2024 Snowflake Challenge #11
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spiraliciousChallenge #11
In your own space, create a fanwork.
I'm not sure if this is the final version of this and I've already shared a version of it at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
ushobwri, where I was given the suggestion of refering to the genre of the series as urban fantasy.
This is a short scene between Zuko and Jason in my Batman/Avatar the last Airbender crossover, urban fantasy AU. All you need to know for this is that Jason is a werewolf, Zuko is a magic user, and they are dating.
Warning for non-graphic conversation about hypothetical cannibalism.
Being at Wayne Manor always felt like being in another universe from Gotham City, even more so while laying on the room looking at the night sky. Zuko stretched, trying to make himself more comfortable where he lay on the roof. It didn’t help any, but it was where Jason insisted on hanging out, so he would have to put up with it. Jason was lying next to him, brooding a bit more deeply than usual.
Normally, that wouldn't have bothered Zuko so much, but there had been an unexplained extra tension between Jason and, well, nearly everyone lately. He wanted to ask about it, but for reasons he would never understand, what popped out of his mouth instead was, “Hypothetically, if you were to go feral and start eating people, who would you eat first?”
Jason turned his head towards Zuko. “First of all, I am pretty sure it doesn’t work like that. I’m pretty sure it’s whoever looks like prey at the moment. Second of all, what the hell?” His utter bewilderment was preferable over the brood-fest at least.
Which was probably why Zuko chose to double down. “Just think of it like you have a menu with everyone you know one it. Who are you eating first?”
Jason flopped back onto his back, completely uncaring of the potential multistory fall that could have resulted. “I think if I had a menu, I wouldn’t be feral, it would be more of a house pet, kind of like now.” His tone was clearly amused, but there was a quiet sadness to it.
“You think of yourself as a house pet?” Zuko thought back to earlier in the day when Damian had offered Jason a piece of jerky after they made room for him on the couch.
“Kind of. Sometimes. Not really. Can we get back to anything else?”
“So, who are you eating?” Zuko decided it was probably the safest discussion they could be having tonight.
“What is with the cannibalism obsession all of a sudden?”
“Would it even really be cannibalism?”
“Do you really want to start having deep discussions about whether or not the guy you had sex with twelve hours ago is actually human and what that means?”
“And your first course at Jason’s cannibalism buffet is?”
“This is a weird thing to get stuck on.”
“Humor me.” Zuko only realized he might be being a bit too loud, after his gesticulations caused him to slide slightly.
“…It’s going to sound weird.” Jason managed to retreat further into the hood of his sweatshirt.
Zuko quietly responded, “I asked a fucked-up question. I’m not expecting a normal answer.”
Jason started fiddling with his hands. “Okay, so… like, Tim. There is this weird part of my brain that looks at him and goes, ‘he looks like he would be pleasantly crunchy and I bet his bone marrow tastes good.’ But also, Dick because he is definitely lean and high in protein.”
It was Zuko's turn to try and hide into his sweatshirt. “Should I be concerned that that made sense?”
“Probably, but you’re dating a resurrected werewolf patched with spare parts, your best friend is a necromancer, and you spent three hours yesterday arguing with Damian over tea. I’d say you have bigger issues.”
“Fair.”
In your own space, create a fanwork.
I'm not sure if this is the final version of this and I've already shared a version of it at
ushobwri, where I was given the suggestion of refering to the genre of the series as urban fantasy.This is a short scene between Zuko and Jason in my Batman/Avatar the last Airbender crossover, urban fantasy AU. All you need to know for this is that Jason is a werewolf, Zuko is a magic user, and they are dating.
Warning for non-graphic conversation about hypothetical cannibalism.
Being at Wayne Manor always felt like being in another universe from Gotham City, even more so while laying on the room looking at the night sky. Zuko stretched, trying to make himself more comfortable where he lay on the roof. It didn’t help any, but it was where Jason insisted on hanging out, so he would have to put up with it. Jason was lying next to him, brooding a bit more deeply than usual.
Normally, that wouldn't have bothered Zuko so much, but there had been an unexplained extra tension between Jason and, well, nearly everyone lately. He wanted to ask about it, but for reasons he would never understand, what popped out of his mouth instead was, “Hypothetically, if you were to go feral and start eating people, who would you eat first?”
Jason turned his head towards Zuko. “First of all, I am pretty sure it doesn’t work like that. I’m pretty sure it’s whoever looks like prey at the moment. Second of all, what the hell?” His utter bewilderment was preferable over the brood-fest at least.
Which was probably why Zuko chose to double down. “Just think of it like you have a menu with everyone you know one it. Who are you eating first?”
Jason flopped back onto his back, completely uncaring of the potential multistory fall that could have resulted. “I think if I had a menu, I wouldn’t be feral, it would be more of a house pet, kind of like now.” His tone was clearly amused, but there was a quiet sadness to it.
“You think of yourself as a house pet?” Zuko thought back to earlier in the day when Damian had offered Jason a piece of jerky after they made room for him on the couch.
“Kind of. Sometimes. Not really. Can we get back to anything else?”
“So, who are you eating?” Zuko decided it was probably the safest discussion they could be having tonight.
“What is with the cannibalism obsession all of a sudden?”
“Would it even really be cannibalism?”
“Do you really want to start having deep discussions about whether or not the guy you had sex with twelve hours ago is actually human and what that means?”
“And your first course at Jason’s cannibalism buffet is?”
“This is a weird thing to get stuck on.”
“Humor me.” Zuko only realized he might be being a bit too loud, after his gesticulations caused him to slide slightly.
“…It’s going to sound weird.” Jason managed to retreat further into the hood of his sweatshirt.
Zuko quietly responded, “I asked a fucked-up question. I’m not expecting a normal answer.”
Jason started fiddling with his hands. “Okay, so… like, Tim. There is this weird part of my brain that looks at him and goes, ‘he looks like he would be pleasantly crunchy and I bet his bone marrow tastes good.’ But also, Dick because he is definitely lean and high in protein.”
It was Zuko's turn to try and hide into his sweatshirt. “Should I be concerned that that made sense?”
“Probably, but you’re dating a resurrected werewolf patched with spare parts, your best friend is a necromancer, and you spent three hours yesterday arguing with Damian over tea. I’d say you have bigger issues.”
“Fair.”
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Date: 2024-02-02 03:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2024-02-07 12:33 am (UTC)Is it bad I kinda desperately want to ask hubby the same question now? - I am not surprised, but proceed with caution ;)
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