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Can't Jump the Track, We're Cars on a Cable by cafeaulater
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
07 Sep 2024
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"What was that, Charles? The hourglass. What exactly did it do?”
Charles forced himself to look into Edwin’s eyes, into that same pained look that he hated from mere moments ago. Then he glanced at the object in question.
“Freaky Friday,” he muttered. Charles took a deep breath. Then another. “Edwin, why are you hurting?”
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When Gon moved to York New City, he didn't expect housing to be so difficult to find. Luckily, Leorio had a lead that carried Gon to the front door of 405B Hunter Street, a townhouse with an open room in an apartment shared with a mysterious and eccentric young man named Killua. Such an opportunity could open doors to mystery, mayhem, and the greatest adventure of Gon's life.
Or, the Sherlock Holmes AU that no one asked for.
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Killua's thoughts are spiraling in his head so fast that he can’t make sense of them. It reminds him of when Illumi- No. But what if… NO. The pain between his eyes sharpens so much he sees static.
His body quivers as it tries to process contradicting commands while his brain screams and he settles for sitting on the metal stairs until he can control them enough to walk straight. Enough to convince Gon that he’s just tired. Enough to maintain this facade until whatever this is just goes away. Unless it doesn’t, a voice whispers from somewhere inside of him. Unless Illumi planted more than one-
(((In which Killua wonders if Illumi really only planted a single needle... or if there might be something he is missing)))
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Gon Freecss is a high schooler on Tofua’amotu, a small island in the middle of nowhere. He’s always felt like he was missing something, or someone. He wonders who or what it could be. His father maybe? One day, he inexplicably begins to have vivid dreams that he is a boy named Killua Zoldyck, who lives in a mansion and goes to school in York New City, a big city on the mainland. When he wakes, he’s back in his home. As his Aunt Mito and his friends at school tell him how strange he acted the day before, he begins to put it together - he and Killua are switching places when they sleep! They agree to work together until this strange phenomenon comes to an end. Gon did not anticipate, however, the strong bond he begins to feel with the strange boy from York New. He finds that he doesn’t really want it to end…
Gon has so many questions, and he must find the answers in the limited time he has. Why is Killua’s body always so painful to be in? Why are they switching places? And what will he do when the switching stops, possibly never able to see Killua again? Maybe it really was all just a dream that he will learn to stop chasing…((A Killugon ‘Your Name’ au))
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“Do you think they drifted apart?” There was a somber note in Killua’s tone.
Gon hummed in response. “No, I don’t think so.” Killua was staring at him again, hanging onto his every word. Gon sensed that there was something about the story that had struck a chord in the other. “I think space and time are different up there, y’know? Kind of like how space and time feel different when we’re together.”
(Or Killua celebrates Gon's birthday with him and learns that even in different traditions the stars always have a lot to say.)
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The first time the nobles saw Merlin rein Arthur in, they thought it was a coincidence.
The second time, they thought Merlin was either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
By the third, the knights had started making jokes about it.
By the fourth, the servants had learned to look for Merlin whenever Arthur's temper began to rise.
And by the fifth, even the nobles understood something that had taken them years to recognize.
Or; 5 times nobles saw Merlin reel Arthur in when he lost his temper and 1 time Arthur reins Merlin in after his magic takes him over.
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07 Sep 2026
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Merlin's grief consumes him on the Lake of Avalon, his mother put to rest in its waters. His magic takes over and gives her a beautiful tribute, and he wonders if there's anything left for him in this life.
Arthur, woken in the middle of the night by panic and the surety that he needs to find Merlin, races to the Lake of Avalon and finds something that breaks his heart. He'll do anything to convince Merlin that there's still something to live for.
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“To say that being without you meant I would stop breathing would be an exaggeration, but to say that my life would end if you left, that would be true to my heart.”Series
- Part 15 of Merlin One-Shots
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24 Aug 2026
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The battle cries of the mercenaries chased him as he ran, rustling the leaves overhead as a flock of birds were forced to flee their perch in fright. The chink of swords striking in combat echoed through the trees, but soon enough even they were drowned out by the distance Arthur had managed to cover, successfully outrunning all audible threats apart from the relentless pounding in his ears.
He had to keep moving, keep putting one foot in front of the other as the boy on his back stubbornly refused to show any signs of waking.-
Set in s04e06. Arthur is stuck in the woods with an injured Merlin.
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- Part 45 of Break the Cutie
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20 Aug 2026
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Edwin’s usually a bit more resilient, but his energy's been pretty messed up since Port Townsend. Esther’s machine really did a number on his energy and magic reserves—more than Edwin admits, but Charles knows it's true. So when Edwin exhausts himself on a case, it's up to Charles to help him rest.
Charles squeezes Edwin’s shoulders again, shifting on his knees ‘til he’s right close enough to partly block out the sight of the basement. “Eds, look at me,” he says, waiting patiently for green eyes to turn his way. Telegraphing his movements, he takes one hand from Edwin’s shoulder and presses his palm to the center of Edwin’s chest. “I’m gonna take you home, you just gotta let go for me.” Edwin’s chest heaves once, twice beneath his hand, fighting for non-existent breaths.
Strained and tired, Edwin grits out, “I can’t.” Which happens sometimes, when Edwin gets too worked up, too strung out, too in his own head; it’s like he’s stuck on high alert with no way to relax.- Language:
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12 Aug 2026
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Merlin is poisoned on a routine hunting trip, can the knights save him before it is too late for the beloved servant!
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29 Jul 2026