#i'm counting

[alexandramrobertson]

999 hits!

Who will be lucky number 1,000?

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

[mashmaiden]

"He's not hiding, he's hunting"

Reused Gemmill line #1.

[jokingluna]

Here we go. 101 days late, but still in celebration of our 2000th joke!

As an aside, I came to a realization this week. I restrict myself from telling some jokes because of the nature of the pony world. Princess Celestia does not have hands, or wear regular shoes, so I don’t tell jokes about those things.

However, Vice Principal Luna DOES have hands, and wear regular shoes.

Expect to see her make appearances from time to time, as I expand my joke capacity in the future!

[bluevalleybreakingnews]

It’s been 25 days since the last bit of Stargirl news, 32 days since Stargirl S3 wrapped, 59 days since the BTS Stargirl podcast came out, and 171 days since S2 ended, but who’s counting!!!

[trustmeifyoudare]

The Things We Do (Chapter 37: Ok, Who Cares that You Are a Terrorist? I Love You and that Makes You Innocent)

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Less than an hour after the akuma attack Adrien was readmitted into the hospital for third degree burns. Gabriel Agreste was arrested for terrorism and was waiting for his trial.

But when Marinette woke up the next morning, it was like nothing had changed.

Her parents had come back to Paris the night before so they were still sleeping. There was still school today, but the world wouldn’t end if Marinette skipped.  She wanted- no, needed- to go see Adrien.

She left a note on the fridge saying where she was going before she left, barely remembering to grab some breakfast.

Marinette went straight to the receptionist when she got to the hospital and asked for Adrien’s room. The lady gave her a stern look and was about to say something when she froze and gave her the room number.

Marinette bit her lip. The lady must have realized this was Ladybug standing in front of her.

“Make it quick,” the lady muttered, turning her attention back to her computer.

Marinette walked up the stairs and went into the right hallway. Eventually she saw the right number. She frowned when she saw the cop standing outside of the door.

“Everything okay?” Marinette asked.

The cop didn’t respond.

The door opened and Alya stuck her head outl “Oh, good. You are here.” Alya grabbed Marinette’s arm and dragged her inside.

Adrien was sleeping. The only other person there was Nino. His brows were knitted together in concern.

“Have you heard yet?” Nino asked.

Marinette shook her head. “Heard what?”

“Last night Adrien turned himself in. He told the police everything, how he was Cat Noir and how he knew that his father was Shadowmoth.” Nino paused. “Did  you know that he used to purposely make people angry so they could be akumatized?” 

Marinette collapsed into a seat. “No, I didn’t.” She bit her lip. “Why would he tell them?”

“It does make sense,” Alya explained. “There is a pretty good chance that his father was going to tell them about Adrien’s involvement, especially since Adrien was one of the reasons Shadowmoth is arrested.”

“But this is insane. He helped us.”

“I don’t like it either but he is still technically a terrorist.”

“And Paris is calling for justice,” Nino added. “They aren’t going to be happy if Cat Noir goes free, no matter what.”

“Isn’t this situation just purr-fect?” Adrien mumbled.

Nino turned around to look at Adrien. “Dude, did you just make a pun?”

Adrien smiled. “I’ve been trying them out.”

“This is serious, Adrien,” Marinette rebuked. “You can’t-”

“It was my decision. I did what I had to do.”

A nurse came into the room, killing the conversation. She checked Adrien’s vitals before she ushered Marinette, Alya, and Nino out. “He needs his rest.”

Marinette came back the next day. She didn’t mention anything about Adrien turning himself in and all in all the conversation was pretty awkward. 

During one of her visits where it was just her and Adrien, the nurse came in and said that he would probably be allowed to leave the next day.

After the nurse left they both went quiet. Neither of them wanted to bring up what would happen after he was allowed to leave.

Adrien broke the silence first. “Here,” he said, holding out his hand.

Marinette went to grab what Adrien was handing to her. She watched in horror when she saw his ring being dropped into her palm.

“I can’t.”

“You said yourself that the ring should be in the hands of the guardian. Besides, I don’t think Plagg will be allowed to stay with me.”

Marinette looked up at Plagg who was eating cheese in the nightstand. Plagg wouldn’t look at her.

Marinette looked back at Adrien. “I-”

Adrien reached out and folded Marinette’s fingers around the ring. “Please. I need to know that he is safe.”

Marinette nodded her head. 

Adrien smiled and stared up at the ceiling. “Thanks.”

The next time Marinette went to the hospital Adrien was already gone.

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[partly-cloudyskies]

Did my tally and I’ve published approximately 79000 words of fic for 2021.

I feel like that’s a significant drop from previous years, but what are you gonna do. It’s still a novel’s worth of words, which if you ask me, is a feat

[apricotadventure]

DAY FOURTEEN

Two weeks in, but who’s counting

[ncityzen]

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