Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius roared her wrath to the stars, her magic flaring around her in a pillar of fire. Rowan's own blood pounded in his ears, the sound deafening. They took her. His daughter. He turned to his wife, his mate who stared at the horizon in despair so complete it cracked Rowan's mask. The heir of Terrasen had been stolen. ---------------------- Aella Astern. An unstoppable warrior bloodsworn to a Queen who uses Aella's magic to bring chaos to the known world. The most powerful magic user of all time, Aella Astern is destined to rule an empire that will sweep the world. And any worlds beyond it. But she is hiding something that could doom everything she holds close to her heart of wildfire. As she grows stronger and all eyes turn to the most powerful female in the world, it is attracting unwanted attention that she cannot hide from. A/N- This is IMPORTANT. I wasn't sure where I was going with this story in the beginning so it's very haphazard with no particular direction. It does get better around the eighth chapter where I finally get a sense for the story so please keep reading!

"what do you mean you're straight, calum? you can't be straight." in a world where being gay is normal and being straight is not socially acceptable, poor calum hood happened to be as straight as they come. cover by @misfit_logan 2k15, All Rights Reserved, maorigod

Vatican cameos--those were the last words Sherlock Holmes had spoken before he'd fallen from St Bartholomew's Hospital roof, and Amelia has spent the last two and a half years trying to figure out what he meant. At long last, she's started to move on from the death of the man who changed her everything, and take a hold of her life. John's about to get engaged-if everything went to plan-and everything has started to settle down. But when Sherlock reveals himself to the Watsons that he is very much alive, Amelia's life spirals into chaos once more. There's a scarlet thread of murder and secrets running through the colourless skein of life, and it is the trio's job to unravel it, and isolate it. But as clues about the case are revealed, so are secrets of Amelia, John, and Sherlock's pasts-secrets that might just tear the trio apart. Loyalties are put to the test, and secrets that should've been kept in the shadows are brought into the light, and with those secrets come two horrifying criminals, bent on corrupting the trio beyond repair. Vatican cameos. Battle stations. Someone's going to die. [This story is canon-divergent following Series 3 of SHERLOCK.]