#reverse monster buddies au

[snowyfrostshadows]

Doodled this awhile ago and. Kinda forgot where I was going with it but I like the expressions/head movement too much to 100% throw it out

#dumb doodles #reverse beauty and the beast au #'why is luigi so hung up over being scary???' #i dunno; maybe it's years of watching horror movies and being low-key scared of them and then turning into a monster yourself #but you just look like a long furry noodle crossed with a goat #or maybe he thinks his new form is nothing compared to some of the actual monsters he's faced since landing in this world #and is low key disappointed about it #or maybe; there's a sort of. new instinct in the back of his mind that feels the ability to be scary=safety from potential threats #even if. i think he'd count as a predator #like. luigi. buddy. what species of goat do you think has sharp teeth and a preference for meat???

[swampstew]

Eustass Kid, G-49 ~ Glory Hole

Summary: Sea-trow: a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit, regarded as monstrous giants at times. Trows are nocturnal creatures, they venture out of their 'trowie knowes' (earthen mound dwellings) solely in the evening, and often enter households as the inhabitants sleep. Trows traditionally have a fondness for music, kidnapping musicians or luring them to their dens, and having sexual intercourse with women on their land. They are regarded as hideous creatures that are hung like horses. This is the story of their glow up and thriving business model.

Warnings: Spicy, modern monster au, Eustass Kid as a Sea-Trow, Female reader, glory hole/reverse glory hole trope, fingering and vaginal penetration, creampie, degradation, calling reader slut and pet names, Kid being an amazing Dom. Not edited cause I'm stoned and sleepy. Word Count: 2K

Visiting a glory hole was one of your secret kinks – always too shy to share with anyone you’d ever been intimate with. Even soft voyeurism suggestions like car sex while in your relationships gave you surprised and shocked looks. Tempering your appetites, you hid a part of yourself under lock and key until circumstances found you free again. Emboldened, excited for adventure, ready to shed the weight of judgment – you were finally going to try it out.

Your fantasy included either having your body used at a glory hole or visiting one to play at. Due to the stigma, glory holes became nearly extinct. In fact, you had to resort to using the internet to finding any, but thanks to the help of some kink friendly resources and associates, you found a list of the last remaining glory holes, and to your delight, it was a global map.

Deciding to cash in your hoarded holiday time at work, you booked a flight overseas to visit an online friend in the kink community you felt safe with. They offered to go with you as well, for the experience and to be your buddy in case things went wrong. It made you feel better, though you still felt timid as you parked in a dim parking lot adjacent to a nearly deserted beach.

The air was breezy but not too cold, just shy of the fall weather, and music was pounding from the shack down the beach. Some people filtered in and out, some smoked down by the shoreline, but the shack doors were always forcibly closed as soon as someone cleared the threshold.

Exhaling away your anxiety, you entered. Then you stepped through another double set of doors. Then you were inside.

Down the hallway were picture frames of the…options. None showed their faces, but they showed everything else. Magnificent physiques, sculpted bodies, chubby bodies, scarred bodies, eccentric styles, colorful hair and painted nails accessorized their bodies – but the draw of course, were their huge cocks.

Your jaw dropped – certain you’ve never seen them that big before. Under each frame was a short bio and the person’s house name, and what the list of kinks they were into. There were two options: glory hole, reverse glory hole.

“Some of our young stallions don’t mind showing their face,” a tall woman with an old-fashioned crown on her head walked towards them with a clipboard in hand. “Quincy, house madam. You’re in luck, a few of our studs are available.”

“Which ones?” your friend inquired.

Quincy’s hair bounced as she flounced to each picture frame, sometimes turning the frame to show a face. A man with long blue locks that partially covered his thorn tattoos, a man with a burned right arm and massive pecs with flowing blonde mane, a sculpted man so tall the picture was taken with a wide lens scope. A handful more were shown but your eyes stayed glued to the frame of the heavily scarred man with a metal prosthetic arm, bulging drool-inducing muscles on a buff frame, red happy trail that led down to his generously proportioned cock, framed with that same red hair.

The madam noticed your staring and with a smirk flipped the frame over. Revealing a gorgeous face with equally heavy scarring. Fiery red hair styled in tufts, heavy black eyeliner defined his sharp, golden eyes, and deep matte red lipstick gracing a handsome smile. Your heart was pounding.

“Would you like to use him?” Quincy asked. You nodded, unable to speak from such a parched mouth. “I’m sure he’ll be excited to meet you. If this is your first time, I’d recommend the reverse hole, especially with a beast like him.”

Sheer heat pooled between your legs as you nodded.

“Right this way.”

-- Quincy placed you in a small room that was partially lit with candles, peering at all the framed photos of The Bull as you undressed. You sat on the custom bench that was mounted to the partition wall – a large heart shaped hole in the wall with a harness to strap you in and hold your legs back.

“Ya’know the rules, darling?” a gruff voice came from the other side of the wall, making you jump in surprise. “The safe words an’ everything?”

You nodded before realizing he couldn’t see you, “Y-yes. The three color system: green for good, yellow for slow down, red for stop.”

“Thass’good lass. Was told this is y’first time in a place like this – don’t pretend you enjoy something if y’don’t. Say something, ya hear?”

“Y-yes.”

He let out a light chuckle, “Ooh a shy one eh? I’ll show ya a good time, don’t y’worry. Ready to strap in?”

“Uh, um one moment,” you gasp, suddenly feeling a bit overwhelmed. All you had to do was lay down on the bench, scoot your ass through the hole, put the harness around your thighs to keep you up, but you were moving sluggishly. Red flushing your body as you came to the precipice of a fantasy you had long suppressed, long been shamed for.

“Oi,” his voice was soft, “Having regrets?”

With a wavering voice you summarize the shame you felt and bad experiences, tears spilling down your face completely embarrassed.

“S’ok, darling. There’s no shame here,” he whispered. “Want me to strap you in?”

“Ye-yess, erm, is that…is that allowed?”

“TCH. O’course it’s allowed. I own the feckin place.”

You were surprised to find that the hollow partition wall had a door behind the floor length mirror so you jumped again when The Bull ducked inside your side of the room. His photos didn’t do him justice. He was practically a giant compared to you. Large limbed, every bit as good looking in the flesh, the way his eyes pierced you made you feel like you were seen for the first time. That you would be ok in his hands.

He held out his hand, a pleased grin curled on his face when you grabbed it. Gently shifting you down the cherry oak wood, massaging your bare bottom as he eased you into the opening, caressing your calves and thighs as he slipped on the harness straps.

“Thassa good lass indeed,” he purred, “So shy and obedient. I’ll give ya somethin’ special I don’t do for no one else if yer honest with me,” he said. With his flesh hand he cupped your mound, making you shudder and moan at the contact. “How’s it feel?”

“G-good!” you were breathless.

“Ya’ lyin?”

“No-no! I’m green, good to go!”

His face relaxed and he grinned again, “Good.” He then plunged a thick digit into your pussy making you clench and squeak in pleasure. He thrusted shallowly a few times before pulling out, wiping his finger down your body until he cupped your cheek. “I’m gonna have fun with ya. Pull more squeaks from ya, little mouse.”

He smashed his red lips into yours with ravenous need, leaving you panting and pleading for more. He pulled away with a teasing nip on your bottom lip, looking at you with a devious smirk. He leaned back down and pressed an open-mouth kiss on your neck, sucking it harshly to leave a mark.

“So everyone here knows you’re my little plaything,” He fondled one breast while he sucked the nipple of the other before leaving to his side again.

“Ready fer’me darling?” his voice was deeper, huskier.

“Yy-yes, I’m ready,” your hips wiggled impatiently.

“First things first, dirty girl,” he mocked you, lightly slapping a rubber packet on your clit making you arch your back. “I don’t shoot my load in ya unless y’buy me dinner first.”

Before you could giggle, you choked out a gasp as he rubbed his stiff cock between your folds, jutting against your clit. He teased you while muttering out all the things he would do to you, all the positions he’d have you in just to see your cute face pinched in ecstasy – you felt his metal hand slap the wall making it tremble. Rubbing his thumb on your clit with more pressure, keeping his tip at the edge of you entrance to feel you clench around nothing, so close to penetrating you but not quite there.

“Wassa mistake seein’ ya,” his voice sounded restrained, “I wanta bust on yer face instead of in this feckin rubber piece o’shit!”

You heard him loudly grunt as he sunk into you, pushing out all the air from your lungs. He was stretching you far beyond what you’ve ever experienced and despite it burning just a wee bit, the pleasure was far overtaking the minor pain. His fat cock pressed against all the right areas making you pulse on him, your legs shook against the restraints as you tried to wrap your thighs around his hips.

“Ahhh shit,” he growled, “So feckin tight! Ease up or I won’t last long darling!”

You thought you were answering but instead a wail was ripped from your throat as he changed his pace from rapid thrusting to long, slow strokes. Coaxing your orgasm while tempering his own. His painted nails dug into the back of your thigh as his metal fingers dug into the wooden wall, slowly denting with the mounting pressure he applied.

You couldn’t remember the last time you’d been fucked so well, felt so full, felt like such a toy but still felt important enough to be taken care of. The Bull railed you over and over again, making it his personal mission to make sure you cum at least eight times before he was done with you.

“Thassa good pet!” he grunted after the seventh one. “Took me so well, d’ya want more special treatment?”

You babbled out what you hoped was a yes.

“Well well well, turns out you weren’t a wee mouse but a desperate bunny ready to be bred. Is’that what y’want darling? Want me to rip this condom off and bust on ya? Are you a kinky lass, wantin’ it inside ya? I think you’re a slutty little thing, slutty little bunny who wants m’cum dripping from her greedy hole. What’sit gonna be darling?”

“FU-FU FUCCCCKK MEEEE!!!!” you cried.

He hooted, “I already am darling!”

“FUUCK IT IN MEEEEEE!!!!”

“There’s my slutty bunny,” he grinned, and in one swift motion yanked the soiled rubber off his angry red cock, it bobbed in frustration at the sudden cool air and loss of tightness. With a moan, The Bull filled you up to the hilt in one swift thrust.

Shrieking at the overstimulation, your puffy clit throbbed against The Bull’s matted pubic hair as he ground into you. His forehead pressing into the wall as he bullied his cock into you deeper and deeper. Your toes curled as your last orgasm peaked, letting out a hoarse cry as your body shook from the heat that spread throughout you.

Your ears started ringing from the hazy pleasure that washed your body, vaguely aware of the man on the other side of the wall who was clutching your thighs and slamming his hips rabidly as he emptied himself inside you. Could hear his satisfied growl through the background noise, it sounded so far away and yet so near.

You came back to reality when you realized he was back in your side of the room, pulling your legs from the harness and wiping you down.

“There she is,” he grinned, “How’re ya feeling?”

“Go-good, no, fucking, fucking great,” you sigh tiredly.

“Heh, you look wiped out. You need to drink and eat. C’mon, I’m goin’ with ya.”

“You-you are?” you’re surprised as you pull your clothes on.

“Haah! Y’re takin’ me to dinner darling. I put a lotta work into rockin yer world, least ya could do is buy me a burger and beer! Learn my name or somethin’. Is’yer first time to this part of the world right? Y’ever hear about Sea-trowls?”

You hadn’t noticed before that his feet and hand had a hint of webbing between his digits, his feet themselves were shaped more like horse hooves. Despite the leather jacket he donned on, you could see the back of his neck seemed to glimmer, as if the skin on his back was less skin and more like scales.

“M’name’s Kid. What’s yers darling?”

11 tiles to go, 40 calls made so far.

#eustass kid #kinktober 2023 #raven's bingo board #raven's halloween party #one piece fanfiction #one piece smut #swampstew stories #swampstew bedtime stories #eustass kid smut #eustass kid x reader #eustasscaptainkid #swampstew

[wisteriasymphony]

RONGEUR D'OS - Reverse!AU

(for @nocturnal-notes :3 )

15:34

My name is Alya Césaire, loyal member of the Resistance against the Supreme. As an aspiring reporter, I believe it is my solemn duty to share my experiences with the world, so that the truth may be uncovered to all.

I say this because...

As of a few months ago, 6 million bodies were estimated to be hidden away in the Catacombs of Paris, underneath the 14th arrondisement.

As of writing this, dear reader... the number is now estimated to be under 250,000.

Hesperia has urged me to not worry about it, but my intuition persuades me to believe there are evil intentions behind these disappearances. This, in addition to a sudden rise in missing persons and unexplainable cases of murder, seem to imply something has gone deeply wrong... whether that's the work of the Supreme, or another entity entirely... Well, that's what I want to find out.

19:02

My partner, Nino, has accompanied me into the Catacombs. All things considered, I'd say we're well armed: I've seen enough horror movies to know we should pack an abundance of flashlights, and I'm able to contact Hesperia via radio should anything go terribly wrong.

Shadybug... Claw Noir... I don't know if you're behind this or not, but I'm after you.

19:07

I never took Nino to be such a scaredy cat! He keeps hearing things, like nails scraping the walls or bricks crumbling, but I think it's either coincidence or a psyop. In our quest for the truth, we should stay vigilant but not unnerved. All things considered, our search has gone quite well.

19:35

I have photographic confirmation that somebody else is in these catacombs with us. It's too blurry to make out specifics, but the silhouette is there. Let's hope they're friend and not foe.

19:37

In chasing after our mystery guest, I may have left Nino behind. Oops. I'll get right back to you in a bit, buddy.

19:38

A reporter has a duty to speak nothing but the unbiased, entire truth. Dear reader... whoever you are... take my insistence of this to heart regardless of what I may say next.

To describe what I found in these halls in even half its detail would be, dare I say, a violation of your sanity. When I was spotted, the creature turned its head to face me—its body did not. Only then was it I realized what I mistook for a friendly smile was merely a chunk of a decaying femur within the creature's jaws. If it ever was human... that part of it had rot away and been overtaken long, long ago.

If it were affiliated with the Supreme, I would have known such right away. But that moment of hesitation I experienced while I met the eyes of that monster assured me (or lack thereof) that its only motivation was a hunger for flesh.

I'm sorry for doubting you, Msr. Gabriel. I don't know if you knew what was down there or not... but in some sense, you knew enough. I'll find a way to dress my wounds to prevent infection. Maybe even research one more time to make sure lycanthropy really doesn't exist.

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okay thiiiss is what i meant. i have more to this obviously, an unfinished shadybug + The Creature in place, plus one that describes the creature better. let's say it's like how Karra turns into Xocoyotl except if it went horribly wrong. but this gives you the jist! :)

btw i'd love to see what you have in mind for hero!claudia :D i do think you're right that she'd be a lot closer to lydia, more athletic and upfront with people but also somewhat frail from chronic illness. not to out myself but maybe like a dr3 kaede akamatsu personality? yeah, like that.

#mlb paris special #reverse au #miraculous fanfic #ficlet #miraculous paris #paris special

[undertale-museum]

Fanfiction Page 1

Page 1 — Page 2 — Page 3

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[Updated 15Jan24]

+18 used as shorthand for s3x

*** aka Dead dove do not eat as shorthand for dark themes, kink and/or rough s3x

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[1] So I think You've Got the Wrong Number

By WhatteauYouDoing (97k)

November 28th, 2015 - June 2016

_Incomplete

Reader, Gaster, Toriel, Sans

~Magi reader pulls Gaster from void~

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[2] learn to live [series]. (+18 ***)

By I_Write_Sanses_Not_Tragedies

61k words

April 14, 2016 - November 2018

_incomplete

Blue, Stretch, Red

R*pe recovery, domestic

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[3] AVA

By Inyahs (356k)

December 17, 2016 - Jan 2024

_incomplete

Anomaly OC, bittybones oc, UTMV ensemble

~ Wise crack hermit goes on adventure with grumpy insomniac bitty~

Note: plot up to Sciencetale lab, lacks character development after

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[4] sticks & stones (+18)

By oneType (163k)

March 14, 2016 - May 14, 2019

_complete

Stretch, Red, Edge, Underfell Ensemble, Underswap Ensemble

~Stretch gets stuck in Underfell~

TW: discussion of attempted s**cide prior go story

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[5] Good food, Good friends, Bad laughs

By shyviolet77 (431k)

April 19, 2016 - July 11, 2019

_incomplete

Sans, Frisk, Papyrus

1930s mobtale, Neutral Party Frisk

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[6] A Puzzle Just For Me (+18)

By neroli9 (696k)

May 7, 2016 - January 13, 2024

_incomplete

Sans, Reader, Muffet, OC ensemble

Mobtale 1930s, exiled royal

Note: very kinky, RACK

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[7] KR Trilogy (+18, ***)

By Mercy_Run (203k)

October 10, 2023 - Feb 2, 2023

_incomplete

Sans, Red, Edge

idk an sfw way to tag this~ guide

Note: skip wedding, smut from beginning

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[8] Skeleton Games

By poetax (279k)

November 30, 2016 - Jan 1, 2023

_incomplete

Red, Edge, Reader, Muffet

Feuding neighbors, vampire reader

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[9] Little Red

By Spectroscope (53k)

@spectascopes

April 15th 2017 - April 14, 2022

_complete

Human!SwapPaps, Human!SwapSans, OC monster

Bittybones, trauma recovery

Note: Stan (H!SS) is trans-masc,

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Broken Bones Multiverse [series]

By Lady_kit  (339k)

21 April 17 - Nov 23

[10] Broken Bones

_complete

Stretch, Edge, Blue, Red

Papyrus centric, spicyhoney

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[11] Bone Shards

_discontinued

Stretch, Edge, Blue, Red

drabbles

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[12] Compound Fracture

_2023 Nov

Stretch, Edge, Blue, Red, Slim (Swapfell Papyrus) , Razz (Swapfell Sans)

Papyrus centric, spicyhoney

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[13] Ain’t this the life [series] ***

By nilchance (524k)

Date

_discontinued

Sans, Red, Edge

Uptight asshole x shameless tumblr sexy man

(series contains 39 works) -->first

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 that space pirates AU [series] ***

by nilchance _ 2021 (116k) dddne

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[14] Killing the moon

Red, Papyrus

Brain washing recovery

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[15] starry eyed

Sans, Red, Edge, Stretch, Gaster (AI)

Prison recovery, soulmates, domestic

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[16] Doom and Gloom All Up in Your Room

by TrashCollector (95k)

____ - Dec 2023

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Y/N (room owner), Dust, Horror

Domestic reverse harem

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[17] Firsts and Seconds

by Skerb (103k)

__ - 2023

_incomplete

Sticks (Farmtale Sans), Bitey/Buddy (Horrortale Sans)

Injury recovery, strangers to lovers

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[18] Sea of Hope

By Aylish91 (26k)

2021 - 2023 March

Y/N (runaway skeleton), Axe (Horror),

Piratetale, Y/N x Axe

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[19] Poor Little Meow Meow

By Mystique, TallDumbass (58k)

2022 - October 2023

Y/N (vet), Killer

Fluff and Angst

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[20] A Lovely House of Bones

By Green_Heart88 (37k)

@greenheartart

2023 - Dec 2023

(Y/N) host, Sans, Paps, Blue, Stretch, Edge, Red

Domestic living + recovery

#ao3 #undertale fanfiction #page 1

[dispatchpodcast]

The eighth episode is here!

In this episode, meet @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (aka Mads), learn about her writing process, and hear how Rachel turns a conversation about fic into one about livestock(?!)!

Listen to a preview above, stream the full episode on Anchor.fm, or find it on platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.

See the show notes below for timestamps of when specific discussion takes place, and for links to @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels and her works, and her recommendations for works by creators @f0x-meets-w0lf @macarenaandrad3 @nymika-arts @catdadeddie @henswilsons @hattalove @tripleaxeldiaz @cowboydiaz @extasiswings @eddiediass @thisissirius @elisela @theleftboobgrabber

Show Notes:

Topics:

Welcome and guest intro (02:29)

How Mads got into 9-1-1 (05:16)

Why Buddie Quarantine Bedmates IS canon (30:20)

Favourite things about the show (33:29)

Favourite character (45:22)

Favourite episode and scene (53:48)

Discussion of Mads' writing and fic (1:07:00), focused on: Leading with the Left (1:07:26) (featuring: Mads' start in Buddie fic (1:08:43); Rachel's alternate title suggestion (1:13:30); the trials of writing an alternate canon (1:16:45); Buck would be a stripper (1:34:07); and a tangent about Further Than Blood (Or Than Bones) (1:41:54)); Your Fingerprints Smeared On My Heart (Lead Me Back to You) (1:47:31) (featuring: particular and changing tastes in soulmate fic (1:53:20); spiritualism was an influencer scam (2:18:00); some history of sexual practices in the 19th century (2:24:26); and an aside about livestock (2:37:46)); and Sunlight is Fire (Burning is a Matter of Degrees) (2:49:05) (featuring: how Mads' got into writing monsterfucking fic (2:49:45); monsters we probably won't be getting from Mads (2:59:22); and why Rachel's favourite thing about this fic involves orgasms having a taste (3:16:05))

What Mads' is working on (3:32:10)

Mads' fandom history (3:35:25)

Thoughts on Season 6 so far and predictions for the rest of it (4:11:34)

Recommendations for creators and fanworks (4:25:56)

Goodbye and outro (4:38:25)

Referred to in episode:

Mads' Tumblr and AO3

Fics discussed: Leading with the Left; Your Fingerprints Smeared On My Heart (Lead Me Back to You); and Sunlight is Fire (Burning is a Matter of Degrees)

Other fics of Mads' mentioned: Guilt Takes a Lunch Break at Two in the Morning (her very first buddie fic); Drowning in Dreams (You're My Raft); I Hit the Accelerator (But the Car was in Reverse); Love Like Taffy; Held Together I Come Undone; Further Than Blood (Or Than Bones); This is a Theatre Department, Not a Circus (Timeless college musical theatre fic); Don’t Play Games (Come My Way) (the Hating Game AU); Let My Ink Stain Your Pages (the Castle AU); The Monsterfucker's Symphony; her first buddie monsterfucker fics (Bring Me Your Heart, I Want to Eat It; Ruin Me Like Castle Walls and Burn Me Like a Village; and Heart, I Implore You); Curl Up in my Heart and Let Me Keep You (cat Buck fic); Direct Deposit; and Turn it on Full Blast (the firehose smut fic)

extasiswings on Tumblr and AO3

911bts Tumblr

yramisoruniverse's Willow x Tara vs buddie shooting comparison Tumblr post

Some books Mads read with researching for Your Fingerprints Smeared on My Heart (Lead Me Back to You): Supernatural Entertainments: Victorian Spiritualism and the Rise of Modern Media Culture by Simone Natale; The Season: A Social History of the Debutante by Kristen Richardson; When the Astors Owned New York by Justin Kaplan; and The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles

Tumblr post about horses being fucked up and not having enough toes

MistMarauder's podfic of Ruin Me Like Castle Walls and Burn Me Like a Village

fanart for Sunlight is Fire (Burning is a Matter of Degrees)

museaway on AO3

the Bly Manor breakup comparison Tumblr post

Mads' recommendations:

w0lftails (f0x-meets-w0lf)'s fanart including put me right where i belong

macarenaandrad3 (Jayhsketch)'s fanart including the Two hot for the devil. series

nymika-arts' gifs and original content

catdadeddie's gifsets

Mr LAFD Updates Man series and hoping it gets to you by henswilsons (hammersmiths)

by act of grace by hattalove (hattalove)

maybe one day i’ll fly next to you by tripleaxeldiaz (spinningincircles)

cowboydiaz's paperback fic books

of men and of angels fic and the give you my wild (give you a child) series by extasiswings (extasiswings)

stay soft; get eaten by eddiediass (eddiediass)

the trees of vermont series by thisissirius (thisissirius), elisela (elisela), and tripleaxeldiaz (spinningincircles)

When I watch the world burn, all I think about is you by theleftboobgrabber (theleftboobgrabber)

Contact details:

Dispatch Tumblr: dispatchpodcast.tumblr.com Dispatch email: [email protected] Rachel's Tumblr: burnthatbridge.tumblr.com

Credit:

Intro and outro music by BrightestAvenue from Pixabay

#podcast #fan podcast #911 fox #911 podcast #buddie #dispatchpodcast #ep 8

[jaskwritesthings]

hi jask! it's @glossolali 💜 here's some prompts~

- Caleb and Essek tether essence hurt comfort

- Caleb and Molly fey AU

- Caleb, Molly and Essek cuddle puddle (bonus points for one or more of them being sassy menaces)

tags: hurt/comfort, blood and injury

(ao3)

first one, other two to follow buddy!

Teether Essence 

7th-level necromancy (dunamancy)

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: V, S, M (a spool of platinum cord worth at least 250 gp, which the spell consumes)

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

Two creatures you can see within range must make a Constitution saving throw, with disadvantage if they are within 30 feet of each other. Either creature can willingly fail the save. If either save succeeds, the spell has no effect. If both saves fail, the creatures are magically linked for the duration, regardless of the distance between them. When damage is dealt to one of them, the same damage is dealt to the other one. If hit points are restored to one of them, the same number of hit points are restored to the other one. If either of the tethered creatures is reduced to 0 hit points, the spell ends on both. If the spell ends on one creature, it ends on both.

With the Aeorian creature finally felled at his feet Essek took a moment to fish a potion from his wrist pocket and undo the damage the creature's massive claws had done to his leg. 

He rather felt like they were a dab hand at adventuring alone through the ruins now. Not so long ago two Reverser’s would have been the cause for no small amount of panic. Now, Essek and Caleb had dealt with enough of the loose monstrosities of the age of Arcanum that they knew how to dispatch them quickly and efficiently.  

Caleb was close by, merely on the other-side of what might have been a lovely courtyard once, now it was an ice shattered ruin of stone and deadly moss. He was finishing his own opponent with ease so Essek wasn’t overly concerned. He trusted his partner to yell if he required aid in the battle but he kept a close eye on things just in case. The dark stain on Caleb’s side did worry Essek a little, though it didn’t seem to affect Caleb all that much. But it was enough for Essek to decide he’d risk Caleb’s usual lecture and expand another high level spell for tether essence. Perhaps he could convince Caleb it was more economical to use the spell to heal them both? He doubted it would work but it might be worth the amused smile he would get for his attempt.

The platinum cord sparked and disappeared from his fingers as he felt the spell settle over them both like a fuzzy blanket. Caleb didn’t offer even a token of a fight against the spell and it warmed him deeply, the show of unshakeable trust in him.

With that pleasant feeling settling in his gut, Essek uncorked the potion but before he could taste the first bitter drop there was a sharp, tearing pain ripping through his side as his world tilted dramatically sideways. He was flung unceremoniously aside like a rag doll by another Reverser that had snuck up on him. The echo of one their limited potions shattering against the stonework was overshadowed by the agonised cry Caleb let out as the pain vibrated through the bond.

Essek whimpered as the fragile bond splintered and shattered like ice under the weight of his echoing pain. Caleb’s pain would be short lived at least, it was a small consolation as his gaze darkened and the green ape-like monster advanced on its fallen prey.

“Essek!” Caleb yelled and Essek’s eyes snapped open, disorientating him. He was much closer than Essek remembered and their foe was nowhere to be seen. How long had he fallen unconscious? 

“I am here Caleb,” Essek said, his voice weaker than he’d expected.

“Drink this, I’ll set up the dome,” Caleb shoved the neck of potion into his mouth and moved away only as far as necessary to begin setting up the dome.

“The tower?” Essek questioned as he swallowed the remedy.

“Nein, I may have overdone it on that last Reverser…” Caleb admitted quietly.

Essek pushed himself up enough to note the smouldering remains not that far from them both. It hardly resembled a Reverser, the sickly green of its hide turned black and broken by the heat of Caleb’s fire. It was touching in a way. 

The dome shimmered into existence around them, the chill of Aeor replaced by the warmth of Caleb’s protective dome. That, mixed with his wounds knitting back together, allowed him to relax and sigh as he sunk back against the broken stonework safe in the knowledge they were okay for now. 

“All right?” Caleb asked.

“Better,” Essek admitted with a sigh as he set aside the empty bottle, “my apologies, I should have examined my surroundings better. Are you hurt?”

Caleb shook his head, “Nein, only shaken. I thought…”

Caleb went quiet and Essek waited for a few moments but he didn’t appear to be able to continue, “Caleb?”

“The tether snapped so suddenly, I thought I’d lost you,” Caleb whispered, his voice wrecked in a way Essek hadn’t heard before.

“My concentration slipped,” Essek said gently.

Caleb chuckled without humour, “Slipped, mein schatz, you felt like you were dying and then...nothing.”

Essek reached out, tentative as he worried about the welcome of his touch in the moment, Caleb seemed almost as though he could shatter under the weight of his short lived grief and Essek didn’t want to be the one that broke Caleb for good, “I’m sorry.”

Caleb’s hand snapped out and clasped Essek’s hand tightly, his grip almost painful as he pulled Essek’s hand to his lips. It wasn’t so much of a kiss as an excuse to feel the warmth of him, the beat of his heart under Caleb’s shaky breath.

“There’s nothing to apologise for,” Caleb said but the shake in his hand as he held tight told a different truth. 

“Lay down with me for a moment,” Essek asked him, eager to wrap Caleb in his embrace and chase away the lingering fear as he’d so often done for Essek.

“The packs-“ Caleb argued but Essek merely pulled his hand, not releasing him, down towards the earth hoping to coax his partner to follow.

“Caleb, please.”

Caleb hesitated for a moment before his shoulders slumped, tension seeming to ooze out of him like an open wound, “Ja, for a moment.”

#jask answers #critical role #shadowgast #shadowgast fanfiction #critical role fanfiction #glossolaliac

[twofrontteethstillcrooked]

Destiel Month, 23 Nov.: Hair

Forty-seven minutes out of the aptly named village of Strange Creek, Dean smelled something acrid, and despite the last case he was pretty sure it wasn't himself. 

deancas ust, s9 au, human cas

Forty-seven minutes out of the aptly named village of Strange Creek, Dean smelled something acrid, and despite the last case he was pretty sure it wasn't himself. "Ah, no, Baby, what's going on?" he muttered to the dashboard.

The Impala didn't seem to be handling any worse than usual. She wasn't hesitating, shaking, or coughing, three things he'd done in the past two hours.

"What's up?" Sam asked, noticing Dean patting around on the radio dial and air vents.

"Something's burning." Dean squinted up the country road and saw a shoulder that seemed safe to pull onto. 

Under the hood, the car seemed all in order. No leaks or loose wires, nothing too hot or too low. The car barely moved when he closed her back up. He checked the headlights and the taillights. He laid down in a patch of grass and peeked beneath the chassis with a flashlight.

He almost didn't see it – at first, he thought it was smoke, trickling slowly out of the tailpipe. And there probably had been smoke at some point, but by the time he'd hauled himself upright and crawled over to the trunk to squint at the tailpipe, only a sick sensation was roiling in his stomach.

"That what I think it is?" Sam asked, sounding equally disturbed.

Dean plucked the singed, still distressingly toasty wad of hair out of the end of the tailpipe. "So, I guess I really did reverse over that freaking Braxie. Huh." The blackened strands crumbled into dust as he rubbed his fingers together and tried not to throw up.

"You hit something." Sam grimaced. "The lore doesn't mention those things having much hair, though. Or fur. Or even scales like a snake or a lizard."

"Well, whatever. Backwater folk tales ain't known for their accuracy. It's dead and we're goin' home." Dean stood up and slapped his hands together to clean off the residue.

"Is everything okay?" Cas asked in a wisp of a voice. 

Dean flinched to see him standing there at the edge of the trunk. "Thought you were resting."

"I woke up when you closed the hood." Cas held his left arm close to his chest. The wrappings were blotchy, though not too much more soaked than they'd been an hour ago. "Is the car damaged?"

Dean started corralling him towards the passenger side backseat door. "Nah, she's fine. You, on the other hand, should lie down again. We're getting back on the road now."

Cas nodded. Up close, the bruise circling his right eye was a deep dusk violet, beautiful and unsettling. Looking at it made Dean's heart clench. Cas'd saved him, and Sam, one more time, with skill and bravery and luck. But Cas wasn't an angel anymore; when a monster struck him, he broke and bled.

"Hey, why don't I drive for a while," Sam said, casual as anything. 

As Cas carefully climbed into the backseat, Dean relented. "Yeah, Sammy. Sounds good." He was about to close the door for Cas and caught Sam's level expression over the roof of the car. All right then. Dean leaned in and said, "Scoot over, buddy. Gonna keep you company back here, if you don't mind."

"I don't mind," Cas said, sounding so, so tired Dean almost cried.

By the time Sam pulled onto the road, Dean had coaxed Cas to recline in his direction. Dean couldn't think about it too much or he'd vibrate out of his own skin. Cas, legs tucked up like a shrimp in a skillet, rested his cheek on Dean's leg and let out a long, slow, pained breath. The pavement was smooth under Dean's best girl's wheels. He put his hand atop Cas's head and felt his warm, soft hair against his palm, and watched the countryside fade into the coming nightfall.

#destielmonth22 #destiel #deancas #spn #snippetfic #fic #destielmonth

[lazuli-bloom]

If the AU is based on Majora's Mask, will the journalist end up with other forms, or is it a lot of spending the first act trying to reverse being a funny little melon ball guy

I've been thinking about possible other snak monster forms for the Journalist, even incorporating different bugsnax for the different biomes, and I have concept sketch for the ocean one

But yeah, the first loop/arc I have in mind is trying to get Buddy back to normal. Which I haven't fully figured out yet myself. Like the stand in for the Ocarina of Time is a silver compass/sundial the Snaxsquatch steals off them, but I don't know yet what the "Song of Healing" stand in should/could be. Something to do with Jamfoot for sure but other than that I'm still working it out

Also I haven't had the chance to mention it, but in Snak form Buddy can't talk. Though I have debated on them developing a rudimentary language so they can communicate with Filbo a bit easier. (Kinda in the vein of how Ash's Pikachu has certain names it can say, like “Pipipi” for calling out to togepi)

#bugsnax au #pumpkin moon of the everlasting autumn au #Bugsnax Pumpkin Moon AU #my art

[rosejigglypuff76]

Cookie Run Kingdom Kimura AU - Cookie Shippings

Another post revolving around my Cookie Run Kingdom Kimura AU, I decided to use the Cookie Run Comic Studio Website to make this list of Cookie Shippings that will be shown within this AU of mine in one way or another! 🎀 There are certain stuff I had to cut out for the sake of making sentences have one row of words each, but don't worry because I'll put the full version in the description 💞 I'll also be explaining why each of these Cookie Shippings came to be and how they will get involved in the aforementioned AU 🌟 If you want to make your own Cookie Run Comics, then feel free to go here: https://cookierun.comic.studio/ And feel free to also check out the CRK Kimura AU itself on Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/317689094-herb-kimura-modern-day-prince-of-nature-crk-au With all that added, here are all the Cookie Shippings that will have an appearance in my CRK Kimura AU (so far) 💖 - - - - - - - Herb Kimura x Dark Choco Watanabe Playful Legendary Magician & Polite Ancient Prince Both Herb and Dark Choco has to make sure that their high-ranked status as a Legendary Cookie and Ancient Cookie respectively protected and away from those that have potential at causing harm to both them and possibly all of Earthbread. They first see each other as nothing more than great friends, but as time goes on the two of them realized they are more than that, and not because they're both high-status cookies, but also because they simply enjoy one another's company and personality. Herb is pure and naive to the idea, while Dark Choco is flustered and shy about the same thing, both of them are still willing to go fourth with it. After all, it's not just because of status, but also the fact they gotten to know one another very well as more than just friends! ~~~ Sparkling Isui x Vampire Endomoto Closeted Bisexual Guy & Gay Bean with Sister Issues Once the rest of his friends head out and back to their own things for the night, Sparkling would make time to help Vampire with stuff relating to his time with his little sister Alchemist. Vampire himself explains that he has been used for Alchemist's experiments, even though he knows it's straight-up a one-sided family relationship, but he only chose to do it just to make his little sister happy. In the end he's only 85% cookie and 15% fruit-based monster, needing to drink grape juice in order to survive, not knowing anyway to reverse the effects. Sparkling is one of the few cookies that Vampire is willing to open up to with his sister issues, heading to the juice bar just to let out his sorrow, and also having a shoulder to cry on. ~~~ Cream Puff Amai x Mango Estrada Student Council Buddies Mango is the Student Council President while Cream Puff is the Student Council's Parliamentarian, and both cookies are always hardworking and smart academically. They've known one another the most out of all the other Student Council members, with Cream Puff looking up to Mango as a supportive cookie and pal, and vice versa can be said true with Mango being supportive and cool with Cream Puff. The two of them are two grades apart however, with Mango being a Senior-Year Student and Cream Puff being a Sophomore-Year Student. But that doesn't stop them from getting close to one another as a wholesome lovable duo of study buddies with a different type of foreign buff. ~~~ Cherry Blossom Futaba x Princess Beri Cooking Club Leader & Hollyberry Kingdom Princess Their first interactions with one another started when Cherry Blossom and her siblings were having a small vacation in the Hollyberry Kingdom. She also wanted to sell some of her yummy baked goods during their stay there, and ended up bumping into Princess herself, an adventurous cookie at best. While it was brief at first, Cherry Blossom soon got an anonymous call few hours later, telling her that a great friend wants to meet up nearby the gardens of the kingdom. Accepting this offer, and ended up meeting up with Princess again, quickly hitting towards a great and interesting friendship. When Cherry Blossom had to return to the city few days later, she and Princess exchange little online notes and calls in any day they can meet again. ~~~ Dark Cacao Watanabe x Pure Vanilla Uchiha Calm Bisexual Ancient Ruler & Cheerful Gay Ancient Ruler Two Ancient Status Cookies that admired one another's personality and uniqueness, despite having opposing personality traits for the most part. Dark Cacao and Pure Vanilla think of one another with such love and thought, causing them to have a crush on each other. Unfortunately the two are pretty oblivious to the fact they both have a crush on each other without knowing themselves, much to most cookies dismay since they all want the two to just admit already. Especially Dark Choco who knows how obvious his father, Dark Cacao, thinks of Pure Vanilla. Either way, the two still enjoy being together, but they need to find out how to confess somehow in the future. ~~~ Sea Fairy Kimura x Moonlight Nightlight Calm Mother & Protective Night Person A pair of Legendary Status Cookies, both of which are dating one another in a healthy and calm relationship. Moonlight is always happy to be with Sea Fairy, and even sees Herb as her own child as well! While she can be a bit more serious towards other cookies, especially ordinary ones out of trying to help protect everyone in Earthbread, Sea Fairy is there to help her anytime. They also got plans to propose to one another, although with a lot of meetings on Moonlight's part, it may take a while because of all the busy things. ~~~ Knight Majora x Adventurer Ocarina x Red Velvet Mochi High-Ranked and Loyal Knight Trio These three brave and curious cookies are very close to one another as some of Hollyberry's high-ranked knights. Knight and Adventurer are always there to help Red Velvet recover from his relationship with Pastry, a one-sided one that he was forced to be in until she was exposed. Red Velvet himself helps both Knight and Adventurer as well with their own problems and situations, all three of them gaining such love and trust. Learning from one another to be brave and supportive, similar to someone that all three of them wholesomely admire within the areas of the Pure Vanilla Kingdom. ~~~ Strawberry Crepe Alfonso x Alchemist Endomoto Academically Smart but Chaotic Expulsions Strawberry Crepe and Alchemist may look like your ordinary smart cookies, but they're pretty much a chaotic little duo that will do anything deemed academically smart in order to be admired all over Earthbread. Although, the two of them have more sadistic ways in getting what they feel like is theirs, but are still happy to do this as the menacing couple they are. Because of their "creative ways", they were both expelled by the school they once studied in, but it didn't stop them from joining the Cookies of Darkness. Ultimately, Strawberry Crepe and Alchemist are a pair of runaways that live with the rest of the Cookies of Darkness, basically being a smart couple.

#cookie run #cookie run au #cookie run kingdom #cookie run kingdom au #cookie run comics #cookie run comic #cookie run kingdom comics #cookie run kingdom comic #herb cookie #herb x dark choco #herb cookie x dark choco cookie #dark choco cookie #sparkling cookie #vampire cookie #sparkling x vampire #cream puff cookie #mango cookie #cherry blossom cookie #princess cookie #dark cacao cookie #pure vanilla cookie #dark cacao x pure vanilla #sea fairy cookie #moonlight cookie #sea fairy x moonlight #red velvet cookie #knight cookie #adventurer cookie #strawberry crepe cookie #alchemist cookie

[bluepoodle7]

#johndoegame #GasStationRobbery #MyThoughts

I wonder what would happen if you agreed to date John Doe and you are a couple.

Like your Yousona is working at the gas station and someone tries to rob it while also threatens to harm You in front of Doe.

What would John Doe do?

Also why doesn't John Doe take a second job as a gas station worker?

They can get paid and get closer to You.

I mean have a different scenario for each Yousona that either likes Doe or is spooked of Doe.

Maybe be buddies and hangout.

I'm surprised there isn't any fanart of that.

I know the creator said Doe isn't very strong like everyone else in the uncanny valley.

My guess is the That Guy is John Doe's old love interest that either dumped them or is just dating a Yousona to get back at That Guy to make them jealous.

I mean John Doe has dating experience.

Similar to that Johnny Bravo dating a Antelope episode.

A Date with an Antelope | Johnny Bravo | Cartoon Network - YouTube

That Guy robs the gas station to either get Doe back or date your Yousona and call off the heist.

That's the reason why John Doe is so clingy and hates being alone while being overprotective.

That Guy Theory

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I imagine the That Guy is a species is similar to Regular Guys but are just hoodlums not wanting to contribute to the Uncanny Valley society by looking more monster like but will sometimes keep up a more human look to trick people into a false sense of security.

Maybe rob people and like to be understimulated.

Kind of like a reverse Regular Guy like they also have a fake body but it's more durable.

Maybe have ears and normal amount of teeth with normal eyes but when threatened it changes.

Maybe this species likes to be left alone unless something catches their eye and gets their interest to check out what the person or place is in huge detail.

This is just my guess on what the That Guy species is.

I image them being very observant and cunning for John Doe to have as a dislike.

I just hope one day we get to see what the That Guy species is.

I image them looking like a missing or dead yousona and acting innocent while weak like a human then attack when the enemy's guard is down.

Sometimes using love as weapon to manipulate people or beings to get free food and shelter without loving back.

Also stealing stuff to survive.

I mean Doe's room when cleaned is always making trash.

I can see the novice That Guys having a more monstrous shadow while in a convincing fake human disguise.

While a experienced That Guy having a shadow similar to the human disguise and be more realistic than cartoony like Regular Guys.

(If this isn't canon then this is part of my Au for the species.)

I know the Au can never be with the canon but if it was.

I imagine John Doe being tricked by the That Guy as someone else.

Video not mine but link is there. (Language warning.)

Fool JonTron Once - YouTube

I can imagine the novice That Guys like being in dark areas like arcades and bowling alleys so their shadow cover won't tattletale on them.

But the experienced ones wouldn't care that much since they can perfectly hide.

I imagine some sounding monotone and the novice ones wear darker clothes to make their shadow more human shaped while hidden.

I can imagine the That Guys attacking with their shadow's since that is their true form.

Based my version of the That Guy species off of this when hidden as a Yousona like identity theft.

Thank You Mario GIF - Thank You Mario Princess - Discover & Share GIFs (tenor.com)

Trope Question

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Is there a name for this trope?

Like a really scary monster appears and when you think it's going to make a scary noise it just sits down with you and chats it up with you.

You don't be scared of the monster anymore since it's just a chill person.

We need a name.

To me once a monster chats it up with you my fear level goes down unless the monster has a weapon or turns into a weapon then my fear goes back up again.

But once they talk then the monster is just a person with hopes and dreams.

Also my first guess is that the monster is sad and lonely.

The monster just want to hang out and show off their humanity even though it's a monster.

Image not mine but link is there.

Gas station robbery Royalty Free Vector Image - VectorStock

#johndoegame #Gas Station Robbery #My Thoughts

[raisans-art]

Tried some screenshot redraws (I guess it's more edit? IDK) for Reverse Monster Buddies! It was kinda a bit more difficult trying to insert neph where Steven is because they're just so different in height, body type and so on.

But I had fun doing them! I like editing the backgrounds the most

#su #steven universe #su steven #su artist #su artwork #su art #steven universe au #reverse monster buddies au #su nephrite #nephrite #kaiju steven #corrupted steven universe #screenshot redraw #su aus

[reverse-monster-buddies]

It’s been a bit and I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve done anything here.

I’ve recently moved out from my dad’s place so the move and getting college thing sorted so art hasn’t been something I’ve exactly been doing.

But I am getting back into the groove so hopefully I can get this rolling again

Again, sorry for the long wait so uh here’s this

#Reverse Monster Buddies AU #steven universe #su artist #SU #SU art #Su Au #su ask blog #su artwork #su art tag #su nephrite #nephrite #su pearl #Centipeetle #steven universe au

[borkthemork]

Comfort - Kaiju AU Fanfic

Summary: Connie wanted a moment to study at the Temple, and found a friend to pass the time.

Fanfic based off @reverse-monster-buddies!

Word Count: 2,696.

Reblogs are appreciated!

Ao3 Link

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Connie Maheswaran had work to do, a lot of it. It was the reason why she had counted her fingers on the bus, watched the horizon awaken through the windows, fog covering the corners of the panes. The morning was early, the skies painted in auburn amidst the blotched white clouds, and the silhouette of the town was prominent, the hallmark of it — the lighthouse on the massive green cliff — was a clear indicator that she was in the right place. The vehicle rumbled, shifting the backpack seated beside her a little. She had planned to stay in Beach City for a few hours. It felt weird to stay at home when the Maheswaran residence didn’t have anyone to occupy it except for her. Knowing her parents, they wouldn’t mind her being out and about on such a gorgeous day, welcomed by warm rays, beach sand between her toes, the secrets of this specific town hers and hers alone.

The rolled landscape from the glass started to slow down, and with it, Connie grabbed her backpack. The engine rumbled to a stutter as the town grew closer until, finally, they halted at the familiar stop.

The bus driver looked at her from his seat. He had a groomed mustache, hair grayed at the scalp, potbelly noticeable even with how far she was from the front. “Typical stop right, little lady?”

“Yep, right here.”

He nodded. Hisss went the door as it flung itself open. She stood up, grabbing her backpack before she forgot about it.

“Stay safe. Don’t want your parents to worry about ya’.”

“I’ll be careful, thank you, Mister Moriarty!”

He gave her a warm smile. “No problem Connie, have a great day.”

When Connie touched the ground she watched the bus drive off, seeing it recede into the size of a pinprick with the growing distance, and then into nothing when the first hillock swallowed its shape. Her eyes started to follow the horizon. She kneeled down to rummage through her belongings. Her laptop was nestled alongside the tied cables, a few thin textbooks bunched in with an Unfamiliar Familiar book. Everything looked to be in order, not a single item out of place. Connie zipped it back up. It was going to be a long day.

Connie made her way to Beach City. She held tightly to her backpack straps, not wanting to let go of the study materials inside. The buildings were covered in waking shadows, the streetlights beginning to flicker off with the rise of the sun. Connie didn’t have many friends in this town. She had always remained reclusive during her study sessions, where she read her books on the shores away from the bustling boardwalk or the shops nearby, hoping to be invisible from many who would possibly judge her or ask her questions. Lately, she had found herself leaning towards more secretive locations, away from the prying eyes of teenagers and adults, and she strode her way to the cliffside, following the crags that lined the beach.

There was the chain-link fence that lined from the ocean to the growing cliff face. On it were two signs, the typical ‘Keep Off Beach’ one would find authorized by police and the peculiar wooden plank with ‘Please’ written in thick black paint. She lugged her backpack over the fence and started to climb. Hidden below the lighthouse, away from the prying eyes of the Beach City residences, there was an opening into the cliffside. The entrance was bordered by delicate stone hands of a statued goddess, eyes void as it surveyed the ocean nearby. Crystals jutted from the rocks, a crystalline warp pad at the center of all this, the door encrusted with a bold yellow star — each gem on the tips of it signifying higher deities that humanity was probably not ready to behold. And somehow these beings, with more technological and physical advancement than the human race, allowed her into their ranks, to relax in their residence as if she was a hearty neighbor.

Connie spotted a few figures at one of the warp steps. A green gem with tufts of white hair was playing around with a twig in her hand. She noted the bundle of purple that wriggled and spun around the Crystal Gem with a yip. Spikes flowed down its back and head, eyes purple in a sea of inky black as it played around, following the direction of the gem’s hand.

“You want it, girl?” The gem cooed and watched the pup bark in glee, wagging its tail furiously. “You want to beat this poor stick up?”

An enthusiastic bark.

“Then here you go!”

She threw the stick out towards the beach, making eye-contact with Connie for a second while the beast sped past her. “Connie, hey!”

Connie walked over to them. “Hey, didn’t know I’d see you guys today.”

She noticed the purple creature come barreling back, its head whipping up at the sight of her. It dropped its stick and gave a joyous bark, bounding over to her without a moment's notice, licking her pant leg with the broad of its tongue.

Connie smiled and pet the corrupted gem’s head, feeling the critter’s scales at her fingertips. She knew who this was, no doubt about it. “Hey Kai, nice to see you!”

Kai nuzzled into her palm. She didn’t change one bit the last time Connie saw her — still happy and hyper as always.

“Connie, I didn’t expect you, at all,” Nephrite said. “Isn’t it six a.m. for you humans?”

“Were you expecting something more punctual?”

“A lil’.” Nephrite stood up from the steps and brushed the dirt off her jacket. For all Connie knew, Nephrite’s attire must’ve had a journey on its own from the scratches and loose ends from it; it wasn’t even hers, but something she found on her previous adventures. “But you’re Connie, you’re always going to surprise us somehow.”

She raised an eyebrow. “Like the time you found me reading behind the fence?”

“Yeah. You had a ‘follow the law’ aura goin’ on with you when I first found you. Didn’t expect to see you breaking one.”

“I wanted peace and quiet, so all I followed was my logic. The fence wasn’t even a certified one, so no law-breaking here.”

Nephrite snorted and ruffled her hair. “Attagirl.”

In their laughter, Connie peered at the cheeseburger backpack on Nephrite’s shoulders, noting how clunky and bulked it was. She raised an eyebrow. “Another mission?”

“A personal one,” she reassured. “Just need to check out something in The Great North.”

Connie went starry-eyed. “Oh! Like corrupted gem business?”

“Ehhh.” The gem shrugged. “Kinda. It’s dangerous though, Kai doesn’t like it when I go on this stuff without her.”

Kai whimpered in kind.

“See? Worries about me a lot. Been trying to get her to sleep or stay but she won’t budge.”

Connie smiled a little. With the current assignments she had, the idea of staying at the beach sounded better than being alone. Kai was like a puppy with the way she leaped at people and took comfort in the silence with them. Connie didn’t mind the idea of being next to her for a couple of hours. “I wouldn’t mind looking after her while you're gone.”

Nephrite’s fists tightened around her pack straps. “You’re serious?”

“Serious.”

She rubbed her chin for a second. “Alright then, I trust you. Kai’s food is in the fridge — just don’t feed her too many donuts or   a stomach ache.”

“Wait, I thought you guys didn’t like to eat?”

“Some do. Amethyst does.” Nephrite shrugged. “Kai too apparently.”

After a few goodbyes, Connie and Kai watched the form of Nephrite dissipate in a pillar of light before it all died down back to sunrise yellow. Kai whined at the base of the warp pad, clawing at the facets in wait. Connie sat down near the steps and propped the laptop onto her lap. She clicked her tongue as the computer started up, smiling over at the small gem, who had her head cocked towards her in curiosity.

“Come here, girl. You like head scratches, right?”

The whine transformed into a happy yip.

Connie giggled. “Then come here!”

The hour went by without a hitch. Connie found herself relaxed into a studious rhythm, fingers occupied to the scales of her companion, who crooned next to her as Kai faded in and out from her naps. Connie would’ve found it relaxing if it weren’t for the algebra that plagued her screen, and how no matter how much she used the calculator extension — which promised accurate results, which was a big fucking lie! — the input stopped her with a huge ‘INVALID ANSWER’ box with each impatient mouse click. At this point she might as well throw the tech at a wall; she would have had a higher probability of it surviving than the garbage algorithm doing its work correctly.

Connie halted at the pressure at her leg.

She looked over to find Kai awake, pawing at her pants with wide, gleaming eyes. “Hey girl, you okay?”

Kai gave her a small bark.

“Are you antsy? Anxious? What’s on your mind right now?”

The gem kept her eyes on her and continued to bark at her for a few seconds before settling her head at the dip of the girl’s lap. Connie smiled to herself. Must be excited, but she didn’t know for sure.

“I guess you’re hyper. Don’t worry, I won’t be leaving for a while. I’ve been…”

Connie grimaced at her laptop screen. Even with the online assignments, a great deal of them had been hard to peruse and handle. She wasn’t the type to ditch or procrastinate, but the current circumstances of home left her to toil with the current workload, internet help limited to only her, a few website tutorials, and the math textbook.

“...Dealing with a lot of things, so you’ll have me three hours tops.”

Kai whined.

“Aw, I’m sorry girl, but three hours should be enough.”

Kai whined more.

“Hmm.” Connie frowned. “Are you sad about me leaving or is it something else?”

A bark.

“Oh jeez uh. One bark for leaving and two barks for something else.”

Two barks.

Wow. That actually worked. Connie placed the laptop aside and gazed at the puppy in front of her, who cocked her head again. “You’re smart, so I’m going to find a way to talk to you. I want to know why you’re upset.”

Kai kept going though. She started to bark more at her and nestled her head into Connie’s lap with a whimper. Connie had no clue why she was upset. Or even why Kai continued to act like this. Was this even a sign of being upset or is there something else entirely that she was missing?

Connie straightened her back. Kai still rested her head, now wagging her tail at her, Connie hearing it thump against the ground with dull thuds.

“Bark three times if you understand what I’m saying.”

Three barks.

“Bark twice if you’re upset and bark once if you aren't."

A single bark.

“One bark if it concerns the gems and two barks if it concerns me.”

Two.

Connie bit her lip. “So you’re worried about me.” She said it more to herself than anything, but the pup still responded in kind with an elated yip.

“You think I’m upset?”

Kai gazed at her, and yet it was enough for Connie to realize what was happening. The gem can feel how tense she was even with the relaxing crash of the waves, how her mind was scrambled with thoughts and too occupied to even focus on one thing. Kai whined and pressed her snout to her leg.

Connie rubbed her arm. “Okay, so you do.” She smiled softly at Kai, rubbing the gem’s head a bit. “It’s just me being frustrated over homework. You’d think first semester would be a breeze but I had the honor to get the work-extensive teachers,  like, come on.”

She groaned, tensing up at how Kai whimpered next to her, swishing her tail more.

“What’s it like to be a corrupted gem, girl?”

A yip.

“I know you’re hyper all the time but it must be lonely from what Neph told me…”

Nephrite told Connie numerous times of corruption, of the bubbles detained and held in the core part of the Temple. She was never given a tour to the structure’s underbelly but Connie had heard of how frantic and scatter-minded prior gems became because of the war. Sensible warriors have worn down into flight-or-fight, and not one of them were able to be fixed and returned back to normal stasis. The idea of it made Connie’s skin crawl. If it was the same for the contained gems, then it must’ve been the same with Kai, who had proven to be smart like any other attentive being, but still brought to primal tendencies like a scared animal.

“It must be lonely to be in a world of strangers. It must be hard to even make friends.”

A confused yip.

The first time Nephrite told her of Kai, one detail stood out to her when it came to the way; the pup waddled around and growled at everything with incisors leaking of pink fluid, like the world was about to get her in any way she took. Nephrite spent hours trying to befriend and reassure the little creature that she was safe, and Connie couldn’t help but ponder how lonely Kai would’ve been if it weren’t for Nephrite’s compassion. If the gem didn't defend Kai against the remainder of the Crystal Gems then there was a huge chance they would've packed her back into a bubble, in a chamber that is full of her kind but yet so hollow and empty.

“You have freedom but you’re still trapped.”

Kai gazed at her, beady eyes taking in her face, at how she must’ve known how there was heat in corner of her eyes. Connie didn’t know why it was happening, all she knew was that she was thinking too much.

“And you’re limited no matter how much you try to make it better.”

She rubbed her eyes.

“I’m so sorry, this is getting to me. I’m supposed to be doing homework and here I am, crying about nothing.”

She hated crying. The feeling of it brought shame and left her disheveled in the aftermath every time, and it was hard to breathe when it happened. It struck hard even when she held her tongue and carried on, when she had a place to let go when her parents weren’t there to see her.

But the wet snout pressed to the base of her lap made her come back. Through the blur of her vision, Kai’s eyes were still fixed on her, big and round, a little yip building in her throat. Connie wiped the tears away. She was going to worry Kai too, and she didn’t want that.

“Sorry, I’m—”

What surprised her was the pressure that pounced on her and left her being tackled by the tiny gem, who was now licking at the excess salt, made her giggle at the onslaught against her face.

“Wait, haha stop!”

Another excited yip.

Kai lapped at her face, laughter filling the air as she endured the slobber on her nose. She felt lighter, a weight off her when the creature took great care at her tears. She’s going to have to get cleaned up later, but that’s okay. She needed a moment to breathe, to get away from the stress of daily life and the loneliness that accompanied it. Kai knew this, sensed it on her person, and took care to make her smile as a result.

When they settled down, Connie gave the creature a small boop on the muzzle. "I love you, Kai."

Kai responded like kind, pressing their snout to hers.

Connie embraced her in a tight hug and placed a kiss onto the gem's tiny forehead, the other licking her affectionately. Maybe...maybe it’s okay to not work on homework for a while. She needed a break.

#steven universe #su #suf #steven universe future #connie maheswaran #reverse monster buddies au #fanfic

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These fuckers are very good people whom I love. Thanks for tolerating my existence fellas-

Tall Pink Aristocrat- @i-am-my-diamond-suf-au

Short Pink Father- @restore-the-universe

The Smallest Pink lil Kaiju- @reverse-monster-buddies

And Desert Man in the middle belongs to yours truly

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#yall are idiots but i am too so #we good #steven universe #steven universe future #suau #su #suiaau #i am my diamond au #reverse monster buddies #kai #pink papa #su au #my art

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Halo theme song performed by 40 Stevens* in 1 bathroom (*plus 1 Nephrite and 1 AU Obsidian)

list of who owns which characters, in approximate order from top to bottom, and then left to right:

justinsbuzz from Archiveofourown (pre-Diamond days Obsidian) @pinkstevenau @su-skybound-au @artsycooky13 (connster Steven) @artsycooky13 (boneless Steven) @su-inverted-au @abel-quartz (Selkie AU) - rendering based on @rannvadraws’ fanart @fragmentedau​ @suau-grey @topazillustrates (Falsification AU) @kenji-arts (i am my diamond Steven) @ask-whitepearl-and-steven @pinkdiamondsearth @aftermath-steven @ask-suauwitchanddemons @hibiscus-steven-au @sucrackedmindau - Quartz @blue-diamond-steven @pinkhairedboy @axolotluv (shattered AU) @suau-reverted @lab-raised-steven @homeraisedsteven @perfectstevenau @pearlsteven-au @yellow-diamond-steven @sufaeu @feralbeaststeeb @sucrackedmindau - Diamond @acynosure (gardener AU steven) @reverse-monster-buddies - Kai @sucrackedmindau - Steven @stevenuniverseanewchapter (disarmed Steven) @normalbirb (smol wyrm, specifically) @cactusstevenausblog @theeldritchgemsau @beingmonsterau @a-single-pale-nephrite @corrupted-baby @suaugonewrong @reverse-monster-buddies - Nephrite “canon” Steven

please let me know if i missed any credits, and also how you want me to tag this if you own any of these characters.

there’s no rhyme or reason to which AUs i included – i just searched for as many AUs as i could find and could have the patience to draw – so please do not take this as an exhaustive image of AUs.

#steven universe #steven universe future #au #su au #steven multiverse #steven universe au #meme #memes #halo theme song #halo #art

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@joanofarkansass Glad you liked my fic recs! Here are some more marvel + xmen ones:

Catch Me Through the Looking-Glass by ylixia

"It's like a recurring nightmare: Steve Rogers, trapped in a world that is not his own, new love left behind, and nothing to keep him going but questions."

This fic is one of the more popular ones for a damn good reason. A Steve Rogers just reflecting on his relationship with his own Tony AND another Steve and Tony's relationship and getting PISSED the whole time.

Conflict of Interest by NotQuiteHumanAnymore

"Tumblr prompt! alien-angel-orsentientpotato (AKA my firstborn, Cheyenne) asked "Okay so headcanon for x-men evolution. Despite Pietro and Kurt being on separate teams they have a weird understanding of each other as they are both fidgety. Pietro because everything moves so slow and Kurt because he's not used to sitting still or being in one place for long periods of time like school demands. So through this understanding they form a weird pseudo friendship thing in which they race each other, play tag, and see what pranks they can pull on each other without getting caught." And it became this 30k behemoth."

I will be real, I ship Peter/Kurt which is definitely a very rarepair lol, but this fic was very cute! It's based on the xmen evolution cartoon. Even if you don't know much about it, I'd recommend giving this fic a shot!

With a Child's Heart by Scarlet_Ribbons

"“Oh, god.” Steve whispers, sounding as horrified as Tony feels. “You’re so young. Tony, he’s so young.”

Spider-Man coughs once, a frail, baby-bird sound.

.

(They find his body in a Dumpster.)"

:((((( Vry sad but vry good

don't know why it took me so long to see by goodmorningbeloved (3799steps)

"“Oh, watch this,” Natasha says, propping her chin against her knuckles and turning a sweet gaze on him. “Tony, what’s it like dating a superhero?”

Tony bristles in irritation. “We’re not dating,” he snaps. “Captain America probably thinks he can get into anyone’s pants just ‘cause he’s got a mask, costume, and reputation, but not me, buddy. That shield? Gotta be overcompensating for something.” He adds, a bit petulantly, “Oh, and all that blue? Definitely more Steve’s color than his.”

- In which Tony is a genius in all matters except recognizing his boyfriend past a mask."

A true comedy of errors lol. Tony doesn't realize that his boyfriend Steve is Captain America.

Idiot Control Now by @cygnaut

"Hank screws something up in the lab and everyone's powers increase tenfold. Not knowing how to control them like this, they all try to cope and not kill each other by mistake while Hank tries to find a way to reverse the effects. Charles has a particularly hard time of it."

I got distracted and reread this while making this list. VERY funny and also very creative in how their powers could fly out of control without devolving into crack territory. I LOVE cygnaut's fic and got distracted reading a bunch get ready for some more y'all

Adventures in Babysitting by cygnaut

"When Jean, Scott, and Ororo get in trouble and have nowhere to turn, they call on the last person they probably should—Magneto."

DADNETO!! I LOVE the way cygnaut writes the Erik and Ororo relationship, if I ever write xmen fanfic assume Erik is Ororo's dad in it okay I don't make the rules anymore only cygnaut makes the rules.

Blessed is the Match Consumed by cygnaut

""This isn't a concentration camp," Delta says, calm, like he's been rehearsing it. Erik looks at the gun on his hip, the guards behind him in the corridor, the bars between them.

He smiles with a lot of teeth. "I think I'd know that better than you."

AU in which the beach divorce didn't happen and Erik decides to stay and help Charles start his school. But despite their clean break, the government isn't ready to let the mutants disappear into hiding."

A brutal and really well-written fic.

Plausible Deniability by DragonBandit

"Kurt and Peter travel across mutant America to recruit for Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Kurt has a crush. Peter is oblivious."

Another nightsilver fic that I really like!

Clint Barton's Super Secret Snipers' Club by sara_holmes

"Clint Barton's Super Secret Snipers' Club. (Invitation and pending mental health evaluation required.)

"When Steve brings Bucky back to the tower for the first time, Clint’s first thought is that Tony Stark’s pride and joy is quickly becoming a less of a very tall and expensive ‘fuck you’ in the faces of investors who don’t believe in self-sustaining energy, and more of a superhero rehabilitation center."

Boyfriends, compromises and learning to like oneself."

SARA HOLMES WINTERHAWK QUEEN

Way Down We Go by @clarkestetler and @goosenik

"After being attacked and forcibly separated from Eddie Brock, Venom bonds to Peter Parker in order to seek both revenge on the LIFE Foundation and any evidence of his previous host. Peter Parker isn't exactly thrilled about this turn of events and turns to the Avengers for help managing his new symbiote."

I've recently fallen into the Peter/Harry ship and this fic quickly became one of my favorites! Very domestic and sweet but also scary and also Peter having a relatively realistic reaction to suddenly being possessed by an alien tickled me.

Turning Tables by @iamallyetnotatall

"Thanos knows if he leaves Tony Stark alive, that Earth's mightiest defender will find a way to undo all of his hard work.

So when he snaps and wipes away half the universe, he ensures that Tony Stark is one of those that fade to nothing.

I.E - a what-if series of ficlets where Tony is dusted and Peter isn't. HAPPY ENDING GUARANTEED"

Very Good. Pepper and Peter and Morgan family bonding is great.

I Don't Want To Keep A Secret by DOA

"As their senior year begins, Peter Parker and Harry Osborn have a lot to figure out on their own.

Peter has his hands full with his Aunt dating again, college, potential romance, and being superhero with a secret identity that may be more trouble than it's worth. Then Harry, with a troubling father, an uncertain future, possibly unrequited love, a family secret, and an ugly green monster that he has no control over.

But what happens if their separate problems are more related than they think?"

A very cute and plotty Parksborn fic set in the Marvel's Spider-Man universe. It does have first person POV and has been incomplete for over a year which :( but I did enjoy what I read!

There you have it! Half of these fics are kind of Really Popular fics (which are popular for good reason) and fics that just happen to really personally appeal to me lmao

#marvel #spiderman #parksborn #nightsilver #avengers #stony #tony stark #peter parker #fic recs #fanfics #the burd squawks