20 Bookmarks by aikoq
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I left the library with two new books, a dislocated pinky finger, and uplifted spirits.
I’m not really sure why libraries are able to penetrate my façade so effortlessly. Every time I visit, I’m never in a good mood. Scratch that; I’m never in a mood at all. By that time, so early in the morning, my body and mind are so exhausted and depressed from my active nightlife that it’s difficult, if not impossible, for me to return to reality.
Ah, the joys of being a prostitute.
A homeless, but worldly optimistic and book-loving male prostitute treats himself to a warm cup of coffee at the bakery Bitter & Bright in the middle of the cold winter, where a generous employee once left him a muffin; after being befriended by the bakery boy, Chase finds his bitter life tasting a little bit sweeter, and looking a hell of a lot brighter--but will a damaging session with one of his roughest clients end his life before he reaches the little coffee shop, his only heaven on earth?
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- Part 2 of Raven's Recovery and other drabbles
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01 Feb 2026
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In a world where the supernatural has been known to humans for decades, the law is harshly enforced against those who use their powers to commit crimes. After being convicted of aggravated assault, a werewolf is given a choice: go to a supernatural prison—a fate considered by many to be worse than death—or work off his sentence by helping the police solve murders. Unfortunately for him, the cops aren't inclined to go easy on their new helper.
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- Part 1 of Beasts in Blue
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25 Jan 2026
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“Is it true?” Revenant says finally, shifting his weight and tensing as if he can’t decide if he should be in a fighter’s stance or not. “You’ve retired?”
“Sure have,” Evan says easily, but can’t suppress the snap of bitterness in his tone. He winces slightly, but he ignores it and Revenant doesn’t comment on it, staying silent to give Evan space to continue, just like he always has. In that moment, Evan is angry with him for it. “So there isn’t any reason for you to keep tracking me down, is there?”
“Evan -”
“Don’t -” Don’t call me that is trapped on the tip of Evan’s tongue when he bites it back. It’s been their usual song and dance for years, a comfortable script that Evan has to pull back from. It’s jarring, but he’s no longer the hero Hamelin; at the same time, he isn’t sure if he can go back to being just Evan again. Not entirely. “Don’t do this,” he says instead, and because he can feel his resolve weakening, he adds, “please.”
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04 Jan 2026
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‘Shall we return to our discussion?’ Damen asked.
‘If you like,’ Laurent sighed. He closed his book.
A relationship such as theirs will never be so easy to repair as it is to break.
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- Part 3 of salt, bone, purge
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19 Oct 2025
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Something had crept into bed with them in the dead of night.
Laurent has never had the mercy of an oblivious existence.
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- Part 2 of Lamen Week 2024
- Part 2 of salt, bone, purge
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18 Oct 2025
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Five years. Surely it should not bring him to his knees after all that time.
Love has never been Damen's problem.
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- Part 3 of Lamen Week 2023
- Part 1 of salt, bone, purge
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- English
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- 4,193
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
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- 79
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- 406
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- 58
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18 Oct 2025
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The Spoils of the Spoiled by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Original Work
05 Oct 2019
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Highschool is a trying time for pretty much everyone. But it definitely is when you're dealing with an abusive family at home, an eating disorder, championships, and the Prefect of the House of Ravens is trying to emotionally blackmail you into...well, anything he damn well wants. (An Augus and Gwyn story that needs absolutely no understanding of previous canon/content to read).
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- Part 1 of Spoils
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- English
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- 174,847
- Chapters:
- 26/26
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24 Aug 2025
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All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Original Work
15 Sep 2022
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While Eran was mourning Mosk, and the Aur forest grew, Gwyn ap Nudd was recovering from physical devastation, and Augus Each Uisge was recovering from being emotionally shattered. A story of reconciliation, rehabilitation, and rebuilding.
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- Part 15 of The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras
- Part 8 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Part 5 of The Ice Plague
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18 Aug 2025
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He squeezed the rough hand back, seemingly lacking any sort of intent. The simple touch was comforting, grounding. Although there was, one last thing troubling his mind.
“This thing… it won’t change anything between us, right? We stay friends after?” voiced Frost hesitantly his concerns.
“Of course. Nothing overly emotional. Let’s say it’d be, hmm, purely physical. Just to satisfy the annoying carnal needs and bring you some inner peace. Alright?”
A spec ops soldier can't get his attractive teammate out of his head for some reason and it slowly becomes a huge problem. Fortunately for him, his handsome colleague finds a way to help him. The question is, how morally wrong is the solution?
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- Part 1 of Of Physicality
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07 Jul 2025
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We'll Make Something Work by The_confused_writer for DontStopHerNow
Fandoms: Original Work
02 Apr 2025
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Silas is more than willing to offer up his body to help Caldrana feel better. Unfortunately, they're not quite sure what part he's offering up yet, or how exactly Caldrana is going to make herself feel better using it.
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- 1/1
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- 4
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- 25
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29 Jun 2025
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The Honor of Waking Up Next To You by The_confused_writer for flowing_river
Fandoms: Original Work
27 Apr 2025
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The war is over, and Julian is back by his side, but things are not like they were, and they never will be again.
But they are alive and together, and Lucan will never take that for granted.- Language:
- English
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- 8,310
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- 2/2
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- 9
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- 40
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- 10
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29 Jun 2025
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The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Original Work, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
28 May 2020
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Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees shelter from the invincible, sentient plague of ice aboard the Mantissa, a huge legendary ship that hasn’t sailed for hundreds of years. Aboard Ondine’s ship, among a mixed Seelie and Unseelie crew, the two have a chance to get to know each other better. Or they would, but the sea is rife with thorny politics, and the most powerful fae in the world have their eyes on them. (Book 2 of 3)
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- Part 2 of The Ice Plague
- Part 6 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 242,043
- Chapters:
- 33/33
- Comments:
- 2,646
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- 1,040
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- 93
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- 27,696
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11 Jun 2025
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These Troubled Times by not_poignant
Fandoms: Original Work, Fae Tales - not_poignant, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
17 Nov 2014
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Years have passed since the first time Augus bedded the Raven Prince, years that he has spent living in the Unseelie Court, prey to increasing tensions and the burden of oncoming dark times. When the Raven Prince approaches him and asks him to do something new - even violent - Augus discovers he will not come away from the request unscathed. (Sequel to A Broken Feather, Straightened).
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- Part 2 of The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras
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05 Jun 2025
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A Broken Feather, Straightened by not_poignant
Fandoms: Original Work, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Fae Tales - not_poignant
20 Sep 2013
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After Augus was taken and tortured by the Nightmare King, he became determined to overthrow the Raven Prince's Unseelie Reign to get the power needed to exact his revenge, specifically by finding his way into the Raven Prince's bed and and learning his confidences. What he didn't expect was to find a friend, or to be learned in turn. This now has a sequel, called (These Troubled Times)
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- Part 1 of The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras
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04 Jun 2025
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The Gwyn and Augus Ice Plague Interludes by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Original Work
02 Oct 2019
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The King of the Unseelie, Gwyn ap Nudd, and his consort, Augus Each Uisge, are on an epic journey to see if they can defeat one of the world's most powerful Mages. Along the way, they grow and change, supporting the fae that come with them as they travel into dangerous territories, but nothing can hide the fact that this will be a difficult journey for each of them. (Alternative perspectives, set during the main story - The Ice Plague).
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- Part 3 of The Ice Plague
- Part 11 of The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras
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29 May 2025
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The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Original Work
01 Nov 2018
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Seelie fae Eran Iliakambar has lost his family and his home to an unstoppable sea of ice bent on attacking the fae realm. All he has left is his will to find the person who created the destructive force, and bring them to justice. His determination leads him to Mosk Manytrees – Unseelie dryad – who takes responsibility. But nothing is ever as it seems in the fae realm. (Book one of three).
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- Part 5 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Part 1 of The Ice Plague
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 200,825
- Chapters:
- 32/32
- Comments:
- 2,290
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- 1,272
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- 171
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29 May 2025
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Deeper into the Woods by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Original Work, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
19 Apr 2015
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Once, in the realm of the fae, a Seelie War General - Gwyn ap Nudd - committed a terrible crime, and went to the most unlikely of places for assistance; the home of an Unseelie waterhorse he’d never met before, for a most unconventional form of healing.
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- Part 1 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 40,417
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Comments:
- 411
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- 1,619
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- 247
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21 May 2025
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The Court of Five Thrones by not_poignant
Fandoms: Fae Tales - not_poignant, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Original Work
04 Sep 2015
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Gwyn ap Nudd - newly crowned King of the Unseelie Kingdom - is saddled with a broken Court, not knowing who he can trust, while the bright Seelie Court bears down upon them, seeking to depower the Unseelie Kingdom once and for all. His lover and Advisor, waterhorse Augus Each Uisge, is unloved by many, fielding multiple assassination attempts. Drifting away from each other as life threatens to completely fracture the tenuous connection they have, they must both find allies and a way to survive in a world of fae fraught with chaos.
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- Part 4 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 450,474
- Chapters:
- 59/59
- Comments:
- 3,670
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- 2,002
- Bookmarks:
- 209
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- 66,386
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20 May 2025
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Game Theory by not_poignant
Fandoms: Original Work, Rise of the Guardians (2012), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Fae Tales - not_poignant
24 Jan 2016
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Six months after Gwyn's defeat of the once Unseelie King, Augus Each Uisge - and decades after their first encounter - Gwyn has the fae waterhorse and ex-King of the Unseelie locked down in a cell, beneath the Seelie Court. In a difficult position himself, ruling an unwanted throne and waiting out the years between now and the time he can step down as King, Gwyn finds himself unable to stay away.
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- Part 2 of The Fae Tales Verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 426,352
- Chapters:
- 46/46
- Comments:
- 2,982
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- 2,179
- Bookmarks:
- 309
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- 106,920
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23 Apr 2025
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Nathan manages to fulfill part of his plan before he's killed. Neil deals with the fallout.