#FROM HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD

[duskyashe]

NaNoWriMo Day #18

[masterlist] [part two]

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If there was one thing Danny wasn't expecting when he ascended the ghostly throne, it was having to worry about a freaking line of succession. For one thing, he was under the impression the only reason he was the new ghost king at all was because he'd defeated Pariah Dark in single combat. For another, what did they expect him to do, find a nice ghost girl and settle down? He was fifteen, no way was he ready for that kind of commitment! Nevermind the fact none of us even know if being a halfa effects the ability to have kids, Danny thought grimly.

He'd brought all those points up with his advisors before, but the only one with any real advice he could actually use was Pandora. "You need an heir, but it doesn't have to be the same being the entire time. Be warned, however. Some obsessions fare better in royal positions than others do. Those with freedom related obsessions like your Ellie's would be driven mad within short order." Much more useful than Clockwork's cryptic words of, "Time is the wise King's friend."

After some deliberation and careful study of the Infinite Realms' bylaws and charters, he'd made Jazz his heir with Ellie the "spare" in case Jazz wasn't in a position to succeed Danny. This sort of solution was a stopgap one at best, but it would at least give him a few years, a decade at most, to figure out a more permanent solution. If Jazz's inherent liminality wasn't enough to satisfy the bylaws for more than a few years, then they'd switch Jazz with Ellie and have Ember take up "spare" status, but again, no one knew anything about this kind of situation, it was so new territory. Jazz might be able to give Danny ten years to figure out a more appropriate heir, or she won't be able to give him more than a few months. The variables were different enough from the norm in this situation that no one was happy with how things were at that point in time.

He really needed a better solution, though, and soon, because Ember's obsession wasn't any less freedom based than Ellie's was...

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Nearly five years after Danny's ascension to kinghood, the foundations of the Infinite Realms shifted ever so slightly, almost as though a mostly unstoppable force had tried its hand against an almost immovable object. Six months after that, Danny suddenly nearly collapsed in his applied physics class as he felt the creation of a new halfa. It was sudden, it was painful, and it was familiar. But the cry of a newly formed core, so perfectly in sync with his own, being brutalized nearly made his eyes flare green. Instantly, he knew exactly where this newborn halfa was (—halfway across the world—?), he knew exactly what was happening to them (—they're hitting him with tasers—!), and he knew that if he didn't get there as soon as possible, he'd lose something precious (—they'll ruin him, his obsession, his core—!). It was a good thing Jazz had been his emergency contact on file ever since she turned eighteen, she'd understand what he didn't say, what he couldn't say, over the phone.

Danny was excused from the rest of his classes for the day and his sister picked him up from his physics teacher's office.

"What do you need?" No nonsense, straight to the point. Jazz had grown a lot since his accident, since he became the king of an entire dimension.

Danny released an anxious breath. "I need the Infinity Map." Another breath. "And Frostbite. There's a new halfa, and he's being tortured as we speak." Just keep breathing. "His core cried out to my own, Jazz. From halfway across the world." Jazz's breath hitched at that, and he almost snorted. Exactly. Later. First, he had to save the kid, get him treatment, and deal with the idiots who dared play with things they didn't understand. Then he could deal with the fallout of him hearing the newborn halfa's cry. Deep breaths. That's it, just keep breathing.

"Do you have any more information than his location and current situation?" His sister was a blessing, truly.

"I have a name," he offered. Deep breaths, stay calm, just keep breathing. "Jason Todd." His core sang with protective fury, his obsession crying for blood. That was one of his that those assassins were trying to break. His son, that was his son.

Over my half dead body.

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So. What happens when you're so into a fanfic that you lose all track of time? Well, I end up frantically trying to write a ficlet in two hours that makes sense and doesn't leave too much hanging (⁠^⁠～⁠^⁠;⁠)⁠ゞdid I succeed?

I was originally going to use this prompt to continue one of my previous ficlets, but I also really wanted to write something new, so my muse fought me tooth and nail until I finally gave in (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠) that's part of the reason why I'm writing ficlets instead of a full story this month lol I knew my muse was going to be fickle and wouldn't let me stick with one, or even two storylines lol it's happened before (⁠^⁠_⁠^⁠メ⁠)

Y'all rock, honestly. Like, I know I say that every day, but I genuinely mean it every day (^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

Have a good morning/day/night!

[hijinxinprogress]

Whenever the JL starts complaining about YJs public image YJ just straight up gaslights them

[lifemod17]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Hozier played I, Carrion (Icarian) at the Austin, Texas show!!!

The fact that he played this ON THE B STAGE? IS SO VERY PRECIOUS???

plus the way that you can see how the background slowly filled up with lights from the crowd?!? What if I cried again?

Source: tiktok.com

[thelilylav]

And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home

(my tears ricochet, Taylor Swift)

dead girl in the pool (girl in red), Ghosting (Mother Mother), This Town (Frank Sinatra), You're on You're Own Kid (Taylor Swift), Self Portrait/Inn of the Dawn Horse (Leonora Carrington), Matilda (Harry Styles), Quote by Miriam Adeney, Coraline (2009), United in Grief (Kendrick Lamar), Christmas Kids (Roar), I Will Always Think Of You (Bojack Horseman), The House (2022), recently (Liana Flores), Bag of Bones (Mitski), Call Me By Your Name (2017), Courtney Love Prays to Oregon - Clementine Von Radics, Girls Against God (Florence + The Machine), Coraline (2009), dorothea (Taylor Swift), Tell The Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt), X (2022), Buzzcut Season (Lorde), Chinese Sattelite (Pheobe Bridgers), Nighthawks (Edward Hopper), 'tis the damn season (Taylor Swift), Homesick (Noah Kahan), 'tis the damn season (Taylor Swift), Untitled (Valentin Pavageau)

[1phakephan]

🗣️🗣️ pov dan and phil base their pizza selection in part 2 of their iconic mukbang video on their hatred for the detroit pizza company that almost ruined your life

[wilsons-divorce-papers]

there are some ships where i need them to have the sloppiest, most disgustingly animalistic sex imaginable.

and then there are some ships where i just need them to have a fucking conversation every now and then goddammit-

[sesamenom]

Some design sketches for Bilbo and Lobelia, plus a bonus thorin

[forflightlessbirds]

thinking about the sea brb

just. idk maybe it was the fact i grew up on a tiny island and the beach was only 30 minutes walk away from wherever you were on the island but. i miss it so badly y'all don't understand

it smells like home to me, it holds my earliest memories and my soul crashes and sweeps and falls in the shape of the tide do you understand me

i'm so homesick rn bring me back home (that home will never be safe for me again but i'd like to believe it could be. i want my innocence back and maybe returning to where i was born would bring it back to me safe like a bottle washed up on shore, waiting for me to open it up)

[jeonqkooks]

happy what-would've-been-the-obs-server's-1st-birthday 🤍

[ballroomfitz]

[mentally-homeless]

On my way to lunch, I overheard what I assumed was an American dad exclaiming to his family "the kind of places you'll NEVER have in America!" And I'm like that's right, the American mind cannot comprehend this

[oldhollywoodniall]

[littleapocalypsekitten]

I repeat: I absolutely defend the art of self-distraction and enjoying frivolous things in times of crisis. Yes, even if "other people do not get to." Me or you suffering a mental breakdown isn't exactly going to be of help to people in war zones. In fact, I dare say, if you want to be fresh for the latest protest or to write or call your asshole congresscritters again or to do anything else to actually try to *help* - you need to be in good enough mental shape to do so. Sometimes (most times) that means distracting yourself from the horrors for a hot second so you don't overload. There is a point where the obsession with "Awareness" turns into "Here, in your face all the time until you develop compassion-fatigue and a doomer attitude." We cannot "first solve all of the world's problems" before we get to enjoy anything. If we worked that that, Humanity wouldn't enjoy anything, ever. The world is always ending - for someone. Crises never end. Sometimes you HAVE to drink your coffee and say "this is fine." Maybe the coffee perks you up enough to help you reach for the fire extinguisher (you forgot where you left it).

[maybeamiles]

Nothing is quite as terrifying in adulting as the realization that something could be very wrong and I would have no idea because I wouldn't know what to look for. Like a while ago, the concrete outside my window had blown out and I never noticed until water started leaking in because i've never lived in a house with stone walls before so how would I know what that looks like??? How many other red flags have I missed because I didn't know they were red flags???

[justplaggin]

thanks for the tag @kimakento! happy test drive pv day 👀

last song: fairytale (smth smth kyocera brainrot)

favorite color: blue. and green. also orange

currently watching: wind breaker, buzzy noise interviews

spicy/savory/sweet: impossible choice really

current obsession: some very pretty sunsets (and dishes) lately have me returning to my photography roots.. also head full of mk thoughts again. must be all that dcmk movie 27 talk

no pressure tag: reading this rn? tag, you're it :D

[look-at-the-stars-tonight]

I just talked to my childhood best friend for the first time in nine years and. Shrimp emotions