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“The alpha set the mug down in front of Max, and took his own bowl when Isaac offered it. Max stared at the steaming mug a moment too long—it was blue with white speckles, a chip in the handle—before he forced his eyes back down to his folded hands. As tests went, this one was obvious.“
A continuation of “Seeking Shelter” by sphagnum, opening from Max’s first morning with the pack, because be the sequel you want to see in the world.
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Jean Moreau, despite himself, still wants things. He wants to leave: he needs to drag his broken body back down to its place. He was unconscious when they took him from the Nest, but he knows that won’t spare him the punishment, and the sooner he gets it over with the sooner he gets back on the court. This is a mountain Jean knows how to climb. It’s a tall peak, and he needs to get started. He needs to prove his value, needs to prove his loyalty. This next year is going to be brutal.
Jeremy Knox likes to win, and even if he can't parallel park in less than fifteen attempts he's finally got his meds figured out and he's got friends who care enough to make him clean his room. And thanks to Kevin, the Trojans are about to poach the best backliner in the league, so he's finally got it all figured out. This next year is going to be awesome.
Kevin is going to be watching this through his fingers.
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- Part 1 of This Time, With Feeling
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“Snagging the handcuff key from the counter by the sink, Kevin drifts forwards, his feet ghosting over the black tile. It’s been long enough that Jean’s hair has dried, loose dark curls against his forehead. The impulse to run his fingers through it is so overwhelming that Kevin shivers, and he sees the spark of amusement in Jean’s eyes when he catches it.“
After Riko's finished, Kevin goes to Jean.
This oneshot is a prequel of sorts to my ongoing chaptered fic, "This Time, With Feeling." You do NOT need to have read TTWF to read this, they stand alone, but some parts of this will be spicier if you have.
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- Part 2 of This Time, With Feeling
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Bring Us to the Other Shore by Ocean_Adjacent for skazka
Fandoms: Blue Eye Samurai (Cartoon)
08 Feb 2024
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"Two days of trailing after him on the road to the fortress, and Akemi needed a new angle. What hadn’t she tried, at this point? What else could she say?
And then, it came to her: oh, right. He’s a man."
AU where the Tokunobu guards don't snatch Akemi from the aftermath of the battle with the Thousand-Claws, and she decides she's joining Mizu on the road to the fortress. Mizu would un-decide that, but Akemi Will Not be giving in so easily.
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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i can only do my best (i do not do this for myself) by freefromenvy
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
11 Jan 2026
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Andrew and Kevin have carved out a fragile peace in New York City, even with Riko Moriyama playing on the Golden Serpent's rival team, the NYC Barons. But when former Ravens captain and now rookie Neil Josten joins Riko in NYC, Andrew is ready for the worst. Especially after Kevin tells him that Neil is responsible for all of Jean's scars and the spark that feeds Riko's behavior.
When Neil Josten is invited to join Team USA, everything Andrew has built for himself begins to crack. They're supposed to be chasing a spot at the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, they're playing for something else entirely---something that might ruin them all.
For Neil, survival has always come with a price. The kind that bleeds into every game, every promise, and every lie. And this time, the cost will be everything.
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02 Nov 2025
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“He has two players he wants us to take on,” Jeremy says. “Two backliners.”
Andrew blinks. “We don’t have two backliner openings.”
Or: Andrew Spear is the starting goalkeeper for the USC Trojans. When two ex-Ravens are signed to his team, Andrew is faced with an awful truth about his family. He'll have to form an unlikely alliance with Nathaniel Wesninski to defeat Riko Moriyama at his own game, and protect a family he never dreamed he could have.
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and oh, if the Final Days never occurred, if our paradise had lasted forever, wouldn't that have been a much kinder fate?
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The Last Will and Testament of Cazador Szarr by AbigailMoment
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
16 Feb 2026
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"First," said Gale. "Do not kill any thinking creatures in Waterdeep unless you must to protect yourself or you have my express permission."
As Gale spoke, he could feel the weight of his words sinking into the person sitting across from him. It was like casting a spell, but took no effort. Astarion had been staring hollowly into his goblet of blood, but at this he made a faintly interested noise. As if the rule were novel and he was considering the shape of it.
"Second, you will obey me in all things," said Gale. There didn't feel like there was any honest way of softening that. Astarion didn't make any sound at all.
"Third, do not leave the tower without permission." Astarion made another speculative noise, considering this one too. But then his shoulders hunched and his eyes skittered down, as if he didn't want to look at what was about to happen.
"Fourth," Gale said, and paused. He started with some context: "There is a tressym upstairs."
Astarion's head twitched. He looked up at Gale, blinking, startled. He had the air of someone who had been bracing for a blow and instead had just been handed a balloon animal.
"A what?" he asked.
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