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3gremlins · 20 days
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wanted to participate in @storybookhawke 's DA met gala themed thing so here's a quick merrill piece (i kinda forgot until the reblog reminder went around so this was a pretty quick sketchy painting :3). haven't done DA art in ages so this was fun in the story ( the met gala theme is based on a j.g ballard short story called "the garden of time", which you can read here if you want!) the characters are trying to push off their inevitable downfall by picking the flowers that briefly stop time. the more flowers they pick, the sparser and less beautiful their garden looks- until eventually doom reaches them as there are no more flowers. i thought it did sort of fit with merrill's character arc a lot of her character arc is partially in her trying to balance the use of blood magic with her personal magic and how she's always tempted by demons (and how even success is tainted and doomed). She's always pulled by two sides- a more innocent, noble side that just wants to preserve her people's heritage and the other where she's willing to make deals without fully understanding the consequences. Every thing she does in the story line kind of pushes her closer towards the inevitable conflict (she can't push off the demon forever/will run out of time)
ALSO i really liked the flower theme and wanted to draw merrill in a pretty yet kinda sexy dress and it fits with her skill tree aesthetic (which is all about plant growth and nature magic). prob not the most avant garde thing but w/e. I know she's usually more associated with daisies but I liked the drama of roses and then contrasted it with the floatier lighter skirt on the other side (in the story the flowers are crystalline so this was a bit of a nod) here's the 15 sec time lapse if anyone's been interested
anyway this was really fun and i might do more but i def won't finish them in time (obvs). it was nice to do an au fashiony design again too, i've missed it
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whoisnotmyname · 20 days
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Ursa Hawke and Isabela on the red carpet for @storybookhawke 's da met gala !
They used the evening to see who could get the closest to lingerie while still be on theme. Clearly they took too long deciding who was the horniest won and missed the gala
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storybookhawke · 20 days
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Merrill has arrived to the Dragon Age Met Gala!
She's always reminded me of a caged bird, so her dress has a beaded bird within a gilded bustier that is reminiscent of an antique gold bird cage.
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ealyblu · 20 days
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Nalani Lavellan, Maraas Adaar and Era Lavellan have arrived at the Dragon Age Met Gala!
I decided to follow this year's theme and implement elements of luxury and decay in their outfits
Big thanks to @storybookhawke for coming up with the event I had so much fun designing these looks
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hiii, could you write something about Tom meeting his celebrity crush ( he also maybe said it in an interview) at the Museum Gala? She is a big actress ( maybe did house of the dragon or something). She thinks he is super hot and she has seen the new hunger games movie, so she kinda flirts with him because she knows she is his celebrity crush and he is a nervous wreck. Eventually they start going out and end up dating! Just something about another British Tom manifesting his life LMAO
could you also add some insta posts ? I love this kinda of au! I hope you like this idea
lots of 💋 t!
And They Meet || Tom Blyth x actress!reader
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A/n: love love this request ty anon 😙
Warnings: none!
Wc: 1,232
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Dividers by @pommecita
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“Do you have a celebrity crush?” The question caught Tom by surprise as he chuckles, his fingertips tapping on his chin. “I do actually, uh Y/n Y/l/n.” He admits for the first time on camera.
“I watched House of the Dragon the moment it came out and I just fell in love with how she portrayed Alicent Hightower, truly one of the greatest actresses at such a young age,” He smiles like a mad man as he recalls the time he first saw her on screen.
The gorgeous green coloured dress you would wear looked heavenly, and of course, your impeccable acting drew his attention. He binge watched the first season over and over, a smile adorning his lips everytime you would bless his screen with your beauty.
“Have you met her Tom? She’s a lovely person in real life.” The brunette sighs, “Unfortunately I have not, soon hopefully, soon,” He crosses his fingers as he lets out a low chuckle before moving on.
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You watch with a grin on your face the interview that mentioned you. After Tom revealed that you were infact, his celebrity crush, you couldn’t help but feel like a giddy high school girl.
The thought that the Tom Blyth took a fancy towards you was mind blowing, especially since you’ve watched him from afar and admired him for quite some time now. You remember you first saw him on Billy the Kid and thought he was exceptional, and quite attractive.
“You think he would be at the museum gala next month?” You lift your head to Ally, your manager as she thinks. “Most likely, why’s that?” She smirks at you as you roll your eyes jokingly. “Nothing, nothing, just wondering,” You put your hands up in defence.
“Okay you have 10 minutes left,” Ally looks at her watch. You were at The Kelly Clarkson Show about to be interviewed about the upcoming season of the House of the Dragon.
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“Y/n, do you have a type? If so, I think your fans would like to know, don’t you?” Kelly winks to the crowd as they erupt into laughter, including yourself. “Physical wise? Most definitely tall, brunette, blue eyes, a nice smile-“ “That sounds a whole lot familiar to a guest I just had a couple days ago….” Kelly teases as your eyes widen.
“Really?” A nervous chuckle leaves your lips, “Yeah, a Mr Tom Blyth happens to fit that description. I also know he mentioned you as his celebrity crush just the other day,” You play with the ring on your finger as you look at Kelly as if it was new news to you.
“Did he really?” You couldn’t help the smile off your face, “I watched the movie the day it came out and I understand the girlies who were rooting for Coryo,” You fan yourself jokingly, “truly understand.” The crowd cheers as you laugh. “I mean, I’m willing to ignore the red flags because he’s just so incredibly good looking!” You were lowkey fangirling.
“I know right!” Kelly agrees, “Tom did such a fantastic job playing young Snow, he really charmed us all,” You grin.
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“Do you think she’s going to be at the gala?” Tom lifts his head up, the interview of you at The Kelly Clarkson Show displayed on his phone. “She should be,” His manager says as he smiles to himself, his eyes redirecting to his phone as you continue to talk about House of The Dragon.
Truth be told, after her let the entire world know that your his celebrity crush, he had been basking in the many comments saying how good the two of you would look together. It boosted his ego for sure.
He was hoping he’d finally be able to see you tonight at the museum gala and feed fans content. The second Tom set foot the gala, his eyes wandered around, hoping to see a glimpse of you. "Are you looking for someone Tom?" An interviewer calls out as he chuckles whilst posing for the photographers. "Yes actually," He responds with a shy smile.
Then, he hears loud screaming coming from the entrance as everyone in the gala turns their head towards the noise. And in you walked. Tom was standing in the red carpet section along with other celebrities as you walk towards his way, waving at the cameras along the way.
You wore a beautiful black gown, your hair in curls as the cascade down your back. Tom didn't even realise but he was staring at you, his mouth slightly agape, entranced by your beauty.
Cameras take photos and videos of Tom's reaction to you, it was quite cute. A man who finally got to see his celebrity crush in front of his eyes. Little did he know, you were looking around, hoping to find him.
Your eyes look around the place before you spot Tom, a few metres away from you as your eyes lit up. Abandoning your spot where you were posing for the cameras, you picked up the fabrics of your dress with the help of your assistants and made your way over to him.
It took a few seconds for Tom to realise that you were walking towards his direction. "Tom!" You greet him, going in for a hug as if you had known each other for years. He was slightly taken back but nonetheless hugs you respectfully. "How are you, darling?" He says as you pull back.
The pet name making you blush as you grin at him. You always knew Tom's eyes were blue, but jesus, you didn't realise just exactly how blue they are from up close. "I'm great now that I've finally met you," You chuckle, your hand gripping his bicep as he bites his lip lightly, smiling at you.
"Your eyes are really blue," You blurt out as he laughs, "I get that a lot," "Y/n! Tom! Can we get a picture of the two of you please?" Paparazzi calls out as you and Tom make eye contact, not realising how close your faces were before quickly looking away shyly.
"May I?" He says to you, asking if he could put his hand on your waist. What a gentleman. "Of course," You grin at him as he snakes his arm around your waist, his hand resting on your hip as your arm wraps around his waist.
The two of you looked good, good together. Throughout the night, you and Tom couldn't get away from each other. He was always by your side, even when you were doing interviews, and vice versa. His hand would rest on the small of your back protectively as you two navigated your way around.
Even at the dinner, he was coincidentally seated beside you which made you happy. You even recorded a video for your Instagram story about it and tagged him. The two of you hit it off straight away, exchanging numbers and even planning to meet up in a couple of days.
Being each other's celebrity crush blossomed into even more. Tom asked you to be his girlfriend after a few weeks of seeing each other and fans were going crazy, saying how he manifested it. You and Tom as a couple received so much support from everyone, including those in the acting industry saying how much of a talented young couple you were.
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cafecourage · 3 months
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Can I have King! Time trying to find Reader who's hiding from him during a gala?
Any interpretation of this is fine! 🥰🥰
Yes ma’am!! And I’m making this targeted. Love you <3
Author smirks at him, “why not? I’ll be at Prince Sky’s birthday party. Find me and maybe I’ll consider your courtship.” It’s a dare Time couldn’t find himself refusing, with all his life he has never met anyone like the benevolent Author.
The day she came into his life the wheels of his fate started to turn once again. Slowly the day to day grind of his immortal life brightens as he had her to look forward to. Time was quick originally to have the Author as an ally, as he was getting too caught up in government work to help his citizens. He trusts her with his kingdom wholeheartedly.
Which is what led him to this problem to begin with. As a dragon by nature Time was greedy, he wanted to claim Author as a part of his horde and court her offically. Techically he has already put a claim on her, but it was more like a way for the castle's staff to know she had his permission to be in the castle.
But now…. now it's different. Time wants to properly court the human, and while he wasn’t regected outright, he wasn’t given a yes. “Fine.” He finally says after a bit, it wouldn’t be fun now to instantly track you down. After all, he has the whole timeline in his hands to watch. “But as to not make this boring for either of us. I won't use my magic, and limit my dragon sense.”
The Author's face went from confident to confusion, but in the end she went with it. What’s the point of a hunt if it's over in 5 seconds after all?
Honestly he wasn’t going to join the ball for all that long originally. His normal routine would have been to say hello to those he knows and leave to more quieter areas. Then when the party dies down reappears like he has been there the whole time and leaves officially.
This party was also going to be the most chaotic one he has seen so far. With not only Author coming in her civilian form. Time was pretty sure he noticed a familiar witch pass by him.
That wasn’t his problem tonight. He silently just wishes Sky luck as the prince was dragged off. Time turns to scan the crowd now that most if not all guests have arrived. Time couldn’t help but wonder if Author was watching him, waiting to see if he would figure it out.
For once Time didn’t know how to start with this, his sense of smell is limited since the room is full of people and dragons. So it was by vibes and vibes alone. Which he assumed it was the point of all of this game. Moving to the buffet table as he wanted a drink hopeful he can get rid of the small migraine he was suffering from.
He was looking through the crowd only half looking for the Author. The night was still young and he still had time to look for her, he watched as Twilight socializes more with people his age. While even though his Nephew was being tormented by his friends in a slightly polite way but Time was proud of. His gaze shifts to the other people on the sidelines.
Someone catches his attention.
A royal blue he was familiar with flutters and weaves through the crowd almost making a bee line to the balcony. Time’s curiosity peaks as most of the time if someone did that something happened. He put down his wine and head out to follow the lady. Mainly just incase something did happen he could let Sky know. The prince is a no nonsense person so he wouldn’t want anyone to be harassed at his own party.
The cool air was a relief to his small headache, it was nice to have peace and quiet. Time reminded himself he wasn’t here for peace though. He looks around for a second before noticing a small figure in the corner resting on a bench. He wanders over causally as he tries to assess the situation. The Lady doesn’t look hurt, or sad, or angry. She just looked tired. Her dress while Time couldn’t confirm due to poor lighting also looked fine so he could check harassment off for now.
“Mind some company?” He asks gaining the attention of the other guest.
She looks up at him wide eyed before straighten up. “Of course your highness.” She said softly as she moves to the side for him to sit.
“Please don’t worry about formalities.” Time saids as he sits downs “is everything ok?” He asks as that was the reason why he was here.
“No!” She looked panicked a bit “I mean… I’m just tired. I haven’t been to one of these in a while.”
Time hums and looks at the windows into the ballroom. “Understandable. I don’t particularly like these types of events either.” He shrugs “but I am here for my boy and friends. Unfortunately I can’t leave.”
This earns a small laugh from her that made his heart flutter a bit. “I guess even the King needs to let his hair down.” She said looking up at him with a small sparkle in her eyes.
Time’s brain had to reboot itself as he knew this person. He didn’t realize his scent is on her because he was so overloaded from being inside. “May I ask why are you here?” He said not giving away much but his suspicions were growing.
“I was going to meet someone here.” She whispered as if she was worried about something. “But I couldn’t find him.”
“Ah…” That made him feel a bit guilty “I am sorry… for making you wait then.”
“Huh?” They locked eyes, she was in shock while Time couldn’t figure out why. He had already claimed her as apart of his treasure. Courting or not Author was special to Time. He loved her and she helped his kingdom. That realization must of dawned on her. “YOU CHEATED!” She accused him, which made Time burst out into laughter.
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disillusioneddanny · 1 year
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A Love Story for the Ages Day 1 firsts/lasts
Danny Fenton was nine years old when he met Bruce Wayne for the first time. Jack had decided that they needed to go to Gotham City to investigate ghosts. Danny was just happy to go on some kind of road trip and get out of dreary Amity Park. He had even somehow managed to convince Jazz to take him to the park to play while their parents were off running around and looking for ghosts that were nowhere to be found. 
It was at the park that Danny had met eight year old Brucie Wayne. The little boy was also at the park that day with his butler, Alfred. 
“Hi! My name’s Danny!” The little boy had said, running up to the little boy who was climbing up the jungle gym. The dark headed boy looked down at him and smiled. 
“I’m Brucie!” he said, waving down at him. 
“Can I play with you?” Danny asked, looking up at the child. Brucie just nodded his head once, a happy smile on his face, content with the fact that he was making a friend all on his own. Danny climbed onto the jungle gym and looked over at the boy. “Wanna race?”
“Yes!” Brucie cheered before the two continued to climb, higher and higher to see who could get there first. Danny let out a whoop as he made it to the top. He reached a hand down to help Brucie on the last step. Bruce took his hand and allowed the older boy to pull him up. 
“I’ve never gotten to the top before,” Brucie said, staring down at the ground. “I feel so tall!”
Danny giggled. “I do too! It’s so fun!”
“Can we be friends?” The younger boy asked, looking over at Danny with a hopeful smile. “I don’t have any friends.”
“I don’t have any either,” Danny said. “But we can be best friends! I can give you my parents number and we can call each other all the time after I go home on Friday.”
“You’re going home?” Bruce asked, tilting his head to the side. Danny let out a sad whine of confirmation and nodded his head. 
“Yeah, my parents are here for work and they brought me and my sister with them. I’m just here for a week,” he said, swinging his feet, the ends of his shoelaces dragged along the bar below his foot. 
“That’s okay, we can still be best friends! We can call each other all the time and maybe I can come visit you sometime?” Bruce said. Danny perked up and nodded his head once, agreeing with the plan. “Cool! I can’t wait to tell my mom and dad about you! I’ve never had a friend before.”
Danny laughed and looked over at his new best friend. “Wanna see something cool?” He asked. Bruce nodded once before he let out a gasp as Danny launched himself into the air and landed on the ground, letting out a happy whoop when he landed on his feet. 
“That was so cool!” Bruce shouted before following suit. The two boys continued to play until the sun started to set and Jazz and Alfred respectively told the boys that it was time to go. 
Every single day for the rest of the week, Danny and Bruce found themselves playing together at the park. They created adventures, and told one another stories. They fought imaginary monsters and saved fake princesses from dragons. 
“I’m gonna miss you,” Bruce said softly, a hiccup in his voice as he held back his tears. Danny wiped at his eyes and nodded once. 
“Me too, Brucie. But I’m gonna call you every single day!” Danny said. “And it isn’t goodbye, we’re gonna see each other again.”
“I love you, Danny,” Bruce said, finally letting his tears fall down his cheeks. Danny sniffed and hugged Bruce tight. 
“I love you too, Brucie,” the boy said, burying his face in Bruce’s shoulder. It was the first time that Bruce and Danny had ever told one another “I love you.” But it was not going to be the last. 
Once Danny left, the two had continued with their daily phone calls, spending hours talking about nothing of importance, just how their days were going and what they thought of school. Sometimes Danny would tell Brucie about the newest crazy thing his parents were doing. Bruce would tell him about the boring galas that his parents would drag them to. It wasn’t the easiest friendship with how far apart they were. But it was theirs and it meant the world to both little boys. 
That is, until the accident happened. 
“Brucie? What’s wrong?” Danny asked, listening to his best friend sniffle on the other side of the phone. It wasn’t their usual time to talk to one another. In fact, Brucie had called super late at night. Mom had only let Danny talk to him because he sounded upset. 
“Mama and Papa died,” he said softly. “I don’t know what to do.”
Danny felt his heart sink. “I’m sorry Brucie,” he said quietly. “I’m gonna ask mom and dad to see if we can come see you. It’s gonna be okay, Brucie, everything is gonna be okay.”
Brucie let out a soft sniff. For the first time in Danny’s young life, he felt absolutely helpless. A week later, Danny had managed to convince his mother to fly out with him to Gotham City for Martha and Thomas Wayne’s funerals. As soon as Bruce spotted him, he ran straight towards his best friend, Danny held the boy tight as he sobbed into his shoulder. 
“It’s gonna be okay, Brucie. Everything is going to be okay,” he said softly, hugging his best friend tight. 
After that, the calls continued on daily but the conversations turned into hours long conversations as Bruce told Danny everything going on in his life and his desire for revenge. Danny found himself treasuring every moment he had with Bruce as his own parents started to slip away from him, the neglect growing exponentially as they started to focus more on their experiments than they did their children. 
Bruce is thirteen when he gets the call from Danny. “Danny? What’s wrong?” He asked. At this time their calls had gone down from daily to weekly, high school and middle school now kicking their asses and keeping them busier than they would have liked. 
“Something happened to me, Bruce. I don’t know what to do,” Danny whispered, his voice shaky. “I was with Sam and Tucker in my parent’s lab and I was trying to impress them. Bruce, I think I died,” he said, voice breaking at the end. 
“What do you mean you died? I’m talking to you right now, Danny. You’re fine,” Bruce said with a frown. 
“No, you don’t understand. Something’s wrong with me. I keep falling through walls, I can fly now, I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I think it’s because of the portal. It opened with me in it,” he whimpered. “Bruce, I’m a freak.”
“Danny, you are not a freak. I don’t know what happened but you’re going to be okay, do you understand? Have you told your parents what happened?” He asked, glaring down at his desk and feeling utterly helpless. He hated moments like this where the distance between him and his best friend became a hassle and kept him from comforting his friend in the way that he would like. 
“No! They can’t know about this, if they find out they’ll try to experiment on me. You know how they are, B. If they find out I have powers, they’re gonna think something’s wrong with me and they’re gonna run tests and-”
“You’re catastrophizing again,” Bruce chided. “Look, you’re still coming to Gotham in a few weeks for Spring Break, right?”
“Yeah, mom already bought my plane ticket to come see you guys,” Danny said shakily. 
“When you get here, we’ll figure out what’s wrong. It’s gonna be okay, Danny. Everything’ll be okay,” Bruce said softly. 
“Thanks for letting me stay here with you guys,” Danny said, the bags under his eyes darker than ever as he set his duffle bag down in the foyer. Bruce frowned. 
Danny’s parents had learned about Danny’s accident. They hadn’t taken it well. From what Danny had said, they hadn’t tried to experiment on him or rip him apart molecule by molecule. Instead they had asked him to leave. His parents had kicked their sixteen year old son out of their house like he was trash. 
The fifteen year old simply pulled Danny into his arms and gave him a tight hug. “It’s gonna be okay. This can be your home now, me and Alfred will take care of you,” he whispered, holding Danny close. Danny sobbed into his shoulder, squeezing Bruce’s waist tight. 
Bruce is sixteen years old when he finally manages to get the nerve to kiss Danny. They’re curled up in the entertainment center watching some movie that Danny had been super excited about. 
“Danny, look at me,” Bruce whispered, watching the way Danny’s eyes shone in the dark room. His otherworldliness more prominent in the dark. Danny glanced over and smiled. 
“What is it, B? Are you getting tired? We can finish the movie tomorrow if you want,” he suggested. 
“Can I kiss you?” Bruce asked quietly, slinking his hand down to take Danny’s hand in his. 
Danny blushed a beautiful red. “I think I’d like that,” he whispered back. Bruce’s heart pounded as he leaned in close and closed the difference between the two of them. Danny’s lips are soft is the first thing Bruce thinks of. They’re soft and they taste like butter and salt from the popcorn  and they’re warm. Bruce never wants to pull away. It’s their first kiss, but it was definitely not going to be their last if Bruce has anything to say about it. 
“I have to do this, Danny,” Bruce said, glaring at his boyfriend. He’s twenty years old now and he’s ready to start training to get stronger, to become someone who can finally get revenge for his parents' murders. He was going to avenge them. 
Danny just gave him a small smile and cupped Bruce’s hand in his. “I understand. This is important to you, B. Besides, I can only put off the inevitable for so long. Clockwork is demanding that I start my training to be king.”
Bruce smiled and pressed his face into Danny’s hand. “Can’t believe you’re about to be the king of an entire dimension.”
Danny let out a soft laugh. “It is kinda crazy. Isn’t it?”
“What does this mean for us?” Bruce asked him, taking Danny’s hand and squeezing it tight. 
“It means that we’re just not going to see each other very much for a while. But I don’t think anything has to change. I love you, Bruce, distance and time won’t change that, either,” Danny told him. Bruce smiled and pressed a soft kiss to Danny’s lips. They taste like the vanilla of Danny’s chapstick and they’re just as welcoming as always. They remind Bruce of home. 
Bruce is thirty three when he sees Danny again. It hadn’t meant to be like this, their lives had become so hectic. Bruce had become Batman, he had an entire city to take care of on his own. Danny was a king, he had no time for himself anymore but he makes sure that Bruce knows he’s there. He leaves notes for Bruce everywhere, letting the Dark Knight know that he is watching. 
“What do I do, Danny? How am I going to take care of him?” Bruce asked quietly, watching as his new ward, Dick Grayson slept peacefully in the guest bed. 
“Make sure he knows that he’s loved, B,” Danny said, looking down at the boy. “His parents approve of you being his new guardian. They were beyond happy to know that you would be taking care of the boy.”
“Of course, as soon as you told me about him, I had to be there for him. I know what he’s going through, it’s so hard. I would have never wished that on any little kid,” Bruce murmured, still staring down at Dick. Danny twined their fingers together and led him out of the guest room. 
“It will be okay, Starlight,” Danny told him quietly. “I can pop in from time to time to check in on you guys. I’m tired of this distance,” he said. 
Bruce nodded tiredly. “I am too,” he murmured as they took a seat on his bed. Danny curled up around Bruce’s side and slipped a leg between the vigilante’s. “How are things going in the realms?”
“Exhausting. There’s just been so much to do and I’m only one person,” Danny complained. “How’s the vigilante life going?”
Bruce cracked a small smile. “About the same.”
The two tangled themselves into one another as they got caught up on each of their lives, feeling as though it was just yesterday when they had last seen one another.
Danny watched his lover laying on his bed, his family surrounding him. They were frozen in place. This was a moment between just Bruce and Danny. 
“Are you sure that this is what you want?” Danny asked, watching the man he had loved his entire existence start to fade before his eyes. Bruce gave him a tired smile. 
“I have lived a long life, Danny. I’m ninety years old, I let you have me for this long,” he rasped out, taking Danny’s smooth hand in his wrinkled and gnarled one. “I’m ready to move on. I want to see my parents again. I would like to see Alfred again.”
“But what about me?” Danny whispered, his voice cracking slightly. 
“I’ll see you again too, one day,” Bruce said with a certainty that Danny did not have. The Ghost King frowned down at his love, feeling selfish beyond words as he wracked his brain, trying to think of some reason to keep Bruce here, to keep him living. 
“I love you, Brucie,” Danny said softly, leaning down to press a kiss to the old man’s cheek. 
“I love you too, Danny,” Bruce told him, one last time. 
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sailtomarina · 11 days
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One You Savour
Playlist, AO3 | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Life was going really well lately.
Too well.
The success with which Hermione’s latest endeavours met never ceased to shock her. After months of Malfoy-shaped barricading, she’d perfected her proposals in such a way that she’d started making headway off the first draft rather than the fifth or even tenth.
Oh, he still hemmed and hawed and made a usual nuisance of himself, but he’d started adding what appeared to be pleased nods to the process. Then, he’d catch her looking and school his features back to a more familiar scowl. She wasn’t sure what to make of it. Part of her suspected he applauded her improvements, but that wouldn’t make any sense with how he’d perfected his scrutiny of her as far back as Hogwarts.
“That’s a lovely arrangement, Ms Granger.”
“Thank you, Rebecca! I don’t know how they do it, but they always seem to know just what to send me.” Hermione fingered the deep purple petals of the clematis. 
This was the second time she’d received them in particular, and she was starting to consider them a favourite. Nestled within the bed of mistletoe, which she’d never considered for use in a bouquet before, the entire effect was striking and cheered her immensely.
“I take it you’ve already looked up their meaning?” Her assistant eyed the handbook on Hermione’s desk with an approving lift of her chin.
“I did, yes. As I said, the timing's uncanny, almost like they knew the measure would pass beforehand.”
Her latest efforts on behalf of Britain’s Dragonologists had finally met with unanimous approval for a Welsh Dragon Sanctuary. She still felt slightly shaky at the tension that had lined each and every muscle since she’d woken up and prepared for the hearing. Even though her flower arrangement put off no perfume of their own, she still bent close to inhale.
Except, there was a hint of…
She plucked up the attached card–as usual, there was no signature, only her own name in the same, tidy penmanship. Fingering the thick cardstock, she lifted it slowly to her nose and breathed in deep.
Smoky sweetness, the sort that lingered on the tongue long after you’d taken your sip. Perhaps even a mouthful swirled around the tongue and tonsils. Not the sort of drink you draw in greedily, but one you savour, the bottle dusty from storage belying its age.
But also...orange peel. Bergamot? 
The connection and resulting grimace had her assistant scurrying out the door before Hermione could find another source for her rising annoyance. Bergamot made her think of Earl Grey tea, which in turn reminded her of the foremost consumer of the beverage. He was almost never seen within the Ministry walls without a cup and saucer within arm’s reach, except, of course, within the trial chambers. When he passed her in the halls or shared a ride in the lift, she could always pick up tendrils of the heady aroma.
“I’m sure whoever sent you is far more pleasing than that git,” she informed the bouquet, which would agree with her if only it had the mind for it.
She took her seat and slid the card into the top drawer of her desk alongside the first she'd received, as well as her leather-bound journal and a fire salamander gemstone clip she used to pin her hair back when she was feeling particularly fired up. The card would make for a decent bookmark given the sturdy construction.
The rest of the afternoon passed as smoothly as the start, her office blessedly devoid of its usual interruptions. It wasn’t until she’d hit the bottom of the pile of paperwork on her desk that she suspected she’d overlooked something rather important. Glancing at her calendar showed nothing of note.
“Rebecca!”
Her assistant’s head popped through the doorway with a suspicious bit of crumb crusting her lower lip. “Yes, ma’am?”
“Is there something going on today? Some sort of social function or gala of which I am unaware?”
Rebecca brushed at her mouth before and nodded as she answered, “Most everyone leaves early to prepare for Beltane.”
Hermione wanted to clap herself on the head. Beltane! Of course. Unlike many of the wizarding world, she had not grown up celebrating the old ways. She had read up on them, obviously, and had gone to a few gatherings courtesy of the Weasleys and Lovegoods, but hadn’t taken any of the traditions to heart. They felt too ancient to be relevant. 
“Ah. That makes sense. Thank you, Rebecca.”
The young woman disappeared and Hermione relaxed back into her chair, hands gliding across the expanse of her desk. She could call it a day and head home early; no one would fault her that luxury given the holiday. Or, she could get a head start on her plans to overhaul the Ministry’s outdated measures on werewolves. 
It was as she was about to pull out her quill that a black envelope shot out from underneath the doorway and landed on her desk. The seal immediately sent her eyebrows shooting up into her hairline.
To Hermione Granger, You are cordially invited to the Malfoy Estate for their annual Beltane Feast and Fire Lighting.
The rest of the message cited further details such as the date and time, and it was to Hermione’s shock to realise that the event was that same evening.
She wasn’t a stranger to formal events, but she’d thought it customary to give a bit more notice than on the same day. She also saw, to her dismay, that there was no dress code provided. What did one even wear to a Beltane celebration? She highly doubted the casual dress she’d worn at her friends’ homes would pass muster.
Was this Malfoy’s idea? To send her into hysterics over some cultural festival she was bound to know nothing about? Had he delayed her invitation?
The clematis at her desk caught her eye and bid her to still her nerves.
She was Hermione Granger, dammit. She would not be dismantled by something as trivial as an invitation gone awry.
“Rebecca!”
First things, first. Clothes.
Written for the @hp-flowers week 3 prompt: clematis
Clematis: show your clever problem-solving will overcome a challenge
WC 1020
Cross-posted on Tumblr and AO3 (MarinaJune)
Beta by rabswimcoach <3
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lola1b · 3 months
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Dragon Age art idea! @/storybookhawke posted the suggestion of designing dragon age met gala looks, if fashion fun is up your alley!
Thats a great idea! Just look at this dress it LOOKS like lyrium and dwarven runes
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Just who do I put in it 🤔
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phoenixyfriend · 1 year
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Star Wars AU Masterlist: Modern, Historic, Crossovers, and Otherwise Not Canonverse
(Excluding those found in the Ships list or meme fills)
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Fun fact, tumblr allows 250 links on the old editor and 100 in the new. So. Network of masterlists.
Organized as:
Modern (Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, TCW Trio, Lineage Members, Other)
History, fantasy, and non-standard modern AUs
Crossovers (Animated, Live Action SciFantasy, Live Action Realism, Books)
Crossover: Girl Genius
Crossover: Marvel
Crossover: Naruto
Modern AUs
Anidala: See Ships list
Mostly Ahsoka
* Modern AU Ahsoka forcibly adopts herself into the CodyWan household after falling into a mall fountain
Modern AU: Baby ‘Soka Bedazzles Boots
Ahsoka with henna
Ahsoka works at a raptor recovery center (Morai and Maul are both raptors there)
Ahsoka and Bo-Katan are college roommates
Wrestling AU
Mostly Obi-Wan
Obi-Wan gets an inheritance from his estranged, recently-dead grandfather
Obi-Wan and the “you gotta get married to inherit” plot
* Obi-Wan is a Parasitologist (2) - Additional: Anakin’s a Snake Guy
* Cody’s in Urban Development
Keep the CodyWan age difference, ye cowards, plus Obi-Wan as Cody’s Sugar Daddy
CodyWan with the age difference, and Obi-Wan is a parasitologist!
Codywan “My Soulmate is a Celebrity”
Optimal Codywan Dynamic
Not Just a RomCom: CodyWan AU that starts off romcom, but turns into an AU based on The Fire Within
Modern ObiMaul
* Stepsiblings! (Bant and Obi-Wan)
The Name Game
TCW Trio
Catburglar AU
Paranormal Home Inspector
Anakin introduces his little sister
Obi-Wan accidentally gets custody of a baby exchange student
Disaster Lineage Met Gala 2021 AU (Obi-Wan in Jean Robes by @masteryaddleisagilf)
Beekeeper AU
Still haven’t made this poll whoops
Anakin is trying so hard to dunk Mace at the high school fair’s dunk tank
Anakin has a crush on Cody. Cody starts dating Shmi and possibly Qui-Gon.
Other Lineage Members
Dooku and Ventress
Weird-ass marriage of convenience
Quintress “fall in love with the emergency worker who saved you”
Yoda breaks out of nursing homes
Modern Xanatos
Qui-Gon marries Mace Windu, who is now Anakin and Obi-Wan’s stepdad (and Depa is now their stepsister)
Qui-Gon is an office lunch thief
Other
Modern TBB Omega
Modern AU clones need to still have a Kind Of Weird childhood
Han Solo does stand-up comedy about his wife’s scary dads
Jewish Leia and lapsed Catholic Han
Three ST AUs: 1. Queer Eye helping Single Dad Luke, 2. Ben Solo/Poe Dameron HS AU, 3. The same, but College
Barriss has a crush on Anakin, set to the Victorious song “Best Friend’s Brother”
Artoo and Threepio are parrots
Maul’s prostheses: Gazelle from Kingsman, Elbow Crutches
Would modern AU clones refer to their dad as Sir?
Volleyball coach Siri Tachi
HISTORY/FANTASY/NON-STANDARD MODERN AUS
Regency AU - This AU is in the Wider AUs masterlist
Another Clone Wars Regency AU
Barmaid Ahsoka in a Generic Fantasy AU - This AU is in the Wider AUs masterlist
Not Quite a Man of God (demon-summoning AU) - Instructions Unclear
All the Jedi are Cats - Rex and Kitty!Soka
White dad in a horror movie
Suddenly Modern AU
Qui-Gon the Faustian Castle (and Obi-Wan, his caretaker)
Gothic Americana Disaster Lineage
Modern Ahsoka still gets to have Morai or Daughter in her life
Modern AU Daughter is a goddess who had her power stolen and is biding her time to rebuild her abilities on Earth. Ahsoka is her part-time gofer.
Maulsoka arranged marriage history AU
Earth’s Fossil Record - Legends canon - Chocolate
Obi-Wan is a horse girl and Anakin is a literal dragon
What if Obi-Wan Kenobi = Thomas Paine???
Regency AU: Palpatine tries to arrange a marriage for Rey
Crossovers
Animated
* Voltron/Star Wars: Obi-Wan/Coran
PMMM AU
Miraculous fusion fic - mostly just a “which Kwami” thing
Vader vs. Kira: Fight!
Ouran AU
Give Ventress a Death Note, which was originally mine but is mostly @epicmusic42
Rexidala but make them Happy Feet
Bleach: Anakin is a Vizard and his hollow mask is the Vader helmet
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Live-action science fiction/fantasy
TCW/The Nevers
Good Omens AU, but like... not good
The Good Space - AU where Anakin watches in-universe The Good Place
TGP fusion fic  - all you need to know is that Hondo is Jason, R2 is Bad Janet, and Fox  is Matt (the accountant who handles weird new sex things)
Doctor Who AU: disaster lineage is all one series of regenerations
Sense8 AU (Anakin, Riyo, a Naboo handmaiden, Ferus, Barriss || Dooku, Sifo-Dyas, Jocasta || Obi-Wan, Satine, Hondo)- Grogu??
The Santa Clause AU
Anidala but they’re Lazslo and Nadja from WWDitS
Disney’s Atlantis
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Live-action ‘realistic’
Miss Congeniality AU (Quintress)
Bridgerton Crossover - Aliens on the Ton  - Technically this is about the other Regency AU but meh
Midsomer Murders AU 1 - Anakin Kills Palpatine, and SW characters investigate
Midsomer Murders AU 2 - Anakin Kills Palpatine, and the canon Midsomer characters (in this case Barnaby and Troy) investigate
Midsomer Murders (disembodied dialogue about Ahsoka)
Project Runway AU
Qui-Gon is a nightmare of a guest judge
TCW Leverage AU - This AU is in the Wider AUs masterlist
Say Yes to the Dress
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Books
Anakin & Obi-Wan in HP & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Post-O66 main cast dropped into HP & the Order of the Phoenix - This AU is in the Wider AUs Masterlist
Children of the Lamp AU
Obi-Wan + Newsies
Twilight & the Disaster Lineage
Dracula AU: ft. Lucy!Obi-Wan, Reverse!JonMina!Anidala, and Doctor!Quinlan
Jedi with Daemons
GIRL GENIUS
Anevka Meets Darth Vader (GG/SW crossover)
Anevka/Bo-Katan
Obi-Wan/Vanamonde von Mekkhan
Jedi!Tarvek AU
Stewjon is GG Earth (chrono), AKA the one where Obi-Wan is genetically predisposed to being a mad scientist - This AU is in the Wider AUs masterlist
Feemor is a Heterodyne
MARVEL
Jedi end up on the Helicarrier, awkwardness abounds because of Samuel L Jackson and Natalie Portman existing in both
Matt and Clint (Not quite a crossover, but clone OCs based on Daredevil and Hawkeye)
Peter Parker’s LEGO Palpatine
Ant-Man and the Star Wars Universe
Kix should be Falcon
NARUTO
Ninjas help out the clone wars
Obito bothers Darth Vader
Mandalore and Ninja Planet philosophy comparison (featuring at least one instance of me not understanding a SW thing)
Karin vs Anakin’s half-Force genome - Meet the twins
Bounty Hunter TenTen
TenTen reincarnates as Fox (CC-1010) mostly for the pun
Anakin and Harem no Jutsu
Planet Shinju
Ahsoka gets owl summons
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breninarthur · 19 days
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omg i'm loving all this dragon age met gala art!
i think kallian tabris would wear something like zendaya's joan of arc look, but not a dress/skirt. it would probably be semi-practical armour too lol
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maz hawke would wear something like this maybe, essentially just how she usually dresses, she wouldn't want to make much of an effort.
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el lavellan would make a bit more of an effort, but something that fits her rogue/assassin vibe, maybe like this. or maybe even something like pedro pascal's red look! actually kallian might wear that one too, but in blue :)
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herearedragons · 3 months
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also I think I want to try the met gala outfit thing with one of the Dragon Age OCs
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jeanne-darc-tournament · 11 months
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List of Jeanne media submitted so far
Note that not all may appear in the final bracket.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica / Puella Magi Tart Magica / Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Figaro Illustré magazine illustration by Albert Lynch
Gerard Way himself
The Black Parade album cover
Johanne comic by Gerard Way, Marley Zarcone and Hi-Fi
The Lark
Fate series / Fate/Grand Order / Fate/Apocrypha
Joan of Arc Saved France--Women of America Save Your Country--Buy War Savings Stamps poster
Jeanne d'Arc (PSP game) by Level-5
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Pieśń - Studium do obrazu Joanna d`Arc by Jan Matejko
A sketch in the Register of the Parlement of Paris by Clément de Fauquembergue
"Joan of Arc: What Did She Look Like?" YouTube video
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
RWBY
Requiem of the Rose King/ Baraou no Souretsu
Hetalia: Axis Powers
The Simpsons: episode "Tales From The Public Domain"
Clone High
Genkaku Picasso
Ikemen Vampire Otome Games
Granblue Fantasy
Sid Meier's Civilization III
Joan of Arc song by Madonna
Afterschool Charisma
Joan of Arc by Arcade Fire
Majo Taisen
Drifters
Dragon Age
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Joan of Arcadia
Zendaya's 2018 Met Gala costume
Age of Empires II
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
The Genesis of Misery
Maude Adams as Joan of Arc by Alphonse Mucha
Jeanne d'Arc by Georges Méliès
Jehanne 1429 by Arnaud Courlet de Vregille
Joan of Arc by Gari Melchers
Joan of Arc by Charles Amable Lenoir
Jeanne d'Arc by Roger de La Fresnaye
Johan of Arc - Archives nationales (France) - AE-II-2490 by Vinzez Sozvr Zovzanza
Inazuma Eleven Go
Dragalia Lost
Digimon
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
The Who Was? Show
The Inquisitor's Tale
Vanitas no Carte
Saints (Boxers and Saints)
Joan by Heather Dale
#COMPASS
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
Living Scriptures Animated Hero Classics: Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dryer
Joan of Arc stamp, 1975, Seychelles, for International Women's Year
重奏オルレアン/Chamber Music for Orleans
Johanna von Orleans (Originaltitel The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc)
Joan of Arc by Regisseur Christian Duguay
Statue of Joan of Arc Paris by Emmanuel Frémiet
B&G Foods's Joan of Arc canned beans
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storybookhawke · 20 days
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Josephine Montilyet has arrived to the Dragon Age Met Gala!
This woman could wear anything and look good, but I wanted to cover her in gold and dazzling gemstones arranged to look a bit like a meteor shower at dusk.
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lungsmp3 · 7 months
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you can view the rest of the polls here
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mechacringekitty · 4 months
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infodump post cause it got too long for askbox n im too lazy sleepy to split @starseeker-dragon your juice
she is now bisexual! but she's the woman you're thinking of. her toyhouse just for funsies, plus you can eye up her wife and kids. Stellar is an icewing who was raised in the fairly low ranks of her tribe, say the upper of the middle class icewings. she's been a dick her whole life, parents were just as materialistic as her and her and her mother loved to get into all the gossip. father was typically away, trying to advance them through the rankings [her mother was as well but they spent the most time together] so she didnt know him as well. bit of a spoiled brat honestly. i hc the icewings hold many galas and balls and [this idea is taken from the book dragon slippers, which is a brilliant book that i absolutely adore] one of those is held primarily for upcoming icewings - usually younger ones, but dragons of all ages are welcome - to find sponsors to start a business/otherwise patron whatever they hope to do. some even take the dragons on as employees if they so wish, and uh,, let's just say there have been a couple cases of sugar mommy icewings, but we're not getting into that right now. that gala is where stellar met daggers [daggers made of diamond], and they fell in love [stellar was eighteen and daggers eighteen and a half at the time] pretty much at first sight. daggers is a wealthy icewing with little love for her money, and stellar saw both a partner and an opportunity. they did meet in secret for a while [two or three years], and publicly, as, ahem, friends for the latter, but they ran into one issue, and that was daggers' husband murre. murre was an arranged marriage that the two of them made work, neither hated the other and both had the mutual understanding that it was just for the support of both of their families. divorce wasn't an option, both of their families and themselves would be publicly shamed - splitting up a marriage isnt looked upon kindly in icewing society, especially if said marriage is arranged [its well known that icewings will have arranged marriages to prop up their families and often have a side piece or an open relationship] but they have very complicated societal guidelines relating to marriages for love and marriages for finance separately - plus it would likely ruin their families and there was the issue of who would take white lie - their daughter - since daggers was too busy with her job [she works as right hand to the queens managing finances and the royal treasury] and murre cannot raise a child, both being busy with his job and somewhat questionable in his ability to do so.
second half is in rb, tumblr doesnt like me
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