Gifts for CloseToSomethingReal
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For the Good of Asgard by Bookwormgal for CloseToSomethingReal
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Norse Religion & Lore
26 Aug 2024
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Odin took Loki from her and stared down at the small infant. His son would grow up to serve a very important purpose someday. One that would greatly benefit Asgard and Jotunheim.
A lasting peace between their people. There would be no need for the harsher and more costly methods of conquering in order to bring the Jotunn to heel. No more lives lost on either side. The Frost Giants would be under the leadership of one of their own people, but who would have unquestioning loyalty to Asgard and would ensure that they caused no future harm to any of the Nine Realms.
Finding Loki in that temple was clearly meant for a much greater purpose than merely adopting a child. He was meant for this. That is what the future held. A throne for each of his sons. For the good of Asgard.
In which Odin did not eventually set aside his plans for his adopted son. His love for the child is not enough to sway him from his plans. He is a better king than a parent. The child will serve an important purpose someday and must be ready for it. And Loki finds it even more difficult to grow up under the weight of these unknown expectations.
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Under Pressure by Bookwormgal for karuvapatta, obaewankenope (rexthranduil), CloseToSomethingReal
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
18 Nov 2021
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After receiving a phone call from the last person that he wanted to hear from again, Crowley was handed a basket with Lucifer's son and told to deal with it.
Eleven years later, the neighborhood that he and Ezra Fell called home was being besieged on two sides.
Lucifer Morningstar was campaigning to both retain his seat as a Minister of Parliament and to claim the role of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Which would allow him and his associates to transform the neighborhood into a den of iniquity, filled with strip clubs, bars, and adult theaters under the guise of "improving the economy of the community."
Those supporting the current Communities Secretary, Ms. Lord, intended to gentrify the neighborhood. Which would involve driving out the community that already lived there in order to bring in the types of crowds and businesses that people like Gabriel Messenger approved of more.
No one in the community of Eden wanted either of those outcomes. But stopping both sides won't be easy. Not when some of those in power have few reservations about crossing the line to achieve their goals. How could a bookseller and a florist be expected to pull it off on their own?