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Two people dwelled that quaint, quiet cottage. The first was reclined upon a plush bed, chest rising and falling slowly, with downy pillows holding up a tired head. The other was by her side, a chair pulled up close so their fingers might intertwine, familiar and fitting. Two people rested in silence by one another’s side, knowing and accepting and coming to terms.
Two people, but only one soul.
A soul that was, at that serene moment, flickering against the pull of time.
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After being freed from Oakhurst, Apo returns home to Cherri. They live out the rest of their days together, promising that, when the time comes, they will die in each other's arms.
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18 Jan 2026
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And Apo knows, now, what they have to do. They knew before, they brought up the idea—
"I need to try something—I want to try something."
But there's no time for ideas now. Only action.
And the seed of a plan unfurls in their brain, somewhere between a lifeline and a death sentence.
"Can all of you guys pretend like you kicked me out?"
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01 Jan 2026
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"I became nostalgic. And I missed our time together. But you’re a hard man to find, now. And besides, look at you. You’ve grown into your teeth. You hadn’t been grown then, had you? It wouldn’t be the same, I thought, to find a way for us to spend time together again, like the old days. You, me, and the crowbar.”
“But don’t worry,” Joker’s grin stretched further, completely exposing his gums. “I found an appropriate alternative.”
Or: Jason doesn't arrive on time, but Danny does.
Based on Tumblr im-totally-not-an-alien-2 prompt.
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05 Nov 2024
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Dude,,, if you read any Dead on Main fic, or even just a DP x DC fic, PLEASE let it be this one. I’m so serious it’s the best take in the “Danny fucking KILLS the Joker” fic I’ve seen, and actually treats it with the emotional weight and impact it deserves. Not to mention the stunning descriptions, visual language, and motifs that are sprinkled throughout. I’m going to be thinking about the apple scene and the fireworks scene for WEEKS.
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to take the road less traveled by by bluejayblueskies
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
31 Jan 2021
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Once upon a time, in a land divided by water and mountains and the hands of men into fourteen kingdoms, there was a prince. His name was Prince Timothy of the House of Stoker, ruling over the land of the fae, and though he was neither fae nor human, he would do as a prince should, even if his heart lay beyond, in the kingdom of ever-watching eyes.
So when his father commanded him to venture beyond the land of the fae and into the spiraling forests of the Twisting Deceit, wherein lay a tower so high it was thought to touch the stars, and rescue a trapped princess from that tower, Prince Timothy donned the lightest of leather armors, plucked his bow from the armory, and left his kingdom behind in the glow of the rising sun.
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Of Prince Timothy, his lovers, and a princess trapped in a tower.
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29 Oct 2024
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Oh,,, oh this is so soft,,, I’m obsessed with the world building and nonlinear storytelling. Part of me wants more but the other part of me find it perfect as it is. It truly captures the essence of a fairtale and I’m quite in love with it.
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We Are Not Wise by Boomchick, Suzoomie
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
09 May 2023
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When Shen Qingqiu drew Shen Yuan’s soul sword, it felt like being burned from the inside out. The fire wasn’t cruel, but it was still fire—hot and destructive, searing the softest pieces of him.When Binghe’s fingers touch the hilt, he is ready for pain.
Transmigrated into a version of Proud Immortal Demon Way where cultivators manifest their own souls into spiritual weapons, Shen Yuan finds himself sort of kind of…accidentally blackmailing Shen Qingqiu into taking him on as a disciple before Luo Binghe joins the sect.
That should give Shen Yuan plenty of opportunities to make sure nothing goes wrong for his favorite protagonist, right? RIGHT!?
A story of twists, turns, hope, despair, and soul swords. Written for the Bingqiu Reverse Minibang 2023, illustrated and conceptualized by the incredible Suzu!
Перевод на русский | Translation in Russian by Bublick available!
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01 Sep 2024
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They make me SICK oh my GOD.
I clicked on this story expecting a nice, appetizer read. Something with an interesting premise with a humor I know will bleed over from the original books.
What I did NOT expect was to be shot consecutively in the heart 5 SEPARATE FUCKING TIMES. The entire latter half of the story is genuinely fucking gorgeous. The writing style almost reminds me of the extremely popular Hualian fanfic, No Paths Are Bound. Except it’s if NPAB wasn’t extremely well known and also didn’t warn you that it was going to tear your heart out of your chest and eat it in front of you and all you feel is the need to thank it.
I’m obsessed with the dynamics in this. I enjoy the fanon interpretation of Bingqiu more than canon (canon makes me uncomfortable, ngl) and Jesus Christ I think this may be my favorite version of them? They’re obsessed with one another and it feels so REAL and uncontrived in a way that Binqiu kind of. Fails at? To me, at least. But here it’s PERFECT.
And Shen Jiu, oh my god. I want to wrap him up in a blanket and tell him it’s all gonna be alright. Which. Is not an emotion I thought I would ever experience in regards to Shen Jiu. BUT I DO NOW. At least this version of him anyways. There’s something so utterly tragic about him that carry’s a certain weight here rather than in the original books. Ofc, he’s still extremely tragic in the books (such is the entire cast of PIDW), but the fact that his sword is his SOUL and the things that it implies about his character is just. Mwuah.
The entire CONCEPT of the swords representing their souls in fantastic. The things the author does with it is just perfect. I’ve had multiple outloud gasp moments bc of it, and there’s something that didn’t even click for me until the VERY END that made me tear up like a fucking baby. I just need to wrap everyone in this story in a big old hug. Preferably a dog pile of some kind. And also have Shen Qingqiu and Shen Yuan cuddle. They deserve it (even if Shen Qingqiu will grumble like an old fucking man who pretends he doesn’t like it but does anyways bc that’s his SON GOD DAMNIT).
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Razzmatazz by xylophones
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
16 Jul 2021
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Izuku has plans for everything.
He plans out what to say to the cashier when ordering coffee, he plans out his homework before even opening his textbook. He has a whole ten-year plan for how he’s going to get into UA’s hero course and get his hero license fully quirkless. He plans for every wild, unlikely scenario he can think of because his anxiety gets so bad if he doesn’t go through every possible outcome, every way his life could landslide into disaster–– but Izuku never planned for this.
For once, he doesn’t have a plan and he doesn’t have time to think of one. All he can see is Yagi-san’s lined, kind face looking resigned as he stares down the villain in his shop. Yagi-san, who is the closest thing to a father figure Izuku has ever had.
Izuku doesn’t think. He just moves.
(Or: Izuku saves the number one hero, gets a hero license way earlier than anyone wanted, realizes that maybe hero society isn’t as great as he thought it was, and everything just kind of falls apart from there.)
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- Part 1 of Despite Your Good Intentions
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07 Jun 2024
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Grant me now the dignity (I'll get when I die) by Illiteration
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
14 Feb 2023
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The first thing Izuku learned about himself was this: no matter what he did or who he became, he would always be quirkless first, and Izuku second.
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05 Jun 2024
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Derek insists on coming along with Chris Argent and the Calaveras on the hunt for Kate, so he can see her dead for good. While following her trail back to Beacon Hills, they come to understand some hard truths about both each other and themselves, and struggle to find the reason why, after losing nearly everyone they've ever loved, they're still here.
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- Part 1 of Anchor
- Part 2 of the greatest works, liz edition
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23 Apr 2024
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This person gets Derek. Which is not something I ever thought I’d say about a writer in the teen wolf fandom. His character is so shaped by his sexual history and abuse that when most writers ignore it, they’re simply just… wrong about his character. They never fully GET it.
But this person? They GET it. It’s actually fucking insane trying to describe the emotional rollercoaster this fic is and my reaction to it. The slow realization that THIS is the kind of fic that I’ve been missing. And the parallels between Chris and Derek? Them both being protectors? And the whole memory bit with Riley? Devastating. Absolutely devastating /pos.
The author absolutely NAILED the characterization and the rose itself is just so beautiful. The initial jump into sex/friends with benefits is a bit too sudden for me, but the sex scenes themselves (except for the first two I believe) aren’t egregious and actually serve narrative purpose. There’s always a reason for them, whether it’s to set something up or explore the interpersonal relationship between the two.
And honestly, the whole last chapter broke me. The poetic Justice and narrative parallels both in regards to Kate getting her just desserts and other things I won’t spoil, is just… it’s so good.
If you’re a teen wolf fan, heed the warnings, and PLEASE read this.
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Our Empty Graves by suomifae
Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Batman - All Media Types
11 May 2026
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They say that Red Hood has a loyal mutt. The man rules his territory in Crime Alley with an iron fist and a guard dog at his side. They say that Hood calls him Fetch, sometimes Fetcher. No one's ever heard him speak. Anyone who's ever seen him says he looks like an experiment gone wrong, that Hood picked him up somewhere unspeakable. They say he'll do anything Red Hood asks of him and he'll do it well. That he's strong and fast and probably inhuman. The girls say he's sweet, quiet but charming in his own way. Rival gangs say he's vicious, that he'd sooner rip your throat out than let you go. Jason just wants to help him.
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25 Feb 2024
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Okay, this isn’t done yet and I’m dead tired cuz I binged this in like two days but HOOOOOLLLY shit this is so good. The concept is fantastic and it somehow manages to hit all of my favorite story telling beats and character design quirks and everything in between. I know I already said this but GOD it’s fucking FANTASTIC. It also has some really, REALLY interesting Ghost Lore and of the OCs that show up, none of them are annoying or overtake the plot. They’re all delightful and Jason and Danny themselves are such likeable and fascinating characters that I just wanna put them in a microwave and spin them around like a merry-go-round.
Please, if you like Danny Phantom crossover shit, you NEED to read this.
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Window of the Waking Mind by mrcformoso for Repressed_Trauma
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Audio Drama), 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Webcomic)
06 Dec 2023
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Wei Ying always said he has a terrible memory, but the truth was that he was very, very good at packing away the most horrible parts of his life into a closet at the very back of his mind and shrouding it in the dark. Forgetting became a habit. It was the way he preserved his sanity. It was the way he maintained his faith in his peers.
But when a night hunt went wrong, and those memories were released, it is up to his family and closest loved ones to take the burden of his memories, lest Wei Ying implodes in his own grief.
If they can handle it.
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05 Jan 2024
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I’m crying what the fuck. Like I’m actually fucking crying. Wei Wuxian is so, so loved. I can feel it through the words on the page, crafted with warmth and care and every lovely, bittersweet feeling under the sun. My chest feels so full to over bursting and I’m not even THERE. Wei Ying as a character means so much to me and to see him being treated with the tenderness he deserves - to see him become an inspiration for all the lives he’s touched - genuinely brought me to tears (as is obvious by the first two sentences in this note).
Not to mention, I love the slight twists on the memories themselves; the little additions that make it worse and/or more interesting, somehow. Like how WWX had chronic pains and aches from Zidian that got revealed due to his lack of golden core, or the little note about the undead courtesans that helped him with panic attacks. The little descriptions and slight twist regarding the use of resentful energy and what it’s done to his body, and having the corpses that “ate” him actually attempting to save him. It really ups the tragedy factor.
Overall, amazing story. It hurts and heals so good.
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The stars sing too by mme_anxious
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
22 Feb 2022
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Through the frozen mist in the tank, a figure lurches toward the glass, fingers curling in the frost. Dark hair frozen in a seal-slick, like oil in viscous fluid. A naked torso, deathly pale and riddled with those blue veins like tributaries. One hand wrenches the cryotank mouthpiece away from his face, and the man in the tank bares his teeth in a snarl as he looks down at Xie Lian, and then stops.
“Oh,” Xie Lian breathes.
The man in the tank is a shade elf.
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27 Dec 2023
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Absolutely fucking INSANE world building. It’s got the type of rebellious fighting spirit you see in Star Wars while holding the wonder and beauty that you see in Star Trek, all while mixing it with classic fantasy elf shit thrown into the very mechanical world of sci-fi. It’s FASCINATING seeing the story play out the way it does, and I almost wish there was a whole series detailing the fall of the Empire and the various players that it takes to get there.
There are some especially fascinating character decisions that imply a lot about certain dynamics that we don’t see at all in the canon source material, and tbh I’m just sad it’s as short as it is (which honestly isn’t very short at all).
Tbh, my only complaint is that there isn’t MORE. I’d buy actual hard cover copies of this thing if it were a series.
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Little Victimless Crime by capyshota for phosphyrean
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
27 Mar 2021
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“I was just thinking that you really can make and use your clones like it’s nothing, and—and you’re really… you seem well-practiced in, in bed…”
Hua Cheng’s other brow lifts to meet the first, mildly stunned.
“I’m sorry if that was rude! San Lang, really, it’s just… been on my mind for a while.”
“A while?” He shifts, nudging Xie Lian’s knee with his own. “…Have you thought about it?” His smirk curves into a full grin. “Me fucking one of my clones?”
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Hua Cheng fucks his clones during the 800 years. A lot. Xie Lian is intrigued.
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06 Dec 2023
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Holy fuck this is DELICIOUS. Hua Cheng learns to love himself by LITERALLY loving himself in 6k + some sappy smutty Hualian by the end. Perfection.
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“You’re lucky, Zoro,” she had spat, eyes turned up towards the sky, like she was trying to hold in tears. He'd never seen Kuina cry before. He’d never seen any expression on her face other than her teeth gritted in determination or her grinning in victory. “I want to be the greatest swordsman too. But girls grow up, and their bodies become weaker than men's. I’m never going to be the greatest.”
Kuina tells him this, and Zoro can barely comprehend the words she’s saying. He thinks of the countless hours he’s spent training by the river bed, the green locks of his hair left on the floor after Koushirou helped him shear it all off, of the people he thought of as family a lifetime ago calling him by a name he despised. Zoro puts a hand to his chest, where he’d hastily wrapped bandages earlier that day, remembering how his body had begun changing and he didn’t understand why-
“You’re lucky to have been born a man, Zoro,” Kuina finishes lamely.
Zoro sees red.
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29 Nov 2023
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you'll know, you'll fall by mme_anxious
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
04 Jan 2020
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“We talked about it,” Xie Lian says, hearing the frustration in his voice. “I want to go to the next step.”
“It's okay if you don't—” Hua Cheng started.
“I do! God, I want it so much. I don't want you thinking that I don't. I—I think about it all the time, San Lang.”
Hua Cheng looks pleased, the tops of his cheekbones flushing to match his red shirt, and his thumb strokes the back of Xie Lian's hand.
“What do you think about, gege?”
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Xie Lian seeks a lesson in desire. And another. And another.
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03 Nov 2023
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This really was just beautiful. I don’t usually read established relationship fics, but the concept was just too good not to engage with. And I am SO glad I did.
They’re so, SO good to one another — always communicating, always there for one another, always acting as each other’s eye of the storm. The way the author writes their relationship feels so /safe/ and it’s genuinely one of the most comforting things I’ve read in a while.
And the SEX?? Like, I get it, it’s a big part of the story, but so often I find myself reading these types of stories and getting kind of… disillusioned by them? Like, the way they’re written or the kinks involved make me uncomfortable or just simply don’t do it for me. But HERE? It’s SO GOOD. And it feels so NATURAL too. I’m so invested in this version of these characters, and it makes me happy to have been able to experience this part of their lives, however small.
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No Paths Are Bound by Cataclysmic_Calamity
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
08 Sep 2022
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Xie Lian found something in himself that he thought was gone—worn away with every mistake he had made.
Faith.
His arms opened, and the child was hesitant—but eventually, he fell into them, his body trembling with silent sobs.
"I remember you," he whispered again, voice breaking as Hong-er clung to him.
I remember you.
I remember you.
I will always, for as long as I live, remember you.
(A re-telling of TGCF where Xie Lian has his cursed shackle placed in his eyes, blinding him. And yet, through all of his struggles; there is always someone watching over him.)
(MULTIPLE TRANSLATIONS AVAILABLE)
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- Part 1 of MXTX - Retellings
- Part 1 of No Paths Are Bound + Extras
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02 Nov 2023
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FUCKING. READ IT. I BINGED THIS IN LIKE TWO WEEKS AND ITS SO WORTH IT.
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Here’s the thing he quietly decided long ago: he will forget his native tongue in favor of common words, and leave the past in the past.
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15 Oct 2023
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Bro dropped the hardest Sanji character study in existence and thought we wouldn’t notice.
Seriously though, absolutely astonishingly beautifully written. You can feel the love Sanji carried in his very bones, and how much the author pours that love into the story. It’s all very poetic sounding, and it feels so very encompassing.
Really just wonderful work. If you want a soft and kinda angsty Sanji focused story, please check this one out.
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you ache by ibissal for Shadaras
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
07 Aug 2023
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You ache.
In the quiet moments between battles, in the slow seconds between shouting orders and igniting your saber, the pain of injuries new and old stirs with interest. There are always reminders of your past etched deep into your skin, pressed deep into the space where your right hand no longer sits, wriggling into the old wound where an explosive once sat near the bone of your lower thigh to keep you pliant. You will never be whole, and this war will make sure that no one else is, either. Rain makes it worse, the cold makes it worse, and with every freezing, biting storm you shiver through, clones huddling with you in the feeble shelter you’ve found, plastoid armor pieces clacking against each other and pressing into your soft sides, you wonder, almost hysterically, if the twin suns were really as bad as you remember.
They were, but the grass always seems so green anyway.
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01 Oct 2023
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Me clicking on this: I don’t really like second person that much but it looks good, so maybe I’ll click on it.
Me finishing it, heart in my throat: What the Fuck /pos
Seriously, this is so good. I love short stories like these connected by a singular line or concept. And the fact that this little character study is mixed with one of my fave rare pairs is AMAZING.
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I, ___________________________, hereby acknowledge that this form represents my wishes should I contract phytoaphrodisiac-induced delirium (hereafter referred to as “PAID”) during engagements with or while apprehending Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley (“Poison Ivy”).
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The bats have a sex pollen release form. Because of course they do.
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03 Aug 2023
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I’m literally losing my fucking MIND, not only is the concept genius, but the execution is even more so. I love it sm.
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Could you eat respect, if you were hungry? Would respect keep you warm at night when you were freezing? If a sword were held to your throat, could respect block it?
When the laughter of your enemies filled your ears, could the respect of a single man let you ignore it? Did it really matter so much, to have someone see you as you truly were and to still decide you were worth something?
…yes. It seemed that it did.
(in which Meng Yao, who'd never met a single moral in his life, decides nevertheless to be a good person)
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01 Aug 2023
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Lying by Omission by deniigiq
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Deadpool - All Media Types, The Punisher (TV 2017)
12 Aug 2018
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“I know I said I was up for anything--” he told Hogarth carefully, trying to surreptitiously slide the files back onto her desk.
She slapped a hand on them and pushed them back towards him.
“Mr. Nelson, you are one of the best lawyers on staff, and I am seriously considering the pros and cons of a potential partnership here,” she told him, staring up at him without moving her face or hand. Somehow, the files continued to dig into the meat of his palm.
“--but it turns out,” he valiantly carried on, “I am actually and suddenly extremely busy with the destruction Jessica will cause in approximately twenty minutes, which will have nothing to do with me or any favors or bribes or anything like that—”
(Someone brings Team Red's (and the Punisher's) loved ones back from the dead to torture them for information on their vigilantes. Hogarth coerces Foggy to handle the resulting legal fallout and he is both the worst and best person for the job.)
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06 Jun 2023
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I’m very tired but very delighted as I write this so I’m gonna try and summarize all of my joy for this story in a paragraph or two.
I love legal cases. Fictional ones, specifically, cuz real life ones are depressing as hell. But the fictional ones are AWESOME and seeing Foggy be a badass lawyer in his own right is a privilege and magical to behold. I went into this very worryingly expecting horrible angst only to come out of it with many screenshots of many funny moments. Vanessa is fucking hilarious, Ben is perfect in every way, Maria is unhinged in the most delicate way, and not a hair shall be touched on Jack’s head for as long as I breathe. Not to mention Team Red working together and kicking ass.
And the author engaged in one of my favorite writing styles: irreverent, sarcastic, self aware glorious-ness with extremely specific and hilariously confusing descriptions. It can be borderline cracky at points, but not so much that it dips into the realm of unbelievable. It’s very well done and there wasn’t a single moment while reading that I got bored. Plus, Matt is hella endearing. I mean, he’s always endearing, but especially here.
Overall, very fun, very well done, and some very interesting (and fun) takes on characters and relationships and the fandom Marvel world as a whole.