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It's a Wonderful Life (on the Path) by Helgatwb, startabby
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)
25 Jan 2021
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‘If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride…” or so the saying goes. But when two men’s dearest wishes meet, the consequences which arise are beyond all expectation, teaching them of unexpected wonders which lay within a life lived out on the Path.
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The Peculiar Nature (of Identity) by startabby
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther (2018), Doctor Strange (2016), Iron Man (Movies)
30 Aug 2020
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What truly defines a man, the scope of his tragedies, the strength of his convictions, or perhaps, the impact that he has on the lives of others? As Tony Stark faces life after an escape from unjust betrayal, he must find the answer to this question. Will his need for vengeance color everything in his life, or will new passions, new allies, and even new love help him grow into a better man?
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Darkness of the Scavenger by startabby
Fandoms: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
13 Jun 2020
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Dreams are all that sustain him here in this dark place, dreams of his life before and a hope to one day escape from captivity. But then, one day the dreams evolve. A mysterious creature, a black scavenger, is haunting him, warning of dangers, calling for him to change, to protect the realm. As light comes at last, Percival shuts his eyes from the glare and promises… he will be faithful to the charge of Magic.
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- Part 1 of Magic's Paladin
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Evil Author Day Snippets by startabby
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Eureka (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey, Stargate - All Media Types, Teen Wolf (TV), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Sentinel (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
14 Feb 2020
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While I'm still new to actually writing fanfiction, a while back I ran across a fic tagged Evil Author Day. Upon some digging, I learned that it's basically a tradition (I believe started by Keira Marcos?) of posting snippets from unfinished works every year on or around February 15th. There is no guarantee that the snippets will ever turn into published works, but it's still a fun chance for authors to show off.
I decided this year to post a few of my own, especially as I've started actually putting some of my finished works up on the site. Each chapter is a different snippet, which comes from one of a variety of fandoms I've been experimenting with writing in.
I've tried to indicate in the notes some idea of where the snippets fit into larger works. If any of them ever end up published in finished works, I'll indicate as appropriate.
UPDATE: Added new chapters for EAD 2019
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In the canon Harry Potter universe, Sirius and Walburga Black’s mutual hatred is the stuff of legends. But, what if that hatred wasn’t real? What if, instead, it was secretly one massive prank?
Behind closed doors, House Black is strong and united.
Harry Potter would know; after all, he’s secretly been raised as the Blacks’ pride and joy. But, shhh, you can’t tell anyone that.Much of this story was originally written for April 2018's Rough Trade Challenge: 'Call it Magic', though it has seen some editing since then.
Recent series
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The Incredible Challenges (of Tony Stark) by startabby
Fandom: Black Panther (2018), Doctor Strange (2016), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
30 Aug 2020
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What happens when Obadiah Stane is a bit more strategic in his betrayal of his protege, setting Tony Stark on the path towards a very different future than the one that he thought that he would have? And how will these changes in Tony's fate snowball outwards into SHIELD and the Avengers, the Earth, and eventually the entire Universe?
- Words:
- 135,862
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- 2
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Magic's Paladin by startabby
Fandom: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
13 Jun 2020
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- 18,057
- Works:
- 1
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- 16
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Obscure Guardian by startabby
Fandom: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
30 Jun 2018
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This series started from a simple idea that has become a popular theme since the release of the new Fantastic Beasts film.
Specifically, what if the Dursleys' abuse (which everyone agrees is canon, at least to some extent) led to Harry becoming an Obscurial. Given that jumping off point, I decided to explore the consequences of this notion. In this case, things kick off well before Harry reaches Hogwarts age with the emergence of the Obscurus in Part 1.Part 1: Unexpected Consequences is complete. It covers Harry and Sirius' initial reunion in 1985.
Part 2: A Tale of Two Letters is complete. It takes place six year later, in the summer of 1991, and covers the Hogwarts invitations and the realizations that come in the aftermath of those letters' delivery.
Part 3: Irregular Homecomings is complete. It takes place starting in the summer of 1994, and is the events of Goblet of Fire in this universe.
Part 4: Appendices are reference notes for the series. Each chapter is independent, and chapters are posting periodically.
- Words:
- 131,457
- Works:
- 4
- Bookmarks:
- 551
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The Big Short Stories by startabby
Fandom: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Chicago (2002), Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stargate SG-1, Teen Wolf (TV), The Incredible Hulk (2008)
22 Oct 2017
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The Big Short Challenge on Rough Trade (http://www.roughtrade.org/)'s forum, has two versions.
The first, Variations on a Theme, is a 500-1000 word story given a one word prompt.
The second, Variations on a Character, is a 1000-2000 word story given a character prompt.
This series includes the various shorts that I've written in response to some of the prompts.- Words:
- 9,259
- Works:
- 8
- Bookmarks:
- 4
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Symbiosis by deanine
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Venom (Comics), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Comics), SiREN (movie)
08 Dec 2017
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In the original universe, Peter Parker met the symbiont who would become known as Venom after he had possessed others, after his mind had been corrupted by inappropriate hosts and his true purpose lost to insanity and insatiable hunger. If Peter had met the symbiont while it was still intact, its mind clear and its purpose undecided, would he have so easily rejected the symbiont?
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- Part 1 of A Boy and His Symbiont
Bookmarked by startabby
20 Dec 2020
Bookmarker's Notes
Utterly different take on the Klyntar from the Venom comics, set in the MCU in the time post the first Spider-Man movie and before Infinity War. Featuring a well-meaning dad Tony and mom figure May, along with a precious cinnamon roll Peter and besties Ned and MJ.
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The Hidden Leaf Village in Naruto's time seems to have forgotten just why the village was founded and have lost their way. Through a mishap with a hiraishin seal, Tobirama finds himself during Naruto's time and he is having none of this nonsense. His brother may be gone, but he won't stand to have Hashirama's dream trampled so.
And if he has to cause a civil war or burn the village down to the ground? Well that depends on how much resistance he meets.
All Tobirama does know for certain is that no child will suffer underneath the protection of Konoha and if he has to take them in and care for them himself, then he will.
**here's to hoping updating existing chapters doesn't send out update alerts/emails. I'm doing some sporadic editing of this fic. Just some grammar, punctuation, and small facts. Sorry if I confuse anyone.**
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 112,365
- Chapters:
- 27/27
- Comments:
- 3384
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Bookmarked by startabby
26 Jul 2020
Bookmarker's Notes
Fun fix-it fic where Tobirama Senju travels to the future instead of dying like he does in canon and ends up adopting a chibi Naruto as his cub and heir early, years before the main canon begins.
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The Winged Jedi by ThatDamnKennedyKid
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
15 Aug 2019
- Words:
- 70,425
- Works:
- 28
- Bookmarks:
- 437
Bookmarked by startabby
18 Feb 2020
Bookmarker's Notes
Rather lovely star wars au circa the clone wars and beyond that features a non-human (winged) female obi-wan who is a very different being due to her heritage and how this difference changes some of the events of the fall of the republic in interesting ways.
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Peachy Keen by AnonEhouse
Fandoms: Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
25 Apr 2019
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What if Tony decided in Siberia that he couldn't just go home? He was used to being the scapegoat, but this time the cost would be more than he could pay.
Ross would have the ammunition he needed to get Iron Man under his control, and what he'd do with the tech didn't bear thinking about.
Tony decided to use Protocol Pass The Torch. He'd be fine. A penniless fugitive's life would make a nice change of pace. Everything would be peachy keen.
(Tony miscalculated the pull the world had on him. He also miscalculated how many people would join him. Ultimately, Thanos underestimated him.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 136,749
- Chapters:
- 161/161
- Collections:
- 7
- Comments:
- 5468
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- 4871
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- 1441
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Bookmarked by startabby
03 May 2019
Bookmarker's Notes
MCU AU starting from the end of Civil War up through Infinity War. Some character bashing, especially of Maximoff/Rogers/Romanoff, and very Team Iron Man.
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Lessons Well Learnt by Drenagon
Fandom: The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Jun 2017
- Words:
- 478,048
- Works:
- 18
- Bookmarks:
- 564
Bookmarked by startabby
11 Oct 2018
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Rather splendid Tolkien AU which starts from Thorin reliving the quest and spirals out from there to encompass both The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. There's even a redemption arc for Smeagol/Gollum. Note that there's only one explicitly romantic pairing and it's het, though there are a few more implied.