Blavava
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Baelor Targaryen. The most noble of them all. The king who never was.
Everyone present at the tourney of Ashford saw the tragic end of his story. But what if, after the dust settled, they called for his death way too soon?
Mhyra hated being at crowded places. Troubled by her secrets, she usually loved Ashford for its quiet charm and its steady peacefulness. But as the tourney‘s healer, thanks to Lord Ashford himself, she had to watch the whole unsettling mess unravel.
She was the only one who dared to spend a closer look.
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03 Apr 2026
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a stranger's heart without a home by MorningStarJoy
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
28 Jun 2023
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After leaving the Fireflies, you ended up in the settlement of Jackson with Tommy, unwilling to part with the only friend you had left. You were even able to carve somewhat of a life out for yourself after a few years.
Until Tommy's older brother shows up. You think Joel Miller is gruff and rude, and you're pretty sure he doesn't have a fond opinion of you either. That doesn't stop the attraction you feel for each other, but he's gone in a day. You settle back into a routine, thinking you'll never see him again.
Then Joel returns a few months later, and screws up everything about the comfortable life you had established in Jackson.
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- Part 1 of ASHWAH
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Bookmarked by Blavava
27 Jan 2026
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After the fall of the Netherbrain, Tav's home in Baldur's Gate was destroyed and Gale offers his tower as a temporary place for her to rest and heal. A very slow-burn romance starts to bloom, while Tav (named Iluviel) struggles to be ready after the things Astarion did to her.
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Lots of D&D lore and (mostly canonical) Waterdeep worldbuilding went into this fic that follows both Gale and Iluviel through their daily lives inside and outside of the wizard's tower.
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Readers said about this fic: "This fic has had me in a chokehold from Day 1. The most deliciously slowest of slow burns, yet with enough intensity and cliffhangers to keep me racing back to it as soon as a new chapter alert comes out. The world-building that has happened in this fic surpasses just about all of the other fics I've read to date, with the imagery and scenery so beautifully written I could imagine myself sitting right in the kitchen along with Gale, Tara, and Iluviel, dodging pots and pans 😁"
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“And…” She held up a hand that quivered slightly. “I’m magic.”
The implication struck him and he only barely managed to keep himself from falling on her, ready to devour her whole.
“You… You don’t know what you’re offering.” Each word was a struggle to get out and his hand became a claw where it was pressed against his chest.
“I know what I’m offering,” she insisted.
“No, you don’t.” He grimaced as another wave hit him, his very bones aching.
“I could devour you,” he warned, pleaded. If she reconsidered, took back her offering, took the choice from him, he wouldn’t have to worry. He couldn’t outright refuse, not with her there, so close, that crackling magic of hers and the heat of her body a waved carrot in front of a hungry maw. The words wouldn’t come. He was only so strong.
She met his gaze, steady, direct. “So devour me.”
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The fact that none of us thought of Sorcerer Tav offering themselves up to magic-starved Gale upsets me. What even are we doing as a fandom.Series
- Part 1 of This Wild, Wild Magic
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07 Jul 2024
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“Hope is perilous.
Hope keeps us alive, yes. But it also keeps us bound to the worst parts of our selves. To fantasy, to paths we are not meant, not allowed, to follow. To the part of ourselves that thinks we deserve anything when we deserve nothing, that covets endlessly… To our own folly.
There’s hope in a smile. And there’s sharp, aching, yearning hope in a concerned frown…
Hope is a dangerous, wonderful thing…”
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Anna, a sorceress fighting the dark voices in her head as she tries to remember herself, and Gale, a lost wizard finding his way back to the light, fall in love as they try to save the world (and each other). Dual POV between the two. Lots of feelings (about themselves and each other) as these two slowly burn their way toward one another.
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30 Apr 2024