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A first Occlumency lesson reveals more than either of them intended. Under pressure to clear his mind, Harry discovers that some things cannot be emptied out. Only buried, and badly. A dream exposed. One stolen kiss. Lost bets over chess evenings. And then, slowly, one button at a time, Severus learning that the past does not have to be the future.
Start after Chrismas order of the phoenix and after the battle Hogwarts battle.
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When the White King discovers that the Red Queendom intends to assassinate his only daughter, he trusts Jest to act as the princess' guard. The White Queen does not want her daughter to feel frightened, so she suggests Jest court the princess and attribute his proximity to her as affection rather than a means of protection (she's giddy to see them get along!). When Jest hesitates to agree to this arrangement, the White Queen makes this promise: if he marries Princess Lily, he can leave his Rook duties behind him.
But what if the princess knew how to protect herself? Jest's mind races: with a new Queen, they could end the war. With the war over, he could live a life of ease... the life he’s always wanted. And without having to marry a stranger.
Jest's life may have ended in the land of Hearts, but this is his life as a Rook (and jester?) in Chess.!!! The story is finished! New chapters drop Tuesday and Friday! !!!
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Lando and Oscar couldn't be more different - Lando was social and intuitive, Oscar was relying on strict routines and precise data to navigate his environment.
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To stay sane on the trip to Erid, Grace finds ways to improve the quality of his food supply and also teaches Rocky how to play chess.
It almost works. Almost.
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That. Mug.
It's the first thing Alastor sees when he enters the ruins of his radio tower, the white ceramic stark against the dark wood and metal. This is the first time he's emerged from hiding in two days. It’s been two days since-
He snarls and shoves both hands in his hair, that miserable cocktail of regret and relief churning in his stomach for the umpteenth time. It's over. But also, it's over.
[Non-linear narrative piece because I challenged myself to hit all the prompts for RadioApple Week 2026 on each day with less than 1000 words per chapter.]
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Bobby has wanted to be world chess champion since he was little, but now it seems there are two obstacles in his path, and those obstacles have names: Misha and Borya
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Civitas: How to Die Together with Your Scholar Colleagues by Aran Laetoria (ArrianSenecat) for Dr Mittler and Professor Lindale
Fandoms: Der Tod in Venedig | Death in Venice - Thomas Mann, The Luzhin Defense, Евгений Онегин | Eugene Onegin - Aleksandr Pushkin, Das Glasperlenspiel | The Glass Bead Game - Hermann Hesse, Original Work
27 Jun 2026
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You think you know it; do you also know ledge?
Hosts of an imaginary city of scholars, students, artists, and architects where time stops, the board of trustees invited a twenty-something chess grandmaster to head the new institute of political history. He is human.
Son of rockstar Professor Zoran Miroslav, Igor was tasked with the impossible task of compiling a public history of Civitas. Recently retired from professional chess, Igor passionately fell in love with a lesbian historian who was nice enough to say he is a flaming idiot.
Norman was an act pretty, do nothing at the coffeeshop kind of boy, a literature student in Civitas, when he is short of money he sells himself. Short of florins, he thinks of the brilliant idea of suing the two Gabriels for fraud, he read some journal articles from both, and distinguished the slight mismatch of styles.
Can baby doll make some money and make a name for himself suing both members of the board of the city? The city has its own agencies and agendas.
A lost and drunk young man social climbing in a late capitalist steampunk city, and a deliberate pretty boy navigating art and art works.
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Sukuna is the typical prodigy who has never lost at anything: debates, chess, strategy. Used to being the center of attention, he stumbles upon Megumi, a guy just as brilliant but silent, reserved, and completely immune to his presence. That indifference pricks his pride. So he decides to play a little game: provoke him, rattle him, prove he can figure him out. But Megumi never reacts the way he should. Every move Sukuna makes seems already calculated by him. And what started as a whim to feed his ego turns into a match where checkmate could come from either one.
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You exhale. "What're we doing tonight?"
Connor's hand flexes almost instantly. You pretend not to notice, which is easy when Nines deadpans, "Fucking you."
You smack the back of his seat.
"We were going to do another round of petplay." Connor is no doubt going over the painstaking notes he keeps about anything and everything. While driving.
"Right, I'm finally getting the chance to tighten your leash," Nines says, voice dragging on his breath by the end.
Connor visibly closes his notes but remains distracted. "Speaking of — "
"Speaking of!"
"Speaking of — " Connor repeats with a glare. " — I was thinking it'd be productive for me to gain more experience in a... dominant role."
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- Part 2 of three's a crowd
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Tomorrow by Way of Today by Schweigsamkeit
Fandoms: X-Men: First Class (2011) - Fandom, X-Men (Movies), X-Men (Movieverse), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Fandom
27 Jun 2026
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Charles has a new and unusual neighbor. He's never gotten to know a mutant personally before; so far it's a higher-than-average supply of drama. But Erik isn't shutting him out yet...
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to melt a frozen heart by thecoffeelovingfreak
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
27 Jun 2026
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She has rarely felt anything since Saarelainen’s passing, plunging her heart into icy depths just to keep living. Only now, you’ve walked into her stagnant life with a torch, ready to love and aid the woman beneath the permafrost.
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My Baby’s Got The Bends (I Wish, I Wish) by ooh_barracuda
Fandoms: X-Men - All Media Types
27 Jun 2026
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Charles Xavier is shot; Erik Lehnsherr keeps his heart beating.
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There was a cracking sound, like the snapping of a wishbone — once, twice, a third time. And a flash, a ringing, a sharpness — then an animal scream, torn from the back of a throat. Like the hand of God.That was what Erik thought during the attacks on Genosha, in his final moments of consciousness buried in the rubble, and that is what he thought again, here, now: Like the hand of God.
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Biology, chess and beef sandwiches by Tearsinmychiikawaeyes
Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
26 Jun 2026
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Being the best at everything came naturally to Diego: Horse racing, studies, chess, being a bitch. He was the best in year 12 at being the best. That was until he noticed his grades drop, his chess.com level plummet and his equestrian skills fall.
All because of a certain someone: someone beautiful and handsome at the same time. Someone he can't get out of his head—to the demise of his roommate.
Or, Dinopants one shots centred at a British boarding school with cameos from other ships!
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Caught Between Free Winds and Cold Waves by Crossy_Heart13
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
26 Jun 2026
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Zane Poirot, a felon finally caught in Fontaine. Now held under it's azure waters in the submerged prison, known as The Fortress of Meropide. With a life sentence, he doesn't actually plan on staying under that long, wanting and longing to go back to his home. Will the free winds carry him there, or will he remain stuck under the icy gauntlet of The Duke? Or maybe the ice will melt, letting the warmth in.
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Let's Orchestrate a Meet Cute by FlickerrLikesGlitter
Fandoms: Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga)
26 Jun 2026
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Seto Kaiba's public image has all but been plummeting. He was rude. He was arrogant. He was a billionaire. And stocks were starting to drop. Will his new plan bring him back into public favor?
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A story about six guys who play board games but the loser has to do anything the winners want (with sexual results).
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- Part 1 of Boardgame play & spin offs
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Ren Amamiya was stunned by how dedicated Goro Akechi was to always show up to Leblanc, even for a simple chess match with his so-called “rival”. Of course, with the company of Leblanc signature coffee and curry.
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- English
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- 3,535
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- 1/1
- Kudos:
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From Pawn To Princess (F/f) by sheepwave, Slylittleprincess
Fandoms: Human Domestication Guide, Original Work
26 Jun 2026
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In the year 2551, Lynn Walsh is a thermal management engineer on a Terran Accord cargo hauler with a love of chess, a bad leg, and a less than perfect partner in the ship’s Captain.
Gaelen Echeveria, Second Bloom, is a member of an invading race of shapeshifting imperialist aliens called the Affini. She takes after a dragon, and is looking for a human pet to spoil rotten and make into her princess.
When Lynn’s ship encounters the Affini, the two are fated to meet, and Lynn is thrust into a world beyond her imagination, full of wonder. In time she meets a kind, if predatory, older fox-like woman from another domesticated species, and the three are destined to entwine.
Written by Slyprincess and Sheepwave, illustrated by Sheepwave.
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From Pawn To Princess by sheepwave, Slylittleprincess
Fandoms: Human Domestication Guide, Original Work
26 Jun 2026
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In the year 2551, Lynn Walsh is a thermal management engineer on a Terran Accord cargo hauler with a love of chess, a bad leg, and a less than perfect partner in the ship’s Captain.
Gaelen Echeveria, Second Bloom, is a member of an invading race of shapeshifting imperialist aliens called the Affini. He takes after a dragon, and is looking for a human pet to spoil rotten and make into his princess.
When Lynn’s ship encounters the Affini, the two are fated to meet, and Lynn is thrust into a world beyond her imagination, full of wonder. In time she meets a kind, if predatory, older fox-like woman from another domesticated species, and the three are destined to entwine.
Written by Slyprincess and Sheepwave, illustrated by Sheepwave.
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Fourteen years ago, Helen Snape fell into a coma on the night of Voldemort's defeat, when he failed to kill the infant Harry Potter.
Now, on the night of Voldemort's return, she wakes.
Severus has no idea why his wife has awakened. Though she can only communicate by squeezing his hand, he quickly learns one horrible fact:
She was aware all along.
Vibe: This is a darkly funny, intellectually playful, but emotionally serious story about a marriage during the Second Wizarding War. Above all, it is a love story.