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    Umino Iruka regarded the man standing before his shop counter with what was probably poorly-veiled irritation.

     

    "Yes, thank you," he said. "I know how a triple-layered chakra lock works."

     

    Long years of experience kept Iruka's tone even: losing his temper meant losing customers, even if there weren't very many people in Konoha who did what he did.

     

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    The canon-divergent au in which Iruka graduates the academy, does 3 D-rank missions, and then retires, because his leg was badly crushed in the kyuubi attack—so he re-trains as a locksmith and makes chakra-manipulated locks.

    A story about systemic structural power imbalances between shinobi and civilians and the various ways in which expectations of physical strength and implicit ableism are detrimental to community trust. In which Iruka finds himself stuck between worlds, all because Sharingan Kakashi demanded the impossible, and Iruka made him a quadruple-layered chakra lock.

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    27 Jul 2026

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    Iruka is a locksmith

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    In which Anya Hollander-Rozanov receives a jury summons.

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    unrelated heated rivalry crack fics based in social media and/or texting! <3 each fic stands alone

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  4. Rec 60

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    When the lesbian next to him at the bar very kindly informs Shane that (other) women have been throwing themselves at him all evening, he's surprised. How was he supposed to know factual statements about the temperature of the room were meant to invite a proposition?!

    Her solution? Studying romantic social cues and flirting techniques. The textbook? Romance novels.

    Well, it can't hurt to try, and anything Shane tries, he tries thoroughly. Maybe a little too thoroughly? He didn't expect for his book reviews to pick up a following, and he DEFINITELY didn't expect to become the (secret, anonymous) face of "allyship" in the MLH.

    He's not complaining, though. The books resonate with him more than he ever could have predicted, even if the hockey is unrealistic as shit, and maybe he'll learn a thing or two along the way. (About healthy relationships, communication, and emotional intelligence. Not any of the OTHER things you'll find in a hockey romance. Nope. Not at all...)

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    19 Jul 2026

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    Shane as a book reviewer of hockey romances

  5. Rec 54

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    “Wait wait wait. Twins?” Tom asked, delighted. “You’ve been holding out on me. This is the younger, more attractive one.”

    “Three minutes. Three,” Ryland said pointedly.

    “And what a three minutes those were,” Cold said without missing a beat.


    When Ryland Grace agrees to visit his brother on set, he expects to spend a few hours grading papers, worrying about Colt’s career choices, and perhaps explaining basic science to a Hollywood consultant.

    He does not expect Tom Ryder.

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