#I like the reunion path! I like them getting to know eachother & becoming really close!I like RH!Steph getting all protective & stuff!

[shozaii]

Hawks, Aizawa, and Present Mic with an s/o who has a deadbeat parent? They've only seen their parent a few times in their life and they've pretty much never talked to eachother at all? Please and thank you 💗

(a/n): thank you for the request!💕 i hope you enjoy it🥰

p.s.; deadbeat holds the definition of a parent regardless of gender who does not want to take full responsibility on the child. for instance; on terms of child support,etc.

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a s/o with deadbeat parent(s)

pairings: hawks x reader; aizawa x reader; present mic x reader

warnings: deadbeat! parents

hawks

keigo has never really seen your parent(s). it was like once or twice, but not too many which sealed a proper meeting. and neither did you.

you wanted a change in that, so you made a decision to see them, when you could. it wasn’t for a purpose of reunions or such; it was for the sake of letting them know you still exist.

sometimes he follows you when he has his days off. knowing that you visit them after a gap of two weeks.he still had no idea with how distant you are with them. so when they did talk to you, it just seemed off. the exchange was really discreet, not much of looking each other into the eye. basically stuff that he finds intriguing.

it has happened frequently - they even pretended like you weren’t there. and it’s not like he doesn’t want to question you,,,he wanted to verify that whatever he was witnessing was actually according to his assumptions.

before he asked you, though, he has seen how unusually down you look, so while you’re both heading home, he gets you your favorite treats, or tries to distract you from what you were currently thinking. he might even go for little walks, just for you to get some fresh air while he rubs little circles on your back to calm you down.

that one day, he was sitting in the living room, waiting for you to be done. he started to hear things being thrown onto the floor, muffled screaming and arguing. maybe that would’ve been his final straw. so the moment you stormed out of the door, he grabbed your hand, leading you out of the house your parents resided in.

the whole journey home was pretty silent. no one talked. you were wiping away your tears as he held you close, wiping them away with his thumbs. he did mumble, “we’re almost there. hang on.”

once you were both home, you seemed to sob even harder than before. he didn’t dare to talk just yet - instead he had you in his arms, pulling you in closer whenever it got more intense.

when you calmed down, he looked at you, brushing your fallen hair strands away from your wet cheeks. “i wanted to know earlier. i really did. i’m so sorry i didn’t put effort into it; i wanted to make sure i wasn’t making assumptions-,”

“keigo.”

“yeah?”

“i’m sorry you had to see that. all of it. i didn’t want to tell you about it - what was the point, anyway? i just didn’t know it would get worse.”

“you don’t have to apologize, y/n. none of this is your fault, okay? now you’re here with me, and if i have to hold you in my arms for as long as possible, i would. now don’t you ever say that you’re wrong.”

and the night went on, until you fell asleep in his embrace. he was genuinely glad that you’ve let it out at the right time, and he’s going to do everything he can to be by your side.

aizawa

he didn’t mind if he met your parent(s) or not. shouta most probably had this thought of you wanting to know more about him; which is why you were talking less about it. all that mattered was your happiness.

he also knows the times you have visited them, and you do it alone. when you do return, you don’t exactly have the relieved/happy expression. it has always been sour. 

“everything alright?” he would ask, sitting up just to look at you.

“meh, maybe.”

“y/n. babe. you can’t brush it off with a maybe.”

you do,anyway. ‘tired’ or ‘feverish’ or ‘my eyes are so heavy right now.’

that’s it. he’s going to meet them, and he wants to see it with his very own eyes. what was going on over there? why were you not doing well everytime you came home? who hurt you, most importantly?

he waited until the day you told him you were going for a visit. he hops out from his nap, walks up to you, and tells you he wants to come along. of course, he did notice the worried look in your eyes. afraid that he might break the actual reason why; he had to ignore said look, and continue insisting on following you.

you had to give in - maybe the day has finally come for him to know more of them. well, you barely knew much yourself.

when he was there, he absolutely did not see it coming. how your parent(s) didn’t really bother about your arrival. how they definitely did, but did not notice shouta walking in along with you. he was baffled.

he was upset. sad that he didn’t know any of this earlier. the more he witnessed how it went down - the more he blamed himself for not paying attention.

moreover, how could you take all of this? 

he sighed heavily, and got a hold of you when you were done talking to them. “let’s go home. got anything else to tell ‘em?”

you stared at him, and then back at them. “n-no. not at all.”

the two of you ended up sitting on a bench in a nearby park, watching the sunset.

“so....this is why.”

“yeah. i didn’t know how to open up about them, anyway. i’ve never been close to them my whole life. it feels so surreal that i still have contact with them - you can say whatever you want, shouta. i don’t mind.”

“what even do i have to say? it’s not like you chose this path, did you?”

you shook your head. he wasn’t wrong.

“talk to me. i’m here with you for a reason. but then again - i’m sorry i didn’t pay attention. whatever it is, we’re going through this together. i’m not gonna leave you behind,” he said this while holding both your hands, eyes looking into yours once more.

“together,” you felt a smile creep up on your face after a very long, stressful day.

present mic

we all know hizashi as a fun, down-to-earth person. but like every character i’ve seen and connected with in bnha; i can say that he has the softest soul ever. 

he’s pretty observant, too. i can tell. a little change in his s/o’s behavior - in particular - and he rushed over to them, and confronts them about it.

one thing he has obliviously noticed in you is your change in emotions when a topic about parents in general is brought up. weird. everyone around him isn’t reacting to it, so why you?

you have shown him a few pictures of them. it was very small talk about them, and you seemed to be rushing through the topic. and he has offered to come along with you when you went for visits, but you always insisted that he needed some rest or he had loads of work to do. or you had other errands you had to take care of.

he was so confused. was this meant to be secretive? it was probably for the best, but he couldn’t stop worrying. every time you did go out(which was probably ranging from two months to two weeks per visit), he would sit and stare into the void, thinking of ways to ask you about it.

“how was your day, baby~?” he would ask you. you’d reply with “meh” while crawling into bed, nuzzling into him.

that was a drastic change in you. he needed and wanted to take matters into his own hands. this was a situation of now or never.

it didn’t take longer than expected, when you received a phone call from them. your relatives have encouraged you to go visit them after a week of meeting them. the recent one was heartbreaking enough - what was going to turn out from this?

the moment hizashi had heard of it, he was all dressed up in a jiffy. denying it would probably make him feel a little hurt - but what if he gets disappointed just by the relationship your parents have?

like shouta, he’d take a brief look and immediately feel like someone slapped some sense into him. this is why y/n was silent. this was why y/n was uneasy when anyone was talking about parents, this was why, this was why that; the list went on and on in his train of thought, eyes widening by seconds.

as expected, his s/o’s parents didn’t really welcome the both of you. it wasn’t a happy reunion. the tension built in the air terribly. hizashi felt terrible. 

you were such an amazing person at heart; always helping anyone in need. showering him with all the love. dedicating your life to becoming a pro hero with hard work and determination. endless smiles. this was a whole different look.

the visit your relatives have planned didn’t go too well. on the drive back home, he held your hand, never letting it go the whole time.

“well, hizashi, i’m sorry you had to see that. i didn’t know how you would react. you’ve helped me change so much in person and i can’t afford to lose you. never.”

his eyes widened. “woah, y/n!” he pulled you into a hug. “what do you mean lose? i’d have to say the same thing to you, babe. but i’m really glad you showed me what i deserved to know. i want to connect both of our feelings together, so that understanding would be so much more easier. don’t you ever think i’m leaving you because of this. i’m all yours.”

proceeds to give you kisses all around your face. he knows you deserve it.

hizashi has so much of love for you it pours out like endless streams of confetti. he has always been by your side; and will continue to do so. both emotionally and physically.

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(a/n): this is my view on the topic. i didn’t want it to be too angsty, and made sure to add loads of fluff in it. i hope you liked it! :>

#bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero academia #bnha hawks #aizawa shouta #keigo takami #hawks x reader #hawks fluff #aizawa x reader #present mic #hizashi yamada #present mic x reader #hizashi x reader #keigo takami x reader #aizawa #pro hero #bnha x reader #bnha fluff #bnha headcanons #bnha x you #bnha x y/n #aizawa fluff #present mic fluff #hawks x you

[rat-cop]

In this dream I was watching a movie. It was a movie about how they figured out immortality. There was this John Mulaney figure who'd been offered it, and somebody named Holt who wasn't. Mulaney was of course going to say no, but Holt got mad that he wasn't offered it; he was insecure about his learning disability and his social awkwardness. They were close friends but this drove them apart.

Later John Mulaney Figure goes to a presentation about the alleged immortality. They'd first tested it on a group of pigeons. Perfectly normal pigeons from new york. After many years of living past the pigeons original lifespan, they'd changed in unimaginable ways. They flew in a strange flock that looked like a wind tunnel, had grown larger than a person, and developed beautiful plumage like that of a parrot or peacock. People were astounded. It's possible to grow past what you were supposed to be. What would we become?

Everyone is scared and hesitant. They say no. They like their worlds as they are, they like the people around them. The creator is humbled. He shuts down the program. (Side note: some people are holographic in this world. You can tell which ones. They're not really people, just made to fill space where people should be. The creator of all this was one such person who'd become sentient. Crazy, right?)

Later, Holt meets with the creator and gets to talking. It almost sounds like he's talking about eugenics. They're walking and talking.

"If everyone were to live forever, surely we'd want only the best people?" He said, "Just the smartest and the funniest people, the most athletic, the people who are just so good at everything. Shouldn't those be the kinds of people who live forever?"

At this point, there's a little bucket half filled with dirt in Holt's path. He tries to do a cool jump over it but it's very clumsy and uncool.

"The kind who've earned their love, who does everything right, right?" Said the creator.

"Well, Holt, I know what you're thinking." He stopped walking. "People who jump over barrels like that don't deserve the kind of love this world has to give."

Holt nods.

"Holt," The creator smiles, with his eyes and everything, and puts his hand on Holt's shoulder. "I loved the way you hopped over that bucket." He puts all the emphasis on the you.

Holt is shocked. Suddenly, the whole world is open and different. He goes on to write a book about all the things he'd learned. It's a book on loving eachother, and was a wild bestseller.

John Mulaney Guy at some point had been married off screen I think. His wife was a writer and listened to Holt's audiobook on Spotify. She talked to him about it. About how he wrote "we think love can leave, but really only the person can leave. You'll still carry that love with you."

"I just wish he'd written that line as 'the love we knew had never left.'" She told him.

All these years Mulaney felt guilty about the falling out they'd had. He knew he wasn't any better than Holt, he knew he didn't "deserve" immortality any more than he did. But more importantly he was mad at himself for not sticking with his friend, he was mad at himself for being so selfish. So he made it a point to meet up with Holt.

He actually meets up by inviting him to a family reunion.

"I'm sorry, about everything, about leaving you behind and just being so stupid" He said.

"It's okay, it's okay. We go after the things we think we deserve. But I think we don't need to deserve anything. I love you even when you make mistakes, and you dont ever need to deserve that."

John Mulaney thinks about the pigeons, about how one person can grow to be unrecognizable. He realizes that maybe that could be him too.

#it was a story about love but youd never know until the very end #i bawled at the end there #and at the middle #theres some stuff about bumpercars and the kgb i have tactifully omitted

[uinen-harth-estraven]

La Famiglia. (Loki x Reader)

Title: The One That Loki Met His Son In Law

Chapter no.: Oneshot (pt.1)

Notes: These were on my google docs for like years..a oneshot series!

Rating/Warnings: None

Chapter’s Soundtrack: Adam And Eve by Paul Anka (x)

Summary: A look in the life of Loki,his wife and his daughter.(+ friends)(Modern au.Loki is not a god and blah blah blah,you got me.Enjoy!)  

(gif not mine)

“I want you to be polite tonight.”

Loki only huffed in anger as a responce,rolling his eyes.

“And try to do it for your daughter,she’s happy with him.”

“That’s what she says..we don’t know it’s true..”

“Loki!” she sighes. “Look..do it for her,we’ll have dinner together,we’ll get to know him.Frigga is happy with him,you must accept that.She’s not your little girl anymore.”

“She’ll always be my little girl! I won’t let him take her away!”

Just as (Y/N) was about to answer him,the door bell rang.

“For God’s sake,just put your suit jacket on and let’s go!”

“Alright..I’m coming.”

He was wearing his usual black suit and his dark green tie,while (Y/N) was wearing a beautiful dark green corset dress,to match with her husband’s colours.They open the door and welcome Frigga with big hugs and kisses,and met her boyfriend,Christian.Shy,quiet and scared for meeting the parents of his love,as he met her father..the scare become fear.

Loki didn’t crack a smile to him,only eyeing him with a permanent scowl on his face.Talking in a very strict and unwelcome way,the little boy just felt useless.But of course the way (Y/N) tried to lighten up the mood really helped,not only him but also Loki.The way she changed the subjects of their conversations so smoothly and the way she used jokes,really helped Loki crack a smile,Christian feel more at home and Frigga relax.

They were doing great and Loki seemed to get used to it as the time passed..but then it went south when Frigga told her parents that she and Christian are getting married.

“My  love,you knew it would happen one day..” (Y/N) sat down next to her husband,soothing him by rubbing her hand on his back.

“One day..not so fast.”

“Oh come on..it’s not the end of the world,Christian is a great boy,he’s making her happy.”

“Don’t you talk about that mooncalf..”

“Now why you hate him that much?”

“He’s taking my daughter away! Isn’t that enough that he’s her boyfriend? He wants to be her husband too?”

“When two people love eachother..”

“Don’t start with that right now.”

“So now you tell me that we didn’t got married because of love?”

“That’s different!”

“It’s not! So get up and get dressed,we’re gonna be late!”

“You heartless woman,you don’t understand the love of a father and his daughter..”

“You know I existed as a daughter once,I also had a father so I kinda understand your problem,but it’s nothing..my father felt the same of course but he accepted it.”

“You gave me a great example now..” Loki said sarcastically.

“You don’t want me to remind you your first meeting with my father now,do you,you cock-juggling thundercunt?”

Loki’s eyes widen,as he didn’t hear anyone call him like that since years ago.It was a nickname that (Y/N)’s father used to call him.It was most humiliating when he called him like that in front of a family reunion.

“You take that back!”

“Get dressed! Do you want our daughter to walk alone to the church?”

“No..”

“I know it’s hard..believe me,my father was the same as you,no matter how much you deny it,and he gave us his blessing,because he knew that with you I would be happy..back then..”

“Hey!”

“I’m kidding you sassy oaf..”

“Come here..” he said laughing,holding her in his chest. “Oh you’ll see..I won’t let them out of my sight..” he whispers to himself.

“What..?”

“Nothing,my dove.” he kisses her.

During the whole wedding,Loki was crying,thinking that he was loosing his little girl while (Y/N) was trying to keep her husband in control,she was holding him tight by his arm,because she knew if she’d let him,he would destroy everything in his path.

As the wedding ended,it was time for the feast.Of course the dance of the couple,was the hardest time for (Y/N) and Loki..the one was trying to hold the other,so there won’t be any fights,the first kiss was the worst part,Loki almost strangled Christian,if it wasn’t for Thor.

When Loki took his daughter’s hand and danced together,the last dance,he didn’t stop crying,hugging and holding his little girl close to him.As a husband he is great,as a father he is amazing,as a father in law..One thing is for sure,life wouldn’t be that easy for the newlywed couple.

A/N: I hope you like! And as always,leave a comment? ♥

#loki x reader #loki x you #loki fanfic #loki laufeyson #loki (marvel) #la famiglia #la famiglia series #oneshot #loki oneshot #snake's fanfic. #tom hiddleston #tom hiddleston x reader

[like-rain-or-confetti]

Family Matters (Twilight- Breaking Dawn part 2)

“Woah, wait, you’re related to the Volturi?” Bella asked you as you crossed one of the other. “Yes, and the Romanians. My father joined the Volturi when i was young and my mother…is extra close with Vladimir, the divide between the covens ripped apart my family. i was changed when i was eighteen.” “That makes you…” “old but not that old.” You said quickly with a grin. “I’m about 120 years old now…if my math is still intact.” “So you’re not with either of your parents?” Bella asked. You shook your head. “No, i call my mum every fifteen years or so. My dad, he’s kind of unreachable, i used to send him letters which he never responded to after i left my mother. The last i sent was when i was about seventy, i believe. I don’t think either of them are very happy with me, since i sort of just dropped off their radar. The only reason my dad isn’t hunting me down is because of the tracker. Nevertheless, they’d be furious i haven’t kept in touch.” “That must be hard…to be alone.” “It’s freeing. I haven’t been lonely in a long time. I began to slip away from my parents when i was a newborn. I sought out my dad, pleading for his help. I was frightened and unable to control myself but the Volturi don’t take in newborns so he sent me away without another thought. My mother wasn’t an option.” You nudged Bella, in attempt to lighten the mood. “Carlisle helped me and has kept the door open ever since despite me never using it. I quite like being alone.” “You seem okay with standing against your dad with us.” Bella said lowly. “I’m not a child anymore Bella, i can make my own decisions and quite frankly, he lost the right to have a say in what i do when he gave me up as his child.

Your stomach just about dropped when you heard the Romanians had shown up. It meant that your mother was with them. It would be nothing short of a miracle if she didn’t. Sure enough, Stefan turned the corner and smirked with a tilted head when he say you. Vladimir appeared right after him and there holding onto the crook of his arm was your mother. Vladimir simply looked at you making your mother follow his line of sight and there you were. “Hey mum…” You said quietly. Your mother dropped her grip on Vladimir’s arm, a wide eyed expression on her face. She slowly moved towards you. “(Y/N)?” You stood up and she moved forward to give you a tight hug. “It’s been so long…” “I know.” You said into her shoulder. “It’s nice to see you two again.” You said to Vladimir and Stefan over her shoulder. “Like wise.” Vladimir wore a soft smirk. 

You used every opportunity you had to stay away from your mother. She helped a lot by spending all her time with Vladimir, the very reason she lost you in the first place. After the brief reunion, she didn’t really pay much attention to you and so it would have been difficult to determine if you were even related. The thought of seeing your father felt much worse than seeing your mother ever did.

The day had come and millions upon millions of scenarios rushed through your head. Maybe he wouldn’t even notice? Ha, even the leaders know who you are. It’s bound to come up. You looked up from your feet when you heard crunching over several footsteps in the snow. They were here and there was no turning back now. Like always, you stood alone at the opposite side of your mother. You didn’t stand with her and the Romanians, it didn’t feel real. You didn’t want to pretend, even if it was the last moments of your life. Soon enough, the Volturi were in sight and time slowed down. You couldn’t stop yourself from peeling through the layers to see him…and there we was. He stood at the back, his hand interlocked with another who you recognised. It was Corin. Your stomach sank, more ‘step parents’. 

A part of you wanted to scream, or cry. How dare he replace his child for another love? Isn’t that what he did? What broke your heart wasn’t seeing him love another, it was how you it didn’t suprise you in the slightest. You locked eyes with him. He didn’t smile, he didn’t smile ever since he joined the Volturi. His eyes didn’t even light up a fraction to see you. Even you couldn’t stop the spark in your eyes when you saw your parents. He was cold. Aro’s eyes flickered to you and he smiled. “Ah, my dear (Y/N), what a delight it is to see you again! Such a pity it’s under such circumstances.” He beckoned you to him and you emotionlessly walked towards him, the very way you have done many times before. “We were just having a conversation about you, dear (Y/N), the other day! We hoped you’d contact us to let you know how you’re doing! Isn’t that so brothers?” Aro said with glee as he took your hand.  “Indeed.” Caius said staring down at you as Marcus simply nodded with a hint of sympathy, a look designated to you alone and you didn’t need three guesses why. “Oh this simply cannot be! Our precious (Y/N) is torn! Their father on this side, their mother on the other!” You winced which went unnoticed by no one. “This simply will not do! Demetri, stand over there with our dear (Y/N), if you please. We don’t want them to be too uncomfortable.” Of course he’d talk to and about you as though you were an infant. A child that didn’t understand what was going in around them. Demetri moved quickly to your side. “Hello Demetri…” You said softly. He nodded and replied lowly. “It’s a pleasure to see you again, (Y/N).” You nodded as Demetri took hold of your upper arm. It wasn’t such a tight grip that it was uncomfortable, it was enough to be secure. 

You regrettably zoned out to the confrontation about Renesmee. You hadn’t meant to. You just couldn’t take your mind off of your parents. Aro seemed to notice as he took your hand again. You looked down in shame. He turned to catch your father’s eye. It seemed to be a silent conversation between them both before your father moved in front and then moved again to take Demetri’s place. You stiffened to feel your father’s grip on both your shoulders. It was evident you didn’t know what to do, if to do anything at all. He wrapped an arm across to your furthest shoulder the other going under your arm and hooking over your other arm. You couldn’t move, but it was also a small act of comfort. Aro seemed to enjoy this, because it was clear he didn’t actually care about the situation. It was all fake and even your father knew. He even went along with it, seeing his chance to hold his child even for the wrong reasons. It was then that you heard a noise of protest from your mother. She didn’t want your father even breathing on you, in fear he’d take you from her. If you were to ever pick a favourite parent, she’d be damned if it was your father. However, it went ignored as Alice appeared with Jasper at her side. 

Demetri was quick to grab Jasper as Aro all too eagerly took Alice’s hand. He then turned to you, more specifically your father and gestured for him to come back to his original position. He seemed to let you go a tad slower than necessary. Brushing his hand against yours. Corin moved forward, seemingly to meet him. You were suprised to see Corin walk all the way up to you, taking your face into her hands. “I’m delighted to have finally met you, (Y/N).” You were evidently stunned as you had no idea what to say. “However, neither of us can say we’re pleased with your lack of contact.” ‘There it is.’ You thought to yourself. “I think everyone here knows why. You aren’t the only ones.” “It isn’t good enough, take it from me.” Corin was actually lecturing you. “What makes you think you have the right to speak to me like this?” You said, your jaw clenched. “(Y/N)!” Your father snapped in disapproval for the lack of respect, whilst Corin seemed unphased. “I can understand what you’re feeling right now. You’d think I barely know you and as of now, perhaps I don’t, but your father does and I’ve heard every little detail of your life. I’ve come to know you too. We would like to change this path. You are his child, no matter what- his blood. That’s rare for our kind.” “Am I supposed to forget that both of my parents found someone else and in this immortal life, left me alone? No…” You said to yourself. “Left me behind.” You corrected yourself. Your eyes flickered to your father, his expression unreadable. “You hear that? Silence. I don’t even have to turn to my mother to know she has the very look that my father has right now because they know I’m right. They know that they have a new life and know damn well that neither of them gave a damn to have me in it. My mother has a mate and now I learn that so does my father. They moved on without me, shouldn’t I move on without them?“ Corin intently listen along with everyone else. You have never spoke your mind like this. It was enlightening to hear your perspective. “I will never deny the actions taken, or the lack of by either of your parents. Perhaps their transformations changed something but if I know that if your father didn’t love you…you wouldn’t be standing here right now. You’d be six feet under ground, long gone.” She was right, your father was the one to change you after he accidentally did to your mother. She took your hand, cradling it in hers, her tone becoming softer. “Forever is an awfully long time, (Y/N). Aren’t you willing to try and fix all this?” “I’m not joining the Volturi or the Romanians.” “No one is asking you to.” Corin assured you. “Come with us, we can discuss this further, behind closed doors.” “They’re not going anywhere with you!” Your mother yelled out. “Now she speaks up.” Your father managed out in a clenched jaw. “Nice to see you deciding to contribute. Who did you get to manage hell in your departure?” “Do your child a favour and die! This time, don’t get back up!“ Your mother snapped. “And spend eternity under your rule? No, thank you. I’ve already dodged that bullet.” “It’s hard to believe they used to love eachother huh?” You smiled spitefully at the Volturi. “I wouldn’t be standing here otherwise. Now I’m the thing they use against and fight each other over. It’s great.” Your voice dripped in sarcasm. “I do not suggest this kind of altercation in front of your offspring.” Marcus drawled. You sent him a thankful look before turning back to Corin. “I don’t think that to be a good idea.” You said sincerely. You thought for a moment. “Do you have phones back there?” “We do.” Your father said. You dug your phone out of your pocket. “Give me your number…and I’ll call…maybe. No promises.” Corin realised immediately your compromise and gave you the number. “There.” You said putting your phone back in your pocket before turning to Carlisle. “Can I go?” “Of course, thank you (Y/N).” Carlisle smiled warmly and you offered him a quick smile back. “Thank you, Carlisle, until next time.” You then turned to Benjamin, a new friend. “I’ll come and visit sometime.” Benjamin lit up and nodded whilst Tia smiled. You took a few steps forward before with inhuman speed you were gone.

It was eight at night. You looked up from your phone to the city every so often. Being in the city was fascinating. Every so often you’d stay in your apartment at the top of one of the many skyscrapers. You would watch the world go on around you. The noise comforting at times like these. You looked down at your phone again. You weren’t sure if you wanted to call the Volturi. You weren’t sure how the conversation would go and that’s what scared you. You quickly pressed the small green phone, putting the phone to your ear before you could think any further into it. After a few rings, the receptionist answered in Italian, you stopped her in her tracks. “Put Corin on the phone. Tell her (Y/N), is calling…she knows who I am.” Silence was met before you were put on hold. After a minute or two a different voice rang out. “(Y/n)?” It was Corin’s. “…hey.” you managed out pressing a thumb and forefinger to the bridge of your nose. “I’m so glad you called. Your father is here with me, would you like to speak to him exclusively?” “No…I wanted to speak to both of you.” There was a pause. “Let me put you on speaker phone then.” “Can you both hear me?” “We hear you…Valerie go take a walk.” Corin must have been addressing the receptionist. “There, now there is a bit more privacy.” Corin said to your father. “Corin, I want to ask you something. Something that’s been burning in my mind for a week.” “Go on…” “Why? Why do you care so much? You’ve met me once. You know me by what my father tells you.” “…(Y/N), I’m not trying to replace your mother. That isn’t something I can simply do. You don’t even need to see me as a parental figure but as I am mates with your father, I see you as my own. I meant what I said a week ago. This lack of contact, it isn’t good for any of us. It’s frightening to hear your father wondering at times if you’re even alive- hoping you’re okay.“ “That doesn’t make sense.” You whispered. “He wasn’t there when I needed him the most.” You were trying so hard not to get upset, but you couldn’t help it. ”(Y/N), turning you away at our doorstep when you were a newborn…it was the most difficult thing I had ever done. I couldn’t even restrain myself from holding you close, seeing you so … hysterical like that. That fear in your soul…it broke my heart.“ You heard your father say. “The Volturi…they don’t take in newborns, under any circumstances. I am not in any position to fight against that. I promise you that it will always be the one thing I wish I could take back. I did what I did knowing that you’d have survived. You’re so strong, it’s remarkable and you did. You survived like I knew you would. I believed in you. I would never have turned you away like I did if I didn’t think you couldn’t handle yourself. Even your mother knew that. We may be very different people now, (Y/N), and that must be hard for you but we still love you.“ You listened to your father. "I wrote to you…many times…you never wrote back…I thought you didn’t care anymore.” You whimpered. “Never to care? Impossible.” Your father said. “He gives himself hell over it all the time, sometimes I do too. This isn’t good enough, if you’re willing, we could try to fix this?” Corin spoke. “…Do you need to get off soon?” “No.” Your father said. “We have time, a lot of time.” “Tell me how you two met, when you two became a couple. I want to know everything.” You smiled softly. You never saw Corin and your father smile at one another in relief, you were willing to try. They each leaned over the phone telling you their story.

#one shot #twilight #reader #breaking dawn part 2 #Corin Volturi #Vladimir and Stefan

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Character Arcs and Ghost Army’s

So I thought of something while at work and it got me wondering, am I the only person that was kind of disappointed with how the Ghost Army came together in the end?

Someone has probably written this meta before but really, Tavros bringing together the Ghost Army with the power of friendship was probably one of the least satisfying ways for that resolution to come about. In reality, I honestly believe Karkat should have been the one to orchestrate bringing the army together with help from Tavros and GO Karkat, more meta and context under the cut-

Tavros

First off, Tavros is good natured and sweet but he’s not exactly the best at being inspiring or organizing large groups, or even really making friends (like remember how awkward and cringey his interaction with Jade was) and more importantly, bringing the Ghost Army together as a resolution to his arc(?) gives the idea that all along Tavros’ problem was that he wasn’t useful. Yes, he got to shove it in Vriska’s face a bit, which was satisfying and we got to see him be relevant to the climax of the plot but the thing is, the way to end a character’s arc should never be through them gaining the approval of their abuser.

 Tavros’ problem was never that Vriska was right about him but that he believed she was right and thought that he deserved to be treated that way by her for not being confident enough to stand up for himself. In that same vein, any sort of parallel to the Summoner shouldn’t have been involved in his resolution either because being more like Rufioh or becoming a hero was what he THOUGHT would fix him in a way Vriska would respond to, ignoring the fact that Tavros didn’t need fixing in the first place. 

We never had any indications Tavros didn’t like who he was before Vriska’s abuse started and I would have loved for the story to actually reinforce that it was always just Vriska’s imposing on him these fantasies of being like Mindfang and building him to his greatest potential that was the REAL issue and the resolution to that being him to realize he didn’t need to be what she wanted. Tavros didn’t need to raise an army to jauntily dance in Vriska’s face, I honestly would have preferred if he didn’t even care enough about her to do so.

Karkat

So. Fuck, this arc conclusion. Yeah, Karkat jumping straight into LE only to get obliterated was kind of funny and we got to see him defeat the undefeatable Clover because he became romantically interested in Karkat was appropriate but you know what I would have loved to see? Karkat getting closure with his other selves. Karkat getting to realize the true depth of his path as a knight of blood player, which is all about bonds and weaponizing them for the benefit of the party. 

Sure, we’re told he’s a vital part of victory due to Echidna and that he’s destined to become troll President in the new world. That’s nice. But honestly the fact that Vriska, who apparently knows the whole ins n outs of the new session but somehow wasn’t aware of the Ghost Army being disbanded before Meenah’s debriefing was just .... weird. Along with the fact that she never considered to contact Karkat to even ask for advice on how to reband it even though she herself  is canonically on record for admitting he was almost too great at bringing the two troll parties together during their session, is also just bleh. Like why the fuck wasn’t Karkat even a little involved in this plan just bewilders me because in accordance with his entire role of Hivebent, he would have been by far the most capable of it. Like yeah, he had given up on the idea of leadership and his being more concerned with just being involved as an equal to the rest of his friends was a great development, but then actually let him be involved. All the other kids got to do these grandeur things like take on the two Jacks, Condy, even Jake got to take on the entirety of the Midnight Crew. 

Sure, Karkat got to defeat Clover, but the thing is, Karkat’s whole situation was never about HIM fighting or beating anyone, instead it was about surrounding himself with actually strong players and helping them work cohesively enough together to reach a common goal. Sort of sounds like bringing together a bunch of disinterested ghosts to form an army, right???? 

Lastly why the heck was the last convo he ever had with himself from the first intermission in Act 6 when so much of Act 5 was taken up with it and was built up to be one of the biggest failings of his personality? Like we have good junks of conversations just referring to how much he hated himself and how ridiculous it was of him to think he was his own kismesis. Why did that all get dropped like a steamy hot shit instead of being later on used to show how much he matured and changed? fucking y’all, I have to stop here cause I will and can go on. Anyways

How I wish things would have gone down.

Ok, now that I’ve set up some context for why I wish things were different, here’s how I’d actually go about doing it.

Have Vriska on the lilypad mention Karkat refusing her offer to build the army together, include Karkat giving his big spiel about not being a leader anymore.

Jump to when Meenah and Vriska meet up and have the debriefing, and when Meenah asks what they’ll do about it, just have Vriska says not to worry about it.

Jump to Kanaya and Karkats visit to Echidna, but instead of the conversation they had happening, we see her flying to Derse as she’s messaging Rose about how her mission was complete and she was heading to the Batterwitch battle, and have her reveal what Echidna said there, last panel jumping to show a knocked out Karkat. (Not only does this work with my idea but fuck yes one last private Rosemary pesterlog, where hopefully they say “ I love you “ at the end.)

Anyways Karkat wakes up in the dream bubbles but instead of meeting Meenah he instead!! meets GO karkat!! You could even make the panel parallel with that panel of Vriska and Tavros meeting face to face after their sprite exploded, GO Karkat just waking up too, after his death.

(cut it off there to the strider reunion just for pacing sake)

When we see them again they’re arguing, GO angry because of course this is what his death would look like and wow YOURE the alpha karkat what the fuck, why are you asleep your whole group is in a battle rn and Retcon is just like BITCH PLEASE WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU DIED when suddenly enter in Tavros (you could also throw in sollux and the girls in the bg, sollux reasoning for not coming closer to say hi being he wanted to avoid himself arguing with TWO karkats and how embarrassing it would be) 

anyways Tavros enters into the conversation and surprisingly these two karkats are a lot easier to calm down and auspicize than when Jade did it during Beta session. Tavros mentions that he’s glad he could be useful and feels like he’s done a good thing, even if its really small like this. 

Upon which the Retcon Karkat mentions he had thought about Tavros during his three year trip and how he wished he had given him more special attention as his teammate (since they were both on red) instead of allowing him to get so close to Vriska and how Vriska was the real problem in that whole situation (sort of explaining his exaggerated hostility towards her) and how he wished he could tell his Tavros that. GO speaks up about how he never thought of it himself cause he was too distracted during his trip but that he actually agreed with it and passes that onto Tavros since technically that’s his tavros (lmao pissing off retcon for stealing his idea)

This leads on to the other conclusions Retcon had come to over the trip about his failings in being a leader and how he would change, (GO disagreeing with some of them, leading to more explanation, and GO agreeing, along with giving his own perspective to the disaster that was the Beta timeline) they have the conversation about Abraxas during this too and how they both wish they could still do something to help the alpha session.

Tavros speaks up about the Ghost army, which GO remembers but Retcon has no clue what the fuck he’s talking about. 

Shoot back to Vriska who is still talking to Meenah, and when the army comes back into convo checks her phone and says it’s taken care of, showing one last memo created by both the karkats calling all other karkats in the viel to gather the ghosts. All the karkats bring their session trolls along with alphas and other ghost friends they made along the way.

Vriska and Meenah arrive at the army and Vriskas glad her plan work (she had no way of knowing this would happen but she’ll take credit for it)

She sees Tavros in the crowd and calls to him but he ignores her and instead is seeing meeting Aradia. She assumes he just didnt hear her.

GO and Retcon are seen together on the outskirt of the army and they say goodbye, GO saying he much rather find some ghosts from his session instead of fight (he died today he is tired) and Retcon surprisingly respecting his decision, and GO admits he doesn’t know how or why this Karkat got to live but that a part of him was glad he did. They give a heart warmingly flip eachother off and seperate, Retcons convo with Meenah is slightly different but takes the same course mostly.

During Collide we briefly see GO Karkat while Retcon gets obliterated (with Jade and Dave) losing his mind.

THE FUCKIN END

#homestuck #karkat vantas #tavros nitram #homestuck meta #Game Over #retcon #closure