#time skips

[steddieunderdogfics]

A Certain Type by ann_anotherthing

Rec'd by Anonymous on this previous ask

@anniebass

Rating: Explicit

54,650 words, 8/8 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator chose not to use

Tags: Mutual Pining, idiots to lovers, Eddie POV, Angst, Porn With Plot, or like plot with porn it'll take a while to get there, Slow Burn, Eddie the slut, Angst and Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, Summer Vacation

Summary:

I mean, yeah, of course he has a type, duh. It’s big hairy guys for him. Eddie likes bears, the taller and meatier, the better. And it works for him, it really does, until they're done with tentacle monsters, demonic bats, fire and brimstone and snack-sized apocalypse, and he realizes that, huh, ex-douchey ex-jocks apparently are his type, too.

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This rec is a part of our Birthday Celebration! The theme this weekend is Time Skips.

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[mejcinta]

Things the major time skip in season 1 robbed us of:

Viserys inviting Otto back to court and Rhaenyra resisting it

Harwin and Rhaenyra's affair

Alicent sending Daeron off to Oldtown

Aegon and Helaena's wedding + the birth of their twins

Aemond adapting to his disability

Criston fostering Alicent's kids and basically becoming their dad.

Jace and Daeron's beef

How Aegon begun his night life

Laena and Daemon's forbidden marriage taking shape

Viserys' relationship with Aegon, Aemond and Helaena.

[xx-thedarklord-xx]

Secrets Undone (the Lightning Order)

It started out as a secret. Their love was hidden just between the two of them until it became a revolution. One where Harry and Draco would change the world. He just had to pass his O.W.L examinations first.

Some Tags: Secret Relationship, Sirius Black Lives, Harry and Dobby Friendship, Harry Leaves the Order, Draco and Weasley Twin Friendship

Ao3

[darthbloodorange]

Military Influence

Rating: Teens Universe: Marvel Cinematic Universe Pairings: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Characters: James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers Warnings: Swearing, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Sex, Implied Semi-Public Sex Major Tags: Crack Treated Seriously, Humour, Developing Relationship, Time Skips, Walking In On Someone, Good Friend James "Rhodey" Rhodes, He's Trying His Best… Okay?, James "Rhodey" Rhodes Needs a Hug, Protective James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark Has Issues, Steve Rogers Being a Little Shit, Dom Tony Stark, Sub Steve Rogers, POV James "Rhodey" Rhodes Word Count: 500 - Quintuple Drabble

Summery: Rhodey is worried about Tony. Has been for years. What Tony needs is some good old Military Influence in his life. ...Right?

For the: ✦ CapIM Holiday Exchange 2024 Community Gift Prompt: Steve Rogers and who the world expects him to be as Captain America are very different…

Read below or on AO3 >HERE<

Rhodey tosses the remote onto the couch and gets up. "You know what?"

The headlines of the latest 'Stark Scandal' run through his head on repeat.

"What?" Tony huffs, glaring.

"What you really need, Tony," he says, pointing at Tony, "...is more military in your life."

Tony rolls his eyes, "Oh, is that right?"

"Oh, that's right," Rhodey says, walking towards the door, leaving, "Show you how to be more disciplined. Half of this bullshit wouldn't even happen."

He lets the door slam behind him.

Rhodey worries for his friend.

Somedays, it feels like something drastic has to happen for Tony to realize he needs to course correct. Fast.

Captain America has returned.

It's hard to wrap his mind around. He had read comics about the guy. Watched the news reels. And now, he's here. Alive!

Like a childhood dream come true, he'll be able to actually meet Captain America.

Even better, it might even be the answer to his concerns.

Becoming Iron Man has helped Tony pull himself out of his downward spiral. But he needs a little more help. Someone to help set him on the right path.

Cap's a military man. He'll be able to help straighten Tony out. Keep him on track.

Rhodey smiles.

'Who'd you trust if not Captain America?'

There's been progress. But it's slow going. What's a Stark if not stubborn?

But the improvements have eased Rhodey's worries somewhat.

Tony's definitely been happier. He smiles more, like back when they first really became friends. It warms his heart to see.

He'd cut back on the parting to a huge degree, and according to JARVIS, the man had quit drinking.

Tony was even exercising, to his surprise. And eating better.

Things were on the up and up. Rhodey couldn't be happier. Or prouder.

Rhodey heads down the steps to Tony's workshop.

But freezes as he looks through the windows.

Captain America was perched on Tony's lap, pulling Tony in by his tie as Tony kissed him enthusiastically.

'…Okay,' he thinks, 'alright... we can work with this...'

Captain America rides a motorcycle out of a 47-story building, just three floors down from the roof. Crashing through the glass and soaring through the air. Driving the motorcycle through the cockpit of the HYDRA helicopter, managing to miss the spinning rotor blades, all while shooting.

The man pulls his shield free from the motorcycle as the helicopter quickly plummets from the ground and jumps. Jumps roughly 18 stories from the hard, super-solid, not at all soft, unyielding ground.

Free falling casually. Until Tony races over in the armor and catches him.

'He's not a bad influence,' Rhodey tells himself. 'He Can't be. He's Captain America. …Maybe this is just a taste of his own medicine.'

Rhodey rubs his eyes, willing the images from his mind as he runs.

But they won't go. Seared into his brain.

'Oh god!'

What was Tony even doing, spanking Captain America in the training room?

Maybe he was wrong all along.

"Fuck!"

THE END

[blackcat419]

How time skips fuck a story.

HotD has many time skips in the story, some help move the story along, some are there to fill time without showing anything, and some end up messing the story up by removing important character moments so the audience can only infer or be told about.

Time skip timeline

Episode 1: 9 year time skip between scenes 1 and 2. This is a good time skip as it establishes the past tension but doesn’t place major character moments or actions in the time skip.

Episode 2: 6 months pass between episode 1 and 2. This is an okay time skip as everything is kind of the same before and after with the only thing changing is the momentum for certain emotions. For example, Rhaenyra’s sadness over her mother’s death has lessened. The Velaryons are pushing for more power in the royal family. And Viserys has decided he will marry Alicent.

Episode 3: three year time skip. This is the first bad time skip. We miss the degradations of Rhaenyra and Alicent’s relationship, neither able to address Visery’s actions are talk about their own emotions about it. We also get Aegon being introduced, which should have been a major scene on its own. The male heir that Viserys destroyed his family for is here, and what do we get? Just, let’s go hunting! No politics plz! Alicent is also heavily pregnant with Helaena and we don’t know how she feels about this. Is she scared she’ll die? Will Viserys kill her for another male heir?

The only okay part of the time skip is the war in the step stoned because we know Daemon has joined with Corlys. Nothing has happen there that is of note.

Episode 4 & 5: a few months pass as Helaena is born (still no birth scene for Alicent to parallel Aemma, the last queen who died on that bed). And episode 5 follows right after.

Episode 6 & 7: 10 years. We get 4 new actors, 6 new kid characters with 2 new actors for Aegon and Helaena, and new relationship dynamics between multiple characters! We have Rhaenyra and Harwin having a whole relationship with three kids that they have to keep secret. Laenor and Qarl having a secret relationship. Laenor dealing with the grief of Jeoffrey’s death. Criston and Alicent’s new found friendship/romance. Laena and Daemon’s relationship. Alicent and Rhaenyra becoming political actors. The court gossip around the paternity of Rhaenyra’s sons. The relationship between the kids. The relationship between the kids and their dragons. Just to name a few.

This is a bad time skip because it jumps not only time, but character development. Time skips like this ruin shows. This is why Martin didn’t have a five year time skip in the books because there was story in those 5 years that couldn’t be glossed over or used in flash backs.

Episode 8, 9, & 10: a 6 year time skip. This time skip isn’t as horrendous as the 10 but still bad. All 6 kids age up, Aegon and Helaena are married and have kids, Aegon has become very depressed and an alcoholic, Aemond has become a great sword fighter with his disability. Both Luke and Jace know they are bastards and we don’t see them talk to their mom or really come to terms with it. Luke doesn’t have to deal with maiming Aemond. Rhaena doesn’t build a relationship with the strong boys while on dragon stone. We don’t see Baela build a relationship with Rhaenys.

This time skip ignores a lot of relationship building but doesn’t ruin much plot development. The only plot point I’d want to see more is Corlys and Rhaenys dealing with Laenor’s supposed death.

Time skips can be okay when they are used to age up characters, skip over training montages, or over periods of time where nothing is changing. Time skips are terrible when they skip over character beats and plot point. In a rush to get the setup for HotD done and move into the war, the creators brushed over character and plot moments in those 20 years that would help with the main war. I fear that this same theme will be used in the upcoming seasons to focus on action moments and ignore character moments.

[journey-of-the-morningstars-blog]

Hey everything ok?

***Morningstar Manor: 4 Years Later***

Charlie: Vincent, can you help me with the balloons please?

Vincent: (Age 5 years 10 months) Sure Mama.

Lacey: (Age 4 years 8 months) Can I help?

Charlie: Lacey, why don't you go get Honey and the twins?

Lacey: Okay! *Runs upstairs*

Lucifer: Honey, come on! It's time to get ready for the party!

Honey: (age 5 years 5 months) I wanna listen to the radio a bit longer!

Lacey: Hi Grampa! Are Hart and Carson around?

Lucifer: Hey Lace! Yeah, the boys are in their room.

Lacey: Thanks! *Runs off again*

Hart: (age 4 years 6 months) Carson, hold still!

Carson: (age 4 years 6 months) *pouting as Hart helps him put his shoes on*

Lacey: Hi! Mama says to come down!

Carson: Charlie should get us herself then!

Hart: Carson! *Frowns and finishes his shoes* Done!

Carson: *pushes his wheelchair out of the room quickly.

[cartoonfuel]

Sorry I’ve been MIA!!! Been working on this lil baby… 😉

Read HERE: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3568243

Hogwarts Legacy was Sebastian Sallow’s villain origin story, fight me. 😤🥰🤭

[steddieunderdogfics]

Our next THEME WEEKEND, and the finale to our Birthday Celebration, assignment is:

TIME SKIPS

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Recs over the weekend will only be for this theme! Any that are not used will be recommended as per usual after this weekend.

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[supernaturallyliterate]

I’m currently obsessed with the Green Creek series by TJ Klune 👀🐺

i think people should be a little more annoying about their interests actually. talk about those characters a little more talk about those headcanons. hell even outside of media consumption be annoying about your hobbies. i want to hear about your crochet project or your embroidery project or the book you're most interested in right now or if you've seen any beautiful birds lately. the internet is made to share what you love so i think people should do it more

[reypevensie]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60675592

Part 2 of “Rey Pevensie”:

“The Duchess of Mandalore”

Summary:

The Crolute gaped at the child’s audacity. “Who do you think you are? The Duchess of Mandalore?”

In which Unkar Plutt’s newest scavenger slave is an amnesiac that behaves like royalty. All that she can remember is that she is five-years-old and that her name is Rey.

Trigger Warnings: slavery/slave trade, verbal and physical ab*se, bullying, gaslighting, and minor injuries.

Pinterest Aesthetic Moodboard below. ⬇️

[vivitalks]

i need a compilation of zac oyama's PCs getting nasty. like i need "do you have a fucking warrant" and "loser says what" and "who do you know in this room right now" and "i know a story about a real creep who had a scroll" and "where is your bulb now" and every version of "i'm gonna do the work to love cody" all in one place. for science.

[zira-draws]

getting off work with friends

[smugaltruist]

Man I love it when Doctor Who does time skips. So much story potential.

Pretty much what we were all thinking, yeah.

[darthbloodorange]

Tsum-thing of a Revelation

Rating: Mature Universe: Marvel 616 + Marvel Tsum Tsums Pairings: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark Characters: Clint Barton, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Other Avengers Warnings: Swearing, Sexual Content Major Tags: Fluff, Humour, Secret Relationship, Protective Avengers, Animal Lover Clint Barton, Implied Top Tony Stark, Implied Bottom Steve Rogers, Time Skips, POV Clint Barton Word Count: 600

Summery: Clint finds some Tsums in a dumpster and takes them back to the mansion.

For the: ✦ CapIM Holiday Exchange 2024 Community Gift Prompt: tsum stony but the Tsum's are cold outside homeless, some one finds them and takes them in, hijinks and found family.

Read below or on AO3 >HERE<

Clint notices them as he's climbing out of a dumpster. They're all curled up in the corner, shaking, looking at him with wide, terrified eyes.

Yeah, he'd be terrified too if some giant creature fell from the sky into his home.

Stark probably has a 'no-creatures-in-the-mansion' rule... but they're so small. Surely, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

He grabs a cereal box that wasn't totally destroyed and gently nudges them into it.

By the time Clint reaches the mansion, the little creatures have already warmed to him. Pressing up against his hand when he reaches them. Chirping a soft almost musical trill.

He's sure they'll win everyone over in no time.

It takes no time at all to set up a makeshift enclosure for them.

Stark and Cap are currently away, which Clint is thankful for. No doubt they would have argued against Clint keeping them.

As it were, Clint's managed to get nearly everyone attached to them by dinner time.

If Stark has a problem with it, it's going to be a difficult battle. Clint has numbers on his side.

The creatures are becoming colorful. Everyone's excited to see what they'll look like when they finish. They've taken to calling them 'Tsums' after some of the noises they make.

Cap and Stark return, but Stark has a meeting he has to attend in another city. It's rare you don't find them together.

Clint takes the opportunity he's been offered.

"Vision thinks they're aliens, but we don't actually know what they are," Clint says. "I hardly think they pose any threat at all, but where else would be the safest place to keep them but here?"

Cap looks at the Tsums, considering Clint's words.

A little blue one patters over to Cap's fingers and plonks down. Leaning against his hand, clearly begging for pats.

Clint can see the moment he wins in Cap's eyes.

He knows Cap's also an animal lover and that's clearly worked to his advantage.

"You have a point," Cap says gazing down at the little blue bean with warm affection.

With Cap on his side, Stark will be easier to fold. Everyone knows he hates saying no to Cap.

The Tsums look like them now! Tiny, absolutely adorable itty-bitty versions of them.

Cleaver little mimics.

Everyone's smitten.

Stark's due to return late tonight.

Clint will win him over. He's sure of it.

Stark returns later than Clint expected. And apparently goes straight to bed.

He's a little disappointed but he understands. Traveling all the time sucks.

It's probably too late to see the Tsums one last time before bed. They're probably all asleep and he'd feel cruel waking them.

Clint heads to bed too. He'll talk to Stark in the morning.

Clint corners Stark before he finishes his morning coffee. Other Avengers also come to lend support, including Cap.

With a tired sigh, Tony follows Clint and the others to the Tsums.

Clint picks up the little Captain Marvel and puts it in Stark's and begins talking.

The others chime in, adding to Clint's argument.

He only gets halfway through making his case when everyone gasps.

Confused, Clint turns, seeing what has shocked everyone.

"Ohhhhhkay that's... uh... interesting," Clint says.

"I'm not the only one seeing this?" Someone asks.

"When did they learn to do that?" another asks.

The Iron Man Tsum was fucking the Captain America one. Enthusiastically.

Stark has disappeared without a sound or trace. Cap was hiding his bright red face in his hands, mumbling something to himself.

Everything falls into place.

"Well, that certainly explains some things," Clint says.

THE END

Tony didn't go to bed as soon as he returned… He had to be welcomed home by Steve first.

[srapsodia]

I'm here now

[fantastic-nonsense]

always utterly fascinating to come across someone who seemingly has read canon but has such a radically different interpretation of the text that you basically can't recognize anything they're talking about