ath3alin
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Even the most cheerful, resilient people sometimes falter. He didn’t sign up for this, after all, and he’s so tired.
Or, a tender, bittersweet moment as Shunsui holds Jushiro and offers him a chance to be less optimistic than he shows the world, a chance to fall apart just a little, without judgment. He thinks back on other times they’ve had this same conversation over the years, and all the things he should’ve said differently. He still doesn’t find a way to help as much as he’d like.
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Ayame Shō, et al. A treatise on pain management and range of effects on reiatsu via outlying case study by ath3alin
Fandoms: Bleach (Anime & Manga)
14 Feb 2026
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Most people, Ayame had found, reacted in some way to pain. Even if it was slight, subconsciously their reiatsu tended to spike or shiver in anticipation, even without fear. To be so accustomed to pain that it garnered no response at all, that it was entirely expected and unremarkable—that was something they’d never seen before.
Or, one of the Fourth Division's nobodies is tasked with the care of a certain patient, and finds themself intrigued by his unshakably sunny demeanor.
Takes place between Soul Society and Arrancar arcs.
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Of Comfrey Leaf and Elf-Song by ath3alin
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies), TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
23 Oct 2024
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After the hard road from Weathertop to the Bruinen, Frodo begins to heal with the help of the Elves. Sam, refusing to leave his side, watches the Elves work and imagines all the foreign medicines and foods that must be grown in Rivendell's gardens. The Elven healer who attends Frodo humors Sam's questions and doesn't pressure him to leave his master's side, even brings him food and encourages him to rest—which is strange, because Sam is beginning to suspect the healer is someone rather more important than he'd initially assumed.
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There's Something That You Won't Show (Waiting Where the Light Goes) by ath3alin
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)
09 Oct 2023
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*looks at 'Cora lives' AUs* "yeah, I can fit more angst in this"
Doflamingo's defeated, and Dressrosa is newly free — and Law's hallucinating now. Great. Except...if he's not, then he's got a new reason to hate Doflamingo.
Also, Bepo takes offense to the papers saying he's some sort of mascot for the Heart Pirates. If anything, Roci-san is closer to a mascot, but they've also all decided that if Captain's long-lost guardian is here then he's getting adopted into their found family too.
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Ace is having...a really shitty day. It happens, and sometimes you get thrown by little things that you don't expect. Brains are weird like that, not to mention the *gestures vaguely at the trauma and all that fun stuff*. Deuce is doing his best to help - he's seen plenty of days like this, so his best is pretty good. But you can't undo all the tangles at once even with the best intentions, and sometimes the only option is to wait it out.
(not explicitly ship, can be interpreted as either gen or ship. physical intimacy as comfort either way though)
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as long as I have you, anywhere will become my home by abbymyg
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
18 Feb 2026
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Mo Xuanyu is expelled from Koi Tower for being a cut-sleeve. Wei Wuxian finds him passed out near the Burial Mounds and takes him in.
Or, the fic in which Mo Xuanyu is born a few years earlier, moves in with the Wens, and finds the way Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji look at each other too suspicious.
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14 Mar 2026
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Shameless, Shameless by bumbledees
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
18 Jun 2020
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Lan Wangji is eighteen when Wei Wuxian barrels into the Cloud Recesses like a fist through paper, and destroys the carefully crafted narrative Wangji has spent so long convincing himself is true.
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14 Mar 2026
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5 Times the Lan Head Disciple Broke the Rules by itzay
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
15 Jun 2020
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“I am not aware of any rule forbidding falling in love,” Hanguang-Jun said at last. There was a quiet sadness in his eye, like he was watching a scene from far away. The novelty of it gave Sizhui the courage to ask his next question.
“Have you ever been in love, Father?” he asked.
(or, five times that Sizhui broke the Lan sect's rules growing up)
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Such is the Nature of Wounds by sonnets_and_snowdrops for xsenbonzakurax
Fandoms: Bleach
07 Oct 2016
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Gin's Shinsou may have pierced Byakuya's chest, but something far more painful still pierces Byakuya's heart.
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01 Mar 2026
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In her first life, Nagi learned that if you're too good at your job, you just get more work. In her second life, she's determined not to make the same mistake.
She's got her tea, her fountain pens, and a solid C-average. She’s winning. She’s thriving. She’s completely under the radar. Until she fixes one (1) roster for Kaien Shiba, and suddenly she's being invited to tea with Captain Ukitake.
Jūshirō Ukitake is a kind man. He is a gentle man. He is also a man who has clearly never seen a standardized spreadsheet in his life, and Nagi's professional soul is screaming. If she saves the 13th Division from their own paperwork, she's doomed to a life of importance. But if she doesn't, she might actually die of frustration before a Hollow even gets to her.
Decisions, decisions.
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19 Feb 2026