Archive of Our Own ^beta

Recent works

• Are There Still Beautiful Things by sixOfMoonlarks

  Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  07 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Cassius Sencen/Original Character(s)
  • Sophie Foster/Keefe Sencen
  • Dex Dizznee/Fitz Vacker
  • Cassius Sencen
  • Keefe Sencen
  • Gisela Sencen
  • Original Characters
  • Sophie Foster
  • Dex Dizznee
  • Fitz Vacker
  • Biana Vacker
  • Elwin Heslege
  • Physic | Livvy Sonden
  • Mr. Forkle (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
  • Cassius centric
  • lots of childhood trauma
  • and adulthood trauma tbh
  • Child Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • toxic Gisela/Cassius
  • Bad Parent Gisela Sencen
  • Gisela Sencen Bashing
  • Cassius Sencen needs a hug
  • Keefe Sencen Needs a Hug
  • they both get hugs (lots of them)
  • Cassius Sencen & Keefe Sencen - Freeform
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • a whole fricking ton of it
  • elves ignoring things right in front of them
  • also most of these tags wont apply till later on but I'm putting them here just incase
  • also the order of the tags has no meaning
  • as i update the fic i'll update the tags :)

  Summary

  This is a Cassius centric fic, I plan to explore his past (especially his childhood and marriage with Gisela). I feel like he has suffered horrors and that shapes how he acts and views things. I'm not defending him, I'm still holding him accountable for how he's handled a lot of things (especially concerning Keefe), but I feel like he and Keefe could patch up their relationship after a lot of communication and therapy (maybe I'm delusional, but let me indulge myself). Also I want to explore how Elven society tends to ostracize anything that is deemed "different", and often the council just makes things worse. Wow this sounds like an introduction to an essay lmao

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,165

  Chapters:

  1/?

  Kudos:

  1

  Hits:

  19

• The Heart of the Matter by sixOfMoonlarks

  Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No category
  • Work in Progress

  13 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Cassius Sencen
  • Alden Vacker
  • Gisela Sencen
  • Original Characters
  • Ruy Ignis
  • Gethen (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
  • Fintan Pyren
  • Keefe Sencen
  • Ro (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
  • Vacker conspiracy
  • the black swan is being sus
  • Confusion
  • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
  • Arson
  • More arson
  • lots of flashbacks
  • Parental Issues
  • Bullying :(

  Summary

  Cassius and Gisela lore, we see why they are the way they are, and hopefully be better parents

  I'll update the tags and warnings as I update the fic (it might be erratic sorry)

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  12,935

  Chapters:

  5/?

  Comments:

  18

  Kudos:

  16

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  288