Victory

Story: Victory
Year: 989 FY
Characters: Taz Hantree



( Once she'd captured the captain, the fighting had stopped quick enough. )

Precious

Story: Precious
Year: 963 FY
Characters: Prince Odaki, Lady Riluke




( Odaki stared down at the sleeping infant, not quite sure what to do with her. )

Where He'll Be Tomorrow

Story: Where He'll Be Tomorrow
Year: 988 FY
Characters: Princess Kirana, Princess Nolani
Warnings: Oblique references to violence and enslavement
Notes: This takes place in the Confessions AU


( Where He'll Be Tomorrow )

Obstacles

Story: Obstacles
Year: 979 FY, 982 FY, 985 FY
Characters: Princess Kesshare
Warnings: Murder


( Fire, Earth, Water, Air, Spirit )

End of the World

Story: End of the World
Year: 990 FY
Characters: Dallu
Warnings: Violence


( There are things he can do. )

Compatibility

Story: Compatibility
Year: 991 FY
Characters: King Andrell
Warnings: Forced marriage


( This doesn't have to be awkward. )

Immigration Forms

Story: Immigration Forms
Year: 981 FY, 986 FY
Word Count: N/A
Characters: Prince Isshiri, Mel Artwick
Warnings: Dehumanization of mages


( Immigration Forms )

Conduction

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Porcelain Doll

Story: Porcelain Doll
Year: 958 FY, 962 FY, 964 FY, 965 FY, 968 FY, 970 FY, 971 FY, 974 FY, 980 FY, 983 FY, 984 FY, 989 FY, 990 FY, 991 FY, 992 FY, 996 FY
Word Count: 1354
Rating: R
Characters: Princess Tana
Warnings: Parental death, one-sided incest, references to the nonviolent deaths of young children, violence, bullying, classism
Notes: A few details regarding King Sorell's grandchildren have changed since this was originally written. The only sections affected are #11 and #15. The original text, nonetheless, is left here.



( Porcelain Doll )

Wait

Story: Wait
Year: 987 FY
Characters: Mel Artwick, Lady Riluke
Warnings: References to enslavement and ostracism


( Mel had kept to himself since Captain Taz had dropped them off )

Homecoming

Story: Homecoming
Year: 984 FY
Characters: Chief Inspector Deshell, Fesha
Warnings: References to the events of Good Cop, Bad Cop


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Holding Light

Story: Holding Light
Year: N/A
Characters: King Amassa, Lady Riluke, Princess Kesshare, Princess Nolani, Prince Isshiri


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Promises Broken

Story: Promises Broken
Year: 988 FY
Characters: Princess Tana, King Kellom
Warnings: Incest, cruel reference to a dead family member, reference to a planned genocide
Notes: This takes place in an AU where Kellom reciprocates Tana's interest in him.


( You promised me. )

As Long As You Both Shall Live

Story: As Long As You Both Shall Live
Year: 993 FY
Characters: Princess Deva, Princess Kesshare, King Andrell, Prince Isshiri, Princess Keta, Princess Nolani
Warnings: References to past enslavement, genocide, and attempted murder.


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Special Cargo

Story: Special Cargo
Year: 981 FY
Characters: Taz and Kor Hantree


( Taz got some of the more exotic cargoes )

New Frontiers

Story: New Frontiers
Year: 984 FY
Characters: Mel Artwick
Warnings: References to Kit's crimes, ostracism.
Notes: This takes place in the Confessions AU.


( Mel was from one of the higher-ranked lines in Clan Artwick )

Wishes

Story: Wishes
Year: Various
Characters: Lonura
Warnings: Implied parental death


( I wish )

Ten Minutes

Story: Ten Minutes
Year: 980 FY
Characters: Queen Nida, Princess Keta
Warnings: Violence, character/parental death


( Read more... )

Over the Mountains

Story: Over the Mountains
Year: 1007 FY
Characters: Nolani, Isselu/Istell


( It was drizzling the morning they made their final descent down the mountain )

Old Bear

Story: Old Bear
Year: 962 FY
Characters: Taz Hantree


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Asset

Story: Asset
Year: 994 FY
Characters: Kirana
Warnings: Imprisonment/isolation, violence viewed from a distance, implied character death.
Notes: This takes place in the Confessions AU



( Kirana hated it down here, in the tunnels. )

Three Kings of Feredar

Story: Three Kings of Feredar
Year: 941 FY, 988 FY, 997 FY
Characters: King Sorell, King Kellom, King Andrell
Warnings: Brief reference to fertility difficulties.


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Untouchable

Story: Untouchable
Year: 1004 FY
Characters: Selmid
Warnings: The Murderer, PTSD


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Jealousy

Story: Jealousy
Year: 982 FY
Characters: Dallu, Taz, Lir Hantree



( So, how come you get a navigator? )

Ups and Downs

Story: Ups and Downs
Year: 989 FY
Characters: Queen Fera, King Kellom
Warnings: Offscreen character death and attempted murder


( Heart pounding, Fera pushed open the door of her husband's suite. )

The One Less Traveled By

Story: The One Less Traveled By
Year: 980 FY
Characters: Mel Artwick
Warnings: References to The Murderer and the mutilations he performs.
Notes: This is the breakpoint for the Confessions AU.


( After several shots, Mel was paradoxically thinking clearer about everything. )

Problem-Solving

Story: Problem-Solving
Year: 988 FY
Characters: Princess Tana
Warnings: Plotting fratricide
Notes: This takes place in the Incest AU


( Tana sulked in her rooms for a full three days after Kellom told her he was going to marry again )

Quiet Confrontation

Story: Quiet Confrontation
Year: 982 FY
Characters: Prince Isshiri
Warnings: References to the events of Sending a Message and its aftermath for Isshiri, references to two other probable murders and long-past deaths of other family members, some internalized ableism.


( Isshiri slipped into the mortuary alone )

What You Want

Story: What You Want
Year: 951 FY, 960 FY, 963 FY, 976 FY, 979 FY, 982 FY, 985 FY, 986 FY, 993 FY, 997 FY, 1002 FY
Word Count: 5084
Characters: Amassa and his wife and children, Kesshare, Ineku, Nolani, Isshiri, Kirana, Lonura
Warnings: References to the events of Sending a Message, character death (violent and nonviolent), implied disowning, implied murder, implied sex with consensual BDSM, arranged/forced marriage, glee at a familial death, references to parental death, stigma towards bastards, use of a sexist slur, war viewed from a distance, references to infertility, implied homophobia, violence towards children
Notes: These are organized in an attempt to have them flow musically into one another. Image sources for the covers: front, back.


( What You Want )

Complications

Story: Complications
Year: 988 FY
Characters: Kellom, Tana
Warnings: Incest, some swearing, nudity, implied sex, dehumanization of mages, references to genocide, brief reference to abortion
Notes: This takes place in the Incest AU


( Kellom stroked Tana's hair lightly. )

The Artwick Captain

Story: The Artwick Captain
Year: 990 FY
Characters: Taz Hantree, Kit Artwick
Warnings: Character death



( She shouldn't have been doing this. )

Advice

Story: Advice
Year: 996 FY
Characters: King Andrell, Lonura



( Andrell held open the door to his private study for her. )

The Five Senses

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The Plan

Story: The Plan
Year: 986 FY
Characters: Queen Nida, Lady Rema
Warnings: References to attempted suicide and botched regicide, references to enslavement and murder, capitalizing on said murder to start/escalate a war.
Notes: This takes place in the Incest AU


( Rema glided into the courtyard without a breath of hesitation )

Sparks

Story: Sparks
Year: 1012 FY
Characters: Taz Hantree, Dal, Isshiri, Roneli


( Mom! Mom, look! )

Study

Story: Study
Year: 976 FY
Characters: Kesshare
Warnings: References to the events of Sending a Message.



( Study )

The True King

Story: The True King
Year: 990
Characters: Princess Tana, Sorell Younger
Warnings: War, references to incest, references to major character death, brief reference to suicide.
Notes: This takes place in the Incest AU


( The baby had been sleeping for most of the flight from the city. )

Dawn

Story: Dawn
Year: 981 FY
Characters: Mel Artwick
Warnings: References to The Murderer and his crimes and misplaced guilt, references to dehumanization of mages


( Dawn )

Release

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Family Dinner

Story: Family Dinner
Year: 979 FY
Characters: Prince Kellom, King Sorell, Prince Andrell, Queen Nida, Fera


( Family Dinner )

Breakup Letter

Story: Breakup Letter
Year: 991 FY
Characters: Lonura


( Read more... )

Worth the Risk

Story: Worth the Risk
Year: 990 FY
Characters: Isshiri, Mel
Warnings: Some ableism, war


( Isshiri took a deep breath )

Of All the Murders in All the Towns in All the World...

Story: Of All the Murders in All the Towns in All the World...
Year: 970 FY
Characters: Inspector Deshell, Fesha
Warnings: References to murder


( Deshell pushed open the door to Dr. Lennil's record room )

Tinderbox

Story: Tinderbox
Year: 987 FY
Characters: Dallu, Taz Hantree, Princess Mera, Mel Artwick
Warnings: Pre-story major character death, heavy survivor's guilt
Notes: This takes place in the Incest AU


( Tinderbox )

The Next Ten Minutes

Story: The Next Ten Minutes
Year: 980 FY
Characters: King Sorell, Captain Pemir
Warnings: Referenced character death, referenced violence involving children.
Notes: This takes place shortly after Ten Minutes and directly references those events.


( Sorell paced restlessly )

Reaching Out

Story: Reaching Out
Year: 976 FY
Characters: Isshiri, Riluke
Warnings: References to the events of Sending a Message, referenced stigma against bastards and ableism.


( Riluke waited a few days before visiting her cousin. )

Point of No Return

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And Now These Three Remain

Story: And Now These Three Remain
Year: 992 FY
Characters: Princess Nolani, King Andrell, Princess Mera
Warnings: Attempted murder, references to the events of Sending a Message and the postwar section of The Greater Good, references to murders



( Feredar was a beautiful city )