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Of Canopies and Twines - PAUSED (TO BE REWRITTEN) by carnelshephard
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
16 Jun 2026
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When an unknown curse starts spreading through the Night Court's lands, the Inner Circle is forced to seek help in the vast wisdom of Day's libraries. Among the dusty tomes, they are met with a mysterious female who wields magic that may yet be the key to their problem.
Kira, hailing from a kingdom long since decimated by Rask, will have to leave her reclusiveness on the shores of the Continent and learn what her ancestor's vow really meant.
Azriel will be forced to reconcile his follies, step out from his shadows and push against his shortcomings with nothing but the scarred skin of his hands.
After years of lucky breaks, will the Inner Circle succeed one last time? Or will their fate rest in the hands of an outsider who has more to lose than gain in helping them?
The Cauldron is forever being stirred by the Mother and no one escapes the thread on the tapestry of their lives—no matter how hard they might try.
A/N: This work is plot-driven and the romance is an excruciating slow burn. You've been warned.
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The Calm Before the Storm by carnelshephard
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
20 Apr 2026
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It's been a few years since you slept with Eris after one too many drinks and a few too many heartbreaks. He was there at the right time, but the consequences of your actions chased after you when the one night stand came to light. You had explained yourself to all but one, choosing not to tell Azriel that he was the reason for getting black out drunk and sleeping with the man every one of your friends hated.
For most part, it took all of college to get your friends back to that sweet spot of calmness and ease and comfort. Just when you think dust had finally settled, Azriel, your childhood love, starts proclaiming he's found his sweetheart and you're the only one who sees through her bullshit. Mainly because you're the target for her snarky remarks and everyone else sticks to her honey trap while you fight against it.
Living through the last summer of your lives before you inevitably split again to your respective faculties, you try to keep peace within the growing tension. Unresolved fights, unrequited loves and too many happenstances to not call out, you hold onto your resolve. You know what they say, it's not the lightning strikes you should be afraid of, but the calm before the storm.
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Kythorn's Blessings by carnelshephard
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
19 Mar 2026
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Reader has lost her memory during a mission when she was hit with a magic blast that was not meant for her. Waking up in her home, which she doesn't recall is hers, she is putting the pieces back together very slowly. That is until she sees a man wreathed in shadows winnow in.
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Call of Healing: After Duty by RGrey
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games), SoapGhost - Fandom, modern warfare
15 Jul 2026
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Ghost gets shot during the assault to capture Makarov. Despite his better judgment, Soap's not ready to face the military life without his brother-in-arms.
Both Soap and Ghost end up needing some time away from their duties: Simon recovering from his injury and memory loss, and Johnny working through his war traumas.How will they both handle their lives with that void occupying the space where love should bloom? Will they see each other again? Will they go back on the mission? Will they finally realise that life is too short to keep their feelings bottled up?
"We get dirty, and the world stays clean. That's the mission." Captain Price.
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09 May 2026
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Alexej Miller is a lecturer at Tufts University in Medford. As his fifth year starts, the hope of having a spot in one of the research labs grows thinner and thinner, along with his patience and consideration. So, when he walks toward the meeting room and bumps into the new teacher of the semester, freshly arriving from a research lab to present his "science", he's not just exhausted; he's furious.
And to spice things up; they share the same last name.
Let the feud begin.
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01 May 2026
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There’s a guy you see every Friday on bus 143, and you think he’s pretty hot.
It wouldn't hurt to tell your best friend about him, would it?
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or, you and Levi take the same bus home from work every Friday, and you fall in love slowly, clumsily, and with all the time in the world to fold as many paper stars as your heart desires.
+ NEW CONTENT! EPILOGUE ADDED MAY 15 2026
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The Illyrian and The Governess by wander_the_dark
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
12 Mar 2026
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Beyond the wall, a young governess is sentenced to death by the High Lord of the Autumn Court. By her mother's instruction, she flees to the City of Starlight, where she's met with a quiet pair of hazel eyes.
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- Part 2 of Auroras and Sad Prose
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23 Nov 2025
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Amidst a Clash of Worlds by cloudsarefluffy
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2
10 Aug 2021
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In the year 1899, the Wild West is dying. The way of life that many have called their own or have lead on for generations is coming to an end. With the century about to turn, the golden age of gunslingers and the lawless lands of America is now tarnished and scrapped, and the dawn of newfound civility and society comes upon the horizon.
Reading through your eyes as a self-determined woman coined "Wolf," you will see how your life as a devoted daughter trying to save your ailing father is about to completely change. After taking upon a major debt from a gang for which you cannot repay, your launderer Leopold Strauss sends his best collector, an outlaw by the name of Arthur Morgan, your way.
As the foothold of Arthur's gang remaining as one of the most notorious and imposing posses fades like a setting sun, you will quickly find yourself amidst a dying way of life, all while you fight for the chance to start another with the man who believes he can never change.
(set to start before the infamous Blackwater heist. still an *ACTIVE* WIP and will be finished once I'm able to do so. A/N is ch.22, updated: 1/23/23)
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