CrossBones



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    Fics set in the same universe, some more connected than others, centering around my favorite dead elves of the First Age that aren't quite willing to stay dead. Featuring: kidnap fam, metaphorical ghosts, literal ghosts, my aroace Maedhros agenda, multiple breakouts from the Halls of Mandos, and—above all—hope.

    This is the full series, featuring all fics set in this 'verse (main longfics + sidefics/interludes).

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    11 Nov 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 70

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    Two weeks after Diluc's ninth birthday, his father, an ill-tempered man whom he has always been afraid of, arrives home with a strange, quiet boy, perhaps a year or two older than him. His skin is a warm, beautiful brown, his hair so black that it appears almost blue in the daylight, and he does not smile. “This is Kaeya,” his father tells him, brimming with adoration. "He will be staying with us from now on. Come and say hello."

    As they grow up, Diluc wonders why his father dotes on Kaeya, what it is about him that pacifies his rage, and how he can redeem himself to become worthy of such compassion. One night, after weathering two decades of his father's unrelenting wrath, Diluc returns home to find him dead in his living room, and embarks upon a journey of discovering the truth about his father, Kaeya, and himself, and how the two of them do not differ so much, after all.

    A story of dark secrets, trauma, and learning how to love.

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    07 Nov 2025

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    After the Third War, Nara Shikaku turns twenty-four and finds himself preying on a neglected, married noblewoman of eighteen who he was hired to protect.

    (And somehow, he's still the most moral man in her life.)

    OR: Uzikawa Kali is a girl with no clue, no allies and a massive bounty for reasons not her own. At least there's a very kind shinobi looking out for her... right?

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    25 Oct 2025

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    Lauren curled her lip. "What? Are you like, retarded?"

    "Yes," I said, unironically. "I have autism."

    The chatter of those sitting at our lunch table suddenly died and they stared at me with varying levels of discomfort.

    Jessica laughed nervously. "You’re joking, right?"

    I turned to her, staring somewhere above her shoulder. "No."

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    30 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 56

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    Chuuya meets Dazai at a playground when they're seven. Nobody wants to be friends with Dazai, because he's weird and wears bandages, but Chuuya is brave. He decides to play with Dazai.

    As they continue to hang out, Chuuya realizes there's something wrong with Dazai's father.

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    21 Sep 2025