"I'm also 31 years old. It's not like I'm some kid who can be slapped across the newspaper pages like some harlot." — Lizzy Caplan
So my awesome opossum older sister, 1000th Ghost turns freaking 31 years old today. That's CRAZY. Anyway, love her a lot, and she's such a big inspiration, and she loved my present to her last year, so she gave me her next ten ships to do this challenge with again.
Challenge Rules: I wrote 10 mini fics, one for each couple. Then, for each couple, I shuffled my music, and paired them with the first song that came on. Also, I set a timer that decreased by 1 minute after each ship. Ex. #1 ship = 10 min, #2 ship = 9 min, etc, #10 ship = 1 min.
Note: While you don't need to listen to the songs before reading the fics, I might recommend it.
All bolded words throughout: Me
Ok hope y'all enjoy. Love you, 1000th Ghost!
1. ElisaxJack Frost (Jack Frost) - "Talking to the Moon" by Bruno Mars - 10 min. timer
By Jack Frost, she means the O.G. stop motion Christmas special. I ship them in the vaguest of ways, but this song fit so nicely that it was easy to write :)
Moonlight streamed through the small window in the family bedroom. Not a creature stirred within, but Elisa was awake. Outside, the icy wind roared and made the glass panes shudder with its force. It felt like winter itself was remorsing, letting the world know of its heartache.
Elisa felt like joining it.
She slipped out from under her thin blanket and pulled on her well-worn coat, patched up by Snip, the tailor, before he had vanished. She was careful to not wake her sleeping parents; they hardly ever got any sleep as it was.
Before she knew where her feet were taking her, she had opened the front door and stepped into the swirl of a winter's storm. Winter had always been her favorite season, but this one had been long and hard. She didn't mind too terribly. Her father said she was born with cold in her veins, in her soul.
The light from the moon cut through the biting snow, and Elisa anchored her attention on it, the only solid amongst the passionate onslaught of snow. In the ripping wind, no one could hear her voice, so she screamed out as loud as she pleased at her glowing companion.
"Are you there? Jack? Please, it's me, Elisa! I know it's been a while since we last talked, but I miss you. Terribly. And I know you're still there. You're all around me, engulfing my whole world, yet you are still not here. Still not mine."
She paused, letting the freezing air beat against her. "I am to marry Sir Ravenal tomorrow. Aren't I lucky? A knight in shining armor just for me? It will help my parents, too. Save my family. I should be happy. So, so happy."
The wind quieted to a light breeze, and she let herself fancy that he was listening to her. "Ravenal says I'm crazy, the way I believe in you. But I know you're out there. You've got to be. And I love you, Jack Frost. I do. If you were here, I'd marry you in a second, but you're not, and you can't be. I understand. Winter takes up all your time. So, I guess I'll just have to forget you."
An especially cold breeze fluttered through her hair and nipped at her nose and lips, and she knew that he was there. That he had always been there. So, she inhaled deeply and let herself, if only for a moment, pretend that it was him. Because, in a way, it had always been.
Aww, ain't that sad?
2. LadybugxChat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir) – "Achilles Come Down" by Gang of Youths - 9 min. timer
YESSS I SHIP THIS SO MUCH.
"Chat, come down!"
She watched him whip his head around to respond, likely with some stupid pun or statement of false bravery, but then the beam of light shot through him, and he was gone. Disappeared. Disintegrated. Dust.
He had done it again, sacrificed himself for her. She hated him for it. Because now the whole world was on her shoulders. She liked it better when she still had his to lean on.
She swallowed the lump in her throat and furrowed her brow. No one messed with her cat.
oOo
"Pound it!" He stuck out his black clad fist in her direction, but she shook her head.
"We need to talk."
"I'll never say no to extra time with you, M'lady. So, what's on your mind?"
"You let the villain shoot you down."
"You said you needed something to distract him."
"I didn't mean you! Chat, we're a team, and we work better together. Please. When you're gone, then it's all up to me to save you."
"It's all part of being a su-purr hero, Bugaboo. It's Paris that needs saving."
"No, Chat. It's you. When you're gone, my only goal is getting you back. I need you."
His green eyes widened, and, suddenly, he was wrapping his arms around her. "I'm sorry, M'lady. I'll come down next time. For you."
She smiled lightly and pressed a fist into his shoulder. "Pound it, Kitty Cat."
*unearthly screech* MiRaCuLoUs SiMpLy ThE bEsT!
3. Elizabeth SwannxJack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) - "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - 8 min. timer
I re-watched the first couple movies to write this, and I've got to say, the combination of watching them and writing this fic made me ship them. 10/10.
By means of the Pirate Code, a pirate's home is with his ship, whether he be captain or crew.
It made sense considering they were literally pirates, for goodness' sake, and roaming was what they did, but Elizabeth had never fully considered herself a pirate.
Frequently found herself among them, yes. Fascinated with them, certainly. But not quite one herself.
Sure, at the moment, she was on a full-scale adventure with Jack and his crew, but she was more entourage than anything. An accessory. She hung on Sparrow's arm whenever they touched shore, made him look a bit more respectable, then watched in twisted admiration as he robbed fools blind. So, they sat at dinner, trying to convince the world that he was some kind of gentleman.
"Jack?" she asked suddenly.
"Yes, Miss Swann," he answered in his most debonair voice, which was nearly perfect, save for the hiccup in the middle.
"What's your home?"
"Why, the Black Pearl, of course. What a silly question." He laughed a little too uproariously to himself.
She huffed. "I knew you would say that."
"Why'd'ya ask the question then, lass."
"Well, where's my home? I'm no pirate. I'm not bound to any one ship."
"Wouldn't it be with the Turner boy?"
Her eyes narrowed. "No! Not yet, certainly."
He slung his bottle of rum to the side. "Then, perhaps, it's in Daddy Governor's mansion."
"That was never my home. Not truly. Just a holding place in between adventures."
Jack took a swig from his bottle before studying her quizzically. "Do you remember that day you fell from that big stone opening into the ocean?"
"Of course, I do. You jumped in after me."
"Yes. Right. Well, I always meant to tell you how absolutely ravishing you looked right then."
"What, soaked and half dressed?"
"Precisely. Although, you probably wouldn't still be coming aboard my ship if I did, so maybe it was best I didn't say it." He winked, and she seemed to feel his gaze on every part of her.
"Why?"
He looked off into the distance for a moment, and by the time he came back around, he was on an entirely different topic. "Well, strictly offa th' pirate's code, of course, home is simply the people y' spend the most time around."
Her eyes widened in a moment, and she inhaled sharply, indignant. "Then I suppose that would be you?"
A smug grin and a tip of his rum was all the response she got.
I just... really like this one. Idk.
4. KataraxAang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift - 7 min. timer
OH LOOK I SHIP THIS ONE TOO! This was actually super fun to write because whenever I write Avatar, it's always Tokka, so writing Kataang was a whole new experience.
Guru Pathik sat on the ground, legs crossed, and a very potent batch of onion-banana juice between his lips. "So, what do you say is your problem again?"
"I don't know!" yelled Aang peevishly. "The mean girl dragged me down here screaming something about chakras and now I'm here." He crossed his arms and sighed.
"Hey, I didn't scream!" Katara screamed.
Sokka snickered from somewhere in the background and butt in, "They've been like that for a week. I think he's broken."
Katara took a deep breath before continuing. "Look I know that you told him to 'have no earthly attachments' or whatever, and he said no."
"Correct. He was too in love with that Katara girl."
"Yeah, I'm that Katara girl."
"Well, didn't that work out nicely for you? So, why are you here?"
"You see, he accidentally… opened the attachment chakra? I think it was in a dream. I don't know, he screamed in the night. But now he hates me!"
"Yeah, yeah I do, Sweetie," Aang said angrily.
Sokka laughed again from somewhere in the temple. "That's the best part. He's so brainwashed by the stupid chocolate thing, he still calls her Sweetie! Hah!"
"Not. Helping. Sokka. But, yeah, he's right. Please fix him."
"You want me to… reclog his chakra?"
"Yes, wonderful."
"Nooo!" Aang cried, pouting his lip like a whiny child, "We're neeever getting back together."
Guru Pathik sighed and shook his head. "It's not very proper for a monk to suggest, but just try kissing him for a bit. If I know anything about teenage boys, he'll be back to normal in no time."
Sokka booed wildly.
Katara blushed and then took Aang by the hand, dragging him off into the stone temple.
It only took four minutes to reclog his chakra...
They re-emerged after thirty.
Hmmmm... slurpy.
5. Kat HarveyxCasper McFadden (Casper) - "Bubblegum Bitch" by MARINA - 6 min. timer
Well, I mean I guess I kind of ship them. Like they're cute. But also. What? Ghostie things.
Kat sniffed the bottle of stuffy brown liquid in her hand. "You sure this is safe, Casper?"
"Sure I'm sure!" he chirped from behind a rather large pile of dusty books. "It says so right here in my dad's journal. 'Safe for human consumption, tastes sour, and will turn your tongue blue.' That's how we'll know it's the right one!"
Kat rolled her eyes and sniffed the contents suspiciously. "Why did your dad even try it for himself if the potion is supposed to bring you back to life?"
"I don't know, he was a mad scientist, or something."
With all excuses gone and one last sigh, Kat picked up the bottle and took a sip. A grimace overcame her pretty features, and she gagged. "That's awful. Your dad must've been a terrible cook."
Casper chuckled. "Okay, now stick out your tongue!" She obeyed, but it came out disappointingly pink.
"It didn't work! It's not the right one!" he cried.
"Here, I'll drink more just to be sure." She held the bottle to her lips and chugged. He felt honored that she was so desperate to get him human again, but after a few more minutes, and several more swigs, the bottle was empty, and her tongue still pink, though her lips were now a pretty shade of red.
"Sorry, Casper."
"It's all right."
"Imma get some bubblegum, that stuff was rancid." She climbed up the stairs from the lair and returned a while later, gum smacking in her mouth.
She swayed a little when she walked, and her voice was rather slurred when she said, "Hiya, Casssper." And suddenly she was over him and whispering something about candy and dolls and how he was hers, and he couldn't argue with that, so he let her.
And then she kissed him, well as best as she could with her being drunk and him being… see through, but he could still imagine that she tasted somewhere between liquor and bubblegum.
Ughh, the timer really hurt on this one lmao. I was gonna write you a whole slurpy drunk thing. Oh well, maybe some day.
6. Ivy CreminsxTyler Barcarolle (Haunted Love) – "The Fine Print" by The Stupendium - 5 min. timer
Haha, this is a funny song. That also strangely fit? I feel like there are high stakes for writing your own pairing, so I hope you enjoy.
"Cinders, what just happened?"
"Chill out, this is normal."
"A magic piano is that puts us both into a trance is normal?"
"Hey, you were here the other night! You know this place is haunted. Don't pretend like you didn't know what you were signing up for."
"Well, I want out."
"Well, I didn't ask you to be here."
"But you wanted me to be."
Ivy's eyes widened. "What?"
Tyler smirked, but didn't respond.
She furrowed her eyebrows. "No, really, if you're too scared, then allow me to escort you out. I'll just keep the treasure for myself."
He slammed his hand onto the wall beside her, blocking her path of travel. "Might I remind you that I'm the only Barcarolle here? Without me, you're trespassing."
"Oh yeah? And what are you gonna do about it?"
His eyes flickered up and down her frame, and he slowly put his arm down. "I'll think of something."
She rolled her eyes and continued walking down the hallway.
Ten steps later, she heard him sigh and yell, "Hey, wait up, Cinders!"
She smiled.
That was so fun to write.
7. Sam PuckettxFreddie Benson (iCarly) - "Wagon Wheel" by Bob Dylan - 4 min. timer
In a world where the iCarly reboot is killing Seddie, I am here to save the day.
"Come to Mama." Sam smirked at her boyfriend and beckoned him into the front seat of the truck. Without any prologue, she crawled over him and crashed her lips to his.
"Woah, woah, woah, that's it? You've been gone for a week and you just wanna make out?"
"Pretty much."
"Babyyy."
"Eh, tell it to a fridge. You're so whiny. I was in North Carolina picking up my mom from jail."
"Oh. Is she… here then?" He glanced back nervously.
"No, she met a prison man and didn't want to leave."
"Okay, so why do you have an entire truck?"
She shrugged. "Found it somewhere. Now can we continue smashing face?
He looked at her quizzically for a second more. "Yeah, okay."
"Woo!" she cheered. "Now, I've been driving for forty three hours and I'm about to blow my brains out, so you're just gonna sit here and let Mama rock you. 'Kay?"
Freddie gulped from beneath her. "Sí."
Get it? Because she calls herself Mama? Bahahah.
8. Madeline FoggxPepito (Madeline) - "The Best Day Ever" by Spongebob Squarepants - 3 min. timer
Every time I listen to "Bad Boy", the music video fanart montage thing that you made for them plays in the background. It's kind of forced the ship on me, but I'm not mad.
This. Was undoubtedly. The best. Day. Ever.
The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and everything was wonderful in Paris because Miss Clavel had given the girls a free day.
Madeline lay back in a field of flowers, dreaming of everything and nothing, red hair spread like a fan beneath her, gleaming against the grass like fire.
And then he came.
And he teased and he tormented, and he tried to make her feel silly for sitting around doing nothing, until finally she demanded that he try it with her, if only for a minute, so he could see how wonderful it was.
Pepito sighed, and lay down next to her, arm barely brushing hers.
And, before she knew it, a minute became an hour, and an hour became more until day turned to night in the Paris sky.
And maybe, though Madeline would never admit it aloud, maybe it was still the best day ever.
Just so you know, they slurped. ;)
9. Marinette/LadybugxAdrien/Chat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir) – "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train - 2 min. timer
Like the last Miraculous one, but more *generalized*
"She's my soulmate, Plagg. Don't you think?" Adrien sighed and slid down the side of his wall.
"Yeah, yeah, Loverboy, I'm sure she is. Now give me more cheese. Ladybug'll come around."
oOo
"Tikki, why can't he see that we're meant to be together?" Marinette shoved her head into a pillow.
Tikki smiled and gently pat her head. "I'm sure he will. You're soulmates."
Hey, look, this wasn't a specific ship AT ALL. Also, I got so mad at Tikki even just writing this. Because it's something she would say in the show and then continue to NOT help Marinette be happy with Adrien. Screw you, bug thing.
10. Martha MayxGrinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) - "Yesterday" by The Beatles - 1 min. timer
PANIC! Ahhh.
Yesterday he had loved her. That glorious time filled with big, green muscles and dashing, handsome smiles.
Oh, how she missed him. He was perfect; he was hers.
But yesterday had passed and tomorrow was in an eternity.
So today she would go up the mountain and try to return to the past with him.
And so, as we began with a Christmas special, we end with one too.
OKAY! The end! Hope you liked ittt. Happy 31st birthday, 1000th Ghost! I love you so muchhhhh. Mwah.