almandines
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Thancred sometimes fancied himself a man of many secrets, if only because an air of mystery went far when it came to drawing the unguarded attention of many a fair maiden, and he thought himself equally adept when it came to insight. It took a liar to know one, after all, and he knew them well. But the Exarch's secrecy felt different somehow, and it left a bitter taste on his tongue.
alone in a new world, thancred's only guidance comes from a regrettable source: the crystal exarch
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At the top of the ramp, memories waited like knives in the dark. A better survivalist would have avoided them. He would have avoided them, were things the same as they were a year ago.
But he had no other reminders now, so the knives would have to do.
a long-building grief
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It had been one night—only one night of poor foresight a decade ago, yet here he was, lost in her labyrinth, tangled in thorns all over again, still navigating the consequences without a compass.
And he hadn't the strength to pull himself away.
the past does not stay buried
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- Part 3 of Revenant
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Three years he had prepared for this. Three years to steel his heart and paste a mask of iron upon his face. Three long years, still so few they paled beside a century of meticulous planning.
His own desperate heart should be silent. So he willed it; so it roiled regardless.
an ending, and an unexpected beginning
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She knew it was a terrible burden to place on him, but they both knew it was a burden that could not be placed anywhere else.
Honesty did not bring her the clarity she sought, but at least it meant that on nights like these she had a place. Sometimes it felt like she spent her nights in Thancred's bed more than her own, while he sat vigil as she drifted back to sleep.
misery loves company
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- Part 2 of Revenant
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we move forward. together.
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Sid/Anora canon, maybe I'll put a real description here eventually
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Estinien's brain isn’t capable of stuttering anything more than “please,” over and over again while his lungs heave for air, begging Halone to grant him solace, just this once. You aren’t supposed to lose everything when you’re only twelve.
This time, he gets there a few minutes earlier.
This time, Halone answers his prayer.
(or: in a softer, kinder world, Hamignant survives Ferndale. canon divergent AU)
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27 Nov 2025
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After a long evening in the Pillars, the Warrior of Light and her companion find an abandoned cathedral. Sidurgu finds better uses for Wren's sharpest parts.
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13 Oct 2025
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A historical romance AU. The daughter of Duchess Sagahl finds herself tired of the marriage market, so she removes herself by claiming to hold a torch for a certain General just off to war.
It all goes mostly to plan until General Estinien Varlineau returns, straight to her doorstep.
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18 Sep 2025
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Erenville finds himself sharing a cabin in Tuliyollal with the Warrior of Light (sic), and realizes he doesn't know anything about her.
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18 Jul 2024
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“At least.” Eydis murmurs, “At least you have a cause. I have none, beyond my own death. This whole farce is utterly selfish.”
“I’m starting to think mine own might be as well.”
Ysayle rolls over on her side and props her head up on her hand, studying Eydis in the low light that’s starting to seep through the tent walls. The colors have not yet been returned to the world and the monochrome makes nothing feel real as Eydis opens her mouth and bleeds from it.
The Warrior of Light's Echo allows her to see the death of an individual before it comes to pass. She wishes Ysayle Dangoulain was the exception.