#haunted hearts au

[starry-bi-sky]

i have been unmedicated for the entirety of spring break and thus have had little interest in writing this down, but i have been thinking about this for the entire week (as well as a dpdc clone danny au that resulted in it becoming its entirely separate batman au that includes a teenage vigilante bruce wayne, an ocarina, and me entirely incapable of making a batman au without making bruce dirt poor but we're not talking about that) and so i've finally went 'fuck it' and forcibly grabbed my laptop. I will get this done in one sitting even if it kills me.

BUT. This is about neither clone^2 danny nor about who i am calling Ocarina Batman. This is about my Danyal Al Ghul Au and more SPECIFICALLY it's me thinking about his relationship with Sam and Tucker specifically.

Tucker and Sam? Adore this asshole (affectionate) with every fiber of their being. And it is very much a reciprocated feeling, but Danny's thoughts will not be delved into much other than he would kill for them.

Tucker? The only person currently capable of getting a deep, loud, belly laugh out of Danny. Sam can get him to smile and to laugh, but it's the kind that's a chuckle-under-the-breath. The quiet, looks-down-while-huffing laughter. Snorts once with laughter and then grins stupidly.

But Tucker? Tucker can crack a slew of stupid jokes and Danny will be incapacitated for the next five minutes because he's laughing so hard that he can't breath. He lands one well-timed pun or quip and Danny will be close to tears. His laughter is their favorite sound in the whole world.

Sam is lowkey jealous of this ability, and she's gotten a belly laugh out of Danny a few times. But alas, it is Tucker who wields this power and has gotten it the most times out of the two of them.

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They're also both physically affectionate with Danny as much as possible. It started roughly around when they were 12-ish, a year since they befriended Danny, and they noticed that he sought after touch but never seemed to initiate (and was in some ways repulsed by it). They started slowly being more touchy with him. Hooking a finger around his to lead him somewhere, tapping his wrist, looping arms. Little touches, grabs, etc, to get him used to it, and once he started doing it back they started increasing it.

It's gotten to a point where he will now just. Lay on them. Like a lizard sunbathing on a rock. Leaning on their backs when they're sitting in class before the bell rings, his chin on their heads. He'll talk about anything with his arms looped around their shoulders.

If they're sitting on a couch at either of their houses, he'll lay his legs on theirs. Him and Tucker will press their feet against the other's and try and push against them (newsflash: Danny always wins, Tucker claims its the ghost strength but Danny's been winning since before his accident)

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Naturally, both Sam and Tucker know where Danny keeps his weapons on his person, and are allowed to grab them off of him if they need it. His only requirement is that they don't lose his weapons if they take it and forget to return it immediately.

They both understand how big of a thing this is from Danny, and so they do their best to treat his weapons with a lot of respect and care because they know its his way of saying he trusts them.

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Sam and Tucker are so fond of Danny it's insane. Like fr. That's their goddamn best friend, and they are so protective of him. Emotionally, physically, you name it. They will tear the head off a grown man if they need to, Danny's had scars since he arrived in Amity Park and Sam and Tucker both are going to find the person who put them there and make them pay for it.

One time, Tucker overheard a bunch of upperclass girls speaking nastily about Danny and about the rumors surrounding him, calling him names like 'freak', 'monster', etc. Danny was with him and heard it, and seemingly appeared unbothered by it, even telling Tucker that he was used to such rumors.

Tucker was so furious that hacked into the school system later that night and tanked those girls grades. They were kicked out of their clubs and had to go to mandatory tutoring for the rest of the year. He made sure to leave some way of letting them know it was him who did it.

And Sam doesn't like using her money for things, doesn't like abusing that wealth. So instead, whenever her parents talk bad about Danny, she causes a media incident that has her parents scrambling to deal with. She does something wild, outrageous by her parents' standards.

She heard some boys on the basketball team making fun of Danny once, similar to those girls had. She kicks up a fuss about something eco-unfriendly at school and forcibly holds a protest on the same day of the big home basketball game, forcing them to cancel the event and reschedule to a visiting school.

She anonymously donates money so that there's new uniforms for the team but oops! Looks like she "forgot" to donate enough money for them to get uniforms for all the team members, and strangely enough those boys in particular didn't get them! Looks like they'll have to wait until more money gets donated for the basketball team to get their new, nice uniforms. The old ones look so ratty in comparison, right?

And since the football team gets most of the sport money, that might just take awhile. And if (and when) they kick up a fuss? oops! Off the basketball team you go, :) such unsportsman-like behavior is unfit for the team.

(The only good thing about how corrupt the school system is is that she can use it to her advantage too.)

The both of them know that Danny suspects them for the sudden misfortune falling on these people, but he doesn't call them out on it. He's kinder than he used to be, but not kind enough to vouch for people who speak badly of him. Sometimes, he might just congratulate them on not getting caught.

Because Danny is their wonderful, hurt friend with a "slightly" Blue and Orange Moral code, and enough scars that people have been calling him a criminal (and worse) since he arrived in Amity Park when he was ten. And they'll be damned if he gets hurt anymore.

[soulchronicity]

"[Soul left.]"

[renardsruses]

This stranger was warmly familiar, but his name was hazy to recall, crackled in your memory like weathered words on a headstone.

Happy Wolfwood Wednesday! here’s a fanart of @shelternmberone ‘s Ghostwood AU

[wacky-theater-kids]

Write a Haiku

working on this au with @gracebeth3604 where the gang is more ghostlike and pretty much haunts Whole <3 heres a piece based on Haiku cuz I love them. its called the Haunting AU <3 <3

[marimindfog]

the people on my tiktok keep telling me that hes haunting me bc that shadowed vers underneath happened while i was editing it for my caption-- like how does that even happen all i did was flatten the folder 😭😭

anyway this wally has gotta be one of my faves since hes so silly like why are you so evil for lol

dark/evil wally belongs to @krunnnnnch !

like why did it even do that?? of all filters procreate chose the single scariest choice 😭😭 ?? ?

[somer-writes]

aw yiss its time for another somers dodecannual monthly beatdown! (which is not dodecannual bc ive done jack shit since like. february. teehee.)

JUNE 👏 WORD 👏 COUNT 👏: 61,906 WORDS TO Ao3

CURRENT 👏 WORD 👏 COUNT 👏: 789,839 WORDS ON Ao3

actually insanity holy molies lets see if i can hit that 1mil by the end of the year @^@

WORKS (new/continued in June): 26 BABY!!!

this is bc of @juneofdoom which i used to push through a writer's block so bad we can dub it a writer's lego. i think it's such a block that j-lo grew up on it actually. so ty for the wonderful amazing prompts <3 all of these works can be found in Writer's Execution Block!

MOST POPULAR: WINTER'S CHILL

MY RECOMMENDATION: A MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE (reader discretion advised!!)

IN REVIEW: look man im just happy i wrote anything i have a shred of affection for, let alone so many top fucking bangers ok. i got to make twi lose his mind SO MUCH this month. AND i got to make him and wars beat each other up for fun <3 i think i whumped all the lads at least a little this month, if not physically, then emotionally. it comes from a place of love i promise. also since february we've surpassed 2500 comments. sometimes 10-20 at a time from new people having the misfortune of discovering my work.

also the founding of the ghost hunting au A Haunting in Hyrule and the foster family au The Home We Make!

next major goal is that nice 200 works milestone :D i wont do anything special probably. but its cool anyway. i think.

alexa is it cool to write that much fanfiction is that what the kids like these days

ALSO ALSO ALSO!!!! june 30 (in my timezone) saw the first public-ish LU Write-a-Thon which is the insane brain child of @hotcheetohatredwastaken and @not-freyja. 24 hours of writing madness and fandom shenanigans. thank you as well to @noorahqar and @a-manicured-lawn and @winterfen for modding <3 it was not a small undertaking and we are blessed to have you lovely escapees in the fandom <3

ty as always to @hotcheetohatredwastaken @needfantasticstories @estelian-01 and my lovely partner @wanderlustmagician for beta-ing <3

hopefully A Breeze From the South will return this month and i miiiiight get around to finishing out Signs & Symptoms but who tf knows honestly i learned not to trust my plans

[girl-intrigued]

Just finished watching "The Haunting of Bly Manor " and of course my favourite lines were - But the lady in the lake was different now . It was Dani . And Dani would never.

And I thought it would've been really great if Jamie had said - it was "her Dani and her Dani would never " but just now I realised that - it's the whole point , Jaime would never confuse love with possession and nor would Dani. They would never become Peter Quint .

[crypticsketchpad]

i drew this back in like....... march? and then never shared it here for some reason? so have some haunted mansion beauty and the beast au stuff

basically the story here is that emily was cursed to become a monster by a jealous rival (*cough* constance) and is now trapped in the mansion alongside the spirits of everyone else who resided there, living in isolation for years until hatbox shows up. and then they fall in loooooooove you know the rest

[haunted-xander]

The first thing she noticed was the bandages wrapped around her. Secondly, the aching pain all over her body. Slowly waking up, her eyes latched onto the red-eyed sillhouette at her bedside. ...Wait, bedside?

"You are awake." A dull, yet familiar voice spoke. The sillhouetted man looked over her with scrutiny. "Your wounds have yet to fully heal. Do not move. I will bring you food." Leaving the room, he ignored her cry of, "W-wait, don't go yet, Hinata-!"

He closed the door, leaving Chiaki alone.

Unable to do anything else, she fell back onto her pillow. All she could think about was her classmates and teacher. Yukizome-sensei must've gotten brainwashed by Enoshima-san after she saved me and Komaeda-kun from her... That must be why she pushed me into the elevator... I think. ...But what happened to Mitarai-kun? He wasn't in the video... I hope he managed to escape.

Her train of throught was interrupted when the door opened again. Not sparing any words, the man simply commanded, "Eat." Laying a bowl of fruits in her lap. Slowly grabbing an apple slice, she started to eat the pieces one by one. When the bowl was empty, the man took it and placed it on a nearby desk.

Silence filled the room, as Chiaki took the time to formulate her questions in her mind. After some time, she finally began with, "...You're Hinata-kun, right? ...Or you used to be, at least." His blank expression showed no emotion, but she swore she saw his red eyes squint ever so slightly. "You've called me that before. I have no recollection of the 'Hinata' you mention, though it is highly likely that you are correct. It will not be difficult for me to confirm it." Without a word more, he left the room once again.

...So it really is Hinata-kun. Left alone with her thoughts, she wondered if that is why he saved her. Last time I saw him, he seemed to be working with Enoshima-san... I think. ...Why would he join her? Or maybe he didn't... He just intercepted Komaeda-kun, it doesn't mean he joined her... Maybe the part of Hinata-kun that's left stopped Komaeda-kun because he doesn't want anyone to die, even her. ...Speaking of, I wonder why he grabbed Komaeda-kun like that when stopping him... Komaeda-kun seemed to enjoy it, even when he was getting shot... maybe.

"How boring. Your current train of thought will lead you nowhere." Startled, she jumped up only to be pushed back down by the hands of the man she had just now noticed had returned sometime while she was lost in thought. "...Oh, you're back. I didn't see you come in... um..." Not knowing how to refer to him, she trailed off. If the man noticed her awkward pause, he did not show it. "...How did you know what I was thinking?" With his red eyes boring into her own, he replied, "It is easy to tell what someone is thinking by analyzing their facial expression. You were thinking of why I am assisting Junko Enoshima. As well as the reasoning for my behaviour towards Nagito Komaeda." His tone left no room for doubt, stating his observations as fact. "...Yep, that's right. You got me. ...Are you planning on answering me then?"

"No."

"...Oh, okay then."

Scoffing softly, he added, "At least, not those specific questions. They are not relevant to you, and as such, I see no reason to reveal my motivations to you." Chiaki wondered what other things to ask him, but it seems he beat her to the punch. "Regarding our earlier conversation, I have confirmed that you are, indeed, correct. The test subject chosen to create me was a reserve course student called Hajime Hinata." Not allowing her a word, he continued, "You want to know why I saved you. You are hoping for shreds of Hajime Hinata. I saved you for my own entertainment. Nothing more." Entertainment...? Chiakis head was starting to hurt, and she started getting drowsy... "...Rest. Your wounds will heal soon." As her consciousness started to fade, she could just barely make out a last whisper,

"I will look forward to watching your hope and despair collide, Chiaki Nanami"

+ a lil bonus

[v7lgar]

the feeling of not rushing anything while u are writing/working on a fic like there is no deadline, ppl have no idea and u can write freely until u stop and decide to talk abt it and then post it and i missed that feeling so much

[yourlocalhauntedmansionnerd]

haunted mansion warriors cats au,,,,,,,pretty please? 🥺🤲

Okay!

So

Gonna format this like the clan roster lists in the beginning of the books

SpiritClan

Leader: GhostStar (Ghost Host)- a long furred, sand colored tom with one green eye and one blind eyes.

Deputy: RoseFur (Master Gracey)- A long furred, brown tom with blue eyes.

Medicine Cat: RavenPelt (Madame Leota)- A long furred, black she she-cat with blue eyes.

Warriors: BatSong (The organist)- A brown, tabby tom with blue eyes.

FinchFlight (Phineas/The traveler hitchhiker)- Haven’t decided on what color he should be. Just know I want him to be fluffy. Rogue/loner turned clan cat.

ElkStep (Ezra/The skeleton hitchhiker)- Haven’t decided on his coloring either. Kittypet turned rogue/loner turned clan cat.

Gus (The prisoner hitchhiker)- Couldn’t decide on a good name for him lol. Taking suggestions. A long furred, brown tom with dark eyes. Rogue/loner turned clan cat.

Apprentices: LittlePaw (Little Leota)- A long furred, dark grey she-cat with blue eyes. Medicine cat apprentice. RavenPelt’s niece.

Elders: Hattie (Hatbox Ghost)- Haven’t decided on coloring. Retired early due to injuries. Kittypet turned rogue/loner turned clan cat. Brother of ElkStep. (I like the headcanon that Hatbox and Ezra are brothers lol.)

GlowingHeart (Emily/Og Beating Heart Bride)- A long furred, black she-cat with a white, heart shaped marking on her chest and yellow eyes. Retired with Hattie.

I wanna write more and draw some stuff eventually. I’ve made some of them on picrews but that’s about it. Very fond of this au tho lol. Feel free to ask about it or give suggestions anytime, ask box is always open. <3

Sorry for the long post lol

[soulchronicity]

Also some art drafts that were just never posted for some reason

[lilyharvord]

been thinking about AUs lately, mostly becuase I have had so little time to write due to craziness, and I got back on my bullshit about meeting your soulmate and their first word being tattooed on your skin. And just... the implications of that?

Mare with the word "thief" tattooed on her wrist and having to cover it so as to not give herself away in the Stilts, but when/if she gets caught by officers they see it while they detain her and even if she didn't do anything she ends up locked up for the night because of that word. So she comes to hate it with a passion and tried scrubbing it off, and mutilating it as she grew up to remove it, to hide herself better as she starts to steal more and more to survive. But she would wake up with it perfectly healed. And it is in such pretty penmanship, waaaaay too nice to be a Red's handwritting, or even an officer's in the Stilts. And that scares her, so she forces herself to hold onto the belief that maybe it belongs to some Red who assists a general or something and they have to write a lot and she will meet them at the Choke. When Kilorn sees it for the first time while he is helping clean her up after a particularly bad night in a cell, he realizes he can never be hers because it was no where near his first word to her.

Cal has the word "obviously", and it is so obviously the dumbest fucking word to have. It is literally the most common word. The amount of times he has heard the words "obviously" in his life and turned around only to realize it is someone he already knows? Stupid, absolutely ridiculous. And not to mention that the way it is written on his wrist is horrific and makes him question if this person ever really learned how to write properly. The good news? He can hide it underneath his flamemaker and forget about it if he needs to. And he does, pretty much decides that he'll probably just never meet whoever it is. Besides... he has to marry a lady of a High House, and he's already met all of them and none of them said that word to him on the first go. And it doesn't really matter... it is so rare for a future king to marry their soul mate through Queenstrial anyway. His father was just lucky with his mother, and his grandfather of course met his but got away with keeping him and marrying a Queen. And maybe it's for the best if he never meets this person, it would just be a twist of the knife if he is already married and meets the person who is meant to complete him.

And then, one night, on a dirt road, in the hours before night and dawn, when the stars are still out and the world is dreaming, a thief sticks her hand into the pocket of prince, who catches her wrist, and accuses her with a surprised and confused tone: "thief", and she tilts her head to the side, her eyes sparking as she replies "Obviously". And it takes everything for him not to flip her wrist over and look for the word he just uttered, but he lets go instead, terrified that this is the girl who is meant to come into his life and complete him. And she backs up a step, her eyes darkening as she looks him over anew. Neither comments, neither admits to anything. And Mare is glad for it, because the next day she learns he is a prince, and not just any prince, he is The Prince, and she immediately is relieved because there is no way in all of heaven and earth that she is paired with this man. She didn't see her reply on his wrist... she forces herself to believe that there is a different word tattooed there. That if she were to lift up his sleeve she would see something else, some meaningless word to her, that means everything to him. She never looks though, and he never takes off his flamemaker, so she never has the chance to see.

Then, one evening, in a soldiers barrack, on a Piedmont base in the middle of a summer shower, complete with the distant growl of thunder: Mare glances at his bare arm, wrapped around her bare waist. It would be so easy for her to just, gently turn it and look, to answer the question that has haunted her since a Blackrun fell from the sky, and he held her like they were going to die. She shivers subconsciously and gently reaches down to slide her fingers through his, her heart pounding against her ribs. She can't decide if she wants to see the word there, or if she doesn't. She doesn't know which way would be better, whether it would break her heart if it wasn't, or if she were be terrified if it were. He sighs against her neck and pulls her a little closer when she first goes to rotate his wrist, she freezes, tensing for a heartbeat. He's a soldier, they sleep lightly, and this feels like an invasion even though she has now seen and touched every part of him. For some reason this one spot of skin feels forbidden. Inhaling, she slowly rotates his wrist to face up, and her entire skin erupts in goosebumps as lightning illuminates the room and thunder crashes a heartbeat later. There is her hand writing, her ugly, horrific handwriting, and there is the word she said to him with such tenacity on a dirt road and changed their lives forever. She flips his hand back over and pressed it to her stomach, knots her fingers with his as she tries to slow her breathing back to a sleeping rate. It's no use though, his sigh against her neck is no longer a gentle whisper, but is instead one of relief. "I wanted you to look first." He murmurs against the vertebrae at the base of her skull, before lightly running his lips up to her ear. "I think knew in my heart since the Bowl of Bones." He squeezes her fingers softly, and they never speak of it.

Then he choses a crown, a crown over what those words on their wrists' mean. And that betrayal is so much worse than it ever could have been.

[wacky-theater-kids]

woah more haunting au content be upon ye except I also dubbed it

[deusvervewrites]

PLM x Heart of Steel x Digital Haunt: Midoriya is a Rotom. Not a person with a Rotom Quirk, an actually Pokemon that decided to become a hero on it's own.

checks out

[leafwateraddict]

Curiosity

Words: 1,757

Rating: T

Summary: You were never a sleep walker before, but ever since that last trip across the sea, you kept waking up on the shore, the last place you wanted to be.

Your curiosity gets the best of you, and you finally step into the water on your own.