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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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WELCOME TO VESPER COUNTY!
Population-steady? If we could get the crackheads to stop doing crack and the parents to stop beating their children. Long rolling hills hiding secrets deeper than your mama's throat, church pews full of liars, football fields built like altars, and enough blood in the dirt to keep the whole county fed!
In a county where the law looks the other way and silence passes for loyalty, a group of boys are learning that survival isn’t the same thing as living. Coyote follows a group of boys on the edge—caught between the violence they’ve survived and the violence they’re capable of, between the homes that failed them and the one they’re building for themselves. Growing up means learning which debts are worth paying and which ones were never theirs to begin with.
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Melissa and Ethan, two tired and overworked employees at Voxtek decide to investigate what really happens around Vee Tower.
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The bride of the serpent king by Dorn_Queen_of_thorns for LG Wonder
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
24 Apr 2026
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This is clearly inspired by " the serpent king" by LG Wonder.
It shows the backstory of Alastor and his life in his study years, searching his own path into his future. The beginning is four years before "the serpent king"https://archiveofourown.org/works/71664651
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Because Dreaming Cost Money, My Dear by YouMeanGym
Fandoms: 君としらない夏になる | Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru | Throw Away the Suit Together (Manga)
24 Apr 2026
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Starving. They can barely afford to eat. This island was supposed to be their paradise away from the job hunt and all the other stressors in their lives back in Tokyo. Haru can't help but stress about it.
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The Berneval-le-Grand Saga by delphini_vulturis
Fandoms: Literary Writer RPF, 19th Century CE RPF
24 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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It didn’t matter. His dad was back to sleep. And Kenny was on bass guitar short.
He’d managed to get that guitar by pure miracle. Sold way too cheap at a garage sale, just fixable enough to warrant buying some materials. Was it perfect? No. Was it the only thing keeping him from bashing his head through a wall during the school week? Also, yes. And now it was gone.
Or, Kenny's dad sells his guitar, and with no way to outlet his stress, things build up fast.
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King's Tide by Ramona Falls (WeekendCleo)
Fandoms: Twilight Series - All Media Types, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (Movies)
24 Apr 2026
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After Bella Swan becomes engaged to Edward Cullen, Jacob Black has to come to terms with his relationship with Bella - what it was, what it had become, and how it would progress. At the same time, Cora Summit finds herself with the family car and nowhere to go. Her desperation to escape her home life drives her to the lonely cliffs of La Push. It's here that they are thrown into each other's lives, uncertain about their futures on the cusp of adulthood.
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Two cages. One forbidden closeness. One last escape.
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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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The Weight of all These Worlds by itsyaboi_Eli
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
24 Apr 2026
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Every so often, Will's dad blows into his life and drops another kid in his lap, claiming to be an unfit father. Which...yeah. He is. Lester abandoned him when he was ten, leaving Will to grow up in the foster care system. Refusing to let the same fate befall his four siblings, Will does everything he can to provide a stable life for them. His job as a caretaker for Mrs. Joanna Beth Levesque allows him to put food on the table, most of the time, and unashamed trips to the food pantry do the rest.
Will tries to be grateful for what he has, never one to want more than what is actually obtainable. However, when Will meets Mr. di Angelo, a talented jeweler working for Mrs. Jo's profitable family business, he dares to hope for more.
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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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"I think it's time for me to pay a visit to the dragon."
A destitute woman from an impoverished and forgotten village finds herself growing increasingly desperate to save her family from their hellish situation. Caught between the choice of selling her body for money or allowing her family to starve, she instead chooses a third option.
A very dangerous option that lives in the mountain overlooking her village. It's a risk, but it could change everything....
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Needless to say, it was a complete mystery who had gotten this chocolate bar from Remus, it’s not like he had many other friends, but he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t curious. A mixture of fear and delight, in actuality. Fear because someone may have discovered his illness and why he frequents the school infirmary, and delight because this may be from someone who fancies him. Remus’ face heated at the thought but he pushed it down.
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Remus Lupin is receiving mystery gifts on the mornings after the full moon and resolves to find out who is sending them.
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I’m not okay (with this) by vampireful
Fandoms: I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance (Music Video), Mindless Self Indulgence (Band)
23 Apr 2026
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2004, highschool; nightmares don't always manifest as a breakup with your jock friend or a bad grade in chemistry. Sometimes, it’s something more bloody and gut wrenching.
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He hadn't expected to wake up in the world of RWBY, much less the world of RWBY in the past. Instead of finding Ruby or Weiss, he finds a collared girl in the basement of some ratty hotel - a girl that seemed destined to become a terrible villain. But what if he could change that?
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The Pedigree of Love by Nunewie
Fandoms: LYKN (Band), Thai Actor RPF, เธม-โป้ Heart That Skips a Beat | Thame-Po: Heart That Skips a Beat (TV), เธม-โป้ Heart That Skips a Beat | Thame-Po: Heart That Skips a Beat (TV) RPF, NutHong - Fandom, JunDylan - Fandom, Top Dylan - Fandom, Bottom Jun - Fandom, GMMTV
24 Apr 2026
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Dean can't stand the smell of burgers, and Cas can't stop eating them.
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My sister was taken by the king. When she came back, she had no hope left. But she brought with her a hope we didn’t know we’d see in our lifetimes.
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A Court of Infinity by opalsatoru
Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime & Manga), A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
23 Apr 2026
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Gojo Satoru is barely surviving. One arrow changed the entire course of his life, and he's forced to leave everything he knows and loves behind. He's supposed to be the strongest, but he struggles to keep up in Prythian, the Fae World. The Spring Court is beautiful, but Satoru doesn't want to stay here. He wants to go home, back to the human lands. Sukuna, his captor and High Lord of the Spring Court, tells him that it's only fair. Satoru took a life, so he must spend the rest of his here.
Satoru learns of an affliction, a curse, spreading through Prythian. It's stealing their magic and slowly killing them. He wants to help, but he doesn't know how to. He slowly adjusts to his life in the Spring Court over time, and he even finds himself falling in love with the High Lord. Sukuna is rough around the edges, but he's kind to Satoru. He's never known real love before.
Sukuna warns him of another: The High Lord of the Night Court. His name is Getou Suguru, and he serves the woman who cursed their lands. Satoru is wary, but there's a pull between them. Suguru is a monster; his actions prove so. Satoru doesn't trust him, but he may have to if he wants to save the one he loves.