#a curse was born and other shenanigans

[alilvalearchive]

Vale: Brivio comes to me and says "They're gonna make us start from the last row." The last row? Are you joking? Gibernau and I have always had a good relationship because I like him as a person; we've always been pretty good friends. In Qatar, he betrayed me and played dirty—he and his chief mechanic, who used to work with me the year before. Narrator: Gibernau starts from the front row, Rossi from the last: between them, there are 18 riders. Vale: When I started the race I only wanted one thing: to catch Gibernau, that was some crazy goal ... cause he started from pole position and I had some difficulties ... and I was starting from the back ... but I didn't care about anything else ... I wanted to catch Gibernau Narrator: The race starts. Valentino starts his comeback with so much fury that he overtakes riders using both "good manners" and "bad manners." After four laps, there are only four bikes between Valentino and Gibernau. But just as the hunter starts smelling his prey, Valentino loses control of the bike and ends up in the gravel. Vale: I put both tyres on the grass and I fell, it was a very hard fall, I was going more than 200 km/h, I crushed my pinky finger once again and he (Gibernau) won the race Narrator: It's a crash that's painful both on the body and on the soul Vale: So from being 39 points behind me in the standings he returned to just 14 points from me. He basically re-opened the championship fight. I don't know if Brivio told you this but that night during dinner, there were just three races left of the season, that night I said to him (Davide Brivio) : "This year Gibernau is not gonna win again, because I'm gonna win them (the races) all"

from Sfide - Valentino Rossi una vita al limite

@bikefuckersoftheworldunite

[roiswit]

Au where instead of being reborn as Shang Qinghua Airplane is reborn as the systems bio son through a serious of innocuous events.

The system had a lot of time on its hands, considering there would be a lot of time before either Shang Qinghua or Luo Binghe were gonna be born so he decides to set out on a journey. He creates himself a human body with a (VERY) strong cultivation system/core, one that’s also decently pretty, and a false name of He Xitong (on the nose Ik). After he does that he goes on exploring and building a minor fame and a nice life, when he accidentally bumps into a young woman who is clearly trying to dress in noticeably nicer clothes. After they bump into each other she introduces herself as Shang Zhong, a prostitute who had some free time on her hands. They end up chatting and having quite a good time with her going back to her pavilion and He Xitong coming back to visit her decently regularly. Eventually they end up sleeping together and she finds out she’s pregnant after He Xitong said he’d be gone for a year or more before he could visit again. She chooses to give birth and dies because technically the kid is only half human and as a non-cultivator she can’t handle it . Anyways the other prostitutes don’t really know who the father is and name the boy (Airplane) Shang Hua and kinda just give him the bare necessities not to die, planning to either keep him and raise him to be a prostitute or tossing him out if he appears too ugly.

Anyway after a couple months of Shang Hua mentally grumbling about his situation He Xitong shows back up and asks about Shang Zhong just to find out she died and left a baby. He Xitong is like fuck, because he now realizes he messed up the original Shang Qinghua’s parents meeting and is now the father of him. He also realizes that this is clearly Airplane reborn so he takes the kid, (paying the pavilion for taking care of his kid and the mother of his child), visits Shang Zhong’s grave to apologize for not being there and kinda killing her, pays his respects, and then leaves to try and figure out what to do about the state of his plot. He realizes very quickly he doesn’t want to abandon his kid, or make him face the plot and so he has to find someone else to take the Original Shang Qinghuas role.

Luckily a certain Shen Yuan just so happens to die, cursing PIDW and so the system essentially creates a new character that’s Shen Jiu’s twin brother to take that role. He Xitong finds a cabin and starts living out his peaceful life with his kid, while acting as Shen Yuans system to keep the plot moving along while trying to keep Shang Hua unaware. Shenanigans ensue as you can imagine.

I might come back and write the more about this, although this was a little longer than originally intended. Anyways have a nice night!

I just realized something I forgot to mention is that Shang Hua is riddled with trauma from his first life as Airplane which is another reason why He Xitong ends up dead set of giving him a good life.

Lowkey I’m starting to really want to write a fic about this 🤨

[jave1y]

Since yall loved my other post and I might as well lore dump and introduce my ocs

elmur is a 19 year old who was born with a curse that gives him the ability to see beings that normal naked eye can’t see. These other beings include monsters and ghosts. He grew up with azazel and yuria and they became like his own parental figures, since he didn’t have the best guardian when he was growing up. though it’s hard for him to make decisions between the two since polar opposites opposite. Yuria being more laid back and azazel being more stern and serious. But he always has his uncle Dean to be the (well the only good human figure in his life ) elmur is super chill, and he’s also kinda dumb but I love him idk, (also no one can see these creatures other than him)

Yuria is a . Well was a semi famous solo singer that was murdered in the 1980 by a fan on her wedding day. But instead of doing the usual “haunting and being sad all the time”. She takes the opportunity to have fun with her predicament, especially when death (grim reaper or death in general) is waiting for her to move on. She’s semi friends azazel but often gets into shenanigans with him due to their polar personalities. She is very chaotic, but she’s also kind of sassy. I love her. I love my wife. I’m so glad that other people love my wife. Oh and she’s also pen pals with Dean.

Azazel is a being that is known as the outsider which is a monster that is exist in the outside plane, which is where most of the monsters that Elmer can see. It’s a combination of what we see. Basically monsters that just appeared but can’t be seen. They tend to copy humans mannerisms but not all of them are friendly . Azazel is one of those friendly monsters that had basically adopted elmur. He originally knew elmurs grandmother who had unfortunately passed. So taking care of Elmer is like a justice to her. he’s a stickler for the rules and sometimes he doesn’t realize that he’s being too serious with elmur. He’s not really used to it. He’s /srs most of the time, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t pissy (think of the narrator from Stanley parable)

Dean is Elmer’s uncle and he already has a lot of personal issues and like Elmur he didn’t have the best life either. He drinks a lot but he also doesn’t want his past to define who he is now. Hes a Divorced police officer and he lives his nephew elmur and his son Travis (and some extra company) Dean is aware of Elmer’s “friends” but he’s supportive of it and doesn’t like to judge or shame elmur. Despite being divorced he’s on friendly terms with his ex wife and they still talk. But Dean is mainly alone when it comes to a social life, which is why he’s been getting random letters in mail from a secretive pen pal. Let’s say on the side of yuria chaotic energy and azazels serious and /srs manner, he’s in between I didn’t be careful someone who is confused about what they want can become confused about what you’re worth

Yeah so those are my bbs

If you have any questions feel free to ask or if you wanna draw my ocs ur absolutely allowed

I love ya

[l0stfoster]

CURSED TULSA MASTERLIST

Created: 9/24/2024 Updated: 10/7/2024 Summary: 200 years ago, the area of Tulsa was cursed by a Witch. This Witch stated that the poorest born will be given characteristics to match just how the rest of society views them. Freaks. Tags: #cursed tulsa au, #cursed tulsa [ Making this bad boy so I can throw it on my pinned post >:) ]

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AU INFORMATION

- Cursed Tulsa & The Main Gang - Character Relationships / Sexualities - Character Appearances - OC Involvement - Permitted OC Creatures - Harpy OC Flocks - Fanfic Allowance - Harpy Info - Harpy Disappearance & Leaving Tulsa - Multiple Fae & Harpy Types - Fae Tails

CANONICAL FICS

- This is… Cursed Tulsa '67 ( 7 Chapters ; Active Updating ) - A Monstrosity Like You ( Paul & Darry ; One-shot ) - I Want This Like a Cigarette ( Paul & Darry ; One-shot) - Death's At My Door ( Paul ; One-shot) - May 14th ( Paul & Two-Bit ; One-shot) - Gone Mute ( Sodapop ; One-shot)

CANONICAL ART / LORE RELATED ART

- Cursed Doodles p1 - Cursed Doodles p2 - Paul's Back Carving - Fellas is it gay to kiss your situationship? (+ other doodles) - Death, Dally, and Paul. - [PARRY] First Meetings

CHARACTERS

DARRY

- Tail Injury, Power Function, ETC - Responsibility & Guilt (Pony's Ears) - Chronic Pain (Tail Injury Related)

SODA

- Soda's Information

PONYBOY

- Pony's Jumping

TWO-BIT

- Two-Bit's Feather Significance - Hitting Shit w/ Wings - Two's Jumping Details

DALLY

- Ghost Vision - A New Yorker's Reaction To Tulsa - Seeing The Curtis Parents

JOHNNY

- To Be Added

ACE

- Ace Information

PAUL

- Post-Book Content (Art & Info) - Redemption Arc - First Jumping (Art & Info) - Post-Jumping & Some Parry - The Feather Incident + Guilt - Paul's Ritual Carvings - Burn The Witch - Paul & Bob

CHERRY

- Cherry's Power & Bob

OTHER SOCS / GREASERS

- Molly Mathews - Mr. Mathews & His Behavior - Evie and Sandy - Steve & Evie Shenanigans - Tim Jumps To Conclusions - Curly Shepard & Papercut - Tim: "I got that feather back" Two-Bit: "What :D" - Witch Bloodline, Cursed Lifespans, Parry Headcanons - Darry & Two's Relationship - Marcia & Two's Relationship (Romantic Focused) - Two vs Marcia's Cat - Familiars & Umbra - Paul Anon Enjoys Parry - Marcia, Cherry, & Paul's First Jumping - [MARBIT] Regaining Trust - [PARRY] How They Made It "Offical" / How Paul Moved In - [ PB & J ] Complementing Opposites - [ ACE x CHERRY ] Fireworks - [ CURTIS BROS ] Tail Talk

[wuucchoo]

Hehehe.... Fushiguro Megloomy

wait are you the same anon that sent 'peepee poopoo'? >:(

but anyway!! true to what my bio says about me not playing about megumi i will now refute this accusations of him being 'gloomy'!! he is NOT gloomy! his situation was 😤! gege never gave him a chance to breathe since the day he was born - he even overlooked a massive plothole just to make him suffer even more (chapter 212?? sukuna harmed everyone up there and i will die on this hill), gege fridged his sister for no reason, like gege literally created a character just because megumi needed to have a downfall. who's tsumiki? whats her personality? other than being kind™? whats her goal? other than being kind™? how did her bond with megumi look like other than her being the kind™ sister? NOTHING! she was no one, coz gege didnt even take the time to flesh her out despite how much he was planning on using her death to make megumi's descent believable.

man im getting pissed again, you dont understand. and even after all that suffering what did gege do? it all ended with megumi never being able to even apologize to her. fuck that. wait was she even acknowledged? was the suffering even acknowledged? nah, every one just moved on. gege used too many heavy topics and he doesnt even know how to wrap it up properly. from r/pe to murder to genocide to whatever the fuck mei mei and ui ui was to fetus experiment??? to manipulation of souls so that sukuna's twin would end up having a son that can be a cage for sukuna? making sukuna yuji's uncle? no wait gege changed his mind he is now his grandpa?? lmao????

"sukuna was human too, he deserved to be forgiven" well, tell that to all the human he killed in shibuya and even before then. tell that to all the innocent 'women and children' who supposedly suffered through his hands before he turned into a cursed object. like, he was killing for fun!! how is that thing forgiven? how does he just walk into the after life like 'yeah all that mindless killing was just coz i want revenge against this world man, ehe. maybe in the next life i wont do it anymore, ehe, who knows uwu'. how does anyone sit there and think, 'you know what, you deserve a second chance' like????? bro i am pissed. jjk's tone by the end when it comes to how it portrayed good and evil is just so off. it pisses me off whenever i remember. like, a world that's willing to give a 'second chance' to a mindless killer genocidal massacering war criminal murderer is just so bleak and favors evil creatures more than good people. geto had a shorter screentime and yet how he ended up being a genocidal maniac was better portrayed than whatever the fuck was going on with sukuna, and geto suffered the consequences of his actions tenfold, even after he died. idk what gege was trying to say with that, but its making me angry. but wait this wasnt the topic.

uhhh yeh! gloomy!

megumi is not gloomy! coz even when interacting with people is not exactly what he would deem fun, he still joins nobara and yuji when they are up to shenanigans. like that episode with yuko. he was joining in on nobara's bit. idk how canon the novels are but there was one where he was showing yuji around tokyo and ended up in a maid cafe. he still is polite and accommodating even to strangers just asking for directions. he calls the sun 'mr. sun' bro, like? he brings his dog to a baseball game for no reason. its not his fault gege just kept on making his life miserable (with no pay off mind you, tragedy just for the sake of tragedy ugh) like he was just reacting accordingly 😤

but anyway, dont take this seriously lmao, i wanted to vent and you were in my ask so uuuuuhhh sorry.

have a great day!

((also megloomy actually sounds cute :3, and maybe he is gloomy but i look at megumi with my rose tinted glasses so yeh..))

((last also, i usually say people are free to debunk my claims whenever i make rants like this, even if i know no one reads this - but this time i wont accept a different opinion lmao - so nah, this is my opinion and im right actually))

[aroaceleovaldez]

hello! so I'm doing a revamp of a character and I'm switching over their god parent to Apollo. One of the prominent traits of said character is that they are cursed - do you have any thoughts on how I could use maybe the plague aspects of Apollo or if there are any nasty curses I could pull from mythology?

i actually have a perfect hc for this! One of my ongoing hcs for CHB (brainstormed with the help of my group chat) is that each of the main 12 cabins has a "bad omen" power that crops up once in a blue moon and is considered a curse or bad luck - basically every other cabin's equivalent of the Hephaestus cabin fire powers. Big 3 kids are just kind of omens in themselves and for Hermes cabin i usually go it's just the chthonic kids and they're less "bad" omens and more just omens in general + being more common than the "cursed" powers other cabins have. For the other cabins, I usually have their "bad omen" powers be: Demeter = Geokinesis, Ares = iron skin, Athena = vision/inflicting blindness (literal or metaphorical), Apollo = plague, Hephaestus = pyrokinesis (canon), Aphrodite = "Whispers" (similar to charmspeak but functioning slightly different and more malignant), Dionysus = insanity.

I imagine all of these powers would be extremely rare (same level as what's described with Hephaestus fire powers - like once every hundred years or so) (except for maybe chthonic Hermes kids or Big 3 kids - again they're kind of a technical inclusion to the Bad Omen Powers Club). They're generally the black sheep of their respective cabins. In my personal hcs I like to have Will be a plague child of Apollo (he considers his "bad luck" effect to be why most of his cabin died soon after he arrived at CHB and blames himself for it) and also have healer children of Apollo be often born at the same time as plague children of Apollo to keep them in check (Will is both!) - though healer children are less rare and can crop up all on their own, no associated omens required.

With Apollo and plague powers, you could also tie in his associations with insects (specifically midges and locusts, though he also has some association with bees if you wanna throw that in there too) and rodents (rats/mice). He's also the god of mold and mildew! Lots of fun room to play around with plague-leaning powers for Apollo kids. In canon, Apollo kids with prophecy powers are also implied to be somewhat cursed (such as Halcyon Green) so you could potentially play with that as well. Particularly that + Apollo's association with snakes as one of his animals, since snakes in greek mythos are heavily associated with prophecy.

One "curse" I'm always amused by associating with Apollo kids and their potential snake and prophecy stuff is Tiresias, who was "cursed" (in some versions by Apollo) for killing a snake or two to be turned into a woman (or man, or mouse, again depending on version - it varies which they started as) (curse in quotations cause if it's the sex-change options Tiresias sure did not care one single bit so "curse" not effective i guess), sometimes repeatedly. Depending on version Tiresias is either born blind or gets blinded by either witnessing a virgin goddess bathing (yknow, the standard) or for siding with Zeus in an argument against Hera. Depending on version as compensation for being blinded in either situation they are gifted prophetic abilities (sometimes by snakes - cause "snakes licked their ears and gave them the gift of prophecy" is a surprisingly specific recurring thing in Greek mythos) or they're just born with it. In some versions of Tiresias' myths they're also killed by Apollo. So just in general with all the snake and prophecy and mouse and Apollo associations there, plus the genderfuckery, I just think that's ripe for an Apollo kid getting up to shenanigans.

Another famous Apollo-associated curses include of course Midas' ass ears or. gestures to Trojan war. inflicting plague. Or just straight up killing a designated hubristic individual's children (usually Apollo killing the sons while Artemis kills the daughters).

Hope this gives you some ideas!

[milksuu]

Imagine Yone having a wife, which the rest of Heartsteel doesn't know about, I mean they never asked, and then one day he brings a child to the bands apartment. Since his wife has to work late hours and the nursery is already closed, he has to take care of their child. What would the reaction of the band be? And how would they be with children? (Also the wife is the reader since I love self indulgence with Yone)

❥ prompt: Yone never talked about his personal life. The Heartsteel gang had a few assumptions, but they were just theories. Nothing proven. Until the gang found a toddler running around the apartment. ❥ content/warnings: fluffy fluff, gang shenanigans ❥ characters/pairings: v!Heartsteel & yonexreader!gn!kid

KAYN

"What the hell is that thing!? And since when did Yone spawn anything into existence!?"

Kayn isn't used to children being within a five-foot radius of his presence. He tends to not surround himself with booger eating, snot crying, whining little crotch gremlins. Even worse, their damn parents.

Kayn's chaotic nature in public can't be stifled. And he's met his fair share of parents trying to lecture him on his behavior. He always has two words ready for such an occasion: Fuck off. And then proceeds to flash both middle fingers in the air, and laugh when the child behind the fuming parents drops their ice-cream. Absolute poetry.

This was a little different. Scratch that—a lot different. Not only does he know the damn parent (Yone) but the child has managed to infiltrate his room, and infect everything with a thousand unnamed child born diseases. He's about ready to blow a casket. Until the kid accidentally starts playing his Pentakill vinyl album on the record player. That's when he saw a rockstar be born. The way that little tyke started headbanging would put a bunch of mosh pit psycho's to shame. And the screeching? A future screamo lead-singer, easily.

An all out heavy-metal concert ensued. With Kayn rifting his guitar with the song instrumentals, and the kid jumping and screaming into a cheap cordless mic he found under his bed. When the song ended, Kayn chanted "Jump! Jump!" into the mosh-pit of one. And you don't need to tell a child to launch themselves off of anything twice. The tater-tot squealed and laughed, being caught in Kayn's hands and praised into the air for a killer performance.

From the bedroom door, an audience member leaned cooly against the frame. Clapping at the spectacle. "Dada!" The kid raised their fists higher into the air. "I'm a rwockstar!"

Yone lifted a brow, crossing his arms in pure amusement. "I can see that."

"Y-Yeah. Next time, tell your kid not to barge into other people's rooms," Kayn coughed, quickly setting down the kid and patting them towards Yone. "Teach it some manners, o-or whatever. So that I don't have to deal with it."

Yone chuckled under his breath. Taking his child by the hand, he smiled. "Come with me. We should go before someone gets a little too attached."

Kayn huffed red. Slamming the door and shouting behind it, "WOULD NOT!"

APHELIOS

".........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?"

So, there was a child. An actual living, breathing one. Stumbling. Running around. Knocking things over. Yelling at the wall and ceilings like some deranged lunatic out on the city streets. What a disaster. What a nightmare. Aphelio's wasn't scared by most things; monsters, zombies, ghosts, spam mail. But children were terrifying creatures. Destructive and loud. The worst kind of combination in a singular human being. Kind of like Kayn.

He swore he broke out into a cold sweat when the child barged into his room. Not quietly at all. His heart pounded. His fingers turned cold. And his eyes trembled against his computer screen. He hoped the child would grow bored of terrorizing his room like some miniature version of Godzilla. He also hoped someone would see the calamity, take pity on him, and come to his aid. Someone like Sett.

He then heard a familiar note. He cursed himself twice. He shouldn't have left his electric portable keyboard out in the open. Aphelios turned cautiously in his chair. He swallowed hard and braced himself for a horrific sight. He thought he'd find the child bashing the keys in or trying to pluck the knobs right off. Instead, he saw a small round face filled with wonder at the sound. Carefully, the child pressed another. Smiling, delighted by the next note. Aphelio's eyes rounded. That's when he saw a little bit of himself.

It didn't take long for Apehlios to gather his spare headset and cord link. He plucked the kid up and placed him right on his lap at his desk. He was going to show this little one all the instruments in his digital toolbox. The workflow of an absolute musical genius. And they were going to make a mixed bite that would leave people speechless.

"Oh! Oh! Dat one. Dat one." The toddler tapped Aphelio's hand against his computer mouse. A few clicks and the instrument was spliced into the mix. When Aphelio's replayed the bit, the child kicked their legs back and forth, clapping their hands together. Wanting to gauge the tots overall opinion, he flipped between thumbs-up and thumbs-down. Back and forth. The little one took his hand, and kept it thumb-side-up with a cheeky grin. And they both nodded in agreement. This mix was a certified banger.

EZREAL

"Hey, guys. Has anyone seen my phone? Nevermind. Found it! Someone's totally random kid has it. Wait—HUH!?"

Ezreal doesn't mind kids so much. They could sometimes be a lot of fun. The only thing Ezreal can't handle is once a crying session starts, or a random tantrum erupts. He gets a little nervous when the meltdowns start. Because he has no freaking clue how to handle it. So for the most part, Ezreal does like kids—from a distance. Where he can smile and laugh at their antics, without having to actually deal with an emotional ticking time bomb. Kayn was bad enough already.

The other thing he can't deal with is someone messing with his phone! And unfortunately, his habit of misplacing it has caught up to him. Because now a toddler has it. Deleting and messing up his apps. Possibly trying to look for some silly game he doesn't even have installed. And if Ezreal thought he was fast, well, this kid took the crown. Call that tyke 'Lightning McQueen', because they were leaving sneaker marks on the floor.

But this game of chase had to come to an end. Ezreal caught up to the road-runner, and slipped the phone right out of those tiny fingers. Ezreal cheered himself thinking he won. Ezreal quickly figured out he was actually about to be the biggest loser. He witnessed those round eyes growing in watery magnitude. Face wrinkling with pure, unfiltered raw emotion. The hiccups increased in volume, and those puffed cheeks were getting more red by the minute.

"H-Hey! Don't cry. No, no. Shhh—Shhh! It's okay." Ezreal smacked his hands together, begging and pleading for mercy upon his sensitive soul. Ezreal sunk his top teeth into his bottom lip. He wasn't prepared for this at all. And if Yone ever found out he made his kid cry, then mostly likely, he'd make sure Ezreal was crying too (and bleeding) on the floor. Then forced to clean up his own murder scene!

A few quick taps and he knelt down with the hiccuping toddler. With the cat filter setup, Ezreal pretended to be a kitten; meowing and licking his paw and rubbing his cheeks to clean himself. The kiddo sniffed back their brimming tears, giggling when they saw they had their own whiskers and ears! After a couple of loud meows, the child hopped up and down. "Doggy next! Doggy next!" One tap and now they were puppies, barking and panting.

Many cute pictures were taken. Ezreal picked out a few and messaged them to Yone.

[Yone:] Thanks. The wife will be happy to have these. [Ezreal:] np! 😋 [Yone:] By the way. Have you finished cleaning the bathrooms? [Ezreal]:..............................................yes. 🤗 [Yone:] Finish the bathrooms. Now. Or I'll be confiscating your phone for a week.

Ezreal almost broke down in tears, falling to his knees. He was so close to having his own meltdown. Just from the sheer thought of losing his phone privilege's. Honestly, he should be off the hook for entertaining the kid and sending cute pictures. Life totally wasn't fair!

SETT

"Well, hello down there. You wanna play a game or—shoot. I didn't mean to scare ya'h off! I swear I'm a nice guy if ya'h give me a chance!"

There was no doubt about it. Sett really, really, liked children. There was something about them that brought him joy whenever they were around. All of his personal baggage and adult stress would simply melt away from a simple giggle or smile. And Sett had his fair share of babysitting other single-moms' and their children while growing up. It was one of his part-time jobs from middle to high school. All to help Ma' with paying the bills.

Unfortunately, kids didn't seem to like him too much (at first). With his overwhelming mass, they'd think he was some sort of monster. The one their parents told them would gobble them up if they didn't shower before bed. So, here he was, trying to entertain the little one. But anytime they caught sight of him, they'd cry in terror and scamper away. Sett had to think bigger. He tapped his chin a couple of times before a light bulb went off above his ears.

He laid out the scene in his room. He thanked his Ma' for one of the plushies she sent came with a tea set in the box. He went as far as to grab a few outfits and materials he stitched up as small replicas of larger projects him and K'Sante worked on. Him and the surrounding stuff toys were dressed appropriately for the most exquisite tea-party. Dress, hats, neck pearls and all!

Curiosity always got the best of any child. When the tater-tot heard the laughs and conversations, they had to sneak a peek. And once they entered the room, the child found Sett sitting on the ground, surrounded by his plushies, all served with tiny cups and plates.

"Oh! Quiet down everyone. The prince/princess has finally arrived. Mr. Chonk, please. Show our honored guest to their seat." He motioned his tea-cup to a free spot at the 'table'. The child glowed with excitement, scurrying to their designated placement. With a fancy tilt of their teacup, they took prim and proper sips of their tea. "More tea, Mr.Swett?" The toddler wiggled forward and picked up the teapot.

"Why, yes. I would love some more. Thank you." Sett raised his cup at the offer. The giggles and excitable conversation could be heard throughout the entire apartment. It wasn't long till the rest of the gang stuck their noses through a crack at the door. Opening the door, they couldn't help but burst with laughter at the display. Ezreal, of course, snapping pictures. Aphelios chuckling to himself behind his mask. Kayn roaring with laughter and tears. And K'Sante commenting on how he'd never expect some of his designed outfits would be used at a kid's tea party. "Nuh-Uh. You can't come in." The toddler hoped on their feet, pushing all of them all out the door. "Dis invitation onwy. No stinkers!"

"That's right, fellas. No stinkers." Sett laughed, raising his pinky into the air. "This is an exclusive tea-party. Better luck gettin' invited next year. Right?"

K'SANTE

"He-He. You think you have what it takes because you are Yone's kid? Show me and prove it."

K'Sante grew up with a large family. Brothers, sisters, first cousins, second cousins, the neighbors next door and their kids. Heck, even that laundromat lady his mom was friends with and her kids. Actually, just about everyone in the community. Seemed like it was always a party at his parents home. No matter the day or week, K'Sante had always dealt with a high-energy household. And when the adults pulled out the bottle of Akpeteshie, you knew it was going to be a rager. And at the kids table, K'Sante was in charge of watching over the parade of younger children.

Being a certified older sibling within his family unit, and apparently, Heartsteel as well, handling one little wasn't going to throw off his cool or cramp his style. In fact, he was more than prepared. If there was one thing he knew from growing up, kids loved to play dress up. And he had a full wardrobe of runway worthy outfits.

K'Sante busted out a long carpet down the hallway. Borrowed some plushies from Sett, and made them the audience and judges. Dimming most of the surrounded lights, the hallway bulbs illuminated the catwalk with intensity. Let the show begin!

"Higher energy! Yes, show them a 'ting or two about what fashion truly means." K'sante clapped his hands as the kiddo strutted down with dramatic sass. "That is it. Right there. Now, finish them off with the look." At the end of the carpet, the child titled their head back, and narrowed their eyes before sharply turning with a fling of the boa around their neck. K'Sante cheered, pushing one of the stuffed animals as if it passed out from sheer cut-throat fashion! He blew kisses into the air. "They can't even handle you right now. You are new, you are fresh, but also timeless. Molded by the hands of Gods. Your power is infinite."

Wardrobe changes were a must. K'Sante wasn't going to let such talent go to waste. His work of art and the tiny fashion model would display it all for the world to see. Well, the stuffed animal world, he had to remind himself. Seemed like a game of pretend was feeling like a real runway gig! And after the runway show was over, it actually wasn't truly over. K'Sante had pulled out a magazine from behind a display case. Showing the kiddo a picture of their father walking down a runway in an all black-attire event. "Dada," the kid placed a hand against the glossy page. "Supah cool."

"That's right." K'Sante said proudly, puffing his chest. "And your Dada looks cool because I am the one who designed his suite. But, I'll give him credit. He is a pretty cool guy all on his own."

an: this req was too cute to write omg. sorry if i just focused on the gang and the kid, rather than the yone x reader part you also requested. felt it was getting a bit long, and i wasn't sure if i could incorporate it well enough. very sorry about that. but don't worry! i have another yone x reader req. incoming.

[angryaggoria]

terror werewooves (plural for werewoof)

some uncertain time ago in a conversation with my girlfriend i jokingly pitched ‘terror werewolf au but only marines and lieuts/commandment are werewolves because lycanthropy is bestowed as an honor and also considered something to be guarded/controlled SO jop is to be put down upon return to England lmao’, joplittle runaway shenanigans and all. the irony is that i’ve been unable to stop thinking about this silly speculative au ever since. hence, toothy longpost.

lycanthropy is a really great thing for conquering frontiers: werewolves are sturdier and able to provide food for themselves, and they are way stronger than a simple person even barehanded. but they are also uncanny, and foreign, and, generally, a threat — an inner threat, for that matter.

considering all of the above, finding a profitable resolution for the werewolf crisis is a matter of utmost importance. why not toss them into the arctic then? or antarctica, or british india, or chinese enclaves, or anywhere else where there is a need for an upper hand. 

the challenges of maintaining one’s humanity while tainted with the wolf curse are no different from those that ordinary people face in their life, except intensified in every way. controlling one’s temptations is not an easy task itself; and what if it is not human nature that you are fighting, but a beast? a particularly demanding task in terms of moral and ethical self-discipline — and it is a matter of self-discipline entirely, because suppressing an unruly werewolf is… well, problematic.

lycanthropy rates should be accounted; lycanthropes — those born with the affliction — should be put under watch; its spread should be administered. possible applicants should be people of infallible dignity and honour, since those are the only things that can be relied upon here.

this is how we end up with the starting disposition: there are two ships; upon them, there are 13 werewolves: 4 of them marines, sergeants and corporals, 2 to 3 captains, other lieutenants. and there is a person to be turned by a field promotion — promotion to slaughterhouse, really, if they are to survive. and they will survive, because wolf is a steadfast creature (even more so, when found amongst a herd).

[localvillagecryptid]

The idea of characters from other stories winding up in SVSSS has been stuck in my head for a while but I'm not gonna write abt it lmao so here's what's been rattling around in the ole noggin:

Toph:

Toph would be a genuine menace

Specifically on poor Liu Qingge, who hasn't the slightest clue how he wound up with yet another student

Earthbending should not be possible here. Earthbending is NOT possible here.

Toph invents earthbending here.

In fact, she only gets stronger. Because the cultivation aspects of the world means she's got even more qi and knows more about how to use it beyond earthbending.

She can now use qi itself to "see" (sensing others' qi, using it to sense movement, etc.) Not just earthbending

Lqg wants nothing to do with any more disciples. Especially not ones as annoying as yang yixuan

He gets a gremlin even more annoying than yang yixuan

He lies awake at night, regretting saving her life that one time on a hunt and kickstarting her path of being a Problem

Specifically, he saves her life while she's out trying to remaster earthbending, inspiring her to become a cultivator

She runs away from her noble family and their arranged marriage and stifling life that they've planned out for her and heads straight to Cang Qiong's Bai Zhan peak the first chance she gets

Refuses to take no for an answer, thus growing to become lqg's #1 menace

He both blesses and curses the day she was born

Lqg would sooner die than admit she's basically his other baby sister/daughter figure

Will outright refuse to fly on her sword When asked how she'll get around, the earth goddamn MOVES UNDER HER FEET and she causes several earthquake/mole monster sightings with these shenanigans

Is banned from this move

Begins to tunnel underground instead

She could arguably fly on her sword just fine, sensing the qi around her to navigate and shit, but it's harder and definitely uncomfortable and brings back bad memories of that one time in the volcano with Aang and Sokka

Luo Binghe wants her dead

She probably never gets strong enough to 1v1 him and win but she's definitely strong enough to become a genuine challenge

Especially when she reinvents metalbending

Rides for her shizun ong

Would probably fight lbh for lqg's honor after the SQQ corpse situation (he did not ask her to do this)

Aang:

The angel of Qing Jing peak fr

Or that monastery but we don't hear enough about them tbh

Has legitimately no idea how he got here, maybe too scared to question it actually

Like, did he really fuck up and end up getting ripped out of the avatar cycle orrrr????

Decides some things are better left unknown

The only struggle he really has is not being bald anymore

Honestly???? Might still shave his head and just stick to a wig

Would inevitably get caught or ALMOST caught and eventually gets used to growing it out (would probably become the inventor of extensions or wig glue though lmao)

Would make the spoiled qing jing disciples better just by being around them tbh

Star student probably, would be a menace in a cute way

One of the few men allowed on Xian Shu (for visits/messages)

Would probably befriend demons ngl

Loves flying on his sword

Prefers his staff though, and eventually figures out how to make/get someone to make one for him

No one knows how he does the air scooter. They are scared.

No one asks about the tattoos either.

Or how he's controlling all these fucking elements.

He doesn't have an avatar state anymore, but that doesn't seem to stop him from being wildly more dangerous than anyone expected

Possibly unlocks permanent cultivation-blocking? Like sealing off your core

Demons don't take note

Until he learns how to do the same for demonic cores

Exorcist Aang

Possibly becomes a rogue/wandering cultivator

Wandering rogue exorcist Aang????

He's either a god descended upon the earth or a heavenly demon in disguise, according to critics

He thinks it's all silly

Until he meditates too hard and communes with a god or something who tells him they may or may not have bargained to snatch his corner of the avatars soul for a reason

Uh oh

Sokka:

Does not know how he managed to get spiritual energy or cultivate

Actively chooses not to think too much about it

The head disciple of An Ding 😭

Absolutely salty about it

Shang Qinghua is endlessly grateful though

Does not know what to make of the long hair thing; probably tries to keep his hair in a half-pony still, as an ode to the water tribe

I've seen some fics where Qiong Ding is headcannoned as the bureaucratic peak; in this case, he might be able to sweet talk his way in if fate and Yue Qingyuan is kind enough

Either way he's grateful he gets to do sword stuff again

Especially now that he can FLY on them?!

He hasn't completely forgotten his skills, so he's got a whole different style no one's seen before and it's Weirdly Good Actually

He finally works his cultivation up enough to get his personal sword

Then he finally gets to summon his and he cries

It's space sword

No one knows what the fuck to make of this weird ass sword but he doesn't care, it's his and he loves it

Known as the best ever manager of An Ding peak

Katara:

Would have one (1) argument with her brother and march up to Xian Shu

Frequent visitor of Qing Jing and Qian Cao

Mu Qingfang mourns every day that she didn't choose the medicine peak

Katara maintains that she's too ready to beat some ass to ever be a full doctor and vow to do no harm

Never quite learns to be comfy with a sword but can still handle her own

During the demon invasion on Cang Qiong (assuming she's there at the time), she bloodbends Hualing right off the mountain

The demons do NOT stick around

The cultivators are too scared to ask her what the fuck that was but they're nicer to her than before

The xian shu peak gains a fearsome reputation of possibly teaching blood magic

No One gets how she does the waterbending stuff. Outsiders assume it's some Xian Shu ancient secret technique. Or she's related to Mobei Jun. Real members know Kataras just Like This.

Keeps the hair loopies. No matter what people say.

Wears a blue necklace similar to her mother's heirloom; a gift from her shizun probably

Genuinely enjoys the sisterhood on Xian Shu. It reminds her of the better days of her home, before the southern raiders came back

Zuko:

Could've chosen from several peaks, but chooses Bai Zhan

Something about the bamboo on Qing Jing reminds him of his uncle though, so he likes to visit. But not for too long. It hurts.

Isn't really bothered by the long hair thing; while cutting hair isn't forbidden in the fire nation, long hair is common practice, especially for nobles

Keeps the standard topknot until Toph calls it ugly

And then he remembers toph cannot see his topknot

Starts doing ponytails anyway

Also a star student of Bai Zhan, especially after he busts out the firebending forms

Yet another nuisance for poor lqg

He and Toph are the only two that can keep up with each other

Known as the Twin Stars of Bai Zhan

Aka the Twin Headaches of Liu Qingge

Has a small red birthmark near his eye, on the side that used to be burned

The fact that there isn't a massive burn is mildly uncomfortable to him at first. Doesn't feel like himself

Again, No One knows how all these kids with weird qi abilities are coming from

They're beginning to suspect they're all part demon

Neither he nor Toph ever defeat the demon heritage allegations

Especially not with the way they fight. And allegedly have a Past that no one else knows about

Would also fight Binghe for his Shizuns honor

Weirdly chill for Bai Zhan actually

Has probably made leaps and bounds from his avatar hunting days already

Most expect him to have gone to a quieter peak, it's baffling

Until he beats the shit outta somebody

And then goes back to being gentle and chill and forgiving

He wonders if uncle Iroh is watching over him here too

He can only hope his uncle is still proud of him, wherever he might be

Lqg isn't his uncle, but he's still a kind presence that Zuko looks up to a little, even if the guy is a little too punchy

Thus takes it upon himself to ride or die for him

One of the few dual wielders around

His curved blades are also a source of curiosity for the others

But he's good with them so no one complains

In a bingliushen situation, Zuko, Toph, and YYX are feral protective gremlins that somehow make things better AND worse for the development of the bingliushen courtship process lmao

I'll probably make more at some point but that's all for now. If someone wants to make a fic of these PLEASE let me know, link me I'm desperate

[ninadove]

Hi Nina! Why transmask Felix and not transfem? Or you are fine with transfem too?

Hi Anon! Hope you’re having a wonderful day! 💖

I do like transfem Felix! In fact, I originally leaned more towards this option. The Senti-lore is extremely queer by nature, and I think it’s wonderful so many people can see themselves in the kids.

Really, it comes down to personal interpretation. Some notes below:

1. Colt Fathom is a massive douchebag.

Nothing groundbreaking here. We been knew. At first glance, you’d assume he would want a male heir for Toxic Masculinity Reasons™; but I think he would prefer a daughter, also for Toxic Masculinity Reasons™.

Colt is the kind of person who wants to elevate his own status in the world, and the solution he resorted to is marriage. This kind of alliances is frequent in the spheres he navigates, as seen in S5 with the Adrigami plot: as such, he would likely see his child not as an heir, like the GDV lineage would, but rather as something he could trade for even more power. A daughter of noble pedigree and born into considerable wealth would undoubtedly be a catch, and give him a leg up in his race against other rich jerks.

Additionally, we’ve seen how he acts around Felix — how he perceives him as a threat and a reminder of his own mortality. Peacock curse or not, asking for a son would have forced him to face the prospect of eventually being overpowered by his own progeniture every single day; but a little girl? Surely, there’s no threat there, right?

2. Felix’s first appearance gives us lots to think about.

Firstly, when it comes to Adrien’s reaction. When Amelie explains that she decided to drop by “so [they] could all be together” on the anniversary of Emilie’s fridging, this is the (adorable) face he makes:

Because he understands! If his aunt is here, surely his cousin must be here too. “All together” means all together.

Yet, when Felix actually appears, draped in dramatic lighting like the theatre kid he is, Adrien still looks strangely surprised:

Which Amelie immediately follows up by highlighting that they look “just like twins”. The characters should not need this comment — they were here the whole time the kids were growing up! Of course, there’s a doylist explanation to this line: we, the public, must understand that Identity Shenanigans Will Ensue (and ensue they did). But what could this mean in-world?

I propose that the cousins did not always look exactly like each other — that they were perfect twins as young kids, but became more and more different as time went by. Perhaps one developed more feminine features, while the other grew up to look more masculine. If the Agrestes did not witness the early stages of Felix’s transition (probably started right after Colt’s death, so only a few months before canon), it makes sense they would be taken aback by the newly recovered resemblance between the kids.

And, of course, it adds some depth to the Identity Shenanigans. Especially if you read Adrien as genderqueer or transfem.

3. Felix exhibits stereotypically masculine behaviours every chance he gets.

This goes from wearing what is basically the Official Rich Boy Uniform (waistcoat, tie, black and white palette):

To certain mannerisms, like putting his feet on Gabriel’s desk to assert dominance against the guy who could literally snap him out of existence:

To the way he perceives himself: a cursed prince from a twisted fairytale, who systematically places himself in the role of the protector (even if it’s not always appreciated by the people in his life).

To me, this sliiightly over-the-top behaviour is very reminiscent of a child who just figured out something huge about their identity and is exploring it to the fullest — to find out what it truly means to them, and which aspects they want to incorporate into their life.

Which leads me to the most important point:

4. The Peacock Miraculous! 💜🦚

Deeply associated with Felix’s reclamation of his safety, freedom and bodily autonomy. And when we think about peacocks, what do we think about?

Colourful feathers. Panache. Ostentation (this is literally what groups of peafowls are called). A concept of masculinity that is different from social standards in most of the Western world, but is there and bold and unapologetic.

We don’t get to see Felix using the brooch for the first time — even his mum, who he trusts with everything, is absent. He needs this privacy to come to terms with his powers and make them his.

But then, when we do get to see him transform — everybody else witnesses it too. Felix goes from hiding behind Adrien’s face, ergo disguising as someone he is not, to revealing his identity to both the audience and the entirety of Paris.

This is Argos embracing who he truly is, even if the world might call him monstrous.

And finally, one more point:

5. Why would Tomoe prefer a model over a quasi-prince as a potential match for her daughter?

I get it — she has a partnership going on with Gabriel. But the woman is leagues smarter than him (What? Like it’s hard?) and could most likely find another way to turn the world into her own little dystopian dream, should she want to. Not to mention, even if Adrien is a catch by most people’s standards, he is still the bane of the GDV lineage.

Felix is the heir. Felix is just as wealthy, if not wealthier than the Agrestes. Felix is the best at everything he does (chess, horse-riding, karate) and as such should be a perfect fit for Kagami, even by Tomoe’s insanely high standards.

Yet, she keeps referring to him as this corrupting influence: not because he is a supervillain (she hangs out with them on the regular), but because he might whisper dangerous ideas about ✨ freedom ✨ and ✨ bodily autonomy ✨ in her sweet daughter’s ear while they make out dressed as Adrien’s parents. We know how important femininity is to the Tsurugi lineage: Duusu forbid this monster talks Kagami into rejecting it in any form.

So, there you have it, Anon. I’m sure there’s a lot of evidence to support other interpretations, but this is the one that resonates most with my brain! 💜🦚🏳️‍⚧️

Can’t believe I almost forgot:

“Felix” literally means happiness and luck: a weird choice from Colt, and it’s unlikely Amelie had any say in the matter. So when Argos says:

“Isn’t it great? We have everything we need to be happy!”

It very much sounds like his first name could be a conscious reclamation on his end!

[lenzimanot]

Flora's guide to their obscure german literature muses

Mo Folchart

the best dad™

he's a "Silvertongue", meaning that when he reads it really captivates the audience & he can even read characters out of their story

the catch of that ability is that for the sake of balance for every character he reads out, some other living soul disappears into the book

ofc he understands that particular part in the most traumatic way: one night he reads to his wife Resa & their little daughter Meggie from a book called "In.kheart" & accidentally some of the story's villains plus the firedancer D.ustfinger appear, while Resa gets trapped in the book

Mo raises Meggie on his own, trying to find a way to get Resa back

he's a bookbinder & later in the In.kworld takes the persona of the Robin-Hood-like bandit called Bluejay (yes, the man has RANGE)

loves old books more than his own life (relatable tbh)

plot ideas: very flexible in both fantasy & modern settings (since he lives in both even in canon), if you write a literature character he could also always read your character out of their world, if you're up for that kind of shenanigans (& a hell lot of trauma for both)

Will Reckless

canocially gets the nickname "the puppy" & I think that says a lot

angel baby with a hell lot of hidden anger

when Will was still a child their father disappeared through the mirror in his office & their older brother Jacob soon follows him (mainly to escape his own grief)

those events slowly but surely break his mother's heart, even though at least Jacob returns occasionally & eventually Will is left to take care of her, as her health declines

after her death, Will and his girlfriend live in the big N.YC appartment, until the events of the first book, that take them both in the world behind the mirror too

pretty much as soon as they sets foot in there, Will gets injured by goyl & due to a curse this wound starts to turn them into a goyl too

to literally everybody's surprise the stone his skin turns into is jade, the most sacred stone. there's a whole prophecy that the jade goyl is supposed to protect the king of the goyl, so Will is then hunted by literally everyone

also it's important that the stone skin is very much a metaphor for all the hidden emotions, especially the anger, finally breaking free (at least it is to me)

by book 3 Jacob managed to break the curse & Will is human again, but can still call the stone when he wants to, usually when they're angry or threatened

plot ideas: Will can appear both in fantasy settings & the modern world (either before the canon storyline or in between), I also have a detailed b.g3 au

Fox

the one who holds the brain cells in the group

born in the Mirrorworld, in the equivalent of France

as a child she saved a vixen from her violent older brothers & in gratitude the vixen left her a fox fur, that made her a shapeshifter & able to take on the shape of a vixen herself

they run away from home sooon afterwards & from then on they prefer the fur to their human form & don't use their birth name anymore

eventually she meets Jacob, Will's older brother & the two of them become an inseparable pair & travel around as renowned treasure hunters

lbr Jacob would already be dead without them & they both know it uwu

plot ideas: I could definitely throw her into other fantasy worlds easily & canonically she also travels through the mirror to our world once (& hates it), so that is always a possiblity too

Gideon de Villiers

my favourite "arrogant puke" <3

a time travel gene runs in the male line of Gideon's family for generations & he becomes the 11th out of 12 in the circle

one of his ancestors, the Count of St Germain, has founded a lodge that still controls the gene carriers & their time jumps

at 16 the time jumps start for Gideon, not long after his father's death & his mother & younger brother end up moving to France

the lodge is in London & since only they can prevent uncontrolled time jumps, Gideon has to stay behind, moving in with his uncle who's (conveniently) the grandmaster of the lodge

so he's basically trained from a young age (he started preparing even before 16) to be the lodge's weapon & it's instilled in him that he's the one who has to "sort out the mess again" (the time jumps are controlled by a machine called the chronograph & the first one was stolen by Gideon's predecessors who disappeared into the past with it, it's a long story i could go into more detail about if you ask)

he's not only trained in different fighting techniques (both with weapons & without), but also plays the violin & the piano (violin is his favourite tho)

Gideon started studying medicine & gained some independence when he moved into his own flat in Chelsea, but rarely has time for either (he says himself that he can most likely forget about passing the current semester)

his storyline is very much about breaking free & finally living his own life

plot ideas: due to time travelling, I could throw Gideon into any time period (canonically it's limited to points past the 1500s, when the first in the line lived, but for the sake of rp I can ignore that)

[gravity-falls-au-tournament]

The AUs in the running!

With the submission now closed, the time for the Tournament to begin is fast approaching! With that in mind it is time to reveal the AUs in the running:

Drifting stars AU by @the-subpar-ghost

During the events of not what he seems, Mabel ends up falling into the portal instead of Ford coming through it, and Mabel ends up stuck with Ford in the multiverse. The two of them travel the multiverse and get into many a shenanigan trying to find a way home. In most versions Stan and Dipper also work to bring their twins home

One of us AU by @ashidaii

During the events of Weirdmaggedon, Ford accepts Bill's offer to join him and is transformed into a demon. In some versions it is with the intent to betray Bill later while struggling with Demonic Corruption, in others it is genuine.

Reunion falls AU by @sailorleo (Now @hellspawnmotel)

Not long after Mabel and Dipper were born the two were separated, with Dipper being sent to live with Stan and Mabel remaining with their parents. After finding out about her twin years later, Mabel travels to Gravity falls to meet him.

Timestuck AU by @dodofiasco

In which one of the Pines twins (or both, in which case usually they get separated but sometimes they are together) end up stuck 30 years in past due to the time tape and meet the younger version of one (or both) of the Stan twins.The most Popular version of this AU has Mabel travelling with a younger Stan.

Blind Faith au by @gravity-what and @thesnadger

During the events of the Portal incident in the 1980s, Both Stan and Ford fall through the Portal. Due to McGucket being driven mad by what he saw when he entered the portal, Ford fears the same could happen to Stan and thus blindfolds him to prevent him from Seeing whatever lurks in the mysterious and insidious dimension where they have ended up, and the two travel to escape. However, while Ford cannot see fully due to losing his glasses, what little he can see is starting to take its toll. This mounting paranoia and fear eventually reaches a Boling point and leads to Ford attempting to blind Stan to keep him safe from the horrors (In some versions he succeeds, in others he only manages to do so for one eye) Eventually the two manage to leave this dimension and they begin travelling the multiverse.

Monster falls AU by various

The discovery of a magical stream results in the characters of gravity falls being transformed into various monsters. Dipper is turned it a Cervitaur(Deer centaur) Mabel is turned into a Mermaid or a Unicorn centaur, Stan is turned into a gargoyle, Ford is turned into a Greek sphynx, And the list goes on.

Mystery trio AU by various

Based on a popular theory prior to the release of Not what he seems and a tale of tale of two stans. The story of the Mystery trio au has many different variations, but the general premise is that in sometime in the past before the portal incident, Stan and Ford make and the two of them plus Fiddleford work together to help with Ford's research in Gravity falls, getting into all kinds of trouble.

Beauty and Beast AU by @artsycrapfromsai

A Familial love take on the Disney movie of the same name, in the Beauty and the Beast au the pines twins end up living in the castle of the Stan twins, who were cursed years ago by bill, with Ford being transformed into a Book and Stan into a beast

Reverse portal AU by @busket

During the events of the portal incident, Stan is the one to fall in the portal instead of Ford. Ford then spends the next 30 battling with himself over whether he should risk the universe and try and bring Stan back, Meanwhile Stan travels the multiverse, probably getting banned from numerous dimensions.

Relativity falls AU by Doidles and Gargunk

An age swap au where the stan twins are twelve years old and staying in gravity falls with their Grauntie Mabel, who is secretly working to bring back her brother.

Transcendence AU by Zoey Chu(Now @transcendence-au)

Due to a long series of events, Dipper gains Bill's powers, becoming known as "Alcor". Meanwhile in an event known as the "Transcendence" gravity falls weirdness spreads to the rest of the world.

One and a half stans AU by @disappeareddraws

After the events of a tale of two stans, Stan ends up being reverted back to a kid through some means or the other.

Ghost stan AU by @gryphsdeadbones

Some point after a tale of two stans, Stan dies and becomes a ghost, eventually becoming a category 10 ghost.

Never human AU by @notllorstel

Stanley pines was stillborn, replaced by a changeling at birth. In some versions Dipper is also a Fae and the story deals with the aftermath of these revelations

Pirate AU by @gobblewanker

During the 18th century, Orphan stowaways Mabel and Dipper find themselves on the mystery, A pirate ship manned by its notorious captain Stanley pines, who is fueled by a desire for revenge against the man who killed his brother.

Summer job AU by Various

After the events of Steven universe future, Steven gets a job working at the mystery shack (sometimes post-series sometimes pre-series)

Round one will start on the 10th of August Aest and the brackets will be up on the 9th. See you all soon!

[mariabtsos]

Secret Story of the Swan ||J.HS|| - Part 2

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Description: You've been betrothed from the day you were born, your father may have not said it outright, but there comes a point when he can't hide how obviously he and Hoseok's mother want you to fall in love with him. When tragedy strikes and obstacles get in the way, will love be enough to save you?

Genre: Drabble? Royal!AU, prince!Hoseok x princess f!reader, childhood frenemies to lovers, arranged marriage, forced proximity, slow burn-ish, fluff, fantasy elements, angst.

Warnings: curses, hunting of animals, kidnapping, mentions of depressive symptoms (helplessness, lethargy), brief harassment.

Word Count: 2.4k+

There were many painful parts about your situation, for one, the death of your father and the sinking feeling that you’d never see anyone, Hoseok, ever again. The second most painful part came with the sunrise, when your body would contort and transform from the person you were into what Eojin had made you, a swan. From dawn till dusk, you were trapped in this form.

Months this went on for. Your only company were others like you, magical beings that had been imprisoned in animal bodies too, you’d met them the first time you transformed back into your human form; Taehyung had been the first to approach, he wore a brown fur jacket and pants, a white shirt underneath, he was a very handsome elf, his tan skin and black curly hair a perfect compliment to his deep voice.

“Oh man, he got another one guys!” he whispered behind him, causing two more men to step out from behind the bushes, another elf and a sparrow. The sparrow was smaller than the elves and he was the next to approach.

“Hi there, pretty swan!” The sparrow said, his wings were as big as his torso, and they had beautiful intricate designs. He wore a coat lined with colorful feathers raging from blue, green, and yellow with nothing else underneath, and he wore loose fitting pants with black boots.

“Hi,” you said timidly, and a little confused, “um, I’m not sure who-”

“Oh I’m so sorry, my name is Taehyung,” the first elf spoke, a bright boxy smile on his face, “the sparrow is Jimin, and the other elf is Jungkook,” he pointed at each of them.

The other elf, Jungkook, had pointed ears, fluffy white pants and a white fitted shirt, “how’d you end up here?” He asked you curiously, sitting down crisscrossed.

“I was kidnapped, we were visiting the Jung kingdom, and our way back we were-”

“The Jung kingdom?” Jungkook’s eyes widened, “I have an elf friend who lives near there, he loved all the royal gossip, before I was taken he told me how Prince Hoseok-”

“Kook-ah!” Jimin stopped him, “she was talking,” he sighed, smacking the back of his neck.

You chuckled at the shenanigans, “it’s alright,” you assured, “I was taken too,” you explained the story, from Eojin’s banishment to your time with Hoseok to now, they all listened attentively.

“Holy… Y/n, I’m so sorry,” Jimin was the first to break the silence after some time. “If it helps, we were taken and were cursed too, we managed to escape the little prison he has in that old castle but, we’ve been in hiding ever since but…it’s been hard.”

You nodded, at least you weren’t alone, “what did your friend tell you about Hoseok?” you asked curiously, wanting to hear anything possible. “Just that he was looking forward to seeing you again after so long. I was taken way before you it seemed,” Jungkook explained.

And so time went on, from morning till the sunset, you flew around the lake you were trapped in, Jimin came with you most times, he was the only one that could fly given his animal form was a hummingbird. You two flew around looking over the water, you could almost forget everything you’d lost this way, all the things you were missing. Taehyung and Jungkook usually waited for the two of you on the ground, a little bear and bunny that happily jumped once you and Jimin landed. During sunset you and them would talk and dance and speak of your past lives, speaking sometimes all night.

One particular night, Eojin showed up, causing the guys to hide while you faced him.

“So, little princess, are you finally going to give in and marry me? This torture could be over in an instant!” The man said, walking up behind you and placing his hands on your waist, you physically tensed up, squirming in his hold as you tried getting away.

“You’re disgusting, I don’t even know why you want to-“

“I want your kingdom, Princess, I told your father I’d take everything he loved, you first and next the kingdom he fought so hard to protect from me,” he chuckled darkly, “if I marry you no one can question my claim to power, I’ll make sure you are spoiled rotten,” his nose began to nuzzle your neck and you pushed yourself away.

“Get away from me!” You yelled, “I will leave, I will leave and-“

“And what? Do you forget that unless you’re on this lake and unless the moon touches its waves you will remain a swan, and that sweet prince of yours will hunt you rather than save you,” Eojin interrupted once more, his voice stern, bordering on angry before he took a deep breath and plastered on a smile. “I’m sorry, I got carried away, think about it will you? Things could be better for both of us,” he said one more time before he walked off to the castle on the edge of the lake, a dilapidated stone building that had certainly seen better days, just as you had.

You fell to your knees and sobbed, eventually being joined by the guys who did their best to console you, but what could they tell you that you didn’t already know? What could they tell you to make you feel better when they were stuck in the same boat?

“I wish Hobi was here,” you whispered as tears stained the fabric of the dress you’d been wearing since you were taken, and right then the guys knew they had to do something to help, something to fix this. 

When the sun was up, Jimin immediately flew to that same stone castle he’d ran away from months ago and though he was terrified, he couldn’t let you, his friend, suffer like this much longer, he wouldn’t forgive himself and neither would Jungkook or Taehyung.

It took a while to find what he was looking for, especially when he was trying to act like a regular hummingbird so as to not get caught by the man who was still moving around the room, he waited on a branch nearby until Eojin left. He flew in quickly, making a quick scan of the room, it seemed the sorcerer had whatever secrets locked in a big wooden chest. Jimin tried looking for the key, checking every nook and cranny before he heard footsteps returning; he flew out again sitting on a different branch a little farther, but it still gave him an okay enough view of the room.

Eojin came back, he sat in front of his wooden desk and wrote something on a scroll. Eojin wasn’t necessarily ugly, he was certainly older, maybe late 30s? Little strands of grey hair littered his brown hair. He had a long face with almond shaped eyes that were just farther apart than the average, their usual color was honey-like brown Jimin recalled, from all the times he tried to force the sparrow to use his own magic to make the sorcerer more powerful.

Finally, Eojin moved to the wooden chest, grabbing the key to it from a floor board that seemed to be sealed with magic, and as he unlocked the chest he pulled out what had to be his book of spells. Jimin had to use every but of restraint not to fly right in, but Eojin seemed to make things easy, walking the book to his desk and opening it. The sparrow managed to catch a few things here and there as the pages turned, nothing that would help you. He was considering flying away and resigning to the fact that he couldn’t help you when he caught a glimpse of the very thing he’d been looking for.

For the cursed, only a vow of everlasting love can break them free.

That was enough, it had to be. Jimin flew away, taking a bit of a longer way to the lake so he could process the information. As he landed on the shore, Taehyung and Jungkook were still consoling you.

“Yn! Yn! Listen, I think I found a way to break your curse,” he spoke enthusiastically, but you didn’t seem very enthusiastic, it broke Jimin’s heart, and the same could be said by Taehyung and Jungkook’s concerned faces.

“Let’s find Prince Hoseok, if he’s a hunter we can bring him here around sunset and when he sees you-“

“It’s not worth it, he probably doesn’t even remember me anymore, I’ve been here for almost a year, they all probably think I’m dead,” you sighed, moving away from the bear and bunny as you got in the lake, “just leave me alone,” they watched you with saddened faces, feeling heartbroken for you.

If only you knew, Hoseok had never given up on you, he was still looking, still training, still wanting more for the two of you.

“Hob-ah, I really don’t know how safe-” Namjoon began protesting as he stood in front of a tree, apple on top of his head.

“Don’t you trust that I won’t kill you, Namjoon-ah?” Hoseok laughed as he readied his bow and arrow.

“Yeah, Namjoon-ah, Prince Hoseok would never hurt you…on purpose,” Yoongi chimed in, watching in his crisp uniform with a mischievous grin, if there’s one thing he loved it was teasing Namjoon like this.

The poor dimpled man shook his head, sputtering random words as he took the bow and arrow Yoongi was offering him. Hoseok had been obsessing over your disappearance, he read every book, went on every excursion with the hope of finding you until his mother cut the resources for it, “we’re looking for a body at this point Hoseokie,” she had told him, and while it was discouraging, he persevered.

You couldn’t be dead, he wouldn’t believe it.

Part of his practicing was this move, Namjoon would shoot an arrow from a distance while a blind-folded Hoseok would catch it and shoot it back at whatever threat they may encounter. It was meant to be a plan b in case he ran out of arrows while fighting whatever animal that had taken you, and he’d come up with it after months of researching different big animals, months of using the poor royal musicians as fake animals to practice shooting too. 

Yoongi tied the cloth around Hoseok’s eyes, “alright, on my count,” he spoke firmly. Namjoon got the bow at the ready slowly, slightly trembling with fear, he’d always been so clumsy.

“One!”

Hoseok took a deep breath, bow in one hand while the other one remained empty for now.

“Two!”

Namjoon pulled the string, ready to shoot although still shaky, “please, please, don’t miss,” he whispered to himself.

“Three!”

Namjoon let go, shooting the arrow and watching as it flew swiftly toward his best friend, Yoongi watched with bated breath while his expression remained stoic. The prince heard the swift sound, and his reflexes served him well, catching the arrow and quickly drawing back the string of the bow and releasing it. It hit the apple in its center, causing it to split into two. Namjoon plopped down, his breath raising while Yoongi praised the prince for his aim.

Meanwhile, the queen watched from the outdoor balcony while she drank her afternoon tea, Gayoung was worried, seeing her only son obsessing over a girl who was most likely dead just like her father, who’d just been buried a few months back. Gayoung was worried about a lot of things, especially because as much as she believed you were dead, a small part of her wanted you to be alive, just so that Hoseok wouldn’t have to experience a broken heart. It was enough that what was meant to be your throne had been taken over by a distant uncle of yours for the time being.

Gayoung had to get her son to move on, and so, with the help of her lackeys she organized a ball for Hoseok’s birthday, where she invited all princesses that were of age and prime for marriage, he needed to move on. As much as it pained her to admit it, and the quicker her son realized how many other princesses were interested, and just as wonderful as you, the better. Another heir was needed after all.

In the castle library, Hoseok and Namjoon browsed through his books once more, it felt like all they did was practice and read, Namjoon missed all the other things they did, but he couldn’t argue when he’d seen how important you’d become to Hoseok through the years.

“What else did King Kyungjun say when you found him that night?” Namjoon asked as he went through the same book about carnivores for the tenth time this month.

“That she was taken by animal, that’s all, the guard that came to warn us later said something about it not being what it seemed,” Hoseok sighed as he closed another book. He surely could recite most of them from the index up to the acknowledgements, and yet nothing led him to anything to do with you. Namjoon sighed, continuing to read the next book, he’d read this one at least 5 times, and in the midst of it all Hoseok suddenly let out a very loud “I got it!” causing Namjoon to nearly fall from his chair.

“It’s not what it seems, Joon, this whole time we’ve been looking for a big animal, what if it’s more complicated than that?” Hoseok jumped down from his spot in one of those rolling staircases.

“Okay, you completely lost me now,” Namjoon admitted a bit exasperated, and before he could protest further, Hobi grabbed Namjoon’s sleeve and pulled him, there was no time to waste. And yet his mom suddenly appeared in the doorway with a bright smile on her face.

“Hoseokie! I got confirmation for all of them- oh?” She was startled as Hoseok lifted her up in a hug and kissed her forehead before continuing to his stride, “everyone’s coming!” That made him and Namjoon stop. “Who's coming mother?” he asked, confused, and Gayoung made the split the decision to keep it a secret that she was basically holding a speed dating show for her son, “no one, just some nobles for your birthday, where are you going?” she questioned, trying to distract him from asking further questions.

“To find the animal that took Yn!” he said with strong conviction, and Gayoung sighed, everything in her wanted to tell him to stay and not bother, but perhaps one last excursion would help him realize you were gone.

“Make sure you’re back by tomorrow night for your birthday celebration,” she simply said, and Hoseok nodded quickly before grabbing Namjoon’s sleeve once more and dragging him with him, his thoughts full of you, and how this had to be it. He was close to finding you, he could feel it.

Taglist: @hobigrl87 @hoseokkie-caeks @chroniclesofbts

[sonicasura]

Second part to the Tsuchigumo!Soshiro AU, Learning To Be Human! I'll be going into more shenanigans from Soshiro's family to his life with Kafka. Let's get started.

The Tsuchigumo didn't exactly have a good childhood at all. His mother died a few months after childbirth as venomous spiderfolk run the risk of poisoning their human mothers during pregnancy. No one knew that she needed to drink a special remedy so her son's florets wouldn't kill the woman from the inside.

A death which led to their father Souki silently taking his emotions out on the Tsuchigumo. Even hiding the letter meant for him by his mother after her death. Soichiro was the only one to realize such hate is meaningless. The brothers are closer here than in canon.

Soshiro's older sibling has been looking for information on why he was born like this. Anything that could sway his father and free the Tsuchigumo. He often thought about using his power as the Sixth Division Captain to take the spiderling under protective care.

Soichiro is the only person amongst the clan who cares about Soshiro. Those that do know about him are the elders, Souki, and the midwife. Neither want anything to do with the cursed child.

Soshiro's days in his forest prison were mostly spent inside a special tree house. The rare acts of kindness his father ever showed him other than severe neglect. It lays at the very center and surrounded by crimson webs akin to a scarlet canopy.

Soshiro always hid things inside red cocoons that he didn't want Souki. Mainly supplies for his freedom or the swords he secretly bought to practice with. The man assumes that the Tsuchigumo keeps his meals like tigers strung up in there and rather have it stay this way.

He only realized it wasn't the case when Soshiro was nowhere to be seen. Every cocoon around the former lair had been swiftly torn apart afterwards. The Hoshina Clan would begin to look for the Tsuchigumo in an attempt to bring him back before the entirety of Japan sees their monster.

Kafka had a peculiar start when it came to his new roommate. He often spent days researching spiders, particularly tarantulas, in order to properly care for Soshiro. It did help somewhat when it came to behaviors and potential dislikes.

Due to his long imprisonment, the Tsuchigumo didn't exactly have good hygiene. It was pretty awkward for Kafka when it came to helping him bathe, teach how to brush his teeth, and cut his long messy hair into a more manageable style. Especially since a safety suit was needed for the thorax area as to avoid getting paralyzed by the florets.

Soshiro barely knew much about the outside world either. Nevermind how people truly live as isolation and neglect had been the only things he has known. It broke Kafka's heart to learn that the Tsuchigumo didn't even know what a hug felt like.

The man is pretty swift to rectify a lot of Soshiro's problems brought by his isolation. Even if it meant being a comfort teddy bear for a 17 ft arachnid. Despite the various incidents that happen with his roommate, the man never truly got mad at him. How could he after knowing how fucked his new friend was?

Whenever the two go out, Kafka had him wear a big black cloth to hide his inhuman features. Due to Soshiro fastening the material with crimson threads, it led to people who did see them think he was a puppet. A potential cover that led to the himbo learning puppetry to really sell the ruse.

With every bit of kindness Kafka shared, neither knew it would bring a hidden ability within Soshiro to the surface. One day both will wake up to the Tsuchigumo in human form. A very awkward morning though since the spiderling didn't exactly wear clothes.

It did make moving into their new home easier. The duo got a private house tucked neatly from people's eyes. A large field and various trees for Soshiro to roam around whenever he pleases.

The discovery of his human form did lead to the Hoshina getting lessons about social etiquette. Kafka rather not have his companion's bluntness get him into fights. Although it didn't stop Soshiro from doing something pretty stupid. It isn't uncommon for the man to look saddened whenever he sees Mina's face.

This led to the Tsuchigumo asking the older man who this person is and why he always gets upset upon seeing her. With his curiosity extremely piqued, the spiderling decides to seek the Third Division Captain out for a chat. By that I mean kidnapping her via using Bakko as bait.

The only reason Mina didn't try to attack him is how casual Soshiro spoke about her childhood friend. Nevermind Kafka himself showing up to diffuse the situation and scolding his Tsuchigumo roommate. He does have her promise not to tell anyone. It doesn't stop her from visiting the two every now and then.

There are three other people that know about Soshiro's true nature. Said individuals being Kafka's parents and grandmother who were curious on how he was doing. The three first met Soshiro in his human form while the himbo's father was undergoing physical therapy.

It was only during a kaiju attack that the Tsuchigumo showed his true self in order to protect them. Despite this inhuman nature, Kafka's family accepts the spiderling much to his shock. In fact they helped get the two together with some assistance from Mina upon noticing both men had feelings for each other. (Grandma and Mama Hibino thought the whole situation was romantic.)

Soshiro eventually married into the family when he's 26 and Kafka is 30 years old. Both would live happily in bliss for the next two years. Until a certain larva barges into their life. The older man forcibly became a kaiju and now struggled with new instincts he couldn't fully understand. A pain the Tsuchigumo knew all too well.

Thus Soshiro was quick to support his lover like he did for him all those years ago. Even if it meant the Defense Force would spot the Spiderling. He would be classified as the Rose Bloom Kaiju afterwards and be investigated for his connection to the newly found Kaiju No. 8.

Things will steadily go downhill as the truth of the duo being mate becomes apparent. Or that the Hoshina Clan hid something major from them. Nevermind a certain mushroom who decides to poke into these affairs with hazardous curiosity.

@gigilalaka @noodlesbf-blog @mechazushi @margoteve @giantgoblin @thecocosaur @quinowskie

[whispered-secretsss]

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Working on the next chapter of SPC but in the meantime a fic bunny hopped its way into my head and I need to get it out.

Potential Tags: Pirates of the Caribbean Inspired AU, Creature Fic (for Voldemort), Trans Harry Potter, Necromancer Harry Potter

Short Summary:

There's a legend told amongst the waves about a Pirate King who broke his soul into 7 different treasures - each one hidden somewhere not even maps can find. Some say he was cursed by a witch - others say the man sold his soul to Davy Jones in return for immortality. Whether the legend hold any truth to it or not, in any case, over the past century Lord Voldemort has been a scourge across the high seas for pirates and common folk alike.

Longer Summary:

Voldemort has siren blood running through his veins (curtesy of Merope) and can use his voice to command people to do things (so basically the Imperius curse).

Before he became a "King" in present day timeline, (i.e in his Tom Riddle era) V went to a fortune teller / soothsayer who told him that a child would be his undoing. When asked what kind of child she only responded that they would be born as the sun sets on the horizon of the seventh month - a green flash marking their birth. yadda yadda.

Afterwards V learns about Longbottom / Harry being born and, being the smart man he is (sarcasm), decides to kill them both.

Harry’s parents are killed as in canon but Sirius manages to escape with Harry and raises him as his own until Harry is about 15 years old. (The Longbottom's escaped into hiding after hearing what happened to the Potters but Neville becomes much more relevant later on when his and Harry's paths cross.)

Sirius and Harry are traveling aboard a ship (of some sort IDK) and they encounter Voldemort's crew. This is Harry's first encounter with Voldemort and also where he earns his scar. Unfortunately Sirius is killed by Bellatrix (sorry dude) during this encounter as is most the crew. The only survivor of this incident is Harry (even in Pirate verse he can't escape being the boy who lived).

After barely escaping, Harry joins the British King’s Privateer army like his father did and vows revenge (though he lies and says he's 18 rather than 15.)

Cue three years later Harry gets (dis)honorably discharged when he's forcibly outed. Although he's sentenced to serve jailtime - this too he manages to escape and after that is forced to travel on his own as a wanted fugitive. Given the rest of the legend about Voldemort says that the person to reunite all seven pieces of his soul gets one wish - shenanigans ensue from there as Harry decides to hunt the horcruxes down.

Other Notes:

Tonks is pirate queen who mans a ship known as Morpheus. Harry eventually ends up under her care at some point in the story.

Hermione is an astronomer and branded a witch (yeah this is a total rip off of the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean movie sorry not sorry) who helps Harry as they search for the Horcruxes. (Ron is also here but no idea what his backstory would be as of yet).

The East India Trading Company plays a part (in it's exploitative practices and furthering of British Imperialism) though more research is needed since I don't know much about it.

[xanthippe74]

Masterlist of my “12 Days of Fandom” recs, inspired by this post. As always, please check the tags and author's notes before reading. Enjoy!

🔸 Terminal Lucidity by @romaine2424 (Drarry, HD Career Fair, rated G, 3K) This bittersweet fic has Harry putting his abilities as Master of Death to good use by comforting those close to death themselves. We see him at work here, adeptly easing the way for someone dear to him with compassion and care. I found this story incredibly moving and a beautiful portrait of family ties in the face of an impending loss. Featuring older, established Drarry and the Black-Malfoy family.

🔹 Our Objective Remains Unchanged by @citrusses (Drarry, rated E, 46K) Gorgeously and vividly written, this university rowing AU drew me in right from the get-go, despite the fact that Muggle AUs are not my typical cuppa. The enemies-to-lovers tension is perfectly paced as Harry and Draco fight for the same spot on the Oxford team. Citrusses did a fantastic job translating their backgrounds and personalities (as well as those of other familiar characters from the books) into this world. Class divisions and the pressure of a highly-public sporting event stand in very effectively for Harry’s canon experiences. All in all, the story has the poignancy and drama of a lush coming of age film, and I can’t recommend it highly enough!

🔸 The Pile by @b-vul (Drarry, not rated, about 1.5K) This hilarious ficlet was born out of littlewinnow’s tumblr post about Veela!Harry performing an intricate mating dance to impress Draco. Delightfully, it’s from Harry’s POV as he blindly “trusts his instincts” to guide him into increasingly bizarre actions. And the evolution of Draco’s reaction is pure comedy gold. I’ve come back to reread this one a couple of times, and it never fails to have me in stitches. (The tumblr thread also contains adorable art by regretfulcorrine!)

🔹 Shine on, You Crazy Diamond by @lagerloutfic (Drarry, HD Mpreg Fest, rated E, 42K) This is one of those fics that you can’t stop reading once you start (something I confirmed this morning when I went to skim through it for this rec and wound up spending a few happy hours devouring the entire thing again). It’s laugh-out-loud funny and deliciously smutty, with a full cast of delightful side characters and just the right amount of feelings. The story begins with the discovery of Draco’s surprise pregnancy, then switches to a long flashback of Harry’s gay awakening and his fast sexual/slow emotional burn relationship with Draco. The entire fic has a joyful feel—banter-filled pub nights, chaotic family dinners, audacious curse breaking—culminating in the baby’s arrival, which left me in happy tears and wishing for another 40K of this fabulous story. Featuring confident Harry, supportive friends & family, hot Charlie, and some shamelessly kinky Unspeakables.

🔸 Silhouettes by @sweet-s0rr0w (Draco/Ron/Harry, Dronarry Fest, rated E, 16K) Draco/Ron/Harry is not a ship I’d ventured into before I read this fic, but I’m so glad I did! Sweet’s writing always hits the right spot in my brain, and her alternating POVs and spot-on characterizations of all three boys are delightful. I especially loved Ron’s sexy self-assurance here. The unique magical theory around sentient houses is fascinating and ultimately poignant, once Draco gets to the root cause of the Burrow’s behavior. Sweet-sorrow surely lived up to her username with this one, weaving grief with humor and a heartwarming resolution.

🔹 Harry Potter Gets a Job (A 106-Page Comic) by dustmouth (Drarry, HD Career Fair, rated M) Dustmouth’s comics never miss, I swear! In this one, we find Harry overcoming his distrust of Draco with the help of the Weasleys, especially Ron (who is definitely up to something himself). All of my favorite Dustmouth elements are here: the expressive characters, Draco’s wild wardrobe choices, and punchy dialogue galore. Also featuring drunken shenanigans at the Burrow, adorable Teddy, and some first-class Slytherin-ing by Draco to win his man (and find Harry that job). What a treat!

🔸 the earth from a distance by spqr (Drarry, rated E, 15K) A whirlwind time-travel fic with breezy humor, bedsharing, and spqr’s unmatched smut with feelings… What more could you ask for in a fic? Oh, yeah: fantastic worldbuilding for Hogwarts in 1599, brilliantly clever Draco, and a dash of enemies to lovers. I can never get enough of this author!

🔹 A Year In The Life by @ladderofyears (Drarry, HD Career Fair, rated M, 19K) I swear, the author conjured a little bit of magic to write this story. It’s told entirely with 50-word microfics, one journal entry for each day of 2006 (an impressive feat, by itself!), and yet it reads just as smoothly as any traditional fic. Draco’s voice is perfect here, full of wit and subtle emotion, as his and Harry’s developing romance takes a sharp turn with an unexpected pregnancy.  Draco’s anticipation, worry, and joy are mixed with deftly-chosen details of his daily life, all captured with Emma’s trademark tenderness and warmth. This fic is a perfect comfort read for family feels and gentle romance.

🔸 try to fix you by @maesterchill (Harry/Ron/Hermione, HP Snooze Fest, rated M, 2K) A beautifully and tenderly written hurt/comfort fic set in the aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts. Ron is the glue that holds the trio together here, caring for Harry and Hermione with gentle devotion. There’s no dialogue needed to tell this story, just Ron’s perceptive POV that captures the grief and love that compel him. I have a soft spot for this triad forming immediately after the war, as a way of holding onto each other and holding themselves together. Maester’s fic makes their transition from friends to lovers feel like the first step towards healing.

🔹 The Scent of Soft Rains by @dodgerkedavra (Drarry, HD Career Fair, rated E, 20K) When Harry is left housebound and isolated by a traumatic injury, magical prosthetist Draco gets called into help. But Harry’s struggles go far beyond the physical ones. This recovery fic combines magical and non-magical therapeutic treatments in a way I can’t remember reading before. The hurt/comfort is just as it should be—both heart-wrenching and soothing—but there are enough surprising revelations to keep the story from feeling predictable. Draco is wonderfully unflinching and patient, and the ending left me crying happy tears. With lovely, restrained prose and vivid magical imagery, this one’s an absolute stunner.

🔸 Connecting Lines, Connecting Crimes by @sleepstxtic (Drarry, H/D Career Fair, rated M, 15K) With its intriguing careers, fascinating magical theory, and well-researched worldbuilding, this story captured my attention immediately, and the mystery at the heart of it kept me engrossed. This was one of the more thought-provoking fics I’ve had the pleasure of reading, exploring the intersection of magic, the environment, and colonialism. Harry’s first-person POV is lovely, and it feels like we’re learning to love India and the people he meets along with him. The getting-back-together romance is gentle but satisfying, propelled by pent-up yearning that’s palpable. There’s so much to enjoy here, all in only 15K words!

🔹 Waking Up Slow by @sweet-s0rr0w and @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm (Drarry, H/D Wireless Fest, rated E, 22K) The first word that comes to mind while reading this fic is charming. First there’s the novel setting: a Christmas shop in the tourist destination of Cheddar Gorge, in the middle of a July heatwave. Next, there’s the shop itself, so imaginatively described and full to the brim with clever Muggle and magical details. Then there are the delightful OCs, Draco’s seemingly unhinged enthusiasm for all things Christmas (including ridiculous jumpers), and Harry’s complete disregard for professional behavior. But underneath the playful banter and humor, there’s also a layer of poignancy to tug at the heartstrings, especially when we find out the backstories behind Harry’s and Draco’s unlikely careers. And to top it all off, like the glowing star on the tree, are Joy’s exuberant, colorful illustrations. This is a Christmas-y fic I’d reread any time of the year.

Thanks to all these brilliant creators for sharing their work with us!

Happy New Year!