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queenjanai · 2 years

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forgot to upload parts 2 and 3 of the Depressing Yet Weirdly Comforting Janai Scenes (or as i like to call them, post s3 fuckery) bc i deleted the whole thing from ao3. so here they are, with friends who have arrived:

Absolutely pissed off, but with her heartbeat returned to its usual pace, and with her usual clothes on, Janai emerges from the tent, to meet the sunlight that woke her up so viciously. The sky is beautiful and clear today, a vivid blue color, radiating. Something she doesn't dwell on as she approaches Amaya, who's speaking with some of her councilors with Kazi's help. A part of her prays no one noticed of her late exit from her tent. Another part of her is ready to yell at Amaya to her heart's content.

"Good morning, Golden Knight," her councilors bow at her as Kazi waves at her with a smile. "Hi, Janai."

She nods at them all, and bids them good morning, trying to ignore Amaya grinning at her until she has to turn her head. "A word, General Amaya?"

Amaya looks at her, then at their small crowd, then nods. Janai walks them both away a respectable length from the center of camp, where she can still see everyone working but can't be heard. With immense satisfaction, she turns to Amaya, glowing in her blue and silver under the sun, and says, "give me one reason I shouldn't exile you from camp, right now."

There's a pause between as Amaya genuinely considers her answer. Those brown doe eyes are hellbent on irritating her with their softness today, it seems. "You look really well rested?"

Janai groans, and buries her head in her hands. "Amaya, I told you, five hours," she says, and Amaya laughs.

"It's nine in the morning, Janai. that's when normal people wake up."

Janai doesn't bother to counter that. she nudges Amaya's shoulder, until she's certain her attention is on her, and holds her eyes. "Do not do that again, I'm serious. I don't have the luxury of sleeping in."

"Alright, alright," Amaya relents. "But you gotta admit, the camp didn't burn down. Everything was fine during the night."

Janai lets out a breath, smoothing one hand over the other, appreciating the surprising lack of tension in her muscles. "Yes, it seems so," she says, and they begin to return where Janai's people are already well occupied with their morning duties. "Thank you, Amaya. Perhaps I needed that sleep."

Amaya grins at her, sliding a hand on her shoulder. "Anytime, Your Radiance," she says, and Janai ignores the hint of a promise there, that Amaya would like to sleep in Janai's room.

Breakfast is ready by the time they return to her tent. "Golden Knight," Kazi exclaims, a bit high pitched, upon their entry, no matter how many times Janai has told them they are welcomed in her tent, anytime. They look down at where the table is set with two plates, glasses, chairs, and a generous amount of bowls steaming with food—because despite all the pillows on the floor and the throne—Sun, the word is still awful—she is not having breakfast on ground level . "I was just setting the table for breakfast."

Janai walks in, holding the curtain for Amaya to enter. "It's alright, Kazi, be at ease. and Thank you. Bring yourself a chair and a plate, sit with us."

Kazi beams at that. "Thank you, my queen," they say, and hurry out of the room.

Janai stops herself from burying her face in her hands again. Alright. There are two people who are allowed to call her my queen , because apparently Kazi can't be stopped.

Amaya, as always, sees right through her. "Don't get mad at them," she signs at her as moves her chair from across Janai to by her side, to make room for Kazi, as Janai sits at the head of the table.

"Is it too much to ask not to be called queen before we have the fucking ceremony?" Janai pours water into her glass, and Amaya laughs, knowing this conversation would have no end if she answered.

Kazi returns, with a plate of their own as well as a glass and a wonderfully looking loaf of bread. "Sorry for making you wait, everyone was already lining up to get their meals," they say, and take their seat—which they also dragged around.

Joyed that Kazi has arrived therefore she can start eating, Amaya begins to smear butter over her toasted bread, and she lowers the knife to her plate before signing, "you know you can cut in line since you're the queen's interpreter, right?"

Janai chokes on her water, gripping the table as she bursts out in a laugh, and the two of them join her.

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Afterwards, Janai's body is still trembling with the last drops of adrenaline, her knee bouncing as she stares at her hands, unmarred, normal. Not stricken with fire. It was almost painful when she began to run hot, every nerve alighting, more accident than purpose. She has never tapped into heat mode by fear. What scared her even more, as she and Amaya fought between the ruined streets of Lux Aurea, is how she almost lost control. Could feel herself slipping, like when khessa died. The only force that demanded her to calm down was Amaya behind her, and for the first time Janai found herself—nearly ashamed.

"Hey," Amaya taps on her shoulder, and Janai looks up. "Are you okay?"

It's a futile question, but she appreciates it nonetheless. And suiting a futile question, she has no answer, so Janai only nods. Her shoulder where the monster cut her still burns, despite being healed.

Amaya lowers herself to sit on Janai's bed by her side. "It was pretty rough out there," she says, and glances at Janai with a kind of gentleness that cannot be missed. "It was worse than I thought."

"Yeah," Janai agrees. When they planned to go into Lux Aurea together, Janai knew of the monsters; vile creatures, mutated by dark magic. She and Amaya took their swords—she gave Amaya a Sunforged dagger, in case her iron wouldn't be enough—and walked in the city, but neither imagined how horrifying the situation was. "I'm sorry for dragging you there," Janai says, and only realizes the weight of her words, the weight of everything that Amaya witnessed with her, once they escape her lips. "It's not—it's not your battle to fight."

"But I am here," she says, and once again Janai is breathless at the way the light catches on the side of her face, alighting her features, her already cheery eyes, despite—everything. Amaya is—very pretty, she realizes, not for the first time, and not unwillingly. "And I wouldn't have went with you if it wasn't something I knew I was capable of handling."

Janai chuckles, leaning her cheek against her palm, before she lifts her hands to sign, and somehow the atmosphere has settled in a comfortable quietness only Amaya can produce. Like smoothing out violent fires. "But can you, really? Can any of us? I've never seen such monsters before, Amaya. You've barely seen magical creatures before you walked in Xadia. Dark creatures even less."

Amaya isn't offended by the mention of her lack of experience, for once because Janai doesn't mean to offend, and for twice because she knows any good commander's best quality is humility, so, as always, she follows with good humor. "First of all, I didn't walk into Xadia, I was pushed , and second, these monsters had nothing on the first time I saw you going into heat mode. Scared me shitless."

Janai can't help but laugh at that confession, although that comes out short and choked, in disbelief. "I scared you?" she asks, without an additional title or a hint of teasing in her voice, genuinely.

Amaya looks at her, bewildered, as if she told her she dipped her jelly tart in her tea before taking a bite. Which isn't something Janai thought of doing, at all. "I was quite literally tripping over my feet trying to run away from you, Golden Knight."

She laughs again, earnestly now, but as all things come to an end, the sights of Lux Aurea flash in her eyes again. The golden hue of the city masked with terrible shadows of purple and vile crimson. The monsters, their shapes twisted, eyes glowing, creeping through the streets, defiling her kingdom. Stray fires, everywhere. "I will go into Lux Aurea again. I can't leave it—the way it is." she tells Amaya. "But you aren't coming with me, Amaya, not again."

Amaya's smile fades into nothing, then she furrows her brow, and Janai can just see the second when she realizes Janai meant what she said, when the nail hits the floor, then Amaya tenses with alarm, her eyes widening. "Janai—" she raises her hand to draw the gentle, curved sign of the first letter of her name, when a voice interrupts from outside the tent, and Janai's eyes leave her.

"Golden Knight."

"You may enter," Janai tells him, and Amaya turns with her to see the guard pushing the curtain of the door. He begins to announce who he has brought, but Amaya is on her feet running—a lot faster than when she ran from Janai—to hug, or more like slam into her best friend.

Gren stands at the entrance as Amaya lifts him from the floor and fetters about him, tilting his chin to look at the beard he has been sporting. Since the last time Janai saw him, it has grown from a stubble to—a longer stubble, perhaps? In any case, it now covers Gren's cheeks and brings out the blueness of his eyes, and Janai finds herself smiling. Not for herself, maybe a little bit for Amaya, but for Kazi. As they exchange signs back and forth, Amaya stepping every moment or so to violently shake Gren by his shoulders, which makes him laugh, Janai leans over the scene to catch the eyes of the guard to call, "please fetch Kazi the interpreter."

After the Sign Language equivalent of screaming affair, Gren is finally released from Amaya's iron grip to greet her. "Hey, Janai," he says, and leans to press his hand into hers, before he looks between her and Amaya, exhausted, mentally scarred, looking very much like they returned for a battlefield. "You two look... awful."

"We went into Lux Aurea," Janai says, with no sweetness in her voice. "It was quite bad."

Gren grimaces, drawing a breath through his teeth. "I can imagine, but we can talk about it later," he says, and at once adds, "hey, where's—"

"Gren!" Kazi suddenly yells at the entrance, with a grin so big it causes Janai's jaw to hurt. Her shy, seemingly reserved interpreter has their arms thrown wide and high in the air, and is skipping from one leg to another until Gren embraces them, and they exchange their greetings and how are you's.

Over several rotating meals and drinks, they talk inside Janai's tent for the better part of two hours, with her and Amaya sitting on one side together, and Kazi and Gren at the other, about the state of Katolis, how Ezran is faring ruling the kingdom, about food supplies Amaya asks after as if they aren't in the highest of summer, and Janai finds that company—despite how much she wished to be alone, before Amaya came—soothes her. The low and rise of other people's voices, who aren't her citizens she let down so much, that aren't commands or frustrated wishful tactics, that don't remind her of her ruined home, that are soft, or ringing with laughter, or Amaya's slowed signs, slowed for her. And how her attention is ripped from herself, and Khessa, and the throne and the crown that wait for her like an executioner, or the Sunforge still corrupted, a beacon of darkness, towards the way Kazi's eyes shine whenever Gren talks, and the never fading grin on their face, and the way they are quite almost glued at the hips, and hands, and oh god, she's gonna have to give her interpreter the birds and the bees talk about the former enemy, which nearly makes her leave the tent upon realization—but it's good. It's good , a part of Janai realizes, a small part, because she is a long way from letting go of everything that haunts her. It's good, and it's real.

#the dragon prince #janaya #janai #amaya #gren #kazi #i understand janai on levels unknown to even the writers of the show itself #fics*#scenes

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ofmagicandmusic · 2 years

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They Need Her (Gremaya) - part 2

Word Count: 3k total

Rating: G

Details: Amaya/Gren, Amaya & Gren, Self-Sacrifice, Canon Divergence, Sad, Love Confessions, Possible Character Death, Angst, Not Actually Unrequited Love

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During the sealing of the breach, Gren comes to a realization and chooses to do something about it. This part explores the aftermath of this for Amaya.

Read below or on Ao3

Amaya’s world exploded as she flew back against the cliffside. Rocks dug into the gaps in her armor. Her body felt heavy as she pushed herself up, the skin of her palms scraping the hard ground.

Tears pushed at her eyes. A moment ago, Gren had stood further along the path--now lava flowed in his place. There was no way he could’ve survived that. She stared into searing heat; it was almost the color of his hair. Like he was still there within the flowing rock. Blinking, tears made their way down her cheeks.

Gren was gone. It had been hard enough to be away from him while he was searching for the princes, or as she now knew, captured by Viren. But he was safe, he’d returned to her.

Behind her, the other soldiers were tying up the unconscious sunfire general. But she felt no satisfaction at that fact nor that they succeeded in closing the breach. This wasn’t a victory at all. She stomped her foot to get her men’s attention and looked toward her replacement interpreter.

“Take her to the dungeon. We will regroup back at the fortress.” She signed, composure returning as she moved her hands with fierce control. The soldiers moved at her words, falling into ranks as they silently made their way to the base of the Standing Battalion. The minimal cavalry they had brought took the lead, pulling empty carts in their stead. No other lives were lost. The elf general was thrown over the shoulder of one man while others nearby kept their hands on their swords. Amaya brought up the rear with a stony expression.

Amaya gazed into the lava as they climbed the rocky path. She paid no attention to the concerned glance Lieutenant Fen sent her way. All she could think about was Gren, her interpreter, her friend, her world. It was all too easy to lose herself the quiet in the years after she lost her sister, to be the strong and silent leader she was supposed to be, not letting anyone in. But Gren had changed that with his calm demeanor and warm smile. His positivity brought new light to her life, and his presence felt more comforting than she could explain.

Her chest was tight as she followed her men. Freckles on pale skin and hair the color of the sunset flashed in her mind. Amaya turned, eyes reaching towards the end of the path, hoping for something else again. Soft blue eyes and a warm hand in hers. When she faced Lieutenant Fen again, her eyes were glistening. She clenched her hands to steel her expression. The march back to the fortress felt longer than it ever had, and she was glad when the stone walls of guardhouse came into view.

While the prisoner was thrown in a cell and supplies were stored, the soldiers gathered in the courtyard to be released for the night. Amaya stood in front of them with Lieutenant Fen beside her.

“Our mission is completed, we succeeded in sealing the Breach. Hopefully it will make our battle against the elves easier and further protect Katolis.” She paused, letting Fen finish translating to the mass of soldiers in stiff attention.

“Commander Gren sacrificed himself to do what we did today. That is why we are still here.”

Her fingers shook.

She pretended not to notice the relief on the soldier’s faces, that she still stood before them, even though their commander didn’t. Thankfully, Fen’s voice was not as rough as hers would be if she knew how to speak.

“Please resume your normal watch duties tomorrow morning.” Amaya kept her eyes firmly on the back of the crowd, careful to remain the strong leader they thought she was. “You are dismissed.”

The mass of soldiers dispersed slowly, making their way towards the barracks with a murmur. Amaya walked to her own chamber with heavy steps. Her shield was suddenly heavy on her back and her armor dug into her skin. There was a tap on her shoulder, emotion caught in her throat as she turned around.

“General… are you all right?” Fen signed, his brown eyes full of concern. His greying hair matched his armor. Amaya faced him with as calm a face as she could muster.

“I’m fine.” Her hands moved more sternly than she intended. Despite being Gren’s replacement, he understood more than the others what he meant to her having seen them reunite. Though the others gossiped and speculated. At least now there would be no more rumors.

“I’m sorry about the commander.” he said. Amaya nodded, her eyes glistening again. She turned away without another word. She was halfway up the stairs when she realized he probably expected more of an answer. But this wasn’t the time for formalities, she didn’t trust her hands right now anyway.

She pulled the door of her chambers with the strength she had left, closing it with a slam she could feel. Without removing her armor, Amaya slumped on her bed, elbows on her knees.

Tears that she’d carefully held onto were finally released, cascading down her scarred cheek in waves. It was like Sarai all over again. What would she do without Gren? Sure, she’d made do the past few weeks but any longer than that… She sobbed harder. She hoped it wasn’t too loud but part of her didn’t care. They were supposed to have more time. He was only twenty-four. Of course, in her line of work she’d seen many go younger than him, but even Sarai had been older. If it wasn’t for Katolis, she didn’t know if she could do this anymore.

I love you. Gren had signed. His last words. It wasn’t until then that Amaya had fully understood her feelings towards him. They’d simply been friends all these years. She hadn’t recognized what that fluttering in her chest was, that elation, that magnetic energy that made her want to be beside him.

She thought it was simply friendship that had warmed her heart more than the breach. Now, when she thought of his bright hair and equally radiant smile, it felt different. She loved him too. But now he would never get to know. Amaya cried till she couldn’t anymore before standing up slowly to get rid of her armor, chest heaving.

She imagined soft hands helping her with the clasps, hands that were more suited to the quill than the sword. Freckled fingers intwined in hers. The metal felt cold against her skin.

Laying in bed, she heaved a few more dry sobs. It was easy to wonder what things could’ve been. If she got there in time, snatched him from the flames. They could be laying here together. The soldiers would talk but it wouldn’t matter anymore, for she would still have her Commander.

I love you Gren. Her fingers spelled to the air.

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punemy-spotted · 10 months

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A Family Sleepover, Down in the Valley

It’s been about two years since I first wrote Dead Trees Like Lavender Fields, and the town of Bell’s Holler was born. I know it’s not quite the actual anniversary — I’m pretty sure that passed — but I want to celebrate anyway! I’ve missed the Valley, and I’ve missed y’all being a part of the Family. I’m excited to add more stories to the universe, talk lore and what-ifs, and in general get spooky with it.

As such, from now until my birthday on August 19, 2023, I am opening up my inbox to all manner of Valley-related things, including the following:

Seven Sentence Somedays: Send em an ask with a fluffy, smutty, or hurt/comfort prompt of your choice + any CE, SebStan, or other character listed below. You might just get a lore drop or bring out hidden ideas for a Valley-related story!

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Asks will be responded to on a rolling basis, to the best of my ability! Thank all of you for being here with me!

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I’m tagging some moots who showed interest in the Valley-verse and associated fics, including my stalwart beloved @brandycranby. As always, I love you and thank you for being here!!!

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wheretheharekissesthefox · 6 months

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Tav’s sex parade – Chapter 9: Doing it like nature intended (Halsin x Tav)

(Warning: graphic description of sex, smut, doggy-style, feels)

Notes:

Karlach’s and Wyll’s faith and Tav’s promise to them are based on one of my other fics.

As always, I'm a sucker for names and their meanings.

Mair: star of the sea (considered a Welsh diminutive of Mary)

Halgren: Swedish, 'hall' = 'rock' & 'gren' = 'branch'

Tav was delighted when she returned from her little trip across Northern Faerûn and found Halsin in Gale's living room, sunbathing with the pets. Gale cooked for them and over dinner, Tav and Halsin talked about their individual journeys.

Afterwards, freshly bathed, Tav and Halsin spent some quality time together. The druid was an attentive lover, eating her out enthusiastically, before flipping her around and entering her. Of course, doggy-style was his favourite position.

"It's what all animals do, thus, we should be allowed to enjoy it too. Just like nature intended," he'd told her a long time ago.

And Halsin was good at it. Really good.

Moaning, Tav threw her head back and arched her spine.

"You're a beautiful sight," Halsin panted into her ear. "Wild and lost in pleasure."

The bard whimpered. Then, her arms gave out and she dropped forwards, with her face down in the sheets and her ass up like an animal. Halsin moaned, following her movement, and pressed his chest flush against her back. He covered her hands with his and they intertwined their fingers. The change of their position wasn't helpful and Tav sobbed in desperation, being penetrated deeper and teetering on the edge. The druid groaned right into her ear and licked her neck.

"You taste divine, my heart."

Moaning, Tav linked her calves behind his knees and pushed herself closer to him. Halsin groaned and his hips stuttered.

"Yes. oh... yes..." whined the bard, drooling all over the sheets.

The wood elf gave one last hard thrust before he climaxed, spilling into her. His teeth scraped over the back of her neck as if he wanted to bite her there. As if to leave a mating bite like an actual bear. Tav shook.

"Do it, love. Leave your mark on me, for the entire world to see."

Halsin moaned gutturally and licked the nape of her neck again, but didn't bite. Tav stretched her legs and slumped into the mattress, consequently pulling the druid with her. All the air in her lungs left her in a gasp as her partner landed on top of her with his full weight. Halsin groaned and circled his hips even though his erection was flagging. He rolled them slightly sideways and let go of one of Tav's hands in favour of sliding his own down her front until he reached her public mound. There, he started to draw circles, making the bard gasp and buck her hips. She climaxed shortly after, with her head thrown back and Halsin's tongue in her ear.

"Fuck," she groaned. "Oh, fuck..."

The wood elf chuckled and licked his fingers clean.

"I love the taste of you. Of all of you; your skin, your sweat, your womanhood. I can't get enough."

"Charmer," Tav snickered, reached behind her and sunk her free hand into his hair.

They shared a kiss in this uncomfortable position before Halsin pulled out so that the bard could turn around. They faced each other and Tav threw a leg over the druid's hip.

"So... Mirabar. Tell me about your adventures there which were too inappropriate for the dinner table."

Halsin chuckled delighted.

"Mirabar, the mining city of dwarves... you can guess the rest."

"I can, but I want you to tell me what you did – and with whom."

"You're filthy-minded, my heart."

The bard grinned.

"Of course! That's why you love me."

Halsin chuckled again while running his fingers through her short hair.

"There's snow up there already, thus, I sought shelter in a tavern and ate some pork roast. The mood was cheery, there were musicians and dancing people everywhere, and then... a dwarven couple approached me. Mair and Halgren. They invited me for a drink and then their bedroom, telling me they wanted to climb me like a mountain."

Tav snickered and snuggled up closer to him.

"Seems like Shadowheart's not the only one calling you 'Mount Halsin', hm?"

The addressed coughed, slightly flustered.

"Well, you can guess the rest."

"I don't want to guess, love. I want you to tell me, in detail, what that lovely dwarven couple did to you."

Halsin cleared his throat and answered: "They led me to their house and into their bed chamber. We stripped and they both rode me. Then, they told me to turn around and while I ate Mair out, Halgren mated me. He had an impressive girth for such a small men."

Tav bit back a laugh when she saw her partner chew his bottom lip with a dreamy expression on his face.

"And then?"

"Then, hm... Then, Mair mated me too. Afterwards, they fell asleep on top of me, and the next morning, they made me breakfast before I left."

"Aww, how sweet."

"It was, yes."

"In other words; you had a lovely time in Mirabar."

"I did. But I wasn't there for pleasure. I asked around if anyone knew how to fix an Infernal engine. Unfortunately, they don't know more than we do. Told me one needs Infernal metal, but we know that already."

Halsin sighed deeply, sounding tired.

"I'm worried about Karlach. Staying in Avernus won't be good for her mental health."

"I know, but we're working on it, aren't we?" Tav replied softly and kissed him.

"Mhm."

"We'll find a solution," the bard told the druid. "We just need to keep looking for answers. We'll get Karlach and Wyll out of the Hells. Don't worry, love."

She kissed him again and Halsin reciprocated it eagerly.

"I missed you, my heart," he confessed and Tav smiled at him.

"I missed you too, Halsin."

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #fanfic #halsin x tav #halsin #tav #smut #mind the trigger warning

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a-certain-elf · 8 months

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34. Have fun

Kisses that start on their fingers and run up their arm, eventually ending on their lips.

Thx for the ask/prompt! I also decided to turn this into a birthday fic for Amaya :D hope you enjoy!

P.S it gets a little steamy so, you`ve been warned

Today was a special day.

Every day with Amaya in her life was special but today even more so. It was Amayas birthday after all. Janai knew that. She had prepared for the event well in advance. She made sure that her duties as queen wouldn`t keep her from spending the entire day with her soon to be wife. It meant that she had to put in a few late nights but it was worth it. There is nothing she loves more than making Amaya happy.

It was also a chance to give something back to her love for all the support she's gotten by her, especially the last few weeks. Miyana’s betrayal and the constant nightmares weigh heavily on Janai's mind and Amaya took every opportunity to cheer her up and help her with her duties even if it meant even more work for the general. Amayas birthday was the perfect excuse to focus her energy on something positive.

She was well aware of Amayas usual birthday activities. She is usually sparring with her entire Battalion at once with Gren as the referee. And her soldiers look forward to the opportunity every year as the first person to land a hit on her would be promoted immediately. None of them managed so far. This year might be different however as Amaya allowed the remaining loyal sunfire soldiers to compete as well. As far as Janai was aware the entire camp was looking forward to it.

There were other things to do before that though. One of which included waking the women in question. And only one person was up to the task.

She had Gren wake her before Amaya woke up and they both snuck out to prepare breakfast. The most important meal of the day. When they were done she went to wake the sleeping beauty. Janai entered the tent she shared with Amaya to the sound of light snoring. The general was in her usual sleeping position: sprawled out across the entire bed hugging all the pillows to be found close by. She had her back turned towards Janai so there was no way that she could notice her.

Janai moved to the center of the tent and moved some of the blinds out of the way to let the morning sun into the tent. The rays now entering the tent through a genius array of reflective sheets. It was enough to make the human stir and she was now facing Janai. Eyes still closed shut but one of her arms now dangling over the edge of the bed. That gave Janai an Idea.

She slowly moved closer towards the bed, taking in and savoring the image of the usual energetic Amaya sleeping peacefully in between 5 pillows. It made her smile.

She kneeled next to the bed and put Amayas hand in hers, stroking the back of her lover's hand with her thumb. That made Amaya smile softly in her sleep but it didn't wake her.

“I see” Janai said to herself, now smirking “I`ll have to be more persistent. Maybe if I-” she guided her lover's hand to her mouth and softly kissed her fingers. When that didn't muster a reaction she moved her lips to the palm of her hand. Feeling the different skin texture of the scar where she burned into Amayas skin 2 years ago. I made her feel saddened for a brief moment. That feeling was quickly chased away by her love for the women laying in front of her.

Now as if to try and make up for it she slowly began kissing her way up Amayas arm. Tracing every inch of skin with her lips. Moving as delicately as if Amaya was made out of thin glass. If Amaya would have been awake she surely would have blushed from the tender display of affection in front of her.

Janai slowly creeped forward, now reaching Amayas elbow. She took the time to roll back Amayas sleeves. Revealing even more of her skin. What she didn't notice were 2 brown eyes looking at her through half open eyelids following her. She didn`t interrupt Janai however. Too mesmerized by how delicate the elf was in her efforts. She knew very well where Janai intended to end up on her journey so she closed her eyes and waited. Not wanting to interrupt and ruin the moment even though the anticipation was driving her crazy.

The Queen worked her way up Amayas arm and took the liberty of opening her fiancès gambeson enough to reveal her shoulder and continued her delicate assault with kisses there. This made Amaya moan quietly and send a shiver down her spine. Janai noticed and interrupted her mission to chuckle to herself. She quickly resumed her journey over Amayas shoulder up the side of her neck. Now not only kissing but positively vibrating with excitement. Every kiss she placed made it more and more difficult for Amaya to pretend-sleep and Janai knew it. Enjoyed it even. It was fun to tease back every once in a while. Especially in their private moments.

There was now only one place left to kiss. Janai pulled back for a moment to admire Amayas flustered face before slowly placing a soft kiss and Amayas lips that was immediately reciprocated. It had been an agonizing experience for Amaya but the reward was all the more worth it. Now that the wait was over she deepened the kiss, her tongue not so gently pushing into Janais mouth.

Janai happily parted her lips to grant Amaya entry and the both pulled each other closer as their soft kiss turned something more heated. Janai loved how worked up she could get Amaya and she equally loved how the human repaid her for it.

Janai pulled away from each other with Amaya being a little grumpy since she would very much like to continue where they left off. Janai just smiled and pulled back a little so sign “Happy Birthday” Amaya smiled and pulled her in for another soft kiss and signed back “Thank you”

“We have a busy day ahead of us, starting with breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day after all, no?”

Amaya just laughed and started signing “You`re right it is. And I'm sure Gren and Kazi are waiting for us” Janai simply nodded. Amayas grin turned predatory as she slid off her already half removed gambeson. Now leaving her upper body completely exposed. She noticed Janai not so shamelessly staring at her breasts and snapped her fingers to get her attention. When she was sure she got it she started signing “Well they`re gonna have to wait a little longer because it's my birthday and I order you to finish what you started”. It was now Janais turn to blush a little as Amaya grabbed her by the neck, kissed her hard and dragged her down with her into the sheets.

They later found their breakfast waiting for them outside their tent with a little note next to it.

“We knew that would happen” G K

#the dragon prince #tdp #janai #amaya #janaya #janai x amaya #writing #two cakes #slight nudity

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thrandilf · 3 months

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Introducing to the fic this chapter: Janai, Amaya, and Gren!

Soren hadn’t felt okay for… well he would have said about a week, since seeing his dad again, but when he really thought about it it was much longer. Let’s stick with a week. “Heavy boxes? Anybody got any really heavy boxes?” asked Soren, flexing as a Sunfire elf walked by him. He’d needed to get away as fast as possible and hadn’t looked back, hoping someone would give him an escape. “Maybe a couch to move? You know, one of those awkwardly shaped ones that you can barely get in a doorway? I love a challenge.” Corvus watched as Soren tried to keep busy, spouting nonsense in the middle of the road. He shook his head, just to himself. “I don’t have boxes, but I have something else.” Soren lit up once he caught Corvus’s eye. Sure, they were technically dating, he guessed- but they hadn’t had their date yet. Did that mean they were pre dating? Hmm. “Let me guess,” said Soren grinning as he guessed wrong on purpose. “It’s a giant aquarium for keeping turtleducks in.” “Sorry to disappoint you.” Corvus was sometimes difficult to read, but Soren had come to realize over time that he seemed to tolerate, if not be fond of, his antics. “I think there’s something you’ll like to see. A bit of a ways from here.” “Lead the way!” Whatever it was, Soren could use a distraction from trying to find a distraction.

The Devil You Thought You Knew Ch 30, To Gain Instead of Lose, For Once

#the dragon prince #sorvus #janaya #tdp #tdp fic #tdytyk #general amaya #janai tdp #soren tdp #corvus tdp

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eburneanantlers · 2 months

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Hi! I’m Ebur or Ren, or whatever you wanna call me idc

@aureolinbrew’s side blog for fic updates <33

brok3n_antlers on ao3

I post #hermitshipping fics for both Hermitcraft and the Life Series and my fav ships vary drastically between whatever i fancy at the moment but mainly I write:

- Convex (Cubscar)

- Gren (Grian and Rendog)

- Smallidarity (Smallishbeans and SolidarityGaming)

- Ethubs (Ethoslab and BdoubleO100)

- Smalletho/Boat Boys (Smallishbeans and Ethoslab)

- All of the above with polyhermits

And to warn: my writing has some form of mature content!! Most of them contain descriptions of violence, some implied smut, and generally darker themes so please check the tags <33 (I try my best to tag anything that might be upsetting)

**I’m also sorry if I cross any cc’s boundaries over shipping but I’ll try make to not main tag any of it and I’d never shove it in their face to show them ever, my fics are NOT rpf and are generally my interpretations of their characters in the series they appear in (hc/traffic/empires/etc)

#hermitshipping #ao3 writer #writers on ao3 #traffic smp

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jelzorz · 2 years

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Have some hcs about the adult cast of tdp bc u know what i love them

u all know I love tired opeli with my whole heart but opeli takes on the guardian role for all the kids bc someone's gotta do it and no one's gonna do a better job than her. She's the closest the kids have to a mum-figure these days, and the only female adult rayla (eventually) interacts with on the regular, and yeah, she's totally not equipped to deal with the bullshit three and half teenagers cause, but ultimately it's a responsibility that she takes very seriously and u should probably not fuck around with her wards if you don't want to deal with the wrath of their very fond if very Tired High Priestess turned babysitter.

Corvus is less put together than everyone thinks. He's very good at his job and very good at maintaining a relatively calm and cool exterior but his life experience outside of being a tracker is like. Zero. He is awkward af around interpersonal encounters, especially when it comes to dating (who has time to date when you're the king's close personal friend and bodyguard??) and he has a bit of a Time trying to deal with the kids bc he can't tell when they (Soren and Rayla, mostly Rayla) are just poking fun.

sarai and barius got along Famously. a girl does not love jelly tarts that much without learning how to make them, and before Ez was born, Barius had to learn very quickly how to be chill around his probable-soon-to-be queen when she was constantly in the kitchens trying to figure out what makes his jelly tarts so good. Barius' whole thing around Ez eating too many jelly tarts is the talking-to he would get if Sarai was still alive and he let her son get cavities.

gren doesn't spend a lot of time with the kids but he is good friends with corvus, and corvus is good friends with Soren, so they go out as a trio to have some sensible after-work drinks whenever all three of them are in the same place and have time off at the same time. In another life, Gren would be the one to insist on karaoke.

ezran is a very good king for his age and sometimes it's easy to forget that he's so young. But not if you're corvus or opeli. Ez brings in strays and sneaks jelly tarts into meetings (that he shares with them ofc) and sleeps in all the time (he's a growing boy) and they're not co-parents per se, but they are co-guaridans and it can be. A lot at times. Barius keeps a pot of substitute hot brown morning potion for them in the kitchens bc there are days when they just need it to Live.

when callum brings rayla home they are very relieved that she's ok and that she's safe, but they are also very conscious of the fact that she Left to begin with, and the day Callum tells opeli he wants to propose, opeli has a very long Chat with rayla about her intentions re: Callum, aka, how she can NOT do that to him again. opeli has had to watch him break one too many times and she won't do it again. Rayla swears to her that she doesn't have it in her ruin him a second time and opeli believes her but warns her anyway: forgiveness will not be offered so easily if she does. (Fic to follow)

(as wary of her as rayla is tho, opeli is the first to know [outside of Callum] that they are expecting a baby BC rayla panics and goes to the only other adult woman she knows for advice. Opeli gives it freely and promises her that everything is going to be fine and that help is Here whenever she needs it).

Ezran does not like it when his friends refer to him by his title and opeli, corvus, and barius have to learn that this is just a thing they're gonna have to deal with while ez is king. Barius refers to ezran by name to the rest of his staff and the younger/fresher kitchenhands are in awe of this until they realise that a) ez is just chill and b) Barius had been chasing this kid out of his kitchen for A While.

Idk more when I think of them

#the dragon prince #rayllum #corvus #opeli #barius #ezran's council

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scarlet-ancunin · 1 year

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I'm so happy that your Ask Box is open again, and I hope your elbow feels better. <3

Maybe I want all three... Convincing a very stubborn Reader to go to sleep at reasonable hour because, I am kind of sleep deprived lately, haha ^^"

Mini fic time hehe

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Telling Their S/o To Rest

Desire of the Endless

You and Desire been together long enough to know each others bad habits and unfortunately yours was currently becoming overwhelming.

You was lacking more and more sleep and it was a serious problem to desire seeing as it may lead you to not think rational or so.

So Desire finally approached you about it.

"You need to start sleeping better y/n its becoming irritating to see you wasting your sleep for tedious things"

You pout looking up at Desire "im not harming anyone and i do fine with little hours of sleep besides i have coffee to keep me going to"

"No i don't want to see you suffering in silence any longer understand"

You was suffering in silence with headaches and sometimes body aches.

Desire picked you up suddenly, you cling to them and closed your eyes opening them to see you was inside Desire chambers where they laid you down on the bed and placed your head on their chest. You could hear their heart beat steady and that steady thump slowly lulled you to sleep.

They said nothing while you rested but they made sure when you woke up next time you was way better and more focused so much so that you would ask Desire if they can do this until you have a normal sleep pattern again.

You both knew it was a lie you just wanted Desire close to you and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Dr. Ian Wright

Ian walked in on you once again on the computer working.

"You talk about me over working but at least i know when to go to sleep y/n this is becoming to much and i can tell your not really focusing at this point."

They noticed your sleeping schedule was screwed up worse then when they were troubleshooting Ziggy.

"Im fine beside all my work gets done on time plus i have my energy smoothie and such-"

"Love your look tired and your very stubborn what will it take to get you to finally get some sleep or at least go to bed at the same time i do?"

You wanted to ask Ian but you was to nervous to ask. "Um....can you....can you hold me?... maybe i can sleep better knowing your close to me" you said softly looking away and blushing deeply.

Ian chuckles "you could have just ask to cuddle Y/n i wouldn't have minded i love having you close to me."

So thats what you did, you hug Ian and rested your face at the crook of their neck their scent leading you to sleep immediately.

Ian promised to give you proper cuddles until death do you part.

Gren - Cowboy Bebop

You and Gren had a set system to help each other if they become to stubborn and right now you was being very stubborn about you sleeping habits and Gren wasn't having it.

Gren called you over one leg crossed over the other sitting at a table. You smile coming over and your eyes fall to their legs.

"Eyes up here love we need to talk about you and your sleeping habits."

You scoff "nothing is wrong with my sleeping patterns besides im awake now" you complained

"Yes you are up now but don't think i didn't notice you never performed today when you was supposed to ana told me you almost lost your balance and i know your heads been hurting because you ask one of the girls to give you something for your head pain so"

Gren raised a brow and you fold "okay i haven't had the best sleep but love i promise im trying.....okay im not really trying but im fine really"

"No dear im going to change my work hours so that me and you finish at the same time and ill make sure you get the proper rest"

You blush lightly. You would love it if Gren sleeps beside you again so you hoped Ana would agree.

Luckily for you she did and you was able to have Gren beside you kissing you softly and lovingly before watching you pull away turning around and smiling when they pulled you close to their chest resting their head against your own feeling you wrap your leg around one of theirs.

"Night baby" you said softly

"Good night sweetheart"

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Taglist: @justaproudslytherpuff , @sherazyjade , @the-masked-scorpio , @sugakookieswithacupoftae16 , @happilydangerousworld , @harlekin6 , @supermegapauselouca

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domxmarvel · 1 year

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The dragon prince bingo (Closed)

There's a lack of fic for this fandom and in celebration of season 4 I'm doing this bingo,please check my Guidelines before sending a request. You are allowed to combine slots (2-3 per fic)

This is exclusively for The dragon prince (You can find the characters in the guidelines)

*=Taken

Illusions

Moon opal + Horns Gren x Female!Moonshadow elf!Reader

Spellbooks+reunion+ Mirror breaking+ disguise Aaravos x Female!Reader

Mage

Jelly tarts

Dragon

Queen/King!Reader Gren x Female!Reader

Love potions

Candles+ Crown guard Soren x FTM!Reader

“My love will be with you even when the moon is not” Aaravos x Female!Reader

Stars Terrestrius/Terry x Female!Earthblood elf!Reader

Pet names

Dragon guard

Half elf

Dark magic

“Why should I trust you?” “You shouldn’t”

primal stone

Sword fighting

Avatar au

sign language

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raayllum · 8 months

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I was wondering what your thoughts are on the Soren+corvus ship, and if you think they will be canon?

Ah Sorvus!! I do have some thoughts (spark notes edition)

I didn't ship them too much post-S3 (I was more into Gren/Corvus or Corvus/Opeli and was also reading Corvus as closer to 24 than 20) but I thought they were cute. Like, a passive ship-not-ship y'know? Then I accidentally made myself ship them when writing a very brief interaction between them in S2 divergent fic (if heaven and hell decide, which is not Sorvus focused at all) and upon rewatches, largely cause their personalities have a nice contrast and they do have implied shared history (potentially went to camp together?)

But I figured that if Soren was going to end up with anyone in canon, and if Corvus stayed on the crownguard (since post s3, we weren't sure if he'd stay with Ez - my preferred - or go back to serving under Amaya), it'd probably be Corvus.

I ship them for a few different reasons:

Shared goals/loyalties. They won't have to worry or stress about picking their duty (Ezran) over each other in a tense scenario because it's a shared understanding and choice.

Personality contrast while still getting along and being friendly with one another

Acceptance/history, i.e. Corvus has seen Soren at both his worst (early to mid S2) and his best (wanting to protect people in 2x07 and helping Ezran in 3x05). Corvus is also one of the few people in the show to remark positively on Soren's intelligence ("Credit where credit is due: Soren was the mastermind") outside of Claudia's one "you're a genius" line in S1 about a joke pun.

But yeah, I do think they'll be canon, just cause they're clearly close (early S4), the general gay vibes of "changing of the guard" (a pre-s4 canon short story in which Soren asks Corvus to join said crownguard), have shared goals, and it may only be as a background pairing/couple, but they kinda fit organically enough that they don't need a ton of time to develop as a couple. Plus I'm down for anything that fleshes out Corvus more! Overall they're a very sweet pair and I'm excited to see more of them going forward

#it's not my only soren ship and it's not my fave for him BUT it's absolutely the one that's gonna be canon #if anything is #thanks for asking #sorvus #sagegreenfrogs #tdp

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sephyathredon-writing · 3 months

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Today is my 10th Anniversary of being on Ao3!

Hello everyone! I have been publishing fics on Ao3 for a whole 10 years! In that time, I have published a whole 67 fics, a number which I'm very proud of (and two of those are longfics with three chapters each).

I plan on ranking almost every fic I've written (I may exclude the ones from the epic and MCSM fandoms even though they're the earliest ones there), because I've noticed that there are some that I felt I could have definitely improved on. That will be in a different post though, hopefully sometime today. I plan to do a breakdown in this one.

First up, statistics.

Almost 200,000 word count, 20k left to go before I hit that, so I think that'll be one of my goals for 2024 (which I should hit easily if I write even half the stuff I have planned)

Almost 45k hits too! I'm surprised that my fics are that popular. I'm grateful to everyone who's ever read my fics!

An interesting lineup for sure. It's no surprise that the Breath of the Wild stuff is popular, but I am surprised to see my quirky Zack time travel fic up there. Also, congrats to "Watch It All Fall" for being so new and still being number four on this chart. That's impressive.

"Break Like Time", "Birdsong", and "Watch It All Fall" are on this one too, but in different positions. Not surprising to see "Kiss of Life" on here too, considering it's another BoTW fic.

I am not at all surprised to see "Watch It All Fall" taking the lead in this category. It surprised me with just how many comments it got in the few days since I put it up. Neither am I surprised to see "The Reason We Rise, We Rise" Since it's a longfic that's fairly new and stars characters from Crisis Core.

Actually, the only one of these that doesn't have multiple chapters is "To Break Like Time". "Through the Storm" is an old fic from when I was in the Epic (BlueSky 2013) fandom. It has two chapters and I'm surprised a fic for such a niche fandom managed to get 7 comments.

I am kind of surprised to see "Rude of the Turks" (10,053 words) standing toe to toe with my three chapter Crisis Core fic (12,557 words). At the same time, though, I am not. Rude of the Turks details Rude's life from when he was young, to when he met Reno, to the moment he joined the Turks, and also shows how his life turn out post meteorfall. You need a lot of words to write something like that.

What I am really surprised by is "The Night that Nibelheim Burned" (9,347 words) being there, higher than "Watch It All Fall" (8,342 words) Which is also three chapters long.

Now time for the Psued breakdown!

With the addition of my new Nimona Psued, I have officially made 10 of them! They are:

Diplomatic Translator (4 fics)

For my Dragon Prince fics, named after my blog of the same name on Tumblr. I shipped Gren and Amaya before another ship with Amaya became canon. All these fics are Gren-centric, except for Silent Songs.

FFVI_Stories (2 fics)

For my Final Fantasy 6 fics. I am no longer interested in this fandom anymore, but there is a story about Shadow and another one about Sabin and Gau on there.

Leafman_Finn (4 fics)

This was originally my name when I started my Ao3 account, but when I realized I really wanted to publish more than just epic fics, I changed my main Ao3 to match my main blog here on Tumblr and this became a Psued.

Lukas_the_Loyal (3 fics)

A Psued for another dead fandom. I really loved MCSM back in the day and shipped Lukesse (Lukas and Jesse, specifically Male Jesse). Despite that, my fics are varied. "Vanish" is the Lukesse one. "Unraveling" is about Jack dealing with Nurm being left behind, and "Aftermath" is my favorite MCSM one about Lukas and Petra.

Luminary_Oleander (6 fics)

For my Dragon Quest XI fics. I played the game a long time ago and really loved shipping the Luminary with Erik. Most of these fics are Luminerik, but there's a good variety of interactions with other party members (I like Hendrik and Sylvando too!).

Misc-SephyAthredon (9 fics)

For fics in fandoms that I don't want to make another Psued for (Though I really should make one for BoTW and ToTK). Fandoms include BoTW/ToTK, Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Persona 5, and a singular fanfic for Jak and Daxter that I wrote for Whumptober. The BoTW/ToTK fics are all Sidlink (Sidon x Link), the Jak and Daxter one is Jak x Torn, P5 is Akira x Yusuke, and one out of two of the GAA ones are Ryunosuke x Kazuma, both fics also heavily feature Barok Van Zieks.

SephyAthredon (16 fics)

As you can probably tell by the high fic count, this is my main Psued. All fics under this one are Final Fantasy VII fics. It's my main fandom. I have a variety of them too. I mentioned my quirky Zack Time Travel fic before, then there's my long fic which is about Zack and Sephiroth leaving Shinra with a very sick Cloud in tow. There's also a small fic about Hojo experimenting on Cloud and making his party members watch, and another small fic about Cloud defending Denzel from burglers. There are also a couple of fics I find a little embarrassing by now, staring a FFVII version of Terra from KH. I loved that AU for him so much that I wrote fics based on it. Still, they're part of my history on Ao3 and I still love "The Execution" even if it might seem silly to an outsider. I feel like I wrote it believably enough for it not to be a glorified self insert fic. Shoutout to "IvaliceForever" on Ao3 for enjoying this AU too and being the only people to comment on those fics. I started publishing fics in the FFVII fandom when I did my first Whumptober and the rest was history.

Tired-Teacher (6 fics)

Back when I was in the My Hero Academia fandom, I would write a lot of stuff about Aizawa. He was my favorite, still is my favorite from that fandom. I particularly liked the father-like relationship that the fandom gave him with Eri. I also shipped EraserMic and EraserMight. "A Hero on the Brink" is my stand out favorite fic here. While I wish I could re-write some parts, I love the atmosphere overall. "Under the Rubble" and "Held Hostage" are also good fics. Half of the fics here are EraserMic, and the other half focuses on Aizawa as a parent of some sort. "A Hero On the Brink" is about Aizawa's somewhat paternal relationship with the students of Class 1-A. "A Fatherly Touch" Is about his paternal relationship with Eri", and "Broken Engines" Is about a platonic relationship specifically with Iida (since he's my second favorite character).

Whumping Ambrosius (9 fics)

And now we come to my newest Psued for the Nimona fandom! When I watched Nimona, I fell in love and I wanted to write a million things for it. All of Whumptober last year was Nimona themed as a result. This Psued may be called Whumping Ambrosius, but lets be honest, I whump both halves of the Golenheart ship. It's apparently what I do to ships that I really enjoy XD All of these fics are Goldenheart (Ballister x Ambrosius). I fell in love with the ship as much as I fell in love with the movie. There will continue to be more fics in this Psued, I guarantee it.

Willful_Wayfarer (8 fics)

Named after my Blog here on Tumblr, this Psued contains all of my Kingdom Hearts fics. It was originally made for me to publish Terra-centric fics in, but in the last few years, I found myself becoming really interested in the Strifehart ship, thanks to a blog on Tumblr who I'm really good friends with that had a Squall/Leon blog. Naturally, that meant that I started writing Strifehart fics. Two of my favorite ones are "Calming the Beast" (Which I affectionately call my "Domestic werewolf AU") and "Shot in the Dark" (Which has not only Cloud and Leon but Sora in it too, and Sora is the one getting whumped.)

Whew, that was a lot. One more thing before I finish the post. I want to do a round up of all the events I participated in!

So, right of the bat. I've participated in 4 years of Whumptobers, which is very impressive, I think. No matter how much or how little I feel like writing, It's always a tradition for me to set aside a whole month to write every October. You can tell how much energy I have for writing by how many fics I put out.

The fic that kicked off the tradition was a Dragon's Dogma fic that I didn't put on Ao3. It's called "The First Fall of Aiden The Arisen" and it's not hard to find here if you want to read, but since it includes my own personal Arisen and Pawn, I didn't think it had a place on Ao3.

FFVII Secret Spring 2021

Entry: To Break Like Time

Gift: SOLDIER of Hubris

I am not joking when I told you I outlined "To Break Like Time" in a few days and banged out the whole fic in a weekend. It was exhilarating. It was quite a magical thing to be able to do something like that, even if I didn't entirely like the fic that came out at the end. I think I liked it more before I actually published it. "SOLDIER of Hubris" was an amazing fic to get as a gift. As much as I adore shipping Cloud and Zack, I also have a weak spot for polyshipping him with Aerith and Tifa. Not to mention Cloud gets whumped, and back then Cloud whump was my favorite type of whump.

FF7 Fanworks Exchange '21

Entry: Flowers for Zack

Gift: Fragile Peace

I'm not a big fan of the one that I wrote for this exchange, but I like the idea. It was hard to put together and the ending was pretty rushed, but I did like the parts with Cissnei. I think I remember this one being slow to actually plan out and put together. "Fragile Peace" was a cute little fic of Cloud being a dad and was everything that I could have asked for in a fic. Incredibly, tooth rottingly fluffy, which is a little odd, since I usually ask for whump, but this time I wanted something about Cloud being a dad.

2021 FFVII Secret Santa

Entry: The Night That Nibelheim Burned

Gift: Sulphur and Cinders

I really remember liking the challenge of tacking Kunsel in this Exchange. He's a character that everyone brings their own unique characteristics too since up until Crisis Core Reunion came out, he didn't even have his own voice, and we still don't know what he looks like. I also enjoyed messing around with a text message and e-mail format for this fic. "Sulphur and Cinders" is a good little fic fulfilling one of the prompts that I was curious about when I finished the Remake. "What if Hojo got to tell Cloud that he wasn't a real member of SOLDIER?" This fic tackles that idea really well and in such a whumpy way.

FF7 Fanworks Exchange '22

Entry: Rude of the Turks

Gift: A Hollow Chest and Warmth

Rude was an interesting character to tackle for one of the Exchanges. He's so different from any other character I write, being so stoic and all. Before then, the only Turk I had really ever tackled when it comes to writing was Cissnei. However, once I had the idea that Rude was from Corel and his full name was "Rudolph", I took the idea and ran with it. The actual crux of the fic, though, was the decision that the beads that hang off Rude's pants in his character model are prayer beads. Well, Rude didn't strike me as a particularly religious man, so they had to be important to him in some other way. So I decided they were the only thing he had to remind him of his mother. Then the fic took off from there. "A Hollow Chest and Warmth" is a fresh take on a Zack lives AU. It features a significantly weaker Zack that in Crisis Core and has some very very sweet Clack moments (I'm a big Clack shipper).

2022 FF7 Secret Santa

Entry: Shivamas Reflections

Gift: Unpack Your Heart

Shivamas Reflections is one I don't have a lot to say about. The prompt was something Christmas inspired, so I wrote a fic about Cloud remembering past Christmas' and celebrating Denzel's first one with him. (I don't know where I got the idea this was Denzel's "first" one. His family probably celebrated it before with him.) Unpack Your Heart is a nice little polyship fic between Cloud, Zack, and Vincent. Basically the prompt was "What would happen if Zack opened Vincent's coffin and asked him for help when they were breaking out of the labs." It's got a nice sense of humor to it.

FF7 Fanworks Exchange '23

Entry: You Make Me Human

Gift: The Tongue Stuck in My Jaw

When I write Sephiroth, he's always softer than he probably would be in canon. I like the side of Sephiroth that genuinely loved to hang out with his friends and who leaned on them when things went wrong. This is a very short fic but I enjoyed it. I rarely tackle writing Sephiroth and one of my favorite things about Crisis Core is how it shows his human side very well. "The Tongue Stuck in My Jaw" is another very sweet dad Cloud fic about Cloud struggling to figure out what to do after he brings Denzel home. One of my favorite scenes in ACC was the scene where Cloud find Denzel so I based my prompt off of that.

One more thing before I finish this post. I also participate in DoGoodWeirdly. I started in 2022 and have kept doing them every time they come up. My fics for DGW are:

Calming the Beast (January 2022) An Unpublished Yakuza Like a Dragon/Dragon Quest XI Crossover fic (July 2022) Ch 1 of The Reason We Rise, We Rise (January 2023) Ch 3 of The Reason We Rise, We Rise (July 2023)

In conclusion, thank you to anyone who has ever shown any interest in my fics, weather it's one of my old Epic or Dragon Prince fics or one of my new Nimona fics, it means the world to me! I appreciate you even if you didn't comment, even if you just left me a kudo or decided to bookmark the fic. I love that people love my fics.

Oh and for anyone debating on if they should draw art based off my fics, I adore getting art that someone drew of something from my fics! You don't need to ask permission.

Here's to another 10 years of writing fanfiction!

#((Sephy's 10 year Ao3 Anniversary))#((This took longer than I thought so the list is either coming tomorrow or monday!))

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