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I recently rediscovered this in my old SPN stories, and it's actually the sequel to another multi-chapter fic. But I like it better than the first one, and I think it stands on its own. All you really need to know is that it's a sisfic (I know it's not everyone's cup o' tea, but it's mine when done right), the sister in question is 13 years younger than Dean and 9 years younger than Sam. She is hopefully a decent blend of age-appropriately irrational and likable. The bros love her like crazy and she idolizes them, because, well, who wouldn't?
Also, I'm still reeling from the finale and am losing myself once again in SPN fic, so this is kind of a coping mechanism, I guess. Let me know if you like it and I'll keep posting chapters. And/or the original Callie-verse fic if you are so inclined. Thanks!
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I recently promised some kind and patient readers that I would transport my OG Winchester sister fic over here from its current home (ahem) elsewhere. This is the start of the fulfillment of that promise. All I ask is that you let me know if you enjoy, and please keep in mind this was written many moons ago, my writing style was not fully cooked, and I used em dashes the way God intended because AI hadn't yet ripped them away from us.
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This Mess Feels Like Family by betterlate
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
29 Dec 2025
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This is it, y’all, the final title. I’m not even sorry anymore, this is just what happens when this writer stumbles into a new fandom years too late and falls in love.
Tony. Peter. Found family. Ahh.
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It Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Way by betterlate
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
15 Oct 2025
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Post-NWH, Bucky uncovers game-changing truths about the sad kid who lives in his building and the reckless vigilante known as Spider-Man.
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Not a Fairytale by betterlate
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
11 Jul 2025
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A bedtime story of sorts, about a hero of sorts.
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Tony Stark broke my heart.
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still the best (still an asshole) by pucksandpower
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
20 Dec 2025
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Four times Ilya Rozanov reminded everyone exactly who the fuck they were dealing with (spoiler: still an asshole, still elite, still not going anywhere), and one time he didn’t have to be anything except soft.
Or being out didn’t make him nicer. Being married didn’t make him softer. Being older didn’t make him weaker. And being a father? Well. That’t when things get complicated.
(He’s really good at that last part. Don’t tell anyone.)
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17 Jun 2026
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Like Real People Do by AshLindWrites
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
26 Jun 2026
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The world has forgotten Peter Parker, but Spider-Man remains - trying to do his best to keep his neighbourhood safe in his homemade suit. That is, when he's not washing dishes in a dingy diner and trying to stay alive in his run-down apartment. When he accidentally crosses paths with Bucky Barnes during a chase, the guarded former Winter Soldier can't shake the feeling that something's wrong when it comes to this stubborn and annoying kid. Despite his reservations and his complicated place with the Thunderbolts, Bucky finds himself drawn to protect and help Peter. As they work together, two lonely souls begin to build trust and friendship, but will Peter's past choices come back to take away the only ally he has?
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07 Jun 2026
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Peter steps close into Daniel's face so that they're nose-to-nose. It's an attempt to scratch for some semblance of control, because he can feel his grasp on the situation slipping. "Why do I get the feeling this is not the first time we've had this conversation?" he questions, just this side of threatening.
"Dunno," Daniel says, grinning, a twinkle in his eyes that indicates he knows more than he's letting on. "Deja vu is funny like that, huh?"
What's the big deal about reality, anyway? It's not like there's a way to tell the difference between what happens and what only seems to. Not anymore, at least.
Or... One year in the life of Peter Parker. Twelve fics for twelve months. A chapter a day, for 365 days straight.
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- Part 6 of a year in the life
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04 Jun 2026
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Are You Satisfied? by From3am
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
23 Jun 2026
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As it turns out, hooking up for 8 years does not make you an expert at being in a relationship.
Shane and Ilya know each others hockey game, the right way to get each other off, their drink of choice, and roughly as much as you can learn about another person on a 2 week cottage trip.
During the 2017-18 season, they very quickly learn that they hadn’t cracked the surface of one another. In particular, Ilya learns that Canada’s Golden Boy has some cracks.
OR: wtf happened in that year between HR and TLG?
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28 May 2026
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Something Borrowed / Something Blew by Fangirl_Shrieks
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 May 2026
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Shane is in the front pew. His face is—Ilya does not have words for what Shane's face is doing. He has seen Shane angry and afraid and exhausted and soft and undone. He has never seen this: living at the very bottom of a person, surfacing only when every single thing above it has given way.
This is what it looks like when Shane has nothing left to manage.
Ilya reaches for him.
His hand passes through air.
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Or: Ilya Rozanov turns the same age his mother was when she died. Featuring strange dreams, tarot readings, and a woman with her back to him who keeps appearing where she shouldn’t.
A man who spent twenty years preparing to die, and one husband who refuses to let him.
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23 May 2026