Parent-Teacher Interviews Aren't Supposed to Go Like This

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Gage and Olivia have faced all the horrors the Wasteland has to offer, but this is the biggest obstacle they've ever encountered. All he knows is that he needs her, and he'll always be right behind her. Sequel(?) to "If I Didn't Care", I recommend reading that one first, just to understand some references made in this fic.

Timestamp for Under My Skin (takes place roughly six months later)

An alt canon post (by 3 centuries) Lord of the Rings fanfic in a steampunk Middle Earth Sauron was a much different being than the races of men truly understood. A Maia that possessed a mixture of femininity and masculinity in equal parts, Sauron that was once Mairon was a being of unique gender existence, even among the Maiar. Seduced away from the Valar by Melkor who became Morgorth, she was abused and corrupted by the more powerful being and became his servant. After his fall she sought to make amends by conquering Middle Earth to repair its evils. In all of this a tiny fragment, a remnant of Mairon remained protected and hidden within Sauron safe from corruption, the only part not tied to the One Ring. When that Ring was destroyed Sauron was sundered but that remnant remained. A broken Mairon emerged, reduced in power, trapped in a feminine male physical form and forced to rebuild her mind and memories. Her guilt would soon define her and send her on a journey for redemption while she healed the ailments of Arda. Taking cue from the Istari, Wizards of Staff & Rod that stood against Mordor, she became The Red Sorceress, seeking to guide and heal, not conquer and force, in a world now much changed.

"... Whatcha writin’, love? Must be good if it got you out of bed.” “Nothing special,” Emily deflects, pressing a kiss to the top of Lena’s head when she leans against her shoulder. “Just a bit of fiction.”

- and whatever differences our lives have beenwe together make a limb Seven people and the different ways they love and ache and move on.

“Costa Rica,” Harry says, like it’s the start of another dumb round of the game. Zayn pictures it, imagines it’d be quiet and hot, the beach and the jungle and blue skies everywhere. Probably wouldn’t be too bad. Or: the one where they burn out, fuck off, and try to figure it all out.

Serena knows that she and Blair didn't always argue. But even when they did, their arguments didn't usually end this way. Not even close.

Kara and Lena have been together since college. They've been through so much together and know they'll get through anything with one another. They keep their relationship public enough for people to know their together. Ever since their marriage, people have stopped making any attempt to make romantic advancements to Kara. But not everyone was around when they got married. (I'm shit at summaries!)