Patricia Sage

seasoned writer // amateur artist ✨ they/them // 30

[patriciasage]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

works within:

Shadowhunters

The Adventure Zone

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Stranger Things

The Magnus Archives

The Penumbra Podcast

X-Men / Deadpool & Wolverine

Teen Wolf

[duruto]

happy pride

[lilymyrennyn]

mandy and groglet forever 🩶💚🩶💚

prints available

[torglives]

happy pride month

[lupinsuniverse]

[emziess]

Oscar Isaac as Baron Victor Frankenstein FRANKENSTEIN (2025) dir. Guillermo del Toro

[sernhuh]

Summering it w jupeter

[melioristicbeast]

Oh, to be crushed underneath your werewolf boyfriend 💭

[thelegendofjenna]

I'm trying to take the high road but I'm like, dragging myself bleeding and sobbing along the high road while looking so so longingly at the low road

[detectivebambam]

people think i like wolverine because he's hot but in reality it's because you have this guy, right. and he didn't ask to be what he is. he liked to eat berries and play in the water and look at chandeliers and would latch on to anyone who showed him an ounce of kindness. but unfortunately he was born with claws and those claws are sharp and the harder he holds on, the more he hurts the people he loves. and when those claws popped for the first time he cried out for his mama. and it hurt him. he screamed and cried from pain because he still hurts just like everyone else, he just can't give in to the pain. and people figured this out and took advantage of him to make him into an indestructible weapon, and he's fought for decades to undo his programming but he still gets angry and scared and as much as he fights to be a man, he is still an animal deep down, and a scared animal is a very dangerous thing. and he loves his daughter and he's not very good at it but it's his instinct to take children under his wing so he tries his damned hardest and his biggest fear is that she'll turn out like him. and he's the best there is at what he does but he doesn't like to kill things, not really, but it's all he's been worth and all he's ever really known. but he teaches his children that killing isn't and should never be the first resort. and he has been through so much trauma and if anyone else had gone through what he went through, they'd be 10× worse, but they haven't, and they don't understand, and they don't try to understand. they write him off as an untamed animal with an attitude problem even though he's very well adjusted considering everything. he loves his friends and can communicate with animals and likes country music and alcohol and cigars. he likes to play and take care of people and be taken care of. he speaks upwards of 10 languages and takes the time to learn about other cultures and he may not be the smartest of the x-men where two people have ten PHDs between them, but some of the smartest characters trust his word and consider him on par with their brainpower. and as much as it seems like he fights with his claws and not his head, he has to constantly analyze where his body is in space and time so that his claws come out just right. and he never stops wearing that stupid yellow suit because it turns the attention towards him and away from his teammates in battle because OBVIOUSLY he cares and he loves his people. and it takes him .7 seconds to become deathly loyal to someone because really all he wants is someone to love him and maybe respect him as an equal. but REALLY I like him because he's a 5'3" bisexual manwhore

[lunehowls]

would you be so kind as to fall in love with me?

[fanfoolishness]

Holding On

It isn’t something he taught Grogu. One day he puts on the Rising Phoenix and Grogu leaps up to his shoulder, finding a stable foothold in the space between his back and the jetpack. One clawed hand grips his left pauldron, the other the folds of his cloak. And Grogu laughs, clearly pleased with his new idea.

“You good up there?” Din asks in surprise, eyes sliding to the far edge of his visor to glance at the kid.

Grogu grins, ears tipping down in his extra-pleased-with-himself expression.

“All right then. But you’d better hold on,” Din chuckles. Grogu nods.

And dank farrik, the kid does.

He holds on through running over fields at top speed and jumping on stolen speeders.

He holds on walking through the worst parts of the worst towns when every step’s liable to result in a shootout.

He holds on through wild animals charging and climbing up mountainsides and hunting in perfect silence.

Sometimes Din misses the kid riding at his side, the way he could reach down and pat him on the back, or brush his ear between his thumb and forefinger. Carrying him in his arms is getting rarer too: he still doesn’t trust the kid’s grip when they fly with the Phoenix, but aside from that, he holds his son less and less.

Grogu’s growing, fast enough that he can see the changes with his own eyes.

Din used to think Grogu would stay the same for the rest of their time together, however long it was. He kept telling himself he’d made his peace with the difference in their lifespans. If he thought it often enough, maybe he’d believe it.

Yet here’s his kid wearing Mandalorian armor, learning how to fight or lie in wait or strategize, giving waves and salutes and nods to strangers who have no idea how to interpret his little noises, riding on Din’s shoulder into battle.

One night after a long and fruitless hunt he feels Grogu’s grip slacken, claws loosening from his shoulder. His arm snakes up to grab him before the kid can slip and he brings Grogu up against his chest. The kid yawns and snuggles in against the cloth of his flightsuit, making little sleepy sounds.

“Hey,” Din murmurs. “Get some sleep. I’ve got you.”

Din can’t help a soft smile under his helmet. Maybe Grogu’s growing a little bit all the time — but in this moment he’s still a kid, sleeping in the crook of his father’s arm. Din knows it won’t last. Kid has too much energy these days, and he likes his independence.

But it’s a moment Din will hold onto while he can.

[ichkaya]

what took you so long?

[jellolegos]

[ana--pudim]

Just a simple drawing this time

[rrcenic]

he is so fun to draw….

[alirhi]

clearly unpopular opinion, but Derek would not be the dominant one. idc that he's taller, older (and no one, not even the actors, knows how much older lol) and has superpowers. Derek is the softest fucking werewolf on the show. he gets beat up more than Stiles does. he's consistently shown to be unsuited to being an alpha. Stiles is a snarky bastard whose response to being threatened by people with literal superpowers is to threaten them right back. even when he admits he's afraid of someone, he still has no problem standing his ground if he feels it's worth it.

Forget gruff top Derek and leetle softboi Stiles. Give me tired, jumpy Derek who can only finally let his mask down and work through his trauma around his boyfriend, who maybe doesn't seem like much at first glance, but goes toe-to-toe with crazed shapeshifters and kicked a demon out of his own body and once held paralyzed Derek up in a pool for two fucking hours do you know how much denser muscle is than fat?! Derek had the buoyancy of a goddamn anvil.

Derek is soft and forced to act tough. Stiles is tough as hell but constantly dismissed and underestimated. Derek offered to teach Scott how to be a wolf but couldn't because he was born one. Stiles figured it out with one night, an internet connection, and a fistful of Adderall (and a nice big dose of spite XD).

let Derek be soft. Stiles's got him.