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1. To exist in the face of suffering and death by Emjen_Enla

   Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   21 Jan 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Naolin/Brennan Sorrengail
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Marbh (Empyrean)
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Lilith Sorrengail
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Tairn (Empyrean)
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Sgaeyl (Empyrean)
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Kaori (Empyrean)
   • Brennan Sorrengail & Felix Gerault
   • Brennan Sorrengail
   • Naolin (Empyrean)
   • Marbh (Empyrean)
   • Lilith Sorrengail
   • Tairn (Empyrean)
   • Sgaeyl (Empyrean)
   • Kaori (Empyrean)
   • Felix Gerault
   • Suri (Empyrean)
   • Burton Varrish
   • Original Characters
   • Pre-Series
   • Origin Story
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Faking your own death
   • War
   • War Crimes
   • Rebellions
   • Family Angst
   • Family Issues
   • Guilt
   • Grief/Mourning
   • dark night of the soul
   • The Battle of Aretia (Empyrean)
   • The Burning of Aretia (Empyrean)
   • Menders & Mending (Empyrean)
   • Siphons (Empyrean)
   • Burnout (Empyrean)
   • Working to exhaustion
   • Serious Injuries
   • Former Good KidTM Brennan Sorrengail
   • Brennan Sorrengail Has Issues
   • Lilith Sorrengail's A+ Parenting
   • Burton Varrish Sucks
   • Navarre is Terrible
   • Canon-Typical Xenophobia
   • mostly hurt little comfort
   • Mostly Angst Little Comfort
   • Not Lilith Sorrengail Friendly

   Summary

   Is this how it is?
   Is this how it's always been?

   There really have got to be less dramatic ways of going no contact with your family than faking your own death. Not that Brennan Sorrengail would know.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   18,478

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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