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The Warrior of Light may have gone a little overboard with the decorations, but it's their children's first Starlight in Ishgard, so Aymeric doesn't mind at all.
Title and verse at the end are from "In the Bleak Midwinter," lyrics by Diane Taraz.
Dedicated to the parents who understand that all children should be safe, happy, and loved.
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Where It All Begins (Elpis Administrative Transition Update) by darkrose
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
27 Jul 2025
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All-staff email from the new Director of Operations at Elpis regarding the management transition.
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At a highborn party, Haurchefant meets Aymeric's new second. Later, Aymeric shares his plans for the future with his lovers.
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An Imperfectly Nostalgic Afterlife: The Rise and Fall of Living Memory Theme Park by Notions_and_Inklings
Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV
05 Jan 2026
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In the years following Solution Nine's shut down of the regulator memory management system and the related reactivation of Living Memory, a team of avid documentary makers create a multi-part video essay about the transformation of Living Memory Theme Park from its roots as an apocalyptic edutainment facility to its key role in the annexation & invasion of Alexandria's now sister kingdom Tulliyollal and allies.
This is a transcript of that video essay - credited to the pseudonym of Kyanite Falsifier and Associates
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01 Jun 2026
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Set pre-Shadowbringers, spoilers, Sadu/Cirina slowburn.
"So you are serious, then. This decree from your gods sends you not once, but twice to another's camp, and still you obey." Tapping her nails against the rim of her cup, Sadu deliberated over which nuances might be best to strike at first. "Speak again of these terms which have bound you."
"Six gifts in full," Cirina replied.
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24 May 2026
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Set during Endwalker, pre-Tower of Babil, spoilers through Garlemald. Sadu/Cirina established relationship.
Eorzeans were not Steppe people. They had not the sense. They followed different customs, strutting about as if they followed a standard of nobility above all others, innocent of the same acts they accused their enemies of. But Sadu watched regardless, holding her tongue as she observed their speeches, and marked well the grain of the khagan's allies.
So it was Broken Glass now, in the Eorzean way, and Sadu kept her thoughts to herself.
And to one other.
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23 May 2026
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Bakool Ja Ja, two minds that share a body and an identity, has an existential crisis after meeting Zoraal Ja's abandoned son and gets drunk on the palace roof. Koana has to talk the Blessed Sibling pair down off the roof and clean up the mess they've made, and in the process discovers Bakool Ja Ja's poorly hidden crush on him.
From one drunken conversation, consequences ensue - across species, size, hierarchy, experience, and a *lot* of daddy issues.
Written for Side Quest: An FFXIV Mini Bang, in partnership with some lovely art by Drowsycakes.
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13 May 2026
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A hunt takes Estinien across the Highlands, but a cold, bitter storm makes him take shelter at Camp Dragonhead. Haurchefant is as happy to see him as always, his warmth rivaling that of the roaring fireplace. Estinien isn't safe for long, though. The young Lord begins asking too many questions. Questions about Aymeric. Dangerous questions.
"You wouldn't know anything about our friend's mystery lover, would you? Why, it wouldn't happen to be you, would it? Or do you think it's me?"
The danger only grows when Aymeric himself arrives. Haurchefant's damned curiosity grows too great.
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25 Mar 2026