TheFifthPevensieChild
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tell me you're safe, where are you? by TheFifthPevensieChild
Fandoms: Now You See Me (Movies)
24 Apr 2025
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Merritt McKinney would not consider himself a bad person, per se.
Being mean sometimes was not the same as being an asshole 24/7; after years of experience testing out what constituted going too far, he walked that line very well. As much as he delighted in making people uncomfortable by revealing information garnered via mentalism to the general public, he knew there were lines, boundaries, and things better not shared.
Case in point: Jack Wilder’s childhood.
It wasn’t that Merritt had been intentionally trying to discern what Jack’s life was like before the Horsemen, but the kid kept dropping hints everywhere. It was impossible for Merritt to not pick up on the pattern.
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Or, 5 times one of the Horsemen realized something fucked up about Jack’s childhood, 3 times (interspersed throughout) that they talked about it with each other, + 1 time they talked about it with Jack.
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and many happy returns by TheFifthPevensieChild
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
07 Jun 2024
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Jason Todd didn’t put much stock into birthdays.
Growing up, Willis never much approved of ‘wasting’ money and time just to celebrate someone he hated anyway, and anything Willis didn’t approve of didn’t happen. Jason’s mom would whisper, “Happy birthday,” to him, maybe sneak him something sweet if she could, and that was it.
When he was living on the streets, it was a waste of energy to figure out what the date was beyond occasionally glancing at a newspaper, so he didn’t even know when his birthdays came and went, exactly, just that they vaguely did.
And then he tried to steal tires off of the Batmobile, and Bruce Wayne adopted him. And then Dick Grayson came into his life. And then… well, then it was all over for his birthday apathy, now wasn’t it?
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aka 4 times Dick organized a birthday celebration for Jason + 1 time Jason returned the favor
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two lies and a truth by TheFifthPevensieChild
Fandoms: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018)
11 May 2024
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A flash of hurt crossed his twin’s face, and Donnie swallowed hard against the guilt. Whatever. It didn’t matter. Once they broke this thing, Donnie could fix that—
“Gee,” Leo muttered, half-smirking in a clear attempt to save face, “tell me what you really think.”
It was a statement that was clearly not meant to actually be directed at Donnie. It was not genuinely meant to elicit a response. And yet, words bubbled up in Donnie’s throat, and no matter how much he grit his teeth and clenched his jaw, he said them anyway. “I don’t like you,” he blurted out, digging his nails into the palm of his hand.
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Or, Donnie gets hit with a compulsory lying spell. It doesn't seem like that big of a deal until it really, really is.