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Encanto (2021)

Past Wrongs Committed, Fragile Hearts Amended

by Reiko009

After the Casita is rebuilt, Alma Madrigal gets to know her family all over again as they slowly become confident enough to express their desires and ambitions more honestly. She wrestles with the perfect ideals she once tried so hard to enforce and with her narrow views about what constitutes a good life. While attempting to patch things up with her son Bruno, a revelation kept hidden for many years threatens to divide them even further apart. But she is determined not to make the same mistake twice.

Teen 26k words 7 ch Complete 549 kudos

Abuela is Not a Villain · Acceptance · Apologies · Aromantic Asexual Isabela Madrigal· +12 more

Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)

Tennessee Waltz

by saladbabie

When Harley takes his best friend, Peter, to visit his hometown in Tennessee, they come up with a list that'll make the best summer together ever: Barbecues, carnivals, and Waffle House? All that could possibly get in the way is misunderstandings, old friends, and very very slow tractors.

Teen 8.6k words 3 / ? ch In progress 161 kudos

Fluff · Friends to Lovers · Harley Keener Needs a Hug · I'm bad at tags· +5 more

HOBB Robin - Works+1

Squirrels and

by A_Fool_in_Love

Prince Chivalry Farseer is charming, polite, and holds himself to a high standard of behaviour. He has also been called cold and aloof. Lady Patience wants nothing to do with his formalities, pleasantries, or platitudes. "Enough of that nonsense. I want to hear what Chivalry has to say, not what Chivalry thinks would be proper to say."And with that, he fell in love.

General 1.1k words 1 ch Complete 27 kudos

Love · Squirrels · Chivalry is reticent · But very in love with Patience· +2 more

Music RPF+1

Weathering

by NorthwesternInsanity

Many storms had blown over the islands... weathering away the superficial. But distance and storms couldn't wear away the few authentic aspects of the world. [The other perspective of "When the Demon Does Not Leave the Door".]

General 871 words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

Drug Withdrawal · Recovery · Rehab · Sense of Peace· +3 more

Original Work

Inner Retreat

by L_Xi

I am describing my own escape space, it's not about avoiding myself, my partner, my friends, my real life. It's not my home, it's that resource that I have within myself when I need it. It's a temporary place, it can change from time to time, it reflects my needs or how I feel in one particular moment. There is no sun just because I'm photophobic.

General 405 words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

Complete · Courage · Crisis Toolkit · Emotional Hurt/Comfort· +21 more

Original Work

About My Work

by L_Xi

"You know what’s worse than no inspiration? Well, at least for me, it’s rewriting/redoing! " and I explain this alongside some ideas from my creative journey.

General 820 words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

Complete · I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping · Inner Critic · One Shot· +5 more

Original Work

In Person vs. On Demand

by NicholeS

In the wake of AI companions, delayed replies, and swipe-right immediacy, what does it mean to connect in real life? This is a personal essay-meets-cultural critique that weaves together media analysis, kink dynamics, and neurodivergent insight to ask where presence really lives — in play, in patience, in the moment. A love letter to showing up on purpose, and a not-so-gentle nudge at the commodification of desire in both tech and kink spaces.

Teen 2.8k words 1 ch Complete

AI and Intimacy · Anti-Instant Gratification · Community vs. Commodity · Delay Doesn't Equal Disrespect· +14 more