loyalty

AU. In a world where Sybil Trelawney is never born, the prophecy remains, but goes unheard. How different will Harry Potter's life be, growing up in a world where Voldemort won? How long until a brilliant young man is noticed by the ever more brilliant Dark Lord?

The Warlord of the North receives an invitation to the elven summer festival, and Geralt sends Jaskier, Eskel, and Ciri (and more than a dozen overprotective Witchers) off to be diplomatic. Or: Eskel finally gets to take a vacation. If you can call riding herd on Jaskier and the little menace a vacation.

What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life. When he comes across Draco Malfoy in the criminal underbelly of Wizarding London and in need of protection, Harry figures bringing him in to face the Ministry's justice is his ticket back to everything he's lost. But nothing is exactly as it seems. Not even Harry himself. And as he gets drawn further and further into Malfoy's world of honour and deception he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew—about his childhood nemesis, the Ministry job he misses so much, and most of all, about himself. What happens when you’re forced to see that you were wrong?

It was not that Johnny and his friends had a penchant for getting into trouble. It was just that letting the Gryffindors win was not an option. And then there was Taeyong, top-of-the-class Taeyong, who always seemed to be around to watch them all with a disapproving frown. Getting a rise out of the Ravenclaw prefect was half the fun, really.

Sequel to “Princeps” and “Potens.” Harry has gained the loyalty of many of the young Slytherins, and others he never expected. Now he attempts to find and destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes and protect and teach his students while avoiding Time’s plans—and his followers’—to make him into a Lord.

Yoongi got involved in a gang activity to take care of himself and especially his baby brother because they had horrible childhood. He’s been trying to keep Taehyung away from that world to keep him safe. The younger lived with their grandparents but after both of them die, Yoongi has no choice but to bring Taehyung to live with him and the gang to keep him safe. His boss Jeongguk isn’t fond of the idea of an annoying kid living with them but somehow Taehyung gets under his skin. He gets a perfect idea – he might have some fun with corrupting the innocent guy and get some occasional good fuck from it. Little does he know that Taehyung has darkness inside him, darkness that slowly starts coming up on surface and infatuates the gangster. And over time, Taehyung makes a way into the boss’ cold heart. A/N: This fic is partly inspired by a song by Skylar Grey ft. Eminem - kill for you (where Tae is Skylar and JK is Em). There is a sequel to this called 'Baby roll, you're mine' so go check it out if you enjoyed this fic!

It's Eskel who smells the blood and finds the bard. The Warlord's right hand doesn't get to panic, so instead, Eskel...copes.

Sequel to ‘Princeps.’ Harry has changed time in a way he never anticipated, and now he has to deal with followers, assassination attempts from Voldemort, questions from Dumbledore, and being Hogwarts’s first returning Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in a decade.

Philza Minecraft is the youngest person ever to beat a Hardcore world and earn his wings. It makes him a target. For an enterprising faction fighting in a server-wide war, it makes him a weapon. (Age Swap!AU where Technoblade is a legendary warrior who's been having fun scaring newbies and occasionally conquering realms on behalf of Hypixel, Philza is a young player who's been guilt tripped into choosing the losing side, and things get worse before they get better.)

All Gwaine wanted was to find out Merlin's last name. He wasn't expecting to get caught up in assassinations and intrigue, in prophecy and fate, or in a silent war that had apparently been going on since before he came to Camelot. With witch-finders and sorcerers of unknown loyalties running through the halls of Camelot, will Gwaine's own past make or break his friendships... especially when Merlin's biggest secret is revealed? Truths will come to light. Brotherhoods will be tested. And, in the end, will anyone's secrets be safe?

A few days after Oxenfurt, the White Wolf asks to have a conversation with Milena.

For you the world, Phil. Once upon a time, Philza Minecraft is the only person who does not shy away from the bloody teen that regularly turns the tide of war. This cements a friendship that will last wars, empires, worlds, and lifetimes. (Featuring: Back to Back Badasses, healthy relationships, accidental deification, intentional world domination, and Phil's past coming back to haunt his best friend.)

"The Lords of Elfland are true lords, the only true lords, the kind that do not exist on this earth: their lordship is the outward sign or symbol of real inward greatness.” Ursula K. Le Guin. Harry ends up accidentally bonding himself as Lord to several Slytherins after the Battle of Hogwarts, including Snape and Draco Malfoy. It’s a long journey from putting his foot in it all the time to at least trying to be a good one.

For a moment Harry started, surprised at the first sign of any sort of non-muggle presence in this world... Collection of related drabbles/snapshots about Harry in the world of Grimm.

He takes the kid as Rouge breathes her last, shuddering breath, and goes to turn out the door. Standing in his path is an old friend. "Hand over the child,” Sengoku says, voice even and tired, and Garp has to make a choice. - Or: Garp accidentally becomes a pirate, purposefully becomes a grandfather, and still manages to be a hero in the end.

“So, we’re going on an adventure that will most likely claim our lives,” Wooyoung spoke up, giving his captain a rather cocky expression. “Is the treasure even worth it?” At that, Hongjoong’s face instantly mirrored the young spy’s own look. The smirk that took over his face was intimidating and reminded Seonghwa that Hongjoong was indeed wild, his eyes sparkling with a dangerous fury. He leaned over the desk and slammed his palm into the map that lay there, the sound echoing through the candle-lit cabin, and licked over his bottom lip with a firm nod of his head. “Aye, it’s eternal life.” Or: After being promised the adventure of a lifetime, Seonghwa had found himself wondering if this grand adventure was for him after all. With a combination of heart-wrenching guilt and the feeling that the crew doesn’t like him, Seonghwa does his best to forget who he was and tries to fit in with this rogue pirate crew who are chasing after a treasure no pirate has ever dared to retrieve before. With a firm promise that this adventure could claim their lives, the outcast pirate crew who roams the vast seas under black sails finds that their loyalty will both hold them together and split them far apart.

In which the Sorting is less of a choice between Dark and Light and more of a fashion statement, Gryffindors are more than reckless, bumbling fools, and Slytherins aren't the only ones playing politics. Because you didn't actually believe that life is so straightforward as to be defined solely by the colour of a tie, did you? Hidden in plain sight, in the one house they least expected, Harry Potter becomes what he was always meant to be. Hogwarts beware, the Dark Lord's equal is rising!

Eight years have passed since Blackwater, Saint Denis, and the fall of the van der Linde gang. The survivors are trying to make a life for themselves – some moving on to nobler pursuits, some circling back like carrion birds to the scores they left behind. And outside a town called Purgatory, West Elizabeth, a man wakes up without a scrap of memory or a name, haunted by a black wolf and a golden stag.

The girl wasn't afraid but she had not been given permission to speak so she said nothing. The man tilted his head to the side, smile fading to a confused pout. "Aren't you going to scream?" he asked. The girl said and did nothing. His hand tightened around her throat, strong enough it cut off her breath. She did nothing, even when her vision began to blacken as her lungs struggled and twisted from the lack of air. After a moment his hand relaxed and she took a breath, but made no attempt to push away from him or fight his grip. "That's strange," the man said, "Are you really not afraid?" She blinked but did not respond. His hand loosened around her throat until he was pressing his bloody index finger against her neck, sensing her pulse. It was as steady and calm as it had ever been since that day she became empty and hollow. "Well, aren't you interesting. I think I'll keep you," the man decided.

Tsuna refused to be separated from his soul; he fought the seal on him with everything he had -- with his Dying Will, you might say. Reborn never expected his student to already have control of his Flames. Gokudera never expected to find his Sky. And Namimori never expected their Sky to be so fluffy. A 2759 D/s story, because apparently if I want one I have to write it myself. Why is this so rare? The pairing is perfect for it.

This is based on all the talk of Foggy meeting the Avengers and them all loving him because he is the most awesome support character and Matt being jealous but it took on a life of its own and now includes a minor kidnap plot.

Dragon's fire is not so easily extinguished; when Zuko rediscovers a lost firebending technique, shifting flames can shift the world...

Where Takemitchy got another chance to change the past and he take it.Things escalated from there and one thing led to another, but some things stay the same.

Thousands of miles apart, Erik Lehnsherr and Charles Xavier form a soulbond. But when that bond is severed five years later, they have to spend the next ten years trying to rebuild their lives alone.

He would say he doesn’t miss Merlin, not even a little bit, but that would be a lie. When Arthur discovers Merlin’s magic, he banishes him from Camelot. But Merlin is destined to serve Arthur until the day he dies.

Achilles stood up. He had been expecting the stranger since Megaera had stalked past him, elegant despite the anger and blood dripping from her. An AU where Zagreus was raised by Demeter and ends up fighting his way through the Underworld regardless - just in the opposite direction. Guarding the entrance out is the terrifying monster Cerberus, but guarding the entrance in is Achilles, best of Greeks. And he has strict orders not to let anyone in.

A new corporal, call sign K-9. Why is the call sign a dog? That’s exactly what they are. Loyal and vicious.

Seven years after the Kyuubi attack, the Sandaime Hokage’s sudden assassination threw Konoha into chaos, and at the end of the night, two factions arose in its shinobi forces: those who stayed and those who ran. Of those who ran, many were shinobi that the new administration denounced as traitors, deserters, and murderers. Two years later, a ragged group of children who vanished the night of the Sandaime's assassination, who would have been raised in relative peace but instead grew up running, were recruited to fight a war for the homes they barely remembered. In which Kakashi is forced to the forefront of yet another war, Itachi is given to maudlin internal monologues, Shisui alternates between coping and dissociating, and Zabuza wonders why he couldn’t have left the honor to the fucking samurai.

The son of the man who lost the Eagle of the Ninth would never be allowed a first command of his very own fort, would he? Marcus is posted not to Isca Dumnoniorum, but to a wretched and run-down garrison north of the Wall. There he finds that he is the new centurion of a group of scouts and spies, all of them British. He has few supplies and no experience. His men distrust him. His superiors despise him. His second-in-command is an incompetent drunkard. And the local tribes are determined to kill all of them. But the worst thing of all is one of Marcus' soldiers. He is an enigmatic, dangerous, and insubordinate man by the name of Esca, who makes Marcus yearn for terrifying things he has never before wanted and can never, ever let himself have...

Life can be disconcerting and can change faster than the tides of the winds. But memory doesn’t change, and love doesn’t fade. New chances can become one’s worst nightmare, or prove to be one’s heaven. The Gods, silent and unrelenting, have sent her back in time, and yet, she feels torn, for ever wandering between times and fates. The Red Wolf stalks the woods of the Realm, leaving prints of stone on dry ink, smudging the corners of fate to better the Realm. I am Sansa Stark of Winterfell, this is my home and you can’t frighten me. KBFKBS, part II

Makiguchi Katashi, personal guard to the Godaime Kazekage, woke up five years before the failed invasion that changed everything for Suna. Unsure if he was trapped in a genjutsu (they'd been fighting crazy Sharingan wielders after all), he went through his day per usual before realizing one thing. His best friend was killed by his then-yet-now crazy Kage today. So genjutsu or not, he had to try. He failed, but that was okay. Because his then-not-now crazy Kage had woken up disoriented too. And it wasn't a genjutsu.

The Inquisitor's heart broke after the Exalted Council when her family of friends scattered to the winds. She was emptied of hope as Solas's power and reach grew. Left with a dead past and dreading the future, Ixchel Lavellan lay down and chose not to wake up. As the Veil began to unravel, and the fabric of reality tore apart at the seams, a desperate ally sacrificed everything to give her a second chance. And Ixchel will never forgive him. -:-:-:-⭐New readers start here! @dreadfutures on tumblr for more writing and art. **Rewrite Update: As of November 2024, I have edited through Ch 58 with the help of @BECAndCall.

Sickly, ruthless and cruel Seme x Loyal and enduring Uke Ye Jinyu - Love has never been a necessity for him, at most it's just a seasoning in life. Canyáng - When he humbly fell in love with the master who prioritizes family above all else, his ending was already predetermined.

To protect his godson from the prejudice of the Wizarding World, after it is revealed that Teddy is a werewolf, Harry and Teddy leave Britain behind and spend the next fifteen years traveling around the world. Until one day, in a rundown little diner in the middle of the US, they come across a pretty blonde woman who offers them a ride to the West Coast... This is my contribution for the amazing Fandom Loves Puerto Rico fundraiser and this story is written for the wonderful LaughingCat.

Anakin Skywalker, The Hero With No Fear the public loved to call him, was only focused on one thing. Not the war that seemed a million lightyears away from his thoughts. Not even becoming Jedi Master. But to beat this rare illness while hiding it from his wife, Master, Padawan and the Order.