May chapter update schedule:

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Sunday 3rd - Second Star to the Right 12 (15 @ Patreon/Ream)

Thursday 7th - Underline the Red 24

Sunday 10th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 80

Tuesday 12th - Underline the Blue 34 (36 @ Patreon/Ream)

Sunday 17th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 81 - END

Thursday 21st - Underline the Red 25

Tuesday 26th - Underline the Silver 01 (04 @ Patreon/Ream)

Thursday 28th - Underline the Red 26

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Updates pending: Palmarosa (Chapter written, just needs editing!)

Most chapters go up between 6-8pm GMT+8 (or the time that you’re already used to me putting chapters up, lol).

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As always, you can support the stories you love by subscribing over at Patreon and Ream! In exchange you can get early access to a whole bunch of chapters (8-9 extra chapters currently!) that aren’t currently on AO3, chapter commentaries which often include small spoilers, and even merch!

Current tier rewards are:

Augus+Gwyn:

Underline the Blue - early access Underline the Silver - early access Vexteria - early access Chapter commentaries Unique Discord channel to discuss early access and where unique excerpts get posted

Gary+Efnisien:

Second Star to the Right - early access Game Theory substantive edits Tradewinds novel (Fae Tales) All Augus+Gwyn early access and commentaries

Vexteria+Evan:

MERCH every 6 months and a handwritten personal letter (Enrolments for the June 2026 merch rewards are now CLOSED - if you want to sign up for merch, please contact me directly) All previous rewards

Hello, I'm back with new line art for Palmarosa. As our favorite vampire spawn goes to steal collect as many soul coins from Mephistopheles as he can, I offer this to the gods and pray for a bountiful chapter harvest this year /\ may @not-poignant have mercy on Astarion's soul amen :3

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You know what

I’m not done talking about Palmarosa, it’s been slowly bouncing around the corners of my head like a screensaver logo nonstop and I am telling you again to go check it out.

This is one of those fics where it’s like, it’s not even about the fandom or the pairing or anything like that, it’s amazing literature to read just on its own, it’s making me think thoughts and feel feelings. I had to go take a little cry break halfway through reading and that’s how you just know you found something good. Here is what you’re getting:

The wonderful paradox of an older character who feels fucking tired and spent cause they’ve seen it all yet somehow they feel inexperienced and afraid at the same time

Such sharply-observed descriptions of the little stupid things one does when one is used to violence and abuse, like trying to goad someone into getting angry at you because dealing with the anger is less awful than dealing with that feeling of anticipation of what’s coming

D/s that’s interesting and good (and even gentle, for now!) and makes me wanna cry and doesn’t sound like it was written by a 20-something who has never actually done this / is desperately appealing to the purity police she says, without a trace of bitter frustrated spite in her voice no not at all

Possibly a praise kink in the works? Do you know how hard it is to find an actual praise kink and not just someone saying good boy/girl a couple times and then we move on? Why is that such a hard thing for people to write / tag properly? she says, and no it is not bitter frustration oh no not at all

An unusual pairing that I honestly never thought of before, which is good for you, you need variety in your diet, try the unusual vegetables my friends, you never know, you might find something you like

The most interesting play within a play (well, within a book?) that I’ve ever read

Baths, food, howl’s green slime

And coming up in the next chapter apparently: Mephi-fucking-stopheles

It’s 15 chapters so far and honestly feels like it’s just got started, there’s still so many wonderful things that can happen or go wrong, my goodness. It’s smart and amazing and I am telling you again to read it.

A very warming moment between Astarion and Raphael

See Link for Full NSFW

‘Are you so very afraid of people knowing how stunning you are?’ Raphael said. Astarion turned and his voice caught as Raphael pushed up into him, closing those tiny spaces between them. Lips brushed his jaw, his cheek. ‘Was your day in the sun so monstrous?’ Raphael asked against Astarion’s cheek. ‘I wonder how long you’ll feel empty for, later. Something tells me you’ve never missed a thick cock a day in your life, which is a yearning that will be splendid to teach you.’

Inspired by the BEAUTIFUL fanfic Palmarosa by @not-poignant