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“So you do not have a family.”
It was a statement, not a question, but he still nodded.
“You have no name to align with your own.”
“The others at the palace had taken to referring to me as ‘The Son of Sisyphus’. I do not wish to be called that.”
He sounded pitiful, and yet there was still not any sign of that cursed emotion in her eyes. Instead there was something sharp and hair-raising about the way her pupils seemed to grow and then shrink the longer she looked at him.
“You are alone.”
“I am alone. . .” he whispered, knowing she heard him. “I do not wish to be forever.”
At the age of twelve Odysseus is ripped from his home and stripped of his titles after narrowly avoiding execution by his own father's hands. Unable to find stability, his wanderings lead him to Sparta. There he meets Menelaus and, by the other prince's encouragement, agrees to compete for Helen’s hand for the sake of food and shelter. Unsure of what comes next, Odysseus only knows one thing: his struggles are far from over. . .
Inspired by the non-Homeric myth of Odysseus’s father being Sisyphus rather than Laertedes, and my own love for a certain song that introduced me to EPIC.
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21 Apr 2026
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It's not a surprise that as the only daughter of a wealthy merchant family, Toph Beifong would someday be offered up on the altar of matrimony. For more wealth, for a noble title, for the good of the family. She'd just planned to run away first. And she definitely didn't expect this mess.
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08 Mar 2026
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Learning to Fly by starofjems
Fandom Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
15 Apr 2026
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Zuko is banished and starts at the Western Air Temple, as we all know. But a single discovery alters the course of his journey, because how can it not change when he has a secret dragon egg to take care of? Follow Zuko through the years of his banishment before Aang wakes up as he makes friends, important discoveries, and waves.
(And then how that changes the way things play out after Aang wakes up.)
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Bookmarked by Fireflies (NightLilacs)
16 Feb 2026
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Children’s hair sometimes changes color as you grow. When he’s young enough for it not to be unusual, but old enough to know he’ll get in trouble for doing something ‘freakish’ again, Harry's hair goes from his father's dark locks to his mother's bright, most-likely-magical red hair.
It changes everything about who he identifies with, who he wants to grow up to be, and who he thinks he is. Instead of having James Potter as his idol, Lily turns out to be a much better influence.
So instead of seeing a scruffy, most-likely-muggleborn boy standing beside him in Madam Malkin's before their first year, Draco only has eyes for the scarlet-haired, green-eyed creature who just walked into his life. Not that Harry will ever notice, given he's trying to simply survive Hogwarts.Story Discord: https://discord.gg/8b7zt5PBHp
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06 Feb 2026
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Non-Newtonian by EveryoneThinksImGay
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
29 Mar 2026
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Dabi joins forces with the quirkless villain Deku to take down Endeavor. If what was supposed to be a simple stuff-Endeavor-in-a-fridge-and-run turns into a Shouto rescue mission involving the Todoroki siblings, pissed-off U.A. teachers and students, and the League of Villains, well, that's nobody's business.
Main Cast:
-Shouto "I Lied, I'm Dying Inside" Todoroki
-Izuku "I Bomb Bridges <3" Midoriya
-Katsuki "how the FUCK did I become the Mom friend" Bakugou
Supporting Cast:
-Fuyumi & Natsuo Todoroki: the former of which keeps the fridge stocked with organic yoghurt-covered blueberries, the latter of which may or may not be an anarchist
-Dabi: a closeted Swiftie who never learned how to dress himself
-Hawks: on a mission (as fruitless as it is perpetual) to impress and befriend Shouto
-Dadzawa: Dadzawa.
-Class 1A: dear God.
Non-Supporting Cast:
-Endeavor's deodorant. It tries so hard, bless its heart. A for effort.
WARNING: This fic can get heavy at times. I do my best not to unnecessarily trigger (while staying authentic), but if you're in a REALLY dark place rn, save this one for later!- Language:
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Bookmarked by Fireflies (NightLilacs)
01 Feb 2026