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Dorian doesn't survive the final battle with Ludinus, leaving Bell's Hells shattered and grieving. In the aftermath of the gods' Descension, Ashton returns to Zephrah with Orym and Fearne. He does his best to help them pick up the pieces after losing their dearest friend, and tries not to think too hard about the grief weighing heavily on his own heart.
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While on a mission post-Predathos, Orym suffers a grievous injury. Seedling's magic can heal him, but Ashton will have to go to extreme lengths to get it back - and it soon becomes clear that he lost more than just his arm in the fight. Orym, Dorian and Ashton lean on each other for reassurance in the aftermath.
(If I had a nickel for every time Orym lost and regrew a limb in one of my fics, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t much, but it sure is weird that it happened twice. But then they had to go and canonically give Seedling the ability to restore severed body parts. What was I supposed to do, really?)
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In an alternate universe, Fearne decides she doesn't want the Spark of Rau'shan. Orym decides to take it in her stead. Ashton tries to be there for them both.
Originally started writing this for the Ashrym Week 2023 prompt: Orym Takes the Shard. Lost steam on it partway through, but decided it was still a fun AU, so I kept plugging away at it. Might revisit it again in the future.
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- Part 7 of Ashrym Week 2023
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Following the events of C3 E104 ('The Cradle's Convocation'), Orym and Dorian talk things out.
Ashton's also here, because that's the kind of fanfic writer I am.
Spoilers up to C3E 104. You've been warned.
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Set during the early stages of Orym's recovery in 'A Leg to Stand On'. You should probably read at least to Chapter 5 of that one to understand what's going on in this one.
Bell's Hells was successful on their mission to Ruidus, but barely made it back to Exandria alive. With Orym severely injured in the wake of their mission, the Hells spend some time in Zephrah to rest and recover. Ashton visits the library, and receives a rather odd book recommendation from Orym's nosy neighbour.
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- Part 2 of A Leg to Stand On
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He does wonder, though, as he watches the rest of the group walking ahead of them, if the others have that same unspoken tension threaded through their shoulders. Their new friends are almost always tense, of course, but… Orym wonders.
If Dorian was easy to help, what can he do for the others?
Or: Seven times Orym uses his friends' love languages, and the one time they use his
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24 Jul 2025
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Orym certainly doesn't regret this, exactly. It's what he agreed to, and it's the best option he could have hoped for. All his friends are alive, and all he has to do in return is be of service, a thing he's done all his life. He anticipated the solitude, what he didn't quite anticipate was the sameness, or how miserable it would make him. Even Nana notices. So she offers him a temporary reprieve.
Ashton has spent the last several years adrift, just trying to see the fucking world. He thought that was what he wanted, but something was missing. And if they're being honest with themself, they know exactly what they're missing the most. He was happy in the few days Bells' Hells spent in Zephrah. He felt welcome. But mostly, it's Orym's home. And maybe they feel a little bit closer to him here. Like they could round a corner and find him standing right in front of them. Until one day, he actually is.
Feelings blossom as they rediscover each other in brief snatches of time across years. And maybe, for once, Ashton's willing to let himself reach for something more.
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19 Jul 2025
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Ashton collapses after using their new abilities to dig out of the tunnels. Orym is just so tired.
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- Part 10 of On Being
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