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After all is said and done, someone needs to balance these books, and nobody actually told the accounting department how they paid for this new hyperdrive.
Mimi really hopes it's not a loan from the Hutts.

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

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Words:: 5,696
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Narcissa was a pureblood supremacist.
Narcissa had a Muggle friend.
These things were both true.
Also:
It’s fifth year for Harry Potter, and Malfoy’s eleven-year-old cousin has just started at Hogwarts. When Harry begins to suspect that the girl is actually Muggleborn, he can’t rest until he finds out what Malfoy is really up to.
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Draco turns out to be a surprisingly good “big brother” and Harry can’t look away. This is a Hogwarts era slow burn with a spotlight on the complicated Malfoy family. Featuring joint detentions, tea parties, one detention tea party, and several very flawed Malfoys who still really love each other. The fic begins with childhood, but most of the story takes place at Hogwarts during Harry and Draco’s fifth and sixth years.
Fic is pre-written, updates on Sundays.

Shelves: Harry Potter

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Words:: 84,372
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The West was defeated at the Battle of Pelennor Fields and the war swept over Southern Gondor. To the dismay of all the Free People of Middle-earth, the Dark Lord Sauron regained the One Ring, His rising power threatening to plunge the world into a Second Darkness.
In the midst of this, two young maidens, twins Elfhild and Elffled, are captured by orcs in a preliminary raid against Rohan. Their world destroyed, their fate uncertain, they face the bleak prospects of slavery in the lands of their enemies.
The Witch-king of Angmar and his fellows struggle and suffer to serve a mad God who both loves them and seeks to destroy them. In truth, they are no more fortunate than Elfhild and Elffled, for they, too, are in bondage, locked in a silent war for freedom.
The Dark Lord Sauron, a victim of His own lusts, wishes to possess Arda and encompass it in His twisted love. He craves the worship and adoration of all mankind, but His thirst for total dominion of mind and soul twists and perverts all His designs.
A tale of peasants and Powers; of masters and slaves; freedom and bondage; of adventure, mystery and intrigue; of wars and bloodshed; of love and loss; of spirits and magic and the unquiet dead.
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The Circles: Book 1: The Triumph of the Shadow

The West loses the War of the Ring and the proud city of Minas Tirith falls to the forces of the Dark Lord. In these days of darkness and fear, two young maidens, twins Elfhild and Elffled, are captured by orcs in a preliminary raid against Rohan. Herded off with other captives, the sisters know little of their destination, only that they are being driven ever East towards Mordor, the dreadful land of horror and shadows. Their world destroyed, their fate uncertain, they face the bleak prospects of slavery at the hands of their enemies.
The armies of Mordor, driven ceaselessly by their masters, march ever onward towards the West. The Dark Lord Sauron sits upon his black throne, eagerly anticipating the final victory as he watches history unfold through the palantir.
With Gondor fallen, will Rohan be conquered at last... and then the rest of Middle-earth?

The Circles: Book 2: Journey of Sorrow

After arriving at the ruins of Minas Tirith, the Rohirric captives are handed over to a group of Haradric slavers led by Esarhaddon uHuzziya, one of the owners of a slave trading business in Nurn. A man of might and mastery, this handsome, rakish Southron symbolizes everything that the Rohirric women dread.
Orphaned, their land destroyed, twins Elfhild and Elffled struggle to remain defiant against their foes. Goldwyn, stern and proud, refuses to surrender to despair's throes like so many others have done.
Each step on this journey of sorrow takes the Rohirric captives closer to Mordor, the Land of Shadows from which there is no return. Is there any hope of escape, or is slavery to be their doom?

The Circles: Book 3: To Escape a Dark Destiny

Driven by her pursuers into an old crypt in Osgiliath, Goldwyn finds herself trapped in a nightmare from which there is no awakening. But are the horrors real, or only figments of her guilt-tormented mind?
Having successfully evaded the orcs, Fródwine, Frumgár and Fritha are on a quest to get back to Rohan. However, this is not some childish adventure - it is a matter of life and death.
Journeying through the wasteland of Anorien, Elfhild and Elffled desperately try to keep one step ahead of the slavers. But will they be successful?
Can any of them escape the evil destiny which the enemy has planned for them, or is to attempt to do so utterly useless?

The Circles: Book 4: Paths Both East and West

As the last wain in the slaver's caravan crosses the Anduin, the fate of the captives is sealed. At the mercy of her enemies and the delusions of her own mind, Goldwyn resolves to kindle her hatred into a burning passion, even if it means spurning those who might truly care for her.
Meanwhile, twins Elfhild and Elffled and the three sons of Goldwyn - Fródwine, Frumgár and Fritha - journey through Anórien, though the courses which they take vary greatly. Danger lies everywhere, but what about friends unlooked-for?

The Circles: Book 5: Through the Valley of Death

In a world where Sauron is the victor, Rohan is attacked and many civilians are taken as slaves. After a futile escape attempt, twin sisters Elfhild and Elffled are recaptured by Haradric slave traders and once again find themselves forced to resume their journey to the Dark Land of Mordor. Once they pass over the Anduin, all hope of escape is lost, and each mile that passes brings them ever closer to the culmination of their fears. Home is behind them; slavery lies ahead. Torn between loyalties and tormented by grief and guilt, the twin sisters struggle to accept the fate which seems to await them at the journey's end.
Before the twins and their captors ever reach Mordor, however, they must pass through the ethereal mists of the Morgul Vale, a place so terrifying that even the minds of brave men succumb to madness. In this realm of mists and shadows, nothing is as it seems, and the boundaries between reality and illusion are blurred to obscurity. What strange sights and experiences await them in the treacherous Morgul Pass?

The Circles: Book 6: Across the Wide Hamada

After much sorrow and hardship, Elfhild and Elffled come at last to the Plateau of Gorgoroth. The tumultuous heart of Sauron's realm, the desolate, rolling hamada is a land of feral beauty, where the ground trembles with the Dark Lord's might, and mountains spew forth fire. It is through this dread realm that the Rohirric captives must travel on their southward journey to Nurn.
While the captives are lost to all hope, far away in their war-torn homeland of Rohan, the forces of the West steadily drive the hordes of Mordor back towards the Mering Stream. In the Throne Room of the Eye, the Dark Lord stares into the Palantír and witnesses one defeat after another, and the Mountain of Doom churns with the fury of His wrath...

The Circles: Book 7: Land of Treachery

Southern Gorgoroth can be a harsh and unforgiving land, yet both Men and Orcs have called this region their home for far longer than the Dark Lord.
The greed of King Thaguzgoth, chieftain of the Kafakudraûg Clan of the Sand Orcs, knows no bounds, and not even Sauron's caravans are safe from his goblin raiders. However, the King would be wise to look to his own household, for there are those who would plot his downfall. When a band of Uruk-hai mercenaries arrive at Kafakudraûg Cavern, this simmering cauldron of intrigue comes to a roiling boil.
One day, Prince Zarkfir will become the chieftain of the Dolrujâtar, a tribe of nomadic sheep and goat herders who dwell upon the plains of Lithlad. Pressured by his family to take a wife, the prince struggles to abide by tradition and follow the desires of his heart. Will he find happiness after a chance meeting with a stranger in the desert?
CHAPTER 24: When Khaldun returns to the caravan camp with news of Zarkfir's offer for Özlem's hand in marriage, Esarhaddon is less than pleased with the price that the desert lord is willing to pay.

Shelves: Lord of the Rings

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 864,608
Status:: In-Progress

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The galaxy is just a little crueler to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The galaxy is just a little kinder to Jango Fett.
This changes a great many things.
Anthology containing:

Failed Hunts and Little Stowaways

Jango hates planets like Bandomeer, there's just something in the air. To make matters worse, the bounty he's been chasing is looking less appealing by the second. The active slave revolt he walked into certainly isn't leaving a very pleasant impression either.
Months after the Jedi have finished their investigations into Offworld Mining Corporation's schemes and come up empty, Jango Fett makes an unexpected stop chasing a rogue bounty.

Broken Promises and Small Rescues

Obi-Wan Kenobi has been a slave, helped plan a revolt, fought in a rebellion and stowed away on a Mandalorian’s ship.
He’s free for the first time in a very long time.
He doesn’t know what the future looks like, he doesn’t know what he wants it to look like.
The Force has its own ideas.

Endless Searches and Lost Children

Feemor is tired, he’s been tired for a long time now. Chasing leads and rumors and finding nothing but dead ends and tragedy at the end of it all. Obi-Wan Kenobi is yet another in a long line of children lost to the wider galaxy and its cruelty.
There are whispers and hushed rumors spreading across the outer rim, the mines are falling on the Great Sea of Bandomeer.

Quiet Homecomings and Gentle Welcomes

Mandalore feels much the same as it did when Jango left to make his name in the bounty hunting business. Things at home may not have changed but... with numerous bounties, strange experiences, and a child he might not be ready for behind him? Jango certainly has.
Jango Fett comes home, Obi-Wan Kenobi faces a new beginning.

Bad Days and Healing Wounds

Obi-Wan is having a bad day. There's no real reason for it, which somehow only makes it worse.
He's not alone anymore.

Terrible Wishes and Just Curses

The story's been told a thousand times before and there's a thousand times yet to go. It goes like this. There's a warrior, strong and capable. He has a wish. Oh, what a wish he has. There's a witch, mysterious and powerful. She has an offer. Oh, what an offer she has.
It always starts the same, with a warrior, a witch and a promise so wretched. Let's tell it again, lek?

Careful Observations and Precious Grandchildren

Jaster knows that not all things are said in words. His new grandchild is a mystery, filled with secrets. Jaster does his best to pay attention, to carefully piece the cut-off words and sudden flinches together into the larger picture that makes his grandchild what they are.
Obi-Wan wants to tell him.

Foolish Ideas and Unlikely Companions

Song has a makeshift family pieced together out of the depths of despair, a mostly working blaster, a ship downed by sabotage, and a plan. It isn't a great plan but it's the only one he has. He's free and alive and dangerous with the desperation and glory of it all.
Bandomeer has killed its masters, slain them on the platforms of its cursed mines and murdered them in the streets of its sleeping cities.
Hope is meant to survive. Freedom is meant to spread. All it needs is a spark.

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 46,246
Status:: In-Progress

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Once upon a time, I started writing a time travel AU in which Anakin Skywalker ended up in 51 ABY, met his grandchildren, and dealt with his own dark legacy while helping the remaining Jedi in their struggle against a new Sith Empire. It was supposed to just be that one story - and then my brain decided to do a thing, and oops, look at that, I have a whole 'verse now.
These stories do not need to be read in any particular order, and I like to think you can start with any of them. They're currently listed in the order they were posted.
There's a bit of everything here: drama, action, angst (okay, more than a bit of angst), romance (often dark, but not always), horror (mostly of the psychological variety), introspection, and even some humor. There are also a fair number of original characters, but that's sort of necessary when you're operating 50-60 years after ANH. Hopefully you'll find something to enjoy, and maybe even come back for more. ;)
(If you're interested in the various AUs of this 'verse, including the one where Anakin didn't turn to the dark side, see my sister series, Enter!verse AUs)
Anthology containing:

Enter the Foreign

Just before his fateful turn to the dark side, Anakin Skywalker is transported 70 years into the future, where he meets the ragtag remainder of the Jedi Order and becomes engulfed in their struggle against the new Sith Empire. Leading this fractured band of Jedi is Anakin’s grandson, Ben Skywalker, a young Knight still haunted by the deaths of his loved ones and by the betrayal of his former master, Darth Caedus.
But the One Sith have not been idle in the years following the defeat of Caedus. Previously hidden in the shadows, they now stand on the brink of galactic domination, led there by the powerful and enigmatic Darth Krayt. As the two sides hurtle toward a final confrontation, will Anakin be able to separate himself from the shadow of Darth Vader? Or is it simply a matter of destiny – perhaps even the will of the Force – that the Chosen One and his scions should fall…?
Timeframe: 51 ABY

The Lands of the Dead

When two brothers are kidnapped by the Sith, they fight to survive and eventually come to a grim realization: their old lives are gone, the bright fields of day forever past. There are no Jedi here.
Alternate universe, 43-49 ABY. POV original character, descent into darkness. Features Sith OCs & Jacen Solo (Darth Caedus).
Prequel to Enter the Foreign, but can be read as a standalone.

Where the Waves Shatter

Feelings are hard, especially for a not-quite-former Sith Lord.
Or,
Darth Festus and Allana Djo Solo face off in combat for the first time since Vjun.
Alternate universe, 54 ABY, one-shot, angst, unrequited love, POV original character.
Inspired by Pablo Neruda's Sonnet IX

What If This Storm Ends?

Five times Darth Festus definitely wasn’t in love with a Jedi princess, and one time she definitely wasn’t in love with him.
Alternate universe, 43-61 ABY, one-shot, angst, denial of feelings, mostly unrequited love.

Here There Be Monsters

Several months after earning a place among the Sith initiates, fourteen-year-old Dorian Starskip encounters monsters on the grave world of Korriban. One tries to eat him, one is possibly mentoring him, and a few just really hate his guts. Which of these is most to be feared?
Alternate universe, 47 ABY, one-shot, introspection, angst, action, descent into darkness. POV original character & POV Jacen Solo.

HK-47 and the Super Evil Chaos Twins of Evil

Darth Ferrus asks his brother to buy a maintenance droid for their ship, but Darth Festus has a slightly different idea. Snark, hilarity, and attempted murder ensue.
Alternate universe, approx. 52-53 ABY, one-shot, humor, brothers being brothers, HK-47 being amazing. POV original character.
Somewhat of a crack!fic done for amusement and as a challenge response.

Forces of Gravity

No matter how hard you fight it, gravity always wins.
Or,
Allana Djo Solo is supposed to protect a guy, and Darth Festus is supposed to kill him. This is probably not going to end well.
Alternate universe, 55 ABY, one-shot, drama, introspection, unrequited love, action, angst.

In Dreams We Dwell

After finishing up an assignment on the idyllic planet Kurin, Jedi Knight Allana Djo finds herself attending a lavish masquerade ball… and dealing with a dangerous uninvited guest.
Alternate universe, 59 ABY, romance, drama, denial of feelings, ust.

The Way Out Is Through

Ben Skywalker has lost so many people to war, and still he survives.
alternate universe, 42-51 ABY
a vignette/ficlet/drabble collection written in response to the JCF 2021 Fanfic Olympics

Thunderbolt and Lightning

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there lived a pair of twins. Nope, not those twins. Or those ones either.
alternate universe, 33-58 ABY, featuring OCs Darth Festus & Darth Ferrus, a bit of murdery shenanigans, and a whole lot of psychological damage
a vignette/ficlet/drabble collection written in response to the JCF 2021 Fanfic Olympics

Our Weakness Is the Same

She can't escape his orbit, and he can't escape hers.
Or,
Allana Djo Solo and Darth Festus spend ten years trying to kill each other and/or falling in love, maybe.
alternate universe, 43-61 ABY
a vignette/ficlet/drabble collection written in response to the JCF 2021 Fanfic Olympics

Turn Ourselves Into These Ashes

In the wake of their humiliating defeat on Vjun, Darth Festus and Darth Ferrus lead a surprise attack on a hidden Jedi enclave.
Alternate universe, 51 ABY, one-shot, angst, introspection, some psychological horror. Missing moment from Enter the Foreign.

Metamorphosis

Jacen Solo has had plenty of time to think.
He thinks about being a student. About being a teacher.
Being a Jedi, and a Sith, and a traitor.
Most of all, though, he thinks about being a shadowmoth.
*alternate universe, 47 ABY, Jacen, Vergere, introspection, one-shot*

Beneath the Gods of the Bright Sky

Problem child, worthless Jedi brat, dumb brute… Veeran Starskip has been called a lot of things in his life, but there's one name he'll make sure they never forget.
alternate universe, 41-49 ABY, drama, coming-of-age, descent into darkness; features Sith OCs and Jacen Solo (Darth Caedus)

Lover, Hunter, Friend, and Enemy

Nothing's fair in love and war.
(a collection of AU vignettes and ficlets featuring Allana Djo Solo and OCs Darth Festus and Darth Ferrus)
alternate universes, 43-61 ABY, romance, angst, drama

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 334,950
Status:: In-Progress

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A collection of interconnected ficlets, one shots, and stories, all focused on the Bat Family. All are based on the comics only, but blend assorted canons.
Anthology containing:

The Fears of a Father

Bruce doesn't handle loss well. He thought he removed most of the concern for that by keeping most people away and fighting for justice every night. Then an eight-year-old boy entered his life, his home, and quicker than he could have ever imagined, his heart. Bruce slowly starts to learn how to manage the fears of a father.

Tooth Fairy

The average child stops believing in mythical figures such as the tooth fairy around the age of eight.
Bruce Wayne didn’t know this when he adopted eight-year-old Dick Grayson.

Daddy

The first time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ occurred when the boy was mostly asleep and his new father was putting him to bed. He was never aware that he’d said it.
The second time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ occurred when the boy was running a fever and his new father was caring for him. He was too ill to recall anything he’d said after he recovered.
The third time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ is the first instance he was aware of.

Robin Redbreast in a Cage

A Robin Redbreast in a cage puts all Heaven in a Rage. -William Blake.
They might be a different Trinity, one that operates out of Earth (and sometimes space), but it is still unwise to mess with their Robin. An up and coming crime lord learns this the hard way.

Batdad Contingency Plan

When Bruce first decided to not only take Dick in, but allow the boy to be Robin, he knew he might need a contingency plan should his son ever be injured in such a way that questions arose. Not necessarily about them being secret vigilantes, but about how the child keeps getting injured or showing early signs of sleep deprivation. He fully intends to keep Dick safe, but no matter what happens, no one is taking his son from him.

Shovel Talk

When Dick comes out to Bruce as a teenager, Bruce doesn't expect it change anything. Then a boy arrives at the Manor looking for Dick and he realizes, it does.

The Hero Gotham Needs

Tim considers the new Robin as he watches him.

National Grandparents Day

Jason hadn’t even known there was a National Grandparents Day. He never had grandparents.
But now he did.
One who was by far the coolest person Jason had ever met (and yes, that was counting Batman and Superman).
Alfred was his grandfather.

Here There Be Unicorns

When one of Young Justices early missions goes wrong, Tim makes an unexpected discovery.
Or maybe more than one.

Laughter

Most people, including the vast majority of the Justice League, would say that Batman never laughs.
This wasn’t propaganda. They truly believed the man never laughed. Mainly because they never heard him laugh. Even most of the few who knew who his identity would attest that he never laughed. They’d heard Bruce Wayne laugh on television or a video online, but it was never real. The laughter was just part of his disguise.
There were those who knew better, of course.

No More Dead Kids

Robin was the first. The first sidekick. The first child hero.
The first kid to meet a violent end orchestrated by one of the adult killers they so often faced.
He should have been the last.
He wasn’t.
If the grown-up heroes weren't going to make sure there weren't any more dead kids, then Jason would.

Laundry Day

Alfred normally could afford to let his concentration shift away from his chores. As of late, however, he finds that one particular duty has taken significantly more concentration. That being laundry.
It was always so simple before. He could never mistake an article of his own clothing for something of Bruce’s. The same went for Bruce and Dick or Jason. Even when his eldest two grew large enough to possibly borrow Bruce’s casual wear items, neither likely would. They had very different tastes. Even if Tim liked something of one of his elder brothers’, he would never fit into them. The same went for Cassandra. Certainly, one would never confuse any of Bruce’s laundry for Tim or Cassandra’s.
Tim and Cassandra’s clothes, however, were another story.

Tim's Superhero T-Shirts

Three reasons why Tim wears so many superhero t-shirts.

Godfather Batman to the Rescue

Bruce receives a call from his godson, Jon, when the boy is in need of help. Naturally, Bruce takes care of it.

The Failsafe

(Or: Tim finally gets a hold of some Kryptonite and Jason learns that his little brother might actually look up to him)

Jason Todd, Stealthy Big Brother

Jason Todd doesn't do the big brother thing. Except that sometimes, he does. He just doesn't let anyone know. Unsurprisingly, Tim and Cassandra figure it out anyway.

Red Bat of the Family

Or: Jason and his siblings try to make it work despite the gun thing.

Batdad Rules

Bruce knows he asks a lot of his children. He knows how very strict he is with them. Some say his rules are too rigid, that he’s too dominant, too controlling. Most of the people who say these things don’t have children and they certainly don’t have children who are secretly vigilantes. If they did, they would understand.
His rules are in place for a good reason.
That's not to say that he doesn't let a certain rule slip every now and then.

The Batdad Partition

Bruce has a partitioned hard drive on his phone and the ‘hidden’ partition has the most hardcore security on it. No one is getting into that part without his permission. Some members of the Justice League or Bat Family have discovered this and they all have theories on what he keeps on it.
The only one who has ever actually cracked it is Tim. It wasn't what anyone guessed. Not that he'll ever tell.

The Timmy Text Flowchart

AKA Tim is naturally suspicious and terrible at flirting so his siblings devise a quick way to help him when he just doesn't understand why one of his co-workers is behaving 'oddly'.

Bruised Batkids

When Bruce first took in Dick and allowed him to be Robin, hiding and sometimes explaining injuries was a big concern. Eventually, a natural excuse presented itself. The same stood true for each of Bruce's other children.

A Batdad Father's Day

Bruce's children each have their own way of acknowledging the holiday (or in some cases, not).

The Stand-In

Sometimes Tim felt like Tim Drake was just a stand-in for Robin. A placeholder in the world until the Boy Wonder was called on again. An elaborate cover story that only existed to hide the truth.

While the Bat's Away

Everything had fallen apart after Bruce died.
That’s what if felt like to his children anyway.
Batman was gone and the family he left behind were doing their best, but they weren’t him. They didn’t have his skill at hiding the person behind the mask so completely.
They were hurting and it showed.
They fell apart. Then they pulled themselves (and each other) back together.

Sweet Apologies

When Dick told Damian he had to apologise to Tim, he didn't expect the apology to be conventional but he certainly didn't expect this.

Height Checks

Damian is catching up to Tim's height. He can't wait to be taller than the second-youngest Wayne child. Unfortunately, he's the only one who doesn't know that Tim has no problem being the smallest. After all, he always was before Damian came along.

Bat-Cow and Kit-Cow

Damian decides that Bat-Cow needs companionship after visiting the Kent family farm. He and Jon come up with a plan. They really need to learn that not everything is a secret mission.

Dex-Starr Finds a New Home

In which Tim Drake-Wayne finally gets the cat he's always wanted and Bruce Wayne finally spends some quality time with his boys.

Bat Family Projects

Bruce and his children start a group text chain, work on another family project, pick up some new hobbies, confront a few issues and make some good memories.
It seemed they weren’t going to run out of family projects for some time. Bruce was glad for that. He was even glad it meant receiving more off subject texts from his kids. When it came down to it, no matter how much extra work or time it might take, he would rather be part of his children’s lives than not.

Cassandra's Sleeping Habits

Cassandra has her own apartment. Bruce got it for her after it wasn’t safe for her to live at Barbara’s place anymore. What he didn’t know, was that Cassandra rarely ever uses the apartment.

Bat-Pizza's Grand Re-Opening!

Dick has lunch with Damian, teaches him about pizza parties and eggplant emoji, and tries to plant the seeds for a better relationship between Damian and Tim. Its a bit of work, being the eldest Wayne child, but Dick loves it.

One Step Forward

Wanting to improve their relationship, Bruce decides to invite Jason to dinner at the Manor. It doesn't go as smoothly as planned, but he thinks he's making progress anyway.
Or: Bruce finally stops using the eggplant emoji.

By Love or Fate

At a social gathering, Bruce meets a charming elderly woman and talks about his children. In doing so, he realizes how much his kids mean to him and how much they've changed him for the better.
Little does he know, they're about to save him again. And not in the usual way.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time

How each member of the Bat Family makes a PB&J.

Day of the Un-Dead

When the Wayne family is finally ready to bring Jason back from the dead legally, they decide to have a private celebration first. Nothing particularly noteworthy happens when compared to the sort of things the family usually does together, but its still one of the best nights of Bruce's life.

Another Batdad Father's Day

Bruce's children decide to do something a little different this year. It doesn't go exactly as planned, but it still becomes one of his favorite Father's Days.

Batfamily Scars

Moonlighting as a vigilante came with no small number of challenges. Explaining where your time and money went. Explaining injuries and absences for yourself and your children. Explaining how you came about adopting said children. Explaining other relationships, like how a born and raised Gothamite billionaire knew a Metropolis reporter originally from Kansas.
It also meant you gathered a fair number of scars that you had to explain occasionally.

Last Laugh, First Steps

Running a large portion of the Gotham underground as a benevolent crime lord was harder than Jason thought it would be, but still well within the range of what he could handle. All in all, it wasn’t that different from being the type of vigilante Bruce had trained him to be become. He was feeling like he was doing a decent job as part of the Bat Family these days. The Wayne family, he wasn't so sure about.
Until he receives an unexpected call from Dick while on patrol one night and the words he hears next change everything.
Tim's hurt...the Joker's involved. B and Little D are out of town. Cass is here with me and it’ll take us too long t-
“Where?”
His death. His anger. His father. His role as a brother, as a son, as a grandson. Jason decides its time to take it all on. If he's going to help his little brother recover, then he's going to have to heal himself as well.

A Dark Place

Conner stops by to see Tim after he's kidnapped by the Joker. Tim isn't in a good place but his best friend and his big brother are there to help. And, of course, there's Dex.

Nightmares

After what they've both suffered at the hands of the Joker, Jason and Tim tend to have nightmares featuring the Rogue. Fortunately, they both also have each other to help them cope with the horrific dreams. The nightmares might be bad, but the time they're awake more than makes up for them.

I, Dex-Starr

How Dex came to be Tim's cat, and how he handles his owner being hurt, from his perspective.

Better Late Than Never

The Bat Family finally gets around to reading the Harry Potter books (or in some cases not). While sharing this new interest, they end up touching on a subject long avoided and Bruce has to wonder if ‘late’ is truly much better than ‘never’.

The House Tournament

Dick decided that their family, and several friends, should take a Hogwarts House quiz after Alfred got all the kids to check out the Harry Potter books. They ended up with pretty decent house teams once it was all done. When they realized this, it was decided that an multi-house tournament was needed. In order to balance out the teams, they decided on a video game tournament.
In which the Waynes, the Kents, and a few other friends have a team video game tournament.

Homecoming

After being brought back from the dead physically and then legally, the night of Jason's homecoming ball is finally here. He just wants it over with. He's happy to be able to publicly use his name and acknowledge his family. Having to wear a tuxedo, talk to reporters, and deal with upper class busybodies, not so much.
For better or worse, Jason Todd-Wayne is officially back in Gotham.

The Wayne Family Petting Zoo

Sending his son to Lian's birthday party should have been simple. Bruce didn't know about the petting zoo, or duck mating habits. He didn't expect it to turn into a whole project that involved each of his children. He didn't expect it to trigger his youngest child's temper.
He also didn't expect his other children to know exactly how to handle it, but they did.
Bruce was never more proud than when he saw them helping each other. That was something that was happening more often as of late. If basically having a petting zoo on the grounds meant he saw even more of it, then Bruce supposed he could deal with a few more animals.

The Talk of Relationships Past

In which Bruce, Dick, Jason, and Tim end up discussing their failed relationships in order to figure out who is best suited talk to Damian about romance and dating after he demands his father set aside some time to have The Talk.

Bat Family R&D

In which Jason and Bruce realize that Tim has become the entire family's R&D department after he is incommunicado for only a couple of days.

Father-Son Camping Trip

When Batman met Superman, he was mistrustful. When Bruce Wayne met Clark Kent, he was suspicious. Between saving the world together, forming the Justice League, and helping each other as they raised several kids, they became friends.
As their children became friends and they started to spend more and more time together, being guests at each other’s houses, taking a pair of their kids somewhere together, and supporting each other when one of their children threw them a curve ball became regular occurrences. They were exposed to many of the same interests through their children. They were exposed to many of the same concerns.
Eventually this leads the Wayne family (at least, some of them) and the Kent family to go on a joint father-son camping trip.

Home Hunting

For all the different places Cassandra had lived, she’d never actually had to go apartment hunting before. She’d either crashed with a friend or family member, moved from one temporary dwelling to another, or her father or little brother set something up for her. So when she moved to Bludhaven, she didn’t exactly come with a long-term plan.
Fortunately, her big brother had her covered.

Roses

This story should read well on it's own, but it references a few other stories from this series:
'Dex-Starr Finds a New Home' (Wherein Dex becomes Tim's cat & gets his catio).
'Last Laugh, First Steps' (Wherein the Joker kidnaps Tim, Jason and Bruce have the fight mentioned here, and it's first suggested that Cassandra should move back to Blüdhaven).
'Home Hunting' (Wherein Dick helps Cassandra find her apartment in Blüdhaven).
Cassandra breaking into Tim's apartment to take super long showers and eat all his Rice Krispies is from Robin #134.
Cassandra got the rose mentioned here in Batgirl #17 and kept it until she left it in Brenda's care in Batgirl #66.
The destruction of Blüdhaven mentioned here takes place during Infinite Crisis.

Learning to Let Go

Stephanie Brown stops by Jason and Tim's place to ask a favor. They discover that sometimes, the people involved in a failed relationship move on easier than those around them. Blüdhaven gets a new crime fighting team and the eldest Wayne brothers get into a brief texting war that goes bad quick. There's also a shootout and some lessons learned. Considering how strange things can get in their world, it all actually goes really well.

Alfred's Latest Scrapbook

Bruce takes a peek at Alfred's latest scrapbook. Feelings ensue.

Kidnapping the Waynes

Someone wants to exploit Bruce Wayne. They decide to go after his children, hiring Rogues and criminals to do their dirty work. Fortunately, the Wayne family is much more capable than Bruce's enemies expect. Alone, they're impressive. Together, they're unstoppable.

The Trysting

The story of Tim Wayne's kidnapping during Kidnapping the Waynes.

Talk of Relationships Past and Future

Bruce finally gets around to talking to Damian about dating and romance, and especially, how to avoid the issue in balancing that with a secret identity that he and the boy's brothers have experienced. He decided to make it a family discussion, so everyone learns a few things, plus some old hurts and secrets come out. There's fighting, and comforting, and some joking around. It doesn't go the way Bruce expected, but all in all, he thinks he goes well.

Bat-Naps

Each of Bruce's children have been known to be able to nap just about anywhere.

Robin and Pup Pup

How Tim came to own a Robin plush and how Jason's Pup Pup plush got a friend.

The Wrath Returns

When there's a quiet breakout at Blackgate, an old enemy returns and Alfred gets a first-hand view of how Jason and Tim work as a team and under pressure. Watching them in action is both beautiful and terrifying and he is incredibly proud of the two boys. When Bruce returns in the middle of it all, he has to opportunity to offer some guidance. After all, Alfred was the adopted father of a genius vigilante long before Bruce was.

A Painful Q&A

After Bruce learned that Jason had revenge sex with one of his exes, he wanted to make sure said ex wasn't a threat to his son or anyone else's children. Since Jason wouldn't tell him who she was, Tim agreed to look into it for him.
Which is how the boy finds himself sitting face to face with Talia al Ghul as they have a discussion that brings up the most recent worst moments in each of their lives. He gets answers, but is left with some painful questions as well.

Flowers

Damian learns a little about flower language and lot about family.

Ficlets & Headcannons

A collection of Bat Family mini ficlets and headcannons that add to this universe I've built here but aren't really a full story in their own right.

Uncomfortable Situations

Based on a comment a friend of mine made on the nude scene in Batman: Damned. "I don't care that they showed Batman's genitals, I care that he showed his genitals in the cave, right where any of his kids could have walked in and seen him."
So here are five one-shots depicting what might have happened if any one of Bruce's children came into the cave on that morning and found their father just hanging out there naked.
Concern, discomfort, confusion, shame, and questions about masturbation ensue.

Happy Little Accidents

Bruce and Lois have a quiet, friendly moment at a gala. Memories of their children make them laugh and cry a little.

Tricks and Treats and Bats and Birds

While visiting their friends at the Kent family farm, Jason, Tim, and Damian end up making some unexpected plans for Halloween. A pie-off, pumpkin carving, figuring out costumes, trick or treating, and of course, patrolling Gotham are all on the agenda.

Nightwing and His Blüdhaven Bomben

Nightwing's Blüdhaven Bomben gain another member and a base of operations. Tim and Wally each visit, and everyone has a pretty good Halloween.

The Wayne Studio of Arts and Acrobatics

When Bruce bought a building in Blüdhaven for Dick and Cassandra to use as a base of operations for their crime fighting team, the family realized they needed an explanation for it. Fortunately, they came up with something pretty quick.
The Wayne Studio of Arts and Acrobatics.

Gothamite Spotlight

An interview with Bruce Wayne's children, as printed in the Gotham Gazette's new column: Gothamite Spotlight.
Topics include Bruce Wayne's parenting techniques and how they've changed from child to child; the names we choose, use, and live under; kidnappings; Wayne Enterprises; pets; Jason Todd-Wayne's 'death' and return to Gotham; Alfred Pennyworth, the unofficial grandfather; jobs; friendships and romances; living under public scrutiny; and the meaning of family.
AKA: A look into what the Gotham public sees, hears, and believes about the Wayne family and how the Waynes help shape their public images.

Talk Turkey

Jason and Damian get into a brief but heated argument when Jason brings up his favorite holiday -Thanksgiving- and its customary dish, which Damian takes issue with. Dick steps in when cannibalism comes up. Tim and Bruce have a separate but related argument when Tim decides Bruce needs to start respecting Damian's values. And everything gets settled one way or another.
Its the holidays. Its what brothers do.

Thankful

A sweet moment between brothers occurs when Jason comes home for Thanksgiving.

Holiday Shopping

Bruce agrees to go shopping on Black Friday with all his kids. Fun, guilt, bonding, frustration, and a holiday resolution ensue.

Vantage Point

Clark never used his powers to spy on his children. That didn’t mean he didn’t use his powers to check on them at times, but that wasn’t the same thing at all. Spying was seeing what they were doing for no reason other than he wanted to know or catch them doing something. Checking on them was because he’d heard, seen, or felt something that made him concerned there might be something going on with one of them that he needed to help with or address.
Conner was at the age (and of the personality type) that keeping an ear out when he had a girl over was just smart. Recently though, Clark had found himself nursing a concern that he wasn’t sure was warranted or not. He wasn’t sure what to make of some incidents involving Conner and Tim.

Holiday Tales

A collection of short stores that take place during the holiday season.

Advent

Bruce puts together an Advent Calendar for Damian. Thoughts on family and parenthood ensue.

Holiday Trappings

Jason has always been a man of action more than a man of words. He knows he's never been great at the traditional family stuff, so he decides to use the holidays to show his family and friends how much they mean to him.

Boxing Day (AKA: Alfred Pennyworth Appreciation Day)

Boxing Day is not typically observed in the United States. However, it has long been celebrated in Stately Wayne Manor, where one Alfred Pennyworth resides.

A Good Day for Damian Wayne

A day in the life of Damian Wayne that includes vaccines for Joker Venom and Fear Toxin (along with some side effects), training with his sister, lunch with his favorite brother, ice cream, bonding with his siblings while they teach him how to play games that don't involve winning or losing, and dinner with the family.

Bat Family Text Chain

A series of one shots showing some of the discussions from the Wayne family text chain.

Just Us Communicating

Series Summary: A one-shot series featuring communications over comms or texts from the current and former members of Young Justice.

Keeping Track

When Jason and Tim start working on a project to be able to keep each other safer, they end up learning something new about their eldest brother.

Elite Fairy Godmothers

Cassandra wasn’t normally excited about balls, especially ones that her brothers weren’t going to be attending. However, she was looking forward to a night with her father, even in such a setting. And she was happy to help a worthy cause, in however small a way.
Of course, her life being what it was, Cassandra marked the ball on her calendar and then ultimately forgot about it over the next two weeks, while she fought crime, trained their new teammates, worked at the Studio, practiced her dancing, and worked with Harper to turn her new hearse into a kick-ass vigilante vehicle. In fact, she forgot until it was really too late to be working out the details.
Twenty-two minutes later, she was in the secret base of the Blüdhaven Bomben, with her team fully prepared to finish getting her ball-ready in record time, like a group of elite fairy godmothers. Assuming fairy godmothers could beat up mobsters and solve crimes in their spare time as well as make a young woman ball-ready in less than two hours.

Boy Wonders

In both Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary, the young vigilante known as Robin was something of a hot topic. The patients and inmates often traded notes on the Boy Wonder in an attempt to figure out just how many there had actually been to date. They tried to figure out what had happened to each one. They tried to guess which Robin had put each of them there at what time.

Playing Roles and Being Real

Tim, Jason, Damian, Conner, Bizarro, and Jon decide to play a game of Wizards & Warriors. It does not go as planned, but they end up having a good time anyway, even if an out of game detour results in one boy in tears, another with a mild injury, and a small fire in the den.

Where Children Come From

A nurse at the hospital observes Bruce Wayne as he waits for news about one of his children and answers a difficult question from a child waiting to meet his little brother.
“Do you have kids, mister? Where do they come from?”

Cookie Sales, Questions, and New Directions

Bruce sales some Brown Bat cookies alongside Tim and Lian Harper. This leads to some unexpected questions and some very concerning answers.

Bat Trolls

Dick, Jason, and Tim use fake online profiles to keep the Batman's urban legend status among civilians while also making him all the more terrifying to criminals.
After all, it was hard enough to sell someone on the idea of a vigilante dressed a bat running around Gotham for years without being caught on camera. Adding to that rumors of vampirism, ghosts, cyborgs, time-travel, and the like just make it even harder to believe. Unless the someone you were selling it to happened to be caught by the Batman one day. Then, it was hard to know what to believe.

World's Finest: Red Robin & Robin

In which Tim and Damian team up and have a few needed discussions, Dick gets some reassurance that he's loved, and Damian gets a pet alpaca (sort of).
Damian didn't know where it would go, this path they’d started upon. He knew he was likely to lose his temper or lash out at several points along the way.

He also knew he wanted to see where that road lead them.

Mystic Blades and Little Brothers

Both can cut you and protect you. Jason is reminded of this the first time he summons the All-Blades in Tim's presence and has to explain what they are and how he uses them.

Little Brothers, Big Problems

Dick didn't think arranging for his little brothers to see a charity showing of Big Hero 6 together was going to lead to any turmoil or life altering decisions, but in hindsight, he really shouldn't be surprised.

Reflection

Tim had taken to avoiding mirrors for a while now.
He was aware that it was a very short term solution to a very permanent problem.
He didn’t know what else to do.

Alfred Pennyworth: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Alfred Pennyworth first became a legend to Her Royal Majesty's Infantry Rangers and MI6 .
Then, more importantly to him, he became one to his grandchildren.
Through their stories, he became a legend to an entire generation of young heroes.
This caught the attention of Princess Diana and led to him becoming a legend to the Amazons of Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall.
Then, he became one to the very gods the Amazons worshiped.
One day, he may even learn of how far his legend goes himself.

Profiles

Supplemental material giving character & city profiles.

Shelves: DC Comics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 802,818
Status:: In-Progress

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Feemor, Qui-Gon Jinn's first padawan, did not survive Order 66, but the Force granted him a boon: A chance to go back to days before Qui-Gon's death.
He doesn't know why the Force picked him to remember that terrible future, but he's going to do what he can to change it. And if he can heal the rift fallen between himself and Qui-Gon, and finally get the chance to know Obi-Wan, well, he's not about to turn that down.
Anthology containing:

What Have We Become

One of Feemor's greatest regrets, was that he never had the chance to get to know his brother-padawan, but the Force is willing to give him one more chance. And maybe, if he's lucky, he can finally make amends with his former master and save them all in the process.

We Start and End With Family

Qui-Gon had been mostly joking when he'd originally brought up the idea of a lineage dinner, but when his former padawan grabbed for the idea with both hands and a desperation Qui-Gon didn't understand (and privately hoped he never would), he knew he would never be able to refuse.

Nothing in This Soul Left to Save

On his way out of the Temple after tendering his resignation to the Jedi Council, Dooku is stopped by the last member of his lineage he would have expected.

I Don't Want Perfect

Ace challenges Qui-Gon to a duel and Kei finds out and drags Feemor to watch. The duel between his master and padawan ended about the way Feemor had expected it to, but everything after that was a bit of a surprise.

Seen Our Share of Hard Nights

Feemor has long being a proponent of speaking to mind healers when meditation wasn't enough to work through a traumatic experience. Now if he can just get Obi-Wan and Anakin to see the sense in it, too...

Where You're Gonna Find Yourself

It's time for Obi-Wan to decide which path he'd like to follow was a jedi knight, but a choice that should have been simple has been complicated by the sith's return, and he's no longer certain that being a diplomat should be his path.

Start of Something Good

When Feemor warned the Council that a jedi had died, he couldn't have known what they would uncover. (Even if he kind of had.)

Now I Fly

Feemor made a promise to Anakin, that he would do what he could to free his mother. With the money and a place to live sorted, all he needs now is someone to go and get her. And there are few beings he'd trust more with such a task, than his former padawan, Ace.

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 122,981
Status:: In-Progress

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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

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 953,061
Status:: Completed

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When Sebastian has a one night stand in Zuzu City, he doesn't expect the man to move into Pelican Town. Now what was a private rendezvous is public knowledge for the whole community and his fairy tale memory has been ruined by the gossip mill of Pelican Town. Worse yet, the man he thought he knew is more complicated than he thought.

William had no idea what he would be stepping into when he inherits his grandpa's broken down farm, nor that he'll have to face a past lover. Can he find peace of mind after the chaos of city life or will he re-make the same mistakes that broke him the last time.

Shelves: Stardew Valley

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 201,780
Status:: Completed

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"But what good came of it at last?"
[...]
"Why, that I cannot tell," said he;
"But 't was a famous victory."

sorrow found me when I was young; sorrow waited, sorrow won
19 named victors in the Hunger Games trilogy, and not a one escaped unscathed.

COMPLETE
Anthology containing:
welcome to your gory bed
The Devil You Know
To Love a Beast
you can love me later if you hate me now
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Que Sera Sera
Take My Hand
All or Nothing
Nobody Decent
It's Time to Begin, Isn't It?
It's Either That or Malaria
Fixed to a Star
Tradition
In Laughter, In Strife
The Mountain and the Sea
The Lone Isle of Brutus
A Friend in Need ...
Something Left to Save
District Two, Male
Mirror, Mirror
Love Me (it's the rules)
There When You Die
Skip the Masquerade
The End is the Beginning is the End: The Quarter Quell
Interlude: Shadows Fall
No Room to Breathe
The Price of Celebrity

Shelves: Hunger Games

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 425,367

Summary

We've all seen the horribly butchered and cliché girl-falls-into-Middle-Earth stories. So is it possible to make a semi-realistic one? Follow Maddie on her own adventure exploring Middle Earth--the opposite of a Tenth Walker.

Part 1 of Home With the Fairies

Shelves: Lord of the Rings

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 231,581
Status:: In-Progress

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1958-66: Remus, Sirius, James, Lily, Peter, Severus. Six children from six very different families. Twelve parents who only exist between the lines of canon, but who were instrumental in shaping the characters we love, and the story as we know it.
Anthology containing:
A History of Cartographers [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Conspiracy of Cartographers: Year One [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Conspiracy of Cartographers: Year Two [podfic + text] by picascribit
The Education of Madeleine Yaxley by picascribit
Halloween [podfic + text] by picascribit
The 13th Use of Dragons Blood by picascribit
Bad Dog [podfic + text] by picascribit
The Diary of Regulus Black [podfic + text] by picascribit
Consolation Prize [podfic + text] by picascribit
That Awful Boy by picascribit
A Polyjuice Duet by picascribit
There is a War by picascribit
Rumours of My Death [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Night Off From the War by picascribit
Take This Longing by picascribit
Secret Keepers by picascribit
Padfoot's Tale by picascribit
Moony's Tale by picascribit
The Tropical Adventures of Moony & Padfoot by picascribit
Fail-Safe [podfic + text] by picascribit
Against the Wall by picascribit
My Dearest Moony [podfic + text] by picascribit

Shelves: Harry Potter

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 468,192

Summary

Saved from an attack on her home, raised by a lone old druid in the peace of Ashenvale Forest, how far will this young druid's lessons carry her when she travels back into a world that has not yet forgotten her, in the good or the bad? Is she headed for a brighter future, or circling back to the old nightmare?
-Set in a Vanilla WoW only timeline, featuring the classic night elves.-

Shelves: Marvel Comics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 163,933
Status:: Completed

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Summary

Meet Emily Tennenbaum, a girl just like you. She dreams of one day meeting her hero, Riku. Will she succeed? Probably.

Shelves: Kingdom Hearts

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 458,364
Status:: Completed

Summary

I called out. "Would you like to hear a ghost story?"
For a moment Jack didn't move, and I knew he'd recognized my voice. After a moment he said, flatly, "I don't believe in ghosts."
"It's a complicated story," I admitted, and pulled the watch from my pocket by the chain. "And it starts with 'Long ago and far away.'"

Shelves: Doctor Who Fics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 70,423
Status:: Completed

1 – 15 of 15 Works in POV Original Character

Accountant of Theed by phoenixyfriend

Fandoms: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Summary

Narcissa Malfoy, Fairy Godmother by duchessdulce

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Summary

The Circles of Power Anthology by AngmarAndElfhild

Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

Summary

Failed Hunts and Little Stowaways AU Anthology by S_C_G

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton

Summary

Enter!verse Anthology by Viari

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Games)

Summary

Collected Bat-Family Stories Anthology by CloakedSparrow

Summary

Make a Brand New End Anthology by Batsutousai

Fandoms: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Summary

My Scars, They are Your Scars Anthology by NyxEtoile, OlivesAwl

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Summary

Cloudburst by dracoangelica

Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Summary

welcome to your gory bed Anthology by lorata

Fandoms: Hunger Games

Summary

Home With the Fairies by I_Mushi

Fandoms: Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien

Summary

A History of Cartographers Anthology by picascribit

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Summary

Druid of the Blade by Icefrost

Fandoms: World of Warcraft

Summary

The Adventures of Kiko Fluffy Pants by EtherealMutation

Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts

Summary

Ghost Story by Mad_Maudlin

Fandoms: Doctor Who, Torchwood

Summary