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(looking for) shapes in the silence by brightbolt, imperfectlyctor
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
12 Jan 2022
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“There’s something you need to know,” Harrow said to John and Mercymorn. She locked eyes with Gideon, holding her gaze firm.
White-ringed eyes flicked between them, and a frown flickered on John’s face. “Alright.”“Well, it’s interesting that you’ve chosen to tell me about the visa application now,” Harrowhark said, turning to John and Mercymorn, “when Gideon only proposed last weekend.”
John blinked. He looked between them. “Excuse me?”
“I’m getting married,” Harrowhark said.
“To who?” John asked.
“To my assistant,” said Harrow, ignoring the choking, strangled noise of surprise Gideon made from the door. “To Gideon Nav. We’re engaged.” She paused, then stood. “Aren’t we, Griddle?”
“No,” Gideon said, because she was the worst. “What the fuck?”
Or: Harrowhark Nonagesimus is the youngest editor ever to run the Ninth House publishing company. But when Harrow violates the terms of her work visa, her only way to retain her job is to marry a US citizen— and who better than her assistant, Gideon Nav?
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sting of a wasp by brightbolt, imperfectlyctor
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Trilogy | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
20 Aug 2021
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"You’re a virgin,” Gideon said, testing it out. "Huh."
Harrow didn’t like the sound of that huh. She knew Gideon’s noises, and that was a thoughtful, sinister huh. That was the same huh she’d made before putting canned tuna in Crux’s work boots.
Her eyes narrowed. “What.”
Gideon cocked her head to the side. “Is there a reason you’re waiting?” There was no judgement in the question— only genuine curiosity.
Perhaps it was this that made Harrow more inclined to answer. “I don’t have the time to look for someone new,” She shrugged. “And my available pool is… somewhat limited.”
“Well,” Gideon said, with just a hint of conspiracy in those glittering golden eyes. “If you ever want to change that, you have my number.”
What? What?
Harrow blinked. “What?”
Or: the five times Gideon and Harrow successfully bone, and the one time they don't.
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begged and borrowed time by brightbolt, imperfectlyctor
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
20 Jun 2021
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"After a life spent in southern California, this was the coldest place she’d ever been — and probably the least populated, too — but there was something extraordinarily peaceful about it.
This was an outcrop of rock surrounded by water that would sooner kill her than treat her with kindness, and she was in the middle of it. Catra had never thought of herself as one for poetry, but the coast told her differently. It had a mind and a heart that was all its own.
In front of a vast and ruthless sea, Catra closed her eyes."
Or: Catra, an oceanographer working on her dissertation, moves to an abandoned lighthouse at the northernmost point of Washington to finish her work and escape her past. There, she meets Adora: a local fisherman with an inexplicable sense of haunting that surrounds them. In each other, they search for companionship, understanding, and acceptance at their most vulnerable.
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keep me in your glow by brightbolt, imperfectlyctor
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
27 Feb 2021
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"“Oh my God,” Catra said, barely above a whisper. “You’re rich as fuck, aren’t you?”
“Guilty,” Adora said, cringing a little. “Sorry. I thought Glimmer told you.”
“I’m gonna fucking kill her.” Catra shook her head, trying to wipe the stunned expression off her face. “I can’t believe she set me up on a blind date with a goddamn millionaire.”
“Yeah,” Adora said awkwardly. “Oops.”
“It’s—” Catra shook her head. “Okay, Glimmer aside, how would you paying for my tuition even work? I mean, we—we’ve only been on one date, and it’s not even over yet.”
“It’s a crazy idea,” Adora said. “I know. Just—just forget I said anything.”
Maybe it was the buzz of alcohol, or maybe it was the shock of finding out she was on a blind date with a rich person, but Catra couldn’t stop herself from blurting, “Well, I didn’t say no.”
A beat.
Adora blinked, looking up at her. “What?”
Or: Catra is a physics PhD student struggling to balance life, work, and loans. When her friend sets her up on a blind date, she doesn't expect it to be with the most attractive millionaire she's ever seen. They work out an arrangement.
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pretend like there's no world outside by brightbolt, imperfectlyctor for scntuary
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
14 Feb 2021
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"Adora had graduated the summer before — and had accepted a creative position at an advertising firm a week later thanks to her networking ability — but Catra was still in her last year of college. She was an excellent student, of course, but academic pressure didn’t discriminate.
Every day, it seemed like there was something new for her to stress about. There was her capstone project, her upcoming fluid dynamics exam, and the idea of applying to grad school— it was a lot for her to handle.
They had been dating for the last three years and living together for the last two, but between Adora’s work schedule and Catra’s classes it felt as though it had been weeks since they’d seen each other.
That would change today."
Or, Adora plans a date night. Catra gets to relax for a moment. They remember why they fell in love in the first place.
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some things just make sense (and one of those is you and i) by brightbolt
Fandom She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
28 Jun 2020
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two college students fall in love on accident, then on purpose. one is a hockey player. the other is a former figure skater.
can i make it any more obvious?
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if only we had another chance by heyfools
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024)
18 Feb 2025
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She goes to bed that night, the Grimmerie open at her side and Elphaba’s hat tucked under her sheets.
She goes to bed exhausted, grieving, hurt, aching, angry at the world, angry at herself.
She wakes up, the next morning, five years earlier.
There’s only one person on her mind.
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Glinda wakes up years before Elphaba's death with a chance to fix everything.
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you did something to me by artemiswords
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
27 Dec 2020
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“Seriously, Adora. All that money for, like, holding hands in front of a camera? It can’t get easier than that. You endured me for like, ten years? I’m sure you can power through these four weeks.” She gets up and leans on the back of her chair, getting closer to Adora’s face. “Just don’t fuck it up and we’ll be fine.”
Adora scowls at her and forces herself to not start another argument. Catra ignores it and turns away.
“See ya later, girlfriend.” She says over her shoulder.
Girlfriend. Adora shudders at that word.
Only after Catra is gone Adora remembers they didn’t even plan anything out. She closes her eyes and rubs her temples again, taking another deep breath. Four weeks of pretending to be Catra’s girlfriend. Those are about to be the longest weeks of her life.
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Fake dating college/modern AU!
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07 Jul 2020
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litany in which certain things are crossed out by etheriaslastbraincell
Fandom She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
08 Jun 2020
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08 Jun 2020
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every morning the maple leaves by etheriaslastbraincell
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
08 Jun 2020
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the movement of adora and catra's relationship, as told through excerpts from richard siken's poem of the same name. catra's pov thru all chapters
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08 Jun 2020
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sweet to tongue and sound to eye by advancingambition
Fandoms: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
19 Dec 2020
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The First Ones were fair folk, and Adora is no exception.
Bookmarked by brightbolt
26 May 2020