thesecondsmile
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“Are you my daddy?”
Jason peers at him with those wide, beseeching eyes and something in his chest clenches.
He wishes it wasn’t just selfishness that leads him to say yes.
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the night wears a brand new skin by thegoldensun (thesecondsmile)
Fandoms: Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat
12 Nov 2022
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Heaven is Arles. Heaven is quiet mornings in his room with the warmth of the sun on his skin, heaven is peace and love and smiles, and heaven is Auguste.
"Oh brother, I'm so sorry I had to go. Will you hold me Auguste?”
After his attempt to end his life, Laurent wakes up, and Auguste is by his side. Both brothers are still shattered. Is there healing after hurt?
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Ch 2:
Jason’s heart is one where love and loss meld together and all he feels is a fire in his chest and a roaring in his ears when he thinks of Bruce’s words.
Distance has not been kind to us. I need you so much closer. Please come back to me.
(dumping grounds for various sad-jason pieces! will be sporadically but likely somewhat-frequently updated)
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- Part 1 of toss a coin to your witcher
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He is an eight year old boy, standing alone in an alley, covered in his parents’ blood.
He is a vigilante and father, holding onto the broken body of his son.
Bruce has always been too little, too late.
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it's time the tale were told (of how you took a child and you made him old) by therisenbird (thesecondsmile)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
05 Jun 2022
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Bruce is racing across Ethiopia to save his son. Bruce is fighting in the Batcave to stop his son.
Bruce is 34 years old. Bruce is 39 years old.
Then Bruce is looking at ...Bruce. Uh oh.
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hold me 'til I die (meet you on the other side) by thegoldensun (thesecondsmile), thesecondsmile
Fandom Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat
12 Nov 2022
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Two brothers, through the years. A bond, through anguish.
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toss a coin to your witcher by therisenbird (thesecondsmile)
Fandom Batman - All Media Types
23 Jul 2022
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Assorted angst pieces!
Mostly featuring my beloved child, Jason Peter Todd, in various forms of suffering.
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slack your rope, hangman by thesecondsmile
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
10 Feb 2021
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A series of unconnected fics that all have the running theme of angst and hurt/no comfort.
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a tiny prayer to father time by thesecondsmile
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
03 Feb 2021
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In sickness and in health.
Bucky and Steve navigate a relationship built on years of love even as Steve's body slowly shuts down.
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raccoon revolution by thesecondsmile
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Apr 2021
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Battle of Hogwarts canon deviation. Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are platonic soulmates. Hermione Granger is determined to stand by her best friend, even if that means going to the Forbidden Forest to meet Voldemort. Harry Potter is determined to keep Hermione alive by whatever means necessary. What happens when love, sacrifice and grief collapse the fabric of time? That's up to Hermione Granger to decide, when she finds herself in the year 1978 with a different savior-complex-Potter shadowing her every move.
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- 140,565
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22 Mar 2026
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The Witch Who Burned Backwards by HogwartsMaster98
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
31 Oct 2025
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When a forgotten book sends Hermione Granger spiraling through time, she lands in 1981 — on the edge of a war not yet won. Armed with dangerous knowledge and haunted by fire, she’s determined to change the ending.
But the past has teeth.
And time never gives without taking.Series
- Part 1 of The Witch Who Burned Backwards
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22 Mar 2026
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Life after the war had begun to find a semblance of normalcy for Hermione Granger. It had been three years since she had resurrected her soul bond, Sirius Black, from the depths of the Veil. They were finally in the process of building a family together. Yet, just when she thought they could finally enjoy the peace they had fought so hard to achieve, Hermione was violently yanked from her present, thrust into the chaotic shadows of the past.
The First Wizarding War was just beginning, and the stakes were higher than she could have ever imagined. Now, she found herself ensnared in an uncertain time, filled with death and betrayal. To make matters worse, Hermione had an unexpected ally: her husband’s grandfather, a man steeped in outdated prejudices.
Pregnant women were often underestimated, but she knew that what she carried was not only the potential for new life but also the strength to fight. With her strong resolve, Hermione embraced her role as protector, prepared to wield her knowledge and her courage to shape the destiny of her family. After all, if there was one thing she had learned throughout her life, it was that hope was an unyielding force capable of overcoming even the most difficult of challenges.- Language:
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22 Mar 2026
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She had witnessed Magic bleed, cry and agonize. She had beheld the beginning of the end. There were a lot of things Hermione Granger had never wanted, but they had happened anyway.
In another world, why would things be any different?
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22 Mar 2026
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In Sirius Black's last act, he created a spell to send someone back to fix it all once they knew how to defeat Voldemort for good. After the war, Hermione has been struggling and needing a project. When she takes on cleaning out Sirius' room, she finds a slip of parchment that could allow her to change the world.
*NOW COMPLETED*
JK Rowling owns Harry Potter, the characters, the world, and some direct quotes from canon.
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21 Mar 2026