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[fantastic-mr-corvid]

Breathing again

Characters: Tesoro, Elena Words: 1,432 No warnings apply

Elena gets a call from Tesoro, and while she's expecting a heart to heart over his recent breakup with Conficcare, she's not expecting the thought she coaxes out of her best freind to be "What if I wasn't a man" Still, she will do anything for her oldest freind, including walking them through their thoughts and doubts and counteracting each of them, hoping that Tesoro can finally stop holding their breath, stop hiding themselves, and relax, like the rest of them have been learning to do.

[Edited] Exert:

Tesoro's voice cut through her thoughts, his usually bright greeting heavy with exhaustion and edged in worry. 

“Talk to me Tesoro.” 

“Don’t worry, ‘Lena I’m– just–” his sigh echoed down the line, his next words muffled, “–it's just– just thoughts, I’m physically safe– as I ever can be,” 

It wasn't the fault of the phone lines that his laugh was hollow, hollow in a way that reached out and carved a hole in her own heart.

“Thoughts can be plenty dangerous, we both know that well enough,” 

“Yeah, these ones are… Fuck, Elena, I’m too old for this,”

Refusing to engage Tesoros dreams of dying young and escaping self growth- mid thirties was still perfectly young for people who didn't live like him- Elena pressed further.

“Tell me, you can always tell me,”

“What if I wasn't a man,” Tesoro whispered to her, like if he said it out loud something would strike him down.

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[a-wild-things-rambles]

one day i will create a character that has a moral alignment of good that doesn't have a massive exception for shitty rich people but i was raised on folk ballads about hanging the rich fucks and songs where grief went hand and hand with anger and righteous violence and i can get in the head of a character that is evil and manipulative but i cant get in the head of one that isn't down to do some noble murder. hes a country boy with a heart of gold but he knew why his people were starving and he knows why the money is tight and there's being Good and there's being good and bless their greedy hearts to the damn grave, but they have the money to keep from the grave, money taken form people who they push closer every day.

[ao3fics-lost-and-found]

I'm looking for a supercorp fic. Lena did not take the reveal well and is mad at Kara. Kara listens to Lena's heart and realizes she has a murmur. She is worried when the murmur gets worse and she talks to Sam. Sam gets Lena to see a doctor and to take care of herself.

Thanks.

Fandom: Supergirl

Pairing: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor

Please, help us find this fic! Leave your suggestions in the comments. Thank you! 🙏😊🦸‍♀️

Edit:

This fic has been found. Thank you, @scrtagnthamster !

It's "Supercorptober 2024" by TheBirdWrites.

This is a collection of stories but the murmur storyline is chapters 12, 14, 16 to 21.

[thatonebirdwrites]

Title courtesy of my artist @rainbow-rebellion . :D Here is the art for it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61718074

EXCERPT:

Alex stared down the mountain goat. It stood on the path between her and the hotel and refused to move. It’s horns curled over its ears, and it pawed the ground. A warning likely. She held out her arm to keep Kelly behind her.

She was not going to be bested by a damn goat. “Shoo,” she waved a hand at it. The goat refused yet again by stomping its hoof, its beady black eyes focused on Alex. What if she tackled it? Maybe, if she’s fast enough, she can knock it aside and scare it off? Or she’ll end up kicked in the face or chest.

“Maybe don’t antagonize it?” Kelly whispered.

That would be a fitting summary of their entire vacation, wouldn’t it? Don’t antagonize the goats. Don’t antagonize the cats. Don’t antagonize the ghosts. The universe seemed determined to make her and Kelly’s vacation a wild and irritating romp. Hell romp for Alex, though Kelly preferred to call it ‘therapeutic.’

Ghosts, goats, and cats were not what Alex deemed therapeutic, but who was she to deny her wife’s needs?

“Fine, but it still needs to move,” Alex whispered back. She took a deep breath and decided to try the ‘be bigger and scarier’ tactic. She braced herself, waved her arms above her head, and tried to look as large as possible. “Booo! Shooo!”

The goat stared at her and huffed again, unimpressed.

She needed a new tactic. A ‘what would her daughter and sister do’ sort of tactic.

[dansenbb]

Art for ClaraZorEl's Dansen Fic by TheBirdWrites

[metalwarrior22]

Read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ufJF2Na by TheBirdWrites Asami works with Mako and Lin to track down the thieves who stole her planes. Meanwhile, the Senate investigates whether Asami or her company faked the thefts to aid the bandits. Bolin spies on Kuvira for Asami and uncovers a disturbing conspiracy. Meanwhile, Korra desperately searches for Toph in order to finally heal herself so she can return to Asami's side. The Krew and Air Nation fight to avoid a second World War, but as Kuvira continues her take over of the Earth Kingdom that grows more and more difficult. Can they stop her in time? Words: 4419, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 7 of Shared Moments Fandoms: Avatar: Legend of Korra Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Categories: F/F Characters: Korra (Avatar), Asami Sato, Bolin (Avatar), Mako (Avatar), Jinora (Avatar), Opal (Avatar), Lin Beifong, Suyin Beifong, Tenzin (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Katara (Avatar), Kuvira (Avatar) Relationships: Korra/Asami Sato, Bolin/Opal (Avatar) Additional Tags: War, Lead up to war, Conspiracy, Espionage, PTSD, Trauma, Healing, Corporate Espionage, Politics, Bending (Avatar), Spirit Energy, Spirit World, Fascism, Anti-Fascism Read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/ufJF2Na

[syrella]

Finished this piece finally! It's Korra and Asami dressed in disguise, getting ready to go out for an evening!

Read more about their adventures here:

Commissioned by my friend @thatonebirdwrites! Happy Birthday!!

[fanfictionfaberrycentral]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Characters: Lena Luthor, Kara Danvers, Kara Zor-El, Alex Danvers, Kelly Olsen (Supergirl TV 2015), Samantha "Sam" Arias, Nia Nal, Brainy Additional Tags: Supercorptober, Supercorptober 2024 Summary:

Dumping place for whatever I write for this year's prompts.

[thatonebirdwrites]

Whole storyline in Unraveling Realities about that. LOL

[fantastic-mr-corvid]

11 for the kiss prompts???

Hehe that's so perfect for Muro/Elena tyyyy [from this ask game]

11, when one stops the kiss to whisper “I’m sorry, are you sure you-” and they answer by kissing them more

Pretty early after the two have met again, Muro still very uncertain about himself and Elena unable to contain her affection for him. ft proud father uncle caretaker Muro wanting Elena & Rametta to meet

It had been a long afternoon, late lunch at one of Muros favourite cafés, run by an old acquaintance- of both of them in fact- who respected Muros wish for discretion and privacy, turned lengthy discussions of Elenas life, with him occasionally contributing what little of his life remained unrelated to what Elena left to escape.

Rametta and Cecio mainly, his pride in his they grew up, in how they have defied the misguided lessons they were taught.

"I think you two would get on,"

Elena hummed in curiosity, fingers intertwined with his on the table, thumb gently rubbing the back of his own, her sharp eyes having figured out what few areas of skin on his hands still had sensation, and smirking in delight every time he noticed again, cheeks ever so subtly darkening, but his eyes darting away much more obvious in how she affects him.

"There's a lot you could discuss, i think it would be good for her to talk to someone-"

"Talk woman to woman?" The arch of Elenas eyebrow indicated he should chose his words carefully.

"You both had to fight to be women, fight to be feminine in the way you wanted to be, it's different, but I think it would be nice for her to know she's not the only one taking on that fight- God knows my experiences can't help in that regard,"

An affirmative hum is his answer, one hes more than happy with-

"You really care about her, don't you?"

He can feel his forehead creasing, "Of course I do, shes a great kid-"

Elenas laugh is filled with joy and fondness, the sharp edges on everything she used to do now worn away.

"You haven't fucking changed, have you? Not in any way that matters, you still have that big heart and all that love you barely know what to do with,"

Before Muro can insist on all the ways he has changed, for the worse, insist on all the ways he's so far from who he used to be, Elenas brown eyes are suddenly right in font of him, suddenly closing, dark lashes fanned against her cheeks-

His own eyes stay open as their lips touch, heart racing in panic, he needs her to know what a mistake she's making-

He takes a few seconds of shock but finally manages to pull back.

“I’m sorry, are you sure you-”

Elena leans in again to peck him on the lips, thumb still rubbing circles on his own. Her eyes are filled with sorrow, but quickly replaced with determination.

"I didn't realise you were still so affected by me,"

"This isn't something to laugh at, 'Lena, you left for a reason,"

The corners of her eyes crinkled, overwhelming fondness clear on her face, but how could it be for him?

"I came back for one to, my lovely idiota, and I'm wise enough to know how to navigate here without falling into those old traps, what, you think I haven't found dangerous things to do besides you?"

His cheeks burn at that last turn of phrase, greeted with a smirk, 'Lena knowing exactly what words she picked.

"I don't mind taking it slow Muro, you know this place and it's pitfalls better than me, but I'm tired of giving up the people I love to stay safe, what's a little trip to this side of town every now and again going to do to me really?"

Midnight phone calls from scared women he occasionally interacted with, repeating demands from his enemies at gunpoint filled his ears, Cecios tearstained face as he revealed that the scholarship was a trap from Passione, Conficcare with a black eye because someone knew enough that Muro cared about him, but not enough that he was dangerous too, and so many other images flooded his minds eye.

"More than you could know, the stakes have changed,"

"I trust you to keep me safe Muro, and I can hold my own, I even have my own enemies I'll need to protect you from,"

He finally pulls his hand away, untangling it from hers, eyes staring anywhere but at her.

"Slow, very slow- places that keep quiet, places without ears and records-"

Lips quicky brush against his forehead, dragging his eyes back to her-

"Sounds perfect,"

He slumps against the table, a large sigh turning to chuckles.

"You haven't- god I love you-"

He scrambles back into hight alert, wishing he could claw back those words-

"Love you to, idiota, I love you too,"

Maybe it will work out, certainly if Elena gets any say in the matter.

He can't hide the fondness in his voice, not sure why he ever tried, "I missed you,"

[swimming-guy]

OK! i haven't actually finished reading this one but the parts of it I've read have been pretty good

Hey so I follow a lota korrasami writers/lovers/shipers/posters and I was wondering if any of you guys could recommend some good fics without smut? It's really not my thing, they can be suggestive but please no smut I just love the dynamics ppl will write for them and then it's a smut focused fic and I'm like damn well atleast I got like three sentences of cute dynamics time to comb ao3 to see if I can find anything with more plot

[dansenbb]

Goatbusters by TheBirdWrites

Alex Danvers/Kelly Olsen

Summary

Alex: "I'm not afraid of no goat." _______________ The goat stared down Alex, its beady black eyes likely murderous. Alex did not have time for this. "Maybe don't antagonize it?" Kelly suggested softly. She held one of the cats, the other nowhere to be seen. She thought of all the actions and decisions that brought her to this moment. Of how quickly this vacation went off the rails, as if the universe refused to let her rest. It was kind of pissing her off. This goat became the ire of all her frustrations.

Language: English || Words: 12,722 || Chapters: 1/1

[metalwarrior22]

Spirit World Vacation

Read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/kPqi9Vv by TheBirdWrites Asami and Korra escape Varrick's Wedding to go on an spontaneous vacation in the Spirit World. Asami is beset with anxiety over the lack of plans, but as it becomes more and more apparent Korra likes her back, Asami dives into her beloved's spontaneity and hopes for the best. Updates weekly on Sundays. (More focused on my Shared Moments series, so this one is self-indulgent to balance the sadness that is Book 3.5 of Shared Moments.) Note: This digs into the Canon's version of their Spirit World adventures that is at the start of Turf Wars. It assumes they were gone for several days (perhaps almost a week) since the comic itself never fully confirmed the exact count of days they were vacationing. This gives me a little wiggle-room for cuteness. I'm convinced they kissed before the "official kiss" in Turf Wars. I think Asami just wanted to kiss her again. And again. And all the time probably. Words: 6086, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English Series: Part 2 of Korrasami Adventures Fandoms: Avatar: Legend of Korra Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: Korra (Avatar), Asami Sato, Jinora (Avatar) Relationships: Korra/Asami Sato Additional Tags: Spirit World Vacation, Canon Compliant, two dorks in love, Dancing and Singing, References to Kyoshi and Rangi because why not, Asami wants a plan but Korra wants to wing it, Planning versus spontaneity, Korrasami - Freeform, Just Kiss Already!, Korra/Asami Sato-centric Read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/kPqi9Vv

[a-wild-things-rambles]

one thing is they made squatting harder, my parents and there friends squatted on and off until there mid 30s

there used to be large squats in different areas and you could join one for a short while if u knew someone who knew someone,

hell you used to be able to rent an abandoned nursing home in a row of buildings slated for demolition for 50 p per person per night.

you used to work on a bypass as a digger, and one of the older ones would say your cool want to squat with us, you used to be able to move around the country squating, or camping or renting for dirt cheap in groups, you could have a mate thats got a job in Brighton, and all you would need is a train fare and you could crash with his squat.

you could all pile in train and go to snowdonia every month after payday and clime, you could get the train the the bus to the lake district and sleep on the side of the road, if a mate had a van you could park up on a bypass

you cant do that anymore, they introduced laws that made it easier to kick out squatters, advances in surveillance means it was harder to squat cause there was cameras. they pushed people into sites, they put them into jails and council flats.

i hear my parents and there friend speak about this, this freedom, and i cry, because i cant do that these days, i have to think about rent, mortgages and all that at a young age, when they talk they are mourning the community they had, the family of people.

they live scattered now, kids mean you cant go halfway across the country to meet a mate, high train prices, the cost of a van, the cost of missing work. some live in sites, with dody water and miles from town, left to languish cause they couldent take part in society.

squatting as a young adult meant you dident have to worry about about the roof over your head, you dident have to own a house, or worry about rent.

and now its hard, now with our level of surveillance, now you cant just crash somewhere, you cant squat in someone 3rd home cause its got a state of the art security system and they pay for a cleaner to go reound every week. its not thet the rich are using there extra houses, its that they keep an eye on them more

sometimes I’ll listen to talks and interviews by people who were working artists in the eighties and early nineties when it was possible to scrape and put by on a part time working class job while developing and distributing their own skills and I’ll think about the mass sacrificial zone of art and culture that formed while multiple generations of artists were robbed of the time and energy and means to create, the artists who couldn’t rent cheap flophouses and gogo dance in bars or dishwash or bounce or escort or walk dogs part time and still support themselves, the unnecessary forced desperation of survival eating more and more away at the limited number of hours in a day available to make art.

[fanfictionfaberrycentral]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Characters: Lena Luthor, Barry Allen, Kara Danvers, Samantha "Sam" Arias, Winn Schott Jr., Nia Nal, Alex Danvers, Jack Spheer, James "Jimmy" Olsen Additional Tags: SupergirlMayhem2024, SGMayhem2024, SGMH2024, SuperCorp, Jeopardy, jeopardy au, Supergirl Mayhem Event Summary:

This is the art I drew for Nottawriter's excellent Jeopardy fic!

[junker-town]

How Zion Williamson is being used by the Pelicans in his earliest NBA games

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Zion is playing lots of small ball center, and shooting 75 percent from the floor. This is how the Pelicans are using him so far.

Zion Williamson has made a brilliant return from injury before. After missing three weeks of action at Duke following the blown out shoe heard around the world, the future No. 1 overall draft pick combined for 60 points and 25 rebounds in his first two games back from injury in the ACC tournament. Williamson’s first injury as a pro was less visceral but more severe, keeping him out the first three months of the NBA season as anticipation mounted for one more the most awaited debuts in league history.

Williamson has now played two games for the New Orleans Pelicans on a strict minute restriction that has essentially allowed him to play only the first five minutes of each quarter. While we’ve yet to see Zion unleashed in all his fury, his first couple games back have hinted at how the Pelicans plan to use him, and at just how incredible he’s going to be once he’s fully healthy.

In two games against the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets, Williamson has combined for 37 points and 13 rebounds on 15-of-20 shooting in 39 total minutes. His return has given us fleeting moments greatness, like the 3:08 stretch in his debut where he hit four consecutive three-pointers and scored 17 straight points.

Part of what makes Williamson such a fascinating player is how versatile he is: he can be used a ball handler or a big man at either end, with his unprecedented combination of speed, power, and touch giving him so many outlets to impact the game. Williamson’s role will likely change over time, but this is what we know about his game in the NBA so far.

The Pelicans are giving Williamson time as a small ball center

The Pelicans have Williamson in the starting lineup at power forward to begin games, flanked by Lonzo Ball, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Ingram, and Derrick Favors. After his first stint, though, Williamson is seeing a lot of time as the only big man on the floor. Williamson has played 46 percent of his minutes at center so far, according to basketball-reference.

What does this look like functionally? It means we’ve seen Williamson as the roll man in the pick-and-roll, not the ball handler. He demands an immense amount of attention in these actions and is skilled enough to finish the play with a bucket most of the time.

Playing at the five has also given Williamson the opportunity to get touches in the post. New Orleans can space the floor around him with shooters, and let him go to work when he gets a switch on a smaller defender.

This was just way too easy.

Zion showing off the touch on his jumper pic.twitter.com/HSU2hm1Su7

— ESPN (@espn) January 25, 2020

The Pelicans have mostly been using Williamson at center in change of pace lineups to give their offense a boost. While he’s going to spend lots of time at power forward next to another intriguing Pelicans rookie, Jaxson Hayes, it’s clear head coach Alvin Gentry is happy to deploy Williamson at the five in certain situations.

Here’s a prediction for the immediate future: most of his best highlights will come when he’s playing center surrounded by shooters.

Williamson is already super efficient as a scorer

All Zion has done in his first two games is make 75 percent of his field goal attempts, no big deal.

Zion Williamson is the first player in NBA history to attempt at least 20 shots in his first 2 career games and make at least 75% of them (@EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/jPAL6JWt2j

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 25, 2020

This shouldn’t be much of a surprise. At Duke, Williamson made 74.7 percent of his two-point field goals, astounding efficiency for someone who took 364 two-point attempts. His 70.2 true shooting percentage was one of the best college hoops has ever seen for a high usage player.

Williamson won’t shoot 75 percent from the field against pros over the course of a full season, but he’s still going to be monstrously efficient. While his dunking ability has gotten so much attention, Williamson also has rare touch on layups around the rim. Once he gets close the basket, he’s usually going to score.

Zion already has a pronounced impact on winning

This stat says it all.

Pelicans Last 2 Games - Zion Williamson on floor (39 min): +19 - Zion Williamson off floor (57 min): -30 His 75% FG pct is the best through 2 games by anyone in the shot-clock era (min. 20 FGA) via @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/WBklEyuf8c

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 25, 2020

Everyone wants to see Williamson play more, but the Pelicans also know they need to keep him healthy long-term. Unfortunately, the minute restriction is having a short-term impact on their ability to win games. It’s possible New Orleans could have beaten Denver and San Antonio with Williamson playing a full minutes load. Instead, they lost both games after he came out.

Zion can still blow us away with his athleticism

Into the stands!

How high did Zion get on this block?! pic.twitter.com/3EMbDUX9sp

— The Bird Writes (@thebirdwrites) January 25, 2020

In the future, don’t be surprised when Williamson starts tipping the ball to himself in situations like that one to kick start the fastbreak. For now, we’ll take the viral highlight.

The Pelicans will eventually try to use Williamson as an offensive initiator, both handling the ball in the pick-and-roll and running isolations. As a big man, his short roll passing will only improve, which will unlock so many open shots for the New Orleans offense.

These are just our first glimpses at what Williamson is like in the NBA. Please just keep this man healthy, because he’s already so much fun to watch.