Competent Protagonists
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Planet Earth, Year 1 A.I.
While Seraphina fights in the spotlight, others struggle in the shadows.
Some fight to protect, others to rebuild. Some fight because they hope, others because they cannot stop.
Iris strikes at the cruelties of the System, refusing any peace built on injustice. Mira rebuilds in the shadows for those with no one else. Colonel knows how wars destroy their heroes, and holds the line so others endure. Diana and Nathaniel follow: one creating, one learning, both shaped by the others’ resolve.
This is their story.
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A Tithe of the Silent Hour by UndeadByNight
Fandoms: Vampire: The Requiem, Chronicles of Darkness - All Editions, World of Darkness - Fandom, Changeling: The Lost, Mage: The Awakening, Hunter: The Vigil, Storytelling System
20 Jan 2026
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"The math is sliding. The geometry is growing thorns. It’s not an equation anymore. It’s a debt."
In a city where the Prince wears six-inch platforms and the local Nosferatu is the only man you can trust, things were already complicated. Now, Task Force: V has arrived with heavy-caliber rifles and weaponized iron filings, turning a supernatural cold war into a frantic survival game.
From the high-society posturing of Elysium to a blood-soaked courtyard where Mages plead with reality and Changelings flee the bite of cold iron, the threads are pulling tight. Matild of the Lancea Sanctum just wanted to watch a soldier; now she’s watching the world break. And somewhere in the middle of the chaos, Sean Ennis, the idiot prince of every city, has gone missing.
It’s not just a mystery anymore. It’s an apocalypse in a tactical mask.
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Unexpectedly in a Flash Marriage with You by Mavia_Creative
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
24 May 2026
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Hermione had her own agenda in wanting to get hitched to Ronald Weasley, but when that plan falls through,
it is a different groom she walks down the aisle with.Tom did not believe in pure luck, yes some chips may fall favorably sometimes, but when an opportunity comes
for him to take a bride, he does not question his luck, he does not overthink anything, and for the first time
acts instinctively and pledges his troth.This story is around how these flash marriage partners find themselves in love, in a contracted marriage.
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To Love Through Blood (Jorraelagon īre Ānogar) by VelvetAbyssLover
Fandoms: game of thrones, House of the Dragon, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV), Game of Thrones RPF, House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
04 Jul 2026
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Long before Aegon conquered Westeros, the Valyrian Freehold stands at its absolute zenith. In this world of toxic politics and lethal sorcery, riding a dragon means godhood, while failing the High Council's ruthless Dragon Trials means a scorched-earth death.
This year's contest forces three unlikely candidates into the arena: Soveria Veridian, a sharp-tongued hemomancer carrying her dead brother’s legacy; Draekon Volantar, a towering former blacksmith seeking to redeem his fallen house; and Naeryna Qoharys, a fiercely proud warrior who views the sky as her birthright.
Realizing the Council demands a public bloodbath, the trio forms a dangerous pact built on survival rather than honor. As the trials morph into a nightmare of illusions and shadow magic, they must rely on each other’s darkest strengths. Amidst the blood, a deep connection ignites between them. To conquer the sky, the fire, the blade, and the shadow must unite and refuse to bleed for the Council's entertainment.
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For John Munch, the line between catching a monster and tearing himself apart has always been razor-thin. This winter, a brutal serial case on the Lower East Side brings a calculating predator right into the squad’s perimeter, turning a grim forensic puzzle into a deeply personal battleground. Hyper-focused and running on caffeine, cynicism, and sheer protective instinct, Munch is forced to navigate the sharpest boundaries of the job—and the heavy memories of the past that still haunt him. But amidst the high-stakes pressure of the precinct, the quiet comforts waiting outside the bullpen offer a lifeline he never expected to find. In the final installment of the trilogy, a cantankerous, brilliant detective must decide if he can finally lower his guard long enough to let a real, unconditional love win.
This is a Side story to the season 2 episode "Manhunt".
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- Part 3 of Titanium Trenchcoat
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Can a chess game change the course of someone's life? A seemingly simple chess match sends Serenity Wheeler and Seto Kaiba's lives in a tailspin, and they struggle to catch up. Meanwhile, an old friend surprises Joey as he starts his new life. Silentshipping & Polarshipping.