15 Works by maximumqueer
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"She'd been hoping, that maybe, just maybe Leon would be back long enough for them to do… something together. Something more than just grabbing lunch or dinner, the dark shadows under Leon's eyes still fresh. A month long road-trip to California, stopping at all the cheesy tourist stops — the worlds biggest ball of yarn, a shady dinosaur museum — Leon making bad jokes at each of them, that would nevertheless have her doubled over with laughter. It was a pipe dream, of course. Even if Leon miraculously got enough leave it make it possible, her father would lock her up in the White House before ever letting her go. But even just a day at the beach. They could rent surfboards and swim in water that was way too cold. And she wouldn't have to worry if he was alive or not. Wouldn't have to worry if he still cared…"
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Ashley manages to pull some strings to get Leon enough leave for the two of them to go on a road-trip together for her summer break. But of course nothing can be that easy, as their own demons and outside forces threaten to bring what was supposed to be a much needed break for the both of them to an abrupt end.
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- Part 2 of queen and lion-heart
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"Leon's eyes refocused on vast expanse of the ocean in front of him, a bit more awake, the light breaking through the clouds hitting the swells, turning the water jewel tones of blue and green, the foaming mist pearls to crown them. It almost felt…wrong, the sight of it. After a day — a few days? he had lost count — of blood, gore, and twisted, deformed horrors that at times sent a shiver down even his spine, it didn't feel like he was allowed to look at something so serene. The way the light danced over the the water, sparkling, the beams of it visible as it shone through the clouds, a technically beautiful sight that only made something uncomfortable squirm in his chest, like the phantom of the plaga he had been injected with, it so desperately wanting to be remembered. Well, it didn't have to worry in that regard, Leon would be remembering that feeling for a good long while."
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The aftermath of Leon and Ashley escaping from the island, and them parsing through the complicated emotions that come with developing a connection with someone they never thought they would
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- Part 1 of queen and lion-heart
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so much for stardust (thought we had it all) by maximumqueer
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, The Iliad - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
20 Mar 2026
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"'Madness…" he repeated, the threatening sobs changing to laughter bubbling up unbidden from his throat. "Madness!"
Penelope's face scrunched in confusion for a brief moment, before it too dawned on her, eyes lighting up with a glint of hope. It was her turn to take to pacing, springing to her feet, fingers tapping against her thighs as she flitted to a fro.
"Madness… It could work! If the greatest mind of Achaea is ruined, unable to conjure up clever plans —"
"—then the sons of Atreus will have no use of me, that skill of mine lost to the wind!" He swept Penelope into his arms, spinning the two of them together. He breathed in her scent, a mix of sweet lotus oil and the salt of the sea. He would not be parted from her, he would make sure of it."
The Oath of Tyndareus is called upon when a Trojan prince kidnaps Helen of Sparta. Desperate to avoid leaving his son and wife, Odysseus fakes madness to prevent his going to war. But it is not meant to be, a man coming along hellbent of exposing the lie and ensuring Odysseus joins the war effort.
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give me your eyes i need sunshine by maximumqueer
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
08 Mar 2026
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"One eye honey brown, the other the bright flashing of silver. This was what plagued Penelope. It haunted her everywhere she went. It was the pieces of jewelry she wore, the the wine she drunk, the very soil she walked upon, the sky she gazed up at.
Twenty years. For twenty years she had been deprived her love. His touch and speech and glance and fingers and —
She did not know why it was his eyes now. Of all that she missed, his eyes were what her ever turning mind had latched onto."
Penelope's pain of missing Odysseus in the final days leading up to his returning, her heart unraveling as it bares a loss that is almost too much for her to take.
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let me carry you all the same by maximumqueer
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
27 Jan 2026
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Penelope has been on Ithaca for a month now, and her adjustment had not been going as she expected. The land is different, steep and difficult to navigate, and the people... they speak of her behind her back, harsh words for her, questioning her for trying making Ithaca her home. Insecurity bleeds into her heart as she desperately tries to combat what she has named as weakness within her, trying to make it so her dear Odysseus will not lose the respect of his people. Odysseus notices her pain, and goes to remedy it... in more ways than one.
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take a bite of my heart tonight by maximumqueer
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
16 Jan 2026
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"The game had been her idea. It teeming in the back of her mind since their wedding night. The race he won for her hand. His powerful thighs on display, arms and legs thrumming with power as he closed the distance, feet kicking up the dust of the mapped out path, until he crossed the finish line, the first. He had looked at her then, though her face was veiled. It had not mattered, his sharp, mismatched eyes, one the sparkling favor of Athena, glowing quicksilver, the other the deep brown of Ithacan soil, saw through the veil, saw through her careful facades and walls to the woman beneath. That gaze had shook her to her core then, and still did now, even after a year of married life. But that gaze sparked something else in her. What if it was far more literal? What if to get what he desired, to bury himself deep into her, he first must catch her. Hunt her."
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Odysseus and Penelope engaging in some hunter/hunted roleplay because they are both freaks (affectionate)
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hold on to that fraying string by maximumqueer
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
09 Jan 2026
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Odysseus' thoughts and feelings during his final days on Ogyiga before he learns of his release.
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like vines we intertwined by maximumqueer
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
09 Dec 2025
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'“Tell me, bright eyed one, what is to befall me?” My family? he thought, unable to bear sounding the words out loud.
“The ruin of your kingdom. Plague for your people, your flocks. The failing of your crops, the dissolvement of your allyships with neighboring lands. Unless-” she said, cutting him off as he opened his mouth to cry out, heart heaving in pain, “you do as I instruct you. Raise your daughter,” she gestured to the babe cradled in his arms, “as if she were your son. Raise her as you would a Prince, and, when the time is right, pass your throne down to her, making her King. Do this, and you will save your kingdom from ruin. Do not, and all I said will come to pass.”'
Odysseus, born a daughter to Laertes and Anticlea, is raised as a son to avoid a prophesy given at the time of her birth. She navigates her life in between the strict worlds of men and women, constantly walking the razor thin edge to ensure that her secret is not discovered, and the unique freedom she has managed to carve out for herself, does not go up in flames. Despite this, her and Penelope still manage to find there way to each other, drawn together like intertwining vines.
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Hard Times (and I gotta get to rock bottom) by maximumqueer
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Comicverse), Daredevil (Comics), Daredevil (TV)
20 Sep 2025
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Six months ago, Peter Parker's world snapped in two.
Gwen Stacy is dead, and he has no one to blame but himself.
He throws himself into school and Spider-Manning, anything to distract him from the cackling laugh that follows him everywhere he goes, and the sickening snap of a spine that leaves him waking up in a cold sweat. He pushes away friends, family until there is nothing left but him, a stack of textbooks, and the suit. Which soon turns into just him and suit with the end of his spring semester.
And he's doing fine, thank you very much. He is not at all spiraling. He doesn't need anyone but himself.
Until he find's Hell's Kitchen's newest vigilante bleeding out in an dumpster - who despite all his own issues - teaches Peter how to live again, and together learn that it's okay to reach out for support. To ask for help.
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Peter Parker and Matt Murdock drag each other kicking and screaming into having heathy relationships, and just maybe learn how to be kind to themselves along the way.
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"Flash’s brain short circuits. Because standing in front of him, dressed in nothing but a pair of red and blue running shorts, is Peter Parker. He’s all lean lines and hard edges. Broad shoulders and long legs. Heat crawls up Flash’s neck, blooming across his face as his eyes trail down Peter’s form, starting at the hollow of his throat and working its way down to where the waistband of the shorts meet warm, olive toned skin.
“Oh, hey Flash,” Peter says through a yawn.
Flash’s eyes snap back up, a mix of guilt and embarrassment burning in the pit of his stomach. But Peter doesn’t notice Flash’s not so subtle staring, the man in question blinking owlishly, rubbing sleep out of his eyes. He just stares at Peter’s arm as he does, each small movement causing his bicep to flex and relax.
Oh god, he’s so fucked."
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5 times Flash probably should have realized the Peter is Spider-Man (but was too blinded by his crush to put the pieces together) + the one time he actually finds out.
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It's Been a While by maximumqueer
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Comicverse)
03 Feb 2025
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“Don’t worry about the shirt, we need to take you to a hospital!” Ned yells, jumping to his feet and over to Peter. Betty quickly follows, thoughts racing a mile a minute.
When did he get stabbed? Did he have that wound this morning running after the bus? Surely it couldn’t have happened within the few minutes it took for him to change.
Woah! I’m fine, I’m fine,” Peter says in a way that is probably meant to be comforting. It’s not. “I just got mugged last week, musta popped a few stitches running after that bus earlier.”
“All the more reason to go to the hospital!” Betty shouts. Peter opens his mouth, clearly about to argue, only to be cut off before he gets the chance.
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Betty Finally finds out that Peter Parker, photographer and nerd extraordinaire, is Spider-Man. She takes it well, all things considered.
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“Wait friend, you misunderstand!” Kremy lies easily, “What I’m proposing is more of a business partnership. We both can benefit from it.”
The fire genasi stops.
“How about this: We set up camp for the night and I cook us up some dinner. You look like you haven't had a good meal in a while, friend; it goes against my sensibilities to let anyone go hungry. We can talk about my proposal more in depth, and if you’re still not having it, you can be on your way.”
Snapshots in Gideon and Kremy's life before the events of Witchlight. How they met, some of the schemes they pulled together, how they grew closer, and how they (inevitably) fell in love.
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"‘Grief’ is a word Zoro never he thought would associate with his captain, and he feels a bit stupid for that. Of course Luffy would grieve Ace, would probably never stop grieving him. Zoro sure as hell hasn’t stopped grieving Kuina, the promise he made her held tightly between his teeth with every fight, a small empty space in his heart reserved for her."
Luffy invites the rest of the Strawhats to share in Ace's birthday with him.
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"Sanji has to look away, throat tightening and fists clenching. His nails would cut into his palms if they weren’t so well manicured, and Sanji wishes that they weren’t. Wishes that they were long and jagged. Wishes that they would slice those half-moon shapes into the flesh of his hands. He had kicked his captain, but worse than that he had let him starve. What good were his hands if he let him starve? What good was he if he let his captain starve? He’d failed to do the one thing he was brought onto this fucking crew to do, how could Luffy forgive him? How could he bare to look at him, to smile at him?"
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Sanji grapples with the emotional after-effects of Whole Cake Island, questioning whether or not he even deserves to still be a part of the crew after the way he had treated his captain.
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Late nights (sorry to wake you) by maximumqueer
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies)
08 Jul 2023
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“Hobie?” he says, as the figure opens the window – he really needs to start locking it – and climbs through. Sure enough, Hobie Brown ducks into his room, yanking off his mask, revealing the familiar sight of his piercing dotted face and well-maintained wicks.
“What are you doing here? Not that I’m not happy to see you man, but’s its 3 AM."
Hobie shows up at Miles' place injured after getting into a fight with some cops (and a giant lizard) at a pride parade turned riot
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- Part 1 of Spider-Verse brainrot let's gooooo!!