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Sonar knew more than anyone else about how to close the deal or outsmart an opponent. He knew the power of a fitted suit and a good negotiation strategy. A little blackmail never hurt. Everyone in the world is scheming for money or power. Sonar knew how to leverage their desires to his own advantage.
In many ways, Robert Robertson went against everything Sonar ever knew. Robert was an honest, hardworking man with faded jeans and ratty shoes. Sure, he had secrets, but he didn’t carry himself like a man with something to hide. He stood tall and confident despite his low station in life.
Sonar just couldn’t figure out his angle. He did not seem to have any desires for money or power. There was no possible way that Robert was satisfied with his humble lifestyle and meager dispatcher paycheck. Yeah, he looked a little worse for the wear, but he didn’t have a criminal record like the rest of them. Sonar just wanted to figure him out. Why did Robert even take the job? He couldn’t possibly care about the team out of the goodness of his heart.
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04 Nov 2025
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What if there was a third choice at the end of Chapter 4? A choice in the shape of a 5’9, sort of pathetic bat man who develops a crush because Robert’s voice is kind of hot?
Well that’s this what-if, rejoice Sobert fans for this one goes out to all of you, myself included.
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- Part 2 of EOM’s Sobert/mechabat fics
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04 Nov 2025
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"No masters or kings when the ritual begins,
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin"It's not really that hard to love a person.
It's just is if the person is the same sex as you. And if you live in Texas. And if your foster mother is a homophobic Christian.
You can't love him. You can't love John Egbert. Not now, not ever.Can't you?
[Or: In which John and Dave met in a church, shit happens and they fall in love. Dave's sorta hesitant at first because he's always been told that being gay is 'wrong' and a 'sin'. But John will eventually teach him that loving someone could never ever be something wrong.]
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26 Oct 2025
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Your name is DAVE STRIDER, and you are the NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. By that you of course mean that you live in THE EXACT SAME PLACE YOU DID BEFORE, but are now enrolled in a NEW SCHOOL which lies FIFTEEN MINUTES in the OPPOSITE DIRECTION. You are SIXTEEN YEARS OLD, which means nothing except that you are the perfect age for OVER-THE-TOP TEEN DRAMA.
OR, Dave Strider's step by step guide to making friends as the loneliest asshole in New York. Wait, what?
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20 Oct 2025
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John lost his ability to speak after his vocal chords were damaged due to a childhood illness. He's been picked on and bullied in school, but he has a lot of good friends who protect him.
Dave is the new kid, an ironic jock, and a cool mystery. He's intrigued by the quiet kid and it isn't long before he develops a crush. Even though John's friends make it difficult for Dave to get close to him, but the cool kid is determined.
This is the story of two boys who stumble through the awkwardness of young love and a communication barrier. Meanwhile a rejected friend and a stubborn brother meet and struggle to understand their own feelings.
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17 Oct 2025