angst and hurt/comfort

To truly know someone is to differentiate between who they once were, who they are now, and who they're capable of being. Hermione realises the duality of one man as she rectifies what she knows of the past and begins to understand the pieces of who Draco Malfoy is now: a father, a son, and a man.

What if Loki was able to warn his past self, so he did not lose control during his regency and was able to act as he normally would? What if he had been able to remain calm and in control of himself, and the situation? "How?" Loki demanded. "Betrayal," his future self stated simply, rage clear in every syllable. "But you must control your reaction and come to see me, or you will repeat my mistakes and we will miss an opportunity to take control and alter things in our favor." It would have changed everything.

(The original Adam Redemption/Adam Agenda fic) After the last extermination, Adam survives but is cast out of Heaven and sent to Hell. Charlie encounters him and learns there's more to the story she was told growing up. Adam wasn't always the villain he was portrayed as and her parents weren't the heroes she believed them to be. This is the story of Hell told by the man who used to have everything. And his tragic downfall where he lost paradise not only once, but twice.

Luffy, Zoro and Usopp are in deep shit with the rest of the crew after a careless prank on a mysterious new island hurts Sanji’s feelings. The island is obscenely oversized and massive, shrouded in a heavy fog and chock full of mystery. They’re not alone, but who can say who or what lurks in the mist? **STRAWHATS VS GIANT BUG ISLAND!!!

Yuuji isn't really sure why Yaga-sensei asks him to teach the Special Grade students but he's determined to do his best. Nothing could have prepared him for the whirlwind that is Gojo Satoru. Satoru's sensei is hot like burning and also his soulmate. They're meant to be - no matter what Shoko and Suguru have to say about it.

Alastor was an ace of spades who had no fleshly desires at all — or so he thought. Then Lucifer Morningstar came along, and he felt things he’d never felt before. Lust. Fear. Desire. He felt threatened, and what better way to deal with a threat than to take control of that which was threatening, by any means necessary? Lucifer just wanted to be a good father to his daughter, Charlie. He never expected to be drugged to the point of weakness by one of her so-called “friends” and he certainly didn’t expect to become a victim of something as horrible and cruel as rape. What makes it worse is that the rape forces him to remember that his body is hermaphroditic in the worst way possible. Charlie just wants to reconnect with her father. But suddenly, he seems so small, so scared. Like a porcelain doll that will break if she so much as looks at him the wrong way. She doesn’t know what’s wrong — but she knows something IS wrong, and she wants, so badly, to help him. But how can she help him when he refuses to speak about it? And why is Alastor so much more coy and buddy-buddy than usual, too? Somehow, she thinks it’s connected to her father’s sudden meek temperament, and she doesn’t like it one bit.

If Shen Yuan wanted to steal his life so desperately... ...Then Shen Jiu would gladly give it to him... Betrayed by his loved ones, and killed by his husband... Shen Jiu lived a miserable life from start to finish; but when he woke up sixteen years in the past with the ability to change his fate. Shen Jiu swore to get his revenge on those who deceived him and make them pay... ...Falling in love wasn't part of his plans though...

Don't ever think you have any luck in Hell’s Fortune casino, run with an iron claw by Husk. You might be able to win a few tables, but don't think that's because of your own luck deposit, because the second you stepped over the threshold to this never-ending gamble heaven, Husk has you exactly where he wants you. And he owns your luck.So don't be surprised, when he dares you to bet your most treasured possession, and you walk out empty handed. A Hazbin Hotel Overlord au, inspired by @SuperCellAlpaca

Carina, a straight Italian woman, has completed her studies and is going to work and live where she did her last internship in America.She chose to take that internship also because her brother lived there.And her way of thinking was often very different from the Italian way of thinking, which sometimes made her feel uncomfortable in her home country.She is a very creative woman and that led her to finally realize a dream: going to art school in her spare time. Maya Bishop, blonde, gay, Wednesday self-care woman, who teaches at art school and lives with Ford.The new working year is just around the corner and she is looking very much forward to start the lessons this time.

Ten years after the war, Severus Snape is in a slump, living a quiet Muggle life far from the Wizarding World. With a nudge from Minerva McGonagall, he reluctantly joins a Muggle dating site, where users connect anonymously—no names, no photos, just personalities. He bonds with the much-younger BookGirl over shared Muggle interests, but when they finally meet, Severus discovers that his two worlds are closer than he ever imagined—and BookGirl is not who he expected. A self-indulgent happily-ever-after romantic comedy.

Anna Elizabeth Wayne was seven years old when she left Gotham. So was Annabeth Chase. Ten, almost eleven years later, only Annabeth returns. *** AKA, it's that 'Annabeth is Bruce Wayne's daughter' trope that I'm hopping on a few years late

Danny thought he escaped the League and his father's expectations for good when he was 8. To his surprise they came back for him. Recently escaping from the government and his adopted parents alike and trying to avoid both the GIW and the League he gets sucked back in anyways. He has a nephew now though, so thats cool. He's getting out again but at what cost? Is the gain worth it? Danyal Al Ghul-Fenton, the son of Ra's Al Ghul, Talia Al Ghul's younger brother, and the Demon Heir- fell into the Fenton's life at the age of 8 only to get ripped back into his old life ten years later. He manages to get out again with Jason Todd under the assumption he'll assist him in his mission. He assists him a lot more positively instead. The league is still on his back though, after all Ra's still needs an heir. Can Danny escape his family again?

When moving out of your dorm and leaving your eccentric roommate goes to shit, you're offered by one of her friends to move in with him... for free! That is, if you don't mind living with two completely opposite college boys. However, life isn't that easy, and there's a hot asshole around the corner to piss you off. Especially when he's always up late at night when you're studying, purposely trying to get on your nerves in the most perverse way possible. You hate him. Yet, the tables seem to turn when he comes knocking on your door asking for your help. Under one agreement, that is.

Companion Piece to Red Sun Rising... Luffy's journey and how he was found, how he is and all that happens after the Buster Call that eradicated Dawn.

Veritas gestures at the glasses, a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes strewn across his face. “Is it half full or half empty?” Aventurine’s laugh this time is even breathier. “It looks like wine to me.” “I see. So that’s the type of person you are.” Or, that story where Aventurine goes undercover as a stripper (amongst other things) to infiltrate Intelligentsia Corporation by befriending and bedding the young millionaire heir to the throne. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

In which Alastor realizes he committed a bit too hard to the whole found-family gag, gets fucked up by the First Douchebag, and tries to pretend everything is fine. Shockingly, Charlie is not oblivious. Even more shockingly, the person she goes to for help is Vox. This turns out to be a case of using the wrong equation but still getting the correct answer.

Uzi tries summoning a Divine Tenko Kitsune, to find and search some wisdom from a goddess, so she can try and figure out how to make some friends.. But things don't go as planned!

To say Draco Malfoy spent time thinking about Harry Potter was probably an understatement at this point. His friends knew it, he knew it. Draco had hoped that joining Lockhart’s dueling club would appease his father, and impress Potter. It didn’t go exactly as planned on either front, but that was besides the point. Draco had learned a lot during that duel, that he was horribly under qualified to defend himself, and that Potter was made of fire. Since then, everything else in his life had been white noise, all he focused on was Harry. And the thing is, he noticed. He noticed the way he flinched when someone dropped a plate or set a serving spoon down too hard. He noticed that when the Weasel would wrap an arm around him and his entire body went rigid. He had no idea how all of their lives would change when he decided to do something to help-- when it turned out that Potter was more of a Slytherin than anyone thought.

After losing his wife and struggling to raise Christopher alone in LA, Eddie's parents do the one thing that they've been threatening to do for years. Take his son away from him, leaving Eddie angry, distrustful, and a shell of who he used to be. After leaving the Seals, Buck meets someone who will change his life for the better, and someone who will change his life for the worse, leaving him desperate for escape. Both have the fight of their lives in front of them, and it's going to take the combined efforts of friends, family, and eventually, each other, to get them through it.

Merlin, Arthur and the knights are kidnapped by hunters whilst on a trip. Upon drugging Merlin and finding out about his secret omega status and magic, the leader of the group finds joy in taunting the others (mostly Arthur) with a drugged and submissive warlock. But dealing with the fallout reveals a lot more than just Merlin’s secrets. - "Merlin!” “I'm sorry.” He muttered, through the pain. "What? Why, why are you sorry? Merlin!?" He then smelt it, Omegan heat, and it smelt amazing, it smelt like home, it smelt like... Oh. Oh, gods, Merlin was an Omega.

He could leave at any time. He could. It was all within his power. He was strong enough. He could walk away, make it all stop. He was in control of that, always had been, always will be.That was the mantra Izzy kept repeating to himself as he parked up his car in the street behind the bar. Turning off the engine, he let his hands rest on the steering wheel for a moment, taking slow, deep breaths. No one would know. He just needed to act normal. He’d been doing that for months now, no one had said a word. Izzy tries to break free of his abusive relationship with CJ, going to the only people in the world he knows he can trust - his ex-husband Edward Teach and his new boyfriend, Stede Bonnet. Inspired by the song 'Happier Than Ever' by Billie Eilish. Please mind the tags, abusive relationship, descriptions of violence and injury. But then lovely care and cuddles after.

"Will you tell me about your fight against Sato... Sa-to-ru?" Sukuna inhales with annoyance, almost on the verge of tearing the brat apart for making useless requests. "Do you want to hear for the thousandth time how I killed him?" Naruto smiles so brightly that it almost gives him the feeling that he has a heart. It's disgusting. "Suku-nii is amazing, I'll be as strong as you! Beleave it!" "Don't call me like that." "Suku-nii!" Sukuna only puts up with it because he needs the child's body to be at the top of the world. He needs him to grow up, mature and become stronger. He doesn't care about him for anything else. He doesn't.

Katsuki Bakugou's obsession with Icyhot starts - like all the fucking horrible heel realisations in his life do - with the shitty nerd. And Izuku - Izuku is just trying to work things out as they go along. (Companion piece to "In Media Res".)

After the battle, Bilbo is hurt by Thorin's actions on the ramparts. He flees without a word to the company back to the Shire where his world is changed forever. What happens though when years later Bilbo is called back to Erebor by the other half of his soul? Would Bilbo be able to move past what happened then or is the bond broken forever? Mentions: DURINCEST although Fili and Kili are not related in my story but just wanted to warn you. Also MPREG Explicit Rating for sex scene in Chapter 30.

Sasuke was sixteen when he became another file of missing person at his father’s desk at the police station. Itachi was nineteen, had only come back to America for a month when he found out the pain of losing a sibling that he hadn’t even known he was losing.

Merlin was sharpening one of Arthur's swords out on the training field when a new alpha knight decides to try and boss him around and then try to teach him some manner. This does not sit well with Arthur.

“Charlie’s cheating on me.” “He’s not cheating on you.” “He is!” OR Babe thinks Charlie is cheating on him. Turns out Charlie just decided to pick up a hobby.

Officer Lucy Chen returns from her biggest undercover case, a broken, reckless, bitter, shadow of her former self…and she’s keeping a deadly secret. Her boss, Sergeant Wade Grey, in a desperate bid to save her, sends Lucy on a leave of absence to rest and recover at the home of her ex boyfriend and love of her life, Tim Bradford. Tim left everything behind…his job, and Lucy, after a deadly shift changed his life forever. But when Tim finally uncovers the secret Lucy’s been keeping, he’s forced back into that life. Because the secret Lucy’s keeping could cost her everything, including her life…at the hands of one of their own.

Every year, on the day of the harvest ritual, the village leaders chose someone at random to be sent up the mountain to be sacrificed to the dragon gods, to ensure that they had a good planting season and a bountiful harvest for the upcoming year. This year, Seonghwa was chosen to be the sacrifice. He wondered what he ever did to deserve a fate like this.

The Radio Demon did not fall in love. Love was a weakness he could ill afford. One that could be exploited by other overlords against him. It was a lesson he had learned once in life and he would not forget it in death. He did not fall in love. It was all a game. Or at least— that had been the plan. Where had it all gone wrong? Alastor had always been partial to the brilliance and beauty of spiders, it only made sense he would be caught in one of their webs sooner or later.

Eli and Stiles find each other during the world's end not knowing how much they have in common. Now Stiles has to help this random kid get to a town he never wanted to go back to just because Eli is convinced his father is still alive. Stiles agrees to help him, even though he doesn't think Eli's dad would've survived the apocalypse. Almost no one has. No matter how cool Eli says his dad is, fathers are just mere mortals in the face of the dead. He knew that very well.

Oikawa shows up in Brazil right when Hinata is feeling most alone.Neither of them can avoid the subtle looks, the small touches, the idea that this could turn into something unexpected. For Hinata, it's a new possibility. Something unfamiliar, but not unwelcome.For Oikawa, it's something he wasn't able to plan for. Something his mind won't allow him to simply enjoy, no matter that he desperately wants to. A one week fling becomes a catalyst for the years to come. A journey of learning how to fight for themselves and for each other.

After Peter is snapped, he doesn’t simply cease to exist. Yes, he fades away like everyone else, but Peter materializes again. In a parallel universe, where he never existed.

Buck, her brother, the kid she raised, is gone. The kid who helped her through her lowest and brought her up, and cheered her on even through her highest. The kid she never thought she could lose. The kid she can’t believe is gone. How could she? It’s her brother, and she wasn’t even there through his lowest. Or: Post lawsuit, Buck gets into a car accident and dies. Eddie feels a certain way, Maddie doesn’t know how to take it, Athena and Bobby comfort each other, Chris lost another parent.

Percy is injured and Annabeth and Grover have to get him to water. The only problem is they’re nowhere near water.