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  1. Rec 16

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    You are Poppy, resident slave on the Colosseum station, famous for its broadcasts of incredible gladiatorial feats and its yearly tournament, all organized and run by your master, Nero. His Arena promises fame, glory, and anything one might desire to those who survive, and agonizing, violent, and very public execution for those who fail. When a stranger arrives and demands to be allowed to compete, Nero assigns you to work with him, in the hopes that you will be able to keep him under strict control.

    A/N: Poppy is described as able-bodied with dark red/auburn hair, which is long to begin with and later cut short. I have tried to keep all other physical descriptions to a minimum, as usual! Please read the tags for additional warnings, and remember that only you are responsible for the content you consume online.

    A/N 01/05/25: I just changed the title, not any of the content! I wanted all my fics to have cool titles, and 'The Gladiator' was always meant just to be a draft title, but I panicked when I was posting it.

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    18 Apr 2026

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    “And what makes her so elusive?” his tone bored, pushing Karga to get to the point.
    “I guess you’ll just have to find out for yourself, won’t you?”

    Mando takes a job hunting down the reader, but bringing her in may be more of a challenge than he realized.

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  3. Rec 22

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    Survival. That's what life has come to at the end of the world. 5 years ago a viral outbreak spread across the globe. With no cure or treatment in sight, society crumbled as hundreds of millions became infected.

    Trudging through the deserted land that used to be filled with life and beauty, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep moving.

    But things change when you come across a strange masked man. Maybe you don't have to suffer through the apocalypse alone. And maybe he doesn't either. What does this tentative alliance mean for the both of you, and what might it mean for the future?

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  4. Rec 12

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  5. Rec 18

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    After being taken back under Hammer's control, you slowly start going back to the person you were before you took the chance the run. Everything while you were away starts to feel more and more like a dream.

    Until you find out something that shouldn't be.

    Will you take the chance of escape that is right in front of you? Will you be able to fight the control to be willing to take that chance?

    Will you ever see Bucky again?

     

    *Warning: This one has very few pies and even fewer fluffy parts than the first. You probably could read this one alone, though reading the first one does help explain the circumstance a bit more.

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    20 Jun 2017