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When his mind itches the psychic scar tissue of this later, he will need something familiar to ground him.
(Caleb, Frumpkin, and Essek, in the aftermath)
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If There Is A God, He's The Bond That's Between Us Two by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
10 Jul 2026
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She won't let him play the piano.
When he sits down at the keys her hands slide over his, beside his, fingers dancing to counter every note he tries to set down. When he screams, she laughs, high and bright and feral, and oh he’s missed that sound, he’s longed for that sound, he dreams of that sound.
(Lestat is haunted by his daughter).
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Eadwulf can’t stop staring at the blood. He reaches up, trembling, breathing through the spasms, and wipes the corner of Essek’s mouth with his left thumb. The blood is fresh, still hot. “Did she hurt you?”
“That doesn’t matter now, does it?” Essek doesn’t flinch away from the contact. Bren has made him more comfortable in his own skin. When they’d first met, they could barely touch. “She’s dead. And you’re being foolish.”
“I’m always foolish.”
Essek narrows his eyes. “You can lie to your master so she fucks you in the way you like, and you can lie to Beauregard because she doesn’t have time to confront you about it right now, but don’t lie to me. We’ve done terrible things together, Eadwulf Grieve, and I have very little to lose. Don’t insult me.”
(Eadwulf kills again and again and again. It feels like coming home).
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But My Head Is Full of Poison/And My Heart Is Full of Doubt by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
04 Jun 2026
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When his world breaks and burns, Armand calls Lestat.
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We All Believe in Something That’ll Rip Us into Shreds by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
31 May 2026
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“I’m sorry,” Occtis whispers. “For dying.”
She laughs; she can’t help it. The sound rips its way out of her chest with the violence of a scream and she longs to sink her blade into it to tame it down, to make it bleed, to say, this isn’t fucking funny, none of this is funny, please, please, please, stop.
Or:
Thimble, with friends, in the dark (spoilers for Episode 27).
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in the way of explanations or consolation by tei
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
21 Jul 2026
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"Louis," Lestat whispers desperately. "Let me tell you after."
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21 Jul 2026
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“He has to be so careful, with Lestat. He and Armand are like mirror images of each other; Lestat's hard, cool charm giving way to something malleable and tender, Armand's soft vulnerability concealing the snapping teeth of a wounded animal. They both make Louis want to protect himself and crack himself open at the same time.”
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out of the wasp's nest by essektheylyss (divinationwizard)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
17 Jul 2026
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Since leaving the Folding Halls, Essek has kept a hand on Caleb at all times. It takes him a while to notice.
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17 Jul 2026
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The thing few understand about the Laws is that they're not laws like governments have. They're laws like physics has, like God has. They will be followed whether you follow them or not, one way or another.
Bookmarked by thetickingclock
15 Jul 2026
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It's Just That I've Been Losing So Long by purpledeadpeonies
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
13 Jul 2026
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For years, he didn't see the sun.
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14 Jul 2026
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Duty of Care by boopboop
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
09 Feb 2026
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Ilya Rozanov, get loved.
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- Part 3 of Duty of Care
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11 Jul 2026