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The vampire spawn carries his dinner out of the flophouse. “I’m sure you can find another one for yourself, darling,” he says to Zyanya with a mocking grin as he walks past her. “But, just in case. For the trouble.”
He flips a coin at her and disappears with his prey. Zyanya catches it in the air with ease, but keeps her fist closed as she stares at the establishment’s door. Out of principle she always lets killers live, so they might spread her Father’s word and sacrament across the land, but… the vampire spawn owes an outstanding debt to Bhaal, having cheated death. Zyanya decides to let his own gold dictate his fate. Heads, he dies. Tails, he gets to keep unliving.
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"We clearly move in different circles," the vampire Astarion said at the beach next to the ruins of the Nautiloid in 1492DR, unaware that over a decade earlier he stole a victim right from under the Dark Urge's nose. This is the story of how they truly first met (+a sneak peek of how Durge met Enver Gortash.)
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- Part 1 of Our Skin and Bones.
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Four times Enver Gortash told his daughter about the Dark Urge, and one time he didn't.
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- Part 4 of Our Skin and Bones.
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“You told me once that men die inside you. Tell me, how badly do you want to kill me right now?”
“You’re not—” Zyanya has to bite down to control the feral grunt that threatens to come out of her, like a rabid animal. Her Urge whispers temptation into her mind matching the rapid rhythm of her heartbeat. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. Blood. Her knife is strapped to her exposed thigh. All she has to do is reach for it. “—you’re not inside.”
“That can be easily remedied.”
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When Enver Gortash finds himself in some trouble, he knows he can trust his favorite assassin to deal with it. The mission takes an unexpected turn when the Chosen of Bhaal and Bane finally unleash the attraction that has burned between them since the moment they met.
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- Part 2 of Our Skin and Bones.
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Zyanya sees his dark hair in the pale moonlight, his deep eyes blacker than black. She lowers the knife. “I told Sceleritas not to tell you.”
“He didn’t, the fucking imp.”
“Then how did you find me?”
Enver draws a cocky half smile across his face. “Because I know you, my dear.”
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Years before the Absolute plot, the Dark Urge flees Baldur's Gate in secret to give birth to the Chosen of Bane's child.
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- Part 3 of Our Skin and Bones.
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The Beast In Every Man by AryRiddle
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
23 Jul 2014
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Sansa Stark's and Sandor Clegane's bastard son grew up away from them, not knowing who he truly was. He was trained to kill and forced to become the perfect soldier while enduring endless horrors. How long and what will it take for him to reach the breaking point, and let the beast inside of him reach the surface?
A "The Crime of Love" spinoff.
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- Part 3 of Tears of Love and Fury.
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Tears of Love and Fury. by AryRiddle
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
23 Jul 2014
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“I remember when Baldur’s Gate was hailed as a ‘bastion of the free press,’” Astarion remarked. “Albeit, that was over a hundred years ago, and more rags simply meant you were hearing ten rich jackass’ opinions instead of one.”
He crumpled up the Baldur’s Mouth issue Shadowheart had handed him.
“But still, it would be nice to have some variety.”
Or: Enver Gortash’s rise to fame and tumultuous love life, chronicled by a Baldurian trash-mag.
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There'll Be Some Changes Made by SimplyLucia for Underthenorthernlights
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
30 Jul 2017
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Alternate Universe, Prohibition era.
New York City, 1923. After Joffrey Baratheon breaks their engagement, Sansa Stark ends up in Petyr Baelish's brothel, where she works as a dancer. She soon realizes her customers die one after the other..."You don't want me to dance, you say you're not here to spy on me, so why did you come?" she asked the Hound again.
Sansa's high-pitched voice revealed her exasperation; he looked straight in her eyes and, forgetting about the chocolates, he leaned forward so that his head was at arm's length of her knees.
"I'm your way out, girl."
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Her Liquor’s Top Shelf by Helholden for Irenka
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
16 Jan 2023
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Sansa Stark has had an easy life as a normal teenager until she gets embroiled in the life of Sandor Clegane, a man who seemingly has a simple life himself of owning and running a bar. Clegane has a dark past, though, and he owes debts. When his old boss comes calling on those debts, Sandor can’t say no. Under the guise of being a nightclub owner, Renly Baratheon runs half of the city against the likes of the corrupt politician, Tywin Lannister. The balance of power is shifting, though. Jaime Lannister, who has broken the law under his badge, turns his eyes onto Sandor. Meanwhile, Renly turns his eyes onto Jaime and the entire Lannister family. What results is a war unleashed onto the very streets of Kingsland, pulling Sansa’s own family into its clutches and changing their lives forever—and no one more than herself and her sister, Arya Stark.
Modern AU set in the city of Kingsland. Features Rebellious teen!Sansa, Bartender!Sandor, Wild child!Arya, Mechanic!Gendry, Cop!Jaime, Cop!Brienne, Rookie!Loras, Club owner!Renly, and more.
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