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all these ribbons you use (to tie yourselves to me) - Gen - Caduceus is tired of the sea.
Cheap Tavern: Small Bed - Gen - Historically double beds were pretty small. Also, it's probable that the taverns the nein stay at early in the campaign didn't have twin beds - we meet Nott sleeping at Caleb's feet, don't we? So there's only one bed. And Beau and Jester are roommates. (Oh my god they were roommates). It's not romantic. Jester's a nightmare who's never had to share a bed before.
A Damp Trip - Gen - When Jester's clothes and spare clothes are ruined in a trip into some mud, it's a good thing the rest of the Mighty Nein have spare clothes and stuff to help her clean up.
(also known as: the time Jester borrowed Molly's leggings)
Day Nine: Gravity's a Bitch - Gen - Hiking up a treacherous trail on a snowy mountain, Jester's careless slip might just pull both her and Caleb off the trail to a horrible death. Or: hijinks ensue, consequences are had.
Friends Like Ours - Gen - Frumpkin wound around Caleb’s neck and ankles enough that most people assumed he was Caleb’s dæmon on first meeting the wizard.
From the Mixed-Up Files of The J. Lavorre Catalogue Raisonné - Gen - Among the Menagerie coast painters of the early 800s, Jester Lavorre is without a doubt the most idiosyncratic: you know immediately when you are looking at a Lavorre painting. Where her contemporaries were largely constrained to portraits and still lifes commissioned by the rich merchants of Nicodranas, Lavorre’s works are concerned with travelers and people on the fringes of society: sailors, courtesans, hermits, criminals, all treated with frankness, equanimity and irreverence.
It is an oeuvre both baffling and electric, the work of a woman who touched, unnoticed, the highest corridors of power in Wildemount–and painted many, many penises.
Adorna, Iris. “Introduction (Unpublished draft).” J. Lavorre: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Drawings and Other Works. Nicodranas: Brenatto Foundation Publishing, 1441.
In Absence of Noise - Gen - Beau asks Molly to help her cut her hair.
Mighty Daemons - Gen - Every person with a soul is born with their daemon alongside them. These stories look at each of the Mighty Nein's relationships with their daemons and how they settled into the forms that best represent their personalities.
Patient Defense - Gen - Molly has many many jangly things and now that one of them is broken, Beau, as the only one with a jeweller's kit, finds herself fixing it. Working with a tiny golden chain often prompts you to ask yourself 'why?' Turns out Molly's charms are not all for show.
Pillow Fjort - Polynein - Fjord sighs, wriggling to get into a better position sitting down in the grass and dirt. Beau doesn’t move away; he wonders how comfortable the pauldrons of his armour are to rest against.
“Sometimes I miss this, you know? Everyone here sleeping together.”
the stars will welcome them with open arms - Gen - “It’s raining,” Yasha says.
Caleb glances back over his shoulder, to the window. “It is, ja,” he agrees.
“Would you...would you like to go walk in it, with me?” Yasha asks carefully, like she’s afraid that Caleb will say no.
"Of course." He does not even have to think about it, which surprises him a little, but not in a bad way.
Stay Dead, Stay Dead - Yasha/Beauregard Lionett ; Yeza Brenatto/Nott | Veth Brenatto ; Essek Thelyss/caleb Widogast ; Fjord/Jester Lavorre - Yasha and Beau have recently purchased an old, slightly decrepit mansion together, and just as their luck would have it, it is haunted by a bunch of ghosts only Beau can see.
A Whole Lotta Love - Polynein - 5 Times the Mighty Nein Were Assumed to be Romantically Involved With One Another (+1 Time Someone Asked)

Teen and Up

20 Gold For Babysitting - Gen - The Mighty Nein get turnt in Hupperdook. Yasha watches Kiri (and then Molly because she has a disaster friend).
Anything Frumpkin Can Do - Gen - Its early days for the (as yet unnamed) Mighty Nein. The party are forming their camping routines. Fjord watches the gathering of wood and tending of horses. Everyone is involved in something, and Molly...
Well, Molly does his best to remind Fjord that he is a circus performer.
An arrangemnt - Caleb Widogast/Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf - Mollymauk is the first one to notice, of course.
begin, and cease, and then again begin - Caduceus Clay/Fjord - “Have you been—just carrying that all around?”
“Well, we all do, I think,” Caduceus says, blinking. “That’s what this is for.”
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For some people, the new year comes in autumn when the old year begins to die. Caduceus shows Fjord a way to let go.
COMPLICITY - Gen - Jester is still struggling to get over what happened to her in Lorenzo's captivity. Caleb does his best to help.
Takes place sometime during the break during The Journey Home.
Don't Expect Payment - Gen - A series of explorations of tiefling culture and Infernal as a language, and what they mean for Molly and Jester as they grow closer to each other and the rest of the team.
Febuwhump Day 02: Failed Rescue Attempt - Gen - His friends…
The fighting outside…
Was that them? Had the others come after the people who had taken him, Jester, and Yasha? In his previous lucid moments, Fjord had wondered if they would. Molly might, he’d thought, if only because of Yasha. Beau too. She hid it well, but from the beginning she struck Fjord as the type to go running into trouble for others. He was less certain about Caleb and Nott. They might have finally cut their losses and ran, or not. Or the fight going on right now might not be them at all.
He almost hoped it wasn’t. He wasn’t sure they’d be up to it, even if all seven of them were there, free and in fighting shape.
Five times Fjord pined after a man... - Fjord/Calenb Widogast; Beauregard Lionett/Jester Lavorre - ...and one time he spoke his feelings out loud.
(Or - Fjord grew up thinking it was wrong to love men, as wrong as everything else about him. He eventually meets some people along the way who help him see otherwise.
And who's to say you only get one soulmate, anyway?)
golden dust, brighter than the sun - Fjord/ Jester Lavorre; Beauregard Lionett/Yasha Nydorin; Yeza/Veth Branatto | Nott the Brave - Broken souls, lost souls, lonely souls. No matter what, in this universe, everyone is always baring their heart to the world. The Mighty Nein can lie and cheat as much as they want, but the truth is always right by their side. (Daemon AU)
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"You're still thinking about what to give him."
"Well, yeah. I want him to be not pissed off for once. Just for a week. Am I asking too much?"
"We're talking about Father here. So, yes," said the daemon, barely changing his voice tone.
Grave Dirt Pottery - Gen - Molly is fine. He doesn't wake from grave dirt nightmares if he sleeps wrong. He is fine. Every day he wakes to find new joy to lead him further from the grave he woke up in. He's aiming to make his life full so that he's no longer empty. And he's fine. He's fine. (He's a liar, but the finest performers all are).
An exploration of Molly moulding himself from grave dirt into a vaguely functional adventurer with a little help from his friends.
I'll crawl home to him - Fjord/Caleb Widogast - “You said the Shepherds had taken people from you and Nila. I know who Nila is fighting for; who’d they take from you?” Beau asks, soft enough that the others can't hear.
Caleb sighs, focusing on the ground so he doesn't have to look Beau in the eye. “They took someone...very important to me. I was going to get him back whether or not I found allies, so I suppose it is fortunate I stumbled across you all. I am not sure how I would have fared on my own.”
Beau hums. “You must care about him a lot then, huh? I mean, I know you’re powerful, but taking on the Iron Shepherds by yourself? That’s a suicide run. Either you’re way too cocky, you’re much more powerful than you’re letting on, or you don’t particularly care if you survive. Which one is it?”
Her gaze burns into the side of his face.
“He is very important to me,” Caleb repeats. “I am prepared to do what it takes to get him back.”
Into Waters Deep - Gen - Fjord is a multi-faceted character. This is an attempt to explore all of those faces. From being an acolyte of Uk'otoa, to the charismatic face of the Mighty Nein. As a champion of the Wildmother, and a little half-orc who never knew what it was like to be wanted.
Is It February Yet? - Gen - Welcome to Febuwhump 2022! 28 days of pain and suffering, for your reading pleasure! Stories will span all three main campaigns plus the animated series, and will generally be focused on the friendship/found family relationships (I'm not much of a shipper).
it was the sound of silence - Gen - Fjord opens his eyes to a dark, cobblestoned street. It is familiar in the formulaic way most cities are, and there is no defining feature to tell him where he is. The buildings that line the street appear normal, at first glance, but they stretch and curve above him when he looks up. The two moons are full and bright in the star-speckled sky, painting the entire scene in darkened silver.
He starts to walk. The silent darkness is almost suffocating; his feet make no sound when his boots brush the cobblestone. Uneasiness prickles across his bare arms.
A streetlamp flickers to life a few yards away, blinding and golden.
keep following the heartlines on your hands - Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf/Caleb Widogast - Five times Molly tries to set up Fjord and Caleb with each other and one time Molly gets set up with them.
Maybe That Makes Me a Fool (broken like me) - They loved the autumn. He would throw up a handful of leaves, and she would dash among them, darting between them or jumping to catch one, changing forms with every turn—a fox, an ermine, a cat, a long-haired dog, always something different, always something the colors of fall. They would play until Bren’s cheeks were as ruddy with seasonal chill as his hair, leaves caught in his red curls and laughter sparkling in his blue, blue eyes.
my babe would never fret none - Fjord/Caleb Widogast - Fjord sighs. Some of the tension slips from his shoulders. “Thank you, and thank you for understanding.”
Caleb nods. “Of course. That is what friends are for, ja?” He smiles, awkwardly. “We are friends?”
“We are friends,” Fjord repeats with a slight grin. “I’d hope so, anyway, after, what, a year and a half?”
Caleb snorts, even as something settles in his chest. “Ja, fair enough."
Red Sky at Mornin' - Fjord/Jester Lavorre - After the Iron Shepherds take Fjord, he stops sleeping.
That is, unless someone sleeps next to him.
Relationships vs. Birthdays - Polynein - Fjord is so very drunk, and so very in love.
Remembering How to Love - Gen - Kingsley is not Molly but the Nein still know how to love the purple tieflings that are part of their family.
room for one more troubled soul - Gen - “Beau! Nott! You brought a friend!” The tiefling calls as they approach. She kneels to rummage through the net bag, seemingly uncaring about the mud that stains her pristine knee-high socks. “Is he going to play? I’m pretty sure we still have some leftover gear in here from when Bryce played with us that one time. It might be a bit big on him, but—”
“Jes, this is Caleb,” Beauregard interrupts. “He’s just here to watch.”
Jes frowns. “Caleb? Which one, your Caleb or Nott’s Caleb? I suppose I could guess, but I don’t want to be wrong and offend him or anything.”
Caleb clears his throat and holds out his hand. “Ja, hallo, my name is Caleb Widogast. I am both Nott’s Caleb and Beauregard’s Caleb.”
Jes points between Beauregard and Nott. “Wait, your Calebs are the same Caleb? Oh my gods, that makes so much sense!”
The firbolg frowns. "I thought you all knew that there was only one Caleb. Was it not obvious?"
Shelter - Gen - Fjord has moved three strides forwards and summoned Dwueth’var, which closes the distance enough that the blade is pressed to the merchants throat.
“You should stop now,” Fjord growls.
Caduceus finally gets eyes on what caused Fjord to act so recklessly. There, on the ground with a hand pressed to her cheek where she must have been slapped, is a child.
Caduceus glances from Fjord to the girl, and wonders if Fjord is now the hero he wished he had when he was her age.
or
Fjord is called to action by the Wildmother. Caduceus is supportive. The Nein have to admit they still aren't good with kids.
They Got My Heart (they got my soul) - Gen - He had been alone when he clawed his way out of his grave. He’d been alone, and then suddenly she was there and he wasn’t alone.
Thieves' Cant - Veth Brenatto/Yeza Brenatto - In which Nott is a rogue well before the goblins (or at least the beginnings of one.)

A Thousand Words For Snow - Gen - A series of studies on the Mighty Nein and their language proficiencies. How language fails us, connects us, and defines us.
1. Infernal: In which Jester can't find the words.
2. Halfling/Goblin: In which Nott learns a language against her will.
3. Common: In which Beau is taught and teaches in return.
4. Zemnian: In which Caleb pieces himself back together.
5. Celestial: In which Yasha defines divinity.
6. Orcish: In which Fjord finds his own voice.
7. Speech of Beast and Leaf: In which Caduceus speaks to the wild places.
tongue of the sun and moon - Gen - Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, any creature that can understand a language can understand what you say.
Or: Beau accidentally breaks the concept of language privacy.
Walzer für Niemand - Fjord/Caleb Widowgast - “Will you dance with me?” Caleb asks, soft, and Fjord startles.
“What?” He blurts. Then, once his brain catches up with his mouth, “Oh. I— sure? What—”
Caleb shrugs, eyes fixed on the tile beneath their feet. “I suppose I am just in that sort of mood.” He glances back up, momentarily, eyes as piercing as always. “Here.”
He hands Fjord the second earbud. His fingers are warm when they brush Fjord’s.
whats in a name - Gen - After realizing two of her friends have different names, Beau's been thinking. How easy is it to change your name? How long it takes before the new one becomes yours? Who better to accidentally bring this up with than Fjord.
Wild Things - Gen - Caleb Widogast was thirteen when he ran. He had crystals in his arms and a still-changing daemon draped over his shoulders and he thought his world might be ending and so he ran.
Beauregard Lionett is fifteen when she runs away for the last time, fox at her side. She runs until she can't, until her feet are bloodied and her leg is broken and she simply can't imagine moving another step and that's when he finds her.
Fjord is sixteen when he walks out the front door of the orphanage and doesn't turn back. It isn't running, not really; you can't run from people who want you to go, so he leaves, in search of something better.
Jester is sixteen, too, when her mother helps her into a dark hooded cloak and kisses her forehead and tells her to go and she does, slipping past the gates and walks quietly away from home.
Molly is 2 years old when Gustav is arrested for murder. Yasha doesn't know how old she is; birthdays weren't a thing, in her tribe or here. But Molly turns to look at her with wide eyes and asks what to do and the only thing she thinks of is to run.
Nott is 25 years old when she drowns. She's been a goblin for 25 minutes when she decides she wants no part of this and runs.
Words of Power - Gen - Caleb: "I'll take the lesbians."
Yasha, later: "Fjord, what is a lesbian?"
Yasha and Fjord have an awkward conversation about sexuality and their experiences with internalized homophobia.

Mature

Let Me Save You (With Green Cloaks and Secrets) - Gen - What if the Mighty Nein had a harder time tracking down the Iron Shepherds?
Jester’s eyes grow wide with panic as Fjord starts trying to shout through the gag. The last thing she sees before everything goes dark is Fjord’s eyes locking onto hers as he struggles the get out of Lorenzo’s grasp.
Moss - Caduceus Clay/Fjord - Fjord thinks the time has finally come for them to pay more attention to this thing they started long ago. But time changes things and people, and something else has happened without him noticing.
Practically Tradition - Polynein - Fjord isn’t sure how or why it became a tradition, but everyone he shares a room with always sleeps naked.

Explicit

Consecrate - Caduceus Clay/Fjord - His face burns a little in embarrassment, for the act, for the noises, for liking it so much, for being embarrassed at all, and he's a little bit thankful Caduceus's all-seeing gaze is tucked away in his neck.
Hush - Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf/Caleb Widogast - Caleb can’t see the look on Molly’s face, but he does hear Fjord say, “Gods, Molly, again? I’m not sure all your ribs are back together.”
Murmur - Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf/Caleb Widogast - “What I think Molly’s tryin’ to say,” Fjord interjects, “is that we’d rather you’d approached us directly.”
Caleb immediately looks skeptical. “About… watching you?”
“About joining us,” Molly says with great relish and a wide grin.
Rough and Reverent - Caduceus Clay/Fjord ; Polynein - For the first time in days, Fjord feels the knot in his chest slacken. He breathes in the crisp air, colder and colder the farther north they go, and does his best to relax. It’s a long journey back into the Empire, and then they’ll have the war to deal with.
Around mid-afternoon, Caduceus nudges Fjord with his knee. “I wanted to ask you something, Mr. Fjord,” Caduceus says, his rumbling voice surprisingly quiet; if he hadn’t nudged Fjord before he spoke, Fjord might not have heard him.
Brow furrowing, Fjord checks over his shoulder for any eavesdroppers; Caleb has his nose buried in one of his books, Beau and Jester are doing acrobatics from rock to rock along the roadside, and Yasha and Nott are seated on the back of the cart scoring their performances. Peacefully, blessedly distracted.
Glancing at Caduceus from the corner of his eye, Fjord shrugs. “Shoot.”
“About our last night in Nicodranas.”
And just like that, the knot winches tight, winding him in the process.
Scream - Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf/Caleb Widogast - "I feel like he’s more likely to say yes to you,” Molly sighs.
“Now why would you think that?”
“You’re…” Molly gestures vaguely at Fjord. “You’re all nice and… nonthreatening.”
Fjord narrows his eyes. “First off, I’m not entirely sure that was a compliment. And second, what makes you think Caleb prefers ‘nonthreatening’?”
An Unscheduled Activity - Fjord/Jester Lavorre/Mollymauk Tealeaf - “You two really ought to stop pressing your luck,” Fjord muttered between the two of them, putting a hand on each of their shoulders. They each turned to look at him with thick warm colored eyes, violet and red, unbroken and pupalless. Mollymauk’s hand on Jesters thigh rose dangerously high revealing her frilled underclothes, the precocious design of her laced stockings stopped right above her knees turning into a silk garter.
Jester took this as an invitation to run her hand along the handsome curl of Mollymauk's horns, the jewelry hanging on it jingling lightly at the touch. The two gave Fjord a devious grin and Jester giggled. “I am not thinking we are pressing enough eh, Molly?”
Jester and Molly get Fjord to loosen up enough to enjoy a night with them.
Walls Are Thin and So Is My Self-Control - Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett ; Fjord/Jester Lavorre - Beau wakes up to the sound of two of her friends in the next room over, participating in extracurricular activities.
She should go back to sleep. She probably could find another room to rest in.
She should NOT be pressing an ear to the wall. She probably shouldn't be turned on. And she DEFINITELY should not be touching herself.

Unrated

Living in Sin - Polynein - Molly is the one who starts it, of course. Shameless, scandalous Molly who never lets anything stop him from living life to its fullest, and dragging everyone around him along for the ride. They never stood a chance.
looking at tthe sky (a His Dark Materials daemon AU) - Beauregard Lionett/Yasha & Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett - Her parents wanted feathers and an upheld beak; for her to carry on the family tradition. But her soul would’ve died before he settled as a bird, they both would have. Every atom of his was plucked from between two of hers and they spun in the same directions. They felt the same thoughts. They were one, and they refused the mantle together.
Sylvan - Gen - In which Caduceus and Caleb earn the favour of the fey (the long way and the short way)