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Set during Sebastian's Handyman years in Urbanshade, circa 2015-2017.
A glimpse into the life once lived: the mundane moments, youthful parties, and dances that mean more than they can ever say.
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- Part 6 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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Sebastian is free. Life after Urbanshade is bittersweet, but he'll face the good and bad head on with the scientist that dragged him out of Hell. Hidden on a remote island in Norway the Doctor and her former subject work with Deluge Labs to bring down the company that ruined Sebastian's life-- all while navigating the changing current of their relationship.
Picks up during the final chapter of Aquarius Rising where Dr. Ramirez leads the expedition to rescue Sebastian from the Blacksite.
[Updates... eventually. Chapters are starting to take up to a month to write lol. Remember when I used to try and update this weekly?]
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- Part 2 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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Early in your career at Urbanshade—prior to your work with Subject Z-13 and Operation Zebrafish—you were temporarily assigned to Subject Z-317's care. In a moment of quiet recollection, your thoughts drift to the Blacksite, laying flat on your stomach in the service bay of Dock 45.
[Takes place in the CC-verse but can be read on its own.]
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- Part 5 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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“Who wants to see the mortal world again?”
None of the residents expected such a generous offer from the Princess of Hell. Sure, the trip was another one of Charlie's team building/redemption exercises, but nothing brings people together quite like costumes and candy.
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- Part 6 of Team Building
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"I don't think I've ever heard the guitar before. Or any music, really. Would you be willing to play for me sometime?”
Sebastian introduces Painter to music. A companion piece to Scribbles, inspired by several conversations between Painter and Sebastian in game.
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Painter and Sebastian hang out. That's it. I'm just sick of seeing everyone out for the poor computer's blood-
Inspired partially by Zlucky's Dunk Tank comic.
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Someone is a *little* distracted at dinner after Sebastian tears down an asshole lawyer. Because nothing's sexier than confidence, amiright?
An alternate POV of Capricorn Sun, chapter 5.
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- Part 4 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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In the years following the Hadal Blacksite lockdown, Ramirez and Sebastian dream of one another. The space between is filled with memories and imagined faces.
Story takes place between Aquarius Rising and Capricorn Sun.
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- Part 3 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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A new scientist is assigned to Z-13's case, taking the lead on his physical wellbeing and encouraging development of his altered abilities. Alternately, Sebastian's distrust of doctors is challenged by a well-meaning nerd that likes to talk about fish.
Story takes place pre-canon and follows their developing friendship/relationship up to the Blacksite lockdown.
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- Part 1 of Celestial Crab Cakes
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In which Charlie Morningstar gets to hold a koala.
Written to fill the missing scene in Episode 0106 "Welcome to Heaven," as a counterpoint to Vaggie's confrontation with Adam and Lute.
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Alastor lived a quiet life in HBH Rentals. Until the girl upstairs caught him unawares.
(A meet-cute human AU loosely inspired by the song The Girl in 14G)
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After a stressful week, the hotel residents decide to blow off some steam with some light social drinking.
This lasts all of two drinks, when Charlie decides it's time for a new team building exercise.
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- Part 5 of Team Building
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Eleanor Dupont was pleasantly surprised when the station manager assigned her to work for the rising star of WSMB, Alastor Gauthier. His reputation preceded him: He was charming. He was demanding. And he had rejected every single secretary the station offered.
(The trials and tribulations of Alastor’s personal secretary, first in a series of stories set during Alastor’s life before Hell.)
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- Part 1 of Murder Ballads
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The ghostly resonance between the notes left a melancholy ache deep in the marrow of his long-dead bones.
He knows this song.
Charlie finds a record in the hotel basement that throws Alastor into a bittersweet recollection of his past.
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“Oh, for the love of-- I just took off my bra!!”
In which Kidnapping #403 does not go as planned.
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Roxanne immediately goes stiff and has a hard time controlling her breathing.
“Megamind,” she murmurs, feeling like she’s choking and can’t get enough air.
For the first time in seven years of kidnappings, she is truly afraid.
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Husk really, really hates being a cat.
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- Part 4 of Team Building
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There were three in the bed and the little one said "oink.”
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Megamind is a man of his word.
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“I’ve often heard people say the way to a person's heart is food!”
“Yes, the heart is the best food!” chimed in Alastor.
(Charlie holds a hotel potluck. Food and laughter are shared.)
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- Part 3 of Team Building