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The House of the Rising Sun by lochness8
Fandoms: Cirque du Freak | The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren Shan
14 Sep 2022
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"There is a house, in New Orleans. They call The Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin, of many a poor boy,
And god, I know
I'm one."Darren Shan was a good kid who only wanted to help his sister. He never meant to get mixed up in all of this. But what had originally been a plan to get some quick cash quickly goes south, and now he's stuck in the world of betrayal, violence, and organized crime. He can only hope he makes it out of alive. He better watch his step, because "The Leopard" stalks at night.
And he always catches his prey.
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moments in between by lochness8
Fandoms: Cirque du Freak | The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren Shan, The Saga of Larten Crepsley
01 May 2021
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What happened the night of Alicia's murder? Or the night Vancha spent Gavner's couch? What the hell has Steve been up to? What kinda fuckery did Larten and Wester get into before Darren showed up? Will I actually answer any of these? Who knows, this a piece set in my mafia au, House of the Rising Sun, and will be filled with bits and pieces of things we didn't see in the main fic.
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Olde Tyme Mem'ry by lochness8
Fandoms: Cirque du Freak | The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren Shan
01 May 2021
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Major Spoilers for Brothers to the Death. Set after Saga of Larten Crepsley but before Cirque du Freak. Vancha/Larten if you squint.
"So come sit down,
we're lamenting
About yesterday's sad ending
'Bout the water in me whiskey,
the brass passed off as gold,
Another round, we're descending
Into old time memory,"Larten always disappears around this time of the year. It's easier that way, or at least he thinks it is. Unfortuately, life has a way of making things difficult. Even isolating yourself. However, an unexpected visitor might just be exactly what the old bat needs.
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Promise Me by lochness8
Fandoms: Cirque du Freak | The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren Shan
16 Sep 2020
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Vancha March wasn't a man who would make promises he couldn't keep. Or at least, he thought that was true before. || Takes place sometime after book 7, spoilers for 9 and 12 as well. Angst. Oneshot.
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I'll Be Here by lochness8
Fandoms: Cirque du Freak | The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren Shan
12 Sep 2020
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He wasn't sure when the boy had started hanging around the halls, or how he had even gotten inside, but Arrow had to admit, he was beginning to enjoy the boy's company.
In which Darius has a nightmare, and he receives some unexpected comfort from Arrow. Oneshot.
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Michael wrinkled his nose. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes.
Franklin's front door burst open. A thick wall of smoke billowed out. Franklin staggered out from the house; he had his shirt pulled up over his nose, and his other arm stretched out ahead to feel his way. Trevor also emerged from the smoke, shortly behind Franklin. He wore an obscene Christmas sweater that looked like it had been set ablaze; part of the design on the front was melted and torn, and the entire left sleeve was missing.
Michael threw open the car door and stepped out. He stared, agape, at the smoke pouring from Franklin's house.
"What the hell happened?!" He cried. "What did you do?"
"Homeboy started a fuckin' grease fire!" Franklin yelled back, over the blaring smoke alarm behind him.
"Jesus, T!"
Trevor curled his lips into a snarl. He threw his hands dramatically between Franklin and Michael, and the smoking house.
"What? What?! You never deep-fried a turkey before?"
(While spending Christmas Eve at Franklin's, Michael and Trevor exchange gifts and feelings.)
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30 Nov 2024
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Zuko had never excelled at anything. Azula was a prodigy. Uncle always knew what to say. And Father... Father was strong, iron-like. But Zuko had only ever been good at surviving. Putting one foot in front of the other in a grim show of stubborn determination, gritting his teeth and bearing it. Survival was all he had ever been taught. He knew how to do it. So when he was kidnapped by the Southern Water Tribe, he expected to fight as he always had. He didn’t expect to be taught instead how to live.
In a warring land, the Water Tribe forgave the enemy in an act of defiance. For this, he was torn from them, and this time, his wounds won't heal so easily.
Forced back into nothing but survival, the last person Zuko expected to see was Hakoda's son. Hakoda was a promise of safety. The relentless blue of Sokka’s eyes was a promise of happiness. Zuko could have both if he just reached out his hands, but he found them clutching into fists. After all, he’d been burned one too many times.
But hey, at least between Hakoda and Sokka, Zuko could appreciate the family resemblance of pure, asinine stubbornness.
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06 Mar 2024
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Wide Open Spaces by XavIniesta685 for Nickytheimp
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
02 Nov 2023
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In which Dutch mourned Hosea, took vengeance against and captured by Agent Milton, went on an epic getaway trip with Arthur, and learned to accept the fact that he was only human. For his part, Arthur was just trying to make sure everyone was fine before him greeted by his own death. To do that, he needed to push a little bit harder.
More of a Dutch & Arthur adventure & getting along story (post Chapter 6 fix-it) with lots of plots and philosophical debate than a vandermatthews love story.
(Spoiler: Happy Ending!)
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- Part 1 of Healing takes love and love takes time
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04 Sep 2023
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There was a stretch of silence. “I thought you hated me,” Isaac said eventually, voice tight. He looked down at his hands that fiddled with the fabric of his skirt, delicate hands covered by lace gloves – something a fancy lady would wear.
“I never hated you, son. I just… I just wanted to protect you. In the end, I just messed things up between us, didn’t I?"
After Eliza's brutal death, Arthur brings Isaac back to camp and raises him in the gang. Balancing his own grief and mixed feelings about gender and sexuality, Arthur struggles to be the father Isaac needs.
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20 Jul 2023
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i'd tell them put me back in it by scrolling_upp
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games), Red Dead Redemption 2
30 Jan 2024
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The last shot is accompanied by the trail of a cry, shrill, angry, fearful. Arthur lowers his revolver. Blinks. Tongues at a bloody tooth from getting hit while strangling an O’Driscoll, spits red mucus onto one of the bodies on the floor.
The crying starts up again, as if sensing Arthur’s confusion. For a moment, Arthur thinks it must be some poor lady these savages have taken alongside the house, but quickly knows it to be untrue. It’s too—wet, pointless in a way only the young can manage, knowing that something is wrong but not knowing what. Just a shout, not the bellowing anguish of someone who knows what god-awful situation they have been put in.
“Christ,” he says, once, twice. “Christ.”
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Arthur accidentally adopts a baby, and, despite his best judgement, ends up starting to raise him. He falls in love with Charles along the way.
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17 Jul 2023