11 Works by OptimisticPLB
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After a drunken Vegas wedding, Robby disappears by morning, leaving you with nothing but a ring and a mistake that was supposed to stay in Vegas. But when a pregnancy and state paperwork force you to track down the husband who vanished, Robby learns the truth and this time, walking away isn’t so easy.
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Andrew always comes back. But after years of watching everyone pull pieces from him—Craig, Baz, Deran, Smurf—you bring him to the beach hoping, just once, no one will need Pope. You only wanted one night with Andrew. Instead, you realize coming back isn’t the same as staying.
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Everyone thinks Bonnie Mills is unshakeable.
She works the worst shift in the worst trauma ward in Pittsburgh, holding lives together while quietly falling apart herself.
Jack Abbot isn’t trying to fix her. He’s just the only one who sees the cracks, and knows what it means to live with ghosts you never invited.
When the truth finally breaks through in the form of bruises no one can ignore, Bonnie disappears. And when she returns months later, healing on her own terms, Jack finds himself pulled into something careful, quiet, and devastatingly real.
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You thought the paper rings were just a joke. Robby, apparently, did not.
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Would it be enough if he could never give you peace?
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After Pittfest, you notice Robby quietly slipping away from the others and ask to walk him home. What starts as a silent walk becomes one night of shared grief, small comforts, and the fragile promise that neither of you has to survive it alone.
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After losing his leg in the war, Jack Abbot begins the long work of learning to walk again. The only problem is that somewhere between the bad days, the victories, and the parallel bars, he falls in love with the one person helping him stand.
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You’ve been coming to the ED long enough that everyone jokes you’re VIP. Dana knows exactly how to take care of you and Robby always makes sure he’s your doctor. Through pain, fear, and a quiet kind of love neither of you fully say out loud, you keep finding small pieces of beauty in the world. Long after you’re gone, Robby is left trying to believe you.
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When you stop answering your phone, Jack tells himself you’re just tired. But the silence stretches too long. He finds you in bed, unmoving, exhausted in a way that has nothing to do with sleep. Instead of panic, instead of anger, he chooses patience. One glass of water. One shower. One steady breath at a time. A story about being seen at your lowest and loved there anyway.
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Dirty Hands by IsolatedPLB (OptimisticPLB)
Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan
28 Jan 2024
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Levi knew his hands were dirty.
He knew they were cold and dangerous. They were rough and brutal. They were filthy and covered in blood that would forever stain them. He knew there was no way they would ever be clean again.
But her hands…
Her hands, they were warm and comforting. They were soft and gentle. They were kind and clean.
While his hands were meant to hurt and kill, her hands were meant to heal and give life.
Levi would do anything to make sure her hands stayed clean. But it was hard to do when Erwin was the one washing her hands with blood and convincing her they were still spotless and pure.
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Summer of ‘85 by ImaginationPLB (OptimisticPLB), OptimisticPLB
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Oct 2022
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Beth had this bad habit of wanting to save every sad stray that came her way. So when she found out that the once King of Hawkins High was now a dorky man in a sailor suit who didn't know who he was, she couldn't help herself but to take him under her wing and show him that you have to love yourself before you can find true happiness.
*As of December 3, 2025 this story has been rewritten and edited.*