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1. Public Bookmark 5

   the last, glorious dance of Ashes O'Reilly by cjones7

   Fandoms: The Mechanisms (Band)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   16 Mar 2020

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Ashes O'Reilly
   • others just mentioned - Character
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Canon-Typical Arson
   • Canon-Typical God Complex
   • Character Study
   • Immortality
   • Immorality induced thoughts about mortality
   • let me know if i should tag more

   Summary

   Raphealla explained the probable ending of the universe to them, once; long, long ago. How the stars would burn themselves out and leave nothing but the coldness, and the nothing. It seemed like such a waste of an ending. And so, Ashes had a better idea, and saw it through.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   767

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   44

   Bookmarks:

   5

   Hits:

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   27 Oct 2026

2. Public Bookmark 4

   Oh, How Your Touch Burns by HypatiaGentileschi

   Fandoms: The Mechanisms (Band)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Multi, Other
   • Complete Work

   30 Aug 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ivy Alexandria/Ashes O'Reilly
   • Ashes O'Reilly/Gunpowder Tim
   • Jonny d'Ville/Gunpowder Tim
   • Ivy Alexandria
   • Ashes O'Reilly
   • Gunpowder Tim (The Mechanisms)
   • Non-Explicit Sex
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Polyamory
   • First Kiss
   • Hickeys
   • Love Confessions
   • Idiots in Love

   Summary

   How do you tell a bookworm you love her?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,549

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   51

   Bookmarks:

   4

   Hits:

   276

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   25 Oct 2026

3. Public Bookmark 8

   “Eat Me” and “Drink Me” are orders so sweetly obeyed by TheStar_Fox

   Fandoms: The Mechanisms (Band)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   25 May 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Jonny d'Ville/Gunpowder Tim
   • Bertie/Gunpowder Tim (The Mechanisms)
   • Jonny d'Ville & The Toy Soldier
   • Jonny d'Ville
   • Gunpowder Tim (The Mechanisms)
   • Ashes O'Reilly
   • Bertie (The Mechanisms)
   • The Toy Soldier (The Mechanisms)
   • Cannibalism
   • yum yum yum
   • be careful when eating your friends because after that they might not be your friends anymore
   • lots of cannibalism
   • thats the whole fic actually
   • someone give Jonny a snack
   • dont worry he got one (gunpowder)
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Canon Temporary Character Death
   • Let me cannibalize you (romantic intent) -jdv
   • I put this fic as mature because it’s fairly gorey but also. I could be wrong

   Summary

   Jonny has two snacks:

   First, the 42nd Starborne Division’s fourth-best shooter.

   Second (and much later), the gunner of The Mechanisms.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,442

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   7

   Kudos:

   52

   Bookmarks:

   8

   Hits:

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   25 Oct 2026

4. Public Bookmark 5

   A gaze into The City by Cabbagiez

   Fandom The Mechanisms (Band), Ulysses Dies at Dawn - The Mechanisms (Album)

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other
   • Series in Progress

   04 Feb 2021

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ashes O'Reilly/Ulysses (Ulysses Dies At Dawn)
   • Penelope/Ulysses (Ulysses Dies at Dawn)
   • Ashes O'Reilly
   • Ulysses (Ulysses Dies at Dawn)
   • Poseidon
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Blood and Injury
   • Pre-Canon
   • Established Relationship
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Jonny is the narrator
   • Happy Ending
   • Love
   • Protective Ashes O'Reilly
   • Protectiveness
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • ashes is called hades the whole time
   • Introspection
   • Crimes & Criminals
   • Organized Crime
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • The Olympians Are Pricks
   • Imprisonment
   • Pre-Relationship
   • Fear
   • Neglect
   • Past Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • Mutual Pining
   • not that they notice
   • False Accusations
   • Post-War
   • Dissociation
   • Flashbacks

   Words:

   5,603

   Works:

   2

   Bookmarks:

   5

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   24 Oct 2026

5. Public Bookmark 10

   Reboot me (and change my mind) by VastVastVast

   Fandoms: The Mechanisms (Band)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   31 Jul 2023

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Drumbot Brian & Ashes O'Reilly
   • Drumbot Brian & The Mechanisms Ensemble
   • The Aurora & Drumbot Brian (The Mechanisms)
   • Drumbot Brian & Dr. Carmilla (The Mechanisms)
   • Drumbot Brian & Jonny d'Ville
   • Drumbot Brian & Nastya Rasputina
   • Ivy Alexandria & Drumbot Brian
   • Drumbot Brian (The Mechanisms)
   • Dr. Carmilla (Dr. Carmilla)
   • The Aurora (The Mechanisms)
   • Ashes O'Reilly
   • Jonny d'Ville
   • Ivy Alexandria
   • Nastya Rasputina
   • hesitant to use Major Character Death bc like. They’re the mechs they get better
   • Medical Experimentation
   • non con surgery (Carmilla please do better)
   • Ashes gets cut open and Brian freaks out
   • Brian’s mortality switch
   • Moral Dilemmas
   • Someone help them they’re not having a good time
   • MjE Brian lowkey hates EjM Brian :(
   • once again stating the gory surgery in this fic
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Ashes O’Reilly Has a Bad Time
   • Drumbot Brian Has a Bad Time
   • Brian’s morality switch is messed up once again saying
   • Soft Jonny d'Ville
   • DBB aka the most guilt ridden person ever
   • Nastya is so bad with people tho it’s kinda hilarious
   • attempted comfort
   • they don’t really succeed lol
   • Mental Breakdown

   Summary

   Brian has his switch flipped while helping the doc.

   It… doesn’t go well.

   No. It doesn’t go well at all.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,975

   Chapters:

   2/3

   Comments:

   3

   Kudos:

   58

   Bookmarks:

   10

   Hits:

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   24 Oct 2026