EmeraldHeartache
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Hero is the new English teacher at Messina High School. General fun, banter, and educating ensues.
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Magic in the Web of It by EmeraldHeartache
Fandoms: Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
11 Jun 2026
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“My brother hath a child almost the exact copy of my dead daughter. You will marry her instead and be my nephew as you cannot be my son.”
The story is familiar: a happy ending to a comedic tale, where the good—including those who were simply tricked, they held no culpability after all—prevail over the wicked. The wedding comes around again and when the bride lifts her veil, it is to the shock of all that she is not a cousin but Hero, alive again. Any tears that are shed from that point on are of joy, relief, forgiveness.
That story is not this one.
(i.e. the fairytale retelling of my sleep-deprived dreams. Don John doesn't show up until ch. 2)
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After the Trouble by EmeraldHeartache
Fandoms: Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
12 Mar 2026
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It is dusk—that most liminal part of twilight, when people begin their quotidian pilgrimage from light to dark; laying aside the cares of the waking period in favor of the smoother mouthful of evening and for soft, pink sighs trade the labors of the day. When the call comes, sharp and shattering, it is from the hospital.
(Or, a month after Hero's disastrous non-wedding, Leonato has a heart attack)
*Any relationships will come in later chapters.
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Rey is a sailor on the privateer ship the Falcon, tasked by the old Republic (now called 'The Resistance') to take down or interfere with as many First Order ships as possible. Kylo Ren, Captain of the Supremacy, is a their most fierce and feared opponent. Twice the ships have met, twice the Falcon has fled, barely afloat.
On their third meeting, disaster strikes mid-skirmish, and sailors are scattered on the sea. Can Rey survive being stranded with the angry captain? Will she discover why Captain Skywalker seems to fear him so? Will she make it back to the Resistance (and did her shipmates survive as well)?
And WHY does Ren keep staring at her?
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From Whence a Hero Comes by EmeraldHeartache
Fandoms: Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
09 Aug 2023
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Hero admires her cousin's bravery and strength. Beatrice thinks her little cousin has strength all on her own, but Hero doesn't see it. A tumultuous affair in which Hero finds herself a lady in love, a fallen woman, and eventually dead (to her fiance) causes her to reevaluate the attributes it takes to be a real hero, and if the person a hero saves can be herself.
Possible romance elements to come, but for now this is just an exploration of Hero and how I think a soft teenage girl might feel when suddenly thrust into turmoil for the first time in her life.
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“Independence is happiness.” – Susan B. Anthony
Bella chooses life and finds herself in the process.
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22 Jun 2026
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Crookshanks is fond of his servant. She is generous with both treats and affection while still knowledgeable of her place as his attendant. However, when she starts making that wailing noise, he decides the best solution would be to find her a mate. The question is, which male is worthy?
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22 Apr 2026
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I'm Never Lonely When I'm With You by PacificRimbaud
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
02 Dec 2021
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"I won’t take the room." She shakes her head emphatically. "Living with you is totally out of the question."
"Obviously."
“But if I did—"
His brow furrows. "Would you?"- Language:
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16 Apr 2026
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Some days, Hermione wonders if it’s really worth it.
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11 Apr 2026
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Eldritch Horror Darcy: To Muddy Death by DostoevskyBrosK
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms
23 Mar 2025
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The Old One had been abiding for as long as anyone held memory, including the three small turritopsis dohrnii who had shared water with The Being before. He was there long before them and although they had watched every other creature, they shared the water with disappear with time – he still remained. His power was mythic in the truest sense and no less than three hundred and fifty-seven human creatures had lost their ability to think after seeing the Old One. But one day, quite by surprise to even the Horror himself, he decided to live as a human creature. To pull on a human skin and experience one human life. And along the way, he must learn about pride, prejudice, and being a human. He is still not sure if he is ready even though he inadvertently meets his Mate. If only he could convince her of that.
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21 Mar 2026