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Deus Ex: Eden AU – Paradise by peeling_oranges
Fandoms: Deus Ex (Video Games), Deus Ex: Human Revolution
03 May 2023
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A whacky re-telling of the main storyline of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, roughly projected onto the setting of Garden of Eden.
I drafted few disconnected scenes while wondering whether Adam Jensen was loosely based on biblical Adam, and what implications this similarity may have for the plot and other characters, and then decided - to hell with it, and wrote the whole thing.Location:
Garden of EdenCharacters:
Adam Jensen is, of course, Adam.
Francis Pritchard is the Snake, a nod to his handle Nucl3arsnake.
Faridah Malik is a swift. She piloted a bird, now she is a bird.
And many other amusing transformations...Apples are a metaphor for augmentation. A metaphor? A substitute? Anyway.
My proudest writing achievement in this fic is a whole page of aerial bird combat.
Despite being a crack fic, it also has some profound moments, because I just can’t help myself. It is firmly in a "Crack Treated Seriously" territory.Disclaimer: My knowledge of biblical lore is limited to children's picture bible many years ago. Adam, Eve, apples. There was a snake. I mean, it works.
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Continuing from where my other Jensen/Koller fanfic, The Chair, ends.
The Chair was an almost platonic work, and can be read as complete, while this one gets progressively steamy (non-explicit and somewhat... alternative), most definitely romantic, and might go on for as long as I come up with new ideas, therefore I decided to keep these chapters separately.There's no specific plot in mind, it's mostly developing relationship, the characters slowly getting to know each other in deeply personal ways. The proportion of sweetness to angst tilts majorly towards sweetness. Koller is probably aspec, but there's no hard labels thrown, people are simply who they are, somewhat outside of societal constraints or categories.
Can be read at current state. New chapters, when they come, merely expand on what's already there.
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"Embracing what you've became" is not as positive as it may sound.
In this short fanfic, Václav Koller gets an exciting delivery, and Adam Jensen works through some long repressed augmentation angst. -
Fleeting Thoughts by peeling_oranges
Fandoms: Deus Ex (Video Games), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
11 Feb 2023
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Multi-chapter exploration of Jensen's character through a lens of developing relationship with an OC Eli Wessel, with multiple PoVs and occasional unreliable narration. Mostly internal thoughts and dialogues, character-focused slice of life rather than action. Small amount of erotic content, and no explicit stuff.
Basically, Jensen works through variety of hung ups including ever-present augmentation angst, unwrapping of bisexuality, paranoia and trust issues, and just general depression and loneliness. Classic Jensen.
Eli has similarities and differences with Jensen, coming to a similar place in life from a very different direction.
Alex Vega is there to observe and eat popcorn.I am not done with it.
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Adam Jensen feels safe.
Recent bookmarks
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Don't Go Quiet by CanisMajor1234 (Qtcutie)
Fandoms: Deus Ex (Video Games), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
04 Aug 2018
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"Václav, he just- he had to-
See for himself. Run a hand over the wood of a shelf that hasn’t been pulled from the wall, mourning the abuse of the books thrown onto the floor. This was a front. He has digital copies of all of them. But, despite his adoration of tech, or progress, he’s grown a soft spot for this place, the feeling of paper beneath his hands as he turns a page, the smell of old ink when he, enraptured in a story, leans in far closer than necessary. Darwin’s On the Origin of Species glares up at him from the floor, chapters ripped free by uncaring hands, and Václav’s stomach rolls."Bookmarked by peeling_oranges
22 Mar 2023
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Very grim but beautifully written piece of Jensen/Koller pre-relationship romance.
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After the third time listening to Vaclav hum, Jensen begins to recognize it as a distinct pattern.
(AKA Vaclav gets the "petty" song stuck in Jensen's head, much to his displeasure)
Bookmarked by peeling_oranges
26 Jan 2023
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A sweet and lovely slice of life piece of a subtle Jensen/Koller.
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A bit of a solo short for Adam; didn’t mean to get so soppy at the end LOL
Bookmarked by peeling_oranges
19 Mar 2023
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Jensen fantasising about Koller. Quite fitting for what I write of these two. Not sure it actually counts as explicit.
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Help Me Mend These Bridges by happinessfordeeppeople (Aura0190)
Fandoms: Deus Ex (Video Games), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Deus Ex: Human Revolution
11 May 2022
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Adam and Frank's relationship, which started back when he was still in Detroit, couldn't stand the pressure of Adam's mission to unveil the Illuminati. After the events of Mankind Divided, Adam starts an unexpected relationship with Koller, who he loves dearly, even though he still harbors some feelings for Frank.
Everything seems to be going alright for the two of them, until Adam finds himself being taken and suddenly it's up to Koller to find a way to rescue him. When it's clear he can't do it on his own, he enlists the help of his boyfriend's ex who, as hard as he tries, hasn't been able to forget his feelings for Adam.
But planning a rescue might lead them in a new, wonderful direction.Bookmarked by peeling_oranges
02 Mar 2023
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Bookmark for Chapter 1, which is an amazingly sweet developing relationship between Jensen and Koller.
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Would it be the wrong time to ask, considering that he’s known him for three months now?
(Or because he’s actively working on the mechanisms of his augmented hand?)
Or would it be worse to keep this feeling of not knowing when he could just get clarification now, instead of risking getting it wrong after all this time?Finally, after annoying himself with his own internal debate, Jensen asks,
“Koller, have I been saying your name wrong?”Bookmarked by peeling_oranges
24 Feb 2023
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Another sweet slice of life with Jensen and Koller.