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Stan spends his days busking at Union Center, where an auburn-haired ginger listens. One day the ginger brings Stan food, and it shouldn't matter—but it does.
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Anish Giri is engaged to Jorden van Foreest, but there is no ring on her finger.
Or: Magnus always gets what he wants.
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and you have got the final say by indigotigress7
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
21 Jun 2025
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Odysseus is, for a full second, determined to sacrifice his men. But Eurylochus’s eyes beg him to reconsider, and there is already so much blood on his hands - and then, in the midst of his desperation and fear, Odysseus has an almost violent epiphany: he has been given no time limit.
And so he shrugs lightly. “That’s true, actually. I don’t want you all to die either.” He looks pointedly away from the swords pointed in his direction, meeting his second-in-command’s gaze with a beam bright enough that the man recoils. “Thanks for bringing that up, Eurylochus. You’ve given me a lot to think about.”
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A Diplomatic Conversation. "The Soulmate Hypothesis" fan story by KageSama
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
21 Jun 2025
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A fan one-shot for the incredible fic "The Soulmate Hypothesis" because I really can't wait for chapter 17.
Exiled from the Piltovan Council, with no Topside allies, a husband nowhere to be found, a daughter bound to bed by grief and pain and the other daughter in hands of a Noxian warlord, Cassandra finds herself staring at a chessboard that looks more dire with every move.
And then Ambessa herself comes for a visit with a proposition unbeckoming of the Noxian Wolf.- Language:
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"Oh," George says. His mouth curves around the word prettily. Dream almost wishes he would've told them separately so he and George could have a moment alone with the news, but that would've been dumb. The baby isn't George's.
When Dream becomes pregnant after a short-lived fling, he and George must redefine their already complex relationship.
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til our hearts become as one by Denaia for lostdimension
Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs
21 Jun 2025
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The whisper of his own name
reached his ears before he came aware
of its source.Eyes wide in recognition,
he ran to close to rift
between him and that which seemed
to be the purpose of his heart,
the mirror of his soul
and his one and true
belonging.or: A shin soukoku poem a day to keep the sorrow-inflicting bsd manga spirits away <3
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- Part 3 of rhymes of hearts devoted
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Go On And Take It by LakeAwen
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Batman (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
21 Jun 2025
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Jason, Roy, and Lian follow Damian to Gotham, and set up a household in Crime Alley. Jason's determined to make the city safer for his kids, Roy's trying to figure out life as a new parent, and the Bats are just trying to figure out where Jason is and why he won't come home.
a.k.a. the JayRoy coparenting sequel.
Gotham had welcomed him back with a shriek of sirens and the rumble of machinery. Dying and his dip in the Pit had stolen many memories, and Jason hadn’t realized until now that one of them must have been how it felt to be in Gotham. He had forgotten how alive the city was, the hum of life and grief beneath his boots. She was a stubborn, bloody bitch of a matriarch, and he would almost swear he heard her as they crossed the city limits.
Welcome home, my little bird. You’ve been gone too long.Series
- Part 2 of Take My Word That I'm Here To Stay
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A mismatched collection of drabbles, about three (sometimes four?) sweet souls, and the beautiful, multiple ways they can improve each other's life, just by being together.
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- Part 2 of Magickal Moonlit Cottagecore!AU
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"Hannibal doesn't have any illusions about his survival. He's going to die here tonight and won't ever be found, just as the other three men won't be. Such a strange feeling, he thinks, accepting this. The excitement that's slowly filling his lungs is a new one, considering that he's never been destined to die before. Knowing that there will be no other ending, knowing what is going to kill him almost gives him a sense of power even in this setting. Falling to a human would have been underneath him. Insulting, even."
A mix of mythological and light urban fantasy AU. Hannibal is himself, Will is not in FBI but instead is a legally protected species of monster living on his own with his dogs in Wolf Trap. They meet. Will is not impressed, Hannibal is bespelled.
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wouldn't it be nice? by AuburnWolf
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
21 Jun 2025
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After years abroad and months of silence, Colin suddenly returns to London and crashes back into Penelope’s life unannounced, threatening the delicate balance she’s working so hard to build without him. As they share a home, their unresolved feelings begin to resurface through quiet domestic moments, emotional tension and old wounds, until ignoring them is no longer an option. Until they both begin to understand what home really means
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The Crystal Glow of Love We Never Dared to Hold by Miska_muska0w0
Fandoms: The Realm SMP, Video Blogging RPF
21 Jun 2025
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Before you say goodbye like everyday you do,
I desire to say a couple words to, my beloved.
I try but my mind wouldn't let it through,
as I endure with my eyes, he doesn't feel lovedYou glowed so fierce, so undefended,
While I stood still, unfinished, blended.
A crystal heart behind a cage,
A storm I feared to let engage.Now every breath still shapes your name,
In aching peace, in gentle shame.
Two voices lost, one truth remains,
We loved in silenceand lived with chains. -
aur unki har dil ki dharkan mere liye aik she'r hai by sushibeoms_brainrot
Fandoms: 약한영웅 Class 1 | Weak Hero Class 1 (TV)
21 Jun 2025
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Original quote taken from Arabic
[ Urdu] Every heartbeat in me is a poem written for them.
The boys celebrate their birthday. And something more.
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What If AI Wrote Hey Duggee Episode 732 by andwhatshethenthatsaysiplaythevillain
Fandoms: Hey Duggee (Cartoon)
21 Jun 2025
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I asked an AI text generator: “Write an episode of Hey Duggee in which the members of Squirrel club earn their Metaphor badges.” And I promise this is the last series.
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- Part 750 of What If AI Wrote Hey Duggee
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He felt disgusting, like he had cheated the one game he wanted to play—the one he fought to survive for. He wanted to sob, scream, cry, maybe laugh. He didn’t know what he wanted. He knew what he wanted when he dialed that number, when Gotak's laugh swam through the speakers of his phone. He knew what he wanted—he thought he did. He wanted a distraction—cheap sex, something quick, meaningless, but he knew it had never been about that.
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It’s bad in every way a restaurant can possibly be bad, but mostly because the kitchen cannot cook decent food. Any meal at this hermetic, self-regarding restaurant brings a protracted march of bland, tepid dishes.
This restaurant is soulless, overpriced, and (curiously!) still manages to be packed. Perhaps its diners are masochists. Or perhaps London has finally embraced nihilism, culinary or otherwise.
Percy Weasley is London’s most feared food critic. One poor review from him can make or break a young chef's career. He’s known for his razor-sharp palate, brutal honesty, and the fact that he’s never once in eight years given a single five-star review. People say he hates food. He doesn't. He just hates bad food.
All Oliver Wood wanted to do was play professional football. But after a career-ending injury, he pours his energy into cooking. His soft-opening for his passion project restaurant The Pitch is off to a quiet start. That is, until a striking redhead walks in and agrees to be the first paying customer to try his food.
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Army Dreamers by Siderus
Fandoms: 백작가의 망나니가 되었다 - 유려한 | Lout of Count's Family | Trash of the Count's Family - Yulyeohan
21 Jun 2025
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Dodori grew up chasing heroes. Mila once walked beside them.
When the call comes, he answers with stars in his eyes and stories in his heart—unaware that not all uniforms are stitched from honor. As smoke gathers on distant soil and silence settles over the orchard back home, a mother remembers what she never told, and a boy learns what no one ever warned.
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- Part 16 of LCF_Cafe_Angst_Versus_Fluff_2025
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indifference by i_loved_you
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Movies - Raimi), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
21 Jun 2025
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There was a certain… Indifference that Peter Parker carried with him. Every moment of his life–every heartbreak, kiss, death, celebration–washed over Peter without garnering much of a reaction. There was an emptiness in his sad eyes. An indifference.
It wasn’t that Peter Parker didn’t or couldn’t love, or that he couldn’t feel. He could. He did! He felt everything. There was a barrier: a waterfall that lay between Peter Parker and Peter Parker’s feelings. Peter Parker sat behind the waterfall, let the stream of his emotions wash over the rocks in front of him. He saw them. He acknowledged them. He didn’t dare dive in.Series
- Part 1 of hope
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Our Love Stories by LadyNight7
Fandoms: Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)
21 Jun 2025
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Tony and Loki and their love as you wish them to have.
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Lament even now / The realization is especially daunting. by Anonymous
Fandoms: No Fandom
21 Jun 2025
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The title is an acrostic, the first letter of every word spells a phrase. I had fun coming up with it.
An amateurish and oddly specific poem about/by a boy who a lot of people think isn't one, or would rather not consider him one, and why he's still sure that he's right and everyone else is wrong. Also included is an analogy about male fictional characters, their relatability, and why generalizations that happen with fiction can also hurt real people.
The rhyme scheme is inconsistent but there are rhymes, and the meter is inconsistent too but it exists for the most part and that's enough for me.
This is on anonymous because I would lose half of my friends if I ever publicly came out.
Oh well. -
The Eternal Waltz of Yin and Yang by iX_R4D4R_Xi
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
21 Jun 2025
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What if you could look into the mirror of fate, and not see yourself, but the one you feel is furthest from you?
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