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He’s trying. Diona knows that. Knows how hard it is to cut off alcohol from the body as every part of it burns for more. As a bartender, she's had more than enough first hand encounters. She...appreciates his efforts.
But sometimes, he slips up, and the hours after are the worst. Diona wants to scream herself hoarse because she’s a kid, and she shouldn't have to take care of him while he’s in his drunken sleep, or when he's throwing up his intoxication. Nor should she be the one to clear away his mistake so Diona can avoid his stricken expression that she knows he deserves but hurts too much to look at.
Not that it mattered, she thinks bitterly, then guiltily and bitterly again. No amount of screaming and nagging and chastising worked before.
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woke up in a safe house singing, "honey, let's get married" by apprehensive_sloth
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
30 Jul 2023
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Because now, of all things, she thinks about enduring vows and broken promises, soured by foul and violent influences that are impossible to keep count. She thinks of risks, of homes carved from hands clasped together, and the possibilities that tempt her.
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and you say there is nothing but dandelion seeds by apprehensive_sloth
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
20 Aug 2022
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If she was selfish, Jean would tell her about the heavy burdens weighing on her shoulders and the doubts gnawing away at her, and the little annoyances that she needs to vent out with only a little bit of heat behind her words.
She would tell Lisa how breakfast with her rights all the wrongs in the world. That their tea breaks and city patrols together were the much-needed pause on the ever-rushing tide of time, and how she feels at home under the blankets Lisa sometimes placed on her shoulders whenever Jean fell asleep on top of her paperwork, deep in slumber until morning when eggs on toast and a freshly brewed cup of coffee would greet her like old friends.
And when she is done, Jean would listen to Lisa in return, soaking up all that she has to say like roses in sunlight.
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glitter like ice (but warm as a summer's night) by apprehensive_sloth
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
28 Jul 2022
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There aren't many instances where Amber is rendered speechless. She openly expresses everything she felt or thought, and her honesty was something she was proud of. With Eula, it's no different. But sometimes, Amber can't help but short-circuit around her, losing the ability to blurt out whatever was racing around her mind. Instead, she silently replays Eula's words, rewinds the moment, and devotedly commits them to memory.
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Fill Your Bowl, You Will Not Go Hungry Tonight by apprehensive_sloth
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
14 Dec 2021
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A snippet about the Gourmet Supremos as they plan the next leg of their journey from the perspective of the newest addition, Kamei Munehisa.
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Thranduil did not seem the type to try to keep friends. Yet Bard could scarcely go a day without being summoned to the Elvenking's tent, to finalize every trade and tax agreement between their two realms for the next five hundred years.
[With the first winter quickly closing in on Dale, Bard and Thranduil have very different ideas on what it means to be a leader.]
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14 Jun 2026
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"Going grey already?" Thranduil says in a bored voice. "By the stars. I had counted on you keeping your hair for at least another ten years or so."
At first Bard is shocked, then a little annoyed, but as the comments continue he learns to play along.
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14 Jun 2026
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Really, men and elves aren't that different, are they? by wolfrayetstar
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types
02 Jan 2015
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In which Bard is (relatively) certain he's being bullied, and Thranduil would very much like a courting manual for Men.
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14 Jun 2026
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While in the Woodland Realm on business, Bard meets a nameless elf and strikes up a conversation about King Thranduil that he will soon come to regret.
Written for the prompt "Mistaken Identities".
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14 Jun 2026
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Tangled by xxSparksxx
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)
28 Dec 2014
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Bilbo was an oddity, and no mistake. He hated himself for it. He hated himself for ruining the best thing that had ever happened to him – for oh, Thorin. Thorin, who was his best friend, who was both teacher and student to him, who blessed him with such easy smiles and such eager attentions. Thorin, who was quite contented to sit beside a fire with Bilbo and exchange stories. Thorin, who had opened up Bilbo’s heart once more, until Bilbo woke one day to realise he was so deeply entangled in love that there was no hope for it.
There was no hope for it. He loved Thorin, heart and soul, and he had ruined it all now.
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13 Jun 2026