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there is a stone lodged where my heart once was by awenswords
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 May 2025
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She's gotten good at sleepless nights, forcing her eyes open and staring into the darkness until a near-delirious exhaustion clutches her. Clench your fists until your fingernails dig bloody crescent-moons into your palms. Sunrise is a familiar, sickly thing.
Ellie and Dina travel from Jackson through Idaho. Combination game and show canon.
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- Part 3 of The Last of Us One-Shots
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enough emptiness to be buried by awenswords
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
01 May 2025
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She hates the thoughts in her head - they come uninvited, forcing their way into her conscious. She wishes she could shake them out, slam her forehead on something so hard all the awful gross thoughts come tumbling out. Sometimes they're so bad she gets nauseous, feels bile raise up in the back of her throat, when she closes her eyes and imagines a cold corpse pressed against her in the sleeping bag. She get so scared to open her eyes, afraid she will see David's bashed-in face leering next to her, gurgling revolting words with his slashed throat. Blood would bubble up on his tattered lips, brain matter would slosh in his open skull.
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Ellie and Joel journey from Salt Lake City to Jackson. It should be a short drive, but Ellie struggles to return to herself after the events of the season/game. She finds herself suffering from graphic intrusive thoughts and disassociation. Sometimes, she feels as if she is already dead. -
remains by awenswords
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
22 Jul 2024
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"You look like shit."
Armand looks at Daniel, moving for the first time, neck creaking. It should probably hurt. Daniel looks well-fed, blood pumping under his skin. Armand looks down at himself and sees how his linen pants cling to his frame. Daniel makes an annoyed, sighing sound, as if to say, here we go again, and feeds Armand his blood. Armand does not want to move from this chair. It is early in the evening, so Daniel may be here for a long time.
What does it matter. So long as he stays still so Armand can watch the birds.After Armand turns Daniel, he runs away and hides from Daniel, but they still find each-other as the years pass.
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- Part 8 of Interview with the Vampire One-Shots
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glass by awenswords
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
13 Jul 2024
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"Directing the conversation now?" Armand observes, but complies to the question, "I was in my twenties when he turned me, I believe. It is hard to say."
A flash of memory from Armand. One of his last days as a mortal. Long ring-adorned fingers wrapped around a handheld mirror, silver glinting in the candle light. First he examines his neck. Smooths a salve over the bruised skin. Twin punctures dotting his flesh, some old and scarred over, others flaking scabs. He is sore. There is a painful, swollen bite on his collarbone that hurts to touch.In-between the interview with Louis, Armand tells Daniel his story.
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- Part 7 of Interview with the Vampire One-Shots
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housefire by awenswords
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
09 Jul 2024
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Daniel does not remember the other man's name but he remembers tentative laughter, the reflection of his eyes in moonlight, whispered-words, a hand in his as they walked through Paris. He remembers his own begging. He remembers how the other man cried tears of blood.
He shrugs with a half smile, "I am Armand," he says sadly, "But you will forget by morning."A reimagining of Devil's Minion, wherein Armand stalks Daniel throughout his life after 1973 in an ongoing affair of blood and memory loss.
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- Part 6 of Interview with the Vampire One-Shots
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The Last of Us One-Shots by awenswords
Fandom The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
08 May 2025
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Interview with the Vampire One-Shots by awenswords
Fandom Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022), Vampire Chronicles Series - Anne Rice
22 Jul 2024
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interconnected one-shots under 10k words each that blend AMC canon and the source material
heavy on explorations of trauma, violence, and power+control dynamics- Words:
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The Untamed/MDZS One-Shots by awenswords
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
17 Jul 2020
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Inquiry by awenswords
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
20 Jun 2020
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The vulnerability within the object by hummingbeeoOo
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
29 Jun 2025
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“Please,” Armand is sobbing, “please, I’ll do anything, I’ll do— Master, Maestro! Please, I’ll do anything you want, forever—”
“Babe, no.”
“Quiet, Amadeo,” Marius says, and that gives Daniel one hell of a second wind.
“His name,” he says, because those will probably be his last words, and this seems like a worthy choice, “is not Amadeo. You asshole.”
And he spits on Marius, for good measure. Except he’s really banged up and weak, and it doesn’t even reach the guy’s shiny fucking shoes. Frankly, most of it lands on Daniel’s own lap. Oh well. He tried. Hopefully, when Armand tells the story — and he will live to tell it — he’ll make it more badass. He’s good at that: manipulating the narrative. He’ll tell Daniel’s story well.
Or: the working title of this fic was "Armand snuffs Marius hell yeah" -- bon apple tea, lads.
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12 Jan 2026
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After Dammon repairs her infernal engine, Karlach can finally touch others without fear of burning them. She seeks comfort in Astarion, who, though he cares for her, struggles with the trauma of his past and the loss of agency over his own body. Sharing a tent every night, the two grow closer—Karlach offering warmth and safety, and Astarion finding solace in her kindness.
Bookmarked by awenswords
22 Feb 2025
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"Right," Karlach says. "Love that."
Then she hauls back and socks Lann Tarv in his miserable fucking mouth.
Things dissolve pretty quickly afterward.
Karlach receives three soul coins. Astarion is there to help.
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Karlach smiles at him as the sun begins to set, her eyes softening around the corners, a nervous look flickering over her features. And Astarion is already expecting what comes next, but it still feels like shards of ice blooming behind his ribs.
“Do you think I can sleep in your tent tonight? Now that I can’t hurt you or set the damn thing on fire.” She asks with a breathy chuckle, an uncharacteristic anxiety making her shift on her feet, her bottom lip caught under her teeth. He has no disillusions on what her words could mean. She’s not likely looking to do much sleeping when she is free to touch him now.
(Or, Karlach can freely touch the people she loves now. Astarion makes a few wrong assumptions.)
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- Part 8 of Flower’s Whumptober 2023 Collection
- Part 20 of “I feel safe with you.” (Astarion Fics)
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Bookmarked by awenswords
06 Feb 2025
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"Now, what exactly did you see?"
It was a logical question, but Karlach seemed to struggle with it. She opened and closed her mouth several times before answering.
"I- okay…" She pursed her lips. "Astarion, are you sure going over it now is a good idea? You look a million miles away."
In a dream, Astarion calls for help. His tadpole tries to get him some. The next day, a conversation must be had.