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As the Rose is Blown by joy_shines for Selden
Fandoms: Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight - Anonymous (Song), Hannibal (TV)
25 Dec 2025
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"I hear it - the horn. It’s a thick sound, dark and rich like the soil under the hills, like embers smouldering and mycelium reaching beneath the dirt. I fall to my knees, breathing hard with the force of the longing that seizes me. I’ve heard this five times before, and the longing never abates."
Will can think like any killer - but the Baltimore Bridegroom is different.
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"I’m not Zeus’s daughter, even though I’m numbered among his children. It’s frankly laughable to think I could be, I, who am the Desire that keeps the universe moving. I, who was born of the place that Void yearned so powerfully that something moved, like a current in the depths of the sea. I, who came into being with a burst of starlight and a crash of waves. Fucking ridiculous that Zeus should think himself my father…but I mostly have myself to blame for that part."
Aphrodite sets the record straight - and talks about lessons hard-learned.
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“Mother called. She’s coming to stay awhile. I think it’s happening this time, Ourania.”
A peek at what Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares are getting up to off-screen...and how they're gearing up to handle Hera's visit.
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As the sages have said: everything starts somewhere. But that beginning is often older - and messier - than people generally care to remember. As the sages have also said: the very oldest stories are, sooner or later, about blood.
It’s true that Dionysos is Semele’s son. It’s true that Hera had it in for poor Semele.
But it’s also true that when the lightning crackled, and Semele gasped and then buzzed, it wasn’t Dionysos’s first time emerging into the world of life and color. Dionysos doesn’t remember it.
Dionysos's first mother wants her son's help in the fight against his father. It's...a strange and delicate matter, as truth often is.
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William is Sir William, and probably wedded to his Jocelyn - but the important bit is that Kate has her own forge. The other important bit is that Geoff likes to hang out there. She tolerates him, mostly.
Recent series
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Words of a Feather Flock Together by Blueroses_23, joy_shines
Fandom Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
22 Jul 2020
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A collection of collaborative one-shot Good Omens fics (written by myself and Joy_Shines) that are soft, frequently smutty, and sometimes contain touchy topics regarding mental health and self-care.
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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02 Jan 2026
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In a society where Omegas are the dominant secondary gender, it's not uncommon for Alphas to compete for their attention, showering them with gifts and trying to prove their worth.
For Eddie Munson, presenting as an Omega has been nothing but a pain in the ass. All the Alphas who used to push him around and call him a freak are now falling all over themselves trying to court him. As if he could forget the years of bullying they put him through.
Is there a single Alpha in all of Hawkins who can crack through his icy exterior and thaw his cold, dead heart? He sure has hell doesn't think so.
Bookmarked by joy_shines
30 Nov 2025
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Upstate by missbeizy
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Sep 2021
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Steve has a secret. Bucky has a cabin. STAY TUNED!
Bookmarked by joy_shines
21 Nov 2025
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The Kit Kat Klub by Selden
Fandoms: House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski, Cabaret (1972), Berlin Stories - Christopher Isherwood
19 Dec 2010
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Written for the horror comment fic thread at sharp_teeth, for the prompt 'Cabaret / House of Leaves: there's a reason Sally can't leave the Kit Kat Klub.'
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11 Nov 2025
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“Hey,” Steve says slowly. “Uh…”
“I cut my hair,” Eddie croaks.
“I see that,” Steve says. “Do you like it?”
And Eddie can’t even answer that question. He chokes on the thought of it, a sob pushing out of his chest and throat and suffocating him. He feels like he’s dying, like he’s choking on blood all over again, like he’s lost too much of himself to get up and walk away from it this time.
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25 Jul 2025