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In cruelty and in kindness by UmamiCylinder
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
15 Aug 2023
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Before Gallatin has even finished his sentence, Cahir's knife is cresting upwards towards his throat. It is kinder, thinks Cahir, to allow his friend to have his last moments before death be ones not of fear - even if not giving him a fighting chance feels overwhelmingly unfair. Sickening, even.
And then it's happening. His blade is sliding into Gallatin's throat, a look of betrayal etched into the elf's eyes while he struggles to breathe as blood floods his trachea and down his neck-
Except that's not what happens at all.
No, instead, in a stunning twist of fate and a show of skill that he thought not even Gallatin was capable of, Cahir's knife is ripped from his hand by the blade as it nears Gallatin. It is, perhaps, easier than it otherwise would be as surprise slackens his grip, but the show is impressive nevertheless.
Of course, Cahir barely has time to have that thought before the look on Gallatin's face darkens and he is being unceremoniously slammed up against the wall, his own knife now pressed to his throat.
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.
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Sherlock goes to the pool where Carl Powers died, several months after the fact, to investigate his murder (even if the police won't call it that).
He is not the only one.
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But Satisfaction Brought It Back by 198397497414623 (UmamiCylinder)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jun 2023
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Steve finally asks why Eddie is incapable of properly putting his bandana in his pocket.
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A Different Choice by 198397497414623 (UmamiCylinder)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Jul 2022
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"Join me," he says.
In another world, Eleven might've said no. In this one, she hesitates, just for a second. But, as we all know, a second can change everything.
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Darcy always knew death would come for her in the end - it was a simple fact of life she'd accepted early on. Inevitable. Maybe it would be a car accident, or in her sleep, or even stumbling accidentally over a balcony after one-too-many drinks.
Yes, those were all ends within the conceivable realm of possibility: all ways to die that wouldn't hold your average newspaper-reader's eyes for more than a few short moments - ordinary. Never could she have guessed it would have turned out like this.
Never like this.
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Maelora Targaryen has always lived in the shadow of her twin sister, Rhaenyra. With dark hair and no dragon, whispers circulate about how Targaryen the younger princess really is. When she is betrothed to Gwayne Hightower, Maelora is indignant; the pair cannot stand one another. Yet it will be in Oldtown, a city of fractured magic and ancient gods, where Maelora will discover herself. For Rhaenyra may be made of fire, but Maelora is built from blood.
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he is the trophy that bears my name by dragonslayer123
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV)
12 Jul 2026
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Lucerys does not die over the waters of Blackwater Bay. Instead, something older pulls Aemond under. The body that washes up on the beach of Dragonstone a week later is brutalized and could barely be called a person, and yet Aemond persists at clinging stubbornly to life.
Rhynaera knows she has the pawn that could win the war. Daemon wants to spill Aemond's blood and send his head back to King's Landing as a trophy, but Rhynaera chooses to extend mercy to her half-brother. He is the key to ending this war, that is if he survives the night.
A snapshot of emotionally volatile men and the tools they make of little boys who in turn grow up to be monsters. -
Harry Potter and the Heir of Slytherin (Second Year) by KaisaTWF
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
20 Jul 2026
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It's been a month since Harry left Hogwarts and if he hadn't hidden his wand under a loose floorboard, he might think it was all just a dream. He's only heard from one of his friends, and the Dursleys have seen to it that he can't send any letters of his own.
So he couldn't be more pleased when Lucius Malfoy shows up to help him out of some legal trouble, and invites him to spend the rest of the summer at Malfoy Manor.
But is whoever's been watching Harry from bushes responsible for framing him for something much more serious than a bit of underage magic? And whilst Harry's friendships might have weathered a long gap in communication, can they survive when someone starts Petrifying students at Hogwarts and the evidence starts pointing to Harry?Series
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Harry Potter and the School of Magic (First Year) by KaisaTWF
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
23 Sep 2025
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What if nobody warned Harry against Slytherin?
~"Well," said Draco. "I know I’ll be in Slytherin, all my family have been. All the best wizards were in Slytherin."
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Draco leaned forward intently, hoping the boy would become his Housemate. Surely the Boy Who Lived was destined for Slytherin?
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Harry wondered what it would be like, to really be the hero everyone had thought he was when they shook his hand in the Leaky Cauldron... Slytherin could help him on the way to greatness. The great things Mr Ollivander expected of him, perhaps? The great things everyone expected.Series
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“Do you know what I think, Harry?” He barely paused to allow an answer. “Albus has done well instilling you with his ideals, molding you to be the perfect dutiful soldier, but you’ve never developed your own code of ethics. You’ve never had to. But what happens to an animal that’s been fed all its life, when the automated machine finally breaks?"
He found the man approaching with an unnervingly gradual momentum. But no- that couldn’t be exactly right, because his feet had stayed firmly planted at the edge of the rug the whole time, which meant-
Harry was the one stepping closer.
“Do you know?” he cocked his head, next words more snarl than speech. “It starves. So tell me: are you sure you weren’t just looking for an excuse to disguise your own interest in the dark arts?”After the Sectumsempra incident, Slughorn has a suggestion. As a result, the whole castle is thrown into disarray, and everything Harry once thought he knew is turned on its head. It appears that no one is exactly what they seem, not even himself- and now, he’s somehow considered both a Gryffindor and a Slytherin. To make matters worse, he just cannot seem to get a decent night’s sleep.