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Plasma Donation is a Lie by biscuit (vital_root), keroseneSteve
Fandoms: Detroit: Become Human (Video Game)
01 Nov 2018
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Things are changing.
Supposedly unfeeling androids have begun to express emotion. A caretaker says she loves a child. Construction workers complain about exhaustion after a long shift. The general public has turned a blind eye to these small, human expressions. But when androids suddenly start disappearing, people take notice.
CyberLife takes action, ready to dismantle a revolution before it starts. The company's previous attempts failed, but the newest RK model exceeds their highest expectations. It's driven. Focused.
A machine.
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Anchored in Dust by biscuit (vital_root), keroseneSteve
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
11 Sep 2018
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SHIELD finally captured the pseudo-terrorist Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, after several years of searching. But the man is near death, and SHIELD can't find a cure for him. Fellow fugitive Bruce Banner has that cure; however, he was forced to hide from SHIELD in Wakanda. With Tony's time running out, Bruce unable to help, and the world wondering where Iron Man went, the last thing SHIELD needs is another problem.
Such as, maybe, a leak from within their walls telling the rest of the world that the long-dead Stark is alive in America.
Or Loki.
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- Part 2 of Drought
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I Hate to Say This by biscuit (vital_root), keroseneSteve
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies), Thor (Movies), Hulk (2003)
09 May 2018
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After a hurtful argument with the other Avengers on top of the flu, Tony's not feeling too charitable when the call to Assemble comes. Of course, the villain of the day has to prove that yes, in fact, his day can get worse.
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- Part 1 of Truer Words
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I Wanted to Say This by keroseneSteve, vital_root
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
18 Mar 2018
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After a nasty argument amongst each other, the team separates to cool off and calm down. But when an alert sent out by SHIELD tells them Tony and the Tower have been attacked, the rest are forced to come back together and solve their problems in order to assist their stricken team mate.
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- Part 2 of Truer Words
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It's supposed to be quick and quiet: go in, meet the mysterious family friend who somehow has connections to a tribe of druids, let this friend take Stiles to those druids, and leave the kingdom that would happily slaughter him for having magic in the dust, never to return. Only, that's not quite how it happens. A Merlin AU.
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Truer Words by biscuit (vital_root), keroseneSteve
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Hulk (2003), Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)
09 May 2018
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Drought by biscuit (vital_root), keroseneSteve
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (2012), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
11 Sep 2018
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What if Tony ran away, rather than return to his Malibu home? What if he became Iron Man from the corner of a mechanic's workshop in India? What if he and Bruce met up before Helicarriers existed?
What if Steve Rogers recognized the face of a dead man? What if Fury told him Iron Man is a terrorist? What if he and three very special agents looked for the armor but found the Hulk?
Also, Pepper the cat.
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better than your best by Goldmonger
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
15 May 2026
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“Rocky, I’m here, okay? Come back to me, pal, please.”
Of course I will, I think, drawn to that voice, that strange, wobbling voice, which I care about without knowing exactly why, and I should – it makes me angry, not knowing – I should know –
Bookmarked by vital_root
10 Jul 2026
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For The Love of Science by dutchlionenjoyer
Fandoms: Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types, Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
28 May 2026
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Ryland Grace is not a man who is liable to be caught with his hands down his pants. He's not even liable to think about it 99% of the time. Unfortunately, he is caught by his new roommate the one time he does think about it. Shenanigans ensue.
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10 Jul 2026
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all the choices in the world by rbt_lvr
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
08 May 2026
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“Adrian will understand,” Rocky says confidently. “Will be excited to meet alien. Will be excited to meet person who brought me home.”
“Yeah, and I'm excited to meet them too, but after that!” Is this a translation error? A cultural miscommunication? How is Rocky not getting it? “You're partners. They're not going to want some alien around while you're, like… going on dates and all that.”
“Does not mean no time for Grace.” Rocky’s starting to sound frustrated. Part of me feels bad, but the rest is just as frustrated. “Why think this, question? On Earth, just abandon friends when have mate, question?”
It's so clearly a rhetorical question, to which the answer is obviously supposed to be no, of course not. I freeze up anyway.
or: rocky HATE amatonormativity
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Bookmarked by vital_root
10 Jul 2026
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Mechanical suffocation, it's called by alpineFasciation
Fandoms: Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types
11 Jun 2026
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"I curl back into my sheets, because my watch says it’s four in the morning. Either that, or it’s four in the afternoon, and I’m about to have my teeth kicked in by a very annoyed Eva Stratt."
Or: Everyone gets a dream about touching their soulmate for the first time once they're on the path of meeting them. Grace, of course, gets a nightmare. About a giant flaming spider. Because of course he does.
Based on a Tumblr post by zipstick!!Bookmarked by vital_root
09 Jul 2026
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Pierce holds one claw behind his earlobe and, after taking a moment to line the tool up correctly, gently pokes him. It takes the tool away to examine, then pokes him again, harder this time. Grace winces the slightest bit. It doesn’t hurt, but his ears are sensitive. Pierce steps back. “Look in reverse,” it says.
Grace looks around for his little mirror and grabs it, bringing it close to his face and tilting his head to get a good look. “Um… Oh.” His glasses are placed on his face before he can even ask for them. “Thank you, Rocky,” he mumbles, now paying attention to where he can finally see the little mark. It’s in the dead centre of his lobe. Once he gives his approval to Pierce, it repeats the process on the other ear, matching the marks up perfectly.
And now comes the scary part.
The clamps.
The needles.
Eridians document the first ever human body modification performed on Erid.
Bookmarked by vital_root
09 Jul 2026