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"You're leaving?"
"Yeah. Not camp, just the cabin." Pete shrugs and stuffs another unfolded shirt into his bag. "I'm switching with Baker. You know Baker, right?"
"I'm that bad of a roommate, huh?" Collie says, using a light tone to mask the hurt because, damn, it hurts. He'd still held hope that he could've caught enough of Pete's attention to be viewed as an option. And if not that, he hoped they'd become good friends and spend more time together. But if Pete will be rooming with Garraty now, that hope is dashed. They'll be even more absorbed by each other than before.
Pete laughs. "Naw, compadre, you've been great. It's just better this way. Anyway — Baker. He's an amazing guy. Reminds me of you. You'll get along fine."
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Art's grandma developing dementia is bad enough, but when she invents a false memory of Art getting engaged to the love of his life and demands he bring his fiancé to his cousin's wedding, things get real dicey. His friends suggest he deals with it by faking an engagement. But who in their right mind would agree to that?
Unfortunately for Art, Collie Parker would.
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The cabin door slams open. Peeking through the loft's balustrade, Collie sees McVries and Garraty stumble inside, attached at the lips. Sighing, he thumps his head against the futon. Whatever. They'll continue into the master bedroom; as long as they don't get too fucking loud in there, he can pretend he never saw them.
Except they don't continue into the master bed.
(Or, Collie's plan not to rush his relationship with Art gets a little bit... de-railed.)
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- Part 2 of Collie Parker's Spring Break Nightmare
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"Yo, I can't have no nephew of mine on the streets with no game."
"Hey, I got game! It's not that. It's just" – he snatches the sketchbook off the table and sinks onto the plush sofa – "everyone there so stuck up and boring."
"Everyone?"
"Everyone." Flipping open the book, Miles readies his marker, but hesitates to touch the paper. "Actually..." he says, "there was a new guy in physics today? He seemed okay."
Or, in an alternate dimension, Hobie has Gwen's role in the Spider-Verse movies.
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i'll look for you beyond the blue, i'll search among the stars by BackyardOwl
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025)
01 Jan 2026
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When the homesickness sets in, Collie decides to talk to Art instead of Ray.
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Collie pauses with one hand still on the car's roof, scanning the shoreline and surrounding trees with a look of disgust.
"Fucking hinterland," he mutters. "What kind of dipshit hick would want to live here— What?"
He snaps the last word at Art, who tries to smother his laughter. He doesn't succeed; Collie’s expression sours further.
"I'm sorry, man," Art giggles. "But you knew where we goin'. You could just not tag along."
Collie’s only rebuttal is a weak scoff.
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- Part 1 of Collie Parker's Spring Break Nightmare
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Collie’s attention finally settles on Art's face. The bewildered, almost dreamy look in his eyes morphs into fury, eyebrows drawing together and chin jutting. "Who did that to you?" he snaps. "What happened?!"
Art blinks, feeling besotted even though he's still completely sober. He touches the crusting blood on his upper lip. "No one. This just happens sometimes."
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Perimedes likes to pretend he cannot feel. Elpenor makes that difficult.
(A study of the characters that never was.)
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Jinx's visit gets slightly ruined when her suppressants stop working and her heat hits her like a truck. Ekko will have to take care of her, and he's happy to do it! It's his duty as an alpha, after all. It just would be a lot easier to deal with a half-naked, sweet-smelling Jinx if he hadn't been in love with her for over half his life.
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shared pains (we are siblings beyond the blood in our veins) by BackyardOwl
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
01 Dec 2024
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Ctimene loved her brother, but she would love him more if he swallowed his pride and accepted the damn piggyback ride!
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- Part 3 of Odysseus' destructive tendencies
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“It’s Odysseus. He woke up at sunrise and skipped breakfast to work,” Eurylochus said blandly, as if it was enough of an explanation.
And the worst thing? To Polites, it was. Odysseus did this all the time. He got lost in his own mind, ignoring his need for food and drink even as his stomach pinched.
“So, we’re joining forces against him,” Polites said; Eurylochus nodded. “And if that fails?”
Eurylochus tilted his head back, pensively watching the clouds drift past above. “I pry his jaws open and you pour the food down his throat.”
(Odysseus’ destructive tendencies continue; Polites and Eurylochus take it in stride.)
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- Part 2 of Odysseus' destructive tendencies
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Wedded Bliss; or, To Arrange a Marriage by BackyardOwl
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
20 Oct 2024
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Odysseus returned from Sparta a married man. Ever so generous, he decided Ctimene must share his bliss – it was time he chose a husband for her. It’s just unfortunate, for Ctimene, that she was already deeply in love with someone.
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“I tried convincing him to sleep, but he's stubborn tonight. I need you to come.”
Eurylochus frowned. “You think I can convince him when you failed?” he asked while tilting his head askew, as if Polites’ logic would reveal itself from another angle.
“No.” Polites smiled wryly. “But you can pick him up and carry him.”
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- Part 1 of Odysseus' destructive tendencies
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oh cupid, don't be stupid by BackyardOwl for YouMayCallMeYourHighness
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021), League of Legends
28 Aug 2024
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After a magical mishap (that was barely her fault), Jinx the professional cupid ends up shooting her target a few too many times. As a result, his overloved heart opens up to the wrong person… HER. Now she gotta gradually dose him with anti-love magic so he'll go back to normal and can fall in love with a human, like he's supposed to. But how will she get close enough to regularly feed him the anti-love?
Why, by dating him, of course.
“This… is insane,” Vi says.
Jinx shrugs. “All my best plans are.” -
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Miles ducked his head, unable to keep contact with those dark, shining eyes. "Whenever I get into my head, I think of you and... I get hopeful. That's what I mean-"
"Go out with me."
Miles recoiled a step, gaze snapping back up. His jaw slackened, mouth instantly drying. Did Hobie just... ?
Or, Punkflower week 2023. Every prompt takes place in the same story.
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when you're near, my blood is redder (when you're here, I breathe better) by BackyardOwl
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies)
03 Jul 2023
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Hobie is sprawled out on the couch behind them, fast asleep. His mouth is wide open, drool pooling in the folds of the throw pillow next to his cheek.
They share an amused look; Pavitr giggles and Gwen coos, only slightly condescendingly.
Or, a short story about resting and feeling safe.
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your eyes on me (i think i'll cause a scene) by BackyardOwl
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Mar 2023
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Chrissy drags Eddie to a basketball game, where they end up seated next to a hottie and his bored girlfriend.
Then the kiss cam settles on them, and things get interesting.
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"... he picks you up by your breastplate straps and pushes you against the wall. He screams in your face; bits of spittle hit your chin."
Steve stares at the miniatures representing him and the ghoul, listening with a furrow between his eyes. Once Eddie finishes, Steve looks him straight in the eye and asks:
"Can I flirt with him?"
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Eddie huffs. "I'm already 20 fucking years old. I don't want to wait any longer. I want to experience all the shit everyone else already has now."
"Everyone hasn't-"
"Steve, the 15-year-olds currently in this house have seen more action than I have."
"All right, okay, I hear you. We'll solve it for you."
"How."
"Well," Steve's tongue darts out to wet his lips, "if you just want to get it over with, then... I could kiss you?"
Eddie's never been kissed, so Steve offers to teach him. And then he teaches him some more, and some more, and some m
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Corroded Coffin is gearing up for another tour and Eddie is becoming fond of the new guy on the crew. Steve is simply a fun dude to be around? He's nice. Except for when he's mean; then he's funny instead.
The others mock him for it. Tease him about his man-crush on Harrington. Eddie laughs along with them, because yeah! He'd for sure be head over heels for Steve if he were gay, and he is man enough to admit it.
(Rockstar x roadie AU notfic where Steve is Eddie's queer awakening, for once.)