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Essek Thelyss is not a mild-mannered florist from Lyrengorn. He isn't a detective, either, but dead men can't be choosy.
Beauregard Lionett is having problems at work. She even knows about a few of them, albeit mostly the ones she keeps causing.
Caleb Widogast is unfinished. Marion Lavorre knew it directly they met.
She can help him with that.
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Nobody ever told you, but drowning really hurts.
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There's something in Caleb's dreams. It wants him to know that he's not alone. It wants him to know that he'll never be alone again.
Elves don't dream, so all Essek can do is watch.
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Evocation will always be part of him, but living on fringes he sees through borrowed eyes, far from any school, he becomes a transmutation savant. Some people call something borrowed that others might call stolen that others might call liberated. Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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Just south of Flagstaff, Arizona, people are killing their loved ones. Dean's been grim, since Frank died. (Since before that.) Sam got some sleep back in Nevada. He doesn't know that was the last time yet.
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Every Conthsen afternoon, Astrid Becke spends several hours sorting through the endless piles of administrative debris that Trent Ikithon left behind in his office.
Every Conthsen evening, she teleports to Zadash and spars with Beau and Yasha.
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19 Mar 2026
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a kindling of sorts by aplusjaybirdie (gemstone_wings)
Fandoms: The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
23 Jan 2026
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“You know, I’ve heard that, um”—she made a motion with her hand, realized he couldn’t see it—“taking care of yourself can help you sleep.” And because she was an idiot, she added, “I mean jacking off. I don’t mind.”
“Oh,” said Caleb, startled, and hey, in for a copper, in for a coop, what the hell, she was Nott the Fucking Brave.
“I can even help you if you want. No pressure.”
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25 Jan 2026
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Moral Injury (No more children on the pyre) by Inanerial
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
12 Jan 2026
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A professor contemplates her legacy and choices. Professor Caleb Widogast makes a new ally.
It felt like she saw him everywhere after that, or perhaps it was just that whenever she saw him, she felt that old ache of guilt and so she noticed their every encounter all the more. They maintained a certain distance—a cordial nod, a brief hello—for most of the semester. Every time, she wondered if he remembered her. Was she supposed to acknowledge it first? Or perhaps he hoped she wouldn’t, and they would simply move on; pretend that she hadn’t seen when Master Ikithon plucked certain students from their classes for special excursions—pretend she didn’t know what they became—what he made them into.
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13 Jan 2026
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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08 Jan 2026
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"You're not real," Beau says out loud.
The halfling woman says, "No. You're dreaming." She has a wicked grin. "Better to get some sleep, monk."
Beau sleeps. Owelia follows.
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16 Dec 2025