11 Works in Dain Aetos Redemption
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Daria barely survived the Battle of Resson, but the price was steep. She not only lost Soleil, her foster sister and only surviving family, but also Liam, her childhood best friend and the person she loved most, whose final letter left her heart utterly shattered. Now, all that remains is excruciating pain and a festering, all-consuming thirst for vengeance.
Lost to the forces of her own rage and grief, Daria begins a dangerous descent into the darkest depths of her psyche as her second year at Basgiath commences. Between the relentless demands of the Riders’ Section Competition (RSC), a growing rift between her and Bodhi—the only one left from her close-knit circle—and the resurgence of the Tyrrish Rebellion, Daria is pushed to her absolute limit.
Soon, she will be faced with yet another impossible choice. She will have to decide if her need for retribution outweighs her commitment to the Revolution. To survive, Daria must rediscover what truly matters to her and determine who she wants to be: a soldier hardened by loss, a renegade consumed by rage, or a wayward soul fighting to find a new path forward.
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- Part 2 of Meet Me in Aretia
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To control Signets and prevent the condition of Atrophy, riders must manage their physical needs. Needs vary between people, but for most include nutrition, sleep, social or, to the chagrin of leadership, sexual fulfilment.
- Extract from The Riders Quadrant by Major Aphrindra.After the battle of Basgiath, Xaden is fighting his venin condition, but determined to ensure that all of Violet's needs are met, even if it means using a certain wingleader.
Violet is burdened by the expectations upon her, in turmoil about Xaden's condition, and desperate for a cure.
Cat hides scars and secrets from a brutal past life at court, and seeks to defend her people in a place dominated by riders. She might just start feeling safe with one in the process.
Dain is willing to do all he can to mend the friendship with Violet, whilst developing solutions to integrate the fliers - certainly not motivated by budding feelings for a Poromish princess.
Somehow developed from a smutty one-shot to a full story featuring dragon and gryphon lore, power struggles, magic, venin, secrets, love and very tested morals.
Dain-centric, follows a lot of the OS timeline but with AU elements.
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What if Dain knew Violet was poisoning her opponents and confronted her about it? What if Violet stood up to Dain much earlier and forced his hand; help train her to survive or lose her friendship?
A cannon divergence story set in FW timeline. Written after FW/IF but before OS. Did you catch the part in OS where Vi wondered what first year would have been like if Dain was more daddy and less dad? Well this is it. This story.
Dain’s redemption arc is here folks & it changes the story of our beloved FW.
Regular updates on Saturdays/ Sundays/Mondays (or literally any day it seems hehe sorry! One week for FW material, two for brand new material)
** Undergoing minor revisions (1,2, 9, 12, 26 done)
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Welcome to an alternate universe of Fourth Wing based around the question of what would happen in a world with no Marked Ones? Before you come for me, let me be the first to mourn the loss of Xaden, Liam, Garrick, and others. They will be truly missed. But, who will take up the mantle in the fight against the venin? This story centers around the dual POVs of Gwen, an original character from Poromiel, and Dain. With both of them having their own closet full of skeletons, will these characters be able to trust one another and fight together? Or will the secrets they carry push them further apart, burying them underneath the weight. There may be some minor spoilers of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, but I have taken lots of creative liberties with how the plot will unfold. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did coming up with this new world!
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I've Been A Lot Of Lonely Places by ellebellewritesfic
Fandoms: The Empyrean - Rebecca Yarros
10 Oct 2025
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Post-Threshing, Dain Aetos continues through his first year in the Rider’s Quadrant, and meets one Amber Mavis.
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- Part 2 of Fourth Wing (Dain's Version)
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After the Battle of Basgiath, Sloane is struggling with coming to terms to the events of the battle and her signet abilities. Perhaps the only person who can understand is the last person she wants to.
TW there is a reference to self harm.
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Dain Aetos, best friend to Violet Sorrengail, son to Col. Aetos, and all around Good Boy enters the Rider’s Quadrant at Basgiath War College.
Or, Fourth Wing (Dain’s Version)
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- Part 1 of Fourth Wing (Dain's Version)
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How far would you go to protect your family?
Lyra Riorson only cares about her family being safe.
Her big brother is now her entire world and their best friends become their family.When General Melgren threatens Xaden, Lyra makes a deal to keep those she loves safe. Little does she know that part of this deal includes going to live with General Sorrengail.
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So this is a Cat/Dain fic.
Set just after the throne scene in Iron Flame.
It's being based on canon themes and theories. So everything from Cat and Dain (and Xaden) is based on stuff Yarros has written, but I've definitely taken liberties with some of the others.
Cat and Dain are both struggling with the trauma of a controlling parental figure. Cat is dealing with Tecarus demands about who she should marry and Dain is still coming to terms with his defection.
Along with all of that we have the Xaden/Violet square.
Have Cat and Dain finally had enough? Will they figure out the upside of both having a mind signet?“Eying up my ex?”
“I’m not interested in your cast offs.” I pushed through his shadows to get to the door. Of course he’s f**d half of Aretia. I’m not even surprised.
“Just as well. That one would bite your dick off and feed it to her gryphon.”
Spice, adult themes, the way its going, LGBT characters as well. Any triggers I've forgotten, tell me.
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Dain / Cat! That's the headline here! Set post IF in Aretia.
A reformed Dain wants to prove himself to revolution leadership by helping to unify fliers and riders. Cat wants fliers on even footing with riders, but is deeply suspicious of true unity, maybe with good reason.
There's fighting and politics and a little spice and some dancing. Mostly Dain gets to know Catriona and tries really hard not to accidentally call her Cath.
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What could get Violet and Dain back to being regular old friends? Maybe some self awareness and a lot of apologizing? Like a lot?
Set over 3 nights in the library at Aretia, Violet and Dain alternate perspectives on how they finally hash it out and figure out if they can be friends again.
This takes place shortly after Iron Flame (so all spoilers all the time) in a slightly imagined context, but a probable one - explained in notes.
Last but not least, if you like this Dain, he returns (and finds love) in my other work called "Got to Have a Hobby."