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Hostile engaging. Abort mission. I sent it on instinct, even though I knew it was much too late for that.
What's going on? I could feel ART poking through my sensor data, trying to figure out what had made my threat assessment spike. Its tone was urgent, but calm. It wasn't sure yet if there was a legitimate threat or I was just having a Moment again.
The answer was probably a solid "both".
All of my organic parts told me to run.
Most of my inorganic parts also told me to run.
Feed ID: Negotiator Joslin
Gender: fem-neutralI shoved the feed ID at ART.
The negotiator?, it asked.
She used to work for the company. She'll identify me as a SecUnit.
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Murderbot encounters an old familiar face on a mission.
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DISTANCE LIMIT EXCEEDED
TERMINATING
I waited two seconds, three, five. Nothing happened. The alert kept flashing in my systems but there was no sudden blinding pain, no sensory blackout, no shutdown.
After about ten seconds, there was a rush of chemicals to my neural tissue. My organic skin was prickling with sweat and adrenaline made me want to twitch, but my performance reliability had ticked up a couple of points.
It felt … good. I was relieved, but there was something else, something like satisfaction. Something like winning.
There sat the monster that lived in my head, defanged and immobile. Powerless. It could scream at me all it wanted, I didn’t have to listen to it.
I would never listen to it again.
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we affect the change (and guard our hearts) by ace_of_eden
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
13 Jun 2026
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“SecUnit?” Ratthi’s voice was soft, almost careful, like he didn’t want to startle me. “Are you alright?”
I didn’t look up, but I checked the drone input I had on him, and his face was doing the thing that meant he was worried.
“I’m fine.”
“Are you sure?” His face did not relax and now he was biting his lips. Arada and Overse had also looked up and were wearing complicated expressions.
I paused the music I’d been listening to while I sorted through my media archives and sat up a little straighter. “Why do you ask?”
“You just seem … restless.”
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Ratthi notices something different in SecUnit's behaviour.
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- Part 1 of Murderbot's Other Media
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not a ghost or a stranger (but closer than you think) by ace_of_eden for sakarrie
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
31 Dec 2025
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After the fight with the Vulture at Coney Island—after the plance crash, the warehouse, everything—Peter somehow needs to make his way back home to Queens.
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He‘d just barely made it off the island when he had to take a rest on a rooftop, unable to make his feet carry him any further.
His ribs and legs were screaming for a break and he didn‘t have the strength to ignore them.
He sank down in the shadow of a chimney, resting his back against it. His head tilted back and eyes closed of their own accord.
He knew he really shouldn‘t fall asleep here, but it couldn‘t hurt to just rest his eyes a little bit …
“Need a ride?”
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Edward had meant to only briefly stop in Xerxes for some research on his way to visit Alphonse in Xing.
He hadn't expected to encounter people living in the ruins of Xerxes—not Ishvalan refugees, but settlers from Amestris.
And what kind of researcher would he be if he didn't find out what had brought them here?
If he had known what he would find, he would never have gotten involved. He wouldn't have let them see him.
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YOI Angst Week Ficlets by ace_of_eden, aceofjapan (ace_of_eden), dreamerfreak
Fandom Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
19 Nov 2020
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A collection of short fics and drabbles to promote YOI Angst Week 2020 (December 7-13), written by the mods aceofjapan and dreamerfreak!
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the hunt is what defines us [Mafia AU] by ace_of_eden, aceofjapan (ace_of_eden)
Fandom Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
19 Apr 2021
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Mafia AU
A series of connected stories in the same Mafia 'verse, about hitman Yuuri and tech genius Victor who would burn down the world for one another.
Varying ratings, each can be read as a standalone.
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My werewolf AU Their Glow Unyielding and supplementary stories.
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YOI Angst Week 2020 by ace_of_eden, aceofjapan (ace_of_eden)
Fandom Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
24 Dec 2022
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My submissions for the YOI Angst Week 2020 event.
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Looking at Murderbot's relationship to media that isn't serials.
"It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don’t know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed."
Part 1: Murderbot & Music
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Finding Your Way In an Unfriendly Universe by IHopedTheredBeStars
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
15 Jun 2023
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I find the character of SecUnit 03, a.k.a. Three, intriguing from a storytelling perspective. It is ‘tabula rasa’ in ways that Murderbot is not and cannot be. This takes place during the little-described period of waiting at the end of Network Effect, and will almost certainly be non-canon after System Collapse comes out.
Heed the tags. Three will find its way in the end (because that is how I roll), but it has not escaped the Corporation Rim unscathed. There will be pain, fear, self-doubt, depression, and one very bad decision as Three stumbles its way out of the past.
Bookmarked by ace_of_eden
30 Jul 2026
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Real People Hands by Skeletalcat for VoidlingRemnata
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
22 Jan 2023
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Murderbot and Three complete a simple job fixing something on The Pressy's hull, but a mistake leads to Three getting hurt. A Secunit getting hurt is nothing new, and Three is completely fine - so why does Murderbot feel so many emotions?
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Bookmarked by ace_of_eden
21 Jul 2026
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The Clothes off Its Back by Scarlet_Tanager
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
29 Jun 2024
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When Three's pulmonary system is compromised during a mission, Murderbot lets it borrow one of its lungs. Shenanigans ensue.
We were planning to tell ART about the lung situation right after I took a recharge cycle, I promise. But then one thing led to another and before we knew it we were standing at the airlock, ready to be deployed on our next mission.
Bookmarked by ace_of_eden
19 Jul 2026
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Unknown System, or, New Peoples by alatarmaia4
Fandoms: Discworld - Terry Pratchett, The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
01 Oct 2023
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I saw a post on tumblr suggesting a crossover where Murderbot meets Sam Vimes, and I couldn't not write it. Behold:
Murderbot, randomly pulled into the metropolis of Ankh-Morpork, must figure out how it got here, how to get home, and what the fuck is going on in general. Meanwhile, Sam Vimes of the city guard is hot on the trail of a suspicious-looking case at Unseen University—or at least he would be if he didn't have the baby at home to worry about...
I love TMB and Discworld so much, so I tried to make this as newbie-friendly as possible. If you're coming for the Discworld, the Murderbot stuff is supposed to be as understandable as possible, and if you don't know Discworld at all but love Murderbot, hopefully it still makes sense.
This is set after Exit Strategy but vaguely before Fugitive Telemetry; on the Discworld side, it's somewhere in between Night Watch and Going Postal.
Bookmarked by ace_of_eden
19 Jul 2026
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Random Access Memories by fraternite for lunaTactics
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
01 Feb 2024
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An accident reactivates Muderbot’s governor module. ART fixes it. Nobody has a good time.
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Bookmarked by ace_of_eden
17 Jul 2026