Peter loses, and Ego patches him up afterward. Okay, this is only going to suck a lot.
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thefourthvine wrote, "I want the story whe…
thefourthvine wrote, "I want the story where someone sits down and thinks that, and lists every single person in the canon (probably in some kind of database, with numerical codes and assigned weights for each category and stuff) and weighs all the pros and cons and finally, after a lot of careful deliberation, selects a candidate for the position of Significant Other."
This is the first step in that process.
The first time, though of course he doesn't know it's the first time, everything went exactly according to plan. Crowley got the baby, right on time. He took it to the nunnery, and didn't stop to talk to the man waiting outside. He observed the whole thing, and made sure no funny business happened. At the end of the night, the Antichrist went home with the Dowlings.
It takes 600 more tries to get it going exactly according to the right plan.
When they arrive in the Yiling Supervisory Office, Jiang Yanli freshly recovered from fever, Jiang Cheng in a coma, and Wei Wuxian nearly at the end of his rope, Jiang Yanli does what she does best—acts as the warm, nurturing support for her brothers. But she's tired, too.
Billy and Eddie do business in the fall of 1984.
Gibson surveys the evidence of his recreational activities as he readies himself to serve.
In Egypt, the emperor sleeps poorly.
Don Draper has a bad habit of throwing money at his problem. His latest problem is Michael Ginsberg.
Tris and Four take a detour.
Ask meme drabble written for this challenge. Prompt: Kate Bush, a deal with God.