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The Commonwealth Wars - Buildup by RagnarokAscendant
Fandoms: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout 4
13 Dec 2025
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War may never change, but the world does. And unfreezing someone a day early has consequences.
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- Part 2 of The Commonwealth Wars
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The Wacky Adventures of the Earth Empress by Mr_A_Firebender
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
13 Dec 2025
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2/7/24
After a brief hiatus (3 years) Act II returns. I have about 120 chapters to publish. 2 million words.4/4/25;
Chapter 113 is out! Happy five year anniversary of this fic!
The Fire Navy and the White Lotus close in on the secret weapon.12/13/25:
Act I rewrite: 13/100 done.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Hundred Year War is over. The Earth Kingdom/Empire has emerged victorious. The Fire Nation's crippled. The Water Tribes are in disunity. And the Air Nomads are made of one man.Meet the victors! The Avatar, a well-meaning pacifist who has no idea how world politics or intrigue work. The Fire Lord, stressed between being his father's son and being the Avatar's ally. And the most important one, because she said so herself and this book is telling us the truth, Toph, the Earth Empress.
Follow the Empress as she travels the 15000km wide Empire, trying to reform it (with earth pillars), fight bandits (with earth pillars) and help allies (with earth pillars).
The 'Age of Peace' is going to be far from peaceful.
Just remember, shout TEN THOUSAND YEARS! and your problems vanish.
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In a world where the Avatar wasn't found, the Fire Nation has taken over two nations and they strive to overcome the last one. Water Tribe warrior Sokka seeks to fight for his people's rights, but he's captured by his enemies. His life is no longer in his hands as he fights as a Gladiator, and his fate will eventually depend on the Fire Nation Princess, who needs him for her own ends...
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Of Lovers, Authors, and Unattainable Dreams by isuckawriting
Fandoms: 诡秘之主 - 爱潜水的乌贼 | Lord of the Mysteries - Cuttlefish that Loves Diving
12 Dec 2025
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In desperate search of inspiration to fulfill her manuscript deadlines, Fors Wall decides to visit rural Loen, to a town called Tingen. The young seer she meets there happens to be Klein Moretti, and the trajectory of his destined journey has irreversibly shifted.
(summary sucks but story is better I swear)
A for-want-of-a-nail AU Klein x Fors fic, pure self-indulgence. -
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In another world, Su-ae responds to Dohwa’s confession differently.
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Eat Your Young by timelesslords
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types
08 Dec 2025
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“I will not have my padawan paraded around as a pleasure slave!”
“Another plan, have you, to infiltrate the Zygerrian auction?”
The grandmaster’s voice was inquisitive, not necessarily judgmental, despite Anakin’s outburst.
“Not that,” Anakin growled. Unhelpfully.
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In Ahsoka’s defense, she did meditate like Obi-Wan had asked her to. She just didn’t come to the same conclusion he apparently had about her going on the mission.In fact, the more she thought about it, the more she ran through similar scenarios and the particulars of this one, the more she was absolutely sure she was meant to be there.
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Or: Anakin refuses to let Ahsoka come on the Zygerria mission, so she stows away instead.This changes everything- for the worse, for the better, and all the in between.
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Ever since they returned from Kannabi Bridge, Rin's teammates have been acting weird.
Kakashi's suddenly somehow loosened up, he's reading pornography in public, and he's making jokes. His coolness factor has gone down drastically! Obito's prone to long sullen silences, and his usual cheerfulness seems... forced. And there seems to be some sort of one-sided tension between the two. Plus Rin can't go anywhere without Obito following her.
What's a girl to do? Figure out what the hell's going on, and get her team back to normal!
Or, the one where Kakashi and Obito are sent back to the past and think no one is the wiser. Their younger counterparts, due to a seal quirk, end up in their bodies.
It spirals from there.
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- Part 1 of DUM VITA EST, SPES EST
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Lisa proves to be more elusive than expected and slips out of Coil's grasp when he sends his goons to give her an aggressive recruitment pitch. In the aftermath she takes refuge with the PRT where she proceeds to make herself everyone's problem.
A Lisa in the Wards fic, because Taylor shouldn't be the only one who gets to have all the fun.
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There Are No Bargains (Between Lions and Men) by FlorQuinnUwU for N4r43
Fandoms: BoBoiBoy (Cartoon)
06 Dec 2025
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"We don't have time", the village chief tells them.
Looking up, Ying could see the sky darkening, much like a monster with teeth devouring whole. Because that's their situation, right?
It's not just about the civilians or completely evil villains anymore.
Impatient as the chief was, there were only two choices. "You can hide with us, or you can go out to fight them. Which will it be?"
Once upon a time, there was a monarch in a castle.
Its greatest wish was to know what the hidden parts of interesting people look like. You can dissect animals even while half-dead, can't you?
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Pokemon Trainer Vicky by Seras0
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types
06 Dec 2025
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Join Victoria Ferrous, reincarnated girl on her adventure through the Pokemon World. Through important adventures such as, dealing with her teachers Tauros, and dealing with duty bound Growlithe in the morning that refuse to let her sleep in!
Join her on her Pokemon Journey as her eyes are opened to how real this world is.
A slice of life adventure in a Pokemon world. Anime based, but things aren't quite the same. Not a dark fic, but an exploration into trying to make the world feel more real.
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The Akatsuki has been destroyed. Root has gone rogue. Six of the nine Tailed Beasts are missing. But Team Seven has been reunited, and have no choice but to face new challenges together. Orochimaru and his followers are haunting the land like hungry ghosts, spreading chaos and death and digging up evil of every kind. Long forgotten dangers are stirring, preparing to make their existence known for the first time in millennia. The world is on a tipping point, the Five Great Villages all preparing for the coming calamity and for a fourth and perhaps final world war.
Now, Naruto and his friends must protect everything they love.
A Not Sick Sequel.
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- Part 2 of All The World's Ills
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For generations, the Uzumaki clan honed arts as timeless as the stars themselves in the secluded sanctity of Uzushio. Raised by his mother in these mystical floating isles, he was not one seemingly destined for more than insular tranquility.
When his mother's illness worsens, Naruto abandons the safety of his homeland to seek help in a realm still haunted by the formidable legacy of the Second Hokage, long after his demise.
Accompanied by brothers-in-arms, Uzumaki Naruto's path leads to Konoha, to conflict, to confronting not only the shadows of history but also the depths of sorrow, the instinct for survival, and an arduous quest for meaning.
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Falling (Flowers in the Sidewalk Cracks) by languajix
Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
03 Dec 2025
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Zack and Cloud escape Hojo's lab after fusing together into a singular body. It's a lot to get used to, but at least Aerith has a lot of love to go around. For the rest of the world, it's simply easier to pretend to be one person.
When Zack's consciousness goes unexpectedly silent, however, their team immediately notices the difference in their ex-SOLDIER friend…
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The Morrigan by Jerkus
Fandoms: 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Anime)
02 Dec 2025
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At the end of hope, a mechanic and a Valkyrie make the choice to run. A Witch from Earth rushes on to her death and revenge, only to find her Thorn destroyed; its sister stolen. The students at Asticassia academy endure another day of classes and little else.
And the Witches of Quiet Zero begin their work, unimpeded.
A year later, Suletta Rembran tries to understand her sister, in the hopes that they can make peace. Two Enhanced Pilots take the first steps to make good their escape and revenge. And Dawn of Fold's new leaders use the only Gundam that works within Quiet Zero's sphere of influence to take back their home from any who would claim it.
The Three Witches' War has begun.
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- Part 3 of The Three Witches' War
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Through the Moonlit Void by Deluded_Iota
Fandoms: 崩坏3rd | Honkai Impact 3rd (Video Game)
02 Dec 2025
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Living with a Herrscher in her head was sort of like having a cat, the young girl named Kiana Kaslana found out. Or at least she assumed so, because she never did more than care for strays, but she certainly did have a Herrscher in her head.
Not that she particularly minded. After all, their arrangement could only help her achieve her goal.
Namely, becoming the new Queen of Honkai for humanity's sake.
No matter how much Sirin complained.
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Dragon died when Taylor was in high school, and the world changed. It's been four years since she found a Dragonsuit, and became a Pilot.
Four years of trying to live up to Dragon's legacy... and it's not enough. She needs to do more. -
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Having successfully fled Kharbranth after learning a terrible truth, Kaladin struggles with the new role she has accepted, and the place she has found in the lives of others. In Hearthstone, a woman appears to spirit Kaladin's parents away to safety, no matter the costs.
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- Part 2 of Self-Soulcasting AU
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Like Chimeras by Brokhart
Fandoms: Parahumans Series - Wildbow, Cassette Beasts (Video Game)
23 Nov 2025
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While at summer camp, Taylor meets a fellow Brocktonite- Sana 'Sunny' Campbell, a open lesbian whose cheery nature and naivety hides the pain of losing a parent. Sharing their pain with one another, the two become friends, and return to Brockton Bay together.
However, their homecoming isn't a pleasant one, and the two are attacked by Empire Eighty-Eight thugs looking for recognition within the gang. Fighting to survive, Sunny triggers with a power she doesn't entirely understand.
Now, A little over a year later, with a song in her head and a cassette player in hand, Sunny strikes out into the world of capes, determined to become a hero and change the bay. Whatever happens, it won't be the same old story...
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My Random Divergence Collection by Akaosi
Fandoms: Multi-Fandom, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Bleach (Anime & Manga), One Piece (Anime & Manga)
23 Nov 2025
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Basically a fic collection I have for the retelling of certain fandoms, like My Hero Academia, Bleach and One Piece.
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Waking up in Gusu isn’t a surprise but waking up as a teenager is enough to make Wei Wuxian scream, disrupting the precious silence of the Cloud Recesses.
Wei Wuxian had been given a second chance when he was brought back to life. But this time, he can truly fix everything, and if he can’t find a way back then at least he can make some things right that he could never atone enough for.