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Losing Time (You Can't Go Home Again) by HyperbolicReverie
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)
07 Jan 2024
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He’s a little thing, maybe four or five years old if she had to guess, and that would be concerning enough considering he’s alone in the woods, a quarter of the way up a mountain and at least a mile away from civilization all by his lonesome. But Nami’s always been the observant type of person; had to be, to get by for most of her life, and to be a good navigator, and this kid? This kid is setting off all the warning bells in her mind. Not the kid himself, mind you; but at all the little details that are telling her that he really should not be here.
When Law goes missing during a stop on a quiet, out-of-the-way island, the Hearts and the visiting Straw Hats immediately drop everything to find him. But instead of the captain, they find a small boy with a familiar face who just wants to go home.
As investigations into the strange nature of the island and what has happened bear fruit, both crews are left with the uncomfortable realization that they don't know how to predict how or if Law will be able to return.
Or worse: if he'll even want to come back at all.
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Ashes of the Past by natashaheisenburg
Fandoms: Mortal Kombat - All Media Types, Mortal Kombat (Video Games)
21 Feb 2026
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Kuai Liang has lost his clan, his dearest friend, and now, his entire world. He tries to make a place for himself in this new timeline forged by Liu Kang, but his grief has cast a veil on himself that he cannot shake no matter what. It doesn’t help that his alternate self seems to have done something unforgivable, as his friend Smoke won't even deign to spare him a glance.
Tomas sees this alternate Sub-Zero and can’t help but think the worst of him. After all, how different can another version of Bi-Han truly be?
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“Do not speak to me of grief.” The pained words tumbled out of Kuai Liang without him meaning to. “In a span of a few days, I have lost my clan, my closest friend, and then my entire world. I have no home to go back to. I have no memorial, no shrine with which to honor my fallen. No place to pick up my shattered life and lay it to rest.”
“I have lost all I have cared about—my brother, my clan, my student, my friend, and…and you—,” he took in a ragged breath. “You were one of the most important people in my life…” He shook Tomas by the collar. “And now you won’t even look at me.”
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10 Aug 2024