19 Works by gnarly_space_dust
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OC-TOBER ARCHIVE by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Original Work, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
07 Oct 2025
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This is where my works will go! Each are short ficlets, limited to 1000 words (for my sanity). Enjoy!!
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Stare Down the Barrel and Pray. by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Welcome to Paragon | D&D Campaign
29 Sep 2025
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Rits has enough.
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WARNING:
THIS WORK CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS THAT MAY BE DISTURBING. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 648
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Hits:
- 8
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The Consequences of Your Actions by gnarly_space_dust for Sp3ctacles
Fandoms: Welcome to Paragon | D&D Campaign, Original Work
02 Sep 2025
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Rits is a chronic workaholic, but on his 4th consecutive night spent at the office, Taz and Rylan decide they've had enough. Things are said. Feelings are hurt.
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Rylan has a dream sent by his mother for the first time and he does what he must do…
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⚠️CONTENT WARNINGS⚠️
- ATTEMPTED/REFERENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT
- VIOLENCE
- THROWING UP
- PANIC ATTACKS- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,092
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 1
- Hits:
- 22
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We Were Too Close to the Stars, I Never Knew Somebody Like You by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Welcome to Paragon | D&D Campaign
21 Jun 2025
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How Taz and Rits first met!
For context: Rits is 18 here, while Taz is about 20-21. They’re both VERY mentally unstable lmao. They go by different names for lore purposes, Taz goes by Merikh, Rits goes by Sticky.
This has lived rent free in my head for months.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,864
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
- Hits:
- 11
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Rylan stumbles out to the Ca’elstis royal cemetery, bottle in hand, and lots of feelings come up. Taz finds him and tries to help.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,453
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
- Hits:
- 38
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Post time-skip. Rits screams into the void. He needs therapy.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 783
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
- Hits:
- 11
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Rits Varien knows a few things. He doesn’t like figure skating, he’s going to make sure his team wins playoffs, and he’s straight… he thinks.
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Lost in the Ocean by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
02 Dec 2024
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Mermaid AU that I’m writing in the background while I have writer’s block. It’s self indulgent and going to be inconsistent.
Title is a reference to “Lost in the Ocean” by Glass Animals
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Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy by gnarly_space_dust for Sp3ctacles
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
09 Sep 2024
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His eyes snap open and looking down at him is a man with long, brown hair tied back into a bun, green eyes, and a blue t-shirt that reads Paragon University Swim Team.
Shit.
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Hey, Sailor by gnarly_space_dust for Sp3ctacles
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
04 Sep 2024
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This is an alternate universe in my D&D campaign in which Rylan was raised by his mother and father INSTEAD of his canon caretaker. He's very "daddy's money" prissy and I love him.
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The Obsessed Artist by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
15 Aug 2024
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This is Rylan angst I wrote in like 3 hours. I was inspired by watching Oppenheimer, and got that itch to write this. I'll update my fluff soon as an apology for this
This fic is best read when listening to the Oppenheimer soundtrack, specifically "Kitty comes to Testify"
(I edited the tags because I was requested to write a happy ending)
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Craving Comfort by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
20 Jul 2024
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Taz and Rits cuddles. That's all you need to know.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 721
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
- Hits:
- 16
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After the events of the Black Sea, the Riptide Pirates resume their regular escapades. When they end up on an island with a request from the queen to find her daughter, the pirates begin to unravel the true story of what happened to her daughter... and how the Undersea and RAFT play a part in all of it...
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As you may have read in the tags, the lighthearted tone that's in this chapter probably won't last, so enjoy it while you can >:)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,206
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Kudos:
- 11
- Hits:
- 67
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The Proposal by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
22 Apr 2024
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Rits finally gets the guts to propose to Rylan
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“Do you guys ever wish that we could take a week off?”
“Whaddaya mean?”
“You know, like, have a week of just being a regular kid? Don’t get me wrong, being a hero is awesome, but sometimes I just wish I could do normal teen shit; watching movies all night, getting tipsy on cheap booze, watching sunrises on roofs. I don’t know, it just sounds nice sometimes.”
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Essentially, William and Vyncent get tipsy and shit gets gay.
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Comfort in the Night by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
04 Apr 2024
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Rits has night terrors about his past. Rylan comforts him. It's pretty gay.
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The Beginning of Something Stupid by gnarly_space_dust
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Welcome To Paragon (D&D Campaign)
17 Mar 2024
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Rits spoke fast and beelined it to the door, when the man jumped off the counter and walked up to Rits, grabbing his shoulder and stopping him.
“Hold up. Don’t think you’re leaving that easily.”
Rits’ breath hitched and his whole body tensed.
“People don’t just ‘pass through’ Paragon, especially the lower levels. Judging by the lack of covering,” He pauses for a second and gestures towards Rits’ ears, “You’re not from here?”The canon story of how these fuckers met
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“Dakota? Is that you?” William whispers from the hall.
Dakota lets out the breath he had been holding.
“Yeah, I’m out here, don’t worry.”
William appears in the living room, “What the hell are you doing? The TV woke me up and scared me nearly to death. Again.”Dakota has heat sensitivity and William catches him watching nature documentaries in the middle of the night.
CW: Heat sensitivity/Exhaustion, mentions of nausea, and panic-attack like responses
PLEASE STAY SAFE!