#spark conway

[chiangyorange]

my piece for the 10 year anniversary mianite zine!!! i love the alternated sm i wish they literally had anything </3 the MOST color coordinated team ever

please please please check out the full zine here, there are so many amazing artists and writers who worked hard on it!!

some progress work under the cut if youre interested

i looked at countrybats skin and literally went. oh. oh no. so fuck that noise, i worked her outfit from the ground up because. wow that thing was sure dated huh. i tried putting her in a light pink. didnt work.

jeriah gave me the most trouble in designing him because his skin was almost TOO straightforward you know?? like there was no wiggle room so his overall silhouette was just a struggle.

the issue with spark and mot is that their outfits are predominately the same thing?? white shirt. black jacket black pants, so the process of making that different was also a big issue. i gave spark a VERY LOOSE medieval big fuckin jacket silhouette though, hope that came across well

mot i just NEED you to look me in the eyes and tell me that a 20 smth year old twink is capable of being a father. the answer is that he is not. i made him big. i gave him fat. he and dianite are big men in love. i will not be taking any criticisms on my mot design at this time.

[coolcattime]

I had this silly thought, that if spark and jeriah both returned to ruxomar they’d start “““fake””” dating to piss off mianite. it’s practically psychological warfare.

Oh oh oh! YESSSSSSSSSS

I can picture this so well

Spark and Jeriah return and Mianite so ready to use Spark's grief as justification for his attempted revival of Ianite and all the bullshit that he justify doing for that, and Spark and Jeriah are having none of it.

It drives Mianite absolutely mental. He's absolutely sure that they're faking, but he can't prove it especially when the two have a remarkably consistent story about how they got together in the other world.

This is of course because they're just using actual stories from what they did in the other world, but adding in the fact that they're dating. The fact that their behavior now they're actively "dating" hasn't really changed in anyway isn't lost on the men, but messing away with Mianite and trying to stop the champions from listening to him is really more important than like introspecting about that.

Everyone else has questions though.

Spark: We're not really dating. Martha: Sure, dad.

Mianite: Fine, I can believe that you got over me, but Spark-- Jeriah: There was no getting over you, we never dated and I don't like you.

Tucker: So are the alts all gay or…? Sonja: Well, we're all gay, so it would make sense. Tucker: What? Sonja: What?

[conwayfamilytree]

DEEP INHALE

Spark Conway in the Ruxomar equivalent of Latino thank you and goodnight

[ingapotejtoo]

jordan wearing a crumb style f1 helmet with cat ears? or spark however youd like?

you give me option to draw spark? i'm takin it INSTANTLY look at my old man. silly little MAN

[licantropa]

okay, so ianite and spark, super complicated relationship

the main reason for that is the lack of equal standing with each other. like ianite can try to be human and do things like mortals do, but ultimately she’s not and spark will never see her as his equal. she’s his lady, his goddess, she will always be a station above him. and I do doubt that he’d want it any other way.

like sure, we the audience never get to meet spark, we don’t even get writing that is purely in his perspective, but we do know one definitive thing. he built dagrun. out of anything that he could’ve built in the name of his goddess, he builds a town! and what is a town if not it’s community and culture, a place to belong. it is under those circumstances that they even meet to begin with! under that specific dynamic as goddess and follower.

so, lord mianite proposing to jordan that when he revives ianite, it’s going to be with her as a mortal, shows a fundamental understanding on why spark and ianite were even together to begin with. I don’t think spark would’ve agreed to that deal because he wouldn’t want ianite in any other way.

[smthscoming]

conway arthur, 34, university lecturer

researcher in environmental literature

consequently, a huge nature nerd

deeply anxious about many things

fc robert pattinson

[renthony]

This Week in U.S. Censorship News (Posted Nov. 14, 2024)

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K-12 Dive: School book bans triple in 2023-34 (Nov. 11, 2024)

AP: Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries (Nov. 12, 2024)

The Conversation: Most US book bans target children's literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color (Nov. 12, 2024)

Clarksville Now: List of almost 400 banned books sent out as 'resource' to CMCSS school libraries, but not mandated (Nov. 13, 2024)

Arkansas Times: Conway School Board returns to book banning (Nov. 13, 2024)

Alabama: 'These issues are not going away': Alabama anti-censorship group urges action in library culture war (Nov. 13, 2024)

Tallahassee Democrat: Hundreds of books pulled from Florida schools listed in new DOE release. Here are the titles (Nov. 13, 2024)

Electric Lit: A Year of Giving Away Banned Books in Florida (Nov. 13, 2024)

KVUE: Austin gears up for annual Texas Book Festival as book bans sweep the state (Nov. 13, 2024)

KCRG: Iowa State Board of Education finalizing rules for book ban law (Nov. 13, 2024)

Axios Des Moines: Iowa, among the nation's top book-ban states, set to finalize school rules (Nov. 13, 2024)

WNEM: Michigan Library Association backs proposed bills about book banning procedure (Nov. 13, 2024)

Inforum: Book ban proposal sparks heated debate at Sargent Central Schools (Nov. 13, 2024)

Pipe Dream: On banning books, burning bridges (Nov. 13, 2024)

The Transfeminine Review: The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship (Nov. 13, 2024)

TIME: The Woman Whose Crusade Gave Today's Book-Banning Moms a Blueprint (Nov. 13, 2024)

Literary Hub: Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Project 2025's Plans For Book Bans (Nov. 14, 2024)

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Award-winning author, plaintiff in Volusia lawsuit talks Florida book banning, censorship (Nov. 14, 2024)

[voidandradiance]

having two wildly different mental images of the same character is so funny bc we've never seen him onscreen ever. like at all. i have no evidence for either of these things. however, i am haunted by both scottish spark conway and maori spark conway

[mariacallous]

Orange County Rapid Response Network is a loose association of volunteers—organizers and lawyers and hundreds of concerned residents—who help immigrants fight detention and deportation. On Monday morning, a hotline run by the group received an unusually high number of calls. Uniformed agents from the Department of Homeland Security had been spotted at various locations just west of Santa Ana, the county seat. They had streamed out of a maroon truck in the parking lot of a Home Depot and chased down a day laborer waiting to be hired outside. They had raided a car wash and apprehended someone at a bus stop. “We got a bunch of hits, and we mobilized our first responders to go and confirm the sightings,” Casey Conway, one of two full-time staffers at O.C. Rapid Response, told me. The network circulated warnings on social media, reached out to immigration lawyers, and guided family members through a kit on the “immediate steps to support your loved ones.”

O.C. Rapid Response was founded by a group of advocates and lawyers at the start of Donald Trump’s first term. Sandra De Anda, the other staffer, joined as a volunteer that year. De Anda is from a Latino and Cambodian neighborhood in Santa Ana, where ICE was often present. “We were seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement target people at their homes,” she said. Orange County sits just below Los Angeles and has a population of 3.2 million people, thirty per cent of whom were born outside of the United States. Parts of the county have a strong immigrant identity, while others are proudly nativist. The surfing town of Huntington Beach, for instance, passed an ordinance earlier this year declaring itself a “Non-Sanctuary City for Illegal Immigration for the Prevention of Crime.”

Whereas ICE focussed on home arrests during Trump’s first term, President Joe Biden’s policy was to get people “straight from prison into detention,” Conway told me. Such targeted enforcement, which requires paperwork and time, seems to be over, De Anda explained. “Now it’s about numbers.” As soon as Trump returned to office, he issued an executive order that aimed to “significantly increase” the number of immigration officers and make expedited removal, a sped-up deportation process that had previously been used only at the border, a default policy. In February, Homeland Security launched a series of raids in L.A. Last month, ICE agents started to arrest and detain asylum seekers and other new arrivals at the immigration courthouse in Santa Ana, despite city and state sanctuary policies. A reporter named Ben Camacho found that the Santa Ana police had known on more than forty occasions since Trump’s Inauguration that immigration police would be conducting operations in the city. (Spokespeople for the city of Santa Ana and its police department declined to speak with me. ICE did not respond to my requests for comment.)

Last Friday, ICE led an operation at Ambiance Apparel, a garment wholesaler in Los Angeles, detaining workers and sparking daily protests. At least a few of those workers have already been deported. “We saw what was happening in L.A., and we were, like, it’s maybe a matter of time before they get to Orange County,” De Anda said.

On Monday, the Administration announced that it would deploy four thousand National Guardsmen and seven hundred marines to greater Los Angeles, claiming that they were needed “to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties.” O.C. Rapid Response received reports of at least seven raids in the county that morning. The network posted an immediate “call to action” outside Santa Ana’s Civic Center Plaza, a government complex where arrested immigrants are processed:

NOW! MASS ICE RAIDS AROUND ORANGE COUNTY ARE BEING PROCESSED HERE. Lets show them how OC keeps its people safe.

Detained immigrants were being transported to and from a government building in big white vans with tinted windows. Members of the network lined a driveway leading to the building and swarmed every van that came through. Conway counted fifteen vans in a matter of hours. O.C. Rapid Response could not free people from detention, but they could slow the process down and try to prevent deportation by getting people lawyers. Around noon, federal agents in riot gear pushed through to clear the way for a van. They shoved an older woman, fired rubber bullets, and used pepper spray on the protesters, including Conway. The liquid caught on his glasses and dripped into his eyes.

By the time I arrived, it was sunny and hot, and the demonstration had grown far beyond the network’s direct contacts. A couple hundred people filled the driveway. Every passing car seemed to honk and cheer in support. Vicente Sarmiento, an Orange County supervisor, was in attendance. “I was at Home Depot this morning, and it broke my heart to see six people being taken away,” he told the crowd. An organizer instructed them to write “Grabate y llama este # 9233#” (“Record yourself and call this number”) on their signs and hold them up when a van came through. The number would connect detainees to legal aid. Fernando, a thirty-one year-old delivery driver, told me that he had come because ICE was “just abducting people.” He continued, “I’m Mexican, and I have family that’s scared. I don’t even want my mom to go out.” Down the street, about a dozen armed and helmeted federal agents stood at the main entrance to the building.

A phalanx of Santa Ana police officers appeared at the opposite end of the street in the late afternoon. The protesters moved away from them, in the direction of the federal agents. People threw plastic water bottles, and the agents responded with pepper balls and tear gas. People ran. Amid the chaos, two white vans drove through a gap created by the Santa Ana police and into the ICE processing center.

That night, De Anda and Conway led a training session for people interested in becoming “ICE watchers.” The network held such events every month or so and, ordinarily, attracted twenty or thirty people. This time, more than three hundred had R.S.V.P.’d, requiring a last-minute scramble for a larger venue. Those who came were of every race, age, and gender. They filled the seats and floorspace of a lecture hall, then two overflow rooms, at Santa Ana College. De Anda went through a series of wonky slides but kept things lively; she writes fiction and does standup comedy on the side. She explained that, because ICE hadn’t had much luck gaining access to people’s homes, they now seemed to prioritize outdoor areas. She referenced a recent court decision holding that immigration police cannot enter the areas surrounding a residence—a covered porch, a carport, or a back yard—without a judicial warrant. (I learned a new word: “curtilage.”) Conway was exhausted from the protest and the pepper spray; he played a supporting role and ordered pizzas for the crowd.

O.C. Rapid Response is one of two dozen similar networks in California, including Ventura County Defensa and Stand Together Contra Costa. Several members of partner groups were at the training, including Amina Fields, an immigration lawyer at the Council on American-Islamic Relations of California. Earlier in the day, she had held a “NO HATE / NO BAN” sign at Los Angeles International Airport, to oppose Trump’s new travel restrictions on citizens of nineteen countries, in the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. Now Fields was trying to figure out how to support the immigrants who had been taken into ICE custody. “O.C. Rapid Response has created a list of who was recorded being detained, and now we’re going through it,” she told me. “From the legal side, it’s much harder once they’re detained.” Like De Anda and Conway, who is the child of a Vietnamese refugee, Fields has personal connections to these efforts. When she was young, she emigrated from Vietnam by way of a Thai refugee camp, and she spent a decade in the U.S. Air Force before going to law school. She was angered by Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and the Marines. “To put them against their own community members, their own family members—there is no need to have the military here,” she said.

On Tuesday morning, the O.C. Rapid Response hotline was still buzzy. Hundreds gathered again outside the building where detainees were taken—and were met by a frightening display of tactical vehicles and National Guardsmen. “It feels like an occupation,” De Anda told me. “They are doing as they have been directed, to destabilize our communities, our economy.” Reports of ICE raids spread. On Instagram, the network distributed whatever information it could verify on the movements of Homeland Security. “We received an anonymous tip that ICE is going to be present at the Orange County Social Services building on South Grand Avenue, Santa Ana either today or tomorrow,” one post read in English and Spanish.

That day, Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, told a House Subcommittee that the National Guard members and Marines could be in greater L.A. for two more months. The estimated cost was a hundred and thirty-four million dollars, just to cover food, transportation, and lodging. “I think we’re entering another phase, especially under President Trump, with his focus on the homeland,” he said. The National Guard would be a “critical component.” (A federal appeals court will soon consider whether to uphold a lower court’s decision to temporarily block the mobilization.)

Military convoys sped down Interstate 5; an ICE checkpoint went up at an exit near a school. Governor Gavin Newsom gave a speech after Hegseth testified, saying, “Other states are next. Democracy is next.” There were marches in Austin, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. In Southern California, rapid response became the strategy of the moment. Every union and nonprofit seemed to be advertising a help hotline and know-your-rights materials. Community group chats, focussed on particular neighborhoods, proliferated on Signal. In Arcadia, northeast of L.A., protesters yelled and banged on instruments for twelve hours outside a Hilton Garden Inn that was housing ICE officers; by Tuesday night, the officers packed up and left. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, admitted that demonstrations were making enforcement “more difficult.” He told the right-wing activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk that ICE required more resources to carry out mass deportations: “We need more officers. Need more beds. Need more planes.”

O.C. Rapid Response tried to celebrate a small win. In the course of tracking down a community member who had been arrested, using ICE’s “online detainee locator system,” the network discovered that the city of Glendale, in L.A. County, had an active federal contract to hold immigrants in its jail. The contract apparently predated the state’s 2017 sanctuary law, and was permitted as an exception. A few days after O.C. Rapid Response members and the lawyer representing the community member publicized the issue, Glendale cancelled the contract. The decision was “not politically driven,” the city said.

That meant one less way station, but the community member still ended up detained. As of this month, more than fifty-one thousand immigrants are in ICE detention, the highest number since 2019. And California’s largest private facility, the Adelanto Detention Center, owned by the GEO Group, recently resumed business, after the settlement of a class-action lawsuit over unsafe conditions during the pandemic. Late last year, because of that litigation, the facility held just three inmates; it can now house up to nineteen hundred. “In this work, you have to accept the David role, as in David and Goliath,” Conway told me. “A lot of victories will feel like losses, but it’s still resistance.”

[cupids-diner]

Skating on thin ice - Adam banks

Warnings: none!

A/N: I honestly thought I posted this a few days ago but apparently I was on auto pilot and drafted it. Sorry! I plan on doing a mood board from gymnast!Reader soon!

Adam Banks had always been the kind of guy who thrived on competition. Whether it was on the ice or in practice, he was relentless. But nothing quite prepared him for the level of competition he’d face when he met you, Charlie Conway’s sister.

From the moment they first crossed paths, it was clear they weren’t destined to be friends. You were the epitome of grace and discipline, your presence at the gym an unyielding force of focus and precision. Meanwhile, Adam's world revolved around the rough and tumble of hockey. Their worlds were different, but somehow, their paths continued to intersect.

“Nice form,” Adam commented sarcastically, watching you practice one day. “If you’re aiming for the gold in balancing on a beam, that is.”

You barely looked at him. “And you think you’re ready to lead your team to gold? Hockey’s all about the brute force. Gymnastics requires finesse. We don’t all need to shove our way to victory.”

The rivalry became a staple of their interactions, from heated debates about the merits of their respective sports to arguments about whose training was more grueling. But as the Olympics approached, a twist of fate landed them both on the same stage.

The Ducks had qualified for an exhibition game in the Olympic village, and your gymnastics team was staying nearby. For the first time, Adam and you were forced to spend time together outside of their usual confrontations.

One evening, while the Ducks were practicing, you wandered into their rink, intrigued by the sport Adam was so passionate about. She watched from the stands, arms crossed, trying to hide her interest.

“Come to watch the show?” Adam asked, noticing her.

“Just curious,” you replied. “Don’t get any ideas.”

“Why, because you’re afraid I’ll steal your spotlight?” Adam retorted, smirking.

Their banter continued, but as they talked, something shifted. Beneath their playful antagonism, there was a growing respect for each other’s dedication. Late-night conversations about their fears, goals, and the sacrifices they made for their dreams began to soften their rivalry.

It was during one of those late-night talks that Adam found himself admiring your strength and determination. “I never really thought about how hard your training must be,” he admitted. “I mean, you make it look so effortless.”

Youshrugged. “And I never considered how much skill it takes to be a great hockey player. I always just saw you guys as hitting the puck around.”

They laughed, and for the first time, the conversation wasn’t edged with sarcasm. There was a genuine connection forming.

As the Olympics drew nearer, their rivalry transformed into something more supportive. They began cheering each other on, and when you had a particularly grueling practice or Adam had a tough game, they were there for each other in ways they hadn't been before.

On the day of the final gymnastics event, you were nervous. Adam, who had come to watch, noticed your trembling hands as you prepared for your routine. He approached you , a rare seriousness in his eyes.

“You’ve got this,” he said quietly. “Just like we practiced. Show them what you’re made of.”

Your eyes met his, and for a moment, the competitive spark between them was replaced by something more tender. “Thanks, Adam,” you replied, your voice soft.

When you performed, your routine was flawless, and Adam watched with pride. They exchanged a look of triumph when you finished, and he knew then that their relationship had changed.

In the weeks following the Olympics, you and Adam’s bond continued to grow. Their shared experiences and support for each other turned their once-enemy dynamic into a deep, genuine connection. They had learned that sometimes the strongest partnerships arise from the most unexpected beginnings.

By the end of the games, they weren’t just teammates in their respective sports—they were something far more meaningful. The rivalry that had once fueled their interactions had evolved into a partnership built on mutual respect, admiration, and something that felt a lot like love.

---

Back in the U.S., as you and Adam walked together through the streets, their hands brushed, and he took the opportunity to interlock their fingers. You looked at him with a smile.

And as they continued their journey together, they knew that no matter where their paths led, they would always find strength and support in each other.

“Who would have thought?” You mused.

“Yeah,” Adam agreed, squeezing your hand. “But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

[whispersleo]

First Fanfic Lines

thanks for the tag @starfyredrabbles ! <3

tagging @dragonagegayz @flowersforthemachines @nyx-de-riva @starlightsupernovae and YOU because this was fun!

Rules: share the first line of the last fics you wrote and tag some people <3

Okay, so here are all of my current published fics first lines <3

Aguas locas: The last mission had gone so well that Brimstone agreed to let them throw a Halloween party.

Bunny: Conway estaba sumamente fastidiado.

Sweet Delusion: Conway juró sentir cómo las heladas gotas de agua le atravesaban el pecho al dejar de percibir el agarre del rubio.

(my intenabo era fr Gus y Conway vivan los nobioooos:)

Cure you: "Who would’ve thought that all we needed to do was open a bottle for you two to become best friends?" Rook laughed, a spark of amusement in his eyes as he watched the two men, Davrin and Lucanis, snort in unison. 

Poison: There were still a few weeks left before the eclipse, and amidst all their missions and tying up personal matters, the group agreed that they could take a moment to relax before facing what would be the battle of their lives.

La Fame: El restaurante La Fame en Brooklyn adquiría una serenidad especial al caer la tarde, justo después de las cinco.

Killing butterflies: The tension in the air was heavy, almost unbearable.

Tortured: Lucanis woke abruptly at the sound of footsteps in the hallway, his instincts honed to vigilance even in unconsciousness.

Goldwing: Zara couldn’t settle for simply putting a demon inside him—oh no.

Lose Control: Viago moved his head, his wavy hair now plastered to his forehead with sweat, his face burning.

Y el Señor le dijo a Caín: "Where is your brother?"

(fuck me) Like you mean it: He took a deep breath and let it out as he walked to his room.

(First) Reunion: Sienna was nervous.

Kintsugi: "You know, you really need to watch your face more," Illario said, making an obvious gesture of annoyance.

Boys will be boys: Illario couldn’t remember why they were fighting.

Blood in the cut: Tarquin rolled his shoulders and exhaled slowly, trying to release the tension from his body.

Take what is mine: Illario woke up drenched in sweat.

Petite Mort: "So, Rook, I have a question. A more specific one," said Emmrich.

Dirty, dirty boy: Spite pushed the door open gently, pausing in the doorway at the sight before him.

Something unholy: Illario returned to his room and stayed there for over a week without leaving.

Hermit the Frog: Illario reached for the bottle in front of him, his fingers growing less steady, less certain—yet still insistent, chasing his next drink as if it were water and he were parched.

No time to die: The sounds of battle were beginning to fade, giving way to the sweltering chaos of victory.

Affection: Omega. (LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)

Arsonist's lullaby: He loved feeling desired, nothing more than an object to hold and look at.

The Last of the Real Ones: The air was thick with the scent of smoke and iron—oppression had a smell, and it clung to this place like a sickness.

Can't Stop the High: Illario had barely closed his eyes to sleep when the door to his room burst open with a crash.

Giver: Wake up.

Run Boy Run: "Alessio, are you listening?"

The Moon Will Sing: In one of the rooms of House De Riva’s main building, abandoned beneath a pillow for nearly one year, lay a small, well-worn book.

Now you’re a ghost in my bed: Lucanis woke with his head resting on Illario’s chest, their legs tangled together, one arm draped around his cousin’s waist while Illario’s curled over his shoulders.

How bad do u want me: Illario was utterly entertained and more curious than he had ever been in his life.

Run For Your Life: The Grand Necropolis was quiet.

I'll be louder: Illario smelled it before he saw it—thick, metallic, clotting the air like rust and salt.

[inevitablemoment]

Top 3 Most Underrated Michael J. Fox Performances

3. Max Eriksson, Casualties of War

I just want to know how did he not win an Oscar for this performance? I mean, he demonstrated that he was more than the smart-aleck short know-it-all in this film. The desperation, the pain, the empathy that he felt for Oanh.

Part of what appeals to me about this performance is how Eriksson enlisted in the Army because he truly thought that the Vietnam War would do good, much like how a lot of soldiers enlisted in Iraq because they were told that it was the right thing to do. He went in, thinking that he would be helping people, and came out having witnessed the horrible truth of it. And Michael was able to portray that so beautifully. It wasn't that he gave the character depth; he was able to show the depth of the character, and not tell. Just look at the GIF above!

I reiterate-- he deserved an Oscar for this film.

2. Frank Bannister, The Frighteners

This movie... oh, God this movie...

I may be a little biased because of how fucking feral this movie makes me for him (and Trini Alvarado), but... God, he's brilliant in this.

Even when Frank was in asshole-mode, you liked him. You kinda wanted him to succeed in conning the whole town. That is some Robert Preston-level shit. Yet, when you see how much of an asshole he can be, rather than hating him, you want him to rise above it and fix his issues.

Michael's chemistry with Trini is just unbelievable. From the minute they first share a scene, you can feel that spark. You root for them as a couple, and as individuals.

And the interrogation room scene and the holding cell scene... in my opinion, they're probably some of his best work. You can feel everything that Frank is feeling right in your gut, and you can sense him as he is forced to confront his grief and his guilt.

Just... I have a lot of thoughts that I have trouble putting down now.

1. Jamie Conway, Bright Lights Big City

I curse every critic that gave a negative review to this movie and said that Michael was miscast. In my opinion, he was absolutely perfect.

I think the fact that he had such a wholesome reputation helped with the point of the story, of how anyone can get lost in addiction and various vices. It's especially poignant, considering his real-life struggles with alcoholism.

I will admit, this may have beat out Frighteners for number one because this movie was the final push for him and Tracy to get together. Even though their scenes were so few, they had so much chemistry that you were left wanting more of Jamie and Vicky.

My personal favorite was the phone call scene near the end; just his portrayal of grief and pain after a year of trying to suppress it with addiction makes your heart go out to him, and his realization that he needs help really rocks you to your core.

[coolcattime]

Okay, so I've been listening to the Ace Attorney musical again, and it gave me some inspiration to write down two of the case overviews for my Mianite Ace Attorney AU (it was gonna be three, but I'll go over that at the end :3 ).

So here is a bit of an overview of the first two cases of the AU!

Full AU Tag

Case 1-1: Turnabout Emergence

Defendant - Tucker

Defence Attorney - Tom

Assistant - Spark

Prosecutor - Jordan

Tom never thought that he would make it this far. After years of study and training under one of the most renown defence attorneys in the city, he’s finally certified as a fully fledged defence attorney. Well, actually he’s been certified for a couple of months now, but finally everyone in the office is actually free to celebrate. And for a few hours, it really seems like it might be just a nice night for the three. That is until Tom receives a phone call.

On the other side of the phone, there is Tucker, his best friend, somewhat nervously asking if he's managed to get his attorney’s badge. Tom excitedly tells him that he got it a few months back and invites him to come to the celebration tonight. Tucker says that he'd love to - but actually, he's just been arrested for murder and is kinda in need of an attorney.

Needless to say, the celebration is put on hold as Tom and Spark rush to the detention centre to meet their newest client. Tucker is relieved to see Tom and begins to tell him that his neighbour was murdered and the police think he did it. It appears that Tom’s first case is going to be far more serious than any of them could have anticipated.

After questioning Tucker at the detention centre for any details he can give of the situation, they head to the crime scene where they met the lead detective for the case Redbeard: a man that Tom recognises from somewhere (though absolutely cannot put his finger on where), who immediately seemed to dislike him despite being incredibly friendly with Spark.

He then learns that the prosecutor for the case is none other than Jordan. The man he became a lawyer to see again, a prosecutor currently undefeated in court. But Tom knows Tucker is innocent, so he's going to make a miracle happen.

Case 1-2: Turnabout Heartbreak

Defendant - Capsize

Defence Attorney - Spark

Assistant - Andor

Prosecutor - Martha

After Tucker's case, Tom is working through paperwork waiting on Capsize getting back to start their makeup celebration. He's distracted from this when a woman comes into the office demanding to speak with Capsize. Though Tom tries to cover up the fact that Capsize works here, the woman eventually flees the office when Spark appears.

Tom, confused as all hell, asks Spark who she was and is told that was Sonja Foxx: Capsize's ex-girlfriend who testified against her when she was accused of murder. Tom is, for maybe the first time in his life, speechless and listens to Spark recall the case where he met Capsize.

Around five years ago, on what was supposed to be a quiet week for Spark with Andor staying with him, he instead is greeted in his office by a frankly desperate-looking detective looking for a defence attorney for his sister. While Spark, at first, is hoping to direct the man towards another attorney he trusts will do a good job, upon hearing that it's a murder case, he agrees to take the case.

At the detention centre, Spark meets Capsize, a trainee prosecutor who was being mentored by the head prosecutor Ianite. She already knows who Spark is. It still takes him a short while to help her out of her shell-shocked state to get her side of the story.

He doesn't get much, Capsize claims to have been knocked out as soon as she reached the crime scene. But she does give the information that she was going to meet her girlfriend, and that said girlfriend is a frequent customer of the bookshop whose owner was killed.

At the scene, Spark is greeted by both Jeriah and Martha, who are the lead detective and prosecutor respectively for the case. This unfortunately leaves Spark without anyone that he trusts to keep an eye on Andor so he reluctantly keeps him around for the investigation. The twelve year old is actually quite happy to be helping with the investigation, even if "the ghost of the victim said they did it" isn't admissible in court.

Andor does, however, want to know why his aunt is on the other side of this investigation. Spark's also a little confused as to why Martha would take this case when, even with what little he's heard, it seems like an obvious frame job. Martha gives two reasons.

One: The only other prosecutors willing to take a case where the defendant is the head prosecutor's mentee were the head prosecutor herself and her other mentee who only got his badge that morning. Better she takes the case than either of them.

Two: She had leads that link the ownership of the shop to Them. While Jeriah and Spark both know what this means, Spark refuses to give any details to either Andor in the past or Tom in the present.

Either way, the investigation goes well, but as Spark suspected, it points to Capsize being called there to frame her. Given that the person who called her to the location was her girlfriend, Spark prepares for a messy day in court.

He's right to, as while he proves Capsize’s innocence, he also proves that Sonja purposefully called Capsize to the scene to frame her and her testimony similarly lies trying to frame her. Unfortunately, they never get to the bottom of why she did this, and Sonja fled the courthouse before the trial ended and was missing until five years later.

In the present, Tom sits in silence before declaring that it's a good thing he's a defence attorney because if Sonja comes back, he's killing her. Spark doubts that she'll return now that she knows he works here, but asks Tom not to tell Capsize for now about Sonja's reappearance.

Though Tom is reluctant to hide this from his friend, he's thoroughly distracted when she actually arrives as she's brought her brother. Her brother Detective Redbeard who it turned out Tom recognised from photos that Capsize had shown him.

Capsize asks Tom if he was under the impression that there was more than one man called Redbeard and soon enough the two are distracted enough by light-hearted bickering for Spark to quickly sneak off and call Jeriah to inform the man that they have a lead to follow in the Shadows crime ring because Sonja's back in the city.

Further Cases

So, now for a little ramble.

Basically originally I was gonna post the overview for three cases, 1-1, 1-2, and 1-4.

1-3 would basically be an OC case, something themed around Capsize and Tom going to a haunt then being hired as defence when I've if the actors is accused of murder. Very much in the vain of the original trilogy where the three cases are mostly unrelated to the overarching story.

Plus it would like me dress up Capsize as a pirate and Tom as a zombie for a scene.

However, my idea for Case 1-4 has changed enough that I'm back to the brainstorming phase. But I wanna discuss my ideas a little still.

Basically 1-4 is going to be this AUs version of Case 1-2 Turnabout Sisters. Blackmailer kills someone who was going to expose all their blackmailing.

And my original idea was to keep pretty close to the in game case. Have Spark be the victim, and Andor be arrested for it.

However, I started thinking and, well, I don't want to kill off Spark. I also don't want to arrest Andor two cases in a row, and doing a Reunion, and Turnabout style case with Andor to me just works better.

So brainstorming happened, while I don't have a full overview like I do for the other cases, I will say that Spark is the defendant, and a Mianite character will be killed of (even though, Mia Fey barely feels dead throughout the original trilogy with how often she's channelled).

[conwayfamilytree]

what if Spark took Ianite’s name, so his is now Spark Conway-Kikoku?

I didn’t know I could get asks. This is so exciting to me.

I don’t have a direct answer for this yet!! Personally, I love hyphenated last names. But in terms of characterization and stuff I think it comes down to how do divine families work? Do the gods hold last names to the same standard we do? I would have to assume yes because Akemi named her sword kikoku but I don’t know.

Also, how do the gods feel towards their parents (at the point in time that spark and ianite would be married )? Would she want to rid any association she has of her family?

Many things to think about. I will ponder !!

[licantropa]

“Old woman, tell me. are you more enraged that I now hold his blade? That sparkles, will soon receive it? or is the larger issue it was given to Helgrind, and not you. if he molds your decisions so, is that why you followed his example and left as soon as times became rough?”

Nicki Minaj - Did It On ‘Em

Spark is like the Nicki Minaj of Mianite

[chiangyorange]

i think spark conway is a bitch <3 this is NOT the consensus opinion.

s1 ianite would call him a little bitch and actually mean it. thats not her champiom. she isnt his goddess. if memories and experiences are what make a person, why the FUCK would they get along.