18 Works by chaosborne

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    Maybe there is a universe out there in a kinder world with a kinder life. Maybe there is a universe out there that has both of them right, out of all of the worlds upon worlds.

    Maybe in that universe, they know each other well. The exact beat of their hearts, the precise shade of the light in their eyes, the particular pitch of their laughter.

    And maybe it is not this one.

    Language:
    English
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    2,736
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    1/1
    Comments:
    12
    Kudos:
    173
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    31
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    1,212
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    Shen Yuan, who is nice, who is soft and who is not Shen Jiu.

    He spends so long trying not to be Shen Qingqiu, thinking that not being Shen Qingqiu is an accomplishment, that he never realises the results of this.

    Shen Yuan, who will never be Shen Jiu.

    Shen Yuan, who may be liked, but Shen Jiu, who is loved.

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    English
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    20,634
    Chapters:
    5/?
    Comments:
    62
    Kudos:
    752
    Bookmarks:
    327
    Hits:
    10,232
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    I think I love you (I know I do). I should hate you (I know I cannot).

    My heart aches for what it wants, truly means what it says. What can I do when the only thing it calls for is you?

    Series
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    English
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    5,322
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    8
    Kudos:
    263
    Bookmarks:
    33
    Hits:
    2,117
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    Shen Yuan dreams and dreams, and dreams of a perfect world with a perfect protagonist and a perfect story.

    He dreams it up but reality is never as perfect as a fantasy is.

    Luo Binghe is the protagonist of Shen Yuan's world. The invincible, indomitable, insurmountable protagonist.

    The protagonist whose story is one of going against the world.

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    English
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    4,365
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    154
    Bookmarks:
    24
    Hits:
    1,041
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    The past they know not hangs over their heads, it is a sword of Damocles. Too ruthless, too reckless, too likely to fall.

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    English
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    4,539
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    3
    Kudos:
    239
    Bookmarks:
    31
    Hits:
    1,823
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    Shen Jiu looks into the cold surface of the mirror and sees memories that he has buried deep down.

    How cruel, that his happiest moments are ones that have passed.

    How callous, that his greatest dream is of a time gone.

    Shen Jiu meets the Mirror of Erised.

    Language:
    English
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    2,075
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    17
    Kudos:
    398
    Bookmarks:
    71
    Hits:
    2,128
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    They were our brothers, we've spilled red in their name. We've bloodied out hands for honour they never wanted, not if this was the price.

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    English
    Words:
    2,438
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    6
    Kudos:
    230
    Bookmarks:
    27
    Hits:
    1,920
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    Shen Jiu dies.

    He does not stay dead.

    Until he does.

    To put a blade through tempering is to strengthen it. Too much tempering, and the blade becomes brittle, and breaks.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    24,304
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    21
    Kudos:
    284
    Bookmarks:
    93
    Hits:
    4,045
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    The grains shift, tipping pass each other, starting their slow and steady fall downwards.

    He wants to sleep and never wake up. He wants to let one of the many assassination attempts go through and succeed. He wants to be a bit too slow to block a fatal blow even if he could avoid it, but then it would not be his fault, would it? It would just be an accident. Shen Jiu wants to close his eyes and never open them again.

    Shen Jiu sees it fall, and knows. It does not change anything.

    There is a boy he chose and a boy that he does not.

    Language:
    English
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    5,518
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    3
    Kudos:
    178
    Bookmarks:
    41
    Hits:
    1,527
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    Izuku has always been and will always be special, in every world, in every timeline. He is the one constant as events and people circulate around him. The catalyst. He changes, yes, and so the outcome sometimes changes, sometimes not. No one truly knows after all. No one that is mortal.

    In some worlds, Izuku defines what it is truly like to be a hero. He would have clutched on to his dreams with both hands and was given a quirk, rising to the Number 1 spot wreathed in green lightning, the successor of All Might, him being crowned the new Symbol of Peace. In some worlds, Izuku fell and turned towards villainy in the dark underbelly of society. Changing society entirely to become a hero to those thrown to the side and locked away, the rising Symbol of Freedom. In some worlds, Izuku forged his own path. Becoming a vigilante and saving people in spite of his quirklessness, carving out a space for himself as a Symbol of Hope.

    But in this world, Izuku finds solace in dance and learns to accept himself. He creates his own peace and safety and has no intention to become a hero. Once again, like in many worlds, Izuku becomes a hero anyway.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    20,516
    Chapters:
    5/?
    Comments:
    14
    Kudos:
    141
    Bookmarks:
    39
    Hits:
    1,756
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    Shen Jiu wakes up.

    The problem is that he does not stop waking up.

    "The same hammer that shatters glass forges steel." -Taiana Venediktov

    Shen Jiu has never been the type to simply just break. Not when it comes to his Qi-ge at least.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    28,892
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    40
    Kudos:
    894
    Bookmarks:
    284
    Hits:
    8,868
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    Izuku is a bit too quiet, a bit too moldable, a bit too perfect.
    He is exactly who you think he is. He is nothing like you think he is.
    Who knows? Not even the person himself.
    For to lie long enough even you will begin to believe it is true.
    And to wear a mask for nearly all your life,
    You will start to become the very act you put on.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,299
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    95
    Bookmarks:
    9
    Hits:
    1,002
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    There was a hand outstretched to him, but everytime he reached out it slipped through his grasp like smoke.
    There was a back in front of him, solid and sturdy and getting further away every time he tried to catch up.
    There was a promise he made, a dream he nurtured, a boy he loved.
    All broken by his own hands with a carelessness of not knowing how precious what he held.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,488
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    4
    Kudos:
    42
    Bookmarks:
    5
    Hits:
    439
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    People are an infinitesimal event, an inconsequential existence in the world. They drift day in day out, utterly unaware of their own meaningless existence. They imagine their own importance, to make their lives matter because without something mattering what is the reason for them to live?

    Maybe some will have a bigger impact on the happenings around them. Maybe they will be known to many people. Maybe they can affect what happens now. That is there is to it, the present. In the vast expanse of space and the infinite span of time, all will be forgotten eventually. Even if people strive to be remembered, by cultivating to immortality or leaving behind a legacy.

    Time moves on unendingly, unceasingly. The steady passage of time as it moves is the only constant in the ever-evolving world.

    Wei Wuxian does not return. The world moves on, Lan Wangji along with it.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    3,818
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    3
    Kudos:
    88
    Bookmarks:
    6
    Hits:
    917
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    There is more to him than anyone ever sees, ever tries to see. It does not matter, it is better this way, isn’t it? With hollowed-out chest and bleeding burning soul. Even if he walks his path carved with his own hands alone, he is not lonely.

    Deku, a smokescreen as strong and sturdy as a wall. Unbreakable.
    Izuku, a devil with an angel’s grinning visage. Undefeatable.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,476
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    2
    Kudos:
    161
    Bookmarks:
    17
    Hits:
    1,287
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    A closer look at what happens once the catalyst changes and the timeline shifts.
    The consequences of Midoriya Izuku’s fall.

    The short sequel to the previous story.

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    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,772
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    6
    Kudos:
    56
    Bookmarks:
    2
    Hits:
    506
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    Midoriya Izuku is 26 and has many achievements. No.1 hero, symbol of hope, successor of All Might, valedictorian of Yuuei, Pro Hero Deku. He still burns himself out, stretches himself thin, and does not take good enough care of himself. Wearing a worn mask and a decades old act.

    Midoriya Izuku is fading away.

    Deku shines as brightly as ever.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,236
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    1
    Kudos:
    70
    Bookmarks:
    5
    Hits:
    635
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    That broken boy with shattered dreams.
    Who reached for the sun and fell.

    In a world where he was more hurt, more soft, more broken.
    In a world where his wings are clipped and his dreams are of flying.
    Midoriya Izuku flies and falls and takes the best way out.

    He dies, smiling, face turned up to the sky.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,366
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Kudos:
    60
    Bookmarks:
    6
    Hits:
    641

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