New Fic - raised out in the cold
Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
Word Count: 1,528
Tags: Missing Scene, worldbuilding with legos and no i am not reading the instructions, Rolan needs a wizard big brother and Gale is here, Gale: you need a mentor, Rolan: yeah i know i'm looking at him, Spoilers for Act 3 (Baldur's Gate 3), Location: Sorcerous Sundries (Baldur's Gate), wizards help wizards because some of us are late to the game
Summary: When meeting Rolan in Sorcerous Sundries, Gale is shocked to see the man still dressed in the robes of an novice. So he takes it in to his own hands to see Rolan kitted out with the wizarding indicators of talent appropriate to his station.
y'know those videos where it's like "if you never had a big sister teach you this, let me be your big sister, let me teach you this"? it's that, but it's Gale teaching Rolan the basics of operating in the wizarding sectors of a city. also Gale 100% does not realize that that is what he is doing, because of course he doesn't.
also, unless AO3 is lying to me, this is the first fic of Rolan and Gale just being bros? no ship just friends? hot take: they should be bastard wizard besties. nemeses in a way where it is enrichment activity for both of them. everyone get on that.
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The Call is Coming From Inside the House
Summary: The team watches horror movie to see which is the most messed up of all time.
Written for: @buckybarnesbingo
Words: 1163
Square Filled: U2- FUBAR
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Female Reader
Warnings: Mentions of horror movie violence
A/N: If you’ve watched any of the movies I’ve mentioned, you’ll know exactly what I’m referring to
It started off with a conversation about horror movies. Everyone had their own opinion on which was the most messed up of all.
“I’m telling you, it’s the Re-Animator Trilogy. There’s just a level of misogyny that’s not even in the original H. P. Lovecraft story,” you protested.
“No way. The Saw movies are way more FUBAR than those cheaply done flicks of the 80’s,” Clint argued.
“Are you kidding, Clint? Some of the best franchises came out of the 80’s. Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Aliens, Friday the 13th just to name a few. Not to mention The Thing. I mean, that was pretty messed up if you ask me,” Nat chimed in.
“Guys, the foreign market has way more messed up movies than those. Just look at Last Train to Busan for example. Then the original Japanese copies of The Grudge and The Ring,” Tony countered.
Steve and Bucky had no idea what anyone was on about. Back in their day, horror movies were a lot more sedated in their day. Movies with the likes of Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. who were all masters of the craft without going over the top.
“Well, there’s only one way we’re going to settle this… we’re going to have to watch them all,” you suggested.
…
So began your mega movie marathon, starting with the 1982 classic The Thing. Bucky thanked all his lucky stars that in all his time fighting aliens, he never came against one so disturbing. Then again, he hadn’t visited Outpost 13 in Antarctica…
“You know, I once saw a Pingu version of this movie,” you stated.
“You lie,” Clint huffed.
“It’s not a lie. Apparently it was pulled from YouTube for being too messed up and I think licencing also had something to do with it being pulled as well,” you explained.
Before Clint could argue, Tony butted in.
“No, she’s right,” he said, bringing up the video on the big screen. “It’s supposed to be a parody on both…”
The video was much shorter than the movie but no less creepy, maybe even more so given that it was based on a children’s show. After that, you watched the first of the Re-Animator Trilogy. When it came to what was perhaps the most messed up scene of the movie, Bucky and Steve couldn’t stand to watch. You followed them out too as it was your least favourite scene.
“You actually like that stuff?” Bucky asked, feeling rather queasy.
“That scene in particular? No, I can’t say I do. It has nothing to do with the original story. When I first read there was a movie based on it, I thought it was cool but then I was totally blindsided by that scene. I read up on it and their first choice in actress had to back out because her mother didn’t want her doing it. The scene was taxing on the actor and cost him his marriage… I like certain elements of horror; the jump scares, the suspense, the complex characters and clever use of practical effects but stuff like that I feel is completely unnecessary…”
Bucky nodded slowly. When you put it like that, it made sense. He too liked a story with a good plot and decent characters but when it came to stuff like that… Before Bucky could say any more, Sam called letting you know that the awful part was over and you could return to the living room.
…
After watching all three movies (the others agreed the third was the weakest in the trilogy), it was getting late. You decided to squeeze in one last movie before going to bed which was the first of the Saw movies. Bucky felt sick to his stomach at the gory scenes. He had been trained in torture techniques as a part of HYDRA but this was some next level stuff. Feeling overwhelmed, Bucky walked out. You decided to follow him.
“You can go back and watch the movie if you want,” Bucky sighed as you stood next to him.
“I think I’d much hang out with you,” you confessed.
Bucky smiled softly at you. Before he could say anything further, the power was cut. Instinctively, you reached for Bucky’s hand as he pulled you closer to his body. Part Avengers training, part paranoia from the movies, you were both on edge, preparing for danger. The power went back on just as suddenly as it went out.
“Sorry, everyone. There was tripped power switch,” Tony explained.
The pair of you sighed in relief, still holding each other as the adrenaline coursing through you started to calm down.
“I think… I think I might just go to bed,” Bucky sighed.
“Actually, that sounds like a good idea,” you agreed.
“Could you… stay with tonight? After all those horror movies, I… I don’t want to be alone,” Bucky confessed.
“I understand that,” you softly smiled. “Of course, I’ll stay…”
Bucky smiled back and held your hand as you headed to his room.
“Hey, you two. You know one of the top rules about horror movies. The couple who goes off together usually are one of the first to get picked off,” Sam teased.
You flipped him off as you passed by, making everybody laugh and relieving some of the tension built up by the movie.
…
After you both got changed, you and Bucky cuddled in his bed.
“Are you okay, Bucky?” you asked, noticing how quiet he was.
“Yeah… it’s just… today was a lot… I’m not used to that much violence…”
“You’re an Avenger,” you stated, raising an eyebrow.
“Yeah, but that’s different. That’s… action violence not… you know…”
You cuddled close to him, making him smile.
“I think I understand… There’s only a certain amount of that kind of thing I can watch in a day too… horror movies can be fun and all but I like them in small doses…”
“Do you want to watch kid’s cartoons until we fall asleep?” you asked.
“That sounds nice… Not Pingu though. Still feeling a little scarred from that last movie.”
“Fair enough,” you laughed, putting on a light and cute cartoon.
…
So that was how your horror movie marathon ended; with you and Bucky peacefully falling asleep to something more wholesome. The next day, the others wanted to continue but you and Bucky turned them down. You both decided to have a movie marathon of your own that was a little sweeter and more comfortable and a whole less FUBAR. If it meant cuddling with Bucky, you wouldn’t ask for it any other way.
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eyyyy guess who wrote a month of My Hero Academia fanfic and posted none of it on Tumblr
so if you want the whole series, here is link (mostly dadmight, but also some Aizawa and Todoroki fam)
fics with titles and vibes are below the cut
roll for chaos (add proficiency modifier) - Izuku Midoriya and the Todoroki kids play Dungeons and Dragons
the future starts with you - The All Might was the pinnacle of technology. Within a few short years, it became the industry standard for mechs. But after years of having suspicions about the origins of the AI that accompanies the machine, Midoriya Izuku finally gets his hands on a prototype model, and vengeance quests have had weirder origin stories. (proto-Dadmight)
all these feelings (caught in my throat) - Waking up from a nightmare, Hitoshi is reminded that coping skills are, and just hear me out here for a second, good. (Dadzawa)
eager your kind are to meet you - There was a new god in Musutafu. Izuku knew it. He would swear it. No one had reported anything that would particularly herald a god, no unexplained lights or miracles or destruction. No one would, not if they were a small god; small gods would hardly cause any fuss at all. (Izuku & Aizawa, but not Dadzawa vibes)
did you know 'erroneous assumptions' is a four-letter word? - Four times someone swore around Midoriya Izuku, and one time Midoriya Izuku swore around everyone else (gen)
growing old is a blessing (and a promise to the past) - Toshinori travels to a future where he is dead and has been dead for a very long time, and he gets a gift he never could have asked for (Dadmight, also main character death)
a white knight (upon a fiery steed) - Momo saves Todoroki from a pushy reporter, and the defining characteristic of the fic is that Shouto is possessed of the intelligence given the average pet rock, but like, meant it affectionately
honesty: the best policy? more at eleven. - Izuku is hopped up on painkillers because achey breaky bones, calls All Might 'Dad', and then it's Dadmight but they are both supremely awkward about it because Feelings Are Hard (dadmight)
he stares into the face of death with eyes that never close - Toshinori is a merchant in Elden Ring, Izuku is Tarnished (dadmight, ish?)
the granddadmight jumpscare of the century - what it says on the tin. humor and fluff, and also Inko! we love Inko. (dadmight)
no one knows what a healthy bedtime is - Toshinori and Tsukauchi being bros in the trenches of 'self-care is hard', with also a halftime show of Dadmight (dadmight)
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