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The Heroes of Erdas, Tools, and Healing by Packleader
Fandoms: Spirit Animals - Various Authors
31 Mar 2026
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What kinds of things would the kids have at their disposal to assist in their recoveries after the wars?
Think about it! We know that each of them comes from vastly different cultures and backgrounds! What kind of tools or resources would each of them have? And would they actually be useful, or would they just be a bandaid over a cannonball wound?
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The Heroes And Their Trauma Responses: A Short Analysis by Packleader
Fandoms: Spirit Animals - Various Authors
31 Mar 2026
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I can't be the only one who finds the trauma responses that each of the core four exhibits throughout the series absolutely fascinating to study. These are just my very simplified thoughts on the subject, cross-posted from my Tumblr :)
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TCK: Tools, Emotions, and The Kiss - An Analysis by Packleader
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022)
31 Mar 2026
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I was scrolling through one of the DBDA communities I'm part of and came across a lovely entry by @/jamifed talking about their feelings on the whole Cat King/Monty/Edwin dynamic in the forest during episode 6. I've been waiting for an excuse to talk about my analysis of the scene and the characters, so this is that.
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Edwin Payne Really Fucking Cares: A Short Essay by Packleader
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
31 Mar 2026
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Meta-analysis of Edwin Payne, Becky Aspen, and trauma parallels in episode one, featuring my late-night rambles and screenshots :)
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Heart of the Land, Conor and Worthy, and Trauma: A Deep Dive by Packleader
Fandoms: Spirit Animals - Various Authors
23 Feb 2026
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Before I begin, I need to preface this by saying that this is deeply personal. I was going through some serious shit when I read these books and I inadvertently ended up trauma-bonding with Conor. For my issues with the books to make sense, I'll need to explain some of my experiences, so here's your warning for:
Childhood bullies
The American foster system
Antisocial personality disorder (apd)
Anxiety
Discussions of severe trauma and its effects on kids
And a general warning for canon: war, canonical character death, and near-death experiences.I'll also touch on my problems with Devin Trunswick/Worthy, so I just need to clarify this now: I DO NOT HATE WORTHY'S CHARACTER. On the contrary, I find him to be one of the most compelling figures in the story. HOWEVER, I am going to talk about the shit he did to Conor in a not very nice way, as well as how I would have handled their conflict if I had written the books.
I need to reread the last half of Fall of the Beasts before I tackle some of the bigger overarching problems, so this will focus on Heart of the Land (my biggest issue with the entire series, as well as the point that most deeply affected me irl).
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Packleader's Character Studies/Meta Analysis Rants :) by Packleader
Fandom Brave (2012), Dead Boy Detectives (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Spirit Animals - Various Authors, Tangled (2010), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics), The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp, The Sandman (TV 2022)
31 Mar 2026
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Sweat an Bluid Hide Ma Veil Awe Tears (Only The Dead See The End of War) by Packleader
Fandom Spirit Animals - Various Authors
31 Mar 2026
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A place to compile all my Spirit Animals trauma explorations because it's been 13 years and I'm still insane over these child soldiers. There isn't really a particular order to read these; I'm just having fun at this point lol.
Series title taken from "We Were Soldiers" in the original Scottish Gaelic.
English translation: Sweat and blood hide my veil of tears- Words:
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The Songs In Our Hearts Belong In The Air (Medieval Minsung AU) by Packleader
Fandom Stray Kids (Band)
22 Dec 2025
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This started out as a silly little project I was messing around with, but I figured I'd just make it a series just in case I decided to add anything else to this world! As of now, the main storyline is complete, but smaller explorations may be posted if I ever get around to writing them :) Happy reading!!
Title taken from Fairy NightSongs by Gary Stadler- Words:
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MCYT and SMP works because I have no self control by Packleader
Fandom Dream SMP, Minecraft (Video Game), Video Blogging RPF
02 Oct 2023
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Packleader's MerMay 2025 by Packleader
Fandom Dead Boy Detectives (TV), Descendants (Disney Movies), Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), How to Train Your Dragon (Animated Movies), KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Shadow and Bone (TV), Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
10 Aug 2025
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Life is hell, and then you die.
Minho's story is already written, his life spent longing for his fated mate and then death with a sword in his hand. He expects nothing else. This life's journey is nothing but a series of hits to his soul. It doesn't matter that he is the strongest or the fastest. He can only fight and run for so long.
But what if his story was rewritten? What if bottomless brown eyes and the kindest smile he’s ever seen, took the map of his life and redrew the lines? How would his story end? Where would the map lead? To happiness… love? Home?
And if that home was threatened… he would burn the world to save it.
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He doesn’t think whatever he and Jisung has counts as love. He’s never experienced it, but something about the word tells him love is supposed to be equal, balanced, and tender. Instead, he has a power struggle where he’s been asked to give everything he has...
________With silent tears Jisung rests against the oak door and prays. Dear Gods, may I take all of his pain and return it in love...
(Badass War General omega Lee Know is in an arranged marriage to sweet and kind alpha Han Jisung... he is not happy about it)
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Bookmarked by Packleader
26 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
I pulled an all-nighter to read this entire thing in a single day. Holy FUCK it was worth it
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Searching for death in all the wrong places, bounty hunter Han Jisung gets the opportunity of a lifetime… the chance to repay his debts and help his closest friend at the same time. The cost? Only his freedom… and possibly his life. But that’s okay, he never asked for it anyway.
Will Jisung find his end? Or is the vampire he sells himself to the beginning he hadn't known he was searching for?
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Fighting sleep, Jisung’s words come out slurred. “I’d love to be able to talk to animals. I’d have so many friends.”
“Friends?” Minho questions. “Not pets?”
“I can’t have pets…” He replies while snuggling deeper into his pillow. “… I’m a slave. I’m already the pet.”
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Minho’s caged bird sings the most beautiful songs, and he wants nothing more than to free it. To dismantle the golden bars that keep Han’s heart cast in shadows and watch him bloom in freedom.
The most stunning of creatures, it is a crime to chain him. A spirit like Han’s deserves to be free.Or- Bounty hunter Han Jisung is sold to vampire Lee Minho to complete a job. One is broken, the other lost… but together, they could be complete.
Please don’t let the length of the fic scare you away…
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Bookmarked by Packleader
20 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Required reading for Stay FRRRRR Absolutely INCREDIBLE
Plus the Bangtan cameos??? OBSESSED WILL NEVER BE A STRONG ENOUGH WORD
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Bookmarked by Packleader
09 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Dude this is SO CUTEEEE I actually can't get over these fics
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Bookmarked by Packleader
26 May 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
God, this is some delicious angst, with a good helping of karma and recovery 🙏 very well worth the read!!
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And then comes Jisung.
The final moment, tonight's centerpiece. A calculated reveal.
His first public appearance after presenting, the second son beta no one paid attention to, now revealed to be a diamond in the rough.
Minho doesn't think when he offers Jisung his leather-gloved hand. And Jisung takes it without hesitation, the touch light, for balance and form, but Minho feels the warmth as if it were skin on skin, searing through the leather like flame.
The noise surrounding them rises as soon as Jisung appears, all attention focusing on him.
He's luminous.
Or: Jisung is a late-presenting omega born into a rich family. Minho is the bodyguard assigned to protect him.