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I can't believe no one has written any "self-insert as Bakugou" fanfics yet what a bunch of cowards by the_incidental_author
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
17 Nov 2025
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Ugh, I have to do everything myself around here.
Can't find a single Self-Insert as Bakugou Katsuki fanfiction, so here I am, doing God's work.
(cowards)
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Before the Nail Falls by the_incidental_author
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
25 May 2024
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I think I was listening to As The World Caves In by Matt Maltese when this happened. I can think of no other explanation. So that should tell you everything you need to know about this little vignette.
Also, I have admittedly thought to myself when reading many a fic for this pairing: "Wow these two idiots would not be honest with themselves unless the world was ending." So here we are.
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The Notes, Theories, and Assorted Ethnographic Observations of Hermione Granger in the Elemental Countries by the_incidental_author
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Naruto
01 Dec 2023
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Hermione Granger is a Scholar. Not a soldier or a sociophath (although there are those who would argue for both), but a scholar. And for her, that means that when her research in one avenue has hit a dead end, the best route is to take a break and get away from her work for a little bit - by researching something unrelated but equally fascinating.
Or, the Hermione Needs a Vacation fic that turned into a Hermione Studies the Ninja World (and Boy is She Confused) fic.
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Why is Killua the one to inherit the family business? Out of all the middle children in the world, why is it that Killua is not only noticed, but captures his family's hopes and attention so much that even the obvious choice of heir, the eldest son, insists that he will be the one to lead their family to greater heights of infamy? Expectations like that don't just come out of nowhere.
One-shot about Killua's early life, and how the Zoldyck Family Dynamic(TM) came to be.
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Reach Through The Mist by Felki
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
08 May 2025
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“I don’t understand,” he says, and his arms are wrapped around himself now, as if he is cold. They are in Hebra, yes, but he can’t help but feel as if the cold has nothing to do with how he is beginning to shiver.
“What do you mean you don’t understand?” Revali demands, turning back to him, his glare even deeper on his face than before. “I’ve expressed myself clearly to you many times before - it is no fault of mine that you see yourself as better than I simply because of the sword on your back. Surely you cannot blame me for cutting my losses here - I’ve wasted enough time on you as it is.”
“I-I don’t understand,” Link repeats, because for once, he truly doesn’t know how it was that he didn’t please this individual. He thought he understood, before, but Revali has grown more and more upset, and Link simply does not understand what he has done wrong to cause this.
He wants to fix this.
It is the first time in his life he can ever truly remember wanting something.
It is as his vision begins to blur (he doesn't know why) that Revali’s expression shifts.
“Oh,” the Rito says, and suddenly, his face is no longer stuck in a glare, but in horror, and a deep, deep sadness in his eyes. “Oh, no.”Series
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25 Nov 2025
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Amazing worldbuilding. Soul-crushing childhood trauma.
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Down comes the night by danegen
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
17 Aug 2023
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Lan Wangji walks forward, extending his senses for some sign of the magic confining them. But there is nothing. One moment, he is walking away from the village. The next, Wei Wuxian stands in the road ahead of him, the dizi tracing lazy arcs in the air.
He stops and looks behind him. The view has not changed. He stands there, helpless. Baffled. Like a koi circling a pond, eternally struggling to go nowhere.
“Messes with your head, doesn’t it?”
He turns to Wei Wuxian, who regards him calmly, almost pityingly. Wei Wuxian has endured this for months. Months. Lan Wangji wants to scream. He wants to batter down this cage and fly away without looking back.
Or while returning from a night hunt, Lan Wangji is trapped in a strange village that is terrorized by monsters. However, an intriguing cultivator named Wei Wuxian is also trapped there, so it isn't all bad. And guess what? They have to be roommates.
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16 Oct 2024
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Excellent plot, genuinely haunting monsters.
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Chinese naming basics for fanfiction writers by miqqumi
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
02 Apr 2020
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I notice a lot of people struggling with how to use Chinese names in fanfic, so I put together a guide. I hope it's helpful to someone.
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30 Jul 2024
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Jiang Fengmian convinces Yu Ziyuan to look for Wei Ying as soon as he hears about Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren dying.
This changes everything--and the Jiangs are all the better for it. The Wens might have some other ideas.
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It was time for me to write a Jiang Fengmian fix-it.
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28 May 2024
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love me a fix-it fic, love me a good parental figure for my traumatized faves
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AITA for not knowing I was engaged? by rubydragonz
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
25 Jun 2022
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r/AmITheAsshole?
u/ChildeTartagliaAITA for not knowing I was engaged?
This is a bit of a long story, but I'm really confused right now, and wanted to make sure I included all the relevant details.
I (21M) moved away from my home country last year for work. As part of my job, I wound up spending a lot of time with my business partner (6000M).