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The classroom a theatre, his classmates the audience, everyone—everyone!—an actor—and he feels an irrational urge, right then and there, to stand up and speak. Something clenches in his chest, and elation hooks a chandelier over the dim, cold classroom lamps, and Neil becomes aware of a yearning, brighter and brighter, that implores him, begs on its knees to speak—and dear God—he wants, and wants, and wants so much that it clenches his hands into fists and his mouth into a line and squeezes life out of him, there to be found yet—and to be an actor, even miles away from a stage, is a prospect as heartbreaking as it’s possible, because now the stage is right in front of him and it’s almost pathetic, is pathetic, how much he wants to feel the words (drip from his tongue, like honey).
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In which Neil’s father doesn’t let him audition for Henley Hall, but A Midsummer Night’s Dream features heavily in Welton’s literature lessons—and when a performance opportunity rolls around (disguised as Welton’s annual Open House ceremony), it prompts Todd into directing that very same play.
And Neil, of course, wants to act.
(Or: In which Todd and Neil save each other.)
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17 Jan 2026
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Neil's ache for theater is the most relatable representation of passion ever. It reminds me how much I miss acting myself. My soul aches for the stage too, Neil.
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"Because the problem is Steven Meeks has never been in love and will never be in love, and he honestly thought he’d made his peace with that."
Meeks reflects on his aromanticism as Valentine's Day approaches.
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- Part 2 of Maybe I Need You
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"Neil feels something in his chest light up. Like a firecracker or an atom bomb or something else that could self-destruct at any moment. It aches in a dangerous sort of way.
'God', Neil thinks to himself as he follows Todd into the house to help him with boxes. Why had he thought being roommates with Todd was a good idea in the first place? He’s going to suffocate on these feelings; they’re getting too wedged in his windpipe. 'God, you lovesick bastard, you’re so, so stupid.' "Or, alternatively; a modern day university AU in which Neil lets daddy issues prevent him from telling Todd how he feels, Charlie doesn’t know how to knock, Meeks and Pitts are the only characters with brain cells, and the Neil Perry Support Group is born.
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07 Jan 2026
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The feelings I have experienced could not be contained into 5000 characters, and my brain is not able as of now to connect the correct words and sentences to express myself truthfully and in a way that would make my feelings about this work justice. I absolutely adore the sensation.
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“In the nineteenth century,” Keating said, softer now, “there existed a practice called floriography — the language of flowers. It allowed people to speak when they were forbidden to. To be honest when honesty was unsafe.”
His gaze drifted, not accidentally, toward the back of the room.
“For extra credit,” he added, smiling, “I’d like you to find one of these lost languages. Learn it. Translate something personal. Something you’ve never quite known how to say.”
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29 Dec 2025
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Im obsessed with wordless, deeply romantic and personal demonstrations of love and affection
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Gotham is Burning. by bluemoonharvest
Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types, Superman (Movie 2025), Superman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
20 Aug 2025
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"Were you aware that LuthorCorp was using Wayne technology in their illegal weapons programs?"
For the first time, Bruce looked genuinely surprised. "Those contracts were terminated."
"When? Before or after Luthor's crimes became public?"
Bruce was quiet for a long moment, his fingers drumming against the arm of his chair. "I'd have to check with our legal department about the specific timeline."
"So you don't know?"
Bruce was silent.
Gotham's drowning, Batman's bleeding, and a nosy reporter won't stop asking why.
Three years after the flood, a rot festers, born from the stragglers of Riddler's movement.
The Sons of Gotham, neo-Nazis with mysteriously deep pockets, rise from the grime. Bruce bleeds for a city that keeps sinking.
Enter Clark Kent: infuriatingly earnest, maddeningly handsome, and asking questions Bruce can't answer.
When threats grow too big for one city, Batman reluctantly teams up with Superman. Saving Gotham wasn't hard.
Letting someone help? Letting someone in? Easier said than done.