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“I guess I could see if one of my friends is amenable to helping,” Mel continues, and Frank whites out. Sirens in his head, DEFCON 1 or 5 or whichever was the highest, do not pass go. “But that seems like a lot to ask.”
“I, uh, I wouldn’t mind,” Frank hears himself say. “Just, uh, you know, to help. As your friend. But no pressure, I know it might be weird.”
“That’s so nice of you.” Mel sounds genuinely touched, her lips curving up into a soft smile, her eyes glistening up at him, and Frank has never felt like a worse person.
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05 Jul 2026
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“Hi,” Frank says, breathless. His hair is messy, like he’d tried to ruffle it with his fingers to make it more presentable, and his shirt is askew, the neckline obviously tugged to one side.
“Hello,” Mel responds primly, behind the hulking printing press. She moves to the side of it and tangles her hands together in front of her apron.
The pair of them are sort of comical — her in full colonial garb and him in a free t-shirt from the campus gym that he clearly cut the sleeves off of, turning it into a makeshift muscle tank, with only a thin cord strung across a few wooden posts separating them.
or: the colonial williamsburg college au meetcute
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28 Jun 2026
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What Mel wants, if she’s honest, is very simple: to not be on the floor, to be close to Dr. Langdon again, and to be as far from a lawsuit as possible. Preferably in some distant future where all of these problems are ancient history, and she no longer has an aching feeling when she remembers them.
Or; Mel hits her head and wakes up in the future, a little too close to her wish.
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28 Jun 2026
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Five times Mel almost called Frank during her pregnancy, and one time Frank almost called her after their baby's birth.
Written for Kingdon Week's "oops, accidental pregnancy" prompt and melpreg summer.
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- Part 2 of strangers 'verse (aka pittfest baby)
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26 Jun 2026
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he’s careful with mel in a way that he never was with abby. not because he thinks she’s too delicate, or made of glass, or unable to handle herself. he just…he can’t fuck this up. she’s the most important thing that’s ever happened to him, alongside tanner and penny. he can’t fuck any of this up.
still, he can't protect her from this.
(or, mel and frank struggle with infertility issues.)
written for day four of kingdon week 2026: hurt and comfort.
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25 Jun 2026