15 Bookmarks by Mistral83
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Iris never feared the inevitable. Death, however, arrives not as an end—but as a beginning.
Ironically, this fic was written for the Spring Writing Event (r/FanfictionExchange) and yet, here we are, knee-deep in the Underworld instead of basking in fields of wildflowers.
Perhaps Spring is not just a season, not just a place, but a feeling, a presence that lingers... or someone who remains, even in the dark.
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- English
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- 5,050
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- 1/1
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- 22
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19 Apr 2025
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The Black Hand of Bane by aqeldroma
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), The Legend of Drizzt Series - R. A. Salvatore
13 Jul 2026
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Wherein the Dark Urge discovers the truth behind her memory loss, goes on a journey of self discovery that ends up being more of a trail of corpses, and decides to take over the world.
Everything can be read as a standalone, and everything is in chronological order.
Where to start reading is up to you:
1: Pre-canon Dark Urge. One-shots prior to the longfics are pre-tadpole and pre-canon stories. Expect the usual atrocities.2: Ruin's tale: The two longfics are an arc with a 1st POV of post-tadpole Dark Urge. Begin with Under the Black Hand, which is an Act 3 revision (starts off where you think, does not end where you think) and is the only story during the events of the game. Closing the Fist picks up one month post-canon (how actually will you take over the world? it's complicated).
3: Gortash's tale: POV third, picking up on trauma from House of Hope and continues the post-canon journey, starts with Down Comes the Claw.
4: Multi-POV (Minthara/Ruin/others): Alternating POV 1st and third, The Grip of Steel starts 1 year post-game. This longfic will bring this tale to its finale.
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11 Dec 2024
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The Dragon's Truthsayer by tsuki_anne
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Dune - All Media Types, Dune: Prophecy (TV)
12 Jan 2025
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Elara Blackfyre, a Targaryen bastard and Bene Gesserit acolyte, is thrust into the heart of the Red Keep as King Viserys's new Truthsayer. Bound to protect Princess Rhaenyra amidst the growing shadow of the Dance of the Dragons, Elara must use her cunning and prophetic visions to navigate courtly treachery and ensure the chosen heir ascends the Iron Throne.
A House of the Dragon and Dune: Prophecy Crossover.
Bookmarked by Mistral83
06 Dec 2024
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Intriguing and promising premise, written by a talented author.
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A mission gone wrong. A missing agent. A wanted criminal on the run. Just another Tuesday for the Musketeers, the special unit of the French police force.
"These botched operations will go down in the Garrison's history as one of its most disgraceful moments, bested only by Savoy."
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- 1/3
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 8
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28 Nov 2024
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My Farseer by strange24
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
26 Jun 2025
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Calrion, a young eldar, flees his home in anger and shame after the cracks in his family deepen.
The serene life of a craftworld is replaced by the ever-hungry world of humans and the rest of a broken galaxy.A young woman works as a lower medic in an empire that throws away and replaces with no room for forgiveness. Her nostalgia and dreams of a better life bloom up again when she asked to car for a dreaded enemy.
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- English
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- 16,809
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- 6/?
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Bookmarked by Mistral83
10 Nov 2024
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After losing most of his unit in a disastrous D-Day mission, Derwin Grunauer returns to his hometown near Miami, body riddled with scars and heart heavy with guilt, only to find his neighbors shunning him due to his German name. He retreats into his family mansion and remains there, unwilling to rejoin the living, until the day Alba Reyes turns up at his door with a basket full of warm bread. As the daughter of a Cuban immigrant, Alba knows something of being an outsider, and when she offers to work for Derwin as his housekeeper, it is not only to pay off her father's debt to the Grunauers, but also because she feels some connection to the reclusive young man. When that connection develops into something more, they must overcome both the town's prejudice and their own doubts to find happiness.
Bookmarked by Mistral83
16 Sep 2024
Bookmarker's Notes
Slow and tender romance, well-researched and lovingly crafted with just the right amount of sweetness.
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Light in the Darkness by darknessthrivesinthevoid
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
09 May 2026
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There was a time when Zuko truly believed that he would never be happy. When capturing The Avatar and returning home seemed like an impossible feat. When he was adrift on the ocean or starving in the desert or sweeping the floors of a dank tea shop in the slums of Ba Sing Se. When his face was burned by the same hand that used to gently stroke his head and he was banished from his homeland at thirteen. But, after many agonizing years, he learned how to be happy. He let his friends show him the way. At first, the emotion felt almost foreign, and it startled him. He had been living in fear and anger for so long that he knew no other way to be. But slowly, gently, the light filled him up, seeping into his bones and allowing him to become the ruler his uncle always knew he could be, one who ruled with decisive strength and steadfast compassion.
Post S3 (Canon) | Does not follow the comics or TLOK | Political Fantasy Drama | M-rated
Bookmarked by Mistral83
11 Oct 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
This GoT-esque take on the rebuilding efforts after the finale is clearly is done in a thoughtful manner, and hard work for sure.
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Purpose of Heritage by WalkAwayTall
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy
12 Sep 2024
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None of this was supposed to happen.
After the destruction of the Death Star, Leia Organa is left without a family, without a purpose, and without a home. Follow her journey from displaced princess to respected military leader as she finds her footing with the Rebel Alliance after losing nearly everything.
Takes place in the three years between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. This story focuses on a realistic treatment of Leia's PTSD/trauma along with how she begins to build personal relationships and grows as a leader in the wake of the worst days of her young life. (AU on account of the fact that I have ignored all expanded universe material that takes place during this time period.)
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- Part 1 of Purpose of Heritage and associated works
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- 255,793
- Chapters:
- 28/28
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Bookmarked by Mistral83
09 Oct 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
Mature exploration of heavy topics like loss, trauma and torture after the destruction of Alderaan and Leia's imprisonment and interrogation by Darth Vader.
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Once Was All There Was by EditorBirb (Vaisseau), Vaisseau, whisper_that_dares (Vaisseau)
Fandoms: The Old Guard (Movie 2020), The Old Guard (Comics), Napoleonic Era RPF, Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, French History RPF
26 Feb 2024
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In December of 1812, near the border of what would one day become Lithuania and Belarus, a soldier of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée was hanged for desertion. There's just one small problem: it should have never happened.
What was the chain of events that led to that execution? And what happened after? Did it have something to do with the powerful men who rode with Napoleon, the ones whose decisions determined life or death for Sébastien Le Livre and countless others?
This is a story of The Old Guard from the point of view of one of those men, a story about a forger-turned-infantry sergeant and the bravest of the brave.
Bookmarked by Mistral83
25 Sep 2023
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Historical fiction with great research. Pacing is slow at the beginning, carefully composing the scene and atmosphere. The darkest moments of the story are also hauntingly realistic.
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From one generation to the next
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Folk healer Lyric of Lalaia longs for more. Her home is pleasant and quiet, but contains her entire life like a painted pot. As it turns out, even well-tended flowers can wilt under the weight of grief.
When a handsome mercenary comes to her for healing, a choice presents itself: she can continue wilting in the stillness, or she can follow a perfect stranger into a world unknown, to seek the sea that beckons her.
In this reimagining of the Eagle Bearer’s journey, Alexios stares down a hardened world alongside a woman made of light and honey. Theirs is a story about freedom, faith, and family— and what it means to love a hero.
Bookmarked by Mistral83
03 Sep 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
I love a well-researched story and this is one. Author needs more love
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The Lady of the Rohirrim by blueoncemoon
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies)
11 Jun 2021
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‘Deeds that move the wheels of the world may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong.’ —The Lord of the Rings, Book II Chapter 2, ‘The Council of Elrond’A retelling of the War of the Ring through the eyes of a newly emancipated prizefighter. Rescued by the Rohirrim and facing the brink of war, Truva seeks to find her place amongst the horselords.
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- Part 1 of The Hidland Chronicles
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- 212,280
- Chapters:
- 31/31
- Collections:
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Bookmarked by Mistral83
25 Oct 2021
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Author's work is consistently sublime, so this is bookmarked for later
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Transported precisely one hundred and ten years into the past, violist Frank Warren must navigate life at the Royal College of Music in London as the world devolves into war. Amidst Britain’s most accomplished composers and musicians, Frank’s survival depends upon striking an unsteady balance between brotherhood and his desire to return home.Bookmarked by Mistral83
17 Oct 2021
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This work is a labour of love skillfully written. Needs more recognition.
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The Go-Between by Morgan_Primus
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Star Trek
16 Feb 2021
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- Part 1 of Tahiti Syndrome AU
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 46,947
- Chapters:
- 29/33
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 57
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- 51
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- 5
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- 1,099
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12 Jun 2021
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These are the adventures of a young dark elf noble as she seeks fame, fortune, and glory across the world. Leaving Naggaroth and her family behind Raveres quickly learns that she'll have to toughen up if she wants to succeed.
Rated M for explicit content, sex, and general themes.
Read and review, thank you! More descriptive introduction and preface in the first chapter.Bookmarked by Mistral83
18 Aug 2019
Bookmarker's Notes
I love the journey of the main character and the research that was obviously put into this story.