cricketchaology
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It’s been so long, you’ve forgotten to expect it. And yet, there it is: a dusty, faded flower, sitting pretty on your doorstep. The thing’s face is withered, nearly gray instead of purple, and a simpler you could write that off as the cause of your delay in recognition if the thing wasn’t so distinctive, and that makes it denial, and isn’t that so much worse?
A little necklace adorns the thing; thin string punched through cream-colored paper, the corners folded just-so. A wax seal you might recognize, but coordinates you don’t, at least not from here, so you lean in for a closer look. You pick up the flower, and something in your mind whitens. The fuzz of the stem prickles at your thumb, just like so many kisses, and that- that is when his voice comes up, dread-warmth in your ear.
“For bonny sweet Robin is all of my joy.”
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Or, what happens when a demon of Eliot's past refuses to be outrun.
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a congregation of vapors (it's just the gas) by cricketchaology
Fandoms: How to Train Your Dragon (Animated Movies)
22 Feb 2026
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Just before they remounted their ship, Viggo paused again.
“One last possible word of advice, Hiccup?" he calmly offered. "Remember that thing people are always saying about omelets. Might be useful.”
With that, they were gone. Astrid tried to stay awake- tried to see at least which direction they headed off in, but she couldn’t. In the distance, the twins were having a sleep-fight about breakfast foods, Snotlout was snoring, and Fishleg’s nose whistled. Even Hiccup seemed to be taken by the last dregs of the mist, the shaking of his shoulders slowing, that wounded whine in him muffled to a quiet, ringing hum.
Or maybe he’s dying, Astrid thought, and then laughed, and then felt herself fall asleep.
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Or, what happens Hiccup and the Riders encounter a dragon that truly cannot be tamed.
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“So,” I say, watching him. “Piece of silver for your thoughts?”
He laughs, just a little. It’s a good sound.
“What does that mean?”
“It's just something I’m working on,” I reply.
He rolls his eyes fondly before the sadness catches again in them, abrupt like a sweater snagged.
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Or, Joshua appreciates Biff coming back to him.
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- English
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Everyone Has a Future - March, 1986 by cricketchaology
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Aug 2022
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“I want to go to the cemetery. See if it’s still intact at all.”
“Why?” Eleven inquires, and Will averts his gaze.
He considers, for a brief moment, lying to her. He could easily say he wants to go check on Bob’s grave, though the idea of using him like that makes guilt swell up, migraine-like behind his eyes. And Eleven looks desperate, eyes wide and wet, and she has already lost so much these past few days– he cannot add her trust in him to that list. So he swallows his pride, keeping his eyes downcast as he responds.
“I want to see if my grave is still there.”
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Or, Will Byers receives a message at the end of the world.
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- Part 4 of The Coffin Dancer
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A Vein Inside My Heart - October, 1985 by cricketchaology
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Aug 2022
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The cemetery looks different in the daylight, he thinks, peering across the yard. The headstones seem to glow as the sun touches them. The flowers reach up toward the sky instead of turning their dim faces down to the dirt, their colors more vibrant than he had ever imagined. The grass hums its green, soft beneath his fingers for the first time as he pulls at it absently.
With Jonathan by his side, it seems absurd to be visiting his own grave to watch the sunrise on a Monday morning. It had felt more normal when he was alone. Most things did for Will, these days.
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Or, Will Byers says goodbye before leaving for Lenora.
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- Part 3 of The Coffin Dancer
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Four times Will Byers visited his grave.
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Something New Everyday by cricketchaology
Fandom Newsies (1992), Newsies - All Media Types, Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
04 Jun 2020
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A collection of Newsies works all containing the same set of relationships and headcanons. They primarily focus on Crutchie 'cause he's my favorite!
They're ordered in the series chronologically, not in the order they are written, so it's possible there are some inconsistencies in writing style/characterizations throughout.
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A Jughead centric series focusing around a timeline where all of his friends leave Riverdale, and what he does in response.
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