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Long before the White Flash killed civility, and long before Brad tasted Joy, he had grown disturbingly used to the taste of blood on his tongue. He and his friends were far too young for the lessons they'd learned, but they could never anticipate how much worse things would become.
Only one student in their class knows: an unnerving, intense little girl named Joan. What she lacks in charm she makes up for in ambition, for she believes she can prevent the apocalyse — as long as she saves Lisa Armstrong.
"LISA: The Faithful" explores the trajectory of Brad and Lisa's lives in an alternate universe in which an unlikely ally intervenes on their behalf. Could the White Flash be avoided? With such high stakes, there's no room for doubt: there can only be faith.
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- Part 1 of So the last shall be first
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You had two choices: join the Lovelies or die. Sometimes, you wonder if you would have been better off picking the second option.
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Dustin Armstrong would one day be known as the fearsome warlord Rando. But that was years in the future, after the White Flash. Before the world went to hell in a handbasket, he was just a shy, quiet guy looking for friends who could look past his scars and appreciate who he was on the inside. One day, through a pen pal service, he found you. Lucky him. Luckier you.
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A malfunctioning pod causes one of the eleven Ekumen emissaries waiting for Genly Ai's signal to consider an unauthorized descent to Gethen.
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Beagles are gentle dogs — and their kind and cooperative natures are often punished through medical experiments. In this story, written for a literary taxidermy contest, a beagle infused with strange chemicals begins to fight back against its oppressors.
(Literary taxidermy is an experimental writing technique in which the first and last lines of an existing work are used as the bookends for a completely new story. This short story takes the first and last words of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and reimagines them for a unique new story.)
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A soul adrift in time is cast back to Earth, saving one from death but unleashing shadows anew.
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Of Friends and Families : A Shepard and Zorah Story by Justin_Time
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Feb 2026
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A chance encounter at a Mass Relay shifts Humanities destiny in a tremendous way. With the Alliance coming in contact with the Quarian Board, the Two Species become fast Allies in a Galaxy betting against their success.
But beyond the grander politics at play, we delve specifically into how this First Contact between Humanity and Pilgrims impact two pivotal Kids that were present for this incredible meeting. Specifically a Young John Shepard and a Young Tali’Zorah as their friendship with the other shifts into a unbreakable relationship as they grow up with each other throughout their adventures.
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- Part 1 of Mass Effect : Shepard
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02 Jan 2026
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Ramani learned early how to keep her soulmate tattoo hidden. The words inked on the back of her neck were wildly inappropriate — the kind of thing that made teachers frown and aunties clutch their pearls. And when she finally matched the messy scrawl to its source, the cute kid with the bowl cut who couldn't go ten minutes without making goo-goo eyes at Amy, her urge to cover it up only doubled.
An AU in which Benny Oberwinch has such terrible aim his soulmate was in his life since childhood and he still missed his shot, again and again and again.Luckily for him, she's just as imprecise. But she at least has an excuse, considering she’s still untangling the mess of what Americans think soulmate marks mean here compared to India.
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The End and the Way by Luzula for bliumchik
Fandoms: Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
22 Dec 2011
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On Posthe Tuwa of the Year One in the reign of Argaven XII, Harny Sord of Gernahan gave birth to a pervert.
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Bookmarked by IronVow
20 Dec 2025
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This. is so. so. so. so. so. so. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. I am completely and totally in awe. The true definition of "an oldie but a goodie." Fantastic job, author! <3
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Before the List, before the Flash, before Rando—there was a young boy named Dusty. Just Dusty.
A coming of age story about Dustin’s life pre-flash as a child and a young adult grappling with his conceptions of family, identity, and self-worth.
(Technically Chapter 3 of parent fic ‘A Story About Love.’ While this fic establishes thematic foundations and character arcs that will be explored in ASAL, if you’re just here for Dusty backstory, you’ll be able to read this on its own just fine.)
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- Part 1 of Circles of Love
Bookmarked by IronVow
03 May 2025
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This hurt my heart so badly I just had to stand up after chapter 5 and stare blankly out my window, disassociating, for a good 10 minutes. Dear Lord this is so well done.
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What if Brad's grandfather had a secret farm in the middle of the wilderness? What if after Brad lost his dojo - along with any sense of a normal life - he inherited that farm in the hopes of starting over? Becoming a farmer while battling drug addiction isn't easy, and he's far from the only person in Pelican Town with problems. But Brad is willing to work hard to succeed, and the relationships he builds with the town's troubled citizens may just be the thing he needs to help him truly live. A No Flash AU with a Stardew Valley twist.