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No matter how difficult he can be, Dean loves his son. Raising him alone after his mother died hasn't been easy, but with the support of his family and friends, Dean has made it work. Now that Ben is starting kindergarten, Dean hopes that he can finally relax a little, but the challenges Ben faces at school make Dean realize that their struggles are just beginning. When Ben is assigned a new support teacher, Dean finds that Ben isn't the only Winchester who has a problem dealing with change.
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- Part 1 of I'll be the one, if you want me to
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- 36/36
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15 Jun 2026
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Gabriel has never wanted a slave, really.
Compared to his older brothers, that could easily get him labeled as an anarchist.This is a prequel/spin off from a different and ongoing fic, Maybe Sprout Wings. It tells the story of Balthazar, Castiel's best friend and confidante, and how he went from a life enslaved to the life of a free man. If you liked Balthazar in MSW, and want to know more about both his and Castiel's backstory, this is the fic for you ;)
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- Part 2 of Maybe Sprout Wings Universe
- Language:
- English
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- 151,393
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- 21/21
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- 1
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07 Jun 2026
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Dean Winchester suffers from psychological rope burn, the imaginary ties digging into him with every pull from his resentment, his guilt, and his desire to have a life for himself. His Uncle Bobby’s home care needs lead Dean to Cas Novak, an attractive bastard of a nurse who likes to push—his agenda, his luck, his belief that Dean and Bobby deserve more than what they’ve allowed themselves. As the men allow Cas to transform their lives, Dean feels a pull of a different sort—the pull of connection, of affection, of more. Dean wants to pull Cas closer...but just as Cas is good at pushing people toward their best selves, he’s also good at pushing away his own happiness. Can Dean and Cas push and pull their way to a life together?
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- English
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- 111,282
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- 28/28
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- 1
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01 Jun 2026
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Castiel valued his solitude, and was happy to stay hidden away in the mountains for the rest of his life. But when his seeing eye dog dies, that solitude is suddenly broken when Gabriel shows up not with another dog but an actual human slave. Castiel doesn't believe in slavery, but he can't turn away the very hurt and broken man he's given.
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- Part 1 of Keeping You in Sight
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- English
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- 136,374
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- 26/26
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30 May 2026
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Castiel Novak is relatively happy living his solitary life as a Starbucks Barista. He lives alone with a cat named Hamburger, and he has one (1) emotional support friend, Gabriel.
Unfortunately, he is plagued by the fact that some guy (see: a random hot dude named 'Dean') is giving out Castiel's phone number as his own. And he's been doing it for months.
So, of course, when Castiel's at work and a hot stranger gives him his own phone number for the Starbucks Rewards Program... well... it doesn't go well.
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- Part 1 of the don't series
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- English
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- 18/18
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29 May 2026
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Funny how you can live in a neighborhood and not know your neighbors, the people who share the same roads, airspace, and hornet problems, the people you see every day. Castiel’s neighbors don’t really know him and haven’t tried to, which is just how he needs it to be to stay safe and alive. His new neighbor, though, throws a wrench into his foolproof plan — Dean Winchester, eternally cheerful, trusting, and handsome, wants to know him, wants to be close to him, wants to be more with him. Castiel is afraid… but when he’s with him, he feels safe and alive in a whole new way that seems more important and worthy than simply existing. But for Dean to really know him, he has to know Castiel’s past. Can Castiel open himself up? Will Dean stay once he knows?
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- Part 1 of Neighborly
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- English
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- 147,063
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- 33/33
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- 4
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29 May 2026
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Castiel doesn’t know where the runaway in Dean has gone, but he’s not sure that man exists anymore. The omega in his backseat has been badly broken. He hasn’t said a word to Castiel; hasn’t protested aside from flinching, hasn’t even pleaded to be spared. He’s just… empty. Tired. Castiel can smell layers of fear, sour and old on the omega’s skin, an emotion so often felt that it’s now a permanent stain on his scent. He can only begin to imagine what Dean has been through to put him in this state of apathy.
At sixteen years old, Dean Winchester signed away his life in order to protect what he loves most. He's spent the last eleven years as the property of various alphas, each crueler than the last. Purchased by a new master that promises him nothing but safety, his life is about to dramatically change - and with any luck, it will be for the better.Series
- Part 1 of Maybe Sprout Wings Universe
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- English
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- 572,170
- Chapters:
- 80/80
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- 9
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27 May 2026
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Rachel Snow, the Girl-Who-Lived, is excited to spend the summer with her guardian, Severus Snape, and for her upcoming third year at Hogwarts. However, news that her godfather - Death Eater Sirius Black - has escaped from Azkaban is definitely cause for concern. With new classes, boggarts, Dementors, and the threat of Sirius Black looming over her, it promises to be a busy year.
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- Part 3 of Rachel Snow
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- English
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- 115,794
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- 18/18
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- 388
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24 May 2026
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Harry Potter didn’t expect a detention his first week back at Hogwarts, but then again, everyone knew Snape hated him, right?
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- English
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- 5/5
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20 May 2026
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One day, during her eighth year at Hogwarts, Hermione happens upon Severus Snape where she would least have expected him.
A story about two people getting to know each other.
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- 40/40
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16 May 2026
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The last thing Hermione Granger expected after the war was to suddenly be made responsible for a not-so-dead Severus Snape.
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- 80,462
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- 32/32
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14 May 2026
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The Avatar and his friends accept Zuko's offer to be their prisoner, but destinies are not so easily changed.
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- 2/2
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13 May 2026
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Thirteen years after leaving Hogwarts, Hermione Granger is Not Okay. Her relationship with Ron has crumbled. She's burnt out and quit the Auror Office. She still hasn't been able to find her parents to reverse their memory spell, and all her money has gone on a probably-repossessed house and a wedding which will never happen. Harry and Ginny would let her stay on their sofa forever, of course, but they have a new baby, and Hermione has enough trouble sleeping. So she's left with one, final, awful choice - to go to the only place she knows she can't be turned away: the house of the insufferable man whose life she saved the day Voldemort died - Severus Snape.
Snape is, shall we say, not pleased with this turn of events.
***COMPLETE!***
- Language:
- English
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- 177,079
- Chapters:
- 90/90
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- 1
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- 2,951
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12 May 2026
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Based on the tumblr prompt found here but slightly to the left:
https://captainkirkk.tumblr.com/post/628849887874842624/au-where-the-war-ends-for-reasons-fire-lordChief Hakoda steps up and agrees to an arranged marriage with an unknown Fire Nation noble in order to save his tribe- despite his blossoming feelings for his second-in-command. But when the Fire Nation sends a child, Hakoda must balance canceling the wedding, keeping the peace and protecting this strange, scarred prince sent to live under his care.
Meanwhile Zuko is sent away by his father to a strange icy land and falls in love- with the son of his betrothed.- Language:
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- 12/12
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09 May 2026
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The Fire Nation has only rebelled once in its long history. They are a proud people, and a loyal one. They do not turn against their own for no reason. They protect their own.
Especially their Prince.
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Basically this was a What if the Fire Nation said Fuck Ozai and rebelled AU. along with a sprinkling of world building built in. Enjoy!- Language:
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- 4,906
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- 1/1
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06 May 2026
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Of all the places he could have walked into--of all the tea shops in Ba Sing Se--(of which there are many)--he had chosen the one that Prince-fucking-Zuko worked at.
Or: Early on during his time in Ba Sing Se, Sokka stops for a cup of tea. This small action changes everything.
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- 5/5
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05 May 2026
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Cuddle Buddy by ChocolateSyrup
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 May 2026
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"Hey...can I ask you something kind of weird?"
"Shoot," Rocky says, his voice sounding amused. "But not actually shoot."
Grace wants to laugh at the joke (he's been getting better at joking and sarcasm) but instead he swallows, his fingers tracing idle patterns on the blanket. The ache from earlier at the classroom, the beach, the constant invisible wall feels closer tonight.
"What does it feel like... to touch you?" he asks. "I mean, if we could. Your carapace. Your claws. What would it feel like to me?"
Rocky is quiet for a long beat. When he sings again, his melody is thoughtful and gentle.
"Hard. Rocky, like name. Like...strong stone that is alive. My claws are sharp but careful. My body pulses a little when I am happy. Like singing Grace can feel instead of hear." He pauses, then adds with a soft, almost shy trill, "What does human skin feel like, question? To me, I wonder."
He imagines it.
In his mind, the xenonite shell vanishes.
Or: Grace is touch starved and Rocky wants to make it better
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- English
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- 8/8
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05 May 2026
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Katara and Toph go to the tea shop and discover Zuko is waiting tables way earlier than in the show. Slower exploration of Zuko's life as a tea server. Also the Dai Li are terrible customers. The Gaang ends up coming to Zuko's aid, but that might make things worse.
Eventual and slight Zutara feels because I ship it like I'm a playwright for the Ember Island Players. But I also suck at anything remotely romantic so ... you have to squint to see it. And I try to be fair to all canon ships.
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- English
- Words:
- 39,216
- Chapters:
- 20/20
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- 5
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- 555
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28 Apr 2026
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At Sokka’s behest, the Gaang skips rescuing Zuko during the Siege at the North Pole. Instead they leave him, unconscious, buried in the snow.
In completely unrelated news, Sokka’s haunted by a ghost now.
(If you'd like more details before deciding to read this story, look here for spoilers.)
- Language:
- English
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- 67,555
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- 14/14
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- 70
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- 4,110
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26 Apr 2026
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Right after Boiling Rock, Zuko found Sokka sprawled in his tent with a bouquet of red roses, and a ring of romantic candles, and one final rose set between his teeth. With the littlest twinge of envy, Zuko realized the entire display was for Suki.
The point is Sokka's flirting is about as subtle as a buffalo yak. To miss it, you’d have to be a complete and utter airhead.
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- English
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- 2,894
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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26 Apr 2026