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PLOT SUMMARY MASTERPOST #1: The Great Blowout of 2018
Brace thyselves, for the plot man cometh! The first of our future series of Plot Roundups is here, and it's massive. Over the past week I've received submissions from comm members detailing their plots which concluded since January, 2018 or are currently ongoing. In the future each Plot Roundup will merely feature the previous month's activity, but until then you get... THIS!
Format:
Principle characters
Links/Piece titles
tl;dr
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Faris and Chanath (poetwarrior), Jim Kirk (boldygoing)
Three-part prose:
Summary: The Enterprise's pre-mission shakedown presents an opportunity for the K'da/Shontine fleet to seek refuge in the United Federation of Planets.
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Harley Quinn (sweetcandygirl)
When All Else Fails... Blow It Up! (TW: AbusiveRelationship)
Get Me Back to My Multicolored Dream (TW: AbusiveRelationship)
Summary: Harley again returns to her world to help the Suicide Squad. She finally teaches Joker a valuable lesson.
Harley Quinn, Amelia (rogueinladysclothing), Goro Majima (gorogorogoro_chan)
Going Back Doesn't Have to be Hard (TW: AbusiveRelationship)
Summary: Harley returns to her world to help Poison Ivy, and learns a valuable lesson about who she should trust.
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Hermione and Crookshanks (mudblood_and_proud) with: two Jims (boldygoing) (smartass_captain), The Doctor (not_the_question), Katsuya (sumarusfinest), Majima (gorogorogoro_chan), Caspar (fiveofnone), Adia (chiron_survivor), Spock (primelogic)
Summary: Before passing from the world, Crookshanks passes on his legacy to several Nexusites, by helping them to bond with his kittens.
Hermione
The Trial of Bellatrix Lestrange
Summary: Hermione attends the trial of Bellatrix Lestrange. Later, she learns a shocking secret from the other witch's memories.
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Blaze-37 and Ghost (rekindledtitan), Reynard North (shardofwinter), Steve Rogers (juststeverogers)
Blaze fights Reynard in the Equinox Battle. (CW for violence and injuries.)
Blaze gets sent on a field trip when she asks a Warlock whether she could channel fire-based powers.
Blaze gets more intel and ends up searching for a mysterious faction of mercenary Guardians.
Blaze gets trapped in a nightmare with a certain Winter spirit. (CW for descriptions of injuries and corpses.)
Blaze struggles after the Nightmare and stumbles across a stranger in the jungle.
On the way back to the Tower, Blaze gets diverted and Ghost calls in Steve Rogers to get his Guardian to talk. (CW for violence.)
Summary: Blaze learns about a mysterious class of Titans who can wield fire-based light, and determines to seek them out. Unfortunately, her commander isn’t on good terms with them, and the Nexus is forcing Blaze to face up to issues of her own…
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Adia (chiron-survivor), Caspar (fiveofnone)
Adia's Moon Rune Plot:
Adia has some theological ruminations under a full moon.
Adia, Caspar, Harrowheart (westfallcorndog) , Tamminy and Lawrence (weathering-it)
Summary: An expedition to a bioluminescent lake in Azeroth is interrupted by some zombies. Adia learns a little about magic on Azeroth and Caspar finally gets to use his Winter Solstice present. R.I.P. Caspar’s favorite navy blue blazer.
Adia, Viatorus (heirtothearcane)
Foundations (ongoing)
Summary: Adia gets some magic consulting from Viatorus. The first lesson goes great! The second one… well…
Adia's Stalker Plot:
Caspar, Harley (sweetcandygirl), Adia
Summary: Thanks to Harley’s sleuthing, Adia and Caspar learn that her friend ‘Josh’ is a serial killer game show host. Surprise! He’s also her stalker.
Isidor (heirtothedragonsfire), Caspar, Adia
Summary: Isidor gives Adia a tour of a potential site for the Nexus research center. Caspar has a LOT of security questions.
Adia, Caspar
Summary: Adia worries over her problems in the Nexus, until Caspar brings home a bigger one.
Other:
Adia, Caspar
Summary: Caspar wants to treat Adia on Valentine’s Day. Things unfortunately don’t go as planned.
Adia, Caspar, Professor Madrone (youmeandpokemon)
A Microbiologist and a Cylon Walk into a Pokémon Lab...
Summary: Madrone takes Adia and Caspar on a pokémon tour. Caspar makes a friend, and Gengar crashes an evolution party.(Submitter's Note: IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THREAD, READ THIS ONE.)
Caspar
Summary: Don’t insult Adia in front of Caspar. Just… don’t.
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Joshua (brother_alone) and Jeff (mynameisnotbrad)
Summary: A peek at the sort of work Josh does for his mysterious boss and a heavy dose of foreshadowing on things to come while Josh remains unaware of the true nature of the work. (Warning: Descriptions of suicide attempts.)
Joshua and Caspar (fiveofnone)
Summary: Over the Christmas party Caspar and Adia bought Josh a very nice sweater for a gift and Caspar joked it was better than Josh's entire wardrobe. Josh agreed, said he'd save up and here they are later shopping and discussing Adia.
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Tina (chocolatechipbadass) and Reynard (shardofwinter)
Summary: Tina invites Reynard to a tea party. Reynard has an offer of his own to make.
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Hazel (turningcolors)
Summary: During the Christmas event Reynard offers Hazel a place to stay for the winter. She decides to repay him by tidying it up.
Hazel and Reynard (shardofwinter)
Two-parter:
Returning Home
A Maybe-Not-So-Temporary Home
Summery Summary: Hazel gets to know her housemate and decides to stick around longer than Winter. Reynard tells her about his plans regarding Tina.
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Steve (juststeverogers) and Beard Jim (boldygoing)
Summary: Ever since they met at Halloween Steve and Jim have been meeting off and on for training. When they help clean up and redecorate Hunter's apartment Jim starts to suspect something about Steve that is confirmed during their session.
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Katsuya (sumarusfinest) and Hippolyta (h_hollister)
Summary: Katsuya offers to babysit Hippolyta's sons while she enjoys a night off. The friends end up reminiscing about the old Nexus and reuniting in ways neither expected.
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Reynard North (shardofwinter)
Prose: An Open Letter - From Past to Present
Summary: A new year brings lessons learned and a hardened resolve.
Viatorus (heirtothearcane), Steve (juststeverogers), Runa (volurofthehearth) and Isidor (heirtothedragonsfire)
Summary: Steve visits Viatorus after the Nightmare.
Viatorus and Runa
Two-part prose:
Dusk Mångata (Viatorus' Part)
Dusk Mångata (Runa's Part)
Summary: Viatorus finally makes an attempt to connect with his fiancé.
Isidor and Viatorus
Prose: Confronting the Ultimate Nightmare
Summary: Seeking closure, Isidor opens old wounds with her brother.
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Jim (smartasscaptain), Adia (chironsurvivor), Beard Jim (boldygoing), Stratos (auspex_caelo), Felix (conjuredskies)
Star Trek Beyond becomes canon (Going Dark series)
Part 2: The destruction of the Starship Enterprise
Stratos and Felix begin looking for Jim and find his counterpart in the Nexus to get help
Part 4: Jim is stranded in Yorktown. The Caelus brothers and Beard Jim help come up with a plan.
Reunion: Jim and Felix reconcile eight weeks later when Jim gets the new PINpoint his counterpart sent him in Yorktown. Jim asks Felix to marry him.
Jim, Felix, Stratos
Getting Back on Stable Ground Part 1
Getting Back on Stable Ground Part 2
Summary: Jim spends much of his free time while grounded at Yorktown learning more about Felix's world and way of life. Trying to get back to normal with Felix post all the shit that happened in the last year between Khan, Runeblades, and Halloween. These are just sweet short things.
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Amelia (rogueinladysclothing) and Harley (sweetcandygirl) with support from Adia (chironsurvivor)
Lovesick Fools Often Do Foolish Things
Minimal Birthday Celebrations Make for the Best Day
Amelia's Vignettes (Multiple links here!)
Summary: For the first time in her life, Amelia finds herself in the same place as someone else who has feelings for her. What follows is the rise and fall of strong emotions, of love, and a heartbreak that finally drives the rogue to grow into the changes she's needed for many years.
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Harrowheart (westfallcorndog), Reynard (shardofwinter), Harrowheart's sister Anna (weathering-it) and family
The (Im)morality of Necromancy Series (Multiple links. Link 4 contains suicide mentions and themes of loss of bodily autonomy.)
Follow-up featuring Adia and Caspar (chironsurvivor and fiveofnone) with Lawrence and Tamminy (weathering-it)
Summary: After Khan invades the Nexus (Spring/Summer 2017) Harrowheart raises one of the invaders as his own zombified minion and deeply offends Reynard in the process. Reynard vows vengeance and ultimately takes it... Along with Harrowheart's sister's mind. Harrowheart chooses necromancy over his sister, then returns home for a violent fight with his brother that ultimately alienates him from the family.
Bonus piece not linked in the above compilation but gorgeous and plot-relevant: Ties to the Past (Reynard)
Harrowheart, Isidor (heirtothedragonsfire), Isidor's mother Lieselotte (votivescholars), with Basil Leywalker and Zandros Alter (played by westfallcorndog)
Finding Isidor's Suitor (multipart prose bulldozer) (bullprozer)
Harrowheart Parts: (1) (2) (3) (4)
Lieselotte Parts: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Followup Thread: Scrutinising Isidor's Suitors (Ongoing!)
Summary: As the only man who can properly bridge the culture gap between the noble Durants and Azeroth, Harrowheart finds himself translating negotiations to arrange the marriage of the woman he loves to a man he's sure he hates. Who, exactly, that man will be? Only time and the shrewd eye of the Archon know.
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Megaplot: RUNEBLADES
Harrowheart (westfallcorndog), Isidor (heirtothedragonsfire), Felix (conjuredskies), Stratos (auspex_caelo), Jim (smartasscaptain)
Runeblades (Link is to a Google Doc. A very fat and juicy Google Doc.)
Summary: Harrowheart and Felix enter into an ill-advised bargain that ultimately leads Felix to steal Harrowheart's runeblades and follow the path of the necromancer. Harrowheart and Isidor seek the blades, which contain Harrow's soul, while Jim and Stratos are desperate to save Felix from losing his own soul to the dark magic that's slowly turning him undead. (CW: Body horror, bigly)
Followups:
Isidor
Prose: After Necromancer Caelus || Resurfacing
Summary: After reuniting Harrowheart with his runeblades Isidor struggles with the psychological consequences.
The Jim and Harrowheart Problem
Harrowheart, Isidor
Here Because of You
Summary: Directly following After Necromancer Caelus, Harrowheart asks to meet with Isidor. They struggle together through the night but Harrowheart is determined to help her find a little joy and comfort. In the morning they share their first kiss.
Jim (smartasscaptain), Harrowheart, Jim (boldygoing)
Translation Malfunction
Summary: Finally back in the Nexus after months away, Jim runs into Harrowheart again for the first time since the Halloween party and the first Proper time since the Runeblades event. The Language LOL creates a bit of a problem and Harrow and Jim end up at each other's throats.
Jim, Isidor
Unconventional Coping Mechanisms
Summary: Jim's reunion with Isidor goes only marginally more smoothly, but it ends with Jim agreeing to allow Isidor to secretly use his office in Yorktown as a quiet room for her own privacy for her mental health. He agrees to tell no one about it, including Felix or Harrow.