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Life rarely goes as planned.When I was 9 years old, all I wanted to be was a nun. But then, what Catholic school girl doesn't have that passing thought? Then I felt that call again in High School. But with my mental health in tatters, I was rightly turned gently away by the order I reached out to.So I closed that door for good.Or so I thought. Life rarely goes as planned, and right now, I find myself in the depths of wrestling with the highest of highs in my religious life, but some of the lowest of lows in my personal health. Vulnerability has never come easy to me. But I want to record this journey for myself, as much as for others. If you read it, I hope it brings you some peace in a world of strife. Or perhaps offers you a hand to hold, to know you aren't alone in your struggles.This discernment journey is on going. It is full of ups and downs. And I do not yet know the end. Come discover it with me.…

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Twenty-four tributes fight to the death in the Olympian Games, hoping to become the latest Victor in a sport all but rigged from the start.* * *One hundred years ago, a bloody war ended and the nation of Terra rose from the ashes. Comprised of twelve districts and a Capitol filled with the rich and powerful, ordinary citizens struggle while their Olympian District Representatives party with titans of wealth.Each year, twenty-four children aged ten through eighteen are selected to fight to the death in remembrance of the war that brought Terra together. This year, they celebrate their Centenary with an Olympian Games that is sure to remind the Districts of the result of attempted rebellion. District 11's Victor Luke Castellan may still be alive, scarred and shamed as he is, but many are not so lucky due to the uprising he failed to see through. Follow this year's unlucky twenty-four as they go from Reaping to Launch to Games until only one remains, crowned Victor. President Kronos Saturnus expects nothing less than a spectacle for the Ages, but tiring Head Gamemaker Hades Pluton may not be up for it. Luckily, Eris Discordia, his up-and-coming assistant, shares their grand President's taste for blood and death.The Centenary Quell's theme? Remember, you are helpless, as mortals are to gods.* * *This is a Percy Jackson & the Olympians x Hunger Games style AU collaboration, inspired by the 24 Authors / 24 Tributes trope. It is dystopian, no magic fiction that may be unsuitable for some readers in the same way The Hunger Games books were. Canon characters and OCs will feature heavily.* * *"Yes, blood for blood, his bitter loan came due. He paid with death." - Euripides, Electra…

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Some demigods survive long enough to want nothing to do with their parents' bullshit. These are their stories. Grab a drink and pull up a seat at the bar.Currently updating. Always open for new characters. Riordanverse Applyfic. See inside for details.…

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Even as Míril of the Dúnedain fights to protect her friend and chieftain Aragorn, nightmares of tossing waves and a shining jewel threaten not only her life, but her trust in those she loves.*-*-*Elrohir x Original Female Character Found Family & Angst with a Happy Ending*-*-*The Dunedain are sworn to serve and protect the heir of Isildur. Miril, foster daughter of Halbarad, is no different. When Gildor's warning reaches Míril that Gandalf has gone missing she acts once again in service of her chieftain no matter the cost.But on the eve of the War of the Ring, nightmares of a deep ocean and the drowning of Eärendil's star begin to plague her sleep, causing the Wise in Middle Earth to fear the fiery blood running through her veins cannot no longer stay hidden. Neither from the Enemy, nor from Míril herself.*-*-*FËANORIEL CHRONICLES book 1…

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Because even demigods have to be marked present.* * *Need an OC for your fic? Want some inspiration? I've made so many original characters over the years that I figure I might as well put them up for others to use!Inside will be two lists: OCs you don't need permission from me to use, and those I'd like you to ask first for. The majority are the former so have fun!* * *Drop a comment if you stop by! If you do use an OC, I'd love a tag or link to your story so I can hype you up!…

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A young Yugoslav Partisan defies her current orders to work with the Allies as a diplomat, landing her alongside Easy Company as they set out for Bastogne.* * * * *Julija Novak keeps a list in her pocket of names that she will never forget. Despite the blood stains, the wrinkles, the faded ink she knows them: her fallen comrades in the Yugoslav Partisans.From courier to political activist to armed rebel, she has worked since sixteen to free Europe. Now twenty, she's been asked to put down arms and take up the fight as a token of Yugoslavian victory by joining the allies in Paris as a diplomat. Julija is no diplomat. She is a soldier, a rebel, and now that she is alone, she intends to fight once more.Lucky for her, a brash American soldier named Bill Guarnere also wants out of the hospital. Not quite friends but not quite enemies, they will do whatever they can to ensure the other gets to keep fighting until every last Nazi is dead in the ground.* * * * *WWII Historical Fiction & Band of Brothers FanfictionBill Guarnere x OFCComing 2026!…

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It's me, Silz, your local medical zebra and writing aficionado! Elementary educator, gamer, and dungeon master. Too old for this shit but here all the same.This is your one-stop shop to the things I care about. Health and writing updates. All about my OCs. Graphics and mood boards. The ramblings, ravings, and rumblings of a fandom elder. A place to put all the stuff people usually spam to a message board, so that those who don't care about it don't need to see it.Come on in, the water's fine. Oh, and full disclosure: I don't actually work here.…

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When two Soviet snipers find themselves forced to work with the Americans to get home during WWII, they must navigate the lies and bloodshed in their past and present to survive.In collaboration with @AdamantiumDragonfly* * * *Svetlana knew how to play the game. She'd been caught in the political drama of Stalin's inner circle since birth. The only child of one of Stalin's closest friends, she grew up in the limelight, scrutinized by friend and foe. With the outbreak of the war, Sveta found a taste of freedom with the snipers.For Zhanna, her place in the military was the only thing she could be proud of, giving her a tie to the place she called home. With the grace of others looming over her head, Zhanna had only one chance to be more than the blood inside her veins and the prayer on her lips.But then the Nazis invaded the Motherland. Tasked with reaching the Allies by her father, Sveta once more found herself a political pawn. But she wouldn't go alone. Friend and comrade Zhanna joined her in their flight from Russia. But with the Eastern Front crumbling, the girls found themselves at the mercy of America for a way home. And that way home meant learning to jump with the Airborne.They were already soldiers. How hard could that be? Zhanna may be able to embrace the company of those around her. But for Sveta, the daughter of a man who represented everything the Allies worked against in the Bolshevik Revolution, it may be too difficult.* * * *Originally posted on AdamantiumDragonfly's profile. We agreed it should find a home here too, now that they are inactive on Wattpad.Title Inspiration:"Death to the German invaders! Long live our glorious Motherland, her liberty and her independence! Under the banner of Lenin, forward to victory!" - J. Stalin, Speech at the Red Army Parade, November 7, 1941Cover by @swedeandspicy…

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Pippin Took x Diamond of Long Cleeve"The Shire will need heroes. Diamond knows she isn't one, but in dark times, even the smallest, least respectable hobbits must take a stand."* * * *Adamanda, known to most Shirefolk as Diamond, disliked her responsibilities as a daughter of the North-Tooks. Many even of her own family had forgotten from whence they came; the blood of the Bullroarer ran in her veins. It should've been no surprise that her adventurous spirit put even most of the Tooks to shame.But not Peregrin. When Pippin Took goes missing from the Shire, Diamond is determined to find him and scold him for not taking her with him wherever he decided to run off to. But it might not be so simple. The Shire will need heroes. Diamond knows she isn't one, but in dark times, even the smallest, least respectable hobbits must take a stand. And perhaps when Pippin returns, she'll have stories to put his own adventures to shame.~•~•~•~This story takes some minor inspiration from Lord of the Rings Online, in addition to the book material. Go play. It's amazing.To my consistent readers: this is my solemn promise that it isn't a tragedy. Even I need a break from writing those this time!…

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One choice changed the fate of Middle Earth forever.~~*~~Fingon and his people have been betrayed by those he once held most dear. But upon reaching Middle Earth and seeking those who owe him recompense, he finds his half-cousin has been captured by the Dark Lord and suddenly he must make a choice: To allow hatred to bring about the doom of the elves, or to put it aside and rescue the cousin who betrayed him to bring together the sundered kindred.An elven epic in three parts.Or, how one prince's choice saved Middle Earth.~~*~~"...he dared a deed which is justly renowned among the feats of the princes of the Noldor: alone, and without the counsel of any, he set forth in search of Maedhros; and aided by the very darkness that Morgoth had made he came unseen into the fastness of his foes." - The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien…

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Included on Wattpad's HistoricalFiction World Wars reading list.- * - * - * -Being in the French Resistance wasn't what Alice Klein envisioned her life looking like.She'd wanted a husband and a flat in Paris, and maybe a cat with a pink bow who would sleep on her piano. But bullets didn't discriminate between male or female, young or old. Alice knew that better than most. As a half-German, half-French Jew, it seemed no matter where she went, she was hated. To the German army or Vichy France, she was a traitor. To any uneducated Allied soldier, her last name screamed Nazi. When the Maquis heard of the Allies looking for connections to the French Resistance, they'd quickly offered up Alice as a multilingual translator and Underground liaison. Whisked away from the French Alps, she arrived to the States to train as a paratrooper, knowing that failure was not an option no matter how much she disliked it. Lucky for her, she didn't just find barracks and training grounds in America. She found men, and in them, family to replace the one she'd lost.- * -WARNINGS for realistic depictions of world war ii, strong language, era-typical sexism, era-typical anti-semitism, alcohol abuse, cigarette abuse, past sexual assault- * - * - * -Pairing: mostly gen, way down the line it's eventual Lewis Nixon/OCBOOK ONE in [ A Tale of Two Heritages ]Start Date: December 5, 2019End Date: March 24, 2020Final Word Count: 150,786Cross-posted to FFN and Ao3- * - * - * -#1 in World War Two, #1 in Band of Brothers, #1 in Feminist, #1 in 1940s, #1 in Lewis NixonFIRST PLACE: Cherry Blossom Awards 2020, Writer's Glory Awards 2020THIRD PLACE: Historical Fiction in Spice Off Award, Fanfiction in Majestic Inc. Universal Awards…

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"Few remember the name of the woman recorded in the histories only as 'Fingon's Wife'."Final story in the Airequalmë trilogy.Top ranked #1 in Silmarillion, #1 in Noldor*-*-*-*-*Few remember the name of the woman recorded in the histories only as "Fingon's Wife." None will confirm the rumor that she came from another world. But she had a part to play in the First Age...The Unlight covered Valinor in total darkness. Even when the Unlight passed, the elves had only the stars to guide them. Fëanáro intends to use his title as King to exact revenge on the fallen Vala, Morgoth, who has murdered his father and stolen the precious Silmarils, the only remaining source of hallowed light. Eve and her husband Findekáno travel together back to the other lands. But what will they find there? This is the final part of her story: one of family, of tragedy, and of faith.*-*-*-*-*BASED ON A REVERSAL OF DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY - INFERNOPart Three of the AirequalmëBegins Year of the Trees 1495*-*-*-*-*Story begun: November 17, 2018Story completed: --*-*-*-*-*"Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that came down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy and under the shadow of death light that endures." × JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion…

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"The Olympians have been called many things, but forgiving is not one of them."* - * - * [adventure, dark comedy, romance - book 1]Loyalty. What did it mean? As the Second Titan War raged across the United States, Half-Bloods began to pick sides. To some Half-Bloods, loyalty meant fighting for their godly parent. For some Half-Bloods it meant standing beside their friends. Sometimes those two definitions of loyalty clashed. They pulled to either side of the war. And sometimes, Half-Bloods picked the wrong side.When the war comes to a close, the traitor Luke Castellan repents of his actions long enough to kill Kronos and is given a funeral with honor. His final act granted him redemption.But what about the living? Who redeems them in the eyes of the gods?This is the story of three Half-Bloods who become the sacrificial lambs on the altar of repentance to the Olympians. Because the Olympians have been called many things, but forgiving is not one of them.* - * - * Starring: a son of Hermes, a daughter of Hecate, and a daughter of Tyche #1 in The Last Olympian, #1 in Mythology, #1 in Hermes, # in Tyche, #1 in Eurydice #1 in OrpheusBegan: June 16, 2022Ended: December 8, 2022Final Word Count: 120,803Primary Pairings: OFC/OMCBackground Pairings: all canon couplesAward Categories won: Overall winner x2, Best Writing Style, Best Pairing, Best Fight Scene* - * - * Set during the end of The Last Olympian and a bit beyond.* - * - *Warnings: mild psychological horror, psychosis, non gratuitous description of violence, canon accurate child soldiers, canon accurate depictions of the Underworld…

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For my fellow fangirls and my fellow academic nerds.Content will range from highly technical academic papers to musings on how to incorporate different aspects of Tolkien's work into fanfiction. As a prolific Tolkien fanfiction writer as well as a published undergrad Tolkien scholar, it thrills me to be able to mingle both aspects of my love of Middle Earth.Ask questions. Poke around. Hopefully you'll learn something new!DO NOT: Plagiarize ANY part of the academic pieces inside this workDO: Utilize the sources in each works cited list…

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"The Queen of the Underworld doesn't make social calls."* - * - * [ adventure, found family - book 2]Every nightmare started with a raven.For seven months, Alex Griffith, son of Hermes, has tried to help Chiron hold Camp Half-Blood together. He had hoped that after the Pyrrhic victory of his quest, things would settle down, but that wasn't in the cards for him. The disappearance of Percy Jackson, arrival of the Roman, Jason Grace, and rise of Gaea have seen to that.His recurring nightmares of violent ravens, a cold lake, and a strange celestial bronze bow aren't helping. Alex is almost glad when Persephone disrupts another dream, this time in her Roman form. He owes her everything.Too bad she knows that. And the Queen of the Underworld doesn't make social calls.* - * - * Sequel to Walk With the ShadowsStarring: a son of Hermes and a son of ProserpinaBegan: December 22, 2022Ended: - -Final Word Count: - -Primary Pairings: OFC/OMCBackground Pairings: OFC/OFC, all canon couples* - * - * Takes place after The Lost Hero and before Son of Neptune.* - * - *Warnings: mild psychological horror, night terrors, post traumatic stress, non-gratuitous depictions of violence, canon accurate child soldiersThis fic is heavily inspired by the mythological tale of Hades & Persephone, more specifically, the kidnapping and forced marriage of Persephone. Please proceed with that understanding.…

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Amby Awards 2025 Grand Favorite WinnerAs Angmar prepares its final assault on the Kingdom of Arthedain, twin half elves from a doomed house will determine the fate of the Line of Isildur forever.Can be read fandom blind!* * * * * * *For five hundred years, Rínior and Maedeth, the last descendants of Fëanor through his son Caranthir, have aided Arthedain in its war against Angmar.Rínior protects the southern border as the famed Hero of the North. He will do anything to protect his wife and young daughter, but five hundred years is a long time to be surrounded by death and destruction. Despair nips at his heels. Elrohir cautions him to look for light amidst the endless darkness.Maedeth serves the kings as a councilwoman and trusted emissary. She worries for her brother's safety while sitting at home in a dying kingdom, but after five hundred years she is given a mission which she cannot afford to fail. Elladan refuses to leave her side, guarding her on her journey.But the doom of Mandos is not far behind. With Celebrimbor dead, only the twins remain of Fëanor's line. And perhaps in the twilight of Arthedain, the words spoken after the first kinslaying will finally come to fruition: "For blood ye shall render blood, and beyond Aman ye shall dwell in Death's shadow."* * * * * * *Rated: M, for graphic depictions of warBased on: The Lord of the Rings Appendices and The Silmarillion More info inside…

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[ angst, thriller, found family, romance ]Imogen Clare Adler. She almost couldn't remember the last time she'd been able to use her given name. There'd been the six months in deep undercover in Chicago. Before that, four years on special assignment with the FBI. Every night, to try to ground herself in reality, Imogen repeated in her mind the names of the friends she'd left behind. Jay Halstead. Will Halstead. A handful of others from Organized Crime. The list went on. It felt better to count memories than sheep as she lay in dirty motel beds or in sealed white vans. But as the six months came to an end, Imogen found her own name strange to use. She'd been another person for so long. Returning to reality in Chicago could prove to be more challenging than she expected. She only hopes that being surrounded by other first responders will make her the transition a little easier.* - * - * "Friends, don't ask me what your sacrifice was for."* - * - * Began: April 11, 2022Completed: n/aStarts as AU after PD Season 5 (Fire s6, Med s3)Featuring characters from Chicago PD, Chicago Med, and Chicago FirePairings: Jay Halstead x Original Female Character (primary) Adam Ruzek x Kim Burgess (secondary)* - * - * Updates at random…

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Killian Jones/Detective Rogers x OFC"One Muse, alone in the world, is a tragic fate indeed."ON PAUSE UNTIL 2025~•~•~•~Hyperion Heights. Seattle's tourism board loved to label it the city's most up and coming neighborhood. With the assistance of Victoria Belfrey, it was being changed from a little hideaway to the best place to live and work. They liked to herald her as the greatest thing to happen to Seattle since the Space Needle.But Melody only knew one thing. Victoria Belfrey had cost her a job, and was soon to take another from her. Resigning herself to spending tearful nights on the Sound between waitressing and street performing, she grapples with the grief that fuels her epic poems and drove her to Hyperion Heights five years previous.With the arrival of fellow writer Henry Mills, however, Melody begins to ask questions. She begins to question if Victoria Belfrey really is untouchable. She questions if the lyre and ship and pan flute drawings in her journal are just from her own imagination. And more than anything, she begins to question if the trail of dead in her wake are really dead at all.~•~•~•~Story alternates between flashbacks and present day Hyperion Heights. Includes depictions of events from before, during, and after the series canonWarnings: depictions and mentions of trauma and violent loss of loved ones~•~•~•~Start Date: March 12, 2021End Date: --Camp NaNoWriMo April 2021Camp NaNoWriMo July 2021…

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Putting together a large collaborative story isn't easy. But in my experience, it is totally worth it.Semi frequently (and more and more recently) I have people asking me to help with getting started writing. Along with that, I sincerely regretted not recording my progress on my latest fic series, especially the developmental stages. So I figured, why not try to kill two birds with one stone.AdamantiumDragonfly (Flora) and I (Silz / Julianne) are tackling a large Band of Brothers OC fanfic in the coming weeks and months. We are working together, with the main fic published under her account here on Wattpad, and my account on Ao3 and FFN. This book is about what we do to make it come true.I'm not an expert. Far from it. But I have been around the block for awhile, both as a writer and a member of collaborative stuff. So hopefully I can provide some insights, including how to develop more unusual plots, characters, etc, and maybe how to get your book out there and read. This will all be through the lense of Band of Brothers fanfiction, but should be pretty applicable to most fandoms.…

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WWII Historical Fiction / Band of Brothers FanfictionBook 3 - Post War Era***"We don't heal in isolation, but in community."- S. Kelley Harrell***One year since Bastogne. One year since Alice lost half of everyone she'd come to care about in Easy. One year since she'd battled against pneumonia as much as she'd battled against the Germans. Only now, she was home.No foxholes, no artillery barrages, no tree bursts. Just Alice and Nix and the mansion they'd been given by his mother. But they're both getting restless. Harry and Kitty's wedding is on the horizon, and with that, an excuse to travel.But even with no foxholes, no artillery barrages, and no tree bursts keeping them up at night, they hadn't come home unscathed. No one had. Everyone who went to war was a victim.This story is a post-war continuation of a Band of Brothers fanfiction duology, A Soldier of No Importance and Humanity of the Broken. Please keep this in mind. It will feature linear narrative as well as one-shots from me and requested by readers.***STATUS: the main story is complete, with occasional bonus content still updated when prompts are received from tumblrWARNINGS: strong language, period typical bigotry, period typical slurs, alcohol abuse, cigarette abuse***warnings to be updated as applicable.…