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Like Any Bed of Flowers by carocactus
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
29 Mar 2022
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Meng Yao cannot remember ever having that kind of trust in life – which is probably not surprising, given that one of his first memories is almost biting a woman’s finger off.
He didn’t even understand what she had said to make his mother cry. He just knew that she had to pay.Those who say that no plan survives contact with the enemy haven't come in contact with Meng Yao yet. But while he knows how to deal with jealous madames and power-hungry tyrants, he has no idea how to protect himself when the kindest, most beautiful man in the world smiles at him. What can Meng Yao do but lay down his dreams at the feet of his beloved, and follow him into Nightless City to start a war for the greater good?
He knows better than to hope for anything in return for the heart he already lost – anything, that is, beyond keeping Lan Xichen safe.
Luckily for him, Lan Xichen is not afraid to love or to ask for help, and they have more safety nets than either of them expects.(Greek mythology fusion AU: Helen/Paris xiyao except fake kidnapping)
Alternating POVs : Meng Yao (19) and Lan Xichen (22)
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- Part 6 of An Old Tale From Way Back When
- Part 10 of Old Songs - MDZS/Greek Mythology fusion AUs
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As If It Might Turn Out This Time by carocactus
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Hades (Video Game 2018)
09 Oct 2021
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EA#7 – COD: Fury (Alecto)
Than asked me how many more escape attempts I intended to make.
As many as it takes, pretty boy. Try and stop me.
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- Part 4 of Birds of a Feather
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To Be Improbable by carocactus
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
16 Aug 2021
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Although everything about me is soft now, the callused skin of my hands rendered as pliable and spongy as the coral of my lungs, muscles melted into foam, bones as fragile as twigs, everything porous and light and held together by the spider-web of spirit silk that keeps me alive – although I am now more water than flesh, I have become stone.
Do stones dream?
I dream, and remember.Trapped in the spiritual cocoon that keeps her in suspended animation, Madam Lan remembers the time when she was just headstrong, carefree Meng Ziyi, who had the best friend in the world, a not-so-secret admirer in the Lan heir, and a life dream of joining the sisterhood of Athena's shieldmaidens. She remembers how, through broken hearts, miscommunication and the ingrained belief that men's reputation is worth more than women's free will, everything went horribly wrong. She remembers that, although love was used as an excuse to trap her in a golden cage, true love is an open hand. She dreams of past regrets, and hopes that she will wake up to a better world.
(Greek mythology fusion AU, Prequel/Epilogue to "An On the Strangest Sea")
1st-person PoV Madam Lan, age 15 to 33
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- Part 5 of An Old Tale From Way Back When
- Part 9 of Old Songs - MDZS/Greek Mythology fusion AUs
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And On the Strangest Sea by carocactus
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
10 Aug 2021
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If you can’t build a giant wooden horse and fake a plague to ensure good relations with your brother-in-law, then how the hell do people survive family gatherings?
Wei Wuxian is being victimized for being a dutiful family man and a genius, and he will lodge a complaint as soon as his throat doesn’t feel like a rocky desert anymore.
Thirteen years after disappearing at sea, Wei Wuxian returns home to a son who is now a young man and a husband who is even more reserved than before. As he reunites with family and old friends and tries to figure out how he fits into the picture now, a number of mysteries prey on his mind. Why is everyone trying to marry presumed widower Lan Wangji? What happened in Justice twelve years ago? Who is really responsible for the sack of the temples of Nightless City? Did Jiang Cheng actually mellow out? (yes) Is Lan Sizhui the best boy? (obviously) And could it be that Lan Zhan possibly has…feelings for him?? (omg, wwx, you absolute muppet)
(Greek mythology fusion AU; the Odyssey with Odysseus/Penelope wangxian)
POV Wei Wuxian, aged 35
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- Part 4 of An Old Tale From Way Back When
- Part 8 of Old Songs - MDZS/Greek Mythology fusion AUs
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But I Have Promises to Keep by carocactus
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
06 Jul 2021
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“You two were school friends, you went to war together, we can certainly sell a tale of childhood sweethearts, and how the separation made you realize your true feelings. Everyone loves a sap story. No, shut up, I’m not done.”
F*ck the Fates and their design: Wei Wuxian and the Wen remnants have finally been found, and this time, Jiang Cheng has Plans ™ to keep them safe. This will involve politics, a lot of talking, and trust.
And also weddings. Several of them.
(Greek mythology fusion AU)
POV Jiang Cheng, aged 19 to 21 (34 in ch.5)
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- Part 3 of An Old Tale From Way Back When
- Part 6 of Old Songs - MDZS/Greek Mythology fusion AUs
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Old Songs - MDZS/Greek Mythology fusion AUs by carocactus
Fandom Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
29 Mar 2022
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An Old Tale From Way Back When by carocactus
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
29 Mar 2022
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Birds of a Feather by carocactus
Fandom Hades (Video Game 2018), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
09 Oct 2021
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"Please consider what I’m about to say. Think of it as you return to your mother. You must put as much thought into it as you can. Will you? Please, promise me you will.”
“Yes! Whatever it is, I’ll consider it.”
“Eventually Lord Hades will have mercy upon you. He will. I know that must sound strange—the most severe of the gods showing mercy where his kindred won’t—but it’s the truth. The Olympians are more… unreliable. The only way I can see to protect the Underworld and in turn you and your mother is this: Bind yourself to me.” His hands tremble. He brushes his thumb along the crook of Zag’s throat, so very sweet, even when he’s rigid with tension. “Wed me.”
Raised by his mother far away from both Olympus and the Underworld, a strange series of events leads Zagreus to meeting a faceless, nameless Chthonic god.
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30 Jun 2026
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Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.
“I have an idea,” says Mike.
Ice cubes form in Will’s stomach. “How dangerous is it? Like, should I call Dustin to talk you down, or should I call Nancy to be ready to drive us to the hospital?”
“No,” says Mike, “you can’t tell anyone or it won’t work.”
“Or what won’t work?” Will asks. It’s like picking up a rock you know a spider will be under.
Mike gets up and closes Will’s door. Hopper doesn’t make them keep it open but sometimes Will does anyway, because every now and then lying around alone with Mike on his bed just makes his chest ache too much. If the door is open he can tell himself You can’t do anything right now, someone will see.
Mike leans back against the door. His eyes are lit up with that special maniacal gleam that the Wheelers get right before they do something insane, like when Nancy says, “Then we have to go kill Vecna ourselves,” or whatever. “Take me to the wedding,” says Mike.
“Yeah,” says Will slowly, “you’ll be at the wedding. Obviously.”
“As your date."
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31 Dec 2025
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from: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
subject: Re: what the heck spell checkCoach Lasso,
I can assure you that my transfer has nothing to do with your club's relegation, nor is there anything that Richmond has done in error. Rather, I have spoken with my editors and we’ve agreed that this is the most appropriate course of action.
I wish you all the best in the season.
-Trent Crimm
+44 3032 723956
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Northcliffe House
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10 Aug 2022
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Course provides advanced instruction in avoidance of the phenomenon commonly known as "jumping the shark." Prerequisites for this course include Introduction to Friendship, Contemporary Best Friendship, The Politics of Emotional Baggage and Cohabitation 207. Students may wish to simultaneously enroll in our sister course, Introduction to Non-Traditional Romance, but said enrollment is optional.
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22 Jan 2022
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“Paperwork for the new head of Q-Branch,” Tanner said.
“Of course.” The words were like glass in his throat. Smoke inhalation was a bitch. His brain felt slow and foggy, like it was full of smoke too. “Who shall I take them to?”
M lifted one white brow. “They’re for you, Quartermaster.”
Bond and Q are drawn together by names, work, and a certain Aston Martin. In which Q is kidnapped once, Bond is poisoned twice, and Eve is a badass on at least three occasions. AKA that time I tripped and wrote 80,000 words of 00Q.
All titles unapologetically stolen from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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