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evil_little_dog. Friday's theme is Superhero A.U., so you can prompt any fandom, but change it in some way to make it a bit more...heroic? Cape-tastic? Well, you get the idea.

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Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

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+ Lucifer, Chloe Decker+/Lucifer Morningstar, Lucifer's secret identity is less hellacious and a lot more radiation-inspired.

+ Frasier, Daphne Moon+Any, Daphne is actually 'MoonGirl' and uses her psychic powers to fight crime with her telepathic dog sidekick, Eddie!

+ Harry Potter, Hermione Granger+Ron Weasley+Harry Potter, Wonder Woman AU

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wrong-song.livejournal.com

Fullmetal Alchemist, Roy Mustang + Edward Elric, the hero Central deserves, and his sidekick (although there is some fierce debate over which is which)

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brumeier.livejournal.com

Stargate Atlantis, Team Sheppard, thanks to an accident with Ancient tech they develop superpowers and become heroes in the Pegasus galaxy

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brumeier.livejournal.com

Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams, Danny had no idea he was dating Aquaman

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darkmoore.livejournal.com

For a moment, Danny considered the irony of it all. So this was how he was going to die. After all these years on the force, getting shot at, almost blown up and beaten up, he was going to drown, after all. Danny would have loved to tell Steve ‘told you so’, but not even that was possible right now – Steve was already gone. They’d thrown him in first, hands and ankles taped together, a rusty old chain wrapped around his upper body, diving weights around his hips. Not that it would have mattered much after they had beat him unconscious.

Danny waited for the panic to take over his mind, but instead all he felt was calm and cold. Detached. Steve was gone and in a moment, Danny would die, too. They’d throw him into the ocean, wrapped up like a Christmas present and he’d drown. Danny wasn’t even sure their bodies would be found any time soon – if ever.

Hands were grabbing for him, hauling him up roughly and Danny’s head swam, eyes becoming unfocused. He had a concussion for sure. Not that it mattered. He’d be dead soon. Someone yanked at his taped up wrists painfully and almost dislocated his shoulder in the process and the next second, Danny was falling.

The impact on the water knocked the air out of his lungs and left him reeling and his desperate attempt to get some air resulted in him swallowing water. The last thing Danny saw before the weights pulled him under water was the boat speeding away.

All sounds became muted as soon as Danny was completely immersed in water and his lungs burned. He wanted to draw breath desperately but knew he would drown even faster if he did. Panic finally set in, making his heart race and he thought of Grace and Charlie and how they would have to grow up without a father.

It was his biggest regret – that and the fact that he had waited so long to make a move on Steve, to actually date him. They’d only been going out for about a month, officially, even though the team claimed they had been dating practically forever without noticing.

Danny tried to ignore the burning of his lungs as he sank deeper and deeper, his vision going blurry. He knew any moment now he would draw breath, no matter if he wanted or not.

Suddenly movement to his immediate right caught Danny’s attention. It was Steve and he was very much alive and conscious, ripping the chain around his chest apart with his bare hands, his ankles and hands already freed from the tape that had held them.

It had to be a hallucination caused by the lack of oxygen.

Danny was about to give into the unbearable urge to breathe when suddenly Steve’s hands were on his chest, pulling away the chain as if it were made of paper, the diving weights followed only seconds later. He grabbed Danny around the waist and pulled him into the direction of the surface – at least Danny thought it might be, since he was completely disoriented.

But while Danny was pressed firmly against Steve’s chest he felt one thing for certain – Steve breathed. Steve breathed deep, even breaths, completely unhindered by the fact that they were several feet under water.

Another thing Danny noticed was that Steve was swimming pretty damn fast. It was a good thing too because by the time Danny’s head was above water again his vision had blurred and he pain in his chest was near unbearable. The first draw of breath after almost drowning felt heavenly and for a second Danny was tempted to let it all slide, to not say anything besides a ‘thanks for saving my ass’, but this was just too important, too huge to not talk about.

“Come on, I’ll get you to the shore,” Steve said quietly and Danny looked at him incredulously. They were in the middle of the fucking ocean and no boat in sight. How were they supposed to get to the shore?

Steve seemed to have read Danny’s mind because he made a face and elaborated, “I’m stronger and faster when I’m in water. Just let me take you.”

Stunned, Danny didn’t protest when Steve took him in a rescue hold and started to swim way faster than Danny had ever seen any human being swim. But then again, maybe Steve wasn’t exactly human? Regular humans couldn’t breathe under water after all.

“You’re quiet. That’s never good,” Steve said after a while. He wasn’t even slightly out of breath.

From:

darkmoore.livejournal.com

“I’m trying to wrap my head around the fact that I’ve apparently been dating Aquaman and didn’t know it. How did I not know this about you, after seven fucking years? After we started dating, Steven?” Danny was more angry than hurt. It would have set his mind to ease quite a few times if he’d known Steve couldn’t actually drown.

“It just never came up,” Steve said and he sounded defensive and guilty. Or maybe scared, Danny couldn’t quite tell. He’d rarely seen Steve scared of anything.

“It never came up? It never came up he says!” Danny would have thrown his hands up in the air if he could have, but Steve’s grip prevented a lot of movement. “Of course it never came up because you chose to not tell me about it. Do you know how much worry you could have spared me if you had just told me that you can’t exactly drown? Huh? I could have lived with knowing you’re actually part fish or something if it meant I don’t have to worry about you so much all the fucking time.”

Steve stayed silent.

“Are you part fish? What are you, exactly?” Danny just had to ask.

“I’m human, Danny. I was born this way. My best guess is I’m some sort of … evolution? I didn’t quite stick around to let anyone dissect me to see how it works,” something in Steve’s tone said he’d actually come close to that.

Something occurred to Danny. “So, when those nutjobs waterboarded you-” If Steve could breathe under water, if it made him stronger then maybe-

“They did me a favor, yeah. Helped me escape, actually.” Steve admitted. His head ducked under water again as he swam, only he didn’t come up for air for several minutes. His way of hiding from more conversation, probably.

“Would you ever have told me?” Danny asked after a moment. He thought he knew the answer already and the thought that Steve hadn’t trusted him enough after all these years, hadn’t trusted him enough to share his secret after they had started dating was burning like acid in his chest.

“I almost did, a couple of times. Came really close once or twice. But I didn’t want to put you and your family in any more danger than you already are. I know it sounds like an excuse but it’s the truth. Not knowing was safer for you.” Steve stopped swimming and grabbed Danny around the waist instead, treading water.

Danny looked at him, surprised by both his words and the sudden lack of movement. Steve’s eyes were a startling, bright turquoise and not his usual deep blue, the droplets of water that clung to his long dark lashes seemed to serve to intensify the strange eyecolor even more.

“I would have liked to make that decision for myself, thank you very much,” Danny said without real bite. He was too distracted by Steve’s eyes. How had he never noticed that they changed color that drastically?

“They only change when I’ve been breathing under water. My vision changes to help me see better in the different lighting. Goes back to normal rather quickly once I’m above water. You wouldn’t have had a chance to witness it, not when I’ve been just swimming when you’re around.” Steve said and for a second Danny was scared that mindreading came with the whole breathing under water thing.

“How did you-?”

“You were staring.” Steve sighted. “Listen, Danny, I know it wasn’t exactly ideal, the way you found out. But I didn’t keep it from you to hurt you. You gotta believe that. I wanted to protect you. And I didn’t wanna lose you either. I wasn’t sure how you’d react to finding out I’m … how did you put it? Part fish.”

“I thought you said you’re human,” Danny snapped. He didn’t like the idea that Steve had doubted him and his loyalty – or love – as it was. But he understood what it was like to hide a huge secret from everyone around you and how hard it was to let go and trust people with it.

From:

darkmoore.livejournal.com

Steve rolled his eyes at Danny. “I am human, Danny. I was just trying to make a point. Now, I’m gonna get us to the shore, we’re not that far out any more. Are we good? Or should I come get my stuff from your house and give you some time to wrap your head around the whole thing? I’d understand you if you need time to reconsider … being with me? Working with me?” There was insecurity in Steve’s voice even though the look on his face, now that his eyes were just regular blue again, was carefully neutral.

“Don’t be an idiot, Steve. Just because it turns out you’re really some sort of Super-SEAL doesn’t mean I’m gonna abandon you. I love you. I’ve stuck with you and your shit for years now. You hijack my car, got me shot, almost killed, and I had to follow you to the far end of the earth. You think that I’m giving up on you now? You’re delusional. Now get me out of the water; I’m looking like a prune.”

Steve smiled at him. “I love you too, you know?”

“Yes, yes, of course I know. Now, less talking, more swimming. I’m not getting any younger here. We can have the rest of this conversation at home. In bed.” Danny let himself be manhandled into position again and Steve took off towards the shoreline.

They would need to have another talk that much was clear, but for now Danny was glad to be alive. And if Steve had turned out to be a real life superhero, then that was something Danny could probably live with just fine.

From:

brumeier.livejournal.com

This is a lot of fun! Super SEAL to the rescue! I love that Danny isn't even all that thrown by it. Just one less thing he has to worry about. ::grins::

Thank you so much for this fill!

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brumeier.livejournal.com

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Any, the romantic entanglements of a superhero and a supervillain

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brumeier.livejournal.com

Any Sentinel fusion, any m/m, being viewed as a real-life superhero thanks to the enhanced senses

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brumeier.livejournal.com

Any, any, the downside of international fame as a superhero or supervillain

From:

darkmoore.livejournal.com

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Rodney finds out that John has superpowers because they get accidentally transferred to him.

From:

darkmoore.livejournal.com

MCU AU, Bucky Barnes, since becoming an Anvenger, everyone calls Bucky a superhero. He doesn't feel like one, at all. In fact, he thinks he will never deserve that title because he can never make up for the things he did in the past. How will his teammates convince him otherwise?

From:

darkmoore.livejournal.com

Supernatural, the world learns the truth about the "Winchester gospels" and what Sam and Dean have done to save the world. Being called Superheroes for it isn't as fun as they thought it would be though.

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darkmoore.livejournal.com

Hawaii Five-0, Danny Williams/Steve McGarrett, Everyone knew Steve was a Superhero, and no one knew about Danny. Because the one thing that actually interferes with Danny's superpower is ... pineapple.

From:

vanillafluffy.livejournal.com

This kind of thing wouldn’t have happened in New Jersey, Danny Williams thinks glumly. It isn’t like he’s jealous of Steve--who is he kidding? Watching his boyfriend being lionized for his efforts in saving the seven castaways whose charter had wrecked on a reef, he remembers the good old days when it was Danny’s ability that got commendations. These days, his only superpower is sarcasm.

Back when they’d first started working together, Steve thought Danny was crazy, taking chances no rational person would take. Not surprisingly, after a few weeks of this, he’d taken a bullet. Nothing serious, but Danny had been shocked and McGarrett furious. “Did you think you were bulletproof?” Steve demanded as his partner sat bleeding all over his truck.

“Yes!” Danny blurted. And it was true--back home he’d been shot, stabbed and garrotted, none of which had ever even dented him.

When he’d gotten out of the hospital, they did some experiments with Steve’s favorite knife and various indigenous materials to try to figure out what had breached Danny’s protective powers. Finally, almost accidentally, they’d discovered the substance that made him vulnerable. Steve shook his head. “You’re going to have a hard time avoiding that stuff on the islands, partner. Tough break. You’re just going to have to develop some self-preservation skills.”

A line of blood ran from the cut on his arm, which was throbbing. “I can’t believe it,” Danny said, staring at the wound. “Pineapple is my Kryptonite?!”

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