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Maia's daemon takes a while to settle.
I am blaming the delightful people of the Goblin Emperor Discord chat for this plotbunny; beta is, as ever, by my darling Best Beloved.
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06 Jul 2025
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Three and a half years have passed since Empress Chenelo's death. Not even the imperial family gives much thought to her son, who is in the care of Setheris Nelar, in the distant Western Marshes and far from the court.
But vexing news come from Edonomee: Nelar is dead and Maia is without a guardian.
The emperor will have to decide on a new arrangement. For the sake of expediency, Nemolis volunteers to go to Edonomee and bring his half-brother to the Untheileneise Court. After all, the sooner a new guardian is found, the better.
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04 Jul 2025
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"The morning of Csethiro’s wedding found her beating her nerves to death." Maia and Csethiro, post-book.
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04 Jul 2025
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The Stairs Beneath the Heart by hermitknut
Fandoms: The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
08 Dec 2020
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The reign of Varenechibal IV is over; the reign of Edrehasivar VII has begun. The transition, however, is anything but smooth, as the Alcethmeret household navigates grief and worry as well as adapting to the new emperor.
A series of missing scenes and unseen moments centering around the Alcethmeret household over the course of the first few months of Maia's reign.
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- Part 1 of Keystone
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Edrehasivar VII has survived the first few months of his reign, and his household with him. But it doesn't stop there. With a bridge to build, his marriage on the horizon, and the reigns of an empire in his hands, will Edrehasivar forge a new way for the Ethuveraz, or will he be consumed by it?
The sequel to 'The Stairs Beneath the Heart', this should also be readable on its own.
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- Part 2 of Keystone
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04 Jul 2025
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Wonderful, multiple viewpoints from members of the Alcethmeret staff.
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Legends & Lore by thefourthvine for cicak
Fandoms: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
16 Dec 2023
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Xenk gets truth potioned and doesn't say anything interesting at all.
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01 Jul 2025
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Generations after the events of Paladin of Souls, an old man finds an heir, and a young man finds a new vocation.
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- Part 1 of The Bear Knight
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22 Jun 2025
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Opinion: The real issue of 'private Quintarianism' by birdzilla for NaomiK
Fandoms: Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
18 Dec 2021
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Behind the current debate about decriminalizing hedge-sorcery lies a deeper rejection of Temple authority. We should take our children's dissatisfaction seriously.
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22 Jun 2025
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Desdemona has moved from one rider to another a dozen times. This is just one more.
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22 Jun 2025
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The odd loves of man for man had their place, of course, but that place was not serving the Father of Winter.
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22 Jun 2025
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A clear glass window, at a sea dawn by lionpyh for Regan_V
Fandoms: Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
21 Dec 2011
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Second sight is redundant to reason anyway.
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In the Consul's Court of Archon's Glory // Applicant No. #001 (on the instigation of the Temple of the White Rat) by raven (singlecrow) for NaomiK
Fandoms: The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher
07 Dec 2023
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Administrative public law concerns the proper relations between government and governed; or, to put it another way, Zale and Bishop Beartongue have had it with this shit.
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yeah, with a viceroy like that it's serious by WhenasInSilks
Fandoms: Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard
19 Jun 2024
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Five (and a half) times Cliopher doesn't notice getting propositioned at the Jubilee, plus one time he does (and one time he does the propositioning).
response to a kinkmeme prompt: If Fitzroy decides to keep his name and fanoaship quiet during the Jubilee, he runs the risk of people finding out he and Kip aren't married yet and taking what they think is their last chance to shoot their shot with Kip. Bonus points if all the courtly euphemistic proposals continue to fly right over Kip's head but Fitzroy perceives every one and is Not Pleased.
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- Part 2 of Nine Worlds off the cuff
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06 Jun 2025
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Absolutely hilarious, and at the end, absolutely romantic.
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Rhodin sipped his coffee. “Are us roommates cramping your style?”
“No,” Conju demurred, in a way which clearly meant yes. “I value you all deeply and am satisfied with a . . . laissez-faire . . . living situation in our retirement.”
Ludvic stirred his coffee. Rhodin peeled a banana in a desultory way. They waited.
Conju sighed. “It’s just–“ Ludvic and Rhodin leaned forward as Conju continued, “– why does he have to be underfoot all the time? Overnight?! I came down for a drink last week and nearly broke my neck tripping over a middle-aged aristocrat. It’s undignified.”
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06 Jun 2025
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They’re having an awfully hard time laying down the law to the former Lord of Stars ….
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A Most Restful Vacation by Quasar
Fandoms: Nine Worlds Series - Victoria Goddard, Greenwing and Dart Series - Victoria Goddard, The Lays of the Hearth-Fire Series - Victoria Goddard, The Red Company Series - Victoria Goddard
17 Mar 2023
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Jemis is invited to attend the investiture of the Viceroy of Zunidh, which promises to be a delightful trip with Almost No Adventures along the way.
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Until It Blooms by lilacsigil for Themistoklis
Fandoms: Imperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie
24 Dec 2016
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Tisarwat was fascinated by Piat's gloves.
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28 May 2025
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dissolve all the stones cast by basketofnovas (slashmarks) for caminante
Fandoms: Imperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie
22 Mar 2021
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Mercy of Kalr meets Justice of Toren and is inspired to defy Anaander Mianaai. Written for Fandom Trumps Hate 2021.
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28 May 2025
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Worthy of Attention by neveralarch for Xochiquetzl
Fandoms: Imperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie
12 Dec 2019
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Sphene has a new captain. Ambassador Zeiat isn't sure what to think about that.
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25 May 2025
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How Sphene met the Presger and saved all of human and AI civilization.
Well, actually, how Sphene saved Zeiat. The all of civilization part was just an unfortunate side effect.
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24 May 2025
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It was, Seivarden told herself later, the kind of stupid accident that could have happened to anyone. Not a terminal fuckup. Just wrong-place-at-wrong-time, that was all. The omens had been unlucky that day. She should've been more careful.
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23 May 2025