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Bring It On Home by DefinitelyYou
Fandoms: Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell, Simon Snow & Related Fandoms
20 Oct 2021
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It’s been 12 days since Charlie received the letter. It took him four days to open it, and an additional three to read it. He’s memorized the letter, every word, but he’s compelled to read it one more time. He knows, intellectually, the content of the letter, understands that Baz is expecting him to answer, but he can’t comprehend, emotionally, certain words on the page— leaving New York, home to England, have something for you, say goodbye.
Charlie pulls his knees into his chest and wraps his arms around his legs, the letter dangling precariously from his hand, and looks down on the harbor, watching the waves crash along the beach.
It’s been 245 days since he packed up his belongings and left Basilton Grimm-Pitch—strike that—Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch. Two-hundred-and-one days since he last saw him at The Rabbit Hole, the world’s most divey of magical dive bars, looking as beautiful and cool as ever. And five days after he learned the love of his life (unrequited) was removing himself from Charlie’s life for good, going home to jolly old England.
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- Part 2 of That Ain't All I'll Do For You
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Just Like Everybody Else Does by DefinitelyYou
Fandoms: Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell, Simon Snow & Related Fandoms
08 Mar 2020
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It’s not the most embarrassing situation I’ve ever found myself in, but it’s still well embarrassing. Might even be in my top five, up there with the time I spelled my shirt and trousers off in Ms. Possibelf’s class, leaving me only in my pants, socks, and trainers. I’m not nearly as starkers this time around, but I still feel naked, emotionally speaking.
I’m standing in the middle of the clearing in the Wavering Wood on a makeshift dance floor surrounded by magicked fairy lights while possibly the most depressing song I’ve ever heard rings through the clearing. I’ve been deserted by both my girlfriend and my nemesis, and everyone is watching my next move.
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How Shall I Love Thee When You are Gone? by DefinitelyYou
Fandoms: Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell
16 Feb 2020
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Simon Snow is standing on a sidewalk in the East Village looking directly at me with a soft smile on his face.
It’s snowing, and the flakes are landing in his auburn hair (it’s exactly as I remember it, short on the sides and back, long curls at the top cascading over his eyes) and glistening on his shoulders. It’s a beautiful sight and too much to take in. I close my eyes and count to 10. When I open them again, he’s gone. I exhale. (I didn’t even realize that I’d been holding my breath.) Figment of my imagination then, which doesn’t make me feel much better. I haven’t had a vision of Snow like this in ages. I think about him every day (I’ll never stop thinking about him). Simon Snow will always be a part of my heart, of my soul, but he’s not a part of my life any longer.
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- Part 1 of That Ain't All I'll Do For You
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“Baz! I’ve been waiting for at least 20 minutes. Can you please hurry up?” I shout to the bathroom door.
No response.
I shouldn’t be surprised. Not only is Baz notoriously particular when it comes to his appearance, but he’s also playing The Cure at top volume. When I knocked on the door earlier, he refused to open it or turn down the music, mumbling a response about getting in the mood for the evening.
The thing is, I’m not sure if I’m in the mood for this evening (no matter how good Baz looks or how loud he plays his music). Baz is taking me clubbing (yes, clubbing, which means dancing, which means disaster for me). And I don’t think I’ve been this nervous since I went to the Leaver’s Ball last May.
For some reason, he thinks it might help me. Me. The person who can barely shuffle along with a slow dance. My therapist agrees with him, thinks trying something new that doesn’t involve thinking will be good for me. Maybe they’re right, but it doesn’t make me any less nervous. (God, what are they thinking?)
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Nancy and Jonathan haven’t spoken since the day he walked out of their apartment four years ago—no phone calls or letters and, certainly, no awkward hellos in Hawkins. Now they've been thrown back together thanks to a family wedding. What happens when they're forced to confront the relationship, and history, they left behind?
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That Ain't All I'll Do For You by DefinitelyYou
Fandom Carry On Series - Rainbow Rowell, Simon Snow & Related Fandoms
20 Oct 2021
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Staring at the Sun by Nerve_Itch
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types
20 May 2026
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The first sound Ilya hears is a thin, discordant symphony of beeps and whirs. Something vibrating.
The next thing he hears is…wet. A sort of shaking, gargling sound, that feels like the ugliest crying he’s ever heard. And through it, Shane’s voice.
“I’m with him now, mom. He’s— he’s not fine. He’s not. I know—”
Ilya wants to ask who's not fine, but he can’t feel his own body, his mouth, enough to ask.
“Yeah,” Shane is saying, only slightly calmer. “I know. He wasn’t breathing—"
Ilya knows there's a link, between the clinical musicality of medical settings, Shane’s audible, awful distress, and his own physical incapacity. It’s just, it’s so tenuous, and the air around him is so thick, so heavy. It would be easy, to sleep, a little.
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Footage of the last game between Ottawa and Montreal is everywhere; it’s breached containment from the sports world, and now it seems like everyone is baying for Montreal’s blood. Except, Ilya is oblivious. Not exactly blissfully so, but as the fight for accountability within the league rages on without him, Ilya just wants someone, anyone, to tell him what happened.- Language:
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18 Jul 2026
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bad idea, right? by cherhorowitz8
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
02 Apr 2026
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After making up a fake boyfriend so his teammates would stop setting him up on dates, Shane is suddenly faced with the task of finding a real one on short notice in order to avoid humiliation.
Shockingly, his old rival, Ilya Rozanov, is willing to do what it takes to help him. Even if that means pretending to be in love with Shane for a full weekend.
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28 Jun 2026
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Shane Hollander learns there are both pros and cons to accidentally adopting a kitten with your situationship.
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25 Jun 2026
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Just Another Day in Paradise by Zavia
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
18 Jun 2026
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Shane Hollander is on vacation.
This is, objectively, a great idea. There is sun. There is a private villa. There is Luca, who fits into Shane’s life with the ease of something long-established. Brotherly, familiar, and currently eyeing the entire resort like it’s a personal challenge.
There is also Ilya Rozanov.
This was not mentioned. This was not in the plan.
It’s fine. They’re fine. They’ve always been fine. Years later, different lives, perfectly capable of sharing a beach, a drink, and conversation that slips a little too easily into something familiar.
Fine enough not to think about it.
Around them, things stay uncomplicated. Luca is already making decisions Shane will have to deal with later. Marley is encouraging him. Svetlana is watching like she already knows how this ends.
And Shane, who is absolutely, completely fine, starts to realize something mildly inconvenient:
nothing else ever really measured up.
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14 Jun 2026
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@Wadjilicious gave the prompt: Montreal Club AU Fix It.
I heard: All the things they (never) said but make it worse. Alternate ending to Ep 4 and the missing scene in room 1217 in Tampa Bay
AKA "I ordered a beer and all I got was the crushing realization I might be gay"Smutbrix to the face.
We're crying, we're smutty, we're crying while we're smutty. Enjoy. Happy Ending Guaranteed.- Language:
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01 Apr 2026