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[heroes-in-the-dark]

So many things I could be drawing for these last few chapters of Heroes in the Dark. This moment was one of my favorites from 128, though. Loved having these two brothers reconnect at the worst possible time. Rip to Dabi's pride.

[castielscaplan]

Suns and Blood

Summary: After yet another battle in the arena, Harwin braves up the chance to ask her on a walk. (Gladiator!Harwin)

WC: 405

Warnings: blood, fluff

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Blood splattered across Harwin's chest as he strutted away from the crumbling arena. He fought hard and mighty against his opponent—another gladiator. He assumed nothing would come of this fight, just another pathetic criminal fighting for his innocence. But Harwin didn't allow anyone to win besides himself. He couldn't die in that wretched place. He wouldn't allow himself to.

Sand and blood dribbled down his openly wounded chest as he walked through the tunnel to the medic room. His body ached, and surely, he'd be called to battle another poor man who did another crime.

But all his thoughts and worries ceased as he sat down on the wooden chair and faced her, the beautiful woman who would nurse all of the arena survivors. She treated him for the last few months, but Harwin never knew her name or where she originated from. She hardly spoke except apologising if she dug too deep into a wound she tried to stitch for him.

Flakes of dried blood and sweat coated every inch of his skin, and he made a mental note to take himself to the bathhouse before the night's end. He tried ignoring the stabbing of the instruments the nurse used to fix him. He tried to focus on how soft her skin felt on him.

He tried to imagine what life would be like with a beautiful woman like her next to him. He imagined a world where he was rich and lived a royal life. He wished he didn't live a life of crime. He wished he could leave the arena. But no, the guards that surrounded the arena would kill him without a second thought.

So he went back to thinking of a life of luxury, children to call his own, and a wife to share a life with. He hadn't realized the patchwork was over until she cleared her throat and shifted in her seat, motioning for him to stand up.

"Thank you," he said as he turned around to look at her. He stretched his limbs, groaning at the horrific pain he felt in his left shoulder blade, knowing that he probably would need more stitching on the wound. "Say, ma'am?"

She met his eyes silently as she stood up and wrung out the blood from her medical supplies.

"Walk the town with me tonight, yes?" he asked, curling the corner of his lip as she nodded in response.

[dr-moon-stories]

HEROES IN THE DARK - THE META CRISIS - Chapter 1 - Death and Taxes, part 1

February 6 – 1991 - Some dirty place in Chicago

"So... Barry... What are we lookin at here ?" he said after looking at the rather gruesome scene, Barry was an older man, he was in his 50s already going into his 60s, but he looked healthy as a bull to detective Johnson who felt he was falling apart at half Barry age, still he looked at the scene.

A corpse was strewn about in a cross like position, blood painted a whole cross around him on the floor, Barry looked back at Johnson "The victim is Jim Irons, meta human, was a small time hero around here, very small time, he was not all that powerful as well, all he did most of the time according to people was to walk around and stop some bar fights or do some security gigs... " he looked at the boy on the floor "22 years old, powers included super strength and super resistance, nothing to write home about".

The detective was Barry "not liking how Barry was evading the main point, it made him uneasy, but he decided to press a bit "How did he die, he said, looking at the scene forensics man that looked a bit distraught "Someone exploded his heart in... The strength of the punch was enough to break all his rib... that is not the most fucked up part..." he took a deep breath "Somehow whomever did that also, well, drained the blood out of his body".

Johnson was surprised "Exploded... how?" and the man shrugged "no idea... it just exploded... like from inside out... He has no heart left, and his blood is all over the place around here". Johnson raised an eyebrow, that was a new one, Barry always had some theory on what happened, well, considering the circumstances was not surprising, "Any known MO that we can pin on someone? Mafia ? Maybe some drug lord?" Johnson said almost with protocol, he didn't believe that any of those would be so loud.

Barry confirmed "Not that I can see... Too religious looking, some random drug lord or Mafioso would just have the boy dumped in the river or the lake or ... well Anywhere really. No... Also, it is not personal... too crafted for that and no signs of torture..."

The Detective didn't like where that was going, having a potential serial killer was the last thing he needed right now. "What are you saying?" - "You know what I am saying, detective" - Answered Barry. "I need to hear someone speak" he responded a bit at a loss.

Barry looked and sighed "Detective... This was ritualistic, too ritualistic... It is likely we have a serial killer" Johnson sighed "Fuck!" he grabbed his phone "I gotta call the commissary" he said while moving away.

That day was being shitty, and it had barely started.

Johnson spent the rest of the day reporting everything to Commissary Joanna Heart, she decided with a few members of the city council and the mayor that it was better not to release things to public for now and start investigating. They chose Detective Johnson to head the investigation.

"Fucking Luck of mine..." he was not amused, he could not turn it down, it would be a bad look for him and his companions and business. He groaned as he walked into the direction of his usual night bar, he had a date, not the kind he liked at least. The scene from earlier was still on his mind, he had a hunch that would not be possible to sleep while sober.

The bar he enters has a security guard, a meta man with steel skin, he recognizes the detective with ease and waves, the detective himself goes in after waving back and taking in the scene. The bar itself was quaint, all around made of wood, reminiscent of prohibition era. He sat down and looked around, "Bill, the Usual... double please".

Bill was a nice bartender, on his 20s, he didn't speak much but was good at what he did, however this time his expression was puzzled "You are not the type to be looking like that, you are usually smiling like a scumbag" he said as Johnson sighed "gee... thanks for the pep talk... work was messed up" the bartender looked back "I wonder what is needed to get you squirming like that..." Johnson sighed and grabbed the drink when ready, enjoying every sip of it.

Things stayed silent, people coming and going for a while until someone came in, Andrea Marconi, Johnson sighed, "shit" he muttered under his breath, and she was coming directly to him with her two meta girls always around her. He faked a smile "Boss! How can I help you?" he looked at her and waved his glass, she looked and judged every moment and every little movement he did.

"Oh, now you want to help me? I want to know why the bitch is still alive? Mmm?" her eyes were focused and sharp enough to cut glass, she probably could cut glass with one of her meta girls around her, he didn't like that, he waved her "Look boss... You know how things are, not always things go like planned... I was... held up" he seemed annoyed but didn't want to upset Andrea even more, and she didn't seem willing to be pissed off even more. "Held up... what could be more important than doing the things I pay you to do ?" she looked at him with scrutiny, and he sighed, he looked around and finished his drink "Not here... Let's go to the office" he said.

She was a bit taken aback but nodded as she went with him, as they enter into a small office area, it had a couch and a shelf full of ledgers and data, it also had a personal computer there on top of a desk. He looked at her with a distressed look as she impatiently spoke "Well... go on then, what can be so important?" - He then took a deep breath "There is a serial killer in town... A nasty one at that and likely a meta one at that..." she looked at him "Worrying, but what do we have to do with it?" and he sat down on the couch of the office and pinched the bridge of his nose "Well lets just say I was place in charge of the investigation".

"Fuck!" were the only words leaving Andrea mouth as she heard it. "Yeah, my exact reaction... This one is also fucked up... Like seriously so, I have seen my fair share of death and bullshit, but this is ... fucked up".

"Fucked up how?" she said and sat on the other side of the couch as he replied "So far they found only one meta dead... everything was so... ritualistic, disgustingly so, they removed the whole mass of the boy blood and spread out in a cross and weird symbols", Andrea raised an eyebrow "And you know it is a serial killer with one death?" and he nodded "Yeah I do... everyone did... too ritualistic... it was left there for us to find which means... there are other bodies around."

Andrea clicked her tongue, that could go either way for her, Johnson knew that, more police around asking questions was trouble, they could either start finding her stuff or be so distracted with a serial killer that her business would go unnoticed for a while, regardless it was a coin toss, and she would do all in her power to stay out of the police radar.

"Regardless... That is not of our concern right now, when can you put down the bitch that is annoying my business?" then his gaze focused on a random ledger "I will try to stall the investigations and then claim I cannot continue with them after a month, they will just get someone else to go after the killer while I can go low profile again." that answer didn't seem to please her. "A MONTH?".

He cringed a bit after the scream "Yeah... that is the minimum, look boss I am good... I had it all figured out, I even tried to get out of the deal with the Commissary, but the mayor got involved and all that... I could not deny it without being too suspicious" despite accepting that explanation she didn't like it one bit "So what... are we supposed to wait a month?" - "You could always get someone else to get the girl where you want it" he said nonchalantly, and she groaned "no... She blinded herself for the last YEAR! You get me, she got herself a whole team of wannabe heroes that are hard to get each one of them, she even operates into a different place from the police! We cannot just toss this opportunity, you are the only one close enough to her at this moment... I suppose a month is not that bad" and Johnson smiled "That is what I thought! I will be drinking if you need me, boss"

She waved him off. He went to drink those horrible images out of his mind.

[hitd-official]

New Hidden In the Deep Update!

Final writing of the season 1 script is well underway! It will still be a little while yet before we can get episodes out, but it's looking like the show will be able to officially start releasing in about October or November of this year!

Until then, be on the look out for other updates, behind the scenes clips, episode outtakes, and more that we'll be posting on here! :D

[l1ve-l4ugh-lov3craft]

we've gotten 15 whole people who have listened to hidden in the deep today yall QwQb that is SO cool

[beidak-art]

Yes, I'm predictable with my favs, I know, but I'm so not ok over him, guys, I'm so not ok... I'm so not chill rn...

[starrierskies]

I really enjoy you fanfiction HITD, the way you write the characters is just so good! I was wondering if you have any specific ages for the characters in your story. Aside from the question, I hope your doing well 💞

Aw thank you so much, I appreciate that!! <33 I've definitely been doing much better recently, starting to feel inspired again :D Damien is probably around 11 or 12 (I imagined him a tiny bit older when I first started the story). Reader is like 20/21 and Jeff is around 22/23. That's sort of the way I see them ^_^

[saelrum]

@heroes-in-the-dark i finally finished one of those posters, so there you go)

Last chapter is really great. Can't wait to see more of the story, especially since Liberation Army ark has started now!