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The animals who built this world intended it to be better for you; but they failed. You walk dwarfed by the shadow of their failure, dandelions pushing up through concrete beneath the glare of sodium lights. Swallow the bitter taste of that inherited regret. Dust yourself off, put one foot in front of the other. You'll get it in the next life, where you don't make mistakes. Do what you can with this one, while you're alive.
Animals, be vigilant; we love you.
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- Part 1 of The Universal Kinship
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19 Jul 2026
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This place has no shortage of freaks, and this guy is only adding to the roster. Large steel bolts stick out of his broad shoulders, lighting up the room with bright green sparks every few seconds. His left hand is pale, covered in tattoos of strange runes, interrupted by stitches that surround his wrist and lead to an arm that looks almost like it’s decaying, the skin grey and dull, another silver bolt protruding next to the elbow. He picks up the glass with fingers that are twined in barbed wire, and as he tips his head back to sip at it, his long black hair slips back, showing bolts in his neck and stitches along his mouth. He sets the glass down with a soft clink, and his hair falls over his face once again.
Pocket knocks back the last gulp of their rye and coke. Yep, another freak for the collection. Not that that’s a bad thing in Pocket’s eyes. They’d much rather be around freaks than the type of people Maximilian associated with.
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It's the night before the ritual, and Pocket has a few drinks to calm their nerves. They end up getting more than a little acquainted with one of the weirder freaks in the Hidden King's alliance.
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07 Mar 2026
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New Mexico, 1964.
Dell Conagher has seen and done a lot of things in his line of work. Working for Blutarch Mann — something he thought he’d never consider in his lifetime. Though considering his family’s legacy, it isn’t exactly out of the realm of possibility.
The incomprehensible mystery he finds on the side of an Interstate in the middle of his business trip, however, not so much an impossible possibility. Harboring a being that shouldn’t be, turns out to be much more than Dell ever bargained for.
This is the story of how the Engineer first met Pyro.
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21 Oct 2025
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When Haru was in the lair of the Shishigumi, she thought that her life was at an end. She was helpless yet again, and this time, nobody was here to save her. By the end of the night, she'd made a decision - she wasn't going to need anyone's rescue ever again.
Diverges from canon towards the end of season 1 - beware manga spoilers beyond! A story of romance, blood, and overcoming adversity through the power of friendship.
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27 Sep 2025
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It’s been almost 100 years since Order 53 freed the herbivores from servitude, and almost 200 since the end of the War of the Species, the first herbivore revolt.
And yet, since then, progress has stalled. Herbivores may be technically freed, but they still lack many basic rights, living as second-class citizens. Instinct-driven violence against herbivores is legally protected, and many live in fear that the next day may be their last.
Meanwhile, carnivores live in high society. They eat meat, dominate the country's politics, and rampantly discriminate against the subjugated herbivore population. The equality movement has hit a wall, and meaningful change feels more out of reach than ever.
So who would've thought... that it'd be the sons of a local teacher, and a speciesist politician, who would bring the entire system crashing down?
(A hopepunk story about Louis and Legosi fighting for equality and changing society, with inspiration taken from the Noughts and Crosses series by Malorie Blackman)
|| CURRENTLY ON HIATUS BECAUSE I HAVE EXAMS ILY GUYS I'LL BE BACK ASAP ||
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16 Sep 2025