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Reincarnation was a tricky business. It was something unpredictable, something that wasn't set in baselines as boring as 'rules' and had its own flow. Despite knowing this she still tried to understand the secrets the world hid away so she could just grasp what exactly was happening. She's pretty sure she died, so there's that.
Semi-Realistic SI/OC (more OC than Self-Insert)
Under Re-write.
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"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all." -Emily Dickinson
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What use is knowledge of the future when she can't bring herself to care? She owed this world nothing - this story would continue without her.
Death took a chance, gambled on the wrong soul, and now she has to pay for it. No one ever said the Wizarding World would be all fun and games, especially not with a Dark Lord's imminent revival, a Headmasters penchant for manipulation, and a Boy-Who-Will-Die's stubborn tenacity. Not that it will matter soon, anyway.
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No one ever said magic would be easy – especially not for a young wizard with not enough time on her hands and a penchant for causing trouble. Oh, and has she mentioned her previous life yet? And as for Lucy? Maybe she won't be so lonely…this time around.
Semi-realistic SI/OC Major spoilers ahead.
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Breaking through Time by Fandoms_need_chocolate
Fandoms: Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (YouTube RPF)
18 Nov 2017
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Hi so my name is [Charlie]..... you totally saw me making the hand signs didn't you? I've always wanted to do that but don't tell Dan, he will actually kill me for that one. I'm Charlie Lester, but I wasn't always a Lester. Yes I was adopted but it goes so much deeper than that. I was originally from the year 2016. I'm not quite sure what the first trigger that caused the end of the world was but I'm part of the time travelers who are to fix everything. It's going to be a long journey, seeing as the techy guys totally messed up and sent me back to my six year old body. Another thing I'm not so sure about is how different Dan and Phil are going to turn out with me being here. I have no instruction, no contact with the team in the future because that future is gone now. My only rule? Never let Dan and Phil you know basically the majority of their futures.
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Six Weeks by TheSaddleman
Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Torchwood
30 Oct 2016
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There is one piece of information a time traveller should never seek out, lest it drive him or herself mad. When Clara discovers this information by accident, she and the Doctor need to find a way to stop time from collapsing.
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Adapted from a Tumblr prompt: instead of one adult, postwar character waking up at age eleven with full knowledge of what's to come and a determination to make it go better this time around, what if several of them did?
Or: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Draco, Neville, Luna, Fred, and George each find themselves children again, fully aware of what's to come and plotting like mad to make it not happen--and each completely unaware that their classmates have found themselves in the same situation and are planning much the same thing.
One person armed with foreknowledge can deftly reweave the timestream. Several people armed with foreknowledge are more likely to tangle it into spaghetti. And it doesn't help that maybe not everyone wants the same happy ending.
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After years in Neji and Lee’s class stealing glances at Tenten wondering if I’d take her place, five minutes of relief in finding out I wouldn’t, and two hours waiting, I found out my jonin sensei was Kakashi. The problem? Naruto and Sasuke weren’t my teammates.
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- Part 3 of Original Characters
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Through the Valley of Shadows by RedxMoonxRose
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
15 Oct 2020
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You've heard this story a million times over, and it is always the same. There's a woman. She somehow wakes up in Middle-Earth, boys like her, everyone wants to kill her, things get dicey. But she's got the entire story in her head, she knows everything that is about to happen, and she has no intention of allowing things to happen the way they're "supposed" to.
Now throw in the fact that she can't speak a lick of Common, because it isn't English despite what others might think, and she does things that should be impossible and moves like she was made for battle. Throw in some time travel, plots that stretch back thousands of years, ample sass, somewhat meddling Gods, and what we have is (hopefully) a different tale to the one that you're used to it.
The premiss of the story might be the same, but shake enough trees and stamp on enough butterflies and things aren't going to end up the same way as one would expect them to.
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- Part 1 of Shadow Walkers
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Only a fool knowingly allows the Sword of Damocles to hang over their head. She is reincarnated, as Evelyn Potter, and decides to make the best of it. Armed with the memories of the world from her past life and powers that none would expect she sets out to stop Voldemort and change the Wizarding World before he can get his grubby, immortal hands on her little brother.
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- Part 1 of Threads of Fate
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Masquerade by RedxMoonxRose
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries (TV), The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms, The Originals (TV)
12 Sep 2020
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Mistake. Plague. Abomination. They were all things that she had heard time and time again over the years she had walked the Earth. They were also all things that she relished in as a villain wasn't afraid to get their hands messy to save the ones they loved and family was everything to her. All it took was a simple mask.
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- Part 1 of Unholy Trinity
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Clara was always extremely shy, singing in the shower, going to movies alone type of girl. She never thought her life would become adventurous until she literally falls into the Avatar universe during its 2nd season. Not only does she find herself in a strange new world, with strange new abilities but ends up being captured by one of the series villains! But there is hope for her. If she can't find a way back home, she'll make one for herself here.
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- Part 1 of Finding Home
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Каково жить, точно зная, что может случиться в будущем? Легко и просто, ведь всегда можно избежать проблем и выбрать правильное решение? А вот и нет, тяжело и почти безнадёжно, потому что иногда опасность впереди не только у тебя. Как и счастье.
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A Mirror's Reflection by Annasanvk
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries (TV), The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms, The Vampire Diaries - L. J. Smith
25 Oct 2024
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‘Have you never dreamed of a more exciting life?’ Sheila asked and I made a face. I definitely hadn’t. And if I had I wouldn’t have chosen to take over someone else’s life. Especially not, Elena-vampire-magnet-Gilbert’s life. I wouldn’t have chosen to maim and murder the entire storyline, but I didn’t get a choice and maiming the storyline seemed kinda inescapable…
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She Knew by WhiteHairedD
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms, The Vampire Diaries (TV), The Vampire Diaries - L. J. Smith, The Originals (TV)
24 Mar 2025
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Elena and Angela Gilbert were born on June 22nd, 1992 in Mystic Falls, Virginia. But Angela knew. And because she knew, it was easy for her to carve out a purpose for herself in her new life: protect her family (blood-related or otherwise) and prevent as many pointless deaths as possible. One thing she didn't know, however, was just how difficult that would prove to be.
[SI-OC]
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- Part 2 of Reborn
- Part 1 of She Knew Universe
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The Song That Bound Us by LadyBrooke
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
21 Jul 2020
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Daeron was the greatest singer among the Sindar, and the Song that made the world echoed in his mind.
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Casey Shannon decides to change something drastic on May 23rd, 2009. She then stays through the fall-out.
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Against a backdrop of bloody violence, a young Leaf kunoichi lives her life in chase of those strange, painful threads called hope.
—Or, Suzu Namikaze puts the finishing touches on her novel's new manuscript and sends it to Jiraiya of the Sannin for perusal.
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- Part 1 of Hearts Stand Still
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"It was a good distinction to make. I wasn't Bella, but for the time being, I could be Isabella." Because time marches on and waking up as Bella Swan is unfortunate, but it's not the end of the world. Only the end of her's.
Links for music playlists and story translations available in the series notes.Series
- Part 1 of Come Hell or High Water
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Different choices are made, but somehow, everything stays the same. [Collection of spinoffs for A Body of Water and Bones]
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- Part 4 of Come Hell or High Water
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When all is lost, John and Rodney find themselves given a second chance. The choises they make dramatically affect their future and the future of the entire world.
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This five-part series is a Kakashi-centric time travel fix-it. It starts out pretty dark, but the real heart of the story is one of healing, and there are happy endings on the horizon. Specific warnings are included with each chapter.
Each story has its own arc and is complete in itself, but I recommend starting from the first story and reading through chronologically; the series is meant to be taken as a whole. Hope you enjoy!
Series and story titles are from History Has Its Eyes on You, from the Hamilton Soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Bite-Sized For Convenience by Hyliian
Fandoms: Assassin's Creed - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Naruto, Fallout 4, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Prototype (Video Games), Worm - Wildbow, Diablo III, Dragon Age: Origins, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Anime), World of Warcraft, Jurassic World Trilogy (Movies), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
24 Nov 2022
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A collection of plot-bunnies from various fandoms that I'm mostly putting here for my own reference, but figured maybe one or two might get an intrigue out of a person. If I'm not 100% mortified by its mere existence, it will likely wind up here eventually.
Any crossovers will be marked as such in the chapter titles.
Fair warning, some of these cut off in weird places, because they aren't at a realistic stopping point yet.
EDIT: With the new tag limit I couldn't feasibly tag for everything, and removing all my "fun" tags just left a literal laundry list of the most depressing tags in existence, so I just took them all off instead! :D Now no one wins!
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The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
02 Mar 2020
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"I don’t know how this happened. I don’t yet know why. But this is definitely Anakin’s fault."
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master, Exile, and now Force Ghost, was pleased with the way things had turned out. The Sith were dead. His padawan had returned to the Light. And Luke Skywalker was beginning to lay the foundation for his new Jedi Order. And while Luke, Leia, Han, and the Rebellion cleaned up the last traces of the Empire on the physical plane, he and Anakin would devote the next stage of their afterlives to repairing the damage Sidious and his ilk wrought on the Force itself.
At least, that was the plan.
After a disaster on the cosmic scale that Obi-Wan is still trying to wrap his mind around, he finds himself back in the early days of the Clone Wars, Commander Cody loyally at his side, Anakin at his back, and Sidious plotting against the Jedi at every turn. He's been given an unasked for chance to do everything over again. And with the Force as his ally, he intends to set the galaxy on a brighter path than the one it's currently on.
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Luminous by HopeofDawn
Fandoms: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
23 Jun 2025
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"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
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“70 …” 68 said slowly, taken off-guard. 70 wasn’t a brother normally inclined towards ghost-tales. “Ben isn’t real. He’s just a baby story--something the tubies like to pretend is real.”70 shook his head, his face set in stubborn lines. “He might not be. No, listen--” he gave 74 a glare when it looked like his brother wanted to interrupt again. “I’ve heard the stories, and they’re always the same. The tubies all know what he looks like. They all know he’s a jetii, before anyone ever told them what a jetii was. You know how the longnecks keep batches of tubies separate. There’s no way any of us, or any of the older vod, could have told them about him. But it doesn’t matter. All the batches know about Ben.”
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Various Assassin's Creed snippets and ideas that didn't get very far. Some crossovers too.
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- Part 10 of Tumbling Snippets
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Hail Friendship! by Darkpetal16
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
12 Apr 2019
This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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The cycle of rebirth is a heavy burden for one soul to bear, but perhaps one does not need to carry it alone. Self-Insert OC SI/OC
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Bookmarked by TheCurat0r
12 Apr 2019
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This story is wonderful.
Well-written, engaging, and satisfying in so many ways. All of the character interactions feel genuine and earnest. The author depicts character development with a deft hand that makes it all feel wonderfully organic.
The main character is interesting and nuanced. She has her own stakes, her own strengths and weaknesses to overcome. She never feels like a placeholder or like someone shoehorned into the narrative, even when altering events with her foreknowledge.
Honestly, this is pretty much everything I could’ve wanted (and didn’t yet know to ask for) in a Modern Character in BNHA tale.
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The Archeologist by Racke
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Bloodborne (Video Game)
19 Jul 2019
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After having worked for over a decade as a Curse Breaker, Harry wakes up in an alternate time-line, in a grave belonging to Rose Potter.
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Casey Shannon decides to change something drastic on May 23rd, 2009. She then stays through the fall-out.
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- 38,398
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- 6/40
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Bookmarked by nihama9492
12 Jul 2020
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---Casey Shannon decides to change something drastic on May 23rd, 2009. She then stays through the fall-out---by LadyShaggingGodiva
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The Kenobi Scandal by AppoApples
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
23 Dec 2020
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One moment they are speeding on their way to Mos Eisley, only to be hit by a Force instigated sandstorm, and the next thing Ben Kenobi knows is he wearing his old armour with the Jedi insignia and Luke can't find the droids. What's a Jedi to do when he finds himself back before the fall of the Republic? Come up with a cover story more scandalous than time travel: "Luke, this is Anakin Skywalker. Anakin, this is my son, Luke Kenobi."
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The Making of Mavericks by AppoApples
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series - Jude Watson & Dave Wolverton
10 Jun 2021
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Master Obi-Wan Kenobi couldn't let her just walk out into the galaxy without a lifeline. With Commander Cody and Captain Rex at his side, Obi-Wan tries to give Ahsoka some well meant advice. But the Force was listening and decided these four souls needed to blaze a better path. With all that has happened to them, waking up twenty-five years in the past shouldn't be a big deal, right?
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In which a girl dies, discovers that life is really just a simulation, and starts a new life in a universe that should only exist in fiction.
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- Part 1 of NG Universe
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Not a Good Man by kj_feybarn
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
05 May 2022
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“Right.” Boba was too drunk and Obi-Wan was too dead for them to be having this conversation. “So, what are you doing here, if you’re actually dead and I’m not hallucinating.”
Obi-Wan sighed a little bit. “I’m here to ask a favor that may or may not ruin your life.”
Boba blinked at him. “Well, at least you’re honest about it."
Obi-Wan looked exhausted. Boba had always kind of assumed that dying meant you got to rest, but Obi-Wan seemed far from rested. “Vader has gotten an idea in his head—” And yep, Boba could see where Obi-Wan was going with his whole ‘may or may not ruin his life’ bit. “—that he can change the past.”
Boba snorted. “Has anyone ever told Vader that he’s delusional? You can’t change the past."
Except Obi-Wan didn’t agree.
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Kazuki wants to get strong. Ume wants to get laid. Noriko wants to go home.
It’s just pure, unfortunate luck that the person standing in their way is Hatake Kakashi.
(A triple SI/OC story.)
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It's a self insert fic. You know the drill.
Featuring a grumpy protagonist who wants mochi, clean socks, and to maintain possession of their life and eyeballs in that order, a troll-dad sensei who's genuinely trying to understand the pint sized weirdos he's been saddled with but isn't sure where to start, and two team mates who are honest to god twelve year olds who canonically didn't mature until after the handy dandy time skip.
Where, please, is the unsubscribe button, because I'd like to request a different afterlife.
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- Part 1 of Wisdom 'Verse
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Being somehow reincarnated into a world you previously thought was fictional and is filled with bullshit ninja magic killers isn't fun. It is even less fun to find out that any foreknowledge you may have been able to use to your advantage is pretty much as useless as your ability to quote pop culture references like a champ.
Or: Miki is in the most ridiculous situation imaginable and finds herself too tired of life's bullshit to quite care.
(Yet still somehow manages to continuously muddle her way into disaster)AU & SI/OC
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- Part 1 of What a Wonderful World
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Or, 'How I Learned to Stress Out and Ruin Everything': a gripping tale of tears, danger, tender hearts and derring-do, in which I take on a world that isn't as made-up as I thought it was and my choices really, really matter.
[A self-insertion story that has been a long time coming but was also inspired in no small part by YourIdiotWriter's SATOKO and Tozette's Day One.]
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- Part 1 of Tsukimi Gaiden
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“She had thought she would spend the whole day wondering where she went wrong. Instead, Itachi’s tired eyes reflected her own.”
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The night of the Uchiha Massacre, Uchiha Miho perished under the hand of her brother. She didn’t expect to wake up, much less as an infant - again.(SI!OC who tried and failed… and now had the unwelcome chance to try again.)
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Bookmarked by TheCurat0r
19 Apr 2021
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I adore this story, so, so much. I find myself coming back to reread this one, just so thrilled with the author's approach and the story they've crafted. Reading this story is like being offered a slice of cake and discovering that it's your favorite kind, filled with your favorite flavor of filling, and frosted with your favorite frosting. This is the kind of story I'd daydream about writing myself--which makes it all the more thrilling to get to read it.
The character interactions, their development, the way the author uses their movement to convey the things left unsaid...
Just. *chef's kiss*This is the only other time loop (ish) portal fantasy story I've ever come across and I'm so grateful. :')
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Mitsue Youko isn’t really bothered about being in the narutoverse. She’d planned on being a kunoichi to protect her family, without interfering, to the best of her ability. Everything sorts itself out in the end, after all.
This, of course, becomes nearly impossible when she realises her Academy class is...the Rookie Nine’s class.
Oh, joy.
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They’re gonna grow on her, aren’t they.
[OR in which a reincarnated soul low-key believes her grandmother will ultimately be the cause of her death - not the upcoming war she shouldn't know anything about, no. Her ex-kunoichi, mysterious, cryptic, but no less lovable grandmother.]
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They say that destiny is set in stone. Most people are willing to accept this and move on - Yamanaka Inoko is not most people. Her father's life is on the line, and she knows that if she wants to keep him safe, she's going to need a seriously big sledgehammer.
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- Part 1 of Ipomoea Alba