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A collection of drabbles inspired by the Empyrean series in 100 to 200 words — glimpses of canon and divergent paths with a strong focus on Violet and Xaden, alongside a mix of other dynamics because no one's story stands alone.
Snapshots of battles, bonds, soft touches, and sharp words—told one breath at a time.
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Imogen didn’t weep when her mother and sister burned for their part in the rebellion. She couldn’t afford to. The kingdom of Navarre had already decided her fate. Survival was a distant hope, a cruel joke in a world that wanted them dead.
Then Xaden Riorson made a deal.
In exchange for their lives, he would take their punishment and they, in turn, would be given one impossible chance: to enter the Riders Quadrant at Basgiath War College. A battlefield disguised as a school, where their only path to survival is bonding with a dragon and fighting for a kingdom that despises them.
Imogen and Garrick—both orphaned and stripped of everything they know—are placed together in the new foster system, forming an unbreakable bond as they navigate a world that sees them as traitors’ children. Forced to rely on each other for survival, their relationship deepens from an alliance of necessity into something far more complex.
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Violet had the worst first day ever. First, spilled coffee, then a not so expected baby! Her boss's baby.
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Another glimpse of what could've been by Lydiahall0079
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
14 Dec 2025
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Liam was only trying to save his brother — the same way Xaden had once given him a chance to live. When Xaden became a Venin and enraged the gods enough to earn a terrible fate, Liam knew he had to try to return the favor.
Now, begging the gods wasn’t exactly the smartest choice, but it was all he could do. What Liam didn’t expect was that the gods would actually answer his plea — and grant a second chance not only to Xaden, but to everyone.
Suddenly, Liam found himself in a room with a group that could change everything, and five books that held the story of the future of their world.
Would Liam’s efforts be enough?
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I Knew I Had to Go Back Home by grifterandthief for theoneiam2277, ellebellewritesfic, slytherin_pen, steenbeans
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
14 Dec 2025
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In the end she could be happy.
Happy with her home, her boys, and her chickens.
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Violet slipped through the door just after midnight, careful to make no noise, boots left in the hallway. She paused at the threshold, glancing down at her daughter, and I could see it in her eyes—equal parts relief and guilt.
“She’s asleep,” I said softly, watching Fenna’s tiny hands curl over the blanket.
Violet nodded, crouching beside the bed. Her fingers hovered over Fenna’s hair, brushing back a stray curl without touching her face too harshly. “Oh… she really misses me,” she whispered.
“She did well, considering,” I said, taking a deep breath, “that she threw a tantrum and made me reconsider the thought if flying into battle or trying to calm an agitated toddler was more fearful.”
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Or Violet’s first day back on patrol after Fenna’s birth and Xaden has to figure out how to juggle a toddler and his duties in one hand.
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- Part 2 of The adventures of Fenna Liana Riorson
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Just a Little Tug by Katherine_Tripp1209 for Mint_chocolatechip
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
14 Dec 2025
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Bodhi discovers he has a hair pulling kink. Ridoc likes it.
Written for the RQ Winter Prompt Fest!
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Following her father's failed rebellion, Celine Riorson, second child and only daughter of Fen Riorson, was fostered with the Sorrengail family. Years later, she would cross the Parapet.
And nothing, not the venin, the fly or die atmosphere of the Riders Quadrant, or even the leadership of Navarre, would get in the way of Celine protecting her family, friends, and loved ones.
꧁⎝ 𓆩༺✧༻𓆪 ⎠꧂
Slow burn Liam Mairi/OC
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I straighten the sleeves of my new uniform—a stiff but slightly oversized black suit jacket with a camisole that sits a little lower on my chest than I’d like and matching black slacks, with a pair of black stilettos in my soft leather bag for when I get to the office. One of Mira’s old suit jackets, because I couldn’t bring myself to go out and buy my own. Because this is not where I was supposed to be going today.
While mom had prepared Mira and Brennan for a career in big law—at the massive international firm that bears her name—I’d tagged along with dad since grade school, learning how to help the city’s poor. I’d planned a career in nonprofit work, just as dad had, and had just started my bachelor’s degree in social work so that I’d be better prepared. I’d intended to spend summers as a legal assistant at various nonprofits during undergrad, then law school here in the Bay.
But then Brennan had some sort of breakdown and disappeared, and everything fell apart.
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Violet Sorrengail is on a holiday mission: Save her best friend's struggling café by persuading one reluctant business owner to participate in the annual Christmas decorations contest.
The only problem? The impossibly intense (and gorgeous) co-owner of The Iron Flame, who views Christmas as nothing but an annoyance and a distraction from training.
He is the ultimate Grinch. Violet is pure, Christmas cheer. What could go wrong?
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Takes place after the end of Onyx Storm. SPOILERS!
Violet wakes up with memory loss. Exploring how a marriage could have been arranged for the good of Tyrrendor, between Violet and Bodhi.
The very unofficial beginning of book 4.
The last parts of this work has already been written. I’ll release them one chapter, each remaining day.
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Ridoc is just wanting a fun day off hanging out with his friends. Unfortunately everyone is busy so he has to be content with petty vandalism. And even that goes wrong.
Xaden is at Basgiath for a conjugal visit. Unfortunately it’s only for the dragons. Violet is still mad at him. He is on his way to get revolution business done when another problem arises. An annoying problem named Ridoc.
This work is for the Rider’s Quadrant 2025 prompt fest: Xadoc Smut
Fanwork Type: writing
Characters: Ridoc and Xaden
Pairing: Xadoc
Rating: Explicit
Prompt: Ridoc and Xaden go on an adventure by themselves at Basgiath. Ridoc finds something incriminating and dangerous that their leadership knows and as he looks for his friends through the halls, he can’t seem to find them anywhere, but he does find Xaden. Making one of them very excited, and the other extremely annoyed.
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On the longest night of the year, the Iron Squad & their friends gather for a solstice feast filled with warmth, love, and memories!
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Mostly Sloane/Dain holiday/winter themed drabbles with a sprinkle of Xaden/Violet (because they for sure have opinions on this ship ;D)
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Iron flame arc and Sequel to On My Honor.
“Um isn’t Mairi a higher rank?” Someone asks.
“Oh yeah, but I follow her.” Liam nods.
“He’ll give his orders when he needs to. don’t let his pretty face fool you,” Isela says shaking her head and placing a hand teasingly under his chin. “His instincts and reflexes aren’t even human. And He’s good for reconnaissance even without his signet. I follow him.”
Or in other words. With Xaden out of the quadrant only returning every 14 days due to his dragon’s bond with Violet, Isela finds herself thrust into taking her place amongst the other marked ones as The Spare.
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- Part 2 of The Lady of Tyrrendor
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”The Daramors are dragons made flesh, say the legends. We are the chosen hands of Malek and Dunne. That is why we always bond with dragons whose scales are black as death itself. Why we are so skilled in battle, at waging this endless war and reigning death upon our enemies.
The Daramors are death incarnate.
The commanders of the world.
And I’m the only one left.”
*ੈ✩‧ ⋆˙⟡ ⋆.˚ ⊹₊⟡ ⋆ *ੈ✩˙ *ੈ✩‧ ⋆˙⟡ ⋆.˚ ⊹₊⟡ ⋆ *ੈ✩˙
This is the story of Marked One, Iris Daramor. Cousin of Xaden Riorson and Bodhi Durran. Foster sister of Violet Sorrengail. The heir of Navarre’s darkest and most mysterious bloodline.
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Ridoc is perfectly happy being single. Thriving, even.
He enjoys his freedom. His chaos. His ability to flirt irresponsibly and leave without consequences.
So when Violet drags him into a newly opened bookshop and he immediately falls for the man behind the counter with slutty little glasses, it’s deeply inconvenient.
Especially when the feeling turns out to be mutual.
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One tragic day changes Dahlia's life forever. Despised by her father and brother, she's spent her entire life trying to be the child and sister she use to be. But nothing she ever does is good enough. She joins the Rider's Quadrant to prove them wrong.
Garrick now in his second year has proven he is more than the mark on his skin to his fellow riders, and taken leadership of his own Squad alongside Xaden. Little does he know the girl walking across the parapet is about to send him on a rollercoaster of a year.
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What Is This Feeling, So Sudden and New by Larry_Squirrel
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
14 Dec 2025
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Wildly Over-Competent Dain Aetos and Human Tornado Sloane Mairi 💖
Slain from the beginning in Iron Flame.
Both Dain and Sloane POV.Helping cure my personal OS hangover and love for Slain.
This story has been playing in my head for weeks so needed to write it down.
I hope you enjoy.Updates every Wednesday and Sunday ❤️🔥
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Having survived the Battle of Resson and learning about the existence of Aretia, Ava must return to Basgiath for her second year. She has a brother to protect and inform, a revolution to help, and a tempermental dragon to manage who is taking no quarter in ensuring her rider is protected.
The past year had been a whirlwind and the following year is shaping up to be a storm ready to wipe them all off the map.
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- Part 2 of Following my Own...