AbsenceLuminous



Recent bookmarks

  1. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    Owen isn't an idiot. He knows that if Scott finds out he's basically a newborn in vampire terms, he's going to take the easy meal and kill him. So, he lied-said he had been alive 200 years instead of in a state of unconciousness for 200 years. Hopefully Scott buys it.

    Scott knows Owen is full of bullshit. No Sire would let a fledgling that young out of their sight at 200 years old, let alone out here. He thinks he's roughly 300, and is lying to make himself look like less of a threat.

    Scott and Owen have a truce-they both stay out of each other's business and don't kill any humans. But for some reason, Owen is so, so hungry. And animal blood isn't cutting it.

    Scott, on the other hand, is a little concerned at how bad at vampirism Owen is.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    12,376
    Chapters:
    4/6
    Comments:
    337
    Kudos:
    1,098
    Bookmarks:
    200
    Hits:
    7,409

    16 Oct 2025

  2. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    The last thing Wangli An (Ani) expected was to a) die in the most pathetic and ridiculous manner, and b) wake up in the body of a villain destined to be beheaded in a war of their own making. Of course with her luck, that's exactly what happened. Now Ani finds herself the ruthless, morally-questionable at best, leader of Qishan Wen, rearing two bratty children, while pretending that yes, she is absolutely Wen Ruohan. Nothing to see here! Everything is just fine.

    Except the universe isn't done making her life hell.

    "For fuck's sake, I just wanted my degree!"

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    58,527
    Chapters:
    24/28
    Collections:
    3
    Comments:
    358
    Kudos:
    646
    Bookmarks:
    189
    Hits:
    17,831

    10 Oct 2025

  3. Rec 37

    Tags
    Summary

    Zagreus had insisted to Achillies that he was not the god of anything. He wasn't useful like thanatos or important like hypnos. He was just... there, really. All these years and he'd never found any real purpose. No divine calling had ever spoken to him.

    Maybe that was just because the home catalogue hadn't been invented yet.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    15,979
    Chapters:
    6/?
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    78
    Kudos:
    147
    Bookmarks:
    37
    Hits:
    1,794

    02 Oct 2025

  4. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    “Why are we even here?” Wen Xu groused.

    “Yeah! That’s right! Why are we here?” Wen Chao immediately chimed, very obviously taking his cues from his elder brother – much to the latter’s irritation, judging by his immediate scowl.

    Lan Qiren knew that he needed to pick his next words very carefully. With recalcitrant students, a teacher only had a few opportunities to really connect with them. If he allowed them to dismiss him or categorize him as an enemy at this early stage, it would be an incredibly uphill battle to gain enough respect in order to teach them anything, and in this case, given the strength of their background and the fact that this little teaching session was both likely to be short and definitely completely unauthorized, it would quite possibly make it completely impossible to ever get through to them.

    “You are here,” Lan Qiren said solemnly, each word slow and thoughtful, “because your father is an ass.”

    (a story of kidnapping and falling in love, reluctantly)

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    69,496
    Chapters:
    17/17
    Collections:
    2
    Comments:
    1,275
    Kudos:
    3,870
    Bookmarks:
    1,053
    Hits:
    72,214

    24 Sep 2025

  5. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    Shěn Qīngqiū new game pluses himself into a happy ending and unlocks some premium content along the way.

    This fic is endgame Shěn Qīngqiū/Liǔ Qīnggē/Yuè Qīngyuán.

    It takes time for the characters to get together, but there is zero partner infidelity and very little angst. There's lots of pining, but it's happy pining. This is fluff. Everyone is happy and loving and supportive.

    This is the continuation of The Grand Unified Theory of Shěn Qīngqiū, the work listed earlier in this series.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    76,565
    Chapters:
    49/?
    Comments:
    2,905
    Kudos:
    3,798
    Bookmarks:
    1,107
    Hits:
    121,518

    14 Sep 2025