silverprince:
Miko has made his way over to the Avenger's mansion. Though it probably would have been more accurate to say that he snuck over there. Always the best way to practice his stealth even if he did find it easy to sneak into the Mansion now. But grandpa Basil said some practice was better than no practice.

He had to admit while he found New York to be nice he did miss his home in Symkaria especially the castles. Still the embassy was pretty nice not that his grandmother would have it be any other way.

Miko took a seat in the kitchen with a plate full of cookie. By the taste of the cookie they had clearly been made with one of Jarvis's old recipes and were very good tasting.

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"A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be." -- Unknown

lucky_penny:

Summer vacation meant one thing to Penny - deciding where she wanted to visit and hoping that Mom and Dad let her go. This year she wanted to visit the Avengers mansion and coast on Grandma Jen's membership. Sit by the pool, work out in the training room that could handle a person who turned green on every so often, maybe get into some clubs and dance. With guys. Not that she would mention /that/ part to Dad.

After a call ahead to make sure there was room for her and it wouldn't inconvenience the household staff if she spent a week or two, she was popped into the Avengers kitchen by Mom. She immediately went to the refrigerator. First order of business - make peach iced tea.

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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. ~William Makepeace Thackeray

fasterthanyou:

With all the nice weather they had been having lately it was really feeling like summer to Luke. Having been stuck inside due to the cold in snow during the winter when he was at home he was really taking advantage being able to be outside.

Being outside he was struck with one of those crazy ideas he got that he just had to see through like when he fill the Titans pool with Jell-o mix and turned the temperature way down to see what would happen.

He had picked up as many bottles of diet coke and mentos rolls as he could and set up outside the Titans Tower. Somehow he got the feeling that his parents wouldn’t approve of this and Cait would probably tell on him even if he probably could have gotten Jo and Wally to help him.

full_arsenal:

Alex Harper, aka Ravager of the Teen Titans, searches frantically around Titans' Tower, seeking a particular person. Alex is going to prove them wrong. All of them. Mom, Dad, Donna and even Fish-Face. They're all going to learn that he's capable of doing anything he sets his mind to.

And that starts /now/.

When Alex finds Abby Sayers, he pushes aside his normal trepidation and walks right up to her, flashing her his most charming smile.

"Abby-Kadabara! I was wondering if I could bug you for a favor?" Alex asks.

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I arise from dreams of thee
In the first sweet sleep of night,
When the winds are breathing low,
And the stars are shining bright.
I arise from dreams of thee,
And a spirit in my feet
Hath led me -- who knows how?
To thy chamber window, Sweet!

The wandering airs they faint
On the dark, the silent stream--
And the Champak's odours
Like sweet thoughts in a dream;
The nightingale's complaint,
It dies upon her heart,
As I must on thine,
O belovèd as thou art!

O lift me from the grass!
I die! I faint! I fail!
Let thy love in kisses rain
On my lips and eyelids pale.
My cheek is cold and white, alas!
My heart beats loud and fast:
O press it to thine own again,
Where it will break at last!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

justmyluck:

Sean was sitting on the couch with a bottle of Heineken in hand excitedly watching soccer on the TV. Occasionally yelling at the TV over something stupid a player or ref had done in his opinion.

The game was almost over and his team was in the lead so he was in a fairly good mood.

shrinkingviolet:

For once, Violet Paravich could not be found reading a book or playing the piano.

No, instead she was at Avengers Mansion, in the garage looking for her older sister, as she had a feeling that she would be there.

baringbones:

Mornings were annoying, to the only girl in the world who had to give herself personal daily manicures with a small bone saw. But once all the various grooming concerns were behind her, Catalina was chipper as she dropped in to visit her cousin.

i_asked_grandpa:

“Hello Beautiful,” Bobby said as he approached the Mustang shell he bought Veronica for Christmas. He ran a hand lightly over the hood. She didn't look like much now, but when they were done restoring her she would look like new. To Bobby she was beautiful now for there was a certain beauty in everything, even imperfection.

“We'll start on you soon. I promise,” he told the car. He knew Ronnie wanted to work on her car and Bobby would wait for her. If this were his he'd already have it half assembled. Patience was never his strong suit. He was a Stark and a Barton after all.

“Hello ladies,” he said and turned around. The garage was full of vintage cars all lovingly restored to showroom looks and running perfection. It was his hobby and his passion in life. It thrilled him he could share that with Ronnie. “I see you're all looking beautiful as ever.”

The two empty spots in the garage tugged at a part of him. Cars had filled those spaces until recently, but Bobby had donated them to a charity auction. Uncle Misha's community center could put them to better use than he could. Though now it just meant he had room for two new projects and he wouldn't have to ask Mom for more garage space and have to hear that he had too many. There was no such thing as too many and bigger garages were always the way to solve the space problem.

Ronnie's car first. Then he'd find two more girls. He knew she wanted to work on her car, but the holidays had been rough for her. Bobby would give her space until she was ready. When she was, they'd start on the car together.

For now he could admire the shell and what it will be in a short time.

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fasterthanyou:

Luke was in the Titans Tower having teleported in with food a little while earlier. He was getting ready for watching a movie, History of the World Part 1, because that movie is so cool even if it is a bit old. But it was definitely much more entertaining that reading a real history book.

He couldn’t watch it at home because his mom and Cait had taken the big TV to watch the Little Mermaid and had got Jo to watch it with them for a ladies night. Dad had taken Wally to a movie that he was clearly too old to go see.

Luke put in  the DVD and secretly tried to make some popcorn.

i_asked_grandpa:

Bobby had been plotting and planning, but he had to wait until the right moment to enact those plans. November finally rolled around and he took some time to get everything ready. He just hoped that Veronica and Miranda would like this.

He was going to take just Veronica, but he didn't want to put any pressure on her or make it awkward for her so he decided to make it an outing with two of his favorite ladies in the entire world. This way it can be just the three of them out and about.

Bobby gathered the necessary items. A picnic basket filled with sandwiches, drinks and snacks. A thermos of hot chocolate and one filled with hot tea. A big thick blanket to sit on and an extra one just in case it got too chilly. When everything was ready and packed in Gwen's trunk, Bobby went looking for his two favorite ladies.

nextgen_holiday:

All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

huntsman:

Mom and Dad were off taking Riley to her college in Massachusetts and his grandparents where taking care of Violet. Since he didn’t have much going he figured he would head to the Avengers Mansion for a workout and hanging out. Maybe he could even talk someone into letting him take a Quinjet for a ride. I would be nice if he could before he started up college himself.

suzieiq:

Though she was frequently prone to burning, one of Suzie's favorite things about the summertime was being able to lie out on the back lawn of the Mansion and have some quality sunbathing time.

In her new baby blue tankini, Suzie lay on her stomach on a beach towel, reading the first Harry Potter book.

avenging_legacy:

Independence Day was by far AJ's favorite holiday of all. It was about cookouts and great food and blowing things up. What more could be better? Sure Christmas was always good, but Independence Day was better than Christmas in AJ's book. He had been making fireworks for the past month. This year would be better than last and the Avengers would get a show they wouldn't forget.

AJ gathered his rather large stash of fireworks and headed upstairs to the lawn.

nextgen_holiday:

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad