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Rejecting major aspects of yourself isn't the healthiest thing, and neither is extreme isolation. A young hero and his rejected other self learn these facts the hard way, while dealing with life, unpleasant truths, and some surprises along the way.
Growing up is never easy, but in their case, it's especially complicated.
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This work does reference/retell some scenes and plotlines from the show, but takes them in a very different direction, starting out close to canon events before becoming an increasingly blatant AU. Be warned, it's gonna get dark in here.
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- Part 1 of Stuck In My Head AU
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An AU series which begins with a retelling of TKO Rules before veering off in an increasingly non-canonical direction.
Trapping TKO inside his subconscious helped approximately nothing, as KO inevitably learns. He now has to face not only the consequences of that action, but also strange memories and thoughts which keep surfacing, the looming threat of Shadowy Figure, ongoing chaos at POINT, and more.
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After the events of Yesterday's Lie, Luz is desperate to set things right. She thinks she's found the perfect solution, but it comes with a price, one that's much steeper than any of her friends or family are willing to accept.
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09 Feb 2026
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TKO just wants to be free.
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Even here, even in control, he's still trapped. Nobody sees him. He knows they don't. Their worry, their fear, their love, it isn't his. He's nothing to them. They don't want him here, and they're not going to stop fighting him until he's gone for good. No matter what he does— TKO is nothing but a villain in their eyes. Poor KO, overtaken by this evil, power-hungry thing.It's not going to stop, even if he beats them. If he tries, KO would stop him. He always does.
He's still trapped.
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title from Love Like You by Rebecca SugarSeries
- Part 3 of Snapdragon OK KO fics
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05 Feb 2026
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if you'd like a coffee by midnight_meraki for Local_Raccoon
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
26 Dec 2025
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Sometimes, Edward thought he never left the Gate. If he couldn’t escape it when awake, he stood no chance when asleep — dreaming of blinding white, laughing figures, the darkness swallowing him whole. The hands break Edward apart, chop him finely into minced molecules, into a mush that sees with no eyes, screams with no mouth, and suffers with no brain. And they never quite put him together again. Not the right way. Never the—
“Fullmetal, are you even listening?”
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03 Feb 2026
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The Chronicled Survival of an Unaccompanied Vulpine by animated_junkfood
Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types
25 Jul 2024
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Before Miles 'Tails' Prower was a hero, he was a sidekick; and before he was a sidekick, he was alone.
The world can be a tough place for a newborn without a clue, even with extreme intelligence and the ability to fly. Facing the harshness of reality on his own, there isn't much room for things like heroics when you're constantly in a fight for survival.
All he can do is try his best!
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26 Jan 2026
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One day, a young boy with blue hair wakes up with a red eye and a red left hand. Not a problem, right?
It is if you’re left-handed.
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26 Jan 2026