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They were friends.
And yeah, maybe the ring on his finger sort of burned when he looked at her sometimes, even though it was just for show, now.
It was just easier to let her keep thinking he was still married to Abby. Safer.
It raised less eyebrows about the nature of their friendship when the ring stayed on while he was at work, the weight on his finger reminding him not to say or do anything stupid.
It also made it a little less creepy when the pet names started slipping out.
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01 Feb 2026
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it’s been so long since he’s had someone he wants to tell things to, who actually seems interested in what he has to say. not since before rehab.
It’s nice to feel like he has a friend again.
(or, the story of how frank langdon falls in love with melissa king.)
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31 Jan 2026
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“Pineapple on pizza,” he leans on the wall, crossing his arms on his chest as he looks down at her. “Yes or no?”
“No,” she says immediately, wrinkling her nose.
[or: Mel starts undergrad and she thinks it's a little strange that her roommate's boyfriend is always hanging around]
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27 Jan 2026
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“Mel, honey, talk to me,” he coaxes. “It’s just me, okay?”
She nods—it’s Frank… it’s just… it’s him.
“I think… I think I need you to hurt me.”
or: mel has a panic attack and asks her best friend to hurt her to make it all better <3
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25 Jan 2026
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go home, loser.
She doesn’t feel like giving him a hard time right now, truly, but she’s hoping if she’s casual, maybe he’ll magically think everything is okay and actually go the fuck home.
A ding.
u send her out to me and i’ll put in my fucking two weeks notice.
She stares at her phone helplessly, then looks back to Robby.
“Fuck,” he barks out. “Fuck. Fine, I’ll…I’ll go figure something out.”
He turns on his heel and starts walking towards the cops.
Her phone dings one more time.
where’s mel.
(or, mel gets taken hostage in the ed. it changes trinity santos' entire worldview.)
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24 Jan 2026
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i’d get away with your heart (and make it look easy) by takemehome21
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
18 Jan 2026
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It takes three weeks for him to cross the line he set for himself when he drove her home after that Fourth of July shift and ask her if he can stay the night at her place.
He knows they can be friendly at work, though he can’t actually be friends with her, not when he’s dealing with recovery and a trial separation and the desire to make everything better for her.
But he forgets all of that after just one night.
And then it becomes a habit.
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18 Jan 2026
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i'd kinda like it if you call me 'cause i'm so over being lonely by whenwelostourmagic
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
02 Jan 2026
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“It would have to be a secret.” He says, doing his best to keep his face neutral.
“I’m good at keeping secrets.”
Langdon closes his eyes, a pained expression on his face, “Mel.”
“What?”
“You can’t — you deserve better than this.”
“I want you,” she says again, imbuing each word with as much sincerity as she can so it gets through his thick skull. Actions speak louder than words, so she seals it with a soft kiss. His eyes are still closed, mouth parted when she pulls back, “I’ll take whatever you can give me. I mean it. I promise.”
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03 Jan 2026
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A comprehensive scientific framework for the human experience of love has been sought after by social psychologists for decades.
This piece will recount the experience of one person (a heterosexual, well-educated, white female in her late twenties) through the lens of Tobore’s AAC Quadruple Framework Theory of Love.
Looking for a housemate to move into my 2br 2ba apartment in South Side Flats. 1110 sq ft, modern, clean, north-facing. Shared areas fully furnished, but willing to consolidate. In-unit washer/dryer. $1000 per month, excluding utilities.
Strong preference for someone in healthcare or other industry with day/night shift rotations. Available from July 27. Current lease runs until December, with option for renewal.
Send EOI to [email protected]
“Oh, do you know someone who’s interested?”
“Yeah,” he grinned. “Me.”
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20 Dec 2025
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It starts like this:
Frank gets caught. He does not voluntarily give up information about the stolen drugs – he gets caught.
Big difference.
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Frank Langdon and the years following that one shift.
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14 Dec 2025
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“We think this may be a..”, Princess lowered her voice even further, “-huh..my boyfriend who lives in Canada situation.”
“I don’t follow,” Samira said dubiously.
“no one has seen the guy around-,
“-says they don’t have any pictures together because he is private,” Princess continues, looking at her meaningfully.
“Oh. Oh my God, you think she is making it up?” Her voice goes way over this conversation's acceptable volume.
Cassie winces.
“I don’t think she meant to do it”, she explains.
“Chad came up again, so we started talking about relationships and Mel got roped into it. I think she wanted to get us off her back but when Santos doubled down, I guess she felt like she had to save face..?”
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Mel has a boyfriend. A boyfriend who is 6’2, cooks her salmon dinners and bought her a white gold sweetheart necklace. Mel’s boyfriend loves her sister, runs marathons and drives an Audi.
Too bad no one at PTMC has ever heard his name or seen pictures nor spotted them together anywhere in Pittsburgh proper.
Oh, by the way, he is a doctor too.
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13 Dec 2025
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mel doesnt like the holidays. yet somehow she finds herself crowded inside dana’s house on thanksgiving after working a shift. at least frank was there. she wouldn’t have gone without him, after all.
or: mel’s never had a friend before. let alone one she’s in love with.
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11 Dec 2025
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picture of your face in an invisible locket by ghostmaggie
Fandoms: Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman
12 May 2022
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The Scarecrow notices when Dorothy can’t sleep. He notices, and he talks to her. About little nothings, at first, gradually building into conversations and familiarity.
Then one night, as if he's been building up to it, he says, very softly, “She's not as wicked as they say.“
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01 Dec 2025
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Better Off Pretending by afoolsprophet
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024), Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman
12 Jan 2026
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It all starts with a lie.
Fiyero tells his parents he’s dating someone. Elphaba agrees to play the part.
But as the line between real and pretend starts to blur, Fiyero finds that fooling everyone else is simple-- falling for Elphaba, and convincing her it’s worth the risk, is where things get complicated.[Shiz-era, Fiyeraba fake dating AU]
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30 Nov 2025
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We Move Like The Ocean by enigma731, invisibledaemon for deeplyshallow
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024)
18 Mar 2025
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It’s been over a week now, and still she keeps waking in a cold sweat, utterly convinced that it’s all too good to be true, that it’s only a matter of time before she discovers that he died in that cornfield after all, that she truly is capable only of destruction of those she loves. Even stretched before her in all its glory, the sea feels less fantastical than the fact that Fiyero is with her, and human again, and somehow still in love.
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28 Nov 2025
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on bodies: theory and practice in three parts by gamorahww
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024)
23 Aug 2025
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He exhales, tilting his head. "You’re anxious because I know about sex, and you don’t."
"I know about sex!" Elphaba protests, sharper than she intends.
He almost rolls his eyes but lets a smirk tug at his mouth instead. "Sure. The theory."
"Yes. That is knowing."
"That’s understanding, but not knowing," he pushes back. His voice dips lower, steady and deliberate.
Elphaba stiffens, her shoulders tense, her gaze cutting into him, as she wants to argue, but the silence betrays her. He’s right, and they both know it.------------------------
note: follow up to the forbidden corn, but can be read separately as well
Series
- Part 2 of ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ
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22 Nov 2025
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“Alright, alright, settle down you two. Jesus Christ,” Dana mutters. “You’re worse than my fuckin’ kids.”
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02 Nov 2025
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Fourteen day shifts that Mel and Frank share after he returns to work.
He instinctively looked for a braid and scrub pants, the only fit he'd ever seen her in. It took his brain a hot second to realise the woman in jeans, white sneakers, and a ponytail through her snapback was actually Mel.
At which point he walked full tilt into a wall.
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23 Oct 2025
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“—and I know that there’s Becca and Tanner and Millie to consider, but I was wondering if you maybe wanted to move in? Together? With me?”
Mel blinks. He certainly doesn’t look like he’s having a stroke.
“Frank, why would we move in together?”
“I thought it might be nice,” he shrugs here, acting nonchalant even though Mel can see the tension in his jaw. “To take that next step in our relationship.”
“Frank, what are you talking about? We’re not in a relationship?”
At this, Frank’s frown deepens before widening into a frustrated half smile. “Uh, yes we are? We’ve been dating for nine months?”
What.
Or, Frank thinks Mel doesn’t do physical touch.
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05 Jul 2025
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the whole world is sleeping (but my world is you) by fromiftowhen
Fandoms: The Pitt (TV)
01 Jun 2025
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Frank has never been a good sleeper. It's a blessing and a curse in turn, but he's made peace with needing less sleep than anyone he's ever met.
And then he meets Mel King, and she changes that.
(She changes everything.)
OR — Over a series of late night talks, texts, FaceTimes, and maybe dates, Langdon and Mel fall in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.
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02 Jun 2025
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“Do you know where you’re going?”
She realized it was a ridiculous question as it passed her lips, but Langdon looked at her, his eyes a little glassy, and shook his head no.
(Mel and Langdon take each other in.)
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25 May 2025