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For orpheusweek on tumblr.
I. Roots (Edmonton):
"Her poet has a soul like the land. He cannot hear
the hunger in the storm, the scavengers
it scatters in its wake. Look at the sky!
she begs. Eyes earthbound, he replies,
This is our home. "II. River (London):
"The underworld weaves its own harmonies
through his, the voices of the nameless dead
singing under the rivers, the birds, the trees,longing for unearthing. Where he treads,
they flock to follow, a million mouths
crying out from the Styx’s riverbed." -
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Suddenly, they stood in a pool of light. Orpheus looked at Eurydice, who was smiling even more brightly than the sunlight that gently tumbled down her shoulders.
“Sunlight,” she said, breathless. “How? How can you call the sunlight down here?”
The melody trailed off, and the light and warmth faded. “I don’t know,” Orpheus said. “Maybe when the Lady came to the underworld, she brought the sunlight here, too.”
“And when she up and left,” Hermes said, staring grimly at them both, “it left along with her.”
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- Part 1 of Twice as Bright AU
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Thanatos picked up a coin that had been lying on his desk and set it spinning like a top. “Do you remember a soul called Alcestis?”
“You know I don’t bother with their names, Thanatos," Hades grumbled. “What’s your point?”
The god of death leaned forward. “There’s a precedent for gods takin’ souls from the underworld. Legal precedent. And what do those laws state, boss?”
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- Part 2 of Twice as Bright AU
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“I’ll do anything,” Orpheus says. His knees are beginning to buckle under him. “I’ll work in the mines. I’ll work on the wall.”
“Son, you wouldn’t last a day down there,” the god drawls.
“Then I’ll sing,” he croaks. “I’ll sing for your workers to keep them in line. I’ll sing for your wife, to keep her underground. Please…” He glances back at the house—really more of a shack—where Eurydice lies by the dwindling fire. “I can’t let her starve.”
Silence. Then, a quirk of the lips—not really a smile, but the gesture of one. “I suppose I could use a canary.”
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i don't know how this world will end, but that's how it began by amatalefay
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell
09 Oct 2019
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A collection of underworld myths, retold in the world of Hadestown.
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The Historical Girlfriends of Bill Potts by amatalefay
Fandom 17th Century CE RPF, 6th Century BCE RPF, Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (2005)
10 Aug 2017
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The tale of Bill Potts, time-travelling lesbian, and her romantic encounters with notable ladies of history.
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Intern the Sixth by apocalypticTaco
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
14 Apr 2024
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ADDRESSING THE HEIR TO THE NINTH HOUSE, OR PRESUMED EQUIVALENT: PALAMEDES SEXTUS, HEIR TO THE SIXTH HOUSE, PRESENTS HIS COMPLIMENTS TO THE NINTH AND REQUESTS A FORMAL ARRANGEMENT WHEREIN HIS MASTER WARDEN AND CAVALIER APPRENTICESHIP UNDER THE NINTH FOR FOUR YEARS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SIXTH’S SERVICES.
*Details to be discussed. Please turn to back page.Timeframe variable. Services and agreements variable upon the Ninth's request. An internship of this caliber is highly unprecedented and likely unheard of, but any information valuable to the Ninth and into the Tomb will remain undisclosed upon request; Primary experience and study is required as the Master Warden has already decided upon such being his final thesis prior to his end studies.
No takebacks, no denials. Pleased to meet you.
Palamedes Sextus, Heir to the Sixth and Master Warden
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Camilla the Sixth, Cavalier Primary and Warden's Hand of the LibraryTO THE MASTER WARDEN:
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spell-casting (wink wink, nudge nudge) by TheEclecticLibrarian
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
15 Aug 2021
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"You know how you said I should try joining the Wicca circle at college, meet some girls my own age who know a little more about magic?”
“Yeah, we talked about that,” said Jenny slowly. “Didn’t you say that that whole thing was kind of a bust?”
“Kind of,” said Willow. “I—” She took a nervous, steadying breath, then looked directly up at Jenny. “Ms. Calendar, did you ever…experiment…in college?”
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Selected Excerpts by liesmyth for Nary
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
09 Apr 2023
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A reading from “Why do we pray to Lyctors? The role of Necrosaints in devotional practice” published by Abigail Pent, PhD, in the Journal of Early History, Vol. 876, No. 1, with oral commentary by several of the Emperor's Saints. Coffee to follow.
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it's about the bones 👌 by oriflamme
Fandom The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
09 Nov 2022
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Lesbians in Space by ughdotcom
Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
28 Feb 2023
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“Here we go,” the Doctor says, stepping off the TARDIS, “an alternate universe, all for you.”
Bill laughs, following him off the TARDIS. She knows he likes her - like a granddaughter, maybe - although he’ll deny it. He’s taking her to an alternate universe, just because she asked. She jostles his arm with her shoulder, grinning madly. “An alternate universe, huh? It’s kind of dark.”
Bill meets Gideon
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