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River and Spider are tasked with the same field assignment, and each writes his own version of the incident. Their conflicting accounts reveal more than the operation ever could: petty rivalries, professional grievances… and the quiet, stubborn ways they notice each other.
As files, memos, transcripts, and unsent drafts accumulate, the tension escalates, bureaucratic formality crumbles, and by the end, even Slough House can’t deny what’s been growing between them.
Strictly operational… or not.
This fic is told trough incident reports, unsent emails, and Lambs last will to live.
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Seventeen-year-old Max Verstappen is pushed to his limits both on and off the track. After a brutal pattern of abuse from his father leaves him stranded at a gas station, he encounters two unexpected allies: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen. Through quiet patience, small acts of kindness, and unwavering support, they help Max confront the trauma he’s carried for years. Slowly, he begins to trust, to rest, and to imagine a life beyond fear.
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In Front of God and the UN by ATiredMess
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
12 May 2025
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After the Thunderbolts accidentally get branded as “the new Avengers” on live TV, the UN decides the best way to reassure the public is to stick Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes behind the same podium and hope they don’t murder each other.
Sam is trying to be professional. Bucky is trying to be honest.
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Steady Ground by ATiredMess
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
10 May 2025
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After the dust settles and the shield finds its rightful place, Bucky joins Sam in Louisiana to help with the boat—and maybe, unknowingly, to find peace. One quiet evening on the dock, he realizes something he hasn’t felt in decades: he’s calm. Safe. With his guard finally down, Bucky begins to understand that what he feels for Sam runs deeper than friendship. And maybe, just maybe, Sam feels it too.
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The Floor That Holds by ATiredMess
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
09 May 2025
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I 100% believe Sam came rushing to make sure Bucky was ok after the movie. Aka
Sam didn’t come to yell about the “New Avengers” thing—he knew Bucky had nothing to do with that. He came rushing in because New York went dark, and Bucky didn’t call.
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Carol Sturka, a novelist and English professor, struggles with grief and isolation after the death of her wife. Upon her return to work, Carol discovers she is now forced to share her classroom with Zosia Rybak, an ESL instructor. Initially resentful, Carol learns that Zosia admires her writing and specifically requested to work with her. Time heals, and even though Carol's wounds are deep, she learns that there's something still left for her to pursue.
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24 Apr 2026
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If they were still together, Robby would be pulling Jack into his chest, quietly singing in Russian until he calmed down.
Except that they weren’t together. Not anymore.
Fuck. How did it still hurt this much after more than a decade?
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After a messy breakup and an even worse deployment, Jack moves to Pittsburgh and gets a job working at PTMC. Unfortunately, guess who already works there?
His ex. Michael Robinavitch.
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11 Feb 2026
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The mom didn’t back off.
“Come on,” she nudged, “tell me you’re not single. A man like you shouldn’t be.”
“Well…” Robby said, exhaling softly, “actually, you see that blonde nurse outside? That’s my girlfriend.”
Jack froze.
Ms. Campbell seemed as caught off guard as Jack himself, the smile on her face faltering as the words sank in.
It made sense. Of course it made sense.
Robby and Dana.
Or, Robby and Dana use each other as pretend significant others whenever a patient doesn’t take no for an answer. Jack, being new, has no idea about the arrangement.
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22 Dec 2025
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girls when their spy show has bitter exes in it
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02 Oct 2025
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When his phone rang loud in the stillness, waking Jack from the sleep of the dead he'd perfected in war zones half a world away, he sat straight up in bed and knew: something was wrong.
His phone announced it was Dana—and it was 0721—which shot a little thrum of worry through him as he answered. "What happened?" he asked, no preamble. She wouldn't wake him if shit hadn't gone sideways.
"Robby hasn't come in yet and he's not answering his phone," she said, voice grim. "He's never missed a shift without calling." She spoke quietly, probably standing in the middle of the ED, trying to keep up a brave face for everyone else. As much as she could, anyway. People tended to notice when the fucking chief attending didn't show up to work.
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