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the world is grey, the mountains old by LeanMeanSaltineMachine
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Stardew Valley (Video Game)
14 Feb 2026
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Cody has a nightmare and spends a quiet day in Stardew Valley.
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Another bomb rolls and Cody is blinking up at wooden planks rather than concrete walls. Light flashes without a grenade, and Cody picks out a blanket, a dog, an unlit fireplace. Rain pelts against the window and roof. His heart thunders in his ears, echoed by the storm outside.
Right. He's in Pelican Town, and the war is over.
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Art of fWhip and his daemon taking a look at a blueprint!
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on first and fierce affirming sight by LeanMeanSaltineMachine
Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
26 Dec 2024
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But for a brief, shining moment, FN-2187 is more. He’s a big deal, and when he offers to drive Poe back out of the shadows of the Order, Poe raises an eyebrow. “I’ll drive,” Poe says, and the relief must show on 87’s face because Poe’s incredulous laugh seems involuntary. “You were going to drive and you don’t even know how?”
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Poe crashes into the First Order compound, and Finn and Poe seize the chance to fly in a new direction. Together, they discover roadtrip adventures like vending machine snacks, Cracker Barrel, a poorly run motel, and thinking about your companion a normal amount.
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What To Do When Your Cool Sibling’s Friend Actually Shows Up by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for Will_T
Fandoms: RWBY
03 Aug 2024
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Whitley is hosting his college graduation party in his apartment. He invited Weiss, of course, and shared high school friends, but he didn't expect any of them to show up. He didn't expect Ruby to make herself at home in his kitchen. He definitely didn't expect her to remember him. And he certainly didn't expect those old, inconvenient feelings to come roaring back to life.
Written for RWBY Rarepair Exchange 2024!
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Whitley makes a point to be the life of any party he hosts, and a scintillating conversation partner for any event he graces. He is charming, refined, and occasionally magnanimous. He does not take breaks, especially not for something held in his honor.
Ruby does not listen to his explanation, and her grip is far stronger than expected for a person of her stature as she steers him into the kitchen.
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- Part 3 of RWBY Grad School AU
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Ren and Mercury go on a date, hint at tragic backstories, and flirt outrageously. Takes place some nebulous time post-volume 2 and pre-Fall of Beacon.
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- Kudos:
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When Jaune notices Ruby’s been struggling with Seasonal Affective Disorder, a plan is set in motion. Jaune and Yang surprise Ruby with a pillowfort!
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Ruby stared at the odd sight of drapery in front of her. Several bed sheets were artistically and haphazardly thrown about the room. She eased her way inside and, to no one’s surprise but her observers’ dismay, tripped over an obscured obstacle and found herself in a cocoon.
“Oh shit! Ruby!” came a familiar voice before hands began pawing at her prison. Ruby attempted to help and mostly succeeded at punching a nose.
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- Part 2 of RWBY Grad School AU
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the cards are dealt and my hand is in by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for Harmonylite
Fandoms: RWBY
18 Dec 2023
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When Pyrrha faces a long walk home in the rain, Yang offers several solutions. A compromise leads to quality mutual pining.
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Yang can't help smiling as she exits the shop, opens the umbrella, and turns to face Pyrrha. Droplets glimmer on Pyrrha's eyelashes from just the brief dash under cover. The rain beats a staccato rhythm over them, accenting Yang's question of "Where to?"
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- Part 1 of RWBY Grad School AU
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Talloni fals’het nek’ivala kösko nuo nori by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for bran4ever
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types
31 Dec 2022
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-- Something they can never take away
A collection of drafts and story scenes for my Fandom Trumps Hate bidder! I had many ideas and rather than finish anything I just wrote everything. All fics contain personal headcanons as well as some idioms and phrases from the clones' conlang, Johayori. Any linguistic mistakes are because it is amateur hour over here.
This is tagged "Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings" due to the nature of clone upbringing and existence. Table of contents and detailed content warnings inside.
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oh, how the mighty fell (art) by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for beyondmyreach
Fandoms: Original Work
30 Dec 2022
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Art inspired by a scene in oh, how the mighty fell by beyondmyreach!
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it never feels the same as before by LeanMeanSaltineMachine
Fandoms: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
18 Aug 2022
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a collection of flash fiction/drabbles about people, characters, and situations. inspiration and framing come from Robert Smirke's 14 categories before I take those categories and put them in a blender.
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23. In every direction you see stars, void, cloth; you are a dancer in the most beautiful fabric known that no one else can see.
24. In that time of silver moonlight and scented jasmine, when the dew begins to gather on the blooms and feet begin to slip, when night song crests and falls in life and death cycles, there you are. -
not an end but the start of all things that are left to do by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for SongOfWizardry
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
09 Aug 2022
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After the Nein visit Kamordah, Beau starts writing letters to T.J.
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Yang and Weiss spend lunch together. Featuring soft worldbuilding, shit-talking Jacques Schnee and Weiss’s upbringing, and the friendship stage of Friends to Lovers.
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"Don't get too excited," Weiss warned. "I still have veto powers."
"I thought I would have veto powers because I'm the local," Yang argued.
"Well, yes, but I also have veto powers because I'm paying.”
"I don't think it counts as veto powers if we both have them," Yang laughed. Her breath was warm against Weiss's cheek.
"Does too," Weiss retorted. "Multiple bodies of government have veto powers for checks and balances."
"Are we checked and balanced then, Weiss?" Yang straightened and Weiss clicked off the screen to look up at her companion.
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Nora bowled Ruby over the table. “Nora!” Ruby shrieked.
“Ruby!” Nora cheered. “I will protect you!”
“She’s taken a hostage!” Yang yelled. “That’s a war crime!”
“I really don’t think hostages count as war crimes –” Jaune started.
“They definitely don’t,” Blake agreed.
“Whose side are you on?” Yang demanded of the two of them.
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Teams RWBY and JNPR go for a night out. Written for RWBY Platonic Week 2022!
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- Part 2 of RWBY Platonic Week
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Ruby was a little surprised that it was Nora who had found her, and not Yang. She was also surprised to be found at all. Walking a quarter mile from a hotel to go stare out into the mountains could be considered an unpopular nighttime activity.
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A late-night conversation between Nora and Ruby in the Appalachian Mountains. Featuring: city girl Nora, country girls Ruby and Yang, and a distaste for hotel air conditioning. Written for RWBY Platonic Week 2022!
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- Part 1 of RWBY Platonic Week
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Sun and Weiss go back to their hotel room after a successful event. Exhaustion hits Weiss and an accidental spill triggers harsh thoughts reminiscent of Jacques Schnee. Sun helps put her back together.
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This is the first shared work in my and Shade's upcoming series and takes place in Act 3.
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- Part 1 of all reason flown
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[ART] Sirens Sing Their Songs -- by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for Minutia_R
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
07 Feb 2022
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-- but do they know what you're made of?
Line-art for Dorian and Laudna taking some time together while Dorian works on a new song, and Laudna enjoys his company.
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Sterling, Sophie, and Nate spend some time playing board games together.
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Ruby and Sun have a talk after their two year long separation.
Ft. grieving Ruby, leader Sun, and queerplatonic "I love you"s.
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with only your hands beside by LeanMeanSaltineMachine for TheKnittingJedi
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
08 Sep 2021
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Dariax wakes up from a nightmare. Dorian and Orym devise a grounding exercise.
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Weiss has been planning her escape for months now, and the upcoming tournament provides the perfect cover. But what happens when Weiss runs into a mysterious figure on the way out?
Written for the RWBY Rarepair Exchange 2021!