At first it was about preventing tragedy. For Cloud it soon becomes a fight to protect new bonds, tread untrod paths and find happy endings. Second chances aren't always easy in a time where ghosts live and heroes are human. [ Time Travel, Eventual Slash ]

He's the poster boy for the delinquents, and she's the valedictorian for her year. They end up in calculus together, and the rest is history. /high school AU

Five years have passed since the end of the war, and the world has moved on toward a time of peace and progress under the steady rule of Queen Nasuada. But even in peace, there are those who wish to see it end. Disturbances brew in Surda and the Red Rider returns to Alagaësia with complications of his own. A story of redemption, conspiracy, and the power of love. MxN

Cloud Strife is just a typical first year university student trying to make it on his own. Throw in two attractive female students, crazy demanding professors, psychotic classmates, along with other challenges and you've got yourself a story.

In which being a pirate isn't that much different from being in the Mafia. In a new world and second life, Reborn finds himself facing a whirlwind named Luffy and getting completely trounced. Reborn-centric. Gen-fic.

Is that the only point to all this misery?

To save her life, he had to force her confession. Too many truths were divulged that day, but none so hurtful as this. Nor so wonderful. Sherlock/Molly ship. Spoilers for "The Final Problem". A quick one shot inspired by the Season 4 finale.

A missing scene from the season 4 finale. The Holmes brothers have a discussion about events: past, present, and future.

He is everywhere in her flat, and she allows it. But more than that, he's made it so. [Spoilers for 4x03]

Usopp was a liar. Which was why when Luffy started lying, he noticed. Oneshot

AU - Gray Fullbuster and Lyon Vastia were the two well-known fellow apprentice of Ul Milkovich. They lived with respect and fame in their career. Juvia Lockser was an unknown regular one. For someone like her, she didn't expect Gray to invite her in. It was that one short encounter that changed both her life and her career. [Gruvia, Jerza, side-pairing Miraxus, NaLu, GaLe]

Siblings weren't supposed to be that close. At least, not so close that possessing Dipper leaves Bill reeling a little. (Not Pinecest.)

After Enel is defeated, Nami has a much-needed talk with Sanji about his self-sacrificial tendencies.

Concerning the humorous life of Yuffie and her life's dramas, which always seem to drag a certain gunman in. But Vincent doesn't seem to mind, knowing exactly how to turn the tables on her. He actually seems to enjoy that part rather a lot actually. [Language, adult themes] [Yuffentine, Cloti]

It hits her like a brick / he realizes: he's been waiting. /twoshot

He may have forgotten, but they never did—not the days they had ran underneath the scorching sun in the name of adventure, or the mundane breaks where they had talked about rumors that only held truths. No one would ever dare to forget those days—most especially, a certain lone Cloud. [Sequel to The Unlikely Duo. Post-manga.]

As a Shinigami, he was taught to respect the cycle of life and death. As a scientist, he learned to accept the transience of all things subject to inevitable entropy and decay. As a man, he fought to hold on to the few constants in his ever-shifting world. An Urahara & Yoruichi character study, from childhood to the end of the Fake Karakura Town arc.

Nana heralds from a family of serial killers. She neglects to mention this to her husband. When Iemitsu makes it clear he doesn't expect Tsuna to join his family, Nana brings him into hers.

Ino finds a head. The head won't shut up. Then she finds the rest of him. Hidan x Ino.

Her breath grew visibly colder, and Magus knew there were ice crystals forming in her hands. Or maybe they had been there the whole time? "I'd like to see you try," his eyes slit, daring her. MM & CL

In which the stronger your soulmate is, the brighter the mark. And the closer you get, the more the mark blooms. X27 Female Tsuna

In which every word your soulmate ever speaks to you imprints on your body, and can last for a few minutes upto several hours. FemTsuna 1827

Prompt: Person A works in a library, and person B sends love letters, poems, drawings, etc. through the book return chute all the time when they know person A is working. (In which Law starts to receive odd letters while working at the library in his free time.) LawLu.

No one ever thought that the shy, easily-scared, five-year old Sawada Tsunayoshi and the aloof, very scary, six-year old Hibari Kyoya could become friends—much less best friends. It was such an unlikely pair after all, a really unexpected duo. But to everyone's surprise, they still did, eventually.

Virtue shall not be found amongst such people as we have become.

Most people are born with a name tattooed on their inner wrist, in every written language imaginable; some people are born without. Dipper Pines is born with a small black triangle with a flesh colored dot at the center printed neatly onto his skin, standing out against its dark backdrop like an open eye. He doesn't know what to make of this. (Soulmate AU)

...as well as my end.

For years there has been a mysterious gift giver leaving presents on Hibari Kyoya's desk, until one day there isn't. 18xFem!27 HibarixFem!Tsuna. Oneshot. Happy Birthday Tsuna. Let us all celebrate with fluff

Dragneel brothers will do the stupidest things for each other and their girl problems. High school AU. Nalu and Zervis. For proudtobeaginger's birthday.

The story of why Hisoka always wears his hair gelled back.

Law falls in love with a troublesome woman. Fem!Luffy

Cordelia's been following the questionable guidelines of a book on relationships in order to win Chrom's heart. Unfortunately, the prince is not the one who is falling for her. COMPLETE

When returning to their home after their "reunion," Gray realized something.

FFIV. Rydia-centric. Another time and place have prepared Rydia for war, and amidst a plot of treachery, greed, and destruction, she has returned to help Cecil turn the tide. While the war rages through towers, over oceans, and underground; five companions learn to trust each other in the face of utter ruin. Even when their worst enemy is themselves. Novelization/Adaptation

When Liv died and became a zombie, the last thing she expected was to meet her soulmate - and somehow, it hadn't even crossed her mind that he might be a zombie too. Soulmates AU.

Sabaku no Gaara lands in the past to a time where everyone fears him and his father is still alive. He realises regaining everyone's trust will be difficult, especially when they still think he's a blood-thirsty psychopath. No pairing. Time Travel.

(Dark Parallel 10th Doctor). REWRITE. When a young blond woman claims to be on a journey from parallel to parallel to stop an ominous threat, the Time Lord Victorious is determined to break squash her goals of escape, but he doesn't count on what happens next. (Canon friendly and professionally illustrated).

The battle with Tartaros left many scars, some more visible than others. Without her guild mates, how can Lucy hope to heal? Without anywhere else to go, she travels to Tenrou Island in hopes of getting stronger and finds a lightning dragon slayer with the same goal and his own scars. Can they heal each other? Set after/includes spoilers from Ch 416.

Four psychiatrists and twelve years after arriving onto a stranger's doorstep, John Smith has been diagnosed with multiple-personality disorders, psychosis and schizophrenia. However, Vastra believes John is much more than he seems and offers him a place in her prestigious and mysterious school for unusual and talented adolescents. (mutants/superpowers AU)

"Nami watched, perplexed, as a strange combination of emotions passed over Zoro's face. Was he blushing? She was spellbound by the display. Was he even capable of blushing? 'Since you were so bummed out – about the date thing I mean – we can hang out here and…drink? '" Nami's disastrous date leads to an unexpected evening spent with a certain swordsman. Valentine's Day one shot.

AU. He posed a question on a snowy night when all she wanted to do was go home. Why she stopped to answer she can't say, but maybe there's something to be learned from chance encounters.

A strange man and a quiet boy. They somehow fit, break apart, and join together like the missing pieces of an impossible puzzle. "Uncle," the black haired boy says slowly, "I will bite you." "To death? You forgot the the last part." "... I'll bite you to death." "Okay," the older man laughs, voice tinkling like a wind charm. "I'll be here forever for you to bite me to death."

Rose Tyler is a peculiar belle of a girl who's never quite fit into her poor, provincial town. The Doctor is a beast of a Time Lord who has sequestered himself away, cursed and unloved. Accompanied by a cast of crazy and unique friends and enemies, they'll fight and waltz and (perhaps) even sing their way toward happily ever after.

Seven Minutes in Heaven is only fun when you're not twelve, terrified, and tricked into playing with someone you've never met. [AU]

A samurai never breaks his vow. — Simon:Athena.

When a return trip to the well goes awry, Kagome finds herself stranded at Hitomi castle, in the hands of her mortal enemy...although she doesn't know it yet. [NarKag, CU] [Revised & re-posted under new account]

Rumour has it he's got a girl in every port, but truth is there was only ever just the one. – Shanks/Makino, set before the start of One Piece. NB! There is a new and improved (and longer!) version of this fic on AO3!

[SasoSaku] When given a strange book from an old friend, Sakura unlocks the doors to her past lives. Both of them. On her third chance at life, maybe she can use the information to help her achieve what she could not before. Mostly AU.

When Gabriel makes the decision to screw up the apocalypse by keeping Sam Winchester on the straight and narrow, he figures that it's going to be a black-and-white task. Just keep demons and angels away from the kid, and make sure he doesn't do anything evil. Of course, there's much more to being a guardian angel than that, and discovering it isn't easy. Request. WARNING: Sabriel.

Because every villain has their own Achilles Heel of humanity. (Meruem/Komugi)

In years to come, her children would ask, 'how did you and Daddy meet?", and she would blush and say, "I burnt down my apartment complex."

The 2 years they'd spent stuck with each other had seemed like nothing more than a transitional period in their lives at the time. It would take the next 2 years apart for them to realize its significance. A short story looking into Zoro and Perona's relationship.

She knew Lord Hector would demand her eventually. Why else would he have paid her so much money?

Ichigo rests up in the world of the living after killing Ginjo. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in his inner world and reunites with someone he thought he would never see again.

All she's ever wanted is to confirm her existence. All he's ever wanted is to immortalize his existence. And somewhere along the way, they realize the only part that really matters is simply existing together.

A mysterious blonde girl keeps showing up in each of the Doctor's lives, only staying long enough each time to save his life and slowly steal his hearts. By the time he figures out who she is, is it too late for their promise of forever?

A portrayel of Inoue's time in Hueco Mundo and of the untold moments between she & the fourth Espada. "I was content in the simplicity of my emptiness," Ulquiorra revealed. "How is it that a powerless creature like you was able to abolish it so entirely?"

The question of "wanted dead or alive" becomes a difficult question concerning Brook.

It's the job of the captain to pick the crew, and the duty of the first mate to test them for worthiness. How Zoro came to accept each of the straw hats as nakama.

They had names for the baby, and now they can't use any of them. Naesala, Leanne, and trying again.

In which both Sherlock Holmes and Richard Castle display a unique ability to facilitate international goodwill. Albeit inadvertently.

At a doctor's office, Rory meets a man in the waiting room. But what do the Last Centurion and an Army Doctor have in common? Well, just a few sociopaths.

Adult Rin/Sess. She wants only him, and he'll have only her.

Jaffar and Nino were both raised by monsters, so how did they end up so different? Jaffar is forced to contemplate this, as an assassination attempt forces Nino to confront the violence that comes with being Black Fang. Rated M for Violence.

Grimmjow stumbles across Ulquiorra acting a bit...odd.

-AU- College brings 20 year old Inoue Orihime to the US, where a sudden tornado dumps her in a world at war. Now it's up to her to save Oz, with a talking cat, a cowardly munchkin, a traitor, and an untrustworthy heartless man at her side. -UlquiHime-

Minamimoto quits his steady job as a Reaper in order to become a maths teacher.

Reyson loses his will to live after his clan is massacred by spiteful humans, but his protector Tibarn knows just the thing to help him rediscover his lost voice. Reyson/Tibarn one-shot.

Rangiku Matsumoto had spent all twenty-two of her Valentine's Days alone. Then she meets a traveling businessman who promises to meet her for a date; same time, same place, every year. And somehow she thought it wouldn't get complicated... -AU-

The fair is in town, and California girl Rangiku Matsumoto is determined to make tonight the night she confesses to her best friend, before they go their separate ways for college... now if only she could get a moment alone with him! -AU-

In which Pelleas plays matchmaker behind the scenes and Tibarn doesn't kill Naesala even though the stupid crow is obviously asking for it. Slash, TibarnNaesala, spoilers for PoR/RD. M for some graphic content.

In the thirties, they saw the country by train, working together to stay alive. In the forties, he left her behind to give her a chance at a better life. In the fifties, she's America's biggest star, and he's the journalist that never forgot her. OneShot

Sherlock does not react well to the idea that John might be dead.

Oneshot: Once again Tsuna spends a Saturday afternoon bailing Hibari out of jail.

Seriously, cooking was supposed to be a break from the constant fighting and huge stress the mercenaries were experiencing each and every day. Now Oscar wasn't so sure.

It was an infinite moment before Ulquiorra realized that he was there, complete, that the flame that surrounded him now was just a glowing light pressed against his closed eyelids. Post chapter 354

Leanne watched him go, watched as he turned into a tiny black dot in the sky, watched as he dropped down to ground level and vanished in the fray. FE10 Radiant Dawn; Leanne/Naesala three-part series of oneshots.

Ennui is an unavoidable feature in a summer spent taking care of a rehabilitating brother. Never did it occur to Temari to think that finding a pen pal in an eccentric soldier on the other side of the world might help cure it. AU.

She was already hopelessly late for her court appointment; the last thing she needed was to run down a member of one of the city's most dangerous crime syndicates. Ino. Hidan. Crack AU.

For Rath, the plains were always enough. Until the day he met Lyn, he never thought any different. She has what he's always wanted; and he has what she wants. Rath/Lyn.

They never discuss it, never talk about why or when or how long it will continue. In a way, it's better like this. The not knowing. These secret moments in the dark. DeiSaku.

Deidara & Sakura. He was peculiar and a little too observant for her tastes, but he was also alone, just like her, at the fault of this supercilious war. So she would dance with him, just until they could both forget how much they had lost.

Sakura accepts the most critical and dangerous mission of her life, but the price of success may very well be her soul. When your entire world turns upside down, how do you keep from going under? DeiSaku.

Naruto had been bragging all day that his new jutsu was his best yet. Sakura and her new situation beg to differ. Post timeskip. DeiSaku.

He didn't want to feel, and he didn't want to care. But around Orihime, Ulquiorra found it difficult to keep from doing either. Ulquihime

Lord Sesshoumaru's gifts always meant the world to Rin. But as she got older, they started to hold a different significance... oneshot

Regardless of its coldness, winter always succumbed to spring. And somehow, Sesshoumaru had to wonder if Rin would make him the same.

Sequel to Perception. Eight years ago they said goodbye forever. Now, when they have both lost everything, fate has thrown them together again in the most unlikely of ways. DeiSaku.

One perfect flower can be better than a thousand that are simply striking, that are desired merely because they are there. One flower can be enough, if it is the right one. But the question Sesshoumaru couldn't answer was if it should be allowed to be so.

[DeiSaku] AU. Sakura Haruno has the perfect life, perfect job, perfect friends and perfect boyfriend. That is, until she meets Deidara and her world is turned upside down.

It takes more than big green eyes to get Shinon's attention. Path of Radiance, ShinonRolf. Mean fluff, if there is such a thing.

Time changes all things, and their relationship was not exempt. While Rin might accept this, things were different with her lord. For if he was forced to notice the changes time had wrought, what changes might he be forced to notice within himself?

She was human, brief and unnecessary as the flowers she loved. But just because something is unnecessary does not mean it cannot serve a purpose.

At a parentteacher conference, a principal expresses some concerns to John Winchester. His sons are special... very, very special.

[Complete] AU. IYKag. Kagome is down on her luck, so when she rubs the bottle of the Genie Inuyasha, she thinks her life has changed for the better.