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Nori had everything to be happy. He was learning to be a magician, he had a loving mother, a caring big brother, and very soon he had the most beautiful of little brothers.
But it all went wrong one day when his family left without traces, and Nori never knew what he had done to be abandoned that way.Series
- Part 2 of Soulmates
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He stops with a skid in front of the red box, the stupid red box that contains the rose he longs to give the beautiful boy behind the counter.
He looks around quickly for something to break the glass with, expecting to see a metal bar or something, but instead finds nothing. Louis laughs at himself again, and honestly, he can’t believe he’s doing this, but he bends down and unties his shoe anyway, looking around hastily before smashing the bottom of his shoe into the glass.
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'Save me,' he whispered to the air, to her phantom presence. Because he was falling, falling back down into the abyss he'd crawled out of centuries ago. He couldn't seem to breathe, couldn't seem to function. He couldn't seem to be right. Not without her.
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It was happening again, the strangely twisted road of his life spinning him back around to its start. Now he was crawling on the path to her, crawling to her. The one person who could save him. Save him from falling.
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Allen was found in Hevlaska's place. When time passes and the Earl comes to threaten his exorcists he's ready.
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The really bad, not particulary nice, utterly unpleasant morning by Crowleysheiress
Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
30 Jun 2016
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They could have had lazy breakfast and slouching around in clubchairs. Instead they got arguments. Again.
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Bill Cipher nearly reached his goals to bring weirdmageddon all over the world, but before that, they were able to close the circle in time and defeated the insane dream demon. But Bill didn't die ... it was much worse. Sentenced to live a human life - a mortal life - he tags along after the Pines to be taken care of, a horrible mistake . . .
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- Part 1 of I'm not your dog
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Everyone at the hospital assumes Serena is gay and someone sets her up with a brilliant surgeon named Bernie. Serena is naturally expecting Bernie to be a man but she's in for a surprise.
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This is not your Mother's Snow White (or your grandmother's) by Bishmonster
Fandoms: Schneewittchen | Snow White (Fairy Tale), Marvel Cinematic Universe
06 Jun 2017
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What happens when an author can't sleep and spent most of the night watching film theorists? A crossover fic with Darcy Lewis as Snow White and Tony Stark is the prince nobody really saw coming.
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- Part 1 of Bastardized Fairytales
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Come Alive by CodyTheCheshireCat
Fandoms: The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Arrow (TV 2012)
01 Dec 2017
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Barry Allen is just a normal CSI who works at Central City Police Department. He has friends- sort of. He has family- definitely. And, well, he's only been mugged three times in the last month. So normal for someone living in Central City. Yep. He's totally normal.
Or not.Series
- Part 2 of Earth-97
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When you help people fake things for a living, it's rare to find someone who's genuine enough to get through the barriers you set up. Helping someone stop crying before their big comeback is something Jongdae's does every two months but for some reason this time is different. But he's not going to stop doing his job.
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Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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Post JAT resentments simmer and boil when Mara is hired to accompany Luke to a meeting with the mysterious cephalopodal Uluani.
Alternate title: Acting the Fool and Playing with Tentacles.
No one get excited, it's much tamer than you think.
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the zuko appreciation chat by KURUSUMIYAS (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
23 Apr 2019
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dumbass energy: is today bully sokka day or something :(((
freaky water magic: yes
flameo hotman: yes
rock n roll: yes
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“Is this your way of letting me go easy?”
Moonlight is seeping through their curtains. His tears look like shining stars. It's funny. Funny how even looking like a mess, Jimin is still jealous of how the universe gave Yoongi the prettiest eyes. His irises are swimming in clear water.
“Are you trying to tell me you’re giving up, Min Yoongi? Are you tired of us?”
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Tough times never last, but tough people do.
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Peter Parker Goes On A Field Trip And Tries To Survive by orphan_account
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
05 Jul 2019
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"The day of the field trip, Peter was sweating. A lot. There were too many things that could go wrong and there was no way for him to stop any of them. And God-fucking-dammit, he did not want his classmates to meet Harley."
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Villain by Revankies
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
08 Oct 2019
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What if Katsuki didn’t just yell at Izuku?
What if he went too far?
What if All Might never pursued Izuku after the Sludge Villain’s second attack?
What would happen to Izuku if he was found by someone else?
What would he think of Heroes and the society based around it after this last experience?
Well, based off of the title, you can guess what path he chose. But you may be surprised at how he goes about this sudden change.
Are you curious yet? Then continue as I tell you a Villain Izuku story I bet you’ve never seen before.
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Michael’s Song by Lmnvslight for inukagome15
Fandoms: Supernatural, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
26 Sep 2019
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Luna has a special place in the Forbidden Forest she likes to go when she needs to think, or get away from the bullying. When she visits her sanctuary one evening, she is surprised to find somebody already there.
Inspired by inukagome15’s The Last Archangel series.
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the sweetest poison by SilentRabidWriter
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
28 Nov 2019
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Luo Binghe reached up, tangling his fingers in his teacher’s hair. “It’s a favor, Shizun,” he replied, brushing his lips against Shen Qingqiu’s. “I’m doing you a favor and I’m expecting it to be repaid.”
Understanding dawned in Shen Qingqiu’s eyes and Luo Binghe allowed himself to smile.
When Shen Qingqiu comes back to Qing Jing Peak with a strange affliction, Luo Binghe offers his help.
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Bad Decisions by berrymascarpone
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types
29 Mar 2020
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The Clone Wars are over, and the galaxy is rebuilding, the clones are trying to find their paths forward as new citizens, and Obi-Wan Kenobi is tired, overworked, and losing his goddamn mind.
The four times Obi-Wan sleeps with an enemy, and the one time he makes a good decision.
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Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.
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An actual delight to read start to finish. Tastefully deals with tough subjects with light humor and true to all characterization.
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Of Squirrels and Stab Wounds by NamelesslyNightlock for Rabentochter, STARSdidathing
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
23 Apr 2020
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Climbing up a tree was possibly not Loki’s best plan of escape after stabbing King Anthony of Alfheim in the leg– but, now that he’s up there, he’ll just have to negotiate.
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This was definitely, somehow, Bokuto's fault.
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08 Jun 2020
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Who wouldn’t be romanced by Bokuto’s back. His robust deltoids, his well-strengthened trapezius, the structure of his rhomboid, the sheer seductive power of his latissimus dorsi.
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At Sokka’s behest, the Gaang skips rescuing Zuko during the Siege at the North Pole. Instead they leave him, unconscious, buried in the snow.
In completely unrelated news, Sokka’s haunted by a ghost now.
(If you'd like more details before deciding to read this story, look here for spoilers.)
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❤️ In a ghost marriage, proxies aren’t supposed to be living people. Since Sokka’s been denied his effigy fun, he’ll have to instead marry an animal. Traditionally, it’d be a white bird.
In his case, it’s a flying lemur.
According to the nuns, Fire Nation fiancés are supposed to cry as they’re led to their weddings. Momo follows that tradition exquisitely. He whines, kicking at his bright red skirt and tugging at the veil somehow bound with string around his ears. Aang’s carrying him up to Sokka, and he really tries to step slowly and solemnly down the walkway they’ve cleared out for this, but as Momo’s fussing gets louder he starts moving faster, completing the procession at a brisk jog. Toph keeps snorting, and Katara’s hiding a smile, and Sokka is outright cackling.
By the time Aang presents the proxy-bridegroom, he’s hissing and screeching.
“Wow,” Sokka says, “he’s really gotten into character, huh, Zuko?”
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“And everyone is so old,” Tubbo complains. Somehow, without them knowing about it, Tubbo’s managed to swipe a waffle and is chewing on it happily. Sapnap stifles a laugh. “Well, not everyone, I guess- the kid in our room is our age, I think. He might be younger.”
Wilbur perks up. “Does he ice skate?”
“Yeah, he does. He’s got these sick skates and everything.” Tubbo explains. “He’s quiet though. We tried talking to him, but…”
“But?”
Tubbo shrugs. "He's quiet. He doesn't talk much. I guess he's busy."
or, Tommy's made it to the Olympics for figure skating- he's the youngest contestant on the ice and he's the favor for the gold. He's supposed to be living the dream. So why is he still so unhappy? And why do all these hockey players and snowboarders care so much about him?
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- Part 6 of Anything and Everything
- Part 1 of from ice to water
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when word starts circulating that Madara is looking for a political marriage to help his clan Tobirama is appalled, no Uchiha should have to marry for anything other than love, and then resolved. If Madara needs a marriage to help his clan Tobirama can do that, then at least Madara will marry someone who loves him all he has to do it get a proper dowry together.
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- Part 6 of Shades of Rose
- Part 1 of maquillage
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we are dust and shadows by Anonymous for faerook
Fandoms: NCT (Band), WayV (Band), 超时空 回 - 威神V | Turn Back Time - WayV (Music Video)
12 Oct 2022
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“Yangyang!” He hears someone call his name, desperate. His head snaps to the voice and he sees Guanheng in a similar situation, getting dragged away by people dressed similarly to his own captors. When they make eye contact, it’s as though he’s invigorated with superhuman strength, kicking at his captors squarely in the leg only to get nothing in return but a hand fisted into his hair and—
Yangyang gasps and almost gags as he pulled away from the wall his head is slammed into. His hair feels matted and his face burns and he can hear Guanheng yelling, screaming, voices all mixing into a cacophony before the hand fists in tighter and his rapidly reeling mind takes the second of realization to brace itself and—
Everything goes black.
in which yangyang doesn't make his daring escape with guanheng's help and is helpless to his mind's rapid crumbling as a result.
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Sun deals with the aftermath of a perfect ending. New Moon brought Solar back right after ruin ended him, the creator was destroyed and everything is good. But Sun cant seem to be able to enjoy it. When you've spent so long fighting for your life, you realize you never pictured the kind of life you even wanted.
((AU where solar was brought back by new moon (aka never became nexus); this has been written over a few months by author))
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- Part 1 of Void's Fanfics
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Read whenever you feel like giving up. It's worth it to keep going, and no matter how much people despise you, or seem like they do, they'll miss you in the end. Perhaps your presence will only be noticed once it's gone, and if so, don't let it be noticed. Keep going, no matter how low things get, no matter how small the highs are--if they're even there at all--just move forward. Things might never get better, and I'm not going to lie and say, 'that's ok', because it's not, and it may never be, but don't let things get worse for others by dying. It's a cycle, don't be the one to start it, and if there's already an existing one; be the one to end it. You may not see it, but people will know when you're gone. Even if they never truly knew you in the first place. You are never truly alone.
-A note to me at 2:56 in the morning