Choice Events: Midlife Crisis
Fics in which events divert/de-rail mid-canon, usually due to a combination of whump + protective instincts (or crossover alternate paths):
:AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
Zuko has a change of perspective (pre Ba Sing Se)
(Hakoda has a change of Heart)
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Danny runs away (to Gotham) post explosion
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:DC / Marvel:
Jason(+ Damian) is found by (Tim/)...
Hood is more protective (of Tim/Danny/OCs/Dick) than vengeful
(RR = changeoverthink)
Batman/the JL find out about Billy (+ adopt him)
.
The Winter Soldier is found by...(himself)
Tony + the Data Dump
Aunt May dies
+
:(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7 /Knight Rider /Other:
Kincaid Crisis
(Blair gets a child/parent)
Pregnant Alex
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KARR returns
+
:NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
Mexico Mixup(s)+/-Benoit Blowout(s)
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Migraine Mysteries
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S5(-6) shakeups:
Punch fallout / Maddie Returns(early)
(Buck is a Da(doner)
(Closed, Moderated)
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Two months into Tony’s run as team leader after Gibbs’ departure for Mexico, Jenny Shepard realizes things are not going well for the MCRT and decides to intervene. She forces Tony to make a choice, and he finds that sometimes, the best thing is to just start again.
De novo: anew; afresh; again; from the beginning.
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Warnings: Canon-level violence, case work involving rape, child abuse, domestic violence, stalking, etc.
Word Count: ~63k
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10 Feb 2025
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Ship: middle of ch.8 (btwn breaks), end of ch.9 (bed section on), end of ch.10 (post-barbecue) - not plot-critical
S/E: (non-explicict discussions of rape) End of ch.9 (2/3 convo), end of ch.10
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Hiyoured: F/SVU Tony
(Good boss Jenny)
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Two Nickels: Gideon pushes/antagonises Tony into a revelation -
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After the blackout is over and Maddie and Chimney are both gone, Buck’s feeling a little adrift. Athena tells him about a dear friend of hers who was harmed in all the chaos, and Buck figures he could use another friend. He just didn’t expect to find someone who would alter both his world in all the best ways.
Word Count: 36,112
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24 Oct 2025
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S/E: c.80%/first section ch.6 (up to break; skippable/not plot-critical),
convo c.90%(/3/4 ch.6 - abrupt subject change, not very long; shortly after break, up to next)
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The Leverage crew run into a new friend, find some buried treasure, and fight some Nazis. It's a pretty good day.
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The "Who The Hell Is Bucky?" Job by dionysus_bound
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Leverage
14 Nov 2015
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The Winter Soldier spent two years on his own, trying to get his memory back through full-frontal assaults on secret HYDRA installations. During one such raid he meets a Hitter, a Hacker and a Thief who decide to take him on as a client.
Before he knows it, he's watching them bicker like children, eating gourmet pub food and teaming up with the Avengers. -
Infinite Coffee and Protection Detail by KristenMaraMusingsOnBuckyBarnes, owlet
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
21 Jun 2018
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16 Jan 2026
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The mission resets abruptly, from objective: kill to objective: protect