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After the events of Outward Passed Beyond, Torse and Maxwell meet after six months apart. But it's not what either of them were hoping for.
___Torse knows his escapement gives away his delight at seeing Maxwell, but he can’t be bother to care. He’s sure he looks ridiculous, smiling and venting steam, but seeing Maxwell’s face again after months is so relieving.
“Maxwell. You’re here!” Torse says.
“There you are… Welcome back, Torse.” Maxwell says so softly, just for him.
A trickle of blood runs from the corner of his mouth down his scruffy chin.
Torse’s heart trips and clicks against something lodged in his chest.
(Time between chapter release varies. Gotta work with it when I can.)
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- Part 2 of Warm like the Sun
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09 Nov 2025
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Everyone was connected to their soulmate by a string from their heart.
It certainly complicated things when one of them had a heart that was detachable and the other couldn't fathom why his string kept disappearing.
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08 Nov 2025
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It starts—as most things on the Zephyr do—as a drunken bit.
“Gotch.” Van says solemnly. Her flesh hand shoots out to grip his shoulder tightly. Her eyes burn into his skull. “I’m gonna be your dad.”
Maxwell blinks. “What?”
“Your father is an absolute arse, and if he doesn’t want you, I call dibs. I’m your new da.”
Or: Longspot Gotch sucks. Van, ever the problem-solver, steps up.
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23 Sep 2025
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cold blows the wind by Dansnotavampire for Otterlyobsessed (Recycleflowers)
Fandoms: Dimension 20 (Web Series)
12 Sep 2025
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The children of Zern do not dream. They are not made capable of it, they do not need it, if they are left bereft of hearts they merely stand silent and sentinel until such an organ-machine is replaced. Torse is no different - he does not dream. Not technically.
The children of Zern can move a little without their hearts, for merely a few moments after the removal. Torse had told this to the crew of the Zephyr, upon meeting them.
He had not told them other things; due to some unknown cruelty, even disanimate, the children of Zern can hear. They can feel. They retain some distant awareness of light and dark, though not true sight. Forever doomed to be on the outside of a moving world, to know exactly what they are missing. Torse can distantly hear the crew of the Zephyr partying, drinking, without him. Ignore that he cannot drink - ignore that he fears what his iron heart would have him do - ignore that were he there, he would likely leave, too much noise and too many social rules to follow. Allow him some slight misery. Currently he has little else.
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13 Sep 2025
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Into The Unknown by thatsleepdeprivedauthor
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Danny Phantom, Justice League - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
28 Feb 2026
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Pariah Dark
A named feared by all , one who led with an iron fist and bloodshed .
He haunted battlefields and left mass destruction in his wake. Until one day, he just simply . . . vanished .
Now, a new person takes his place. He speaks for his people , but they're Outsiders . Ones who never interacted with the Sýmpraxi tis Dikaiosýnis . They're wary of this stranger.
When the most powerful mages and warlords couldn't defeat Pariah, this young man did in single handed combat, and that thought is terrifying.
When negotiating peace, things happen that lead to some quite . . . interesting consequences.
Will these two different nations learn to get along or will a war be started again ?
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01 Sep 2025