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What is it about you? Teddy thought. He looked away, then quickly back again. Billy wasn’t like anything or anyone he’d ever known. He wasn’t like anything or anyone he’d ever thought he wanted. He was…wholly new, unexpected. Baffling and oddly frightening. Teddy wet his lips, studying Billy’s sharp features. It wasn’t often he had the chance to do this—to just observe Billy without drawing the full weight of his attention.
His nose was a little too long. His ears were too big. He was the kind of skinny that other kids made fun of, all gangly limbs and extended trunk. His brown hair stuck up in untamed spikes, too chaotic to be deliberate. He was so pale his angular face almost glowed in the darkness of the planetarium.
His skin was a living canvas beneath undulating waves of light.
Or: Sequel to Teenage Wasteland.
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- Part 2 of Teenage Wasteland
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Hope Dies Last by LightAndHeat (orphan_account)
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Incredible Hulk - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies)
01 Nov 2016
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Bruce has always been an optimist at heart. There have been times in his life where he almost lost hope, but it always lay dormant beneath the surface. The thing is, sometimes hope can only get you so far before you just need to let go and move on. Can Tony, Steve and the Avengers help Bruce move on, or will he be lost to them?
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Six months ago, Barry Allen disappeared, and so did the Flash. Killer Frost and Vibe took over his position as heroes of the city, although two civilians (at least to the eyes of the world) never gave up hope that he was still alive.
Now, he's been found, and it's up to them to put the pieces back together again. But there's an enemy lurking in plain sight, and sometimes things aren't noticed until it's too late.
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When life and reality took hold and their young hearts grew older, the two only assumed they’d be saying it for the rest of their lives.
Neither could pinpoint the exact moment when they started only hoping and not expecting it to be true.
Stanley knew precisely when those hopes were shattered. It took Stanford a little longer to realize.
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The little blond boy had no more capacity left for dreams or hopes. There was no ocean, no chocobos. Red only existed as the color of fire and blood. He closed his sky-blue eyes and excepted not death, but a life of pain.
This is a Prompto origin story, please read notes within. Don't be surprised if the rating goes up.
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Everyone has a soulmate, so everyone has a mark.
Nobody talks about it though, at least not out loud.
The mark appears on a random, covert part of your body the moment your soulmate falls in love.
Sometimes, you accidentally miss that moment; sometimes, you intentionally do.
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Soulmates and soul marks were private, intimate things.
He's heard about them in passing, from the hushed voices of his parents, the drunken slurring of his older sister and ballet teacher, and the quiet, but sweet whispers of his friends from the rink. He knows they've had them early on; he knows his skin had been clear for more than two decades.
The day Yuuri Katsuki finds his soul mark, he was nursing a throbbing headache and a terrible hangover.
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- Part 1 of The Measure of a Mark
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violet hill by rejectedreality
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
26 Apr 2017
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“It’s not that bad.” Hermione tries to amend.
“Not that bad?” She whispers harshly, self-consciously pausing to see if she’s accidently woken anyone up. “One of them is an assassin.”
“A brainwashed ex-assassin,” Hermione corrects. “The distinction is important, Harry, they’re your soulmates.”
“And that’s supposed to make everything better? Assassin on the streets, sexy in the sheets?”
Hermione stutters and Harry can almost feel her blushing through the phone.
“That isn’t what I meant and you know it.”
Harry can hear her own breath crackling through the phone when she sighs, “I’m sorry. I just… I never thought that this would happen to me.”
“You mean two super soldiers from the 1940’s as soulmates? I don’t think anyone would’ve.”
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We're Better Together by palladiumfiend
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies)
24 Oct 2017
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Tony's tired. He just wants a break. Bucky is miles away, feeling lost and guilty. If he doesn't get out of the Rogue Avengers Compound, he might lose his mind - again. Somehow, the two are able to find a peace in each other, despite their demons.
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The world turned upside down on them, bodies flung everywhere. There was yelling and screaming as they fell and fell and then…dead silence.
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“Hello?” He called. There was no reply, just a calm quietness that settled over the car, except for a steady ‘drip’ that he soon came to realise was not a cracked water bottle or rain just starting to fall. It was blood.
The Sasuke retrieval arc as a car crash.
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It's Not That Funny by Ionaperidot
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman Beyond, Under the Red Hood
19 Mar 2018
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“I’m sorry I killed you, Jay," Tim says. "Please don’t be mad at me.”
Jason sighs, raising his head slowly. “You are not handling the Pit nearly as well as I thought you were.”
After Tim kills the Joker, Bruce sends him across the country with his parents, where he'll be safe. After Jason finds out, he tracks him down to visit. It's all going pretty well until Ra's al Ghul gets involved.
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- Part 1 of It's Not That Funny
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This is how it started. This is how it ended. Edge opens that box inside his head and everything he's tried so hard to forget comes rushing out at once and he's not anywhere near ready to deal with the consequences.
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- Part 10 of edge of memory
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Sirius is dead, but Harry's doing alright: between a brand new Quidditch Captaincy, private lessons with Dumbledore, and increasing suspicions about Draco Malfoy, he's got enough to keep him busy. And if an uncomfortable encounter with a classmate ends up leaving him with another challenge to face and even more secrets to keep, well...he's still fine.
Really. He is.
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In A Sky Of A Million Stars (Who Cares If One More Light Goes Out?) by Stringlish
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
02 Oct 2025
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He could never forgive himself.
It was his fault.
He’d planted the idea like a seed he’d never known would grow.
(Or: What if Izuku jumped?)
(OR: The one where Izuku jumps and lives and Katsuki visits him every day and Class 1-A not-so-secretly finds it adorable that their designated angry pomeranian brings flowers to his comatose childhood friend.)🌻🌼🌺🌼🌻
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Dear Deku,
My therapist told me I should write letters to you. It's part of some healing bullshit, but... well, I dunno. Maybe you're bored, wherever you ended up.
...Fuck, this is so cheesy.
Kacchan -
Appearances by ladybugwarrior
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
23 Nov 2020
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Number One Hero Endeavor accused of child abuse
Associated Press reports that a source close to the Todoroki family is accusing the current Number One Hero Endeavor with past spousal abuse and current child abuse. Neither Endeavor nor his family have commented on the article.Everything can change in an instant.
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Querido Deku,
Mi terapeuta me dijo que debería escribirte cartas. Es parte de alguna mierda curativa, pero… bueno, no sé. Tal vez estés aburrido, donde sea que terminaste.
…Mierda, esto es tan cursi.
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With his brother dead, Prince Shiro of Atlas is left with a dilemma. Unable to have children of his own, the bloodline that has ruled Atlas for generations seems at its end. Yet thanks to Altean Alchemy, Shiro learns that his brother Kuron fathered a single child, the son of a field slave. Unsure if the child is fit to rule Atlas when Shiro is gone, but determined to keep close the last trace of his brother, Shiro purchases the baby and his mother and brings them to the royal palace.
Keith longs for something more for Dawn, his child born of a single night of suffering and pain. The throne of Atlas wasn't quite what he imagined, but Keith will do whatever he must to remain by his child's side, no matter the cost.
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I Will Endure (For You) by Spontaneous_Splenzi
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
11 Feb 2020
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Izuku follows Katsuki's advice that fateful day, which changes his world. And maybe, just maybe, it'll change the world around him too.
WARNING: Explicit descriptions of suicide, death, and injury! Please, PLEASE, be aware before reading this! Dark references to suicude and depression start right off the bat- so please use discretion before reading!
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Navigator by orphan_account
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, TP and BOTW make a brief cameo
19 Feb 2019
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She left a week to roam
Your protector's coming home
Keep your secrets with you, girl
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An Unexpected Villain And An Unlikely Savior by All_Sight
Fandoms: 盾の勇者の成り上がり - アネコユサギ | Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari | The Rising of the Shield Hero - Aneko Yusagi
25 Mar 2019
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Rino was a nice, but entirely too trusting and enthusiastic girl. When she decided to join the Spear Hero's party, her life was sealed. Until an unlikely savior appeared.
Rated M for Angst, Canonical Slavery, and Myne/Malty being a bitc-
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In A Sky Of A Million Stars (Who Cares If One More Light Goes Out?) by Stringlish
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
02 Oct 2025
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He could never forgive himself.
It was his fault.
He’d planted the idea like a seed he’d never known would grow.
(Or: What if Izuku jumped?)
(OR: The one where Izuku jumps and lives and Katsuki visits him every day and Class 1-A not-so-secretly finds it adorable that their designated angry pomeranian brings flowers to his comatose childhood friend.)🌻🌼🌺🌼🌻
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In A Sky Of A Million Stars (Who Cares If One More Light Goes Out?) by Stringlish
Summary:
He could never forgive himself.It was his fault.
He’d planted the idea like a seed he’d never known would grow.
(Or: What if Izuku jumped?)
(OR: The one where Izuku jumps and lives and Katsuki visits him every day and Class 1-A not-so-secretly finds it adorable that their designated angry pomeranian brings flowers to his comatose childhood friend.) -
Her Lady's Maid by LolaVerdigris
Fandoms: Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, Wicked - All Media Types
23 Apr 2023
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After the fall of Munchkinland, Elphaba is forced to work as a lady's maid for Princess Galinda Upland. She's never met someone as beautiful as the Princess nor as cruel. Will Elphaba survive Galinda's lustful advances or will the Princess ruin her? Dark Gelphie. AU Erotic Fairy Tale.
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