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  1. Public Bookmark 45

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    There are wars that never make the news. No flags. No declarations. Just bodies in rivers, power grids that blink out, and names that were never yours to begin with.
    You weren’t sent here to fight this war. You were sent to make sure no one wins it.
    And yet, somewhere along the way, you stopped knowing who 'you' was

     

    When Catalyst, an advanced black box capable of dismantling nations without firing a shot, is stolen right from under the world’s nose, NATO’s 141 and KorTac are forced into an uneasy alliance to stop the world from collapsing. But embedded inside their fractured task force is an operative with no face, no name, and no side, only a mission:
    ensure no one wins.
    You are a double agent planted in 141 and KorTac's midst.
    The mission was supposed to be easy, and it was, until you began to... feel. To care. For them. And for him.

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    19 Jun 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 17

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    He swears he hears Houston cheer, the world cheer, his parents from the control room, his crew’s families, he hears the silent cheers in the form of face splitting grins around him, the world united in one hopeful chorus that brought him home.

    or: m.watney's journey home, physically and emotionally.

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    05 Jun 2025

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    Mission Specialist Mark Watney, DOB 10/8/1996, was retrieved via EVA at 15:47 UTC, after 549 SOLs stranded on Mars with limited access to food and water for bathing and hygiene. Patient under significant amounts of physical and psychological stress.

    Vital signs: BP 85/58, HR 113bpm, Body temperature 99.7F, O2 saturation: 97% on room air.
    Level of consciousness: Alert and oriented to self, time, and place.
    Appearance: Sweaty, emaciated, covered in dirt. Smiling.

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    A series of emails, memos, press releases, and medical records detailing the journey home from Mars with all 6 members of the crew safely aboard.

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    05 Jun 2025

  4. Rec 46

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    You've never had a mission with Shadow Company go this wrong before, but when you're captured by a foreboding member of the infamous Kortac, you realize just how close to the sun you're willing to fly in order to keep whereabouts of Philip Graves a secret...

    He hits you... again, again, again... over and over in a relentless, sadistic pattern. Like he wants to watch you shatter—slowly—carefully.
    The knife appears without introduction. It's silver edge is silhouetted against the sky like an aircraft and he grabs your jaw, tearing the baclava right off your face. Cold, dry air bites your skin, and for a sickening moment, the figure stares into his anticipated victim's eyes. Unusually, that's when he chooses to pause.
    The knife hesitates long enough for your vision to clear and reveal the monster of the man leaning over you.
    Everything but his eyes are hidden, and oh, are they haunting.

    updated 11-16-24

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    09 Oct 2024

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    genuinely one of the best fics ive ever read gave me an existential crisis
    rereads: 3

  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    “It’s not nothing.” Jim’s voice, unusually quiet, turned every head in the room. The boys looked on with wide eyes as he explained. “Remember when Ulbrickson was out of town for a few days last year? He asked me to take a few of his things home from the shell house 'cause he had to leave quick. I stayed to chat with Mrs. Ulbrickson for a bit, and as I was leaving, I saw Coach Bolles pull up with a suitcase."

    Johnny White sees someone suspicious leaving Coach Ulbrickson's house in the early hours of the morning, college boys have fertile imaginations, and Hazel Ulbrickson's ego gets a significant boost.

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    26 Mar 2024

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    rereads: 3