crumbling_castle



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    A princess doesn't cry, over monsters in the night. Don't waste our precious time, on boys with pretty eyes. -CARYS

    Just a bunch of short, stand-alone works about strong females. :D

    Spotify playlist:

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bdcRb8PNSgseT1NsxZR1M?si=15756f6dcc19415f

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67gbdQwW9dFfl5sWjuNzrI?si=741ec88d555c48f3 (clean version)

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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    Leading the Avengers means never truly being off the clock.

    So Natasha and Steve learn to steal time where they can — between meetings, training sessions, and the constant pull of responsibility.What starts as something physical, convenient, unnamed, settles into routine… and then into something deeper neither of them is brave enough to define.

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    04 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 59

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    It wasn’t supposed to be like this. It was never supposed to be like this and Natasha was certain that there was no way that it could end well. Someone was always going to get hurt and with the way her story tended to play out, it wouldn’t be her. Even if it really should be. Even if she set herself up for it, in the end, it wouldn’t be her. Natasha tended to be the one doing the hurting, if only to avoid it herself.

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    03 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 37

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    Natasha was like a bulldog with a bone, incessant as ever, when she got something in her mind. He admired her determination and stubborn will, especially on missions. But as far as his dating life went?

    No, he absolutely disliked her force of coercion and persuasion.

    “C’mon, Rogers, work with me here. It’s not like I’m setting you up with Stark,” she said, smirking at him as she grabbed her keys off his counter. “Unless you’d prefer that.”

    “No thanks,” he replied dryly, heading to turn the knob on his door.

    “Then shut up and enjoy the free ride.”

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    Essentially; five times Natasha set Steve up on a date, and the one time he did it for himself.

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    28 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    max gets too drunk at a party, and so lucas takes her home. by the end of the night, he’s the only one keeping her steady.

    previously titled ‘one drink too many’

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    22 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 50

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    In the aftermath of Vecna’s defeat, Lucas and Max’s relationship grows stronger as they experience a bunch of firsts together.

    Or, another pre-Epilogue fic.

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    22 Feb 2026