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#kidnapping prompt
whump-kia · 11 months
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locations to keep a kidnapped whumpee:
a cell (classic)
cold, unfinished basement
an empty shack in the woods
a closet somewhere in the house, if they're quiet
behind a false wall or in a secret compartment
out in the house for anyone to admire
in the attic
in the tub (preferably if there's two bathrooms)
warehouse
shipping container
the trunk of a car
the backseat of a car
in the middle of the woods (secure a perimeter if they try to escape)
deep underground in a secret bunker
abandoned factory
abandoned laboratory
abandoned hospital
abandoned lakeside cabin
abandoned gas station
abandoned firehouse
abandoned churches or temples (use with caution)
a watchtower or abandoned water tower
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fotibrit · 7 months
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after getting the blood poisoning sorted out, Tony made a few improvements to the suit. He never told anyone about them, not wanting to explain why the efforts were being made.
Even years later, his improvements are still in place. The suit tests his blood before use, and if his blood toxicity rises beyond expected, the suit shuts down. This is an effort to avoid working himself to death, to head off his self destructive tendencies.
Someone finds this out, and in doing so, finds out the perfect way to shut Iron Man down long enough to take Spider-Man without interference.
If Iron Man won’t build weapons, maybe Spider-Man will, especially if they trick him into thinking he’s building for his mentor.
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fe-fictions · 9 months
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Chrom x Robin Commission (Chrom is kidnapped and Robin is not having it!!!)
You weren’t necessarily trying to hide the fact that you and Chrom were romantically involved, but it’d be a lie to suggest you were being open and public about it.
No, you preferred to keep that to yourself, more than anything. You didn’t want it to change what people thought about you, even if that meant watching Chrom be flirted with by noblemen and women alike, waiting for their chance to catch his eye whenever you’d stop in town.
It was the one pitfall of courtship during war, aside from the obvious. The times in town, which were relatively peaceful, you found to be more stressful than a battlefield.
You had to stand by and watch Chrom be swooned over and watch them try over and over to steal him from you.
The only issue was that Chrom didn’t seem to rebuff them as often, nor as decisively, as you preferred. You knew he could be a bit oblivious, and that he wasn’t the most capable at expressing his boundaries until it was far too late (the Frederick propaganda posters came to mind immediately).
But you were starting to get more and more frustrated with it, the longer it went on. And now that you were nearing the end of the journey to fight with the bastard king of Plegia, you were finding the management of stress much more difficult than before.
So naturally when you stopped in a bordertown just north of the territory line, you thought it would be ideal to kick back, enjoy a pint with your favorite long-sword-wielding prince, and try to indulge in some relaxation before it was time to return to reality.
“Robin! They’ve got some excellent mead here- I brought you a mug.”
“Oh,” You smiled softly at your dear prince, glad to accept the offering. “I was going to get a pint in a moment, so thank you for being proactive. Did you manage to escape the bar unscathed?”
“Well, I received a few interesting looks, but I think the cloak ought to be enough cover.” Chrom explained; being so close to the edge of Plegia meant that there was a good chance there would be soldiers and informants scattered around the place.
Frederick was insistent that if Chrom were to join them for a night in town today, he’d be concealing the hair, and the mark. There was no need to risk him being in public more than they already were, already.
But even then, it was difficult to conceal his particularly handsome face. You were slightly biased in your belief that he was ridiculously handsome, but you weren’t going to hide the truth; you loved that man.
The only problem was that others seemed to be infatuated with him, too.
“Chrom, you didn’t let them see too much of you, right? We’re so close to Plegia, I’m worried that if the wrong person saw your hair…”
“Nothing to worry about. I promise,” He reassured you, setting the mug in front of you. “Now let’s talk about something more fun. Now that we have some time away from the army- I’d like to explore our future a little bit.”
“In a place like this?” You laughed, “Wouldn’t you rather we discuss that somewhere more romantic? Maybe out in the valley, under the stars…somewhere more ‘talk about the future’ like?”
“Nonsense! There’s no time like the present! Well, that, and I just can’t wait to talk about it. There’s so much to discuss!” He told you in earnest, covering your hand with his. “I’d love to talk about wedding plans, in particular. When we can get back home…what do you think- something big and elegant, or small and private?”
“Does…does someone in your position get to make a decision like that? I have a feeling we won’t be allowed to have a small wedding.” you mused, but Chrom insisted.
“We can have a small ceremony and a big party, if you want it. I’m happy with whatever you prefer. Both sound great to me!” He smiled, “So long as we finally get to show everybody how we feel.”
“That wouldn’t be bad. Maybe…when we get back, my mind will change, but…for now, I like the idea of an intimate ceremony. The Shepherds likely won’t be able to handle a small party, though. I can’t see Vaike and Basilio allowing a good party to go to waste.”
“That’s true,” Chrom chuckled, “Then, how about-”
“Excuse me, if I may…” a man suddenly loomed over your table, catching your attention. “I couldn’t help but notice how particularly attractive your friend is, here. I wondered what he might look like with the cowl pulled back?”
“I’m afraid he’s taken, sir.” You sighed, nodding your head towards your still-held hands. “If you don’t mind, we’d like to return to our conversation.”
“No, no, I don’t mind-” The man lifted his own hand, and suddenly the tavern grew quiet.  The only sound that perforated the building was that of the doors latching shut.
Chrom’s grip on your hand tightened. You were in danger.
“I won’t ask a second time- show me your face.”
“We’re under no obligation to do what you ask,” Chrom rose from his seat, keeping his head low. You stood beside him, quietly reaching for the knife at your hip. “We’re taking our leave. Stand asi-”
Chrom was silenced by a hand at his throat, the shocking stranger launching at your husband before you could even blink. 
The other hand ripped his cowl away, revealing a shock of blue hair.
“Chrom-!!” You weren’t able to get another word in before you were suddenly attacked by the people around you. The tavern erupted in violence, men and women alike throwing themselves at you and the prince. 
It didn’t take long to put the pieces together, as every enemy that came closer and closer to you were slashed away.
The entire tavern was filled with Plegians- they knew you were coming.
You didn’t know how- but they were waiting for you and Chrom. And you weren't going to get out of the fight unscathed.
“Chrom!!” You shouted for him, finding his cloak torn away in his scuffle. He as being piled on far worse than you were- he was the one they wanted.
He wasn’t able to get to the blade on his belt- he was being pulled down and restrained. 
“Chrom, hold on! I’m-” A fist smashed into your jaw, sending you stumbling to the floor. 
“ROBIN!!” Chrom’s voice was muffled in your ears, the sharp ringing disorienting you. The last thing you saw was Chrom’s hand reaching out for you, before something heavy struck your head.
There was pain, and then there was nothing.
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It would be roughly twelve minutes before you’d come to, shaken awake by a frantic knight, a tearful princess and an entire horde of Shepherds that were crowded around you.
The tavern had been abandoned, ransacked and simsimply a huge mess.
Frederick would help you sit up, Lissa and Maribelle casting healing spells over you to try and return some of your lucidity.
“Robin…where’s Lord Chrom?” Frederick posed the question first, clearly unsure he wanted the answer. Your eyebrows drew together, fear replacing your confusion.
“What do you…why are you asking me that?”
“You were here together, before the attack. Miriel heard a commotion from the market across the street, but when she came over to investigate, the tavern doors were locked. What happened? Were you and Lord Chrom attacked?”
“Clearly she was, you oaf-” Maribelle snapped, “Did they attack him too? Did they-”
“They were Plegian.” You recalled first, staring up at them, “They were all Plegian. They locked the doors, and a man asked Chrom to take off his hood, and then he grabbed him. I couldn’t…they all came after us.” Your voice became increasingly more shakey with every when your recall came back.
“Lord Chrom was-!” Frederick grimace, rising to his feet, “The entire building is cleared,- he’s not here. We need to organize a search party immediately. We must operate under the suspicion that he has been kidnapped!”
“By Plegians,” Maribelle hissed, “Those monsters!! We were so careful when we came here.” How did they figure it out?’
“I don’t know,” You swallowed, “But there’s no point trying to figure that out now. We have to find Chrom!”
“We do, yes, but you won’t be doing anything.” Lissa jumped in, “You're Injured badly, Robin. They could’ve killed you! If we hadn’t come in when we did, Robin-”
“Thank you,” You cut her off quickly, recognizing the tears in her eyes. “But that’s not important…not right now- we need to focus on getting Chrom back!”
“We need to get you back to camp. Quickly-” Frederick’s jaw was clenched, but he was right. He and Maribelle helped you to your feet, your head still pounding. “Then we will regroup and locate milord.”
“But we don’t know what they want with him. We don’t know if they’re trying to kill him, or-”
“They’re Plegian, so they’re probably going to take him to Gangrel. I don’t know how they figured out where we’d be- but we can’t waste time.” 
“We’re not far from the capital- seven days’ time, maybe.” Maribelle said grimly, “If they wanted to take him, it wouldn’t be impossible.”
“Then we’ve done enough talking. We have to go.” 
You could ignore the pain, and the dizziness, and the fear. But the one thing you could not possibly hope to ignore was the anger.
They didn’t just take the prince of Ylisse. They didn’t take the Exalt’s brother, the Shepherd’s commander.
They took the man who was to be your husband. And they weren’t going to get him without a fight…one they would be losing.
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It did not take long to deduce the source of information that led the Plegians to capture Chrom. There was a mole among the Shepherds.
A woman, an archer trained in Virion’s own squadron, who was weeded out quite quickly once Tharja pointed out the likelihood of it being an internal leak rather than pure luck.
One did not simply fill a tavern with capable enemy fighters.
Within two days, you would have the woman interrogated to the point of revealing everything she knew.
Where they were taking him. What they were doing to him- what they planned to present to Gangrel.
The beaten, bloody prince of Ylisse, to stand “trial” with his sister. 
And if all went according to their nefarious plan, it would surely spell the end of the Ylissean army, and lead to the fall of the whole country.
Chrom’s shield and Falchion would be strapped to your back, your Levin Sword and Arcfire tome secure on your waist. If the healers were coming with you, then he’d be able to fight his way out. Assuming he wasn’t injured to the point of needing bed rest.
You tried very hard to shove that worrisome thought down deep.
The Shepherds were rallied with a violent fervor, desperate to bring back the prince before they could get too far.
Miriel and Ricken were able to cast a tracking spell on the Falchion, following the directions you had forced out of the snake in your ranks.
He hadn’t gotten too far away. Mercifully, goddess be praised, the location that had been suggested was several kilometers south of the border town.
There was little doubt they’d be pushing as fast as they could to transport Chrom. With everyone gathered, you were haphazardly planning out how to rescue him, while also moving en route to catch up to them and get him back.
You were riding up front on the back of Frederick’s horse, Hebert, while said knight was galloping at full speed. Miriel and Maribelle were positioned on the backs of Cordelia’s and Sumia’s pegasus, driving as fast as they could into the desert.
“If we keep moving at this pace, we should be at their fort by sundown!!” You shouted over the whipping winds, the sand battering your face ignored as you explained the moving plot.
“Sundown isn’t soon enough- they’ll already be on the move by then!”
“It’d be foolish if they didn’t be on their way by then-” You agreed, stabbing the quill against the shifting map to pinpoint the location. “But they might also be expecting the fortress to be looked over, given the lapse of time! We’ll need to divide the Shepherds- enough to secure the fort! The rest of us will keep driving south!”
“How do we split up??” Cordelia asked, her eyes lasered forward in case she was able to spot Chrom.
“I want flying units, mages and archers with me- we’re gonna keep riding!! I want heavy units and thieves on the fort. Lissa and Frederick, I need you both while Ricken and Maribelle go to the fort as first aid. Are we clear?”
The shouts of your Shepherds made it quite clear that you were heard loud and clear.
There would be absolutely no hesitation from this moment forward.
The snap of Frederick’s reins echoed in your ears, the two of you were galloping for dear life, the pegasus riders swooping above with renewed vigor, now that the plan was put into action.
By the time the sky turned orange, the fortress was in view. You looked to your shifting team, nodding to Sully- your chosen commander for the fort rescue unit.
She growled, thrusting her spear in the air before charging away with them, a war cry rattling even your bones as they thrust themselves into their battle.
And now, it was down to your team.
“I pray they find him there- it would at least mean he’s back in our hands sooner.” Frederick said, digging his heels into the horse’s sides. You frowned, drawing your hood up against the sand beating your flushed skin.
“We can only hope. But if they don’t find him, I pray we’ll be able to find him in one piece”!
Within a half hour, Sumia dove back down, flying nearly side by side with Frederick’s beast. 
“We spotted a caravan moving at high speeds, twelve kilometers ahead!”
“How big?”
“It seemed to be only two carts- everyone else was armed. Four wyverns in the air, two pegasus!”
“That’s where he is.” You glowered, drawing your blade. Falchion weighed heavy on your back, realizing how close you were to finding him.
The push forward from that point was no longer a quiet urgency.
As soon as they were in range, the fight was on.
Virion’s arrows were flung into the sky, catching dragon wings and horse’s hips, forcing the flying units down with little mercy or hesitation.
The moment you heard the whinnies of frightened beasts, you knew you were close enough.
“Halt, in the name of the Exalt!!” You bellowed, drawing up your Arcfire and flinging a decisive blast into the path of your enemies.
The carts split apart, horses careening away in a panic. You were quick to direct Frederick to the left, thrusting Maribelle and Stahl towards the cart separated in the opposite direction.
That was when the chaos started.
Panne leapt onto the first Plegian she could reach, her beastly form devastating and quick to defeat her prey. You caught an arrow in your arm, but it was ripped away and countered with a blast of lightning. 
As soon as Frederick’s lance could reach, he was cutting away the wheels in a single angry stroke. The back spokes broke loose, and the cart slid back, crashing against the sand. 
“Secure the driver!!” You shouted to him, leaping from Hebert’s back and rushing the cart skidding into the ground. It was still being dragged, but the speed being greatly reduced made it much easier for you to jump on. 
Frederick rushed to the front, battling the driver to take control of the broken carriage.
You grabbed onto the wooden box, its door cracking and groaning as the walls threatened to come apart.
“CHROM!!” Your voice had yet to break from all the yelling, but you weren’t going to stop until he was safe. A knife was ripped from your belt, driving it into the splintering wood to force an opening.
You hoisted yourself up, peering into the hole and into the dark space.
There were crates, barrels of supplies, but in the very front of the cart, you could see it.
A silver glove, and a dash of blue hair on the floor of it.
“Oh-” You jerked to a sudden stop, Fredrick having halted the caravan. The other Shepherds pressed onward, bringing their battle to an end. But you had bigger things to worry about.
“Frederick!!” You called forth knight, who was sprinting from the seat now that the horses were stopped.
“Robin! Is he-”
“Help me break the door down-”
“Yes-!”
“He’s in there!!”
The lance was traded for his axe, which was breaking the wood down and splintering it away without a second thought.
When it was down enough, you pushed into the space, shoving away the boxes and barrels to force yourself into the space.
“Quickly, you must fetch Lissa!! Get her and Maribelle, I don’t think he’s conscious-” 
Frederick’s hesitation was only for a moment- seeing the slightest hint that his prince was in there was almost enough to send him barging in past his liege’s lover.
But he would be quicker than her to get the attention of the healers.
“Chrom!!” His name cracked on your tongue, racing over to him and kneeling into the wood and sand where he laid.
His hands were bound, his body curled inward as though in pain. You shook his shoulder, calling his name again and again. He would not reply.
But he was still breathing. You heaved a shaking exhale, searching your pouch for a vulnerary. There wasn’t much left inside, but enough to ensure he’d stay with you until Frederick came back with the others.
“Chrom, please- I��m here now. I’m here, so please wake up.” You whispered, pulling his heavy frame up so that his head rested in your lap. You tilted his chin up, uncorking the potion and pouring it gingerly.
His breathing stuttered before he swallowed, his eyebrows drawing together suddenly, contorting as he was slowly regaining consciousness.
“Breathe, Chrom, it’s all right…I-I promise, it’s all right now. The healers are going to be here soon. Lissa and Maribelle, and Frederick, and…”
Chrom’s eyes fluttered, his fingers clenching and unclenching against his palms. 
“Oh, um…hold on, I can get those…” Awkwardly you leaned forward, trying not to disturb him while you cut away the ropes on his hands.
The moment the fibers snapped away, you felt his fingers wrap around your wrist, clinging tightly.
“Chrom?”
“R…Robin..?” 
His voice was such a weary, hoarse and hopeful sound. You slipped your hand back so that you could squeeze his, feeling the tremble of his fingers against the gloves.
“I’m here, my love. I’m right here. We got you.” You whispered, the tears blurring your vision only moments from falling. At last, Chrom’s eyes opened. Glassy, but as blue and vibrant as ever. He was awake.
“You…y-you found me.” He gazed up at you, the almost shocked expression impossible to miss despite his exhaustion, and all the blood and bruises that otherwise hid the view.
“We all did darling, and they’re on the way.” You lifted your head, hearing the clanking of armor and the tense voices that were surely not far away. “Lissa and Maribelle will heal you up, and then we’ll get you back on your feet in no time.”
“Your arm…” He trailed off, brushing his hand against the torn fabric of your coat. You are standing right there, finding the gash on your skin.
“It’s fine. Nothing a bandage can’t fix.” You assured him, “Now stop worrying about your rescuer and focus on yourself, for once.”
He hummed, closing his eyes with a soft sigh. You ran your fingers through his hair, comforting your rescued love. You had no idea what on earth those monsters had done to him, but he was clearly exhausted and was treated harshly. As if you needed another reason to beat down the Plegians…
The silent reverie you found with him, relishing your reunion, did not last much longer. He was back in your arms, but shortly after holding onto him, you found yourselves overwhelmed by an army of anxious men and women.
The clerics took to the forefront, and you were at least allowed to stay in place while he was treated. Best not to move him too much until they knew it was safe to move him.
His breathing became less labored, and his sentences were more sturdy. He stared up at you clearly now, and sought out your hand deliberately despite the mess of people working around the two of you.
“We’re gonna be okay.” You promised, your fingers threading together.
You separated yourself only long enough to get him onto the other cart, which they had been able to preserve its wheels unlike yours and Frederick’s barbaric tactics.
Eventually you returned to camp, to the tearful reunion of the fort party. The place had been run through from top to bottom, but when no one was able to locate the prince it didn’t give them much comfort.
The extra supplies you were able to salvage from the place would come in handy, but that was on the back of your mind at that moment. After all, you had a prince who needed tending.
He would be sent straight to the healing tent, and you would be right behind him, taking up residence in a chair beside his cot while he recuperated.
It would be two days of sleeping before he came around from his healing, but of course the very first thing he did when he could sit up on his own was taking that he took you into his arms and squeezed you close, kissing you over and over until the tent was completely empty for fear of being exposed to the prince’s private affection.
He only managed to pull back to say a tearful thank you, reminding you just how deeply he loved and cherished you more than anything in the world. 
Which, of course, earned a response of a thousand more kisses and a tight squeeze, one which would have been impossible to separate you from.
Chrom was home, in your arms. An embrace he hoped he might never leave, again.
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jordanstrophe · 2 years
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CW: Kidnapping, used as a bargaining chip, some stockholm syndrome 
Whumper has no interest in whumpee, their whole motive is dealing as much emotional damage to caretaker as they can.
And what better way to do that then to steal their most beloved thing.
They don’t harm whumpee, they just keep them safe and locked away. But as time goes on, whumper gets restless and starts making frequent trips just to talk to them. 
Whumper starts to bond with whumpee, and whumpee bonds back when they get hopeless that caretaker will even come for them. 
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Ok whump writers, I enjoy violent kidnapping as much as the next guy. Sedation, forced unconsciousness, restraints, there is definitely an appeal.
But consider: kidnappings that aren’t violent— maybe they happen in a public place or the kidnapper(s) aren’t/isn’t a fan of violence. Instead the whumpee is coerced with a gun to their spine, a picture of their family, some kind of threat they 100% know will be fulfilled if they don’t obey. There isn’t much physical whump there but you can go ham with the psychological aspect. Whumpee allowing themself to be transported, maybe blindfolded as well, not resisting despite their sinking dread because they know if they don’t play along, things will turn out worse.
What are their thoughts? Do they regret obeying the moment it’s too late to turn back. Are they only thinking about their/their family’s lives? What will be done to them? Why they’re being kidnapped in the first place? So many possibilities.
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just-a-few-prompts · 1 year
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“Don’t you dare come even a single step closer to them.”
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nerdpoe · 12 days
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Danny is about to be kidnapped in Gotham This is not a good time.
He's studying for the SAT, he's already been kidnapped by Vlad like, four times that week and it was a fucking Tuesday, he forgot his wallet at his new apartment, locked himself out of said new apartment (he could phase through the door but that wasn't the point), he's just been informed that the grant he applied for was denied so he needs to ask his mom and dad for college funds when he'd already told them he had it covered, and just...it was shit.
It had been shit. The entire week had been awful and annoying and he was ready to either murder everyone on the planet or go find a corner to cry in for the next three days.
So when the band of wild goons working for whatever villain of the week pulled up and tried to kidnap him, he snapped.
He used them to vent.
Shouted about how terrible his day had been, how terrible his week had been, how he'd already been kidnapped by his creepy godfather who was way too into him, how college funding was shit and the grant system was rigged, and how he'd have to call a locksmith or break down the door to his own apartment if he wanted to go to bed-all of it. He unloaded all of his frustration.
The goons actually backed off.
One of them gave him an awkward side hug and told him it'd get better.
Danny wasn't paying attention to his surrounding. He doesn't realize that the whole thing was livestreamed.
So when he gets home to his apartment later that day, his door is opened for him by the vigilante Spoiler before he can even turn intangible.
She brought over BatBurger and kidnapped Bruce Wayne, Gotham's bumbling Prince, to talk about college grants.
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ghost-bxrd · 2 months
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Prompt:
After some very eventful weeks of Jason’s debut as the Red Hood he takes a well deserved night off and decides to crash in one of his safe houses.
He did not count on one of the Bats finding him there.
So to keep his plans from being torpedoed entirely Jason goes with the split second decision of pretending he was held captive by the Red Hood.
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r3ynah · 3 months
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NU UH
Jack Fenton, dialed his younger sister's phone number as he gazed apologetically at the family of bats, that was hanging around in his living room. he impatiently waited for the other party to pick up.
The Bat family remained stoic as they observed the man, they had or Batman had ordered to put the call on speaker, if ever the phone was answered, Robin had stared at the doorway leading to the kitchen there stood Jack's supposed oldest daughter Jazz. who only stared amused at her father's antics much to Robin's confusion.
finally after a grueling 10 seconds wait, the call was finally answered.
Robin held his breath awaiting for the voice he was expecting for.
"Yes, Ahki?" Talia's voice resonated, from the phone. making everyone's eyes except the Fenton family widen.
'what? mother never told me she had a brother.' Damian thought as he took a peek at his father's face who was scrunched up in confusion. same for the rest of his family.
"Talia, my dear ukht, I've heard from a few birds and bats that you have taken my son. on his fieldtrip." Jack said, his nervous and outgoing personality vanishing and what took place was a serious and angry tone of a father as soon as heard the caller's voice, making everyone in the room shudder at the sudden cold atmosphere while the oldest daughter remained composed and unbothered as she watched.
Silence came from the other side of the phone, before answering "It seems i have." Talia answered back, you can here the voice of a boy in the background asking if it was his dad.
"Stop with this false innocence of yours, bring my son back immediately, partly alive and safe." Jack stated, much to the Bats and birds confusion.
Silence once again, as the phone remained quiet seemingly put down on a table with a few whispers and shuffling. before it was picked up once again.
"Nu uh." was the only thing Talia said as she hang up.
everyone paused.
"The fuck you mean 'Nu uh'?!" Jack yelled, at his phone. While his wife walked their daughter's side who was laughing her ass off, confused she looked at the bats then at her husband and then just sighed.
"Dinner's Ready." she only said as she retreated back at to the kitchen.
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Danny: Hey guys! Wanna see me pull a rabit out of a hat?
Tucker: I mean, sure I guess
Sam: No, that's lame and overdone. Get me a pet bat.
Danny: One bat coming up!
Danny: *pulls Batman halfway out of the tophat*
Danny:
Tucker:
Sam:
Batman: *scowling*
Tucker: *hastily whispering* Shove him back in! Shove him back in!
Danny: *shoves Batman back in*
Danny:
Tucker:
Sam:
Tucker: Are we going to get in trouble for this or...?
-Meanwhile, at the batcave-
Tim: *witnessing Batman get pulled halfway into a portal* WTF?!
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whump-kia · 1 year
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when the whumpee escapes, finally, from their cell. dehydrated, malnourished and weak, stumbling into the open, finally free, the fresh air like heaven, eyes closed and face to the sky.
they look at their surroundings for the first time, find a way back to their family, and...
they are so, so far from home.
it could be a desert. hot, endless and deceptive. deep, deep in a forest with the canopy hiding their view of the stars or any hope for direction. hell, even a cave; walls and twisting hallways between them and true society.
not only are they hopelessly lost.
but whumper's not too pleased on how they wriggled free, are they?
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fotibrit · 7 months
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(Somebody wants Tony disarmed. At the very least, punished for his past. Someone wants to hurt him so badly that he stops feeling human.
The most effective way to torture Tony Stark is to make his second-guess himself, or to force him to sit, alone and still, with those second-guesses. The most effective way to torture Tony Stark is to give him so much time and space that he tortures himself.)
Tony didn't have many guesses about what the afterlife would be like, but this certainly wasn't on the list. It was as if he was alive, but with so much... nothing. He couldn't feel his body, he couldn't see out his eyes, he couldn't breathe. The only thing he could do was exist, and think. He hoped that eventually, he could stop thinking, but for now he couldn't stop.
He didn't wake up expecting to die today, much less in front of his boy. He knew he would die for Peter, and Peter surely knew the same, but he didn't want the boy to see it happen. The men in masks had proposed his options and Tony had his mind made up within a second. He had to flip one of the switches that would inject poison directly into a vein: either his or Peters.
Now, dead, he was starting to second guess his choice.
Tony Stark lay (numbed, blindfolded, deafened, and convinced he's dead) on a metal table in an unknown room, while Peter Parker desperately tried to bring him to life. He can hear the heartbeat. Peter knows he can come back. He just has to keep going.
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fe-fictions · 11 months
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I miss the claude pregnapping fic sm I’d love to revisit it if u have it still to repost. Love ur writing it’s sooo goood
(Ahhh thank you so much!!! ;; U ;; )
No one had ever seen Claude in a state of pure angst.
They had seen him upset, when the professor had been lost. They’d seen him angry, afraid, and worried throughout the war even when he hid it. They saw him in grief, saw him mourn… but it was nothing like this.
They had never seen a man struggling to cope with his pregnant wife’s disappearance.
It happened in the dead of night. You went to the chapel, unable to sleep. Claude woke with the intent to follow, but was a bit tired to follow. That was his fatal mistake; He didn’t go right away. Maybe if he had, he would have been with you; not in the hall when the chapel was desecrated. Where he could only listen to your screams through the door.
The stained glass shattered so violently he heard it meters away. He was sprinting in a split second, crashing against the doors. Locked.
The doors were locked.
He heard voices, he heard you struggling against them. He was throwing himself against the door, his bow nowhere close by. He was a fool.
“BYLETH!!”
The noise he was making, coupled with whatever violence was happening within the chapel, soon drew the attention of the guards. Seteth was in a frenzy, breaking down the doors before they made it inside. By then, it was far too late.
You were gone. 
Claude fell to his knees, shaken by what he was looking at. An empty chapel, torn asunder and covered in broken glass and marble. What had happened? Who hurt you? Where in the hells did you go?
There would be no more sleep. Not for several days. 
Claude was in unspeakable distress, taking every shred of evidence they could pick up, trying to find your captors. Find where they’d taken you. Seventeen nights in a row, he had ridden the skies on his wyvern, searching for some sort of hideaway that they could have locked you up in. 
You were only three months pregnant… not enough for anyone to know what you were. Not enough for anyone to be told, save for Claude and maybe Marianne or Lysithea. 
Seteth had suspected as much, and when Claude told him one raw, horrible night after your kidnapping… Seteth found little rest, himself.
The Archbishop was missing. The king’s family was on the line.
It was no wonder Claude was on the brink of madness.
He couldn’t imagine how horrible you must have been feeling. To be abandoned and alone, with no hope or assurance that you would be safe… to be pregnant and wondering if your child would survive with you…
Gods, gods, gods–
“Claude?”
He was barely able to pull his head up from the ashes of his anxiety.
“Lysith… Lysithea.” He croaked, releasing his hair that he had been clutching painfully tight. “Did you find something?”
“No, no- I heard your voice. You were… whimpering.”
His eyes widened for a fraction of a second, but they quickly narrowed as he looked away. He scoffed, “Was I really being that loud?”
“No. But it was enough I thought you were cursed or hexed or… something.”
“Sorry. You shouldn’t have heard that, or… seen me like that.” 
“Claude, your wife was taken in the middle of the night. You have every right to be like that.”
“She was taken weeks ago.”
“And we’ve been searching for weeks.” She reminded him coolly, stepping into his office and shutting the door behind her. “We’re certain to have a lock on her in the coming days. Seteth’s been running the scouts ragged, and those wyverns have an excellent sense of smell. They’ll hone in on her scent and we’ll recover her in no time.”
“Hey, Ly? Did you ever think that… if wyverns are so good at tracking… there’s a reason we haven’t found Byleth by now?”
“You can’t think like that-”
“What am I supposed to think?” Claude rose from his seat, nearly knocking the chair over. “She’s out there, alone and scared… she’s pregnant, and we don’t even know if we’ll get to see the kid, o-or if either of them will make it out alive, or if they’re even anywhere we can find them, or-”
“Claude,” She hurried forward, seeing the tears spilling down his cheeks before he realized it was happening. “Claude… oh, Claude.”
“I-” He hiccupped, spitting a curse as he crumbled. “I’m sorry. I can’t be- Byleth doesn’t need this. She needs me to work, to help her-” 
“Claude, you’re scared. You’re worried and afraid, and you’re allowed to feel those things. You’re allowed to cry. You can’t hold all of this in.”
“No, I have to.” He shook his head, piecing together what little resolve he had left. “I Have to I’ll cry when she’s back home. I can’t waste time being all emotional when she probably doesn’t even have that luxury, or…”
“Please.” She whispered, drawing him into her arms. For a moment, he didn’t move. He imagined if it had been your warmth enveloping him. Maybe he wouldn’t have felt so terribly broken.
It was when he wondered if he’d ever get to hold you again that the dam broke.
Lysithea wouldn’t forget the feeling of a friend shattered in her arms, of comforting a frightened king.a man who loved his wife beyond all comprehension.
A man who loved a woman so much he couldn’t bear the thought of losing you.
It was that thought, the realization that he absolutely needed to stay beside you, that pulled him from his misery.  It was the only thing that pushed him hard enough to keep it together, as long as he could.
He leaned on Hilda and Lysithea for support then, as everyone continued their tireless push to pinpoint your location.
But it would be weeks still before they finally did.
Claude was never one to abandon hope. He didn’t admit to his feelings of fear or loss, even when the thirtieth day passed.
It was the thirty-second day that Hilda barged into the war room, breathlessly announcing that they did it.
They had a lead.
One of the wyvern riders had been able to track a trail that had been left by the scent of blood. A small stain of it that had been found in the chapel all those weeks before. 
The rider followed it fining the scent stopped in the mountains several days’ flight from the monastery. But it was there.
Without a doubt, the rider informed them personally as Claude rasped his shoulders, there were people there, hiding out in a secret long lost castle.
One that was small, easily concealed in the bitter cold, and flanked by a number of wyverns that didn’t belong to any ally.
Claude nearly rallied the troops for war then and there. They found you.
King Dimitri of Faerghus naturally allied immediately, ready to help Claude raze whatever villainous strongholds they still had. Anything to bring you back home.
His wyvern flew with a strange new strength, sending him careening through the sky at a velocity the naked eye barely registered. His forces moved quickly behind him, and Claude’s bow was at the ready, taking aim as they neared your location.
The snow made it difficult to see, but that didn’t slow him down. His eyes were like that of a hawk’s, zeroing in on the thought-to-be abandoned castle after days of traveling the skies.
The plan was simple. Hilda and Raphael would be tasked with securing the exits, while Ignatz identified any possible secret entrances or trapdoors they might attempt to escape from (and potentially take you with them). 
Claude, considering he was a hard target to miss (and at this point in time, not one for stealth in favor of decimating those who would take his wife), would lead the front lines.
He had the decency to wait until the more covert operators were in position before he unleashed a rain of arrows with his accompanying wyvern riders.
Seteth dropped first after the volley, cutting through waves of soldiers with Flayn secured behind him once you were found and ready for medical treatment.
Claude was counting on Flayn most of all, at this point; though Seteth’s blind rage certainly helped.
He circled the skies a few minutes longer, helping to eliminate snipers and magicians so they could safely land. 
His wyvern’s claws barely touched the castle’s floor before he leapt from its back, making a break for the entrance and drawing his sword.
They didn’t stand a chance.
The Ones Who Slither that had the audacity to capture the queen, his queen, had never seen anything like it. 
A man whose wife and child were on the line was little more than a demon in the throes of blood-wrath. 
Claude simply wasn’t having it.
The main floor was cleared of the dastards, and shortly after, Hilda and Raphael emerged from the basement. You weren’t being held underground. Most likely, you were in one of the towers. 
“Everyone, split up! Take every tower, every upper level- move in groups of three, and make sure you have a healer with you! If you find her light a black flare and send for me immediately!! I’ll do the same. Now, move!!”
Claude took Seteth and Flayn with him, the three practically barreling through the castle and breaking down every door they could find. 
They wound their way up the southwestern tower, but to their dismay, every corridor attached to its steps was empty. 
Claude had taken to smashing down the doors just to blow off some anxiety-packed steam.
A red flare was launched from the northwest. You weren’t on that end. Claude broke into another room, his voice thick as he called for you. 
Another red flare from the northeast. Claude swallowed a curse, leading Seteth and Flayn down another hallway. A trail of shattered splinters were left behind them, their options thinning. 
Seteth caught the flare behind them, to the southeast tower. This was it.
You had to be here.
Claude bit back a frustrated growl when the penultimate door revealed yet another empty room. 
Nothing but snow and ice filled the place, the biting cold seeping into his blood and filling him with dread. 
He rushed for the final door, drawing the sword over his shoulder. This was it.
What if you weren’t there?
Had they already taken you? 
Did they spot the army before they could attack, and gotten you out? Was that battle just a diversion? 
Did he really lose you again?
“DAMN YOU!!” He roared at no one in particular; his fears, perhaps. The sword came down on the old wood like a crack of thunder, decimating it with no mercy. 
He crossed the threshold, panting like a rabid animal. He searched the room with wild eyes, the sword gripped so tightly his hand bled. 
“Byleth… dammit, Byleth-!!”
“…Claude?”
His breath hitched.
Claude started, following the quiet call of his name. He knew that voice. He knew that shock of light hair, the wide, tired eyes that stared at him from the dark corner of the room. 
There, huddled in a musty old blanket and shivering terribly…
The sword clattered to the floor. 
“Oh, my gods.”
It was you.
“Lady Byleth!” Seteth exclaimed, but Claude was ten steps ahead. 
Rather, he was sprinting, crossing the room and kneeling down in front of you, grasping your shoulders painfully tight.
“Byleth- Byleth, is it… is it really you?”
“C-Claude…” You whispered his name, again. He felt you under his fingers, your body colder than it should have been. He breathed out a broken laugh, his eyes filling with tears that blurred his vision just as they did with your own. “I-I-I thought… I t-thought it was o-over…”
“Goddess, no. No, no, no.” He shook his head and gulped down his emotions, long enough to cup your face and try to wipe away your own tears. “There’s no way in all Hells I was gonna let you go. I didn’t let myself think for a second that I could truly lose you.”
He heard Seteth say something behind him, and Flayn’s tittering laughter, but… it was little more than noise in the background. 
Claude’s hands fell from your face to your arms, drawing you into his chest and engulfing you in a crushing embrace. 
You buried your face in his neck, soaking up as much heat as you could from your dearest husband. 
“I-I… can’t believe you found me.” You whimpered, letting him draw you into his lap as he fell back against the wall. He didn’t respond at first, instead peeling the dirty blanket from your body. 
Your robes were in tatters, dried blood staining the pristine white where the dirt and grime didn’t. 
Claude wanted to be mad, but what more could he do? The foes were vanquished. You were safe.
Your baby was safe.
His hand fell to your stomach, just below it, where the baby had started to grow. In nearly a month you had started to show just a little, enough that someone who hadn’t been aware could suspect you were with child.
In nearly a month, he had missed the start of his child’s life.
You watched as his expression crumbled into something unreadable, a mixture of grief and regret and sorrow that morphed into a numb pain you couldn’t even hope to understand. 
All you knew was that Claude needed to hold you as badly as you did him.
You reached up, passing a hand through his hair and drawing him back into reality. He shook his head again and gave you a strained smile, before getting to work.
He carefully turned to Seteth, gesturing to Flayn so that she might come and get to work on any wounds she could heal.
While Flayn tearfully took care of you (and Seteth melodramatically explained how worried he had been), Claude unclasped his cloak and wrapped you up in it, enveloping you in the heat you craved.
Shortly after Seteth launched the red flare, Claude took you up, bringing you away from the nightmarish castle. 
Once you were reunited with everyone (in the safety of Claude’s arms, of course), it didn’t take long for soldiers to start offering scarves and gloves, contributing all that they could to help the Archbishop recover.
They didn’t know if you trembled from fear or from the cold, but Claude was the most determined to put a stop to it.
He held you tightly the entire ride back to the monastery, even after the weather became kinder and the need for woolen bundling melted away. 
Mercedes was quick to tend to you on the ground, informing him that just to be safe, you needed to stay bundled until your body temperature was back to normal.
“Say no more,” He said with mirth in his eyes, sweeping you up and taking you back to your bedroom. 
Naturally, the doors were latched shut and the windows practically barred (and plenty of soldiers stationed everywhere nearby), but as far as you were concerned, it was a private haven.
Claude settled you onto the bed, pressing a kiss to your forehead before drawing a bath and starting up a fire. 
He took you into the water and washed you, scrubbing you tenderly from head to toe to rinse away the nightmare you suffered.
Hot soup would be enjoyed by both of you (Claude did, however, insist on feeding you), his arm around your shoulders as you sat before the flames, that night.
“I’ll take care of you.” He murmured between promises to keep you safe, “I won’t let you out of my sight ever again. And I’ll say the very same for the little one, too. I got lucky, once. I’m not risking losing either of you after that.”
“I don’t doubt it for a second.” You replied quietly, eliciting a kiss from your husband. Gently he returned you to bed, the both of you exhausted beyond reason. 
He found the strength to tuck you in, and crossed to his side of the bed before slipping into the blankets and promptly taking you into his arms once more.
You didn’t say anything about his quiet desperation, how he clung to you tighter than you could have held him, even if you wanted to. 
He was thankful beyond words to have you back home, and you knew that just by feeling him around you. He wasn’t going to let you go, anytime soon.
And you weren’t going to let him.
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Phantom: You know you could’ve used your authority as Queen Regent of the Infinite Realms to stop him, right?
Red Hood: She could what? You’re a what??
Jazz: I was told to only use those powers in an emergency.
Red Hood: You didn’t think being kidnapped by a fucking robot ghost hunter out to skin us alive and hang our pelts as trophies on his wall constituted as an emergency?!
Jazz: No, that happens like every other Tuesday for Phantom here.
Phantom: …
Phantom: I was going to argue but yeah, that tracks.
Red Hood: un-fucking-believable.
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Prompt 100
“What are you, a Kent?” 
It’s a saying in the world of the supernatural. A well-known one even. See, several, many generations back, no one quite knows when, the Kent family managed to run afoul of a particularly nasty creature who laid a curse upon them. The original wording, no one quite knows either, but the gist, everyone is aware of. For no firstborns will be born to them before they already have one. 
It was supposed to be airtight in a way, a curse that would end the entire bloodline really. For a child to exist before they could have a child? How could that be? 
Well. That curse had… backfired. It had backfired massively. Most, at least back when blood was everything, didn’t exactly ponder things like adoption to those outside of their own bloodline. The Kents however, lived in a very simple village, one that had disease spread through it often back then, leaving families childless and children parentless. 
What were they to do but take them in? And so they had a son, many sons and daughters even, before their firstborn. Now of course, most would simply dismiss it afterwards. After all, that was the end of the story, isn’t it? 
Well, no. See, the curse was a family-line curse, a just in case perhaps, that meant that each generation could not have any children until they had children. Perhaps it should have ended there, but well. It didn’t. 
Kents are a strange breed in the world of the supernatural, known for having a… bit of an adoption problem. If any child or babe were to be left near their land, one can be assured the family line would take them in as their own. 
Fae, demon, human, changeling, satyr, cyclops, half-breeds, werewolf- it didn’t matter. A Kent would gladly pick the child up and raise it as their own. And now, they could add aliens to that long, long list in the family line. 
And really, perhaps with this context, is it really surprising that when one Clark Kent, said alien, opens his door to a basket on his doorstep holding a trio of godlings, he takes them in with no questions asked? 
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“Oh, shit. Shit, shit-!” B took off running down the street, dodging around people and pushing them out of the way. Some strangers brushed past A as they ran after B, trying to keep up.
A couldn’t help but laugh as they watched it all go down. B was always getting into weird trouble, so this was never anything new.
When one of the strangers grabbed their arm and started dragging them away, however, A didn’t find it nearly as normal. Or funny.
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