Tag: Rating: T
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Duty & Love
A would-be king seeks to take his throne. There once was an island nation. On the island, the water was clean and clear, and flowed freely from the springs; fishing boats always came back with full hauls; the people were happy, and healthy. Once, they had had a king. It had been some centuries since a…
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The Dragon’s Treasure
An ex-knight, getting on in years, makes a dangerous annual pilgrimage. Image from Pixabay. “Oh,” Mariela said softly when she rolled over in bed, and saw Gerta on her feet. Standing in the centre of their small bedroom, Gerta had already pulled her chain on over her head, and was now in the process of fastening…
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Youth Inquisitive
Buran Highfield detail. Artist credit Marina @ vermilion_shade. Fantasy. Vizma Riorda, a priest devoted to Oghma, a god of knowledge and truth, meets a young thief who does not lie. The market in the centre of Merryweather was, as ever, bustling. Crowds milled about the stalls in the square, where travelling merchants had set up…
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The Hive
Category: F/F, Category: Gen, Character: Hamish MacKinnon, Character: Kaito Kuroda, Character: Velma Kuroda, Rating: T, Setting: Chesterton-Burnleigh, Setting: Modern Day | 2020s, Theme: Abusive Relationships, Theme: Arranged Marriages & Betrothals, Theme: Autism & ADHD, Theme: Bookshops & Antique Stores, Theme: Demons & Demonology, Theme: Enchantment & Enchanted Objects, Theme: Fae & Faeries, Theme: Family Dynamics, Theme: Insects & Entomology, Theme: Mages & Sorcerers & Witches, Theme: Magic & Powers, Theme: Parenthood, Theme: Prophecy & Fortune-Telling, Theme: Telepathy & Mind-Reading, Theme: Weddings & Marriages, Theme: Women Who Love Women | Lesbianism, World: Magic BeholdenVelma Kuroda, specialist in haunted and enchanted objects, comes to evaluate the unusual estate left behind by a witch and demonologist. Content warnings: references to & implications of forced marriage; swarming insect(-like creature)s It had been raining since four o’clock in the morning, when Andrea had gotten the kids up and out of bed. She’d…
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The Pilot
Category: Gen, Character: Hamish MacKinnon, Character: Velma Kuroda, Rating: T, Setting: Modern Day | 2020s, Setting: Nottingham, Theme: Enchantment & Enchanted Objects, Theme: Fae & Faeries, Theme: Ghosts & Necromancy, Theme: Grief & Loss, Theme: Men Who Love Men | Homosexuality, Theme: Pilots & Flight Crew, Theme: Pixies & Brownies & Small Fae, World: Magic BeholdenA specialist in magical antiques, Velma Kuroda, is called out to help a grieving captain with the ghost of his partner. Content warnings: funerals, grief © Johannes Evans 2018 The chapel was tightly packed. The pews were all full, a sea of people dressed in black, and Guy felt awkward as he stood up at the…