March 27th excerpt:

“Maybe if you get some coffee you’ll start waking up with the dawn. You might be able to keep up with me then.” He gave Bowman a grin.

Bowman sent Sam a sharp look then, his wings actually bristling at the challenge. “Keep up with you?” he echoed, sounding like he really didn’t believe what he heard. Then again, as someone who prided himself on being the fastest and most skilled flyer in his village, he might actually not believe it. “I’ll race circles around you,” he asserted with pride, though he grinned good-naturedly.

Jacob rolled his eyes. “Not in the mornings you won’t,” he retorted.

@nightmares06

Aww, what a cute group of Weechesters! Tiny Dean can find a tiny Sam of his own, and big Dean can be thrilled to see at least one Sam got out of the way of the curse. He’ll be so proud of his tiny counterpart. Got their Sammers out of the way so he can grow up normal (or as normal as a Winchester can).

This pair of Deans would get along much smoother than their older counterparts, that’s for sure. Much less pestering each other, more time spent making sure their kiddo Sam’s don’t get into trouble while exploring the lounge and finding new people to talk to.


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@neonthewrite

Oh, I think the AU Lounge is definitely a Thing. We love it.

Oscar would be so tickled by the idea of giving someone else a piggyback ride! Usually everyone’s too big for him. Jacob could hang on and actually look the mini giants in the eyes at last. Much better than a certain sprite hoisting him up in surprise.

Mini Jake with kid!Oscar would be cute too. Wee Sam would be fascinated by this new friend Oscar found.


@nightmares06

Aww, teeny kiddo Sam’s gotta make sure Oscar takes good care of their teddy Jake. So smol.


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@neonthebright

He’d definitely have to keep himself wary at all times. I think if we’re imagining all these different characters in one place, we can at least assume him talking to someone like John or Dean wouldn’t break the eardrums of the other little guys around.

Extra tiny Jacob probably wouldn’t even be able to see his giant counterpart properly. He’s literally too big to comprehend at that point. Imagine the others trying to convince giant Jacob and mini Jacob that the other even exists. That’d be such a trick.

Really, if someone wanted to set up boundaries for Jacob, though, he’d probably watch in amusement as they did. Imagine tol Dean trying to protect all the other little guys by drawing a line on the floor or something. Do not cross, Jake. Not allowed. And Jacob just says “Can you use a thicker marker, I can’t see the line.”


@nightmares06

And while Dean is giving Jacob the bitchiest look, smol Sam will decide it’s just easier to tote around extra smol Jacob, sometimes stuffing him in his satchel, occasionally just carrying him around like a teddy, that way he doesn’t get left out of any of the fun with all these giants.


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@borrowedtimeandspace

Tell you one thing, Sherlock would not like the majority of it. Such a sudden change would not be welcome with him, especially a change in his stature. Coupled with the fact that he’s actually at more of a disadvantage than the bros, lacking the borrower strength or knacks they’ve developed over the years, and they’ll have a very displeased Sherlock on their hands.

Shrunk!Sherlock would try to compensate for the sudden sensations of helplessness and vulnerability by trying to soldier through being smol on his own, trying to climb things he does not have the skill to climb, trying to navigate passages on his own, and snapping at anyone who tries to help. The other three will definitely be on their toes with him, and John will probably be fret 24/7.


@nightmares06

Dean and Sam would both fret over their giant detective being so smol, especially since now he looks vulnerable, the scrawny bean, but the second Dean realizes Sherlock’s shorter than he is…

It’s all over.

Dean will strut to the end of time over that one inch difference in height while Sam rolls his eyes in the background.


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@borrowedtimeandspace – ^^ actual depiction of Dean with Smol Sherlock


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“Ah, jeez. Slowly over time would be way worse. At least when it’s instant, you’re there and you can deal with it, but a gradual thing? You never know when it’s gonna stop. That’s awful.

And … being a giant is pretty lonely, but at least a spider can’t eat me. In the end, I’d kinda rather just stay my normal size. Can that be done?”

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@neonthewrite

Oh my goodness. I did not know about this, and I doubt that the sprites inherently knew about it either. However, if it was discovered, they’d happily put it to use getting Bowman’s lazy wings out of bed. Rischa could bring him his morning “coffee.”

I feel like Sam would be the culprit in this discovery.


@nightmares06

Sam knows the magic of coffee and its effects on those who are not early birds.


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@nightmares06

Ah, man, there’s just so many options. I’ll leave out the most obvious ones, since they tend to be canon pairings (Sam/Dean, John/Sherlock, Jacob/Bowman), and there’s some fun combos to be had!

Jacob/Sam– The quiet pair, both getting things done without so many impeding them. They need to look after their sassy counterparts, and know exactly what the other is going through. That being said, with Jacob so much younger than Sam, he looks up to Sam and admires him despite how Sam is so much smaller than he is most AUs, and this makes Sam puff up with pride for impressing the tallest human he’s ever met.

Dean/Bowman– Alot like Sherlock/Bowman, this pair has enough sass to end the world. We let them get into a loop of sass in at least one story, and had to find a way out without them just bickering to the end of time. Because, seriously, they would.

Oscar/Dean– Despite the odds, these two are an adorable pair. Dean usually scares the shit out of Oscar when they first meet, but when he gets past it, he’s going to be so proud, and Oscar gives him a good dose of perspective at how scary he can be to the small folk.

John/Sam– A lot like Jacob/Sam, these two are very chill, Sam looking up to the good doctor. Whether Sam’s tol or smol, he’d admire what John does every day, saving lives.

Dean/Sherlock– The world will implode from the sass.


@neonthewrite

Night is not exaggerating about those sassy pairs imploding the world though. Honest to God, we had a story with Bowman and Dean talking in circles for what was probably a chapter’s worth of sassing, and we opted to cut that down because they were getting ridiculous. I have no doubt that if Dean and Sherlock got started, they could do the same thing. Lessons have been learned. Things that should not be forgotten are immortalized in memory.

Oscar/Dean– I’m a huge fan of this too. They’re just such good buddies despite their beginnings (it’s something of a running joke in my own stories that Dean will grab Oscar at some point in each one). Dean is one of the scariest humans around just by being so intense, and yet Oscar warms up to him. It probably baffles anyone else who sees them. Can you imagine Bobby finding out that the most timid little he’s ever seen will just hang out with Dean Winchester, the guy even monsters are afraid of?

Sherlock/Bowman– We haven’t written anything for it yet, but musings have happened. They’d be such a funny pairing. Can you imagine Bowman fluttering around the ceiling of 221B or perching up on the curtains to yell at Sherlock? John would come back from groceries to Sherlock having a row with a flying plant person that fits in a pocket.

Jacob/Sam– Jacob and Sam are a pair near and dear to my heart. One of the earliest team-ups we imagined. They are both way too tol in proportion to Dean, and so they are dubbed Team Sasquatch. They get things done, and do not mess with them when they need to take care of their sassy counterparts. Do not.

Jacob/Oscar– The biggest and the littlest sweethearts. The cutes could go on and on.

Again, I haven’t had the honor of writing opposite @borrowedtimeandspace​‘s take on the Baker Street Boys just yet, but I’d love to see how smol Jacob would fit in with them. There’ve been musings for that, too. 😉 Once we have a more solid plan, it’s only a matter of time.


@borrowedtimeandspace

Time is definitely something I wish I had more of ;w; So many ideas with all these characters, so many rl responsibilities getting in the way. Thank goodness for the internet and jotting down all the musings for later, because ONE DAY they will happen!

John/Jacob– smol Jacob especially would be cute to pair with my second-favorite doctor, but any iteration of either of them would just be chill and adorable.

Oscar/John– Similar to the above, but more along the lines of John doing his best to assure the lil guy that no one’s gonna hurt or trap him, not even Sherlock. All the tea and nibbles and cutes.

Oscar/Sherlock– And on the other hand… Regardless if Sherlock has already been ‘trained’ by smols, poor lil Oz would probably have a hard time interacting with the detective based on his intensity alone. Doesn’t help that Sherlock’s likely to poke if he doesn’t get a response right away. Unsupervised, I doubt much would get done between these two for a long time.

Sherlock/Bowman– I strongly agree that, if left to their own devices, these two would do little else but bicker and chase/avoid each other until the world collapsed around them. Help them.

And I pretty much agree 100% with John/Sam and Dean/Sherlock. All the cutes on one hand, all the sass in the other!


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@borrowedtimeandspace

If living with Sherlock has taught John Watson one thing, it’s to go with the flow and try to make the best contributions to the situation at hand. Giant Jacob would be the most set-apart from the group thanks to his size, and lil Oz just needs a warm drink and some nibbles. John sees this and tries to help them feel comfortable.

And for Sherlock himself, the Lounge would certainly fill his head with questions, even if we take away the questions of how. So many versions of the same people is such an intriguing concept to the detective, and he’ll be sure to grill everybody just to find the subtle differences in their personalities and deduce the reasons for them. Even if he has to deal with the annoyance of being yoinked by a giant kid, the Lounge would at least never be boring.


@neonthewrite

One thing I can see happening for sure is John being a ready go-between for Jacob and all the other extra little guys. Everyone else being caught up in the shenanigans, someone’s gotta help Jacob communicate. It’s not his fault the others are gnat-sized to him! At least in the Lounge we can say they’re all safe from the concussive sound of his voice. @.@


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@nightmares06

I’m so glad! Every time we do a lil special like this, something new comes out of it. It just so happens that this weekend birthed the AU lounge out of nowhere!


@neonthewrite

We’re super pumped that you’re enjoying it, because we’re loving it too. It gives everyone a chance to go nuts thinking about different pairings that haven’t happened/aren’t really planned for the aus.


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