8 Works by HotGhostMentality
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“Goka!” Zanka hisses, eyes wide as he tugs on his brother’s sleeve and subtly points at the group, “Goka, who are those people?” The awe in his voice is clear.
They pass each other, Zanka leaning his head behind Goka to continue staring.Quickly, Goka grabs Zanka’s arm that holds his sleeve and pulls him forward.
“Ouch!” He cries. The sudden movement had hurt his shoulder. “Goka-”
“Those people,” Goka interrupts, voice suddenly clipped, “are Cleaners. The Hell Guard works with them sometimes. But you should avoid ‘em as much as possible.”
“Okay.” Zanka accepts easily. If Goka says someone is no good, he’s usually right.
“They’re sick in the head.” Goka grits out.
Or, Zanka grows up wondering.
Or, or, my completely self indugent fic where I make Zanka into a trans girl because I think she has something going on. Something something, repression, something something, Givers as a metaphor for queer awakening.
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Zanka has been suffering with a migraine disorder for a large majority of his life. It's manageable, but awful. It's just another thing that holds him back. Not to mention... he's becoming resistant to pain meds.
When his next migraine hits as he's too far away from HQ, the last person he wants to see turns up. But Jabber's new concoction for Mankira has effects he could have never predicted. It's... good?AKA: Jabber accidentally gives Zanka a migraine reliever instead of something nasty, and Zanka finds himself wanting more of it.
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“Help me take down the Sphere.”
Zanka’s breath catches, he stutters in his steps towards the man. Taking down the Sphere sounds like a lot of work. A feral sort of grin creeps against his cheeks...
Zanka has always enjoyed working hard. It’s the only way someone like him can get stronger, after all.
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“Nice to meet you Jabber,” Enjin says, soft and calm, “I wish it could have been under better circumstances.”
Enjin is strong. He’ll be difficult to fight off. But Jabber is strong now, too. He smiles to himself.
Yeah, eventually. Jabber will have to fight this guy.
AKA: My take on Raider!Zanka and Cleaner!Jabber . Following a semi-canon storyline
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Zanka will admit to anyone that he loves his Vital Instrument. It’s kind of a baseline requirement of being a Giver. No one judges him too harshly for it (even though, by Giver standards, he can be a little over the top). What he doesn’t really tell anyone though, is that he has a deep admiration for other people’s Vital Instruments, too.
It’s logical though, isn’t it? When someone cares for something so deeply that it gains a soul, you naturally want to find out what it is about that object they love so much.
With Mankira on his tongue, he can tell clearly what it is about her that’s special.
aka:
Zanka gets freaky with Mankira. Jabber is also there.
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- Part 2 of Objectum Objective
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One of Jabber's thumbs finds a particular whorl and pauses there, circling and rubbing the pattern before continuing on its path. Zanka's breath hitches slightly and he finds himself swallowing heavily.
"-cause it- Man, are you even listening?"
"Huh?" Zanka's eyes snap up to Jabber's, completely caught off guard. His neck, face and ears feel like they're on fire and his hands shake where they're pinned behind him. Were he not already on the ground, he's sure his legs would feel like jelly.
aka:
(bravely) I think people should be more perverted about inanimate objects
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- Part 1 of Objectum Objective
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It’s been 18 months. 18 Long months of moving away, finally going to the college of his dreams, and pointedly not talking to Steve Harrington about the most terrifying week of their lives.
Aka: Stonathan was totally endgame right? Right.
(Can technically be read independantly from the previous works in the series, but will be supplemented by reading them)
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- Part 3 of Push my head down and pray
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Jonathan needs to talk to Steve after his breakup with Nancy... He left too much unsaid between them and doesnt want to go into the biggest battle they've yet to face without telling him what he means to say. Too bad Steve completely derails his plans with his stupid, sexy mouth.
(Continuation from This Church Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us, which i recommend reading before this one for context)
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- Part 2 of Push my head down and pray
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This Church Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us by HotGhostMentality
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Dec 2025
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Nancy and Dustin go on a brief recon mission to see if Dustin's wall hypothesis is correct... Jonathan and Steve wait it out at the church. Alone. Together.
Aka: Jonathan has finally had it with Steve's shit and puts him in his place a little.
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- Part 1 of Push my head down and pray