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A little preview of my upcoming fanfiction.

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Pearly White

Amelia grows up seeing the effects of being a hero on the faces of her family, so when she is offered the chance to be a hero, she chooses to ignore it. But when her new home comes under attack, she jumps to defend it. Through the years her team learns and grows, but it never seems to be enough, until Amelia sees that she is becoming just like the one person she swore she never would. Can a trip back home change her future for the better?

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31 Days of Halloween: Spooky Vibes

Mod Newsie hadn't originally planned to make a playlist for this year's Tag Team Tournament, but once she got in the mood to start listening to spooky music herself, she just couldn't resist. From there things spiraled into a collection long enough to be a prompt month in it's own right. So without further ado, please enjoy this playlist for 31 Days of spooky fun! These songs give you all the vibes of Halloween without explicitly naming the holiday, so you can listen all year round.

And hey, if any of these songs inspire you, you might just find that you'll have some perfect WIPs to add our TTT daily prompts to...

This playlist is also available on YouTube, and the songlist is below the cut.

Turn Off The Light by Kim Petras, ft. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (cw: flashing image)

KNIVES by Neoni & Savage Ga$p (cw: Flashing lights and images)

Yes, to Err is Human, So Don't Be One (Song) by Will Wood

Get Ghost by Mark Ronson, Passion Pit, and A$AP Ferg, from "Ghostbusters" (2026)

See U in Hell by Papa Roach ft. Hanumankind, from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry" (cw: flashing lights & images, high motion camera)

I Come With Knives by IAMX

Echo by Crusher-P, The Living Tombstone Remix, original from Vocaloid (cw: flashing images/lights, static)

Holes in Your Coffin by PHILDEL (cw: flashing images & lights, spiders, intentionally trippy editing)

Kill The Lights by The Birthday Massacre

Running With The Wolves by AURORA

Moonrise by Anne Buckle

I'd Rather Be Burned As A Witch by Eartha Kitt

What You Can't Kill by Merci Raines

Whisper by Burn The Ballroom

Haunted by Evanescence (cw: film reel effect)

Monster by The Automatic

Spellbound by Lacuna Coil (cw: flashing lights & images, high motion camera, film reel effect)

One of the Greats by Florence + The Machine

Will o' The Wisp by Erutan

Fair Folk by Heather Dale

Witch by the bird and the bee

The Other Side by Blackmore's Night

The Beast by Delta Rae

Some Dreams You Never Wake Up From by Valerie Broussard

Werewolf Heart by Dead Man's Bones (cw: film reel effect)

Love Like Ghosts by Lord Huron

Bad Moon Rising by Rasputina, originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR video cw: static)

Red Right Hand by Arctic Monkeys, originally by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Nick Cave video cw: flashing lights & images, old film effect, insect)

Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston (cw: flashing lights)

Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) by Concrete Blonde (cw: bugs, snakes, rats)

Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMann, from "The Lost Boys"

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8 Weeks Until the Tag Team Tournament

The first of our 8 teams this year is Sugar Spun, representing Cassandra Cain and Marinette Dupain-Cheng! These two are a long time favorite for many, and we're delighted to have them back for another year! If Sugar Spun is your preferred team this year, check in to the server to grab your team role today!

Our event theme for this year is Halloween, but your content doesn't have to be spooky in order to be submitted. As such, we remind you about the team playlist created for these lovely ladies, which we hope will inspire you!

No matter which team(s) you plan to "tag in" for, you 8 weeks until this year's Tag Team Tournament. We hope that you're getting ready!

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Daminette edit i just made!

If u want to follow my edit account on TikTok it’s @b3atr1c3.3d1tz

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Very beginning draft of a daminette piece!

Pls be kind, I’m still learning digital art XD

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Falling Like Dominoes

"Mari! We're almost there. Wake up."

Marinette felt like she was stuck in a haze.

It was like she was being held deep underwater with only a pinhole of light remaining.

She tried to reach it, but it was like walking through mud.

By Kwami, did she try.

But it was impossible.

"Mari!"

She felt a light touch on her skin, and suddenly, all that held her back was gone.

But the momentum remained.

Marinette jolted upwards, flailing and gasping as if she had just ran for her life. Her eyes were wide open, her pupils dilated.

Marinette was panicked. Nothing was registering.

Tikki!

Marinette reached out to her bond with Tikki, but felt nothing there.

Marinette swallowed thickly.

No. She couldn't lose herself. She had to be strong. She was the Guardian.

It seemed like a lifetime, but only a couple seconds had passed.

She touched her ear, and they were there.

She calmed down.

"Are you okay, girl?" Alya asked.

But was this Alya? She looked different. No scar on her brow from chasing her superhero stories in Metropolis. No exasperation in her eyes. Only concern.

"...Alya?"

"Did you have a nightmare, girl?"

"Yeah, dudette, you woke up like a riot."

"Nino?"

"Are you okay, Mari?"

She turned her head towards the voice only to see a vastly different Adrien, one with the same haircut from lycée.

Lycée?

It clicked.

Marinette looked around, and her friends were all looking young, and they were all together, the same as they were before university.

"Mari?"

Adrien touched her shoulder, but she jerked back.

"I--"

"Attention, all passengers. The train will be arriving at London St. Pancras International station shortly. Please be mindful of your belongings."

London?

"Mari?" Adrien looked at her with unconcealed worry. "What happened?"

"What's happening?"

Alix popped up behind Adrien. "We're headed to Felix's class for the sponsored graduation trip. You should buddy with me for today, Mari."

Marinette looked the ex-rabbit miraculous holder in the eye and saw something there.

"...Sure."

Marinette and her old classmates stepped off the train and onto the busy platform.

...Or rather, "current" classmates, Marinette mentally corrected.

They shuffled through the crowd with Alix leading Marinette along, as she was still dazed over the circumstances.

"Fe!" Adrien shouted, bringing Marinette back to the present.

Marinette turned her head only to see Felix smirking at her, but she blinked and it was gone. Felix was looking at Adrien, deep in conversation. She must have imagined it, still as confused as she was.

Marinette turned to Alix only to see mirth in her eyes. 

Marinette furrowed her brows.

"Spill it. What happened?"

"I don't know as much as you think I do," Alix admitted. "Older me only told me to tell you not to worry about Tikki and Fluff; they'll be alright."

"And this is our graduation year?"

"Yup, we're now on the London trip."

"The one sponsored by the Waynes?" Marinette sneered.

Alix raised a brow at her tone but thankfully chose not to question her.

Alix didn't answer her question, but Marinette didn't need an answer anyway. She remembered this trip all too well.

After all, this was where they began.

Marinette was quiet as they traveled to the hotel. Her friends kept throwing her looks of concern, but she didn't have the mind to respond. Her head was swirling with questions only the kwami could answer.

By the time they arrived, Marinette was already bouncing one foot in impatience. As soon as Mme. Bustier dismissed the class, she sped to the room she was assigned to.

She dug through her luggage, throwing clothes around without a care in her hunt for the miracle box.

The door lock clicked into place, and Alya entered with her key, accompanied by Alix, Adrien, and Nino.

"What in the world..?"

"Bugaboo, what happened?"

"Mari..."

"I'll explain later," Marinette said without stopping. "There's something I have to ask Plagg."

"Aha!" Marinette finally excavated the disguised miracle box from the bottom of her bag. She opened it and put on the cat miraculous. 

Plagg appeared with a whoosh. "Bug! Are you okay?" The little god looked at her, worry clear in his green eyes.

Marinette let out a bone-deep sigh, crashing out onto the carpeted floor without a care. "What exactly happened, Plagg?"

"Sugar cube was being stubborn, and Fluff was encouraging it," Plagg grumbled. "I told them to talk to you about it! But Tikki wouldn't listen to me. Well, that's because Fluff said you wouldn't have listened to us anyway."

"Listened to you about what?"

"Just, you know..." Plagg flew into Adrien's hair, his eyes darting back and forth. "Things..."

"Things?" Marinette's eyes narrowed.

"Look, bug," Plagg redirected, "the bottom line is that Tikki and Fluff turned back time for you. So now, you're filled with enough energy to ping sensors an ocean away if you can't mask it."

Marinette's breath hitched. No. No time for panicking.

"Then, they already know?"

"No, no, no," Plagg reassured hurriedly. "Don't worry, the others and I took turns masking it the entire time. But you'll have to wear my ring for a more permanent solution."

Marinette let out a crazy laugh. "You should have started with that, Plagg."

"You have to put your earrings away too. Tikki needs to rest in the box, and you already know what happened last time..."

"Right, right," Marinette said quietly. "Last time..."

"So..." Adrien interjected. "What happened last time?"

"Yeah, dudette, we're worried."

"You've been acting off since you woke up. And then, Alix got involved. And now, turning back time," Alya rattled off before looking her squarely in the eye. "And who're "they" and why were you so panicked?"

"They're... Well..." Marinette trailed off, her eyes avoiding Alya's.

"Oh, I'll say it," Plagg grumbled but you could hear the worry underneath. "It's just her ex-husband and his family."

"Ex-husband?!" Alya shrieked.

"Just?" Adrien gestured with air quotes. 

Nino's brows creased together, "To be clear, we're not talking about you know who, are we?"

"Who?"

"No."

Marinette and Alix responded simultaneously.

"That's good."

Marinette could see Nino visibly relax at Alix's words.

"Nino," Marinette looked him straight in the eye. "Who?" 

Adrien cut into the conversation, "Just someone who we thought you'd end up with, my lady."

"Adrien..."

"Girl, what's more important is what's going on now. Spill. What happened in the past future."

"It's a long story."

"We have all day."

Marinette took in a shaky breath, "I met him on this trip."

Adrien looked at her encouragingly.

"He's..." Marinette hesitated. "Well..."

"Someone from Felix's class? From the school?" Alya immediately questioned.

"No..." Marinette sighed.

But before she could say more, Alya immediately followed up.

"Wayne's side?" 

Marinette grimaced at the mention of that name.

"Yeah, Damian."

"No, no, Mari," Adrien was looking at her that way again. "Don't tell me your ex-husband is Damian Wayne?"

"Yeah," Marinette let out a strangled laugh. "Him."

"I've met him. He's not a good match for you."

At those familiar words, Marinette's brave face cracked, and her eyes welled up with unshed tears.

"That's what you said last time too. But I was acting like a fool. No, I was a fool, a love-struck fool. I should have listened to you, chaton."

"Bugaboo, you couldn't have known..."

Marinette shook her head at that.

"You know," Marinette let out a sarcastic half-smile. "Alya and you all held interventions. Again and again. You all knew he didn't love me. But I just couldn't see it. Or rather, I didn't want to believe it. After all, Tikki told me he was my soulmate. We were a perfect pheromone match, and my inner omega really liked him. And he was nice, you know? Sometimes."

"Sometimes? Mari..."

"Like I said, a complete fool."

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Tag Team Tournament 2026

As some of you may have noticed, it's a little late for our usual Tag Team Tournament hype--that's because we're doing things a little differently this year. But don't fear, you still have time to prepare!

The 2026 Tag Team Tournament will commence on Sunday, October 4th through Saturday, October 10th!

And since it will be taking place during the month of Halloween, we will of course be putting a very spooky twist on things! Your submissions do not have to be Halloween themed, but be prepared for everything we make to be at least a little spooky.

For our full rules and submission guidelines, check out our 2026 Event Guide Document. If you played last year, only three things have changed: 1) there is to be NO generative AI used in our tournament, as it is an unfair advantage, 2) There won't be any Playlist Points this year, and 3) We've renamed all of our teams.

What are this year's teams? Well, you'll just have to keep an eye on our blog this week, as we'll be revealing them one at a time as we count down to this year's Tag Team Tournament. That said, the ships will be:

Cassandra Cain x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Roy Harper x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Damian Wayne x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Tim Drake x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Jason Todd x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Conner 'Kon-El' Kent x Marinette Dupain-Cheng Any Poly Ship Any Ship Without A Team

Oh, and since we were told it was missed last year, we'll be returning to our original strategy of releasing prompts daily during the Tournament.

Many thanks to our mod team, @newdog14, @nottesilhouette, and @izanae for all their work in putting this together. Be sure to give Mod Notte in particular a big thank you for coding our Score Tracker, and if the Halloween theme doesn't agree with you then you'll have to blame Mod Newsie.

We'll see you all very soon for our first Team Reveal!