1 – 18 of 18 Works in Mission Fic
The Road to Risk and Rebellion Anthology by wanderingjedihistorian (RangerJedi67)
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon), Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order Series (Video Games)
04 May 2026
Summary
A faulty communications relay spares the 212th from Order 66.
Some things change. Some things stay the same.Main series story:
1. Down to a WireSide Stories posted so far:
Vatak'ultuka (The Ryloth Arc)
1. Until They Don't
2. A Reckless NeedOther side stories will be added.
Anthology containing:
Down to a Wire
On an otherwise ordinary wartime day, a cable frayed.
This single cable had repercussions that echoed through the galaxy and changed the future that might have been.
After all, even Palpatine can't account for everything.Until They Don't
Good soldiers follow orders.
Until they don't.
Howzer doesn't regret the choice he made.A Reckless Need
“I think I’ve hurt Ryloth enough," Howzer said.
Cham inhaled sharply.
“Is that what this is about?” he demanded. “Why you’ve been so reckless? Do you think you have to atone for what happened?”Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 95,618
- Status:
- In-Progress
Winning or Losing by ForceWielder
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebellion Era - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels
30 Sep 2023
Summary
"Ezra wasn't sure what game they were playing, and even if he knew, he would have had no idea whether he was winning or losing."
What starts out as some harmless flirting on a mission together soon turns into a competitive game, with Sabine and Ezra trying their hardest to see who will break first. But it turns out that Ezra has a lot more experience with self-control than Sabine thought. And is he really just flirting for the sake of the game? Or does it mean something more?
Featuring lots of shameless flirting, romantic tension, and of course, a dashing stranger who makes things complicated.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 28,942
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Damian scowled. “Why are you laughing?” he demanded. “It’s a reasonable conclusion!”
This just made Dick double over in laughter again. He managed to get a hold of himself enough to place a hand on Damian’s shoulder. “You’re not homophobic.”
Damian’s scowl deepened. “Yes I am!”(Inspired by "Straight guy worries he's being homophobic to gay roommate, realizes he's fallen in love with him")
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 58,756
- Status:
- Completed
Gotham's White Lotus Anthology by Listentothelittlebird
Fandoms: A Death in The Family - Fandom, Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days, Under the Red Hood
01 Mar 2023
Summary
The Avatar cycle ended with Avatar Korra. No benders were born after Avatar Korra's death, for many generations.
The modern world has forgotten bending, for the most part. It makes it easy for the Bats, really - nobody looks for the way the elements bend slightly to their will with each strike.
(Or: One by one, the Bats join the Order.)
Anthology containing:
A Stone Foundation
Bruce Wayne, fresh out of training with the League of Assassins, decides to travel just for a while longer. He stumbles upon a fishing village on the Jang Hui river.
(The world has forgotten about benders. Bruce would have ignored the myths too, if he weren't one himself.)
Stronger Together
A look into Bruce's relationship with the founding members of the Justice League.
Weaving Through The Wind
Dick Grayson leaves Gotham, leaves Robin, and learns to fly.
(Dick joins the White Lotus through... unconventional means.
He knew he would meet many people during his travels - he just never expected to meet a spirit.)
Spreading Wings
Back in Gotham, with a new suit and a new skillset to compliment Bat-training, all Dick really knows is that he's no longer Robin. There's time to choose a new name, though, and he finds it eventually.
Or, How Dick chooses his new vigilante name.
Off the Edge
It was not that he did not trust his friends - he just... forgot to tell them.
When it comes down to it, Dick pulls out all the stops to help out a teammate.
Fire by the Shore
It took time, but sometimes time was all that was needed.
(Dick mourns his little brother, Bruce mourns his son. Tim mourns, and makes a friend.)
Life's Ebbs and Flows
Cassandra's story, from nameless weapon to member of the Wayne family. Fear, hope, family. Discovery, friends, joy.
Loss, and grief.
Burning Iceberg
Jason woke up to green, liquid flames.
Turns out that waterbenders and magical pools which gave swimmers firebending was not a good mix.
(Instead of going to Gotham, instead of being a missile landing on home, he has just enough presence of mind to get as far away as he can - the South Pole, to be exact.)
Making A Splash
Is stealing away his baby brother from the League of Assassins - by himself - a bad idea? Yes, yes it is.
Does Jason care? No, of course not.
(Jason brings Damian home, after a few explosions. No biggie.)
Swamps and Pit-stops
Jason has some loose ends to tie up, and Dick does not feel like leaving his little brother alone.
(Not-so-life-changing field trips ensue.)
Masked Acting
What goes down in Gotham, stays in Gotham. The Bats are hunkering down in their home turf as a new player hits the streets. They go by Red Hood.
(Told from the Bat-perspective - AKA, let's fool the superhero community)
New Dawn
Red Hood adds a Bat to his costume, and Tim bonds with his siblings.
Waiting on Waves
Jason's White Lotus contact had informed him of targeted kidnappings of young waterbenders. Jason took it upon himself to investigate.
The contact had been right, as he soon learnt.
Dust off the Rust
Steph did not die. She's surprised by that, herself.
She's grateful she's alive, sure, but why did the badgermole that saved her have to travel all the way to a different continent instead of, say, the Batcave?
The Dragon's Den
The floor is lava. No, literally.
The mission first derailed when Damian snuck onto the Batjet. It only escalated from there.
A Dragon's Breath
In which Tim and Jason track down a lost sky bison.
(The best plans are made with good intel - or, in other words, improvised after convenient eavesdropping.)
Bunny Buddy
Look, Dick wasn't even looking for a pet. Technically, a spirit wasn't a pet, either.
Add Oil, Keep Fighting
Bruce is dead.
Tim sees Damian drowning in grief, and makes a decision.
(He finds out Bruce is alive, and makes many more decisions. Jason would like to have words with Tim.)
Jasmine's Teahouse
Cass arrives in Republic City, finds a job, and finds some friends.
(The Kyoshi Warriors live on through their skills and techniques.)
The Fire Four
At the start, Tim told himself that he would not reveal his firebending to his new team. Time passed, and Tim told them his name. He even started using his firebending around the base.
He realised then that his friends were really bad detectives.
Eye for an Eye
Ra's decrees the death of his traitorous heir.
He's about to have two traitorous heirs.
A Pulse, A Breath
Lex Luthor gives Nightwing a pill to stop his heart. Batman knocks him out before he can deliver a shot of adrenaline. To Luthor, Nightwing is dead.
(He is, for a moment - but the Bats cling to life with an unrivalled conviction.)
Find Our Way
Mara al Ghul journeys to rid herself of her past. She finds herself, along with some friends.
Oh, and her Cousin is here, too.
Network of Roots
Barbara Gordon is as part of the growing White Lotus presence in Gotham as any of the Bats.
(A look into the life of one Barbara Gordon.)
On Streets and High Perches
How do you beat an enemy that has seen your whole deck?
Simple; you introduce new cards.
(The Court of Owls know the Bats well, but they don't know the White Lotus.)
Human-Sized Pinball
Steph learnt more than just metalbending from her adventures abroad.
The game was originally played by metalbenders, but the Bats were creative enough to get around that.
Through a Wavy Mirror
Dick and Jason go dark spirit-hunting, only to find themselves getting dragged through a portal.
Meanwhile, Signal finds something interesting during his own spirit-hunt.
(Reverse Robins, bending included!)
Bloom From The Mud
The implication was obvious. Tim leaned forward, his bad mood dissolving. “Lotus Protocol?”
“Active,” Batman confirmed. He lifted his gaze to meet Tim’s siblings too, split into their teams around the large Justice League meeting room. “That goes for all of you.”
(A large-scale alien invasion calls for some... extra firepower.)
Shelves: DC Comics, Crossovers, Avatar: Last Airbender
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 91,198
- Status:
- Completed
Teach the Padawan. Save the Galaxy. Anthology by alexjanna91
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types
26 Nov 2022
Summary
Anthology containing:
Teach the Padawan
The man that was once Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, GAR General, knew that his death was finally here. Just as he was struck down he made a wish. As he disappeared from the mortal plane, he didn’t realize the Force had been listening. When he opened his eyes, with a younger body and in a time long past, it was apparent that the Force took a somewhat creative interpretation of his last thoughts. However, the man that was once Crazy Old Ben, Wizard of the Wastes, wasn’t going to squander this second chance. After all, he had a padawan to teach and the galaxy to save.
Unorthodox Training Montage
After his Challenge with Master Jinn, the whole temple knew that Master Kenobi was a rather unorthodox Jedi. It should have stood to reason to expect that his training of Padawan Obi-Wan and his conduct on field missions would be just as unorthodox. Alas the other Jedi, the High Council, and truthfully the galaxy at large was not quite prepared for the devastatingly effective chaos of Jedi Master Ben Kenobi.
History Repeats Itself
Ben Kenobi had been in the past long enough to know that history had a way of repeating itself. Maybe not how you expected it to, but some things were just destined to happen. He didn’t understand what that truly meant until a vision and a mission to Mandalore set things in motion. Then history began to change, potentially changing the entire Jedi Order and Ben and Obi-Wan’s lives with it.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 391,688
- Status:
- In-Progress
Orange County by TenderizedJesterSteak
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
17 Jul 2022
Summary
"Sometimes during the last Sith-Jedi war, the cost of individual kyber harvestment became atrocious.
The Order, minding their goal to eradicate the Sith, authorised an attempt at more large-scale kyber mining. It was, ultimately, proven to be both fruitless and idiotic – they did not have the force to safeguard their mining ships, nor the manpower to mine such a complex material effectively. Their kyber freighters were practically sitting ducks, and attempts to interrupt the route from the oppositions only led to more bloodshed. The brief period when the operation was live quickly made its way to become one of the bloodiest parts of the war. It took the old Order hundreds of attacks and a dozen lost freighters to call off the attempt altogether.
It did not, in the end, give the Jedi Order any more kyber to use. But it did give them eighty-six cargo freighters to figure out what to do with."
Rewrite your food.
Or;
Obi-Wan and Anakin ferry an old freighter from Coruscant to Jedha.Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 76,735
- Status:
- Completed
JasBen Save a Galaxy Far, Far Away Anthology by Batsutousai
Fandoms: Star Wars Legends: Jango Fett Open Seasons (Comics), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Legends: Jedi: The Dark Side (Comics), Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
04 May 2022
Summary
At the moment of his death on the Death Star, Ben Kenobi is sent back to 62 BBY, to the moment Jaster Mereel is confirmed the Mand'alor of those Mandalorians who hold true to their warrior-roots.
Ben makes the choice to remain on Mandalore and join the new Mand'alor's advisory council.Anthology containing:
Wrongs to Make Right
Jaster's confirmation ceremony, naming him the new Mand'alor, is crashed by a humanoid falling from the sky. This proves to be a boon beyond all imagining.
I'm Keeping You in Sight
When Jaster mentions he's worried about his best friend, a member of Clan Vizsla, Ben insists they go check on him. Immediately.
All Your Rough Edges (Let Me Smooth Them Down)
Ben has thrown down a challenge, and Jaster is determined to pick it up.
Steel and Silk
Jaster wanted to spar with Ben; the private lesson was an unexpected bonus.
My Memory's Haunted
Ben is on a solo mission to start making a name for himself as a bounty hunter, when he runs into someone that brings up memories he wasn't prepared to deal with.
Shining Down On You
Feemor and Qui-Gon return to the Jedi Temple after their mission to the Trans-Gascon sector and give their report to the Council.
Can't You Hear the Thunder?
Jaster and a group of Mandalorians are ambushed during a mercenary contract. Captured and disarmed, they're brought to kneel in front of a very specific Muun.
We Are Diamonds Taking Shape
Ben stumbles across Xanatos, on his own in the galaxy after cutting ties with Qui-Gon, and takes that as a sign that it's time for him to go to Coruscant and speak to the Jedi Council.
Wrapped in the Warmth of You
Four years after their trip to Coruscant resulted in Ben obtaining a padawan, the first group of Jedi hoping to find a new home in the excavated and repaired Temple on Mandalore arrive.
The Connections Between Us
Ben is one of Obi-Wan's favourite people.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 63,823
- Status:
- Completed
the massive machinery of hope Anthology by Killbothtwins
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton
31 Jan 2022
Summary
Obi-Wan Kenobi travels back in time to fix things. He also annoys a lot of people.
Planned three arc.
Anthology containing:
walk by faith/tell no one what you've seen
After the end of the war with the Empire, Obi-Wan wakes up in his twelve-year old body. Now all he needs to do is convince everyone he's psychic, trick his Master into taking him on before he's sent to Bandomeer, redeem a few bad guys, and try not to have a nervous breakdown. Pretty easy. It's not like the Sith are lurking on the horizon, waiting to devour the Jedi Order.
a soul that's born in cold and rain/knows sunlight
Obi-Wan Kenobi, time traveler, finds trouble once again when he and Qui-Gon are called to Mandalore— but not THAT Mandalore mission. This one involves still pretending to see the future, babies, a slavery ring, and bothering even more people into becoming his friend. As usual, Obi-Wan drags everyone else along for the ride, including some interesting allies.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 153,489
- Status:
- Completed
The Desert Storm Anthology by Blue_Sunshine
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
29 May 2021
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Desert Storm
In Tatooine legend, the sandstorm is Lukka, the Fury, both cleansing and damning. Lukka, the slaves believed, was Justice, was he who remade the world, and remade the soul.
The storm screams at him, and Obi-Wan Kenobi screams back.
Ruin
Sometimes, where we come from matters less than where we are going.
Fallout
The training of the Learner is the prerogative of the Master.
Supposedly.
True Colors
Some names can be cast off, but some names follow you.
Some names aren't yours to give away.
In Crisis
It is often easier to do for others what one cannot do for themselves.
What is Sown
Some plants must be pruned to thrive, and others, once cut, never bloom again.
Remembrance
There are things you know that you can't remember, and things you remember which you wish you did not know.
Remembrance: Part II
The past is a dangerous place. It is the memories of the things that once were which made us who we are, and can unmake us.
Remembrance: Part III
Zodiac
There is a strange power to the stars you were born under.
Lineage
What we pass down is not always picked up by those who come after us.
In some cases, this makes them better than we were.
In some cases, they are worse.Deliverance
It is said that the journey is more important than the destination.
This is... not always so.
Fever
Rising from the ashes is a laudable thing. Burning, not so much.
Stories within a Story
This work is a collection of small, prompt based vignettes that take place within the Desert Storm series.
The content involved will have some, but not a major impact on the plot of the Desert Storm series.
You may propose SHORT prompts in the comments, and I'll see what I can do.
Stories Within a Story II
More bonus content for the Holidays!
As before, feel free to leave prompts in the comments and I will see what I can do.
Night
In truth, there can be no light without darkness.
Ripples
If you are going to cast stones in ponds, you should expect to get wet.
Sa Sarad
Sa sarad cuyir gotal de pitat, runi cuyir gotal de akaan.
As flowers are grown by rain, so is the soul grown by war.
Tarot
Fate has a funny way of filling out the roles to be played.
Mirage
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 1,159,106
- Status:
- Completed
The Strongest Force in the Galaxy by perplexedpadawans (lulumonnie)
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, The Mandalorian (TV)
25 Mar 2021
Summary
Din visits his son on Yavin and learns some more about the Jedi. He grows closer with Luke Skywalker as they handle what the galaxy throws at them and the kids.
Spoilers for Season 2 of The Mandalorian
- Part 1 of luke's star wars fics
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 91,296
- Status:
- Completed
A Friend Indeed by ExtraPenguin
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
12 Nov 2020
Summary
After their rescue of the colonists of Kiros, Ahsoka Tano's Master asks for her to be sent on a mission away from the front. She ends up being sent to the Deep Core with Master Plo Koon to investigate one of the first known locations of the Jedi Order, since abandoned.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 3,502
- Status:
- Completed
My Scars, They are Your Scars Anthology by NyxEtoile, OlivesAwl
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Dec 2018
Summary
Anthology containing:
My Scars, They are Your Scars by NyxEtoile
“Sergeant Barnes,” she said quietly. His gaze snapped to hers. Blue eyes, she noted. Pale and very focused, like a predator. “My name is Dr. Newbury. I’m sorry I startled you. . .I know people in white coats have done terrible things to you for a long time. I’m not like them. I’m the physician here. If you get hurt or ill I’ll treat you. But I can’t help you if I don’t understand you.”
She hadn’t looked frightened. He’d looked right into her eyes, hand wrapped around her wrist, her pulse pounding against his fingertips. And all he’d seen was resignation. He’d seen that in the eyes of his missions before. Usually someone he’d been hunting a long time. Warriors at the end of their rope. It hadn’t belonged in the eyes of a female doctor, safe behind the walls of Stark Tower.
Between the Shadow and the Soul by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
-- Pablo Neruda Sonnet XVII
Clint shrugged. Talking about things wasn't always his strong suit. "You have skills I don't. You see angles I don't. We work better together than I think either of us do alone. If you would rather work alone, obviously you could."
The idea of working alone, or worse, with someone else, set off little sparks of panic in Nat's chest. She contained the reaction with concerted effort and kept her voice level when she replied, "I've found working with a partner makes what I do far easier. There were too many variables to track when I worked alone. As long as you're content with the arrangement I have no objection." She looked at him. "If it isn't broke, don't fix it, yes?"
Six Maids A' Shopping by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Set in the same universe as Scars and Between the Shadow and the Soul (now dubbed the Tales From the Tower series). Pepper needs backup for Christmas shopping so she calls upon the unofficial "Avenger Wives Club." Drinking, giggling and secrets follow.
"There was shopping and Indian food and a lot of wine. So much wine. And talking. Lots of talking."
Best Mistake I Never Made by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Sequel to Between the Shadow and the Soul. Begins pretty much immediately after that ends. Overlaps with events in My Scars They are Your Scars. You don't have to read that to understand this, but it might help. :)
Clint bent to kiss the top of her head as he passed on the way to his chair. "Morning. What are you reading?"
Nat flipped it up so he could see the cover, which proudly read "Avengers Team Handbook." The A was done in the same style as it was on the side of the building and there were little drawings of all their symbols underneath. "Pepper said it's for us and those directly associated with the team. Hill got the same one. So did Newbury and a couple of other SHIELD agents that defected. The rest of Stark Enterprises has more mundane rules."
He started to eat his breakfast, pleased the food seemed to settle his stomach. "Our rules are less mundane?"
"I don't think the typing pool has a rider in their vacation benefits clause about reimbursement for plans cancelled due to world saving."
Heart of Steel by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
The tech arrived a few minutes later. He was tall and lanky, with curly hair that needed a trim going in every direction. He looked like the kind of guy you could have ordered from the Nerd Catalog. "Hi," he said. "I'm Cal. Have you rebooted it?"
Oh and now there was going to be the twenty computer-illiterate grandma questions. "Yes. I have rebooted it. I've also drive to reboot to disk."
He came over to the desk and she could see by the direction of his eyes he was checking the power was plugged in. "Did you try mounting it in Target Disk to another machine?"
"Yes," Darcy said. "It worked great, I got my data, and I decided to call you up here just for shits and giggles." As soon as the words came out, she knew the brain-mouth filter had once again failed. But instead of being upset at her rudeness, he looked over at her and grinned.
Still, she made an effort to sound pleasant when she said, "Seriously, man, what's the code word to get the tier two tech support?"
"Snark is a good start."
Girls Chase Boys Chase Girls by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Hints of spring were just beginning to appear around New York when Pepper invited them for a girl's day. Mexican food, margaritas, and then a team from a salon would come in to give everyone mani/pedis. All from the comfort of her and Stark's apartment.There was a postscript at the bottom of the email. Tony's decided to take the menfolk out to a strip club. We'll have the place to ourselves.
Welcome to the New Age by NyxEtoile
Sequel to My Scars, They Are Your Scars
Half an hour later, as Amanda walked him out to the beach to meet his ride, James was still apologizing. "I know you were looking forward to this weekend."
"It's really all right," she told him for probably the tenth time. "Risks of dating a superhero, right?" They could see the jet coming in for a landing and stopped where they were to watch the descent.
"Rain check, okay?" he said.
"For hot hotel sex? You're on." Amanda caught his face in her hands and kissed him hard a moment. "I love you. Go save the world."
His grin was rather sheepish. The jet's engines revved a little and she imagined if they had a horn they'd be beeping it now. James gave her one last fast kiss and jogged over to the jet, climbing the gangplank. He stopped at the top to wave and she waved back before the hatch closed up. And she wondered, as she often did, if this was the last time she'd ever see him.
History's Like Gravity by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Sequel to Best Mistake I Never Made. Might want to read/brush up on it before checking this out.
"Hey, Clint?"
"Mmm?" he asked.
"You can ask me things even if you can't read my mind. You can ask just because you want to."
He looked up at her. "Well. You know me. I don't like walking into things without proper intel."
That made her smile. "That's a good point. But I just. . . we're a team."
"I know." He slid an arm around her. "I enjoy keeping it that way."
Her head tilted and she studied him, mouth turning down at little. "I'm in this for the long haul, Clint."
Now they were wandering onto topics they never talked about. The future. Permanence. Long hauls. They seemed like impossible ideas for two people who both long expected to die with their boots on. "So am I," he replied.
She nodded and her mouth curved up into a smile. "Good."
Lifelong Love Letter by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
She was, Steve realized, his last connection to Peggy. To his past. And he kind of liked her company. "I'd like to keep in touch."
Based on the slight widening of Sharon's eyes, the request surprised her. The fact she'd reacted at all probably meant she wasn't being a spy right now, which he liked. She dug in the pocket of her coat and pulled out a pen, using it to scribble a few lines on a napkin. "My number and email," she said, handing it over. "I'd love to hear from you. And like I said, if there's anything I can do to help find your friend I'd be happy to. I know he meant a lot to you."
He tore off half the napkin and wrote his information on it. "Thank you."
She glanced at the napkin and folded it and tucked it in a pocket. "Thank you again for coming to coffee. I hated how we left it last time."
He smiled. "I'm not a man who holds grudges or collects enemies."
She smiled back and again he couldn't stop himself from thinking how pretty she was. "That sounds like good advice."
Life Makes Love Look Hard by NyxEtoile
Bruce watched the little boy scribble a moment, then looked back to his mother. “May I ask what you are doing back here again?”Her expression turned wry. “Neil here is an avid Iron Man fan.”
The boy looked up. “I’Man!”
“That’s right,” his mother said easily. “So we come here for lunch to watch and see if he takes off from the Tower.”
“He certainly knows his stuff,” Bruce commented.
“We take our superhero knowledge very seriously.” She smiled at him a moment, then he saw her swallow and she added, “I’m Violet, by the way.”
Violet. It suited her. Soft and pretty and old fashioned. “Bruce,” he said, offering her his hand.
She shook his hand, hers all but disappearing under his fingers. “Would you like to join us for lunch?” she asked quietly.
Feeling oddly shy, he said, “I’d like that very much.”
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Six in the morning is the most common wake-up time in the building, so I am chiming in apartments of every floor. The more people I am interacting with simultaneously, the more rote and the less customized the interactions become. Some tasks are more processor intensive than others.
Ms. Potts is one of the 6AM wakers, which means Mr. Stark will be up soon.
I wait patiently for him to drink a minimum of three ounces of coffee before speaking to him. "Sir, you have a publicity meet-and-greet at eight thirty."
"In the morning?"
"Yes, sir."
"Why?"
"I merely keep the schedule, sir, I do not make the appointments."
Heavy Boots of Lead by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
"You don't see the bullet that gets you, Stark," Barnes said. This was the kind of thing only a person who had died could get away with saying. "Keep looking for it and you'll break your neck before it reaches you."
There was a moment of silence, then Nat asked. "None of that answers the question of why Ultron wants to kill us."
"Because Tony was never looking for the bullet aimed at his head," Pepper said. She smiled when he turned around. "Were you?"
All of the superiority seemed to drain out of him. His shoulders slumped and he shoved his hands in his pockets. "The goal hasn't changed. Protect the things I can't live without. The list has just. . . expanded." He gestured vaguely, encompassing the whole room, and, Clint assumed, his kid downstairs.
Pepper stepped close to give Stark a hug and the rest of them took a moment to contemplate the fact Tony Stark had made a homicidal AI to protect them.
The Real Housewives of Avengerville by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Nat came home from a meeting in DC to find a pontoon boat floating off the end of the lake dock. She'd asked Wanda about it, since their house faced the dock, and she'd replied, "Ask your husband."
"It's fun!" he told her. "Take the girls out on it!"
"I don't think I have enough Pabst Blue Ribbon and Skoal to go around."
He folded his arms over his chest. "Stark wouldn't let me get a speedboat."
She sent a group text that night. So my husband has offered us his boat for a girl's day on the lake. Weather's been nice, how about next Saturday? I'll bring the beer in a can, you guys figure out snacks?
Pepper was the first to reply. Wow. He really has gone native, hasn't he?
I'm in. Get beer in a bottle.That was Maria.
The Curse and the Blessing, They're One and the Same by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
"There are certain things about me and my powers that are considered state secrets." Wanda sighed. "Would you be willing to get security clearance to date me?"
Zev blinked a few times, looking very surprised. "I think it's terrible that they require that of you. But that isn't your fault."
If she smiled wider her face would start to hurt. "I will talk to Maria Hill and see what is involved." And then, because she'd laid everything else out on the table, she added, "Sort of want to kiss you now."
He made a sound, half sigh and half groan. "I'm a fan of living in the moment."
She cupped his face in her hands and he tangled his in her hair. He took control of the kiss, tipping her head back and deepening it. Desire tightened her skin, formed a hot knot in her belly. She felt her powers start to respond to the emotion and jerked her hands away from him to direct it downwards.
The stool nearest them rattled and bumped the island. "Sorry." She gestured at the stool, still wobbling. "I'm working on controling them when I'm. . . distracted. I won't hurt you," she assured him.
"I'm a guy who likes roller coasters."
As Much As Nothing, Everything's Changed by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Pietro's fingers trailed along the skin of her arm. "Some things are better together than apart. Bourbon and coke. Peanut butter and jelly."
There was something funny about the silence that followed, and so she ventured, "You want a PBJ, now, don't you?"
"I wouldn't say no to one. . ." he told her, nomming on her shoulder.
She swatted him. "Fine, fine. You and your enhanced metabolism."
Tilting his head, one corner of his mouth quirked up. "Did you google me?"
"Of course I did. I like to know who I'm sleeping with if I'm going to do it more than once.”
"You mad I didn't tell you?”
"I assumed you had your reasons. Maybe you liked being normal with me.”
"I do like being normal.”
She smiled and nodded. He really did make her happy. It was such a strange sensation. "Still want the sandwich?”
"Now that you know about the metabolism, I want two."
The Spirits of All Three by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Glimpses of our favorite couples during Christmas past, present, or future.
You Remind Me What I Used to Know by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Tony studied him a moment. "I'd take the chance to sleep next to your wife, if I were you. It's an opportunity that'll become vanishingly rare."
That did sound appealing. "He's so tiny. I don't want to be away from him."
"I will let you in on a secret, that doesn't go away when they get less tiny." Tony got to his feet. "Look, I don't pretend to know what you're going through. I'm sorry your introduction to parenthood has sucked this badly. But I do know this—you are a better father if you take care of yourself and your marriage. I tried staying up all night, taking taking care of Ruby and Pepper and working and Banner had to throw me out of the labs. You can't be everything to everyone at all times. We trust Doc with our lives all the time and she's never let us down. Trust her and all the other nurses and doctors with your son for a few hours and spend some time with Sharon. It'll do you both good."
Steve found himself smiling. "Am I going to need to repeat that back to you in six months?"
"Yes, though I suggest switching out Sharon's name for Pepper or we'll both be in trouble."
Mysteries Explicit and Inherent by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Lani braced her elbows on the arms of her chair and wove her fingers together loosely. "What can I do for you, Mr. Wilson?"
"The Avengers require a large support staff, including caring for some really, really unique medical needs. Mental health care is kind of a. . .gap we've got going on. I fill it at the moment but I'm way out of my depth. The level of discretion and clearance and tolerance for certain personalities required makes the job nearly impossible to find somebody for."
"And I have a well earned reputation for dealing with people with large personalities and big secrets." He nodded and she waited a beat before asked, "Are you here to offer me a job as the Avengers' shrink?"
"Well, there are a couple other people that want to meet you before it's official. But yeah. Pretty much."
We Can Save Tomorrow if we Try by NyxEtoile
Bruce kissed her hair. “If you want to get your Masters, I will support that. If you want to write the great American novel, or poetry, or children’s books, or time travel space adventures, I will support that. If you want to sit on the couch and eat potato chips, I will support that. If you want my help, I’ll give it, if you want me to butt out I can do that, too. And if you start feeling like you’re being selfish or that you don’t deserve to put yourself first, tell me and I will remind you how very wrong you are."
She laughed and he swayed her back and forth a little, like they were dancing. “It’s good to see you smile,” he said softly.
If she was honest, it felt good to smile. “I know it’s only March, but this year has kind of sucked.”
“It has,” he agreed. “And it’s possible it will get worse before it’s better. But we’ll get through it. Together.”
Violet leaned back to look at him. “When did you become an optimist?
He smiled and cupped her face, running his thumb along her cheekbone. “I think it’s the company I keep.”
Truth Is Marching On by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Ross began passing the very, very thick booklets around. "There will be no more asking for permission. You will receive orders from above if and when we choose to deploy you, and those are the only times you will act. We will decide who goes on missions. The activities and locations of dangerous individuals will be monitored at all times, and we will maintain a registry of enhanced persons."
There was silence around the table as he finished his circle. Then Pietro muttered something in Sokovian that made Nat snort.
"Care to share with the class, Mr. Maximoff?" Ross asked.
Pietro gave him a sullen look that he did so well. Nat answered for him. "He said he remembers the last time a government started registering its minorities."
Halcyon Days by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
That made Pepper smile. "I love you. You know that?"
"I do know that. Because I love you, too."
"I thought, last year, that I would be fine to do this alone. But I'm really glad you're here."
He stroked her hair off her face. "Nowhere I'd rather be, than right here."
She smiled, and sighed, and could see her relax. He'd noticed his ability to do that had increased. Like she had a button he pressed that released tension. "Would you like anything when you wake up next? Books? Movies? New earrings?"
He could see her actually considering it, which was good. He wanted an honest answer and not just her telling him she was fine. "Really good wool socks, and then I want to watch Phantom of the Opera."
"Stage version or that thing with the glassy eyed chick and Leonidas?"
"The second one. Though the scariest thing is that I think you might actually be capable of smuggling an entire stage musical into my hospital room."
Turn, Turn, Turn by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
She cleared her throat and took a deep breath. "As you may know, the previous administration green lit a few . . . questionable projects. One of these was a pet project of former Secretary Ross."
With a tap on her computer the screen behind her lit up with the words "Enhanced Force." "Operation Enhanced Force was listed as a weapons R&D in the DOD database. In reality, it was a recruitment program for enhanced youth. An effort to create an Avengers team out of easily molded and controlled teenagers. It had six 'successes.' You met them in Siberia two years ago."
Tales From the Tower: The Missing Floors by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
One-offs, PWPs, drabble, and missing scenes from the Tales From the Tower series.
First Chapter is Table of Contents. Tags will be updated with applicable chapters.
My Kingdom Awaits by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
It felt strange and momentous, but also really nice. The Avengers were going home.
Shelves: Marvel Comics
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Summary
"James had been betrayed before and it had hurt, but somehow Q’s betrayal hurt so much worse, cut so much further into his being that it would have been hard to breathe had he not been so angry. Q had lied to him. Q had kept far too big of a secret from him. James couldn’t trust him anymore, not even in the smallest capacity."
In other words, Q and James fall in love and have to try to make it work with one hell of a secret that hangs between them and enemies who have no idea what they're dealing with.
(Chapters named after lyrics from the OneRepublic song Counting Stars. If anyone would be willing to Beta read for me, that would be absolutely lovely.)Shelves: James Bond
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- archiveofourown.org
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Summary
Their lives have never been simple.
- Part 2 of Stumbling Home
Shelves: Marvel Comics
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 61,258
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Summary
When Daniel is kidnapped by an Unas, Jack risks everything to get him back. Meanwhile Sam is faced with the burden of command and has a life and death decision to make. (S4)
Shelves: Stargate
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 68,037
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- Completed
Summary
Daniel's ill treatment by the priests of Onuris causes Jack and Teal'c to forget their own compassion. Trapped on a hostile world, it becomes increasingly apparent that SG-1 is trapped within a self-fulfilling prophecy of which only they are ignorant. (Set after 'Jolinar's Memories/The Devil You Know'.)
Shelves: Stargate
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 182,942
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- Completed
Summary
After the events of 'Legacy', Zagreus, an exiled Goa'uld with uncanny powers of mind manipulation, tries to use Jack's irrational feelings of guilt and Daniel's irrational feelings of inadequacy to persuade them that Daniel should leave SG-1.
Shelves: Stargate
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 103,060
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Summary
The Enterprise crew makes contact with a planet where an all-male society thinks they're sexual catnip, and decides to keep and marry them all against their will.
Shelves: Star Trek Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 75,960
- Status:
- Completed