Institutional Horror
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the roughage shines like a miracle by thatgothlibrarian for sweetcarolanne
Fandoms: Original Work
26 Jul 2020
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Avery Dunning is a florist and gardener. At 40, she has a husband, a grown son, and another baby on the way. That is, until her husband dies of a heart-attack, leaving her alone. She decides to move out into the swampland far away from her stuffy Florida hometown and make her own way.
Once there, Avery finds herself adjusting to a new way of life, falling in love with the flora and fauna around her. Then strange tokens and symbols start appearing on her small plot of land, and she swears there's something lurking in the woods. But her way of life becomes threatened when her wealthy family seeks to buy and demolish the swamp—and all the living things inside—for urban development.
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“I’m here to protect others. I’m a danger wherever I go. I put people in danger when I get close to them,” he droned, words like a cadence tripping from his lips.
“That’s right,” she said, smiling as if she’d just swallowed an entire flock of canaries. She held up her fingers, pressing her thumb to her middle fingers. “If you keep on progressing so quickly, we’ll have this done in a snap.”
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Take This Broken Heart by nightingalesighs for atamascolily
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types
01 Aug 2021
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Rey and Luke must face the tests of the ice planet Ilum, if they are to heal the planet ravaged by the Empire and First Order.
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Jill and Chris try to convince Chief Irons to do something about the Mansion Incident. They get a nasty surprise regarding who they can and cannot trust.
Or: Jill has one bad day. Then it gets worse.
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During his time in Rosenkreuz, Crawford and his fellow teenage students are sent on a night-time training exercise with new children just brought to the facility. Things don't go as expected.
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It Will Be Over One Day by Diana47 for AirTunaArt
Fandoms: Hitman (Video Games), Agent 47: Birth of the Hitman (Comics)
21 Jul 2023
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Pain is the best teacher, and Agent 47 is an extraordinary student.
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- Part 24 of Angst Bunnies (and Hurt/Comfort Bunnies)
- Part 3 of Satu Mare Asylum
- Part 18 of Exchange Bunnies
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Whumptober Day 3: Like Crying Out in Empty Rooms by BookofOdym
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Infinity Inc. (Comics)
03 Oct 2023
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Hank in the asylum for the prompts Solitary Confinement and Make it Stop.
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Additional Polish by Missy for SegaBarrett
Fandoms: Carrie - All Media Types, Carrie - Stephen King
28 May 2024
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Chris takes an interest in the new girl the second she comes through the door in a bloodstained prom dress. You see, everyone else in Chamberlain's Institution for Good Mental Health has their own story - but Carrie's just might be Chris' ticket out of this dump.
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There are only two places you can go once the Empire catches you: to prison or to your grave. Ever the optimist, Nemik chooses prison.
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Magical Thinking by sirwolfeye
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Dream Cycle - H. P. Lovecraft, The Cats of Ulthar - H. P. Lovecraft
25 Feb 2025
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Starts here: A postwar Ministry where “safe” is a pamphlet.
Ends… somewhere near or far from Ulthar, where no human may kill a cat.
Mode of Transportation: A rollercoaster called magical thinking—the irrational belief that one’s rituals, routines, or sheer force of will can bend reality. In a world with magically amplified magical thinking, OCPD is Arithmancy without a solution, ADHD is a Seeker’s dive with no Snitch, and love is the most volatile spell of all.
The only certainty is: Survival leaves scars that think.
Welcome aboard.
Hold on to your Deluminators.
Content warnings: Mentions of cancer. Grief with a side of dark humour. Trauma served at 63°C. A Chudley Cannons-themed emotional support mug (Yes, his name is Ron)... And Cosmic Horror.
Note: No prior knowledge of HP Lovecraft stories is needed.
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⚠️THIS IS A REWRITE OF THE OG VERSION.
After the war, Neferpitou (spared by Gon), not yet forgiven, is caged into a facility run by Pariston. Studied and broken, they’re shoved into Kite’s (who takes form of a young girl) unfortunate care. Although, healing was never the goal for them.
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How does a woman with as warped a psyche as Helena Eagan rationalize the things she does? Filtered through Kier philosophy and Lumon business strategy, of course.
Set between seasons 1 and 2. Written for Summer of Horror Exchange 2025.
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Poison you created by Xzeno
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
18 Sep 2025
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Inko Midoriya only ever wanted a family. What she gave her daughter instead was blood, obsession, and roots that dig too deep.
Izuna grows up under the weight of her mother’s madness, the cruelty of her peers, and the grip of the Hero Commission—who see her not as a child, but as a weapon.
They think they can prune her, shape her, control her.
But plants don’t grow the way you want them to.
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St. Anne's Sanatorium for the Criminally Insane by Otoshigo
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
02 Nov 2025
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When Warden Lucifer Morningstar accepts a new patient at St. Anne's Sanatorium for the Criminally Insane, the inmates aren't the only ones losing their minds.
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Noctis Bloom by entwinedflames
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marauders - Fandom
08 Nov 2025
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In a wizarding world twisted into a dystopia, a magical epidemic known as Noctis Bloom spreads among young witches and wizards, wiping out most magical children.
The survivors develop unpredictable, uncontrollable magical mutations.
The Ministry responds with fear.
Children are classified and imprisoned, stripped of their wands and sorted into colour-coded ranks.
Red, Blue, Green and Orange.
More updates to follow.