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Human Resources by thephilosophersapprentice for Wr1t3myWr0ngs, altoinkblots
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
08 Jun 2026
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Everyone else on the project had believed I was Stratt’s second in command. Especially at the end, I had handled a lot of the administrative stuff. I’d been—not her moral compass, Stratt didn’t need one of those; she had fully understood where each of her decisions fell with reference to multiple philosophies—but her point of connection to the human element of the project.
I had convinced her to come to the karaoke machine, show the project two minutes of humanity, and she’d sent me into space on a suicide mission.
I should have been a better HR rep.
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Beyond the Breach by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, Pacific Rim (Movies)
26 May 2026
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Syl was right. There was something out there. Something moving, smooth enough to be reflective—unlike a thunderclast’s craggy carapace. It was moving in at a slow pace, as if dragging its feet.
A Shardhunter.
That sluggish, dragging movement meant something had to be wrong. Shardhunters were supposed to be—if not graceful, at least nimble. Just how drained was this Shardhunter, and what had happened to put it in such a state?
It was none of his business. He wasn’t a pilot, only a wall worker. There were supposed to be lookouts. Scouts.
Still…A year ago, Kaladin Hearthstone was a Shardhunter pilot. Today, he's a discard, branded a deserter, a single worker on the Origin Seawall.
That doesn't stop "the right thing" from coming to find him, or him from doing it.
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Negative Space by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
28 Mar 2026
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Talla, a scribe in Amaram's army, supervises the removal of effects previously belonging to Kaladin Stormblessed and his squad.
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the body keeps the score by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
23 Mar 2026
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Kaladin sheathed his knife, taking a weary step away from the man in the green Shardplate, only for the world to snap off cold. For a moment, everything was oddly bright, colors saturated, blurred. Something was happening. What was happening? Time slowed. He struggled for purchase against the slick essence of existence.
“Kaladin!” Syl screamed.
The man in the unadorned King’s Plate had his fist buried in Kaladin’s side.
Elit is a sore loser. When he throws a Shardplate-enhanced punch at Kaladin after surrendering, Kaladin has no choice but to use Stormlight to heal--in front of the entire Alethi court. Exposed as a Knight Radiant, Kaladin must navigate the treacherous waters of Alethi politics while keeping his past and its associated fears and cruelties from dragging him under.
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“I release responsibility for your actions,” Kaladin said. He did not speak loudly, but his words were perfectly clear. His voice surrounded Vyre. “I am not responsible for your decisions, your grudges, your failings. They are not mine. They never were. I return to you your agency.”
Kaladin swears the Fourth Ideal, from Vyre's perspective.
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- Part 4 of Apocrypha
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Night Rounds by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
15 Dec 2025
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A ghost haunts Lirin's clinic by night--the ghost of the person Kal might have once been.
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- Part 3 of Elegies for the One Who Came Home
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Kaladin Stormblessed had been on Veil’s mind for weeks. Months. Since she had fully emerged, actually.
Veil sees something she wants and decides to ask for it. Or, Kaladin and Veil and the ways they make each other better: a compilation of scenes.
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- Part 3 of Devotion
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Adolin notices Kaladin taking notes at a Coalition meeting. He isn't the only one. Fortunately, Kaladin is more than capable of defending herself.
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- Part 2 of Devotion
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Parting | Homecoming by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
25 Oct 2025
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The surgeon of Hearthstone did not have an elder son.
“I volunteer. Take me with him.”
Veld couldn’t help but stare at the discarded glove Kal held low by her side, hidden from the brightlords’ view.As a child, everyone assumed Kaladin was a girl. This changes surprisingly little.
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- Part 1 of Devotion
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The Kaladin that returns to Hearthstone in the wake of the strange new storm is not the Kal Laral once knew.
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- Part 1 of Elegies for the One Who Came Home
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Elegy for the One Who Came Home by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
14 Jun 2025
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Lirin pursues a neglected hobby after the coming of the Everstorm. Kaladin joins him.
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- Part 2 of Elegies for the One Who Came Home
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Satisfaction by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
30 Mar 2025
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Two broken men, transformed. Retribution finds himself confronted by the Herald of Kings and the shortcomings of his own worldview.
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- Part 3 of Apocrypha
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The Rhythm of Hope by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
28 Mar 2025
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After the Contest of Champions, a Fused finds a Herald on Braize.
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- Part 2 of Apocrypha
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Fixing the Volatile by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
22 Mar 2025
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The instant the book came out, Jon knew what it was. He had heard it described, but his reaction was nothing to the teenager’s. The boy’s eyes blazed with fury as he ripped the book from Trevor’s hands. “Do you know what this is?” he demanded. The cover crunched under the boy’s grip. Jon felt as if he couldn’t breathe.
Truth has many chess pieces in motion. Hunters Julia Montauk and Trevor Herbert pick up an additional hitchhiker, who just so happens to understand the human soul like no other living being can. Gerry Keay gets the second chance at "life" he never expected.
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In occupied Kholinar, Vyre receives confirmation of Kaladin Stormblessed's death--far away in Shinovar, on a fool's errand.
He doesn't take it well.Series
- Part 1 of Apocrypha
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Paperweight by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
16 Feb 2025
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“My men were present the day Amaram spoke to you in a way no one should ever address another person. They informed me of what happened. You deserved to strike him, or use him as a paperweight, something like that.”
Jasnah reached for the bundle and opened it.
“Did you just present your queen with a crystallized hunk of Meridas Amaram’s corpse?” Wit asked, sounding beyond delighted. “So you are Alethi after all. I was beginning to wonder!”Kaladin meets with Jasnah Kholin after the Battle of Thaylen Field.
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To Ride the Storms Again by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
09 Feb 2025
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The Herald of Second Chances, the Wind, and the Daughter of Storms ride the first returned highstorm together.
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An honorable Fused and a reborn Radiant meet to say goodbye and part with a better understanding of each other on the first of the Last Ten Days.
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First chapter is playing with the three glyphs from the chapter of the same title in "The Way of Kings." Minor spoilers for Wind and Truth in Chapter 2.
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After the Battle of Thaylen Field, Kaladin makes an apology to the blade he never claimed.