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1. The Bet; A romance writer’s guide to ruining the Best Man by Jade838

   Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros  

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

   27 Jul 2026

   Tags

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   • Xaden Riorson/Violet Sorrengail
   • Violet Sorrengail
   • Xaden Riorson
   • Liam Mairi
   • Jesinia Neilwart
   • Garrick Tavis
   • Imogen Cardulo
   • Rhiannon Matthias
   • Ridoc Gamlyn
   • Bodhi Durran
   • Sloane Mairi
   • Grumpy/Sunshine Relationships
   • Forced Proximity
   • Wedding Planning
   • Wedding Fluff
   • Writer Violet
   • Sexual Tension
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Romance
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Pining
   • Jealous Xaden Riorson
   • Flirting
   • Bets & Wagers
   • Best man Xaden Riorson
   • Maid of Honour

   Summary

   Violet is a romance novelist who believes in happily-ever-afters. Xaden is a brooding cynic who views weddings as an expensive illusion destined to fail.

   What starts as a disagreement quickly spirals into a high-stakes wager:

   “I'm going to make this wedding so goddamn magical and overflowing with love that you’ll be a hopeless romantic by the time they say ‘I do.’ And who knows? You might fall in love with me.”

   Language:

   English

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   11,118

   Chapters:

   4/?

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