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    Two is a Crowd by

    Fandoms: In Stars And Time (Video Game)  

    19 Jun 2025

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    Two years after their journey to defeat the King has concluded, Odile finds herself back in her oddly quiet home in Ka Bue. She's intent to enjoy her tentative break from travelling, but her home doesn't remain quiet for very long when there's a knock on her door and a very familiar face standing on her porch steps.

    OR: Siffrin and Odile try to relax in Ka Bue together, but both are hiding something, and neither is very keen on saying exactly what.

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    29 Aug 2025

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    Curtain Call by

    Fandoms: In Stars And Time (Video Game)  

    06 Sep 2024

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    Before Siffrin goes to talk to the Head Housemaiden for the last time, everyone makes one last wish at the Favor Tree.

    The Universe calls for an encore.

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    24 Aug 2025

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    The Karma of Lies by

    Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug  

    29 Jun 2025

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    All Adrien wanted was to keep the peace and make sure everyone in his class stayed friendly. That was why he took the high road, held his tongue, and allowed Lila's lies to spread unchecked. He didn't think this was a big deal; sure, Marinette complained, but she'd endured just fine when he'd defended Chloe, so why would this be any different? And besides, who could be hurt by a couple of tall tales about celebrities and fake charitable work?

    But karma is a stubborn thing. It can occasionally be deflected, such that a villain is protected from her well-deserved punishment, but it can never be truly stopped--especially when the Ladybug miraculous is involved. In those cases, if appropriate consequences cannot fall upon the villain herself, they inevitably descend upon the protector who upheld her lies, downplayed her cruelties, and shielded her from harm.

    And by the time Adrien learns just what sort of punishment that Lila earned and that he must now endure, it may be far too late for him.

    Miraculous salt fic.

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    more than you hoped to be by

    Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia  

    14 Mar 2025

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    “Taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you’re more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to be.” - Bette Greene

    In another world, Chisaki Kai is a ruthless, cruel man who stops at nothing to rid the world of quirks. In this one, however, he draws lines: one being Eri. He cares for her, treats her like his own daughter. And for his precious daughter, he needs somebody to help care for her, somebody who isn’t one of the Eight Bullets or a member of the Yakuza.

    Enter one Midoriya Izuku: quirkless, protective, and the perfect candidate to be her babysitter. Now if only Chisaki could just stop worrying about the boy, too, that would be great. (No, Chronostasis, he does not have ‘paternal instincts,’ thank you very much!)

    Or: Midoriya Izuku (accidentally) turns the Yakuza into the good morally grey guys.

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    25 Apr 2023

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    To Extend our Reach to the Stars Above by

    Fandoms: In Stars And Time (Video Game)  

    24 Dec 2024

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    "All in all, world domination was a lot easier than people made it out to be. All you needed was some well-placed words, well-made wishes, and a whole lot of determination. Siffrin barely needed to lift their dagger—yet here they stood as the right hand at the head of the world."

    Or: Siffrin met the King instead of the saviours and joined him on the side of villainy
    (Whether or not he's any good at it is beside the point).

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    04 Nov 2024