#woo! new chapter!

[mrinafria]

Lovely Runner on Netflix from August 1.

Oh the laugh I laughed. Their struggle so far has been VERY real xD

@ Netflix, now you can use actual scenes from the show instead of recycling Wooseok and Hyeyoon's old shows on your platform. Must have been hard lol>>>

Excuse me in advance for acting all elite and shizz xD but I'll always take pride in the fact that I chose this show when it was nothing. When only a few of us, scattered across the globe, thought of watching a show with no ratings, no promotions, a single very basic poster, no hype. It was this tiny thing, our small weekly dose of happiness. Our Monday-Tuesday therapy.

I'm so grateful to have been there seeing it grow and flourish till this point. As an OG audience, the motherly instincts and the urge to protect the show and the cast at all costs is so real I'm just T-T

Live watching Lovely Runner has been a glorious experience, with all the anticipation, no spoilers, 124312 theories, detectiv-ing, inferencing, group chats, dms, edits, essays, character/scene analyses and all those sleep deprived nights and days because time zones are a thing. It allowed me to meet some of the sweetest, warmest, most sensible people from different corners of the world. It allowed me to love Wooseok and Hyeyoon and everyone in the cast and crew who wanted to tell a beautiful story and went above and beyond given the means available to them. It allowed me to unleash my inner unhinged fangirl that I thought I had long left behind. I just. have. a lot of. feelings.

But also to the people who'd get to experience it for the first time: you are in for a ride. I wish I could do this all over again, but I also don't because an experience like this should be once in a lifetime imo. I really hope y'all obsess over it as much as I do. I hope you cherish this because it's a show well worth cherishing for an eternity.

Love, OG Subeom

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Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU, DCU (Comics) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson Characters: Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Jason Todd, Tim Drake Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Dick Grayson is a Ray of Sunshine, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Protective Bruce Wayne, Fluff, Family Bonding, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne Bonding, Kid Dick Grayson, It's just so cute, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Good Sibling Jason Todd, Protective Dick Grayson, Tim Drake Has Issues Series: Part 2 of Mer!Batkids Summary:

Chapter 5

Tim took his sweet time waking up. Dick stayed by his hammock while Bruce puttered around the cave finding excuses to stay, with Alfred coming and going as needed. For the first time in months…the manor felt something like home again. His brief talk with Bruce, as painful as it might have been for his father, was the pressure release they needed. It was more than Dick ever expected (though he knew his friends would call it not nearly enough, could already hear Donna’s tired sigh when they’d talk in a few hours) and he appreciated the effort it took. Especially after he threw Jason’s death in Bruce's face. The last time he pulled that move was the start of this endless silence.

It wasn’t a lie either. He did see how Bruce was slowly but surely bonding with Tim, taking him under his wing. Bruce might not realize it but Dick saw the fear in his face tonight. The same fear from only a year ago when he or Jason were in danger.

Tim took a slow, lazy breath. His eyes fluttered open slowly, landing first on Dick's face. “Dick? What’re you doing here? What happened? I–” his gaze went from Dick's damp hair to his half submerged bare chest. Confusion dawned. Rapidly followed by panic as Tim realized he was in water too. Hands frantically patted down his body until they touched scales. “Shit. I can explain.”

[Continue Reading on AO3]

[lumeh]

Chapters: 23/? Fandom: Portal (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Chell/GLaDOS (Portal) Characters: Chell (Portal), GLaDOS (Portal), Doug Rattmann, Curiosity Core (Portal), Intelligence Core (Portal), Adventure Core | Rick (Portal), Fact Core (Portal), Anger Core (Portal), Morality Core (Portal), ATLAS (Portal), P-body (Portal), Party Escort Bot(s) (Portal), Wheatley (Portal) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Neighbors, Enemies to Lovers, Wheatley is a cat, Human GLaDOS (Portal), Fluff, insults and sarcasm as a love language, POV Alternating, no beta we die like cave johnson, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Glados lived her life in sheer lines and meticulous execution. Everything from her appearance to her work to her interior design was intentional and precise, and this extended to her garden.

When she’d first moved in, she went through gardener after gardener, all yielding less than satisfactory results, before coming to the realization that if you want something done right, best to do it yourself. So that was how Glados found herself, on a few evenings during the week and several hours on weekends, elbow deep in potting soil or extracting weeds from pots and beds. She had a system, and it worked flawlessly for years.

Then she moved in.

[thatcheeseycandle]

//OKAY TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE TTTE/TIDMOUTH SERVER, OR ANYONE WHO SEES THIS, YOU KNOW ITS TIME FOR A YIAU REACTION

TW SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF CHP. 37 AND SOME BITS OF A GOLDEN SOUL

(Notes on my last post will be at the end)

OHFMSJAHAJAKSHDHSJAJSHD ITS HERE YEAHAHAHAHHDHD ITS HERE FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN

Oh OH THEYRE THERE ALREADY THEYRE AT THE HOUSE, MANSION, WHATEVER IT WAS

Ah gosh RIGHT THE HYBRID THING. Thank God I did a refresh read before this chapter came out

GADWALL BEHAHAJDB HOLY GOSH

"She has to be okay. I can't just abandon her!" Oh you loyal man, considering she's not.. Yknow in there anymore, I'll be bracing myself for whatever emotions are to come to both Oscar and the readers BEGAJAKDJCB

"You're going to be a part of this family very soon, need I remind you" YEAAASSS THAT TOO! Still feels like a feverdream to now see that these two are engaged considering long ago they were a bit messy with their relationship (aka, A Golden Soul and perhaps many other series-es)

Wait a click GADWALL IS A SILVER SOUL????

Okay now that adds onto my theory of (most likely) all the revived constructs (aka people like Quicksilver) being silver souls, cause to think about it I think Gold dust would've been too limited (most likely) around the time they were actually revived

So then, silver souls were one of the few ways to get ehm back during said times, as to not risk wasting Gold dust

But then- It wouldnt make sense considering HENDRICK HAS VILES OF GOLD DUST but I suppose it could've been gained around recent years and not like by the minute he was revived

ANYWAYS CONTINUING THE CHAPTER! I'll be saving those theories for seperate posts I suppose

Sorry Oscar you just YOU GO WITH HIM TO TELL HER THAT, SHE REALLY REALLY NEEDS TO HEAR IT.

"I know. You always come back running to me, one way or another." Considering a lot, same goes to you Truro to Scot LMAOAIDH

Woag WOAH GADWALL

WHAT ON EARTH?? IS THIS IMPLYING THAT SILVER SOULS HAVE ABILITIES SIMILAR TO THAT OF A GOLDEN WARDEN OR IS GADWALL ONE?????

GOOD LORD-

Oop OOOOOOO WE'RE BACK TO MAYFLOWER AND (Actually) BLUE PETER

Lack of stamina, waif WAIF WAIT

I might post the note I saved this theory on onto my tumblr after this, but is this- IS THIS BLACK SMOKE

Okay now thats sortve an exaggeration considering lack of stamina can be a sympton of a lot of things, BUT ANYWHO CONTINUING ON

Oh yikes YIKES OKAY, INSISTENT, NOTING THAT DOWN

I love how 9F was used in that sentence, fits well!

Friends FIRUABAB OKAY WE GETTING INTO THE LITTLE PEEKS LETS GO

"He'd push everyone that might have given him a place to rest his wheels." Sorry I just I nearly exploded at that sentence, ITS SO AIHFJDUFH Its relatable in a way

CLASS 37 MENTION LETS GOOOO

Her name has a ring to it, lovely!

"We so rarely get larger engines visiting our small piece of paradise."

"Excuse me, I'm a larger engine!" mAYFLOWER BEHAHAJDBXNZ

CRACKED ME UP RIGHT THERE LMAO

(Insert words that describe me just going suddenly quiet reading Blue Peter's thoughts and basically whats happening between the three)

Now wasnt that lovely! Yknow yhe title card got me all tense when I read out Blue Peter's name when I started reading this bit LMAO CAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS GONNA YKNOW YEAH HAPPEN

HOLYGO I NEARLY LOST MY OXYGEN, BITTERN MY GUY HAHAHAJAHDHXN

"You act like this is a common thing, Grey"

"That's because it is!" I am not getting over these two australians BEHSJDHDB THIS IS ONE OF THE MOMENTS THAT GET MY CURIOSITY ALL UP FOR FLASHBACK BITS TO PENDENNIS' PAST

shy SHYAHAHAJFB

I love how this bit of the convo is just:

"Well you didnt tell me!"

"How could we? We didnt even know shite about how it works for you!"

FIAYR DUDT

New nickname for Gold dust, Fairy dust

Grey that is one of the most poetic interesting things you've said HOLY GOD

Honestly I cant blame them, even if they knew, that sentence wouldve been magnificent either way

"I mean, who better to run a railway museum than an engine, right?" The way Olivia is technically half an engine (or is she?) and now theres this lad BEHAHAJAKDH

Wait GREY. LORE BIT LORE BIT- Okay I mean why am I surprised, SILVERFOX AND WHO I SUSPECT TO BE BLINK BONNY WORK ON THE BLUEBELL RAILWAY OF COURSE THERES CONSTRUCTS LIKE THAT

(For context, in aGS Godred says he met this person named "Bonny" alongside Silverfox when he was on the Bluebell, but thats from what I remember)

Aait WAIT HORATIO HE

IS THIS IMPLYING HE ALSO TAKES A SIMILAR ROLE????

Waut WUAJAJA OHMYGOD GOLDEN CIRCLE MENTION, GOLDEN CIRCLE MENTION FOLKS

WELL SAID HORATIO WELL SAID (I am speechless)

Oh God OH GOD

OKAY FINALLY THEY REALIZE THAT

WELL SAID EVERYONE.. WELL SAID (I am still speechless)

Oh so THATS WHY THEYRE CALLED WARDENS ITS OHMYGO IT MAKES SOME MORE SENSE NOW

Wait WAIT. HOLY SHIT

THE FUCK YOU MEAN THEY WERE THE ONES TO RUN IT????? THIS

IT MAKES SENSE NOW, WHY THOSE PRICKS HAD ACCESS TO BLACK-SMOKE RELATED THINGS LIKE YKNOW THE LITTLE CANISTER THAT CAUSED SCOT HIS NIGHTMARES AND THE VILE OF BLACK SMOKE

ITS A FUCKIN CORRUPT SYSTEM

Well damn I never expected that a corrupt government would pop up in YIAU, but then again YIAU is basically collecting every type of trauma so LMAOHDGHD

Oh wait he isnt blue in this timeline LMAO NEARLY FORGOT ITS STILL 2023 IN THIS

YoYOYOYOYOO A GNR SADDLE-TANK LETS GO

Yeah YEAAHH FIGHT OFF THOSE OLD HABITS LETS GO BLUE PETER

"It was what enamoured him to that King Class, his dearest Eurion" dare I say the term- BLUE PETER YOU BEHAJDHXB I SEE YOU

"He had always been good at hiding what ailed him. So why was he failing now?" WELL THAT SHOT DIRECTLY INTO MY HEART DIDNT IT

Ohmygo💥💥💥 This is why I love Mayflower, LOOK AT HER SHES JUST YEAH

SHES GOSSIPING WITH HER FRIENDS BEHAJDHDND

Cold and the pain. THE COL-

OHMYGOD OKAY YEAH THIS EXPLAINS THE TITLECARD, WELL I MEANT MAY EXPLAIN BUT YKNOW YEAH

Well I be damned, thats actually kind of true in a way. BUT I MEAN SHE IS TECHNICALLY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEM AS A NIECE (referencing another chapter I unfortunately forgot the number to but I'll put it in the tags if I do remember it)

AH CRAP I GOTTA EAT DINNER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD- ILL COME BACK TO THIS DRAFT SOON

I AM BACK YEAH LETS GO

"After accepting Tornado he realised just how alone he was." Well THATS. THATS SOMETHING TO BE SHOT BY ON A FRIDAY EVENING

(Insert just a cacophony of "WHAT"s, "NO"s, "STOP NO"s, "LORD"s, and then silence just reading this bit)

"Don't ever feel sorry for being sick, this isn't the 50s or 60s anymore, you won't get scrapped just because you've got a rivet wrong." wHAT IS WITH THIS CHAPTER AND IT'S DEEP QUOTES

But still, wise words from Mayflower right there

Ohmygod. OHMYGOD. I JSUT

I PREDICTED IT AGAINMYGOSOAOOAOAO

THE BLACKSMOKE THE OHVYAJAOAOAOAIDB I THEORISED IT AND I WAS CORREFT

WELL SOMEWGAT CORRECT BUT I WAA CORRECT ABOUT HIM HAVING BLACKSMOKE OHMGYODOAOAKJZBXNX

OH NO ONONNOOBOOO NONO BLUE PETER HOLD ON TO YOURSELF

BE STRONG BE STRONG

NOOOOOOO BLUE PETER NO

(Future me here, I screamed my lungs out irl and my gosh I was not okay since I waa processing a lot of emotions LMAO)

Oh shet its Lode Star OKAY YEAH ITS MUSEUM TIME GUYS

OH ITS THIS BIT BEHAHAHAJXHX

Ay AY WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS ON DOTTI THERE

"He refused to admit it, but he had missed her too." YIEEEEE MALLARD ADMIT IT ALREADY

Woah WOAH KING GEORGE

OOOOOOOO DRAMA LETS GOOO

Wait. King Edward II WAIT. WAI TNOU

NONONONONOO WHAT NO THIS NO NONONONONO

MALLARD FOR FUCKS SAKE YOU JUST GOT BACK NOOOOOOOOO

(Future me here yet again reading over this review before I post it, I was in silence for a while processing this LMAO SO YEAH YKNOW THE EMOTIONS WERE DOING THEIR THING IN THIS CHAPTER)

ANYWHO. GOD THAT- THAT WAS HARD TO SWALLOW

Yet again another well delivered chapter by RedWryvernWrites aka Baku! The emotions were REALLY tugged on in this chapter, anxiety was the main emotion in this LMAO but I did also appreciate those little spills of lore in the mix!

Anywho, I'll see you lot in my next post then!

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Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan Rating: Mature Warnings: Underage Relationships: Nico di Angelo/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson & Jason Grace & Piper McClean, Nico di Angelo & Will Solace Characters: Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Will Solace, Jason Grace, Hazel Levesque, Sally Jackson (Percy Jackson), Estelle Blofis-Jackson Additional Tags: first of all WHY is estelle blofis-jackson not the official tag for her name??, i know that's pretty irrelevent to this fic in particular but STILL, anyway lets get into those tags, Nico di Angelo-centric, Gay Nico di Angelo, Nico di Angelo is a Little Shit, Nico di Angelo is a Mess, Traumatized Nico di Angelo, Nico di Angelo Has Issues, like let's just get that out of the way, PRE-meeting percy okay, Alternate Universe - Mortal, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Percy Jackson is Whipped, Percy Jackson has Issues, let's also establish that those issues have nothing to do with nico, they are both very complex individuals okay, Complicated Relationships, Morally Grey Themes, please heed the warnings both in the tags and notes, author does not agree with OR approve of underage relationships in any way, (i will be going into more detail in the notes), Morally Ambiguous Character, Morally ambiguous plot, Implied/Referenced Underage Sex, Percy Jackson has Depression, ??? where is that tag excuse me, percy jackson is a good son, wHERE IS THE TAG FOR THAT EXCUSE ME, Mentioned Sally Jackson (Percy Jackson), so i realize i've built this up to be this super dark and morally questionable thing, however, there is a happy ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, teenage angst, Nico is Dramatic, nico is in love, like head over heels guys, Angst and Romance, Love at First Sight, Musician Percy Jackson, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, more on that later, and also more tags later probably, Implied/Referenced Substance Abuse Summary:

His name is Percy Jackson. Percy, short for Perseus—his mom’s favorite Greek myth. He plays the guitar in a band with three of his best friends, he has a dog named Mrs. O’Leary, and he goes home every Thursday night for dinner, no matter what. His favorite color is blue.

He is twenty years old.

(Nico tries not to linger on that fact. It’s not like it matters, anyway. There’s a thirteen year age gap between his dad and his stepmom, and they’ve been happily married since Nico was six. Besides, Nico could still be chasing after the guys at his old school, who all seemed to share a singular brain cell that encouraged being either homophobic or bi-curious whenever it suited them. He learned his lesson sufficiently the last time. He’s done with teenage boys.)

-

or,

Nico manages to snag the hottest guy on the face of the earth—but there's a catch. There's no way Percy Jackson would look at him twice if he ever discovered how old he really is . . . Which is precisely why he's determined to make sure he doesn't find out.

-

New chapter’s up now!!! 

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coming soon :))

[adhdgoberrrrr]

Ari from the new chapter...did I rush this... maybe... sorry for the crap quality

[oshikiri-toru]

This was supposed to be a quick one shot

[cj-the-human-disaster]

Happy New Year!!!!

[farraigenafeile]

Chapters: 3/4 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Characters: Robin Buckley, Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley's Mother, Robin Buckley's Father, Robin Buckley's Parents, Dustin Henderson Additional Tags: Robin Buckley-centric, Robin Buckley Needs a Hug, Robin Buckley Has ADHD, Autistic Robin Buckley, Abusive Parents, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Protective Steve Harrington, No beta we die like Barb, Protective Nancy Wheeler Summary:

“I am safe,” Robin protested, absolutely meaning it. She did feel safe at home. She did not feel like she was in danger. And part of her was unsure whether she was just delusional or if she could genuinely trust her judgement, but off the top of her head, she could find so many people who, according to her, definitely had it worse.

OR

Things in the Buckley household seem to be escalating and Robin has a gnawing feeling that she knows why.

OR

Everyone's there for Robin. Until one day..

[insane-but-nice120408]

Guess who's baackk

Though im a little late but yes, yesss

Solo Leveling is back its just two chapters butt they're greatt

Its on Asura scans and we finally get a school arc for sung jin woo, can't wait for more.

[lumeh]

Chapters: 21/? Fandom: Portal (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Chell/GLaDOS (Portal) Characters: Chell (Portal), GLaDOS (Portal), Doug Rattmann, Curiosity Core (Portal), Intelligence Core (Portal), Adventure Core | Rick (Portal), Fact Core (Portal), Anger Core (Portal), Morality Core (Portal), ATLAS (Portal), P-body (Portal), Party Escort Bot(s) (Portal), Wheatley (Portal) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Neighbors, Enemies to Lovers, Wheatley is a cat, Human GLaDOS (Portal), Fluff, insults and sarcasm as a love language, POV Alternating, no beta we die like cave johnson, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Glados lived her life in sheer lines and meticulous execution. Everything from her appearance to her work to her interior design was intentional and precise, and this extended to her garden.

When she’d first moved in, she went through gardener after gardener, all yielding less than satisfactory results, before coming to the realization that if you want something done right, best to do it yourself. So that was how Glados found herself, on a few evenings during the week and several hours on weekends, elbow deep in potting soil or extracting weeds from pots and beds. She had a system, and it worked flawlessly for years.

Then she moved in.

[the-kipsabian]

oh yeah i had a thing i wanted to finish writing this week hmm

[kdram-chjh]

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[writing-forever]

Chapter 4 I’m a professional, I promise.

first, previous, next

tw: blood, injury, almost panic attack (sort of)

Candy felt Alex go limp in her hand as she placed him in her pocket.

 He must’ve passed out from blood loss, she had to get him out of here now. She stood up slowly, inching carefully toward the door.

“Candace where are you going?”

Candy froze, trying to come up with a good excuse.

“I- uh, I- have to use the restroom, all this blood is gonna make me throw up.”

“Well make sure to come back ok?!” 

Candy didn’t bother answering, instead opting to walk out the door. 

The door shut behind her with a click, but she could see her teacher glaring at her from behind the glass. She flashed him a bright smile before turning and walking as fast as she could to the front doors of the school keeping her hand in her pocket so as to not jostle Alex.

She pushed open the doors with her free hand and looked out to make sure nobody was going to see her leaving. Not that it would matter anyway, kids could get away with anything at this school. 

Except for stealing a borrower. Candy was pretty sure she would get her ass kicked if she was caught doing this.

Once she had determined that no one was there she started speed walking so fast that she was practically jogging, only slowing down once she had crossed the street. 

She looked around, she was pretty sure she knew the way home from here. If she walked straight and then took a right…

She paused feeling Alex squirm in her hand. Fuck, he was probably still bleeding. She looked around for a place to hide, if someone caught her with a bleeding borrower she’d probably get arrested no questions asked.

 Her eyes stopped on an alleyway behind a store. There was a big trash bin blocking most of the entrance, and she couldn’t see any cameras. It was probably her best bet. 

She walked quickly, pausing at the entrance of the alley to make sure no one was watching her, before ducking behind the trash bin. As soon as she was out of sight she sat down and took Alex out of her pocket. 

She gasped when she saw him, he was covered in blood and still bleeding. What was she supposed to do?! He was gonna bleed out! She was panicking now.  She wasn’t prepared to deal with this. She tried to think logically. What’s the first step? What was the most important thing to do? 

She looked at the blood slowly pooling on her hand. Probably stop the bleeding dumbass. She thought to herself. But how? She looked around. Any fabric around here was probably really dirty, and she didn’t have a first aid kit. She guessed she could use her jacket but she would need to set Alex down so she could tear it into strips. She looked around for a safe place to put him before deciding that everything was too dirty and he would probably be safer in her lap. She whispered a quick apology before setting him down on her thigh. Alex stirred at this, moaning in pain. It took all of Candy’s willpower not to pick him up and comfort him.

Once she was sure he wasn’t gonna fall she took off her jacket, and after deciding it was too thick to rip into strips, took off her shirt as well. She put her jacket back on zipping it all the way up before tearing at the bottom of her shirt trying to make strips small enough to use on a borrower.

She picked Alex back up when she was done and pressed one of the strips to his chest. He groaned in pain and Candy shushed him gently, she didn’t want to hurt him but she also really didn’t want him to bleed out. She put a little more pressure on the cloth trying to stop the bleeding. She could see a little bit of red soaking through the fabric, so she grabbed another small piece and placed it on top of the already used one.  She stayed like that for a while, not daring to take her eyes off the borrower. Eventually, she figured that the bleeding must've slowed down so she picked up another strip of cloth. This time though, she wrapped it around his waist and chest, tying it tightly, but not too tightly.

 Alex didn't stir at all this time, it seemed like the excitement of the day had finally caught up to him.

 Candy watched the borrower's chest rise and fall in a sort of calming rhythm. He looked so delicate laying there, like if she made one wrong move, took one wrong breath, he might break. She sat there for a while. She hadn't realized it before but she had never held a borrower in her life. I mean sure she saw them regularly, they were about as common as redheads, but she had never gotten close enough to talk to one much less hold one. It was pretty amazing actually. Alex was just so small, he barley weighed anything. And seeing him sleeping like this, it really put into perspective how big she was, how much power she had. she was determined to use that power for good. But right now she really needed to get home. 

Carfully she stood up making sure she didn't jostle Alex too much before putting her hand in her pocket. She kept it flat so that his injuries wouldn't get bumped, but at least now he was out of sight. She would be in so much trouble if someone saw her 'kiddnappng' a borrower. 

Once she was sure that Alex would be safe she peeked out from behind the trash bin. There was no one there so she stepped away from the alley walking quickly toward her house. It occured to her that in order to get to her room she would have to get past her parents she guessed she could just say she had a lot of homwork. But her parents weren't the type to care about grades usless she was failing. Maybe she could say that her class was getting a prize or something. 

Candy shook her head realizing she was already at the front door. she checked the time on her phone, making sure that school was out before raising her hand to the wood. Here goes nothing.

She knocked.

Immediately she heard shuffling from inside followed by a loud "I'll get it." The door opened and her mother greeted her. 

"Oh, hey Girlagoo, hurry up and come in, it must be freezeing out there."

Candy stepped inside, eager to be out of the cold. It probably wasn't good for Alex either. She looked to her mother. "Thank you," 

She paused. 

"Why is your face covered in tomato sauce?"

Her mother touched her face like she had forgotten that it was dirty.

"Oh, that, well, I was making enchiladas and your mom, ever the gentlewoman, decided she wanted to help."

Candy nodded, she was used to her parents shenanigans.

"Is it edible at least?"

"Don't worry I managed. It's in the oven as we speak." 

"Oh thank god, I would never forgive you if you skipped enchilada friday. Could you call me when its done? I have homework to do."

"Course Girlagoo."

Candy said a quick thank you before rushing up the stairs to her room. Once there she brought Alex back out of her pocket. She looked around for something soft to set him on, eyes eventually landing on a small pillow. She set the pillow on her desk and carefully placed Alex on top of it. 

Once again she was hit with the fact that he was just so small. She crossed her arms on the desk , setting her chin on them and just watched him for a while. she could see the slow rise and fall of his chest, the small bit of stubble on his chin, and the way he winced even in his sleep. She really wanted to say sorry, but she didn't know if Alex would even talk to her when he woke up, if he woke up... 

No, she shouldn't think like that. He was gonna wake up, he was gonna be fine. She just had to take good care of him. He was only sleeping because of blood loss, his body needed to recuperate. Yes, he'd be fine, he'd wake up tomorrow and they'd talk things out and maybe Candy would make a new friend. Candy nodded to herself. she had a plan, now she just had to wait.

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Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Nico di Angelo/Will Solace, Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Will Solace, Nico di Angelo & Jason Grace, Annabeth Chase & Nico di Angelo, Nico di Angelo & Everyone, Nico di Angelo & Gleeson Hedge Characters: Nico di Angelo, Will Solace, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson), Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Kayla Knowles, Austin Lake, Gleeson Hedge, Mitchell (Percy Jackson) Additional Tags: so i've been sitting on this fic since middle school okay, and im aware that its likely in no way original OR unlike anything else you've ever seen before, it's that obligatory-three-days-in-the-infirmary-fic BUT, it starts AT THE END of those three days, Starting Over, Friendship, Developing Friendships, learning how to be accepted, Learning Self-Acceptance, Self-Acceptance, but in order to get there, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-Hatred, Self-Doubt, emotional roller coasters, Canon Compliant, at least up to a point?, not sure if i'm going to keep ~certain~ aspects from TOA, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, like seriously who let these kids fight TWO wars, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health Issues, Leaning to Be a Kid, Nico di Angelo Needs a Hug, Nico di Angelo-centric, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson Friendship, Percy Jackson is a Mess, listen percy fucked up a LOT okay, but that will be addressed, Percy Jackson is a Good Friend, Will Solace is a Good Friend, Will Solace is a Mess, lets just establish that EVERYONE IS A MESS, Protective Jason Grace, Nico di Angelo is Trying, Nico di Angelo is Scared of the Dark, AIJFKGJKSDLJFKLJSD, that was NOT a tag when i was in middle/high school, i am SO FUCKING EXCITED that thats a tag now, Nico di Angelo is a Mess, LMAO how did i miss that one before now, i'll probably be back with more tags later, Will Solace is a Ball of Sunshine, Will Solace Has Anxiety Summary:

He doesn’t remember the last time that he had the time to do something as simple as just look up. He’s been running for so long, he’s been trapped and let go and pushed and dragged across the world and back again, and he doesn’t know how it happened but somehow he has found himself standing still—maybe for the first time since he found out he was a demigod. Maybe for the first time since he and Biance were brought out of the Lotus and back into the real world, when she’d cupped his face between her hands and promised, “Now we’ll have a real life, you and I.”

He wonders, as he often does, what she would think if she could see him now.

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Starting after Nico's three-day-stay in the infirmary, the repercussions of being alone and fighting in two wars—across the span of only four years, might he add—begin to manifest. Featuring the formation of new friendships, reconciliation with old ones, self-reinvention, and the revolutionary concept that it's okay to just be a kid and need people sometimes.