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Tobias had always known he'd marry without the luxury of doing it for love; he just hadn't realized how hard it could be.
Nor that, upon his partner's death, he'd be expected to grit his teeth and do it all over again.
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Agostino is an exiled prince in hiding, caught in the political machinations of a land hungry uncle and a brother accused of of their father’s murder. When he is taken captive by an Uthroon war lord, his sense of himself will be stretched to its limits.
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When he reached Kadri, Agostino dropped down and kneeled in the dirt at his feet, head bowed. His captor stiffened and some of the soldiers in his regiment made noises of disapproval. They would most likely openly hate him from now on, already having expressed suspicion of his knowledge of foreign languages and culture. To hell with them anyway.The man reached down, tilting Agostino’s head up until their eyes met. Kadri’s were the dark golden color of honey. “You’re a child.”
“I’m twenty-six.”
“Hmm. Then you are just soft. You kneel at my feet like a war slave.”
“Oh. Yes. Am I not?”
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05 Feb 2023
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The Dogs of War by Blue_GhostGhost (Delphyne), Delphyne
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“I could devour you,” Samiel says gently, and Jay can feel the heat of his words sinking into his translator. “Won't you let me, pretty human? I'd make it ever so good for you.” His voice is intimate, filthy; that of a lover. Of a predator that has caught its prey.
Or:
Wing Commander Jason Lane is doing his best. He's got a political coup to stop; a peace treaty to negotiate; half a planet out to kill him and - oh yes, Samiel.
Always, Samiel.
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- Part 1 of Across the Universe
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Gifted with the power to possess any target, Reynar makes for the perfect secret agent - and his loyalty is ensured by the fact his real body is kept hostage by his employers.
When he's given an empty vessel to infiltrate a mafia family, he feels overjoyed with the opportunity: finally, a long-term performance! And the game turns even more entertaining when the clan heir's bodyguard takes an interest in him; lazy, loyal and quietly sarcastic, Caile is cleverer than he seems... and gifted with dangerous abilities.
But isn't it all part of the fun?
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- 11/11
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22 Dec 2022
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He Who Has Laid A Snare For Me by SenZen_Travers
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Primat is the Prince heir of the Carrion Crow's lineage. Cold and pragmatic, charmless and solitary, he's neither loved nor hated by the Court.
Handsome and smiling, carefully harmless, Count Roscelin of Ronceval is Primat's illegitimate half-brother – and, according to some of the Chaînebris nobles, an excellent spare heir should the unexpected happen. He also seems strangely fascinated by Primat, a feeling that is unfortunately mutual.
As the time of the Carrion Crow's Pilgrimage approaches, Primat will have to chose whether his half-brother is worth any trust – or whether the problem should be cut at the root.
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- 7/7
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22 Dec 2022
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The Carrion Crow's Pilgrimage by SenZen_Travers
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coming up these steps to you by susiecarter
Fandoms: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Extended Universe
03 May 2016
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Five ways Bruce said "I love you" without saying it—and the time Clark didn't say it right back at him.
Written as a fill for the dceu_kinkmeme prompt, summarized: Bruce/Clark, saying "I love you" without ever saying it. (Full prompt in author's notes.)
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- English
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- 10,115
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20 Sep 2022
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Coming up these steps to you - susiecarter
Five ways Bruce said "I love you" without saying it—and the time Clark didn't say it right back at him.
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These words are forbidden to you. Never say them. Empire. Freedom. Power. Dragon-fire. Home. Love.
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06 Feb 2022
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Just Like The Comics by brichibi
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Nov 2018
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If this were anything like the comics, Izuku Midoriya being quirkless would be the norm while heroes would be treated as a rarity. As it stands, everyone’s got a super power, except for Izuku, of course. No worries, though, because he’s over it (nope) and has moved on to bigger and better things (again, nope) like working at a tiny comic book shop and indulging in stories where being able to lift a bus with your bare hands was deemed impossible until proven otherwise.
Oh, and running into your heroic ex-boyfriend? Also unlikely. But Izuku’s life isn’t like a comic book (maybe?) and Katsuki Bakugou is standing right in front of him: still perfect, still handsome, and still putting his combat booted foot in his mouth.
[Or: AU where Izuku works at a comic book shop because that’s as close to a hero as he’s gonna get, and Katsuki plays the part of heroic ex-boyfriend who is good at everything except winning Izuku back... maybe]
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- 6/6
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28 Dec 2021
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Jianyu didn't want to put down roots on Ideal Next, didn't want to get to know the people there, wanted to be able to pack up and leave at any time. Still, what could talking to the bartender hurt? It's not like someone working at one of the most prestigious downtown bars in town would do more than make light conversation with a man like Jianyu - even if it seems like they can talk for hours.
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04 Dec 2021
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Though Shiro is currently operating his fledgling bakery business out of a decrepit food truck he got for cheap in a repossession sale, he dreams of something more: a cozy bakery and cafe on a tree-lined street somewhere, filled with the smell of fresh coffee and sugar glaze instead of diesel. A little money could go a long way to helping him get off the ground-- and luckily, Keith has money to burn.
Or: Keith takes care of Shiro’s financial woes, in exchange for a little sugar.
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- English
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- 3/3
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26 Nov 2021
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“You saved my life,” the young man says, pursing his lips as he swallows before relaxing them again. “Thank you.”
Will nods, once and firm. Whether the motion’s seen or not doesn’t matter, and Will for a time says nothing more at all. He watches as heaving breaths still their shaking and settle low and slow. The man’s not much older than he is, if he is at all. Boy, Will’s father called him, and so is this one.
An apocalypse AU following two lost boys, a few tough clans, and life after a catastrophic Event.
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- 15/15
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21 Jul 2021
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15 Apr 2021
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By luck, or chance, or maybe fate, I was the only wait-er in the waiting room when the neurosurgeons came in, one walking, one wheeling. The latter had the blank, semi-human almost-face of cutting-edge medical droid technology. Maybe its partner had brought it along so she could teach it how to tell friends and family that a loved one had passed away. Empathy lessons in real time, with me as today's case study.
The human surgeon pulled a white mesh down from over the bottom half of her face. "The surgery was a success, and Senator Rask is in stable condition."
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17 Mar 2021
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Thanks for Saving Me by Esselle
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
27 Apr 2019
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"You saved my life," Todoroki says.
Izuku freezes. Then he looks up. Todoroki Shouto is staring at him, his eyes calm but wide, dust and soot all over his face. His perfect, handsome face. He's more beautiful in person than Izuku could have imagined.
"You just saved all of us," Todoroki says again. "What's your name?"
"M-Midoriya," Izuku chokes out. "Midoriya Izuku."
Todoroki nods. "Midoriya. Thank you."
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Midoriya Izuku is a university sophomore, a fanboy, quirkless. On the list of things he is not: a hero.
That's why he's more surprised than anyone when he rescues Todoroki Shouto, his favorite pro hero, from a deadly villain attack. His actions fling him into the media spotlight, grabbing the attention of the entire country, including Todoroki himself. But Todoroki actually wants to get to know him past the headlines.
Izuku finds himself living a story straight out of a fairy tale, one where the mysterious, handsome prince is played by the real-life superhero he has always admired. But Izuku is convinced he's the ugly duckling, not the swan; could he ever be remarkable enough to get his happily ever after?
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- Part 1 of Thanks for Saving Me
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- 7/7
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01 Feb 2021
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Retributory Shroud by meaninglessblah-oc (meaninglessblah)
Fandoms: Original Work, Retributory Shroud
02 May 2022
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After waking up buried beneath a hotel detonation that killed his ex-boss, Alte finds himself hired by the man's nephew and successor, Jugend Erdefunfte. Caught between the charismatically enigmatic mafia don and his stoic handler, Alte finds himself wrapped up in a revenge fantasy with a steadily climbing body count.
New bodyguard gets hit on by his bosses, a bratty mafia don and his tired babysitter, who are maybe definitely involved in a murder plot. He's trying his Best™.
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- Part 5 of Retributory Shroud
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- English
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- 121,776
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- 40/40
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01 Dec 2020
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The leader stepped forward, and the betas flanking him moved further out to the side to keep a clear line of fire on Max without impeding the alpha’s progress. The alpha’s nostrils flared and his advancing steps stuttered, pausing and then resuming twice as fast. Max felt a sick little swoop in his belly, grim satisfaction that his plan was working mixed with an awareness of what that would mean for him later. Guns down, gentlemen. Oscar protocol.
The betas lowered their rifles instantly, pointing them at the ground in front of Max instead of his chest. Max took a deeper breath in, his tension easing a bit as he moved past the part of the plan where he might just get shot dead before he had a chance to try to bargain. It had always been a risk; it had just seemed like a better death than slow starvation.
The alpha stepped closer, looking him over. He was a big man, but also quiet, light on his feet. Max tipped his chin up. It was a gesture of submission, and it showed that his neck was bare. No bonding bites, no competing claims. The added vulnerability made him tremble a little harder, but it was worth it for the way the alpha zeroed in on his throat.
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29 Sep 2020
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torn fur, blunt teeth by scribespirare
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
02 Aug 2019
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After eight months of being collared, Izuku is finally free. But a dark, stormy city is no place for a lonely shapeshifter on the run.
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- Part 1 of witch & shifter
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- English
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- 43,013
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- 17/17
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- 31
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26 Sep 2020
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A Fight To The Death by iknewaman
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
11 May 2018
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Izuku isn’t competitive by nature, but when the blond, cocky asshole from the other table’s team gets involved he suddenly becomes hellbent on winning.
Rival Pub Quiz AU- Language:
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- 1/1
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04 May 2020
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And Atlas fell by supercrunch
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
19 Jul 2019
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They get back to school just a little after sunrise, sleepless and buzzing, with grass and dead leaves in their hair. Their classmates glance curiously between them but don’t ask. Katsuki and Izuku have always been a unit unto themselves, two halves of an inexplicable relationship that started way before UA and will last way after they leave. Nobody questions it. Nobody cares, probably, but Izuku indulges the thought that maybe he and his Kacchan are just a constant, an unremarkable part of the furniture that surprises nobody because the way they are is just right.
They move in together, after a while. Katsuki joins Best Jeanist and Izuku trains under Gran Torino. They still take comfort in each other every day, curl up in bed and kiss and talk about how life is going. Their live are tumultuous, after all, what with villains and training and rescuing people every week. It’s nice to have something certain. At the end of a day filled with violence and adrenaline, Izuku knows he can come home to someone concrete.
It’s perfect. Being a hero is scary and grueling and uncertain, but this part is just right.
And then, one day, a child dies in Izuku’s arms.
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- English
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04 May 2020
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May I take your order, dipshit? by supercrunch
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
29 May 2016
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So, like, maybe Bakugou wasn’t really the best choice for this whole pizza delivery shindig.
(Midoriya in love, Bakugou in denial, and way, way too much cheese.
A BakuDeku romance in thirty minutes or less. )
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- 6,373
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- 1/1
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01 Dec 2019