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The Caged Canary by Battydings
Fandoms: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux, Phantom - Susan Kay
29 Oct 2020
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Following the death of her father, Christine Daaé relocates to New York City and quickly finds herself in the middle of the intoxicating world of speakeasies. In this scene money talks, music roars and murder lurks just around the corner. Historical AU set in 1927 Manhattan.
Kay/Leroux inspired.
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(there’ll be no rest) for the wicked by bevioletskies
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
28 Oct 2020
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Apollo, an orphaned empath and magical law apprentice, finds himself lost after his mentor is locked up for poisoning people he supposedly never met. While working alongside Trucy, the daughter of one of the victims, he writes to Kristoph's estranged younger brother, asking for his help in solving the case. When Klavier, a talented spellsinger whose music is only surpassed by his magic, arrives at his request, he is nothing like Apollo imagined. And yet, he may be exactly who he was looking for.
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It's 192X. The Roaring Twenties. Electric inventions are sweeping the nation. As are bootlegging, rich partying assholes, and the national pasttime, murder. Detective Asuka Langley Soryu, somewhat down on her luck and MOST DEFINITELY NOT LOSING IT, accepts a job investigating the death of a prominent professor. What she finds on the case is a lot of eyeballs, a room full of unanswered questions, and the woman of her dreams.
(shifting perspective)
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So sweet eighteen-year-old Anna Arendelle lives the life of a flapper girl - frivolous, dizzy, in the moment. Being the spare heir to the Arendelle fortune has its perks. Money, clothes, vacations...that is until she unwittingly sets of a chain of events with a dandy of a fella one night, trapping her sister and a devil. Flapper Girl/Gangster AU!
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You Were Never Lovelier by SagittariusPrincess
Fandoms: Fables: The Wolf Among Us (Video Game), Fables - Willingham, Fables (Willingham) - All Media Types
27 Oct 2020
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Bigby remembers dancing with her-dancing in a hazy club and holding her close to him. She was the memory that kept him alive throughout the war.
But when he returns to New York, the world has moved on without him-everything he knows and cares for is gone. And she-the princess with the raven locks and the beautiful gaze-believes that he had abandoned her.
Two lonely souls must find their way back to each other. They're all they have, clinging onto each other at a hazy club with no one else in it.
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When the events that unfold the Brandon family lead up to have Alice be sent to a mental institution, Jasper Whitlock is there to intervene and give Mary Alice a different start to eternal life.
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- Part 5 of Jasper & Alice Verses
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Hermione Granger – her true identity now revealed – must convince the Death Eaters that she is, and always will be, loyal to them. Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy devises a strategy to expand his empire by invading the British government. However, neither of them is prepared for what will threaten their desires… or who will threaten them, rather.
M for violence, language. Darkish Dramione. 1920s Muggle AU.
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- Part 2 of The Arts
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The Year Was 1926 by sleepyCJwritesSTUFFnow
Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)
25 Oct 2020
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Months -- nearly a year -- had passed since Ada Wong had left Broadway and signed a contract with Paramount. She had left behind the man who loved her, though she had not yet known it, and to cross paths with him now was shocking. Now working with the LAPD, Leon S. Kennedy knew he had gotten in deep. If he had known how much deeper he was about to become with her, the shock might have killed him. After all, the silver screen on which she danced and ignited his heart was much darker than the stage lights he had last seen her under. 1920s Hollywood AU.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes by ChancellorGriffin for enigmaticagentscully
Fandoms: The 100 (TV)
25 Oct 2020
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After a car accident, a snowstorm and a sudden telephone outage leave ten guests trapped in their hostess' house for the night, none of them can imagine this dinner party possibly getting any worse . . . until an entirely unexpected corpse turns up in the parlor.
Inspired by Agatha Christie.
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Lucas Lallement moved to Paris in 1921 to chase his dreams of being France's next greatest literary genius. Five years later, he is stuck in a shitty job and scrapes up hardly enough cash to cover rent each month. Life seems to be beating him dull, until he meets a boy who can show him Paris through fresh eyes.
And suddenly there's beauty in the streets again.
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Paul was sure that he was supposed to be an alpha. He wasn’t the kind of person to accept his freedom being taken away. He tries to run away from it, to be free once more. But he soon realises it’s not as easy as that.
And then an incident happens, and Paul will never be the same. He will fight for what’s right.
But even though John loves Paul, he doesn’t know if he can fight himself.
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Serpents and Pyramids by boredom
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
24 Oct 2020
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Ever since he was young, Ezra Fell dreamed of adventure. He dreamed of far off destinations and dashing heroes. He dreamed of danger and excitement. He dreamed of exploration and romance. Now, as an adult, his life is much less exotic locales and much more boring political dinner parties with his fiancé, Gabriel Messenger. But a chance meeting with a literary agent might be his last chance at the adventure he sought as a child.
Gabriel would surely support him.
Right?
And he could never fall for the brash and abrasive Mr. Anthony J. Crowley.
Right?
It was just one silly little trip to find a silly little amulet in Egypt.
Right?
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The Spring of 1920 is upon the world. Powerful mafia families lord over The Big City and one little dancer finds herself caught in the middle of it, trapped by nefarious forces, intrigue, murderous plots, and one skeleton who can't seem to let her go.
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- Part 1 of Of Desire and Disaster
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Misao of the Fire Nation by Julyza
Fandoms: Avatar: Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender
23 Oct 2020
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The story of how future Fire Lord Iroh the Second fell in love with Lady Misao 'Princess Mimi' Nakamura.
Or how prim and proper Prince Iroh ended up married to the notorious flapper, Mimi Nakamura. -
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Kicked out into the streets Julia(you) go to the city to see if you can make a new life there. But how are you going to if you don't have any money? Well this helpful monster seems to have some good advise and a nice soul. She even lets you stay in an old apartment building while you get back on your feet. Its just so dirty though. Oh look! What's inside of this box?
(will TRY to update every other Monday of the month)
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Or, One Week of Terror 2020.
Five scary stories to send a chill up your spine and make you check to see if you locked your door thrice! So do turn off your lights, my dear friend, and read on.
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- Part 4 of Holidays
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Daenerys is stuck in a loveless marriage with Robb who has denied her advances since his return from war. She feels lonely and overlooked, and the only person who understands her is the new gamekeeper Jon. But can she allow herself to fall in love with her husband's brother?
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Wooden Nickels by Schaden_freude
Fandoms: Bendy and the Ink Machine, Cuphead (Video Game), Epic Mickey (Video Games)
23 Oct 2020
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In Toontown during the Roaring 20s, anything is possible. A working class street rat named Cuphead attracts the attention of Bendy, the local Mafia boss and one of the seven heads of the city's crime syndicate. The unlikely pair are swept up in a strange and complicated relationship, complete with satanic cults, corrupt cops, and terrifying demons. Bendy and Cuphead have to navigate Toontown's seedy underworld while keeping their relationship secret. Can their love (assuming that it really is love) withstand the twists and turns of the Mafia? More importantly, will either of them make it out alive?
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When a priceless family heirloom was stolen you were forced to seek the aid of someone subtle and discreet but brilliant enough to help you find it.
Hopefully the two of you can get along well enough to find it and save your reputation.
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exactly what the title says
not all will be smut, but the rating is a general statement