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Steve's changed quite a bit since that day he adopted six kids. At least, he'd like to think so. So when Carol and Tommy go through another "break-up" stage, and some creeps are eyeing his former friend, there is no way he is going to let them touch her. It starts with Carol, protecting her and shielding her from a bunch of creeps. But it just keeps going after that.
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Mystery Work
Part of Psalms 11:5
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
Bookmarked by adiosZombie
27 Feb 2013
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Harry is a stalker and this is realistic. Love the Draco here.
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Hux's new house is not haunted. It isn't.
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Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.
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- Part 1 of Azoth
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15 Apr 2018
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i fudging regret everything in life that didn't lead to me finding this bloody fic sooner. im FLIPPING MY SHIT. this god forsaken FANFIC. this wasn't a story about Drarry getting together. this was a SHITTY ASS bildungsroman. this was a fracking treatise on life. this is accepting that you cant search for happiness to find it. I FUCKIN HATE EVERYTHING
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for we did not meet in the holy night (but in the shameful day) by jennyapologist
Fandoms: The Adventure Zone (Podcast)
12 Nov 2017
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Soulmate AU for the soul. The Grim Reaper has no time for love, even if he is slightly worried about the safety of his match. Taako tries to pretend his marriage isn't a PR scam.
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Return of the Porcine Prince by Moonybird
Fandoms: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Video Game)
28 Feb 2019
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Swaine had only one purpose in his life, to protect his little brother Marcassin when Marcassin needed it. What if Swaine had never become heart broken, but managed to return to Hamelin when he heard Marcassin was unwell, years before Oliver arrived, now having to face his past, his brothers madness and take some difficult decisions. Is he even the prince he ones were?
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01 Mar 2019
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This is an excellent au with well written characters and an excellent story! This author really captures Swaine/Gascon's character in a way I could only hope to dream. Worth the read!
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Yoongi meets Taehyung in autumn and falls for him over the winter.
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Taehyung likes pretty things; clothes, watches, the sparkling rings that adorn his fingers. Though Yoongi might be the prettiest thing of all...
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- Part 4 of Taegi Week 2021
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A Broken Crown Still Shines by Shiniko1898
Fandom: Naruto, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
09 May 2024
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trust me (to be yours) by kiritime
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
29 Mar 2021
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"I hate every single person you've ever met. From now on the only person you've ever known is me. Only I exist. Got it?"
Kirishima smiles, swallowing before he murmurs, "That's a really tall order," and the king throws his arms out in glee.
"You're learning idioms! You got that from me, right? Do you see how I'm the only person ever?!"
"I didn't learn that from you."
The king looks so horrifically, disbelievingly offended that Kirishima wants to laugh so bad but he's shy, and he'll probably sound very horrible, so all that comes out is a low pleased rumble in his throat. And the king's jaw drops before he throws his arms into the air and falls dramatically back onto the ground.
"I found the coolest damn dragon who smiles like the moon and wants to learn from someone like me and apparently also PURRS. I'm fucking done."
Kirishima flushes a little, consumed by so much warmth that it almost hurts or maybe he's confusing pain with something else, and he reaches out to pat the king's arm except the king gnashes at him when he comes close. "Do not touch me, heathen."
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Bookmarked by Kottyss
09 Jun 2021
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Tried to give this fic kudos eight separate times because it’s that good. Consumed the whole thing in one sitting it’s 4:30 am I’m LIVING
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Kihyun strikes a deal with notorious gangster Son Hyunwoo to pay a debt. Exposed to the wicked underbelly of society and enraptured by its dark angel Hyunwoo, Kihyun has a choice: fall prey or rise above.
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Eijun goggles at the magazine she just shoved into his hands.
"W-Wakana!"
"I know!" she says, beaming.
"That's my soulmate!!"
"I know!!"
"My soulmate plays baseball!!"Series
- Part 1 of The path we walk
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Clint finally has to confront his choices and the consequences of them.
Along the way, he makes some disturbing discoveries.Series
- Part 9 of Tony Stark Defence Squad
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Theo Raeken would do anything--endure anything--if it meant keeping Liam safe.
Liam's not sure why Theo's always saving him--doesn't even know why he cares (not that he does care about Theo Raeken, not in the slightest).
What Liam does know is that this time... this time, he's going to be the one doing the saving. No matter what anyone else has to say about it.
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Or, what if Theo was captured during the distraction at the zoo.Series
- Part 1 of Bleeding Hearts
Bookmarked by Prior_Walter
28 Sep 2023
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Fantastic writing that was expertly poetic without being hyperbolic or self aggrandizing like purple prose. Really phenomenal handle on character and internal monologues & thought process.
Liam, Theo, and Nolan’s POVs were all wonderfully handled. But I was also really impressed with Corey (in Liam’s POV). There’s one scene in particular I loved but he’s also just a core part of the fic & written well. There’s another little moment with Mason (again from Liam’s POV) that’s lovely.
Author’s handle on interpersonal relationships is impressive. How characters think and then how they behave because of it. They also do a great job of subverting expectations without being disconcerting.
Actual plot is great too. Not a massive action adventure but still high stakes & some consequences and difficulties with those stakes. An interesting story where I was genuinely surprised and shook by things that happened.
Has a few great moments of Liam witnessing Theo’s humanity & it causing turmoil cause he’s still trying to convince himself Theo is bad.
I also didn’t expect to enjoy Nolan as much as I did, he’s usually not a character I’m particularly interested in but was handled well. Fic really acknowledges his role as the pawn by both sides of the war.
Definitely heed the Trigger Warnings though.
⚠️ TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠️
Heavily implied suicidal thoughts, VERY GRAPHIC HALLUCINATIONS (multi-sensory), derealization, non-consensual drug use (torture method), torture & sensory deprivation, PTSD, trauma, relationship abuse from abuser present in the fic
(Referenced rape. Manipulation: love bombing, coercion, gaslighting, diminishing, infantilizing, threats).Plus canon-typical stuff w/ violence, kidnapping & torture, Theo’s homelessness, trauma, injury & stunted healing, self-loathing etc.
I think the two TW to be cautious of a really the relationship abuse one & the hallucinations as both are fairly graphic and central to sections of the fic.
It’s a great fic though, as this essay probably shows.
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“ Theo wasn’t the mechanical, toxic silver that leaked out like oil whenever he broke down like some old rusted car. Theo was mossy green, all shady and damp and often cold, but natural and sometimes beautiful and always special– always worth it. ”
“ He tried to push Theo out of his thoughts, just for a minute–just for a second –but he couldn't. Not here, not while all Liam could smell was Theo. His laundry, his lingering chemo signals, but also–just him. Just his natural scent of musk and pine–with a hint of citrus shampoo. It was so overwhelming to the senses, so striking that even when he tried to clear his mind the smell would hit “
“ Liam’s anger was always a good deterrent for people. It kept them away, kept them from getting too close. It… scared them. Made them afraid of him. And while Liam hated how exceptionally angry he got, he had to admit that it always allowed him to get away from people. Allowed him to run. It… didn’t work on Theo. Theo wasn’t afraid of him. ”
“ They were catching against the oxygen in his lungs and burning . And maybe it hurt, maybe it made it hard to exist, to truly breathe, but it was making the world seem just a bit brighter, too–just a bit more beautiful. His sun–his all-consuming personality of ordinary evil –was dying now, but as it did so it also brightened the reality of it all. ”
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I'm looking forward to the future by Balinese87
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
14 Mar 2021
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“Kirishima’s face was still half buried in the pillow, but Bakugou could tell that he looked different. His hair was longer, and his face looked older, and there was a thick scar just underneath his collarbone that Bakugou had never seen before. He kicked Kirishima again, intentionally this time.
“What is it, baby?” Kirishima mumbled.”
Or, the one where Quirk shenanigans cause Katsuki to get swapped with his future self for a day. He’s had a lot of character development in ten years.
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Wandering Home by Milligramme
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
05 Jun 2023
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Kirishima is living a normal, human life with his normal, human family, dealing with normal, human problems, like having sharp teeth and sprouting scales from time to time. Just normal, human things.
When he crosses paths with Bakugou, a grumpy foreign adventurer whose dream is to fight a dragon, nothing can stop him from coming along, not even Bakugou himself. Surely, it won't be hard to hide his little "problems" while living in close proximity with someone, right?
Right?
It didn’t take him long to reach the lemon grove, and he walked straight to the little patch of trees covered in beautiful, ripe fruits. Lemons were by far the least popular fruit they had among the local wildlife but sometimes, Eijirou found a bunch of wild boars that ran away as soon as they saw him approaching, or even stray cats and dogs. It was rare, but nothing out of the ordinary.
What Eijirou didn’t expect, though, was to find a blond man standing among the trees, arms full of lemons and oranges. In all the years he’d spent in this orchard, it was the first time Eijirou had ever seen a lemon thief.Series
- Part 1 of Dragon Cities
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In which a married businessman neglects his son and sleeps with his personal assistant.
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Bookmarked by poppies_n_saguaros
22 Apr 2025
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This was first started back in the early days of MLB, & I'm so glad about that! It shows what Miraculous Ladybug /could/ have been in a way I haven't really seen before & wish I were able to write. Really amazing worldbuilding, magic system, lore, character growth & development, sensitive handling of difficult topics.. Will definitely be thinking about for years later!