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"Our mission was to capture the young lord, not maim him. You could've taken out the druid if you tried."
She couldn't have. Cruelty knows she couldn't have, and that hurts more. That confusing mess of a battle was mostly spent being demeaned by the hag while Agony screamed in her ear. "I was trying."
or, cruelty regroups with her sisters after confrontation with the seekers
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- Part 6 of post episode works
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so this is where i leave you by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
23 Jan 2026
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"To think, it was only a few days ago that you were pushing Tyranny to remember her true loyalties, her true purpose."
Cruelty's words are forged to hurt regardless of their veracity. Emnity's cut because they are true.
"Did you mean what you said to her then? Or was that to make yourself feel better about your own slipping neutrality?"
or, cruelty is told she has to leave
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- Part 5 of post episode works
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- English
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Artoirel very gingerly sits on the floor. He cleans enough that it shouldn't get his slacks dirty, but it still feels strange to do. He holds the dish up to Odette's head to make it a little easier to eat. She starts nibbling at the stringy meat, purring louder as Steph pets her, until he makes the mistake of trying to pet her paw.
Odette yowls. She jumps off the ottoman and slides a bit on the hardwood floor. The cat ducks behind Artoirel and hisses with her whole face, purring still, but clearly not in the mood to play.
or, artoirel learns about his cat
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- Part 3 of dnd horror stories
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a heart will always stay one day too long by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
06 Nov 2025
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Zebani and Emnity try to get the other demon to stop, but Cruelty is on a rampage. She interposes her five foot tall frame between her charge and Yanessa like a shield. Like Zebani's mother never has.
"You are a vile woman, Yanessa Halovar. You twist everyone around you to your ends with no regard for their being. You have been horrendous to Zebani, she who has done nothing to you, she who owes you nothing-"
or, contingencies must be made in the wake of wicander's absence
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Cruelty's sisters came one by one over the last few months, somehow getting physical forms and contracting themselves to the family. Zebani had been admittedly sad to see Cruelty inevitably be alloted to someone else. They weren't exactly friends, but Cruelty was the first person to look at her with desire in a long time, even if it was carnal and visceral. She had nothing left to give Cruelty. Zebani had her place; in the basement, with the rest of her house's skeletons.
or, wicander's sister has known the truth for a long time
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“You may have as many partners as you wish, Stephanivien. Far be it from me to tell you who to spend your time with while I rest. I only hope that you'll remember to bring me back at some point after this whole mess is dealt with.”
“What?”
The question makes Artoirel curl in on himself a bit, but Steph catches him, putting a taloned hand on a pale forearm to hold him in place. “I- sorry, that came out wrong. I was just confused how you would ever think I would forget you in there. And while the rest of that is fine to hear, I meant getting a third party you can feed from.”
or, steph tests some options for a third
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- Part 3 of bleeding heart
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"I am not expecting anything of you. I am, as always, telling you the way things are. You had the chance to fix things the right way. Even if you failed, you would've been better for this task. You had all the support you needed and a drive to see the unknown to boot. But because you are a coward, my future. one that I'd always dreamed of, is gone."
Steph steps towards the bed. "That's not fair. I was a child-"
"So was I! And where have you been every year between then and now?"
or, steph tries to rescue a man that refuses to be saved
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The conversation had come around to his soon-to-be fatherhood, something that is never far from Steph's mind these days. The small container thrums with some kind of energy that warms Steph's hand through his gloves.
Sanson pointedly ignores his partner's comment, the curiousity getting the better of him (as usual). "…How did this even happen?"
"Well," Steph smiles widely. He loves telling this story every time.
or, steph is ecstatic to enter a new chapter of his life
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- Part 30 of enablingfanfics2025
- Part 16 of the water there is deeper than anything you've ever seen [moku]
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i've seen you try to laugh at all of my bad jokes by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
30 Sep 2025
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Sicard's name is on the screen too. Emmanellain inches closer to get a better glimpse of the essay.
There's conversation denoted by quotation marks in the text. Outside of those speaking lines are narrative and… gods above!
or, cisone fujos out about her own bfs
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- Part 29 of enablingfanfics2025
- Part 10 of wide open midnight sky [cisone]
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He thought Artoirel was being nice, or perhaps taunting, wearing the shoes in those meetings despite how horribly even Steph could tell they clashed with the regular red pants. Then Stephanivien saw the man wear them outside, and he couldn't tell if the sight should get his heart racing or his head spinning. Artoirel had always cared so deeply about his perception, to the detriment of his relationships with his family, and it seemed deeply odd that Artoirel would considering wearing them.
or, a present turns into a revelation
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- Part 28 of enablingfanfics2025
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There was beauty on our star. Nigh endless life and love and warmth. Even still, Stephanivien wanted. My dear friend has never been one to thrive in satisfaction.
What had happened to his peer, to the one that used to follow in the shadows he cast? Stephanivien wandered from those he knew and loved in search of the stranger he lost.
or, stephanivien finds his way to the underworld
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- Part 27 of enablingfanfics2025
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There, at the end of the crumbs, is what can only be described as a beast.
Most of its fur is a mottled gray, excepting a patch of white from its snout to its stomach. Its head is tipped down to lick its own leg (that is the size of its whole body over). The nose of the thing twitches with a violence. Its ears are long, long and wide, and far too large for the strange proportions of its body. The eyes on either side of its head marks it as a prey animal, but there's a terrifying emptiness in them that emanate an aura of maleficence.
One ear swivels to face Cisone. The face follows.
or, cisone meets a beast
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- Part 26 of enablingfanfics2025
- Part 9 of wide open midnight sky [cisone]
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Stephanivien exhales at the sound. Jannequinard always did have a knack of finding him when he needed him most. Steph supposes that comes with the Durendaire name.
He makes a noncommital noise, too tired to put it into words. Janne understands it for what it is. The man closes and locks the door behind him, draws all the curtains, and puts a kettle on.
or, janne is there when steph needs him
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- Part 25 of enablingfanfics2025
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“So you'd kill a child to keep up your games?”
“That isn't- Steph, if I am removed, they will send someone dangerous after you. Someone who isn't willing to pull their punches. I won't be able to protect you.”
Steph’s lips press into a thin line. “You have a funny understanding of protection.”
or, brightsun finally accepts that the world wants him to be a villain
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- Part 24 of enablingfanfics2025
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Emmanellain hovers over Sicard to keep his attention, face to face, wide eyes to quickly widening ones. "Carvallain ships spices, Rhoswen does… well, frankly, I am not sure what she does. You yourself said we need to find something to sell. Everyone everywhere needs clothes!"
A shirtless Sicard narrows his eyes. "…Sure."
or, emmanellain takes bets
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- Part 23 of enablingfanfics2025
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keep me in your orbit and you know you'll drag me under by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
23 Sep 2025
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Artoirel turns a sharp corner without looking up, certain that everyone in this area of the ship would be asleep. He finds himself sorely mistaken. He walks directly into another man, then jumps back so suddenly that he almost loses the grip on his tablet. The other person prevents the tech from falling with an open hand under it.
"Ah-" Artoirel takes his tablet in both hands. "Apologies. Go on with your evening. I'll-"
"Artoirel?"
He glances up, ilm by ilm, in disbelief. And yet there is no denying that his dead ex-fiance is here before him.
or, artoirel gets a lot of new information real fast
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- Part 22 of enablingfanfics2025
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i can't seem to say anything the wind won't carry away by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
22 Sep 2025
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With a flick of her hand, Cisone summons the facsimile of Midgardsormr. It floats besides her, unseeing and unspeaking, as it has been since her last discussion with the great wyrm inside of Omega. Her lip trembles. This fragment is no more sentient than the roaming dragons. There is no purpose, not fulfillment, not community, not even base survival.
or, cisone walks to rhea tarha
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- Part 21 of enablingfanfics2025
- Part 8 of wide open midnight sky [cisone]
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The drink in his hands is… effervescent to say the least. Taupe in color and bitter in smell. Tedalgrinche wrinkles his nose. He considers dropping the thing and just running, but Jannequinard pins him in place with his eyes, like he's one of many dead butterlies on the walls of Dzemael manor.
"Drink," Steph says. There is no room for argument.
or, tedalgrinche should probably go
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- Part 20 of enablingfanfics2025
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is it the boxer in the brief or the twelve ounce steak? by egg (strwpup)
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
20 Sep 2025
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"Do you- do you think there's a chance she'd ever be interested in me?"
Thancred and Urianger both give the Promise a confused glance.
"…Art thou jesting?"
"What he said. Have you seriously not heard the way she talks to you?"
or, koana gets in on the joke
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- Part 15 of the water there is deeper than anything you've ever seen [moku]
- Part 19 of enablingfanfics2025
- Language:
- English
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Steph struggles to follow precisely what the point of Hatchingtide is. How could he, when his longtime friend regains some of that childlike wonder as the lighthearted concert in Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre washes over him? What could be more important than taking in every glimpse of the flower crown adorning his stuffy fiance's hair with cream-colored gossamer ribbons following in his wake? He's no bard like Guydelot, no orator like Artoirel, but his heart bursts with the desire to string words together that would prove his adoration.
or, steph finally gets artoirel to enjoy a vacation
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- Part 18 of enablingfanfics2025