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Distinguished Innovators Competition by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
18 Dec 2024
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"Viktor’s feelings for Jayce were completely platonic. If he was a better liar he might have even believed it himself."
Viktor and Jayce had been business partners for six months and they had been single-mindedly focused on one thing: winning the Distinguished Innovators Competition.
After their hard works come to fruition and they win, Viktor and Jayce go out to celebrate. Viktor soon learns that the feelings he had not even wanted to name might not be unrequited. There are many things about his business partner that he learns that night that he is not sure he will ever be able to forget.
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- Part 1 of Replicable Results
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what is worth the pain? by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
15 Dec 2024
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AKA five times that Viktor fell asleep in the lab and one time he didn't
Viktor's relationship with sleep had always been tenuous. In sleep, he dreamt. In dreams, he drowns. Whether by water or by the long-forgotten fumes of The Grey, Viktor drowns. Over the course of four years, Viktor falls asleep in the lab more often than not. Each time, he learns a little bit more about himself and more about his lab partner Jayce.
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Come home for heart and hearth by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
14 Dec 2024
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It's the Day of Heart and Hearth and, against Caleb's better judgement, he was hosting the Nein for the holiday. It would be perfect, except Essek wasn't able to make it... again. He tried to prepare as much as possible for what was sure to be a hectic day, but a small holiday miracle and the craziness of the Nien intersect to make it a holiday to remember.
Caleb and Essek exchange gifts and perhaps there is another, much more personal gift, Essek wants to give Caleb.
Not necessary to read the other parts of the series
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- Part 9 of Letters from Exandria
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Grief is not a linear process. It is barely a logical process. A year and a half after the fight with Vecna, Vex's world comes crumbling around her as she is forced to come to terms with her grief and anger at her brother's death. This fic follows Vex's grieving and her changing relationship with her brother's memory throughout her life, from her lowest points to her highest peaks.
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- Part 3 of Whitestone is for Lovers
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The trial takes a toll on everyone, especially Trent Ikithon's prized students. After the guilty verdict, Caleb finds himself in a fog of emotions. When he finds himself alone with the only two people who can understand his feelings, he begs to be made useful again- anything to feel some control over the situation.
The three of them fall easily back into their old games as they all try to lose themselves in their past.A fic centered on unhealthy coping mechanisms and how Blumendrei will always fall back on what they know, no matter how unhealthy. Heavy dom/sub, and it is consensual but not safe or sane for obvious emotional reasons.
No need to read the other fic in the series- this can stand alone
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- Part 2 of The Wound That Never Heals
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Sun comin' up on a world that's easy now by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
02 Oct 2024
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With the trial looming on the horizon, Astrid and Wulf both receive letters from Trent. They find Caleb and hope to celebrate the anniversary of their acceptance into the program. They find that while they are not the same people that they once were, perhaps they can all still be of some comfort to each other.
While they can't rekindle their relationship as it once was, the former Volstruckers instead try to figure out what the three of them mean to each other now.
E rating earned in Ch 2Series
- Part 1 of The Wound That Never Heals
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It has been a year since the cease-fire was signed. Hawkeye Pierce is finding it difficult to adjust to the civilian life he so desperately wanted. When he's not at work or not sleeping, he's drowning his sorrow in whiskey. He can't drink gin anymore. Suddenly, his life turns upside down once more with the arrival of a certain BJ Hunnicutt.
This time BJ is not alone.
This is a "BJ goes to Maine story" but one where he takes the whole family with him. This story focuses on trying to reconcile with who BJ and Hawkeye were during the war and how BJ doesn't want to give up everything he loves. BJ will have the perfect family and Hawkeye, even if he has to go to Maine to get it.Not necessary to read the other works in the series.
E rating earned in ch. 6
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- Part 4 of Scenes from the 4077
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The war takes its toll. Hawkeye Pierce eventually cracks under the pressure, and BJ is tasked to help pick up the pieces, one by one. With his best friend, lifeline, and occasional lover on the line, BJ is finding it hard to focus on what matters. Sidney Freedman's arrival at camp only makes matters more complicated.
Not necessary to read the other fics in the series.
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- Part 3 of Scenes from the 4077
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Caleb decides to surprise Essek by learning Undercommon. It turns out that learning a language without magic is more difficult than Caleb remembered, but at least he has a few friends who know the language and are willing to help. However, life always has other plans, especially with Ludinus gaining power across the sea.
E rating earned Ch. 3
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- Part 7 of Letters from Exandria
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When Caleb agrees to watch Luc for a week, he thinks his biggest problem will be trying to keep an eye on the rambunctious youth. What he doesn't expect is for Essek to make a surprise appearance, bloodied and injured.
Caleb and Essek must try to balance their different lives while taking care of Luc. Babysitting chaos, heartfelt conversations, and shenanigans are a must.E rating earned: ch. 3, 7
It is not necessary to read the other fics in the series to understand this one.
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- Part 6 of Letters from Exandria
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BJ Hunnicutt is dealing with horrible nightmares. After days of not sleeping and barely talking, Pierce takes it upon himself to bring some joy to a friend. When the true nature of the nightmares are revealed, Hunnicutt seeks some comfort from his best friend.
Not necessary to read the other works in the series.
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- Part 2 of Scenes from the 4077
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After Hawkeye storms the peace talks, the army green starts to seep back around the edges. While he hopes no one notices, nothing gets past BJ Hunnicutt's caring personality. After a talk, BJ brings them to Rosie's... only they never get that far. BJ helps Pierce find some red in the middle of the war.
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- Part 1 of Scenes from the 4077
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lost in the past in [REDACTED] by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
21 Jun 2023
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“Some nights Caleb can smell the smoke. Some nights he can feel the rain on his skin and ash in his eyes. Those nights are terrible but he has learned to cope. Other nights are worse; nights when he can feel the cold air and the warmth of bodies near him. Nights when his arms have a dull ache but a power coursing through them. Nights when he wakes sobbing because for one night he wasn’t Caleb anymore.”
Caleb finds himself stuck in the past, and even after waking in the present, it takes a long conversation with Essek to make him feel like Caleb again.
Chapter two follows Essek’s nightmares and the feeling of inadequacy that comes with them.Not necessary to read the rest of the series to understand this one.
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- Part 5 of Letters from Exandria
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Vex opens the door completely naked. It is a gamble, but she knows when the odds are good.
This is what happened behind closed doors, as Vex comes head to head with her anxieties of not being enough, her first time with Percy, and trying to live the night before certain death.Series
- Part 1 of Whitestone is for Lovers
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Vex and Percy find that planning a wedding while also parenting a six-month-old is harder than killing dragons. Vex needs some time to herself, and Percy plans a surprise.
This fic explores what happens after Vox Machina saves the world. Sometimes living is harder than surviving, and Vex is struggling to find a balance that works for her.
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Jester and Fjord have some exciting news that makes everyone in the Nein think about their futures.
Three years since Aeor, Two years since Uk'otoa, and three months since the adoption of a fourth cat, Caleb plans the next big step in his relationship with Essek: asking for his hand in marriage. Of course, he turns to the Mighty Nein for help, and it becomes a much more difficult task than he originally imagined.
(fellas, is it gay for the first time you say ‘I love you’ to your partner of 3 YEARS to be during your proposal???)
E rating earned in Ch. 6, 9
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- Part 4 of Letters from Exandria
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With Essek away more often than not, twenty-five words seem so limiting. When Caleb finds a pair of enchanted rings to make communication more effective, he jumps at the opportunity to celebrate their upcoming one-year anniversary.
A one-year anniversary, domestic wizards, and magical phone sex.
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- Part 3 of Letters from Exandria
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warm greetings from Nicodranas by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
03 Mar 2023
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Caleb and Essek try to find some time for themselves when the Mighty Nein visit Nicodranas. It’s all the more challenging when they haven’t told anyone why. Antics, of course, ensue: hickeys are discovered, secrets are found out, and sex is had.
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- Part 2 of Letters from Exandria
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Here, deep in the depths of Aeor, in what could be Caleb Widogasts final moments on Exandria, he has three simultaneous realizations:
1. Perhaps two wizards were ill-equipped to handle the dangers of this place without a healer
2. There is so much more he hoped he could do before he died
3.He never got to tell Essek Thelyss how much he loved himCaleb falls on one of their explorations to Aeor. What happens next is a combination of wizards not talking, Caleb taking a chance, and the benefits of the tower.
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- Part 1 of Letters from Exandria
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as i breathe into our silence by ArtificialHaunting
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
31 Oct 2022
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After the fight with Lust, Mustang learns to heal in more ways than one. Hawkeye, as always, is there to lead him and help pick up the pieces. Things that were once unsaid are spoken aloud as they realize what little time they might have left.