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Rain hates everything about Dew. He hates his eyes that seemed to carry the care of the world when he stared at him. He hates his hands that held his when everything felt too cold. He hates his voice that sounded of home and a feeling no one should ever have to feel in their life. He hates Dew.
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Until He Noticed Her by memequeen2k16
Fandoms: Black Clover - Tabata Yuki (Anime & Manga)
08 Jul 2025
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Why the hell am I thinking about her again?
His jaw tightened. He didn’t even want to say her name — not out loud, not in his head. But the image flickered anyway: Grey, standing awkwardly in the hallway just yesterday, her fingers fidgeting with the hem of her cloak as she offered him a quiet “Good morning, Gauche.” It wasn’t anything special. She always looked nervous, always blushed and looked away when people noticed her. And yet, somehow… it had stuck with him.
This is ridiculous. Focus.(7/08): Final chapter has been posted. Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to read this, gave kudos, and commented. It truly means to much so me and I hope you'll stick around for the next part! <333
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Sticky Steps by Ghost_Toast_565
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
08 Jul 2025
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This is a character study and redemption arc for Minoru Mineta. I wanted to explore what it would look like if he started taking things seriously not by changing who he is entirely, but by growing from where he already is. The story begins right after finals and follows him through small, natural steps: gaining confidence, realizing his classmates do care about him, and slowly shifting from wanting to be admired just to feel cool, to wanting to be someone his friends can genuinely rely on. It’s still canon-compliant, keeping his flaws and comic relief moments, but it’s also about giving him a real emotional journey. At its core, this is about Mineta figuring out what kind of hero he wants to be and what kind of person he actually is. I’ll do my best to keep everyone’s dialogue true to their canon voices, but I might slip up here and there.
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As of right now, this is how Kakashi sees it.
He’ll die a tragic, but heroic and completely preventable death. He’ll be mourned by few and their moms– he has quite a thing going on with the moms of Konoha– and he’ll be able to beg the two friends he killed for forgiveness. Or, he can go along with the whims of this weak random girl and do insane things like take a break, eat on time, sleep everyday, and talk to someone.
As of right now, Shisui will either shine brighter than any star in the night sky, or explode and incinerate everything around him in a catastrophic supernova. Itachi will either let the oppressive weight of his duty burn him up like kindling on a pyre, or blow up with Shisui, or– I don’t know. Grow a spine, or something.
As of right now, Genma and Tenzo watch them orbit on the sidelines. Amaya “weak random girl” Fujiwara finds what it means to stand for what you believe in, Minato reaches out, silver spinning in clear blue eyes, and Naruto lays next to Sasuke wishing their stupid parents didn’t have to be so annoying.
On some distant moon, Kakashi figures that everything might turn out okay if he stops being a hipster emo freak about it.
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- Part 2 of Dove
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Watching the movie again recently, I had a thought. What if Jack Frost had one believer before he met the Guardians. Enter Viola-Miyuki Nightingale, an 8 year old girl who slipped through the cracks of even the Guardians' world. That's the heart of this story, and as such, Jack is not exactly the same as he was in the movie. Also, Nightlight's here, but not in the way you might be expecting him to be (or maybe exactly what you expect, I wouldn't know).
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Fates Entwined by deone92
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
08 Jul 2025
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After the war, Harry Potter is tired of being a symbol. As Master of Death, his magic has begun pulling him toward something, or someone, he can’t explain. Across the ocean in Forks, Washington, Jasper Hale feels a sudden disruption in his world: a soul unlike any he’s ever encountered.
As ancient magic stirs and bonds begin to awaken, both must confront the darkness in their pasts and the overwhelming power of destiny.
A slow-burn soulmate crossover exploring healing, intimacy, queer identity, and the fragile threads between magic and immortality.
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Raised in a nightmare, Inv had lived a rough life; with each step she took, that fact poked her mind, prodded her until nothing but bitterness and a strive to move forward remained. Hope—faint, but hope all the same—remained in her grasp.
Freedom was once her mission. Freedom from the place she called home. Freedom from the restraints of her father. Freedom to live how she chooses.
Still, questions remain, ones only her father can answer.
Leaving was not the hard part. Now, finding him? Then finding a life beyond him?
That's the hard part.
(A story in which Inv, having just escaped from an orange hellscape, searches for her father.)
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A new trial, an unexpected visitor, an idiot who can't keep his mouth shut, and a revelation that will shake Hell as its inhabitants know it. What could possibly go wrong?
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FJ & Sparkles' relationships with Veneer & Gloss as well as with each other are shaken up, when the two dads have decided to get a baby...
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- Part 20 of FJ & Sparkles' Life Adventures
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- 2,253
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Chaos Rising: The Tribulations Saga by SunriseThroughDistortion
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
07 Jul 2025
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Returning to Kanto after The Darkest Day is... fine.
Ash's travels through other regions have shaped him, molded him, and changed him. They've given him friends, confidants, and his family of chaotic teammates. And that family still has room to grow.
But Kanto holds its own trials that hang over his head as he strives to qualify for the Indigo Conference. With Ash unable to ignore the Legends' claims on his fate, he will be pushed until his limits are null and void.
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- Part 4 of Chaos Rising
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Twice Blessed, Twice Cursed by kitten1984
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
08 Jul 2025
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Born of gods, raised in shadows, touched by ancient magic—Harry and Belladonna Potter were never meant to live quiet lives. Conceived through a desperate plea to the divine, the twins are the secret children of Hades and Persephone, raised as half-bloods under wizarding protection and divine neglect.
But old promises demand payment. Old blood wakes old power.
When monsters begin to stir and Bella is claimed by Lupa’s wolves before the world's eyes, it sets into motion a chain of events that neither Olympus nor Hogwarts is prepared for. While Bella vanishes into the brutal rites of Camp Jupiter, Harry is left to piece together secrets in the fog-drenched streets of Berkeley—haunted by visions, whispers, and the silent judgment of beings older than gods.
Across two continents and two mythologies, the Potter twins must forge their own path between the divine and the mortal. Between magic and myth. Between legacy… and survival.
A tale of wolves, silence, prophecy, and the weight of power passed down in blood.
A response to Gabriel Herrol’s “Boulderdash” Challenge.
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Once a member of the ruling class on Tarsonis, the fall of the Confederacy would throw Lexi Nguyen into poverty, war, and the demands of a violent Tal'Darim warrior with a mysterious connection to her family. Determined to reunite with her lost sister and claim their hidden family riches, Lexi and the Tal'Darim will trek across a war-torn world, discovering more about themselves and the legacy Lexi's family left.
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Tomorrow is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday is Stupid by Namzy
Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)
08 Jul 2025
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What if Team Thanos had held out for just one more game? Could someone else have survived? Could things have gone differently for Thanos and Nam-gyu? Realistically, it wouldn’t have changed much… but what if it did? What if there was still a chance at a better ending for them and others?
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Amidst a generations long war between ShadowClan and RiverClan, a young she grapples with the expectations of her kin and clan.
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Scooby Snacks and Siblins Smiles by AMeddlinKid (RayAnn33)
Fandoms: Scooby Doo - All Media Types
08 Jul 2025
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Fred and Becky are just hanging out as sibling driving around in the mystery machine
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- Part 13 of Those Meddlin Kids
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- 7/7
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The metal plate in Ford's head shielded his mind enough to prevent Bill Cipher from gaining access. And as an added side effect, it also provided enough shielding to protect his mind from the effects of Fiddleford's memory gun.
It did not, however, provide perfect protection against his forgotten prototype. Which was more powerful, but far less precise. Like comparing a scalpel to a chainsaw.
The metal plate provided enough protection that Ford only lost his most recent memories. And both Stanley and Fiddleford had already proven that it was possible to retrieve those memories with some work. There was no reason to be overly upset about a mere accident.
But since his last memories were of him and his brother at sea a few months after Weirdmageddon, Ford was left dealing with several changes. Dipper and Mabel were noticeably older. The Mystery Shack had expanded. And there was someone that should have been dead and gone that his family were far too casual and comfortable having around.
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Senior class president Courtney Satella realizes she needs 24 more service hours to graduate with her advanced diploma. The only solution is- something that she said she’d never do- tutoring. And even worse, she’s tutoring an arrogant delinquent who she cant stand. How will she survive the next 7 weeks with him?
or: Courtney is forced to tutor after school for nearly a month with an asshole she can’t stop fighting with.
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The Things We Carry by AHeartsWhisper
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
08 Jul 2025
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Hydra and Slick had argued twice that morning already.
The first was over scheduling. Hydra had been reassigned last minute, to help Rusty on a passenger run with the coaches. Slick had accused him of intentionally switching shifts to avoid them all. It hadn't been an intense fight by all means, but it had set the tone for the day.
The second had been louder. More public. Something about misplaced tools, nobody but Hydra and Slick really understood any of the details, just the sharp edge in Slick's voice and the way Hydra had laughed off her annoyance like it didn't matter, resulting in the two getting into a somewhat explosive yelling match.
It had been happening a lot more lately, and it always ended the same way, with both freights storming off in opposite directions, angry and unsatisfied.
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- Part 7 of Whisper's Starlight Fics
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- English
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- 14,096
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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Our Last Mission: Forever by Hereforthewhump
Fandoms: 86-エイティシックス- - 安里 アサト | 86 - Asato Asato
08 Jul 2025
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The Legion War has just ended.
Lena returns to the Republic, Shin struggles to cope with her absence.
On top of that, he finds himself on a long break from military work, leaving him restless.
All of this forces him to contemplate the future, what he wishes to do with it, and just what "forever, if possible" truly means for them.Editor: TheWhumpingOtaku
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New year, new school. It would be everything you hoped for and more if it wasn't for one boy who's making your life a living hell. But why is he starting to disappear so often? And when he is there, he's covered in bruises. Something's not quite right....