The In-Between
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Short fics featuring Watcher Mirad during Pillars I and leading up to "Promise." The slow burn part of the romance that I jump straight into in the In-Between series.
Edit: Updated title of fic and formatting!
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- Part 1 of Moments: Short fics with Watcher Mirad
- Part 1 of The In-Between
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“Second thoughts?” he asked.
“No, of course not,” Aloth said, too quickly. He hesitated.
“But…?”
Aloth shook his head, resolute. “No second thoughts.”
“Good,” Mirad clapped a hand on his shoulder. “We’re here.”Short prologue to my Pillars smut, Aloth/Watcher Mirad. Nothing smutty here, but it's a-comin.
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- Part 2 of The In-Between
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A collection of short fics focusing on Watcher Mirad in the Deadfire.
Features a taste of Xoti/Maneha (because I love her and wanted more of her in Pillars II); some good bro times with Eder; Aloth fixes some clothing; some kissing.
EDITED TAGS for Chapter 5, which contains references to (unintended and unaccomplished) sexual assault (aka the deleted dialogue for the Edér/Iselmyr romance, which I guess makes it...semi-canonical?)
Chapter 4 is semi-explicit. We don't get super detailed, but it's definitely the most sexual out of the other chapters.
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- Part 3 of The In-Between
- Part 2 of Moments: Short fics with Watcher Mirad
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Collection of short fics featuring Watcher Mirad, post-Deadfire
In which there is nostalgia and a disagreement about what self-sacrifice means. Surprise, our favorite grumpy elf has low self-esteem! He's working on it.
CW: mention of suicide ideation, semi-canonical. Not really sure how to tag this properly; sorry, folks.
Adding more chapters, since this sort of falls into the "moments" drabble collections, post-"Promise-Fulfilled" and pre-"Aedyr"
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- Part 4 of The In-Between
- Part 3 of Moments: Short fics with Watcher Mirad
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"Mirad raised his head. He looked at their hands for a second, then lifted his eyes to meet Aloth's. The wizard steeled himself, forcing his face neutral even as his heart dropped. The Watcher's face was twisted into a smile but his eyes were utterly hollow.
Aloth had seen that look before, but not in anyone who had a soul."
One of those things that's central to everything I've posted on here but has just lived in my head until now. Ukaizo post-Eothas, spoilers! end of Deadfire
CW//For apocalyptic suicidal-ideational nihilism
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- Part 5 of The In-Between
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“Just saying that I might be a bit clumsy,” the Watcher said.
“Not that your standards are lower?” Aloth asked.
“You are my standard. How could I be satisfied with anyone else?”The aforepromised smut. It's 9500 words o' sex, folks. This series features the under-utilized lovers-to-enemies trope, so get your lovin' now.
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- Part 6 of The In-Between
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"As a fellow Aedyran, the wizard should have known better than to look, but he wasn’t moving. Sirín glared at him. This whole morning had turned into a mess of impropriety."
Softer romance with some commitment anxiety thrown in, Aloth/Watcher. Developing lovers-to-enemies story (aka what happens when you're already sleeping with the villain).
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- Part 7 of The In-Between
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“Question you don’t have to answer:” Mirad said, and Aloth opened his eyes to flick him a suspicious glance. “You said yesterday you hadn’t done this before. Why not?”
Aloth blinked, and then a self-deprecating smile flashed over his face. “I should think that would be obvious,” he said dryly.In which sex doesn't always go as intended but the boys make up for it anyway, and some demi Aloth vibes (love my romantic demisexual boy)
CW// short scene of painful sexSeries
- Part 8 of The In-Between
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"The world was at the misty, grey stage of dawn, before the sun had really risen but after the break of night. The Watcher left Aloth's room and went to his own window; it was covered in a mist of condensation.
He shoved it shut, wiping the window off with his sleeve, and then paused. Between the blurred glass and the early dawn light it was difficult to tell for certain, but he thought he saw a dark shape on the edge of the tree line. He frowned, trying to clear the glass.
Fuck. He wasn't getting back to sleep now. "
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- Part 9 of The In-Between
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"Aloth was sitting very still, face blank. His book slid dangerously down his lap and he caught it with a wild movement before it hit the floor. When he looked up again, he was magenta."
I went with gently wafting curtains in this one. I'm leading up to some quality smut, I promise.Less explicit sexy-times, but this chapter features one of my favorite scenes I've written so far. Turns out I'm a romantic, who knew?
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- Part 10 of The In-Between
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“Welcome to Aedyr,” Aloth muttered, stepping carefully around a pile of fish guts and squabbling seabirds, “mightiest empire on Eora.”
My poor, low-constitution boys
*Part of the In-Between series*
Tags updated for chapter 2 & beyond- expect some mentions of past child abuse (canonical), light kink moving into somewhat heavier kink including non-sexual rope bondage, humiliation and bondage with sexual elements.
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- Part 11 of The In-Between
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"She was somehow plainer than he imagined; thin, flat-chested, freckled, with lank brown hair and dark brown eyes. Then she grinned, sly and wicked, and he was startled by how well he knew the expression."
Watcher Mirad finally bothers to ask Iselmyr how she died. This takes place late in the canon of the In-Between series, and is currently unconnected
TW: abuse, domestic violence, child death
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- Part 12 of The In-Between
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Nothing to do with him. Nothing to do with Rekke's mocking confidence or how easily his fingers had met around Aloth's wrist. Nothing about how the quick-witted, competent, naive youth on board The Defiant had grown into himself. The man he'd become had something of the haunting of age in his eyes, mingled with that damned good-humor that was just clever enough not to be vapid.
No, there was nothing dangerous about him at all.
Rekke/Aloth/Watcher, waaay post-canon. We're talking 40-50 yr old dilfs. I decided Rekke is a gleeful sadist & I love him.
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- Part 13 of The In-Between
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Aloth gave the stairs a rueful look. "That’s what I get for trying to think like the Watcher."
What was it ye said ‘bout him? How intelligent and clever he is…
"I still hold to that. He also just has a penchant for doing things the most difficult way possible first," Aloth sighed. “Onward it is.”
I've had this floating around in my drafts for ages, and decided to finally put it up! It's my excuse to get Aloth & Iselmyr to talk, and they get to rescue the Watcher for once...
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- Part 14 of The In-Between