Reluctant Hero
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You Never Asked to Be a Hero (But for Him You'd Be Anything) by holyfudgebars
Fandoms: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
05 Jan 2013
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You just wanted to escape your cell. You never wanted to save anyone. You didn't want to be placed in this "Oblivion Crisis". And you never, ever, in all your days, expected to fall in love with the future emperor.
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Our (Most Unwilling) Hero by Rosa_Cotton
Fandoms: The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types
30 Aug 2013
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Once again, Thorin is saved from Azog. Only this time it is not Bilbo who plays the role of the hero. Movieverse.
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Being an epic hero is not all it's cracked up to be.
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Eonwe Jorgiis is the survivor of a Thalmor Purge that took her parents lives when she was barely out of her childhood years and, having been branded a criminal for murder, she is on the run for her life. Upon discovering herself to be the Last Dragonborn, the ancient prophesized hero of legend, Eonwe shuns her destiny in favour of deciding her own fate, and is led to the reclusive criminal Thieves Guild… where her inevitable destiny and a fate-defying love linger in wait.
The Voice Within is the first volume of Daughter of Akatosh.
DISCLAIMER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim belongs to Bethesda Game Studios! All original characters and content is mine.
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- Part 1 of Daughter of Akatosh
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In the year 580 AG, Republic City was plunged into a brief and bloody battle at the hands of the radical insurrectionist Amon. For five days the streets ran red. The small folk called it The Purge - the initial conflict and the years that followed - when the ancient art of magic was eradicated from the city. The council, in their hubris, had not thought Amon a threat. The council, in their defeat, hung creaking from the gallows.
Three years later, four unlikely heroes find themselves sucked into a second bloody revolution. Driven by vengeance, duty, family, and desperation, they must rely on each other if they are to survive insurmountable odds, and the hard realization that not all demons can be killed with cold steel.
A silly little fantasy AU which tackles such serious topics as: Alcoholism, faith and doubt, unabashed group snuggling, redemption, morning wood, death and grief, and the importance of personal hygiene.
*** ON HOLD. Will come back to this when life is more conducive to writing. Until then, xoxo. ***
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- Part 1 of Godless
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From Beyond The Heavens by ambitiousMonkey (orphan_account)
Fandoms: ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man
21 Apr 2016
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WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO ADOPT THIS FIC, ITS ALL YOURS.
Borosaiweek
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Soul Mates“I’m not into dudes.” A feminine laugh echoed through the cheap flip phone as Saitama clutched the cell phone tighter still. “I just know, okay? She’s going to be perfect, I can picture her in my dreams. Her gorgeous long hair, vibrant colorful eyes, and the softest of touches as her hand holds mine…”
Meanwhile, as his search for his Mate turns frantic, Boros makes an Ill advised decision.
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Origin of Aria by CabbitAndTheWeasel
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
23 Dec 2019
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Magic is a curse upon humanity. The Chant teaches the common folk and the nobles that there is nothing more sinister than a mage without her gilded cage and Templar tourniquets. Then there was Aria. She was a small and insignificant elf, trapped in her tower. And yet, it was she who would save Ferelden from The Fifth Blight.
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And the Canadian Shack by antonomasia09 for KiaraSayre
Fandoms: The Librarians (TV 2014)
17 Jul 2016
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There's trouble on a routine mission, and Ezekiel is the only one who can get them home.
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All Anne ever wanted was a normal peaceful life, you know? Like, get married, have kids, set up an armoury or perhaps teach children how to use magic. But nooooooo, not when she has Ryu, her Chocobo who just can't stop guzzling down greens and dragging her into mess after mess. Really, she had no intention to restore the monarchies of the world. None whatsoever.
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The Revelation of All Things by EllenEmbee
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
10 Aug 2020
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Haunted by the mistakes of her past, Evana Lavellan feels (reluctantly) compelled to stay and help the newly dubbed "Inquisition" close the Breach. But no longer than that. After all, they only care for her welfare because of the mark on her hand.
Unfortunately, every mission seems to take her further away from her goal instead of closer to it. But each refugee saved and disaster averted also brings with it a sliver of tranquility, a fleeting taste of atonement for past wrongs. Surrounded by new people - new friends - she discovers a wider world than she'd ever imagined with her clan, a world in which she has the power to improve the lives of both elves AND mages.
Strangest of all, she finds herself drawn to an unlikely friend and confidant in Inquisition's ex-templar military advisor who, like her, is all too familiar with the bitter taste of regret... and the fragile touch of hope.
**Game scenes/dialogue included but also tons of original "in-between" moments, dialogue, character development and introspection. Super mild AU for shuffling conversation locations and tweaking the order of events. Quizzy is my own.
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- Part 1 of Revelations
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A clue to the Eto Gun brings Baskerville to the remote village of Edén. The people there mistake him as their new priest, and he finds that the resident nun is hiding a powerful weapon in the church. But he isn’t the only one after it. The village is being harassed by the U.S. Cavalry, and Baskerville thinks he knows who’s behind it. He soon faces a difficult choice that puts his mission at risk.
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Prompto and Noctis talk it out and fuck it out, one last time.
Spoilers for the end of the game.
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- Part 3 of In the Recesses of the Mind
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For nearly a year Captain Cold has been playing literal cops and robbers with the Flash, but the lightning-fast thief remains just out of the hero's grasp. The Flash loves to taunt and flirt with him, and turns everything between them into a challenge that's more fun than it should be. Secretly, Len enjoys the teasing far too much.
Then bodies start turning up around the city, and the evidence says a speedster is responsible. The game has turned deadly, and nothing will stop Len from protecting his city. Not even his own disappointment and sense of betrayal. He should have known better than to think there might be some good in an unrepentant criminal.
Barry knows the Flash isn't killing anyone, but he can't convince Snart without revealing his identity. The last thing he wants is to ruin his relationship with the man who is both hero and nemesis to him. Worse, the murders are chillingly similar to those committed by Barry's father, and the set-up feels like a personal attack on Barry and the Flash. He has to find the killer and prove his innocence before Cold hunts down the Flash, which means he's in a race against the one thing even he may not be fast enough to beat... time.
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- Part 2 of The Lonely Hearts Club
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Rebirth is a bitch and Natsuki would kindly like off this ride now. She doesn't know what she did in her past life to deserve being stuck with a front row seat to the shit show that's yet to come but she really wishes she'd built up more good karma.
Self indulgent writing centred around a very tired self insert in the Naruto-verse who would like to sleep through canon please.
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Уже почти год Капитан Холод пытается поймать Флэша, но молниеносный вор всегда выскальзывает из его рук. Флэш любит дразниться и флиртовать, делая схватку больше похожей на игру. Честно говоря, Лену это нравится.
А затем в городе начинают происходить убийства, и все улики указывают на спидстера. Их игры приводят к смертям, и даже собственные разочарование и чувство предательства не помешают Лену защищать город. Он должен был понимать, что опасно верить в «хорошее» в преступнике. Однако Барри знает, что Флэш невиновен, но он не может убедить в этом Лена, не раскрыв свою тайну. Последнее, что ему нужно - так это разрушить отношения с человеком, который был для него героем и противником одновременно.
Но хуже всего то, что убийства слишком похожи на те, которые совершал его отец, и они явно направлены, чтобы затронуть Барри **и** Флэша. Он должен найти настоящего убийцу и доказать свою невиновность прежде, чем его схватит Холод, что означает, что ему придется сразиться с, возможно, единственной вещью быстрее его самого... со временем.
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- Part 2 of Клуб одиноких сердец
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Desmond hated his latest rival, first and foremost, because he was brazen. Cocksure. He left his mark on people - on their brains, to be precise - and out of that came a trail of living breadcrumbs scattered wherever he went. If rumors were anything to go by, that trail led straight into this miserable rats’ nest called Underworld.
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Desmond chases another rival in the Great Game - an old nemesis with a knack for breaking the human spirit. When the odds mount against him, Desmond must rely on an unlikely ally, or risk losing the Game for good.
(Gen/action. Sequel to my Charon gen fic Settling the Books. You might enjoy reading it beforehand, but it's by no means a requirement.)
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The Rise by warpedlegacy (BECandCall)
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
28 May 2021
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The Chantry has told many lies. Theresa Trevelyan is merely one of them. They called her a heretic first, then a savior, then a prophet. She rejects the myth they've made of her life and her suffering. But more than this, she resents their erasure of the truth behind her rise to power. You think you know the story of the Herald of Andraste? Now you will hear the truth. With a little help from Thedas's favorite serial author, of course.
This is part one of my Reprises and Reprisals series. It covers the beginning of the game through In Your Heart Shall Burn. Part Two is intended to cover early Skyhold up through the end of the base game (DLC and Trespasser to come in Part Three). I've tried my best to make Part Two accessible in case you wanna skip over the early parts. Enjoy!
Find me on Tumbler at @warpedlegacy - my asks are always open about my fics!
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- Part 1 of Reprises and Reprisals
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A Redguard Mage and an Akaviri Dragonslayer are forced to travel the harsh world of Skyrim in search of meaning, someone who'll stop gawking at how impossible they both are and help them, and whoever keeps letting dragons loose all over the country. So far, the native Nords aren't very helpful, even when they're actually trying to help. The gods are even worse, but when are they not? Every lesson gets harsher, the snow gets deeper, and their sanity a little thinner.
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- Part 1 of Starfall
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I'm Alive by Lady_N (Lady_N_Abernathy)
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
14 Mar 2019
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Izuku texts during classes sometimes, no biggie.
But this time, Bakugou nearly burns the city to the ground when he sees what he texts.
'I'm breaking up with you.'
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Omegaverse but it's barely mentioned or relevant here.
It's not what you think. Please read.
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- Part 30 of Deku's Harem - Canon Only
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My failed 12 step plan to not being a hero by magicalspacepanunicorn
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Jun 2021
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Izuku Midoriya does not want to be a hero.
And yes, he may take out a criminal a day, but those are because they decided to attack him. But he doesn't want to be a hero.
And yes, he can assess and find a solution to any situation. But he doesn't want to be a hero.
And yes, he was offered a quirk by the number 1 hero, but he doesn't want to be a heroSo why the fuck did Nezu transfer him into the Hero Course not a week after he got into U.A
And why the hell is All Might so proud of him all the time when he's never met the man before.
And what the fuck is everyone thinking.
He doesn't want to be a hero!!This fic now has a Discord!
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the curse of the anime protagonist by masterdipster
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
26 Oct 2025
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Or; the one where Izuku is blessed with the most heroic quirk in existence.
The problem is, er, being a hero's the last thing he wants to be.
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It Takes More Than Words by Marzopup
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
10 May 2025
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Sometimes your Trevelyan is a respected son of the Bann of Ostwick ready to take on the challenge of sealing the Breach and saving the world. Sometimes your Treveylan is a half-Orlesian Half-Fereldan stableboy with a stutter, no political acumen whatsoever, and zero confidence in his ability to do anything right. Unfortunately for the Inquisition and for Gil, this story is about the latter.
(A very fast and loose retelling of Inquisition with my Inquisitor, Guillaume Archambeau-Trevelyan, who hates being Inquisitor almost as much as he hates his name)
Bookmarked by brightephemera
20 Oct 2024
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Gil the selectively mute Herald of Andraste, not what anybody wants but very abruptly someone everybody needs. This story hangs familiar quests and characters over a unique structure and the OCs are wonderfully woven into the wider world.