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Wherever You Are Is Home by nikothebard
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
29 Jul 2022
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When Theo asks Boris why he took the painting, Boris isn't entirely sure. After he's had a chance to think about it, he thinks he knows why. They talk about it, and it turns out Theo understood more than Boris thought.
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'Cause I See You by nikothebard
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
20 Jul 2022
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Boris thinks he destroys the lives of everyone he meets. Theo is his mirror.
Inspired by "I'll Be Your Mirror" by The Velvet Underground
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Boris is touch-starved. Theo helps.
That's it. That's the story.
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A Bad Day Made Better by nikothebard
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
18 Jul 2020
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Boris had a bad day. Theo is there to help make it a little bit better.
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You're My Safe and Sound by nikothebard
Fandoms: The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (2019)
12 Jul 2020
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This time, Boris is the one who can't sleep. But Theo is there for him and makes him feel safe and loved.
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As part of his penance program after the war, Draco returns to Hogwarts to retake seventh year. The Ministry is not at all kind (why would they be), his professors seem to both loathe and pity him, he's anxious all the time, and Harry Potter will always be a thorn in his side. Even if Potter is pretty okay at tutoring. Honestly, Harry is just trying to not make things worse.
A story of PTSD, recovery, and redemption, with a touch of dark magic and curses.
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08 Jan 2026
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After a long, bloody war, Draco Malfoy just wants to do something good with his life for a change, and resolves to become a healer. But magical society refuses to make it easy for him, and an increasingly dramatic series of events—all of them instigated by Harry Potter—get him kicked out of med school, force him to live in exile, and threaten to destroy the new life he’s trying so desperately to build.
But Harry isn’t instigating anything—at least not on purpose. He’s just trying to work up the nerve to ask him out. His efforts don’t appear to be going great.
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18 Oct 2025
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Asset. Fist of Hydra. The Winter Soldier. Bucky Barnes.
It was all the same, really.
Until it wasn't.
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- Part 11 of Who's been lovin' you good?
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28 May 2025
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Tony has a bad reputation for poor self-preservation skills, something that is not going to be improved when he offers his new resident killing machine a new arm.
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- Part 28 of Who's been lovin' you good?
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27 May 2025
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Strong enough to trust by Enmuse (Scifiroots) for ali_aliska
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
07 Mar 2018
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Steve makes a life-altering choice, and Bucky wakes up from cryostasis to better circumstances than he could anticipate: Mind free of triggers, name cleared, fully pardoned, and a ticket back to the USA. It's far more than he deserves, but with no other plans or ties, he finds himself relocating to the Avengers Initiative Compound alongside Stevie's rogue superheroes.
He begins establishing a new life - friends, work, maybe even love - but doesn't realize that the castles he is painstakingly building are ones in the sky.
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"I... don't understand," Bucky admits in a murmur.
Stark's gaze drops to the silver-plated shoulder. "I fix things," he says. His fingers drum restlessly against his chest. "And this is something I broke. You shouldn't have to just live with the consequences when something can be done about it."
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21 May 2025