Kathleen is so far, and yet so close to her home. Kathleen's secret is out and miraculously, she isn't dead. Xaden Riorson hasn't killed her, but he isn't the biggest threat to her life. Not anymore. Her past chases her every move and shadows follow her every footstep. Her newly-discovered signet might be able to get her the revenge she wants, but it isn't as easy as it sounds. As she uncovers the truth of the past, she lies to herself about the present. She's lost, tangled, and scared. Her dragon isn't exactly a big help. This is the second "book" to The Secrets We Hide from the Dark. This story is written in first person and present tense. A fanfiction based on Rebecca Yarros's novel and series Fourth Wing/Iron Flame from the Empyrean series. Most characters and the world are by Rebecca Yarros, but a couple of characters are created by me. It is recommended that you read Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm before reading this, but this may also be read without reading those books. Some theories might be incorrect and not align with the Empyrean Series. Nevertheless, enjoy! Also available on AO3(Archive of Our Own)

Still Stil (Adverb.) Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly. A•live Uh•live (Adj.) Living, not dead 𝚆𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚛 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜. 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 Hope Mikealson overcome by a simple hyper-fixation of a world that brings her nothing but comfort, obsessed she is driven to find herself in that exact world until her last dying breath. What will happen once she enters a foreign world created by beautiful simple words? [Crossover] (Fourth Wing) (The Originals) {Book 1-Fourth Wing} Status: Completed Started: 11/30/22 Published: 12/24/22 Restarted: 07/24/23 [Re]Restarted: 02/03/24 Republished: 05/05/24 Ended: 08/18/24 Book One: Still Alive--Completed Book Two: Still Here--Work In Progress Book Three: Still Fighting--TBD