thethickofit
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“It’s normal,” Hal said, the first time it became painfully clear that the aging was permeating every aspect of Snake's life.
"Happens to everyone eventually, I think. Especially for-" he hesitated a moment. "-men your age."
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Hal wakes to sunlight slipping through his windowblinds.
The warmth is comforting for a moment until he realizes that something is very, very wrong.
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Snake tipped his head forward, loosened his bandana, and tied it again. And again. And again.
Hal watched him curiously out of the corner of his eye. It wasn’t like Snake to nervously fidget.
“Listen, uh,” Snake said suddenly, eyes on his boots as he began his fourth knot. “Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?”
Snake, Otacon, and the quiet moments before a mission.
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Don't Make Me Beg by thethickofit
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
04 Jan 2026
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“Shane.” Ilya’s hand wraps around his forearm like a vice. “Pull over.”
“What?” Shane asks cautiously, careful to keep his eyes on the road. If Ilya's suggesting what he thinks he's suggesting...
Ilya’s grip tightens, and Shane realises that he isn’t suggesting anything at all. “Pull over," he repeats. "Please.”
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“This reminds me of Alaska,” Hal whispers, fingers tracing up and down his arm. “Do you remember?”
“I remember,” Snake responds. How could he ever forget?
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If he were a smarter man, a less selfish man, he’d leave the safehouse before they woke up.
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20 Nov 2025
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Now in her teens, Sunny finds herself drawn back home, only to realize that her father is looking less and less like Otacon these days. (Post old!Snake death, grieving and rebuilding. A bit of canon divergence cus I wanted the Jupiter family to get more time together, don't look at me)
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21 Jan 2026
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A tutorial for creating and formatting spreadsheets in AO3, using CSS and HTML.
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05 Jan 2026
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He remembers the time he first shot a gun. His father had taken him to the side, explained the intricate inner workings of the gun he had brought out. Kaz had still been young, then, still green, but he remembers taking his father’s explanation to heart.
Kaz asks Ocelot to teach him how to shoot with his left-hand. Kaz regrets it.
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28 Sep 2025
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it starts like this: there is a child.
she will try again and again until the world is right.
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24 Sep 2025