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Jagged Oar by VictorianCandlesx
Fandoms: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera & Related Fandoms, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
28 Oct 2022
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An alternate scene at the confrontation between the Phantom of the Opera and Comte Philippe De Changy, whereas Philippe gets the upper hand.
Bookmarked by funktown
17 Jan 2025
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YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH BEAT HIM UP!!!!!!! MURDER HIM!!!!!!!! PHILIPPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This fic is a dream come TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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16 Jan 2024
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I stayed up past 5am reading this and the sequel. Despite never playing Curse of Strahd, I am now suddenly very very attached to these characters. I started it not expecting anything in particular, but then the tone took a shift and I was hooked. The rollercoaster I was on reading this series was SOMETHING ALRIGHT. I really believed that Strahd would keep his word, and then he didn't, and I swear I have almost never felt that much frustration and seething towards a fictional character!!!! The absolute incredulity I felt towards Strahd, as he would just dig himself into a deeper pit was just mind blowing. I know I will definitely be thinking about this series literally for forever, and also maybe cursing it for the fact that all day my brain has been filled with Rahadin and Strahd. I am so excited to see the final chapters, and will definitely be rereading this like a billion times. wow.
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My Name Is Lucifer, Please Take My Hand by DrPepperFucker
Fandoms: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas
19 Feb 2023
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Vulpes and Arcade both find themselves on the wrong side- of the Courier, of Caesar, and of the Colorado. Running out of allies and options, fate throws him a bone. The enemy of my enemy..?
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In an impulse decision, Dutch decides to sacrifice himself to Agent Milton in order to save Hosea. Now fully in charge of the Van der Linde gang, Hosea does everything in his power to get his family out of this wretched life and race against the clock ticking down to their destruction.
And then, Arthur starts coughing blood.
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- Part 2 of The Matthews Family 'verse
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21 Nov 2021
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This fic is brilliant. The emotions in it, the feeling of every character are so vivid and strong. There’s so many things to note, so many amazing details and ideas and expansion upon the original story that just fits *so well* into what’s already been written.
The family members who died, Kieran, Sean, Mac, Davey and Jenny. Even though we never got to know Jenny, Mac or Davey, that this fic took them and told us that they were loved, showed us that they were loved. Sean and Kieran, that they all didn’t deserve to die how they did, but that they died being loved by family.
Hosea’s anger, his grief, his apathy, his love is so, so strong, I feel what he’s going through and what he *has* gone through and it makes my insides ache, I can feel it between my ribs. His growth and healing, healing from Dutch’s actions, healing from his death, to his healing between him and John, him and Arthur, him and *everyone.*
Their understanding that you can love someone, and yet still understand and know that what they did or didn’t do was wrong, and you can hate them or begrudge them and that’s *fine* to do, you can still love them. Hosea at peace with Dutch, Hosea at peace with Shirley.Dutch’s mental health in game was very distressing to watch as he sunk lower and lower. This fic shows you, almost the behind the scenes, shows the effect his actions had on people. That he did bad things, treated people ways that he shouldn’t have, said things he shouldn’t have, but it was clear he was trying. Fighting through waves and waves of fog and darkness, and trying. He died for his family, for his partner and his sons and his daughters and his brothers and his sisters. Died loving each and every one of them, and giving them a chance, a chance to change and grow and prosper after he has fallen. He did not die being a wonderful man, but he died as a man *trying* to be good, despite any past actions.
Arthur. Arthur making peace with Dutch. Arthur’s coping of what happens in Lemoyne. His growing friendship with Albert. Albert’s trust and love in Arthur. Hosea and Arthur’s life in Denver coming to a close with Milton and Ross, and Bernstein’s action in the end, going against Milton and Ross because he can *see* that they are wrong, that it shouldn’t be like this. Shirley, in all the chaos, finally getting her chance to kill Hosea, to remember her mother, but instead choosing not to. Choosing to walk away, that taking an eye for an eye does not fix things, does not help things, doesn’t heal.
Arthur allowing himself to be loved and to love, him and Charles, him and Albert. The three of them in the end, living together. Him and John at peace with each other.Bill’s growth, his effort, his love for the family, and Javier’s love for the same, but his doubt and apathy towards himself. Mary-Beth and Karen’s healing, Tilly, Lenny’s despair towards a world full of men who are cruel, cruel for the act of cruelty. Strauss’ want to be *a part* of the family, his honesty to why he did what he’s done, Molly’s growth to be independent, that she doesn’t *need* to lean on someone, that she isn’t just worth her usefulness but is worth it because she’s her. Swanson, SWANSON. Seeing his change and growth in the game felt so good to see, and seeing more of it in this, written in such a beautiful way, is so wonderful. Molly and Sadie becoming bounty hunters together, Pearson and Strauss running an orphanage. Abigail and John, at peace, Jack, having a stable home and family.
Grimshaw finally seeing that she is not what she’s supposed to be, a loving, caring figure, and changing, and showing that she does care and she has learned. Shirley, out there, hopefully at peace with her decision and the will to start anew. Hamish, said goodbye to in the beginning. Eagle Flies and Rains Fall.Seeing them all at peace, a life they love, all because after Dutch’s death they decided that they would *try* and that in the end, their effort and work was rewarded.
This story is deeply important to me. The author, in his notes, mentions he came away from the game with a bleak message, one that says effort to be good and to change for the better will still always end in tragedy. I came away with a similar message. This feels better, more fitting, and gives me peace about RDR2, fixing things that never felt finished or correct.
The imagery and overall plot of this fic is stunning, and there are so many times where I’m struggling to continue reading since I can barley see past my tears, and it’s all just so *right.* They all deserve a chance to move and and change and make peace with their life, and I’m so glad they get to in this.
The honor system animals are all very fitting and I adore them. Arthur, of course, is still a stag, he’s made his choices. Hosea’s growth, rattlesnake, a silver fox. Dutch’s vulture.
That all being said, I should’ve been in bed 3 or 4 hours ago lmao
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Semper fidelis, the coyote says, grinning, teeth in a throat.
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20 Mar 2020
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I have no words. Beautifully written,,, made me cry