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February 2026: Obviously

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:53:23 GMT

Title: Obviously

Author: marcicat

Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV); Game Changers (Rachel Reid)

Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Harris Drover

Tags: AU, Animal Transformation, Crack, Not to be taken seriously

Summary: Winning the Stanley Cup gives people the power of animal transformation. Obviously.

Author's Note: Metaphorically, this is the fic version of the xkcd Average Familiarity comic ("Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field"). Operationally, it's an excuse to let Ilya Rozanov be an actual puppy.

( Obviously )

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January 2026: Morning Calls

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:46:56 GMT

Title: Morning Calls

Author: marcicat

Fandom: Guardian (TV)

Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Da Qing, Shen Wei, Ye Zun, Zhao Xinci

Tags: AU, Found Family, Cat Tribe Best Tribe, time travel speedrun, there was only one apartment, Ghost Cat

Summary: The morning after the night before. (A follow-up fic to Night Letters.)

Author's note: For Be a Goldfish Week 3! Approximately 72 words of this were written back in 2020 as part of 'Night Letters.' And now that's one more draft released to the wild!

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( Morning Calls )

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: February 2020: Night Letters

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:43:59 GMT

Title: Night Letters

Author: marcicat

Fandom: Guardian (TV)

Characters: Zhao Yunlan, Da Qing, Shen Wei, Ye Zun

Tags: AU, Found Family, Cat Tribe Best Tribe, time travel speedrun, there was only one apartment, Ghost Cat

Summary: Da Qing finally remembered to give Zhao Yunlan his mail, and now they need a bigger apartment.

Authors note: I started this in January of 2020, and then 2020 happened. I've fished it out of my gdocs folders entirely for the purpose of writing a short follow-up fic for be a goldfish.

( Night Letters )

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November 2025: Sanctuary Code

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:28:01 GMT

Title: Sanctuary Code

Author: marcicat

Fandom: Murderbot (TV), The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)

Characters: SecUnit | Murderbot, ART | Perihelion, Pin-Lee, Arada, Ratthi, Palisade Combat SecUnit, Gurathin, Iris, Dr. Mensah, Lutran

Tags: AU, Found Family, IN SPACE, mutual administrative assistance-ship, avoiding talking about feelings, or anything else, SecUnit to the rescue

Summary: A series of awkward conversations.

Authors note: This started as an AU look at one way 'Exit Strategy' might go in a Murderbot (TV) universe, then gradually went off the rails, as stories sometimes do.

( Sanctuary Code )

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September 2025: A SecUnit's Guide to Academic Conferences

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:36:13 GMT

Title: A SecUnit's Guide to Academic Conferences
Author: marcicat

Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)
Rating: T

Characters: SecUnit | Murderbot, ART | Perihelion, Amena Mensah, Ayda Mensah, Iris, Tarik, Three, Gurathin
Tags: Post-System Collapse, Team as Family, Academic Conferences, Enrichment

Summary: One spaceship, two constructs, three humans, and two augmented humans attend an academic conference. What could possibly go wrong?

Author's Note: My writing for the no_true_pair September 2025 Eight-Character Challenge

( A SecUnit's Guide to Academic Conference )

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November 2024: Waiting for a sign

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:26:43 GMT

Title: Waiting for a sign
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Characters: Beckett Mariner, Bradward Boimler, D’Vana Tendi, Samanthan Rutherford, T’Lyn, D’Erika Tendi, T’Pring, Spock, Christine Chapel, James Kirk, Christopher Pike

Tags: AU, Time Travel, Alternate Dimensions, Space Monsters, Team as Family, Found Family, Family

Summary: In an alternate universe where Orion was a core member of Starfleet from the beginning, the Lower Decks crew encounters space monsters, time travelers, and a weird rock. So, basically a normal Thursday.

Author’s note: Title is from the song ‘Sounds of Earth’ by Jim Moray. There’s also a quote about soulmates that was adapted ever-so-slightly from a poem by Victoria Erickson.

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( Waiting for a sign )

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:05:17 GMT

Title: All their hopes depending
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Rating: G

Summary: A simple shore leave arboretum visit gone awry. (aka Boimler and the Cerritos crew accidentally acquire a baby)

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth’ by Jim Moray

Battleship tags: Ambiguous/Open Ending, Begging, Best Friends, Character(s) as Cats, Comfort Food, Doctor, Estranged Characters, Family, Female Character of Color, Found Family, Friendship Gestures, Happy Ending, Hospitals, Midnight Rendezvous, Nail Polish, Parent-Child Relationship, Reunions, Running Away, Second Chances, Secrets, Sibling Relationship, Trust

on AO3

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:02:49 GMT

Title: A kind of spirit music
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Rating: G

Summary: The good news is that the cave probably isn't haunted.

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth’ by Jim Moray

Battleship Tags: Beach, Broken Limb, Bruises, Caretaking, Cultural Exchange, Female Character of Color, Fish, Found Family, Friendship Gestures, Ghosts, Ice, Late Night Conversations, Parent-Child Relationships, Party Games, Trapped Together, Trust, Winter, Wound Tending

on AO3

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:00:42 GMT

Title: Whoever finds it first
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Red, White, & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Rating: G

Summary: AU. Alex is a spaceship pilot; Henry is a reclusive artist. Somehow they still managed a disastrous first meeting. Their second meeting went a lot better, except for how one of them was a cat.

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth,’ by Jim Moray

Battleship tags: Accidental Courtship, Alternate Universe, Best Friends, Character(s) as Cats, Class Difference, Crack Treated Seriously, Cultural Differences, Crushes, Fluff, Found Family, Happy Ending, Magic, Moving in Together, Pets, Running Away, Sibling Relationship, Sleeping Together

on AO3

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:58:10 GMT

Title: Mixtape of humanity
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Stranger Things
Rating: G

Summary: El throws a hail mary and sends the entire town of Hawkins back in time to 1984, and they make the most of their second chance. Thirty years later, they're living their best lives in California, because why not?

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth,’ by Jim Moray.

Battleship tags: Alternate Universe, Family, Fluff, Found Family, Fresh Starts, Happy Ending, Laughter, Roommates, Sequel or Prequel, Survival, Temporary Character Death, Wine

on AO3

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:54:56 GMT

Title: All the time I thought of you
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Rating: G

Summary: Three times Chris was confused, and one time he knew exactly what to do.

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth’ by Jim Moray.

Battleship Exchange tags: 3+1 Things, Biting, Bruises, Comedy, Marriage, Oblivious Character, Rain, Rituals, Soulmate Enforcing Goose, Soulmates, Symbolism, Towers

on AO3

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July 2024: Battleship Exchange

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:50:35 GMT

Title: Travel like a slingshot
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks
Rating: G

Summary: The shuttle is definitely not salvageable, and they definitely don't have amnesia.

Author's Notes: For xinger88. Title from ‘Sounds of Earth’ by Jim Moray.

Battleship tags: Exploration, Female Character of Color, Hand Holding, Raccoons, Vehicle Accident, Towers, Trust, Volcanoes, Vulnerability

on AO3

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November 2023 NaNoWriMo: Hope in our hearts, reflected in the stars

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:23:09 GMT

Title: Hope in our hearts, reflected in the stars
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Star Trek
Rating: T

Summary: In an alternate universe, the circumstances might be different, but the same people tend to find each other. (aka: An AU Kirk and Spock encounter a variety of spatial anomalies, meet up with new friends and current family, and have a wedding. Also featuring: pirates, dragons, a time loop, truth pollen, and far too many caves.)

Characters: Spock, James Kirk, La’an Noonien Singh, T'Pring, Stonn, Christine Chapel, Sybok, Michael Burnham, Christopher Pike, Erika Ortegas, Nyota Uhura

Tags: AU, family, found family, marriage, dragons, cats, genetic modification, unexpected temporary de-aging, time loop, asteroids, storytelling, communication

( Hope in our hearts, reflected in the stars )

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November 2022: Look me in the eyes

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:35:32 GMT

Title: Look me in the eyes
Author: marcicat

Rating: T
Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Summary: Summary: AU. What if Christine and T’Pring had started talking after the katra-swap episode?

( Look me in the eyes )

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November 2021: Plant you a garden, grow you a future

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:52:43 GMT

Title: Plant you a garden, grow you a future
Author: marcicat

Rating: T
Fandom: Douluo Continent

Summary: Post Season 1, the entire Shi Lan Ke family sets out to create a better world through the power of teamwork, kindness, and time travel. Mostly time travel.

( Plant you a garden, grow you a future )

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April 2021: The Most Important Thing

Sun, 02 May 2021 13:06:16 GMT

Title: The Most Important Thing
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Douluo Continent (TV, 2021)
Rating: T

Summary: A snippet for each episode; somewhat AU from somewhere around episode 12.

( The Most Important Thing )

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November 2020: Rise in Perfect Light

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 01:16:46 GMT

Title: Rise in Perfect Light
Author: marcicat

Summary: No matter where or when, no matter the circumstances, it’s always possible to share love, to build a family, and to shine a light.

Actual Summary: AU - canon divergence from Shen Xi's death in the drama. She and Zhao Yunlan travel 10,000 (or so) years into the past instead, and meet young Shen Wei and Ye Zun, and things progress from there.

( Rise in Perfect Light )

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December 2019: For I have loved the stars too fondly

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:49:25 GMT

Title: For I have loved the stars too fondly
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: T

Summary: Planning an anniversary requires careful forethought and a dash of luck. Or possibly just very helpful friends.

Dedication: to starandrea -- may all your seasons be full of love and light!

( For I have loved the stars too fondly )

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December 2019: starting from zero, got nothing to lose

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:41:41 GMT

Title: starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Power Rangers in Space
Rating: T

Summary: Missing scene from ‘Countdown to Destruction,’ during the team’s time on KO-35. As they learn more about the effects of Zordon’s final gift, Karone and Cassie make new plans to find old friends.

Note: Title from ‘Fast Car,’ by Tracy Chapman. Because everyone should get the chance to write a Power Rangers fic with a song lyric title at some point in their lives, and Ecliptor deserved better.

Dedication: To Star, because sisters. <3

( starting from zero, got nothing to lose )

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November 2019: Between the stars, a light still shines

Sat, 30 Nov 2019 19:13:32 GMT

Title: Between the stars, a light still shines
Author: marcicat

Summary: AU - What if Shen Wei and Ye Zun had been trapped in the pillar together?

Author’s Note: All credit for the koi and alligator (and so much else!) goes to starandrea, who introduced me to nanowrimo, and then, many years and stories later, to Guardian. Star, you encouraged and inspired me from New Hampshire to Florida and back again, and without you this story would most certainly not exist. Thank you!

( Between the stars, a light still shines )

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October 2019: All your stories are wishes

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:42:43 GMT

Title: All your stories are wishes
Author: marcicat

Rating: T
Fandom: Guardian (TV)

Summary: A Harvest Festival game turns into a ghostly encounter, and a certain lantern makes an appearance.

Notes: Sequel to ‘All your stars are stories.’ Written for the Brush & Lantern’s October 2019 Challenge, Full Moons, Hauntings, Harvests.

( All your stories are wishes )

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September 2019: All your stars are stories

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:11:37 GMT

Title: All your stars are stories
Author: marcicat

Rating: T
Fandom: Guardian (TV)

Summary: The unofficial team meets up for family dinner, followed by an unexpected camping trip.

Notes: Sequel to ‘All your worries are stars.’ Written for the September 2019 Brush & Lantern Challenge: ‘Caves, Courts, Cottages.’

( All your stars are stories )

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August 2019: All your worries are stars

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:50:30 GMT

Title: All your worries are stars
Author: marcicat

Rating: T
Fandom: Guardian (TV)

Summary: AU -- Zhao Yunlan is a government employee assigned to a remote ‘research station.’ Shen Wei and Ye Zun are alien ambassadors who spend as little time as possible at their official residence. Together, they help kids meet a spaceship!

Notes: Written for the Brush & Lantern’s August 2019 Challenge, “aliens, demons, superpowers.” Inspired by the idea of an “Escape to Witch Mountain’ AU.

( All your worries are stars )

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August 2019: Share My Horizon

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:36:05 GMT

Title: Share my horizon
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: T

Summary: AU -- with a few tweaks to the timeline, Shen Wei could have been a vigilante instead of a professor.

( Share My Horizon )

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July 2019: The Arrangement

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 21:46:35 GMT

Title: The Arrangement
Author: marcicat

Fandom: Guardian (TV)
Rating: G

Summary: Heist!AU.

Notes: Written for the Brush & Lantern July challenge “Arrangements, Betrothals, Matchmakers.”

( The Arrangement )

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