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Shadow didn’t have much going on in his life; it was simple and stable, as any older hedgehogs should be. By day, he would run his cozy little bookstore on the corner of Fifth and Doom, sipping coffee while catching up on his latest read. He would close by seven. Then, he retreated to his one-bed apartment to dye his quills midnight and cover the markings in the corners of his eyes with makeup before sliding on his other work uniform.
Umbra would emerge into the night to take on the role of a young Playboy at Club Rouge, a fan favorite, especially the favorite of Sonic—a high-paying guest whose crimson eyes and striking quills have made their way outside the flashing lights of the club and into his day life.
Shadow couldn't keep up the double life forever, and neither can Sonic.Or// Cooper made a glory hole joke, and it spiraled from there-
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A chance encounter in a bookstore leads Hotch and a stranger into a slow-burn connection. But when a manuscript reveals more than heartbreak, the BAU is pulled into a case that blurs the line between ink and ashes.
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- Part 1 of INK AND ASHES THE SERIES
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Mydei has a new experience and handles it pretty well, all things considered.
Phainon runs a Bookstore, and will always support Mydei, no matter what.(There be swearing here and some gender dysphoria stuff, and talk of bad things that happened during Mydei's childhood)
UPDATED: Mydei is the former princess of Castrum Kremnos who left home with the help of his mother and a blue-eyed boy he just met for the first time so that he can be who he has always known himself to be. A Guy.
Also starring:
Anaxa, a grumpy cat who might be immortal
Gorgo, the word's most supportive mom
Castorice, A wickedly talented tattoo artist
Hyacine, the trans*fem menace
There is at least one chapter that contains an epilogue that is NOT contained posted on this site because it would throw the rating from Teen to Explicit.
Chapters that contain elements such as child abuse will have the CW in the notes before each chapter.I played 3.6
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Mika, an aspiring writer and English major, has been crushing on Yuu, the cute barista and aspiring art student, for the last two years. He has no idea that Yuu has actually been his online best friend, Namanari, for the past six years.
AKA the Online Friends/Fan Artist x Fanfic Writer AU no one asked for.
Chapter 6 and beyond beta'd by Mikaela5963. Art commissioned for each chapter :D
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Motorsport-themed bookshop owner Nico is happy with a lot of things in his life: his group of misfit friends, the popularity of his shop and his general health as he approaches his forties. However, one thing he is definitely too old to be doing is being in a turbulent situationship.
Good thing online-streamer Gabi enters his life and enchants him with his bright smile, easy laugh and inability to operate his online banking properly.
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A sleepy town, a bakery that smells like cinnamon, and a bookshop with a “Help Wanted” sign.
Minho isn’t looking for friends - or love - but somehow he finds both.Featuring:
☕ soft mornings, found family, slow burn minsung
📚 bookshop–bakery–bnb interconnected chaos
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You’ve long dreamed of a cozy bookstore in the city, a life filled with books, quiet mornings, and meaningful conversation. But despite your best efforts, love still feels like the one part of the story you haven’t quite figured out. At least you've got your amazing employees -- and a secret online friend with the username '131_vibe' -- to keep you company.
And when '131_vibe' finally asks to meet in person, the real mystery isn’t who he is -- but whether the everyday magic you’ve built in your shop can survive a meeting of hearts that’s been built in messages.
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- Part 7 of The Zodiac Signs
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Amok Time in the Dreamscape by Leine_Wangxianies
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
05 Oct 2025
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I wanted to write Shen Yuan being a nerd while Luo Binghe watches. So I wrote this.
All of these dreams Luo Binghe witnesses have details Meng Mo is carefully storing for later. "Later" is right before the System gets killed :D
...yes, the title is a spoiler for a future dream. Like... the last one.
My goal is to post on Sundays!
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Bourbon, Books and Parking Don't Mix by Anonymous
Fandoms: ウマ娘 プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Anime), ウマ娘 プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Video Game)
05 Oct 2025
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Rice Shower feels so lucky to own her own bookstore and be accepted for who she is in her by those in her neighborhood. Yet the straightforward owner of a new gym across the street tilts things upside down as an influx of parking interferes with Rice's business.
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Rice Shower is brave and cares about civic responsibility and that leads to far more than she expected.
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Jinu is moving out of the apartment he and Rumi have shared above their bookstore and coffee shop to live with his girlfriend. Rumi has to find a new roommate, and ends up with two, who are dating each other. And are hot.
Gay panic ensues.
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What a wonderful morning to be a raging lesbian! by Wenclair_stan
Fandoms: The School for Good and Evil (2022)
03 Oct 2025
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Clarissa Dovey is an artist who is barely scrapping past her university fees, and Leonora Lesso is an actress making millions.
By some stroke of fate, they meet in a book shop in London.
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collection of different newmann drabbles/one-shots i've filled prompts with over on tumblr!
(rating + prompt + summary at the beginning of each chap)
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All Jisung wanted was to find the newest 'Fruits Basket' manga at the nearby hole-in-the-wall bookstore.
After finding the manga and settling down in the corner of the bookstore, his eyes met the most alluring cat-like eyes that would make any sane person go crazy.
Lucky for this guy, Jisung is already crazy"You come here often?" Jisung asks while staring the beautiful man down. If this man were a male version of Aphrodite, he would beg and plead to be Ares.
"Yeah, I do, seeing as I work here." The man said while holding out his nametag for Jisung to see.
"Oh my bad... Minho?" Jisung looked away from the other man's eyes. He thought it could not get any worse.
"Yep, that's my name, says it right here on the tag. What's yours, cutie?" Minho said while walking to the nearest bookshelf to lean on.
"Ji-Jisung. It's Jisung." Well... he was wrong, it could get worse.
"Hi Ji-Jisung, nice to meet you," Minho said while holding his hand out with a smirk on his face.
Or: The one where it's love at first sight, but they won't believe it.
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An alternate universe where you own a bookstore and a tattoo shop opens up across the street. Your friends beg you to get matching tattoos with them and your artist happens to be the shop’s insanely attractive owner.
Noah and Nicholas co-run a tattoo shop together. Davis is their social media, marketing, and design guy. Folio is their adorable receptionist and Jolly is the guest artist that comes and goes (but man, it seems like he may as well just stay here).
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Two hot young men in their twenties meet in the French countryside, indulging in a holiday romance of a lifetime, with nothing to lose!
But could this change their lives forever?
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Charlie Spring is at an impasse in life; he is four years out of college, in a publishing job that was going well... until they laid off half the staff, including him. Things keep getting worse until an opportunity presents itself, and he takes a chance of a lifetime.
Landing in Toulouse a few days later, he makes his way to a small medieval town and begins to set up a dream life for himself.
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Nick Nelson's world is shaken when he suffers an injury in pro rugby, which sees him laid up for months. He's fed up and frustrated at the fact that he can't find anything else in his life that's worthwhile once rugby is out of the equation.
Following his grandmother's death a couple of years previously, he inherited her beautiful house in a small medieval town outside Toulouse. It needs a little bit of love and attention. He packs his bags and goes off to discover a side of himself he never knew existed. -
You Want Blood & I Promised by queerwallflower
Fandoms: This Song - Conan Gray (Song), Vodka Cranberry - Conan Gray (Song)
30 Sep 2025
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Wilson Dean works full time in his grandmothers small town bookstore. He starts feeling the presence of danger every time he walks back home.
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Honey and Lime by toothenamel
Fandoms: Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (Video Blogging RPF)
29 Sep 2025
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Dan owns a bookshop off a corner in London. The intimacy of old pages and raw shelves gives a sense of familiarity and homeliness he can't imagine anywhere else. On one particularly slow day, a strange man stumbles into the store and into, arguably, the single most embarrassing event he's ever have to endure. And yet, somehow, he keeps coming back.
or, bookshop owner dan meets english professor phil
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Among Sips & Silence, What The Coffee Prince Doesn't Say! by The_Artful_Trickster
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
28 Sep 2025
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It began with a simple need to escape, but with him, it became so much more. Can you fall in love with someone when you don't even know his name?
In a world full of corporate rivalries, secret identities, and forbidden feelings, Kaeya finds himself drawn to the enigmatic 'Coffee Prince.' As rivalry 'brews' into romance, Kaeya unravels the tangled pasts of their families, and the mystery of the man who captured his heart.
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Scott & Zelda by bunjisbees
Fandoms: ALPHA DRIVE ONE | ALD1 (Band), Boys Planet (Korea TV)
28 Sep 2025
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“Could you…” Anxin’s voice came out rougher than he intended, “tell me more about the book first?”
Silence stretched taut as a bowstring. Then Sangwon leaned closer, lips curling up like smoke. “I could… But if you want the full experience…” His hand closed the book gently. “…I could show you what happens instead.”
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Wherein bookstore-worker Sangwon has a not-so-secret admirer in college student Anxin... and a storage room is thoroughly abused
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Eddie really allows himself to drink in the sight before him. Steve is wearing a pair of jean shorts and an obnoxious Hawaiian shirt over an ABBA tshirt. He had glasses he was constantly readjusting and a gold chain he was fidgeting with. The whole thing was cute. Very much Eddie’s type. The broad shoulders and the warm hazel eyes and the swoopy hair, the megawatt smile? That didn’t hurt either.
“Of course no embarrassment would truly be complete without the baby pictures, but unfortunately those are all at home.” Steve sighs, he packs all of Eddie’s spoil into a bag. Far more than he remembers bringing up actually.
Max seemed to agree with Steve.
“You should invite him to movie night Steve. You can embarrass Henderson in stereo. Break out the prom video. Oo, the middle school theatre phase videos.” she had an evil gleam in her eye as she looked between the two.
Steve sputters, “I mean, if you’re.. it would be Friday? It’s nothing special, we order food, watch a couple movies, smoke a j on the stoop. It’s our end of the week revelry.” He does jazz hands. Eddie kinda wants to bite him.
He smiles, “I could get into some revelry.”