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She thinks he feels the same draw she does. An intellectual fascination, of course, for the only other person who can match them. But a sexual one too. It comes with the territory, she thinks, she’s never been truly attracted to a man who couldn’t match her for brains. She never tries to hide it from him – feels no shame in it at all, in fact. He’s handsome and familiar, with a consistent solidity to him that appeals to her after the slippery, whippet-thinness of Benny. Beth is a person with a bad habit of clinging onto the familiar whether it’s good for her or not. She’s been watching him on screens and in pictures since she stole her very first copy of Chess Review; she knows his face better than most men in her life. And, anyway, this can’t be worse for her than the pills.
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13 Feb 2026
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Everything's not what it seems.
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12 Feb 2026
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Whole fic is on ffnet. I love how deeply grounded the characters' emotions are, always so specific to each one's circumstances and posture toward others. Jack and Harley's dynamic feels like a genuinely unique take on Joker and Harley without ever departing too far from their core conceit. Showing rather than telling in abundance.
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Odin never gave up his grasp on Yggdrasil. He sends his children to bring Midgard into line with Asgardian rule. Captured and sentenced to death, Jane Foster spins out her life with a new story each night. One-sided Lokane, evil!Loki. Written for lokaneweek 2018, continued in 2020.
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10 Nov 2025
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Claire Bennet-Rutherford's 30-year marriage is on the rocks when her husband takes up with a younger woman . . . or an older woman. Claire isn't sure. Nothing in her life has ever made sense. Still, she might have known better than to call Sylar for a final farewell before taking her own life in a fit of despair. The serial-murdering timepiece enthusiast rises to the challenge, saves the cheerleader, and hauls her back to New York where he can keep an eye on her. Sure, she hates him now, but everything will fall into place. Why not? They've got all the time in the world.
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09 Sep 2025