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John Childermass's Last Employer by shutterbird for Relia
Fandoms: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
24 Dec 2012
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To the city of York, in the year of our Lord 1780, there came a young man who had fallen upon hard times.
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Like Water, Like Wind by astolat for little Alex
Fandoms: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Seven Pillars of Wisdom - T. E. Lawrence
25 Dec 2005
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I could see very clearly despite the dark, and indeed for once I did not stumble as I walked over the rough ground. I had no destination except away, a brute animal instinct of flight mastering my limbs while my mind busied with less coarse things, solacing itself in the smell of worm-wood, bitter and clean, and the spare barren walls of the valley, a worn purple like heather against the night.
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"Welcome to a new user experience! You have triggered this interface with the keywords, ‘Stupid game! Stupid devs! I want my f*****g money back!’ You are now bound to the character Tartaglia, the Eleventh Harbinger of the Fatui, codename: Childe! We hope you have an enjoyable user experience and we welcome you once again to Genshin Impact 2.0!”
Those are some of the first words Ajax, starving college student extraordinaire, has the misfortune of hearing upon waking up in a brave new world from what he's fairly sure is a very fatal accident involving water and a shit ton of electricity.
Okay, so he's not dead. That's good. But what's this about him being stuck playing the character Tartaglia? Tartaglia, as in the no-good, one-dimensional, cartoonish villain who met his untimely, gruesome death in the first act of the original game?
Forget this. Like hell Ajax is going to share that fate.
And so begins one man's journey to save himself from his awful destiny.
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Always Glad You Came by aloneintherain
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fantastic Four
23 Apr 2016
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Spider-Man is a relatively new, controversial vigilante, and Johnny has a crush the size of the Empire Building. The Four - operating under the assumption that Spidey is an adult - do not approve.
“I just happen to think Spider-Man's cool,” Johnny says, matter-of-factly. “A hero can think another hero is cool without making it weird. I admire his aloofness. And his badass-ness.”
“His aloofness,” Ben repeats, chuckling into his mug of beer. It’s roughly the size of Johnny’s head. “Yeah, sure, I bet that’s all your admire, right?”
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could be worse or better if you tried a bit harder by orphan_account
Fandoms: Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 3, Fallout (Video Games)
30 Apr 2017
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It had taken Charon an entire month to track him down, all the way from that shallow grave in Goodsprings to the heart of Freeside. He’s a familiar face, now sporting a scrappy looking eyebot at one shoulder, a ghoul in a mechanic’s jumpsuit at the other, and a bright blooming scar over his brow.
“Heya big guy, have we met before? I feel like I recognise you.”
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The Lone Wanderer leaves the Capital Wasteland to settle in the Mojave, before a bullet to the brain resets his life. Now, he’s just courier number six of seven, with a platinum chip on his shoulder, New Vegas in his sights, and one ghoul bodyguard in hot pursuit.
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- Part 1 of twelve gauge