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Trial of the Valkyrie by Daevastanner
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
02 May 2022
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**Inspired by OUTLANDER - Daily releases starting 4/09 -- 480+ pages complete**
Following the events of ACOSF, the Valkyrie must answer for their victory in the Blood Rite and face trial before the Illyrian Tribunal in Windhaven. Corporal punishment is certain, but there is one way around it for Gwyneth Berdara: Marriage.
“As Gwyneth Berdara’s husband, I invoke the right to accept whatever punishment is determined on her behalf.”
Slowly, the three Magistrates’ heads swiveled to Gwyn. The priestess swallowed hard.
“Miss Berdara,” Crispin said, “You can confirm that you are the wife of Spymaster Azriel?”
She did not hesitate. “Yes.”
Celio’s brows furrowed, while Crispin exhaled heavily.
“Thank you, for confirming, Miss Berdara,” Fabius said, his voice slick with mock amiability. “Please note that we reserve the right to call your union into question if we find justification.” He shifted his attention to Azriel. “Sustained, Spymaster Azriel.”Series
- Part 2 of Trial of the Valkyrie Series
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- English
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- 134,830
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- 26/26
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18 May 2026
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Breaths of Darkness, Songs of Light by SeaTempest
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
28 Oct 2025
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Gwyneth thinks she’d have a quiet night by the fire, but to her infinite surprise, Azriel arrives at her door wounded and… well, he doesn’t really know exactly why he’s at her door either.
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- English
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- 141,756
- Chapters:
- 30/30
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- 672
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- 937
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12 May 2026
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Beyond Fire Night by HeadCanonHeadCase
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
13 Mar 2023
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Gwyn has been selected for the Great Rite and is about to be sent to meet the other Priestesses in the Spring Court. She wants to participate, but she can't imagine being with a male she doesn't know - that she doesn't trust. But she trusts Azriel. Azriel who gave her private dagger lessons, who helped her set up the Valkyrie ribbon test, who spars with her alone in the training ring at night. He could be the solution to her problem. And maybe the answer to her prayers.
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- English
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- 16,143
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- 6/6
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- 1
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- 122
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- 433
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05 May 2026
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Spinsters do not need chaperones by ancoraimparo_youknowwho for Lilyofthevolume
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Sep 2025
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In the year 1822, Mister Colin Bridgerton makes a grand return to England after almost 7 years of self imposed exile and reconnects with his estranged friend, Penelope. Will he be able to break the walls she keeps building between them and mend the bridges she is intent on destroying?
“What’s stopping you from living your life then, Pen? You’re living alone, aren’t you? No mother watching over your shoulder. No husband dictating your choices…”
“I mean, I can live alone, yes, but I’m still tethered. To reputation. To expectations. To the knowledge that no matter how independently I breathe, I will always be the subject of whispered pity or amusement. A woman alone is never just alone—she is sad, or defiant, or pitiful… never simply herself.”
“Come with me. For a month or two. See the world outside Mayfair parlours and boring soirees. You said you wanted to feel free. Let this be that.”
“But how? Where would we stay? What would people say, Colin? I’m not naïve—I know how this would look. Who would even accompany me as a chaperone?”
“Spinsters do not need chaperones, Pen. You said it yourself once.”
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- English
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- 108,083
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- 22/22
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- 611
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20 Oct 2025
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Of Death and Resurrection by TheTeaQueen
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
05 Aug 2022
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Nesta was prepared to die. For Feyre, she would give everything.
When Nesta sacrifices herself to save Feyre, the only person able to save her is the one who has hated her the most: Rhys.
Cassian was so tired of watching his mate drown in her self hatred, her despair, and he'd just wanted her to find peace. But now, he would do anything for her to wake up and come back to him, even if it meant living through that grief and sorrow all over again.
This is an AU for ACOSF, where Nesta trades her life for Feyre's instead of giving up her power, only it doesn't go as the Cauldron expects. This will focus heavily on Rhys and Nesta learning about each other and resolving their differences, as well as addressing how Nesta's trauma was handled by the IC (Also Rhys will apologize for his secret keeping).
CW: Sexual assault, suicidal thoughts/attempts/ideation, child abuse, trauma, grief, and death.
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- Part 1 of In the Name of Healing and Happiness
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- English
- Words:
- 55,390
- Chapters:
- 11/11
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- 218
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14 Aug 2025
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Mended With Gold by steel_trap
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
17 May 2024
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Following the events of ACOSF, Gwyn continues to struggle. She's a Valkyrie. She's Carynthian. But she's still hesitant to leave the library. With a little help from the shadowsinger, Gwyn might just step back into the light in time for Nesta's mating ceremony.
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- English
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- 67,257
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- 20/20
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- 216
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02 Aug 2025
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Lost in Translation by imnotoverlyobsessive
Fandoms: Little Women Series - Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (2019)
27 Sep 2021
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It’s just a marriage of convenience…
Or is it? (Hint: no. No it is not.)
Aka the smutfic where Laurie proposes to Amy before Fred does, says he can take care of her and her family, which she takes to mean he’s proposing to her just ‘cause he can’t have Jo and wants to make sure her and her family are taken care of because he does genuinely care for them all.
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27 Jul 2025
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24 Jul 2025
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the scientific method by thelast_ofellie
Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas
17 Aug 2022
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“Who’s Berdara with?”
Azriel channeled his centuries as Spymaster into keeping his voice level, disinterested.
“Oh, you haven’t heard?” Nesta snickered, sharing a grin with Emerie. “Gwyneth has been experimenting, working through her trauma and getting comfortable with… you know.” She winked and Azriel forced his face to stay neutral.
Inside he burned. The warmth in his chest that connected him to Gwyn, had connected him to her since it snapped into place when he pulled her from the desecrated remains of her temple, was an inferno. Azriel watched the unknown male’s hand slide further down his mate’s back as they left Rita’s. He drained his glass and pulled his shadows close before they could betray his feelings, and forced his lips to smirk.
“Good for her.”
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- 60,059
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- 14/14
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- 172
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- 976
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- 175
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22 Jul 2025
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delicate by ukrainianironbelly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
07 Nov 2024
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Penelope is simply trying to survive.
Colin is simply trying to help.
Neither of them is trying to make a love match.
But you know what they say about best-laid plans...
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- English
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- 70,158
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Comments:
- 443
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- 1,615
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- 431
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07 Jul 2025
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Beneath the Silk and Shadows by StrawberryWhorecake
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 May 2025
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Former inspector Colin Bridgerton is having trouble adjusting to civilian life after being forced to leave his job with the metropolitan police. Shadows from unsolved cases will not quit following him and he unwittingly ends up in the middle of a murder investigation when a member of the peerage is brutally murdered in his own home.
As he delves deeper into the case and more bodies begin showing up, he uncovers a dark web of secrets that lead him to Lady Whistledown; the mysterious madam who runs one of the most high profile and exclusive brothels in the London underworld.
His investigation leads him to corrupt officials, hidden motives, secret liaisons, and a mystery that goes higher than he realized. He quickly discovers that this woman isn’t what she seems and they must work together to solve this mystery and stay alive.
(A Victorian AU)
- Language:
- English
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- 86,111
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- 23/23
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- 468
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- 680
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- 176
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01 Jul 2025
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The Caller by Stillpink for Lady Ticklebotham (LadyTicklebotham), DaphneJane, ArdentCastle
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Oct 2024
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Penelope can't allow Colin to feel trapped in their marriage. So she comes up with another plan...
S3 AU
- Language:
- English
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- 19,956
- Chapters:
- 12/12
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- 495
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- 2,642
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- 629
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27 Jun 2025
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“Bridgerton?” she whispered. The name hung in the air like a spell half-broken. The Bridgerton boy, the third son. The one who vanished years ago.
But this wasn’t the charming man she remembered from the safe, sunlit world of Mayfair. That Colin had laughed easily. Had smiled. Had been human.
This creature before her…wasn’t. Not entirely.or, a polin 'beauty & the beast' au
- Language:
- English
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- 43,311
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Comments:
- 276
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- 898
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25 Jun 2025
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Run Away With Me, Honey by Katie_500
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Jun 2024
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When someone sinister discovers Penelope’s secret identity as Lady Whistledown, she decides to run away from London and the Ton for good. But Colin is a gentleman, and he couldn’t possibly let her leave on her own.
Or
When the road to Scotland becomes the road to love.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 16,468
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Comments:
- 154
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- 1,040
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- 233
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- 32,940
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22 Jun 2025
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Runaway by somethingfunnybubbly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Jun 2025
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Penelope has run away
- Language:
- English
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- 22,076
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Comments:
- 545
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- 1,405
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- 293
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- 25,750
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15 Jun 2025
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Consequences of Impropriety by audbooh
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 May 2025
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Penelope Featherington is determined to marry after the disaster of the Featherington Ball last season. But when Colin Bridgerton corners her outside Lady Danbury's ball, his improper behaviour has devastating consequences.
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- English
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- 88,728
- Chapters:
- 20/20
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- 492
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- 2,663
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- 604
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- 112,450
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04 Jun 2025
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On a pleasant afternoon two months after the felicity of their union, Emma shares a story with her husband that leaves him confounded and angered on her behalf. With the knowledge of the first proposal Emma experienced (and truly, suffered through), Knightley begins to understand more clearly the dynamics between the village pastor and his wife.
(AKA Emma tells George about that time Elton proposed to her in a carriage and then yelled at her when she said no -- and to no one's surprise but Emma's, George doesn't respond with amusement, but with anger for how she was treated)
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03 May 2025
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riding in carriages with boys by cartoonheart
Fandoms: Emma - Jane Austen, Emma. (2020), AUSTEN Jane - Works, Emma (2020)
24 Nov 2021
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Based on the anonymous tumblr prompt: Mr Knightley finding out about Elton’s proposal.
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03 May 2025
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The Armor We Wear by aphraell for W_M_N
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
30 Jan 2025
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A kiss between friends—that's all it was meant to be. But as rain slicks London's cobblestones and a carriage disappears into darkness, Colin Bridgerton discovers how quickly certainty can crumble beneath the weight of one impulsive request. [Canon divergence from S3E4]
- Language:
- English
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- 19,550
- Chapters:
- 7/7
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- 1
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- 123
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- 545
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- 8,889
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14 Feb 2025
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"Normally, I only have to think of you reading my letters for my muse to alight upon my shoulder and guide my quill across the page. You said once that there is so much more to say than what one can put into a letter… tell me, Pen… do you have nothing to say? Have my letters missed the mark? Your silence is most unusual, and I cannot help but feel perplexed, as I cannot figure out what could possibly be keeping you from responding… twelve letters, Penelope… one, or two is an accident… twelve is a punishment."
Colin returns to London for the Season of 1815, hoping to reconnect with his friend Penelope - only to discover that everything has changed between them.
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- Part 2 of Regency Polin S3
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 66,647
- Chapters:
- 20/20
- Comments:
- 503
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- 3,229
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Bookmarked by iambeyoncealways
07 Feb 2025