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Communication Breakdown, It's Always the Same by MinxyOne93
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
01 Jun 2025
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After Jack has absorbed Chuck's powers, Dean asks him for help. Dean risks his neck to get into the Empty and rescue Castiel. Dean's been haunted by Cas's death and unable to move on. He's able to get Cas back, the trouble is that there's a lot that's still unsaid between them. On the other hand, there's a lot that has been said between them that they are also having trouble processing. It's causing friction between them as they navigate their new circumstances together. The two are struggling to get on the same page and to understand one another. To make matters worse, Sam keeps sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and it's really starting to grate on Dean's nerves. What does he have to do to make Sam understand this is serious, and seriously personal too!? He's going to get that moose to take him seriously one way or another.
"I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah
I'm never gonna let you go, 'cause I like your charm
Communication breakdown, it's always the same
Havin' a nervous breakdown, drive me insane"
-- Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin, 1969Series
- Part 1 of Communication Breakdown 'Verse
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Harry is unexpectedly summoned to the Ministry. There, an ancient prophecy is revealed naming him as the true heir to the magical throne—a monarchy hidden from the public for centuries. Draco Malfoy is appointed as his “noble advisor.” Their tension reignites instantly.
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What Took Us So Long by Tech_And_Tactical
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV), Criminal Minds: Evolution (US TV)
23 Jun 2025
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Old wounds, missed chances, and words left unspoken finally come to a head. In a moment years in the making, Penelope and Luke must decide if it’s too late for them—or if the right person was always right there, just waiting.
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They’ve been dancing around it for years—sharing space, sharing warmth, sharing everything but the truth. But with Happy gone for the weekend and Lucy walking around in those barely-there pajamas, something finally snaps.
Desire bubbles over. Emotions surface. And Natsu and Lucy stop pretending they aren’t already each other’s home.
A deeply intimate, unapologetically steamy exploration of firsts, feelings, and the quiet love that’s always been there.
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"I never had to chase anything before. Never felt the need to until..."
"Until me?"
"You’re the only thing I’ve ever wanted to run after,”
Reo’s been in love with Nagi for years, but love doesn’t come easy when the other person claims they don’t feel things like that. After a painful confession and days of silence, Nagi shows up on Reo’s doorstep with a blanket, a bag of sour gummies, and the start of something real. A soft, aching story about slow realizations, quiet confessions, and learning how to love.
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Jinu was always quiet. Always careful. Until the night you nearly died.
You’d seen Jinu fight. You’d never seen him unleashed.
When Gwi-Ma almost kills you, Jinu doesn’t hold back anymore — not his power, not his rage, and not the part of himself he’s always been afraid to let you see.
What he becomes to protect you is terrifying, beautiful… and something he never meant for you to witness.
In the ruins of a battlefield, he shows you what he truly is. And for the first time, you show him he doesn’t have to hide. -
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Stephania has built a quiet life on borrowed time-
a kitchen full of warmth, a window seat full of pillows,
and Mango, a Guardian Deity in Impossibly Orange Fur
who definitely wasn’t conjured on purpose.She brews tea for strangers, hums nameless songs into her bread,
and pretends that peace, when arranged just so, might be enough.
That loneliness, if held gently, doesn’t hurt.But peace was never meant to last.
When a stranger arrives-
all blade-callused hands and shadows behind his eyes-
he brings no smile. No apology. Only a problem no one else can fix.
He does not ask for her trust.
He does not even stay for tea.But something in the world shifts when they meet-
like a leyline stirring beneath forgotten stone,
or a name half-remembered in the bones of the earth.This is not where her story begins.
But it is where everything begins to change.A tale of found family, slow-burn longing, magical baking,
and the quiet weight of becoming who you were always meant to be.Series
- Part 1 of The Vael'theran Saga
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Before Aloy. Before the Red Raids. Before it all.
This is a story about Helis and his wife — a tale of love, duty, and the choices that shaped him into the man he would become. Set twenty years before the events of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Can be read as a standalone.
In Nonmetallic Shards I softened Helis’s character a lot, and I really like him there. I also like him in the game, because besides the fact that he is insanely GOOD, they for some reason gave him a personal tragedy with the death of his family, let Aloy choose an option where she can feel pity for him during the final battle, and, in the end, he can’t just kill her without turning it into a ritual.
That’s why I picture him this way.
And this story will be an attempt to marry Shards with canon—a prequel.Series
- Part 2 of Shards
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HUNTR/X stand beneath the golden lights, flawless to the world. But beneath the gloss of devotion and harmony lie instincts sharp as fangs, and a truth no fan could ever imagine.
Rumi: perfect Alpha leader (falling apart).
Mira: nesting disaster (also falling apart).
Zoey: sunshine maknae (holding them together by accident).The Golden Tour was supposed to be easy. Instead, rut, heat, and jealousy tighten around them like a snare. Fame is the stage. Desire is the battlefield.
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At Caroline Duffy’s wedding to Randy, Richard Karinsky interrupts with a heartfelt confession: he’s loved her for years. Torn between stable Randy and complicated Richard, Caroline flees to the church courtyard, grappling with her feelings. Annie’s quips, Del’s advice, and Charlie’s chaos add levity as she reflects on her history with Richard—shared coffees, late-night sketches, unspoken glances. Confronting both men, Caroline chooses Richard, realizing he’s her “impossible” love. A month later, they navigate their new relationship in her loft, blending art, humor, and hope. Her comic strip captures it all: sometimes, love has the worst timing.
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- Part 7 of Obscure and Forgotten T.V. Series.📺📼
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- English
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- 2,779
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- 1/1
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After years of yearning, the line between friendship and something deeper finally breaks. In the quiet of a weekend without her family, Mary Beth and Christine step past longing into touch, trust, and the beginning of forever. Tender confessions, nervous firsts, more strawberry ice cream, and the unmistakable thrill of discovering just how much they’ve both wanted this.
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- Part 2 of Interlude
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- English
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- 16,228
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Kakashi had waited ten years, and patience was what he did best. Courting his Hokage wasn’t a duty — it was devotion.
Naruto thought he didn’t need a mate. Then his omega disagreed.What began with flowers at the Hokage desk and late-night bentos turned into storms of heat, claiming bites, and the legacy Konoha never saw coming.
(Or: Kakashi courts Naruto with relentless patience until one heat changes everything, and the village erupts in celebration when the Hokage Legacy begins.)
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- Part 2 of deeternity_KakaNaru's ABO Spins
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From Fire – Part X: Breaking Through by jandrichov
Fandoms: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games)
06 Oct 2025
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The road to Nikolsburg runs long and heavy — through rain, mist, and the weight of dread that grows with every mile.
Hans rides with Samuel, haunted by what he has been told and by the image he cannot shake: Henry lying still, silent, unmoving.
Every step brings them closer to the castle’s gates.
And with each one, Hans steels himself for what he will find — or what he may lose forever.Series
- Part 10 of From Fire
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- English
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- 10,096
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- 1/1
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The Last Run by bry089
Fandoms: Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV 2021)
08 Oct 2025
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After Don’s funeral, after the interview, after the hospital call—there’s nothing left but the silence between them. Olivia comes home carrying the wreckage of the day, and Elliot waits in the dark, not knowing what she’s seen.
(Post-premiere one-shot. Established EO. Angsty comfort with soft intimacy.)