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ghostfaceaddams · 8 months

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summary: Artemis and Zatanna spend their first Valentine's Day together.

warnings: cussing probably and some violence

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Growing up, Valentine's Day had never been a holiday that Artemis participated in. She thought it was corny as hell and just a way for candy companies to win big in green. She thought it was a pointless holiday. Even when she was with Wally she begged him not to celebrate it. But it was different with Zatanna.

Everything was different with Zatanna.

Artemis swore up and down that the magician hexed her because there was no way she would be going out to a fancy dinner while wearing a fancy dress and fancy jewelry on Valentine's Day! There was so much Artemis did for Zatanna that was so out of character for her.

"That's called being in love Artemis." Wally would say then wrap his arm around Dick.

Barf.

Artemis sighed for what seemed to be the fifteenth time in the last thirty minutes. Zatanna still wasn't back from "patrolling" and their reservations were in fifteen minutes. (Artemis uses quotation marks because when does Zee patrol? She goes where the League tells her and only patrols with Artemis.)

The blonde tapped her finger on her forearm and considered giving up on the whole idea. She hadn't celebrated in the past so why should tonight be any different? Just then there was jiggling at the front door and in came Zatanna Zatara, in all her superhero outfit glory. Artemis had to remind herself to clamp her mouth shut so saliva wouldn't drip onto her pretty navy blue dress.

Artemis was about to ask why Zatanna used her key when she could've just flourished in with a spell, but then her girlfriend was smiling and well, it was kind of hard to formulate words when that happened.

"Hey baby." Pet names was another thing Artemis despised in relationships until she started dating Zatanna.

The blue eyed enchantress leaned down to kiss her girlfriend on the lips but Artemis pulled away. The archer fixed the other girl with a hard glare, her crossed arms stiffening.

"What's wrong?" Zatanna frowned.

Artemis had to get up before that frown broke down all her barriers. "You're late."

The blonde walked several steps away and turned back around to face the girl in trouble. Zatanna spun around easily and smiled carefully.

"Our reservations are in eight minutes, we can still make it."

"Glad to know you didn't forget when our date was." Artemis bit back.

Zatanna frowned and crossed the distance between them in two leisure strides. She slipped her hands out and uncrossed Artemis's arms. Zatanna brushed her thumbs over Artemis' rough knuckles and smiled the universe's most reassuring smile. Artemis defiantly tried to look away from the prodding eyes, but it was no use. In one minute Zatanna would be forgiven.

"In two simple spells I can be dressed and we can be at the restaurant in less than a minute."

"Zatanna-" Artemis went to object but Zatanna was already doing a spell.

"Egnahc otni a ssed."

There was smoke and gust of wind then it all cleared. Zatanna was in a slim fitting black dress that sparkled making her eyes pop out seductively. She disappeared into her bedroom and came back out with a pair of heels. (Right when Artemis got to be the same height as her she got out the heels. Low blow, literally.)

Zatanna reached out and grabbed Artemis' hands, her fingers locking protectively around Artemis. Artemis didn't think she'd ever get over the feeling that came with Zatanna holding her hands in preparation for transportation. She felt safer in Zatanna's hands than she ever did in Wally's arms (or even her dads for that matter). Deep down, like way down deep, Artemis knew Zatanna would never let anything bad happen to her because she loved her the same as Artemis did.

"Actually, I was thinking we could take a cab there." You know, like an actual couple.

"But then we'll be late."

Zatanna uttered a few backwards words and before Artemis knew it they were out front of the restaurant. The blonde gave a slight shake of her head and let Zatanna pull her against her side. Teleportation was still something Artemis was getting used to. Sure the thrill was nice, but it was also a bit disorienting. It was better than zooming around with Wally though.

Zatanna waited three seconds for Artemis to regain her footing before walking them through the front doors. There was a couple already in front of them so they stood back and waited. Artemis bit her cheek to refrain from releasing an annoyed sigh. They were on time but just barely.

Artemis was surprised they were even here at all. All week Zatanna had been dismissing the topic of what they were going to do for Valentine's. Even when they finally agreed on a time and place she didn't seem interested. It was so unlike Zatanna to not want to engage in a conversation with Artemis or to opt out on spending time together. Usually Zee was all over Artemis (not in an overbearing way of course).

No matter how the night went, Artemis would have to thank Ollie for getting them a reservation.

"Have I mentioned that you look beautiful tonight?"

Despite the better of herself, Artemis smiled. She tossed her long hair back and turned to face her girlfriend, angling her head up.

"You realize how cheesy you sound, right?"

"Is it really cheesy if it's true?"

Artemis rolled her eyes but lightly kissed Zatanna on the lips. The couple in front of them had left and the waitress returned so they walked up to the podium. Zatanna opened her mouth but Artemis' voics filtered out instead.

"Zatara, party for two."

Zatanna parted her lips and cocked her head to the side as she looked at Artemis.

"Right this way." The waitress smiled politely at them.

Artemis forced a smile back and followed. Zatanna was silent for several, contemplative seconds.

"You used my last name?"

"Well I wasn't going to use Crock." Artemis scoffed softly.

Zatanna remained silent.

Menus were placed on their table as they were seated and then the waitress left. Artemis glanced over the top of her menu at her girlfriend who seemed to be fidgety about something. Fidgety was definitely not a word she'd use to describe Zatanna. The magician was usually poised and confident.

When three minutes went by without a word between the two or an appearance of the waiter, Artemis decided it was time to take action. Small talk wasn't her strong suite, not even with Zatanna, but she figured she had to make an effort.

"How was patrolling?"

Zatanna looked away from her menu to look at Artemis as she spoke. Artemis admired that about Zee, she always looked people in the eye when she spoke.

"Slow at first. But then Bruce had to leave for a date with Selene so I had to take over for him. I ran into a bunch of Two-Face men but I had it under control."

"Define a bunch." Artemis deadpanned.

Zee chuckled and reached out to unclasp Artemis' fingers from the menu. Artemis sighed and let the magician rub her palm in that soothing way of Zee's.

"Don't worry Arty, I had it under control."

"So you say."

Zatanna smiled at Artemis making her blue eyes shine brighter than bullets ricocheting off of Wonder Woman's bracelets.

"I didn't show up with any cuts or bruises did I?"

"For all I know you could've done a healing spell before walking in."

"You know me so well." Zantanna leaned back in her chair and focused her attention back on her menu.

Artemis hoped that was true because she knew that Zatanna knew her better than anyone else.

Zatanna was back to focusing way too intently on the menu leaving Artemis feeling uneasy. They had been dating for a little over a year now and things had been-well, perfect. But then again, the only other person Artemis had dated was Wally and that was perfect too. Until Artemis faked her death and wanted to get back into the hero life. When things ended between them Artemis had been heartbroken.

It scares Artemis shitless because the thought of losing Zatanna hurts far worse than remembering losing Wally. She sees how Wally is with Dick, how at home they are in each others arms. Wally was willing to get back into the hero life for Dick. Soon enough they would get married, it was inevitable. Dick was the one for Wally. Artemis was sure-no, she was positive that Zatanna was the one for her.

They hadn't moved in together or exchanged "I love you's" yet, but Artemis knew that Zatanna's soul was meant to mesh with hers. Being with Zatanna felt as natural and easy as breathing. To lose Zatanna was like her oxygen being cut off. Artemis wasn't sure how she'd be able to manage in a life without Zatanna, the girl who was magic even without her magic.

She didn't understand why Zatanna was being so distant. It was starting to piss her off because Artemis hated being scared, especially when it came to romantic relationships. She had grown a lot but the fact was that Sportsmaster was still her father and he fucked her up real good.

"Hello. Happy Valentine's Day. My name is Dandy and I'll be your server for today. Can I start you ladies off with drinks?"

Artemis looked up at their waiter. Dandy had hair that was as black as Zatanna's and was gelled back. He was in a white buttoned up shirt with a maroon apron around his waist and black dress pants. His clothes made him seem older than he was. By closer inspection Artemis figured he was barely seventeen.

Zatanna opened her mouth to request a red wine but then there was a huge explosion from outside that rocked the entire building. The overhead lights trembled and several short circuited. There were screams all around with people ducking for cover. Glass from the windows shattered and there was suddenly gusts of wind coming in.

The magician was by Artemis' side in seconds, examining her for any injuries.

Just then Zatanna's phone rang. She whipped it out of her purse and held it up to her phone.

"Zatanna. We need you and Artemis to get to the Gotham docks. Batman and Catwoman are too far away and won't make it in time." Dick's urgent yet calm voice carried through.

"Who are we facing?" Zatanna asked.

Artemis groaned. So much for a nice and peaceful v day with the girlfriend. Maybe normal was too much of a cliché for them.

"The Joker has imported teddy bears with bombs implanted inside them. You need to take down his guys. Bart and Eduardo are going to get the bears."

"And The Joker?" Zatanna arched an eyebrow.

"Bruce will take care of him once he lands."

"Okay. We'll be there." Zatanna hung up and turned to Artemis. "Ready for a wardrobe change?"

"This wasn't exactly how I imagined changing clothes tonight, but what the hell." Artemis quipped.

"Egnahc otni smrofinu!"

There was a cloud of smoke and a gust of warm wind rushing over the two women. When it all cleared both women were in their superhero gear. Zatanna stepped forward and grasped Artemis' hands, much like she had back in the apartment but with more urgency now.

"Woah." Dandy squeaked.

"Mahtog skcod." Zatanna murmured.

This time there was no time to regain her footing. Artemis was thrust into battle with the Joker's goons upon arrival. She groaned and blocked one of the guys blows with her arm. She kicked him in the chest and unsheathed her sword.

Zatanna was already muttering spells and blocking attacks. There was a blur of red and yellow and Eduardo teleporting inside of the truck. Artemis didn't waist anymore time to attack.

It was a pretty even fight, especially with Bart and Eduardo knocking guys out of their way on their way back and forth. From the stinging in her hands Artemis could tell she was punching harder than she needed to. It didn't matter though.

She elbowed one of the guys attempting to grab her from behind in the face and shot one in front of her with an arrow. She heard the crunch of the nose from the guy behind her breaking and whipped around to roundhouse kick him. Another guy soon came charging but she only hit him with an arrow. Someone else tried to attack her from behind, wrapping his arm around her and attempting to choke her.

Artemis elbowed him three times in the ribs-harsh-then stomped on his foot. She used this opportunity to grab ahold of his arm and used her weight to fling his body around hers onto the concrete. There she wrenched his shoulder out of his socket earning a cry of pain. She stomped on his face and shot a guy behind Eduardo.

"Kind of harsh wasn't that Arty?" Zee mused from behind.

Artemis turned around and saw Zatanna crinkling her eyebrows together. There was a smile twitching at the corners of her mouth but her eyes were dark with concern.

"Tsiwt ruoy elkna." Zatanna said to the guy charging her and turned to fully face Artemis.

"Are you tired of me?"

"What?" Zatanna was clearly taken aback by Artemis' blunt question.

Artemis had no idea why she was choosing now, of all time and places, to have this raw conversation with Zatanna. But it was happening and she was full of adrenaline so there wasn't any turning back.

"This whole week I've been trying to make plans with you and you wouldn't listen. I was better off talking to one of Poison Ivy's plants than I was you." Artemis vented.

Zatanna put her hand up and sent a goon flying back.

"And patrolling? Really? The only time you patrol is with me Zee. It's like you were delaying going on the date, you even used your front door instead of teleporting in!"

"Artemis." Zatanna tried.

"Raquel told me how when you guys were together, you set up this whole romantic date and were all excited. Why were you so put off tonight?"

Bart whizzed by in Zatanna's background, taking out three goons. She reached out and awkwardly grabbed Artemis' gloved hands. She heaved a heavy sigh and kicked her boots against the concrete. The only time Artemis ever saw Zatanna do that was when she was being scolded by Bruce.

"Artemis, I promise I am not tired of you. I'm nowhere near getting tired of you."

Artemis stood there patiently awaiting the rest of Zatanna's explanation. Both girls had trouble opening up so they knew to be patient if the other one was doing so.

Zatanna bit her lip for a second before plunging on. "Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day of grand gestures. In the past, with Dick and Raquel, all I had to do was buy flowers or watch some rom com. They were nice but, I was a kid then and I didn't love them."

The l word definitely did not go unnoticed by the archer. Zatanna inhaled a big breath and exhaled again.

"I know it's only been a year but," Zatanna glanced around and smiled bashfully. "I was planning on asking you to move in with me."

Okay, Artemis was definitely not expecting that to come out of Zatanna's mouth. The blonde just stood there gaping at the other girl like a fish on land. Zatanna smiled uneasily and shuffled her feet.

"I've kind of been in love with you since that Halloween night when we took down Harm. This sounds cheesy but when we got together, it felt like a dream come true. I thought that maybe after a while it would all go away, that either I finally got you so I wouldn't want you or you'd leave like my dad. But neither of those happened. And I realized that I really love you and want you to mo-"

"Move in with you." Artemis finished in a dead trance like tone.

"Yeah." Zatanna finished breathlessly.

They both stood there in silence, the only sounds being sirens in the background and the humming of the waves. The loudest noise of all was the hammering in Artemis' chest. She was sure that her heart was going to burst out of her chest and explode all over Zatanna's white buttoned shirt. She definitely didn't want to scar Zatanna for the rest of her life and leave her jaded about love.

She couldn't believe it. The whole week, Artemis was scared that she was losing Zatanna when Zatanna was scared about losing Artemis. Asking her to move in and dropping the l bomb didn't seem to be the direction Zee was heading in, but Artemis was happy that's what ended up being the case.

"Are you moving in with her or what?" Bart hollered.

Both girls turned to look at Bart who was standing several feet away. Eduardo elbowed him in the ribs causing him to rub them.

"The kid has a point."

Artemis giggled because she always thought that Zatanna would be great with kids, but it turns out she's completely awkward around them.

"Sure, I'll move in with you."

"Crash!" Bart exaggeratedly fist pumped the air.

"And?" Zatanna raised an eyebrow.

"And what?" Artemis mused.

Zatanna huffed and jutted her lips out slightly. Artemis giggled and rested her forearms on Zatanna's shoulders. Zee immediately rested her hands on Artemis' hips. She loved watching Zee squirm because the magician was usually so cool and confident. It was nice to know that even Zatanna Zatara could get nervous.

"I love you too, Zatanna."

Zatanna beamed that mega watt smile that was more magic than the spells she conducted on a daily. Artemis smiled back, Zatanna's too infectious not to. They both leaned in and attached their lips.

"Double crash!" Bart exclaimed over the exchange of I love you's.

"Zee?"

"Yeah, Arty?" Zatanna hummed.

"Take me home." Artemis beamed, the never ending feeling of euphoria blossoming in her chest.

"As you wish."

#dc animated series #young justice #snaibsel #zantanna zatara #artemis crock #artemis crock x zatanna zatara #also posted on ao3 under wankyyy #need season five despereately #preferably with them as endgame #or at least canon #gfaddamswritingcorner

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coffeebooh · 9 months

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all this picture does to me when i look at it is reminding me what a great love triangle these 3 would have been

#idc idc #young justice #artemis crock #wally west #am i back on my yj bullshit?#yeah a bit #this show is that one ex i keep getting back together w and i don’t mind 🤷🏻‍♀️#zatanna and wally are both in love w artemis #it’s canon TO ME #i love drama idc #also don’t mind bb and sb they have nothing to do w my point #you can keep the ch*lant vs d*ckb*bs crap out of here #this was supposed to be it #the true debate of this fandom should have been abt who ARTEMIS should date not dick #snaibsel

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hollie47 · 1 year

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Title: A Quiet Night In Author: Hollie47 Word Count: 600 Fandom: Young Justice, DCU Pairing: Artemis Crock/Zatanna Zatara Summary: When the power goes out during movie night, Artemis and Zatanna find something else to do.

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#snaibsel #artemis x zatanna #zatanna x artemis #young justice #dcu #femslash february

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lirxtix · 2 months

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happy vday to my faves

I couldnt find enought snaibsel pics but that is also 100% my fav

#traught hug #artemis crock #young justice #artemis #dc tigress #kid flash #wally west #dick grayson #robin #tigress #spitfire #traught #snaibsel #zatanna

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disregardcanon · 2 months

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wow, this is SO 2016 of me. i just found an "artemis crock from young justice in tokyo ghoul" au in my drafts

“If going to college is that dangerous, you might as well be an investigator,” her dad “hints”. Whenever her father hints at something, it’s more like he hits her over the head with a hammer.

“I want to be a translator,” Artemis says again. She wants to learn how to talk to people, not how to kill ghouls. He spent enough of her early life trying to force her into that role before she became sentient enough to say no and her mother was paralyzed in the line of duty and decided that maybe, just maybe, she didn’t want both of her daughters putting themselves in danger too.

“Mom, every time I’ve tried to eat the food tastes like it’s rotting in my mouth,” Artemis says. She’s so hungry but she can’t eat anything.

“Artemis, look in the mirror,” her mother says, and her eyes are wide as moons.

The whites of one of her eyes has turned black as coal and the iris glows bright red- like a- like a

“Ghoul,” her mother whispers.

“Shit,” Artemis says. This can’t be happening. She can’t be a ghoul. She closes her glowing red eye and holds it that way for a moment. This has to be a stress hallucination or something. She opens it back up, sure that it will have returned to it’s normal white and grey. It hasn’t.

“Artemis,” she says, “that boy- the one they switched your organs for, he was a ghoul wasn’t he?”

“He was,” Artemis whispers. She didn’t know why the report that was passed onto her family didn’t include any mention of the boy being a ghoul and trying to eat her, but she decided that it was probably safer to just leave it be.

“Artemis, please come sit down,” she says, “I have some things that I want to tell you.” Artemis lets her mom lead her over to the kitchen table and sits there, dejected. Her mother makes her coffee. She shoves a filter in the pot and then fills the holder to the brim. The house reeks of coffee by the time that she’s done and the liquid is as black as the outside of her eye.

“Drink,” her mother orders, placing the steaming liquid in front of Artemis. She takes a sip and it’s the first thing that hasn’t tasted like rotting garbage in weeks. She takes another sip. And another. And another. It tastes so good that she could cry.

“Ghouls can only drink coffee,” her mother says.

“Oh,” Artemis says.

“Not all ghouls are evil,” her mother promises her.

“We have options. Your father and sister won’t buy it if you don’t eat, and I don’t think that you’ll be able to learn to pretend to eat quickly enough to avoid notice.”

“I know a place you can go,” her mother promises.

Paula Nguyen Crock was one of the most feared Ghoul Investigators before she was forcibly retired.

“I killed or arrested the dangerous ghouls, but I overlooked the peaceful ones.”

“Most ghoul investigators want them all dead, don’t they?” Artemis asks. She’s heard her father talk about ghouls like some kind of vermin to be exterminated for fun.

“I’m looking for Giovanni Zatara," Artemis says.

“Paula Nguyen,” Artemis says. If this cafe truly is full of ghouls, even speaking the name Crock will be a death sentence.

“Dad,” the girl calls out, “there’s someone here to see you.”

“I’m a ghoul,” Artemis says.

“You look just like Paula,” Giovanni says, “there’s no way.” Artemis focuses on the feeling that she had when her eye glowed red. Giovanni’s eyes widen, and she thinks that means that she succeeded.

“Someone made me into one,” Artemis says.

“Why don’t you think that would be good?”

“Well, um,” she doesn’t want to tell this man that she’d prefer not to commit to a cover where she’s his niece because his daughter’s kind of cute and she doesn’t want to family-zone herself.

“Artemis Brookes,” she says.

#yj #young justice #snaibsel #a journey through my drafts #artemis crock #sunkelles writes

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laufire · 7 months

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27 icons of Young Justice under the cut, from episodes 3x01-3x05. Lots of Zatanna and M'gann.

Do not edit them or claim as your own. Like/reblog if you use them or save them. Credit is appreciated.

[3x01. M'gann and Conner stand together in the Watchtower, in uniform. M'gann looks white, with red eyes, and bald, with a human form.]

[3x01. Dinah and Oliver sit together in the Watchtower, in uniform.]

[3x01. A framed picture of Artemis and Wally. They smile at the camera, their faces close together, with Artemis hugging him from behind, and arm around his shoulders. Bruce Lee, their dog, is in the picture, showing his tongue at the camera.]

[3x01. Close-up to Artemis. Right after waking up, she smiles at the picture, fond.]

[3x02. Close-up to an image of Batwoman in the news.]

[3x02. Dick and Artemis in the airport, buying a ticket. She's wearing sunglasses and is grabbing onto his arm, pretending to be a couple.]

[3x02. Dick and Artemis in gala clothes, side by side, with serious expressions.]

[3x03. A candid picture of Gar and Perdita in the news, about to enter a car, holding hands.]

[3x03. Close-up to Gar. He's talking, smiling and pointing at the camera, wearing a black hat and yellow-tinted sunglasses.]

[3x04. Close-up to Zatanna's teary-eyed expression.]

[3x04. Zatanna looks up at her father, Giovanni, touching his now completely white hair gently as the two of them look at each other, saddened, after he's taken off Fate's helmet.]

[3x04. Zatanna and her father with closed eyes, hugging each other tight, inside the shadow of a tree, with Zatanna hiding her face on his shoulder.]

[3x04. After their time together, Zatanna and her father hug each other, with Zatanna clinging to him.]

[3x04. Giovanni looks over his shoulder, and Zatanna still grabs onto his hand.]

[3x04. Close-up to Zatanna's dejected expression, while her father caresses her cheek.]

[3x04. Close up to Zatanna, collapsed on the grass, on her knees, grabbing onto the pants of her outfit.]

[3x04. Zatanna sobbing, on her knees.]

[3x04. Artemis kneels next to her and hugs Zatanna from behind, comforting her while she cries.]

[3x04. Close-up to Zatanna with tears in her eyes.]

[3x05. Image of a photo album M'gann is putting together. It includes a picture of Kaldur looking pensive; the picture of Artemis, Wally, and their dog; another picture of Zatanna kissing Dick's cheek; the picture Dick took of himself and Artemis on her first day in their school, before she knew who he was; another of M'gann hugging her uncle J'onn, with him in his human appearance; a picture of Gar and his mother; and a last one of Conner and Wolf.]

[3x05. Flashback of M'gann as a child on Mars, in her white Martian form, smiling gently.]

[3x05. The same moment, a little further back, showing that M'gann is holding her brother's hand (Ma'alefa'ak, then known as M'comm).]

[3x05. M'gann, next to her brother, using her telekinetic powers to lift some rocks, protecting them from bullies.]

[3x05. Close-up to little M'gann's angry expression.]

[3x05. The same expression of M'gann, know with her eyes glowing green.]

[3x05. An image of M'gann in her mind space, bald and in uniform, surrounded by some of the same pictures in her album (Artemis and Wally's, Artemis and Dick's, her and her uncle's, Dick and Zatanna's, and Conner and Wolf's).]

[3x05. M'gann standing in the woods, with glowing eyes and a determined expression.]

#youngjusticeedit #dcedit #dcauedit #young justice #supermartian #green canary #spitfire #artemis crock #kate kane #traught #gardita #garfield logan #zatanna zatara #giovanni zatara #snaibsel #yj team #m'gann #ma'alefa'ak #captioned

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