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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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08 Jan 2026
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But mine is as hungry as the sea by Lizzen
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
16 Oct 2022
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Sauron may have left Eregion but he did not leave Galadriel’s dreams.
…He looks at her as if she is a lost dream long mourned. He looks at her as if she is the vision of his desires incarnate. He looks hungry, reverent, admiring.
Her heart shifts, and her mouth opens slightly. Not to speak but to let more air in, her lungs feel so tight.
“You shouldn’t be here,” he says and then his lips are on hers.
He is but a dream, she thinks. This is not real. And she lets him kiss her…
Set after The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Episode 8 "Alloyed"
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11 Dec 2025
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take a moment, take our time by beta_mirach for Missy
Fandoms: Alien (Original Movies 1979-1997)
02 Nov 2025
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When Ripley caught him by the arm and invited him for a drink, Dwayne assumed she just didn't want to be alone.
He was... well, he was sort of right.
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08 Nov 2025
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Anderson passed her test. She confronts Dredd with these results and gets a glimpse under the mask.
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04 Oct 2025
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Catch a falling star by Lizzen for 20thcenturyvole
Fandoms: Aliens (1986), Prometheus (2012), Alien 3 (1992)
21 Dec 2012
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Alien3 AU – Sometimes family is all you have left.
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26 Aug 2025