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Jack's standing still.
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Jonas and Jack can't talk.
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While he waits for Horst Cali to arrive and learn about the disgraceful end game now set in motion, Jake Mendez reflects on the events that brought him to this point.
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Nameless by Solo2814
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Legends: Force Unleashed - All Media Types
27 Dec 2014
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If you have nothing of your own, what are you?
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" "During the vault scene, what was Rumlow thinking when he was exchanging looks with The Winter Soldier?
Frank Grillo: If he was on the right side. " "Chapters 1-7 --- over the timeline of The Winter Soldier.
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This is the beginning of the epic story of the fate of the hero Āsā, beginning with his journey through the Kanto region with a girl named Jenny. The first in a trilogy of stories taking a new approach to the Pokémon world borrowing elements from the Adventures manga, the games, and imagination. Headcanon character voices, openings, etc. included. DISCLAIMER: Delayed simultaneous release with fanfiction.net.
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- Part 1 of Knight Project
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Origin of Aria by CabbitAndTheWeasel
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
23 Dec 2019
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Magic is a curse upon humanity. The Chant teaches the common folk and the nobles that there is nothing more sinister than a mage without her gilded cage and Templar tourniquets. Then there was Aria. She was a small and insignificant elf, trapped in her tower. And yet, it was she who would save Ferelden from The Fifth Blight.
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After spending his childhood traversing the globe with Jiraiya, twelve-year-old Naruto Uzumaki returns to the Hidden Leaf for the first time.
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A fic where Lena meets and loves Supergirl first. Then she meets Kara.
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While they await final construction of the new Enterprise on Yorktown Station, Jim is forced to confront feelings he’s tried to forget for three years.
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(Please see the remix of this work for new chapters.
This version is discontinued, but the story lives on! Chapter 58 has some new content!)
Heather's not exactly sure how she got here, but if these people thought that they would be able to manipulate her little brother without a her raising hell about it, they were about to be unpleasantly surprised.
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The city was vicious. The syndicates more so. Tokyo was a land of shifting sands, territories that changed hands back and forth at the drop of a hat. This is a story with no sides, just five human beings trying to scrape by.
To categorize: A pit fighter, an assassin, the quintessential mob bosses' brat, a fancy whore and the small-time doctor who somehow became their sun.
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Если я останусь,
Будет ли это грех?
Если я не могу
Не влюбиться в тебя.-Can't Help Falling In Love, Элвис Пресли
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All of the pilots were left damaged by the wars, all in their own ways. Some were able to find help. Others weren't so lucky. Some were too prideful to ask for it. And some were dead according to ESUN and most of the world.
Slow burn fic in which Duo, Wufei, Zechs, and Treize work out their many, many issues. Based on RP events between myself and Rennitz. Lady Une's role has also grown significantly, so expect lots of her.
(Abandoned. Sorry. I bit off way more than I could chew.)
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Mystery Work
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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A group of rebels was no place for a cub. They took him in as a favor to Keith's mother, more than anything else. Nobody expected to get attached to him, because nobody expected him to stay. Somehow they made it through seventeen tumultuous (and very adventurous) years...
OR: the story of how Keith was raised by his big Galra family.
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- Part 5 of Raised Amongst the Stars AU
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Rebecca has always had trouble holding onto a sense of who she is. She mimics movie characters, tries on personalities like outfits, changes like the weather of a much less temperate zone than West Covina. And the hardest part is that these identities aren’t as simple as lying — Rebecca commits to the role, shapes her life around it.
It’s her pattern. Find what others want, and become that. Be loved at any cost.
She’s been practicing for this all her life.
But when Josh Chan leaves her, Rebecca is forced to reevaluate her entire way of seeing relationships — and herself. And what about these feelings she's developing towards Valencia? As the two get to know each other on a deeper level, slowly their relationship takes shape in ways that are both more complex and more meaningful than Rebecca had ever thought possible. This isn't going to be simple. But that doesn't mean it won't be worth it.
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Regina Mills is tired of fighting her son's biological mother on everything, she just doesn't know very well how to stop. One day, somehow, she lets her guard down and The Sheriff slips right in; leather jacket and all. This is the start of a friendship, or maybe...
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What We Don't Know by Kimmy for Takara_Phoenix
Fandoms: Shadowhunters (TV), The Shadowhunter Chronicles - All Media Types
17 Jun 2017
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When Jace was 8 years old, he found a boy in the part of the house papa never allowed him to enter.
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16 years into the aftermath of the contagion that systematically converted the human race into terrifying, fungus-ridden Infected, the last survivors find hope and must fight for it. Environments and Infected based off of the survival horror/ action-adventure video game, The Last of Us.
This is a sequel to The Empty City.
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- Part 2 of The Infected Universe
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"Abby had been totally prepared for this to be a one-time thing, a well-earned release of tension with someone who still has both the stamina and non-committal nature of youth on their side. But one last look up at Raven’s twinkling umber eyes and that goddamned smirk, and ohhh – Abby could get used to this."
What starts off casual develops into something more - despite all the cougar jokes coming from Abby's other middle-aged lady friends.
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One good turn always deserves another. Apparently.
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- Part 1 of Turn!verse
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'Turn' - Saras_Girl [HP]
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" One good turn always deserves another. Apparently. "
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He can't help how embarrassed he sounds as he tries to hide himself in the pillow, and Viktor's laugh is so lovely - and so helpless, so blatantly in love - that it has Yuuri squirming all over again, the wave of protectiveness stealing his breath away.
Oh, Viktor.
"I suppose that's fair, darling. I am pretty incorrigible."
He's smiling, as he says it, and his voice is light, but Yuuri knows better, now. He can hear that tiny, barely there, desperately hidden thread of self-doubt, as clearly as if Viktor were shouting it.
Am I too much?
Viktor doesn't need to say it for Yuuri to hear it. He's pretty sure Viktor's spent too long feeling like he's too much of something - too loud, too clingy, too needy - for him to just shrug it off.
Yuuri knows a little bit about self-esteem. He knows a little bit about trying to kick years of fucked up thinking. And he's damn well going to keep making sure that Viktor knows he can always be as too much as he wants to be.
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After their return from Shinganshina the survivors are doing their best to pick up the pieces. When someone intrudes on their fragile peace, will it be an opportunity--or disaster?
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Whispers in Corners by esama
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
13 Jan 2014
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Everything started with a stumble - his new life in a new world as well as his surprisingly successful career as a medium.
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16 Jun 2018
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A total joy to read. I didn’t know how much I needed to read this story until I started reading it. I’m so thankful I did. Character driven brilliant OP-ness
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“Listen to me going on and on about pie. You tell me more about yourself, Just Jack,” Eric prompts, smiling encouragingly.
“Uhh,” Jack begins, forcing himself to put down his fork and actually make conversation. “I play hockey.”
“You don’t say?” Eric says, smile widening.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp.”
Jack meets the love of his life while serving Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter and struggling to learn the difference between sexuality and dysfunction. Along the way, he repairs some broken relationships and figures out how to let himself have nice things, one of which is a small southern baker with a habit of concealing the truth.
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Oh, How The Mighty Fall (in love) by Madd4the24
Fandoms: Kpop - Fandom, 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
03 Jul 2018
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For Seokjin, the rules for being a doctor in gang territory were simple: keep his clinic open at all costs, treat his patients with care, watch out for his brother Jungkook, and most of all, avoid the thugs. The last thing he expected was to get caught up in a gang war, or to find himself falling for Bangtan’s leader, Rap Monster. And in a world where rules are everything, sometimes breaking them can mean the end of everything.
That is, if his heart doesn't kill him first.
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- Part 1 of Calamity, Kindness and Clinics
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Bookmarked by yellowjewels
14 Jan 2020
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If you don't read this, I will drive to y o u r house, come into y o u r room and will stare judgmentally at you untill you give this story a shot.
This is like, t h e BTS fanfic. It has amazing story, super realistic and believable characters, and - and I can't stress this enough - t h e best side character on this whole goddamn platform.
This is the one, guys. I've been reading fanfiction since I was like, 13. It's been 10 years and this is the first time I've encountered a story of this caliber.
But let's organise all my chaotic praise. And criticism. Because no matter how goddamn wonderful this story is, I still have some points (okay, there are only two, but still) that I feel could've been executed better.
Let's start with the cons.
1. Main romance.
I know, weird. This is the reason why we're here to begin with and yet I think it's one of the weakest points of the story. Is the romance bad? No. Should the issues with it discourage you from reading the whole thing? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
That being said, I must admit, the Namjin romance just... isn't that good. Don't get me wrong, it has its place, the interactions are filled with emotion and meaning and the story wouldn't have made any sense without it. It's there for a reason and it's made pretty clear.
Aside from that though, I just didn't feel the chemistry between Namjoon and Seokjin. At least, not from the very start and that's a goddamn shame. They're supposed to be t h e couple and yet I still don't get h o w they've fallen in love. Everything is kinda rushed with the romance and so you don't really believe they've got that deep of a connection. Seokjin just kind of... loves Namjoon. And I know you can't really give x, y, z - why someone loves someone but I just didn't feel there was really all that much to Namjin relationship.
That could be because of the second issue I have with the story.2. Namjoon.
Rapmon in this... man, it's complicated. The first half of the narrative is r o u g h for his character development. He's just not there e n o u g h . Especially comparing to how incredibly, astoundingly well Seokjin and some of the side characters were flashed out. They're so complex and given such amazing motivation and have meaning behind every action that Namjoon sometimes just... melts into background. And that's not very good considering he's the main character's love interest.
It gets better closer to the second half of the story but I still wish we got to know and love him a little bit more.That'd be all for the cons. Now to the pros of which there are m a n y . Too many, in fact, so I'll only list the ones I find most important.
1. Seokjin.
GodDAMMINT I love Seokjin here. One of the best protagonists I've ever met in fanfiction. Probably t h e best so far. Every action, every word, every thought has its reason and meaning in terms of his character.
He. Makes. Sense.
I 100% believe the Seokjin from "Oh, How the mighty fall" could be a real person. He's empathetic but cautious, he's kind but firm, he's incredibly smart but he worked hard for it and he k n o w s what he's worth. He's full of contradictions yet they create such a perfect harmony. He feels alive. He talks, moves and thinks the way a real person would, you believe someone could be this way.
He's not a cute flawless "main heroine" that most of fanfiction loves to make of handsome boys and he's also not an "alpha male", which is, unfortunately, the other side of the spectrum for m/m fanfiction. He's a real person with real feelings and emotions who couldn't even begin to fit into used clichéd tropes ficwriters love to force their characters into.
I love him, he's all I ever wanted in a protagonist and more.2. Jimin.
I already mentioned that side characters are incredible in this one. I don't want to make separate points for that so I'll just get it out of the way here - side characters in OHMF are a m a z i n g . You sympathize with them, you worry for them, sometimes you get frustrated because of them but nevertheless you can't help loving them.
The perfect example here is Jimin. My GOD his character is so wonderfully complex. I'm not lying when I say he's t h e best character - after maybe Seokjin himself - in the whole goddamn story.
He's troubled but fiercely loyal and he loves with his whole entire being. I honestly could write a 10000+ words analysis of only Jimin's character but I want you to experience this for yourself. Read the story and you'll know what I mean.3. Unrequited love trope.
The. Best. Execution. Period.
There's no going around it and I don't want to spoil things too much, but OHMF has t h e best executed unrequited love trope I've ever read. It's so painful, and meaningful, and bittersweet you will feel your heart ache for the both parties.4. The story.
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Harry's a computer science student, but he needs a writing credit to qualify for an internship. All the writing classes are full, so he ends up in Snape's lit class as a substitute. Snape has a reputation as a hardass, but it can be said that no one passes his class without learning to write, so that meets the requirement, and then, once Harry starts working on that, it turns out they have something else in common.
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After a tragic accident nearly two years ago, Evan Buckley uproots his life in Los Angeles and moves to Ferndale, a quaint town in Northern California. With the unexpected connections he makes, especially with the family who runs the local diner, he learns that maybe there can be life after loss.
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My entry for the Buddie Big Bang 2020
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Post-apocalypse AU - For three years now, Arthur has lived in the Free Village of Ealdor—amongst Magicals and non-Magicals alike—beyond the control of any Lord. There, he struggles with the guilt that always haunts him and his confusing feelings for the place, its inhabitants, and especially for Merlin. But when Merlin discovers new, terrifying powers that send him running, and the South turns its eye on the lands in the North, both Arthur and Merlin have to deal with what’s holding them back so they can protect what they hold dear.
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A sniper codenamed Hawkeye probably shouldn’t be so oblivious, and an agent who’s been called Fury’s one good eye probably shouldn’t have such a big blind spot. It’s a good thing SHIELD is composed of responsible adults who’ve all got their acts together.
“We’re alone, right?” Clint asked.
“Yes.” Phil wondered what strange question or confession it was going to be this time. Painkillers tended to make Clint ramble, removing the filter that kept him from voicing every stray observation, offbeat attempt at humor, or quietly-filed fact. The last hospital stay had resulted in a prolonged talk with Steve about Johnny Cash lyrics and the unlikelihood of Clint ever having been to Reno, let alone having senselessly murdered a man there.
“Do you think--” Clint licked his lips and looked away, abruptly bashful. When he glanced back at Phil, he seemed surprisingly earnest. “Is there any chance that I could maybe, um, ask you for a blowjob?”
Phil could practically hear the record-scratch of his brain refusing to understand the question.
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Those Gentle Slopes that Lead to Hell by Severus_divides_into_H
Fandoms: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler
28 Mar 2024
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Proud. Unique. Determined. From the second Sebastian sensed Ciel Phantomhive’s soul, he realised their contract would be different. He was ready for it.
And so he waits. He hungers. He is getting obsessed. He will do anything to devour this soul, and the fragile attachment to the boy that has begun to spread its icy fingers in him will not stop him.
He thinks.
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03 Dec 2020
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CHARACTER STUDY — Runs down Ciel and Sebastian’s relationship from the moment they formed the contract. The first few chapters are entirely new content, with just a couple of allusions to what we know in canon. And then the rest of the story follows the canon timeline (with a few caveats.)
THOUGHTS — An all time favorite! I’m glad that this is the first of the Long fics I read for this pairing. It allowed me to fully entrench myself in the headcannons I had long forgotten. The fic, as a whole, is very character-driven. The way the author portrays both Ciel and Sebastian is 100%. Plus, it’s compelling. Each character has their own fears, their own desires, their own misbeliefs, etc. it makes for very engaging character development that you just can’t look away from. I don’t run into fics like this often, so I was ever so surprised to find one so quickly!
The writing is well done as well. Both the entirely original content and the canon compliant content is interesting because of the underlying character development. And, ever single scene has a purpose that drives the plot forward. I don’t have any complaints about the quality of the prose either. It’s easy to read, filled with juicy subtext, and just altogether engaging.
I would definitely read this again! It’s unfinished at the moment, and I don’t think it’ll be finished any time soon. But I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on it.
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Our rain-washed histories (don't need to be told) by sirona
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
26 Mar 2017
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Dumped by SHIELD into the real world of the 21st Century, Steve must learn how to live a normal life again, and rediscover the things that make it worth embracing.
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Bruce Banner has been running for a long, long time. Learning how to stay in one place is just as much of a process.
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Spoilers below for 1.08, "The Well." Post-episode.
They haven’t drunk much of the Scotch, as it turns out. Didn’t even crack the bottle until after the first time, at which point they both wanted a drink.
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Handheld by talesofsuspense for captainstars
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
27 Jun 2019
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When Steve starts stopping for lunch at Shawarma Palace he isn't expecting Tony to show up and to keep showing up. And he definitely isn't expecting a guide to the 21st century.
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Bookmarked by finalframe
15 Oct 2021
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Five thousand miles from Mallorca and Rafa is home.
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Shatter Together by thepartyresponsible
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe
14 Dec 2019
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You cannot choose the family you're born into, but you can choose the family you belong to. An alternate universe Harry Potter setting where a hurt Harry Potter is helped by the Gryffindor Quidditch Team
This story will eventually deviate from canon though the first few years will have more similarities. There will be more of a focus on character interactions and fluff.
Check Chapter 108 for a relationship pairing.
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- Part 1 of The Family that Chooses You
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Bookmarked by evannave55
29 Apr 2023
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Long, character driven, odd-pairing, emotional
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It’s 2005, and Draco Malfoy says, “Fuck the Ministry,” Harry works as a handyman in muggle London, and Draco should really stop pissing off the Squib gangs.
Or: Harry beats up a pimp and isn’t sorry about it, Draco deals black market potions, and they’re shagging. Again.