Syntaniel
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Splicing the Warp by Syntaniel
Fandoms: The Musketeers (2014), d'Artagnan Romances (Three Musketeers Series) - All Media Types
28 Feb 2026
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The Inseparables are back together again, as it should be. But someone or something is determined to come between them.
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- Part 4 of What Fate Sees
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The last of the Long Road Home Series. It feels like it's been a long road to write and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the comments and kudos. Hopefully y'all will like the ending as much as you like the beginning - but there's still some travelling to go before the boys reach the end. A few more bits of Romany to encounter. A few more things to learn. ;) And of course, adventure to be had along the way.
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- Part 3 of The Long Road Home
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A somewhat takeoff of Where There's a Will There's a War, though that was unintentional. While there's nothing explicit, this is slash. If that's not your cup of tea, pass on by.
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A what if things were worse when Jason was taken...
Sometimes, it's not as easy as just getting home. -
Actions Speak Louder Than Words by Syntaniel
Fandoms: d'Artagnan Romances (Three Musketeers Series) - All Media Types, The Musketeers (2014)
08 Oct 2017
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And around we go again but with a different cliche sort of phrase. How this went from a one shot to a likely trilogy is beyond me but I follow wherever the inspiration goes.
The beginning will not make sense at all if you haven't read the first one but the tl/dr summary is that d'Artagnan's mother was a Romani (gypsy) - one of the most hated peoples of all time. He saved the King from a traitor that resulted, of course, in his injuries. But he's back with the Musketeers, recovering, except now they know his background and they all have to learn to live with it.
As always, comment, kudos and the like are much appreciated and welcomed and no disrespect or disparagement is meant to the Romani people of any kind. Quite the opposite in fact.Series
- Part 2 of The Long Road Home
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What Fate Sees by Syntaniel
Fandom d'Artagnan Romances (Three Musketeers Series) - All Media Types, The Musketeers (2014)
28 Feb 2026
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When Fate steps in to offer Athos a choice, everything gets reordered and set onto a new path. This is the story of where that path leads and the shadows of other paths that remain.
If you want to read them in order, the complete order is:
Threads of Fate (complete)
One Thread Pulled (Complete)
Fraying at the Edges (coming soon)
Breaking (Complete)
Splicing the Warp (in progress)
Knot in the Weft (coming soon)
Severing (complete)- Words:
- 37,655
- Works:
- 5
- Bookmarks:
- 22
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The Long Road Home by Syntaniel
Fandom d'Artagnan Romances (Three Musketeers Series) - All Media Types, The Musketeers (2014)
23 Jan 2019
- Words:
- 66,625
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 41
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How Sir Gwaine of Camelot Discovered the Power of Collective Bargaining by Merlinfirstlastalways
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
22 Sep 2025
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In which Gwaine finally realizes that Merlin has never had a day off and hatches a brilliant plan: Step One, get Merlin liquor'd up so he won't protest The Plan; Step Two, fake a kidnapping and a ransom note that will force Arthur and the rest of Camelot's nobles to treat their servants better, and Step Three, return Merlin to Arthur once he's done, with no one the wiser and everyone happier.
Unfortunately, Gwaine's plans have never once worked out the way he thought they would, and things just sort of fall apart from there.
Bookmarked by Syntaniel
15 May 2026
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In which Merlin wakes up and chooses violence, and decides not to rethink that choice.
Or: Merlin realizes that, if he's going to keep Arthur safe and keep his magic a secret, he will have to get a little bit physical. Arthur has to rethink everything in existence when he's suddenly forced to confront the fact that Merlin can fight, and is in fact, bloody dangerous
Or: The author randomly thought "Murder Twink Merlin" while re-watching the show, and decided it was his mission in life to make that a tag.
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- Part 1 of Murder Twink! Merlin
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- English
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- 9/9
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Bookmarked by Syntaniel
14 May 2026
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Mars in His Eyes, Stars in His Hair by Andromeda_Child
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
09 May 2026
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There is a particular kind of exhaustion that settles into the bones when every day looks like the one before it—a dull, leaden weight that strips the gold from the morning.
To the Greasers, survival was a study in two colors: the ash of the lot and the red of the fray. They lived in the shadows of their own reputations until a quiet kid with a book began to smudge the lines.
Ponyboy didn’t mean to be a catalyst; he simply existed in a different hue.
Through him, the world stopped being a charcoal sketch and started to look like something wet and living—a messy wash of color that even the deepest shadows couldn't quite iron out.
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Bookmarked by Syntaniel
10 May 2026
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Finding Beauty in the Fold by Ineffable_narnia
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
16 Dec 2025
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The Outsiders 2025 Monthly Writing Challenge
A writing Prompt and One shot for each month of 2025!
Bookmarked by Syntaniel
07 May 2026
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Little Brother, Big Love by Cherry_Blooom
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
14 Mar 2026
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Ponyboy's always been the quiet one—bookish, skittish, and painted in shades of bashful red whenever affection touches him too closely. But to Darry and Sodapop, he's the sun they orbit, the softness they protect in a world far too rough.
This is a story stitched with warmth, where every brush of fingers through his hair, every shared laugh at the kitchen table, and every sleepy moment on the couch says one thing: you’re ours. And we love you more than life itself.
And maybe—just maybe—Ponyboy is starting to believe it.
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- Part 1 of The Softest Thing We Ever Had
Bookmarked by Syntaniel
07 May 2026