Dale Hardingfan fiction

Character · 22 works

Dale Harding turns up in 13 works open to everyone here. The average one runs about 3,200 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

you run farther than

by portionsforfoxes

The whole world's on a boat that ain't going nowhere.

Teen 4.3k words 1 ch Complete 52 kudos

Character Background · Second person POV

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

So Give Me Coffee and

by OlivesBadDreams

As part of his mandated community service, McMurphy visits patient Billy Bibbit. On one of their fieldtrips, they stop by The Roost – a coffee shop and café owned by Harding and Vera. // A Cuckoo AU for Tumblr’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest summer gift exchange.

Teen 11k words 1 ch Complete 31 kudos

Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés · Psychological Trauma· +9 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Return to Sender

by thetalkingcrocus

After his release, Harding makes some inquiries.

General 779 words 1 ch Complete 17 kudos

Angst · Love Letters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Unlikely Exchanges

by OlivesBadDreams

Their conversations are made up of muffled whispers and crumpled notes - don't want the machinery to record them, to know their secrets. Their union is unlikely, even illogical; they have Him to thank. Their hands are shaking, scratching, reaching, fumbling. They're different. They're scared. ... They're similar. They're friends. // A poetry fic for Tumblr's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest holiday gift exchange.

Teen 3.1k words 16 ch Complete 14 kudos

Psychological Trauma · Mental Health Issues · Mental Institutions · Mental Instability· +12 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Stars Down Your Throat

by thetalkingcrocus

“Because he will grip you by the shoulders and wrench you around and he will bring his bristly mouth to yours and blowstars down your throatuntilyou are so full oflight”- You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs

Teen 1.4k words 1 ch Complete 14 kudos

Canonical Character Death · Angst · Introspection

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Im rather good at

by thetalkingcrocus

Some insight into Harding's carnival contribution.

Teen 679 words 1 ch Complete 12 kudos

Angst · Canon Compliant · Palm Reading · Foreshadowing

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Coiling Wires

by thetalkingcrocus

"Born inside the gates of a familyHardened by a roman machineryCast among the building sites, The coiling wires, the shots collected" Shearwater, "Animal Life"

Teen 1.8k words 1 ch Complete 6 kudos

Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies · Relationship Negotiations · Polyamory

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

And fucking dolphins?

by Quentin_Queerly

Before the arrival of MacMurphy, another young man in the ward draws Billy towards rebellion. Although he spends most of his time pining and being antisocial.

Teen 2.6k words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

Internalized Homophobia · Internalized Self-Loathing · Let me gaslight gatekeep girlboss you into believing you were a gay mental patient in the 60s · On the part of the reader. Sorry.· +4 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Hands

by Katydid_99

Chief has a rough night. Harding cleans up the mess.

Teen 1.8k words 1 ch Complete 52 kudos

If you've read the book you know what to expect thematically · Implied/Referenced Self-Harm · Intricate Rituals · Manicures & Pedicures· +9 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey+1

Lion And Lamb

by RogueAlice_91

Harding takes up journaling in an effort to help himself heal once he gets out of the institution.

Teen 683 words 1 ch Complete 10 kudos

Diary/Journal · Therapy · Mental Institutions · Mental Health Issues· +3 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

How To Explode A Dictator

by Anonymous

Chief and McMurphy go spying on Ratched and stuff happens.Or, what started as a joke in the author’s AP English Lit class turns into a promise she refuses to break, so now this exists

General 836 words 1 ch Complete 3 kudos

Crack · I genuinely don’t know what else I can tag this with · Inside joke turned plot point · Kissing· +3 more

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey+1

subtle signs subtle

by nomoredaisies

It was hard enough living like this in the outside world, but how the hell was he supposed to be stealth in a place full of men who were born with dicks?Two little moments where McMurphy was almost outed in the ward, but wasn't.

Teen 1.5k words 1 ch Complete 12 kudos

Canon Universe · Canon Related · During Canon · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence· +12 more