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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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.
Bookmarked by shallowlives
03 Jun 2026
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The book drops. Armand doesn’t want to read it. But then it shows up on his doorstep, so he does.
From two time Pulitzer-awarded journalist Daniel Molloy’s Interview with the Vampire, excerpted:
I think I understand Louis, by this point, very well. The things I understand about Armand are far fewer. One: he is a liar. Two: he’s still a whore, though he doesn’t seem to know it. Three: he is very, very used to getting what he wants.
And four: if Louis hadn’t twice forbidden it, I think he would have happily killed me where I stood.
Bookmarked by shallowlives
03 Jun 2026
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The Culmination of Four Decades of Medical Advancement by machinewithoutfeelings
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
30 May 2026
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“Baby, it should have been you. I should have gotten you pregnant.”
In 1985, Alice tells Daniel she is pregnant and he goes crawling back to Armand for comfort.
In 2022, Armand (with the help of Dr. Bhansali) surprises his unsuspecting fledgling with a miracle of science.
Bookmarked by shallowlives
01 Jun 2026
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“You think this can only end one way. You’re wrong.”
“The fuck does that mean?” Daniel tried to roll off the bed, but Armand caught his legs. “You’re gonna turn me whether you like it or not. As if you’d let me die. As if I’d let that happen. Fuck off. Let me go, you’re being weird.”
“I will.” Armand ran a hand down Daniel’s chest. “Rest, beloved. All will be well when you wake.”
(Or, my take on dm's memory wipe, turning, and reunion!)
Bookmarked by shallowlives
01 Jun 2026
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It's a human perspective of time by hummingbeeoOo
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
26 Apr 2026
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"Happy birthday!" Daniel croons, his grin hooking his mouth wide, eyes bright and glowing with pleasure between dark eyelashes.
He holds out a small packet, haphazardly wrapped in colourful paper; a hint of pink dusts his cheeks, his heartbeat quickened with excitement and nerves; he smells sweet with it.
Slowly, Armand takes the packet from him; it's light, and when he turns it over in his hands, it emits a quiet, gentle rattle.
"Okay, birthday tutorial: at this point, we usually say 'thank you'."
Or: Daniel Molloy and the many birthdays of the vampire Armand, across decades.
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21 May 2026