#goblin king and the pup

[dragonmuse]

I have decided my prompt! Can I please have Pete, Lucius, and Izzy having a sleepover for some reason? (Maybe the apartment is being fumigated or the carpet is being replaced or something and Pete stays with Luc and Izzy?) Bonus points if one of them makes them all do traditional sleepover stuff. Also feel free to include any of the other Callahan gang!!!

(ook so this prompt was adorable and I started in on it right away and it's uh...a little past ficlet length. enjoy!)

He was halfway through making his lunches for the week when his phone buzzed. It was Lucius’ vibration pattern, two long, one short. Sundays were a weird day for him to be calling. Really calling at all. Lucius preferred to text, even if just to ask if he could call. 

“What’s wrong?” he demanded. 

“Our heat went out,” Lucius groaned, not even pretending everything was fine for a ribbing bit about Izzy’s phone manners. Yikes. “Two hours ago.” 

“Shit.”  It was a frigid night, the kind that burrowed into the bones. “What happened?” 

“Don’t know yet, our landlord is still waiting on the repair tech. Apparently a lot of furnaces are failing with cold snap.” 

“Come over.” 

“Yeah, that’s the plan, but can I bring Pete? John and Frenchie are going to sleep in Roach’s weird second bedroom. Jim and Oluwande offered their futon-” 

“It’s fine, pup.” 

“Oh thank fuck, I really did not want him to be on that shitty futon. Thank you.” 

“Did you eat?” Izzy asked, already mentally ticking over what was in the fridge. 

“We had a lot of soup. Eating hot things was helping. Maybe just put on some decaf?” 

“I can do that.” 

“Kay, we’ll be there in a half hour.” 

Izzy finished his lunch prep, then pushed the coffee table out of the way so they could pull out the bed when they were ready to sleep. Clean linens, blankets and pillows went out onto the coffee table in easy reach. 

What the hell did one else do to prepare for an overnight guest? Last time Pete had slept over, Lucius had taken care of everything because Izzy had been concussed into uselessness.  

Izzy made a pot of decaf. He washed and put away his dishes. Everything was spotless, his cleaning lady had been by just that morning. He stood uselessly in the kitchen, listening to the coffee percolate. 

Izzy: emergency overnight guest. Necessities? 

Mary: clean place to sleep, food and drink if needed, listening ear. Should be fine.  

Izzy: thanks. how’d did Doug’s blondies go over? 

Mary: he’s the king of the bake sale. The president of the PTA hit on him. I had to intervene so he didn’t blush himself to death. 

Izzy: she hit on him in front of you? at a school event? Hilda really is a total waste of space. 

Mary:  I keep telling you. The worst. Your plan is working though. I’ll have her ousted by the end of the year. 

Izzy: good. 

That was when he heard the elevator. Phone back in his pocket, he got down mugs. Pete took sugar, he was pretty sure, so he put that in easy reach too.  

The key turned in the lock and Lucius came in with Pete hot on his heels. Usually, Izzy would expect a hello kiss. Would he still get one? Was that weird just now?

“Hi,” Lucius groaned, crossed the room and kissed him thoroughly. Not weird. Izzy relaxed a few notches. “Thank you. I know this isn’t your favorite.” 

“It’s okay,” he said readily. “There’s decaf. And clean things for the couch when you’re ready for it.” 

“Beautiful,” Lucius sighed and kissed him again, then turned to coffemaker. 

“Hi,” Pete had a duffel bag with him, slung over his shoulder. “We going to kiss hello too? Because I don’t do tongue unless you’re going to put out.” 

“Fuck off, Black,” Izzy huffed out a laugh which made Pete grin, apparently his intent. “Put your shit down and don’t trample my cat.” 

“Like Sweeney will make an appearance?” Lucius scoffed. “He’s probably trying to become one with the floor under your bed already.” 

“Probably,” Izzy agreed. 

“Hello couch!” Pete was saying. “We meet again. I’ve missed your warm embrace.” 

“He wants to replace our living room couch,” Lucius shook his head. “So, you going to go hide with the cat or watch a movie with us?” 

“I have a choice?” 

“You have a choice.” 

Izzy watched Lucius pour coffee, retrieving the small container of whole milk that only existed for him in the first place. This was Lucius’ home.  Pete was a guest, but Lucius could host as easily as Izzy, he realized. He really could just go read in the bedroom and it wouldn’t be that weird. No one would care. Lucius would tease him, but what didn’t Lucius tease him about? 

“What movie?” 

“Babe! What are we watching again?” 

“Uh, depends if I can remember my Hulu password or not. Izzy doesn’t have it,” Pete had the tv on already, flipping through the apps. 

“We don’t?” Lucius glanced at Izzy. 

“Just Netflix.” 

“Huh, I never noticed. Guess because of the cable. Oh, babe! Izzy has cable. Just check on demand!” 

“Cable?” Pete’s eyes went wide. “Wait, does that mean you have HBO?” 

“Yeah, I’m a high fucking roller.” 

“Oh shit,” Lucius groaned. “He’s been trying to get me to watch Game of Thrones forever.” 

“The one with the dragons and tits?” Izzy frowned. 

“That’s what I said. But apparently there’s a plot or something. Save me.” 

Instead, Izzy sat on one of the couch while Lucius after a moment’s hesitation, realized he was in prime position to get the most out of his lifestyle choices for once, dropping his head onto Pete’s lap and his feet onto Izzy’s so he could get his hair pet and his feet rubbed at the same time.  

“I don’t care if this show sucks ass, this is the best day of my life,” Lucius declared. 

“The show doesn’t suck,” Pete rolled his eyes, turning it on. “And you said it was the worst day of your life two hours ago.” 

“I was cold and no one would huddle with me for warmth.” 

“I had to use the bathroom, babe.” 

“Cruel abandonment.” 

Izzy really hoped neither of them noticed the trouble he was having maintaining a neutral facial expression. They were fools, but they were very entertaining ones at the moment. Then the show got underway and Izzy mostly admired the fuckoff huge swords until things got weird. 

“Wait. Aren’t they related?” Lucius asked and Izzy was relieved he didn’t have to be the one to voice it. 

“Oh yeah, it’s a whole thing.” 

Another few minutes and Izzy’s eyes went wide, “Did he just kill that kid?” 

“To keep their secret! Awful right?” 

“That’s so fucking stupid,” Izzy shook his head. “Kids are terrible witnesses, you just pull the little bastard inside and throw a lot of details at him until he gets confused, so he sounds weird when he tries to explain then send him on his way. You kill a kid and everyone is looking for the kid killer. It fucks up the whole thing.” 

“...and it’s bad to kill kids,” Lucius filled in. 

“Well fucking obviously.” 

“How do you watch any kind of tv with him?” Pete asked, with what sounded like awe. 

“It’s awesome,” Lucius grinned. “I learn so many new things.” 

“That’s like the literal plot of the first season.” 

“Yeah, cause no one else could see it coming that offing a kid is a bad idea,” Izzy huffed. 

The show was grim. People were terrible and did terrible things to each other.  Lucius fell asleep halfway through the second episode, apparently as a defense mechanism considering his constant grumbling. 

“Does it stay like this the whole time?” Izzy asked. 

“Uh, mostly? Don’t watch the last season because everyone said it was a let down.” 

“Huh. Not bad,” he decided. “Might watch more.”

“I’ve got a feeling I know who you’ll wind up liking the best,” Pete grinned. 

“Yeah?” Izzy wrinkled his nose. “Who?” 

“No, if I tell you now, you won’t believe me.” 

(It took Izzy two months to work through the show.  

“Okay,” he asked as he spotted Pete on the bench press. “Who did you think would be my favorite?” 

“Jaime Lannister.” 

“How the fuck did you know that?”

“Let’s call it a lucky guess.” 

“Who was yours?” 

“Davos Seaworth.” 

“Yeah, okay, good pick.” ) 

As soon as the noise of the show stopped, Lucius was awake. “Now I’m kind of hungry.” 

“Me too,” Pete stretched. “Soup wasn’t that filling.” 

“Oh! Iz, can we have toddler charcuterie?” 

“What’s that?” Pete blinked. 

“An Izzy special,” Lucius said solemnly. 

“Read is a blabbing brat,” Izzy determined. “But yeah, fine. I could eat too.” 

As soon as he was on his feet, Lucius was too, pulling down plates and cutting up the cheese while Izzy got down the crackers and found the remains of the salami that Pickles routinely devoured like it was going out of style. 

“Strawberries or grapes?” He checked in. 

“Grapes, thanks,” Pete watched them both with a small smile. 

“What?” Izzy set down a plate in front of him. 

“Nothing. It’s just nice, that’s all. Don’t get to see you two being all domestic.” 

“Is it domestic if one of us isn’t fully domesticated?” Lucuis teased. 

“You’ll get the hang of not biting eventually,” Izzy muttered and Pete barked out a laugh. 

“Mean, so mean,” Lucius said around his own giggles. “And you wouldn’t want me to, anyway.”  

The final plate looked almost like it was actually for adults, if Lucius hadn’t arranged the salami into eyes and the cheese into a lopsided smile. 

“Why?” Izzy asked, aggrieved. 

“So I can do this,” Pete picked up one salami eye and replaced it with a grape, “He’s a pirate now! Salami is an eyepatch.” 

Izzy rubbed his forehead with the heel of his hand. 

“Adorable,” Lucius deemed and started in on the cheese. “Oh, hey, babe, I can show you that cute pharmacy I always tell you about in the morning.” 

“Which one?” Izzy blinked. 

“You know that one that’s all old timey and does the nice window displays.” 

“It’s just not owned by a massive chain,” Izzy shrugged. “Not really sure how they managed that.” 

“It’s family-owned and the family owns the whole building,” Lucius picked up a cracker. “The girl with the Marilyn Monroe piercing, who works the register, told me when I asked.” 

“Cool, I’ve got some things I could pick up,” Pete said. 

“Wait that’s what that piercing is called?” Izzy caught up with the rest of Lucius’ statement. “Why?” 

“Cause Marilyn Monroe had a mole there and people have thought it was cool for forever, apparently.” 

“Isn’t that painful?” 

“Don’t look at me, I’m not the one who got bathtub tattoos.” 

“Come on,” Pete’s eyebrows went up. “You didn’t get your tattoos done in a bathtub?” 

“No,” Izzy said primly, suddenly very interested in the cheese. 

“Oh, I’m sorry, a bathtub might’ve been too practical,” Lucius rolled his eyes. “Bathroom floor, obviously better.” 

“That was just the dagger,” he muttered. 

“But you’re such a clean freak!” Pete protested. 

“I was younger. Probably dumber. Definitely drunker.” 

“My entire world no longer makes sense,” Pete said mournfully and finished eating his salami. 

Lucius phone buzzed and he took it out, “Okay, so apparently the furnace blew...something. Anyway, they can get someone in to fix it tomorrow. So lucky you, goblin, just a hot one night stand.” 

“If they get the part,” Izzy pointed out. “Either way. It’s fine.” 

“Even though I’m exposing all your literally dirty secrets?” 

“Yes, pup,” he touched Lucius’ wrist with a single finger, a brief point of contact. “Pete told me you two talk about me a long time ago. Figured I didn’t have many of those kinds of secrets left.” 

“Pete!” 

“What?” Pete asked around around a cracker. “Don’t you talk about me to him?” 

“I mean, yeah, obviously,” Lucius frowned. “But I figured that was an open secret kind of thing where we don’t acknowledge it.” 

Pete shrugged, “It’s not like you’re blabbing the important stuff.” 

“Yeah,” Izzy agreed. “Probably be fucking weird if you never mentioned us to each other.” 

“Wait.” Lucius took a step back and looked between them. “You totally gossip about me when you’re being all tough and manly at the gym, don’t you?” 

“No,” they said in unison and it took everything in Izzy not to turn and glare at Pete for the distinct panic in his voice. 

“Oh my god, how did I never realize that,” Lucius considered then beamed. “That’s so fucking cool. I know it’s not sex stuff because Izzy would rather die, so it’s gotta be cute other shit. Do you complain about me?” 

Pete wisely said nothing and let Izzy handle that one with his interrogation-trained blankness, “Never.” 

“Oooooh you do!” Lucius giggled. “Wow. Amazing.” 

“You’re happy about that?” Pete checked. 

“I mean, obviously I’m flawless and amazing, but I have been told by some people in this very room that I have a few irritating habits. If you two bitch at each other about them instead of at me, I think that’s a win-win.” 

Izzy turned fractionally to stare at Pete until he went wide eyed and gave a nod. The truth would never be known:  That they pretty much never managed to really complain because the complaints turned to endearment almost immediately. Lucius was too...Lucius for them to work up much shared annoyance. If they mostly just talked about how much they liked him and then agreed the conversation was untenable in its sickly sweetness and changed topics, that was their business. 

“Sure, we all win, sweetie,” Pete managed to say with a mostly straight face. Good enough. 

“You know if this is just one night, then it’s basically a sleepover,” Lucius pointed out, apparently done gnawing on that conversational bone for now. “We should do sleepover stuff?” 

“Like what?” Pete grinned. “Gonna have a pillow fight? Do each other’s nails?” 

“Play truth or dare?” Lucius suggested with an equally playful grin. 

“None of that ends well for me,” Izzy determined. 

“What do you mean?” Lucius lifted his eyebrows. 

“Either my pillows get fucked or I accidently give one of you a black eye. I wind up with nail polish on and Eddy gives me the business for the next 500 years. And the two of you have no fucking shame, so it would be easy to gang up on me for truth or dare with you would absolutely do.” 

“...yeah, that’s true,” Pete conceded. “We really would.” 

“Aw, no fun,” Lucius gusted out a sigh. “What do people even do at sleepovers if they’re not fucking?” 

“When I was a kid, mostly we kind of tortured each other,” Pete considered. “Whoever fell asleep first got covered in marker and we put their hands in warm water or shaving cream or something.”

“Don’t think I did a lot of them,” Izzy turned over memories. “Yeah, no. Stay out all night when I was older, but not sleepovers.” 

“What’d you just roam the city streets?” Pete asked.

“Sure. Still shit, break windows. One guy I knew was pretty good with spray paint.” 

“Hooligan,” Lucius deemed. “Sounds fun. You never got picked up?” 

“Nah. We’d just scatter if we saw a cop car. They didn’t bother trying after a block or two to really nail us.” 

“What about you, babe? Sleepovers?” 

“No,” Lucius popped a piece of cheese in his mouth. “When I was younger Mom wouldn’t let me and once we were teenagers, didn’t have any guy friends and girls weren’t allowed to have me stay the night.” 

They were all quiet for a minute. 

“Wait!” Pete set down the cracker sandwich he’d been building. “Do you think that pharmacy is open now?” 

“Yeah, they go until midnight,” Izzy said. “But it’s just a store.” 

“Okay, sure, but one of the things we used to do was take like a few dollars and go to the corner store and see who could buy the coolest thing for less than five bucks.” 

“How small was your town?” Izzy asked incredulously. 

“Shut up. Small,” Pete huffed. “But it’s fun. Come on.” 

“Make it ten,” Lucius grinned. “You know that nothing costs five dollars anymore.” 

Which was how Izzy found himself in a pharmacy after ten o’clock at night, without actually needing emergency medical supplies for the first time in years.  He hadn’t really thought much about what a place this sold that wasn’t advil, but as he went up and down the aisles there was a surprising amount of food. Pete had located a toy section and poking delightedly at some truly hideous stuffed animals. Lucius was standing in front of a wall of school supplies, apparently already having forgotten what they’d set out to do as he studied a set of colored pencils with his eyebrows knit together. 

Izzy left them to it and went to where he’d been planning to go since Pete suggested the whole ridiculous idea anyway.  He faced the display, gave a resigned sigh and picked up the item. Truly he had left behind any shred of dignity he’d once desperately clung too in the Revenge’s alleyway. 

He bought his item first by a long shot and took his bag outside to wait. Pete came out, looking pleased with himself. 

“Who’s going to judge this shit?” Izzy realized. 

“Eh, there’s usually an obvious winner.” 

“Seems like a way to start an argument.” 

“Oh, probably. We can dial a friend to tiebreak if we need to. Everyone is probably still awake.” 

Izzy was usually already in bed at this time unless he was waiting up for Lucius. Revenge people ran on a different time zone, he figured.  Lucius drifted out a few minutes later and they wound up back where they’d started, with the already much depleted cheese platter once more under attack. 

“Your idea, babe, you go first,” Lucius declared. 

“Look at this baby,” Pete pulled out a very small plastic trashcan with a bright label. “Trashbot!” 

“What’s that?” 

“It’s a bot made of things found in the trash, but it’s a surprise which one you get,” he handed it to Izzy. 

“Why?” He turned it over in his hands. It rattled a little, making its contents known. 

“Fun. It’s a toy. You put it together, it’s a surprise, and it’s probably got a pun name.” 

Izzy handed it off to Lucius, who also shook it, “I never got the garbage obsession. Garbage Can Kids were a thing when I was middle school too.” 

“Gross stuff was the best,” Pete sighed, taking it back from him. “Let me build it, you’ll see. What’d you get babe?” 

“Kind of also went the kid way,” he pulled out a box of markers, familiar in their bright yellow and green packaging. Then he pulled out the little notebook/sketchpad he tended to keep on him. “I always wanted these.” 

“Markers?” Pete asked dubiously. “You definitely had markers.” 

“Not these.” Lucius pulled out the purple, uncapped it and pressed down. When he pulled up there was a little paw print. “Stampers!” 

“Are they all animal prints?” Izzy regarded the box, already guessing who’s hands those would wind up in. Pickle would be delighted. 

“Hearts, stars, other little things,” Lucius made a convincing trail of paw prints. “Look how cute!” 

“Very,” Pete agreed, as he worked the plastic off his toy. “Izzy?” 

He set the bag down and without comment pulled out a single glass bottle of nail polish (black because black was still cool and he did have a tiny sliver of dignity left maybe). 

“Awww!” Lucius snatched it up. “Izzy wins.” 

“Misdirection,” Pete accused. 

“Eddy already gives me a hard time and probably won’t stop until both of us are dead,” Izzy shrugged. “So it’s still true.” 

“I get to do yours?” Lucius bounced on his feet. 

“Yeah, yeah.” 

It didn’t look bad, actually. It did mean they wound up watching something else why they dried. Pete didn’t get his done, but only because he apparently had to put on pressons tomorrow for his act so they’d only get ruined. He did do Lucius’ for him and they looked good on him too.  

Izzy cracked a yawn halfway through whatever movie it was that Lucius had picked out to watch during those goings on. 

“Head to bed,” Lucius elbowed him. “I’ll get the food.” 

“Yeah,” he touched one nail gingerly and found it dry. “Night, pup. Pete.” 

He got to his feet and used the restroom. The flashes of black while he brushed his teeth were distracting , but not bad. When he walked into his bedroom, he found Lucius sitting on the bed. 

“Thought you’d take the couch. Pete’s night.” 

“I am,” Lucius reached for him and Izzy walked right into the circle of his arms. “But I wanted a kiss good night. The good kind and I figured you’d want privacy.” 

“Yeah,” he breathed out than leaned down to get the very long, detailed kind of kiss that sometimes signaled the end of their evenings, but more often started them off. “Good night, pup.” 

Lucius dusted another kiss over Izzy’s cheek, gently pushed him back and stood. “Good night, goblin. Love you.” 

“Love you too.” 

And it was weirdly not that weird to watch him leave and listen to him and Pete talk in the other room. It was fine to turn off the light and get under the covers, knowing they were both still awake and his bed would stay empty.  It would’ve been empty tonight anyway, but he’d gotten kissed and there’d been conversation and company. It wasn’t so bad. 

“Mew,” Sweeney jumped up onto the bed and started kneading the spot by Izzy’s feet where he usually slept. 

Izzy fell asleep even with the little noises in the other room. In the morning, Pete just walked to the gym with him and Read (who made lots of sympathetic noises upon hearing about the furnace) and it wasn’t that different from days they met up there.  

When he got to work, Jim zeroed on his hands almost immediately. They grinned. 

“Have a fun sleepover, boss?” 

“No thanks to you and your piece of shit futon.” 

“Why do you think I have a piece of shit futon?” They rolled their eyes. “Looks good, any way.” 

It wasn’t like it became a thing or anything. But maybe once and a while, Izzy would crack open the bottle on his own. The smell held good memories now.

[lucigoo]

So, I'm going to make this a Masterlist of all my Hobbit fics as I write them. I'm also going to attmept to put them in some type of order. Hopefully it's easier for others to anvigate the mess that is my Tumblr lol <3

The Hobbit - All are Bilbo/Thorin unless stated otherwise Active Wips: A Home, A Pack, A Place of Love (Animal Au) Summary: Bilbo is a corgi and he has become the guardian of a traumatised little corgi pup. He has to leave their cosy home and hope for the best. For him and Frodo.

Hopefully he will find a ew place to call home, a new family for him and Frodo, hopefully they will thirve. I want you right here, where you belong:Home with us (Bilbo/Thorin, Sirius/Remus crossover) Summary: Thorin has moved to "The United Kingdoms" with his friends and family.

Follow his life as he ends up an unexpected father, Uncle and husband, and extends his family with wizards, witches, centaurs, goblins and, sadly, elves.

Bilbo stays in Erebor fics:Stop me Fading (Needs major re edtiting) Summary: Its a few weeks since BOTFA. Bilbos running around like a headless chicken, The Company are being plonkers, Thranduil and Dain are being antagonistic, Bards just a cinnamon roll and Gandalf keeps disappearing for long amounts of time (for good causes of course). There's one lonely, sad little hobbit on the plains outside of the Lonely Mountain. Bagginshield-tober (A uncomplete series) Summary: A series of fics spanning from LakeTown until Bilbo's death. Bilbo stayed in Erebor, this is his and Thorin's life. Afterlife Fics: I will join you Summary: MCD!! Bilbo sits with a dying Thorin, knowing he will join him. Dead or not, this will not be the last time he seee his beloved. A Little Drop of Rain Summary: Thorin holds his dying one in his arms. All he can do is hope he will see him again after his life is over. It was a long life and all Thorin wants is to be reunited with his hobbit. Defying Death (or at least the ones in charge) Summary: Bilbo has finally died, and now Lord Mandos wants to shove him away to Lady Yavanna's Green Gardens. Well that wont do. After all, Thorin wont be in Yavanna's gardens and Bilbo wont stay where Thorin isnt.

He's a burglar, and if he can smuggle his dwarves out from under Thranduil's nose, he can smuggle himself into Mahal's Halls under the Valar's noses, right?

Reshirement: Changeling Child (Mpreg) Summary: Thanks to his Stone headed nephews, Bilbo now has a new quest. One that needs cleverness and diplomacy. Not the reckless battle tactics of dwarrow. This is the most important quest Bilbo will ever go on, even more imprtant then facing a dragon. For the most important being in his life. Animal Au's: A Pasture Too Small for A Bovine’s World so Large Summary: Bilbo is an odd Highland Bull, so odd that he has had enough and takes Primula, Drogo and baby Frodo to find a new place. A new home.

Thorin and his family are an odd little herd of Bison. An odd herd with room for a few other strange bovines. Wait for me in the Aurora Bearalis Summary: Bilbo is a red panda, he had had a good life. He had managed to make it to 64 seasons (16 years) when most red pandas were lucky to make 40 seasons (10 years).

Thorin doesnt want to say goodbye to his little Orso but he has too, hopefully they can find one another in another life. Ive found Frodo ....and he found you? Summary: Canine distemper has stolen all of the Bagginses away apart from Bilbo and little Frodo. No he has to find his kit, who has wandered off, again, and keep them safe from "The Sick". If only he wasn't alone doing it.

Bittersweet/hopeful ending: The Last Meeting (Until Arda is Remade) Summary: Bilbo is a sad, lonely hobbit in Rivendell. What is left of The Company, his friends, his Family find him there. There are less then there should be.

This is Bilbo's last meeting with the few remaining dwarves he adores. Until they meet again, when the world is remade, hopefully. Sad Ending: The Demented King Under the Mountain Summary: TW MCD, Murder, Thorin did not beat the dragon sickness. Thorin did not defeat the Dragon-sickness and in his rage destroyed the gift he was given to cherish. “How rare and beautiful it truly is that you existed, and that you existed with me, for me" Summary: It is time for Bilbo to leave The Shire, he is going to make his way to Erebor, hopefully.

Before that, he makes his way to his oak tree, the last living thing he has that reminds him of Thorin, it is time to say goodbye. One more hour with you Summary: Bilbo doesnt want it to end, he just wants one more day, one more hour, one more minute with his beloved. He will deny the truth in front of him to get it if he has too. You Never Cared, Why Start Now? Summary: It started with the fires burning through Erebor. It will end with the fires burning through Bag End. The Last Durin Princess returns home (Gen fic, Dis-centric) Summary: The Last Durin Princess returns home, but home is a tomb. A place with ghosts. With her dead borther and her dead sons.

When home is no longer home, all it is is a place of pain and heart break. What is the last of her line supposed to do? How is she supposed to go on? You were to late Summary: Bilbo is watching the eagles fly overhead in victory. With Thorin's cooling hand in his, Bilbo isnt sure what their is to feel victorious over.

Quest Fics: Dwarrow hugs in the dark Summary: The Fell Winter wasnt just a time whe hobbits starved, it ws much worse then that. An entire generation of hobbits traumatised.

For one Bilbo Baggins, on a quest with a troop of rude dwarves, the memories become nightmares whilst on the road. Maybe waht he needs is dwarrow hugs off a dwarrow king? A heart of stone and Fire in his soul Summary: Thorin is but a ghost of a king, desperate and making stupid choices. Bilbo is a hobbit out of The Shire, trying to find his place. But he needs to keep his daft dwarven king alive to succeed. The trials and tribulations of a married hobbit (a bowman's persepctive) Summary: Bard see's a small hobbit amongst a crowd of dwarves clamouring to get on his barge. From that first glimpse he makes a friend, suprised by who his new friend has married. Follow the events from Lake Town until after from Bard's pov. Far over the Misty Mountains:A hobbit with a heart Summary: Bilbo's home is suddenly invaded by a troop of dwarves. He would be bad, should be mad, but that song ....

Modern Au's: "Bring Your Older Gays To Play" at Club Erebor Summary: Frodo had convinced Bilbo to go the event night at his favourite queer club. All Bilbo wanted to do was go home, back to his books and cup of tea. Well, that was until Mr tall, dark and sexy was pushed into him. The reason is you, the reason is him, the reason is me (Dwalin/Nori, background Bilbo/Thorin) Summary: Nori hates himself for the 4 and a half years he spent in prison. For destroying everythig good in his ife. For losing everything he had to live for.

Hes out now and hopefully he can fix his realationships and see his son again. ABC's of Avoiding Bullying and Crying (Gen fic, The Companny are all young children) Summary: Thorin is a big grown up 7 year old dwarf. Frerin is a little 5 year old dwarf who is usally bugging Thorin and his friends to play. So why didn't he bother them on this day, and who was he with? It's a good job I love you! Summary: Bilbo sees that Thorin has once again forgotten to take the rubbish out, bloody husbands, he thinks exasperated.

LOTR Fics: Akmâthu Bask:Song of the Bath (Gen Fellowship fic) Summary: During a bath by the river, Gimli starts singing Bilbo's bath song. Confusing the hobbits. It turns out that isnt the only song of The Hero of Erebor's that they sing in the Lonely Mountain. Between the forest and the sea, I leave my heart with thee - (Gen fic, Elrond-centric) Summary: Elrond is set to sail to Valinor to reunite with his wife when he has a vision. How can he leave when his he sees his precious daughter dying alone, her grief clear through time and space? Two Lives Will Be Spared This Day (Boromir/Theodred) Summary: Boromir looks into Galadriel's mirror and he doesnt like what he sees. Maybe if he makes a different choice he cna save himslef, and the love of his life.

[takeit222thegrave]

intro !! 🦇🌟

my names r zeppelin/ozzy, my prns are he/pup/xe, im 6teen yrs old as well as transmasc and queer !!

ABT ME !##

-i like to write fanfics for those who feel underrepresented, such as writing t4t fics, fics with trans readers, same-sex fics, etc :3

-i will write suggestive scenes, but i will not write downright nsfw. you may ask me questions in requests about what i am/am not comfortable with doing

-i will write for :

-patrick bateman (american psycho)

-paul allen (only when paired with patrick bateman)

-firefly family (house of 1000 corpses)

-bubba sawyer

-choptop sawyer

-michael myers

-jason voorhees

-brahms heelshire

-alex delarge (clockwork orange)

-billy loomis

-stu macher

-herbert west

-daniel cain (only when paired with herbert west)

-dr frank n furter

-columbia (rhps)

-magenta (rhps, only when paired with columbia)

-jareth the goblin king (labyrinth)

-danny zuko (grease)

-pavi largo (rtgo)

-MOST HOMESTUCK CHARACTERS !!! and pairings

-party poison (danger days)

-jesse pinkman

-jane margolis

-mad hatter

-eddie munson (sorry)

-jack twist and ennis del mar (only when paired)

-stevo(slc punk)

-bob (slc punk, only when paired with stevo)

ONE MORE THING !!!!

feel very free to ask me ANY questions you may have about characters !!! there r some characters unlisted who i am willing to write fics about :3 also literally ask for ANYTHING i will not be judging … and if i do judge it’ll be deleted frm my requests and that’s all LMAO so don’t worry about being shamed or anything

[numbuh900]

Crossover discussion for who can or can't know about fairy godparents

So whenever I wanna do a crossover roleplay, drawing or fanfic with the nickelodeon classic "the fairly oddparents" I've thought about what characters in fiction can or cant be allowed to know about Timmy Turner's secret so this is what I believe what fictional characters can be allowed to see fairies.

Da Rules

non-humans like other magical beings

Any ghost characters from Danny phantom and the ghost and molly mcgee

Yes, they do count as fantasy beings whether they be a spirit of the dead or a natural born ghost.

Demons and angels from Hazbin Hotel and helluva boss can know about fairies without them being taken away but I think Timmy would wanna keep them secret just in case he came across a demon during some random adventure.

The Bikini Bottom Residents can know about fairies but Spongebob, Patrick and Sandy are the only ones who know about Timmy's secret because Turner is close friends with them, if out in public Cosmo and Wanda would take the form of normal fish citizens, jellyfish, snails and so on.

Imaginary friends from Foster's home can know about fairies not only because they're not human but because they would mistake Cosmo and Wanda as Timmy's imaginary friends.

Alien characters from Kid Cosmic and Wander over Yonder can know about fairies since Mark Chang who is an alien has known about Timmy's fairies and there were no consequences.

BeastMen from BNA I guess can know but if Timmy stumbled into Anima-City he would wish to be a beast man in order to blend in and his fairies would need to blend in also, if they met Michiru and gain a close connection then I believe Timmy would trust her with his secret and nothing bad would happen.

The residents of ChalkZone are living drawings so yeah they can know about Fairies, Cosmo and Wanda would wanna take the form of chalk drawings just for fun.

Residents of the land of Ooo from adventure time can totally know about Fairies, it's already a land full of whacky, magic nonsense and strange creatures so the odd trio would fit in.

The creatures of gravity falls consist of lots of odd creatures and monsters including fairies so this is another yes

Cuphead and the people of Inkwell isle? Most definitely can know about fairies due to how magic is a normal thing there too but Timmy would only let the Cup Brothers know about them after becoming friends.

The monsters from the middle of nowhere from Courage the cowardly dog? Yes they can see fairies no problem, just let Katz know or there's gonna be problems.

The residents of Elmore from Gumball?

Yea they can know, one of their residents is a witch but again don't think Timmy will just explain his faires to just anyone.

Mordecai and Rigby from the regular show? Yea they can know, they along with the park residents have seen crazier stuff than fairies.

Any normal animal characters?

Yea I don't think Jorgen would care if someone's pet dog or cat saw fairies, what are they gonna do tell someone? Scooby doo while not a completely normal animal could know about Cosmo and Wanda, depending on what version of scooby continuity S

The mystery solving canine has seen a few real supernatural stuff, zombie island, the ghoul school girls, the goblin king and the 13 ghosts.

Courage the cowardly dog

Yea faires wouldn't surprise him much after the creepy things that happen in Nowhere.

The paw patrol pups

Yes, they're animals plus they've experienced merpups and dragon's before.

They would wanna help keep Timmy's secret from humans too.

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Now Humans that already know about the supernatural or at least experienced enough of magic for it to be normal for them thing for them then they can know, if not then they shouldn't see fairies.

Examples are…….

"Dipper and Mabel Pines"

They've had a summer's worth of magic and weirdness so yes they can know, same goes for Wendy, Stan, Soos and Ford.

"The Powerpuff girls"

They would fit into the non-human category but still, they've dealt with a lot of outlandish villains and a literal demon is one of their enemies so yea they can see Cosmo and Wanda.

"Danny Fenton"

The kid fights ghosts on a daily basis, do I need to explain? Plus if you consider the Nicktoons unite games cannon then Danny already knows about Timmy's fairies.

"Ryder from paw patrol"

Grey area, he's experienced merpups and dragon's with his pups in the past but don't think it would be wise for Timmy to tell him his secret so Cosmo and Wanda would just take the form of puppies when they end up in adventure bay.

"Finn the human"

Again, do I need to explain? Dude grew up in a land of monsters, wizards, candy people and spells and I'm sure fairies exist in Ooo so it's fine.

"Rudy Tabootie and Penny Sanchez from chalkzone"

I think these two are allowed to see fairies since they visit a magic world of chalk that is also supposed to stay secret, they would have to learn about Cosmo and Wanda on their own.

"Phineas and ferb"

No they cannot know about fairies, only fantastical creatures they've seen are a lake monster, a living old timey swimsuit and that unicorn, frog Turtle thing in the intro.

"Penny Forrester from Bolt"

Nope can't know, universe is too normal

"Human characters from Foster's home for imaginary friends"

Mac, Frankie or Goo will just think Cosmo and Wanda are imaginary, they can not know their real fairies so Timmy would have to just have to roll with the imaginary friend thing when they're around.

"The mystery Inc gang"

I've covered Scooby so what about Freddy, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy? I put them in the grey area, again scooby continuity is pretty loose, if you take Zombie island, witches ghost, alien invaders and cyberchase into the account then I guess? But Timmy would wanna be safe and not tell them about Cosmo and Wanda.

"Muscle Man from regular show"

Like everyone else at the park crazier stuff has happened but Timmy wouldn't tell him the first time they meet.

"Kid Cosmic and the local heroes"

They've only been through science fiction adventures so I'm gonna have to say no, Cosmo and Wanda would have to take alien-like forms or something.

"Muriel and Eustace Bagge"

They'd be to senile to notice but Timmy should have to keep Cosmo and Wanda secret from them to be safe.

"The Kids Next Door"

Since they protect kids and the things they like I feel they would wanna keep kids fairy godparents safe. Not to mention that villains like Father, Grandfather, Count Spankulot are supernatural so they've dealt with magic before but I feel that if Timmy met Sector V he'd keep his fairies secret from them.

So that's all for now but I wanna hear from you, do you agree with my list or no? If not feel free to explain in the comments below, i wish you all have a nice day!

[graff1980]

One day, I woke up and went to the woods to gather twigs and stuff to maintain the hearth’s flame.

I saw a dying wolf with fiery red fur, and fixed her up. Then she went back to her den and took care of some pups.

Out of gratitude a couple of forest spirits came to my home, and blessed my abode.

Since then, I have survived a night of dragons that spit fire and dived deep into a battlefield of orcs and goblins that refused to yield.

My house still stands despite many Kings demands, and their plans to use my land as their battle front.

Now more than a thousand and one men have been laid to rest across the countryside, but to my delight I am still alive.

A clan of Werewolves once fought off a Vampire Sorcerer and his horrid undead herd.

I heard the howls of victory, and saw one warrior standing proudly bow before me, a lowly human being.

Such a splendid female with a long fiery mane of curling fur, what a gift to give a small country girl.

I have been the caretaker and friend of all fair creature who live peacefully within my birthplace.

I have watched the world spin around for over a thousand years, and it has become clear. Things change, even the wolves no longer remain, but I go on. Sometimes, it feels wrong. Other days it feels great not to wither with age.

The forest has lost a bit of its luster, and seems to shrink every day. Yesterday, a familiar forest spirit came over to say she would be leaving this plane. She offered to take my immortality away or let me journey to the same strange place she will be heading to.

I’m not certain what I should do?

-2023

[floofyfungi]

Barkley (my absolute favourite character from Shark Wars) has at least one 'hero moment' in every book in the series and I need to talk about it.

Book 1 - Okay so. The Tuna Run is going down. Goblin (and Velenka but sssshhh) is going to make his big play against Razor Shiver. Gray and the rest of Rogue Shiver are desperately trying to stop him but they're too far away to intervene.

Then Barkley, like a mad lad, shoots out of school of tuna and hits Thrash, who hits Goblin and causes a domino effect. Knocking the entire attacking party away from Razor. Essentially this one move is why the attack failed. And Goblin (read Velenka) doesn't get his North Atlantic empire of tyranny started.

I know Tazika saves Rogue Shiver in the end, but Barkley was still a key component in stopping Velenka's plans. Which, considering all the shit Velenka and Goblin shiver as a whole put him through, was very cathartic.

Book 2 - Barkley is the only reason why Whalem joins the protagonists.

Whalem is a fascinating character to me. I love that old guy. But in book 2 he was genuinely loyal to Finnivus up until literally the last minute. When Onyx tries to convince him to join the protagonists, Whalem refuses. It is only when Barkley talks to (berates) him that Whalem agrees to go with him and Onyx. Barkley also has to reassure Whalem that Lochlan does not hold him responsible for what Indi shiver has done, in order for Whalem to not later betray them.

Without Whalem, I firmly believe Riptide United would not have beaten Indi shiver. Not in book 2 or 3. Whalem was Mariner Prime for decades and knew the Indi armada's tactics inside and out. He was also responsible for training Striiker into an actual commander. (Which became very important when Striiker took over Riptide shiver later in the series). The only reason any of that happened was because of Barkley.

Book 3 - The Ghostfins

Aw yeah. I think the third book is my favourite in the whole series just because of how much the characters grow. It really is the tipping point of the saga.

In this book, Barkley is the reason why Riptide United didn't have to tear a bunch of pups apart to kill Finnivus. The whole concept of the pup armada, and the chapter where they are revealed, is one of the darkest in shark wars. And that's saying something, because some dark shit happens in these books. Cough Hokuu Cough.

Barkley creates and leads the Ghostfins on a mission into enemy territory to rescue the armada pups and succeeds. He was smart enough to make the connection between the orange spot on Deni's tail and his aunt's tail. He was the one who had the knowledge of what was going on, and the ability to act on it. Barkley is the reason why the hero's didn't have to murder a bunch of children. So kudos to him.

Book 4 - Barkley figures out that there is something more to Hokuu's plan than Velenka and the full moon. He doesn't figure out exactly what, but to be fair neither does Tazika. If Kaleth had actually listened to Barkley she may very well have survived this book.

This might not count as a heroic moment. But I did find it interesting how Barkley got so close to figuring out Hokuu's scheme with the information he had. Because it's goddam Hokuu and that guy's eldritch.

Book 5 - Drinnok

I think the chapter where Barkley negotiates with Drinnok is my favourite in the entire series. It is so tense. Even getting close enough to speak with Drinnok takes all of Barkley's stealth. It's like all of his training has been leading up to this. Drinnok could have Barkley killed at any moment. Everything depends on Barkley saying the right thing at the right time. And he does!

Barkley convinces Drinnok, a megalodon king who has been referred to as a tyrant and or bloodthirsty brute by most characters, to come to peace talks. Drinnok insults Barkley multiple times during their conversation. But Barkley doesn't rise to the bait, which a younger Barkley from the earlier books most definitely would have. Its a just a really really great scene that shows how far Barkley has come.

If it weren't for Hokuu and Grimkahn, Barkley's actions here, combined with Gray's later talks with Drinnok, would have saved the oceans from another war.

Book 6 - Barkley tail fins Grimkahn in the eye and it is absolutely iconic.

Physically, Grimikhan is the strongest character in the entire series. He's a guy who gives Gray, a megalodon filled with literal magic, a run for his money. And Barkley, a little dogfish, slaps him in the eye for daring to try and eat Gray. Barkley saves Gray's life doing this, which allows Gray to later kill Grimikhan and save the oceans from outright genocide.

So yeah. Barkley deserved to rule the Big Blue in the end. He's a funky lil guy.

[drarreckyninja]

Scooby Gang Ages

*Birthdays: Shaggy (25 Feb); Velma (May); Daphne (13 May); Fred (summer)

Mystery Map: 6y Velma; 7y Daphne; 8y Shaggy, Fred [puppy Scooby]

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: 8y Velma; 9y Daphne; 10y Shaggy, Fred [unaging Scooby] - first mention of Shaggy's 14-22mo sister Maggie "Sugey"; Velma's Aunt Thelma (Marine institute dolphin trainer)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo; Richie Rich Scooby-Doo Show; Scrappy and Yabba-Dabba-Doo; Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour; Boo Brothers; Ghoul School; Reluctant Werewolf: 13-14y Velma; 14-15y Daphne; 15-16y Shaggy, Fred [3-4y Scooby, 5-6y Scrappy] - first mention of Shaggy's cousin Betty Lou (Southern)

New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show; New Scooby-Doo Mysteries; 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo; Arabian Nights: 14y Velma; 15y Daphne; 16y Shaggy, Fred [4y Scooby, 6y Scrappy] - first mention of Shaggy's future BIL Wilfred

The Scooby-Doo Show/Dynomutt; Laff-A-Lympics: 15y Velma; 16y Daphne; 17y Shaggy, Fred [5y Scooby] - first mention of Daphne's cattle rancher Uncle Matt (Texas)

Mystery Incorporated: 15-16y Velma; 16-17y Daphne; 17-18y Shaggy, Fred [5-6y Scooby] - first mention of Daphne's 20-21y sisters: Dahlia (astronaut), Daisy (medical doctor), Delilah (Marine), Dawn (model), Dorothy (racecar driver)

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?; Scoobynatural; Legend of the Phantosaur; Camp Scare; Shaggy's Showdown; Gourmet Ghost: 16y Velma; 17y Daphne; 18y Shaggy, Fred [6y Scooby has stopped aging] - first mention of Daphne's movie director Uncle John Maxwell; Fred's professional chef Uncle Bobby Flay

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo: 17y Velma; 18y Daphne; 19y Shaggy, Fred - first mention of Grammy Rogers (Shady Sunshine Retirement); Fred's cousin Scott McDoon (Captain of S.S. Casey)

Zombie Island; Witch's Ghost; Alien Invaders; Cyber Chase: 19y Velma; 20y Daphne; 21y Shaggy, Fred

The New Scooby-Doo Movies; Abracadabra-Doo; Batman the Brave; Music of the Vampire; Big Top; Stage Fright; WrestleMania; Moon Monster Madness; WWE: 19-20y Velma; 20-21y Daphne; 21-22y Shaggy, Fred - first mention of Velma's 15y sister Madelyn

What's New Scooby-Doo?; Loch Ness Monster; Aloha; Where's My Mummy; Pirates Ahoy; Chill Out; Goblin King; Samurai Sword; Legend of the Vampire; Mecha Mutt Menace; Spooky Games; Ghastly Goals; Spooky Scarecrow; Haunted Holidays; Mask of the Blue Falcon; Frankencreepy; KISS; SCOOB!: 20-21y Velma; 21-22y Daphne; 22-23y Shaggy, Fred - first mention of Daphne's model cousin Dannika (France) and identical cousin Shannon (Scotland); Fred's weight-lifting Uncle Karl (Wisconsin); Velma's 18y cousin Marcy (small town)

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!; Happy Halloween; The Sword and the Scoob; Scooby-Doo and Krypto Too!: 22y Velma; 23y Daphne; 24y Shaggy, Fred - first mention of Shaggy's billionaire scientist Uncle Albert Shaggleford

Beach Beastie; Guess Who; Straight Outta Nowhere; Trick Or Treat; Scooby-Doo (2002) [only the beginning]: 22-23y Velma; 23-24y Daphne; 24-25y Shaggy, Fred

Scooby-Doo (2002): 25y Velma; 26y Daphne; 27y Shaggy, Fred

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed: 26y Velma; 27y Daphne; 28y Shaggy, Fred

Alt. Timelines post-Mystery Incorporated

(1) Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood; Looney Tunes Back in Action (cameo): 18y Velma, Daphne, 21y Shaggy, Fred [8y Scooby]

(2) Velma: 15y Velma, 16y Daphne, 17y Shaggy, Fred [Scooby does not exist; Velma's baby half-sister Amanda]

(3) Scooby Apocalypse: 39y Velma, 40y Daphne, 41y Shaggy, Fred [cyborg prototype Scooby; Velma's older quadruplet brothers "The Four" - including Rufus, Cheeves, and Quentin; Velma's sister has become a friend; Shaggy's baby sister Maggie and BIL Wilfred; Daphne's sister Thalia]

[thealmightyemprex]

Top 10 Scooby Doo projects ....Also Am I a Scooby Doo fan ?

So as a kid I always said I wasnt a Scooby Doo fan...Yet somehow I have absorded a lot of Scooby media .

On one hand I respect the franchise for its longevity and I enjoy the characters ....On the other some of the cliches drive me nuts and some movies and series I find unbearable....But there are Scooby project I both unironically and ironically love ,though funny enough some of my favorites are not liked by Scooby fans

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo is so weird I have to respect it (Plus Vincent Van Ghoul is the best )

Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf is so bonkers I love it

A Pup Named Scooby Doo is a legit great show and low key one of my favorite cartoons as a kid

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is a legit great scary movie for kids

Scooby Doo and the Witchs Ghost gave us both the awesome Hex Girls and Tim Curry ,whats not to love ???

Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders is sweet

Scooby Doo is a fun is imperfect film

Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed is a legit good movie based on a cartoon

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated is an amazing show(Even if I dont like Velma in it)

Happy Halloween Scooby Doo is bonkers ,throwing in Elvira and Batman villain the Scarecrow ,so I kind of dig it

I also like The New Scooby Doo Movies,The Scooby Doo project ,Bravo Dooby Doo , Scooby Doo and the Goblin King ,Scooby Doo Camp Scare,Scooby Doo and Batman Brave and the Bold-Wait am I a Scooby fan ???For my whole liefe I have said I am not but....Theres a lot of it I DO like ?I dont know I need help

@ariel-seagull-wings @metropolitan-mutant-of-ark @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @amalthea9 @filmcityworld1 @princesssarisa @angelixgutz

[dollycas]

Catch Me If You Candy: A Bakeshop Mystery by Ellie Alexander #Review @StMartinsPress @BakeshopMystery

Catch Me If You Candy: A Bakeshop Mystery Cozy Mystery 17th in the Series Setting - Oregon Minotaur Books (August 22, 2023) Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250854407 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250854407 Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BQGJGX34

Things are getting spooky in Catch Me If You Candy, the next delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series from author Ellie Alexander, set in Ashland, Oregon! Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have descended on Main Street for the annual parade. It’s a giant street party and Torte is right in the mix. Jules Capshaw and her team have been baking up autumn delights and trick-or-Torte bags filled with sugar cookie cutouts, spiced cider, and mummy munch. It’s the end of the season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which means that the costumes for the parade are going to be out of this world. The elaborate guises even extend to pets. The grand marshal of this year’s parade is no other than a regal pug aptly named King George. Jules is delighted to get to share the experience with Carlos and Ramiro, but things take a dark turn when she discovers a dragon slumped in front of the bakeshop. Jules is distraught when she realizes the dragon is dead. She’s also shaken because a few days before the parade, her mother's Mahjong partner Helen discovered a warning note about a dragon in an antique game set. Jules hopes it’s just a random coincidence, but as the clues begin to unfold it becomes evident that there’s been a murder on All Hallow’s Eve. Can Juliet sift out the truth before the killer comes after her? Dollycas's Thoughts Halloween is a big deal in Ashland, Oregon. It starts with the annual parade followed by a huge street party. The team at Torte has been busy filling trick-or-Torte bags with mummy munch and Halloween-themed sugar cookies. It also marks the end of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's season and the actors, human and canine, will be involved in all the Halloween festivities. This year's grand marshall just happens to be a royal pup named King George. Jules is so excited to share all the events with her husband Carlos and his son Ramiro. There is quite a crowd of people but when Jules and Carlos arrive back at Torte. Then they notice a person in a dragon costume down on the ground in front of the shop. Jules quickly sees that the person is dead. She is quite upset because just a few days ago one of her mother's friends found a note warning about a dead dragon in an antique Mahjong set. Is it a connection to the murder or just a coincidence? Jules is determined to find out. I love the characters in this series! Jules and Carlos's relationship is strong.  I am happy that Ramiro has been added to the mix and his presence continues to grow in each new story. He is a good kid and parenting him is pretty easy. Thanks to Jules's mother, a true gem, all the employees at Torte are as close as family. They work so well together and come up with so many delicious things to serve from special coffee drinks to soups and sandwiches and every fantastic baked sweets you can imagine. The Sunday suppers they host are so creative. All of Ms. Alexander's characters are well-developed and genuine and fresh even after 17 books. Several new characters are introduced. Actors and staff associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It was crazy to see what two women would go through to have their dogs get the leading role in a play. We also meet a group of ladies that love to play Mahjong and Camille the new owner of the hospice shop where a unique antique Mahjong set was found. All the new characters were interesting. I must say I now want to learn how to learn to play Mahjong. The mystery was very well-written. There are several suspects along with several twists and turns. I was keeping notes to keep everyone straight. I did pare my list down to two rather quickly. As usual, Lance was excited to investigate but I did enjoy the way Jules and Carlos talked through the clues and motives. A bit of confusion sets up a standoff and a very gripping reveal. Catch Me If You Candy is a fun Halloween-themed cozy mystery with some of my favorite fictional characters.  Each visit to Ashland and Torte is always a good time, I just wish each book came with free samples because I am always left craving all the delectable treats described within the pages. I am already looking forward to my next trip, A Smoking Bun is set to be released on February 20, 2024.

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About the Author Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley), author of the Bakeshop Mystery Series (St. Martin's Press), is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many famed coffeehouses nearby. When she’s not coated in flour, you’ll find her outside exploring hiking trails and trying to burn off calories consumed in the name of research. Author Links - Website  Facebook     Twitter      Instagram    GoodReads

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[dragonmuse]

Ooh! Ooh! Can we have a little fic with Izzy and Lucius bonding over stealing/pickpocketing? Maybe even some kind of competition to see who gets the most or the best thing or something? (Since you said you need to include how Izzy loves to steal lol.)

(YES I DID, this one came to me so immediately I had to write it right away)

Izzy: I have a job for you. 

Lucius: No thanks, I believe in keeping sex and money separate. 

Izzy: why would I start paying you now after two years of getting it for free?

Lucius: Okay, never mind, now I want to start charging cause you’re a dick. 

Izzy: I can’t afford to pay you what you’re worth. 

Lucius: You’re rich as hell. 

Izzy: yes. 

Lucius: Ok. You’re forgiven, that was sweet. What’s the job? 

Izzy: I’ll tell you when you come over. 

Lucius: Tease.  

As soon as Lucius was in the door, Izzy told him and Lucius had to stop himself from letting out an unholy squeal. Then realized he didn’t have to and made the noise anyway which Izzy laughed at. 

“Yeah, I knew you’d like it.” 

“I LOVE it! Thank you. So do I get a cut or is this just to let me have some fun?” 

“Both,” Izzy assured him. “You’re officially a Callahan Investigations contractor on this one. I’ve got paperwork and everything.” 

“I love this so much,” Lucius told him earnestly. “When did you start getting jobs like this?” 

“Read and Jim stress tested a system last year and we just added it to the list on the website SEO and things. Got a few home jobs, word spread, this is the first corporate one.” 

“Amazing. How much do I get to know going in about the system?” 

“How much would you have known as a sticky fingered high schooler?” 

Lucius grimaced, “Probably not enough. I mean I’d look for cameras, pay attention to the sales people, but I was mostly running on adrenaline and hormones. And I got caught as you reminded me once upon a time.” 

“That was bad luck, I read the police report.” 

“You know that’s supposed to be sealed.” 

“Uh huh,” Izzy shrugged. “So that’s what you’ll know. I’m going in hardened professional for bigger stuff, you’re doing the high school five-finger discount stuff.” 

“Don’t underestimate a souped up seventeen year old, I got some decent stuff over the years,” Lucius warned. 

They made eye contact, exchanged grins. 

“If I win, I want you to be my date to the ballet with Stede and you have to be civil to him the whole time.” 

“Oh, pup,” he groaned. 

“High stakes,” Lucius agreed. “What do you want if you win?” 

Izzy considered, then grinned, “Hike.” 

“Ohhh fuck you,” Lucius wrinkled his nose. “How long?” 

“At least two hours. And no complaining.” 

“Oh my god, that is so motivating, I am going to rip the hell off of this place. What happens if we get caught by the way?” 

“The head of security is clued in and on duty. So he can see what his guards do if they do catch us out. She’ll intervene before anything serious happens.” 

“Good to know, but I meant with the bet.” 

“If the other person hasn’t caused it to happen?” Izzy lifted his eyebrows. 

“Hey! I resent that. I’m an honest thief,”Lucius protested. 

“Yeah sure. If the person gets caught cause they slipped up or the new system got them, then they lose by default.” 

“Deal.” 

They had the date and a general window of time. Lucius went in first. He was dressed more simply than usual, just jeans and t-shirt that he’d gotten out of Izzy’s drawers. There was a cashmere knit cardigan in a subtle gray, an old gift from Stede, and a pair of Charlie’s sunglasses, left behind one day. He looked like young money trying to play it cool. 

The store was large, an upscale department store with counters and lots of salespeople scanning the room for potential money.  Lucius smiled at them, acknowledging then slipped by with a, 

“‘Scuse me, just looking,” and a wink. Just obnoxious enough to be plausible, not so annoying as to be memorable. 

Izzy had considered a similar tactic, but he was too memorable these days (sometimes he considered eradicating the face tattoo just for ease, but then he’d just have to look at it and the memory of the moment rushed back to him. How could he part with that?). Instead, he leaned into it, gave himself a mobster look, slicking back his hair and wearing a gold chain that he bought at a pawn shop, along with a flashy watch that he’d taken off a dead man years ago then never worn. 

“You look like a guy who thinks he’s tough,” had been Read’s evaluation. “But would probably cry if someone hit him.” 

“Perfect,” Izzy nodded. “You good out here?” 

“Sure thing,” she laughed, reclining in the passenger seat. “Call me if you need backup.” 

“You are quick,” he hesitated, then shook his head. “I’d never hear the end of it if I cheated. 

“I meant with security,” she giggled. “I’m not aiding in whatever you two have going.” 

Izzy went in, and gave the first salesperson he saw a sharkline grin, “I’m looking for a gift for a lady. Think you could help me out? Needs to be a stunner.” 

“Of course Mister....” 

“Black,” Izzy offered. Mostly because it would amuse Lucius if he overheard it and because it sounded fake as hell. 

“Excellent, Mr. Black,” the salesperson didn’t flinch. “I’m Fiona, happy to help you today.” 

Fiona was a treat. She took him straight to the jewelry counter with its weighted sensors and high tech gadgets. There were cameras everywhere. Izzy’s grin was very very real. What fucking idiots. 

“Can I see that ring?” he asked, pointing to a big diamond. 

“Thinking of asking the big question?” Fiona asked lightly. 

“Is that what that says? Nah, nah, this is a new bird, you know. Want to make her happy from the jump. What would you like from a new guy?” 

“Oh!” Fiona, clearly seeing commission numbers, drifted to a series of tennis bracelets. “Something that said he really cared, you know? What does she like?” 

And it was on. 

An hour later, he strolled out the store with a little bag containing an actual purchase, free and easy. Lucius was already in the backseat of the care, telling Read something with a wide smile. 

“How’d it go?” Izzy slid into the driver’s seat. 

“Can’t wait to show you. Where do we do this?”

“Owner’s office, a block away in an office tower.”

“He doesn’t work in the store?” 

“Nope,” Izzy snorted. 

“That explains a lot. What a dumbass.” 

They rode the elevator up to a very high floor, into the kind of office that Izzy considered to be purely asshole territory. Flint’s was modest compared to this shit. 

“Ah! Mr. Hands!” The owner got up from his desk, smiling his fake smile. It was upsettingly like looking at a CGI’d person. He held out a hand, “How did you find our new little system? Quite extraordinary isn’t it? My chief of staff said you didn’t get away with a thing. Though they didn’t catch you in the act. Give up?” 

Izzy shook it, and then just for fun, did a coup d’etat. 

“Wouldn’t say that,” Izzy had left his lawfully purchased item in the car. So he just started pulling from his pockets. “Read, total it?” 

“On it!” She whipped out her phone. 

Onto the owner’s desk he dropped three diamond tennis bracelets, two engagement rings, four pairs of precious gem earrings, and a heavy necklace that had had a pricetag that made his nose bleed. 

“How?” The man demanded. “Those cases are monitored like hawks!” 

“I’m fast,” Izzy said dryly. “Luc?” 

“Okay, so your floor staff needs better training. Like all of them. Don’t fire them,” Lucius said sternly. “They were really trying, but they clearly didn’t know what to look for,” 

“Of course they’ve been trained.” 

“Yeah, no,” Lucius scoffed. “Because I talked one of them up after I left, met them in the alley, and you know they never got any onboarding and your great head of security told him not to ‘worry his pretty head about it’, so you know. Great work there.” 

“Alvin would never!” the owner’s eyes went wide. 

“Sure,” Lucius shrugged and then he started emptying his pockets. And emptying. Scarves in a dozen shades, leather wallets with gold clasps, a designer clutch, a perfume bottle. Then he took off his sweatshirt and removed the blazer he’d put on under that. Then his t-shirt came off and he had several more shirt on under that. 

“Thin garbage,” he explained. “Really overpriced for the quality, hella easy to hide.” 

“That it?” Izzy asked, looking down at the very impressive pile. 

“Oh, and this,” Lucius flipped a last bit of gold on top. “That’s your head of security’s wedding ring. I’m sure his wife would like that back.” 

“Reminds me,” Izzy dropped the owner’s watch on top of the pile. 

“How!” The man protested, fishing it out and sliding it back on his wrist.

“Maybe take a look back at all your nice footage,” Izzy shrugged. “Wonder if they got our faces?” 

“Doubt it,” Lucius frowned. “I think I spotted most of the cameras. The pinholes kind of glisten?”

“They do not!” The owner banged a hand down on his desk. “Get out of here! You’re a lot of thieves!” 

“Yes,” Izzy said dryly. “That’s what we were hired to do. And we’d better get paid for it.” 

“How do I know you don’t have more on you?” The owner hissed. “MAybe I should have you arrested!” 

“That’ll look great,” Izzy agreed. “Definitely have the cops show when we have a written and singed contract that you asked us to do the job. And I definitely will sue your company within an inch of its life for harassment and violation of contract. None of us want your shiny bullshit. We did the job. Sorry your expensive system sucks. Not here to impress your shareholders. Let’s go.” 

Izzy turned heel and Lucuis and Read followed him out. They were silent leaving, a little tense, in case the owner made good on his threat, but they got out and safely into the care. 

“What a dick,” Lucius declared. 

“Yeah, jokes on him though. I made that contract a bitch. If they try and stiff me, it’s not going to go well,” Izzy snorted. “So what’re our totals?” 

“Depends on how you want to calculate,” Read got out her phone. “Lucius got more individual objects, obviously. You got a few higher priced bits, so you definitely got more.” 

“Check the price on the clutch,” Lucius said, apparently untroubled.

“The purse thing?” She checked. Lucius gave a nod. “Uh...ok....oh. WHAT?! Who pays that much for a bag? That’s insane!” 

“That’d designer, baby,” Lucius said smugly. 

“He beat you,” Read told Izzy. “But like only a hundred dollars, but yeah.” 

“Goddamnit,” Izzy sighed. 

He got his own back a little once they were back at the apartment though. 

“Holy shit that was so fun,” Lucius was still clearly riding a high, tossing the sweatshirt into the hamper. “I almost missed that.” 

“Only almost?” 

“Yeah, the panic that sets in after I could do without. At least this time I knew we weren’t going to get arrested and that they’d call my mom or something.” 

Izzy set the bag on the dresser and Lucius finally zeroed in on it. 

“What’s that?” 

“For you,” he shrugged. 

“You...actually stole something?” He frowned. 

“Nope. Got the receipt and everything. Sometimes it helps to actually buy something. Makes it seem less likely you’d be stealing too.” 

“Yeah, makes sense. But why not get something generic?” 

“Dunno. Liked it.” 

Lucius drew out the box inside and opened it, then barked a laugh. He turned it upside down, a flurry of security tags drifting out. Then a tiny metal ‘tink’. 

“I can’t believe you collected them, you asshole,” Lucius shook his head, then seemed to register the ‘tink’. He searched through the little pile and pulled out a flash of metal. “Is this...oh, wow.” 

It wasn’t really much compared to some of the things he’d lifted. It was a silver tiepin with a glimmer of obsidian running through it. 

“Figured it would look good with your ‘going to the theater’ getup. Since we’re head to the ballet, apparently.” 

“You knew you’d lose?” Lucius clutched the tiepin.

“You had the better position, really. I knew I couldn’t get at the really high end stuff and you’ve got a better eye than I do for clothes and things,” he admitted. “Seemed likely.” 

“I love you,” Lucius told him, very sincerely. “But you are so goddamn spooky sometimes.” 

“You too, pup,” Izzy laughed. “You too.” 

He got kissed anyway and that was really all he was aiming for.

[chronic-boogara]

Hello!!

I was wondering if I could request a slasher matchup? Feel free to ignore if your too busy :]]

I am a 5’3 they/it goblin, my sign is Gemini and my personality type is INFP-T (meditator :]). My sexuality is Panromantic Ace. My love language is Physical Touch and Acts of Service, I love to bake and draw things for my friends/loved ones! My have horror movie has probably got to be House of Wax, gotta respect that art grind 😎👍

My style mainly consists of goblin/cottagecore types of clothing! I love small, shiny things and pretty rocks! I have a box in my room of just…metal. Like just random stuff I find on the ground or the road that I think looks cool. My sleep schedule is nonexistent and are too chaotically dumb to realize things. I’ve been recently getting into embroidery and sewing, I also like to press flowers! :]] My favorite animal has got to be opossums, oh to be a trash goblin. I have a habit of chewing at my nails and bouncing my leg, I am also pretty sensitive to sound. My dream job is to be a baker, just to own my own little bakery by the sea and have a Saint Bernard named Cujo.

I am so sorry that this is so out of place and random 😅 me and my nerodivergent ass

Again, feel free to ignore!!

𝐢 𝗺𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡- 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫

♡your perfect match is the king of the dumpster mr. lester sinclair. his hygiene is not the best but he makes up for it with his cooking.

♡you’re lester’s first partner so you’ll need to be a little patient with the man. he doesn’t know what to do and bo’s advice..isn’t great. his love language he soon learns is the same as yours. holding hands on the couch, little kisses here and there , hugs goodbye. it’s the little things he loves the most. and if you were to do a chore for him or something. oh my god he is in LOVE.

♡he’s never liked to draw but he enjoys your work. he’ll hang it in the living room and all around the house. he’s glad you’re artsy like vince, it means you’ll be able to connect with at least one of his brothers. now baking lester is a fan of. he’s not too bad at it himself so making cakes together on a chilly fall evening ? i think yes.

♡oh my god he thinks you look stunning in everything. your style is adorable to him and he loves to stare at you when he thinks you aren’t looking.

♡shiny things ??? lester is there. he collects trinkets to keep in his little box. he’d love to take a look at your collection sometimes. maybe even merge them?

♡you two are literally the idiots in love trope personified. two dummies going about life together in the best way possible. his brothers just watch from the sidelines happy to see their little brother happy.

♡PLS SEW HIM SOMETHING. HE WILL BEG. maybe make him and the pup little matching hats. he will ask you if you love dogs or cats more in the beginning of your relationship so lucky for you you passed the test.

♡lester’s favorite animals are dogs and raccoons. opossums fit perfectly onto his animal roster. he love show unique a choice that is, he’s never met someone with a favorite animal like that.

♡lester will happily help you with your bakery dream. you’ll have to get out of ambrose first, that’s the hardest part. he is more than willing to risk everything for you. he has probably a scary amount of trust in you and your ideas.

♡he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed but he will love with every bit of his heart and treat you like a goddess.

[ask-the-usa-manor]

Breaking the ice- But have to ask What was the civil war like for you guys?

“Hey, wait, don’t—! THAT SCULPTURE TOOK US HOURS TO MAKE!” Wisconsin lamented, dropping to her knees as she mourned over the shards of the former ice statue, “He was so young! So beautiful!”

“How dare you come into this house and murder my cold, lifeless son!” Alaska paused, “Wait. No. That sounds wrong—”

“I have a funeral to plan,” Maine sighed, shaking his head ruefully as he called the funeral home he had on speed-dial for some unknown reason.

Teddy (America’s golden retriever puppy, not the former US President) ran up to mess and started eating the ice.

“Wh— Teddy, no! The hell’s wrong with you?” Alaska asked, snatching the pup up from the ground, “Don’t eat his corpse, you little goblin! DAD, COME GET YOUR DOG, HE’S EATING THE REMAINS OF MY INANIMATE CHILD!”

After the distressed-about-the-broken-ice-sculpture-situation gang left the room, the topic shifted back the question.

“You probably already know that the north’s economy didn’t rely on slavery as much as ours, which was pretty much dependent on it at the time,” Alabama answered, wincing at the memories of younger him, “So we all started to think Dad was favoring the north over us, while he planned for our economies to crumble along with some other stuff… Which is f**king idiotic, I know that now, his intentions had nothing to do with money.”

“But when CSA came along with his offer… Well, we were oblivious, jealous, and racist morons who were fully convinced the rest of our family was out to get us. So we left. Or tried to. You’ve probably heard the rest.”

[forlornfrostborn]

13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24

13. Does your muse respect village leaders?

Oddball has a lot of respect for both Gunmar, and Vendel. But, the former is waning. Gunmar spoke of his plans, and ruled with an iron fist...but when it came down to the final moment, he failed. She'll never know how it happened, or why. Just that one day it was announced the Trollhunter had been captured, then Gunmar escaped. Eventually, the portal was opened, but the Darklands collapsed. Many were left behind, but enough made it out for her not consider it a complete failure.

But with no king, and Oddball living two lives again, what was there to respect? A craven bastard who consorted with power he could not hope to control, and for what reason? The Trolls of the Surface world have had a long standing peace, and only banished her tribe because of their aggression. ...What was the point, really?

14. Your muse’s thoughts on Gunmar?

As previously stated, not great. He raised her up as a war machine, but when no war came, he made her a hunter. She spent her nights hunting, and then having to watch the army take most of her kill, leaving only scraps for the civilian core. It was her decision on who ate each night.

The one time she took a little extra, just some nice organ meat to help her newborns, Gunmar forced her to work twice as hard for months, and took her pups away...to care for them in her stead. While true, nothing came of it, Oddball felt as if this were a hostage situation, and worked herself to near death.

18. Your muse’s thoughts on fleshbags humans?

Curious creatures. Oddball was a pup herself when her tribe was banished. Humans were always said to be the greatest of delights. And she agrees. Though, not as filling as whale, or seal..or as delicious. Something about hunting these great creatures of the deep feels right.

She has yet to meet a human, and thus...has little opinion other than their taste.

19. Your muse’s thoughts on impures changelings?

They were all tools, just like herself. She was raised alongside changlings, and thus the prejudices Gunmar had rubbed off on her as well. Lately though...they don't seem too bad. The few that still live, that is. None live in her secret hovel, along with other Gumm-gumms. She's thankful for that. Many of her people still blame them for what happened. It's for the best they stay apart for now.

20. Your muse’s favored weapon?

Tooth and claw. Why need a weapon when you were built as a living weapon? She had been told all her life that she was destined to kill in the name of Gunmar. And when they invaded the surface, all her practice on the denizens of the Darklands would serve her well.

Not much good swords are against a behemoth. And so far, people fear her for her fur, her teeth, and the fear generations of raids from Frost Trolls instilled upon the surface Trolls.

24. Any headcanons about trolls in general?

I HC that it's kind of silly Trolls would eat humans long ago, but think meat in general is gross. They also eat Gnomes, flamingos, maggots, other trolls/goblins, and cats, but beef is inedible to them? Personally, I feel like it depends on the species.

Frost Trolls live mostly off of fish/sea life, but will eat literally anything they can fit in their mouth. Garbage, fish, bear, foxes, other trolls? If it fits, it digests.

[spneveryseason]

Official ranked list of scooby doo media I’ve seen

Movies

20. Scooby Doo and the Goblin King (2008): terrible. Saw it once and never again.

19. Scooby Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009): similar issues as above but slightly less terrible

18. Scooby Doo in Arabian Nights (1994): totally forgettable. I bet you don’t even remember this one either

17. Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979): Scooby would NEVER do that

16. Scooby Doo Pirates Ahoy (2006): the mystery didn’t do it for me as much, also the ghosty bit didn’t maintain well

15. Scooby Doo in Where’s My Mummy? (2005): Velma didn’t need to do all that

14. Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost (1999): probably controversial but I don’t like this one. No camp and fun to be seen.

13. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998): same issues as previous. Also it scared me bad as a kid and not in a good way.

12. Chill Out Scooby Doo (2007): decent and good callbacks to better movies

11. Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000): enjoyable enough, the romantic plot line got weird enough to put this lower for me though.

10. Aloha Scooby Doo (2005): the surfing monster is funny. Good focus on daphne. I like it.

9. Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School (1988): classic. Good cast of characters. Fun.

8. Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003): fun and also introduced me to the concept of the chupacabra

7. Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988): fun and zany cast of characters. Himbo Dracula. Car racing. What more could I ask for?

6. Scooby Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004): SO fun. Daphne heavy so that’s a plus for me. Also the music in this one is really good

5. Scooby Doo the Movie: the first live action one. Perfectly cast and I love it

4. Scooby Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003): hex girls I love you and your music. I liked the mystery of this a lot and the setting too

3. Scooby Doo the Movie 2: the second live action one. Honestly they were just great. I liked this one just a bit more than the first one and also still quote it occasionally.

2. Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001): watched this for two weeks straight every day in 2004. I could probably recite the whole thing by heart. A+ callbacks and concept. I love this movie.

1. Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987): watched this daily for several years. Perfect. No notes. Scrappy’s presence was camp. Quote it every day with my brothers

TV Shows

5. The Scooby Doo Show (1976-1978): it’s okay, some iconic villains introduced but it’s not the best.

4. The New Scooby Doo Movies (1972-1973): I don’t know what’s funnier, when the celebrities voice themselves or when they are voiced by other people. Either way it’s fun. Also it has Batman.

3. A Pup Named Scooby Doo (1988-1991): SO good. So many song bangers. I still sing the cheese monster song now.

2. What’s New Scooby Doo (2002-2006): SOOO good. Also the opening song is iconic.

1. Scooby Doo Where are You (1969-1970): can’t beat the classics

Video Games

6. Scooby-Doo Case File Number 3: Frights, Camera, Mystery! (2002): definitely the weakest of the bunch and the one I remember least

5. Scooby-Doo: Jinx at the Sphinx (2000): too similar in tone to their other Egypt themed stories but it’s still pretty fun

4. Scooby-Doo Case File Number 2: The Scary Stone Dragon (2002): not the best but not the worst! Still a good time.

3. Scooby-Doo Case File Number 1: The Glowing Bug Man (2002): this was a creative approach to a scooby doo mystery. No complaints

2. Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight (2000): this one has a great haunted castle atmosphere! Sure the setting has been done a lot but I felt this was a unique take on it

1. Scooby-Doo: Showdown in Ghost Town (2000): this is probably my favorite ghost town take in scooby doo media (yes more than the miner 49er episode). It’s so fun!

[crayons-and-cartoons]

Cartoon Halloween Episodes/Specials

Blues Clues

Blues big costume party- S3 Ep22

Spooky costume party with blue- S2 Ep4 (2020)

Paw Patrol

Pups save the trick-or-treaters- S5 Ep16

Pups and the ghost pirate- S1 Ep12

Pups save a ghost- S2 Ep5

Pups and the ghost cabin- S2 Ep17

Pups and the werepuppy- S5 Ep19

Scooby Doo

Happy Halloween Scooby doo- TV special

(The Scooby doo show) The headless horseman of Halloween- S1 Ep5

Scooby doo and the goblin king- DVD special

(What’s new Scooby doo?) A Scooby doo Halloween-

S2 Ep6

(The new Scooby doo mysteries) A Halloween hassle at Dracula’s castle- Ep 8

(Scooby doo where are you?) To Switch a Witch- S3 Ep4

Scooby Doo and the witches ghost- DVD specials

Arthur

Hic or treat- S11 Ep7

The Fright Stuff- S4 Ep3

Ferkensteins monster- S8 Ep4

Prunella and the haunted locker- S13 Ep8

Vampirina

Hauntleyween/ Frankenflower- S1 Ep24

Trick or treaters / Play It Again- S2 Ep15

Jumpin Jack-o’-lanterns / Freeze our Guest- S2 Ep16

The Lion Guard

Beware the zimwi- S1 Ep19

Invader Zim

Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom- S1 Ep12

My Little Pony

Luna eclipsed- S2 Ep4

Sleepless in ponytown- S3 Ep6

Castle mane-ia- S4 Ep3

Bats- S4 Ep7

Do princesses dream of magic sheep?- S5 Ep13

Anamaniacs

Scare Happy Slappy/Witch One/Macbeth- S1 Ep62

Draculaa/Phranken-Runt- S1 Ep 30

Phantomaniacs/ Bride of Pinky- S1 Ep11 (2020)

Backyardigans

Scared of you-S2 Ep3

It’s great to be a ghost- S1 Ep9

Peppa Pig

Pumpkin party- movie special

The spooky night- YouTube Halloween special

Trick or treat- YouTube Halloween special

Pumpkin competition- S5 Ep5

Sponge Bob

Scaredy pants- S1 Ep13

Frankendoodle- S2 Ep34

I was a teenage Gary- S1 Ep13

Squidward the unfriendly ghost- S1 Ep11

The Night Patty- S11 Ep24

The legend of bookini bottom- S11 Ep5

The curse of bikini bottom- S7 Ep7

Ghoul fools- S8 Ep10

The ghost of Plankton- S12 Ep18

A cabin in the kelp- S12 E21

Doc Mcstuffins

Boo-Hoo to You! / It’s Glow Time- S1 Ep23

Hallie Halloween / Don’t Fence Me In- S3 Ep11

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Mickeys Treat- S1 Ep17

Minis masquerade- S3 Ep17

Mickey’s monster musical- S5 Ep7

Muppet Babies

Happy Hallowocka / The Teeth-Chattering Tale of the Haunted Pancake- S1 Ep15

Rugrats

Candy bar creep show- S1 Ep9

Curse of the werewuff- S8 Ep26

Ghost story- S9 Ep12

Add some more if you know any and have a happy Halloween!

[darkurgediary]

Two Worlds, Two Hearts: Chapter Five

Summary: News of Jareth's disappearance affects Sarah in ways she didn't expect, and brings on a new wave of conflicting emotion.

Warning(s): complicated relationships, creepy nightmare (which is all italicized so it'll be easy for anyone to skip over), and Ludo tears! If I missed anything please let me know!

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The Labyrinth was crumbling.

Jareth was missing.

And now Ludo was crying with such an intensity the ground started to shake.

Hoggle didn’t know how much more of this he could take. The dwarf wove his way through withered hedges till he came upon Ludo, the great beast brought to his knees, thick tears streamed down his face, and a pitiful cry lurched from his throat. Sir Didymus stood before him with tiny paws rested on Ludo’s forearm. Uncharacteristically quiet in the face of his brother’s pain.

“Sarwah,” Ludo’s lower lip wobbled and he tried desperately to pull a string of snot back up his nose, when such an attempt failed, he instead wiped his face on his left forearm.

Hoggle grumbled to himself but still decided to ask, “whats tha matter with'em?”

Sir Didymus perked his ears, looking to Hoggle with a defeated express, “Sir Ludo claims to have seen young maiden over that way.”

The dwarf glanced in the indicated direction, just as he'd thought, no one was there. Hoggle even approached the area and walked around it. Like he was trying to prove to Ludo that his eyes had played a cruel trick on him. Hoggle understood it though, to a degree. Ludo claiming to see Sarah became a common occurrence over the years. Each time, it was harder and harder to explain to Ludo it wasn't real.

“If she ain't been back already then she ain't never comin' b-”

A whisper carried in the breeze and cut him off, “Ludo...” 

Curved horns raised from the ground as brown eyes widened, and basset-hound shaped ears desperately searched for the sound.

Sir Didymus behaved in a similar manner, his bushy tail swishing side to side in a blonde blur, “My lady!” 

Hoggle whirled around, eyes wide as dinner plates. He stumbled back and fell into the dirt. Gazing up at the translucent image of a woman standing over him. Tall, with long black hair, and pale-green eyes. Hoggle rubbed his eyes but still, the haunting presence lingered like a ghost in a graveyard.

If he’d been by himself he would have discredited it easier. With Ludo and Sir Didymus in his company, not even he could deny the sight of the specter before him.

“S...S'it really you?” desperation clung to his words, along with a loneliness he'd kept buried deep.

The image of Sarah looked around, confused at first, and then she saw him. 

Hoggle tried to swallow the knot in his throat as he extended a shaky hand towards her. The thin image of her flickered, and upon contact, Sarah disappeared again.

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“Sarah?”

She didn’t look up from the floor, focused on the arguably-ugly patterned carpet like it offended her. Sarah was at her wits end. First she had a Spriggan to deal with and now a Fiery of all things! She didn't even want to think about Jareth, Toby's claim of him missing affected her in ways she didn't understand.

Her name was called again, “Sarah.”

The tick of a clock brought her senses back one by one, slowly, she raised her head. Tired eyes shifted to the old fashioned clock nestled on the corner of the wooden desk. Sarah set her sights on the coffee table next where a teacup sat in front of her. It's contents long abandoned, the liquid just as cold as the blood in her veins. 

“You drifted off,” a melodic scratch of pencil against paper mixed with the question, “where did you go just then?”

Sarah studied him for a moment, Dr. Zakar looked more like an Oxford Professor than a therapist. His brown suit was freshly pressed and his shoes polished. Red hair slicked back save for the few strands hanging just about his brow. Black, thick framed glasses obscured his eyes so she couldn't look directly into them.

A lie would do little for her, yet Sarah couldn't find it in herself to give him the truth. Not the whole truth anyway. He would call the whole incident a wild hallucination.

“I don’t know,” She admitted. Leaning forward to drop her head in her hands with a sigh, “I’m sorry. I didn’t get much sleep last night.”

He set aside the notepad, giving her his full attention, “Another nightmare?”

“No,” Sarah managed to compose herself. Without realizing it, she started to gnaw on her thumb nail.

“Remember that my job is not to judge you, Sarah. I am here to help encourage you through your struggles. You already have everything you need to conquer them,” Zakar explained calmly, recognizing the anxious habit. “That being said, I cannot give you any guidance if I don’t know the root of the problem.”

He had a point, she couldn’t deny that. As the events of the previous night played in her head like a broken record Sarah wondered where to even begin. It all spiraled out of control in a way she could barely process.

“Last night I found out someone I knew was…” the words trailed off into tense silence. Did she mention the Spriggan and the Fiery or leave it at that? “Missing. He went missing and honestly? I don’t know how I feel.”

“It sounds as though this person left quite an impact on you, I take it you were close?” His inquiry was laced both with concern and caution, showing his condolences but not wanting to further upset her.

“It was complicated, and it was a long time ago. We were different people then. I knew him without really knowing him,” Sarah clenched her hands tight in her lap, “some part of me feels like I should be worried, like I should run through every worst case scenario. What if something bad happened? What if he’s hurt? But...”

Zakar tilted his head, “another part says otherwise?” 

“It’s been fifteen years since we last saw each other. I wouldn’t even know what to say if I saw him again,” Sarah rubbed her temples and groaned, dark brows pulling together.

The clock on his desk chimed twice.

A frown pulled his features, “It seems we’ve reached the end of our session. Though I want you to know, Sarah. You will overcome this grief. Nothing has to be resolved tomorrow, there is a lot to process, and even more to work through. Go home and paint your frustrations, or write them down. Anything to get them out.”

As Sarah left the office she noticed the air felt significantly lighter than it had before she went in, Dr. Zakar’s parting advice stuck with her. She hated how much she thought of Jareth. Even before the news of him missing, the Goblin King often dwelled in a dark corner of her mind. If Jareth wasn’t in the Underground then where else could he possibly be? Sarah started her car and focused on the road ahead.

Upon return to her apartment, the last bits of anxiety washed away as the sound of whimpers and nails against hardwoods echoed behind the door. Sarah didn’t realize how much she missed having a dog till Gwendolyn came into her life. “Hey pretty girl,” Sarah cooed once the door opened Kneeling down to greet her three legged companion. Gwendolyn was a five year old pitbull with a coat the color of caramel and big brown eyes. Sarah’s heart went out to the pup, who came from a hard life on the streets. She felt like she couldn’t leave the shelter without her.

Sarah scratched behind her ears and paused as she set her keys down on the kitchen counter. She stepped towards the half finished painting, the one she’d done the instant she woke from her dream. At first she’d been in the forest with Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus in her company. Then the forest fell into a sea of white and silver. Sarah shuddered as the details haunted her:

She descended into a broken ballroom. Once pristine chairs and tables were thrown to various parts of the room, scuffed, bent, and broken. Shattered glass and glitter covered the floor, save for a bare circle where Sarah stood in the center of the room. Dawning the white princess dress she’d worn fifteen years ago. Frantic eyes took everything in as her head whipped around. Dancers laid sprawled over one another like puppets with their strings cut. 

Except for him.

His name left her tongue barely above a whisper, “Jareth.”

Rather than address her, the Goblin King stood frozen. The dark mask with twisted horns remained against his face, hiding his eyes from her. In an unusual motion he reached a hand out for her. Though he didn’t move in the same fluid, captivating way he had before. Instead Jareth moved like an old toy being wound up for the first time in forever. A crystal appeared in his hand, and his last words echoed around her.

“I ask for so little.”

He stepped towards her.

“Just fear me,”

Another step.

“Love me,”

Sarah retreated with each advancement, eyes wide, and skin white as a sheet. Whatever defiant remark she had ready to shout at him died on her tongue. Jareth loomed over her now, her back flat against the wall. She had nowhere to run.

Forced to look into vacant eyes as he sounded so defeated.

“Do as I say and I-”

Gwendolyn whimpered beside her, gently butting her head against Sarah’s leg.

Black curtains cascaded down her back as she turned to look at her companion, Sarah gave her a sad smile and smoothed a hand down her neck, “It’s okay. I’m okay.”

Sarah looked back at the expression she’d been so desperate to capture. Why should she be worried about Jareth? Why did her heart absolutely ache at the thought of him cold, alone, and hurt? Her hand started to reach for his half painted cheek but something stopped her. Sarah bit her lip in wonder as the idea of calling him raised to the surface.

With a small shake of the head, Sarah covered it, and tried to bury any other thoughts of him away for the time being. She had other things to focus on. The Spriggan, the Fiery, and Toby’s growing obsession with the Labyrinth. She took one final glance at the painting, “Where are you Jareth?”

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