unreliable narrator

To truly know someone is to differentiate between who they once were, who they are now, and who they're capable of being. Hermione realises the duality of one man as she rectifies what she knows of the past and begins to understand the pieces of who Draco Malfoy is now: a father, a son, and a man.

The world keeps pushing him, demanding, because what he did wasn't enough. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, but that wasn't enough, wasn't ever enough. Tony Stark was tired. But he had a planet to protect, even if everyone laughed at him whenever the prospect of alien invasions was brought up. He could count on one hand how many people he could trust, which was disheartening but then, what else was new? Or, In which Tony does not, in fact, intend to take over the world. ...unfortunately, everyone else missed that particular memo. [gradual divergence from canon, starting at the end of Iron Man 3. In which it's Tony's self-awareness, rather than his support system, that becomes a cryptid sometime during Phase II.]

‘…Of all the rivalries in the world of sports over the years, perhaps none has become so legendary as that of Russian figure skater Viktor Nikiforov and his rival, Japanese Yuuri Katsuki…’ A single event changes the course of Yuuri’s life, throwing him into a bitter rivalry with Viktor Nikiforov that spans across his entire skating career. But as the years go on, rivalry and hatred begin to develop into something very different and Yuuri doesn’t seem to be able to stay away, no matter how hard he tries. Hatred and love are two sides of the same coin and even though everything changes, some things are still meant to be. PodficSpanishChineseRussianPortuguesePolishJapaneseOthers

Dean is the reluctant sex toy of his father and little brother… and any other alpha who wants a taste. Or: Omega holes are public property, so young omega Dean gets used by everyone, everywhere, all the time. — First chapter is a table of contents.

When Harry Potter cast his first Cruciatus Curse, he was successful. In doing so, he awoke the darkness in his head. It whispers, and it's never wrong. The darkness is hungry, and won’t be denied. ‘To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark, go without sight and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings.’

Post-war wizarding Britain is struggling and the population is dwindling. It’s 2009 and Hermione Granger is on the fast track to becoming the youngest Minister for Magic. But power in magical Britain is precarious. In a second, Hermione's world comes crashing down. A marriage law is invoked. Hermione must pioneer it or risk everything she holds dear. One way or another, she would be Minister. She just didn't expect to be doing it with Draco Malfoy at her side. OR If no one would let her be Minister, she was going to take it. And Draco Malfoy was going to help her do it.

Initially, Shen Yuan’s plan had been to get into Qing Jing Peak. But on second thought, he’d realized that being a disciple at the same peak as the future vengeful protagonist might put him in his warpath, even if he didn’t participate in any bullying or anything (which to be clear, he was in no way planning to do), since he wasn’t a pretty girl that Luo Binghe would bestow his mercy on and take into his harem. So, in the end, he settled for becoming a background character – aka, becoming an An Ding Peak disciple. And to be clear, just not becoming a cultivator in this particular sect was absolutely not an option. There was no way in hell that Shen Yuan was going to miss out on his chance to witness the Luo Binghe in action. Or, Shen Yuan, transmigrated into the body of a poor orphan somewhere in the world of Proud Immortal Demon Way, becomes an An Ding Peak disciple so that he can stay in range of his favorite character, the main character, Luo Binghe. As long as he keeps interaction with Luo Binghe to a minimum and gets the hell out of dodge before the razing of Cang Qiong, he'll be perfectly fine, right? So then why the hell does he keep getting dragged into the plot?!

In Dragonstone, the years pass and her second life becomes more and more different from the first. Yet, Rhaenyra can't help but feel the looming of the war coming close at her heels, the shadows of those last years press against the back of her mind while she tries to father support in Westeros and divide the Green faction from the inside. In Essos, Daemon Targaryen is a prince in exile and a king far away from his kingdom determined to discover the conspiracies that have eaten away the strength of House Targaryen. In King's Landing, because of her husband's guilt and newfound conscience, Alicent Hightower realises she can't rely only on tradition or precedent and takes the future of her children and the ambitions of her House into her own hands.

I’m not immune to you, I’ve got it bad. I’m only human, you are something magic. In which you fall into the lap of one of the most powerful men in Hell. For better or for worse, his attention’s on you.

When Garth asked Jason what phrases he wanted translated, the mer hunched down in the water and blew furious bubbles before huffing, “No.” Garth frowned. You already know how to say that. What other things do you need to be able to say to Bruce and Alfred? Of the speech, Bruce recognized his name and maybe Alfred’s. It made it feel like something was clawing inside his chest, knowing that he couldn’t communicate properly with this child living in his pool. Jason curled his lip back. I know human words. You really don’t. --- Or: Mer Jason's recovery from trafficking.

Veritas gestures at the glasses, a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes strewn across his face. “Is it half full or half empty?” Aventurine’s laugh this time is even breathier. “It looks like wine to me.” “I see. So that’s the type of person you are.” Or, that story where Aventurine goes undercover as a stripper (amongst other things) to infiltrate Intelligentsia Corporation by befriending and bedding the young millionaire heir to the throne. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

"Will you tell me about your fight against Sato... Sa-to-ru?" Sukuna inhales with annoyance, almost on the verge of tearing the brat apart for making useless requests. "Do you want to hear for the thousandth time how I killed him?" Naruto smiles so brightly that it almost gives him the feeling that he has a heart. It's disgusting. "Suku-nii is amazing, I'll be as strong as you! Beleave it!" "Don't call me like that." "Suku-nii!" Sukuna only puts up with it because he needs the child's body to be at the top of the world. He needs him to grow up, mature and become stronger. He doesn't care about him for anything else. He doesn't.

Husk and Angel have been getting along like a house on fire recently, spending more and more of their time around each other. Alastor is aware he's not especially... open to change, but he thinks he deals spectacularly well with this new development. (he does not)

Oh. Oh God. I am in Twilight. Not only am I in Twilight, I am Bella Swan. Not just a random outsider, like maybe a grocery bagger who knows a little too much about the family who shops every week but doesn’t eat. Not some unassuming teacher who knows all the good gossip because people don’t pay enough attention to her when she’s in the same room. Not anyone who wouldn’t immediately catch the attention of the family of literal vampires who live in this tiny town. But Bella Swan. No way. There was absolutely no fucking way. Or How different Twilight would be if it weren't written by a repressed Mormon woman.

Aventurine wants to be around Veritas longer, but he doesn’t know how to convince someone to let him stay for the night without bedding them. Veritas teaches him that love is not a transaction and that it should be warm. “Ne Veritas” Aventurine swirled the leftover wine in his glass. “Hmm?” “Want to try sleeping with me?” The omega tilted his head slightly to the left letting pale blond hair hid the brand on his neck, alluring magenta eyes locked with surprised crimson ones. His wine-stained lips curved into a lovely smile as his loosened white shirt shifted from the movement displaying the milky skin of his collarbone and chest.

Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe slowly come to a mutual understanding. It does take Shen Qingiu a little longer to actually reach it, however.

The Golden Guard has been raised in the Titan's image all his life. He has always striven to fulfill His will, as told by His Mouthpiece, his uncle. Life has not been easy, but he's never expected it to be when following the righteous path. And then he and his uncle are captured. Separated from Belos, the Golden Guard will do whatever it takes to free him so they can return to fulfilling the Titan's will—even if it means playing along with a "therapist" and giving himself a "name" and attempting to make "friends;" he'll do whatever it takes to get their guards down. The only problem with this plan is that he wasn't expecting to like going along with his captors. [Or, another Hunter-is-raised-in-a-cult-and-then-gets-rescued-while-Belos-goes-behind-bars AU, except this time the cult is in the Demon Realm.]

After a meteor strikes the Earth and a large chunk of the population gets wiped out, the remaining humans undergo rapid evolution in order to survive rising sea levels and much harsher temperatures. Decades later, the daycare attendant wakes up from an emergency shutdown. Desperate to navigate the new world and find a sense of purpose after everything they've ever known was ripped away from them, Sun and Moon eventually stumble upon one of these evolved humans. You. A mer on land and very far from home. With no way of understanding each other, the three of you now have to work together to survive.

"You sold your fucking soul for candy?!" Vox snapped. Of all the idiotic shit he'd heard during his many decades down here, that definitely topped the list. "Yeah, you want some?" You offered sweetly, shaking the container of jelly beans invitingly. He stared at you in utter bewilderment and wondered how the hell had his life gotten so out of control that he was stuck hiding from angels on extermination day in a shitty freezer with a bona fide bimbo?

Branch was always alone ever since his Grandma died. Nobody was there for him, so he left but stayed close. Twenty years later, he meets Poppy and she makes it her goal to reintroduce Branch to Pop Village. Branch had never expected this to lead to him saving Trolltopia and reuniting with his brothers.

Bradley forgot to mention a few important things before they visited Bradley’s home. Like an extra set of parents.