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The Pillar Perish'd Is Whereto I Leant by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Wolf Hall Series - Hilary Mantel
20 Oct 2025
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Sir William Stafford dies, leaving Mary Boleyn a widow for the second time. Lord Cromwell decides to put an end to the rumour that he intends to wed Princess Mary.
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Come with me. The plea bubbles upwards, flowing like tears, carrying a tide of faces and memories that make him feel like a cup of wine being poured into the ocean. Stay with me. Cleon XXV wakes up on Ignis. (Gaal rescues Brother Dawn after the explosion, but his legs still end up badly injured.)
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It Would Serve You Right by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: The Legends of the First Empire - Michael J. Sullivan, The Riyria Revelations - Michael J. Sullivan, The Rise and Fall - Michael J. Sullivan
25 Jul 2025
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“Is this where you ravish me?”
It was just the sort of remark Kile knew Princess Farilane would appreciate. A disarming conversational parry combined with irresistible humour. She huffed out a silent laugh and he felt the muscles in her back relax against his own.
“Maybe I should,” she told him. “It would serve you right.” -
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When Senator Padmé Amidala Palpatine is propositioned by Anakin Skywalker, she knows that - given her husband's relationship with the young Jedi - things could get complicated. But, as the affair becomes more tangled and obsessive, all three participants realise that no one will emerge unscathed. (Padmé/Anakin/Palpatine)
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This Sordid Trade by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Shadows of the Apt - Adrian Tchaikovsky
22 May 2025
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When Che and Thalric return to Collegium, the last thing either of them expected was to be drawn back into the lethal games of Wasp politics. Whilst various dignitaries gather to celebrate the newfound peace between nations, cracks begin to appear in the fragile post-war accords and Thalric - once again - has to choose between Cheerwell Maker and his duty. (Set in the immediate aftermath of 'The Seal of the Worm')
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A rewrite of Senator Mon Mothma's final address to the Imperial Senate to give her the satisfaction of denouncing Emperor Palpatine to his face.
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Character & Caricature by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Original Work, Napoleonic Era RPF, regency - Fandom, 19th Century CE RPF
03 May 2025
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An aging, portly prince and a pretty baker’s cousin make a bet on which of them can make the other one fall in love first. Outwardly, everything appears to be in the bored prince’s favour but, unbeknownst to him, their meeting was no chance encounter and romance is the last thing on the young lady’s mind. When both of them begin to lose themselves in their wager, things take a darker turn... (Reposted after my account was hacked.)
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“Philippe was the first friend I made on Luna. He was a veteran. Older than me. Clever. Sophisticated. Sad… but funny as hell. I was a dried-up mine, but he showed me my life wasn’t over. I thought we – I thought… well, it doesn’t matter what I thought.” Shaking my head, I realise I really don’t want to talk to Cassius about Philippe. Bloodydamn. Ephraim read me like a book. I can just imagine Ava rolling her eyes. Look who has a type. (Cassius accidentally says something that reminds Lyria of Philippe.)
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Commander Fox accompanies Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to Naboo. What happens next is... complicated.
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Boats Against the Current by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types
07 Jan 2025
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The Emperor had given Darth Vader a state funeral and seen nothing wrong with granting his murderer a place of honour in that grand and overblown ceremony. But the Emperor was a strange man – Luke was only just beginning to realise how strange – and behaved as though it was that awful act, and not his parentage, that gave Luke the right to be there. I’m sorry, was all he could think as that tall and inscrutable figure had been entombed with all the militaristic pomp the Empire could muster, I didn’t mean to do it. (Luke Skywalker has lost everyone he ever loved. So has the Emperor, if you can call that terrible darkness love, but Luke doesn't know what else it could be.)
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Just the Two of Us by What_Ansketil_Did_Next for suburbanbeatnik
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: Darth Plagueis - James Luceno
02 Mar 2024
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Palpatine spares his youngest sister. Somehow, she must find a way to go on living.
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River Stones by What_Ansketil_Did_Next for CaliforniaStop
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types
28 Feb 2024
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Darth Sidious reflects on what his mother taught him.
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Instead of fighting Darth Maul and Savage Oppress, Darth Sidious offers his first apprentice a second chance... if he kills his brother (unhinged Maul POV).
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The Tooka and the Heron by What_Ansketil_Did_Next for NightshadeSmoothie
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Andor (TV)
26 Oct 2023
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The Kuati ambassador is hosting a costume party and all anyone can talk about is the latest raft of emergency legislation proposed by the Emperor. Two beings on opposite sides have an opportunity to talk.
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A collection of various palpakin drabbles and short pieces. Some are new but most of them are old pieces that used to be on my livejournal.
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Do You Believe in Curses? by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types
27 Sep 2023
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“You’re fourteen.” Cosinga Palpatine clears his throat. “Old enough to vote, defend your honour, and run for public office. And, since you’re my eldest son, old enough to have your own servant.” The new servant boy has to be Sheev's favourite birthday present, although he's not entirely sure why. (Young Palpatine/Male OC)
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She didn’t go to Padmaj first. The conversation had already happened, after all, so many times in her head. I told you, she said later, you wouldn’t listen. He was a senator. The galaxy came first. But for Anaka, her children came first. I had you, her mother whispered, and everything changed. But she wasn’t like Shmi. No one was going to take away her children.
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Three Steps by What_Ansketil_Did_Next
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon)
23 Sep 2023
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“Oh you misunderstand, senator.” Amedda cut her off, gratified by her unease, and gestured for Senator Chuchi to follow him. “The Emperor desires to speak with you in person.” In the aftermath of the passage of the Defence Recruitment Act, Rampart's disgrace, and the shocking revelation of what really happened on Kamino, Riyo Chuchi is summoned for an audience with the Emperor.
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Commander Fox is locked in a security suite with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during an attack. Unfortunately, they don't have a deck of cards and even if they did... it probably wouldn't help.
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What if Anakin hadn't managed to land the 'Invisible Hand' safely on Coruscant? What if the ship's crash had been fatal? And what if one of the passengers on that doomed ship had the power to save himself... a power he could not fully control? A time travel adventure starring Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chancellor Palpatine, and R2-D2. (Reposted after my account was hacked.)