ghost_inthemachine
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- Good Girls (TV) (14)
- Succession (TV 2018) (1)
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i thought that beyond the exit there would be palaces by ghost_inthemachine
Fandoms: Succession (TV 2018)
19 May 2022
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Waystar is over, and apparently so does Gerri and Roman's aliance. But even the most domestic of future encounters can open a window to mend what's been broken.
Or Gerri and Roman reunites at the East 72nd Street playground, 5 years later.
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i wonder if you look both ways (when you cross my mind) by ghost_inthemachine
Fandoms: Good Girls (TV)
09 May 2022
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A love letter (and two missing scenes) to 3x04. Set in the bar conversation between Beth and Rio.
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Compilation of (mostly) NSFW ficlets, originally posted on Tumblr.
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- Part 6 of a pedido
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They’re neighbors. They kinda like each other. And they’ll film a video together for OnlyFans. But that’s just work.
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The night when Beth and Rio talk (before they sleep together again.)
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- Part 7 of a pedido
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Just a bunch of tumblr prompts. Titles from reggaeton songs lyrics.
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A shadow falls over the shaft of sunlight from the front door, a subtle announcement of another patron. Mark holds his breath. He doesn’t know how long he’s been here or how many drinks he’s had. He’s not even sure how many days he’s found himself in this exact spot. He’s just been waiting for her to show up, though he wouldn’t admit it to her—wouldn’t admit it to himself, either, except lately he can’t always stop the thoughts that bounce around in his mind. She found him before, and somehow, though it’s been months, he knows that she will again, one of these days.
Turns out, today’s the day.
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Months after the events of Cold Harbor, Mark Scout and Helena Eagan meet in a dingy bar near the now-defunct Lumon campus.
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Helly wouldn’t want it any other way. That’s what she tells herself, at least. Because this way, there are no more scary or happy or sad numbers to sort through. No more break room mantras and mysterious goat departments. No more sad melon parties and vending machine tokens. Mark is with her, always. They have a life together, even if it is only in 46-hour increments. They have a bed to sleep and make love in, plenty of food to eat, and a decent supply of entertainment.
Yeah, this was a good decision.
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23 Sep 2025
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Mark S. and Helly R. despise each other. But then, when they each randomly wake up outside the severed floor, they discover that they're married to each other.
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16 Sep 2025
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“I bet you fifty bucks I can make you come in under ten minutes.”
It knocks a laugh out of her, she’ll give him that much. She lets the laugh turn into a scoff as she angles her face toward his. “Please. You don’t look like you have fifty dollars to give me when you lose.”
“I’m not going to lose.”
His eyes drop to her mouth, brief as the click of a lighter and every bit as searing. When his eyes return to hers, the air between them tightens.
“No way.”
“Why not?”
“It’s not going to happen.”
His grin flashes. “Give me eight.”
“Oh, sweetheart,” Helena croons, and there’s a condescending curl to the end of it she cannot resist. “I could spend eight minutes explaining why the answer is no, and that would be a far better use of both of our time.”
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Or. CEO Helena Eagan meets 21 year old Mark Scout in a bar.
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- Part 1 of Milk Teeth - Extended Universe
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- English
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27 Aug 2025
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The camcorder sits open on the car’s dash with his innie’s face frozen on the foldout screen. There’d been no reason for Mark Scout to watch the recording again; he has it almost memorized by this point, at least the part that matters. His innie’s words still ring in his ears, said flippantly and jovially and with no idea how they’d affect him. Strange, too, since they’re the same person.
“You know, I’ve been thinking—I’ve met Helena a few times now. Maybe you should meet Helly?”
He’d heard nothing from Helly since they’d started this arrangement, and he’d begun to give up hope he ever would. Why would he anyway? She doesn’t know him. But still, every time his innie sends him a message, he studies the corners of each frame for a glimpse of her, turns the volume up in the hopes he’ll hear the whisper of her voice.
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A year and a half post-Cold Harbor, Mark Scout and Helena Eagan drive to Damon Birthing Retreat each weekend so that their innies can spend time together. When Mark's innie gets the bright idea for Mark Scout and Helly R. to meet, things start to unravel.
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21 Aug 2025