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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

He doesn’t think he’ll ever become accustomed to being this small. It’s disorienting, and in some ways surprising, but part of him thinks he likes it. No one flees from his size and bulk. He can sit on a boat without smashing it—it’s strange, but it’s freeing. One of the few aspects of being human that he actually likes.

He has been human all of seven days, and he finds the requirements of being one entirely confusing. You must wear clothing, not because of survival, as the Miami summers are more than warm enough to keep you from freezing to death, but because of a misplaced sense of propriety. Although there is nothing inherently dangerous about a naked human body—you will not go blind if you view it or turn to stone like if you met eyes with a gorgon—being dressed is necessary for polite society. Whatever that’s supposed to mean.

Aaron makes his way into the room as he studies himself in the mirror, wearing what the other man had called “jeans” and a “t-shirt.” They are comfortable and allow for a fair range of movement. It will suffice, and he won’t, as Kendra says, have to suffer for fashion.

“Is the fit okay?” Aaron asks, making his way closer. “Doesn’t feel too loose on your hips?”

Hips. He has those now. It’s still strange. “No,” he replies. “They will suffice.”

“Good.” Aaron nods. “Once we get your identity established, we can take you shopping and fill out the rest of your wardrobe.”

He frowns, looking back at Aaron with confusion. “This clothing wears out quickly?”

“No. I mean, it will eventually, but not right away. But it’s considered unclean to wear the same set for too long. Besides, you have to wear something while you clean them, and you don’t want to put dirty clothes back on after you’ve cleaned yourself.”

“Ah.” He turns back to the mirror again. “I see.”

“Besides. It can be a way to express yourself, too. Once you figure out who you are, you can show that through your clothes.”

“Interesting.” He turns to Aaron with a frown. “What is this identity?”

“In order to operate in the world, you’ll need a name. Something to introduce yourself as when you meet people. Introducing yourself as the Leviathan might lead to people thinking you’re some kind of weird mythology nut.” Aaron tips his head to the side. “How do you feel about Levi?”

He wrinkles his nose. Shortening his name doesn’t seem to make it any less obvious. “I will take whatever name is available.”

Aaron’s brow furrows. “You don’t want to pick for yourself.”

He shrugs, moving to sit on the edge of the bed. Sitting is also a new sensation, one he isn’t entirely sure he’s fond of. When he bends his legs, he has nowhere to put his hands, and placing hands is also apparently quite crucial to not offending other humans. But Aaron seems ready to forgive his flaws and gently correct his mistakes. He’s grateful that this is the paladin who imprisoned him.

“Can I ask you something?” Aaron asks, moving to join him.

“You just did.”

The other man smiles, as though he’s told some kind of joke, before continuing. “Are you okay with being human? I mean, you went from big dangerous monster of the sea to something much more fragile. And a world you’ve never really tried to be a part of before.”

“They did not ask me to be part of it before.” Turning to face the young man, he raises an eyebrow. “What do you know of my origins?”

“One of three mythical beasts, created by God. Got jealous because God wouldn’t make you a girlfriend, so you decided to consume everything else. Kind of big ‘if I can’t get hitched, no one will’ energy?”

“I don’t understand that last question. But … it’s incredibly isolating to be the only one of your kind. To have no one who will share and understand your experiences. Yes, I was angry. I did a lot of harm. But you can’t destroy everything. Sometimes, life persists, no matter what you do.”

Aaron looks down at the dark skin of his hands, heel tapping against the floor briefly before nodding. “Yeah. I know what that’s like. Not exactly, as there are other humans around, but … being black is kind of isolating on its own when you’re the only one around.”

He doesn’t understand the vernacular of “being black” but he feels like that’s one of the many things he will have to come to understand. He nods, and Aaron passes the paper with a list of names to him.

“This is a list of names attached to social security numbers that already exist but were never really used.”

“Why not?” A pause. “Why do you need social security?”

“That is a much longer story for another time, but essentially, it’ll make you a real boy. If you pick one, my friend can help activate that identity, and then you’ll be able to get a job, pay taxes, go to school—whatever human experience you want to live, it’s yours.”

He nods again, scanning down the list of names until he reaches one that seems to call to him, more than the rest. “You know, I’ve never named myself. My names have always been chosen for me.” He then points to the one he wants. “But I think I like that one.”

Aaron nods, offering him a smile. “Then it’s nice to meet you, Ryan Metlars. Welcome to the world.”

Edited 2022-09-08 12:23 (UTC)

fandom weekly { 2021 } entry tracking part 3

Part 2Running Word Count: 73,858 words

#138 ~ and the journey's been so rough ~ original ~ 935

Part 2
Running Word Count: 73,858 words