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Francis Crozier and James Fitzjames have returned from the Arctic, mostly recovered and back in London. They've settled to live together as two confirmed bachelors and close friends, as far as anyone is concerned.
When James starts mentioning enjoying the idea of being treated as a wife would, and wishing to own beautiful dresses - Francis can't help but want to provide anything he could possibly ask for. If only his own anxiety about going too far and too fast in relationships would let these kinds of things be easy.
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11 Jun 2026
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Francis Crozier and James Fitzjames have returned from the Arctic, mostly recovered and back in London. They've settled to live together as two confirmed bachelors and close friends, as far as anyone is concerned.
When James starts mentioning enjoying the idea of being treated as a wife would, and wishing to own beautiful dresses - Francis can't help but want to provide anything he could possibly ask for. If only his own anxiety about going too far and too fast in relationships would let these kinds of things be easy.
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It is not unheard of for a woman to hide her identity, cut her hair, put on a pair of trousers and then run away to join the navy or become a soldier. It could even happen that two women might join the same crew in secret, without knowing of the other. Perhaps even three.
But an entire expedition with two ships full of experienced sailors, manned entirely in such a manner? Well, let's say it's not impossible, and the Franklin Expedition happened to be just the place for this to happen.
The Terror and Monstrous Regiment AU you didn't know you needed
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11 Jun 2026
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It is not unheard of for a woman to hide her identity, cut her hair, put on a pair of trousers and then run away to join the navy or become a soldier. It could even happen that two women might join the same crew in secret, without knowing of the other. Perhaps even three.
But an entire expedition with two ships full of experienced sailors, manned entirely in such a manner? Well, let's say it's not impossible, and the Franklin Expedition happened to be just the place for this to happen.
The Terror and Monstrous Regiment AU you didn't know you needed
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In 1831 James briefly decides to crossdress and play at being a woman - which turns serious when he meets one Lieutenant Francis Crozier and the two decide to marry before eventually moving on with their naval careers.
Now, over a decade later and stuck on the same expedition, their shared past is nothing but a liability and source of enmity for them. Knowing one another’s secrets leads to an uneasy truce, and the chance to get to know one another again.
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11 Jun 2026
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In 1831 James briefly decides to crossdress and play at being a woman - which turns serious when he meets one Lieutenant Francis Crozier and the two decide to marry before eventually moving on with their naval careers.
Now, over a decade later and stuck on the same expedition, their shared past is nothing but a liability and source of enmity for them. Knowing one another’s secrets leads to an uneasy truce, and the chance to get to know one another again.
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Walking between the ships to visit the Terror, James gets surprised by an unexpectedly strong snowstorm, and very nearly gets lost in the cold.
And of course the best way to treat hypothermia is skin to skin contact, which Francis is all too happy to provide. Even when this leads to things getting a little more heated than intended.
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10 Jun 2026
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Walking between the ships to visit the Terror, James gets surprised by an unexpectedly strong snowstorm, and very nearly gets lost in the cold.
And of course the best way to treat hypothermia is skin to skin contact, which Francis is all too happy to provide. Even when this leads to things getting a little more heated than intended.
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When James tries to sail a small yacht across the English Channel as a favour to a friend, he ends up breaking down.
It does come as a surprise when the ship rushing to his rescue ends up being straight from the age of sail, with a dashing Captain to boot!
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10 Jun 2026
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When James tries to sail a small yacht across the English Channel as a favour to a friend, he ends up breaking down.
It does come as a surprise when the ship rushing to his rescue ends up being straight from the age of sail, with a dashing Captain to boot!
There's the Nao victoria docked nearby and this has just made me want to watch it cast off
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Once returned to England from their expedition Francis Crozier marries a lovely young woman, and moves to the countryside with her and Captain James Fitzjames. That his new wife and Captain Fitzjames are the same person remains their own private business.
It does, however, lead to some misunderstandings when discussed with outsiders.
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10 Jun 2026
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Once returned to England from their expedition Francis Crozier marries a lovely young woman, and moves to the countryside with her and Captain James Fitzjames. That his new wife and Captain Fitzjames are the same person remains their own private business.
It does, however, lead to some misunderstandings when discussed with outsiders.
Poor Edward bird and his concern for his old friend
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An Inconvenient Time by Blue_Sparkle for SwanFloatieKnight
Fandoms: The Terror (TV 2018)
07 May 2024
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Rescued by Ross and waiting for good conditions to set out home, James is slowly regaining his health.
No longer being close to death and rekindling his relationship with Francis leads to unexpected consequences though, and he soon finds himself with child.
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- Part 1 of An Inconvenient Time
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10 Jun 2026
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Rescued by Ross and waiting for good conditions to set out home, James is slowly regaining his health.
No longer being close to death and rekindling his relationship with Francis leads to unexpected consequences though, and he soon finds himself with child.
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A Line Drawn and Matched by Blue_Sparkle for wunschtraumclock
Fandoms: The Terror (TV 2018)
15 Dec 2024
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All his life James had wanted nothing more than to find his soulmate, the man with a mark matching the one that appeared on his own ribs in his youth. When a bullet tears through his soulmark James can only hope it won’t break his chance at true love, his chance to find whoever he is bound to by fate.
But it does come as a surprise when he spots that familiar mark on Francis Crozier.
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10 Jun 2026
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All his life James had wanted nothing more than to find his soulmate, the man with a mark matching the one that appeared on his own ribs in his youth. When a bullet tears through his soulmark James can only hope it won’t break his chance at true love, his chance to find whoever he is bound to by fate.
But it does come as a surprise when he spots that familiar mark on Francis Crozier.
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When the trunk containing James’ selkie coat gets accidentally loaded onto the Terror, he is ready for the worst. What he is not ready for, is to feel the gentle touch of another man who doesn’t know what’s in his hands.
In which Francis finds a beautiful pelt and Selkies can feel if their coat is touched.
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10 Jun 2026
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When the trunk containing James’ selkie coat gets accidentally loaded onto the Terror, he is ready for the worst. What he is not ready for, is to feel the gentle touch of another man who doesn’t know what’s in his hands.
In which Francis finds a beautiful pelt and Selkies can feel if their coat is touched.
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Boris is a difficult Sentinel: he has changed many Guides and never keeps them for a very long time, at least until he meets Valery, a rebellious, out of the ordinary young Guide.
According to the laws of the Tower, theirs must be a strictly professional relationship, but you know, you can't rule the heart.Series
- Part 34 of Bullets
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09 Jun 2026
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Boris is a difficult Sentinel: he has changed many Guides and never keeps them for a very long time, at least until he meets Valery, a rebellious, out of the ordinary young Guide.
According to the laws of the Tower, theirs must be a strictly professional relationship, but you know, you can't rule the heart. -
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The two men now looked at each other, Boris smiled slightly and his hand was still on Valery's back who had come even closer continuing to speak as if he should be heard only by him. The politician's tired and sad eyes began to water and the younger man didn't understand why, there could be a million reasons, he suddenly remembered what he had told him moments before; Who knows if it will happen again Valery.
"Anyway, I think so," he said.
"What?"
“That even in a place like Chernobyl, sooner or later, the flowers will grow again”Bookmarked by ArbitrarilySelected
09 Jun 2026
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The two men now looked at each other, Boris smiled slightly and his hand was still on Valery's back who had come even closer continuing to speak as if he should be heard only by him. The politician's tired and sad eyes began to water and the younger man didn't understand why, there could be a million reasons, he suddenly remembered what he had told him moments before; Who knows if it will happen again Valery.
"Anyway, I think so," he said.
"What?"
“That even in a place like Chernobyl, sooner or later, the flowers will grow again” -
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You followed Khomyuk to Pripyat. You found so much more than disaster.
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09 Jun 2026
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You followed Khomyuk to Pripyat. You found so much more than disaster.
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When the Soviet state needs to marry off its brilliant but unbonded Omega scientist, Valery Legasov, to stabilize the Chernobyl crisis, hardened Alpha Boris Scherbina volunteers—for paperwork's sake. He expects a liability, not the quietly competent man who turns their bleak quarters into a sanctuary, or who shivers until Boris shares his bed for warmth. But when Valery’s traumatic heat hits—all agony, no desire—the paper marriage shatters. Boris’s instinct to protect ignites, forging a real bond built on scent, shelter, and the fierce, quiet vow to guard the most fragile mind in the zone from a world that has done nothing but break him.
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09 Jun 2026
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When the Soviet state needs to marry off its brilliant but unbonded Omega scientist, Valery Legasov, to stabilize the Chernobyl crisis, hardened Alpha Boris Scherbina volunteers—for paperwork's sake. He expects a liability, not the quietly competent man who turns their bleak quarters into a sanctuary, or who shivers until Boris shares his bed for warmth. But when Valery’s traumatic heat hits—all agony, no desire—the paper marriage shatters. Boris’s instinct to protect ignites, forging a real bond built on scent, shelter, and the fierce, quiet vow to guard the most fragile mind in the zone from a world that has done nothing but break him.
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He reaches. He reaches further and closer as he feels himself beginning to fade. But he can’t give up. Black clouds the edges of his vision and he keeps reaching out. He stretches further and further and –
- he drops the porcelain tea pot onto the officers’ table.
All around him Thomas Jopson feels the scrutiny and worry of the men around him. Men who, when it came down to it, left him to die alone.
He promptly blacks out.or: Upon dying, Jopson's consciousness is transferred back in time to before everything went wrong, leaving him to deal with what he knows.
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09 Jun 2026
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He reaches. He reaches further and closer as he feels himself beginning to fade. But he can’t give up. Black clouds the edges of his vision and he keeps reaching out. He stretches further and further and –
- he drops the porcelain tea pot onto the officers’ table.
All around him Thomas Jopson feels the scrutiny and worry of the men around him. Men who, when it came down to it, left him to die alone.
He promptly blacks out.or: Upon dying, Jopson's consciousness is transferred back in time to before everything went wrong, leaving him to deal with what he knows.
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quam amiterre ludum (losing the game) by haliotropes
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (Downey films), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
05 Nov 2024
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To begin it plainly, she had loved him.
Or, at least, that is what she believed.
It is easy to believe that one has had the wool pulled over their eyes, that the rose tint coloring their world made them into fools. That a poisonous and ruinous mixture had somehow been sneaked into them without their knowledge or consent. It is much easier, more comforting to believe this, rather than the likely truth that it had been a series of conscious choices. That a part of that person is poisonous and ruinous.
Anora still is not sure which was the reality of her life before the Reichenbach Fall.
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- Part 1 of James Moriarty x OC
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08 Jun 2026
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To begin it plainly, she had loved him.
Or, at least, that is what she believed.
It is easy to believe that one has had the wool pulled over their eyes, that the rose tint coloring their world made them into fools. That a poisonous and ruinous mixture had somehow been sneaked into them without their knowledge or consent. It is much easier, more comforting to believe this, rather than the likely truth that it had been a series of conscious choices. That a part of that person is poisonous and ruinous.
Anora still is not sure which was the reality of her life before the Reichenbach Fall.
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You're Not An Animal by gullbones
Fandoms: The Terror (TV 2018), The Terror - Dan Simmons
26 Feb 2021
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Henry Collins is a werewolf, and he has transformed against his will. Harry finds him, hiding below the decks, and is not frightened of him.
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- Part 1 of The Terror Monster Mash
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07 Jun 2026
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The Heart is a Museum by Ponderosa5 for ada frogg (anomieow)
Fandoms: The Terror (TV 2018), The Terror - Dan Simmons
09 Dec 2024
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On his way home from a holiday, James gets bumped off a standby flight and decides to pass the time by visiting a local museum. Nothing about this goes the way he expects.
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06 Jun 2026
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On his way home from a holiday, James gets bumped off a standby flight and decides to pass the time by visiting a local museum. Nothing about this goes the way he expects.
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"Tell your friend Commander Fitzjames to come with us to the countryside," said Sophia.
Francis blinked at her, turning away from the steaming pot. "He'll say no, of course. The man's avoiding me, as you well know."
"He'll say yes to this."
"And how do you know that?"
"Because you'll insist," said Sophia.
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06 Jun 2026
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"Tell your friend Commander Fitzjames to come with us to the countryside," said Sophia.
Francis blinked at her, turning away from the steaming pot. "He'll say no, of course. The man's avoiding me, as you well know."
"He'll say yes to this."
"And how do you know that?"
"Because you'll insist," said Sophia.
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“Help me get him to a boat,” says Fitzjames, looking up at them and jamming his hands under Crozier’s arms as Jopson moves to take some of his weight. Crozier lurches forward away from them, scattering rocks under his boots.
“It’s nothing.”
“Francis, you’ve-”
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06 Jun 2026
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“Help me get him to a boat,” says Fitzjames, looking up at them and jamming his hands under Crozier’s arms as Jopson moves to take some of his weight. Crozier lurches forward away from them, scattering rocks under his boots.
“It’s nothing.”
“Francis, you’ve-”
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Before the rescue, and before James’s body had begun to break down in earnest, he’d started to find the nighttime cold on the shale unbearable. He’d shiver for hours before passing out from exhaustion—excruciating, when every movement caused him a spark of pain. One night the cold was particularly sharp—the flaps of their tent snapped loud as thunderclaps in the unforgiving wind—and he’d been shocked to feel his cot dip behind him, Francis’s solid form pressing up against his back.
“Francis,” he’d said, heart pounding, “what are you doing?”
“Whisht,” Francis had hissed. “Can’t sleep for the chattering of your teeth. Now rest.”
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06 Jun 2026
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Before the rescue, and before James’s body had begun to break down in earnest, he’d started to find the nighttime cold on the shale unbearable. He’d shiver for hours before passing out from exhaustion—excruciating, when every movement caused him a spark of pain. One night the cold was particularly sharp—the flaps of their tent snapped loud as thunderclaps in the unforgiving wind—and he’d been shocked to feel his cot dip behind him, Francis’s solid form pressing up against his back.
“Francis,” he’d said, heart pounding, “what are you doing?”
“Whisht,” Francis had hissed. “Can’t sleep for the chattering of your teeth. Now rest.”