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the life of spies is to know, not to be known by plum_petals
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
10 Apr 2026
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Violet Sorrengail’s world changes the day that her mother informs her she will be training for the Rider’s Quadrant. In a moment of anger, she stumbles upon a hidden letter in the book gifted to her by her father. Violet realizes that he was betrayed and killed to protect Navarre’s lies. Leadership is hiding something ruinous, and she is going to find out what it is, even if she has to become a rider to do it.
This Violet is distrustful of leadership, questions everything told to her with extreme prejudice, and will do anything to survive. If not for her sake, then for the truth her father died for.
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- Part 1 of spyverse
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- English
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- 432,722
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- 75/75
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23 Mar 2026
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Xaden POV: Fourth Wing by belle_beebee
Fandoms: Fourth Wing, The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
26 Aug 2023
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Xaden Riorson thought he had figured out how to survive in this place. Now in his final year at Basgiath War College, he’s risen to the rank of Wingleader. He is focused on one thing: getting every kid of the rebellion bonded to a dragon. Then the real work can begin.
But he hadn’t counted on Violet Sorrengail, the General’s daughter, entering the Rider’s Quadrant. She’s not supposed to be here and she’s about to throw every plan he has made into chaos. Can he trust her? And more importantly, can he trust himself?
This follows the dialogue and events of Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing, retold from Xaden’s perspective. This was written prior to the release of Iron Flame, so all theories and speculation are my own and unconfirmed. It's my best guess at exploring how Xaden might have felt throughout the story and features new scenes with Liam, Garrick, Imogen, Sgaeyl and Tairn. Major plot spoilers from the very first chapter.
All rights belong to Rebecca Yarros – thank you for building this world and introducing us to these incredible characters!
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- English
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- 121,459
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- 39/39
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23 Mar 2026
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An Ember in the Darkness by Sweptupmaddy
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
15 Aug 2025
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The Blood Rite has passed. Briallyn is dead. It's quiet, too quiet for Azriel, whose increasing loneliness is compounded by the fact that it seems his family is moving on with their lives without him. He had no mate, and Rhys had made it abundantly clear that Elain was off the table. No one wanted him. How long would it be before his brothers no longer needed him at all?
Eris really needed to kill his father and yet no matter what he had told the illustrious Night Court, he had no plan for it. Killing a high lord was extremely difficult, after all. But his current situation was untenable, especially as Beron started looking beyond the bounds of his own court. How many more lies could Eris balance before his life came crashing down around him?
This starts immediately after ACOSF and ignores anything from CC3.
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- English
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- 415,401
- Chapters:
- 56/56
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- 757
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01 Dec 2025
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A Court of Ribbons and Shadows by TheIndomitableSmartass
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
30 Aug 2023
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Gwyneth Berdara is furious. She fights invisible terrors day and night. The walls closing in; the anger suffocating. With Emerie and Nesta at her side, she's stronger than ever. But true threats are looming on the horizon, and Gwyn must decide: to fight for a callous world; or to protect her new family.
Perhaps the Valkyries should let it all burn.Azriel is moldable silence. The strengths he's played to all his life are becoming burdens. If he could, Az would simply fade into his shadows forever. But his shadows are becoming more sentient - more alive. Like something new is calling to them.
A thing of secret, lovely beauty.Series
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- English
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- 967,264
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- 56/56
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- 784
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01 Dec 2025
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A Solstice to Remember by yafan92
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
15 Dec 2020
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Set during "A Court of Frost and Starlight". What if Feyre had taken Rhys up on his offer to join the three Illyrians in the birchin?
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- English
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- 4,277
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- 1/1
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- 1
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- 137
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- 3,050
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- 750
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19 Jul 2025
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A Court of Whispers and Song by mystical_blaise
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
15 May 2023
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:Contains ACOSF and Az POV Spoilers: Gwyn is still chased by the ghosts of the past. She craves to find herself beyond that girl and find her place in the world. She wants it all: strength, freedom, friendship, and love. While searching for the light in the world, she never could have guessed she would find everything among the shadows.
[This is cross-posted at AO3, Wattpad, and Fanfiction.net]
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- English
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- 333,359
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- 78/78
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19 Jul 2025
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Hockey player Dean Winchester is looking to get laid for the third night in a row when he meets an intriguing guy in a trenchcoat whose name sounds very familiar. At his game the next day, he finds out why.
He learns to break his one rule when it comes to dating and finds himself happier than he would have ever thought.
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- English
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- 29,315
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- 13/13
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- 1
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- 72
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- 1,199
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10 Jun 2025
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When pressed upon to mate for a political alliance, Commander Castiel dares to refuse his king. As “I do not wish to mate at all” is clearly the wrong thing to say, Castiel takes the other path and lies. “You must know my affections lie elsewhere, my king.”
King Michael studies Castiel’s face long and hard. Then, with a nod, he snaps his fingers, pointing to Castiel. “The Winchester omega.”
“Yes,” Castiel says with no real recollection of who that is.
The ruse of an unavailable omega works well enough, right up until that omega is no longer unavailable. Then, with what seems to be his entire nation cheering him on toward victory, Castiel must enter the melee to win his mate. Backed by allies, training, and his own natural talents, the only question is how well he can contrive to fail.
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- Part 1 of Melee Mates
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- English
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- 18,250
- Chapters:
- 4/4
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- 883
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28 May 2025
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Dean's life is beautiful. He wants for nothing, has the pleasure of his family and friends, and is desperately, irrevocably in love with his husband. Everything is perfect, just as it should be.
Then he wakes up.
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- 7/7
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22 Jan 2025
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Or, a year in the life of Dean Winchester
Dean’s bi: sexual and polar. He’s got a string of hospitalizations under his belt. He’s a felon. He’s got a secret. And he just might have a crush on the wry, socially awkward, and devastatingly handsome artist who lives in the apartment below his. But Dean doesn’t have friends, and he certainly doesn’t have relationships. He has what his therapist Pam calls “impulsive, reckless sexual interactions.” His attempts at meaningful connection have resulted in ruined friendships, broken hearts, restraining orders, and lifechanging ramifications. Dean’s too focused on holding down a job and relearning how to live by himself after years of being babied by his little brother to worry about romance, right? Right.
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- Part 1 of silver linings
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- English
- Words:
- 257,988
- Chapters:
- 50/50
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- 1
- Comments:
- 1,640
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22 Jan 2025
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While looking for a solution to defeat Chuck and bring everyone back, Sam, Dean, and Jack encounter the original Death, who tells them they need an archangel. So Sam and Jack will search the earth for Michael, while Dean enters the Empty to find Gabriel… and he’s not leaving without Cas.
Because Dean has a soul, the Empty isn’t nothingness. He crosses vast, punishing landscapes, grappling with his feelings for Castiel while memories of the two of them haunt him—and memories of his rescue from Hell resurface. As Dean travels deeper into the Empty he discovers that its residents are awake, and they want revenge. Dean’s got to reach Castiel before they do, but he’s racing toward a secret in the heart of the Empty that will change everything.
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- English
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- 59,000
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- 17/17
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- 336
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06 Dec 2024
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Dean's always loved books.
(OR: You know how Dean Winchester is an autodidact who built an EMF machine out of a Walkman, got his GED just because, knows the difference and nuances in Vonnegut's works, is good at strategy and LARPs, easily references Tolstoy and ancient Greek fables, and has a huge pop culture knowledge base because he soaks up everything like a sponge? Me too. And you know how Supernatural usually wants us to pretend that's not true? Yeah ... how about fuck that?
A #DeanStudies fic that proposes Dean has an interior life, a brain in his head, and the urge to do better. Oh and, of course, it fixes the finale!)
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- Part 1 of read between the lines
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- English
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- 44,344
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- 11/11
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- 484
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06 Dec 2024
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In opera, the aria tends to stand apart from the psychological drama. The action halts, the singer turns to face the audience, and delivers his or her thoughts in a sort of ‘aside’.
Castiel’s journey with the Winchesters thus far has been recitative, a declamation of his life simply without the accompaniment of music. But when a chance at love presents itself in the form of a short, sweet man; Castiel suddenly finds himself center stage, the chords of his very own aria changing the course of his life.
[If you read this anywhere but Ao3, you've been duped! Had! Swindled! This beast is free on Ao3]
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- English
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- 84,302
- Chapters:
- 10/10
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- 1
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03 Dec 2024
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Dean drains his bottle of beer, sets it on the table and gets up, heading for the kitchen. Maybe to fetch another, maybe to leave. But Castiel doesn’t want him to go, doesn’t want to leave this conversation unfinished; he remembers his regret of just a few hours ago, that Dean had never known how he loved him.
“Wait,” he says and gets to his feet as Dean passes by. They’re standing close – close enough that Castiel can feel the heat of Dean’s body, the vibrancy of his soul brushing against his grace. “Dean, I have to tell you something...”
Set after the S11 finale.
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- English
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- 57,268
- Chapters:
- 14/14
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- 5
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- 1,093
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03 Dec 2024
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When two best friends foray into a supposedly no-strings sexual relationship, someone is bound to catch feelings, someone is bound to fuck up, and someone is bound to beg for forgiveness; because that’s the recipe for a romantic comedy.
But life is not a romantic comedy, no matter how much Dean Winchester secretly wishes it was.
Instead, we present: Boy finds out boy, who has been his best friend for over twenty years, is secretly a Dom. Boy then sorta tricks boy into taking him on as his new sub. Boy discovers a side of himself he never knew existed. Boy is in way over his head.
[Part of the 2017 DCBB]
[Amazing art created by horrorfemme1138]Series
- Part 2 of Domination and Submission: A Love Story
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- English
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- 116,432
- Chapters:
- 13/13
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- 5
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- 644
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06 Sep 2024
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If there’s one thing Dean's good at it’s killing, and now, with the Mark of Cain hungry on his forearm, the First Blade in his hand, and no qualms when it comes to the intricacies of right and wrong, he can showcase his talents as much as he wants. And he wants.
Crowley is quick to sink in his hooks and get a Winchester on his side. Sam is determined to get his brother back, to save him no matter the cost, but Castiel isn't sure Dean wants to be saved.
Weakened by failing grace and running out of time, Castiel has to make the hard choice: kill the man he’s given everything for, or sacrifice everything he stands for to bring him back. [DCBB17]
- Language:
- English
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- 111,720
- Chapters:
- 14/14
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 148
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- 724
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- 275
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- 18,082
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06 Sep 2024
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Dean dies with the Mark of Cain on his arm, waking up with black eyes and hellfire licking at his heels.
Cas, sick on the stolen grace that's rotting inside him, gives chase.
As his pursuit and Dean's evasion ebbs and flows, they begin to figure out the difference between marks given and marks received, and what it means when one such mark is faded but not forgotten.
Written for the 2015 DCBB.
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- English
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- 124,864
- Chapters:
- 15/15
- Comments:
- 461
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- 3,288
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06 Sep 2024
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Rock You by Castielslostwings for naruhearts, TheTwistedWillow, CoinofStone
Fandoms: Supernatural
14 Oct 2018
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The buzz surrounding rock god Dean Winchester’s nuptials was unprecedented. For weeks now gossip rags, internet chatrooms, and the TV hosts of celebrity news shows had been analyzing and speculating on the particulars of the big day. The hottest topic of conversation, and probably at least half of the reason the anticipation was so crazy was that no one seemed to have any idea who the rockstar was marrying.
- Language:
- English
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- 26,818
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 206
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- 1,612
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- 331
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- 21,238
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23 Aug 2024
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When Cas comes back from the Empty, Dean has to rethink everything about their relationship, and Dean’s new, post-Chuck duty.
He wants Cas to be happy and get what he wants. So, if he wants Dean, then he has him. Dean’s new responsibility is to be the best boyfriend Cas will ever want or need. If that means moving out of the bunker, and not driving the Impala, and letting Cas fuck him, then that’s what he has to do.
It’s an easy deal. It should be an easy life. So how come Dean still can’t quite make sense of it?
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 65,335
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 176
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- 1,854
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- 24,343
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14 Aug 2024
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This must be some kind of horrible joke at Castiel’s expense. Is he truly expected to protect a King? One who has been their enemy for as long as he can remember? He is much more suited to being a part of the army, or at the very least someone who helps to train the knights. That would be far more preferred than having to watch over the King. It means Castiel would get to keep fighting – and that’s the only way he knows to give meaning to his life.
- Language:
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- Words:
- 192,180
- Chapters:
- 19/19
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- 802
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13 Aug 2024