thephilosophersapprentice
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Human Resources by thephilosophersapprentice for Wr1t3myWr0ngs, altoinkblots
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
08 Jun 2026
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Everyone else on the project had believed I was Stratt’s second in command. Especially at the end, I had handled a lot of the administrative stuff. I’d been—not her moral compass, Stratt didn’t need one of those; she had fully understood where each of her decisions fell with reference to multiple philosophies—but her point of connection to the human element of the project.
I had convinced her to come to the karaoke machine, show the project two minutes of humanity, and she’d sent me into space on a suicide mission.
I should have been a better HR rep.
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Beyond the Breach by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, Pacific Rim (Movies)
26 May 2026
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Syl was right. There was something out there. Something moving, smooth enough to be reflective—unlike a thunderclast’s craggy carapace. It was moving in at a slow pace, as if dragging its feet.
A Shardhunter.
That sluggish, dragging movement meant something had to be wrong. Shardhunters were supposed to be—if not graceful, at least nimble. Just how drained was this Shardhunter, and what had happened to put it in such a state?
It was none of his business. He wasn’t a pilot, only a wall worker. There were supposed to be lookouts. Scouts.
Still…A year ago, Kaladin Hearthstone was a Shardhunter pilot. Today, he's a discard, branded a deserter, a single worker on the Origin Seawall.
That doesn't stop "the right thing" from coming to find him, or him from doing it.
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Negative Space by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
28 Mar 2026
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Talla, a scribe in Amaram's army, supervises the removal of effects previously belonging to Kaladin Stormblessed and his squad.
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the body keeps the score by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
22 Mar 2026
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Kaladin sheathed his knife, taking a weary step away from the man in the green Shardplate, only for the world to snap off cold. For a moment, everything was oddly bright, colors saturated, blurred. Something was happening. What was happening? Time slowed. He struggled for purchase against the slick essence of existence.
“Kaladin!” Syl screamed.
The man in the unadorned King’s Plate had his fist buried in Kaladin’s side.
Elit is a sore loser. When he throws a Shardplate-enhanced punch at Kaladin after surrendering, Kaladin has no choice but to use Stormlight to heal--in front of the entire Alethi court. Exposed as a Knight Radiant, Kaladin must navigate the treacherous waters of Alethi politics while keeping his past and its associated fears and cruelties from dragging him under.
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“I release responsibility for your actions,” Kaladin said. He did not speak loudly, but his words were perfectly clear. His voice surrounded Vyre. “I am not responsible for your decisions, your grudges, your failings. They are not mine. They never were. I return to you your agency.”
Kaladin swears the Fourth Ideal, from Vyre's perspective.
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- Part 4 of Apocrypha
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Rejected scriptures of one man's religion; vignettes speculating on Vyre, Retribution, Leshwi, and the Herald of Second Chances.
Or: A list of all the ways Kaladin Stormblessed haunts the narrative (non-exhaustive.)- Words:
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Elegies for the One Who Came Home by thephilosophersapprentice
Fandom Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
15 Dec 2025
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Kal, who left Hearthstone, is not Kaladin, who returned. An exploration of the change in Kaladin as seen through the eyes of those who knew him in childhood.
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As a child, everyone assumed Kaladin was a girl. This changes surprisingly little.
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Linked Universe Actor AU by Auriraka, BlueSpiritsLight, kittyburger, McTimeWithAutomail, PhantomLurker, reine_does_writing, SilverDragonMS, thephilosophersapprentice
Fandom Linked Universe - Fandom, Sky: Children of the Light (Video Game), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
07 Jun 2020
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The Linked Universe is actually a TV show! All of the characters are actually Actors. Now we get to see shenanigans going on behind the scenes while filming your favorite TV show! Get interviews with the cast, Blooper reels, Character backstories, and other fun one-shots.
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sedated (drag me away from this) by mockiery
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
13 Jun 2026
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The first time he feels the terror, he doesn't understand why. As he barely hangs onto consciousness, the soft silicon presses against his face, enveloping his nose and mouth. The spark of terror catches fire in his chest and quickly spreads across his body. It ignites a screaming inferno within his skull. He forces his eyes open. Everything is red. There's shapes above him. Pure oxygen fills his airways, stale and clinical and familiar and wrong.
Grace's memories of his unwilling medical sedation and forced sacrifice return, vivid and violent. Later, on the journey back to save Rocky, he has night terrors. The thin lines between consciousness, unconsciousness, memory, and nightmare blur.Bookmarked by thephilosophersapprentice
20 Jun 2026
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Good Enough For Now by dancingphantomsontheterrace
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
12 May 2026
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Renarin often wonders if he'll ever feel comfortable in his own skin, or if he'll spend the rest of his life feeling slightly out of place, slightly uneasy, slightly worried that he's said too much or not enough or both somehow.
When he's with Bridge Four, like he is tonight, it’s better. So, so much better than with any other group of people he's ever been around, and for that, he's eternally grateful.
But also maybe a little bitter.
Bookmarked by thephilosophersapprentice
13 May 2026
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Kaladin tells Adolin that he doesn't celebrate anniversaries because all of his are bad.
Adolin takes it upon himself to rectify that.
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- English
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- 11,228
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Bookmarked by thephilosophersapprentice
01 May 2026
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Kaladin's friends conspire to make him take a much needed day off. It doesn’t come naturally, but maybe softening is not such a bad idea?
Slowing down means learning things about himself he never knew before.Series
- Part 2 of Soft Place To Land
Bookmarked by thephilosophersapprentice
12 Feb 2026
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Geshli's First Storm by Kidrat
Fandoms: Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere - Brandon Sanderson
27 Nov 2017
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Holding a child in his arms felt right to Kaladin. The weight of his daughter, her warmth, her small arms thrown gently around his neck; all these things grounded him. Parenting was, he had decided, his real purpose, to nurture and teach and love. It was natural. Older brothers always grew up, and they became fathers.
Kaladin adopts a rather unusual child.
Bookmarked by thephilosophersapprentice
12 Feb 2026