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The Shape of What We Didn’t Say by brighterworld
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
23 Jan 2026
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Wylan had been Jesper’s boyfriend for as long as he could remember.
Well, scratch that.
Wylan had been Jesper’s pretend boyfriend for as long as he could remember.OR
Wylan agreed to be Jesper's fake boyfriend, both for protection and for a bit of fun, but when the lines between fake and real blurred in Wylan's mind, it was harder and harder to hide his true feelings from his best friend, especially when Wylan knew Jesper would never like him back, right?
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Stay With Me Like I'll Stay With You by brighterworld
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
08 May 2025
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Jesper Fahey had been infatuated with Kaz Brekker since he was seventeen, even when he was in love with another man. Now though, he was, once again, Kaz's right hand man, so even the fantasy of a relationship with him was too inappropriate to think about. Unless?
Kaz wasn't used to this though, he wasn't used to showing his heart, and he sure as hell wasn't used to touch. But Jesper was worth it, he wanted to do it for him.
But how do these two men, so desperate to love each other, manage to navigate through the beginnings of a relationship? Will it crash and burn, or will they manage to find the equilibrium of romance where they can both find peace?
Prequel to 'Kiss Me Like I'm Him'.
TW: strong language, sexual content, violence (verbal and physical)
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- Part 2 of Kiss Me Like I'm Him
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It's been at least three years since Wylan, Inej, or Nina stepped foot on Ketterdam soil, so maybe they were naïve in thinking everything would be the same when they came back.
Inej was a powerful Captain now, but during this break from sailing, she wanted to open a new chapter with Kaz. Wylan, after coming back from fleeing to the Wandering Isles, was determined to make things right with Jesper and win him back. After Nina's time in Ravka, she wanted a break, and knew she could find comfort in her best friends.
Jesper and Kaz, both the Kings of the Barrel, knew this trip wouldn't go as well as the other three imagined, but no one was quite sure how wrong it was all going to go. By the end of it, is anyone even sure they're friends anymore, or were they just destined to be a quick match of a flame with one another? Strong when lit, but quick to burn out and crumble.
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- Part 1 of Kiss Me Like I'm Him
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"Do you ever think there are other universes?"
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Going to the universities local coffee shop, Jesper Fahey didn’t expect to meet the most gorgeous person he’d ever seen.
He also didn’t expect said person to be the love of his life.
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Wylan hasn't celebrated Christmas since he was eight years old and his world changed. But this year, with a new family and a new life, it was different, and it was so much better than it had ever been.
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- Part 10 of Wesper One Shots
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Jesper takes musical theatre as an elective (yeah, we don't know why either), and part of taking musical theatre means you become very close to the music department and the music majors. On his first day of musical theatre, the class goes to meet the music department, and there, he sees the most gorgeous man he's ever laid his eyes on. He just needs to text his friends about it.
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Wylan dreams, a lot.
He dreams of the Ice Court, of his childhood spent learning music and art with his mother, of living in the Slat, of visiting the Wandering Isle, of his father on the worst days.
One of the worst dreams he can have though, is of Jesper.
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- Part 9 of Wesper One Shots
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“What do you think has happened to him? Be honest.”
Kaz looked down at his papers, thinking through his answer. “I don’t know.”
Wylan sighed, clearly not happy with the answer, but Kaz could give him nothing more. “I’m going to murder you if he’s hurt.”
Jesper is helping Kaz out on a job, when it all goes to hell and he is kidnapped. First problem, he has no idea who has taken him, or why they want him. Second problem, neither does Kaz or Wylan. But they're the Crows, and they look out for each other, no matter the cost.
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Jesper knows Wylan like the back of his hand, like the inside of his guns, and he knows what Wylan is about to do. What he doesn't know, is how to feel about it. So, who better to ask for advice than the bastard of the Barrel?
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- Part 8 of Wesper One Shots
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How eight people in Kaz's family died, and the final tragedy.
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Wylan was always on the bottom; on his father’s love list, on his reading levels, on his confidence, on the list of best and bravest Crows, in bed.
But now, Wylan wants to be on top.
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On the bad days, on the days where his eyes and mind don’t cooperate, on the days where the words look like squiggles, even worse than usual, where the letters feel like they are jumping out of the page to choke him, on the days when Wylan is upset about not being able to read, Jesper reads to him.
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- Part 7 of Wesper One Shots
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The walk to the Sweet Little Bakery was simple, and from the dainty shop, he could see the sign for the Faldrin Club. He could see it was also very busy there, so it took him a minute to actually get inside, but he didn’t have to go far before he spotted Jesper.
Jesper, the person he loved, the person he promised to spend his whole life with, the person what was always occupying his thoughts and lived in his brain, the person Wylan would gladly devote his life to making happy, had his arms wrapped around someone else.
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- Part 6 of Wesper One Shots
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On the bad days, Wylan hates himself. He would spend hours sitting on the floor, numerous open books sprawled out in front of him, trying to make sense of the print on them, trying to make sense of any word. He would feel the room closing in on him, and he would feel like he couldn’t breathe, like someone had punched him in the gut. He would hear his father’s words rattling around in his brain, ‘useless’ ‘stupid’ ‘you can’t even accomplish what a child of five can do with ease’ ‘how could anyone ever love someone like you?’. He couldn’t stop the voice speaking to him.
This was a bad day.
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- Part 5 of Wesper One Shots
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Wylan loves Jesper's hands, and Jesper just loves making Wylan feel good.
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- Part 4 of Wesper One Shots
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“Wylan, Milo is a goat.”
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“Milo’s a fucking what?”OR
Wylan becomes increasingly jealous every time Jesper mentions this ‘Milo’, and will go crazy if he doesn’t find out who Milo is, and why Jesper seems to love him so much. Wylan is angry and embarrassed, Kaz is amused, Jesper finds the whole situation hilarious.
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- Part 3 of Wesper One Shots
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Five times Jesper used a nickname on Wylan. One time Nina tried to use the same nickname on him.
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- Part 2 of Wesper One Shots
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Jesper’s first Fabrikator lesson does not go as well as Wylan hoped, and it is his job to pick up the scattered pieces of Jesper and make him whole again.
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- Part 1 of Wesper One Shots
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Moving to a new school is tough. Moving to an all-boys boarding school is even more tough.
But when your dorm mates are all lovely people and accept you into their friendship group with open arms, it makes everything a little bit better.
But joining a friendship group also has its down sides; arguments, breakups, tears, backstabbing. They will break each other's heart and put them back together again and again.
But Dalton are a strong group, and with each other's help and love, they can make it through together.
Warning: contains swearing, mentions of sex, bullying, mental health issues, scars (from self harm and abuse), eating disorders