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Raya thinks of Tuk Tuk, and thinks again of the differences that stand between her and Namaari. Raya’s kin is with protectors—tough shells, fast moving. Namaari’s kin is with hunters—sharp fangs, prowling the land.
And yet, Namaari pets her cat with a soft smile. She affectionately calls it kitten when it purrs, and the cat will lay in the sun as if to soak the light through its pelt. Raya wonders what it feels like to be cared for, to see that soft side of Namaari. To only know that softer side.
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Raya, her past and her present, and trying to make sense of the future.
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Fruit loops sit on the kitchen table. Vlad has a sick sense of humor, but Danny must share it. He snorts and pours himself a bowl.
His pajamas are itchy. His hands are asleep. His parents and friends are dead. The cereal is simultaneously too sweet and too bland.
Danny brings the spoon to his mouth and goes through the motions of being alive.
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Vignettes where Vlad takes Danny in, and Danny tries to escape the tunnel vision.
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- Part 4 of twb mcc event 2023
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Ellie has a sketchbook in her pocket, and it’s burning a hole through the fabric. Whether it’s from graphite or lead or ink, it feels heavy now. The pages are curling at the edges, and it has the faint smell of smoke. The memories seem to cling to it. The cover is a worn leather and is covered in crinkles and creases.
“What’re you doing?” Joel asks her once.
Ellie curls the sketchbook close to her chest. “Nothing,” she says, defensive. “None of your business.”
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Vignettes following Ellie and her time sketching, waiting, hunting, waiting. Joel gets himself stabbed, and Ellie is left to take care of him.
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- Part 3 of twb mcc event 2023
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DANNY
Low fucking blow, Vlad. Even for you.PLASMIUS
This is the state we’re in, Daniel. Better to accept it than live in denial.--
Danny and Vlad, moments after the explosion.
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- Part 2 of twb mcc event 2023
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The first thing you notice is this: everything is an eerie shade of lightning green. It oozes and drips and doesn’t belong. You don’t belong. It stings your eyes and your nose and sends this shiver of wrong down your spine.
The second thing you notice is this: you are in a lot of pain.
It hurts. It still hurts. It feels like every nerve is on fire. It feels like you are being changed in ways you cannot comprehend, ways that are irreparable, ways that are nasty and stupid and you should have thought this out beforehand. You feel like you’re dying. Maybe you have.
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Danny goes into the portal alone.
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- Part 1 of twb mcc event 2023
- Part 3 of highlight reel (author's faves)
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in order of publication. all can be read independently. marked as 'complete' only because it gets added to periodically
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twb mcc event 2023 by slyrebird
Fandom: Danny Phantom (Cartoon), The Last of Us (Video Games)
09 Aug 2023
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for the writer’s block mcc event! go lime llamas :D
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fic fight 2022 by etherealshay, slyrebird
Fandom: Dream SMP, Evolution SMP, Hermitcraft SMP
11 Sep 2022
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for the mcyt fic fight 2022!
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even the veil of death cannot stop the power of found family
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Of Bias and Bravery by Mintoki
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Aug 2020
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"It’s not that his peers are inherently cruel to the Quirkless. Izuku firmly believes that, if the truth ever got out to his classmates, they would still welcome him with open arms. At the same time though, acceptance does not necessarily mean they are well-informed on the subject. His classmates might be well-intentioned, but sometimes the words that come out of their mouths cut deeper than even he could have ever expected."
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In which Izuku possesses the words and knowledge to try and correct his classmate's misguided beliefs concerning Quirkless people, but actually communicating them is another challenge altogether.
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Bookmarked by slyrebird
28 Aug 2020
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“Poor guy…” Uraraka starts as they’re heading back to school. “I really hope he’s going to be alright.”
“I’m sure he will be.” Izuku answers automatically.
“I just wish there was something more we could do to help him.”
Izuku wants to tell them that there is. He wants to lay out all the facts and statistics regarding Quirklessness and explain the systemic issues and biases in place that make living as a Quirkless person much harder than it has any right to be.
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Walk a Mile in Another’s Shoes by katydid
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
30 Apr 2023
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Izuku Midoriya was only a kindergartner when his parents purchased a quirk for him and indebted him to the Symbol of Evil. When All for One comes to collect his due, he takes Inko hostage and gives Izuku less than a month to get into the top hero school in Japan.
At U.A., Izuku finds himself torn between his morals or survival, and his hero friends or his bonds with the villains.
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Bookmarked by slyrebird
29 May 2025
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This explained why the media didn’t know much about All Might’s family, despite their ferocious curiosity about his life. Izuku said, “I just assumed…I think Todoroki is going to forgive his father…I thought that was what heroes do. They always forgive people.”
Toshinori said, “Young Todoroki needs to do what is right for him. You have to do what is right for you. Heroes don’t have to be perfect paragons. I’m the number one hero, but I can be petty. I got way more satisfaction from suing my relatives than is probably healthy. I sent a couple to jail for breaking into Might Tower and stealing from me.”
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we fall because someone pushes us (we get up to push back) by volstruckerz
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
20 Dec 2024
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She's about to turn away when she sees a figure leaning against the wall of the club, looking at her. At almost half her height, the small, unimposing figure leers at her up and down and says, expectedly, “You look lost, girl. Need some help finding your way?”
On any other night, she would’ve sneered and knocked this guy’s lights out just for looking at her like that, but now? She tries to find the place where her fire used to be and finds flickering embers.
“Fuck off,” She mumbles, only finding the strength to speak on autopilot.
He gives her another look, more appraisingly this time. His beady eyes take in her blood-soaked wraps, her clenched fists, and her well-defined shoulders, unusually exposed in the dim light. Unexpectedly, he asks, “You know how to fight, kid?”
Vi blinks dazedly. Almost doesn’t know how to answer. Finally says the words, rolling them around in her dry mouth: “Yeah. Yeah, I know how to fight.”
or, an exploration of why vi decided to follow jinx and find vander + pitfighter vi character study
Bookmarked by slyrebird
15 May 2025
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She thinks she died a long time ago, in every way that mattered. Now she was just waiting for her body to catch up.
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Easier If Unknown by Fangirlwriting for paxopalotls, LonelyGrayRose
Fandoms: Danny Phantom
13 Apr 2024
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Danny could have imagined his life would be interesting after everyone learned his secret, but he didn't think it would be this different.
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04 May 2025
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“We… kind of didn’t think you’d care,” Tucker said. […]
“I mean, you are kind of a big deal now,” Sam said, gesturing at him.
Danny crossed his arms. “I’m sorry? Did you miss the part where I didn’t want to be? […] Should I go hang out with Dash, huh? Or start dating Paulina? Wouldn’t that be just great?”
Sam blinked at him. “Would it not?”
“Of course not,” Danny snapped. “None of them actually give a shit about me. They all just think it’ll get them something if they’re best friends with Phantom. They still don’t like Danny. I don’t want to be friends with people who only ever see one side of me. That—” he looked away. “That already didn’t work.”
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Declensions by dustorange
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), DCU
29 Sep 2018
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“My father,” Dick says, “worked the rope. It cut him. His hands were never clean.”
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11 Feb 2025
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But most importantly, there’s a big scruffy stuffed elephant that Havva, his Nine, had made for him when he was four. The ears are a little too big and the tail is a little weird because Nine had only ever seen an elephant once when she’d made it, but it’s his favorite thing in the world. It smells like strawberries, like their caravan, like his parents. He hugs it tight to his chest, closing his eyes, feeling very, very small.