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Part I: The Duke and His Friend Violet
During a tense diplomatic visit to Calldyr, Duke Fen Riorson encounters a curious child—Violet Sorrengail, the youngest daughter of his rival general. Frail in body but fierce in mind, she disarms him with her unfiltered honesty and impossible hope. In her laughter, he finds something he thought he’d lost: light. But fate is not kind to dreamers, and even friendship can be a dangerous thing for a man bound by duty and war.Part II: The Little Duke and Duchess
Fen wakes in Calldyr to the echo of a nightmare—one that felt too real to dismiss. Was it memory, prophecy… or a message from the goddess Amari herself?Determined to change the fate he’s seen, Fen takes a different path—one where his son will not inherit pain, but the chance for something purer. He dares to imagine a world where ten-year-old Xaden Riorson meets eight-year-old Violet Sorrengail not as strangers divided by politics, but as children bound by something timeless.
But destiny is never simple. When the little duke and the little duchess finally meet, what begins as innocence may ignite the kind of spark that reshapes legacies.
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What happens when a tiny orange kitten goes trick-or-treating?
Broccoli has one goal this Halloween: to find herself a mommy. And who better than the “vicious woman” her dad can’t stop obsessing over?
A fluffy, romantic follow-up to Fright Night at Riorson Manor—where love comes with claws, a collar and one very persuasive kitten.
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It’s the night before Halloween and the Marked Ones’ annual horror movie tradition at Riorson Manor is back—only this time, their circle has grown. Between Violet hiding under blankets, Xaden pretending not to laugh, Sloane’s secret rendezvous with someone, Garrick sabotaging Imogen’s love life and Drake showing up with a kitten, chaos and romance brews faster than the popcorn. Just another not-so-scary night with Aretia’s favorite troublemakers.
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Six years after Tyrrendor’s successful defection from Navarre, the continent stood on the cusp of an uneasy alliance. Tyrrendor flourished, united under King Fen Riorson’s leadership. Poromiel thrived under the guidance of Queen Maraya Cordella, its military strength bolstered by advances in gryphon-mounted warfare. Navarre, led by the increasingly enigmatic King Tauri, struggled to maintain its veneer of dominance while hiding the truth about the Venin’s threat. Amidst this backdrop, the city of Calldyr in Navarre became the host for a historic leadership summit, its grandeur a thinly veiled attempt to project power.
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As her figure disappeared into the moonlight, a single thought consumed his mind: Beautiful. Lethal. Mira Sorrengail. His sworn enemy, and now, the only woman who had ever left him utterly captivated.
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does it feel alright to not know me? by bookscatscoffee
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
12 Jun 2026
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It takes everything in me to form my next words. I manage it, although my voice is thin and brittle.
“Do you know who I am?”
I am Violet Sorrengail Riorson. Third-year cadet. Fourth Wing, flame section, second squad. Duchess of Tyrrendor. Lightning wielder. Dream-walker. Tairn and Andarna’s rider. Your wife.
Your murderer.
I would take any single one of those answers. Any flicker of recognition in his gaze, because gods, he is looking at me like he’s trying to place me. His expression is bewildered now, between me clinging to him and whatever Sgaeyl has said to him. I hold my breath and try not to fall to pieces.
After the longest moment of my life, he shakes his head.
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- Part 2 of my soul to keep
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08 May 2026
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The Empyrean: Fourth Wing (Xaden's POV) by alexa_raye
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
11 Jan 2026
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Newly appointed to the rank of Wingleader, Xaden Riorson only has one goal for his third and final year at Basgiath: Get all the marked ones bonded and graduated so they might stand a fighting chance against the true evil lurking at Navarre’s borders. The only problem is that Violet Sorrengail, his enemy’s youngest daughter, has also joined the Rider’s Quadrant this year. He doesn’t know why she’s here, what her plans are, or if he can trust her. All he knows is that he can’t seem to stay away.
This is a rewrite of my previous fic “The Wingleader – Xaden’s POV”. It’s a Fourth Wing retelling from Xaden’s POV with new Iron Flame updates. It follows the dialogue and chapter timeline from Fourth Wing with my own interpretations and theories of Xaden’s actions and feelings.
Do not read if you haven’t finished both FW AND IF - major spoilers from BOTH books throughout!
All rights and characters belong to Rebecca Yarros.
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- Part 2 of The Empyrean
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07 Apr 2026
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Love You to the Moon and Back by wednesdaychampagne
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
08 Feb 2026
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Violet Sorrengail never expected her quiet life to collide with her neighbor’s—Xaden Riorson, a guarded single father with shadows in his past. Drawn together by Saturday mornings and the little girl who adores them both, Violet and Xaden must navigate trust, longing, and the secrets that could destroy everything before it begins.
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- Part 1 of The Moon Universe
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06 Apr 2026
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When Violet and Xaden find themselves in a rather compromising situation at 35,000 feet, their impulsive mile high lie lands them in London for a wedding week full of fancy events, suspicious relatives, and a story they have to keep straight. But as the line between real and pretend begins to blur, the consequences of their one little lie grow harder to ignore.
AKA : The fic where Xaden and Violet meet on a plane and get caught joining the mile high club. They impulsively claim they just got engaged in an effort to get out of trouble, locking them into living their lie as they head to London for a wedding in a story that celebrates some of our favorite tropes: Fake Relationships, Only One Bed, Forced Proximity and jealous Xaden's Touch Her and Die vibes.
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06 Apr 2026
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One temp job. Twelve weeks. Zero distractions.
Violet Sorrengail’s plan to escape DC and move across the country was solid—until her new boss turned out to be Xaden Riorson, the one-night stand she can’t seem to forget.
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06 Apr 2026