Nail To The Coffin - S2 - Chapter 7
Warnings: blood, injury, stitching, bruises, that kinda things
Pairing: Steve Harrington x f!Byers!Reader
Word Count: 6979
A.N: Things get a bit bloody. I feel like Reader has the same fate as Steve at this point. Both of them getting wrecked at the end of every season haha If that doesn’t scream “true soulmate” I don’t know what does lmao As always, please do make me know if I’ve written certain characters OOC and if you think there is something that can be corrected within the story. Thank you for reading. Hope you like it! 🖤 🥀
Masterlist || Chapter 6 || Chapter 8
“Mother of God,” muttered Owens as everyone stared at the monster that had just crawled out of the abyss and got close to the glass separating you from it.
Hopper leaned a bit to inspect it. You knew what he was thinking. The thing, even though it was a bit smaller and couldn’t stand on two legs, looked exactly like the Demogorgon. What you had speculated came to be true. The monster was really back. Although this time it wasn’t just one. There were multiple of them.
It snarled and lurched forward hitting the glass and making you all jump.
“It’s…It’s polycarbonate. It can’t get through,” reassured Owens even though he didn’t seem to believe in his own words.
The monster, as if taking this as a challenge, let out a loud, echoing growl, calling its siblings who immediately answered the call and started crawling out of the hole, one after the other.
“Uhm, ok, maybe it can hold against one of them but against a dozen? I don’t think so,” you quipped and just as you said that, the monsters lunged at the glass and began landing hit after hit, quickly creating cracks in the structure.
“Yeah, you sure about that glass?”
“I think we should go,” you took a step backward. “Now!” you yelled panicked which drew Hopper’s attention and he signaled you towards the door while Owens pressed a button and suddenly all alarms were blaring.
You didn’t waste a second in bolting out of the place, Hopper and Dr. Owens hot on your tail. You stopped by the large metal door and let all people go through before Hopper closed it.
“This way! The stairs!” instructed the doctor as he ushered you and Hopper towards a staircase and you began climbing like your life depended on it.
Because it did.
Before you knew it, you were storming into Will’s room. You looked in confusion as you saw your mom with a syringe and your brother passed out cold.
“We gotta go! We gotta go!” said Hopper urgently and you didn’t hesitate to take Will into your arms while Mike grabbed a bottle of anesthetic drug and all of you ran out of the room and into the hallways, following Dr. Owens’ lead. Monsters had swarmed the whole institute and the sounds of shooting, growling, and screaming people came from every turn and corner as you ran down the corridors.
“Come on!” the man pretty much forced you into a room after you heard growling and shouting coming from somewhere ahead and you hid inside and locked the door, staying silent and unmoving as you waited for the storm to pass and watched the shadows of the monsters pass by.
You panted as you laid Will down on a table and planted one hand on the surface to support yourself while the other flew to grasp your head and rub it in hopes of battling off the headache that had increased drastically due to all the rapid movements. You squeezed your eyes and let out a quiet grunt through your teeth as you waited for it to go away. Meanwhile, everyone looked at the camera monitors, seeing total chaos and death unravel right in front of their eyes.
“Oh, my God,” let out Bob which drew your attention and you peeked through your fingers, tired eyes widening at the sight.
Almost every hallway was littered with Demogorgons.
And as if that wasn’t enough, the lights began flickering before the electricity went out completely, leaving you all shrouded in darkness.
“Ok, what do we do now?” you asked as you wrung your hands nervously and Joyce came to your side to wrap an arm around your shoulders and bring you close as you looked expectantly at the doctor. “We’re-we’re trapped. There’s no way we can get out of here without attracting the monster’s attention. I mean, if it was one, sure. They rely mostly on their sense of smell and hearing so as long as you’re sneaky and don’t get hurt and bloody, you’re good. But there are dozens of them!” you rambled on with a trembling voice.
“We can still try,” muttered the doctor as he scurried to open a drawer and pull out a couple of large papers, slapping them onto the desk, while Hopper turned on the flashlight so everyone could see. “Look, this is us,” he grabbed a marker and drew a circle on the blueprint of the lab, “and this is the nearest exit. I’m sure we can… somehow make it there. The thing is that… there’d be no way out if we don’t fix this one problem at hand.”
“What do you mean?” asked Hopper.
“The locks are fail-secure which means if there’s a power outage the building goes on full lockdown,” clarified the doctor.
“So, that’s the problem. Ok. Can it be unlocked remotely?”
“With a computer, sure, but somebody’s gotta restart the breakers.”
“Where are the breakers?”
“In the basement, three floors down,” before he even finished the sentence, Hopper was already turning his back on him and heading for the door.
“Where are you going!?” asked Bob fretfully.
“To reset the breakers,” answered Hopper like it was the most obvious thing in the world and you clicked your tongue. Of course that he would always get the dirty job done but you weren’t sure he’d be right to do so this time around.
“Um, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” you drawled and he arched a quizzical eyebrow.
“How come?”
“Cause when you reset the breakers the only thing that’s gonna change is that we’ll get the power back on,” you unraveled and Bob nodded.
“Exactly! If you actually want to unlock the doors, you have to completely reboot the computer system and then override the security codes with a manual script.”
“Which I highly doubt you know how to do,” you added and the man looked back and forth between the two of you, furrowing his eyebrows.
“Fine, then just tell me how do I do that?”
“You can’t! Not unless you know BASIC,” exclaimed Bob, and Hopper sighed.
“I don’t know what that means.”
“It’s a computer program language,” joined Mike.
“Then teach it to me!”
“Shall I teach you French while I’m at it, Jim?” scoffed Bob. “How about a little German?” he turned around to face Owens. “How about you doc? You speak BASIC?”
“No.”
“Okay…okay, I got this…I got this,” he exhaled with a small confident smile and your face fell.
“No, Bob,” your mother shook her head as she tried to protest and stop the man but he reassured her that he’d be fine and that he’d complete the task without a problem. You looked away as they hugged, hand going to rub your face and move to your neck, as more worry and helplessness began settling in.
Shortly after, you said your goodbyes to Bob as he and Hopper exited the room and went to retrieve some weapons. When Hopper returned, you whirled around to face him and your mother.
“It’s not too late. Let me go with him. I can protect him!”
“No!” exclaimed Joyce firmly. “This is out of the question!” she waved her hands categorically and you sniffed.
“He's risking his life! For our family! And none of us is going to lend him a hand?!” you looked at them with an expression full of sadness and guilt.
“Honey, do you think I don't want to!? I just can't!” cried out Joyce. “I can't shoot! I can't do a-anything to help! And we need Hopper because how else are we supposed to keep Mike and Will safe!?”
“That's why I offered to go!”
“No, kid!” Hopper joined in. “This is non-negotiable! This time I'm serious!” he stated sternly as he leveled you with a look and you faced away. “You're not going out there and that's final!”
All you could do was wait and pray.
“Why are the lights off?” inquired Jonathan.
“Maybe it’s closed?” offered Nancy unsurely.
“Security took the night off? I don’t think so,” he closed the car’s door as he went to the security cabin in order to inspect and see if pressing buttons would do the trick but it didn’t. And that only made him get more anxious because things were going from bad to worse and he was pretty sure that his family was most probably trapped in the lab right now and he didn’t know what to do.
“It’s not working?”
“No! The power’s off.”
“Jonathan?”
“What?”
The two of them fell into silence, bodies stilling, as they heard rustling nearby.
“I think there’s something in the woods,” muttered the girl as she began walking towards the sound and he quickly went after her, grasping her by the shoulder to pull her back.
“Nancy. Nancy, stay back.”
But then they saw lights peeking through the trees and their rapidly beating hearts calmed down a bit as they came to the realization that there were humans out there and not monsters.
“Hello?! Who’s there!?”
It was no other than Steve and the kids who exited the forest and both parties halted and stared at one another in confusion and shock.
“Steve?” exclaimed both Nancy and Jonathan.
“Nancy?”
“Jonathan?” shouted Steve and Dustin at once.
“What are you doing here!?”
“What are you doing here?”
“We’re looking for Mike, Will, and Y/N,” explained the girl, and Dustin and Steve looked at each other in confusion.
“Y/N and Will? I thought they were home. Didn’t Y/N call yesterday, saying she’ll be staying home with Will because his situation was worsening?” Dustin turned to look at Lucas and the boy nodded.
“She did. But then she never called again. Mike got very worried. I think he went to check on them and see what was going on.”
“Well, they weren’t home. Nobody was,” Jonathan threw his hands in defeat and Steve’s eyebrows furrowed. It was pure chaos for a minute and then dead silence engulfed the whole group.
“They are not… You don’t think they are in there…are they?” asked Dustin hesitantly and everyone turned to look at the dark lab as a suffocating unsettling feeling crept within everyone.
Then the screeching of monsters echoed, making them all jump in fright.
And now Steve couldn’t help but think that yes, you were most definitely stuck in the lab with monsters lurking in the darkness. His heart burst out of his chest at the thought of something bad happening to you and he almost immediately bolted for the building to see if he’d be able to somehow get inside and save you.
He didn’t know what he’d do if he lost you.
You let out a big sigh of relief once the lights flickered and turned back on, showering the room in bright luminescent light. It usually made your eyes burn a bit but now it made you the happiest person ever. The others seemed to share the sentiment and you turned to look at the now working camera monitors, seeing Bob by the computer.
“He made it,” commented Mike and you smiled.
Bob was actually really, really smart. Sure, you had enjoyed his goofy personality since the moment your mother had introduced him to you, but what you appreciated more about him was his intelligence. You were grateful that over the course of a couple of months, he had helped expand your knowledge. You hadn’t learned much other than some basics – it was only theoretical knowledge, not practical knowledge – but now you were looking forward to expanding that knowledge even more, seeing as how it could be useful in such circumstances. You were definitely going to ask Bob to teach you more once you got out of here and fixed the whole situation with Will and the shadow creature.
“Ok, Bob, can you hear us?” Dr. Owens interrupted your train of thought as he spoke to the man.
“Loud and clear, doc. Can you hear me back?”
“We hear you.”
“All right, give me a minute,” he said and you all waited nervously before he finally said the magic word. “Open Sesame,” and the doors got unlocked.
“It’s open!”
“Son of a bitch did it.”
For a moment you had all gotten a near heart attack when you saw a monster going Bob’s way but the man was smart and he managed to distract it by turning on the fire alarm sprinkler system.
“Ok! Ok, that worked! Now, get out of there!”
“And I think we should go as well,” Joyce commented and Hopper nodded as he approached the table Will was laying on but you intercepted him and shook your head. “No, I got this,” you took Will in your arms, letting out a grunt. He was surely growing up and getting heavier.
“You sure you don't want me to carry him?” asked Hopper with an arched brow and you nodded.
"It's fine. Your hands have to be free so you can shoot if push comes to shove. Go on. We gotta hurry," you ushered and everyone got out of the room after Dr. Owens handed Hopper a walkie-talkie, telling all of you that he’d stay behind to look out for you and guide you and Bob out of the building safely.
Anxiety was eating you from the inside out as you moved silently through the corridors. You were flooded with memories of the time you spent in the Upside Down, running and hiding from the Demogorgon.
And to think you had sworn to never play hide and seek again.
Will was heavy in your arms and your body was exhausted and aching due to the lack of proper rest and the blow to the head you had received thanks to the vines, making your head buzz and your arms and legs feel a sting as if someone was prickling them with needles. But the adrenaline and the fear running in your system, coupled with the determination to leave this wretched place and bring your brother to safety, gave you the needed strength and pushed you to keep on going.
And at last, you reached the exit.
The sound of a door sliding open was probably the best thing you’ve heard in a while. You and Hopper let Mike pass first, then it was your turn with Hopper following close behind. Your mother stayed inside, however, waiting for Bob. Your eyes darted between her and the others, heart-clenching, and you let out a sigh, passing Will onto Mike and Hopper.
“I’ll go to her,” you informed them and after a hesitant nod from Hopper, you went to join your mother inside, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. “He’s gonna be fine. Dr. Owens is guiding him through the hallways. He’ll evade the monsters and come out safely,” you tried encouraging her and she nodded but you could see she was beyond worried and you couldn’t blame her. You were worried too.
You slowly approached the large double doors and hesitantly wrapped your hand around the handle. You gulped as you opened the door slightly, enough so that your eye could peek through the thin crevice.
“Y/N, get away from the door,” scolded your mother in concern but you opened it a bit more instead. The hallway was empty and there was no sound of growling nearby. You don’t know if it was your intuition that had prompted you to open the door but whatever it was you were grateful for it because thanks to that you were able to see Bob round the corner and run full speed towards you.
“Shit!” you cursed as you opened the door fully which allowed Bob to pass by without a hassle and you immediately shut it close and locked it, your body jerking when the monster hit the wooden surface.
Your breathing was ragged as if you had just run a marathon but really it was only the stress and the fear. You stared at the door that was shaking and bouncing under the hits of the monster and you whirled to look at the man who was stupidly standing there and looking at your mother instead of running. You rushed to his side and grasped his arm.
“We have to go! C’mon!” you forced him to move forward, practically shoving him towards your mother.
But just before you could take a step after him, part of the door got thrown open and the monster flew inside right towards you. You let out a sharp gasp as it tackled you to the ground.
Joyce witnessed it all unfold with wide eyes, hands flying to her face as she watched the monster sink its claws into your left side, slashing at you. You let out a pained screech that mingled with your mother’s terrified one, eyes shutting as your body convulsed because of the unbearable pain. Hopper entered the lab immediately, face falling in shock and panic at the sight.
Suddenly, you felt the Demogorgon’s weight disappear, its claws being pulled out of your flesh. You turned your head and opened your eyes only to see that Bob had wrestled the monster off you and was now trying to keep it at bay. He couldn’t fight it for long and he yelled in pain when it sunk its claws into him just as it had done to you.
You could only watch in utter mortification as you felt arms wrap around your body and lift you to your feet. Hopper didn’t hesitate to pick you up, managing to carry you with one arm while he tried shooting at the monster with the other that was holding the weapon. You could hear screaming but at this point, everything was mixing together. You could hear both your mother and Bob screaming and sobbing and you could hear multiple monsters growling and screeching as they broke down the door completely and joined their sibling in tearing up Bob and you could hear Hopper yelling at your mom to go.
He had given up the thought of saving Bob already and was pushing Joyce away from the scene and out of the lab, harshly opening the door and leading you all outside.
“No!” she screamed as she looked back at the bloody scenery and Hopper went to stand in front of her and block out the view.
“He’s gone!” he yelled. “He’s gone but your children are still alive and they need help! We have to go!” he tried to snap her back to her senses while Mike looked between the three of you in panic.
Then the sound of honking came through and everyone turned to look at Jonathan and Nancy driving by.
“C’mon! Get in!” shouted Jonathan and Joyce stumbled forwards, helping Mike carry Will into the car before climbing in as well.
Meanwhile, Hopper adjusted his hold on you and ran to his car and only when you were put down on the seat did you snap back to reality and the pain returned full force, making you whine as your hand flew to the bleeding wound. Your clothes were torn at the place it had slashed and there was blood everywhere – on your hands, on your pants, on your abdominal area.
“Hang in there, kid, you hear me!?” asked Hopper as he grasped your face firmly but got no response other than a sob. “I need to know you can hear me! C’mon, kid,” he shook you lightly and you nodded. “Alright, alright, that’s good,” he closed the door and got onto the front seat, speeding off after Jonathan.
A minute later, both cars were already at the front gate, stopping to pick up the rest of the group. Joyce placed Will on her lap so Mike could scooch over and open a seat for one more person.
“Harrington, get in! I need you here!” yelled Hopper and Steve looked between the two cars before he climbed in the backseat of Hopper’s, followed by Max, and his eyes widened when they landed on your bleeding form while Dustin climbed on the passenger seat.
“W-what happened!?” exclaimed Steve.
“Got attacked by those monsters,” snapped Hopper. “Try to put pressure on the wound and stop the bleeding!” he ordered and Steve looked around in panic, wondering what to do. Max was no better as she just stood in shock trying to process what was happening. Steve clumsily took off his jacket and bunched it up, proceeding to place it above the wound and add pressure. You whimpered in pain, body spasming, and his one hand went to push away the damp strands of hair and grasp your face in an attempt to reassure you, smearing blood on your skin in the process.
Dustin turned to look at you from the front seat, eyes filled with horror while Max snapped to look at Hopper.
“W-we have to go to-to the hospital,” she stuttered out and Hopper shook his head.
“No hospital! We don’t know what’s gonna happen with Will when he wakes up. And apparently, she also has this…mark from that thing. We’ll end up attracting those things there and we can’t risk it and put this many people in danger.”
“What?!” Steve snapped his head to look at the man. “But Y/N-“
“We’ll clean and stitch her wound ourselves. If we’re unable to stop the bleeding, we’ll take her to the hospital.”
“We’ll be gambling with her life then!” screamed the boy with eyes full of anger and panic and Hopper tightened his lips. Just when he was about to change his mind and choose to drive to the hospital, you spoke out.
“No hospital,” you groaned and Max sniffed, looking at you.
“You-you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I don’t want to,” you coughed. “I d-don’t want to put pe-people in danger,” you stammered out as you grasped Steve’s hand and he looked away, trying to blink a couple of times in order to prevent tears from gathering in his eyes.
“I just want to go home.”
You didn’t know how much time passed since you set off but to you, it seemed like ages until you finally felt the car come to a stop when Hopper parked in front of your house.
Steve threw open the door and jumped out, quickly reaching back to pull you towards himself and position you properly so he could take you into his arms. Meanwhile, Hopper jogged towards the house and pretty much kicked the door open to make way for Steve to pass through. Jonathan watched in utter shock and horror as he rushed to get out of his car, followed by a terrified Nancy, Lucas, Dustin, and Max. Mike ran to help Joyce get out of the car as she tried to adjust her hold on Will and carry him, and everyone hurried to enter the house.
You groaned when Steve gently let you down on one of the sofas and took the jacket out of your hands that you had been holding weakly. In the meantime, Hopper was tearing through all shelves and cabinets in search of the first aid kit and the proper tools.
“Remove that shirt, it’s gonna get in the way,” he yelled at Steve over his shoulder and the boy didn’t hesitate to do as he was told.
“Hopper, what are you doing? Why didn’t you take her to the hospital?” Joyce spoke with raised, trembling voice and Hopper had to have the same conversation with her that he had with Steve back in the car. She wasn’t pleased that the life of her daughter was being put in risk’s way but they had wasted enough time already and they needed to act fast.
“Ok, I know this is gonna hurt but I just need you to,” he grasped the hem of the shirt and began pulling it up. “-lift your arms for a bit, ok?” you groaned in pain when you felt the wound stretching and bit your lip while the boy pulled the shirt over your head. Thankfully you had a tank top underneath otherwise you would’ve died from embarrassment. It was more than enough that Eddie had seen you in your bra.
Hopper laid out a clean kitchen paper on the coffee table and placed the freshly sanitized instruments on it, making sure everything was within reach. At the same time, Joyce laid down Will on the opposite sofa by the window and joined Steve by your side while Jonathan, Nancy, and the kids stood aside and could only watch fearfully, not knowing how to help.
“Let’s inject her with the drug we used on Will,” offered Joyce as she wiped her tear-stained cheeks.
“No! No anesthesia,” said Hopper as he scrubbed and washed his hands before he rushed to the sofa and sat by your side. “We don’t know the proper dosage to put her under. We might end up putting her to sleep…for good,” he explained and Joyce exhaled shakily.
It was true. Thanks to Dr. Owens they knew what dosage Will needed in order to be put to sleep safely. But you were older and the dosage varied for different ages, weight, etc. They could either inject too little which would do nothing or inject too much which may indeed put you to sleep forever. Anesthesia was a tricky thing and it was especially risky and dangerous because you were injured and already slipping in and out of consciousness either way.
“Hey,” called gently Hopper as he took your face in his hand and had you look at him. “Look at me, kid. I’m gonna stitch the wound. It’s not too deep but it ain’t superficial either. It’s gonna hurt like hell,” he informed you and you bobbed your head tiredly.
“Do it.”
He lifted your top a bit, revealing your stomach area and everyone cringed at the sight. Max and Dustin watched with wide eyes, rooted to their spot, while Mike’s hands flew to his head as he tried looking anywhere but at the blood but couldn’t. Lucas just watched on with a scrunched-up face while Nancy gasped and Jonathan’s fisted hand pressed against his trembling lip.
“M-mom,” he croaked and Joyce turned to look at him. “How can I help?”
“Come. Help us hold her,” she beckoned him over.
“And bring me a glass of alcohol,” you added weakly and he rushed to grab a bottle and bring it to you. You took a couple of big gulps, hoping and praying that the alcohol would be quick enough at entering your system and numbing your senses.
Hopper proceeded with the treatment then. He first properly cleaned the wound with hot water and you hissed, letting out muffled grunts the whole time. It hurt but it was somewhat bearable.
The real challenge came when he plunged the needle into your flesh, making your body jerk as you let out a cry.
“It’s ok, dear, you won’t feel your arm in a bit, I promise,” reassured you the doctor after withdrawing the needle from your vein and going to prepare the tools she’d need to stitch it. True to her word, you were beginning to feel your left arm going a bit number. Local anesthesia was truly amazing.
“Did you call mom?” you asked Hopper timidly and he nodded.
“Of course, I did, kiddo. She’ll be here soo-“
“Y/N!” as if on cue the door burst open and Joyce stormed inside, followed by Jonathan and Will, their eyes searching the room frantically before they landed on you.
The sight they were greeted with was terrifying.
You were sprawled on a chair, your face was all bloodied and beaten, your right arm was resting on your spread thighs as blood sipped from your hand. The upper part of your dress was torn and the white color was dirtied with splatters of blood, there were bruises on the inside of your thighs, and the most striking was your left arm that was perched on a desk, a big gash oozing blood was decorating it and the doctor seemed to be getting ready to stitch it up.
Will let out a terrified gasp and Jonathan pulled the boy towards him. Will’s back hit Jonathan’s torso and his older brother was quick to cover his eyes but Will grabbed his hand and pulled it away, not wanting to be left in the dark – literally and figuratively.
“W-what happened!?” cried out your mother and your eyes widened as you shut your legs closed and straightened up in your seat, ready to stand up and go hug her and reassure her you were okay but Hopper, who was standing next to you, placed a hand on your shoulder to remind you that you shouldn’t move.
“Um, Joyce? Can I talk to you for a second?” asked Hopper as he walked towards her and pulled her outside the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Will rushed to your side with Jonathan following close by. He looked at your face and gulped. You could see he was fidgeting and wringing his hands with worry as he tried fighting the gathering tears and you lifted your right arm, beckoning him to come for a hug. He didn’t hesitate to crash into you and carefully wrap his arms around you. You kissed his temple and rested your chin on top of his head as your arm wrapped around his shoulders, mindful to not touch him with your hand and dirty his shirt.
“What happened?” asked Jonathan as he crouched in front of you and placed a hesitant hand on your knee.
“I had a crazy night,” you sighed as you watched the doctor come near you and Jonathan stood and moved away to give her space, Will doing the same and pulling away.
Then Hopper and your mom returned inside and came to stand by your side. Joyce sent you a wobbly smile as she caressed the side of your face, eyebrows furrowing when her eyes shifted to look at the wounded flesh of your arm, gulping.
You let out a hiss, body shuddering when the doctor plunged the needle and she immediately ceased her movements, looking up at you in confusion.
“Are you still feeling pain?”
“Not much but…yeah, I do.”
“Oh gosh, I’m-I’m so sorry. I must have miscalculated the dosage. I’m still relatively new. Let me-let me call someone else-“
“Just keep on going,” you interrupted her. “It’s fine.”
“Honey, I think we should-“
“Please…I don’t want to waste more time. I just want this to be over. I wanna go home,” you told her and she tightened her lips, looking at Hopper who let out a sigh through his nose and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
“Alright then, doc, just…keep on goin',” he nodded at the woman and she gulped nervously as she steadied her hands and proceeded with the suturing.
The pain wasn’t too sharp which you were thankful for. But it still hurt and you clenched your eyes shut, focusing on breathing and Will’s hand holding your wrist.
You never wanted to experience needles and suturing again.
The irony was excruciatingly irritating and painful right now.
Your neurons were set on fire.
Joyce and Steve held you down while Hopper tried his best to stitch the wound. It resembled two large claw-like gashes. You weren’t sure if the monster had gotten any organs damaged but seeing as how you were still breathing it probably hadn’t. Otherwise, you would’ve been dead before Hopper had the chance to drive away from the lab.
Your body jerked once again as Hopper pierced your skin tissue and you grunted gravelly through clenched teeth, back arching, making the three apply more pressure to steady you.
Joyce’s eyes welled with tears once again as she listened to her daughter cry, sob, and let out choked yelps of pain. Jonathan wasn’t any better. He couldn’t even stomach the sight so he faced away while his hands squeezed your shoulders in his attempt to hold you steady in place and Nancy rubbed his back soothingly, caressing his face and wiping away his tears. Steve looked at you through red-rimmed eyes as he reassuringly rubbed your knee and tried to make you focus on him and remind you to breathe.
It felt as if the pain went on for hours when you finally felt the suturing stop and looked down through half-open eyes to watch Hopper do a surgical knot.
“Where did you learn all that?” you whispered barely audibly and Hopper hummed.
“During the war.”
When the knot was done, he put some antibacterial ointment on it and you released a strangled gasp at the slight pressure. It might have been slight pressure he put while applying the ointment but to you, it felt as if someone dropped a brick on you. Afterward, he wrapped it up tightly to prevent bleeding but not too tightly as to do more harm than good.
He finally stood up, taking a stumbling step backward as he let out a long exhale and Steve, Joyce, and Jonathan took a hold of you and slowly lowered you down, helping you lie down and adjust your position so you could be as comfortable as you could.
“There,” murmured Steve as he gently laid your head onto a pillow and carefully removed his hand from under your neck, and settled it on your head instead.
“Are you crying for me, Harrington? That’s not like you,” you whispered tiredly through half-lidded eyes and his pupils darted around as he gulped, the words getting stuck in his throat when his hand went to wipe the one barely visible stray tear that had escaped him.
“That’s just sweat. You really got us all worried… troublemaker,” he sniffed and you smiled weakly before slowly turning your head to look up at Hopper.
“Thanks, old man,” you uttered and he shook his head.
“There’s nothing to thank for, kid. Just rest and get better, ok? We’ll get you to a hospital as soon as we beat this son of a bitch,” he sent you a smile before he gave your head a small pat and left to wash his hands. You looked at your mother and brother who were on the other side of the sofa, reaching out to grasp your hand. You gladly accepted their warmth.
“I’ll go get you a blanket, ok?” smiled Joyce faintly before retreating to her room and you let out a sigh as you turned your head to look at the opposite sofa where Will was lying.
“How is he?” you asked and Steve peeked at the boy over his shoulder before back at you.
“He’s sleeping…He’ll be ok…You both will be,” he tried to reassure you.
“I’m sorry…I’m sorry that I wasn’t there,” muttered Jonathan as he stroked Will’s head and looked guiltily at him then at you.
“Don’t torment yourself…you wouldn’t have known,” you gave him an understanding smile.
“Sam Owens. Dr. Sam Owens... I don’t know how many people are there! I don’t know how many people are left alive!” spoke Hopper on the phone. You supposed he had called friends of Dr. Owens from the government. “I am the police! Chief Jim Hopper!”
You let out a huff. These people were not going to help you. You were pretty much on your own in this fight.
“They didn’t believe you, did they?” asked Dustin deflated.
“We’ll see.”
“We’ll see!? We can’t just sit here while those things are loose!” yelled Mike.
“We stay here and we wait for help,” stated Hopper firmly before going to Joyce’s room.
Meanwhile, Steve headed for yours. He opened the door hesitantly and looked around. He felt like he was trespassing but at the same time his curiosity won over his guilt and he fully entered.
It was a nice, cozy room. There was a big bed covered in fresh sheets that smelled like [your favorite scent]. There was a desk by the window that held a Greek god sculpture, a couple of Egyptian deities figurines, a stack of books, and an open notebook where you had begun writing something, only for the sentence to cut midway.
Next to the wardrobe was a bookshelf that was filled to the brim with books of all kinds and more, small, beautiful figurines. You had one of those sun catchers, dangling by the window with its multiple beads of different shapes and colors, reflecting light and casting it all over the room. Part of the window was made of stained glass that you had made yourself a year ago with the help of your brothers, of course. You always loved to try out new artistic projects and this one had been the most challenging yet, but totally worth it. The stained glass was beautiful and had similar colors to the Tiffany lamp on your bedside cabinet. You had covered the plain walls with nice wallpapers and had hung some posters of bands and favorite celebrities. There was an easel and a stack of canvas and lots and lots of paint and brushes and jars.
He smiled softly as he explored the space and shook his head, having to remind himself that he didn’t come to snoop around your private space but to get you a blanket.
“Here,” he said as he draped it over you and you sent him a smile while he sat on the ground next to you and took a hold of your hand after you had lifted your fingers to indicate that you wanted him to hold it.
And so the waiting continued.
The deathly silence continued.
The hopelessness, the despair, and the defeat continued.
And for you, the pain continued.
“Did you guys know that Bob was the original founder of Hawkins AV?” asked Mike suddenly. “He petitioned the school to start it and everything. Then he had a fund-raiser for equipment...Mr. Clarke learned everything from him. Pretty awesome, right?...We can’t let him die in vain,” spoke the boy firmly.
“Well, what do you want to do, Mike? The Chief’s right on this,” Dustin confronted him. “We can’t stop those Demo-dogs on our own.”
“Demo-dogs?”
“Demogorgon… dogs… Demo-dogs…I mean if it was just Dart, maybe.”
“But there’s an army now.”
“Precisely.”
“His army,” interrupted them Mike, drawing their attention. “Maybe if we stop him, we can stop his army too.”
What followed was a whole brainstorming session with the children trying to piece together everything but the majority of what they came up with was something you, Joyce, and Hopper had already reached a conclusion to back in the lab while speaking to Dr. Owens. But at least now you had a name to put to the face – The Mind Flayer.
“Very poetic, I gotta say,” you drawled and Steve and Jonathan snorted lightly, shaking their heads at you.
“Sense of humor is still intact. That’s gotta be a good sign, right?” asked Steve as he turned to Jonathan and he smiled.
“Ok, so this Mind Flamer thing-“
“Flayer. Mind Flayer.”
“What does it want?” asked Nancy.
“To conquer us, basically. It believes it’s the master race.”
“Like the Germans!” joined in Steve and you tightened your lips as you tried to hold back a laugh because you knew it would hurt like a bitch.
“Uh, the Nazis?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Nazis,” he stammered and Hopper rubbed his temples in exhaustion. You could swear on his behalf – he was done with children at this point.
“If the Nazis were from another dimension, totally,” nodded Dustin. “Uh, it views other races, like us, as inferior to itself.”
“It wants to spread, take over other dimensions.”
“Well, that one seems very plausible if you ask me,” you added.
“We are talking about the destruction of our world as we know it!” joined in Lucas and Steve just threw his hands in frustration.
“That’s great. That’s great. That’s really great! Jesus!”
“Alright, but how do we kill it? That’s the question,” asked Hopper.
“Uh, you summon an undead army, uh, because,” stammered out Dustin, “because zombies, you know, they don’t have brains and the Mind Flayer it, it likes brains,” he explained and Hopper just threw the manual onto the table and let out a defeated sigh.
“What the hell are we doing here?”
“I thought we were waiting for your military back up,” said Dustin ironically.
“We are!”
“And even if they come, how are they gonna stop this? You can’t just shoot this with guns!” barked Mike.
“You don’t know that! We don’t know anything!”
“We know it’s already killed everybody in that lab!”
“We know the monsters are gonna molt again!”
“And we know that it’s only a matter of time before those tunnels reach the town.”
“They’re right,” came Joyce’s voice suddenly and everyone turned to look at her. She looked utterly exhausted. “We have to kill it…I want to kill it,” she sniffed.
“Me too. Me too, Joyce, okay? But how do we do that?” asked Hopper and suddenly, realization dawned upon you.
“Spy!” you yelled and lightly lifted your upper body to get a better look at the group but regretted it immediately because it put a strain on the wound, making you let out a heavy puff of air as you slumped back down.
“What?” asked Steve.
“Will spied on the Mind Flayer before, right? When he found me Hopper in those tunnels. Get him to spy again and find out what’s the weakness of this creature and where is its origin,” you explained a bit out of breath and Mike nodded.
“I thought we couldn’t trust him anymore,” Max pointed out questioningly. “I thought he was a spy for the Mind Flayer now.”
“Yeah, but…he can’t spy if he doesn’t know where he is.”
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Fanfic Archive Masterpost
Included in this list: Afterlife/ALSMP, Empires SMP S1 and S2, 3rd Life SMP (under Flower Husbands Week), and Origins SMP (still just one, sorry). Updated as I complete more works!
Latest updates:
2nd of February 2024 - Chapter Three added to A Garden’s Path! Plus chibis artwork!
Note: Stories with only one chapter will be linked by their title.
Afterlife SMP
Soul Liminality series: (a.k.a. Scott and Sausage fight each other)
Bloodfall
Witherrise
Fatemirrored
Heavensent
HellBent [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
[ Artwork by Cynthrey - The Fall of Myth ]
Soul Liminality 2: I Would Die For You series: (a.k.a. Scott and Sausage are in love with each other)
Echoing Through to You
[ With Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
When the Skies Cry [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ]
Until the Blood Moon Descends [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ]
[ With Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
Then We’ll Rewrite the Stars [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
[ With Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
Wherever These Flowers May Grow [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ] [ Chapter Four ]
[ With Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
Along the Roads to Sanctuary [ Chapter One ][ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ] [ Chapter Four ]
The Reality Entanglement crossovers:
Mirror Mirror, Break Our Fall (SL meets SL2) [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
Who’s The Unfairest of Us All (SL meets SL2 again)
Thou, O Kings, Fair Be You All (throw together ALL the AUs!) [ Part One ] [ Part Two ]
Mirror Tenfold, Beyond the Wall (SL meets x10 plus bonus!) [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
A standalone fic:
In Light and In Darkness [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ] [ Chapter Four ]
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Empires SMP
The Past Unmasked/The Future Foretold Saga:
The Past Unmasked
[ Artwork by Cynthrey that inspired this fic ]
[ Bonus related artwork by Cynthrey ]
Phantom Solitude [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ]
Glimpses of Fate [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
The Future Foretold [ Chapter One ][ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ]
[ With Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
Champion of Exor AU: A Garden’s Path with side stories:
A Garden’s Path [ Prologue ] [ Chapter One ] [ Chapter Two ] [ Chapter Three ] New!
A Small Introduction to The Children of Mythland
Azahar and his violin by Cynthrey
Chibis! Introducing: Liana by Cynthrey New!
See How Our Garden Grows (mini fic that goes with [ this concept artwork ] by Cynthrey)
Night of the Winter Stars
[ Collab Artwork by Cynthrey! ]
Also set in this AU: [ Artwork by Cynthrey with fic blurb ]
Once Around the Empires [ Part One ] [ Part Two - currently WIP ]
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Other
Flower Husbands Week 2022: [ Day 1 ] [ Day 2 ] [ Day 3 ] [ Day 5 ] [ Day 6 ] [ Day 7 ]
Origins SMP: Star Sign
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my entrapdak fanfic master post
Research & Development (COMPLETE)
Hordak has a problem. His body is malfunctioning again, but it only happens when he is around Entrapta. If he is going to successfully open a portal and prove his worth to Horde Prime, he needs to fix this flaw. Immediately.
(It's smut, folks. Lotsa smut. Takes place during mid Season 2 - Season 3. Right before things went to shit.)
Research & Development: The Resiliency Trials (WIP - 20/29?)
resiliency (noun) - the ability to recover from, or adjust easily to, adversity or change.
With Horde Prime eliminated, and the Heart of Etheria neutralized, what fate awaits those who were on the losing side? And what does it mean for the one clone who instigated it all?
(This is Hordak's redemption arc, as well as a massive post-canon 'fix-it' fic. It's gonna be biiiig. But probably no smut. We'll see.)
Latest chapter can be found *HERE*.
All The Frailties That Besiege (COMPLETE)
After the defeat of Horde Prime, Hordak isn’t feeling like himself. But that’s okay. Entrapta’s got it covered. She’ll have her lab partner back to normal in no time.
This aligns with the Entrapdak Positi-Mini-Ty Month Prompt #6 - FRAGILE.
(This is smut, folks. Post-canon after my fic Research & Development. I recommend you review the tags.)
True North (COMPLETE)
My 2022 Entrapdak Secret Santa Gift for @obi-troll-kenobi
This is an Entrapdak rom-com trope-filled goofball fest. With smut in it. I basically put them through every trope you can imagine, so I can eventually Balto them. (Northern Lights bit)
Sackless in Salineas (COMPLETE)
This is a crack-fic for Bat_Burrito. It is insanity, profanity, and porn. I'm convinced it's the official stamp on my passport to Hell. It is also legit funny in places. By far the funniest thing I've ever written.
Metamorphosis (COMPLETE)
This is a writing exercise in allegory, alliteration, metaphor, as well as tense-switching and KAV. It covers the trope of following Entrapdak, specifically Hordak, from S2 through S5 and into post-canon.
First chapter is honestly not bad, given how these types of tropes go. I've read better, and I've read worse.
THE HORDAK EXPOSITIONAL LOGFILES SERIES:
Hordak and the Gift of Gab (COMPLETE)
For the Entrapdak Positivity Month 2023 Prompt, ACTIVITY.
Hordak receives an unusual gift from Entrapta. One she hopes he'll use!
This is the first in a series of post-canon, domestic fluff fics. Honestly, they're super cute.
Hordak and the Furry Creatures (COMPLETE)
For the Entrapdak Positivity Month 2023 Prompt, PURRING.
Hordak's life is turned upside down one rainy night, when a small furry creature is found outside the Crypto Castle.
This is the 2nd in the series. Hordak and kittens.
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Completed BL Manga/Manhwa/Manhua Recommendations (2)
Hey! Now, I made part 2! I couldn't add images in the other post, so here I am!
Do you have any completed BL that you'd like to suggest? Please let me know!
Love Shuttle (90 chapters; Lezhin)
Plot (MAL): There’s a late bloomer, and then there’s a late bloomer. Do-Yun may be half Omega, but he certainly doesn’t look it: he’s tall, chiseled... But the worst of it all is that he’s a full-grown adult male who has yet to go into heat. He doesn’t see the problem, and everyone assumes he’s an Alpha, anyway. But when his body finally decides it’s “time,” it just happens to be at the most inopportune moment. He has no-one to turn to but his work rival, Tae-Han – but thankfully, Tae-Han is more than man enough to help him out.
Note: This is another cute omegaverse story! Take note, it's NSFW. I don't think I've read a non-NSFW omegaverse story, to be honest... Anyway! This one is pretty wholesome. I believe that Tae-Han and Do-Yun's relationship is very healthy. <3 The two of them are hella cute. Give it a try if you haven't!
Also, kindly note that I did not read what Side Story 2 is about. I've seen some snippets, and it made me not wanna read it. Lols.
Blood Link (135 chapters; Lezhin)
Plot (AP): A human, lycan, or a vampire - what am I?! Completely unaware of the existence of these predators, Hwa Gok goes about his everyday life… That is, until Lee Bin turns his life upside down by biting him on the neck, setting off a whirlwind of events neither of them could foresee.
Note: I absolutely loved this one! I think the story is sweet, and the art is amazing! Both Season 1 and Season 2 were such a blast to read! Please note that there are 2 couples, one for S1 and one for S2, and both seasons are very NSFW. ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)✨ Besides, who wouldn't want to read about vampires, lycans, and humans?! I believe you would most definitely enjoy reading about them. Do give it a read if you haven't yet! The endings are *chefs kiss*
Insecret (72 Chapters + 30 Side Story; Lezhin)
Plot (AP): The life of a K-pop star is a hard one, especially if you’re Choi Yuwon. Not only does he have to keep up with the grueling lifestyle of an idol, but he also needs to keep a vigilant eye on the troublemaker of INSECRET, Park Dojin. Dojin acts how he pleases, and Yuwon is the only person in the group who can keep him out of trouble. This arrangement seems to work just fine for the both of them, until one day, Dojin makes a fateful mistake…
Note: Okay, so, to be 100% honest, as much as I loved the story between Dojin and Yuwon, I am mostly recommending this for the second couple (the focus of the side stories). I mean, Dojin and Yuwon's story is cute, and they're adorbs (especially by the ending part!), but some parts of the beginning of their relationship were kinda problematic for me, you know? ANYWAY. I loved reading this one! Other than the interesting story (HALLO, it's a romance between two members of a boy band?!?! With a weird, sort of master/dog thing going on?!), the art is amazing! It's very NSFW though. //・ω・//). ┻┳|
I won't comment much on the side story because I might be spoiling you unintentionally, but please, take my word for it when I say reading their story is very interesting! I love the dynamic between the second couple. The progress in their relationship, in my opinion, is great. It seems very realistic to me, I guess. To be honest, I didn't even expect that they were the second couple lol. But maybe that's just me. HAHA.
Woof Wolf (55 Chapters + 6 Side Story; Lezhin)
Plot (AP): Min-woo and Jae-min have been eyeing one another across the classroom for ages, but so far they’ve only gotten hot and steamy together in their imaginations. Just as the sexual tension reaches a boiling point, Jae-min makes a shocking discovery: Min-woo is a werewolf! And this only excites him more! Will Min-woo be a good pup and make Jae-min howl in bed? The fangs and claws will surely come out this semester!
Note: This one is a really cute read! It's short, and the couple was sweet. The art is great, too! Plus! Green flags are waving for both Min-woo and Jae-min! I loved that there were no super huge misunderstandings between the two of them. I think their relationship was very mature.
And hello! WEREWOLVES! Who doesn't like them, amirite? It's NSFW, so please be warned. Ehe.
Living with Him (10.5 Chapters)
Plot (BM): Natsukawa Ryouta, a boy with a domestic disposition, is striving to make his college debut. At last, his dream of living alone has come true…!! …or so he'd thought, until it turns out he has to room with his childhood friend, Tanaka Kazuhito, a guy with a sparkling aura?! Their mutually self-conscious, mutual pining love between roommates begins!
Notes: This one is a really short, fluffy, cute read! I loved the relationship between Ryouta and Kazuhito. It's pretty straighforward, and there are no misunderstandings between the two of them. I remember loving how sweet and respectfully Kazuhito is. A total green flag top right there! Ryouta is very cute, too! Most definitely read this if you want something light-hearted and chill.
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, October 5 – Thursday, October 6
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, October 5 – Thursday, October 6 BUFFY If I show you something, you promise you won't tell?
Dawn crosses her heart and Buffy lifts her shirt to reveal the bandaged stab wound. Dawn is awed.
DAWN Oh, cool! (off Buffy's look) I mean, gross!
~~Fool for Love~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Words Of Wisdom by badly_knitted (Buffy, Angel, Joyce, Ted. Willow, Xander, Giles. PG)
Twenty One by InMyOwnHeadItGoesLikeThis (Giles, T)
Hoosier by watcherless (Buffy/Faith, E)
Three years by ywhiterain (Willow/Tara, G)
Buffyverse Drabbles by ywhiterain (Angel & Cordelia, Giles/Buffy, Buffy & Wesley, Connor & Buffy, Illyria & Buffy, Angel/Buffy, G)
Tangle by ywhiterain (Angel/Buffy, T)
The Very Definition by Girlytek (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
[Chaptered Fiction]
Orvieto, Ch. 9 by TuesdayGirl (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Ties to the World, Ch. 7 by The Danish Bird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Vacation with a vampire, Ch. 6 by Coraline (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Her Birthday, Ch. 2-3 by BewitchedXx (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
Learning to Be Love's Bitch, Ch. 4 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
Bound, Ch. 9-10 by RavenLove12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
The Worst Day Since Yesterday, Ch. 1-2 by Dynamite (NC-17)
You Can't Fight Fate - But You Can Piss Him Off, Ch. 47 by Hermionetobe (Batman crossover, Faith, FR13)
You Can't Fight Fate - But You Can Decipher Him, Ch. 87 by Hermionetobe (Batman crossover, Dawn, FR13)
We don't need another Hero... or do we? Ch. 8 by CrazyDan (Black Panther crossover, Xander, FR18)
No Remedy for Memory, Ch. 5 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Colonial Bride, Ch. 6 by Feanix88 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
Until it Kills You Both, Ch. 5 by myrabeth (Buffy/Spike, T)
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Scooby Gang Costumes (A Series): Princess Buffy by goofwarrior (worksafe)
Some Assembly Required by goofwarrior (The Judge, worksafe)
Buffy Summers icons by gt-icons (worksafe)
Tara Maclay Halloween icons by hcuspocus (worksafe)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer in Loud House Style by mccraecook99 (Buffy, worksafe)
Halloween Spuffy icons by mcgnagallsarmy (Buffy/Spike, slightly NSFW)
Prophecy Girl icons by monstargraphics (Buffy, worksafe)
Drawing: day 4: slay by sasukdyke (Spike, worksafe)
Manip: They say that the world was built for two… by scratchmeout (buffyorbust) (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
Halloween icons by summrsbuffy (Buffy, Spike/Dru, worksafe)
Eliza Dushku graphics by Nix (worksafe)
Out. For. A. Walk...Bitch. (Animated Spike) by tmcarlee (worksafe)
Gif/manip: another Werble edited image for the lovely Alyson Hannigan aka Willow Rosenberg by Cursed1978 (worksafe)
Artwork: It Burns and Consumes / Feel (Sailor Spuffy’s Tattoo Parlor) by cawthraven (Buffy/Spike, G)
Comic: Carpe Diem, baby, Ch. 4 by Axell (Adult Only)
Comic: D-straction Day: All Night Long Issue #2, Ch. 5-7 by HappyWhenItRains (Adult Only)
Manip: I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love. by loveisntbrains (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
[Vid] No Rest For The Wicked by IncognitoDuck11 (Buffy x Angel, Buffy x Spike, Buffy x Faith)
#charactober2022 Day 6: The Rebel: Spike by jon osmatt (worksafe)
[Reviews & Recaps]
5.1 Buffy vs. Dracula by handsofabitterman
5.2 Real Me by handsofabitterman
5.3 The Replacement by handsofabitterman
5.4 Out of My Mind by handsofabitterman
Within the first 3 minutes, you know EXACTLY what this show is about by initiumseries
First time watcher: and wow (thoughts up to early s2) by EllidaIsabella
Which episode(s) do you hate? by Agoraphob0y
Pop Culture Role Call: Whittle Baby - Angel S02E08 - Quickening
[Recs & In Search Of]
Reacting to Reactions! AtS Season 3 by Stoney
Had no idea there were actual books about buffy until yesterday 👀 by Mrfantastic2 (recs in the comments)
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Cordelia Chase chose to die alone by someonefantastic
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the monthly fic round-up!
And I'm back to being late again. No matter!
From AO3, we have:
Title: She Was Mine
Author: Irina_Derevko
Pairing: Lauren/Sark
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 85
Status: Complete
Title: You Give Love a Bad Name
Author: Irina_Derveko
Pairing: Arvin/Emily
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 282
Status: Complete
Summary: Emily & Arvin reflect on their daughter, Jacquelyn. Sometime right before Emily's death. Enjoy :D
Title: Fire Can Only Burn
Author: Irina_Derevko
Character: Jacquelyn Sloane
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 210
Status: Complete
Summary: A certain man's daughter is not only alive, but is supposedly a Ukrainian agent.
Title: Musings
Author: Irina_Derevko
Character: Irina Derveko
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 112
Status: Complete
Summary: i'm writing these while watching s2 specifically the mission to kashmir AND GROSS I HATE CUVEE HE'S A CREEP LIKE HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER AND I'M GOING TO WRITE A STORY WHERE SHE MURDERS HIS FRICKIN' FACE
three words (and one thing) jack is to her.
Title: Malen'kaya Suchka
Author: Irina_Derevko
Characters: Gerard Cuvee & Irina Dervko
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 142
Status: Complete
Summary: I PROMISED YOU. IRINA KILLS CUVEE.
Never let it be said that Irina_Derevko goes back on their promises!
Title: Good Without
Author: Irina_Derevko
Relationship: Sydney/Sark
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 204
Status: Complete
Summary: Sydney rejects Sark. Set eleven years after All the Time in the World. Enjoy!
Title: The Derevko Sisters
Author: Irina_Derevko
Characters: Elena, Katya, & Irina Derevko
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 124
Status: Complete
Summary: There are three: Elena, the martyr, who died in the process of trying to broadcast Rambaldi's Mueller device. Yekaterina, the lost, who disappeared after many endeavors and a stint in prison. And Irina, the brave, who along with Arvin Sloane discovered the Horizon. However, she was not successful in utilizing it and died, defeated by her own daughter-the Chosen One-just a half step away from completing her goal.
Title: Ghosts
Author: Irina_Derevko
Relationship: Lauren/Vaughn
Rating: General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 65
Status: Complete
Summary: Vaughn & Lauren shortly before Sydney sees her in the club.
Title: When You Try to Stop a War
Author: Irina_Derevko
Characters: Allison Doren & Francie Calfo
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 144
Status: Complete
Summary: What if Allison had tried to save Francie, the woman having grown on her? Idea brought about by phoenixsydney
Title: A Cat by Any Other Name
Author: Irina_Derevko
Relationship: Sydney/Vaughn
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 6
Word Count: 4,520
Status: In progress
Summary: Lidia Vaschenko has a secret and is not who she seems.
Amira Derevko is an orphan who’s just been adopted by a spy.
Lena Derevko is facing an unlikely threat.
Mitchell Flinkman is a budding engineer with a very cool dad.
Isabelle Vaughn cannot navigate middle school.
Jack “Jay” Vaughn is the hyper, annoying troublemaker.
Robin Dixon is dealing with her daughter’s stalker and buried memories.
Peter Baker knows his dad has a secret.
Josephine “Josie” Caplan is a single pregnant woman fresh from divorce.
Their fates are all intertwining.
Title: THE DARKNESS WITHIN
Author: Parmis_Dax
Relationship: Sydney/Vaughn
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 1,485
Status: Complete
Summary: There’s only so much a mind can take…
So the cool thing about this one is that the story itself doesn't use the characters names, you instead imagine it as the characters in whichever fandom you like in the tags! It's very neat, I've never seen anything like it before.
Title: it’s not dark yet (but it’s getting there)
Author: grayintogreen
Characters: Sark, Lazarey
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 1,413
Status: Complete
My deepest apologies I retype the summaries and this one was really long. grayintogreen I'm very sorry :( But if you want a little look into Sark's head while he's talking with Lazarey well HOO BUDDY IS THIS FOR YOU
Title: Infernos
Author: momentofbored
Relationships: Jack/Irina, Sydney/Sark, Sydney/Vaughn
Rating: Teen
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 1,497
Status: Ongoing
Summary: When Jack Bristow goes missing in Berlin, everyone knows Irina Derevko must be behind it. Racing against time, Sydney rushes to save him against CIA orders. After all, his life is in danger-- or is it?
In the meantime, Jack and Irina are caught in a complex game that's only partly of their own making, determined only to survive each other and make it out alive.
Do your reading on ffn? It's there too!
Anyway everyone go give Irina_Derevko a huge round of applause for writing like 80% of this list. The fandom is blessed to have you
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As always, ask for recs! Brag about your works! Show off the cool fics you find! We love to see it :)
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Fated: Season 2
Summary: Gloria Rhee narrowly escapes Atlanta with her brother as the outbreak reaches the city. Luckily, they find a camp outside the city and together, they fend through encounters with the living and undead.
Starts a little before Season 1 and then follows the main storyline of the show.
Pairing: Daryl Dixon x Glenn Sister!OC
Warnings: major TWD spoilers, language, violence (the typical TWD stuff)
A/N: And we’re back with another chapter! Please let me know what you guys think of this!
Chapter 6
Gloria stands by Beth’s bed, checking over the girl and sees that she isn’t responding even though her eyes are open. She takes the small flashlight from the night table and shines it in the girl’s eyes, but there is still no response.
She sighs, “just like Glenn said, she’s in shock and I’m afraid it is psychological.”
“W-what do we do?” Maggie says, concern and worry written all over her face.
“Keep her fed, keep her hydrated, and don’t leave her alone. You or someone from your family should keep her company, keep talking to her even if she doesn’t respond. Since it’s stemming from her psyche, the best thing is to try and pull her out of her shock, she needs her family.” Gloria instructs.
“I’m worried about her fever. Is there anything we can do about that?” Maggie goes to sit on the chair on the other side of the bed, placing her hand on Beth’s forehead.
“We can’t give her medicine, we don’t know how her body is going to react to that when it’s in this state. Put a wet towel on her head, try to lower her temperature that way. I’ve seen this before, while I was interning at the hospital, and if her body reacts badly to the medication... we could lose her.” Gloria purses her lips together.
Maggie lets out a heavy sigh, tears forming in her eyes, “thank you...”
“Let’s hope that Rick and Glenn bring Hershel back soon, not saying that you won’t be effective in helping to pull her back, but she just lost her mom, so she’ll need her dad.” Gloria looks at the sisters sympathetically.
“Yeah...” Maggie whispers, a sad smile on her face as she keeps her eyes on Beth, stroking the young girl’s hair.
“Remember to talk to her, bring back old memories or bring up things that make her happy, it might not show at first but those do help a lot.” Gloria says before leaving the room, wanting to let the sisters have some privacy.
Maggie had stayed by Beth’s side the whole day, Gloria had helped Patricia with dinner, urging Carol to take a rest when she tried to help. When the table is set and everyone is gathered around, Shane calls out to Lori and frowns when he gets no response.
“Carl, where’s your mother?” he asks the boy.
Carl shrugs, “I don’t know, I haven’t seen her since this afternoon.”
“She told me to look after Carl earlier, but I haven’t seen her since.” Andrea informs everyone.
Shane frowns at this then storms out of the house, already assuming that Lori had gone off to find Rick herself. The others follow him out and Carol comes running back to the group and confirms the assumption.
“Lori went to ask Daryl to go find them, but he refused, I think she went out on her own.” Carol says, breathlessly.
Carl starts to whimper, worried now for both of his parents. Gloria goes up to him and holds him close, whispering words of comfort into his ear, ensuring him that they’re going to be okay. Shane hurriedly rushes off to look for Lori as Gloria ushers Carl to sit on the porch, letting him feel useful as she asked him to help her as she’s on crutches. Carol walks up to the porch and sighs, wiping her face with her fingers.
“Carol? Are you okay?” Gloria asks as she sees that she’s clearly upset.
She sighs, “it’s Daryl... he’s doing everything to push everyone away... he even said that it’s my fault for losing Sophia.”
Gloria blinks, feeling anger rising in her, “Carol... can you look after Carl?”
Carol looks at her and nods, Gloria gets up from the porch quickly and hobbles her way to Daryl’s tent that’s now further away from the others.
“Daryl! Daryl!” she calls out when she isn’t far from his tent, but sighs furiously when he doesn’t respond, “Hey, asshole!” she shouts.
“What?!” Daryl bursts out of his tent, fuming.
“What the hell did you say to Carol?!” she needed to hear it for herself.
“I told her tha’ if she went out lookin’ for her lil’ girl instead o’ gettin’ into other people’s business, she might still be alive!” he shouts at her, hoping she’d leave him alone at that.
This only makes her even more angry, “Are you fucking kidding me, Daryl?! She just lost her daughter! She’s already going through so much shit without you being an asshole, how can you say that shit to her?!”
“What she’s goin’ through ain’ my problem. This damn group’s problems ain’ mine neither!” Daryl says, glaring at her.
She sighs, calming herself down, “why are you doing this, Daryl?”
“What?” he questions.
“Pushing everyone away, withdrawing from the group when you’re already an important part of us!” Gloria says.
Daryl scoffs, “An important part? Nah, I’m only important when someone goes missin’. Otherwise, no one gives a shit ‘bout me!”
“That’s not true,” she stumbles closer to him, “you know that’s not true, Daryl.”
“Then tell me why the hell the firs’ time Lori ever comes up to me is to ask me to look for Rick!” Daryl yells, frustrated and hurt.
“I know Lori can be selfish at times...” Gloria sighs as she admits her true feelings towards the woman, “but she’s worried about Rick... she’s worried sick about him and I’m pretty sure her pregnant hormones aren’t exactly helping the cause.”
Daryl looks at her, his eyes wide, “she’s pregnant?”
“Yeah... but don’t tell anyone, I’m not even supposed to know.” Gloria shrugs.
“Ya wanna know somethin’...” Daryl starts, “when Lori came to me, she called me selfish for not wantin’ to go look for Rick.”
“Daryl, you’re not selfish.” she takes a step closer to him, “you’re not.”
“When Sophia came out o’ that barn, I hated it. It’s like everythin’ I went through for that lil’ girl was for nothin’.” he steps away and ruffles his hair with his hands in anger and frustration, “no matter what I did, how hard I tried, I’d never be able to find her because she was in that damn barn this whole time!”
Feeling her heart break at his words, Gloria drops her crutches and quickly limps her way to Daryl, wrapping her arms around his waist, hugging him from behind. He freezes at her sudden contact, and they stay like that for a while.
“It wasn’t pointless,” Gloria starts, “It wasn’t for nothing. You did everything you could, you brought Carol hope and showed her, showed all of us that you care. That you’re with us, and we need you with us, Daryl.”
Daryl looks down at her arms, then places his hand on them, making her let him go as he turns around to face her, looking her in the eyes, “ya really mean that?”
She nods, a small smile on her face. His hand reaches up to caress her face with his knuckles, he then leans in and kisses her gently.
Smiling into the kiss, Gloria pulls back a bit, “will you move your tent back to the camp?”
“I’ll think about it,” he says with a side smile before kissing her again.
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..."STAR-CROSSED LOVERS"??? YES.
Thank you so much @cheri-translates for translating Victor's SAND AND SEA DATE. You're an angel. 🥺🥺🥺
Now I'm gonna start blabbering since I've many feels about this date LOL~ 🙃
⚠️Warning: There are some spoilers regarding Victor storyline from the main story chapters that haven't been released in EN yet.
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From "I won't save you a second time" [CH 1] to "I don’t need you to save me a second time." [The date in discussion]-- LOL as hilarious as this is, the irony.💯
Ngl this date felt like, the writers thinking since, under the context of the theme, the physical pain of time travel & crossing countless of dimensions & timelines is not possible-- let's just nearly kill him by spilling blood & dehydration but still we gotta nearly kill this man cause he wants to be in love.🙃
Idk why I'm getting so emotional LOL but there are so many call-backs I can remember on top of my head right now--
[The lines & moments from the date are indented & in bold letters.]
MC: "Victor, I’m helping you look for a water source. Let go!"
🌹 The sad broken cup scene from [CH 18-16], MC urging Victor to let go & him stubbornly refusing, until she gives in.
MC sacrificing herself to revive the river, part of it is to save Victor- other part of it is also for the greater good of the people in the city.
🌹 [CH 18-18] MC's monologue- "This time, put everything on my shoulder & let me be your hero one last time."
& sacrificing herself for the peace of the world even though it only made more chaos.
Victor releasing the hand that supported him at the edge & deciding to sacrifice himself with her. & the vow- "No matter what awaits you, I’ll be with you."
MC's monologue: "It turns out that no matter what the ending is, he’s willing to be with me."
[CH 18-28] Victor deciding to use the sundial watch one last time despite knowing that'd kill him for sure & might lead the world to perish as well. Dummy & Selfish in that moment. His final vow before MC disappeared, "No matter where you are, I'll always find you."
[CH 19-6 Dream World Victor route]
MC: "What if this really is a dream. Then what?"
Victor: "Then I'll turn it into reality."
[CH 25 phone call- In the Hospital]
"No matter what you are facing in other space-times...Wait for me."
[CH 36-10, after Victor returns from his 10K years time travel]
Victor: I thought you are never going to be afraid again?
His warm breath moistens my eyes. I inhale through my sore nose. Resisting the urge to bury my face in his chest, I look up, staring straight into his eyes-
MC: I will never be afraid again. Because you really came back. Victor is standing here before me like a treasure once lost and now found. What do I have to be afraid of?
Victor is stunned for a moment. The corners of his lips loosens a bit, while the contours of his face softened a lot. He raises his hand to wipe the wetness from the corner of my eyes.
Victor: It seems that this dummy has grown up a lot during this period. Listen carefully, I will never return to a world where you are not.
[CH 37 PV line]
"Whatever choice you make, I'll always be here."
[CH 37 karma by-line]
"I will accompany you on the road leading to the future."--
Basically the eternal insistence of him having an internal MC GPS tracker LOL ALWAYS being by her side.
Kidnapping incident.
🌹...[CH 30-7 to 30-10] Agio Street underground gambling den mission- wants to say a hello.🙋♀️
Abandoning the honor & glory of leading a comfortable life as a feudal lord to restore the river & to find the fateful couple, probably hoping to find his love too, but won't admit cause even if it's AU, he be like- "I'm still Victor" LOL
[CH 11 karma by-line]
"I won't let go of you & the world."
The physically-mentally painful exhausting wait & time travelling of 10K years, walking through endless dimensions & timelines, only to start from the very beginning every single time- hoping to find a way to save the world & protect the girl-- wants to say a hello too 🙋♀️
MC's monologue: Still, I want to have one more look at Victor… before leaving.
🌹 This specifically reminded me of a [CH 37-5 Victor split route] monologue from MC--
"It didn't matter what was waiting for me. I would face it with my head held high. Even so, I still wanted one last second...just one second. Let me call his name one more time...let me take a good look at him...just one last time..."
Victor: In that case, stay here. Stay by my side.
🌹 He has said the same sentence in different ways under various circumstances but one I can remember right now,
[CH 24-12 Black Cabin reunion]-- "But right now...Just stay by my side."
MC noting down how she always finds herself in his arms whenever she's fainting or getting in trouble. How Victor has been quietly taking care of her & protecting her. How the person before her walks in steady steps with forceful heartbeats.
When she was in her most depressing state [CH 18], he was there like the steady pillar of support, helping her in every way he could. He was pretty much the glue that kept her in one piece.
Again, in winter world, he stood by her side even as a stranger.
Not just these two incident, throughout the entire game, especially in the latter part of the story, they work together like partners, she learns to trust him with pretty much everything & they work through everything they can together.
Those few mentions in the date-- could be referred to how Victor has always been the constant source of warmth, encouragement, strength, support, protection in her life. No matter what world or when, he never really changes. He is still the same man. & His constant state IS choosing MC every single time.
Victor lies on the sand quietly, and it’s as though everything has returned to the beginning when we first met.
🌹 Indication towards how their storyline ALWAYS goes back to square one or comes in a full circle-- from Victor saving her from the car crash as a kid [& this being repeated many times afterwards, even in winter world], to the lightning incident [MC jumping in front of Victor both as a child & an adult], to both being in coma for week, staying in the hospital & taking care the entire time [MC in CH 11, Victor in CH 32], to stabbing each other countless times. [CH 18, CH 36-- & every other times Victor has seen those incidents happening before his eyes while time traveling.] *que tears*
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I could possibly make a full blown essay which I already kinda have out of some other specific call-backs I can remember right now. Specifically the theme of the date being star-crossed lovers-
Legend tells of two lovers. Because of the pressures of their nations, they could not be together, and decided to drown themselves in a river for love.
Because of this, the River Goddess was enraged, and she cursed the land nourished by the river which was under her control. Since that day, the Socya River gradually dried up.
The Goddess left an exhortation-when the fateful couple reappears on this land, the river will be surge once again...
& This perfectly echoes the canon theme of Victor x MC storyline--
🌹 As in, Victor being someone who, objectively speaking, seemingly has everything & yet sacrificing practically everything--
[giving up over-seas university offers, staying in the city instead of moving abroad even though his business could be expanded more, relentless search of 17 years, appointing private detective for 6 years, building up Souvenir etc.]
--- to find MC & then in the mission of keeping her safe, even at the cost of his own existence. Trying everything beyond his limits to prevent the destined deaths of MC he has foreseen- from happening & it being doomed to no end every single time.
🌹 Every single time he had to give up the ONE thing he wanted to protect the most or wanted the most.
🌹 Both of them being so willing to put each other in the front line just to give each other happiness.
🌹 Another running theme of their storyline-- both of them keep losing each other countless times & then find each other again.
• Victor losing MC as a kid, finding her as an adult. Victor nearly losing her in CH 10.
• MC losing Victor due to the time rift in CH 14 & finding a way to contact each other through the sundial watch.
• Victor losing MC in CH 18 first-hand. MC leaving Victor behind in CH 19- dream world.
• CH 24 Black Cabin reunion & CH 27 OG timeline reunion
• MC nearly losing Victor in CH 32, due to him going to coma
• MC losing Victor in CH 34 due to Victor going on the time-travel journey of 10K years
• Final reunion in CH 36 [Then we have the journey to S2. But that's a whole new discussion.]
🌹So...both of them being able to truly be with each other is actually-- defying fate & writing their own destiny. *SOBS*
🌹I wanna end my blabbering with two precious moments from [CH 36- Victor split route] that echoes this theme even more.
MC: "I've always chased after your silhouette and I was never afraid. Because I know you'll always be there waiting for me. Victor, if you really disappear... I will be with you, and we will both be forgotten by the world."
MC's monologue: "Victor, once we have crossed countless dimensions and futures, and returned to each other’s embrace. If everything has to disappear with time, as dust into the wind... Then, I'm glad that we have our final promise."
[She's referring to the promise she made of being forgotten by the world to be with him & the promise Victor made earlier to never leave her again.]
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About S2 PV CH 10-13
Yes, it is a belated post, since the chapters are out. But you still might enjoy reading this 😄😄
Starting with Kiro/Helios with a mullet (I can’t believe that he’s wearing a mullet).
He is in a seemingly abandoned venue with a fading microphone. Maybe he is imagining himself on the stage again? Someone has also pointed out that he might be deaf, because of the hear aid, but the singers always wear one on stage, so I don’t think that’s the case.
And then we switch to the embodiment of awesomeness goes by the name Gavin in a rooftop bar, chilling with a bottle of Tiger beer. Greeting MC with a “I am not here for you”, which is ironic, because in the previous PV 6-9 he said the exact opposite:
The way I see it, Gavin is giving us the good old push and pull treatment. Thanks babe :/
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Victor is probably overseas (San Francisco maybe, it looks like the Golden Gate bridge in the background) and is buying a New CLA? (the letters on the background). But its a Maybach you’re leaning on Vic (and nobody buys them with the Mercedes star anymore btw, its too old school, but because it's a Maybach I'll let it slide unnecessary info)
His smile while texting with MC is very cute (probably his inside voice his calling her dummy but as long as it cant be heard from the outside we’re cool).
And the way the picture suits to the melody in those 4 single piano notes is really nice.
Lucien is back to his assassin mode, stealing stuff and going behind people’s backs, playing all sides against each other, scheming and such. Same old same old. Gotta admit though, that I like him like this the most. especially when he gets caught by the MC and keeps his composure like “Haven’t you heard? I am the lizard king in this no horse town” Smooth.
Nothing on Shaw. Sorry.
Joker is finally getting a sprite and is out there to get our LIs. Gathering proof on them etc. Let’s see where it goes.
Enter the angst:
Victor warns MC about pretending not to know him. Probably because he is already aware of the facht, that they are being watched, so he might be trying to conceal his relationship to MC, but I have no idea, how he is planning to do that, when they are both working for the BS.
But more importantly. Victor, a beige suit, with a black/brown shirt and a blue tie?!! You are an extremely rich guy, don’t you think that you should have the fashion sense which goes with it? Just because it looks good on Gavin doesn’t mean, it would look good on you too. Try something like this maybe?
While I am busy criticizing Victor’s Printemps ‘21 prét á porter look, this scene pops up out of nowhere accompanied by the melody going all crescendo, hitting me HARD:
I don’t even know where to start in this 4,5 seconds of heartbreak. Bullet points help:
- Symbolism is very strong with this scene. MC is shown falling into an inferno-like abyss with all red-fiery colors. And Gavin is responsible for it.
- Gavin is wearing his trench coat from S1 CH1, reminiscence to the start of the story. Also the red ribbon part of MC’s pullover might have been put there to symbolize the red string of fate. Having read @cheri-translate s translation on Gavin’s R&S earlier today about their inevitable attraction, it doesn’t feel like a far fetched speculation. Their souls are bound together and yet their hands are pulled apart in a way. We are so used to seeing Gavin and MC hand in hand or embracing, this feels like being hit by a truck. It also gives me some break-up vibes. Specifically because MC is reaching out for his hand but Gavin doesn’t move an inch.
- I need to say this though, his body and his face tell us two different stories. His body is stiff and doesn’t move, but look at his face:
Two things that stand out is 1) Ohmaygadheissohandsomeitmustbeillegal just kidding, not Gavin-stan gotta Gavin-stan swh 1) He is slightly biting his lip (the down curve on the edge of his mouth), so he is restraining himself from holding her (though I am almost certain that he would still subtly soften her fall with his evol). And 2) His eyes are filled with mixed emotions and his brows are furrowed very very little. He is showing only micro mimics so I am guessing that he is also trying to hide his relationship to MC, much like Victor.
Helios cutting MCs hair makes me only think about the Halloween 2020 event. No other comment on this. Again, PG is giving us some good throwbacks.
And the final blow with Lucien. The way its shown and the filter thats put on the scene hints towards a dream sequence. I don’t think it happens in the real world. Because for Lucien to lose the only source of color in his life is probably his worst fear. So having such a nightmare will probably lead to him distancing himself from MC even more.
OR, MC is going S1 CH11 all over again but this time around with Lucien. OR OR S2 CH 10-13 is S1 11-14 all over again, thus history repeats itself. Victor and MCs’ scene reminds me of this:
Helios threatening MC is much like MC finding out about Ares and as Areas threatens her not to be caught by him again.
MC falls again, but this time Gavin doesn’t catch her mid air.
Pretty sure its such my mind going to odd places, but the parallels are there, right? RIGHT?
Anyways this post didn’t come out as I desired it to be, probably because I took my sweet time contemplating it and the new chapter are out, so many of you must already know where I am wrong lol.
But above all CH32 falls tomorrow!!!!The most anticipated moment is right around to corner guys and gals!!!!
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 254 – Superman and Lois Season 1 Finale
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 254 – Superman and Lois Season 1 Finale
This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs return to Smallville to discuss the Superman and Lois Season 1 finale! Selena reveals the truth to Helena about the Joker in Batman/Catwoman #6. Supergirl uncovers the truth in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3. Superman and Manchester Black work together to recruit new members in Superman and the Authority #2. Billy goes to hell in Shazam #2. Bao origin is revealed in Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1. Batman comes to the rescue while Catwoman readies herself for the confrontation with Father Valley in Catwoman #34. Nightwing must face Blockbuster after learning the truth about his sister in Nightwing #83. Wally’s late for work in The Flash #773. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more!
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Table of Contents
0:00:00 Show Open
0:02:02 DC News
0:11:44 Batman/Catwoman #6
0:16:14 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3
0:20:41 Superman and the Authority #2
0:23:26 Superman: Red & Blue #6
0:30:48 Shazam #2
0:33:32 Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1
0:39:27 Catwoman #34
0:42:20 Nightwing #83
0:46:14 The Flash #773
0:51:54 Superman and Lois S1 Ep15 – Last Sons of Krypton
0:59:02 Stargirl S2 Ep2 – Summer School: Chapter Two
1:05:16 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow S6 Ep12 – Bored on Board Onboard
1:07:46 Sweet Tooth S1 Ep7 – When Pubba Met Birdie
1:11:40 Show Close
Links
Batman/Catwoman #6
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3
Superman and the Authority #2
Superman: Red & Blue #6
Shazam #2
Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1
Catwoman #34
Nightwing #83
The Flash #773
Earth Station One Tales of the Station
Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2
The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate
The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn
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Good morning! Whats your favorite show/movie? Who are your favorite characters? Why do you like them so much? Also!! Did you have a good sleep?
Okay so I was a film major for a while, and I have opinions.
Penny Dreadful
I love this show. Like, so much. I adore it. I can not get enough of that show. Just all of the imagery, and the fantastic writing and acting. The episode intro alone is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Eva Green is a goddess and I love everything she’s been in. The take on classic horror stories is So Good, and it actually became the inspiration for my Gay Frankenstein story! (Started as a stitch AU, and then went completely OC after I had Ideas) but the show itself is so intimate? I think it’s largely that the period they’re in, everything was so repressed and restricted. So when the characters break out of those moments, it’s more meaningful. And the love-hate relationship between Ms. Ives and Malcolm in season one? Exquisite. I could literally write essay’s about this show, but I’ll restrain myself and just say: it’s the best ensemble show I’ve ever seen. The characters come together, but they also each have their own distinct lives that sometimes intersect, but in s2 especially, are quite separate. They are constant with one another like ensemble shows usually portray. Also gothic horror and romance? My absolute favorite.
Anything by Guillermo del Toro
This man Owns My Entire Soul. I’m not even joking, everything he writes and directs is perfection. Crimson Peak is probably my favorite (I have a stitch AU for this too ;) ) because again, Gothic horror and romance. I’m a slut for that shit. Also Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain? Delightful casting. I think it’s obvious by now that I love tragic relationships, so their dynamic is *chef’s kiss* amazing. they’re so damaged. And this quote right here is one of the BEST things I’ve ever read:
“But the horror... The horror was for love. The things we do for love like this are ugly, mad, full of sweat and regret. This love burns you and maims you and twists you inside out. It is a monstrous love and it makes monsters of us all.”
Engrave that on my headstone, please?? I’ve got a sort-of Dorian Gray AU (it’s delightful) that’s basically built on this entire premise. Mitch makes the mistake of falling in love with Stiles, and does many terrible things because of it. Mostly to himself, at least.
I think my love of Crimson Peak is very closely tied with The Shape of Water. another beautiful movie, I could wax poetic about this forever. it was beautifully written, and such an artistic movie. I love the way it was filmed, and the set design, and all of the subtle imagery. Such as Elisa’s apartment being cast in cooler tones, it always felt very damp and had evidence of water damage, compared to Giles’, a mirror image of her own, in more warm tones. This is another one I could (and have) write essays about. There is so much packed into this movie, from the themes on toxic masculinity and entitlement, to the conversation on queerness and race and disability, and how all the various relationships are portrayed. Like. there is so much to pick apart in this movie.
Aside from that, ofc Hell Boy deserves an honorable mention because i grew up on those movies. I’m pretty sure the Golden Army especially is responsible for who I am today, given all the lore on the fae in that universe. Wow, that explains so much about me... Also one of my first WoW characters was an elf named Nuala xD I still have her, too, and it’s been like 12 years lol
Near-Future Sci-Fi
Sci-fi is one of my favorite genres, I am a huge nerd for theoretical and astrophysics. But my favorite kind of sci-fi is the stuff that still takes place on Earth, rather than epic battles in space. Ex Machina and Annihilation are at the top of that list. Alex Garland is another writer/director that I love. He has the same kind of approach as del Toro, where he puts a lot of fine details into his work. And I love that it’s very cerebral; there are so many layers to Ex Machina. My English 101 prof actually refused to analyze it in class when I suggested it to him, because he didn’t think my class could. Basically handle? Dissecting that movie? Because a lot of it comes across as very surface level, but in some cases when you look deeper, it’s actually suggesting the opposite of what you might think at first glance. (And he was right, my fellow students were awful. I miss that class though, it was one of my favorites T_T Mr. Ryder was an awesome dude and super chill.)
Morgan is another good example. As you can see, I fucking love androids lol. Which brings me to another of my all time favorite movies: Cloud Atlas. I could literally watch this movie endlessly, I love it so much. The acting, the writing, the filming, all of it is top notch. And one thing they did in the movie that didn’t come across in the book, was reusing the same actors through the different eras in the book. That was just so neat, because it really encapsulates how connected these souls are, as we follow the threads of their story throughout time. If you haven’t seen the movie, I can’t recommend it enough.
Another one I always think of alongside Cloud Atlas, even though they aren’t related at all, is Predestination. It’s a great movie that explores the idea of fate and free will in a really clever way, utilizes time travel in a very organized way that I think was neat (think Umbrella Academy. They even use briefcases! As you can see, I love sci-fi bureaucracy, it’s fun. In fact The Bureau is another movie I enjoyed) and the main character is actually, explicitly trans, which was cool. You basically get to see the entire story of their life, and I don’t want to spoil anything, but it’s just. So good. Mindfuckery galore.
Shoot, and I almost forgot! Arrival! That is one of the best movies, and another one I could watch nonstop. It focuses on mathematics and linguistics and I swear to god, I almost altered my entire college course because of this movie. Amy Addams is brilliant, Jeremy Renner is so soft and nerdy, and again, it has an amazing take on time travel. I am very particular about how time is handled in Sci-fi, and this portrayal was one of my favorite. (Most of my physics studies have been dedicated to the theory of time, so like. Strong Opinions.)
Fantasy
Stardust! It wasn’t until Good Omens can out that I realized Neil Gaiman is responsible for most of the stories I loved as a kid lol, and I had no idea he wrote stardust! But that is such a beautiful movie (I have a Stardust AU lol) and it’s definitely one of my comfort movies. Captain Shakespeare is one of the best characters ever, bless Robert de Niro. I would die for him. Fun fact, i had no idea Ipswitch was a real place until like. 2019. I 100% thought it was made up for the movie 😂
Alongside Stardust, I’ve always loved The Golden Compass. It’s fantasy, but also with that old-timey steampunk science feel, which is so fun and surprisingly difficult to find!
Mortal Engines also has the same kind of feel, and it was such an epic movie in every sense of the word. I’m a little sad that after all the work that went into it, it didn’t get a dedicated following or fan base, because I feel there’s so much potential in it. But at the same time, fandom tends to gather around media that has plenty of flaws for us to repair with gold, and there wasn’t much room for that in Mortal Engines.
I’m going to put Jupiter Ascending here even though it technically fits with the sci-fi, because that section is long as fuck and also this movie has such a fantastic feel. Mila Kunis? beautiful. The CGI? beautiful. Eddy Redmayne? One of the best villain portrayals i’ve ever seen. The whole oedipal vibe he had was immaculate, as was their portrayal of reincarnation, and just. The world building. GOD. I get so weak for through world building. Also the fkn intergalactic bureaucracy when they’re basically at the space DMV? One of my all time favorite scenes in movie history.
Horror
I have very little room in my life for horror. As I said, I have strong movie opinions, especially when it comes to horror movies. I don’t like how most of them rely on cheap jump scares and overused gore and gratuitous rape scenes, instead of, y'know, actual good writing.
Which is EXACTLY why I adore It: Chapter 1 & 2. It has none of those things, but still manages to be so terrifying. They are my favorite horror movies, and I’m saying this as someone who has genuine childhood trauma bc of the novel. Like. I couldn’t shower/take baths alone until I was almost 10 T_T When I was 6-7 and saw kids play by storm drains, I would run over screaming about how Pennywise was going to get them. Like, I had issues man. I was terrified to see the first one, and wouldn’t go until I could go with my best friend after she had already seen it, so she could warn me when something scary was about to happen 😂
And, one of my favorite aspects of the movie, and the thing that gave me Mad Respect for Any Muschietti? The way he filmed Bev and her father. They have a character who is literally being molested, but they never once have to show it. And yet their interactions are still so viscerally upsetting to watch. Sexploitation puts me off of most horror, and the fact that Muschietti doesn’t use it here, even when it would be actually somewhat justified? *chef’s kiss*. I love him.
I love horror as a concept, I’m just really picky about it because I expect the writing to be good. I don’t like short cuts. But in a lot of cases, even if I don’t enjoy the movie itself, I love to watch analysis videos on youtube! I love to see the philosophy and symbolism in different horror movies, even if i don’t like to watch the movies themselves. It’s a fun hobby.
Misc.
Then in general, some other stuff I love in no particular order:
The Internship (Bless Dylan, Stuart is such a bitch and I love him)
American Assassin (ofc. The writing itself is eh, but Mitch is my man)
Dylan’s episode of Weird City. (I actually have a lot of feelings about this one. Jordan Peele is another amazing writer/director, I really need to catch up on his works.)
Dorian Gray (*chef’s kiss*)
Rogue One (Makes me cry every time)
WARCRAFT (Obviously this is a fav. It made me so happy, words cannot express.)
Coraline and most other stop motion animation. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for that.
Literally anything associated with Tim Burton. Fun fact, when I was 12 and in middle school, I planned to decorate my future house inspired by tim burton. Like, i had Plans.
Most adaptations of Alice in Wonderland!
So! this got long as fuck! But you said you like that kind of thing lol 😂 I had kinda Eh sleep since I was up so late lmao, and I kept waking up (as usual, rip). And I’m so mad I go up for nothing! The dude I was supposed to show my listing to never showed, and is refusing to answer my calls >_> It’s been 2 hours now, and I still haven’t heard from him. But whatever, I already have a full price cash offer on the house so who cares. And that means I can play WoW all day, now!
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Do you have any good fanfic of Klaine that are dragons and or werewolves? Want to read some of those fanfic since I read some, but don’t remember much of them.
Oh yes! I have tags for Dragon!Kurt , Dragon!Blaine , Werewolf!Kurt , Werewolf!Blaine You’ll probably want to check those tags out first.
fist a little shameless self-promotion. I wrote a werewolf!Klaine series
Reflections by CoffeeAddict80 [AO3] (series, 2fics, 176,511words, Explicit/NC17)
This series blends supernatural elements - such as soulmates, werewolves, warlocks, hybrids, & magic - with the modern human world. These supernatural elements are unknown to the humans around them; considered to be nothing more than myths. It’s a semi-twisted AU of Klaine’s story from season 2.
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And here are some additional fics not previously located in the above tags for you to check out as well:Note: please check the tags and warning on each fic carefully before reading
A dragon’s heart by ca_te [AO3](2,445words Teen&Up)
The old nan used to talk about dragons when he was a kid, tales of power and magic and fire that burned like the sun. They were all dead, she said. They were monsters, the bards said. And yet the creature standing in front of him is definitely a dragon, eyes like molten gold, thin tendrils of smoke wafting up from where its hands are touching the black stones. And it doesn’t look like a monster. He looks like a boy. [Dragon!Blaine]
On Golden Wings by ca_te [AO3](2,000words Teen&Up)
Blaine is a dragon who looks a bit like a boy. Kurt is a human. They met by chance and by chance they became friends. And now they both get to experience something very special.This is set in the same ‘verse as A Dragon’s Heart. It can be read as a stand-alone piece, though. [Dragon!Blaine]
Tales and Stories by DreamingKate [AO3](2,585words Mature)
Blaine was not meant to be a knight and facing off dragons was never something he wanted to do. [Dragon!Kurt]
Hiss by DreamingKate [AO3](2,523words Teen&Up)
Kurt honestly just wanted a dragon because the elite of Hollywood all had one. [Dragon!Blaine]
Claim by PteraWaters [FFN] (1,777words Mature)
As Blaine’s rider, Kurt has always felt secure in their relationship – until someone else challenges that claim. Slash. AU but slight S2 finale spoilers. Dragon!Blaine/Kurt
A Person In The End by OfMusicAndStories [FFN] (25,364words T)
The New Directions are taking a vacation at Santana’s lake house for a month just to get away from Lima. When Kurt goes out to look around he runs into Blaine, a kid who has a very one of a kind condition. Dragon!Blaine (Includes Niff)
Going to the chapel, and we’re…(The tales of Alpha werewolf Blaine and his Vampire mate Kurt) by lostinfictionalworlds [AO3](series, 16 fics, 33,838words total, ratings vary)
AU. Blaine is a Werewolf. Kurt is a Vampire. This is a series of oneshots up until they come together in holy matrimony.
Howlin’ by KlainebowsAndDramioneflies [AO3](series, 6 fics, 38,809words total, ratings vary)
A collection of ‘drabbles’ (they’re really more like oneshots, but *shrug*) with werewolf!badboy!Blaine and human!Kurt (eventually werewolf!Kurt). Very kinky smut. There’s also plot. But there’s a lot of kink. So…
Warnings! Claiming, marking, knotting, rimming, cumplay, fingering, oral, mating, bestiality (both wolves and mid-turning, so…), biting, d/s elements, possessiveness, um… I think that’s everything?
Blueberry Moon by framby [AO3](24,932words Explicit)
After a terrible fight between rival packs Kurt, the Hunter in chief of his town, is left to deal with a lonely Alpha who just lost everything. Kurt did not know what to expect but it definitely wasn’t a bunch of wolves making themselves at home at his place.
The Wax Verse by skivvysupreme [AO3](series, 16fics, 65,440words, ratings vary)
Kurt Hummel is a vampire. Blaine Anderson is a werewolf. This is how they help each other deal with it.
Howl by orphan_account [AO3](25,021words Explicit/NC17)
Werewolf Blaine takes human sacrifice Kurt as a mate, and the aftermath. From the following GKM: That old werewolf thing; but this time the wolves are in charge. Towns ritually offer up people to the wolves, who either kill them, or claim them through mating. Kurt is a 'sacrifice’, and Blaine 'claims’ him. The mating takes place in public, and with Blaine still in his wolf form… There is no non-con voyeurism, or slut shaming after chapter 1.
Hounds of God by darkkixie [FFN] (158,549words Mature)
Kurt is a werewolf hunter and protector of the small town of Lima. This has been his existant since he was a small boy until a new pack comes into the picture and everything around Kurt comes undone under the watchful eyes of an Alpha. KurtxBlaine, Werewolf Blaine COMPLETE
Twilight Klaine by quizasvivamos [AO3](series, 2fics, 54,621words Mature & Explicit)
Vampire!Kurt & Werewolf!Blaine: Kurt has been on the run for almost a century, eventually finding himself in Lima, Ohio. While hunting in unfamiliar woods one night, Kurt comes face to face with a beautiful young boy who saves him from an even worse fate. Kurt is drawn to the boy and must battle temptation to keep from making an unforgivable mistake. But what will happen when Kurt finds out the boy has secrets of his own?
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Strangely Complicated (Pt. 6)
Get Caught Up Here
Setting: S2•E2 [Trick or Treat, Freak]
Warnings: swearing
Notes: I’m so excited about sharing this chapter! I hope you all like it!
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Jonathan drove me to school the next day. The day of Halloween didn’t usually intrigue me, but I loved seeing Will so excited about his Ghostbusters costume.
After dropping Will at the middle school, Jon and I entered the high school. A large amount of people stared my way. Seemed like, for whatever reason, I was the talk of the school.
I whispered to Jonathan, “You have any idea why everyone is staring at me?”
He just shrugged his shoulders.
Jonathan went on to his first class and I went to mine. I sunk into my desk seat and pondered who would know what all the fuss was about. Then, I tapped my newly found friend, Lisa’s, shoulder. She always stayed up to date on the latest gossip.
“What’s up?” She asked me.
“I was just wondering if you had any idea why everyone has been staring at me today?”
“Girl, you had to know the whole school would be talking about the fact that you got a ride home from Billy Hargrove!”
“What? How does everyone know that?” I wondered.
“Someone must’ve seen.” She said simply before turning back around as the teacher began lecturing.
That’s when I had the realization. Harrington, I thought to myself.
As I waited for the bell to ring, I was fuming. The fact that he would go and blab to anyone about what he saw before talking to me made my blood boil.
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The second I heard the ding of the school bell, I darted toward the hallway. As if by fate, I saw Steve exiting the library.
I made my way till I was within earshot and spat out, “Harrington!” He whipped around and was met by my angry face. “Can I have a word?”
Reluctantly, he agreed and went back into the library. Once we were in a place of privacy and silence, I began to release my frustration.
“How dare you!” I said grabbing a book of the shelf and slapping his shoulder with it.
“What?!” He asked, confused.
“Tell the whole damn school that Hargrove gave me a ride home yesterday!”
“Oh... I didn’t tell a bunch of people... but I guess news gets around fast...”
“Why the hell would you do that, Harrington? As far as I can remember, I’ve only ever helped you, not hurt you!”
“You’re right, I’m sorry! I just couldn’t stand thinking about you giving that asshole any of your time. You’re a great girl and you deserve so much more than that dick can give you.”
“Well you could’ve came and talked to me instead of talking to everyone else but me!”
“You’re right, you’re right. I’m sorry...”
“Look, Harrington, you don’t have to worry about me spending any more time with him. I know he’s an ass now...” I said, trailing off.
It was silent for a moment before Steve asked, “You coming to Tina’s party tonight?”
“Well, I was supposed to go with Jon-“
“Oh, okay.” Steve said, trying to brush it off.
“But I might-“
“It’s cool, I just kinda hoped to see you there...”
“I’ll be there.” The words just spat out of my mouth. “I mean I was gonna go with Jon, but I changed my mind.” I said.
The words I said caused a smile to spread across his face, “Cool. I’ll, uh... see ya there.” He said before smoothly exiting the library.
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Later that day, I caught up with Jonathan.
“So... I’m gonna go to Tina’s party tonight.”
“Seriously? I thought you were coming trick or treating with me and Will?”
“Well... I was... but then I talked to Steve earlier and-“
Jonathan scoffed, “Say no more. I got it.”
“C’mon, Jon... If Nancy had said to you-“
“Nancy did ask me to go! And I said no!” He retorted.
“Oh... right... But it was like...”
“Look, (Y/N), you can try and twist it any way you want, but the fact is that you’re ditching me for Steve.” The words left his lips and then he walked away, leaving me alone with my guilt.
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Lisa gave me a ride to the home of ‘getting sheet faced’ since I hadn’t gotten an opportunity to fix my tire yet.
I arrived to Tina’s raging party at what seemed to be a peak time. People were scattered all around the building and Shout At The Devil by Mötley Crüe was blasting, shaking the roof.
As I shifted through the dancing drunks and couples that were sucking face, I landed my eyes on Steve.
Suddenly, my attention shifted to the loud chanting of Billy’s name moving closer and closer my way.
Before I could comprehend what was happening, an arm covered by a leather jacket was around my shoulder. The aromas of beer, smoke, and a hint of cologne filled the air.
“Hey, angel,” he whispered to me slightly drunkenly, “Glad you came.”
I hated that I allowed him to drag me around like this, but something about the asshole drew me to him. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. But when I realized where Billy was headed, I began to regret being toted around as though I belonged to him.
“We got ourselves a new keg king, Harrington.” Tommy said to Steve.
“Yeah that’s right!”
“Eat it, Harrington!” Some dumbass boys shouted.
Steve pulled his glasses off to stare at Billy with vexation. Then his eyes shifted to me, looking me up and down before rolling his eyes. I knew him well enough to know what his eyes were saying. He was pissed that I would still associate myself with Billy after our conversation this morning, but he was also jealous.
I was certain that he was jealous because I had seen that same look before. It was the same look he had when he discovered Jonathan in Nancy’s bedroom nearly a year ago.
Then, Nancy walked off and only a few moments later, Steve chased after her.
I looked up at Billy who still had a cocky smile upon his face. “You done trying to cause trouble?” I asked blatantly.
“Nah, baby doll. Just gettin’ started.” He began to lean in to try to kiss me but I quickly pushed away.
“Damn, Hargrove, you don’t waste anytime do you?” I asked.
“With someone as attractive as you? Not typically.” He said with a smirk.
I laughed at him, “Sorry lover boy, I haven’t had nearly enough to drink to start making out with you yet.” I winked at him before strutting away to go find someone else to mingle with.
As I was walking away, I saw Jonathan walk in, flustered. I was shocked that he showed up instead of going trick or treating with Will. I decided to wait for him to approach me, not wanting to upset him immediately due to how we left things earlier.
I stood not too far from the kitchen, where I noticed a drunken Nancy going back for more punch.
I heard Steve say, “No, no, no.” To her as she sloppily made her way to the punch bowl.
“Get off!” Nancy replied.
“No, you’ve had enough, okay?”
“Screw you!” Nancy slurred.
“Nance, I’m serious. Hey hey hey, stop. No, I’m serious! Put it down.” Steve tried to reason with her.
The two continued to struggle with their grip on the cup as I stared at the scene before me. All of a sudden, the red punch flew in Nancy’s direction, destroying her white top. The whole room gasped at the sight.
“The hell?” Nancy said to Steve as she rushed off. Before we all knew it, Steve was (once again) chasing after Nancy. I saw the two head for the bathroom.
Once again, I noticed the stud with the leather jacket heading back my way.
We locked eyes and I cocked an eyebrow at him. Once he was close enough he said, “C’mon, (Y/N)! What do I have to say or do to get a little action from ya?” Billy said, biting his bottom lip.
“Maybe not be such a douche...?” I began to turn away from him.
He grabbed my wrist and pulled me into him, unexpectedly. I looked up at him, our lips inches apart.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Steve storming out of the house, Nancy nowhere to be seen.
I pulled myself out of Billy’s grasp and said “I’m sorry, Hargrove! We’ll pick this up again another time. I promise.” I winked at him before chasing after Steve.
As I stepped out onto Tina’s front lawn, I called out “Harrington! Wait up!” I jogged a bit to try to catch up. I gained on him, “Harrington?” I said, trying to catch my breath.
“Look, I really just want to be alone right now, (Y/N).” He said. I could see pain in his face and tears in his eyes.
“Hey...” I said reaching out to grab his hand, reminding him of our time together last year, “Steve... it’s me...” I whispered, gazing into his deep brown eyes.
He knew I was letting my guard down, since this was only like the second time I had ever called him anything other than ‘Harrington’.
I could see the tension slightly release from his shoulders as he lowered them.
“C’mon, my dad’s gone on another business trip. You could come over and talk it out. Like last time.”
He nodded and gave me the keys to his car. I drove as he moped in the passenger seat. As I pulled away from the party, I could see Billy staring me down.
I don’t owe him anything, I reminded myself.
The ride to my place was awkward and silent. We trudged into my house and Steve abruptly asked, “What’s really going on with you and Hargrove?”
“Nothing.” I said, matter-of-factly.
“You’ve got to be kidding. (Y/N), I see the way he looks at you. I see the way you look at him. You can’t tell me there’s nothing going on...”
“Since it matters so much,” I said looking him dead in the eyes, “there’s nothing going on. And even if there were, it’d be none of your business.”
Steve scoffed and rolled his eyes.
“What’s it matter to you, huh, Harrington?” I snapped at him.
His cheeks turned pink. “Let’s not do this... okay?” He said, trying to change the subject.
I nodded, before having him follow me to my bedroom.
We sat on the bed and he opened up to me about all Nancy had said. “She basically said everything between us is bullshit. She doesn’t love me...”
“Oh my god, Steve. That’s so fucked up, I’m so sorry.” I said inching towards him and throwing my arms around his neck.
One small tear trickled down his cheek, and all at once it broke my heart. It tore me apart to see someone I cared so deeply about be so hurt. I wanted to heal him in any way I could.
“C’mon, lie down.” I told him and he eased into the comfort of my bed.
He rested his head on top of mine, and asked, “What happened to us?”
“What do you mean?” I questioned him.
“We had a lot of fun together, last year. Seems like we only talk when Nancy screws me over... I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have let Nancy stand between... the good friendship...” he paused, not wanting you to sound friend zoned, “or whatever it was we had...”
I let out a soft chuckle and whispered, “I just wanted you to be happy, Harrington...”
Then he pulled me just a little closer.
For the rest of that night, we just laid there. His right arm underneath me, my right arm draped over his waist. Eventually, we fell into a deep slumber.
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Part 7
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, February 25th
SPIKE: I don't wanna be this good looking and athletic. We all have crosses to bear.
~~Touched~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
Treacherous Feelings by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
For Once, We’re the Only Ones Left by Hecate (Faith x Wesley, G, background character death)
Sparring or stripping? by Bl4ckHunter (Buffy & Faith, T, tags warn for embarrassing nudity)
Graveyard, a long while til morning by firemanwhenthefloodsrollback (Buffy/Spike, T)
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As someone who hasn’t watched ninjago since like,, the green ninja was revealed .. what the FUCK is going on in the show? Idk abt spoilers bc I’m so bewildered and can’t piece anything together
Yeah, I think of ninjago kinda like rvb in the sense that the moment you drop off of ONE season, the later seasons are so buckwild and a mess to keep up with. I’ll definitely try and give as best of an explanation but I am also prone to rambling myself (there's like 11 whole seasons since I'm assuming you fell off after late season 1 to go though) so i’ll put this in a read more. I’m also assuming you don’t care about spoilers but just for others who might(?) know i’ll be talking spoilers for almost everything, there may be somethings i don't mention because, there's a lot, but just as a precaution i gues dhfijkhfdsj
EDIT: this actually turns out to be VERY long even when opting certain things out in order to make it shorter
-Season 1 and season 2 (Rise of the Snakes and Legacy of the Green Ninja) are easily the most straight forward episodes of the series. it’s all about training Lloyd in being the green ninja to defeat his father. Lloyd grows up at one point? it’s so buckwild because its in the episode where the OG 4 turn into kids (and yes theres a reason) and Lloyd has to use this tea to turn them back (as well as make a revived monster go extinct) and as a result he ages up like the rest of them. Aside from that and the inclusion of the overlord (an even worse villain who actually possesses Lloyds dad), season 2 is all about prepping Lloyd up for that final battle
And TECHNICALLY, season 2 was where it was gonna end, the franchise was basically discontinued after season 2, but then was brought back up for a 3rd season, which is where things get more character-focused.
-Season 3 (Rebooted) revolves around technological advances (you might even consider it cyberpunk-ish in concept) and the main villain is the overlord who has basically taken over everything in the city. this season introduces P.I.X.A.L whos clearly set up as Zane’s love interest. There’s also this REALLY stupid love triangle between Nya, Jay and Cole that everyone pretty much unanimously hate because its done so forcefully and is really there just so that jay and any could have romantic drama (which. is dumb even for 2014 standards). it ultimately culminates to Zane fuckin DYING (but its okay he's a robot) in what is still such a banger of a theme. the end of the season teases that he comes back. Also Garmadon isn’t a villain and is easily one of the best characters in that season, he acts like the father Lloyd needed for so long, its not overtly important to the plot but it’s a big dynamic shift compared to S1 and S2.
-Season 4 (Tournament of Elements) takes place months (it's not explicit but it's assumed that its a year) after s3 and the gang have all broken up, but Lloyd tries to bring them back together. they all get invited to a tournament that claims they have Zane (that gives me mortal Kombat vibes) with all the other elemental masters (by this point they are able to use their elements without the need of weapons as a proxy like in seasons 1-2). Zane’s revealed to be back and in a new robot body and the main bad is the guy running the tournament.
-Season 5 (Possession) is all about ghosts! the gang meets Morro, who was a former student of Wu who was training to be the green ninja but never became it because that was lloyds spot. he then ran off on his own to change fate but died and later comes back as a ghost to take over Lloyd. this season also has Cole turn into a ghost and Nya officially joins the team as the water ninja.
-Season 6 (Skybound) is all about sky pirates, after being released from his lamp, djin Nadakhan tries to find his old crewmates. he also finds out that his homeland was destroyed as a result of the events of season 5 and goes all out to make the ninja criminals for what they (unknowingly did), this is by all means a Jay and Nya season about their own struggles but its also one of those seasons that never happened because jay literally WISHES to retcon all of season 6, so this season never ‘technically’ happened
-Day of the Departed is a special that mostly focuses on bringing back old villains who were killed, but mostly focuses on cole slowly being forgotten.this special is specifically important because Cole becomes corporeal again (and he gains a new ability)
-Season 7 (Hands of Time) is a time travel season, theres things relating to Kai and Nya’s past and their parent’s connection to the main threat in the present (I'm sorry if i don’t sound as enthusiastic compared to other seasons season 7 is imo my least favorite so there’s not a lot i can say about it) it’s also the last season were the original designs are used!
-Season 8 (Sons of Garmadon) is the first season that came out AFTER the Ninjago movie (which for the record takes place in a separate universe, the characterizations are different despite their appearances being similar.) it revolves around a gang (called the sons of garmadon) trying to collect the three oni masks in order to revive lord garmadon again (and they’re successful too)
-Season 9 (Hunted) takes place RIGHT after S8 (specifically a week after). Lloyd and any are forced into hiding while the original 4 ninja and wu (who is a baby, this is a plot point that begins at the end of season 7. they find a baby in s8 and that baby ended up being their original master) are trying to escape the realm they ended up stranded in after the events of s8
-Season 10 (March of the Oni) another that takes place right after season 9, the oni (who are hellbent on destruction) basically invade all of ninjago and the ninja have to stop them. this is a simple 4 episode season that really acts more like a movie than a season.
After S10, the series sorta gets a soft reboot. the previous seasons are still canon, but there's a clear tone shift (and animation shift) in the show overall)
-Season 11 (Secrets of the Forbidden spinjitzu) is broken up into two parts
(The fire Chapter) revolves around the ninja trying to find something to do and ultimately opening up an ancient tomb where an ancient group of snakes lives
(the Ice chapter) builds off of the fire chapter, zane was sent to a different realm and the gang goes out to save him, but the realm they end up in is controlled by a powerful Ice emperor who is trying to freeze the entire place.
-And finally, Season 12 (Prime Empire) is a tron-styled season where Jay goes inside a video game, the gang goes out to look for him before finding out that the A.I in that game is trying to get out and forcing people to get trapped in the game in order to leave.
Season 13 (Master of the mountain) is the upcoming season, and it seems to be very DnD aesthetic, and all about cole which is gonna be exciting
And that's all there is to it dbhubjfdsbhjdsj idk if you expected me to go on a FULL ON ESSAY and for that i apologize in advance, but...there's a lot going on in this series and it's such a wild ride
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