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Trolley Problem by Mediocrity_Lessons
Fandoms: His Dark Materials & Related Fandoms, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
08 Jul 2026
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The angel Xaphania does not watch Will and Lyra as they sit, in the respective worlds, on the same bench.
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a manifestation of her grief by Mediocrity_Lessons
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
03 Apr 2026
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Mary keeps Atal and the Mulefa with her in other ways, too, ways she doesn’t notice. They are with Mary in the way she moves, more sure than her peers, more confident around other people, self assured in the way only one who has been the sole of their species on a planet can be.
What is to be done with a former nun who has become The Serpent in the Garden of Eden after she returns home?
This is a one-shot exploring Mary Malone.
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I Long and Seek After by Mediocrity_Lessons
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
15 Nov 2025
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Lyra loses much more than Will does.
A character study of Lyra Belacqua. What happens after the end of everything?
Ignores the Book of Dust, post-HDM
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i get it about mothers now by Mediocrity_Lessons
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Sep 2025
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Elaine Parry is scared, mostly.
Thoughts on Elaine Parry, parents who haunt the narrative, and a boy who disappears and comes back months later, missing a few fingers, with a middle-aged ex-nun, and stories on his tongue he can't tell anyone.
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There are many different types of cuts. Will Parry knows this better than most. This, in part, is why he chooses to become a doctor, after everything.
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It begins at the end, the way everything ever does by Mediocrity_Lessons
Fandom His Dark Materials & Related Fandoms, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
08 Jul 2026
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“What are you talking about?” Grace's fingers played quick chords as he spoke. He didn’t even look as he did it, but it did not make them any less purposeful.
“Discussing possible reasons why Tau Ceti is not infected while other stars are,” Eva replied deftly. “I would invite you to join, but we were just finishing—”
“Oh, that’s easy.” His hand twisted a knob, and the notes came out sharper. “It is infected—Petrova Line and everything.”
In Grace's opinion, dreaming about time traveling is no excuse for getting out of practice with his Eridian. To the rest of the Petrova Taskforce, it seems a bit odd that their resident Astrophage expert has suddenly taken to carrying a keyboard around and playing it whenever he speaks. Eva Stratt resolves to figure out what is going on.
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Bookmarked by Mediocrity_Lessons
18 May 2026
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Harry Potter is adopted by a retired chemistry professor causing him to become an accidental potions prodigy. Navigating the world of wizards with a strong home base allows Harry to ask important questions like, 'why don't we learn math?' and 'why hasn't everyone read Hogwarts: A History?' and most importantly, 'Why does everyone treat squibs so terribly?"
____"What would have happened if I didn't bounce? Might've died, I suppose."
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Bookmarked by Mediocrity_Lessons
24 Aug 2025
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To the girl with the bushy hair and the hungry mind, the Hat says RAVENCLAW;
To the boy with the scar and the ask of otherwise, the Hat says SLYTHERIN;
To the sixth son who has already chosen the two others, from a chance encounter on a train, the Hat says HUFFLEPUFF;
and Flitwick is delighted and Sprout is intrigued and Snape is resigned, to say the least.
Or: Perhaps the trio is inevitable everywhere, but in this variation, none of them are in Gryffindor, and they do their best to build things anyway.
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- Part 1 of Three's No Crowd
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Bookmarked by Mediocrity_Lessons
13 May 2025
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We Strive Together by kingburu
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types
25 Jun 2014
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The boy wearing the A-2 Flight Jacket piqued Steve's interest. Then, everything that followed in suit made him more concerned.
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29 Mar 2025
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Thou Talk'st Of Nothing by paperclipbitch
Fandoms: Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare, SHAKESPEARE William - Works
09 Mar 2013
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"My father has never cared about me. So why do you, Benvolio?"
Bookmarked by Mediocrity_Lessons
30 Aug 2024