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There's little closure to be found in the pockets between. Even Ansha knows that. Nevertheless, when they settle into bed at night - rainbow rings still beckon on the backs of their eyelids.
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia by 2thpaste
Fandoms: Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Video Game), Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions
07 Nov 2025
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"She worked hard at her research, all while caring for me when I was just a kid. It was a lot for her to handle on her own... Mom's hard work helped make the Wild Zones and everything possible. But she burned herself out doing all that. In the end, she had to go to some faraway region to try and rest."
"I see... And I suppose that was where she..."
"... Yeah."
Taunie's long-estranged uncle shows up in Lumiose City. He doesn't come bearing the answers she seeks. Instead, he's got a theory he's been working on. Listen closely, he says. As the rest is important.
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Two siblings who haven't spoken in a while meet up for a chat.
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- Part 8 of Intermission AU
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North of Neverland by 2thpaste
Fandoms: Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu | EarthBound, Mother 3 (Video Game)
10 Jan 2025
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Mere weeks after escaping the Minch household, "Picky" - who'd really rather you just call him Peter - joins his bestie's brother's friends on a trip to North Cascades National Park. To say he feels like a seventh wheel would be the understatement of the century.
"It'll be good for ya, dummy," Tracy teases. Tuggin' at his hoodie drawstrings. Home lays two thousand impossible miles behind them. If she can smile about it, shouldn't he be doin' the same?
"If you say so," he sighs.
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- Part 7 of Intermission AU
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"Being courageous doesn't mean y'never get scared." She stroked his hair when she said so. Answered his teary eyes with her fondest smile. Then leaned in close, to kiss his bruises better. "It means ya keep goin' anyways. Even if you're so scared, y'just wanna hunker down and call it quits."
Link finds himself trapped in the shape of the thing he fears most. Thankfully, fate hasn't left him to bear his curse alone.
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Intermission AU by 2thpaste
Fandom Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu | EarthBound, Mother 3 (Video Game)
24 Jan 2025
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A modern day college (n' sometimes high school) AU, set in The Sunflower State. It's about growing up, friends & family, trauma & healing, and all those other Mother themes we know n' love. Exploring how these characters might mature as people and process real world problems, if freed from the constraints of Nintendo RPGs with cataclysmic stakes. Expect grounded non-magical spins on events from the games, some variety in presentation & tone between fics, and a whole lotta fast food. Named for that one fic, the first one. And how getting back into my favorite game series threw me into an extended creative intermission the way Kumatora throws a punch - which is to say kinda clumsily but with great exuberance.
These fics are all written to work as standalone pieces, and can be read in any order. If you start on a later entry, or if you only read one or some of 'em, you won't be missing any crucial context. I just like to keep 'em all organized in the same thrift store bargain bin. 🌻
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Marie copes with the destruction of her home and all the beautiful things that used to live there.
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Ezra makes a mistake he won't soon forget. His family will be sure of that.
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- Part 2 of SOBRverse
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30 Nov 2025
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motivating objects by chimeric_kintsugi
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions
17 Aug 2022
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Eleven months after beginning her pokémon journey in Nuvema Town, Bianca published her first research paper under Professor Juniper. Four years later, the Pokémon League asks her to defend it.
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- Part 1 of in spite of the way that it is
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20 Nov 2025
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this fic is a stroke of genius
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L gathers some of the pieces of himself, whether he wants to or not.
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When life smashes a garage door, a hospital door opens by EmeraldHypothesis, infinitelight
Fandoms: Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
10 Nov 2025
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For RioWeek, Day 1: Role Reversal/Roleswap. Modern. Alternate Universe.
Part of CyberDragonInfinity's "NotLawrence/YGOSpinoffCollege" AU.
Anna had expected consequences from her bad breakup, especially when she took it out on her ex's house. Fortunately, one of those consequences wound up being a cold surprise of its own.
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- Part 1 of RioWeek2025
- Part 3 of i people-watch on the way back home [the kansas college AU]