Violet: *Proceeds to start unsheathing the remaining 90 daggers to her current 40 on the table* Wanna bet?

Aaric Graycastle

secret boyfriend headcannons

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the future king and his secret ongoing

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

part 5 - final part - soon

Knights lover - Part 1 new Knights lover - Part 2 - soon

Dain Aetos

the kiss of a traitor

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your last name, sloane

Ridoc Gamlyn

matched by the dating gods matched by the dating gods 2 - smut *complete*

696 - Garrick, Ridoc and Reader smut bisexual smut

chocolate covered gamlyn - smut

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Garrick Tavis

i promised malek

696 - Garrick, Ridoc and Reader smut bisexual smut

Garrick Tavis x OC Kilynn Chester

Part 1: Prisoners of the Ancient secret

Part 2: Sheep in a wolfs coat

Part 3: Damned if I do ya, damned if I don't

Part 4: Confession time Baby

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Bodhi Durran

but you're not xaden

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Wait - we have a child? new

Liam Mairi

Maleks Gate x all marked ones / tba

Xaden Riorson

Sobbing x Violet / tba

aaric doesn't just know it was xaden, his exact words to violet are "you have no idea what he did to alic!" and xaden's are "though i wonder who it was that told aaric, since if his father knew i highly doubt i’d still be in possession of my head."

from this wording i'd infer the issue wasn't that alic was killed during threshing (which is allowed, it's free season), it was the fact that xaden of all people killed him, and it sounds like it wasn't pretty

when violet and dain recognize aaric at conscription day, violet guesses if the king had known what aaric was planning, he wouldn't have let him go precisely bcuz of what happened to alic. therefore, it must be widely known that prince alic died in the riders' quadrant during threshing (EDIT from the replies: we know this was the case because at violet's conscription xaden's speech confirmed even a king's son can die in the quadrant, but he obv didn't say alic was killed and didn't claim the kill as his). but who would know how it happened other than garrick and xaden themselves?

it's not like cadets usually go in groups during threshing so i imagine alic was following garrick to try and eliminate him, and xaden was either just looking out for him or stumbled upon the two and did what he does best - annihilate a mf to defend his own (watching a similar situation unfold at violet's threshing must've awoken memories for xaden lol, and it also makes me wonder whether that's why sgaeyl bonded him in the first place bcuz in xaden's words she "was never fond of bullies" and i believe she's said she chose xaden for his ruthlessness)

we're not aware of any other/older cadets recognizing aaric and anyone who might've seen what went down at xaden's threshing 3 years ago no longer remains at basgiath to tell aaric personally (unless they're a repeater like sawyer??), and they could likely only communicate with the outside world by sending a letter the following year - and even if that happened, though already a stretch, why tell aaric and not halden or the king? why give details?

so i wonder if it was molvic who saw it go down and told aaric bcuz at the time aaric says this to violet, it's been just days after he bonded him (to the point where it's during aaric's thresing that violet tells rhiannon jesinia has found the vault where xaden's little fight with aaric later ensues)

Parents Weekend: December 27th-28th

Parents Weekend prompts! Make sure to tag @empyreanevents and use #parentsweekend2025, or use the AO3 collection. As always, prompts are open to interpretation. Despite the fact I can only find fanart of Lilith, this is for all parents.

art by cuddlydevil1114

Day 1: Unnamed | Many parents in the series lack names, whether that be first, last, or both. Get as creative as you like, but provide names for those without one.

Spoilers for all the 3 books.

Violet: It's Duchess Riorson.

Tauri: ... Duchess Riorson, Cadet Gamlyn cannot be here.

Violet: Hmmm... I don't see you having any hyper lethal Dragon Rider guards here that can freeze horses of Wyvern and Venin solid. He stays.

requested by anonymous, hope you like them

-Aaric would introduce you to his friends and act completely normal around you -Behind closed doors Aaric acts both like a little puppy but also like a mini Xaden, not equally as harsh BUT as dominant as him -He secretly hugs you a couple seconds longer than anyone else and thinks no one notices (they do and oh do they talk) -He always 'forgets' one of his shirts because he loves seeing you wear it -He keeps a tiny portrait from your childhood in his pocket -He comes to you when the world get too much for him and falls asleep on your chest confessing his love to you -He loves to eat you out and does so every single time you do the deed -Aaric has his vows written already (for as long as you have dated) -Aaric would KILL for you, no matter who, when and where -When you get hurt its like his heart is breaking and steals his breath -He pretens to be annoyed by your non-stop talking when secretly your voice is his favourite sound -Aaric has his whole future planned out with you already and is talking to his friends about his 'wishes with a person he has yet to meet' but everyone knows its you -When you first started 'dating' you were young kids and went for 'dates' around the palace ordering desert from the servants and Aaric pretended to pay with play money. (then fully platonic childhood crushes) -When people saw you making out at a party in Basgiath war college you both acted like you were super drunk but were sober as fuck -Ridoc has caught you after sex so many times and would only shut up if you found him someone he could have sex with

All of Tyrrendor's representation: CLEANING SUPPLIES AND STAFF.

Tecarus: Uhhhh... What? That easy?

Violet: Spend a day at Riorson House... You'll see why... I dare you...

Brennan: DON'T! YOU WILL DIE!