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incorrectfabfifteen · 11 days

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Hello, welcome to Incorrect Fab Fifteen, a blog about all things Silver Age Teen Titans! I've come up with the term Fab Fifteen to broadly refer to all of the members (which I'll explain below) as well as a natural expansion of the Fab Five (plus, it's better than just calling them the OG Teen Titans or the 70s Team).

For DC newcomers, don't be afraid of some of the comic terminology present, they'll make sense with more exposure.

Introducing: The Fab Fifteen!

Dick Grayson

Full name: Richard John "Dick" Grayson

Alter Ego: Robin I, Nightwing, Batman III, Red X

Birthday: March 20th

Love interests: Bette Kane (Pre-Crisis), Princess Koriand'r, Barbara Gordon, Helena Bertinelli (DCYou), Bea Bennett [There's probably more, feel free to send an ask so I can fix this]

Reading recs: The Judas Contract, The Cheshire Contract [collected as Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies], Nightwing Vol 1 by Chuck Dixon, Batman & Robin, The Black Mirror, New 52 Nightwing by Kyle Higgens

Wally West

Full name: Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West

Alter Ego: Kid Flash I, The Flash III

Birthday: January 16

Love interests: Donna Troy (Pre-NTT), Rachel Roth (🤨?), Frances Kane, Linda Park, Jesse Chambers

Reading recs: Born To Run, Savage Velocity, The Flash by William Messner-Loebs and Greg LaRoque, The Flash by Mark Waid, Flash Forward, The Flash by Jeremy Adams (especially The Return of Wally West and One-Minute War)

Donna Troy

Full name: Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy

Alter ego: Wonder Girl, Troia (Who Is Wonder Girl? until Total Chaos; JLA/Titans until Infinite Crisis; No Justice onwards), Darkstar (Zero Hour until Meltdown), Wonder Woman IV (Who Is Wonder Woman?)

Birthday: April 26

Love interests (oh boy): Dick Grayson (FORMERLY), Wally West (only during the Silver Age + some weird thing during DC Rebirth), Garth (Titans 2018 + Titans United), Roy Harper, Kyle Rayner

Reading recs: Who Is Wonder Girl? [Collected in The New Teen Titans Who is Donna Troy?], Wonder Woman By John Byrne Vol. 3, The Return of Donna Troy, Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman?, Titans: The Spark and Into The Bleed

Garth

Full name: Prince Garth of Shayeris

Alter ego: Aqualad (also legal name until Crisis), Tempest

Birthday: March 6

Love interests: Donna Troy, Tula Marinus, Dolphin, Lilith Clay (temporary)

Reading recs: World's Finest: Teen Titans, Death of a Prince, Tempest by Phil Jimenez, Aquaman by Peter David, JLA: The Obsidian Age, Aquaman: Underworld

Roy Harper

Full name: Roy William Harper Jr.

Alter ego: Speedy, Arsenal, Red Arrow

Birthday: November 1

Love interests: Donna Troy, Jade Nguyen, Kendra Saunders

Reading recs: Snowbirds Don't Fly, The Cheshire Contract [Collected as Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies], Arsenal by Devin Grayson, Outsiders 2003, Justice League of America 2007, Infinite Frontier, Green Arrow 2023

Lilith Clay

Full name: Lilith Jupiter-Clay

Alter ego: Omen

Birthday: Not stated but her debut was November 18

Love interests: Gnarrk, Donald Hall, Garth, Bette Kane

Reading recs: The Terror of Trigon, Teen Titans by Dan Jurgens, Teen Titans: Life and Death, Titans Hunt (2015), Titans Rebirth

Mal Duncan

Full name: Malcolm Arnold "Mal" Duncan

Alter ego: Guardian (Pre-Crisis), Hornblower, Herald (Post-Crisis), Vox (Infinite Crisis until Flashpoint)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Karen Beecher

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Titans Hunt, Titans Rebirth, The Other History of the DC Universe #2

Fun fact: Mal Duncan was featured in the first interracial kiss in comics history with a goodbye kiss between him and Lilith!

Karen Beecher

Full name: Karen Beecher-Duncan

Alter ego: Bumblebee

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Mal Duncan

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Titans Hunt, Titans Rebirth, The Other History of the DC Universe #2, Doom Patrol by Keith Giffen

Don Hall

Full name: Donald Hall

Alter ego: Dove

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Lilith Clay

Reading recs: The Hawk & The Dove, Silver Age Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths

Hank Hall

Full name: Henry "Hank" Hall

Alter ego: Hawk, Monarch (Armageddon 2001), Extant (Zero Hour until JSA)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Dawn Granger, Ren Takamori

Reading recs: The Hawk and The Dove, Hawk and Dove: Ghosts & Demons, Hawk and Dove (1989), Birds of Prey (2010)

Dawn Granger

Full name: Dawn Marie Granger

Alter ego: Dove

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Hank Hall, Sal Arsala

Reading recs: Hawk and Dove: Ghosts & Demons, Hawk and Dove (1989), Birds of Prey (2010)

Duela Dent

Full name: Duela Dent

Alter ego: Joker's/Riddler's/Penguin's Daughter, Card Queen, Harlequin

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Earth-1 Dick Grayson, Earth-3 Dick Grayson

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Teen Titans: Titans East

Bette Kane

Full name: Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane

Alter ego: Batgirl (Pre-Crisis), Flamebird (Post-Crisis, current mantle), Hawkfire (N52 Batwoman only)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Dick Grayson (Pre-Crisis)

Reading recs: Teen Titans Vol 1 #50-53, Hawk and Dove Vol 3 Annual 1, Beast Boy (2000), DC's Legion of Bloom

Charley Parker

Full name: Charles Edmund "Charley" Parker (human name); Ch'al Andar (Thanagarian name)

Alter ego: Golden Eagle, Hawkman IV (Rise of the Golden Eagle)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Kendra Saunders (I think?)

Reading recs: Hawkman: Rise of the Golden Eagle,

Tula

Full name: Tula Marinus

Alter ego: Aquagirl

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Garth

Reading recs: Tempest by Phil Jimenez, New 52 Aquaman, Mera: Queen of Atlantus, Aquaman by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Aquamen

So a special note: despite Beast Boy being a part of the Titans West (as well as appearing in the above photograph), they do not count as part of the Fab Fifteen, mainly because he's already part of the New Teen Titans. Also note that this acc won't be using the New 52 version of Duela Dent (although the Gotham Knights version is fine so feel free to send in any hcs about her)

Also you maybe be asking why Gnarrk's entry is below instead of with everybody else. That's because Gnarrk was never a Titan in the first place. Sure, he appeared as part of the title and was there when the Titans West was formed but he never actually joined the team at all. Gnarrk becoming a Titan became a thing when he was introduced following the New 52.

Gnarrk

Full name: Unknown

Alter ego: Caveboy

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Lilith Clay

Reading recs: Titans Hunt (2015), Titans Rebirth

Uhh, yeah, so that's the Fab Fifteen! Again, don't worry about this technical jargon if you're a newcomer and you just wanna look at the other posts, we're all here to have fun.

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pluckyredhead · 9 months

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Ngl do you think the relationship between Arthur and Garth has anything to do with how often at the time adopted children were and are considered not as “real” as biological children? Especially because the whole nuclear family BS. Not saying that’s all of it but I think it plays a role

Oh, 100%. I mean, look at this:

Arthur is willing to kill Garth to save Aquababy, because Aquababy is his son...with the implicit corollary that Garth isn't. The kid he has raised since, like, age 8, who has been by his side and living in his house all these years, is just...a sidekick.

(I think it's worth noting that Batman, who is not a good father, was once in a similar situation - Ra's al Ghul wanted him to pick whether Tim or Damian should die - and Bruce immediately chose himself. Arthur didn't even consider sacrificing himself for the boys. When you're a worse father than Batman, you know you've fucked up.)

I will say that in the early decades, comics only rarely explicitly referred to heroes and sidekicks as fathers and sons - you don't see it very often with Dick or Roy either. That's why all the sidekicks were wards and none of them were legally adopted. (Dick wasn't adopted until he was over 18; Roy never has been.) This was mostly to keep the heroes seeming young and fun instead of stodgy old dads.

But since the 70s on, Dick and Roy have been very frequently, explicitly stated to be Bruce and Ollie's sons, and the same is true for subsequent sidekicks: Jason was going to be adopted right away, Tim was going to be adopted whether he wanted it or not, Mia is clearly Ollie's daughter.

By contrast, I can only think of two times the Arthur/Garth dynamic has been described as paternal. The first is from Garth's debut:

HE IS SO TINY. Also I can't stop laughing at how Arthur's like "Fuck that noise." TERRIBLE.

I can't remember exactly when the other instance was, but I want to say it was Arthur calling Garth his son in like...the early 2000s? Maybe the Jurgens run? It would've had to have been before the 2003 run, because Garth was not putting up with Arthur's bullshit from 2003 on, and then the New 52 happened.

But yeah, they don't use those words for each other...basically ever. (Lorena and Jackson are also not Arthur's children. To be fair, Jackson has two very alive parents so Arthur being like "YOU ARE MY SON" would be weird and inappropriate.)

I think another factor, though, is that Arthur isn't just Garth's former mentor and guardian - he's his king. A lot of the time, Arthur has very cold, formal relationships with almost everyone in his life who isn't Mera (and sometimes even her) or a literal baby. There's a certain loyalty Garth owes Arthur - or at least both characters seem to feel Garth owes Arthur, whether or not you or I might agree with that - that has nothing at all to do with family.

We also don't really know the Atlantean norms around this sort of thing. Like, we can extrapolate things about Ollie and Roy's relationship that aren't written on the page, but do Atlanteans even have differentiations between ward, foster, and adoptee? Do they differentiate between adoptee and biological child?

And combining both of those ideas, Garth being considered Arthur's son might have political ramifications. Does that put him in the line of succession? The comics have been wildly inconsistent on this (Titans called him a prince this month and I yelled "EXPLAIN YOURSELF, TOM TAYLOR" at the page), but one could headcanon that Arthur has very deliberately avoided formally recognizing Garth as his son for political reasons. (Unless he has and that's why Garth is apparently a prince now, like he was in the Jurgens run but no other time in history. EXPLAIN BOTH OF YOURSELVES, TOM TAYLOR AND DAN JURGENS.)

Anyway yeah, I mostly think you're right that it's just anti-adoption prejudice, but there are some other factors that make this situation unique among the many, many mentor/sidekick relationships in comics.

#aqualad #garth #aquaman #arthur curry #meta

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iheartsunset · 1 year

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Papa Louie Family HCs (part 1)

(Here are some hcs I have of how some of the characters are related! I’ve been wanting to do this and a last names hc list for a long time)

It’s canon that Roy and Joy are siblings, but I headcanon for their dad to be Guy Mortadello. I also headcanon that he’s Papa Louie’s twin brother, and that they had some kind of falling out as young adults. Roy is very suspicious and has been getting close to finding this all out, but Joy has already known for years. This family is a mess.

Prudence is Rudy’s older half sister. I headcanon that his mother and her father were business partners whose affair resulted in Rudy being born. The two were actually very close childhood friends, not knowing about the affair and not understanding why their parents all hated each other. They reunited at a workers meeting after like 10 years once Papa’s Cheeseria opened, and they also discovered that they were siblings. They get along very well, and they’re trying to get their parents to be civil with each other.

Connor and LePete are also half siblings! And I agree with @maznanangy’s headcanon that Daniela is LePete’s mom. She’s stationed in Calypso Island while LePete lives with Connor, his dad, and Connor’s mom in Burgerburgh. Whenever he and his dad have an argument, he runs off to stay with her for a few days (which is a lot). Connor and Lisa always end up running after him. Connor and Daniela have a good relationship too, and she calls him to let him know that LePete is safe whenever he leaves.

Olivia is Koilee’s older cousin. They both grew up in Sakura Bay and were so close, they considered each other as sisters. Koilee was shy and withdrawn from being bullied as a kid, but Olivia was quite popular and threw lots of parties. They grew apart after Olivia graduated and moved back to Portallini, her hometown, and when Koilee was stuck in her 2 month long delinquent phase. Now that Koilee’s graduated, they visit each other a lot more and have maintained good contact. Olivia calls Koilee Lee-Lee and Koilee calls Olivia Livvie. Koilee sometimes gets roped into helping Olivia plan and attend parties.

(Bonus: I believe that Koilee and Carlo both called Olivia to inform her that they were robbed by Guy Mortadello in the beginning of Scooperia. She laughed at them so hard over the phone and called them idiots. When she was swindled into working for the Cluckeria, Koilee paid her back by laughing hysterically at her over the phone)

Rita is Cecilia’s older cousin, and unlike Koilee and Olivia, they have a tumultuous relationship. Growing up, Rita resented Cecilia for constantly disrespecting her kind parents and taking their support of her dancing for granted. Meanwhile, Cecilia hated Rita because she was always being compared to her. They always end d up getting explosive fights once they were adults. After Papa and the other workers staged an intervention for them, their relationship got slightly better once they talked out their feelings. Now, they’re incredibly civil, but still occasionally bicker.

I also headcanon Georgito as being Rita and Cecilia’s uncle. He’s the cool uncle who always brought them gifts and gave them advice when they were both younger. He’s very concerned with how much they fight, and he’s thankful to Papa Louie for helping them work through it. He likes to support Cecilia when she does dance competition and also enjoys giving Rita advice for her business ventures.

Ivy is Hacky Zak and CJ Friskins’ mother. Duke Gotcha is Hacky Zak’s father, while CJ Friskins’ father is unknown. Crystal is his aunt and legal guardian, and they’re very close. Ivy avoids them like the plague, Hacky Zak pretends they don’t exist, and CJ Friskins always bothers them for some quality family bonding time.

Liezel is Drakson’s younger sister. He’s her tough and emo older brother who barely shows any emotions, meanwhile she always happily drags him along on any workouts or shopping trips with her friends. He’s like her bodyguard and closest confidant.

I forgot my own hcs, but I think I said that Kaleb is Kayla’s younger cousin? He’s very interested in filmmaking and loves to follow Kayla’s career. She always offers to star in or help produce one of his films, but he always refuses in order to not be known as “Kayla’s cousin.”

Rollie is Lisa’s younger cousin. Lisa often looks out for them because of their sickly disposition, something that Rollie secretly hates. They have a very normal relationship, and Rollie also gets along well with Fernanda and Franco.

Cooper, Radlynn, Mary, and Penny joke that they’re cousins because of how similar they look. Greg found out during a class project that Mary is his and Cooper’s third cousin twice removed (however that “removed” thing works).

Chuck and Taylor are foster brothers. Taylor was in the foster system and came to live with Chuck and his mother. They were awkward at first, but they grew closer after Chuck’s mother passed away. They consider each other to be both best friends and brothers.

#papa louie #flipline studios #flipline #my hcs #Koilee #papa louie olivia #papa louie roy #papa louie joy #guy mortadello is roy and joy’s dad #chuck and taylor are bros #papa louie rita #papa louie rollie

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bluejaysandblackbats · 2 months

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Titans Academy

Fandom: DC Comics, Titans, Arrowfam

Summary: Grant struggles to accept his new reality when Roy takes him in and enrolls him in Titans Academy. He must adjust to life at a boarding school and life with his new foster family (Roy and Lian). Can he learn to trust the people who claim to care about him? Or will he shut himself off from love altogether?

Chapters: 8/?

Characters: Grant Emerson, Roy Harper, Bart Allen, Toni Monetti, Cody Driscoll, Lian Harper, Jade Nguyen, Audrey Spears, Tommy Blake Jr.

Additional Tags: Father-Son Relationship, Boarding School AU, No Powers AU, Found Family, Second Chances, Roy Harper is a Legal Guardian, Roy Harper is a Father, POV First Person, Grant Emerson POV, Autistic Bart Allen

Chapter Eight: School Breakfast

I woke at four and dressed for school when I was well enough. I helped Lian tie her shoes and did chores with Roy. So, all the tasks students had were assigned by the week. If I had the stables one week, I had kitchen duty the next week, trash duty, and classroom cleaning, and then we would start over. Kitchen duty was intense. I started at five in the morning with Roy and Donna. They wanted me to help make breakfast. I had to make waffle batter for over a hundred kids. Four different ways. Roy sat Tommy in a high chair, and Lian refilled the napkins. "Thank you, Lian," Roy smiled. Lian nodded and stood beside me on a stool.

"You're doing a good job," Lian reassured me. I relaxed my shoulders and smiled. "Daddy's gonna be so proud of you."

"Thanks, Lian. That makes me feel good," I replied honestly.

"That's how you deserve to feel," Lian grinned. My throat went dry, and I teared up. It was the first time I'd wanted to cry since I was a kid. I hadn't cried in so long, but that did something to me. Roy picked up on it immediately.

"Hey, Grant, can you help me with one of the sign-in charts for the lunchroom?" Roy asked. I nodded and followed him to the lunchroom entrance while Donna finished making the waffles. "You alright?"

I shut my eyes until they stopped watering. "Uh-huh... Yeah... I felt weird for a second, but I'm okay now," I replied.

"What happened?" Roy asked. His voice was painfully gentle.

"Nothing... I mean... I'm not used to feeling special," I replied, "I don't know... What she said back there-. I got choked up for a second."

"Thanks for sharing that with me. I think I understand. Are you really okay, though?" Roy questioned. I nodded. "Kitchen duty kicking your backside yet?"

"I never had to cook back home. I had-. They were traditional," I replied, "So this is all new to me..."

Roy named the kids that came in, and I checked their names on the clipboard list. Bart ran straight into me, and he stopped in his tracks. "What's the matter?" Roy asked.

"I couldn't sleep. My uncle didn't call last night," Bart replied, "And I still don't know who's picking me up for the family week."

Roy looked Bart in the eye and took the clipboard from me. He flipped to the last page and wrote something down before handing the piece of paper to Bart. "But I can-."

"It's okay, Bart. If anyone needs a soft day, it's you," Roy replied, "I'll bring you your breakfast."

Bart nodded and left the cafeteria. "What's a soft day?" I asked.

"It's basically a mental health day. We all take them sometimes," Roy answered, "This school is here to build you guys up, not force you to put on smiles and pretend things are fine when they're not."

"No kiddin'... You really care about kids, don't you?" I whispered. I didn't mean to say that out loud, but I'm a dork like that.

"I care about everybody," Roy replied, "Cody, what are you doing here?"

"Got switched back to kitchen duty because some kid lost their kitchen privileges," Cody replied, "Are you supervising here today?"

"Mhm, know what that means? Wanna turn on the radio and show Grant how to set the table?" Roy asked.

"Waffles today?" Cody asked.

"Yup," Roy replied.

Cody led me back to the kitchen and turned on the radio. "So, you live with Roy and not in the dorms?" Cody asked. I nodded. "You're gonna fill the shakers for the tables with cinnamon sugar. The little kids like sprinkles, so we fill shakers with sprinkles too. I'll do the sprinkles."

Cody set out the shakers and the cinnamon sugar. "What are the dorms like?" Grant asked.

"It sucks when your roommate moves out, especially if you get along with them. I got a new roommate, but we don't talk much. People say I'm hard to get along with because I can be a jerk sometimes," Cody replied. I shrugged it off and filled the shakers. "Sorry about the other day."

"It's nothin'," I replied.

"You like living with Roy?" Cody asked. He filled the sprinkles jars so fast it made my head spin. "You'll catch up."

"It's okay... Everybody likes him here, or they're acting like it-."

"Oh no, he's as cool as everyone says," Cody replied, "He cares... I got here the same week as two other kids. Then another girl showed up a little while after. He treated us like we were his kids. He still checks in with all of us."

"And you've been here how long?" I asked.

Cody loaded all the full shakers onto two trays. "A couple of months before you. We're gonna put two of each on the table. Let me get the first table to show you," Cody explained. I followed him around and set the shakers out. Once we finished setting them out, Cody gestured for me to follow him. "We're front of the line for breakfast." I stood in line behind him, and we got the same stuff. Waffles, strawberries, sausage, and syrup. The bell rang, and kids started pouring in from all directions. A girl sat next to Cody, and she whispered something to him. He grinned.

"What?" I asked.

"She wanted to know if you were cool," Cody replied, "Audrey, this is Grant. Grant, this is Audrey... Audrey, where's Toni?"

"Caught up cleaning one of the classrooms probably... I bet you they stuck her in Health again," Audrey replied. Audrey. What a babe! But I think she had her sights set on Cody. I could tell by the way she looked at him. I don't think he saw her that way, though. I could tell by the way he looked through her when she talked. Still, I thought she was cute. "Hi, Grant. Nice to meet you," Audrey smiled as she reached to shake my hand.

"Wayyy nicer to meet you, Audrey," I grinned. Hey. Don't blame a guy for trying. Audrey dumped her container of whipped cream on her waffles and covered them in sprinkles.

"Are you staying here during family week?" Audrey asked. I nodded. "Me too. Donna's my dorm parent. It's not so bad staying here during family week. The school's like family anyway."

Cody picked over his waffles. "I said you could come home with my mom and me," Cody muttered.

"Wouldn't that be weird?" Audrey asked.

"My mom knows about you. She said it'd be okay... If it's too short notice, though, you can still come to stay with us, Driscolls, for winter break," Cody offered. Audrey smiled and nodded.

Yeah, there was no way I had a chance with her. Cody had somewhere to go. Lian put a cushion down and sat next to me. Roy put her tray down and asked me to help her while he checked in with some of the kids. "Morning, Lian," Audrey smiled.

"Good morning! Hi, Cody," Lian greeted them. I opened her butter and syrup, and she ate her fruit while I cut up her waffles into bite-sized pieces.

"How's your mom, Lian?" Cody asked.

"She went to D.C.," Lian replied, "Mommy has a big test to take."

"I hope she passes," Cody smiled.

Lian thanked him and ate her breakfast. I liked the meals. It was probably my favorite thing about the school. It wasn't quite family, but it felt pretty close.

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ao3feed-timkon · 1 year

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Be a good little Alpha Girl

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yNhSz9U

by Anonymous

Long ago there was a great war the killed off most of the alphas. Ever since omegas have been in charge and alphas have been seen violent creatures that need to controlled by omegas. They use pheromones and what is called an omega voice to control them. In 2023 things have gotten little better for Alphas. They legally need at least one omega guardian or mate and have to where collars with a leash in public. Y/n L/n has been hiding her alpha statis since the age of 12 with illegal alpha suppressants and scent blockers. However that is hard with 'pack' like the Waynes that only sees alphas as good for breeding. She always knew she'd caught eventually so she decide to move out the day she turned 18. However in her haste to pack the night before she forgets to take her pill and apply her scent blockers again before bed.

I do not own Batman, Justice league, or Superman.

Words: 498, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Reader, Batman Ensemble

Relationships: Jason Todd/Reader, Dick Grayson/Reader, Damian Wayne/Reader, Tim Drake/Reader, Jonathan Kent/Reader, Kon-El | Conner Kent/Reader, Wally West/Reader, Roy Harper/Reader, Bruce Wayne/Reader, Clark Kent/Reader, Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Breeding, Pregnancy, Dominant Omegas, Submissive Alphas, dark omegas, omegas use pheromones and their voices to control alphas, alphas are used for breeding, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Mating Bites, Mating Bond

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/yNhSz9U

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #timkon

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shinobirain24 · 2 years

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Speedy II (Revised)

Real name: Lian Nguyen-Harper

Hair color: Ginger

Eye color: black

Alias: Speedy (alter-ego), Red Rider (first hero alias), Little Red Riding Hood (by villains or rivals), Little Lotus (by her mother)

Family: Lawrence Crock (maternal grandfather), Paula Nguyen (maternal grandmother), Artemis Crock (maternal aunt), Will Harper (father), Jade Nguyen (mother), Roy Haper ("paternal uncle"), Jim Harper ("paternal uncle"/legal guardian)

Romances: Tommy Merlyn (ex-boyfriend), Joseph Wilson (current love interest)

Biography:

Prior to the Battle against the World War, Lian was born to the assassin Jade Nguyen, a former member of the League of Shadows, and Will Harper, a clone of the original Roy Harper and former partner of Green Arrow.

At some point in the year 2018, her mother, Jade left her family in order to keep her daughter away from their enemies. Leaving Lian under the care of her father, Will. Plus her maternal aunt, Artemis would often come to visit to see Lian before officially living with them.

At the age of 7, Will knew that someday, the Light would come after them. So he taught Lian archery and combat in case anything happened to him. Her paternal "uncles" Roy and Jim would often visit her. Roy, however, was estranged from Lian due to feeling out of place. Jim however, had been close to Lian after spending time right her. Lian was left unaware that her father and Jim were clones of the original, Roy.

In 2032, Lian became a freshman student in Star Academy. But was antisocial due to feeling out of place from other students born more "normal." Plus she is the only female student in the kickboxing team. But would often get into fights whenever others messed with her. At home, Lian would ask her father about her mother, whom she does not remembered due to Jade disappearing from her life since she 3.

Will told Lian that her mother died. But that was a lie, cause it was a cover story Jade asked Will to tell Lian so that she won't think of looking for her. Of course, Lian did not take this seriously and would search information about her mother's whereabouts.

During that time, Lian would befriend a boy her age, Joseph Wilson-Kane. A lonely young man who enrolled in the same school as Lian, unaware that the two have similar backgrounds. The two became fast friends, and would hang out after school, and help each other with homework. Though Lian had friendly interactions with a classmate named, Zoe Lawton, the two were never close, but considered each other as friends.

It was during the New Year in 2033 was when Will decided that Lian temporarily transfer to Gotham Academy for unknown reasons, Lian reluctantly stayed under the care of her grandmother, Paula. But she and Joseph made a pact to meet again. During that time, Lian overheard her grandmother talking to a guest. Curious, Lian greeted the guest while Paula introduced her granddaughter to Nyssa Al Ghul, a former member of the League of Shadows. Nyssa reveals that she is leading a clan called the Order of the Phoenix that trains and rehabilitates those who defected from the League of Shadows. Recruiting young defenders.

Impressed with Lian's skills and strong will, Nyssa offered Lian to take her to Japan to become her student to learn the ways of survival and fighting for just. Paula gives consent, much to Lian's joy. But her father remained unaware of it.

In 2034, Lian became one of Nyssa's students, having to passed the trials that led her to become her official apprentice to Nyssa so that she can one day lead the clan of the Phoenix. Lian would also have strange dreams about a woman with a mask of a Cheshire cat. And Lian would draw about it, cause it holds a meaning.

Later, Lian is befriended by Tommy Merlyn, another one of Nyssa's students. At first the two would became friendly rivals to the point they became close. This friendly rivalry would then turned into a romantic relationship, as Lian and Tommy began to open up to each other of their pasts. But there was more to Tommy than meets the eye.

However, it came to an end when Lian and Tommy were paired up on a mission to end the operations of the Light of another metahuman trafficking schemes. Lian and Tommy snuck into a shop where all the kidnapped teens were held captive. After taking down the members of the Light and locking them in the cafeterias. Lian went to check on Tommy to see if he finds anything. To her shock, Tommy was placing a bomb in a room full of teens in pods, unconscious. As Lian tried to stop Tommy from killing them. But it was too late as the bomb exploded, ending the lives trapped in pods.

Lian and Tommy then argued. For Lian to point out that he had taken innocent lives being kidnapped against their wills. Tommy revealed his hatred for metahumans as they were the cause of his father's death. But Lian knew this cannot go on, breaking up with him at some point and informed Nyssa of Tommy's actions.

As a result, Nyssa expelled Tommy, as the rule in the Order of the Phoenix was that they protect, not kill. Lian watched as he left, not shedding a tear, and relieved that he was leaving. But that was a beginning of fate and sorrow for the Red Archer.

In 2035, Lian returned to Star City to visit her father after he called. She was delighted to see her family again. In the Star City airport, she was surprised to see Joseph and greeted him with excitement. The two catch up on their lost time in their friendship. Lian felt more better since her breakup with Tommy.

But before she can see her family, Lian went to a pawn shop to purchase a gift for her aunt. Until she heard a police chase. Lian takes on the persona of Red Rider and encountered Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) in a chase against the robbers.

Later on, she infiltrated a cargo activity where the kingpin, Brick was placing more trafficked teens in the cargo for more metahuman experiments. She first snuck around the gang to rescue the captives inside the cargo, until she was caught by a assailant named Prometheus (Tommy Merlyn), whom had seems to recognize Lian.

Lian had little of choice but to fight Prometheus. But was too late as Brick got away. But managed to defeat Prometheus and apprehended him. After the fight, Lian went down the sewage where he built a lair of her own to investigate the 2nd Metahuman Trafficking Scourge. Only to find Green Arrow in there after finding out.

As they talked, Green Arrow reveals that he and Aqualad II (Arthur Curry Jr.) were putting together a team of young heroes to aid the Justice League, but in their own terms to help teens with our without powers who feel lost and needed a place to feel at home. Green Arrow offers Lian to become his protege after seeing her fight with Prometheus. Even revealing that the identity of Prometheus, none other than Tommy Merlyn himself.

Green Arrow explains that Tommy is the son of the deceased Dark Arrow, also known as one of Green Arrow's arch enemy, Malcom Merlyn, who was killed at the hands of an unknown metahuman, and had joined organization called the Brotherhood, a cult of anti-metas who sworn to rid the world of Metahumans. This had shocked Lian to know that her ex had ill intentions to take innocent lives. And did not think he would come back into her life for revenge.

In the wake of the Brotherhood's emergence. Lian agrees to become Green Arrow's protege. Taking the mantle of Speedy.

Personality:

Lian is a good-natured but also a rebellious-spirited girl who was close to her father after her mother left the family. And was rather strong-willed. And wasn't afraid to blow on others when angry.

Though during her early teens, Lian became antisocial and distrustful since her father has been keeping secrets about her mother, and the fact that he is a clone.

But after meeting Joseph Kane, and her mentor, Nyssa Al Ghul, Lian regained the sense of hope to find her mother for answers. Lian can also be a bit mischievous at times, such as sneaking out of home to secretly fight crime as Red Rider.

Lian also had a romantic relationship with Tommy Merlyn, a fellow student in the Order of the Phoenix, as she felt like they had in common. Attracted to Tommy's fierce personality. However, her perspective of Tommy changed after he intentionally killed innocent teens being taken by the Light organization in a ship. In the end, she viewed Tommy as a murderer.

After the breakup, Lian resolves to be better than Tommy, and willing to forget about him. Taking comfort in talking to Joseph after returning to Star City. She was even a fan of Green Arrow, as she idolized him for fighting for what he stands for.

After becoming Green Arrow's (Connor Hawke's) protege, Lian takes the mantle of Speedy. She maintained her rebellious ways, as she sometimes disobeys orders. But after taking the mantle of Speedy, Lian began to viewed Connor as an older brother figure (which is something she wanted for a long time).

Despite being a kind of person with a heart of gold, Lian also has a manipulative and flirtatious side, which she inherited from her mother. And would flirt her way to get what she needed, not wanted. Whenever Prometheus (her ex-boyfriend) would have something for information, Speedy would use flirt with him in order to weakened his mental state (which is something she was never proud of, but thought it was necessary). Even use this technique to fool her enemies.

Being friends with Joseph Wilson, she felt like some connection she never knew of. Being outsiders themselves. She develop feelings for the shy boy, and was very protective of him. Even went as far as to fight Joseph's older brother, Grant upon learning he was Deathstroke.

#young justice #young justice fanfiction #young justice titans #lian harper #young justice lian #lian nguyen harper

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whomuses · 1 year

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Prompt: Rowena Is taken by social services and placed in foster care far away from Richmond. She writes but as she grows up the letters become more and more scarce, but far after Jamie’s retirement there’s a letter posted to the house he lives at. It’s a retelling from a 30 yo Rowena of how she has been, but the last stanza hits hard: “I still think you’re not like your dad, I still name my black cats Alpine, even though the real alpine stayed with you. I still wish you’d slow down on country roads, maybe you do now. I remember telling you that people truly die when they’re forgotten. I loved you, Dad, I still do, and I’m carrying the scraps of you I still have very gently. And if you die before I do, I’ll keep you alive.” -@not-your-chosen Ro for Jamie

He'd had no intention of stepping into any role as a dad, he really hadn't. When Rowena had tumbled into his life, though, just a random meeting on a street corner, it had very quickly become such an insane part of his life. The new Jamie, the one who wanted to be kinder, had never really considered he was getting taken advantage of; it was so obviously untrue. And he'd done everything he could to try to be kind. But with the paps hanging around, it was clear soon enough that loads of shitty rumours were flying around. Try as he might, a lot of people ended up branding him a creep…

And as he'd had to answer statements and do damage control - flat out refusing to stop helping her - well, it was only a matter of time before social services got involved, right? He'd come back from training to see her carted off, like a prisoner, and nothing he did would help. He had tried everything to become her legal guardian, a last ditch, desperate attempt, but no matter of money or lawyers would manage to break that boundary. 'Not in her best interest', they'd said. He'd never forgotten the impact she had on his life, had written back, painstakingly, because he was never good with a pen… always wondered why she weren't allowed to like, email, but it was always nice to see that letter on his doorstep when he got back…

Life was busy, though. He was at the height of his career; football was everything he did, and all the other things fell to the wayside. He remembered saying once that he'd top himself before he got to thirty and started dragging the team down, but he was thirty-four when he retired, and it was entirely his own choice. He'd been captain over the last two teams he'd been on, and then returned to Richmond, knowing he wanted to do his last season here. But even at just thirty-four, he could feel that his hips were seriously getting fucked up from all the work he'd put in, and no physio could do anything to prevent it. Now he worked with Roy, coaching Richmond, and it had to be said, he fucking loved his job. Richmond was going from greatness to greatness, one of the strongest teams in the world, a regular pick for England…

He got home to the standard loud meowing, reaching down and patting the tabby that curled around his ankles. Scooping up the letter, his eyes widened - it had been so fucking long since he got one of these. He almost ripped the paper in his eagerness to open it, stumbling over the cat, scooping her up with one hand so she purred and wrapped her paws around his neck. This wasn't the original Alpine, of course not; but Jamie had never been great at names, so she was called Tree. The original kitten he'd raised by hand had been one of his best friends through shitty and wonderful times of his life, and had passed away two years ago. That had fucking destroyed him, admittedly, thinking of Ro and all the work they'd put in…

"Jesus." he murmured, tears shining in his eyes, unable to wipe them away because his hands were full of letter and also the cat who was now licking his ear. Sitting heavily in his kitchen chair, he deposited Tree onto the table, conceding the fight that they were always having to keep her off said table. Now he was able to wipe his teary eyes, but ended up with cat fur in them, which made the whole situation worse. "I'm only fuckin' fourty, jesus, I'm not dyin'." he muttered, but the beam on his face was apparent. His eyes kept drifting back to 'dad'. How the fuck he could be dad when he was only ten years older than her. He thought of Ted, how they still called regularly, despite the fact that the man had long since returned to America. He was coaching football - sorry - 'soccer', over there. Still taking care of his Richmond family, though. He was so proud of what they achieved with Roy and Jamie.

The media still hounded him, although less so, since he retired. Why he hadn't married, found a family, why he didn't have a slew of models twenty years his senior on his arm at all time, but he hadn't found much joy in that. Sure, there were a few people he enjoyed intimacy with, but he'd learnt a long time ago he just - didn't do romantic attraction. And he was okay with that. So he found his notepad and pen again, and began to painstakingly write a letter back… by the time he got to the end, he was teary-eyed again. ……. by the way, I ain't fucking dying, im only forty. he added, then signed his name. Hesitated. Added an extra scrawl. ps. where u livin now? maybe we could meet up. i missed u.

#long post #prose #not your chosen #this isn't an rp response really it's just. it's prose #shrugs loudly #future jamie

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Be a good little Alpha Girl

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3yRhon9

by Anonymous

I do not own Batman, Justice league, or Superman.

Words: 498, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Reader, Batman Ensemble

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3yRhon9

#dick grayson #robin #nightwing #wally west #kid flash #flash #birdflash #dickwally

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am-i-obsessed---maybe · 2 years

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New Friends In Old Places (GN!Reader x Young Justice)

Word count: 3k-ish (I think)

Summery: As Y/N and the team become more comfortable memories come back and new friends are made in unlikely places. Overall a laid back fun time.

Shadow Of A Bluebird Masterpost

Star City

November 22nd

It took a while but your life returned to normal, Dinah helped you work through the simulation and you enjoyed patrolling with her as well as Ollie and Artemis again. So when Ollie and Dinah got called into the Cave by Batman you were slightly worried. Over the years Ollie and Dinah had become your surrogate parents. Dinah was your legal guardian but she was always close to Ollie and when they started dating he started being around more. It was nice. You never had a proper family and you never thought you’d care. After all you can’t miss what you never had but now that you had it, well you loved it. You spent more time with Artemis outside of patrol and the team as well, it was truly one of the best months you had in a long, long time. One of the only times your life felt normal. You even got Roy to agree to a family photo with Ollie, Dinah him and yourself, all smiling (mostly) and normal looking. But of course that meant something had to go wrong.

Mount Justice

November 22nd

You, Ollie and Dinah zeta’d to the cave at Batman’s request and walked up to him, Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado who were looking at security footage.

“We came as soon as we got your message, what’s the problem?” Ollie and Dinah asked and looked between you and them.

“There’s something you both need to see” He said and even though you read the room and knew you weren’t really wanted you stayed put.

“Just the two of you” Batman clarified and you crossed your arms.

“What? Unless it’s top secret -which I doubt it is- why can’t I stick around?” You asked but Dinah stepped in.

“Y/N, why don’t you go find the others. If this concerns you we’ll let you know” She said and you rolled your eyes but walked away. “Fine” You grumbled and went to find your teammates. You were in civvies, with a pair of shades covering your eyes. Those came in handy for avoiding respect lectures since no one saw your many eye rolls.

After a bit of snooping you found Robin and Wally also in civvies in the common area.

“What are you guys doing?” You asked and they shrugged.

“Chillin, what’re you doing?” Wally asked.

“Ollie and Dinah got called in for something by the big bad bat. But seeing as I can hear muffled laughter I’m gonna take some time digging through security footage later” You replied, filling a glass with orange juice from the fridge and joining your friends around the table.

“You seem better” Robin said and you nodded.

“Family time’s been helping” You mentioned and both Wally and Robin smirked, “What?” You questioned.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard you call GA and Canary family before” Wally said and Robin agreed.

“Even your cold heart is melting” Robin cooed and you sighed.

“My heart is not cold” You defended but deep down you enjoyed the banter.

“You’re right, it’s stone hard. Seriously, you know how terrified I was of you when we met?” Wally asked and you raised a brow.

“You were scared of a 12 year old?”

“After you kicked my ass in 2.5 seconds ya! You were scary!” The speedster said and you all laughed.

“Says the guy who’s bestie is basically a ninja” You retorted looking at Robin. “Hey, at least I was chatty. It took like three months for you to warm up to us.” The boy wonder said and you smiled fondly at the memory.

Star City

Four years ago

You walked beside Black Canary to the group of assembled heroes in front of you. You recognized all of them from either TV or your training on Infinity Island. Batman, Flash, Aquaman and Green Arrow were all assembled along with their sidekicks.

“Guys, I’d like you to meet Bluebird” Black Canary introduced you and you nodded.

“Hello” You said politely and Canary turned her attention to the boys.

“Bluebird, these are Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and you already know Speedy as well as their mentors Batman, Flash, Aquaman and Green Arrow respectively” Your mentor said and they all waved hello. You were far from the youngest sidekick there. Robin looked to be around ten years old, Kid Flash seemed your age but you couldn’t be sure.

“It’s nice to meet you all” You said, voice even and stoic. You couldn’t help it, there were a few people you’ve learned to open up to in the last year or so, Mr. Morris was the first. When he took you in he helped you realize that you no longer needed to behave as your mother taught you. Then Dinah began to teach you how to express yourself the way you felt most comfortable and now you were comfortable opening up to her as well as Ollie and Roy who you had gotten close to thanks to Dinah. But even so it was a slow process escaping the behaviors your mother had enforced for ten years and you were slow to trust. You stood awkwardly beside Canary as Roy came up to give you a small side hug to reassure you and beckoned his friends to come closer.

With the signal from his friend Kid Flash sped over to you and held out his hand.

“Hey Bluebird- can I call you blue?- I’m Kid Flash, or KF-” The speedster said and Robin pushed him aside. “Don’t mind him, I’m Robin, funny how we both chose bird names huh?” He said.

The five of you began training together and over time you all opened up to each other, even spending time outside of the costume though Robin and you still kept your identities mostly hidden. You talked about your experiences on the field and what made you want to become heroes. You found out that Kid Flash is the Flash’s nephew and that Aqualad (who’s atlantean) uses atlantean sorcery.

You opened up to them too, if only a little bit. You didn't trust anyone with the truth of where you came from so you and Dinah created a story to tell others about your past, putting together half truths to create a story that isn’t really a lie.

“So, Blue, how'd you and Canary become a team?” Wally AKA Kid Flash asked, you all had finished training and were sitting around the now empty park where you were all sparring.

“I met Dinah when I was ten, I helped her stop a bank robbery” You told them casually.

“You helped stop a bank robbery as a ten year old? Sweet!” Wally said and you all laughed.

“I was living with a family friend at the time, and I was walking back to his house and saw it go down so I just jumped in. She actually got pretty mad at me for that” You explained and smiled sheepishly.

“Well you were a ten year old who flew over out of nowhere and started attacking the thugs she was fighting” Roy said and the group of sidekicks laughed at the seemingly important information you left out.

“Either way she walked me home, talked to Mr. Morris- the family friend I was living with and she offered to take me in and take me under her wing.” You said, finishing the story.

“Where were your folks?” Wally tried to ask but Robin elbowed him in the side.

“Dude!” The boy wonder said and you laughed.

“It’s okay. I never met my dad and my mom’s a jerk” You told them. For a long time that’s all they knew but over time they learned more.

You told them how you lived with your mom until you were about nine but when your powers emerged she kicked you out, wanting nothing to do with you. In a way that was true. You did live with your mother until you were nine and she did want nothing to do with you because of your powers but it wasn’t because you had them. It was because the powers you had weren’t the ones she spent years trying to cultivate.

Mount Justice

November 22nd

“Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Bluebird, Miss Martian, report for mission briefing” Batman said over the Cave speaker system and you looked at your fellow teammates.

“Looks like nostalgic reminiscing has to wait for another time” Robin joked and you smiled, taking off your jacket revealing your uniform.

“You guys go ahead, I’ll be right behind you.” You told them and they nodded, going to join the rest of your team for the mission briefing.

You on the other hand ran to the bathroom to suit up and joined them soon after.

“Raman Harjavti is the democratically elected president of Qurac. Harjavti has been praised as a fair, wise leader, a humanitarian.” Batman began, he projected a map Qurac as well as an image of Harjavti with the computer. “But five days ago, Harjavti allied himself with the dictator of the neighboring nation of Bialya- Queen Bee.” He continued and Superboy scoffed.

“Not a fan” he said and Batman agreed.

“Few are. But Harjavti suddenly backs Queen Bee’s baseless claims that Qurac and Bialya were one nation in ancient times, and has announced the countries will reunify in two days at a ceremony in Qurac.” Batman explained.

“And the Quracis are okay with this?” Kid Flash asked, surprise and annoyance in his voice.

“Hardly, their well aware of the brutality of Queen Bee’s regime but Harjavti has censored the press, silenced all legitimate protest and invited the Bialyian military into his country to enforce martial law.” The Bat answered and Robin joined in.

“Queen Bee has to be controlling him, doesn’t she have the power to enthrall most men?” He asked and Batman nodded.

“And some women, but we have confirmation she hasn’t left Bialya. Something else is at work here, find out what. Robin, you’re team leader.” He stated and Wally smiled. “Promotion, sweet!”

“What about Aqualad?” Robin asked, you heard the obvious doubt in his voice which was strange. Once he wanted nothing but to lead the team.

“He’s busy helping Aquaman. You’re the next logical choice” Batman told his protege and Wally being Wally, complained that Robin left his high five hanging.

So, you all got your things and took off in the Bioship to Qurac.

As you all boarded you stopped beside Robin. “You’ll do fine Wonder Bird” You told him and his shoulders seemed to relax if only a bit at the nickname.

Qurac

November 22nd

Miss Martian flew the camouflaged Bioship over the Bialyan Quraci border. A group of Bialyan tanks were running over a fence and entering into Qurac, most likely illegally even though it's not like anyone would try to stop them with Harjavti under Queen Bee's thumb.

The whole team was on high alert, you were officially in enemy territory after all.

“No opposition, I guess Harjavti really is in bed with Bialya'' Superboy commented but Robin explained while looking at a map on his wrist computer. “I wouldn’t expect opposition here. It’s an animal sanctuary.” He said. That’s when Kid Flash noticed something.

“Tanks have caused a stampede… With civilians in harm's way!” He said and almost everyone was in favor of stepping in.

“We’re way off mission here” Robin said but back tracked soon after.

“Deploy. But stealth mode. If the Bialyians know we hit 'em this becomes an international incident.” He instructed and you all nodded.

You pressed the small blue bird emblem on your chest. It was barely visible on your mostly black suit. Really stealth mode on your suit only changed the accent color from a light blue to a dull red but it was stealth mode none the less.

You jumped out of the Bioship with the rest of the team and flew with Kid Flash, disarming and scattering the Bialyian soldiers while Superboy split the stampede and Miss Martian fired cover fire from the Bioship. When all was done you floated above the ground with your team as Robin asked the woman and child that were in danger if they were okay.

“Mom, mom, mom! We were just saved by Robin, Kid Flash and Bluebird!” The boy said excitedly and you gave him a small smile as you lowered yourself back to the ground.

“Well, Superboy and Miss Martian helped too” KF joked.

“We’re just happy you’re okay” You told the kid in a soft voice and Miss M lowered the Oryx the mother and child were huddled by before the stampede.

“We averted the Bialyians around the sanctuary. You should be safe now” Robin told the two in what you had to admit was a very leader voice.

“Which means the coast is clear Miss M, you can de-camo now” Wally whispered to what seemed like no one behind him but you knew M’gann was there even before she removed her hood and became visible again.

The woman you saved sighed, “You may have made things worse, Bialyian border crossings are a way of life here. Usually they wreck a few fences and move on. Engaging them might have made us a target” She said and you had to admit she had a point. Hell you would have agreed with Robin to stay on mission but she and her son were in danger and you couldn’t ignore that.

“Mommmm, uncool” The kid grumbled and you held back a smile.

“I’m sorry, I should thank you,” The woman said. She introduced her son Garfield but before she introduced herself M’gann interrupted her with excitement.

“Marie Logan! I can’t believe I’m actually meeting you in person! Uh- I’v, I’ve admired your stance on animal rights for years” M’gann said and immediately Conner questioned her via mind link because in fact she’d only been on earth for six months.

Eventually or inevitably since both M’gann and Garflied were asking their respective person in charge to allow the other to stay- the team stuck around the Logan Animal Sanctuary for a while longer.

Miss M went with Marie to fix the sanctuary’s ruined fences and you and the rest of the team went with Garfield to their home. By now the sun was coming up and you all had returned your uniforms to normal.

The Logan house was nice, small and quiet, as it seemed it was just Garfield and his mother.

“So, pretty weird about Miss Martian and my mom huh?” Garfield said. With his reaction earlier you were pretty surprised the kid could hold a normal conversation after how excited he was when you saved him.

“What do you mean?” Connor asked and Garfield was more than happy to point out the similarities between M’gann and his mother. Honestly you were surprised the others hadn’t noticed by now. Then Hello Megan was brought up.

“Wait, Hello Megan is a TV show? I just thought it was something she said all the time” Wally and Robin both said and you sat down on the couch in front of the seats they both took.

“You guys haven’t heard of it? One of my friend’s parents were obsessed with it, she practically has the whole show mesmerized” You said. For some reason you’d thought at least Wally would know it. He seemed like someone who’d love sitcoms like Hello Megan.

Garfield was about to put on the pilot episode when Connor stopped you all.

“Wait… Aircraft, headed this way” He said and you all knew what was coming. Robin told Garfield to stay inside and you all ran out to meet the aircraft.

Outside three fighter planes were flying towards you. Miss Martian and Superboy protected Marie from their attacks but she didn’t seem scared for herself.

“Where’s my son?” She asked, the sentiment tugged at your heart but you quickly focused back on the situation. “I ordered him to stay inside” Robin said but Marie was anything but calmed by that.

“He’s eight! He doesn’t do orders!” She yelled and you saw Garfield opening the barn door a decent ways away from where you all were. Your instinct kicked in before anyone else on the team and you flew as fast as you could to the barn but you weren’t quick enough. The fighter planes shot at the barn, collapsing it and causing an explosion. You caught Garfield but only after he had already been hit by debris and thrown into the air. He was unconscious and groaned in pain, his injuries didn’t look bad on the surface but you didn’t know what else might be hiding.

You flew him back to Marie as Miss Martian and Superboy went to take out the planes.

“I told you there’d be consequences!” Marie told Robin as she held her injured son and the boy wonder looked down in guilt.

“Always” He said.

“Let’s get him inside” You told Marie and she nodded, running inside the house and to the clinic in the back.

You helped Marie with as much as you could, hooking Garfield up to an IV and a heart monitor.

“He’s in shock. He needs a blood transfusion, are any of you O negative?” She asked. You and Robin stood in the room with her and KF waited in the doorway.

“No” Robin said and Marie nodded.

“Neither am I” She said. “I used to keep a supply in the clinic-” She began and KF cut her off, offering to run Gar to the nearest clinic only to be told he wouldn’t be fast enough even at his highest speed.

“What about Superboy?” Marie asked and you sighed. “He’s Kryptonian, it wouldn’t help” You told her and Robin continued seeing where you were going.

“And Miss Martian-” He began but Miss M walked in and interrupted him, “Might be able to help. My shape shifting occurs at the cellular level, I think I can morph my blood to match his” She explained and you noticed Superboy had joined Kid Flash in the doorway.

“Please, try” Marie begged and Miss M nodded.

“I’ll need to concentrate. No distractions” she said and Marie, whose voice began to fill with panic, pushed Robin and you out of the room and closed the door. None of you resisted, instead you all went back to the couches in the living room and took a seat.

“And on top of all of this, Harjavti steps down tomorrow, subjecting all of Qurac to this danger” Robin exclaimed. You recognized the slight desperation in his voice and sat down on the chair beside him. “KF, can you find a news station?” Robin asked and Wally fumbled with the multiple TV remotes trying to figure out which one to use. The television turned on and Hello Megan began playing, most likely because that’s what Garfield was trying to put on before the attack.

Connor, Robin and Wally all looked at the screen in shock while you mouthed the words from your seat, annoyingly familiar with the all too catchy toon of the theme song.

🎵School and boys and parents too.

A whole lot to juggle for Miss You-Know-Who.

(Who?) Hello Megan.

(Who?) Hello Megan! 🎵

Soon enough M’gann walked out to join you all and Wally quickly pressed a button on one of the remotes, turning on a broadcast of Harjavti giving some sort of speech.

M’gann recognized some psychic in the background and Robin helped explain.

“That’s Psimon, he must be the one controlling Harjavti” He said and Wally held his head.

“Ugh, I still remember the headache from when he brain blasted us last time we were in Bialya” He groaned and you crossed your arms, “That must’ve sucked for you” You teased, suddenly very happy you were too busy helping Canary to go on that mission.

Marie came out and informed you all that the transfusion seemed to have worked and that Garfield was stable for the moment, so you all left for your true mission. To save Harjavti.

Dhabar

November 23rd

The team had managed to sneak into the democratic palace through the vents and found Harjavti alone in his office. You were about to make your escape when Bialyian soldiers stormed in with what looked like Alien technology.

“Well, well, American heroes here to assassinate the president. Such a shame we arrived too late to stop them.” One of the soldiers said and though the mind link Superboy informed the team that the alien tech were apocolyptin. Miss M took off saying that she found Psimon and Robin had to stop Superboy from following after her. Leaving you, Robin, Kid Flash and Superboy to take down the soldiers.

You all jumped into action, KF and SB relying on their powers while you and Robin took them out the old fashion way.

“No flying today Blue?” KF asked through the mind link and you elbowed one of the soldiers, hitting a pressure point and knocking him out.

“Not enough space” You told him and soon enough all the soldiers were out cold.

You all ran after Miss Martian only to fall to your knees in pain. You had never felt this before, it was like a migraine mixed with deep emotional pain and it was all consuming, you hated it. “I honestly prefer- getting thrown into a wall” You said before you couldn’t hold on any longer and you fell to the ground, unconscious.

You weren’t sure how long you’d been out for but at some point you began to wake up.

“And there’s the headache” Kid Flash said, only just waking up himself.

You gripped your head, “I hate psychics… No offense Miss M” You said, rubbing your temples in an attempt to relieve the lingering pain.

“Psimon?” Robin asked, he was the first to get his bearings together enough to stand.

“He brain blasted you, I stopped him” Miss Martian said and you tried (and failed) to get up. “I see why you hate these so much” You told KF, and together you all helped each other up.

Logan Animal Sanctuary

November 23rd

The team returned to the Logan Sanctuary after the mission was over. You all along with Marie Logan sat and watched President Harjavti meet with Bruce Wayne to discuss their partnership in rebuilding Qurac. All seemed well.

“Gee, Bruce Wayne sure got here fast. Almost like he knew-” Robin elbowed that thought out of Kid Flash’s mouth.

“Don’t you have a souvenir to collect or something?” The boy wonder asked, though it was more of a reminder.

“Hello Megan!” Wally exclaimed, mimicking M’gann. He sped around the room, grabbing the VHS tape with the Hello Megan Pilot and pointed it at Miss M.

“Something you’d like to tell us?” He asked even though there really wasn’t much of a choice. But Wally will be Wally and he can be an ass.

Everyone looked at M’gann expectantly and you sighed, grumbling. “Seriously, you guys care way too much about this”.

Even so, M’gann did share, she related to the character of Megan and when she had to take a human form on earth she chose Megan.

Marie was honored but Robin had to go and ruin the moment.

“That begs the question, what do you look like?” He asked and you glared at him.

“You don’t have to tell or show us M’gann. There’s obviously a reason you took this form and no one is entitled to see or true form if you’re not comfortable” You said while glaring at Robin and Wally, you loved your friends but sometimes they acted like children.

“No, it’s okay Blue.” M’gann said and her shape shifted. Overall it seemed almost identical. Her body stayed the same but her face shape was different, she had no eyebrows or hair but that’s about it.

“Bald M’gann… still hot” Wally commented and you smacked the back of his head. “Hey-”

Connor silently walked up to M’gann and took her hand. “You know you don’t have to put a mask on for me” He told her, taking her hands in his and she immediately shifted back.

“It’s not for you, it’s for me. This is who I really am” She said and you smiled at that. Once the emotional moment ended you hugged M’gann.

“Thanks for trusting us” You said that was the end. You flew back to Happy Harbor having accomplished the mission and making some friends. All was well.

#young justice x gn reader #dc x reader #yj x gender neutral reader #yj x reader #young justice x reader #avengers x reader #shadow of a bluebird #reader insert #metahuman reader #gn reader #gender neutral reader #miss martian #m'gann m'orzz #young justice season 1

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ketchupqueenboiiii · 3 years

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Black Cat and Desert Flower

'Kaldur, what are we doing in Paris? We finished the mission, we should be heading back home.' Said Robin, via mind-link.

'Patience, my friends, I arranged for us to have a day in the city. A vacation, if you will.' Aqualad said to the team.

'Kaldur, I don't know if you noticed but it's night.' Kid Flash was also getting impatient.

'Why are we standing under a bridge with a bunch of locks on it?' Superboy asked. He hated not knowing things.

After busting a minor league drug ring in Versailles they expected to relax in the Bioship until the arrived back in the US, not stand under a bridge.

'Can you at least tell what we need 'patience' for-' Kid Flash whined until he was interrupted by a voice.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my city?" The voice was like steel. In a way it sounded like Batman's. Not in sound, but in its tone of command. It sounded young and feminine.

'Brace your selves.' Said Robin, hands inching towards his tool belt.

'There are 6 of them. Should we attack?' Superboy adds.

'No. These are friends.' Aqualad sounded completely at ease. It would have calmed them if he wasn't always calm and collected.

Before they could refute he walked into the moonlight. They heard the voice take in a sharp breathe. So they recognized them, maybe it will prevent a fight.

"I am no less than a black cat." What? The team had no idea how this conversation took such a turn. What was she saying?

"And I am no more than a desert flower." What was their leader saying? It must have meant something because the voice squealed and a figure clad in red and black polka dots came barreling at him.

'Stand down.' He sound completely unbothered. How could he be so whelmed?

'But she's-' One tried to reason.

'Stand down, she is a friend.' He sounded, breathless? Something was going on, maybe M'gann should do a scan of his mind when they get back.

The force of the girl's impact knocked them both over. They were both smiling, eyes never straying from each others. They got a clear view to analyze the girl. She look developed and fit, but still pretty small. She shouldn't have been able to knock down a door, let alone a military trained Atlantean. Was this a secret Kryptonian?

"You're, you're here," she sounded out of breath, though clearly out of amazement rather than the run. "Oh kwami, it's been to long. Is Roy here too?" How did she know Roy? Did she know all of their civilian I.D.s?

"Sadly no, Speedy is not here. But my team and I are." He said as they stood up. They could see exactly what she was wearing. A red and black skin tight body suit with a open black leather jacket and a hood. The bodysuit was red down to her navel and black the rest of the way. Each of her palms had a black circle with a unknown ideogram in red on them. Her shoes were black army boots with red laces. So she has a theme.

She moved her gaze behind Aqualad to look at the team. They took note of her mask. Her hood covered her forehead and her eyebrows, and she wore a mask connected to her body suit that cover everything nose and down. Leaving only her eyes exposed.

"Aqualad, who is she?" Artemis asked, hands already itching towards her arrows.

"Team, this is Ladybug. Ladybug, this is the team." He introduced, stepping away to allow them to assess each other.

"It's an honor to meet you all, Aqualad has spoken fondly of all of you. Welcome to Paris." She greeted professionally.

No one returned her greeting. They looked to Aqualad for more context.

He then gestured to Ladybug to speak. "You're probably confused as to who I am. I'm Ladybug, one of the heroes of Paris. We surfaced to reclaim a misused ancient magic artifact."

"Who is we?" Robin asked.

"Well, I realized that one city to one hero wasn't an equal ratio. So I formed a team to take some of the responsibility. Bunnix, Carapace, would you like to introduce yourselves?" A woman with an umbrella jumped from the top of the bridge and a man walked out from the shadow behind Ladybug. Both taller than her. Based on their themes, the man was Carapace and the woman was Bunnix.

"Sure thing, Boss." They said in unison and with exaggerated bows and salutes.

"Good Kwami, don't call me that." She said, pinching her nose.

"Our deepest apologies, Master. We beg your forgiveness." They spoke in unison again and with straight faces, too.

"God damn it, I'm not even fully trained-" She was interrupted by poorly muffled laughter behind her.

"Singe, you've been doing this for 3 years, and you still manage to reveal your presence in almost every situation-" Robin felt like he should interrupt before this escalates.

"Is that an umbrella?" He genuinely wanted to know.

"Are you judging? 'Cause, you shouldn't judge since you spent a year or so running around Gotham in green panties and a pole." Robin blushed in embarrassment. The team looked ready to fight these so called heroes.

"Ryu!" Ladybug reprimanded, looking affronted. Wait, Bunnix didn't say it? Then, who did?

"I'm so sorry about her. They're all really defensive about the umbrella." Okay?

"Who spoke then?" Kid Flash asked, still looking all little miffed about the comment.

"You know, Aqualad, there's enough of us for a spar." She said smirking, and ignoring Kid's question.

"If we're sparring, I want a few minutes with who ever said that stuff about Robin." He said glaring in no particular direction.

"Actually, I was thinking we do a group spar. Aqualad's team versus mine." She suggested.

No one seemed to be against it.

"Okay then, prepare yourselves-" Aqualad started.

"Wait! I have to call of Pegasus." She brought her hand up to her ear and looked toward a building.

"Woah-woah-woah, hold up, you have a sniper?!" Kid Flash exclaimed, speedily looking around to see them.

"You have to be prepared for anything." She responded after finishing her comm-call.

"Yeah, but still, you have a sniper-"

A turquois portal appeared and a white-haired man in a brown leather bodysuit stepped out of it. His hair was held back in vertical braids gathered in a ponytail. He also wore pitch black sunglasses, even though it was the middle of the night.

"Hello." He greeted the teams before walking to stand next to Bunnix and Singe.

"Let's get ready to spar." Aqualad announced, walking not-to-subtlety towards Ladybug. The teams both walked of to strategize.

"You sure your ready to fight me again? It's been a couple months since our last spar." She quipped with pop of her hip and challenging smirk.

"If my memory is correct, you were the one with the losing streak." He smiled back with his patented sass.

"We'll see about that." They shared eye contact and a firm hand shake.

With a quick turn of a heel, "Formation!"

Bonus #1

For more context: Mari and Kaldur were not always this touchy feely. Mari spent a year or so out of Paris to train for Guardian purposes. She would have cataclysm herself before leaving Paris alone. But Tikki and Plagg convinced her that she was unstable with all of the guardian power and she would have to learn to control it. Outside of Paris. So they decided to give out the miraculous and have the new team pass around Tikki and she would take Plagg out of Paris (too many billboards and Plagg wasn't good at emotions).

So she was backpacking America, trying to find someone to help her. Unfortunately someone found her. Namely Aquaman and his partner. Interrogating her just left them both offended.

But she did learn that she was now fluent in ancient languages, like the guardian language and Atlantean.

("What are you doing here?"

"That's not your problem."

"You sunk Atlantis! Of course it's our concern!"

"You Atlantean's think you're entitled to everything. That's why Plagg sunk your city."

"{In Atlantean} My King, should we take her to Poseidonis-"

"{in Atlantean} Excuse me, but I'm not going anywhere other than out of this cell."

"{In English} How do you-"

They call in the JL for backup and try to interrogate her, until Diana vetoes and pardons her. She offers to take her to Themyscira and train but Arthur vetoes that so now she's going to train with Roy and Kaldur. [Because they are the oldest and I believe that they worked together most pre-canon YJs1.]

{Whispers and Glares}"Atlantean bitch."

{Whispers and Glares} "Guardian scum.")

5 months and numerous fights later, Roy was tired friendTM of their shit and sat them down to make them talk. They spoke of both versions of the Sinking of Atlantis and came to the agreement that Plagg was sorry for taking things too far and that modern Atlanteans could not be blamed for the mistakes of one of their selfish past monarchs. [king whoever tried to use Plagg's miraculous to conquer and terrorize neighboring kingdoms, so in retaliation Plagg cataclysmed the entire country/city]

After getting over that they both realized, 'Hey, he/she's actually pretty cool."

Everyone kept in touch after she went back to Paris and bitched to each other about teammates and leadership and how it's, quote-unquote, 'unfair that it's legal for Mari to drink but not Roy'

I'm not good with timelines so I'm going to say that, Kaldur still has hopes for him and Tula, Mari's not entertaining anything more than friendship (no distractions), and Roy is too focused on teenaged rebellion.

#maribat #kaldinette #kaldur'ahm x marinette #reposted on ao3 and wattpad

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organic-guacamole · 3 years

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I've got a lot of thoughts on this finale.

starting with the length.

27 minutes? really?

I'm not asking for a 2 hour episode but cmon, at least give us something closer to 40 minutes.

next, the characters

the characters just didn't feel like themselves, especially portwell.

all season long we saw how much potential they had, how well communicated they were, how good they were at being a proper, healthy couple, and now they just can't talk to each other?

it doesn't feel like them.

portwell had arguably the best set up of all the other ships, they showed us how good they had the potential to be only to throw in a cheap plot to wrap it up? I would understand that they want some angst to make the ending all the more satisfying, but this was pathetic.

there I said it.

of all the ways to add drama in a ship, don't use the one that completely contradicts their entire development.

paired with the length of the episode, it seemed even more poorly written.

here I made a lovely, handy dandy homemade graph to represent how I see portwell's storyline:

as i said before, we saw the build up being nearly perfect. they peaked during episodes 9-11 because they just had the chemistry, the communication, and the most potential to be the endgame couple.

they just got eachother.

then we get Jamie popping in for 10 seconds and erasing a lot of that, only for mediator Ashlyn to jump in and solve their problems.

then there's the "kiss".

I know that Sofia is underage and that even if she/her legal guardians consent to the kiss, the writers can still decide not to show it, but still. In my opinion, if you're not going to show the kiss, then don't bother.

there are other ways to establish a relationship that would work better in this situation. Of course if they get together they'll have to kiss sometime, but one way they could postpone it is by having Gina be a bit more reluctant to give away her first kiss like that. it could also show how accomodating EJ is.

I like to think that Gina is very meticulous when making decisions so she'll probably want to be very sure of the relationship before giving him her first kiss. perhaps she'd stick to cheek kisses until she's ready, and then she kisses him and he's surprised.

that would've been, in my opinion, a sufficient way to hold off the kiss while still wrapping up portwell until season 3 when Sofia would be 18 (assuming they get picked up for S3 this summer then start filming fall-winter. Sofia will be 18 in January).

as my friend @rtcosley (idk why it's not letting me tag them, so their page is linked) said,

"They created like 10 plots

And instead of wrapping it up

They added 4 more"

there's just so much more they could've done...it's the season finale for crying out loud.

I get that seblos already had (what I assume is) their storyline for the season, the fight and resolution. Ignoring the fact that that only lasted for 2 episodes and didn't have anything to do with what we were expecting, (i.e.the financial differences between their families, as mentioned in episode 1, the fact that everyone treats seb like he's stupid, this being carlos' first show and the drama that the stress of that caused, etc.), seblos had to purpose this episode than to stand next to eachother and be gay.

I get that they're not part of the core four or anything, but the poster for season 2 has all of them, as opposed to season 1 just being the core four.

They deserved better, just like redlyn and kowie.

redlyn's arc was pretty early in the season compared to the other ships. they had Ashlyn confessing her insecurities in episode 3, antoine stirring the pot of confusion and causing a bit of distance between them briefly, and then big red confessing his goals and plans for the future in episode 8 and for the rest of it, we just see them getting closer and more comfortable with each other and caring about each other more and more.

they had a good arc together.

but that's just it. I wanted to see them have their own arcs. but then again, this show can't seem to balance multiple storylines. I think it is possible, but not when they keep adding new characters that don't contribute anything much to the story(more on that later).

kowie's storyline is... confusing.

I really like their dynamic, how carefree and happy Kourtney gets around him, how she's remaining true to herself and managing a million and one things, plus a relationship in her own without losing herself to it all.

but the main issue I have is that the entire development was never shown.

we went from strangers, to coworkers, to friends that flirt, to lovers that text constantly and went on numerous dates (and Howie met her mother at some point). but all of that, was off screen.

it's like the writers made every episode with them in it kind of thrown in at a new stage of relationship progression and said "here, accept this, no questions asked because we don't have answers"

I just wish we could've seen more of howie trying to get in her good side again after episode 7 because it seems like that's when a lot of it happened.

I appreciate the Rini scene in this episode, seems to be the very end of them, for good this time.

i'm happy about that.

Ricky especially deserves to be free for a while to focus on his development, and Nini has the chance now to really shine through her talents and make a name for herself.

The Rini storyline is the only one I'm fully satisfied with.

now, that being said;

what the heck are they trying to pull with Lily and Ricky rn???

just like that.

after lily being the villain this whole season, they're just gonna not redeem her and then have her confess her feelings to Ricky, a guy she barely knows and only talked to to harass and intimidate, and for him to reject her publicly then call her afterwards?

please I hope it's just to say "you dropped something, here it is and never contact me again, thanks." /hj

speaking of the villains, this season was promoted as the season of rivalry between North and East High right? so why did that plot idea only progress in about 3 out if 12 episodes?

we got Zackey Roy in there for a few episodes then he disappeared, Lily just caused Gina to stay true to her friends in episode 2 and 7 and then basically did nothing else?

this is what I mean by the new characters providing nothing to the show.

the writers can't manage having so many characters and plots at once so they start so many promising arcs, only to kick them aside later on.

we already know that the first half of the season felt like filler episodes, so I think they could've cut those down to leave room for the more important plots to take root, rather than have them pop up and get rushed at the end of the season.

all that, and they just add 4 more plots at the end of the season.

this post sounds very negative looking back...but if I'm being honest with myself, I'm just very very disappointed.

I love this show so much and I really expected better for the season finale, especially if they don't know if it's getting renewed or not.

given the IMDB ratings of this episode so far, I don't have very high expectations for the renewal, but I'm still hopeful because this show is a great thing, one of the best things that happened to me over the course of this quarantine. I've become so attached to this show, the cast and the friends I made through it, that I don't know what I would do if it just ends like this. writing these reviews and posts about this season has been so fun for me to do and thinking that this may be the very last one is a painful thought.

I'm sorry if you were expecting this post to be as light-hearted as my other posts about the episodes, I just had a lot to say about this episode in particular.

all my episode posts are tagged with "#guac's episode text blocks :)" in case you wanna read through and reminisce the simpler times🥲

#it got kinda cheesy at the end there oops #i love this fandom so much #i cant imagine if we dont get s3 #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s2 #hsmtmts season 2 #hsmtmts season 2 finale #hsmtmts spoilers #guac's episode text blocks :)

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Friends can be Family

For Maribat March 2021, day 19 Prompt Guardian.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng has barely been the Guardian of the Miraculous for a year when she senses a disturbance at Master Fu's old parlor. She didn't realize that going to check on the parlor would lead to her becoming a mother, that going to the parlor would lead to her finding her closest friends.

Let me know if you want to see more of this fic/AU. I had fun writing this and I kind of want to expand on the idea (like so many other things I've written for Maribat March).

Anyways, enjoy~

Marinette Dupain-Cheng had always known that she was destined for greatness. That she was destined for more than just being a baker like her parents, and her destiny started one day shortly before she graduated from Lycée.

---

Marinette was minding her own business just trying to finish her homework when she felt a jolt go through her. She glanced behind her, her eyes looking for the source of the jolt, and when she found nothing she just went back to her homework. She had several things to finish before she could leave the school but she felt compelled to simply finish the sheet she was working on and pack up to leave. So, that’s what she did. She hurried through what was left on her math worksheet before packing up to leave. She slung her bag over her shoulder after she was sure she had everything secured, picked up her purse where Tikki was still sleeping, and walked out of the library.

Marinette was on her way home when she felt drawn towards Master Fu’s massage parlor so she corrected her course to take her to her former master’s parlor. She would usually avoid going to the parlor since the building itself was filled with nothing but painful memories of happier times, but she knew that something in the parlor was calling to her so she picked up her pace and was practically running.

The moment Marinette stepped into the parlor, there was the tip of a sai at her throat. Her eyes went wide as she took in the situation.

The woman holding the sai was beautiful but looked world-weary as though she had always been looking over her shoulder. She had long black hair and beautiful green eyes but her face was twisted in pain as she let out a groan. The hand not holding the sai to her throat was cradling her abdomen.

“Are you okay?” Marinette asked, her eyes scanning the woman for what could be causing her pain.

“Who are you? How did you find this place?” The woman demanded through gritted teeth.

“I’m Marinette, this was my Master’s parlor. I can help you, with the delivery I mean.” Marinette placed a hand on the woman’s arm and hurried to wrap her arm under the woman’s arms to catch her when a wave of pain knocked her legs out from under her.

---

The woman, who gave only the name “Jade” in response when Marinette asked what to call her, lay atop a futon with several blankets around her. Her brow was covered in sweat but laying against her chest was a healthy baby girl.

“What’ll you name her?” Marinette asked as she collected her tools. “If you don’t mind me asking, that is.”

“Lian Harper. Lian Marie Harper.” Jade looked at her baby before looking up at Marinette.

Marinette nodded and began to write down the information she’d need to register the birth certificate. “I’m going to need your name, and her father’s, so I can register her as a legal person.”

Jade’s eyes darkened momentarily before pressing a kiss to the top of Lian’s head. “Jade Chaumont. Her father’s name is Roy, Roy Harper.”

Marinette nodded. “I’ll fill out all of the paperwork with the government and then we’ll figure out logistics.”

---

Marinette stared at Jade in shock. “So, you’re telling me that you have innate magic that resonates at a similar frequency to the Miraculous. And when you discovered you were pregnant you spent months searching for the Guardian of the Miraculous. But when you were unable to find them you decided your best case of action was to find the place with the most concentrated energy from the Box of Miracles and you found the massage parlor. Did I miss anything?”

“Just that I was searching for the Guardian so that my child and I would be safe from our enemies.” Jade turned back to Lian and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’ll take care of her for me, won’t you?”

“Of course. I would rather throw myself on top of a blade than let Lian be hurt. You will always be welcomed back into her life.” Marinette smiled sadly at Jade, Jade had become one of her closest friends in the time Jade had been in Paris. However, the two friends knew that Jade would have to go back to the League of Shadows at some point, or they would track her down and kill whomever she was with.

“Thank you for this.” Jade quickly wrapped Marinette and Lian up in a hug before pulling back and collecting her bag. “This isn’t the last you’ll see of me.”

---

Marinette moved Lian into her apartment after Jade left Paris, but she always made sure that Lian knew about Jade. They would scarcely see Jade, for their own safety of course, but it was starting to weigh on the pair of friends. However, it would be just after Lian turned three that Jade would pop back into their lives for more than just a handful of stolen moments.

Jade would crash in the massage parlor the first night and when Marinette went to check the next day she would take Jade back to her apartment. Marinette would protect her friend from the League of Shadows, and help her deliver a healthy, beautiful, baby boy.

“Do they have the same father?” Marinette would ask while writing down the information she needed to register the boy.

“No. His father is Thomas Blake, and he’ll be Thomas Blake Jr.” Jade kissed her baby’s forehead. “You’ll take care of him for me when I have to leave, right?”

“Of course.” Marinette pressed a kiss to Jade’s forehead and knew she would help her friend however she needed to.

---

Jade’s visits became more sporadic after the birth of Tommy, but Jade left the phone number of Lian’s father with Marinette for just in case of emergencies.

Marinette woke up one day and just felt off. She whispered with Fluff about precautions she should take. So, just before the force of the aura of the Lazarus Pits crashed over her, she asked Fluff to open the Burrow and stashed her children within its safety because she knew Fluff would be able to keep them safe.

“Tikki, spots on.” Marinette uttered barely above a whisper. She blinked and suddenly she was Ladybug, heroine of Paris.

Her suit had changed since her debut, and it had changed drastically. The base of it was a dark red kimono with a long red haori over it covered in black polka dots with visible black armor covering her chest, waist and shoulders. The lower half of her face was covered by a face veil while her eyes were simply obscured by black face paint.

Ladybug scoured the area, looking for the threat, before letting out a puff of air. She had barely gotten the first syllable of “Tikki” out when she was suddenly blinded.

Lady Shiva stood over her as she laid on the ground in pain. Lady Shiva scoffed before kicking Ladybug in the gut. “Pathetic.”

Lady Shiva turned and left the apartment, but Ladybug didn’t drop her transformation until she stopped feeling her aura.

“Tikki, spots off,” Marinette cried and felt her friend sink down into her outstretched hands. “Tikki, I’m so sorry.”

---

Marinette packed up their stuff, knowing that her apartment was no longer safe for her and her kids. She was waiting for Roy to pick up as she balanced her phone between her ear and her shoulder.

“Who is this and how did you get this number?” A man who Marinette assumed was Roy growled as soon as the call connected.

“I’m sorry, I’m looking for Roy Harper?”

“Why’re you looking for my boyfriend?” The same man continued to growl before Marinette heard a second man’s voice come from the background.

“Jason? Who’re you talking to?” The other man’s voice was thick with sleep and Marinette could only hope the other man was Roy.

“I’m sorry, I just really need to talk to Roy Harper. I was given this number by Jade Chaumont to only use in case of emergencies. I was just attacked by Lady Shiva and I need to disappear. I was hoping he would be able to help me and my children.” Marinette hoped the men were who she thought they were.

“How do you know Cheshire?” The second man asked, his voice turning hard with anger.

“I helped her deliver her children. Lian Marie Harper and Tommy Andre Blake. Please, I need to know I have a place to go after I leave my apartment.” Marinette moved to Lian’s room to begin packing her clothes into a bag.

“Lian, Harper?” The second man, the man Marinette was hoping was Roy, whispered to himself. “Is she, is she mine?”

“Legally, according to the country of Paris her birth parents are Jade Chaumont and Roy Harper but I adopted Lian soon after Jade left her in my custody. I did the same for her little half-brother.” Marinette took the bag with her to Tommy’s room and packed him some clothes. “I just, is this or is this not Roy Harper?”

“Yes. Yes I’m Roy, Roy Harper.” Roy’s voice rose an octave, his joy clear in his tone. “Cheshire told me that we had a daughter but I never believed her.”

---

Roy, Jason, and Kor’i met Marinette, Lian, and Tommy at the airport. Roy and Jason were holding their bags while Marinette passed Tommy to Kor’i so she could more easily guide Lian through the crowd and securely hold her carry-on which held the Box of Miracles.

“Where are we staying while here?” Marinette clutched Lian’s hand as she spoke to the men who were escorting them out of the airport.

“Technically, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Lian Dupain-Cheng, and Thomas Dupain-Cheng are staying with an estranged relative of the elder Ms. Dupain-Cheng.” Jason muttered while keeping his eyes peeled for danger. “We’ll stash you somewhere safe where the League won’t dare try to retrieve you from.”

Jason ushered Marinette and her kids into the car they’d brought with them to pick them up. Jason waited for Kor’i to get into the backseat before he closed the door and got into the driver’s seat. Roy got into the passenger’s seat and made eye contact with Lian in the rearview mirror.

“So, Lian, how old are you?” Roy asked his daughter.

Lian held up six fingers with a grin, displaying a missing tooth. “I’m this many! And Tommy’s this many!” Lian put down three of her fingers and giggled.

---

Jason, Roy, and Kor’i helped Marinette get the kids out of the car and helped them into the manor.

“My grandfather will help you set up new identities.” Jason said after he closed the doors behind him. “We’ll set you up in one of the ground floor rooms so you don’t have to remember the floor plan of more than one floor while you’re getting settled.”

“Thank you. So much for all you’ve done.”

---

Marinette, Lian, and Tommy Dupain-Cheng became Martha, Auriane, and Remi Hensley after a day of filling out paperwork. Martha traded her earrings for a thin, open ended, rose gold ouroboros bracelet, and agreed to let her kids eventually wield a Miraculous.

Martha debuted as Vipère shortly after learning that the Waynes, the family she had somehow found herself adopted into, were the Bat Family. Vipère was mostly seen accompanying Red Hood and Arsenal but was also seen following Nightwing and Starfire on occasion.

If Vipère occasionally had shadows of her own, then no one aside from the family needed to know that they were her kids.

#maribat #ml crossover #mlb crossover #ml x dc #mlb x dc #kwami swap #marinette dupain-cheng #guardian marinette dupain cheng

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justcourttee · 4 years

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So you are one of my favorite writers for the Maribat Fandom and this is litterally like just on the edge getting ready to dive into barely there territory. . . but imagine Chloe "Queen B" Bourgeois deciding that Roy Harper is her future husband because he is the only one her age with the potential to even hyphenate Queen. She /will/ get her title in her civilian life if she has to drag Roy to the courthouse herself. Cue shenanigans and chaos friends to lovers lol

You’re so sweet and I hope I did your prompt justice. I love the Roy X Chloe energy and this is just something I could picture cannon Chloe trying. I hope you enjoy! @risaxtitan

The Future Mrs. Queen

The day Oliver Queen announced to the world in that fated press conference that he was adopting Roy Harper, the younger boy had no idea how much his life was about to change.

He was still floating on Cloud 9 as he stepped off of the stage and into the crowd where his friends awaited him.

“Dude, congrats! It’s like all official now!” Adrien clapped him on the back, causing him to stumble forward a little.

“It still feels unreal.”

“Tt, it’s not like your his blood son, but I suppose this will be a good opportunity for you.”

Roy cocked his head to the side as he tried to debate if Damian was congratulating him or not. A small smack echoed following an ‘oof’ as Marinette’s bright smile entered his view.

“I’m so happy for you Roy! Conner, Jon, and Wally wanted to come with us, but you know how it goes. Always a mission somewhere.”

Roy shook his head, the smile still plastered across his face.

“It’s fine Mari, it’s not like today was the real thing. This was just a press conference. They were there when we officially signed the papers and that’s what matters in my book.”

“So, like, is your last name officially Queen now?”

Roy’s attention snapped to his left where a familiar blonde stepped out from behind Adrien. She fiddled with the ends of her curled hair, her mischievous blue eyes locked onto his. Certainly if a beautiful girl like her had told him her name, he wouldn’t have forgotten it.

“I suppose so. It’s officially Roy William Harper-Queen.”

Her smile was blinding as he nervously reached back to rub the back of his very warm neck.

“Oh Gods, we are so dense! I’m sorry Roy! This is my friend Chloe Bourgeois! Adrien was supposed to introduce you two earlier, but we all got separated in the crowd. She’s a big fan of Oliver Queen, so when she heard my dear friend was getting adopted by him-”

“I just had to come.” She stepped in front of Marinette, reaching forward to grab his hand. “Did you know that I tried to legally change my name to Queen? But my mother wouldn’t let me! She’s ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. Something about it wouldn’t be good for my modeling career or whatever. But now, you can help me with that! Can’t be bad if it’s my husband’s last name.”

Roy stumbled out of her grasps, his entire face matching the red on his head.

“Hu-husband? Girl, we just met. You can’t go around saying things like that!”

Chloe waved off his embarrassment as her blinding smile pulled into a mischievous smirk.

“Like it or not Roy Harper-Queen, you will be my husband, even if I have to drag you to the courthouse myself!”

“Yeah right blondie.” He couldn’t help the stutter in his voice as he hid behind Damian’s chuckling figure.

There was no denying how attractive she was, but he would be damned if he let a pretty blonde step in and seal his fate.

“Maybe not today, but you’re going to love me Roy Harper-Queen, just you wait.”

The flip of her hair felt like a slap across his face as he watched her retreating figure dragging Marinette with her.

“So like, Can I be your best man? I know that you’ve known the other’s longer and all, but like we are always hanging out together! That has to count for something.”

Adrien’s wide eyes and pout earned a slight chuckle from the redhead as his eyes trailed back to where his friends stood.

“Sure Agreste, I’m sure everyone won’t mind one bit. You might have to fight Tim-”

“Tt, is that supposed to be a threat?”

Adrien and Roy shared a look before bursting into laughter. Roy slung his arms around the two boys as they headed off into the crowd. He wouldn’t see Chloe for another couple of weeks, but that didn’t stop the blonde from monopolizing his every thought.

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“C’mon Arsenal, you really going to let your ass get beat by a little girl?”

Roy sneered as he pushed himself off the matt for the third time that day.

When Dick asked if he wanted to train with the Batclan, Roy was over the moon. Batman hardly let anyone into his special training spot without him being there. He didn’t think twice when he put the motorcycle in park outside of Wayne Manor. He already knew what to expect, Dick’s flexibility, Stephanie’s strategy, Damian’s rage. What he wasn’t expecting was to see a certain blonde and his two friends.

“She’s not beating my ass Stephanie, I just don’t want to hurt her.”

Dick had a hard time holding back his laugh as he leaned on Marinette for support. A hand shot into his line of view as he accepted Chloe’s helping pull him the rest of the way to his feet.

“C’mon mon chéri, your face is pretty too, but it’s not going to make me pull my punches. Give it to me, cherry.” She sent a wink in his direction as she set up for another spar.

If you asked Roy later, the red in his cheeks was from the anger at being called a cherry, but anyone could see the blush betraying him.

Chloe darted forward, dodging his first swing before smacking his butt.

“HEY!”

Roy pushed himself out of her reach as Stephanie and her shared a fist bump. There was no way he was getting out of training alive. He needed a way to finish this as quickly as possible.

“Blondie, what if we make a bet?”

Chloe raised her eyebrow at him, encouraging him to continue as she set herself back up in the circle.

“The next one of us to pin the other gets to pick the next hang out spot. I know it’s your turn in the rotation, so if you win, nobody will put a restriction on your choice.”

Her eyes glistened dangerously as a collective gasp sounded behind them.

“Hey, Roy, are you sure you want to do that? She-”

“Shut it Agreste. The boy has named his terms, no restrictions for me, or he gets to steal my turn. I’ll gladly accept Ginger.”

A sudden shift in the atmosphere was easily noticeable. Inadvertently, a shiver went down his back as every hair on his body stood in high alert. Her first strike was quick, he barely lifted his arms up in time to block it before she had hopped backwards, ready to hit again.

He thought he was the one holding back before, but clearly he was underestimating. Here she was, no longer holding back, toying with him as if he was nothing more than her prey. It was a bit terrifying.

Just as he extended his arm to try and make contact, Roy suddenly found himself on his back, her knee at his throat.

“God, when did you even knock my feet out?”

Her eyes were dancing with humor as she slowly stood, offering her hand to the boy below.

“We tried to warn you, my friend. Chloe doesn’t do competition, she destroys them.”

Adrien offered his hand as well and together the two blondes heaved him to his feet. Marnette shook her head solemnly as she and Dick mock prayed for Roy’s fate.

“So, no restrictions huh? That means overseas is fair game.” Chloe placed a hand gently on Roy’s shoulder sending a chill down his spine. “Guess tomorrow, we are going to Paris, France. Richard, is there a Zeta-Tube that does overseas?”

Dick finished his mock prayer before sending a nod in her direction.

“Perfect. Marinette, tell your little gloomy boyfriend and Timothy that we will be taking a day trip tomorrow, to the city of love.”

She sent a wink to Roy as she stepped out of the rink to grab her towel. No matter how much he tried, he couldn’t ignore the racing in his heart all from one little comment.

“You are falling so hard, my friend!” Roy flinched as Dick threw his arm over his shoulder, sharing a fist bump with Adrien.

“I am not! I barely know her! We’re like acquaintances, at most she’s just a friend.”

Adrien stiffened as he bit back his laughter.

“Just you wait, after tomorrow, you’ll be questioning everything you know.”

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Roy was indeed questioning everything, like his sanity, as he stepped out of the tube and onto the tallest platform of the Eiffel Tower. Taking a quick step back from the edge, he found himself pressed against the cool metal.

“Isn’t it like illegal to be this high up?”

Chloe’s giggle filled the air as she smacked his arm lightly.

“Of course it is, for normal people that is. We can’t just have everyone using the Zeta tubes ginger.” Her fingers curled into his hair as she gave it a light ruffle.

“Tt, man up Harper. Even if you fall, it’s not like you’d hit the ground before someone here saved your sorry ass.”

A small ‘oof’ echoed from where Damian stood as Marinette stepped out of the tube.

“You didn’t even hear what I said!”

“True,” she shrugged, a smug smile pulling at her lips. “But I assume you were making fun of Roy.”

Damian huffed under his breath as he snaked his arm around her waist, drawing her into his side. Roy was never sure how someone like Damian could have landed a sweet angel like Marinette, but if it meant he had a constant guardian angel, he could care less.

“Where’s Adrikins?”

“He said, and I quote, ‘I don’t want to be a third wheel and neither does Tim.’”

Chloe rolled her eyes, but she couldn’t hide the sparkle from the new information.

“Looks like it’s a double date!” She gripped Roy’s arm pulling him from his safety. “You wouldn’t leave me alone to those two annoying lovebirds would you Harper?”

Roy gulped nervously as his eyes darted between the couple and the blonde hanging off of him. With a sigh of defeat, he nodded, allowing her to pull him closer to the edge.

“I hope you’re ready Harper because if you survive today, there’s no way you won’t fall for me.”

Without warning, Chloe used all her strength to push him off the platform. The scream caught in his throat as the wind rushed past him. Some first date! Here she was trying to kill him within the first five minutes!

A flash of yellow flew past him, catching his attention briefly before an arm yanked him out of midair. This time, the scream managed to slip out, but instead of fear, he felt instant relief as he flew through the air pinned to Queen Bee’s side.

“There was an easier way of doing this Chloe!” He tried to shout over the wind but it felt useless. The only indication that she might have heard his pleas came from the sideways smile she flashed him as the came to a halt in an alleyway.

As his feet touched to ground, his legs instantly gave out. On his hands and knees, Roy reassured himself that this was safe, in solid ground. Moments later, a flash of pink blinded him as Marinette and Damian landed in front of him.

“What’s wrong Harper? You look a little green. I thought that was Oliver’s color.”

Roy’s middle finger only seemed to fuel the egotistical smirk Damian bestowed on him.

“If that was too much, I can’t wait to see how you handle the rest of the day.”

His eyes widened as he tried to imagine what could be worse than freefalling a few hundred feet from the highest structure in Paris. Little did he know, he would soon get his answer.

“It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Bourgeois.” He tried to keep his voice steady as he offered his hand to her, but the condescending stare made him want to crumble.

“What do you expect me to do? Shake your hand? Honey, you may have been adopted into money, but you are not money. I do not touch any person that is worth less than I am.”

She turned her back briskly as Roy slowly dropped his hand, unsure of whether to be insulted or not.

“Mom, Roy is my friend, can’t you be nice?”

Her mother’s cold glare rested on Chloe. Roy had no idea how she managed to stand her ground. He wanted to crumble for her.

“You are lucky I let you into my workshop after you have missed the past three fittings. When I said you could move to America with the Marianne kid, I expected you to still make time for the business. Should I begin looking for your replacement?”

The tension between the two of them was deadly. Roy wanted to step in, tell her mother to back off, that Chloe was a hero who didn’t always have time for fashion, but somehow, he figured it would only make it worse.

“No mother, I am here now am I not? Let us work quickly so that I can return home.”

Her tone was icy as she stepped forward, holding out her arms for her mother to remeasure. Roy shifted from foot to foot as he held back his tongue. Her mother commented on her weight gain, complained that she was going to begin to fat to be her model anymore. She commented on her studies, or lack of, and on her being a class d hero compared to Superman.

It was to quietest he had ever seen Chloe Bourgeois.

“If that will be all mother, Roy and I have to meet up with Damian and Marinette.”

Her mother waved her off. Not a single love you, not even a real goodbye. Roy was sure his face matched his hair by the time they had set foot back into the streets.

“So, Mari’s parent's house isn’t too far from here. Wanna swing over?”

It was as if a switch flipped. Back was the flirty social butterfly that he had gotten to know over the past couple of weeks.

“Chloe.”

“C’mon carrot top, swinging really isn’t a bad way to transport. It’s quick and effective.”

“Chloe.”

“Don’t be a chicke-”

“Chloe.”

He hadn’t meant to raise his voice, but he knew what she was trying to do.

“Chloe, why do you let her treat you like that?”

Her lips were pressed into a tight line as she turned, taking a step away from the building.

“Chloe, you don’t have to pretend that it didn’t happen. I’m not going to tell anyone, it’s just, the Chloe I saw in there is nothing like the one I’ve come to know.”

“Well, maybe all you know is a lie.”

Her voice was quiet as she took off at a brisk pace down the street. It took Roy a second to process before he took off after her. Gently, he pulled her arm until she came to a stop once more.

“Then let me get to know the real Chloe. After all, I can’t marry someone I don’t know!”

She laughed half-heartedly at his joke, her smile weak.

“She isn’t very good with her emotions and neither am I. I know that she cares, hell, she wouldn’t let me explore this hero side of me if she didn’t think I had potential. But she always puts business first. I never wanted to go into business with her because she can’t separate family and employees. But I need the money. Daddy won’t let me touch my trust fund until I am secure on my own.”

Roy nodded, a number of things falling into place.

“Why don’t you work for Oliver or Bruce like the rest of us?”

Chloe shrugged, her fingers absentmindedly reaching for his.

“They have offered before, but I really feel like the way to her heart is through the family business. I know she wants to leave it to me one day and if I abandon it now, she might reconsider, and honestly, that would hurt her more than me. She’ll never say it to my face, but it would mean the world to me if I could be her legacy.”

A moment of silence passed, and then two as Roy admired the determination that crossed her face. Somehow, it made her more beautiful than she already was. He hadn’t even noticed how close they had gotten until a soft cough snapped him back to reality.

“Well, we only left you for like two hours. Is this a new development?”

Marinette and Damian shared a smirk as Chloe dropped his hand as if it was burning her. She tried to pull up her scarf, but it was too late. The red on her cheeks were burning, matching his he was sure.

“I don’t know what you are referring to Dupain-Cheng. Let’s head back to the tower. A certain blonde must feel my wrath.”

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As Roy laid in bed that night, his thoughts kept wandering back to that moment.

She was so close, her lips were so close, so full, so red. They were drawing him in and if Marinette hadn’t stopped them..

“Ughh,” he buried his red face into his pillow, willing his pounding heart to still.

He rolled over to where his phone sat, the dark screen bugging him. Not a single text from her after they returned, not even one from Marinette or Damian teasing him. Reaching out, he lifted the phone toward his face.

Clicking on his photos, the most recent one lit up his entire screen, sending his heart into another fury. Chloe had borrowed his phone, leaving several adorable selfies that he only found a couple hours later.

Not that he wanted to admit it to anyone, but maybe he could admit to himself that just maybe, he was already head over heels for Chloe Bourgeois.

Just as he moved to place it back onto his charger, a text message pinged.

‘Still awake carrot top?’

Roy couldn’t help the smile that tore across his face.

‘Depends. Whose asking blondie?’

‘You’re ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. Now open your window, my arm is getting tired.’

Instantly, Roy shot up as he opened his window. Looking around, he couldn’t find her. He was ready to close it when his instinct told him to look up. Sure enough, Queen Bee sat dangling, motioning for him to move out her way.

With one great heave, Chloe swung into his room, dropping her transformation before her feet even touched the ground.

“Miss me that much?”

The sound of his own voice was foreign as his wide smile was certain to leave his cheeks sore in the morning.

“Oh don’t get full of yourself Harper. I just wanted to thank you for today.”

“Mhmm, this seems mighty personal for a thank you.” He took a step forward, his stomach flipping multiple times.

“I may have also wanted to see you. After all, no text, no call. How is a girl supposed to feel after you almost kiss her?”

She stepped forward closing the gap between them, the smirk on her face as graceful as ever.

“I could say the same thing about you. Running off to another man after spending a day in the city of love with me?”

Hestitanly, he raised his hand to cup her cheek, basking in the feeling of how soft her skin felt against his palm.

“Harper, I want to be to future Mrs.Queen, so what do you say? The courthouse is still open in Paris, we can go right now.”

Roy couldn’t help the laugh that escaped. Gently, he stroked the side of her cheek, admiring her every feature. Leaning forward, he heard her breath hitch in her throat right as their lips were a mere inch apart.

“How about we start with a first date? A real date?”

Chloe’s warm breath tickled his lips as his pounding heart awaited her answer.

“I suppose Mrs. Queen will have to wait, I’ll pick you up, tomorrow Harper. Be ready.”

Just as quickly as he leaned in, she lept back, already calling her transformation. Racing to the window, she looked over her shoulder, blowing him a kiss before slinging away. Hesitantly, he approached the window, watching her retreating figure, his heart still racing a million miles a minute.

It started off a soft chuckle, but it soon grew. With a grand smile, Roy returned to his bed, his thoughts all centered around one blonde. Marriage was sounding less and less like the scary thought he had when he first met her. He wasn’t sure the exact moment that it sounded so good, but he didn’t care.

After all, Chloe Harper-Queen had a nice ring to it.

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flameleads · 3 years

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Arc: Where Do You Run? I Run to You

Basics

arc tags: Where Do You Run? (original) / I Run to You

blogs involved: @alchemic-elric, @flameleads / @wyrdify

playlists: Edward | Roy

When a clerical error led to Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang meeting Edward and Alphonse Elric, he had a decision to make: do nothing, or do everything in his power to help them. He chose the latter, encouraging Edward to become a State Alchemist. In doing so, and to ensure Edward could enlist at such a young age, Roy became the Elric’s legal guardian. After all, they were Wards of the State, and they needed a guardian of some sort.

At first, Roy made it clear that he was their guardian only on paper. His address was theirs only to use as a base for official documents. This led to resentment between the two of them for years. Loud arguments became status quo at Eastern and Central Command to the point that most believed the two loathed each other. It was not until after Mustang’s transfer to Central that they started repairing the damage done to their relationship. They became what they were supposed to be all along: family.

This arc is my default verse for Roy. Other arcs will get their own tags as I start organizing them.

Table of Contents

These threads are listed in chronological order, not the order they were written.

Only on Paper | In progress | started by @alchemic-elric At twelve years old, Edward Elric is the youngest State Alchemist in Amestrian history. His new legal guardian, Colonel Roy Mustang, made sure he could enlist. However, that guardianship comes with caveats... tag on alchemic-elric | tag on flameleads | tag on wyrdify

More Than a Name | Completed | started by @wyrdify Tired of the Colonel calling him Fullmetal and nothing else, Edward confronts his Commanding Officer about it. In doing so, Roy reflects on how he treated his subordinate, and he makes an effort to be better. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

Need Some Company | Completed | started by @wyrdify It’s morning, and Edward knows Roy doesn’t eat much of anything for breakfast. He brings the Colonel food from a café, and they sit and chat. Both of them learn the other has nightmares, and they trust one another with that knowledge. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

Wild Goose Chase | In progress | started by @alchemic-elric Three unidentified officers took it upon themselves to go after Edward Elric, enough to land him in the hospital. When Roy finds out, he makes Edward his priority. Nothing is more important. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on flameleads | tag on wyrdify

Kernels of Truth / The Way I Show Love | Completed | started by @wyrdify What’s Edward’s favorite food? Pie. Knowing the Colonel often forgets to eat, Edward makes a pie and brings it to the office. The two of them bond over food, and Roy eventually offers Edward his kitchen to use. Unfortunately, he doesn’t actually have cookware or much food in his apartment... tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

The Key | Completed | started by @wyrdify Edward and Alphonse lead a dangerous life. As their Commanding Officer, Roy was well aware of this fact. He made the decision to give them a copy of his apartment key, one to keep, so they could be safe. That one gesture changed everything. standalone post

The Sides of Us No One Else Sees | Completed | started by @alchemic-elric It turns out that giving Edward a key to his apartment was a good idea. Roy comes home late at night to find Edward asleep on his couch. He carries the younger alchemist to bed to let him sleep somewhere comfortable. In doing so, they both see sides of one another that they don’t typically show others. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

Taking in Strays | Completed | started by @alchemic-elric Alphonse is not the only one who has a habit of picking up stray animals. The Colonel brings home a stray kitten, and the boys are thrilled. Later on, Edward names her Tabitha. standalone post (bringing her home) | standalone post (naming her)

We Meant Nothing to Him / Everything to Me | Completed | started by @wyrdify Taking a day off didn’t sound like something his Commanding Officer did. Edward took the time to check in on him, and they find themselves navigating a difficult conversation surrounding family. Roy learns about Hohenheim, and, in exchange, he tells Edward about his foster mother. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

It’s the Thought That Counts | Completed | started by @alchemic-elric Roy attempted to make bread, and it goes horribly awry. Accustomed to coming over to his apartment to cook, Edward finds out, and he’s not too pleased about it. However, when his Commanding Officer doesn’t give him the fight he expects, they manage to take a bad moment and turn it into a good one. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

Wards of the State | Completed | started by @alchemic-elric Years after he became the Elric’s legal guardian, Roy decided to make it official and not only on paper. Yes, he invited them over every Sunday for dinner, but that wasn’t enough. He needed them, his family, safe. That’s what they were to each other, right? It was about time they admitted it. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on wyrdify

Inspection Day | In Progress | started by @alchemic-elric The team goes through their first inspection in Central. For the first time, Edward is present alongside them. All of them endure Brigadier General Fox, and they celebrate with dinner at the Elric-Mustang house. Though, said general isn’t quite pleased with the results... tag on alchemic-elric | tag on flameleads | tag on wyrdify

Camping Trip from Hell | In Progress | started by @wyrdify After receiving reports of heavy casualties in southern Amestris due to their border war with Aerugo, Fullmetal and Flame head down to Resit on assignment. It wasn’t until Amestrian soldiers turned their weapons on the two of them that they learned this assignment wasn’t all it appeared to be. They shot Edward Elric, and it becomes a race against time and their own military to get him back to Resembool. tag on alchemic-elric | tag on flameleads | tag on wyrdify

#arc; where do you run | alchemicelric #[ do not reblog unless you're Kira ]#[ this post is for reference and will be linked in my pinned post ]#[ and in other places honestly ]

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alchemic-elric · 3 years

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September 19th, 1911

Central City District Court

Edward sets on the bench just outside of the courtroom. That woman from before, Hawkeye is her name sets to his left while the man from before, Colonel Mustang, sets to his right. They’re waiting to be seen. They’re waiting for their hearing with the judge to find out what is to become of him. Become of them - him and his brother. They have no official guardian, their mother had passed and their father is missing. They have no one to care for him, and he’s too young to be emancipated. Much too young. So someone has to take them into their care and this man, Mustang has said, he’ll do it. If it helps them reach this goal, he says he’ll do it. He explained it to him when he got here. Edward will not be allowed to take the exam if he doesn’t have an official address and a guardian assigned to him by the state.

Now it’s a hearing to see just who the state will assign them to. Mustang is not a guaranteed success after all. He doesn’t know who he’ll fall to and he can feel his palm getting sweaty with anticipation.

“Now calling the case of Guardianship of Edward and Alphonse Elric.”

Mustang rises, and disappears into the courtroom. He doesn’t see him again for another hour. The only thing he can do is set with Lieutenant Hawkeye and wait. She tries to keep him calm while they do. No one knows what the answer is going to be. No one knows what his fate is. The state called this hearing when the corrects were made to their government files. Thirty-One and Thirty years old, the State thought. The State though they were twenty years older than they actually were. Who could make a mistake like that? Why did it take six years for it to be caught? It made perfect sense now why they were left to the streets of Resembool, getting passed from house to house and family to family to help care for Trisha’s lost children. Pinako couldn’t always care for the boys after all with the appointments she was booked with because of the war. The town helped fill in the blanks.

Wide gold eyes are looking up as the dark haired man appeared again. His youth is showing. He was given the news. Roy Mustang ordered guardianship of the Elric Brothers until Edward came of age. When he turned eighteen they would both be released from his care and Alphonse would fall to Edward for his final year until he became a legal adult. Until that time, they would be in Mustang’s care. Until Edward turned eighteen they were his wards, nothing more - nothing less.

Their legal address became, his address and with this in order, Edward could finally enlist. Exams started tomorrow. He needed to be ready. He went home with that man that night - to this Mustang’s home. A one bedroom apartment where he slept on the couch under one blanket with one pillow. He tried to sleep but it was too no avail. He was far too nervous. Far far too nervous. He needed to make an impression. He needed to make a statement or they would never agree to enlist a child. He needed to make it clear to them that if they didn’t enlist him it was to their detriment.

He had to wait a week to get his results. He had to stay in Central an entire week before he got his results. The test was hell. The written, the psychologic and psychical exam - they were all hell. He ended up chewing on his own tongue when he was asked about his arm and leg and only managed to spit out “It happened in the Eastern Rebellion” to which his proctors only checked his file and noted how he was from Resembool so they decided his excuse checked out.

He had to wait a week to get his results and during this week, despite being allowed to say with Mustang for said week - the man was never home. There was no food in his apartment and he owned nothing to cook with. What was he supposed to do? That man who was named his guardian is never home. So he ends up digging through the things that were given to him - papers and other things of that kind until he finds the address of that kind woman - the woman who sat with him at the court hearing - Lieutenant Hawkeye.

He appears at her apartment that night and she gives him an awkward smile when he does.

“Edward. I thought you were staying with the Colonel.” She says with a half smile half frown. “I am, but he ain’t got nu’hin’ ta eat at home n’ he ain’t even got pots n’ pans take make any’hin’, n’ I ain’t got any money so I can’t jus’ go buy sum’hin’.” “I see.” She sighs. “Come in, I’ll make us something to eat, but I need to make phone call, if that’s alright.” “I can do it! Cookin’ I mean! If you got stuff ta do it, I can cook! Yer aw’ready helpin’ me out, I can cook! Jus’ lemme use yer kitchen n’ I’ll make dinner fer both’a us.” She gives him a frown as he makes his way inside. “Well if you insist.”

It went on like this for the entirety of the week. He needed to wait a week for his certification results and finally that week was over. The way was over. He’s summoned to Mustang’s office and he has to admit he’s holding his breath.

So what’s the word? Did he pass? This man would be the one to determine the rest of his life.

// @wyrdify

#v; Only on Paper #wyrdify #wyrdify - Mustang #{{ I hope one day you look at me and see a man you're proud of || Wyrdify - Mustang }}#Arc: I Run to You #tw; custody hearing #tw; long post

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