Friday: Grownup Time

[argentum-ls.livejournal.com]

Happy Friday, everyone! Loosen the tie and kick off the heels. I'm still argentum_ls, and I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the weekend. I'll bet our favorite grownup characters are too. Today's theme is grownup time.

For those fandoms normally centered around teens and kids, let's take today to give some love to the adults in their lives. Alternatively, let's see what those kids are like in a decade or two when they've had a chance to grow up a bit. For those fandoms that are already centered on the adults, let's take today to see what they're like out of the office, away from the boss (or the underlings, if they are the boss), and off the clock.

The rules:
No more than three prompts to a single fandom
No more than five prompts at a time
No spoilers in the prompts and if your fill has spoilers, please warn and and leave at least three spaces

Format:
Fandom, Character, Prompt
Fandom, Character/Character, Prompt


Examples:

Teen Wolf, Coach Finstock, "Teachers don't live in the goddamn lockers."

The Listener, Toby+/Olivia, dancing

Any, Any+/Any, an expected night off


None of these prompts begging you to spend time with them? Check out the lonely prompts.

Happy weekend, and thanks for great week!

tag=grownuptime

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[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Man from UNCLE, Napoleon/Illya, Illya resents being the designated adult.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

The Losers, Clay & or / Roque, A night out without the 'kids' doesn't end up as mature as they thought it would

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

CSI: Miami, Horatio, a day trip to Disney World doesn't turn out like he expects.

[lasairfhiona.livejournal.com]

He needed a vacation. He was tired and needed to have some fun, or at least go some place he could watch people having fun, especially children. He'd decided Disney would be the place to go so he booked a room near the theme park and bought a package for entrances to the theme parks.

He wandered around Epcot the first day but settled in the UK pavilion for a beer and to watch the street troupe entertain the children. He couldn't help but smile and join in the laughter of the infectious squeals and giggles of the children as they were caught up in the schemes of the players.

By the time he went to bed that night he felt better and planned to go to Magic Kingdom the next day and looked forward to riding a few roller coasters, taking the riverboat ride and go to the Pirates attraction. If only his team could see him now, they'd never believe it of him.

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

CSI, Grissom, riding roller coasters makes him feel young and free

Fill :)

[lasairfhiona.livejournal.com]

He was tired and the case had been hard. He always was the one who had to remain calm, not express what he was feeling, keep the others focused on the case and not get caught up in the emotion of it. He was having trouble doing that right now. He wanted to forget the case and the horror of the scene he'd spent hours working.

Riding the elevator to the top of the Stratosphere he bought a ticket for the High Roller and waited in line for his turn on the roller coaster. He needed the thrill of air rushing around him, leaning into the curves and the heart stopping drops.

The first ride lightens the weight he'd been carrying. The second ride removes it completely. The third ride had him screaming with the kids surrounding him.

It had been too long since he'd ridden. He needed to let go and ride more often. He missed how it made him feel young and free again.

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

The A-Team (tv show), Hannibal, his team thinks he works in the movies to stay hidden in plain sight, but really it's just one way he uses to relive his childhood.

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

Iron Man, Tony, sometimes he takes the suit out for a joyride

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

Hawaii 5-0, Steve/Danny+Grace, Steve loves being around Danny and Grace, because for a few hours he can be a kid again.

[lasairfhiona.livejournal.com]

At first Steve was honored when Danny asked him to join in on the outings when he had Grace. But as time went on, he went from sitting and watching as Danny and Grace played to playing with them. He loved hear her scream as he pushed her higher and higher on the swing, or her insisting she push him and then having Danny help her. Water fights took on new meaning when they were in 2 feet of water and he had to sit in the surf to make them the same height so he wouldn't have an advantage.

[rattyjol.livejournal.com]

Animorphs, Elfangor/Loren, they try to be responsible adults but being a teenager in an adult body and an alien new to Earth doesn't lend itself well to good decision making

[rattyjol.livejournal.com]

Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko(/Mai), he doesn't feel like a Fire Lord

[rattyjol.livejournal.com]

Redwall, any of the captives in Mattimeo, they go away children and come back adults

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

The Avengers, Clint, he goes to the circus when he wants to feel like a kid again.

Fill

[haipollai.livejournal.com]

They think he avoids the circus out of some PTSD thing. That it was all bad memories and betrayal. He doesn't bother correcting them, sometimes it's easier to maintain a lie then explain the truth. The circus was his first moment of freedom, of strength. They put a bow in his hands and made him a star. Sure it all went wrong later, but those first memories, the beginning was pure.

He doesn't go every time the circus is in town. There's such a thing as too much and he doesn't want to spoil his memories. But sometimes, the weight on his shoulders gets too heavy and he can't handle the man he's become.

On those days he sneaks away from the mansion, leaving behind any way for him to be tracked, making his way on foot to the subway and from there hopping through the city until he reaches the empty lot the circus has set itself up in. The name at the entrance is never the same twice but past that it's the same exact thing, barely changed from when he was a kid.

He's had to make himself jaded to get through his life, surprise could mean life or death but right now he lets himself marvel at the tent and lights and smells. He bites his lip in excitement before stepping up to the ticket window. Once he would have just snuck in, but he feels some kind of debt to these people so he'll help support them a little longer. Once past the gates, the old thrill hits him even harder and it's all he can do to not laugh in sheer joy.

It's a little dirtier then he remembers, a little emptier, a little sadder but it doesn't matter, his own memories are enough to fill in the gaps, to make it shine like everything does to a kid's eyes. Underneath the grunge it's all the same and he can just be Clint, the kid who never had a chance at being a kid.

[livingtolaugh.livejournal.com]

any, any, "I didn't grow bitter, I just grew up."

Dark Knight Rises, John Blake - PG, gen, spoilers for film

[tigriswolf]

John used to make up stories about Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne was every hero ever, and he saved the world, and he always looked out for the kids everybody else forgot about. Bruce Wayne was Batman, John was sure of it, and he had most of the other kids at the home believing it, too, until Bruce Wayne actually visited one day, a model on his arm.

He was nice, and he was funny, and he was so obviously not Batman - John’s still surprised he was the only to recognize the mask.

John still can’t believe no one else has ever seen through it.

.

John knows what his colleagues and superiors believe about him. He’s naïve. He’s idealistic. He’ll be chewed up and spit out by the system that failed him once before.

He smiles at them. He follows orders. He’s a good cop, with a bright future. Hell, one day he might even be commissioner, if he doesn’t die first.

John is not naïve. He’s sure as fuck not idealistic.

No one’s looking out for the kids everybody else forgot about. So he will.

.

Bruce Wayne was Batman.

Batman died a hero.

John stands in the cave as it lights up, and he knows no one he used to know will believe this.

.

John used to make up epics about Bruce Wayne.

Now, he’s thinking about taking up the cowl. He had dreamed about being a hero, back when he was still waiting for someone to save him.

He saved himself by wearing a mask for so long he became it.

Now’s his chance to make it real.

.

No one’s looking out for the kids everybody’s forgotten about.

So John takes a deep breath and goes to work.

[orlidepp.livejournal.com]

X-Men comic!verse, Professor X&/any + any, Sometimes, all of his X-Men are too dark, brooding, and serious for their own good. On other days, there doesn't seem to be any other adults amongst them. Today is one of the latter occurrences.

[orlidepp.livejournal.com]

Batman, Alfred + Bruce&/any + any, Gotham City contributes every rescue to Batman, but Bruce knows who really deserves the praise: the man who claims not to be a superhero as he works from home in the cave and keeps them all going, the man who raised him as his son when he didn't have to. It's high time Alfred got the thanks owed to him.

[quitehopeless.livejournal.com]

A/N: First time writing Bruce/Batman and apparently I can't leave Dick out of my stuff, but I tried this. It's still not what Alfred deserves, but it's something.
Also on A03: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2776346

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“They don't have anything for Alfred,” Dick said, his voice taking on a bit of a pout as he spoke. He still sounded so young sometimes, making Bruce wonder if he'd made the right decision in taking the boy in and teaching him how to fight beside him as Robin. True, Dick hadn't given him much choice with the way he'd gone after the man who killed his parents, but times like this reminded Bruce of how much of a child he still was.

“You don't have to buy a present tonight. I think Alfred will be happy to see you eat all your vegetables for a change.”

Dick rolled his eyes. “Lame.”

Bruce gave him a look. “If it's what the person really wants, then it doesn't matter how 'lame' it is.”

“It should,” Dick said. “You know that Alfie deserves more than more than when we remember to thank him for something to eat or drink or patching our uniforms or cleaning them. He does all that stuff, and he doesn't get anything for it. You said so yourself.”

Bruce sighed. He had said it. He thought it every day, even when Alfred was fussing over him. He did more in taking care of Bruce than anyone really knew. He had raised Bruce, been the father he needed after his own had died, and he was still that now. He had always watched over him, and he would until the day he died. The fact that Bruce was alive to help anyone owed everything to Alfred. Every time someone hailed Batman as a hero, he knew that they were praising the wrong person. He'd set Dick straight about it not long ago, but he was the only one. Alfred would never get the recognition that he deserved for taking care of them.

“I want to get Alfred something really special.”

“So do I,” Bruce said, putting a hand on the boy's shoulder as he remembered why he'd agreed to go shopping with him instead of letting the kid handle it on his own. Robin survived Gotham streets at night, so Dick could shop by himself. Hell, Bruce preferred it that way. “How about this?”

He reached forward and picked up a mug, showing it to Dick.

“World's Greatest Hero,” Dick read off. “It's still a mug, though.”

“No,” Bruce said. “It's a start.”

[orlidepp.livejournal.com]

Peter Pan, Hook/Smee + any, Being the only non-native adults in Never Land automatically made them the bad guys.

[orlidepp.livejournal.com]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter + any, They save the world, but they can't, or won't, clean their rooms.

[livingtolaugh.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter, Molly, her children make everything worth it

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Zyphod, why being President of the Universe isn't such a hardship

[orlidepp.livejournal.com]

Disney's Pocahontas (ignore the sequel), Smith/Pocahontas + Meeko + Flit + any, They say she's only a child, but those who know her best know better.

[saint-sentiment.livejournal.com]

Silent Hill 2 (game), James/Maria. "Why won't you ever tell me the truth?"

[blondebabe800.livejournal.com]

Dexter, grown-up Harrison, lunch with Aunt Deb

[poestheblackcat.livejournal.com]

Angel, Lindsey, after a hard day at the demonic law office, he likes to wind down and relax at Caritas, where he can once again be the kid who only wanted something more.

[strongwriter.livejournal.com]

The Social Network, Eduardo/Mark, they meet again years after the deposition, and, for some reason, Mark didn't expect Wardo to be so... grown up.

[strongwriter.livejournal.com]

RPF, Jesse Eisenberg/Andrew Garfield, "You're 28 years old and you took the part of Spiderman? You are a child."

[deanangst.livejournal.com]

Leverage, Eliot&Team, Nate knows that Eliot doiesnt see that 'kid' in the morror anymore but Nate see's him when Eliot, Alec, and Parker spend time together.