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The thing is, Callum’s- well, he’s Callum. The bloke from the bookshop that’s tucked down just away from Albert Square, that you’d only really see if you were looking for it. The man that’s hidden behind a door that was once bright blue, but that’s now faded and chipped with time and the shitty British weather. The clumsy, friendly guy behind the counter with little to say for himself and little to be remembered for. He’s just him, and he’d found some way to be content in that, a quiet little life with nothing much to speak for.
Whereas Ben- in the same way Callum’s just Callum, Ben is Ben Mitchell, the man who’s been in near enough every movie that Callum’s seen showing at the cinema in the city for the past year. He’s something else, something so much bigger than Callum could ever really comprehend.
They don’t work (they shouldn’t work) and they’re nothing alike (maybe they’ve got more in common than Callum ever thought)-
-but maybe that’s why they do.
A Notting Hill AU
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Eddie's final thought is of Buck.
Of course, it ends up not being his final thought- not by a long way.
That doesn't change the fact that he'd resigned himself to it, stuck that far underground, and all he could think about was Buck.
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a coda for thursday's (13th may 2021) episode - kat gets hit, callum has a panic attack and ben comforts him like the protective husband he is ofc
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searching for something new (when i discovered you) by botheredbuck
Fandoms: EastEnders (TV)
07 May 2021
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Ben’s always taken some sort of solace in the night. It’s a place to hide away, to feel like there’s no one else in the world and a lot of the time that’s easier than facing up to things. It’s something to belong to, without the pressure of being and it’s a refreshing feeling - one that’s so starkly different from harsh daytime, when people expect and they judge, with harsh eyes and sharp words. There’s expectation in daylight, but there’s nothing like that in moonlight. It’s a blank canvas, and it’s a gateway to something bigger.
for a tumblr prompt - caressing hands + dancing
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for a tumblr prompt - washing the other's body
callum's exhausted by long shifts as a paramedic, and ben takes care of him
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okay so this all started with me coming up with oliver mitchell on a whim for a comfortember fic, and ended with me being completely fixated on him for about a week now. yes i called him oliver before i remembered that olly carter existed, let's just ignore that. also this won't be a continuous story, it's just me writing about ballum with a kid and i thought i'd put them in a series together so that yall can find them if you wish!
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Spider-Man: Golden Age - A Fic Series by botheredbuck
Fandom captain america: civil war - Fandom, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man: Homecoming
04 Nov 2019
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A handsome English transfer at Midtown; A mysterious new vigilante in Queens; A brand new villain - Things are about to get interesting for Peter Parker.
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my fics for the comfortember writing challenge 2020- the prompt list can be found reblogged on my tumblr (bensdove) or on the official comfortember tumblr x
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A bunch of probably unrelated one shots where someone's trans!
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Callum's an ex-army officer with PTSD and a yearning for the stage.
Ben's an arrogant actor whose past is just around the corner.
Their love for the stage will bring them together, but will life tear them apart?- Words:
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Hit Post by nineteenohtwo
Fandom Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV)
08 Jan 2026
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A series of social media/epistolary fic exploring the world Shane and Ilya live in post The Long Game. Written before Unrivaled!
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Bookmarked by botheredbuck
15 Feb 2026
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it isn’t hard to see with eyes closed, the love we made by justhockey
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
08 Feb 2026
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It’s perhaps the sweetest Svetlana has ever known Ilyusha to be. She has always been granted access to the more affectionate side of Ilyusha, the one that he rarely shows to anyone else, but it was never anything compared to this. This tenderness, this adoration, that he gives so freely to Shane. It’s like her best friend is a completely different person right now, and she starts to wonder if maybe she was wrong earlier.
Maybe, instead of being too boring for Ilyusha, perhaps Shane Hollander is giving him the space to become something soft. Something without walls, or masks, or armour.
(Or, 5 times people doubt their love for each other, and 1 time they are certain of it.)
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09 Feb 2026
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“I’m right here. And you are okay, and you are safe, and healthy, and you are at home, yes? It is quiet, and nobody is there, nobody is bothering you. And the world is full of stupid idiots, but you are not one of them. And I am here. When you need me, I am here.”
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or: The whole world thinks Shane is gay because of some stupid internet rumors, and he doesn't even have to confirm it. He's losing control of his entire life and he needs somewhere to put what little he does have.
Ilya has open hands.
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08 Feb 2026
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i know you don't fall and tell (but darling I know you too well) by czernyiism
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
06 Feb 2026
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Shane’s hands suddenly leave his shoulders, and the dull sound of knees hitting the floor echoes through the scarcely decorated room.
Shane rests his forehead on the sweat damp skin of Ilya’s thigh, his face pulled into something wrecked and agonizing. His shaking hands wrap around the bare skin of Ilya’s thighs, and he can feel how cold and clammy they were. The sight of Shane on his knees knocks all the air from his lungs. Ilya had not calibrated this yet, he had not prepared himself for a genuinely upset, distraught Shane Hollander to be gripping his pants and staring up at him like he would an altar.
“Don’t wanna feel like– like this anymore. ‘Wanna feel good.” Shane whispers against his thigh, looking up at Ilya like he was the answer to every single fucking problem in the world. It was heady and addictive and wrong, here.
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or: after shane is outed to his dad, he asks (begs) rozanov to be put into subspace. (episode 6 rewrite, somewhat)Series
- Part 5 of dom/sub hollonov
Bookmarked by botheredbuck
06 Feb 2026
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5 times Shane calls Ilya baby + 1 time Ilya calls Shane baby back
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- Part 1 of little
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Bookmarked by botheredbuck
01 Feb 2026