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Fanfiction:

All This And Heaven Too (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth)

Gen, ensemble cast, slice of life, angst, character study, a little bit of everything, canon typical content warnings, 6k [a 100 word drabble collection] Glimpses of comrades who built an era Note: some of these are also available in Thaumazein, and they're being posted on tumblr weekly through the zine's 1 year anniversary

A Falcon in the Dive (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, ensemble cast, hurt/comfort, grief/mourning, character study, 1.5k [a 100 word drabble collection set in episode 1] Glimpses of Thjazi Fang, as he falls, and the thirteen people who feel him fall the hardest

A Beginner's Guide to Critical Role: Campaign 4 (Critical Role: Aramán)

Meta, fanwork and research guide, slides with alt text, 6k A guide to information introduced during Critical Role Campaign 4's Overture (aka episodes 1-4). Includes: General Overview, Characters, Significant NPCs, and Significant Terms, Events, and Appendices Note: also available on tumblr (divided into several posts) here

Comfort Like the Coldest Stone (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Occtis Tachonis, angst, character study, injuries and body horror, canon typical content warnings, 1.5k A collection of sentence-stories focused on Occtis Tachonis Note: French translation available Un Confort Aussi Glacial Que La Pierre by CrazyComments

somebody make me feel alive and shatter me (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Occtis Tachonis, angst, canon divergence, bad end AU, character death, 5k [ Episode 30 Here in the Dark ] When the Stone of Nightsong is broken in the Tintazi Woods, its fracturing reverberates deep within the shadowed halls of Obrimus Manor

oh, the darkness got a hold on me (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Occtis Tachonis, fake podcast transcript, angst, canon divergence, grief/mourning, 2.5k BRENNAN: Occtis, you reach your corpse candle through the bars, into this further gloom, trying to get a look inside the oubliette, at what your family has put down here specifically so that it will be forgotten. ALEXANDER: Yeah. BRENNAN: Give me an Investigation check. [ Episode 30 Here in the Dark ] Or - what if, when Team Birdwatching discovers the oubliettes in Obrimus Manor, Occtis also finds the answer to something he's been wondering about for a very, very long time

the mirror crack’d from side to side (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Occtis Tachonis, angst, canon divergence, bad end AU, character death, 1k [ Episode 31 Trick of the Light ] When the Stone of Nightsong is destroyed, Occtis fails his constitution saving throw. Julien is left to pick up the pieces

done my time and served my sentence (dress me up and watch me die) (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Bolaire Lathalia, character study, canon typical content warnings, 1.5k [ spoilers through episode 4 ] A collection of sentence-stories focused on Bolaire Lathalia

and he waved goodbye with his dead man's hand (Critical Role: Aramán)

Gen, Occtis Tachonis, angst, 4k [ Episode 28 Chasing Shadows ] For all of their theorizing about what might happen at the Hallowed Round tomorrow night, at what might go wrong with this ritual, no one has yet mentioned that the Stone of Nightsong is quite literally the thing that brought Occtis back to life, and that using it as a component of a second great act of magic may very well kill him. He wonders who will finally be the one to say it.

Triple Crown (LA By Night)

Gen, Nelli G, Jasper, Victor, Vannevar Thomas, alternate scene, humor, tense high stakes supernatural politicking, 7k [ Episode: s02e08 Innocent Monsters ] In which the coterie marches into Elysium and wields proper court etiquette like the weapon it is

but now you can't tell the false from the real (LA By Night)

Gen, Jasper and Annabelle, alternate scene, 1k [Episode: s01e08 Who Can You Trust? ] Jasper smiles, then, incredulity pulling at the edges of his mouth. “What?” he finally says, slowly, as if saying it out loud will make it sound any less ridiculous. “She said that I… turned her?” But Annabelle doesn’t seem to think it’s ridiculous. She moves in even closer, shoulders set with determination, making it very clear that he will have to go through her first if he wants to get to Tara. She’s looking at him like she thinks he might actually have done it.

I laid the fire, but it was you who lit the match (LA By Night)

Gen, Jasper and Annabelle, angst, guilt, 2k [ Episode: s02e02 Eye for an Eye ] “Ah,” Jasper leans forward. He knows something of what is causing the sudden chaos in San Diego, what is causing kindred to flee a city that is no longer safe nor stable. “So, yeah, I’m... feeling a little generous tonight.”

Ectoblasts in Empty Classrooms (Danny Phantom)

Gen, Lancer and Danny, Identity Reveal, 1.5k There's yelling from the hallway ahead and Lancer frowns – there shouldn’t be many people at Casper High at this point in the day and no reason that any of them should be shouting

Sensory Modalities (Danny Phantom)

Gen, The Fentons, Angst, Family, Friendship, .5k A collection of sentence-stories based on the senses Note: podfic available [Podfic] Sensory Modalities (by sapphireswimming) by AppleSapling

Where You Least Expect It (Danny Phantom)

Gen, Vlad and Danny, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, 1.5k Vlad has come to expect trouble whenever Daniel unexpectedly shows up at his place of residence. He does not expect for Daniel to be in trouble. Not like this.

a haunting all of your own (Candela Obscura: Circle of Needle and Thread)

Gen, The Circle of Needle and Thread, Friendship, Found Family, Humor, 1.5k Sean tries to phrase this question in a more roundabout way but can’t quite figure out a way to do it. He’s never been much for beating around the bush, anyway, though, so with a shrug, he decides to come right out and ask. “Like, could the Chapter House be haunted, is what I’m asking.”

The Puzzle Pieces of a Problem Child (My Hero Academia)

Gen, Aizawa and Midoriya, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, 2k Aizawa has some questions about Midoriya’s quirk Note: podfic available [Podfic] The Puzzle Pieces of a Problem Child by apoptosisnecrosis and French translation available Les Pièces Du Puzzle d'une Sale Gosse by CrazyComments

Out of Your Depth (Persona 3)

Gen, Minato and Kaz, Friendship, Humor, Swimming, 1k It’s Minato's first day in the swim club and he's starting to realize he may be a little bit out of his depth.

a little house, a little home (Voltron, Aladdin AU)

Gen, Shiro, Thief Shiro, Orphans, Found Family, 2.5k A Shiro-centric Aladdin AU. Shiro may not know much, may just be a street rat with unexplained gaps in his memory, but he does know this - he will do whatever he can to provide for these kids under his protection.

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This year, I've also gotten some incredible podfics and French translations on some of my older works so while you're here you should also check out:

[Podfic] Aphelion by SooperPodfics (SooperSara) (Danny Phantom)

Aphelion by sapphireswimming. Gen, Tucker & Danny, Friendship, Half Ghost Angst, Hurt/Comfort The night is darkest just before the dawn. But what do you do when even the stars let you down?

[Podfic] in a world of by SooperPodfics (SooperSara) (Danny Phantom)

in a world of by sapphireswimming. Gen, Sam & Tucker, AU, Friendship, Humor, School Detention is boring.

[Podfic] The Morning Report by SooperPodfics (SooperSara) (Danny Phantom)

The Morning Report by sapphireswimming. Gen, Danny & Lancer, College Danny, Humor Vlad was waiting for the phone to ring.

[Podfic] Unflinching by SooperPodfics (SooperSara) (Danny Phantom)

Unflinching by sapphireswimming. Gen, Danny & Lancer, Humor, School, Tired Danny Danny was tired. And Mr. Lancer was droning on. And on. And on.

Brossé by CrazyComments (The Hobbit)

Brushed by sapphireswimming. Gen, Bilbo and Kili, friendship, hurt/comfort, 1.5k The thing about forced marches through the wilderness with a company of determined dwarves is that it's terribly hard on one's feet

Un Peu Différent by CrazyComments (The Hobbit)

A Little Different by sapphireswimming. Gen, Bilbo Baggins, Character Study, .5k Belladonna Took's son had always been a little different