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"Biology" - Chapter 13

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 13/14

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 13: Something Special

Vash anxiously waits, and worries, for Meryl to return to Ship 3. Not long after her departure, though, he and Luida are reminded just why she is called "Iron Lady Meryl".

Words: 5,065 Chapter warnings: discussion of famine

>> Read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 on Friday, May 31, 2024

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Now available to read free on AO3 and Patreon!

"Biology" | Chapter 12

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 12/13

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 12: Parting

Just as Vash and Meryl begin to adjust to couplehood, another major attack sends Meryl on a trip to May. They've been apart plenty before, but this time it feels very different.

Words: 4,248 Chapter warnings: Mild gore

>> Read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 on Friday, April 12, 2024

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Now available to read free on AO3 and Patreon!

"Biology" | Chapter 11

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 11/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 11: Together

They settle into each other slowly, bit by bit, and each step of the way it feels as natural as breathing.

Words: 5,069 / Chapter warnings: none

>> Members read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 and Patreon Friday April 5, 2024

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Now available to read free on AO3 and Patreon!

"Biology" - Chapter 10

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 10/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 10: Enough

The world doesn't stand still just because two people are in love.

Words: 3,417 / Chapter warnings: none

>> Members read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 and Patreon Friday, March 29, 2024

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"Biology" | Chapter 12

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 12/13

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 12: Parting

Just as Vash and Meryl begin to adjust to couplehood, another major attack sends Meryl on a trip to May. They've been apart plenty before, but this time it feels very different.

Words: 4,248 Chapter warnings: Mild gore

>> Read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 on Friday, April 12, 2024

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Biology chapter 12 coming late Saturday! The spring winds are back and so are my sinus migraines, so progress on the final edit was slow this week. But the chapter is coming, I promise!

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Now available to read free on AO3 and Patreon!

"Biology" - Chapter 9

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 9/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 9: Talk to Me

The time finally comes to talk about what happened on Ship 13.

Words: 4,406 Chapter warnings: none

>> Read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 on Saturday, March 23, 2024

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"Biology" | Chapter 11

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 11/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 11: Together

They settle into each other slowly, bit by bit, and each step of the way it feels as natural as breathing.

Words: 5,069 / Chapter warnings: none

>> Members read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 and Patreon Friday April 5, 2024

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Spring 2024 Publication Schedule

The spring publication schedule is now live on Patreon!

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"Biology" - Chapter 10

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 10/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 10: Enough

The world doesn't stand still just because two people are in love.

Words: 3,417 / Chapter warnings: none

>> Members read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 and Patreon Friday, March 29, 2024

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"Biology" - Chapter 9

Vash/Meryl | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 9/?

Things were tight on Ship 3, the refugee crisis taking a toll on available supplies across the planet. But Vash’s solar array held the promise of turning the tide in the fight against Knives, and with the recent discovery of long-missing ship 13 buried in the desert, they had the chance to potentially triple their resources overnight. But things never go as planned with Vash around; one mishap leads to another leads to another, and Vash and Meryl are forced to confront the feelings the Knives crisis caused them both to bury.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, alien biology, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 9: Talk to Me

The time finally comes to talk about what happened on Ship 13.

Words: 4,406 Chapter warnings: none

>> Read now on Patreon

>> Read free on AO3 on Saturday, March 23, 2024

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Spicy Chestnut Podfics now available!

Exciting news: I made podfics!

I've been wanting to do this for a good five years now, and the stars have finally aligned! I've recorded a handful to start. They're available on both my YouTube page and my Patreon page. I will be working through many of my fics and recording them slowly over time, starting with oneshots before attempting to tackle longshots and multi-chapter stories.

As I complete podfics they will be added to my Patreon page first for early access patrons (and also available for download to patrons at the highest tier!). Patrons at all tiers will also have input on which fics get recorded next. After early access is over, they will then be made available on YouTube publicly for all to listen.

I have a few up and available right now. Give 'em a listen!

LISTEN ON PATREON or, LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

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"It Came From Tumblr" | LoZ Short & Flash Fic Collection

Link/Zelda | Rating: G-T | Collection, ongoing

A collection of short fanart-inspired oneshots, prompts, and other requests (previously posted only on Tumblr). Mostly cute and fluffy with a dash of silliness and romance.

>> Read now on AO3

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Now available to read on AO3!

"The Field of Lost Dreams" - Chapter 4

Law/Nami | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 4/?

Every experience opens the door to a new opportunity--and closes the door to an alternate possibility; as when Nami met Luffy and joined what would become one of the most notorious pirate crews of the Worst Generation--and left her lifelong home of Cocoyasi behind her.

But life as a pirate moves fast, and it becomes all too easy to forget about those closed doors and their hidden possibilities. Two islands after Wano, the Strawhats and Heart pirates find each other in the same quiet port town; but when Luffy runs off, several members of both crews find  themselves forced to confront the doors their lives had closed, and the dreams long forgotten behind them.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, reference to canonical character deaths, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 4: Amissa Somnia

Law goes to the bookstore and gets more than he bargained for in the process.

Words: 5,660 Chapter warnings: none

>> Read now on Patreon >> Read free on AO3 on February 1, 2024

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UPDATE: "Ouroboros" - Chapter 8

Eventual Sakura/Kakashi | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 8/?

Three years have passed since the fourth war. Konoha has transformed, and team seven along with it. Kakashi has settled into his role as the sixth Hokage, Sakura runs the first ever Children’s Mental Health clinic with Ino, Naruto has taken on a genin team and is engaged to be married, and Sasuke… Well. Sasuke is far away from the village. At the end of their first turbulent year together Sakura asks Sasuke for a break and he readily agrees, departing Konoha that same night. But when he returns an old enemy returns with him, and Sakura is thrown into a situation she couldn’t be more ill-prepared for: trapped fourteen years in Konoha’s past, with no idea how to return home.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, canonical character deaths, violence, mild gore, harsh language, eventual explicit sexual content

Chapter 8: Tea with Sarutobi

Sakura goes out for tea with the Sandaime, hoping he finally brings news of a plan to get her home. Instead, he flips everything on its head.

Words: 2,575 Chapter warnings: none

>> Read now on AO3!

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Author's note: I have a Patreon now! Given it's been a while since I've updated this fic, I'm posting this chapter directly to AO3; but future chapters will be posted to Patreon first, then cross-posted to AO3 two weeks later. Follow on Patreon for free to see what I'm up to!

https://www.patreon.com/spicychestnut

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"The Field of Lost Dreams" - Chapter 4

Law/Nami | Rating: MA-E | Chapters: 4/?

Every experience opens the door to a new opportunity--and closes the door to an alternate possibility; as when Nami met Luffy and joined what would become one of the most notorious pirate crews of the Worst Generation--and left her lifelong home of Cocoyasi behind her.

But life as a pirate moves fast, and it becomes all too easy to forget about those closed doors and their hidden possibilities. Two islands after Wano, the Strawhats and Heart pirates find each other in the same quiet port town; but when Luffy runs off, several members of both crews find  themselves forced to confront the doors their lives had closed, and the dreams long forgotten behind them.

>> Content warnings: mature adult themes, reference to canonical character deaths, explicit sexual content, harsh language

Chapter 4: Amissa Somnia

Law goes to the bookstore and gets more than he bargained for in the process.

Words: 5,660 Chapter warnings: none

>> Read now on Patreon >> Read free on AO3 on February 1, 2024