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A Church Pew in the Sun at Midday by orphan_account
Fandoms: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler
22 Nov 2013
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Sebastian hunts him down, and then strings him up.
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- Part 1 of Stocking!verse
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Sebastian thinks, and Ciel simpers at the passerby.
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- Part 2 of Stocking!verse
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With the smell of roses in the air.
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- Part 3 of Stocking!verse
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It's Christmas time, and Cas has no idea as to what to get Dean. All he can think about is how it doesn't make any sense that he's not supposed to wear nail polish when it has such pretty colors.
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- Part 1 of Not An Answer to the World
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Cole grows increasingly confused by gender and seeks out advice.
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All the requests and ficlets I've written for Haikyuu!!
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“Do you want to try some on?”
Grantaire arched a brow. “What, a dress?”
“I meant lipstick, dummy,” Parnasse replied with his head in the cupboard as he rummaged for the makeup in question. -
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Cole grows increasingly confused by gender and seeks out advice.
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- Part 17 of Amplificathon 2015
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Kel thinks about her (his?) gender.
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North is a trans man with a huge homo gay crush on his clueless, idiot, ultra straight, best friend York. York just wants to help a bro out.
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A series of minifics exploring my babies as they explore their gender.
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- Part 123 of Tumblr Drabbles 2015
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The Protector [Podfic] by the_dragongirl for Riz
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Dec 2015
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Dwalin has been searching for decades for the one relic she believes will give her the strength she needs. Ushmaru Khazâd, the protector of the Dwarves.
Meanwhile Nori is sincerely regretting touching that overwhelmingly perfect set of knives he found while ruins-searching.
Story written by Thorinsmut; art by Synthetic Cathedral.
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he's a looker but i really think it's guts that matter most by respectableflourish
Fandoms: Haikyuu!!
01 Jun 2016
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His fellow first year loves volleyball, has a chill factor verging on glacial, partakes in the type of verbal repartee Takahiro has only ever dreamt of finding in another person, and just so happens to exhibit an eyebrow and eyeliner game that is on another fucking level.
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- Part 1 of SASO2016 Bonus Round Fills
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For centuries, an ancient coven of devil-worshipping witches has preyed upon child victims for their sacrificial rites. Sam and Dean are after them, but as the investigation leads Dean in the wrong place at the wrong time, the coven makes sure neither he nor his brother will cause them any further trouble. They transform Dean back into his child self, leave him in the mountains in a small cardboard box in freezing temperatures and give Sam a choice: he can come for his brother, or he can chase the witches and leave him to die.
With no guarantee that his brother will ever be back to his old self, Sam takes Dean back to the motel and begins caring for him - but neither of them knows what to expect of the coming weeks.
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It’s a Thursday night, and Mari is sitting around in the gardens with Hana. They are smoking and talking about boybands, and they intend to get up and take it to the noodle shop at some point, but the damp drag of the summer dusk has them both lazing around.
“See, look at that,” Mari is saying, showing Hana a picture of her favorite’s most unfortunate hairstyle, when a text notification pops up with a buzz.
“‘Your brother’s future husband,’” Hana says, reading off Mari’s phone screen. “Aw. That’s cute.”
“He programmed it in himself,” Mari says.
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mari has two talks about gender, more little siblings than she would've guessed, and a lot of pictures of boyband members on her phone.Series
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heavy without misery by shizuoh
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
28 Jan 2018
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Izuku is on the couch, one of his legs thrown over Uraraka's lap, his arm cradling a tub of frozen cookie dough even though he knows he's not supposed to eat it.
"He's just so damn beautiful! " he exclaims tearfully, and Uraraka pats his arm soothingly.
(or: midoriya likes todoroki. todoroki likes midoriya. class 1-a is a mess, friendships are formed, and memories are made. welcome to high school, kids.)
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The most important thing to me by JapaneseSnowPrincess
Fandoms: 刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu, 幕末Rock | Bakumatsu Rock - All Media Types
05 Sep 2020
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Ichigo's had a hard life with his home life and school. Left behind by his parents he has to help feed and take take of all his siblings virtually alone.
He does unsavoury work but he finally meets some people who can support and help him.
Also includes chapters on: Mutsunokami and Kousetsu, Jirou and Tarou, Sengo and Tonbokiri, Urashima and Midare (later in life), Ryouma and Yoshinobu, Souza and Yagen (again later in life), Shokudaikiri and Ookurikara, and Kogitsunemaru and Nakigitsune. Others may be added later. -
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It's like some John Hughes film. Only queerer, and with more clothes sharing. The coming of age part is all the same, though.
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When Red and Edge suggested crossdressing to him, Stretch thought it'd be a fun diversion at best. He definitely didn't expect things to get so emotional.
On the other hand, he did look cute as fuck.
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Coming In From the Cold by Zethsaire for Grau
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Winter Soldier (Comics), Captain America (Movies), Captain America The First Avenger, Captain America the Winter Soldier, Marvel, Marvel 616
24 Aug 2015
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Sam and Steve struggle to navigate their relationship while also looking for Bucky. Sam isn't quite sure how to explain 'transgender' to Steve, and Steve mostly just doesn't want to screw up the best thing to happen to him this century.
Bucky never left DC. He's been living on the street, and now has to decide whether to come in out of the cold.
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“You wanna be the Blues Brothers?” Jake asks. “We’ll be the fuckin’ Blues Brothers. Cut all the ‘woe is me’ bullshit.”
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10 Sep 2019
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the man he longs to be by stefonzolesky
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They’ve been married a little over a month when Alec brings it up.
He noticed before that, obviously. It’s hard not to--Magnus draws his eye whenever they’re in the same room, all the more when that room is their bedroom and Magnus isn’t dressed yet. He’s watched Magnus in their closet in the mornings, trailing his fingers over jewel-toned silk shirts and tunics before slipping on something dark and structured, watched him change his nail color by magic from violet to red to silver before settling on black, watched him snap his fingers to take the fine layer of dust off the eyeshadow palettes and glitters on his vanity even as he magics on his usual simple black eyeliner.
(or: Magnus doesn't wear color and light like he used to. Alec's pretty sure he knows why, and he's determined to fix it.)
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and the pain of my mother will not let me go by koisurufortunecookie
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
18 Jul 2023
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He insisted her hair be cut short, long locks cropped to her ears. Shouko’s childish complaint that she looked like a boy was met by a harsh slap across the cheek by her father, her young body skidding across the floor from the impact.
She didn’t complain about it again.
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Female rebellion, the clashing love for your mother and the terror that you'll end up just as she has, childhoods denied- and the way Shouko Todoroki starts to heal.
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Bookmarked by perengren
21 Jan 2022
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love love love love love <333333333333333333
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Gender is messy. (But so is communication, and feelings, and fitting in, and standing up for yourself.)
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Non-Newtonian by EveryoneThinksImGay
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
29 Mar 2026
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Dabi joins forces with the quirkless villain Deku to take down Endeavor. If what was supposed to be a simple stuff-Endeavor-in-a-fridge-and-run turns into a Shouto rescue mission involving the Todoroki siblings, pissed-off U.A. teachers and students, and the League of Villains, well, that's nobody's business.
Main Cast:
-Shouto "I Lied, I'm Dying Inside" Todoroki
-Izuku "I Bomb Bridges <3" Midoriya
-Katsuki "how the FUCK did I become the Mom friend" Bakugou
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-Fuyumi & Natsuo Todoroki: the former of which keeps the fridge stocked with organic yoghurt-covered blueberries, the latter of which may or may not be an anarchist
-Dabi: a closeted Swiftie who never learned how to dress himself
-Hawks: on a mission (as fruitless as it is perpetual) to impress and befriend Shouto
-Dadzawa: Dadzawa.
-Class 1A: dear God.
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-Endeavor's deodorant. It tries so hard, bless its heart. A for effort.
WARNING: This fic can get heavy at times. I do my best not to unnecessarily trigger (while staying authentic), but if you're in a REALLY dark place rn, save this one for later!- Language:
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Bookmarked by perengren
08 Feb 2022
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Funny at times, down-right kick you in the heart sad at others.
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Once upon a time, a notebook fell from the sky, and Light Yagami was the girl to pick it up. Genderbend AR, yuri.
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When all you have is a Hammer by Flitty
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
21 Nov 2024
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...Use it to make all the other tools you need.
Izuku's quirk is not suited for hero duty, anyone else could tell him. But Izuku isn't anyone else, so instead he sets about making it work anyway.
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- Part 1 of Hammerverse +
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Bookmarked by perengren
03 Apr 2022
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yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhh boi love this one
mido has quirk, can turn from girl to boy and vice versa -
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She starts wearing the binder because chest compression is helpful considering Sasuke shoved an arm through her tit during the war. When she pulls back her hair and a stranger calls her 'young man', it spirals from there.
Or, the one where the boys of Team Seven try to teach Sakura how to be a dude, Shikamaru has a sexuality crisis because his crush is hot in every gender, Ino is a wardrobe consultant to the stars, and Sakura figures out how comfortable he can be in her own skin.
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After Henry and Alex move in together, it takes quite a while for them to fully adjust to their newfound freedom. Alex very much enjoys watching Henry grow more comfortable in his own skin after a lifetime of looking over his shoulder.
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- Part 1 of rebel, rebel, you've torn your dress
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I've never felt safer (than when I'm with you) by viciouslyqueer for dearestalez
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
08 Jul 2022
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Alex takes the bag and opens it slowly, careful not to rip it, and gasps quietly as he sees what’s inside. “H, you didn’t…”
Strong arms wrap around his waist from behind, Henry’s chest warm against his back. “Do you like it?” Henry asks in a whisper, resting his chin on Alex’s shoulder.
Alex doesn’t know what to say. Gingerly, like he might ruin it with even the smallest touch, he takes out the silky fabric and holds it up in front of them. It’s a gorgeous dress, fancy too, in a deep red color with thin straps and an open back. It’s long, almost touching the floor even as Alex holds it up and has a slit on the left side that would probably end a little above Alex’s knee.
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You know the story. They're best friends, they're inseparable, Abra has a rainbow collection of hijabs as extensive and impressive as her graphic t-shirt collection and is the hottest girl Tory's seen outside of a mirror--not that that means anything. Right?
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now i can find the truth of me by Anonymous
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, DCU (Comics)
31 Jan 2021
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Tim Drake solves gender, with the help of Steph, Cass, Goodwill, makeup, Claire's, and PowerPoint. Everyone ends up learning something along the way.
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Bookmarked by They_Who_Bleed_Ink
24 Feb 2023
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This fic is exactly how I feel on gender, fucking Fantastic read. Definitely a reread.
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Fleur shaves off all her hair. Tonks changes pronouns, and some other things too. It turns out that Fleur's got a sharper bite than Tonks thought. And Tonks likes people with a sharp bite.
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The ride to the new session was boring, a well accepted fact among anyone unfortunate enough to be stuck on the Lalonde express. Still, you found ways to entertain yourself, most of which happened to involve a certain shouty, angry troll. And dealing with the other trolls. And dealing with Rose. And dealing with those pesky goddamn thoughts that won't seem to go away no matter what. Your name is Dave Strider and all you want is for this trip to be over with, but it's hard to run from yourself when you're stuck in paradox space.
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Taeyong always knew they were different from other boys.
He just prays Doyoung won't hold it against him.
Bookmarked by SammiCass
18 Jul 2023
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learning to love while learning about yourself 🫶🏼🫶🏼
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This is not Lan Zhan’s don’t-do-that posture, Wei Ying can tell. He thinks it might be Lan Zhan’s I-want-to-play-a-game-but-I’m-feeling-shy posture, which comes out only rarely. For the most part, Lan Zhan is absolutely shameless about suggesting things they could try.
Lucky for Lan Zhan, all the things that make him clam up are things Wei Ying can say with absolute impunity.
“Lan-jiejie,” he suggests, as a start.
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The Novelty of a Happy Ending by Megane
Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake (Video Game 2020), Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
18 Feb 2021
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Ever since Cloud moved to the outskirts of Edge, he felt a bit more... like himself. He was able to indulge in a secret passion while also keeping in touch with those close to him and keeping up with his own business. However, one day, he's interrupted after coming back from a trip. Vincent's here — in his home. How will he react seeing Cloud finally indulge himself?
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- Part 4 of One Day, Three Autumns
Bookmarked by melbagirl
30 Sep 2023
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“I never thought this would be your colour,” Vincent admitted. He took a step back once he was finished and looked Cloud up and down. “May I see the front?”
“...Sure.”
And Cloud turned. For a bit, he was still unable to look at Vincent directly, but his face didn’t burn from humiliation. It was the familiar anxiety of having himself be known, of being found, of being seen, of laying himself bare and fearing the rejection that may follow. But he knew better around Vincent. He knew the life-changing things they had been through together and the growing number of secrets that they shared. Cloud brought his hands together at his front and looked up at Vincent; his thumb fiddled with a spinner ring around one of his fingers.
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It was a weight off his shoulders, one more he was happy to be rid of. Now that this was out of his head, he could enjoy himself even more without this being a problem. But just as he was starting to explore how he would bring all this to Tifa, and inevitably the kids, Vincent pulled the blond to settle in his lap. Cloud blinked, so suddenly brought back into the now. He knelt over Vincent and settled his hands on the man’s shoulders.
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a demon, a cultivator, and a (prospective) wife by nyoomerr
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
30 Mar 2023
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Shen Yuan’s gotten away with avoiding many of the responsibilities of a well-to-do young master, but he’s finally found the one thing he can’t escape: no matter what, he must take a wife.
Luo Binghe, Shen Yuan’s personal servant and totally platonic best friend, takes a particular interest in this.
(Unrelated, and surely not important: demonic sightings in town have risen, and Luo Binghe is keeping secrets. Good thing these things have nothing to do with Shen Yuan’s bridal selection!)
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Tongfang by The Feels Whale (miscellea)
Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
02 Oct 2021
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Shen Yuan is reincarnated as a cannon fodder character and eventual murder victim in one of the whodunnit arcs in Proud Immortal Demon Way. Things escalate quickly.
Or: that one where young Luo Binghe’s career goal is ‘Bride’.
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Shen Yuan shut his eyes as a young man waiting to die in a hospital and opened them again as a wrinkly infant covered in substances best left unimagined.
[Welcome to the System! The System is based on the concept ‘YOU CAN YOU UP. NO CAN NO BB.’ We hope to provide you with a rewarding experience. It is our sincere hope that during the course of your adventure, you can achieve your desire to transform a ‘Stupid Novel’ into a high-end and impressive classic. We pray for your happiness,] a mechanical and inflectionless voice announced over the general hubbub of the group of women handling him. Then it added, somewhat more worryingly, [Error.]