The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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Lord Tedalgrinche of House Dzemael has ever been a man willing to resort to underhanded methods in order to preserve Ishgard’s social and military hierarchy in the eye of a thousand-year storm. A ceruleum-addled lordling passing out guns in order to arm the proletariat was a huge red flag, to be sure.
That had been moons ago. Much has changed in the interim and now the highborn knight owes a life’s debt of all things to Lord Stephanivien de Haillenarte after the man acted to save his life from the claws of a dragon.
Highly conflicted over what he perceives to be an inexplicable mercy, Tedalgrinche receives a missive to visit the Skysteel Manufactory late after hours. What could the eccentric lord want with him now?
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- Part 1 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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“Now, I know I have said in the past I would be willing to try anything provided I have consent to call you a filthy sinner to your face, but this is… odd. Even for you.”
Stephanivien performs some testing in the boudoir.
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- Part 2 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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The collar was beautiful on him, he thought.
He’d always believed so, even when it was but the jewel in an ensemble that had taken him by surprise and had him laughing like a madman within Haillenarte Manor moons ago.
This time he had peeled away all the frivolities, pared him down to just the essentials for the ease of his suffering health and… Gods, even when Stephanivien was bleary-eyed and half-catatonic with migraines Tedalgrinche’s heart fluttered in his chest at the mere sight of him. He touched the collar around his boyfriend’s neck, fitting a thumb between the leather and the hollow of his throat, carefully checking that it fit snugly but still provided him enough room to move about and breathe comfortably. Good.
Stephanivien de Haillenarte has a tremendous headache. Fortunately, Lord Tedalgrinche can think of a few ways to take his mind off of it.
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- Part 3 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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On the night before the summons to fall in rank with the rest of the Ilsabard Contingent and embark upon the long journey to Garlemald, Stephanivien de Haillenarte must needs tie up some loose ends first, lest he leave a heartbroken love behind.
Lord Tedalgrinche has some ideas on how they could manage that without undue despair, as it turns out, provided the future count is willing to submit to his more... unusual fantasies.
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- Part 4 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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On the Concerning Lack of a Fourth Wall by Nunhnerry (Re_Phage) for Popotocrate
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
01 Mar 2025
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After a tumultuous and often imperfect courtship Stephanivien and his once-nemesis Tedalgrinche have finally pledged themselves to each other in an eternal bond. All that remains after the ceremony is a lavish honeymoon far away from the harsh chill of Ishgard.
Stephanivien, charged with arranging the post-nuptial vacation while his husband stresses over the wedding, has made his decision. Tural beckons!
But why on the Fury's blessed firmament is their comfy inn room missing an ENTIRE WALL?
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- Part 5 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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Set two or so years after Dawntrail.
For the past several moons Lord Tedalgrinche de Haillenarte has been slacking off in his duties and his fellow knights in House Dzemael have noticed. Ever since his marriage to Lord Stephanivien some years earlier the knight commander has changed overmuch, with some few believing not for the better.
And he is terrified - justly wary that someone will learn his dark secret before he is ready.
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- Part 6 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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Two short tales told twelve millennia apart, distinct but alike in the invisible threads that bind one other.
Two namedays, two gifts received, and one given in turn.
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- Part 7 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned
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Lord Stephanivien, the current Count of House Haillenarte discovers that his littlest ally and fellow partner in crime has secretly smuggled in a naughty treat whilst he is busy at home working on one of his toughest commissions yet.
They are both going to be in so much trouble for this.
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- Part 8 of The Pale Knight and the Sun He Scorned