"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

I was never afraid of dying. I lived my life to the fullest and expected it to be cut short, all because of my dangerous profession. I expected to die young. I expected hell. What I did not expect was for this shit to happen. OC-insert.

Inspired by Silver Queen's "Dreaming of Sunshine." Ripples turn into waves and crash upon the shores of what is and what could be, and I was just someone else who got pulled under. I didn't realize that even a drowning person makes waves of their own. A SI OC story.

I apologize to say that this story is discontinued. However, the good news is that I'm rewriting into a better, improve, and a new version of the story. To those who have followed and favorites, thank you so much, despite all the mistakes I've made in this story. I'm going to leave this story alone to those who want to compare or just passing by. [New Version]: Team Saku-Shika-Cho.

Audrey Potter hates the technicalities that constantly drag her into trouble with her twin brother, Harry. But when she finally starts to prove herself by crawling from behind her brother's overbearing shadow during the Triwizard tournament, she begins realizing that it may have been better to just stay hidden...slow-burn Draco/OC. Swearing. Spoilers in Reviews!

When Oswald Cobblepot finds himself cast off with nowhere to go, he seeks refuge with one of Mooney's dancers. Oswald and Josephina's alliance may become the strongest Gotham has ever seen; however her kindness may also come back to haunt her, causing Jo to choose whether she wants to help Gotham or join forces with its key players to take the city for herself.

Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert. No pairings.

Whoever said death is nothing to be afraid of have likely lived a full life. Though, I suppose the same could be said for the reverse. Those who fear death have never truly lived, but I'm getting a little ahead of myself. My name is Kasa, the idiot who doesn't know how to die properly. And let me tell you, dying hurts. OC Self-insert COMPLETE

Natalie K., a former government agent, returns to her hometown of Gotham City to spy on its underworld. While trying to break into the criminal world, she meets the somewhat pathetic Oswald Cobblepot, who's looking to do the same. Sharing these goals, the two team up, but will their partnership turn into something more?

(Sequel to 'A Darkness Like Mine') Ed Nygma and Sylvia Cobblepot become Oswald's consultants for running Gotham as its Mayor as well as its Kingpin. As Sylvia and Oswald get ready for their newborn daughter's arrival, Sylvia has to adapt to her pregnancy lifestyle, while also finding a way to still be Oswald's ultimate weapon.

It was one big elaborate plan. A plan of deception, betrayal, and death. I never trusted anybody because they are never who they say they are. They know more than what you think they do. Everybody has their own agenda; everybody has their own way to survive. But this was not a part of the plan . . . I wasn't supposed to fall in love.

This time, she would make sure things went well. She had sacrificed too much to just give up. With Naruto at her side, she could do anything...But once more, she attracted the attention of a man, and he just wouldn't leave her alone...And then time unravels around her...Sequel to The Blind and the Unseeing

It's been two years since Shikamaru Nara's wife Temari died. Since then his life has been a delicate juggling act as he struggles to manage the tough task of being the advisor to the Hokage, a renowned Jonin, and a single father. He believed that he would never love again, but will his son's attachment to a kind-hearted teacher be the change of all that?

...and very surely I do not dream"- Poe. Uchiha Itachi died. Then he woke up chained in a cell, in a Sound stronghold. Having fought his way free, he encounters some people he knew were dead, and some who when previously met have tried to kill him on sight, but now show concern. Is this an elaborate genjutsu? Or something else?

(Sequel to Exchange of Power). Sylvia Cobblepot never wanted to be Queen of the Underworld...until that's all she has left. Sylvia's brother, Jim Gordon, is framed for a crime she committed, and Oswald's 'rehabilitation' in Arkham Asylum creates tension in their marriage. Restoration of Gotham's monarchy will come! Rated M for sexual content, coarse language, graphic gore, and etc.

Like every sister, I love my brother no matter what. Even when he's an idiot. Even when he's in the spotlight and I'm forever waiting in the wings. That's life as Lorena Potter. Can't complain, really. At least I don't have a psychopath out for my head. OC-centric DracoXOC

Read To Be A Slytherin. Severus Snape was something to everyone. A spy, a teacher, a Death Eater, a bastard. But to a blind Muggle, he was just a sourpuss with a great voice. Amity Raincrow is determined to make Severus Snape like her, for Lorena Potter's sake if not her own.

(Sequel to 'He Calls Me Pigeon') Sylvia and the Penguin get married in this third installment. Sylvia struggles to keep her family together while she and Oswald hope to receive Jim's blessing. Soon, Jim and Oswald will realize just what the other is willing to do for the ones they love. Rated M for violence, language, smut-the usual. Thank you for all the reviews, my lovelies!

Ruby Sinclair. Oswald Cobblepot. A maid with a hidden past. A criminal with a thirst for power. At first glance, they couldn't be any more different. But a powerful friendship is born between them. And it will shake Gotham to the core. Begins after Oswald's Arkham 'rehabilitation' and ends during the events of 'The Primal Riddle' (Season 3, Episode 17). OswaldxOC / Nygmobblepot.

What happens when a SI gets reborn in the world of Naruto and is willing to lie, cheat and steal his way to power? Magical Vivisectionist Pretty Oro-tan, eat your heart out - this is how you bootstrap your way to godhood. No re-treading the same old missions here.

Bloodshed and tears, death and destruction, withered hopes and dreams. Some people will scream if they saw it all. Itachi endured it. And this girl? Well, she has never seen any of it and never will. He promises. ItaOC.

Maria's life had never gone according to plan, twisting like a roller coaster, its more of a circus ride. When she stumbles upon a mysterious man her life takes another dangerous turn. Can she help him? And could he help her? My mouth fell open and a quick, "Hey there." whimpered out. I accompanied the odd greeting with a forced smile and a meek wave. ItachixOC AU

(Sequel to Penguin's Weakness). Sylvia Gordon survived a gunshot to the neck and that's not the worst traumatic experience she will live to endure. Oswald and Sylvia's relationship grows stronger, and Jim starts dating Lee Thompkins. Rated M for content.

30 y/o Sylvia Diana Gordon is Det. James Gordon's little sister, and has been in and out of jail since she was 15 y/o. When Jim finds out that she and Oswald are together, Sylvia tries to find the line between appearing to be the innocent little sister Jim wants while also becoming Oswald's confidante. Penguin/OC. (AU where Oswald has a SO). (Prequel to 'He Calls Me Pigeon')

The war didn't end when Harry and Voldemort fell. Hermione refuses to feel helpless any longer, and goes back in time to remove the scar that an unloved Tom Riddle left on the wizarding world. Tangled in the pureblood sphere, will Hermione just become another cog in Tom Riddle's plans? Final pairing is a secret! But not a Tomione. Lestrange OC. Parent!Hermione Child!Tom. COMPLETE!

A collection of random moments from the life of Lorena Potter from To Be a Slytherin. I recommend you read that one first or you'll be very lost.

Cora just wanted to be left alone, but The Island had other ideas. What's worse than being surrounded by fictional strangers who swear they know you? Being asked to fill the shoes of an island deity, for starters. Life as an introverted Catholic is difficult, but love is even more so, especially when you're being romantically pursued by the enigma that is Benjamin Linus. AU

Before there was Team 7... there was Team Ro. Nothing more than an overrated asylum prep program. Vignettes of Team Ro during Kakashi's ANBU days. Kakashi-centric. T for BLOOD and DARK THEMES.

Aspiring to be a great Ninja like his elder brother Shisui, Ryouta Uchiha embarks on a painful journey of discovery and to hone his skills in order to fight the darkness that plagues his clan and the world.

There's something wrong with the Uchiha Massacre. I should have been dead, yet I'm alive, scarred and dreaming in black and red. Sasuke-Chan should have been dead yet he's alive. Itachi-Sama is guilty. I thought he wanted peace like Shisui-Nii. There's something wrong with all this, and someone will have to tell me the truth. My name is Uchiha Yanagi, I'm the last Uchiha girl.

I'm not sure how I came to be here, but I feel like this has to be the worst situation for me to be put in. Why not the Uchiha? Why not the Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, or any other big group? Hell, even living as Naruto's sister would be great, but this... When she shows me that smile, I feel like I have a reason to fight. SI (self-insert) fic.

Loki has every intention of watching Asgard burn. He will be free when Odin sees he has "let love into his heart." So? He'll just use someone until he is free. But what happens when the small slave girl starts to melt his icy heart? What if he just needs someone to be there for him, to tell him he's not a monster? And what if she just needs someone to show her kindness for once?

They called her lazy, apathetic, and amoral. They also said she was, by turns, too smart and too dumb. She liked to think she was funny. None of them were wrong. OC/Self Insert

This story follows the life of Itachi from beginning to end. What if he made a different decision that fateful night? See how his story would unfold. This story may take a while to unfold but please be patient.

Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts to help rebuild the shattered castle the summer after the war. She and the other summer resident - and eventually their friends - have to come to terms with how the war broke more than just the walls of the building. Follows multiple Hogwarts students through '8th year' and one additional year of early adulthood. COMPLETE.

Her mistakes have brought her here. Where war will break out between Akatsuki and the world. Where love is a secret privilege, friends be enemies, and enemies be lovers. Where the politics of the past have doomed and damaged the generations of the future. But they may fix those mistakes yet. / Shippuuden, ItachixOC.

Title says all...

"Even now, I feel the electrical pull that every touch creates with her. And I know it's unique to her, something I'll never feel with anyone else. I pull away, knowing if I stay any longer I'll never have the strength to do this." Full-length alternate 3rd book with a completely original plot and a very satisfying ending. Works instead of "Allegiant" or after it.

When two jutsu clash, Sakura, injured badly, is sent careening through time to the past. Blind, she has to survive alone in the form of a child. Until she helps a man. And then her peace is destroyed and he won't leave her alone.Rated M just in case.

Take one dead, thirty year old career soldier, stick in the body of a child during the Second Great Shinobi War. Add a mini-Namikaze Minato, ninjas, chakra, tailed beasts, and shake well. Is it any wonder she thought she was insane? Second/Third Great Ninja War era SI AU.

"Let me get this straight, you're trying to blackmail an Uchiha?" "umm... Well yeah. Basically." "You're dumber than you look." "Who's the one getting blackmailed?"ItachixOC

Tom Riddle/OC. She accidentally stumbles upon a Time-Turner and sends herself seventy years into the past. But will she come back completely unchanged?

More than a year has passed when Prue finally gets a chance of a new life. But then she finds out, that she has to share it with someone she can't stand Cole.