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Combs Estesfan fiction

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Blaseball (Video Game)

lucky people

by baliset

“hi - sorry, excuse me, are you shaqattaq?”the shrill voice, straining to be heard over the noise of the barcade, isn’t one shaq recognizes. a part of him - the tipsy part - wants to be annoyed that they’re asking to make sure of who he is when his name is written right across his back, on the old garages jersey he threw on as an afterthought before leaving his hotel. but the rest of him is used to this by now, to being stopped in the grocery store and at airports because someone was able to connect the pink haired stranger passing by to the streamer they watch every week.“yeah, that’s me,” he says, setting his drink on the bar and turning around with a broad grin. “are you a fan of the stream?”(or: what if shaquille torres lived?)

Teen 37k words 4 ch Complete 25 kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Blaseball Season 12 - The Expansion Era: The Return · Blaseball Season 13 - The Expansion Era: Home Free · Character Death Fix· +7 more

Blaseball (Video Game)

all we'll have (is all this time)

by baliset

“it’s the end of the world, estes,” shaq says, flinging his arms out to either side. “end of the world, and everyone fuckin’ forgot about us. i mean - they forgot about us last time, too, with the hall stars, but this time they kinda left the back door open. and i’d rather go be space pirates than sit around hugging and crying and waiting for something to happen.”combs sets the jacket in their hands down on their desk. their needle is still threaded, but they set that down too, burying it in the pincushion strapped to their wrist.“what if something does happen?” they ask.“what’s it gonna do,” shaq says, “kill us?”(or: the crabs steal a spaceship, and stowaways follow.)

Teen 7.8k words 1 ch Complete 35 kudos

Baltimore Crabs (Blaseball Team) · Blaseball Season 24 - The Expansion Era: Fire Sale | Save Situation · Hall of Flame (Blaseball) · Null Team (Blaseball)· +6 more

Blaseball (Video Game)

ablaze with the people you've been

by Novelsinourheads

EMERGENCY ALERTVAULT LOCKEDSANDS SHIFTEDPULSAR FLICKEREDEdric Tosser and His Pasts: A Story in Four Acts.(a 35k word twine story about loss, regret, and what it means to try.)

Teen 18 words 1 ch Complete 15 kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Breckenridge Jazz Hands (Blaseball Team) · Canonical Character Death · Character Study· +15 more

Blaseball (Video Game)

cold like the first time

by baliset

The room they wake in is cold and impossibly bright, artificial sun beaming down onto white marble. The tears sliding down their face might be from shock, or from eyes unused to so much light, sensitive and seared by it. There’s a kick-drum feeling in their chest that rattles their ribs, and it aches, and it takes Quill a moment to realize it’s their own heartbeat shaking its way back to life.“Shaquille Torres,” someone says, somewhere above them. “Welcome to the Ambush.”(or: a second chance.)

Teen 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 18 kudos

12x100 · Ambush-centric · Elysium Lions (team) · Mirrorverse AU· +4 more

Blaseball (Video Game)

can't promise tomorrow (but i promise tonight)

by baliset

you are cordially invited, the invitation slid under the door proclaims, to the nonagon’s first ever spaceship prom, presided over by the inimitable dj logi horseman. tomorrow night, the mess hall, byob if you’ve got it lmao! dress code PROM FORMAL. combs duende reads the handwritten sheet of paper once, then again, then passes it mutely to nora before she has a chance to ask. “well,” nora says hopefully, “at least it’s enrichment.” (or: scenes from a party.)

General 6.4k words 1 ch Complete 21 kudos

Blaseball Season 24 - The Expansion Era: Fire Sale | Save Situation · Non-Chronological · limited mention of alcohol consumption · non maincord compliant swearing· +1 more

Blaseball (Video Game)

sorry im not home right

by baliset

so, it’s not that he’s avoiding malik, exactly.granted, sure, shaq is absolutely doing that. but here’s the thing: the longer he puts off having to hear that same-but-different baritone on the line, the longer he keeps himself from accepting that call on the switchboard, that’s more time that he doesn’t have to spend thinking about his best friend being replaced by a malik from another reality.(or: leave a message and i'll call you back.)

Teen 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 8 kudos

12x100 · Seattle Garages (Blaseball Team) · Incineration (Blaseball) · Strained Relationships· +1 more

Blaseball

collect your wings say

by blaseballacc

title from king solomon splits my heart in two by dante emile--a being-added to collection of writing sprints and warmups about the miami dale--all works here were written in between 20-30 minutes and are incredibly unpolished, but were fun to write and have fun with these characters!hope you enjoy!

Teen 4.4k words 4 / ? ch In progress 5 kudos

vomit/bile · Alternation · Death · Smoking· +4 more