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    Wherein Paul wrestles with exactly what he feels for Kat, torn and terrified of losing the man whom he knows as no other: the one good thing to come out of the war.

    OR: "I've been burning all my daylight running;
    even midnight caught fire.
    Only way I ever learned how.
    (. . . )
    If you lie awake
    while your universe shakes,
    and I go weightless and fall–
    claws out for you now–
    just hold onto yourself–

    We're almost home,
    but we've got miles to go.

    Miles to go,
    but we're almost home."

    ~~~

    Addendum: Now an accidental, indefinite short-story collection / dumping ground for my thoughts and feelings re: the book All Quiet, but mostly Paul and Kat. Expect stories, fanart(?), historical inaccuracies, canon divergence and goodness-knows-what-else.

    NOTES: Despite the tags, none of this is salaciously explicit, although the subject of sexuality is dealt with frankly here (as is all else in the book).

    "Chapters" 1-3 form something of a trilogy; everything that follows is intended to be standalone / unrelated (with some wink-and-nod callbacks).

    Prompts / requests welcome! :D

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    Sebastian and Sam are avoiding the rest of the crowd at the Feast of the Winter Star when they're approached by someone... unexpected.

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    ~Hailstorm, the Icewing prince, feels out of place in his own scales. Freed from being a Pyrite, he should fit in, but he doesn’t —he’s unsure of who he is, what he wants, or who he’s attracted to. Memories of his past —time as a Pyrite, abuse, and family troubles —haunt him, and he struggles with body dysphoria, mental stress, and guilty thoughts he can’t share. Even surrounded by the royal court and Icewing traditions, he feels alone, confused, and drawn to feelings he doesn’t fully understand.~

    ~As he moves through the palace and interacts with soldiers and his family, Hailstorm wrestles with loyalty, justice, and moral dilemmas. He notices boys in ways that surprise him, thinks about romance and intimacy, and quietly questions everything he thought he knew about himself. The world around him —military rules, royal expectations, Skywings —is rigid and harsh, while inside he battles trauma, self-doubt, and forbidden desires.~

    ~The story explores identity, orientation, trauma, mental health, and forbidden feelings, mixing royal politics, friendship, love, and self-discovery. Hailstorm is trying to figure out who he is while carrying the weight of the past and the pressures of being a prince.~

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    Rafał znajduje Karola w złym stanie i postanawia mu pomóc. Karol z wdzięczności składa mu niecodzienną propozycję.

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    Polski
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    27/36
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    Everything hits Bill at all once, on his birthday of all days.

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    The service elevator was small, cold, and slow. It was longer that it was wide - and you sometimes swore that you heard the screws rattle when you approached a new floor. The day you met Kylo Ren was no different.

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    A few weeks have passed since “mad sounds” and it’s Sean’s first athletics meet. Stress mixes with excitement, and although Sean’s adamant on declaring his neutrality with Drew, he can’t help but feel he cares more than he should.

    That’s tested when something unexpected happens during Drew’s last race.

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    There's never been a time where Tenna hasn't noticed something going on. He's always aware. He prides himself on it.

    But he doesn't feel pride at the strange feeling he gets when he sees Spamton’s stomach getting bigger by the day.

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    Hanya kisah tentang Park Gunwook yang ingin menjalani hidupnya dengan tenang, dan Kim Gyuvin yang menginginkan motor.

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    "Hide me!”

    “Where?”

    “You're taller than me, put me against the wall or something,” Gaara hissed back, voice tainted with brisk rudeness, “but be-”

    Faster than the blink of an eye, Lee yanked his arms out of Gaara's hold, grasping the Kazekage by his waist and switching their places.

    “Mmpf!”

    Sorry, sorry, sorry! Lee pleaded mentally when Gaara's breath hitched, a sign that Lee hadn't controlled his force well enough and for that misstep he'd make ten thousand push ups with-

    Gaara groaned, hoarse and gravely and wonderful and Lee was absolutely thrilled with the prospect of hearing that lovely sound again.

    Focus!

    It was a hard task when all of Lee's entrails clenched with the need to press further, his entire body vibrating with renewed energy and the need to worship every centimeter of that man.

    //

    Aka: the famous: kiss me so they won't look at us.

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    “Haha! Correct answer, although I suppose it wasn't exactly hard to guess.” Kabru tapped the lid with his fingers, sending Laios a mischievous smile. “Are you ready to look inside?”

    Laios gulped. “Yeah,” he said with a look of determination on his face. “Let's do it!” he added confidently, pumping his fist in the air. Kabru discreetly snorted into his hand.

    Pop-pop! Kabru flicked the lid open and turned the box towards Laios so that he could see the contents. Laios instinctively leaned towards it, curious, excited, and nervous. His eyes grew wide, his eyebrows rode up his forehead, and his face flushed a deep red, all the way to the tips of his ears. He covered his mouth with his hand, muffling a gasp. There were so many sex toys in the box that he couldn't make out individual ones at first. A jumbled mass of plastic and metal. He admired the collection with a kind of reverent fear reserved for wonders beyond human comprehension.

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    How do kids know precisely where you’re doubting yourself - and then drag it into the open in a way you’d never expect? She’d never know it.
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    Lila asks Natasha for advice.

    Written for be_compromised 2025 Promptathon, for Loar’s prompt “Lila finds it too awkward to ask her parents about sex so she goes to Nat instead. Natasha thinks she's really not the person for this.”

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    In the Neo Egoist League, Isagi Yoichi was at his peak performance, he felt unstoppable, he felt like he was on the top of the world... But these feelings were quickly cut short, he was struck with a crushing blow. Isagi wakes up and finds himself in a familiar environment... But different? He's awoken in a world where woman are the superior gender by a large margin. Even with the gender bias of this not-so-familiar world, and the genders of almost every person he used to know, have been swapped, it doesn't mean he'll give up on his dream of leading Japan to the World Wup. Isagi Yoichi will defy the odds piled up against him and come out on top. While also going through moments of joy, embarrassment, sorrow, and hell.... even Love!

    How will Isagi Yoichi perform when every one of his Allies and Rivals alike are changed in more ways than one? Some viewing him as a rival, and something....... else?

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    You don't like talking to people. You don't like how they look at you like you did something wrong by just existing. The man in your closet is different. He doesn't think what you say is odd, because he doesn't know what you say. You don't know what he says either. It's perfect. especially when you can't handle the pressures of the end of the world.

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    For the past month, the same customer has come into the restaurant you work at and ordered one thing. A Diet Pepsi.

    Or from Frank's perspective, He plays 4d flirting chess with the prettiest girl he's ever seen. (He's miserably failing)

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    Lonnie had just finished his homework, without eating or drinking anything. But the entire day, he has been hearing ruckus in the living room. He goes downstairs, and finds something shocking.

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    You've always had feelings for your friend Bodhi, though, you wouldn't want to ruin your awesome friendship by telling him. So, instead you decide to bottle up those feelings because THAT'S always a great idea.

    Featuring: Next To You by The Police

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    After preparing for the arrival of her new housemates, the last thing Rose expected was for one of them to be the man whose flat she had snuck out of the night before.

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    Stupid emotions.

    She hated feeling this way, and she hated how it always got the best of her.

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    Graphita laughs at her own theory about the Clock of Time. It's just a shame that some Smurfs don't find it funny.

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