callmearcturus
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companion to all plans are golden in your hands
In which a grumpy witch and reluctant prophet teaches his boyfriend about magic, and a fun time is had by all.
Literally just a fun spin-off of all plans because I can't shut up about magic.
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- Part 2 of all plans are golden in your hands
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If you asked Carlos what his mission in Night Vale was, he'd likely say something along the lines of "Oh, I'm commanded by an ancient family prophecy to cross the boundary into this strange town and to apply all of the witchcraft and occult knowledge at my disposal to unravel its secrets and probably banish some great evil from it."
Life should have been easier when your fate was already written down. And yet, here Carlos was, getting kidnapped by shady government organizations and swooning into the arms of handsome radio hosts and trying to get the stars to work properly.
The AU in which everything’s about the same, but Carlos is an Anathema Device-style occultist with his destiny outlined across 800-some index cards, and Night Vale is the most thaumaturgically interesting community in America.
(Technically takes place in the Good Omens universe, but contains only oblique spoilers. In which Carlos is a member of the Device family.)
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- Part 1 of all plans are golden in your hands
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Territory, Voice, and Choice: A Case Study in Isolated Societies of Desert Biomes by callmearcturus
Fandoms: Welcome to Night Vale
04 Sep 2019
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The list of things in Night Vale worthy of study is long, and part of Carlos’ work in this strange desert community is deciding what takes precedence. With the impossible seismology, apparently psychotropic sandstorms, fake clocks, and whatever those deer are, there's just not enough time to cover everything.
Also, call it an oversight, a budgetary limitation, or Carlos having seven degrees in natural sciences and none in social sciences, but studying the actual societal structure of Night Vale and its... peculiarities hasn't been a priority.
Six months in Night Vale to the day, he's going to wish he'd taken the time.
The AU in which A/B/O exists... but only in Night Vale. And after six months of residency, the scientists have just officially become citizens.
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library fines and unorthodox forms of payment by callmearcturus
Fandoms: Welcome to Night Vale
12 Jun 2019
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Carlos, though a serious of strange events involving the worst ex-boyfriend all time and grand larceny, finds himself in possession of a massively overdue library book from a town he's never heard of.
There is no way for him to know ahead of time the costs and punishments for overdue library books from the Night Vale Public Library. Everything is kind of an accident, but to be fair, he should have known better than to just give away his name like that.
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"I'm sorry, but are you lecturing me about my job again after proposing to me on a sofa bed in my brother-in-law's house? Is that what's happening right now?" Cecil says, jumping octaves.
"I thought about this very thoroughly," Carlos says, brow furrowing with the force of his seriousness.
In the aftermath, Carlos accelerates things. It's only logical.
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The Matter of Chicago by callmearcturus, LuciaZephyr
Fandom: Dresden Files - All Media Types, Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
20 Mar 2011
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Another way the Baron rose to power. Another way the wizard became a Knight.
This is what happens when you take your lessons in heroism from Machiavelli and Vetinari.
Book One: other things the road to hell is paved with
Interlude: the false dichotomy of strength or weakness
Book Two: putting out your fires with gasoline (In Progress on LJ, final version will be posted to AO3 once finished and edited.)
Interlude: (currently untitled, likely Hendricks POV)
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A series of jam fics fleshing out the development of Dirk and Jake's canon relationship.
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Here is a list of things: one uncovered mirror; two boy scouts; a kitchen cupboard, in which no-one is hiding; a shoe, in which a tarantula is hiding; a small mole just visible above a hairline; a bonsai tree; a glass of champagne; an ornate black cane; distant traffic when all you wanted was ice cream; mountain lions; sleeping lions; a sister; a brother; an ending; and a beginning.
A loose collection of scenes from the life of Abby Palmer.
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“Psssh,” Cecil says, and waves one hand. “What is sex really? Like, is it laying on the beach during low tide? Or perhaps it’s listening to the deep, oaky tones of your soft-spoken partner. It could be the sulfur-and-viscera scent of a just-lit candle, or the ancient chants of a newly purchased blender, or—”
It’s then that Carlos realizes his boyfriend literally has no idea what sex is.
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31 Aug 2019
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"Of course he got the money—he's Fraser, he's organized, he's a fucking criminal mastermind, what do you think?!"
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Summary: A multi-part story about the evolution of Snake and Otacon’s relationship. Snake feels like joining Philanthropy was the change in his life that he was looking for, but there’s still something missing, and it takes the events of the Big Shell for him to realize what he’s been wanting all along.
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09 Aug 2019
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Scientists Don't Communicate Directly by Nidor_and_Petrichor
Fandoms: Welcome to Night Vale
22 Apr 2014
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Words are difficult, vanity pointless, and memories important. In which Cecil and Carlos have to rely on technology to help express themselves.
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18 Jul 2019