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A nineteenth century Sotho diplomatic mission to Wakanda is a last ditch effort to prevent apocalyptic change in southern Africa on the point of colonization.
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The day before Noel (Chris) Lahiffe was Akumatized everything in Paris was fine, Gabriel had paid his debt to society and Marinette has his miraculous so what happened? More importantly what happened to Alix when she was in Egypt in 3000BCE? How will she adjust to life in 2029? Will she remember her husband? Her daughter? Over the course of the story Alix will travel back and forth with Max to Neolithic Egypt. She also travels back to 2017 with her husband Luka. A few of the old team have given up their miraculouses so Marinette is going to have to make the tough choice and figure out how to be a real guardian for the new generation.
GabeNath included at no extra charge. This rating is likely to change as well as warnings in the future.
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- Part 6 of Continuity Timeline
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Julie wants to do her homework in peace, but Luke wants her to come play music instead. Alex takes issue with Luke's stance, and Reggie doesn't want any part of the argument.
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Was she the preserved relic of a bygone era or the last of a species about to go extinct? In the Collector's museum, she could be both. When Jane Foster woke in a glass cage, her world shrunk to a living museum and her only solace came from the tall, blue alien in the next cage over. AU
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Shadow of Death by maembe13
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies), Black Panther (2018)
09 Mar 2023
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When the World Security Council succeeds in detonating a nuclear missile over Manhattan, they wipe out the entire Chitauri army, but not the former Asgardian prince at their head. Unfortunately, the civilians of New York and the entire Avenger team are casualties.
In the aftermath, Midgard spirals into chaos Loki did not create, Loki graciously volunteers to restore order. To assist him in his tasks, he recruits a mortal astrophysicist, an army of Winter Soldiers, a Wakandan princess, and an extraterrestrial feline. Can the Trickster successfully conquer all six Infinity Stones and prevent the destruction of half of all life in the universe?
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Elephant Footsteps and Trampled Grass by maembe13
Fandoms: Black Panther (Marvel Movies)
30 Nov 2022
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T'Challa underwent this ceremony and was declared king three times. He had stood strong and proud and regal every single time. But Shuri could not stand like a king. She stood to become a queen. The first queen of Wakanda. One shot.
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“You will remain in Talokan until you agree to ally Wakanda with me,” Namor said.
“Then I will stay forever,” Shuri responded.
“As you wish.”Nakia does not come. Shuri does not leave. Wakanda's daughter remains in Talokan and far from the land of her people.
A tale of living myths, ancient legends, and present struggles to forge new life after death.
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She holds out her hand, and he feels a thing contaminated. He has made pleasant in this village, has chatted and smiled and broke bread with Inari, for the last year, but suddenly he fears he will burn her skin if he touches it. “I am not the kind of man you should share joy with,” he whispers, hardly intending the words at all.
“And why is that?” Inari asks, her brows furrowing together.
“I ruin it,” he replies with a swallow.
“You don’t ruin mine.”
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Jericho has been a prophet for hundreds of years, and yet he is still making all the same mistakes.
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- Part 2 of fire starter
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The Curse of the Crocodile King a.k.a. The Toad Who Stole A Princess by maembe13
Fandoms: The Princess and the Frog (2009), Mythology — Fandom, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, African Diasporic Mythology, Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich | The Frog Prince (Fairy Tale)
09 Jul 2023
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Once upon a time, the new emperor of Abyssinia exiled a princess into a mountain cave. A handsome prince, captive to a powerful enchantment, discovers her and seeks refuge in her prison. The prince seeks to return to the land of his people, but his enchantment binds him each day and only releases him at night. The princess knows her exile can only end in her death. What will become of their two kingdoms, two dynasties, and the long-foretold prophecy that the emperor fears?
A retelling of the Princess and the Frog in the context of imperial Ethiopia.
Originally published on FF.net in 2020.
June 2025: Do not mind the flurry of edits. I am currently reworking and rewriting this one. Edited through chapter 4.
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Beauty For Ashes by maembe13
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
17 Mar 2024
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Nairobi, 2006. Cotton has failed. The textile factories closed long ago. John Thornton Odoyo is a man who grew up too early and carries the weight of his father’s failures on his shoulders. Margaret Hale, university degree in hand, agrees to volunteer as a teacher in Kenya. She has no idea what she has gotten herself into. Uprooted and transplanted half the globe away from everything she has ever known, she is forced to redefine what it is that makes a place home.
Modern AU. i.e. The Global North meets the Global South.
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One shot. All Human-real world. Non-Canon. Emmanuel Loki and Thornton Odinson come from vastly different worlds and yet they find themselves living as “brothers.” How will Loki adjust to Thor's world-a world that does not accept him? How will Loki ever be able to return to his own? A Ugandan sponsor kid is “adopted” into an American family. An exploration of culture clash, identity, and adaptation.
Originally posted on FF.net June, 2019.
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In Grandpa Jeremiah's Library by Wr1t3rJames4
Fandoms: Soul Food (1997), Soul Food (TV 2000), The Boondocks, African Diasporic Mythology
03 Feb 2018
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After an enjoyable Sunday Dinner at Big Mama's house, Ahmad finds himself going upstairs to Grandpa Joseph's secret library where he learns about the other side of manhood he's always been intrigued by but never fully understood and been taught never to explore.
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- Part 3 of Black History Month 2018 Fanfics
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For the Glory of Carthage by Wr1t3rJames4
Fandoms: Punic Wars RPF, Ancient Carthage RPF, Ancient History RPF, Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF, Historical RPF
06 Feb 2018
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Hamilcar Barca and his eldest son Hannibal seek to appease Baal Hammon's wrath and attain his favor, yet it will come at a bawdy price.
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- Part 6 of Black History Month 2018 Fanfics
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Kelechi, a seemingly timid Igbo water boy, entices Akachi, a handsome older huntsman.
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- Part 8 of Black History Month 2018 Fanfics
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Asakya is a teenage Congolese girl living through the newly independent Congo, her father is a high ranking member of military which results in her having the same opportunities as the white and Belgian population.
However, true freedom isn't always a step away and Asakya will have to fight to be treated the same.
Will she stop receiving racism in her own country, or will she fight to get rights back in her own country
Read more to find out.
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