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    30 Apr 2026

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    When Shane was born an ocean away from her homeland, Yuna Hollander, who did not pray, whispered into the world: Let every door open for him, my son.

    OR: Yuna Hollander learns to appreciate Ilya Rozanov, one step at a time.

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    18 Mar 2026

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    He imagines it sometimes: the queen flipping through a portfolio, looking at the headshots of children from across Lucis; reading the carefully compiled family histories and political ties; picking out her own favorites from the candidate pool, lifting their names to the top. He imagines that she smiled when she saw his dossier, when she saw that they’d been born in the same region. He imagines that, if she’d lived, the queen would have taken an interest in him; she might have written letters to him, might have given him an allowance; she might have said, This one. I want this one for my son.

    The queen died, though, so Ignis will never know what she thought of him—or if she thought of him at all.

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    An Ignis-centric pre-game fic, in which Ignis is one of several children who are candidates for the position of advisor to the prince; it's basically Ignis and Noctis's childhood, and how Ignis was raised to be a tool for Noctis.

    As always, there's a lot of hurt and not much comfort. Also politics, class and power issues, child neglect and codependence, etc. And ghosts! And dead parents! And abandoned children! And more Ignis Whump than you can shake a stick at!

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    01 Mar 2026

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    “Sit behind me,” Elphaba instructs, gesturing to her broom. She expects hesitation, expects that Fiyero will question his own safety, or the prudence of being in close proximity to the Witch. She half expects that he will come to his senses and change his mind entirely, find a way to return to the charmed Palace life he’s been leading.

    Instead he does exactly as told, the broom dipping only slightly before the magic adjusts to accommodate his added weight. “Can I hold onto you?”

    “Probably should, if you don’t want to fall off,” she agrees, catching her breath when he immediately wraps both arms around her waist.

    “Go,” he says firmly, close enough that his breath tickles her ear.

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    29 Jan 2026

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    A few days ago, Elphaba had been insistent on interrogating him about his old tattoos—a blow to his carefully crafted peace of mind that had him retreating for the rest of the day and quiet through the next given the intensity of his mixed feelings on the matter.

    Or, Fiyero might be a scarecrow, but Elphaba can still make sure he has his tattoos.

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