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They probably overpaid for the mule. She was a little old, a little stubborn, with a sad dun colored coat that faded into the sad dun colored farm they bought her from, but Imogen was certain that a mule was the right thing for Laudna. They weren’t as skittish as horses, and while this mule was the first mule they met in their quest for an animal for Laudna to ride, Imogen assured Laudna that this mule really was perfect. (And not just because she nuzzled into Imogen’s shoulder within minutes of their introduction.)
Laudna chafes against her ideal ending, and feuds with a mule.
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First things first: Bobby was kidnapped by a demon.
How the demon made it through the new honmoon didn’t matter. (even if it was maddening and confusing and stupid) And it also didn’t matter if Bobby knew demons were real or not anymore, because Rumi didn’t really have a choice in the matter when an eight-foot-tall blue horned monstrosity hoiked him over his back, made eye contact with her while she was on stage, winked at her (the audacity!?) and poofed away in a cloud of pink smoke.
“In the middle of rehearsal?!” shrieked Zoey. “That’s disrespectful!"
in which Rumi goes demon mode on some guys who stole bobby and then has a crash out over failing to create the golden honmoon.
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There was something wrong with the weather. She should have noticed it. She was always quite aware of the weather when she was in a single room shack with only the merest suggestion of where a roof might have been, but her hands were very busy with a very important task, and she couldn’t very well fix the weather when her hands were already up to her elbows in shadow and string and ill-behaved bone.
Imogen learns she can see into dreams and finds it quite distressing.
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- Part 4 of astoria's imodnovember stories
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Imogen breathed a long sigh and Laudna froze in place because she’d said the wrong thing again, and Laudna couldn’t stop saying the wrong things. Everything about her was wrong and no amount of practice with Pate could account for how bad she was at speaking to a real living person.
Laudna thinks about her hair.
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- Part 3 of astoria's imodnovember stories
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The Small God of Shadows by AstoriaColumnStaircase
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
04 Nov 2025
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Imogen walked forward toward the place where the canopy above was densest, the light on the ground like weak tea. “I read a book about a lost god of shadow. How everyone thinks it’s dead.” She held up the crystal. “But I don’t think you can kill a god.”
A voice like an angry wind shot around her. “I can assure you; I am quite dead.”Imogen takes a gamble on a god inside the forest
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- Part 2 of astoria's imodnovember stories
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astoria's imodnovember stories by AstoriaColumnStaircase
Fandom Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
21 Nov 2025
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A set of disconnected stories in which Laudna discovers her love for Imogen goes a little beyond friendship.
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The hug seemed to go on for several full minutes, Thimble’s grip growing tighter and tighter with each passing second, as if she were afraid he’d disappear or grow back to his normal size at any moment.
Occtis chuckled, then wheezed a bit as he spoke in her ear. “You’re lucky I don’t need to breathe.”
“Shut up. You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do this.”
Occtis and Thimble take a day off for themselves when a mishap leaves him the same size as her.
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03 Jul 2026
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The gloves are exactly the right size when she’s eight, and a little small at ten. Age eleven, the first chill breeze slinks through the garden with dead leaves in its mouth like a grey street cat, unbidden, proudly feral. Rumi can’t get her gloves on. The narrow bite of the opening tight around her knuckles.
It’s a silly thing to cry about but it feels—it feels—oh she doesn’t know.
Bad. A little bit. Maybe.
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03 Jul 2026
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A Tale As Old As Time by eternalnslaught, LootnScootn
Fandoms: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
28 Jun 2026
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There was a princess.
There is a beast.
Nine years after Honmoon Palace fell to a mysterious foe, Kang Mira and Choi Zoey live under the ruthless thumb of the Kang merchant family risen to power with the absence of the ruling Ryu Clan. Zoey, the sweet half-blooded outsider, and Mira, the headstrong and wayward daughter of the Kangs, escape Honmoon Village in fire and blood to leave behind the cold venom of cruel words and coerced obligations. They flee for the ruins of Honmoon Palace, hoping the tales of ghosts and other unearthly creatures will be enough to deter their angry pursuers.
They don't expect the rumours to hold a grain of truth in them. A terrifying beast roams the palace grounds—the very one alleged to have brought an end to the Ryu line—but it doesn't attack or chase them away. Surrounded by strange magic and a cagey beast, Zoey and Mira plot their next move and ready to leave.
And the Beast will let them. She must.
For who could ever love a beast?
Based on Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991).
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28 Jun 2026
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It's been a few years since the creation of Huntrix, and Rumi decides it's time to tell the girls the truth about her heritage. And what better way to do that than with a powerpoint presentation!
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18 Jun 2026
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Bell's Hells Plan: Self-Determination for Exandrian Mortals by Deramin
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
18 Jan 2025
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An essay on what I believe to be Campaign 3's current goal (as of about Episode 118):
Bell’s Hells want the Exandrian Pantheon to no longer have control of Exandria.
I discuss the narrative framework of the story centering change instead of morality, and real-world reasons for big changes in Exandria. Including how the real story of the cast's struggle for creative independence may be influencing their desire to tell this story.
An activist told me, "There are only two ways to solve a problem: do what you're doing better or do something else." Campaign 3 is the story of the chaotic path to doing something else, without knowing what that will mean for the future.
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29 May 2026