BastienDarling
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It was real magic, and real magic was not against the rules of the house. It would take the King of Gambling themself to outplay The Magician, but even as the cards fell Andras knew that they were playing a whole other game beneath the table, a bet for an untold deal with the devil themself.
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A Socially Anxious Farmer by ShyGhostFarmer (BastienDarling)
Fandoms: Fields of Mistria (Video Game)
10 Feb 2025
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Ari was used to keeping to herself. That way, she couldn't bother people with her troubles or her happiness over "silly" subjects. Her whole life, she thought she was alone in her awkwardness and intensity, but the quirky residents of Mistria are determined to drag her out into the sunlight and show her what it's like to know she belongs there.
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A Dim Future, or a Bright Beginning? by BastienDarling
Fandoms: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler
27 Jun 2024
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Huddled in a shabby inn room with nowhere else to go, the four friends ponder the tragic end of their Prefect days. Their reputation is tarnished, their funds are slim, and their promise to each other is all they have left. Hopefully that bond is strong enough to withstand the turmoil they'll soon face at the hands of Edgar's beloved uncle, the only man willing to extend an olive branch (even if it is rotten at its core) to society's rejects.
For tonight, they try to soothe the building panic in each of their minds so they can finally sleep.
**There's mentions and allusions of Druitt's actions throughout the manga, but there aren't spoilers past the end of the school arc.**
And yes, four men must share two small beds. It's a good thing they're best friends forever and totally not in love with each other.
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When his fiance dies to save him and their best friend, all the Warrior of Light wants is to retire and live out the rest of his days with what's left of his friends. With half of the Scions missing, primals and Ascians more active than ever, and a Warrior of Darkness to worry about, stepping away from the blade could end in their deaths, anyway. Ishgard is the only place he feels remotely at peace anymore thanks to House Fortemps and Ser Aymeric, the closest thing he's had to a family in decades. He'll take on the world if it will keep them safe.
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Stacked up, one on top of another by Astaeromata
Fandoms: 凸变英雄X | To Be Hero X (Cartoon)
09 Dec 2025
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Through casually gifted canned drinks, through late-night, comfortable conversations over drinks, over food, the tangled, garbled whatever between them had wrapped itself around Liu Yuwei’s feet, around her arms, her hands, around her.
And around him.
(This is a continuation of One canned drink at a time.)
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22 Nov 2025
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Lin Ling never gives up, no matter how many times life knocks him down. When he’s fired from his advertising job, he quickly lands another position, only to be placed under the watch of Ren Lian, a quiet, meticulous coworker with a mysterious streak and a surprisingly dangerous sweet tooth.
Their days settle into a strange rhythm, a silent connection forming over coffee breaks and secret candies. But when a powerful corporation scrambles to cover up the death of their prized asset, “Nice,” Lin Ling, who understands Nice’s character better than anyone, finds himself pulled into danger. And Ren Lian, the enigmatic Hero X working behind the scenes, will do whatever it takes to keep Lin Ling from sharing Nice’s fate.
A story of two co-workers who built an unbreakable bond.
Back from hiatus, will continue to update
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16 Nov 2025
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After his failed suicide attempt, Nice wakes up to find Lin Ling having taken up his mantle as Hero Nice. At first he is furious that Treeman Group has found a replacement while he is left to rot in some hospital ward, but his anger slowly twists into fascination, then into a hunger that borders on obsession with the new hero.
And he’ll do whatever it takes to keep Lin Ling by his side.
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15 Nov 2025
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Most people encounter their reflections in things like mirrors or puddles or windows or train cars made entirely of chrome.
But not Amelia, of course. No, she’s lucky enough to find hers in a teenaged brat that refuses to stop shouting at her.
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05 May 2025
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“Why can’t you like my good looks and charm instead?” He asked, bemused.
Ari leaned into him, resting her head where it fit so well on his strong chest. “You know, it sounds like you just want me to tell you how handsome you are.” He scoffed, and she couldn’t bear to look at him. She lingered against his chest, feeling the warmth radiate from him. “The little things about you, Balor, they make you more… real. More human.”
Balor’s expression shifted, the playfulness fading as he absorbed her words. “More human, huh?”
“Yeah,” she continued, her voice miraculously steady. “I like who you are, even when nobody else is looking.”
Or, what it takes to find a home.
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- Part 1 of The Farmer and the Merchant
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Bookmarked by BastienDarling
15 Apr 2025