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better luck next time by nauticalwarrior
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, better luck next time - Fandom
25 Dec 2022
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As he falls, he lets himself think about it. He lets himself think that if he wakes up, if things go back again, it means that he does have a quirk. It means he really can take a swan dive off a roof and hope for better luck in his next life. It means that all along, he’s been useless and worthless because he hasn’t died yet.
He hits the ground.
And then he opens his eyes.
(vigilante!izuku AU where izuku has a quirk that rewinds time when he dies)
(hiatus! will be eventually adapted into an original work. for updates/more information, my twitter is nauticalwarri0r)Series
- Part 1 of blnt 'verse
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Cyno goes out into the desert. Alone. Which, in and of itself, isn't unusual, and wouldn't be a problem. He is the General Mahamatra, after all.
Except he's a bit careless, and doesn't bring as much water as he should. His only waterskin springs a leak.
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In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
- Stephen Crane -
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Zhongli is not afraid of death. There is no reason to be, not after he has ensured that Liyue is safe in the hands of the mortals. Not after he has given up his gnosis, his role of god. He could die now, if he so wished.
It would be preferable to what would happen, inevitably, if he lived another six thousand years. More than likely, it would take even less time--are there any among adepti or beast who made it as long as him with their minds intact?
(or: the suicidal ideation zhongli fic that i desperately wrote after playing the azhdaha story quest)
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“The weak fear happiness itself. They can harm themselves on cotton wool. Sometimes they are wounded even by happiness”
― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human
(or: many times dazai has been hurt, whether at his own hand or someone else's)
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You must learn to endure pain, Atsushi's headmaster tells him, over and over again, even though the man is no longer here.
Atsushi begins to inflict pain on himself, even though his ability does not allow the wounds to linger. He knows he'll be caught--it's only a matter of time, when he works for the Armed Detective Agency, but he can't stop himself. He does it anyway.
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blnt 'verse by nauticalwarrior
Fandom: better luck next time - Fandom, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
25 Dec 2022
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works set in the universe of my work "better luck next time," including both events that are canon to the story and that aren't!
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dadzawa drabbles by nauticalwarrior
Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
13 Mar 2021
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danganronpa ED fic by nauticalwarrior
Fandom: New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing
28 Dec 2020
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When Kinich is laying on his bed, and sleep evades him, the tears come. The sobs shake his body until his throat aches. Unprompted and directionless.
He tries not to think about it too hard. It’s simply the price of living this quiet life, the cost of being safe.
And if he is known for taking dangerous commissions, it’s simply because they pay well. He can take on any danger, like a hero. And if he dies doing it, no one will weep. The price is right.
OR: How Ajaw comes into Kinich’s life. It’s a curse and a blessing at the same time.
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- Part 1 of choking on flowers
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20 Jun 2025
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“I’ve got to kill myself, and it’s got to be tonight. So, you know, be on your merry way. Or whatever.”
“What do you mean, you’ve got to?”
“Do you want the long version, or the short one?”
“What do you think?” His reply positively dripped with sarcasm.
“There is a contract between my father and another man.”
He stared, silent. You did not continue.
“A contract. For you to kill yourself,” his voice was flat, but the words patently disbelieving.
“You asked for the short version.”When adeptus Xiao—Guardian Yaksha, Conqueror of Demons—has his night interrupted by a suicidal human with a terminal case of nihilism he walks away from the interaction with far more than he had bargained for.
Bookmarked by nauticalwarrior
20 Jun 2025
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Kinich’s family hadn’t been… the best.
Mualani didn’t know that. Kachina didn’t know that. But there are always signs.
A few meetings with his new friends’ parents were enough to alert them that something was a bit off.
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- Part 2 of Echoes of springs beneath the canopy
Bookmarked by nauticalwarrior
20 Jun 2025
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A Case of Fevers and Irritable Saurian Relics by Hungry_Dango
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
19 Sep 2024
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After a delivery commission during a bad storm, Chief Wayna wanted Aether to check on the hunter to make sure he was fine, which is what led him and Paimon to Kinich’s front door.
The one who opened the door for them is not Kinich.
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- Part 1 of note of (somewhat) effective settlements
Bookmarked by nauticalwarrior
20 Jun 2025
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After accidentally cutting your hand, you seek out your neighbor for help. A favor becomes a friendship and a friendship becomes something more.
Bookmarked by nauticalwarrior
26 May 2025