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    Trying to get away from Targaryen Drama but failing spectacularly by

    Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin  

    31 Mar 2025

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    Alicent's sobs echoed in the room as she looked at her father, her eyes pleading for a way out of the impending marriage. "Father, please," she choked out, her voice trembling. "Can't you speak to the King? Can't you make him understand that this is not what I want?"

    Otto's expression remained unyielding, his voice a mix of authority and paternal concern. "Alicent, this is not just about what you want," he replied, his tone unwavering. "It's about the honor and future of House Hightower. The King's choice is a great honor, and you will fulfill your duty as his Queen."

    Gwayne stepped forward, his voice softer, tinged with sympathy. "Sister, I understand your feelings, but our family's position is delicate. The King's favor is not something we can take lightly."

    Alicent's tears flowed freely as she looked between her father and brother. "But what about what I want?" she cried out, her voice breaking. "What about my dreams, my aspirations? Am I to be nothing more than a pawn in this game of thrones?"

    Otto's gaze hardened, his voice stern. "Your dreams must align with the needs of our house, Alicent. This marriage is an opportunity to secure our family's future."

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    22 May 2026

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    New Game + by

    Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe  

    29 Jul 2021

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    In which a girl dies, discovers that life is really just a simulation, and starts a new life in a universe that should only exist in fiction.

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    02 Aug 2025

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    one day at a time by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), DCU  

    08 Jun 2020

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    Jason Todd is Batman.

    Jason Todd was never supposed to be Batman.

    Jason Todd never wanted to be Batman.

    (Or, in a depressing-but-not-entirely-terrible future, Jason Todd is the third “official” Batman after the deaths of Bruce and his brothers. Getting into his old age and diagnosed with a terminal disease, he passes on the Cowl to his chosen successor, Terry McGinnis, and spends his last years in peace.

    And then wakes up on the day Talia threw him into the Lazarus Pit.

    Death called it a gift. Jason can only hope to make the most of it.)

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    29 Jul 2025

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    Someday I'm Gonna Be Somebody People Want by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Batman (Comics)  

    13 Mar 2026

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    Jason Todd grew up with a fundamental fear of being seen. Not in the sense of shyness, but in the sense of shame. He supposed, if he wished to contemplate the fear’s origins, he might start where most tragedies do:
    The house he grew up in.
    Where the act of wanting was as good as a death sentence to that desire.
    He supposed he might even make an argument for the statement “people become what they are called”. He thinks that might have some merit, looking back.
    What he fears most, (like most other people), is how obvious it is to others. The fear itself.
    He wonders if they can see it.

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    Thanks to a rogue meta, the batfam gets to watch Jason's memories like a movie; and Jason just really wants a family again. But you cannot be loved if you aren't known, and well... if circumstances provide? might as well take the chance, right?

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    19 Jul 2025

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    The Cosmic Horror of Gotham City by

    Fandoms: DCU, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Batman: Arkham (Video Games), Batman - All Media Types  

    04 Aug 2022

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    Something hunts Jason from the shadows and its wearing the face of that God forsaken clown.

    Running from trouble, you just want a moment to catch your breath and lay low.

    But life’s a tricky thing, isn’t it? The stars above Gotham align just so, throwing you into the path swathed with moody red and wicked sharp tongues.

    And to be fair, you’ve never been good at staying on the straight and narrow.

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    06 Jul 2025