shallowlives
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Wishing to Be the Friction in Your Jeans (Setting in a Honeymoon) by shallowlives
Fandoms: Bandom, Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is..., Young Veins
20 Apr 2026
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“You know that’s not true.” William takes Gabe’s hand to play with his fingers, twisting the engagement ring. He glances up toward Gabe. “Love doesn’t exist for people like us. The ‘til death do us part’ is a load of bull when you're already dying.”
“Dying people get married all the time.”
“Not people who are trying to die.”
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Weddings are supposed to be a happy ending. Not in the finale to the Decaydance Weightloss Competition, though!
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Living Well Is the Best Revenge by shallowlives
Fandoms: Bandom, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is...
21 Feb 2023
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Gabe was not pleased in the slightest to see his soon-to-be ex-husband standing at the doorstep to an apartment that was supposed to be all his now, a symbolic transition into his new life, and yet, no matter how hard he blinked, William was still standing there, fresh out of the office in his tailored suit and cradling a bottle of chardonnay in his arms.
“When I gave you my address,” Gabe said slowly, “I thought it was obvious that it was for, y’know, dropping off our daughter or legal documents or shit I forgot.”
“I know,” William said, beaming that excellent and expensive dental care kind of smile.
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While seeking a divorce from his CEO ex-husband William Beckett, Gabe mistakenly lets him into his apartment to have sex one last time. When he finds out he's pregnant, Gabe does what any rational person would do: lie that the father of the baby is actually his divorce lawyer, Pete Wentz.
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Who Could Love Me, I Am Out of My Mind by shallowlives
Fandoms: Bandom, Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is..., Young Veins
06 Sep 2022
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"This place is turning me into a fucking sloth!”
Pete and Gabe sit in stunned silence for a few moments, before Pete whispers, “But I like sloths.”
Patrick huffs and slouches. “Oh great, Pete, that really fucking helps.”
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It's been one week since Ryan's disastrous birthday party. Patrick is hospitalized for his ED, and nobody seems to get it-- except for William. Meanwhile, relapse is a tempting fantasy for both Gabe and Ryan... if only their fiances weren't standing in the way.
(Takes place after Sit Back, Relax, Relapse Again)
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Michael finds out he's pregnant, and plans to break the news to his father at family dinner. However, William and Henry also have some news...
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When the Moon Found the Sun, He Looked Like He Was Barely Hanging On by shallowlives
Fandoms: Bandom, Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is...
23 May 2022
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“Look at the way he strides so gracefully.” William’s eyes slide down to Ryan’s envy-inducing thighs. “It’s like every step he takes is perfect, precise. Everything he does has an air of confidence, like it’s calculated, and when he fucks up, he storms away and pretends like he never did anything at all, still expecting you to bend to his every whim and desire.”
Jon shoots William a weird look. “Uh… are you okay?”
“Of course I am.” William’s head snaps away from the stage, but his eyes are a little glassy, still thinking thin thoughts. “Why wouldn’t I be?”
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It's 2006, Truckstops & Statelines Tour. William has just discovered Ryan's ED, and he's a little too eager to let Ryan dig himself deeper. Meanwhile, as Jon attempts to befriend Ryan, something is definitely... off.
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The Decaydance Weightloss Competition Universe by shallowlives
Fandom Bandom, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, Midtown (Band), Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is..., Young Veins
21 Apr 2026
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ED!William and Vampire!Gabe by shallowlives
Fandom Bandom, Cobra Starship, The Academy Is...
02 Dec 2020
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In The Most Unexpected Places, I See Changes by shallowlives
Fandom Bandom, Cobra Starship, The Academy Is...
27 Oct 2020
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He Said, “Why Don’t You Just Drop Dead?” by shallowlives
Fandom A Little Less Sixteen Candles a Little More "Touch Me" - Fall Out Boy (Song), Bandom, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, I Don't Know How But They Found Me (Band), Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is..., Waterparks (Band)
21 Apr 2020
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The Belly of the Beast by bowiebee
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
07 Jun 2026
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Amadeo lay in the dark silence, hand delicately tracing the stone enclosure before drifting to rest on his stomach. The pain was still there, eating away at him from the inside. Idly, his hand started pressing. Pushing down, down, down as if he could physically force the hunger away. His body molded to the bottom of the coffin as he crushed his abdomen.
His breath caught.
Amadeo turned sharply to his side, gagging as he released the pressure on his stomach. Saliva dripped down his face as he heaved. He wrapped his arms lightly around his middle, resting his head against the cold bed.
This didn’t feel like love.
OR: an Armand character study through his relationship with hunger.
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08 Jun 2026
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A Rose by Any Other Name by emarosa
Fandoms: Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Heated Rivalry (TV)
23 Apr 2026
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Cliff had messed up, he knew that much. But, in his defense, what were the odds that he'd sleep with *the* Jane?
As in, Ilya's Montreal Jane?!
Once he worked up the courage to confess to his best friend/captain/adopted little brother, that was it.
Ilya was going to slaughter him.
Cliff just hoped he was dead before he had to explain that it had happened multiple times over the past three months, and that he was fairly certain he was in love with Jane.
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08 Jun 2026
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A turning point. Immediately post-s2.
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07 Jun 2026
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Daniel meets with his maker Armand, whom he still has a tumultuous relationship with after Armand bestowed the dark gift to him. They are trying to figure things out, when Marius slips into Daniel's mind and antagonizes him with memories about how he met Arun/Amadeo all those centuries ago.
Armand’s face shifts when he realizes the extent of what Marius has shared with Daniel. How many detailed, vulnerable moments Marius revealed. The choice for Armand to share them on his own terms gone and taken from him.Bookmarked by shallowlives
05 Jun 2026
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hear the song of my death by theyaremycrocs
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
03 Jun 2026
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Daniel thought he may have just won the award for the worst possible time to lose his passport: immediately post-bomb-drop with the trial script, and alone in the penthouse with a very angry vampire.
Louis had told Armand not to touch him before he left, but would that have any sort of meaning now? The whole Maitre thing was definitely over. There was nothing stopping Armand from coming in here to kill Daniel, because he couldn’t leave. Rest in peace, Daniel Molloy. Died because he provoked an ancient vampire and then couldn’t keep track of his stuff when it actually mattered.
Couldn’t Armand just stay in the hole he’d made in the wall? It would be so much easier for Daniel if he just stayed in the hole in the wall.
“Daniel,” Armand said, very much not in the hole in the wall.
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03 Jun 2026