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Podfic of the Ion Arc by Sunhawk
Summary: "A series of very long, satisfying stories. These start off fairly self, contained and show the relationships of the the Gundam pilots during the war. As the Arc progresses, so does the relationship between Heero and Duo and also their friendships with the other boys. Wonderful plot-lines. Strongly recommended, whether or not you have ever read or seen Gundam Wing. This is several novels worth. Angst warning but lots of heart warming moments as well." (summary from Whispered Words)
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It’s been twelve long years since Cas became human and he and Dean embarked on their long and difficult relationship. And after all that time, it’s only when faced with losing him forever that Dean fully realizes what he means to him. The finale of the Writing on the Wall verse.
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- Part 17 of The Writing on the Wall
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or, The Adventure of the Red Shoes
UK Ballet principal dancer Sherlock Holmes and assistant rugby coach John Watson met and fell in love as ambitious, optimistic teenagers. Twenty years on, they are entering midlife, facing the break-down of their bodies and the ending of their careers, and contemplating what the future holds for two middle-aged men forced to start over. With a frightening crisis unfolding at the Ballet, Sherlock must balance the demands of his career, his friendships, and his marriage with his own struggle against bitterness and discontent, while John takes a long-overdue glance from the outside, in, and stutter-steps toward making a kind of peace.
AU - ballet!lock/rugby!john
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"Xie [...] had invented an entire pleasure-industry by combining superior visual aesthetics with impeccable personal attention. Drasha salons were by that time a feature of any even half-decent house of repose in every pleasure district in the British Isles, but once upon a time, when Xie debuted, there had been only one, and Xie had named it: the Icehouse."
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In a contemporary dystopia, Unity is peace--despite the fact unsanctioned information, illicit currency, and every sort of danger flows unchecked in the world's pleasure districts.John Watson, a weary hired gun, is assigned by the mysterious Mentor to investigate a subversive element lurking in the Icehouse, the world's most famous House of Repose. As accustomed as he is to dealing with the unexpected, John is nevertheless woefully unprepared to meet the gem of the Ice house, Xie, the world renowned "drashaskaya," the living work of art after which all other drashas are modeled.
In sumptuous suites, amid trailing puddles of silk and fervent whispers in the night, John soon learns that nothing is as it seems in the floating world of London's pleasure district.
*Modern-day dystopian/one-world government/espionage/geisha!lock AU
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Frisk has done the impossible and taken down the barrier, setting humans free. They'd thought that would be the end of things. They hadn't expected to live through their mission.
Now humans and monsters must learn to share the surface again, and overcome generations of learned fear and mistrust. Frisk has agreed to act as the ambassador between the two races—perhaps a role too heavy to set on the shoulders of a child, but they face their responsibilities unflinchingly.
It doesn't help, though, that now they have to share their body with someone who clearly hates them and all humanity.
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- Part 2 of Pierce The Heavens
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Worrying about the future has been familiar to you for the past while: It’s a little hard to ignore when your coronation is only months away instead of years. The underground feels stiflingly small at times, but there are a lot of monsters (and, okay, a handful of humans too) who live here, and those are an awful lot of people to feel responsible for.
Or: Asriel procrastinates on an important task, discovers the magic of friendship, and faces his upcoming coronation.
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- Part 6 of you can only use your own
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Time is on your side. Except, not really. Time is eating you from the inside out and you don’t know what else to do except fight back.
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Frisk saves them all. Over and over and over.
Until they don’t.
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“Asgore and Toriel have sealed off the old capital,” you say. “The monsters there are safe. We’ll have to alert Undyne and the Royal Guard. Have Rufus stay in Snowdin instead of reporting for work in Hotland or Waterfall—she may respond better to a human than to a monster. Everyone knows well enough what humans look like to not mistake this one for a monster child, but just in case, send out a message for civilians to keep a safe distance and not aggress unless absolutely necessary.”
Or: Chara faces their greatest challenge yet as a monarch of the underground.
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- Part 9 of you can only use your own
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There's No Need To Be Heartless When You're Calling All The Shots by inverts
Fandoms: Undertale (Video Game)
27 Jan 2017
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The human Asriel Dreemurr fell into Mt. Ebott, where he was found by the monster children Frisk and Chara.
They planned to steal his soul to break the barrier and resume the war against humans. They tried to kill him, and each other. But in the end, nobody needed to die. The barrier was broken, and Asriel walked into the sunlight alongside Chara and Frisk.That should have been the happy ending.
Everyone lived.
But, that doesn’t mean they weren’t badly hurt.This is a story about relationships.
It’s about forgiveness, responsibility, accountability, and learning to make better choices.
It’s even, somewhat, about politics.And it’s also, maybe, a tiny bit, about interspecies romance.
Good luck, Asriel Dreemurr. You’re going to need it.
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- Part 6 of Ion
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The Arc of Ascension, Saga 11: A Little Bit Stranger, A Little Bit Better, A Little Bit Worse by bzarcher, solarbird
Fandoms: Overwatch (Video Game)
17 Sep 2018
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The new gods have risen, ready to grapple with a world of heroes. Moira O'Deorain herself has been reborn, now made one of the creations her previous self meant to rule, and she works with her wife - the goddess Mercy - and their ensemble of new deities to remake the world, to improve it... for everyone.
The fragile peace is truly tested for the first time, by an agent outside either side's control - and as a result, Mei-Ling Zhou finds the weight of the world squarely on her shoulders.
Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Ascension is a continuance of Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Creation and The Armourer and the Living Weapon. It will be told in a series of eddas, sagas, interludes, fragments, texts, and cantos, all of which serve their individual purposes. To follow it as it appears, please subscribe to the series.
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- Part 57 of Of Gods and Monsters
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After a careless remark by Roxy, Jane reinvents herself.
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Frisk prepares to fast for Yom Kippur, which will definitely be a complete non-event and go totally smoothly, any and all tragic backstory notwithstanding, and no one will have any sort of cause for concern.
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- Part 5 of we were faster on our feet
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After ten years of being held captive by the otters and dancing to their will, Reo and Mabu have finally reconnected. Pregnant with Mabu's eighth child, Reo has to make sense of his own desires. Unburdened by his mechanical heart, Mabu has to figure out how to reach Reo's true feelings while healing from his own wounds.
They have defied the will of the universe. What comes next?
(Sequel to Yuzu and Rain.)
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knave: noun
1. a dishonest or unscrupulous man
2. (in cards) a jack.A glimpse into a timeline where Susie doesn't learn the lesson the Dark World is trying to teach her. Instead, she exacts vengeance on Lancer and then goes on the warpath.
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- Part 5 of Cards & Souls 2020
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Silence is Not Consent by justanothercatgirl, SiNC Coauthor - Aleph (Immatrael)
Fandoms: Parahumans Series - Wildbow
30 Sep 2023
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"In the stories, the girl gets saved from the evil villain by the hero, and they lived happily ever after. So why is it a villain had to rescue me from real evil? From my sister?"
Victoria wakes up in the aftermath of the Slaughterhouse Nine to Skitter standing over her, with some choices to make.
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- Part 1 of All the things she didn't say
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Lisa wakes up
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- Part 2 of Homecoming
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Glorious Gone by AcewithaMace
Fandoms: Twenty One Pilots, Trench - Twenty One Pilots (Album)
02 Jun 2024
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He looks back in the direction of the banditø camp, at his own treacherous footsteps on the ground.
Maybe he shouldn't have let himself see what sunlight looks like on grass, or the way dancing fire leaves sparks in the night sky. Maybe he shouldn't have loved the people he knew he'd turn away from in the end.