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Severin promised.
He would turn away from heresy. He would no longer pray to the Ruinous Powers, to Tzeentch, imploring it to silence the screaming of the Warp entity that invaded his mind a decade ago.
Instead, he would turn to the man who first met him at that time, and later, impossibly, found him again and requested him for his retinue. The Rogue Trader. The Emperor's Chosen. Edmant von Valancius.
His lover.
The promise had been easy to make. The daemon had been silent that day.
But it has started screaming again.
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By the Candle's Flickering Flame by avalost
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game)
27 Aug 2025
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Only a naive fool would believe that the Interrogator's unwelcome presence on Ekaterina Stubbs' voidship was due to a mutual interest in rooting out cult activity - or, even more laughably, an attempt to protect her, should the cult try to murder her like they murdered her predecessor. Far more likely that the Inquisition wanted to keep an eye on her, to see if she reached out to any of her old connections.
But if that was the case, why did Heinrix van Calox not make any formal accusations? Why did he willingly follow her into danger?
When he said her name, why did he say it with such strange softness?
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The quiet of Severin von Valancius' study is disturbed by a vox-cast from his tailor, who has some... suggestions about the state of his clothing. Severin is lulled into a memory of what happened to it - more specifically, what Marazhai has done to it.
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- Part 2 of Hold on tight to desire, to the fire
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In the Pit of Commorragh, Marazhai proposes an… arrangement.
But the roles must be set. And submission can only be won with a show of force.
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- Part 1 of Hold on tight to desire, to the fire
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All Things Burn Clean by avalost
Fandoms: Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Video Game), Pillars of Eternity
06 Feb 2025
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In a strange place, two priests meet by a fire. Their discussion turns to faith -- and it reveals that the trials they've faced in their journeys are oddly similar.
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Hold on tight to desire, to the fire by avalost
Fandom: Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game)
18 Aug 2025
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Stories about forgiveness.
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in all my dreams before my helpless sight by virshiral
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
09 Oct 2025
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They had never kissed before, so perhaps the moment should have felt strange, unexpected. But it was so gradual and tentative and soft that it felt like just a continuation of the way they held each other. Their mouths brushing in the darkness, then brushing again, and then tipping over into something else; breath mingling, skin sliding over shadowed skin. Felassan's mouth was warm and smoky and his hand stroked along Solas' jaw, his fingers trembling. It was blurred and yielding and shatteringly gentle, and Solas wanted to weep, but he could not because he was not supposed to be afraid.
Afterwards, they didn't speak of it. Nothing changed; and yet everything did.
(Solas x Felassan, set in an AU Thedas in a period roughly equivalent to WW1)
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- Part 2 of Sad Solassan Oneshots
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19 Oct 2025
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After what should have been a simple task becomes unexpectedly complicated and dangerous, the Watcher has some things to unpack.
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19 Oct 2025
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“We will not be talking about it.” Edmant snaps resolutely. The bastard could not have helped staying out of his head even if he ever intended to, but he is certainly not going to get to run his mouth further. After his intrusion a conversation is the last thing he is owed.
Then the blade is flipped, and the hilt is pushed into Marazhai’s hand—confusion crosses his face fleetingly and disappears just as fast.
“Something else, then?” Marazhai's question is calm, while he searches Edmant with his eyes.
Edmant von Valancius needs to make sure his powers are under control. Marazhai interrupts.
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11 Aug 2025
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Extinguished Star, Reversed by ravelsquadespresso
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000
27 Sep 2025
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“An Extinguished Star, reversed”, - the Vizsier says, tapping the card's crystal surface with a jagged nail. “A cataclysm, a dramatic rebirth and a new beginning, Lord Captain. Lightly tread; void is without limit: where one shadow is purged, hundreds rise in its steed”.
Covers Act 1 and a bit before that + some cameos from other acts. Somewhat canon-compliant, with a twist. See notes for chapters POV list.
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Ch.8: Fire, yaoi and intro to socialist struggle! Einrich Monteg / Fire Personified.
Fear and loathing run high on the eve of the investiture ceremony. Einrich Monteg must navigate class struggle, noble corruption, and the wrath of Kunrad Voigtvir while putting out warp flames. The lower-deck commune moves into Monteg’s upper-deck penthouse and throws a jazz party to maintain morale under lockdown. Stress—or prophecy—drives Monteg to experience intense erotic nightmares.Ch.9: Einrich Monteg did not die by the manticore – it was but a dream. Yet dreams like that do not release their prey easily. As Lord Captain Theodora adopts one Amanar Stubbs of Eos as her heir, Monteg can't shake off his unease.
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27 Jun 2025
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A couple of experimental vignettes about Tristian's predicament. A bit dark.
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02 Nov 2024