14 Works by nowayback
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after a while (full) by nowayback
Fandoms: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Video Game)
02 Oct 2025
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Incredulous, Ted’s mouth was agape; he stared at the cavernous ceiling, tracing the grime and the patterns on its rusted surface. Ted had never imagined he could find himself in this situation. Ever again. Feeling that way. He had no idea what to do. His body itched, begged him to take action.
Set somewhere during the first months after the main five are captured.
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They were sitting on bean bags on the balcony, sharing a cigarette. It was Curly’s flat; the views were pretty decent. Especially considering the city they were in. Jimmy’s hand rested on his stomach as he stared at the sunset. Curly watched him. Jimmy’s eyes were gentle. His hair looked soft and clean. Not greasy, not damaged due to shitty shampoo. Jimmy’s hair looked just right.
‘I forget, how long will this one last?,’ asked Jimmy, turning to look at his friend. Curly ran his tongue over the lower surface of his upper teeth. Jimmy’s gaze turned curious at Curly’s doubtful expression.
‘Twelve months and a half,’ Curly muttered after a few seconds.
Jimmy threw his head back with a groan. Curly gave him a worried look, which he hid from his friend as he sat up again.
‘Hey, it’s not the longest we’ve been out there,’ Curly stated, passing him the cigarette.
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Curly and Jimmy’s last night on Earth is spent at Curly’s flat.
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Michael had shown him pictures. Taken haphazardly with his phone while he was guarding the place. Pictures of his old friend turned half-animatronic half-corpse. They had been something, Henry thought. He didn’t feel bad for the man, he really didn't. It was what he deserved.
So when he saw William, he wasn’t surprised.
Sure, he hadn’t expected the thing to appear behind him out of nowhere and call his name. His heart was beating dangerously fast. His breath quickened.
But when he saw what had become of his old friend, he simply furrowed his brow.
‘Why are you here?,’ William asked.
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William and Henry meet again, but William looks different this time.
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‘This is your idea of a good time, Dave?’
The purple corpse’s eyes were shining. It was hard to believe no blood was being pumped into them. They were dewy, shinier than the stars above. Not that the bar was too high in that regard. Jack looked up. The stars were barely there: light pollution was the unsurprising ruler of the sky in Vegas. But his eyes reflected the Vegas lights. And it was ridiculous. He was dead. His eyes definitely should not be shiny.
Dave had a smile on his face. He watched a drunk couple stumble and fall as they walked down a nearby miasmic alley. The purple former employee chuckled. A black trash bag served as a cushion, and they laughed. Dave took a sip of his drink, still smiling.
‘Is this my idea of a good time, you ask? Of course, old sport.’ Dave’s heavily accented voice brought Jack back from his musings about light pollution and eyeballs. ‘What else could you want?’
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how’s the wife? by nowayback
Fandoms: Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery Series - Anthony Horowitz
10 Sep 2024
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‘Why not me?’
The wind made it hard for them to hear each other. Hawthorne leaned towards Anthony.
‘What?’
‘You treat everyone like they’re your friend. You…you answer their questions. But me, the person who’s meant to write about you, I get nothing. I can’t work with ‘nothing’, Hawthorne, and you know that. So why not me?’
‘Look, I can barely hear you, mate. Say, what if we talk about this later?’
Anthony placed a hand on his shoulder and got close to the detective’s ear. Until there were mere centimetres between them.
‘You can hear me perfectly well.’
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Both Hawthorne and Anthony mess up, big time. This was a little something I wrote while reading the last couple books in the series (I read those in like two days and this is the product of that quick obsession). It’s a pretty scuffed piece of work, unfinished and basically a draft. But who cares. Enjoy!!
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cheap coconut shampoo (and fries) by nowayback
Fandoms: The Beginner's Guide (Video Game)
16 Jan 2024
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Davey has just finished recording his lines for the new game he's making. Imaginary Coda pays him a visit.
'He wished they had stayed the same. With an unusual friendship linking them. Two lone lampposts joined by a common road.'
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This short story picks up where canon Davey left it off. -
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This is the site skin I use on AO3. Reversi is a bit too bright on my eyes so instead I use this one. It’s a plain black site skin with the Georgia font slapped on it.
Credits for CCS ‘base’: Ethosa3 on Reddit
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The old transport system malfunctions. As a result, a desperate parent and a red creature are temporarily trapped in an unmoving platform. An implausible, unclear alliance is formed.
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After watching Aziraphale go up the elevator, Crowley goes back to his flat, for the last time. It’s deserted, and so he sits down and thinks for a while. When he goes back to the (also deserted) bookshop, reality becomes confusing for a short while.
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Kuai starts coughing out plum blossom petals. Hanzo is amused, right until he isn’t.
‘The round, soft petal was of a deep magenta tone: the man whose hand held it was sure it would make for an equally bold pigment on paper. Speechless, Kuai turned to look at the person sitting beside him, who wore a frown.‘
An unfinished narration of Kuai’s development of the Hanahaki disease.
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The Shape of Me Will Always be You by nowayback for MissDisoriental
Fandoms: Hannibal (TV)
27 Dec 2022
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Un fix-it post-canon de Hannigram.
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A lesson in attachment and fear by nowayback
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
16 Oct 2022
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Obi-Wan saves his apprentice after slashing him down, a choice which leads to inevitable consequences for the both of them.
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Dotted clouds by nowayback
Fandoms: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
18 Sep 2022
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A brief narration of one of the many times Anakin Skywalker observed his Master as he meditated.
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When he first set eyes on Gi-hun, Sang-woo wasn't even sure it was him. Having adjusted his glasses, he carefully observed the person who he believed to be his childhood companion. From his spot on the second floor of beds, he could only see his back and a mass of messy hair. If he could only turn around, he would be able to see his- oh there he was.
Sang-woo’s eyes widened a fraction. The last time he'd seen him was for Christmas, or something like it, when he’d allowed himself some time to visit his hometown, and nearly a couple of years had gone by since then. Gi-hun's hair had grown. A lot. Sang-woo could tell it wasn't intentional, that it was merely a secondary effect of having skipped going to the barber for months. It was messy and chaotic.