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MY SECRET SOLSTICE FIC FOR @alittlegirlwaitinginagarden
The night before Xaden leaves for Basgiath, Liam shows up at Xaden's door, and feelings begin to surface that he doesn't know what to do with.
Years later, Xaden is forced to consider just what the blue-eyed man really means to him.
Thank you @copperfirebird and @yanny-77 for beta'ing!! And Yanny for coordinating for me as I flailed early on, trying to make sure I delivered EVERYTHING my dear giftee wanted.
ENJOY!!!
#fourth wing fanfic#fourth wing#the empyrean#the rider's quadrant#rq secret solstice exchange#iron flame#xaden riorson#liam mairi#Xaden and liam#xadiam#they deserve their own ship to sail at long last
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Liam would have been an amazing wing leader.
#I miss him every day#liam mairi#liam has my heart forever#fourth wing#Xaden and Liam#my sweet sweet boy#he had such a bright future#the empyrean#iron flame#romantasy
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Liam ”It‘s been. My honor.” Mairi
#digital art#fourth wing#iron flame#onyx storm#rebecca yarros#violet sorrengail#liam mairi#xaden riorson#fanart#illustration
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*sniff, sniff*
i'm so in love with this man (he’s fictional)
#bvrnesher#౨ৎ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ s. yapping#jason grace x reader#percy jackson x reader#leo valdez x reader#ethan nakamura x reader#frank zhang x reader#luke castellan x reader#steve rogers x reader#bucky barnes x reader#tony stark x reader#thor odinson x reader#loki laufeyson x reader#peter quill x reader#draco malfoy x reader#fred weasley x reader#george weasley x reader#harry potter x reader#ron weasley x reader#xaden riorson#jacks of the hollow#wes bennett#grayson hawthorne#liam mairi#ravi singh#anthony bridgerton x reader#simon basset#spider man x reader#book boyfriend#spencer reid x reader
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The fact that Violet got fucked (literally), betrayed by her boyfriend, heartbroken over losing her friend, betrayed by her dragons, hurt AND poisoned all in the same day is wild. You guys complain she’s “annoying” but I think she’s not half as annoying as she could have been. Matter of fact she should’ve set Riorson House on fire as soon as she woke up and saw HER BROTHER was fucking alive. She took it too well all things considered
#fourth wing#iron flame#onyx storm#the empyrean#violet sorrengail#xaden riorson#riorgail#andarna#bodhi durran#garrick tavis#tairn#sgaeyl#ridoc gamlyn#imogen cardulo#the marked ones#the emyrean series#rhiannon matthias#liam mairi#the empyrean series#Catriona x violet#crack ship
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xaden riorson sitting on the roof of riorson house waiting for his dad to come home
violet riorson sitting on the roof of riorson house waiting for her husband to come home
#fourth wing#onyx storm#iron flame#violet sorrengail#xaden riorson#onyx storm spoilers#riorgail#liam mairi#the empyrean#sorrenson
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“would you slap your best friend for a million dollars?”
Sawyer: “I would slap Ridoc for free”
Ridoc: *tearing up* “I’m your best friend?”
Violet: “if you slap me and then I slap you we each get a million”
Rhiannon: “great thinking, fuck the system”
Garrick: “fucking FINALLY”
Xaden: “bold of you to assume you can even get close enough to my face to… what are you— Garrick— Garrick NO STOP TRYING TO HIT ME THAT WASN’T A CHALLENGE—”
Quinn: “no.”
Imogen: “for a MILLION? girl I’ll slap YOU if you don’t start acting right”
Liam: “I would never hit Violet.”
Vi: “what if it was during sparring?”
Liam: “well—”
Vi: “what if Xaden said you could?”
Liam: “he can’t give me permission to hit you??”
Vi: “what if you were being held at sword point”
Liam: “do I still get the million dollars?”
Vi: “yes.”
Liam: “still no!”
Vi: “WHY NOT?”
Liam: “DO YOU WANT ME TO HIT YOU??”
Vi: “IT’S A MILLION DOLLARS I JUST CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHY YOU WOULDN’T TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY!”
bonus:
interviewer: “would you slap—”
Cat: “yes.”
interviewer: “I didn’t finish the—??”
Cat: “the answer is yes, I will slap anybody you put in front of me.”
interviewer: “…even Maren?”
Cat and Maren, at the same time: “yes”
Maren: “I’m still mad at you for that”
Cat: “you shouldn’t have tried to take my fucking strawberries??”
#the empyrean#sawyer henrick#ridoc gamlyn#violet sorrengail#rhiannon matthias#garrick tavis#xaden riorson#quinn hollis#imogen cardulo#liam mairi#catriona cordella#fourth wing#iron flame#onyx storm#maren zina
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Liam: Why is Xaden crying and punching the wall? Violet: He's drunk Liam: And? Violet: He found out I'm married Liam: But you're his wife Violet: I know
#fourth wing#rebecca yarros#iron flame#violet sorrengail#xaden riorson#the empyrean#fourth wing incorrect quotes#incorrect fourth wing#incorrect fourth wing quotes#riorgail#liam mairi#onyx storm
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Xaden: ugh I need to feel something, Liam can you tell me something that will piss me of
Liam: Aetos kissed Violet before you
Xaden: yup that'll do it
#xaden riorson#liam mairi#fourth wing#the empyrean#iron flame#onyx storm#rebecca yarros#the empyrean series#violet sorrengail#violet and xaden
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I'mma hold y'all hands when I tell you this, but everyone's sleeping in the fact that Ridoc said "I want to go back home" while they were at Basgiath after they lived in Aretia for some time.
FOR ME IS THE FACT THAT RIDOC ACTUALLY FELT LIKE HIS HOME WAS ARETIA AND I THINK I'MMA PASS OUT NOW
#fourth wing#iron flame#onyx storm#tairneanach#violet sorrengail#xaden riorson#liam mairi#ridoc gamlyn#ridoc fourth wing#rebecca yarros
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KINKTOBER 2024 MASTERLIST
These will ALL be reader fics. One will be posted everyday of october.
Day One: Breeding with Azriel and Eris Vanserra
Day Two: Stalker / Somnophilia with Azriel
Day Three: Pegging with Cassian
Day Four: Spanking with Eris Vanserra
Day Five: Eating Out with Feyre Archeron
Day Six: Temperature Play with Aelin and Rowan
Day Seven: Losing Virginty with Lucien Vanserra
Day Eight: Against A Wall with Nesta Archeron
Day Nine: Tit Worship / Tit Fucking with Rhysand
Day Ten: Toys with Bryce Quinlan
Day Eleven: Rough / Squirting with Cassian and Nesta
Day Twelve: Fingering / Hate Fuck with Hunt Athalar
Day Thirteen: In Public with Ruhn Danaan
Day Fourteen: Praise with Liam Mairi
Day Fifteen: Deep Throating with Xaden Riorson
Day Sixteen: Edging with Dorian and Manon
Day Seventeen: Thigh Riding with Aelin Galathynius
Day Eighteen: Pregnant Sex with Dorian Havilliard
Day Nineteen: Period Sex with Fenrys Moonbeam
Day Twenty: Size Difference with Lorcan Salvaterre
Day Twenty-One: Daddy / Mommy with Rhys and Feyre
Day Twenty-Two: Orgasm Denial with Manon Blackbeak
Day Twenty-Three: Face Sitting with Rowan Whitethorn
Day Twenty-Four: Corruption with Azriel
Day Twenty-Five: Knife Play with Cassian
Day Twenty-Six: Strip Tease with Hunt and Bryce
Day Twenty-Seven: Wax Play with Eris Vanserra
Day Twenty-Eight: Handjob with Lucien Vanserra
Day Twenty-Nine: Anal Sex with Rhysand
Day Thirty: Cockworship with Dorian Havilliard
Day Thirty-One: Hunter / Prey with Azriel, Cassian, Rhys
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Kinktober 2023 Masterlist
(My main masterlist is pinned on my account and THIS masterlist is on it!!)
#acotar fanfiction#acotar smut#throne of glass fanfiction#throne of glass smut#crescent city fanfiction#crescent city smut#kinktober#azriel smut#eris vanserra smut#cassian smut#rhysand smut#lucien vanserra smut#dorian havilliard smut#manon blackbeak smut#aelin galathynius smut#rowan whitethorn smut#lorcan salvaterre smut#fenrys moonbeam smut#feyre archeron smut#bryce quinlan smut#nesta archeron smut#hunt athalar smut#ruhn danaan smut#fourth wing fanfic#fourth wing smut#xaden riorson smut#liam mairi smut#kinktober 2024
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Mira: Stay away from the marked ones!
Violet:...

#another one thank you#fourth wing#violet sorrengail#xaden riorson#bodhi durran#garrick tavis#imogen cardulo#liam mairi#the empyrean
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Fourth Wing Men Head Canon's - Masturbation
Summary: How would our Fourth Wing men react to walking in on their girl pleasuring themselves? Let's find out.
Warnings: 18+. Minors DNI. Masturbation. Use of pet names. Signet Use - Shadowplay. Voyeurism. Teasing/Stimulation. Oral (F receiving). Insinuated P in V unprotected Sex. Very very slight Onyx Storm spoiler (use of a line a character says).
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Garrick
This man would just walk into your room without even knocking, catching you in the act. At first you wouldn’t even notice he was there, too caught up in what you we’re doing. Eyes closed as you pleasure yourself, your brain thinking of how good Garrick had looked earlier in challenges.
Garrick would close the door behind him quietly, his eyes completely focused on you and what you’re doing. His eyes watching every move you make, listening to the little moans and gasps coming from your lips. He’d be content on watching till just the right moment to make his presence known. Which is when his name falls from your lips.
He walks over to your bed, quietly removing his shirt and boots so he doesn’t alert you to his presence, before kneeling next your bed and pulling you towards him. Garrick chuckles as you shriek with surprise before trying to scramble away and cover yourself.
He’d tighten his grasp on your hips before standing up and leaning over you, pinning your wrists above your head as he looks down at your. “Where do you think you’re going sweetheart? You can’t moan my name like that and not expect me to do something about it.”
Before you can respond Garrick kneels back down and continues what you’d stopped, his fingers and mouth having you moaning and gasping before coming all over them multiple times.
Bodhi
He’d also just walk in, but unlike Garrick he would not be as subtle about it. He’d walk in, look over at your bed, eyes going wide as he scrambles to shut the door behind him with a loud bang which startles you.
Bodhi just stares at you with his hand still on the door he’s slammed shut. Torn between shocked and turned on at what he’s walked in on you doing, which causes you to giggle at him as you get up and walk over to him.
His eyes trailing over your naked body as you walk over to him, still unsure how to react to what he saw. He’s also a little hurt you had resorted to pleasuring yourself. But he was meant to be gone on a supply run till tomorrow.
Just as you get to him he’d snap out of it, grabbing your arm before he spins you both around, pinning you to the door before he kneels in front of you. Smirking up at you as he hooks one of your legs over his shoulder, exposing you to him.
��Don’t worry darling, I’m here to take care of you now.” He tells you before devouring you.
Xaden
He’d know what you were up to before he even walked in to the door. He’d sneak in so he wouldn’t disturb you, leaning up against the door as he watches you pleasure yourself. Listening to the little noises you’d make while you pleasure yourself.
He wouldn’t walk over to you, instead he’d try something a little different. He’d control his shadows, slowly creeping them towards you so you wouldn’t be alerted to their presence and therefore his. Slowly they’d caress your body, adding to what you’re doing.
After a while Xaden wouldn’t be able to help himself and would make his presence known. His shadows no longer being soft and gentle. Instead they would wrap around your wrists, pulling them above your head as your eyes snap open and meet Xaden’s onyx eyes as he leans over you.
“So desperate. Not even a night and you’re already pleasuring yourself.” He’d teases as his shadows caress your body, causing you to tug at the one’s holding your wrists captive before you throw your head back and moan as they caress between your legs. “Now let me show you how it’s actually done.”
Liam
He’d close the door behind him lean up against the doorway, arms crossed over his chest and smirk at the sight before him.
“Well, what do we have here?” He’d tease, not even trying to hide the fact he’s walked in on you.
You go to cover yourself up at the shock of Liam walking in on you, but he rushes forward and stops you, a soft smile on his lips as he looks down at you, his blonde hair flopping into his eyes.
“Don’t stop on my behalf love.” He’d say softly before kneeling between your legs, shrugging off his jacket and shirt. “We’re just getting started.”
He’d pull you back down the bed towards him as you yelp and giggle at his actions, before leaning in and placing soft kisses on your inner thigh before continuing what you’d started.
Dain
He’d be about to walk in, hand on the door handle when he’d hear you cry out. He’d mistake it for you being in pain and rush in ready to help you, but stop mid stride as your eyes snap open and meet his while you’re fingers are still inside you.
“Close the door!” You’d shriek at him, grabbing a pillow to throw at him before he quickly shuts the door, even though it’s later at night and no one is out in the halls. “I thought you were on patrol tonight?”
That was the only reason you’d chosen to do what you were doing. You were needy, had been craving him after watching him win his challenge with ease. But he’d been assigned patrol tonight, and you knew he wouldn’t drop it for the fact you were horny and desperate for him. So you’d done what you always did when he had a late night patrol.
“They had too many people on so they gave me the night off.” He tells you as he walks over to you. He reaches out and cups your cheek, not intending to read your thoughts, but because he’s so tired his shields aren’t as strong as they usually were. And he gets an insight to your thoughts. And he see’s this is not the first time you’ve done this.
“Do you do this every time I have patrol?” He says with shock, not expecting this to be a regular occurrence.
You bite your lip and nod as you aver your eyes from his, not sure if he’s angry that you do this regularly. It’s not your fault he looks so good taking on his opponents during challenges and always has patrols the same night.
“Eyes on me.” He tells you as he grips your chin and turns your head back towards him, causing your breath to catch in your throat. “Let’s get you taken care of.”
Brennan
He’d walk in as per normal, completely run down and tired from a day dealing with the assembly, shrugging out of his clothes. He’d look up, seeing your bed empty. You’d clearly been here though, the sheets messed up as if you’d gone to lie down.
Then he hears it. Your soft moans echoing from the bathroom door that’s open ever so slightly. The sound already having him hard and wanting you even with how tired and drained he is.
He pushes open the door to see you sat in the bathtub facing away from him, head thrown back over the edge with your eyes shut as you moan and shiver.
As he gets closer he can hear the water running, but the bath sounds suspiciously empty. And that’s when he see’s why you’re sat the way you are. The water is on, but it’s purpose is not to fill the bath. It’s to pleasure you, while you pump your fingers in and out. He can’t deny he’s not impressed by your creativeness.
He leans over the bathtub, being careful not to touch you as he turns the water off. Your eyes fly open, meeting Brennan’s amber eyes as he braces himself on the edge of the bathtub and looks down at you.
“Look at you being creative in my absence.” He teases as he reaches out and caresses your cheek, his thumb running over your swollen lip where you’ve tugged and dragged it though your teeth. “Now lets get you dried off so I can finish what you’ve started.”
Aaric
He would not be subtle about walking in on you. You wouldn’t hear him walk in, but he’d make his presence known. He’d stand there, arms crossed over his chest as he looks at you.
“Well, what do we have here.” He’d tease, a smirk pulling at the edge of his lips as you startle at his words, sitting upright as you scurry back on your bed clutching your chest till you realise it’s Aaric in your room.
He’d walk over to your bed, slowly taking off his boots, jacket and shirt before slowly undoing the ties of his pants and pushing them down his legs, watching as you squirm under his gaze before he kneels on your bed.
He’d grasp your ankles, pulling you towards him as you yelp in surprise. He’d push your legs apart before positioning himself between them and leaning over you as he braces himself on your bed with a hand either side your head.
He’d rock back and forth, the head of his dick slowly back and forth, teasing you as you squirm beneath him. “Someone’s needy tonight.” He’d murmur against your lips.
“P-please Aaric.” You’d beg as he continues to slowly rock back and forth, sometimes pushing the tip in just a little bit before pulling back out and going back to what he was doing.
“Please what? Use your words sweetheart.” He’d tell you, wanting you to beg for him. He might despise his father and everything his family stands for. But he can’t help but crave the way you beg and plead for him to please you.
And finally you do, begging him to fuck you, to ruin you. To give you what you’d been imagining in your mind before he walked in. “Good girl.”
#fourth wing#fourth wing fanfic#the fourth wing#garrick tavis imagine#fourth wing imagine#garrick tavis x reader#fourth wing x reader#xaden riorson x reader#xaden riorson#garrick tavis#garrick tavis smut#bodhi durran smut#bodhi durran x reader#bodhi durran#liam mairi smut#liam mairi x reader#liam mairi#brennan sorregail#brennan sorrengail x reader#aaric fourth wing#aaric graycastle x reader#aaric x reader#dain aetos smut#dain aetos x reader#dain aetos
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Violet and Liam’s letters
#digital art#fanart#fourth wing#violet and xaden#xaden riorson#violet sorrengail#liam mairi#illustration#iron flame#rebecca yarros
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𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐒
χα∂єη яισяѕση χ ƒ! мαιяι! яєα∂єя
ρℓσт: second year at basgaith did not start out the way you wanted. xaden left you behind breaking his promise to you. luckily for you, some memories can be erased.
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ησтє: I changed up the timeline of events to fit this prompt. This is a reader insert, but you do have blue eyes. Just wanted to warn ya, but I need you to somewhat resemble Liam/Sloane. And yes, Sgaeyl enjoys your company :) Lenin is the offspring of Sgaeyl/Tairn cuz y not? and you have a cool ass signet...obviously this is made for fun! apologies for typos in names and shiii not proofread!
“I will never leave you behind.”
That is what he promised you the year before Violet Sorrengail came into his life. Xaden Riorson hadn’t broken a commitment and you never thought he could. He trained you, made you stronger in the year you first joined Basgaith College. Then there were moments you two shared behind closed doors, moments you believed you could only have between each other.
Then second year came around and you could not believe how fickle his resolution could become. His declaration of loyalty melted in the palm of her hands like she held onto him the entire time. Like she knew him all these years of creating the rebellion and rebuilding his home, your home. It didn’t matter that his life was tied to hers. No, that was an excuse. He got close to her and now people wouldn’t stop talking about how he ditched you for Violet.
You did your best to laugh about the teasing remarks or smile at the reassurances your friends made. But they hurt more than anything because the truth lies within their words.
With their pitiful looks, it felt like they told you, ‘Read between the lines, [Name]. He dropped you for silver. Time to move on.’
And to make matters worse? Xaden made your brother act as her bodyguard. You couldn’t even spend time with Liam because he was wrapped up in his duty of being Violet’s friend and protector. You’d hope that you would have time with Liam to catch up between all the letters you sent to him. Yet every time you tried to catch his attention, he would hug you with a grin then say ‘I’m sorry, but I’ll be back. I promise.’ He left you to go follow Violet like a puppy.
Not only that, your best friend is also training her! You hadn’t had her by your side in what felt like forever. You usually wake up early to spar with Imogen, instead you have to deal with Garrick and his huge body. God, you felt so alone in your stupid room reminding you of their presence. Xaden’s shirts, Liam’s wooden figurine of Lenin and Imogen’s stupid training dummy.
Everyone that spent time with you is now focused on Violet Sorrengail.
“You are not alone, Dagger,” Lenin said, his voice washing over you like ocean waves, “You have me and I think this is the time to push further with your signet.”
He is right, you have better things to focus on. You pushed yourself off your bed and sat yourself in the middle of the room. You closed your eyes and felt yourself leaving your dorm room. Turns out your signet isn’t really cloaking, it’s manipulating matter and energy. Cloaking works because you manipulate the speed of light to slow it down allowing you to force it around your body or other subjects. So when an outsider looks at you or the tested objects, they would have no idea of your presence.
“You still have no idea how it works, do you?” The dagger on your nightstand vibrated with pure power waiting for you to tap into it.
“I’m working on the explanation, okay,” You laughed in your old bedroom. Pushing yourself up from the carpeted floor, you walked over to the night stand and picked up the vibrating dagger. You wonder how your friends tap into their bond. How they picture their dragons.
Lenin called you Dagger the moment he accepted you as his rider. It was a nice sentiment and better than most nicknames others receive.
“It fits you,” Lenin hummed, “You killed that group with only a dagger and now you are unstoppable in any challenge you face. You give that oaf a run for his money.”
“Lenin, his name is Garrick and he’s a nice guy! An oaf is a crazy way to describe someone you met once!” You barked out, a giggle shaking your body with happiness.The dagger grew warmer in your hold and you gripped it tight. This is when your signet proved to be at its best, when you were happy. And Lenin knew this.
“Try cloaking yourself then moving some objects around you, one at a time,” Lenin growled in warning, “We do not want you chucking me out the window again.”
“Hey! That was by accident, besides Liam made another figurine of you! Can you imagine if the one of Sgaeyl was thrown out? Yeesh, you think she’d forget about me too?”
You sat back down in your previous spot and allowed yourself to focus on your breathing. Lenin hummed in your head, filling it with memories of your first flight with him. Honestly the best feeling after a storm is being reborn in the evening light with a dragon to call your protector.
“My mother enjoys our flights out together, it’s a shame Shadow is preoccupied with whatever he does in the dark.”
“Oh, I know! We can invite your mom to fly with us. We can go early tomorrow that way Xaden doesn’t know! What do you say to that?”
The way Lenin hummed in satisfaction knew you made him happy with that suggestion. “She would love that, Dagger.”
……
“Hey, [N.Name], you in here?”
Imogen knocked twice on your bedroom door then waited for your response. Five beats of silence went by and she looked over her shoulder at the group with a raised eyebrow.
“Seems like she’s out,” She removed her hand from the door knob and took one step back until Xaden’s gruff voice stopped her.
“Open the door and we’ll see if she’s actually gone.”
Imogen rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, “Alright, look. No offense to Violet, but [Name] will not be interested in training her. Especially when we…” The pink haired female moved her hand around lazily, hoping for Xaden and Liam to get the point without having to explain it right in front of Violet.
“When you guys what?” Violet questioned looking at the three of them, confusion stapled onto her face.
Xaden shook his head and said, “Doesn’t matter, right now Violet needs her help. Liam is here to convince her and you’re here to open her door.”
Imogen never liked this idea in the first place. Talk about violating one’s privacy for another’s benefit. She just hoped you would forgive her when they all walked into your room uninvited. Imogen placed her hand on the handle and opened it up while holding her breath.
She hadn’t seen you in awhile. Only briefly in classes then she had to go training with Violet. Yet her training wasn’t enough, Violet needed to get better with daggers. Xaden had the bright idea of asking the expert, Cloak and Dagger, to teach the silver-haired girl. Damn it, if only Imogen was a better teacher you wouldn’t have to be dealing with a pain like this.
Watching your crush hover over another girl.
Even Sgaeyl disapproved of Xaden’s choice. The blue dragon always had a liking for you and she would lean over you if someone got too close in the field. Now the female dragon has to deal with Violet Sorrengail and her weak nature.
“I’m working on the explanation, okay?”
Your bubbly laugh hit Imogen in the heart with a pang of guilt. She kind of forgot your laugh, but she couldn’t admit that to you. Imogen slowly walked in and watched you sit in the middle of the room with the dagger you earned from Garrick floating a foot just above your lap.
Your eyes were closed which allowed her and the rest to walk into your room. Someone closed the door behind her, but Imogen’s eyes were glued onto you. How can you not get any cooler than this?
The floating dagger spun a few times and you laughed again, “Lenin, his name is Garrick and he’s a nice guy! An oaf is a crazy way to describe someone you met once!”
Liam coughed out a laugh and everyone turned their heads at him. He shrugged his shoulders and whispered, “I don’t think she can hear us. She explained before that when she taps into the bond with Lenin, a cloak is automatically draped over the both of them. Think of mega-shields.”
“Hey!” You suddenly shouted making everyone freeze, then you said, “That was by accident, besides Liam made another figurine of you! Can you imagine if the one of Sgaeyl was thrown out? Yeesh, you think she’d forget about me too?”
Imogen sighed out in relief, letting the breath she was holding out. Then anger flared her system up. Your words sunk in and she looked at Liam and Xaden, “This is exactly what I meant by what we did. We dropped her because of you.” She pointed at Xaden then moving her glare towards Violet, “I get it, you guys have mated dragons, but I don’t know what is going on with [Name]. She’s my best friend and ever since I’ve been stuck on training duty, I haven't known for a while what's going on and the only one who really keeps in contact with her is Garrick and Bodhi.”
“[Name] knows that isn’t the truth,” Liam’s smile fell and he stepped up to Imogen, “She also knows how important it is to keep Violet alive. If she dies, Xaden dies. Do you know how important that is?”
Imogen squared Liam up, ready to defend her best friend, you, “I do, but Violet’s survival relies on her now. A friend we all dropped since Violet bonded with Sgaeyl’s mate. How would you react if your friends, who forgot about you, barged into your room uninvited then asked for your help in training that girl? I don’t think you understand that your sister has feelings. Or did you forget about that too?”
“Oh, I know! We can invite your mom to fly with us. We can go early tomorrow that way Xaden doesn’t know! What do you say to that?” You chirped and the dagger spun faster this time and you disappeared in a blink of an eye. Then small items around your dorm began floating one at a time. First it was Sgaeyl’s figurine on top of a shelf that floated, disappeared, reappeared then placed gently back in its place. Next it was one of Xaden’s shirts then your notebook.
“Sgaeyl likes [Name]?” Violet piped up with genuine surprise. Yet the tense atmosphere flicked on like a light and the spinning dagger stopped moving. In a second, Violet swore, the dagger’s edge was pointed in her direction and it shot towards her.
“Violet!” Andarna shouted.
“Silver One, get down!” Tairn ordered.
Time slowed down and Violet forced herself to drop towards the floor. When she did, time resumed and the dagger embedded itself into the wall behind Violet meanwhile a wall of shadows rose up too late to protect her.
“What. The. Hell!” You shouted, uncloaking yourself, and glaring at the people in your room. Your blue eyes flashing dangerously as you stood up and briskly walked over to the wall to retrieve your dagger. “I could have killed her! Killed you!” You spat while pulling the dagger out of the wall with ease.
“What are you guys doing in my room?” You asked, frustrated that everyone is left stupified by what happened.
“We,” Liam began looking at the hole made in the wall. You really could have ended four lives in one second. A second that Xaden reacted too late to save Violet. Liam helped Violet up and continued on, “We wanted to ask for your help. Violet needs expertise in challenges and she likes using daggers. I suggested that-”
“Did you suggest or did Xaden tell you?” You asked, putting the dagger into the sheath at your hip. When Liam hesitated to answer you moved your attention to Imogen, “And you, you used your privilege to allow them into my room? I almost killed Violet, Imogen!”
“[Name],” Imogen called out softly and she put her hand on your arm to calm you down, “I’m sorry, but Liam is right. Violet needs your help and I tried all that I could. You’re more skilled and patient than I am. Also yes, Xaden did tell us to do this.”
You closed your eyes and leveled out your breathing.
“Lenin, they could have died. Your parents,” You reached out to him and he didn’t hesitate to reach back.
“It’s okay, Dagger,” Lenin hummed, “Andarna saved Violet, you need not worry.”
You opened up your eyes and sighed. You couldn’t forgive yourself if Lenin came to hate you. The only reason why you weren’t alone was because he stuck by your side. “I’m not interested in training duties. As you can tell, I’m busy working on my signet. It obviously needs work.”
You turned your back on them and waved a dismissive hand at them, “You can walk yoruselves out.” They mumbled behind you and then the door closed right after. Yet you still felt his demanding authority.
“Your signet isn’t cloaking, is it?”
“Obviously not, Xaden,” You answered back, gathering some of his shirts in your arms. This was the perfect moment to return them since he spared some time to talk to you. For her. He was only here for her, you grimly reminded yourself.
“I found out at the beginning of this year, you would have known if you asked how I was doing,” You were not at all ready to face him. Knowing that this could be your goodbye to him. He may have let you go, but you wanted to hold onto him a little longer.
“I can manipulate light and matter,” You explained, keeping your eyes glued to the floor, clutching onto his shirts like a lifeline, “I can cloak multiple items and even Lenin despite his size. Right now, I’m messing around with the space surrounding objects to lift them up. I wanted to learn how to cloak other dragons like Sgaeyl or Deigh or Glane. But you guys are too busy. So I’m focusing on the levitating part of my signet.”
“That’s incredible,” He said with unfeigned amazement.
You couldn’t help, but agree with him. The smile on your face bringing back the dazzle in your blue eyes, “Right? I mean if I can cloak multiple dragons at once, imagine how any battle will go. Our enemies won’t know we’re coming and-”
“I miss this girl,” Sgaeyl interrupted you and Xaden felt her pride rise, “Leninach knows exactly how to choose a strong rider. And I wouldn't mind flying with them again either.”
“Then tell your son to convince her to train Violet,” Xaden said, “You do that then we will fly with them.”
“I’ll fly with them with or without you,” She growled.
“-and I want to apologize for almost killing Violet. I didn’t recognize her voice.” You finished and looked into his dark eyes.
Xaden tilted his head in a slight angle, “Liam did mention that you are blocked out from the world when you channel. But the moment Violet spoke, you threw the dagger her way. Tell me that wasn’t intentional.”
You rolled your eyes and tossed his shirts at him which he caught effortlessly. “I told you I didn’t recognize her voice. And Liam is half-correct. When I channel, I feel this cold washing over my body like ocean waves. That’s the whole cloaking bit. He calls it mega-shields, leave it to my brother to come up with something corny.”
You walked over to your bed and sat on the cushion of it. You brushed the ripples on your sheets away and said, “Regular shields block out anyone, friend or foe. Mega-shields block out my friends because when I channel I know I’m safe around them. So when I channel to use the levitating part of my signet, I’m left vulnerable. Which means I’m more perceptive of foes or people I don’t trust. Violet isn’t an enemy, but she certainly isn’t my friend either.”
“You’d like her,” Xaden cut in, “She’s smart like you and she’s dealing with a group that is targeting her because she’s the general’s daughter and Tairn is her dragon.” He said it because he knew you’d relate to her. During your first year, a group targeted you because you were very close to Xaden and your dragon was the third largest dragon known. Yet unlike you, she didn’t kill the people that went after her. Not yet.
You vividly remember the year of your Threshing. The way the fog clouded your vision, the rain washed the blood off your clothes. The first time you heard Lenin speak to you with pride. You killed six people with the dagger you earned from Garrick during challenges. But the seventh was saved for Lenin.
“She’s nothing like me,” Your bite was cold with truth, “I killed those that came for me during my Threshing. She let Jack Barlowe run away. I broke my opponents bones and sliced them up with my dagger in challenges, she poisoned them. I can mount my dragon despite his huge size and hold onto him while flying. I don’t need Lenin to hold me down with lesser magic.”
Xaden grabbed the chair at your desk and sat on it. He rested his forearms on his knees and leaned in with heavy shoulders. Yeah, you were right. Violet couldn’t even hold a candle to you, but his convincing needed…convincing.
Xaden looked into your blue eyes in what felt like forever and his demeanor softened up. He remembered how well you tore down his walls even when you glared at him like that. You always had that effect on him and he missed it. He hadn’t been able to relax ever since Violet bonded with Tairn. Couldn’t walk past you without Sgaeyl snarling at him for his indifference.
“[Name], please I don’t want to argue with you. I need you to do this. You’re the only one that can help her.”
“Wow, you got him to beg,” Lenin chuffed.
You rolled your eyes and mulled about the idea of training Violet. Is it possible to train a fragile girl like her? The only thing she’s got going for her is her intelligence. So what? All you had to do was get her to manage her dagger skills as well or even better than you.
“I’ll give her a week to pick up my technique,” You stood up from the bed and walked over to your door, “If she doesn’t learn at least some of it, she’s a lost cause, got it?”
“A week,” Xaden agreed and he pushed himself off your chair. Then he stood right in front of you, brushing a strand of your hair behind your ear. You reeled back from the action and said, “It was good to see you, Xaden.”
You opened the door for him and gently pushed him out of your room. He nodded his head silently and let you lead him out. He missed the feeling of your hands on him and missed when you smiled at him. Xaden will admit his thoughts have been clouded by Violet for many reasons.
I don’t think you understand that your sister has feelings.
Imogen’s shout at Liam from earlier echoed in his head. She was right, [Name] had every right to refuse them. Xaden neglected her feelings for him while also pushing his feelings for her away in the back of his mind. Now that his life was tethered to Violet’s he couldn't afford not to protect her with all he could.
He expended his friends and family’s time to revolve around Violet. Now he was making you swallow a heavy pill by having you instructing the girl that took him from you.
“So how did it go?” Liam asked when you closed your door on them, not even saying goodbye to him or Imogen. The action hurt Liam and Imogen, yet they did not try to argue with you.
Xaden sighed and said, “Violet has one week to learn [Name]’s technique. If she doesn’t catch on to any of it, consider Violet a lost cause. Her words, not mine.”
“Great,” Violet mumbled, not at all confident in her skill.
……
When night came, Imogen struggled to fall asleep in her bed. Not even Glane’s words of reassurance helped her to get a wink of sleep. Instead Imogen spent her time glaring holes into her ceiling thinking about today’s events.
The hurt and anger in your face plagued her mind.
BAM! BAM!
Two heavy knocks rattled Imogen’s door and she shot up in her bed in alarm. She jumped out of her sheets when she heard Garrick on the other side of the door, voices rushed and drowned out on the other side.
Imogen jogged over to her door and opened it up to spot Garrick and Bodhi looking at her worriedly. Then Garrick said, “You need to open [Name]’s door again. It’s an emergency.”
The pink-haired girl followed her friends and asked, “What is going on? Is she okay?”
Garrick shook his head, “Well if what she’s being accused of is true, then no. She will be in trouble.”
Imogen looked down the dark hall and spotted Xaden pacing in front of your door with bloodied knuckles and shadows twisting haphazardly around the halls. She needed to know what happened. “Xaden, what is going on?”
Xaden stopped pacing and pointed at your door, “Open it now.”
Imogen didn’t hesitate this time, the fury in his voice moved her and she opened her friend’s bedroom door. Inside it was dark and when the mage light flicked on, your bed was empty and made.
“She’s not here,” Imogen told the boys and she glared at them, “Now can one of you tell me what’s going on? Why the hell am I being woken up at the crack ass of dawn?”
Xaden, obviously pissed, zoned out and everyone knew he was reaching out to Sgaeyl.
Bodhi stepped up to speak and said, “Violet was attacked by the unbonded riders. She said that the one who wasn’t caught left the hallway like a shimmer. Like [Name]’s cloaked shimmer.” He looked at Imogen with nervousness like he sensed her anger.
Imogen couldn’t believe it. She dragged the males into your warded room one by one. Then she closed the door behind her and yelled at them, full on shouting at their stupidity, “You have got to be kidding me! You guys really believe [Name] would let unbonded riders attack Violet? She just agreed to train her! You cannot be this fucking stupid!”
Then she had to hit the nail on the coffin. Your cloak doesn’t shimmer anymore. It did when you first developed your signet, but when Xaden encouraged you to get rid of that shimmer you achieved that goal in two months. How could the guys forget this? It’s like after all this distance they put between them and you made them forget how your signet works!
“Her cloak doesn’t shimmer, dumbasses!”
But Xaden was out the door already, his hands clenched up in his frustration.
“Where are you going?” Garrick called out to him.
“To the flight field,” Xaden responded, his steps heavy with determination to get your truth.
……
You stretched your limbs after dismounting Lenin with a smile on your face, looking at the two dragons before you. Your bright blue eyes landed on the blue dragon and you bowed your head, “Thank you Sgaeyl for joining us. I know that after Xaden stopped hanging out with me, we don’t go on our flights anymore.”
Sgaeyl leaned down and huffed into your face, a sign of acceptance.
“She says ‘I look forward to early flights with you now’,” Lenin chuffed.
You reached your hand out to the blue dragon and avoided eye contact with her. You waited for her to boop your palm with her snout and after a few seconds she indulged in your request. The grin on your face washed away the moment you heard Xaden shout at you.
“Back the hell away from Sgaeyl!”
In surprise you turned around and watched Xaden in his flight jacket and uniform make his way towards you. Angry didn’t even begin to describe Xaden, he was beyond pissed and it was directed at you. Was he seriously mad that you went out flying with Sgaeyl and Lenin?
“Lenin, what happened?” You asked your dragon, taking one step backwards into his warm chest.
“The Silver One was attacked,” Lenin answered.
He snarled and leaned his neck down, guarding you from Xaden’s line of sight.
“You are agitating Lenin,” Sgaeyl warned Xaden.
Xaden stopped a few feet away from the pair of dragons and took a deep breath in. Upsetting a blue dragon is not on his bucket list. Neither was threatening a black dragon’s rider.
So he started off slowly, “Did you let unbonded riders in Violet’s room?”
You owlishly blinked behind Lenin’s cover and scoffed. You just came back from flying and he’s asking you about such a thing. An action like this is damaging for your reputation, to your friends and squad. Walking away from Lenin’s protection, you made your way to Xaden to stand in front of him. “You seriously asking me that question? Why would I let unbonded riders into her room? The only way they can bond to Tairn is if she dies, but newsflash Xaden, Tairn and Sgaeyl will die if she does!”
“She said that one got away and that they left with a shimmer, only your cloak shimmers,” He growled out. Then he grabbed you by your shoulders, his fingers digging into your flesh, “Don’t tell me that your jealousy got the best of you that you had to kill Violet. Tell me you aren’t that petty to kill her, us, or me!”
Did he truly believe that jealousy could be your motive to kill Violet Sorrengail? Hell if it was, you would have done so long ago. But you weren’t that shallow. You ignored Violet like the plague, didn’t bother to get to know her because it physically hurt you. The girl that captured Xaden’s attention in one second undid all the work you did in years to get him to notice you.
Finally when it was happening, when he called you yours, Violet came in like the storm she was. Uprooting your friends and family.
“My cloak doesn't shimmer anymore, Xaden,” You said dejectedly, you didn’t have the energy to fight him right now. To explain that your cloak stopped shimmering two months after your signet popped up. “I may be jealous of her, but I’m not the one who broke a promise. I may hate her for stealing my friends and family, but I wouldn’t kill her out of spite. I just told you yesterday that I was willing to put my differences aside and train her.
“Then why did she describe your cloak?” His hands fell away from your arms, the warmth gone in a breeze.
You shoved your goggles in your flight jacket and shrugged your shoulders, “I don’t know, but I was flying out with Sgaeyl and Lenin. They can vouch for me, we’ve been flying out for hours.
“It’s true, we were gone long before the girl was attacked,” Sgaeyl confirmed.
“I hope you find the true culprit,” You walked past him and to the direction of the college. Your shoulders are heavy with the realization that he will always choose her over you. Whether it stems from his growing need for her or keeping her alive, it didn’t matter anymore. He broke the promise and left you behind.
“[Name], where are you going? I’m not done asking questions,” Xaden turned around, but you kept on walking.
“I’m going to forget this conversation ever happened,” You declared with certainty. And one person can help you with that, you just hope she’s awake.
……
When you walked into your room, mentally drained from the conversation with Xaden, you were caught off guard by Imogen’s presence. Her right leg bobbed up and down as if she was waiting for you to arrive. This made the trip to her way easier, the walk of shame was going to be very painful if you did walk towards her room.
“Imogen?” Your soft voice awoke her from her trance and she jumped up from your chair with a sigh of relief.
“Finally, you’re back,” She jogged over to you and embraced you in a tight hug. Okay, Imogen rarely hugs you and this one felt like she needed it. “I was so worried when everyone started pointing fingers at you for letting unbonded riders into Violet’s room. But I knew it wasn’t you, your cloak doesn’t shimmer anymore.”
You huffed out with a grimace, “I’m glad one of my friends remembers that it doesn’t. Anyways can I ask you for a favor?”
“Anything,” Imogen breathed out and pulled back with a smile.
You nodded your head and said, “Erase my memories. I need to forget that Xaden just accused me of endangering his girlfriend.” Not that they are dating just yet, but it wouldn’t take long for them to develop feelings for one another.
“But if I do that-”
“If he wants me to train Violet, I need to forget this morning,” You pleaded with her, grabbing her hand and forcing her palm to touch your cold forehead, “Imogen, please. I cannot look at Violet knowing she accused me of something so horrid then Xaden blaming me for it. Do this for me.”
“Okay,” Imogen reluctantly agreed. She watched your tears fall down your face and you smiled at her hopefully.
“Thank you.”
You wished Imogen could erase more than the conversation. You wanted her to erase all your feelings for Xaden Riorson.
Forget his hands roaming your body and the kisses he left in his wake. Forget the way he said your name with adoration and the way he stared into your eyes with longing.
Because you could train Violet with ease if you held no feelings for Xaden. But hey, not everyone can have what they want. This is a lesson for you and hopefully Xaden will finally remember how much you mean to him.
Soon, it will happen. A feeling so deep in the pit of your stomach made you believe that.
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We know when Xaden and Violet have children, they’re going to name their first son Liam. It’s a no-brainer.
But so will Sloane. And Garrick. And Imogen. And Bodhi. And Ridoc. And Rhiannon. And almost the entire squad.
All of them meet up for a small catch-up and bring along their children? One of the kids gets in trouble and someone screams “Liam, be careful!” Almost all the kids turn around, thinking they’re talking to them.
Liam becomes the most used name in Tyrrendor. There’s an entire generation of kids called Liam after the rebellion. Liam becomes The Name™. Everyone is Liam.
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