barbwirebraces
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- Haikyuu!! (2)
- Yellowjackets (TV) (2)
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i pray to the dead for the gratitude i need. by barbwirebraces
Fandoms: Yellowjackets (TV)
24 Nov 2024
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When Tai woke up, her first thought was one word: Van.
The cold emptiness at her side was something she’d forgotten; it belonged to the life she lived before, a solitary one filled with unsurety and fleeting warmth. But she’d spent the last year getting used to a different reality, one where love didn’t slip through her fingers like water. One where it stayed steady beside her, always there, offering her light and guidance when she most needed it.
And now it was gone.
She was gone.
Taissa and Van find each other. And then they lose each other. And then they do it all over again.
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She watched Yamaguchi-sensei walk back to Tsukishima-sensei and duck down to press their lips together. It was a quick kiss, but Tsukishima-sensei was still flushed when they drew apart. Yamaguchi-sensei giggled, which only made Tsukishima-sensei flush harder. It brought a smile to Natsu’s face, and she couldn't bring herself to feel offended by her hasty escort out of the room.
She turned away from the sight, giving them their privacy. For once.
Hinata Natsu was going to prove that her science teachers were dating. No matter what.
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There was something off about Kiyoko, about the way she’d tucked her fingers into the hem of her skirt and was rubbing the fabric between her fingertips, about her school bag discarded on the floor by her side. She wouldn’t meet Yachi’s eyes.
It was possible Yachi was just being presumptuous. She knew the entire male population of Karasuno high school were head over heels in love with Kiyoko, and who could blame them? Yachi had never heard of Kiyoko accepting these advancements, but if she had, then it really wasn’t any of Yachi’s business, was it? But she just couldn’t ignore Kiyoko’s far-off look, so different from the usual surety and confidence with which she carried herself. And then there was the boy – she noticed he never strayed too far from Kiyoko, as if to keep her within reach. It made her a little bit sick.
“Kiyoko, we’re going to be late. We should go.”
One day in the halls, Yachi saves Kiyoko from a particularly persistent admirer. Things spiral from there.
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i try to shut my eyes, but i can't get her outta my sight / i know i'm gonna know her, but i gotta get over my fright by barbwirebraces
Fandoms: Yellowjackets (TV)
30 Mar 2024
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Why did she think this time was any different? Why did she think anyone, let alone someone as cool as Nat, would want to go out with her? She probably picked up on Misty's stupid crush, and now she was looking for some entertainment for the weekend. She’d probably boast about it with her bandmates or something. What if she wrote a song about how pathetic Misty was? What if –
“Oi!”
Misty paused, one foot poised to turn in the other direction. She was almost too afraid to turn around.
“There you are.” Misty’s uncertainty cleared, and when she finally turned around, she was met with Nat, grinning behind the counter. “I was beginning to think you’d stood me up.”
Stood me up. So it was a date.
Summer in New Jersey may be the most boring two months of Misty’s year. That is, until Nat Scatorccio walks right into it.
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Dios’s power, soul, anger, lament, whatever it is, burns within her like a disease. She's stopped noticing it, for the most part. But it is there, insisting upon itself.
Anthy, through the years.Bookmarked by barbwirebraces
28 Dec 2025
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Perhaps she couldn’t change the past, but Anthy intended to fix the future.
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27 Dec 2025
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ruminations on the looming effect and the parallax view by channaro
Fandoms: Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena
06 Oct 2024
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Anthy watched the stars bounce helplessly around her brother's planetarium, knowing that somewhere outside that dark room the sun was rising.
Somewhere outside that dark room, Utena Tenjou was waking up to the smell of roses.
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27 Dec 2025
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Utena Tenjou is a normal woman about to have a normal wedding that certainly isn't one last desperate attempt to quell the constant phantom pain in her chest. The florist has other ideas, and when the flowers arrive all semblance of normality crumbles into bizarre, bittersweet memories and a surrealistic struggle against ancient forces.
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26 Dec 2025
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not because he owns me (but 'cause he really knows me) by blahzarry
Fandoms: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
21 Jan 2025
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Obi-Wan would say Anakin’s way of dealing with trauma is cliche—if it wasn’t for the fact that all of his coping mechanisms just make him even more handsome; handsome in ways Obi-Wan didn’t even know he personally found attractive.
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5 times Anakin gets a tattoo for Obi-Wan, and 1 time Obi-Wan gets a tattoo for him.
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13 Sep 2025