Magical bargains
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After getting lost in the woods on a cold, winter night, Will Graham is forced to make a bargain with a Fae called Abigail, and must face a creature from his past.
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Elain is a mermaid with an intense feeling of wanderlust. Realizing she’s soon to give up her desires she makes a deal with an ancient creature, dismissing the idea that she won’t be able to hold up her end of the bargain.
Lucien is an exile of both the Autumn and Spring Court and finds himself in need of a home where a High Lord isn’t trying to kill him. He has long since given up hope on any happiness he may find. That is, of course, until he stumbles upon a dream he has long since given up.
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Or, Hallie is bad at writing summaries so here’s a mermaid au.
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The God of Love is a cruel one indeed, helping the most desperate of souls at a steep price. To overcome his pain, Changmin decides to fulfill a task strange and morbid for this twisted god.
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A Court of Truth and Healing by flamesandshadows
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
16 Jan 2022
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After returning home from Under the Mountain, everyone is struggling to cope with the trauma of Amarantha's reign. Rhys lingers in the shadows at the Spring Court, concerned about Feyre's mental health, and his presence spurs events to unfold in unexpected ways.
The plot covers the events of A Court of Mist and Fury with major alterations. In this AU, we see what could have happened if characters were honest with each other, and talked things out rather than speaking in riddles or just avoiding topics altogether. We also get some actual apologies for egregious behavior that got glossed over in canon (looking at you, Rhys Under the Mountain) and big reveals that get put off to later books or not at all (looking at you, Lucien's paternity).
Relationships in this AU are fully consensual rather than based on bargains made under duress, half-truths, or huge power imbalances, so romances that had an enemies-to-lovers flavor feel more like friends to lovers.
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All Strange Wonders by UnlikeClockwork (mistressofmuses)
Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts (Video Games)
11 Apr 2023
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Sora is cursed by a warlock to become nameless and forgotten by anyone who knew him. Hoping to find a way to lift the curse, he finds Riku, a magic-user known as "The Heartless Sorcerer", rumored to devour hearts; and Kairi, Riku's contract-bound fire spirit. Sora strikes a deal with Kairi: if he can help her out of her contract with Riku, she'll help him with his curse. Soon it becomes clear that Sora may not be the only one operating under a curse... and Riku's could possibly be deadly if nothing stops it.
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- Part 1 of All Strange Wonders
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“I come to offer wisdom,” the interloper said, “and perhaps avert a tragedy. I have bargained for the right to tell you three details about the future, warnings to guide your steps, and then I must be gone.”
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- Part 2 of Random Gift Fics 2023
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In Spring, Becomes The Rose by Vivienne1412
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
07 Mar 2024
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Elain Archeron, forgotten sister of two of the most powerful females in Prythian, has no idea what she's in for when she impulsively volunteers to go to the Spring Court - alongside Lucien, her not-quite mate. It turns out there are more troubles in the Spring Court than just redecorating a house, helping a High Lord, and struggling with her feelings for two males. As her life in Spring develops and she begins to make a home for herself, she must face forces not yet understood in order to protect it.
Because in life - in Prythian - you always get more than you bargain for. -
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They’re meant to be starting the next life game today, operative phrase: “meant to be”. Grian just can’t get the spell for the world border working and it’s driving him insane.
Scar might have a solution.
For a price.
Written for MCYT Soulmate Sweepstakes 2025.
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- Part 2 of this house has people in it
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Sherlock Holmes made a wish.
Not for revenge. Not for brilliance. Not even for forgiveness.
He made a wish to save John Watson.But magic is never kind. It does not forget. And it never gives without asking something back.
To bring John back, Sherlock must survive three trials: silence, sacrifice, and blood. He cannot speak of them. He cannot be witnessed. If he fails, the timeline resets. If he succeeds, he lives in a world where John breathes again—but only if Sherlock becomes a stranger to the man he once loved.
A time-travel fix-it woven with grief, memory, and the terrible cost of getting what you want.
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Wrapped in possessive starlight by ReadingGreenWaves
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
31 Aug 2025
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A wedding is being held in spring. It appears that lord Tamlin has chosen a bride.
After receiving an invitation Rhysand has decided to come to discuss court business that is long over due. But after discovering the bride to be. He won’t let her go. She has to be his.
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Playing with Fire — Predatory Patience by Vera Silver (VeraSilverSound)
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
15 Sep 2025
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You accept Eris’s invitation to “play” a private game in the Autumn Court woods—and you find out how a future High Lord plays: with old magic, lethal patience, and filthy dirty talk. It doesn’t hurt that he speaks directly into your ear while the stars watch your body say yes.
[Script Format] Voice-in-your-ear. No narrator, all nerve.