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What a sight she must make, really. Broken optics, scorch marks all over her skin and blood in every fibre of her tattered clothes… not quite the polished Corpo fashion she’s probably used to.
(injury ficlet)
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It’s surprising how easily they fall into a routine.
For two people whose words are often charged with mutual distaste, with entire afternoons spent arguing over the broad swathes of policies and new laws that the Tianquan has instated, their non-productive arrangements coalesce quickly into something that they agree on, tacitly.
aka: friends(?) with benefits Ningguang.
(I think I love you.)
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in losing grip, on sinking ships, i fell to my knees by goldfinchex for yuniemaki
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
29 Sep 2022
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There is a common remark floating around the harbour: Tianquan Ningguang has adopted a fox. Oh, not just any fox! Have you seen its colouring?
i.e., Beidou makes good on her promises.
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fever bones by goldfinchex for cafe_au_late
Fandoms: 乘风破浪的姐姐 | Sisters Who Make Waves (TV), 乘风破浪的姐姐3, Chinese Actor RPF
17 Aug 2022
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she leaves me, she leaves me not by goldfinchex
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
27 Jun 2022
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“I should go.”
“You’ve come all the way here, General. I’ll hate to be known as a bad host.”
//snippets from a palace au.
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- Part 1 of history will be ours ・ palace au
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celestine v. rosa (TOT ft "you") by goldfinchex
Fandom 未定事件簿 | Tears of Themis (Video Game)
15 Feb 2022
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My Liyue-centric fics!
If they are related, I'll specify it. But otherwise they can be treated as standalone pieces.
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teyvat meets higher education: college AUs by goldfinchex
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14 Jun 2021
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Rumi knew that Celine wasn't her mother, not biologically at least. Knowing this does not stop the yearning ache she's felt since childhood.
“I want my mom!” Rumi couldn't tell who that title was directed towards- To the woman whose grave they visited weekly, or the woman who would hold her hand as they walked there.
A few weeks after Gwi Ma's defeat, Rumi and Celine talk about things left unsaid.
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Rumi’s stomach churns at the thought of seeing Celine again after how they left things off before she ran head-first into Gwi-ma’s not-so-little deathtrap, but she walks up the steps without thinking, the way she always used to, past the gate and across the familiar stone path, and then knocks on the front door.
“Celine,” she calls, and then she hears it. The soft, slow shuffle of footsteps from inside, drawing nearer and nearer, and then, the sound of the lock turning, and—
The door opens, and the woman standing in front of them is not Celine.
If Rumi isn’t actually dead already, her heart stops. “Mom?”
Ryu Miyeong frowns at her. “‘Mom?’"
or: Rumi wakes in a world where Miyeong is alive, and Rumi never existed.
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That’s how the king knows when the seasons will turn, when the rains will come, when famine might follow. If he can’t read the heavens, his people starve, and so, his kingdom falls,” Celine said. “But it’s more than just that. Reading the sky means seeing the patterns: knowing when to act, and when to wait. The stars remind a king that he’s not the center of the world, no matter how much power he has. He’s part of something larger. If he forgets that, if he rules only for himself, he’ll lead everyone to ruin.
“Most people think kings are chosen to command, but they’re actually chosen to care. To govern wisely, you have to think of those who can’t read the stars for themselves. You carry their fears, their futures, on your shoulders. That’s what this sword means: you don’t wield it for yourself. You wield it for everyone who looks to you for guidance, and for survival.”
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And She's Gently Starving On With A Close(d) Eye On Them by MyOwnPerception
Fandoms: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
21 Apr 2026
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Celine wasn’t actively avoiding her, but still… the proximity killed her more than endless hours spent practicing choreography.
Rumi concluded that, if neither would bring it up, it was better… just not talking about it. To preserve whatever relationships they had.
Not quite a mother, not quite a friend, not quite a lover.
Celine let her be close, her touch surgical and tender, but detached at the same time, in a way only she could ever achieve.
She treated her normally and that was the worst punishment.
What she recalls the most, tucked away in the soft pocket of her heart, are the many times she’d fallen asleep and those very arms, muscular from all the training, the slight tremble from the exertion of her demon killing, carefully scooping her up and tucking her into bed.
She could never hate her, not even if Celine might despise her.
--Or more about their lives before the movie and how the events of the movie change because of their love.
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Worship the Ashes by meregalaxiesandgods, patentpending
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
08 May 2022
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All Azula wants is for things to go back to the way they were – her father on the precipice of conquering the world, her own position secure at his right hand. Now, the only secure thing is her, trapped in a gilded cage in her brother's new Fire Nation. Lonely and adrift, Azula would do anything to make it end, until an unexpected connection rekindles a light she long-thought had burned to ashes. But falling for Suki isn't something Azula can let herself do, especially with the world as they know it threatening to crumble around them.
Or: Azula goes to therapy, has an identity crisis, stops actively trying to kill her brother, makes a few friends, and falls in love along the way.
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It is no secret how quickly Princess Azula goes through handmaids. And so when Suyin takes up the position after the previous handmaid left the palace in tears, she doesn't expect her employment to be a particularly long one. But warmth and friendship soon take root in the cracks of the princess' facade, piercing through a loneliness she hadn't even realised existed.
Mostly canon compliant, but with fluctuations to and from canon, side plots, and divergent character motivations. Significant canon divergence post Book 3 of ATLA (not yet published). This fic serves as a character study for Azula, and explores daily life in the Fire Nation beginning before her introduction in the show.
Loosely inspired by Fingersmith / The Handmaiden
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