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“They always were a little nuts over money. Thinking that being wealthy makes you respectable,” Harry says.
”They haven't changed,” Dudley snorts.
”So, honestly, I really just want to tell your mum to go to hell, no offense.”
“None taken.”
”But, I want to know what’s in that safe deposit box. I have so little of my parents it would be worth playing their games to get access to it. And I think I could. You know, my fiancée is wealthy… very wealthy. They’re more loaded than the GDP of several European countries.”
Dudley’s eyes widen. ”Well, that might just equal respectability in my parents’ eyes. What are you thinking?”
”Maybe inviting them to the Manor.”
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Dudley Dursley is a changed man. Recognizing the abuse his cousin faced in their home growing up, he became a teacher to ensure that something similar wouldn’t happen to other children. Discovering that his mum is withholding property from Harry, he has to find a way to set things right. Now, with an invitation for the family to a remote manor to meet Harry and his mysterious fiancée, will he be able to negotiate a truce and show his parents just how wrong they were? A story about redemption and the family you choose. -
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”Beverly Marsh - the fashion designer?”
“Yeah! That Bev. And Ben Hanscom, we can try him too. I don’t know the name of his firm, but it would be easy to google. Recently they built that BBC tower…” Eddie freezes, eyes widening as he stares directly at Dr. Jackson.
”Holy shit, I sound crazy, don’t I?” He sends her a defeated expression. “You don’t believe me at all. You think I made up some weird parasocial relationship with a bunch of random celebrities.”
She clears her throat. “You don’t sound crazy, Eddie. I don’t use that word. I often see people who struggle, and these friendships sound like they’re very real to you.”
”They sound real to me,” he parrots. “What a nice way to say they’re all in my head.”
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Eddie comes home from Derry a different man, ready to make a clean break from his old life. He’s always been direct, so he tells Myra about recent events, so that she can understand why things have to change. Myra, however, isn’t about to let him go so easily. Now facing a psychiatric commitment, how can Eddie prove his competency, when everything that has happened to him recently is literally straight out of a horror novel? A story about living your truth.. mostly. -
Where Everybody Knows Your Name by LinzOd
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
07 Jun 2024
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Matthew laughs, a crowing, gleeful sound. “You got it, friend. But, true lucid dreaming is something only the boss of this place can make happen.”
Hob nods. ”Oh well. It’s been fun to learn about.”
”Why did you decide to try to learn more about your dreams?”
“It was my friend. He told me he would meet me in his dreams, and I guess I took that literally?”
Matthew snorts. “Your friend? I mean, they were obviously flirting with you, my man, because that sounds like a come on in every sense of the world,” Matthew says with what would be a smile, if he had lips.
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After an off handed comment from his Stranger, Hob decides to learn to lucid dream. He dreams up a pub, and imagines some very strange customers: a talking Raven, a Pumpkin headed man, and a beautiful winged woman. Acting as bartender, he advises his dream friends about how to cheer up their boss, while they also advise him on how to approach his oldest friend, who he just might be in love with. But when the king of the dream realm decides to visit this peculiar institution, Hob might be in for more than he ever dreamed of… -
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The Stranger hesitates, and does something Hob would not have believed possible. He stammers. “I- I do not remember. I came to and was being pursued.”
Hob notices the older man approaching, but is shocked as his voice rings out, addressing them both, “My dear boy, I am so glad we have found you.” He observes the situation warily; the only reaction from his friend is subtle, the smallest recoil.
“Who exactly are you?” Hob asks the man.
“Why, I’m Paul McGuire, and I can’t thank you enough,” the man looks at Hob’s ID badge, “Dr. Gadling, for finding my nephew.”
Hob’s eyes narrow, as he flatly asks, “Your nephew?”
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Hob’s life is forever changed when his Stranger literally stumbles back into his life, amnestic and hunted, and he must use the skills gathered over an immortal life to evade their pursuers. They soon realize that bits of memory are coming back to Hob’s Stranger, through the power of literature. They are slower, however, to recognize that the most important story to explore may be their own.
A love letter to books, libraries, and the stories that make us, and allow us to change for the better.
Part of the Centennial Husbands Big Bang! Work Complete, Includes Art!
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I Need to Know, Who Are You? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
18 Mar 2024
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Next, Shani moved to check his eyes and pupils. A lot of diagnostic findings could be determined by their level of dilation and whether they reacted to the light. She pulled the left eyelid up and her breath was suddenly and completely taken away. “What the hell,” she spat out, as she was greeted with a yellow orbit with a slit pupil, much like a cat’s, in this otherwise human face. She stumbled back a few steps, and worked at catching her breath. And then suddenly it all made sense: the gore, the immense stature, the apparent strength. The man in front of her was a Witcher, harmed in the line of duty. Not enough Witchers were left to regularly come across them, and Cryptid 101 wasn’t exactly in her medical curriculum.
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Shani is having an ordinary, though exhausting, day at the clinic, contemplating her future as she approaches the end of her medical training. When a wounded Witcher is dropped at her doorstep, she needs to use all of her ingenuity to help the man, but becomes quickly suspicious when she finds him in possession of a lute, specifically her friend Jaskier’s lute. As is par for the course, she might make a few erroneous guesses…Stands alone, but also part of the Who are You series.
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- Part 6 of Who Are You? Series
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And Who Are You, Anyway? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
27 Apr 2023
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Valdo stalked through the alley that would provide the shortest walk home, hackles raised, cheeks flushed. He did not notice his surroundings, but knew the direction back as he walked toward the high bell tower at the center of town. His thoughts could not be pulled away from the affront at the inn. They turned to how Pankratz even thought of himself as Valdo’s rival. The other man was no rival at all to him. The mere suggestion was a travesty.
Valdo was almost to the mouth of the alley when he felt movement behind him. He was entirely unprepared for his body to be slammed forcefully to the wall beside him. He managed to get out a small shout before a cold, long-fingered hand covered his mouth. Valdo’s eyes opened wide, but could only take in a terrifying visage, a mouth with long sharp teeth that filled his vision entirely.
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Valdo Marx has traveled to the last of this season’s bardic competitions and is not happy to hear that his purported rival Jaskier may be in attendance. But when he is menaced by a monster in the night, will he escape unscathed? And why the hell does the Witcher who comes to his aid have a lute case?Series
- Part 5 of Who Are You? Series
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For the Last Time, Who are You? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
17 Feb 2023
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Aiden quickly assessed that the man on the horse was not a threat, and without hearing any other signs of life following, he rushed to the man’s side. The horse came toward him and nosed his hand, as though looking for assistance with her rider. Aiden put his hand on the horse’s muzzle and rested his arm on the man’s leg, shaking and calling softly as not to startle him. The man groaned, and his eyes flickered open. He looked startled, but then cast his eyes down at Aiden’s medallion and stilled. Aiden wasn’t even sure why he still wore it after his betrayal, but something about its presence seemed to calm the man, who started to slowly shake his head as if to clear his thoughts.
“Are you alright?” Aiden asked.
“Mmmm, no, we’re in trouble…” is all the man got out before he slumped forward onto the horse again.
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Aiden has been betrayed and left for dead. He decides to travel to the stronghold of Kaer Morhen to seek out his closest friend, Lambert. Unaware of the location of the keep, he travels through the Blue Mountains, encountering an unconscious man on a horse. He realizes the man had been traveling with a Witcher, and that something dire has befallen the pair.
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- Part 4 of Who Are You? Series
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Seriously, Who Are You? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV), Witcher - Fandom
23 Dec 2022
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The blue eyed man shook his head, still weaving a bit with inebriation. “You know I can’t Essi. I have a bit of a captive audience back in my rooms, and I have big plans for him.”
“You know he’s not going anywhere. Stay a while. He will be right where you put him when you get back. You know he has no escape from you, my dear.”
Vesemir had no idea how the professor ahead of him had captured Geralt.
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Vesemir hates traveling to Oxenfurt, as it holds bad memories of one of his own being kidnapped and experimented on by professors at the University years before. Still, he needs to access texts in the library so he pushes on. He sees Geralt’s horse Roach when he enters the city, and looks forward to seeing the man on the path. However, as evening draws near, Vesemir has been unable to locate any sign of Geralt, until he notices his scent clinging to a young professor. He follows the man outside a tavern, and overhears his nefarious plans. Vesemir knows he must act and forms a quick plan to save Geralt from the professor’s clutches. But as is becoming a bit of a pattern, maybe what is happening is not quite what it seems.Series
- Part 3 of Who Are You? Series
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Just Who Are You? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
23 Nov 2022
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Eskel caught another bit of movement in the field and saw a brown horse grazing near the man. The horse was handsome and well cared for with a white star on its forehead. He drew in his breath quickly and studied the scene carefully. That horse looked very much like Roach, Geralt’s mount. As a matter of fact, it looked exactly like Roach if he was honest with himself
Eskel’s heart started to sink towards his stomach. He could only think of one reason that a strange man could have Roach, and that Roach would be allowing him to care for her. He tried to push away the thought, but with each moment Eskel became more and more sure of the terrible truth.
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When Eskel comes across a strange man sitting comfortably with Roach, he knows that his greatest fear has come true. His brother Geralt would never give up his horse, and with Roach accepting this new owner it can only mean one thing, that Geralt has fallen on the path. Mourning his brother’s death, he knows he needs to speak to the man to find out what happened, but of course, things end up getting complicated, and Eskel is in for the surprise of his life.
Part of a series of stand alones where Roach introduces Jaskier to our Witchers.
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- Part 2 of Who Are You? Series
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Who Are You? by LinzOd
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
17 Oct 2022
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After he finished his ale and gave Geralt a few more minutes to present his annoying face, Lambert decided it was time to cut his losses. He laid down some coins on the bar and headed outside to look around a bit to see where the hell Geralt had gotten to.
As Lambert approached the stables he was shocked to find that Roach was missing from her stall. There is no fricking way Geralt could have gotten that close to him without Lambert noticing. Not to mention that Lambert had his mount in a stall right next to Roach and Geralt knows Lambert’s horse as well as his own. F*ck, he knows all the horses, fanatic that he is.
***Lambert shows up in a backwater village for a contract. He doesn’t see a contract, but he does see that Roach is stabled at the Inn. After waiting around for Geralt, Lambert comes out in search of his brother, only to find Geralt’s horse missing. He hurries off in search of a horse thief but finds much more than he bargained for.
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- Part 1 of Who Are You? Series
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Obstacle Course by LinzOd
Fandoms: The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
19 Sep 2022
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Looking down, Geralt startles, eyes widening as he sees Jaskier mount the device. On the platform, he starts to take off his doublet, and his white chemise, hanging them on a pillar. With that he faces the machinations, rubbing his hands together.
The other Witchers start to cheer and goad him on. All Geralt can think about are the times that he has pushed Jaskier out of harms way. What is he even doing? He usually is content to let Geralt protect him, showing little interest in learning to protect himself.
***Jaskier takes on the infamous Kaer Morhen obstacle course.
A story in two parts. This was supposed to be light and funny, but then angst tumbled out. So, presented are a similar story, two ways. Angsty, and light-hearted both, hope you enjoy!
ETA: Now in three parts. A ballad snuck in there.