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Tom posts up at the entrance to the little cave, positioning his back carefully against the rough-hewn stone and determinedly setting his gaze further down the tunnel. There are enemies around every corner and inside every flickering shadow.
He can’t escape them here.
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Tom and Red Eye are stuck in a cave together, and Tom isn't handling it as well as he'd like.Series
- Part 4 of Maybe that's enough magic for me
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Soft animal warmth of your body by TimesBeingWhatTheyAre for Project7723
Fandoms: Falling Skies
25 Apr 2026
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Tom walks down the road, picking through the rubble of his old neighbourhood, and every step is another one further from Rebecca.
That’s not new; that’s been true for years now. Every step he takes, every breath he breathes, every goddamn second that he lives, is another reminder of the one that his wife does not take with him. It’s just been a while since it felt like it would tear him apart at the seams as it did so.
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- Part 3 of Maybe that's enough magic for me
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Robby stands in the dark with baby Jane Doe for a long time.
She stopped crying almost immediately; all she wanted was a little care and attention. He knows the feeling. Her little head is still warm against the bare skin of his neck, with tiny puffs of air exhaling slowly against his skin, and it feels like somebody put the world in his hands.
She’s so small.
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Robby, Jack, and post-season 2 finaleSeries
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Tom had never known himself to be a brave man, before the skitters came.
He stands in front of a ship of aliens, alone but for Weaver at his side, and it is Tom’s name that they call out. He is the one that they call, which is odd because he is not the leader of the group. They have the leader right there, next to him, and yet still, Tom is the one that they beckon to speak.
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A closer look at the scene at the end of s1e10, when the skitters come for Tom.Series
- Part 2 of Maybe that's enough magic for me
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Down By The Riverside by TimesBeingWhatTheyAre for Vesper90, SongOnTheWind
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
16 Apr 2026
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“It’s hot as balls out here,” Jack complains loudly, and Robby rolls his eyes at him.
“This was your fucking idea, brother, stop whining,” he says sternly, and then throws a cold beer his way anyway.
“You’re the one who was complaining about the lack of vitamin D,”
“I didn’t want you to do anything about it!”
Jack grins, wide and cheeky, like a schoolboy. “Sounds to me like that was your mistake.”
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- Part 2 of Pitt silly fics
- Part 8 of A Man Falls In A Hole (The Pitt oneshots)
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Title from 'The Northsiders' by Christian Lee Hutson
Falling Skies collection
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Dumb lil fics that I had a great time writing. Sorry stories, I don't want to put you in my main Pitt series, it'll wreck the angsty vibe I've got going on over there!
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From the (West Wing) parable:
A man falls in a hole.A priest passes him by, throws him a prayer, and leaves. A doctor passes by, writes him a prescription, and leaves. A friend passes by and hears his cries, and jumps into the hole with him.
The man says 'what are you doing, now we're both stuck down here!'
The friend says 'ah, but I've been here before. I know the way out.'
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I Think You'll Like It Here (CR4 stories) by TimesBeingWhatTheyAre
Fandom Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
02 Feb 2026
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A series of mostly unconnected fics, with one written for every episode as it comes out. Just moments that catch my eye, and I want to develop more on.
Feel free to leave thoughts/prayers/prompts
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How much you are loved (CR1) by TimesBeingWhatTheyAre
Fandom Critical Role (Web Series), The Legend of Vox Machina (Cartoon)
14 Feb 2024
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Title taken from 'Pink Summer' by 'Summer Camp', from Taliesin's playlist for Percy. My series of Vox Machina (c1) fics
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Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine by StarlingBite
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
28 Apr 2026
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"Out with it then," Jacob says when there's a lull in the conversation. "The real reason for this call, I know you far too well, remember?"
"Alright…I've got someone I want you to meet with.....He's stubborn, avoidant, resistant, in denial, angry, burnt out, too fucking smart for his own good," Caleb lists off.
"What's his name?"
"Michael, Michael Robinavitch."
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Dr Jacob Fineman takes on the daunting task of being Robby's therapist
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29 Apr 2026
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While chasing an unsub through the woods, Hotch finds himself an unexpected—but maybe not unwanted—companion.
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“Can I help? Please, I want— Let me help.”
It’s all too much, but his last three words prove to be Robby’s tipping point, pushing him finally and fully over the edge.
Desperate, jerky, he nods against Jack’s shoulder. He just barely manages to choke out, “Please,” and, “I’m so sorry,” before Jack shushes him.
“Don’t be sorry,” Jack says on repeat. “Don’t you be sorry, it’s okay. It’s all going to be okay, I got you, brother, alright? Neither of us is going anywhere without each other, I can promise you that.”
or: robby contemplates taking his own life after his last shift before his sabbatical. jack sees right through him.
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It's August of 2001, and Robby has just started his fourth and final year as a resident at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. On his first day back after a day off, he runs into Sergeant Jack Abbot, an enlisted Army medic who has been assigned to Big Charity for a two-week rotation in the ER. From the moment of their first meeting, sparks fly, and they give into their mutual attraction the night before Jack has to return to Fort Bragg to complete Special Forces training. Years go by before they see each other again, but when they do, the magic between them is undimmed.
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27 Apr 2026
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The Effects of Touch Intervention in Contact-Averse Patients: A Case Study by malicecharity
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
19 Apr 2026
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"Robby’s just a little… skittish, you know?” McKay said, nodding slightly, affirming the unimpeachable truth she spoke.
Jack blinked. “What do you mean?”
She glanced into the patient's room, then back at Jack, a quick burst of skepticism crossing her face. “Look at him,” she urged gently. “He looks like he wants to run through the wall Looney-Tunes style just to escape a hand on his arm.”
A revealing chat with McKay brings up some unexpected questions for Jack regarding Robby's apparent aversion to touch. Being of a scientific mind, he can't abide by his previous oversight. Naturally the only course of action is to embark on a rigorous, methodical investigation into the matter. For the sake of curiosity, obviously. No other reason.
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- Part 3 of malicecharity's rabbot fics
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27 Apr 2026