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The Pillars of Creation by Writing-for-Life (WheelyBin)
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
16 Jul 2025
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Some destinies are written in stone. Others are carved by hands that refuse to accept the inevitable…
After the events of The Light of Stars, Thalia Callaghan finds herself walking alongside Morpheus through his darkest hours as of yet.
She must navigate cosmic politics and family loyalty while learning that sometimes the greatest act of love is not in letting go, but in refusing to do so…Lucienne put her elbows on the table and leaned on them. “My lady, it is not for you to help him.”
“But I should. I promised to be there for him.”
“And that’s what you are, and that’s what you do. But…” She looked down, obviously searching for the right words. “I have known him for a very long time. A very long time. And all I can tell you is that you will never be able to solve his problems for him, nor should you. Because it will devastate you if you as much as try.” She paused for a moment, and there was an unspoken heaviness in that pause. “But you can walk beside him. You bear witness. That is enough; it has to be.”
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- Part 3 of The Light of Stars
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Wait for me (I’m coming) by Whatonearthamidoing
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan
15 Jul 2025
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A Percy Jackson retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice where Annabeth dies and Percy goes crazy without her.
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Jeno, son of Apollo and the muse Calliope, embarks on a journey with the Argonauts to fulfill a prophecy, but on his way back he finds more than the glory he was promised. He meets the love of his life, Jaemin, whom he decides to marry, unaware of the sinister plans that fate has in store for them.
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A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, but with Jeno and Jaemin as protagonists.- Language:
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And if the World was Perfect you Would be Here in my Embrace by Atlas_of_andromeda
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
14 Jul 2025
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Jon collapses on the floor and cries.
And cries.
And cries.
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- Part 2 of Drabbles
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Record of Retellings by Marvelanddcgeek
Fandoms: Record of Ragnarok (Manga), Record of Ragnarok (Anime)
14 Jul 2025
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A series of retellings from certain myths, all set in Record of Ragnarok.
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forwards, backwards, onwards (metamorphoses in action) by wowthwtslame
Fandoms: Looking For Forever (Webcomic), Original Work
14 Jul 2025
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The stages of metamorphosis over the years.
Or, a vignette-style retelling of how funny love is.
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The Ruler of Death puts Hu Tao to the test.
The price: Her life.
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Every so often, the old stories are told again. People are cast in roles they never asked for, and lives are ruined all over again.
Tango knows he is Orpheus. He knows he will lose his greatest love.
He knows he cannot do anything to stop it.
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What Makes a Goddess by Frodohippie
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Hadestown - Mitchell, Hadestown - Mitchell (Broadway) RPF, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
13 Jul 2025
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Eurydice finds her Orpheus, but the Fates have different plans for her this time around. Things don't quite click, and a premature death sends her spiraling in an unexpected direction.
An original story based loosely on Hadestown. Think of Hadestown atmosphere with BBC Merlin-esque characters. In this story, Greek mythology is whatever I say it is.
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His breathing wouldn’t slow down and he was sure that at any moment he would take his last breath and die with him right then and there, it only seemed right to go that way. Holding his once alive king in his arms, just as he had pleaded Merlin to moments before his death. His armor still glistening in the sun as Merlin himself made sure it would while laboriously polishing it. Only now Arthur’s blood tainted the metal, and Merlin’s tears would be the only attempt made to clean it.
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Or, after Arthur’s death, Merlin leaves Camelot to follow Arthur into Avalon. (But not immediately and certainly not easily.)
Author is trying their best to follow Arthurian Legend “canon” but mistakes will be made!
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Tim was completely still, staring up at Dick with a kind of steely determination that was completely out of place on his young face. “You’re his brother. I thought that if there was anyone who loved him like that, it would be you.”
Dick tried to swallow, but his mouth and throat were completely dry. “It doesn’t matter,” he said hoarsely. “You can love someone to the stars and back, and it doesn’t mean you get to keep them.”
Love alone wasn’t enough, had never been enough, would never be enough. If it were, then Dick wouldn’t have had to be dragged away, kicking and screaming, from every great loss of his life. If it were, then all of Dick’s howling grief would have meant something.
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There’s an entrance to the underworld beneath Gotham City. Tim is certain that the only way to stop Batman’s rampage is to give Bruce his son back. Dick just wants a second chance with his brother. It's an old song.
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a fortune teller's guide to soulmates by alwaysyousun for theravatar
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Jul 2025
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After a relatively unemotional breakup, Sirius visits a fortune teller to ask if he is capable of true love.
She then proceeds to send Sirius on a little trip between universes to answer his question.———
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the show must go on by chaerilins
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
12 Jul 2025
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Their lips remain locked until the lights go out, backstage scrambling as the audience scurries for intermission. And as the two of them break the kiss and stare into each other’s eyes, the enveloping darkness barely hiding the heat across Edelgard’s cheeks — Dorothea cups Edelgard’s chin, brings her mouth to her Eurydice’s ear, and whispers something the both of them find utterly irreversible.
> “Dairy Queen after the show, Edie? I think we need to talk.”
Edelgard kisses her Orpheus on stage, and the both of them let their world turn upside down.
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The choiceless hope in grief by EleenaDume
Fandoms: The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
11 Jul 2025
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Leo Valdez has lived and died for the gods. Their war has shaped his life since he was a baby. With Gaia defeated, he sort of hopes he can finally rest. He has friends and some semblance of home to return to for the first time since he was eight years old. Just this once, he allows himself to hope the good things might stick.
But the gods aren’t done with them just yet, and by the time Leo finds his way back, Jason is gone.
This time, Leo decides he’s done just taking the Fates’ bullshit lying down. If getting his best friend back means striking a deal with the gods and venturing into the Underworld… well, it’s probably not even the most reckless thing he’s ever done.
The caveat of said deal? He has to trust Jason will follow him, or his self-doubt will doom them both.
And after the life he’s lived, Leo is so intricately familiar with self-doubt that he could probably trademark the word.
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Or: The only possible way for Orpheus to succeed is if he learns to think of himself as a person worth loving.
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katabasis [ kat-ă-bay-sis ] ( plural –ases):
A descent into the underworld, or a literary account of such a journey to the land of the dead, constituting a temporary visit followed by an anabasis (ascent).Strange events make Rumi, Zoey and Mira wonder if Gwi-Ma is truly banished for good beneath the Honmoon. Rumi's scars aren't truly gone - now that she knew more about demons, she wanted to know more about her parents and what Celine has been hiding all her life. In the quest towards the past, old and new wounds reopen and the Huntrix begin their most dangerous adventure yet, straight to the Underworld itself.
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can't you see? i'm (waiting) by sinlikeseraphim
Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)
11 Jul 2025
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“Then let our fear blaze the path to glory,” Mydei nods decisively. “Lead the way, Deliverer. I trust that you have my back.”
Or, in which things go horribly wrong prematurely to the cycle's end, and Phainon has an idea.
Or, again, in which Phainon takes a leaf out of Orpheus' book, and it goes exactly as one would expect.
(Updates weekly, if not earlier.)
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Is there anything worse than losing a part of yourself? Of course. War, for example—it takes lives every day, and James can do nothing to stop it. Just like he can do nothing about the emptiness inside him. It came out of nowhere, and nothing seems capable of filling it. Or can it…?
OR James uncovers the truth about the strange state he's been in for months and realizes that the only one who can fix it is the very person responsible. Regulus Black.
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In which a half-Filipino, half-Chinese Ravenclaw girl minds her business, aces her exams, and sips her tea- utterly unfazed by whatever Hogwarts drama the plot is brewing in the background.
Book One of The Veiled Promise Series
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While Charlie is away, Nick checks out some books on Greek myths. He knows he's read a few for school and stuff, but it would be nice to understand a little more of what Charlie's talking about when it comes to literature. He enjoys the ones about the heroes and the cool monsters, like Heracles and Perseus. In the middle of the ones about heroes, there's a story about a poet. Nick wonders why it's there with all the demigods and monster slaying, but continues gamely.
He finds himself relating to Orpheus, falling in love so hard and so fast. He'd write Charlie poetry and songs if he had any talent at it.(Romantic poetry is definitely a no go, but he is a dab hand at a limerick.)
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Welcome to my dyad prompt archive! Each chapter is a microfic originally posted to Twitter and/or Bluesky and prompted by the @dyadprompts account.