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Until Our Paths Cross

A glimpse into the lives of Din and Grogu during their time apart.

Mando’ad Draar Digu (A Mandalorian Never Forgets)

A run-in on an Imperial ship between Mandalorians and New Republic pilots ends in violence and a stalemate. Tensions are now heightened as several New Republic senators extend negotiations to the mysterious ruler of Mandalore, a reformed planet isolated from the galaxy.
Mand’alor Din Djarin and Duchess Bo-Katan Kryze begin defensive discussions with the Galactic Senate, opposed to becoming involved in any outside government after so recently reclaiming their home planet. As they aim to keep Din’s identity confidential, the Mandalorians hunt the rest of the Empire in the Outer Rim and attempt to avoid the New Republic’s domineering presence.
But Senator Leia Organa isn’t taking no for an answer with peace on the line.
(Oh, and of course, the clan of two reunites.)

Found

Din fulfills a vow.
An epilogue to “Mando’ad Draar Digu (A Mandalorian Never Forgets)”.

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

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One friendship between two purebloods that commiserate the trials of living up to their parent's expectations during the Triwizard Tournament changes the course of the future.
This is a series of one-shots in a Soulmate AU where Draco and Fleur are friends and it brings Draco into Harry's life in unexpected ways. Each one-shot can stand on its own, you don't necessarily need to read all of them to understand what is happening in any given fic, but if read together they spin a gut-wrenching tale of love and hate and overcoming the darker parts of yourself.
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What Friends Are For

One friendship between two purebloods that commiserate the trials of living up to their parent's expectations during the Triwizard Tournament changes the course of the future. What happens when Draco makes a friend that doesn't hold him to the impossible standards of being a Malfoy? What happens when Fleur makes a friend that isn't secretly jealous of her?
As a general rule of thumb for this fic, if Draco and Fleur are speaking exclusively to one another they are speaking French, so if the cadence or speech patterns feel odd that is why.

Pre-Wedding Jitters

Draco and Fleur had become quite close during the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and so against better judgment, she asked him to be in her wedding party. He runs into Harry the morning of the wedding and Harry seems to favor him over his ex-girlfriend, which gets him wondering. Does the Prat Who Lived have feelings for him? There is only one way to find out. Too bad the war and the bloody Dark Lord get in the way.

Volatile Visions

Harry just spent a magical evening dancing with someone he might very well like. He was as surprised as anyone to find that he had a soft spot for a certain blond. Then the Ministry fell and everything descended into chaos. Now Harry is seeing Draco in a whole new light- literally. A vision from Voldemort haunt's Harry as he sees what Draco is being forced into. What will become of our star-crossed lovers?

Dreams

Strangely, Harry seems to keep dreaming about Draco Malfoy, and what is even odder is that even his visions from Voldemort seem to center around Draco. This is a disjointed journey through Harry's dreams and visions.
TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic depictions of the torture curse and forced domestic violence. If you wish to skip the DV stop reading after Hermione tells Harry to practice occlumency and pick back up when Harry says he's going to be sick and goes to throw up in the forest.

Malfoy Manor

They're screwed.
They are so screwed!
Had everything they had done been in vain? This can't be how it all ends. Yet, here they were, at the mercy of some gold-hungry snatchers and power-hungry purebloods.
Wait, why can Harry hear Draco's thoughts?

True Loves First Kiss

Draco owns up to the past and amends are made. Harry and Draco complete their bond and Bill thinks he's hilarious.

Escape From Gringotts

Draco and Harry have found themselves in an odd pridicament- they're soulmates. When Draco was asked to identify them at Malfoy Manor they discovered a fledgling telepathic bond and immediately conspired to escape together. After saving everyone from the cellar, Draco, Harry, Ron, and Hermione escape through a secret tunnel and flee to Shell Cottage. Draco's friendship with Fleur helps him realize his true feelings for the Git Who Lived and they complete their soul bond in between planning a break-in at Gringotts. There is something in his Aunt's vault that his soulmate and (surprisingly enough) new friends need. There's only one problem.

You'd have to be mad to try and rob Gringotts.

The Calm Before the Storm

Draco is still recovering from the shock of his life- Harry Potter is his soulmate. Now he's on some heroic mission with the Golden Trio, but not everyone is happy he is on their side. In fact, there are some that want to make sure Draco can't help Harry look for what he needs to win this war. Could being a hero be any harder?
Not to mention the fact that they don't even know what they are looking for.
And, for the love of the gods- can someone please turn Cho Chang into a ferret or something? She needs to be taught a lesson.

Shelves: Harry Potter

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Words:: 73,207
Status:: Completed

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Healer Theodore Nott is asked to join a special case for the Aurors. Little does he know that the love of his life (well, on his end) is helping to run the mission.

Part 1 of “How to Win…” After You Win the War Series

Shelves: Harry Potter

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Words:: 37,391
Status:: Completed

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Catastrophic systems failure. Luke and Ezra are trapped on a ship together and are forced to get over their issues with one another.
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This'll Do

Catastrophic systems failure. Luke and Ezra are trapped on a ship together and are forced to get over their issues with one another.
'You chose this.' He reminded himself, finally bringing the mug up to his mouth. 'It’s not all lightsaber fighting and heroism.'
'Sometimes it’s cohabiting with the most annoying individual in the galaxy.'

Gladness

You need to read the first fic in this series to understand what is happening here!
During a party, a call comes in.

Shelves: Star Wars Fics

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Words:: 14,701
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Wishful Thinking

Sometimes the smallest thing can cause the biggest changes. At the hospital after the fight at the airport in Leipzig, Tony confronts Natasha. Her response opens his eyes to what the team is and is not - and it's definitely not a family. With the truth staring him in the face, Tony is not about to let the Avengers, or anyone else, walk all over him again. He has more important things to do. Like saving the world.
Takes place during and just after Captain America Civil War. AU where Tony never went to Siberia.
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Wish List

After the battle at the airport in Germany, Tony realised that the Avengers had never been a family or even a team, and so he walked away. He never went to Siberia, and world events took a different direction. Now, after his epic press conference, the world - and the Rogues – must come to terms with this new reality. Doormat Tony Stark is now BAMF Tony Stark, and he intends to save the planet, with or without help.
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Best Wishes

A series of snippets, extra scenes, and add-ons in the 'Wish Upon a Stark' universe. It's probably best to read Wishful Thinking and Wish List first for clarity, but if you don't, the short summary is: Tony never went to Siberia. He took a different path, made new friends along the way, and ended up saving the world AND surviving Thanos.

Shelves: Marvel Comics

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Words:: 85,104
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This series is meant to encompass all my stories in my "headcanon" worldstate, which is in fact a canon-divergent AU.
1: Sanctification, DA:O and DA:O-A, F!Cousland/Leliana. Faith, doubt, politics, wolves!
2: Spells of Healing, pre-DA2 through pre-Act II. Anders/F!Hawke (mage, red/aggro). Oops baby AU and plans for change.
3: Spells of Power, Act II-III. Anders/F!Hawke. She becomes Viscountess of Kirkwall in AU fashion and tries to reform the Circle.
4: Spells of Battle, the Mage-Templar War, end of DA2 through the Haven Conclave. Anders/F!Hawke.
5: Rising Powers, DA:I, Dorian/M!Trevelyan. The Inquisition is not as strong as it is in canon... and Ferelden and the Free Marches are a lot stronger.
6: Wills of Adamant, DA:I and post-DA:I, Anders/F!Hawke. What happened with "Here Lies the Abyss" and afterward.
7: Joie de Vivre, post-DA:I. The epilogue for Cousland/Leliana.
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Sanctification

Elissa Cousland never expected to be a Grey Warden, but she doesn’t mind it. She can fight evil, develop her gift from her mother’s bloodline to call upon wolves, and pursue real love rather than fulfilling some grim noble duty. She has never been attracted to men, so that freedom matters to her. She just wishes her conscription had not corresponded with the loss of her whole family, or so she fears, as well as her lover.
When she meets the bard-turned-sister, Leliana, she is sure that this will be special. Leliana has a sad past too, a betrayal by her former mentor Marjolaine and an acute regret from Lothering, but together they might be able to help each other heal. But the moral challenges during the Blight, the brutal game of Fereldan politics, and their own dark pasts won’t make it easy for either woman.
(A story that occurs in the same world as my “Spells” series. Can be read as a standalone; no prior reading of other stories needed.)

Spells of Healing

In Dragon 9:27, Anders escaped the Circle of Magi. It was not the first time or the last, but it was very significant. Caitlyn Hawke, apostate mage, fell in love with him, and her father died trying to help him. He was recaptured, but not before leaving her with a permanent “memento” of their relationship.
Four years later, they met again on the other side of the Waking Sea. He was Tainted, possessed, and exiled; she was impoverished, mourning her sister, and thoroughly embittered. Both of them had loved someone else—and lost them, since they could not stop thinking about each other. It seemed hopeless....
(Edited & illustrated! The story continues in Spells of Power and Spells of Battle.)

Spells of Power

Caitlyn Hawke and Anders have big plans. With noble support and a useful, if corrupt, ally in Mother Petrice, Hawke intends to use the Qunari crisis to get Grand Cleric Elthina replaced with her own ally. She also has a certain big ambition of her own and a list of goals: limit Meredith Stannard’s influence, reform Kirkwall’s Circle, spark reform everywhere, and get the backing of Divine Justinia to safeguard her position as a mage ruler and protect her and Anders’ mage son from being taken away. But Meredith also has allies and is not ceding power without a fight—a very dirty and bloody one if necessary, one that challenges Caitlyn not to become a tyrant too.
Meanwhile, Anders doesn’t think Caitlyn goes far enough with her reforms, and he—or perhaps Justice—also thinks she risks failure by playing by traditional political rules against a foe who thinks she is above rules. Meredith had a previous Viscount killed, after all....
(Canon-divergent. Reading Part 1, Spells of Healing, is recommended but not strictly necessary. Edited & illustrated!)

Spells of Battle

It is Dragon 9:37, and war has begun. For two years the mage Viscountess of Kirkwall, Caitlyn Hawke, fought violence and obstruction as she expanded mage rights. But at last she and her husband Anders assassinated Meredith Stannard and declared the Kirkwall Circle independent, inspiring more Circle rebellions. Now the chantries of the northern Free Marches have declared a schism due to Divine Justinia’s support of Hawke, with former Grand Cleric Elthina as its “Divine.” Justinia cannot help, as the Templars and Seekers who aren’t joining the schism only care about keeping the other Circles in line. Caitlyn, Anders, the rebels, and their allies must fight the war alone.
Challenges arise at home too. With an ambitious anti-war Coterie boss undermining Caitlyn from one side, mage supremacists from the other, and Grand Cleric Petrice urging Caitlyn to deal with foes ruthlessly, she is tempted more than ever to be a despot. Anders wants to help her keep to the light... but by 9:39, he has his own struggle, a dark voice that will not let him or Justice alone.
(Canon-divergent Mage-Templar War that’s still mostly compatible with Asunder. Reading Parts 1 and 2 of the Spells series is advised.)

Rising Powers

Max Trevelyan has been a powerless Circle mage most of his life. He didn't even get to fight in the Mage-Templar War when he wanted to. Now suddenly he is the Herald of Andraste and then the Inquisitor. With an ancient menace at large, Orlais in disarray, and the Chantry leaderless and still sundered from a terrible war and second schism, someone needs to pick up the pieces. And with a lover by his side who knows politics, the son of a magister, Max thinks he may have a real chance to make Thedas closer to his ideals.
Many of his companions want to rebuild the old world instead, but they may find that a challenge. Viscountess Hawke of Kirkwall and her mage army are issuing ultimatums about mage rights, and all Thedas knows they have the magic and weapons to back them up. Ferelden is also ascendant and making demands. And then Max starts to see the Inquisition, which should have been a force for good, doing worse and worse things simply for power. Dorian empathizes, feeling similarly about Tevinter, so perhaps they can stop the worst excesses of the organization Max “leads”... can’t they?
This is not a playthrough novelization.

Wills of Adamant

For many years, Caitlyn Hawke has had dark dreams of a hole in the sky, a trail of bloody footprints behind her, a crown on her forehead dripping with red, and her beloved Anders falling in hopeless combat against a monstrous demon. When at last she understands what these dreams mean, and he insists that he must go to Skyhold to advocate for the free mages, will her warnings make a difference?
(Canon-divergent. Contains major spoilers for my also-canon-divergent novels Spells of Battle and Rising Powers.)

Joie de Vivre

After the dust has settled from the War Against the Elder One, the Hero of Ferelden and her partner reflect on what they have been through, lost, gained, and what they hope the future holds for their family.

Shelves: Dragon Age

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 1,543,632
Status:: Completed

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And without so much as a glance back, Potter's mop of disorganized black hair vanishes among the throngs pouring into the lifts.
Draco rakes his nails over his skull, vibrating with a barely-suppressed wrath, broiled passion making him feel weak in his own skin. If Potter is going to be like that...
This is going to be a lot harder than he thought.

Shelves: Harry Potter

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 161,153
Status:: Completed

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A collection of canon-compliant one-shots featuring slice of life scenes and character studies after the battle of Hogwarts.
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Rage

Harry tells Ron about the time he destroyed Dumbledore's office.

Nerve

Just days after the battle, Harry and Ginny speak.

Toss a Sickle

Neville is visiting his parents after the battle, unaware that Harry is about to visit and tell him how different his life could have been.

Going Home

A week after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry goes home.

The Cry

In the blurred aftermath of the battle, Teddy just won't stop crying.

Evidence

Proudfoot adjusts to Harry Potter, who doesn't have a single NEWT to his name, joining the Auror Department.

Story

In Australia, Hermione can begin a new story with Ron.

The Thunderstorm

A summer storm might have kept Harry awake, but it can also hide all sorts of glorious noises.

The Little Boy Who Lived

In helping sort through old childhood books, Harry comes across something that Ginny and Molly rather wish he hadn't.

Cleansing Souls

Harry agreed to be an auror on one condition - that the Dementors would be removed from Azkaban.

Dinner at the Burrow

Mary is still dealing with the fear the follows her after the war, so when Reg comes home and tells her that Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley have invited them round for dinner, she's sure that he's pulling her leg.

The Move

Ron expected, on packing up his childhood bedroom to move in with George and Harry, for there to be a bit of emotion. He did not expect one of those emotions to be barely constrained fury at the sight of some underwear.

BABY POTTER?

In today's edition of The Daily Prophet, attractive and tenacious reporter Rita Skeeter reveals the shocking truth behind some adorable pictures.

Tired

Life is exhausting without Fred.

Drunk in Love

Harry should have known better than to let George Weasley get him drunk.

In Vino Veritas

Molly Weasley is woken by her sons returning from a big night out.

Easy

Nothing about grieving is easy, but Angelina makes it less hard.

Failure

She wasn’t doing the sort of things you were supposed to do after going through so much - she was failing at struggling to cope.

Blankets

Two instances of Harry being ill - one without people who care, one with.

George's Guest

Quite frankly both of them would just rather they died on the spot.

The Flat

Ginny is fresh out of Hogwarts, and has dared to step into her brother's filthy flat to see Harry.

Morning

Harry and Ginny's first morning living alone together.

Morning

'It’s nice,’ he told her, 'that your voice was the first thing I heard today.’

Healer Gower

The excitement of being Harry Potter's Healer wears off fairly swiftly.

Quizards on the Run

They were told the quiz at The Leaky Cauldron was good.

Return

After three quick years, Charlie visits the Burrow.

Heal

Harry gets the therapy he should have had a long time ago.

One Hundred and Eleven Years Old

Percy's wedding goes from dry to worse when Aunt Muriel is sat at their table.

22

'I’m older than my parents now. They were 21 when they died.’

Not Invited

The Weasley family reacts to the news that Harry and Ginny have eloped.

Ice

Harry helps Ginny cope with the heat.

Wedding Party

Scenes from Harry and Ginnys post-elopement party.

The German Interview

Harry has been asked to be interviewed on the wireless regarding a new Ministry scheme. He is sure that he won't enjoy it.

The First

Ginny is surprised to find that she's been put on leave from the Harpies.

The Speeches

At Ron and Hermione's wedding reception, Harry must give his best man's speech. Ginny won't let him cut one of the jokes.

Telling Teddy

Harry has some exciting news, and feels he must tell Teddy first.
Requested by and written for the lovely eldabe on Tumblr.

Call the Midwitch

Ada Montgomery is an ambitious, dedicated young midwitch, and it's her greatest pride and joy to bring new little witches and wizards into the world. Naturally she always keeps patient confidentiality, but for some couples need even more privacy than others.

Nice to Meet You

Ron meets his first nephew.

Rain

Teddy and Harry walk through the rain.

Hitched

Yeah, why not get hitched? George gives out his invites - may as well.

Cake

Parenting is not always easy, and Harry is afraid of his own temper.

Favourite Words

Hermione doesn't feel like a natural when it comes to looking after the kids, but Teddy's affinity for words does make it easier.

Bubblegum pink

I was given the prompt: How do you think Tonks’ auror friends would react to seeing Harry with Teddy in the auror office?

Grindylows

In hoping that his godfather will be able to help him with some homework, Ted accidentally interrupts an awkward family catch up.

The Fairground

In which the Weasleys and Potters attend the local funfair and James Sirius Potter hustles for candy floss.

Biografy

Hugo would like to show his favourite uncle the biography he made. He needs to sign it too, so that it's worth more.

Patronus

How Teddy came to learn the Patronus Charm.

Coal

Two Christmases, a lifetime apart.

By the Poolside

Evening Sun

A quiet, golden moment for Harry and his daughter.

Dare

At the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, Teddy and Victoire steal some alcohol and act as teenagers would if they didn't realise Rita Skeeter was following them.

The Visit

Harry told his children they were going to Bristol. They never would have got in the car if he'd been honest and told them they were going to visit Dudley Dursley.

A Great Wizard in the Making

When Teddy Lupin turns seventeen, Harry wants to make sure he knows he is family.

On Death and Hamsters

George finds himself with the difficult task of talking to his young son about death and grief.

The Lecture

Teddy's godfather has returned to Hogwarts to give a lecture about fighting the dark arts. Ted is significantly more dignified in his excitement than James.

Martin

Teddy thinks it's hilarious that Vic is dating Martin, and he definitely doesn't care or think about it at all. Ever.

Intense

'Our Teddy, Teddy Lupin, snogging our Victoire, our cousin!'

Suspension

'I would never wish suffering on you, ever, but I never wished this either. I never imagined I would raise a bully.’

Colours

Victoire Weasley doesn't actually learn her boyfriend's name until she sleeps with him for the first time.

Keeping a Secret in the Burrow

Vic has some news for Teddy, and it sends him into a panic. Unfortunately, it's when the entire family is trapped in the Burrow for Christmas.
Someone on Tumblr requested The Secret Diary of Hugo Granger-Weasley from Teddy's POV, and I really didn't intend it to be this ridiculously long but it just kept coming and it was so comforting to write.

Stars

During a game of hide and seek, Albus risks everything.

Just Us Girls

The night before Lily is due to return to Hogwarts, Ginny uncovers a mess of insecurities.

Bath, interrupted

Ginny simply wants a bath.
Draws on elements of CC but not plot dependent.

Cafune

Cafune - The act of caressing or tenderly running fingers through a loved one’s hair.

Hangover

It felt like a fairly normal Saturday morning in the Potter household, but a letter delivered by a muggle throws old trauma into sharp focus.

Success

After hearing about the way the Dursley family treated her father, Lily takes a secret trip to Surrey.

The Quest to Find 12 Ways to Charm Witches

Hugo Weasley is in love, and you are not allowed to laugh at him about it. His father has informed him of a book that may help.
Slight follow on from my one-shot The Secret Diary of Hugo Granger-Weasley, which was inspired by Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole, but can be read alone.

A pint of bitter and a cider

Concerned by his son's out of character moodiness, Harry takes him to the pub.

Announcement

Teddy turns up at the Potter family home to share some news.

Nepotism

Harry has plans to leave the room when his son's application to join the Aurors is being discussed. Dawlish is in agreement, which naturally means Harry must stay.

Saying Hello

After picking his daughter up from the train station, Harry finds that he has managed to greatly upset her. If only he could figure out how.

Weird

Lily is bringing her boyfriend round to meet the parents. Harry keeps being told that he's weird and should try to be less self-conscious, so thinks about that a lot, and James has shown up to enjoy the awkwardness.

Boss

James is sick of Azkaban duty.

To Fight Beside You

James has been a qualified auror for over a year. His dad is getting better at letting him actually work cases now, but one particularly nasty dark wizard puts his whole world at risk.

41

It's the thought that counts, but what happens when the thought is a bit complicated?

Teach

After so many years, Neville has a request to make of his old friend.

The Train

On a long train journey back from a Quidditch match, the Potter family tease Al about meeting his hero.

Shelves: Harry Potter

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Words:: 206,888
Status:: In-Progress

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We all Fall Down

There wasn’t much to say. On a hot summer night, underneath a bridge in Hosu, twelve-year-old, quirkless Midoriya Izuku disappeared. Though tragic, it wasn’t anything that the public paid attention to for long. He had no friends to speak of, no teachers who felt a particular attachment to the child. Midoriya Izuku disappeared without a trace, leaving only a grieving mother behind. And the world moved on.
Three years later a new villain makes himself known to Japan. He is Ambush: a violent and clever character with no name and no story -- only a burning desire to bring Japan to its knees. In the shadows a threat manifests, and more and more important figures are found cut to ribbons or burned to near-unrecognizable crisps. A storm is brewing in the dark alleys and back streets of Japan, and when the clouds break and the rain comes crashing down, Ambush will wash all of hero society away in the floodwater.

Shelves: My Hero Academia

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 364,730
Status:: Completed

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Needed
Stiles knows he doesn't bring anything to the pack, but if that's true, why does Derek come to him for help?
Wanted
With the Hale pack finally settled and safe, it only makes sense that something would happen to screw it all up. To top it all off, Stiles has to pretend to be Derek's mate, or face a pack of angry Alphas. He's doomed.
Desired
Stiles has graduated from high school as a well trained Spark, Emissary to the Hale pack, and mate to the Alpha. He's secure in the knowledge that he is both needed and wanted by his pack and his boyfriend. Now that he's finally got that diploma, there's only one thing left to do.

Shelves: Teen Wolf

Site:: Archive of Our Own
Words:: 114,994
Status:: Completed

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“What do you mean you’re retiring?” Bakugou asks nicely, or at least as nicely as someone like Bakugou can ask. The question is phrased more like a demand.
“Call it a mid-life crisis,” Shouto answers, like Bakugou asked him what the weather would be tomorrow, and takes a deep sip from his coffee. “I’m thinking of changing careers.”
The world of heroes is quick to adapt to surprises, but Pro Hero Entropy’s (very premature) retirement announcement throws almost everyone for a pretty impressive loop.

Part 1 of What The Future Holds

Shelves: My Hero Academia

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 234,707
Status:: Completed

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My Scars, They are Your Scars by NyxEtoile

“Sergeant Barnes,” she said quietly. His gaze snapped to hers. Blue eyes, she noted. Pale and very focused, like a predator. “My name is Dr. Newbury. I’m sorry I startled you. . .I know people in white coats have done terrible things to you for a long time. I’m not like them. I’m the physician here. If you get hurt or ill I’ll treat you. But I can’t help you if I don’t understand you.”

She hadn’t looked frightened. He’d looked right into her eyes, hand wrapped around her wrist, her pulse pounding against his fingertips. And all he’d seen was resignation. He’d seen that in the eyes of his missions before. Usually someone he’d been hunting a long time. Warriors at the end of their rope. It hadn’t belonged in the eyes of a female doctor, safe behind the walls of Stark Tower.

Between the Shadow and the Soul by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
-- Pablo Neruda Sonnet XVII

Clint shrugged. Talking about things wasn't always his strong suit. "You have skills I don't. You see angles I don't. We work better together than I think either of us do alone. If you would rather work alone, obviously you could."

The idea of working alone, or worse, with someone else, set off little sparks of panic in Nat's chest. She contained the reaction with concerted effort and kept her voice level when she replied, "I've found working with a partner makes what I do far easier. There were too many variables to track when I worked alone. As long as you're content with the arrangement I have no objection." She looked at him. "If it isn't broke, don't fix it, yes?"

Six Maids A' Shopping by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Set in the same universe as Scars and Between the Shadow and the Soul (now dubbed the Tales From the Tower series). Pepper needs backup for Christmas shopping so she calls upon the unofficial "Avenger Wives Club." Drinking, giggling and secrets follow.

"There was shopping and Indian food and a lot of wine. So much wine. And talking. Lots of talking."

Best Mistake I Never Made by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Sequel to Between the Shadow and the Soul. Begins pretty much immediately after that ends. Overlaps with events in My Scars They are Your Scars. You don't have to read that to understand this, but it might help. :)
Clint bent to kiss the top of her head as he passed on the way to his chair. "Morning. What are you reading?"
Nat flipped it up so he could see the cover, which proudly read "Avengers Team Handbook." The A was done in the same style as it was on the side of the building and there were little drawings of all their symbols underneath. "Pepper said it's for us and those directly associated with the team. Hill got the same one. So did Newbury and a couple of other SHIELD agents that defected. The rest of Stark Enterprises has more mundane rules."
He started to eat his breakfast, pleased the food seemed to settle his stomach. "Our rules are less mundane?"
"I don't think the typing pool has a rider in their vacation benefits clause about reimbursement for plans cancelled due to world saving."

Heart of Steel by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

The tech arrived a few minutes later. He was tall and lanky, with curly hair that needed a trim going in every direction. He looked like the kind of guy you could have ordered from the Nerd Catalog. "Hi," he said. "I'm Cal. Have you rebooted it?"
Oh and now there was going to be the twenty computer-illiterate grandma questions. "Yes. I have rebooted it. I've also drive to reboot to disk."
He came over to the desk and she could see by the direction of his eyes he was checking the power was plugged in. "Did you try mounting it in Target Disk to another machine?"
"Yes," Darcy said. "It worked great, I got my data, and I decided to call you up here just for shits and giggles." As soon as the words came out, she knew the brain-mouth filter had once again failed. But instead of being upset at her rudeness, he looked over at her and grinned.
Still, she made an effort to sound pleasant when she said, "Seriously, man, what's the code word to get the tier two tech support?"
"Snark is a good start."

Girls Chase Boys Chase Girls by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Hints of spring were just beginning to appear around New York when Pepper invited them for a girl's day. Mexican food, margaritas, and then a team from a salon would come in to give everyone mani/pedis. All from the comfort of her and Stark's apartment.
There was a postscript at the bottom of the email. Tony's decided to take the menfolk out to a strip club. We'll have the place to ourselves.

Welcome to the New Age by NyxEtoile

Sequel to My Scars, They Are Your Scars
Half an hour later, as Amanda walked him out to the beach to meet his ride, James was still apologizing. "I know you were looking forward to this weekend."
"It's really all right," she told him for probably the tenth time. "Risks of dating a superhero, right?" They could see the jet coming in for a landing and stopped where they were to watch the descent.
"Rain check, okay?" he said.
"For hot hotel sex? You're on." Amanda caught his face in her hands and kissed him hard a moment. "I love you. Go save the world."
His grin was rather sheepish. The jet's engines revved a little and she imagined if they had a horn they'd be beeping it now. James gave her one last fast kiss and jogged over to the jet, climbing the gangplank. He stopped at the top to wave and she waved back before the hatch closed up. And she wondered, as she often did, if this was the last time she'd ever see him.

History's Like Gravity by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Sequel to Best Mistake I Never Made. Might want to read/brush up on it before checking this out.
"Hey, Clint?"
"Mmm?" he asked.
"You can ask me things even if you can't read my mind. You can ask just because you want to."
He looked up at her. "Well. You know me. I don't like walking into things without proper intel."
That made her smile. "That's a good point. But I just. . . we're a team."
"I know." He slid an arm around her. "I enjoy keeping it that way."
Her head tilted and she studied him, mouth turning down at little. "I'm in this for the long haul, Clint."
Now they were wandering onto topics they never talked about. The future. Permanence. Long hauls. They seemed like impossible ideas for two people who both long expected to die with their boots on. "So am I," he replied.
She nodded and her mouth curved up into a smile. "Good."

Lifelong Love Letter by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

She was, Steve realized, his last connection to Peggy. To his past. And he kind of liked her company. "I'd like to keep in touch."
Based on the slight widening of Sharon's eyes, the request surprised her. The fact she'd reacted at all probably meant she wasn't being a spy right now, which he liked. She dug in the pocket of her coat and pulled out a pen, using it to scribble a few lines on a napkin. "My number and email," she said, handing it over. "I'd love to hear from you. And like I said, if there's anything I can do to help find your friend I'd be happy to. I know he meant a lot to you."
He tore off half the napkin and wrote his information on it. "Thank you."
She glanced at the napkin and folded it and tucked it in a pocket. "Thank you again for coming to coffee. I hated how we left it last time."
He smiled. "I'm not a man who holds grudges or collects enemies."
She smiled back and again he couldn't stop himself from thinking how pretty she was. "That sounds like good advice."

Life Makes Love Look Hard by NyxEtoile

Bruce watched the little boy scribble a moment, then looked back to his mother. “May I ask what you are doing back here again?”
Her expression turned wry. “Neil here is an avid Iron Man fan.”
The boy looked up. “I’Man!”
“That’s right,” his mother said easily. “So we come here for lunch to watch and see if he takes off from the Tower.”
“He certainly knows his stuff,” Bruce commented.
“We take our superhero knowledge very seriously.” She smiled at him a moment, then he saw her swallow and she added, “I’m Violet, by the way.”
Violet. It suited her. Soft and pretty and old fashioned. “Bruce,” he said, offering her his hand.
She shook his hand, hers all but disappearing under his fingers. “Would you like to join us for lunch?” she asked quietly.
Feeling oddly shy, he said, “I’d like that very much.”

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Six in the morning is the most common wake-up time in the building, so I am chiming in apartments of every floor. The more people I am interacting with simultaneously, the more rote and the less customized the interactions become. Some tasks are more processor intensive than others.
Ms. Potts is one of the 6AM wakers, which means Mr. Stark will be up soon.
I wait patiently for him to drink a minimum of three ounces of coffee before speaking to him. "Sir, you have a publicity meet-and-greet at eight thirty."
"In the morning?"
"Yes, sir."
"Why?"
"I merely keep the schedule, sir, I do not make the appointments."

Heavy Boots of Lead by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

"You don't see the bullet that gets you, Stark," Barnes said. This was the kind of thing only a person who had died could get away with saying. "Keep looking for it and you'll break your neck before it reaches you."
There was a moment of silence, then Nat asked. "None of that answers the question of why Ultron wants to kill us."
"Because Tony was never looking for the bullet aimed at his head," Pepper said. She smiled when he turned around. "Were you?"
All of the superiority seemed to drain out of him. His shoulders slumped and he shoved his hands in his pockets. "The goal hasn't changed. Protect the things I can't live without. The list has just. . . expanded." He gestured vaguely, encompassing the whole room, and, Clint assumed, his kid downstairs.
Pepper stepped close to give Stark a hug and the rest of them took a moment to contemplate the fact Tony Stark had made a homicidal AI to protect them.

The Real Housewives of Avengerville by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Nat came home from a meeting in DC to find a pontoon boat floating off the end of the lake dock. She'd asked Wanda about it, since their house faced the dock, and she'd replied, "Ask your husband."

"It's fun!" he told her. "Take the girls out on it!"

"I don't think I have enough Pabst Blue Ribbon and Skoal to go around."

He folded his arms over his chest. "Stark wouldn't let me get a speedboat."

She sent a group text that night. So my husband has offered us his boat for a girl's day on the lake. Weather's been nice, how about next Saturday? I'll bring the beer in a can, you guys figure out snacks?

Pepper was the first to reply. Wow. He really has gone native, hasn't he?

I'm in. Get beer in a bottle.That was Maria.

The Curse and the Blessing, They're One and the Same by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
"There are certain things about me and my powers that are considered state secrets." Wanda sighed. "Would you be willing to get security clearance to date me?"
Zev blinked a few times, looking very surprised. "I think it's terrible that they require that of you. But that isn't your fault."
If she smiled wider her face would start to hurt. "I will talk to Maria Hill and see what is involved." And then, because she'd laid everything else out on the table, she added, "Sort of want to kiss you now."
He made a sound, half sigh and half groan. "I'm a fan of living in the moment."
She cupped his face in her hands and he tangled his in her hair. He took control of the kiss, tipping her head back and deepening it. Desire tightened her skin, formed a hot knot in her belly. She felt her powers start to respond to the emotion and jerked her hands away from him to direct it downwards.
The stool nearest them rattled and bumped the island. "Sorry." She gestured at the stool, still wobbling. "I'm working on controling them when I'm. . . distracted. I won't hurt you," she assured him.
"I'm a guy who likes roller coasters."

As Much As Nothing, Everything's Changed by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Pietro's fingers trailed along the skin of her arm. "Some things are better together than apart. Bourbon and coke. Peanut butter and jelly."
There was something funny about the silence that followed, and so she ventured, "You want a PBJ, now, don't you?"
"I wouldn't say no to one. . ." he told her, nomming on her shoulder.
She swatted him. "Fine, fine. You and your enhanced metabolism."
Tilting his head, one corner of his mouth quirked up. "Did you google me?"
"Of course I did. I like to know who I'm sleeping with if I'm going to do it more than once.”
"You mad I didn't tell you?”
"I assumed you had your reasons. Maybe you liked being normal with me.”
"I do like being normal.”
She smiled and nodded. He really did make her happy. It was such a strange sensation. "Still want the sandwich?”
"Now that you know about the metabolism, I want two."

The Spirits of All Three by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Glimpses of our favorite couples during Christmas past, present, or future.

You Remind Me What I Used to Know by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl

Tony studied him a moment. "I'd take the chance to sleep next to your wife, if I were you. It's an opportunity that'll become vanishingly rare."
That did sound appealing. "He's so tiny. I don't want to be away from him."
"I will let you in on a secret, that doesn't go away when they get less tiny." Tony got to his feet. "Look, I don't pretend to know what you're going through. I'm sorry your introduction to parenthood has sucked this badly. But I do know this—you are a better father if you take care of yourself and your marriage. I tried staying up all night, taking taking care of Ruby and Pepper and working and Banner had to throw me out of the labs. You can't be everything to everyone at all times. We trust Doc with our lives all the time and she's never let us down. Trust her and all the other nurses and doctors with your son for a few hours and spend some time with Sharon. It'll do you both good."
Steve found himself smiling. "Am I going to need to repeat that back to you in six months?"
"Yes, though I suggest switching out Sharon's name for Pepper or we'll both be in trouble."

Mysteries Explicit and Inherent by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Lani braced her elbows on the arms of her chair and wove her fingers together loosely. "What can I do for you, Mr. Wilson?"
"The Avengers require a large support staff, including caring for some really, really unique medical needs. Mental health care is kind of a. . .gap we've got going on. I fill it at the moment but I'm way out of my depth. The level of discretion and clearance and tolerance for certain personalities required makes the job nearly impossible to find somebody for."
"And I have a well earned reputation for dealing with people with large personalities and big secrets." He nodded and she waited a beat before asked, "Are you here to offer me a job as the Avengers' shrink?"
"Well, there are a couple other people that want to meet you before it's official. But yeah. Pretty much."

We Can Save Tomorrow if we Try by NyxEtoile
Bruce kissed her hair. “If you want to get your Masters, I will support that. If you want to write the great American novel, or poetry, or children’s books, or time travel space adventures, I will support that. If you want to sit on the couch and eat potato chips, I will support that. If you want my help, I’ll give it, if you want me to butt out I can do that, too. And if you start feeling like you’re being selfish or that you don’t deserve to put yourself first, tell me and I will remind you how very wrong you are."
She laughed and he swayed her back and forth a little, like they were dancing. “It’s good to see you smile,” he said softly.
If she was honest, it felt good to smile. “I know it’s only March, but this year has kind of sucked.”
“It has,” he agreed. “And it’s possible it will get worse before it’s better. But we’ll get through it. Together.”
Violet leaned back to look at him. “When did you become an optimist?
He smiled and cupped her face, running his thumb along her cheekbone. “I think it’s the company I keep.”

Truth Is Marching On by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
Ross began passing the very, very thick booklets around. "There will be no more asking for permission. You will receive orders from above if and when we choose to deploy you, and those are the only times you will act. We will decide who goes on missions. The activities and locations of dangerous individuals will be monitored at all times, and we will maintain a registry of enhanced persons."

There was silence around the table as he finished his circle. Then Pietro muttered something in Sokovian that made Nat snort.

"Care to share with the class, Mr. Maximoff?" Ross asked.

 Pietro gave him a sullen look that he did so well. Nat answered for him. "He said he remembers the last time a government started registering its minorities."

Halcyon Days by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
That made Pepper smile. "I love you. You know that?"
"I do know that. Because I love you, too."
"I thought, last year, that I would be fine to do this alone. But I'm really glad you're here."
He stroked her hair off her face. "Nowhere I'd rather be, than right here."
She smiled, and sighed, and could see her relax. He'd noticed his ability to do that had increased. Like she had a button he pressed that released tension. "Would you like anything when you wake up next? Books? Movies? New earrings?"
He could see her actually considering it, which was good. He wanted an honest answer and not just her telling him she was fine. "Really good wool socks, and then I want to watch Phantom of the Opera."
"Stage version or that thing with the glassy eyed chick and Leonidas?"
"The second one. Though the scariest thing is that I think you might actually be capable of smuggling an entire stage musical into my hospital room."

Turn, Turn, Turn by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
She cleared her throat and took a deep breath. "As you may know, the previous administration green lit a few . . . questionable projects. One of these was a pet project of former Secretary Ross."
With a tap on her computer the screen behind her lit up with the words "Enhanced Force." "Operation Enhanced Force was listed as a weapons R&D in the DOD database. In reality, it was a recruitment program for enhanced youth. An effort to create an Avengers team out of easily molded and controlled teenagers. It had six 'successes.' You met them in Siberia two years ago."

Tales From the Tower: The Missing Floors by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
One-offs, PWPs, drabble, and missing scenes from the Tales From the Tower series.

First Chapter is Table of Contents. Tags will be updated with applicable chapters.

My Kingdom Awaits by NyxEtoile & OlivesAwl
It felt strange and momentous, but also really nice. The Avengers were going home.

Shelves: Marvel Comics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 953,061
Status:: Completed

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At 6 years old, the son of Tony and Pepper Stark, Peter, is kidnapped, never to be seen again. Or, so they thought. Ten years later, while raiding a HYDRA base, the Avengers come across a new, enhanced individual, working for the enemy: in black spandex, with a tendency to stick to walls and shoot webs from his wrists, the Black Spider is a pain in the ass in more ways than one.
Anthology containing:

you're just trying to do your best for a kid who's lost control

Peter Stark was a prodigy child, following in his father's footsteps. First circuit board at four, engine at six, the future of Stark Industries. Then, the worst thing imaginable happens.
PETER STARK MISSING
Ten years later, a new HYDRA experiment shows up on the scene; in black spandex, with the voice of a kid and abilities to rival Captain America, the Black Spider tugs at Tony's heartstrings in a way he can't fathom.

gym class blues

It's Peter Parker's first day at school.
He's done a lot in his seventeen years: he's been kidnapped, been raised as a super soldier assassin, has watched all of Star Wars like twice in two weeks - but nothing could've prepared him for high school.
On the upside: he's about to meet his best friend for the first time.

Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Disappearance of Peter Stark

Peter has just discovered Buzzfeed Unsolved, thanks to his best (and only) friend, Ned Leeds.
He's also just discovered that there's an episode all about his disappearance - only, no one knows they're talking about him.
No one knows he's back, either.

you hold your child as tight as you can (then push away the unimaginable)

If there was one thing everyone said, every time they thought of the woman Pepper Stark, they said this: “She’s the strongest woman I’ve ever seen.”
In the span of three months, both Peter and Tony Stark went missing, assumed dead. Even when Tony came back from Afghanistan with a suit of armour and a glowing blue heart, Peter was still gone.
Don’t believe what the reporters said, Tony and Pepper Stark never once stopped looking for their son.
[Pepper's perspective of 'you're just trying to do your best for a kid who's lost control]

the rumours about peter parker

“No way,” Flash said, when he heard. “Stark Industries doesn’t even hire high schoolers.”
Peter shrugged, schooling his face to remain unbothered. “Yet here I am.”
So the rumour spread that Peter Parker, top of the class and the only competent member of the track team, had a Stark Industries internship. That made it more difficult when Miss Adler, the Chemistry teacher, announced their field trip there.
OR
It's the Stark Industries Field Trip AU and I know we're all here for this one

the barnes-romanoff babysitting service

“I don’t need a babysitter,” Peter grumbled as he sank into the sofa, arms crossed tightly over his chest.
“SHIELD says otherwise,” Pepper replied, her voice light.
“I’m seventeen,” Peter shot back. “I can look after myself.”
“I don’t doubt that,” Pepper replied. “But you’re not allowed to look after yourself.”
“You know, once,” Peter said, as if she hadn’t spoken, “I got shot in the alps and I dug the bullet out all by myself and got myself back to base and I completed my mission to assassinate the ambassador from Sweden.”
Pepper paused, behind him. She then planted a kiss on the top of his head. “That is horrifying. Never tell me about that again."
-
Bucky volunteers to look after Peter for the weekend and Natasha just wants to hang out with her favourite spider.

spiderman: origins

Peter has officially decided that he wants to use his abilities for good. He wants to be like Tony, like the Avengers, like the New York vigilantes that keep people safe.
He can't do that without Ned by his side.

the three times peter parker watched pride and prejudice (2005)

Peter found Pepper in the living room.
“I started Pride and Prejudice last night and I’m almost finished with it-”
“You’re almost done?”
Peter nodded, producing the book from behind his back. He had about fifty pages left; when he’d started reading the night before, he couldn’t stop. He’d fallen asleep around four AM, and upon waking, just started right back up where he left off.
“I’ll probably be finished by dinner, but Bucky told me there was a movie?” Pepper’s smile widened. “I was wondering if you wanted to watch it tonight?”
AKA
Peter is really into Jane Austen, okay.

i can never be anything but what they made me

Honestly, he thought he could keep the secret longer than this.
But it turned out lies were Peter's arch nemesis and they were threatening to swallow him whole.
OR
The one where Pepper and Tony find out about Spiderman.

peter parker vs valentine's day

“If Fury finds out about this, we’re in deep shit,” Tony said.
“Fury’s not going to find out,” Pepper replied. “Also, language.”
“I’ve killed a man,” Peter said, mild, “I know about the word ‘shit’.”
“Peter.”
“Also, ‘fuck’. That’s a good one.”
OR
Pepper and Tony just want to go on a Valentine's Day date, and they decide to leave Peter alone in the house to do so. Peter, with his first taste of freedom, breaks the number one rule: don't let anyone in the house.

when you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart

Tony had never wanted a son because he didn’t want to be a father.
Because, fathers, to Tony, were strict, cruel and condescending. They lacked a belief in their children, talked down to them and made them cry at night. Fathers ignored their sons, fathers berated their sons, fathers posed for cameras with their sons as if they were proud of them, but immediately turned their backs once the reporters went away.
Tony didn’t know how to be any other kind of father.

rising on up and then tumbling down well it's part of the process

He needed to sleep but lately he’d been forgetting what that was like.
Lately, he’d been spending his nights pacing his room, trying to stop the images of a mangled body from slipping into his mind.
He'd see the guns, see himself, see blood smeared across his knuckles.
He forced those images from his mind and they were only replaced with his Mom. With Pepper, on her knees as the compound crumbled around them.
WHUMPTOBER DAY THREE: INSOMNIA

the extended family

Clint is teaching Peter about the ventilation system in the Tower, and how to navigate it. Steve just wants to go on a run. Vision likes chess and Peter has gotten a little too close to Natasha's past for her liking.
Sam has plans to hustle all of New York, Wanda is called upon for an important favour and Bucky really should've told Peter not to wear such an obnoxious t-shirt.
Rhodey just needs to apologise and Tony tells Peter more about the past he's forgotten.
Also contains: multiple heart-to-hearts, an arm wrestling competition in a dive bar and the internet, catching their first ever glimpse of the prodigal Stark son.

out of the shadows into the light

Peter Parker won't exist for much longer; will be confined to the memory of a HYDRA agent and replaced by Peter Stark, missing son of Iron Man. The whole world will finally know that he's alive and home at last.
But with the reveal of his identity, there's a threat looming. HYDRA. They've wanted their assassin back since the day he was taken from them and they're pulling out the big guns to ensure his return.
And with HYDRA, there comes a familiar face that Peter didn't think he'd ever see again.

he deserves the gentlest of epilogues

There were bad days, but Peter always powered through them to get to the good.
They burned the remains of the Black Spider suit, and he burned the remains of that person in his soul.
The Black Spider may have existed once, but he didn’t anymore. He was buried at the bottom of a HYDRA base with the Scarlet Spider, with all the bad things he’d done and all the blood that soaked his hands.
Peter was just trying to clean them. He was just searching for the shade of his skin through all the red. He’d get there one day.
the epilogue fic to the hydra's not a home series. the finale.

Shelves: Marvel Comics

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 150,616
Status:: Completed

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Summary

In a world where Quirks determine one's fate and people with the most useful Quirks are harvested to contribute to society, robbed of their future and freedom, being born Quirkless is a gift.
Of course, Midoriya Izuku uses it to fight for those who can't.

A series about Izuku and the various people he rescued fucking shit up and becoming heroes of their own.
WARNING for Slavery, Blood & Violence, Major Character Injuries, Major Character Death and Bittersweet Ending.
Fanarts and Updates
Playlist
Anthology containing:

No Power Comes With Great Responsibilities

"If you can, you must."
Well. Izuku could raid the building and rescue its occupants. So he would. He had to.
In a world where Quirks determine one's fate and people with the most useful Quirks are harvested to contribute to society, robbed of their future and freedom, being born Quirkless is a gift.
Of course, Midoriya Izuku uses it to fight for those who can't.

Blame It On The Friends You Keep

Katsuki was pissed.
Actually, no, he wasn’t pissed. He was properly enraged, ready to explode and to take out the whole building with him.
He just couldn’t stand this place. Because that sort of HQ of the resistant group that had saved his ass, in addition to being a fucking shithole with way too many people for his liking, was run by Deku himself.
Fucking Deku was the fucking leader of this fucking place.
Katsuki needs some time - and awful things such as talking about feelings - to deal with it all.
(Part 2 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

You Don't Have to Die in Glory

Both their stories should have been over before they even begun.
Was it fate, karma, or just dumb luck, they would never know. As it was, it should have ended that day, and instead, it all began.
Growing up in a dark world, with dark people and a dark Quirk, Hitoshi is saved more than once before he gets to save others.
(Part 3 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

Let Us Be Young

Had he been told about this place back when he was in UA, or after, at the factory, Shoto wouldn’t have believed it existed. He didn’t know people could be like that with each other. Caring, protective, kind. He didn’t know they could make each other laugh, comfort each other when they were sad or hurt. He didn’t know that being around others could be so warm.
It didn’t change the fact that he was living his days in mild confusion and that he didn’t get half of what was happening around him.
After being rescued, Shoto has a lot to discover about the worlds, others, and himself.
(Part 4 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

Run Boy, Run

“Do you really want to know?”
He didn’t have much hope of Kachan saying no. He had always been a stubborn bastard.
“Tell me.”
Izuku sighed deeply and started talking.
In which we learn a bit more about Izuku, where he comes from and what made him who he is.

(Part 5 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

If You Feel Brave, Then You’ll Stay

“You have nothing to be ashamed of,” Mina said, and it was nice of her but he did, he did, he knew he did. She looked about to argue more but thought better of it and instead said, “you should come with me to Aizawa’s tomorrow”.
Kirishima has a hard time dealing with his feelings, his guilt, and what he's supposed to do next.
(Part 6 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

This Is My Empire

“You remember that construction site I told you about? We’re going on a reconnaissance tour tomorrow, and I would like you to come with us this time.”
She preferred when he asked her to build stuff for him. Going outside, she didn’t like much.
“Okay.”
But she would do anything for him. Anything he asked. Just like he did for her.
Izuku wants to go after something much bigger this time, but it doesn't matter to Mei. Whatever he does, she will follow.

(Part 7 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

Welcome to the Soldier Side

“It will be over soon,” she said lamely. It was the truth. The house was quiet because the others were sleeping, resting before the showdown – they were going that very night. One way or another, it would end tonight.

Despite their doubts and the risks, the group is finally heading out to wreak havoc on a state construction site and free its workers. Things don't go as planned, at all.

(Part 8 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

Time Gets Harder To Outrun

Truth be told, just thinking about UA made Denki sick, and only his determination to see Izuku through this could counter his deep fear of the place.
Some of them are in desperate need of medical care, and there is only one place they can find it.
(Part 9 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

They're Fighting Someone Else's War

“The League is still very much a threat. If they launch an attack against UA, or if they try to seize the ministries, there’s no telling what the army and the police will do. They’re divided right now, it could go either way. They have to be taken down. And then…”
“Then what?”
“Then we can end this.”

The tide is turning, the time has come. Izuku leads his friend to a fight they hope will be the last, will free them all.
Or maybe he's just desperate to rescue Hitoshi.
(Part 10 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

The Great Escape

“We have to go help the others.”
Eijiro and the others escape, only to dive right back into the fight.
(Part 11 of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all)

Heroes Aren't Meant To Survive

Fighting was okay.
Hurting and getting hurt, injuring and getting injured, that was okay too.
Killing, it was okay.
It was all okay in the end. As long as it meant his friends would be safe, as long as they pulled through, it was okay.
Even dying was okay.
The fight is over. Time to rest.
(FINAL PART of that Dystopian AU where the most useful Quirk users are enslaved to contribute to society, and Izuku decides to save them all. This series is now COMPLETE)

Shelves: My Hero Academia

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 112,963
Status:: Completed

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Derek stops short the moment his eyes fall on the huddled mass in the corner. The beta lying crumpled there is trying desperately to make himself seem as small as possible and cover his most vulnerable areas. It takes Derek almost a full minute to realize who it is and another to realize that he’s wearing tattered, blood-stained remains of the clothes he disappeared in over four months ago. The acrid stench clinging to him tells such a vivid story of the atrocities he must have endured while he’s been missing that Derek thinks he might be sick.
Anthology containing:
Desolate by Vague_Shadows
Determined by Vague_Shadows
Delivered by Vague_Shadows

Shelves: Teen Wolf

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 515,255

Summary

Anthology containing:
A Thousand Beautiful Things
Draco Malfoy struggles with changed fortunes, shifted alliances, an ugly war, and an unusual spell, with the help of a concerned professor, an insightful house-elf, and an unexpected Gryffindor friend.

Autumn Can Really Hang You Up The Most
A familiar walk brings back Draco's memories of an old friend. (A Thousand Beautiful Things short story, from a suggestion by Ravurian for autumn fic.)

Harry Potter and the Slytherin-Coloured Lamborghini
Harry makes good on a promise. Short and sweet postscript to A Thousand Beautiful Things.

Delicate Sound of Thunder
Draco Malfoy has always known that happily ever after is only true for fairy tales. When someone threatens to expose his wartime past, he risks his life to protect his secrets, but learns he's not the only one with something to hide. The sequel to A Thousand Beautiful Things.

Epilogue to Delicate Sound of Thunder
A shift of tone for the ending if you prefer lightness.

Shelves: Harry Potter

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Words:: 169,369
Status:: Completed

1 – 16 of 16 Works in Epilogue

The Mand’alor and the Jedi Anthology by theunacknowledged

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types

Summary

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter Anthology by Kyuketsuki_of_Gallifrey

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Summary

How to Win an Auror in Five Days: A Theodore Tiberius Nott, Jr. Tale (With Introduction and Epilogue by Harry J. Potter) by Aliceemersonwrites2

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

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Catastrophic Systems Failure Anthology by eosAurora

Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV), Star Wars: Rebels

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Wish Upon a Stark Anthology by Cyllene

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies), Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Ant-Man (Movies), Black Panther (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)

Summary

A History Not of Heroes Anthology by betagyre

Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age - Various Authors, Dragon Age: Inquisition

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Teddy by failsfordails

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

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Slice of Life One-Shots Anthology by FloreatCastellum

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling

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Ambush AU Anthology by KitKateC

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

Summary

You Are Anthology by Asterekmess (Livinginfictions)

Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)

Summary

Do What You Will, If That's What You Want by stanzas

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

Summary

My Scars, They are Your Scars Anthology by NyxEtoile, OlivesAwl

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

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hydra's not a home Anthology by tempestaurora

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Iron Man (Movies)

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If you Can, you Must (Fuck Shit Up) - Dystopian AU Anthology by Inrainbowz

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

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Desolate Anthology by Vague_Shadows, Strangeredlantern

Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)

Summary

A Thousand Beautiful Things Universe Anthology by geoviki

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

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