15 Works by RandomLifeUnit
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This is a continuation of my other works on this motley crew.
A brief overview--Rune's first language is sign, but she is a hearing character. Her tribe communicated this way when she was growing up. She can speak if she chooses to. Her friends have learned enough sign to understand her.
Sean has a prosthetic arm. At one time he had a prosthetic eye as well, but it malfunctioned and was removed. He has heavy scarring on the left side of his face and a small remnant of the prosthetic remains over the missing eye.
Wes and Anya are dating.
Ransom is slightly older than the rest of the crew, and is designated "team dad."
They are nomadic and currently traveling. The setting is pre-industrial revolution, in a dystopian future where modern developments are sequestered in walled-off cities that only the rich enjoy, and few are even aware of.
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- Part 5 of The Trailhead of Life
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This story continues where "The Ascending Byway" left off.
These characters are on a nomadic wilderness adventure, set in a dystopian alternate future where much of the world is set in pre-indistrial times. Isolated cities have modern advancements, but keep them cloistered within their walls.
Rune is a hearing character whose mother tongue is sign language. Her friends have mostly learned it, and she does occasionally speak aloud.
Sean has PTSD. He had an accident that cost him an arm and an eye; he has a prosthetic arm. He and Rune are a couple.
Wes and Anya are dating.
Daniel is a newer addition to their crew; they met him in the lodge they've all been staying at for the winter.
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- Part 4 of The Trailhead of Life
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- English
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- 7,061
- Chapters:
- 6/?
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- 8
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This story continues on with Ransom, Wes & Anya, Rune & Sean.
Friendships and relationships continue to develop in this "found family" story arc.The five spend the winter in a village nearer to the mountains, where an unexpected meeting throws Rune off her axis. When forced to confront a specter from the past, she loses ground in trusting her friends. Will she let them in on what she's feeling, or resolve to remain silent?
Ransom grows restless over the winter. He comes to a decision as spring draws near, and hopes his friends will be willing to support him in his search for purpose and meaning.
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- Part 3 of The Trailhead of Life
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A short story exploring a relationship between Wes, who is bi, and Sean, who's in the dark about his identity as gray-ace.
Sean has intimacy issues, PTSD, and is an emotionally stunted cinnamon roll. Wes loves everyone and wants to help him work through his difficulties.
Absolutely nothing goes wrong, of course, as you can tell by the tags. 👀 -
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Sean and Rune have been waiting through 88K of a glacial burn. The author got impatient and threw them into their first encounter without much preamble. Surprising no one, this doesn't quite fit the flavor of the rest of the main fic.
To fix this, they are getting their fling in a one shot, though we do hope they get off more than just this once.
(Title inspired by the song, "Worlds On Fire" by Afrojack and R3HAB.)
The art and writing are wholly mine.
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- English
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- 3,922
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
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- 313
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The band of four friends has become five, and they continue their sojourn in the wild.
Their path hits a snag as Sean must suddenly face his demons. As he gets the sense he's unequal to the task, his inner darkness threatens to destroy him.
Wes has been down this dark path before, and he and the others help guide Sean back from the brink.Wes lets a dark secret slip that may threaten his new relationship with Anya.
Ransom longs for a deeper spirituality, and tries to be strong for the others.
Rune has a troubled past, but she has slowly learned to trust again. Fiercely protective of her friends, she still grapples with anger over what happened to her.
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- Part 2 of The Trailhead of Life
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Four friends travel the wilderness, finding support in each other.
Each has a story to tell of what brought them to the open road, and challenges to face as they walk this path.This story explores the mental health struggles of the main character, Sean. Having survived a disfiguring accident, he now deals with PTSD.
Sean initially believes this burden is solely his to bear, but his friends show him otherwise.The four settle in for a time with a village in the forest, where Ransom meets someone who tries to guide him in making meaning of his past and future.
Wes finds himself deeply in love, and it scares the hell out of him.
Rune struggles with anger over her past, and silently carries a torch for someone who isn't ready to return her feelings.Series
- Part 1 of The Trailhead of Life
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Camden works at a plasma relay, which supplies power to two small sister planets that were settled hundreds of years ago by humankind.
He has enhanced senses, which pose some challenges in the day-to-day, but enhanced humans are understood well enough to have accomodations built-in to most reputable workplaces. Their keen senses can be a boon to their employers, so they are valued enough to make sure they can generally be comfortable.
Camden has a distant history of sexual assault, which can sometimes leave him tense or jumpy. It also occasionally poses some challenges in his relationship with his girlfriend, Rhisha. -
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Camden struggles with an incident of sexual assault in his past, but his girlfriend Rhisha helps him find ways to still enjoy being intimate.
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Caleb finds himself in a desperate place as he tries to fix this. He really shouldn't have to do it by himself, but here we are.
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As he gains more support, Sean begins to slowly find his way to healing and facing new challenges.
Note: This story is probably going to remain unfinished. I have moved on to other stories and I just don’t have this one in me anymore. Thank you to all who have travelled this journey along with me. 💙
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- Part 3 of Paralyzed
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A collection of short Whumptober reader insert ficlets, from some of the prompts from 2020.
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This fic took inspiration from multiple Whumptober 2020 prompts.
My OC, Jonathan, goes on a horseback riding getaway for a long weekend with his girlfriend, Angela, and friends Sean and Rebecca. Things go awry, a head injury ensues, and the fun begins. -
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Sean begins to open up a bit about what he endured, finding a little light in the darkness.
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- Part 2 of Paralyzed
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Sean couldn't think. He couldn't try to formulate a plan. He could only stand there and try as hard as he could not to crumple to the ground.
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- Part 1 of Paralyzed