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Day 5: AU day

…that turned into not really an au day and also im two days behind but hey we’re gonna roll with it

TazRarePair18 Pairing: Magnus/Barry (/Lup as always)

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@my-insanity-is-an-artform​ suggested accidental baby acquisition for an au, and then I started writing and suddenly the baby was a dog and now its not really an au at all but I had good intentions? also feelings happened. enjoy.

Barry enters the Starblaster’s common room to find Magnus Burnsides on the couch, fallen asleep where he sat, head tilted back against the cushions, mouth open wide and snoring gently. 

Barry smiles to himself. This is where he has chosen to place his affections. Its unusual to find Magnus inside all by himself on such a nice day, and with the rest of the team engaged in a furious round of competitive gaming on the lawn, but Barry thinks that if he had the opportunity to sneak away for a nap in the cool shade of the ship, he probably would have too. He briefly considers joining Magnus on the couch. 

Too bad they need him on their team for the next round of volleyball. If he stays Lup will just come looking for them both. Barry is about to go over to wake him when something else catches his eye.

Cradled to Magnus’s chest with one large hand is a tiny sleeping puppy. 

Barry freezes. 

The puppy snuffles in its sleep. 

The room is very still save for the background hum of the Starblaster’s air circulation and the distant voices of their family outside. 

Barry is struck with the sudden, intense realization that Magnus would make a really great dad. He doesn’t know why it’s this moment that does it, he’s seen Magnus around kids before. Maybe it’s because Magnus tends to act like an overgrown kid himself a lot of the time, and this– 

He’s seen this before, he’d had friends with kids once, back on their home plane, he’s seen babies cradled against the chests of exhausted parents and it doesn’t matter that this is a dog and not a kid, he can’t shake the image from his mind.

The feeling that follows in the wake of this realization is three parts joy and one part sorrow, with a generous helping of yearning that shakes him to his core and lodges somewhere between his heart and his stomach in an uncomfortable knot. 

He doesn’t know where Magnus got a puppy but he knows that he’ll have to leave it behind when the Hunger comes in a few months. He knows that Magnus knows this too, and Barry’s heart is already breaking for him. But the alternative, the option to not, not engage, not get attached, well. 

That just isn’t Magnus. 

It’s a conversation they’ve had before, played in the grey moments of the first nights after each reset, when the world ends but they start over, again and again, living on, living with it. 

He’d asked Magnus once, in one of those moments, how he could stand to throw so much of his heart into things and people and worlds that would ultimately be lost, whether they ended up finding the Light or not. 

“I remember them,” he’d said after a while. “They deserve to be remembered. If I can get to know them then I have those memories. And if I’m still here and my memories are still here, then they’re not completely gone, y’know?” He’d shrugged. “And anyway, I can’t just not, like, yeah it would be easier, but I dunno, I’m just not built like–”

Like Taako, they don’t say, because everyone copes in the ways they can, and it’s not as if Barry faults Taako for doing what he has to to stay sane, to protect himself. More days he ends up swinging further toward Taako’s philosophy than Magnus’s if he’s being honest. 

It is easier.

Barry has gotten tired of imagining the future. Year after year another reset, year after year another new world, year after year this is their lives, and it gets harder and harder to imagine an after at all. 

But it’s moments like these that keep him trying. 

“Babe?” comes Lup’s voice from behind him. He’s stood here too long and they’ve sent in backup. 

“Shhh,” he tells her gently, pointing to the couch and its occupants. Lup’s mouth falls open, eyes comically wide, like this is the cutest shit she’s ever seen. 

“Oh my gods that’s precious, I’m getting the camera,” she whispers at him, and dashes as quietly as she can down the hall. 

Memories, Barry thinks, watching the rise and fall of Magnus’s breathing, the tiny life clutched safe to his heart. 

He’s certain he won’t be forgetting this anytime soon. 

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@tazrarepairweek: Date Night

A duet under the stars

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Surprise visitor

Final day of @tazrarepairweek! 

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Ash quickly hid the small cactus behind their back as they saw the door opening. The smile dropped quickly from their face, as they realized that the figure standing in front of them wasn’t Ren. ”Can I…help? ” Taako asked, leaning against the door, looking at the figure standing in their porch. Their hair had been lazily combed under the dusty wizard hat ,but at least their poncho seemed pretty stylish. ” Hi, is this where Ren lives?” Ash quickly asked, wondering in their mind, had they actually gone to Ren’s teacher’s door. ”Yeah, I just sent her to go to the market, we were all out of potatoes” Taako answered. Ash could feel their ears flipping down. They had arrived at the worst possible moment. ”Okay, thank you anyway” Ash waved their hand lazily and started to leave. ”Hey wait now fella! You are Ash? From Refuge, do I remember correctly? ” Taako snapped his fingers. ” Yeah. You tricked me in to giving you nine diamonds in one of the Chalice’s cycles. Help Yourself Cast Yourself Into something something seminar” Ash laughed. Taako chuckled quietly. ”Nah dude, I mainly know you from Ren’s letters. You are the one that sends them right?” Taako raised an eyebrow and smirked as he watched as the other elf started to blush. Ash took a breath and finally freed his hands from the awkward position behind their back, holding the flowerpot in front of them now. ”I guess I am the one that keeps filling her mailbox with sappy letters” Ash laughed. ”Oh fuck, I smell something burning. Come inside, she will be here soon. But please, dust your hat a bit. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t like our next meal to taste like desert dust” Taako yelled as he rushed back to the kitchen.

After dusting of their pointy hat, Ash took a careful step inside Ren’s apartment, closing the door behind them. It was really pretty. It wasn’t the biggest house, but maybe one of the prettiest they had seen. Most house was actually the kitchen, where all sorts of wonderful scents where coming from. He could hear Taako chanting ”fuck fuck fuck” to himself as he tried to save what ever that he had burned. Ash smiled widely as they noticed the small sand roses on the living room’s windowsill. Ash placed the cactus on the sunny spot next to them. ”By the way Ash! Why do you still write letters? You know that Ren has a stone of far speech?” Taako asked, swiping his brow. ”I don’t have a stone myself. And I just think like, letters are a bit more romantic I guess. Stupid reason I know” Ash laughed standing in the middle of the living room. ” No, no that’s a pretty cute reason. You are quite a writer. Ren has read some of your poems to me” the chef laughed. Ash’s ear perked up as their head went to a panic mode. ”Fuck, does she read all my letters to you?” ” No, only the poems she ends up ”aww”-ing over” Taako smirked. Ash sighed of relief. ”So basically all of them” Taako continued.

”I wonder what is taking her so long. I hope everything is okay” Taako looked at the clock on the wall as he looked at the stew in the oven. Ash was now leaning back on one of the chair’s around the table. They where soon joined by Taako who sat next to them. ” So how are things in Refuge nowadays?” ”Better. I mean it’s fun not to live the same hour again and again anymore. After the day of Story and Song, there was a new diamond vein that was found. We have railroad now. Everything is better than it was, except I guess for the Davy Lamp” Ash explained. ”How so?” Taako asked, taking a gulp of water. ”Let just say that I’m not as good of a bartender as Ren was. But promised to keep the place running, and like, yeah at least I have a roof over my head”, Ash laughed. Taako smiled. ” Sir. The whole town misses her. I know that her education is important and you probably don’t want her taking many vacations but…” the elf started to ramble. ”A week is okay. If you promise to take care of her and let her cook for you, I have no problem letting her take a week to visit her home. And if I remember Hugday is coming up and isn’t that like your sacred holiday or something? And you already bought the tickets, so it would be hard for me to say no” Taako sighed, shrugging his shoulders. Ash’s reaction was just priceless to Taako. Their jaw dropped even more when Taako flashed the two train tickets in his hands. ” An old kleptomaniac never forgets his tricks.” Ash quickly grabbed the tickets from Taako’s hand and put the back to their pocket. Taako just giggled.

Suddenly the door opened. Ash could hear some huffing and puffing and the jingle of the keys. ”I’m sorry Taako I took too long, but I needed to find cloudberries for my next recipe, but the usual seller was not there so I had to run all around the market and then I forgot the potatoes..” Ren rambled as she rumbled in, holding a big bag of potatoes. ”Ren you have a visitor!” Taako shouted. Ash quickly combed some their hair from their face and straightened the hat on their head. As Ren took a step to the kitchen she quickly dropped the potato sack to the floor. ” Ash!” She gleefully squealed and ran to hug them. Ash had already forgotten how tall she was, but was quickly reminded when the drow lifted them up and spun around in the kitchen. Taako smiled and took the stew from the oven. Ren kissed Ash quickly, knocking their hat off. ”What are you doing here?” Ren asked after their messy smooch. ”I missed you so much Ren”, Ash said, letting a small happy tear roll down their cheek. ”You romantic dork!” Ren giggled, ruffling Ash’s dusty hair. Taako shook his head amused as he put two plates on the table. Wiping his hands he quickly took off his dirty apron and threw it in to the counter. ”Hey Ren. If you don’t mind, seeing you two smooching made me kind of miss my husband, so have a night off. Actually have the whole week off. I think your datemate has some plans for you two” Taako smirked and winked at the two elves. As he made his leave, Taako snapped his fingers, lighting up a candle in the middle of table. ”Enjoy your meal cuties!” Taako laughed as he marched outside.

”A whole week? What kind of plans you have for me?” Ren smirked. ” First, I’m going to kiss you. And maybe after that we could eat and talk about how I might have train tickets to Refuge in my back pocket” Ash said, pulling Ren in to a kiss from the collar of her shirt.

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@tazrarepairweek Day 6: Free Day!

A continuation of my obsession with color palettes based on my other Maurcretia kiss

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Day 5 of @tazrarepairweek

It was a free day, so have some sketches!

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Aesthetic/Clothing Swap

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Had assessments and almost forgot to post this…

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Day 6: free day!

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Cathemeral

Summary: A late night research endeavor leads to more than just information.  Notes: Day five of rare pair week: AU day. A college/modern au where they’re both university professors. Fondly referred to as “Lucretia the library goblin AU”. 

Maureen hoists her bag higher on her shoulder and studies the reference card handed to her by her advising professor.

She sighs and then starts the trek through the library to the stairs to the archival floor; even when she was a student and spending hours upon hours in her university’s library, she disliked the eerie feel they got once the sun went down and people started trickling out.

And that was years and years ago, before students brought in computers and phones to brighten the flickering fluorescent lights of the building, and before the school had put in hundreds of thousands of dollars into upgrading the building.

She’s not a young woman worrying about her family while studying anymore, but the unease still lingers as she weaves through bookshelves and tables of drowsy undergrads and chattering graduates towards the dark stairwell that leads to the basement levels of the library.

She’s not a student anymore, she’s a professor and well credentialed and the dim lights of the archive aren’t spooky. They’re frustrating. She hasn’t been down here since she was hired, and wouldn’t, even, if the acceptance of her research wasn’t hinging on one old as balls study.

She marches up to the information desk, her lingering fear now replaced with the ire that sent her marching down here in the first place.

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Sweet tunes

Day 5 of @tazrarepairweek Au Day! Desided to go with some Modern au Spiderbard :3

He was playing again. Sweet sounds of a violin could be heard loud and clear in the small pet store.

” So have you chosen what you want already?” Brian forced a smile on his face. Brian wanted to be done with the customer quickly. It was his break time and this old lady had been trying to pick a fish for what felt like hours. Finally the lady pointed on one of tanks which had neon tetras swimming in it. Brian quickly scooped the five tetras in to a plastic  bag and handed the old lady a small booklet about aquarium keeping and made sure that the lady had a tank of a right size.  As soon as the bell above the door rang as mark of the customer leaving, Brian ran to the break room.

”Carey your shift starts now! I’ll go have something to eat! Take care of the store, bye!” Brian gleefully announced and grabbed his wallet from the counter. He took off his workjacket and untied his hair from the tight bun.

”Okay B! But if you are late again, I’ll tell Leon!” Carey laughed as she tied her shoelaces. Brian blew a small kiss to his co-worker and flipped her off before he ran to the street.

There was already a small crowd surrounding him. People who also had heard the magnificent melody of the violinist. His case was on his feet and one by one the people around him would drop coins in it.

Brian was a bit too late.  As he arrived, people were already clapping their hands and throwing more  coins in to the violin case. The musician bowed with roaring round of applause. Most of the people had started to leave, couple curious ones were still talking to the young man, complimenting him and praising his skills. The dude however seemed pretty uninterested in them, as he was just trying to focus on trying to count his daily earnings. He just flashed small smiles and nodded as an older man tried to convince him, that he should join an orcheresta and how his skills were wasted on the street. He quickly gathered his stuff and started to walk away.

Brian kind of woke up from his daze and took a deep breath. In his head he had gone throug this scenario many times. He just hoped he wasn’t blushing too hard. Brian started to take big leaps as he tried to reach the musician.

”I’m sorry”, Brian tapped the handsome musician’s shoulder. The man turned around and took his headphones off.

”Yeah?” his voice was almost monotone. Brian gulped down and offered the twenty dollar bill in his hands.

”I’m sorry I was late for your show. Please take this!” Brian quickly coughed and straightened his back, as he had almost bowed in front of the musician. The man just laughed and Brian felt the blush rising on his cheeks again.

”Hey, I’ve seen you before. You are Brian aren’t you?” the man laughed.

”How do you know my name?” Brian asked confused. This was the first time he had actually had some courage to talk to man.

”My friend Carey works in the same pet store as you. I’ve heard that you really like my music. My name is Johann, by the way”, Johann got the feeling that he was going to miss his next bus to home anyway, so he could just as well introduce himself to his new tall friend, who had a weirdly adorable voice.

” Ah! Talking about the pet store, I should probably get something to eat. So yeah, enjoyed your show, love your music can you take the money now” Brian started to ramble, offering the bill to Johann more eagerly. Johann just smiled gently.

”Sorry but the show is over, I don’t need your money” Johann laughed.

”Oh. Okay, sorry to bother” Brian sighed dissapointed, jamming the bill back to his wallet as he started to walk towards the nearest cafe.

”But if you want, you could offer me a lunch with that twenty!” Johann yelled, catching up with Brian.

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@tazrarepairweek day 5: AU

Pair: Johann/Brian (again)

I, of course, went with a Brian Lives AU.

He wasn’t sure how long he was out, but when Brian woke everything seemed… clear. Clearer than it had been. But things were still fuzzy. He remembered being sent on a mission. To Phandalin. Looking for the Phoenix-fire Gauntlet. That’s when things got hazy. He ended up fighting someone. Her voice had been so familiar… it clicked. He had been fighting Killian when these strangers showed up. But that left another question: why was he still alive? First fighting Killian and then this intense, burning heat, and then nothing until waking up. His eyes were still closed, exhaustion like he had never felt before still holding him. Thankfully he was an elf, so he was still aware of what was going on.

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Day 5: AU day

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Sun & Moon

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Silvery

Summary: Lucretia’s distracted by the light.  Notes: Day three of rare pair week: Sun/Moon. 

She fell in love with her in summer sunlight; married her in the depths of a wood lit green and gold. Maureen is like the flowers she tends to— bright, vibrant, and does best in the light.

But even so, Lucretia admires her the most just like this, at the depths of midnight, her profile illuminated by the blue-white glow of the full moon.

The “real-ass” moon, as they’ve started jokingly calling it as the moon-shaped facade of their new base starts to take shape in the clearing behind the original Miller laboratory.

Maureen with her hair pulled back into a neat ponytail, made messy only by summer humidity and the strange hodgepodge of pens and charcoal and at least one screw. Moonlight bounces off the planes of her cheekbones, of her nose, tinting everything blue.

Lucretia finds herself watching with no other purpose than to just watch the way Maureen moves as she works.

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