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The thing is, Callum’s- well, he’s Callum. The bloke from the bookshop that’s tucked down just away from Albert Square, that you’d only really see if you were looking for it. The man that’s hidden behind a door that was once bright blue, but that’s now faded and chipped with time and the shitty British weather. The clumsy, friendly guy behind the counter with little to say for himself and little to be remembered for. He’s just him, and he’d found some way to be content in that, a quiet little life with nothing much to speak for.
Whereas Ben- in the same way Callum’s just Callum, Ben is Ben Mitchell, the man who’s been in near enough every movie that Callum’s seen showing at the cinema in the city for the past year. He’s something else, something so much bigger than Callum could ever really comprehend.
They don’t work (they shouldn’t work) and they’re nothing alike (maybe they’ve got more in common than Callum ever thought)-
-but maybe that’s why they do.
A Notting Hill AU
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Eddie's final thought is of Buck.
Of course, it ends up not being his final thought- not by a long way.
That doesn't change the fact that he'd resigned himself to it, stuck that far underground, and all he could think about was Buck.
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a coda for thursday's (13th may 2021) episode - kat gets hit, callum has a panic attack and ben comforts him like the protective husband he is ofc
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searching for something new (when i discovered you) by botheredbuck
Fandoms: EastEnders (TV)
07 May 2021
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Ben’s always taken some sort of solace in the night. It’s a place to hide away, to feel like there’s no one else in the world and a lot of the time that’s easier than facing up to things. It’s something to belong to, without the pressure of being and it’s a refreshing feeling - one that’s so starkly different from harsh daytime, when people expect and they judge, with harsh eyes and sharp words. There’s expectation in daylight, but there’s nothing like that in moonlight. It’s a blank canvas, and it’s a gateway to something bigger.
for a tumblr prompt - caressing hands + dancing
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for a tumblr prompt - washing the other's body
callum's exhausted by long shifts as a paramedic, and ben takes care of him
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okay so this all started with me coming up with oliver mitchell on a whim for a comfortember fic, and ended with me being completely fixated on him for about a week now. yes i called him oliver before i remembered that olly carter existed, let's just ignore that. also this won't be a continuous story, it's just me writing about ballum with a kid and i thought i'd put them in a series together so that yall can find them if you wish!
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Spider-Man: Golden Age - A Fic Series by botheredbuck
Fandom: captain america: civil war - Fandom, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man: Homecoming
04 Nov 2019
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A handsome English transfer at Midtown; A mysterious new vigilante in Queens; A brand new villain - Things are about to get interesting for Peter Parker.
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my fics for the comfortember writing challenge 2020- the prompt list can be found reblogged on my tumblr (bensdove) or on the official comfortember tumblr x
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A bunch of probably unrelated one shots where someone's trans!
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Callum's an ex-army officer with PTSD and a yearning for the stage.
Ben's an arrogant actor whose past is just around the corner.
Their love for the stage will bring them together, but will life tear them apart?- Words:
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“Put on the pink hat, Shane.”
“Uh, why?”
“Canadians,” Ilya groans, “I want to see you in pink. Pretty in pink, yeah?” He shoves his hand into the toque and waggles his fingers around. Like a sock puppet. Or like--Ilya smirks.
Shane is aware that he’s physically breathing, but he can’t feel any oxygen actually going to his brain. His vision is narrowing on the pink until it’s all he can see. It’s pink like women’s clothing is pink, not the salmon or beige ties in his gameday closet. It’s pink like a man isn’t. “I, uh, okay. Yeah.”
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01 Jan 2026
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corner of the world by berrycluv
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
31 Dec 2025
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Ilya doesn’t even realize when Arthur slips from his thoughts. There’s no sharp turn, no clear moment where the article stops being about a little boy who loves reptiles and starts being about the man lying beside him in bed. It just… happens. The way his mind always seems to find Shane eventually, like water finding its lowest point.
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a character study on shane’s undiagnosed autism
Bookmarked by botheredbuck
31 Dec 2025
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you are god over the storm, and i am yours by justhockey for timeshareindestin
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Dec 2025
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He learned how to play the role they all wanted to see him in - learned how to wear the mask.
But not with Ilya.
Shane has never had to tone himself down for Ilya, never had to make himself smaller or quieter or more palatable. He has never had to shrink so that he is easier for Ilya to hold.
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30 Dec 2025
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all that is left is but an ache in my chest by ceraulean
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Dec 2025
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There’s a special kind of loneliness, Shane knows, a hollow feeling in your chest when you’re surrounded by those in love, who have someone to hold close, to press their forehead against, to kiss. He’s all too familiar with that cave; he knows it like the back of his hand. He’s traced its rough walls thousands of times, mapping out the space it’s carved between his ribs. He knows how it carefully caresses his bones with its sharp edges, constantly chiselling away more and more of his insides.
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Shane Hollander gets lonely in a bar after a Metros win. He wishes Ilya was there. And he might have an autistic shutdown about it.
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30 Dec 2025
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“So what’s so gross about ‘lover’?” Ilya asks as casually as he can.
Bad choice. David is choking now.
Or: Ilya is left at the table with Shane's father. They talk.
Bookmarked by botheredbuck
30 Dec 2025