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• Contrarian's Writings by RookTakesKnight

  Fandoms: Slay the Princess (Visual Novel)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  19 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Voice of the Contrarian (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Hero (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Skeptic (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold (Slay the Princess)
  • Depression
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • author based depressive tone on personal experiences so please don't read if that can trigger you
  • Author Doesn't Know How To Play Chess
  • Based on a Tumblr Post
  • you ever feel nostalgic for a past traumatic experience because you don't know anything else
  • and find comfort in the thought that your newfound freedom will not last?
  • yeah that's Contrarian right now

  Summary

  As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, Contrarian contemplates the Construct and the loops.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,018

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  19

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  122

• Hunger and Yearning by RookTakesKnight

  Fandoms: Slay the Princess (Visual Novel)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  13 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Voice of the Cold/Voice of the Smitten (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold & Voice of the Smitten (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Smitten (Slay the Princess)
  • secret santa secret slayer 2025
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Starvation
  • (Accidental)
  • (cold's not the smartest)

  Summary

  Secret Santa 2025 gift for @respectablecapers on Tumblr

  In which Cold doesn't realize that food is necessary for survival. Luckily for him, Smitten is here to help.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,480

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  20

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  144

• The Pristine Jaw by RookTakesKnight

  Fandoms: Slay the Princess (Visual Novel)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • No category
  • Work in Progress

  14 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Voice of the Opportunist (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Paranoid (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Hero (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Smitten (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Contrarian (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Skeptic (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Broken (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Hunted (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cheated (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Stubborn (Slay the Princess)
  • Blood and Injury
  • Self-Harm
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • opportunist has issues
  • bear trap
  • Hot Chocolate
  • first fic
  • Based on a Tumblr Post
  • Dissociation
  • what's the tag for when a character temporarily can't talk
  • Oppy becomes non-verbal for a bit
  • Hero has issues

  Summary

  Based on a Tumblr post from headcanonfromthecabin. Opportunist gets stuck in a bear trap and comforted for it.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  9,633

  Chapters:

  4/?

  Comments:

  28

  Kudos:

  92

  Bookmarks:

  16

  Hits:

  962

• Autumn Promises by RookTakesKnight

  Fandoms: Slay the Princess (Visual Novel)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  23 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Voice of the Cold & Voice of the Contrarian (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Contrarian (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Paranoid (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Hunted (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Hero (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Broken (Slay the Princess)
  • Fear of Flying
  • Fear of Heights
  • Migration
  • how are there no migration fics in this fandom
  • like they don't actually migrate in this but it's kind of the main thing
  • about a third of all the characters in the fandom are birds
  • there is so much potential in this
  • anyway
  • contrarian has issues
  • cold helps him
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • contrarian is probably depressed
  • Post-Canon

  Summary

  In which Contrarian is afraid of heights and Cold is a little snitch (not about the heights thing, though.)

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,092

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

  4

  Hits:

  140

• The Origins of Hot Chocolate by RookTakesKnight

  Fandoms: Slay the Princess (Visual Novel)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • No category
  • Complete Work

  10 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Voice of the Smitten (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Contrarian (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Cold (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Skeptic (Slay the Princess)
  • Voice of the Paranoid (Slay the Princess)
  • Hot Chocolate
  • smitten has ptsd
  • Flashbacks
  • but like really really short flashbacks
  • like im not sure if it could be considered a flashback
  • but im tagging it just in case - Freeform
  • Post-Canon

  Summary

  How the Voices got their hot chocolate bc my sibling asked about it when beta-reading a different fic

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,587

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  32

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  181