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Anyone else remember when Jason Todd became a second Nightwing for a bit?
oh, To be Beholden 💅🏻
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
I apologize for not one word of this.
Summary: Stricklander has been sent on this reconnaissance mission to King Merlin's capital, Avalon, to ingrain himself in the life of the changeling queen's mortal enemy and that of his newest, most promising champion. Morgana's most loyal drone is skilled in espionage, and he has prepared extensively to undertake this mission. He understands these ponies and their kindness, and he will have no problem sliding into this role undetected, to uncover the truth behind Merlin's "secret weapon" and bring it back to his queen.
He'll find those secrets, but he doesn't expect to find love and happiness for himself in the process. He doesn't expect to find a place to belong.
He doesn't expect the hunger to finally stop.
Love magic is a fickle thing. It is dramatic and it is unpredictable, and it has terrible timing. And just when Walter, reformed and ready to make this life his own commits, it has one last change he'll need to make. Whether he knows it or not.
Inspiration credit where it's due: @yohanna-illustrates I am so sorry, I get an inspiration and I just inject my blorbos into it.
I want to see more "love is magic" stories.
A mer-person who can only breathe on land due to their love of someone on land.
End-story twist: loving yourself counts too.
"The thing about you is.. you are magic, the way you rush through my heart on every beat is magic. The way my soul revolves around your smile is magic, the way you hold my heart so softly is magic.. you are magic, and you can't tell me any different. The way time stops when you arrive on the scene, the way you come up to me with your hair blowing in the wind is magic.. the way you exist is magic, and you really put a spell on me something tragic."
The way you smile it's like you are casting love spells on my yearning heart - eUë