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“This is not a negotiation.” Deirta Thelyss’s voice cracked the air like a thunderclap, sharp enough that even her ever-bustling flock of attendants twitched. “You will agree to this marriage, or I will have you cast from Den Thelyss for dereliction of duty. Is that clear?”
Essek held himself stiffly, his shoulders rising in affront. A dangerous lapse of control, considering the woman standing before him, and one he would berate himself for later in the privacy of his tower, but he couldn’t help it. To be bartered off as—as a diplomatic representative of all things. It was absurd, insulting. Was the prestige his accomplishments brought to the den not enough? The Bright Queen herself had awarded him the title of Shadowhand for the advancements he’d made to the field of dunamancy, advancements that had secured countless victories in the war. Why should he have to upend his entire life to accommodate some human he’d never even met?
Or: A Shadowgast Arranged Marriage AU in Space~
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Mooncakes and Mocha Lattes by cinderstorm, ObsidianButerfly
Fandoms: Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
01 Dec 2019
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Kurogane Suwa is having a bad year. As the proprietor of the Cat's Eye Cafe, an eclectic bakery and coffee shop in the bustling town of Carnelian, all he wants is to operate his business in peace. Oh, and impress Tomoyo, the cute boutique owner from down the street. But faced with mounting debts, slim profit margins, and a rash of mysterious electrical problems, Kurogane is left with a terrible dilemma: rent out half his apartment to help cover costs or allow his cafe to fall into financial ruin.
Enter Fai Fluorite: software engineer, shameless flirt, and living embodiment of everything Kurogane can't stand. Kurogane reluctantly takes Fai on as a tenant, but it isn't long before Fai's false smiles and relentless cheer start to wear on him.
But there are dark forces at work in Carnelian. Rumors of rabid werewolves and power-hungry warlocks abound as the local Supernatural Crimes Division closes in on a killer—a killer with close connections to Fai. But Fai's not the only one with secrets, and if he and the rest of the cafe crew can't stop this darkness from spreading, there's a good chance they'll end up dead before the year is out.
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Stories need not revolve around daring rescues and lost princesses to be worth telling. Some can be captured in the pause between two breaths, while others may be glimpsed as stars in the constellations of greater stories. A few may even revolve around such mundane feats as doing laundry or learning how to operate a cell phone.
Alternatively: a collection of drabbles spanning the entirety of the October Daye series, featuring characters both major and minor in situations ranging from grim to heartwarming to amusing. Three drabbles per chapter. Requests welcome.
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and lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips by Bagheera
Fandoms: The Mighty Nein (Cartoon), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
09 Jun 2026
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Caleb's amulet breaks before he ever meets Nott and he runs to the one part of Exandria where Volstruckers might not follow. Meanwhile, Essek Thelyss is still considering how best to commit treason and heresy.
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14 Mar 2026
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Tywin gave her a stern look. “Watch your tongue.”
“Or what, you’ll cut my head off, like your grandson did to my father?” Arya spat at him, a cub trying to bite with milk teeth.
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21 Aug 2025
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Three weeks into their delightful slog across Westeros, during yet another charming day of shitting in the woods, eating half-raw squirrel, and trudging his feet bloody, the single most dour and uninteresting woman Jaime had ever met in all of Westeros stopped in the middle of a field, drew a deep breath, and said, “When I was seven, my aunt came to visit with her son. My father told me that as the daughter of the house, it was my duty to show hospitality to my guests and to be gracious to them. I wanted to make him proud. So for three weeks, I let my cousin follow me around and talk to me about spiders.”
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Of All the Brothels in All the Warcamps and I Walk into His by Gard3nwitch
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
25 Feb 2025
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After a literal highstorm doesn't kill the damnation bridgeman, Brightlord Matal decides to stuff him away in a brothel instead. Maybe that would finally break the man.
TWOK au where Kaladin is the whore Adolin rescues.
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20 May 2025
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displacement by mllekurtz (TheKnittingJedi) for saturdaysky
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
21 Aug 2021
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After the peace talks, with only silence and loneliness left where the Mighty Nein used to be, Essek thinks he's ruined everything. So why, when he's mysteriously displaced in his own future, does he find only acceptance, comfort and love?
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21 Aug 2021