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The Sweetest of Dreams (Become Sorrow After Waking) by brysbeddixt
Fandoms: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
16 Feb 2026
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Gatsby. The very sound of the name, the thought of it, shakes him to his soul. How can it be? Jay Gatsby is dead, nothing more than a name on a gravestone and a body rotting six feet under, nothing more than a name and a face engraved on the most secret recesses of Nick’s heart. He can’t have invited Nick anywhere, because he is dead. And yet…
The invitation is crumpled in one tightened fist, and when he smooths it out he can barely read the words through the wetness in his eyes. It doesn’t matter, he already knows what it says.Dear Neighbor,
It would be entirely my honor if you were to attend a little party I am hosting tonight. I must apologize for not calling on you sooner. I have been kept busy by a particular set of circumstances, but that is no excuse. I dearly hope you will let me make it up to you by hosting you in my home.
Your Neighbor,
J. Gatsby
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Or, after finishing his book, Nick goes to sleep. Then Nick wakes up: on the morning of Gatsby's party. The only thing is, Nick isn't sure that he's really awake at all. Still, if this is his last chance to see the man he loves - alive - then he's damn well not going to waste it. -
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You fall in love with him in practice rooms and dorm rooms and car rides and walks to the store. You aren’t allowed to love him the way you want to, but you do anyway. You love him in the ways you’re allowed to and let that speak for itself.
It’s yours. It’s enough. It’s everything.
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Or: thirteen people fall in love over time in different ways. Sometimes they think about it, sometimes they don't. But the love: that's constant.- Language:
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Cast out by the Clan of his birth, then by the Clan he had chosen. Slain nine times in a single blow, by a cat he thought to be a useful tool for revenge. Despised by his only surviving kin, and his loyal son increasingly turning to Brokenstar for guidance. Denied by StarClan themselves, never again to feel the sun on his fur. Abandoned by his father, who had turned his back on his Clan for the weak, soft life of a kittypet. All of it would be worth it, if only he could have his revenge. For so long, that has been the goal that kept him going. And he failed.
“Was it worth it?” A lifetime of hatred, of being denied, all for this? Doomed to be a villain in Firestar’s legend? A shameful, looming shadow in the life of his son; as his own father had been in his? Cast off by all, to eventually be forgotten. Was it worth it, truly?
No.
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After his final death, Tigerstar wakes up. Surrounded by cats he thought never to see again and haunted by his failures, he overhears a prophecy that changes the course of the future. -
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“Lan-er-gongzi,” he growled, “have you become an idiot since last we spoke?”
Wangji blinked, and thought it over. Eventually, he settled on, “No.”
Jiang Wanyin scoffed. “‘No?’ Tell me, then: why would you do something as monumentously stupid as walking directly into a Wen ambush, by yourself?”
Wangji did not wince. “I misjudged their numbers. It was foolish. Jiang-zongzhu is right to question my judgement.”
Momentary surprise flickered across Jiang Wanyin’s face, and when his scowl returned it was not quite so scathing. “Well, at least you’re aware of that!”
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Desperate for a lead on the whereabouts of his brother, Lan Wangji walks knowingly into a trap. Lan Wangji is overrun. Then, Lan Wangji wakes up. His savior is not who he expected, but he is pleased to see him nonetheless. So begins one meeting of many, their paths drawn together over and over again, until at last they walk in-step.Series
- Part 3 of Of Our Own
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Luke Skywalker is a child of the desert. The planet of Mandalore, now reclaimed, is not the desert he was raised with; and yet he still feels its Call. Newly arrived and following a Force presence so bright he felt it across the galaxy, Luke hopes only to meet the one responsible. He finds a father, a son, and a planet that feels both familiar and new. But there is a man who has followed Luke Skywalker across the galaxy and back, and he'll be Krayt-damned if Luke thinks he's in this alone.
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A deep dive into Tatooine culture and customs as experienced by Luke Skywalker, a man who loves him, and the inhabitants of Mandalore; though not necessarily in that order.
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Against the Impossible by brysbeddixt
Fandom Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
01 Mar 2025
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Winter Comes Again by Blushinrosie
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
27 Aug 2025
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Two years after the Battle for the Living, the harshest winter in living memory still hasn’t ended. Sansa Stark is desperate to save what’s left of her people, but there’s nothing she can do except hope that they don’t all slowly starve before winter ends.
Well, nothing she can do until the Old Gods hear her desperate plea and send her back to Winterfell months before King Robert stepped foot in the North. Now all the “what ifs” she’s spent contemplating are possible and she’s promised the Old Gods she would do anything to save her family and the people of the North even if that meant staining her honor, allying with old enemies, or entering yet another unwanted marriage.
Or the one in which the Old Gods have zero tact and Sansa is determined to keep the game of thrones from ruining her family or the North.
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Angels on the Moon by Wellthathappened (Cataclysmic_Calamity)
Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs
28 Jun 2021
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"Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon..."
On the last night, his fingers slip from the mic, reaching blindly, trying to grasp onto a memory, fingers slipping past the edges.
"When everyone you know, never leaves too soon."
He doesn't know what city he's in, couldn't tell you what day of the week it was—or even what month—hell, Dazai probably couldn't even tell you what his own mother looked like anymore.
But you know what he could tell you?
He could tell you the exact number of freckles on the tip of Chuuya's nose. Or the list of places he wanted to see before the end. He could list every single studio ghibli character with no shame, because—
Because they're the shreds of the only life that Dazai wanted.
(ALTERNATIVE ENDING to EVERYTHING OR NOTHING)
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- Part 2 of Tell Me a Story
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Most crime fighters are heroes, superpowered people who were trained at a young age to beat the bad guys and serve the everyman, born and raised to protect and save the lives of those who couldn't defend themselves. Pretty much every kid wanted to grow up to be a hero, obviously. Fame, fortune, fighting, it was every tiny child's dream, but only a select few were allowed to become heroes, especially not powerless ones.
And that was just Tommy's issue, he was powerless.
It seemed that everyone around him had some sort of quirk or superpower that made them stronger, that gave them incredible abilities like no other, but Tommy, arguably the kid who wanted to be a hero the most, was left untouched by luck.
But that didn't mean he couldn't help out. Far from it, in fact.
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Tommy is a vigilante, kicking ass and fighting crime, but catches the attention of a few familiar faces.
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- Part 10 of Dream SMP AUs and Cannon Divergence
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Golden Opportunity by LadyCrimsonAndBlack
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
01 Feb 2020
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Albus Dumbledore needs an Alchemy teacher. Roy Mustang needs a spy. Edith Elric needs an adventure. They help (use) each other.
(Or, alternatively: Ed goes to teach at Hogwarts. Britain doesn’t know what hits it.)
Now with translation to Chinese
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06 Oct 2020
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stone by stone by lmas5474
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
31 Oct 2020
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To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven.
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Sansa gets reborn as Tywin Lannister's youngest daughter, a Lioness of the Rock. She gathers the necessary stones to build and maintain peace and, sometimes, hurls them to kill her enemies.
But all actions have consequences, for good or worse.
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17 Sep 2020