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  1. Public Bookmark 13

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    “I would’ve remembered this,” he snapped, gesturing wildly. “School’s already halfway through the semester! I’ve got finals, clubs, rankings—I’ve got plans, Pearl!”

    Pearl shrugged with the indifference of someone who had already resigned herself to the situation. “Mom says we’ll be fine. The new school’s got good programs. She even looked into the student council or whatever you’re always on about.”

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    grian is an overachieving student who switches to a new school. he meets another ‘smart’ student (scar) who seems oddly insistent to be his friend. unfortunately, grian sees him as an academic rival. hijinks ensue.

    updates come... whenever interest strikes

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    27 Jul 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 2

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    "Tango!" There were hands on his shoulders, pulling him around. Fear and anger took over, and Tango lashed out, fire flickering in his hands as he clawed at whoever had grabbed him. The person let go with a hiss of pain.

    Tango's stomach plummeted as he felt a sting leap across his arms, pain coursing through him. He didn't need to look up to see who he'd injured, but he did anyway.

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    The Ranchers comfort each other after they both have bad days.

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    07 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 62

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    Despite it being over four years since the death of Hotguy, Scar still lives day-to-day with the damage from the incident, unable to work through the trauma from the systemic abuse of the hero committee due to his glorification of his Hotguy days. Cub, his manager and best friend, reaches out to a ghostwriter to help Scar publish a book about Hotguy and the failings of hero culture.
    The ghostwriter, Grian, has been running from a painful past for the last few years, hiding himself and spinning his life into one of medial routines in a desperate attempt to feel normal again.
    Perhaps together they can help solve each other's traumatic past-identity deaths.

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    Hero AU with messy desertduo/scarian situationship exploring toxic celebrity culture, working through old trauma & guilt, coming to terms with disabilities and unhealthy relationships.

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    05 Jul 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 46

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    Cyber City is not exactly a quiet place to live. Technology has reached new heights, which is great for humanity as a whole, but not so great for Jimmy Solidarity, who has lost his job in the print shop and is struggling to get back on his feet.

    At least his roommates are there to help him keep afloat.

    And if his new job seems a little weird, then that's not his problem.

    His bills won't pay themselves, after all.

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    18 Jun 2025

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    The man hovering over him leaned back, releasing Grian completely. Cold night air rushed in to fill the void.

    “I guess it’s out in the open now,” the stranger hummed. “Shame. I wanted to avoid this.”

    With the additional glow occupying the space between them, Grian was finally able to catch features that were lost in the prior darkness. His curiosity outweighed all else, and he drank them in greedily. As soon as he saw who sat across from him, alarms blared in his mind.

    This man wasn’t a civilian, wasn’t even a hero.

    “Hello, Doctor,” the villain mused. “You were quite the help today.”

    - or -

    Grian is a vet. After a chance encounter in the dead of night, during which he accidentally saves a villain from the brink of death, he suddenly finds himself entangled in a world beyond anything he could've ever imagined.

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    16 Jun 2025