Shikoku
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By the time he turns 13, Zuko knows how to care for scars better than most people in the Fire Nation army.
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and all these words are sweet and meaningless by Shikoku
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
06 May 2023
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He writes in chunky letters, with hands still incapable of granting the words any grace, using a yellow pencil because yellow is his favourite colour. He writes about clouds looking like cotton candy and his teacher’s hands looking like butterflies.
“That’s amazing, Martin!” she tells him, mouth stretched in a smile so bright that Martin can hardly believe it.
(He writes about other things too, about how it feels like when your mum forgets to give you blankets and it’s winter and you can’t stop shivering. She doesn’t smile then, a hand softly caressing his face and eyes shining with tears.)
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love in my arms (and the sun in my eyes) by Shikoku
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
16 Jan 2023
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Martin seems to notice the small pile of pancakes on the table and scoffs, eyebrows reaching up towards his hairline.
“Jonathan Sims making breakfast? The world is truly ending,” he mutters under his breath.Jon laughs and wraps his arms around Martin, just because he can.
or: four mornings at Daisy's safehouse.
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- Part 2 of caught up in a dream
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nighttime hunger (and all the fears it brings) by Shikoku
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
26 Jun 2022
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They've been spending most of their time together, after The Buried. She comes into his office unannounced and sits in the chair, or on the floor, or on the desk as he works (or, at least, pretends to).
She silently leaves whenever he reads a statement and comes back as soon as he's done.
Jon doesn't understand it, not really, this quiet coexisting and these shared moments.or: a collection of scenes from season 4.
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I'm losing my mind (swore it wouldn't happen this time) by Shikoku for Kozaru
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
17 Nov 2021
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Serves me well for sleeping on my own desk.
It’s not the first time it happens, nor the second, but, as a loud noise accompanied by a soft curse reminds him, it’s the first time it happens with someone else here.
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a splash of color (like no other) by writer_in_theory
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
13 May 2024
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When Sokka's soulflowers bloom red, he's sure the spirits have gotten something wrong. There's no way the spirits would match him with someone from the people who took away his parents.
When Zuko's soulflowers bloom blue, he knows he'll be lucky to last until adulthood.
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Soulmate AU where flowers bloom in the color of your soulmate's nation.
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28 Apr 2024
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hold me like you do, cover me in blue by leopardfringe
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
21 Feb 2021
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Eventually, Zuko realizes that Sokka searches for ways to let his hands linger—and he gives Sokka every opportunity he can, until they're standing on the precipice of naming what they are, and what all of their gentle touches really mean.
All they need, it turns out, is a ruined tassel, some yarn, and an excuse for Sokka to reach out to Zuko's hair, yet again.
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He sighs, and very nearly misses it when Sokka softly asks, “helping?”Zuko can only bring himself to languidly nod, and savor the feeling of being so fully held.
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20 Apr 2024
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The Panopticon is destroyed, and Jon awakes in Artefact Storage exhausted, disoriented, and alone-- the only sign Martin was there at all is the knife wound oozing blood from his chest.
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Jon wakes up in the archives in early 2016.
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23 Sep 2023
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Ask an Exec: How to Navigate Cultish Colleagues, Soul-Stealing Bosses, and the End of the World at Work by shinyopals
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
02 May 2023
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I've recently been unexpectedly promoted to lead a department in my organisation, wrote the anonymous emailer.
As there was no one working here when I arrived, my manager, who is head of the organisation, had promised me the choice of my own assistants. However, without warning, he simply presented me with an additional assistant. This new assistant’s first act on his first day was to let a dog into the office. It took several hours to catch and clean up after this dog and it has only been downhill from there. I admit I'm not entirely sure what to do with this assistant now I'm stuck with him. I'm hoping you have some advice?
Kind regards,
New ManagerAbigail Bailey runs a successful management advice blog. One frequent contributor is from a workplace with some... issues.
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06 May 2023
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Martin’s breath hitches, and he turns, drops his face into the crook of Jon’s shoulder. His nose is cold, and he’s shivering, but Jon’s always run a bit warm so he just holds Martin by the shoulders, pulling him into his chest.
He doesn’t usually get to be the one to do this; doesn’t often get the chance to hold someone like this, to wrap them up and keep them safe. That Martin is letting him now sets his heart fluttering on butterfly wings.
Turning to press his lips to Martin’s temple, Jon asks, “Will you come back to bed?”
Martin sighs heavily. “Yeah.” He nods against Jon’s neck. “Okay. Let’s go.”
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16 Apr 2023