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A headache throbbed at his temples.
Damn it. It was one of those nights.
Erin groped for the lonely lacrima on the bedside table; his fingertips found cool, finely engraved stone, and he tapped it. A pale light suffused his room. Shadows lurked in the corners, but his simple cot and the writing desk across from it were thrown into sharp relief. Erin considered his journal, awaiting him patiently on the desk, but a pang of pain lanced through his temples, and he balked at the prospect of trying to focus on writing. No, tonight was not a journaling night.Or: it's insomnia o'clock, and Erin can't sleep for the life of him. For better or for worse, he discovers that he's not the only one awake.
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The coffee guy looked tired, but he smiled kindly as he proffered the drink. Falst could only see one eye—a single, beautiful, carnelian iris—because he wore a black eyepatch over the other. Hints of scar tissue spiderwebbed out from under that eyepatch, like maybe something had happened to him, something painful and terrible, something most college students would never have to deal with. As Falst took the drink, their hands brushed, just for a moment. The coffee guy's felt warm. Like, heated-blanket warm. Snuggling-haven warm.
Or: All Falst wanted was a mocha from the student rec center, but he winds up with far more than he bargained for.
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Tess raced toward Ironhill with lightning dancing on her skin and excitement sparking her heart.
She'd forgotten a lot about this place; she'd been taken so long ago. But she thought she recognized it. The broad strokes of it, at least. The hill swelled in front of her, enormous and rocky and ribboned with iron ore. Yep, that was the right geology. If it'd had a pointy peak instead of a flat plateau top, Tess would've called it a mountain! And the houses, she kind of remembered the houses. Stony and sturdy with holes for windows to let the fresh, free air in, and with wood-fed hearths.Or: after finally getting Sparked and leaving Asera, Tess reaches Ironhill and reunites with her family. Ironhill is welcoming and warm and everything a good home should be.
But her bed is kind of small. She loves her family, but not the daily toil of the family trades, and she struggles with attention span. She has an itch and a restlessness that’s hard to explain. She wants… something else. She just can't put her finger on what.
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The Hunter felt more than saw Nata settle beside her; the cot dipped beneath his slight frame, and his boot-clad foot accidentally bumped hers. Kid didn't seem to notice, or, at least, he didn't make note of it. He pulled out his own whetstone and his dagger. The dagger was comically dwarfed by the Hunter's own weapons, as Nata was by her, but it was a decent size for a child and held the gleam and sharpness of well-tempered steel. He watched her sharpening technique, then mimicked it, his whetstone rasping over the blade.
The Hunter smiled to herself and carried on with her task. Comfortable silence hung between them for several minutes.
Eventually, Nata broke it. "Can I help with one of your hunts?"
The Hunter's hand stilled. "Pardon?"
"I want to hunt a monster with you," said Nata clearly. "Not just watch or be background support."
Or: Nata wants to tag along for a hunt--for real this time, as a hunter, not just to watch or assist from the back. The Hunter, meanwhile, wants to make damn sure this kid makes it home in one piece, no matter what complications arise.
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Vash was still too weakened from his ordeal with the Collector to form a new physical incarnation on his own, and Kendal... well, Kendal just felt like he needed to be here. Needed to help. Needed to see this through.
So they did this together.
Or: After their adventure, Kendal helps Vash the god perform the funeral rites to finally release the souls of the city, and he struggles with the weight of grief afterward. Fortunately, Kendal's friends are there for him.
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After being exiled from his home thanks to the discovery of his unique yet dangerous nature, Dainix searches for any way to learn more about himself, in the hopes of being able to control it. This leads him to search an old, abandoned castle, which is rumored to house a monster.
Falst has been hiding out in the castle for a little while now, and finds himself unusually curious about the stranger who, for once, doesn't seem inclined to harm him.- Language:
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Complete, and still enjoying on rereads :)
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I think you're worth keeping around / I think you're worth holding onto by snapdragon_stories
Fandoms: Aurora - Red (Webcomic)
09 Mar 2026
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Falst has doubts about his worth to the team. Getting kidnapped does not really help this.
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Falst knows he's the weak link of the group. The best he has is that he's ferin, and thats about it. He doesn't have any magic– no primordial gods possessing him, no starfire woven into his literal bones, no exploding into fire or lightning– he's just Falst. But these people need him, he owes them, and most importantly, they're his friends. So, regardless of his shortcomings, he refuses to let anything happen to them without forcing the threat to go through him first.
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title from Soap by The Oh HellosSeries
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10 Mar 2026
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A tale of how a brother meets his sister, and how they are both prisoners, and how he frees her in the end.
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05 Jan 2026
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Super good Erin & Tess sibling relationship exploration
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Dainix doesn't like being on a boat again, but at least his friends are there with him and safe.
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24 Dec 2025
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a quiet moment and an accidental shoulder nap, 10/10 cozy oneshot <3
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Summoning Demons With Particularly Good Coffee Beans And Cats by HopeNight for CalicoLynx
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
30 Jun 2025
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“I need you to be my dad,” the green-haired human informed the black-haired demon. “Please.”
Shouta was way too sober for this.
Midoriya Izuku needs to bring a parent for a meeting at Aldera Junior High, and his Mom is out of town.
Naturally, he decided that summoning a demon is a good idea.
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Fun concept and excellent, humorous execution