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Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Wonders

by Asidian

“Santa’s workshop,” he breathes, and in that moment, he is very much a child discovering something that all children long to see. It is a place of light -- of beauty. Greenery is strung here and there as though Mother Nature has been convinced to lend a hand in decorating, thick pine wreaths and garlands that set off glittering candles. It is, Jack thinks, the best place he has ever seen, and he has had a hundred and fifty years to look. He knocks at the door, this first time. He assumes that it will be as it ever is, that he will wait until the way is cleared and then pass, unnoticed, within. He is wrong, though -- and for an instant the joy of it eclipses all else. The furry creatures can see him. They can see him, and he feels irrationally grateful for it until the instant that they turn him away.

General 1.3k words 1 ch Complete 1.9k kudos

Exclusion · Loneliness · Breaking and Entering · Santa's Workshop· +4 more

Voltron: Legendary Defender

Red Haven

by Kdragon1209

It’ll be fine. Just hang out for a few minutes so I can say I made the effort and then leave, Keith thought. He took a deep breath, squared his shoulders, and went to enter. “Man, this is great. I could use a break from Keith and his smug ass,” Lance’s voice said. Keith stopped dead in his tracks, inches from the door to the lounge. His heart dropped to his feet and his eyes widened. The door hadn’t opened yet, thank god, and Keith stood there for a minute. The false bravery that he’d managed to scrape together to face them suddenly evaporated. Or, Shiro encourages Keith to go hang out with the others and it doesn't end well.

Teen 5k words 2 ch Complete 970 kudos

Angst · Angst and Hurt/Comfort · Comfort/Angst · Emotional Baggage· +18 more

Star Trek: The Original Series

Pattern Deviations

by WerewolvesAreReal

A mind meld is the most intimate of any possible connection – to know and be known, wholly and completely. Usually, melds are advocated for leading to increased understanding and empathy. Spock wonders what it means, then, that everyone he melds with is so repulsed by his mind... Until he meets James Kirk, anyway.

General 4.6k words 1 ch Complete 920 kudos

Mind Meld · Angst · Hurt/Comfort · Exclusion· +6 more

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Every Girl and Boy

by Asidian

The light has almost gone when he arrives at the tiny clutch of houses, and the windows are bright with the flickering glow of lit fireplaces. The streets are empty, but within there is conversation and warmth, casual affection and laughter. Hands are held and hair is tousled; small children nestle close to their parents’ sides. Dinner is brought to tables of rough-hewn wood – not much, for in this season there is never much – but Jack finds his gaze drawn to the sight, regardless, for even this little bit is more than he has. These simple pleasures, these small luxuries so taken for granted, infect him with the ache of longing. But tonight, they do not paralyze him here, silent and alone. They do not force him to linger as he so often does. Tonight, even the tantalizing prospect of what he does not have – light and companionship, food and family and love – can be set aside in favor of what is soon to be. For tonight, St. Nicholas is coming. Someone will be here for him, and that makes all the difference.

General 3.5k words 1 ch Complete 914 kudos

Family · Christmas · Holidays · Snow and Ice· +9 more

Rise of the Guardians (2012)+1

In Which a New Holiday

by Asidian

The spirit of winter does not mind the state of disrepair in Loki’s tower. When first they ascend, Jack spins in circles like a child taking in the sky during the grandest of sunsets. The walls, the ceiling, the pallet upon the floor: he has praise for them all. Loki’s intuition is that the boy makes mock of him, of this place that is all he can call his own. The stab of betrayal is small but sharp, until Jack admits that, before this day, he has not been invited inside. It is new for him, the whole of it; it is marvelous to him, for he has known nothing else. Wariness loosens its hold upon Loki’s heart, and there is something softer to take its place. In the wake of the revelation, Jack’s enthusiasm is suddenly, wretchedly, understandable.

General 2.1k words 1 ch Complete 910 kudos

Friendship · Angst · Exclusion · Bullying· +6 more

Haikyuu!!

He’s Used to It

by TheRoomWhereItHappened347

The first time Osamu had mentioned going to a party right at the beginning of the year, Atsumu had been incredibly confused. He hadn’t heard anything about the party, hell, he hadn’t even been given an invitation!He’d then started to wonder why he wasn’t invited, because really, what had he done wrong? He was a child; it wasn’t as if he’d gravely wronged the kid by insulting their mum or something.Or was it simply because they didn’t like him? Did they hate him?_______________________Alternatively: Osamu finds out why Atsumu never went to any birthday parties during middle school.

General 1.9k words 1 ch Complete 872 kudos

Accidentally not invited · Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending · Brotherly Love· +13 more

BTS

People Surprise You Sometimes

by poet_olskuv

“Hyung?”Namjoon hummed, rubbing his dongsaeng’s shoulder. “Yeah?”“Do you think I’ll ever present?”Namjoon paused, but in only a second, he was ruffling Taehyung’s hair and digging his nose comfortingly into the thick locks.“Of course you will, TaeTae. Just be patient.”--OR--Taehyung is a very late bloomer. He's itching to present and finally be an alpha instead of being the unpresented anomaly. Life has a way of surprising you, though, and Taehyung's presentation provides the entire band with an unexpected twist that could very well change their entire group dynamic forever.

Teen 18k words 18 / ? ch In progress 658 kudos

Adorable Kim Taehyung | V · Alpha Jeon Jungkook · Alpha Jung Hoseok | J-Hope · Alpha Kim Namjoon | RM· +56 more

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Snow Day

by Asidian

He never feels more alive than in the moment when the doors begin to open. He never feels more loved than when the children stream into the cold, chubby legs pumping, little faces red. When he plays with them, breathless and laughing, he is one among a crowd, and it is not as noticeable that they do not call his name. He can ignore that their eyes skim past him.

General 832 words 1 ch Complete 529 kudos

Snow Day · Children · Angst · Exclusion· +5 more

Osomatsu-san (Anime)

Forgotten

by VeggieGuru

"Why? Why is it that I love everyone so much, yet I hurt them?"On he and his brothers' birthday, Karamatsu reflects on his relationships with them in the past and how things have--and haven't--changed now that they all have their own lives, bringing him to a great realization of what he should--and shouldn't--hold onto in his heart."You won't lose to pears this time."

General 3.1k words 1 ch Complete 403 kudos

Sad · Angst · Family · Brothers· +1 more

Sanders Sides (Web Series)

Space to be a Child

by anxiouslyfred

All the sides have Movie Nights together where they each pick a movie and play them until everyone is falling asleep. Remus’s choice keeps getting placed last in the order and Virgil is determined to change it. He can tell how upset Remus has been getting over it, even if none of the others have noticed anything.

General 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 150 kudos

Exclusion · Hurt / Comfort · Movie Night · dreamworks reference· +2 more

Dream SMP+1

Hide Behind a Shield of Silence.

by Malaise_Incarnate

TommyInnit was a streamer.He was an icon to many, seen as someone to look up to and be like. He was a reliable source of happiness in people's lives, his carefree attitude and engaging videos earning him fans and haters alike.TommyInnit was supposed to be strong.Tommy, however, was not.Tommy was struggling, slowly suffocating under the pressure of balancing his home, school, and online life without help, and it was starting to show.His parents were always fighting, arguing over things that didn’t matter and screaming at each other in the middle of the night for no reason (which really didn’t help with his anxiety).His friends, both online and at school, had begun to ignore him, brushing him off and talking over him as if he wasn’t even there. Sometimes Tommy wondered if he even existed. Sometimes he wished he didn’t.And the cherry on top of his shit show of a life?School, fucking school.(Or; Tommy struggles with a dysfunctional family and exclusion from friends.)

Teen 3.6k words 1 ch Complete 129 kudos

Angst with a Happy Ending · Anxiety · Depressed TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) · Dissociation· +10 more