Alternative Backstory
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Incipient by Interrobam for salticidae
Fandoms: The Transformers (IDW Generation One), Transformers - All Media Types
27 Nov 2016
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Ravage rose from her place in the alleyway, each plate of her frame sliding smoothly over its neighbor like a swarm of nanites. Her audials rotated, her shoulders bobbed, as she moved silently into the shadows.
Something had been screaming for the past seven hours, and it was up to her to put a stop to it.
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In the Navy by hisquartermaster
Fandoms: James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond - All Media Types
14 May 2017
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Most of the kids were not interested in whatever bullshit career opportunities he was telling them about, either fucking around on their phones or awkwardly flirting with one another. There was only one boy that seemed fascinated, not so much with the career in Navy, though, but definitely with Bond. The smartarse was gorgeous, which was lucky for him, as he was also irritating as fuck, with the know-it-all attitude and sarcastic comments muttered seemingly to himself.
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Neutron Star by KhaleesiofThrace
Fandoms: Twilight Series - All Media Types, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (Movies)
28 Nov 2021
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Edward Cullen is having the dullest university life ever, but his life turns upside down once Bella Swan comes into the play. Being a lonesome vampire he is and a fifth wheel in the relationship of his siblings, he is not ready for a neutron star to hit him.
Leaving Phoenix to study in a better university and escape her past, Bella Swan shows up in Vancouver unaware of what is lying ahead of her. Will she able to resist the temptation of this byronic hero who happens to share the same dorm suite with him?In this work, you will find that the Cullen siblings has aged up a little, studying together at a university. Bella is older, somewhat experienced and knows what she wants in her life. Can Edward Cullen charm her in this setting? Or does he need to change his behaviour to get closer to her?
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What if Paris was the first time we met? by MelanieLocke
Fandoms: The Last Hours Series - Cassandra Clare, The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Cassandra Clare
14 Jun 2021
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Based on Thomas saying in the Sanctuary 'What if Paris was the first time we met?'
Thomas meets Alastair in Paris, and although they have met before, they did not attend the Academy at the same time
CW: Period typical homophobia and racism are mentioned
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This is inspired by Lizz Robinett's cover of "Hide and Seek" and basically follows the plotline of the song.
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The Tailor’s Son by IJustWannaAskSomething
Fandoms: Call of Duty (Video Games), Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
19 Feb 2023
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“What do you guys think, Vargas and Parra. Married or dating?” the poll reads and a strong 80% peg them as married.
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In 1831 James briefly decides to crossdress and play at being a woman - which turns serious when he meets one Lieutenant Francis Crozier and the two decide to marry before eventually moving on with their naval careers.
Now, over a decade later and stuck on the same expedition, their shared past is nothing but a liability and source of enmity for them. Knowing one another’s secrets leads to an uneasy truce, and the chance to get to know one another again.
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Sacrilege Dreams by TrashfromZalem
Fandoms: GUNNM | Battle Angel Alita, Angel's Friends (Cartoon)
07 Sep 2025
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AU where I take characters from the Gunnm manga, turn them into angel/devil versions, and try fitting them into the world of the Angels Friends cartoon.
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“Even in ruin, something beautiful can grow.”
Wei Ying, orphaned and starving, begins life in the slums of Yunmeng as a feral, skittish child—alone, unseen, and constantly fighting to survive. He trusts no one, and every act of kindness feels like a trap. He’s clever, quick, and endlessly brave, but scarred deep by hunger, cruelty, and abandonment.
One winter, a stranger gives him a talisman bearing the symbol of a distant place called the Cloud Recesses. Wei Ying doesn’t believe in salvation—but hunger and loss eventually draw him to Caiyi Town, where fate intervenes.
There, he meets Lan Zhan—a cold-eyed, rule-bound child of privilege from the Gusu Lan Clan. Their first meeting is a disaster. Wei Ying, scrappy and mocking, crashes into Lan Zhan’s carefully ordered world like a thunderclap. But something in them recognizes each other—two boys burdened with silence, discipline, and grief too large for their bodies.
Over time—and through years of slow-burn trust—they become everything to each other.
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On his fourth escape from the Circle, Anders makes it as far as Lothering. The only thing that stands between him and freedom is a girl with magic that she can't control.
An alternate-universe backstory interaction between young Hawke and Anders
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Cody was awfully familiar with the sensation of being completely alone in a barren room. The sensation of being deprived of something essential without even the chance for a fight, because there was just no moment for him to fight back. Everything that condemned him to this miserable life was decided a long time ago behind closed doors.
Cody was indifferent to what they thought of him at this point, believing it was worth less than nothing. He was finally rewarded for all his hard work and patience, he would finally leave this incomplete place full of mediocrity and find a place to call his own.
Maybe a family, a proper school and no longer feeling like a spare piece of a puzzle as he would be finally recognized for his genius beyond little golden stars on his tattered notebook.
If only he knew what he would get into.
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A experimental take on X-Virus background story + found family fuckery with your favorite gay parents.