Draiol



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 50

    Tags
    Summary

    "I'll see you at dinner! Lambad’s, 6:00. Don't be late!”

    Kaveh is not there when Alhaitham arrives at Lambad's Tavern at 5:59 sharp.

    Alhaitham sits in their usual booth alone until the tavern closes, drawing concerned and pitied whispers from patrons and wait staff alike. It's clear that, despite his fame and status, their Acting Grand Sage has been stood up by whoever was supposed to be joining him for dinner and drinks.

    Kaveh is not in his room either when Alhaitham returns home, confused and more than a little annoyed at being left alone for an evening meant to be shared.

    The moon is high in the sky, Sumeru City is sleeping peacefully, and yet there is still no Kaveh.

    -

    That is why, when the Matra informed him of his roommate's failure to appear at a conference that morning, Alhaitham knew right away that it was no ordinary occurrence.

     

    (an AU in which Alhaitham decides that the Matra simply are not fast enough at investigating Sumeru's most high-profile kidnapping case, and decides to rescue his roommate himself.)

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    8,390
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    6
    Kudos:
    381
    Bookmarks:
    50
    Hits:
    2,715

    16 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Kaveh and Alhaitham discover some explicit fanfiction - accompanied by 'Bunveh' art - about the two of them. In true scholarly fashion, they provide full-scale literary and artistic critiques of the work... after establishing a solid real-life reference for accuracy, of course.

    Lips parted into a frozen 'O' and mouth suddenly very dry, Kaveh released Alhaitham’s wrist and snatched the paper to read it more closely.

    Each line was filthier than the last.

    “... Oh,” Kaveh eventually croaked, skimming the page and staring blankly at the messy handwriting.

    Alhaitham was glaring at the ceiling, arms crossed over his chest - though he hadn’t shoved Kaveh off of his lap as he would’ve expected him to by now. “Yeah. Oh.”

    “Their grammar is atrocious,” Kaveh breathed, unable to think of anything else to say.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,537
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    168
    Kudos:
    1,034
    Bookmarks:
    140
    Hits:
    6,352

    25 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 11

    Tags
    Summary

    Comic for the most traumatic scene from 'I lay quiet'. You know the one.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    0
    Chapters:
    7/7
    Collections:
    2
    Comments:
    9
    Kudos:
    123
    Bookmarks:
    11
    Hits:
    5,211

    21 Oct 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 40

    Tags
    Summary

    "News of Natlan’s new age of peace has reached Liyue, and the Outlander that single-handedly delivered the nation alongside its Archon. I am always proud to hear of your victories, though I have done nothing to contribute to them."
    There were so many things Aether wanted to tell Xiao when they met again. Stories of things he’d seen and what he’d done, the demons he’d faced and felled. His new scars and those that have faded.
    In the end, he does none of those.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    29,208
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    19
    Kudos:
    282
    Bookmarks:
    40
    Hits:
    3,816

    22 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 48

    Tags
    Summary

    She raises her arm again, cold eyes leering as she readies herself to plunge the pointed end into his back and eradicate the threat. In a flurry of movement, at an incomprehensible speed, the jade-winged spear meets hers halfway.

    Her eyes widen when they lock with his: empty pools of black, lacking their usual warm gold.

    A guttural, distorted voice forces its way out of his throat. “You think you can defeat me?”

    Please make it stop.

    “You’re not even a real adeptus. What are you, to a yaksha?”

    I’m sorry.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    8,676
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    17
    Kudos:
    266
    Bookmarks:
    48
    Hits:
    2,416

    10 Sep 2025