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Hanging on by a Harness Strap by stargrazing for HermesDay
Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
31 Jul 2025
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Lt. Ferris settles into his new role after Iskierka’s hatching. Captain Laurence and Temeraire do not always make it easy, but Granby may have some advice.
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an odd sort of kinship by CompletelyDifferent for midnightsnapdragon
Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
30 Jul 2025
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Throughout their acquaintance across the years of war, Tharkay and Roland take a measure of each other— but through it all, keep one another at a professional distance.
In the aftermath, they finally take the opportunity to get to know one another better, over drinks.
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It has its fits and starts, but over the years, Granby and Iskierka do their best to look after one another.
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Emily Roland is all grown up. The Erasmus children want to play with her anyway.
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As VerdetCadet has described, Laurence is an enthusiastic and dedicated correspondent. Tharkay finds one of his amorous letters to Jane Roland.
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After an incriminating letter is discovered, Granby is caught out as an invert – and everyone knows his lover is another captain. Since the companion of a common Yellow Reaper would not be spared the noose, Laurence declares that it's him.
Over time, he starts to wish it really were.
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Who looks out for Jane Roland while she looks out for everybody else?
Or, St. Germain checks in on an old friend in hard times.
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Tharkay and Little share a conversation in Dover, in the midst of the dragon plague.
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“Temeraire is alive and stable,” Tharkay interrupted, and continued speaking over Laurence’s gusty sigh of relief, “I believe what Captain Granby was struggling to tell you is that you are now short one foot.”
“Pardon?” Laurence said. The rush of solace at Tharkay’s initial pronouncement was so strong that he nearly could not comprehend what Tharkay was saying to him, until Tharkay nodded at Laurence’s legs beneath the wool blanket that had been tucked over him, and Laurence followed his gaze.
“Ah,” he said, for what else was there to say? The moment of disbelief stretched out as he looked at himself, and the place where his right foot ought to be, and wasn’t, and then he said, dumbly, “Well, I would rather have Temeraire.”
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The Songs Voices Never Share by Midnight_Rambles (Udaberri) for stargrazing
Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
28 Jul 2024
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The plague spread unchecked, no cure could be found. So the Admiralty enacted one last, cruel plan to try to tip the tides of war.
Laurence and Temeraire won't become agents of death and suffering.
No matter the cost.
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5 times Laurence acts 'I love you' to those he cares about and 1 time he says it.
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The Deepest Grief by Udaberri for feroxargentea
Fandoms: Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, Temeraire - Naomi Novik
16 Sep 2023
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Dragons all over England had been afflicted by a terrible plague, including Jack's old, trusty companion, the anglewing Admirationis. Today Stephen brings hopeful news back to the covert.
“Thank the Lord,” Jack exclaimed. He laughed, somewhere between joyfulness and hysteria. "Surprise, my dear Surprise," he pressed his forehead to the dragon, who was blinking lethargically back at him, but shifted a bit closer in response. "Stephen will save you… by God, you have done it, my friend!"
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Misfortune and Matrimony by stargrazing for Borrowed_Voices
Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
14 Aug 2023
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“No, it is—” Catherine said decisively, habit well ingrained like a groove in the leather from a sharp bit of chain; she swallowed the Captain Harcourt that lay at the tip of her tongue, frantically searching for something to say.
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The soirée was in full swing when Lady Allendale saw the ghost of her regrets, dancing across the clearing.
Fifteen years ago, Lady Helen Allendale had chosen to put her child's happiness above everything else, even if it would mean losing him. Tonight she finds him again, not unchanged.
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Across space and time, there is one constant: Wherever he goes, William Laurence is loved.
A multi-ship drabble collection for the Slash Multiverse June event!
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An Honorable Retirement by VanaTuivana for SouthernContinentSkies
Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
01 Jan 2023
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Napoleon doesn't let Laurence return to England to be executed after he delivers the cure to France; instead, he gives him and Temeraire a new life, and asks only one thing in return.
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It sneaks up on him, the knowledge that the formation is his.
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Tharkay keeps leaving, but he leaves Laurence with something to remember him by.
A couple of missing scenes expanding the times Tharkay let Laurence know he's leaving in Black Powder War and Empire of Ivory.
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Making the decision to accept Napoleon's offer and remain in France, Laurence wakes after what at first seems like a night filled with nightmares. Only to slowly come to realize that life has decided to remain unfair no matter what.
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An alternative scene to the party awkwardness in "Empire of Ivory". There is no reason Laurence couldn't have told his father the truth.
If you can't tell, while I love these books--this scene has always bothered me.
First paragraph is a direct quote from "Empire of Ivory".