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Attack on Titan

The Hunter

by Adishailan

The hunter is a monster, a titan, not a boy. This is a fact he has known for as long as he has lived in the forest, for as long he can remember. The forest is quiet but for the crooning of birds, the rush of misty water into the hidden valleys and the deep lumbering steps of his kin. That is until the day that changes everything. The day the humans came. The day he saw his human for the first time. One the hunter will never forget. "The newest arrival was a 15 meter but quite unlike any Titan they had ever seen. It was thin and lean with muscles on its muscles. Sunken eyes sharp and glowing, really glowing, green over a hooked nose. Lipless serrated teeth formed a strange mocking Cheshire smile as it looked at them. It then fell to it's haunches and propelled itself forward with truly frightening speed. Cries of panic ran through the squadron as they attempted to spur the exhausted horses even faster. This panic gave way to shock however when the green eyed Titan pivoted, rapidly changing direction and barreling into the group of Titans, toppling them over like wooden bowl pins. There was a moment of silence in the squad then- "WHAAAAT?!" Exclaimed Hanji in extreme disbelief."

Teen 67k words 21 ch Complete 12k kudos

Hunter Eren · Titan Eren Yeager · Titan Shifters · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence· +21 more

Project Hail Mary (2026)+1

The Greatest Act of Optimism

by Acewithapaintbrush

The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still.  A child, I realize with a start. That’s a child!  “Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there. “Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students.  Used.  The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.” ***How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongs

General 6.9k words 13 ch Complete 12k kudos

Depressed Ryland Grace · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Found Family · Good Friend Rocky (Project Hail Mary)· +18 more

Merlin (TV)

Linger On Your Pale Blue Eyes

by supercalvin

The body of a Prince was not like anyone’s. His hand only ever held others in a firm handshake, and rarely without gloves. Sometimes he would raise the delicate hands of noble ladies to his lips for a brief kiss, but it was all out of propriety. He rarely touched others, but what was even rarer was others touching him. The only ones who dared were his knights, and even they only smacked his shoulder or patted his back in friendly roughhousing. Gripping each other’s arms before battle was the most heartfelt touch they exchanged. Lingering soft touches were not done. Any lingering touch on his person could be interpreted as political movements. After all, Arthur’s body wasn’t his own. It never had been. He was Camelot’s first and foremost. Even above his own needs and wants.

Teen 19k words 1 ch Complete 11k kudos

Canon Era · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Early in Canon · Touch-Starved· +6 more

Batman - All Media Types+2

The Kids Aren't Alright

by motleyfam

Tim is fine on his own; he always has been. It’s hardly the first time he’s looked after himself while sick. He’s thirteen, not three. He knows how to take his own temperature and dose out medicine and put himself to bed early. It’s just that, well...The other times, he could still keep water down.---After being sent home early from patrol, Jason finds his concerningly ill neighbor attempting to haggle with an Uber driver.

Teen 7.2k words 2 ch Complete 9k kudos

Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting · Hurt/Comfort · Jason Todd is Robin · Loneliness· +5 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling+1

From Ashes to New

by Araceil

EDUCATIONAL DECREE #30All magical children aged between 11 and 17 from the year 2000 onwards must obtain a graduation diploma to be considered Of Age and eligible for employment and independent living. Signed. Delores Umbridge, Hogwarts HeadmistressWith no directive over where an education must be obtained, Harry put forward the considerable coffers of the Black Family fortune and paid for hundreds of surviving Hogwarts students to flee the UK and set up elsewhere in the world, refusing to fall under the sway of a woman who delighted in torturing children. In choosing his new home and education, Harry selected a place directly on the otherside of the planet, as far away as physically possible - Namimori, Japan. He had no intention, or idea, that his first day at school would be such a debacle - or the beginning of the rest of his life.

Teen 88k words 20 / ? ch In progress 8.8k kudos

Akiya - Freeform · Anxiety · Araceil & Reighost's Harmony Headcanons · Canon Divergence - Post-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows· +30 more

Batman (Comics)+4

Crawl Spaces

by GodIsZombie

Damian is alone and afraid in his father's house. He's become a hidden person within the manor. But he's able to find some small relief in hidden places.A character study on Damian Wayne. How he sees the world and his tenuous connection to a family he can't understand. Set very early into Damian's stay with the bat family. This one's painful.

Teen 62k words 42 / ? ch In progress 8.2k kudos

Alfred Pennyworth-centric · Angst · Bad Parent Talia al Ghul · Bruce Wayne Has Issues· +28 more

Iron Man (Movies)+4

And all that’s best of dark and bright

by kaaterinapetrova

When Steve Rogers leaves her to die in Siberia, Toni Stark hacks her soulmark apart, tears the flesh and veins until she is blinded with pain, and waits to die. Up above, somewhere in the universe, something fractures. Trigger warning for cutting, suicidal thoughts, breakdown.

Teen 179k words 37 ch Complete 7.3k kudos

Female Tony Stark · Tony Stark Has a Heart · Tony Stark Needs a Hug · Civil War Team Iron Man· +29 more

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)+4

Place in Your Heart

by Potrix

They try to hide it, Bucky can see the effort they all put into making him more comfortable, but Bucky isn’t stupid, he knows they’d rather have him somewhere else, somewhere far away from their home, the place where they’re supposed to feel happy and safe.

Teen 3.5k words 1 ch Complete 6.7k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier · POV Bucky Barnes · Bucky Barnes Feels· +16 more