SharlayanDropout
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- Final Fantasy XIV (22)
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One Foot in Front of the Other: Endwalker by SharlayanDropout
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
29 Apr 2025
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A Visual Novel/screenshot collection following the story of Warrior of Light Zefiris Winterheart through the events of Endwalker, to the end of patch 6.5.
This is an ongoing work in progress which will be updated regularly - as I don't tend to work on these linearly, chapters will be reordered as later works fill in the gaps.
Tags apply to whole series and will be updated as we go, but please note some tags listed might not yet be relevant to current content.
Can be read alongside the fics in 'Unto the End'. The 'Contents' chapter of this work will include links to these fics appropriate to where they slot in on the timeline if you'd like to read everything in order!
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One Foot in Front of the Other: Early Years/ARR by SharlayanDropout
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
19 Apr 2025
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A Visual Novel/screenshot collection following the story of Warrior of Light Zefiris Winterheart through her early years up, to the end of A Realm Reborn.
This is an ongoing work in progress which will be updated regularly - as I don't tend to work on these linearly, chapters will be reordered as later works fill in the gaps.
Tags apply to whole series and will be updated as we go, but please note some tags listed might not yet be relevant to current content.
Can be read alongside the fics in Into the Fire. The 'Contents' chapter of this work will include links to these fics appropriate to where they slot in on the timeline if you'd like to read everything in order!
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Mature, wc. 4,842
‘Might have known it would be this lot,’ Farah sighs, as she straightens out the body. G’raha bends to assist. Whatever life he’d known in the past, he hadn’t shied from the fouler work that fell to the Ironworks crew - and that was just as well.
In the 8th Umbral Era, attacks on the Ironworks are frequent...but one raiding party in particular earns G'raha's attention.
Based on a previously posted entry for FfxivWrite2024. Part of the 'Dark Future' series.
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- Part 3 of Tales from the 8th Umbral Calamity
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Reticent
Gen, wc. 1524
‘In the end, we have no choice. We need her abilities. But I would prefer if our relationship were as painless as possible...and she seems very alone.’
The Antecedent and the Receptionist discuss the Scion's newest recruit.
Written for FfxivWrite2024.Series
- Part 3 of Into the Fire
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Surrogate
G'raha Tia/Keeper of the Moon OC (gender unspecified) wc. 1,870
'Do yourself a favour. Bury your heart. Stick to this kind of thing - it's easier that way.'
In the 8th Umbral Era, G'raha Tia receives some sound advice.
Originally written for FfxivWrite2024. Part of the 'Dark Future' series.
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- Part 2 of Tales from the 8th Umbral Calamity
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Tales from Endwalker.
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One Foot in Front of the Other: A Visual Novel Collection by SharlayanDropout
Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
29 Apr 2025
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- 988
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- 8
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A collection of visual novels, fics and miscellaneous vignettes set in the post-8th Umbral calamity era.
- Words:
- 6,715
- Works:
- 3
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Tales from A Realm Reborn
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- 8,669
- Works:
- 4
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Tales from Shadowbringers.
- Words:
- 13,673
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 1
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The butterfly effect; the idea that small things can have non-linear impacts on a complex system.
And that first touch…
Shakes the very foundation of him in its entirety.
or: how hope changes you.
Bookmarked by SharlayanDropout
13 Jul 2025
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“But know that his devotion is not without reason. Even if he himself can no longer remember what that reason is.”
Though split unto fourteen shards, their bond endures, twisted beyond recognition.
or: the G'ridibus fic. Now with a sequel fic, (in your gaze) dissolve me.
Series
- Part 1 of lilith.exe
Bookmarked by SharlayanDropout
09 Jun 2025
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FFXIVWrite 2024 collection for chesca/bloodwhet.
Likely to be fairly heavy on OCs, I’ll try to give some context in chapter descriptions and make note of chapters with more canon character focus.
Bookmarked by SharlayanDropout
02 Sep 2024
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Following the events of FFXIV 2.0: A Realm Reborn, this series covers the canon of Warrior of Light Juksie Emdi, the Indigo Storm, along with her close allies Bell, Holdari and Archilles. This series takes a slice-of-life approach to storytelling: it is concerned less with a total retelling of ARR and more with the major personal beats of the Warriors of Light.
Indigo is my first proper series covering the WoL Squad, and as such is less linearly coherent than later works. It peeks into the psyches of the squad, especially Juksie, and even has a few gems for any Y'shtola enjoyers out there!
- Words:
- 29,421
- Works:
- 8
- Bookmarks:
- 2
Bookmarked by SharlayanDropout
30 Jan 2024
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After the events of Endwalker, Jullus accompanies G'raha on an expedition out onto the ice.
Bookmarked by SharlayanDropout
29 Aug 2023