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I CAN'T FUCKING BREATHE. by rowanintheriver
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
01 Jul 2024
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"it’s ironic, jason thinks, that all this is happening as the son of the sky god. that he can control the air—but there’s still nights that taste like carrion in his mouth, where it’s too quiet and the pencil’s a little too loud as it drops from his hands. and then suddenly, as someone who can control the air, he can’t seem to make himself breathe."
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or, in which jason has a wee bit of an anxiety problem.
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happy birthday! (forgive me for the sin of who i am not) by rowanintheriver
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
04 Jun 2024
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“You didn’t end up blowing out the candles earlier,” Piper explains, sitting on the side of his table. “It’s still your birthday.”
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The first and only time Jason celebrates his birthday—albeit quietly, only amongst him & Piper—ends up to be the same day Percy & Annabeth fall into Tartarus. This fic explores that; mainly guilt, the idea of what you "should be," and most importantly, a Piper insistent in her way of trying to brighten his day. And, of course, a little bit of loving someone like the world (but 'failing' because it's not the type of love it's expected to be).
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wretched thoughts on burnt paper. you fucking ruined me (—who are you?) by rowanintheriver
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
15 Apr 2024
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jason might be good at drawing, but no matter what comes of it, he is not an artist. he's incapable of art in the way artists are. his hands are made to destroy before they are to create; he is not made for the dream of craft, but for violence. his nails are meant to scratch, and his fingers are always numb until they're curled up into fists, and the callouses in his palm prove that they are meant to hold a sword.
he wishes he was made to love, to heal, to help in that effortless way. but he's left here instead, haunted by his own desire to tear everything down. haunted by the screaming in his mind that seems to be so fascinated with violence—that never leaves him alone.
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always [aulis], iphigenia by rowanintheriver
Fandoms: Iphigenia in Aulis - Euripides, The Iliad - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
24 Aug 2023
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the audiences watch the stage, and take solace in the fact that she doesn't truly die.
the stage has a knack for lying, for betraying those it represents.she wishes a deer had replaced her instead.
like the stories. she'd be the priestess of artemis, in those stories.instead, she is standing on an altar.
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rain that falls like flaming daggers by rowanintheriver
Fandoms: The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
21 Mar 2023
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"to storm or fire the world must fall.
for a moment, jason wished it was talking about the world beneath them, not the world in festus's claws."
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Brooklyn, 1991. Will is having nightmares again, and he doesn't know why. He has a loving boyfriend, doting friends, and a vibrant community. He's happy. Almost.
Whenever he can't sleep, he steals into the city armed with nothing but a paintbrush, making his mark in places only he knows. Will intends to keep these paintings- and his harrowing past- a secret forever.
When he begins to lose inspiration, he signs up for a summer course, hoping it will bring the change he needs. And then he meets Tony.
Bookmarked by rowanintheriver
14 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
best characterisation of will b like ever
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a theory of flight, revised in descent by the_untamed_poet25
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Metamorphoses - Ovid
16 Feb 2026
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The sun is not a monster yet.
It is warmth.It touches his face the way kindness does when you've gone too long without it—so gently you almost cry. His body learns a new language: lift, stretch, breath without counting the seconds. He laughs.
(Or, the body remembers how to fall long before the mind admits it.)
a character study of Icarus
Series
- Part 119 of Character Studies
- Part 4 of HTML & CSS Poetry Experiments
- Part 4 of Izzy's HTML & CSS Experiments
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Today is not a good day.
She’s crying in the shower again.
Like a child.
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Or, how Eleven breaks up with her boyfriend. And how Max walks into a lesbian bar.
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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It was easy for Will Byers to fall in love with Mike Wheeler.
The trouble came when he had to pretend it wasn't real.