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• Ji and the Donghuang Bell by crono23

  Fandoms: 九日 | Nine Sols (Video Game 2024)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  01 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Ji (Nine Sols)
  • Original Characters
  • Pre-Canon
  • Canon Compliant
  • Light Angst
  • Drama
  • Chinese Mythology & Folklore

  Summary

  "I was there when the Donghuang Bell rang for the first time"

  One of Ji's many memories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,163

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  159

• Keep A Straight Face by crono23

  Fandoms: 九日 | Nine Sols (Video Game 2024)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  19 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Lady Ethereal (Nine Sols)
  • Eigong (Nine Sols)
  • Heavy Angst
  • Angst
  • Depression
  • Depressing
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Spoilers
  • Bad Ending
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • Canon Compliant
  • Death
  • Mild Gore
  • Mental Breakdown
  • Mental Anguish
  • Mentally torturing Lady Ethereal because I felt like it
  • Fr though she doesn't deserve it :(

  Summary

  Their blood is on your hands.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,431

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  13

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  151

• Optimism is a Talent by crono23

  Fandoms: 九日 | Nine Sols (Video Game 2024)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  09 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Major Character Death
  • Nuwa (Nine Sols)
  • Yi (Nine Sols)
  • Kuafu (Nine Sols)
  • Shennong (Nine Sols)
  • Shuanshuan (Nine Sols)
  • Fuxi (Nine Sols)
  • Ruyi (Nine Sols)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt
  • hurt/some comfort
  • Depression
  • Angst
  • True Ending
  • heavy spoilers
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Mild Gore
  • fanart reference
  • Arguably better ending for Nuwa

  Summary

  What if Nuwa was just a few inches to the side?

  Denied the chance to join her brother in death, follow her interactions with the pavilion members as she tries to cope with the pain of loss.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  13,283

  Chapters:

  3/3

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  65

  Bookmarks:

  7

  Hits:

  891

• A Real Member of the Team by crono23

  Fandoms: Ventura City Drifters (Webcomic)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  28 Sep 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Alina Scratch (Ventura City Drifters)
  • Brooklyn Gardner (Ventura City Drifters)
  • Friendship
  • friendshipping
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Mild Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Fluff and Angst

  Summary

  Brooklyn struggles a bit with her past after being taken in by the Drifters. Alina is begrudgingly sent to help.

  Set after chapter 16

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,604

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  8

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  131

• Loose Ends by crono23

  Fandoms: Bittersweet Candy Bowl (Webcomic)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  14 Aug 2018

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Mike
  • Lucy
  • Jordan
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  It's a few months in the future and Mike has finally made up with Lucy. And yet, he still feels something's missing.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,890

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  13

  Hits:

  265