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Violet’s life is quiet, safe, and painfully unseen. With a soft voice and neutral opinions, she conforms to a world of beige. Struggling with her own feelings, she fights to carry the Sorrengail name in her own way. Raised in a world that sought to protect rather than prepare her, Violet was never hardened by cruelty or sharpened by survival. But when her path takes a drastic turn, she is thrust into a future that will test not only her strength, but her sense of self.
Xaden was seventeen when Tyrrendor claimed its independence. Raised by his father in a world where war was always looming, he was shaped to lead and trained to fight. Determined to become the next leader, he carries the Riorson name with pride and honor. Where Violet was sheltered, Xaden was hardened—not by exile or loss, but by responsibility placed too heavily on young shoulders. He learned that love is a liability, control is survival, and hesitation costs lives. But when faith disrupts the life he’s built, the greatest threat to his control may not be war.
Two lives shaped by opposite forces. One forged by war. One sheltered from it. And yet—both must learn that who they were raised to be may not be who they are meant to become.
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- Part 1 of What it means — The Empyrean
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
21 Aug 2026
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One Night | Garrick Tavis | Fourth Wing by Lovely_psycho
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
15 Oct 2025
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One night-sweet like honey-that's all it takes to turn your entire life upside down. One night can twist fate, alter time, and change everything.
Azalea Roslynne never expected to become a mother, especially not while she was still a child herself. Her mother died from an illness when she was young, leaving Azalea to be adopted when she was four. After her adopted father and his men were killed during the Tyrrish rebellion, she vowed never to subject another human to such a tragic fate. Yet, she ended up pregnant, the result of a one-night stand with her first love and childhood crush.
The worst part? He has no idea.
Now, as a young adult with a toddler, Azalea must leave her son behind to join the Basgiath War College. The twists and turns along the way make her realize just how difficult it will be to keep her secret. How will the people who were once her friends and family react if they were to find out? But now, she has a new family member to protect, one she named after her adoptive brother, and she will protect him at any cost even if it means keeping his entire existence a secret.*Updates Weekly*
Garrick Tavis X FemOCFOURTH WING BELONGS TO REBECCA YARROS.
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15 Aug 2026
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Part I: The Duke and His Friend Violet
During a tense diplomatic visit to Calldyr, Duke Fen Riorson encounters a curious child—Violet Sorrengail, the youngest daughter of his rival general. Frail in body but fierce in mind, she disarms him with her unfiltered honesty and impossible hope. In her laughter, he finds something he thought he’d lost: light. But fate is not kind to dreamers, and even friendship can be a dangerous thing for a man bound by duty and war.Part II: The Little Duke and Duchess
Fen wakes in Calldyr to the echo of a nightmare—one that felt too real to dismiss. Was it memory, prophecy… or a message from the goddess Amari herself?Determined to change the fate he’s seen, Fen takes a different path—one where his son will not inherit pain, but the chance for something purer. He dares to imagine a world where ten-year-old Xaden Riorson meets eight-year-old Violet Sorrengail not as strangers divided by politics, but as children bound by something timeless.
But destiny is never simple. When the little duke and the little duchess finally meet, what begins as innocence may ignite the kind of spark that reshapes legacies.
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
14 Aug 2026
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Aftershocks - An Iron Flame Retelling by MeteorMichelle
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
26 Aug 2026
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Aemma has spent her life fighting to survive... but survival has never been enough. Haunted by loss and driven by questions about who she truly is, she’s carved out a prominent place among dragon riders through sheer grit, instinct, and an unrelenting will to belong.
Now, in the aftermath of finding out about the dark truths lurking behind the wards, Aemma is thrust deeper into a war she barely understands, surrounded by allies who don't fully trust her and truths threatens to unravel everything she thought she knew.
As the lines between truth and deception blur, Aemma will have to decide who she is without the past defining her and whether she’s strong enough to claim a future that she isn't sure was ever meant to truly be hers.
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The second book in the Magnitude Saga. If you haven't read the first one, please do that before delving into book 2, otherwise you'll have no idea what's going on. More tags may be added as the story progresses.
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- Part 2 of The Magnitude Saga
Bookmarked by shinemustt
14 Aug 2026
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Vivienne Sorrengail has always known she was going to be a rider. Less expected is her soulmate secretly leading a revolution, the mystery of dark wielders, and how sassy her dragon is.
An exploration of the popular Xaden/Original Sorrengail trope, hopefully with a few creative twists.
(Don't) Fear the Reaper: Complete! (~50,000 words)
(Theme Song: Vicious by Bohnes)
(Don't) Fear the Truth: Posting in progress. (~40,000 words)
(Theme Song: Gravity by Victoria Carbol)
(Don't) Fear the War: Finished (~50,000 words)
(Theme Song: TBA)
(Don't) Fear the Dark: WIP
(Theme Song: TBA)
(Don't) Fear the Light: To be started
(Theme Song: TBA)Bonus Works:
Meta Ramblings: a collection of theories/headcanons for canon as well as my writing process for (Don't) Fear. Should be read after you are caught up with the main series.
Epigraphs: a collection of every epigraph used in the series. Each source is it's own chapter and the collection is updated at the end of every book to prevent spoilers.- Words:
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
11 Aug 2026
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It was supposed to be a relaxing morning at the park until, unfortunately, it wasn't. Luckily for Violet, Tall, Dark and Handsome showed up to save the day…and his owner wasn't too bad either.
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
29 Jul 2026
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Destri Sorrengail was everything a wingleader should be—loyal, disciplined, and determined to make his mother proud.
Then Xaden Riorson arrived.
What began as rivalry turned into something far more dangerous, and by the night of his graduation, Destri fell harder than he ever meant to. He confesses. Xaden says nothing.
Destri leaves Basgiath with a broken heart and one goal: become the son his mother always wanted.
But the revolution has other plans.
In Aretia, he comes face to face with the one person he never got over… and the man who is now with his sister.
Destri has always been a good older brother but that never stopped his mother from blaming him for that night, the one he can’t remember. The one that turned his hair white.
So Destri will protect Violet. He’ll ensure her happiness.
Even if it means burying his feelings for the man he still loves.
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AKA: The one where they hate each other’s guts, but when emotions run high, they still fuck, only to pretend the next day that it never happened. Did I mention they share a room in the past timeline?
Bookmarked by shinemustt
09 Jul 2026
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
31 May 2026
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Power Dynamics and Female Agency: The Literary Evolution from Traditional Fantasy to Romantasy by orphan_account
Fandoms: Original Work, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas, The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
17 Jun 2025
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Power Dynamics and Female Agency: The Literary Evolution from Traditional Fantasy to Romantasy
While modern romantasy appears to champion female empowerment through magical prowess and romantic agency, the genre's most popular works actually undermine genuine feminist progress by making female power dependent on male approval, romanticizing consent violations through supernatural elements, and prioritizing romantic relationships over independent character development.
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Had to write a paper for school and I figured I would post it here
Bookmarked by shinemustt
29 May 2026
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“First of all, he’s not my boy. Second of all, I haven’t seen or spoken to him for a whole year. A lot can happen in a year.”
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- Part 1 of The LiBo Stories
Bookmarked by shinemustt
28 May 2026
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
20 May 2026
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Lyara Tauri is in the Rider's Quadrant because her narcissistic, self-absorbed ass of a father explicitly sent her here to die.
Well, fuck him very much. She's not dying here, and whatever she has to do to make that happen is more than fine with her.
She hopes he fucking chokes on it.
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- 225,396
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- 21/?
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10 May 2026
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Maordrid never thought, she would one day migrate into any fictional story, much less The Empyrean Series where dragons flew and violence was previvalent. At least she wouldn't fight her way through Basgiath War College, but was her situation that much better? She wakes in the body of a dragon, confused and feeling like a newborn. The worst thing is, Sgaeyl and Tairn aren't mated and noone had seen her in quite some time. But Threshing comes closer every day and a certain traitor's son needs his blue Dagger-tail or everything might just go to shit. Can Maordrid save everyone from falling victim to the looming threath of the Venin with so many big changes to the world state?
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10 May 2026
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[WRITING CURRENTLY PAUSED]
If you learn too much information, even your father will want to get rid of you. It is said that the Rider quadrant is the worst and deadliest. Well, Evie goes there with five years of training for the Healer quadrant and a determination to defy her father's expectations and survive. She will be independent and uncontrollable.
Her determination naturally catches the attention of Wingleader, who dislikes surprises and people whose next moves he can't predict.
Evie has already decided which side of the war she will be on, she does not yet have all the information and it is only a matter of time before she accidentally learns more things that can greatly affect her decision.
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What if Xaden had fallen asleep in the bathing chamber when Violet woke up in Aretia.
Alone and confused she takes it upon herself to get a better look at the city and scares everyone to death.
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08 May 2026
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A Fourth Wing AU where Violet was never forced into the riders quadrant and instead is the scribe brought in by one of the squads at squad battle.
Thanks to requests this has been expanded into a multi chapter fic.
Bookmarked by shinemustt
08 May 2026
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Flirting with Death (and Possibly Brennan) by wedonotsharekills
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
12 Mar 2025
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Everyone’s been wondering what Violet Sorrengail was up to in the twelve hours before the end of Onyx Storm. But what about Ridoc?
Well. Between dodging wyvern fire, nearly freezing himself solid, and watching his squadmates make increasingly questionable decisions, he’s about one bad landing away from a full-blown crisis.
Not to mention:
✔ His dragon won’t stop roasting him (literally and figuratively).
✔ His best friend is missing, probably doing something reckless.
✔ The resident war criminal is probably evil now.
✔ His Wingleader and Sloane are too busy pretending they don’t have unresolved tension.
✔ And worst of all? Brennan Sorrengail is hot. Like, inconveniently hot.Series
- Part 1 of The Twelve Hour Series
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
08 May 2026
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Six years after Tyrrendor’s successful defection from Navarre, the continent stood on the cusp of an uneasy alliance. Tyrrendor flourished, united under King Fen Riorson’s leadership. Poromiel thrived under the guidance of Queen Maraya Cordella, its military strength bolstered by advances in gryphon-mounted warfare. Navarre, led by the increasingly enigmatic King Tauri, struggled to maintain its veneer of dominance while hiding the truth about the Venin’s threat. Amidst this backdrop, the city of Calldyr in Navarre became the host for a historic leadership summit, its grandeur a thinly veiled attempt to project power.
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
08 May 2026
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“Why a macchiato?” I finally ask as I steam the milk.
“Why not a macchiato?”
“Don’t be contrary.” I shoot back. “If you don’t like milk, order an espresso.”
“I do like milk.” He rests his elbows on the counter, a slow smile spreading across his face as he stares across at me.
“Then order a flat white.”
“Not that much milk.” One corner of his lips ticks up in a lopsided smirk.
My eye twitches. “F—” Fuck you, is what I was going to say, but at the last minute I realise he’s still a customer and I need to remain professional…and also I don’t want to give him the satisfaction of knowing how much he irritates me.
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Because every fandom needs a coffee shop AU.
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- Part 1 of The Archives
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- 2/2
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
07 May 2026
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To save Xaden, Violet Sorrengail turns to the Goddess of Love, Loial, pleading for a miracle. The goddess agrees, but at a price. Xaden’s soul will be restored, for love itself was what shattered him. Yet the cost is devastating: not only will Xaden forget Violet, but so will everyone who has ever known her. She will become a ghost in their lives, an unseen warrior, stripped of her place as friend, sister, or wife.
For his life and for the protection of those she loves, Violet makes the ultimate sacrifice. She accepts to becoming erased and thus this tale begins.
Next update: no idea (new details in chapter 11 as of 15.08.25)
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Bookmarked by shinemustt
07 May 2026