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Nick Nelson has built a good life: Charlie, two kids, and a quiet home in Leeds. But with sleepless nights, scattered thoughts, and medication that doesn’t always keep him steady, “fine” starts to feel harder to hold onto.
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A 'Next To Normal' Heartstopper AU
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Life isn't great for Kyle Broflovski. His heart is still broken. He dropped out of med school. He's back in South Park, living in a shitty apartment as he tries to restart his life with NO money, energy, or even hope for a better future. And now he's reached a new rock bottom: sleeping with Eric Cartman to get money for rent. Wow. Really? Tragic.
So, then, uh... what's the deal with sleeping with Cartman a second time? And then a third? And a fourth? And--okay, we've gone past the point of denying something's going on here, whatever it is that is actually going on here. We can't blame everything on depression, Kyle. This is a whole different feeling. Ugh.
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Heal My Heart Oh Sweet Baby Of Mine by lixolz
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
08 Sep 2025
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Tim should’ve called someone, gotten help. But here he was, in a very small town, living his life with a baby that should’ve never existed in the first place. Everything was fine. He’ll heal himself and be the best widower single dad ever.
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Tim Drake's journey to healing with his clone baby.
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When some dark magic intruders infiltrate Limboris, Jaime and Ember are forced to evacuate. They are reunited with some familiar faces and receive help from some unexpected sources. Jaime and Ember struggle to grapple with their current reality while trying to find a solution to their problem, and others around them bear witness to the unique and intricate evolution of the once-royal twins.
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- Part 3 of The Ember Chronicles
- Part 54 of Out of Season Stories (Aqua Series)
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What if Ben life had turned out differently so far, till he get the help he needs from a gorgeous police officer. To help set his life back on track and make a new start for his himself and his girls.
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The dark blonde swipes ‘slide to accept’ before bringing the phone to his ear, “Hello. This is Naruhaya Asahi speaking. Who is this?”
“Ah kid, I’m glad ya answered fast since I only have 12 percent left on my phone’s battery,” The relived but calm voice on the other side said. “I’m Miya Osamu, owner of Onigiri Miya. I’m callin’ to let ya know that you’ve been chosen to work for my shop.”
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Blue Lock did not go as planned for Naruhaya. Despite his broken dreams of being a pro football player and making it big for his family, the utility bills did not care nor does the money to pay for the rent grow on trees. To help his eldest sister out, Naruhaya decides to pull up his bootstraps and moves from Kagawa to Osaka, so he can live with some kind relatives and attend public high school while getting a part-time job. For once, things go right when the owner of a rising star onigiri shop in Osaka’s food scene decides to hire him… and throws in a really decent wage (for a part-timer at least) while they were at it.
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After the end. After the repeat. After the loss. Now it's all over. Now you have to live again. ...Can you learn to live again?
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You arrive at the Ministry after a clear cut but with no clear purpose, just a slow new start, a place to stay, and the weight of a past you haven’t named yet. The Abbey is vast and strange, filled with softspoken clergy, ritual magic, and a rock band made of something burning with warmth and love.
You’re not here to change anything. But sometimes, being seen changes everything anyway.
A slowburn, deeply worldbuilt journey through found family, sacred spaces, and the quiet gravity of being noticed.
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- Part 1 of Fire in the Heart, Light in the Dark
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Chrissy Carver is miserable. The comfortable life she never truly wanted is starting to suffocate her and she wants out. After a run in with an old friend, a chance at a new, very different life presents itself.
It’s like Billy says… “That chick is in desperate need of real friends and a good lay.”
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She knew she shouldn't have done it.
But could god really judge her?
She was right there.
How could any god expect her to abstain herself?
She always knew she would go to hell for greed.When Jackie Taylor first slept with Natalie Scatorccio at one of Lottie's parties at the end of senior year, she didn't expect to like it so much. She also didn't expected to come home to her parents announcing she was being sent to a rehabilitation center for her eating disorder. But well, life is just full of surprises.
Now, at twenty, fully recovered—or as much as one can be—from her eating disorder, Jackie has three goals before she turns twenty-two:
1. Pick up where she left off and finally start her psychology degree.
2. Keep up with her therapy sessions.
3. Avoid girls with hard eyes and dreamy voices at all costs.
Hopefully, she can keep it all in check before her twenty-first birthday.So why, for the love of God, out of all the people in the world, is Natalie Scatorccio living in the apartment across from hers in Seattle?
How did they both end up in the same city, the same building, on the same floor?
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At last Leo is on his way, starting this new chapter of his life. However, his boss Angeline won't let him go that easily. Will he cave to her whims once more?
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- Part 2 of Leo's Pets
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God's Gonna Cut You Down by Her0ld0ft0m0rr0w
Fandoms: Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008)
06 Sep 2025
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The 21st of July 2019 could have been one of many regular days at work for Nicholas D. Wolfwood and his colleagues at Fire Station 60 in Salt Lake City Utah. But who was he to know that one of the most dangerous newcomer gangs under the name of “Gung-Ho Guns” were just hours away from destroying a home of which he would later be convinced he’d never return to. But sometimes, ones’ ruins can become someone else’s second chance on a safe place…on life…
Or: A modern-day firefighter AU in which a tragic accident throws Lieutenant Nicholas D. Wolfwood out of his job and life in Utah until the station gets restored and a group of young firefighters under the hand of Captain Roberto De Niro bring fresh wind and “a whole lotta love” into the new Station 60b.
Be prepared for emotions, comedy, drama and a damn shitton of “yeehaw!”
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Maribelle has known for a long time she's different. But, when she finally comes to accept it, her home life turns into something ugly. With a best friend's help, she changes her identity and moves to Sugar Valley. However, she has no idea she's moving into a construction zone and most of the inhabitants have already left...
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His blue eyes widened in shock as he saw the state of her room. From what little he could see, it looked like someone had pillaged her bedroom. Furniture was knocked askew, something glass had been shattered, and some plush animals had been torn apart. It looked as if her desk was the only thing keeping her safe, as it appeared to be butted up against the door. Gray then focused his attention on Maribelle. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off.
“...I told them, Gray...” His heart completely stopped, Maribelle lifting her head as she spoke. Adorning her left eye was a red mark; it was so bad that there was no way it wouldn't bruise.
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Echoes in Time is a sequel to Zeal Ascendancy.
Janus of Zeal would do anything to return to Lucca in the present. His actions have lasting consequences, just as the group's actions during their adventure to stop Lavos had consequences. What impact will it have on their future? Their children's futures?
And what of the Mystics in Medina... how did the war and Yakra's failed coup affect their lives? Only time will tell...
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- Part 3 of Seraverse
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Hope, Folded Neatly by serene_writes
Fandoms: The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV 2022), The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy - Jenny Han
05 Sep 2025
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Five years.
Letters lost in time.She thought he’d forgotten her.
He thought the silence meant goodbye.But hope has a quiet way of staying—tucked inside the waiting.
Some love stories don’t end. They just find their way back.
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Or: Belly never received the letters Conrad wrote while she was in Paris. Now, years later, they find each other again—and it may be the beginning, or the continuation, of what was always meant to be.
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Let Me Show You This Life Is Worth Living by JorGreystone
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV), SEAL Team (TV), Hawaii Five-0 (2010), MacGyver (TV 2016)
05 Sep 2025
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Brock recovers from his life-changing injury with the help of his boyfriend, their two dogs, and his boyfriend's father figure.
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- Part 3 of Evan Buckley on Five-0
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Ten years ago, the Reapers were vanquished, the galaxy saved. Statues were raised. Obituaries written. Shepard, having died in the last moments of the war, became a hero, a legend, enshrined in memory.
Only Shepard wasn’t dead. He was hidden. Locked away for all that time.
And now, Shepard has returned, having been freed from his frozen prison.
His pursuit for answers will lead him across a changed galaxy. He knows this wasn’t an accident. Someone had a reason to put him under for those ten years, and they had the power to make the galaxy believe he was never coming back. He will stop at nothing to find the truth and take down those that wronged him and destroy the lies they’ve built. Only then will his vengeance be complete. The galaxy will soon learn how dangerous a dead man can be.
And when the last name is crossed off, he will look to the stars again. Toward the one face that’s haunted his every waking thought and pulled him forward all this time.
A voice. A memory. His lost love.
Tali'Zorah.
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After graduation you find yourself moving to Royston Vasey. Having spent time there to see family was one thing, to live there would be another.
What happens when you find yourself in the path of Joseph Lisgoe? Does he even remember you?
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Magic Man by LadySifWritesChaos
Fandoms: Winter Soldier (Comics), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel
04 Sep 2025
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In New York City's nefarious underworld, James Barnes reigns supreme, managing legitimate businesses, illicit activities, and a network of connections. Those in society respect James; he has the local law enforcement in the palm of his hand and is feared by those around him. He believes he needs no one and is content with his lot in life. Until a naive small-town girl becomes his personal assistant, as she unwittingly pulls him into unfamiliar territory, James finds himself navigating uncharted waters of emotion and desire.
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Or, "How I Survived Arthur Pendragon's Personal Hell."
Charlotte Schwartzhart is a newly-reborn monster getting a second chance at life, determined to make none of the same mistakes she did before, even if that requires making new ones in the process. She reluctantly gets thrown back into the educational system, but finds it's not so bad the second time around, and resolves to do whatever she must to acquire the debauchery, adventure, notoriety, and forbidden love she craves.
Rated and tagged for planned chapters as well as existing.