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adenei · 4 years

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Can you please do a 5. “No, please don’t turn off the light!” postwar ptsd moment? 😢

Hi anon! Thanks for the ask! Here’s some post war Hermione with PTSD, with Ron comforting her, and an explanation to Molly and Arthur!

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No, please don’t turn off the lights. (Terror 5)

Ginny and Hermione were getting ready for bed, and as Hermione was tucking herself in, Mrs. Weasley came in to check on them and say goodnight. This had become Mrs. Weasley’s newest routine, checking on each member in the household before turning in herself. It was one of the little things that gave her comfort since Fred’s passing. Hermione figured that it gave her some semblance of control.

“All set for bed, girls?” Mrs. Weasley asked. Both responded yes, as per the usual routine. “Good, good,” she continued. At this point, Mrs. Weasley would normally tell them to sleep well and shut the door behind her, but tonight, the time was later than usual. Seeing that both girls were already under the covers, Mrs. Weasley said, “Here, I’ll put out this light for you so you don’t have to get back up again,” she smiled as she went to turn it off, when all of a sudden Hermione yelped.

“No! Please don’t turn off the lights!” It wasn’t that Hermione was afraid of the dark, but ever since Malfoy Manor, she’d always slept better when there was one light dimly lit. The soft glow would give her a bit of comfort, and Hermione was convinced it helped with the nightmares (though, nothing helped as much as Ron being there with her).

“But why, dear? Surely, you need it dark to be able to sleep?” Mrs. Weasley reasoned. Unfortunately, her reasoning was off. Even before Malfoy Manor, they always had a blue bell light or oil lamp burning in the tent. It was never truly pitch black.

“Mum, just leave it on, it’s not a big deal,” Ginny tried to intervene. While Ginny had heard many of the details in the past weeks about what the trio had been through, they still hadn’t found time to sit down with Ron’s parents to discuss what exactly had happened. This was partially because they hadn’t discussed how much they were comfortable sharing. Everyone was still healing from the lives lost, and they didn’t want to add more trauma so soon.

“No, Ginevra, I’d quite like to know why the lights need to stay on. You are under my roof after all,” Mrs. Weasley was standing her ground. Hermione understood that it was once again a matter of control, and knew she wouldn’t be able to fight it.

So she chose her words carefully. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Weasley. I know we haven’t exactly given much detail about what we’ve been through since August, but it’s just that the light has been comforting to me when I sleep. Ginny’s been okay with it, too. There’s always been a light on at night for us. It helps me feel safe.”

“But you’re at the Burrow now! You are safe!.Lights or no lights!” Mrs. Weasley objected. “Nothing is going to happen to you here.”

Hermione gave Ginny a weak look. She was about to give in and just let Mrs. Weasley have her way, when Ginny chimed in.

“Mum, it’s either let the light stay on, or let Ron share a bed with Hermione.” Ginny said matter of factly.

“EXCUSE ME? RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY YOU GET DOWN HER THIS INSTANT.” Mrs. Weasley screamed as she looked horrified at her daughter, as Hermione covered her mouth with her hands.

“Ginny-” Hermione hissed at her. She’d made it sound like there had been bed sharing, but there hadn’t! Only on the roughest nights, where Hermione would wake from a nightmare, did Ron come down and lay with her, and he always reluctantly returned to his room after she’d fallen back asleep.

Ron came bounding down the stairs at his mother’s use of his full name. Even Mr. Weasley came to see what was going on, and Hermione was sure that George and Percy were eavesdropping now. When Ron made it to Ginny’s room, Mrs. Weasly moved slightly to let him in, and Mr. Weasley stood in the doorway to monitor the situation.

“Please explain to me why Ginny seems to think you need to share a bed with Hermione,” she said, a look so deadly that Hermione shrunk back into her pillow, as Ron shot Ginny a completely bewildered look. They’d been keeping her nightmares a secret, and as such, hadn’t really discussed sharing that information with anyone. Hermione could now see a black shock of messy hair in the doorway, and knew Harry had come down now as well.

“I’m waiting,” Mrs. Weasley said. She noticed Hermione staring past her and turned to see Harry standing there. “Oh, honestly with all the secret looks! What is going on?” She was getting impatient now.

Harry simply nodded at Hermione, giving her his blessing to say whatever she wanted about the nightmares, including the backstory behind it. Hermione then looked at Ron for the strength she needed to tell them what happened. Ron instinctively walked over and sat down next to Hermione for support. Molly looked like she was about to protest when she felt Arthur’s hand on her shoulder. He let Harry slip into the room.

Hermione took a deep breath. “I’ve been having nightmares,” Hermione started. “What Ginny meant was that Ron’s the only one who can bring me out of them.”

“But we haven’t heard anything in the middle of the night, dear. They can’t be that bad,” Molly said sympathetically. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe Hermione, it just wasn’t adding up quite yet.

“That’s because we silence the room at night. Ginny typically wakes up and goes to get Ron. He’s the only one who is able to wake me and calm me from them. He stays with me until I fall back asleep, and then he always returns to his room. We’ve respected your rules, Mrs. Weasley, I promise.”

“But dear, we have dreamless sleep if you’d like that,” Molly said, trying to be helpful, and a little hurt that they’d been going to these measures to hide this from her.

“No, please. I used it before, but I need to figure out how to manage this without it.” She looked at Ron, who put an arm around her. “Ron’s the only one who takes the fear away.”

“Hermione,” Arthur spoke, “May I ask what’s been causing these nightmares?”

Ron spoke up. “Dad, I’m not sure we’re ready to talk about it yet. We do want to tell you all what happened when we were on the run, but-”

“The timing hasn’t been right,” Harry chimed in.

Ron nodded and looked back at Hermione. “You don’t have to say anything if you’re not ready.”

“No, I think they need to know. It might help, too. Talking about it,” Hermione said. Both Harry and Ron gave her a look that said, ‘Are you sure?’

“About a month and a half ago, we got caught by snatchers and were taken to Malfoy Manor,” Hermione started. She heard a sharp intake of air from Arthur, as Molly clutched the dresser that was next to her, leaning on it for support at the shock of her words.

“They were going through my bag, and found the sword of Gryffindor, which Bellatrix thought we’d somehow stolen from her vault at Gringotts. There was really a fake planted there, but she went into a manic state. She kept me for questioning and they locked Harry and Ron in the cellar. She- she-” Hermione was choking up at her own words and buried her face into Ron, unable to continue.

“-Bellatrix tortured her,” Ron looked directly at his parents as he said. “Used the Cruciatus. I don’t know how many times. It was bad. We couldn’t do anything because we were locked in there. If it wasn’t for Harry and that magical mirror…”

“I asked the mirror for help, and Dobby appeared. He was able to get us out and we got to Hermione just in time.” Harry continued.

“Mum, Dad, she was unconscious and Bellatrix was about to give her to Greyback. Dobby saved us, and we were able to get to Shell Cottage, and I- I don’t know what I’d have done if Fleur wasn’t there. She was in really bad shape.”

“Bill never did tell us what had happened before you turned up,” Arthur said quietly. “Only that we needed to leave, and that you’d been found out.”

“That’s because we couldn’t tell them anything,” Harry said. “I reckon we owe him the explanation now.”

“Fleur always left a light on in the room as I slept, in case she needed to come in and check on me, or give me another dose of potion. But Ron was always there next to me, and the one time he wasn’t, the nightmares started. They go away when he’s with me. It’s the only time I’m able to sleep soundly. I like to think the light helps, but we’d been sleeping with a light on since we’d started staying in the tent.”

“See, Mum? I told you it wasn’t a big deal.” Ginny muttered under her breath.

“I’m sorry, Hermione, I had no idea. Of course you can keep the light on,” Molly said as she walked over to wrap her in a tight hug.

“And how long have the two of you been together?” Arthur asked with a knowing smile. Harry and Ginny both made a look, knowing Ron and Hermione had finally been found out.

Ron and Hermione both looked at each other. They hadn’t exactly talked about when it officially started. It could have been the kiss during the Battle, or the conversations in the days after. Putting a date on it wasn’t really that important to either of them. “Er, officially? Probably the battle..” Ron said as Hermione nodded. She smiled nervously, waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley’s reactions.

Molly burst into tears. “Oh, that’s wonderful news! Finally! I’d been hoping and hoping!” She then wrapped Ron in a giant hug before kissing him on the forehead as only a mother could.

Arthur beamed with pride as he watched his youngest son taking care of the young woman he so clearly loved. Molly may give him hell for it later, but he spoke then and said, “Hermione, if it will help you heal and ease the nightmares you’ve been having, I don’t see why Ron can’t stay with you for the time being.”

Molly pursed her lips as she turned to look at her husband. They shared a silent conversation before Molly said, “I suppose that’s fine, but Ginny or Harry must be in the room at ALL times, depending on where you decide to sleep. And if I suspect at all that there is anything but sleeping going on, that’ll be the end of that.” Both Ron and Hermione turned pink at the insinuation, as Harry and Ginny laughed at their embarrassment.

Ron said, “Yes, Mum,” as Hermione responded with, “Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. You have nothing to worry about.”

With that, Molly and Arthur turned to exit the room. When they were gone, Ginny quickly said, “Harry, you can be on babysitting duty tonight. I could use with a decent night’s sleep. No offense, Hermione.”

“None taken, Ginny,” Hermione responded.

“I’m going to the loo quick, let you both get settled upstairs. I’ll be up in a bit.” Harry said as Ron stood up and helped Hermione to her feet. She grabbed her pillow and followed him up the stairs.

When they entered his room, Hermione said, “I’d bet you a galleon he just wanted some extra alone time with Ginny.” She laughed as Ron made a gagging noise. “You know it’s true..”

“Yeah, well, even still I don’t want to think about it.” He leaned in to kiss her. “Remind me to thank him for giving us a moment alone, though.”

Hermione smiled as she climbed into his bed and got comfortable. He followed suit and said, “That was really brave of you tonight. I’m sorry Mum went a bit off her rocker about the whole light thing.”

“It’s fine. I get it. She’s just trying to have control over what she can. It helps her grieve. I actually feel better now that we’ve talked about it a bit. Maybe it will help with the nightmares.”

“Shh, don’t say that too loud. If Mum knows they aren’t happening anymore, she’ll split us up again. I don’t know about you, but I could get used to this.” He smiled as he wrapped his arms around her.

“Oh, please, I’m sure you’ll get sick of me soon enough.” Hermione responded.

“Not a chance. It’s been seven years, and I couldn’t get enough of you as friends that I needed more. Now that I have you, I never want to go back.” Hermione leaned in to kiss him passionately. His words were so sweet, and she hoped without a doubt that he wasn’t lying. This was everything she ever wanted.

“Goodnight, Ron,” she said quietly, as she nuzzled against his chest.

“Goodnight, Hermione.” For the first night since before the Battle, Hermione was able to sleep soundly with no disruptions.

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like-rain-or-confetti · 3 years

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Can you do a little text with your opinion about the Volturi members? What you like and dislike, they personality, they story... Would be interesting! Kissessss and have a great day! 💜

Imma have a little fun and throw the very young me into the mix to. Let's see child me vs adult me's opinions on the Volturiiii.

Fun fact: I wasn't team Volturi until I was like fifteen. Before that I was team edward... I don't want to talk about that 🤔😒

Also I'm a sucker for villains. If it isn't obvious already, I like the villains more than the heroes. (We all love a bad boy though, don't we?--- TIK TOK NOW IS NOT THE TIMEE.)

So everything i say is just my opinion and should be taken just as that.

Aro: Younger me was like "this...is a terrible person. There really is no need to expand on this." However adult me has been like "GUYS this guy is possibly the SCARIEST character. This man rips off heads AND SMILES ABOUT IT." He gives me child snatcher vibes (from the movies in particular). I thoroughly enjoy the power hungry persona. He's really fitting to be the puppeteer behind the Volturi. Even if he makes it seem it's a group effort with himself, Marcus and Caius. Realistically, Aro gets what he wants and isn't afraid to do what it takes to get it...sorry Didyme. What's even darker about it, WHICH I LOVE, is that he isn't heartless. Smeyer wrote that Aro genuinely loved his sister. It's all good to have a character that's a evil heartless monster but what's more terrifying to me is the ability for someone to do evil despite their love and emotions. It doesn't hold them back and that's what I find particularly frightening now that child me didn't comprehend. Micheal Sheen, from what I remember of his interview years ago, played on the idea that vampires of Aro's age kinda begin to lose their mind. Which, hell freaking yes. However there is one thing I hate for Aro's character that happened in the movies. Breaking dawn part 2. That fucking laugh. Don't get me wrong, hilarious. I can't not laugh but for his character I felt it was too 'hey hey I'm a crazy man hehe'. It was a but too much, even for an eccentric Aro. However, I'm not to mad at it because again, it was funny to watch. I thoroughly enjoy the ‘friendship’ Aro and Carlisle share and i love that it is ‘maintained’ throughout the books. I think it’s just a really nice detail. (I love lore. I am a sucker for it.) The one thing that didnt sit right with me is Aro marrying someone so that he wasnt the alone one whilst his co-leaders were very much in love? Was a little off for me but i suppose that just adds to the character.

Caius: child me would shrink into the seat because what did I do to this man? High key still think I wouldn't want to be Caius' child because imagine doing something wrong and you get that glare? No thank you! Scary angry man. As an adult... "He's an angry boi but...DAYUM WHY IS HE SUDDENLY SO HOT?" Just...don't get angry with me. You'll get annoying real quick and you're too pretty for that. I enjoy the taking-no-shit attitude he has but felt it could have been a little more prominent in BDP2 where Aro asks if Caius' is challenging him. I full believe Caius to an extend would be like "yes, yes I am. Don't be an idiot Aro. Use that braincell!" Which is why I adore the meme vibes I see every now and then of Caius hating Carlisle because why does Aro love that blonde so much? CAIUS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT LOYAL-- Anyways, I can totally get why Aro wants him on his team. Caius is so angry and has so much hatred that he’s a good asset to the coven, even if not having a special ability.I do find it hard to imagine that Caius is a century older than Aro though. Although I cant picture him over forty years old lol. Although i do personally enjoy the whole Caius x Athenodora route. IT’S TRUE LOVE! Okay so maybe thats a little dramatic but its better than Aro’s lmao.

Marcus: movie Marcus is absolutely not nineteen years old and that's just a fact. If anything, he's the forty year old one lmao. Child me couldn't care about this man. He was the man who said nothing and slumped on a throne. That was Marcus. That was his character summed up. Then adult me rolled in and OMG NO DON'T DO THIS TO THIS SWEET MAN. LET HIM BE IN LOVE. As an adult i definitely became more attached. I feel like i was too young back then to get why Marcus was in the Volturi. He seemed very out of place and like a filler co-leader more than anything. However as i’ve gotten older (and written for him), I recognised that's the point. That’s Marcus’ evident grief. He isn’t there by choice and losing Didyme caused him to fall out of line with the coven. He’s lost point or purpose. Almost like its become meaningless because the love of his life was gone and he couldn't save her.So what was the aims of the Volturi to protect vampire kind when they couldn’t protect their own? He couldnt protect her. I had never heard of anything like bond identification and once i had- i was shook, like it became clear why he had been so necessary in the first place. That really is handy to understand everyones bonds in a coven, he could direct Chelsea and the two alone could destroy covens by bonds alone. Marcus makes the Volturi more realistic in a lot of ways. Like in a family, there is the happy times, goofy people like Felix, the twins representing a close bond. Afton and Chelsea, love that cant be divided. The list really goes on. Marcus represents love and heartbreak, pain, loss grief, the sad moments every family goes through. In that way he makes the coven seem less invincible, a group of people who at the end of the day, have their own weaknesses and immortality doesn’t mean a perfect existence. Especially when, in my opinion, Bella fantasized about immortality and how perfect it would be. Even after her change, she waited for her happy ending because that was somehow guaranteed in some level. Which in the end, she got but not everyone gets that happy ending we all want. I also personally think Marcus is the most feeling of the Volturi, despite being apathetic. A result of heartbreak. It’s shown he can still feel more in his own ways when he voted against Renesmee being destroyed. Furthermore, he advocated that vampire hybrids were a lot like vampires. He made that relation openly before anyone. Its almost as though losing Didyme helped him value a life?

Jane and Alec: Child me thought these two were badass...and that still remains in my adult life. It’s always been uncomfortable to me that someone so young is so sadistic and powerful. Jane is the older twin with the ability of pain illusion...yikes. Her ability was evident in her human life along with Alec’s. His gift is sensory deprivation and these two were my favourites in the whole Saga. Still kind of are if im honest. I thoroughly enjoy the twins backstory. It has the most detail. I have a tag for the twins. Canon!twins is the tag for the twins in their book age. Unless this tag is present, the twins have been aged up :). They are very much canon but I put a bit more emphasis on tantrums. If they get angry, they both have tantrums. So whilst (unless tagged) they aren't children they can be very childish and these tantrums are pretty deadly. They’re also very possessive? I dont even know if thats the right word i’m looking for in all honesty. Lets say they get very attached if they like you. These two are probably the most secluded out of the whole Volturi.

Felix: Felix! High ranking guard due to strength and speed. I am a major supporter of Felix being a gladiator when he was human. He as a lighter grey cloak meaning he isn’t as high ranked but is so good at what he does that he’s been kept for centuries...and a lot of them. Personality? FINALLY, WE’VE GOT ONE WITH PERSONALITY!! (Im writing these out of order and i’ve just finished a chunk of Volturi members who have personalities as invisible as Afton.) Flirtatious and Light hearted, we love flirtatious and light hearted! Basically a comedian! Helllll yes, keep it going! Extremely vicious and highly aggressive? You know what? I still like it. He wouldn’t be a Volturi without a dark side. Cold blooded murderer. Yes. 10/10. Finally, someone Smeyer seems to actually care about. He flirted with Bella a couple of times in the books and i was FOR IT ALL THE WAY. I was very sad i saw none of it in the movies but im used to heartbreak by now. Im in this fandom after all. We were robbed of a lot. Strongest vampire in the world? I believe you, he’s also a hecking treeeeee. HE DO BE A TALL BOI. He actually makes Demetri look small and that’s still hilarious to me. Demetri is actually tall. However, if it isnt obvious we clearly traded backstory for personality. I cant get both smh. So...as i said before I fully believe Felix was a gladiator back in the day, hence his physique and height and excellent fighting abilities he has even as a vampire but then it kind of ends. I will say from the dawn of time, i don’t think Felix is the most academic man, just because of his era. I also think majority of the Volturi couldn’t read of write in their human lives and had to learn much older, most learning as vampires. Felix was one of these vampires, Although even now he isnt the most great at it. Then a wonderful writer known as @wallwriterstuff included it and now it’s canon in my eyes. I fully believe Felix is a slow reader and writing isn’t his strong suit either. Wallwriter also includes the possibility that Felix could be dyslexic which im all for too. For a very long time i’ve considered writing a dyslexic reader with the Volturi but have always hesitated because i don’t have it and wouldn’t want to upset someone for any misunderstandings or inaccuracies. However what i will say is that i think vampires would be the most understanding to humans with dyslexia. Learning things like that in later development or as an adult is difficult and they wouldnt think any less of you for struggling with reading, writing, numeracy- you name it. You’ll probably find they’re with you in the struggle at least half of the time. He’s also the goofball of the Volturi, even though he’s not really a goofball in our eyes, he’s the closest to a goofball out of the whole Volturi ...Emmett beats him in the Goofball wars.

Demetri: Oh yeah, it's Demetri's turn! So Demetri was previously in Amun's coven. When Chelsea gave him the old razzle dazzle...I've said Chelsea's gift so many times at this point it's getting old. I have two characters left after Demetri 😂😂 Anyway, with that Demetri was like "welp, I'm in the Volturi now." And now that they had a better tracker the previous one was kicked out. He isn’t much of a talker, polite and formal. He’s elegant (more graceful than i could ever be) and charming...yeah he is, you can say that AGAIN. He is also very calm, when next to Felix, i think everyone is calm but you know, we’ll say he’s a very calm person. I like how he was originally in the Egyptian coven with Amun. Given Amun’s goals this a pretty nice detail. NOW LETS GO TO MY VERSION. He’s very charming, calm, polite, formal and even a lil’ but quiet, i kept him pretty canon because he actually had a description to go on :)))))))))) Moving on. Demetri can be a very successful flirt when he wants to be and does have a Casanova reputation. However beyond the charming Volturi guard who has a brutal side like the rest of them, he has a chewy centre, deep down. I added that he had a child in his human life, one he doesn’t remember and very few people know about. He remembers that they died of an illness very young (around six?) but can’t remember what they look like. For that reason he doesn’t like talking about his child, he feels awful he doesn’t remember them and the loss still hits a pang in his chest.

Heidi: Alright im ready for this one! Child me didn’t necessarily enjoy Heidi? I was rather passive about her. It was all ‘pretty vampire used for her looks’ in my eyes back then and i was never comfortable with that. I’ll get into my take on Heidi in a moment, roll on the backstory! So Heidi knew Victoria as they used to be coven mates and we’re going to continue on as though Heidi didn’t care when she was killed? Like...its genuinely a burning question in my mind! If she didn't care, could that show the extent of Chelsea’s power in action!? (can we tell im enthusiastic about this coven yet?) It’s quite smart to have someone lure in prey. I wont lie, Heidi has quite the badass role in the coven. I wouldn't have thought about that I reckon. I’ve always thought that showed a kind of superiority. Oh you guys need to hunt your prey? pfft, ours literally comes to us. Her backstory really starts with Heidi being mistreated in her human life...a common theme Smeyer has. It can get old- i wont lie but when i give it some thought it kind of makes sense. Rosalie said it herself in eclipse, if any one of them had their happy ending, they’d be six feet under but i’d love a little bit more creativity. I could go on about how male vampires ended up being changed in comparison to female vampires but i’ll swiftly move on because that’s a whole other thing alone. Heidi was changed out of pity. (Which kinda infuriates me just to type, a pity change? Really? Really Hilda? we’ll see why it annoys me when i explain my take on Heidi.) Heidi was happy in her coven with Hilda, Victoria etc, which is hell yes. We love that. This is around the time she discovered her gift. Vampires were attracted to her and humans fell prey to her easily. Yup okay. I’ll take that. After a newborn vampire caused ‘too much attention’ Aro spared Heidi and Chelsea used her gift on Heidi. Nice, very nice aaaaand that’s where it stops and im left hanging. Personality time with Smeyer! Lets goooo. From what i remember and can find- she didn’t fucking have one. Apparently being pretty is enough for everyone. Which in hindsight, fair enough on a human Bella’s perspective, its literally Heidi’s gift to lure you in no matter what. She could tell you she’s a serial killer (and technically is lmao) and is about to sell your kidneys on the black market as to which you’ll be like ‘sign me the fuck up, want my liver too? Here, let me lie on the table for you. I’m down.’ without even realising what just happened. But even beyond that...Heidi has no personality traits mentioned. In New Moon she appears to be a little flirty which im all for, why the hell not? But...thats it? Thats all I get? Then we get into fanfictions, because i read them growing up. Heidi was depicted as flirtatious, promiscuous and then it varied between manipulative or she wasnt very smart. Which i’m knocking absolutely no one for. I think you can get a badass character who is incredibly dumb. I think all characters are actually valid whether they’re a genius or flat out dumb. I love them all. However it never really sat with me. I was never quite satisfied which i was fine with until i started writing for myself. That’s when i knew i’d have to really think about what my version of Heidi would be or i’d never be happy with my work. That and you also begin to fill in the blanks? The more you write the more you flesh out a character for yourself and so that rolls into my version of Heidi! So for my Heidi, she often gets the same trope of ‘she’s pretty and rich, those types of girls have easy lives who always had everything given to them.’ Then when it’s discovered she didn’t have a good human life. It turns to the next assumption of ‘oh she’s pretty and stupid enough to be used and manipulated’. In a lot of ways, that’s what Heidi wants everyone to think. Underestimate her, please, its all the easier to manipulate you if you do. She’s actually very smart and her rough human life made her more tough and intelligent. She’s very manipulative and yes she’s very flirty. You can look but you cant touch! She enjoys the attention her beauty gets her but if only these people would care more about what she’s like as a person. She’s not a barbie doll she will play you if she needs to. The only one who’s actually gotten far enough to sleep with Heidi is Demetri and even then the two don’t see each other romantically. They’re good friends who thinks the other is very attractive but that's where it ends. They’re basically friends with benefits some times lmao. However, Demetri got that far because he see’s the intellect Heidi actually has and acknowledges it. He thinks shes a queen who should be treated as such. She could take anything she wanted, a storm that people can only hope to survive in one piece. Secretly she enjoys a family setting. Whilst she never really wanted children (especially when she was expected to when human), she couldn't help but melt inside seeing little human children with their loving parents. She wants that for all children. Whether that's because she lacked such affection growing up, no one knows. She’s also a really good friend, you bet she’ll have your back. Crappy ex? Well we’ll show them, wont we (Y/N)? She’ll be a bitch and enjoy every second of it. She also loves the single life, believe it or not, you’ll have more difficulty getting Heidi to settle down than you would Demetri which speaks volumes. So yeah, move past her gift and really get to know her and you might have a very good friend. I also don’t see Heidi having a preference between male or females and that’s in all honesty. Times have changed and if she is attracted to another female then she wont be ashamed of it. She never has been (Demetri was the first to figure that out, Felix may be the last.) Even when the times weren’t approving of different sexualities, she didn't care. She will flirt with you and find it ridiculously cute if you get flustered.

Sulpicia: Sulpicia was an orphan which i used to develop my own version of her. Sulpicia grew to love Aro which im on the fence about but yup, i’ll take it. You’ll see what happens with my version in a bit lmao. and that’s where it stops. I get no personality again but do you know what we do in this fandom? We create one and fill in the blanks baby! So i write Sulpicia very materialistic and vain, she’s most snobbish of the wives and due to the other two, also considered the meaner one. She didnt have such things as a child being an orphan so when she got the opportunity to have it-she jumped. She isnt easily impressed and married Aro not for love but for immortality, money and status. (He’s only married you for your money, princess Jasmine! HE ONLY MARRIED YOU FOR YOUR MONEY! Damn it tik tok, but make it princess Aro) Which works well, because Aro doesnt necessarily love her either, he just wanted a mate so he wasnt the odd one out.He literally created her because he was like “Yup, you’ll do.” The two recognised they made a great team and image so they kinda grew to love each other? A little bit? Sure we’ll say its love...sorta. ANYWAY, It’s a highlight to Sulpicia being locked in that tower where she doesnt need to see Aro every little moment, it’s better than having a husband who she’d need to see everyday. ...Yeah my Sulpicia is something else lmao.

Athenodora: Athenodora is one of the oldest vampires in existence which kinda has me shook but I'll take it. She met Caius when he was fleeing from the Romanians, the two travelled together until they met Aro. Whilst on their nomadic travels they seemingly became mates. That's all we know about that. As to which the Volturi coven was made. Athenodora is completely loyal to Caius as well as highly dependent on him and I think that's very realistic given her circumstances. That's where their story ends...maybe for Smeyer but not for me! 😁 So I picture Caius and Athenodora being different sides of the same coin. Athenodora really mellows Caius, she is no where near is violent and sadistic as he is but due to her unwavering loyalty and dependency, she doesn't feel inclination to go against him...also because of Chelsea and Corin but I've said that so many times in this post I think we get the point. I think she's actually more gentle and soft spoken but that being said. She is very reserved and if she were to be angered she'd very much change. She could cut you down with words alone. Caius loves it. However beyond this is someone who is very maternal. Caius would appreciate it more if the two had children but instead it has created empathy. Caius doesn't want that when he can rip their head off. She struggles a little more with the 'no second chances' and that's another reason why Caius keeps her locked away and away from it. These two love each other more than words can describe. After being through so much with someone, the love can only grow. The two would happily risk their life for the other. Caius is saddened that he could never give her the family she wanted. He knows that to this day, Athenodora tries to reign in that side of her. He's a very supportive husband who's very different around his wife. He's much more tolerant, and angry. Simply more at ease. If anything happened to Athenodora, to put it simply...there would be hell to pay.

Didyme: Married to Marcus and Aro’s biological sister. Cute, me likely, keepy going. Her gift was happiness induction. VERY ADORABLE- Dont be as menacing as your brother...please. She was born several years after Aro and was changed by Aro ten and a half years after he was turned. (Dont tease me with all this lore Smeyer, I know what you’re gonna do) Aro was deeply disappointed her gift was just to make people happy- its okay Didyme, we love you. Aro is just...Aro. Her gift made many fall in love with her and its so freaking cute i CANT- but she only felt the same feelings for Marcus. MY HEART IS SO WARMMMM. Unfortunately they were so happy together that they lost interest in anything Volturi and were ready to leave. (Uh oh.) Aro, being the sneaky fellow he is, was like “I’m really happy for y’all of course you can leave. I love you my babies. My best friend and my sisterrrrrrr, I am the captain of this SHIP.” but was actually like “wait, no, no, no, not my Marcus. D-D-Did-Didyme I NEED him.” Think Sid the Sloth from ice age in the first movie when Sid really wants the baby. So this man is like...gonna have to do it to em and murder. He killed Didyme secretly (dunno how he pulled the secret part off- like i know how he did it but how did no one hear or see anything or even suspect anything IT WAS LITERAL FRIENDLY FIRE but we love the drama so continue.) Ironically enough she was very close with Aro and the two actually did love each other, Aro is just...murderous apparently, to the extent that even his sister isnt safe. And that’s it. That’s Didyme. Which im like...alright Smeyer i see you. I like this and expanded on this with my Didyme. i get the vibes that Didyme is the most innocent and kind of all the Volturi. Losing her meant losing the consciousness within the Volturi making them all the more ruthless because there was no one to say. “Guys, maybe lets rethink this? and quickly because i cant get Caius to put down the torch thats currently on fire.” Losing Didyme made Marcus mostly become passive and would rarely stop anything that happened. I often wonder if that provoked a lot of guilt for Marcus later on. (However thats a spoiler for something im currently writing...;) ) I also think of her as a major daydreamer and the most soft, gentle person anyone will ever meet. Like its difficult not to like her despite being in the Volturi, even the Romanians would have struggled if they met her. So in the long run...i hate nothing about Didyme, only find more and more love lmao.

Corin: So im going to be honest and tell you i have no idea what Corin would look like. I’ve got nothing and when i was younger i wasnt even sure if Corin was male or female. Like a lot of these names, i had never heard of the name ‘Corin’. I dont write for her as of yet because im still trying to figure her out. I think she’s quite quiet, she lets her gift do most of the work for her in keeping the wives, Chelsea and Caius when he doesnt get to go on a rampage, content. She was brought in also after Didyme died but Marcus refused her gift.That’s all i’ve got for her. Her gift is amazing, pretty underrated in my personal opinion since like Chelsea, she really helps keep the Volturi unified but other than that, I dont have much to say about her. :(

Afton: Another character i basically filled the blanks in for myself. So what we’re told is that he’s Chelsea’s mate and has the ability to disappear . Whilst thats a pretty cool trick...the volturi dont necessarily need it but they have to keep Chelsea happy and she demands that Afton stays so welcome to the family Afton! I also recently learned that if you hide behind Afton and he goes invisible infront of an opponent, you too will also be invisible. I figure that is until the opponent moves and basically changes their perspective but i could be wrong with that last part. That’s all we get so time for my unnecessary input! SO AFTON IS A TOTAL SWEETHEART. He’s very shy but polite. This is a complete opposite to his mate Chelsea. It’s actually what she liked about him. At first is was just be flirtatious to the shy vampire but when she actually got to know him... she fell hard. It was also Chelsea who had made the first move since Afton was so shy. Of course she’d never say so and Afton would never want to embarrass her so that was never really disclosed to anyone who wasn’t around at that time. She brings Afton out of his shell a lot and it wasn’t long before the two were mates. Chelsea is the light of his life. Hands down. He puts up with a lot for her and is happy to do so. She could ask anything of him and he’d do it and she doesn’t even need to use her gift. He buys are anything she wants almost instantly. He cant help but adore her passionate personality, like how hooked she can get on era’s such as the 1920′s, her love for jazz music and her ability to gush on and on about anything. The two had what the other lacked and that made them an excellent team. I love their relationship. I cant help it. However, as i said before Afton is very shy and tends to keep to himself. Sadly that, paired with Chelsea’s demand to keep him in the Volturi has left Afton a little bit outcasted. All the other permanent guards were wanted and considered important whilst Afton...not so much. Although that isn’t to say the other guards are mean to him or anything. They aren’t! (Except the twins who are...the twins.) Felix and Demetri tried to include him a lot but it was very difficult to break him out of his shell. That doesn’t mean to say they wont invite Afton when he’s around. Chelsea always appreciates their efforts. Afton is notably good friends with Santiago, who often preferred solitude as well.

(Guard to the left is who I imagine Afton is)

Chelsea: So supposedly Chelsea’s original name is Charmion? When i was younger i didnt really care much about her. I only really knew her gift and that she was the reason Afton was kept in the Volturi, since they were mates. From what im aware Chelsea basically wasnt in the movies/not identified. There wasnt much said about her in the books either. So since then i’ve kind of developed my own persona of Chelsea that could be completely inaccurate to canon but canon was my foundations with characters like these. She was always a red head in my eyes with ringlets, a copper kind of red head. I also pictured her to be small. However the newest addition to her character would have to be the mid-Atlantic accent. I blame Poppy Hill for this one. That character screamed Chelsea to me. She was very close to how i imagine Chelsea to be. So now Chelsea has an accent that i have no clue how she managed to maintain being in Italy so long and being born in Greece. LMAO. We’ll say she was very attached to that time. However, I think the time she joined the Volturi was actually very good for the story. She first came around just after Marcus had lost Didyme and Aro had her use her ability to keep Marcus in the coven. it’s really cool how she could really make or break the coven. Although, Aro was smart enough to not fully rely on her, using Corin’s ability on Chelsea to make sure she’d be happy and stay within the Volturi. Thats where the information on Chelsea really ends Over the years Chelsea has appeared in my writing and so beyond this point, Chelsea’s character is only my depiction. I figure Chelsea is a talker, like she can talk her way in and out of situations with ease. She enjoys being manipulated and even more so, being needed.Much like her gift, she gets under people’s skin- not in terms that she’s annoying but more so she can figure out people very well. Her mate is the complete opposite and so she often speaks on the behalf of them. Chelsea is very social and charismatic. She along with Heidi are the only two Volturi members who will be out and interacting with humans if necessary. Heidi for her ability but Chelsea purely for her social skills. She’s also the most interested in human culture. She loves the parties- the 1920′s being her favourite era in terms of fashion. She has no issue changing her name and has done so multiple times when the names run out of fashion.It’s like playing dress up! I’d actually love to write more about her. I’ve really grown to love her character, even if i filled in some blanks for myself. I think she and Afton’s relationship is one of the best, up there with Carlisle and Esme- despite the two being very different. It’s a part of their dynamic!

(I always imagined Chelsea to be a red head but Poppy Hill from THOHH is a very close depiction to Chelsea in my eyes)

Renata: A stressed little bean that lives on stress. I remember thinking when i was younger she was the big threat since she was Aro’s shield but now that im older i see...a stressed little five foot bean. I have no idea what she looks like but always imagine her dark hair tied in a tight bun, looking almost painful. Another who wears heels, like Heidi but she is very rigid just as she has been described. Her uncle is a bit of an ass considering he begged her to go with the Volturi so there wouldn’t be a threat. Dude, can you not just...hand over your niece? At least hesitate! Just like that, thanks to Chelsea, she’d give her life to protect Aro and...I have nothing else. Yes it does drive me mad that there are two named guards i know next to nothing about.

Santiago:So what’s known about Santiago is that he doesn’t actually have an ability. He’s just very good at battle techniques and fighting which is why he’s kept around. If they need fighters, they’re top three are Felix, Demetri and Santiago...in that order. Santiago is also much faster than a regular vampire (as shown in breaking dawn part 2- he caught up to Jacob and Renesmee quite fast despite the two having a running start and wolves supposedly being very fast- much like a vampire) That’s all we know of him so then i got in there and this is how I write Santiago. I gave him the background of coming from a superstitious family. Like he would be told tales of demons and witches growing up as well as things like voodoo. He knew an awful lot of urban legends and whilst he stopped believing in the bad luck his family taught him, he still held interest and couldn’t help the instinct of unease when witnessing such things as rituals. It’s ironic really. However Santiago always deems that humans have it all wrong. These forces are beyond human understanding and shouldn’t be played with. In that way, perhaps Santiago still has some belief in things such as superstition. He’s very secretive about it and would never clarify it for you. Santiago keeps to himself and can be quite standoffish. He can also be blunt even if it’s insulting- he doesn’t tend to care. Although he and Afton became quite good friends since the Afton was an outcast and Santiago didn’t enjoy large groups, or most people in general.

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jcmorrigan · 3 years

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001 - Tales of Zestiria?

Favorite character: It's a tough call between Maltran and Symonne, and Lunarre is trailing right behind both. I tend to call them the "Heldalf Squad," but make no mistake, Heldalf himself isn't part of it. I just like his swagalicious minions. The dry and sarcastic political manipulator, the sadistic and wordy theater nerd, and the flamboyant cannibal who hates everything. Yes. LOVE. But I have to give a shout to my boy Dezel on the hero side! Angsty/stoic characters are very hit-or-miss with me, but Dezel is the flavor I love - obvious soft spots and quirks, and slowly he builds from being antisocial to showing how big his heart is. When he stops the woman from leaping off the Guinevere tower...that's one of my favorite scenes in the entire game, because you can see when the switch flips, when he realizes that he CANNOT stay aloof any longer when there's a stranger's life on the line. He's still a grump about it but a compassionate grump.

Least Favorite character: Heldalf. His backstory is really clever, and I like the curse on him. But he himself just feels like Ganondorf but more boring. I kinda hate that he's so vanilla when his three lieutenants are in my arsenal of pet villains from the vastness of fiction. Also shout-out to Chancellor BART in the opening Ladylake act, because I distinctly remember liveblogging this to a friend, and I played Zestiria *after* Berseria (I'd loved Berseria and that's why I eventually sought out Zestiria) so here I am just comparing up the corrupt church in Ladylake to the Abbey's suave rogues gallery like "Yeah no BART has nothing on Lady Teresa Linares." Thankfully BART was never seen again.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): DezeRose, SorMik, Symonne x Coco Atarashi (The World Ends With You), Alisha Diphda x Sergei Strelka, and...I swear you have to bear with me here...Zaveid x Anna (Frozen). I also kinda wanna note a couple ships I'm on the fence about for my other favies - those being Maltran x Ebony Maw (Marvel Cinematic Universe or Marvel Ultimate Alliance) and Lunarre x Arkham (Devil May Cry).

Character I find most attractive: Dezel. It is a scientific fact that guys with pointy teeth are just hotter.

Character I would marry: Maybe Dezel, maybe Sergei. I wouldn't want to take them from those I see as their wifeys, but at the same time, they are husband goals, both of them.

Character I would be best friends with: Catch me clinging to Maltran's train and she drags me along annoyedly as I yell "PLEEEEAAASE LET ME HANG OUT WITH YOU GUYS" and Lunarre is losing it laughing while Symonne rolls her eyes

a random thought: So I toyed around with basically every accessory I picked up, and I decided to put the sideburns on Rose because fuck gender roles. Well then I just got used to seeing her with facial hair in every cutscene where her 3D model was used, and now I headcanon that she does get it. Maybe nonclassical CAH intersex? Like, I don't necessarily see her as trans (but I support everyone who hc's her as such) but moreso "a cis woman, but I grow this stupid damn facial hair like a dude and I don't get why." And this is why you shouldn't let me play with customizable accessories on RPG characters because I can and will abuse my privilege to headcanon.

An unpopular opinion: That this is actually a very good game. Listen, I think I get it - the initial marketing promised something far different. And that's disappointing. But coming back to it several years after its release, after the release of its PREQUEL, when I never had that hype building up...it actually exceeded my expectations. I held off from it for a while because I thought Eizen's fate would make me too sad, but that didn't end up the case at all. I actually had just come off playing a more recently-released triple-A game that was hyped up for years, and I completed it to my satisfaction in 20 hours. $80 for 20 hours. Zestiria gave me my money's worth in comparison; it took me about 60, and I loved just how MUCH story it had to offer me. I honestly like Rose better than Alisha anyway (Rose was one of the biggest aspects that interested me about playing it in the first place). I've also seen complaints that the characters weren't well-developed enough? Which I just kinda take to mean "They didn't angst enough." Listen. There are PLENTY of games out there if you want angst and sad stories. I don't really like sad stories in my games. I like adventures where the party is a goofy foundfam that jokes around with each other and helps each other work through shitty situations, and that's EXACTLY what I got. (And Berseria really worked on me too because it kinda started at the bottom of the angst barrel, then worked its way up through "The edgy and tortured protag has gained a party of idiots and oh noooooo she's learning friendship and happiness.") Dezel's death is one of the few game deaths that just made me SATISFIED to watch instead of depressed because of the closure he got and the themes tied into his final moments and sacrifice. I loved going on this adventure, I loved the idiots who I went on it with, and I loved seeing what Glenwood had to offer me in world design the further I explored.

my canon OTP: There's not much for canon romance in this game, come to think of it. Just subtext and some flirting. So I'm blanking on if there actually were any canon couples at all.

Non-canon OTP: DezeRose! Which maybe can be considered almost-canon based on the amount of subtext, but still. It's adorable. (And it's the exact same dynamic as EiRoku except M/F and a thousand years later. I need these four to double date...the dual-wielding goofs with their edgy, grumpy Reapers...)

most badass character: Rose! Not only able to wield the Shepherd's Armatization powers, but also to be a dang good assassin on her own, able to hold her own against Heldalf before she even had her eyes opened to seraphim! Though a shout-out goes to Edna because her armatization was my favorite to play with. There's something just satisfying about bashing the enemy in front of you with a pair of GIANT FISTS

pairing I am not a fan of: RoseAli. To be honest, it was at one point something I kinda enjoyed as a third-tier ship for Rose (Dezel first, then Lailah in second). But then...Alisha's Story. I didn't actually purchase it, thank goodness, just watched it on YouTube, and it was the most grating addition that anyone could've made to this game. First of all, I can sum up the issues with Alisha's Story by reminding everyone that it canonized a secret entrance to Camlann that was much easier to get to and wasn't protected by Muse's sacrifice. But the real thing that hurt to watch was how far down they had to knock Rose and Alisha's friendship to get them to rebuild from scratch. Rose claiming she was never Alisha's friend because she's grieving Sorey? The two of them getting into a PHYSICAL FISTFIGHT over it? Nope nope nope. That's not my Rose. Even less my Rose is that whole scene where she...you know...pounces on Alisha to dress her in the silly noblewoman's dress, and it's framed like...let's just say it's really uncomfortable to watch if you don't know the punchline is just a silly outfit. Even though Alisha's Story isn't canon in my head, it still really killed any buzz I had for RoseAli. I will also say I'm not a big fan of Eizavie - first of all, EiRoku or bust in this house, and second, I have a little bit of a hard time seeing Zaveid as mlm due to how much he goes on and on about The Ladies(TM). (Though I could see Eizen as having a tiny crush on him, though. Just like "Oh no he's hot but he's connected to Aifread's disappearance help")

character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Mostly just in Alisha's Story. I was mad about the aforementioned Rose stuff, but also...like...they undid Lunarre's original cathartic death, they did so to team him back up with Symonne and then do a whole fakeout that they had Maltran with them too, but Maltran is just an illusion and immediately after this, Lunarre and Symonne just decide "Yeah, we're not gonna work together anymore, have a nice life." Why does Maltran need to stay dead if LUNARRE somehow survived EXPLODING? And just...look to next question for more clarification:

favourite friendship: I just want to imagine that Maltran, Lunarre, and Symonne were weird evil friends. The kind who'd take artistic selfies and caption them "Murder and mayhem with my besties!". Maybe they even had a sibling dynamic. They were all pretty dang jaded, so I like to think they sat around sometimes talking about the things in this world that did them wrong. The reasons they were drawn to Heldalf. Heldalf himself wouldn't have cared, he would've kicked them around like disposable tools, but the three of them were too entrenched in his dogma to see it. Maybe if they met up again after he was off the board...then they'd sing a different tune. Realize they're all three better than this, and now they're gonna do things THEIR way, because remember when they made a three-point attack on Glenwood and Sorey was barely able to keep up with them wrecking Lastonbell AND Pendrago AND Glaivend? Remember when Lunarre and Symonne had each other's backs the night Dezel died? Now they can do what they want on their terms! And I just - I have many MANY feelings about these three.

character I want to adopt or be adopted by: Okay silly self-insert time but the thing is, Archibald Snatcher (The Boxtrolls) and Roman Torchwick (RWBY) are my two favorite parental f/o's (and also my OTP to end all OTPs), and I have this thing about how they'd be PERFECT crime dads to Symonne in particular because she's like a little, more theatrical Neopolitan. So there's a universe in my head where Symonne is basically already my little sister, and I look out for her - well, okay, she's a seraph with powerful Artes and I am a powerless mortal so really she looks out for me because "I suppose SOMEONE has to make sure you don't die" and I am grateful to her for it.

#tales of zestiria

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koiantlers · 4 years

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Puppet Show

Welp, I couldn’t stop thinking about this AU by @fedoraspooky. I’m a sucker for things being a show. And the thoughts just kept going even further when @modmad and @doodledrawsthings drew even more things to go with it (go check out the art of all these folks and look at those amazing drawings, because I’m smitten)

Anyway, came up with names and a like???? kinda backstory just for this fic, I hope it’s alright!

"You've made puppets before, right?"

Conall McCoy-Jackson has been asked a lot of stupid questions in his life, but this one takes the cake. The man stares at his friend, before finally, he huffs, "We went to school together, Karl."

"Right! Right…" Karl rubs his hands together, clearing his throat. Karl Abram has always been a nervous man, quiet and preferring to keep to himself. Since they were wee ones, Conall has always stepped up to the plate to be the loud one, the aggressive one, the guy who you deal with if you mess with Karl.

"I...just have this idea," he starts, and his eyes drift down to the floor, "for Timmy."

Ah. Lil Timmy.

Conall has met the boy several times, an uncle to him considering how he's friends with his dad. The boy is a quiet one, just like Karl. And, unfortunately, a lonely one. Especially now, since his mother…

Karl clears his throat again, shoving Conall's thoughts away. "He loves puppets...and...last night, I stayed up and wrote this whole thing. It just came to me, suddenly, as if she was writing it with me."

Karl's eyes go soft as he thinks of his late wife, and a small smile comes from him. "This story...about these girls looking for objects they lost, and they meet all these characters. Each world is different…"

Karl goes on, describing it. A mafia boss who cooks, a loud mouthed conductor, a purple swamp, an icy mansion...he sounds the happiest Conall has heard him in awhile. He sounds hopeful.

"I just...need help, you know," Karl laughs quietly, looking at Conall, "I can write, but I can't make the magic happen."

Conall has a job, bills to pay. He shouldn't be considering this. There's a high chance it fails, like every other project whenever folks get like this. Doing a show is hard. It takes a lot.

But, his fingers are itching to make it. He feels that flutter in his chest, the excitement as he's already imagining the character. Can already think of how they'd work. And, a smaller part of him says that even if it fails, it'll make a lonely boy happy.

"Fine." He sighs, and chuckles at how Karl's eyes light up, "I'll help. And I know who else can help."

His husband is great with connections, after all.

"I think it's great!"

Conall raises his brows, looking over at his husband. He, honestly, was expecting to have to butter him up, get him into the idea. But nope, DJ has his eyes all lit up, that huge grin on his face. The same face he makes when his inspiration is flowing, all those ideas that pop in his head.

"Puppetry is such an underused thing, you know. More shows should use it. And I know the perfect little divas to play the girls." He's already shoving his phone in Conall's face, who huffs and shoves it back a bit before looking.

A picture of two girls and his husband stare back of him. Right, this was for some movie remake, the two girls dressed up in dirty orphan clothes as they smile big. They look so happy, and his husband is laughing next to them. "Their names are Hailey and Bree and they are angels."

DJ also calls their grandkids angels, so Conall is doubtful. He hums in acknowledgement as DJ continues, "And, oh! For the ghost, you said it's gonna be a big puppet?"

"Yeah, will have poles to move it around." He watches as DJ swipes through his photos, stopping at a photo of a man smiling shyly.

"Perfect, Syrus here is real camera shy, but he's an amazing actor, has the best laugh for that ghost fella." And DJ keeps talking, more and more excited as he shows Conall pictures. Already he plans on which calls to make, how to get in touch. There's excitement in those eyes of his, and Conall knows he felt the same tug that Conall felt when talking to Karl.

It, amazingly, goes smoothly. They have actors, a script, a stage that DJ manages to get. It goes so smoothly that Conall is almost dreading it, worried that it'll all be a bust.

But he can't fret on that now, not when he has props. He's already made the ghost, Snatcher, and still feels that warmth from how excited Hailey and Bree got seeing it, and how Syrus was instantly giving the puppet a voice and moving it around. He'd already had to fix the damn thing, thanks to those three playing around.

But, he's glad for it. Because that means it's perfect, being used like that.

He's working on the penguin now, the one his husband voices. And he can't help but put touches of his husband into it. The afro, which he had in high school, the red coat that is DJ's favorite color…

"He's missin' something." He mumbles out loud, squinting at the little bird. It's good, of course, he knows because Bree keeps excitedly coming over to look at it, but...it looks...incomplete.

"Needs shades."

Conall jumps, and curses at DJ, who snuck up on him. The man is smug, a playful glint in his eye as Conall huffs at him.

He glances at the puppet. Sunglasses… "Yeah? What kind?"

"Starry kind, darling, of course." DJ still has his smirk as Conall rolls his eyes and snaps, "Just because you had a pair that one time…"

But...hmm… Conall goes quiet as he looks back at the penguin. He pauses before he reaches for his notebook, looking at the sketch he made before of it. He quickly sketches a pair of starry sunglasses…

Hm...actually, it doesn't look bad. He glances DJ, who is still sitting there all smug, and Conall huffs before he tugs him over by his shirt.

He kisses him, a quick one before he says, "Thanks, love." His husband hums, playing with his hair as he replies with, "Anytime, darlin'."

Making the glasses are easy, as is attaching them. The second he does, DJ is picking it up. "Well, isn't he just a groovy lil guy."

Of course, the puppet is named DJ Grooves by Bree because of that.

The first episode is recorded. Conall still feels that anxiety in the back of his head, about how this is all a waste. But...he spies Timmy watching, wide eyed and enchanted in the audience, as Hailey jumps around on stage, as puppet Mafia Goons run after her.

The anxiety melts away, as he sees how happy that kid looks. Along with the other kids in the audience, all laughing at the silliness of it.

This show is going to do fine, he decides.

#a hat in time #ahit #ahit au #puppet au #discotrain #my fics #ahhh sorry i just really really had to write something!!!!

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doodleimprovement · 3 years

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I couldn't pick so 📃 📌 ✨ 🎥 🎶 💕 💔 🏳‍🌈 🍀 💎 💢 ilu i swear :'3c

📃 what is the plot of your hyperfixation? and is it a movie, game, show, etc?

You know exactly what my hyperfixation is, you bun xP

📌 how did you find your hyperfixation?

My dear friend that1nkyone kept reblogging stuff from Doodledrawsthings, and i watched a playthrough and... hooked

✨ what draws you towards your hyperfixation? what is interesting about it?

The combination of fun characters and enough wiggle room to go ham with the headcanons, I think.

🎥 do you have any favorite scenes from your hyperfixation?

I’m not gonna lie, Mustache Girl’s introduction kinda cracks me up

🎶 if your hyperfixation has songs/an ost, what is your favorite song from it?

I somehow haven’t spent any time listening to the AHIT OST. I need to get on that

💕 tell us about one of your favorite characters and why you like them!

I have a serious soft spot for Cooking Cat because she just sees that this small child has no proper food and she goes “You are my responsibility. time to make you food”

💔 tell us about one of your LEAST favorite characters and why you dislike them.

While I think the seals are adorable design-wise, their dialogue triggers my fight or flight response

🏳‍🌈 do you have any headcanons (lgbt, race, neuro, etc) that are important to you?

Aro/Ace Snatcher is something I hold v close to my heart. Also Enby MoonJumper (Thank you, Doodledrawsthings, for both of those)

🍀 do you have any kins or comfort characters from your hyperfixation?

I do not kin, but the prince and hat kid are definitely comfort characters for me

💎 are there any fun facts or trivia that you would like to share?

Uh, none that I can think of

💢 what do you NOT like about your hyperfixation? is there something you would want to change about it?

There’s some lack of character development and arc resolution - a good example of this is that we get hints at backstories for characters, but like... no resolution. We learn what happened with Grooves and Conductor? No resolution. We learn how the Mafia got on the island? No resolution. We learn that Vanessas prince is Snatcher? NO RESOLUTION

The only good thing about that is that the fandom has just decided “hmmmm mine now”

whelp... thats everything, thanks bun

#antonia answers #abunnydreamingofkisses

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prosebushpatch · 4 years

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A Hat in Time Theory IN WHICH HAT KID WAS ORIGINALLY THE DAUGHTER OF VANESSA AND THE PRINCE BUT IN WHICH THAT WAS POSSIBLY CUT OUT below the cut please bear with my ramblings.

First of all, I feel like it’s safe to say that Hat Kid’s home is very possibly in a different time than which the game takes place because why else would you pilot a ship that runs on magic hourglasses? However, if she is originally from Earth during a different time, she does not seem to recognize it. This is the main reason that I think her being from Earth was originally cut and is no longer in the story.

In her diary after Chapter 1-1, she writes, “Why couldn’t I have gotten stranded near a normal planet,” which indicates to me that Hat Kid has no connection to Earth at all. Her diaries continue in this tone of exploring an unfamiliar planet as she documents her encounters. Especially when she writes about the Snatcher or about Vanessa, she appears to have no knowledge of who they were and talks about Vanessa as probably being a creepy old lady and Snatcher being a jerk making her do chores. I feel like if Hat Kid knew the home she’s trying to return to is the past Subcon forest, there would be more hints, at least, where she either reflects on the state of the forest or outright shows more affection for Snatcher or Vanessa.

However, it is probable that Hat Kid simply doesn’t know. We don’t know how long she was separated from Home, and we don’t know when she was, potentially resulting in a Clark Kent version where Hat Kid was shot out to space as a baby to protect her from Vanessa? This specifically could make sense when considering how the beta characters, Tim and Thor are frozen in Vanessa’s manor on the same floor where there is a nursery. Tim was originally going to serve as Hat Kid’s instructor/tutorial and Thor was an inventor. It makes sense that they might have not only constructed the ship for Hat Kid, but would have helped her escape before being frozen by Vanessa. (Or they’re there so their models get used and it’s not that deep). But, it does seem telling either way that Vanessa’s Manor does hold a nursery. (On a creepier note, the painting in the nursery is slowly filled in with what looks like Hat Kid holding the fox Forest Dweller Mask as Hat Kid goes back and forth to bring balloons to the key on Vanessa’s bed. While this could be just to add extra horror to the spooky situation, it does seem to connect Hat Kid directly to the nursery).

Subcon Forest has the most cut content from what I can tell, and seems to have the most fleshed out characters and world. Focusing on Scenery, there’s the frozen manor and village, the burning forest, the Forest Dweller’s village, the well, the swamp, and most importantly, the area of the forest where the purple time rift is. According to the wiki, this area of the forest is known as the Augmented forest and could have been where Moonjumper lived. The forest is full of crumbling homes and furniture, giant gears, a giant face of a yellow clock with a red hand, and the Purple Time Rift that tells us Queen Vanessa’s story. The Time Rift is inside a large ice shard that varies with hit boxes and a tower with Hat Kid’s Top Hat right in front of it. To my knowledge, there isn’t any similar structure in the other worlds so it’s strange that Subcon has a whole pillar dedicated to Hat Kid’s signature Hat.

Speaking of Moonjumper, he was originally the prince before he was cut and the Snatcher took Moonjumper’s backstory. Interestingly, the outline of the prince in Vanessa’s manor looks, to me, more like Moonjumper’s design with the jagged cloak which doesn’t matter too much to this theory but I thought I would point it out. The moon is always looming over Subcon Forest and the higher you get, specifically on top of the Snatcher’s tree, you can see shadowy buildings with golden windows reaching towards the moon. This is reminiscent of where Hat Adult is found in the beta.

Hat Adult, another scrapped idea, exists a bookstore in a grey looking world with shadowy structures and golden windows. Hat Adult has a song called “Hat Adult Masked Song” with lyrics that seem to tell the story of the Prince and Vanessa and was supposed to be played over “TheSubconForest_Masked” (as explained here) And interestingly, the lyrics seem to refer to Moonjumper instead of the Snatcher, saying, “Skin so blue/His eyes shot red.” Which better matches Moonjumper’s blue skin and decorated red eyes. So, at least in the beta, Hat Adult seems more connected to Moonjumper and his story. I think it’s worth noting that it’s also snowing in the area with the bookstore, almost like tying in Vanessa’s icy influence as well. Whether the bookstore is in fact where Hat Adult calls Home or not, it seems odd that there’s a lot of connections between Hat Adult and Subcon in general.

Mentioned in the same video I linked at 9:23, there’s an art piece of Hat Kid and Hat Adult, a Rocketship, and Penguins under a moon (also boy with a sword but idk I’m focusing on the moon right now). The only other place, to my knowledge, where we see the moon is where DJ Grooves films his movies, which is supposed to be on the moon. This might explain the penguins in the pic but the rocketship and Hat Kid and Hat Adult seem to further emphasize that they need to get to the moon for some reason or other. Most likely because it is connected to Home.

This is all hypothetical, but in my gut I want to connect “Time’s End” to the Horizon, which is where Moonjumper would have been trapped. I feel like if there’s going to be a place where time is unmoving/doesn’t exist it would be the Horizon? Again, connecting Moonjumper to Hat Adult.

In the wiki there’s also a very interesting quote from the Snatcher that takes place some time during the Death Wish DLC. He says, “You look just like your parents, you know that? At least I think you do-their spirits are looking kind of hazy. Just kidding! Or maybe not, who can really tell.” Assuming this is directed at Hat Kid and not a depressing quip about her parents’ souls being with the Snatcher, it could be a hint that the Snatcher is talking about himself and Vanessa. We don’t get a lot of specific facial features for human Vanessa or the Prince, but the Prince’s hair does seem similar to Hat Kid’s hair color and the fact that the Snatcher admits their spirits are looking kind of hazy could refer to the Snatcher and Vanessa’s shadow forms.

Also this is small, but the amount of character dolls and the fact that right at the beginning of the game you can find a snatcher ball even before the time pieces are lost seems suspicious if Hat Kid was never supposed to have been on the planet before or know any of the characters...

Finally, there’s a picture of an idyllic wooden home by river in a lush green forest in the kitchen on Hat Kid’s ship (even at the beginning of the game). This could be a picture of Subcon Forest before Vanessa changed as the building structure is similar to the wooden homes in the frozen and burning parts of the forest. Also, the picture of Hat Kid’s home on the screen keeping track of time pieces looks like a shorter version of the picture in the woods, complete with trees growing beside it. Coincidence? Probably. JK I totally think it makes sense that Hat Kid was at least born in Subcon Forest pre Vanessa turning it to ice.

That was long. For easier access, I used this video about cut bits, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlM5wWOY2k, this video with all the diaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_tnPIiwNEA, and the wiki https://ahatintime.fandom.com/wiki/Hat_Kid, the lyrics for Hat Adult Song https://www.deviantart.com/domobfdi/journal/A-Hat-In-Time-Unused-Subcon-Forest-Mask-Lyrics-794023592, and of course, my excessive excursions into Subcon Forest.

Please feel free to message me or correct any info, obviously I relied on beta stuff that I might not have gotten right or understood but I’m interested to hear what you think!

TL;DR: Hat Kid was at least originally planned to be the Prince’s and Queen Vanessa’s daughter but that part of the story was probably cut because of all the beta content cut and all the ties Hat Kid has to Subcon Forest.

#a hat in time #ahit #The Snatcher #Hat Kid #Queen Vanessa #theory #sorry this is so long I HAVE FEELS #seriously replayed the vanessa chapter and let me tell you the amount of times i hide under benches when i don't need to #the music guys #it's so creepy and when it gets bigger i just dive for cover whether i triggered her to come in or not #also what's with all the creepy writing in the attic?#you can see it with the dweller mask and also an outline of a body WHICH I DON'T LIKE #also it looks like moonjumper is painted on the wall with the door #and i might be so bold as to suggest the writing on the ground looks like Hat Kid's symbols?#like her language she uses to write her name?#YOU KNOW WHAT THAT CONVINCED ME EVEN MORE #BECAUSE ENGLISH ALREADY EXISTS ON THE EARTH AND SOME NOTES THAT CHARACTERS WRITE AND IN MAFIA TOWN #SO THE STRANGE LETTERS ARE LIKE HAT KID'S NAME WHICH TIES HER FURTHER TO SUBCON #LIKE THE WRITING IS THE SAME #NAILED IT

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thejustsimon · 4 years

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A Love in Time fanfiction

Hat Kid and Mustache Girl from indie game "A Hat in Time". BACKSTORY!

Hat Kid was on seventh cloud, she had a many friends, grumpy girlfriend and anytime soon her best friend from her home planet will pay her a visit, but there still were some errands which HK wished to do, collect all time pieces, solve problem of Snatcher and Vanessa and well, help to Mustache Girl earn forgiveness from everyone, top hat child decided to help to MU, so she landed near to MU's ca- i mean lair, and then knocked on the wall, its obvious that MU don't had a door, but still, Hattie respected rights and rules of her gf. 'Oh hello, i guess, what do you want?' "..." 'Um excuse me?' "..." 'You're here to help ME earn forgiveness of everyone who i judged?' "..." 'Is this really necessary? I mean, what if i refuse?' "BI" “Do you really think that if you look at me like that, will I change my mind?” "BI" 'UGH! Fine, you won again, but still, why you so eagerly wish to help me?' "Because i wanna peace amongst my friends, and my girlfriend. B3" 'AHA! I knew that, you can talk, but i guess now you will be silent.' ":p" 'Whatever, ok fine, so, what should i do?' And then HK and MU goes by the list, since HK aware of MU and Mafia's relationships she decided that will be better, if first will be Cooking Cat, to earn her forgiveness MU helped her on the kitchen, when job was done Cooking Cat forgave MU and even pat her by the head, to MU's surprise she felt how she became a less... cruel, it seemed that she remember a part of her peaceful past, next in the list were The Conductor and DJ Grooves, Hattie offered to MU help to both of them with their movies, To help Conductor, Mustache Girl made some dangerous tricks and stunts, DJ Grooves asked MU to be photogenic, after those errands DJ Grooves forgave MU and even Conductor changed his mind about her, third in the list was The Snatcher, for the first time HK had no idea how to help MU get along with him, even if Snatcher is her contractual obligated BFF, but Mustache Girl actually had idea, since there is no way that MU can befriend with a mafia and The Snatcher enjoying by suffering of others, former hero offered to former prince, pay visit to mafia and teach them a lesson, Snatcher gladly accepted this offer and then they both goes to the Mafia Town and beat all mafia goons, what about Hattie, well, she only could make a facepalm. After beatdown of Mafia The Snatcher forgave MU and became her BFF even without a contract, Hat Kid felt a bit jealous, but in same time she was really happy for MU, last in the list was a Goats from Alpine Skyline, one of them asked to MU mediate with them, reluctantly MG agreed, but also, asked HK join to her, Hat Kid was glad and agreed, she could see that step by step Mustache Girl changes. After MU earned forgiveness of some people, she was ready go back in her ca- i mean lair. 'Well, that was an exhausting day, um thanx for all that you did today, seeya.' "Wait!" 'Huh?' "Um, how about that you will stay at my ship today?" 'What happened with you? You more talkative than usual.' "I guess i can be more talkative with my gf and well, you deserve this anyway." 'I agree.' "Huh?" 'I agree to stay on your space ship, but only today.' After that, kids goes on the space ship, mostly of time HK and MU just watched tv, played some games and had a conversations, and without a gestures. And then Hattie decided to try something, she goes in her room and returned after a five seconds. "Hey MU! B3" 'What? What the peck is this?' MU noticed that Hat Kid put on herself an apron with inscription ""Kiss the Cook"" on it. 'Very funny joke.' Hat Kid threw away that apron and walked closer to Mustache Girl. "I am not joking! B3" Hat Kid was ready to kiss Mustache Girl in the lips, reaction of former vigilante was priceless, from embarrassment she covered her red face by her hands, HK stopped. "Just how i thought, you are too weak for this yet. B3" 'W-w-weak?! Am i!?' Suddenly Mustache Girl grabbed Hat Kid for a collar of her cape, pulled to herself and KISSED HER IN THE LIPS! 'I am not weak. Now excuse me.' After those words MU lost conscious, even if she not showed that MU was in schock of her own decision. "You don't, MU, you don't." With those words Hat Kid raised MU from the floor, carried her to her room and put MU on her bed. "Goodnight my Mustache Tsundere." Since bed was occupied, Hattie decided sleep in her plush pool, because why not, now what remains, except time pieces is solve problem of The Snatcher and Queen Vanessa, but its a different story on an another time.

#yuri #a hat in time #hat kid #hat kid x mustache girl #hatstache #mustache girl

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kireon · 4 years

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Store Bought Hero

x-posted from my writing account as well as my author blog.

If natural heroes didn't work, store bought was fine too.

At least, that's what you keep telling yourself. It becomes a mantra as you peruse the discount racks at your favorite clothing store that definitely does not start with 'K'. Setting aside the whole ‘escaped from the lab you were created in’ thing, you haven’t noticed any serious differences between natural heroes and the lab created ones ('store bought', as they say) except for the whole income disparity thing.

Oh, and the sponsors.

Everyone knows natural heroes shopped at Gucci and their sidekicks at Macy's, bare minimum, they simply must be outfitted with the best at all times if they are to be known in the world. You can hear the professor from the labs’ rant clear as day even fifteen years later. While you definitely like a select group of brand name items? You have bills to pay, mouths to feed, and a gigantic fucking load of student loans on your back.

No rich parents, tragic enough backstory, or sponsors for you: a 'store bought'.

With a sigh, you eye a sequined leotard and run your hand up and down the rough fabric. There is something satisfying about the way the colors shift from a too shiny silver to a lurid cherry red. You like shiny. You like shiny an awful lot, as a matter of fact, and that's how you got yourself into this entire mess in the first place.

"How was I supposed to know the stupid anklet was his downfall?" You grumble as you tear yourself away from the sequined nightmare. Restraint isn’t something that comes easily but you’ve had years to practice. A half-hearted paw through the racks of clothing marked at sixty-percent off or more reveals a pair of dark red pleather pants that might just make a good costume base.

"It's not like I walk around with my weakness in plain sight."

It wasn't even a decent anklet either; not even sterling silver or real diamonds or brand name. It was a cheap nickel plated piece of flash and the rash it gave you still itched even a week later. Some sort of curse for the unwary, or so the hero had claimed when you'd given it back to him a day later.

You neglected to inform him of your nickel allergy during the confrontation.

Well, maybe not wisely. You might have been able to get some sort of financial compensation outta him for the damage done to your skin. The rash and blisters did look really awful when he’d caught up with you and he looked horrified when he saw the results.

Heroes had that whole ‘do innocents no harm’ thing, after all.

You'd rather die than admit to anything so common as a nickel allergy, so you accused him of having a curse put on it. He ate up the accusation and used it to his advantage, as they all do. In exchange for falling for the good old fashioned sob story that was your life-- lightly embellished, of course--you had to become his sidekick as penance for your (petty) crimes. Also to completely remove the effects of this nonexistent curse.

After all, you were in ‘dire need’ of a good role model, yadda yadda yadda. You’d stopped listening to his moral prattling about the same time he tried to invoke the ‘daddy issues’ card. The last time someone had pulled that shit on you, they woke up woozy, confused, and completely unaware of the clown makeup as they walked out (pantsless) into the busiest part of the city. Waterproof makeup at that.

Just as a little extra “fuck you” to prove a point; you don’t like doing more than petty retaliation if you can help it.

You can be quite nasty, after all.

In the end, Hero McDadguy puffed up in his usual self-importance and gave you an entire fifty bucks towards a ‘basic’ costume and sent you on your way with a time limit. He was currently busy getting some frothy concoction at that one coffee shop just around the block. Far enough away that it’s a test of trust and boundaries but close enough he can close the gap and probably haul your ass in if he needs to.

The added caveat that you weren’t to embarrass him with your costume choice makes you want to do it even more. The only thing holding you back is the fact that you do have to wear the costume. In public.

Petty and spite take a backseat to pride and self-preservation.

Not like he was one to talk. He had that whole ‘90s cyberpunk meets Dad-on-Tropical-Vacation’ theme going on. Fanny pack, socks with sandals... the works. You’d rather go to jail than try to figure out how to replicate, keep in theme with, or otherwise find something to compliment that mess.

You mutter that very thing under your breath while you snag a few promising pieces-- and the leotard because fuck self-control you deserve something nice-- off the rack and head for the dressing room to start trying things on. Twenty minutes of posing in the mirror in varying outfit combinations later and you ignore the request for 'photo evidence' of you behaving and call your oldest child instead.

“Hey, what’s the name of that one bird that steals shit?” You ask as you shimmy into a pair of leather shorts with sequins on the ass. You’re definitely about ten pounds shy of ‘Juicy’, as the flashy hot pink word on your butt says, but this could very well be the start of something amazing.

“Maybe you wanna be more specific unless you want me to read descriptions for the next ten years?”

Nat is much like you; level-headed, brilliant in school but woefully under challenged, and has the same smart-mouth that had gotten you slapped through a wall once or fifteen times in your early life. You would never lay a hand on your kids regardless of how mouthy they get with you and so have to find other methods of curbing their attitudes when they get too out of line.

There’s a lot of yelling and someone sounds like they’re on the verge of tears in the background. A muffled Nat’s voice tells them to ‘calm the hell down, it’s fine’ before they come back on the line.

“What’s all that about?” You ask as you sift through the tops for something that would go with it. This opportunity might be a wash with how little luck you’re having. Might be time for Plan B- especially if there’s a problem with the kids. Your hand lands on a peacock blue-and-green number that doesn’t look bad but isn’t quite what you’re looking for. Ugh.

It’d clash with that highlighter orange from Mr. I Sweat Burberry Cologne.

Your middle child’s voice is loud and clear on the line now. “If you buy those shorts I am putting myself into the Child Relocation Program and you’ll never see me again.”

You consider it for a moment. Mortal embarrassment of your thirteen year old or being a slightly less fashion disaster than you feel. Tough decision, really. You feel yourself smile after letting Morgan sweat it out just long enough.

“Clean the kitchen and I’ll consider it.”

The quintessential teenage shriek of fury and angst comes loud and clear through the phone. “I knew you were going to say that! You’re the worst!”

Some parents prayed against having a child born with precognitive powers. While annoying to deal with, it’s also a lot of fun to use against them. It makes parenting interesting and more of a game to see just which future the kiddo wants to avoid- or get away with. “

You feel your smile widen at the range of futures said kiddo has likely foreseen. You’ll have so much fun with this particular set of visions and using it like baby photos against them. “So did you clean the kitchen?”

“Duh!” A most indignant tone.

You laugh. You can’t help it. “Put Nat back on the phone.”

“Promise me you’re not buying those first.” Stubborn and firm. A bit of desperation there too. Not quite ready to beg but not all that far off either.

The way they say ‘those’ makes you laugh all over again. “I’m not buyin’ ‘em, don’t worry.”

“And that weird guy isn’t buying them either?”

Damn it. “Nope. He won’t buy them either.” So much for that idea. Maybe you could-

“No stealing them either!”

Double damn it. “Fine, fine; the shorts stay in the store.”

“Thank you.”

The phone goes back to your oldest. “So, about that bird?”

“Jackdaw, Magpie, Corvids.” You hear scratching of pencil on paper. Homework? At, you check your phone, two-seventeen in the afternoon on a Saturday? Your eyes narrow suspiciously.

Who is it you’re talking to and what have they done with your child?

“Corvids? Like crows and shit?”

“Yup. And no, I’m not a body snatcher.”

A grin. “Sounds like something a body snatcher would say.”

Jackdaw didn’t have that something you were looking for. Didn’t roll off the tongue the way it needed to in your head when you imagined some Big Bad Villain spotting you mid-villainous speech. Corvid didn’t either. Crow wasn’t hitting any notes either.

Raven was absolutely taken by no less than eighty-three variations in your city alone.

Rook had some fun possibilities if you had actually bothered playing and learning chess. (You can’t; you can’t sit still or pay enough attention for that shit and you own that.)

Your eyes fall on the silver-and-red sequined leotard again.

You hear your prophecy cursed child screech in despair in the background and the younger two who have gathered to watch the show tell them to shut up.

Nat, ever patient and ever your child, smiles on the other end of the phone. “I think that’s the one, Magpie.”

Magpie... yeah, you like the sound of that one. Magpie it is. “It’ll make a good base; is Morgan--”

“McFreakin’ Losing It? Yep.” You can hear the sounds of pencil scratching against paper again. Curiosity overrules any possible ‘do not need to know’ that you and Nat sometimes stumble into.

“Okay, I’ll bite; what are you doing?”

“Fulfilling the prophecy as foretold by the ancients long ago.” if Nat’s voice were any drier, they’d be dust in a forgotten tomb. “I’m designing the rest of your costume so you’re not a total train wreck and Morgan can die quietly.”

“You’re my favorite.” You say as you gleefully stuff the leotard-- you’ve tried it on twice and know it fits like a dream-- back on its hanger and wiggle out of the shorts. A wiggle that almost ends badly for you, at that, and you can hear the brats laughing at you in the background as Morgan probably mimics how you just about bit it in the dressing room.

“Remember that when I inevitably try your patience in all of forty-five seconds.” Nat hangs up on you and you feel nothing but pride in the way these sassy children have grown up under your less than skilled thumb. You’ve not been the best parent or even the best role model. It’s funny what unresolved childhood issues and bad habits will do, but damn it you have given it everything you have up to and including your favorite line of ‘do as I say not as I do’.

That is your right as a parent, goddamn it, to use that line and they can pry that right from your cold dead fingers.

They’re all good kids. They’re going to end up heroes in their own right with or without superpowers. That, above all else, is all you want for them so that they’re twice as capable as you’ve ever been in your life. Lab created and thus ‘store bought’ or natural born; it doesn’t matter and it never mattered to begin with.

Heroes are heroes in the end and the world could always use another helping hand as it spins through another chaotic cycle.

Your phone beeps and you glance at the text message.

Black thigh high socks. Get two pair. Amazon sucks for deals rn.\

U r not my fave >:(

You scowl and wish the walls would burn as you unfold the crumpled bills at the register. You don’t need Morgan’s gift of prophecy to know what that text message says and yet, like a fool, you look down at it anyway.

There’s a photo of all five of your grinning children holding up score cards. All of them holding 10s.

All of them dressed in Hawaiian shirts.

You have never felt so betrayed in your whole life.

#my writing #store bought heroes #original fic

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frickfracksnatchisback · 5 years

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( deep breath) STEAMPUNK MOONJUMPER HEAD CANNONS IF YOU PLEASE! acutulay, any headcannons on steampunk au is good enough for me! - Silver ( also, super sorry I vanished on you. Me and my fam decided to watch the new jurrasuc park movie) ( But yeah, PLEASE ADD MORE KNTO THIS AU! PECK, I WILL PERSONALY DRAW THINGS FOR YOU IF YOU MAKE THIS AU A THING!!!!!)

YEAH!!! MORE STEAMPUNK AU HEADCANNONS!!! (Also no worries! I’m sorry for disappearing too, I was getting some much needed rest. But I might want to adopt this AU if nobody has already-)

(HCs are under the cut, because this might be pretty long ^^’)

So I’m thinking that the SteamPunk world is in a post-apocalyptic state? Basically, living standards could be a whole lot better for everyone on the planet. There’s probably pollution, steam-powered machines are taking over jobs, and basically you have to be an inventor to get by in life.

Decided to give Hat Kid a name for this AU! Her name is Hattie, and she’s hoping to become an inventor just like her father! Although her inventions tend to include a bit of magic, with her looking into time travel as well! (I’d like to think that the SteamPunk world dabbles with magic, making the robots more human-like)

Speaking of Hattie’s dad, I’m thinking Thor could be her father! Only this Thor is more overworked and less joyful (Aka- the complete opposite of AGIT Thor), due to the current state of the planet. And Tim can be like Hattie’s uncle/grandfather! Though Tim and Thor aren’t related, they’re still only friends.

So yeah, Thor made Moonjumper to try and help the struggling people on the planet. (And possibly get money for his idea so he can support his daughter) But perhaps Thor did a goof and accidentally used magic robot parts to bring Moonjumper to life? That also might be Tim’s fault, since Thor usually looks to him for help with parts.

Speaking of Moonjumper, I’d like to think he’s a bit more soft? By that I mean he’s way less evil than AGIT Moon, as far as his backstory goes. And he’s pretty much justified for his actions, considering that Thor tried to hide him away and Moon really doesn’t know how human morals work. But Hattie tries to help him with that! Before he nearly tries to turn her…

Moonjumper and Thor have a bit of a…rivalry, after Hattie frees Moon from the basement. And that’s putting it lightly. Thor doesn’t like Moon because he believes Moon is a faulty machine that will hurt his daughter, but keeps him around because he doesn’t want to make Hattie upset. And Moon hates Thor for obvious reasons, and wants to adopt Hattie for himself.

Snatcher also plays a part in this AU, as Hattie’s own invention! (She’s surprisingly good with mechanics for her age) And Snatcher is still very much acts and looks like himself. When Hattie gathered parts for him, she found an old magical robot piece, called a “Core”, and decided to use it. (Possibly using a magical ritual to bring Snatcher to life and give him his personality???) And I’d also like to think Hattie had an imaginary friend, and based most of Snatcher’s design off of that.

Snatcher kind of helped to “make himself”, by giving Hattie ideas with the design of his body. But this was in the earlier stages, when he didn’t even have a full body yet. (I’d like to think Snatcher was just a body-less core at the start, then just a head, until he fully was completed) This fact freaks people out, because they don’t expect a machine to have emotions or thought.

Thor, unfortunately, works for one of the three giant corporations on the planet, which is the Mafia. Only they don’t advertise that they’re a mafia, keeping it on the down low with Mafia Boss playing as the “honest businessman”. (Though rumor spreads fast, and basically everyone calls them the Mafia behind closed doors) I’d like to think the Mafia corporation is part of the reason that the planet is like it is, with Mafia Boss controlling the will of the people.

Another corporation, the one that Tim regrettably works for, is the Subcon Corp. And guess who it’s run by? You guessed it, the one and only Vanessa! Only this is human Vanessa, with her being an adult but still crazy and controlling. Vanessa experiments with the magical properties of making robots, but in all the wrong ways. For instance, one of the mistakes she made was trying to make a robotic clone of herself. She ends up making monster Vanessa, but she uses this to her advantage…

She also might have made Princebot? She found Princebot faulty and scrapped his parts once she deemed him useless. And then later Hattie finds one of Prince’s “Cores”, and uses it to make Snatcher! But if we’re going with the whole “magical ritual thing”, Snatcher might have amnesia and only have slight memories. But he finds out his past eventually…

As for the other “Core”? Remember when I said that Moon being the way he is might be Tim’s fault? Yeah, since Tim works for the Subcon Corp. he sometimes steals parts from there for Thor to try and use. Tim was the one that found the other “Core” many years later, and gave it to Thor when he asked for one. This leads to Moonjumper and Snatcher having some sort of weird “connection” with each other, which helps with Snatcher finding out more about his past.

Mu is also in this AU! Only not as a human, but as a robot! She was created by the Mafia as a “top secret” thief robot, so the Mafia could get away with heists from their rivaling companies. But Mafia Boss was stupid and decided that adding a “Core” would make Mu stronger. And it did…but it also gave her a personality. Once Mu saw that working for the Mafia was wrong she turned against them.

Mu tries to rebel by meddling with the Mafia business. She tries to destroy their factories, steal “Cores” (which are kind of like the Time Pieces of this world), and attempts to “free” all the robots working for the Mafia. This makes her a wanted enemy of the Mafia, with news reports and posters advertising her arrest. Hattie is the one who finds Mu and give her shelter from all the people trying to collect her reward. This leads to many arguments from Thor, until he decides to adopt Mu.

The last robot corporation would be the Nyakuza. And the Cruise is more of a joint factory that helps the corporations with the shipment of parts from the Cruise’s factories. Although the Captain mostly lends help to the Nyakuza Corp., due to Empress’ way of…persuasion. But he still helps the other corporations, because money is tough to get.

CC came from the Nyakuza Corp., working as the “secretary” for Empress. But CC gained a new dream and wanted to help the poor humans of the world by cooking for the poor. But when Empress said that was “ridiculous” and wouldn’t allow her because she worked “at the top”, CC made a plan to escape. CC changed her name and design frame afterwards, and ended up living with Hattie!

#hoooooly peck i spent too long on this-#but there you go!#a heck ton of steam punk au headcannons!#i am getting too many ideas for this help me-#ahit #a hat in time #ahit headcannons #a hat in time headcannons #ahit au #a hat in time au #sph au #steam punk hat au #moonjumper-art-challenge #anon silver #ask frickfrack #frickfrack rambles

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dokidoki-tae · 5 years

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!!!!! It’s night and our assassin babies are walking their s/o home after a nice dinner when suddenly! a stranger steals her bag! and is quickly making a getaway, how will the boys respond?

So the backstory for this is that you’re not in the mafia, just a civilian who does have a stand. And I made the purse snatcher.

Risotto: For Risotto, I feel like he would have noticed the stranger and their behavior. He’s seen it too many times before. He knows what he’s after. The guy does manage to get your bag and tries to make a run for it, but stops dead a few feet away, falls to his knees, and starts vomiting needles and razors. He holds you turning you away and asks you to cover your ears. He calmly walks and takes back your bag and uses Metallic to put an end to the guy.

Prosciutto: Prosciutto is calm, asking you to wait for him and to not follow him. Prosciutto sees the guy make a corner and follows him. When Prosciutto is sure he’s out of your sight, he activates Grateful Dead and uses it’s aging effect to age everything within the area. He doesn’t care about the civilians and only want to be able to use Grateful Dead’s ability enough for it to also affect the purse snatcher. The purse snatcher does start to feel it and stops to catch his breath. He’s aging fast because he was running. Grateful Dead’s smoke travels as long distance so it reached him even before Prosciutto was close. He’s has collapsed on the ground and looks to see a pair of leather shoes right in front of him. Prosciutto stares at the man with disinterest and pulls out a gun and shoots him three times in the head, impatient for his dead. He takes your purse and goes back to your side.

Pesci: In a rare occurrence, Pesci is quick on his feet and activates Beach Boy! Something in his eyes changes and he uses his stand to grab your purse from the purse snatcher. He was more concerned about your belongings than they guy. Yeah, the guy got away but you’re impressed by Pesci’s skill. He becomes bashful at your praises.

Formaggio: This is a man that doesn’t need his stand to catch the perpetrator. You can bet he’s fit enough to catch some purse snatcher. He’s lived in the streets for a significant portion of his youth so he knows the city like the back of his hand. He back the guy into the corner. Formaggio beats the hell out of him before using Little Feet and leaves him in the alley for the vermin to feed on before returning to you.

Illuso: Isn’t physically strong like Formaggio and Risotto. But he’s observant but also not as cautious as Risotto. So he notices the sketchy guy and he makes off with your purse. You’re distressed because you had everything in there. But he assures you that it will be okay. He takes you home and again assures you that things will be okay. The guy thinks he got away with your things and lowers his guard, but during that time, you can bet that Illuso was using Man in the Mirror to find his exact location and dispose of him and get your purse. Will leave the guy in Mirror World until he dies of starvation.

Melone: Even less athletic and physically strong than Illuso and might react the same way. Takes you home and finds a woman unfortunate enough to be Babyface’s mother. Once he has Babyface, he pulls out pictures that had your purse in it. He points at your purse and instructs Babyface to find the purse like the one in the picture. He does specify to attack the person with the purse only if he’s a man because the snatcher was a man. Babyface hits some bumps and attacks some women with similar bags until Melone reminds him what to look out for. Babyface manages to find the guy. Melone tells Babyface he can eat him and bring the purse to him. He surprises you with breakfast and your purse the next day.

Ghiaccio: Oh boy. You feel a chill and you turn to see White Album surrounding Ghiaccio. You see the look of focus in his eyes and watch as he rushes towards the guy. There’s no way he can outrun him. Ghiaccio is freezing nearly everything around him, but not severe enough to kill anyone since you’re still there. He catches the guy with no problem. Ghiaccio doesn’t let you see that he froze the guy and smashed his body to pieces.

Sorbet and Gelato: Sorbet doesn’t really react other than turning to Gelato and tilting his head slightly as if signaling him. Next thing you know, Gelato is gone and Sorbet is comforting you until he comes back. Gelato is the sniper of the group and heads somewhere where he can get a good sight of the area. When he’s there, he sees the guy, slowing down due to getting away. He moves from rooftop to rooftop, following his prey. When the snatcher is within a good distance, Gelato snipes him. The guy is twitching on the ground as Gelato strolls in his directions, humming a happy song.

#jjba #la squadra #risotto nero #prosciutto #pesci #formaggio #melone #illuso #ghiaccio #sorbet #gelato #jojo hcs #some of these were hard haha #Anonymous

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strelitzicae-arts · 5 years

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I decided to design a quirkless vigilante deku! His vigilante name is Asteroid (mainly just bc it sounds cool and matches the jacket that he found at a thrift shop).

Info about his gear and backstory under the cut!

If you can’t read the picture, it says little details about his gear.

He has gloves for hand to hand combat, which is his main specialty.

His mask has a voice modifier built in, with buttons and knobs so that he can change the volume, what voice he is using, turn it off, change the pitch, or mute his voice in general.

He has a knife that he only uses in emergencies, and hes only willing to use it on villain’s arms and legs so he doesn’t critically hurt them

He has eskrima rods, which is what he mainly uses when hand to hand won’t suffice

He has a FAKE gun, which he uses for intimidation purposes in emergencies

He has a backpack, which is thin enough that he can hide it under his jacket

He keeps a gps tracker on him, which he can stick onto a villain or can be used to track him if he is kidnapped

He has a first aid kit for obvious reasons

He keeps no less than 3 water bottles on him because hydration is key to success

He has a burner phone that he can use to call the police or family or whatever in emergencies

He keeps a locked notebook on him, so he can take confidential notes about villains and important events

As for his backstory, he’s still quirkless. After coming home injured from being bullied too many times, Inko signs him up for martial arts and self defense classes. She knows that he’ll need them in the future due to prejudice against quirkless people, but he ends up really enjoying them. He ends up taking multiple disciplines, and going into competitions.

However, he still wants to be a hero to help people, so Inko ends up going with him to start volunteering at soup kitchens, clean ups, etc. At first he doesn’t really get it, but as he volunteers more he becomes more invested in helping other people in small ways. He starts volunteering at bigger projects, like building houses for the homeless, to try and make a difference.

Because of this and school, he doesn’t have as much time for quirk analysis, but he still enjoys theorizing and talking about quirks on forums. He��s rarely at school outside of class due to training and volunteering, so he isn’t bullied all that much either.

However, the years of bullying from his childhood left their mark, and he is very shy and doesn’t trust easily. He has to work in the back at soup kitchens, because he cant handle interacting with so many people at once when helping serve. At clean ups and builds, aside from other people he sees there regularly, he keeps to himself. He doesn’t have any friends from martial arts classes or school, either.

Not to mention his self doubt issues. Despite what everyone says about him being a hard worker or helping others, he has a hard time believing it.

He never actually intended to become a vigilante. However, one day on the way home he passed by someone who was being mugged in an alley. And because of his nature to help whenever he can, he used his martial arts skills to easily take down the villain. The person thanked him profusely, but he deflected the praise, saying that helping people wasn’t anything special. The person wouldn’t budge, and finally he relented and took a coupon they offered him, and went on his way.

And then it happened again. And again. And again.

By the 20th time, people begin to talk about it. Sure, its nothing big - just a forum thread with less than 100 views, but still, people know him. People think hes a vigilante.

This isn’t exactly an ideal situation, but he can’t stop himself from helping others. Which leads to him defending a pink haired girl from some bullies who were beating her up.

Thats how he meets Hatsume Mei, 13 year old genius, same age as him. She insists on making him his friend, which he can’t argue against because a. he would like a friends, but friendship is hard b. Hatsume Mei is an unstoppable force, and Izuku is the furthest thing from an immovable object.

And then one day, while their hanging out, Izuku once again steps in to stop a purse snatcher, and Mei has a realization.

“Hey, are you like, a vigilante or something?”

“Uh, I don’t think so? I just step in when someone is in trouble, which happens, uh, a lot.”

“So you’re a vigilante.”

Despite clarifying that he, a quirkless 13 year old is not a vigilante, Mei decides she will be his tech support. Plus, its good practice to try and get into UA by building Izuku some gear.

So that how Izuku ends up with a thrift shop hoodie with a shit ton of kevlar sewn in, other sturdy gear, some combat boots painted green with stars to match his hoodie, a back pack, a tool belt, and some self defense weapons. In order to not give his mom a heart attack by coming home with a stab wound, he and mei sewed kevlar into just about everything he was wearing, and he kept a gps tracker on him at all times so that, if he was kidnapped, they could find him.

Mei eventually also builds him some smoke bombs, flash bangs, and pepper spray, and in the process of helping her he realizes “oh hey, building things is fun and im good at it.” He even builds himself a pair of goggles with a zoom function, barely needing her help.

He mainly deals with small crime- the things police and heroes don’t notice, but he makes a name for himself. He tells everyone that he is Asteroid- small compared to planets, but still bright enough to be seen in the sky. No one knows who he really is because he covers his freckles with make up, he has a mask with a voice modifier, and he covers his hair with the hoodie, but they still thank his vigilante persona. One girl invited him to go to the bar with her and her friends, and two guys have tried to give him money as thanks.

Being a vigilante was actually pretty fun. He and Mei worked together to build better gear, and all the research that building gear required helped him do good in his science classes also. His teacher recommends him going for a tech school, or even UA’s general or support department.

He would like to go to UA with Mei, but he isn’t an idiot. Anyone who has been online knows who Asteroid is. There are multiple hero forum posts about him, and theres a small subreddit filled with people thanking him for helping them. One wrong move and someone at UA would realize who he is, and he’d be arrested. Sure, it isn’t technically vigilantism because he doesn’t have a quirk, but he’s still using force against others, and he doubts that smoke bombs are something a 14 year old is allowed to have. So, hero school is out of the question.

He thinks about tech school, and almost has his mind set until one night, he finds a villain with a fire quirk. He has scars on his face, and has cornered a few girls in an alley. So Izuku steps in, and probably has his first real fight.

Sure, he’s been in skirmishes before, but nothing as extreme as this. The girls get an opening to run away, but Izuku doesn’t. This guy knows how to fight, and how to use his quirk to help him fight. Izuku is almost impressed. They trade blow for blow. The man with the fire quirk is wearing extremely thin clothes, so he feels Izuku’s blows harder, but Izuku is getting burned easily. Just barely, however, Izuku manages to knock him hard on the head with an eskrima rod (not how it was intended to be used, but it works), sending him down. Some zipties and pinching some pressure points, and the man is completely down.

As he walks away, nursing his wounds, he thinks about what could’ve been done better. If his fabric was fire proof, he wouldn’t have been burned as hard. If he had something like a taser to shock enemies, he would’ve gone down faster. If he had better gloves, his knuckles wouldn’t be so bloody after that fight. It goes on and on.

And Izuku knows the best way to gain access to those materials is UA’s support department.

He calls Mei that night, and with a sigh, reveals probably he stupidest idea since becoming a vigilante.

#bnha #midoriya izuku #deku #vigilante midoriya #vigilante deku #art #my art #vigilante au #my hero academia #god i didnt think i would spend that long talking about this au #i was originally gonna do a bunny theme but uh. bunny ears on a hoodie is a great way to get pulled into a headlock #And yes the man withe the fire quirk is dabi. izuku realizes pretty early on that he and todoroki are siblings #also idk if/when deku will be caught and moved to heroics #im also making an animatic for this au bc i love it so please stay tuned

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