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war is over by avapantsuit
Fandoms: Black Widow (Movie 2021), Hawkeye (TV 2021), Marvel Cinematic Universe
18 Aug 2025
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"I'm glad you're somewhere safe," Kate said. "And with family. That's important."
"Yeah," Yelena said, glancing at Melina and Antonia. "It is."
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yelena goes home to melina for christmas
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04 Aug 2026
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For three years, a part of her—the cold, scientific part that analyzed every variable—had treated this as an extended observation. She noted the way Yelena’s attachment to her developed, her cries for "Mommy." She cataloged Natasha’s gradual deprogramming, the slow return of a genuine smile to her face. It was all data. Fascinating, but ultimately irrelevant to the mission parameters.
But the data had coalesced. The observation had yielded a conclusion, one her analytical mind could not refute: the introduction of these variables had irrevocably altered the experiment. The mission was a failure because her own internal chemistry had been compromised. The scientist had been contaminated by her own subject matter. Her heart, a dormant organ she’d long considered little more than a biological pump, had begun to ache. It ached with a fierce, terrifying love.
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melina takes the girls and runs
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03 Aug 2026
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the needs of the many by Goldmonger
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
13 Jun 2026
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Today is a good day. I want to keep it that way.
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31 Jul 2026
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nothing new by avapantsuit
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow (Movie 2021)
30 Jun 2025
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She practices smiling in the bathroom mirror. A real smile. The kind that reaches her eyes and changes the shape of her whole face.
It feels awkward, like wearing clothes that don't quite fit. But when she thinks about Bob's cactus growing a new flower, about the way Ava's eyes crinkle when she laughs, about Skittles and soft hoodies and the freedom to sleep until 10 AM, the expression comes a little easier.
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antonia dreykov figures out what she wants, in her own terms. post-thunderbolts
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28 Jul 2026
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The world after Coulson passes is quieter in a way that feels wrong.
The Lighthouse still hums—vents breathing, fluorescent lights buzzing, doors sealing with that soft hydraulic sigh like the base is trying to be gentle about it. But the center of it is gone, and everything that used to orbit him has started drifting, bumping into the edges of itself.
Daisy tells herself she’s fine.
It’s the oldest habit she has. The first rule she ever learned: if you need something, you don’t ask for it. If you want someone, you don’t reach. If you love them, you keep it small enough it won’t be used against you. She’s had that rule longer than she’s had a name.
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In the depths of grief, Daisy finds Coulson’s secret file on her—part diary of her life, part love letter—and finally understands that she finally has found the parents she’s always dreamed of in Coulson and May.
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20 Jun 2026