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“Well,” Jason said, easing the vehicle into park, “ready for this?”
Richard sucked in a breath. “I guess I have to be, huh?”
“I mean, if you’re not ready, we could always just… I don’t know, sit here for a while.”
But Richard was shaking his head. “Better to get it over with, you know?”
“Hey, just… That defense attorney is going to do his best to trap you," he reminded. "But you're smarter than you give yourself credit for. Don't let him."
Called to testify against the demons of his past, Richard Maxwell finds more than he bargained for as he wades through the dark waters of truth, justice, and what it means to truly forgive. A sequel to "Before Dawn... and After."
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“Call me in the morning…”
If Milo was being completely honest with herself—a rarity, to be sure—she didn’t expect him to call. It had been a spur-of-the-moment thing, anyway. Somewhat of a formality. They were both from the same kind of world. They both knew the right steps, the right lyrics to the song of the rich and lonely.
And yet… There was a small part of her that hoped for the call. That glanced at the phone every so often the next morning, it to stay silent. And desperately hoping it wouldn’t.
Or, the morning after the ballet, Henri takes Milo up on her offer, and emotions ensue.
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Souviens de Vous (Remember You) by HarpforHim
Fandoms: An American in Paris - Gershwin/Lucas
07 Sep 2025
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"Do you know how hard it is to pretend everything is right with the world all the time?"
"So... what?" Adam raised a brow. "Are you saying all that crap, the very essence of who you are, is what? Just an act?"
"No," Henri said at last, picking at an invisible thread on his pant leg. "But... it does certainly feel like an act sometimes. Like the kind of show people will only come to see if it ends happily. When it doesn't... they tend to walk out before the Entr'acte."
"Well," Adam uncovered the keys, unsure of what else to say, "good thing for you, I happen to like depressing. Plays that end happy are overrated, anyway."
Some time after the ballet, Adam finds that the end of the war didn’t mark the end of suffering, as everyone in Paris liked to believe. Not by a long shot.
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He was all right.
He knew his limits and how to stay halfway sober when he needed to while still enjoying that warm buzz. He knew his limits and how to push them past the point of all caring and comprehension. Like a finely tuned piano forte, Phillip could play his addiction to whatever tempo the current situation required.
And the situation he found himself in that night required nothing less than a total blackout.
Only a few days after joining the circus, Phillip's battle with alcohol reaches a disastrous peak... but it's the decision made in the aftermath that spells out more danger than anyone had bargained for...
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Following the release of their debut album, the Donny Nova Band kicks off their first national tour.
It was supposed to be a fun trip. Endless sold out nights, unique stops and cities along the way, and a chance to rekindle the flame of their popularity after the "Tribute to the Troops" debacle.
Trauma was never meant to factor into their perfect plans for the future, but sometimes the past refuses to die.
And, sometimes, everyday life is harder to navigate with the war still fresh in all of their minds...
Or, seven individual stories featuring each member of the Donny Nova Band as they face past demons and overcome their struggles as a team.
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- Part 4 of Right This Way
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Slipping into Whit's End after hours and finding Connie cleaning up shop was expected. Ideal, even, as she was another solid ally. She gushed over his return and gave him a hug that made his lungs scream for help. Richard supposed he also should've expected that.
The unexpected came in the news that followed.
"Whit?" Connie frowned at his question. "Didn’t you hear? Well, of course, you wouldn't have heard. What was I thinking? Sorry, uh..." She took a deep breath, her eyes glistening for a brief moment. "Whit left."
Error. Incorrect password. System failure.
Richard blinked, trying to reset his brain and hoping he hadn't heard her right.
Or, what happens when the author tries to fill in the missing scenes from Darkness Before Dawn from Richard's first appearance in Odyssey to his discharge from the hospital. Perhaps even beyond...
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A sniffle, then an overly compensated attempt at a straight face. That good old college try at keeping the tears at bay that Richard knew well in his friend. “She broke it.”
“Who?”
“Jules.” Connie’s chuckle was wet and mirthless, inches away from being considered broken. “She smashed it. Then, she left. Richard, she… she left… and I don’t think she’s coming back.”
A sigh deflated his chest and he slipped an arm around her shoulders. “Oh, Connie…”
Following the events of "Crossing the Line," Jules' departure sparks memories of another wayward sister from long ago, and Richard does his best to comfort Connie while drowning amidst memories of Rachel.
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When Phineas had pulled the stunt, he’d counted on a little complaining; on Philip being sore at him later, and more than a bit annoyed. He’d figured on returning from the bank to find a very bored, very irritated shareholder. But he’d also counted on the humor that was supposed to follow, that usually followed any of his antics towards the young man.
A scene with Phillip doubled over on the floor in a panic and W.D. losing his wits trying to help hadn’t even crossed Barnum’s mind.
Exasperated and in need of a little elbow room, Phineas (being Phineas) pulls a seemingly harmless prank that has disastrous consequences for his junior partner.
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“Are you kidding?” Richard crossed his arms, leaning against the counter. “A brand new business settling in Odyssey that gives the John Avery Whittaker a bad feeling whenever he comes in contact with it? Nope, I’ve seen this before—been on the wrong side of it before—and it’s not the kind of thing I wanna fool around with again. If you’re not hip to it, then neither am I.”
“Well,” Whit said, his chuckle a little less genuine than normal, “that does make sense. I just wish everyone else could see it your way.”
Or, Richard Maxwell in Odyssey during the Novacom Saga.
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"I... The fever, I... I don't know how to handle it."
"Well, that's easy. Rest, ibuprofen, lots of fluids, and—"
"No, Jason, I mean—" Sucking in a breath, Richard resisted the urge to bury his face in his hands. "I don't know how to handle it. How to deal with the fact that I even have it. I don't... I'm not..."
"Can I get you anything? I think we have some cough medicine in the cupboard."
"See?" Richard said as one last cough tore through his throat. "That's what I'm talking about. You. This." He gestured to the darkened kitchen. "I don't… I'm not used to this, and I don't… Look, whenever I get sick, I take care of myself and push through it. I'm not used to this, which means I don't know how to deal with it."
Or, a game night gone wrong at the Whittaker house dredges up unresolved issues from Richard's past.
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"So, you back in Odyssey for good, or am I gonna be reading another missing persons ad in the paper tomorrow?"
Jason tried for a grin that flopped majorly, morphing into more of a wince. "Yeah, about that..."
"Yeah, 'about that,'" Richard mimicked. "We've spent all day not talking 'about that,' and at first, I didn't think I wanted to hear any of your excuses, but now I'm not so sure. Could be interesting."
"Richard, I'm sorry," came the defeated sigh. "I know I... I shouldn't have left like that. But with everything that happened, I—"
"Yeah, yeah." Richard shrugged. "I know, you had all that secret agent crap to deal with. Easy to see how some things might slip through the cracks."
Or, when Jason leaves Odyssey, Richard doesn't know deal. Just when he feels like he's finally coping, Jason reappears and throws a wrench into Richard's less-than-stable emotional stability.
A friendship fic rewrite of "Accidental Dilemma" and "Home Again Pt. 1 & 2."
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"No, sorry, I just meant…" Richard took a breath, willing himself to dredge up old memories. For Connie. "It's hard to be the parent of a teenager all of a sudden. It's like… Well, you pretty much got no warning, right? So, you feel like you have to figure everything out right now or else you'll mess it all up."
Connie perked up. “Yeah… Yeah, that's right.”
“And you want to ask for advice, but you feel like you can’t because you have to figure this out on your own or it somehow won’t count, won’t matter.”
“Yeah! Wait, how'd you know that?”
Or, when Connie is having problems with Jules, an unlikely ally offers a bit of advice.
A Connie and Richard friendship story.
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A collection of short stories based around Doc Hudson, Lightning McQueen, and the townsfolk of Radiator Springs.
(Humanized.)
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- Part 20 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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“And I don’t even know why I came here…” Thomas muttered.
“I know why I’m here,” Hamilton quipped, answering the rhetorical question. “Because you put that damn flyer on Washington’s desk.”
“Oh, shut up, this is extra work on a weekend. You’re loving this.”
“Are you kidding? I could’ve been on a weekend getaway with my wife and kids in Maine!”
As another wave of pain assaulted his skull, Thomas heaved an exasperated sigh. “Then why are you here, Hamilton?”
The silence was deafening.
Hamilton’s response, when it came, was uncharacteristically subdued. “Just open your damn phone, Thomas, and I’ll call Madison.”
On a company trip to a conference, Jefferson suffers an intense migraine. It's just his luck that Hamilton is the only one around to help when the pain reaches its peak.
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Jimmy threw up his hands, shoving himself off the floor. “You know, I don’t know why I even signed up for this.”
Donny had the gall to look ticked, and maybe Jimmy shouldn’t have shouted, or ripped the papers from his fingers, but that was beside the point. “What? The band or the law degree?”
“All of it!” Jimmy shot back. “I can’t do any of it, it’s too hard!” Shoving the last of his papers in his briefcase, he made for the door, muttering, “And I was an absolute idiot to think I could juggle this many balls at once.”
Or, Jimmy finds himself underwater with work and Donny doesn’t seem to understand.
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- Part 1 of Right This Way
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During the events of "A Stranger Passed This Way," Adam struggles against his own emotions while trying to comfort Joe as they both face the grim reality of losing Hoss to the Vandervorts. A Missing Scene Story because these boys deserve some comfort.
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- Part 6 of The Bonanza Collection
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If looks could kill… Well, Doc knew someone would’ve been lying cold on the floor by now.
“Whatever he has to say can either wait till later,” Lightning began, clearly doing his best to keep the irritation at bay, “or can go into voicemail.”
Doc managed to keep his voice casual despite his almost overwhelming curiosity. “Who is it?”
With a quick flick of the wrist, Lightning threw the phone down the short hall and into the back bedroom.
“Harv,” he explained as he joined the group again. “My agent.”
Barely a week after the tiebreaker race, Lightning is whisked off to do post-season interviews and commercials. When Doc joins him in Florida for a televised interview, he begins to see that perhaps the kid’s agent isn’t as good for him as Lightning might think.
(Humanized.)
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- Part 6 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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Forcing his voice not to waver, he swallowed. "...Hey, Sal."
He heard her take a breath. "Are you all right?"
"He wrote letters," Lightning forced out through clenched teeth. "A whole damn journal full of letters. To me."
She let out a slow breath and just the sound of it began to calm him. "I think you should come home, Stickers. You don't want to miss your flight."
Lightning couldn't remember when he had started flying to the tracks that Mack couldn't get to within a day. It was just easier that way. Besides, he and Doc used to drive the Hornet to races, so…
It's been two years since Doc's passing. Just when Lightning thinks he's moved on, the world comes crashing down on him. This time, it takes someone new to help him pick up the pieces.
(Humanized)
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- Part 41 of Get Your Kicks (On Route 66)
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The Accused: A Novel by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Aladdin - Menken/Ashman, Aladdin (Disney Animated Movies)
22 Dec 2024
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“Did you come down here just to interrogate me?” Kassim asked a moment later. All the fight had drained out of his tone, leaving only a hard bitterness in its wake.
“No," Aladdin replied. "I came to tell you about the jewels, too.”
Kassim shook his head, crossing to the back corner of the cell and sliding down the wall. “You know, I can’t wait to see us try to come back from this. That should be interesting.”
Aladdin opened his mouth to say something else, but his voice refused to work. That was fine. The loud shuffling of the cards in Kassim’s hands was speaking volumes. "There’s nothing more you can say here,” they seemed to tell him.
And even if there was, he doubted Kassim would listen.
When a visiting dignitary blames Kassim for the theft of his priceless jewels, it throws the palace into chaos—and tears a rift in Kassim and Aladdin’s brotherhood.
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- Part 10 of Tales from Agrabah
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The Crucible: A Clone Wars Novel by HarpforHim
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space - Karen Miller, Star Wars Legends: Clone Wars: Gambit Series - Karen Miller
20 Dec 2024
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"I claim… that you can be driven to kill. Like anyone else.”
“You’ll only be wasting your time,” Obi-Wan intoned.
“I’m going to give you a fair chance to kill, or be killed.” Obi-Wan’s heart skipped a beat as his captor grinned. "After all, it’s every animal’s instinct to survive...”
Stranded on the desert wastelands of Jakku, General Obi-Wan Kenobi finds himself pitted against a madman in a twisted game of survival.
As his friends begin a desperate search for the lost general, Obi-Wan struggles to escape his captor without sacrificing his moral code and character, or worse... his identity as a Jedi Master.
(CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION)
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- Part 1 of A Trilogy of Clone Wars Novellas
- Part 10 of From Kenobi’s Point of View