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let me pretend this is going to end well by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
09 Oct 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Alice & Icarus
- “Alice” (Four Walls)
- Icarus (Four Walls)
- the relationship tag is short-lived
- thanks to ick
- Minor Violence
- Pre-Canon
- or post-canon if we're talking about C Team LOL
- Memory Alteration
- (looks at 2 characters who have barely interacted in canon)
- hm. i wonder what if there's a reason for that
Summary

Icarus talks to Alice. Or tries.

Language:

English

Words:

808

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

2

Hits:

4
a fist amidst the hands by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Wonderneath (BtE)
30 Aug 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Tooth & Debello
- Tooth & Indigo
- Tooth & The Guide
- Tooth of Bloody Jaw (Wonderneath)
- Indigo “Skylights“ Fatespinner | Of Many Names (Wonderneath)
- Debello (Wonderneath)
- The Guide is mentioned and mused upon
- hints of Tooth/The Guide
- Everett is there
- on dreams and stories and friendships
- on being different and being alike
- on the moment where Indigo lost their whimsy
- Robin is also mentioned
- Found Family
Summary

Tooth remembers words.

Language:

English

Words:

790

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

2

Hits:

6
she's losing all she owns by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
19 Jul 2025
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Alice & Everyone
- Alice & Tuck
- Alice & Kenny
- Alice & Mark
- “Alice” (Four Walls)
- Kenneth “Kenny” Song (Four Walls)
- Kentucky “Tuck” Jasper Idlewyld (Four Walls)
- Charlie Morgan (Four Walls)
- The Loch Ness Monster | Nessie (Four Walls)
- Mark “Dogman” Kessler (Four Walls)
- everyone besides alice is mostly just mentioned/mused upon
- But they're important
- Team as Family
- “Alice” (Four Walls) has Intrusive Thoughts
- Introspection
- Aftermath of Violence
- Aftermath of a Case
- Missing Scene
- i just really like how alice's spine got exposed in the freddy fazbear episode LOL
- so i wrote legitmate introspection abt it
Summary

Alice stays put.

Language:

English

Words:

907

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

4

Kudos:

2

Hits:

13
please set me free by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)
17 Jul 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- January & Yen
- January/Yen
- January Stone (Curses Carried)
- Yenfyr “Yen” (Curses Carried)
- it's like a breakup if they weren't dating and also they don't break up
- Pre-Canon
- just thinking abt jan and yen's history and why jan left and what it was like
- this is for my friend sid i'm sorry i made yen sad
- Unresolved Emotional Tension
- Unresolved Sexual Tension
- teehee
- Denial of Feelings
Summary

January and Yen say goodbye.

Language:

English

Words:

880

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

1

Hits:

8
my life, it's better by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
17 Jun 2025
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- B & Tchotchke
- B & Sloane
- “B” (Four Walls)
- Tchotchke (Four Walls)
- Sloane Hill (Four Walls)
- Extended Scene
- In A Bottle Arc (Four Walls)
- Emotional Hurt
- this episode dropped and i showed up to work and wrote this
- good god.
- god. baldy. tchotch. waugh
- Hurt No Comfort
- the character death is baldy and it's technically in the past
- only like 20 percent of the dialogue in this is direct quotes but I'm having fun okay it's abt the vibes
Summary

B and Tchotchke run out of time.

Language:

English

Words:

607

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

2

Hits:

5
balance by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Oh Orpheus (BtE)
30 May 2025
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Saint Aspen of Graves (Oh Orpheus)
- Pre-Canon
- Childhood Memories
- i was so enamoured by the image of baby aspen being a little rock that i wrote this
- fic where their mom dies and their dad abandons them
- thinking about aspen became more detailed of a carving as they grew up
- and thinking about how their environment shaped the physical form they ended up taking
- Title from a The Mountain Goats Song
- though technically i was listening to the dessa cover
Summary

Aspen is a sculpture.

Language:

English

Words:

398

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

1

Hits:

1
back to oblivion by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
30 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- “B” (Four Walls)
- Sebastian and Sloane are mentioned
- Tchotchke is not mentioned but the whole fic is kind of about them even if B doesn't know it
- Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
- the title is from a finch song!
- about wishing for a magical destiny and then finding out magic was real and you just weren't picked
Summary

B tells the time.

Language:

English

Words:

525

Chapters:

1/1

Hits:

4
the mother we share by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Cauldron (BtE)
27 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Nav & Arji
- Navoc “Nav” Klavemoon (Cauldron)
- Arjibi “Arji” the Fool (Cauldron)
- the vibes are very familial and very soft
- peepaw tucks arji into bed and kisses him goodnight-
- Title From a CHVRCHES Song
- i just think of nav and arji being kind of foils to eachother
- and the way that nav has fallen already and is stable where he lies. but arji is fragile and reaching
- anyway i wasn't gonna write a whole scene for this fic it was just gonna be introspection but they forced me
- Fluff and Angst
Summary

Nav sings Arji a song.

Language:

English

Words:

579

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

1

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

2
hurt by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)
26 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- January/Yen
- January & Yen
- January Stone (Curses Carried)
- Yenfyr “Yen” (Curses Carried)
- this one is more canon than my last janyen fic
- though placing this scene exactly is a little dubious
- they don't really do anything super gay here but i put the slash tag in anyway cause i'm crazy
- this fic spawned accompanying fanart that made me lose my shit
- the title is from an oliver tree song!
- Feat: January's lack of Nuanced Opinions
Summary

January and Yen have a firelight conversation.

Language:

English

Words:

457

Chapters:

1/1

Hits:

1
jet pack blues by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
25 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- “B” (Four Walls)
- sebastian is mentioned!
- Introspection
- more like avoiding introspection
- Title from a Fall Out Boy Song
- the music may be diagetic though i imagine b's tastes skew a little more to rap
- and like. hyperpop-
- also yes B was sleeping in jeans
Summary

B goes for a walk.

Language:

English

Words:

393

Chapters:

1/1

Hits:

0
the foundations of decay by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Oh Orpheus (BtE)
24 May 2025
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- Aspen & Fleet
- Aspen & Dewlap
- Saint Aspen of Graves (Oh Orpheus)
- “Fleet” | Fleeting Breath Makes Boundless Self (Oh Orpheus)
- Professor Finneas Carlton Dewlap (Oh Orpheus)
- Religious Imagery & Symbolism
- musing on prayer and party dynamics
- Title from a My Chemical Romance Song
- Amnesia
- moor is haunting the narrative despite being dead
- aspen's canonical death is mentioned
Summary

Aspen sees prayer in everything.

Language:

English

Words:

516

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

2

Hits:

5
long gone by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Messengers (BtE)
23 May 2025
Tags
- Major Character Death
- October "Octo" Finch (Messengers)
- the rest of the party is mused upon but not named
- the whole thing is actually about the rest of the party actually
- Post-Canon
- Major Character Undeath
- the title is from a juice wrld song i know it's not a common pick
- I Made Myself Cry
Summary

Octo mourns.

Language:

English

Words:

332

Chapters:

1/1

Hits:

1
big glass homes by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
22 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- B & Sloane
- B & Sebastian
- Sloane Hill (Four Walls)
- Sebastian Hart (Four Walls)
- “B” (Four Walls)
- Internalized Misogyny
- i just very much think about b's view of sebastian and sloane and gender roles
- i also think about how he's always waiting for the other shoe and he knows when its going to drop
- everything will break eventually
- the idea b has that many young people do. that it's too late. that he doesn't have enough time
- but for B its true
- Found Family
Summary

B tries to be cool.

Language:

English

Words:

533

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

1

Hits:

1
your house and mine by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)
21 May 2025
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- January/Yen
- January & Yen
- January Stone (Curses Carried)
- Yenfyr “Yen” (Curses Carried)
- finally I am caught up! this fic is actually new!
- Ambiguous/Open Ending
- regarding wether they have sex or kill eachother that is
- Blood and Violence
- Alternate Universe
- i don't think it's canon that they did this necessarily. but boy do i like to think about it
Summary

January hunts a beast.

Language:

English

Words:

635

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

1

Hits:

3
see if it fits by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
20 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- “B” (Four Walls)
- Canonical Child Abuse
- i would add the B and his dad relationship tag but his dad is unnamed and i don't wanna bother
- but this is a little bit abt b's complicated feelings toward his dad
- Pre-Canon
- thinking about how B's choice to leave was such an ultimatum
- thinking about how it was worth it
- Coming Out
Summary

B moves out.

Language:

English

Words:

594

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

1

Kudos:

1

Hits:

3
i am coming home by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Wonderneath (BtE)
19 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Tooth & Everyone
- Tooth of Bloody Jaw (Wonderneath)
- Debello Indigo Cassa Everett and the Guide are mentioned! and mused upon!
- Introspection
- a little piece on tooth's history and what he feels his place to be within the group
- and that he misses home even if he was cast from it
Summary

Tooth has no words for thoughts like this.

Language:

English

Words:

702

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

2

Hits:

2
maybe it won't be so scary by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Wonderneath (BtE)
18 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Tooth of Bloody Jaw (Wonderneath)
- Character Study
- i was very intrigued by tooth's story
- especially the formatting of it as a tale that his brother the bard has told again and again
- a story about a monster
- also the beginning of my tooth throughline about being afraid of thunder
Summary

There is a town with a story about a monster.

Language:

English

Words:

292

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

2

Hits:

3
it's enough to tell the forest from the fire by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)
18 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Alice & Tuck
- “Alice” (Four Walls)
- Kentucky “Tuck” Jasper Idlewyld (Four Walls)
- Extended Scene
- Found Family
- the "Tuck calls Alice 'Dad'" scene
- i actually wrote this in response to my friend writing a fic of the same scene from Tuck's perspective
- if that ever gets posted to ao3 i'll try to link em cause thta fic is so good you guys
Summary

Alice figures out what she's doing it for.

Language:

English

Words:

594

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

4

Kudos:

1

Hits:

4
drinking in bed by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)
17 May 2025
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- January Stone (Curses Carried)
- Songfic
- the title is from a sub radio song!
- listen to sub radio btw
- Character Study
- Gore
- this piece somehow fits really well with a recent piece i wrote for janyen where he was Also musing on being "good"
- Emotionally Repressed January Stone (Curses Carried)
Summary

January Stone feels too much.

Language:

English

Words:

239

Chapters:

1/1

Hits:

4
leave my body by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Oh Orpheus (BtE)
17 May 2025
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Aspen/Moor
- Aspen & Moor
- Saint Aspen of Graves (Oh Orpheus)
- Morendo “Moor” (Oh Orpheus)
- ignore the use of the f/f m/m and other relationship tags all just for aspen and moor
- is it heterosexual to have somebody with a lot of gender x someone with no gender-
- anyway nb/nb. enjoy
- Pre-Canon
- it's aspen musing on loss
- only a little romantic mostly sad
- Title from a Florence + the Machine Song
Summary

Aspen borrows grief.

Language:

English

Words:

219

Chapters:

1/1

Kudos:

1

Hits:

2

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let me pretend this is going to end well by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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a fist amidst the hands by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Wonderneath (BtE)

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she's losing all she owns by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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please set me free by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)

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my life, it's better by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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balance by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Oh Orpheus (BtE)

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back to oblivion by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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the mother we share by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Cauldron (BtE)

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hurt by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)

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jet pack blues by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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the foundations of decay by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Oh Orpheus (BtE)

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long gone by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Messengers (BtE)

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big glass homes by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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your house and mine by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Curses Carried (BtE)

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see if it fits by zincbot (skullisbones)

Fandoms: Between the Ears: An Anthology of Thought, Four Walls (BtE)

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i am coming home by zincbot (skullisbones)

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maybe it won't be so scary by zincbot (skullisbones)

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it's enough to tell the forest from the fire by zincbot (skullisbones)

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drinking in bed by zincbot (skullisbones)