17 Works by dCryptid
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Nothing at Hyperion came without a price - and it was such a shame, because John knew he was good. Good enough to get damn far on his merits alone. But at Hyperion, when they smelled ambition on you, they’d milk you for everything you were willing to give and a few things you weren’t before they’d let even a sliver of that ambition be fulfilled.
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Set during Obey Me! Nightbringer. While it's hardly the most alarming part of your journey into the past, the fact that Solomon has disguised you as a demon for your own safety does have an effect on your interactions with those that used to be familiar and beloved. Navigating a strange world is even harder when those around you do not see you for who you actually are.
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The Dust is inhospitable to many - too dry, too hot, too full of bandits and other nasties intent on killing all comers. But to Tim, after his flight from Helios Station, it has become home. It's a hard place to scrape out a living, full of new strangers and new dangers, but Jack isn't there, and that's all he cares about.
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“All that money. All that time. Gone. Just gone. Wasted. Fucking wasted.”
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- Part 4 of perfect match
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Timmy just wanted one thing in his life that hadn’t been stained by the touch of Jack’s hands, but that was basically impossible considering what the man had now become.
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- Part 3 of perfect match
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It wasn't like looking in a mirror anymore.
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- Part 2 of perfect match
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"She hopes he truly understands how much he means to her."
Some vignettes from the life of Jessamine Kaldwin, who lived a life colored by sorrow and tinted by joy.
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“Beth, I know I’m not always the best dad, and...well, that’s not awesome. But you’re a good kid. And when you grow up, and have kids of your own, I know you’ll be a way better parent than I ever was.”
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when the digital imprint of a dead corporate tyrant decides that you're his new toy, you do not get any say in when playtime is over.
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“Out there, to everyone else, you’re still Jack. You’re me. But in here… In here, I’m Jack, and you’re John.”
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- Part 1 of perfect match
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this is just me playing with someone else's toys.
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Axton had met Jack, in the flesh, once before – years ago, on a military training planet called Heracles.
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“Sit up straight,” commanded an unyielding female voice, and Steve jumped to comply, straightening his back into a seated mockery of a soldier’s posture and placing his clenched hands between his spread knees.
He could hear the sound of heels clicking over to where he sat, coming to halt just inches in front of him, between his splayed legs. He could feel the radiating heat of her body against his bare calves and had to suppress a whimper.
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Krieg drew to a halt in front of Maya, who was looking up at him with clear eyes. A phaselock orb hovered in front of her, and she continued to sustain it as he struggled to form some semblance of a coherent sentence.
“Pretty lady,” he finally managed, spitting the phrase out fiercely.
Maya’s expression didn’t change, although she let the orb of dark energy consume itself and disappear. “What do you want, Krieg?” she asked quietly.
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One could not, no matter how hard they tried, truly wage war against the advance of time – time that would turn the skin along his jaw to crepe and mark his hands with liver spots. And ever since Jack had become Jack, he had never faced an enemy that he could not decisively destroy.
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Lilith finally gets what she wants from the lean hunter - but what's to say he didn't want it, too.
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Your throne is comfortable, well padded with silken cushions that soften the hard golden edges. The seawater air quickly ruins these expensive, delicate pillows, and they must be replaced often. But you are Her Imperious Condescension, and you do not care.