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    You would think it would be difficult to accidentally rob a bank! So did I.

    (From a post by Feynites: “I’d like to see John Mulaney play a live action Riddler. But not, like, as any character other than John Mulaney? Just this socially awkward disaster man who somehow becomes a supervillain because of a misunderstanding he couldn’t correct without ‘seeming rude’.”)

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    01 Nov 2024

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    26 Aug 2024

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    “She’ll never claim me,” he whispered. Silena shook her head, eyes wild as she looked around for anyone who could be watching.

    “My mother doesn’t remember half of her children as it is,” she said with a note of bitterness. “If you do something to impress her, it won’t matter. Return the bolt in her name. She’ll claim you if you act the part. If you stay unclaimed then they'll figure out what you really are," she said, squeezing his hands tightly. Percy's heart sped up.

    "I - I don't know the first thing about Aphrodite-"

    "My mother was born of sea foam," Silena cut him off. "And if you're really who I think you are... you are the sea. You can pull this off," she said and touched his cheek. "Get the bolt. Survive," she said. Percy swallowed.

    "What if I can't act the part?" He asked. Silena's expression went blank for a moment. Slowly, she slipped off her bracelet and placed it in his hands.

    "If you're going to be one of us... you better learn."

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    AU where Percy has to hide the fact he's a Big Three kid otherwise he'll be killed on the spot. Unfortunately for him, unclaimed kids tend to raise the most suspicion... but he might have found a loophole in the form of Aphrodite.

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    Ciel Soleil failed her mission to mind Penny, and both died at the Fall of Beacon.

    The Fall of Beacon hasn't happened.

    Stuck in a day full of horrors that won't let her stay dead, Ciel slowly determines there's only one way she can break free: Team RWBY must win the Battle of Beacon. Maybe, by helping them, Ciel can save Penny-- and herself.

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    03 Aug 2023

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    Avoids a lot of the regular pitfalls of this kind of time-loop story (like the inevitable lowering of stakes), and despite the character tags most of the canon characters we know and love get a moment in the spotlight.

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    AU reboot of the entire SAO storyline, beginning from the premise that Kayaba Akihiko was obsessed with magic and Norse Mythology rather than swords and pure melee. As a result, he created the Death Game of Alfheim Online rather than the floating castle of Aincrad—a world in which player-killing is not a crime, and the nine player races are in competition with each other to reach the top of the World Tree. Multi-POV epic following the stories of multiple canon characters throughout the game.

    [Home Page] [FAQ (mild spoilers)] [World Map] [Timeline (major spoilers)] [TV Tropes (major spoilers)]

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    18 Dec 2021

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    Repurposes SAO's generic 'trapped in a video game' setting to blend fantasy and science fiction. There's a lot more going on than just "lone hero fights their way to the top." Also, the author has actually played an MMORPG before, and it shows.
    The author does spread screentime and characterization around among minor and major canon characters alike, so let it be known that while Kirito is a main character, he isn't the sole focus of the story.