searching for meaning
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Levy makes an observation and Gajeel spends a week thinking about it. He isn't really like a traditional dragon, but he used to be.
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The Coffeeshop of Mandos by palanotar (telemachus)
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Historical RPF, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
09 May 2015
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The Valar Mandos, finding himself in charge of a number of initially confused human souls (having all died before publication of LOTR), arranges group conversations to debate the recent momentous happenings in Middle Earth.
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Yamamoto goes overseas to study, leaving Hibari behind. Meanwhile, life goes on.
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Roxas is dreaming of lives he's never lived, and emotions he's never had. Now he's slipping into obsession with things he doesn't understand, and searching for answers that might not even exist. Or: Ventus saved Ienzo's life. Now Roxas calls upon Zexion to save him from this emptiness.
Update: Ienzo lost a hero, and is scared of the walking corpse wearing his face. Zexion doesn't care, except he really does.
Update: Roxas came looking for answers, and found his true names instead. Zexion gets a hug.
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A kid’s play (Teach me how to live again) – Hualian AU + TGCF as kids by Starnit
Fandoms: 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
14 Nov 2024
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Each day ends with a different touch of heaven or hell in the kindergarten Xie Lian works, especially with such a group of kids. His personal life had been particularly hellish, at least until the new assistant teacher arrived. With a spirited humor and handsome looks, can Xie Lian trust the newbie Hua Cheng will bring heaven amidst chaos, children, and parents? Suddenly, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng will find themselves with their jobs at risk and a singular opportunity of finally meeting the mysterious director who everyone fears.
Disappointments are hard, but what if someone can inspire you to search for meaning again?
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TGCF characters as children in a chaotic kindergarten with teachers Xie Lian and Hua Cheng learning about each other and life.
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Characters belong to MXTX's Heaven Official's Blessing, but the plot is mine, and completely fictional. Any similarities to real life people are a mere coincidence. -
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Joe is only sure of one thing: epiphanies aren’t supposed to end.
He plays the gig of a lifetime, but doesn't understand why life isn't different afterwards.
It takes him a while to realise that meaning has to be found in the little things, and a spark isn't a soul's reason for life.
Alternatively: me crying to Soul like a little baby.
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The author had an existential crisis and gave it to Garak for Julian to fix.
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Unyielding by michi66s
Fandoms: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 | Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World (Anime)
21 Jun 2025
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After Subaru unfortunate meeting with the Archbishop of Gluttony in city of Priestella, his life became nothing short of nightmare. Now all alone, and with the odds against him, he decided to face the uncaring world that denied him.
Subaru will embark on a journey of self-reflection, trying to find a reason for why he had to suffer so, and if there was really no other path to take.Inspired by Re:Forgotten.
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A man lives in complete isolation, speaking only to himself and to the silence that surrounds him. Through deep inner dialogue and fragments of memory, he explores life, loss, and what it means to exist when no one is watching. But the lines between reality and imagination begin to blur and the story he tells may not be just his own.
A philosophical reflection on loneliness, perception, and the hidden truths we tell ourselves to survive.
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- Part 1 of Letters to No One.