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  1. Public Bookmark 7

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    It’s dark, and Avery knows he should be asleep. He’s seen what sleepless nights have done to Derek before. Left him tired, brain shut down, even a little cranky— through no fault of his own.

    The guilt of merely living eats him alive. Why is Avery not the one who endures migraines and nightmares that keep him up at night in the first place?

    or: avery feels guilty because he isn’t explicitly suffering; derek remedies that

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    26 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Derek has to stay awake. If he falls asleep, the King wins.

    He can't keep himself awake much longer.

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    25 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 6

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    In which Derek has a dream and receives a bargaining chip.

    Brave Knight, You have no choice. I will not allow You to debase Yourself. You are Mine to command and I command dignity from You. Your position is not hopeless, can You not see?

    Derek would be more comfortable if he sounded slightly wrong, or even just a little bit unsettling, but Hastur sounds like he genuinely cares. It terrifies him to think that Hastur’s impeccable mimicry may have come from a study of Derek’s own vocal cords.

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    24 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 3

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    "draw on my hand."

    "What?"

    "Draw on my hand"Derek repeated again.

    "Why?"Avery said rather dumbly.

    "Because you dont have anymore space on your left hand,and you wouldn't want to use your left hand to draw on your right hand because your not good at using it. So draw on my hand" Derek said while offering up the hand that wasn't currently holding a pen"

    still slightly dumbfounded by the offer,Avery took Dereks hand in his.

     

    Orr:slimeknight high school AU

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    22 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 8

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    After they defeated the King In Yellow, they remained online friends for months. They played every weekend and texted each other everyday. Avery had mentioned a few times to meet but Derek brushed the idea away, saying he was quite busy with his mother. They grew really close, and even if a part of Avery didn’t want to admit it, he had fallen for that guy.

     

    At last it was summer. You know, those late august nights where it’s neither too hot nor too cold? Those ones, where you’d laugh all night under the starry sky. One of those nights was in Avery’s garden, surrounded by his family. He hadn’t been able to spend New Year’s Eve with them due to school and… Other things. But it was the big holidays now and most importantly; His birthday! Avery was reaching his 22nd birthday.

    Now he's going to Florida to spend his birthday with his family... Not everything goes according to plan.

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    21 May 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 24

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    After having his PC confiscated over Christmas break, Avery is forced to complete a chemistry project at a local computer café. The work is merciless. He needs to get this done.

    Unfortunately for him, the guy at the front desk is simply drop dead gorgeous.

    Racing against the clock, Avery finds himself dangerously juggling cramming sessions, streaming, and a growing crush on the mysterious clerk. Avery soon realizes that this guy, Derek, is his biggest distraction yet.

     

    Edit: Holy.. thank you for 1000 hits!!!!

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    1,179

    21 May 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 17

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    Now that it was New Year’s Eve, Derek’s family had driven about an hour and a half to Avery’s house to celebrate their annual New Year’s Eve celebration, where both families would come together at Avery’s house.

    Both of their parents would chat outside the yard, while their little siblings sat in the living room playing Overcooked. It was this same routine they’ve had when the tradition was established about 6 years ago.

    Avery had invited Derek to play chess upstairs in his room. And for some reason, they had ended up cuddling on the bedroom floor.

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    2,132

    19 May 2026

  8. Public Bookmark 16

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    Avery goes looking for his long time online friend but discovers that he has been turned into a vampire. No problem, they can just get him the cure at urgent care. Except Derek doesn't have health insurance and is too broke to afford the expensive medicine. He is just going to have to crash at Avery's place until he can get a job. However, he's trying desperately to not drink Avery's blood, and Avery is trying to not be gay about the whole thing.

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    Chapters:
    4/?
    Comments:
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    16 May 2026

  9. Public Bookmark 29

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    In the middle of the night, Avery is hauled into a van. He stops fighting back the moment he's asked if he wants to see Derek Hutchins again. He's the only person who can pull Derek out of the nightmare he's trapped in - and the DMS need him to do so at any cost.

    "Whilst he’s being fitted with a heartrate monitor and various electrodes, Avery reaches his hand up and briefly gives Derek’s arm a squeeze.

    Hold on, he thinks. Just a bit longer. I’m coming for you."

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    16 May 2026

  10. Public Bookmark *

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    When the movie 'Searching For a World That Doesn't Exist' was announced, it took the Internet by storm. A new release by the elusive director Wifies — even with no plot or confirmed casting, the mention of his name alone was enough to create a buzz.

    Well, not like it had anything to do with Avery. As a semi-rookie actor, it wasn't like he would ever get the chance to work with a director as famous as him in his lifetime.

    So.. this email HAS to be a scam right?

    And just why was his celebrity crush watching his audition???

    Or: The actor AU we all needed.

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    Chapters:
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    14 May 2026

  11. Public Bookmark 51

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    Avery slammed his heel on his good hand. By reflex he tried to pull away, but then he pointed his blade at his throat.

    It was here, in their traditional sparring matches, that decided the winner. This had been such a wonderful fight. Anticipatory heat pooled low in his gut.

    Avery always fought well, but today especially he was in his element. He looked so good in the sun, all breathless from the exertion. Being matted in red blood was new, but it was well-fought and he decided he liked how it marred his armor and clothes underneath and dyed his bare hands.

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    (Or: Derek and Avery developed a habit of having sex after sparring in their private world. It was inevitable that eventually, while accompanying Avery to Hypixel for a skywars game, Derek forgets they're not alone and gets way too excited when he's left facing Avery one-on-one. Avery drags him back home and they fuck.)

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    13 May 2026

  12. Public Bookmark 4

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    In the midst of the Hunger Games, despite being opponents from different districts, Derek and Avery form an alliance after a run-in with the Careers pack.

    But all truces in the Games are bound to break up eventually. There can only be one survivor, after all. And so, it will be up to them to choose the outcome.

    “So…” Awkwardly, Avery breaks the silence, “What happens now?”

    “Isn’t it obvious?” Derek throws his stuff on the ground and steps away from it. “Go on.” He says as he raises his arms in surrender. ”They have to get their victor.”

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    12 May 2026

  13. Public Bookmark 29

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    Avery tends to, in moments of fluster, get a little…less than solid. It’s never enough to melt completely, but he considers it a hassle when his slimy residue is left on surfaces more often than before, harder to contain.

    Derek very quickly notices this happening when they have their first kiss.

    Silly guyssss yippee

    nobody can tell me Derek wouldn’t be absolutely 100% onboard with any ‘weird’ thing about Avery being a slime.

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    1,422

    11 May 2026

  14. Public Bookmark 32

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    Three days after his mum goes home, Avery gets sick.

    This is, objectively, a minor event. People get sick. It happens. Derek knows this. Derek has, in point of fact, access to a comprehensive working knowledge of human immune response, viral transmission vectors, and the general trajectory of a common respiratory illness, all of which indicates that this is not serious and will resolve itself within five to seven days with rest and fluids.

    Derek knows all of this.

    Derek is not handling it.

    (Avery keeps saying he's fine. He is doing the dishes while saying he's fine. He is refolding the blanket on the couch while saying he's fine. He is reaching for the mop while saying he's fine and Derek is standing in the kitchen doorway watching this and experiencing something in the vicinity of his sternum that he does not have a precise word for but which rhymes with heartbreak.
    Fies is sitting on the sick person. This is not useful. This is, in fact, the opposite of useful. Derek has told her this. She has not moved.)

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    Comments:
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    10 May 2026

  15. Public Bookmark 28

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    Avery doesn't get physics. Like at all.
    It's probably one of the worst subjects ever, which is why he CANNOT just study his way out of it, and actually has to get help from a tutor.
    Luckily for him, his tutor actually understands physics, and has enough grace to not treat him like an idiot. And, he's kinda cute, sue him.

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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
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    1,814

    10 May 2026

  16. Public Bookmark 24

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    Derek's hair is a disaster. He has known this for a while and has been filing it under things to address later because there have been other things, the smoothies, the plants, the eleven days and the long after of them. There have been other things.

    He looks at it on a Thursday morning and thinks: I'll just buzz it. Clean start. Efficient. He tells Avery this.

    Avery says: sit down.

    Forty-five minutes later Derek is on a kitchen chair with detangling spray in his hair and Avery's hands working through it section by section, from the ends up, slowly and correctly. Every time the comb catches something, every time, without exception, for forty-five minutes, Avery says sorry. Even when Derek says it doesn't hurt. Even when Derek says Avery, you don't have to apologize. Even when Derek says he genuinely cannot feel it.

    Sorry. Sorry. Is that okay. Sorry.

    Somewhere in the middle of it Derek realizes he has, at some point he cannot identify, stopped bracing. He doesn't know when it happened. He realizes it only by its absence.

    He has to close his eyes.

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    2,283

    09 May 2026

  17. Public Bookmark 5

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    Derek has a nightmare and goes to Avery for comfort

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    Comments:
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    78
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    5
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    433

    09 May 2026

  18. Public Bookmark 25

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    He is tired. So tired of feeling this way. His room isn’t dirty, but it isn’t exactly clean either; there are sweet wrappers in the bin, dirty clothes by his bed, a mess that isn’t visible at first glance but is nevertheless there if you look more closely.

    Why him?

    O:

    Avery is heartbroken. He tries to take the 'easy' path, and life gives him another chance.

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    Comments:
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    986

    09 May 2026

  19. Public Bookmark 17

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    In a matter of seconds, he was ramming the call button, cursing his laggy phone.

    The ringing reverberated in his head as Avery lifted his phone up to his ear. He could hear and feel his heart pounding at a mile a minute, only growing in speed with every second his call went unanswered.

    “Avery?”

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    Rather than leaving a goodbye letter to Avery, D3rlord gives his phone number instead.

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    Comments:
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    08 May 2026

  20. Public Bookmark 27

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    In which Derek does not die alone.

    Avery wraps his arm around Derek, pulling him sideways in the chair so that he’s leaning into his chest. All he has to do now is turn his head away from the screen, and this will all be over.

    “I can’t do it,” he whispers. “I… I need you to help me."

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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
    42
    Kudos:
    163
    Bookmarks:
    27
    Hits:
    791

    08 May 2026

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