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Sabi nila, ang Maynila ay lungsod ng mga nangangarap—ngunit hindi lahat ay may kalayaang lumipad. Si Junia ay isang ibon na mababa ang lipad, piniling manatili sa hawla kapalit ng seguridad at pangarap na ipinagkakait sa kanya.
Mula roon, pinapanood niya ang mga tulad ni Kailyn—malaya, magaan, at tila walang iniintinding bukas. Ngunit sa mundong kailangang kumapit para mabuhay, nagiging luho ang pag-ibig.
Paano kung ang taong nagbibigay sa kanya ng dahilan para lumipad… ay siya ring maaaring maging dahilan ng kanyang pagbagsak? -
Peace in a heart(Still doesn't have a good name,LOL) by SoxaakaAlonia
Fandoms: Piggy (Roblox)
17 Apr 2026
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This story is about Willow, William and Daisy. When somebody got arrested and when they have kids, they are often put in adoption centre or foster care. But this thing didn't happened to Willow and William. But one day, a strange woman came to their "house" Will she give them the Peace in heart that they need?
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“Once I’m Olo'eyktan, I will send you back.”
It was supposed to be simple: an avatar staying at the reef, a deal between the humans and the Metkayina. But nothing is ever that straightforward, and now you just hoped he won’t look too closely.
Ao’nung realises that some words can't be taken back, and the impending arrival of the Sully family changes everything.
OR Ao’nung wasn't looking. And then he was. And then he couldn’t stop. Unfortunately for him, you weren’t going to allow that.
To be seen is to be loved—and that is terrifying.
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Hiccup the Damsel by lemarq359
Fandoms: How to Train Your Dragon (2025), Damsel (Movie 2024), How to Train Your Dragon (Animated Movies)
17 Apr 2026
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Based on the movie Damsel: Hiccup Haddock is living a poor and impoverished live on the Faroe Islands with his stepsiblings Dagur and Heather. But a weird offer from his estranged father Stoick, drags the boy back to the place he and his mother left so many years ago: Berk. This is not a story of a Damsel in distress saved by a brave hero! It's about Hiccup, befriending a dragon! Modern-AU!
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The Berneval-le-Grand Saga by delphini_vulturis
Fandoms: Literary Writer RPF, 19th Century CE RPF
17 Apr 2026
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A prose account of what happened between Robert Ross and Oscar Wilde in Berneval-le-Grand in June of 1897.
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A little dragon is taking some time getting used to life after the story.
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This work is set in a series that follows after the events of The Strange Route , and is intended for readers who have read the series in its entirety as well as the works prior to this one in the series Finite Twilight. This works involves heavy allusions to childhood sexual abuse, and the resulting trauma. Please heed and mind the tags.Series
- Part 3 of Finite Twilight
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An Unfortunate Suitor by PogonaProse
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995)
17 Apr 2026
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When Netherfield Park is let to Mr. Bingley, the Bennets are amazed by his companion: an impoverished, handsome gentleman, whose fall from wealth has made him notorious. The local gentry are loathe to accept him as an equal, especially when his manners leave much to be desired. Only Elizabeth Bennet tolerates him, curious about the mystery behind his ruin: something about it doesn’t quite add up, and she suspects there is more to Mr. Darcy than meets the eye. E/D, J/B
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Aria Ai-Hua Huang is everything the tabloids love to write about: the twenty-five-year-old Chinese-American heiress who runs her father’s luxury empire with flawless grace. With her sharp wit, striking beauty, and unapologetic confidence, she commands boardrooms as easily as she dazzles at galas. But beneath the glittering façade, Aria hides an ache she can’t shake. Every man she meets sees the heiress, not the woman. Every relationship has been shallow, transactional, and exhausting. She doesn’t want diamonds or adoration—she wants someone who can strip her down to her most vulnerable self and still choose to stay.
Yoo Hyesung. Soft and the kind of hopeless romantic Aria has never taken seriously. A scholarship student from Seoul with his own scars, Hyesung isn’t dazzled by her wealth or reputation. He sees her in a way no one else does—messy, human. Their chemistry is undeniable. What begins as an indulgence for Aria becomes something deeper, something that terrifies her more than her father’s looming expectations: real love.
Together, they must decide whether their differences make them combustible—or if the sin they’ve found in each other is the one thing they can’t live without…
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A flyer. An audition. A number—42—that feels less like a place in line and more like a lottery ticket out of poverty. For Alastor, walking into Morris Studios is an act of desperate hope. Surrounded by a cacophony of competition, he waits his turn, clinging to the memory of his mother's face. But when the moment comes, the polished performance he's prepared crumbles. In its place, he offers something far more vulnerable: a simple, tender song, sung without pretense. The man behind the glass doesn't just hear a voice. He sees a worth Alastor has never been allowed to imagine. And in a single, life-altering handshake, everything changes.
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- Part 2 of Echoes of a Voice
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Judith Beheading Holofernes by stickysweatofyourthighs
Fandoms: The Hunger Games (Movies), The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins
17 Apr 2026
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Lucy Gray Baird lives every day trying to survive, savoring the finer things when she can. Or, when she can afford to. One suffocating summer in 1965, sparks a new connection in her life. She meets such a wonderful guy, but she cant help feeling this gnawing sensation in her gut... She trusts him, after all she isn't made of sugar.
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Ever had a bad day?
How about a bad week?
Nash is going on a bad half-year.Dropped into the Unova region in the middle of a financial crisis, forced to survive on welfare, odd jobs, and a truly staggering amount of spite.
No Team.
No Dream.
No Destiny.Just a powerful need to eat this week, and half a plan held together by hotdog wrappers and stolen AAA batteries.
A grounded Pokémon story about survival, debt, and not knowing when to quit.
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A Quiet End by ChaosAndAnarchy
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types
17 Apr 2026
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The first time Peter Parker learns what death means, he is seven years old.
By the time he becomes Spider-Man, Peter is well versed in the idea of death. That did not help with the psychos transforming into lizards, or aliens coming down from the sky or his girlfriends dad being a super villain.
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Peter Parker is Spider-Man long before any of the Avengers are ever together
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Rio de Janeiro is as breathtaking as ever.
Golden beaches, blue water, scorching heat… and an alarming number of ridiculously hot, sun-kissed carioca men.
Fresh out of a 15 year relationship and stuck in a dry spell that’s gone on way too long, Bulma decides there’s no better place to reset her life than Carnival in Rio, aka the most chaotic, sweaty, and flirt-filled party on Earth.
What’s supposed to be a carefree girls’ trip quickly turns into a mix of near disasters, bad decisions, too many drinks, and stories that should probably never be told out loud. But somewhere between glitter, street parties, and questionable life choices… things start to get complicated.
Apparently, Brazilian kisses really are that good. And resisting a grumpy, ridiculously attractive Brazilian man might just be the hardest challenge of all… especially when he clearly is a challenge.
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Set 100 Days after Ziva arrives in Paris.
Ignore the spin off series.
Ziva arrived with one suitcase, and a boatload of baggage.
Tony just doesn't get why they're not a happy family already.
A look at their struggles as they work to get themselves where they want, and need to be. Two seperate objects orbiting around the centre of their universe: Their daughter, Tali. Pushing and pulling and destined to crash into each other, one way or another.
Miscommunications and assumptions but a hell of a lot of love.
Fully written, will post a couple of times a week. Rating will change in later chapters.
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Dick is the oldest, it's his responsibility to keep the family together and raise his younger siblings in the absence of their dead parent Bruce and in the wake of poverty. Things don't get easier when Jason is released from prison and struggles to reconnect with his pup and navigate being a teen mom.
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Madeleine doesn't care about school that much. It's more trouble than it's worth.
Espresso's whole world revolves around school, and he likes it that way.
Essentially, what if they met way earlier in life?
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Isshin withdraws when his wife dies and he leaves his children to struggle on their own.
This has massive unintended consequences, and now Kisuke and the others have to try and salvage the situation or they're all screwed.
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Mikha Lim has her whole life planned out. She’s got the artistic eye, the tech skills, and a massive dream: becoming an architect and finally giving her family the life they deserve. She doesn't have time for a relationship, and honestly, she doesn't want one. Love is a distraction she’s successfully swiped left on—until she meets Aiah.
Aiah is everything Mikha didn't see coming. But even as she starts falling, Mikha’s own insecurities get in the way. She’s stuck in the mindset that she’s "not enough" yet—no money, no status, just a girl still working on her first floor. She's convinced that Aiah deserves someone who’s already made it, not someone who’s still just a work-in-progress.
Now, Mikha has to figure out if she can let someone love her for who she is right now, or if she’ll let her fear of being "undeserving" ruin her chance at something real.
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58th Hunger Games by ilovearcticmonkeys505
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, The Hunger Games (Movies), Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Collins - Fandom
16 Apr 2026
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Anastasia's oldest cousin, Brandy, is reaped in the 58th Hunger Games, she has no choice but to volunteer as Brandy is the future of he family's success.
Idk if all of this is accurate so im sorry!!
also, as of 03/23/26 im at a hella haunted hotel so prolly no new chapters tn
if theres no updates a ghost got me
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love can last by Ggthegreat108
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tian Guan Ci Fu | Heaven Official's Blessing - Moxiang Tongxiu
16 Apr 2026
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Working at such a young age to provide was not very unusual for slum kids including Mu Qing who needed to help support his mother.
feng xin who was conflicted with the beauty standing before him, not knowing what to do with his boyish crush he refused it and often fought with Mu Qing. But Mu Qing wasn't one to not fight back, often throwing fists between each other.- Language:
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