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Wish You Were Here by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
07 Oct 2024
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Gamora is not unhappy with her life, which is more than she has ever been able to say before. But she doesn't necessarily have everything she wants, either. There was something different about working with the Guardians; about working with Quill. A familiarity and a spark that had made it thrilling in a way she wouldn’t have thought possible. A feeling she would very much like to have again, dangerous as that might feel to admit.
Gamora is not bound by anyone or anything now. She does what she wants to do. Including, but not limited to, traveling to Earth on a whim to see Peter Quill.
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In the Meantime by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
19 May 2023
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To anyone on the outside, it would look like a well-reasoned choice. Thanos took her from her home, all but destroyed her homeworld. And her decision to leave – to betray him – has once again left her without a home. It follows, naturally, that she would want to lend her support to a project helping others in the same position.
But the truth is, Gamora made up her mind a split second after seeing how impossibly happy her sister has become. She is an impulsive idiot, and maybe she always has been.
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- Part 2 of In the Meantime
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Once Upon a Time in a Town Like This by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies)
07 Dec 2022
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“It’s a Terran thing,” Peter says, awkwardly scratching the back of his head. “It’s not important.”
“A Terran thing like Christmas?” Gamora asks. She’s taken another tiny step closer to him, her body now touching the railing too. It’s such an echo of the way they were standing that first time all those years ago that he nearly misses what she’s asked.“Like – oh, yes, like Christmas,” he says. “Except Christmas is totally important.”
She actually nods. “I can see it is a significant cultural festival. It is good of you to share it with the rest of the universe.”
Something of a Christmas miracle post Holiday Special.
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- Part 1 of In the Meantime
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When You Are Lost, and I Am Gone by enigma731
Fandoms: The Lady Sherlock Series - Sherry Thomas
30 May 2022
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“She might have had no choice," said Mrs. Watson. "She might have been abducted, or held prisoner. Oh god, what if he’s had her this entire time and we simply believed --”
“No,” Lord Ingram cut in. He knew Holmes. She would not have remained a prisoner for two years without finding a way to send so much as a coded message. But choosing to take matters into her own hands, and damn the feelings of those who loved her?
Well, therein lay the rub, didn’t it?
That was something she absolutely would do.
(A multi-chapter AU where the ending of book 6 was a lot meaner.)
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You're That Somebody by enigma731 for partypaprika
Fandoms: The Lady Sherlock Series - Sherry Thomas
01 Nov 2021
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Holmes smiled -- not the usual delicate curve of her lips, but a genuine grin. And if it was just the slightest bit predatory, well...so much the better.
No, who was he kidding? Her expression as she glanced back over her shoulder on the stairs was a goddamned dream. For months he’d wished for her to look at him with even half of the customary relish she showed toward her food, and now...Now he might as well be an iced pound cake that had grown legs.
All right, so that wasn’t the sexiest image that he could have come up with. Possibly his brain was more than a little bit addled with desire.
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He had built a wall around all the most vulnerable parts of himself, a facade of generosity and implacable good manners, shored up by the white-hot flames of righteous anger. And it had worked, at least for a while. It had seemed simple enough, acting gracious outwardly while seething under the surface. It had felt almost like a game, a fresh sort of challenge or achievement. If self-control was an art and denying himself a science, then he would be the master of both.
But that was the problem with fire, wasn’t it? It was finite. It burned out, and left a barren wasteland in its wake.
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I'll Hit the Lights and You Lock the Doors by enigma731
Fandoms: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
30 Apr 2021
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There was still a part of Irene that wanted to apologize, that wanted to point out all of the ways she had hurt and failed him over the past few days alone. There was still a part of her that wanted to ask him if he was certain that he wanted to be with her despite everything. There was still a part of her that was insisting on detailing all of the ways she might lose him someday, all the ways that allowing herself to have this now could end up being horrifically painful.
She was going to pitch that part of herself into the sewers and then leave it in this alternate for good measure.
Or: The relationship development between The Mortal Word and The Secret Chapter.
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Out of Character by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
16 Apr 2021
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She gasped and sat up abruptly, Kai’s hands...or her own hands...falling off of her shoulders. Her body sat across from her, crouched in a more elegant way than she’d have thought her body capable of, and that sealed it for her. “Kai?”
"Yes," he said immediately, actually managing to sound a bit irritated despite the utterly impossible circumstances that certainly seemed to more than justify her question. "Are you all right?"
Irene decided to do what she did best in situations where she was uncertain of herself: dodge the question altogether. "You are -- in my body."
"Yes," said Kai. "And you are in mine. And I am going to murder Silver very painfully if it turns out that he isn't already dead."
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Helpless When the Sky Explodes by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
09 Apr 2021
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Irene was reminded suddenly of observing him as they’d escaped the prison in Venice, the way he’d seemed diminished, the confidence that so defined him badly shaken. That wasn't quite how he looked now -- it was somehow both better and worse. He was working so hard to keep up appearances that he almost managed to pull it off. But she knew him well enough to see the cracks in the façade, to see how utterly exhausted he was by it, and that was a stunningly intimate thing to realize.
Or: Exploring the ways they heal and grow between books
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Come What May, Come What Might by enigma731
Fandoms: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
10 Feb 2021
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The impulse to declare herself unclean, damned for life, had only grown since Vale’s revelation. It seemed every few minutes she came to another related realization that made her question her very existence. A part of her wanted to tell Kai all of these things at once, to hurl them at him like a rain of bullets, to see if he could withstand. That same part of her said that he was going to leave her when he’d managed to fully think the situation through, would have no choice, so they might as well get it out of the way now. But the larger part of her was too tired and too afraid.
A multi-part epilogue for The Dark Archive.
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Rock Me Gently by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
21 Dec 2020
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“She is our--She is Gamora,” Nebula says. “There is only one Gamora and I know her better than any of you do.” She pauses and glares at Peter, clearly challenging him to protest that. For once, he doesn’t dare. “This Gamora has jumped forward in time nine years, but she is the same person at her core. Just as you are the same despite not having experienced the last five years I did. We are all just--out of sync at the moment.”
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You and I, Against the World by enigma731
Fandoms: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
01 Nov 2020
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A collection of prompt fics from The Invisible Library ship week on tumblr
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Something Just Like This by enigma731
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
16 Apr 2019
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“Why didn’t you just tell me what was going on?” Natasha asks as the jet lifts out of the hangar.
“Nothing’s going on,” Clint says flatly.
“You’re depressed,” she tells him. “You’re taking medication for depression.”
“We’re not going to have this conversation,” he insists. “That’s not the kind of thing you just ask someone.”
Natasha frowns. “Why? If you had a broken arm, you’d tell me immediately.”
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In the Sky I See Roads by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies)
15 Apr 2019
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Gamora doesn’t trust nice things, because the past twenty years have taught her that they are almost always a trap.
The plan’s been driving her all along, the need to protect the galaxy from the Orb her guiding light. Now it’s finished and she’s drowning, drifting down and down with no way to begin finding the surface.
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- Part 1 of Keep the Car Running (Universe)
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Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
30 Dec 2018
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Gamora has become rather fond of Wal-Mart. Aside from being a place where her appearance doesn’t get so much as a second glance, it’s also a cultural center for Terrans. They’d come here a few months ago during another Terran holiday, Halloween, and the store had been full of clothing, food, and decorations central to the tradition.
Christmas, it seems, is no different. Though not everybody appreciates it.
“I am going to murder every last person here,” Nebula growls. “And none of them will even see me coming.”
“Probably true,” Peter says easily. “Murder? Fine, no big deal. Trying to snipe the last turkey out from under their noses? Fight to the death.”
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- Part 4 of Keep the Car Running (Universe)
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Keep the Car Running by enigma731, invisibledaemon
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
10 Dec 2018
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Peter's got no roadmap, no established routine for how to make Gamora feel better after being murdered by her abusive “father” and resurrected after several days in some strange other realm.
That’s probably a good thing, though. This isn’t exactly the kind of thing he wants to have experience with.
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- Part 3 of Keep the Car Running (Universe)
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We All Know that Something is Eternal by enigma731
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
04 May 2018
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“I’m dead,” says Peter, finally.
“Yes,” says Gamora, her tone light, like they might be discussing the weather. “For now.”
He clears his throat, nods, not even considering that last part for the moment. “Then why am I in Missouri?”
She glances around, realization of some sort dawning on her face. “Oh, is that where this is? I was wondering. These flowers are huge.”
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I'll Stop the World by enigma731
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
03 Apr 2018
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“How many individuals have you had sex with in your lifetime?” asks Gamora.
Peter's first response is to choke on air. “I--It’s not like I’ve kept a list.”
“And how many of them did you see again afterward?”
He clears his throat. “I mean, a few of them lasted for like...two weeks maybe? And I’ve seen plenty of my exes again, just usually not on purpose and it usually doesn’t--yeah, okay, I’m gonna stop talking now.”“I would rather have you as my best friend for life than my sexual partner for two weeks,” she says bluntly.
The understanding that dawns on his face then surprises her; she’s expected him to be either disappointed or dismissive but instead his expression goes impossibly soft. "Gamora. You’re my best friend too. You’re--I want everything with you.”
Or: A first time in more ways than one.
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- Part 2 of Keep the Car Running (Universe)
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I Hear Them All the Time by enigma731
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
18 Mar 2018
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She finds the jacket in a junker shop on Xandar. The colors wouldn’t look particularly distinctive to anyone else, but she knows these hues, the richness of the reddish brown, the practically-invisible stitching that still manages to hold the strips of leather in place sturdily.
“Hey,” comes Peter’s voice, breaking into her reverie, and suddenly she wonders how long she’s been standing lost in memory. “What is it?”
“This--” She clears her throat as she reaches out to run her fingers along the arm of the jacket. “This is Zehoberei made.”
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Baby, All Through the Night by enigma731
Fandoms: Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
14 Feb 2018
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Peter nods sagely. “So, Valentine was a -- a guy. Valentine’s for his day. He was -- magic, I guess? I mean, now I’m pretty sure he was just a myth, or maybe an alien. All the pictures I ever saw, he had wings. And a bow, which he used to shoot people with love arrows.”
“Love arrows?” Gamora echoes incredulously.
“Yeah,” Peter insists. “Like, Valentine would shoot people, and hit them with arrows, but instead of getting hurt, they’d fall in love.”