#verse; canon divergent

[akirakirxaa]

Akira, unable to sleep laying down but also unable to hold herself upright for long periods thanks to her injuries, petitioned Hades for help. Hades, unable to tell her no after everything she'd been through - that he'd put her through -, obliged. Hythlodaeus, returning home from a fitting session with Tataru (who would not take no for an answer on making them suitable clothes to fit in with the sundered world), joined in the cuddle pile on the bench. Despite being propped against a hard wall, legs and arms slowly falling asleep from the weight of his loves, Hades had not slept so well in centuries.

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[halfyearsqueen]

things i will be incorporating from s2: very little if nothing at all

[love-towhomitmayconcern]

Bowuigi Soulmate AU - Princess Luigi Fan Art - Movie Canon Divergence/AU

Luigi who's never really searched for his soulmate, for a lot reasons, not the least of which being his off-putting soulmark. Bowser's who's given up on ever meeting his soulmate, but can't ever truly forget about it, even when chasing after Peach; the idea of true love is all he really wants.

An alternate universe where Mario doesn't catch up to Luigi, and has no idea where his brother may have landed, or even if they are in the same world.

Both Luigi and Bowser learn and grow together. Bower wants to marry and tart a family. Luigi wants that too, but cannot settle with no news of his brother, who he has absolute faith is searching for him.

Mario is searching, with the support and understanding of his soulmate, Peach. He is making little headway, however. Probably because Bowser is running interference.

But alas, the Mario brothers are meant to reunite, and when Luigi figures out what Bowser was hiding from him, it puts a strain on their relationship. Luigi wants to take a break and bond with his brother, maybe even see the world beyond the Koopa Kingdom.

Bowser, however, is not interested in being separated from his soulmate, even temporarily, and decides that they will be getting marries sooner rather than later, if Luigi wants his brother happy with his soulmate instead of living in their dungeon.

[destiny-in-the-universe]

Intern! Randy: RC9GN AU

So, I've decided to retouch on the fic and figure why not talk about it a little!

For those who are aware of the older posts, intern! Randy is a canon divergent storyline (set sometime in between the two seasons-) where it follows Viceroy's - I mean McFist, duh, latest plan to capture the Ninja. While I like to think they know the Ninja's a student, they're still under the impression it's an 800-year-old immortal and not literally a teenager for ahems reasons. Viceroy suggests the best way to uncover the Ninja's identity is by hosting an internship program for Norrisville High students.

Somehow, through silly cartoonish ways, Randy lands the interview though I like to think he still has skills Viceroy would be interested in (such as math). Things are going well at first surprisingly, and of course no one is suspecting a thing but then McFist - who isn't entirely as dumb as a bag of rocks - starts putting two and two together, realizing Randy sounds and acts somewhat like the Ninja. Though given how Viceroy has seen Randy's clumsiness, he easily dismisses it- thinking it's one of McFist's insane assumptions.

At some point because McFist is hardly subtle, Randy discovers the true purpose of the internship program - only he can't exactly quit without arising suspicion and decides he might as well use being an intern to his advantage. Deciding to keep each other on their toes, between McFist still convinced Randy could be the Ninja and Randy trying to stop their plans, things are only a mess waiting to happen.

Now on to my favorite part!

Due to the nature of this AU, I like to think that the Sorcerer isn't so involved just to further push the adoptive father-son narrative I want between Viceroy and Randy. This is going to be a fairly lighthearted and comedic storyline, but I felt like covering other stuff that might be included too!

Thoughts for Intern! Randy

One thing I thought of was the idea that Randy lives at the McFist manor-? Now, I will say Viceroy lives there too since that seems vaguely implied in canon- (and because I said so, duh). Instead of Randy having to commute so much, at least it saves him time in getting to McFist Industries.

Randy happens to be good at coding since it makes sense to me- like, the hyperfixation of video games aside, I just thought it would be neat but guess what: I, in fact, do not know coding so bear with me here. On the account of I wanted to, I also felt it would be a great way for Viceroy and him to bond- also that if Viceroy is somehow involved in the production of video games (sort of, if you count "Weinerman Up" as an example of this!), then Randy's going to flock to him more than McFist.

I do think there's the potential that Bash and Randy get a little closer, but they're not fully friends - they just learn to tolerate each other a little better.

Due to some potentially wacky shenanigans, I do like to think Viceroy eventually catches on there's something strange going on with Randy- if the odd timing's between his disappearances and the Ninja's sudden arrival isn't already a strange coincidence. (coughs except every adult in the show is stupid coughs)

But moving on!

I am honestly just looking forward to the other general shenanigans that may happen in this because- there's a lot that has to be considered if, well, everyone's convinced the Ninja is literally 800 years old. Like are they just blind?? (or is it some ancient magic coming into play whenever the mantle is handed down to the next freshman because Finja was absolutely not a freshman- when did the switch happen to freshmen being the ones to take on the title? I'll talk about this later, as per usual)

Anyway-

There's probably going to be some angst coming into play, but nothing too major because the purpose of this AU is honestly pretty light in comparison to say, The Kitsune and the Ninja or ITNV. Though I want to keep things interesting- hence why other stuff will be coming into play eventually.

Now unfortunately, I am considered scrapping the original WIP and making it slightly more interesting because my latest introductions to the fanfics have felt somewhat boring in comparison to what I could write. Though without much further ado, I hope you come to enjoy this!

I don't have the slightest clue when the fanfic will be complete, but hopefully this will be soon!

[booksofadventures-archived]

The Doctor was tinkering with something sat on the bench in the park. It was just frustrating that she still couldn't get a lock on her TARDIS. She had hoped the Master's TARDIS would have been some help but there had been one or two disagreements there.

So she had come across to the park near her current flat and was sat on the bench tinkering. It was the best thing she found to think and to just let her frustrations out productively.

It was a time into this tinkering that she felt someone else sit on the other side of the bench. Something that did break the thoughts of concentration for a moment.

"I wouldn't sit there I know it might not look like much but it ma---"

She paused her sentence when she saw who was sat there. Someone she didn't think she would see. Not for the lack of looking or wanting to see her. Considering who the woman was to her.

And in that moment the Doctor is just staring, unsure what to say - if River would even believe her if she said who she was.

{ @soulxremains // starter with thirteenth }

[bestillmyslashyheart]

Does anyone have any good spn/destiel fic recs??

I'm in the mood for some long spn fics but I always have the hardest time finding some because I despise AUs (in general but also specifically spn) and its hard to filter them all out on ao3 because people tag them differently. I prefer destiel or no pairings and I am unabashedly a dean girl so anything with a dean focus is great.

[soapcan18]

Idc if Peter B. Parker is married to MJ, Miguel is his boyfriend and she supports bc HE HAS TWO HANDS DAMMIT

[justawanderingbabbit]

In which the Babbit rambles on...

I said I'd do a background post for the Mer AU I wrote for Liu Sang. But first, here's why there has to be a Mer Liu Sang AU from me.

Sopping wet Liu Chang requires a something, right?

I mean, look at this man. LOOK at him!

The idea for the fic partly came from discussions I've seen about how mer folk might change gender to make sure there's enough of both genders in a group. I took it in a slightly different direction but the result was Mer-ry Mer-ry Month of May.

And, because I went short deliberately, there's a lot of background info that I'm now going to dump. (After the cut because how I do go on.) Suggest you read the story before reading this because spoilers!

Still with me? Right.

First off, the Mer-verse is actually more a spiritual creature universe, so there's probably more than just mer and sirens and other beasties (oh my) in there. But we'll focus on the water breathers for now.

Mer and Siren, as Liu Sang states in the story, are kin but not close kin anymore. There's a third - as yet unnamed species of water spirit - that's closer to the original but they're mostly reclusive and seldom bother with human forms. Mer and Siren both do so.

Mer are the more outgoing of the water spirits. They try to make contact with humans and while they can't interbreed, they enjoy a good fuck as much as the next fish. They're also closer to fish in appearance and lifestyles, having tribes who mimic different species of fish. They're more likely to be found hanging around fishermen and the like and making friends.

Siren tend to be loners and don't need others to breed. Their fish forms are more esoteric and vary by siren; not mimicking specific species at all. They're closer to spiritual energies and between that and their being a bit more violent and stabbity (not to mention given to eating what annoys them) those who know about them know to be careful.

Both mer and siren regenerate, rather like starfish, so they take a lot of killing to stop.

Liu Sang and his twin were stolen from their parent (yes, Yan Sanxing's their parent. He's also Er Yue Hong's 'shark'.) at an early age. Liu Sang managed to escape with help from the Xie family and was sent to train with his soundmapping teacher. Wang Can remained with the Wang and trained as a soldier, until he was captured by Wang Pangzi and the Blue Robed Master and convinced to help Wu Xie's cause. Wang Can is currently living in Tibet with the Blue Robed Master and working as a truck guard.

Discerning readers may have noted that Xiazi is probably Not Entirely Human. Figure he gives gr8 hugs because I do love me cephalapoda.

I haven't thought of much else yet, but I'll update this if I do.

[ophidion]

might as well be the one

chapter 1: la conejita y el lobo || chapter 2: la esposita y el líder

Fandom: Spider-Verse Fanfiction Pairing: Miguel O'Hara / Rating: E Chapter: 2 of 3 Word Count: 15,147

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OR: Gwen thinks Miguel is taking her to church like a good Catholic father.

(Fortunately for the groom, Nueva York has a bit of a language barrier. Unfortunately for the bride, she only has two options: get sent back to her father or make Earth-928's Miguel O'Hara a Daddy.)

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“Would you like to know who doesn’t exist in this universe?” his nose is inches from hers, his face arranged in a primal imitation of a smile.

(Gwen had a quick wit, a toolbelt of gadgets, and superhuman strength. She knew she was nobody’s meat. Despite her slight build, Spider-Ghost was clever enough to outfox a plethora of villains.

She had forgotten little red predators could easily become prey under a wolf’s sharp teeth.)

“… Me?” her breath rattles.

“She does now.” And then, Gwen remembers the documents she’d given the priest.

[akirakirxaa]

𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛, 𝐼'𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐼'𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡? 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒

[made a new banner for the bad end au]

[iffeelscouldkill]

Grand Jeté (A Gwen x Miles ficlet)

A/N: Back in Into the Spiderverse fandom there was a headcanon I really liked about Miles getting into ballet (and/or gymnastics, but particularly ballet) to level up his Spider-Man skills, inspired by Gwen. I didn't wind up writing anything on it (though I had a whole fic plan I just discovered yesterday) but I thought it would be cool to revisit the idea for an ATSV ficlet.

This is a kind of alternate version of Gwen and Miles swinging through Brooklyn together, since it's not really designed to fit in with the film version. It's just intended as a fluffy little canon divergent scene! Enjoy ~

(PS: I'm not a ballet dancer; I did a bit of research for this fic but I hope there aren't any glaring issues! More notes at the end)

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"I've got some new moves," Miles told Gwen, because he was eager to show her how far he'd come in the time they'd been apart. When they'd met, he'd barely begun to find his feet as Spider-Man (hell, he'd barely begun to *be* Spider-Man) and most of their interactions had centered around what he couldn't do. He wanted to show her that he could hold his own now, that he was more than just the overwhelmed Spider-newbie.

He couldn't say to her, You're an inspiration to me, but he could show her.

"Show me," Gwen said, and they were off, swinging across Brooklyn. A thrill rose within him to have Gwen back by his side, and everything else that had been horrible about the day - being late to the party, the cakes, his parents, the stupid Spot - faded into insignificance. He would overcome it, because he was Spider-Man.

Miles watched Gwen's movements through the air. When he'd first seen her in action as Spider-Woman, he'd been struck by her grace and precision, but now he had a whole new appreciation for what she was doing. He could almost hear his ballet teacher in his head, tone approving: Demi-pointe, glissade, grand jeté. Very nice form.

He could feel his own muscles stretching back into the familiar forms, waking back up like they did every time he warmed up, the stretch a faint echo of how he'd felt at the beginning, when everything was awkward and unfamiliar. Miles had almost quit multiple times, feeling like an idiot in front of a class of mostly girls, with the only other guy being white and also someone who'd taken ballet classes when he was little (he hadn't danced in years, hence the beginner's class, but it was obvious that it was coming back to him pretty easily). His teacher, Mme. Howard, had convinced him to stick at it.

"If you truly don't want to be here, you can stop; but I see a lot of potential in you, Miles Morales. And I think it would be a shame," she told him.

It was close enough to what his dad had said - about seeing a 'spark' in Miles - that the jeering, doubting voice in his head quietened down a bit, enough for him to push past it and keep going, getting some practice sessions in on his own where he didn't have to worry about what other people thought.

Also, when he started to get better at it, ballet felt really cool. And being Spider-Man felt cooler.

He and Gwen came to perch on top of the Williamsburg bank building and Miles exhaled happily. He could feel Gwen's gaze on him, and he did his best to act casual while also sneaking a glance out of the corner of his eye. Did she seem impressed?

"You do have some new moves," Gwen remarked, and yeah, she definitely sounded impressed (and a little surprised). Miles couldn't help the proud grin that overtook his face. "You've improved your flexibility a lot."

"I've been taking some gymnastics classes," Miles told her, because he had, and he enjoyed learning different things from both gymnastics and ballet, and thinking about how to combine elements of each while web-slinging. But he wasn't sure why he didn't just come out and tell Gwen that he'd been learning ballet. Suddenly, he was afraid she might laugh - not because he was a guy, but because it was obvious that he'd taken it up because of her. It felt like another embarrassing show of his heart on his sleeve - like the drawings in his sketchbook.

Gwen hummed, but he could tell that she wasn't quite satisfied with that response. "Some of those didn't look like gymnastics moves, though. I could have sworn-"

"What about you, though?" Miles blurted over her. "You've been adding some new stuff into your style, too. Also, your jeté is looking really-" His mouth snapped shut, but Gwen had already whipped around to stare at him. "Uhh-"

"I knew those were ballet moves you were using earlier," Gwen said. "Have you been taking classes?"

Miles ducked his head. "Yeah, uh, for about a year now."

"That's... really cool," Gwen said wonderingly. "Why didn't you want to tell me? You know I do ballet too, so I'm not going to think it's weird." Her tone turned teasing. "Or are you worried it'll ruin your image?"

"I thought you might-" Miles began and then broke off. Gwen waited, and Miles pulled himself together enough to admit, "I thought your style was awesome, with the dance moves. They had a ballet demonstration at Visions, and I realised I recognised the moves from you, and - I had the chance to sign up for classes. I wanted to learn how to do what you do, but I thought you might find it..."

"Sweet?" Gwen finished for him, softly. "Touching? One of the coolest things imaginable?"

Miles couldn't help laughing, his face heating up as he finally met her eyes. "Uh, yeah."

"Of course I love it, Miles," Gwen said, and Miles savoured the words "love it" in Gwen's voice, imagining she might have said something else instead. "I finally have someone to share my love of dance with. And now, when I practice... I can think about you doing the same."

Happier than he could remember being in a long time, Miles leaned into Gwen, and together they looked out over the city.

After a few minutes, Miles said in a low voice, "For real, though, I've got aches in muscles I didn't even know I had."

"Oh god, tell me about it."

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A/N: I initially planned to write this as "you can read it as friendship or shippy" but then towards the end I went "fuck it, this is shippy" xD

Demi-pointe: A foot position in which the dancer has the weight on the balls of their feet with their heels off the floor.

Glissant: French for "sliding", a ballet step that can be used as preparation for jumps or leaps.

Grand jeté: A broad, high leap with one leg stretched forward and the other backward, like doing the splits in midair.

I'm not 100% sure these are all terms Miles would know after just a year of ballet, but let's pretend ;3

[hallowsden]

Quick idea prompt 1:

... Ok, but like, what if when Danny arrives to DC (for whatever reason), it's during the Arkham games timeline/universe (or hell, it doesn't have to be seperate universes anymore, if that makes sense). Or something similar to it in a way? (... Looks at Arkham City)

Or just- Danny in a version of Arkham City....

Yeah, Danny in Arkham City. Nothing can go wrong with that :D

[destiny-in-the-universe]

it has been done. i have officially uploaded and released the first chapter of intern randy verse, and if anyone happens to recognize the lyrics, ily lmao but no, it is here!

i struggled so hard with releasing this, but i am so excited to see how it turns out grrr.

@7-inches-of-satanic-panic thank you for inspiring me to write this, hope you enjoy!

[demonsfate]

Had a convo with sb on tweeter and altho it started as a sorta-argument (not rly), it did ended amicably with us semi-agreeing with each other, but also acknowledging the story can go any way. But we were debating if Jin and Kaz would actually be relevant in the next game and we brought up the point if Jin could still have the devil gene. I pointed out it's sussy that Jin still has the tat, it felt like an intentional decision to leave him with the tat in the ending. That person countered by saying "oh, it's just a cosmetic, the tat is too recognizable of a design for him". And it's like... big maybe but like. I don't think it'd matter much if they removed the tattoo just for the ending...? I mean, they removed Kazuya's red eyes - but you can still see those red eyes when you play him or in the main menu screen. so... I don't know why they wouldn't have removed Jin's tat just for the ending?

Jin also acknowledges the devil gene being gone ...

But he still has the tattoo.

Here, he's definitely talking to his mother. I'm sure we'll meet again, him acknowledging she's not there.

Then he says this, talking aloud again when... nobody's around? Who the heck could he be talking to? He acknowledged his mother isn't around, so he can't be returning with her. Is he talking to the bird? "Everybody" refers to his friends, but who's "us"? We don't see Xiao or anyone around. So this leads me to believe he's talking to Devil.

DJ's status is set as "unknown" on his wiki. But he does, curiously, have a cause of death

The same one as DK and Azazel. But like I said, Jin talking aloud when seemingly nobody else is around and the tat remaining (whilst Kazuya's red eyes don't)... it's just suspicious to me. And I'm not inhaling copium, DJ can stay Gone Forever if he wants, but I just don't think we can totally rule out he's alive bc of these parts of the ending...

[dharmasharks]

Head in the sky

Explicit | Steve x Bucky | 9K

A sequel to This is the place but both parts stand alone.

Major tags: Shrinkyclinks, Canon Divergence - Steve and Bucky find each other in the 50s, Steve Never Gets the Serum but Still Joins the SSR, Bucky Still Becomes the Winter Soldier, Established Relationship, Spy Steve Rogers, Steve & Bucky vs. the World, but first, Steve vs. Steve vs. the World (for Bucky), Explicit Sex, Canon-Typical Violence

Summary:

Steve wraps his arms around Bucky’s too-thin waist until he can reach his own wrists.

“I'll take care of it. I can take care of it.”

He wonders if Bucky feels as good as he does like this. As safe and as loved. He drops his forehead between Bucky’s shoulder blades and hopes.

“I can take care of you.”

A new lead takes Steve and Bucky to a remote, lakeside safehouse. But when their plan falls apart, Steve is determined to (single-handedly) pick up the pieces.

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For @stuckybingo square O2: Teamwork + monthly challenge: Injury | @allcapsbingo monthly adoptable: “Don’t you say it”

[arsprince]

a secret little starter call 🦉🔮