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The International Treaty for the Protection of Antiquities by Margot_Lescargot
Fandoms: Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch, Indiana Jones Series
25 May 2024
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… sneaking stealthily through the snow had reminded Nightingale of an operation in Tibet in 1938.
‘Chasing German archaeologists,’ he said. ‘Complete wild goose chase for them and for us.’
(Whispers Under Ground, chapter 10)Nazis, intrigue and romance clash in the high peaks of the Himalayas!
Chapter 1: How to get Nightingale on his way to Tibet in ~20,000 easy words
Chapter 2: Nightingale takes a trip, meets Indiana Jones at the end of it
Chapter 3: Capers
Intermission: Tibet, mid-13th century
Chapter 4: Shenanigans
Chapter 5: Wild goose chase
Epilogue: London, 1948Bookmarked by applecat
30 Dec 2025
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Ghosts, I was thinking, memories—I wasn't sure there was a difference.
( – Moon Over Soho )Seawoll trips a curse-trap set for Nightingale. Nightingale has troubles of his own. Written on the Bujold principle of ‘what’s the
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Bookmarked by applecat
29 Dec 2025
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People get attached to things, their clothes, their vehicles, that funny stone they found on the beach as a child. Sometimes even their SecUnits. To the SecUnit in question this is an unsettling new process.
[OCs stuck in one of those shitty mining facilities we keep hearing about]
[Murderbot doesn't show up until chapter 30. It's all OCs before then.]
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- Part 1 of Twenty-two and Mariss
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Bookmarked by applecat
28 Jul 2025
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Alex leans forward suddenly. “You guys really don’t remember?”
Charles steals his watermelon juice, takes a sip and subsequently drops his head into his hands, the heel of his palm digging into his eyes.
“Remember what?” He asks, wondering if he really wants to know.
“You guys got married last night.”
Charles almost cracks a smile. “Are you ashamed of it?”
“Of what?”
“This,” Charles gestures between himself and Max vaguely, but for a split second, even he doesn’t know what he means. There is no this, there is no them. “Our marriage.”
Or, Max and Charles learn to fall in love in reverse.
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Bookmarked by applecat
04 May 2024
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“You think you are so much better –“
“I know I am,” Max cut him off again. “But that doesn’t mean that I can’t be beat.”
“You want me to beat you?”
“I want you to fucking try,” Max said, and over the phone, Charles could hear his cocky little grin. Charles found himself grinning back.
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- Part 1 of salad days
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Bookmarked by applecat
12 Apr 2024