Kastaborous
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a nightmare? this is a tuesday by Kastaborous
Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse), Bloodborne (Video Game)
16 Jun 2026
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Leon is getting too old for this shit. He is (somehow) a full fifty years old. And he’s been wading into bloodsoaked warzones to fight monsters for thirty years. At this point, very little surprises him anymore. But falling through a blood puddle and waking up in a Victorian gothic nightmare is pushing it.
But nonetheless, it’s familiar. Monsters stalk the streets, the smell of blood so thick he can taste it.
Leon sighs, rubbing his face. “Just another Tuesday.”
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Or, Leon S. Kennedy post Resident Evil Requiem gets dropped into the city of Yharnam. It goes better and about as bad as you think. (No knowledge of Bloodborne required!)
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nymph (and a rookie in raccoon) by Kastaborous
Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)
25 May 2026
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In biology, a nymph is the juvenile form of some invertebrates, particularly insects. Rookie Leon S. Kennedy, in Raccoon City in the midst of the worst night of his life, is not an insect. Until he is, at which point his usual story takes a sharp left turn and goes straight off a cliff.
Or, an AU of an AU where Leon, in the middle of Raccoon City, gets infected by a plaga six years too early. Becoming a monster in a city filled with them is terrifying enough, but when your options are adapt or die, you take what you can to survive. Plus, it has its perks. Being bite proof is one of them.
(This is self-indulgent and I'm writing snippets non-chronologically, so don't be surprised if chapters move around.)
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- Part 2 of the bugverse
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how many seconds in eternity by Kastaborous
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
15 Apr 2026
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“How many seconds are there in eternity?” the King asked.
And the Shepherd Boy said: “To the south is a mountain of pure diamond. Two and a half miles high, two and a half miles wide, and two and a half miles deep. Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. When the entire mountain has been chiselled away, then the first second of eternity will be over."
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The stone is warm in Zelda’s palm. Like this it looks so small, unassuming. And yet it is a crystalized teardrop of divinity, a fragment of the powers that shaped the world. It looks, Zelda thinks, if she tilts her head just right, almost like a little embryo. A Dragon, ready to be born.
Or, a glimpse into eternity.
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- Part 6 of The Wilds of Hyrule, Old and New
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a rookie and a veteran (and a sprinkle of insect) by Kastaborous
Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)
31 Mar 2026
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“Holy shit.”
That was not Mike’s voice. That was not the voice of any of the base’s residents. Leon whirled to the speaker only to come face to face with… himself? Or more correctly, a B.O.W. that looked unnervingly similar to himself. It was a bit shorter, carapace a much lighter brown and spikes not nearly as elongated, and staring at him with mouth agape.
“Who are you?” Leon growled, and the B.O.W. raised its hands defensively.
“Leon! Leon Kennedy!” the B.O.W. said and Leon just… stopped. Because… what?
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Or a VERY self indulgent 5K words where I take two bugs and have them meet. Because I can. (A time travel of AU of an AU)
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- Part 2 of the plague of carapace
- Part 3 of the bugverse
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Sophist by Kastaborous
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
26 Mar 2026
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“See, that’s something that I don’t, that I can’t, get,” Edward admitted, shaking his head. “I don’t believe in a God, especially not one that people claim is good or just or knows what is ‘right’. The Universe isn’t just or merciful, that’s something humans have to make for ourselves. The Universe just… Is.”
“You’ve seen the Thing beyond the Gate,” Roy said idly. It wasn’t something he liked to recall, but he did remember It. It was hard not to… especially when It was the last thing he’d seen before his world went dark. In any case… “That thing calls Itself God.”
Edward rolled his eyes. “It also calls itself Truth.”
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Or, an exploration of Edward Elric, the Universe, and God.
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- Part 4 of you, me, and god makes three
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Or, all my nonsense relating to bug leon. No, I don't know why its infected my brain like this.
Inspiration AUs in no particular order:
- InfectionRE AU
- RookieBug AU
- Biblically Accurate Bug- Words:
- 78,666
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- 3
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The Wilds of Hyrule, Old and New by Kastaborous
Fandom The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors
15 Apr 2026
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Hyrule is a very, very old place. It has history stretching back tens of thousands of years, across multiple timelines. It, and it's residents, are frequently a little more than they first appear.
- Words:
- 8,595
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- 6
- Bookmarks:
- 68
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you, me, and god makes three by Kastaborous
Fandom Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
26 Mar 2026
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An unconnected assortment of my various FMA fics with a heavy focus on Ed, Truth, and assorted silly / existential times.
I have a few more ideas floating about for future stories, so check here for them if you're interested.
- Words:
- 35,838
- Works:
- 4
- Bookmarks:
- 537
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Of Heroes, Villains & Alchemists by Kastaborous
Fandom Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
19 Feb 2025
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In unearthing the Nomu Factory, the Heroes and police of Japan discovered a body. This was not unexpected, but the nationality and uniform of the corpse in question… that was. Because this failed Nomu wore the uniform of Amestris, a war torn nation from the isolated continent of Atossa, where Quirks and modern electronics had never developed and never worked.
Edward Elric hoped he could retire from military service in peace, traveling Amestris while his brother Alphonse went to Xing. This is put on hold when now-Führer Mustang asks him to travel to the Outside, to the world beyond that was barricaded for centuries after the development of something called ‘Quirks’. A soldier has been killed and Amestris needs to know more about the Outside.
Or, Edward Elric and Amestris meet the world of Heroes and Villains.
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Don’t Visit Boston Without A Map (Or At Least Someone To Get Lost With) by SophiaMancer
Fandoms: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)
31 Jul 2022
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It was already stressful enough, the idea of finally getting to meet Claire’s living legend of a brother after having just gotten on good terms with her again, but now that he was lost in a city he had no idea how to navigate with no clue how to get to his destination?
You could say he was a little on edge.
At least he’s got this handsome stranger for company.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 10,112
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- 1/1
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26 May 2026
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Comic) by BronzePlates
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Iron Lung (2026)
18 Jun 2026
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A comic re-posted from my Tumblr
There's no reason Simon would wake up on the Hail Mary and act rationally after dying in a blood ocean.
So, he doesn't
Good luck to Grace and Rocky
Bookmarked by Kastaborous
24 May 2026
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It was supposed to be an easy assignment. Check out rumors regarding the President's abducted daughter in a small rural village in Spain. If they were true, infiltrate and extract. Easy.
But things are never easy when bio-weapons are involved, and Leon gets far more than he bargained for when he winds up infected as well.
Saving Ashley Graham is going to require him to pay the ultimate cost.Basically, the plot of RE4R but with Leon slowly mutating into a bug monster.
I'll be messing with some events to fit the altered plot.Bookmarked by Kastaborous
20 May 2026
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The 5 Weirdest Vlogs that Dr. Ryland Grace Sent Back to Earth by Anonymous
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
06 Apr 2026
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Eventually, the Beetles return to Earth with all of Grace's recordings on them. Naturally, someone at Buzzfeed is going to write a listicle about it.
Look, we here at Buzzfeed have our own ways of honoring that Guy Who Died In Space To Save The Entire Planet.
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- Part 2 of phm works
- Language:
- English
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- 1,952
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- 1/1
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- 1
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Bookmarked by Kastaborous
10 May 2026
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Message in a Beetle by ConalltheLibrarian
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
30 Apr 2026
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It’s been nearly 27 years since Eva Stratt forced Ryland Grace to board the Hail Mary and sent him off to his death for the greater good of mankind. Meanwhile, Eva and the Project Hail Mary team have been fighting a losing battle against the cooling sun—and their own demons—trying to make sure there were still people to be saved by the time the crew could send a solution home. Right on schedule, the beetles are returning to Earth, hopefully with the answer to saving the world. But Eva has something else to worry about; there’s every possibility Ryland Grace’s last words would be coming home, and all the time in the world couldn’t make her ready to face the consequences of her actions, or what will happen when her colleagues find out what she did to their friend.
It was time to find out if it was worth it for her to sacrifice Grace, and her soul, to save humanity. And to find out if she was ready to face him after all these years…- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 37,584
- Chapters:
- 6/?
- Collections:
- 5
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Bookmarked by Kastaborous
10 May 2026