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First A Spark, Then Thunder by effulgence
Fandoms: TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT (Korea Band)
16 Apr 2024
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“It must be hard to know your soulmate will hate you, right? How do you feel about that?”
Soobin is only getting older and subjected to living with a prevalent soulmark—a stark, blisteringly red handprint straight across his cheek. The depth of the color signifies how harsh the contact will be: an indiscreet slap, surely, as each outline of every finger is sharp and far too perfect to ignore.
He's been told that meeting one’s soulmate is the best experience in life, that once it happens, he’ll never want to look back. He just isn’t sure how much he believes them, nor is he confident that there’s anything that can truly, deeply console him, to ease the ache of knowing that one day, he will meet his soulmate, and they will despise him.
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"Is it weird to feel like I've known you forever?"
"It would be, but I feel the same."
"We were made for this, weren't we?"
"For all of this. For everything."
Beomgyu meets Soobin in every life.
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"I wouldn't mind kissing you," Beomgyu blurts, and immediately feels heat rush into his cheeks. "You're my best friend. You know, the one person I find the most comfort in… or… whatever."
"Only if you're certain, hyung," Kai says, firmly. Beomgyu isn't certain at all, but a tugging feeling in the pit of his belly keeps him from taking back his words.
If Kai thinks so lightly of this, then surely, Beomgyu can handle it.
A kiss. Just one. No biggie.
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The world is ending in twenty-four hours.
"Just had to be the sun, right?" Beomgyu says, nonchalantly, as if he saw it coming; loudly so amongst the crowd, although no one responds. Soobin has never heard a crowd so quiet. "The universe could at least try to be unique."
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Go Ahead Now, Go for It by effulgence for ghostigan
Fandoms: TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT (Korea Band)
25 Oct 2022
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"Do you think it's a big deal?" Every fiber of his being says so – yes, this is nothing to be taken lightly. Beomgyu is in love and he knows, he knows, he knows.
"It's not a big deal, Gyu. It's love," Soobin says, as though it's self explanatory. "Love is scary and stupid. It isn't painless, much less magical. But it's worth not running away from. It can be growth or comfort or passion or… all three. And more."
Beomgyu wanted to know what a kiss felt like, is all. He definitely didn't ask to fall in love with his best friend, who kisses like his life depends on it.
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Something Far Too Good to Feel by effulgence
Fandom TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT (Korea Band)
22 Jun 2022
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u/MWpaladin commented on “Can’t tell the difference between sorcerers and…” posted by u/LionsandTigers7 on r/DnDu/MWpaladin: Are you an actual idiot? Sorcerers and wizards are hardly even comparable. It’s not ‘the same thing’ in the slightest. A sorcerer’s magic doesn’t even come from a book of spells, their powers are INNATE. Maybe go back to third fucking grade before you ever try and DM a campaign of your own. Jesus Christ. Another important differentiation to note is… [expand]
Or: a long, very long, retrospective of Mike’s reddit history.
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04 Mar 2026
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It's 1997 and the ghost of Mike Wheeler walks back into Will Byers' life twice in one day: first in a Midtown coffee shop, then as the writer assigned to his graphic novel. Eight years of awkward distance now have a deadline. Collaboration is a special kind of torture when the person you're building a world with is the one who broke yours.
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25 Feb 2026
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talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet by thesweetestdream
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Feb 2026
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Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.
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Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.
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15 Feb 2026
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i am caught, right inside your line of fire by ethqreal
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Feb 2026
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“Why are you touching him? You don’t own him.”
Will dropped his head into his hands. “Mike, oh my god—”
Paladin Mike’s jaw tightened. “I do not own him,” he said immediately. “He is—” He stopped, swallowing. His eyes went back to Will softening, and that softness made Mike hate him even more. He could recognize the look, and saw it mirrored in his own eyes countless times.
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“He is the Light. By your oath, I am bound to him. My liege.” He bowed his head slightly toward Will, his mouth wrapped around the word like it was a prayer. “My cleric.” He said after, softer.
“Oh my god.” Will flushed, impossibly. “That is crazy. He is actually crazy."
Max, who had been standing with her arms crossed behind them, muttered, “Jesus Christ,” under her breath.
Mike Wheeler is going to explode, because there is an alternate, armoured version of him, following Will Byers around like he belonged to him.
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03 Feb 2026
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Before Your Sun Sets by WhiteButterfly
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
03 Aug 2025
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Viktor is sick with Hanahaki. Jayce would do anything to save him—whether it be by developing an impossible cure or trying to find out who Viktor is in love with to smack some sense into them.
Little does he know, he’s chasing his own shadow.
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24 Jul 2025