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“Perhaps you should change your bandages, sir.”
Bruce waved a dismissive hand. “They’re fine.”
“They’re bleeding through your shirt.”
Just downward of his chest oozed the proof of Alfred’s words.
While dealing with the aftermath of a gunshot wound, Bruce reflects on his life and his city.
Or, the author's excuse to write banter between Alfred and Bruce and call it Whumptober.
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- Part 5 of Angst is a Mixed Bag (Whumptober 2022)
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“Yeah, walk away, Lightning.” Even with his back turned, he could hear the smirk on Thompson’s face. “Just like your old man did back in ‘54. The coward didn’t even try to put up a fight.”
Lightning caught Bobby’s narrowed glare out of the corner of his eye. The nod his friend gave was almost imperceptible. His words, however, rang out loud and clear. “Get him.”
That was all the permission Lightning needed.
Pushed to the limit, Lightning comes to blows with another racer during a rain delay.
(Humanized.)
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- Part 22 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 2 of Angst is a Mixed Bag (Whumptober 2022)
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“It’s okay to miss the ones you love,” Doc continued. “You know that, right?”
Though Lightning nodded, Doc was having a hard time believing him.
“If she was so good, don’t you think she deserves to be remembered? Especially by you?”
A shrug. “I’d think you of all people’d know it’s easier to bury the past than relive it.”
For three years, Lightning had spent this anniversary alone in the nearest bar, nursing more than just a few beers. And that had been fine. This time around, he has friend who won't let his pain go unnoticed.
(Humanized)
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- Part 10 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 1 of Angst is a Mixed Bag (Whumptober 2022)
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“Doc?” The kid’s tone was thoughtful, holding no trace of the confusion and anxiety Doc had been fighting since London. “Has anyone ever tried to kill you? Like, actively tried to get rid of you. Like, they saw you and said that’s who I want to kill—get him.”
The question was shocking for all its blunt nonchalance, but Doc kept his tone calm. “No. Not that I know of, at least.”
After the abrupt end of the World Grand Prix, Doc struggles to cope with all the unexpected excitement. Lightning has a solution that may or may not work—only time will tell.
A look into what the aftermath of Cars 2 might’ve looked like if Doc had been alive.
Humanized.
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- Part 34 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 3 of World Grand Prix: The Post-Race Files
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Mack had always said he was a lightweight, but Lightning couldn’t remember ever feeling so affected so fast by a single glass of alcohol.
Rusty squinted at him. “You okay, sonny?”
Lightning just shook his head. “What’s in this stuff?”
“Probably more than what’s supposed to be.” That was Mater, but matching voices to faces was becoming increasingly difficult. The next thing he knew, someone had decided to smack the cup out of his hand.
The day takes a turn for the worst when Lightning and Mater visit their favorite random drifter in the hills, who gives them a taste of his newest batch of moonshine. In his defense, how was Lightning supposed to know that the stuff wasn't made right?
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- Part 23 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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“When’s the last time you celebrated your birthday?”
He finally glanced over at the kid to find Lighting rolling his eyes. “You’re still on that? Come on, Doc, it’s not a big deal. It’s over now, anyway.”
“You celebrated my birthday,” Doc countered. “I can’t celebrate yours? I wasn’t aware that’s how things worked these days.”
Doc finds out it's Lightning's birthday and a full-blown party ensues, Radiator Springs style. Though there seems to be something more beneath the surface of Lightning's protests, the town is determined to make it the best celebration ever.
(Humanized)
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- Part 17 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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“Come on, Doc, Truth or Dare.” The panic in Lightning’s voice sent a surge of energy through Doc’s bones, though it wasn’t enough to counter the overwhelming dizziness. “I dare you to stay awake, okay?”
During a trip to Vegas, the Hornet breaks down, leaving Doc and Lightning stranded in the desert. Their predicament leads to some much needed father/son bonding time, until the heat of the afternoon becomes their greatest enemy.
(Humanized)
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- Part 21 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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“You’re brilliant on the racetrack, kid, but you’re stupid everywhere else. I can’t believe you went out there in this condition!”
“What? I couldn’t just throw the race!” He jabbed a finger at Doc. “You told me to give you my best and I did. If I don’t race, my sponsors will drop me. That’s the way it works!”
Lightning races sick, causing his mentor no small amount of worry. As Doc probes the situation further, he realizes there’s more to the kid’s behavior than a simple cold.
(Humanized)
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- Part 14 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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Joe has one drink too many at the Marquette’s one-year anniversary party, which wouldn’t have been such an issue with his father if he wasn’t only fourteen years old. The morning after, Adam learns a few things about his little brother… and a few things about himself, too.
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- Part 2 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 7 of Writing As Therapy
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Joe’s antics and quick temper get the better of him in this fun little story based on an exchange in “Love Me Not.” Featuring a mischievous Joe, a tired Hoss, and a crafty Adam. A WHIB for Love Me Not.
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- Part 4 of The Bonanza Collection
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“Yeah, okay, but why this?” Lightning gestured to the room. “Why now? Why me? I-I wrecked your road; wrecked your town. I was horrible. I never had a nice thing to say to you—not once. You could’ve left me in the pits right after the race, and yet here we are.”
A wave of silence crashed over them. Not for the first time, Lightning wished Doc would mull over his next words a little faster.
After what felt like an eternity and a half, Doc said, “I called the press.”
Or, Lightning’s reflection on his life and Radiator Springs leads him to a very important conversation with Doc after the race.
(Humanized)
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- Part 2 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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“I told him to keep the line clear. Then, he tells me to stay on the outside!”
“And you listened to him?”
This caught the kid off guard for a second. Good. “Well, yeah.”
Or, what if Doc was still around during the events of Cars 2 to talk Lightning down after his fight with Mater?
Cars Humanized AU.
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- Part 33 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
- Part 2 of World Grand Prix: The Post-Race Files
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Jay had her back in his arms within seconds, his expression tight with fierce anticipation.
“I already know my answer,” he said, trying to catch his breath. “What’s yours?”
Heart thumping in her throat, Nya sucked in a breath. Loath as she was to tear her gaze from Jay’s, she turned to Garmadon, scraping her throat raw in an effort to be heard over the battle.
“Garmadon! Marry us!”
During the final battle against the Crystal King's warriors, Nya and Jay hold their wedding ceremony. (Inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean scene between Will and Elizabeth.)
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“P-Please!” Jay began. It wasn’t too hard to act scared with the way Kai was gripping his clothes like he was about to tear them apart. “Have mercy!”
“There is no mercy for traitors!” Kai growled. “And you might as well drop the act. I know you’re a spy. I should have you executed for your crimes against the crown! Unfortunately, the queen has… other plans for you.”
Though his tone was harsh and biting, Kai's face took on more of a desperate, pleading expression, as if begging them to understand—to read between the lines.
A kingdom overthrown. A royal family missing. And dozens of citizens forced into slavery. When the Ninja take an undercover mission to rescue Shintaro’s sister kingdom, they soon realize they might be out of their depth. One thing needs to another, leading to the Ninja fighting not only for the missing citizens, but for each other as well.
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- Part 10 of Cole and Jay: A Friendship Stronger Than Vengestone
- Part 4 of Jay & Kai: Bros for Life
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Let it Be Me by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
04 Aug 2022
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If Krell needed someone to yell at, fine. If he wanted someone to push around, so be it. Rex wouldn’t complain. But he sure as the Seven Corellian Hells wasn’t going to let any of his brothers be that someone.
(Or, Umbara redone and extended. Based off of a story I wrote for Whumptober called “Bent to Near Broken.”)
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- Part 11 of The Rex Files
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How Far We’ve Come by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki (TV 2021)
26 Jul 2022
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"Is that why you can barely walk?" Loki countered, hands already examining the wound.
"I tripped!"
"On a blade of grass?"
"Shut up," Thor growled as his leg physically shuddered with pain. "I thought you were leaving."
Loki clenched his teeth until he created his own bolts of pain. "Not until I get you safely back to wherever it is you came from."
Loki had spent every waking moment since Sylvie and the Void scouring the multiverse for answers—for some way to fix what was so needlessly broken. The last thing he expected was to run into a familiar face. It turns out, the multiverse isn’t the only thing that needs fixing.
(Or, a take on the Loki and Thor reunion we’ve all been aching for since Infinity War.)
Spoilers for the Loki Series and Thor: Love and Thunder
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Drag Me Through the Dark (Oh, Bless Your Little Black Heart) by HarpforHim
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
18 Jul 2022
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Blood still oozed from Thor’s wound, like one thick, long stream crawling down a cheek. It was this morbid comparison that made Loki aware of his own tears. They flowed fast and freely, thick droplets that dripped onto Thor’s chest and mixed with the dark pools of blood.
“I ca…” A single, choked sob stole his breath away as he gripped Thor’s arm. “I… I can’t do it. I’m sorry, brother, I… I can’t… I’m not… not strong enough…”
In this sequel to "That's How Heroes Are Made," Loki finds himself far more than six feet under the ground with a badly injured Thor. Acting as their only lifeline, Loki tries his best to get them both to the surface, but even gods bleed and the newest Avenger finds his own strength waning with each painful step...
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- Part 9 of Burdened with Glorious Fanfics ~ The Loki Files
- Part 2 of The Seventh Avenger
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“I can’t stay here, Cole. Without her it’s… It’s too hard.” Jay shook his head. “Everyone misses her, sure, but not like I do… She was my Yang! I was going to marry her!” Choking back a sob, his expression crumpled. “I was gonna… I was…”
Set after Seabound, Cole finds himself trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered team. In the end, even the Master of Earth and all his super strength can’t hold together the cracks and keep the Ninja from crumbling. (Or, the story about how Jay left the monastery and went to live at the lighthouse. Spoilers for Crystalized.)
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We Needed Each Other by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Clone Wars: Gambit Series - Karen Miller, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
24 Jun 2022
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“You don’t get it, do you? I’m dying!”
His eyes were brimming with sorrow. “That would make two of us then.”
”No! You still don’t get it! I’m physically dying. I ate a stupid green-striped mollusk on my last mission and it’s literally killing me, so don’t you dare tell me you ‘understand’ or that you can ‘relate’ to my situation. No, it only makes one of us because you, Master Kenobi, are perfectly fine!”
At this, his sad eyes sharpened and he stood a little straighter.
“Am I? For the past year, I’ve died a little each day. Is it my fault no one can tell just by looking at me? I’m afraid, Knight Damsin, that you’re not the only Jedi in the temple who knows what Death’s touch feels like.”While Anakin and Obi-Wan are still adjusting to their new lives as Master and Apprentice, Taria is struggling to find a reason to keep holding on to the life that’s slowly draining from her. When two lost souls find each other, not even the illustrious Jedi Order can keep them apart…
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- Part 4 of From Kenobi’s Point of View
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Following the events of the Prime of Life, Ben thinks everything has returned to normal… until his oldest son comes to him with open wounds Ben thought had long been healed. The missing conversation between Adam and Ben from my story “Never Again.”
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- Part 8 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 9 of Writing As Therapy