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one half of a whole by interstellarisms
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, The Fall Guy (2024)
19 Apr 2026
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Eva feels like the breath is knocked out of her lungs when the man walks in.
Dirty blond hair. Blue eyes. Sort of like… if Ryland Grace was hit by a car several times. It was undeniably him.
“So you’re Eva Stratt,” The man says gruffly, slamming both hands on her desk. He looked exactly like Ryland, it was terrifying. It felt like watching a ghost haunt her in real life.
“You’re the crazy woman that sent my baby brother up into space. Let’s talk, yeah?”
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Colt Seavers finds out his twin brother was sent on a suicide mission. He does not take it well.
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- 20,263
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- 5/5
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25 May 2026
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Paper Flowers for the God of Gods by mrcformoso
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Webcomic)
11 Jan 2024
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In another universe, The Crown Prince of Xian Le, Xie Lian, did not ascend as a martial god, but as a god of flowers, a minor god.
A minor god who made a mistake, and was punished, sealed in his own little portion of heaven with barely any power, indebted to the Heavenly Officials for their mercy and kindness. He spends his days in isolation, occasionally visited by gods when they want him for their festivals. He cannot refuse.
All days were nice. All days were the same.
Until a new 'god' visited, one draped in red with a large, red butterfly perched on his shoulder.
“Hello, Gege. You can call me San Lang.”
Or: FlowerGod!XieLian x GhostKing!HuaCheng AU with Rapunzel and Hades & Persephone vibes
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- Part 1 of Paper Flowers for the God of Gods
- Language:
- English
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- 55,252
- Chapters:
- 11/11
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- 10
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- 927
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03 Feb 2026
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the greatest of luxuries (is your secrets) by wrongcaitlyn
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, The Sun and The Star - Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro
23 Jun 2025
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“You’ll call me every day.”
“Every day,” Nico promises.
“And you’ll spam me with photos of whatever you’re doing, and pictures of the crowds at your shows, and whichever places you’re visiting.”
“You’ll get sick of me.”
“I could never,” Will says, wiping away the tear that was about to fall. “I love you.”
“I know,” Nico whispers back, his hands reaching up around Will’s neck, standing up on his tip-toes to pull Will into another rib-crushing hug.
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a celebrity au ft. a long-distance private relationship, some more trauma, and an even larger famous friend group (plus leo).
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- Part 3 of dear reader
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 163,647
- Chapters:
- 27/27
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- 3
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27 Oct 2025
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talk your talk and go viral (i just need this love spiral) by wrongcaitlyn
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan
31 Dec 2023
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“Keep telling yourself that,” Will says quietly, because even though the door is closed, speaking any louder would seem wrong. “You’re too harsh on yourself. If you wrote songs or something, you’d easily get on the Billboard Hot 100. Dad would help you. I would, too.”
“Promote it to your seven followers?”
“Yes!”
Nico laughs, and then Will is joining him, and they’re closer than before, but it’s nothing unusual. It’s been this way since before stupid feelings and stupid crushes, and Nico would be damned if he let it change just because of that.
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a celebrity au ft. childhood friends to lovers, a bit of trauma, and a famous friend group (plus leo).
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- Part 1 of dear reader
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 145,162
- Chapters:
- 34/34
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- 5
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16 Oct 2025
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Yo, Death Wants to Protect You Cuz Some Other Loser Has Got to Die. by Idknoname
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan
06 Oct 2019
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The Golden Trio had just gone through Cedric Diggory's death and survived the Triwizard Tournament, so when the school year begins again, they only expect the same old jeers from Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson. However, when they come back they are surprised to learn that others have prepared for the rise of Voldemort... or to cover up his return.
Nico's father, Hades, decided that he can't let Voldemort cheat death, especially when the Dark Lord is a loser. So, Nico is sent to protect Harry and quicken up the pace to defeat Voldemort. Joining him are two new demigods to help him understand the wizarding world as they return to their roots.
However, things become a bit harder for Nico to complete his mission once he gets sorted into Slytherin...This takes place after the war with Gaea and Triwizard Tournament, no there is no concept of time, and yes, the Slytherins do get their rightful place as real people, as wells as Hufflepuffs, and everyone else. Also, this was written to avoid as many fictional character deaths as possible since this focuses on how Harry and the other houses are dealing with Cedric's death :).
Some chapters are long and some are hella short. Teens for languageSeries
- Part 1 of Harry Potter and Some Other Nerds
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- English
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- 398,245
- Chapters:
- 88/88
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- 5
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07 Oct 2025
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all these renewals for a moment with you by riverdanceeee
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
16 May 2022
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After Hua Cheng is called in to do a rather simple task at a rather decrepit home, he finds himself replacing more than just the carpet in Xie Lian’s home—for example: the stove, the cabinets, the walls, the roof, and his heart (in Xie Lian’s hands).
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- English
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- 116,199
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 2
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- 850
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29 Sep 2025
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That Can Be Arranged by kianspo
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
25 Dec 2025
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"You're selling me for money? Your own child?"
A modern arranged marriage AU. Xie Lian's family's business is on the verge of failing. Hua Cheng has money and a horrible reputation. A match made in heaven? Well, it's certainly been made somewhere... Are reluctant marriage partners the next power couple or a train wreck waiting to happen? Spoiler: they're Hualian, so likely both?
- Language:
- English
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- 179,737
- Chapters:
- 23/23
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- 2,200
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12 Aug 2025
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possibly, maybe by lilbunmilo (SherLOCKED79)
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon)
29 Jun 2023
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In the center of it all is a man…
A man who is scrambling around a small convection oven on the counter, trying to scrape out the blackened remains of what Hua Cheng assumes were once cookies. He appears to be in his early thirties and, despite his frantic movements and creased expression, the first word that comes to Hua Cheng’s mind is: soft.
His hair, a beautiful, earthy chestnut brown color, is pulled back into a loose bun on the top of his head. A few strands hang free, framing his face. He wears cuffed jeans and a cream-colored turtle-neck sweater that swamps his frame and falls down to his thighs, giving him a cozy, shapeless figure.
or: Hua Cheng is a famous muralist who is losing his passion for art when he meets Xie Lian, single father to five-year old Guzi. Xie Lian is in the midst of opening a flower shop and Hua Cheng, instantly captivated by this man with warm eyes and a soft nature, offers to help.
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We Sleep But Fail To Dream by GhostTour
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
22 Jan 2025
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After Hua Cheng disappears in a flurry of silver butterflies, Xie Lian waits for his return. Rumours whisper across the land. Crimson Rain Sought Flower has returned and is ruling over Ghost City. And he doesn't remember Xie Lian at all.
“Did daozhang think he could come here, flash his enchanted eyes, and pull one over on the Ghost King?” Hua Cheng coos.
Xie Lian’s teeth begin to chatter. “My enchanted…my…aha—”
“I have never seen a performance quite like it in all my long years. Daozhang must be very experienced in getting his way just by fluttering his long lashes. But is he truly foolish enough to believe this act will work on me? Does he think I will fall for his tricks?”
*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ
Or: Hua Cheng is cursed and has no memory of his beloved. Xie Lian takes a job in Ghost City to try to get Hua Cheng to fall in love with him again before he dissipates.
Russian translation now available, by the incredible Kora_L
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- Part 1 of We Sleep But Fail To Dream + Extras
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- English
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- 83,736
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- 20/20
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- 4
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13 Mar 2025
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Yin Yu is a promising cultivator with a talent for fortunetelling. He has a bright future, and he sets his sights firmly on ascension. It's in his star chart, after all.
What the stars failed to tell him was that Quan Yizhen would come in and steal his shizun, steal his place in the heavens, and steal his sight.
Russian translation by Neomenia available here.
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- Part 1 of Some, Any, None
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- English
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- 79,369
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- 13/13
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19 Aug 2024
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Never Forget, Never Forgive by starvingwritist
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
08 Jan 2025
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"In the distance, something caught his eye. There was an unassuming little peach tree on the side of a hill. He could feel something about it was unusual, a slight glow to it against the gloomy sky. As he drew closer he realized the tree was growing out of the massive hollow stump of an old dead one. Though it appeared ordinary, there was an energy to it- a very faint spark of the divine that drew Hua Cheng like a moth to a flame.
He knew, whether intentional or not, this was a grave marker."
A coffin rescue fic with an alternating PoV.
Before he can begin to recover from his experience, Xie Lian first must accept he's actually out of the coffin. Hua Cheng wants to avenge his God, even if that's not what he would want.Don't worry too much about Lang Qianqiu. He'll have a bad time, but I promise I won't kill him.
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- Part 1 of (NFNF) Coffin Rescue AU
- Language:
- English
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- 118,748
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- 21/21
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- 2,657
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23 Jun 2024
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No Water Is Enough by Boomchick
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
06 Sep 2021
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[Book 5 Spoilers Within]
Once, the emperor of heaven saw that his troublesome successor had what he had always desired so dearly. To teach him a priceless lesson, he took it for himself.
Hua Cheng faithfully serves the god who saved him as a child— the one he has worshiped for 800 years— the one to whom he gifted his ashes: The Heavenly Emperor, Jun Wu.
Xie Lian just wants his beloved back, no matter what it costs him.
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- English
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- 86,849
- Chapters:
- 9/9
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- 1,270
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01 May 2024
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The Bride Selection by trufflehargau
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon)
24 Apr 2022
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Xie Lian held up the flyer, and squinted at it through the eye-holes of his mask. Beneath the words ‘Join the Selection! Be the Ghost King’s Bride!’ the sweeping eaves rendered in wobbly black ink matched the silhouette of the building in the distance. Paradise Manor. The Ghost King’s home.
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...The Princess and the Pea retelling? Set before the events of the novel. The Ghost King of Paradise Manor is selecting a bride. Xie Lian doesn't really know what he's doing there.
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- English
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- 60,570
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 2
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- 482
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- 5,856
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23 Apr 2024
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There is a knot of tension tucked beneath Xie Lian’s left shoulder blade, and he cannot get rid of it.
Xie Lian makes martyrdom habitual. Hua Cheng disapproves.
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29 Dec 2023
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[PODFIC] - A boyfriend for Christmas by Danmei_Podfics_With_Gem
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
11 Dec 2022
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What's Xie Lian to do when his mother keeps pestering him about being single and keeps trying to set him up with all the sons and daughters of his father's associates? Panic and lie about having a boyfriend, of course! And when he's pressed against a wall and he's expected to show up at his parents' house in a few hours with said non-existing boyfriend for Christmas, an unexpected solution reveals itself to him. Said solution is his exceptionally attractive and tall coworker that all too eagerly agrees to help.
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18 Dec 2023
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Do What You Will, If That's What You Want by stanzas
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Dec 2019
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“What do you mean you’re retiring?” Bakugou asks nicely, or at least as nicely as someone like Bakugou can ask. The question is phrased more like a demand.
“Call it a mid-life crisis,” Shouto answers, like Bakugou asked him what the weather would be tomorrow, and takes a deep sip from his coffee. “I’m thinking of changing careers.”
The world of heroes is quick to adapt to surprises, but Pro Hero Entropy’s (very premature) retirement announcement throws almost everyone for a pretty impressive loop.
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- Part 1 of What The Future Holds
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 225,527
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 25
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- 1,396
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- 3,079
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- 115,006
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03 Sep 2023
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Why Are We Here Again? by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
08 Apr 2021
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The brighter the light, the darker the shadows. And in a super-powered society, those shadows are dark indeed. But whilst the world desperately trained more and more heroes, making that light brighter and brighter, the prestigious hero school, UA, had another idea. Why not tackle the problem at its source?
And so was born the infamous class 1-A. Would-be criminals from all over the country were selected, and a group of twenty now roam the halls of the school, alongside the heroes of the next generation.
Last year, the entirety of Mr Aizawa’s class A graduated. But this year was different. No, he didn’t believe they would all graduate back into society like the classes before them. He believed they could become something bigger. That was why, with gritted teeth and a manic smile, Eraser Head turned to his new class of students and said:
"You aren't villains - you never were, and you never will be. But you can take that fire inside of you and put it to good use. We're in a hero school, aren't we? Well then...
"Let's be heroes."
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My favourite fic I’ve written - chaos, found family, and learning to believe in yourself
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 236,109
- Chapters:
- 36/36
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- 57
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- 8,400
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14 Apr 2023
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"I’m only two minutes late!” Izuku protested. Had he missed the start of an important test? None of the national, standardized tests were supposed to happen this month and even being two minutes late to one of those wouldn’t elicit this sort of reaction. They were discussing their career interest forms today, but that was it. Nothing time-critical was supposed to be happening.
“Midoriya, you were reported missing a week ago. No one has seen you for eight days. The police have been combing the city for you.”
"I’m sorry. What?”
Midoriya Izuku went missing for a week and turned up in a back alleyway with skills he's never even heard of and no memory of how he came by them. He resigns himself to never learning the truth of what happened to him, but he shouldn't waste this chance should he? He could become a hero with reflexes like these.
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- Part 1 of Switchblade
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 333,816
- Chapters:
- 92/92
- Collections:
- 88
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- 9,992
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- 19,553
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- 5,784
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- 852,332
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15 Jan 2023
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Love love love this story and will always come back for a reread <3
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It’s been two months since the storm, and Childe hasn’t seen Zhongli not even once, not since that fateful meeting with the Signora where the truth is finally unveiled.
And what a fun little kick to the gut that is, the realization that not only had he been played by all sides, but he's also being tossed aside like trash now that his use had run its course.
It’s not that Childe doesn’t get it. He’s a Harbinger. He knows first-hand what it means to do his duty, to put the mission first and his personal feelings far, far away, preferably locked up in a box, where it wouldn’t interfere with his job. He knows what it’s like working with vipers, to scheme and plot and lie in wait for the opportune moment to stab his opponent in the back.
But this time, this time Childe can’t help but feel a little (a lot) gutted.
Stupid. He’s gotten himself stupidly attached.
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A story about Childe trying to move on after the events of 1.1 Update, but some of his actions have consequences, and those consequences have followed him back to Snezhnaya.NOTE: THIS FIC WAS DRAFTED BEFORE 1.1 UPDATE CAME OUT. MIND THE CANON-DIVERGENT TAG FOR THIS REASON.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 138,210
- Chapters:
- 21/21
- Collections:
- 19
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- 5,548
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- 19,174
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20 Dec 2022
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Complicated Creation by Elemental
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
09 Sep 2020
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Midoriya Izuku is medically quirkless, not technically homeless, perpetually exhausted and doing his damned best despite it all. He also sees spirits, which might be cool if not for the fact that a) no one else does, b) they really don't like him very much, and c) he's pretty sure the heroes now think he's a villain working for the League.
Aizawa Shota just wants to take down Overhaul, rescue Eri, keep his students alive, get some rest, and find out how this Deku kid knows things he absolutely should not know about his personal life and the Shie Hassaikai case.
Unless Nighteye's right, and the kid really is a villain.
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- Part 1 of sum of all (and by them driven)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 112,787
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Collections:
- 401
- Comments:
- 5,748
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- 49,916
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- 17,666
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- 1,140,846
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21 Aug 2022