Once Upon A Tale
My list of lovely, often warm and sometimes sprinkled with bits of gory-but well-written fanfics.
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zenith of stars by Yuesya
Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
09 Aug 2026
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"It's not the Six Eyes," they said. So then, the question is –what is it?
Alternatively: A young girl with cursed eyes finds her way forward in a world of sorcery and curses.
[OC, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!OC, AU]
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A failed novelist from our world with no knowledge of Naruto reincarnates into the body of a Kyuubi orphan. Thrust into a terrifying and unfamiliar world, Atsuko is content to languish in mediocrity as a career genin.
Bored, she spends her spare time rewriting stories from her old world - only for a publisher to snatch them up. Atsuko becomes a best-selling author built on a throne of lies. Good thing there's no such thing as copyright law in a military dictatorship...?
In which Atsuko shamelessly rips off the Western Literary Canon, is frog-marched into Konoha’s Intelligence division to become a spy, and accidentally steals Jiraiya's thunder. Not necessarily in that order.
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“Ms. Granger.”
She blinked. Who?
“I’m so happy you’re awake. You had us scared for a—”
“I’m sorry,” she interrupted, voice trembling. The bubble of panic she’d barely contained swelled again. “Who are you? Who… am I?”
*This is an edited version of the original
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Free Until They Cut Me Down by Alseastis
Fandoms: Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (Movies), Twilight Series - All Media Types
14 Jul 2026
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Eight years after Bella is transformed into a vampire and leaves Edward for good, she is sent back in time by the Volturi to recover an item that Maria’s coven stole from them almost two centuries ago. The catch? She won’t be going alone. Dumped unceremoniously in 1901 Texas with only obscure instructions and a very reluctant Jasper Hale as her guide, Bella embarks on a journey across the country to find Aro's stolen property and find her way back to the present.
Unfortunately for both Bella and Jasper, they must pose as a married couple in order to keep up appearances—and have absolutely no plans to fall in love along the way.
Part time travel fantasy, part Western, part absurdist slow burn buddy cop romp.
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helping the world via murder, a guide by your local reformed terrorist by RK7200
Fandoms: Naruto, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
12 Jul 2026
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Cursed spirits are usually born knowing what they were supposed to do, apparently.
"Apparently" is pretty dubious because Obito was not exactly born but more like spat out of death's stomach with absolutely no idea of what to do next.
On the upside (more like downside) there's a Kakashi-look alike with a god complex and Obito really wants to fist fight god.
or:
There's a new curse that Gojo Satoru has the perfect conspiracy theory for. (To be fair, no one takes interdimensional ninja into account.)
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The Pleasure of Understanding by myownpersonaldemons
Fandoms: Twilight Series - All Media Types, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (Movies)
18 Jul 2026
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Lady Isabella Swan has recently moved to the Americas with her father after losing her mother. She prefers the quiet country town they settled into compared to the bustling city life of London, but when she meets the strange Cullen family, she is pulled into a world beyond the wildest imaginations of the books she is so fond of.
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The Forgotten Diary of Kassandra Montcleir by veronikaisaliar
Fandoms: Dune - All Media Types, Dune Series - Frank Herbert, Dune (Movies - Villeneuve)
22 Jul 2026
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[From the Archivist of the Kaitain Imperial Library, Restricted Records Division]
This volume - catalogued for decades on actual plant-based fiber paper, was unearthed from the Imperial Palace during a routine reorganization of the Imperial Archives. The document appears to be a private diary, penned by one Kassandra Montcleir, of the D'Oisy system. The author, once betrothed to our great Emperor before the betrayal of his House, and his rise to power, is a unique witness to this pivotal time in history. How much of what she writes is true? That, history cannot answer. What became of her, however, is less certain still. The record keeps its silences. Names shift. Women become titles; titles become footnotes; footnotes become dust. We can only certify the artifact: the hand, the ink, the seal… and the fact that it was hidden well enough to be found much later.Or: I add in a shameless self-insert character, focus way too much on the worldbuilding of a made-up House in the Dune Universe, and pose the question no one cared to ask: what if Paul had a betrothed before the events of the first Dune Book? And what if she wrote a diary about it? This is that story.
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Petunia Evans thought she had her life perfectly under control—until her sister dragged James Potter and his mutt into their home. The mutt turned out to be Sirius Black, a man who seemed to exist solely to drive her up the wall. Between his relentless nicknames, his infuriating charm, and his knack for showing up at the worst possible times, Petunia was certain of one thing: she hated him.
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- Part 1 of Matches, Misfires, and Magic
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Scarlet Woman by ilikeexploding
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
01 Aug 2026
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These violent delights have violent ends, and all that glitters is not gold. Lysa is a terrible person doing terrible things, and deserves every terrible consequence that she will bring upon others and possibly herself as a result. Given that she's been reborn as a woman in Westeros, however, that's a price she's willing to pay. It's only gunpowder; what's the worst that can happen?
Or, a villain protagonist makes trainwreck life choices, therefore fitting in with everyone in this god awful world. Readers may rubberneck in hatred or fascination, at your own choosing.
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The Storm's Blessings by Ywena
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
19 Jul 2026
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When Stannis was gone, Renly couldn’t help but look up once more, towards the comet hanging in the sky. Bright red, and so far away. It had appeared last night and would surely vanish from the sky within the evening, continuing its course through space away from the planet with no name where Renly had been reborn. The planet where, he knew, he would face dragons and monsters born from the cold.
Renly turned away. The comet did not mean anything. He had more pressing matters to attend anyway. He was going North to meet the infamous Ned Stark. With any luck, maybe he would finally find the beginning of the Plot.
Or maybe the Plot would find him.
(Self-Insert with nearly no knowledge of canon reborn as Renly Baratheon.)