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Conversations with a Brain Stealing Alien by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
Fandoms: Subnautica Below Zero (Video Game), Subnautica (Video Game)
25 May 2026
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Robin didn’t remember exactly what she was dreaming about; she just knew that she had been dreaming with a sense of urgency. The alarm pulled her towards consciousness like surfacing from underwater. She slapped at her PDA and it silenced, but it was too late. She was already awake. She was sore all over, hungry, thirsty, and she needed to pee. The ground seemed to be leaching warmth from her back, so she sat up and stretched.
“What happens as you are sleeping?” the alien in her brain asked.
Robin jumped, startled. She’d forgotten about him.
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A series of conversations between Robin and her brain passenger.
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- Part 2 of Bridging the Abyss
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SOS by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
Fandoms: Subnautica (Video Game), Subnautica Below Zero (Video Game)
14 May 2026
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“I’m just… I’m freaking out here!” Robin exclaimed. “Either I’m having the most vivid hallucination of my life, or I’ve just been violated by aliens!”
Said out loud it sounded crazy.
“We… apologize,” the voice finally replied, sounding smaller than before. “We did not intend it to be a violation.”
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- Part 1 of Bridging the Abyss
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Lost in Time by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance), IchijouKenichiro
Fandoms: Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Elder Scrolls Online
22 Aug 2018
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Fayrl Indoril, a Dunmer assassin from the second era, and Ma’zurah, a Khajiiti mage from the third era make an unlikely team, but when they find themselves thrown together in fourth era Skyrim, it’s all they can do to survive and figure out what in Oblivion is going on.
An attempt to expand upon the physical world of The Elder Scrolls, portray NPCs with three dimensional personalities, provide alternative and common-sense solutions to the problems of Skyrim, depict real-life consequences to trivial bits of Elder Scrolls lore, and create an emotionally authentic, character driven narrative all at once.
Contains mature content, including graphic depictions of sexual and violent acts--sometimes at the same time. Sorry, the Mephala worshipper insisted.
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- Part 8 of Child of Azurah
Recent series
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Bridging the Abyss by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
Fandom Subnautica (Video Game), Subnautica Below Zero (Video Game)
25 May 2026
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A loose collection of works set in the world of Subnautica Below Zero exploring the relationship between Robin Ayou and Al-An. Works can be read separately.
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- 2
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Child of Azurah by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance), IchijouKenichiro
Fandom Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Elder Scrolls Online, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
22 Aug 2018
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A loose collection of works about Ma'zurah the khajiit Nerevarine. Works can be read separately.
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The Astrobiology Immersion Program by startingatmidnight
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10 May 2026
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It's not every day you wake up with five arms and no eyes, but Ryland Grace stopped having normal days a very long time ago.
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- English
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- 48,280
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- 7/7
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- 2,269
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Bookmarked by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
28 May 2026
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Always Read the Fine Print by paraparadigm
Fandoms: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls
20 Jul 2021
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Vera's world ended not with a bang, but with a whimper: the year is 2095, the world in the throes of late-stage climate change. The Earth will keep going, the humans - not so much. As it turns out, the apocalypse is contagious: either that, or she has spectacularly bad luck. Waking up naked on a bloody altar isn't the best introduction to a new place, but you make do with what life hands you. After a rocky start, Vera finds herself in Markarth, trying to make a new home for herself amidst the violence, corruption, and Thalmor zealotry. But just when things are finally settling down - as much as they can in the city of blood and silver - a Nord and a Dunmer roll into town with the mother of all bad deals. Always read the fine print.
This series starts about a year before the events of the game and will continue through the timeline and the DLCs. This fic is the first installment. Canon-compliant(ish), but skews towards a lot of original content. Narration is in 3rd person limited; the protagonist is not the Dragonborn.
Please note: content warnings applied to individual chapters.
With deep gratitude to efmrider and polymorphic for their keen beta-ing eyes and supportSeries
- Part 1 of The Errant Souls Archive
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- English
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- 196,789
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- 53/53
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Bookmarked by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
08 Jul 2021
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After receiving a mysterious letter, Aerik and Teldryn set out to find its sender, as well as to uncover the mystery behind its message: Aerik's father, a non-existent figure from his past, is alive and well... and heading for Skyrim.
The more they discover, however, the thicker and more complex the conspiracies grow.
It seems the Thalmor's insidiousness reaches further than simply erasing Talos from the order of the Divines.
Sequel to The Shadow Over Solstheim
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- Part 2 of A Dunmer's Guide to Dealing with Bards
Bookmarked by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
06 Jul 2021
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Brutal, inexplicable, and very public murders keep cropping up Vivec—and no one knows why. Sorosi Omalen thought she had her hands full with her tumultuous, kinky relationship with her n'er-do-well boyfriend Avus—and a secret lustful entanglement with a mysterious Ordinator—but her life becomes much more complicated when she stumbles across a body in St. Olms.
Bookmarked by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
17 Aug 2017
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Bookmarked by Cypress (CalmWatersSubtleDance)
07 Aug 2017