I got back into binging Gargoyles and got to the “Cloud Fathers” episode, and… Oof.
I totally forgot that Elisa’s grandfather was dead, and that her urging her father to visit him was to visit his grave. That moment at the end, when Elisa’s dad acknowledged that he wasted the years he and his father could have spent being in each other’s lives was a gutpunch. I understand cutting ties with family when they have become toxic, but there are times when stubbornness and anger can ruin a relationship that could have flourished if one side was willing to give. Life is short. Don’t take the good people in your lives for granted.
Summary:When Sizhui, Jingyi, and Zizhen are captured with Jin Ling at the Guanyin Temple, they’re sure that Hanguang Jun and Wei Wuxian will fix everything - until Su She stabs Lan Wangji through the stomach, and everything falls apart around them. In a last, frantic attempt to undo the damage Jin Guangyao has done, Wei Wuxian activates a deadly array to send the four juniors back in time, sending them to the morning of Jin Ling’s one-month celebration. With the fate of everyone and everything they love in their hands, Sizhui, Jin Ling, Zizhen and Jingyi race to prevent the ambush at Qiongqi Pass and the subsequent fallout, but Jin Guangyao has returned from the future as well, and he has no intention of letting what he wants fall through his hands a second time.
My comments: Okay, wow, this was so epic, it’s hard to break down. The gist of it is that the four juniors get sent back in time from a moment of utter tragedy and overwhelming loss to fix the future. So they’re all pretty fucking traumatized from the get-go. (Future Jin Guangyao is a complete and terrifying psychopath.)
If I had to pick 3 tags to describe the story it’d be WHUMP, H/C and BONDING. So, author doesn’t hold back on the violence, which I fully endorse and devour. (I might have rated this one an M, actually, just for graphic violence and stressful situations.)Everyone gets a turn to be utterly beat up if not straight up tortured. POV is multiple, and that includes everyone (I never expected to admire and empathize with Jin Zixuan so much!). BUT, before you run away screaming, know that there is soooo much comfort and healing and bonding going on, throughout whatever the current trauma is (there are many) as well as after. I did a quick search, and there are 102 uses of “I love you”, and it’s not limited to wangxian. wwx says it to jiang cheng and a-yuan and all the poor time-travelling teens who have just lost everything and everyone in their entire worlds and suddenly are only a few years younger than their ‘fathers’. The juniors say it to each other and their dads. jyl says it to everyone. the lan bros say it, the nie brothers say it. Everybody is just so fucking supportive and trying so hard and they just have faced what a world could be like if they DON’T communicate, and so by god, they’re not gonna go that route, and also, no one’s gonna let them forget it.
I really, really loved how all the time travelers latched onto their 'parents’ and the relationships that they grew: with them, with their families and with their itty bitty counterparts. It highlighted the Juniors’ innocence (and trauma) to be compared to people only a few years older and yet so much more mature and experienced because of having been through the war.
So. An epic, plotty, TASTY time travel fix it that features everyone and the way they all fit into each other’s lives, getting into situations that are truly terrifying that have NO EXIT, being hurt and watching it happen to people you love, and lots of escapes-by-the-skin-of-their-teeth-and-please-god-are-they-still-breathing. It’s an excellent and satisfying balance.
time travel, fix it, angst, whump, captivity, hostage situations, threat of torture, hurt everybody, temporary character death, hurt/comfort, emotional hurt/comfort, tearjerker, feels, you will cry, self-sacrifice, POV multiple, adorable juniors, traumatized juniors, adorable a-yuan, qiongqi path ambush canon divergence, family feels, future reveal, jin zixuan lives, jiang yanli lives, wen remnants live, golden core reveal, found family, jiang sibling feels, pining, idiots in love, love confessions, first kiss, cuddling & snuggling, platonic cuddling, qi deviation, golden core surgery, baby golden core, wei wuxian is a good dad, lan wangji is a good dad, communication, nightmares, PTSD, panic attacks, wedding, adoption, cynophobia, wei wuxian’s fear of dogs, puppy therapy, healing, recovery, fix it, epic, parent-child relationship, father-son relationship, happy ending, favorite
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T, 15k, lan sizhui & lan wangji, lan wangji & lan xichen, lan wangji & madam lan, wangxian
Summary:Banished from the Lan Sect after Wei Wuxian’s death, an unexpected revelation sets Lan Wangji on a new path.
My comments: Lovely peek into what an exiled lan wangji would do (it’s still waaaay better than the 33 lashes!). He takes a-yuan and wanders for a while, but has a tip that his mother might still be alive, so heads towards the general area she might be found. Meanwhile, he strengthens his bond with his new son and learns a new way to be in the world. Mom, when he finds her, is pretty great.
lan wangji is banished, lan wangji nopes out of the lan sect, 13 years, cut hair, shorn hair, grief/mourning, parent-child relationship, healing, feels, character study, rogue cultivator lan wangji, madam lan, lan wangji’s mother, rogue cultivator madam lan, family feels, exiled lan wangji, POV lan wangji, canon divergence, madam lan lives, happy ending, @ahlaishepherd
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There are bad things in every world, but in a world with magic these things can often hit closer to home. And sometimes, home isn’t even what you once thought it was.
Virgil is running away, from a place no longer his home. Emile has been driven away, and just wants to get back home. And Patton is trying to figure out what makes up a home.
They’ve found people that care for them, but is that what it takes? Will they ever really find home?
Warnings: Referenced/Off screen child abuse, Negative mindsets/Anxiety, Assault, Reference to a person as a possession, kidnapping, referenced/off screen human trafficking, killing of bad guys.
Notes: This was begun before SvSR, and Janus’s name is Dee. ~30,000 words. Roman and Remus take a back seat in this one.
Jack’s wings are itchy, and he’s worried something is terribly wrong with them.
Gen, 2574 words, Rated Teen, Feels, Fluff, Light Hurt/Comfort, Jack and His Three Dads, Wings, Molting Wings, Wing Grooming, Jack Heals Cas’s Burned Wings, Jack Gets A Hug
The kid looked up at Sam and Cas, admitting, “I’m not sure. My wings…” He squirmed in his seat and rubbed at one shoulder again. “They feel terrible.”
Sam blinked, glancing quickly at Jack’s back. He couldn’t see the wings, of course. What if something was wrong with them, though? Was Jack hurt? A thousand worries went through his head in an instant, and he prayed Cas knew what to do, because he had no idea.
“I know what to do,” Cas assured him aloud, glancing at him. Sam must have actually prayed that with Cas’s name involved, so he’d heard it. Whoops.
Andromeda isn’t sure about reconnecting with her sister after the War, but Teddy might just be the key to making it all work. Family fluff!
@thisismegz sent me this prompt back in November and I’ve been a rotten friend and am just now getting to it, BUT it’s here and I hope you like it, darling! Thanks for always being a lovely friend!
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Andromeda straightened her hat as she kept a firm grip on Teddy’s hand. She had ignored Cissy’s letters for almost six months, and part of her still feared that this was a mistake, but as she’d lost nearly all of her family in the war, her cautious behavior felt justified, as did this meeting.
Cissy had wanted her to come to Malfoy Manor, to which Andromeda had vehemently refused. She told Narcissa they could meet at one of the small cafes in magical London or they could continue not seeing each other. To her surprise, Cissy had agreed.
Andromeda hadn’t meant for Teddy to come along to this first meeting. But Molly had fallen ill, Harry was working, Ginny was at a doctor’s appointment, and while Fleur had stayed home to take care of Vic, Andromeda felt horrible asking her to handle Teddy and Vic while pregnant and trying to get what work done she could. So for better or worse, Teddy was coming along to meet his great aunt.
“Do they have ice cream, Gran?” Teddy skipped next to her, his hair green at the moment.
“I don’t know dear, but if you’re well behaved and they do have ice cream, I think that would be alright.”
“I’ll eat all my lunch if they have ice cream.”
“You should eat your lunch even if they don’t have ice cream.” Andromeda opened the door to the cafe and led him inside. She hoped she would have the stomach to eat anything because while scanning for Cissy her stomach felt about the size of a peanut.
She found her sister, seated at a table near the back of the cafe, along with her son.
Andy slipped her hand into her robes and gripped her wand. Better to be ready.
“There they are,” she led Teddy toward the table.
“Narcissa,” Andy helped Teddy into his chair.
“Andromeda,” Cissy smiled and Andy hoped she wasn’t being taken in as she let go of her wand to sit next to Teddy.
“I’m Teddy.” Teddy spoke up as he picked up a menu. “This is my Gran.”
“Teddy,” Andy nodded to Cissy, “this is my sister and her son. He went to school with Harry.”
Teddy dropped the menu on the floor. “You know Harry!”
Draco scowled. “Not at the moment.”
“Harry and Ginny are the best!” Teddy bounced in his seat. “Harry’s an Auror and it’s so cool! I’m going to be one too! And Ginny is super good at Quidditch! She’s going to win all the Quidditch Cups! But she didn’t finish this season because she’s having my god-brother really soon. And Aunt Fluer is having a baby too! Vic told me yesterday! But it’s going to be a long time before Vic’s baby comes. They won’t know if it’s a brother or a sister for a long time too, but not as long.”
“Thank you, Teddy,” Andy put her hand on Teddy’s shoulder and handed him his menu. Draco looked like he might break his teeth, his jaw was clenched so tightly. “Why don’t you look at this and decide what you want. If you need help with any of the words just ask.”
“Ok,” Teddy took the menu and grinned as he found the word Sandwiches. “Look Gran! These come with crisps!”
Andy couldn’t help the smile that spread across her face. Just like his grandfather to find the crisps first thing. “Wonderful, dear.”
“I trust you’ve been well, Andromeda?” Cissy brought her attention back to her.
Andy looked up from Teddy and bit back the initial retort that flew to her lips. Had she been well to have her husband, daughter, and son-in-law murdered? Had she been well to raise her grandson with the help of his godparents? Had she been well, knowing her circumstances were caused by members of her own family?
“I’ve managed,” was the tight answer she ground out. “And yourself?”
“We’ve been as well as could be expected.” Cissy nodded.
It went silent then and just before it began to feel awkward, their server arrived to take their orders. Then it went silent again.
But Teddy had never been good with silence, much like his grandfather, he felt the need to fill it.
“Gran, can we bring Harry and Ginny some dessert tonight? Grandma Weasley says dessert makes babies happy when they’re in their mom’s tummy.”
Draco scoffed and before Andy could glare at the young man, Cissy pointed her finger at him and raised her eyebrows. Draco’s shoulders stiffened but he fell silent.
Andy smiled at Cissy in thanks and turned back to Teddy. “Tell you what, we’ll stop by Harry’s office after this and see what he thinks. Then we’ll do that.”
“That’s smart, Harry knows what Ginny likes best. He knows so many things. He’s really smart. Do you think I’ll learn as many things as Harry, Gran?”
“I think you will,” Cissy smiled at Teddy.
Teddy bounced in his chair. “I want to! Then I’ll be the best big brother because I’ll be like Harry, and Harry is the best!”
Andy was distracted by Draco making a sound that was somewhere between a strangled cry and an annoyed huff, but Cissy brought her back to the conversation.
“You know who else can teach you to be the best older brother you can be?” She asked Teddy.
Teddy shook his head as leant forward over the table. “Who?”
Cissy smiled at him. “Your Gran is my big sister, and I think she can teach you everything you need to know.”
Andromeda pushed the wave of emotion that hit her down and smiled at Narcissa, managing a quiet, “Thank you.”
That one lunch certainly didn’t fix everything. They weren’t immediately close because of seeing each other again. But it did start them talking again. It did get them in the same room, at the same table, once a month.
And any time Cissy mentioned Draco would be joining her, Andy took a little joy in bringing Teddy along too and watching Draco try to grind down his teeth while Teddy talked about how wonderful his godparents are.
It’d be so fucking funny if Ingo remembers everything because his brother swore in front of his boss
BONUS:
You also can’t tell me that Emmet doesn’t know the top-trainers and champions from other regions. Ingo too, by extension, because there’s no way that they’re going to let different pokemon and trainers from different regions completely blindside them.
shippers don’t interact! they’re brothers ! thank u
it also helps reblogging my stuff rather than just liking it <3 i worked really hard on it and i appreciate you giving me your time when youve read this <3
