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What if Darrow's Triumph in Agea didn't go as planned?
A reimagining of the end of Golden Son and the beginning of the Solar War. This time it is Gold against Gold, Rim and Mars united against the Core. It begins nine months after the Lion's Rain and follows as the war spreads to Earth, Luna and Ilium, Darrow at its heart.
On Mars, Mustang slowly realises Eo's dream while watching the man she loves turn into a battle-hardened warlord.
The Jackal, now a pariah after his scheme failed, conspires in exile while Roque commands the Sword Armada against Revus and most of the Rim over the Jovian moons.
Nero and Romulus vigil near Luna, daring the Ash Lord and Octavia to strike at them.
*I had Fitchner's plan in mind while writing this.
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“Please,” Cassius said quietly. “Let me.”
Cassius is faced with the harsh reality of Darrow's existence after his time with the Jackal. He makes a different choice.
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Morning Star retelling from Mustang's POV. Mostly just scenes that I thought about a lot. If there's a scene you want me to write, please share in the comments!
Update 8/16: Currently on hiatus due to my busy schedule this summer but hoping to get back to writing within the next few weeks!!
Update 10/11: Aiming to post every 2 weeks for the foreseeable future. Also I updated the rating to E (it was M previously) due to the content at the end of chapter 8.
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"What people are calling it now, the Rat War, there are no words to describe what we faced. And I do not want to find the words to describe how I felt. Trapped underground in the dark, squeezing into tunnels that aren’t meant for men my size. Knowing at any moment the walls could be caved in on us and we’d be trapped, or worse we’d be trapped with Fear himself. And the voice that found me in Attica- that found me in that bloodydam box returned, taunting me at every corner, whispering to me when I tried to find sleep, seeping doubt into every one of my decisions."
Four months after returning from the Rat Wars, Darrow and Sevro learn to deal with their traumas of war and Darrow's lingering fears and anxieties from The Box.
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Cassius dies by Lysander’s hand only to wake up 18 years in the past, before he even entered the Institute. Can the man who died with numerous regrets prove that he deserves his second chance? Will he make the correct choices this time?
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Cassiopeia su Dusicyon and her twin sister, Andromeda, have finally made it. They are at the top echelon of Yellows, and their Biddings are always successful. With the rise of the brand new Republic, they provide essential skills needed to help the Sovereign and her team on their feet for a long-term rule. Trainers for the Free Legions don't come cheap, and their agriculture needs to be updated to have mass-production of staple crops.
Of course, things can never be easy in a tumultuous political environment, can it? Cassiopeia realizes rather quickly that perhaps working for the Reaper and the Sovereign may come at a cost. A cost of relationships and opportunity. Will it be worth it, having caught the Sovereign's attention?
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Leanna and her family leave Lykos for the first time. Sevro is bad at explaining things. Spoilers through Morning Star.
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- Part 1 of Canon Compliant Scenes for Red Rising
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Sevro breaks Darrow and Victra out of The Jackal's prison, but his friends are shells of themselves. How can he put them back together while he's trying to keep the rebellion from falling apart?
Details the aftermath and recovery that Darrow and Victra faced from The Jackal's torture. Because let's be real: Darrow got over nine months of solitary confinement REAL quick in canon.
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The beach stretches in silence, and for the first time in a long while, so do we. Only weeks ago, everything nearly fell apart. Octavia, my brother, all of it threatening to tear us apart. And yet, somehow, we’ve made it. Here we are: resting, breathing, alive.
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Darrow wakes in a panic. Sevro keeps him in check.
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Break the chains, Ring the bells by valleyswillows
Fandoms: Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown
07 Aug 2025
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The proposal, the wedding and what comes before Iron Gold.
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Your whispers, your offers, must seem gift-like. Before long, the rust-stained bastard will be wholly yours, body and mind.
You don’t believe in souls.
Podfic version.
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- Part 3 of TolkienGirl Fics Podficced
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So I had this insane headcanon that Mustang and Cassius were penpals for 10 years while he was galavanting across the galaxy with Lysander. This is most certainly a fic no one asked for or wanted in literally any capacity. You’re welcome, my goodman!
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- English
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- 373
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- 1/?
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- 12
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Since he was a boy in the backwaters of South Pacifica, Trigg ti Nakamura has only ever wanted to do good and be good.
Aja au Grimmus stole that dream from him. The Rising has given him a chance to reclaim it.
To cleanse the blood on his hands, he knows he must risk his life and well-being for the cause—even if it means leaving the ones he loves most behind.
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Trigg lives. That's it, that's the fic. Pierce Brown, quit burying your gays. Will hopefully cover all of Morning Star from new points-of-view. If I ever get that far, it'll go into Iron Gold, where the real big changes happen. -
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"Darrow of Lykos is a foolish man, I think, as I stare at him. How is he so content with the fact we did not get the laurel? How is he so deeply engrossed in this system of addiction they feed us to like fodder that he allows himself to be manipulated?"
- Eo of Lykos was, in part, part of the planning behind Darrow's rise to rebel. Or, she was meant to be. When she begins to doubt that her husband possesses the strength that he will require for Ares' plan, she does the unthinkable. She elects to take his place.
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- In this fanfic, Eo is motivated differently. She retains core traits, but it's a change from what canon Eo would do. A large part of this is because I wanted to explore Red cultural standards, specifically the inherent misogyny and homophobia within them. After some deliberation, I figured Eo would be a good character to do this with, due to her relative familiarity and important yet criticized role within Red Rising, both in the fandom and in-universe. This is definitely evil Eo, fair warning, but she has her motivations.
- In terms of the content warnings: the rape and underage sex are mentioned but not described in any detail, and canon typical [e.g pinks, institute]Series
- Part 1 of alt universe red rising - Eo of Lykos
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The Pax Solaris lay shattered amidst the largest revolt ever seen in human history. War engulfs the spheres as the Rising consumes all in its path, chewing away at the Society that had stood for 700 years. At its head, Darrow of Lykos, the Reaper of Mars, leads outraged billions against the Aureate, the golds that have long held the reins of human civilization ever since the fall of old Earth. While on the opposing end, ArchImperator Magnus au Grimmus, the Ash Lord, desperately tries to keep the fractured remnants of the Society together and fight off the tides of the Rising. These 2 men thus opposed, duel each other throughout the Solar system with mighty fleets and horizon-spanning armies. Worlds are broken, cities are burned, millions are killed in the fighting. The newly minted Rim dominions led by Romulus au Raa look on contemplatively at the Solar War raging in the core from their moons, where peace still holds sway. In these perilous times, none can stand apart, all must choose a side or it will be chosen for them, be they high, mid, or lowColor.
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It was a long ride on the Archimedes through the Rim and a not unlikely chance of meeting the Old Man in the Vale. Darrow was sure that it felt longer due to the company he was currently keeping. What happens when a Gold, a feral half-breed, a Red, a Pink, and a man who should have died too many times to count are trapped together for months, while everyone knows they are on a borderline suicide mission? Between his recent self reflection thanks to Aurae and his individual conversations with the crew of the Archimedes, Darrow is forced to face a secret he’s been hiding from everyone, including himself, since his time at the Institute.
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Volga found me ten drinks and two centimeters deep in a pool of my own blood in an alley, mugged, cut, and left for dead by two local blackteeth. She carried me to a hospital and I paid her back with a ride to Luna, the one place she really wanted to go. Been following me around ever since. Teaching her the trade is my own little pet project.
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Down on his luck on the fringes of Echo City, Ephraim is saved by an unlikely hero. Surely, this will be their first and last meeting. -
Science Fiction/Double Feature by thestormlightnetwork
Fandoms: Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown, The Rocky Horror Show - O'Brien
02 Mar 2025
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Three years have passed since the start of the war, and Sevro and Darrow have found themselves home. They were four days into their vacation, yet they thought they might go insane, so they did what they usually do when there was nothing to do on the frontlines. Get pissed, dress up and perform in the lost Earthen art of drag.
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Heart of the Lioness is a fanfiction series that explores missing moments and scenes from Mustang's point of view throughout the original Red Rising trilogy.Through this work, I aim to fill in the gaps, particularly the untold or unseen parts of Virginia's life.