OnceThereWasAPondering
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The player character of Need for Speed: Heat had to come from somewhere, maybe this was their beginning.
Showing up in Palm City without even a car to race in? She just rolls into town and then takes over the scene like she was fated to be there.
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
21 Jan 2026
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This series really felt inspired by the Dreamscape promos, and then threw in the rest of NCT to make it interesting. The world it takes place in isn't fully fleshed out, but that just means the reader was able to focus on the characters . I really enjoyed the action sequences and the views of different struggles to achieve excellence. The second fic in the series especially had some excellent mind fuckery, and the third fic was just a great view point on the character of Mark.
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Chaos strikes as a team member goes missing just minutes before a devastating attack on Oahu. As the rest of Five 0 races against the time to find their friend and prevent more carnage, they realize the two things are connected, and that there's a reason their island was targeted. Make as many enemies as they do, and it's bound to catch up with you eventually.
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20 Jan 2026
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Top tier action inside. There's mayhem and torture, and our lovely team powering through on all cylinders to thwart the bad guy and rescue Steve. This fic was really well written and feels almost on the scale of a Bond movie than five-0; the show writers are heavy with the bullets and explosives, but they wish they had a budget that would let them film something like this.
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From A to Z by Rachel500
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
01 Apr 2018
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“OK, hypothetically, you get sent back in time one year. Does that make a difference?” Strange asked. “Two? Three? Could you live through the worst experience of your life again to preserve enough of the timeline to continue? Could you stand aside and let someone you love live through a bad experience in their life?”
“OK. I get it. Bad idea.” Tony smirked at Strange to cover for his unease. “So. Plan B?”
Strange grinned but there was a serious glint in his eyes. “How about we make it plan Z?”
“Last resort, huh?” Tony shrugged. “Yeah, why not? Let’s go with that.”- Language:
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
20 Jan 2026
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This fic was AWESOME! I really enjoyed the continuous juxtaposition of the original and new time lines, it was really clear which storyline was taking place and serves to create a lovely foil to the new events. The original timeline is also a bit AU, obviously, but it was done without messing with the core emotions delivered by canon. This fic delivers all the highs and lows that come with superhero life, but everything really turns out alright in the end.
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Tony always expected a violent death considering his line of work. What he didn’t expect was to wake up years younger, with memories of a life that didn’t go the way he expected or wanted.
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20 Jan 2026
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Another interesting time travel fic. Tony tries to be subtle, but changes avalanche quickly for him. The intra-team relationships were explored nicely, and I appreciated that while this does leave Tony in a healthier place, it wasn't a carte blanche to make everyone's lives perfect in the end.
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Ace in the Hole by Rachel500, TrekCat (Rachel500)
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hawkeye (TV 2021), NCIS
15 Feb 2025
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Officer Anthony DiNozzo of the Philadelphia Police Department might never have gone to the circus due to his parents’ lack of interest, but Antonio Bianchi was a different man.
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20 Jan 2026
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Brilliant case fic! Lots of mind games and manipulation, but the focus is on Tony just doing hid best to keep innocents safe. The undercover work was well written, the fight scenes bas ass, and blending into the MCU was done smoothly.