iluvroadrunner6 | fandom weekly { 2021 } entry tracking part 3

Fandom Weekly part the third.

101 and we all lose our charms in the end | leverage | 617 **SECOND PLACE**
102 the choice is yours | dctv | 698
103 we got fun and games | original | 830
104 i've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed | leverage | 1,000 **FIRST PLACE**
105 never shall we die | original | 553 **FIRST PLACE**
106 harder better faster stronger | original | 971 **AMNESTY**
107 give me all of your prayers to sing | tvdverse | 929
108 it's who we're doing them with | original | 861 **AMNESTY**
109 friends are like an old shirt that always makes you smile | dctv | 879 **WINNER**
110 take a look, it's in a book | tvdverse | 997 **SECOND PLACE**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
111 wouldn't you like to see something strange? | tvdverse | 756 **WINNER**
112 let me know if you're really a dream | uncharted | 760 **AMNESTY**
113 winter wonderlands weren't made for one | tvdverse | 934 **AMNESTY**
114 you love how i keep you guessing | teen wolf | 942 **AMNESTY**
115 speak up, take a stand | dctv | 911 **AMNESTY**
116 stay alive until this horror show has passed | teen wolf | 842 **AMNESTY**
117 it's love that makes me walk way | everyone lives | 960 **AMNESTY**
118 and i'll be you | tvdverse | 898 **AMNESTY**
119 i hear your heart beat to the beat of the drum | teen wolf | 981 **AMNESTY**
120 there's no rescuing now because you're falling apart | dctv | 996 **AMNESTY**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
121 stuck in the real world, nothing comes free | original | 979 **FIRST PLACE**
122 i couldn't compete with the spell you were under | tvdverse | 561 **AMNESTY**
123 let my heart be the teacher | the magicians | 589 **AMNESTY**
124 you better trust me when i tell you | suits | 729 **AMNESTY**
125 say the word and i'm already there | teen wolf | 832 **AMNESTY**
126 the wheel is spinning me | marvel cinematic universe | 1,000 **THIRD PLACE**
127 it all started with a big bang | dctv | 667 **AMNESTY**
128 am i past repair? | tvdverse | 910 **AMNESTY**
129 it was lost long ago | dctv | 982 **AMNESTY**
130 and for you, darling, i'll hang the moon | teen wolf | 967
- - - AMNESTY - - -
131 i would never fall unless it's you i fall into | izombie | 680 **AMNESTY**
132 this is the life that we choose | dctv | 996 **AMNESTY**
133 no porch light on to pull me home | supernatural/tvdverse | 866 **AMNESTY**
134 i'll pretend my ship's not sinking | original | 607 **AMNESTY**
135 does the fun ever start? | tvdverse | 972 **AMNESTY**
136 play me time and time again | original | 997 **AMNESTY**
137 when i closed my eyes, i was so surprised | original | 765 **AMNESTY**
138 and the journey's been so rough | original | 935 **AMNESTY**
139 you think you're on your way | original | 840 **AMNESTY**
140 now the pain has cut too deep | original | 840 **AMNESTY**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
141 it's some kind of secret plot | wynonna earp | 710 **AMNESTY**
142 we could steal time just for one day | marvel cinematic universe | 824 **AMNESTY**
143 the dream is over | dctv | 990 **AMNESTY**
144 i'm a porsche with no brakes | marvel cinematic universe | 979 **AMNESTY**
145 tempted but the truth is discovered | leverage | 538 **SECOND PLACE**
146 your faith was strong but you needed proof | white collar/leverage | 984 **SECOND PLACE**
147 this time did it feel like thunder | wynonna earp | 753
148 this is one unhappy diva | original | 994
149 no medicine to procure | dctv | 821
150 it's just a jump to the left | paper girls | 998
- - - AMNESTY - - -
151 some things are meant to be wynonna earp | 882 **AMNESTY**
152 such a lonely word | supernatural | 683 **AMNESTY**
153 i breathe in on the tick and out on the tock | dc extended universe | 1,000 **AMNESTY**
154 just searching for a world with some soul | the umbrella academy | 630 **AMNESTY**
155 the past was much more fun | tvdverse/teen wolf | 942 **AMNESTY**
156 it took so long to leave | original | 560 **AMNESTY**
157 when you feel so tired but you can't sleep | tvdverse | 826 **AMNESTY**
158 had to get away | original | 642 **AMNESTY**
159 pressed between the pages of my mind | tvdverse | 542 **AMNESTY**
160 i've come to you 'cause i need guidance to be true | haven | 925
- - - AMNESTY - - -
161 if you still have a place for me | haven | 968
162 i'm not gonna stand here and wait | original | 632 **FIRST PLACE**
163 you say it's your birthday | original | 655 **THIRD PLACE**
164 i made this whole world shine for you | tvdverse | 709
165 what do i do when lightning strikes me? | tvdverse | 741 **THIRD PLACE**
166 the loneliest number that you'll ever know | teen wolf | 998
167 i know you've got your reasons | leverage | 830 **RUNNER UP**
168 maybe you've been watching me too | original | 915 **SECOND PLACE**
169 you can read me anything | original | 713 **THIRD PLACE**
170 oops there goes another rubber tree plant | original | 613 **THIRD PLACE**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
171 and you better come to play | the umbrella academy/marvel cinematic universe | 778 **RUNNER UP**
172 but you were history with the slamming of the door | dctv | 659 **RUNNER UP**
173 you got nothing to do and even less to lose | leverage | 721 **FIRST PLACE**
174 you got your head in the clouds | the umbrella academy | 662 **AMNESTY**
175 and i wish that love could save us | original | 846 **SECOND PLACE**
176 gravity is pulling me closer to your heavenly body | leverage | 713 **AMNESTY**
177 that you may be my problem not my love | original | 995
178 but your apathy is like a wound in salt | original | 798
179 they're calling you a fool | original | 845
180 careful what you wish for | original | 555 **FIRST PLACE**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
181 i can't be trusted around you | original | 667
182 you're just harder to see than most | original | 881 **FIRST PLACE**
183 send out the call and join the fray | original | 949 **AMNESTY**
184 gonna lure you into the dark | tvdverse | 706 **AMNESTY**
185 and i'm damned if i do and damned if i don't | tvdverse | 859 **AMNESTY**
186 won't you let me in? | tvdverse | 761 **AMNESTY**
187 you were only killing time and it'll kill you right back | teen wolf | 825 **AMNESTY**
188 say the world and i'm already there | tvdverse/teen wolf | 912 **AMNESTY**
189 let's not wait for armageddon | original | 607 **AMNESTY**
190 i can't think of what else i need to see | tvdverse | 780 **AMNESTY**
- - - AMNESTY - - -
191 as clear as the sun in the summer sky | marvel cinematic universe | 840
192 are you ready to watch me be legendary? | original | 585 **WINNER**
193 somebody's judgement was poor | original | 888

Part 2
Running Word Count: 73,858 words

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Lights go out in National City, plunging Kara’s apartment into darkness as James is preparing dinner.

Part of him tenses, habit after years of being in various superhero corners. He presumes that it’s possibly another alien attack, something that will require Supergirl and Guardian to jump to into action, but for now, the city seems quiet. A few moments later, his phone buzzes, revealing a text from his sister on the Superfriends' group chat.

Nothing to worry about, just the storm.

He glances to the windows, seeing the wind beating against the windows and relaxing the rest of the way. Sure, there will probably be people in trouble, but given all the work that Kara has put into allowing people to rescue themselves, it’s nothing that’s a job for Supergirl. And, fortunately for James, her gas stove isn’t in any danger of going out, so he can keep cooking.

Finishing the sauce and lowering the flame to a simmer, he steps away and starts rifling through Kara’s apartment, looking for her candle stash. It’s all a clash of scents that is bound to cause problems later, but given that she is Supergirl, he’s not hoping for portable lanterns. A few minutes later, he has a selection of candles scattered throughout the loft, just in time for Kara to burst through the door.

“Everything okay here?” A hero to a fault, Kara Danvers is always going to worry about other people before she worries about herself. “Looks like the transformer blew.”

“All good,” James smiles, as he heads back to the stove. “You’re just in time for dinner.”

“Yum,” she grins, shedding her coat and bag by the door. “It smells delicious.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” she nods as she grabs a plate, ready to dig in. “Smells like home.”

James can’t help but feel the way his chest tightens as she smiles back at him, bright and beaming as he always has. He used to think that his feelings for Kara had faded away to a missed opportunity, but lately things have been shifting. In the wake of revealing her identity to the world and taking over CatCo, she makes a point to be in James’ life again. Sourcing articles from the Gazette for local beats, flying in to spend the weekend–usually with Esme in tow to give their sisters a break, bringing doughnuts and spending a night on his couch, just talking. He’s been doing his best to return the favor, coming to National City for a game night every so often, given that he has a portal attached to his wrist, but he’s been doing his best to hide the reminder that once upon a time, he and Kara could have been more than friends.

She’s the one who dipped and swerved. He never pressed the issue. But lately, he can’t help but wonder if maybe he missed the signs. If being able to be in her own skin twenty-four seven, to be all of herself to the world, has opened up something that had been long gone. But at the risk of shooting himself in the foot, he doesn’t know how to ask.

He knows things are too complicated now to go back, but part of him can’t help but hope. Still, he focuses on the things that are real and tangible, like a quiet dinner alone with one of his oldest friends. That is, until they end up getting too comfortable, curled up on the couch in the candlelight, Kara talking about her day. She shifts, moving into the space created by his arm draped over the back of the couch. As her head rests against his shoulder, she jerks up suddenly, looking at him like she’s afraid she’s crossed a line.

“Sorry, did I—”

James sees the concern on her face and his eyes narrow, trying to figure out how to read it. While Kara’s never been a locked box full of secrets, she does with her heart. But it seems like she’s overreacting.

“You did nothing wrong.”

She pauses, looking back at him with a small smile. “I just…don’t want to make things weird.”

James straightens on the couch, so he’s more looking her in the eye. “You weren’t.”

“But I kinda am now.” She looks almost panicked, and he can’t help but reach forward and set his hands on her knees gently, getting her to face him. “I—”

“Kara.” He cuts her off before she can descend into one of her bubbly rambles and leans in to kiss her. He hopes to God he’s reading this right, but he also knows that if he isn’t, she’s more than capable of stopping him.

Fortunately, she doesn’t. Her arms wind around his neck, pulling him closer. The only sound she makes is a sigh of relief, almost as though she’s been holding back as much as he has. That only spurs him further, tucking his arm around her waist and pulling her closer, wanting to feel the press of her against him. The last time they did this, he wasn’t able to respond as much as he would have liked. Today, he wants to clarify that he’s invested, that in everything they’re doing, he is just as much an active participant in. Everything they’re doing, he wants.

When they finally break the kiss, her teeth catch her bottom lip to hold back a smile. “So we’re both on the same page. Good.”

“Good.” He leans in to kiss her again, and she pulls back slightly, brow furrowing with concern.

“This isn’t going to be weird now that our sisters are married, is it?”

He chuckles before shaking his head. “I think we worry about that tomorrow and just be happy for now. What about you?”

She grins back at him before nodding as she leans in for a kiss again. “I’m good with that.”

Edited 2022-03-25 01:52 (UTC)

fandom weekly { 2021 } entry tracking part 3

Part 2Running Word Count: 73,858 words

#129 ~ it was lost long ago ~ dctv ~ 982 ~ AMNESTY

Part 2
Running Word Count: 73,858 words