LaylaM20
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What if magic exists in Carthya? Jaron finds a mirror in the treasure cave near Drylliad that transports him back to the past when he was seven years old. It lets him not only see his parents for another last time but he meets his younger mischievous self and help him while trying to not let anyone know he is the current Jaron is from the future. He even gets a chance to have one last talk with his father and tries to close the distance they always had between each other.
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Roden’s Birthday fic.
I remained behind in the throne room, seated at the long table pretending to read a report I had already memorised. Across from me, Harlowe stayed seated, his gaze lingering somewhere beyond the high windows, where the light fell pale and winter-thin across the stone.
After a moment, he murmured, almost to himself, “The day is near.”
I glanced up. “What day?”
He smiled faintly, the sort of smile that carried memory rather than mirth. “Roden’s birthday. It’s next week.”
I stared at him. “Roden's birthday?” The words surprised me as much as the thought. “Roden never told me.”
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- Part 5 of The Ascendance Series Headcanons
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(Posting it early for Darius’s birthday tomorrow.)
Jaron rises before dawn with a plan, determined to give his brother Darius a birthday unlike any he has ever known.
Before he could speak more, I crossed the room and took his hands in both of mine. They were warm, steady, familiar in a way that went deeper than memory. I squeezed them, then pulled him forward and wrapped my arms around him in a sudden embrace.
“Happy birthday Darius,” I said into his shoulder. I realized how long it had been since I’d done that without thinking twice.
He stiffened in surprise, then relaxed, returning the embrace after a heartbeat. “It’s been a long time since we celebrated it together,” he said quietly.
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- Part 4 of The Ascendance Series Headcanons
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The Last Night of the Year by LaylaM20
Fandoms: The Ascendance Series - Jennifer A. Nielsen
31 Dec 2025
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A new year fic where everyone in Carthya celebrates New year's eve. Mildly Canon. (Actually you can take it as mostly Canon.)
(Basically Jaron experiments with Gunpowder and accidentally discovers fireworks on New Year night. Also includes funny resolution scenes. Gunpowder was used too much for wars and battles. Carthyans deserve to know that they can make beautiful things too.)
In Carthya, the last day of the year had always been loud, crowded, and ceremonial to the point of exhaustion.
This year, just like the last year, had been impossibly long and different. But tonight, I wanted none of the old ceremonies. I had no desire to celebrate this the way we always had.
The idea came to me on an evening when Tobias and I were both too tired to have a single rational thought. I joked that I might start experimenting with gunpowder again for amusement. Tobias, equally exhausted, mentioned how different metals, when mixed properly, could change the color of an explosion. He said he had read about it in a book. Though he doubted anyone would be foolish enough to try it. Naturally, I decided that meant it was worth attempting.
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- Part 3 of The Ascendance Series Headcanons
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Comprises of slice of life headcanons in a canon-divergent Ascendance Trilogy post-The Shattered Castle, where Jaron navigates kingship , joined by his friends and brother Darius( real- brother in this world), back to Carthya from Belland, in a slice-of-life tale of festival chaos and camaraderie. Buried in papers, Jaron trades quips with Roden, teases Tobias and shares nostalgic moments with Darius with their past antics echoing through Drylliad’s bustling preparations. The group tackles regents’ complaints and festival frenzy, blending loyalty, mischief, and the bittersweet weight of shared history in a mostly canonical Carthya.
These are mostly one-shot chapters and some chapters are having more than one one-shots. Mostly my headcanons of how Carthyans spend time after book 5.
(In this alternate universe, set post-The Shattered Castle, events, the story diverges with no marriage occurring for Jaron at the end of book 5, keeping Imogen absent from the narrative)
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- Part 2 of The Ascendance Series Headcanons
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The Ascendance Series Headcanons by LaylaM20
Fandom The Ascendance Series - Jennifer A. Nielsen
08 Jan 2026
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TAS series headcanons of Jaron and his friends after the books. (But without Jaron and Imogen's wedding at the end of book 5 and with Darius being his real brother.) Except these two changes it is mostly canon. You can take them as your headcanons as it involves Jaron and his friends' daily lives after books.
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At Least I'm Here Beside You by omparlah
Fandoms: The Ascendance Series - Jennifer A. Nielsen
25 Oct 2025
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to put it simply, they're both stuck.
Jaron is clinging to the only love he believes he has, trying to keep everything from falling apart.
Roden denies that he is in love, and is constantly trying to avoid his feelings in hopes they'll go away.
and yet, the more they try to ignore their emotions, the more the two of them are brought together, and the more they learn to depend on one another.
it's all they can do now to sacrifice themselves to protect their country- and try to save each other in the process. -
the place i used to call home by thedevilsofcarthya
Fandoms: The Ascendance Series - Jennifer A. Nielsen
09 Jan 2023
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AU where Roden was away when Conner took Latamer and Jaron has been more around than you think