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Sly5thAve - Liberation - leading a whole orchestra on his new album
‘Liberation’ is the third solo LP from composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve. Layered with orchestral arrangements, jazz improvisation and Hip-Hop production, ‘Liberation’ is an accomplished record of courage, musical conviction, and growth.
Known for his sophisticated compositions, Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II AKA Sly5thAve’s first experiences with large scale arranging were with the Club Casa Chamber Orchestra and recording instrumental covers of popular modern songs. Notably, his orchestral tribute to Dr. Dre, ‘The Invisible Man,’ garnered widespread praise and attention, even earning the admiration of Dr. Dre himself. Through these recordings Sly5thAve felt he had found a way to make people connect with orchestral music; “I’ve long felt orchestras around the world are inaccessible to most people – whether it be the programming or the cost, or the location”.
The LP is Sly5thAve’s first full album of original orchestral arrangements and features the musicianship of Sly5thAve’s collaborators and Ghost Note bandmates - headed by Snarky Puppy's multi-Grammy–winning percussion duo Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth, alongside previous collaborator Roberto Verástegui.
MUSICIANS
Sly5thAve – Bari Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Aux Keys, Synth Bass, Drum Programming
Roberto Verástegui – Keys (A1, B1, B3, C1, C3, C4, D2, D3)
Todd M. Simon – Trumpets (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Robert “Sput” Searight – Drums (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Peter Knudsen – Guitar (A1, B1, B2, B3, C1, C3, C4, D1, D2, D3)
Nate Werth – Percussion (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Jelani Brooks – Tenor Sax (A1)
Michael Campagna – Trumpet (A1, B1, B2, C1, D1)
Marío Cortés García – Contrabass (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Malik Taylor – French Horn (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Lemar Guillary – Trombone (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Jonathan Mones – Flutes & Sax (B1, B2, D1)
Jay Jennings – Trumpet & Flugelhorn (A1, B2, B3, C1, C4, D2)
Ibanda Ruhimbika – Tuba (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
MonoNeon – Bass (B3, C3, D2, D3)
DominiqueXavier – Keys (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Domenica Fossati – Flute & Piccolo (A1, B1, B2, C1, D1)
Dave Richards – Trumpet (B2, C4, D1)
Daniel Wytanis – Trombone (B2, C4, D1)
Ben Burget – Flutes, Clarinet & Alto Sax (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Antoine Katz – Bass (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
Alex Wasily – Trombone (A1, B1, B2, C1, C4, D1)
MacKenzie – Vocals (C3)
Kyle Rapps – Vocals (B3)
STRINGS (A1, B1, B2, B3, C1, C4, D1, D2)
Salomón Guerrero Alarcón – Cello
Israel Torress Araiza – Violin
Carols Roberto Gándara García – Violin
Anna Arnal Ferrer - Viola
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Sucker Punch
Relationship: Klaus Hargreeves/David Katz
Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Ambiguous/Open Ending
Summary:
Never in his life has anyone expressed such genuine admiration. It leaves him speechless.
And Klaus would love to blame it on the alcohol, but he really isn’t that drunk and right now Dave’s voice sounds like honey despite the growing frustration in it. And every word has Klaus hooked like a drug.
#complete#oneshot#the umbrella academy#klaus hargreeves#dave katz#klaus x dave#sucker punch#maddy writes#ao3 fanfiction#tua fanfiction
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Something Familiar (1086 words) by sonderwrites
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Klaus Hargreeves/David "Dave" Katz
Characters: Klaus Hargreeves, David "Dave" Katz
Additional Tags: Modern David "Dave" Katz, Alternate Universe, Homeless Klaus Hargreeves, Childhood Memories, One Shot, Short One Shot
Summary:
Klaus and Dave dated as teenagers, and now, years later, they have a chance encounter.
Read it here.
#enklave fest 2023#klaus hargreeves x dave katz#klaus hargreeves/dave katz#klaus/dave#klaus x dave#klave#klaus hargreeves#dave katz#sonderwrites#fic
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@kardiaerasti sent ‘ * — take my muse by the hips to carefully move them out of their way ’ — your klaus hargreeves with dave katz
It’s the small touches he lives for. Even if Dave is just moving him out of the way, he likes the way Dave’s hands fit so perfectly on his hips. He probably should have been paying better attention but he’d been rambling on about the world around them. It’s much different than the world Dave is from and Klaus has so much to teach him!
But, it’s an adjustment for them both. Klaus adjusting to life without drugs when she aches for them every single day because of how terrified she gets of the ghosts. Though, since being with Dave, it’s helped her as far as the ache for drugs are concerned, and Dave adjusting to the modern world.
They’d invited the man to stay with them in the big ass mansion their father had and honestly there’s probably a lot that he should tell Dave. Not only about the modern world but their family too. Sure Dave knows about their ability to see the dead and how it scares the shit out of them. They haven’t seen them yet but without the drugs, it’s inevitable, but they doesn’t exactly know their whole family has abilities and they’re trying to prevent an freaking apocalypse.
He’s cut off mid-sentence when Dave grabs him by his hips to gently move him. “What are you trying to get to?” He peeks over Dave’s shoulder from behind him. Whatever he’s doing now has Klaus’ interest.
#ok i rambled oops ajksjksj#i just haven't written klaus IN SO LONG#klaus hargreeves interactions#kardiaerasti
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hi babe what are your favourite klave tropes??? [[[may or may not be outsourcing ideas to steal tehee]]
HELLO M’DEAR omg first of all you guys have carte blanche to cherry pick from all these anons abt them boys if something strikes ur fancy, more klave is good klave, pls assume everything i post is something i would want to read a fic of written by someone who doesn’t already have too many drafts going (it’s me i’m someone)
as for klave tropes, oh man…. okay here’s a list of five, no particular order except the first one which is my favorite
dave surviving and klaus coming back to the states with him just in time for the 70s, which would have been terrible for the actual main plot of the television program, but that’s what fanfic is for. good times and bad times, cultural events, working through the rough patches together, goofy happy little domestic times, give me all of it
their first time!! i’m just a gay noodle and i want to read one million different versions of the first time they did everything. they are all correct and canonically what actually happened
this is where it starts to become obvious that i default to filtering by e lmao, but i love fics where klaus and dave have to take a sex break to like, work through complicated emotions together, or anything where one of them is going full tilt and the other one is like wait i think we need to have a Conversation. which is at least half of the fics i’ve written, but listen. i like when other people do it too. klaus and dave have a lot to process, and an intimate scene is a good frame to get them (klaus) vulnerable enough to do it
klaus telling dave things about the future!! whether he’s exaggerating or not, whether or not dave believes him, i just think it’s cute when dave canonical scifi enjoyer katz gets to have a time traveling magic ghost boyfriend. it’s what he deserves
those are all somewhat canon-compliant which is what i tend to be drawn to personally, but i do love a modern AU where klaus and dave meet in NA, or a support group for PTSD, or some other similar setting. i think when it’s done thoughtfully it can be a really lovely way to recreate their dynamic without pulling directly from canon - they’re still coming off different paths with different pain, but they end up in the same fight together, and they help each other through the parts that might have gotten the best of them if they were on their own
wait shit no i thought of another one THE LOGISTICS OF DATING A GHOST okay i’m done
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gaslight gatekeep girlboss
#my art#cw blood#addy walker#american girl#fnaf fanart#five nights at Freddy’s#Cassidy price#my little pony friendship is magic#big macintosh#Michael afton#fritz smith#blueycapsules#bluey capsules#Elizabeth afton#main au#modern au#springtrap#the umbrella academy#klaus hargreeves#dave katz#klave#rupphire#steven universe
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CLOSED Modern war Au
Starter for @funkylittleseance
(Little PSA I have not been in the army nor tried to get in - so any inaccuracies is due to that. I am trying to look up facts so i am not 100% bullshitting this, but seeing as it is RP, it doesn’t have to be fully real since let’s face it - Half of y’all don’t have your muse’s lock their doors when they leave their house.Anywho, enjoy reading this for those who are keeping along. And if anyone else wants a starter similar to this, dm or pop into my asks. I would love to send you a version as well)
(also, yes. The 107th is referencing James buchanan BArnes aka bucky barnes because i can)
Sergeant David Katz of the 107th.
He had recently been promoted to that title not long before the new recruits were to show up.
This was something Dave was looking forward to, a chance to show his commanding officers he could do this. Not many people knew of his sexual orientation, it wasn’t a really big deal to them. But it was a chance for those who did know that being Gay wouldn’t change how he handled being in command.
So really, this was a test.
One he was excited for actually.
He had dreamed of this. Ever since he was a kid and he heard stories from his grandfather and even his father of the military, he wanted to follow their footsteps.
And now he stood, watching as the recruits entered in single file.
Starting in just a few moments, he was going to be commanding them, making them the best the army had ever seen.
Well...
That was if he could keep his eyes off of one.
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any modern klave hcs?
Sorry for the wait anon, it’s been a crazy week or thee. And to be honest, I don’t have much inspiration for this one. Hmm. Modern klave…. I have actually had a short drabble in the drafts for a while. Just a little scene in which Klaus finally manages to manifest Dave (in front of the fam, because drama, y’know?). Like, he’s been working on getting Ben corporeal for the others to be able to see and talk to an maybe even touch and it’s working; sobriety’s taken months of frustration and false starts, but Klaus has finally stopped running from his powers and the siblings are all listening to what he needs. It’s sickeningly fluffy. Ben’s shakey image is bleeding slowly into something dark and textured and real in front of them as Klaus’s hands are engulfed in blue (“I forgot how much black you like to wear, Ben,” says Luther (Luther!), and it’s the first time someone’s said something to him rather than through Klaus and Ben beams with it, beams at Klaus and Klaus did that, gosh validation is its own kind of high). But here’s the part Klaus really hasn’t gotten the hang of - he has to hold his focus on Ben, and that’s hard because his attention span was shot even before the decades of drug abuse - and it just takes a stray thought, a wistful little sigh in the back of his mind, and Ben disappears. “Oh,” someone breathes, and Klaus tries not to feel like a disappointment. It hurts without the drugs, and it’s a feeling he’s still not used to drowning out. He scrubs a hand over his face. “I lost it,” he says, and throws himself back down on the couch just as Ben, at his side again like always, urges, “Klaus,” and Allison asks, “Who is that?”, and they’re all staring at a point over Klaus’s shoulder. “Klaus?” Dave says. …You know I might just post the drabble. But I fully intended it to have an actual structure and such, which it just… does not have right now, and I don’t want to give myself more work when my to-do list is already long. Anyway have this, anon. It’s not any modern au, but it’s a reunion with Dave in 2019 so I’m calling it modern Klave.
#ask#anon#modern au#but like not really#it's not a headcanon either#oh well#klaus hargreeves#dave katz#headcanon#thoughts#klave#tua#the umbrella academy#nikkiwrites#ficlet#drabble
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Conversation
Klaus: I always perform well under pressure.
Ben: You sure about that?
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Dave: What the hell is that?!
Klaus: An alpaca! I got the last one!
Ben: *sighs*
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@ofseances → dave starter call
He eyed the man that was standing at the bar. Dave wasn’t sure what it was but something about him seemed... strange. Not just the fact that he disappeared out of nowhere but just... something. He couldn’t say what it was if he wanted to.
They had been here for a few weeks (or were it months already?) and Dave realized he had never really asked about Klaus just appearing out of nowhere that day. Today seemed like a good time though and thus he walked towards him and leaned against the counter next to him. “So...” Dave started, tilting his head a bit to the side. “Where did you come from all of a sudden? I had never seen you around before...” He wasn’t sure what kind of answer he would expect he was just curious about it.
#💼 dave katz.#fsajkfajk i hope this works!!#dave [verse → the good die young.]#youll probably get a second one set in my modern verse so uwu#ofseances
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Introducing The Klave Fucktober Fest
Hello Party People, the Hargreeves’ birthday is nigh and what’s a better present for our lovely Number Four (and us) than getting him and his main squeeze thoroughly wrecked? Without further ado...
Welcome to Fucktober! A prompt fest dedicated to creating mature fanworks for The Umbrella Academy pairing of Klaus Hargreeves/Dave Katz.
Cool! So, who is it that’s hiding behind the curtain?
Your fest runners for this event are CriseCardiac (@thistlemoth) and Teddy (@yeah-klave), just a couple of friendly neighborhood smut enthusiasts dying for some content in these dark, dark interseasonal times. Any questions, you can find us on tumblr or, more often than not, hanging out in Elliott’s House.
Okay, how does this work?
You can submit a prompt here from now until September 17th. The submitted prompts will be posted on September 19th, on which day claiming will open and participants can begin working on their submission(s). Multiple claims are allowed on prompts, and you can claim as many as you want. Collabs are great! We don’t want to be restrictive – the idea of this fest is to encourage as much smutty Klave creation as possible: we want ALL THE SMUT.
Once you have completed your work, you can either: (1) add it to the AO3 Klave-Fucktober Collection - “Klave Fucktober 2021″; and/or (2) submit it to the Klave-Fucktober tumblr page. The AO3 Collection will go live on 30 October and any works submitted to the tumblr page will also be posted at intermittent times throughout the day on the 30th October, and, depending on the number of entries, the following days.
Alternatively, you can post your work to your own tumblr, however, if you’re doing this, we ask that you don’t post your work until 30 October, please. If you’re posting to your own tumblr, please remember to tag your work #fucktober. Also, if you tag either @klave-fucktober, @thistlemoth or @yeah-klave, one of us will reblog on the official fucktober tumblr page.
Please note, if you are creating nsfw art, you must adhere to the rules of the site you are posting your work to.
What can I prompt?
It’s a free-for-all baby! Want to see Klaus and Dave having sweet, sticky Saigon sex? Prompt it! Want to see them getting down and dirty in the jungle? Prompt it! Modern AU lazy Sunday morning lovemaking? Angsty, post-argument make-up fuck? Gender-swapped klave (i.e. our lovely Klesbians) princess/stable girl illicit love affair? Office co-workers enemies to lovers? Sex dungeon? Semi-public? Trans? Threesome? Moresome? Full on orgy? First time? Prompt it, prompt it, prompt it!!
So, in summary, as long as Klave is the main pairing and it involves some form of sex, you can prompt anything and everything. This could be as simple as a particular kink or you could submit a detailed scenario. Whatever you’ve been craving, this is your opportunity to get it out to potential nsfw Klave content creators.
Are there any exclusions?
No rape and no underage, please. And absolutely no kink-shaming.
Can I submit a prompt if I don’t plan to contribute?
Of course. As a prompt fest, there’s no commitment. Often the prompts are a gift in themselves. Your prompt may inspire something wonderful – so please, prompt away!
What can I create?
Anything you want, as long as your creation is in some way fucktastic! Write something, draw something, use those graphic-design-is-my-passion skills. Know some songs you think the boys would get down and dirty to? Make a playlist! All fannish talents are welcome and encouraged. We’re here for a fun, adult time together. Go wild.
As a note for fics: there are no word count restrictions. You can write a sexy bite-sized drabble or a slow burn epic where all that antici-- pation and build-up doesn’t come to a tingly, pulsating climax until chapter 10. Multichapter fics do not need to be completed within the fest window.
I’ve made a claim but I’m afraid I won’t finish my submission on time. What happens now?
No worries, it happens! Neither of us will run screaming after you in the night. Claiming is mostly to give us an idea of what to expect and allow your potential audience to get excited about what might be to come. Allowing multiple claims means you can be as ambitious as you want without preventing other submissions.
If you change your mind about a claim, decide to fill a different prompt instead, create something that hasn’t even been prompted, post only the first chapter, post later than the fest window – that’s all fine!
I’ve never created anything nsfw before – I’d like to participate but I’m nervous about the theme.
This is not an exclusive environment. We know there are many smut veterans out there who will be eager to participate in this event, but we also want to use this as an opportunity to encourage as many new participants to get involved as well! Whether you’re new to creating nsfw content for this pairing, or just new to creating nsfw content at all – we would LOVE for you to get involved!
There’s no getting around it, posting smut can be very daunting. Maybe you’ve always wanted to create something nsfw but have always felt too exposed or nervous to post it? Maybe you’ve created something in the past but have always thought it was not good enough or not sexy enough to share? To all you lovely people, we beckon you over, throw our arms wide and invite you to join the smut club.
Smut comes in all shapes and sizes and styles. Just like kinks. Just like people. Everyone has different tastes and preferences – there is no right or wrong way to create smut. What works for one person might not work for another, but that’s part of the fun of it!
So whatever your previous smut experience level, we would love for you to take part. And remember, if you’ve got any questions, concerns or you just need a little positive encouragement, you can always reach out to one of the event runners – we’re very friendly and we’re both smut-writers, so we’d be happy to chat with you. Feel free to drop us an ask or a DM.
Any warnings?
This is an open prompt fest, where just about anything goes, so please be aware of this when reading prompts and fills.
We ask our creators to tag all works accordingly, so nobody gets any nasty surprises, i.e. any potential triggers, unusual kinks or non-klave pairings (particularly any sibling ships). However, we caution everyone to read/view/participate at their own risk.
I am underage, can I participate?
Sorry, but no. This is a smut fest, 18+ only please.
The Timeline
Sept 4th - Prompting begins
Sept 17th (noon PST/ 7pm UTC) - Prompting ends
Sept 19th (midnight PST/ 7am UTC) - Claiming opens
Oct 30th (Devil’s Night) - The revelry, I mean posting, starts!
Please go forth and be merry ( and reblog <3 )
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Love Batter
Summary: Klaus comes home early and catches Dave up to something in the kitchen.
Genre: Pure, tooth rotting fluff.
A/N: This is set in a Dave Didn’t Die AU. He and Klaus made it back to 2019 (somehow) where they’re now living happily ever after.
Word length: 2.6k
Warning: Some light innuendo.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of The Umbrella Academy characters or settings.
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“Oh, umm.”
Klaus closed the front door quietly and stood for a second in the hallway, head on one side, listening.
“Umm… yes.”
Klaus frowned. He heard the smacking of lips, shortly followed by another low groan.
“Yes. That’s good. There we go…”
He could hear movement in the direction of the kitchen. Suddenly, the tone of the noise changed.
“Oh, no! Don’t do that! Oh dear. Oh, that’s not good.”
There was a clatter and then muffled grumbling.
“Oh, no. Why can’t you just…?” There was another clatter. “Oh, oops, oh no! Don’t...”
There was a dull thunk, and Klaus heard Dave say, “owch.”
Klaus dropped his keys in the bowl and walked down the hallway to their kitchen.
He pushed the door open and stopped in the entrance, his eyebrows shooting up.
Dave froze in place. He looked up guiltily, eyes wide, a finger in his mouth and his other hand clutching his foot. He was also wearing a frilly apron.
Dave brought the finger out of his mouth with a wet pop. “I… I… I thought you said you were going to be back late tonight?!” he spluttered.
“I did,” Klaus said bemused.
“But, but…” Still balancing on one foot, Dave waved his free arm wildly. Something gloopy flicked off a finger and landed somewhere near the toaster. “But this isn’t late at all!” he finally said, the tiniest hint of accusation behind the words.
“Allison had to cancel,” Klaus said evenly. “I did text you. But maybe you didn’t notice. I mean, it looks like you’ve been a little busy in here.” He looked around the kitchen, taking in the full scene. “Daaaaavve,” he said finally in a light, sing-song voice, the corner of his mouth curling upwards, a gleeful twinkle in his eyes, “whatcha doin’?”
Dave deflated a little. He let go of his foot and looked glumly at the chaos surrounding him.
“I was,” he started sheepishly, purposefully not catching Klaus’ eye. “I was trying to bake you a cake.”
Klaus’ face lit up even brighter. “Really?!”
“Yeah,” Dave nodded, twisting his face into a rueful grimace. “A surprise cake for your birthday tomorrow. I thought I could make it tonight while you were out and hide it in a cupboard overnight and surprise you in the morning.”
Klaus’ heart clenched and he looked at Dave fondly. “My darling, dearest Dave,” Klaus gently teased, “light of my life, fire of my loins,” he broke off and waggled his eyebrows suggestively. “Even if Allison hadn’t cancelled, I’d have been back in an hour or so anyway. Did you really think you could finish up and then get our kitchen looking normal again by the time I got back?”
They both looked around. Dirty bowls were strewn across the counters, along with various utensils, eggs shells and empty packets. Cake pans were discarded near the hob, a brown, baked-on crust coating the inside. There was a palette knife on the floor, gloopy icing dripping from the flat blade into a small puddle. Also, a layer of flour and icing sugar seemed to have settled over everything.
“Hmm,” Dave said in a mock solemn voice. “I take your point.”
Klaus laughed.
Dave bent down and picked up a cookery book that was splayed open, upside-down, by his bare feet. Dave’s fingers left sticky marks on the cover as he tried shuffling things around on the counter, looking for somewhere clean to lay it down.
Klaus stepped forwards and took the book from Dave. It was surprisingly heavy in Klaus’ hands. “Did this drop on your foot?” Klaus asked quietly.
“Um, yeah,” Dave reluctantly admitted.
Klaus looked down at the book. His nostrils flared and he suddenly felt an irrational wave of anger wash over him.
“Right,” he said with a hiss, baring his teeth, “well that settles it.” He held the book between a pinched finger and thumb and unceremoniously dropped it in the trash can.
“Klaus!” Dave said shocked.
“It hurt you,” Klaus said simply. “It has no place in our home anymore.”
Dave’s face softened in fond bemusement. Klaus watched his eyebrows crinkle together as he gave an exasperated little shake of his head.
“You know I’m just going to have to go digging though the trash to rescue that now?” His words had no bite.
“Don’t you dare!” Klaus looked scandalised. “It’s dead to me now. Goodbye evil instrument of pain…” He waved his Goodbye hand at the bin, but then looked back up at Dave and grinned.
“You really are something else,” Dave said fondly.
Klaus’ eyes twinkled and he reached out and traced a finger over Dave’s cheek, following a gloopy smear of pink icing.
“Well, sorry to break it to you, but right now, Mr Katz,” he said, “so are you.”
Klaus trailed his eyes down Dave’s body, taking in the floury handprints and unidentifiable smears that covered his clothes. Something pale brown and gloopy was drying in crusty matted clumps in his gloriously mussed curls.
Klaus reached up and tried to pull a bit of the stuff out of Dave’s hair. He raised a questioning eyebrow at his boyfriend.
“Oh, yeah,” Dave said. “I forgot about that.” He glanced up and Klaus followed his gaze to where splattered streaks of cake batter formed a modern art masterpiece on the white paint of their kitchen ceiling.
“How…?” Klaus started.
“I tried to use that mixer Vanya gave us,” Dave explained. “But I guess I didn’t fix the lid on properly.”
Klaus looked around the kitchen again. “What’s that?” he said, pointing at a couple of thin, dense-looking – vaguely cake-shaped – disks, half hidden under an empty bag of flour.
“Oh, that was my first attempt,” Dave grimaced again. “Back when I had high expectations. Apparently there is a difference between plain and self-raising flour.”
“Think the clue’s in the name, babe,” Klaus smiled.
Dave huffed. “I can follow a recipe,” he said indignantly, “but I just forgot about the flour thing.” He scrubbed a hand through his hair in frustration. “I just wanted to get it right.”
“And did you?” Klaus asked.
“Yes!” Dave nodded vigorously, a little shower of flower falling onto his broad shoulders. But then he paused and pulled a face. “Well,” he clarified, “the cake worked okay… eventually.” He looked over his shoulder and then back to Klaus. “The decorating part, not so much though,” he admitted. He scrunched his nose, contorting his face into an expression of dejected disappointment. Klaus thought he looked positively adorable.
“Can I see?”
“Well, the surprise is ruined now, so might as well,” Dave sighed. He stepped away from the counter, revealing the thing behind him that had previously been shielded by his body.
Klaus looked down. “It’s brilliant,” he said automatically. Then, after a beat, he added gently, “what is it?”
Dave grimaced and scrubbed a hand over his face, but when he brought it down, he was smiling.
“That bad, huh?” he said.
“No,” Klaus corrected himself quickly. “I mean, it looks great! I can see you’ve clearly put a lot of effort into this. I was just wondering…” he paused, “well, it’s very... I was just wondering what the thinking behind it was?”
“I know you never had your own birthday cake,” Dave said slowly. “Because you and your siblings all had the same birthday. I remember you saying Grace used to make one big cake for you all to share. But it’s not like having your own cake, just for you, with your name on it.”
Klaus’ eyes scanned Dave’s face. Dave was determinedly looking at the cake in front of him. Klaus reached over and took hold of his hand – his sticky, messy hand – and squeezed. The corner of Dave’s mouth twitched in a smile and he shook himself slightly.
“So that’s what I tried to do,” Dave carried on, “make you your own cake. Because you deserve a cake of your own, with only your name on it.”
“Is that what’s going on here?” Klaus pointed to an amorphous smear of blue icing that was bleeding into the runny pink icing underneath and then dribbling off the edges and pooling on the plate below.
“Yeah,” Dave sighed. “It was supposed to say Happy Birthday Klaus.”
“Thank you,” Klaus said, squeezing Dave’s hand again. “It’s perfect.”
Dave snorted. “Hardly!” he said. “In hindsight, I think I should have waited for the cake to cool down before trying to ice it. Plus, I think this icing is too runny.”
“No,” Klaus said firmly. “It’s perfect.”
Dave raised an eyebrow. “Klaus,” he said firmly, “you don’t need to humour me. I know it’s pants. I’ve seen how well your cakes turn out and this – most definitely – is nothing like them.”
Klaus frowned. “Firstly,” he said, “you grew up in the 50s! I hardly think it was part of the curriculum. Secondly, you’ve met my mom! There’s no way she wasn’t going to make sure all her kids could bake a mean sponge cake! And thirdly – now brace yourself, because this is going to be as corny as the corniest corn bread – Grace also taught us that the most important ingredient in any great bake is the love you stir in along the way.” Klaus looked down, ran a finger through the dribbled icing, brought it up to his mouth and then licked it off his finger, maintaining eye contact with Dave the whole time. “And it’s clear that this cake, Dave, is positively overflowing with that. So, on that logic, this is the best cake that’s ever been baked.”
Dave’s eyes got a little glossy and he pulled Klaus into his arms, burying his face into the crook of Klaus’ neck.
“I love you,” Dave said. It sounded thick and muffled.
“That’s because I’m so damn lovable,” Klaus joked, running his fingers through Dave’s hair. “At least, that’s the overwhelming feedback I’ve got so far from all the people in my life. Oh, no, wait…” Klaus trailed off, grinning.
Dave pulled back, his hands resting on Klaus’ hips. “Well, I find it exceedingly easy.”
Klaus smiled. He reached up, wiped another smear of icing from Dave’s cheek with his thumb then leaned forwards and kissed the tip of his nose.
Dave blinked and looked down at himself again, then at the flour and sticky streaks he had transferred to Klaus’ clothes during their hug.
“Oh dear,” he said, trying to pull away “I’m sorry, baby, I’ve messed up your outfit.”
“I don’t care,” Klaus replied, pulling him back fiercely. “Do you hear me? I don’t care.” He rested his hands on Dave’s chest, his fingers playing with the collar of his soft tee. “And for the record,” he added, “I never want to hear anyone calling my special, surprise birthday cake pants ever again. My boyfriend made me that and I love it,” he nuzzled the tips of their noses together. “I love every sticky inch of it.” He kissed the frown lines between Dave’s eyes, “And I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“You still talking about the cake?” Dave asked, his thumbs gently stroking over the strip of exposed skin at Klaus’ waist, his mouth curling up in a smile.
“I can’t imagine what you mean!” Klaus’ eyes twinkled.
Dave grinned and caught Klaus’ mouth in a kiss, a sweet press of slightly parted lips.
Klaus let out a sigh and pressed forwards, their lips moving in a lazy slide. They broke apart, resting their foreheads together and took a moment, just holding each other and breathing the same air.
“Well,” Klaus said, his lips brushing Dave’s as he spoke. “I think we both know what we need to do now.”
“Umm,” Dave hummed his agreement. He paused, then added, “I’ll fill the sink.”
“Good idea,” Klaus grinned. “I’ll grab a tea-towel.”
Dave huffed a laugh and pulled back, grinning. Then he turned to start filling the washing-up bowl with hot soapy water.
Klaus reached up and, with practiced ease, twisted his hair into a loose bun on the top of his head, securing it with a black glittery scrunchie from his wrist. He flicked the radio on and the room was filled with the soft sound of something light and boppy. Klaus flashed a smile and started dancing around the room, collecting the dirty bowls and utensils between enthusiastic little shimmies and finally stacking them in a pile next to the sink.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, laughing and chatting – Dave elbow deep in sudsy water and Klaus drying the items and placing them on the draining board – they were the very picture of pure domestic bliss.
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“And you’re sure I can’t just use the mop?” Klaus squinted at the ceiling.
“Yes, sugarplum, I’m sure,” Dave looked over at him fondly from where he was putting the cutlery back in the drawer. “As is undoubtedly clear from the way I butchered that cake, I’m hardly a domestic goddess. But even I know you shouldn’t mop your ceiling. I’ll pick up some stepladders from the store tomorrow.”
“Or,” Klaus said, “I could just ask Luther to do it. What’s the point of having a giant for a brother if you can’t ask him to clean cake batter from your ceiling every now and again?”
“A completely normal sentence,” Dave said with a grin. Klaus rolled his eyes.
Dave wandered over to the counter and looked down at the cake.
“I’ll just bin this,” he said.
“What?! No!” Klaus said shocked, hopping down from the counter he’d been sitting on and trotting over to Dave. “Don’t throw away my cake!”
Dave suppressed a little smile, looking down at the sticky mess. “Don’t worry, pumpkin, the love-cake speech was very much appreciated. I got the message loud and clear. But you don’t actually have to eat this, you know.”
But when he looked up, Klaus was already holding out two plates and a knife.
“I’m selfish and impatient and can’t wait until tomorrow,” Klaus said.
Dave snorted, but moved aside.
“Make a wish,” Dave said, as Klaus cut two large slices. Klaus turned his face away slightly, smiling to himself. Dave wasn’t entirely sure, but he though he heard Klaus whisper, “No point, I already have him.”
They took their cake and a couple of forks into the living room and settled onto the sofa, their knees touching.
“Ummm,” Klaus hummed, his mouth full. “This is amazing.”
Dave took a careful bite, considering. “I guess it doesn’t taste too bad,” he said.
Klaus sprayed a mouthful of crumbs in his haste to reply, “It tastes so good!”
He swallowed and added with a grin, “One thing I still want to know, though, is why you decided to do all of this while wearing the apron from my sexy maid costume?”
Dave looked at Klaus and deadpanned, “Well, knowing what that costume’s been through, I didn’t think it would matter if I got a little more love batter on it.” Then he winked.
Klaus let out a cackle of laughter, his eyes crinkling at the corners.
Klaus looked over at Dave slumped next to him. Tired and dishevelled and warm and happy and alive. And his.
“Like I said before,” Klaus declared in the most dignified voice he could, while simultaneously trying to lick icing out of his beard. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Dave looked back at Klaus fondly, a smile playing around the corner of his mouth, and replied, simply, “I wouldn’t have my cake any other way either.”
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by cryingoverspiltmilk
Oh yeah, how could he forget? Klaus was in a psyche ward. He didn’t particularly want to be here but anything to get away from dear old dad worked. Besides, it being a hospital and all meant they had all sorts of things that he totally shouldn’t touch.
Dave was in a psyche ward. He deserved to be here. He had a problem, his uncle said so himself. He was the problem.
Words: 701, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Klaus Hargreeves, David "Dave" Katz, Original Characters, Reginald Hargreeves, Diego Hargreeves, Vanya Hargreeves, Allison Hargreeves, Luther Hargreeves, Number Six | Ben Hargreeves, Number Five | The Boy (Umbrella Academy)
Relationships: Klaus Hargreeves/David "Dave" Katz
Additional Tags: Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Psyche ward, Alternate Universe - High School, Ghosts, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Fluff, Light-Hearted, Klaus Hargreeves Needs A Hug, Klaus Hargreeves Has Issues, Klaus Hargreeves Being Klaus Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves Being an Idiot, Copious Amount of Drugs, Klaus Hargreeves-centric, Stream of Consciousness, Internal Monologue, Softie David "Dave" Katz, Modern David "Dave" Katz, I am soft for Klaus/Dave, written for a friend, Bad Parent Reginald Hargreeves, Depressed David “Dave” Katz, Angst
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Not A Purse Thief Actually A Cool Guy (3078 words) by KawaiiCommunism
Chapters: 1/3
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Klaus Hargreeves/David "Dave" Katz, Sissy Cooper/Vanya Hargreeves | Viktor Hargreeves
Characters: Allison Hargreeves, David "Dave" Katz, Vanya Hargreeves | Viktor Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves
Additional Tags: Fluff, Meet-Cute, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary:
If it's Allison and Viktor's big night out, and Klaus isn't even coming, why is tonight going to be so special for Klaus.
Read it here.
#enklave fest 2023#klaus hargreeves x dave katz#klaus/dave#klaus x dave#klave#klaus hargreeves#dave katz#fic#kawaiicommunism
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Fic Masterlist
So, I've noticed that fic posts usually get lost in the sheer masses of things I reblog and that's why I'm creating this masterlist. I'm going to update this whenever I post a new fic.
JatP
For the love of April (Series) (in progress)
(mpreg, 2/3 of the canon character deaths) What if Alex was pregnant the day of the Orpheum? Eventual Willex.
The Beginning
Plans, Songs and Butterflies (not in that order)
April
The Orpheum
Like Sister like Brother
Love's worth the pain
(ep 9 au, Willex) After the Orpheum, Alex doesn't go back to the garage with Reggie and Luke. He needs to talk to Willie before it's too late.
Supernatural
to not wasting second chances
(15x18/15x19 fix-it, Destiel) If he could have just one more moment with Cas, just enough time to tell him I love you too, Dean would give up everything for that.
Dean Winchester is saved
(15x18/15x19 fix-it, Destiel) Dean hates the fact that it took him twelve years and Cas dying too many times, and one final time. He hates that, had Cas never confessed his feelings, he’d still be happily pretending he’s straight. There was a time when he cared about things like that. A few years ago, Dean would have punched anyone who even dared to suggest he was anything but straight. Now, he can’t bring himself to care, and he wonders why he ever did. Looking perfectly straight isn’t so great anymore when the love of your life is dead and in a place you can never follow him to.
Shadowhunters
Some demons have wings, and angel blood in their veins
(Bamf!Magnus, background malec) The only people who can use seraph blades are nephilim. Somehow, that is one thing every single being in the shadow world agrees on. They disagree on almost everything. Who is more powerful, who should rule, what makes a person evil, should all demon-blooded creatures be killed? There are a thousand different answers to that, depending on who you ask.
But, this one thing everyone agrees on. No downworlder can wield a seraph blade. It simply won’t light up for anyone but the nephilim.
One of the only things in the world shadowhunters and downworlders agree on. And it’s wrong.
Runes don't make a man (Series) (technically in progress, but can be read as three-shot)
(Deruned!Alec, Teacher!Alec, Malec) Alec gets deruned, meets Magnus, says fuck internalised homophobia, marries the man and becomes a history teacher. Years later, Jace and Izzy crash back into his life on their quest to get Clary's memories back. (This also has Hamilton themed titles because I love Hamilton)
It will have been worth it
In New York you can be a new man
Take a break (from your idiot brother)
Criminal Minds
Who I Am (might be a surprise to you)
(Singer!Spencer) Spencer Reid: Genius, agent and profiler.
Penny Taylor: Singer, mysterious and the object of Garcia's newest obsession.
The only problem? Spencer Reid and Penny Taylor are one and the same. And the team is about to find out as a case hits a little too close to home.
Hamilton
In the Eye of the Hurricane (in progress)
(Reincarnation AU, Lin gets elected President without his knowledge) You’d think he’d remember being Alexander the moment he picks up Ron Chernow’s biography. Or when he starts writing Hamilton. Or when he puts on the costume for the first time. Or literally at any point during the year of playing essentially himself. But no. Of course he doesn’t. He remembers while watching the voting results of the 2016 election being counted. And as he watches the white of an independent candidate moving past the line marking the majority, he thinks well, fuck. I guess 200 years of waiting paid off.
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Or: Lin-Manuel Miranda is the reincarnation of Alexander Hamilton and realizes that fact embarrassingly late.
Umbrella Academy
Klaus Katz saves the world (Series) (in progress)
(AU, Klave, Modern Dave) Klaus meets Dave at 21 and promptly falls in love. Many happy years and learning to live with and control his powers instead of drowning them out with drugs follow. (Because Dave actually wants to help Klaus when he suggests learning control and quitting the drugs, unlike the asshat known as Sir Reginald)
How David Katz saved a life by falling in love (in progress)
How Klaus Katz saved the world by being a good sibling (planned)
#fanfic#fanfiction#jatp#julie and the phantoms#alex mercer#willex#willie#mpreg#supernatural#dean winchester#castiel#destiel#shadowhunters#malec#alec lightwood#magnus bane#deruned#bamf magnus bane#criminal minds#spencer reid#singer spencer reid#hamilton: an american musical#hamilton#alexander hamilton#lin manuel miranda#reincarnation au#umbrella academy#klaus hargreeves#klave#masterlist
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5 & 13!
5. who is your favorite character?
- i have so many favorite characters lol. but first and foremost has to be the love of my life, Klaus 🖤 (i can go into why he’s my number one favorite character another time if anyone wants to know lol) and some of my other favorite characters are under the cut 😅 there’s a lot of them so i thought i should just do this so if anyone doesn’t want to read all of that, they don’t have to lol.
13. do you have any dreams or aspirations?
- i do 🥰 i want to become an actor/actress 🖤 (well i guess actor is the more gender neutral of the two 😅) like to play a character and work on a show or movie that can help someone through the tough times like my favorite shows, movies, characters and actors/actresses have for me, or idk maybe make them feel less alone, that’s all i want.
i want to be able to tell that character’s story well enough that someone can relate to it or feel like they are being seen and heard. i just- to be able to give someone even a fraction of what my comfort/favorite movies, shows, characters & actors/actresses have given me and continue to give me and how they make me feel so much less alone when i’m struggling, always managing to put a smile on my face or making a good day even better, that would just mean the world to me 💙
i would love to be able to give someone the comfort, happiness, love and security my faves have given me and still do give me 🖤 and i would love for there to be more non-binary, bi/pan/queer and demisexual representation in media!
like i realize it’s a long shot. but i have wanted this with all of my heart and soul, have dreamt of this and wished for this to be my career or what i do my whole life 💙 i want this with everything i have and love acting so much! it’s my passion! (hopefully all of that makes sense 💖)
thank you so so much for asking these 🥰💙🖤
my other favorite characters are the doctor (11,13,10,12), luba (idc if he’s not in the movie that much, he is one of my favorite characters lol) nathan young, vincent (the road within) rose tyler, donna nobel, clara oswald, river song, amy and rory pond, sally sparrow, jack harkness, bill potts, yasmin khan, missy, madame vastra & jenny (they’re all doctor who characters 😅) captain marvel, jim and pam (the office), sigrit (eurovision song contest the story of fire saga) alexis rose, david rose, stevie budd (schitt’s creek), diego hargreeves, ben hargreeves, allison hargreeves, vanya hargreeves, dave katz and eudora patch, sissy, lila pitts and raymond chestnut, sam and dean winchester, castiel (i love a lot of other supernatural characters but i’ll just leave it at those three for now lol), takeshi kovach (altered carbon), louise & tina belcher, linda & bob belcher, steve harrington, jim hopper, eleven, robin (stranger things), maleficent, aurora, prince philip, flora & fauna & merryweather, esmerelda, belle, ariel, rapunzel, flynn rider, star butterfly, marco diaz, marie & duchess & thomas o’malley (the aristocats), pongo & perdita (101 dalmatians), hook, regina and emma swan (once upon a time), alice (alice in wonderland the animated one lol) sam beckett (quantum leap), loki, wanda maximoff, black widow, gamora, bucky, theo & nellie crane (hill house), lucifer & chloe & maze & trixie & ella (lucifer), nick miller & jess & cece (new girl), marty & lorraine mcfly (back to the future), cindy & alice & ziggy (adult and young) & deena & josh (fear street 😅), peyton sawyer, brooke davis, quinn james, julian baker, hayley james scott, lucas scott, nathan scott (one tree hill), hatter (syfy’s alice), connor temple and abby maitland (primeval), sean falco, maeve wiley, eric effiong and aimee gibbs (sex education), franky doyle, bea smith, allie novak doreen anderson (wentworth), bo dennis, kenzie and dyson (lost girl), steven universe, garnett, amethyst, lapis lazuli, saphire and ruby, connie maheswaran, stevonnie and pearl (steven universe 😅) gloria pritchett and phil dunphy (modern family), michelle mallon, james maguire, erin quinn, orla mccool and clare devlin (derry girls), billy delaney, archie (demons never die), luke (cherry bomb), jamie (the bigger picture), vladek klimov, megara (hercules) and so so so so many other characters 😅
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