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Not the tides nor the wheel by paintstroke for phantomlistener
Fandoms: The Wheel of Time (TV)
15 Feb 2022
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It's expected that at some point during their training, the women training as Aes Sedai will grow out of having "pillow friends".
Moiraine and Siuan were no longer novices at the White Tower. After passing her trial to become Accepted, Moiraine wondered if her relationship with Siuan was one of the things that would change.
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It was fitting perhaps, that the first words either of them said weren’t new words, but words recycled from the battlefield.
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In hindsight, it should have been obvious.
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Brad discovers Nate likes having his hair pulled during sex.
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After OIF, Nate cut his ties to his former platoon. None of the men needed a sentimental ex-officer lingering around.
Still… his relationships had meant something, and one relationship — one connection — in particular Nate couldn’t just give up. When he used that thin strand of magic his grandfather had imparted to him and touched his dreams to Brad’s, he was secure in the assurance that the intrusion would never be noticed.
When he ran into Brad, eight years later at a conference for work, Nate was blindsided by the realization that his ‘subtle’ overwatch hadn’t been as subtle as he thought.
Or as one sided.
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Shiro keeps his phone in hand, but his attention is suddenly yanked forward. The aggravated passenger starts to radiate something alpha in a way that has most people shifting their eyes away disapprovingly. It’s an awkward slip, for someone to lose control like that in public. Shiro stays intently trained on the source of muffled aggravation. The back of his neck tingles from the sudden appearance of power from the front of the line. Shiro’s stomach knots. A sudden impulse to touch and offer comfort floods through him...
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Deserts to ocean. The rules of engagement themselves. Emotions. Superior officer to… something more?
Everything was always changing.
Brad had been warned not to let his emotions take over, but these emotions in particular shouldn’t even have existed. During their deployment, Fick ran hot and cold, and Brad was never sure if his camaraderie would be met with a smile or a rebuke. It kept him off balance — at least it did at first…
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'Til We're Talking in Whispers Again by paintstroke
Fandoms: True Blood (TV), Southern Vampire Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
15 Jan 2021
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Sookie had gotten used to the blood dreams that had linked her and Eric. They’d been an annoyance, mostly, something to put up with. She hadn’t expected to miss them when they disappeared. It was almost a relief to see Eric appear in her dream again, like a sign that things were getting back to normal.
Except this was anything but a ‘normal’ dream…
Set after/before the series, using some book background for Eric, but otherwise following the True Blood timeline (without the ‘1 year / 3 years later’ scenes).
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Signing the contract brings a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Nate: a leading role in a movie helmed by his favorite director. A dream come true for a former theater kid, who’s background roles so far have been less than notable. This movie? This could change everything.
Except he has four months to attain an impossible body — a superhero’s physique. And distractingly, the personal trainer his studio assigns Nate to is incredibly attractive…
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Trombley knows he’s not supposed to be with the platoon, he’s not First Recon. Not yet. The only thing that might impress the other marines is his shooting accuracy, and the whole war seems designed to keep targets out of his sector. It’s bullshit.
Back stateside, after his first deployment, it’s more of the same. Throughout it all, Walt is there at his side, offering insight into things that Trombley isn’t willing to see.
At least not at first.
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Reaching tactical assembly area Paige should have been the end of their tour. Trombley also should have known better than to believe the rumor that Bravo Two was heading home.
“Might help if they gave us something more to go on than just fucking coordinates,” Corporal Person said from the driver’s seat, sounding disturbingly reasonable in his bitterness. “Type of weapon, if it was a crash or explosion, if we’re looking for an impact crater or a hidden weapons stash…”
Sergeant Colbert didn’t shift from where he was covering his sector. “I know it’s shocking when they actually send us out to do reconnaissance, Ray, but try to remember what we actually trained for.”
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The United States Marine Corps may have designed its standard operating procedures to fuck with sleep, but the marines always found ways to get by. For Brad, it was dip pressed between his teeth and lip. It was impossible to fall asleep with tobacco in his mouth.
Behind him, in the vehicle, he hears the rattle of a pill bottle, the screw lid of a canteen opening.
Everyone has their preferred method for staying alert.
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“It’s your favourite part of me.”
Nate cracks his eyes open, half-asleep in the afterglow. “Nah. Close, but… no.”
Brad huffs a laugh. “Oh really?” His voice is soft, edging towards a whisper.
“Not my favourite,” Nate murmurs, the words thick with impending sleep. “Maybe my… fourth favourite thing.”
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The Possession by paintstroke
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
18 Oct 2020
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When what should have been a routine spirit suppression goes awry, Lan Wangji ends up possessed. Unfortunately, the spirit’s last wish resonates with Lan Wangji’s own hidden desires...
If Lan Wangji really reflected on it, there was only one reason that his steps took him back to Yiling. Only one reason to rent a room in the Inn there. Only one reason to eat all his meals at a tavern famous for its wine rather than its food.
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Irritations to pearls by paintstroke
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
14 Sep 2020
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At different times in his life, Wei Wuxian had been many different things to Lan Wangji.
Fellow Student | Yiling Patriarch | Husband
"At first you want it to be a self-flagellation, a lament. But the mournful tones sound too hopeful, to full of longing, and the notes spill from your hands and stick in your mind. The deep supporting tones allow the higher ones to fly, and you transfer your yearning to the instrument.
You realize, with faint but increasing distress, that it’s his song too, with the wild flurries of notes that leap into new scales. Deep in your heart, you know that you will never be able to share this with anyone; if they listen to the truth in these notes your inner thoughts will be shared, raw and vulnerable."
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A burden shared is a burden lifted by paintstroke
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
11 Sep 2020
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With his return to life, many things have changed for Wei Wuxian. His body. His perspective. His recent marriage. While he chooses to show a playful face to the world, privately, he has a lot to adjust to, but admitting that to anyone feels like too much of a vulnerability.
A wistful little fic with a feel-good ending.
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Godric tasks Eric with returning a wounded nurse to her unit.
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The Paladins’ return to Earth wasn’t what they had been anticipating. While some found reunions and hope among the devastation, others weren’t so lucky. It should be a time for healing, but as the battle wounds fade, Keith starts to feel more and more unmoored. Everything he remembered has changed. Everything, except for what he feels for Shiro.
It should be a relief to be back. But for Shiro, the hallways of the Garrison are haunted with memories of people that are no longer there. Shiro throws himself into his work, nearly buried by the expectations placed on his shoulders. When Keith's attempts to find a connection with Earth all seem to fail, Keith starts to realize that his need to find a sense of ‘home’ may not be tied a need to reconnect with a memory at all.
[“Uncertain Footing” is a prelude of sorts, but “The Space for This” can be read as a stand-alone.]
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- Part 2 of It's only a weekend away
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Shiro takes Keith out for a weekend of rock climbing and camping in the desert. Keith tries to grapple with the way his feelings towards Shiro are changing.
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- Part 1 of It's only a weekend away
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Conflicted by paintstroke for fantasywalking
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
08 Mar 2020
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Or, A Betrayal in Caiyi Town
When forced to share a room overnight in Caiyi, Lan Wangji ends up confronting the true nature of his feelings for Wei Wuxian.
[Filling in some gaps in Episode 5 of The Untamed.]