#trans hero oak

[koszmarnybudyn]

Hello artist :D

Can I request a-

Teen-high-binder transmasc Normal? :)

Of course you can :) yay my first drawing since my trip!!!

Had to include Hero because i really wanted to draw her but also the Oaks are so trans and she is no exception. I headcanon Normal as more nb transfem but transmasc Norm is so fun and i also love that headcanon.

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #normal oak #hero oak #trans normal #trans hero oak #everytime i draw normal i give him my hair lol #i specificly designed hero to look more like the twins and normal to look more like mercedes i think it makes them look diffrent yet relate #if anyone wants to im okay with oeople using it as an icon #my art

[no-song-so-sweet]

I want to talk about Harry Potter.

Well. Sort of. I want to talk about Harry Potter in a roundabout way, in that, I want to talk about the reaction my friend group had when shit started really going down with That Bitch Rowling.

Because Rowling is a horrible person. She’s a TERF, a denier of Nazi Crimes, homophobic, anti-Semitic, the list goes on and on (and most recently, has been attacking a trans soccer manager, if my dash is to be believed? Somehow, she just seems more cartoonishly evil with each passing day). But this isn’t about That Bitch Rowling, not really. Or if it is, she’s merely a footnote in the story.

Harry Potter was, and I think this is true for many of us, a large part of my childhood. While the writing may be mediocre at best, it was wildly influential. I didn’t know a single kid that wasn’t hoping for a letter to Hogwarts. It was a Big Deal for a lot of people, and that included my friend group. My friend group, which is made up of members of the LGBTQ+ community. My friend group, which includes a young lady who we didn’t always know was a lady. I’m sure you can see where this might be going.

The day I got a tear filled phone call about That Bitch Rowling was, frankly, heartbreaking. She was mad because a woman she had respected up until now didn’t respect her. She wanted to get rid of her copies of the books, but didn’t want to donate them. I never want to hear her cry like that again. So I made a decision.

I told her to hold onto her books for just a little while longer. I phoned the group. I figured out when everyone could get together for a weekend, and when I had hammered out dates, I packed up my car, and drove the six hundred miles back to my childhood home.

In the passenger’s seat, was my set of Harry Potter books.

Excluding my trans friend, there were seven of us. I had made a plan, and my father had the space to enact it - I grew up on acres of land; complete with 200 year old oak tree, creek in the woods in the backyard, and a massive fire pit.

Nostalgia and youth, I find, paint everything with a rose tinted hue; if Rowling had just kept her mouth shut, I’m sure many of us would have looked back on the Harry Potter series with some amount of shame. But I don’t think it would have suffered the sort of fall from grace that led us to this point.

The fire pit is important for several reasons. For example, it had been the popular gathering place for my friend group of literal decades at this point. Small towns mean that you know everyone from a very early age. We lived right beside the woods, so we used the fire pit to burn the leaves, and the branches storms took down, of which there were many. And when the first six of my friends rolled down the half mile driveway that day, I had already collect enough wood to get a decent fire going.

Six of my friends. We told the seventh a later time. We wanted to be prepared, and anyway, we all had the same cargo (six sets of seven books joined mine on a rickety folding table). I put them to work collecting more firewood (is it really a good bonfire if you’re not risking setting the barn on fire?).

By the time our last member rolled up, I had a fire going.

She had her set of those damn books too.

(There is a visceral grief that comes from being let down by your childhood heroes, and I fully believe that That Bitch Rowling embodies the phrase “never meet your heroes,” because folks, as a general rule, I am not a fan of burning books. But I was prepared to make an exception.)

We burned our copies of the Harry Potter books that day, all eight of us. They were well read, beaten to hell and back, with cracked spines, and dents in corners, and pieces of the pages missing where we had bent down the corners one too many times. And I won’t lie to anyone. We cried. Tears of sorrow and rage, for the piece of our childhood that we were choosing to give up, because to keep it would be to disrespect the woman we had known and loved for longer than we’d ever had those books.

Letting go sucked. But it was the right thing to do.

When they were gone, we put out the fire, went inside, and built the pillow fort of our dreams. We marathoned Star Wars, and ordered too many pizzas, and had way too much soda. We fell asleep playing Risk, because that’s what our friend choose, and in the morning, I made waffles with chocolate chips and too much maple syrup.

I wanted to talk about this, not just because this is a fond memory for me (even though it is), but because one of my coworkers confessed to me that they hated Rowling, and everything she stood for, and they refused to have anything else to do with the Harry Potter franchise, but they just couldn’t bring themselves to get rid of the books.

I said I was happy to host another book burning.

But I wanted to write this down because I know that sometimes it’s hard to take that final step, to leave behind that last thing. So for anyone who needs to hear it, it’s okay to grieve the things we loose when we grow up. Letting go can be hard, but I promise you’ll end up better off. It’s been awhile since things really went downhill, but I maintain that, in this case, death of the author is nonexistent, and it is better to have loved and then lost, than to hold on too tight.

Don’t hurt yourself on the shattered remains of your childhood magic.

#fuck jkr #anti jkr #screw jkr #jk rowling #harry potter #book burning #please don’t hurt yourself on the shattered remains of your childhood magic #i know it used to be huge #i know it practically defined the childhhod of so many people here #and i know that even though you know she’s terrible #it can still be difficult to give that up #this is me telling you it’s okay #this is me telling you that letting go #while difficult #is healthy #this is me telling you to not be upset with yourself for grieving the things she forced us to loose #terfs dni #jkr stans dni

[slightlyhopefulromantic]

seemed like a good time to come back and finalize my hero design. looks at episode 35. there have definitely been some um. small changes to my ideas but i ended up keeping the same basic ideas because i was attached. some small extra notes below:

originally, hero was supposed to look a LOT like my rebecca design but with shorter hair and the nose i give all oaks, but i ended up giving her the twins' coloration (except for her hair being a lil bit darker) instead because uh. The Drama. i also gave her golden piercings instead of the black i planned on initially since i give lark a gold earring

i debated a lot on if i wanted to keep the "steals lark's shirts" headcanon, since he seems fairly responsible for a lot of her training, but i ended up just adjusting it a little bit. i figure she probably borrowed her uncle's clothes a lot during her training sessions, once her clothes were wrecked and so she grew used to the idea of lark's shirts = she could find comfort in the idea of being Done. i like characters having complicated conflicting feelings on their guardians, lol

i did fully change it so that she gave normal the Oak Necklace i draw all the oak boys with instead of just giving it back to lark, though. that is no longer a trans thing, that is fully a "i am pissed at my dad and dad-uncle" thing

also, she has a few scars now! i imagine that they're always explained away as hero being a clumsy kid but uh. well. We Know What's Going On There. and i did purposefully give her a facial scar to mirror my lark design's facial scar (though it's over her eyebrow instead of across her nose).

she still gets to be taller than everyone else, though. she deserves it

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndads spoilers #hero swallows oak garcia #hero oak #dndads season 2

[sodiumsorbae]

Bad dndads headcanons part four in order to COPE, last one is major spoilers for s2 ep36

(Pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3)

Scary is trans, but shes never heard the word trans in her life

There is a minions anime now

Taylor is actually part of the Genovian royal family

Henry enjoys the occasional spoonful of (vegan) margarine

Aside from murder, the only thing to make Grant feel emotions was the Barbie movie

Carol was into yarnbombing

Glenn used a copy of the bible for a roach when rolling a joint (for non smokers, that’s when you roll up a piece of paper to use instead of a filter in a rollie or joint)

Willie calls people who vape pathetic but he has a vape of his own and his favourite flavour is strawberry ice cream or something idk I don’t vape

Henry accidentally used sun-in on the twins hair for like,,, 3 months before figuring out why they were suddenly blonde

Mercedes did use a yoni egg

Mercedes can only be in the same room as Rebecca if she has a stress ball lest she kill her daughter in law

Hero was wayyy into digging for ages and the Swallows Oak Garcia garden is at constant risk of sudden collapse

Nick doesn’t actually know the rules of soccer

Terry was so into minecraft that he created the totem of undying and he was holding it when Grant shot him in the fucking head he’s not dead he’s not dead he’s not fucking dead Anthony I swear you little bitch how do o convince you to not kill him pleeeeeeaaaase

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #my words! #I’m not a smoker but all of my friends and family are

[dndadscharacterpolls]

#dndads #dndaddies #dungeons and daddies #dndads trans swag poll #trans swag round 1

[taylortheanimerangerteen]

Second time I'm doing this. So hcs for all the characters. Which will include pronouns, sexuality and gender identity. Have fun reading! :>

Also we're going from the odads to the teens (s2)

Its below the cut, just to not spam your feed :>

O-Dads + Frank

Barry Oak - CisHet or Het Trans Guy [He/Him]

Willy Stampler - Bicurious Cis Ally [He/Him]

Bill Close - Bi Cis [He/Him]

Frank Wilson - CisHet Ally [He/Him]

S1 Adult Characters

Henry Oak-Garcia - Bi Trans+GNC [He/Him]

Glenn Close - Bi Trans+GNC [Any/All]

Jodie Foster - Bi Trans [He/Him]

Ron Stampler - CisHet Ally or Bi Cis [He/Him]

Daryl Wilson - Bi Cis [He/Him]

Mercedes Oak-Garica - Bi Trans [She/Her]

Carol Wilson - Lesbian Cis [She/Her]

Samantha Stampler - Bi Cis [She/Her]

Morgan Freeman - Bi Trans+GNC [Any/All]

Scan Likely/Scam Actually - Bi, Gender doesn't exist [Any/All Pronouns]

Well Actually - Bi but repressed as fuck, Gender doesn't exist [He/Him]

Mark Likely - Bi Bigender (Gender doesn't exist) [Any/All, mostly She/Her and He/Him]

S1 Kids or S2 Adults

Sparrow Oak-Swallows-Garica - AroAce-Spec Questioning Enby [They/Them]

Lark Oak-Garica - Ace Bi Agender [He/Him]

Nick Close/Nicholas Foster - Bi Trans Guy [He/Him]

Grant Li-Wilson - Gay Cis Guy [He/Him]

Terry Jr Stampler - Pan Cis Guy [He/Him]

Marco Li-Wilson - Bi Cis Guy [He/Him]

Tony Pepperoni - Bi Cis Guy [He/Him]

Cassandra Swift - Pan Trans Gal [She/Her]

Rebecca Oak-Swallows-Garica - CisHet Ally [She/Her]

Veronica Stamper-Marlowe - Bi Cis [She/Her]

Agent Schmegan - Ace CisHet [He/Him]

S2 Teens

Taylor Swift - AroAce-Spec Trans-Masc [They/He]

Lincoln Li-Wilson - Ace Bicurious Genderfluid [He/Him, but not sure yet]

Scary Marlowe - Demi-Bi Demi-Girl [She/They/Vamp]

Normal Oak-Swallows-Garcia - Bicurious Trans Guy [He/They]

Hermie Unworthy - Ace Gay Genderqueer [He/She/They but isn't sure on pronouns fully yet]

Erica Drippins - Lesbian Cis [She/Her]

Margarita Pizza - Lesbian Trans Gal [She/Her]

Also happy early pride month. This is the updated version of the last time I made the hcs post for this.

Hero Oak-Swallows-Garica - Questioning Cis [She/They]

Whenever you do see this. Have a good day/night/time of day!

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndaddies #dndads s2 #dungeons and daddies season 2 #lgbtq #being lgbt runs in the oak garcia family #had to add that tag sorry :P

[twinksintrees]

trans hero oak is so dhcjjfidbdidbdjcn <333

#dndads s2 #hero oak #every oak is so transgender #except lark #to me at least #to me he is a cis bi man #but everyone else in that family is sooo genderqueer genderfuckery #I love them #the oak family

[ask-teenhigh]

★CHARACTER LIST★

List of characters people can send asks to!

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ☆Mod Bard☆

Lincoln Li-Wilson (he/him, transhet)

Normally Lee-Oak Swallows Garcia (he/they, nonbinary, bisexual)

Scary Marlowe (she/xe, nonbinary, lesbian)

Hermie Unworthy / Herman Unsworth (they/it/he, agender, gay)

Erica Drippins (she/her, trans, lesbian)

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ☆Mod N☆

Taylor Swift (He/Him, Trans, Bisexual)

Margarita Pizza (she/her, cishet)

Mae Hailes (she/her, unlabeled)

Hero Lee-Oak Swallows Garcia (she/they, man-liker)

Cassandra Swift (she/her, focused on her family)

#character list

[biscuitfacegrey]

Transfem Hero Oak with she her prns?

Didn’t know if you wanted the transfem flag or the trans one, so I did both!

#I love her so much #hero oak is my favorite #grey’s art #grey shut up #dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndads s2 #hero oak #pride #pride month

[bulletsgirl]

hero oak is 10000% trans are you fucking kidding me

#her name is hero bc she’s a fucking anime fan #like of course it’s totally plausible that sparrow named her that but let’s be real here. transgender behavior

[dysaniadisorder]

in my heart hero oak is trans but like was still named hero from birth. she was like no this name rules actually it stays

thats my trans headcanon for pretty much every dndads character

#nicky did that. glenn & morgan did that. lark & sparrow did that. henry did that. i love trans people #asks #shades #hero oak trans gender

[animefankotaro]

Trans Girl Serena (Pokemon)

“We join our 4 heroes as they decide to make camp for the day on their long journey. Ash has gotten his newest badge and wants to get an early start tomorrow so he can get his next one as soon as possible. Now he is training his Pokemon one last time before taking a rest. Clemont is working on his newest invention. Let's hope it doesn't blow up in his face again; and Bonnie is playing with Dedenne. Yes, it seems everyone is happy. Everyone that is except Serena. Would could be the problem?” The Narrator explained

Serena was indeed in a different move. She was pacing back and forth rubbing her hands. She looked like Ash when it was taking a long time for his dinner to be ready.

“Maybe I'll send him a message on the pokedex. No, what would never work. Oh! Maybe I can have Pikachu tell him. No. I kind of want it to be personal. Maybe I can...”

“Hi Serena.” Bonnie snuck up. “Is something wrong?” Serena jumped at that and almost shrieked. After seeing it was only Bonnie she calmed down.

“Oh, Bonnie. Sorry for jumping like that.”

“I'm sorry for scaring you. I just saw that you look nervous and I got worried about you.”

“I'm fine” Serena lied. “It's just, well, I'm trying to find out how I can tell Ash.” Serena looked at Bonnie with a concerned look.

“Your secret.” Bonnie said. Serena nooded.

Serena had told her secret to Clemont and Bonnie a while ago. No, not that she loved Ash though they pretty much already knew. But that she was trans. By her looks and personality no one would guess Serena was ever a boy. It all started when Serena was 6 years old. Her mom had always tried to get her to ride Rhyhorn. Serena didn't like it one bit. It was too rough and dirty. She had fallen off countless times and couldn't take it anymore.

“MMMMOOOOOMMMMYYYY! I hate this game!” Serena cried into her mothers arms.

“It's okay, honey. You just need a little practice.” Grace said

“No! I hate this game”

“But Sea..”

“No! I hate this game! This game is for boys.”

“First of all no it's not. I'm a girl and I love Rhyhorn riding. Two, you ARE a boy.” Serena hesitated before speaking.

“Well maybe I don't want to be one. Maybe I wanna be a girl!”

“What? Why on Earth would you say something like that?” Grace asked.

“Because I hate being a boy. I want to be a girl like you. And I hate my name. I want to be Serena!”

Grace was astonished; though the more she thought about it the less it surprised her. Her child was always on the girly side. He preferred to dance, girly Pokemon, and liked watching performing. She had caught her kid in her clothes before though she didn't think much of it. After taking Serena to a doctor it was decided to let her son be her daughter for a while. Days passed, weeks, and then months and Serena was still around. Grace knew by now her son was gone. She had been a girl for a year when she went to Kanto for camp.

“Professor Oak.” Grace said. “There's something I need to tell you. It's about Serena my daughter.”

“What is it?” Oak asked.

“Well, she's not like other girls. Serena is transgender. She was born as my son but decided last year she wanted to be a girl. Or that she was always a girl actually. I'm just worried she might get bullied if anyone finds out.” Oak nodded.

“Don't worry, Ma'am. I understand. I'll make sure no one bullies your daughter. There will be no bulling here. If I see any or if some is reported there will be some serious consequences. I'll make sure Serenas secret is kept a secret.” Grace nodded.

“Thank you, Professor.”

Serena was worried all week that she would be found out. That the other kids would call her a freak and just a boy in dress up. That never happened. The week still wasn't great though, until the end. There she met Ash Ketchum. She hurt her knee and Ash helped her get up and back to the camp. Serena fell in love for the first time here and it was with Ash Ketchum. She thought about telling Ash the truth that day but she couldn't find it in her. To the camp she was a girl and she wanted to keep it that way.

Back in the present Bonnie comforted Serena.

“You've got this.” She said. “Ash might be a bit of an airhead at times, but he's also kind and understanding when he needs to be. He won't abandon you. Trust me.” Serena nodded.

“All right. I'll them him.”

“Good. Nooooooooow” Bonnie pushed Serena all the way to Ash.”

“Hey! Bonnie? What do you think you're going!?”

“Hi, Serena. Did you come over here to relax too?” It was Ash. Serena blushed as Bonnie was already gone leaving her and Ash alone.

“Oh, Ash. I, Um. There was... No, actually. It's just that I, Um....There'ssomethingIneedtotellyou!”

“Huh?” Ash was confused by how fast she spoke. Serena took a deep breath and started again.

“There's something I need to tell you. Something important.” She sat down next to Ash and put her hands together on her lap. “I'm really scared though.”

“Don't be. No matter what I'll be here for you.” Ash smiled at her. Serena smiled back before speaking.

“Do you know what transgender is, Ash?”

“Is is some sort of new trainer class?” Ash asked. Serena almost facepalmed herself at that.”

“What? No! It's nothing like that. Transgender is when someone decides to become the opposite gender they were born as.”

“Become the other gender?” Ash cocked his head.

“Yes. Some people are uncomfortable being born as they assigned gender. They feel they should have been the other way around. They don't like having their birth name said or want to go though their natural puberty. Imagine if you woke up as a girl, or as Meowth.”

“That would be horrifying.”

“Well, that's what it's like for me. I'm transgender. People used to think I was a boy, even my mom. I hated everything about myself. My name, my clothes, my body, everything. It was horrible. When I was 6 I hold my mom the truth. After talking it it over with some doctors it was decided I could try to be a girl for a while. I was so happy that I finally got to be a girl. My mom and doctor eventually saw how happy I was and knew I wouldn't ever go back. By the time I meet you I had been living as a girl for a year. Now it's been 4 years going on 5 since I've transitioned. I currently take pills that stop my body from developing into a man. While I'm going to have to wait a while I can take estrogen when I get older to get a feminine body.” Serena stopped a moment before continuing “Now you know. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.” She stopped again and looked at Ash who didn't speak and looked emotionless. “You hate me now do you?” Serena started to cry. She knew this was a bad idea. She was about to leave when Ash took her hand. She looked at him surprised.

“No. No, I don't hate you. I could never hate you. I'm glad you told me. Am I the only one?”

“No. I told Clemont and Bonnie a while ago. Other than them the only ones who know are my family, doctors, Professors Sycamore and Oak, and some of my friends back home.”

“What about the Performing people?” Serena shook her head quickly.

“Oh God no! People like me aren't allowed in. I would be disquieted and banned forever if they found out. So they need to think I'm a genetic girl”

“I'm sorry.” Ash said. “I don't know how much it pained you to have experience this or go though the pain of being scared to tell me.” Serena clutched her dress with her hands and shook a little.

“It's been hard at times. But I know I always have my mom, my friends back home, Clemont, Bonnie, and you.” Pikachu rubbed his head on Serena and all of Serena's Pokemon came out to hug her. “I'll always have all of you too.” Serena smiled.

“Come on.” Ash said. “Let's go get Clemont and Bonnie and have dinner. Then we can watch you practice performing and prove the girl you really are.” Serena blushed and smiled as they got up to do that.

#pokemon #serena pokemon #ash ketchum #bonnie pokemon #clemont pokemon #anime #MtF trans #transgirl #trans #transgender #Headcanon #amourshipping

[slightlyhopefulromantic]

trans normal and hero are so real to me. like those swallow-oak-garcia kids are literally transgender

also i purposefully draw norm to look like my sparrow design but drawing him not colored and with long hair is still such a jump scare. had to pause and stare for a moment like Oh No That Is Just Sparrow. thats my guy sparrow. so startling

#dndads #normal swallows oak garcia #hero swallows oak garcia

[elyan-fest]

Elyan Appreciation Fest 2021 Masterpost

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to participate in the first ever Elyan Appreciation Fest! Seeing all of your creations has brought me so much joy. Additional thanks to all of the rebloggers and supporters even if you didn’t create something. Your contributions and appreciation of the hard work of this fandom is really what keeps it going.

I appreciate Elyan all year long, so you are welcome to continue submitting Elyan-centered works to both the Collection and using our tag, #elyan appreciation fest

The masterpost is under the cut so that you will always look at whatever version is current in case I update it later.

Please enjoy all of these amazing works and don’t forget to leave appreciative comments if you’re able!

Gifs:

Character Alignment, @the-mother-of-lions Runaway, @the-mother-of-lions if other universes exist, @the-mother-of-lions He’s just one of those people, @thebookluvrr1816 Elyan + Round Table Carving, @camelotsheart We fight in your name, sire, @the-mother-of-lions Elyan + Low-Cut Shirts, @the-mother-of-lions Tenderly, @the-mother-of-lions Elyan + The Knight’s Code of Chilvalry, @thebookluvrr1816 he is half my soul, @the-mother-of-lions Elyan/Percival & Elyan/Gwaine, @thebookluvrr1816 for i can’t help falling in love with you, @camelotsheart OT3 x Bi Flag, @the-mother-of-lions he will tear your city down, @the-mother-of-lions Elyan + Hoodie, @thebookluvrr1816 Adetomiwa Edun and Angel Coulby, @bellamyblakru Sibling Dynamics, @the-mother-of-lions Gwen & Elyan, @thebookluvrr1816 Elyan is a Slytherin, @the-mother-of-lions Elyan Character Profile, @thebookluvrr1816 Merlin/Elyan AU, @the-mother-of-lions

Fics:

holdin’ out for a hero, @merlinoutofcontext It Doesn’t Come Easy, @veshkrisk Linen and Chain, @veshkrisk I’ll keep you safe, @donttouchtheneednoggle Bliss, @donttouchtheneednoggle For Want of Company, @veshkrisk Six Pints and a Packet of Crisps, @little-ligi Kiss Kiss, Y’all In Love, @the-mother-of-lions Sunrise By The Oak Tree, @veshkrisk Hoodie-less but still happy, @donttouchtheneednoggle The risk I took was calculated, but man did I ignore the answer, @donttouchtheneednoggle Bob’s your uncle, @excaliburstark That We May Live Free, @owlswithfins A Funny Feeling, @shana-rosee E, @gremlinbehaviour the sun bows for you, @scionofgwenpendragon

Graphics/Manips:

King of Spades, @unmarkedinlife Confidence, @unmarkedinlife Ace Solidarity, @unmarkedinlife Swords Before Sex - Elyan, @unmarkedinlife Sir Elyan, @unmarkedinlife Swords Before Sex - Elyan, @unmarkedinlife Conversations, @unmarkedinlife The Past is Paint, @unmarkedinlife

Interview with Rolling Stone, @loanmeadragon Interview with GQ, @loanmeadragon Icons, @merlin-fic-server and @yarniac13

Art:

Trans Elyan, @aradia-pendragon Elyan and Gwen, @merlinonthemoon Blacksmithing, @admiralsushishin Royalty, @gwainegender

Again, thank you so much for everyone who took the time to participate! I hope to see you next year!

#bbc merlin #elyan appreciation fest #merlinedit #gifs #fics #graphics #manips #art

[dndadscharacterpolls]

#dndads #dndaddies #dungeons and daddies #dndads trans swag poll #trans swag round 2

[fear-before-valor]

Tales of Arcadia AU: hold on my dear, i’m coming home

Premise: James Lake Sr. tried to take his trans son, Jim Lake Jr., with him when he left Barbara Lake. By the time Jim Jr. found a chance to run away, wanting to return to his mother, they were pulled over at a gas station out of state. Choosing the woods over getting back in the car, a lost 5-year-old finds himself in the presence of a kind, if not mischievous, forest spirit, who offers the frightened child a place to feel safe. He takes her hand, and off they go. All he can remember is that he lived in a town called “Arcadia,” and that his mother had red hair. Using his faint memory of what his house looked like almost 11 years ago, he tries different Arcadias across the Continental United States, until finally, fifteen years old, a month and some change shy of his sixteenth birthday, Arcadia Oaks, California beckons him with open arms, and a feeling of familiarity. After working it out with his three very magical guardians, who have raised him both dutifully and compassionately, one Jim Lake enrolls in Arcadia Oaks High. What ensues from there is a mystery and an adventure that tests Jim, and the Arcane Order themselves, in ways he never could have predicted... 

Plot Points So Far (Bulleted):

Jim is raised by the Order from age 5

He doesn’t learn magic, but he does learn other lessons from them, including combat training

He is still chosen to be the legendary Trollhunter, after his very first day of human school

This is a fact he very much keeps to himself at first, not daring, even, to acknowledge his duties as Trollhunter for the first few weeks

A parent-teacher conference is called by one Mr. Walter Strickler, after Jim, previously his best student, and elected president of the history club, appears distracted, standoffish, and anxious

Nari goes in a glamour to meet with Mr. Strickler, and upon returning, does not out him to Jim as a changeling, but does inform him that he walks in magic

She recommends that Jim remain close with this teacher

Jim takes this to mean that Strickler is a wizard, 

With this in mind, Jim goes to him for help in masking the magical scent and presence of Merlin’s amulet, so that he can be the Trollhunter without his family noticing

He gets training from Strickler as well, though the Heartstone Trollmarket trolls are beginning to take notice of him...

Jim is not aware of this but as these events happen, Claire Nuñez and Toby Domzalski have been separately investigating him

Eventually, they happen to compare notes one day, and start to piece together something that is not quite true, but equally, acknowledges that Jim is not who he says he is

They eventually confront Jim, and he confides in them some truths-- namely, the Trollhunter-related ones, and together, the three of them begin to work together

From there, the events of Trollhunters, Parts 1-3 begin to occur, with slight differences, of course, though most of it remains the same (much of this will be explored in more depth in fics)

There is only so long that Jim has before the Order starts to get suspicious of his activities. Meanwhile, Jim also has to juggle Bular, Gunmar, Strickler and the other changelings, his schoolwork, the play he didn’t mean to get cast in, and the world’s most confusing crush. He hopes that he can handle it all, but the stakes continue to tense; eventually, he may have to admit that he needs some magical help. But will The Order be interested in the events of troll factions? Not to mention, the long-term grudge they hold against Merlin Ambrosius, creator of the Amulet of Daylight, which Jim dons every night. 

This AU is not meant to be grimdark, and will feature light and happy or humorous events, as well as the tense, mysterious, and more angst-heavy plot points, but overall, it is meant to explore themes of identity, secrets, outward appearances, and the dangers of heroism, as well as the duties that stem from needing to be a hero. 

The AU is now available on my blog for questions and rp threads, and I will be uploading fanfic works within it as well, as time goes on. If you have any questions, or would be interested in learning more about this AU, please feel free to send an ask or a message, and I’d be delighted to answer!

AU Tag for this blog: hold on my dear; i’m coming home - arcane order jim au

You may also see me refer to this AU as: coming home au

First fic in the series so far: you are a stranger here, why have you come?

#hold on my dear; i'm coming home - arcane order jim au #arcane order jim au master post #(well... explanation post but since there's not much out it's also a masterpost lol) #ok to rb #if u really want lol