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Erin Mitchell attends a protocore auction with a simple goal: to reveal the fake ones and offer her skills to the drunk buyers and hopefully get a job. Little does she know the infamous leader of Onychinous Sylus has attended the very same auction and bought all ten protocores. Suddenly, she is dragged to a small, dim room to face this man's red gaze and dared to prove herself. She doesn't flinch; instead, she fires back. Sylus is intrigued. Either she is crazy or she doesn't know who he is. Either way, this will be interesting...
What will happen when two predators circle each other? Will they tear each other apart? Or fall for each other?
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Loss is a feeling many experience, the cold, empty feeling while you extend your hand towards something no longer there.
Elias finds himself in a long-abandoned national park that spans for half the country. It seems endless. He is trapped with nobody else but the people who will change his life, in an ancient cabin that was deserted as soon as it was built.
Something lurks behind the grove of trees outside his shelter. You can see its eye through the fog.
"I know you miss him. I do, too."
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Dog Fucks Dog by Spongyllama
Fandoms: Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables - Schönberg/Boublil
24 Oct 2025
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“There is sand in your hair,” whispered Jean Valjean, threading his fingers into that great tangled mane, which felt incredible on a bad day, and on this one made Javert’s eyes roll back into his head, and his knees weak. He clung desperately to Valjean’s shoulders, and Valjean chuckled. “That always works on you.”
“I suppose you have learned to press my buttons,” Javert breathed hungrily, and with great effort he pulled away from Valjean. “I think I must press some of your own.”
And without another word, Javert sunk down onto his knees.
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I made this for my poetry class! We were told to write about an object through poetry using extended metaphors/extended similes or extended personification. Not really sure which of the two categories it fits into.
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Frankie shows Andi some new friends of hers.
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Up in the heavens above, Astro has always been a saint. Doing what he's told to do, at least the most he could do. He isn't very good at a lot of things. Nobody goes to him for anything in general, so when he gets put on an mportant expedition, as per usual, except he has to be in charge of things, things go south.
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Astro is a cupid angel who is not very good at his job.
this fic revolves around angrydreams (Astro x Shrimpo)
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I wanted to write for this ship because there are only 14 stories for this ship which is sad honestly.
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Gritting his teeth, Jason glared into the open window and the darkness beyond. Finally, regretting every second of his stupidity, Jason ducked into the apartment gun first and instantly sank into the nearest shadow.
“Who’s there?” he called.
“It’s… a friend.” A deep voice said. “Closer to a brother, really, or… a son.”
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Jason Todd stumbles home from Patrol to find a fully adult Damian Al Ghul waiting for him in his safehouse. This version of Damian has been thrown from a dead timeline, and though he is finding help from the Justice League, he wants nothing more than to take comfort in the midst of his loss with the brother who raised him. What is a blessing for Damian Al Ghul is a curse for Jason, as he hears what might have happened in a world where the Red Hood killed Batman
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- Part 18 of Antithesis DCU Alternative Timeline
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His mamma had always told him that a heat wave was enough to drive a man mad. That is how he privately explains the events of the summer of 1970. The summer he and Nielton spent stuck in Paris after Mr. Everett's death.
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- Part 8 of So Long & Goodnight
- Part 6 of The Assistant
- Part 3 of V Does Whumptober
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“You’re not what I expected,” Maxx said suddenly.
Red Hood tilted his head. “What’d you expect?”
They smiled faintly. “More brooding. Less bedside manner.”
He rubbed the back of his neck again, a nervous tick? They didn’t know vigilantes had those. “I’m not great at either, honestly.”
Maxx chuckled. “I think you’re doing fine.”
Maxx didn’t expect Gotham to feel like home—until a late-night attack led to a rescue by the Red Hood. Between support group cookies, quiet texts, and a growing connection with a newcomer named Jason, Maxx starts to suspect that the man behind the mask might be closer than they think.
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Enough For The Both Of Us by GilStalkerUWU
Fandoms: 诡秘之主 - 爱潜水的乌贼 | Lord of the Mysteries - Cuttlefish that Loves Diving
24 Oct 2025
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After the battle to defend the Earth, Klein tries to help Amon feel better by spending time with him. Little does he know, the Crow ends up helping him too, far more than he had ever imagined.
5 times Amon stole happiness from other people to give to Klein, and 1 time he shared his own.
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Basically, set after COI, now that Klein has lost his less intense emotions, Amon makes it so that Klein can still feel the small happiness in life like the happiness after eating a good meal and all that by stealing and giving it to Klein. Up until he himself has enough emotions and love to share with Klein, hence the title. If Klein can no longer feel love, Amon will just love Klein enough for the both of them.
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Hidden in the Hokage's archives, in the section on Konoha's clans, is a group of writings from an anonymous, self-proclaimed 'clan observation specialist' with detailed takes on lesser-known clan peculiarities.
In the area designated to the Inuzuka clan, a single file from the early rule of the Fourth Hokage is signed by said writer. It reads:
'The Inuzuka are a particularly social clan, comparable to their canine companions. While many other similarities can be observed, such as sharp teeth, enhanced senses, and strong natural field and everyday instincts, the most notable trait is their instinctual desire to form bonds.
Familial bonds are stronger than any other clan's; all members and families are considered part of a larger 'pack.' Friends are also held close and treated as part of this pack. But all of this is relatively common knowledge.
By far, the most fascinating and least known trait is the ritual bond with their 'mate.' When an Inuzuka subconsciously desires or accepts one as their match, they enter an altered, feral state, clinging to and attempting to claim said mate via seduction and biting. Truly an interesting discovery. -Y.'
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It's Just the Way it has to be (A Collection of Elliot Angst) by The_Crown_Jewel
Fandoms: Journey to the Quest (Web Series), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
24 Oct 2025
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Elliot sat on the edge of the cliff near the campsite. He knew he couldn't die. He knew it was impossible, but the idea that he could in some other universe was enough to make it all worth it. It had to be worth it, because the voice in his head said he couldn't back out now.
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"I wish you never existed."
Mila, if I could take those words back, I would.
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flavor profiling by carbonarajerald
Fandoms: Date Everything! (Sassy Chap Games Video Game)
24 Oct 2025
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Mitchell writes a review of you that ends up being more of a love letter.
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Five times Bruce's kids stole his heart, and one time he stole theirs.
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Alfred handed Bruce the full tray—the man had been wandering uselessly around the kitchen, and Alfred already had enough on his plate. The last thing he needed was for Bruce to burn the food or make a mess.
“Would you mind taking this to the living room, sir?”
Bruce let out a small chuckle and sat down at the kitchen table.
“Alfred, there are four hungry men in that room."
This man was once famous for his reckless bravery. Seeing him now, too afraid to walk into a noisy room without Alfred, left the old man not just worried, but quietly startled.
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- Part 3 of The Butler Review
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A slow-burn, emotionally layered dark fantasy set in a bioluminescent mire, haunted by the choices of a fallen empire. A land so tangled by rumors, its very name spoken like fable: Kymera.
Spiders crawl through the in-between, slipping through the cracks of reality. Grass hums your name before pulling you beneath the mud, muffled screams to never be heard. And somewhere between it all, the specter of a pale-beastman haunting the woods, wielding nature as blades. The land made mythical, horrific in its beauty.
Cael runs from his past, pursued by hands that would see him caged and sold. Straight into Kymera, and into the domain of a reclusive fox mage who clearly didn’t ask for this, nor the trouble that followed.
There’s no grand prophecy. No chosen one. Just a mage, his apprentice, and a world that would consume them both without blinking.
• Animalfolk leads in a world of men
• Found family beneath the ruins of an empire
• Reluctant Mentor and Reluctanter Apprentice
• High Magic meets Low Fantasy
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- Part 1 of Foxtale
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"We were born to love. Humanity cries out for it, even in its countless shapes and forms. And you are the one who taught me what it is—only to turn me into its ghost."
After four years apart, two brothers meet again.
One wears a mask that gleams with intrigue; the other’s crumbles by his own hand.
Nathan — the one cursed with his first cry,
Francis — the one who cursed himself.
Perhaps the path that awaits them is not the one they ever wished for.Series
- Part 1 of Saudade
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Someone would ask him something, and Roblox would respond, even though, mentally, his mind was back at home, in that dream, that night which now felt so far away. Sometimes the memory of it, of the press of Builderman’s skin, Builderman’s lips, of Builderman against him, felt like sand between his fingers, and Roblox was kneeling in a desert.
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- Part 5 of Rayne's Builderblox Fanfics
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