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    The Pressure That Never Leaves by

    Fandoms: The Freak Circus (Visual Novel), Pressure (Roblox)  

    03 May 2026

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    Sebastian Solace, a man who was a barista at a café, sporting a sharp tongue, was mean to those he didn't know, and was gentle to those he did, had caught the hearts of The Freak Circus many years before he was accused of murder.

    Now he had a vague memory of what seemed to have happened a lifetime ago.

    And he's not human anymore, so at least he's got that going for him now.

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    28 Apr 2026

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    Come Round Again by

    Fandoms: 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)  

    13 Aug 2023

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    Jing Yuan receives a fatal blow, but instead of passing on peacefully to the afterlife, he regains consciousness to find himself transported into the past, before the Quintet had formed.

    This second chance he resolves to live without regrets, to prevent the tragedies to come, and to pursue his first loves.

    Aka I had Feels about Jing Yuan being…kind of left behind in the past after 1.2. Wrote this to comfort myself.

    Note: This is our present day in-game aged Jing Yuan transported into the past. I conveniently made no existing Jing Yuan present in that “alternate universe”.

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    12 Apr 2026

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    tomorrow I don’t wanna wake up. the day after I know I won't by

    Fandoms: The Freak Circus (Visual Novel)  

    27 Apr 2026

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    You didn’t want to wake up tomorrow. You wished you hadn’t woken up today.

    Your tiny apartment was thoroughly engulfed in the scent of old air, despair, and blood. The lights in it had been barely ever turned on and the blinds haven’t been open in months upon months.

    And you just couldn’t do it anymore.

    Years and years did nothing but solidify the idea that it didn’t matter if you stayed. At this point, living hurt.

    So you knew what you had to do. You were going to end it all tomorrow.

    or:

    mc has issues and and can't do this shit no more (pierrot then picks them up like a cat and steals them)

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    16 Mar 2026

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    Fools Rush In by

    Fandoms: Persona 5  

    12 Oct 2021

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    Akechi Goro is a fascinating mystery and probably dangerous, Akira thinks. It would be stupid to pass up the opportunity to learn more about him.

    Kurusu Akira is a fascinating mystery and probably dangerous, Goro thinks. It would be stupid to pass up the opportunity to learn more about him.

    And after all, there’s no time like the present. Why make a vague promise to stay in touch when they could seize the moment right after their first meeting? Why not make the first move before their opponent even realises the match has started?

    It’s not like spending the day together could somehow change the game completely...

    (OR: Akira accidentally speedruns Akechi’s entire confidant track on the day they meet, and opens up some new options in the process.)

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    04 Oct 2025

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    The Adventure of the Dying Detective by

    Fandoms: Persona 5  

    11 Jan 2026

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    He runs as quickly as his feet carry him, passing containers, shelves, only a few meters separating him from the front door. He hears the shouts of the Yakuza behind him as they finally spot him — but they won’t be fast enough to shoot, Akira has already reached the door, he yanks down the handle, pushes open the door—

    And comes face to face with a ghost.

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    Five years after the fall of Maruki's reality, Akira has a chance encounter with a certain detective.

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    15 Jul 2025