Okay, so because the vote results were a little bit less clear-cut, I'm going to post them separately. The first number is the general poll. The second is the upper-tiers poll where they get an extra vote. The third is the number of votes from my Subscribe Star patrons collated into the mix.
Mind Games: 123 + 13 + 6 = 142
Butler Boy: 88 + 25 + 3 = 116
Paldean Knights: 53 + 11 + 1 = 65
The New Ron: 45 + 1 3 + 2 = 60
Industrious: 42 + 9 + 4 = 55
So...
2026-02-05 10:23:58 +0000 UTC
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“-so, anyway, Hot Ice promised me that, if I feel too overwhelmed by things, I can have her younger sister, Shoko, substitute for me throughout the week at various times,” I explained to my father.
Niko remained staring at me in a slight daze.
I snorted and raised an eyebrow at him. “You okay there, Dad?”
He jerked, the faint hum of charge in the air replaced by the crash of a large wave against my senses as he came back to himself. “S-sorry, Hi-hitoshi. I,...
2026-02-04 13:10:38 +0000 UTC
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Okay, second month of the year, let's boogie!
Alright, as promised back at New Year's, I'll be swapping out SAO for pokemon this voting session and we'll see how things turn out. I'm always open to move things around and experiment.
For anyone new, first of all welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
All of my returning patrons, thank you too! I really appreciate the support and feedback!
Now, as to how this works, you vote for the thing you want to see the most chapters o...
2026-02-01 09:32:36 +0000 UTC
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Alola will claim that hawlucha is one of their native species.
Paldea will say that it's one of theirs.
It's very clear that the flying-fighting type was one of the early transplants from one of the regions to the other. I mean, space-llama magic being what it is, there's entirely the possibility that the species originated in both regions simultaneously or was time-traveled back into existence by someone who ran into celebi or something.
But my ...
2026-02-01 08:50:58 +0000 UTC
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“-but the worst part of their behavior is their claim of sovereignty over the whole of this land's forests,” Kizmel explained to Asuna, who nodded firmly, having long-since been talked around to the Dark Elf's POV for the ongoing conflict. “They would deny us even basic hunting rights such that we need to feed our people!”
“That's awful!” Asuna cried, scandalized.
I sighed, turning my head to the right carefully and making eye contact with Mito, who winced and...
2026-01-30 07:46:10 +0000 UTC
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“Here should be fine,” I waved at the expansive rear field of the palace, neatly trimmed hedges blocking the view of the stables further out. “As long as we don't tear things up too much, the landscaping crew will come by in a few days to fix things.”
“Okay, so this is your Tera Orb,” Nemona explained, handing me the dark purple sphere of crystalline material. There was a silver ring around it, only interrupted by a hexagonal protrusion of the same material. The bot...
2026-01-27 10:05:58 +0000 UTC
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“What happened last night... it doesn't bother you?” I asked Hector as we ate bread and jam outside, the morning air crisp and damp.
My friend snorted and shook his head, casting a short glance around us to ensure no watchers as he bit into his loaf. “Not the slavers, if that's what you mean. Disgusting practice, and people who'd drag a little girl back to a monster... no, that doesn't bother me. I've had a run-in or two with bandits or thugs while traveling. It... sur...
2026-01-25 22:57:58 +0000 UTC
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“-and thiiiiii~iiis is the gym,” AJ explained, leading me into a large room that was populated by various pieces of exercise equipment. Not just that, of course. Having a normal workout room would be beneath Bruce Wayne. This was a massive enclosed space full of all sorts of specialty stuff, like a three-story climbing wall, high-wire balancing ropes strung the length of the area, and a collection of archaic weaponry racked on one side of an open mat-covered section.
...
2026-01-21 12:06:15 +0000 UTC
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Fuyumi crossed her arms over her chest and stared me down.
I continued working, unmoved by the disbelief in my superior's gaze.
“So...” She said leadingly, expectantly, as if she was owed some kind of explanation.
“I still think my actions regarding Intelli Tenshi and my school were above-board and will not be apologizing for them,” I replied bluntly, my fingers tapping away at the keyboard in front of me.
“That's not-!” Fuyumi began, then g...
2026-01-17 10:33:22 +0000 UTC
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Passion would come later, reassurance was needed right now.
And, like with most things for Himiko, words meant little to her. Action meant much more.
“I love you,” I whispered, pulling away from her slightly, but pushing into her with my quirk.
Himiko locked up in my arms, the hissing squeal of a teakettle erupting from her as her face went as red as her yukata.
Well, okay... words still meant something to her, I suppose.
Certain spec...
2026-01-15 10:11:49 +0000 UTC
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I was glad that I wasn't in Marvel instead of DC, because Iron Man would have sued for copyright infringement.
That's because, contrary to the Human Torch's usual application of his abilities, a pyrokinetic of sufficient skill didn't need to have flames manifested over their entire body in order to fly. Even with bullshit metagene superpowers and an extradimensional gacha, physics and thrust vectors were still a thing. All you really needed to fly was producing enough ...
2026-01-11 10:08:00 +0000 UTC
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Kirishima blinked at his feed, staring at the phone in his hands with an open mouth, his jaw hanging free in disbelief.
“Why am I doing this? I'm a professional hero, I'm attending the most prestigious hero training academy in the country, and I regularly do talks on the occupational and philosophical quandaries of hero careers.”
It wasn't just the tone of his voice, that utterly uncharacteristic defeated whine in that familiar monotone drone. No, it was ...
2026-01-07 12:37:32 +0000 UTC
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“Today's the day,” I hummed to myself, slipping on the incubator as I bounced slightly, my energy abnormally high.
No secret as to why.
“Okay, I think Your Highness is done,” Alice stated, looking me over with a piercing gaze. Stantler, wearing his saddlebags, was crouched behind her, vaguely amused. “You're ready to go, sire.”
“Thank you Alice,” I smiled at the maid, taking a step past her. “I'll leave you to it, then?”
“Yes sire,” she ...
2026-01-04 01:47:56 +0000 UTC
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It's 2026!
I really hope this year takes it a bit easier than the last... not much faith that'll actually happen, but I can hope.
Okay! Back to the usual shenanigans. Popularity voting is in effect. Pick the project you want most, vote for it, and we'll see what gets the most attention this month. Upper tiers get an extra vote, so there's that, too. Make sure you cast both votes for your favorite(s) if you up there.
Past that... not much to say. Happy New Year and I ho...
2026-01-02 07:16:19 +0000 UTC
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“Is something wrong?” Tenten asked, curled up against me.
I opened my mouth to reply and... hesitated.
Which any ninja worth their salt would have noticed, and I'd personally trained Tenten to be far better than the price of a few bags of salt. She was worth at least that amount in premium artisinal sea salt.
“Well, you're smiling, so it can't be all that bad,” she hummed, flexing her neck as she pulled a hand through her long, unbound hair....
2025-12-31 13:24:14 +0000 UTC
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So, Thomasville had an airport.
Yes, I know that's weird and hard to believe.
It's a tiny town of under three thousand people, it absolutely does not need an airport, but it had one. It was, by most accounts, also the highest altitude civilian airport in the United States, a point of pride for the community. Also bragging rights for crazy Americans because pilots hated flying into or out of it. The runway length, quality, and high-altitude turbulence were not kind...
2025-12-28 10:25:04 +0000 UTC
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“Wai-wai-wait!” Amity stuttered, waving her hands wildly, her wide-eyed gaze swapping between the Titan, myself, and Luz. “I didn't – I mean, I'm honored, but-”
“We kinda' just wanted to make sure it was okay to take your power away from Belos?” Luz asked, the way her throat was working and the slight shake in her voice the only signs of how nervous she was. “I-I do...
2025-12-24 10:23:49 +0000 UTC
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Still entwined with Himiko, her head laying gently on my chest as she breathed slowly in deep sleep, my eyes snapped open. My girlfriend shifted against me, her flesh caressing my own as she hummed and sought comfort. One of my hands absently caressed her back, making smooth circles that sent her back into a more complete slumber.
My attention, though, was on something else.
Something more ephemeral.
Something I couldn't quite grasp in my metaphysical senses. It was ...
2025-12-18 10:57:38 +0000 UTC
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“You suck – so hard,” Addie spat, lying back on the broad stones of my secret clifftop base.
“I mean, I didn't do anything, it was all Shadow. Whossa good girl? That's right, you are,” I cooed, giving the dire wolf a rubdown that she obviously enjoyed. Yin and Yang, being dogs as well, came over to demand attention. “Yeah, yeah, you two are good boys, too.”
“I still can't get over what a great view this place is,” Algie shook hi...
2025-12-14 03:45:04 +0000 UTC
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The apartment Endeavor was providing for Himiko was in good condition, especially for a student's situation, but fairly basic. It was what I'd have called a 'studio apartment' back in the states and had a bit more of an American vibe to it than the – frankly claustrophobic – layouts of most traditionally Japanese structures.
That said, it was the type of place that you were meant to spend as little time as possible in.
A futon bed you could roll up and put away for sl...
2025-12-10 02:22:18 +0000 UTC
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Algernon sighed. “I'm just saying, squirt, that if Mom or Dad had been the one to find you? You'd be in pretty deep crap right now.”
I sighed as I rubbed my head while I leaned against the table, Mom and Dad vigorously discussing a subject – legally distinct from arguing about it – in the other room. In particular, they were going over the last few questions that Lois was going to be allowed to ask during her interview, which was a point of contention on some specific su...
2025-12-05 14:42:59 +0000 UTC
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Okay, December is upon us!
Preemptively, I wish everyone a very happy holiday season under the specific celebration of their choice!
Now, for anyone new, this is pretty simple. Just vote for the project you want to see the most of this month and I'll make that happen. Next-most votes gets the next-most attention. I'm doing pretty well lately on keeping to those terms.
Let's see, anything else? Ah, I'm going to rotate New Ron out this month, since it just got a chapter an...
2025-12-01 13:16:37 +0000 UTC
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“Okay, that should do it,” I hummed thoughtfully, looking things over.
It was one of the larger ritual circles I'd created in my time. Interlocking and concentric circles of pure silver, inlaid into the ground itself while they were ringed with esoteric and cryptic text from a variety of worlds and cultures to bind and contain entities of unimaginable power. I'd also laid in empty tracks to hold the salt lines, placed separate barriers around the braziers that had just been lit, and...
2025-12-01 12:54:39 +0000 UTC
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“Did I do the right thing?”
Sebas snorted as he leaned against the park bench. “Hell if I know, man. You're the one who's always navel-gazing lately.”
I hummed in agreement. “My apologies, I am beset upon all sides by moral quandaries.”
My friend snickered, his shoulders shaking briefly. “Eh, no problem, man. You've still got that wit, so I figure you're okay.”
There was a moment of silence as we watched the kids in the p...
2025-11-27 12:52:12 +0000 UTC
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“Th-thank you,” Yoake murmured quietly.
I hummed and nodded, brushing off the last bit of rubble sticking to me. That was the downside of wearing your costume everywhere; when you left a combat class, you were already in your school uniform. Any damage just carried over and you had to live with it until you could wash the thing. Of course, I had an extra suit just in case, but that was 'just in case.' Which, for a hero, meant an emergency.
Unless I was stinking...
2025-11-23 11:17:36 +0000 UTC
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“Rejoice, my American Homies! For I have returned!”
The doors clanged open as the posh upper-crust voice raised itself to cry out over the teeming teenage masses within the school. As one, the collective body of Middleton High School turned to see a snazzily-dressed young man wearing a stylishly cut blazer, far too many hair care products, and a wide grin.
“Yo, Wally's back!”
“Ohmygosh!”
“Woo! Good lookin' out dude!”
2025-11-19 13:59:46 +0000 UTC
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Hitoshi's bound legs swung in a wide circle, cutting under Himiko as she jumped desperately into the air and landed in a crouch away from her boyfriend.
The movement of his legs continued, the chain jingling as he swept into a tighter circle and rolled the momentum into a vertical bounce.
“Now!” Himiko cries, lunging forward at an opening.
The boy landed on the balls of his feet, his hands open and ready to intercept the blo...
2025-11-15 14:11:50 +0000 UTC
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“Mr. Shedder,” I stated, shaking the man's hand.
“Mr. Villin the Younger,” the balding Assistant District Attorney nodded, then switched to my father, “Mr. Villin the Elder.”
“I think we can be satisfied with Arden and Archibald,” my father stated, his badge gleaming on his chest as we all stepped into the station's conference room.
“I'm afraid I'll need to ask you to keep referring to me by my last name,” the older man smiled apologetically. “I...
2025-11-11 09:35:32 +0000 UTC
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I'd had my chats with the other kids in class, noting the way Aizawa's breathing was a little too regular for actual sleep as I did so. The answers mostly lined up with what I'd found on my rummaging through their online records, though some things they obviously kept to themselves. To be fair, though, I didn't exactly outline every strength and weakness of my own quirk during our quick five-minute conversations either.
Not that I really could, but I didn't try...
2025-11-05 11:54:07 +0000 UTC
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Okay, let's get the polls up!
This is pretty standard, but I know we have a fair few new people here after the Butler Boy thread went public, so here's how it works...
Vote for what you want to see the most and I'll concentrate my efforts on the winner of the poll. Second-place gets the second-most attention, and so on. I have a decent track record with this. The 3/4/5th places may or may not get a chapter that month given the voting distribution, but I do try to squee...
2025-11-01 11:47:37 +0000 UTC
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