touch_the_duck
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Vincent’s problem was always the same: he wants.
He wants, he wants, he wants. And no amount of getting or receiving will ever change that fact, will ever close the cavern inside of him that always wants more. Getting is secondary, underwhelming in comparison to the thrill of wanting. Of chasing. When he found something he wanted, he pursued it single-mindedly. He made a plan, he pulled his strings, he put every piece of the puzzle into place. That was when he was on top of the world. Receiving his prize was little more than a participation trophy, and by the time he got it he had usually already found another want. Want, want, want.
Sometimes, at night, he wondered if his luck would run out, and when. What happened when he met someone he couldn’t charm or bully into giving him what he wanted? Who was immune to his silver tongue, his clever quips, his flashy smile or a flirtatious bat of his mismatched eyes? What happened when he took a risk that didn’t pay off?
When Vincent takes a spring break trip to New Orleans to celebrate his upcoming college graduation, he may just find the answer to that question where he least expects it.
And it will alter the course of his life forever.
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13 Jun 2026
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"Truly, this is something that I will never accept. To bind one's life by oath, to reason that the good of the world justifies the enslavement of a person to a cause..."
Ja'far closed his eyes and sank his teeth into his bottom lip. A life in chains, a knife held to flesh - Ja'far knew well of these things. He had seen the devastation that came of such oaths. He had been that devastation.
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03 May 2026
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Gold Painted Porcelain by RespectableInsomniac
Fandoms: Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (Manga)
28 Dec 2025
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‘If you give someone something to believe in. If you give them a place to reside when they have no other. If you treat them with respect and make them believe they have influence over you. Then maybe you will have gained loyalty.
If you make sure nowhere else is as worthy of their presence as right here, if you make it known then it’d be very hard for that person to leave. Where would they even begin?’
Jafar would never leave, where would he go?
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Thanos was supposed to die in that bathroom. But he didn’t. And it was all Nam Gyu’s fault. Now he can’t breathe without that bastard.
In a world where the games only get worse and the players even uglier, one thing’s for sure; they’re going to make this hell their playground.
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The Prophet From Maine by JustHereForBookmarks
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
29 Jun 2024
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A man from modern day America wakes up to find himself in Westeros, years before the show's start. As a fan (and to an extent, realist), how will he act according to the future he knows is coming?
I'm withholding any relationship tags or archive warnings to avoid giving too much of the game away. Hope you can forgive me!
*3/25/26 Update: So I'm alive. That's the good news. Bad news is my lack of progress. Do you like depression? Because I don't. I'm sorry that I've made away with the word count. But it would just be disappointing. I'll bring it back when I'm back writing steadily.
I'm also sorry, not only for the lack of progress. But also for the lack of transparency. I wanted to be further along. But I couldn't make that happen and I was embarrassed about it. I'll try and be back sooner than later. Hope you all are well.