#undercover-stories

[xiaokuer-schmetterling]

podlet #11 is 🆙

what am i reading? more tumblr collab! by @maelstrom-of-emotions

about 20 mins listening time. the beginning of this story series was actually the last half of part 2 of podlet #10 lol. written by @undercover-stories and all of it inspired by a soulmates au prompt from @sun-ashes (as detailed in the podlet #10 post btw)

norbert. doing his very tough and tiring work as my emotional support kitteh

(=^・^=) btw his collar glows in the dark!

ps. if you enjoy her prose writing style (and how i read it) pls check out my very first podfic ever: https://www.tumblr.com/xiaokuer-schmetterling/772526632788459520/podfic-1-ch-1-12-of-12

[superbat-love]

Clark tried to resist the urge to fidget, fully aware of the murmurs and suspicious glances from the mafia men surrounding him as he waited outside the lounge. He reminded himself that he could handle this. His objective was fairly straightforward: gain Mario Falcone's trust, find evidence linking him to the Gazzo family in Metropolis, and expose their crimes.

All he had to do was listen in on conversations, maybe snoop around a bit. After all, he was strong and bulletproof—what could possibly go wrong?

Thankfully, his awkward wait came to an end when a stunning woman in a bodycon dress stepped out from the private lounge.

"Mr. Falcone will see you now, Mr. Kennedy," she said.

Clark stood and followed her inside.

The lounge was as garish as he had expected. Red velvet drapes hung from the walls, gold gargoyles leered from the ceiling, and black stone coffee tables sat amid curved leather sofas. The room exuded an air of wealth and power, albeit in an overly ostentatious way.

In the center of the room sat the mob boss, Mario Falcone, with one arm casually draped over the back of a sofa. He was angled toward the man beside him, their closeness suggesting a more intimate relationship.

"Mr. Falcone, Mr. Kennedy is here," the woman announced. Both men looked up, and Clark felt his forced smile freeze in place.

"Ah, Kennedy! Right on time," Falcone greeted with a broad grin. "This is my lover, Bruce Wayne. He’s the one you'll be protecting."

Bruce Wayne, Gotham's notorious playboy, gave Clark a slow once-over, a lazy grin tugging at his lips. Though this was their first encounter, Clark had heard plenty of rumors about Bruce’s scandalous reputation—his affairs and escapades were well-known, even in Metropolis.

Bruce stood and sauntered over, circling Clark like a shark sizing up its prey. Clark nearly jumped when Bruce’s hand squeezed his bicep, trailing slowly down his arm. Bruce finally stopped in front of him, his gaze briefly dipping before meeting Clark’s eyes.

"Nice gun," Bruce murmured. Despite the casual tone, his piercing blue eyes gleamed with sharp intelligence, as though he could see right through Clark.

“I-I’m not carrying one. I was patted down before I came in,” Clark replied quickly. “But don’t worry, I can protect you even without a weapon. I’m... uh, pretty good with my hands.”

Bruce’s grin widened. “I bet you are, Mr. Kennedy,” he purred.

"What do you think, love?" Falcone asked, leering at Bruce.

Bruce draped an arm around Clark’s shoulder. "Oh, I like him already! The last bodyguard you got me was such a bore. At least this one’s easy on the eyes."

Falcone’s smile stiffened, and he regarded Clark through narrowed eyes. Clark swallowed hard. He had been confident about gathering the evidence and getting out, but now, he wasn’t so sure.

[rizaposting]

Riza in that paperboy suit from fma03 has had me in a chokehold for years...... ma'am...

[artistfingers]

Liar, Liar [Ao3]

This has NOTHING to do with Phantom.

Cover | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8

Trying out a custom font combined with handwritten sections to speed up my process! I think it look cute so far but needs another few tests. o(*￣▽￣*)ブ

I'm also so excited to finally introduce our favorite spooky little guy: carter!!! @kkachis and @ghostly-cabbage helped me design him and flesh out his story and role in this arc a whole YEAR ago. yeah, behind the scenes, that's how long this arc has taken to actually get on the road hahaha

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[sunsetmaidenwrites]

So if the Thunderbolt Bucky photos (cough, hair) signals the 'divorce era', can the recent photo shoots of SS move us toward the 'Bucky gets his man back era'? Because I really wanna see some fic where Bucky shows up at Sam's door looking like this...

[finemealcreates]

Superbat Week 2024!

I took on the momentous task of doing a fanfic and fanart for each day of Superbat week! All of my fics are up here on ao3 (i put 'em in a series together), but here is all of the fanart I did as well!

Day 1: Identity Shenanigans | Costume Swap

Day 2: Ordeals on the Road | Traveling Together

Day 3: Xenobio Extravaganza | Alien Biology

[Oops! Sorry, too NSFW for Tumblr, but you can view it here]

Day 4: This is a Love Story/Detective Story | Undercover

Day 5: We are Family | Tired Dads™️

Day 5: It’s an AU Kind of Day | 18th Century

Day 7: FREE DAY!!! | Superbat?

Thank you everyone for all the kind words and supportive of me throughout this week! It was a blast, and I hope you all had a great Superbat week too! Already excited for what next year holds 💙

And huge thank you to the folks at @superbatweek2024 for hosting this event, you gave such wonderful prompts and did a great job!

[seidooreiki]

It is supposed to be comedic, but that scene when Hae-Song being bullied in the past, because he was an orphan and no teacher helped him... then adding the fact that his father was missing/died and Hae-Song's superior rubbing that on his face. He was trying his best because his no-good team was going to disband if Hae-Song was dismissed but the mission isn't just about finding the lost treasure but confronting Hae-Song's past.

That guy is trying and someone needs to appreciate that for a second please! Poor him! It is going to be more painful from now on!

[capcollector]

one day i’m just gonna make y’all listen to my ideas on what i think the rest of massachusetts is like in fo4

[shyguygubbs]

I was thinking about kotlc recently and how the Black Swan originally wanted to wait to bring Sophie into the Lost Cities until way later, probably when she turned 18, and how different of a person Sophie would have been if that were the case.

Like at the start of the series, she's this child prodigy who has to go to community college in the fall at the age of 12 because her parents won't let her go to Yale (a totally valid parental choice btw), and the thing is I think she would have THRIVED in that environment. Like at first she would be scared and hesitant because in all other school environments she has been bullied for being as smart as she is, but now she's going into a school that people choose to go to in order to learn. Community college doesn't just have mean, jealous teenagers who attend, there are people of all ages and all walks of life who are ready to learn. Sure, Sophie would still be the youngest one there, and I doubt it would be super easy with the whole mind reading thing, but she would be in a much more supportive environment when it comes to learning than anything else she's experienced.

She'd be able to make friends with her peers, being able to bond over a shared love of whatever they're studying, and these friends don't think she's too smart or too weird. She maybe finds some way to muffle the voices in her head better than her earplugs did. Yeah, she still gets headaches, but she can manage it. I can see her taking as many classes as she can, figuring out her passions and what she might want to do as a career. She'd be in a fantastic place academically to transfer to any school she wants when she turns 18. I can even see her parents letting her graduate when she's 17 and allowing her to transfer to a four year college to get a bachelor's in whatever she wants to study, whatever she finds her passion for, because she worked hard for this, and doesn't hate school now, and has found a path for herself in life that feels right.

And then the Black Swan shows up and whisks her away from all of that, and she's heartbroken because she doesn't need to be taken away from everything she's worked so hard for. Yeah it feels nice to finally have the whole mind reading question answered, but she doesn't need a new place to belong, she has one. I imagine this Sophie being a lot more confident in herself, but a lot angrier too. She's fascinated by her new world, but desperately wants to go back home, to just live out the life she's been working towards. I can see her working side by side with the Black Swan from the jump, because she's in a world with injustice and she can't just sit back and let this slide, but constantly fighting back this resentment for them and how they took everything from her. I think of how canon Sophie had a brief moment of hesitation when it came to training her Telepathy, and I think this older Sophie would be conflicted between wanting to know more about this abnormality that she's been dealing with her whole life, and wanting to cling to her human identity and her old life as much as she possibly can. Because she's been ripped away from it, and no matter what her genetics say, this Sophie still views herself as human.

[xiaokuer-schmetterling]

podlet lucky #13 is 🆙

what am i reading? this tumblr post thread started by @maelstrom-of-emotions and riffed on by @undercover-stories also featuring comments from @sun-ashes and @crowbrained

time commitment: about 1 hour

i will share this lan sizhui found family feels video until the day i die probably

[matchalovertrait]

Please get along, you two!!

Transcript:

Smeagie: A bit homesick much?? So many stars everywhere.

Mimli: Who knows when’s the next time I’ll be in space.

Smeagie: Don’t you mean “we”???

[whenthegoldrays]

Well getting spoiled about the cancer plot in Love Next Door made me lose interest somewhat, so I started Cinderella at 2am instead and you know WHAT?? It slaps. I was literally complaining like three hours ago that we haven’t had a good classic romcom with no serial killers or diseases in a while and along comes this show. I’m only 2.5 episodes in but it already had the best first episode like ever and then continued to be cute and funny. I’m so excited to continue it.

[michaels-two-dads]

In retrospect, there are SO many interesting things about The Puzzler.

Right from the get-go it’s established that he doesn’t want to actually kill Ranboo, or anybody, as shown by the beginning electrocution scene, and later, when he immediately regrets killing Niki. He’s not exactly… an intimidating villain. Of course, neither was Charlie, but The Puzzler also just doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing half of the time. He constantly is checking in on people to make sure they’re ok, and a lot of the time he just sort of seems like he wants everyone to succeed. He helps them with Mouse Trap, sends more people, and even tries to derail the whole game just to hang out following the dress-up segment.

Squiggles even says that Showfall just kind of lets The Puzzler “do his own thing”, which makes a lot of sense given the way he acts, but like in that case… who is he? Why does he get killed? How did he know he was going to get killed? If Showfall or the “security” was the one that killed him, then what does that mean? And what is going on with the shrine???

When Ranboo enters The Puzzler’s room, there’s a second where you can see a hand put the audio recorder on the table, and given the meta nature of Generation Loss, it doesn’t feel like a mistake to have that in frame of the camera. But does that mean the audio recorder was a last-minute script change?

And the key. The KEY!! The Puzzler said that whatever room that key unlocked would show Ranboo “the truth” and that “the truth will set you free”. But obviously before Ranboo got the chance to do that he got interrupted by fuckin’ Hetch so we never got to see what the fuck that was about, and that of course ended up all being a part of the show, but I get the feeling that whatever was going on with The Puzzler’s final message wasn’t part of the show. And in that case WHAT WAS HE TRYING TO SHOW RANBOO??!! WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HIM?!??

I have so many thoughts

[moonilit]

really thinking about how Dick pulled off his acting abilities to their 110% to fake being different lovers for kory for the sake of maintaining his secret identity and relationship with her, like its hilarious, do you think kory have a picture book of all her lovers (dick) and showed them to his sibs and they use it as ammo lmao

[kwassants]

Hey won't it be fun to get AUP to 100 works on AO3?

The fandom writers: yeah!!! new fanfics!

Also the fandom writers: LETS ALL WRITE CRACK

I swear we did not plan this but it'll be funny when all the people start going to AO3 again thanks to the official EN Webtoon S3 launch and it's just A WALL OF NEW FANFICS ALL CRACK LMAO

Anyway I will be hyping all the writers up one of these days because we all write better than sayren lowkeyyy lmaooo

(im not kidding we are a tiny fandom but we have a lot of good writers!!!)