April is the Cruelest Month 2026

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• Pay For Nothing's Fair by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Mature
  • Major Character Death
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  01 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Risotto Nero
  • Risotto Nero's Cousin
  • Original Characters
  • Pentadrabble
  • Wordcount: 100-500
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Emotional Whump
  • Angst
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Canonical Character Death
  • Pre-Canon
  • Canon Compliant
  • Character Study
  • Child Death
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Murder
  • Implied/Referenced Torture

  Summary

  Risotto Nero decides he’s had enough.

  Day 1 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  Series

  • Part 1 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  500

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Comments:

  16

  Kudos:

  14

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  59

• For I Am Death by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Other
  • Complete Work

  03 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Risotto Nero & Prosciutto
  • Risotto Nero
  • Prosciutto (JoJo)
  • Original Characters
  • Torture as a Bonding Exercise
  • Bitchy Proscuitto is my favourite
  • Appropriate Use of Stands
  • Nobody tells Risotto anything
  • Pre-Canon
  • Canon Compliant
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Appropriate Use of Stands (JoJo)
  • No RisPro but could lean towards that way
  • No beta we die like La Squadra
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Murder

  Summary

  Risotto learns that torture is a joint exercise.

  Day 3 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  Series

  • Part 2 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  500

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Comments:

  7

  Kudos:

  12

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  42

• Time-Out Corner by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: Berserk (Anime & Manga)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  05 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Griffith | Femto/Guts (Berserk)
  • Griffith | Femto (Berserk)
  • Guts (Berserk)
  • Band of the Hawk (Berserk)
  • Canon Compliant
  • I Will Drop the F Bomb in a T Rated Fic more than once
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Some Humor
  • Wound Care
  • No beta we die like the apostles
  • Pre-Relationship
  • Golden Age (Berserk)
  • Banter
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  Guts ends up in the time-out corner (Griffith's tent) after another fist fight.

  Day 5 of April is the Cruelest Month. (ironic, but all prompts were used)

  Series

  • Part 3 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  500

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  7

  Kudos:

  21

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  196

• Veins that Pump with Fear by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  06 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Risotto Nero & Risotto Nero's Cousin
  • Risotto Nero
  • Risotto Nero's Cousin
  • Original Characters
  • Pre-Canon
  • Canon Compliant
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Murder
  • Metallica is a horrifying stand
  • Family Dynamics
  • Character Study
  • Violence
  • Blood and Gore
  • Body Horror
  • Vomiting
  • I'm sorry it's how Metallica works
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Angst
  • Canonical Character Death
  • No beta we die like these randos I keep giving names to

  Summary

  Risotto Nero's stand awakens.

  Day 6 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  Series

  • Part 4 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  500

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  5

  Hits:

  45

• Let Them Wonder How We Got This Far by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  09 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Giorno Giovanna/Trish Una
  • Bruno Buccellati & Trish Una
  • Trish Una
  • Giorno Giovanna
  • Bruno Buccellati
  • Bruno Buccellati is Spelled Bruno Bucciarati
  • Post-Canon
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Family Loss
  • Established Relationship
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • Gio and Trish are both in their mid-20s
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst and Feels
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • no beta we die like diavolo
  • Platonic Hanahaki kind of
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Panic Attacks

  Summary

  The nightmares continue to haunt Trish, even ten years later.

  Day 9 of April is the Cruelest Month

  Series

  • Part 5 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  505

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  18

  Bookmarks:

  5

  Hits:

  130

• The Spark In Your Eyes Was Just the Match I Used To Set Myself On Fire by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  10 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Joker (DCU) & Harleen Quinzel
  • Batman & Harley Quinn
  • Harleen Quinzel
  • Joker (DCU)
  • Batman
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Canon Compliant
  • Canon Typical Abuse
  • Harley Quinn and the Joker are their own warning
  • Not a ship fic
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Emotional Abuse
  • cabin fever
  • Kind of she's going stir crazy in Arkham
  • Character Study
  • Physical Abuse
  • Hallucinations
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Per chapter at least
  • Batman is kind of a dick
  • Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - CPTSD
  • Abusive Relationships

  Summary

  Harley starts feeling stir-crazy in her cell at Arkham.

  Day 2, 7, 8 & 10 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  Series

  • Part 6 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,006

  Chapters:

  4/?

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  10

  Hits:

  64

• Set My World on Fire Because I Want To Watch It Burn by alicench4ins (metallicgr3y), metallicgr3y for Gyogyo

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Mature
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  19 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Risotto Nero/Original Character(s)
  • Original Character(s) & Original Stands
  • La Squadra di Esecuzione Members (JoJo) & Original Character(s)
  • Risotto Nero
  • Original Stand Users (JoJo)
  • Original Stands (JoJo)
  • La Squadra di Esecuzione Members (JoJo)
  • Heavy Angst
  • Canonical Character Death
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Established Relationship
  • Graphic Description of Corpses
  • What if your own stand decided to attack you
  • Aphantasia
  • Panic Attacks
  • Anxiety Attacks
  • april is the cruelest month
  • Of course this is how I debut my OC
  • Survivor Guilt
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Depression
  • 500 words per chapter challenge
  • yes i made that one up for myself
  • Memories
  • Flashbacks
  • Non-Linear Narrative
  • Found Family
  • Sole Survivor
  • Fluff as a Weapon Against the Reader
  • Death
  • Past Abusive Relationship (Not with Risotto or La Squadra)
  • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  Vittoria Amaretti deals with survivor's guilt.

  Day 4 & 11-14 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  (TO BE CONCLUDED AND REWORKED)

  Series

  • Part 1 of Iron Widow (La Squadra Timeline: Canon-Compliant)
  • Part 7 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,007

  Chapters:

  10/?

  Collections:

  2

  Comments:

  21

  Kudos:

  13

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  237

• I Dreamed a Dream In Time Gone By by metallicgr3y

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  17 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Giorno Giovanna/Trish Una
  • Giorno Giovanna
  • Trish Una
  • Bruno Buccellati's Gang Members
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Survivor Guilt
  • Established Relationship
  • Bruno Buccellati is Spelled Bruno Bucciarati
  • Don Giorno Giovanna
  • Post-Canon
  • birthday angst
  • 500 Words Challenge
  • Character Study

  Summary

  Birthdays have always been a sore spot for Giorno Giovanna.

  Day 16 of April is the Cruelest Month.

  Series

  • Part 8 of April is the Cruelest Month 2026

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  500

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  16

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  163