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He keeps telling her sweet nothings as if they could ever mean something. But Isa knows better—accomplished samurai like him don’t ever fall for common courtesans like her. And if they try, they crash hard and fast. All she can do is keep her own footing until he moves on. Sanosuke Harada, however, seems to struggle deeply with this notion.
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- Part 1 of Chasing Waves
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Beyond their shared past in the same Training Corps, Captain Ivy Dunn of the Engineering Unit and Section Commander Erwin Smith of the Survey Corps have nothing left in common—least of all their philosophies on life. He is willing to sacrifice everything; she has lost too much to risk losing more. But nothing is ever that simple. And perhaps, somewhere between stagnation and regression, it takes both extremes to finally move forward.
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While Ino has built a career as an actress in the U.S., Sakura has built a family with her childhood crush back in Japan. By their late twenties, both have realized their dreams and accomplished their ambitions. But unlike in films and fairy tales, life doesn’t stop at happy endings—it stretches beyond, just as painful and uncertain as everything that came before.
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Emma is a successful lawyer and has her life all figured out—at least, that’s what she tells history professor Erwin when they meet at a club. In reality, she’s a broke line cook who can’t even keep up with her own dirty dishes. But hey, what’s a little fib for a one-night stand, right? Except, Erwin turns out to be dangerously datable, and even worse, genuinely interested in her as a person.
Cue the feelings. And the chaos. So. Much. Chaos.
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They say home is where the heart is. But this home, in particular, is in serious need of repair.
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- Part 1 of Seven Nights
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05 Feb 2026
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What Season May Come by Sorrel
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
18 Oct 2015
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When Cullen was a lad, he was in love with Nancy the butcher's daughter, and he always thought that he'd win her one day by doing something dashing and impressive, like rescuing her from pirates or maybe single-handedly slaying a dragon. As a young Templar, moonstruck by an apprentice with a charming smile, he pictured himself sending little flowers and love notes and small treasures, a sweet, rose-tinted forbidden liaison. His dreams were all very romantic, and noble, and they involved very little blood, even when decapitating the theoretical pirates.
When he finally does meet the love of his life, reality does not live up to the romance of his imaginings.
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- Part 1 of What Season May Come
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23 Oct 2025
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At the end of the 3rd Shinobi War, Konoha is bankrupted.
When he's offered an alliance that may save his clan and village, Shikaku Nara would be a very poor shinobi if he refused, even if he's not really keen on a political marriage.
At least his wife seems smart enough...AO3 exclusive scenes in chapter 3.
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24 Aug 2025
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There’s more to peace than the absence of war. The work is as hard and uncertain as any Shinobi mission.
AKA: A highly self-indulgent fic in which a civilian woman helps an orphaned Sasuke and winds up saving the world.- Language:
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24 Aug 2025
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Sidelong Glances by GilShalos1
Fandom Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
31 Jul 2015
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A series of stories beginning with the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition from the perspective of Cullen's loyal and trusted second-in-command.
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14 Jun 2025