Resident Hellion

Tim is REALLY bad at taking care of himself or the house because he’s got CEO stuff and also vigilante stuff so Danny picks up what he can around the house.

He cooks meals.

He makes Tim lunch every day.

One day, Tim forgets his lunch

Danny marches into the Wayne Industries building, fresh out of a lab at Gotham U, holding an embarrassingly cute lunchbox.

He wants to shove his lunch box into a drawer, but the EMEA lead is chatting about the roll out of satellite internet to the region and Tim actually cares about that.

There's a ping from his personal phone. Then another.

Tim risks a look at Tam. She's grinning at him, her phone balanced on her cheek. Oh, she did not.

A third ping.

His phone vibrates from a call. Tim shoves it off his desk, the carpet absorbing the sounds.

The last 10 minutes of the call are agonizing. Tam's still staring at him, ignoring her own work to torture Tim. When they finally finish, Tim slams down his laptop to reduce distractions and looks at her.

"What?"

"A cute boy brought you lunch in a cute space bag and you ate all of it."

"Danny's a good cook."

"He implied you live together."

"We do."

Tam slams her hands on his desk. "Why haven't you told me you have a boyfriend you live with? I thought we were friends, Tim."

"Danny is not my boyfriend, and I have mentioned him. He's my roommate at Gotham U."

"Tim, roommates don't usually make each other lunch and hand delivery it."

"I've good food issues, he's got food issues. This works for both of us." On the floor, his phone vibrates again. "What did you do?"

"Sent a photo of the lunch bag and you eating to Dick."

Okay, could be worse.

"And the photo of Danny from the front desk. He still had his googles from lab around his next. He's perfect for you."

"We're not dating!"

"Yet," Tam calls, already leaving his office. She's texting something. It better not be to Dick.

Tim's phone rings for a third time. He scrambles to pick it up, but it's not Dick calling. It's Danny. He picks it up.

"Hello?"

"Hey! At the store. What do you want for dinner?"

"I'm being teased at work," Tim offers.

"Comfort food it is then. Pizza and beer."

Meal planning is one of those coupley things too, isn't it? And Danny knowing his comfort foods.

Tim looks through his open door, to where Tam is sitting at her desk, frantically texting.

From my Past and Future Running Verse on AO3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/62918311/chapters/161115811

Chapter 18 has officially established that Percy is a carbon copy of Rhea, minus his hair color. So here we go on what that could mean for future interactions.

His encounter with Hades in the Underworld goes quite differently. The older Olympians have not seen their mother in millennia, so imagine his shock when this little version of her wanders into his domain. It throws him off completely, this little version of her that Hades blamed for a theft he obviously didn't commit and sent Furies after. The guilt he feels looking at Percy is astronomical, especially when it comes to light just how fucked up this kid's life has been. Even if Percy doesn't name all the details, he says enough and it has Hades' blood boiling. Because all he sees is his mom, traumatized and in danger. (There's also a second part to why Hades feels guilty and grows attached to him, but I won't spoil it if you haven't read it)

Poseidon has had to maintain his distance until recently, so he hasn't gotten a good look at his son in ages. He's as stunned as Hades when he finally meets his boy again in the throne room on Olympus. And when he finds out just how bad his life has been while Poseidon has been away, and just how bad Gabe has been? Absolutely consumed by guilt, and in shambles because he knows the horrors his mom went through with Kronos, and he remembers how much of a wreck Rhea was for a long time when she was finally free of her husband and could process everything. Gabe won't last long, not with Poseidon's rage (and not with the long line of people who also want this mortal dead).

based off my fic "past and future running free" on ao3. not everything has come to pass in the story so far, but these are some things I think about.

He jumpscares the older Olympians because with the exception of his hair color, he inherited all his looks from Rhea. Even Kronos was caught off guard the first time he laid eyes on the boy. Imagine Zeus, ready to hate this little brat, trying to keep it together while he looks at this tiny, sad, and traumatized version of his mom.

He's far more comfortable speaking the Trojan dialect of Luwian and an ancient trade language that was used in the region than he is speaking English or even the variation of Ancient Greek the other demigods at camp speak. Though when he does speak Ancient Greek, he's partial to Mycenaean Greek and ones that came before it (which includes the version of Greek the gods tend to use when talking amongst themselves).

Percy is a bit of an urban explorer, partially because he likes that stuff and partially because he's spent a lot of time locked out of the apartment before because Gabe is an ass. So wandering around and exploring was all he had to do. If he had been born in Paris, he would most certainly have been a cataphile and illegally explored the catacombs. However he has wandered into the labyrinth a few times when he was small. There's a weird door not too far from his old apartment building that would take him to the "magic tunnels", as he called them when he was little. No one ever believed him until he casually drops this lore bomb while chatting with his friends at camp who now have another reason to be concerned because at any point in time, this kid who regularly threatens to become an Unsolved Mystery, could just....descend into the Labyrinth and never return???

Career wise, he's always wanted to go to school for ancient history or classics one day. Or maybe art. Or both. Working in a museum is his dream job. However he's convinced himself that 1) he won't live long enough or be stable enough to complete any type of formal education, and 2) that he's not smart or talented enough.

Howl's Moving Castle is his favorite book and movie. His mom used to read the book to him when he was little. And when Sally started getting really bad, he would stutter his way through the chapters and read to her instead because it calmed her down. He still has her childhood copy with her notes and scribbles in the margins (he's also added his own). Howl Pendragon may have also been his first fictional crush.

They invite him to Cabin events, have a small room in the hospital for him and he’s more than aware that it’s strange. They treat him like he’s one of theirs, and after the fun is over he ends up smelling like one of them too. It’s a soothing thing. It shouldn’t be soothing.

He had bitten his tongue until it bled to keep from being found; by all means he should be far away from anything sunlight and yet here he sits within the cabin of the god he hides from.

They had coaxed him closer like one does a feral cat and he stays with the certainty that he’s welcome if not by Apollo than by his children into their nest. It helps that Rachael is so close. There is no oracle position for him to be locked to.

The ones not on hospital duty lounge beside him In the pile of blankets and pillows he was positive wasn’t there at first. It feels reminiscent of the nests Rachael had showed him in the Oracle Cave.

it’s a red flag pointing to them knowing his identity seeing as the pile doesn’t normally exist only coming out when he visits but it doesn’t feel as world ending as it would be just a few years ago. He’s tired and it’s warm.

The youngers pulled a board game from somewhere to play with before bed.

it’s nice being in a calm environment. It’s nice being one in a group instead of an individual. His father’s cabin was wonderful but it was also empty. It was warm too from Divine presence but lacked the comfort in numbers 7 had.

His tongue over time becomes looser as the night continues. He ends up warning one of them about the rain next week, and another one to pack an extra knife the next quest they get.

They act like he hasn’t said anything unusual despite being the children of a prophecy god.

Half way through a Cards against humanity round, another camper entered the cabin-Lester he thinks- they met before once maybe.

Azula always lies. 

The Noroshi vs UmeGang side tracks because:

1) Umemiya's new younger sibling keeps breaking into their fights for random things, no matter who is fighting. Everyone is confused at this 15-ish middle schooler who pops up everywhere to call them lame, 'totally not checking on Umemiya' and leaves after he sends him home. It's not like they could knock him out and call it a day. One, the younger boy is fast. In speed and learning, the small fries can't catch him more than once and then never again. And two, hurting him is asking death.

2) At some point, Endo got interested in him. He keeps trying to talk with him. Umemiya is not amused. He keeps interrupting everything to chase him away, yelling something about "creeps that want to touch his pure little bro". That doesn't stops Endo. He only doubts when Umemiya and Takiishi are fighting because he doesn't want to ruin his fun.

And 3) Sakura's friendship powers activate early since he spends a lot of time with the children from the orphanage, Kotoha and the UmeGang.

Idk, I just think the idea of Endo staying at Furin to woo Sakura through the school's hallways when he starts the next year is funny.

I love love love this idea 😭

the ume-saku orphanage AU was already bouncing around inside my head because of that art comic that's been popular here. when Sakura comes in, Ume's hair might still be transitioning from black to white so they can bond over their two-toned hair. they'd grow close bc they'd share their vulnerabilities with each other—Ume is still grieving and can't control his bursts of anger as well as his older self.

lmao i'm just imagining Sugishita in this AU, maybe him and Sakura go to the same middle school with Sakura being his senior. they'd fight over Ume's attention but end up being best friends (and Sakura will always be salty about how Sugi is taller than him despite being younger)

and the whole Noroshi-Furin debacle going sideways just because Sakura's there 😂 Endo's down bad for him no matter what universe they're in

Sakura would pretend he's not checking in on Ume by crashing the fights but they all see through him. Ume would indulge him with anything, and Tsubaki thinks its sweet and wishes he was their brother, and Hiragi would be so stressed out lol. Noroshi would pause in their fighting just to poke and prod at Sakura to see his hilarious reactions (within reason ofc otherwise Ume would destroy them)

(aka “This Child Has More Power Than God and Knows It”)

Bruce: He’s two. How bad could it be?

Alfred: Master Wayne, he levitated the salt shaker and tried to crown himself “Snack King of Gotham.”

Dick: That’s adorable. I love him. He’s mine now.

Barbara: I left the room for three minutes and he hacked my comms with a crayon drawing.

Tim: I blinked and he disappeared. I blinked. There was eye contact.

Jason: He looked me dead in the eyes, called me “Angry Boom Boom Man,” and then turned intangible through a locked fridge.

Steph: I tried to distract him with a stuffed animal and he bit it and said, “This is my child now.”

Cass: He high-fived me, then phased through the floor while giggling. I’m both proud and terrified.

Duke: He used his glowing green eyes to convince a Roomba to follow him like a tiny mechanical minion. It keeps bringing him juice boxes. I don’t own juice boxes.

Damian: He looked me in the face, summoned a ghost snake, and asked, “Do you bite?” I said yes. He gave the snake my sword and said, “Good. Protect me from him.” I’ve never been so betrayed.

Danny (age 2, wearing a towel like a cape, floating): “I am Phantom, ruler of snacks and cartoons. Fear me.”

Jason: I gave him a toy gun. He turned it into an ectoplasmic cannon. I’m not mad, I’m impressed.

Dick: He just phased into the laundry basket and declared it his throne. That’s a bold leadership move.

Tim: We tried to put him down for a nap. He astral projected and started reorganizing our security protocols. While asleep.

Barbara: He reset my firewalls using finger paint.

Steph: He found my glitter stash. Everything he touches sparkles. I’m still sparkling. I haven’t touched him in two hours.

Cass: He threw a Cheerio at Damian and said, “This is your battle token. Win for my honor.” Damian accepted it.

Damian: I have never been so loyal to a warlord. I will kill for him.

Bruce: He’s two.

Danny (holding Alfred’s ancient cane like a scepter): “I’m older than you.”

Alfred (smiling fondly): He’s not wrong, Master Wayne.

Jason: He called me “Uncle Shoot Bang.” I’ve never felt so seen.

Duke: He asked if the sun sleeps. When I said no, he frowned and whispered, “I will fix that.”

Dick: I taught him how to do a somersault. He teleported halfway through it and said, “Shortcut.” My back hurts from laughing.

Tim: He made eye contact and the lights flickered. That’s not normal.

Barbara: I asked if he wanted a bedtime story. He summoned a ghost librarian who told me to use a better tone.

Cass: He hugged me. I felt peace. Then he made the couch float just a little. Just enough to flex.

Danny (cheerfully, riding the Roomba into the living room like a war chariot): “BEHOLD. I RISE.”

Everyone:

Everyone: beholding

Bruce: …So we’re keeping him, right?

Jason: Obviously.

Damian: He’s our tiny war general now.

Alfred: I’ll make extra cookies.

Danny (covered in stickers, glowing faintly): “I’m baby.”

oh that’s lovely………

i definitely think they would do some sort of send off at dawn, whether or not luffy grew up there or on the sea. i could see ace and sabp being nervous as the day approaches, but more than anything, they’re incredibly proud of luffy for how far he’s come. it’s a day full of excitement, worry (on their end), and happy tears

Baby Lu Au Split Custody Ver. (This was shared over text, so tried my best formatting it)

It’s a AU that’s been cooking in my head since February, Luffy gets dropped of between both Ace and Sabo Garp gets him sometimes too but for a shorter amount of time

Scenario 1: Ace situation, and how it took up to 4(?) months for him to fully join. Ace wouldn’t be so rash to fight WB with luffy but also he wouldn’t completely stop doing the things he want, so with the spilt custody they get luffy for a month or two between each other, and less or more depending on their situation.

Ace planned before hand and told Sabo to keep luffy for a bit longer, Sabo agreed but also told Ace to check in because it’s not normal for either of them to request less time with luffy. Those 4 months happen and Luffy and Sabo hasn’t heard anything from Ace in that time, Sabo kinda knew aces plan but not fully.

Sabo has information on Whitebeard and his crew’s personality, but 4 months no contact got him worried. Later him and luffy meets back up with Ace and he gets a looong ear full from Sabo.

Scenario 2: Luffy is so unpredictable.

Luffy is high up on the Moby Dick sails. The WB pirates is wondering “is he supposed to be up there??”

Ace goes “oh” grabs his pole “Luffy!”

Luffy giggles, stretches his arms and grabs ahold of the pole, only to sling down crashing into the bottom ship, leaving a hole too.

Ace winces because the damage and the WB pirates wince and look in horror because they didn’t know Luffy had a devil fruit.

——

Scenario 3: Luffy and Ace stealing food.

You got Ace who knows every nook and cranny on the moby and Luffy and his rubber arms, with him slowly learning how to be sneaky they successfully get food 2/5 of the time but it’s still a hard game for Thatch.

The Whitebeard pirates wouldn’t know Sabo’s occupation until a year or two later. Sabo is just Ace’s Mysterious twin, who says scary things with a smile, and has great manners.

Scenario 4: Attempts to uncover secrets

Marco and thatch would probably try to weed out some information about Ace and Sabo from Luffy, so they ask him questions and he starts rambling incoherent stories, they try to listen for anything at all cause Luffy can’t keep a single thought in line, but Luffy says everything and nothing at the same time. He may be a dumb little kid but he knows how to keep things that’s important to himself (most times).

but also to Luffy, those important little bits of information isn’t even that cool, what is cool is the fact his brother fought a huge sea king, bigger then their ship, by himself.

Plus Luffy love this development because he thinks Marco and Thatch loves his stories

—

Marco tired and knows it isn’t going anywhere so he just zoned out while Luffy ramble and thatch is trying to make sense of his rambling while losing the main purpose

“So the dragon was actually a boar or are those to separate things???”

“Sabo caught it!”

“???”

—

Extra:

Marco : So.

Marco : I'm in love.

Marco : with Ace.

Deuce :

Marco : I'm in love with Ace.

Deuce : My Ace?

Marco : Yes.

Marco : Thoughts?

ITS HEEEREEEEEEE

they’re on a mission in 15 mins but clearly they got distracted..