OnceThereWasAPondering
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The player character of Need for Speed: Heat had to come from somewhere, maybe this was their beginning.
Showing up in Palm City without even a car to race in? She just rolls into town and then takes over the scene like she was fated to be there.
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The Rules of Feminism by goldenraeofsun
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
12 Jun 2026
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After his Boxing Day fight with Ilya, Shane has a game plan to fix everything. He will come out as Ilya’s boyfriend to a few people, get himself used to the idea that everyone won’t hate him for it, and then think about telling more.
Rose even has the perfect group in mind for Shane. After all, they were so kind when she and Shane were dating.
Shane really isn’t prepared to enter his WAG era, but for Ilya’s sake, he will try.
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
15 Jun 2026
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This was a fun Shane-joins-the-WAG-chat fic; it was unique in the way it set the premise of Shane joining, as well as the big reveal. I really appreciated Rose's characterization here, and the ladies were the right amount of fun and supportive. It was well formatted, and brought a smile to my face.
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It should not have ended like this.
"Hatake Kakashi died," said the Sage of the Six Paths, and it hit Tobirama like a punch he’d subconsciously anticipated but couldn’t dodge.
In that moment, he knew with crystal clarity that everything had just gone very, very wrong.Or: When team seven failed to seal Kaguya, Tobirama decided to take a page from Madara's book and burn this timeline down to build the world anew.
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
12 Jun 2026
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I liked how this author handled the destruction of the shinobi world as well as Tobirama's ruminations on how to fix it. Tobirama in general is characterized as a very logical driven person, so seeing him at the end of the rope and choosing the "Naruto" way was quite entertaining. The final author note implies a sequel is in the works which would be interesting; with the Zetsu problem taken care of, and Izuna being a friendly menace, this universe will absolutely have changes unfold in its story.
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The Courtship of Mr. Bond by marlovingian
Fandoms: Skyfall (2012) - Fandom, James Bond (Craig Movies)
18 Jul 2013
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In which Bond is a retired naval commander with too much house, Q is a mechanical engineer with too many sisters, and they have lengthy conversations about decorum, bonnet-ribbons and philosophy in Regency England.
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“I just thought you might go pay a visit," his mother suggested.
“Me?” Q asked, aghast. “Pay a visit?”
“He must be starved for proper gentleman company, now that he’s settled in so far from London--”
“I am far from proper gentleman company.”
“--and perhaps if you befriended him he could introduce you to some nice heiresses.”
“Heiresses?” Q repeated, baffled and horrified. “What in the world would I do with heiresses?”
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
10 Jun 2026
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This fic is very suave and sweet; the regency courtship rules and standings are in effect, but loosely. Bond makes for a lovely, experienced, and mysterious neighbour to the Boothroyd family, and Q honestly has no clue what's going on ever with anyone including himself. Bond is quite polite in this one, all things considered. While it sneaks up to its "E" rating, I'd give it more of a high "M".
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The Great Pretender by lady_st4rdus7
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Jun 2026
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Ilya Rozanov is in love, closeted, catastrophically lonely, and apparently incapable of referring to Shane Hollander in present tense.
The Centaurs come to a- given the circumstances- reasonable conclusion.
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Five times the Centaurs thought Ilya Rozanov was mourning his dead wife, and the one time they discovered his wife was actually Shane Hollander.
Shane, for the record, is alive and really confused.- Language:
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
10 Jun 2026
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The premise of this fic isn't funny, but I still expected it to be funny in the way of "sometimes I still hear his voice..." "stop telling people I'm dead!" In some ways it is, but it was more about how you can grieve the living; mourning the loss of a feeling or time in the same way you can mourn a passed loved one. The poor Centaurs aren't just dumb hockey boys, Ilya doesn't mean to be misleading, and they all just want to be the best support they can.
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Kakashi Hatake makes exactly one (1) impulsive decision in his life, and now he has an overly energetic kid, a sassy fox spirit, and an honorary uncle who is absolutely not a good influence.
Also, he may have committed treason. Oops.
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Bookmarked by OnceThereWasAPondering
10 Jun 2026
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Bookmarking as of 4 fics in the series.
The way the author approached Kakashi's foray into fatherhood was really unique; lots of different POVs and just the slightest nudge off of canon for everyone. There's a lot of focus on PTSD and living with grief, balanced by the good old Naruto optimism. The action is really well written, the family feels are feral, and each character has their own motivations and fears.