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Why I think Castiel is Odysseus: Speculation on Returning Home, Mind Control, and Colors by sbarbsber
Fandoms: Supernatural, The Odyssey - Homer
26 Mar 2013
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He is the battle-worn, weary hero trying to find his way home after a bloody war.
He is a powerful warrior, instrumental in winning the war.
Because of his own hubris, he has a string of incidents of terrible luck wherein his friends, his brothers in arms die and he loses everything.
And yet he is kind-hearted, and truly loves his family and homeland and is fiercely determined to return to them.Or, ramblings on parallels between Castiel and Odysseus.
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Drift Compatible by kaijuerotica
Fandoms: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
20 Mar 2026
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Shane Hollander is the most promising pilot the Jaeger Corps has ever turned out. He's strong, disciplined, and loves killing kaiju. Unfortunately, he's had issues finding someone he's truly drift compatible with.
Ilya Rozanov was the star of the Russian Shatterdome before he was unceremoniously shipped off with an outdated jaeger and no copilot.
I think we can all see where this is going...
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11 May 2026
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All It Takes Is One Taste (You'll Be Coming Back For More) by parttimehuman
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Mar 2026
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Being the best hockey player in the world (fuck you, Rozanov) and living in a city as hockey-obsessed as Montreal makes being gay a little bit complicated for Shane - he can’t exactly go out to meet a man, not even if it’s just for sex. So when Hayden brings up this super discreet, super high profile, super anonymous sex party in New York, Shane lets himself be convinced to go. In an unexpected turn of events, he actually feels attracted to one of the partygoers and hooks up with the guy. After, he can’t get the beautiful stranger with the golden mask and the lily tattoo out of his head. Even more unexpectedly, their paths keep crossing until Shane finds himself falling in love.
The game against Boston comes at a pretty bad time, Shane being consumed by thoughts of his “Lily.” During a face-off against Rozanov, the ice is pulled from underneath his skates…
Or: What if Shane fell in love first and realized Lily was his biggest rival later?
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03 May 2026
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The Vocabulary of Exile by thesevenpercent
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
16 May 2026
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At twenty-one, Ilya Rozanov is the Soviet Union’s most perfect weapon, a soldier of the Red Machine who has spent three years locked in a silent, jagged war on the ice with Canada’s golden boy, Shane Hollander.
When the Montreal Metros claim him as a "wasted" mid-round draft pick, the rivalry transforms from a professional grudge into a desperate lifeline. On the final night of the 1988 Calgary Olympics, he risks everything, his family, his career, and his safety, to start a new life in the West. Forced into a high-stakes billet under the roof of his bitter professional rival, Ilya must navigate a world where freedom feels like a new kind of prison.
As Ilya struggles to adapt, the crumbling Soviet empire reaches across the ocean, searching for leverage to help pull him back.
OR: What if Ilya fled Russia in 1988 to play for the Montreal Metros?
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17 Apr 2026
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The Waves are Rising and Rising by Eleanor_Fenyx, little-smartass (Linxcat)
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
09 Dec 2024
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12 Feb 2025
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Starlight in the Void by dodgerkedavra for ItsPhantasmagoria
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
27 Sep 2023
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An overgrown cottage in an unassuming seaside village is the perfect place for Harry Potter’s fresh start.
Harry gets two weeks of peace before he hears rumors of a mysterious hermit wizard who lives in a stone tower in the woods.
He’s dismayed to discover it’s none other than Draco Malfoy.
He’s even more dismayed to find that his life is once again in danger, and only Malfoy can save him.
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22 Dec 2024