20 Works in Umber (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
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The Paths We Travel by monologues_to_cows
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
28 Aug 2025
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The Lost Cities don't care. Not about you, not about your family. Not if you're different from the perfect little mold everybody seems to fit into. Ruy Ignis has always known this. He knew this when he was expelled from Foxfire, and he knows it now he's been ejected from Exillium with nothing but the clothes on his back and a broken ankle. But even in the uncertainty of the Neutral Territories, he finds hope in the form of Lila Vittorio - a Shade hardened by her life's many misfortunes. The two of them forge a bond out there in the wilderness, lasting through bone-chilling winters, an overly romantic Guster, and their induction into the Neverseen.
How much can people change? Let’s find out.
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The Kingdom and The Wilds by bookwyrminspiration for amandayetagain
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
07 Aug 2025
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Fitz is the golden prince of the Kingdom. When the Palace is attacked and his brother declared dead without a body, he refuses to believe it--and sets out to find him himself.
Tam is the “prince” of the Wilds. When a certain golden prince crashes into his path talking about kidnappings and firestorms, he’s drawn entirely against his will into a partnered search for the truth--while also hiding from the prince who he truly is.
aka a rival kingdoms tamitz fairy au with secret identities and political drama
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On The Open Sea by RandomAndFree
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
27 Feb 2025
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Kenric Fathdon, petty thief extraordinaire, didn’t exactly intend on joining a pirate crew. But somehow he managed to get picked up by the crew of the Councillor, to the annoyance of the grumpy first mate and the absolute disgust of Oralie, the crew’s fragile-looking beauty who knows twenty ways to kill you with your own whisky flask.
Now, he’s thrown into the underworld of the Lost Sea, as the crews of the Councillor, Black Swan, Neverseen, and many more ships fight over plunder, safe ports, and everything else they can think of. And somehow, the greatest mystery of all is Oralie herself, and the way Kenric might just find himself drawn to her as much as he hates her.
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Hurt by N3SSIE, OhioRefrigerator0002
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
16 Feb 2025
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Sophie struggles with echoes and nightmares. she inflicts on Keefe in her sleep.
(Featuring Amy Foster)
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Bite Me by DoodleDoWop for MyFairKatie
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
28 Dec 2024
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets nonsense vampire AU where the gang hunt and fight vampires until that all goes wrong after one fateful night. What do you do when two of your best friends gets turned into vampires?
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Welcome To The Land Of Poor Economic Decisions (Now With Queer Idiots) by Deppressed_Raven9, TimTypes_6
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
21 Jun 2024
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A Rewrite of Keeper of the Lost Cities where Suldren(Sophie but transmasc) assists with queer rights, has his parents die, helps most of his friends get into relationships, has a 2009 Toyota Corolla and just kinda suffers
"He picked up his backpack from the floor and headed down the stairs for his breakfast of mildly warm spaghetti and waffles and as he walked out of the door he said bye to his twin sister Amy, and headed to the car where his dead was waiting and got in the passenger side of their 2009 Toyota Corolla"
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- Part 1 of KOTLC Rewrite
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Remember the part in legacy in keefes shattered memory where his mom mentioned his dad sending him to exillium. well that happened.
this fic is about Keefe at exillium wayy before Sophie comes. He has nothing until he meets Sophie. then. i think we all know.
SOKEEFE
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Neverseen Incorrect Quotes by orphan_account
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
16 Nov 2023
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Just a bunch of incorrect quotes with The Neverseen and others.
Btw some of these I came up with, and some of them I found and edited them. Credits to all those wonderful people out there that made the originals.
And why yes, I'm going to try to aim for 1000. I won't make it, but still.
Update: Screw it, it's only 500. I'm worn out and it got harder and harder to make up/find more scenes for the characters to be in.
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the world seemed to burn by kiwiiiiiiiiiiii
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
30 Oct 2023
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Alden Vacker is a man who meets and exceeds expectations. He is a man who will do whatever he must to appease those who he admires most, whether they be the Council or his family. And nothing will stop him.
Della is a woman who loves Alden - not his familial expectations or known disloyalty to his partners. She loves the man who makes her feel known in the world. The man who sends her eloquent letters that express his deepest love for her. But his identity has become blurred.
Navya is a fifteen year old attending Foxfire. She often uses a potion to color her eyes a deep umber, finding that the tone compliments her hair. She is an innocent child. Her professor is Alden.
It begins with the wedding.
Or: Umber literally never got a backstory so I made one! This fic explores Della and Alden's relationship and features Alden as a creepy teacher who preys on his students. It's loosely inspired by Burn from Hamilton so do with that what you will
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Rayni - Little Miss Neverseen by OralieFathdon4Eternalia
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
22 May 2023
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Rayni joins the Neverseen
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Finally, My Prize by xXKenny16Xx
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
02 Jan 2023
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After the fall of Luminaria, all Fintan wanted was his prize. The one perfect girl who could make him do crazy things. And how very lucky he stumbles upon her in a cave right as he was about to leave. It was perfect!
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and as I fade into shadows, light shines through by orphan_account
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
17 Dec 2022
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Inspired by CryMeARiver3465's gorgeous fic, Pieces to Your Every Puzzle.
“Now, I don’t have much time, but I’m here to make you an offer. How would you like to change the world?”
“What?” Taken off guard, Alvar stared uncomprehendingly at him.
“There are organizations in the Lost Cities that aim to fix our world - fix the council’s mistakes,” Fintan explained. He leaned forward, his eyes piercing Alvar’s. “I’m part of one such organization. I’m taking a risk by telling you this, but I’m doing it anyway because I think you’d be a valuable part of our group. You understand what that would entail, right?”
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The Neverseen's PR Team by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
12 Oct 2022
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Elle is a college student studying Public Relations and Buissness.
Brittney is a college student studying Public Relations and Graphic Design.
Siobhan is a college student studying Public Relations and Fashion.
Carlos is a college student studying Public Relations and Drama.
They have never met before. They even go to different schools.
But all that changes when one day, they all get the same notice for the same internship at the same position. PR for a private organization.
They discover they've been chosen to work for the Neverseen, a secret Elven organization dead-set on the revolution. And these four have been chosen to be their PR for when they go public with the humans.
Following the events of the story from when Sophie gets taken by Fitz, Elle leads her PR Team into tricky trials and tribulations, as they make sure the Humans will remain on the Neverseen's side.
Also Love, might just blossom, or be uncovered, but you never know. ;) -
Neverseen 2.0 by AnimatorMoon
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
25 Aug 2022
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Bronte came to Sophie's house to request a favor but, this favor could put his whole career on the line.
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Sorry, I Like It Here Better by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
02 Feb 2022
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Keefe is pretending to be with the Neverseen and he hates it. So when a mysterious girl blasts Fintan with a Fire Extinguisher then throws it at his head while they're in the Forbbidin Cities, well, why not take up the tempting offer and go back 16 years.
14 years later he was hired to be in the KotLC show.
2 years after that, he and the rest of the Cast are teleported to FoxFire days before Midterms.
Gays, Chaos, and depression abound. -
And if the beat stops thumpin' (then there's something wrong) by Tobi_Continued
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
24 Dec 2021
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After a close call, the Neverseen teams up to make a band for the contest at the Celestial Festival, which might be in their interests after all. (I can't write summaries)
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Kit Kats and Stuffed Unicorns – A Neverseen Short Story by chocolatevanillaswirl
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
23 Jun 2021
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Fintan is trying to tell the Neverseen members about an important topic. But Fintan's announcement quickly delves into arguments about candy, movies, and stuffed animals – because the one thing the Neverseen can agree on is that they don't agree on anything.
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- Part 1 of Neverseen
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Love at first sight is for suckers (at least it used to be) by TheDarkChocolateLord
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
30 May 2021
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While at Foxfire, Gisela develops a crush on a certain blond Empath that she never really grows out of. And no, it's not on Cassius.
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Ten out of Ten by TheDarkChocolateLord
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
08 Dec 2020
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Agenda for tonight's Neverseen meeting:
1) Progress reports and star stickers
2) Updates on lessons on dramatics and projection
3) Poster honoring Brant's loss
4) Short but inspiring speech from our newest member -
Two Sides to Every Story by orphan_account
Fandoms: Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger
19 Nov 2020
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(or: the sokeefe renegades au that lives in my mind rent free)
Keefe Sencen has a good reason to hate the Renegades, one that is only amplified by the fact that he’s part of the Anarchists, a group that aims the destroy the Renegades.
Keefe becomes a Renegade to help what little is left of the organization achieve their goal. But when he meets Sophie, a Renegade girl who believes in Keefe- and in the Renegades- his view on the world slowly begins to change, and he can’t help but wonder which side of this battle his allegiance falls on.