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The room is too bright.
It’s quaint, in a nauseating sort of way. Polished floors glint from the gleaming honeycomb chandeliers overhead, make him squint. A few vases sprinkled here and there, filling the room with a sickeningly sweet scent – even a waffle-cone headrest framing the silken sheets of a neatly-tucked bed. Outside, the golden sun gleams, the gentle rays of light spilling past curtains that waver in the afternoon breeze.
It's meant to be beautiful. Luxurious. Welcoming.
With one sweep of his cane, Shadow Milk tears it apart.
[[ Completed ]]
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- Part 1 of Jamma Jambound's SDVN works
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- 203,395
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- 32/32
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Bookmarked by alrambles
16 May 2025
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the massive hype around this fic had me nervous - how could anything live up to all the fanart and posts and tears flooding my various feeds? well color me impressed! it exceeded my expectations by a mile. this is a really sweet fic at its core (to me at least) and the tension and excitement keep you guessing as this pair of idiots circles ever closer, inevitably. it’s also stunningly canon compliant! not sure how you balanced that all things considered, but you did. i love the way that smilk’s various disguises are personified as well. i wonder if one day lady milk crown will come to accept the imperfect perfection of the life shadow milk has carved out for himself? actually, she might just pop out to slap clotted cream haha.
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i've battled hard with the face in the mirror by notavodkashot
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters: Sword & Shield | Pokemon Sword & Shield Versions
17 Jun 2022
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One day he woke up and he was done: with the League and Macro Cosmos, the titles and the sponsors. He was free! Except no one told him how goddamn scary freedom could be.
(Or, Leon tries to figure out what to do with the rest of his life. Raihan being part of that was just... inevitable, at this point.)
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- English
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Bookmarked by alrambles
04 Aug 2024
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i think about this fic every day this is The leon characterization and post champion fic for me it tears me apart and rebuilds me every time i love it
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Hakoda kills a Southern Raider. This backfires spectacularly. Zuko is just trying to keep four kids from dying while not being a traitor to his nation. Toph is concerned. Sokka finds himself rethinking everything he had previously considered the norm.
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Kuei orders all of the Fire Nation out of Ba Sing Se after Azula fails her coup. This has wider ramifications than he thought.
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decay by antebunny
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
16 Nov 2020
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The Lans agree to take in the Dafan Wen after Wei Wuxian rescues them from Qiongli Path. Their only condition: that Wei Wuxian lets himself be purified of resentful energy. Lan Wangji thinks this is how he will finally get his Wei Ying back, free from demonic influences. Wei Wuxian thinks this is a fancy way of saying "execution."
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- Part 15 of MDZS October 2020
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- 15,711
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- 3/3
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23 Jan 2024
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this fic is such good soup - so much care for wwx and also hELLO. YES. LETS A L L GET BETTER AT COMMUNICATION.
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Paper Flowers for the God of Gods by mrcformoso
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Webcomic)
11 Jan 2024
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In another universe, The Crown Prince of Xian Le, Xie Lian, did not ascend as a martial god, but as a god of flowers, a minor god.
A minor god who made a mistake, and was punished, sealed in his own little portion of heaven with barely any power, indebted to the Heavenly Officials for their mercy and kindness. He spends his days in isolation, occasionally visited by gods when they want him for their festivals. He cannot refuse.
All days were nice. All days were the same.
Until a new 'god' visited, one draped in red with a large, red butterfly perched on his shoulder.
“Hello, Gege. You can call me San Lang.”
Or: FlowerGod!XieLian x GhostKing!HuaCheng AU with Rapunzel and Hades & Persephone vibes
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- Part 1 of Paper Flowers for the God of Gods
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- 55,252
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- 11/11
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Bookmarked by alrambles
13 Jan 2024
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this takes literally every trope i love in fic and puts them all in a blender and then gives me a masterpiece thank you so much holy shit
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Over 2000 years ago, Morax has little to no interactions with the Anemo Archon. Decarabian locks himself in his tower, believing falsely that his prison kept his people safe. Morax was never able—nor particularly inclined to—tell him otherwise.
So he was not surprised when Decarabian’s own people overthrew him. What he was surprised at though, was the new Anemo Archon that replaced him.
Or: Zhongli and Venti, throughout the ages.
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- Part 1 of Between Heaven and Earth
- Part 1 of Love, Like Diamonds
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The Stars, They Shine in Your Eyes by Mikazukini
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
22 Feb 2022
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“It’s the first time I can see them,” Kaeya says in a quiet, almost sheepish voice.
“See what?” Venti answers. “There’s not much to see in this darkness.”
The boy shakes his head. “That’s the point.” He raises his gaze up to the sky and tension drains from his shoulders. “The stars, they’re so beautiful.”
An Archon meets a spy.
Or: Kaeya and Venti over the years and how two rightful enemies kindle a friendship over shared secrets.
Translated in Ukrainian by midnightsnapdragon: Зорі сяяють в твоїх очах
Translated in Russian by EvilCatW: Звёзды сияют в твоих глазахSeries
- Part 1 of when the dust settles
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- 26,996
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- 5/5
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Bookmarked by alrambles
08 Sep 2023
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sobs really loudly, actually. the characterization. oh i am cradling them in my hands…
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People keep coming up to Kaveh to congratulate him. Kaveh doesn’t really know why, and he’s a little too scared to ask at this point, so he heads back home, content if not a little bemused.
He is, unfortunately, reminded of it the very next day, when the door slams open and Al-Haitham stalks in. “Mind telling me why everyone was congratulating me today?” he demands. “About your pregnancy?"
Or: Al-Haitham is, without a doubt, the most annoying person Kaveh knows. Maybe the world’s second-most annoying person can help Kaveh figure him out.
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Bookmarked by alrambles
07 Sep 2023
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i have to go to class but i am mentally curling around this fic in a ball and crying /pos
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“Rumor has it that the Electro Archon lets a puppet rule over her land instead of herself,” the Tsaritsa tells them both, though her eyes stay trained on Scaramouche.
“I’ve heard of it,” he whispers, still breathless more than anything else. His mouth feels dry and there’s adrenaline rushing through his veins that makes it so hard to stay still on his knees.
“You will obtain her Gnosis and bring it back home to me, won’t you?”
It’s not a question.
Beelzebul’s Gnosis.
A Gnosis that once was supposed to be his.
Or; Scaramouche finds himself in the Elventh Harbinger's company more often than he'd like. It culminates in them getting tasked with retrieving the Electro Archon's Gnosis and Scaramouche gets into conflict with his own feelings.
Bookmarked by alrambles
01 Sep 2023
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*gestures in disbelief* *gnaws on a table* *screams into the void* i genuinely don’t even know what to do after reading this shdjskskxkcnd should i run around the block? read it again? start crying? bro. bRO. this is so good i want to eat it like a 20 course meal holy shit. the characterization i am. foaming at the mouth
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Can I Get a Kiss (I'm about to go to war) by TheGruffalo
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
08 Nov 2023
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When the sky turns red and the world begins to end (again), the only thing between the Earth and obliteration is one very stubborn demon.
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Crowley refuses to let Earth die, saves it, and then Aziraphale saves him.Updated 11/7: Authors Note
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- Part 1 of do we get a happy ending?
Bookmarked by alrambles
29 Aug 2023
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*vibrates at the speed of sound* oh this is so fucking good i’m so excited to see where this goes
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"That which we call a Bloom, by any other name, would Glow as Bright" by TheRandomOne
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
12 May 2023
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Kaveh knows that his blooms can only heal himself.
Archons, his only wish is that they could heal others too.
i.e. the one where Kaveh explores a domain and fights his way out of a trap meant for the Acting Grand Sage.
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- 6/6
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Bookmarked by alrambles
01 Jul 2023
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i was looking for a fic that talked about kaveh’s blooms being used for healing and boy howdy did the author deliver that and MORE. this is such a great character study and sweet and heartbreaking and also badass on both boys’ parts!! god. they really love each other. was also really glad we got the happy ending on this one i was getting nervous lol
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The Bastard Saint Of The Barrel by Spikey44
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)
21 Jul 2022
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In a story of star-crossed brothers, where Kaz's grisha powers save Jordie but don't save him from Pekka Rollins, Kaz becomes the Bastard Saint of the Barrel; Rollins personal Healer and the most feared Grisha to haunt Ketterdam's seedier streets. This upsets Jordie quite a bit. In an attempt to pay off Kaz's indenture, and save his brother from the threat of Jurda Parem, Jordie Rietveld, Dregs Lieutenant and confidence man, makes a deal with Jan Van Eck to perform an impossible heist.
Naturally, Kaz, busybody extraordinaire, is not about to let his brother screw up in a foreign land alone. He's going to steal his brother's heist and one Bo Yul-Buyur --or his nearest relative, whatever works best --and save his idiot big brother from a Fjerdan prison. And if this means running out on Rollins -well, thirty thousand Kruge should be more than enough money to pay his way out trouble. Right?
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- 46/46
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Bookmarked by alrambles
29 Mar 2023
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this fic blew my mind and i love it. fantastic characterization. strung me along like a pigeon for most of the schemes and i enjoyed every part of it.
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The Multiverse's Centered On Midoriya by orphan_account
Fandom 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
04 Sep 2024
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The multiverse is a paradoxical existence that doesn’t exist except for in the universe it does. Midoriya Izuku is a ‘centerpiece’. A person whose existence acts as a sturdy anchor for a good chunk of the multiverse. Hundreds of thousands of worlds base their changes and growth around this figurehead's name. In one of these universes, Midoriya may have become a regular Pro Hero. Maybe he gets a quirk. Maybe he ends up receiving one. Maybe he even becomes the villain he never wished to be.
Here's a look into some of those worlds
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Bookmarked by alrambles
22 Mar 2023
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HSNSJSKDKDKWOSDKKEKSDK I LOVE THESEEEEEE
will come back w better summary later but these izukus are So Important To Me -
By Any Other Name by ShanaStoryteller
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
27 Dec 2020
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Wei Wuxian wakes up in Mo Xuanyu's body and heads straight for Lotus Pier. Wu Yingtai is the newest member of the Jiang Clan and rumored to be the future wife of Jiang Wanyin.
Lan Wangji is not in love with her.
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- 31,828
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- 4/4
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Bookmarked by alrambles
13 Mar 2023
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i’ll come back with a better review the urge to bookmark this before i forgot again just hit me suddenly and i had to find it because i love it so much
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With Tragic Eyes and Bloodshot Dreams by SlytherinKilljoy
Fandoms: Assassination Classroom
14 Mar 2021
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Asano Gakushu didn’t know what to expect when he jumped off the bridge. He thought it would all just end. The pain. The sinking feeling of uselessness.
The abuse.
He did not expect to come face to face with the ghost of the same boy who jumped off this very bridge a decade ago.“Hey, Asano Jr. C‘mon, take a seat. I’ve been waiting for you. Let’s have a chat before I send you back.” A bright faced Ikeda chirps.
There’s a pause. He stares. His knees are shaky.
“Wait. Send me back?” He feels a pang of fear run through him, “No. Please. Don’t—I can’t go back there—“
“One year ago. That’s when it all started going downhill, for you, didn’t it? I’m sending you back one year. And maybe you can save more lives than just yours.”
Then another voice speaks up, echoing Gakushu’s thoughts, “Ikeda, I’m perfectly fine being dead. I’ve told you there’s no need—“
Gakushu turns to see a yellow octopus. The Yellow Octopus. He sinks to his knees.
He thought his life was a mess, who knew death was worse?
—Gakushu gets a chance to redo the last year of his life. With one simple decision, it leads him on a completely different path. And just maybe, that’s not entirely a bad thing.
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- Part 1 of Is That Me or the Fear Talking?
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- 72,290
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- 20/?
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Bookmarked by alrambles
14 Dec 2022
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the incoherent screaming in my head is all i can contribute for this bookmark honestly. incredible. stunning. amazing. i am in awe of all of this and i think it’s handling a lot of issues really well - better than ac itself on some points. i love these kids. i want to give them several hugs even if they’d stab me for it but Holy Shit do they deserve them.
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Burn Your Wings by oWhiteKiwibird
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
31 Dec 2020
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Izuku inherited his parents’ quirks, but he swore he’d never use his fire.
He knows first hand how—bright, burning, scorching, painful, terrifying, destructive—it is, after all, and Izuku promised (promised his crying mother, promised his burning self, promised the laughing memory of his father) that he’d become a hero who stops that kind of despair.
Even if he has to burn his own wings to do so.
But when someone with the exact same problems, fears, and pain shows up... Izuku can't help but try to heal them. And in doing so, he himself may be healed too.
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- Part 1 of For Every Icarus Out There
- Language:
- English
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- 179,532
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- 24/24
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Bookmarked by alrambles
15 Apr 2021
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this one has a really interesting plotline and POV switches that are very natural and also serve as gut punches, particularly during the Salamander reveal arc for me. I think I last read this one when it was incomplete so this is also a bookmark to remind me to finish it. fantastic dadzawa energy also lol.
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Dis(associate) by BeyondTheClouds777
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
04 Jan 2019
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Izuku has a “dissociation” Quirk that lets his ghost leave his body, and it’s both convenient and inconvenient at the same time. Either way, he's going to do whatever it takes to become a hero.
(Now with a TV Tropes page!)
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- Part 1 of Izuku is a Spooky Problem Child
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 283,294
- Chapters:
- 40/40
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Bookmarked by alrambles
15 Apr 2021
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this one draws you in with all the tags and the cute friendships and then gives you midoriya who's always 100% ready to throw down at all times until you and like every character are begging him to stop. needless to say it's beautiful, i love it, and this midoriya has a special place in my heart.
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Teen Project to Change the World by animeloverhomura
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师Q | Módào Zǔshī Q (Cartoon)
27 Aug 2025
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Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi, Jin Ling, and Ouyang Zizhen listened attentively as Wei Wuxian explained his newest invention: a way to send memories to the past. Satisfied that he dealt with all possible paradoxes and running on -2 hours of sleep, he didn't make note of his sons' frankly concerning expressions.
"We could change everything!" they shouted simultaneously.
For better or worse, only time will tell.
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- English
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- 865,304
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- 38/?
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- 69
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Bookmarked by alrambles
09 Apr 2021
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15/? cannot wait to see where this one goes, it's started out so strong, all of the characters are super compelling, and I've got a huge weakness for people seeing wwx for all that he is instead of what he presents. also loving how competent he is in the past and how his intelligence is acknowledged in the future. also cute juniors are cute, even if they might've just fucked up the time stream. you go boys.
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Gentians in bloom by teawater
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
25 Oct 2020
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Lan Wanji was never told the details of his parents' story. Now that he has discovered his own desires, his life's goal is to keep Wei Wuxian from finding out. But life is cruel and truths get revealed at the worst possible times.
Since I suck at summaries, here are some key features:
- it's Wangxian mainly
- plus some development of the prev generation Lans
- plus going to war with the Wens
- plus Wen Qing being totally badass
- plus Jin family craziness
- plus just about every character ever mentioned on the show and some assumed ones getting screentime and storylinesAnd if you're still wondering, here's a taste:
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“Ah, but there are other Wens here though,” Jin Guangshan gave an appraising look to Wen Ning and Wen Qing. “Who could say where they were last night.”“Where do you think I was,” Wen Qing retorted quickly, “on my wedding night?”
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“What about him then?” a Jin pointed at Wen Ning.“He was with me,” Nie Mingjue said flatly.
“All night?” Nie Huaisang peeked over his fan to stare at his brother. “What were you doing?”
“Talking,” Nie Mingjue said in a threatening tone. The fan went back up.
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- Part 1 of Gentians garden
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 251,427
- Chapters:
- 50/50
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- 7
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- 3,408
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Bookmarked by alrambles
09 Apr 2021
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this has got to be one of my favorite fics ever. it's got great characterization, and if things had gone this way in canon, this really is how I would see it all playing out, dialogue included. some of the best jin zixuan interactions I've read as well, always fun to see some appreciation for him. also acknowledging wwx's genius, there's never enough of that imo.
also I have to say - this is one of my favorite character studies of wwx, not just from his pov, but from the pov's of the other characters, jyl, lwj, and jzx especially. It also addresses the inherent toxicity of the ymj dynamic, although jfm got off a little light imho. wwx is just so casually heartbreaking in thinking that he has no ownership over his existence and he's just Fine with that because he doesn't know that it's not fine and it's really interesting to see other characters begin to see that, especially since that (specifically, really) caused so many misunderstandings in canon. -
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AU. 6th year. Draco Malfoy has a secret - he's actually a genius. But even he can't see a way out of eventual servitude to Voldemort. Bill Weasley has a secret - he's spying for the Order. His cover is teaching Ancient Runes at Hogwarts, and Draco's in his class. 6th year brings debate class, mysteries, horcruxes, homework, and unexpected friendships.
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- English
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- 266,679
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- 30/31
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- 1,425
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Bookmarked by alrambles
07 Apr 2021
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can't believe this is being added to ao3! one of my favorites on ffn, it's a classic hp fic and honestly one of the best aus and character studies I've seen. loved this from start to finish.
draco's character is so interesting in this series, and it does lean hard into its au status but at the same time, a lot of draco's motivations feel very true to canon. his relationship with bill is honestly so wholesome and I love them together, like let's get this kid some good parental figures in his life because he is *missing o u t*. draco's struggles feel really real as well, and his attitude is honestly delightful and makes for a snappy, engaging read. when he finally stops holding back you can't help but cheer for him and watching his character develop is riveting. the quidditch pitch scene lives in my mind rent free.