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Disoriented, lost and angry he forced himself back on his feet. His limbs felt heavy, but not unwieldy. The hardest part was lifting his eyes, stubbornly stuck on the crumbling shape of what was left of the calcifying beast. Come on man, get a grip on yourself. The team needs you.
With no warning his gaze snapped upwards, past the cracks in the ceiling. Chris held his breath, as if it would really matter what his eyes would find.
And yet, the most twisted thing was how it still broke him. Past his blurry vision, through the ashen spores settling down, and the snow still finding its way into the depths of the earth, in the cold blue halo of the night, there it fucking was - his ghost.
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His heart was back in his throat - that wretched traitor.
He had to know.
His voice broke, barely above a whisper, betraying any thread of logic he should have been holding onto instead.“Piers?”
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Paul and Glenn both knew it was a bad idea. Risking a trip into the city for supplies without backup was never a good idea, no matter what the intentions behind it. things always have to get a little worse before they can hope to get better.
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“We’re surrounded,” Glenn said, stepping back inside the alley, pressing his back to the bricks.
There was a metallic sound, and they looked in unison towards the fence. One of the fasteners had burst. The pressure the walkers were putting against the chain link was tearing it free from the poles.
“Any ideas?” Paul asked, his eyes scanning the bare sides of the buildings around them. Not even a dumpster or a fire escape in sight.
Glenn let out a breath and, when Paul turned his attention towards him, Glenn’s gaze was fixed on the corpses spread out across the cement. “Not a good one.”
“I’ll take whatever you’ve got right now,” Paul said, the first traces of worry bleeding into his usually controlled voice.
Glenn tore his eyes away from the bodies to meet Paul’s eyes. “I’ve done this before. Once. It… isn’t an experience I ever wanted to relive.”
“As long as we get to live, right?”
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Short fic exploring Steve’s choice to remain in Hawkins post S5 Epilogue.
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A quiet winter's night, years after things have settled into the new world, Jesus and Daryl take their time, living the life they chose.
____The forest extended, dense and endless all around, offering them shelter for more than a decade now. By its grace, they still had a couple more left to offer, Paul thought, and when the time would come they’d return everything back, seep into the ground, allow nature to continue its course.
He never wondered when or how it would happen, never wondered if family or complete strangers would find their remains. But he hoped, when the time came, that it made no difference, because they would have left behind a place that told their story. That pieces of Daryl would linger long after they’re gone, that they’d find Paul’s threaded alongside his. That, much like the first time they’d found the cabin, whoever was going to step over its threshold, whoever was going to climb up to the very top of its watchtower, would be able to tell, without a doubt, that there had been love here once. That there had been devotion and care, that there had been hardship and effort, that they would be looking upon the remnants of a life worth living.
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- Part 2 of Teeth in the Grass
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But then Paul just walked right up to it one day and stared it down, unshaken by the pathetic display of snarling and thrashing. And he took the fucking leash and patiently pulled, and started teaching it how not to bite, just 'cause he knew how. It started back at Sanctuary, with his left palm up to calm him down, while his right one stayed hidden, ready to strike if he snapped. Then it became a steady pattern when he was crashing down from his nightmares: left hand reaching out to comfort without touching, the other tucked away, tense, ready to hold him down. Occupying the space between his parted knees, only one hand tentatively on his chest, the other always lingering out of sight, until Daryl’s body would answer and relax under the touch.
Left hand up to sooth it, right hand prepared to tame.
Paul had recognized it for what it was and had never looked away, had never flinched since. Had never dismissed it and lowered his guard around it.‘You can’t hurt me, Daryl.’ He’d said that with a confidence that had felt downright arrogant, some old nights ago, in the silence before the war. Now, playing it back in his head, it sounded nothing more and nothing less than the raw truth.
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- Part 1 of Teeth in the Grass
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A collection of moments that bring Eddie and Steve together, starting with the instant everything went wrong, fixing that, and building up and exploring their relationship onward. Cut the drama, unnecessary love triangles, weird character regressions and most of all the unnecessary deaths. In this one the metalhead eventually gets to kiss the babysitter.
***"On one of the many nights Steve forgets his blue bomber jacket behind, Eddie feels brave enough to slip into it and, lightheaded from the smell of cologne, hair products, and a particular kind of warmth, pretends things could be easy for people like him."
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"He is learning to get used to Eddie's all-over-the-place attitude even though most times Steve refuses to debate if it means anything or nothing at all. But there it is again, that slight twist in his guts, and this time around he just follows it. He grins and winks back at the boy before turning around and letting the door close after him. That felt good. That felt right."
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Sometimes dreams don't pan out the way you expect it. Sometimes it's difficult to see the things you need because of how stuck you are on the things you're chasing.
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Eddie shifts in his seat and gives the teenagers in the back of the vehicle a loving grin. Eventually he returns his attention back to him.
A moment of silence passes, the grin is still there.
“Soooo… on a scale from 'getting Vecna’d' to your 'six little Harringtons' dreams…” Steve already feels his stomach drop. “How does this hold up?”
“Please don’t…”
“I mean, I am no Nancy Wheeler, but it will have to d-”
“No, you’re not.” Too sudden. Too sharp. His jaw clenches. There is silence. “And I don’t want you to be.” He refuses to look away from the road. Not yet. He needs to make himself clear.
To Eddie it’s just a joke. One of those ‘I’m not ever going to let you forget that embarrassing thing you did’ moments. It is, until it isn’t. Steve doesn’t work the way Eddie does. No double meanings; no brushing emotions behind jokes. Not when those emotions matter. His heart sinks every time Eddie does it, but he won't stop reminding Eddie that what he sees is what he gets and he shouldn’t ask for less. -
Things you said while holding my hand by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect - All Media Types
28 May 2021
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Air. Gasping for air. With every breath, his organs were failing. Acid in his lungs. It was the end of the road. There was no turning back; His vision was blurred and lost. Yet he fought. Prolonged the pain a bit longer, trying to understand why…
Her hand was still in his and he wouldn’t let go. On his last stand, he’ll hold onto her for every second in his life where he had been a fool not to.
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Alec's last thoughts as he passed into the darkness.. I wanted to revisit that... and say one last honorable goodbye to his character. -
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With everyone's interests shifted towards the new opportunities that Meridian presents, Ryder can finally slip away from the spotlight and tie up some loose ends. Determined to hunt down the ones responsible for Jien Garson's death and find out who The Benefactor's identity and motivations are, she enlists the help of the last person she'd consider asking for a favour: Sloane Kelly.
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Steady by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
09 Jul 2020
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"She said his name, called out for him. And he understood then that if he was to die tomorrow, he would have regretted more not giving himself the chance of knowing this happiness than parting with it."
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- Part 14 of Sacred and Profane
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The song dies with a scream... by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
04 Jul 2020
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A different take on how Inquisitor Trevelyan is confronted with Cullen's lyrium withdrawal. The battle of Adamant brought them together in ways they did not expected; and the days after the victory in the Western Approach forced them to face the chasm between their believes.
A journey through the dunes of the Hissing Wastes reveals more information about the Inquisitor's past while Cullen's time to come clean is running out.
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- Part 13 of Sacred and Profane
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Of Venatori and Royal pains in the country of dogs and cheese by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
06 Jun 2020
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The Venatori's threat over Ferelden did not stop at Redcliffe. In light of a cherished friendship with the Inquisitor herself, Dorian Pavus requests her help in tracking down the cult operating in the country, to which she happily agrees. The duo departs in secret from Skyhold, to meet with an old and dear acquaintance of lady Trevelyan, who, in her words, shares a common interest in the matter... This is the untold story of how a mage from Tevinter, the Inquisitor and the King himself saved Ferelden in the uneasy times of the Breach in the Sky.
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Copper for your throughs? by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games)
24 May 2020
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… and that’s how usually it happened; when there was no tension between them, they would fall into that pleasant pattern of their conversations, that, while at times was getting dangerously close to flirting with disagreements, brought a certain peace and contentment over both of them.
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- Part 12 of Sacred and Profane
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She, who held back the sky by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age - All Media Types
13 May 2020
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The search for Skyhold was not an easy one; The Inquisition, barely standing and recovering from the attack at Haven had a long and treacherous road ahead. They all had faith in the chosen Herald to close the Breach in the sky, but during their blind search she became more than hope to those she guided through the mountains. She became their leader. The Trevelyan woman was not wise; she was impulsive and violent; she was not kind; she was made of steel; she was just and swift as the blades in her hands. As days passed Cullen knew what everyone in the Inquisition was thinking, and yet no one dared voice it: she may not be the Herald everyone wished upon, but there was no one better suited to resurrect the Inquisition from the ashes of Haven.
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- Part 10 of Sacred and Profane
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Prompt: Things you said you'll never forget by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect: Andromeda
03 Aug 2017
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Her mouth was full of blood.
'Fuck you, Ryder.'
A short laughter escaped the other woman; raspy and throaty.
'You always say that. But considering our current situation, I'm afraid you've missed all your chances in this lifetime.' -
Querencia by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: The Expanse (TV), The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey
30 Jul 2017
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Short stand-alone stories within The Expanse universe (Canon and AUs).
“I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.”
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In the wake of our actions by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect - All Media Types
03 Jun 2017
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She never thought she'd see the bright, clean lights of an Initiative vessel ever again, let alone walk the decks. Yet there she was, aboard Hyperion, the Human Ark, or what was left of it, shoulder busted during the fight, but still standing, and with an uncanny sense of accomplishment pumping through her veins. (a one-shot from Sloane's perspective at the end of the game; a more in-depth interaction with the Pathfinder, her thoughts on Ryder and on what awaits them in Andromeda)
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He was the variable and she was supposed to be the constant. It never crossed his mind that all this time he might have been building all his plans on the volatile unknown.
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You never said you needed me loud enough to stop the noise by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Borderlands
24 Feb 2016
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They didn't part on the best of terms. In the end, it was not what the Stranger wanted from them that was important. It was all about the words they never had the courage to tell each other.And once they were left out in the open, it was about the words they always wanted to hear.
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Damage Control by SpaceFlapper
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
28 Jul 2015
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He was much more than this sickness.
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- Part 11 of Sacred and Profane