Utilitarianism

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12 works open to everyone here carry this tag; 67% are complete. The average one runs about 17,700 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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My Hero Academia

Angeli Quaeritus

by BlossomingRosebud

Todoroki Shoto is innocent. Bakugo Katsuki, missing three years, is still alive.The former Midoriya knows. The latter he chooses to believe. And because of it, he's on the run. A witness to a crime he didn't mean to see, but trapped in a web he fully intentionally dove into—a world of secrets and intrigue, of manipulation and vengeance, of broken promises and broken people. It's messed up, but will that stop them from diving into harm's way? Nope. Midoriya and a series of accidental friendships will take on an empire, but not alone. Also enter into the scene PSIA First Intelligence Director Aizawa Shota, haunted by unanswered questions, unexplained evidence, and the frozen north side of the burning Kiyashi Ward mall. The international community is on edge but still ready to take the first explanation that comes...however, Aizawa's even more stubborn than he looks. And some say he even has a way with kids.AU set in the present day, in a world that is "quirkless". Quite outside the school setting. Takes place in many settings.

Teen 102k words 17 / ? ch In progress 206 kudos

Aizawa Shota is one thousand percent done with life · Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot· +28 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

The Verdict of Geneva

by RoseAnthrax

Voldemort won the war. Magical Britain is sealed behind an ICW quarantine ward, and the last remnants of the Resistance are desperate enough to beg the International Confederation of Wizards for help. Then they discover the ICW's Chief Warlock is Harry Potter. The same Harry Potter they helped send to Azkaban five years ago.

Teen 1.5k words 1 ch Complete 156 kudos

Absolutely No Reconciliation · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst with a Bittersweet Ending · Azkaban· +16 more

Persona 5

Ethics 101

by shifty_cat

What if Makoto was your teacher?

Teen 2.1k words 1 ch Complete 82 kudos

Ethics · Idealism · Makoto Niijima Week · Teaching· +1 more

Dream SMP+1

Hurtling Down the Track

by Fire_on_Ice

“I want all of you to think about this for a second: Let’s say that I gave you each a coin.“If it lands on heads, then you will live on for centuries. If it lands on tails though, then your life will carry on its projected course and you will die sometime in your hundreds like normal.“How many of you would flip the coin?”Without hesitation, Wilbur raises his hand.Essempi, 2117With the help of a groundbreaking AI, the country is governed in the most objectively moral way possible. The greatest number of people are saved from the greatest number of misfortunes possible. Essentially, suffering is reduced to an absolute minimum. However, there are still people who are forced to get the short end of the stick.Or: A story about the people who are sacrificed in the trolley problem.

Teen 81k words 12 / ? ch In progress 48 kudos

Alternate Universe - Dystopia · Alternate Universe - Robots & Androids · Alternate Universe - Utopia · Amnesia· +15 more

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Wahre Liebe bei dem Zerstörung des Antike Regierung

by oh_how_droll

"That's what terrifies me about you," he said. "I do not think that I could turn away from you no matter how dark the path you walk becomes." MAJOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 26 OF THE ORIGINAL OVA/EPISODE 24 OF DNT, MINOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 59 OF THE ORIGINAL OVA.

Teen 10k words 2 / ? ch In progress 38 kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · Bad Decisions at 3 AM · Canon-Typical Homophobia· +6 more

Death Note (Anime & Manga)

cult of total immersion

by cypriot

There’s nothing to put the body in, so Mogi and one of Near’s guys cover Light in their suits. Near doesn’t seem thrilled about it — he mutters something about it being too conspicuous and a disaster waiting to happen — but he doesn’t have a better plan, so they just decide to wait until Light’s arteries stop fountaining blood before putting him in the back of the car.“We’d planned to keep him alive,” Near’s woman — Lidner, Matsuda thinks her name is — murmurs. “else, we would’ve brought a bodybag.”Matsuda laughs at that, but nobody pays him any notice, which is a relief. A bodybag would be just as bad. At least this way they can all pretend Light is a pile of dry-cleaning; there’s no running from the reality of a lumpy, six-foot plastic bag of corpse.

Teen 5.2k words 1 ch Complete 32 kudos

Canon Compliant · Mild Gore · Grief/Mourning · Wakes & Funerals· +7 more

Sherlock (TV)

The Indeterminacy of

by DonnesCafe

What are John and Sherlock to each other? Does love have to be labelled?

Teen 4.9k words 7 / ? ch In progress 31 kudos

relationships · Character Study · Love · a bit meta maybe· +23 more

Shadowhunters (TV)

who are we all fighting for?

by volunteer_of_hufflepuff

the world spins forward, taking alec with it, to another dreary day, another sacrifice to the greater good. the greater good of whom?Or: Alec lives in a society ruled by utilitarianism, until one day he finds love and peace.That's when he finally discards it.

Teen 719 words 1 ch Complete 25 kudos

Angst · But also · Critical of the Clave · Fluff· +4 more

Supergirl (TV 2015)

Could We Have Done More

by Avery42

Astra has been through a lot, and may have made some mistakes along the way. After the battle is done, she reflects on whether she could have acted differently. Sequel to "With the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X" and "In Which Kara Ponders the Ethics of Universal Empathy" ResistanceGeneral!Astra Oneshot.

Teen 1k words 1 ch Complete 18 kudos

Crisis On Earth-X Crossover Event (CW DC TV Universe) · Crisis on Earth-X · Canonical Character Death · Implied/Referenced Character Death· +10 more

Person of Interest (TV)

Harolds Nightmare

by Zaniida

Harold's thought process as he desperately tries to talk his friends out of killing a (relatively) innocent man.Based on one of the final scenes from Death Benefit (s03e20).

Teen 1.7k words 1 ch Complete 16 kudos

Ethical Dilemmas · Trolley Problem · Utilitarianism · Contemplating Murder· +5 more