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usfp-the-blog · 2 months

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The Underground Society of Forbidden Powers

Hey there! I'm Achilles, and this is a blog dedicated to a story that's been rotting in my brain for the past 4-5 years: the USFP! I'll post character sheets, worldbuilding, lore, writing snippets; so on and so forth! I'll give a brief introduction of the story here:

The day of her final grade 10 exam, Iris comes home, planning to go to a bonfire with her friends, only to find her mother dead in a bathtub full of blood. Being incredibly close with her mother, this ruins her to the point where she can't stay in the house because of the unbelievable grief. Her and her father meet with a psychiatrist regularly, both together and separately, and they eventually come to the conclusion that they need to move, so they agree to move back to their birth country of Greece. They still have two pieces of property back home -- a house that they used as a "vacation home", and an abandoned bakery-cafe that Iris' mom always wanted to fix up and open. Iris opens the cafe as a therapeutic way of healing. The first person she hires is her childhood best friend, Orion, who moved back to the village a year before her from England due to reasons he refuses to go into. The story follows the two of them healing from their traumas and using their powers to discover more about the world around them.

Now, you may be wondering, Achilles, where the fuck are the superpowers? And the underground society?

Well.

In this world, most people have powers, and their powers are rated on a scale of 0-1000, 0 being useless, 1000 being like, reality-bending type stuff. Powers above 850 are considered "Forbidden", and with these powers, you either have to be sworn to the government or never use your powers. People above 850 can also be clearly identified by one of three methods: a streak in their hair, a "crater" (think 1970's vaccine), or a birthmark (think a cutie mark, but not as big and noticeable, and no set location). Powers are usually there at birth and manifest later in life, but they can sometimes be caused by Near Death Experiences (NDEs, from here-on out).

Iris can control light and its effects. This means she can change its colours, create small hallucinations and mirages, and give people cold burns (I like to think her light specifically feels cold).

Orion is a conjurer, which in and of itself isn't bad, and lands him at around a 320 on the power scale. However, he's also trying not to be discovered -- not because of the conjuration, but something else entirely. This caused him to move away from Brighton and back to his home town of Karyes, where he reconnects with Iris and they become close again.

The story is a slice of life/coming of age story with elements of action and mystery that pick up more in the second book. It's planned to be a duology, with the first book from Iris' perspective and the second from Orion's.

If you do want to read the story, this blog will contain major spoilers. You've been warned!

I find it hard to sit down and write sometimes, so it'll probably take me a while (especially because I'm in high school), but I hope you're up for the journey alongside me :] Enjoy my goofy little guys!

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fictional-love-is-my-life · 7 months

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Hiya! Was wondering if I could get headcanons for Mirage and Bee (they're such cuties) x a fem reader who has a crush on them that they're too shy to admit, in a situation where they have to kinda cuddle up to keep reader warm? Maybe they're in the warehouse and reader is with them helping out the team with elena and noah and they see they can't sleep and are cold and so offer to let them sleep against them :D thank you!!!

Mirage:

Mirage liked you, you were sweet and fun to be around so he was happy for you to tag along.

Usually, he spent most of his time with Noah, looking over his friend. But since you and Elena were also there, he tried to spread his attention to each of you.

Mirage was happy to keep watch while letting the humans sleep. You all found a place to sleep and got to it.

After a while Mirage heard shuffling and looked over at you. He noticed the way you tossed and turned, and every time you stopped he could see your small body shaking. He assumed it was because of the cold air in the large open warehouse.

He felt bad. Thinking they should have had blankets or something for you. Unfortunately, he didn't. He didn't want to leave you cold, he would feel guilty leaving you to an unrestful sleep.

Mirage walked over to you and took a seat next to you. He then cupped you into his hands and pulled you against him. He was still able to keep watch from his position, but he was also able to keep you warm.

You stopped shaking after getting into contact with his radiating heat. Mirage smiled, feeling useful and happy that he could keep you warm. He also liked that you didn't freak out or contest, you just trusted him and allowed him to pick you up.

He thought it was adorable the way you snuggled against his frame. You slept peacefully once you were in his servos.

Mirage would be happy to hold you close again if it meant you got some sleep. You were so sweet sleeping in against him, he smiled as he watched over you.

Bumblebee:

Bee felt bad about making the humans sleep in the warehouse, though it was an impromptu decision so there was not much he could do to prepare for it.

He made a mental note to himself to stock up on blankets in case it ever happened again.

Bee heard you shuffling, and the small chatter of your teeth. You were the only one awake, struggling to sleep. He felt bad, his spark panging with guilt. He didn't want you to be uncomfortable.

You were so sweet and kind to him. He enjoyed your company and was glad you could be with them.

Bee gently poked your back, getting your attention. He didn't want to disturb you, though he thought it would be ok since you still weren't asleep yet.

He asked if you were cold. When you said that you were, he offered to warm you up. When you nodded, he offered you his servo and waited for you to climb on.

Bee then laid on his back and placed you onto his chest. He placed his servos gently over the top of you to give you some coverage. He was very careful not to lay his servos on you too heavily, not wanting to make you uncomfortable or hurt you.

His sparks warmth radiated through his chest towards you, giving you plenty of heat.

It wasn't long before you fell asleep.

Bee watched you sleep for a little bit. You looked so peaceful and cute. He felt so happy that he could help you get to sleep.

If you were ever out at night with them again, he would happily offer to sleep next to you again. Just so he could keep you warm and safe.

#ask #transformers #mirage #bumblebee #rotb

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basedkikuenjoyer · 1 month

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In an alternate timeline where Nami and Sanji encounter Kiku in chapter 913, after meeting Otama, and go through the same general story beats up through 918 as Luffy and Zoro did with Kiku, how do you see that playing out?

Once again we have a good one I needed to ponder then it got lost in the shuffle. First off, you remember the G8 filler where Sanji has the cook-off? I'd love to see that idea of turning scraps to gourmet pop up again. Or at least complementing Tsuru/Kiku's ability to make something of the leftovers. Sanji witnessing Tama's story first hand would be so powerful. And of course Nami is instantly smitten with the lil cutie.

The Sumo showdown is interesting. Because I can't see Sanji/Nami letting it go the same way. Or at least that dynamic is interesting. I think people underestimate how strong Urashima is because you don't really get a good read on Kiku until later. Luffy was still fucking with the guy trying to make a show of following sumo rules but my interpretation of the Far Bank Slap was the "bubble" was actually him using Ryuo and Luffy still needed a G3 slap to send him packing. I'm not saying Sanji couldn't beat him, and Kiku always could, but it doesn't get the same spectacle. Also, would Sanji play along the same way? Nami would probably get it...but you also have to consider Sanji being his horndog self off the bat might put Kiku off a lot more. Going straight from one pushy suitor to another.

With Sanji though, what if he pulls Soba Mask here? The Bakura Town scene is a time it'd be really helpful. Same with some of Nami's skills like Mirage Tempo. There's a decent amount of time en route they're riding on Komachiyo to plan. This is a way better trio for a stealth mission. Could they just lie? Sanji plays it like he's brought two cuties to "entertain" Holdem? Everything would go a lot faster if that worked.

From there? I guess Kiku would want to follow them up to the castle? Nami won't let that one go the same way Luffy did. And I don't see her leaving Tama the same way. They also probably wouldn't pull the whole Robin Hood angle. Especially when Sanji has the challenge of making something out of the scraps.

#rhea's question corner

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anjumzm · 2 months

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Midsummer Night

A Legacy of Gods Fanfic

JerCes Daughter x LanMia Son

Chapter 16

Aanya Volkov

The 'Verde' mall was a gleaming labyrinth of luxury stores. During my teenage years, it seemed like the best place to hang out with friends, but as I grew up, its allure felt like a mirage. Spending more time than necessary here wasn't my idea of fun. Not to mention that the Kings were partners in the entire project, and Gina loved shopping more than anything else. As always, Rebecca and I couldn't help but give in to her demands.

If it were any other day, I would have groaned and complained about the amount of useless stuff we'd bought just because 'Madame Gina' thought it would look super cute on me. She did the same with Rebecca, but Rebecca shared the same shopaholic tendencies as Gina and never complained. Today, however, my mind was preoccupied with pressing matters. Theo still hadn't returned the Black Book. I wasn't sure how he'd do it without my brothers or father noticing, and God save him if they ever suspected he had the book.

Gina nudged me, her eyes twinkling with curiosity. "You've been awfully quiet, Aanya. What's going on in that head of yours?"

I forced a smile. "Oh, just thinking about... everything."

Rebecca's concern was evident in her eyes. "Everything? Or a certain someone named Theo?"

Gina's eyebrows shot up. "Theo again? What's he done now?"

I sighed. "He's just... intense."

Rebecca exchanged a glance with Gina before turning to me. "You need to be careful, Aanya. Theo's not just intense. He's controlling."

Gina added, "I know that he's my brother and I love him to the moon, but Rebs is right. He is controlling and manipulative. Since childhood, he has had a tendency to control everything, his brothers and sisters included. Do you remember the 8th-grade incident, Rebs?"

"Please don't remind me," Rebecca said, scrunching her face.

"Wait, are we talking about Zayden? That's the only interesting thing I remember from our 8th grade. Hadn't the guy proposed to you and then left school the next week? He was a cutie," I added.

"See, that's the thing. He didn't leave the school; he was forced to. You know how Sean and Theo were. They somehow forced him and his family to resettle somewhere else, all this over an innocent proposal. Rebs and I came to know about this recently when we ran into Zayden at the trekking trip last month," Gina explained.

"Point is, Theo's always been that way. He protects what he considers his, but it's more about control than care. And you, my dearest, deserve someone who loves you openly, not someone who needs to control you," Rebecca said, casually putting her hand on my shoulder.

A few minutes later, the topic shifted to more casual stuff like Gina's party and Rebecca's new dress. The highlight of today's discussion was the grand party Aunt Ariella was throwing. The Astors were known for their partying and adventurous nature. Aunt Ari's son, Raphael, had been studying in France and had just come back home. It had been quite a while since they saw him. He was mysterious, which was completely opposite to his parents, both of whom were extroverts and outgoing. He was more like Grandpa Cole in that sense. Also, Raphael, Sean, Theo, and Jasper were some kind of celebrities during their school days. Now that Raphael is back, I'm sure they were planning to do some mischief, raise hell, and chaos.

As if on cue, Jasper, Rebecca's brother and my cousin, joined us. Despite being the youngest in the family, he managed the mall, a role that earned him respect and a fair bit of teasing.

"Well, if it isn't my favorite ladies!" Jasper exclaimed, throwing his arms around us. "What are we discussing? Fashion? Gossip? Or planning a coup?"

Rebecca rolled her eyes. "Just shopping and chatting. Aanya was telling us about her date with Theo."

Jasper raised an eyebrow, his tone turning playful. "Ah, Theo. The man of the hour. Or should I say, the man of many hours, given how much he occupies your thoughts, Aanya."

I blushed slightly. "It's not like that."

"Sure, sure," Jasper replied, winking. "So, what has the dark prince planned for this evening?"

"Probably something intense and controlling," Rebecca muttered under her breath.

I sighed. "I don't know, honestly. He's... complicated."

Jasper's expression turned serious for a moment. "Just be careful, Aanya. Theo's not like the rest of us. He has a way of getting what he wants, and not always in the best ways."

Gina tried to lighten the mood. "Enough about Theo. Let's focus on finding the perfect dress for Aanya. Something that makes her feel amazing."

As we continued shopping, Jasper and Rebecca threw sarcastic comments at each other, their banter lightening the atmosphere. But I couldn't shake the unease that settled in my chest.

Rebecca squeezed my hand. "Remember what I said, Aanya. You deserve the kind of love that makes you feel alive. Don't settle for less."

I nodded, appreciating my friend's concern but knowing I had to face Theo and whatever he had planned for the evening.

With a deep breath, I excused myself from the group and headed home to prepare, my thoughts a whirlwind of uncertainty and anticipation. The night ahead promised to be anything but ordinary.

#rina kent #rinaverse #adrian volkov #aiden king #brandon king #cecily knight #jeremy volkov #landon king #mia sokolov #nikolai sokolov #royal elite series #fanfic

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silvermoon424 · 2 years

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Hi Katy! What are some of your favorite magical girl opening songs or ending songs?

Great question! Here are some of my faves:

Opening songs:

Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)

Sailor Star Song (Sailor Moon)

Moon Pride (Sailor Moon Crystal)

Tsukiiro Chainon (Sailor Moon Eternal)

Cat!! shite SuperGirls (New Tokyo Mew Mew)

Luminous (Madoka Magica recap movies)

Ai ga Nakucha Tatakaenai (Cutie Honey Universe)

Ojamajo wa Koko ni Iru (Ojamajo Doremi Sharp)

Kakawari (Magia Record game Arc 1)

Alright! Heartcatch Precure (Heartcatch Precure)

Ending songs:

Tomorrow Song (Heartcatch Precure)

PaPePiPu Romantic (Star Twinkle Precure)

Cure Up RaPaPa (Mahou Tsukai Precure)

Wonderful Powerful Music (Suite Precure)

Shubidubi Sweets Time (Kira Kira Precure A La Mode)

Let's・La・Cookin' Showtime (Kira Kira Precure A La Mode)

Hugtto! Future Dreamer (Hugtto Precure)

Danzen! Futari Wa Precure~ The One and Only Lights (the Hugtto movie, also the original Precure opening)

Otome no Policy (Sailor Moon)

Rashiku Ikimasho (Sailor Moon)

Tuxedo Mirage (Sailor Moon)

Princess Moon (Sailor Moon)

Kaze Mo Sora Mo Kitto (Sailor Moon)

Magia (Madoka Magica)

....okay that was way too many lol

#magical girl #magical girls #music

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crowholtz · 2 years

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Curse of Strahd custom NPC ~ Miran

Presenting mine and my DM's lovely custom Curse of Strahd villain-turned-found-family npc, Miran.

Previously going by the name Caliban, he's a 120 year old vampire spawn who has a slight bit of Peter Pan syndrome. He was obsessed with having fun, chasing his bliss even if that meant extreme cruelty to others, and doing whatever the hell he wanted. He's a master illusion wizard, and his spellbook is full of only spells he deems as "fun". His illusions are often zany, and he seems to operate on loony tunes logic. More than once has he cast Mirage Arcane to turn the environment into a circus. He's also quite fond of dressing up as a jester.

His childhood is rife with trauma and tragedy, and underneath it all, Caliban was just a scared little boy.

Caliban trained under Ludmilla at Castle Ravenloft for ten years before committing a slight against her, and Strahd banished him to West Barovia to act as an agent for him there.

As far as our story now, Caliban's soul was merged with a version of his soul that had better childhood experiences, essentially creating a new person - Miran. Miran feels much remorse for the things he did to people in his life as Caliban, and is trying to do better for his soulmate Silka, who he also subjected to much trauma.

This character is very near and dear to my heart. Please ask me questions about him! He's a cutie and a rascal and a shithead. I love him so much.

(if you wanna use Caliban in your own campaign as an antagonist, DM me and I can give more details!)

(art by @pear_adox on Twitter and @artmadval )

#curse of strahd #cos blogging #dnd #dnd character #ch: miran

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comm-caribou · 2 years

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33. Their crush / another hot character asks them to dance and pulls them to the dance floor. How do they react? Do they try to hide their feelings? And most importantly, do they dance?

7. Muffins or cupcakes? Write at least one page of their rant about muffins vs cupcakes.

8. Do they prefer arm day or leg day?

9. What is the longest they’ve ever slept in?

For Juliette and her crew bc i cant get enough of her and I wish I was her friend ;_;

She’d definitely be your friend! I’m doing her a random cluster of her friends! 💜💜

Juliette doesn’t think of herself as a dancer. She is graceful and good on her feet, but she claims that’s just on the battlefield. The truth is she just doesn’t know what to do with her hands. However, if asked to dance, she’ll at first warn them she isn’t very good then accept their extended hand. If it’s her crush, it’s very obvious she likes them because not only is she red as a sith’s lightsaber, she’s shaking.

Mirage is a klutz. He’s got two left feet when he’s not on the battlefield and no depth perception of doors. He much prefers the sidelines, hiding along the walls or sitting at a table with a drink watching everyone else. Unless, a hand extends out to him by someone he likes and he’s panicking. He doesn’t want to turn them down, but what if he steps on their toes?!? Lucky for him, his best brother Boomerang gives him a very hard, encouraging shove and he’s stumbling onto the dance floor. You can tell he likes you if he doesn’t immediately run back to the sidelines.

And Boomerang? He’s more likely to be the one asking his crush to dance. He has no shame and is there to have fun. Also tomorrow isn’t a promise, so his philosophy is why not ask that cutie to dance now?

Muffins vs. Cupcakes: On the “cupcakes are superior”side you have Juliette, Fang, Boomerang, and Cosmos. On the “muffins are delicious, y’all are just mean” you have Hardwire, Mirage, Tracks, and Cooper. Then you have Keks and Coyote sitting there in the middle with mouthfuls because “who cares? It’s food, it’s yummy, and it belongs in my belly!”

Arm day vs. leg day, they all mostly prefer arm day. Mirage because he must stay strong enough to beat Commander Thorn in arm wresting, he’s got a reputation to uphold. The only one who doesn’t mind leg day to much is Coyote, but being able to walk after would be nice (cue one of his brothers carrying him on their back because he overworked himself).

The clones don’t really sleep in because of their training and their tight schedules. One time Cooper slept in two extra minutes; he apologized to Hardwire for being late and asked how he should be disciplined (“uh… don’t let it happen again?” -a very confused Commander Hardwire). Juliette and Cosmos are notorious for sleeping in, Juliette because her bed is warm and she doesn’t want to get to, Cosmos because he likes sleeping.

#caribou speaks #caribou ocs #star wars #star wars the clone wars #juliette trix #commander hardwire #arc trooper mirage #boomerang #sergeant cooper #corporal keks #tracks #fang #coyote #cosmos

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limitlessimagines · 3 years

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Cleared Ask Box Requests

I've edited the asks so they're to the point. Once again, if you'd like to see any of these completed, please send it in!

Yoru when fem!reader has a headache? or when fem!reader isn't feeling well headcanons

Yoru falling in love with a sassy female duelist with water radiant powers?

Omen, yoru, and sova. Could you write a headcanon where the reader is just looking out to the shore on breeze and they just have that “oh no they’re hot!” Moment

Can you do Yoru x fem non-agent reader scenario? The reader is a famous singer who has been dating Yoru for years, but doesn't know that he works for Valorant, and even the agents don't know that Yoru is dating a famous person, but Yoru decides to invite the agents to see her in the show and in the backstage.

fem!reader on her period? With cypher, Omen and sova? Like she has bad cramps etc and they comfort her!

Cypher x his crush where they accidentally see his face? And they’re both all flustered and a bit embarrassed?

may i ask hc's for a shy fem reader holding hands with phoenix/sova/skye for the first time? i am vv soft for them ;w; <3 (also, reader has small hands if that helps 👉👈)

omen and cypher with a perfectionist s/o?

hey! would you be okay writing hcs on what going out on an amusement park date with omen would be like? bggssbsgshsbsb i don't know why but he's just such a cutie to me ;-;

What would a friendship be like with seer / rampart? From what I understand Rampart and Seer have gone back, what if reader was a part of that history?

Yoru and his gf who is a new agent? He left to go pick her up and suprised everyone who was waiting to see the new agent come through the door. Their contrasting personalities amuses everyone and makes them wonder how the two get along so well

can i request some hc with mirage who has a sibling like relationship with the reader and the reader has sensory issues so they don't hug him very much but then the reader does 😭 thank you so much i love your blog

Hi cheese!! I saw your requests are open and just had to send one myself!!! I absolutely love your writing, it always cheers me up! May I request headcanons about omen receiving physical affection for the first time from reader and how he slowly opens up to it to a point where he actively seeks it? Hope you have an absolutely amazing day!!

So like....Seer. He's so hot. Anyway. Seer relationship headcanons?

what would a first date with Bangalore be like??

I would like to ask you if you can write how Valkyrie came out to her mom? I’ve been very very curious pls help ❤️

#cheesy speaks #unfinished #Valorant #Valorant hcs #Apex Legends #Apex Legends hcs

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carryonmywaywardcaptain · 4 years

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Imagine...experiencing your worst nightmare

CarryOnCap’s Masterlist Dean Winchester Masterlist

Warnings: angst, hurtful words, low self-esteem, twist ending, fluff

A/N: Things aren’t always what they seem. Gif imagine, partially inspired by 8x20. Also...I really love how this turned out. :)

Something about the way he looked at you shook you to your core. His eyebrows were drawn together, creased and heavy with so much disappointment. There was a hint of sadness and grief in his eyes, but mostly he just looked...done. More than ready to wash his hands of you for good.

“I hate you.”

His voice was low and firm as the harsh admission finally left his lips. A simple, matter-of-fact statement that knocked the air from your lungs.

You were always secretly afraid that one day you’d make one mistake too many, causing him to walk away for good. Even though you had expected to hear the words for so long, they still left your insides reeling. His confession rang in your ears, echoing through your mind long after he had fallen silent.

You opened your mouth to speak, but nothing came out. You wanted to say you were sorry. To plead with him— beg him to change his mind. To give you one last chance...but there was nothing to say. Of course he hated you.

You knew you’d let him down. That’s all you ever did was let the boys down. You were nothing more than a liability. A burden to them.

“Do you understand how many people have gotten hurt because of you? How many people have died? Me and Sam could’ve saved them all! But we were too busy wasting our time trying to keep you alive. All you’ve ever done is weigh us down.”

His expression was hard and cold as he stared back at you. Tears began streaming down your face as you sank to your knees. You averted your eyes, focusing on your hands that lay feeble in your lap.

“You think Sam and I ever actually cared about you? That you’d ever actually be family? That I could ever love you?”

His words continued to cut through you, severing each thread of hope and resilience that barely held you together. Because he was right-- how could you ever believe any of that?

“Y/N?”

Dean’s tone was much softer now. If you didn’t know any better, you could’ve sworn there was a hint of concern in his voice. But you refused to look at him, knowing his scornful eyes were still blazing at you.

“Y/N!”

You flinched, feeling his calloused hand grip your arm and shake you roughly. After hesitantly tilting your head to peek at him, you scrunched your face in confusion.

Dean was kneeling beside you, leaning close as he repeated your name. His jade eyes were glossy and troubled as they danced over your face. He wore a black shirt and light button-up beneath his canvas jacket instead of your favorite red and black flannel.

“Hey, sweetheart, I need you to focus.” His voice was urgent as he cradled your face in his large hands. “Listen to me--none of this is real.”

You wanted to believe him, but all you could think to do was shake your head.

“Y/N, this is all in your head. Out there in the real world? You’re dying, so I need you to listen. We were hunting a djinn, remember? Just like the case with Charlie in Topeka, this one is feeding off your fear and the antidote didn’t work. I’m the real Dean. That ass clown? He’s not real. Just part of the fear that’s lying to you.”

Following where he gestured with his thumb, you glanced over his shoulder to the red plaid Dean. You had to admit, it was a little suspicious how he’d seemed to voice every fear that ran rampant in your mind. Every insecurity you kept to yourself, hidden under lock and key. You shifted your attention back and forth between the two men, trying to remember.

“None of it’s true. I will never hate you, do you understand? Nothing you could ever do would make me say those words to you. I love you, Y/N. You are family. You’ve got no idea how much you mean to all of us. To Sam and Cas. Jack...me. And, god, I just wish...”

You looked to the red plaid Dean again, furrowing your brow when he rippled like a mirage and disappeared. The Dean in front of you curled a finger beneath your chin and guided your face to look at him once more.

“I wish I could show you. I wish there was some way I could make you believe me...but I can’t. This is up to you. Sweetheart, you’ve gotta find a way to let this all go. Thinking you don’t matter, that you don’t belong in our lives...that there’s any way we could ever do any of this without you. You’ve gotta find a way to break this cycle. Let go of all that fear of not being enough so we can get you out of here. Then we’ll work on helping you believe it out there in the real world too.”

He leaned forward and gently kissed your forehead, letting his lips linger against your skin before he pulled away. You took a deep breath, feeling a tremendous amount of the heaviness melt away from your chest as you exhaled. The other Dean’s words had breathed life into a fear so deep that you hadn’t even realized it was what you were most afraid of.

You would’ve thought your greatest fear would be losing the boys-- watching them die tragically, guns blazing like Dean always said. But even with that fear, there was always a glimmer of hope that they’d continue to find their way back from death. This djinn induced nightmare helped you realize what you feared more than any of that...was not being good enough. The idea that the boys might not want you at all.

The other Dean had made a compelling argument and it was easy for you to believe he was telling the truth. But as you looked into this Dean’s eyes, there was no denying how sincere his words were. You could see the concern and pain and love he felt so clearly. It was painted all over his face just how much you meant to him.

Closing your eyes, you drew in a deep breath and took your first step toward believing him.

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imaginaryari · 3 years

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Welcome to the Show

Part One

The prisoner looks up as her least favorite cop comes into the interrogation room. Officer Warren has awards for rounding up the enhanced, people like Silver. He walks and talks like a man the people respect and fear. Talks to the enhanced like they’re close on first name bases and revels in the fact that he put them in their cells. What she would give to lay one finger on him. That’s all she needs. Unfortunately, her hands are gloved and bound because officer Warren also knows that.

“To what do I owe the pleasure officer.” She asks.

“How would you like to get out here?”

It’s a trap. Silver knows this. The enhanced don’t get second chances especially not from officer Warren.

“Wasn’t I supposed to rot in here? Just as you said?” Silver asks.

Officer Warren gives her a sick grin. “I thought you would be interested in parole but if you aren’t...there’s plenty of you in here. “

The promise of seeing the outside world again would sway anyone.

“How can I trust you?”

Officer Warren beckons one of the guards. “Remove her cuffs.”

“Sir?”

“Now, please.” Warren orders.

Silver immediately rubs her wrists when the cuffs click open. The relief is almost overwhelming. She quickly reminds herself not to do anything stupid, no matter how satisfying it would be to knock Warren’s lights out.

“There’s a group of enhanced kids going around and robbing people. Messing with their heads. You’re fond of doing that so I thought this would be the perfect way to end your sentence.” Warren had said as he escorted her out.

Silver squints. Nothing about that story adds up. Robbing civilians while common isn’t a team effort especially if you can mess with minds and memory. A group would actually draw more attention and a tight knit one wouldn’t take the risk of losing a member to officials.

Unless your Silver’s ex. Hm. Things are starting to make sense.

“You’ve tried to catch them before.” Silver states.

Warren doesn’t even look ashamed admitting his failure. “Physical powers are one thing. Mental ones are harder. But from my experience you can catch ‘em with a little trust.” He begins to walk away, leaving Silver at the gates. “You have three weeks.”

—

It’s no fancy hotel, barely a motel, but it’s a place and it’s furnished. Officer Warren had said it was hers for as long as it took her to finish her task. Silver won’t complain, before she was arrested, she was constantly couch surfing. Never out staying her welcome and never spending too long on the streets. She had made friends this way but contacting them was out of the question. Getting caught means getting blacklisted. A means of protecting themselves. Well, Silver had been thrown under the bus. Semantics. She won’t see them again and hopefully they’re doing okay.

She shakes her head, never mind that. She has a job to do and extraordinarily little to go on.

The neighborhood is different. She didn’t expect it to be quite the same after lock-up but the changes are more than jarring. New buildings going up, less of the spots her old friends used to hang. Silver is so sure the neighborhood has been purged of the enhanced until she decides to hit up one of the cafés. She stares at it; upset she can’t remember what it used to be and then enters reading the weirdly named drinks on the menu.

“Are you new around here?” another patron asks.

“Not exactly,” Silver says with a shrug, eyeing the stranger. He’s handsome even if he looks like he should have taken a sip of his drink before speaking. The bags under his eyes scream exhaustion but he still sounds awake. And happy about it. “It’s just a while since I’ve been round here.”

“Ah, try the mint hot chocolate. It’s a crowd favorite.”

“Is that what you’re having?”

He chuckles. “No…this is way too caffeinated for the masses.”

“Is the inevitable crash worth it?” She asks.

“Always.” He says as Silver is called next to order. “See you around.” The stranger says exiting. She thinks about the encounter for hours afterwards. The enhanced were still around even if they were muted.

—

She finds what she’s looking for the next day, right before the sun sets. It’s a large tent set up in a nearby park. Big enough to draw attention but lacking the actual necessities to pass as a real circus. No animal trailers, no confection stands. To anyone paying attention there’s no possible way it could have been set up so quickly. Definitely the work of the enhanced.

Civilians flock to the tent with the promise of entertainment. Silver by-passes the line and taps a potential viewer on their shoulder. “You don’t really want to see this show, right? I can take that ticket off you.” The man blinks and then hands over his ticket. Silver quickly takes it and makes her way to her seat.

The spotlight lowers, illuminating what has to be the ringleader. He’s barely dressed for the occasion. Top hat donned but instead of a blaring red jacket, a black T-shirt with a tuxedo print and black jeans contrasting nicely with white sneakers.

“Hello everyone. Welcome to your wildest dreams. I’ll be your guide. Whenever you need me you can shout More!” Silver snorts at the corny introduction but still applauds with the crowd. It takes a moment but she recognizes him. The man from the café with the over caffeinated drink. Interesting. So far he’s just the host, maybe the leader of this whole operation, but Silver can’t place an ability just yet.

“Please give a round of applause to our first act, Mirage, master of illusion.”

Silver is willing to bet he’s the one responsible for the tent. His set isn’t too extravagant; he just has smoke and card tricks. It’s what he does with them that counts. Shifting the smoke to look like a bird that soars over the crowd. It lands ever so gently on the empty seat in front of one of the viewers. The spotlight shifts to them, a young boy, and he offers a nervous smile, not prepared for the attention. The guest looks to Mirage who gives a cocky smile. “Blow it away.” He instructs through his mic. With a shrug he does. The smoke dissipates to reveal a real bird. A stark white dove. The young boy reaches for it face lit up in wonder, but it takes off landing right on Mirages shoulder. He pets it to prove its real and the dove seems to love it. However, it then dissipates into smoke after Mirage blows on it. That confirms it for Silver, the dude simply makes illusions.

“I need a volunteer for my next trick.” Mirage says.

He and More look around at the audience and More locks eyes with Silver. There’s a connection, a shock of understanding, and something else she can’t quite place before he says, “You, cutie with the hood. Would you like to help Mirage?”

Silver nods unable to break eye contact.

“Don’t be nervous, it’s just a simple card trick.” Mirage says, a deck of cards pulled from his pockets. Silver keeps her head down and her hood on as she walks into the ring. She wasn’t supposed to draw attention. More finally backs away giving Mirage the stage.

It is a simple card trick, with a lot of flourish. Silver selects a card, memorizes it, puts it back in the deck. Mirage is skilled making the cards seem to dance, shuffling and tossing them even pulling some from behind Silver. Sleight of hand can be learned, however,

“Is this your card?”

“It sure looks like it!” Silver says, and the audience applauds. Her choice in words don’t go unnoticed by Mirage. He smiles, like he just learned a juicy secret and gestures for Silver to return to her seat.

More passes her on his way back to the stage and gives her a similar smile to Mirage’s. She can’t help but feel she shouldn’t have done that.

“Our next act goes by Charlie. He doesn’t say much but he’s loads of fun!”

Silver immediately understands how the next act earned his name. Charlie dances out, encompassing Chaplin’s energy. He dons a similar top hat to More, and shirt except his is white instead. More comments on this with a laugh. “Clearly one of us has to change!” As corny as Silver finds More, she can’t say she’s not amused. Charlie looks More up and down, and then gets into a stance. He’s posed like a batter on home base and leans back and forth on his toes. He swings and More ducks, his top hat flying across the ring as if a real bat had hit it. The trick ears them impressed gasps and amused giggles from the audience. From Silver it earns a disbelieving stare. She’s never seen an enhanced like Charlie yet.

Charlie continues, his set like any traditional mime. Tripping over objects that aren’t there, pushing invisible walls, overexaggerating his facial expressions. Except Silver thinks, knows, he isn’t. There is a wall the audience can’t see. Silver can’t prove it, and wouldn’t even know where to begin explaining Charlie to officer Warren.

“Give it up for Charlie everyone!” More says shaking Silver from her thoughts. Charlie leaves the stage with the same comedic swagger and a wave.

“Now our next act is unfortunately our last. But we always go out with a bang! Please welcome to the ring, Star!”

With the snap of More’s fingers the lights go out. Another snap and they’re back, along with a woman sitting on a trapeze. She’s beyond beautiful, it could be the lighting, or the slight shimmer she has, but she’s captivating all the same. Her hair is pulled into two puffs and her smile dazzles the audience. Silver notes that there is no apparent netting beneath her, that should be concerning.

The music starts, a haunting melody punctuated by a bass that Silver feels in her chest. Star is flying above the audience on her trapeze. She hangs by her legs and lets her arms hang. If Silver focuses, she can see what looks like dust, her charisma spills off of her, entrancing the audience. She makes another mental note, three out of four isn’t bad. Maybe she wrong about him being enhanced. He could just be the fall guy if this all goes to shit. Authorities like Warren wouldn’t keep a powerless civilian. It’s smart. The doubt lingers. She knows what she felt.

Silver almost misses the end. Stars trapeze returns to the ring and she waves before letting go and falling to the ground. The audience gasps bracing for an impact that never comes. Star vanishes in a puff of smoke that settles all over the ring. The applause is stuttered out, the crowd is impressed and worried.

When the smoke clears the applause picks back up as all the performers are safe, taking their bows.

“Thank you all for coming!” More says. The lights go out. When they come back on the group is gone. Well, that’s one way to end things.

“Like the show?” A voice comes up from behind Silver. She’s just as dazzling up close and silver can see how she captivates the audience. The charisma wisps around her like smoke.

“Sure did. Wasn’t expecting to be part of it though.”

“Yeah, More can be a bit impulsive,” Star says apologetically. She steps closer to whisper. “But his guess was right! You are like us.”

“All of you? Special?”

“Yup!”

“What gave me away?”

“You didn’t immediately fall for my charm.”

“...really?”

“That and More caught you using your gift to get a ticket.”

“Also caught her struggling to order at the café,” More says rounding on them. “We should stop meeting like this.”

#mine #short story #circus story #writing #a story in 3 parts #its rough idc

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Top 4 or 5 I dunno

Am bored so imma just list my faves for characters who have at least 4 different versions in the cartoons

(this was more than I expected, so it's under the cut-)

Shockwave!

1. TFP (Just a fucking pissy and spiteful babe with the sexiest design) 2. Energon (jerkiest jerk ever) 3. TFA 4. G1 5. Cyberverse

Soundwave!

1. TFP (My brother's favourite transformer, that gotta mean something) 2. G1 3. Cybertron (I'd love him more if he wasn't in like, 6 episodes total) 4. Headmasters 5. Cyberverse

TFA Soundwave just aint sexy, I am sorry- and neither is RID15 Soundwave after his upgrade u.u WFC Soundy just didn't do much

Prowl!

1. RiD01 (Middle child) 2. Energon (a little eager boyo) 3. TFA 4. G1 5. WFC

Only reason I chose WFC over Cyberverse here is that I fucking forgot he even was in Cyberverse, so he obviously couldn't leave a big impression on me

Ratchet!

1. TFP (Especially that german voice OuO) 2. WFC 3. TFA 4. G1 5. RiD15

Putting RiD15 Ratchet above Cyberverse Ratchet because he says "I needed that" :D Also, in Prime Wars he seems to exist because Windblade mentions him once, but we never see him

Roddy!

1. G1 (Original boi) 2. Energon 3. Prime Wars 4. Cyberverse 5. TFA

Headmasters Roddy gets no place in this for just fucking off and never coming back-

Ultra Magnus!

1. G1 (love of my life) 2. WFC 3. RiD01 (the bitch version-) 4. Headmasters 5. TFP

Fun fact: In the japanese version of Armada he exists as well, but not really as a character, just as an upgrade for Prime in the last season of the show that just existed for some reason - in the english version that upgrade is called Overload :D (but sometimes gets called Ultra Magnus too because the english script writers for the show were kinda high or something)

Oh, and in TFA I aint all that hype for him

Hot Shot!

1. Cybertron (A cutie) 2. Energon (A mature cutie) 3. Armada (I don't even care about this boi, but I can't put him below the other two) 4. RiD01 (I can't remember anything he ever did) 5. TFA (I couldn't even remember him existing)

Arcee!

1. G1 (Original girl) 2. TFP 3. Cyberverse 4. WFC 5. Energon

She's also in Headmasters as a secretary - a downgrade from G1. And in TFA she didn't leave much of an impression on me :/

Wheeljack!

1. Cyberverse (Such crazy uncle energy) 2. Energon (He's only called Wheeljack in original version - and I fucking loved the way he talked man, his voice and accent were just so damn epic) 3. TFP 4. G1 5. WFC He is in TFA, but I can't remember anything he ever said in those 3 minutes of screentime

Perceptor!

1. Prime Wars (Of course, he was so cute and funny!) 2. G1 (Cutie!) 3. Cyberverse 4. Victory (his one job of telling Ginrai he cannot be repaired was better than anything he ever did in TFA - at least he had a damn on-screen job! xD) 5. TFA

Some Minicon in Armada is called Perceptor, but bugger me if I fucking remember which one it was

Grimlock!

1. RiD15 (Fave of the whole show, such a sweetheart! <3) 2. G1 3. Prime Wars 4. Cyberverse 5. TFA

Rid01 also has a Grimlock, but he ain't even a Dino in it

Bumblebee!

1. RiD15 (A sin, I know, but I'm not hot on Bee in general and I just found this one the most appealing) 2. Cyberverse 3. TFP 4. G1 5. TFA

I know he's in RB, but I havent watched that yet so I can't talk

Sky/Jetfire!

1. Cybertron 2. Energon 3. Armada (one of the only two characters I actually liked in the whole show-) 4. G1 5. WFC

TFA version wasn't all that hot to me

Megazarak/Scorponok!

1. Energon (a goodie) 2. Headmasters 3. Beast Wars 4. WFC 5. RiD15

Bro I remember nothing about him in G1, that 4th season was so damn forgettable and weird, that even the RiD15 version stuck to me more

Fortress Maximus!

1. Headmasters (Master SWOOOORD- <3) 2. Prime Wars 3. RiD01 4. G1 (I can remember this version better than Scorponok at least)

Sideswipe!

1. RiD15 2. Armada 3. G1 4. WFC

As with Bee, can't judge his RB version

Blurr!

1. G1 (BOI) 2. TFA (handsome boi!) 3. Cyberverse (I just remember that he dies) 4. RiD15 (Just here because I liked him more than in Armada) 4. Armada (he aint even boi, but he has the name so whatever)

He's in Headmasters too and he fucks off with Roddy, so SHAME ON YOU

Cyclonus!

1. G1 (The only version I give a shit about- the others are just a contest about which I care less) 2. Energon 3. Armada 4. RiD15 5. TFA

Headmasters Cyclonus gets disqualified for the AUDACITY TO BE A WHIMP!

Galvatron! (disclaimer - versions that are really just Megatron-repaints don't count. Also for the Unicron Trilogy, I go by the japanese versions because I hate the english one when it comes to him and Megatron)

1. Energon (In japanese, its always Galvatron from the start, the character never was "Megatron" and bro do I love him!) 2. G1 (The original crazy man, you go babe! 3. Beast Wars II 4. Headmasters 5. WFC (Hope he gets to be awesome in Kingdom! ~)

Unicron!

1. Beast Wars Neo (personality babey) 2. TFP 3. Prime Wars 4. G1 5. Armada (at least he had Sideways here) I mean he is in Energon, but is barely a character...

Red Alert!

1. Cybertron 2. G1 3. Armada 4. WFC 5. TFA

Fun fact: Energon Prowl is Red Alert in japanese and Armada Red Alert is Ratchet in japanese-

Skywarp!

1. G1 (Aesthetics ~) 2. Beast Wars II (totally different character btw, but again - Aesthetics ~) 3. Cyberverse (girl Aesthetics ~) 4. WFC 5. TFA (anti-aesthetics!)

There be a lot of seekers in Prime Wars, but they all die without ever showing a robot-mode so who gives a fuck man

Thundercracker!

1. Cyberverse (It's the moe-effect) 2. Cybertron 3. G1 4. TFA 5. WFC

Thrust!

1. Beast Machines 2. Beast Wars II 3. Armada 4. G1 5. Cyberverse (Couldn't remember him in this thing either)

The Quintessons!

1. Energon (Alpha Q Disney Princess) 2. G1 3. WFC 4. Cyberverse

Alpha Trion!

1. G1 (This is the only version I have spent any thoughts on-) 2. TFA 3. Cyberverse 4. WFC 5. Headmasters

Man, at least in Headmasters he had a body compared to TFP-

Metroplex!

1. Cybertron 2. Headmasters (just for that one scene in which he says that Magnus would have wanted to be buried on Earth) 3. Prime Wars 4. G1

Jazz!

1. G1 2. TFA 3. RiD15 4. Headmasters (mah man Marshall, eh?)

Scourge!

1. Cybertron 2. RiD01 3. G1 4. Headmasters

Cliffjumper!

1. Energon (Character is called Overdrive in japanese but whatever) 2. TFP 3. G1 4. TFA 5. WFC (forgot he was in it)

Ironhide!

1. Energon (The boi) 2. G1 3. RiD01 4. TFA 5. WFC (5 seconds or something)

Omega Supreme!

1. Energon 2. G1 3. TFA 4. WFC

Laserbeak!

1. TFP (Of course-) 2. G1 3. Cyberverse 4. RiD01 5. Cybertron

Sorry, WFC Laserbeak u.u And who cares for Armada Laserbeak-

Mirage!

1. Energon (the Decepticon who is IN LOVE WITH MEGS/GALVS, what more do you want! Also he cute-) 2. RiD01 3. G1 4. WFC

Chromia!

1. Cybertron (In japanese Thunderblast's name is Chromia- forgive me not sticking to one language here x'D) 2. WFC 3. G1 4. Cyberverse

Menasor!

1. RiD15 2. Prime Wars 3. G1 4. Cybertron

Bulkhead!

1. TFA 2. TFP 3. Energon (Sprung in japanese) 4. RiD15

#transformers #bey's shit #transformer posting

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