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Marcus Tilman followed the red line because someone wanted him to. Nick Valentine followed it because someone else was watching them do it. The Railroad doesn’t recruit with riddles. It recruits by deciding whether you should be alive by the end of the day. But in the end, everything is about the choices you make…including who you keep choosing over and over again.
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The Eyes Of Adam by Anonymous
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series), Blood Meridian: or The Evening Redness in the West - Cormac McCarthy
27 Apr 2026
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Pentagram City is a pressure cooker of ozone and grease, and for Collin, it just exploded. After witnessing the erratic, spear-wielding Adam dismantle an Overlord with nothing but lies and a heavy notched blade, Collin is thrust into a grim new reality.
Joining Adam’s crew—the sharp-edged Lute, a weary Vaggie, and a tragically hardened Princess Charlie—Collin enters a world of iron transports and "quiet work" done with angelic steel. As they trek across the bone-powdered deserts to deliver munitions for Carmilla Carmine, Collin realizes the biggest threat isn't the Hellhound raiders on the ridge—it’s the simmering, bloodthirsty tension within the carriage itself. In this Hell, redemption is a fairy tale, and the only way to stay ahead of the dark is to keep your revolver loaded.
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In the summer before his sixth year, Sirius Black ran away from home, and he kept running. There wasn't anywhere in England that was safe. Voldemort controlled the Ministry. The Aurors were Death Eaters in disguise. If they found him, they would kill him. Eventually, he found himself on a pier in California, and the fear in his chest started to ease.
Remus Lupin wasn't allowed to go to Hogwarts. He wasn't allowed to hold a wand. In fact, he wasn't even allowed to leave the cellar until a burst of accidental magic broke the door open. Dark Creatures and Muggleborns were hunted, usually killed, and sometimes enslaved. He and Lily had found each other on the streets and eventually started working for the old man who ran the Order - the only resistance group trying to bring down Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Remus is a soldier. He goes out, he gets the job done, and he waits for the next set of orders.
And for the last two months, he's been on the sidelines because of an injury.
His next mission, one he can do even with his injury? Retrieve Sirius Black.
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"Identity confirmed: Racheal Pace. Agent 44: 'Sky'. Welcome aboard, Ma'am."
In the rusted graveyard of Detroit, the idealistic ghost of America is dying a slow, cold death. For Racheal Pace—once known in the Division’s logs as 'Athena'—the fall of the city was only the beginning of her own disintegration.
Abandoned by the system she was sworn to protect and broken by the very Directive that promised order, she sits on the edge of an abyss, staring at the crimson omen of a Rogue’s watch. She is no longer a student, no longer a savior, and no longer a cog in a failing machine.
Under the watchful eye of a man named Lucas, and haunted by the digital rasp of a rogue protocol named ANNA, Athena must die so that Sky can be born. But in a world of bloody shadows and shattered loyalties, is she finding a new family—or simply a different kind of cage?
A dark, psychological exploration of betrayal and rebirth in the ruins of the Motor City.
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- Part 1 of The Division: Silence Before the Storm
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He stood there, inconspicuous, confident, his hood pulled low over his face, hiding his eyes. His posture didn't suggest he felt uncomfortable or out of place. With one leg relaxed against the dirty, grayish-brown wall of the building and his hands buried deep in his pockets, he exuded a casual ease.
He's a dealer—the only one who deals in almost pure drugs. His codename: the Archangel.
When Evan first meets him, neither of them suspects that this is the beginning of something special. Something seems to connect Evan and the mysterious archangel, who hates nothing more than drugs and tries everything to keep Evan away from them.
Drawn to the archangel's freezing stability like a moth to a flame, Evan becomes the one unpredictable variable the young dealer can't control. In a gritty world dictated by addiction, violence, and shadows, they might just be each other's only salvation-if they don't destroy each other first -
Pulling Favors by elenaaaa7
Fandoms: Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Series (Video Games)
26 Apr 2026
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When the heat rises and choices turn ugly, old favors refuse to stay buried.
Emily Cranley, the daughter of a rising political candidate, becomes leverage when her father’s ambitions attract the wrong kind of attention.
And where danger goes, Trevor Philips isn’t far behind.
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Tsunade’s gaze turns to Kakashi, her eyes narrowing.
“Why are you late?” She glares.
He blinks at her.
“Didn’t wake up.”
Tsuande picks up an ornate paperweight, hefts it in her hand, and then flings it at his head.
Kakashi steps neatly out of the way and spins to watch it fly into the wall with a loud slam.
Sakura’s jaw is hanging wide open.
“Sakura,” Tsunade purrs, her eyes flashing with something feline, “meet your new team partner, Kakashi Hatake.”
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Champion of the Force by TheMistyBlackCloud
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
26 Apr 2026
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After his death on the Second Death Star, the Force grants Anakin Skywalker a second chance. Determined to save his loved ones and bring peace to the galaxy, he leaves the Jedi Order and infiltrate the Sith's inner circle to deal with them and their supporters, along with their contingencies. But how useful is his knowledge of the future as history continues to change? Time Travel.
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- Part 1 of My Star Wars Time Traveling Verse
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Zyanya Mondragon, known simply as Reyna, is the Queen of the underground in Radience City. After a year imprisoned, she returns to her kingdom ready to rule it as she once did. However, there is a new Jefe in town and things are not as simple as they once were. Wei Ling-Ying is a resident doctor, having worked hard to earn her place with her status. Overworked and underpaid, her stress comes to a head when one of her friends reveals their relationship with a local gang member. The two worlds collide with a devastating force, meanwhile violence and growing police pressure threaten to rip everything apart.
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Their coach sighed, heavily, “Management decided we’ve gone enough years without a mascot. This was their solution.” Sputters and cries of indignation rang out through the empty bowl.
“But it’s not even a fox?!” That was Allison’s voice, loud and indignant.
Intrigued, Andrew brought his gaze to the sorry group masquerading as a team, only to blink at the sheer absurdity of what he was seeing. Standing next to Wymack at the edge of the rink was their mascot. It was orange, hideously orange, with a yellow mane- beard (?) falling around its face. If you were being extremely generous, something like fox ears were sticking out of its head, but they were more like drooping tufts of fur than anything else. Sandwiched between them was a black helmet, but Andrew’s gaze caught on the creature’s eyes. They were too wide to comfortably stare into, an eerie bright blue, and made of similar material to the plastic googly eyes that decorated the kids toys Andrew never was allowed to have.
The mascot- creature- demonspawn from the depths of hell ignored them all to stare back at Andrew.
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Not every part of the romantizied city is the same.
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The Belter Team by Rokudenashi
Fandoms: 니케: 승리의 여신 | Goddess of Victory: Nikke (Video Game)
25 Apr 2026
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A freelance commander, four specialist Nikkes, and a secret they weren’t supposed to uncover.
Commander Scipio traded the Ark’s comfort for a rugged life as a surface freelancer. Now he and his team of veteran Nikkes travel aboard the Amos, a weathered land frigate, through the harsh expanse of Dead Zone Thirteen. Living contract to contract, their main concern is keeping the engines humming.
When a high-stakes deal goes awry, Scipio and his Belters are thrust into an unexpected partnership that puts them in the crosshairs of brutal raiders, renegade Raptures, and the long shadow of the Central Government.A grounded, tactical action-adventure with inspirations from The Expanse, Girls' Frontline 2, and Firefly.
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"Unity, balance, all things now forgotten. Ink of the past bleeds through the canvas. The veil of reality thinning. Let not the cloak of the soul rise, yet hazard the dark. Do not delay, for time is temporary, agony shadows those unwilling to adapt. Veto the perversions of my blood. Shall you embody my life force, give light to those blinded. Mine strings send forth bearers of your curse. Aid them, for a web tears without strings. Let my voice reach you, for I'm afraid the ending hath been written. If found buried by the weight of it all, remember you are capable. Faith, over fate, Alex Lumence."
P.S. Versions of the story on other sites might hold small bits of info omitted on others in prologues and other site dependent features. Frenchato on Quotev, Wattpad, and AO3- Language:
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- 14,001
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снежинки by Hooded_Historian (Ink_Republic)
Fandoms: Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, Historical Fiction, Original Work, Russian History - Fandom
24 Apr 2026
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People say that every snowflake is unique.
Yet they all fall together, merging into a silent white blanket.
Like them, we are invisible—a legion of snowflakes drifting in the Moscow wind.
Our uniqueness is lost in the shadows, but it is in those shadows that the real battle for Russia’s future is being fought.1881: Moscow is on the brink of collapse. The Empire is bleeding. And amid the chaos, an Assassin with a troubled past is sent on a mission that will test his resolve, navigating a world where nothing is true and everything is permitted.
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[“I need your help.” The words fell from Jimin’s mouth before he could second-guess them. There was no pretense this time, no calm soldier’s mask, just a raw need scraped down to its bone.
Jeongguk blinked once, slow and deliberate, as if he were giving Jimin time to realize what he’d just said. Or maybe he was waiting for JImin to start laughing, announcing this as another experiment. His gaze slowly traveled over him, unhurried but razor-sharp, taking in the wrinkled shirt, the half-buttoned collar, the dark circles under Jimin’s eyes. His upper lip curled faintly then, a predator’s smirk without the energy to hide its contempt.
“Well,” he murmured, voice low and even. “That’s new.”]Or…
Park Jimin is a loyal soldier. Obedient. Controlled. Until the day his best friend is exposed as a werewolf and everything he believes in begins to collapse. To save him, Jimin turns to Jeon Jeongguk, a caged alpha who he has guarded for two years. Their escape sets off a chase that will test every line between duty and desire, enemy and ally, human and beast. In the ashes of a dying world, Jimin discovers that the monsters he was taught to hate may be the only ones still capable of mercy.
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Hatred Is What Drives Me by KingNovaCrimson
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
24 Apr 2026
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Maul's life flashed before his eyes as he fell down the hole that would take him to a ship to Lotho Minor. Watching memories of where he was just a character on a show was not what he expected nor was the other soul binding to his.
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"Where I'm from, we don't spend our time bragging about how hard we are while standing in the shade. We just survive."
Maren Heikkinen was supposed to be finishing her degree, not navigating the Georgia heat with a pair of brothers who have the social graces of a woodchipper. To Merle, she’s a "feisty little firecracker" to be toyed with. To Daryl, she’s a quiet enigma who smells like the Northwoods and looks like she’s seen too many winters.
But the Dixons are loud, and Maren is quiet. She knows that in the end, it isn’t the walkers you have to worry about. It’s the choices you make when the stairs are blocked, and the key is out of reach.
In the Upper Peninsula, they call it Sisu. In Georgia, they’ll just call it a betrayal.
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it's no big deal (it might be a big deal) by doingstuff
Fandoms: Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types
23 Apr 2026
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As a host, life doesn't stop or be put on pause.
And in Haruhi's life, she has to deal with the existence that is her period. It disrupts her life and she navigates it all as a host while trying to repay her debts. She tries not to make a big deal out of it but since every month it's worse, members slowly learn of her "condition" and try to help her out in their own ways. Some more helpful than others....
This is a fic of her dealing w her period and angst rising from her general mental issues she doesn't want to tell anyone. -
Outlaw by hystericaldoll
Fandoms: ATEEZ (Band), Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers) - ATEEZ (Music Video)
23 Apr 2026
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Red Water is quiet in the mornings, too quiet for a town built on whiskey, violence, and secrets. Valeria Vargas knows how to survive it: keep her head down, work the saloon, protect what little life she and Sofia have carved out of the dust. But when the most infamous outlaw in Texas walks through the swinging doors, survival stops being enough. Song Mingi, The Wolf, doesn’t come to Red Crossing for pleasure. He comes for blood and unpaid debts. And by the end of the night, Valeria and Sofia will learn that some men don’t just pass through towns like Red Water. They take what they want and leave nothing behind. And everything will change when Valeria meets Choi San, The Mountain, another outlaw.
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Summary: It'd been 11 years since Zuko was banished. The war waged on, and the avatar had yet to be seen or heard of. With no crew, no Uncle, and no place to call home, Zuko struggled to survive outside a war-tattered Ba Sing Se. Between the Fire Nation skirmishes and the muggers of the Lower Ring, every day alone had been a battle.
So when a ruffian group of rag-tag fighters came along, offering him a spot among the ranks and the shield of safety in numbers, Zuko was both wary and drawn.