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sampaguita (makakailag ba sa mga balang naligaw?) by ennasthetic for mirrorbrights, notabioweapon, sung_hoyin, reignsaintclair
Fandoms: Conclave - Robert Harris, Conclave (2024)
25 Sep 2025
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1981. Martial Law is “lifted” in preparation for Pope John Paul II’s visit to the Philippines. Tonton, a young sampaguita vendor, strikes an unlikely friendship with Fr. Enteng, the newly ordained parish priest of Tondo Church.
2019. In the midst of a bloody drug war, Tonton watches Fr. Enteng — now Vincent Cardinal Benítez, Archbishop of Kabul — become the new Pope Innocent XIV.
Or: When Vincent becomes Pope, he brings with him bittersweet memories of a nation left behind.
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“You are not well,” Salvador returns. “You are overflowing with…” he pauses to search for the word and he finds it, “grief. You’re grieving. It has hollowed you out.”
“I have nothing to grieve for.”
“You’re lying, Thomas.”
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Vincent Benítez becomes Pope Innocent XIV. Thomas Lawrence stays behind.
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- Part 2 of Volo ut sis
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02 Oct 2025
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Volo Ut Sis Series (Lawrenitez)
Where Tremblay was elected pope and Cardinal Lawrence was made to step down his post, Benitez and Lawrence cross paths again in the Zataari Refugee Camp.
Part 2 of the series tells about how Lawrence and Benitez navigate their relationship after Benitez was made pope upon Tremblay's death.
Well-researched, engaging, and very immersive read. I have truly loved even the original character's that the author made, all complex but also with solid characterizations that you cannot mistake one for another.
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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Suzuki Sonoko is a detective, sometimes, and Ai-chan doesn't quite act her age. (Written for the "Suspicions" contest at the Poirot Cafe forums. No pairings.)
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10 Feb 2024
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Really nice lighthearted read on the rarely explored relationship of Sonoko and Haibara as well as good characterization of Sonoko being both into gossip and having a high EQ. Can't get enough on the possibilities of this friendship!
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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A post "Raven Chaser" story. Because "The Raven Chaser" opened many doors…and Kaito worries. Animeverse/Movieverse.
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06 Feb 2024
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One of my oldest favorites in the DetCo fandom that I literally reread it every single time I'm pulled back into the fandom even just a little.
Really good buildup to an absolute banger of a Chapter 8 (last chapter released as this is an unfinished fic). Actually elevated Satou and Takagi as my favorite characters after this fic, because they really could be THIS level of badass if Gosho isn't so set at maintaining the show's status quo. I reread Chapter 8 a lot like A LOT you have no idea.Last Update is 2013 and while my expectations for an update is low (considering so much plot progress has happened since), I would still definitely come back to it if author decides to continue.
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She was supposed to die, haunted by a past that would not let her go.
He would not let her, confused by the changing nature of his emotions.
As the noose tightens around their necks,
A shrunken scientist and detective are forced once again, to make a decision
—and to confront the feelings they would never admit.- Language:
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06 Feb 2024
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This fic gives ConAi/ShinShi SO MUCH JUSTICE it brings me so much joy.
It's slow burn that's burnt the way exactly I like it: a lot of plot with romance on the side that grows in a way that is natural AND healthy, and the payoff whenever something actually happens in the romance is REAL.
The plot is also very well done. I like how it also has a "mystery of the day" in it that is reminiscent of the canon DetCo, and I like how these mysteries actually further progress the plot by giving them character development or revelations in them. I have never been bored or skipped a single case. Author could probably write a screenplay of an actual Detco Episode and it'd end up a favorite episode of mine. -
TMPD betting pool by Coliacc for joisbishmyoga
Fandoms: 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
12 Nov 2024
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Unfurling back the ancient timeline in dusty file cabinets and words of passing mouths, Edogawa Conan’s permanent integration into the department was as swiftly as it was silent.
Maybe it wasn’t so astonishing as it was inevitable that things got to this point. An unstoppable force meets a very much moveable law enforcement agency only by circumstances— This, this is the circumstance.Or a joke on what Conan actually is got spun out of control in the midst of everything
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04 Feb 2024
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Last Read: February 16, 2024 - Chapter 3
Fun Outsider POV fic of the Tokyo Police Department starting a betting pool on what Conan really is – spawning a whole bunch of wild concipracy theories. Pretty much follows the canon case-wise (as in the cases mentioned in the fic are mainly cases that actually happened in the show instead of made up) so it lets you see the cases in a different lens.
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“Okie-dokes.” Kuroba shakes himself, and then turns to wave at the waiting group of suspects and witnesses with a reassuring smile. They stare blankly at him.
“They’re traumatized, Kaito-san.”
“I know. That’s why I’m being nice.”
Shinichi grabs Kuroba’s jacket and starts yanking him toward the group, ignoring his annoyed muttering. In Kuroba’s defense, he’s very good at looking reassuring. It’s just a lot less effective when he’s standing next to the corpse.
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When a magician seemingly murders an audience member in the middle of a show, no one but Conan can even begin to figure out all the tricks of this case. Naturally, Megure talks to Nakamori, who recommends the one and only magic expert that he knows: Kuroba Kaito.
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Riddle in Reverse by NinthFeather
Fandoms: Magic Kaito, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
22 Mar 2016
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A detective offers a riddle and a thief chases clues. Who, exactly, is Hakuba Saguru?
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- Part 1 of Riddle in Reverse
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07 Jan 2024
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There is something strange about Hakuba Saguru. Kuroba Chikage investigates.
Amazing read. 1000/10. I love the way the mystery is laid out to the reader: since this is a fic where Chikage is conducting an investigation, you get to see the testimonies, and you try to infer the truth from them, like a detective yourself. And then the reveal? Bam! Mind is blown.
Follow-up longfic isn't finished, but it's also really really fucking good. First series can work as a stand-alone though, but I love the whole hunt for Hakuba Saguru that was taking place. It's very cool.
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relentless, you survive by auroracode
Fandoms: Magic Kaito, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
13 Apr 2024
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Kaito had always known that the path he was on would most likely end with his death; the Organization had already proven themselves perfectly willing to try and kill him in order to keep him from getting Pandora, if he actually managed to find and destroy it, there was no way they would just leave him alone.
He'd accepted that.
Actually finding Pandora, combined with a well aimed shot from a sniper he hadn't noticed had thrown all his plans out the window. No longer able to destroy Pandora, Kaito finds everything changing.
He'd come to terms with dying.
He didn't know how to come to terms with living.Bookmarked by pepperworks
04 Jan 2024
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Last Read: Chapter 11 - January 4, 2024
Summary is pretty explanatory. Plot progress so far:
- Akako knows Kaito is immortal now.
- Hakuba was successfully convinced by Kaito that he's not KID because of how shaken he was after witnessing KID's assassination.
- Police are aware KID is alive despite blood on the scene indicating a fatal impact from his fall, but think he's recovering after being sent a return letter with shaky handwriting and a declaration of no heists for a few months.
- Hakuba, Aoko, and Kaito's trip to Tropical Land ends with being involved in a homicide investigation where a grandmother was killed and dressed up like a mugging crime scene. Kaito ends up being more involved than he liked after blurting out the necklace of the dead had fake gems on them. -
Insanity, Apparently by Taliya
Fandom Magic Kaito, 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed
01 Apr 2022
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Takagi Wataru would like to register a complaint to whichever deity thought it would be hilarious to toss him into odd situations with Kaitou KID. Repeatedly. Because this was far beyond his pay grade.
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10 Dec 2023
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Takagi gets involved with Kaitou Kid. Interesting things happen. A++ fun read. Perfect read for some good Kaitou Kid and Wataru Takagi friendship fun (I am definitely more interested in reading fics of this platonic rarepair now).
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The apotoxin didn't work cleanly. That night the police found enough pieces of Kudo Shinichi to declare him dead.
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- 25/?
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09 Dec 2023
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Last Read: Chapter 24 / Dec 9, 2023
The Detective Conan Canon but with one alteration that causes a domino effect of changes from what originally happens in the series: when Shinichi's body shrinks, he leaves a bloody gory mess of his extra body mass behind. The result: he's presumed dead and his murder has become a high profile case, and now the story is an emotional and darker rewrite of the events of canon that beautifully examines Shinichi better as a character and a person, as well as the people around him.
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One Thing After Another by DrAphra
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
04 Jul 2022
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Miruko was in the middle of a fight when she got the call that Hawks and Endeavor were in danger.
She leaves the fight, never knowing that she'd been hit with a time loop quirk - not realizing that she would pass it on to the next person she touched. It's something she finds out the hard way, when she kicks Dabi in the face... and then finds herself facing him again. And again. And again.
In between time loops, the heroine and villain reluctantly get to know each other.
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Her fingers bunch into the fabric of his loose t-shirt. It’s not even intentional, but she realizes that she can see the scars extending down his torso.
“Hey now, my eyes are up here.”
I’m gonna kill him, she thinks, meeting those slightly insane eyes again. He cracks an evil smile at her, and white seeps out of his seams like fog escaping.
The hand that’d been holding his shirt disappears too, the fabric resettling against his skin with a flutter.
Villain and hero exchange a look before they both disappear once more.
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- Part 1 of Looping Back To You
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23 Jul 2022
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Dabi and Miruko get stuck in a time-loop together in the middle of a fight. Forced to maintain physical contact to make their loops longer than a minute, they try things out and end up getting to know each other a little bit better, some major secrets even revealed (mostly Dabi's, anyway). They even share a kiss – for the sake of trying everything they can do to undo the loop, of course. They're not gonna admit they actually enjoyed it *winkwink*
Rarepair which I had no idea I'd love, but after this fic, I definitely am interested in this coupling. Really good enemies-to-(on-the-way-to-becoming)lovers that doesn't involve abusive dynamics (hurray!!!), and of course my favourite: time loops. Just hits all my favourite spots in a fic as I love rarepairs, enemies to lovers, and time shenanigans.
Has a continuation about the aftermath of the events in this fic: see 2nd work of the series.
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r/Volleyball: My chest feels weird when I'm with my Middle Blocker - please advise!!!
From Karasuno to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics: the eleven-year KageHina saga, as observed by Reddit audiences.
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Ignite to the Call by CannibalisticApple
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
06 Nov 2024
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Last night, they went to bed in their dorms.
This morning, they woke up in either A) an abandoned building, B) unfamiliar apartments with unfamiliar school uniforms, C) a plush bedroom nicer than their entire house... or D) the League of Villains' headquarters, because of COURSE Izuku still manages to draw the shortest straw even when others are screwed over too.
UA tries its best to prepare its students for anything, but one topic it never covered: what to do if you wake up in an alternate dimension. Six students suddenly find themselves in an unfamiliar world where the balance between Heroes and Villains is more unstable than ever and they have no idea how they got there or to get home. All they know is that this world is horribly wrong, and they're largely on their own. (Well, except Izuku, but he thinks he'd prefer that.)
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- Part 1 of Keys to the Multiverse
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13 Jul 2021
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Midoriya Izuku. Uraraka Ochako. Todoroki Shouto. Ashido Mina. Kaminari Denki. Jirou Kyouka.
These are the main characters of this dimension-hopping tale, where they get transported into a world where All Might died in his battle with All For One and UA closed down after a terrifying massacre during an entrance exam. Each student wakes up leading completely different lives from their original world — particularly evident with Izuku Midoriya, who woke up as Shigaraki's so-called 'little brother'. The students try to figure out when this universe have diverged from them, as well as try to break out Aizawa, Shinsou, and Bakugou who were captured by the strange universe's version of the League of Villains.
Main character choice is interesting! I LOVE all of these characters, and it's not often that we see fics centered around Uraraka, Mina, Denki, and Jirou that are this well-planned, long, and of great quality. The author really did the thing when they chose who to star in this! Plot is well-made and very interesting! Complicated but not in a way that makes me feel very lost.
Will I recommend? Yup!!!! Will I reread? Yup!!!!
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Secrets In Indigo by Sinnatious
Fandoms: 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, Magic Kaito
20 Apr 2019
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A throwaway comment about Kaitou KID’s eye colour sets Kaito on an uncomfortable path of discovery.
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13 Jul 2021
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Kaito discovers he had Pandora all along and conducts what should've been a fatal heist. After his failed attempt at dying, Conan offers to work together with him to confront the Black Organization.
Well written! When I realized what the pre-heist letters meant alongside the detectives, it actually made me gasp fr although I probably should've seen it coming from the tags. I love how Kaito's internal dilemma was portrayed, and the question about Kudo Shinichi being dead and Conan Edogawa being a monster was HAUNTING. Kaito and Shinichi collaborating like this is such a fun read, as well as witnessing reactions of the characters who are left out in the dark, like Hakuba. Lowkey wish Gosho had a plot twist like this for Magic Kaito.
Would I recommend this fic? Definitely. Would I reread? Definitely.
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A Spanner in the Clockworks by All_five_pieces_of_Exodia
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
03 Jan 2023
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When Izuku wakes up in the forest not far from his home, he isn't prepared for what's about to come next.
Izuku's never dealt with time travel, after all, but that seems to be the least of his worries. He's not in his own timeline, for one, and he may or may not have been missing for the past few months.With the threat of a future only Izuku knows about, a strange missing persons case, everyone around him getting suspicious, and a quirk he shouldn't have, Izuku has his work cut out for him.
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You know that thing where an orchestra swaps instruments, and like, some of them get it right away, but others have no clue what they're doing? This is that but with quirks, two unwilling participants, and also Emotions by Sif (Rosae) for Sixcupsofcoffeetogo
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Oct 2019
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Momo wasn't sure why it came as such a shock to her and her classmates that nitroglycerin was not, in fact, easy to control. The chemical was defined by it's instability, it's ability to go off under near any circumstances, it's powerful blows.
And yet, Katsuki had always made it look so simple. He soared through the air like it was nothing, switching between bullet-sized blasts and missile levels of firepower like most people switched channels on TV. Momo had found herself jealous of his quirk at times, unable to help wondering what it would be like to have such power at her fingertips.
Good news, she didn't have to wonder anymore. Bad news, it was absolutely terrible.
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- Part 4 of Nitroglycerin's Parables