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    And other things Kakashi did not hallucinate by

    Fandoms: Naruto  

    29 Aug 2019

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    “Oh yes, and this too,” she says, and then from somewhere plucks out a buttery pale scroll the length of her arm, and deposits that on top of the dumplings.

    Kakashi looks at the Scroll of a Thousand Cranes, the secondary mission objective, and makes a “huh” noise.

    Rin and Obito have been taking care of his missions more and more these days. That’s probably a good reason to finally request being taken off active roster, considering Rin and Obito are figments of Kakashi’s imagination. Or coma. Or whatever drug-induced stupor he might’ve gotten himself into. No one’s complaining, not the higher ups or even his ANBU teams, which makes the latter two options very rather likely. Mainly since the last two options translate to: nothing that happens to Kakashi is actually happening.

    (Or: Hatake Kakashi and his two (not) hallucinatory dead best friends.)

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    The one where Kakashi thinks Obito and Rin are a hallucination. They don’t disabuse him of this notion. But they still show up and finish all his missions for him. And feed him.

    Memorable Excerpts:Kakashi’s team is five hundred miles into Earth Country, when an urn the height of a Jizo statue and the thickness of a Konoha redwood crashes to the ground in front of them with a rattle that billows up dust plumes.
    It’s a very familiar urn. Mainly because it’s the primary retrieval focus of Kakashi's current mission. It’s also supposed to be buried neck deep in the Tsukikage’s personal vaults, but Kakashi’s imagination has been doing some very convoluted acrobatics for the last few months.
    “Um,” says Tenzo, bewildered, just as two distinctly familiar figures land on top of the lid.
    Obito is a blur of orange and black today, swirly mask in place and the rest of him covered in a black cloak. Kakashi never sees Obito’s face, always covered as it is by the masks. He considers vaguely that it’s his brain’s defense mechanism against imagining whatever scars the rockfall must have carves out.
    Rin too, is in a mask. Rin very rarely shows her face when Kakashi is in the presence of others.The top of her head comes to Obito's chest. Unlike his hallucination of Obito, she never grows. She was fourteen when she died, and she was fourteen when she re-appeared as a result of Kakashi finally possibly having a mental breakdown. She stays that way now, small and short, but thankfully without the gaping hole in her chest Kakashi expected himself to input if he’d ever swan dived that far into the deep end.
    Obito is the opposite. Obito grows. His hair always stays the same length and his mannerisms stay the same feamiliar patterns, but his voice gets deeper and he climbs entire inches between meetings. Four years after Obito’s death and he’s still taller than Kakashi.
    Maybe Kakashi’s subconscious just naturally expects Obito to be taller than him. Therefore: Obito grows, Rin does not.
    “OI BAKASHI!” his hallucination of Obito says in Obito’s very specific decibel levels, which is all the warning Kakashi gets before a box is hurtled at his face.
    Kakashi catches the box. It’s a lunchbox, the cutesy kind found at civilian department stores. He cracks it open and pops a piece of sushi into his mouth.
    Mmm saury. Nice.
    “Did he just—“ murmurs Tenzo, and cuts off with a quiet strangled noise as Rin slides off the urn, meanders over to Kakashi’s shoulder, and starts pointing out the nicer bits she’d put in. Like the fried tempura and the second layer underneath the rice, hidden with curry.
    “Relinquish the thousand flowers urn.” Yugao says repressively. Her hand goes towards her tanto.
    There’s a mock-gasp, before Obito drapes himself purposefully over the entire jar, his lunch box having disappeared to accommodate. “But the urn is Tobi’s! Tobi worked hard to get it. He had to be all sneaky sneaky!”
    “Nonetheless, it is our mission.”
    Obito seems to deflate. “Ah, right. Tobi knew that. Yes, Tobi did. Fine fine rabbit-bunny-san, Tobi will give it to you.”
    Rin hustles Kakashi’s attention away from Obito and back to his lunch. “You should try the dumplings," she says, cheerily hanging off Kakashi's shoulder. “We got them in Tsubame no Machi an hour ago; they’re supposed to be really good.”
    Tsubame no Machi, if Kakashi remembers correctly, is half a continent away at the edge of the Land of Birds. He didn’t know they had special dumplings. Huh. Maybe he’d overheard in the barracks or something.
    He pinches a dumpling in between his chopsticks and tears the skin off. The meat is spicy and fragrant with herbs, the dough soft but crunching.  “It is good,” he mutters, quiet enough the others won’t overhear, because he doesn’t actually need to un-schedule another emergency psych evaluation. Rin makes a pleased noise. Then she drops an entire paper bag full of the same spicy dumplings on top of his bento box.
    “Oh yes, and this too,” she says, and then from somewhere plucks out a buttery pale scroll the length of her arm, and deposits that on top of the dumplings.
    Kakashi looks at the Scroll of a Thousand Cranes, the secondary mission objective, and makes a “huh” noise.
    Rin and Obito have been taking care of his missions more and more these days. That’s probably a good reason to finally request being taken off active roster, considering Rin and Obito are figments of Kakashi’s imagination. Or coma. Or whatever drug-induced stupor he might’ve gotten himself into. No one’s complaining, not the higher ups or even his ANBU teams, which makes the latter two options very rather likely. Mainly since the last two options translate to: nothing that happens to Kakashi is actually happening.
    Rin pats his shoulder like she knows what he’s thinking.
    “Well, time for us to go.”

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    Mand'Alor the Nameless by

    Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types  

    10 Feb 2024

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    Obi-Wan Kenobi's name means Nobody of No Clan. This comes in handy when he accidentally becomes Mand'Alor.

    Darth Sidious has no idea his whole day is about to be ruined (Nobody trolls the Sith and gets away with it!)

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    13 Jun 2024

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    Mand'Alor the Nameless by Sefiru

    S:Obi-Wan Kenobi's name means Nobody of No Clan. This comes in handy when he accidentally becomes Mand'Alor.
    ME:Jango saluted with fist to his chest. “Mand’Alor.”
    “If a Jedi can’t bring the Mando’ade together, perhaps Nobody can.”

    “Now Nobody holds the Darksaber and Nobody holds the title of Mand’Alor. ”
    Satine spoke of her return from her schooling on Coruscant, how she had found elements to admire in a culture she’d been told was nothing but brutality. How every world in the Core celebrated its unique culture and traditions; how she hoped that Mandalore would continue to adopt new members of all origins, even those who weren’t inclined to be warriors.
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    [Nobody’s Inn Holochat]
    Oobidoo Badoobi: Quin, did you change my chat name again?
    TheBigVos: Would I do that?
    Silke: Anyway, this was a great example of Haat’ade and Evaar’ade working together.
    Oobidoo Badoobi: We should put it in the next speech. Something something like right hand and left hand.
    TheBigVos: What does that make the Death Watch?
    Mythosaur: The shebs.
    Oobidoo Badoobi: They’ve become active again, we’ll have to do something about them.
    TheBigVos: You could always challenge their leader to single combat
    TheBigVos: wait
    TheBigVos: OBI NO
    Oobidoo Badoobi: :)

    “I yield.” The Darksaber retracted, but the boot stayed on Pre’s shoulder. “Hear me, verde. I have watched the actions of the Kyr’tsad and I am not impressed. Those who raise arms against farmers are no warriors. Those who hunt and torment children are no parents. And those who make war on Manda’yaim are no Mandalorians.” Hut’uun. Dar’buir. Dar’manda. The worst words in their language, and Pre could not deny that they applied.
    “Consider this your cin vhetin,” said the Mand’Alor. “I’ll discuss further details with Verd’alor Vizsla.” He removed his boot and offered a hand up.
    ***
    DaienOb’ika: So Quin and I have gotten into a Situation
    DaienOb’ika: How many of you are familiar with the Stark Hyperspace Consortium?
    TheBigVos: I came back from recon with two blaster wounds and a concussion. Us Jedi are trying to break up the fighting but we could use a whole third army as a bouncer.
    Mythosaur: Wow, I wonder where you could find one of those
    DaienOb’ika: Funny you should ask
    DaienOb’ika: @Mythosaur @Shebs’Alor I’m calling up the Mando’ade.
    DaienOb’ika shared a location
    Mythosaur: Elek, Alor!
    Shebs’Alor: Elek, Alor!
    Silke: Where am I in all this?
    DaienOb’ika: I need you to run political interference: Nobody called for mobilisation, just mercs doing merc things, nothing to see here.
    [Thyferra]
    The Galaxy knew it as the Stark Hyperspace War, but Mando’ade called it the Never War, because Nobody had called them, and they were never there.

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    [Nobody’s Inn holochat]
    Silke attached a holo [it’s a helmet recording of Obi-Wan’s duel with Pre.]
    Bixekon: and while we’re on the topic
    Bixekon: I expect you all to play nice.
    Bixekon added Pre_Viszla to the chat
    Pre_Viszla: Su’cuy, excuse me while I read up.
    Pre_Viszla changed their name to Shebs’Alor
    ***
    [Nobody's Inn holochat
    AuntArla: You should get hazard pay.
    AuntArla: Wait, do jettii get paid?
    TheBigVos: Sort of. The Republic pays the Order an annuity based on our population, plus mission funding.
    TheBigVos: We live communally, so we get what we need from the quartermasters, or from Jedi who practice a craft. For anything beyond that, there’s petty cash.
    ekkreth: They have, just, a big bowl of money for anyone to take.
    ekkreth: and that’s when I knew that Jedi aren’t normal.

    Shmi nodded at the toddler on her lap. “And this is Anakin’s younger sibling, Paz Vizsla.”
    Paz waved. “Ani’vod! Hug!” How could he say no to that? Anakin scooped Paz up to boop their foreheads together.

    “Master Krell.”
    “Warmaster. To what do I owe … ah, I’ve been too obvious, haven’t I?”
    “I’m afraid so. The ‘losses’ of your battalion have become too great for the Council to plausibly ignore.”
    “It is time for you to ghost yourself as well, before the war strains you too much.”
    Krell responded with pure gratitude. “How shall we do this? I presume we’ll want to put on a show for our Sithly audience.”
    “I have an idea for a spectacle which will allow your whole battalion to ghost with you. I suggest you practice your cackle.”
    *
    “The Jetti’yaim sent some things over, including a couple of training sabers. A lot of us are eager to match blades with a jettii, once you’re up to it.”
    “I have some small skill with the sword, yes.”
    “Is that Jettii-talk for I’ll kick all your shebse with a spoon?”
    “Provide me with a spoon and find out.” The spoon forms were more of a prank than a serious combat art, but Yan had still attained proficiency.

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    H by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Skyfall (2012) - Fandom, James Bond (Craig Movies)  

    06 Dec 2012

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    He's half past ten when he discovers the thrill of breaking into other computer systems and messing about with their data. After three months he's crashed six popular websites, wiped all of Dudley's game accounts from the servers, given Vernon's work computer three nasty viruses and put a glitch in Grunning's finance system that sends paychecks to a 'Mr. Adam Fields' in accounting who doesn't actually exist.

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    H by pointlessrythm
    S: He's half past ten when he discovers the thrill of breaking into other computer systems and messing about with their data. After three months he's crashed six popular websites, wiped all of Dudley's game accounts from the servers, given Vernon's work computer three nasty viruses and put a glitch in Grunning's finance system that sends paychecks to a 'Mr. Adam Fields' in accounting who doesn't actually exist.
    ME: The school finally clears, mostly. Finally there is peace. For all of two days, and then chaos erupts bringing with it a dangerous blonde man in an expensive Tom Ford suit and spiffy, leather oxfords. The man takes one look at Har-Hamish and sighs with a look of exasperated amusement.
    "Of course it is," He smiles thinly and walks straight towards Har-Hamish.
    "Can I help you?" Hamish shuffles nervously and wrings the sleeves of his cardi behind his back, trying not to bite his lip.
    "You wouldn't happen to have an older brother and a computer by any chance?"
    Oh. Oh, crap.
    "Who wants to know?" Hamish leans backwards, narrowing his eyes. This must be one of those shadowy government official's people.
    "MI6," The man smiles charmingly, and Hamish pales. Oh, dear lord, could his luck get any worse?
    "Would you mind coming with me for a while?"
    -0-0-0-0-0-0-

    When Bond returns from 'neutralizing' the threat in the Scottish hazard zone, he returns with a smug little grin on his face and a fourteen year old kid with messy black hair, green eyes and thick rimmed glasses. The debrief is surprisingly quick, M only yells twice during the entire conversation. A miracle. After Bond finishes his retelling of events he goes to find Q, who is agonizing over the apparently dead and completely useless computer that was supposedly used to hack into their systems.
    "So, do you want to meet him?" Bond finally asks after Q has nearly killed himself trying to find a way to start the stupid thing.
    "He's not dead?" Q blinks up at him with a wary hope.
    "He's fourteen, so no, he's not dead," Bond narrows his eyes.
    "Well, that's a first," Q mutters, but nods his head and allows himself to be led away from his work for a little while so he can meet this little genius.
    And really, Bond could have said something before he shoved Q into the interrogation room. Because Q was not expecting to look at a little mirror of himself. Really, really not. He stares for approximately thirty-eight seconds before moving to sit across the table from the boy.
    "Hello," the kid mutters quietly, staring at him with his mother's green eyes behind huge glasses.
    "Hello," Q replies, a little awkwardly, "I'm Q, they didn't give me your name,"
    "It's Hamish," the boy answers, "Hamish Whishaw. Are you Quentin?"
    Q pauses at the name and then double takes at his own.
    "How did you get my name?"
    "Your birth certificate," Hamish replies slowly reaching for the little bag at his feet.
    Q tenses slightly. The boy pulls out a folder filled with papers and slides it across the table to him.
    "I recently found a letter from my mother, my adoptive mother, explaining where I came from. It came with my birth certificate so I went digging for more information but a lot of it was buried under government security. I only recently found out about you and my files are still in Neverland so I don't have copies here," Hamish explains while Q flips through the folder.
    "I'd like to run a DNA test to confirm this," Q finally says, looking up at Hamish.
    "Please, if I've got the wrong person, I'm so screwed. I didn't know I was hacking into MI6, I just thought it was a government conspiracy or something," the boy flushes towards the end and Q smiles a bit. He remembers that feeling when he first got caught, so awkward.
    After stepping out briefly to grab the necessary equipment, Q takes a quick buccal swab from Harry and goes off to compare it to his own. It's positive. Q sends the results to M before digging into the files and moving every mention of Hamish Whishaw into secure files under his own. After that's done he pauses for a brief moment to let the thought of a brother sink in completely.

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    Snakelet by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    10 Oct 2023

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    Harry is sorted into Slytherin.

    Nothing goes according to plan.

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    27 Nov 2023

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    Memorable Excerpts: “You want Harry Potter to be raised by a werewolf?” he hisses. He’s so glad that she waited until they were alone to bring this up.
    “I want Harry Potter to be raised by someone who will actually take care of him,” she counters.
    Well. What’s he’s supposed to say to that? He rubs his hands over his face. “It’s dangerous. He’s dangerous. Do you seriously want a werewolf raising Harry?”
    “I think I need a werewolf raising Harry,” she answers, completely serious.
    He drops his hand to stare are her. “What?”
    “It’s been three months and he’s faced a troll and nearly gotten killed by Voldemort. Three months! Even if his aunt wasn’t awful, she’d be useless. What’s a muggle supposed to do for him? She’s not qualified. I’m not qualified. And Dumbledore isn’t either, if he’s letting this stand. A werewolf and former war hero may be Harry’s only chance to survive at this rate.”

    “Me too, Mr. Lupin,” he says, not sure what exactly he’s talking about, but he’ll do his best too. He is a Slytherin, after all, that’s what they do. A new thought occurs to him. “What’s your condition? Are you sick?”
    “Please, call me Remus,” he says. He hesitates and his eyes flicker to Draco, almost too quickly for Harry to notice. “Not exactly. I’ll tell you more later, and if it changes your mind I completely understand-”
    “He’s a werewolf,” Draco says, rolling his eyes. “You’ll have to spend the full moon out of the house, but he’s safe enough the rest of the time.”
    Harry blinks several times, sure that Draco is messing with him.
    Mr. Lup – Remus sends a sharp look to Agnesa, who’s too busy staring at Draco. “How do you know that?”
    “My mum told me,” he says. “I couldn’t figure out why Dad was putting up such a fuss when I asked and obviously I wasn’t letting it go and finally my mother explained. I told them better a destitute werewolf than neglectful muggles and that’s when my dad agreed to help.”

    Snakelet
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    Harry is sorted into Slytherin.

    Nothing goes according to plan.

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    Lost toddler by

    Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types  

    10 Apr 2019

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    In one verse, Obi-Wan Kenobi grows to be a broken man.
    In another, he is just a lost toddler being prodded around by the Force to meet different people and change the outcome of what could be a horrible universe.

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    29 Oct 2023

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    Little Obi Wan is lead by the Force into getting lost and meeting people.

    Lost toddler by Ancathepurple
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    10 Apr 2019
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    In one verse, Obi-Wan Kenobi grows to be a broken man.
    In another, he is just a lost toddler being prodded around by the Force to meet different people and change the outcome of what could be a horrible universe.

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    Wrong answers don't mean you should stop asking questions by

    Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia  

    16 Feb 2020

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    Or, how Midoriya was told he couldn’t be a hero by All Might, so he decided he would ask every other hero if he could be one.

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    27 Oct 2023

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    This is the one where Izuku isn’t satisfied with All Might’s answer so he decides to get a second opinion. Then a third. Then over a hundred. Then more. Then he gets into UA just to ask Eraserhead if a quirkless person can be a hero. He becomes pretty badass along the way.

    Wrong answers don't mean you should stop asking questions by Vaimeta
    Fandoms:僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
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    16 Feb 2020
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    No Archive Warnings ApplyMidoriya Izuku Midoriya Inko Bakugou Katsuki Uraraka Ochako Aizawa Shouta | EraserheadQuirkless Midoriya Izuku Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Analyst Midoriya Izuku Light Angst Quirk Discrimination (My Hero Academia) minor ocs in the form of random heroes borderline vigilantism BAMF Midoriya Izuku but he doesn't realise it Oneshot Shinsou Hitoshi Replaces Mineta Minoru
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    Or, how Midoriya was told he couldn’t be a hero by All Might, so he decided he would ask every other hero if he could be one.

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    The Holmes Estate by

    Fandom Agent Carter (TV), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sherlock Holmes (Downey films), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

    08 Jun 2019

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    Howard Stark is given a look at his life by his family.

    The entire course of his life is altered.

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    25 Oct 2023

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    This is the one where Howard Stark gets some perspective, cuts some toxic people out of his life and reconnects with his mother’s side of the family.

    The Holmes Estate by TheSovereigntyofReality
    Fandom:Agent Carter (TV), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sherlock Holmes (Downey films), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
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    08 Jun 2019
    No Archive Warnings Apply Creator Chose Not To Use Archive WarningsHoward Stark & Edwin Jarvis Peggy Carter & Daniel Sousa Peggy Carter & Edwin Jarvis Howard Stark & Tony Stark Peggy Carter & Howard Stark James "Bucky" Barnes & Tony Stark James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers Tony Stark & Avengers Team Jarvis (Iron Man movies) & Tony Stark Jarvis (Iron Man Movies) & James "Bucky" Barnes Jarvis (Iron Man movies) & Steve Rogers Howard Stark & Original Character(s) Peggy Carter & Edwin Jarvis & Howard Stark Ana Jarvis/Edwin Jarvis James "Bucky" Barnes & Howard Stark James "Bucky" Barnes & Peggy Carter Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers implied Howard Stark/Maria Stark Howard Stark & Maria Stark Edwin Jarvis & Howard Stark Edwin Jarvis & Maria Stark Howard Stark & Maria Stark & Tony Stark Edwin Jarvis & Tony Stark Howard Stark & OCs Tony Stark & OCs James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Pepper Potts/Tony Stark Happy Hogan & Pepper Potts & James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Pepper Potts & OCs James "Rhodey" Rhodes & OCs Happy Hogan & OCs Maria Stark & Tony Stark Pepper Potts & Maria Stark James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Maria Stark Happy Hogan & Maria Stark Tony Stark & Ivan Vanko Jarvis (Iron Man movies) & Pepper Potts Jarvis (Iron Man movies) & Original Character(s) Pepper Potts & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) & Tony Stark Maria Stark & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) James "Bucky" Barnes & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)Howard Stark OC - Character Edwin Jarvis Peggy Carter Daniel Sousa Sherrinford Holmes Mycroft Holmes Sherlock Holmes James "Bucky" Barnes Tony Stark Steve Rogers Carol Danvers OCs Peggy Carter (end) Palmer Holmes (Original Character) Acer Holmes (Original Character) Howling Commandos Steve Rogers (mentioned) Maria Stark Original Characters Ana Jarvis A lot of OCs James "Rhodey" Rhodes Pepper Potts Happy Hogan Ivan Vanko Jarvis (Iron Man movies) Justin Hammer Peter Parker Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)Crossover Another Christmas Carol fic but this one's a bit different Time Travel Sort Of AU Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Not Steve Friendly Not Peggy Friendly Howard Stark Needs a Hug Tony Stark Needs a Hug Not Canon Compliant Not Captain America: Civil War (Movie) Compliant Not Captain America Friendly Steve has been forgotten over time and he's not taking it well Team Tony Lots of OCs - Freeform Howard's entire British family are the OCs I use pen and paper to keep them straight Captain America Critical Steve doesn't actually show up in this he's just mentioned a few times Also there are servants those are OCs too Howard Stark gets a Hug Rescue Fic Not particularly Steve friendly No Bashing Enabling behaviour Not really Peggy Friendly either Team Stark Mentions of TB Moderated Fic Don't Like Don't Read Not Particularly Peggy Friendly Howard Stark's Good Parenting Fluff Canon Divergence - Iron Man 2 I began posting this to motivate myself to finish it Afghanistan still happened Iron Man - Freeform Moderated because of trolls pure fluff Closing Fic
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    Howard Stark is given a look at his life by his family.

    The entire course of his life is altered.

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    Sons of Suns and Sands by

    Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types  

    28 Jun 2022

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    Luke insisted this wasn't time travel, but Obi-Wan Kenobi was fairly certain that the difference was purely academic and thus of no consequence to his plans for the future. Now, as a wise and mighty anchorite who was most certainly not going to pick up where he left off as a 12-year old Initiate of the Jedi Order, what should he do first?

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    Finished
    C8—Shmi has a breakthrough in her connection to the Force
    Sons of Suns and Sands by Karmic Acumen
    ME:The Architects mastered the galaxy but were somehow wiped out to the last three by one woman. The Kwa used their insurmountable advantages to go around mentoring younger races, yet were somehow wiped out to the last tribe by the first client species that turned dark. The Rakata Infinite Empire collapsed when a deadly plague mutated and supposedly changed their genetics so they could no longer wield the Force. The First Republic bloomed into a jewel of enlightenment that peacefully absorbed even proud rivals like the Azure Imperium, yet it splintered and declined because the most prominent force sect consistently failed to overcome its single-digit percentage of renegades. The Old Republic got regularly keelhauled by its other half, then by every splinter faction that happened to get backing from a darksider. The Republic bore centuries of war to pick up the remains, then wasted the Great Peace because the ones who won it decided their victory wasn’t bitter enough without crippling themselves and their descendants in perpetuity. The Galactic Empire ostensibly aimed to defend the galaxy from outside threats, but it didn’t even last one generation because of self-sabotage. The New Republic put itself back together piecemeal, but turned on its patrons even quicker than the Old because of hurt feelings. And when the outside threat did finally start to do things, the Yuuzhan Vong didn’t last as a threat for more than five years.
    “Frustrated?” Ben asked.
    “Disappointed.”
    “Not by the failure of the Dark, surely.”
    “The repetitiveness.”
    Ben hummed.
    “It’s a cycle.” Luke spun a golden sand grain around his finger. “A cycle that keeps growing shorter. And it always starts and ends the same way. It always goes back to some busybody darksider breaking everything in sight because they’re stronger than everyone else combined.”
    Midi-chlorians.
    Luke didn’t hold it against the Architects too much. When you’re staring down all these fires, both in the present and the future because you have the motherlode of all prescience, it’s hard to look badly on a super-spreading parasite whose simplistic hive mind enhances empathy and encourages cooperation with other hosts for the low price of 95% of your Living Force.
    In the end, Luke proved to have the lesser patience, as usual. “So. Any ideas?”
    “Wait for the dust to settle and reincarnate as the benevolent God-King of the new age.”
    Luke burst out laughing.
    “If you’re somehow worried about doing badly even though you are the literal soul of goodness, you are free to conscript some of us do-nothings as advisors, but you’ll hardly need it.”
    “Hahaha!” Luke laughed. “Ar-are you sure about that?”
    “Power doesn’t corrupt, my boy, it reveals.”

    “My dear boy,” the man said instead. “I’ll always listen to you.”

    “Oh dear,” he murmured, eyes alight with astonishment, admiration and lust for life. “I do apologise, your holiness. I would never, ever have suggested you settle for anything as trifling as galactic imperialism if I’d known you meant to become God.”

    Now what would be an appropriate thing to say in such a pivotal moment? Surely something solemn and profound and totally not guff.
    “Oh Son of Light, cleanse us in thy mercy.”
    The Sacred Spire rang with startled laughter.
    He fell in the pool.
    Brightness enveloped him.
    Literally. “I suppose that was a little presumptuous of me,” Obi-Wan told the Light, who shone in front of him with body made of stream.
    “Not at all,” Luke Skywalker laughed, “The Force may not have chosen me, but I chose you. Cheat as much as you want.”

    “Kid, back up a bit, what did you just say? You’re leaving the Jedi?”
    Glaive stared. “Why?”
    “It’s not where I need to be,” Obi-Wan shrugged. “Also, I’m not a bandaid.”
    “It’s the only kind of war Jedi can wage without losing themselves. I love that you’re optimistic enough to think you can avert the next big one, but I’m a bit more jaded. Please don’t hold it against me, oh Lord of Light.”

    “That’s Luke, not me.” Obi-Wan corrected automatically, and wasn’t that interesting.

    Obi-Wan addressed Cliegg next. “Don’t hold it against her. Hurt people think they won’t be understood if you don’t have the same experience, and so they look down on everyone else who tries to be there for them as inexperienced.”
    “You dissing my experience, kid?” Arla spat.
    “I think you forget that not all experiences are learning experiences. You still have not realised that in resenting him for not being able to relate to you, you are literally wishing suffering on him for trying to help you, instead of being glad that he has full command of his sanity and is therefore capable of sound advice.”

    Obi-Wan Kenobi was a Jedi, and he was teaching her how to free herself.

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    Feemor, newly repudiated by Qui-Gon, chooses the most distant, most dangerous task he can get in the Order, namely being a Watcher in the Mandalorian Space. But there, he doesn’t just Watches and Searches, but also Finds… and is Found.

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    A Balancing Act by Virodeil
    Summary: Feemor, newly repudiated by Qui-Gon, chooses the most distant, most dangerous task he can get in the Order, namely being a Watcher in the Mandalorian Space. But there, he doesn’t just Watch and Search, but also Finds… and is Found.
    ME: And then the Mando says, “You up to wrangling a Ka’ra-touched – a ‘Force-Sensitive’?”
    Fee blanches.
    And, now, before them – with wrists and ankles shackled firmly but gently to the only bed there, with face and body littered with bacta patches, covered by only a blanket, and glaring at both men with Sith-golden eyes – lies Xanatos du Crion.

    “What do you want me to do with him?” he asks the Mando in his most level tone. His eyes never leaves Xanatos’, all the while. Even as the brat snarls. Even as the Dark wreathing the boy explodes and swirls in a maelstrom of fear-hate-longing-hurt-offence-indignation-rage-helplessness-overexposure-confusion-inferiority-shame. Even as the ex-padawan spits, “Here to kill me, big brother?”

    But, before Fee can say anything more, can cover up the truth – that the brat no doubt exposes to get him in trouble, the Mando speaks. And what the Mando says is, “No, little brother. He is here to help me wrangle you until we reach your new parent.”

    He can only hope that the brat will stay this unantagonistic wherever the Mando is bringing them to. Fee will protect him; with Fee’s own life if necessary, even; but Fee would rather not throw his life away like that, especially for a brat whose Fall saw him getting repudiated by their former master.

    “My parent,” the Mando introduces the elder zabrak. The zabrak – still unnamed, still unknown – doesn’t adopt Xan. After all the Mando and Fee did, Xanatos du Crion doesn’t get adopted.

    But this also neatly brings them to the meat of the problem, one of which is: “Why did you adopt me? I did not ask, and I am an adult already, anyway.” He has to stiffen his muscles to suppress a flinch when Agen asserts, “You need and wish for a family, I can tell. Adult or not, everyone deserves the support of a clan, and now we are yours. Kote has been wanting an older sibling since he was very small.”

    Now, for the second step…, “Uh, Mister Agen? Could we discuss something for a moment – privately?” The zabrak looks wryly at him, for that. And Fee finds out why when the both of them retreat to the side, towards the door second-nearest to the kitchen.

    The younger Mando – Kote – jumps up and darts towards his gear and the airlock-door. Although, strangely, Xanatos stays put and just watches his antics with a sneer.
    Fee sighs.
    Bundling a squawking Kote in a Force-cocoon anchored to Fee so that he won’t be able to run away, just like Xanatos, is oddly, surprisingly satisfying. Xan enjoys it, too, judging by how that brat cackles.

    “Why didn’t you adopt Xanatos? Kote already adopted him as a brother, from what I perceived.”
    The Mando then says quietly, “He asked me if I would not die before my time should I become his parent. I could not guarantee that. I will ask once more when his mind is healed and his grief is no longer so fresh.”

    `Oh, Xan.`

    Well, it shockingly feels like he is being propositioned en masse, Mandalorian style. And Xanatos apparently comes to the same conclusion almost right at the same time, for the brat then howls with laughter. Well, this won’t do! Fee excuses himself very politely to the trio of young men that are currently speaking with him, turns round, then runs. And damned Xanatos du Crion is still laughing even when he is being pursued up and down the obstacle courses, cheered along by the spectators, adults and children alike. He is still caught, though, in the end. Fee is good, after all. And performing a flying tackle on Xan is so satisfying. Especially with how the audience cheer robustly on the victory.

    When Ruusaan bids the two guests to help them feed the animals. Fee will suggest that they clean the droppings, next. Vengeance is not the Jedi way, but this is education. A very nice education. Work in a farm, especially one as big and varied but understaffed as this one is, never ends, and never gets lighter. After a month toiling alongside Kote, Ruusaan and their farmhands, Fee has a very healthy respect for farmers everywhere, and is damned proud of his roots as the son of a pair of farmers.

    He instills that respect in Xan, too, by requesting that the brat join him as an additional farmhand. And, after a fortnight of mucky, smelly, sweaty, dusty, sun-drenched toil and lots of curses, Xan is decently proficient at farmwork. Not to mention more silent and thoughtful and calm.

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    Mandalorian Menace by

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    02 Aug 2022

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    Something shifts in the air around them, and the next thing Din Djarin knows, he and Grogu are... still in Mos Espa? But it looks different. And what's this about Jabba being alive? If Din accidentally adopts Anakin before Qui-Gon can take him to become a Jedi, well, that's definitely going to change things. It's not his fault, okay? He's new to this time-travelling business.

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    The one where Din and Grogu time travel and wind up in Tattooine near Anakin. Anakin raised by Din.

    Mandalorian Menace by CourtesyTrefflin
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    Something shifts in the air around them, and the next thing Din Djarin knows, he and Grogu are... still in Mos Espa? But it looks different. And what's this about Jabba being alive? If Din accidentally adopts Anakin before Qui-Gon can take him to become a Jedi, well, that's definitely going to change things. It's not his fault, okay? He's new to this time-travelling business.
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    Mr. Longbottom by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    24 Aug 2021

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    Back in time, in his younger body, he gets to work. He won't let things happen the same way twice.

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    The one where Bamf Neville goes back in time.and gets things done.

    Mr. Longbottom by mytimeconsumingsidehobby
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    Back in time, in his younger body, he gets to work. He won't let things happen the same way twice.

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    Magic Blankets by for Gondolin

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    11 Aug 2018

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    C-3PO accidentally saves the galaxy by teaching a young Ani Skywalker how to crochet.

    Or in which the power of love and crafts solve a lot of problems and the Jedi Creche is about two inches away from kidnapping Anakin at any given moment.

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    The one where Anakin crochets 🧶 and saves the galaxy.

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    C-3PO accidentally saves the galaxy by teaching a young Ani Skywalker how to crochet.

    Or in which the power of love and crafts solve a lot of problems and the Jedi Creche is about two inches away from kidnapping Anakin at any given moment.

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    A Little Unextraordinary Help by

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    14 Apr 2024

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    "Maa, did I do you some kind of favor without noticing, kunoichi-san?" He finally asked, intrigued despite himself.

    She took a pen out of her forearm bracer and twirled it between her fingers with a predatory smile. "Oh, no. I just thought I'd prepare it in advance so you only have to sign it."

    "Oh, and why-ever for?"

    She flipped the pen over so that he could easily take it from her hand, 'coincidentally' pointing it straight at his nose in the process. She shot a quick sideways glance at Sakura before her eyes came back to his and smiled in a way that scrunched her nose cutely. "You sign it, and I take care of your... problem for you." She answered him with a tasteful eyebrow waggle. Kakashi had no idea how she managed to make eyebrow waggle tasteful, seduction specialist sure were something else.

    Or: Kakashi is despairing about Sakura's habit to wear civilian perfume, and well on his way to becoming canon Kakashi. Except a chunin kunoichi sees it and decides it's an excellent Opportunity to get Kakashi to owe her one

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    C110—The kids are Chunin. Aiko joins AnBu to get her stealth up, Kakashi panics and follows. Bear wants them for his team with Sai and Itachi.
    A Little Unextraordinary Help by CatChan
    Summary:Kakashi is despairing about Sakura's habit to wear civilian perfume, and well on his way to becoming canon Kakashi. Except a chunin kunoichi sees it and decides it's an excellent Opportunity to get Kakashi to owe her one

    ME:Aiko stared right at him, took her wallet out and counted the correct amount. She then stared right at him again without blinking, holding her money like a threat, until Kakashi gave in and pulled his own wallet with a grumble about his reputation.

    As if to confirm this, Sakura sidled up to Aiko and asked her if they were supposed to be like that with 'Kakashi-sensei' since he had dog nose too. Aiko answered that they should wait until he was less in denial about caring about them so they didn't make him run away. Sakura nodded like it was a perfectly reasonable answer. Kakashi pouted behind the cover of his book and mask. He wasn't that bad!

    Sasuke froze, then blinked, his lashes tickling Kakashi's throat tellingly. Then, after a moment, pressed his nose in and took a very audible sniff.
    Kakashi couldn't help the jolt, or the stiffening. Or even the reassuring rumble that started up in his chest. It was. It was...
    His pup was. ....
    Oh, look. A detached part of him said. There goes higher brain functions.

    Sometimes it really felt like Aiko had been sent to him to punish him for his sins. And make him appreciate it too.

    Naruto removed his own wig and bumped closer to sensei. When Kakashi didn't get the message, he grasped Kakashi's free hand and put it on his hair himself. He really had to do everything here.
    Kakashi-sensei laughed and ruffled his hair too, before reaching down and pulling Naruto and Sasuke in two half-hugs against his legs.
    Well. The Hatake Clan was less dead than it seemed, apparently. The Clan would probably be happy about that.
    The Uchiha, in the other hand...
    Never-mind. Sasuke was using his super-special eyes to dodge the bludgeoning swings of the Suna girl's oversized fan. Apparently, she had given up on ninjutsu? Sasuke did show an alarming propensity for setting Fuutons on fire. And very little concern about frying himself while doing so. Still. The girl was attacking an Uchiha with a fan. It was funny in itself. Even without Sasuke wearing his clan's uchiwa as large or as obvious as he did during the Academy.

    "You should take it from your cousin Clan, Hyuuga. You lot aren't as safe as you like to think you are. All it takes is one terrible night. All it takes is one Massacre, and weighty Clan Traditions stop meaning anything." Sasuke coughed again. Kakashi was pretty sure it was just for effect. "I concede." Well. Damn.
    It took Genma a moment to process Sasuke's words and declare Neji the winner.
    Kakashi looked at Aiko. "This is all you." He informed her solemnly.
    Aiko coughed. "I'm sure we can find a way to blame Inoichi-sama too, for making him get over his trauma enough to actually talk about the Massacre in a public setting." True. The political fallout would be spectacular.
    Kakashi looked over to the VIP box, where he could barely make out Hiashi Hyuuga's pale face.

    So he gave one of his cheery waves and Shunshined back to his Pack, and... Brooded, for a time. Like a mama chicken, yes. All but sitting on his kids. Yes. The White Chakra had finally came back in full, and Kakashi was very stressed. He needed some cuddle time.

    Initially, when Jiraiya had come to her to complain about Hatake stonewalling him on the subject of taking Naruto on a training journey, she had answered with schadenfreude.
    Well, Orochimaru isn't getting Sasuke, I'm not getting Sakura, I don't see why you should get to have Naruto.

    They reached the ocean. It was eerily similar to the desert. Blue instead of gold, and with waves that moved much, much faster than sand dunes, but still.
    Of course they has seen the sea before, but still. They marked a long pause when it came into view. It was spectacular, immense and deadly, just like their native desert. It commanded respect, just like their home.
    These ones learned Taijutsu from Maito Gai, Genjutsu from Yuhi Kurenai, strategy from Sarutobi Asuma, and how to be annoying from Hatake Kakashi."
    "How to be annoying? Not Ninjutsu?" The Mizukage asked.
    "I am sure Hatake slipped in some Ninjutsu lessons, but trust me, his true specialty is in being a huge pain in the neck." Tsunade grumbled.
    Mei laughed.

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    the things you carry by for heartsinger

    Fandoms: Protector of the Small - Tamora Pierce, Tortall - Tamora Pierce, PIERCE Tamora - Works  

    03 May 2015

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    After Kel breaks orders and invades Scanra to rescue her Haven civilians in Lady Knight, she is found guilty of treason in wartime.

    She escapes with the help of friends and does the only thing Kel could ever conceive of doing in that instance-- she keeps fighting Tortall's war.

    This is Kel, however; she is always willing to fight her battles alone, but people will always rise up to fight alongside her.

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    the things you carry by dirgewithoutmusic for heartsinger
    S: After Kel breaks orders and invades Scanra to rescue her Haven civilians in Lady Knight, she is found guilty of treason in wartime.

    She escapes with the help of friends and does the only thing Kel could ever conceive of doing in that instance-- she keeps fighting Tortall's war.

    This is Kel, however; she is always willing to fight her battles alone, but people will always rise up to fight alongside her.

    ME: Kel sent Merric to head the civilian camp, with Tobe and Loesia as young lieutenants. She sent Hoshi, her sweet mare, with him, too, but kept Peachblossom. Peachblossom was her fury and her violence and she needed him here.

    Scanrans came to kill Kel and Tortallans came to take her. The Tortallans managed to snatch her more often than they should have, because Kel and each of her people refused to fight their own. “You are our own,” Kel’s people told them, hissed and glared those times when they weren’t able to run and flee well enough. “We’re on the same side here. We’re fighting for this land too, and she more than anyone!”
    She had built herself into the earth here– these rocky gorges and cold rivers, thick trees. They told stories about her, made legends, and Kel always expected them to be disappointed when they met her. But Kel had never looked seriously at herself, she had not realized–she was like the mountain bones of this place. She would stand tall and steady, carry the seasons, the trees, and the travelers; and when the time came, when she raged, the land would shake.

    When the war was over Kel did not leave the north.
    Three months later, King Jonathan walked into their base camp.
    “I signed a declaration of treason with your name on it, once,” Jonathan said conversationally. “What do you think we should do about that?”
    “Do you care about obedience, your majesty,” Neal asked, “or do you care about service?”
    “That’s not the question,” Jon said. “If I cared about obedience, I’d have a different King’s Champion, don’t you think? Might we talk privately?”
    Kel said, “A wise man told me once never to confront a king in public.”
    Jon smiled. “That’s why I asked to speak to you privately.”
    Kel went beet red; “I’m not a king.”
    “You’re something to these people here. And you helped us win this war. A deserter, in the woods. Though I’m not sure we were the ones deserted. But that’s not the question either.”
    “Are you sure it’s not?” she said and he smiled again.
    “The question has to do, disappointingly, with image.” He grinned at the distaste on her face and Kel took a moment, briefly, to detest how very personable this man was. Jon said, “My power has to do with legacy, loyalty, and strategy, but also perceived strength. You helped win us this war, Keladry, but you’ve also made the Crown look both stupid and weak.”
    “Apologies.”
    “You don’t mean that.”
    “My mother raised me polite,” she said.
    “The position of Knight-Commander for the King’s Own will be empty soon,” said Jon. “I need a solid, experienced leader in that position. And I need the world to see you, Lady Kel, as one of my assets and not one of my enemies. Can you be that?”

    Kel spent three months relearning how the Own worked.
    After, she started changing things. She incorporated her new tactics. She brought in her old army, had northern woodsmen give lessons to sons of dukes and years-old veterans of the Own. She spoke to recruiters and started bringing in new blood.
    When new recruits came in, there were young women tucked in among them. There were fishmongers’ sons beside noble blood.

    Conservatives screeched, and Jon frowned at her over the weekly chess games they played now. “You can’t be okay with a woman commander for your Own and not women footsoldiers,” said Kel. “I’m not touching your army, at least– though you should probably work on that.”

    On her thirtieth birthday, Kel climbed up Balor’s Needle one steady step at a time. There would always be fear. But Corus spread out wide below her, the shining river and the dusty roofs. Tortall spread out wider than she could see, the forests and the hills, the lakes and coast. You could see so much farther from up high. Her realm spread out at her feet, as safe as she could make it.

    Kel took the steps down one at a time, stepping off the stairwell and onto solid Corus ground. Kel straightened, pushed through the doors, and walked out toward the rest of her life. She was not leaving her fears behind, but who ever got to? There are some things you always carry with you. 

    She stood outside, in the soft yellow sunlight, and listened to the sound of people who loved her– breathing it in, letting the warmth settle in her bones. There are some things you will always carry with you.

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    to heed the voice of honor by

    Fandoms: Tortall - Tamora Pierce, PIERCE Tamora - Works  

    21 Sep 2017

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    Kel sat and thought about it all through the long summer-- thought about joining the Riders when she turned sixteen, or going back to the Yamani Isles with her parents, or running away to become an unlawful bandit hunter. She drank tea with her mother and accepted her quiet sympathy. She wondered what was going to happen to Peachblossom. She did her morning glaive practice dances in the heady air of the tiny courtyard garden of her parents' townhouse, where the cook grew herbs and spices in big overflowing boxes.

    Summer rolled on. She sat, and she thought, and she did not tell her thoughts to anyone. On the first day of what would have been her second year of page training, she woke before the sun and had a quiet breakfast with her father, and then she jogged up the big dusty hill to the palace.

    When the pages trailed out to the practice yards with dubious enthusiasm, she was waiting just outside their ground. Her chin was high, her shoulders loose while her hands gripped her weighted staff.

    "Probationer," Wyldon barked out her, when one of the boys went to fetch him. "Was I unclear in the spring?"

    Kel stared him down, fingers white on her staff, and said, "I'm not a probationer anymore."

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    The one where Wyldon is more of an ass than usual. And Kel shows even more grit, courage and determination than she had to in canon.

    to heed the voice of honor by dirgewithoutmusic
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    No Archive Warnings ApplyKeladry of Mindelan & Nealan of Queenscove Lalasa Isran & Keladry of Mindelan Tobeis Boon & Keladry of Mindelan Keladry of Mindelan & Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's PeakKeladry of Mindelan Nealan of Queenscove Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak Buriram Tourakom Owen of Jesslaw Tobeis Boon Domitan of MasbolleWyldon never comes to his senses Kel does her Kel thing anyway AU sketch/outline Kel doesn't "pass" her probationary year and what happens next
    Summary
    Kel sat and thought about it all through the long summer-- thought about joining the Riders when she turned sixteen, or going back to the Yamani Isles with her parents, or running away to become an unlawful bandit hunter. She drank tea with her mother and accepted her quiet sympathy. She wondered what was going to happen to Peachblossom. She did her morning glaive practice dances in the heady air of the tiny courtyard garden of her parents' townhouse, where the cook grew herbs and spices in big overflowing boxes.

    Summer rolled on. She sat, and she thought, and she did not tell her thoughts to anyone. On the first day of what would have been her second year of page training, she woke before the sun and had a quiet breakfast with her father, and then she jogged up the big dusty hill to the palace.

    When the pages trailed out to the practice yards with dubious enthusiasm, she was waiting just outside their ground. Her chin was high, her shoulders loose while her hands gripped her weighted staff.

    "Probationer," Wyldon barked out her, when one of the boys went to fetch him. "Was I unclear in the spring?"

    Kel stared him down, fingers white on her staff, and said, "I'm not a probationer anymore."

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    Scattered Teeth and Ashes by for fencesit

    Fandoms: Naruto  

    13 Feb 2020

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    Senju Tobirama was a suspicious bastard. Kisame could respect that.

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    23 Jul 2023

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    Kisame was instrumental in the creation of a better Konoha.

    Scattered Teeth and Ashes by Sheliak _ (Sheliak) for fencesit
    Fandoms:Naruto
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    Complete Work
    13 Feb 2020
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    No Archive Warnings ApplyHoshigaki Kisame/Senju Tobirama past Hoshigaki Kisame & Uchiha ItachiHoshigaki Kisame Senju Tobirama Senju Hashirama Uchiha MadaraTime Travel Time Travel Fix-It Warring States Period (Naruto)
    Summary
    Senju Tobirama was a suspicious bastard. Kisame could respect that.

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    Emerald Eyes by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Winter Soldier (Comics), Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types  

    06 Jun 2022

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    The Dursleys reject Harry and the blood wards do not stabilize. Dumbledore has to find another blood relative of Lily‘s. Good news!! James Buchanan Branes is still alive, Harry can go to him.

     

    Or: The Winter Soldier slowly learning how to be a human again with the assistance of a magical toddler and self-help books.

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    15 Jul 2023

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    The one where Dumbledore drops baby Harry off on the Winter Soldier’s doorstep. With a significantly more detailed letter. And Winter relearns how to be a person while taking care of a baby.

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    Regret It Yet? by

    Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

    10 Mar 2022

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    Tobirama repays a life debt, then immediately lives his dream of calling a clan head an idiot to his face, and then it spirals in a way he didn’t expect and is not really prepared to handle

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    15 Jul 2023

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    LilTobirama tells people they’re stupid. It goes better than he expected. He still doesn’t want to have these conversations though…

    Regret It Yet? by ColdofHeart
    Fandoms:Naruto
    Mature
    Rape/Non-Con
    Gen
    Complete Work
    11 Mar 2022
    Tags
    Rape/Non-ConSenju Hashirama & Senju Tobirama Senju Tobirama & Uchiha Tajima Senju Butsuma & Senju TobiramaSenju Tobirama Uchiha Tajima Senju Hashirama Senju Butsuma Uchiha Madara Uchiha IzunaAttempted Rape/Non-Con Alternate Universe Crack Crack Treated Seriously in some parts Potential OOCness Probably oocnes I have not watched canon is so long Not Canon Compliant Talk of Rape/Non-con Warring States Period (Naruto) Kid Senju Tobirama They’re all kids Attempted Rape/Non-con & Talk of Rape/Non-con of children
    Summary
    Tobirama repays a life debt, then immediately lives his dream of calling a clan head an idiot to his face, and then it spirals in a way he didn’t expect and is not really prepared to handle

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    Healer by

    Fandoms: Naruto  

    03 May 2023

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    In which a naive healer from a fantasy world of adventurers, guilds, knights and elves accidentally ends up in the Naruto world…during the Warring States Period. OC. Isekai

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    15 Jul 2023

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    The one where Sophie is adopted into the Uchiha, and she’s ok with that!

    Healer by SophieMagnolia
    Fandoms:Naruto
    Teen And Up Audiences
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    03 May 2023
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    No Archive Warnings ApplyUchiha Madara Uchiha Izuna Senju Tobirama Senju Hashirama Original Female Character(s) Uchiha Hikaku Original Uchiha Character(s) Uchiha Clan Senju ClanWarring States Period (Naruto) Isekai Healers Other Additional Tags to Be Added Tags Are Hard POV First Person Language Barrier Dimension Travel Fluff and Humor Fluff and Angst Fantasy Adoptive family Albino Senju Tobirama
    Summary
    In which a naive healer from a fantasy world of adventurers, guilds, knights and elves accidentally ends up in the Naruto world…during the Warring States Period. OC. Isekai

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