Echoes of the Crossroads

A/N: please don’t sue me, o anime overlords, I’m not making any money off of this! I’m just a broke student! I don’t have any money!

A/N: I totally wrote this while high off 10 Red Bulls wheeeeeee!!!!!

remember when there’d be interactions with the author and the characters?

InuYasha: I don’t get why I have to be here for this

Did any of those survive and make it to Panem? Did certain ones become popular in certain Districts?

In District 4, do they tell stories of sirens who lure sailors to their death, a mermaid who trades her voice for legs and love only to become seafoam, or the spirit of a weeping women who drowned her own children?

In District 7, do they talk about a lumberjack who once used his axe to slaughter a wolf and save a little girl with a red cloak?

In District 12, do they huddle around the fire and tell the sad tale of a little girl who sells matches?

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I’m a sucker for Anastasia and Everlark. So here it is:)

If you haven’t watched Anastasia I would if you’re interested in this AU. Everything will make a lot more sense.

Characters: Katniss/Kat = Anastasia/Anya. Peeta = Dimitri. Haymitch = Vlad. Snow = Rasputin

Kat has little memory of her life before she was eight years old due to a traumatic brain injury during the Russian Revolution. The few memories she has are from her nightmares (which she is skeptical are even completely true).

Taken in by an orphanage, she spends the next ten years of her life there with a desire to discover the life she left behind. Always wondering if her family was still alive and knew she was still alive as well.

Tsarina Carine Everdeen has heard of the rumors that her eldest daughter, Katniss, is alive. To whomever finds her and brings her to the Tsarina will receive ten million roubles.

Peeta and Haymitch are two conmen in St. Petersburg. Holding auditions for the rumored alive Tsarevna Katniss. Planning to find a physical match then train her answer the right questions. They plan to split the roubles and commit the biggest con in history.

Katniss is a target of Snow (Rasputin), a deranged man who wants nothing more than the Everdeens dead. He managed to kill Katniss’s father and sister, (why he doesn’t want her mother idk don’t ask me) his next target is Katniss. There is no magical elements in this AU.

Kat is chosen by Peeta and Haymitch as she is found in the palace. She is a perfect physical match to what they have been looking for. They begin to train her to act like a Tsarevna to make her more convincing. It’s a whole thing. She’s still very stubborn.

Peeta falls in love with Kat and she may or may not have feelings for him. However, it’s too late. What is he going to do about that.

I don’t want to spoil the ending for those of which who have not watched it. Maybe I’ll change some things up.

enjoy.

Hi.

Now, before I go on to boring you with the ludicrous details of my dark, depressing life, there’s some things you should know about me.

First thing: My name is Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way. Yes, that is my actual name. I’ll admit that when my Mom handed in the birth certificate, there were a few less middle names, but from my experience, kids do a much better job naming themselves anyways. (And no, as much as I wish I was, I am not related in any way to our lord and saviour Gerard Way. Stop asking.)

Two: I’m a goth bitch. In case you can’t find tell. No preps allowed here, okay? Only those with the blackest of souls may join our ranks. (I’m only half kidding)

Three: I’m a vampire. Y’know, the totally goth fang dudes that everyone seems to hate so much. It’s not the best case scenario, seeing as I kind of… drink people’s blood? But as long as it’s muggle blood, no one in my house seems to care.

Four: I’m a witch. Yep, Vampire and Witch. My parents must have been to some magical creature orgy when they had me or something, but honestly I’m not willing to think about that.

Because of my Witch, my Dad had transferred me from Transylvania’s school for Girls to Hogwarts Wizard Academy a few years ago - I’m now 17, making me a Seventh year. I’m a Slytherin as well - because snakes and vampires both have fangs, get it? Whatever. It fits me.

Like most days in England, it was gloomy. Normally, I would’ve liked this, seeing as the sun was hidden by the clouds, but the rain that pattered down was starting to freeze into snowflakes, landing on my pale skin, and melting to smudge my thick black eyeliner.

As I walked across the courtyard, a gust of wind blew my long, shiny black hair into my eyes, the chill sending a shiver down my spine. For not the first time that day, I began to regret having worn fishnets. As stylish as they were, they did not do much in the way of warmth.

A loud laugh echoed across the lawn, and I looked up. Charlotte stood, her prep junkie squad standing behind her with matching leering expressions. “Heyyyy Ebony!! Omg, you look so cute today!” she raked her eyes over my body, leaving me feeling gross

“I love that skirt,” Jessica chimed in, leaning over her shoulder. She waved at the black leather miniskirt I’d bought from Hot Topic a few weeks back.

“Totally!” Charlotte stepped closer. I moved away, glaring at her. Just because Vampires and Humans are technically at peace in this school did not mean I would hesitate to bite her. “Can we get a picture with you?”

“No,” I snapped, showing off my fangs as a warning. She laughed, and I flipped her off, turning away. I could hear a chorus of cackling erupt as I ran off. I knew I was reacting exactly how they wanted.

Honestly, though, I was too tired to care at this point.

I was almost back inside when I felt someone brush my shoulder. “Fuck off you bi- Oh. It’s you. Sorry about that, Way.” It was Draco Malloy.

He was one of the few people in my house that I had a mutual respect for. At first, he’d been super obnoxious to me - apparently he thought I was a muggle, which, no bitch, I’m a full on fucking vampire - but after I threatened to bite him after he locked my pet raven in the closet, he’d realised the truth and backed off big time.

We’d been not-quite-friends since then. To be honest, he was kind of cute - not that I’d admit it. So maybe I actually did kind of like him. Just, don’t like, ship us. Only my friends get to do that!

“What’s up, Draco,” I muttered, trying not to sound grumpy.

“Good,” he replied, then frowned. “I mean, nothing much.” I giggled, rolling my eyes.

“What class do you have next?” I asked, tilting my head and smirking flirtily. I tried to hide how much I was shivering from my cold, to little avail.

Thankfully, like most boys, he wasn’t paying much attention. “Defense against the dark arts. You?”

“Divination.” I rolled my eyes as he grimaced. “I am so glad I’m not you. Professor Trelawney is an utter fraud. Last time I asked her if I’d get an A on my Charms test, and she said I’d fail. She didn’t even do anything with her tea or whatever! She just told me!” he scoffed, rolling his eyes.

“So vhat did you get?” I asked slyly. I cringed inwardly. My fucking fangs had gotten in the way again. That’s one of the things I hate about being a vampire - my ‘w’s and ‘th’s come out all wrong.

“An A, obviously.” He replied. I caught a flicker of irritation in his eyes. Liar.

“Hey- are you coming, or what?” Vincent, one of Draco’s loyal minions chimed in, looking between us.

“Shut up, Crabbe,” Draco snapped, tossing his head with annoyance. Turning back to me, he raised an eyebrow, smirking. “See you later, Way?”

“Yep,” I said, smirking back.

I heard a voice call my name from across the lawn. “Ebony! Come on! Trelawney is gonna divine us to death if you skip again, I swear!”

I said previously that I wanted to do a write up for the Vehicle Voltron episode “In the Enemy Camp” and, well, here it is. Episodes like this really highlight just how different Vehicle Voltron is from Lion Voltron in both content and tone. And, honestly, as much as people harp on about how the size of VV’s cast hurt the show, I’d argue this difference in tone possibly did more damage. LV set up a popular formula; it was a monster of the day show, fantastical, action oriented, often featured outlandish scenarios, and fast paced. Then comes along the Vehicle Voltron season of DoTU which is, well, very different, as you’re about to see.

Our story begins with Commander Hawkins flying down from the Explorer to meet with Colonel Cross, who is overseeing the construction of a supply base on an unnamed planet. Cross quickly picks up that Hawkins is on edge and asks him what’s on his mind. Hawkins explains that the Drules consider this area of space, Sector B, their territory and will see the construction of a base here as an act of war. When Cross explains this is only a temporary supply base, Hawkins points out that Hazar won’t understand that. Cross tells Hawkins he must find Hazar and convince him the Alliance means no harm.

and then i started thinking about what that very very cursed idea will entail

- every main and important character is young and fuckable. this means that the count will look much more young adult ish and the young teenage characters would probably look more aged up for the sake of it

- Albert and the rest of the teens will be more broody 

-Franz is the jughead and also has feelings for eugenie. its a bad bad love triangle

- Eugenie becomes a veronica- ish girl-boss and a lot of her vulnerability is erased

-there’ll be a lot more sex scenes in order to titlate the audience. all of them played to corny and unsubtle pop songs.

-in general the songs would be a lot more poppy and unsubtle. gone is the iconic soundtrack of the series

- peppo will get an issue episode about how she’s having troubles fitting in and being trans and the cis characters validate her. it is the only time her identity is brought up.

- fernand, villefort and danglars will lose a lot of their dimension and will be cartoonishly evil (even more with danglars)

- beauchamp and debres will become super heterosexual. in general the characters will lose the queer appeal the show has.

- they handle the incestual elements in a more titalating and less horrifying way unlike the show.