#tabitha. 007

[keolalagaaia]

KEO 📲 TABITHA.

when: early march who: @keolalagaaia x @tabithaxking 

KEO: Greetings from a 2006 Honda Civic that should definitely be sent to the scrapyard

KEO: Just a heads up I've left the state again KEO: Less crash out and more with an actual objective. Mission of sorts you could say KEO: I'm coming back though so don't go digging anyone else while I'm gone — TAB: a mission? are you actually james bond? you can tell me TAB: but seriously, where are you off to? — KEO: I’d be riding in more style if I was KEO: Or maybe it’s deliberate and that’s how deep cover I am KEO: You’ll never know KEO: Vegas to get Van Morrison 🙏🏼 KEO: Turns out that I love my brother but we did all the time living together we were supposed to do — TAB: ahh i had wondered how van morrison had brought you back so quick, speed isn’t exactly his strong suit. i’m glad you’re going to get him back TAB: are you driving by yourself? — KEO: had to rely on him for that I’d still be driving KEO: No, I’ve got a personal chauffeur in Mr. Drew Ohara — TAB: tell drew i said hey 👋 TAB: well i wish you were here but i understand your obligations to van morrison TAB: do you know when you might be back? — KEO: I will KEO: Thats the downside of your wheels also being your house, you leave it parked somewhere and bam. Technically homeless KEO: Tomorrow night at the latest, I’m not looking to spend any more time in Vegas than I need to KEO: I’d be out here missing you all over again by Saturday — TAB: i guess i can't wait a couple days to see you TAB: but you're all mine when you get back — KEO: I'm glad I'm not the one driving or I'd be saying fuck that van and turning this car around for promises like that — TAB: thats good information for me to store away for later, not sure if i’ll use it for good or evil yet — KEO: Evil huh? KEO: I don't know which one I'm rooting for — TAB: guess it depends how quickly you come back TAB: i should be back at my place by then, gramps is getting sick of my hovering 🫤 — KEO: 🫡 KEO: How's he holding up? — TAB: he’s not sleeping on the couch anymore which i take as a personal victory TAB: although i imagine that will revert as soon as im no longer watching him like a hawk — KEO: Sounds to me like he's stubborn and doesn't like any help KEO: Which also sounds a lot like someone else I know 🤔 KEO: It very well might do but you can't be there watching over him all the time either. He's adjusting. Even if it takes a while, he'll get there KEO: He's a tough dude — TAB:🖕i get your point but im not happy about it TAB: it makes me feel bad to think of him in that house all alone — KEO: But at least you took it well (I’m ignoring that emoji) KEO: It wouldn’t be you if it didn’t but he was figuring it out while she was in the hospital and I think he’ll figure it out again now too in time KEO: I can hang with him sometimes while you’re working if you want KEO: Dad’s kinda fucking love me, just ask Liam Lewis or Juan Sabella KEO: I bet I could work some of that on Granddads too 🙏🏼 — TAB: i didn’t realise you were such a dad magnet TAB: but that would be nice, i know he likes when you swing by — KEO: It’s pretty easy, as soon as I get them to like me a little I ask them how did WWI start and boom, about 3 hours later I’ve been adopted and we’re bonded for life KEO: Sick, I’d like it too. He’s got cool stories and maybe it might be easier if he does want to talk that it’s someone who’s not his granddaughter KEO: He’s definitely worrying about you in the same way you’re worrying about him — TAB: i dont know how you do that TAB: gramps tells me one story about his time in the navy and my eyes glaze over TAB: he should know by now that he doesn’t have to worry about me TAB: im fine — KEO: I don’t know how you’re not fascinated by it KEO: That tin can sailor life isn’t for the weak KEO: I know, I know, but as inconvenient as I’m sure it is cause you are indeed the most capable and independent 24 year old that’s ever lived and all, that’s what people do in times like this when they care about you

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TAB: never really been into history much so maybe that’s why TAB: you ever gonna stop being right? it’s actually really annoying TAB: maybe you can tell him how fine i am when you guys hang out — KEO: You never have that phase as a kid of being really obsessed with ancient Egypt or the Aztecs? KEO: I could try but I make no promises, just comes naturally to me KEO: I will not be telling him how fine I think you are 😏 thats not appropriate for the ears of grandfathers, Tabitha KEO: But I will try and work in something about how okay you are — TAB: nope, wasn’t high on my care list when i was a kid it’s a miracle i graduated at all TAB: 💀 definitely poor choice of words on my end there — KEO: Brace yourself, Theo’s got that vibe like she might be one of those kids. If I had to guess I’d bet Ancient Greece or maybe the Roman Empire KEO: I’m not surprised you graduated, you’re smart as hell KEO: Word choice was fine more like a poor choice of who you’re texting them to, couldn’t let that opening just pass me by — TAB: oh yeah, that’s all lucky 🙄 i usually text finn when she asks me things like “how does a car battery work” TAB: mmm only on the things i actually like TAB: that’s true, i should have known you’d be pervy but you can just tell me how fine you think i am instead — KEO: Finn, I don’t know if I know a Finn. Did he work at the diner or am I way off KEO: Nah, don’t sell yourself short cause I’m not going to buy it KEO: Yk I gotta get a little pervy with it 🤏🏼 KEO: But if you must know you are red eye from Vegas, prettiest girl in this town and all the towns I’ve rolled through, ruin everyone else for a guy cause they’re not you fine KEO: Some real I dig you so much it’s dumb kinda fine KEO: Which makes it a little fucking crazy that you’re just outside with no warnings with dangerous level aura like that KEO: But I’m so cool about it because you’re also very much mine fine — TAB: yeah he used to, now he works at tidal wave which sucks but he still comes in sometimes TAB: wow im actually kinda speechless about all that TAB: i think that might the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me — KEO: It sucks when the good coworkers bounce. I’ve gotta find out if I still have coworkers / a job when I get back 🫣 KEO: Really? Ever? KEO: Guess that makes me my main competition and I gotta outdo myself next time KEO: Do mean it though — TAB: oh? i guess you’ve not really been there in a hot minute but im sure you’ll charm your way back into their good graces TAB: when you left.. were you planning on coming back? TAB: well yeah, ive not exactly been high up on anyone’s wanted list before and vice versa TAB: i dont really do this — KEO: I’m like 70-30 in my own favor with it, depends on how good a mood I catch Mason in 🤞🏼 KEO: I don’t know honestly. My plans always been to kinda not have a plan. I was gonna go to Arizona but honestly that’s for the best because the fuck is there to do in Arizona KEO: Well you’re number 1 on mine — TAB: i know from personal experience that you’re pretty irresistible so id give you at least 80-20 odds TAB: im glad you didn’t go to arizona TAB: and you’re number 1 on mine TAB: although im sure theres actual competition im up against — KEO: That's going to go straight to my head KEO: Me too. You see that Grand Canyon once you've seen it plenty KEO: Nah KEO: I was doing some fucking around before New Years but not since — TAB: is it cool? the grand canyon? ive seen pictures but it kinda seems like something you gotta see in person TAB: i won’t ask about the fucking around, that’s none of my business but there’s probably a few people around town who’ll be bummed to know your heart is taken TAB: oh i forgot to say too, lucky kinda knows but i said we’d talk about it later

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KEO: Pretty sick from what I remember. I went with my sister last time she visited and spent most of it trying to freak her out by pretending I was going to go over the railings of the sky walk. She didn’t think it was funny but her face was KEO: If you want to see it though we can, could bring Theo too at a point where you’re cool with that. Summer maybe, it’d be fun. Mull it over. I won’t do any over the railings fakeouts KEO: Ah, no one who won’t live though so KEO: Oh shit really? I’d ask how but I think I have a pretty good idea, my bad. I suppose we should probably have a talk too — TAB: that could be real nice, theo’s never been anywhere but here. i also haven’t left since i moved here. would be nice to see the states and not just their motels 😒 TAB: okay good, i don’t know how id go if i had to duel anyone for your honor TAB: probably, he knows enough but that convo with him can wait for a little bit. it’s too much change for theo right now — KEO: Hotels only, promise. Or could do some camping, equally fun in my books. There’s a big old world outside of this place, I’d like to do some exploring with you KEO: You a bare hand dueler or more pistols at dawn? My money’s on you either way 💸 KEO: That’s fair, I’m good at whatever pace you’re good at. KEO: This is new for me too so, we’ll figure it out KEO: This mean I get to take you out somewhere when I’m back so we can do all that talking? — TAB: i want to explore with you too but whatever is easiest and cheapest is fine with me, it’s more that motels were the only things i ever really saw. or remembered, i guess. TAB: bare hands, you know id fight dirty TAB: is this you asking me on a real date? — KEO: No fear of that happening, I couldn’t stay still long enough for it. What’s the limitation on this exploring? Cause I got ideas KEO: Hot. Just don’t mess them up, big fan of those hands of yours KEO: It is, you down for something like that? — TAB: only limitation is it being okay with lucky and gramps, and probably not too long because ive only been away from theo for a night or two TAB: does that align with your ideas, 007? TAB: i am definitely down for something like that — KEO: Very aligned, I can work with that 🫡 KEO: Aces, let’s do it. Let me know what night you got off from the diner and I’ll make sure I’m free to go for gold at the world’s best first date olympics — TAB: if i get to be there with you, then you’ve already won 🥇 — KEO: 😍 KEO: Smooth with it, you’re giving me a run for my money — TAB: you've swept me off my feet plenty, it's only fair i pay it back sometimes — KEO: You pay it back plenty KEO: Sometimes you look at me and I’m a fucking goner — TAB: well you can't just be saying stuff like that to me when you're so far away TAB: its cruel that i can't kiss you right now — KEO: Trust me you’re exactly where I want to be and that’s exactly what I’d rather be doing right now KEO: But I’m taking that as an IOU I’ll be collecting on — TAB: come and cash it in as soon as you’re back — KEO: You know I will KEO: I got to be a more entertaining passenger in the mean time and stop daydreaming about you KEO: I'll let you know when I'm on the way back KEO: ❤️

[annelim]

@smallstabs​​ humboldt botanical gardens, humboldt hills

In the days since the three-month checkup, Annie’s fear had grown even colder, and she found she had less of an idea of what to do with such a firm reminder of the source of her constant terror hanging in their kitchen. She and Benji had shown Candace and Colin the first sonogram to raucous delight, but Annie could feel nothing but nerves. She’d never before had such a difficult time just focusing on any one thing, which caused her even more terror: what if her grades and clients suffered solely due to her inability to just get it together? 

After a morning of classes spent spiraling in uncertainties and variables well outside of her control, she retired to the safety of her car, where she ignored her packed lunch in favor of a brief cry. She thought about calling Benji to meet her somewhere, but then thought better of it: she couldn’t rationally or easily explain her upset, and he’d know she was upset, because he knew her. And then she had an idea. 

Tabitha answered on the second ring, and, probably alerted by Annie’s weak voice, immediately agreed to meet up. Annie suggested a walk, and Tabitha countered with the botanical gardens, and in two minutes, she had someplace to go and someone to be with.

After a brief hug, the pair set out to amble through the greenhouse, largely empty at this time of day on a weekday. Conversation mostly revolved around the foliage and flowers initially, with Annie snapping some photos and insisting Tabitha stand next to a giant agave for her amusement. As Tabitha stood dutifully and Annie worked her angles, she finally spoke up. 

So what’s going on?

Annie’s eyes immediately prickled with tears. 

She could lie. She’d been doing it for a while, now. But what would be the point of it? She loved Tabitha. She loved that Tabitha wanted to be there for her. She loved that Tabitha knew that something was, indeed, going on. 

She lowered her phone, depositing it in her pocket, and a weak, uncertain smile flitted over her lips. Still, her eyes were growing wet. 

"Benji and I are gonna have a baby.”

[slimeypuppy]

Agent!AU: Roman Roy

Legal Name: Roman Roy

Age: 36

Years in the Field: 26

Aliases: Romulus, Rome(y), Pretty Boy, 007

Training: Roy Family

Allies: Kendall Roy, Gerri Kellman, Tabitha, Stewy Hosseini, Tom Wambsgans, Lukas Mattson

Enemies: Siobhan Roy, Logan Roy, Connor Roy, Gregory Hirsch

Skills: Charisma, Language, Escape, Manipulation, Lying

Achievements: Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Horace Mann at 16

Signatures: Bruising, Money

[xnothero]

ALL MUSES.

 — ALL  OCS.

001.  adrian  elliot,  sebastian  stan.  /  28   —  35.  the  bodyguard.

002.  alejandro  diaz,  sean  teale  /  25   —  30.  the  second  grade  teacher.

003.  alexandra  hale,  phoebe  tonkin.  /  18  —  21.  the  freelance  photographer.

004.  alison  warren,  kaylee bryant.  /  18   —  23.  the  influencer.

005.  aliyah  scott,  jessica  parker  kennedy.  /  25  —  30.  the  bartender.

006.  anastasia  king,  marie avgeropoulos.  /  1100+.  the  broken  hero.

007.  andrew  dunbar,  justin  hartley.  /  30   —  35.  the  surf  instructor.

008.  antonio  rivera,  oscar  isaac.  /  35   —  40.  the  physical  therapist.

009. benji warren, tyler hoechlin. /  30   —  35.  the  baseball  coach.

010. catalina martinez,  eiza gonzalez.  /  verse  dependent,  the  police  officer.

011.  christopher  lawson,  daniel  gillies  /  35   —  40,  the  mafia  affiliate. 

012.  cruz  salazar,  ryan  guzman.  /  28   —  32.  the  personal  trainer.

013.  daniel  park,  tom  hardy.  /  30   —  35.  the  english  teacher.

014.  elizabeth  dane,  katie  mccgrath.  /  30   —  35.  the  vigilante.

015.  esperanza  salgado,  lindsey  morgan.  /  21   —  25.  the  college  student.

016.  francesca  brooks,  melissa  benoist.  /  25   —  30.  the  receptionist. 

019.  javier  montero,  manny  montana.  /  27   —  33.  the  freelance  artist.

020.  jaylin  ruiz,  diane  guerrero.  /  24   —  27.  the  vigilante.

021.  jeffrey  winston,  charlie  hunnam.  /  27   —  35.  the  mechanic.

022.  joseph  winston,  chris  hemsworth.  /  35   —  40.  the  mercenary.

023.  jordyn  richardson,  candice  patton.  /  25  —  30.  the  paranormal  investigator.

024.  juliana  warren,  camila  morrone.  /  24   —  27.  the  ‘runs  a  flower  shop.’

025. karisa,  astrid  berges  frisbey.  /  immortal.  the  unemployed.

026.  lauren  grace,  crystal  reed.  /  delayed  aging.   the  former  SHIELD  agent.

027.  liliana  danvers,  virginia  gardner.  /  18   —  21.  the  college  student.

030.  marshall  bernard,  JDM.  /  48   —  54.  the  mechanic.

031.  melanie  mccarthy,  danielle  rose  russell.  /  18   —  21.  the  ‘taking  a  gap  year.’

032.  melissa  ramsey,  odessa  a’zion.  /  18   —  21.  the  swim  instructor.

033.  mia  thomas,  bianca  lawson.  /  27   —  35.  the  hunter.

034.  michael  oakley,  brandon  flynn.  /  18   —  21.  the  college  student.

035.  nicole  miller,   lauren  german.  /  27   —  35.  the  emt.

036.  remy  king,  lakeith  stanfield.  /  24   —  27.  the  tattoo  artist.

037.  richard  warren,  joe  manganiello.  /  37   —   42.  the  firefighter.

038.  roman  warren,  casey  deidrick.  /  27  —   35.  the  overnight  stocker.  

039.  ryan  reeves,  odette  annable.  /  27   —  35.  the  hunter.

040.  santiago  martinez,  michael  trevino.  /  18   —  21.  the  athlete.

043.  seraphina  warren,  adelaide  kane.  /  21   —  24.  the  paranormal  investigator.

044.  siobhan  averell,  lesley-ann  brandt.  /  27   —  35.  the  bodyguard.

045.  tabitha  kyle,  olivia  holt.  /  21   —  24.  the  thief.

046.  tommy  cohen,  jon  bernthal.  /  37  —  42.  the  hunter.

047.  valentine  warren,  ben barnes.  /  21   —  24.  the  paranormal  investigator.

048.  venus  hathaway,  jessica  alba.  /  32  —  37.  the  detective.

049.  veronica  creed,  shelley  hennig.  /  delayed  aging.  the  vigilante.

[dvlwthn]

“  we’re  one  with  the  sea  .  ”

Is that NOAH CENTINEO? No, that’s just ATLAS LAVEAU. They were born on 09/05/96 and are a MERMAID living in Northknot Town. They work as a SWIM INSTRUCTOR at Good Vibrations Gym. Some say they're PROTECTIVE and INTELLIGENT, but I’ve heard others say they're EMOTIONAL and BLUNT. When you think of HIM, don’t you think of SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN, OCEANS SO BLUE YOU CAN’T LOOK AWAY, LOYALTY SO STRONG IT CAN’T BE BROEKN?

A E S T H E T I C

swimming  to  the  bottom  of  the  ocean  .  peace  in  the  silence  .  the  sound  of  clicking  from  a  keyboard  .  mind  always  wondering  .  leaving  words  of  poetry  behind  everywhere  .  carrying  a  notebook  around  for  no  one  to  see  .  stopping  in  the  middle  of  something  to  write  something  down  .  unbreakable  loyalty  .  kind  smiles  ,  forgiving  nature  .

Q U O T E S

“  you  must  always  remember  this  :  have  courage  ,  and  be  kind .  you  have  more  kindness  in  your  little  finger  than  most  people  possess  in  their  whole  body  .  and  it  has  power  .  more  than  you  know  .  ”   –  brittany candau. “  i  see  myself  forever  and  ever  as  the  ridiculous  [ person ]  ,  the  lonely  soul  ,  the  wanderer  ,  the  restless  frustrated  artist  ,  the  person  in  love  [  with  love  ]  ,  always  in  search  of  the  absolute  ,  always  seeking  the  unattainable  .  ”   –  henry miller. “  i’m  with  you  in  rockland  . . .  where  we  are  great  writers  on  the  same  dreadful  typewriter  .  ”   –  allen ginsberg .

M U S I C    P L A Y E R

“   and  i  can't  sleep  .  i'm  up  at  night  ,  you're  in  my  ear  and  i'm  alright  .  i’m  trying  not  to  put  it  on  the  line  .  and  i  am  so  tired  of  losing  sleep  .  i  just  want  to  keep  you  around  .  you  make  me  feel  alright  .  you  make  me  feel  alright  .  you  make  me  feel  like  everything  is  gonna  be  just  fine  .  ”   just fine by spookyghostboy. “   je  veux  de  l'amour  ,  de  la  joie  ,  de  la  bonne  humeur  .  ce  n'est  pas  votre  argent  qui  fera  mon  bonheur  .  moi  je  veux  crever  la  main  sur  le  cœur  .  allons  ensemble  ,  découvrir  ma  liberté  .  oubliez  donc  tous  vos  clichés  bienvenue  dans  ma  réalité  .  ”   je veux by zaz. “   sometimes  there's  bullshit  that  don't  work  now  .  we  all  got  our  stories  but  please  tell  me  what  there  is  to  complain  about  .  when  you're  happy  like  a  fool  ,  let  it  take  you  over  .  when  everything  is  out  ,  you  gotta  take  it  in  .  oh  ,  this  has  gotta  be  the  good  life  .  ”   good life by onerepublic.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

+ intelligent, protective, and kind

- sometimes too optimists, blunt, and emotional

atlas has been through a lot of hurt. however, unlike most people he hasn’t let it change him. people take his kindness as a weakness but he see’s it as a strength... that he won’t let anyone change him no matter how cruel they can be. he wants to believe that people aren’t all bad, sometimes he tries a little too hard to believe that. but he isn’t naive either when it came to what he expected from other people. the man isn’t oblivious, he just likes to try to have hope. to not expect the worst from people until they give him no other choice to. sometimes, he also can’t help himself and is a little blunt. he never does it to be rude or hurt anyone’s feelings... it’s just he is protective and will call someone out on something in order to protect them. also the little pretentious writer in him sometimes makes him unable to stop himself from just saying certain things as they are. 

H E A D C A N O N S

001. atlas henrik laveau never knew his father, not that he ever cared about that. the boy was a huge mama’s boy. his mother was the strongest person he knew. growing up with only his mother, and his two step sisters. . . atlas grew up seeing the strength in women and couldn’t be prouder of his family.  002. however, being the only boy, atlas did always want a little brother. and he found that in a young boy whose family lived near his. it started with him just being asked to watch the young boy (eric) but eventually turned into him adoring the kid like his little brother. his family and friends all know how atlas saw the young boy and welcomed him themselves as well. 003. atlas prided himself on learning as much as he could on anything and everything. about his world under the sea and the world above. human, vampires, werewolves, witches, etc. he wanted to be ready for when he moved to the land above, it was always part of his plan. plus, he wanted to help his hybrid best friend as much as he could. 004. when he was younger, atlas’ favourite thing had always been writing and telling stories. he was always a creative person and enjoyed sharing all of his ideas. due to this, atlas was known for always thinking outside the box. 005. he ended up going through a hard time when eric was killed. it had been a day that he was asked to go watch the young boy, but he couldn’t do it. so eric’s parents moved their day around and stayed with him. atlas had finished his day early was was going to go surprise the boy and maybe offer to help out so the parents could do whatever else they could. however, when he arrived, he found the entire family had been murdered. atlas took it really hard and blamed himself. he even stopped talking for a couple of months. he spoke to NO ONE and the only person who could get some type of reaction out of him had been his best friend. 006. at the right age, atlas wasted no time in getting his ring so he could travel above land. he didn’t make the move just yet, cause he wasn’t fully ready to leave his family. but mars and him traded off on who was visiting who. he loved the land and wishes his family felt the same, but they loved the ocean too much. so he stayed for awhile longer before eventually making the move all together. though he does visit his family still. family is everything to the man. 007. he’s currently working at the gym as a swim  instructor, but he only does that while working on his book. everything is looking well for him, he already has publishers who want to work with him. he just needs to make a choice and small changes to his book that he feels he didn’t write correctly. he’s very excited about what’s to come.

C O N N E C T I O N S

BEST FRIEND. these two grew up together and have always been close. they’ve always seen each other as family and don’t keep secrets from one another. atlas knows he can tell mars anything and never be judged, just like she can do with him.   [ TAKEN ; marcelline ]

CLOSE FRIENDS. these would be the people he goes to that isn’t mars. probably someone who is a little more like him. at least in the sense where they are more kind and forgiving compared to most of the people in town. they could meet when atlas got to town and kind of just hit it off. or just sometime since he’s been around and just grew close kinda quickly. i just want him to have a couple of people he’s really close with.   [ 1/2 (could be down for three) ; tabitha ]

CO-WORKER. ever hear of a work wife/husband? that’s what this person is to atlas. they are very close and are always there to help each other. their other co-workers tease them about acting like a married couple at work, but it really is just a platonic friendship.   [ OPEN ; xx ]

EX GIRLFRIEND. i would really love one of those obvious jealous exes who broke up with their boyfriend due to him being so close to their best (girl) friend. so this person, whom atlas loved so much, really didn’t like how close atlas was to mars and grew tired of people making assumptions about him and mars. it eventually got to the point of them telling atlas to pick between them and his best friend. they didn’t realise how much atlas actually LOVED them. now, however, atlas can’t see them the same and they act very bitter toward each other.   [ OPEN ; xx ]

CRUSH. someone atlas has a bit of a crush on. they don’t need to return the feelings. this is just someone he really admires but never acts on his feelings because he doesn’t want to ruin their friend ship. *bonus points though if they do return his feelings and they are thinking the same way he is. that they are worried about ruining the friendship too.   [ OPEN ; xx ]

EX BOYFRIEND. they were friends first and things kind of just happened. it was one of those relationships that just made sense. however, after a few months, this person decided they just wanted to be friends. while it hurt atlas, he understood and agreed. yet since then, the two are just awkward around each other. atlas still has a soft spot for this person and wishes they could actually be friends again.   [ OPEN ; xx ] 

DISLIKE. atlas tried to get along with everyone, he really does. but this person just DOESN’T like him and atlas isn’t too upset about it. they rub him the wrong way anyways. or maybe it’s vice versa. . . atlas can’t stand them? they rub him the wrong way and he just CAN’T see past it.   [ OPEN ; xx ]

[ghastly-thrall]

Entry 007

A very short entry. Tabitha feels as though he might be more than a ghost. Maybe a void or a monster. Or maybe even something... artificial?

[ao3feed-batcat]

True North

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DwS1FH

by CMW2

CANON COMPLIANT AU WITH HEAVY SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SEASON 4 AND THE FIRST EPS OF 5; After the events of 'Not You, Too', Bruce is ecstatic that Selina is alive but he is about to truly lose it. Being the True North of his life, Selina enlists the one person who loves him more than her to help him escape Gotham's ruins.;Rated for words & imagery;4th in my 2019 SSS Project

Words: 2115, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Gotham (TV)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth, Jeremiah Valeska (Mentioned), Ecco (mentioned), Harvey Bullock (mentioned), Lucius Fox (Mentioned)

Relationships: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Tabitha Galavan/Barbara Kean (mentioned), Jim Gordon/Barbara Kean (mentioned), Jeremiah Valeska/Ecco (mentioned), One sided Jeremiah Valeska/Bruce Wayne (mentioned)

Additional Tags: canon compliant AU, possible future fic, HEAVY SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SEASON 4 AND THE OPENING TO 5!, Grumpy Cat and 007 Team Up To Save Their Bruce, batfamily, Gotham BatFamily, Bruce Wayne Needs a Hug, Selina Kyle loves Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne loves Selina Kyle, Sometimes Retreat is the Only Option., Escape from Gotham City, Selina and Alfred Team Up., Anything for Bruce., The Bat and The Cat., Alfred loves his Emo kids dearly., BatCat, Baby BatCat, Bruce x selina, I thought you were dead!, Aftermath of trauma, Hope springs eternal for a happy ending for these two crazy Emo kids., Cats Have 9 Lives, Enough is Enough., Selina refuses to lose Bruce to Gotham's bullshit and Alfred is down to help by ANY MEANS NECESSARY

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DwS1FH

[avery-grayson-blog]

001. The House That Built Me // “I thought if I could touch this place or feel it, this brokenness inside me might start healing. Out here it's like I'm someone else, I thought that maybe I could find myself.”

Technically the Grayson family still owns their original home back in Charleston, so this isn’t COMPLETELY accurate, but the idea of it holds true. One of the main selling points to moving to Atlanta (and returning to South Carolina each year) is that it’s helped her feel more in touch with her “roots” and who she used to be as Avery Grayson, the girl, before she became Nikita Grayson, the actress. Although she never voices it much, there’s a large part of her that feels a disconnect between who she is on the inside and the image she often has to portray.

 002. Stars // “All those times we looked up at the sky, looking out so far, we felt like we could fly. And now I'm all alone in the dark of night, the moon is shining, but I can't see the light”

This song is dedicated to her mother. When Avery was twelve she lost her mother in a car accident during a hurricane that hit the eastern coast. It was an event that would literally shape the rest of her life and the way she viewed or reacted to specific situations. Upon entering the entertainment industry she decided to use the professional alias ‘Nikita’--- a play on her middle name, Nicole, and her mother’s first name, Tabitha.

003. Drown // “What doesn't destroy you, leaves you broken instead. Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper, and I can't take one more moment of this silence, the loneliness is haunting me.”

After her mother’s passing Avery went through an extremely dark and difficult time. She’d been far too young to cope on her own while old enough to recognize what a loss it truly was. As time went on her grief turned to periods of rage and destruction as she tried to sort through the mess that had become her mind. Most notably during this period of her life was the feud that began with her father, Nathaniel, that still remains today.

004. Cop Car  // “But there was somethin' 'bout the way the blue lights were shinin', bringing out the freedom in your eyes, I was too busy watching you going wild child to be worried about going to jail.”

Theo Hawkins and Avery Grayson went hand in hand growing up. It wasn’t until an incident the summer after her 17th birthday that their dynamic changed from best friends to more. It was a young summer love doomed from the start but she credits it as her first real romance. (tag later after acceptances)

005. Sorry // “'Cause I can sometimes treat the people that I love like jewelry, 'Cause I can change my mind each day, I didn't mean to try you on, but I still know your birthday, and your mother's favorite song.”

In most cases Nikita’s never felt regret for the way she’s rapidly ended relationships because she never took them seriously. However, one relationship in her past was different than the rest and reconnecting with him in Atlanta has made her reevaluate her previous ways. ( @mranthonywilliams )

006. Kindly Calm Me Down // “When my world gets loud, could you make it quiet down? When my head, it pounds, could you turn down all the sound? If I lay in pain, by my side would you stay? If I need you now, would you kindly calm me down?”

Despite the fact that over a decade has passed since her mother’s death the lingering affects that it’s had on her life still remain. To the public she’s the ‘American Sweetheart’, a true southern belle with a million dollar smile and a heart of gold. While that might be true to an extent, there is so much of Nikita that is never seen outside of her closest circle of friends (the nightmares that still plague her, the crippling fear she holds inside about losing somebody again). Thankfully she’s found herself those true few that have seen what goes on behind closed doors and have always been there to help her through the dark times. ( @annabelle-grayson, @zachgrayson, @brettgoldstein, @finnsta, @lipreese )

007. Tee Shirt // “When I saw you, everyone knew I liked the effect that you had on my eyes, but no one else heard the weight of your words or felt the effect that they have on my mind.”

Nikita never expected her arranged engagement to actually work. What completely caught her off guard about Colt, however, was the way she actually felt herself drawn to him from the start. It wasn’t just his outward appearance, although she likes that just fine, but something in the way he carried himself and seemed determined to always keep her on her toes. He’s shown her a considerate and sincere side that has made her stop looking at it all as an obligation and instead as something she wants for herself and no other reason.  ( @coltcandler )

008. I Got You // “I'd do the time for you, Tell a lie for you, Yeah, baby, that's what I'd do. I'd walk the line for you, take a shot for you, yeah, baby, that's what I'd do. 'Cause I got you, it's true, I'd die for you.”

If there’s one thing that could be said about Nikita it’s that she's been fiercely loyal to the people she loves her entire life. There literally isn’t a single thing she wouldn’t do for any one of them and she will always have their back whenever they need her. Friendship and loyalty have always been two of the most important things to her so, in this case, she absolutely believes in ‘do for others what you would want them to do for you’. (y’all know who you are I’m not tagging the world in this one lmao)

009. Tattoos On This Town // “It sure left its mark on us, we sure left our mark on it. We let the world know we were here with everything we did--- We laid a lot of memories down, like tattoos on this town.”

This song basically goes out to every single place she’s ever lived from Charleston to New York City, Los Angeles to Atlanta. Her life has taken her all over (mostly due to her acting career) but each place (and the memories made there) has laid its own mark on her, making her the person she is today. Likewise, Nikita would like to think that she’s left an impression everywhere she’s went, even if it was only on one person.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

True North

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DwS1FH

by CMW2

CANON COMPLIANT AU WITH HEAVY SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SEASON 4 AND THE FIRST EPS OF 5; After the events of 'Not You, Too', Bruce is ecstatic that Selina is alive but he is about to truly lose it. Being the True North of his life, Selina enlists the one person who loves him more than her to help him escape Gotham's ruins.;Rated for words & imagery;4th in my 2019 SSS Project

Words: 2115, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Gotham (TV)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth, Jeremiah Valeska (Mentioned), Ecco (mentioned), Harvey Bullock (mentioned), Lucius Fox (Mentioned)

Relationships: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Tabitha Galavan/Barbara Kean (mentioned), Jim Gordon/Barbara Kean (mentioned), Jeremiah Valeska/Ecco (mentioned), One sided Jeremiah Valeska/Bruce Wayne (mentioned)

Additional Tags: canon compliant AU, possible future fic, HEAVY SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SEASON 4 AND THE OPENING TO 5!, Grumpy Cat and 007 Team Up To Save Their Bruce, batfamily, Gotham BatFamily, Bruce Wayne Needs a Hug, Selina Kyle loves Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne loves Selina Kyle, Sometimes Retreat is the Only Option., Escape from Gotham City, Selina and Alfred Team Up., Anything for Bruce., The Bat and The Cat., Alfred loves his Emo kids dearly., BatCat, Baby BatCat, Bruce x selina, I thought you were dead!, Aftermath of trauma, Hope springs eternal for a happy ending for these two crazy Emo kids., Cats Have 9 Lives, Enough is Enough., Selina refuses to lose Bruce to Gotham's bullshit and Alfred is down to help by ANY MEANS NECESSARY

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DwS1FH

[tabithaxking]

"Okay, okay," Tabitha relents with a playful air as Keo refuses to give her any indication of what she was drinking. A part of her hopes that the flask isn't the pinnacle of his plans for the night but her mind can't even fathom what else he might cook up. "Keep your secrets then."

Tapping her glass against his in cheers, she takes a calculated sip. The liquid is fizzy and sweet and it burns all the way down to her mostly empty stomach. "No, yeah, totally-" she agrees with his suggestion to take it slow with a pained nod, before immediately taking another sip just to acclimatise.

Her body involuntarily reacts to his hand taking hers, seemingly for no reason. The question he poses is lost amongst the various thoughts that flooded through her mind as she sinks into the feeling. "You want to dance out there?" She points a lifted pinkie on the hand that held her drink towards the crowds of people. "With me?" The music was less club-like and more string quartet. Tabitha wasn't even sure if you could dance to something this slow but clearly people were.

She doesn't immediately dismiss the idea, like she normally would. All she wanted tonight was to feel different. Less like a twenty-four year old mom run off her feet and more.. normal. This was her chance. "Alright, 007. Sweep me off my feet," she challenges him.

( @keolalagaaia )

Keo's eyes widened when she told him not to think of anything gross, not because he had but because he wanted her to think he had. He knocks it off when she leads him along with her to the bar, his mind clouded then with thoughts he worried she actually might find gross in some capacity.

"No, you don't want to know, that's all part of the mystery. The intrigue." Keo says over the sound of his flask being screwed shut, the holder held down beneath where the edge of the bar reached so that no bartending eyes caught sight of it and took issue with his improvements to the drinks ordered.

He re-pockets it and takes his glass in hand, cheersing her before he takes a gulp of the cranberry sparkler that he had turned into a generous triple with his unrestricted pours.

"Fuck me, that'll do it," He says with an exhale, the remainder of his drink destined to be downed like a shot so his stomach didn't try rebel against the strength.

"Maybe you should sip on that so we actually end up seeing midnight," His tone is teasing as he took her hand again with his free one, less objective driven than moments before when she had done the same -- he just wanted to.

"What's it going to take to get you out on the dancefloor with me?"

@tabithaxking

[tabithaxking]

Tabitha stifled a laugh as Keo did a pageant-like twirl. "I could see that," she agreed with the James Bond comment. He definitely had same womanizing tendencies as 007. It took more effort than she'd care to admit to not let her eyes focus too long on just how good he looked.

She noted that if she were reading his mind, she hoped it was a one-way connection. Keo didn't need to know where her train of thought had gone. Her eyes narrow intensely at him, as if all her energy was going towards this telepathy he believed she had. "Don't think anything gross while I'm inside your head, okay? I've had enough trauma for this lifetime." Her eyes broke contact to glance at the bar in question and then followed back to the breast pocket of Keo's suit. A mischievous grin falling on her lips.

"Oh, fuck yeah." Tabitha had never wanted some liquid courage more in her life. She didn't hesitate to take his wrist in her hand and begin pulling him through the building crowd.

The bar would be crowded as the night went on, but it was still relatively early. Drinks ordered, extra shots added. Tabitha's breath hitched slightly as she sniffed at the drink, unable to determine that liquor was mixed in. "Do I want to know what was in that flask? Or is that part of the mystery I was promised?" A curious eyebrow raised. "Don't think I've forgotten."

( @keolalagaaia )

"That makes it more fun for me."

He's always been good at the fun part, it was everything else that came to him less easily and was sought with less effort. It was different with Tab, he didn't feel as adrift around her when he had to exist in the realer parts of life.

At the returned compliment, he tucks his thumbs into the lapels of his suit jacket and gives a full thirty-sixty turn so she could see just how formal and on theme he was.

"Why thank you, I feel like I'm rocking it. Samoan James Bond."

( No one who knew him would ever associate Keola with high-effort, or any most days, but he felt an outlier desire to make sure she knew he was at least capable of it. )

"You read my mind," He says as his hand finds hers in a loose hold, leading her inside with him. Once in the main room among a sea of familiar faces he liked just a little bit less than hers, he looks to her like he's examining something, "You still reading it?"

Though it's a joke, he hopes not. Too many thoughts existed in his otherwise usually blitzed mind when she was the only thing he could see.

"--Because if you could, you already know what my game plan is. You, me, that bar over there, this flask in here," He brings their joined hands near to where his contraband flask was resting in the inside pocket of his suit, "Some hella beveragios to say bye-bye 2024. Champagne won't do it for the year I had. You down?"

@tabithaxking