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X-Men: First Class (2011) - Fandom+1

What Happens Next is Up

by winterhill

Originally for a kinkmeme prompt that asked for an AU of Ursula LeGuin’s story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, in which a prosperous city flourishes because of the abuse of one child. Inhabitants of the city are shown the horrifically imprisoned child when they come of age, and they make the choice to stay, knowing what their happiness and prosperity is founded upon, or they walk away and leave the city and its secret behind. The prompter asked for Charles to be the child, and for Erik to take him away. Set some time after this occurs, and reconfigured for the X-Men Fairy Tales challenge on LJ, in that it contains significant elements of the myth in which a character meets a traveller or travellers on the road, who later turn out to be angels or other supernatural beings.

Teen 5k words 1 ch Complete 519 kudos

AU · fable · Storytelling · Protectiveness

Riverdale (TV 2017)

to be loved by a beast

by paperlesscrown

The story was mostly true. There was a beast. A castle. A beautiful girl. A magical rose.But the furniture didn't talk. There was no villain waiting in the shadows. And she was never his prisoner.A Beauty and the Beast AU.

Teen 5.2k words 1 ch Complete 299 kudos

Beauty and the Beast AU · Canon-based Characterisation · Elizabeth!Betty · Fantasy· +7 more

Supernatural

The Dandelion and the Bee

by you-cant-spell-subtext-without (ayreisha)

"Only in the twentieth century did humans decide that the dandelion was a weed.Before the invention of lawns, the golden blossoms and lion-toothed leaves were more likely to be praised as a bounty of food, medicine and magic. Gardeners used to weed out the grass to make room for the dandelions."- "Ten Things You May Not Know About Dandelions" by Anita Sanchez (Also, bees love them.) [you don't have to have seen spn to read this, but I recommend it for the intent ;)]

General 2.9k words 5 ch Complete 181 kudos

AU Destiel as a bee and a dandelion · Allegory · as a treat · fable

The Sandman (Comics)+1

Our heaven-appointed years

by BeneaththeBrim

To ascend as a god, or to fall and earn the rank of devastation: these are the highest states a human may achieve in life or death. But even upper court officials and supreme ghost kings bend to higher principles.To the Seven Endless ones, who are not, nor ever were, human.In seven chapters, read how:1) The head priest strolls through Destiny’s garden.2) A crown prince drinks with Delirium after the fall of his kingdom.3) Destruction takes a break from the still-burning fires of a long fallen civilization to labor in the Rain Master’s fields.4) Death reflects on four slippery souls who refuse to pass on.5) Desire tests a ghost king’s determination over eight centuries of frustration.6) Despair haunts the emperor. Until she doesn’t.7) After eight centuries of clearheaded sleep, a scrap god opens himself to the lush fields of Dream.

Teen 37k words 7 ch Complete 146 kudos

Adventure · Canon Compliant · Character Study · Daoist philosophy· +7 more

The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types

5 Times Tony and Natasha

by RiverSongFallenAngel221B, that_one_kid

Steve is a light sleeper. Tony and Natasha come to really regret this.

Teen 1.1k words 1 ch Complete 120 kudos

Fluff · fable · ALL THE FLUFF · Tony and Nat are good bros· +4 more

Avengers Assemble (Cartoon)

The Panther Prince the

by Calligraphy

Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince and a very talented tailor. Together they found love with one another. But it wasn't through courtship that they grew romantic feelings for each other. Their love came to be through a very interesting series of events. What were those events exactly? Well there isn't much point to a story if you tell the ending from the start. Follow me as we delve into this love story unlike any other!

General 5.7k words 1 ch Complete 55 kudos

fable · Slash · Romance · Spin-Off· +5 more

Supergirl (TV 2015)

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

by Irhaboggle

She had spent her entire life in the country, but when the desire for something more overtook her, she decided to venture into the city. There, she got quite a lot more than she bargained for, but by far the best part of it all was a new friend. And even better? That new friend was coming home with her to visit the countryside!

General 15k words 4 ch Complete 54 kudos

AU · Beatrix Potter - Freeform · Childhood · City Mouse· +21 more

Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Поучительная притча о том, как хитроумный Ху Неайсан проучил злокозненного Гуань Цзинъяо при помощи веера с пионами, и с тех пор считается святым покровителем всех гусей Поднебесной

by Anonymous

Историю пишут победители, и Не Хуайсан не исключение. Здесь мы приводим отрывок из сборника притч, рекомендованного главой Цинхэ Не для самых младших адептов.

Teen 916 words 1 ch Complete 54 kudos Russian

(but with noble intentions!) · (не)культурный контекст · Crack · Gaslighting· +5 more

Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins+3

Princess Katniss and

by titania522

Katniss marries the gentlest, most noble Prince in the world. But fate has decreed that it cannot last. Adapted from the story of Savitri and Satyavan as recounted in The Book of the Forest, from the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. Written for Prompts in Panem, Peeta' Paintbox Writing Challenge Day 6: Violet

Teen 2.5k words 1 ch Complete 52 kudos

fable · hindu legend · mahabharata - Freeform · everlark fanfiction· +1 more

Gravity Falls+1

Alcor Eats a Star

by TranscendTheBoundaryOfTimeAndSpace

A children’s tale on hubris and why Planet XII has no sun

General 175 words 1 ch Complete 47 kudos

Alternate Universe - Transcendence (Gravity Falls) · fable · childrens story · Hubris is an amazing thing· +1 more

Supernatural

The Dandelion and the Bee [podfic]

by NerdyNerdenstein

"Only in the twentieth century did humans decide that the dandelion was a weed. Before the invention of lawns, the golden blossoms and lion-toothed leaves were more likely to be praised as a bounty of food, medicine and magic. Gardeners used to weed out the grass to make room for the dandelions." - "Ten Things You May Not Know About Dandelions" by Anita Sanchez   (Also, bees love them.)

General 3 words 1 ch Complete 45 kudos

AU Destiel as a bee and a dandelion · Allegory · Audio Format: MP3 · Audio Format: Streaming· +5 more