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None has understood you, but I understand you. by tooyoungtobeold
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
05 Jan 2026
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“They can’t know. No one can ever know.”
Just two boys battling their inner demons, eventually finding solace in one another.
A story of the pressure of expectation, of friendships deeper than blood, and of the kind of love that saves you… just slowly.
A slow-burn fix-it fic, full of introspection and multiple POVs from friends and foe alike.
Mostly canon-compliant… until it isn’t of course.
Title from Walt Whitman’s “To You”.
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- Part 1 of To You: DPS fix-it series
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Winter Thoughts of Disappearing and Remaining by JoinTheVoid
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
05 Jan 2026
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After surviving his suicide attempt, Neil tries to go back to his normal life. Only that months pass by, and the sound of crying and sirens haunts his dreams, and he spends every waking moment trying to keep up with his life.
He is miserable, which makes Todd miserable, too. So when the chance comes to make Todd happy, he snatches it.
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Elizabeth Schneider never had anything she could desire. Her dream job? Non-existent because the only thing her parents allow her to be is a governess. Love? As if she had the guts to tell her best friend how she feels.
But somehow all of that changes when her teacher tells her to seize the day.
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Neil pointed the gun at his chest when suddenly a phone rang next to him.
Or just a regular dps fix-it.
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Everyone Adores You (at least i do) by peachybreezy
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989), House M.D.
04 Jan 2026
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Todd Anderson transfers to Welton Academy in his junior year, where he is roommates with the extroverted Neil Perry, who brings light to every person he meets. As the year goes along, their friendship blossoms into something that cannot quite be described. But, when Neil's happiness turns out to be his hamartia, Todd is left heartbroken and alone.
20 years later, when Todd is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital as a patient of Dr House, he meets a familiar face...I AM A HUGE HILSON SHIPPER BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS FIC I SHALL KEEP IT EITHER NEUTRAL OR HUDDY (lets see)
Title is a song by Matt Maltese, I just love this song so much and it reminds me of Neil.
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Is it better to speak, or to die? by 63MarsomGrove for Sweta xx, Krish, Boi
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
04 Jan 2026
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Todd is stranger to the churn that crashes around his stomach, tearing down his walls and clawing its way to his heart, whenever he looks at Neil Perry. He simply can't help but allow a small smile to tug at his lips whenever his hand rests his hand on his shoulder for a moment too long.
He is unaware as to what to label his feelings, but, after all, as far as he is concerned, he has all the time in the world to sort it out...right?
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Neil decides to make a group chat so he can organize study group. He quickly realizes that no studying will be getting done and instead, his whole life is about to change.
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He Best Deserves The Name Of Father, Who Acts The Part Of One by Cunty_Cassandra
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
04 Jan 2026
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When Neil Perry is hospitalised after making an attempt on his own life, Mr Keating and the Dead Poets aren’t willing to let the poor boy suffer the consequences of his actions alone.
Although Mr Perry, Principal Nolan, and the dire 1959 mental health care system aren’t about to make it easy for them.
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- Part 1 of He Best Deserves Series
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i just want you to know who i am by atsecretgardensinmymind
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
03 Jan 2026
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neil perry yearned for the spotlight. todd anderson tried to stay as far from the light as possible. and what better way to do that than shine it on others?
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todd anderson is the head of the lights crew at henley hall during their production of a midsummer night's dream starring neil perry.
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House of Robins by MySparkofMadness
Fandoms: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Mork & Mindy (TV 1978), Aladdin (Disney Animated Movies), Good Will Hunting (1997), Hook (1991), Patch Adams Film, Jumanji (1995), Fisher King - Fandom, Night at the Museum (Movies), Dead Poets Society (1989), Hamlet (1996), The Birdcage (1996), Good Morning Vietnam (1987), Moscow on the Hudson - Fandom, Popeye - All Media Types, Jack (1996), One Hour Photo (2002), Toys (1992), Death to Smoochy (2002), Flubber (1997), Robots (2005), Bicentennial Man (1999), Happy Feet (Movies), FernGully (Movies), Real Person Fiction, Robin Williams - Fandom
03 Jan 2026
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Nora just wants a quiet evening, pasta delivery for her little sister, and a break from TA responsibilities and grief. What she gets instead is a knock at the door — and the living, breathing, confused versions of every Robin Williams character asking to come inside.
Suddenly, a sleepy Pinebluff home becomes a sanctuary for magic, mischief, emotional chaos, and one exhausted TA who didn’t sign up for this many Robins.
Nora tries (and fails) to process the impossible, her autistic sister Maggie immediately bonds with Mork, and the multiverse decides that miracles don’t need explanations — only a place to stay.
The door opens. Magic steps through. Reality will never be quiet again.
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and i wonder, if i’m just built this way by sapphicnoel (choiyoonas)
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
03 Jan 2026
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todd anderson has one mission - graduate top of his class from welton academy, get into yale, and finally prove his parents wrong. he is not just a worse, younger version of his older brother, no... todd anderson is different. better, even, than jeffrey, and nothing is going to get in his way.
until he gets to campus on the first day of junior year and meets his roommate -- neil perry, 4.0 gpa earner, top of their class (for now) and welton's golden boy. but even the shiniest of pearls can have cracks, and todd may just end up finding out where neil's are.
(Or, vermont, 2005. todd has just transferred to welton academy in his junior year after attending balincrest since the 6th grade. at welton, todd finds confidence, gains more friends than he'd ever hoped for, and finds an academic rival in neil perry -- all while trying (and failing) to get his parents to pay attention to him for once. meanwhile, neil deals with a controlling father and falling in love, knox tries to get a certain someone to notice him, and charlie is oblivious... until he isn't. updates every friday!)
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Todd goes back to teach English at Welton, but he keeps seeing things that aren't natural, and he sees reminders of his past at the school and words he never got the chance to say. He's convinced he's going mad but he knows deep down this is real, and Neil haunts his mind.
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I only have eyes for you by queen_of_penticals
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
03 Jan 2026
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dps hoggwarts au. I have had to make them British sorry americans
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give it up, you've got your life to attend to. by dayummmbitches
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
02 Jan 2026
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Neil has bad thoughts, Todd is there to comfort and help him.
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Neil Perry attempted suicide last winter. When they released him from the hospital, his parents decided they needed to go away as a family. This results in Keating staying at Welton, as they had no reason good enough to fire him.
Now the summer is at it's end, and the gang is reunited for their final year at Welton. -
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Just like the Knarlie post, these are headcanons that I think would be very Anderperry. In these, Neil never dies but they can take place before and after he does his play. Some parts may ft. Knarlie and Mitts. (We love both hehe)
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i watched the dead poets society movie a few weeks ago and i am obsessed with it. so as one would i bought the book, read it in a day and thought wow why did they do that to knox 💔
i adore the movie so bad so i decided to try to transform the movie to a book (they did it with broadchurch amazingly so it must be possible!) -
the dead poet chronicles (as told through a gc) by fandomkingdom18
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
31 Dec 2025
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the dead poets society in a modern world, honed in on charlie dalton, with a slight twist. keating is his dad.
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- English
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- 1/1
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Basically it's if after destroying Todd's desk set they got together, and then they try to hide it and people figure out and it's a very cute coming out story, also I'm obsessed with theatre, music, and literature so some of that sneaks in there too. I needed to stop crying after my rewatch so I wrote this :)
Updates whenever I feel like them, and don't worry, he won't die.Also if you clicked on this fic just to read some smut, SPOILERS AHEAD, they fuck in chapters 4, 7, and 10, and make out in most of the other chapters
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Dead wizard’s society by Armpit_fart
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
30 Dec 2025
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A new English program comes to Hogwarts , Sirius black is a closeted gay man who loves the spotlight (whether that be from cracking jokes or acting to being in a band). His father has recently took him out of quidditch due to his grades failing, leaving him stranded and feeling alone. His grades start to fall and he’s a nervous wreck. The only class Sirius is actually enjoying is the English, he gets to write his songs, and he gets to goof off with his friends. Remus, a new student, is scared. He’s trying to hide it with his tough attitude and snark jokes, but inside he’s flailing. He’s never had friends but now it seems more obvious then ever before. Remus and Sirius seem almost opposites, but they’re paired into a dorm together and they become friends….both of them wonder if it’ll ever be more.
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- 420
- Chapters:
- 1/?
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