The Skylar- Verse

Skylar Richardson (child of Apollo) in all her variations - current work is Sunlit Gotham (Batman/DC Nation) Other fandoms to come include Marvel, Harry Potter, NCIS, and more

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Sunlit Gotham Sequel When???

Hi! I know that it's been forever since anything Sunlit Gotham has happened. The inspiration was really struggling there for a (very long) sec, and when you add on to that general life stuff, not a ton of progress has been made until recently.

So, what can you look forward to?

Well, I'm currently involved in a writing challenge for a different fandom, and since this challenge has a strict timeline, that is taking most of my focus right now. But, once the writing for this is done (around mid-late September), I'll be able to start working on Sunlit. Here's the plan:

My Hero - By Bobby Richardson-Wayne has some more chapters I'd like to add to it.

The current chapter is Bobby and Sky's life through the first Percy Jackson series.

The second chapter would be the events of the Heroes of Olympus Series, as well as their introductions to the Wayne's and Kent's.

Chapter three would be a handful of events from Sunlit Gotham, but expanded on from Bobby's point of view. For example: What happened on Christmas during Sky's panic attack? What was going through Bobby's head during the expulsion attempt and the week of suspension? What about the aftermath of Sky and Nico shadow traveling from the Kent Farm for the competition, and leaving Bobby to answer any questions the Wayne's and Kent's had?

And the final chapter will be the lead up into the Sunlit Gotham Sequel - Scattered Light.

Scattered Light (a work in progress summary) - A strange, magical energy source has been travelling around the world, spending a week or two bouncing around a city, before moving on. The Justice League has been attempting to track it down as it has appeared in many of their home cities. When a flareup of the energy spikes nearby during Spartan and Signal's day-patrol they go to investigate, catapulting them through the multiverse. Now they must figure out how to get back home, all while dealing with the home-heroes of each dimension. It's one thing when the heroes are a team you've never heard of before (seriously, what kind of name is 'Avengers'?) but it's a different challenge to work with a Batman who's never had a Robin, an evil Justice League, or some weird variation of the Titans.

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During the writing process of My Hero and Scattered Light I'm going to be going back through Sunlit and making minor Grammar edits as well as finally replying to comments. I swear that I have read every single comment that has come in, and I've loved them dearly. But I wasn't expecting the amount of people who would like my fic and was a little overwhelmed by all of the comments (in a good way!) and then executive dysfunction hit, and I ended up barely replying to anything.

So that's what's coming up! Posting (once it begins) will be every-other Thursday, as I've learned that posting weekly without having the whole work already written burns me out too quick and doesn't leave time for other hobbies.

Thanks for reading! - Sparks

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i absolutely love sunlit gotham its genuinely one of the best oc insert fics ive ever read! super fun read, sooo i decided to draw my interpretation of sky and bobby (dont mind bobby’s wack ass hair here 😭).

i love your writing @random-sparks-98 @sunlitgotham keep being amazing!

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

It all started when Buzzfeed Unsolved made a video about Delphi Strawberry Services. . Or did it start with that one tweet? . Well… maybe it all started when a kid from Gotham Academy went missing a little over a year ago. A kid who just so happened to be in Damian’s Third Grade Class. . Actually, how it really all started, was that Austin Lake created a Social Media Platform to promote his music online. And it all snowballed from there.

(can be read as a stand alone fic, or as an AU of Sunlit Gotham)

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

May 4th? Star Wars Day? AND Bobby Richardson's Birthday??? Well of course I had to do something

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So, the Sunlit Gotham Sequel (TBN) is officially underway in terms of planning/writing. I'm hoping to start officially posting in March, giving me some time to get a good handful of chapters done ahead of time so I'm not dedicating all of my free time to writing a chapter a week while posting (again)

That being said, I'm gonna be having some Twitter Thread convos in the first chapter (and maybe some later chapters - idk on that one) but I am apparently struggling hard with coming up with usernames/handles for it (keep reading below the line if you're interested in helping out)

I need help with handles (and maybe comments) for people who are:

Pro-Wayne's

Anti-Wayne's (or jaded towards the Wayne's)

Highschoolers from Sky's old school who would have made memes about a random kid from their school getting adopted by Bruce AND random Gotham Academy kids who would also be tweeting about it

People who are Pro-Meta/Demigods

People who are Anti-Meta/Demigods

People who are jerks online and don't really respect the privacy of celebs (if you've read certain MiraculousXBatfam fics where social media goes wild about Marinette maybe being a Wayne then you know the vibe I'm looking for with these people)

And finally, people who don't like the above category of people and come to the defense of the Wayne's/Kent's/Richardson's

So I guess if anyone has any suggestions and/or would like a cameo in Sunlit Gotham feel free to comment on this post or message me!

ALSO MEMES!!!! I will definitely take any memes you think people in Gotham would be making with a New Vigilante, New Wayne Kids, Bruce and Selina being engaged, and the fact that Mythological Stuff is real

(Please keep in mind that I cannot guarantee every name/comment will be used as I'm not fully sure how the convos will turn out yet, but I'll make sure to credit everyone who helps out no matter what)

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Spartan's Uniform, and some random doodles from Sunlit Gotham

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Some art for chapter 16 of Sunlit Gotham on ao3

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My brain:

Apollo, Lester ... Apollo-Lester.... Apollester. Wait, the sounds like a clothing brand. Like Hollister. Apollester would totally start a clothing brand. That is definitely something he would do

Sunlit Gotham: can you please just FOCUS and write chapter 16 already?????

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Excerpt from chapter 1 of ‘Sunlit Gotham’ by Sparky441 on Ao3

Arriving at the media room Bobby and Skylar pause, taking in the scene in front of them:

Jason, Cass, and Stephanie are in the process of trapping a struggling Dick in a blanket burrito. Conner is restraining Tim in a hug as he tries to lunge for Damian. Jon is pulling back Damian to stop him from stabbing Tim with a katana. And Duke is standing on a chair, trying to tie a blanket up to the ceiling.

They watch as Jason and Steph give another shove to Dick - who trips as he is trapped in a blanket burrito - and rolls into the chair that Duke is on. Duke falls with a shriek, landing on top of Conner who drops Tim in an attempt to catch Duke. Tim lunges for Damian, grabbing the katana while his younger brother is still restrained by Jon, and turns to sprint out of the room. Damian licks Jon, who releases him on instinct to wipe the sensation away, and gives chase once he’s free. Upon seeing the Richardsons in the doorway Tim attempts to stop, eyes wide, but skids on a spare blanket and Damian takes the opening to tackle him. The katana goes flying as the brothers go down and Cass gracefully grabs it out of the air.

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Art dump for the outfits everyone will wear to the Gala in chapter 7 of ‘Sunlit Gotham’

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Sunlit Gotham ALTERNATE Plot Point

Justice League Meets Camp Half Blood (Batman's POV-ish)

The Batplane lands in a field nearby some tents. Superman and Wonder Woman are already talking to a handful of teens wearing Ancient Greek battle armor. Other teens work around the makeshift battle camp, sharpening weapons, preparing traps, and tending to the wounded.

“We have some scouts spying on the other army.” A tall blonde teenager informs the three adult heroes. “They should be coming back any time now.” 

Superman cocks his head to the side and glances out towards the trees across the battlefield. 

“Three teenagers?” He asks.

“Yeah, three of our counselors.” The teen - Malcolm, as he introduces himself, says.

“They’re sprinting this way.” Superman begins to hover slightly, “And they’re being chased by something big.”

Whipping around, Malcolm sprints towards a table that holds a mirrored shield on it. He pulls it close and demands, “Show me the stealth team.”

The shield’s surface ripples and as it clears it shows an aerial view of three teens sprinting through the forest. The shortest member is repeatedly making a hand signal as they run.

Swearing under his breath, Malcolm calls out, “Miranda! Get Ready To Activate the Vine Trap!”

A handful of teens sprint out, carrying packets of seeds. They scatter the seeds around and run back to a safe distance away, hiding amongst nearby bushes to stay out of sight.

The group of three break through the trees, running straight towards the new group. The teen in the lead holds a scroll in their hands as they sprint straight towards the scattered seeds. The other two are close behind. 

Exploding out of the trees comes a large snake-like creature. It roars and spittle flies everywhere, burning away the grass where it lands. It’s intent on chasing down its prey.

“By Hera, that’s a Drakon.” Diana whispers in horror

As the monster gets close enough, the hidden teens do something and the seeds begin to grow into vines. They grasp the Drakon and it bucks, trying to throw them off. 

A member of the trio turns around to watch and lets out a cheer as the Drakon stills. Then the giant head snaps up, its eyes glaring directly at the teen. They freeze, and the other two sprint past. The shortest member skids to a halt and turns back towards their friend just as the Snake HEAVES upwards, snapping the vines.

“Connor! Move!” They sprint back towards the frozen teen - Connor - and tackle him out of the way as the snake dives into the ground where they had just been. 

Pulling him to his feet, the smallest teen takes off sideways across the field, dragging Connor behind them as the snake turns and gives chase.

The two shout back and forth as they run, waving their arms wildly before Connor nods and takes the lead. The other one makes sure to follow exactly where he steps.

“Holy shit.” Malcolm mutters from where he stands, “They’re going for the minefield.”

“The what?” Superman asks, concerned.

A different teen comes to stand beside Malcolm, he has a green flannel thrown over his bright orange t-shirt. 

“Gods dam-it, Sky. You idiot.” He swears under his breath.

“Kayla!” Malcolm barks out, “Get the chariot and get them out of there!” 

A girl with dyed hair shakes her head wildly. “The pegasi won’t go near a Drakon. They just won’t do it.”

“Shit. We gotta get them out of there. 

The Drakon hits the minefield.

A Concussive blast sounds out, quickly followed by another, and another. The ground shakes and the two teens stumble but continue to sprint.

“They’re not gonna make it.” Malcolm mutters.

“They’re gonna make it.” The other blonde counters.

“They’re not gonna make it.”

“They’re gonna make it.”

“They’re not gonna make it.”

“They’re gonna — SHIT They’re not gonna make it!”

One last blast knocks the two teens off their feet.

A gust of wind is all the notice the spectators have before Superman is back, both teens in his arms. He’s trying not to make it obvious, but Batman can tell he’s looking at the shorter teen in shock.

Both kids stumble to the ground as Clark puts them down and immediately the blonde in the flannel approaches them, glowing gold. 

After a few moments he leans back slightly and asks, “Can you hear me now?”

They both nod.

“Good.” He looks satisfied for a moment before his face morphs into a glare. “THEN WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?”

“Oww, do you have to shout?” The shortest one hisses.

“Skylar. Ann. Richardson.” He grinds out.

Oh no. Bruce think’s desperately, Please tell me that’s not why Clark was looking at them in shock.

“Of all the Stupid Stunts that can be pulled you choose to lead a DRAKON into the MINE FIELD????” The kid is still ranting.

Skylar pulls off their helmet to reveal an alarmingly familiar face. 

“It worked, didn’t it?” She asks pointedly.

“That’s Not The Point!” Flannel shrieks. “You Almost Died!”

“We always almost die.” Connor points out.

“Do not start with me, Connor Stoll.” A finger is pointed at his chest.

“Will.” Sky leans forward and grabs Will’s hand. “We’re fine. I’m fine. We’re ok.” She glances up and balks slightly at the sight of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman standing before them.

Blinking a few times she opens her mouth again. “….On second thought, maybe you should check me for a concussion… I think I’m hallucinating the Justice League.”

Chuckling slightly, Diana reaches out a hand and pulls her to her feet. “You are not hallucinating, young one. We have recently discovered your existence and are here to offer whatever aid we can provide.”

“Oh.” Skylar says faintly. "Cool."

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Sunlit Gotham Universe Notes

Batfam Notes:

- Due to moving around the batfam timeline a bit, Jason is the only one who has died who has been fully buried and then revived (Steph’s heart stopped for about three minutes when Black Mask captured her, and Damian has not been killed.)

- Damian came to Gotham earlier than canon, and is currently 10 years old and in 4th grade at Gotham Academy

- Jon Kent is also going to be the same age as Damian in this AU

- Jason Todd is going be announced as Legally Alive before the beginning of the story (Yes, he is still Red Hood, but he doesn’t kill anymore (most of the time))

- Bruce will NOT be going missing in time

- This means that Tim never drops out of high school, gets emancipated, and becomes CEO of a company at the age of 17. It also means that Dick will not have been Batman

- Selina and Bruce are dating - he’s gonna probably propose soon, but big life events keep happening (like adopting new children every few months) so he hasn’t yet. He claims he’s waiting for a time when everything is calm. His children call bullshit and say he’s just scared she’ll say no

- Selina totally knows that he already has the ring and is honestly just teasing him and stressing him out more by making comments and jokes every so often

How does Wonder Woman not know about the demigods?

- When the Greek Amazons went to live on Themyscira they became cut off from the rest of the mortal world. This means that they weren’t aware of Camp moving around to follow Olympus

- Diana was born WAY before the First Great Prophecy, and technically isn’t a true demigod because she was sculpted from clay - therefore not really part mortal

- By the time Diana had left the island, demigods had gone underground and general society forgot that they existed. Both camps are kept secret so that the demigods are safe, so Diana hasn’t heard about them and assumes that the demigods are just no more

- Due to the Mist, Off World League Missions, Rescue Ops, and the fact that she lived in Paris for a while, Diana hasn’t been around during any of the major battles - or her focus was elsewhere

- Donna Troy might show up at some point, and the same logic about leaving Themyscira works for her too. We’re going with the Magical Duplicate origin story for her, so again, doesn’t quite count as mortal enough for the prophecy

- Cassie Sandsmark originally used magical artifacts to help Diana fight crime and was later ret-conned into being either a daughter of Zeus or a granddaughter of Zeus. The ret-con is going to be brought up in the story and we can all thank the Flashes for messing up the timeline. But basically she doesn’t become a proper descendant of Zeus until after the Titan War and therefore the prophecy doesn’t apply to her either

Children of Apollo have the following abilities According to the Riordan Wiki:

- They can curse others to only speak in rhyming couplets that can take days or even weeks to wear off (depending on strength and number of people in the spell)

- They are expert archers, inherited from their father. However, the children of Apollo who are healers tend to be less skilled with this (as seen with Will Solace)

- They also excel at anything involving throwing or shooting stuff, like shooting hoops or shooting firearms or other missile weapons 

- They are skilled in physical contests and games

- They excel in the arts

- They are skilled musicians

- Vitakinesis: As the children of Apollo, they are natural healers. They can heal people by singing a hymn to their father (in Ancient Greek).

- Audiokinesis: As the children of Apollo, they have the ability to control sound waves and music

- It is extremely rare that a child of Apollo can possess complete photokinesis, as only Apollo himself and the Titan of Light, Hyperion, and the Titan of the Sun, Helios, have been known to use the ability

- From what can be gleaned from The Demigod Diaries, it can be presumed that some, or even all of Apollo’s children possess a limited form of precognition

- Thanks to a curse, all the children of Apollo have a terrible fear of snakes

In this AU, souls have auras that are unique to each soul. Demigod children with parent’s who deal with light (ex: Apollo or Iris) can see the auras if they focus really hard. Children of Apollo will often use it as a way to check how well a patient is healing as the brighter the aura the healthier the person.

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Some random doodles of Damian, Jon, and Bobby from 'Sunlit Gotham' on Ao3

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The tattoos that the Competitors for the Competition received in ‘Sunlit Gotham’ chapter 4

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Skylar Richardson is a 15 year old child of Apollo. She's survived the Titan War, the Giant War, and living in Gotham. But when her little brother gets a scholarship to Gotham Academy and befriends Jon Kent and a reluctant Damian Wayne, her life gets even weirder. Why are the Waynes constantly injured? On the other hand, how are the Kent boys *never* injured. And what was that new prophecy about the Mist failing?

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I literally just remembered that I can make separate blogs to organize everything I post/repost 🤦‍♀️ so here’s the new blog dedicated to Skylar and Sunlit Gotham