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On His Own Terms by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), rustygrace
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
03 Feb 2026
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The way Shikhandi lived- fearless, unashamed, and joyful, completely on his own terms and possessing a spark of that righteous anger- was the way Amba died.
And the way Amba lived- struggling against an assailant hell bent on dishonouring her, trying to get to her lover, letting anger cloud her movements, making them clumsy- was the way Shikhandi was dying right now.
This is the story of his life.
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And my home is between your arms by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace)
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
28 Nov 2025
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A childhood memory floated to Suyodhan's mind. Of the farmhouse and the sunlight filtering in the skylights. Karna's laughter was like sunlight, Suyodhan thought. So bright, and warm and- He missed that sound. He wanted to get it back, no matter what.
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Karna is brought down by a bad storm- the lack of sunlight is making him feel numb and tired and empty. Duryodhan doesn't have any idea he feels this way. Will he be able to look after his boyfriend during a tough time?
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The Swan and the Cub by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for Free_writes
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa
28 Oct 2025
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We all know how Krishna and Balarama killed Hansa and Dimbhaka, Jarasandha's most prized generals. But how did these generals become THE Yaoi Generals that we know and love? This fic explores the deep bond between them- a bond so strong that even Krishna knew that he had to break it to defeat Jarasandha.
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Ram missed his father. He missed him with each ragged breath he took for those four years in Delhi, with each bullet he sent back. Which is to say, Ram missed him very much.
Ram did not allow himself to grieve his father. He had never heard of a marksman grieving his target.
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Staked by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for Yajnaseni_sings
Fandoms: महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
02 Aug 2025
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"I stake.... my son, Prativindhya."
The hall fell silent.
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सुख कळले by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace)
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, Hindu Religions & Lore
06 Jul 2025
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शेवटी बाहेर आली, तेंव्हा जिन्यात तिला पुन्हा रुक्मिणी दिसली. आत्ता ती कमी अस्वस्थ वाटत होती आणि शांतपणे पायऱ्यांवर बसून पाणी पीत होती. तिच्या लांब वाणीतून काही केस सुटले होते, आणि व्यायाम केल्यामुळे तिचा गोरापान चेहरा लाल झाला होता. किती सुंदर होती ती!
घरी जाताना सुद्धा तिच्या डोळ्यासमोर रुक्मिणीच येत होती. ती इतकी चिंताग्रस्त का बरं असावी? आणि सेल्फ डिफेन्स क्लास? सत्यभामाला जरी ती माहित नसली, तरी तिच्याबद्दल थोडी काळजी वाटायला लागली होती.
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- Part 1 of Modern AU(Everyone is gay)
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And The Orchids Still Bloom by rustygrace for thebookthiefstardis, Varadaraja, Silvershine_Love
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa
04 May 2025
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64 years old, idle and widowed, and with a string of failed friendships to serve as proof, Drupad thinks he's destined to die alone.
That is until an energetic toddler quite literally crashes into his life, bringing along with him his unassuming grandfather Virat, who has the kindest eyes drupad's ever seen and and he feels his old, rusty heart stutter to life again.
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- Part 2 of Modern AU(Everyone is gay)
- Part 1 of Panchalfam Modern AU Shenanigans
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Hidimbaa's Heartbreak by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace)
Fandoms: महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
29 Apr 2025
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Hidimbaa Contemplates.
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Reunions by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for Varadaraja
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
29 Apr 2025
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Thirteen years ago, Krishna had taken Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi aside and told them in no uncertain terms that they would not be taking out their anger of the Pandavas on their sons. Thirteen years later, Shikhandi takes them aside and looks them in the eye, telling them with pride, and a hint of warning that their boys have changed and grown into men. Nakul knows why his tone holds warning, even if the others may not get it. He gets the message loud and clear.
'They have changed, and you are not to fault them for that.'
So he doesn't.
He just observes.
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Chhoti si Chiraiyya- (my) little sparrow by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), rustygrace
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
29 Apr 2025
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There were no two people whose thought processes were alike, that was true enough.
But on that final journey, five people did share one thought.
And their last thought on that mountain, as they fell, was this:
Finally.
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The Pandavas and Draupadi navigate the grief they feel for their family. -
Shikhandi- Old Poem by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for Free_writes
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
24 Apr 2025
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A poem I wrote a while back, posting while cleaning up my docs.
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The Legend Of Nara-Narayan by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), rustygrace for RandomFandomTraveller
Fandoms: Hindu Religions & Lore
17 Mar 2025
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The famed legend of Nara-Narayan, this time more blasphemous, more queer, and more chaotic
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Fireflies by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace)
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
14 Oct 2024
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“But there’s no one to play with me!”
“How about you spend the day with me? You can come with me to my meetings, and after they are over, we can go to the garden!”
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Unsaid by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for BabyinaFlannel18
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
02 Oct 2024
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Grief works in funny ways. And Duryodhan has always been a stranger to all of them, being the rage-driven spoiled prince who had his every whim and fancy fulfilled. Even when things did not go his way, he raged, but did not grieve.
What happens when sadness comes knocking upon the doors of the Yuvaraj's heart?
At the end of the 13th day of the Great War, there were not one but two fathers grieving in opposite camps.
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- Part 1 of War Stories
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Sneh (Translation) by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), thebookthiefstardis
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
30 Aug 2024
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“Also, don’t we have to give the lion’s share of our curd and milk to him, and keep next to nothing for ourselves? We barely have enough to drink, and they want to bathe their akhadas with it! I ask you, what is the need for such fancy akhadas? In the end, aren’t we all just wrestling in them? Come on Kanha, climb on my shoulders and break those pots! Let’s see how they get even a speck of butter!”
In Vrindavan, there were many gopals with the gopikas. This is the story of one of them.
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स्नेह by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), thebookthiefstardis
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
28 Aug 2024
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“आपण आपल्या घराचा वाटा कमी, अणि कर जास्त असे किती दही-ताक देतो! आपल्याला धड प्यायला पण मिळत नाही, अणि हे बघ, यांना आखाडा रंगवायला हव आहे! मी म्हणतो, गरज काय आहे या सगळ्या साग्रसंगीत आकड्यांची? कुस्तीच करायचीय ना तिकडे जाऊन? चल कान्हा, चढ माझ्या खांद्यावर अणि फोड ती मटकी! बघू त्यांना एक कण लोणी तरी कसं मिळतं!”
वृन्दावनात गोपिकांसोबत अनेक गोपालही होते. त्यांच्यातील एकाची हि गोष्ट.
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Witness Account by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), rustygrace for thebookthiefstardis
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
01 Aug 2024
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One last time. One last time. One last time. Scenes from the fourteenth and eighteenth day of the war.
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- Part 3 of Five broken promises
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The spear of the North-east wind by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace) for thebookthiefstardis
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)
17 Jul 2024
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Prativindhya saves his father's life from Dronacharya's plot, and has to grapple with some questions he was hoping to avoid. Who is he, and is he really that different from his father?
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- Part 1 of Five broken promises
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The palace cook by OhToBeAGod (rustygrace), rustygrace for thebookthiefstardis
Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988)
10 Jul 2024
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Sutasoma has to go to Matsya for a feast with his uncle. What's the worst that can happen?
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- Part 2 of Five broken promises