give em the ol' razzle zazzle :]

I'm just gonna slap down a bunch of haphazard fic recs here

Issue #15 by Freezair. Cute little oneshot about Raz & Lili trying to get their hands on a specific TPT issue

Pamphlet by JoeMerl. Introspection on how the pamphlet helped Oleander in an indirect way

Tadpole by sincerelymendacious. Raz finds a snake eating a toad and shows it to Dion.

Estuary by spacetarantula. Dogen & Raz friendship fic.

The Worst-Kept Secret by SandrC. The other Aquatos' reactions to Raz being psychic.

Antediluvian by lumalees. Takes place before the events of the games; Lucrecia musing on the nature of water.

Take Me, O' Great Ocean by Masky_Writer. Raz water trauma oneshot.

Saraband with the Sea by SandrC. Raz and Lili have a conversation about forgiveness.

you're still a traitor by antiv3nomarts. Sort of an AU oneshot where Norma manges to convince the interns + Lili that Raz is the mole

Paved with Good Intentions by ImaginationBubbles. I know I've talked about this one before but good god I am. I just. 🥺🥺🥺 I think about this one so often

Raz and Tala by Daydreaminganewworld. Cute little oneshot about Raz & Mirtala's bond!

Small Medium at Large by NullenVoid. Psychonauts/Danny Phantom crossover!! A bit long but very in character and meshes the two worlds very well!

It's Been a Long Day by BrokeTheLights. I reread this one so often guys you don't understand. This fic injects Raz & Dion brotherhood directly into my veins and I am LIVING

laughing as the waves come rolling to my knees by ohLIERbabe. Cute little oneshot about Raz swimming with the other junior agents!

Fire on Ice by PresidentStalkeyes. Norma facing the consequences of her decisions. One of my favorite interpretations of her as a character

Curses! by karakael. Raz & Lili talk to Sasha & Milla about Raz' attempts to swim.

Cerebrospinal Fluid is Thicker than Water by dekupages. Sam helps Raz through a breakdown

Curses Don't Care If You Believe In Them by bluemoodblue. Dion not really believing in the curse until it nearly claims Raz.

Spitting Image by KibaSniper. Lucrecia being unable to look at Mirtala because of Mirtala's resemblance to Marona,,, 😭

omg it’s their month!!

reference under the cut

When he was very young, Dion Aquato didn’t believe he was cursed.

He believed Nona believed it - Nona, who had every reason to fear water - and there was no arguing with her. He believed his parents had found a good excuse for keeping him and Frazie close to camp and away from at least one of the dangers little children could stumble into when every few months meant unfamiliar terrain. He believed it was an easier story to tell, should anyone ask why the family avoided fortune-tellers and their past with equal determination.

But Dion wasn’t cursed. He was confident of that from the age of six, when he slipped and fell into a pond his Nona warned him about just an hour before. He’d been in a hurry to get back to camp after too long exploring, his mom calling for him, and the low branch hanging over the water was a temptation any fledgling acrobat couldn’t resist. One quick leap, a swing to the other side, and he’d be back in camp in half the time to face hopefully half the irritation he could already hear creeping into Donatella Aquato’s voice. He’d been practicing. He could do it.

He couldn’t. Even with a running start, the branch was just out of reach; he could feel the rough bark barely brush his fingertips as he plummeted into the water. No one heard the splash when he hit. No one came running to fish him out. Dion struggled to the surface on his own, found his feet, and walked back out.

That was how Dion knew - Dion knew because he would be dead, otherwise.