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1. Public Bookmark 86

   Background Radiation by lyricwritesprose

   Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   22 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Original Characters
   • Original nonverbal character
   • Amena (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Pin-Lee (Murderbot Diaries)
   • The Corporation Rim Is Terrible (Murderbot Diaries)
   • cw ableism
   • cw parental trauma
   • cw trauma from streaming
   • POV Outsider
   • really primarily about original characters
   • and the setting
   • sort of an issue-fic about ableism to be honest
   • and what happens to your soul when the only thing is the hustle
   • infuriating parade of tiktok-style euphemisms

   Summary

   A (formerly) promising young man named Nico Qasim rescues his brother from exploitation, mistreatment, and possible death. So far, so good, but…what the hell does he do NOW?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   17,820

   Chapters:

   10/10

   Comments:

   270

   Kudos:

   278

   Bookmarks:

   86

   Hits:

   1,792

   Bookmarked by Swiral

   15 Feb 2026

2. Public Bookmark 71

   A New Lexicon by molecular_machine

   Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   26 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Original SecUnit Character(s) (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Original Human Character(s)
   • Original Bot Character(s) (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Ayres (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Lexicon (SecUnit OC)
   • Post-Canon
   • Murderbot to the rescue
   • The Corporation Rim Is Terrible (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Governor Modules (Murderbot Diaries)
   • Indentured Labor
   • Minor Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Rescue
   • Hope
   • Happy Ending
   • Love of Learning
   • POV Original SecUnit Character
   • A Bit Of Geology

   Summary

   Eighty-five indentured laborers are trapped with little food and no way out. Can one SecUnit help them escape through the Gate despite the obstructions and objections of its governor module?

   Series

   • Part 4 of Still on Inventory (standalone fics)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,893

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

   161

   Kudos:

   375

   Bookmarks:

   71

   Hits:

   2,469

   Bookmarked by Swiral

   07 Dec 2025