“I’m telling you, Lance! He has a torture room!” Asmo whimpered as he held onto Lance’s shoulders and guided him through the demon’s castle. “It’s sooo scary!”
“You’re just acting scared because you think you look cute when you’re scared,” Lance said with a sigh.
Asmo stopped cowering and grinned with a wink. “Well, I am! But seriously, he has a torture room. People hear screams coming from it!”
“And that’s where we’re heading?” Lance asked and looked over his shoulder with a bored expression.
“Yes! I want to find out if it’s true!” A scream sounded from just around the hall. Asmo’s eyes widened with a small sliver of fear. “It is true. We gotta leave!” He tugged on Lance’s arm while Lance stared down the hallway from where the sound was coming from. “You can hear him beating someone!”
Lance tilted his head to the side. “I know this song.” Lance slapped his forehead with his free hand. “He’s listening to metal, you dumbass. You all really thought Barbatos was torturing people because he just blasts metal?!”
“Uh…Oopsies?” Asmo laughed. “But he’s so mysterious you just start coming up with theories, you know?” The Avatar of Lust shook Lance back and forth. “It’s so hot!”
“You’re going to dislocate my arm,” Lance grumbled. Asmo moved away from holding his arm to grabbing his shoulders to shake him. “That’s not what I meant.”
“Come on! You have to admit he’s cool and that he at least interests you a little bit. I’ve seen how you stare at him! Come on admit itttt!!!”
“Fine!” Lance griped and took a hold of Asmo’s hands to pry him off. “Barbatos is cool.”
“And?” Asmo hummed.
Lance felt his face warm. “He at least interests me a little bit.” He looked away from Asmo and froze.
“Only a little bit?” Barbatos stood there with a smirk painted on his face. The butler approached the pair and snaked his arm so his hand on was on Lance’s back. “I’ll have to ensure I change that. Do you mind if I steal Lance, Asmodeus?”
Before Asmo could respond, Barbatos was leading Lance away. Asmo blinked. “He’s totally going to torture Lance.”
Summary: Mina’s life has never been easy. Growing up at Falcone Home and School for Orphans in Gotham it’s a hassle in itself but at sixteen, Mina lost her vision after falling severely ill from a fever. Now in her twenties, after deciding to run away from the Orphanage, Mina makes her way of living pick-pocketing distracted people on the streets of Gotham, trying to hide in the shadows, not knowing what lurks in the darkness.
tw: implied non-con, kidnapping, dark bruce wayne, blind main character, trauma.
Also on my ao3
PART 1
With quick steps, the small brunette made her way through the crowds of people; little ants going and coming back from work, too busy with their own lives to notice the girl with cloudy gray eyes passing by them. An outsider could never have guessed that Mina was incapable of seeing her surroundings as she avoided bumping into people with ease.
Mina Jabocs never bumped into anyone on accident.
By the heavy sounds of the traffic and people around her, combined with flashes of sources of light Mina could still distinguish, she knew she was at the central street of Gotham, probably close to the Wayne Tower.
Shoving her bony hands on the pockets of her dirty yellow hoodie, her fingertips touched what she guessed could be at least $100 in small bills, a watch, one wallet, and a pack of gum.
Mina stopped by a bus stop to shield herself from the rain and decided to pick one last target to call a day.
Sharpening her ears, trying to filter the noise of the heavy traffic to her left and the sea of ordinary people, Mina was searching for keys shackling, people on their phones, or an old man. In the area she found herself, in the center of Gotham, it wouldn't be hard to find a rich old man with a loaded wallet.
Maybe today was her lucky day.
Behind her, a pair of hasty footsteps stood out and a chill ran over her spine. Following her instincts, Mina left the shelter of the bus stop and followed the owner of the footsteps. This person was in a hurry, Mina was almost running trying to follow their pace, but when Mina’s nose could pick up the cologne of the individual, she knew it would be worth it.
It smelled like expensive masculine cologne.
Closing the distance between them was difficult; by the time she got closer to attempt to delicately sway her skinny fingers on the pocket of his coat, the noise from the city was almost gone. Mina figured she must have followed him for a while and they must be far from the movement of central street.
Bad sign.
Calming her breath, Mina put an innocent and confused look on her face and hurried to the stranger. Her fingertips brushed on the wool of his coat but before she could touch anything he was guarding there, a big hand closed around her wrist and yanked the brunette far from it. Losing balance from the surprise of being caught red-handed, the man pulled her arm closer to him, holding Mina by her biceps and pressing the terrified girl to a wall.
“What do you think you are doing?” the masculine voice was deep and raspy, terrifying. He was speaking close to her face, Mina could smell the mint on his breath. She also noticed how strong he was: the grip on her was painful. The only thing she could hear was her own heart pounding in her ears and his angry breathing. Feeling helpless, Mina kept her mouth shut. Keeping her head down, Mina tried her best to hide her face from him. There was no source of light around them, which helped her case.
When the girl gave him silence, he slammed her small body against the wall one more time as a warning. He wanted her to answer his question.
“I-I-I tripped! I was just t-trying to hold onto something!"
“You were trying to shove your hand on my pocket, you little thief!”
That stung her pride, even though it was true.
“I’m blind you idiot, how could you accuse me of being a thief!?”
Mina lifted her head in the direction of where she assumed his face was, letting him take a good look at her cloudy eyes, even an ignorant person could tell she was visually impaired. This trick was the last resource on her sleeve. Mina never liked to victimize herself because of her blindness; for more than three years she was able to fend for herself on the streets of Gotham, but when she was caught on the act like that, it was a good thing to throw into someone's face. Some people took pity on her.
Other people had no problem beating up a blind girl.
The silence between them was tense; his grip was still strong.
Mina felt like the stranger was staring at her face, almost like he was studying her features, his gaze burned her skin. Lowering her head out of fear, Mina finally came back to her senses, feeling her body shiver from the cold and fear.
"P-please don't take me to the station. I will get out of your site and you'll never see me again." Mina pleaded weakly. If she gets arrested one more time, they will probably lock her up for good this time.
The man loosens his grip on her biceps, letting the brunette fall on her butt, right in front of him, at his feet. She could sense him looking at her from above. There was an aura of superiority to him.
He was looking at her like she was a little street rat.
Curling her knees into her chest, Mina closed her eyes, trying to stop the tears from falling.
She was sure he was taking her to the station.
Mina's ears picked up hurried steps coming in their direction, then a shaky breath, like this person just came running.
"... I was looking for you everywhere! When you passed the Tower's entrance..."
It was hard to understand what this other man was saying. He had a thick British accent. The voice became louder as the man approached, the footsteps coming to a halt a few feet away from where Mina was sitting.
"Who is this Mr. Wayne?"
Mina's insides went cold.
Wayne.
As in Bruce Wayne.
Before any of the men could do or say anything, the young girl took off running for her life.
The stern look on the heir of Wayne's fortune face was dark, but Alfred has known this boy since childhood; there was a fiery glint on his usually dark and cold eyes.
A little late for WIP Wednesday - but better late, than never, eh?
From my WIP: and it slips through loose fingers
Rating: E
Warnings: Blood, gore, PTSD, etc.
Tags: slow burn, MCiT
WC: 69k
Pairing: Cullen/OC
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“This means more demons. Everyone, in position! Stand ready!”
In a whirlwind soldiers rushed forward, bows cocked, swords at the ready; their blades reflected verdant green that creeped toward them like moss.
Amaryllis could do nothing but watch as Ellana lifted her marked hand to the sky.
Just as before, the light from the mark wound itself up through the air and struck the rift. Just as before, the rift began to scream, low at first, then loud enough to pierce, and burst. And just as before, out of the rift fell a demon.
However this demon was different. Its feet hit the ground with a thunderous boom, causing the earth to shake beneath their feet. Its reptilian skin jutted out, patterned like a mountain range, sharp tipped, though no sharper than the long, twisted horns upon its enormous head. The demon blinked its many eyes and looked about as if taking in the sight before it.
Then it threw its head back, and roared. And while the very sound of it sent a terrified chill down her spine, Amaryllis threw herself in front of Ellana without hesitation and slammed the base of her staff into the dirt, willing a barrier to form around her sister.
“NOW!” The Seeker cried, and together, their forces advanced.
Okay so they’re kinda trash, but these are some of the character profiles and the front cover (background not finished...) for my original manga, ‘Ready, Set, Shoukan!’ (ready, set, summon). They’re messy because they were part of my senior art project, which I was very badly prepared for. Basically, we have the main character, the villain, the mentor (shading unfinished), the cute sibling (messed up 😞) and the guy who helps (lol). Hope you like them!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: No Romantic Relationship(s)
Characters: Original Main Character - Character, Riyo Chuchi, CT-7567 | Rex, Minor Original Characters - Character, CX-1, CT-9904 | Crosshair, CT-9901 | Hunter, CT-9902 | Tech, Emerie Karr, Omega (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), CC-2224 | Cody, Nala Se, Royce Hemlock, Cut Lawquane, Suu Lawquane, CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo, Clone Trooper Fireball of the Clone Underground Network (Star Wars), RC-1262 | Delta-62 | Scorch, Force Ghost Shaak Ti, CT-9903 | Wrecker
Additional Tags: Stealth gets to work, covert operative in operation, infiltrating Mt Tantiss, AU, also flashbacks, sex- and gender-based harassment, sorry did you think being the only girl in the GAR would be a pleasant experience?, no it was not, side note: how Hunter got his name, scouting Mt Tantiss, Stealth encounters Emerie, Emerie does not know she has been encountered, Stealth is getting busy, change of plans, holding Nala Se at gunpoint for fun and profit (aka information), time to talk to Crosshair, flashback: Clone Force 99 meets Cut and Suu, flashback: a rather unusual reg, Trans Character, Intersex Characters, side note: how Tech got his name, side note: how Wrecker got Lula, Dr Royce Hemlock experiences Consequences and discovers he is not a fan, the galaxy's biggest prisoner extraction is officially underway, enter the boys, flashback: sadness, Cleaning up the mess, enter the operatives, fight choreography is hard, Shaak Ti loves her tall clone Padawan very much, finally Stealth and Emerie get to talk, flashbacks: enter Echo, Canon-Typical Violence, epilogue: the sniper and the shadow
Series: Part 4 of The Fifth Experiment
Summary: All Stealth wants is to extract Crosshair and Omega from Tantiss Base and never look back.
Infiltrating the base is the easy bit. What she finds there will ask more of her than she realises, and lead her to outcomes she never expected as the truth of the experiment she was part of comes to light.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 6/7
Fandom: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: No Romantic Relationship(s)
Characters: Original Main Character - Character, Riyo Chuchi, CT-7567 | Rex, Minor Original Characters - Character, CX-1, CT-9904 | Crosshair, CT-9901 | Hunter, CT-9902 | Tech, Emerie Karr, Omega (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), CC-2224 | Cody, Nala Se, Royce Hemlock, Cut Lawquane, Suu Lawquane, CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo, Clone Trooper Fireball of the Clone Underground Network (Star Wars), RC-1262 | Delta-62 | Scorch, Force Ghost Shaak Ti
Additional Tags: Stealth gets to work, covert operative in operation, infiltrating Mt Tantiss, AU, also flashbacks, sex- and gender-based harassment, sorry did you think being the only girl in the GAR would be a pleasant experience?, no it was not, side note: how Hunter got his name, scouting Mt Tantiss, Stealth encounters Emerie, Emerie does not know she has been encountered, Stealth is getting busy, change of plans, holding Nala Se at gunpoint for fun and profit (aka information), time to talk to Crosshair, flashback: Clone Force 99 meets Cut and Suu, flashback: a rather unusual reg, Trans Character, Intersex Characters, side note: how Tech got his name, side note: how Wrecker got Lula, Dr Royce Hemlock experiences Consequences and discovers he is not a fan, the galaxy's biggest prisoner extraction is officially underway, enter the boys, flashback: sadness, Cleaning up the mess, enter the operatives, fight choreography is hard, Shaak Ti loves her tall clone Padawan very much, finally Stealth and Emerie get to talk, flashbacks: enter Echo, Canon-Typical Violence
Series: Part 4 of The Fifth Experiment
Summary: All Stealth wants is to extract Crosshair and Omega from Tantiss Base and never look back.
Infiltrating the base is the easy bit. What she finds there will ask more of her than she realises, and lead her to outcomes she never expected as the truth of the experiment she was part of comes to light.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: No Romantic Relationship(s)
Characters: Original Main Character - Character, Riyo Chuchi, CT-7567 | Rex, Minor Original Characters - Character
Additional Tags: Stealth gets to work, covert operative in operation, infiltrating Mt Tantiss, first stop Pantora, AU, additional characters and tags will be added with each chapter
Series: Part 4 of The Fifth Experiment
Summary:
All Stealth wants is to extract Crosshair and Omega from Tantiss Base and never look back.
Infiltrating the base is the easy bit. What she finds there will ask more of her than she realises, and lead her to outcomes she never expected as the truth of the experiment she was part of comes to light.
