

"But Jeannnnnn... it's always so funny watching you guys fight" you tell Jean, your human roommate, with a pout.

Jean (who's very weak for your pouting and has trouble saying no to you yes he has a crush, no he's never going to do anything about it because you're all goo goo heart eyes for that stupid vet) just grumbles something about how one day he's not going to pick you up at all and you'll end up at the pound.

You just jump up and give him a big hug.

Then you lick the side of his face for good measure (and because it's cute when he gets all annoyed by your dog-like tendencies hehe~)