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Every Friday at The Mirage by Sirens_scales
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Helluva Boss (Web Series)
02 Jan 2025
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Husk is a down on his luck drunk who’s running out of money and second chances when he lands a job at The Mirage, the last queer speakeasy still standing in 1937 New York City. It’s a decent job and nothing more—until Friday night, when he first catches sight of the club’s star dancer, Angel, and an instant attraction threatens to turn his whole world upside down.
Angel is juggling two lives, a mob boss’s son by day and a cabaret dancer under the thumb of a cruel pimp by night. He loves the crowds, the glamor, the excitement, but he pays a heavy price for all of it, a price nobody but the new bartender seems to see.
Both men have the odds stacked against them, but they can’t help but be drawn to each other. Still, after the cards they’ve been dealt, it’s hard to believe in happy endings. Can coked out whores and washed up drunks like them ever really make it out of the gutter?
A Huskerdust-centric human AU set in 1930s New York.
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- Part 1 of The Mirage
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10 Feb 2025
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No longer able to endure Valentino's abuse, Angel seeks out the gambling overlord, Husk, and begs him to make a bet for his soul. Husk is hesitant to help, worried about the political fallout and public perception.
When Husk witnesses Valentino's cruelty firsthand, he realizes he can't just abandon Angel to his fate. He goes through with Angel's request, but a regular soul contract won’t do. Instead, he binds Angel's soul to him in demonic matrimony, convincing himself that a fake relationship will keep his reputation intact and be good for publicity.
Will their marriage remain a sham, or will their mutual attraction lead to something more? Can they help each other heal the wounds they've both borne for so long? And how will they face the enemies who are determined to separate them forever?
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05 Feb 2025
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The Long Road Begins at Home by owlet
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
24 Nov 2017
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Oh sure, reunion results in happiness, kittens, and rainbows, because that's definitely how life goes when you've just spent 70 years as a tool of villainy. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
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- Part 3 of Infinite Coffee and Protection Detail
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27 Dec 2016
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The Life of Bucky Barnes by stephrc79
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Deadpool (2016), Marvel Cinematic Universe
20 Oct 2019
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The story behind the pictures from the Instagram The Life of Bucky Barnes.
This series follows both the ficlets written for each image drawn by petite-madame, as well as side stories, 'extended scenes', and that one porny pic you'll need to go find. It'll eventually also include a very special multi-chapter story that petite has given me permission to write independent of the images.
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28 Dec 2015
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A play about parents, children and the passing of time.
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- English
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16 Jun 2015