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A girl is spending the night in an abandoned warehouse on a dare. She gets some unexpected visitors.
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Wake Me Up by VorpalGirl
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
22 Mar 2016
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"Zack Fair woke up in a church. Seeing as he had been dead for several years, this would have surprised most of the people who knew him."
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Set shortly after season 1. The team didn't defeat Gramorr, but levels of evil activity have dropped like a stone, giving Iris time to focus on her schoolwork and the band with the rest of the gang. It's a little strange adjusting to the ups, downs, and in-betweens of teenaged life after growing so used to dealing with monsters and mayhem on a daily basis, but Iris will manage. Now if only the weirdness that started when she caught her two best friends kissing were a monster she could fight.
As tensions within the band and Iris's own relationship starts to weaken, Izira calls on the band to help against a new, powerful threat from Gramorr, and during the operation, they recruit a few new, unexpected allies that stay on after the band returns to Earth. Although it makes gathering Oracle Gems a lot easier, a secret is harder to keep among eight people than it is among five, and with more people comes more complexity. What happens then when the secret comes out, and what happens when it's time for the final showdown?
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Growing Up (It Really Fucking Sucks) by DetectiveRoboRyan
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem Series
06 Apr 2016
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Prequel to The End Days. In the eight years after the end of the world began, but before Lucina's Army rallied behind their young leader, there was a group of children trying their hardest to grow up in the relative safety of Castle Ylisse, and the bonds of friendship and loyalty they forged.
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Sit In Judgment: Anders by Mikkeneko
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
16 Sep 2017
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Anders is captured and brought before the Inquisitor for judgment, who responds in an unexpected way. Now the rest of the Inner Circle has to get used to this stranger in their midst...
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Natty Boh or How Dana Scully Gave Up on Occam's Razor and Learned to Love Charm City by Jai
Fandoms: Homicide: Life on the Street, The X-Files
21 Aug 2016
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Baltimore. 1997. The complicated lives of the city's Homicide unit, who work Lt. Al Giardello's shift, go sideways with a "Red Ball" involving the vicious killing of a celebrity surgeon, the giddy murder admission from a petite attractive red-head with government connections and the arrival in town of a tall dark-haired, distant FBI agent who claims the clearly brilliantly insane killer is his partner and that unless they can get through to her, they're all doomed by an inexplicable "darkness" that has pursued him to Charm City. And then another FBI turns up at the Homicide unit's office; her name is Dana Scully and she has a weird story to tell and is searching for the man she claims is impersonating her partner, Fox Mulder, who disappeared under very mysterious circumstances....
This story is told in 5 parts, akin to the Acts in an "hour long" television drama.
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The End Days: Schism by DetectiveRoboRyan
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fire Emblem Series
12 Apr 2017
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Written in four interconnected "acts," Schism follows Lucina and her Shepherds as they grow up in a world turning and changing at a rapid pace, more dangerous than the one their parents worked hard to keep safe. For a time, they're still only children-- growing up, living, loving despite the fact that their world is ending quicker than they think and they'll have to grow up sooner than is fair for anyone. The remaining adults of the Shepherds may do what they can to try and protect them, but they can only do so for so long.
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Sometimes he wonders why he’s still alive when so many others have fallen. When others deserve the chances that keep falling into his lap that he hasn’t earned. But Kakashi has never been one to quit, not when so many lives depend on the choices he makes. At least he isn’t alone in this. He does have the number one unpredictable shinobi on his side.
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The Hera Archives by Wayward_Chronicler
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
10 Jun 2021
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Before the war, Link of Outset worked for The Crown as one of their Chosen Champions. He was said to carry within him The Hero's Spirit. But every hero is forged by their experiences.
A companion piece to The Wolf of Farore - Updates Sporadically.
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- Part 2 of The Wolf of Farore and Other Tales
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I Hear the Bones Singing by LA_Knight
Fandoms: Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Cinderella (Fairy Tale), Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tale), La Barbe bleue | Bluebeard - Charles Perrault, Rapunzel (Fairy Tale), Prinsessen paa Ærten | The Princess and the Pea - Hans Christian Andersen, Sneedronningen | The Snow Queen - Hans Christian Andersen, Смерть Кощея Бессмертного | The Death of Koschei the Deathless (Fairy Tale), Sleeping Beauty (Fairy Tale), Nursery Rhymes & Songs
20 Nov 2017
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Another realm exists just beneath the skin of ours. Children's stories and nursery rhymes hint at hideous creatures preying on humans. In that world, true love can be your greatest strength or your greatest weakness.
Violet Fitcher is Bluebeard's eternally-sixteen ex-spouse and the mother of his child. They're also the leader of a team of undercover fairytales from around the world that hunt monsters. They've finally got Bluebeard pinned down in Arizona, where murdered girls have been found in pieces in the desert.
Then Violet meets Nick Arai, a senior at the local high school where Violet and their team have gone undercover. Nick is sweet and gentle, and he's wonderful with Violet's son. Unfortunately Violet is a living fairytale and true love is a curse their kind can't escape. Against their better judgment, they find themselves falling for Nick. But they still have a mission and a homicidal ex who won't hesitate to eliminate anyone he views as a threat to their "love." When evidence suggests Bluebeard isn't the real killer, Violet has to deal with a threat on two fronts: Bluebeard wants Violet back and Nick dead, and a centuries-old evil called the Dethlysser has targeted Nick...
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Being: /ˈbēiNG/ present participle of 'be'.
The state or essence of a person.
Emil's always had trouble being himself. It certainly doesn't help that his best friend keeps sending him hearts, his brother's getting married to someone he hates, and his life seems like it's falling apart at the seams. -
The Other Things by Glasssneaker for ansa_atir
Fandoms: Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball
30 Sep 2021
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We all know that basketball has engulfed the lives of Kuroko and Kagami, but there are... other things. If you ever felt like you didn't get to see a lot of those, and most of all, if you wanted to see the relationship between the two grow and bloom into a fully fleshed out love story outside the basketball court, this story is for you.
In other words: KnB season 4 but it's slice of life.
Gods of basketball, if you exist, I deeply apologise for this thought, but there is more to life. There are a lot of other things to know about someone besides basketball. That's what I want to know, too.
Maybe... sometimes it just feels like, maybe basketball is another world. That maybe things that happen on the court don't automatically apply anywhere else. That maybe, while there, we're all under a spell. A spell that can be broken so easily, that you can't just assume anything afterwards. And... when you're just dropped back into the real world, anything you thought was true, might not be anymore.
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- Part 1 of TOTverse
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swimming in your ocean (i can get pretty sidetracked) by tinsnip
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
17 Jun 2019
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Under him, Aziraphale makes a soft, deep sound.
He lets go, leaves his lips just where they are. “You’re sweet. You taste sweet.”
Apparently Aziraphale isn’t up to making words right now.
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Three little chapters of happy smut. Immortal genderless beings assuming mostly-human forms would, I figure, have a bit of a different approach to sex. They've got no particular drive, and all the time in the world. Getting sidetracked is part of the fun.
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Midway through his wayward existence during his first school year at Gekkoukan High, Minato Arisato receives a guiding hand from Gekkoukan's new photography teacher.
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and he's watching him with those eyes (and he's loving him with that body, I just know it) by LightningNymph
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
09 Oct 2020
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Written for the FE3H Kink Meme
Of course Ferdinand hadn’t joined the Blue Lions solely to be closer to Dedue. That would be preposterous, and ill befitting his status as a Von Aegir. Ferdinand was raised to a certain standard, and he had no intention of throwing centuries of good breeding out the window at any time.
However... he had managed to admit to himself since then that he had enjoyed the idea of being closer to him, getting to talk to him more often. Perhaps a childhood romance to look back on fondly some years hence, when duty inevitably tore them apart. Yet Dedue only ever had eyes for Dimitri, following closely after him and always, always paying attention to whatever the prince was doing.
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Katinka did not agree that her life was like a fairytale.
Fairytales, to Katinka, seemed mostly bad. Or at least, they were bad for a really long time, before they became good. Her life was just good.
But Katinka didn’t know how many times she had barely escaped a bad life by the age of eighteen.
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Frisk is determined to convince Chara to leave their happy ending alone after the genocide route, and after many resets and trying different things, it seems like Chara has finally relented. Only it comes with a catch. Chara wont let Frisk get away without consequences.
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i've made it harder to know that you know by crownlessliestheking for Pandelion
Fandoms: Bleach
23 Dec 2020
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“They said you lost your powers, too. After everything that went down with Aizen.” Bright blue eyes linger on the longsword propped up against the table. Ichigo finds that he has to remind himself how to breathe. “That’s not what you used when you fought me.”
“They said you were dead,” is what he manages instead of any kind of real answer, wheezing it out. The sheer impossibility of Grimmjow Jaegerjaques standing in front of him is a big thing, it balloons outwards and takes up all the air in the room.
[GrimmIchi Secret Santa Gift Fic :) ]
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Haruka's Onryō (DISCONTINUED) by GoneRogue_98 for GlimmeringDarling23, MathewtonCL
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime), SK8 the Infinity (Anime)
01 May 2024
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Denise Garcia and Jacob Cruz wanted to enjoy their time visiting Japan during their summer vacation.
However, they arrive in Musutafu on the tenth anniversary of Haruka Ishikawa's death. As an onryō—a vengeful spirit—she bided her time to exact revenge against Japan's hero society.
While the self-styled Symbol of Hate works to bring her plan to fruition, it's not too long before Denise and Jacob have to help unearth the truth about the malicious schemer's past. In the midst of the escalating distrust and unrest, several people attempt to stop Haruka from succeeding.
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- Part 1 of The Tragedy of Haruka Ishikawa
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it is better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness by Shadowblayze
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
25 May 2025
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(Remix of my work, "Triumphant, the Dreamer)
Heather's not exactly sure how she got here, but if these people thought that they would be able to manipulate her little brother without a her raising hell about it, they were about to be unpleasantly surprised.
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- Part 1 of Dreamer 'Verse
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Bookmarked by chestnutsandivy
10 May 2018
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The series creatively brings you back into the world of Gundam Wing after the war, with a deeper look at what the life of Duo Maxwell could be post-war. I love the way Sunhawk brings Heero and Duo together, the way shr depicts Wufei and the voice she gives to Duo. though the pace will have you wanting to skip paragraphs in anticipation, try to resist because the details and build-up are delicious. Allow yourself to read every word and you'll lose track of time as if you were spending it with the loveably-dense Baka and his loved ones yourself.
p.s. Thanks so much for archiving this! I read it nearly twenty years ago now and it's more comforting than rewatching the anime itself at this point. Love to Dacia and Sunhawk.
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A Tourist in The Waking World (Never Quite Awake) by Captainwittyoneliner
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Thor (Movies)
02 Oct 2015
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He’s a ghost, you’ll never find him.
Well, unless you’re Darcy Lewis. Then you don’t have to find him. He’ll find you.
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Bookmarked by Gioia
26 Mar 2020
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Based on an idea by amusewithaview, Captainwittyoneliner turned that cool concept into one of the most creative fics I've ever seen. I desperately wish this were finished, but it's such a good read as-is because of the fantastic characterizations and fascinating plot. I really, really love Darcy's backstory and how that affects her personality and development. And I adore this multifaceted Bucky. Man, I wish for more!
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Thanks for Saving Me by Esselle
Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
16 Nov 2024
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Midoriya Izuku is a university sophomore, a fanboy, quirkless. On the list of things he is not: a hero.
That's why he's more surprised than anyone when he rescues Todoroki Shouto, his favorite pro hero, from a deadly villain attack. His actions fling him into the media spotlight, grabbing the attention of the entire country, including Todoroki himself. But Todoroki actually wants to get to know him past the headlines.
Izuku finds himself living a story straight out of a fairy tale, one where the mysterious, handsome prince is played by the real-life superhero he has always admired. But Izuku is convinced he's the ugly duckling, not the swan; could he ever be remarkable enough to get his happily ever after?
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Bookmarked by RainieGlades
07 Apr 2020
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This is a totally different type of bnha fic than I usually go for, and at first glance it's not really the Shouto/Izuku dynamic I prefer either, but the first point is what makes it so special and the second couldn't be further from the truth. While, yes, I love a confident pro-hero Deku, I know at his heart he will always be an earnest, slightly nervous hero-fanboy. And Shouto will always have more heart than anyone (aside from a trusted few) expect. And the soul of these characters really gets to shine in this story. The thought of a younger, civilian Izuku made me sad at first, but despite his confidence issues, his backbone and heroic heart still shine through. And while Shouto seems mature and confident (and he's certainly not UN-confident) he still strongly reflects the awkward high-schooler he was. He has no expectation of being loved, even when it's blatantly staring him in the face, which is sad in its own right. More subtle and melancholy than Izuku's self-esteem issues, but I'm a sucker for those nuanced, easy-to-miss emotions. In some ways they hit harder. In any case, these two come together and build each other up, just like in canon. The whole story is wonderful. Sweet and heartwarming, but also exhilarating! I was super excited for the story to progress, metaphorically on the edge of my seat to see how meeting All Might would go (knew from the start Todoroki would make it happen) as well as the gala and as soon as it hinted that bakugou might show up I was freaking out. And the follow-ups! I am and always will be weak for bnha chat fics and wow part three of this series is one of the best. I was dying of laughter through those three chapters. And it was nice to know my assumptions about how Shouto was handling this potential romance (not well, to put it mildly) were spot on. Honestly one of the best bnha fics I've read to date
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Kurusu just keeps pursuing him—aggressively, persistently, and Goro can't understand why.
Goro doesn't know it yet, but it will change him.
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13 May 2020
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THOUGHTS — Ahhhh idk if I can explain why I like this fic so much. I’ve been awake for too long and it’s getting harder and harder to write coherently about my thoughts on a fic but ANYWAY uhm uh read it! Seriously! Read it. It’s a true hidden gem, one I would have never found if I wasn’t obsessively reading ALL the M/M Persona 5 fics on this archive.
It’s canon compliant... ish? There are small little changes and big little (update:2020lol wtf does this mean, I must have been really sleepy) changes. All of which made for a pretty epic story. Admittedly, it does get a bit graphic sometimes, and there are moments where there’s a lack of negotiation of kinks that just BORDERS non-con, but the plot and the character portrayal is more than worth it (just mind your triggers!!)
The basic premise is that Akira and Akechi exchange numbers after the TV station, and Akira begins to woo Akechi — similar to what he does with his confidants, except this time it’s actual full-blown dates. This causes things to shift, of course.
Akira and Akechi here are very.. real? I mean they’re their over dramatic self sometimes, so real isn’t the right word. But they are very much alive in the way they are portrayed. They’re two dumb teens, troubled, horny, and holding too much power for it not to totally fuck them over. But they manage just fine in the end, and it makes everything kind of worthwhile. I just think it’s really easy to connect with how the characters are portrayed here. They seem like real people rather than just actors in a sucky play.
The author does a great job at not only pulling you in, but also kind of making sense of it all?? There are small little details that they could have left out, but their addition made the story richer and deeper. I dunno. As I said I’m kind of running out of words, so just read it for yourself! I’m surely going to re-read it again one day.
1ST REREAD THOUGHTS — Loved it! Idk if I’ll be better at explaining things this time around. But I think the reason why I love this so much is because of the author’s characterizations. Akechi, especially, is done well. I mean this is all in his POV so that makes sense that I connected with him most. But yeah! I loved his portrayal here. I read it a lot slower this time around, and, once again, I’m in awe over the little minute character details the author was able to insert naturally into the story. It makes the whole thing very compelling!
Anyways, I’ll leave it at that since my previous review was long enough already. I’ll definitely be reading this again sometime.
Last Read: 12/29/2020
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Neon Down the Water Table by cassette (Crescent_Blues)
Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Prime
27 Jul 2020
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Either must die at the hand of the other by Metalomagnetic
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
07 Jun 2022
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Voldemort survives the Battle of Hogwarts because Harry Potter had not been the one to kill him, as the prophecy demands.
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31 Mar 2021
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REDEMPTION STORY (?) — Post-War. Voldemort continues to live after the war. No one knows about it except for a select few. Harry is asked to come in and kill him (for they think that he would be the only one capable), but is unable to do it. Instead, he makes a deal with Voldemort. Sharing facts between themselves and creating a rather twisted bond in the process. (Not as dark as it seems, but rather grim at times anyway.)
THOUGHTS — An all time favorite 😭 It’s the character driven post-war fic of my dreams. LOL. But no seriously. The writing is pretty good. Could use some beta-work, but nothing too big. It was just odd misspellings and wrong word usage here and there. Prose though, was pretty spot on. It was easy to read and the character voices are done well. Characterizations, altogether, are done exceptionally well tbh. Some facets of their personalities may have been enhanced or subdued, but the characters are still themselves. They’re portrayed with much complexity, and that drives a lot of the plot. With Harry entangling himself with Voldemort, the only person he truly has left. And Voldemort playing with him (his motivations are largely unknown because this is all in Harry’s POV.)
Overall? Definitely a fic I’ll be keeping an eye on. It ended off (Ch. 11) at a pretty big cliffhanger, so I’m hoping to catch the next few updates!
First read: Ch. 13 • 04/01/2021
⚠️ 🛑 ⚠️ SPOILERS AHEAD! Spoilers ahead! DON’T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED. ⚠️ 🛑 ⚠️
- Harry brings Voldemort to Grimmauld after getting sick of the way he is treated at the ministry (they tortured him and constantly tried to find a way to kill him — it wasn’t successful). Things have been rather domestic for a while (Voldemort makes him breakfast and dinner occasionally, he spends most of the time reading in the library, and he and Harry are able to talk casually with each other). Voldemort had not tried to harm Harry physically. Although one could argue that he succeeds at mentally harming him. Since Harry is now toxically dependent on him. They’re not romantically involved, but Harry has feelings and Voldemort has used him for sex several times. The most recent chapter has them having sex during the anniversary of the Battle at Hogwarts, and it ends with Harry realizing that Voldemort had freed himself of the magic-binding cuffs that he had been wearing this whole time. There’s some background conflicts with an attacker that is killing muggleborn/muggle and pureblood/magical pairs, but it’s been left mostly ambiguous. Signs seem to point that Voldemort does feel things for Harry as well. Although most of that has been possessiveness (subtext mostly, but he does declare Harry as his) and protectiveness (he stops Harry from becoming an Auror and takes care of him when he’s hurt.) [UPDATE] The most recent chapter has Harry coming into terms with Voldemort freeing himself of the cuffs. Voldemort gets his wand back in the process, sexes up Harry some more, agrees to another vow to calm Harry’s nerves down, and gets Harry to full further into infatuation for him. [UPDATE] Voldemort drops a bomb. Aka he brings Delphini, his and Bellatrix’s daughter, to Grimmauld Place. -
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Everyone seems to think Mikasa and Annie are dating. Mikasa is pretty sure they don't even talk, but hey. What does she know?
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So is there anybody out there who didn't guess that I would end up in the salvage business? I mean, what the hell else was I going to do? Run back to L2? I don't think so; if I never saw that place again as long as I lived it would be entirely too damn soon. So off I went, running back to Howard and the Sweepers. I worked with them for a while, taking various second jobs at night until I accumulated enough money to buy myself a small ship, then branched out on my own.
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Bookmarked by chestnutsandivy
29 Apr 2024
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The story creatively brings you back into the world of Gundam Wing after the war, with a deeper look at what the life of Duo Maxwell could be post-war. I love the way she brings Heero and Duo together as well, though the pace will have you wanting to skip paragraphs, the build-up is delicious. Allow yourself to read every word and you'll lose track of time as if you were spending it with the loveably-dense "baka" yourself.
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Bookmarked by chestnutsandivy
29 Apr 2024
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Another amazing work by Sunhawk! The writing captures the personalities of the pilots and brings you slices of life alongside adventures and drama. Sunhawk plays with what it would be like to live the lives of the Gundam pilots, combining realistic life experiences, from the traumatic to the sweet, to bring these characters to life. If that is your cup of tea this story will likely sit with you for years to come.