#re. arc ↳ tbd

[scarbound]

@plasidity asked : mocks astarion's laugh after having too much wine / gale

" yes , yes . make fun of the man laughing around his fangs . can i help you , wizard ? " the word drawls on his tongue as leg crosses over knee and he turns towards gale , wine glass balanced perfectly between middle and forefinger of his right hand , left arm perched so that fingers rest lightly in the crook of his elbow . he takes a long , slow sip as he watches the other . " i dare say that you've enjoyed yourself quite enough for one night . come , now ... enjoy some bread or something other than ... that . " he's going to ignore the fact that he was just making jest at gale's hunger for magical boots less than an hour ago .

[vcrtexed]

tag drop !

[unstoppablc]

tag drop 3 / ?

[luckheist]

another tag drop !

[mediumhonor]

because who am i without immedaitely making a rambly run-on braindump meta post as soon as i sign in anywhere BUT ANYWAY...

i need to go off about how different arthur and john’s dynamics with dutch are, how dutch’s ‘you’re just like me’ @ john in rdr1 isn’t just a villainous throwaway line but is actually the culmination of years of projecting onto john and years of trying to mold john into his image. the fact that dutch managed to shoot john from such a distance in rdr1 + the fact that he can double-wield so effectively really just. makes me think of how good of a gunslinger dutch is and there’s no way much of john’s gunslinging prowess isn’t part of dutch teaching him....

i just. hm. think arthur ‘eldest daughter’ morgan vs john ‘golden boy favorite youngest brother’ marston duality is pretty neat, and how both of their identities are so entwined w dutch’s perception of them even (in john’s case) years later to the point where neither of them can directly kill one another...

and of course, arthur's constant need to impress dutch/for his approval vs john's total lack of effort, because i think john left the gang for the first time because he's always seen dutch for who he is in some capacity, and dutch's favoritism successfully alienated him from everyone else. that being said, the only other person besides abigail who john has verbally admitted to loving is dutch.

i could say more about arthur and john's dynamic and a lot of arthur's resentment coming from imo john having the agency to leave the gang for the first time that i think a lot of people write off as arthur being angry at john for being a deadbeat (which is. you know. true too).

the van der linde cult is so fun... and by fun it makes me want to cry

[roughdaysandart]

Rough Day Comic Masterpost

Based on Rough Day by @no-droids. I am editing the smut out ("Abridged for Christian Roomates") but acknolwedge its sanctity. Filler content/arcs will be included to make up for taking it out.

"The immovable object and the unstoppable force are both implicitly assumed to be indestructible and to mutually co-exist, thereby creating an inherently unreconcilable tension. By definition, an unstoppable force, in order to become unstoppable, ought to possess infinite energy. On the other hand, an immovable object is non-submissive to any force of any magnitude, from being palpable to an asteroid attack. That is, it won’t shift from its place at all..."

But what happens when two such forces meet their match...when youre not strong enough to keep that distance any longer...nor weak enough to let go of your rules, of your past...everything?

How can it feel like it's all coming apart...

yet all coming together...

...can they really let it go?

This, dear viewers, is the predicament that our Sweet Girl and a certain tin can man have found themselves in, certainly before, but most especially after one particularly rough day. Join me fellow sickos on this journey, and watch as the unstoppible meets the immovable.

-Madison

SERIES GEN WARNINGS: NON-canon typical gore/blood/violence, emotional supression, bodily self-hatred, implied nudity, implied and explicit trauma (Blood, death, depression, anxiety, bullying, sexual), yearning for a fictional man

BOOK/SEASON 1: "THE EXCEPTIONS"

BOOK/SEASON 2: "TORN"

BOOK/SEASON 3: "TITLE TBD LOL"

BEHIND THE SCENES CONTENT (latest SNEEK PEEKS, FREE backgrounds for artists, storyboards, designing process, SW pinterest megaboard, soundtrack)

NON-RD ART/WRITING/FUN/LIFE STUFF

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[ORIGINAL POST] (FEB 2024)

"Fuck it I'll try making a Rough Day Comic" 🤦

I just loved the process of creating that Cantina comic so much, and I really really have been a imagining how cool a comic could look for the entire fic (its just written so well) and I really wanna make it super clean so...I think imma break out the tablet and get this going. Also I just love this work so much that it would really being me so much joy (especially as my first comic) and thats what's important in the end.

No idea if it'll stick or if it'll be just a few or how soon but...I really am excited to try

Also kinda have to get used to drawing star wars environments/backgrounds/people in general, as I'm not used to that at all so here's to learning ALOT of new things ahead!

Probs will start out with the backstory drabble from @no-droids masterlist just for chronological sake and then do the chapters in order.

About the smut...🙃

*sigh* I live with my very christian siblings in a one bedroom so.....just no soft or hardcore smut (idk if i can even get away with any spicy gestures at all lol), and will probs have to clean some of the language up or leave bubbles blank until I live alone and can edit them later then re-upload 🤣

At least for now lol

So yeah I hope anyone who also enjoys this fic has as much fun observing this process as I will have making it!

[philosophicalparadox]

The brain worms got me.

😅When deleted scenes from other fanfic take on a new life because the canon has moved so far from its planning phase its predecessors write their own narratives.

Orrrrrrr I wrote some very whumpy scenes for Of Sins, Scars and Secrets during the rough layout phase and when I re-read them, they became Plot Bunnies.

So here we are!

PAIRINGS: Itachi x Kakashi, Kakashi x Tenzou, a brief scene of Itachi x Kisame. Others TBD.

RATING: Explicit. Why? Because medical stuff, mainly. Though I do plan on having a few deliciously bittersweet and angsty sex scenes. Because trauma.

SUMMARY: (we went cheap and lazy)

What if.

Such a powerful question.

What if they found him. What if he wasn’t fine.

What if they were wrong. What if he was lying?

What if they should have known. What if they couldn’t.

What if, all along, they found out he’d been human?

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Canon-divergent, (we are making it worse, naturally) set initially during Ep. 122 of Shippuden, the start of the Itachi Retrieval Arc.

In which Absolutely none of it goes according to plan.

GENRE: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Bittersweet, Whump-ish, Medical, SickFic

ADDITIONAL SUMMARY: in which more or less Kakashi becomes Itachi’s caretaker due to suddenly advancing illness that causes his partner to abandon him quite literally on the teams doorstep. Much cognitive dissonance ensues.

⚠️ WARNINGS:

Somewhat graphic depiction of PTSD and CPTSD. Relatively graphic Depiction of respiratory disease, including pneumonia and lung cancer. Mentions of rape, suicide, and self harm but no depiction. Mention/implication of child abuse that is physical. Exceedingly angsty. Very Itachi and Kakashi centric. (Except when I go off on POV escapades, because Contrast is a fundamental part of art and nobody knows how to feel in this situation.)

Features a few canon divergent extras to add spice and conflicting perspective, because I love to torture my readers.

NOT Beta read, uses medical terminology and did I mention the angst?

Have fun kiddos. Posting this here as a courtesy.

[enruiinas]

𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓: for read/watch progress and AU/verse plotting purposes. I love AUs & verses in general and am always happy to use a fandom we're both familiar with as a starting point, whether it's borrowing the whole setting, elements we enjoyed or both recognize from a fandom, etc. This is a long post so I'll read-more after "currently reading/watching" - a full list of fandoms I'm familiar with or enjoy is available below the cut.

bold - fandoms i'm familiar enough to base an AU on, pull elements from, etc. italicized - fandoms i'm fairly confident on my grasp of. can base an AU on or pull elements from, but might need a tiny bit of time to revisit some things. ★ - muses from this fandom will likely feature on or will soon be tested on the multimuse i'm working on in the background.

𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆/𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆:

★ ONE PIECE. (manga re-read): ch. 339/????. I am technically "caught up" through the end of Wano and peep on spoilers for the ongoing arc, but as I speed-read the entire thing in a month last year, I'm not always super confident in my grasp on the second half of the series because I was so ready to be caught up. Wano grasp is particularly abysmal but I'm okay with exploring ongoing Egghead stuff with Law in interactions. [Potential muses: Baby 5, Mihawk, Usopp] ★ FAIRY TAIL. (manga first-time read): ch. 285/545.

★ POKEMON (mostly Kanto/Johto stuff though). I grew up on Pokémon and love lol things Kanto/Johto but haven’t watched, played, or read anything since Ruby and Sapphire were current content. I’m starting from scratch and working my way up again, beginning with Pokemon Adventures (manga) and Pokémon Origins + an original Kanto rewatch on Netflix.

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐎𝐘:

Anime / Manga:

★ ONE PIECE. see above. ★ FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD. I haven't watched FMA (2003) in years, but it's on my list to revisit. [Potential muses: Winry Rockbell] ★ DEMON SLAYER. Have dabbled in Demon Slayer muses and plan to bring them back after a rewatch to spark my muse again. [Potential muses: TBD pending revisit.] ★ FAIRY TAIL. Reading for the first time. Current progress: ch. 285/545. Potential muses (once I've completed my read only): Cana Alberona, Loke, Gray Fullbuster, Levy McGarden. CHARLOTTE. Anime. This is one I would love to explore AU plots based on. It's short (13 episodes?) and I would probably revisit before jumping into anything but highly recommend if you're looking for a short anime to watch sometimes. ★ NORAGAMI. I slacked off following the manga there for a bit at the end and would need to revisit, but might add muses after a re-read. [Potential muses: TBD pending revisit.] ★ TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN. Need to revisit, but I loved what I'd read so far and would likely end up adding muses. ★ BUNGOU STRAY DOGS.

★ ANGEL BEATS.

Movies:

LABYRINTH. 1986 - the David Bowie movie. always a fave. ★ DISNEY MOVIES. Pretty much any, but my favorites are Hercules*, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Emperor's New Groove, Lilo & Stitch... HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE. (Also reading the book trilogy at the moment, currently on 2/3. Potential muses: Sophie Hatter, Lettie Hatter, Martha Hatter.) SPIRITED AWAY. BARBIE (2023).

Books:

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES. I loooove ACTOAR but it's admittedly been a while. I want to reread soon! (mun confession: after getting @climatact I realized the full extent to which Law is accidentally/unintentionally Rhys-coded. Oops.) ARTEMIS FOWL My all-time favorite book series. I re-read this at least once a year. I doubt I'll add muses, but I'm definitely familiar enough with it I feel like I could muse almost anyone. PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Won't add muses, but enjoy a lot of themes & character tropes/archetypes here. THE LAST UNICORN. [finished 2/19/2024.]

TV Shows:

★ Once Upon a Time. Other than the last season, probably my favorite TV show, but I'm due for a rewatch. [Potential muses: not sure yet but there will be some.]

Video Games:

LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME. STARDEW VALLEY.

* - I love Greek mythology (or any polytheistic belief system) in general. There are probably plenty of things i'd need to read up on but I am always up for Greek mythology or fairy tale (Disney-fied or original versions) inspired verses/themes.

𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃/𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇:

Inuyasha

Pokemon (Anime? Manga? Games? Where do I wanna start?)

ATLA

Yu-Gi-Oh

Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku.

[starlit-dreaming]

☼ re: itbomm [masterpost] ☾

Fandom: WMMAP (Who Made Me A Princess) Rating: M (due to sensitive content) Major/Eventual Ships: OC x OC, Lucathy Minor Ships: Felily, Claudiana, Calena, and more Last Updated: 4/25/2024 Summary:

“Maybe next time.”

Athan was what one might call an anti-fan for The Lovely Princess novel — that is, he loved to hate it. It was total garbage, but the writing was pretty lit. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself reborn as a baby in that same garbage novel’s universe.

Or rather, a Lovely Princess fanfic he always reread in his previous life.

//A retelling wherein Athanasia has a younger twin brother… or at least, that’s what it should’ve been.

Author Notes:

1. Toska by Starshine-Dreaming does NOT exist as an actual fanfic.

It’s meant to be a bit of an inside joke and to reference myself (as my username is Starlit-Dreaming and I wanted to indulge in a few jokes to keep myself sane during the long writing process), but it’s possible that Toska will actually be written one day, but that would have to wait years down the line.

2. While I never mention actual fanfics in my stories, manhwas will be referenced with their full titles (usually in their English titles) for those interested.

3. This is a rewrite.

Some things will remain the same, and some things won’t be. The main difference for returning readers is that Athan and Athy will both have different recollections of The Lovely Princess, in which Athy read the novel and Athan was obsessed with a fanfic version of it.

4. Every chapter is, more or less, named from a song lyric. I do have a playlist being worked on, but it’ll stay as a WIP until the completion of this fic. Probably.

5. Unlike before, I will be showcasing the whole telepathy in ‘bold’ while actual thoughts will remain in ‘italics’. This is to avoid any confusion and to emphasize what’s being told to another character versus what’s being self-contained. Texts that are completely italicized are flashbacks and dream scenes.

CW/Content Warnings:

• Suicide (eventually discussed, mostly implied/referenced with the exception of certain chapters)

• Death (discussions/referenced)

• Murder (implied/referenced)

• Sexual Assault (eventually implied/referenced)

• Child Abuse (implied/referenced)

• Child Neglect (implied/referenced/discussed)

• Depression (implied/referenced/discussed)

• Unrequited Love

• Toxic Relationship (eventually implied/referenced)

• Unreliable Narrator

• Transphobia (internalized and past mentions)

• Dead Names (dead names will be used)

• Emetophobia (mentioned)

• Pedophilia (mentioned adult/minor relationship)

• Kidnapping

• Homophobia (internalized and past mentions)

• Infidelity (discussions and mentions)

Possibly More to be Added

Please inform me of any potential triggers that might affect you so that I’m made aware of whether or not it’s something to be added!

ALSO, due to the fact that this story heavily features suicide and grief, it will NOT be mentioned as an individual chapter warning unless it’s explicitly shown or deliberately discussed.

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☼   MASTERLIST  ☾

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Prologue

0 || an unfinished prologue

ACT 1: Beginning of The End

1 || let’s just live day by day

2 || we always knew that it’d come to this

3 || crystal clear, chlorinated and sky blue

4 || and i sank into the water

5 || and now i know there’s something more

TBD

///// EVERYTHING BELOW IS SUBJECTED TO CHANGE

ACT 2: Toska’s Villainess

Verena’s Intro + Athy’s Mini Coma Arc

TBD

Act 3: War Prevention Committee

General Intro + Hunting Comp Pre-Req

TBD

ACT 4: Competition and Revelations

Hunting Comp

TBD

ACT 5: In For A Pound, In For A Penny

Study Abroad Arc

Part 1 (8-9 y/o) - making friends

Part 2 (9-11 y/o) - in which autumn ruins plot

Part 3 (11-13 y/o) - athan gets Realizations^tm

TBD

ACT 6: Quand C’est Fini (“When It’s Over”)

tl;dr Lottie’s Arc

TBD

ACT 7: To Be Right Is To Be Wrong

Débutante Arc

TBD

ACT 8: Soaring High Into The Skies

Imposter Syndrome

TBD

ACT 9: To Be Driven by Obsession

Kidnapping Arc

TBD

ACT 10: “Maybe Next Time.”

Wish

TBD

ACT 11: A Dream That Will Never Be

Truths

TBD

ACT 12: End of The Beginning

TBD

Finale

Additional / After Stories

[scarbound]

tag drop // 3 / ?

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, October 1

COLONEL: You're a dead man, Finn. RILEY: No, sir. I'm an anarchist.

~~New Moon Rising~~

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Leather by Greensword101 (Angel/Spike, E)

Dancing with Dimensions by Laragh (Willow, Scoobies, T)

Voices in the Woods by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Rare Snow by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, series rated R)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Xanadu - Chapter 1 by violettathepiratequeen (Angel, Buffy/Spike, M)

Lavender Haze - Chapter 1-2 by Sera (Sons of Anarchy crossover, Buffy/Jax, T)

Texts From the Hellmouth - Chapter 1 by dwinchester (Supernatural crossover, Buffy & Dawn, Dawn/Sam, T)

Stained: epilogue (COMPLETE!) by bakedbakermom (The X Files crossover, Spike, Scoobies, not rated)

Out of this World, love... Ch 5 by Miss Kitty (Buffy/Spike, PG-13, in French)

Bound, Ch. 51 by RavenLove12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

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No One Is Innocent, Ch. 1 by DeathTheKat (Buffy/Spike, R)

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[mvsicinthedvrk]

Was that [YANG YANG]? Oh no no, that was just [ZHAO YUNLAN], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [GUARDIAN/ZHEN HUN]. They are [THIRTY] years old, use [HE/HIM], and [ARE NOT] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long.

this is zhao yunlan, taken mostly from the novel rather than the drama (since certain plot elements are vastly different i figured i would clarify). info under the cut! he's a supernatural investigator (of sorts) and kind of an asshole. details about his personality and potential plots under the cut!

how long has your character been here?

he believes he's been here for about 4 years!

what is your character’s job?

he will be working for the magnus institute, specific department tbd though probably artifacts/artifact storage. i might actually fuck around and make him think he's worked there for the last few years despite the building not being in the city that long lmao.

where has your character been pulled from in their fandom?

he is from the merit brush arc of the novel! no spoilers though so i won't mention anything else just in case.

has any magic affected your character?

his memories have been affected, but everything else is the same.

and any other information you might find useful for us and the other members to know!

first of all, he's a human mortal, but zhao yunlan has the ability to see ghosts, gui, yao, etc that other people can't necessarily see. his deal is that he'll treat them fairly and with respect but once they interfere with mortal business, he feels like it's fair game to impose consequences. but since he has this ability/experience, he bounces around in d.c. doing paranormal-related work.

he's unconventional and a little chaotic when dealing with any given issue, and tends not to tell anyone else what he's doing until he's already done it.

he has a knack for following trails of clues and also fully bluffing his way into figuring out the truth of a situation, even if he only had limited knowledge to begin with. i'd say most of his success is based on luck but he's also very perceptive so there's skill there, too.

he does not lack confidence, and he thinks he's very charming and funny. however, one of my favorite things is that he looks and acts way friendlier than he actually is, lmao. he might act buddy-buddy with someone in a public setting, but internally actually not give a shit about them. that doesn't mean he doesn't have friends, but, he appears to have a much wider social circle than he actually does. similarly, empathy is not the first reaction that he tends to lean towards, and instead may react more coldly than you would expect, especially if you've only seen the more amiable side of him.

in his free time he can be found playing video games at home (probably falling asleep in front of his laptop, actually) or out drinking with friends or coworkers. he chain smokes constantly and eats almost solely overly-processed foods. aka the height of his culinary ability is that he knows probably a hundred different ways to cook slight variations of prepackaged cup noodles. his house is a mess (his 'clean' clothes piles shift from bed to floor to chair depending on where he needs to sit, and cannot be visibly differentiated from his dirty clothes piles either).

he has a terrible temper and very low tolerance for bullshit, and will call people out on it constantly. however, he is a hypocrite :) and does not appreciate being called out on anything himself, so when his own bullshitting doesn't work he will immediately turn to very obvious flattery or flirting in order to change the subject.

looking for (re: plots): if anyone else has ethnically chinese muses looking for fake family? neighbors at his apartment building (he likely set off a fire alarm once or twice, and has probably left talismans on the wrong door every once in a while)? if any other muses work for the magnus institute in any capacity, we can figure out coworker plots too? either men or women he could have had (short-lived) casual relationships with, which probably ended poorly or awkwardly? friends who are either regular mortals (lazy stay-at-home-and chill friends, as well as friends who go out and make trouble) or friends who are actually upfront about being some variation of supernatural creature, because he'd take that in stride? or any other ideas you might have.

[0haguro]

#𝓪shesincarnated ㊋ 【 alternate verse 】 Spoiler-alert. Diverges at Shibuya Arc. Vessel/Curse-user verse. Faceclaim tbd.

A final tear of honor falls from the curses face as Sukuna delivers the final blow, incinerating Jogo where he stands. In the debris; a barely conscious - but surviving civilian lays on the floor not a far distance from where the ungodly curses fought. Burns scouring his body. collateral - he was helpless to defend himself from, as the stranger had only enough cursed energy to perceive hot flashes and violent blurs of the experience. Yet the will of the one-eyed curse, in his final moments of transcendence - saw this mundane, fleeting soul as an opportunity.

Jogo uses the last of his own life force to appear before the boy within what remains of his consciousness. After an interesting encounter, A Binding Vow is made; as both parties have a common-interest in reclaiming there livelihood - only a second before the scene goes black.

Ichika Fuji, awakens in a hospital bed - bandaged nearly head-to-toe. Only a faint, curious memory of the one eyed curse in a volcanic realm linger in the remnants of his mind. He recovers slowly, but surely - partially unaware of the curse growing within him as the days subside. That is until; Jogo appears once more in the brooding boys subconscious - this time in a reality of a dream. The memories of that halloween night all come crashing back too Ichika, and after some coercing, the pairs' resolve align for the first time.

Ichika's body manages to digest, and navigate the cursed-energy well, Albeit being unable to resist loosing control to Jogo when the curse wills it. - so - In a promise of strength and vendetta, Ichika and his curse - or should I say - Jogo and his vessel, develop a harmonious, yet manipulation-tainted relationship where there convoluted, individual wills converge effortlessly - Jogo's resolve taking the for-front , of course. A wicked resonance that allows the consciousness and abilities of the curse to gradually super-ceed that of the humans.

Today, The presence of the volcano curse - which never seemed to quite flicker out - makes itself apparent once more. Revealing his reincarnation to the public , with his ever-lasting, conjoint ideal of a curse-dominated world.

TO BE UPDATED.

World-Building / Arc Plots (open to mutuals)

Essentially in this verse, Jogo's dying moments are happening at the same time as a near by victim of the Shibuya Incident; His uses this coincidence to make a vessel of the body with the last of life-force; by coercing him too make a binding vow for what was left of his humanly life. Thus Jogo is now a curse, posessing a curse-user.

There are some arcs/plots - outside of his first encounters with thec cast- i would like to write out. including:

His re-intro. Where he makes an example similar to that of the burning diner early on - straight after his release from the hospital Jogo/Ichika pick a popular community space to unleash deadly fires on.

to be updated . open to suggestions./ plotty things. hmu

Trivia

Ichika is actually a feminine name. most-commonly meaning "strawberry flower" (苺花) like the shibazakura fields that grow at the foot of Mt. Fuji - in this case the name was given to a boy; using the kanji (一) for the first, to be the most superior, or to lead/begin, and (火) for fire, burning, the imminence of things, fierce emotions, etc.

Ichika's life before Jogo isn't all clear. We know he's been bullied and in-turn always had a distaste for his peers. and a craving for an opportunity to overpower them. This may be the reason why he seemed to be easily aligned with Jogo's will of eradicating the human race in place for the curses.

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Halo: Chapter One

Title: Calm and Ready

Summary: Fives and Rex begin taking missions for the Rebellion, starting with a recovery mission. During which, Fives must rescue one of Athena’s strongest fighters, Quill Cawthon, from the clutches of the Empire - or so he thinks. 

Chapter Rating: Teen

Warnings: Some violence/gore, descriptions of violence and injury, some mild innuendo. 

Reminder that I use #ro’s protected tag for sensitive content including n*fw and triggers, so please block that tag if you have concerns about content!

Ships: Captain Rex x Female!Reader,  Lieutenant Rose x Female!Reader, other ships tbd.

Word Count: 2.8k

A/N: A short introduction chapter! This takes place in tandem with Ch. 8 of What Blooms in Thunder, for those of you following along. 

If I missed anything in the warnings/tags that you feel should be included, please let me know.

Thank you @djarrex for beta-reading!

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Dawn came again, as it had come every day since his decanting.

He stretched, back protesting slightly as he shifted, residual bruises and the faintest hint of blaster burns he’d ignored in the moment but now regretted leaving untreated aching as they stretched across his skin.

His feet touched the ground, toes curling slightly in the soft carpet, and the former ARC Trooper couldn’t help his smile. Fives hadn’t felt carpet under his bare feet in… well, he couldn’t remember how long. As strange and difficult as his journey to arrive here had been, he couldn’t deny the gratitude he felt that he was here, safe and blessedly alive, and there was carpet under his feet.

He stood with a low grunt, one hand mussing through his dark curls – mashed from sleep on one side and sticking out wildly on the other – and the other hand fumbling for clothes.

The sun hadn’t quite risen yet over Dantooine, but the beginnings of warm vermillion bled through the window, haloing Fives in an early-morning haze. He lingered for a moment, letting the sunlight warm his skin for a beat before scooping up his clothes, padding out into the quiet hallway.

He could already hear soft sounds coming from the bedroom down the hall, and he chuckled to himself, hurrying to the ‘fresher. It wouldn’t be long before Rex fumbled his way out of the bedroom, with his cyare trailing quietly along behind him. Gods know how long the two of them would take in there, and Fives usually did his best to try and get in the ‘fresher before they could.

He was quicker than usual, down the stairs in record time. Fives still wasn’t up to the same speed he’d been back in his GAR days – though could anyone blame him? They didn’t ration water in the village like they’d done aboard Republic warships – but he wasn’t one to waste time.

He was sipping caf and scrolling through his ‘pad when a message pinged at the top of the screen.

Athena Brisbane: How soon can you get to the command center?

Fives: Depends on what you want from me, Princess.

Fives smirked to himself, already bracing for the verbal ass-beating he would receive at the nickname, wondering what imaginative new swear Athena would hurl his way, and he chuckled around another drink of his caf. It was fun to rile her up. He’d missed having someone to tease.

Athena Brisbane: As soon as you’re able. Bring Rex if you can.

The smile fell from his face like a drop of rain, and he set the mug aside.

Fives: On the way.

It wasn’t like her to not bite back at him. Even from the short time Fives had known Athena, he’d learned quickly that it wasn’t hard to get under her skin, and it was even easier to get her to lose her temper. Fives’ favorite game of late had been seeing how quickly he could get her to throw something at him. His record was twenty-eight seconds.

This was different. Something was wrong.

He took the stairs two at a time, drawing up short in the hallway as his former Captain shushed him, a scold on the tip of his tongue for all of Fives’ stomping.

“Keep it down,” Rex hissed, jerking his head back towards the bedroom. “She just went back to sleep.”

“Got a message from Athena.” Fives said, barely acknowledging Rex. “We’re needed at the Command Center.”

Rex must’ve heard the urgency in Fives’ voice, because he only nodded, dipping into the bedroom quickly to retrieve the last of his armor and weapons before following Fives out and quickly down the streets.

“Did she say what was going on?” Rex asked, nodding once at one of the local militia members, who was patrolling the street adjacent to where they lived.

“Negative.” Fives replied. “Just seemed fairly urgent.”

Athena Brisbane was already waiting for them in the Command Center, her arms folded across her chest. Beside her, a few of her soldiers lingered.

“Took you long enough.” She said, unfurling her arms and tapping away at the center console for a few moments instead.

“Forgive me, milady.” Fives bowed dramatically. “I hate to have kept you waiting.”

Athena leveled him with a glare before finally pulling up the holomap she’d been searching for. “We lost contact with a group of our soldiers last night.” She said grimly, the table illuminating with the map. A red blip in the center indicated coordinates. “The squad leader pinged from Gestastus Prime, right about here, just before we lost contact with them. They were supposed to be helping evacuate some civilian villages and hopefully recruit others to our cause.”

“Have you heard from them at all since?” Rex asked.

“No.” Athena replied, a nervous edge to her voice that Fives hadn’t heard before. “We think something must have happened. We’re sending a group of soldiers in to retrieve them and investigate the situation.”

“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Fives spoke up. “This could be a trap, or you could get there and they’ve all been killed. You’d just be getting yourselves killed too.”

“I’ve considered every option.” Athena snapped back, her voice clipped. “I’m aware of the risk, but I’m not willing to leave my men behind.”

Fives and Rex exchanged a glance, and Rex leaned forward, zooming in slightly on the holomap.

“Looks like they pinged from a city center. Were they in the Capitol city?”

“They weren’t supposed to be.” Athena replied. “Which is why we think something must have gone wrong.”

“If it’s the Empire, then the city will be crawling with brothers.” Fives said to Rex, shaking his head. “I don’t think -.”

“We’re going after them, whether you help us or not.” Athena interrupted. “We thought having clones for this particular mission would be helpful, given that there could be Imperials operating in the area. You’d blend in better than us, and may be able to get behind enemy lines to retrieve them.”

“With all due respect, is this worth it?” Rex began delicately. “Your numbers are already so few, and to risk sending another group into a hot zone to rescue men who you don’t even know are alive or not -.”

“These aren’t just men.” Athena crossed her arms. “Their squad leader is Quill Cawthon. He’s my second in command, and one of our best.” She added. “He can’t fall into the enemy’s hands. We have to get him out, along with any other survivors, at all costs. We can’t risk the Empire finding out about our rebellion.”

“It’s still risky.” Fives said.

“I have no interest in leaving my people behind.” Athena said firmly. “I know the risks, and so do the rest of my men. If you want to sit here with your fist around your dick, be my guest.”

“I actually intend to slut my way through the entire Rebellion first.” Fives countered. “Starting with your mother –.”

Rex smacked him on the back of the head, and Athena’s soldiers had to cough to cover up their snickers.

“At any rate,” Athena gritted out. “They’re waiting for evac, and the longer we delay, the more dangerous things become for them, and for us when we go in. Time is running out. Can you handle this?”

“Of course.” Rex nodded. “We’re in. Let’s bring them home.”  

Athena relaxed, but only fractionally. “Good. Then we better get going.”

~

All in all, Fives considered their group to be quite lucky. But in a much more real sense, he also considered them to be very much unlucky.

Gestastus Prime was a largely inhospitable planet, with wild sprawling jungles that briefly reminded Fives of Gyatta until the thick, swampy air began clogging up his rebreathers and making him sweat even from within the climate-controlled bounds of his armor.

To make matters worse, the “Capitol City,” if one could call it that, was just the remnants of an Old Republic civilization which had long-since been overtaken by the jungle and wild animals that ruled it.

So, as Fives hightailed it away from one of the city buildings just as some massive flying creature ducked down and plucked one of Athena’s men off the ground and carried him off, he recounted what he had learned thus far: The Empire was not, in fact, here and trying to kill them. However, just about everything else on the planet did, in fact, want to kill them.

“We have to keep pushing inward!” Athena shouted over the comms. “This is the last place their location pinged from, they have to be -.”

“They have to have been carried off by whatever the kark that is!” Fives yelled back, skittering into a roll and narrowly dodging a second flying creature as it dipped downwards to try and scoop him up.

Just as he ducked, something slithering along the ground wrapped a tentacle around his ankle, dragging him towards a massive plant growth in the center of the path. Its jaw split open, revealing several other tentacles that all reached up to try and wrap around him. Had Fives not been in a complete panic trying to get the plant to release him, he might’ve been reminded of the carnivorous wildlife of Umbara.

He aimed his blaster, firing twice quickly onto the plant only for the plant to explode outward in retaliation, flinging acid out across his armor. The bits of it that weren’t blocked by his plating seeped into the fabric of his under armor, burning through the material and blistering his skin. What gobs of bile had landed on the plating singed the paint clean off.

“Kriff.” He muttered, scrambling backwards again and this time aiming for the tentacle.

Another flying creature swooped down to his left, and Fives watched as Rex was lifted several feet off the ground before the Captain managed to turn, firing a swift shot into its head and felling it. Its body collapsed on top of Rex, and Fives frantically kicked at the plant as it dragged him closer, trying to get to his Captain.

“Athena, Rex is trapped under that thing!” He hollered into the comms. “And this – kriff, skrag – this fucking thing’s got me, I can’t get - .”

“Hang tight, we’re coming.”

“I didn’t plan on going anywhere!” Fives replied shrilly, and drew a vibro-blade from his ankle holster, slashing at the tentacle when his blaster kept missing. He nicked his armor slightly as he slashed, and a second and third tentacle shot out towards him, wrapping around his waist and arm. In seconds, the plant had dragged him towards its gaping maw, lifting him up and beginning to drop him downward.

Another flying creature dropped low, snagging Fives in its claws and ripping his body free from the tentacles. Fives slashed at its clawed feet, and the creature roared, dropping him roughly to the ground. He felt his ribs crack at the impact, the breath leaving his lungs in a wheeze, but he barely had time to process any pain before he was being dragged aside, narrowly dodging the claws of the monster once again.

Fives spun, driving his foot out towards whatever the kriff had grabbed him this time, and instead was met with two very strong hands grabbing his wrists, pinning him down.

“Hold still, stop trying to kick me.”

The voice was eerily calm, firm and stoic in a way that made Fives obey almost immediately, staring through his helmet visor into the deep black eyes of a Nautolan male. The Nautolan broke eye contact for just a beat before yanking Fives to his chest, rolling to the side as the flying creature shrieked at them again, digging its claws into the space the two men had occupied only moments before.

“Are you hurt?!” The Nautolan shouted. “Can you fight?!”

Fives nodded, bewildered, then found his voice. “Yeah, yeah I’m good!”

“Good, then shoot!”

Fives drew his blaster again, open firing on the flying creature as he dodged the tentacles of the plant again. The creature gave one last pitiful cry before its hulking body slammed into one of the decrepit buildings, knocking debris down towards him and the Nautolan. Once again, the Nautolan pulled Fives roughly to his chest and dropped to the ground, shielding Fives as rubble rained down on them from overhead.

“We’ve got the others.” Athena’s voice rattled through the comms over the roar of the debris. “Back to the ship – hustle! Let’s go!”

Fives coughed, disoriented slightly as the Nautolan lifted him to his feet again, shoving him roughly forward. “Go, come on!”

He kept his head down, struggling to continue dodging the creatures as he spotted Rex, limping slightly and leaning against another man as they hurried back through the jungle.

All in all, Fives still considered himself, and everyone else, damned lucky.

When they made it back to the ship, Athena was already on board, ordering her pilots to take off as more of the flying creatures gave chase, two of them latching onto the ship and attempting to rip it apart.

“You two,” The man supporting Rex barked at Fives and the Nautolan. “Get to the gunner’s pods, we’ve got to take these creatures down!”

Fives felt another rough shove against his back, and he grit his teeth, holstering his blaster for now and instead rushing to the left gunner’s pod while the Nautolan took the right, his head still spinning from the battle.

He ripped his helmet off, the grime coating the front of his visor making it nearly impossible to see, and he leveled the sights of the guns, angling towards the flying creatures and taking two down quickly as the ship began to take off.

“If they start coming towards the gunner’s pods, tell the pilot to swerve!” Fives called down to the cockpit.

“That’s why you’re shooting at them!” Rex yelled back.

Fives grunted under his breath, relieved at least to hear Rex’s voice, and refocused his attention on the flying creatures. Once the ship reached a certain altitude, approaching the atmosphere, the creatures fell back, finally leaving the vessel alone as Fives slumped down slightly in the pod.

“Thank fuck.” He muttered, scrubbing a dirty gloved hand down his face. He climbed down from the gunner’s pod, dropping to the hull with a low moan.

Rex was slumped slightly against the wall, breathing hard. “Did we get everybody on okay?” He asked.

“Yes.” Said the man who had been helping Rex. “We lost a few of our men, but all the survivors made it out in one piece.” He turned to Athena. “Thank you for coming back for us, sir.”

“Of course.” Athena smiled. “We wouldn’t have left you.”

“You must be Quill.” Rex said, offering his hand to the man. “I’m Captain Rex, we were sent alongside Athena to -.”

A heavy thud interrupted Rex directly behind Fives as the Nautolan dropped from the other gunner’s pod, and Fives turned, finally able to look him over in earnest. He was large, a deep rich blue to his skin with gold tattoos lining his arms and face, gold circling each individual section of the long tendrils slinking from his head down to his elbows.

“He isn’t Quill.” The Nautolan rumbled. “I am.”

Fives stared, watching as Quill edged around him and instead stepping up to Athena. Rex reached over to Fives, pressing two fingers under the ARC Trooper’s chin and closing his mouth for him. Fives swatted his hand away.

“We lost ten rebels altogether.” Quill reported, folding his arms over his chest. “Axel, Tawn-Ye, Magheera and I were the only ones who made it out.”

Athena sighed. “And the civilians?”

“Arla was piloting the final transport off this rock when the rest of us lost contact with her.” Quill replied. “I am hopeful that she survived, alongside the villagers we were able to evacuate.” His tendrils flicked, curling slightly around his elbows. “When those creatures came, it was all we could do just to stay alive. I haven’t been able to make contact with anyone else.”

He raised an eyebrow. “It was dangerous for you to come after us. It could’ve been the Empire.”

“I wasn’t about to leave your ass behind.” Athena said playfully, slugging him gently in the arm before nodding to Rex and Fives. “These are the clones I was telling you about. Captain Rex and –.”

“Fives.” Fives stuck out his hand at once. “Thanks for uh – for saving my skin back there.”

“Twice.” Quill’s lip turned up in the slightest smile as he shook Fives’ hand. “I saved your skin twice.”

Fives’ stomach fluttered slightly, and cleared his throat, dropping the Nautolan’s hand.

“When we get back, you’d better have Soteria look you over.” Athena nodded to Rex. “Both of you got banged up pretty well. Soteria’s the chief medic for our organization. She’ll look after you both.”

Fives nodded, and glanced once more towards Quill. The Nautolan hadn’t taken his eyes off him.

~

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I realized by bio says I write fanfics but I like never post about them here, so I probably should. So here are some of the things I’m working on!

Bluebird

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Bluebird was my first... foray into Death Note fanfiction. I wrote it late last year and finished early this year, it took forever, it’s very long.

Rating: E 

Wordcount: 100k+

Summary:

Light Yagami had always found his day to day life menial and mundane. He was startled out of his boredom by the sudden appearance of the supernatural mass murderer, Kira. Light had certainly not expected his last year of high school and first year of college to be so convoluted and stressful as the greatest detective in the world suspects him of being the greatest mass murderer in history. Light must work with L to catch the real Kira before it's too late.

I humbly consider Bluebird to be the best fanfiction I’ve written so far. I’ve been writing fics on and off since I was about thirteen, but this one is my favorite. It was my favorite to write, it’s been my favorite to re-read. Creating it was a very personal and healing experience. I hope my readers get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I did out of writing it.

El Pajaro Azul

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When I was writing Bluebird, I noticed I was getting several comments in Spanish. I learned Spanish throughout school, and continued taking classes in college. However, I still don’t really consider myself fluent. So even though I really wanted to translate Bluebird for my Spanish speaking readers, I knew there would be some things I would miss or lose in translation. But, luckily, one of my wonderful readers made me some absolutely beautiful fanart for Bluebird. And while we were talking, they mentioned in passing that they were a native Spanish speaker. So together we’ve been working on a translation and it’s been a long process, but I’m so proud of our work so far and I'm incredibly thankful for all of their help. 

All that to say, if you’re more comfortable reading in Spanish, or if you want to share with someone but you know they’re more comfortable reading in Spanish, that is now an option lol.

Bird of Paradise

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Did anyone ask for a sequel to Bluebird? No. Did it really need a sequel? Not necessarily. Am I writing one anyway? Abso-fucking-lutely! 

Rating: E

Wordcount: TBD. Very long.

Summary: 

L is finally bringing Light along to see where he grew up. But this is no ordinary ‘meet the family’ trip. Light will have to contend with L’s three curious and meddling successors while trying to process and cope with the fact that he almost died. Will Light prove himself when the kids take things a step too far?

Towards the end of writing Bluebird, I wanted to bring Mello, Matt, and Near into the story. But the main events were winding down, It was already nearing 110k words, I didn’t want to introduce another arc just for the sake of it when I knew the story could be wrapped up right there and be satisfying on its own. 

In my opinion, you shouldn’t have to read a sequel to enjoy the original story. The original story should be able to stand on its own whether you’ve read the sequel or not. And that’s the case with Bluebird and Bird of Paradise. BOP is a continuation of the events, but you don’t have to read it for things to feel complete or satisfying.

I hope to write many more fics for this fandom. I really enjoy being here and contributing to a community that feels fairly small and relaxed online!