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    Clint is about to move on when his eyes drift up to the lettering at the top of the window.

    FREE PASSAGE TO THE WEST!

    Clint knows that the circus folk mock him — call him too trusting, too soft-hearted — but even he knows nothing in this life comes free. The words puzzle him, and he reads them again carefully to make sure he hasn’t made a mistake.

    His eyes are drawn to one posting at the very bottom corner, different from the others. This one is sun-faded and starting to yellow, curling at the corners. Clint crouches down, brow furrowing and lips moving as he sounds out the unfamiliar words.

    Western Man Seeking a Husband — I am a kind and unassuming man of good financial means seeking a helpmate and companion. I have lost my arm in the service of our Union, but am otherwise free from disease. I am not particular as to looks, but am seeking an individual of equal youth and vivacity with whom I can share my affection and devotion. I am a man of quiet habits, moderate temperament, and kind disposition and would seek the same in my husband.

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    23 Mar 2026

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    In which Clint Barton meets a missing assassin in the vents and somehow becomes friends with him. Things don't go as bad as they could have.

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    23 Mar 2026

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    Peter Parker can't wait to meet the newest superhero team to enter the scene: The Fantastic Four. More importantly, he can't wait to finally meet another superhero his age: 16-year-old Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch.

    That is, until he does. And Johnny turns out to be a grade-A dick.

    But maybe there's more to Johnny than Peter initially thought. Maybe he's not just an egotistical celebrity, or a short-tempered hothead, or an alarmingly pretty face who makes Peter's pulse race. Maybe they have more in common than they realize.

    And maybe this feeling that overwhelms Spider-Man anytime Johnny is around isn't jealousy after all...

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    30 Dec 2025

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    Spider-Man is a relatively new, controversial vigilante, and Johnny has a crush the size of the Empire Building. The Four - operating under the assumption that Spidey is an adult - do not approve.

     

    “I just happen to think Spider-Man's cool,” Johnny says, matter-of-factly. “A hero can think another hero is cool without making it weird. I admire his aloofness. And his badass-ness.”

    “His aloofness,” Ben repeats, chuckling into his mug of beer. It’s roughly the size of Johnny’s head. “Yeah, sure, I bet that’s all your admire, right?”

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    28 Dec 2025

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    Hyun-tak wasn’t the type of guy to thinks too much before speaking. Or before throwing a punch. Which worked fine, most of the time.

    But that was only until Seong-je starts showing up again. Not with fists, not with backup, but with that fucking smile full of teeth. The uncanny ability to press the right button, and then act like he didn’t mean to. Except…

    The threats that didn’t actually sound like threats. His laughs, the way he touched Hyun-tak.

    They were to make Hyun-tak react. Too confused, too caught in between the fight and his will to protect his friends. He didn’t get it. Didn’t want to get it. But he let it happen without knowing why anyway.

    Let Seong-je get close enough to leave a mark.

    And Seong-je? He wanted to dig this feeling up. Strip it down. Watch it burn.

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    11 Jul 2025