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Requests FAQ
FAQ last updated 28th January 2023
What requests are you taking?
I'm taking requests for drabbles based on Unmaidenly Conduct, Age of Icebound Stars, Age of the Chill Night, or any existing drabble (e.g. A Pack of Wolves).
How do I make a request?
Leave a comment on any of my works, including this one, containing your request. I'd prefer it if you left it on the work you'd like your drabble to be based on.
What should a request contain?
Your request must contain the general theme that you want to be at the heart of your drabble. Beyond that, you can go as detailed as you want. If you have an idea of how the plot progresses, feel free to send that. Same with details like a title for your drabble. Please also let me know whether you want your drabble to be SFW or NSFW (if it's NSFW, feel free to specify if there are any particular kinks or sex acts you want me to include). I'd appreciate it if you let me know whether it's a request or sub-request (the difference is addressed later in this section).
Is there a more private way of making a request?
I also have a Twitter and a Tumblr, both with the name oskifarouche. If you're not comfortable making a request in the comments, then contact me via Twitter or Tumblr. Let me know what name you want your request attributing to, or whether you want it to be anonymous.
Can I specify or change details about the Tarnished?
Absolutely. The Tarnished has minimal description so that people can imagine her however they want. And I'm very open to AUs where, for example, the Tarnished may have a specific physical sex/gender identity/orientation, or have a particular disability or condition. If you want the Tarnished to be a particular race, I can give it a shot, but please keep in mind that I'm not a PoC.
Can I include my fan-character(s) in my request?
Sure. I'll need a description of them (personality, backstory, appearance, that kind of thing), but I'm very happy to add fan-characters.
As far as I'm concerned, fan-characters for UC/APoW/etc. are canon, even if they're in a separate timeline.
Can I make a request based on Esoteric Mantra's Icebound series/characters?
If you want to use any characters for Nemesis in your request you're free to do so, as long as Oski is fine with it and it doesn't cross from spicy to illegal or gross I'm fine with it too (I might even embrace some of the things you come up with if I like them, who knows?).
I consult Esoteric Mantra on Icebound matters so they'll have some say in requests, including whether they're accepted.
As an aside, the Tarnished in the Icebound series is NOT the same Tarnished from other UC or APoW works. UC/APoW's Tarnished is Lobo's mother, whereas Icebound's Tarnished is Lobo's ally and friend. Icebound's Tarnished is sometimes referred to as Twonished (i.e. Tarnished Two) to avoid confusion with UC/APoW's Tarnished.
Can I make a request set after the Age of Icebound Stars that's not related to Esoteric Mantra's Icebound series?
Sure. Your request can take place anywhere in the timeline and doesn't have to relate to any other drabble. If that means creating a timeline branch (e.g. for a fic that's set after Icebound Stars, but doesn't follow the Icebound route) then that's absolutely fine. Similarly, if you want a drabble that's a sequel/prequel/etc. to another drabble, that's also fine (ideally if the person who requested the original drabble is also okay with it).
Is there anything that you won't write?
I'm a little squicked by scat, watersports, that kind of thing. Also anything to do with urethras. I won't write abuse, with the exception of references to past abuse (basically I won't write the Tarnished abusing Blaidd etc.). I'm not a fan of angst or excess sadness - I'll write mild angst, but that's it. If you make a request that could be potentially triggering, then I may try to negotiate the details of it in order to lessen the risk of triggering other readers. If you make a request that I'm not comfortable with, please respect my right to refuse it.
How canon are drabbles?
As canon as you want.
How long will the drabble be?
My usual chapter length is in the region of 3-5k words, although a particularly involved request may lead to more than one chapter. Basically, they'll be as long as they need to be.
What's the difference between a request and a semi-request?
Priority, mainly. Requests are completed before semi-requests (if I've used the phrase 'sub-request' anywhere, it's the same as a semi-request). If you want your request switching from semi-request to request or vice versa, then let me know.
How long will requests take to complete?
I can't give an estimate on that, sorry. This collection will update as and when drabbles or chapters are completed, but sometimes life gets in the way.
Why hasn't my request been added to the queue?
I've either not seen it or forgotten. Sorry about that. Contact me and I'll get it added. If it was in the comments, I'd really appreciate it if you could link me to it.
Current Queue
If a request has a link, that request was made as a comment - the link will go to the relevant comment.
Current request queue (last updated 16th January 2024):
- Currently working on: (Blaidd/Tarnished, NSFW) Blaidd being reborn using Rennala's Great Rune to fully sever the connection between him and the Two Fingers - requested by SomeLurkerDude - Wolf Reborn (Part 1 here, currently working on Part 9)
- (Post-AoCN crossover with Esoteric Mantra's Icebound series (takes place after Orion and the Pleiades, probably later than Adonis but before Hephaestus), SFW) The Tarnished battles Godrick and inadvertently drags Lobo from his own timeline as an NPC Summon - requested by She is me, I am her
- (Blaidd/Tarnished, AU, NSFW) Private request - requester anonymous
- (Post-AoCN but with influence from Esoteric Mantra's AoIS sequels, SFW) AoIS-equivalent Lobo learning swordplay and horse-riding from his parents - requested by Sadness
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, SFW) The polycule meeting another Tarnished Empyrean and her shadow - requested by Thorn
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, includes DWWtHG, NSFW) Faolán topping Blaidd while the Tarnished watches - requested by Esoteric Mantra
- (Post-AoCN, SFW) Blaidd and the Tarnished tending to one child's first major illness while juggling their responsibilities to their other kids and the Lands Between - requested by Sadness
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, SFW) The polycule stumbling across an obscure demigod and her shadow - requested by Thorn
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, NSFW) A sequel to Faolán topping Blaidd, with Blaidd turning the tables and topping Faolán instead - requested by Esoteric Mantra
- (Probably SFW) AU in which Rennala is an Empyrean with her own shadow - requested by Gboxb321
Semi-requests (last updated 25th August 2023):
- (Blaidd/Tarnished, SFW or NSFW) Parts of Unmaidenly Conduct from Blaidd's perspective - requested by OwlCat (The reason this semi-request is at the top of the queue is because it was made before semi-requests were a thing, and since it wasn't a full request, it got left out of the queue. Now that semi-requests exist, it only feels right to put it back where it should be if semis existed at the time. Requests are listed in chronological order.)
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, SFW) Cute fluff with the Tarnished, Blaidd and Faolán polycule - requested by Esoteric Mantra
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolan, APoW!verse, SFW?) Blaidd collaring, APoW!verse equivalent of Collar and Chain - requested by HaltMercurius
- (Blaidd/Tarnished, SFW) Blaidd becoming Maliketh-sized - requested by Thorn
- (APoW!verse, SFW) Blaidd and Faolán getting drunk together - requested by Devoured
- (APoW!verse, SFW) Ranni and Faolán playing chess - requested by Sadness
- (Lobo/Twonished, post-AoIS and part of Esoteric Mantra's Icebound timeline, NSFW) Lobo receiving oral sex from his Tarnished friend - requested by Esoteric Mantra
- (Blaidd/Tarnished(/Faolán if APOW!verse), modern AU of post-AoCN UC!verse or APOW!verse) Modern AU focusing on the Tarnished, Blaidd, (Faolán if APOW!verse) and their kids as a family, with the triplets being teenagers or young adults - requested by Sadness
Not requests, just me being a horny little simpleton (last updated 26th May 2023):
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, NSFW) Femdom-heavy impregnation/breeding roleplay(?) threesome including heat/rut
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, NSFW) Blindfolded role reversal threesome with simultaneous praise and degradation
- (Blaidd/Tarnished, post-AoCN, NSFW) D/s sex scene between Blaidd and the Tarnished, set an unspecified number of years after AoCN where they're both a little older, because being loving and sexually active is not only for young people
- (SFW) Something sympathetic with Maliketh
- (Post-AoCN, SFW) Blaidd being a cute dad when the pups are struggling to sleep
- (Post-AoCN, SFW) Elden Lord Tarnished visiting Medía on diplomatic/political business and taking the pups for a train ride
- (Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán, APoW!verse, NSFW) Competitive edging with Blaidd and Faolán having their knots restricted
- (Post-AoCN crossover with Esoteric Mantra's Icebound series (takes place after Heracles and Prometheus), possibly in the same AoCN timeline as the previous crossover, SFW) Tarnished somehow encounters Lobo once more, much later in his timeline than before
- (Post-AoCN, SFW) Boc babysits the pups and tries to teach them about sewing
Completed Drabbles
Last updated 30th March 2023
As above, request links go to the comment where they were made. Drabble title links go to the drabble (or the first chapter of it, if it has multiple chapters).
Celestial
Request: Cute normal date in the Lands Between - requested by Me
Rating: General Audiences
Chapters: 1
Characters: Blaidd, Tarnished
Pairings: Blaidd/Tarnished
Other tags: Fluff, stargazing, astronomical liberties have been taken
Collar and Chain
Request: Blaidd collaring and leashplay - requested by Guest
Rating: Explicit
Chapters: 1
Characters: Blaidd, Tarnished
Pairings: Blaidd/Tarnished
Other tags: Established Dom/sub relationship, sub!Blaidd, gentle dom!Tarnished, discussion of BDSM topics, collars, collaring ceremony, leashes, cunnilingus
A Pack of Wolves
Request: Empyrean AU, with rivalry between Blaidd and Tarnished's own shadow - requested by Esoteric Mantra
Rating: Explicit
Chapters: 10
Characters: Blaidd, Tarnished, Faolán (OC)
Pairings: Faolán/Tarnished, Blaidd/Tarnished, Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán
Other tags: Established Dom/sub relationship, sub!Blaidd, sub!Faolán, gentle dom!Tarnished, Tarnished Empyrean AU, cunnilingus, blow jobs, relationship mistaken for incest, masturbation, semi-public sex, accidental voyeurism, jealousy, blindfolds, hunting-related animal death, Elden Ring-typical temporary character death, implication of suicidal thoughts, threesome (M/F/M), double cunnilingus, double penetration, knotting, double knotting
Fit For Lords
Request:Blaidd getting some nice clothes tailored by Boc - requested by HaltMercurius
Rating: Teen and Up due to reference to fetish-wear, General Audiences otherwise
Chapters: 1
Characters: Blaidd, Tarnished, Boc
Pairings: Blaidd/Tarnished
Other tags: Established Dom/sub relationship, sub!Blaidd, gentle dom!Tarnished, Fashion Souls, influenced by late medieval fashion, in this house we make Boc more Cornish because it's what Calvin A. Dean would want, reference to fur used in clothing
Don't Wander Where the Hawthorn Grows
Request:Tarnished and Faolán involving Blaidd in a Fae roleplay, including double pegging - requested by She is me, I am her
Rating: Explicit
Chapters: 3
Characters: Blaidd, Tarnished, Faolán (OC)
Pairings: Faolán/Tarnished, Blaidd/Tarnished/Faolán
Other tags: Tarnished Empyrean AU, established Dom/sub relationship, sub!Blaidd, sub!Faolán, gentle dom!Tarnished, sexual roleplay, dark fairy tale elements, forniphilia/human furniture, face-sitting, pegging, brief violence as part of roleplay
No Light But Moonlight
Request: Not a request, but a 2023 birthday present for SomeLurkerDude using her character Lýkos
Rating: General Audiences (Teen and Up if you're sensitive to mentions of child death or the consumption of raw or cooked meat)
Chapters: 1
Characters: Lýkos (OC)
Pairings: none
Other tags: reference to child death