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The Popcorn Thief by returnofthegray
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
12 Aug 2023
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Fitz didn't really want to go to camp. He'd only gone because Biana wanted to (his parents forced him to), and even then, the only things that made it worthwhile were the Volleyball Court and the snacks. He'd also somehow managed to become the leader of all the Odd numbered cabins, which meant that under No Circumstances, was he to interact with anyone from an Even cabin.
But on a hot summer Tuesday, he finds that his beloved snack has been taken away from him, and a note had been left in his place. His friends thought he had a secret admirer. The note claims that they want to be Fitz's friend.
So Fitz replies. He really enjoys his playful banter with the Popcorn Thief, almost as much as he enjoys it when the blonde boy from the Even cabins bothers him, a grin bright on his face.
But as the conflicts increase between the two teams of cabins, Fitz finds that associating himself with an even cabin member is getting riskier and riskier. His feelings for the popcorn thief have grown, and only continue to, which means Fitz has to make a choice: the thief, or his cabin. -
the spark before the blaze by returnofthegray
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
13 May 2022
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fourteen year old fitz vacker has a secret. he is a telepath, and has a unique ability to hear the thoughts of everyone around him- something that he’s never known how to explain, and has made him an outcast, even in his own family.
but everything changes the day he meets sophie, a mysterious girl who appears out of nowhere and figures out his secret within a matter of seconds. he discovers there’s somewhere he does belong, and staying where he is will put him in grave danger. in the blink of an eye, fitz is forced to leave everything behind and start a new life in a place that is vastly different from his own.
fitz has new rules and skills to learn, and not everyone is thrilled with his “homecoming”. there are secrets buried in fitz’s memory, secrets that other people desperately want.
would even kill for...
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something worth fighting for by tendertomb
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
18 Jan 2022
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Michelle Jones wasn’t a forgetful person. When she was captain of the Decathlon team, she’d drilled flashcards until her brain was stuffed full with facts and figures. She remembered birthdays, middle names, and allergies. She prided herself on being observant, cataloging those things away for later. But for once, when she went reaching for a memory, all she found was the empty space where it’d once been kept.
Something was wrong.
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Right before she forgets, MJ leaves a note for herself. She knows Peter too well– he won't want to put her and Ned in danger again. But she refuses to let him fight alone.Read the Chinese translation here, done by Krayt_Amber: https://archiveofourown.info/works/53943853/chapters/136544239
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you make my heart beat like the rain by starkmccall
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
14 Jul 2017
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“Nice.” She bumps their shoulders together and then holds hers there, keeping a point of contact between them. “Same.” Peter looks up from his hands to her face, and she’s wearing an expression he’s never seen before. It’s kind, and open, and wildly beautiful in a way he’s never really noticed before, and oh God, his brain’s going to start composing some shitty poetry if he doesn’t look away in the next two seconds. It’s not that he’s never noticed Michelle is pretty, it’s kind of impossible not to, but it was always in an objective, factual way: the sky is blue, grass is green, Michelle is beautiful. And besides, he spent too much time pining over Liz to even think of anyone else. But now Liz is in Oregon, and Michelle is here, touching their shoulders together, and he’s probably going to tell her that he’s Spiderman.
Post-Homecoming. Peter develops feelings for Michelle, and mostly deals with it well.
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Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes from a Graduating Senior’s Life by isaDanCurtisproduction
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types
01 Jun 2020
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When Peter's Teacher announces that his Graduating Class's Senior Trip is going to be to Stark Industries, the place where Peter has an internship, and where he spends so much of his free time, he is... less than enthused. No one believes his Internship is real and frankly, he just doesn't want to deal with it, but between May and Mr. Stark, he doesn't really think he's going to get much of a choice.
He's going to have to go
At least Ned is excited about it.
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you were bigger than the whole sky by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Nov 2022
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Mike breathes out sharply, sinking to his knees in front of Will without conscious thought. Every bone in his body is turning to jelly, because Will is here, but he's also- not. His form is made up of the same dusty gold that fills the air around him, flaking off him and dancing around. Mike wants to reach out and catch the light in his palm. Will looks not entirely solid, like this is some poor imitation of him rendered in light particles, like his physical form is somewhere else, and for a horrible moment Mike thinks that Will is a ghost after all. That this is an illusion, brought about by Mike's hopeless yearning. If it weren't for the pebbles digging sharply into his legs as he knees on the ground and the crisp chill of the spring air on his face, Mike would be sure he was dreaming, but he doesn't think he could dream up something so simultaneously as magical and horrifying as the specter of his maybe-dead friend hovering before him.
"Will," he whispers, reaching out until his fingers are centimeters from Will's arm, and Will's eyes fly open.
on march 29th, 1986, will byers vanishes for a second time. 366 days later, he reappears.
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Mike looks at Will, and he sees everything he is not supposed to want, and he doesn’t understand why he does.
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