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The Minotaur in the Palace | Red Rising fanfic

Apollonius knows the Ash Lord betrayed him, sending him on what will probably end up being a suicide mission. But how can one resist the chance to meet face to face with the Reaper of Mars and get his full, undivided attention?

(Set in 747 PCE between Morning Star and Iron Gold, but contains spoilers for events mentioned in Iron Gold.)

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #darrow of lykos #apollonius au valii-rath #iron gold

[hunenka]

Late Night Talks | Red Rising fanfic

On the Archimedes, it is late at night. Cassius and Darrow talk. Or, Cassius tries to talk and Darrow doesn't really listen. It’s… complicated.

(Set in Light Bringer somewhere between Chapter 35: Winds of Duty and Chapter 37: Cacophony.)

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #cassius au bellona #darrow of lykos #darrow au andromedus #light bringer

[hunenka]

It's actually really interesting how often Darrow praises the skills of his enemies, especially in comparison with his own skills. There are so many instances of him thinking his opponent is faster/stronger/better at something than Darrow is. (Usually followed by Darrow besting them anyway, because them being better at one particular thing doesn't help them against the Reaper.)

I don't know where I'm going with this, but it's just something I noticed and sometimes think about. A nice show of Darrow not being at all insecure about his skills and having no trouble giving credit where credit is due, maybe? I love his quiet confidence.

Remember the Dark Age prologue when Darrow randomly praised the enemy pilot who managed shift their ship so it didn't crash in nanoseconds?

After that he proceeded to go and rescue Orion, but it's so Darrow to take the time to like his very random enemies. I love him, you should too.

#darrow of lykos #red rising saga #a protagonist unafraid of seeing his own flaws #self-aware enough to know what he'a good at and in which areas he might be somewhat lacking #instead of thinking himself without fault #or only putting fault on his enemies #yeah that's my jam

[hunenka]

Heyyyyyy Reap 👀 🥵

A little candid shot of the ArchImperator, as a Valentine’s treat 😉

Full uncropped/uncensored version below the cut ♥️

#red rising #darrow of lykos #fanart #he's a beast #i love his expression #not teasing or frivolous #that's not reaper #oh no #reaper means business #focused and serious

[hunenka]

Yeah, honestly I don't understand where people got the "Darrow is too drunk on his own myth" thing. Just because several other characters in the book say it's true (for their own reasons, and coming from their own limited perspectives and understandings of the situation) doesn't make it actually true.

This isn't to say Darrow hasn't made mistakes, of course, but these mistakes certainly did not stem from him being a warmongering monster drunk on his own glory.

The thing about Iron Gold that is distinctly different from te rest of the series, is the amount of shit Darrow gets unjustly.

Don't get me wrong, this is not plot related shit, but shit from the readers. Are we willingly ignoring the fact that a lot of people are villainizing him to feel better about themselves? Even his friends.

Certainly, he makes mistakes, he is intrasigently trying to end the war, which is bound to create a mess. But to go from that to buying everyone's agenda against him - justified or not - is quite far.

The only person who had any legitimate reason to be against him realized he was right and regretted trying to lock him up. What is it with Iron Gold and this willingness to make Darrow inyo something he isn't ?

#red rising #red rising saga #darrow of lykos #iron gold

[hunenka]

Rise So High, In Mud You Lie | Red Rising fanfic

Karnus au Bellona wants to properly celebrate his victory over Darrow. After all, to the victor go the spoils.

(Set in Golden Son, just after the end of Chapter 3: Blood and Piss.)

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #red rising #darrow au andromedus #darrow of lykos #whump #tw noncon #golden son

[hunenka]

Home, For Now | Red Rising fanfic

It takes Virginia a few moments to remember that tonight, the spot next to her should be warm, occupied by her husband who is finally on home leave after half a year of absence. But Darrow's not in bed, and the pillow and sheets next to her are cool. He hasn't been in bed all night.

(Set during the Rat War, cca in 749 PCE, so spoilers up to Iron Gold just to be safe.)

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #red rising #darrow x mustang #reaperstang #darrow of lykos #virginia au augustus #I wrote this a while ago but forgot to post the link here

[hunenka]

Our New Lives, Beginning | Red Rising fanfic

Everyone is adjusting to their new lives after Octavia’s fall. Then Sevro surprises Darrow with some big news.

Set in late January 744 PCE, approximately a month after the end of Morning Star.

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #red rising #darrow of lykos #sevro au barca

[hunenka]

To Touch a Star | Red Rising fanfic

To a young Obsidian brave, there is almost no greater honor than being allowed to share body heat with Tyr Morga in the cold of the mines. But in the dark of night, Valdir dreams of more.

Set during the Rat War on Mars, but vaguely spoilery for Light Bringer just to be safe.

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising saga #red rising #darrow of lykos #valdir #reaperstang #valdir x darrow #pining valdir #unrequited love

[hunenka]

We really do need that in Red God, don't we?

And I think their first time together in... How long has it been? Over a year definitely... Anyway, it would be absolutely wild. Because both Mustang and Darrow seem to be able to basically turn their sexuality off when not together, so when they finally do get together and turn it on again, well, it would be ON.

Closest thing to Darrow masturbating on page we will ever get:

“Computer, link to my datapad.” I fish out my datapad and Aurae’s book from my bag and scan in the first two dozen pages. I instruct the computer to narrate the text, then ease into the winter stance of the Willow Way, blade above my head held with both hands. I pause. “Computer. Voice sample from holofile one three one: Sovereign’s Saturnalia Address.”

A moment later, Virginia’s voice fills the room.

“To those who wrote that we might read, to those who fell so we might walk, to those who came before so we might come after, gratitude.”

The sphere begins its program. The gravity shifts are slow at first, alternating orientation as I move through the first branch of the winter stance and sweep the blade diagonally in descending cuts. I grunt in pain as my body warms up and the stiffness dissolves. Soon the only sounds are the whisper of the practice blade, the shuffle of my feet, my breathing, and Virginia’s voice.

“The first understanding: The path to the Vale is inscrutable, eternal, and perfect. It cannot be seen with the eyes, nor felt underfoot. It winds as it wills. It ends where it must. It climbs when it does. It falls when it should.”

I flow into the autumn strikes, bending back and lashing forward in attack.

“It stretches deep into the rocks we dig, and back into our hearts. It winds on before and after us, in all directions and none. Though we may walk it, we may never master it. Though we may see the path, we can never know the truth. The path to the Vale is inscrutable, eternal, and perfect. It must be followed at all cost.”

Six more understandings follow the first as I pass through the seasons of the Willow Way to fluctuations in gravity. Over the course of the hour, the narration loops a dozen times, playing on when I lay heaving on my back. My left arm aches. My lung is tight and on fire, but my mind is blessedly empty as I lay listening to Virginia’s voice. The words of the book are, as I first thought, opaque. I do not understand them yet, much less accept them, but they remind me of something I read long ago when I trained with Matteo. Not Dumas, not the Greeks, something that fell between the cracks. The book is familiar, as comforting as the echo of a lullaby from my childhood.

The fourth understanding: .“The supreme good is the wind of the deepmines. It flows through rock, around people, and over all lands. The wind is oblivious to obstacles though they shape her path. When you smell rust on her breeze, or hear the echo of tools in the dark, smile and be glad. The path is upon you, and you are upon it. All you must do is walk.”

I return to my quarters in a trance like state. With water scarce, I use a dull knife to strigil off the sweat and dead skin before continuing my nightly rituals. I record a message to my wife as though we’d just been talking and store it with the rest without review. Then I record my message for my son, another chapter in the testimony of an absentee father.

#red rising #red rising saga #light bringer spoilers #reaperstang

[hunenka]

The Belly of the Beast | Red Rising fanfic

! LIGHT BRINGER SPOILERS !

Darrow may have agreed to Sevro’s idea on how to get close to Volsung Fá, but he does not like it. He really, really does not like it, and Cassius is getting worried that the plan might go to hell before the action even begins.

(Missing scene from Light Bringer, set somewhere between chapters 66 and 70.)

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising #red rising saga #light bringer #light bringer spoilers #darrow of lykos #cassius au bellona #sevro au barca

[hunenka]

Sevro Barca, the Goblin of Mars

#red rising #sevro #I love that this is clearly present-day sevro #he's usually depicted in his younger years #this is badass #fanart

[hunenka]

if you'd like mention what it was in the tags <3

*if you don't track/rate what you read THIS POLL IS NOT FOR YOU. "why would i rate it" ppl will be blocked, yall are annoying!

#light bringer #by pierce brown #red rising saga #five stars #such a great book series #it's the first time since SPN that I'm this eccited about any piece of media

[hunenka]

Paid in Blood | Red Rising fanfic

The Iron Rain on Mercury was not approved by the Senate and now the senators want to see Darrow punished for it. Darrow needs their support if he wants to end the war once and for all.

Spoilers thoughout the beginning of Iron Gold.

Available on AO3.

#my fanfic #red rising #red rising saga #iron gold #darrow of lykos

[hunenka]

The Prague Spring, 1968

#the prague spring #Czechoslovak history

[hunenka]

yuzuru hanyu・celebrating a long and illustrious competitive career

心の底からありがとうございました

#figure skating #yuzuru hanyu #he amnounced his retirement yesterday #it won't be the same without him #but wishing him all the best

[hunenka]

“When future generations ask what we fought for, just tell them the story of Lidice.”

Lidice / Fall of the Innocent (2011) dir. by Petr Nikolaev.

#Lidice #Czech history