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That was the very day Stede realized that every time Ed taught him a different way to stay alive, it really meant ‘I love you.’
But Ed went away to make his fortune and his ship was taken by the Dread Pirate Blackbeard. Now ten years later and on the cusp of his wedding to Princess Mary, Stede discovers himself being kidnapped by a band of pirates who are themselves being pursued by a man in black.
Or, once you find yourself in a love story, you can't just up and leave.
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16 Apr 2022
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Rory Gilmore, 31 reporter for Vanity Fair, is a successful journalist, living a charmed life in New York City. But running into Jess Mariano, rising star of the literary world, makes her question–is this the life she was meant to lead?
This story follows Rory and Jess in their early 30’s as they navigate their writing careers, their romantic relationships, and the dynamic of your high school ex now being your family.
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27 Feb 2022
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“Fine. There’s...someone.” Adam confessed. The corner of his mouth quirked upward involuntarily in a smile. Traitor.
“Okay, I’m clearing my schedule for the rest of the afternoon. Tell me everything. Where did you meet her?”
“My bathroom.”
"That is..." Holden marveled. "After 20 years, you'd think I'd have a handle on your sense of humor, but you still manage to surprise me."
"I'm serious. Last fall, I found this—" Amazingly beautiful and refreshingly direct girl."—interloper crying in my lab bathroom. We talked. I thought she was cool."
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21 Oct 2021
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“The consummation, no, that was not ‘fun.’ I have lived too long and done too much for mere physical release to be ‘fun.’ But it was necessary to seal the marriage, and you agreed to it… Every other time, I waited for you to seek me out. And I found that infinitely more rewarding.”
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The Darkling and the Sun Summoner's wedding night, and other nights, scattered over the decades that follow.
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- Part 4 of Timeless
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16 May 2021
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The world is ending. And it’s happening as she sits at her kitchen island with an increasingly soggy bowl of cereal, wondering why the hell Foggy is calling her before eight in the morning on a Tuesday. She squelches her off brand Cheerios between her teeth and accepts the call.
Zombie AU
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31 Mar 2021