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Weight of Silence by lanthanides
Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga), Boruto (Anime & Manga)
01 Nov 2025
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Some people chase glory while others quietly do the work that actually matters. For years, Sasuke and Sakura have been the latter—fighting for justice, saving lives, raising their daughter—while watching hypocrisy flourish around them. When the lies finally unravel and the cost of staying becomes greater than the cost of leaving, they discover that choosing yourself isn't selfish—it's survival.
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Heaven Bay is a town where everyone knows your secrets but still saves you a seat at the table.
Emma returns home, thinking she has lost everything. But sometimes, all it takes is one rainy evening, a cup of coffee, and the beam of a lighthouse to understand that life isn't over—it's just beginning again. -
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There, from across the room, the dark-haired mystery guy watches you again. This time, his gaze isn't of annoyance. There's something else in his eyes. Curiosity? Maybe intrigue? But before you can dwell on it much longer, he looks back down at the pool table, breaking the silent connection. You blink it off, letting yourself fall back into Leah and Elliott's conversation, but a part of you lingers on that look.
Why was he looking at me like that?
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Kim Taehyung, a vampire and single father, has a crush on his daughters daycare teacher. He tries to tell himself that it's not that deep.
(I don't know how long this story will be yet, but it starts with soft halloween & fall vibes and slowly shifts into proper snowy coziness).
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𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑳𝑼𝑹 // 𝑨 𝑺𝑼𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑻 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝒀 by battinscnz
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), DCeased (DC Comics), Superman - All Media Types, Superman (Movie 2025), Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022)
01 Nov 2025
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Clark Kent is fresh out of college, beginning his first job at the Daily Planet, and doing his best to blend into the city around him. It would be simple enough - learning the ropes, chasing leads, keeping his head down - if he weren’t also quietly saving people in the shadows and trying to control abilities that don’t come with a manual.
Metropolis whispers about a mysterious figure streaking through the night sky. They call him the Blur. Clark never intended to become anyone’s rumor. It happened anyway.
Bruce Wayne arrives in the city chasing those rumors, determined to uncover the truth behind the impossible rescues and the flashes of color across the skyline. He expects a vigilante. He expects a secret. He doesn’t expect Clark.
What begins as polite conversation turns to shared rooftop nights, lingering glances, and a slow pull neither of them planned. As Bruce edges closer to discovering Clark’s truth, he finds himself facing an even harder question:
Is he here to unmask the Blur or is he coming back for the young reporter who keeps ruining his certainty?- Language:
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You move permanently to the quiet mountain town you grew up visiting your entire life. You want to get away from the city, the hustle and bustle, the constant movement and appointments. Life is going well there; you feel at peace. Then you meet a man that forces you to have to choose a literal bear, and nothing is ever the same again. You are thrown into a world of ancient lore, a town that seems sworn to secrecy or maybe something even darker, and mysterious disappearances. And to top it all off, you make an unlikely friend that sends you digging even further for the truth.
Many say, truth is better than fiction. Once you know it... will you agree?
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Sevrin wanted a quiet life in Highvale. Instead, she accidentally woke Auren: a Kurin, the last of his kind, trapped in stone for a millennium. Now she must hide him and help him find a new way in life, as they grow closer in confinement.
Very slow burn cozy fantasy romance. If you like flirty men with large fluffy ears and swishy tails with golden retriever energy, this is for you. -
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A small town isn’t so sacred once you’ve found something to worship you back.
Remus Lupin understands that he can’t have what he wants. Not in Redwater; a small town where everybody knows everybody and everybody’s business.
You learn what’s expected of you in Redwater. You learn people will see when the expectations aren’t met. You learn never to ask for more. Remus has always been good at following the rules once he learnt how to play the game.
But when Sirius Black returns from Sydney as if he’s seen and entered a whole new world, Remus’ world changes dangerously close to something he might want to keep.
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nowhere and everywhere at the same time by sweater_sasquatch
Fandoms: Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
01 Nov 2025
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"‘In a moment of despair, she cast a spell upon herself. One that meant she would never again feel the agony of love. But she grew bitter, and as she did so, her spell turned into a curse. A curse on anyone who dared to love a Corr.’
Matthew bolted up, ignoring the way petals rained down, disturbed from his locks. ‘But it’s not true, right? Because dad is okay, so it can’t be real.’
‘It’s very real, I’m afraid.’"
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The Lynch brothers have lived with the curse upon their mother's family all their life - it took their parents from them, and their grandparents before them. While Declan and Matthew leave, hoping for an attempt at something of a normal life, Ronan remains in their hometown, unable to move on. He drifts through a lonely life - until he meets a stranger in a bar.
Adam Parrish's life is not like he imagined. Instead of working in law or research, he's a private investigator with his best friend, whose interests tend to stray into the paranormal. A job locating a dangerous criminal takes him to a small town, a family of witches and a mystery he can't quite wrap his head around.
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High school senior Jason Morris has been living something of a double life. On one hand, he's one of the best cellists in his school's recent history and a half-decent student. On the other hand, he's spent years deeply intertwined with the street life of West Midnight, a neighborhood that sticks out like a sore thumb in the town of Midnight and a place where fate is not kind to the residents. Jason knows better than to think he'll be the exception to this curse, boys like him are especially unlikely to get out of West Midnight, but he's come to peace with it over the past half a decade.
At least, Jason is at peace with everything until he has his chance to become one of the lucky ones. With an offer from the area's best arts college hanging over his head, Jason must choose which part of his life he's going to hold on to, and which part he's going to let go of. Is he going to get out of this neighborhood and have a chance to become something greater than he ever imagined, or is he going to live and die a West Midnight boy through and through? And what will the choice he makes give him or cost him? -
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Lieutenant Cybil Bennett is assigned to protect the Mason family, whose youngest daughter is a key witness in the murder of a priest. However, she slowly begins to unravel the mystery behind the murder.
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John Walker has always seen them, demons, ghosts, whatever they are, but he has tried to ignore them, until they start trying to communicate with him. He must team up with the new priest in order to save the town before Halloween turns into an actual carnage fest.
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Every year, the Scorpio Races are run on the beaches of Skarmouth. Every year, the sea washes blood from the sand. To race atop man-eating water horses can mean death, but the danger is an irresistable magic of its own.
Keith Kogane is the returning champion. With nothing to prove, and nothing on the line but his own life, Keith lives for the thrill of the race. Everything for those few minutes when he's so, so alive. Except, this year, it's not enough. Just existing isn't enough anymore.
Lance McClain doesn't really think much about the races. Not seriously, at least. He's happy with his peaceful, boring family life. Until it's under threat, and his mouth works faster than his brain, and now everything rests on him winning the races. Assuming he even survives.
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It’s the kind of truck that belongs in a movie, shining in the early morning sun. There’s also someone leaning against it. Shirtless. That’s what gets the immediate attention of the girls.
Max gasps and nudges El, “Uh… wow.”
Lucas frowns, “Hey!”
“I didn’t say anything!” Max quips back, but she’s still gripping El’s arm as they both give the guy an eyeful.
“I’ll say something,” El buts in, grinning, “That guy is very hot.”
Will, a few steps behind them, mutters, “Here, here.”
Mike groans, “Not you too, Will.”
Will just smiles sheepishly but his voice is easy, “What? I can appreciate a good-looking guy."
OR, in the gap between High School ending and College starting Joyce books the party into a 2 week long farm stay. Mike expects a relaxing break but it quickly turns chaotic when the charming farm-hand takes a liking to Will, and old feelings, new tensions, and unexpected drama threaten to ruin the quiet countryside for everyone...
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Small Town Horror by DeepInDemons
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age: Inquisition
31 Oct 2025
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After her father's death and getting dishonorably discharged from the military, Osla 'Rook' Mercar moves into her friend's abandoned farm, to take care of the animals and to escape her personal demons. Turns out Mournville has enough of its own, locally sourced demons to haunt her all winter. Will the town's veterinarian, Doctor Volkarin, be able to dispel some of that darkness? Can Osla keep him safe?
What if Dragon Age was Stardew Valley? But make it horror? What then?
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“I guess I always knew he’d be the one to ruin whatever teenage dream I had left.” Jisung said. So helplessly. With a hollow laugh almost foreign in his own throat. “I really, fuck— I really thought that I’d just pack my shit, disappear, crawl back into whatever hole I came from. Or maybe you’d call the cops, and we’d just… fade out. Two ghosts, different graves, different towns. But then, you gave me hope, hyung. And that— that was the cruelest thing you could’ve done to me.”
Just as the police prepare to declare a missing boy dead, Minho meets Peter.
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When Louis uproots his life to move to a small town, he isn't prepared for the creature that watches him from the corner of his room every night. Luckily, Lestat is there to provide him with the comfort he sorely needs.
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There’s movement to Tommy’s left and he glances up to see the cute guy shrugging on his jacket. The pair head towards the door and as it opens the wind blows through and sends the guy’s scent straight towards Tommy’s table.
In sync all four of them look up as they smell a wolf.
or the small town omegaverse werewolf bucktommy au that I've been threatening everyone with for a while
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It started with a promise: I can make you better.
Omar Montgomery was dying long before the machines said so. When his old friend Evelyn offered him a way out, a new lease on life, he didn’t ask questions.
Now he’s stronger. Healthier. Hungrier.
But the thing that gave him life is ready to collect its due.After all, nothing in Sindale comes for free.
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- Part 2 of Tales of Sindale
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Countess Mira by huntrix_girls_totheworld (perfect_pitch)
Fandoms: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
31 Oct 2025
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"Wait, so let me get this straight," Zoey started. "You're the last daughter of the Kang Dynasty, the family that had once ruled this valley? And you're a vampire?"
Mira, thoroughly amused at how she had caused the two women across her to short-circuit, replied, "Yeah, that's exactly right. I was around 8 when my family all died."
Rumi did some calculations in her head, eyes going wider than she thought possible. "So that means you're 728 years old, give or take," she stated.
Mira only nodded in reply, fighting to hold back the laughter.
Zoey's hand slid under the table and slowly rose, holding a wooden cross about eight inches tall, eyes still staring off into the distance. Rumi's gaze broke contact with Mira's and looked down. She swatted at the shorter girl's hand. "Zoey, there's no need for that!" she exclaimed. "If Mira really was a threat, you'd already have two marks on your neck. Besides, have you even been to church more than five times in your life? Since when do you carry a pocket cross?"
or, Mira is a vampire, who has just moved (back) to the town Zoey and Rumi grew up in. Spookiness ensues. Maybe love, even.