The Shadows that Bind Us
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  • Time 4h 13m
gracexeskye
Ongoing, First published Mar 11, 2021
Mature
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GWYNRIEL   Azriel/Gwyn
Set after ACOSF
A friendship begins to blossom between the priestess Gwyneth Berdara and the shadowsinger Azriel. But could it become something more? And what will stand in their way?
When Cassian and Azriel are sent to travel into Illyria to combat the unrest, the Valkyries are sent with them in an attempt to try and rally the female Illyrians. Gwyn and Azriel must combat their demons together from within the Illyrian camps.

*Trigger warning: Deals with mental health and mentions of sexual assault.
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Being a Shadowsinger definitely had its perks, but the shadows will start taunting you after a while. They will start controlling you instead of you controlling them. Will the help of another Shadowsinger be enough to safe her? Or rather, will the 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 of another Shadowsinger be enough to safe her? ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ ❝𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘴'𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥. 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.❞ ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Azriel x OC Completed 10-04-24
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A Court of Shadows and Pain

59 parts Complete Mature

Being a Shadowsinger definitely had its perks, but the shadows will start taunting you after a while. They will start controlling you instead of you controlling them. Will the help of another Shadowsinger be enough to safe her? Or rather, will the 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 of another Shadowsinger be enough to safe her? ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ ❝𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘴'𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥. 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.❞ ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Azriel x OC Completed 10-04-24

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