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I didn't know how lost I was (until I found you) by Shadowscast
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
23 Jan 2022
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In the summer of 2019, Dave Katz is working for a landscaping service. One of his coworkers tells him about a medium who claims to be able to speak to the dead. When Dave makes an impulsive decision to visit the medium, he can't possibly imagine the beautiful chaos he is about to invite into his life.
Klaus is sober and struggling. Some wild stuff happened in the spring, and now he's reunited with (most of) his siblings and trying to get a handle on his power. Charging people 50 bucks for an interview with a departed loved one seems like a good way to simultaneously face his demons and earn some grocery money.
Then a kind, strong, beautiful man named Dave walks in, hoping to talk to his dead boyfriend. One thing leads to another, and Klaus might find love for the very first time! — if he doesn't stay true to character and fuck it all up before it even gets started, that is.
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In this interactive story, you will be playing as Dave's ghost on the Day that Wasn't. Can YOU prevent the apocalypse and find a happily-ever-after ending with the love of your life?
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Pogo trusted Reginald and followed his plan to the bitter end. Was it worth it?
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Dave is new in town, and looking for a way to make friends. His coworker, Vanya, invites him to join the Dungeons & Dragons game she runs for her siblings.
She warns Dave that her family can be a bit much, but nothing could have prepared Dave for the experience of meeting her brother Klaus.
(Dave might be falling in love with a manic raccoon nightmare boy.)
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Mini time jumps are great. Five can save his siblings' lives repeatedly, and avoid so many awkward emotional conversations! What could go wrong?
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Klaus has some questions for the bicycle girl. She's not eager to talk to him, but Klaus can be very persistent.
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Take My Hand (Life Could Be Better Than This) by Shadowscast
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
12 Mar 2021
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It's 2015. Ben is dead, but he's doing his best to keep his brother alive. It's not easy, when Klaus's first priority is to stay high all the time.
In the midst of a particularly rough patch, the ghost of a soldier shows up claiming to know Klaus from the Vietnam War. Weird, right?
But as it turns out, a timely intervention by this dead soldier may just turn everything around—Klaus's relationship with his siblings, his relationship with his powers, and (does Ben even dare to hope?) his relationship with drugs.
(What is this fic about, actually? I'm going with: Klaus/Life enemies-to-lovers slowburn.)
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Assessing the Hargreeves siblings' canonical relationships by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
02 Mar 2021
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Nonfiction, just for fun. I list all of the Hargreeves siblings' known romantic relationships (as of the end of S2), and assess their success levels.
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Blood types (and hospital aversion) by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
19 Sep 2020
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I speculate about the Hargreeves siblings' blood types, based on very little information.
(This work is non-fiction. Just a little rambling essay in which I share some stray thoughts that I had about canon!)
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The Narrator (and the flying car!) by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
19 Sep 2020
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Is the narrator of The Umbrella Academy a character?
(This work is non-fiction. Just a little rambling essay in which I share some stray thoughts that I had about canon!)
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No Future Is Perfect, But This One's Pretty Good by Shadowscast
Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
05 Sep 2020
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Dave survives the Vietnam War and goes back to Dallas. He settles into what promises to be a long, lonely life, working at Glen Oaks Hardware by day and tinkering with circuit boards in the back room by night.
Then a time-traveling woman in red boots crashes into his life, and everything changes.
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In appreciation of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
16 Mar 2020
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I talk about what I loved about the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.
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Looking to the past, living in the present (stumbling into the future) by Shadowscast
Fandoms: Once a Thief (TV)
06 Mar 2020
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Li Ann, Mac and Vic adjust to their changed circumstances.
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- Part 6 of Enough Time
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Thanksgiving with the Burkles, 2019 by Shadowscast
Fandoms: Angel: the Series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
24 Oct 2019
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Illyria's choice to deceive Fred's parents never ceased to fascinate me.
In 2004, I imagined that several months after Not Fade Away, Illyria joined the Burkles for Thanksgiving dinner. (See part 1 of this series, a drabble.)
In 2019, I wondered what it might look like if s/he had done so every year for fifteen years.
(These days, Fred lives on a ranch in Nevada with some friends and colleagues, and her parents travel to visit her. There have been a lot of changes in fifteen years. Roll with it.)
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Five reasons that writing fanfic is fun (for me) by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: No Fandom, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Once a Thief (TV)
14 Aug 2019
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I want to reflect on some of the things that make writing fanfic, specifically, fun.
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- Part 3 of Writing about writing
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The agents must guard and care for a toddler, while dealing with the fallout from a particularly brutal mission.
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- Part 5 of Enough Time
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In which I analyze Mac and Vic's interactions in the pilot in terms of the "meet cute" trope.
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- Part 1 of Once a Thief meta
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Ordered Lists of Names by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: No Fandom, Once a Thief (TV), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
01 Jul 2019
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In which I muse about decisions made during writing, particularly: in what order should I list the characters' names?
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- Part 2 of Writing about writing
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Workplace sexual harassment in Once A Thief by Shadowscast_meta (Shadowscast)
Fandoms: Once a Thief (TV)
28 Jun 2019
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In the context of re-watching the series, I muse about the Director's very problematic treatment of Mac in the workplace.
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- Part 2 of Once a Thief meta
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1) Try not to ask questions that you don't want to know the answers to.
2) Hone your ability to compartmentalize.
3) Work on your lying and sneaking-around skills.
4) Set clear boundaries.
5) Prepare for your life to change in unexpected ways.Series
- Part 4 of Enough Time