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fantomcomics · 1 year

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What’s Out This Week? 3/1

Marching into March with a bevvy of b-e-a-utiful new books!

All Night & Every Day #1 One-Shot - Ray Fawkes & Andrea Frittella

It's time to party! While celebrating is the last thing grief-stricken introvert Michaela wants to do, her friends drag her out for the night and end up trapping her in a hellish curse: a party that never ends, with no way to escape...not even by dying!

Now she must navigate the labyrinth of the legendary Banquet Hideous all on her own and learn its terrible secrets before she is consumed forever!

And We Love You #1 - Fell Hound & Angela Wu

In the throes of a violent dystopian war, a young soldier perishes on the battlefield and begins to bleed out all her memories. Mixing heart wrenching emotions with stunningly gripping visuals, this is the tale of one woman's life, death, and the love which transcends both. A brand new epic from the world of the Ringo-nominated Commander Rao!

Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer Special - Casey Gilly, Joe Jaro & Ario Anandito

It's been 4 years, and Buffy, Angel, and Thess have been living in relative peace as a dysfunctionally cozy family. But nothing can last forever... Tara might not be dead, but they're losing hope for her staying among the living, and strange new vampires have been sighted.

To get to the bottom of these unfolding horrors, our gang will have to head underground... and face the horrifying true cause of the decline in vampire activity!

Deadfellows #1 - Kody Hamilton & Ramiro Borallo

Pete Miller has just gotten out of his two-year relationship, reeling from the chaos of it all without friends or family around. As he moves into his new awful, one-bedroom apartment Pete attempts to take his own life, but is stopped by a benevolent ghost. Moved by the kindness of this supernatural stranger, Pete sets out to bond with this ghost at all costs-but he quickly learns he doesn't understand the paranormal or their intentions.

Demon Slayer: One-Winged Butterfly GN - Aya Yajima & Koyoharu Gotouge

Shinobu and Kanae ask Himejima to teach them how to slay demons. After he refuses, they must complete the impossible task of moving a giant rock to convince him to introduce them to trainers. In other tales, Zenitsu tricks Inosuke into helping him dig a hot spring under Uzui's training, Mitsuri grapples with her reason for becoming a Demon Slayer, Genya discusses his family with Sumi, the Hashiras try to make Tomioka smile, and Kimetsu Academy forms a rock band-much to Shinobu's chagrin!

Hunt. Kill. Repeat. #1 - Mark London, Francesco Archidiacono, & Marc Deering

It's Kill Bill meets Clash of the Titans in Hunt. Kill. Repeat. The all-new, action packed series by Mark London (Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun). When the Greek gods invade Earth, society is quickly forced to comply with their new rulers. However, one god, Artemis, rejects her brethren's ideology and has found solace in the love of a mortal. When she is called to Olympus to answer for her betrayal, the gods strip away her godly powers and leave her for dead. Now, ten years later, Artemis is on a quest for revenge to confront her father, Zeus, for taking away everything she ever loved.

Phantom Road #1 - Jeff Lemire & Gabriel Hernandez Walta

Dom is a long-haul truck driver attempting to stay ahead of his tragic past. When he stops one night to assist Birdie, who has been in a massive car crash, they pull an artifact from the wreckage that throws their lives into fifth gear. Suddenly, a typical midnight run has become a frantic journey through a surreal world where Dom and Birdie find themselves the quarry of strange and impossible monsters.

Nayra & The Djinn GN - Iasmin Oma Ata

Nayra Mansour feels anything but at home in her New England boarding school. There's the constant pressure from her strict family, cruel bullying from her classmates, and exhausting friendship demands from Rami, the only other Muslim girl at school. Nayra has had enough. Just when she's considering transferring schools to escape it all, Marjan appears. As a djinn, a mythical creature in Arab folklore, Marjan uses their powers and wisdom to help Nayra navigate her overwhelming life. But Marjan's past in the djinn realm is fraught with secrets, guilt, and trouble that have a way of following them all the way to the human realm. And so they must face what they've done before Nayra is pulled into the mess they've made.

Muros Within Magic Walls: The Case Of The Cemetery Girl GN - Paolo Chikiamco & Borg Sinaban

Manila-the walled city recently freed from a dictator's iron-fisted rule-is a magical metropolis where monsters flit and feed along neon-lit streets. In this noir-tinged dystopian graphic novel, the capital exists in an alternate reality where myth and fantasy collide. A one-armed Taga-Sagot-a gatherer of information, an answerer of questions, a fount of knowledge-is charged with finding the missing "daughter" of a small-town mayor lost amidst the temptations of the open city, now a den of pleasure districts and corruption. In a city now governed by the mysterious Societies, tensions between the human and nonhuman inhabitants are about to hit a breaking point.

Why Are You Like This: An ArtByMoga Comic Collection - Meg Adams

Finally, comics that answer life's most pressing questions: Is my partner actually upset or just hangry? Whose turn is it to remember the reusable shopping bags? Is it appropriate to put up Halloween décor two months in advance? (Spoiler alert: Yes. Yes, it is.) From the joys of marrying your best friend to the bizarre musings of a twelve-pound pup to the humor and heartbreak of anxiety, Meg's all-too-relatable comics leave no stone unturned.

We’re All Just Fine HC - Ana Penyas

This heartfelt graphic biography is a tribute to the artist's grandmothers and a generation of women who quietly soldiered through over forty years of Fascist rule in Spain.

Artist Ana Penyas's grandmothers Maruja and Herminia live alone in their respective Spanish towns, largely neglected by their children and relatives, who never visit. But when Ana comes to see them, she realizes that these women, whose day-to-day existences now seem mundane, experienced firsthand an incredibly tumultuous and fascinating period of Spanish history.

In We're All Just Fine, Penyas weaves the memories of her grandmothers to craft a narrative quilt that pieces together what it was like for women to assimilate to Spain's dramatic political and cultural shifts in the late 1970s and '80s. The sudden transition from the authoritarian, repressive Franco regime to lively and liberating democracy was at once incredibly freeing but also destabilizing for women used to their traditional roles as dutiful housewives.

Through this intimate lens into her grandmothers' daily struggle - of their silence, the small acts of rebellion, and great gestures of resilience - Penyas gives voice to an entire generation of "invisible'' women whose stories have rarely been told. Combining collage and rough-hewn pencil drawings, and mixing past and present, Penyas offers a decidedly feminist tribute to the forgotten lives and legacies of her grandmothers.

We Live HC Vol 1 - Roy Miranda & Inaki Miranda

The year is 2084 and the world has changed. Wracked by calamities and crawling with monsters, the last remaining humans face a dangerous existence. And now, the Earth has been sent a message from the deepest reaches of space - a dark countdown to the extinction of all humanity. But there is hope! Five thousand children will be rescued by these mysterious message-senders. This is the journey of Hototo, one of the lucky five thousand - but only if his teenage sister, Tala, can safely deliver him to the nearest Beacon before time runs out.

Storyboarding For Visions Of Wim Wenders HC - Stephane Lemardele

In 2014, storyboard artist Stéphane Lemardelé began work with legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas; Wings of Desire) on his newest project, the emotional Every Thing Will Be Fine. The opening scenes Stéphane worked on would become some of the most renowned of the film, but it was the relationship he built with Wenders that would truly change him. Through this graphic novel memoir, Stéphane captures not only the production of this film but moments of artistic reflection from Wim himself as he ponders the trajectory of his career and evolution as an artist, and the use of film as a tool to examine our own humanity. This book is a rare peek behind the curtain for all fans of cinema, featuring actual storyboards from the production.

Red Zone #1 (of 4) - Cullen Bunn, Mike Deodato, Lee Loughridge & Razzah

Randall Crane, an unassuming American professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU, is called in by the US government for a secret international mission back to Russia, where his long-buried secrets come to light. When his support team of commandos is ambushed and killed, it's up to Randall to fight his way out of Russia using his "particular set of skills."

Wildheart: The Daring Adventures Of John Muir GN - Julie Bertagna & William Goldsmith

The exciting life story of John Muir-who sailed to America as a boy and ended up changing the world; told for the first time in a graphic novel. John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist; and even became friends with a president! His heart was always in the outdoors and he aimed to experience all he could. Most importantly, though, John Muir told the world about the wonders of nature. His words made a difference and inspired people in many countries to start protecting planet Earth-and they still do.

Whatcha scooping up to start the month, Fantom Fam?

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ssvperboy · 2 years

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OKAY. hi

this is a starter call for a few muses (not all of them, bc homegirl’s muse is weird af rn).

LIKE this for a starter from one of the following (PLEASE specify!):

(FEEL FREE TO READ MORE ABOUT THESE GUYS males || enbies || females)

Presley Henderson (Sadie Sink) — Skate’s lil sister, summer camp counselor taking a gap year (or two, or three), she/her, 18yrs old

Julian Taylor (Halsey) — in a band (called KingJulixn), kinda famous??, she/her, 25yrs old

Artemis Lovejoy (Margaret Qualley) — witch!, twin to Apollo & older sister to Athena, works at her family’s occult shop/cafe, she/her, 26yrs old

Athena Lovejoy (Alva Bratt) — also a witch!!, also works at her family’s occult shop/cafe, she/her, 22yrs old

Dawn Beauregarde (Odeya Rush) — twin to Dylan & youngest of 4, is a baker & youtuber, she/her, 21 yrs old

Gabrielly Barbosa (Camila Queiroz) — she was some kind of sick science experiment and now she’s kind of like a cyborg but not rly, studying journalism, VERY gay, she/her, 22yrs old

Caeleste Zingaro (Conor Leslie) — the only girl outta 7 kids, bad-fucking-ass, so much drama in her life but we live for it, she/her, 23yrs old

Ariel Valentine (André Lamoglia) — social media influencer & bartender, also surfs!!, he/they, 22yrs old

Seba Hernandez (Jorge López) — socialite but also a drug dealer for funsies, is technically the worst™️, he/him, 24yrs old

Elijah Chwe (Vernon from SEVENTEEN) — youngest of 10!!!, youtuber & studying music, he/him, 21yrs old

Tomás Torrez (Arón Piper) — twin to Mattheo, surfer & painter & ALSO studying surf science and tech, smart but also so fucking stupid, he/him 21yrs old

Zachary Parker (Jeremy Shada) — ex-child pop star turned singer-songwriter, famous (like rly), kinda hates his life ngl, he/him, 23yrs old

Kit Skywalker (Joshua Bassett) — does music but also lacrosse & theatre!!, has an emotional support dog, anxious a lot, he/him, 20yrs old

Apollo Lovejoy (Maxence Danet-Fauvel) — okay maybe HE’S the worst™️??, twin to Artemis, also works at family’s occult shop/cafe, breezing thru life basically, he/him, 26yrs old

Mars Gunner (Joe Keery) — loves movies, works at a juicery/juice bar (idk what u call em), lives in his van!!!!, really cool & nice usually, he/him, 25yrs old

#starter call #mutuals only pls :)

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saulcastillo · 1 year

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mucho más » semana DLXXVII (14N)

Llegamos una semana más al domingo, nuestro día favorito en inconsolata porque es la hora de repasar todas las infografías que se han publicado en la prensa nacional e internacional desde el lunes. Arrancamos el repaso tras el salto:

Trabajo: La NASA descubre que el iceberg más grande del mundo se aleja de la Antártida | Autores: Iki Alvarado, Roberto Alvarado y Luisa Ortega | Medio: La Razón (México), del 14 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: 20 años del Prestige, el accidente más global | Autor: Óscar Ayerra | Medio: La Voz de Galicia, del 14 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Las relaciones entre Rusia y los países de Asia central | Medio: Le Fígaro, del 14 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Viejas minas para obtener energía renovable | Autor: Kevin Hand | Medio: The Wall Street Journal, del 14 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: La pelota del Mundial de Qatar 2022 y su tecnología para detectar el fuera de juego | Medio: La Vanguardia, del 16 de noviembre

Trabajo: Dentro del laberinto del oído interno | Autores: Audrey Lagadec y Florence Rosier | Medio: Le Monde, del 16 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Lanzado Artemis, el primer paso en el nuevo camino a la Luna | Autor: Gonzalo de las Heras | Medio: El Correo, del 17 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Por fin se completa el lanzamiento de la misión Artemis I | Autora: Tania Gallardo | Medio: La Razón, del 17 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Así aprende DishBrain, la primera inteligencia artificial con pensamiento orgánico | Medio: La Vanguardia, del 17 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Arranca la misión Artemis I de la NASA, en busca de volver a poner el pie en la Luna | Autores: Jennifer Borresen y George Petras | Medio: USA Today, del 17 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Expertos reconstruyen cómo se produjo la explosión en el puente de Kerch | Autores: Marco Hernandez y Guilbert Gates | Medio: The New York Times, del 18 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Análisis al resultado de las elecciones a mitad de mandato en EE.UU. | Autores: Larry Buchanan, Lauren Leatherby, Albert Sun y Scott Reinhard | Medio: The New York Times, del 18 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: La organización de Qatar para celebrar el Mundial 2022 | Medio: The Wall Street Journal, del 18 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Historia del gol en los Mundiales | Autor: Fernando Robato | Medio: As, del 19 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Qatar 2022, al detalle | Autoras: Martina Gil y Sofía Valgañón | Medio: Marca, del 19 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Unión Europea, la muerte de las fronteras | Autores: Francesca Fattori y Riccardo Pravettoni | Medio: Le Monde, del 20 y 21 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: Qatar: un país y una capital fuera de lo común | Autores: Flavie Holzinger, Delphine Papin y Floriane Picard | Medio: Le Monde, del 20 y 21 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

Trabajo: El funcionamiento de la aerotermia aire-agua | Autora: Isabel Toledo | Medio: El Correo, del 20 de noviembre | Alta resolución »

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finishinglinepress · 2 months

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Each poem in Dropping Sunrises in a Jar began as a way to understand why #birds appear so happy at sunrise. Written from notes spanning over twenty years, Dropping Sunrises in a Jar glimpses nature’s inner workings of joy. In free verse and form poems, sunrises from across the globe are depicted in a variety of awakening colors and sounds. #Poems recount the morning opera from locations like a sleeping car on a train going to Beijing to construction crane noise in Prague, the cooing of doves in North Carolina, and canyon towhees in Arizona. By organizing the poems into three sections: I’ll tell you how the Sun rose, A Ribbon at a time, and The Steeples swam in Amethyst, the readers ultimately find themselves gently released back into their world with signs of hope. #nature #poems #birds #chapbook #FLP

Melinda Thomsen’s Armature from Hermit Feathers Press (2021) was a finalist for the 2022 Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye award and an honorable mention in the 2019 Lena Shull Poetry Contest from NC Poetry Society. Her books Field Rations (2011) and Naming Rights (2007) are also from Finishing Line Press, and her latest poems can be found in Salamander Magazine, Artemis Journal, THEMA, The Ekphrastic Review, Poetry Miscellany, The New York Quarterly, and Poetry Quarterly, among others. A 2023 Randall Jarrell Poetry Contest Honorable Mention, 2019 Pushcart Nominee from The Comstock Review, and a Semi-Finalist in the 2004 “Discovery” / The Nation poetry contest, she’s an advisory editor for Tar River Poetry and current Vice President of Programming for the North Carolina Poetry Society. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she received her MA in English from The City College, CUNY, and MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the Writing Center Coordinator for the John Paul II Catholic School and lives in North Carolina with her husband Hunt, two cats, and one chicken.

PRAISE FOR Dropping Sunrises in a Jar by Melinda Thomsen

I love that poet-philosopher Melinda Thomsen has turned her wise but uncynical eye and voice towards the tragedy of climate change. Thomsen writes, “I wake to the sky’s daily burning/in these—my sunset—years to collect sunrises…like candles gathered from my forgiving earth… But this burning keeps flushing out the birds…” Thomsen writes extensively of birds, those things with feathers, to give us what I love best in eco poetry, hope-punk. But, sad and knowing as her poems often are, Thomsen can’t help but bring her child-like wonder to the world, and for that I am grateful.

–ELIZABETH J. COLEMAN, editor of Here: Poems for the Planet, Copper Canyon Press, 2019

In Dropping Sunrises in a Jar, Thomsen skillfully highlights and juxtaposes the cyclical nature and beauty of sunrises and the corresponding splendor and chaos of local fauna, flora, as well as man made technologies. From mynas in Maui, bridges in New York City, construction in Prague, to warblers in Maine, Thomsen’s celebration of origins and beginnings cleverly serves as an homage to rebirth, routine, and hope.

–JOSE HERNANDEZ DIAZ, author of The Fire Eater, Bad Mexican, Bad American, and The Parachutist

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usnewsrank · 2 years

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NASA to launch Artemis 1 this month

(NewsNation) — There were three space launches Thursday by three different space companies, each on a different mission. They come just weeks from NASA launching its first Artemis mission flight. NASA’s Artemis mission stands for acceleration, reconnection, turbulence and electrodynamics of the moon’s interaction with the sun. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez joined “Morning in America” to…

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penderghastartcorner · 2 years

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For anyone who dealt with a toxic relationship... You deserve better -Magara Sato

You deserve more than what you got -Artemis Pax

Fuck this, this is the reason I'm Ace -Atlas Ernhardt

Friendship is fickle... food is eternal - Zeph Hernandez

#magara sato #atlas ernhardt #Zeph Hernandez #Artemis Pax #Alice Satoshi

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raised-u-fr0m-perdition · 1 year

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Could o request an Anthony Lockwood x fem reader where they have a love hate relationship where they both always risk their lives for eachother but then it always ends up in fights with one another and one day it leads to a very heated confession.

YOU'RE HEAVEN AND HELL

"Yeah, and what plan did you have, Mr Know-It-All?!"

"Oh shut it, you could have avoided standing in front of a charging ghost!"

"But I knew that plan would work!"

"Or was it a small experiment that could've gotten us both killed?" Lucy and George watched as the two came back from yet another case with yells and insults.

"Is that the fifth argument this week?" George tutted. "We're only two days in."

"And five days away from Armageddon." Lucy predicted. "I swear, these two will destroy all of humanity if they remain at loggerheads."

"Who destroys the other first? I say that Zuri will finish him first." George betted.

"We don't even need to bet some quid, cause I agree."

"I can take care of myself!" Lockwood shouted, making a gesture as if he was karate chopping his other hand.

"Oh, but you clearly can't!" I retorted, stepping forward and mimicking his own gesture.

"Neither can you, to be frank, I had to save you from being locked just yesterday. And now the tables have turned you really think you're the equal of Marissa Fittes and Sir John Fairfax, absolute saviour, aren't you?!"

I drew my rapier quickly, Lockwood matching it quickly.

“Let me show you how much of a bloody saviour I can be.”

“Ok! That’s enough!” Artemis (A/N: My OC, kinda like my signature) clapped her hands, using her own golden rapier to set down ours. “We don’t want a duel in the thinking space, do we?” She turned to George and Lucy, “I sort out something at SP3CTR for a few hours and this is what I’m coming back to. I should be used to it, but I’m not. Please tell me there’s tea or coffee, at least something.”

“We get it, you own a multi-trillion pounds worth company. But doesn’t that we can’t get into arguments.” Lockwood snapped.

“Oh, Tony, that’s your fifth argument this week and it’s only Tuesday. Two days in, five away from Armageddon.” Lucy gestured to Artemis to signal her agreement.

“Lockwood and I won’t cause Armageddon.” I scoffed, flicking my brown hair over my shoulder. “How can you be so sure of that?”

DAY THREE:

Lockwood, Artemis and I went on a case where they were dealing with a particularly difficult Type 2 called Harrison Prescott, who had spent the last few minutes trying to get Lockwood, but when he deemed that useless, he turned to me, and I was unprepared and didn’t notice him coming. I turned around, meeting the ghost’s eyes and falling to the ground, unable to move. This was the end of Zuri Miller. Someone better dance the Macarena at my grave or I’ll rise back from the dead to make someone do it.

“Get away from her!” Lockwood threw a flare, diverting the attention of the ghost. He threw his rapier to me, and I caught it, confused. I had my own bloody rapier with me!

“Lockwood, what the hell?!” I yelled, running forward and slashing wildly at the ghost, but he disappeared before the blade could touch the plasma. Artemis ran out of the other room, dusting off her hands.

“That’s how it’s done, ladies and ladies, let’s go.” She winked, leading us both downstairs.

“I had my own rapier with me, Lockwood, why’d you chuck yours? You couldn’t defended yourself!” I criticised angrily. He jeopardised everything!

“I didn’t see your rapier, and I had a plan!” “What was the brilliant plan, pray tell?”

“I’d give the rapier to you, you attack from behind and we switch between blade and no blade until Artemis dealt with the source!”

“I think that’s an idiotic plan! We’d go better with weapons anyway! Artemis, do you agree with me?”

“I think I’d better do the fighting with one of you from now on. Next case, Lockwood and I will deal with the ghost, Zuri, you deal with the source. Does that make everyone happy?” Artemis bargained, so we both nodded.

DAY FOUR:

I was rifling through the drawers, and found the source, but what I didn’t notice was that the ghost was behind me, snarling.

“I’ve got you, Zuri!” Lockwood was behind the ghost, slashing it expertly, giving me time to pull out the silver net and throw it on just as it went for Lockwood.

“You didn’t have to save me, I had it covered.”

“Oh no, you didn’t! You didn’t notice it was there!”

“You know what?!” Artemis snapped, stopping us all in our tracks. “I’ve had enough of babysitting you two! You’re like Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, you just keep going at each other. So I’ve come up with a solution. You two just aren’t going to speak to each other until this Sunday.”

“Why specifically Sunday? Can’t you extend the bracket?” Lockwood asked, folding his arms.

“Because there’s a job that requires your skill set and my skill set but I can’t make it, I have a conference with the world leaders then. The next best person to fill my position is you, Zuri, so do me a favour and complete the job without any arguments in the afterparty.” She pinched the bridge between her eyebrows, resigning herself for the opposite of her wishes. “Do you understand?”

“Yes, Artemis.” We both chorused, a little intimidated under the tech giant’s presence. Her complete worked in protection, so obviously it did well. Plus, she could be intimidating when she wanted to.

“Good. Now, I’m going to get some coffee with my brother. Don’t tear the house apart while you’re at it, yeah?” She sighed, turning on her heel and muttering incessantly as she left.

“Did she say world leaders?!”

DAY SEVEN:

“George! Are you geared up?” Lucy barked, padded with pillows and armed with a cardboard shield and her rapier. George walked out of his room with the same, except he wore a baseball helmet over the top. “Good.”

“Today is Armageddon.” He dramatically announced. “The first day that Lockwood and Zuri will talk to each other after Artemis’ fateful condemning on day 3. They said that Armageddon doesn’t exist. What will scientists say now?”

“Armageddon does exist. See you on the other side, soldier.” Lucy prepared herself, saluting at the same time as George.

“Lockwood and Zuri are due back at 1400 hours.” Artemis announced, coming in through the front door. “Remain prepared, soldiers, for this might be a day we will not survive.”

“You’re playing along?” George gasped in delight.

“Course not. I’m a businesswoman, I state the facts. I’m not worried about those two, and, oh, look at the time.” She checked her watch, “It’s 13:59.”

“HIDE!” George and Lucy dived for cover just as the clock said 2pm, and just then Lockwood and I burst through the door, arguing like hell was breaking loose.

“YOU ABSOLUTELY IDIOTIC NARCISSIST! NOT EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD’S ABOUT YOU!”

“I’M GONNA STOP BEING YOUR HUMAN SHIELD THEN!”

“FINE! I DIDN’T NEED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE ANYWAY! MY LIFE WAS PERFECT UNTIL YOU CAME ALONG!”

“OH YEAH? MINE WAS BRILLIANT UNTIL YOU BARGED INTO IT AND RUINED IT COMPLETELY! SOMETIMES I WISH I COULD JUST KISS YOU!”

“THEN WHY DON’T YOU?! I’VE BEEN WAITING A HELLA LONG TIME FOR IT!”It took us both a few seconds to register what we just said, breathing heavily. Artemis counted on her fingers from three to one, taking out her phone. On 1, Lockwood crossed the room, cupping my face in his hands and smashing his lips on mine roughly, making George and Lucy gape and Artemis smirk. My hand reached up to tangle in his brown locks, deepening the kiss. It felt… amazing. Like all that tension I had with him was gone just like that. When we detached, Artemis had finished finding the number, laughing.

“Good job, all that built up tension finally did it.” She rang the number, holding the phone to her ear. “Yeah, Barnes? They did it. You owe me 50 quid, thank you very much.”

“This was all a convoluted plan of yours? To win a bet against Barnes?!” Lockwood panted.

“Yeah, precisely. Gotta put my talents somewhere, don’t I?” She shrugged.

“You bloody-“

#anthony lockwood #anthony lockwood x reader #lockwood and co #artemis hernandez #george karim #lucy carlyle

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spnmoosejerk · 3 years

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⚠️Trigger Warning: mentions Domestic Abuse⚠️

Xaviera Hernandez, was a victim of Domestic Violence while engaged to her now ex. Her family wasn’t always the richest while she was growing up so when she found herself engaged to a man who came from wealth, her family sort of forced her into staying with him.

Her Fiancé was the son of a state senator & got away with a lot of things. He looked pretty “perfect” in the public’s eye so poor Xaviera was just known for having many “accidents” instead of speaking the truth of her nonstop injuries.

Xaviera’s story has a much happier ending. In present time, after lots of support & love from friends she made a very hard decision to cut ties with her family, which led to her to being able to get away from her abuser. After working on herself for sometime, she became a successful activist & blog writer to encourage & help other victims.

Xaviera is now in a healthy, happy relationship with her girlfriend Artemis. ( @wintersoldiersims )

‼️ Pls note that I do not condone domestic violence in anyway. I’m respectfully adding the very real subject to one of my characters stories as one might do in a book or tv show. ‼️

#Xaviera #Xaviera Hernandez #2020 pics #my oc #my ocs #my oc edits #my ocs are my children #trigger warning #TW #ts3 legacy #sims 3 #ts3 screenshots #ts3 simblr #ts3 simmer #my sims #the sims 3 #simblr #sims #ts3

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thetimelordbatgirl · 3 years

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DC OCs Masterpost

New Titans Verse:

The New Titans: Summary of Series: TBA.

Name: Sparrow/Primrose ‘Prim’ Davis. Side: Good. Love Interest: Jadestar/Tessond’r. Voiceclaim: Hailee Steinfeld.

Name: Jadestar/Tessond’r. Side: Good. Love Interest: Sparrow/Primrose ‘Prim’ Davis. Voiceclaim: Christina Valenzuela.

Name: Dark Omen/Coraline Cameron. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: Sofia Wylie.

Name: Tidebreaker/Rickey Dalton. Side: Good. Love Interest: Night Bolt/Esmeralda Tindol. Voiceclaim: Seth Green.

Name: Seaspray/Mickey Dalton. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: Brandon Mychal Smith.

Name: Timber/Silas Alexander. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: Mark Hamill.

Name: Bloodwing/Tobias Cameron. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: Josh Keaton.

Name: Razor/Varick Joseph. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: Booboo Stewart.

Name: Firehunter/Iando’r. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: Sean Astin.

Name: Karma/Serenity Carrier. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Green Lantern/Danielle ‘Dani’ Archer. Side: Good. Love Interest: Hawkwing/Ketor Vael. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Kaisa/Aurora Raymond. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Jumpbug/Carlos Hernandez. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Wasp/Christian Mennings. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Hawkwing/Ketor Vael. Side: Good. Love Interest: Green Lantern/Danielle ‘Dani’ Archer. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Silver Hornet/Baxter Harkmen. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Seeloh. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Keres/Natalie Lewis. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Mind Bender/Hailey Baker. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Hawkmoth. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: BA.

Name: Lazeph. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Samara. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Night Bolt/Esmeralda Tindol. Side: Neutral. Love Interest: Tidebreaker/Rickey Dalton. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Ember Girl/Hestia Sonnet. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Frost Boy/Aspen Sonnet. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Vine Master/Wilfred Romer. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Dark Shade/Terrence Vixen. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Falling Inside The Black: Summary of Series: TBA.

Name: Black Hood/Andrea Kyle. Side: Neutral. Love Interest: Balthazar/Eric Larson. Voiceclaim: Selina Gomez.

Name: Balthazar/Eric Larson. Side: Neutral. Love Interest: Black Hood/Andrea Kyle. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Storm Girl/Connie Heck. Side: Neutral. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Trick Girl/June Driver. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Purple Obsidian/Dorothy ‘Dot’ Dixon. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Malestorm/Percy Heck. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

The New Outlaws: Summary of Series: TBA.

Name: Cybershot/Violet Davenport. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Fantasia/Cameron Parsons. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Rosethorn/Julia ‘Julie’ Heyde. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Warped/Karl Findley. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Magnum/Jared Newton. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Darkstar. Side: Evil. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Stories in their own universes:

Heroes of Gotham Academy (Next Gen): Summary of Series: TBA.

Name: Robin/Dalia Wayne. Parent(s): Damien Wayne and Mia/Maps Mizoguchi. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Martin Wayne. Parent(s): Damien Wayne and Mia/Maps Mizoguchi. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Purple Starling/Kale Grayson. Parent(s): Dick Grayson and Starfire. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Oscar Mizoguchi. Parent(s): Olive Silverlock and Kyle Mizoguchi. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Supergirl/Joy Kent. Parent(s): Jon Kent. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Dark Aura/Freddy Ray. Parent(s): Pomeline Fritch and Heathcliff Ray. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Mind Girl/Willow Quinn-Isley. Parent(s): Harley Quinn and Pamela Isley (adopted). Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Gavin Rivera. Parent(s): Colton Rivera. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Patrick Karlo. Parent(s): Katherine Karlo (Adopted). Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Erin Jorgenson. Parent(s): Eric Jorgenson. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Victoria Grey. Parent(s): Tristen Grey. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Next Justice League: Heroes of Tomorrow (DC version of Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow): Summary of first book: Whenever the forces of evil have threatened mankind, Earth's First Line of Defense, The Justice League, were there to stop them- until they made the ultimate sacrifice in their final fight with the New God, Steppenwolf. Now the time has come for the children of the Justice League to rise as the new heroes of tomorrow and to avenge their parents' deaths. Holly (daughter of Batman and Catwoman), Damen (son of Wonder Woman), Lara (daughter of Superman), Nora (daughter of the Flash) and the arrow-slinging daughter of Green Arrow and Black Canary along with the will powered daughter of Green Lantern have to come together along with any help they get to finish Steppenwolf off as the next Justice League! Quotev Link

Summary of second book: In wake of the defeat of the New God, Steppenwolf, the world is slowly being freed from the control of Parademons, as the new Justice League are slowly working on returning the world back to normal. But, just as they think they on the route to a better world, another New God named Darkseid, arrives and plans to take over, with the new Justice League being at the top of his enemies list. Having to face a new enemy, the new Justice League, with the help of new allies, find themselves facing the ultimate test as the new Justice League. Quotev Link

Name: Holly Wayne. Parent(s): Batman and Catwoman. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Damen. Parent(s): Wonder Women. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Lara Kent. Parent(s): Superman and Lois Lane. Voicclaim: TBA.

Name: Nora Allen. Parent(s): Flash and Iris West. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Green Arrow II/Layla Queen. Parent(s): Green Arrow and Black Canary. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Green Lantern/Nova Jordan. Parent(s): Green Lantern and Carol Ferris. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Young Justice: Legacy: Summary of Series: Its the year 2036, and by then, the YJ team that had once been founded by so called sidekicks had become fledged heroes, some in the Justice League, some still solo, and some having retired already- and all in their own way have their families. When a new Lantern ring flies to Earth and attracts the attention of Cadmus and even the Light though, new Heroes must step up to the call, and continue the legacy of their parents/mentors....even it means dealing with enemies of the past, and new.... Quotev Link NOTE: WAS WRITTEN BEFORE S3 AND THEREFORE, ANYTHING S3 IS NOT IN IT.

*Nightingale/Phoebe Grayson- child of Nightwing and Zatanna. *Aura/Justin Grayson- eldest child of Nightwing and Zatanna. *Fate/George Grayson- child of Nightwing and Zatanna. *Kid Flash III/Hope West- twin child of Wally and Artemis. *Impulse II/Faith West- twin child of Wally and Artemis. *Kid Martian/Brandon Kent- eldest child of Miss Martian and Superboy. *Supergirl/Eleanor Kent- middle child of Miss Martian and Superboy. *Speedy II/Arya Harper- middle child of Will and Jade Harper. *Aqualad/Horatio- adopted child of Kaldur’ahm. *Aquagirl/Phillida- child of Kaldur’ahm. *Hornet/Anthony Duncan- eldest child of Mal and Bumblebee. *Yellow Wasp II/Carlos Duncan- child of Mal and Bumblebee. *Kid Lantern/Ryleigh Croft- Green Lantern in training.

*Red Hood/Lian Harper- eldest child of Will and Jade- take on canon character. *Orange Lantern/Dominic Croft- Orange Lantern currently. *Edward Grayson- adopted child of Nightwing and Zatanna. *Serenity Kent- youngest child of Miss Martian and Superboy. *Sawyer Harper- youngest child of Will and Jade. *Cooper West- child of Wally and Artemis. *Luna West- youngest child of Wally and Artemis. *Harrison Duncan- child of Mal and Bumblebee. *Genesis Duncan- youngest child of Mal and Bumblebee.

The New Adventures of Batman Beyond: Summary: TBA.

Name: Robin AKA Anissa Holmes. Side: Good. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Dark DC Universe:

Justice League: Twisted Morals: Summary of Book: TBA.

Name: Phantom Spectre/Enola Rhodes. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Peacebringer/Ophelia. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Green Lantern/Rowan Astor. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Super X/Caleb. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Wavepool/Kadrex. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Blur/Lincoln Lauder. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Unnamed Universe Currently:

The Kids Aren’t Alright: Summary of Series: TBA.

Name: Robin I/Pandora Dallas. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Robin II/Ruth Rowley. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Red Robin: Summary: TBA.

Name: Red Wing/Bianca Mitchell. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Red Hood: Summary: TBA.

Name: Hit Girl/Natalia Trevino. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Teen Titans: Next Generation: Summary: TBA.

Name: Nightstar/Mar’i Grayson. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Nightingale/Venus Grasyon. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Jake Grayson. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Shifter/Trevor Logan. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Rose Logan. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Crow/Michael Roth. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Azure/Christina Roth. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Dragonfly/Edwin Stone. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

Name: Danny Stone. Summary: TBA. Voiceclaim: TBA.

#megan's ocs #megan's fanfiction #OCs masterpost #DC OCs

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Fandom/Character List

(Updated March 8, 2024)

this is a list of all the fandoms and characters I write for, if you don’t see a character you’re looking for on here, feel free to ask about them! (some i forget, some are too obscure to add, but not too obscure to write for, and some i actually don’t write for. i’ll let you know!)

*note that i write for almost any character platonic/familial, even some unlisted characters!

*strikethrough means currently not accepting requests for said character/fandom!

check out my status page to see how far i am in a requestable fandom!

check out my watchlist for my in progress and in line shows/movies!

American Horror Story

Murder House, Asylum, Coven

Batfamily/DCAU

Batfamily (based on comics, fanon, and animated movies)

Barbara Gordon/Oracle, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Cassandra Cain/Black Bat, Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Jason Todd/Red Hood, Stephanie Brown/Spoiler, Tim Drake/Red Robin

*i currently do not write for Damian Wayne/Robin romantically

Harley Quinn (Show)

Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy

Young Justice

Artemis Crock/Tigress, Bart Allen/Impulse, Conner Kent/Superboy, Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Garfield Logan/Beast Boy, Jade Nguyen/Cheshire, Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle, Kaldur’ahm/Aqualad, M’gann M’orzz/Miss Martian, Roy Harper/Arsenal, Violet Harper/Halo, Wally West/Kid Flash, Will Harper/Red Arrow, Zatanna Zatara

Cobra Kai/Karate Kid

Aisha Robinson, Ali Mills, Amanda LaRusso, Carmen Diaz, Daniel LaRusso, Demetri Alexopoulos, Devon Lee, Eli Moskowitz/Hawk, Johnny Lawrence, Miguel Diaz, Moon, Piper Elswith, Robby Keene, Tory Nichols

DC Extended Universe

Abner Krill/Polka-Dot Man, Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, Barry Allen/Flash, Billy Batson/Shazam, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Cassandra Cain, Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2, Christopher Smith/Peacemaker, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Emilia Harcourt, Floyd Lawton/Deadshot, Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn, Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, June Moon/Enchantress, Leota Adebayo, Max Lord, Renee Montoya, Rick Flag, Robert DuBois/Bloodsport, Steve Trevor, Victor Stone/Cyborg

DCTV

Gotham

Barbara Kean, Edward Nygma/Riddler, Ivy Pepper/Poison Ivy, Jerome Valeska/Joker, Jim Gordon, Leslie Thompkins, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tabitha Galavan, Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin

Titans

Conner Kent/Superboy, Dawn Granger/Dove, Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Donna Troy/Wonder Girl, Garfield Logan/Beast Boy, Hank Hall/Hawk, Jason Todd/Red Hood, Jericho Wilson, Komand’r/Blackfire, Kory Anders/Starfire, Rachel Roth/Raven, Rose Wilson/Ravager, Tim Drake/Robin

DC Movies (Non-DCEU/Animation)

Batman (Keaton) - Bruce Wayne/Batman, Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Vicki Vale

Batman (Kilmer) - Bruce Wayne/Batman, Dick Grayson/Robin, Edward Nygma/Riddler, Harvey Dent/Two-Face

Batman (Clooney) - Barbara Wilson/Batgirl, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Dick Grayson/Robin, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy, Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze

Batman (Bale) - Bruce Wayne/Batman, Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow

Batman (Pattinson) - Bruce Wayne/Batman, Edward Nashton/Riddler, Selina Kyle/Catwoman

Joker - Arthur Fleck/Joker*

*I will not write for Arthur Fleck/Joker romantically!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Rodrick Heffley

Disney Animation

Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Brave, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Moana, Peter Pan, Princess and the Frog, Tangled

*this list is organized by movie as of right now, but I can write for most of the main characters. If you have a question, please ask!

Disney Channel Original Movies

Descendants (might make a comeback pending new content)

Audrey Rose, Ben Florian, Carlos De Vil, Evie Grimhilde, Harry Hook, Jay Max, Mal Bertha, Uma

Teen Beach Movie

Brady Derulo, Butchy Dean, Giggles, Lela Dean, Mckenzie Fox/Mack, Seacat, Tanner Lewis

Euphoria

Cassie Howard, Chris McKay, Elliot, Fezco, Jules Vaughn, Kat Hernandez, Lexi Howard, Maddy Perez, Rue Bennett

Fear Street

Cindy Berman, Christine Berman/Ziggy, Deena Johnson, Josh Johnson, Kate Schmidt, Samantha Fraser, Simon Kalivoda

Friends

Chandler Bing, Joey Tribbiani, Monica Geller, Phoebe Buffay, Rachel Green

The Good Place

Chidi Anagonye, Eleanor Shellstrop, Janet, Jason Mendoza, Michael, Tahani Al-Jamil

Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts

Bellatrix Lestrange, Bunty Broadacre, Cedric Diggory, Credence Barebone, Eulalie Hicks, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Jacob Kowalski, Leta Lestrange, Luna Lovegood, Newt Scamander, Porpentina Goldstein, Queenie Goldstein, Ron Weasley, Theseus Scamander

*If the character you are looking for is barely in the movies, I don’t write for them. I haven’t read the books so beyond the movies, I have no way of knowing what they’re like.

I Am Not Okay with This

Stanley Barber, Sydney Novak

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood, Mutt Williams, Willie Scott

Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, Richie Tozier, Stanley Uris

*Please specify older or younger characters

*I do not write for Bower’s Gang romatically

*IT kids will not be written for romantically, crushes are acceptable

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Movies

Adam Warlock, Ajak, Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Bruce Banner/Hulk, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Darcy Lewis, Druig, Gamora, Gilgamesh, Hela Odinsdottir, Helmut Zemo, Hope Van Dyne/Wasp, Jane Foster, Jimmy Woo, Katy Chen, Kingo, Liz Allan, Loki Laufeyson, Makkari, Maria Rambeau, Maria Hill, May Parker, Melina Vostokoff/Black Widow, Michelle Jones, Mobius, Monica Rambeau, Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Peggy Carter, Pepper Potts/Rescue, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Peter Quill/Star Lord, Phastos, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, Sam Wilson/Falcon, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Sersi, Xu Shang-Chi, Sharon Carter/Agent 13, Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Thena, Thor Odinson, Tony Stark/Iron Man, Valkyrie, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Xu Xialing, Yelena Belova/Black Widow*

*I currently don’t write for Yelena Belova romantically!

Disney+ Originals*

Agatha Harkness/Agnes, Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk, Karli Morganthau/Flag Smasher, Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop/Hawkeye, Kazi Kazimierczak/Clown, Layla El-Faouly/Scarlet Scarab, Marc Spector/Moon Knight, Maya Lopez/Echo, Steven Grant/Mr. Knight, Sylvie Laufeydottir

*listed in this section is any character who has not shown up in movies yet! but other characters like wanda maximoff and sam wilson are still technically in this category depending on the fic!

Defenders - PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST PROMPTS FOR: Iron Fist S2, Punisher S2, Jessica Jones S3 as I have not watched them yet

Claire Temple, Colleen Wing, Danny Rand/Iron Fist, Elektra Nachios, Foggy Nelson, Frank Castle/Punisher, Jessica Jones, Joy Meachum, Karen Page, Luke Cage, Malcolm Ducasse, Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Misty Knight, Patricia Walker, Ward Meachum

Marvel (Non-MCU/XMCU/Games)

Amazing Spider-Man

Curt Conners/Lizard, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, May Parker, Max Dillon/Electro, Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Into the Spider-Verse

Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, Miguel O’Hara/2099, Miles Morales/Spider-Man, Olivia Octavius/Doctor Octopus, Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man

Spider-Man (2002)

Flint Marko/Sandman, Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus, Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Venom

Eddie Brock/Venom

Miscellaneous

10 Things I Hate About You

Chaos Walking - (SPECIFY MALE/FEM!READER)

The Devil All the Time

Free Guy

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Jurassic World

The Office

Supernatural

Top Gun

Victorious

Wednesday

*i currently haven’t specified which characters i do/do not write for in the section above right now, but i won’t mind if you ask!

Musicals + Movies Counterparts

Heathers

Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Heather McNamara, Jason Dean, Veronica Sawyer

Newsies

Crutchie, Davey Jacobs, Jack Kelly, Katherine Plumber, Romeo

New Girl

Aly Nelson, Cece Parekh, Ernie Tagliaboo/Coach, Jessica Day, Nick Miller, Reagan Lucas, Winston Bishop, Winston Schmidt/Schmidt

Peaky Blinders

Ada Shelby, Arthur Shelby, Esme Lee, John Shelby, Lizzie Stark, Michael Gray, Polly Gray, Thomas Shelby

Riverdale

Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Cheryl Blossom, Fangs Fogarty, Jason Blossom, Josie McCoy, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Sweet Pea, Toni Topaz, Veronica Lodge

Shameless (US)

Carl Gallagher, Debbie Gallagher, Fiona Gallagher, Kevin Ball, Ian Gallagher, Lip Gallagher, Svetlana Yevgenivna, Veronica Fisher

Star Wars

Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Boba Fett, Cal Kestis, Cara Dune, Cassian Andor, Din Djarin/Mando, Ezra Bridger, Fennec Shand, Finn, Han Solo, Haja Estree, Hera Syndulla, Jyn Erso, Kanan Jarrus/Caleb Dume, Lando Calrissian, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Nightsister Merrin, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Poe Dameron, Qi’ra, Rey, Rose Tico, Sabine Wren, Trilla Suduri

*I will not write Master x Padawan romantically

*I do not write for Kylo Ren romantically

Stranger Things

Dustin Henderson, Eddie Munson, Eleven Hopper, Jim Hopper, Jonathan Byers, Joyce Byers, Lucas Sinclair, Max Mayfield, Michael Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Will Byers

*Stranger Kids will not be written romantically, crushes are acceptable

*I do not write for Billy Hargrove romantically

That 70’s Show

Donna Pinciotti, Jackie Burkhart, Michael Kelso, Steven Hyde

The 100

Bellamy Blake, Charmaine Diyoza, Clarke Griffin, Echo kom Azgedakru, Emori kom Spacekru, Finn Collins, Hope Diyoza, Jasper Jordan, John Murphy, Jordan Green, Lexa kom Trikru, Monty Green, Nathan Miller, Octavia Blake, Raven Reyes

The Umbrella Academy

Diego Hargreeves, Allison Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves, Five Hargreeves**, Viktor Hargreeves (Number 7)***, Lila Pitts

*I will not write number 8!reader x Hargreeves romantically

**I will not write for Five romantically

***Because Viktor (Number 7) is canonically trans now, writing for him is more tricky. Fics written pre-S3 remain unedited. Future fics will follow the timeline and may still address Viktor pre-transition depending on when the fic takes place.

Video Games

Batman: Arkham Series

Gotham Knights

Injustice

Marvel’s Avengers

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

*I write for most characters in these games, I don’t mind if you ask!

X-Men

Prequels

Alex Summers/Havok, Charles Xavier/Professor X, Elizabeth Braddock/Psylocke, Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Hank McCoy/Beast, Jean Grey/Phoenix, Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver, Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Sean Cassidy/Banshee, Warren Worthington III/Angel

Originals

Modern Day

Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, Ellie Phimister/Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Laura Kinney/X-23, Logan Howlett/Wolverine, Neena Thurman/Domino, Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Roberto da Costa/Sunspot, Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Wade Wilson/Deadpool

#fandom list #character list

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Second Chances - Ch. 11

A New Home

Warnings: blood, swearing

Word count: ~6000

You finish your story beneath the oak tree. You’ve been leaning forward for a while now. Shame rips through you as tears streak down your cheeks. You’re glad Arthur has already withdrawn his arm from your back. You can’t bring yourself to look at him just so you can see on his face how pathetic he must find you. You hate how weak you’d been for so many years, how long you allowed yourself to suffer. Of course, you weren’t exactly proud of how you handled it in the end either, killing your entire family when you could have so easily just run away.

You suddenly feel Arthur’s hand on your shoulder, rubbing with his thumb. Despite yourself, you look over at him. He looks at you sadly.

“I’m real sorry, sweetheart,” he says gently. You look away again.

“Don’t be, Arthur. Not like you had anything to do with it. But maybe we should just call this whole thing off,” you add, feeling your heart break.

“What are ya talkin’ ‘bout?”

“I mean there isn’t a future for us, Arthur. I obviously can’t give anyone a family, not even you, and I doubt I could ever lie with anyone without...”

“Ya think that’s the only thing I care about in a relationship?” he snaps, withdrawing his hand. You look back at him. “Darlin’, I don’t wanna lose you just because you can’t have kids. It ain’t like you chose that, so I ain’t gonna blame ya for it. “Sides, kids don’t make a family a family.”

He rests his hand on your shoulder again. “And as far as bein’ intimate, well, that might have to be somethin’ we work on. But I ain’t gonna force ya. What I’m sayin’ is I’d rather have ya as you are than not have ya at all. Shoar, maybe yer past gave ya some bad scars, and it might’ve broken ya. But I’m willin’ to help ya put yerself back together.”

A new wave of tears hits you. He smiles and grabs your hand, removing it from your knee and squeezing it gently. You feel your heart swell as you look into his soft blue eyes. He pulls you into his chest while you cry, letting you get all your emotions out. He doesn’t say a word while your pain rips through your chest. He just lets you cry, rubbing your back and brushing your hair with his fingers.

When you finally manage to compose yourself, he helps you stand up. He takes your face in his hands and wipes the last few tears from your cheeks.

“Ya gonna be a’right, girl,” he says gently. He lets you go and grabs your hand, leading you up to camp.

“Hey, what ya say we go do somethin’, get yer mind off of things?” he says as you walk past the hitching posts.

“What do you have in mind?” you ask, sniffing a little.

“Well, I been helpin’ this guy I met in Valentine. Says he’s an author, doin’ a story on some ol’ gunslinger. Offered me a lot of money to go find some people who used to run with a guy named Jim “Boy” Calloway. I found three of ‘em already, had to kill ‘em. Just need one more. Ya wanna come with me? I’m hopin’ she’ll be easier than the others.”

You blink a few times, the sun making your tired eyes smart a bit. “D’you know where she is?” Arthur pulls a photo out of his satchel. You see a tall woman in a black dress and large, black hat holding a rifle. He flips it over and you see the name “Black Belle”.

“Says here she’s holed up in the swamps of the Bayou Nwa. Think I have an idea where we might find her.”

You nod your head. “Okay, let’s go find her. I think I could use a good run. ‘Sides, I ain’t never been to a swamp before.”

“Nor have I,” Arthur admits, putting his photo back in his satchel.

You both check your horses, making sure you have enough provisions to last a few days just in case it takes longer than expected to find this Black Belle.

As Arthur leads you out of the trees from Horseshoe Overlook, you trot Rannoch by Artemis’s side.

“So you said you already found three others for this author,” you say. “What were they like?”

“Bunch o’ miserable bastards,” he says. “First was a man named Flaco Hernandez. Found him in a cabin up in a place called Cairn lake on the way to Colter. Think he was on the run from the law; didn’t seem at all like he was too happy ‘bout bein’ in the snow. Made me duel him, guess he weren’t too interested in talkin’ ‘bout his past.

“Then there was Emmett Granger. Pig farmer. Don’t think I ever been more happy to see a man dead.”

“Why?”

“He kept talkin’ ‘bout the horrible things he done to people. Skinnin’ ‘em, scalpin’ ‘em. Think he was makin’ it all up. Maybe he did kill people, but he was actin’ all tough ‘bout it. Made me clean up his pig shit just for a quote, but when I was done he wouldn’t give me one about Jim Boy. So I stuck a stick of dynamite in his shit pile and blew it up. He tried throwin’ a knife at me, but I shot him before he could. Like I said, nasty bastard.

“The last man I found in Rhodes. Ya been there?” You shake your head.

“Ain’t surprised. It’s on the west side of Lemoyne. Anyways, found him on a train. When I asked him about Jim Boy, he thought I’d come to kill him for killin’ some man in his sleep. Guess he felt real guilty ‘bout it, don’t quite know why. Made me chase him on top of the train until he got to the engine where he tried to shoot me. Like I said, all of ‘em were a bunch of miserable bastards. Doesn’t give me high hopes ‘bout this lady.”

“Well, at least you won’t be alone this time. Doesn’t mean I’ll be a good shot, though. Ain’t exactly a gunslinger myself.”

Arthur huffed. “‘S a’right. Like I said, we’ll just try talkin’ to her first.”

You follow Arthur’s lead, going over the plains of the Heartlands and passing Emerald Ranch. He takes you south and into a woodland. The trees start to thicken until you hit a wide, dark river. The trees on the opposite bank are foreign to you. Tall, wide willows dangle their ribbons of green towards the water. You cross the river through a covered bridge. When you enter the open air again, it’s almost like you’ve journeyed into a completely different world.

The air around you is thick and wet, almost soupy. You don’t entirely enjoy it as it seems to make the heat less bearable. A thick mist hangs persistently over the ground despite it being mid-afternoon. You can hear the ground beneath Rannoch’s hooves squelch loudly as he trots along. The vegetation on the sides of the dirt path is even foreign. Thick clumps of bushes, some drooping with the weight of berries. Tall grasses rise out of the mud. Tall willow trees, their trunks slick with green moss and slime. You see a flock of large white birds with long necks and legs take off into the air, cooing softly. Something loud growls from the right side of the path; it sounds huge. You hope you never see what made it.

Arthur takes you along the path where the trees begin to thin, opening up onto a muddy plain. As you run along the path, you hear the squeals of wild boars dashing towards the river you had just crossed. To the south, through the trees you see a wide, shallow brown lake. You don’t think it’s very deep as it’s dotted with multiple small islands, and in several areas the willows grow right out of the water. You spot what looks like a partially submerged log close to the bank near the path, but as the two horses approach, it disappears beneath the gloomy water.

You carry on, passing the lake. To the south, you see tall columns of smoke rising into the air from a distance. You squint your eyes, trying to see where it’s coming from through the muggy air. You can see the far-off outlines of buildings.

You pass by a muddy quagmire and see something strange. A lizard lies in the mud, but it’s huge. Larger than any lizard you’ve ever seen. It looks to be twice Arthur’s length, and you can see its teeth lining its long snout. You’ve never seen anything like it before. The animal opens its mouth and hisses as the horses pass it on the trail, but it doesn’t move.

“What the hell was that?” you ask, turning in your saddle to look at the lizard.

“Alligator. Nasty reptiles.”

You spot up ahead on the south side of the trail a small cabin held up on stilts above the thick mud. The land surrounding it is littered with bits of old wagons, a few empty crates and boxes scattered around. Arthur pulls Artemis to a stop and takes out the photo of Black Belle again. He reads the back and then replaces it.

“Think this might be the place,” he says, walking on towards the house.

You both dismount where the trail leads to the cabin, walking along the soft ground and to the stairs. Just as Arthur’s about to step onto the porch, the front door opens and he’s met with the barrel of a rifle.

“You there!” says a woman’s sharp voice. “You a bounty hunter?”

“Not right now, I ain’t,” he says, taking a step back and holding his hands up.You do the same.

“What about you?” she spits, pointing the gun to you.

You raise your hands higher. “No, ma’am. Ain’t never gone after a bounty in my life.”

“You Black Belle?” Arthur asks. She whips the gun back in his direction. “I’d like to talk to you about your wild West days.”

“I don’t care much for reminiscing,” she says, opening the door wider. You see her in a floor-length black dress and black hat as she steps out. A cunning smile spreads along her face. You recognize her from the photograph: Black Belle. “You got any friends is bounty hunters?” she walks out of the cabin, still pointing the rifle at you and Arthur.

“Not that spring to mind,” he says, taking a step back. You step back onto the soggy ground. She looks up and down the path in the distance.

“Well, then you done lead them boys here and you none the wiser.”

You both turn around and see several men trotting down the path towards the cabin. You can tell by the size of their group and the way they’re looking at Belle they’re hunters.

“Ah, those bounty hunters,” he says.

“Knew my luck’d run out sooner or sooner,” she snaps, lowering her gun.

“Well, get inside. I’ll tell ‘em yer gone,” he offers.

She laughs and points the gun back at him, stepping towards him. You pull out your gun but don’t point it from its holster.

“Oh, no no,” she says, ignoring you. “I ain’t hiding from them scalp hunters. I ain’t fightin’ them on my own neither. You still want that wild West story?”

“Yes, ma’am,” he says, lowering his hands. You turn and look back at the path and the gathering bounty hunters.

“Well get up here, then. When I give the word, you pull that,” she motions to a box with a plunger. “Whole place is wired.” She gives him a cheeky wink as he takes his position. You kneel down behind the railing, watching as the bounty hunters dismount. One of them approaches the path to the porch, holding a wanted poster.

“Black Belle!” he calls. “We got a contract here for your life or liberty!”

“Well, why don’t ya let me see that contract there and we’ll talk!” she calls.

The bounty hunter starts walking towards the cabin. “Light ‘em up, cowboy,” she whispers.

Arthur presses down on the plunger, and the ground shakes as the hidden dynamite explodes. Several of the bounty hunters fly into the air, blown back by the blast. You pull out your sawed-off, shooting at the remaining men, accompanied by Arthur’s pistols and Belle’s rifle. She yells profanities and taunts as more bounty hunters show up. A wagon appears, a man hiding behind a gatling gun begins to shoot, spraying bullets everywhere. Arthur stands up straight, aiming his pistol. You’re worried for a second he’s going to get shot, but then he pulls his trigger and the gatling gun goes silent. You peak over the railing and see the man who had been operating it is now lying dead in the wagon. The three of you finish off the remaining bounty hunters until they turn and flee into the swamp.

“Woo!” Belle screams, standing up.

“Shit!” Arthur says, holstering his guns.

“That the last of them scalp hunters?”

“For now,” Arthur says, standing up straight. You follow his lead, holstering your gun. “So, you gonna tell me about yer wild West days? Runnin’ with Jim Boy Calloway?”

“Little boy Calloway?” she laughs. “The only runnin’ that man ever did was away from a fight.”

“Well, apparently the man’s a famous gunslinger,” Arthur says, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff from it before handing it to you.

“Don’t get what’s famous confused for what’s true,” she says and reaches into her cabin, pulling out a heavy burlap sack and throwing it over her shoulder. She walks passed you and Arthur. “Those of us who lived that life was too busy bein’ scared for our scalp to talk to no writers or novel men.

“What were they like then?” Arthur asks, following her.

“Same as now, I guess, only longer ago,” she says in a strange tone.

“Ya mind if I get yer photo?” he asks her, pulling out a camera.

“Not at all,” she says, plopping the large sack at her feet. She grabs her rifle and aims it up into the sky. Arthur snaps a photo and thanks her, stepping forward to grab her sack. She laughs, picking it up and away from him, throwing a sly smile before slinging it over her horse’s back.

“You gonna be a’right?” he asks.

“Been runnin’ for twenty years, suppose I’ll be runnin’ till I drop. Just the way it is.” She winks at him again before charging down the trail.

He waves at her, staring at her back. “Interestin’ woman,” he says, turning away and walking towards Artemis.

“No doubt,” you say, whistling for Rannoch.

After mounting your horses, you trot down along the trail. When you reach the muddy lake, Arthur stops and pulls out his binoculars.

“What are you lookin’ at?” you ask.

“Heard there’s some real interestin’ birds in these parts. I don’t see any...hold on. Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say that’s Mr. Mason,” he chuckles, replacing his binoculars into his satchel.

“Mr. Mason? The photographer?” you ask, gazing across the water. You can’t see anything through the dense trees. Arthur turns back down the way you had just come, dashing along the shores of the shallow lake. Rannoch stumbles slightly as one of his hooves sinks into the thick mud. You’re grateful you don’t see any alligators nearby. Something about them gives you the creeps.

You travel along the southside of the lake and you see the photographer standing on the mucky bank near a skiff. His camera points out over the water.

Arthur approaches the man. You can tell he’s smiling.

“They creep up on you, y’know,” he says, making the man jump.

“Mr. Morgan! Ms. Y/L/N!”

“What are ya workin’ on?”

“Do you know anything about alligators?” “Only the basics, avoid them wherever possible.”

“Did you know that in the last 50 years, we’ve wiped out 90% of them?”

“You say that like it makes ya sad,” Arthur looks at him from beneath the rim of his hat.

“They’re beautiful creatures.”

Arthur chuckles. “Well, let’s see if you change yer mind when one of ‘em’s got you in a death roll.”

“Yes, I’m sure to make some animal a very happy lunch someday!”

“You stay there, you might get a great shot but then you’ll get eaten,” Arthur walks over and grabs Albert’s bag, placing it into the boat.

“What a way to go!” he says, staring almost frightened over the water.

“C’mon, get in the boat. It’ll be fine,” Arthur gestures..

Albert climbs in, handing his camera to Arthur as he clambers over the seats. Once he’s sitting in the front, he reaches back for his camera as Arthur helps you into the skiff.

You’ve only ever been in a boat once, and that was when you were very little, still living in Blackwater. You can barely remember it. You sit between the two men in the middle of the boat as Arthur grabs the oars, pushing away from the shore.

“You carry on shootin’ from that bank,” Arthur says. “Yer gonna wish them wolves had eaten ya.”

“Really?”

“Yes. The 10% of gators that survived,” Arthur calls from the back. “They’re the mean ones.”

You situate yourself more into the middle of the seat, feeling nervous. You slowly lean over, staring into the murky brown water, partially curious about what lies beneath the boat, but also terrified. Albert sets up his camera to point out over the water. He directs Arthur to certain areas of the shallow lake. At one point, you see a small group of boars drinking from the lake just as a wide, reptilian head emerges, snapping its powerful jaws around the neck of one of the boars, dragging it beneath the water. Albert’s camera flashes and he hollers.

“Yes! Caught him enjoying his dinner!”

He directs the boat further into the lake until the boat is nearly upon an island where you can see a particularly large gator basking in the sun.

“Oh no!” Albert squeals as the gator runs off into the tall grass and away from the camera. “We’ve spooked him. Would you mind, Arthur?”

“What?”

“Well, would you mind going over there and luring him out? He’s quite spectacular!”

“Ya gotta be kiddin’ me,” Arthur grumbles as he climbs over the boat. You grab his hand.

“Be careful,” you say, worried.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back in a minute.”

He slowly wades his way over to the island, peaking over the grass. He suddenly darts back to the boat, climbing in as the large reptile barrels out after him. You scream a little, grabbing Arthur’s arms and pulling him in. He sits on the seat, breathing heavily as the gator scurries into the water, away from the boat.

“You okay?” you ask, looking for the gator.

“I’m just fine.”

“That was quite remarkable!” Albert hollers. “I think we have enough photographs, Mr. Morgan. Take us back to shore!”

Arthur pulls out from the island, turning the boat and rowing it back to the shore where the horses patiently stand. He hops out of the boat, pulling it onto land.

“These photos yer takin’,” he says to Albert as he helps you out.

“Yes?”

“They gonna be any good?”

Albert laughs as he stands up. “I certainly hope so, though I’m doubtful. The subject is magnificent, the backdrop jaw dropping. But God’s agent of beauty is a talentless fool.”

“You shoar make me laugh the way you talk about yerself, Mr. Mason!” Arthur chuckles, putting his hand around your waist.

“Well, I’m good for laughing at if nothing else,” Albert chuckles as he pushes the boat back out into the water, rowing himself in a circle.

“I didn’t mean it like that.”

“I know. But may I mention that you two make quite the handsome couple?”

You bow your head, blushing. Arthur squeezes your hip gently, laughing. “Take care of yerself, Mr. Mason.”

“And you too, Mr. Morgan. Ms. Y/L/N? It was a pleasure once again!”

You both wave to Albert as you turn to your horses, mounting them and heading back to the trail.

“I kinda like that fella,” you say.

Arthur laughs. “Me too.”

You look to the south of the swamp at the distant buildings belching smoke.

“What city is that?” you ask.

“I think it’s Saint Denis,” Arthur says, stopping.

You suddenly think of Emma, your horrible cousin. The last thing you want to do is visit the city where you might accidentally bump into her. You’re happy leaving her in your past.

“Let’s go home,” you say, turning Rannoch to go up the path. Arthur follows you, heading on back to camp.

The next morning, you stand beside Pearson’s fire with Arthur, drinking sips of coffee.

“John wants you and me to meet him in Valentine. Somethin’ ‘bout rustlin’ sheep.”

“Oh yeah,” you say, finishing your drink. “He said he was gonna look into that job. Told me he wanted me to be part of it.”

“Well, good. Let’s go.”

You both ride to Valentine, spotting John’s horse Old Boy by the stables. He’s leaning on a beam, staring out at the livestock waiting to be sold. A large sign announces that there’s to be an auction later this afternoon.

“So, feelin’ better, I see,” Arthur says to him. “How’s the scar?”

“I heal pretty fast,” he says, staring out at the livestock in the corrals. You glance at his face and can see the stitches across his scratched face.

“Lucky you,” Arthur snips at him. “So you just lazin’ about or you actually want us here for a job?”

John straightens up and points at some sheep in the nearest corral. “You see them?”

“What, you see yerself as a shepherd now?” Arthur jokes.

“Maybe, c’mon, follow me.”

He starts walking away down the street and towards the main road of Valentine.

“Where are we goin’?” Arthur asks, following him and you walking in his lead.

“Collect somethin’ that’s gonna help with the sheep.”

“Y’know, that attempt to sound enigmatic and interestin,” Arthur says, grabbing Artemis’s reins. “It might work for Dutch, but for you it just makes you look stupid.”

You throw him a curious look to which he doesn’t see. John leads you down the streets towards the gunsmith. You listen to the two men argue about the wisdom of returning to Blackwater to collect the money that was left there. You agree with Arthur that going back would be nothing more than a death sentence. You have no desire to return.

You follow Arthur and hitch Rannoch next to Old Boy by the sheriff’s office, crossing the muddy street to the gunsmith. Arthur climbs up the steps to find John leaning against the wall near the door.

“Here, take this,” he says to Arthur, handing him some money. “Go buy a sniper rifle, will ya?”

Arthur takes the money and goes inside, leaving you alone to stand next to John.

“What’s the plan here, John?” you ask.

“Dug into that note you stole from that guy,” he says, lighting a cigarette. “Found out some fellas are gonna be bringing some sheep for auction here today. Might be able to grab ‘em.”

Arthur walks out of the gunsmith, the scoped rifle slung over his shoulder.

“A’right, let’s go,” he says, going back to the horses. You and the men walk down the muddy street and get on your horses.

“I don’t know why you couldn’t buy this gun yerself,” Arthur calls to him from Artemis’s back.

“Had a run in with that fella earlier. We ain’t on the best of terms.”

“You had a run in? I had a run in with nearly half that town! Why are you bein’ so cagey ‘bout all this? Always playin’ some game.”

“I ain’t the one takin’ Jack out on fishing trips!” John snaps as you pass the train station.

“No, you ain’t,” Arthur shoots back. “If you say the boy ain’t yers, then what’s the difference? You’d probably run off again!”

“Why are you so interested in my life? Ain’t you got one of yer own?”

“Look, just do one thing or another, not be two people at once. That’s all I’m sayin’.”

You listen to the two men bicker once more as you canter down the path out of Valentine, passing a tall mountain leading towards the Heartlands. John leads you both past it and up onto a slope overlooking the plain you had just been on. To the north lies a wood, and east of that is an oil field sitting on black ground, a train passing through it.

John leads you to the top of the slope and dismounts. You and Arthur follow him. You stand with the two men on the top of the mountain. Arthur pulls down his scoped rifle and looks through it. You pull out your binoculars and spot three riders in the distance following a small herd of sheep.

“Just put a bullet in near ‘em, scare ‘em off,” John says.

Arthur pulls the trigger, the gun thundering. You see two of the riders scurry off, but one of them just stops and pulls out a minuscule pistol.

“That one’s not runnin’ off, shoot again closer this time.”

Arthur shoots again, you see a small cloud of dirt rise up just behind the third rider. He gets the message and gallops away, leaving the sheep abandoned.

You climb back onto Rannoch and follow the two men down the mountainside. The herd has dispersed in the chaos, scattering over the plain. You go and round three of them up, directing them back to the main herd as Arthur and John argue who is going to take charge of the sheep, Arthur eventually winning out.

“Now ain’t the time for you to be learnin’ how to herd!” he says to John, guiding the sheep towards Valentine. Every once in a while, he spurs them on with a shout. Within moments, the herd dashes past the Valentine train station and into the open gate leading to the corrals. Three men close the gate behind the last sheep and then turn to you and your companions as you dismount.

“Fine sheep!” John says.

“They’re okay,” one of the men says, eyeballing you, John and Arthur with a haughty stare.

“You seen better ‘round here?” Arthur demands.

“I’ve seen ones with less ambiguity about their provenance.”

“What you tryin’ to say?” Arthur barks, stepping towards the man. You nervously place your hand on your gun in its holster.

“I’m sayin’ you give me 25% kickback, and I won’t say nothing to nobody.”

“Excuse me?!” Arthur says.

“Sure, I’ll excuse you. For 25%.”

“Do you want me to put another hole in yer head?” Arthur snarls.

“Folk swing for rustlin’ livestock, my friend. 25%!”

John steps forward, pushing Arthur out of the way. He and the man argue about the amount, bringing the agreed amount down to 18%.

“Pleasure doin’ business with you,” the man says as he shakes John’s hand. He offers it to Arthur, who hesitates before grabbing it. You can tell by his grip that he’d like nothing more than to break his hand.

“Calm yourself. Think of it as I’m buyin’ your sins,” the man says with a nasty grin.

“Yeah, yer buyin, but we’re payin’!” Arthur snaps, turning away.

John mentions to him that Dutch wants to meet him in the saloon just down the street. You start walking Rannoch down the road with them. You expect to go to the large saloon on the main street, but you spot Dutch’s horse, the Count, hitched outside a smaller saloon you’ve only seen but never been inside. You hitch your horse and follow Arthur inside, spotting Dutch and Strauss at one of the tables in the back. Arthur turns to you quickly.

“Hey, darlin’, ya mind if I speak with Dutch alone? I’ll buy ya a whisky next time we’re in town.”

“Of course,” you say. “I’ll meet you in camp?”

He nods and pats you on the back. You turn and climb back onto Rannoch, walking down the main street at a steady trot. You’re partially relieved to be leaving the town. Something doesn’t feel right.

You’ve just passed the tree below the rail bridge where the mutilated corpse had been hanging when you hear them: gunshots coming from Valentine. You stop, looking behind you. Of course, you can’t see anything from this distance. Within seconds, riders and carriages come barreling in your direction, pushing you further down the path to avoid being trampled as the gunshots continue. Despite your desire to return to the town and help, as you’re sure it has something to do with your gang, you return to camp. You stay in the cover of the trees, still mounted on Rannoch. You wait for several moments, nervous and anxious. You hear horses approaching and see the small white form of the Count and John’s large horse, Strauss clinging onto John. Arthur is nowhere in sight.

“Dutch!” you call as he charges past you, looking angry. He ignores you, so you follow him, dismounting your appaloosa by the hitching post.

Dutch begins marching towards Hosea when you catch him by the shoulder.

“Dutch! What the hell happened? I heard gunshots from Valentine. Where’s Arthur?” you demand.

“Everything’s just fine, Y/N,” Dutch says, raising his hands slightly. “Let me take care of this first.”

“Dutch Van der Linde!” you yell, surprising even yourself. “What the hell happened and where is Arthur?!”

Dutch sighs as several gang members begin to approach, looking worried. Hosea, sitting in his tent, stands up and approaches.

“Leviticus Cornwall showed up in town. Guess he was real angry about us stealing from his train. We had to shoot our way out. Arthur stayed behind to make sure we weren’t followed.”

“And you left him there?” you hiss. “You just left him there?! He could be dead for all you know, Dutch! I swear to God if he has even the tiniest scratch, I’m taking it out on your ass, Mr. Van der Linde!”

“Ms. Y/L/N!” he hollers, grabbing you by the shoulders. “Calm down! He’ll be just fine, he always is!”

“I don’t care if he’s been fine in the past!” you throw his hands off. “It only takes one time!”

You hear a horse trampling up the path and turn to see Artemis’s familiar form, Arthur on her back, sweaty but unhurt. You breathe a sigh of relief.

“You see, Y/N,” Dutch says calmly. “Like I said, he’s always fine.”

You ignore him and march over to Arthur as he dismounts Artemis. You plant yourself in front of him, hands on your hips. He looks at you, confused.

“What’s wrong?” he asks.

“You stayed behind while those other two just ditched you?” you snap. “Let me guess. You hid behind a crate while getting shot at by God knows how many men while Dutch and John just sauntered up the path?”

“‘S wagon, actually,” he smiled bashfully. “‘Sides, I got out just fine. No one followed us, that’s all that matters.”

“I don’t give a damn that no one followed you, Arthur Morgan!” you holler. “And I don’t care that you got out just fine this time! I don’t ever wanna hear that you let yourself get left behind during a gunfight so that I have to guess whether or not you’re coming home!”

He lowers his brows. “They had to leave me behind, Y/N! Strauss got shot in the leg, so John had to get him outta there.”

“But did Dutch stay with ya? No, he didn’t! He just ran off, letting you clean things up! I swear to God, Arthur! I never wanna hear about you doin’ something like that again! I don’t wanna worry about whether or not you’re okay!”

Tears are pricking your lower lids, you wipe them away angrily. You always tend to cry when arguing with someone. Arthur looks at you understandingly. He pulls you into a tight hug.

“I’m real sorry, Y/N,” he says. “Didn’t mean to make ya worry. Just so used to it, ‘s all. I always been looking behind Dutch’s back.”

“Well, you need to remember it’s not just his back you need to worry about,” you sniff. “Please promise me the next time something like this happens you won’t let yourself get left behind?”

He chuckles a little. “Honey, ya act like gunfights are somethin’ that happen to us on a weekly basis.”

You can’t help but smile. “Almost surprised they don’t.”

“Look at you two!” a thick Irish voice comes from behind you. You let go of Arthur and look back at the grinning face of Sean. “Gettin’ all cute with each other when ol’ Grimshaw’s barkin’ at us to get packed up! Typical ol’ Morgan!”

“Yeah, you’d know so much ‘bout helpin’ ‘round camp,” Arthur jokes, stepping around you and walking towards Dutch’s tent.

Grimshaw barrels towards you. A bear would’ve been less intimidating.

“Ms. Y/L/N!” she shouts, attempting to grab your arm. You dart out of her grasp. “We need to get movin’ and yer too busy yellin’ at Arthur to help! Now get over there and start packin’ up!”

You run over to your shared tent, grabbing empty boxes from inside the wagon and throwing Arthur’s belongings into it. You turn your head and see him marching away with Charles as Dutch tells them to go find a new camping spot.

Within hours, the camp is packed up and the horses are hitched to the wagons. You mount up on Rannoch, not wanting to ride in the wagons again the way you did when leaving Blackwater and Coulter. You follow the train along the side, going at a steady trot.

The train heads east into the Heartlands. You look back one last time at the trees that have provided you cover these past few weeks. You feel somewhat sad to leave it behind. Horseshoe Overlook had been a beautiful place.

The wagons continue on down the through the plains. You can see in the distance the few buildings that make up Emerald Ranch. The train heads down south where you see the familiar form of Charles galloping towards Dutch’s wagon. You trot up to the front, but you can’t see Arthur anywhere.

“We found a place, Dutch,” he calls. “Place called Clemens Point.”

“What happened to Dewberry Creek?” Micah says, joining your side much to your dislike.

“We weren’t the first ones there,” Charles says. “We found a camp already there. Someone tried to rob them. Arthur’s with one of the families now, takin’ them home. He says he’ll meet us there.”

“Very good,” Dutch says, whipping the horses on.

You trot down the trail with the wagons, passing a sign that says “Welcome to the State of Lemoyne”. You notice that the temperature has become warmer, the roads dryer. The trails fade from a soft brown to an almost harsh orange. You see, not too far off, the huge form of Flat Iron Lake. You know that on the far-off shore lies Blackwater.

After nearly an hour of travel, Charles leads the wagons off the main path and into a large cluster of trees, approaching the lake. The trees thin out, giving way to a large meadow with a thick tree in the middle. You see Arthur standing by the tree, raising his arms up and greeting the entire gang.

“What ya think?” he calls to Dutch.

“I love it!” he says, clambering off the wagon. “Think we can really make a home for ourselves here.” He orders Grimshaw and Pearson to start unpacking.

The next few hours are spent running around the clearing, placing wagons and raising tents. You rather like where Grimshaw has assigned your shared tent, overlooking the silvery lake.

As the sun begins to set, you stand on the shore watching the burning sun as it dips. Arthur walks over to you, handing you a plate of stew. You thank him.

“Guess this is our home,” you say.

“For now, anyways.”

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