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Everything is going well up until the fire alarm goes off.
Based on art I loved by someone whose AO3 name I don't know!
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Someone is having a nightmare.
In it, Gyrus is bald.
Based on a prompt from Hylax!
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Tori frowns. “I do not understand. If it bothers ye, why do ye not just cut it?”
Gyrus groans, pulls his ballcap down lower, and shoves his face into his arms. “I don’t want to be bald.”
“Ainju is bald.”
Gyrus groans again.
Based on a prompt from Hylax!
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we've still got to make a decision (leave tonight or live and die this way) by Maust
Fandoms: Room of Swords (Webcomic)
07 Nov 2025
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There’s no dramatic, world-ending scene when Gyrus gets married.
No one says, “I object.”
Fire doesn’t rain down from heaven to strike him down for blasphemy. For marrying someone he doesn’t love while his heart is still in the world of the living. Hating him with every step.
The earth doesn’t split open and swallow him.
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He’s got his hands on Kodya’s hips and is pressed up against him. Sticks his face into Kodya’s hair and runs his hands under the apron. “You went to the store like this?” Bites him on the shoulder.
Kodya shudders. “W-wore. Your sweatshirt.”
Gyrus whispers, “Hot.”
Kodya leans back into him comfortably. With the ease of years of practice. “Will I be hotter when these pancakes are done?”
“Instead of pancakes, what if I want your come for breakfast?”
Based on amazing art by Borb_Calytrix!!!
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“Gyrus, send me down!”
He doesn’t answer.
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
“Gyrus, I’ll blast a hole in the fucking ship if you don’t send me down there right now.”
Based on awesome Magnoliac art!!!
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Gyrus is putting on body paint for Halloween.
Kodya keeps smudging it.
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When the voyagers left the Room of Swords behind for their respective times and homes, the Cockroach King was destroyed along with it.
They won the war, but they lost each other.
This is what happened after.
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Gyrus groans and slams his head down on the table. “Why isn’t it working.”
Muffin meows plaintively in his face.
“Gah! Muffin! Careful.” She’s too close to the wires and there are dangerous chemicals everywhere.
Kodya grabs her and puts her in the curve between his shoulder and his neck, where she promptly curls up and goes to sleep. Gyrus sighs. He wishes he could sleep there.
Based on a beautiful piece of art by stars4bea!
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“Gyrus, you’re limping.”
Gyrus looks up at the rides ahead of them and forces a smile. “It’s these new shoes my dad got me. They’re just a bit small.”
“Oh my god, you’re bleeding!” Nephthys’ voice rises an octave and Gyrus checks the backs of his ankles idly.
“Oh. Yeah. It’s fine. I’m told it’s a feature.”
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There are times, Kodya's realized, that Gyrus really doesn't understand the effect he has on the people around him.
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Something is missing from Gyrus and Kodya's to do list.
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Gyrus has been proud of a lot of things in his life.
Inspired by a prompt/art from Zoe_Cakes!
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and if you don't love me now (you will never love me again) by Maust
Fandoms: Room of Swords (Webcomic)
27 Sep 2025
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Vela says, “I heard Gyrus was going to… you know.”
And Kodya’s heart drops to the floor. Twists itself around his guts and yanks.
“Going to what?” Tori’s leaning forward curiously.
Vela looks around surreptitiously and whispers, “Propose to Alice.”
“What, now?” And that's Kodya’s voice, but he didn’t mean to speak.
Sylvia signs, No better time than graduation.
Nephthys is nodding, but she’s looking at him sympathetically, and he knows what she’s thinking. Plenty of people get married right after graduation. It’s not that weird.
But her face is pity.
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Gyrus couldn’t tell you how it started, but Kodya could.
Based on this prompt from Hylax:
What if they’re up to “platonic guy stuff” in the cave, and Kodya is habitually reading Gyrus’ body language. Like when he tugs at him a certain way, Kodya knows he wants him to roll on top of him. And when he arches his back in a particular way, Kodya knows to keep doing what he’s doing.And Gyrus notices this, and at some point he says “How do you seem to know exactly what I want you to do?” And Kodya chuckles and continues what he’s doing. But then Gyrus says “Have we…” but he doesn’t finish that sentence because Kodya panics and kisses him, which is something they haven’t done yet, because this is definitely just platonic guy stuff and they definitely haven’t done this many times before. And Gyrus immediately moans and parts his lips, and Kodya knows he’s in too deep - too deep to stop, too deep to keep up these walls, and too deep to reset Gyrus after they complete this realm.
With my usual extensive creative liberties :)
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Kodya wakes up gradually. Slowly, like light filtering through glass. Not sure what woke him, but feeling a deep tug in his chest.
Then he hears sobs.
“Kid?” It still feels weird to say it – but it would be weirder not to. You pushed me away. You pushed me until I broke, so I get to push back. I get to keep myself safe from you.
Gyrus – the kid – makes a horrified noise. A please don’t listen to me sound, a let me break my heart alone sound.
A sound Kodya’s heard many times before.
Kodya turns over and reaches for him in the dark.
Based on a prompt from Hylax!
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- English
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Gyrus’ arm is broken and Kodya won’t stop hovering. Which would be fine, normally, because Gyrus really likes Kodya. But the problem is also that Gyrus really likes Kodya, which is just making his current problem way worse.
Magnoliac arttttttt
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Kodya is not happy.
Gyrus can tell.
To be fair, Kodya’s usually not happy. But today he’s even grumpier than usual. It’s probably Gyrus’ fault. It’s usually Gyrus’ fault. And when he woke up, Kodya was glaring at him, so it’s definitely Gyrus’ fault.
Based on more awesome Magnoliac art!
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Falling isn’t in my nature. I control gravity, after all – hard to fall when you can make sure you’re always flying.
Flying.
I always felt like I was flying with you.
Based on this prompt from Zoe_Cakes:
In my imagination, we were inseparable.- Language:
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In the six months they’ve spent apart, Kodya has dreamed about finding Gyrus a lot.
In most of his dreams, Gyrus needs him desperately. Needs his help. Needs his support. Needs his magic.
Because what else is new.
Because that Magnoliac art literally haunts my dreams (in a good way)