Mortality

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types+4

Greek God (Good God)

by IzzyMRDB

'Cause I know what you really want, A little more confidenceAnd this is where it's gotta stop, I'm tired of hearing itYou're just gonna be a fraud, With nothing but fickle friendsGreek God, Good God.-Percy turns down immortality again. And again. And again. The gods never stop asking.

Teen 2.2k words 1 ch Complete 5.3k kudos

Ambiguous/Open Ending · Angst and Hurt/Comfort · Canon Compliant · Character Study· +16 more

Shadowhunters (TV)

Traveler

by bumblebeesknees

Alec’s not sure how to process that Max, his five-month old baby, is apparently a dimension hopping private investigator 140 years in the future. Magnus has a much easier time dealing with it. - “Sorry,” says Max, blinking rapidly. He doesn’t look away from Alec. He looks – Alec doesn’t know how to describe the expression on Max’s face. “It’s just... it’s been a long time since I saw you, Dad.”

Teen 16k words 1 ch Complete 4.6k kudos

Parent-Child Relationship · Time Travel · Canon Compliant · Future Fic· +3 more

Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan+2

Of Gods and Men

by plottingalong

The order of things are changing. Old rules are shifting, old gods awakening. Percy Jackson must come to terms with his own mortality, or rather, the lack of it.

Teen 40k words 37 ch Complete 3.7k kudos

Aged Up Percy Jackson Character(s) · Angst · Annabeth Chase & Thalia Grace Friendship · Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson Fluff· +34 more

Batman - All Media Types+7

March Madness

by MashpotatoeQueen

A collection of oneshots centered around the DCU, specifically the Batfam. 1 Tim deals with depression- Dick comforts2 Alfred's birthday3 Deaged Damian4 Bruce catches an offworld disease5 Dick Grayson Apprentice AU6 Tim's feeling down- Kon gives good hugs7 Mermaid AU8 Tim's missing9 Jon Kent visits Damian- Duke assumes things10 Prank War11 Bruce is a dragon- He hoards small children12 Magical Creatures AU13 The Teen Titans hold an intervention for Tim14 Bruce and Damian visit the zoo15 Wally vs. the end of the world16 The kids get hit by magic- It does not go well17 Duke is turned into a cat18 Jason drives Bruce crazy at work19 The Batfam plays tag20 Damian is shot21 Cass and Duke stargaze22 New Zealand Mass Shooting Tribute23 Kon-El gets the shovel talk24 Jason and Tim body swap25 Possessed Batman26 Reporters catch a pic of TimKon's date27 Roadtrip28 Damian gets used to Dick's Batman29 Misplaced with Season 2 team30 Bruce buys his kids jewelry to express affection31 Bruce and his Birds

General 57k words 31 ch Complete 3.6k kudos

Batfamily Feels · Batfamily Shenanigans · Bruce Wayne is a Good Dad · Protective Bruce Wayne· +279 more

Project Hail Mary (2026)+1

(forever?????????)

by Moobloom_Mention

"Grace stay with Rocky forever, question?" Uh—well, not really, I want to say, maybe my forever. Like a family pet—here for a portion of Rocky's life and gone in the next. Except there's no human humane society for Rocky to get a new me from. Not unless the science Eridians can make an interstellar highway to Earth. That'd be neat. But that's if there even is an Earth by then. For all I know George and Ringo ran out of fuel prematurely and are suspended in the middle of space, two ugly alien objects that nobody will know hold what could have saved an entire planet from another ice age. That'd suck. Both for humanity and Rocky. Then I'd really be irreplaceable.Grace forgets to tell Rocky about the average human lifespan. It comes up again on their flight to Erid.

General 2k words 1 ch Complete 3.2k kudos

Character Study · Fluff · Light Angst · Mortality· +5 more

Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types+2

Eternal

by TheProfoundSilence

Poseidon wants his favorite son by his side for all of eternity. Zeus wants a great commander for his armies, to stand firm by their side when they need it, to point out their mistakes like nobody ever dares. Percy can’t imagine surviving eternity though. They come to a compromise.

General 5.5k words 1 ch Complete 2.8k kudos

Anger · Apollo Being a Good Friend · Car Accidents · Divinity· +14 more

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Anticipatory Grief

by Ailren

"What are Eridian funeral rites, Rocky?" Or - Grace was growing older.

General 2.4k words 1 ch Complete 2.4k kudos

Aging · Angst and Feels · Bittersweet · Discussions of Death· +3 more

Good Omens (TV)

Every Atom Belonging to Me

by triedunture

Crowley is rendered temporarily mortal after a run-in with a-- Well, it doesn't really matter. What matters is he needs to eat and sleep and do the things humans must do if only for one night. Aziraphale can help with the eating bit, at least.A cozy, sweet evening with tea, drinks, food, poems, and warm blankets.

Teen 5.6k words 1 ch Complete 2.3k kudos

Caretaking · Fluff · Food Porn · Footnotes· +5 more

Loki (TV 2021)+1

Soulmates, Actually

by thekingslover

“Kneel!” Loki says again, louder, and finally the mortals fall into line. One after the next, down to their knees, to praise - “Um. Excuse me. Uh, sorry. This is awkward.” A man steps away from the rest. He’s wearing a dreary brown suit with a tie that needs fixing. “It’s just that. Well. I think I might be your soulmate?”

Teen 20k words 6 ch Complete 2.2k kudos

Alternate Universe - Soulmates · Takes place during Avengers 1 · Canon Divergence - Avengers (2012) · Loneliness· +13 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

World Enough, and Time

by Likelightinglass

Soulmate clocks start ticking when you first lock eyes, and count down until your time with them is over. Harry’s starts ticking on September 1st, 1991. He has only six years, eight months, and one day.

Teen 6.3k words 1 ch Complete 1.9k kudos

Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending · Discussions of death · Implied/Referenced Character Death· +5 more

Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types+2

Ramifications

by Britishchick

When Grover first caught a whiff of Mr. Jackson’s scent, he knew something was up. Sure, the man looked normal enough from Grover’s brief glimpse of him through the windshield as Mrs. Jackson’s Toyota Prius trundled up the long driveway. He had sunburnt shoulders and was still wearing a pair of bright yellow bib-and-brace oilskins, like he’d just come back from his job on the fishing trawler. But once the car got close and Grover caught Mr. Jackson’s scent, all of Grover’s fur stood on end. Because beyond the sweat, salt, and dead fish he could pick up, there was a strangely synthetic human smell. It was sort of like how Fanta smelt like oranges. Which was to say - and a sharp stab of anxiety wormed its way into Grover’s heart at the thought - Mr. Jackson smelt like he was a fake human. Was Mr. Jackson a monster in disguise?~~~In a moment of weakness, Poseidon makes a decision. He chooses a decade of a mortal life so he can be with Sally and his son. But when a god, especially one as important and powerful as Poseidon, becomes mortal, there are consequences. (Or that fic where Asclepius is taken instead of the lightning bolt.)

General 50k words 11 / ? ch In progress 1.8k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending · Black Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson)· +23 more

Hermitcraft SMP

Redstone and Skulk

by Silverskye13

Tanguish is Tango's hels, and they get along a lot better than most hels and their hermits should. Unfortunately, the universe wasn't made to house both of them. Helsmets were made to return to their hermits eventually, making a complete person.Except what happens when the hels is the stronger of the two? What happens if they really don't want to be?[This fic started as a handful of one-shots on Tumblr and has slowly snowballed into something bigger. If you notice a writing/tonal shift throughout the course of the fic, especially in the earlier chapters, this is why!]

Teen 439k words 75 / ? ch In progress 1.7k kudos

Ambiguous Respawn Mechanics (Minecraft) · Angst and Feels · Blood and Injury · Body Horror· +25 more

Marvel Cinematic Universe+1

Monstrum in Lectulo

by Reioka

Tony isn't like other kids. The monsters in his closet play with him instead of scaring him. And they don't disappear as he gets older, either.

General 37k words 14 / ? ch In progress 1.5k kudos

Alternate Universe - Creatures & Monsters · Kidnapping · Hurt/Comfort · Fluff and Angst· +4 more