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These hands are quick, with practice and time.
With a little patience and a bit of suffering, Helaena was never afraid to undo the threads, not when she realized the mistake, not when she could see the embroidery perfectly made in her minds eye.
And Heleana has seen much. Has lived and died and been made anew. Could she not stitch something new for herself?
The war will come. The dragons will dance. But Helaena does not intend to fall alongside them. Not if she can help it. Not if she can help her half sister ascend the throne and keep her family safe from themselves.
And if she has to betroth herself to Jacaerys Velaryon to do so then she hopes her mother won't scream herself mad too much.
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09 Jul 2026
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Sometimes I'd forget
Rocky has been stranded, alone and light years away from home for 46 years. For a long time it seemed like nothing would ever change. But a new arrival in Tau Ceti system is about to alter the course of history; For Rocky, for Erid, and for another world far, far away.
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Beta read by chez_levi! Thank you for your notes, and curse you for your implications about metaphors
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03 Jul 2026
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Cold night on a warm spring by InkBoundPrince
Fandoms: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)
31 Jul 2025
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Persephone's laughter sounds so lovely, but he knows it isn't because of him.
For all of her words that she wanted nothing more than to be a mother, that she was more than happy that he was alive, that she adores him and how she would have gone through hell again just to see him had she known... well, he wasn't good enough of a reason for her to try.
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10 Apr 2026
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Running Away by RayBell (Shard_Of_Stained_Glass)
Fandoms: Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)
19 Apr 2026
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Zagreus gave a low questioning hum and he turned his head lightly to look at Hypnos.
Their eyes met. Hypnos breathed out.
"Marry me."
…what.
"What?"
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After Persephone chases Zagreus out and tells him not to return he loses all hope for his future.Tired and angry he seeks comfort from his old friend. And then Hypnos suggests something crazy.
And it might just work.
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- Part 1 of Refuge of the House of Hypnos
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09 Apr 2026
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Zagreus has been the hostage of time for 20 years and finally returns to Chaos: Before, during, and after.
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- Part 3 of Void and Life
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27 Mar 2026
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One day on the surface Zagreus receives his first ever prayer from a mortal, requesting his aid in the form of a boon.
The problem is, Zagreus has no idea how to answer it, and even worse, he can only hear the prayer while he is on the surface where his body is actively dying by the second.
Unable to think of anything better to do, he throws his body at the problem over and over, until one day he becomes desperate enough to defy death in the Overworld. This starts to cause problems for Thanatos’ work-life balance.
About when Zagreus and Thanatos' divine natures come into conflict.Series
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26 Mar 2026
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"It was going to be a long, long mission..."
A call to adventure brings Steven Quartz Universe back from his road trip to the far reaches of space, along with the unlikely aid—and uncompromising loyalty—of Jasper. There's a lot going on in his life, and he really just has to do this one thing, and he'll be back on the road. But Jasper's got some thoughts, too, and she knows what Steven's been keeping back. Or so she thinks. What does she know about him, anyway? What does anyone know about him.
On this planet, hopefully they know enough to survive together. There are more secrets beneath the clouds than anyone could ever know...
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04 Feb 2026
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Between the Shadow and the Soul by bansheekween
Fandoms: The Tudors (TV), Historical RPF
21 Apr 2018
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By a stroke of luck or by a gift from God, Anne Boleyn escapes the executioner's block with her head intact, and her crown―for now, at least. Death, as Anne comes to realize, might almost have been easier.
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26 Dec 2025
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When Firelord Ozai decides that Zuko is expendable, Azula will have to decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie.
A supposedly impossible choice is one of the easiest she ever makes, but can she deal with the aftermath of that decision?And who is she if not her father's daughter, the perfect princess?
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09 Dec 2025
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If You Make It Out Alive, Hold That Bloody Head Up High by Anonymous
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
05 Sep 2025
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For a moment he focused on what seemed to be the truth. Zuko was once again seven years old. He was no longer thirty nor was he Fire Lord, so he had to do away with that mindset. Zuko was seven and had just excelled at his first ever Firebending lessons. Azula was five and still unsure of her role in the universe, his Mother was still with him, Ozai was plotting to take the throne, and Aang was twelve and frozen in a block of ice.
Zuko has been Fire Lord for over twenty years when he falls into the past. Quickly realizing he is a combatant in the battle for Azula's soul, he also comes to understand that ---as her older brother--- he has the chance to be the only player in the game.
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21 Nov 2025
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Bargaining by proantagonist
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Dec 2020
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Faced with an eternity without his brother, Loki strikes a bargain to change the past. Post TDW.
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17 Oct 2025
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Merlin might have come to Camelot to master his magic, not to end the Purge, but he's not going to sit idly by while his kin suffer. Oh no. Whether it's releasing a chained dragon, smuggling sorcerers out of the city, or trying to change Arthur's mind, he's fighting back. Now. Series rewrite beginning after 1X02 featuring Proactive!Merlin. AU.
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- Part 1 of The Albion Cycle
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25 Sep 2025
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And they have a soft spot for him.
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17 Sep 2025
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“You-” Ygraine said, stepping up to point a finger in Uther’s face. “You are a liar and a murderer. The fact you think someone as sweet and caring as Vivienne is destined to marry you is a tragedy in itself, but if you expect me to hand over my brother’s rightful claim to Camelot’s throne-”
“My claim to Camelot’s throne,” Uther threw back, face growing more red as Arthur looked between his parents in utter bewilderment. Merlin didn’t blame him. He had envisioned Uther and Ygraine’s love story to be more… well, less based in war and battles.
Ygraine’s eyes narrowed as she grabbed a goblet of wine and threw it in Uther’s face. A few of the guards shifted, but Uther only raised a hand to pause them, spitting out the wine with furious eyes.
“You,” Ygraine said coldly. “Are unworthy to sit upon a stool, let alone a throne.”
From a few feet away, Balinor scoffed as he sipped from his own goblet. “I kind of like having her as a hostage, Uther. She livens up the place.”
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In a desperate attempt to save Arthur at Camlann, Merlin tries to reverse time. It works perhaps a tad too well.
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16 Sep 2025
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'Magic will love you,' she whispered, pressing both palms to where Arthur lay curled inside her, almost ready, but not quite. 'With all its heart and of its own free mind, magic will love you, and you will love it in turn.'
When Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic on a hunting trip gone wrong, it feels as if his world has been turned upside down. Yet a mother's love is a powerful thing, and her blessing even more so. Will Ygraine's little gift be enough to help him see that he truly cannot hate half of that which makes him whole?
(AKA the one with the giant boar.)
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14 Sep 2025
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“Gwen, it’s terrible,” Merlin said. “He’s polite! He’s kind, even!”
“And that’s a problem?” Gwen asked, dryly.
"I’m going to have to go through an entire week serving the perfect Golden Prince, and then go back to my Prince Prat, and I think it’s going to break me, Gwen. He’s going to get me used to it, and then it’ll be back to mile-long lists, and being called stupid instead of spectacular and how am I supposed to handle that?”
Gwen said, hesitantly, “I thought you liked Arthur?”
“I do,” Merlin said, sounding even lower than before. “I have to.”
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When a visiting Prince visits Camelot, and takes Merlin as his servant during his negotiations with The Crown, Merlin finds himself being seen in a way he'd always wished Arthur would see him, and doesn't know what to do with any of it.Series
- Part 1 of The Grail Knight
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13 Sep 2025
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Unexpected visitors to Camelot throw Merlin's life into chaos and some of his most well-kept secrets to light. Arthur and the Round Table are left struggling to keep up.
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05 Sep 2025
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Arthur meant to reach out to him, check him for injuries, but halted in his tracks when, for the first time, he noticed that it was a small girl that was cradled in Merlin’s arms.
"Merlin, who is this?"
Merlin’s grip around the child tightened, as though he feared she’d be taken from him. "She’s mine," he said hoarsely. "Her name is Aithusa."
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- Part 2 of For the Hope of Morning
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04 Sep 2025
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A familiar eye crinkle leads Uther to realize his worst nightmare had come true.
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Uther's eyes blazed with rage and disbelief. "You dare to threaten me in my own kingdom?"Merlin's expression remained composed, but there was a hint of amusement. "I'm not threatening you, Uther. I'm reminding you of your place. You are a king, and I am a god; we are not equals."
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30 Aug 2025
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In the morning, Merlin knows, Arthur will don his crown again. But for now their world is only Arthur’s drowsy kisses, and Merlin tracing circles on Arthur’s bare chest, and the night outside is deep and dark and still. There are no conspiracies, no dragons, no prophecies relentlessly unraveling.
Merlin wishes, selfishly, that dawn might never come.
(And the dawn obeys.)
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30 Aug 2025