#prompt: mourning

[cupcakedieabetes]

DPXDC PROMPT: DEMON TWINS, BUT DANYAL NEVER REVIVED

Imagine Danyal never getting revived by the Pits after he had to battle Damian to the death. Ra's instantly destroys the body at the last breath that Danyal takes because he knows that his daughter will have a moment of weakness and he wasn't willing to let a weak one live. I'd like to put them around the ages of 5-6 ish.

Damian thought it was normal, and treated everything as fine because it was always expected of him. His twin was the weaker one after all. All emotional and soft despite the training. He has never called his brother "Akhi" bc he was weak and refused to acknowledge him as a brother

Meanwhile, Talia was grieving her son. Danyal who was just like his father where the people in League would call weak because he was reluctant to kill and was very soft at heart. That's when she made plans to remove her only remaining child from the League and overtake her father.

So Damian was sent off to his father.

Now, Danyal Al Ghul has been reincarnated into Daniel 'Danny' Fenton. He was born and raised in the Fenton's family and has no idea about his past life.

Now, I kind of want Danny to get turned into a ghost at a younger age. Maybe age 10 so Damian would be 16, so there would be an age gap of 5-6 years.

Damian has lived with the Waynes for years now. When he was younger, he didn’t and had never regretted killing his brother. After all, was it a surprise that the moment he entered the Manor, he tried killing Tim? He had already killed one brother, more over his own blood, so what is another, if not an inferior one due to having no relation to him at all?

But now, he regrets it so much. But it's been years, and he barely even remembers Danyal's face. He didn’t tell his family bc he didn't want them to grieve over a family that was long dead. That was practically destroyed the moment he died, so there was nothing left of him. He has no memories of his brother either, only his name, so how could he offer comfort to the other bats when he couldn’t even tell some stories about him either?

The bats are now tied up by a cult, and Damian was in the center of the sacrificial circle.

The cult was summoning someone of Damian's deceased family or something like plot convenience for a summoning. To use them to fight against the bats bc how sad it would be bc they would have to fight against a dead family member that was controlled by them. Damian was struggling bc it could be anyone from the League.

Then, to his horror, it was his brother who was summoned. He was suspended in the air in a fetal position asleep, but he appeared transparent with a tail.

"Danyal" He said, horrified. He appeared older for some reason, but the instant he was summoned, he knew it was him.

Batman, who was trying to reach for Damian, stared at the sleeping ghost. He appeared similar to Damian and his mind did the mental math. He didn’t know exactly when did the ghost died, but judging by his age, he looked to be about the age Damian came to the Manor. And judging by how anguished Damian looked, he came to the right conclusion that the ghost was Damian's brother, his son.

He mourned. This was simultaneously the oldest and the youngest he would have ever seen.

That is also what the rest of the bat thinks and comes to the conclusion of. They broke out of their restrains due to fury and stuff, and the circle is erased, the ghost gone before they had a chance to use him against them.

Meanwhile, (pre-Ghost King maybe) Danny just jolted in bed, confused about what happened bc he had a feeling he turned into a ghost. But he shrugged it off and went back to sleep.

[vizziefizzie]

XZero Week 2025

Day 1 ~ Damage (Based on X5's intro stage)

[turtledotjpeg]

bloody requiem x hopeful requiem

[justaz]

Yeowch jumping from foot to foot as I throw a hot pan in the air then catch it again as my hands burn

Arthur knowing about Daegal’s importance and significance to Merlin as he watches Merlin cradle the boy’s head and cry silently when he dies protecting Arthur. Merlin insists that he will be the one to put Daegal to rest but it won’t be in Camelot, not under a Pendragon crest which is like a stab in the heart to Arthur’s already heavy guilt at someone dying for him, someone Merlin deeply cared for. But he understands. (Not really - can’t remember if the boy was a Druid or not but I’m gonna say he was because that makes the most sense bc Merlin was referring to the fact that he didn’t want to put another Druid to rest in a kingdom where so many of their kind has been hunted and slaughtered. Arthur thinks Merlin blames him. He doesn’t. Maybe a little but not really.)

Anyways, Merlin sets off into the woods to bury Daegal outside of Camelot, on the border of the kingdoms so he doesn’t belong to any one nation where his people have been killed. He thinks he goes it alone. Arthur follows far behind. Merlin puts Daegal to rest then kneels by his grave long into the night when magic grows stronger and Daegal’s spirit visits him before departing to the Otherworld. He thanks Merlin for giving him something he had not realized he needed - kindness, compassion, love. He thanks him for putting him to rest and says he is back with his mother now, so he’ll be alright. Merlin watches him go and spends the rest on the night still kneeling beside his grave.

When morning finally comes and he gets up to leave, he finds a horse a few yards down the path with a figure waiting for him. Its Arthur. He looks like he hasn’t slept a wink all night. Merlin slowly shuffles over and watches him for a moment before calling out his name. Arthur turns and takes in Merlin’s bedraggled appearance which Arthur mirrors, miserable and guilty - Arthur blaming himself, Merlin blaming himself, Arthur thinking Merlin blames him, Merlin tired from losing people.

Merlin stares for a moment before asking quietly, “You’ve been here all night?”

And Arthur just stares back and whispers, “I didn’t want you to feel that you were alone.”

[itsnotmourn]

SPOOKY MONTH OC INTERVIEW MEME

this is intended to be "in-character"; you answer as if you are your character OR like a story/narrative! you don't have to though. send a number to the user/reblogger (if they ask for it) for them to answer the question!

you might notice that there are alternative questions under the same number. you can choose one that suits your character OR answer both if it applies!

there are also questions that are for certain characters, so be sure to mention if your character is non-human or cultist, etc.! it is also up to you whether your OC is answering honestly or not! ;]

for any clarification, please see the "read more"!

GENERAL

1. Who are you? Describe yourself in a few words!

2. Where did you come from? Were you born in this town or did you move here, etc.?

3. How’s your family? If they’re still around, what relationship do you have with them?

4. Do you celebrate “Spooky Month”? If you do, what is your costume?

5. What's your favourite type of candy?

6. Who are your friends in this town? (other spooky month oc's can be included!)

7. Are you dating anyone right now? If not, are you interested in a partner later in life?

8. Do you work? If so, what/where do you work as, and is that your dream job? (IF OC IS A CHILD) What do you want to be when you are older?

9. Has two certain kids ever caused you trouble? Or are they friendly to you? I think they call themselves Skid and Pump.

10. Pick 1–3 different characters from this generator. If you know of them, what are your thoughts on them?

11. What is your opinion on the town's current mayor, Narciso Evermore?

12. What is your opinion on the overall police force? Reliable? Reckless?

13. The town is a bit dangerous from time to time. Can you fight? Can you protect yourself? Are you willing to kill?

14. What is your opinion on monsters/the supernatural? (IF OC IS NONHUMAN) What is your opinion on humans?

15. Do you know of (or have seen) the group of people who wear red robes? Any thoughts on them?

16. Have you seen the two big stars in the sky? It’s pretty cool, huh?

IF OC IS A CULTIST:

17. Can you share with us why did you join this group?

18. Since joining this group, what is your view on the towns(people)?

19. How involved are you in this group? Do you do anything, or do you seek recruits or are willing to... work behind the scenes, etc.?

20. How loyal would you say you are to your leader/The Eyes?

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Because this is like an interview, the questions are written rather vaguely with implications, so it's up to you to write as of your OC notices the implications or not.

Here is some explanations to help you answer!

For 10, some monster characters are included because while your character might not KNOW them, they might have SEEN or HEARD of them... heh

For 11, this is more about Evermore as a Mayor rather than a person; however you can interpret it as however you want!

For 15, the red robes is referring to the cult/cultists.

For 16, this just depends if your OC just sees it as regular stars, or knows it as The Eyes, or something like that.

For 19, "work behind the scenes" implies if your character would get their hands dirty AKA hurt others for the cult... like Ignacio! Or the group of cultists that targeted Father Gregor!

For 17–20, I say "group "because not all cults consider themselves as cults but rather another church or religious group, and cult members don't recognise they are in a cult either. WE know it's a cult; the characters (unless they are journalists or knows people in it) may not ;]

[starry-bi-sky]

DPXDC Idea: Mother of Monsters Dan(yal)

Specifically Fem!Dan because I made this in mind with my Fem Danyal Au bUT. The best part about Dan is that I get to play dress up with her, and Fem Dark Dany is gonna go by Layal (pronounced lae-el) because it means "the nights" and it sounds similar to Danyal, and I think she'd choose that name to mock Dany. ANYWAYS

Mother of Monsters Danyal. She may be evil but she's an Al Ghul at her core (even with vlad's soul merged with hers - however, considering that Layal looks and sounds like Dany, she considers that soul to be the more dominant one.) and loves animals. And she might be heartless, but she adores the monsters of the infinite realms.

Mother of Monsters Layal who hates everyone but utterly dotes and adores on every manner of beast she comes across. Stealing the eggs and infant young beasts of the Infinite Realms to raise as her own because she wanted them. Her own island full of monsters, a monstrous menagerie of her own. She steals most often from poachers or exotic pet keepers and other menageries -- the full grown beasties can keep their young.

And with every monster she raises, she can shapeshift their features onto herself, allowing her to change her shape from humanish to any matter of monster or hybrid creature. She calls herself their mother, and them her children. Her precious little babies, capable of incredible mass destruction and mayhem.

From little griffins the size of kittens, to stymphalian vulture chicks, and leviathan young hatching from eggs the size of her pinkie, to creatures native of the ghost zone that didn't even have names in the living realm. There really wasn't a limit to what or who she would take in and she didn't limit herself to any form of mythology. If they were beasts and they were unwanted, she wanted them. And as such, amassed her own mini army of "children" willing to listen to her any command.

Earth doesn't know what hit it when she attacks them.

There are many monstrous forms she could take on, the first one I've thought of is a combination of various serpentine/reptilian features. The body of a naga -- her lower half long and serpentine, her upper still human -- with spiked fins connecting from the bottom of her arms to her sides, ever seen Sinbad where Eris goes "you might have seen my likeness on the temple walls" and her arms do that fin thingy? Same concept. Her hands are webbed and taloned, perfect for slicing through the skin of the living, and her teeth are needle-sharp and shark like. Her hair can either be spiny and feathery-like like the spines of a lionfish, or frilled like a frilled-neck lizard. It's perfect for dealing and doting on her reptilian and amphibian-inclined darlings.

I'm more of a fan of aus where Dan is a sibling of Danny's rather than their kid, so Layal's redemption(..?? probation?) proceeds with her legally becoming Danyal's "twin" sister, who had been lost to the foster system before the Fentons adopted Dany, and was only recently reunited with her. The two of them look so alike that the lie is easy to take root and spread.

Layal is very indignant to the fact that she's now ten years in the past and has to restart her menagerie all over again. Do you know how much blood and sweat went into raising those children? How dare you separate them from their mummy. Although she'll admit she does miss their juvenile years, so she won't mind (too much) needing to raising them again. Dany is helping her retrieve all of them though, dammit.

long story short: epic the musical's "Scylla" has a CHOKEHOLD on me and this is the result of it

Unlike her Dan counterpart, Layal's voice is dancing and sirenic. It's purposely alluring and motherly, in order to lure people into a false sense of security until she feeds them to her "children." Echidna doesn't have shit on her. She almost seems friendly and reasonable, until you get too close and realize it was all an act and she drops it to metaphorically swallow you whole. She's like an anglerfish that way. She and Dany both sound like Scylla from Epic.

[letters-unsending]

60.

Hero and Villain get caught in a time warp. They return, but have discovered that the public has seemed to misconstrue their relationship in their absence.

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Hero stood, hands on his hips, before the painting. The placard below the piece titled the work: A Final Embrace.

“Quite captivating, isn’t it?”

“We didn’t look like that, did we?”

The painting highlighted Hero’s hand, laced through Villain’s bloody hair as he drew their foreheads together. He vaguely remembered that part. Adrenaline and time travel had surely jostled his memories, but even then, had Hero really clutched Villain’s shirt like that?

Had his gaze been that focused?

“Well, the artist likely took liberties to make the piece more evocative.”

Hero looked to Villain as he spoke. His profile was serene, his lips slightly upturned. He took pleasure in knowing more than Hero due to his earlier return to the timeline:

“Who’s the artist?”

“A bystander, most likely.” Villain shrugged.

Purposely vague, Hero noted. Villain appreciated details above all else. He’d likely found the artist’s name, job history, and wiki page immediately after seeing the piece.

He turned back to the painting. The background was a chaotic swirl of purple and black, which enfolded a glowing ring—the portal. The brilliant light of the portal cast their joined silhouettes in stark relief and lit the blood and sweat crowning their temples.

“It’s beautiful.” He mumbled, taking it in. It hadn’t felt beautiful at the time.

The painting placed Villain hand near Hero’s cheek, sweeping a tender smear of blood over his skin. Hero reached out and ghosted his hand over his face, trying to recall the touch, or the exact depth of Villain’s eyes.

Lost, Hero looked toward Villain, whose gaze was already upon him. Villain’s brows creased softly.

“Does it alarm you?”

“The portal? It’s in the past now.” Hero smiled. “I don’t mind seeing it.”

Villain hummed, fingers thrumming at his sides. He stepped closer and carefully stretched his hand over the side of Hero’s face.

“I meant this,” Villain adjusted their thumb so that it mimicked the painting’s placement, “does this alarm you?”

[weewookinard]

Just had a new idea for a fic while walking and...

TW major character death, mourning, this is some angsty shit as always with me

Ok so it's during season five, during the sniper arc. Eddie sadly dies from the shooting and Buck is devastated, takes some time to mourn and adapt to his new life with Chris.

A few weeks after he comes back to the station and Eddie's locker is still here, nobody dared touch it. But a new name has appeared on another locker: Kinard. Turns out Bobby had to ask his former employee to cover for Eddie's place while they search for a new partner for Buck. And Tommy is so good at his job, and compassionate, and hot, and having him here during those difficult times is GOOD. They talk a lot, they work really well together.

But one day Tommy makes a comment about Eddie and how it's so sad that he died and let his husband alone. And Buck doesn't understand so Tommy tells him he saw Eddie's wedding ring in his locker and with the way Buck talks about him and takes care of Chris he thought they were together.

But this ring is the one Eddie kept after Shannon, and nothing never happened because they were both straight, and Buck just goes nuts on Tommy and demands for him to be fired and he's so mad and hurt and sad. Bobby tells Tommy that he is sorry, and that he would be better for him to go back to Harbor Station so Tommy leaves, heartbroken and so full of guilt.

Weeks, months go by and every person hired to take Eddie's place is bad or cocky or "an ass" and it's becoming impossible to work with Buck anyway. Because he still mourns Eddie but now he mourns Tommy too. He misses him, he needs him, but he cannot have him as his partner, he told him to leave.

He thought a lot about what Tommy said about him and Eddie. And ok, maybe there is something here that needs to be untangled. He sees a therapist and talks with Bobby about all of this.

He wants to ask for Tommy's address to go and tell him he is sorry. He doesn't need to though because Tommy is invited to Hen and Karen's renewal. And he is handsome and so kind and Buck is now sure he is, in fact, not straight at all.

You know, it would make me cry a lot

[itsnotmourn]

SPOOKY MONTH ASK MEME

⟡ — i haven't seen one on tumblr yet so i figured it might be fun to make one! i tried my best to keep the overall energy positive :3 and sorry for all the "why" questions; i'm just nosey and curious. you're welcome to answer seriously or with silliness !! send a number to the user/reblogger (if they ask for it) for them to answer the question!

1. When did you start watching Spooky Month? Was it the same time you got into the fandom (e.g. interacting with the community, posting art) or was it different?

2. Who is currently your top three (3) favourite characters? Please feel free to explain why!

3. If you have any, share some headcanons of your most favourite character!

4. With any character of your choice, what is a song that you associate with them the most?

5. Is there a ship that you enjoy the most? Why?

6. Who do you think is an underrated character?

7. Who is your favourite villain/antagonist so far, and why?

8. What is currently your favourite episode?

9. What is your favourite shot and/or scene from the animated series?

10. Do you have a favourite background art from the animated series?

11. Do you have a favourite soundtrack/music from the animated series?

12. Which is your favourite end credit artwork so far?

13. What is your favourite official Spooky Month art (stuff that is posted outside of the episodes like posters, prints, doodles, etc.)?

14. Do you own any official merch? If not, what is one piece of existing merch that you wish you own? Is there anything that you wish it existed already?

15. From fanart or fanfiction, did someone's work made you think more positively of a character/ship? Free free to shout them out, whether if it's one person or multiple people!

16. Do you have any Spooky Month OCs you'd like to share and ramble about?

17. From the Tender Treats credit art, who would you eat and/or drink? Assume that it’s not the actual character, just regular food that looks like them.

18. Do you have any theories so far on either the lore or (any) character-specific development? It can be your own or someone else's theory.

19. What is your current prediction of Spooky Month’s ending? It can be as simple, brief or detailed as you want.

20. What do you hope will become a Spooky Short in the future (e.g. seeing character-specific lore, character interaction between x and y, etc.)?

[yonemurishiroku]

something something Nico builds Bianca a grave and he puts flowers on her grave and he's mourning the part of him that died with her.

[iwantoceans]

[goddess47]

Resistance is Futile

For @sterekdrabbles prompts Feb 12. 2025 - longing, mourn, weak -- also on AO3

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Stiles looked with longing at the empty chocolate box.

"I'm so weak!" he chastised himself.

"You'd be sick if you ate any more," Derek sighed.

"But... they're so good!" Stiles mourned.

"You didn't have to eat them all in one sitting," Derek pointed out. "You should know better than that."

"I know," Stiles nodded. Gently. Then gave a wet belch. He wasn't going to....

When Stiles was done in the bathroom, Derek put him to bed. "Sleep, you need to let your stomach rest."

"Take them away from me, next time," Stiles mumbled.

Derek snorted. As if that would work.

[jmnxjmnx]

For the last two days, this is all I could think about.

The videos, the songs, the moments, the concerts seen online. The cartoons, the movies, the posters I collected, now resting in my closet, far from home. The drawings I lost, the photos once printed, the covered notebooks, the pins, the rubber bracelets, the t-shirts that no longer fit as I grew. The sting of separation, the weight of farewells, broken promises, and a complicated adulthood. I often say the past doesn't exist in the present, but it’s all I cling to today. Because I'm blind. Part of me hurts, wishing it was just a bad joke, that he's still there, laughing off such bleak news.

The memories I hold onto are the ones that keep him alive in my heart. My experience with One Direction is sacred to me, a gift life gave me at a time when I needed it most. They were, are, and will always be a part of a band that saved me emotionally, that strengthened, helped, and supported me. I don't know how to thank him or the band enough. I hope life lets me meet him, so I can express what his music meant to me, how his lyrics resonated in my life.

I was nine when I first discovered One Direction, not knowing they would become my emotional support by the time I was eleven. They have been, and still are, the biggest part of my heart and soul. They were there through my best and worst days. Losing one of them feels like losing a piece of my soul. We grew up together, and though adulthood brought its complexities, it will never change the love I have for them. This man kept them together for as long as he could.

My adult self is mourning, but the little girl and teenager inside me, she’s crawling on a floor of knives, her eyes red, her body wounded. She only wishes to wake up from this nightmare. She never got to see them live, let alone see him alive. She’s shattered, and because of that, I’m devastated. My condolences go out to his family. May he rest in peace.

🤍🕊

[and i'll still see it, until i die, you're the loss of my life]

[where do broken hearts go?]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

caretaker is mourning whumpee after their death

a friend offers them a box of tissues for their crying, but caretaker politely declines because they want to feel the tears on their face, so that they know how much whumpee is still loved, even after their death, and how whumpee’s not really gone as long as caretaker still feels these tears they cry for them

[jayfitzmaurice]

"Grieving/mourning"

First it came for his scales.

If decay could be described as blossoming, the plating on his body was a garden of rot. The way it flourished from one errant scale until it flowed out across his ribs, twisting up his spine and out across his limbs, was beautiful the way watching wood burn into soot and then nothing at all was.

It was more than destruction. It was changing.

The vibrant red he had always known resisted here and there, enough that there was still a semblance of what once was. But when the sinister blackness came for his throat, the burning heat of flames extinguished and turned to bile...

The pride of a red dragon's fire melted into a dripping acid, and this time there was nothing left of what once was, besides a heat that was heinous and ugly.

[themimsyborogove]

"Desperate hugs" and/or "to hear the other's heartbeat" with Catarina and Ragnor <3

Ragnor was exhausted, but mostly uninjured when he made it to the field hospital that had been set up near the battlefield.

He scanned the chaotic crowd of injured warriors and busy healers before he finally found her, kneeling by the body of a fallen Shadowhunter woman.

“You knew her, didn’t you?” he said gently.

Catarina whirled around, relief battling the grief in her eyes when she saw him. “Thank goodness you’re alive,” she exhaled before throwing herself into his arms. She turned her head in a way he had become familiar with over the past few years, laying one ear against his chest, to hear his heartbeat and reassure herself that he was real. She wrinkled her nose after a moment and looked up at him. “You smell like a fireworks factory.”

“Are you all right?” he asked with another glance at the body.

Catarina shook her head, her expression darkening. “Her name was Vivianne Penhallow. She was the dean of the Shadowhunter Academy.” Catarina swallowed down the grief choking her words, burying her face against Ragnor’s chest again. “She welcomed me when I arrived to teach there. She knew I was there in your place, and she would make me tea sometimes, when things were hard. We were friends.”

Ragnor hadn’t known Vivianne Penhallow, but he knew how rare it was for Catarina to consider a Shadowhunter among her friends. “Ave atque vale, Vivianne Penhallow,” he murmured, knowing those words were all he could do to repay the debt he owed her for being there for Catarina through the grief he had caused.