5 Works by basaltdyke
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Sequel to Judith's Head.
Will Byers may not have been Mike Wheeler's first kiss, first time, or first boyfriend, but he was his first best friend. Being best friends is the greatest thing two people can possibly be. First kisses, first times, first boyfriends are fleeting. Best friends are for life.
Of course, Will is finally his boyfriend now, and it's really awesome. Mike has never been happier. Truly. He's so happy that all the pain, self-hatred, resentment, and regret seem trivial. Because they are boyfriends now. It's everything he's ever wanted, even when he didn't want to want it one bit.
To maintain the perfection of the present, Mike tries not to think about the past. Like how much he hated himself for being different, El's decision to take her own life, all the guys he’s been with, and on his worst days, of Will. It's so rare when it happens that it's not worth mentioning.
But when it does, it hurts like hell.
Or: Mike is finally ready to tell the story he could never tell, even when it comes to Will.
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- Part 2 of The Book of Judith
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When Will came out, he was relieved to be accepted by the people closest to him, especially Mike, and especially after Will made it clear to Mike that he was his crush. It was just a silly, stupid crush that really wasn’t about Mike at all. The best part is, Will got over it quickly, and they were able to laugh it off and remain friends. Things have been solid since he let those feelings go. That dumb high school bullshit is in the past. Their friendship is far too important to dwell on a crush that is doomed to be unreciprocated.
Imagine Will’s surprise when he catches Mike in a Chicago gay bar making out with another man.
Turns out, Mike is gay. So, what now? What is he supposed to do with this information? More importantly, what does that mean for them?
Friends? No thanks.
Best friends.
Or: The one where Mike is gay and Will is in the Friend Zone the whole time as he helps Mike along his self-acceptance journey.
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- Part 1 of The Book of Judith
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A Happy Wife by basaltdyke
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
03 Jul 2023
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You know what they say: a happy wife is a happy life. Caring for three children under four full-time is no small task. Keeping a home in order, while making sure to have dinner ready when his hardworking husband comes home, all while looking effortlessly composed, is easier said than done. Armitage Solo – dutiful wife, mother, and homemaker – is up for the challenge.
All is perfectly ordered in his life, until this happy wife discovers his happy life is not what it appears.
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Anthropocene Pioneers by basaltdyke
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types
21 May 2021
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After defeating Thanos, Steve returns the Tesseract to 1970 and makes a choice to stay with Peggy Carter. Their reunion comes with a stipulation at Peggy’s behest: to free the Steve Rogers from her time from his grave of ice, since her Steve’s freedom has no bearing on the events of the future/prime universe. After a surreal meeting of two contrasting doppelgangers (Steve of the prime universe and the Steve fresh from the Arctic ice), they discover the Winter Soldier is overseas enticing the firefight in Vietnam as a tool for Hydra. Although Bucky of the future/prime universe is free of Hydra’s control, this timeline has Bucky trapped and tortured. Will they be able to save Bucky in this chaotic war? And what happens to the Bucky of the future that Steve left behind?
(Or: 2023!Steve Rogers and 1945!Steve Rogers rescue their best friend from Hydra in the jungles of Vietnam in 1970, and it all falls apart.)
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Hux narrowly evades execution by the First Order and tosses himself to the only ally he has left—the Resistance. He crash lands near the Resistance base of Ajan Kloss, and when he's discovered with a viscous infection, their medical team is forced to amputate one of his legs. Weakened and broken, Hux loses the will to live. However, a second chance at life is made possible by the care from a charming Resistance medic. ("Hux Lives after the events of TROS" Fix-it fic; Armitage Hux/OMC AU and the OMC is Poe Dameron's half-brother)
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- Part 1 of Huxdemption