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1. Flip or Swim by TumblingRoses

   Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Xaden Riorson/Violet Sorrengail
   • Ridoc Gamlyn & Sawyer Henrick & Rhiannon Matthias & Violet Sorrengail
   • Violet Sorrengail
   • Xaden Riorson
   • Rhiannon Matthias
   • Ridoc Gamlyn
   • Sawyer Henrick
   • Liam Mairi
   • Quinn Hollis
   • Amber Mavis (Empyrean)
   • Aura Beinhaven
   • Devera (Empyrean)
   • Trissa (Empyrean)
   • Brennan Sorrengail
   • Mira Sorrengail
   • Imogen Cardulo
   • Garrick Tavis
   • Bodhi Durran
   • Gymnastics
   • Alternate Universe - Gymnastics
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   Violet Sorrengail is a member of the gymnastics team, entering her sophomore year at Basgiath University. In the fall, she’s faced with an injury, and finds herself in physical therapy, rehabbing in hopes of being ready to compete this season. A run-in with Basgiath swimmer and Olympic hopeful Xaden at PT sparks a mutual interest.

   Violet and Xaden slowly build a relationship around their respective athletic careers, and have some work to do when it comes to wading through their complex family history.

   ***

   AKA, the college gymnastics AU that nobody asked for, but I wrote anyways!

   Language:

   English

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