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1. Public Bookmark 35

   To Live Two Lives by hauntieannes

   Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   02 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • John/Arthur Lester
   • Noel | Charlie Dowd/Oscar
   • Marie Pilon
   • Daniel Saltzman
   • Bartender AU
   • not quite New York Polycule
   • mostly jarthur and holy ghosts
   • end game qpr for holy ghosts bc I have a gospel to preach
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Eating Disorders
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • religious homophobia
   • Mild Gore
   • Violent Thoughts
   • wow okay this looks bleak but i swears there's fluff and a happy ending
   • Found Family
   • set in 1930s New York City
   • Slow Burn
   • for holy ghosts that is
   • neurodivergent john
   • No Smut
   • please read the content warnings for real
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • but like a lot of hurt
   • Angst
   • verging on whump at some points fr
   • i PROMISE theres a happy ending i sweeeaarrr
   • increasingly distressing war flashbacks
   • teeny bit of
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • HAPPY !!!! ENDING !!!!!!!!!

   Summary

   New York City never sleeps, but it's replete with dreams.

   And how easy it is to be swept away!

   --
   Updates Saturdays !

   Series

   • Part 2 of Malevolent Bartender AU

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   105,508

   Chapters:

   32/40

   Comments:

   1,543

   Kudos:

   272

   Bookmarks:

   35

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   18 Apr 2026

2. Public Bookmark 26

   Blue Moon by commasouptra

   Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   14 Feb 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • John/Arthur Lester
   • John & Arthur Lester
   • Peter "Parker" Yang (Malevolent)
   • Faroe Lester
   • Bella Lester
   • all three are just mentioned
   • The Vanguard | Yorick
   • briefly. just for fun
   • Domestic Fluff
   • somewhere between platonic and romantic but very much in love
   • that said.
   • Aromantic Arthur Lester
   • John (Malevolent) Has His Own Body
   • Post-Canon
   • slash also during season 5
   • unintentional date night
   • Jealousy
   • Communication
   • Alcohol
   • Valentine's Day Fluff
   • Chronic Pain
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • but not really it's like two one off lines of Arthur reflecting
   • this is a fluff fic no one is suffering
   • Canon-Typical Gore
   • partially blind Arthur lester

   Summary

   And then there suddenly appeared before me
   The only one my arms will hold
   I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me"
   And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold

   Or, four times Arthur and John lived in domestic peace and one time Arthur missed the mark. (oldies inspired 4+1)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   21,043

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   66

   Kudos:

   157

   Bookmarks:

   26

   Hits:

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   14 Apr 2026

3. Public Bookmark *

   For What You Are by hauntieannes

   Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 May 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • John/Arthur Lester
   • Bartender John
   • composer Arthur
   • Alternate Universe
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • not kidding about the hurt yall it's intense
   • 1930s
   • Period-Typical Ableism
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Period Typical Bigotry
   • internalized queer-phobia
   • cause we got all kinds here
   • i do promise there's comfort too i swear
   • Slow Burn
   • Getting Together
   • First Kiss
   • Love Confessions
   • No Smut
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • but nothing explicit
   • Author is aroace
   • oh i should probably add
   • Trauma
   • if you know canon
   • you know the kind
   • please do read the content warnings tho
   • aspec john
   • end game qpr kinda
   • its one of those Third Thing things
   • neurodivergent john
   • how many tags could i have possibly forgotten

   Summary

   Arthur Lester, star performer of Jack's Bar, vanished five years ago.

   John misses the music.

   --
   Completed!

   Series

   • Part 1 of Malevolent Bartender AU

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   88,397

   Chapters:

   21/21

   Comments:

   1,604

   Kudos:

   522

   Bookmarks:

   104

   Hits:

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   13 Apr 2026

4. Public Bookmark 7

   hauntiee, if you're going to rip my heart out you should at least write more fluff by lizardbraininging for hauntieannes, Marix_Moon, Ethdelethe (HiraKiaShi)

   Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • John Doe/Arthur Lester
   • John Doe & Arthur Lester
   • Arthur Lester
   • John Doe (Malevolent)
   • Jarthur but human
   • bleeeeh wheres my monster john give him back
   • i wrote this so i could do marix's commission better
   • and now theyre making me post it
   • /silly
   • FWYA (For What You Are) Alternate Universe
   • technically
   • AU where everything is the same except John is indigenous (tsalagi)
   • realistic blind guidance
   • (from personal experience)
   • John is confused and severely aro/ace
   • okay i'm sensing a pattern here
   • idk what Arthur is but he's aro/ace now too fuck you
   • bathtime! (and trauma!)
   • tw the briefest sideways mention of Arthur not liking the sound of running water
   • John and the hair thing
   • Comfort No Hurt
   • well kinda
   • Arthur is pissed off he can't see
   • and the water thing but that's it
   • No Smut
   • Don't worry
   • Domestic Fluff
   • like PG-13 kissing maybe
   • Queerplatonic Jarthur
   • my beloved
   • set in the FWYA universe when they move to New York
   • author is very out of their comfort zone
   • One-shot
   • FWYA but with canon-typical yapping
   • and now you can take John's long hair from my cold dead hands

   Summary

   A peek into my silly FWYA AU where everything is fine, actually.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,812

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   12

   Kudos:

   22

   Bookmarks:

   7

   Hits:

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   13 Apr 2026

5. Public Bookmark 40

   how to improve when you can't reflect by SamGoesBam

   Fandoms: Vampires SMP  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Mayor Louis (Vampires SMP)/Owen | OwengeJuiceTV (Video Blogging RPF)
   • Legundo & Owen | OwengeJuiceTV (Video Blogging RPF)
   • Legundo (Video Blogging RPF) & Mayor Louis (Vampires SMP)
   • Owen | OwengeJuiceTV (Video Blogging RPF)
   • Mayor Louis (Vampires SMP)
   • Legundo (Video Blogging RPF)
   • Vampire Owen | OwengeJuiceTV (Video Blogging RPF)
   • Owen | OwengeJuiceTV-centric
   • Owen | OwengeJuiceTV Needs A Hug
   • Owen | OwengeJuiceTV Has a Bad Time
   • Owen | OwengeJuiceTV is Not Okay
   • Hurt Owen | OwengejuiceTV
   • Cure Duo
   • lovebitten - Freeform
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Oakhurst (Vampires SMP)
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide Attempt
   • but also he's in hell so like he knows it's not a real death
   • Alternate Universe - Afterlife

   Summary

   After Owen falls into Hell before the eyes of Louis, standing at the gates of Heaven, Owen endures torture for thousands of years. When he thinks it can't get more painful, he wakes up in a bed next to Louis, forced to see his face wilt into pity and disappointment all over again. But... Louis is smiling?

   Or,

   Owen redeems himself and gets to happily spend eternity with Louis (and Legs) in the afterlife.

   Whumptober prompt: Lost Faith

   Series

   • Part 25 of MCYT Whumptober 2025

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,238

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Collections:

   1

   Comments:

   46

   Kudos:

   279

   Bookmarks:

   40

   Hits:

   1,667

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   19 Feb 2026