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Five Times Emilia de Riva Danced to Forget... And One Time She Danced to Remember.
Written for the Dragon Age: The Valentine event!
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- Part 2 of Those Nights
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When Scylla returned to Baldur's Gate, she had nothing but scars and fractured memories from the life she lived before. From the first footstep onto the paved street, she felt as though a tuning fork inside her had finally struck the right note. The reverberations of her quiet footfall on stone, the scent of the river insinuating itself into each breath… They were the keys to the cipher that her mind had become.
When the cipher led to Enver Gortash and a partnership that had changed the course of their lives, Scylla found herself forced to decide how far she would go to keep the love that had nearly destroyed her. Woven between her perspective of the events of Act III are Gortash's memories of the paths that led them to ruin - and the road that might lead them back out again.
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At Our Best, We Are Nightshades by DesperateJoys
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
03 Jan 2026
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Byleth didn't know when the dreams first came that it meant the end of everything she had ever known. Buffeted by slowly growing feelings and the sensation of a trap closing in around her after coming to Garreg Mach with her father, she found herself making allies in unexpected places - none more surprising than the acid-eyed mage with a background as blood-soaked as her own. With the lines between friend and foe hopelessly blurred and her emotions growing more unruly by the day, only time would tell whether she had chosen the right side when the battle lines were finally drawn.
A novelization of the Crimson Flower route of Three Houses that explores the implications of Byleth's growing emotions on her relationship with her students, the Church, and the man she definitely didn't intend to fall in love with. Weekly posting schedule planned.
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The Longest Night by DesperateJoys for fetch_me_penguins
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
28 Dec 2025
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On the longest, coldest night of the year, Enver Gortash finds himself acutely aware of exactly what he's lost on the path to greatness. The last thing he wants is a visit from the woman who stole it from him.
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"It's a love song, it's a tale of love from long ago. It's a sad song, but we're gonna sing it even so..."
An unknown number of years after the defeat of the Netherbrain, Shadowheart must live with the consequences of her choices in the Gauntlet of Shar and her relationship with Gale, the newly minted God of Ambition. How do you live with a heart that's torn between two gods? Sometimes, the answer is, "You don't." But every year brings another chance to try again, and maybe - just maybe - it really will turn out this time.
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A Life That Fits by DesperateJoys
Fandom Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
01 Sep 2025
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My interpretation of an Antivan Crow Rook/Lucanis Dellamorte romance from Rook's point of view, Hold Us Steady, accompanied by largely standalone slice of life stories from other characters' perspectives or post-canon moments. Mostly, this is my love letter to the Crows, who stole my heart and have yet to give it back.
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“Hotch?” he asked, voice soft and uneven.
“I learned something about you this week,” Hotch said, his voice somehow even deeper than normal.
Reid took a shaky breath as the sound seemed to settle into his bones. That deep voice was going to haunt his dreams tonight, he just had to figure out what Hotch was doing first. “What did you learn?”
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27 Jun 2026
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Four times Hotch and Reid drove home together.
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24 Jun 2026
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Five ways the team noticed Hotch and Reid's relationship.
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23 Jun 2026
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5 Mandatory Events at the FBI Regional Training Seminar by travelinthedark
Fandoms: Criminal Minds
16 Feb 2011
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“Hey guys!” Jeff’s voice is just as upbeat as it was when he was telling the entire conference room about the wonders of community stewardship and his volunteer work as a ‘Big Brother.’ It’s also just as loud, and Hotch wonders if the guy realizes he doesn’t have to shout at people who are less than five feet away from him. “Are you ready to come up and add your ideas to the aspirations board?”
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23 Jun 2026
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In the wake of Emily Prentiss' return, Reid feels betrayed.
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Because now, Reid is spiralling. Everyone watches it; like he’s lost a part of him or something has slipped out of place. He’s functioning, yes, but something is creaking and groaning and hurting, and none of them seem able to put the piece back. He’s stubbornly carrying on, his jaw tight and his posture untrusting, but the whole team can feel the effect of his grief.
Except this time, it’s not for Prentiss. He’s grieving his team, his family. He’s grieving the idea that he had of them, of people that trusted him, of people that protected him.Aaron just wants to take the pain away. He'll take the anger, the shouting - anything. Anything to help Reid heal that chasm that is currently corroding at his heart.
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22 Jun 2026