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Equivalent Exchange by Anonymous
Fandoms: とんがり帽子のアトリエ | Tongari Boushi no Atelier | Witch Hat Atelier (Manga)
08 May 2026
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Qifrey scrambles for something, anything, to use to his advantage. “I can have the girls vouch for me,” he offers. “Or I can recreate the spell, or—”
Olruggio leans back in his chair. “You misunderstand,” he says. Then, trailing his hand down Qifrey’s jaw: “I want you to convince me.”
Qifrey breaks the rules. Olruggio keeps his secret, for a price.
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09 May 2026
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[SPOILERS THROUGH C4E4.]
“Honor is not just a word,” Julien retorts.
Occtis is too tired not to scoff in his face. “It’s just a word, and it’s a fickle one. Never trust a silent ‘h.’”
Julien’s brow furrows as he processes this, and his look of incredulity only increases. “So your family wants you back, and now—”
“My family wanted an undead thrall,” Occtis snaps. “They got half that. When Bolaire and Dr. Mag’Nesson took the stone out of my chest, the process that had started couldn’t finish. Now I’m stuck with the same problem I had before all this: I have to figure all of this out for myself!” Overtaken by a sudden fit of anger, he jabs his finger into Julien’s chest. “You of all people should relate!”
Rage flares to life in Julien’s expression, and he presses forward, making his superior build evident. “You are going to stop right there,” he snarls.
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30 Oct 2025
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Lucien regards Essek. “You know I steal things for a living, don’t you? You know I’ve got a few dead men to my name, too?”
“I am aware of these facts, Mr. Tavelle. I considered them to be among your highest qualifications for this job.”
“And yet you came here alone?”
“...Yes?”
Lucien digests this. “Okaaay. Well, how’s the pay?”
“200 gold."
Lucien bursts out laughing. “Nope! Nope. Absolutely not. Do you think I was born last night?”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Lemme get this straight.” Lucien leans forward, staring Essek down. “You’re telling me you came to a distant kingdom, arranged to meet a known criminal in a bathhouse, and thought nothing of stripping nude for a parley—but now you’re telling me that you need protection for your meeting with some spook? You’re dangerous enough on your own, my friend. If you’re in the market for a merc, it’s because you are about to walk into some fucked up, unsound, insane shit—and I’m not getting flayed alive and broken on the rack for 200 gold. For 500 gold? Sure, fine, that’ll get you some light flaying, maybe a turn or two on the rack—but not for 200.”
Essek sighs. “Do you prefer it in gold or platinum?”
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14 Apr 2025
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“How does one simply lose a beacon?”
“Same way a Dynasty loses one,” Essek repeats, the lines under his eyes darkening with intensity. “The last person seen handling it was the young academic named Leo Alsfarin. And for the past few weeks, he has also been missing.”
Bren matches his smile in its glorious cruelty. “We are in this together, then.”
Essek’s smile falls so fast it almost makes Bren laugh. “Must we be?”
— Caleb has brought Essek to a hotel-resort in Ank'Harel with the intention of a romantic getaway. Bren and the Shadowhand hunt for a beacon at that very same resort in the other timeline. Surely, nothing can go wrong when they start to mirror.
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21 Jun 2024
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Just This Once by sami
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
20 Jan 2021
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There's one thing worse than attacking Jiang Wanyin and failing.
Succeeding.
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17 Dec 2023
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bodies by forjodssake for darlingargents
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
09 Jan 2023
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Pyrrha folds her arms. “You don’t like it,” she says. “People thinking you’re a working girl.”
“Never said that,” Camilla says.
“It’s just a job, you know,” Pyrrha says. “Lots of bad jobs out there. Lots of good ones, too.” She laughs, a dark sound. “It’s not that different from being a cav, at the end of the day.”
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28 Nov 2023
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i can't get enough (such selfish prayers) by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
13 Jul 2023
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In hindsight, Pyrrha wasn't sure what she'd expected to see when she opened the door. Post-coital cuddling? A long, naked brown leg, artfully draped to cover anything too private?
What she got was an eyeful.
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- Part 2 of Bedroom Hymns
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27 Nov 2023
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Caught up in the trial of Trent Ikithon and in the aftermath of a falling out with Essek, Caleb isn't doing well. He's reaching out for help, but not all his reaching out is wise, and he's falling further into a hole he doesn't know how to dig himself out of. Alt title: Questionable coping methods, the Caleb Widogast story.
The tags make it sound way worse than it is but I swear it's a happy ending!
**SPOILERS**
E rating for:
1 brief Blumentrio scene
1 very brief Astrid/Caleb scene
1 extended SG sceneBookmarked by mercusuar
01 Nov 2023
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“If you’re going to get married,” Jiang Cheng ground out, “then you’re going to damn well get married at Lotus Pier.”
Wei Wuxian blinked once. Again. Then: “what?”
Or: the one with sibling reconciliation, brother-in-laws from hell, and Jiang Cheng trying to sort through his feelings while acknowledging them as little as possible.
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- Part 35 of Author's Favorites
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22 Mar 2023
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And Time Is But a Paper Moon by sami
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
18 May 2020
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"Zewu-Jun. You once told me about a house surrounded by gentians, where you visited once a month, and how Lan Zhan still waited there, even when the door no longer opened."
Xichen feels light-headed. He feels shocked, and angry. He has never told anyone such a thing, but Lan Zhan is giving Xichen a look of utter betrayal.
"You told him?" Lan Zhan whispers. "When?"
Wei Wuxian takes Lan Zhan's hand. "About twenty years from now."
Wei Wuxian starts again from the beginning.
(Spanish translation on Wattpad.)
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- Part 1 of The Same Moon Shines
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- 39/39
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22 Mar 2023
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Futaba decides to take Comiket by storm or die trying. Yusuke just wants it in writing that he's going to be paid for this.
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02 Mar 2023
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“Do you hate having me here?” Kingsley asks.
“This is just a lot,” is what falls out of Essek’s mouth. He tries to revise that into something cogent. “It’s a lot of different feelings I’m not used to. I don’t hate it, not really. I’m just… “
“Overwhelmed?” Kingsley says. “Yeah. Trust me, most days I can relate. You’re just about the only friend I have that doesn’t perpetually overwhelm me. At least around you, I don’t have to worry about living up to the legend.”
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- Part 3 of Strictly Academic
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22 Jan 2023
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By Any Other Name by ShanaStoryteller
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
27 Dec 2020
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Wei Wuxian wakes up in Mo Xuanyu's body and heads straight for Lotus Pier. Wu Yingtai is the newest member of the Jiang Clan and rumored to be the future wife of Jiang Wanyin.
Lan Wangji is not in love with her.
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06 May 2022
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For Both Of Us (And Time Is But A Paper Moon) by sami
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
02 Sep 2020
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"Many years ago, and many years from now, I activated an array that sent me back in time to the beginning of my life," he says.
"Why?"
"I did not actually know what it would do," he admits. "It was constructed by... someone else. We broke through the doors too late to stop him from activating it, and the room was empty. I think I thought it must be a teleportation array."
"We?"
"Me and Wangji."
Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji start again from the beginning.
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- Part 39 of The Same Moon Shines
- Part 1 of The Same Wind Blows
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02 May 2022
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“Uh, I made you ginger congee. I assume you haven’t eaten recently.” Feng Xin nudges the bowl across the table so it’s a little closer to Mu Qing, eyes flitting back and forth between him and the food. “Also I made peppermint tea if you want some afterwards. And I threw away your half-cooked eggs, which was disgusting by the way, they were stuck to the pan—”
Knowing that Feng Xin rambles when he’s nervous and won’t stop once he gets going, Mu Qing snaps, “What are you doing back here?”
Feng Xin’s head jerks up, brows furrowing angrily. “Fuck, just shut up and let someone take care of you for once. Eat your fucking congee.”
(Or: Mu Qing is sick and Feng Xin takes care of him. Lots of feelings and emotions ensue.)
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19 Mar 2022
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jonathan sims: Remember when you said you’d do anything for me? Like, you meant it as a joke and you were sloshed out of your mind and i get that but you did say it? did you mean that?
gdelano: uh
gdelano: ...what happened?
jonathan sims: A LOT :(
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23 Mar 2021
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Atsumu has a long history of pissing people off, but this time he’s gone too far. Someone wants him dead, and although he doesn’t know who or why, it becomes clear very quickly that both he and Osamu are in danger. After a couple of close calls, Kita - the Kumicho of Inarizaki - decides it’s not safe for the two of them to stay in Hyogo; not until he finds out who placed the hit and eliminates them.
Atsumu reluctantly finds himself in Tokyo, taken in by a yakuza group that’s nothing like Inarizaki. The Black Jackals are a different breed, more lethal than he’s used to, and Sakusa Kiyoomi is the worst of them all. Of course that’s who Atsumu gets stuck with, and he and Sakusa are in constant competition for who hates each other more.
Tokyo should be a safe haven but between Atsumu’s bloody new assignments, the lingering threat on his life, and all the days trapped with Sakusa, Atsumu isn’t sure he’ll make it out of Tokyo alive.
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- Part 1 of Burden of Blame
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02 Jul 2020
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Akechi Goro is alive – one of his biggest regrets is alive and standing in front of him looking like he’s ready for some highbrow sports photo shoot when what he really needs is five years intensive therapy and at least five more steps away from Akira.
No, no, no – the universe is not allowed to shove this on him so soon after it just flung him three fucking years into the past.
(Sometimes the only way to save someone is to let them save you first.)
(Huge canon divergence. Akira's past and future affect him big time.)Translation in Chinese now available on privatter and AO3 courtesy of coakira2!
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- 154,039
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25 Aug 2019
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@dungeonmap @J0KER420 nishima is offline
@J0KER420 @dungeonmap ♥
@kirifuda hey if we're mutuals you can add me on my priv @J0KER420or: fandom au, where joker is a big name fan, crow is his favorite fic author, and everything goes even worse than expected.
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26 May 2019