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- Batman - All Media Types (61)
- Batman and Robin (Comics) (10)
- Red Robin (Comics) (9)
- 9-1-1 (TV) (7)
- Robin (Comics) (7)
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Ship of Theseus by paperxcrowns for RoryMarx (AuroraKant)
Fandoms: Jet Lag: The Game (Web Series)
30 Dec 2025
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The Ship of Theseus is a paradox regarding identity over time. One version, positing a scenario in which all the parts of a ship are replaced gradually and one at a time, poses this question: Is the vessel that exists after the replacements the same ship as the vessel that existed before the replacements?
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"Speak for yourself," Sam retorts. "I was created specifically to be an indestructible killing machine."Adam turns to Ben. He's perched on the back of their couch and eating a berry yogurt, entirely disinterested in the conversation.
When they make eye contact, Ben only offers an apathetic shrug. "I like to think myself hard to kill."
"Okay. Well, I'm killable. I promise you it will only make things worse."
"You can trust him on this, he's got a degree in evil money and multi-level marketing schemes."
Adam stares at Ben. "It's genuinely astounding that no one's killed you yet."
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A former Jedi, an ex-Imperial droid, and a regular man forge the most unconventional of friendships. This changes nothing at all. This changes everything.OR
A Jet Lag Star Wars AU where they’re still making travel content while also being the Empire’s most wanted. -
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Shadow tries not to feel too disappointed when he wakes up on Earth, in the middle of a large crater in a forest of evergreens, alive and in enough pain that his breath stutters in his chest.
He doesn’t get to die, he thinks, nearly reduced to tears as he stares at the blue sky and tries to remember how to breathe.
This is atonement. He doesn’t get to get away from his pain this easily.
Or; an exploration of Shadow's grief and guilt and fear.
Or; Shadow is no longer property, and he does not know what to do with this knowledge that feels more constricting than freeing.
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'Cause, here's the thing
To know how it ends
And still begin to sing it again
As if it might turn out this time“No,” Shadow says, because he knows how this scene unfolds. “No,” he begs, and his voice cracks, because he does not want to see this anymore.
Everything falls silent once more as the bullets zip past.
A swirl of orange and red Chaos energy behind reinforced glass.
Cracks spiderwebbing across the smooth surface.
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pain is cold water by paperxcrowns
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
10 Nov 2024
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They do not vanquish or push back the Uruks— even with the arrival of the Dwarven army. Their numbers are too low, the losses too significant, the city too far gone. They simply push back long enough to get every remaining Elf out of Ost-in-Edhil.
Elrond remembers crossing the dry riverbed, his boots sinking deep in the black mire, staring at a battlefield of dead Elves. The weight of their deaths makes him lightheaded and he staggers as grief spears his heart so suddenly it steals his breath.
Or; following the fall of Eregion, Elrond struggles with guilt and grief.
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Mac returns home from a botched mission in Paris five days late with a broken collarbone, several broken ribs, and a box of French pastries as an apology to Bozer.
Series
- Part 1 of seven (for a secret never to be told)
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A series focused on Mac and Bozer and the lies slowly filling the space between them.
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Amara Madeline Buckley by dottie_weewoo (dottie_wan_kenobi), paperxcrowns, TheyReapWhatWeSow
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
04 Dec 2021
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- 7,559
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- 2
- Bookmarks:
- 115
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the batkids in order of oldest to youngest:
Damian
Duke
Tim
Steph
Jason
Cass
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- 5,461
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Shades of Magic by paperxcrowns
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman and the Signal (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Robin (Comics), Robin: Son of Batman (Comics)
27 Oct 2022
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This is an urban fantasy AU where everyone is a mythical creature except for Bruce, some supporting characters, and a handful of antagonists. so everything is basically the same except there's a touch of magic everywhere.
most of these stories can be read as stand-alone but will be ordered in chronological order.
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- 35,706
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- 6
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whumptober 2022 by paperxcrowns
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman and the Signal (Comics), Robin (Comics)
31 Oct 2022
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it's whumptober!! *snaps blorbos like glowsticks*
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- 15
- Bookmarks:
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you become what you are by believing it's true by Babsolutely
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
27 May 2025
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Bob can't use his powers. They're too dangerous, end of discussion. But John just had to bring potential into the argument. Potential, that thing that's been burning the back of his throat for as long as he can remember. Bob's been trying to fix his sleep schedule, but tonight sleep doesn't seem like such a great idea.
(title from bullet by gloria laing)
Bookmarked by paperxcrowns
21 Sep 2025
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Madness Is A Rotten House Guest by noodlerdoodler
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
30 May 2025
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Desperately, Bob tried to forget finding his mother unconscious, calling an ambulance, and riding with her to the hospital, after she had become too overwhelmed to cope anymore. Once his mother was stable, the nurse told him, she would be admitted back onto the psychiatric ward. Then, his father had arrived, out of breath from rushing, and screamed at him in the waiting room about his stupidity. There was no way insurance would cover this, he said. Bob was useless…
No, I’m not like that. I’m not like her. I’m not. He was fine. Completely fine.
To tune the unpleasant reminder of his childhood out, Bob focused instead of the humming in his head. At first, he had thought it to be buzzing, the sound rising from a nearby hive of bees (why would there be a beehive in the middle of New York?). Listening closely, however, Bob was able to distinguish the words hidden within the noise. Deep inside of him, somewhere he wasn’t supposed to look, his duty was calling to him: becoming The Sentry.
Bookmarked by paperxcrowns
16 Sep 2025
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While We're Awake by BiBob (Barnable)
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
09 Jul 2025
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“Did you sleep at all, Bobby?” asked John, unable to stop himself. Bob nodded and shook John off. “For how long?”
“I don’t know,” Bob answered, and maybe it was just because his gaze wouldn’t settle in one place, but it sounded like a lie. “An hour, maybe. I’m not tired.”
“What are you feeling?”
“My head hurts.” He set his left fingertips on his temple, finally focusing on how he felt, what his body needed. “It feels like it’s on fire.”
Every morning, John wakes up before the rest of the team and spends a few hours alone. Enter: Bob, who can't sleep at all.
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- English
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Bookmarked by paperxcrowns
14 Sep 2025
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Bob Reynolds medical experiment file for project sentry
Bookmarked by paperxcrowns
11 Sep 2025
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Find Me, Somebody by third_crow
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Dec 2025
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“Look, I’m… I’m not really in the business of exploding little innocent laboratory experiment guinea pigs,” she said, patting Bob on the shoulder. The rodent in her hand squeaked indignantly. “So why don’t you leave here with me, and maybe we find you some clothes, and, like, a clif bar or something, because you still look sort of woozy. And then you can think about killing yourself in a way where I’m not the one pressing a button. Okay?”
She smiled at him in an attempt at comfort, straightening her posture to give herself some authority, or at least an air of confidence. He looked at her, and then the bomb, and then the guinea pig, and then behind him to the shadows on the wall. And then back to her.
“Okay,” he echoed, and she was pretty sure he had a bit less doom-and-gloom nothing-matters dejection in his expression now, so maybe she said something kind of right. Maybe.
“Great. How do you feel about wearing dead people shoes? The options here are slim.”
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Or, Yelena gets sent to destroy O.X.E. Group evidence in a lab in Malaysia and finds... Bob. Bob, who was for sure a human experiment. Bob, who was definitely supposed to be dead. Bob, who absolutely knows more than he's letting on.
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Bookmarked by paperxcrowns
10 Sep 2025