Wrote that Men in Black!AU fanfic 3 years ago for the 2019 Big Bang and I still love it despite its flaws (especially in the creation process- still sorry to my poor artists). Lots I would change, but I still adore so many of those story beats. The nostalgia is hitting hard and I had to do a piece.

It's In Our Nature To Complicate by DarkWolfMoon / @salemsandstorm

Beca is completely certain that she once encountered an alien in her youth; she remembers it vividly because she had been sitting at the top of the stairs, listening to her parents fight about something yet again

their voices carried up and around beca as she slumped, trying to fight back tears, so she went back to her room and all but passed out, but not before seeing the most peculiar little animal sitting by her stuffed toys

stranger things happen in Beca’s life, like her father and mother suddenly divorcing and her father refusing to let her see her mother again; she wonders how it’s possible that her mother disappeared off the face of the planet and has her suspicions, but she can’t confirm it, so she dedicates her life - for the next twenty or so years - to becoming an agent. she’s heard whispers of it. rumors. but she has to hold on to some hope (and maybe she’ll be able to find her mom again, she’s sure of it)

Chloe was recruited pretty much in the middle of her junior year of university; as Agent C, Chloe is probably one of the most ruthless and effective agents, but she does everything with a smile on her face. she enjoys pairing her suits with running shoes and she almost never wears a tie if she can help it

by the time Beca makes it to the agency, eventually becoming Agent B on a probationary period, she pairs up with Chloe and they’re tasked with low-level assignments - pretty much equivalent to traffic stops if anything

Chloe lost her first partner and close friend a couple years ago and hasn’t been the same since then; said partner pretty much sacrificed herself to save the world and ensured Chloe got out of harms way

Beca is gritty and eager to learn as much as possible, while Chloe has become jaded enough that they get on each other’s nerves

it turns out that there is an uprising in New York - an underground network of new aliens who refuse to let humans and aliens coexist; Beca and Chloe discover this accidentally while conducting a routine check on known aliens in the West Village

oh yeah, Aubrey is definitely Chloe’s senior, though she hasn’t quite been promoted yet because she continues to stick up for Chloe even when Chloe continues to piss off other superior agents; Agent A and Agent C…what a fine pair they make

Beca and Chloe trapped in a warehouse and learning more things about each other eeee; Beca realizing that Chloe and her are equally vulnerable, just two sides of the same coin and they can learn to understand each other and work together better as partners

Chloe loves her job and Beca isn’t going to let go of this opportunity

🥵

honestly, chloe pulling in beca by her tie 

or beca grabbing on to the lapels of chloe’s jacket

Men in Black Au, because Gep said I could. Not edited, sorry for any mistakes!

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By the time Belle closed the library, like she did every night at 9 sharp, it was dark outside. She shivered as she locked the doors, wishing she had thought to bring a jacket or something with her to work that morning. After ten years in Maine, she thought she would've gotten use to the constant chill. 

Rubbing her arms, Belle set off down Main Street, hoping to get to her apartment above the flower shop as quick as she could. Maybe make herself a warm cup of tea, and settle into her couch with a good book,and-

A crash, like clanging bottles and wood snapping under a heavy weight breaks through her thoughts, making Belle jump.

For a moment, she stared into the dark alley wedged between Granny's diner and the long line of stores lined up along Main Street, but the night was slight once more, the only noise the chatter that from inside the diner. 

It must've just been the cat, Belle thought to herself, remembering the little black cat that hung around Granny's, looking for scraps.

Shaking her head, Belle continued on her way home. 

If she was walking a little faster, she didn't think about it. 

The flower shop was around just the corner, when another resounding crash broke the silence of the night. But not a crash like before, with only wood and glass; no, this was the sound of a body hitting the ground, followed by the high pitched whine of electricity. Frozen where she stood, Belle turned her head and stared out into the dark street.

When heavy footfalls got louder and heavier, Belle rushed around the corner separating her from her apartment, staying close to the shadows.

The face that greeted her, out of the shadows, was covered with green scales with big, bulbous black eyes, and green tentacles where the mouth should have been.

Belle struggled to breath, her heart leaping into her throat.

A heavy hand clutched her shoulder, and Belle screamed, her arms swinging about her.

"Excuse me, miss, but if you could just look at the light." The voice, heavy with a Scottish accent and calm despite the creature with tentacles on it's face not even three feet from where she stood was enough to distract Belle for the moment, and she looked at the light, a tiny red dot in the night.

spn au → team free will as the men in black